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-ed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ed<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq912">a suffix forming the past tense, as in <em>I crossed the river</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074377" href="entry://-t%23bigmac000074377"><strong>-t</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>-de</em>, <em>-ede</em>, <em>-ode</em>, <em>-ade</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ed<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk">a suffix forming: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> past participles, as in <em>I had crossed the river</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074377" href="entry://-t%23bigmac000074377"><strong>-t</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> participial adjectives, indicating a condition or quality resulting from the action of the verb, as in <em>crossed wires</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-ed</em>, <em>-od</em>, <em>-ad</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ed<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq251">a suffix serving to form adjectives from nouns, as in <em>bearded</em>, <em>moneyed</em>, <em>tender-hearted</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-ede</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ee</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq769">a suffix of nouns often denoting someone who is the object of some action, or who undergoes or receives something, as in <em>assignee</em>, <em>donee</em>, <em>employee</em>, which may be opposed to an agentive noun, as in <em>assigner</em>, <em>donor</em>, <em>employer</em>. However, examples such as <em>absentee</em>, <em>retiree</em>, and <em>escapee</em> show that <em>-ee</em> words may themselves be agentive in meaning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>-é</em>, past participle ending, from Latin <em>-ātus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This suffix is used in an increasing number of formations, many American in origin, such as <em>mentee</em> ‘one under the tutelage of a mentor’, <em>awardee</em> ‘one to whom an award is made’, including some with an active rather than passive sense, such as <em>attendee</em> and even <em>standee</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-em
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac536299835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-em</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of -em" src="word_pronunciations/00796.mp3"></audio></span>/əm/ (<em>say</em> uhm) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> a suffix used to mark transitive verbs, as in <em>learnem</em>, <em>chasem</em>, <em>hearem</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq553"> a third-person object marker: <em class="example">we catch a pig and we bin eatem.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-im</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100751" href="entry://them%23bigmac000100751"><span class="smallcaps">them</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034349" href="entry://him%23bigmac000034349"><span class="smallcaps">him</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-en
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-en<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq720">a suffix, forming transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives, as in <em>fasten</em>, <em>harden</em>, <em>sweeten</em>, or from nouns, as in <em>heighten</em>, <em>lengthen</em>, <em>strengthen</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abstracted from old verbs like <em>fasten</em> (contrast <em>listen</em>, where <em>-en</em> has kept its non-morphemic character)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-en<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq492">a suffix of adjectives indicating material or appearance, as in <em>ashen</em>, <em>golden</em>, <em>oaken</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-en<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq687">a suffix used to mark the past participle in many strong and some weak verbs, as in <em>taken</em>, <em>proven</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-en<sup>4</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq768">a suffix forming the plural of some nouns, as in <em>brethren</em>, <em>children</em>, <em>oxen</em>, and other words, now mostly archaic, as <em>eyen</em>, <em>hosen</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>-an</em>, case ending of weak nouns, as in <em>oxan</em>, oblique singular and nominative and accusative plural of <em>oxa</em> ox]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-en<sup>5</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq962">a diminutive suffix, as in <em>maiden</em>, <em>kitten</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk">a suffix: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupation or labour, as in <em>hatter</em>, <em>tiler</em>, <em>tinner</em>, <em>moonshiner</em>, or from their place of origin or abode, as in <em>Icelander</em>, <em>southerner</em>, <em>villager</em>, or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstances, as in <em>two-seater</em>, <em>three-master</em>, <em>teetotaller</em>, <em>fiver</em>, <em>tenner</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq899"> serving as the regular English formative of agent nouns, as in <em>bearer</em>, <em>creeper</em>, <em>employer</em>, <em>harvester</em>, <em>teacher</em>, <em>theoriser</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-ere</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>-ārius</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq707">a suffix of nouns denoting persons or things concerned or connected with something, as in <em>butler</em>, <em>grocer</em>, <em>officer</em>, <em>garner</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French <em>-er</em>, <em>-ier</em>, from Latin <em>-ārius</em>, neuter <em>-ārium</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq855">a termination of certain nouns denoting action or process, as in <em>dinner</em>, <em>rejoinder</em>, <em>remainder</em>, <em>trover</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; originally infinitive ending]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>4</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq544">a suffix forming the comparative degree of adjectives, as in <em>harder</em>, <em>smaller</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-ra</em>, <em>-re</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>5</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq911">a suffix forming the comparative degree of adverbs, as in <em>faster</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-or</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>6</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq410">a suffix forming frequentative verbs, as in <em>flicker</em>, <em>flutter</em>, <em>glimmer</em>, <em>patter</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-r-</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>7</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">of (in forms such as <em>sorter</em>, <em>kinder</em>, etc.).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-a</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac572510693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>8</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">(a representation of a reduced pronunciation of the sound /oʊ/, as in <em>feller</em> for <em>fellow</em>.)</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300902029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-er<sup>9</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq006">a suffix added to words that have been shortened, generally to the first syllable, and sometimes changed phonetically, to create colloquial forms, as in <em>acker</em> (academic), <em>bedsitter</em> (bed-sitting room), <em>booner</em> (boondocks), <em>footer</em> (football), <em>sanger</em> (sandwich).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-a</strong>, <strong class="vs">-ers</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally late 19th-century British slang of Oxford University; probably an extended use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="#bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-es
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-es</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq082">a variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064693" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064693"><strong>-s<sup>2</sup></strong></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><strong>-s<sup>3</sup></strong></a> after <em>s</em>, <em>z</em>, <em>ch</em>, <em>sh</em>, and in those nouns ending in <em>-f</em> which have <em>-v-</em> in the plural.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036240" href="entry://-ies%23bigmac000036240"><strong>-ies<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-a
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-a<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">of (in forms such as <em>cuppa</em>, <em>kinda</em>, etc.).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">’a</strong>, <strong class="vs">’a’</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-a<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="aux. v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>auxiliary</em>) (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">have: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You coulda knocked me down with a feather</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hugh atkinson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">’a</strong>, <strong class="vs">’a’</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac503936707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-a<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq467">a variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac300902029" href="entry://-er%23bigmac300902029"><strong>-er<sup>9</sup></strong></a>, as in <em>sanga</em> (sandwich).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ac</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq668">an adjective suffix meaning ‘relating to’, as in <em>elegiac</em>, <em>cardiac</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representing Greek adjective suffix <em>-akos</em>, whence Latin <em>-acus</em>, French <em>-aque</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ad</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> a suffix forming nouns denoting a unit or collection of specified number or type, as in <em>triad</em>, <em>ecad</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> a suffix found in words and names proper to Greek myth, as in <em>dryad</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>-as</em> (stem <em>-ad-</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-al
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-al<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq833">an adjective suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’,‘connected with’, ‘of the nature of’, ‘like’, ‘befitting’, etc., occurring in numerous adjectives and in many nouns of adjectival origin, as <em>annual</em>, <em>choral</em>, <em>equal</em>, <em>regal</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: stem of <em>-ālis</em> (neuter <em>-āle</em>) relating to; often replacing Middle English <em>-el</em>, from French]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-al<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq540">a suffix forming nouns of action from verbs, as in <em>refusal</em>, <em>denial</em>, <em>recital</em>, <em>trial</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-āle</em> (plural <em>-ālia</em>), neuter of adjective suffix <em>-ālis</em>; often replacing Middle English <em>-aille</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-al<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq443">a suffix indicating that a compound includes an aldehyde group, as in <em>chloral</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001541" href="entry://aldehyde%23bigmac000001541"><span class="smallcaps">aldehyde</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-an
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-an</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a suffix meaning: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> ‘belonging to’, ‘relating to’, ‘adhering to’, and commonly expressing connection with a place, person, leader, class, order, sect, system, doctrine, or the like, serving to form adjectives, many of which are also used as nouns, as <em class="label">Australian</em>, <em>Christian</em>, <em>Elizabethan</em>, <em>republican</em>, and hence serving to form other nouns of the same type, as <em>historian</em>, <em>theologian</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> ‘relating to a certain class of organisms’, as in <em>mammalian</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-ānus</em>; replacing Middle English <em>-ain</em>, <em>-en</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ar<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> an adjective suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’, ‘of the nature of’, ‘like’, as in <em>linear</em>, <em>regular</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> a suffix forming adjectives not directly related to nouns, as <em>similar</em>, <em>singular</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-āris</em>; replacing Middle English <em>-er</em>, from Anglo-French]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ar<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq256">a noun suffix, as in <em>vicar</em>, <em>scholar</em>, <em>collar</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representing Latin <em>-ārius</em>, <em>-āris</em>, etc.]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ar<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq962">a noun suffix denoting an agent (replacing regular <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><strong>-er<sup>1</sup></strong></a>), as in <em>beggar</em>, <em>liar</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003472" href="#bigmac000003472"><span class="smallcaps">-ar<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-acy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-acy</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq024">a suffix of nouns of quality, state, office, etc., many of which accompany adjectives in <em>-acious</em> or nouns or adjectives in <em>-ate</em>, as in <em>efficacy</em>, <em>fallacy</em>, etc., <em>advocacy</em>, <em>primacy</em>, etc., <em>accuracy</em>, <em>delicacy</em>, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representing Latin <em>-ācia</em>, <em>-ātia</em>, and Greek <em>-ateia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ade<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> a suffix found in nouns denoting action or process, product or result of action, person or persons acting, often irregularly attached, as in <em>blockade</em>, <em>escapade</em>, <em>masquerade</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> a noun suffix indicating a drink made of a particular fruit, as in <em>orangeade</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Provençal <em>-ada</em>, from Latin <em>-āta</em>; in some words from Spanish and Portuguese <em>-ado</em>, Italian <em>-ato</em>, from Latin <em>-ātus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ade<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq539">a collective suffix, variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000594" href="entry://-ad%23bigmac000000594"><strong>-ad</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000594" href="entry://-ad%23mq621">1</a>), as in <em>decade</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-age</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a noun suffix, common in words taken from French, as in <em>baggage</em>, <em>language</em>, <em>savage</em>, <em>voyage</em>, etc., now a common English formative, forming: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> collective nouns from names of things, as in <em>fruitage</em>, <em>leafage</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq079"> nouns denoting condition, rank, service, fee, etc., from personal terms, as in <em>bondage</em>, <em>parsonage</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq475"> nouns expressing various relations, from verbs, as in <em>breakage</em>, <em>cleavage</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq017"> nouns denoting an amount or charge, as in <em>postage</em>, <em>corkage</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French, from Latin <em>-āticum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ana</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq145">a noun suffix denoting a collection of material relating to a given subject, as in <em>Americana</em>, <em>Shakespeariana</em>, <em>Kellyana</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-iana</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, neuter plural of <em>-ānus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ane</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> a noun suffix used in chemical terms, especially names of hydrocarbons of the methane or paraffin series, as <em>decane</em>, <em>pentane</em>, <em>propane</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> an adjective suffix used when a similar form (with a different meaning) exists in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><strong>-an</strong></a>, as <em>human</em>, <em>humane</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-ānus</em>, adjective suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ant</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> adjective suffix, originally participial, as in <em>ascendant</em>, <em>pleasant</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq466"> noun suffix used in words of participial origin, denoting agency or instrumentality, as in <em>servant</em>, <em>irritant</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023991" href="entry://-ent%23bigmac000023991"><strong>-ent</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>-ant-</em>, nominative <em>-ans</em>, present participle ending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ard</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq036">a noun suffix, originally intensive but now often depreciative or without special force as in <em>coward</em>, <em>drunkard</em>, <em>wizard</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-art</strong>. <div class="etym">[Old French <em>-ard</em>, <em>-art</em>, from German <em>-hart</em>, <em>hard</em>, <em>hardy</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102118" href="entry://hard%23bigmac000102118"><span class="smallcaps">hard</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-dom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-dom</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a noun suffix meaning: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> domain, as in <em>kingdom</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> collection of persons, as in <em>officialdom</em>, <em>ockerdom</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq860"> rank or station, as in <em>earldom</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq216"> general condition, as in <em>freedom</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-dōm</em>, suffix, representing <em>dōm</em> (noun). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021490" href="entry://doom%23bigmac000021490"><span class="smallcaps">doom</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-derm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-derm</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq017">a word element meaning ‘skin’, as in <em>endoderm</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>-dermos</em> having skin, skinned]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq315">day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">’d</span></header><div><div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq027"> did: <em class="example">where’d they go?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> had: <em class="example">I’d left early.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq144"> would: <em class="example">I’d have done it.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’</span></header><div><div abbr="aux. v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>auxiliary</em>) (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">do: <em class="example">what d’you think?</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq498">former abbreviation for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020045" href="entry://dextro-%23bigmac000020045"><strong>dextro-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> daughter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> delete.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq079"> penny, pence. [Latin <em>denarius</em>]</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq868"> died.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq128"> dialect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq498"> dialectal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq760"> diameter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq894"> dose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq120"> deci-.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq694"> density.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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da
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553638310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">da</span></header><div>/da/ (<em>say</em> dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Irish or Welsh Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> a father.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> (a form of greeting to one’s father.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq901">decibel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dd</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq437">deferred delivery share.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of de" src="word_pronunciations/06133.mp3"></audio></span>/də/ (<em>say</em> duh) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">from; of (much used in French personal names, originally to indicate place of origin).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">De</strong>; (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">D’</strong>, <strong class="vs">d’</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dg</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq476">decigram; decigrams.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dL</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq203">decilitre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dl</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TNiFjAvAwa">v.t.</span><span target_id="a6shoeR0K7">v.i.</span><span target_id="RXgl9HdplZ">aux. v.</span><span target_id="CEsE3KUUPD">n.</span><span target_id="Dv6MS0pDoM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of do" src="word_pronunciations/07240.mp3"></audio></span>/du/ (<em>say</em> dooh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<em>present singular 1</em> <strong class="bold">do</strong>; <em>2</em> <strong class="bold">do</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> <strong class="bold">doest</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dost</strong>; <em>3</em> <strong class="bold">does</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> <strong class="bold">doeth</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">doth</strong>; <em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">do</strong>; <strong class="bold">did</strong>; <strong class="bold">done</strong>; <strong class="bold">doing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TNiFjAvAwa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> to perform (acts, duty, penance, a part, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> to execute (a piece or amount of work, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq405"> to accomplish; finish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq208"> to put forth; exert: <em class="example">do your best.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq570"> to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq713"> to render (homage, justice, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq370"> to deal with (anything) as the case may require: <em class="example">to do the meat; </em><em class="example">do the dishes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq816"> to solve or find the answer to: <em class="example">to do a maths problem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq546"> to cover; traverse: <em class="example">we did thirty kilometres today.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq404"> to travel at (a specified speed): <em class="example">the car was doing 50 km/h.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq954"> to serve (a period of time) in a prison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq084"> to make; create; form: <em class="example">she will do your portrait.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq776"> to study: <em class="example">he is doing German.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq102"> to visit as a tourist or sightseer: <em class="example">they did Spain last year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq655"> to spay or castrate (an animal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq688"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to provide; prepare: <em class="example">this pub does lunches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to injure: <em class="example">did his ankle jumping from a train.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq810"> to take (an illegal drug).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq170"> (<em>usually in the negative</em>) to take an active interest in: <em class="example">I don’t do politics.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attend, especially with someone else as a social event: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it was agreed that he should pick her up after work on Monday and they would do a show.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to serve; suffice for: <em class="example">this will do us for the present.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cheat or swindle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to use up; expend: <em class="example">he did his money at the races.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq103"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to treat violently; beat up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq698"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq985"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrest; to charge with a specified offence: <em class="example">to do someone for murder.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="a6shoeR0K7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq432"> to act, especially effectively; be in action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq280"> to behave or proceed (wisely, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq339"> to get along or fare (well or ill); manage (with, without, etc.): <em class="example">how is she doing with the new course?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq919"> to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; suffice; be enough: <em class="example">will this do?</em></span></div> <div abbr="aux. v." class="chunk" id="RXgl9HdplZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>auxiliary</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq792"> (used without special meaning in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions, in imperatives with <em>you</em> or <em>thou</em> expressed, and occasionally as a metric expedient in verse): <em class="example">do you think so? I don’t agree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq235"> (used to lend emphasis to a principal verb): <em class="example">do come!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq400"> (used to avoid repetition of a full verb or verb expression): <em class="example">I think as you do; </em><em class="example">did you see him? I did.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CEsE3KUUPD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq092"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a swindle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq079"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a festivity or party: <em class="example">we’re having a big do next week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excrement: <em class="example">I’ve stepped in dog do.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq341"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a hairdo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a success: <em class="example">make a do of something.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Dv6MS0pDoM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="38"><span id="mq179"> <strong class="phr">be do or die</strong>, to be a situation in which one must venture all in the knowledge that the outcome will be either victory or complete failure: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’re mentally tougher this time around and the boys know it’s do or die from here on and have lifted accordingly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">can </strong>(or <strong class="phr">could</strong>)<strong class="phr"> do with</strong>, to require or be likely to benefit from: <em class="example">I could do with more sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">can </strong>(or <strong class="phr">could</strong>)<strong class="phr"> do without</strong>, to be better off without: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Shooting has a number of dimensions to it, some of which are good, others we could do without</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">could do a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to consume (food or drink) with gusto: <em class="example">I could just do a cold beer right now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">do a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to imitate or act in the manner of …: <em class="example">he did a Whitlam.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">do a freeze</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">do a perish</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq297"> to die.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq255"> to be very cold.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">do a slow burn</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to smoulder with anger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq550"> <strong class="phr">do away with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq571"> to put an end to; abolish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq482"> to kill.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">do by</strong>, to deal; treat: <em class="example">she did well by her employees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">do down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get the better of; cheat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">do for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq755"> to accomplish the defeat, ruin, death, etc., of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq927"> to cook and keep house for.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq060"> <strong class="phr">do in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq576"> to kill; murder.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq467"> to exhaust; tire out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq474"> to ruin.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq473"> to spend or lose, especially money.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq60"> <strong class="phr">do it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse: <em class="example">everyone knows they’re doing it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq873"> <strong class="phr">do it over</strong>, to repeat an action or move.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">do lunch</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have lunch with someone, especially as a social or business occasion: <em class="example">to do lunch with a client.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">do one’s block </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nana</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq451"> <strong class="phr">do one’s nuts over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become infatuated with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">do one’s thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act according to one’s own self-image.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">do out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deprive, cheat, or swindle of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">do over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq786"> to redecorate; renovate: <em class="example">to do a room over.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq651"> to repeat (an action or move).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to assault.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq299"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq428"> <strong class="phr">dos and don’ts</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> rules and regulations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">do someone for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq423"> to charge someone with (an offence).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq817"> to convict someone of (a crime).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq086"> <strong class="phr">do someone proud</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to treat someone lavishly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq718"> <strong class="phr">do time</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to serve a term in prison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">do up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq702"> to wrap and tie up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq303"> to fasten.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq666"> to comb out and pin up (hair).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq826"> to renovate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq970"> to dress (someone or oneself) up, especially in fancy costume.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq072"> <strong class="phr">do without</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq894"> to dispense with; give up: <em class="example">I will do without sweets for Lent.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq349"> to manage without; cope without: <em class="example">we will do without butter if we can’t get to the shops.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq720"> <strong class="phr">have to do with</strong>, to be connected with: <em class="example">smoking has a lot to do with cancer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">how are you doing?</strong>, (a polite and formal form of greeting.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">make do</strong>, to get along with the resources available: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You could launch quite a nice little savings plan … by making do with just one car.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">someone’ll do</strong>, (an exclamation of strong approval, affirmation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq882"> <strong class="phr">that’ll do</strong>, (a cry to restore order, as in a classroom, theatre rehearsal, etc.): <em class="example">that’ll do! settle down!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">… will not do</strong>, (something specified) is not up to the standard required or is unsatisfactory in some respect: <em class="example">these seating arrangements will not do.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dōn</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The different forms of the verb <strong>do</strong> are:<em>Present tense</em>: I <strong>do</strong>, you <strong>do</strong>, he/she/it <strong>does</strong>, we <strong>do</strong>, they <strong>do</strong> <em>Past tense</em>: I <strong>did</strong>, you <strong>did</strong>, he/she/it <strong>did</strong>, we <strong>did</strong>, they <strong>did</strong> <em>Past participle</em>: <strong>done</strong> <em>Present participle</em>: <strong>doing</strong> Some archaic forms are also retained:<em>Present tense</em>: thou <strong>doest</strong> or <strong>dost</strong>, he/she/it <strong>doeth</strong> or <strong>doth</strong> <em>Past tense</em>: thou <strong>didst</strong></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of do" src="word_pronunciations/07089.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊ/ (<em>say</em> doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> the syllable used for the first note of the scale in solfège. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070128" href="entry://solf%C3%A8ge%23bigmac000070128"><strong>solfège</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021338" href="entry://doh%23bigmac000021338"><strong>doh</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095328" href="entry://gamut%23bigmac000095328"><span class="smallcaps">gamut</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-drome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-drome</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> a word element meaning ‘running’, ‘course’, ‘racecourse’, as in <em>velodrome</em>, <em>hippodrome</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> a word element referring to a large structure or area for a specific use, as in <em>aerodrome</em>, <em>cosmodrome</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>dromos</em> a course, racetrack, from <em>dramein</em> to run]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-decker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-decker</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq974">a word element meaning ‘level’: <em class="example">a double-decker bus.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-dienes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-dienes</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq401">a suffix designating a compound containing two double bonds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023866" href="entry://-ene%23bigmac000023866"><span class="smallcaps">-ene</span></a> + <em>-s</em> (plural)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-driven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94374964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-driven</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq234">a combining form indicating that whatever is specified provides the motivation or impetus, as in <em>market-driven</em>, <em>poll-driven</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dada</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dada" src="word_pronunciations/06024.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdada/ (<em>say</em> 'dahdah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">a movement in art and literature, originating in Zurich and lasting from about 1915 to 1922, which intended to outrage and offend by deliberately flouting traditional aesthetic standards and social mores.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dada</em> hobby horse, symbol of the movement and title of its review] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dadaism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dadaist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ble</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq457">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><strong>-able</strong></a>, as in <em>noble</em>; occurring first in words of Latin origin which came into English through French, later in words taken directly from Latin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French, from Latin <em>-bilis</em>, suffix forming verbal adjectives]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-bala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589534753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-bala</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of -bala" src="word_pronunciations/03241.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌlə/ (<em>say</em> 'buluh) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a noun suffix meaning ‘person’: <em class="example">shortbala.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026141" href="entry://fella%23bigmac000026141"><span class="smallcaps">fella</span></a> fellow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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b
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">b</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> barn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq239"> bottom quark.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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b.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">b.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> born.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> bass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq769"> basso.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq804"> blend of; blended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq088"> book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> bowled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq523"> breadth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq814"> brother.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq087"> (used euphemistically for any obscene or colloquial word beginning with the letter <em>b</em>.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq261"> bound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq376"> batsman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq498"> bedroom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq530"> billion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-based
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac246126784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-based</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a word part indicating: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> the place someone or something is situated, or from which an operation or organisation is managed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> a specified origin or composition, foundational principle, or context.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bbl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bbl</span></header><div><div class="chunk">(<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bbls</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">barrel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bd<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk">(<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bds</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> bond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq135"> bound.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64137214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bd<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">(of medication) twice daily.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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be
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">be</span><z><span target_id="57y4zn5WVg">cop. v.</span><span target_id="6TmdT5jjsg">aux. v.</span><span target_id="IXB6FOSQ2m">subst.</span><span target_id="I7uE28hnTH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of be" src="word_pronunciations/02257.mp3"></audio></span>/bi/ (<em>say</em> bee) <br/><em>verb</em> (<em>present indicative singular 1</em> <strong class="bold">am</strong>; <em>2</em> <strong class="bold">are</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">art</strong>; <em>3</em> <strong class="bold">is</strong>; <em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">are</strong>; <em>past indicative 1</em> <strong class="bold">was</strong>; <em>2</em> <strong class="bold">were</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> <strong class="bold">wast</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">wert</strong>; <em>3</em> <strong class="bold">was</strong>; <em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">were</strong>; <em>plural subjunctive</em> <strong class="bold">be</strong>; <em>past subjunctive 1</em> <strong class="bold">were</strong>; <em>2</em> <strong class="bold">were</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">wert</strong>; <em>3</em> <strong class="bold">were</strong>; <em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">were</strong>; <strong class="bold">been</strong>; <strong class="bold">being</strong>)<div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="57y4zn5WVg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> (a link connecting a subject with predicate or qualifying words in declarative interrogative, and imperative sentences, or serving to form infinitive and participial phrases: <em class="example">you are late; </em><em class="example">he is much to blame; </em><em class="example">is he here?; </em><em class="example">try to be just; </em><em class="example">the art of being agreeable.</em>)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> to be suitable for or characteristic of: <em class="example">that dress is really you; </em><em class="example">insulting the mayor was Dick all over.</em></span></div> <div abbr="aux. v." class="chunk" id="6TmdT5jjsg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>auxiliary</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq778"> (used with the present participle of a principal verb to form the progressive: <em>I am waiting</em>, or with a past participle in passive forms of transitive verbs: <em class="example">the date was fixed; </em><em class="example">it must be done</em>)</span></div> <div abbr="subst." class="chunk" id="IXB6FOSQ2m">–<em class="pos">substantive</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq431"> to exist; have reality; live; take place; occur; remain as before: <em class="example">he is no more; </em><em class="example">it was not to be; </em><em class="example">think what might have been.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq478"> to be found or located: <em class="example">do you know where the children are?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq62"> (<em>used in the perfect and pluperfect</em>) to pay a visit; go: <em class="example">I have been to Spain; </em><em class="example">have you been to the shops today?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq748"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>with children</em>) (<em>used in the perfect and pluperfect</em>) to defecate or urinate: <em class="example">have you been yet?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="I7uE28hnTH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq462"> <strong class="phr">it is what it is</strong>, (an expression of resignation and acceptance.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>been</em>, Old English <em>beon</em>, from Indo-European root <em>bheu-</em> become; now used to make infinitive, present and past participles, and present subjunctive; for present indicative, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002024" href="entry://am%23bigmac000002024"><span class="smallcaps">am</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038423" href="entry://is%23bigmac000038423"><span class="smallcaps">is</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003652" href="entry://are%23bigmac000003652"><span class="smallcaps">are<sup>1</sup></span></a> (from Indo-European root <em>es-</em> exist); 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bi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bi</span><z><span target_id="GZvwmXEaTD">adj.</span><span target_id="MJd9gOLPlt">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bi" src="word_pronunciations/03415.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪ/ (<em>say</em> buy) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GZvwmXEaTD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> bisexual.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MJd9gOLPlt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq091"> a bisexual.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bk</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> bank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq455"> book.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-blast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-blast</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq383">a combining form meaning ‘embryo’, ‘sprout’, ‘germ’, as in <em>ectoblast</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>blastos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bn</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq225">battalion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-borne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac689136881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-borne</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a combining form indicating </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> conveyance by, as in <em>riverborne</em>, <em>ocean-borne</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq871"> (of a disease) transmission by a specified carrier, as in <em>mosquito-borne</em>, <em>insect-borne</em>, <em>milk-borne</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-bound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-bound<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq630">a suffixal use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089429" href="entry://bound%23bigmac000089429"><strong>bound<sup>1</sup></strong></a> meaning ‘constrained’, ‘kept in’, as in <em>housebound</em>, <em>culturebound</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-bound<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq557">a suffixal use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087397" href="entry://bound%23bigmac000087397"><strong>bound<sup>4</sup></strong></a> meaning ‘headed in the direction of’, as in <em>westbound</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bp</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq380">bishop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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by
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">by</span><z><span target_id="u6IpiHKhlS">prep.</span><span target_id="RAXEGtkfnu">adv.</span><span target_id="s1xADYZZ2Q">adj.</span><span target_id="KTNZMZ5iqo">n.</span><span target_id="UixmWCQIGi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of by" src="word_pronunciations/03437.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪ/ (<em>say</em> buy) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="u6IpiHKhlS"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq402"> near to: <em class="example">a house by the river.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> using as a route: <em class="example">he came by the main road.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq750"> through or on as a means of conveyance: <em class="example">she journeyed by water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq586"> to and past a point near: <em class="example">he went by the church.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq554"> within the compass or period of: <em class="example">by day; </em><em class="example">by night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq487"> not later than: <em class="example">by two o’clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq081"> to the extent of: <em class="example">longer by a metre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq249"> through evidence or authority of: <em class="example">by his own account.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq080"> with the participation of: <em class="example">regretted by all.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq388"> in conformity with: <em class="example">by any standards this is a good book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq716"> before; in the name of: <em class="example">by God; </em><em class="example">by all that’s sacred; </em><em class="example">by crikey.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq110"> through the agency or efficacy of: <em class="example">founded by Napoleon; </em><em class="example">done by force.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq737"> after; in serial order: <em class="example">piece by piece.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq066"> combined with in multiplication or relative dimension: <em class="example">five metres by six metres.</em> <em>Symbol</em>: ×</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq922"> involving as unit of measure: <em class="example">beef by the kilogram.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="RAXEGtkfnu">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq085"> near to something: <em class="example">it’s close by.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq824"> to and past a point near something: <em class="example">the car drove by.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq567"> aside: <em class="example">put it by for the moment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq631"> over; past: <em class="example">in times gone by.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="s1xADYZZ2Q">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq880"> situated to one side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq448"> secondary, incidental.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KTNZMZ5iqo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq960"> a bye.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UixmWCQIGi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">by and by</strong>, at some time in the future; before long; presently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">by and large</strong>, in general; on the whole. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> of nautical origin, from the old sailing terms <em>by</em> meaning ‘in the direction of’ and <em>large</em> meaning ‘before the wind’. A sailing vessel steered thus was being steered slightly off the direction of the wind and was therefore able to keep to a steady speed in variable wind conditions.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">by oneself</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq869"> through one’s own agency: <em class="example">the portrait was painted by herself.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq299"> accompanied by no other; alone: <em class="example">I like to travel by myself.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bī</em>, stressed form, related to unstressed <em>be-</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-bility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-bility</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq774">a suffix forming nouns from adjectives in <em>-ble</em>, as in <em>nobility</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>-bilite</em>, from French, from Latin <em>bilitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-biosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-biosis</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq451">a word element meaning ‘way of life’, as in <em>symbiosis</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>biōsis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eogene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eogene</span><z><span target_id="bxsVaLMuka">adj.</span><span target_id="RT7XmEtMc7">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈioʊdʒin/ (<em>say</em> 'eeohjeen), /ˈiə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuh-) <em class="label">Geology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bxsVaLMuka">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> relating to a division of the Tertiary period or system that comprises Palaeocene, Eocene and Oligocene.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RT7XmEtMc7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq850"> the time or rocks representing the earlier half of the Tertiary period or system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Palaeogene</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ephes.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ephes.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">Ephesians.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eph</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epimer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epimer</span></header><div>/ˈɛpəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">either of a pair of isomeric compounds which differ from each other in the chirality at one atom; common in aldoses.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epimeride</strong>. <div class="etym">[German. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac185712922" href="entry://-mer%23bigmac185712922"><span class="smallcaps">-mer</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epimeric</strong> /ɛpiˈmɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'merik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eraser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eraser</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eraser" src="word_pronunciations/08203.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈreɪzə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rayzuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eraser" src="word_pronunciations/08204.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> an instrument, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> someone or something that erases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erebus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erebus<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛrəbəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhbuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> the god of darkness, son of Chaos and brother of Night.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> a place of darkness between earth and Hades; the lower world.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erebus<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛrəbəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhbuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a volcano on Ross Island, in Antarctica. About 4075 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erenow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erenow</span></header><div>/ɛəˈnaʊ/ (<em>say</em> air'now) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">before this time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erevan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erevan</span></header><div>/jɪrəˈvan/ (<em>say</em> yiruh'vahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094477" href="entry://Yerevan%23bigmac000094477"><strong>Yerevan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Escher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604700631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Escher</span></header><div>/ˈɛʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'eshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>M</strong>(<strong>aurits</strong>)<strong> C</strong>(<strong>ornelis</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq81">1898–1972, Dutch graphic artist; noted for drawings and prints which alter spatial reality by introducing multiple planes, often in a symmetrical pattern, thus producing unusual optical effects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eschew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eschew</span></header><div>/əˈʃu/ (<em>say</em> uh'shooh), /ɛˈʃu/ (<em>say</em> e'shooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eschew" src="word_pronunciations/08254.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtʃu/ (<em>say</em> uhs'chooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eschew" src="word_pronunciations/08255.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">to abstain from; shun; avoid: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The single mother is probably treated more kindly than most other categories of people who eschew marriage</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eschewen</em>, from Old French <em>eschiver</em>, of Germanic origin; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101078" href="entry://shy%23bigmac000101078"><span class="smallcaps">shy<sup>1</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069150" href="entry://skew%23bigmac000069150"><span class="smallcaps">skew</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eschewal</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eschewer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espec.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espec.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq932">especially.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Essene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Essene</span></header><div>/ˈɛsin/ (<em>say</em> 'eseen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">one of an ascetic, celibate brotherhood of Jews in ancient Palestine, first appearing in the 2nd century BC.</span></div><div class="etym"> [singular of <em>Essenes</em>, anglicised form of Latin <em>Essēnī</em> plural, from Greek <em>Essēnoi</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Essenian</strong> /ɛˈsiniən/ (<em>say</em> e'seeneeuhn), <strong>Essenic</strong> /ɛsˈɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> es'enik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esteem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esteem</span><z><span target_id="cQeknBO9a0">v.t.</span><span target_id="ACPX9NrPNO">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esteem" src="word_pronunciations/08290.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtim/ (<em>say</em> uhs'teem) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cQeknBO9a0"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> to regard as valuable; regard highly or favourably: <em class="example">I esteem him as my leader.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> to consider as of a certain value; regard: <em class="example">I esteem it worthless.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> to set a value on; value: <em class="example">to esteem lightly.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ACPX9NrPNO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq378"> favourable opinion or judgement; respect or regard: <em class="example">to hold a person in much esteem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> opinion or judgement of merit or demerit; estimation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>estyme</em>(<em>n</em>), from Middle French <em>estimer</em>, from Latin <em>aestimāre</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089396" href="entry://estimate%23bigmac000089396"><span class="smallcaps">estimate</span></a>, and compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103897" href="entry://aim%23bigmac000103897"><span class="smallcaps">aim</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esther
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esther</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Esther" src="word_pronunciations/08291.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstə/ (<em>say</em> 'estuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">one of the books of the Old Testament, named from its principal character, Esther, queen of Persia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eterne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eterne</span></header><div>/iˈtɜn/ (<em>say</em> ee'tern) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">eternal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>aeternus</em>, for <em>aeviternus</em> eternal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethene</span></header><div>/ˈɛθin/ (<em>say</em> 'etheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024711" href="entry://ethylene%23bigmac000024711"><strong>ethylene</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euboea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euboea</span></header><div>/juˈbiə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'beeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">an island in the Aegean, off the east coast of, and belonging to, Greece. 4108 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Chalcis.</span></div> Modern Greek, <strong>Evvoia</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Negropont</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Euboean</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eucken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eucken</span></header><div>/ˈɔɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'oykuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rudolph Cristoph</strong> /rudɒlf ˈkrɪstɒf/ (<em>say</em> roohdolf 'kristof), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">1846–1916, German philosopher; Nobel prize for literature 1908.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eureka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eureka</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eureka" src="word_pronunciations/08338.mp3"></audio></span>/juˈrikə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'reekuh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> I have found (it) (the reputed exclamation of Archimedes, when, after long study, he discovered a method of detecting the amount of alloy in the crown of the king of Syracuse).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> (an exclamation of triumph at a discovery or supposed discovery.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>heurēka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evelyn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evelyn</span></header><div>/ˈɛvələn/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhluhn), /ˈivlən/ (<em>say</em> 'eevluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">1620–1706, English diarist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equerry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equerry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equerry" src="word_pronunciations/08176.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkwəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">equerries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> (formerly) an officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq915"> an officer who attends on the British sovereign or on a representative of the sovereign, such as an Australian state governor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>écurie</em>, Old French <em>escuirie</em>, from <em>escuier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100313" href="entry://squire%23bigmac000100313"><span class="smallcaps">squire</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equites
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equites</span></header><div>/ˈɛkwətiz/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhteez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">(in ancient Rome) the members of a social class ranked between the patricians and the plebs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, singular <em>eques</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ereader
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616409501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ereader</span></header><div>/ˈiridə/ (<em>say</em> 'eereeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a handheld electronic device for reading publications in electronic form.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e-reader</strong>, <strong class="vs">eReader</strong>, <strong class="vs">ebook reader</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061533" href="entry://reader%23bigmac000061533"><span class="smallcaps">reader</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erector</span></header><div>/əˈrɛktə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rektuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> someone or something that erects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a muscle which erects the body or one of its parts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">erecter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erelong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erelong</span></header><div>/ɛəˈlɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> air'long) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">before long; soon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eremite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eremite</span></header><div>/ˈɛrəmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">a religious solitary; a hermit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>erēmīta</em>, from Greek <em>erēmītēs</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033972" href="entry://hermit%23bigmac000033972"><span class="smallcaps">hermit</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eremitic</strong> /ɛrəˈmɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> eruh'mitik), <strong>eremitical</strong> /ɛrəˈmɪtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eruh'mitikuhl), <strong>eremitish</strong> /ˈɛrəˌmaɪtɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'eruh.muytish), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eremitism</strong> /ˈɛrəmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhmuhtizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erepsin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erepsin</span></header><div>/əˈrɛpsən/ (<em>say</em> uh'repsuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">a mixture of proteolytic enzymes, consisting mainly of peptidases, produced by the wall of the small intestine of vertebrates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eritrea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eritrea</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈtreɪə/ (<em>say</em> eruh'trayuh), /ɛrəˈtriə/ (<em>say</em> eruh'treeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">a republic in north-eastern Africa, on the Red Sea; federated with Ethiopia in 1952; civil war led to international recognition of independence in 1991–92 and formal UN recognition in 1993; formerly an Italian colony. 117 400 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Tigrinya, also English and Arabic. <em>Currency</em>: nakfa. <em>Capital</em>: Asmara.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Eritrean</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ermined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ermined</span></header><div>/ˈɜmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'ermuhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">covered or adorned with ermine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erodent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erodent</span></header><div>/əˈroʊdənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohduhnt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">eroding; erosive: <em class="example">the erodent power of wind.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escapee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escapee</span></header><div>/ɛskəˈpi/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">someone who has escaped, as from internment, imprisonment, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">escaper</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Escaper</em> has appeared in Australian English since the 1980s as an alternative to <em>escapee</em>, a substitution which has the advantage of following the common pattern of the <em>-er</em> suffix indicating the agent noun. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099459" href="entry://-ee%23bigmac000099459"><strong>-ee</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escaper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac020133456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escaper</span></header><div>/əsˈkeɪpə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kaypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024498" href="entry://escapee%23bigmac000024498"><strong>escapee</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escheat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escheat</span><z><span target_id="7yeoGbzka1">n.</span><span target_id="8gXmCtUPvm">v.i.</span><span target_id="Xv9NugbIGs">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈtʃit/ (<em>say</em> uhs'cheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7yeoGbzka1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> (formerly) the reversion of land to the feudal lord or the Crown in the absence of heirs of the owner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> property or a possession which reverts by escheat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq035"> the right to take property subject to escheat.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8gXmCtUPvm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq572"> to revert by escheat, as to the Crown or the state.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Xv9NugbIGs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq283"> to make an escheat of; confiscate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eschette</em>, from Old French, from <em>escheoir</em> fall to one’s share, from <em>es-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>cheoir</em> (from Latin <em>cadere</em> fall)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escheatable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escheatment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essence</span><z><span target_id="vuJ3bmHg3s">n.</span><span target_id="6zgSSaRvCu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of essence" src="word_pronunciations/08282.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> 'esuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vuJ3bmHg3s"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> intrinsic nature; important elements or features of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> a substance obtained from a plant, drug, or the like, by distillation or other process, and containing its characteristic properties in concentrated form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq700"> an alcoholic solution of an essential oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq601"> a perfume.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq836"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the inward nature, true substance, or constitution of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq956"> something that is, especially a spiritual or immaterial entity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6zgSSaRvCu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq19"> <strong class="phr">of the essence</strong>, necessary for what needs to be done.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>essentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esthete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esthete</span></header><div>/əsˈθit/ (<em>say</em> uhs'theet), /ˈisθit/ (<em>say</em> 'eestheet), /ˈɛsθit/ (<em>say</em> 'estheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098788" href="entry://aesthete%23bigmac000098788"><strong>aesthete</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estreat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estreat</span><z><span target_id="GdmkyPDTJd">n.</span><span target_id="wuPikQKdam">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈtrit/ (<em>say</em> uhs'treet) <em class="label">Law</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GdmkyPDTJd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq335"> a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wuPikQKdam">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq957"> to make an estreat of (a fine, etc.) for prosecution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq333"> to levy (fines) under an estreat; exact (anything) by way of fine or levy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>estrete</em>, variant of <em>estraite</em>, properly feminine past participle of <em>estraire</em>, from Latin <em>extrahere</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025302" href="entry://extract%23bigmac000025302"><span class="smallcaps">extract</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eternal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eternal</span><z><span target_id="ywXU9nosfK">adj.</span><span target_id="iwfXd5cZa7">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eternal" src="word_pronunciations/08304.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɜnəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'ternuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eternal" src="word_pronunciations/08305.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ywXU9nosfK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> lasting throughout eternity; without beginning or end: <em class="example">eternal life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> perpetual; ceaseless: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Sometimes, at night, dull explanations were given in Lance’s room, over his little radio, but to such eternal jawing she had been too listless to pay attention.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq857"> enduring; immutable: <em class="example">eternal principles.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq142"> <em class="label">Metaphysics</em> existing outside of all relations of time; not subject to change.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iwfXd5cZa7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq259"> that which is eternal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>aeternālis</em>, from Latin <em>aeternus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024663" href="entry://eterne%23bigmac000024663"><span class="smallcaps">eterne</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eternally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eternalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eternal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eternal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eternal" src="word_pronunciations/08304.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɜnəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'ternuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">God.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etesian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etesian</span></header><div>/əˈtiʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'teezhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">recurring annually (applied to certain Mediterranean winds).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>etēsi</em>(<em>us</em>) (from Greek <em>etēsios</em>, literally, annual) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Étienne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Étienne</span></header><div>/eɪtiˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> aytee'en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024621" href="entry://Estienne%23bigmac000024621"><strong>Estienne</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enqueue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32226644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enqueue</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkju/ (<em>say</em> en'kyooh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enqueued</strong>, <strong class="bold">enqueuing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">enqueueing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">to place in a queue: <em class="example">to enqueue an email message.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Entebbe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Entebbe</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtɛbi/ (<em>say</em> en'tebee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">a town in southern Uganda, on Lake Victoria; former capital of Uganda; site of daring rescue of hijacked passengers by Israeli commandos in 1976.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entente
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entente</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entente" src="word_pronunciations/08042.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒnˈtɒnt/ (<em>say</em> on'tont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> understanding: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Words were bitterly underlined but there was </em>entente<em>.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq253"> the parties to an understanding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enteric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enteric</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'terik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> relating to the enteron; intestinal: <em class="example">enteric bacteria.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq508"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078931" href="entry://typhoid%23bigmac000078931"><strong>typhoid</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078931" href="entry://typhoid%23mq384">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>enterikos</em>, from <em>enteron</em> intestine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entero-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entero-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq821">a word element meaning ‘intestine’, as in <em>enterotoxaemia</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>enteron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enteron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enteron</span></header><div>/ˈɛntərɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entera</strong> /ˈɛntərə/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: intestine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entreat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entreat</span><z><span target_id="YxKNOb1hBI">v.t.</span><span target_id="zhmuqsSeUi">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entreat" src="word_pronunciations/08075.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtrit/ (<em>say</em> en'treet), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entreat" src="word_pronunciations/08076.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YxKNOb1hBI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq677"> to make supplication to (a person); beseech; implore: <em class="example">to entreat a person for something.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> to ask earnestly for (something).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zhmuqsSeUi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq401"> to make an earnest request or petition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>entrete</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>entraitier</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>traitier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100578" href="entry://treat%23bigmac000100578"><span class="smallcaps">treat</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entreating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entreatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envelop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envelop</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envelop" src="word_pronunciations/08097.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈvɛləp/ (<em>say</em> en'veluhp), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envelop" src="word_pronunciations/08096.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> to wrap up in or as in a covering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> to serve as a wrapping or covering for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq444"> to surround entirely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq891"> to obscure or conceal: <em class="example">mountains enveloped in mist.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>envolupe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>envoluper</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>voluper</em> wrap. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100994" href="entry://develop%23bigmac000100994"><span class="smallcaps">develop</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enveloper</strong> /ɛnˈvɛləpə/ (<em>say</em> en'veluhpuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envenom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envenom</span></header><div>/ɛnˈvɛnəm/ (<em>say</em> en'venuhm), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> to impregnate with venom; make poisonous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> to embitter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">envenomate</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>envenime</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>envenimer</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>venim</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082422" href="entry://venom%23bigmac000082422"><span class="smallcaps">venom</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>envenomation</strong> /ɛnˌvɛnəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> en.venuh'mayshuhn), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enweave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enweave</span></header><div>/ɛnˈwiv/ (<em>say</em> en'weev), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enwove</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">enweaved</strong>, <strong class="bold">enwoven</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">enweaved</strong>, <strong class="bold">enweaving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> to weave in or together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> to introduce into or as into a fabric in weaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq465"> to combine or diversify with something woven in.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epaulet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epaulet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epaulet" src="word_pronunciations/08118.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpəlɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhlet), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epaulet" src="word_pronunciations/08119.mp3"></audio></span>/-lət/ (<em>say</em> -luht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">an ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by military and naval officers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epaulette</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>épaulette</em>, from <em>épaule</em> shoulder, from Latin <em>spatula</em> blade]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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épéeist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">épéeist</span></header><div>/ˈɛpeɪəst/ (<em>say</em> 'epayuhst), /ˈeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">someone who uses an épée.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epergne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epergne</span></header><div>/iˈpɜn/ (<em>say</em> ee'pern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">an ornamental piece for the centre of a dinner table, often elaborate in design, for holding fruit, flowers, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? French <em>épargne</em> saving, treasury]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephedra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac261171025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephedra</span></header><div>/əˈfɛdrə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fedruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">any of various members of the large genus <em>Ephedra</em>, comprising jointed, nearly leafless desert shrubs with the leaves reduced to scales at the nodes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>ephedra</em> the horsetail, from Greek <em>ephedros</em> sitting upon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ephesus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ephesus</span></header><div>/ˈɛfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">an ancient city in western Asia Minor (now Turkey); famous Temple of Artemis (Diana).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicene</span><z><span target_id="TdvDws7M6s">adj.</span><span target_id="fXPSo2QVfT">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epicene" src="word_pronunciations/08122.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpisin/ (<em>say</em> 'epeeseen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epicene" src="word_pronunciations/08123.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TdvDws7M6s"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> belonging to, or partaking of the characteristics of, both sexes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> (of Greek and Latin nouns) of the same gender class regardless of the sex of the being referred to, as Latin <em>vulpēs</em>, fox or vixen, always grammatically feminine.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fXPSo2QVfT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq279"> an epicene person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>epicoenus</em>, from Greek <em>epikoinos</em> common]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigeal</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdʒiəl/ (<em>say</em> epee'jeeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> of an insect, living near the surface of the ground, as on low herbs or on other surface vegetation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022481" href="entry://epigeous%23bigmac000022481"><strong>epigeous</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epigean</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022481" href="entry://epigeous%23bigmac000022481"><span class="smallcaps">epige(ous)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigene</span></header><div>/ˈɛpidʒin/ (<em>say</em> 'epeejeen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">formed or originating on the earth’s surface (opposed to <em>hypogene</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>epigenēs</em> growing after or later] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epigenic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epithet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epithet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epithet" src="word_pronunciations/08153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpəθɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhthet), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epithet" src="word_pronunciations/08155.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpi-/ (<em>say</em> 'epee-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epithet" src="word_pronunciations/08154.mp3"></audio></span>/-θət/ (<em>say</em> -thuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> an adjective or other term applied to a person or thing to express an attribute, as in Alexander <em>the Great</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq581"> a word or phrase expressing abuse or contempt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>No epithet in his vocabulary is more completely damning than ‘scab’, unless it be ‘pimp’ used in its peculiarly Australasian slang meaning of ‘informer’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">russel ward</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq578"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac362691911" href="entry://species%20epithet%23bigmac362691911"><strong>species epithet</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>epitheton</em>, from Greek, properly neuter of <em>epithetos</em> added] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epithetic</strong> /ɛpəˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuh'thetik), /ɛpi-/ (<em>say</em> epee-), <strong>epithetical</strong> /ɛpəˈθɛtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> epuh'thetikuhl), /ɛpi-/ (<em>say</em> epee-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epstein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epstein</span></header><div>/ˈɛpstaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'epstuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> <strong>Sir Jacob</strong>, 1880–1959, British Jewish sculptor, born in New York of Russian-Polish parents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> <strong>Jean</strong>, 1897–1953, French experimental filmmaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejectee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac641310143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejectee</span></header><div>/ədʒɛkˈti/ (<em>say</em> uhjek'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a person who has been ejected, as from a meeting, parliament, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejector</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɛktə/ (<em>say</em> uh'jektuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> someone or something that ejects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> the mechanism in a firearm or gun which, after firing, throws out the empty cartridge or shell from the weapon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elderly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elderly</span><z><span target_id="ZIQPRmF6na">adj.</span><span target_id="L4ns6bhiM8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elderly" src="word_pronunciations/07663.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛldəli/ (<em>say</em> 'elduhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZIQPRmF6na"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> quite old; in one’s old age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq570"> of or relating to persons in later life.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L4ns6bhiM8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq689"> <strong>the elderly</strong>, elderly people.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>elderliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eleatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eleatic</span><z><span target_id="ubwcDrwViv">adj.</span><span target_id="GlBrBIbnYw">n.</span></z></header><div>/iliˈætɪk/ (<em>say</em> eelee'atik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ubwcDrwViv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> relating to Elea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> relating to the philosophical system founded at Elea by Xenophanes of Colophon, c.570–c.480 BC, Greek monotheistic philosopher and poet, whose doctrines are developments of the conception of the universal unity of being.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GlBrBIbnYw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq923"> an Eleatic philosopher.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Eleāticus</em> relating to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023203" href="entry://Elea%23bigmac000023203"><span class="smallcaps">Elea</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Eleaticism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elector</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elector" src="word_pronunciations/07679.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elector" src="word_pronunciations/07680.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq685"> someone who elects or may elect, especially someone qualified to vote in the election of a government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> (<em>often upper case</em>) (in the Holy Roman Empire) one of the German princes who was entitled to take part in electing a new emperor.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electorship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electr-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electr-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq059">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><strong>electro-</strong></a>, before vowels, as in <em>electrode</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Electra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Electra</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She incited her brother Orestes to avenge the murder of their father by their mother.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electro</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktroʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">electros</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023345" href="entry://electroplate%23bigmac000023345"><strong>electroplate</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq991"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023359" href="entry://electrotype%23bigmac000023359"><strong>electrotype</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq563"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023346" href="entry://electro-pop%23bigmac000023346"><strong>electro-pop</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elegant" src="word_pronunciations/07723.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛləgənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhguhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elegant" src="word_pronunciations/07724.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛlɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'eli-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, manners, etc.: <em class="example">elegant furnishings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> gracefully refined, as in tastes, habits, literary style, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq596"> nice, choice, or pleasingly superior in quality or kind, as a contrivance, preparation, or process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq387"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent; fine; superior.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlegans</em> fastidious, nice, fine, elegant] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elegantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegiac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegiac</span><z><span target_id="qfKgWvcdyO">adj.</span><span target_id="KZLCk2kpXk">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛləˈdʒaɪək/ (<em>say</em> eluh'juyuhk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qfKgWvcdyO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">elegiacal</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Classical Prosody</em> denoting a distich the first line of which is a dactylic hexameter and the second a pentameter, or a verse differing from the hexameter by suppression of the arsis or metrically unaccented part of the third and the sixth foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> belonging to an elegy or to elegy; of or relating to elegies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq033"> expressing or feeling sorrow or lamentation; mournful: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The result was, he fell into an elegiac mood</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KZLCk2kpXk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq092"> an elegiac or distich verse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq777"> a poem or poems in such distichs or verses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>elegīacus</em>, from Greek <em>elegeiakos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegise</span><z><span target_id="L2Llx7VLdv">v.t.</span><span target_id="lJRhWTFEye">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛlədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhjuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">elegised</strong>, <strong class="bold">elegising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="L2Llx7VLdv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> to lament in or as in an elegy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lJRhWTFEye">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq365"> to compose an elegy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elegize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegist</span></header><div>/ˈɛlədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhjuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">the author of an elegy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">element</span><z><span target_id="wFP6CvCQjA">n.</span><span target_id="8B3Jdls9We">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of element" src="word_pronunciations/07729.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wFP6CvCQjA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> a component or constituent part of a whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq777"> (<em>plural</em>) the rudimentary principles of an art, science, etc.: <em class="example">the elements of grammar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq493"> one of the simple substances, usually earth, water, air, and fire, regarded by Aristotle as constituting the material universe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> one of these four substances regarded as the natural habitat of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq185"> <em class="label">Astrology</em> one of the four groupings of the signs of the zodiac: fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius), air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius), water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces), and earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq268"> the sphere or environment adapted to any person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq055"> (<em>plural</em>) atmospheric agencies or forces: <em class="example">exposed to the elements.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq507"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> one of a class of substances which consist entirely of atoms of the same atomic number, and which cannot be further divided by chemical methods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> any of the data required for the solution of a problem: <em>the elements of a planetary orbit</em>, which determine the orientation, size, and shape of the orbit, and the position of the planet in the orbit at any time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq703"> the resistance wire, and the former to which it is attached, of an electric heater or other appliance containing a heating unit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq835"> one of the electrodes of a cell or radio valve.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq290"> a member of a set.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq688"> a part of a geometric figure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq215"> any one of the units which go to make up an array.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> any word, group of words, or part of a word, which recurs in various contexts in a language with relatively constant meaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq644"> (<em>plural</em>) the bread and wine used in the Eucharist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq270"> <em class="label">Military</em> a group of soldiers not corresponding to one of the regular groups of platoon, company, battalion, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8B3Jdls9We">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq0"> <strong class="phr">in one’s element</strong>, engaged in an activity at which one excels or which one greatly enjoys.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>elementum</em> a first principle, rudiment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eleusis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eleusis</span></header><div>/əˈljusəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'lyoohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">a city in ancient Greece, in Attica; now an industrial suburb of Athens.</span></div> Modern Greek, <strong>Elevsís</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Eleusinian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elevate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elevate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elevate" src="word_pronunciations/07731.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛləveɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhvayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">elevated</strong>, <strong class="bold">elevating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq532"> to raise to a higher state or station; exalt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq019"> to raise the spirits of; put in high spirits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>elevat</em>, from Latin <em>ēlevātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elevsís
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elevsís</span></header><div>/ˌɛlɛfˈsɪs/ (<em>say</em> .elef'sis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023386" href="entry://Eleusis%23bigmac000023386"><strong>Eleusis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elouera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elouera</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elouera" src="word_pronunciations/07768.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛˈlaʊərə/ (<em>say</em> e'lowuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">a stone implement of uncertain use but possibly a scraper, in the form of a triangular-sectioned blade, resembling a segment of an orange, often with a glossy surface acquired apparently by use, and typical of the Eloueran period of Aboriginal development.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elzevir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elzevir</span><z><span target_id="Y4sbW2XTdp">n.</span><span target_id="IlPv0ZlUv3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛlzəvɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'elzuhvear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y4sbW2XTdp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq316"> <strong>Louis</strong>, c. 1540–1617, founder of a Dutch printing firm at Leyden, carried on by his son, <strong>Bonaventure</strong>, 1583–1652, and his grandson, <strong>Abraham</strong>, (nephew of Bonaventure), 1592–1652.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IlPv0ZlUv3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq647"> of or relating to the Elzevir family, famous for their small editions of the classics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elsevier</strong>, <strong class="vs">Elzevier</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Elzevirian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embowel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embowel</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbaʊəl/ (<em>say</em> em'bowuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">embowelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">emboweled</strong>; <strong class="bold">embowelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">emboweling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095398" href="entry://disembowel%23bigmac000095398"><strong>disembowel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embower</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbaʊə/ (<em>say</em> em'bowuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">to shelter in or as in a bower; cover or surround with foliage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cy</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> a suffix of abstract nouns, usually paired with adjectives ending in <em>-t</em>, <em>-te</em>, <em>-tic</em>, especially <em>-nt</em>, as in <em>accuracy</em>, <em>expediency</em>, also paired with other adjectives, as in <em>fallacy </em>(<em>fallacious</em>), or with a noun, as in <em>lunacy</em>, sometimes forming (in extended suffixes) action nouns, as in <em>vacancy</em> (<em>vacate</em>), <em>occupancy</em> (<em>occupy</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> a suffix of nouns denoting a rank or dignity, sometimes attached to the stem of a word rather than the word itself, as in <em>captaincy</em>, <em>colonelcy</em>, <em>magistracy</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representing French <em>-cie</em>, <em>-tie</em>, Latin <em>-cia</em>, <em>-tia</em>, Greek <em>-kia</em>, <em>-keia</em>, <em>-tia</em>, <em>-teia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cam</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq286">a combining form of <em>camera</em> indicating the presence of a miniature video camera in a specified location for taking film, especially of competitive events, from an unusual angle or position, as in <em>hat-cam</em>, <em>race-cam</em>, <em>stump-cam</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cle</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq322">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017882" href="entry://-cule%23bigmac000017882"><strong>-cule</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-culus</em>, <em>-cula</em>, <em>-culum</em>; in some words, from French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276632200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-care</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq615">a word part meaning ‘for the care of’ as in <em>lipcare</em>, <em>eyecare</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-carp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-carp</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq647">a word element forming a noun termination meaning ‘fruit’, used in botanical terms, as <em>endocarp</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>karpos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cele
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cele<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq483">a word element meaning ‘tumour’ and referring to an abnormal swelling, herniation or collection of material in a specified part of the body, as in <em>varicocele</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>kēlē</em> tumour, hernia]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cele<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq916">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014721" href="entry://-coele%23bigmac000014721"><strong>-coele</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cene</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq515">a word element meaning ‘recent’, ‘new’, as in <em>Pleistocene</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>kainos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cide</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq037">a word element meaning ‘killer’ or ‘act of killing’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: <em>-cīda</em> -killer and <em>-cīdium</em> act of killing; from <em>caedere</em> to kill]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cion</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq222">a suffix having the same function as <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103729" href="entry://-tion%23bigmac000103729"><strong>-tion</strong></a>, as in <em>suspicion</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-cio</em>, from <em>-c</em> in verb stem, + <em>-io</em>, noun suffix. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068998" href="entry://-sion%23bigmac000068998"><span class="smallcaps">-sion</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103729" href="entry://-tion%23bigmac000103729"><span class="smallcaps">-tion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-city
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-city</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">a suffixal use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101016" href="entry://city%23bigmac000101016"><strong>city</strong></a> indicating a notional city specified as to type or kind, as in <em>dag-city.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-core
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac503634015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-core</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq523">a word element indicating an intensity or preponderance of a specified characteristic or element.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032949" href="entry://hardcore%23bigmac000032949"><span class="smallcaps">(hard)core</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-crat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-crat</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq402">a word element forming a noun termination meaning ‘ruler’, ‘member of a ruling body’, ‘advocate of a particular form of rule’, as in <em>aristocrat</em>, <em>autocrat</em>, <em>democrat</em>, <em>plutocrat</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017148" href="entry://-cracy%23bigmac000017148"><strong>-cracy</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[French <em>-crate</em>, from Greek <em>kratēs</em> ruler]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cule</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq557">a diminutive suffix of nouns, as in <em>animalcule</em>, <em>molecule</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-cle</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, or from Latin <em>-culus</em>, <em>-cula</em>, <em>-culum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cyst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cyst</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq660">a suffixal use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018314" href="entry://cyst%23bigmac000018314"><strong>cyst</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-cyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-cyte</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq389">a word element referring to cells or corpuscles, as in <em>leukocyte</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>kytos</em> container]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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c
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">c</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> centi-.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq803"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the velocity of light in a vacuum, defined as 2.99792458 × 10<sup>8</sup> metres per second.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Physics</em> specific heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq877"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010428" href="entry://c.%23bigmac000010428"><strong>c.</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010428" href="entry://c.%23mq304">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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c.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">c.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> cent; cents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq944"> century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq531"> chapter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> caught.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq304"> Also, <strong class="vs">c</strong>, <strong class="vs">ca</strong>. (preceding dates) about. [Latin <em>circa</em>, <em>circiter</em>]</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq308"> cognate with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq986"> cubic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq265"> cycle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ca</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq809">about: <em class="example">ca AD 476.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">c</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>circa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cc</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> cubic capacity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq011"> cubic centimetre or centimetres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq751"> carbon copy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq55"> (in emails) courtesy copy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">c.c.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyen" src="word_pronunciations/12632.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuhn) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089517" href="entry://eye%23bigmac000089517"><strong>eye</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eyne</strong> /aɪn/ (<em>say</em> uyn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eager
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eager</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eager" src="word_pronunciations/07491.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigə/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: <em class="example">I am eager for it; </em><em class="example">eager to do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq562"> characterised by great earnestness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>egre</em>, from Old French <em>aigre</em>, from Latin <em>ācer</em> sharp] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eagerly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eagerness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eales
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316093107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eales</span></header><div>/ilz/ (<em>say</em> eelz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">born 1970, Australian Rugby Union player; Test captain 1996–2001.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eared
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eared</span></header><div>/ɪəd/ (<em>say</em> eard) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">having ears or earlike appendages, as <strong>eared owls</strong> (having earlike feathers), <strong>eared seals</strong> (having outer ears as contrasted with those which do not).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of easel" src="word_pronunciations/07516.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈizəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eezuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a frame in the form of a tripod, for supporting an artist’s canvas, a blackboard, or the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>ezel</em> easel, literally, ass]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easer</span></header><div>/ˈizə/ (<em>say</em> 'eezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">someone or something that eases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eaten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367512789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eaten</span></header><div>/ˈitn/ (<em>say</em> 'eetn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101415" href="entry://eat%23bigmac000101415"><strong>eat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eater</span></header><div>/ˈitə/ (<em>say</em> 'eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq999"> someone or something that eats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fruit which is so ripe that it is fit only for eating immediately, not for storing, preserving, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101415" href="entry://eat%23bigmac000101415"><span class="smallcaps">eat</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eaves
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eaves</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eaves" src="word_pronunciations/07533.mp3"></audio></span>/ivz/ (<em>say</em> eevz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">the overhanging lower edge of a roof.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eves</em>, Old English <em>efes</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ebden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ebden</span></header><div>/ˈɛbdən/ (<em>say</em> 'ebduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles Hotson</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">1811–67, Australian pastoralist, businessman, and politician, born in Cape Colony, a former province in southern South Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ebert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ebert</span></header><div>/ˈeɪbɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'aybert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Friedrich</strong> /ˈfridrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'freedrik), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">1871–1925, first president of Germany, 1919–25.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edema</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edema" src="word_pronunciations/16076.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdimə/ (<em>say</em> uh'deemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">edemas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">edemata</strong> /əˈdimətə/ (<em>say</em> uh'deemuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051837" href="entry://oedema%23bigmac000051837"><strong>oedema</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>edematous</strong> /əˈdɛmətəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'demuhtuhs), <strong>edematose</strong> /əˈdɛmətoʊs/ (<em>say</em> uh'demuhtohs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edger</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">an instrument for cutting the edges of lawns.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eejit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128225548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eejit</span></header><div>/ˈidʒət/ (<em>say</em> 'eejuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Irish and Scottish Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">an idiot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representation of speech]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eerie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eerie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eerie" src="word_pronunciations/07588.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'earree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">eerier</strong>, <strong class="bold">eeriest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">inspiring fear; weird, strange, or uncanny.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eri</em>, dialect variant of obsolete <em>argh</em>, Old English <em>earg</em> cowardly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eerily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eeriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egest</span></header><div>/iˈdʒɛst/ (<em>say</em> ee'jest) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to <em>ingest</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēgestus</em>, past participle, brought out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egestive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egger</span></header><div>/ˈɛgə/ (<em>say</em> 'eguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">any of various species of moths of the family Lasiocampidae.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eggar</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100841" href="entry://egg%23bigmac000100841"><span class="smallcaps">egg<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>, from the egg-shaped cocoon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egret</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egret" src="word_pronunciations/07631.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigrət/ (<em>say</em> 'eegruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> any of various birds of the genera <em>Egretta</em>, <em>Ardea</em> and <em>Bubulcus</em>, family Ardeidae, occurring throughout the world and bearing long plumes in the breeding season, as the widespread <strong>intermediate egret</strong>, <em>A. intermedia</em>, a large graceful white bird, found beside rivers, lakes, or dams. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac373363452" href="entry://cattle%20egret%23bigmac373363452"><strong>cattle egret</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac157656896" href="entry://great%20egret%23bigmac157656896"><strong>great egret</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> the plume of an egret; aigrette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq185"> the feathery pappus of the dandelion, thistle, and other plants; aigrette.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>egrete</em>, from Anglo-French <em>egret</em>, variant of Old French (dialect) <em>aigron</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eider</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eider" src="word_pronunciations/07634.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">any of several large sea ducks of the genus <em>Somateria</em> and allied genera of the Northern Hemisphere, generally black and white, and yielding eiderdown.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eider duck</strong>. <div class="etym">[probably borrowed through German or Dutch from Icelandic <em>æður</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eiger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eiger</span></header><div>/ˈaɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">a mountain in south-western Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 3975 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-eroo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680336998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-eroo</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">a suffix forming nouns referring to specified activities or actions, as in <em>boozeroo</em>, <em>switcheroo</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US, from the 1930s; popularised by US newspaper columnist Walter Winchell; origin uncertain, possibly mimicking such words as <em>buckaroo</em>, <em>kangaroo</em>, etc.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-esce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-esce</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq312">a suffix of verbs meaning to begin to be or do something, become, grow, or be somewhat (as indicated by the rest of the word), as in <em>convalesce</em>, <em>deliquesce</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-escere</em>, with inchoative force]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ette</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a noun suffix, the feminine form of <em>-et</em>, occurring especially: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> with the original diminutive force, as in <em>cigarette</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq740"> in trademarks of imitations or substitutes, as in <em>leatherette</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq364"> as a distinctively feminine ending, as in <em>coquette</em>, <em>brunette</em>, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, feminine of <em>-et</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The use of <em>-ette</em> as a feminine ending (as in <em>usherette</em>) is becoming rare as terms applying to both men and women (e.g. <em>usher</em>) become standard.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">a transcendental constant equal to 2.7182818…, used as the base of natural logarithms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq880">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><strong>ex-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, used in words of Latin origin before consonants except <em>c</em>, <em>f</em>, <em>p</em>, <em>q</em>, <em>s</em>, and <em>t</em>, as in <em>emit</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac902594962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> a prefix used to indicate that the specified activity is carried out or operates over the internet, or is associated with it in some way: <em class="example">email; </em><em class="example">e-banking; </em><em class="example">ecommerce; </em><em class="example">e-activism.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq924"> a prefix which indicates that something operates electronically: <em class="example">e-tag; </em><em class="example">e-ticket.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023311" href="entry://electronic%23bigmac000023311"><span class="smallcaps">electronic</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885005379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq632">a prefix which indicates that something uses electricity to operate: <em class="example">e-bike; </em><em class="example">e-cigarette.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">electric</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128789366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eek</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eek" src="word_pronunciations/07645.mp3"></audio></span>/ik/ (<em>say</em> eek) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq79">(an exclamation of surprise, fear, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eel</span><z><span target_id="TpYcnuLrOR">n.</span><span target_id="ErAGigLGux">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eel" src="word_pronunciations/07587.mp3"></audio></span>/il/ (<em>say</em> eel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TpYcnuLrOR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> any of various elongate, snake-like, freshwater or marine fishes of the order Apodes, as <em>Anguilla reinhardtii</em> of eastern Australian rivers or <em>A. anguilla</em> of Europe. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Gary Dunnett, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/eel+855.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> any of several similar but unrelated fishes as the lamprey.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ErAGigLGux">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq829"> to slither in the manner of an eel: <em class="example">to eel along; </em><em class="example">to eel under the fence.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ele</em>, from Old English <em>ēl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eh</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eh" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> (an interrogative utterance, sometimes expressing surprise or doubt): <em class="example">that was lucky, eh?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> (a phatic utterance placed at the end of a statement): <em class="example">I saw her yesterday, eh.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq671"> (an interrogative asking for something to be repeated): <em class="example">Eh? What was that you said?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq808"> (an exclamation calling for attention): <em class="example">Eh! You, come here!</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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em
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">em</span><z><span target_id="IxFz3q3bKK">n.</span><span target_id="vUGxcQA56f">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of em" src="word_pronunciations/07872.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛm/ (<em>say</em> em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IxFz3q3bKK"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ems</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> the letter M, m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the square of the body size of any type (originally the portion of a line occupied by the letter M).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the unit of measurement of the printing on a page equal to 12 points; pica.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vUGxcQA56f">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq787"> having the size of an em: <em class="example">em quad.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [name of the letter M]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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'em
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">’em</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ’em" src="word_pronunciations/00796.mp3"></audio></span>/əm/ (<em>say</em> uhm) <div abbr="pl. pron." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural pronoun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">them (occurs only in unstressed position).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hem</em>, dative and accusative plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088909" href="entry://he%23bigmac000088909"><span class="smallcaps">he</span></a>; now taken for weak form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100751" href="entry://them%23bigmac000100751"><span class="smallcaps">them</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of en" src="word_pronunciations/08112.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛn/ (<em>say</em> en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ens</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> the letter N, n.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq529"> <em class="label">Printing</em> half of the width of an em; N quad.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac460484372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ep</span></header><div>/ɛp/ (<em>say</em> ep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">(in television, podcasting, etc.) an episode.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024232" href="entry://episode%23bigmac000024232"><span class="smallcaps">episode</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">er</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of er" src="word_pronunciations/01178.mp3"></audio></span>/ə/ (<em>say</em> uh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of er" src="word_pronunciations/08238.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜ/ (<em>say</em> er) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">(a written representation of a sound made by a speaker when hesitating.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ergic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac358686328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ergic</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq488">a combining form meaning ‘activated by’, ‘releasing’ or ‘sensitive to’ the specified substance, etc., in the first element of the word, as in <em>anticholinergic</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098260" href="entry://allergic%23bigmac000098260"><span class="smallcaps">allergic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-esque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-esque</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq012">an adjective suffix indicating style, manner, or distinctive character, as in <em>arabesque</em>, <em>picturesque</em>, <em>statuesque</em>, <em>Brueghelesque</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>-esco</em>; of Germanic origin. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038451" href="entry://-ish%23bigmac000038451"><span class="smallcaps">-ish<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq418">electron volt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342606473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ew</span></header><div>/ju/ (<em>say</em> yooh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">(an exclamation of disgust.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DYigIgb0JA">prep.</span><span target_id="AGnLGqs50f">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ex" src="word_pronunciations/08726.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛks/ (<em>say</em> eks) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="DYigIgb0JA"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> <em class="label">Finance</em> without, not including, or without the right to have: <em class="example">ex dividend; </em><em class="example">ex interest; </em><em class="example">ex rights.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq478"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> out of; free out of: <em>ex warehouse</em>, <em>ex ship</em>, etc. (free of charges until the time of removal out of the warehouse, ship, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AGnLGqs50f">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq528"> one’s former husband or wife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq969"> one’s former boyfriend or girlfriend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ex" src="word_pronunciations/08727.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛks/ (<em>say</em> eks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">the letter X, x.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ectomy</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq457">a combining form attached to the name of a part of the body and producing a word meaning an operation for the excision of that part, as in <em>appendectomy</em>, <em>mastectomy</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ektomē</em> excision]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ennium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ennium</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq257">a word element meaning a period of years, as in <em>biennium</em>, <em>triennium</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>-enn-</em> (combining form of <em>annus</em> year) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-escent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-escent</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq441">a suffix of adjectives meaning beginning to be or do something, becoming or being somewhat (as indicated), as in <em>convalescent</em>, <em>deliquescent</em>, <em>recrudescent</em>, often associated with verbs ending in <em>-esce</em> or nouns ending in <em>-escence</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-escens</em>, present participle ending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eden<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eden" src="word_pronunciations/07572.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈidn/ (<em>say</em> 'eedn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Robert</strong>)<strong> Anthony</strong> (<em>Earl of Avon</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">1897–1977, British foreign minister 1935–38, 1940–45, 1951–55; Conservative prime minister 1955–57; resigned following the controversial British and French occupation of the Suez Canal zone (1956).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eden<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eden" src="word_pronunciations/07572.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈidn/ (<em>say</em> 'eedn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq944"> <em class="label">Bible</em> the garden which was the first home of Adam and Eve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> any delightful region or abode.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq566"> a state of perfect happiness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew: literally, pleasure, delight] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Edenic</strong> /iˈdɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> ee'denik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac422088327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eden<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eden" src="word_pronunciations/07572.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈidn/ (<em>say</em> 'eedn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">a town on the far South Coast of NSW, on Twofold Bay; wood-chip exports.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eels
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac600582849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eels</span></header><div>/ilz/ (<em>say</em> eelz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> <strong>the</strong>, the Parramatta Rugby League team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eely</span></header><div>/ˈili/ (<em>say</em> 'eelee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">eel-like; wriggling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eets
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104093436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eets</span></header><div>/its/ (<em>say</em> eets) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac894508812" href="entry://eetswa%23bigmac894508812"><strong>eetswa</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elea</span></header><div>/ˈiliə/ (<em>say</em> 'eeleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">an ancient Greek city in south-western Italy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emeu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emeu</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emeu" src="word_pronunciations/07871.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈimju/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023673" href="entry://emu%23bigmac000023673"><strong>emu<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023673" href="entry://emu%23mq936">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-enabled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064254659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-enabled</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq320">a suffix used to indicate that a digital device has been set up to function in a specified way: <em class="example">sound-enabled; </em><em class="example">internet-enabled.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-escence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-escence</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq256">a suffix of nouns denoting action or process, change, state, or condition, etc., and corresponding to verbs ending in <em>-esce</em> or adjectives ending in <em>-escent</em>, as in <em>convalescence</em>, <em>deliquescence</em>, <em>luminescence</em>, <em>recrudescence</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-escentia</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024506" href="entry://-esce%23bigmac000024506"><span class="smallcaps">-esce</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023724" href="entry://-ence%23bigmac000023724"><span class="smallcaps">-ence</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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even
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">even<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="yDhu91GV52">adj.</span><span target_id="6q1mqOAEfN">adv.</span><span target_id="L0pXtDNcG1">v.t.</span><span target_id="lcnuyqi6sw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of even" src="word_pronunciations/08370.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈivən/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yDhu91GV52"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> level; flat; without irregularities; smooth: <em class="example">an even surface; </em><em class="example">even country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> on the same level; in the same plane or line; parallel: <em class="example">even with the ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq986"> free from variations or fluctuations; regular: <em class="example">even motion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq927"> uniform in action, character, or quality: <em class="example">an even colour; </em><em class="example">to hold an even course.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq831"> equal in measure or quantity: <em class="example">even quantities of two substances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq899"> same: <em class="example">letters of even date.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq055"> divisible by 2, thus, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 are <em>even</em> numbers (opposed to <em>odd</em>, as 1, 3, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq734"> denoted by such a number: <em class="example">the even pages of a book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq426"> exactly expressible in integers, or in tens, hundreds, etc., without fractional parts: <em class="example">an even kilometre; </em><em class="example">an even hundred.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq698"> exactly balanced on each side; equally divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq722"> leaving no balance of debt on either side, as accounts; square, as one person with another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq885"> calm; placid; not easily excited or angered: <em class="example">an even temper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq403"> equitable, impartial, or fair: <em class="example">an even bargain; </em><em class="example">an even chance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6q1mqOAEfN">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq052"> evenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq093"> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">e’en</strong>. still; yet (used to emphasise a comparative): <em class="example">even more suitable.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq971"> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">e’en</strong>. (used to suggest that something mentioned as a possibility constitutes an extreme case, or one that might not be expected): <em class="example">the slightest noise, even, disturbs him; </em><em class="example">even if he goes, he may not take part.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq857"> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">e’en</strong>. just: <em class="example">even now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq400"> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">e’en</strong>. <em class="label">Archaic</em> fully or quite: <em class="example">even to death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq731"> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">e’en</strong>. indeed (used as an intensifier for stressing identity or truth of something): <em class="example">he is willing, even eager, to do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq960"> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">e’en</strong>. <em class="label">Archaic</em> exactly or precisely: <em class="example">it was even so.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="L0pXtDNcG1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq125"> to make even; level; smooth.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lcnuyqi6sw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">break even</strong>, to have one’s credits or profits equal one’s debits or losses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">even out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq627"> to make even.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> to become even.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">even steven</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), Also, <strong class="phr">even Steven</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), <strong class="phr">even stephen</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), <strong class="phr">even Stephen</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>). <em class="label">Colloquial</em> equal in some way: <em class="example">after this round of the comp, the teams are even stevens; </em><em class="example">we’re about even steven in our contribution to household expenses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq798"> <strong class="phr">even up</strong>, to place in an even state as to claim or obligation; balance: <em class="example">to even up the score.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">get even</strong>, to get one’s revenge; square accounts: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>they would stop at nothing to get even.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq281"> <strong class="phr">I can’t even</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of exasperated anger, disappointment, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>efen</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evenness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evenly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">even<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of even" src="word_pronunciations/08371.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈivən/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">evening; eve.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ēfen</em>, <em>ǣfen;</em> related to German <em>Abend</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ever</span><z><span target_id="P9OsywYFpo">adv.</span><span target_id="8A58TLWAat">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ever" src="word_pronunciations/08381.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> 'evuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="P9OsywYFpo"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> at all times: <em class="example">he is ever ready to excuse himself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> continuously: <em class="example">ever since then.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq532"> at any time: <em class="example">did you ever see anything like it?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq283"> (with emphatic force, in various idiomatic constructions and phrases) in any possible case; by any chance; at all: <em class="example">how ever did you manage to do it?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8A58TLWAat">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">do I ever</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation used to express a positive answer to a question.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">ever and again</strong> or <strong class="phr">ever and anon</strong>, every now and then, continually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">ever so</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq995"> to whatever extent or degree: <em class="example">be she ever so bold.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq884"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">he’s ever so handsome</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ǣfre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ewer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ewer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ewer" src="word_pronunciations/08399.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjuə/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> a pitcher with a wide spout, especially one to hold water for ablutions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> a decorative vessel having a spout and handle, especially a tall, slender vessel with a base.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin <em>aquāria</em> vessel for water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exec</span><z><span target_id="tb8LwgiCW8">n.</span><span target_id="tNNLJuhokw">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛgˈzɛk/ (<em>say</em> eg'zek) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tb8LwgiCW8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> an executive.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tNNLJuhokw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq822"> of or relating to an executive: <em class="example">the exec suite.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyed" src="word_pronunciations/11741.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪd/ (<em>say</em> uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq492"> having eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> having eye-like spots.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyelid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyelid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyelid" src="word_pronunciations/08734.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪlɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'uylid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> the movable lid of skin which serves to cover and uncover the eyeball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq774"> the movable parts at the exhaust end of a jet engine designed to alter the direction of the exhaust flow; clamshell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyetie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyetie</span></header><div>/ˈaɪtaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'uytuy) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) (<em>dated</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038645" href="entry://Itie%23bigmac000038645"><strong>Itie</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eytie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earnest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earnest<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="BjuNldjcD4">adj.</span><span target_id="gHTteAl5xP">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earnest" src="word_pronunciations/07501.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜnəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ernuhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BjuNldjcD4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: <em class="example">an earnest worker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> showing depth and sincerity of feeling: <em class="example">earnest words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq668"> having serious importance, or demanding serious attention: <em class="example">an earnest entreaty.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gHTteAl5xP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq454"> seriousness, as of intention or purpose, as opposed to jest, play, or trifling: <em class="example">in earnest.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erneste</em>, Old English <em>eornost</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>earnestly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>earnestness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earnest<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earnest" src="word_pronunciations/07501.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜnəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ernuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> a portion of something, given or done in advance as a pledge of the remainder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> <em class="label">Law</em> earnest money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq983"> anything that gives pledge, promise, assurance, or indication of what is to follow: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So she offered them ‘Christine’ as an earnest of closer intimacies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ernes</em>, alteration of earlier <em>erles</em> (originally, a plural form, from Old French), apparently by association with suffix <em>-ness</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earthen" src="word_pronunciations/07508.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜθən/ (<em>say</em> 'erthuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> composed of earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> made of baked clay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001720" href="entry://earth%23bigmac000001720"><span class="smallcaps">earth</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023695" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023695"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easeful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easeful</span></header><div>/ˈizfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eezfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">comfortable; quiet; peaceful; restful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>easefully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>easefulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eastern" src="word_pronunciations/07523.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈistən/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq759"> lying towards or situated in the east: <em class="example">the eastern seaboard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> directed or proceeding towards the east: <em class="example">an eastern route.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq830"> coming from the east: <em class="example">an eastern wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> (<em>also upper case</em>) of or relating to the East.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>esterne</em>, Old English <em>ēasterne</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebriety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebriety</span></header><div>/əˈbraɪəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'bruyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">the habit or state of drunkenness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>ebrieté</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eccles.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eccles.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq712">ecclesiastical.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eccl.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eccles.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac818307069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eccles.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq483">Ecclesiastes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eccl.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecdemic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecdemic</span></header><div>/ɛkˈdɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> ek'demik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">denoting or relating to a disease that originates outside the area in which it occurs (opposed to <em>epidemic</em> and <em>endemic</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022770" href="entry://ec-%23bigmac000022770"><span class="smallcaps">ec-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024171" href="entry://epidemic%23bigmac000024171"><span class="smallcaps">(epi)demic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echelon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echelon</span><z><span target_id="buNScDx9UY">n.</span><span target_id="PGFgHYDzoN">v.t.</span><span target_id="0YbXKTjTFJ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of echelon" src="word_pronunciations/07543.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛʃəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'eshuhlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="buNScDx9UY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> a level of command: <em class="example">in the higher echelons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq319"> a formation of troops, ships, aeroplanes, etc., in which groups are disposed in parallel lines, each to the right or left of the one in front, so that the whole presents the appearance of steps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq846"> one of the groups of a command so disposed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq312"> any steplike formation, especially of people in movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq088"> Also, <strong class="vs">echelon grating</strong>. <em class="label">Physics</em> a type of diffraction grating used in spectroscopy when high resolution is required, consisting of a series of plates of equal thickness arranged in stepwise formation with a constant offset.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PGFgHYDzoN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq623"> to assemble (troops, etc.) in echelon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0YbXKTjTFJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq373"> (of troops, etc.) to form in echelon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, ladder rung, from <em>échelle</em> ladder, from Latin <em>scāla</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101031" href="entry://scale%23bigmac000101031"><span class="smallcaps">scale<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecumene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac060932449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecumene</span></header><div>/ˈɛkjumin/ (<em>say</em> 'ekyoohmeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">the inhabited or developed world.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>oikoumenē</em> (<em>gē</em>) inhabited (world), from <em>oikein</em> to dwell, inhabit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eelpout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eelpout</span></header><div>/ˈilpaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'eelpowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eelpout</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eelpouts</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> any of the blenny-like marine fishes constituting the family Zoarcidae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010046" href="entry://burbot%23bigmac000010046"><strong>burbot</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>ǣlepūte</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eelworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eelworm</span></header><div>/ˈilwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'eelwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">any small nematode worm of the family Anguillulidae, forming cysts on the roots of cereal or potato crops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effendi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effendi</span></header><div>/əˈfɛndi/ (<em>say</em> uh'fendee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">effendis</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">(a former Turkish title of respect for government officials, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish <em>efendī</em>, from Greek <em>authentēs</em> master, actual doer. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003154" href="entry://authentic%23bigmac000003154"><span class="smallcaps">authentic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egghead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egghead</span></header><div>/ˈɛghɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'eghed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">an intellectual; highbrow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eidetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eidetic</span></header><div>/aɪˈdɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uy'detik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> of, relating to, constituting or having a vivid and persistent type of imagery or memory, especially during childhood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> relating to an image that recreates a recent optical impression with hallucinatory clarity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>eidetisch</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Einfeld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371784904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Einfeld</span></header><div>/ˈaɪnfɛld/ (<em>say</em> 'uynfeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marcus Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">born 1939, Australian judge and human rights activist; president of the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 1986–90.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eirenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eirenic</span></header><div>/aɪˈrinɪk/ (<em>say</em> uy'reenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038281" href="entry://irenic%23bigmac000038281"><strong>irenic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emerald
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emerald</span><z><span target_id="pZss2vXucS">n.</span><span target_id="UXd8hUryRF">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emerald" src="word_pronunciations/07816.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmrəld/ (<em>say</em> 'emruhld), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emerald" src="word_pronunciations/07815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmərəld/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhruhld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pZss2vXucS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> a rare green variety of beryl, highly valued as a gem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> clear bright green.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq202"> a printing type (6½ point) of a size between nonpareil and minion.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UXd8hUryRF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq815"> having a clear, bright green colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>emeraude</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>smaragdus</em> a green precious stone, from Greek <em>smaragdos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emerald
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emerald</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Emerald" src="word_pronunciations/07815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmərəld/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhruhld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq339"> a town in southern central Victoria, east of Melbourne; tourist area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> a town and shire in central Qld, west of Blackwater.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emersed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emersed</span></header><div>/əˈmɜst/ (<em>say</em> uh'merst), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq354"> having emerged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> <em class="label">Botany</em> risen or standing out of water, surrounding leaves, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmersus</em>, past participle, emerged + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022893" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022893"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emerson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emerson</span></header><div>/ˈɛməsən/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> <strong>Ralph Waldo</strong>, 1803–82, US essayist and poet; leading exponent of American transcendentalism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> <strong>Roy Stanley</strong>, born 1936, Australian tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 1964, 1965.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emetine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emetine</span></header><div>/ˈɛmətin/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhteen), /-taɪn/ (<em>say</em> -tuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">an alkaloid, C<sub>29</sub>H<sub>40</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, an ingredient of ipecacuanha, which causes vomiting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emetin</strong> /ˈɛmətən/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhtuhn). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>emetos</em> vomiting + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eminent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eminent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eminent" src="word_pronunciations/07828.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmənənt/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq960"> high in station, rank, or repute; distinguished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy: <em class="example">eminent services; </em><em class="example">eminent fairness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq809"> lofty; high.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq830"> prominent; projecting; protruding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēminens</em>, present participle, standing out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eminently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emitter</span></header><div>/əˈmɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'mituh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq318"> someone or something that emits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq906"> a country, industry section, business organisation, etc., viewed with regard to the amount of carbon dioxide it emits into the atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq449"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the region in a transistor that emits carriers of charge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023611" href="entry://emit%23bigmac000023611"><span class="smallcaps">emit</span></a> + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empanel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empanel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of empanel" src="word_pronunciations/07844.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈpænəl/ (<em>say</em> em'panuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">empanelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">empaneled</strong>; <strong class="bold">empanelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">empaneling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">impanel</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>empanelment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emperor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emperor</span><z><span target_id="pDJzrcGpeR">n.</span><span target_id="n8lsrMgRsV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emperor" src="word_pronunciations/07846.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmpərə/ (<em>say</em> 'empuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pDJzrcGpeR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> the sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> (a title of dignity given to certain kings not rulers of empires.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq519"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emperor</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">emperors</strong>) any of various Australian fishes of the family Lethrinidae, resembling bream, but having pointed heads and scaleless cheeks.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="n8lsrMgRsV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq187"> <strong class="phr">an emperor without clothes</strong>, someone who is acting with apparent confidence but without a valid basis for their actions. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the story <em>The Emperor’s New Clothes</em> by Hans Christian Anderson]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>emperour</em>(<em>e</em>), from Old French <em>empereor</em>, from Latin <em>imperātor</em> ruler] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emperorship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100296" href="#mq519">3</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empower</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of empower" src="word_pronunciations/07860.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> em'powuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq069"> to give power or authority to; authorise: <em class="example">I empowered her to make the deal for me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> to enable or permit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> to cause (a person or group of people) to feel confident and in control of their own life: <em class="example">to empower women.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>empowerment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empress</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of empress" src="word_pronunciations/07861.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmprəs/ (<em>say</em> 'empruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> a woman ruler of an empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq471"> the consort of an emperor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq298"> a woman with power to influence or command.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>empresse</em>, from Old French <em>emper</em>(<em>er</em>)<em>esse</em>, replacing <em>empereris</em>, from Latin <em>imperātrix</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empyema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empyema</span></header><div>/ɛmpaɪˈimə/ (<em>say</em> empuy'eemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">a collection of pus in some cavity of the body, especially in the pleural cavity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: suppuration] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>empyemic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enabler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac596818784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enabler</span></header><div>/ɛnˈeɪblə/ (<em>say</em> en'aybluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> someone or something that is enabling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq783"> a person who encourages or inadvertently supports another to behave in a manner that is destructive, unhealthy, abusive, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endemic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endemic</span><z><span target_id="87limOHHn1">adj.</span><span target_id="iDZTAnrlfN">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endemic" src="word_pronunciations/07932.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'demik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="87limOHHn1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq721"> Also, <strong class="vs">endemical</strong>. peculiar to a particular people or locality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Biology</em> (followed by <em>to</em>) (of a plant or animal) native to a country or a locality, though possibly also found elsewhere, having been moved beyond its natural habitat. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac271161480" href="entry://precinctive%23bigmac271161480"><strong>precinctive</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq499"> (followed by <em>in</em>) of a disease, commonly found in a particular community or locality, usually because of permanent local causes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq261"> entrenched: <em class="example">problems that are endemic.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iDZTAnrlfN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq518"> an endemic plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq953"> an endemic disease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>endēmos</em> belonging to a people + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endemically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endemism</strong> /ˈɛndəmɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'enduhmizuhm), <strong>endemicity</strong> /ɛndəˈmɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> enduh'misuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endless</span></header><div>/ˈɛndləs/ (<em>say</em> 'endluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> having no end, limit, or conclusion; boundless; infinite; interminable; incessant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq498"> made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length: <em class="example">an endless chain; </em><em class="example">an endless belt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq139"> seemingly unlimited, as a source of money, a supply of food or drink, etc.: <em class="example">an endless purse; </em><em class="example">an endless coffee.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100946" href="entry://end%23bigmac000100946"><span class="smallcaps">end</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101171" href="entry://less%23bigmac000101171"><span class="smallcaps">less</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endogen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endogen</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊdʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'endohjen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">any plant of the obsolete class Endogenae, including the monocotyledons, whose stems were erroneously supposed to grow from within.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029833" href="entry://-gen%23bigmac000029833"><span class="smallcaps">-gen</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enfeoff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enfeoff</span></header><div>/ɛnˈfif/ (<em>say</em> en'feef), /-ˈfɛf/ (<em>say</em> -'fef) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> to invest with a feoff or fee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> to give as a feoff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq936"> to surrender.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enfeoffe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>enfeoffer</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026477" href="entry://fief%23bigmac000026477"><span class="smallcaps">fief</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enfeoffment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engaged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engaged</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engaged" src="word_pronunciations/07962.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈgeɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> en'gayjd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engaged" src="word_pronunciations/07963.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> busy or occupied; involved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> under engagement; pledged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq340"> betrothed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq311"> entered into conflict with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq389"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq086"> interlocked.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq696"> (of toothed wheels) in gear with each other.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Architecture</em>, <em>Sculpture</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> secured to, or (actually or apparently) partly sunk into, something else, as a column with respect to a wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq851"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq537"> (of a telephone line) inaccessible because already in use.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq782"> (of a person whose telephone is being dialled) inaccessible because the line is already in use.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq978"> (of a signal emitted by a telephone) indicating that the line is already in use.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enghien
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enghien</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ˈgæ̃/ (<em>say</em> on'gan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019544" href="entry://d%27Enghien%23bigmac000019544"><strong>d’Enghien</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enliven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enliven</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enliven" src="word_pronunciations/07999.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈlaɪvən/ (<em>say</em> en'luyvuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enliven" src="word_pronunciations/08000.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> to make vigorous or active; invigorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> to make sprightly or cheerful; brighten.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>enlive</em> enliven (from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103234" href="entry://live%23bigmac000103234"><span class="smallcaps">live<sup>2</sup></span></a>, adjective) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023694" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023694"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlivener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlivenment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eject
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eject</span><z><span target_id="Xva3ZPnF2w">v.t.</span><span target_id="Q9Zm028uS3">v.i.</span><span target_id="urRDPah7eE">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eject" src="word_pronunciations/07643.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'jekt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eject" src="word_pronunciations/07644.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Xva3ZPnF2w">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq997"> to dismiss, as from office, occupancy, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq670"> to evict, as from property.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Q9Zm028uS3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq672"> to eject oneself in an emergency from the cockpit of an aircraft, etc., by means of an ejector seat or space capsule.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="urRDPah7eE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq042"> /ˈidʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'eejekt) <em class="label">Psychology</em> something whose existence is inferred as a reality, but which is outside of, and inaccessible to, the consciousness of the one making the inference.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ējectus</em>, past participle thrown out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elder<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="BawwsrChL2">adj.</span><span target_id="yx1puKwdDg">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elder" src="word_pronunciations/07664.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛldə/ (<em>say</em> 'elduh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BawwsrChL2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> older: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘And Ned shall come, too’ she added, with a consoling glance at her elder brother</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq622"> senior: <em class="example">an elder officer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq783"> earlier: <em class="example">in elder times.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yx1puKwdDg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq327"> a person who is older than oneself; one’s senior: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>meeting with a man sufficiently her elder to encourage her to talk</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq810"> an aged person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq579"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq57"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a senior person of status in an Aboriginal community, especially one who holds knowledge of traditional language and culture: <em class="example">my nana’s an elder.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq037"> an older person of high standing and influence in a community, clan, tribe, etc., often a chief or ruler.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq018"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058863" href="entry://presbyter%23bigmac000058863"><strong>presbyter</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058863" href="entry://presbyter%23mq004">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058863" href="entry://presbyter%23mq973">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq894"> (in the Mormon Church) one holding the higher or Melchizedek priesthood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>eldra</em>, etc. (comparative of <em>ald</em>, <em>eald</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104686" href="entry://old%23bigmac000104686"><span class="smallcaps">old</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eldership</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elder<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elder" src="word_pronunciations/07665.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛldə/ (<em>say</em> 'elduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> any plant of the genus <em>Sambucus</em> of the Northern Hemisphere, comprising shrubs or trees with clusters of small, usually white, flowers and black to red fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> any of various unrelated species, as ground elder, <em>Aegopodium podagraria</em> and box elder, <em>Acer negundo</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eldre</em>, <em>elrene</em>, <em>ellerne</em>, Old English <em>ellærn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Elder" src="word_pronunciations/07664.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛldə/ (<em>say</em> 'elduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">1818–97, Australian pastoralist, businessman, and benefactor, born in Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elect</span><z><span target_id="j9aSCVZOxr">v.t.</span><span target_id="ehW8htaqSa">adj.</span><span target_id="zVjgGR1dnI">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elect" src="word_pronunciations/07721.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lekt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elect" src="word_pronunciations/07722.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="j9aSCVZOxr"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq173"> to select by vote, as for an office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> to determine in favour of (a course of action, etc.): <em class="example">she elected to remain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq984"> to pick out or choose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq863"> (of God) to select for divine mercy or favour, especially for salvation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ehW8htaqSa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq547"> (<em>placed after the noun</em>) selected for an office, but not yet inducted: <em class="example">the president elect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq475"> picked out; chosen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq699"> select or choice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq066"> chosen by God, especially for eternal life.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zVjgGR1dnI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq662"> a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq010"> <strong>the elect</strong>, those chosen by God, especially for eternal life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Latin <em>ēlectus</em>, past participle, chosen, picked out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eleet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac600891890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eleet</span></header><div>/əˈlit/ (<em>say</em> uh'leet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac787881222" href="entry://leet%23bigmac787881222"><strong>leet<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [respelt form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101056" href="entry://elite%23bigmac000101056"><span class="smallcaps">elite</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elegy" src="word_pronunciations/07725.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elegies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq378"> a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead, as Milton’s <em>Lycidas</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> poetry or a poem written in elegiac metre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> a sad or funeral composition, vocal or instrumental, whether actually commemorative or not.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>elegīa</em>, from Greek <em>elegeia</em>, properly neuter plural of <em>elegeios</em> elegiac, from <em>elegos</em> lament]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eleia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eleia</span></header><div>/ˈiliə/ (<em>say</em> 'eeleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023404" href="entry://Elia%23bigmac000023404"><strong>Elia<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elemi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elemi</span></header><div>/ˈɛləmi/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elemis</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">any of various fragrant resins used in medicine, varnish making, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare French <em>élémi</em>, Spanish <em>elemí</em>, from Arabic <em>allāmi</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elsey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elsey<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛlsi/ (<em>say</em> 'elsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph Ravenscroft</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">1834–57, Australian explorer and naturalist, born in England.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elsey<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛlsi/ (<em>say</em> 'elsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> a creek in the northern NT, rising north of Katherine and flowing north-north-east to the Roper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq077"> a cattle station in the northern NT; the setting for <em>We of the Never Never</em> by Mrs Aeneas Gunn. 5350 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elver</span></header><div>/ˈɛlvə/ (<em>say</em> 'elvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">a young eel, particularly when running up a stream from the ocean.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>eel-fare</em> (from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022980" href="entry://eel%23bigmac000022980"><span class="smallcaps">eel</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025811" href="entry://fare%23bigmac000025811"><span class="smallcaps">fare</span></a>) passage of young eels up a river]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elves
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elves</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elves" src="word_pronunciations/07776.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlvz/ (<em>say</em> elvz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101734" href="entry://elf%23bigmac000101734"><strong>elf</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embed" src="word_pronunciations/07795.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbɛd/ (<em>say</em> em'bed) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">embedded</strong>, <strong class="bold">embedding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> to fix firmly in a surrounding mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> to lay in or as in a bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq68"> to attach (a journalist) to a military unit: <em class="example">to embed a war correspondent with frontline troops.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq100"> to attach (any outsider) to a military unit: <em class="example">to embed a psychologist with a combat unit.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq638"> to give (a product) prominence in a film, television program, etc., so that the brand can be identified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq698"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> to insert (a relative clause, etc.) within a main clause.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">imbed</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>embedding</strong>, <strong>embedment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ember
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ember<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ember" src="word_pronunciations/07797.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'embuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> a small live coal, brand of wood, etc., as in a dying fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> (<em>plural</em>) the smouldering remains of a fire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eemer</em>, <em>emeri</em>, Old English <em>ǣmerge</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ember<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ember" src="word_pronunciations/07797.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'embuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">relating to the three-day period of prayer and fasting that comes once in each season of the liturgical year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ymber</em> (attrib.), Old English <em>ymbren</em>, special use of Old English <em>ymbrene</em>, <em>ymbryne</em> circuit, course, from <em>ymb</em> around + <em>ryne</em> a running]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emcee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac165308465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emcee</span></header><div>/ɛmˈsi/ (<em>say</em> em'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045451" href="entry://master%20of%20ceremonies%23bigmac000045451"><strong>master of ceremonies</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> a rapper in hip-hop music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [letter spelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045731" href="entry://MC%23bigmac000045731"><span class="smallcaps">MC</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac544897029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emden</span></header><div>/ˈɛmdən/ (<em>say</em> 'emduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">a German cruiser which raided Allied merchant and naval shipping in the Indian Ocean at the start of World War I, before being severely damaged by the Royal Australian Navy cruiser HMAS <em>Sydney</em> in November 1914 near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, after which she was run aground and wrecked by her captain to avoid sinking. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Deck of the wrecked SMS &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Emden&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt;, North Keeling Island, November 1914.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Emden_P00565.028.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A model of SMS &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Emden&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt; made by a member of her crew while a prisoner of war.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Emden_106057.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">From the outbreak of war in August to November 1914 the <strong>Emden</strong> captured or sank 21 vessels, all but two British, causing major disruption to shipping in the Indian Ocean. The <em>Emden</em> also raided the British ports of Madras and Penang and on 9 November arrived at the Cocos Islands, with the intent of disabling the British wireless/cable station there. HMAS <em>Sydney</em>, in nearby waters while escorting the Anzac troop convoy via Colombo to the Middle East, was dispatched to confront the <em>Emden</em>. In the ensuing engagement <em>Sydney</em> was hit early by long-range guns, killing four and wounding 12, but soon overcame the German vessel with her superior speed, size and firepower. German losses were 131 dead and 65 wounded. Three of the <em>Emden</em>’s main guns were recovered from the wreck – one is on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, another in Hyde Park, Sydney, and the third at the RAN Heritage Centre, Garden Island, Sydney. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac969047379" href="entry://Sydney%23bigmac969047379"><strong>Sydney<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emeer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emeer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emeer" src="word_pronunciations/07830.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛˈmɪə/ (<em>say</em> e'mear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100269" href="entry://emir%23bigmac000100269"><strong>emir</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emend</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emend" src="word_pronunciations/07813.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɛnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'mend), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emend" src="word_pronunciations/07814.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> to free from faults or errors; correct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> to amend (a text) by removing errors.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmendāre</em> correct] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emendable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evert</span></header><div>/ˈɛvət/ (<em>say</em> 'evuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Chris</strong>(<strong>tine</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">born 1954, US tennis player; ranked top woman player in the world 1974–77.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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every
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">every</span><z><span target_id="juZvFP3RKo">adj.</span><span target_id="2q6h5PJgoc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of every" src="word_pronunciations/08380.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvri/ (<em>say</em> 'evree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="juZvFP3RKo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> each (referring one by one to all the members of an aggregate): <em class="example">we go there every day; </em><em class="example">be sure to remember every word he says.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> all possible; the greatest possible degree of: <em class="example">every prospect of success.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2q6h5PJgoc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">every bit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in every respect; in all points: <em class="example">every bit as good.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">every </strong>(<strong class="phr">little</strong>)<strong class="phr"> trick in the book</strong>, all possible strategies, avenues of attack, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">every man and his dog</strong>, a lot of people; the general public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">every nook and cranny</strong>, all conceivable places.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">every now and then</strong> or <strong class="phr">every now and again</strong> or <strong class="phr">every once in a while</strong>, occasionally; from time to time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">every other</strong>, every second; every alternate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq453"> <strong class="phr">every so often</strong>, from time to time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">every which way</strong>, in all directions: <em class="example">the wind seems to be blowing every which way.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>every</em>, <em>everich</em>, etc., Old English <em>ǣfre ǣlc</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090582" href="entry://ever%23bigmac000090582"><span class="smallcaps">ever</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095838" href="entry://each%23bigmac000095838"><span class="smallcaps">each</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ewers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ewers</span></header><div>/ˈjuəz/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> <strong>J</strong>(<strong>ohn</strong>)<strong> K</strong>(<strong>eith</strong>), 1904–78, Australian poet, novelist, biographer, and short-story writer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> <strong>Raymond Boultwood</strong> /ˈboʊltwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohltwood), 1917–98, Australian sculptor; official war artist in World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excel</span><z><span target_id="6mq2MLQFLe">v.t.</span><span target_id="gwq7e1h2oC">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excel" src="word_pronunciations/08433.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sel), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excel" src="word_pronunciations/08434.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">excelled</strong>, <strong class="bold">excelling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6mq2MLQFLe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> to surpass; be superior to; outdo.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gwq7e1h2oC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq604"> to surpass others or be superior in some respect: <em class="example">to strive to excel in one’s chosen field.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excellere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exeat</span></header><div>/ˈɛksiæt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekseeat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">formal leave of absence, especially permission for a student to be absent from a school or institution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: 3rd person present subjunctive of <em>exīre</em> to go out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exec.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exec.</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛk/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zek) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> executive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> executor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exert</span><z><span target_id="VyVt6rfCvn">v.t.</span><span target_id="47a1mAt9GC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exert" src="word_pronunciations/08503.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɜt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zert), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exert" src="word_pronunciations/08504.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VyVt6rfCvn"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> to put forth, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="47a1mAt9GC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq221"> <strong class="phr">exert oneself</strong>, to put forth one’s powers; use one’s efforts; strive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ertus</em>, past participle of <em>exserere</em> to thrust out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exertive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac213825444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exies</span></header><div>/ˈɛksiz/ (<em>say</em> 'ekseez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">expenses, as for an expense account.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088924" href="entry://expense%23bigmac000088924"><span class="smallcaps">ex(pense)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expel" src="word_pronunciations/08571.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spel), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expel" src="word_pronunciations/08572.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">expelled</strong>, <strong class="bold">expelling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject: <em class="example">to expel air from the lungs; </em><em class="example">to expel an invader from a country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> to cut off from membership or relations: <em class="example">to expel a pupil from a school.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>expelle</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>expellere</em> drive out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expellable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expellee</strong> /ɛkspɛlˈi/ (<em>say</em> ekspel'ee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expeller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ezek.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ezek.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">Ezekiel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eagles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eagles</span></header><div>/ˈigəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> <strong>the</strong>, US rock group, formed in 1971.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq670"> <strong>the</strong>, Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">Weagles</strong>. the West Coast AFL team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq268"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of the West Coast AFL team.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eaglet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eaglet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eaglet" src="word_pronunciations/07493.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiglət/ (<em>say</em> 'eegluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">a young eagle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>aiglette</em>, diminutive of <em>aigle</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022595" href="entry://eagle%23bigmac000022595"><span class="smallcaps">eagle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easies</span></header><div>/ˈiziz/ (<em>say</em> 'eezeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102921" href="entry://step-ins%23bigmac000102921"><strong>step-ins</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Easter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Easter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Easter" src="word_pronunciations/07524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈistə/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or next after 21 March (the vernal equinox) or, by some Orthodox or Eastern Rite churches, on dates calculated from the Julian calendar, usually occurring after the Western festival but sometimes on the same dates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> Also, <strong class="vs">Easter Day</strong>, <strong class="vs">Easter Sunday</strong>. the day on which this festival is celebrated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq332"> the period from Good Friday to the following Monday (Easter Monday).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ester</em>, Old English <em>ēastre</em>, originally, name of goddess associated with the vernal equinox; distantly related to Latin <em>aurōra</em> dawn, Greek <em>eōs</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089059" href="entry://east%23bigmac000089059"><span class="smallcaps">east</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eatery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eatery</span></header><div>/ˈitəri/ (<em>say</em> 'eetuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">an eating house.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101415" href="entry://eat%23bigmac000101415"><span class="smallcaps">eat</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23bigmac000024465"><span class="smallcaps">-ery</span></a>; US (1900s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eccles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eccles</span></header><div>/ˈɛkəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'ekuhlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John Carew</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">1903–97, Australian neurophysiologist in Europe and the US; shared the Nobel prize for medicine 1963 for work on the nervous system; Australian of the Year 1963.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong> John Eccles</strong> was born and educated in Melbourne. In 1925 he won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, where his research on the brain and the central nervous system began. He continued this work at the University of Otago, NZ (1944–51) and the Australian National University (1952–66). In 1963 he shared the Nobel prize for medicine for his work on the physio-chemical basis of transmission of nerve impulses. Faced with compulsory retirement in Australia, in 1966 he left for the US to continue his research, first at the Institute of Biomedical Research, Chicago, and from 1968 until his voluntary retirement in 1975, at the State University of New York, Buffalo, after which he moved to Switzerland. His publications include <em>The Self and its Brain</em> (1977), written in collaboration with Karl Popper and <em>How the Self Controls its Brain</em> (1994). He was knighted in 1958.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecesis</span></header><div>/əˈsisəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'seesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>oikēsis</em> an inhabiting] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecesic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ecevit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ecevit</span></header><div>/ˈɛtʃəvɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'echuhvit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bülent</strong> /ˈbulənt/ (<em>say</em> 'boohluhnt), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">1925–2006, Turkish writer and politician; prime minister 1974, 1977, 1978–79, 1999–2002.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eckert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eckert</span></header><div>/ˈɛkət/ (<em>say</em> 'ekuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Presper</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">1919–95, US inventor; with JW Maunchly built the first electronic computer (1946).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eczema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eczema</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eczema" src="word_pronunciations/07568.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhmuh), /ˈɛksmə/ (<em>say</em> 'eksmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">an inflammatory disease of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek, from <em>ekzeīn</em> boil out, break out (of a disease, etc.)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eczematous</strong> /ɛkˈsɛmətəs/ (<em>say</em> ek'semuhtuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegit</span></header><div>/ˈɛlədʒət/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhjuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a writ of execution against a judgement debtor’s goods or property held by the judgement creditor until payment of the debt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: he or she has chosen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eleven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eleven</span><z><span target_id="iFQDVGu977">n.</span><span target_id="RsuTQTFQFc">adj.</span><span target_id="yN9LKLzLs5">pron.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eleven" src="word_pronunciations/07735.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛvən/ (<em>say</em> uh'levuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iFQDVGu977"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> a cardinal number, ten plus one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> a symbol for this number, as 11 and XI.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq610"> a set of this many persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq238"> a team of eleven players, as in soccer, cricket, hockey, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RsuTQTFQFc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq471"> amounting to eleven in number.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="yN9LKLzLs5">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq236"> eleven people or things.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>elleven</em>(<em>e</em>), etc., Old English <em>ellefne</em>, <em>endleofan</em>, etc., literally, one left (after counting ten). Compare Old High German <em>einlif</em>, Middle High German <em>eilf</em>, German <em>elf</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eleventh</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elodea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elodea</span></header><div>/ɛləˈdiə/ (<em>say</em> eluh'deeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">any species of the submerged water plant genus <em>Elodea</em>, especially <em>E. canadensis</em>, a troublesome weed of waterways.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek (<em>h</em>)<em>elōdēs</em> marshy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eluent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eluent</span></header><div>/ˈɛljuənt/ (<em>say</em> 'elyoohuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a solvent used in eluting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eluant</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>ēlu</em>(<em>ere</em>) to wash + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023991" href="entry://-ent%23bigmac000023991"><span class="smallcaps">-ent</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblem</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emblem" src="word_pronunciations/07801.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmbləm/ (<em>say</em> 'embluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq301"> an object, or a representation of it, symbolising a quality, state, class of persons, etc.; a symbol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> an allegorical drawing or picture, often with explanatory writing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>emblēma</em> inlaid work, ornamentation, from Greek: an insertion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emerge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emerge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emerge" src="word_pronunciations/07821.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'merj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emerge" src="word_pronunciations/07822.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">emerged</strong>, <strong class="bold">emerging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> to rise or come forth from or as from water or other liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq544"> to come up or arise, as a question or difficulty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmergere</em> rise out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emesis</span></header><div>/ˈɛməsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">vomiting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emetic</span><z><span target_id="BQVtykAlM8">adj.</span><span target_id="G72yRljW8d">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emetic" src="word_pronunciations/07826.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'metik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BQVtykAlM8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> inducing vomiting, as a medicinal substance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G72yRljW8d">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq644"> an emetic medicine or agent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>emeticus</em>, from Greek <em>emetikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eminem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88899057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eminem</span></header><div>/ɛmənˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> emuhn'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Marshall Bruce Mathers III</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">born 1972, US rap musician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empery</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpəri/ (<em>say</em> 'empuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emperies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> absolute dominion; empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> the territory of an emperor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>emperie</em>, from Old French, from <em>emperer</em> to rule, from Latin <em>imperāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enamel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enamel</span><z><span target_id="7alC7rjA4J">n.</span><span target_id="a814u6zlFX">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enamel" src="word_pronunciations/07883.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnæməl/ (<em>say</em> uh'namuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7alC7rjA4J"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq900"> any of various enamel-like varnishes, paints, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq909"> any enamel-like surface with a bright lustre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq678"> an artistic work executed in enamel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> the hard, glossy, calcareous outer structure of the crowns of the teeth, containing only a slight amount of organic substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq604"> a coating applied to the nails to create a smooth and glossy surface, and often to colour them.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a814u6zlFX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enamelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">enameled</strong>; <strong class="bold">enamelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">enameling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq391"> to inlay or overlay with enamel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq817"> to form an enamel-like surface upon: <em class="example">to enamel metal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq976"> to decorate as with enamel; variegate with colours.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enamayl</em>, from Anglo-French, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>amayl</em>, Old French <em>esmail</em>; ultimately related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069620" href="entry://smelt%23bigmac000069620"><span class="smallcaps">smelt<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enamelled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enameller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enamellist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enamelwork</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endear</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endear" src="word_pronunciations/07928.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> en'dear), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endear" src="word_pronunciations/07929.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">to make dear, esteemed, or beloved: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He walked a little pigeon-toed, which endeared him to me</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">eve langley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endearing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endearingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of energy" src="word_pronunciations/07954.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">energies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> (habitual) capacity or habit of vigorous activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> the actual exertion of power; operation; activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq698"> power as exerted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq764"> ability to produce action or effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq703"> vigour or forcefulness of expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq086"> an appearance, attitude or pattern of behaviour which strongly resembles someone or something else: <em class="example">princess energy; </em><em class="example">vampire energy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq796"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the capacity for doing work which exists in various forms, as kinetic energy, nuclear energy, etc.; the derived SI unit of energy is the joule.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>energīa</em>, from Greek <em>energeia</em> agency, force]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enesco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enesco</span></header><div>/əˈnɛskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'neskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges</strong> /ʒɔʒ/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">1881–1955, Romanian violinist and composer; most notable works are the two <em>Romanian Rhapsodies</em> (1901 and 1902).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Engels
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Engels</span></header><div>/ˈɛŋgəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'engguhlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Friedrich</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">1820–95, German socialist writer in England, associated with Karl Marx; together they wrote <em>The Communist Manifesto</em> (1848); Engels’ own works included <em>Condition of the Working Classes in England</em> (1844).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enmesh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enmesh</span></header><div>/ɛnˈmɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> en'mesh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">to catch, as in a net; entangle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">immesh</strong>, <strong class="vs">inmesh</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>enmeshment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ennead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ennead</span></header><div>/ˈɛniəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eneeuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a group of nine persons or things.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>enneas</em>, from <em>ennea</em> nine] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enneadic</strong> /ˌɛniˈædɪk/ (<em>say</em> .enee'adik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ennead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ennead</span></header><div>/ˈɛniəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eneeuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">a group of nine gods in Egyptian religion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entree</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entree" src="word_pronunciations/08077.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒntreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ontray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq198"> a dish served at dinner before the main course.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq372"> <em class="label">US</em> the main course.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> the right or privilege of entering.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">entrée</strong>. <div class="etym">[French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090944" href="entry://entry%23bigmac000090944"><span class="smallcaps">entry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eocene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eocene</span><z><span target_id="ZVTA34UpZM">adj.</span><span target_id="QGASLxibxb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eocene" src="word_pronunciations/08113.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈioʊsin/ (<em>say</em> 'eeohseen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eocene" src="word_pronunciations/08114.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuh-) <em class="label">Geology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZVTA34UpZM">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> relating to the second principal subdivision of the Tertiary period or system.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QGASLxibxb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq686"> an early Tertiary epoch or series succeeding Palaeocene and preceding Oligocene.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024101" href="entry://eo-%23bigmac000024101"><span class="smallcaps">eo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012252" href="entry://-cene%23bigmac000012252"><span class="smallcaps">-cene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edberg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edberg</span></header><div>/ˈɛdbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'edberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Stefan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">born 1966, Swedish tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 1988, 1990.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edessa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edessa</span></header><div>/ɪˈdɛsə/ (<em>say</em> i'desuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">an ancient city in north-western Mesopotamia, an early centre of Christianity; the capital of a principality under the Crusaders.</span></div> Modern, <strong>Urfa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edgley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edgley</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒli/ (<em>say</em> 'ejlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michael</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">born 1943, Australian theatrical entrepreneur; first Australian to present shows from the Soviet Union and People’s Republic of China.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EdTech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac487946842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EdTech</span><z><span target_id="2v4KUnaU2O">n.</span><span target_id="qQJWhBpspj">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛdtɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'edtek) <em class="label">Education</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2v4KUnaU2O">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac013693729" href="entry://educational%20technology%23bigmac013693729"><strong>educational technology</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> a company which produces resources used in educational technology: <em class="example">a startup EdTech.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qQJWhBpspj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq457"> of or relating to educational technology: <em class="example">an EdTech app.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">edtech</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ed Tech</strong>, <strong class="vs">ed tech</strong>, <strong class="vs">ed-tech</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ed-Tech</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eeling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac097659444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eeling</span></header><div>/ˈilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">the activity of catching eels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eetswa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894508812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eetswa</span></header><div>/ˈitsweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'eetsway) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">excellent; great.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eets</strong>. <div class="etym">[pig Latin for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102055" href="entry://sweet%23bigmac000102055"><span class="smallcaps">sweet</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effect</span><z><span target_id="mQI2EdC2gC">n.</span><span target_id="B58c8PF88F">v.t.</span><span target_id="kDZoH3gUGG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effect" src="word_pronunciations/07594.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effect" src="word_pronunciations/07595.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mQI2EdC2gC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> that which is produced by some agency or cause; a result; a consequence: <em class="example">the effect of heat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; weight: <em class="example">of no effect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq632"> the state of being operative; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfilment: <em class="example">to bring a plan into effect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq590"> a mental impression produced, as by a painting, speech, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq560"> the result intended; purport or intent; tenor or significance: <em class="example">he wrote to that effect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq296"> (of stage properties) a sight, sound or, occasionally, smell simulated by artificial means to give a particular impression in a theatre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq031"> a scientific phenomenon: <em class="example">the Doppler effect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq096"> (<em>plural</em>) goods; movables; personal property.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="B58c8PF88F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq003"> to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq692"> to produce or make.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kDZoH3gUGG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">be in effect</strong>, be in operation, as a law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq735"> <strong class="phr">come into effect</strong>, become operative, as a law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq424"> <strong class="phr">for effect</strong>, for the sake of a desired impression; with histrionic intent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Allowing a pause for effect, he swung round with a possible joke on his lips, to discover the doorway empty.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">in effect</strong>, in fact or reality, although perhaps not formally acknowledged as such: <em class="example">he is in effect the leader.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">take effect</strong>, to begin to operate, as a drug, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>effectus</em>, from <em>efficere</em> bring about] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effecter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effectible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Effect</em> is commonly confused with <em>affect</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effete</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effete" src="word_pronunciations/07599.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfit/ (<em>say</em> uh'feet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> weak and ineffectual as a result of over-refinement: <em class="example">an effete intellectual.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> that has lost its vigour or energy; exhausted; worn out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq246"> (of animals and plants) unable to produce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>effētus</em> exhausted by bearing young, from <em>ex-</em> out + <em>fētus</em> breeding] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effetely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effeteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Effner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Effner</span></header><div>/ˈɛfnə/ (<em>say</em> 'efnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph</strong> /ˈjoʊzɛf/ (<em>say</em> 'yohzef), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">1687–1745, German architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egbert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egbert</span></header><div>/ˈɛgbɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'egbert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">died AD 839?, king of the West Saxons in England AD 802–39; first overlord of England and Wales AD 829–39.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egeria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egeria</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> uh'jearreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">a nymph who instructed King Numa in religious worship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egesta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egesta</span></header><div>/iˈdʒɛstə/ (<em>say</em> ee'jestuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">matter egested from the body, as excrement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter plural of <em>ēgestus</em>, past participle, brought out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egress</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egress" src="word_pronunciations/07630.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigrɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'eegres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> the act of going or passing out, especially from an enclosed place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> a means or place of going out; an exit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq387"> the right of going out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēgressus</em>, from <em>ēgredī</em> go out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egression</strong> /iˈgrɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> ee'greshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eiffel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eiffel</span></header><div>/iˈfɛl/ (<em>say</em> ee'fel), /ˈaɪfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'uyfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alexandre Gustave</strong> /alɛkˈsɒ̃drə gysˌtav/ (<em>say</em> ahlek'sondruh goohs.tahv), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">1832–1923, French engineer; his firm built the Eiffel Tower, based on the concept of two engineers within the company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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either
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">either</span><z><span target_id="LsfTP8eAQK">adj.</span><span target_id="vcz7iI16kQ">pron.</span><span target_id="ElHxCpPBNk">conj.</span><span target_id="45jNoxA0jb">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of either" src="word_pronunciations/07639.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪðə/ (<em>say</em> 'uydhuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of either" src="word_pronunciations/07640.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiðə/ (<em>say</em> 'eedhuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LsfTP8eAQK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> one or the other of two: <em class="example">you may sit at either end of the table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq005"> each of the two; the one and the other: <em class="example">there are trees on either side of the river.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="vcz7iI16kQ">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq578"> one or the other; not both: <em class="example">take either; </em><em class="example">either is correct.</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="ElHxCpPBNk">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq096"> (used to indicate one of two coordinate alternatives): <em class="example">either come or write.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="45jNoxA0jb">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq255"> (used after negative sentences coordinated by <em>and</em>, <em>or</em>, <em>nor</em>, or after a negative subordinate clause): <em class="example">she is not fond of parties and I am not either; </em><em class="example">I am going and nobody can prevent it either; </em><em class="example">if you do not come, he will not come either.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ǣgþer</em>, contraction of <em>ǣghwæþer</em> each of two, both, from <em>ā</em> always + <em>gehwæþer</em> each of two. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084700" href="entry://whether%23bigmac000084700"><span class="smallcaps">whether</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095838" href="entry://each%23bigmac000095838"><strong>each</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejecta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejecta</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɛktə/ (<em>say</em> uh'jektuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">matter ejected, as from a volcano in eruption.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter plural of <em>ējectus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023128" href="entry://eject%23bigmac000023128"><span class="smallcaps">eject</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elated</span></header><div>/əˈleɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'laytuhd), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">in high spirits; proud; jubilant.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>elatedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elatedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elater</span></header><div>/ˈɛlətə/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq419"> <em class="label">Botany</em> an elastic filament serving to disperse spores of some algae, fungi, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023174" href="entry://elaterid%23bigmac000023174"><strong>elaterid</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023174" href="entry://elaterid%23mq837">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: driver]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eldest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eldest</span><z><span target_id="3CYKOS5dKQ">adj.</span><span target_id="1XT9hkpFNG">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eldest" src="word_pronunciations/07666.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛldəst/ (<em>say</em> 'elduhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3CYKOS5dKQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> oldest; now surviving only in <em>the eldest brother</em>, <em>sister</em>, and <em>eldest hand</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1XT9hkpFNG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq686"> eldest child: <em class="example">Susie is my eldest.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>eldest</em>(<em>a</em>), superlative of <em>ald</em>, <em>eald</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104686" href="entry://old%23bigmac000104686"><span class="smallcaps">old</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elect.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elect.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> electric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> electrical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq598"> electricity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elec.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-et
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-et</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq519">a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words), as in <em>islet</em>, <em>bullet</em>, <em>facet</em>, <em>midget</em>, <em>owlet</em>, <em>plummet</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>-et</em> masculine, <em>-ette</em> feminine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ey<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq815">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><strong>-y<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, used especially after <em>y</em>, as in <em>clayey</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ey<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq333">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><strong>-y<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, used especially after <em>y</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672366924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ean</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq199">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><strong>-an</strong></a>, as in <em>antipodean</em>, <em>caesarean</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-eer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-eer</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq420">a suffix of nouns denoting someone who is concerned with, or employed in connection with, or is engaged in something, as in <em>auctioneer</em>, <em>engineer</em>, <em>profiteer</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-ier</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>-ier</em>, from Latin <em>-ārius</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024337" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024337"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-eme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428795281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-eme</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq032">a noun suffix marking a unit in a linguistic system, as in <em>lexeme</em>, <em>morpheme</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [by analogy with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104494" href="entry://phoneme%23bigmac000104494"><span class="smallcaps">phoneme</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ene</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> a noun suffix used in chemistry, in names of hydrocarbons, as <em>anthracene</em>, <em>benzene</em>, <em>naphthalene</em>, specifically those of the olefin or ethylene series, as <em>butylene</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> a generalised suffix used in trademarks for substances, often implying synthetic manufacture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <em>-ene</em>, adjective suffix (as in <em>terrene</em>), from Latin <em>-ēnus</em> (in Greek <em>-ēnos</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ent</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq952">a suffix equivalent to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002824" href="entry://-ant%23bigmac000002824"><strong>-ant</strong></a>, in adjectives and nouns, as in <em>ardent</em>, <em>dependent</em>, <em>different</em>, <em>expedient</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, stem ending of present participle in verbs of conjugations 2, 3, 4]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ern</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq961">an adjectival suffix occurring in <em>northern</em>, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>-erne</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac435066427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ers</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq971">a variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac300902029" href="entry://-er%23bigmac300902029"><strong>-er<sup>9</sup></strong></a>, as in <em>preggers</em> (pregnant), <em>crackers</em> (crazy, from <em>cracked</em>), or in the colloquial shortening of people’s names, as in <em>Greggers </em>(<em>Gregory</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ery</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> a word ending of a word adopted from a French word ending in <em>-erie</em>, as in <em>bravery</em>, <em>nunnery</em>, <em>cutlery</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> a suffix of nouns denoting <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq870"> a place of employment, as in <em>bakery</em>, <em>brewery</em>, <em>fishery</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq313"> a class of goods, as in <em>confectionery</em>, <em>pottery</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq596"> things collectively, as in <em>machinery</em>, <em>crockery</em>, <em>scenery</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq054"> a state or condition, as in <em>slavery</em>, <em>foolery</em>, <em>witchery</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq094"> a place where certain animals are kept, as in <em>piggery</em>, <em>rookery</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq363"> (<em>humorous</em>) a place where an article or service may be obtained, as in <em>eatery</em>, <em>fish and chippery</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>-erie</em>, from <em>-ier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024337" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024337"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>-ie</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="#mq363">2f</a> modelled on <em>bakery</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ese</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a noun and adjective suffix indicating </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq768"> locality, nationality, language, etc., as in <em>Japanese</em>, <em>Vietnamese</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq190"> a particular jargon, as in <em>computerese</em>, <em>journalese</em>, <em>bureaucratese</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>-eis</em>, from Latin <em>-ēnsis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ess</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq070">a suffix forming distinctively feminine nouns, as in <em>countess</em>, <em>hostess</em>, <em>lioness</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>-esse</em>, from Latin <em>-issa</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-est
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-est<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq895">a suffix forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs, as in <em>warmest</em>, <em>fastest</em>, <em>soonest</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-est</em>, <em>-ost</em>. Compare Greek <em>-isto-</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991722707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-est<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq184">a suffix forming the second person singular present indicative of verbs, now occurring only in archaic forms or used in solemn or poetic language, as in <em>thou askest</em>, <em>hopest</em>, <em>doest</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-eth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-eth<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq946">an ending of the third person singular present indicative of verbs, now occurring only in archaic forms or used in solemn or poetic language, as in <em>doeth</em> or <em>doth</em>, <em>hath</em>, <em>hopeth</em>, <em>sitteth</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-eþ</em>, <em>-aþ</em>, <em>-oþ</em>, <em>-þ</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>-t</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-eth<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq745">the form of <em>-th</em>, the ordinal suffix, after a vowel, as in <em>twentieth</em>, <em>thirtieth</em>, etc.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075811" href="entry://-th%23bigmac000075811"><strong>-th<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-emia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-emia</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq949">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000858" href="entry://-aemia%23bigmac000000858"><strong>-aemia</strong></a>, as in <em>hyperemia</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ence</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq000">a noun suffix equivalent to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002444" href="entry://-ance%23bigmac000002444"><strong>-ance</strong></a>, and corresponding to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023991" href="entry://-ent%23bigmac000023991"><strong>-ent</strong></a> in adjectives, as in <em>abstinence</em>, <em>consistence</em>, <em>dependence</em>, <em>difference</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, alteration of <em>-ance</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002444" href="entry://-ance%23bigmac000002444"><span class="smallcaps">-ance</span></a> by association with Latin <em>-entia</em>, noun suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-eous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-eous</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq785">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><strong>-ous</strong></a>, occurring in adjectives taken from Latin or derived from Latin nouns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-eus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emery" src="word_pronunciations/07825.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛməri/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>émeri</em>, from Greek <em>smeris</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emmen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emmen</span></header><div>/ˈɛmən/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">a town in the Netherlands, in Drenthe province; newly developed since World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emmer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emmer</span></header><div>/ˈɛmə/ (<em>say</em> 'emuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">a form of wheat, <em>Triticum dicoccum</em>, cultivated in the Mediterranean region since Neolithic times and still grown in Eurasia to a limited extent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [High German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emmet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emmet</span></header><div>/ˈɛmət/ (<em>say</em> 'emuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">1778–1803, Irish patriot; led an unsuccessful insurrection in 1803 and was later hanged for treason.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enema</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enema" src="word_pronunciations/07950.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enemas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">enemata</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enema" src="word_pronunciations/07949.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɛmətə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nemuhtuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-))<br/> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> a fluid injected into the rectum, as to evacuate the bowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> an instrument for doing this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq112"> the injection of the fluid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: injection, clyster]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enemy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enemy</span><z><span target_id="26RMpbwBhP">n.</span><span target_id="ihuc1cG0RV">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enemy" src="word_pronunciations/07952.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="26RMpbwBhP"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enemies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> someone who cherishes hatred or harmful designs against another; an adversary or opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq320"> an armed foe; an opposing military force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq481"> a hostile nation or state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq591"> a subject of such a state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq875"> something harmful or prejudicial.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ihuc1cG0RV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq581"> belonging to a hostile power or to any of its nationals: <em class="example">enemy property.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>enemi</em>, from Latin <em>inimīcus</em> unfriendly, hostile]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enter</span><z><span target_id="89PuHGzg81">v.i.</span><span target_id="WktjaHG2cW">v.t.</span><span target_id="AZH97MkVA0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enter" src="word_pronunciations/08048.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'entuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="89PuHGzg81"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> to come or go in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> to make an entrance, as on the stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq366"> to be admitted.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WktjaHG2cW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq767"> to come or go into.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq295"> to penetrate or pierce: <em class="example">the bullet entered the flesh.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq845"> to put in or insert: <em class="example">to enter a wedge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq226"> to become a member of, or join.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq928"> to cause to be admitted, as into a school, competition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq173"> to make a beginning of or in, or begin upon; engage or become involved in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq101"> to make a record of; record or register.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq150"> to type (data, text, etc.) into a computer file.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> to place in regular form before a court, as a writ.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq328"> to occupy or to take possession of (lands); make an entrance, entry, ingress in, under claim of a right to possession.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq573"> to register formally; submit; put forward: <em class="example">to enter an objection.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq003"> to report (a vessel, etc.) at the customs house.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AZH97MkVA0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">enter into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq093"> to take an interest or part in; engage in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq610"> to take up the consideration of (a subject); investigate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq883"> to sympathise with (a person’s feelings, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq723"> to assume the obligation of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq150"> to become a party to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq764"> to make a beginning in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq333"> to form a constituent part or ingredient of: <em class="example">lead enters into the composition of pewter.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq599"> to penetrate; plunge deeply into.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq911"> to go into (a specific state): <em class="example">enter into a state of hypnosis.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">enter on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to make a beginning in.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>entre</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>entrer</em>, from Latin <em>intrāre</em> go into] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enterable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enzed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enzed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Enzed" src="word_pronunciations/08110.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈzɛd/ (<em>say</em> en'zed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">New Zealand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [respelling of NZ, initialism for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092519" href="entry://New%20Zealand%23bigmac000092519"><span class="smallcaps">N(ew) Z(ealand)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erect</span><z><span target_id="JORB2Puqwf">adj.</span><span target_id="EcefVtLwrO">adv.</span><span target_id="FE4rjEE5tj">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erect" src="word_pronunciations/08210.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'rekt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erect" src="word_pronunciations/08211.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JORB2Puqwf"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> upright in position or posture: <em class="example">an erect stance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq062"> raised or directed upwards: <em class="example">a dog with ears erect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq912"> <em class="label">Botany</em> vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: <em class="example">an erect stem; </em><em class="example">an erect leaf; </em><em class="example">an erect ovule.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq570"> <em class="label">Optics</em> (of an image) having the same position as the object; not inverted.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="EcefVtLwrO">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq120"> in an erect position: <em class="example">to stand erect.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FE4rjEE5tj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq683"> to build; construct; raise: <em class="example">to erect a house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq791"> to raise and set in an upright or perpendicular position: <em class="example">to erect a telegraph pole.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq372"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Optics</em> to change (an inverted image) to a normal position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq487"> to set up or establish, as an institution; found.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> to assemble; make ready for use.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ērectus</em>, past participle, set upright, built] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erectable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erectness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erectly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esker</span></header><div>/ˈɛskə/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, formed by streams under or in glacial ice.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eskar</strong> /ˈɛska/ (<em>say</em> 'eskah), /-kə/ (<em>say</em> -kuh). <div class="etym">[Irish Gaelic <em>eiscir</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Essen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Essen</span></header><div>/ˈɛsən/ (<em>say</em> 'esuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">a city in western Germany (formerly in West Germany); the chief city of the Ruhr; Krupp works.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Essex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Essex<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛsəks/ (<em>say</em> 'esuhks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert Devereux</strong> /ˈdɛvəru/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhrooh), <strong>Earl of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">1566–1601, English soldier; favourite of Queen Elizabeth I; led an unsuccessful rebellion against the officials of Elizabeth’s government in 1601 and was later executed for treason.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Essex<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛsəks/ (<em>say</em> 'esuhks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> a county in south-eastern England; includes several unitary districts created in 1998. 3446 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Chelmsford.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> an Anglo-Saxon kingdom which in the early 7th century included much of Hertfordshire and Surrey as well as modern Essex; later a dependency of the kingdom of Mercia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ester</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ester" src="word_pronunciations/08291.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstə/ (<em>say</em> 'estuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">an organic compound formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by L Gmelin, 1788–1853, German chemist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ether</span><z><span target_id="SC8bMIOelY">n.</span><span target_id="HHg5lnnSwD">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ether" src="word_pronunciations/08311.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SC8bMIOelY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq227"> a highly volatile and flammable colourless liquid, diethyl ether, (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O, obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on alcohol, and used as a solvent and anaesthetic; sulphuric ether.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq561"> one of a class of organic compounds in which any two organic groups are attached directly to oxygen, having the general formula R<sub>2</sub>O, as ethyl ether (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> Also, <strong class="vs">aether</strong>. the upper regions of space; the clear sky; the heavens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq511"> Also, <strong class="vs">aether</strong>. the medium supposed by the ancients to fill the upper regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq524"> Also, <strong class="vs">aether</strong>. an all-pervading medium postulated for the transmission of light, heat, etc., by the older elastic solid theory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq989"> (<em>usually plural</em>) certain undefined properties of wine which result in fine flavour and bouquet.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HHg5lnnSwD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq128"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to humiliate or denigrate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aether</em>, from Greek <em>aithēr</em> upper air, sky; (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="#mq128">6</a>) from (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="#mq227">1a</a>) in the sense to wipe out, or obliterate, as by a solvent or anaesthetic] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etheric</strong> /iˈθɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> ee'therik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euler</span></header><div>/ˈɔɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'oyluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Leonhard</strong> /ˈleɪɒnhat/ (<em>say</em> 'layonhaht), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">1707–83, Swiss mathematician; founder of modern mathematical analysis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evens</span><z><span target_id="wW1Szi05rB">adv.</span><span target_id="6BXRfMpmLH">n.</span><span target_id="eJ7I0b2MXE">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈivənz/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhnz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="wW1Szi05rB"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq766"> (of a bet staked) evenly; with even money.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6BXRfMpmLH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq833"> (<em>usually construed as singular</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024896" href="entry://even%20money%23bigmac000024896"><strong>even money</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eJ7I0b2MXE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">be evens</strong>, to be on a par; be equal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">event</span><z><span target_id="9sQXtjXdqN">n.</span><span target_id="du2luqogvT">v.i.</span><span target_id="dwsEzddLKQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of event" src="word_pronunciations/08368.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vent), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of event" src="word_pronunciations/08369.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9sQXtjXdqN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> anything that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> the fact of happening: <em class="example">to wait for the event of a disaster.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq144"> a specified meteorological occurrence of some significance: <em class="example">a rain event; </em><em class="example">a wind event.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> something which occurs in a certain place during a particular interval of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Sport</em> each of the items in a program of one sport or a number of sports.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="du2luqogvT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Horseriding</em> to participate in eventing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dwsEzddLKQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">after the event</strong>, after the outcome of a situation: <em class="example">to give advice after the event.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq568"> <strong class="phr">at all events</strong> or <strong class="phr">in any event</strong>, whatever happens; in any case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq122"> <strong class="phr">in the event of</strong>, in the circumstances of: <em class="example">in the event of her death.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēventus</em> occurrence, issue] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eventless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ever-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450518581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ever-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq597">a word part meaning ‘always’, as in <em>ever-recurring</em>, <em>ever-faithful</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evert</span></header><div>/iˈvɜt/ (<em>say</em> ee'vert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">to turn outwards, or inside out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvertere</em> overturn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euchred
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euchred</span></header><div>/ˈjukəd/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">beaten; exhausted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eudemon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eudemon</span></header><div>/juˈdimən/ (<em>say</em> yooh'deemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">a good demon or spirit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eudaemon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>eudaimōn</em> happy, from <em>eu-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + <em>daimōn</em> spirit, destiny]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eugenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eugenic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eugenic" src="word_pronunciations/08326.mp3"></audio></span>/juˈdʒinɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'jeenik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eugenic" src="word_pronunciations/08327.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈdʒɛn-/ (<em>say</em> -'jen-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> of or bringing about improvement in the type of offspring produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq097"> having good inherited characteristics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eugenical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>eugēnes</em> well born + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eugenically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eugenol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eugenol</span></header><div>/ˈjudʒənɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohjuhnol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">a liquid phenol, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, contained in certain essential oils, as that of cloves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Eugen</em>(<em>ia</em>) genus of myrtaceous plants + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euglena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euglena</span></header><div>/juˈglinə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'gleenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">a unicellular type of green organism of the genus <em>Euglena</em>, with one flagellum and a red eyespot, much used for class and experimental study.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eupnoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eupnoea</span></header><div>/jupˈniə/ (<em>say</em> yoohp'neeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">easy or normal breathing (opposed to <em>dyspnoea</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>eupnoia</em>, from <em>eupnoos</em> breathing well]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euterpe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euterpe</span></header><div>/juˈtɜpi/ (<em>say</em> yooh'terpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">the Muse of music and lyric poetry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: literally, well-pleasing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Euterpean</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evacuee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evacuee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evacuee" src="word_pronunciations/08347.mp3"></audio></span>/əvækjuˈi/ (<em>say</em> uhvakyooh'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a person who is withdrawn or removed from a place of danger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evangel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evangel<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/əˈvændʒəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'vanjuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> the good tidings of the redemption of the world through Jesus Christ; the gospel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) any of the four Gospels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq908"> doctrine taken as a guide or regarded as of prime importance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>ēvangelium</em>, from Greek <em>euangelion</em> good tidings; replacing Middle English <em>evangile</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evangel<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əˈvændʒəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'vanjuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">an evangelist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>euangelos</em> good messenger]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening</span><z><span target_id="0HWgCXIZRU">n.</span><span target_id="BfHcrDsOwv">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evening" src="word_pronunciations/08359.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈivnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eevning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0HWgCXIZRU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> the latter part of the day and the early part of the night.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> the period from sunset to bedtime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq607"> any concluding or declining period: <em class="example">the evening of life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq429"> an evening’s reception or entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Qld</em> the period of the day after midday.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BfHcrDsOwv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq692"> of or relating to evening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq931"> occurring or seen in the evening.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ǣfnung</em>, from <em>ǣfnian</em> draw towards evening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everage</span></header><div>/ˈɛvrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'evrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Edna</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">Moonee Ponds housewife-superstar, a character created by Barry Humphries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everard</span></header><div>/ˈɛvərad/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhrahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> <strong>Lake</strong>, a salt lake in southern central SA, west of Lake Gairdner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> <strong>Cape</strong>, a promontory at the extreme eastern point of the coast of Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everest</span></header><div>/ˈɛvərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a peak of the Himalayas, on the border between Nepal and the Xizang AR (Tibet); highest mountain in the world. 8848 m.</span></div> Nepalese, <strong>Sagarmatha</strong>. Tibetan, <strong>Chomolungma</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Sir George <em>Everest</em>, 1790–1866, British engineer, surveyor-general of India]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evesham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evesham</span></header><div>/ˈivʃəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eevshuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a town in western central England, in Worcestershire; fruit growing; battle 1265.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evident
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evident</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evident" src="word_pronunciations/08387.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">plain or clear to the sight or understanding: <em class="example">an evident mistake.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvidens</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exalted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exalted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exalted" src="word_pronunciations/08413.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɔltəd/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawltuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exalted" src="word_pronunciations/08414.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> elevated, as in rank or character; of high station: <em class="example">an exalted personage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> noble or elevated, lofty: <em class="example">an exalted style.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> rapturously excited.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exaltedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exaltedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excerpt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excerpt</span><z><span target_id="ItCVbuvBGs">n.</span><span target_id="RknHVvcqKI">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ItCVbuvBGs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excerpt" src="word_pronunciations/08443.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksɜpt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekserpt) a passage taken out of a book or the like; an extract.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RknHVvcqKI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq829"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excerpt" src="word_pronunciations/08444.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkˈsɜpt/ (<em>say</em> ek'serpt) to take out (a passage) from a book or the like; extract.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excerptus</em>, past participle, picked out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excerption</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excited
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excited</span></header><div>/əkˈsaɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suytuhd), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> stirred emotionally; agitated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> stimulated to activity; brisk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> <em class="label">Physics</em> (of an atom or nucleus) in a state of higher energy than the ground state.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>excitedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> There is an increased tendency for <em>excited</em> to be followed by <em>for</em> rather than <em>about</em>, as in <em>excited for the party tonight</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exciter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exciter</span></header><div>/əkˈsaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suytuh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> someone or something that excites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> an auxiliary generator which supplies energy for the excitation of another electric machine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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examen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">examen</span></header><div>/əgˈzeɪmən/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zaymuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">an examination, as of conscience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: a weighing, consideration (from <em>examen</em> the tongue of a balance, from <em>exigere</em> to thrust out)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exceed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exceed</span><z><span target_id="m8vJNdxcO8">v.t.</span><span target_id="jAw9Hgl8Pa">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exceed" src="word_pronunciations/08428.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsid/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seed), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exceed" src="word_pronunciations/08429.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="m8vJNdxcO8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> to go beyond the bounds or limits of: <em class="example">to exceed one’s powers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: <em class="example">to exceed the speed limit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq763"> to surpass; be superior to; excel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jAw9Hgl8Pa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq370"> to be greater, as in quantity or degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq562"> to surpass others, excel, or be superior.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>excede</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>excéder</em>, from Latin <em>excēdere</em> go out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exceeder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exceedence</strong>, <strong>exceedance</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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except
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">except<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="o5mJAXZoYF">prep.</span><span target_id="c5JqxNFykM">conj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of except" src="word_pronunciations/08439.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛpt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sept), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of except" src="word_pronunciations/08440.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="o5mJAXZoYF"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq606"> with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: <em class="example">they were all there except me.</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="c5JqxNFykM">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq119"> Also, <strong class="vs">except that</strong>. with the exception that: <em class="example">parallel cases except A is younger than B.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq575"> otherwise than; but: <em class="example">well fortified except here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> unless: <em class="example">I shall not go except you come too.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exceptus</em>, past participle, taken out]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">except<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="PPwd7UOQug">v.t.</span><span target_id="VTYyb1Ryj6">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of except" src="word_pronunciations/08441.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛpt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sept), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of except" src="word_pronunciations/08442.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PPwd7UOQug"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> to exclude; leave out: <em class="example">present company excepted.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VTYyb1Ryj6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to object: <em class="example">to except against a statement, a witness, etc.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>excepte</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>excepter</em>, from Latin <em>exceptus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excess</span><z><span target_id="799cXENHFS">n.</span><span target_id="fztsKKbaXM">adj.</span><span target_id="1ZAC8N6gyV">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="799cXENHFS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08445.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'ses), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛk-/ (<em>say</em> 'ek-) the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq615"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08445.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'ses), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛk-/ (<em>say</em> 'ek-) the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq712"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08445.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'ses), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛk-/ (<em>say</em> 'ek-) an extreme or excessive amount or degree; superabundance: <em class="example">have an excess of energy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq345"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08445.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'ses), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛk-/ (<em>say</em> 'ek-) a going beyond ordinary or proper limits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq501"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08445.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'ses), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛk-/ (<em>say</em> 'ek-) immoderate indulgence; intemperance in eating and drinking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq174"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08447.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'ekses) <em class="label">Insurance</em> the first portion of a loss, being an agreed or fixed sum, which the insured (usually in consideration of a reduction of premium) agrees to bear.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fztsKKbaXM">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq390"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excess" src="word_pronunciations/08447.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'ekses) more than or above what is necessary, usual, or specified; extra: <em class="example">excess baggage; </em><em class="example">excess profits.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1ZAC8N6gyV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">to excess</strong>, beyond what is established, customary, or regular.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>excesse</em>, from Latin <em>excessus</em> a departure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exedra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exedra</span></header><div>/ˈɛksədrə/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhdruh), /ɛkˈsidrə/ (<em>say</em> ek'seedruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a semicircular or rectangular recess with raised seats originating in classical architecture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: a hall with seats, from Greek <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024958" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024958"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <em>hedra</em> seat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exempt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exempt</span><z><span target_id="ZoMkKVHHcx">v.t.</span><span target_id="rIwqb5ZOvV">adj.</span><span target_id="tBNa15VkCr">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exempt" src="word_pronunciations/08496.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɛmpt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exempt" src="word_pronunciations/08497.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZoMkKVHHcx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: <em class="example">to exempt someone from military service; </em><em class="example">to exempt a student from an examination.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rIwqb5ZOvV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq898"> released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.: <em class="example">exempt from taxes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tBNa15VkCr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq042"> someone who is exempt from, or not subject to, an obligation, duty, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>exemptus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exemptible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exergy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac011798956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exergy</span></header><div>/ˈɛksədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">the maximum amount of useful work that can be obtained from a given process, especially one which brings a system into equilibrium with a heat reservoir.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Exergie</em>; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024958" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024958"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023873" href="entry://energy%23bigmac000023873"><span class="smallcaps">energy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exergetic</strong> /ɛksəˈdʒɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'jetik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exeter</span></header><div>/ˈɛksətə/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a city in south-western England, the administrative centre of Devon; cathedral; university founded 1955.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exeunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exeunt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exeunt" src="word_pronunciations/08505.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksiʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekseeoont) <div class="def"><span id="mq940">(a stage direction indicating that the actors named go out or off stage.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: they go out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expect</span><z><span target_id="SSCqPaZzUK">v.t.</span><span target_id="L5pM56BUpm">v.i.</span><span target_id="Kn8TYdaDKj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expect" src="word_pronunciations/08564.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spekt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expect" src="word_pronunciations/08565.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SSCqPaZzUK"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: <em class="example">I expect to do it; </em><em class="example">I expect him to come; </em><em class="example">I expect that he will come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> to look for with reason or justification: <em class="example">we cannot expect obedience; </em><em class="example">expect her to do that.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="L5pM56BUpm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq226"> to suppose or surmise.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Kn8TYdaDKj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">be expecting</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq813"> (of a woman) to be pregnant.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq211"> (of a couple) to be anticipating the birth of their child.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>pectāre</em> look for] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expected</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expend</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expend" src="word_pronunciations/08577.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛnd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spend), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expend" src="word_pronunciations/08578.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> to use up: <em class="example">to expend all one’s energy; </em><em class="example">to expend time unnecessarily; </em><em class="example">to expend care on something.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> to pay out; disburse; spend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expendere</em> weigh out, pay out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expert</span><z><span target_id="iOlkJfM7KW">n.</span><span target_id="4LqNxf6RSE">adj.</span><span target_id="A6PzkO2MBY">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expert" src="word_pronunciations/08590.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iOlkJfM7KW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; a specialist; authority: <em class="example">a language expert; </em><em class="example">an expert on mining.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Shearing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq334"> the person who sharpens the shearers’ cutters.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq401"> the manager of a shearing team.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4LqNxf6RSE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq361"> (sometimes followed by <em>in</em> or <em>at</em>) possessing special skill or knowledge; trained by practice; skilful or skilled: <em class="example">an expert driver; </em><em class="example">to be expert at driving a car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq131"> relating to, coming from, or characteristic of an expert: <em class="example">expert work; </em><em class="example">expert advice.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="A6PzkO2MBY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq558"> <em class="label">Shearing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq888"> to maintain the machinery in a shearing shed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq381"> to act as an expert (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098825" href="#mq401">2b</a>) in a shearing shed.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>expertus</em>, past participle, having tried] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expertly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expertness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>experting</strong>, <em class="label">Shearing</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exsect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exsect</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsɛkt/ (<em>say</em> ek'sekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">to cut out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exsectus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exsection</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exsert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exsert</span><z><span target_id="qt4ar9MJ0e">v.t.</span><span target_id="pKTEPAkflT">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛkˈsɜt/ (<em>say</em> ek'sert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qt4ar9MJ0e"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> to thrust out.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pKTEPAkflT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq997"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025252" href="entry://exserted%23bigmac000025252"><strong>exserted</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exsertus</em>, past participle, put forth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exsertion</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extend</span><z><span target_id="ItzXyR26e4">v.t.</span><span target_id="UmkC3QPsRq">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extend" src="word_pronunciations/08655.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɛnd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stend), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extend" src="word_pronunciations/08656.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ItzXyR26e4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> to stretch out; draw out to the full length.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq434"> to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as to reach a particular point, as a cord or a line of troops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq534"> to stretch forth or hold out, as the arm or hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq958"> to place at full length, especially horizontally, as the body, limbs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq665"> to increase the length or duration of; lengthen; prolong.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq222"> to stretch out in various or all directions; expand; spread out in area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq533"> to enlarge the scope of, or make more comprehensive, as operations or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq779"> to hold forth as an offer or grant; offer; grant; give.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq729"> <em class="label">Finance</em> to postpone (the payment of a debt) beyond the time originally agreed upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to transfer (figures) from one column to another in bookkeeping, invoices, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq317"> to assess or value.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq518"> to make a seizure or levy upon, as land, by a writ of elegit or a writ of extent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to take by seizure.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UmkC3QPsRq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq734"> to be or become extended; stretch out; to be continued in length or duration, or in various or all directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq715"> to reach, as to a particular point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq990"> to increase in length, area, scope, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>extend</em>(<em>en</em>), from Latin <em>extendere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extent" src="word_pronunciations/08665.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stent), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extent" src="word_pronunciations/08666.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq930"> the space or degree to which a thing extends; length, area, or volume: <em class="example">the extent of a line; </em><em class="example">to the full extent of his power.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> something extended; an extended space; a particular length, area, or volume; something having extension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq020"> <em class="label">US Law</em> a writ, or a levy, by which the land of a debtor is valued and transferred to a creditor, absolutely or for a term of years.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq293"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> assessment or valuation, as of land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Logic</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100976" href="entry://extension%23bigmac000100976"><strong>extension</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100976" href="entry://extension%23mq571">10</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>extente</em>, from Anglo-French, from Latin <em>extendere</em> extend]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extern</span></header><div>/ˈɛkstɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstern), /əkˈstɜn/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">a person connected with an institution but not residing in it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">externe</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>externus</em> outward]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeful</span><z><span target_id="c9aWmDxfiG">n.</span><span target_id="IfkGsMpjKQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈaɪfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'uyfool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c9aWmDxfiG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> an amount of dust, etc., blown or thrown into the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq193"> as much as one wants to see or as much as the eye can take in at a glance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person of striking appearance, especially a beautiful woman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IfkGsMpjKQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">get an eyeful of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to look at, especially something worthy of regard, as a beautiful woman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyelet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyelet</span><z><span target_id="ZpaQgJBGrn">n.</span><span target_id="z9c3T5Y2QT">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyelet" src="word_pronunciations/08733.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪlət/ (<em>say</em> 'uyluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZpaQgJBGrn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> a small, typically round hole, especially one finished at the edge, as in cloth or leather, for the passage of a lace or cord, or in embroidery, for ornament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq066"> a metal ring for lining a small hole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> an eyehole in a wall, mask, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq836"> a small eye.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="z9c3T5Y2QT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq756"> to make eyelets (holes) in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq825"> to insert metal eyelets in.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>oilet</em>, from French <em>œillet</em>, diminutive of <em>œil</em> eye]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excreta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excreta</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excreta" src="word_pronunciations/08469.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈkritə/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kreetuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excreta" src="word_pronunciations/08470.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">excreted matter, as faeces, sweat, urine, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Dagging, in polite terms, is the removal, by shears, of wool which is matted on the thighs by excreta.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas wood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1934</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter plural of <em>excrētus</em>, past participle, separated] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excretal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excrete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excrete</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excrete" src="word_pronunciations/08471.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈkrit/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kreet), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excrete" src="word_pronunciations/08472.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excreted</strong>, <strong class="bold">excreting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excrētus</em>, past participle, sifted out, discharged] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excretive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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execute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">execute</span><z><span target_id="ENiR1sV3zT">v.t.</span><span target_id="CnpY1CdXOk">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of execute" src="word_pronunciations/08485.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksəkjut/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkyooht) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">executed</strong>, <strong class="bold">executing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ENiR1sV3zT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> to carry out; accomplish: <em class="example">to execute a plan; </em><em class="example">to execute an order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> to perform or do: <em class="example">to execute a manoeuvre; </em><em class="example">to execute a gymnastic feat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq304"> to inflict capital punishment on; put to death according to law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq406"> to produce in accordance with a plan or design: <em class="example">to execute a statue; </em><em class="example">to execute a still life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq023"> to perform or play (a piece of music).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq566"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq680"> to give effect or force to (a law, decree, judicial sentence, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he helped police execute search warrants on the homes of the targets’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq493"> to carry out the terms of (a will).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq612"> to transact or carry through (a contract, mortgage, etc.) in the manner prescribed by law; complete and give validity to (a legal instrument) by fulfilling the legal requirements, as by signing, sealing, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq527"> to murder or assassinate, often through the agency of a hired killer: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He claims to have executed an American deserter on the orders of the agency that employed him.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CnpY1CdXOk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq684"> to carry out a manoeuvre, action, strategy, etc.: <em class="example">to execute well on the field.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>execute</em>(<em>n</em>), from Medieval Latin <em>execūtāre</em>, from Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ecūtus</em>, past participle, having followed out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>executer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exegete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exegete</span></header><div>/ˈɛksədʒit/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhjeet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">someone skilled in exegesis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exempla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exempla</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛmplə/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempluh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025077" href="entry://exemplum%23bigmac000025077"><strong>exemplum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exergue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exergue</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsɜg/ (<em>say</em> ek'serg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">the space below the base line on a coin or medal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024958" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024958"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <em>ergon</em> work] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exergual</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exigent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exigent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exigent" src="word_pronunciations/08521.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksədʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exigens</em>, present participle, requiring, literally, driving out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exigently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exoreic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exoreic</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈriɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'reeik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">having external flow as of drainage basins which carry drainage to the sea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023830" href="entry://endoreic%23bigmac000023830"><span class="smallcaps">endoreic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expense
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expense</span><z><span target_id="AklT1Xg6pq">n.</span><span target_id="Twyo9XLYn6">v.t.</span><span target_id="5SL9fLuHVC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expense" src="word_pronunciations/08580.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛns/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spens), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expense" src="word_pronunciations/08581.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AklT1Xg6pq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> cost or charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> a cause or occasion of spending: <em class="example">owning a car is a great expense.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq649"> the act of expending; expenditure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq312"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq953"> charges incurred in the execution of an undertaking or commission.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq932"> money paid as reimbursement for such charges: <em class="example">to receive a salary and expenses.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Twyo9XLYn6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq221"> (<strong class="bold">expensed</strong>, <strong class="bold">expensing</strong>) to claim reimbursement for, as part of one’s expenses.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5SL9fLuHVC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq000"> <strong class="phr">at the expense of</strong>, to the detriment of: <em class="example">quantity at the expense of quality.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin <em>expensa</em>, properly past participle feminine, paid or weighed out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiree</span></header><div>/ɛkspaɪˈri/ (<em>say</em> ekspuy'ree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">(in the early period of the colonisation of Australia) a convict whose sentence had expired and who, after being issued a Certificate of Freedom, was entitled to return to Britain with all civil rights restored: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>John Carr blossomed into an ‘expiree’, master of a fine wife and a fine fortune</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exposed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exposed</span></header><div>/əkˈspoʊzd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohzd), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> left or being without shelter or protection; vulnerable; open to attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> laid open to view; unconcealed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exposedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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express
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">express</span><z><span target_id="TwXW3jDeJq">v.t.</span><span target_id="5KLLPBGZek">adj.</span><span target_id="779fjanISS">adv.</span><span target_id="EqJDjPuos8">n.</span><span target_id="Iz7fZubDs6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of express" src="word_pronunciations/08638.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsprɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spres), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of express" src="word_pronunciations/08639.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TwXW3jDeJq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> to put (thought) into words: <em class="example">to express an idea clearly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> to show, manifest, or reveal: <em class="example">to express one’s feelings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq632"> to set forth the opinions, feelings, etc., of (oneself), as in speaking, writing, painting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> to represent by a symbol, character, figure, or formula.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq296"> to press or squeeze out: <em class="example">to express the juice of grapes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq992"> to exude or emit (a liquid, smell, or the like) as if under pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq528"> to send express: <em class="example">to express a package; </em><em class="example">to express merchandise.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5KLLPBGZek">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq895"> clearly indicated; distinctly stated (rather than implied); definite; explicit; plain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq659"> special; particular; definite: <em class="example">an express purpose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq295"> duly or exactly formed or represented: <em class="example">an express image.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq881"> relating to an express: <em class="example">an express agency.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq777"> specially direct or fast, as a train, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq8"> sent by express post: <em class="example">an express letter.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="779fjanISS">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq602"> by express; by express train or messenger; unusually fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq763"> specially; for a particular purpose.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EqJDjPuos8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq277"> an express train, bus or, occasionally, a long-distance motor coach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq200"> a messenger or a message specially sent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq757"> a system or method for the speedy dispatch of parcels, money, etc.: <em class="example">to send a parcel by express.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq588"> a company engaged in this business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq349"> that which is sent by express.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Iz7fZubDs6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">express milk</strong>, (of a breastfeeding mother) to press or suction out milk from the breast for storage and later feeding of the baby.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>expresse</em>, from Latin <em>expressus</em>, past participle, pressed out, described; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025231" href="#mq528">7</a> originally US (1830s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expresser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expressible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extenso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extenso</span></header><div>/ɛkˈstɛnsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ek'stensoh) <div class="def"><span id="mq001">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037225" href="entry://in%20extenso%23bigmac000037225"><strong>in extenso</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme</span><z><span target_id="mhI1ugtuao">adj.</span><span target_id="7lXmqC6m9A">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extreme" src="word_pronunciations/08710.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrim/ (<em>say</em> uhk'streem), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extreme" src="word_pronunciations/08711.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mhI1ugtuao"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">extremer</strong>, <strong class="bold">extremest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average: <em class="example">an extreme case; </em><em class="example">extreme measures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq071"> utmost or exceedingly great in degree: <em class="example">extreme joy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq714"> farthest from the centre or middle; outermost; endmost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq609"> farthest, utmost, or very far in any direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq448"> going to the utmost lengths, or exceeding the bounds of moderation: <em class="example">extreme fashions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq324"> going to the utmost or very great lengths in action, habit, opinion, etc.: <em class="example">an extreme socialist.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq631"> last or final: <em class="example">extreme unction.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7lXmqC6m9A">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq897"> the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree: <em class="example">showy in the extreme; </em><em class="example">to an extreme.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq944"> one of two things as remote or different from each other as possible: <em class="example">the extremes of joy and grief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq474"> the farthest or utmost length, or an excessive length, beyond the ordinary or average: <em class="example">to go to extremes in dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq077"> <em class="label">Logic</em> the subject or the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism; either of two terms which are separated in the premises and brought together in the conclusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the utmost point, or extremity of something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>extrēmus</em>, superlative of <em>exter</em> outer, outward] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extremeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeball</span><z><span target_id="htSuNREzp4">n.</span><span target_id="vipPC9aytK">v.t.</span><span target_id="Mdk4DvrMm1">adj.</span><span target_id="Py1bpgbNEQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyeball" src="word_pronunciations/08730.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'uybawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="htSuNREzp4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> the ball or globe of the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a visitor to a website.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vipPC9aytK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq031"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to look at, especially to observe closely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq122"> to inspect (an object) directly as with the naked eye or through a telescope, as opposed to indirect inspection, as by reading the traces from a radio telescope, a spectroscope, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Mdk4DvrMm1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq913"> allowing close observation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Py1bpgbNEQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">chase eyeballs</strong>, to attract potential customers to a website.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq173"> <strong class="phr">eyeball to eyeball</strong>, aggressively face to face; in confrontation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> reportedly originally African American servicemen’s idiom but popularised in the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Following the US–USSR confrontation about the Soviet placement of missiles on Cuban soil, US secretary of state, Dean Rusk, said to reporters: ‘Remember, when you report this, that, eyeball to eyeball, they blinked first’.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">give someone the greasy </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hairy</strong>)<strong class="phr"> eyeball</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to look at someone disdainfully or disapprovingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">to the eyeballs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> completely: <em class="example">inebriated to the eyeballs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">up to one’s eyeballs in …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be surrounded by or immersed in: <em class="example">up to my eyeballs in debt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">work one’s eyeballs out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work extremely hard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyebath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyebath</span></header><div>/ˈaɪbaθ/ (<em>say</em> 'uybahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a vessel specially shaped for applying lotion to or bathing the eye.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eyecup</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyebeam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyebeam</span></header><div>/ˈaɪbim/ (<em>say</em> 'uybeem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">a beam or glance of the eye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyebrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyebrow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyebrow" src="word_pronunciations/08731.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪbraʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'uybrow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> the arch or ridge forming the upper part of the orbit of the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq187"> the fringe of hair growing upon it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeclip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeclip</span></header><div>/ˈaɪklɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'uyklip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">the wool cut from around a sheep’s eyes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eyewool</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyedrop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac81285810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyedrop</span></header><div>/ˈaɪdrɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'uydrop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">a game played with marbles in which the player’s marble is dropped from eye height onto the target marble.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyehole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyehole</span></header><div>/ˈaɪhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'uyhohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025397" href="entry://eye%20socket%23bigmac000025397"><strong>eye socket</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> a hole to look through, as in a mask or a door.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq281"> a circular opening for the insertion of a pin, hook, rope, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyelash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyelash</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyelash" src="word_pronunciations/08732.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪlæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'uylash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeless</span></header><div>/ˈaɪləs/ (<em>say</em> 'uyluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> lacking eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> blind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeshot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeshot</span></header><div>/ˈaɪʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'uyshot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> range of vision; view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq463"> a glance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyesore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyesore</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyesore" src="word_pronunciations/08736.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪsɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'uysaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">something unpleasant to look at: <em class="example">the broken window was an eyesore to the neighbours.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyespot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyespot</span></header><div>/ˈaɪspɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'uyspot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> a sensory organ of lower animals, having a light-perceiving function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq042"> an eye-like spot, as on the tail of a peacock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyewash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyewash</span></header><div>/ˈaɪwɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'uywosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> Also, <strong class="vs">eyewater</strong> /ˈaɪwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'uywawtuh). a lotion for the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq044"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a deception intended to mislead a person into thinking something is good or correct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq250"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> nonsense.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyewear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac828362564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyewear</span></header><div>/ˈaɪwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'uywair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq6">prescription glasses, sunglasses, etc., especially with regard to the frames viewed as fashion items.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyewink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyewink</span></header><div>/ˈaɪwɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'uywingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a wink of the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> a look or glance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ezekiel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ezekiel</span></header><div>/əˈzikiəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'zeekeeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> fl. 6th century BC, one of the major Hebrew prophets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> the 26th book of the Old Testament, written by him.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek (Septuagint) <em>Iezekiēl</em>, from Hebrew <em>Yehezqēl</em>; replacing <em>Ezechiel</em>, from Latin (Vulgate)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earpiece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earpiece</span></header><div>/ˈɪəpis/ (<em>say</em> 'earpees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> the earphone of a telephone receiver or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> either sidepiece of a pair of spectacles, extending back above the ears.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of easement" src="word_pronunciations/07517.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈizmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eezmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> an easing; relief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq697"> something that gives ease; a convenience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq199"> <em class="label">Law</em> a right held by one person to make use of the land of another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easiness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easiness</span></header><div>/ˈizinəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eezeenuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> the quality or condition of being easy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq921"> ease of manner; carelessness; indifference.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easterly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easterly</span><z><span target_id="LzuFjeSQ6o">adj.</span><span target_id="UzC1dMVKBb">adv.</span><span target_id="Rx99rpSfFQ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of easterly" src="word_pronunciations/07519.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈistəli/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LzuFjeSQ6o"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> moving, directed, or situated towards the east: <em class="example">an easterly course.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> coming from the east: <em class="example">an easterly wind.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="UzC1dMVKBb">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq132"> towards the east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq590"> from the east.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Rx99rpSfFQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq577"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">easterlies</strong>) a wind from the east.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easybeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easybeat</span></header><div>/ˈizibit/ (<em>say</em> 'eezeebeet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">a competitor, team, etc., considered easily beaten in competition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ebenezer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ebenezer</span></header><div>/ɛbəˈnizə/ (<em>say</em> ebuh'neezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a settlement on the Hawkesbury River near Windsor; site of oldest existing church in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eburnean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eburnean</span></header><div>/əˈbɜniən/ (<em>say</em> uh'berneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">of or like ivory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>eburneus</em> of ivory + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecclesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecclesia</span></header><div>/əˈkliziə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kleezeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ecclesiae</strong> /əˈklizii/ (<em>say</em> uh'kleezee-ee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> a Christian congregation; a church.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: assembly of the people, Late Latin church, from Greek <em>ekklēsia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclectic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclectic</span><z><span target_id="8uLCfooYtO">adj.</span><span target_id="kj0du2pRBa">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eclectic" src="word_pronunciations/07549.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛˈklɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> e'klektik), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8uLCfooYtO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> selecting; choosing from various sources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq892"> made up of what is selected from diverse sources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq509"> not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using whatever is considered best in all systems.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kj0du2pRBa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq385"> someone who follows an eclectic method, as in philosophy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>eklektikos</em> selective] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eclectically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecolabel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac70411782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecolabel</span><z><span target_id="qDzsfge8Po">n.</span><span target_id="04TuEjTBJS">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈikoʊleɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohlaybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qDzsfge8Po"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> a label for goods or services which gives standardised information with regard to claims for environmental friendliness, thus assisting consumers to make choices based on environmental considerations.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="04TuEjTBJS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq537"> (<strong class="bold">ecolabelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">ecolabeled</strong>; <strong class="bold">ecolabelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">ecolabeling</strong>) to affix an ecolabel to a product; mark with an ecolabel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eco-label</strong>, <strong class="vs">eco label</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecolabelling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecophene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecophene</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊfin/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohfeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ecology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">the spectrum of phenotypes from a single genotype that can be observed in a population within a particular habitat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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écraseur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">écraseur</span></header><div>/eɪkraˈzɜ/ (<em>say</em> aykrah'zer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">a surgical instrument used in an operation where haemorrhage is feared, as in removing certain types of tumours, consisting of a chain or wire loop which is gradually tightened.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>écraser</em> crush]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectoderm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectoderm</span></header><div>/ˈɛktoʊdɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'ektohderm), /ˈɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ektuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">the outer germ layer in the embryo of any metazoan.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022868" href="entry://ecto-%23bigmac000022868"><span class="smallcaps">ecto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019720" href="entry://-derm%23bigmac000019720"><span class="smallcaps">-derm</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ectodermal</strong> /ɛktoʊˈdɜməl/ (<em>say</em> ektoh'dermuhl), /ɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> ektuh-), <strong>ectodermic</strong> /ɛktoʊˈdɜmɪk/ (<em>say</em> ektoh'dermik), /ɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> ektuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectomere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectomere</span></header><div>/ˈɛktoʊmɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'ektohmear), /ˈɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ektuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">any one of the blastomeres which participate in the development of the ectoderm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022868" href="entry://ecto-%23bigmac000022868"><span class="smallcaps">ecto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046262" href="entry://-mere%23bigmac000046262"><span class="smallcaps">-mere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edenhope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edenhope</span></header><div>/ˈidnhoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'eednhohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a town in the Wimmera District, Victoria, north of Casterton.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edentate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edentate</span><z><span target_id="vE28HnM3D8">adj.</span><span target_id="W7c8l8piU2">n.</span></z></header><div>/iˈdɛnteɪt/ (<em>say</em> ee'dentayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vE28HnM3D8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> belonging or relating to the Edentata, an order of mammals of Central and South America, comprising the armadillos, the sloths, and the South American anteaters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> lacking teeth; having few or no teeth.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W7c8l8piU2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq101"> an edentate mammal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēdentātus</em>, past participle, deprived of teeth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edgebone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edgebone</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒboʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'ejbohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001387" href="entry://aitchbone%23bigmac000001387"><strong>aitchbone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edgehill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edgehill</span></header><div>/ɛdʒˈhɪl/ (<em>say</em> ej'hil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a hill in England, in southern Warwickshire; first battle of Civil War, 1642.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edgelord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949851149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edgelord</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒlɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'ejlawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">a person who makes intentionally shocking or controversial remarks, especially on an internet forum, in an attempt to impress others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>edge</em> from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100308" href="entry://edgy%23bigmac000100308"><span class="smallcaps">edgy</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100308" href="entry://edgy%23mq536">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103380" href="entry://lord%23bigmac000103380"><span class="smallcaps">lord</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edgerton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac402401681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edgerton</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒətən/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">born 1974, Australian film actor, writer and producer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edgeways
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edgeways</span><z><span target_id="iTEewJCUiT">adv.</span><span target_id="4D67v58QjJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edgeways" src="word_pronunciations/07573.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdʒweɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ejwayz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="iTEewJCUiT"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq095"> with the edge forwards; in the direction of the edge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq853"> with a sideways movement.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4D67v58QjJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">get a word in edgeways</strong>, to succeed in making oneself heard in conversation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">edgewise</strong> /ˈɛdʒwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ejwuyz).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educated</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒəkeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhkaytuhd) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> having undergone education.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> characterised by or displaying qualities of culture and learning: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>an educated palate and sophisticated taste in literature, art, wine, music</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">alex buzo</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (of a convict) having qualifications acquired before being transported, as in plumbing, carpentry, shoemaking, tailoring, etc., which could be put to good use in the colony.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eelgrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eelgrass</span></header><div>/ˈilgras/ (<em>say</em> 'eelgrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">any of various marine or freshwater plants with ribbon-like leaves, as the seagrass <em>Zostera capricorni</em>, and the freshwater plant <em>Vallisneria spiralis</em>; ribbonweed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eelspear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eelspear</span></header><div>/ˈilspɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'eelspear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">a broad-pronged instrument used for catching eels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effector</span></header><div>/əˈfɛktə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fektuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">an organ, tissue or cell that carries out a response to a nerve impulse, such as a muscle or gland.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efferent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efferent</span></header><div>/ˈɛfərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">carrying away (opposed to <em>afferent</em>): <em class="example">efferent impulses from the brain.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>efferens</em>, present participle, bringing out, raising]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effluent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effluent</span><z><span target_id="AhCiE52Epr">adj.</span><span target_id="r1wCvfKZ4f">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effluent" src="word_pronunciations/07605.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛfluənt/ (<em>say</em> 'efloohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AhCiE52Epr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> flowing out or forth.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="r1wCvfKZ4f">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq125"> that which flows out or forth; outflow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq092"> a stream flowing out of another stream, a lake, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq573"> the outflow from sewage during purification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq171"> liquid industrial waste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq390"> the radioactive waste from nuclear power stations, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>effluens</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egestion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egestion</span></header><div>/iˈdʒɛstʃən/ (<em>say</em> ee'jeschuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">the process of egesting; the voiding of the waste of digestion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggshell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggshell</span><z><span target_id="JhBbBXg15O">n.</span><span target_id="D4biDHLWAZ">adj.</span><span target_id="xaDgTF9Lyw">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛgʃɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'egshel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JhBbBXg15O"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> the shell of a bird’s egg, consisting of keratin fibres and calcite crystals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> a pale yellow colour.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="D4biDHLWAZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq622"> like an eggshell; thin and delicate; very brittle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq079"> (of a paint) having an almost matt finish resembling the surface texture of an eggshell; having very little gloss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq020"> pale yellow.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xaDgTF9Lyw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">tread on eggshells</strong>, to be very cautious in anticipation of an impending disaster: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The models … slipped and slithered their way down the runway, teetering perilously close to losing their balance or striking poses that looked as if they were treading on eggshells.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggtimer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggtimer</span></header><div>/ˈɛgtaɪmə/ (<em>say</em> 'egtuymuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">a small hourglass running for about three minutes, used to time the boiling of an egg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eighteen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eighteen</span><z><span target_id="CxAUJafFZ6">n.</span><span target_id="tHbmI86naA">adj.</span><span target_id="0tOxLkCwiy">pron.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eighteen" src="word_pronunciations/07635.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈtin/ (<em>say</em> ay'teen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CxAUJafFZ6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq323"> a cardinal number, ten plus eight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> a symbol for this number, as 18 or XVIII.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> a team in Australian Rules football: <em class="example">the Carlton eighteen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq964"> a large keg of beer (a kilderkin), formerly approximately 18 gallons, now 79 litres.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tHbmI86naA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq525"> amounting to eighteen in number.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="0tOxLkCwiy">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq184"> eighteen people or things.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ehtetene</em>, Old English <em>eahtatēne</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023098" href="entry://eight%23bigmac000023098"><span class="smallcaps">eight</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075223" href="entry://-teen%23bigmac000075223"><span class="smallcaps">-teen</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eighteenth</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Einstein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Einstein</span></header><div>/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'uynstuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Albert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">1879–1955, German-born physicist who formulated the theory of relativity; Nobel prize for physics 1921; became a US citizen in 1940.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Einsteinian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejection</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'jekshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> the act of ejecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq836"> the state of being ejected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq709"> something ejected, as lava.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejective</span><z><span target_id="tZPJ3XeaA0">adj.</span><span target_id="Du3stPAm92">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdʒɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'jektiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tZPJ3XeaA0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> serving to eject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> (of a stop or fricative) produced with air compressed above the closed glottis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Du3stPAm92">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq466"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> an ejective stop or fricative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elaterid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elaterid</span><z><span target_id="Pil5B9zDmF">n.</span><span target_id="0hLw1IU4MJ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlætərəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'latuhruhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Pil5B9zDmF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> any of the click beetles constituting the family Elateridae, most of which have the power of springing up when laid on their backs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0hLw1IU4MJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq131"> of or relating to the Elateridae.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elaterin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elaterin</span></header><div>/əˈlætərən/ (<em>say</em> uh'latuhruhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a white crystalline substance obtained from and constituting the active principle of elaterium, used as a cathartic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">election</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of election" src="word_pronunciations/07669.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'lekshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of election" src="word_pronunciations/07670.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq691"> a public vote upon a proposition submitted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq083"> the act of electing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq075"> the choice by God of individuals, as for a particular work, or especially for salvation of eternal life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq961"> the right to choose among alternative remedies.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq094"> (in equity) a doctrine precluding a person from accepting a benefit conferred in an instrument while at the same time seeking to reject any part of the instrument which would work to their disadvantage.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elective</span><z><span target_id="DzljVwpGxG">adj.</span><span target_id="ykQQScxueq">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elective" src="word_pronunciations/07671.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elective" src="word_pronunciations/07672.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DzljVwpGxG"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> relating to the principle of electing to office, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> appointed by election, as an officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq700"> bestowed by or derived from election, as an office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> having the power of electing to office, etc., as a body of persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq734"> open to choice; optional; not required: <em class="example">an elective subject in high school or university.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq727"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> selecting for combination or action: <em>elective attraction</em> (tendency to combine with certain substances in preference to others).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ykQQScxueq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq130"> an optional course of study.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electiveness</strong>, <strong>electivity</strong> /ilɛkˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> eelek'tivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electret</span></header><div>/əlɛkˈtrɛt/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'tret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a dielectric possessing a permanent electric dipole moment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">electr(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104907" href="entry://magnet%23bigmac000104907"><span class="smallcaps">magn(et)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric</span><z><span target_id="ABuu1EujKE">adj.</span><span target_id="ykb861hoWu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electric" src="word_pronunciations/07687.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktrɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ABuu1EujKE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> relating to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: <em class="example">an electric current; </em><em class="example">an electric shock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq846"> producing, transmitting, or operated by electric currents: <em class="example">an electric bell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq333"> electrifying; thrilling; exciting; stirring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq841"> of or relating to musical instruments which are amplified by means of a built-in electronic device attached directly to some sounding section of the instrument, as electric guitar, electric bass, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ykb861hoWu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq005"> (<em>plural</em>) an electrical system, as in a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq826"> an electric train.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>ēlectricus</em>, from Latin <em>ēlectrum</em>, from Greek <em>ēlektron</em> amber (as a substance that develops electricity under friction)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023311" href="entry://electronic%23bigmac000023311"><strong>electronic</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq248">a word element meaning ‘relating to or caused by electricity’, as in <em>electromagnet</em>, <em>electrotype</em>, <em>electrochemistry</em>, <em>electrolysis</em>, <em>electrocute</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electr-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>ēlektro-</em>, combining form of <em>ēlektron</em> amber]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electron" src="word_pronunciations/07717.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktrɒn/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektron), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electron" src="word_pronunciations/07718.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">an elementary particle which is a constituent of all atoms, with a minute mass of approximately 9.1 × 10<sup>-31</sup> kg. It has a negative electric charge of approximately 1.6 × 10<sup>-19</sup> coulombs. The positively charged electron is called a <em>positron</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">electr(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103015" href="entry://ion%23bigmac000103015"><span class="smallcaps">(i)on</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrum</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhm), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">an amber-coloured alloy of gold and silver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>ēlektron</em> amber, also gold-silver alloy. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">electric</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegance</span></header><div>/ˈɛləgəns/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhguhns), /ˈɛlɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'eli-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> elegant quality: <em class="example">elegance of dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> something elegant; a refinement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegancy</span></header><div>/ˈɛləgənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhguhnsee), /ˈɛlɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'eli-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elegancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086922" href="entry://elegance%23bigmac000086922"><strong>elegance</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elenchus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elenchus</span></header><div>/əˈlɛŋkəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'lengkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elenchi</strong> /əˈlɛŋkaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lengkuy))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> a logical refutation; an argument which refutes another argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> a false refutation; a sophistic argument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>elenchos</em> cross-examination] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elenctic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant</span><z><span target_id="Y325Oi2TpV">n.</span><span target_id="PJFEcKAfDW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elephant" src="word_pronunciations/07730.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛləfənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y325Oi2TpV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> either of two very large, herbivorous mammals of the family Elephantidae, the <em>Loxodonta africana</em> of Africa (<strong>African elephant</strong>) and the somewhat smaller <em>Elephas maximus</em> of India and neighbouring regions (<strong>Indian elephant</strong>), having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, prehensile trunk, upper incisors prolonged into long curved tusks and, in the African species, large, flapping ears.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> an animal of the order Proboscidea, as a mammoth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq379"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a very large paper size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq318"> any book larger than 53 × 53 cm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq139"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084814" href="entry://white%20elephant%23bigmac000084814"><strong>white elephant</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq827"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091169" href="entry://pink%20elephants%23bigmac000091169"><strong>pink elephants</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PJFEcKAfDW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq291"> <strong class="phr">the elephant in the room</strong>, the topic that everyone knows about but no-one wants to discuss openly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>elephantus</em>, also <em>elephās</em>, from Greek <em>elephas</em> elephant, ivory; replacing Middle English <em>olifaunt</em>, from Old French <em>olifant</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elephantoid</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elevated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elevated</span></header><div>/ˈɛləveɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhvaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> raised, especially above the ground: <em class="example">an elevated platform.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq498"> exalted or noble: <em class="example">elevated thoughts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> elated; joyful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq186"> slightly drunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elevator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elevator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elevator" src="word_pronunciations/07733.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛləveɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhvaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> someone or something that elevates or raises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> a mechanical device for raising goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq452"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101300" href="entry://lift%23bigmac000101300"><strong>lift</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101300" href="entry://lift%23mq136">23</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq747"> a building for storing grain, the grain being handled by means of mechanical lifting and conveying devices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq436"> a hinged flat surface on an aircraft, generally placed at the tail end of the fuselage and used to control the ascent or descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq721"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a muscle for raising part of the body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095530" href="#mq452">3</a> US (1850s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elevener
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac473338215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elevener</span></header><div>/əˈlɛvənə/ (<em>say</em> uh'levuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Qld</em> (especially formerly) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> the midmorning break in primary school.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> a snack eaten then.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac429218507" href="entry://morning%20play%23bigmac429218507"><strong>morning play</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042959" href="entry://little%20lunch%23bigmac000042959"><strong>little lunch</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac145394485" href="entry://little%20play%23bigmac145394485"><strong>little play</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057363" href="entry://playlunch%23bigmac000057363"><strong>playlunch</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095046" href="entry://playtime%23bigmac000095046"><strong>playtime</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095046" href="entry://playtime%23mq669">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac694355620" href="entry://morning%20recess%23bigmac694355620"><strong>morning recess</strong></a>; <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061701" href="entry://recess%23bigmac000061701"><strong>recess</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061701" href="entry://recess%23mq056">6</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">elevenses</strong>, <strong class="vs">levna</strong>, <strong class="vs">eleven o’clock</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eloquent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eloquent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eloquent" src="word_pronunciations/07766.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛləkwənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhkwuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> having or exercising the power of fluent, forcible, and appropriate speech: <em class="example">an eloquent orator.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq639"> characterised by forcible and appropriate expression: <em class="example">an eloquent speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq449"> movingly expressive: <em class="example">eloquent looks.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ēloquens</em>, present participle, speaking out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eloquently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eloueran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eloueran</span><z><span target_id="p9VxBldnZ5">n.</span><span target_id="sZTkgq4YoE">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eloueran" src="word_pronunciations/07767.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛˈlaʊərən/ (<em>say</em> e'lowuhruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="p9VxBldnZ5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> a cultural period of Aboriginal development recognised in eastern Australia, which follows the Bondaian period and extends to the present.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sZTkgq4YoE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq658"> of or relating to this period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embezzle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embezzle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embezzle" src="word_pronunciations/07798.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbɛzəl/ (<em>say</em> em'bezuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">embezzled</strong>, <strong class="bold">embezzling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">to appropriate fraudulently to one’s own use, as money or property entrusted to one’s possession.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enbesyl</em>(<em>en</em>), from Anglo-French <em>enbesiler</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>beseler</em> destroy, dissipate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embezzlement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embezzler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Traditionally the term <em>embezzlement</em> implies the property is obtained by a person employed by a master or employer acting on the employer’s behalf and then diverting the property into the employee’s possession. It is distinguished from <em>larceny</em> which is clear theft of property belonging to someone else.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embiggen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac179600994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embiggen</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbɪgən/ (<em>say</em> em'biguhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">to make larger or more expansive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023541" href="entry://embolden%23bigmac000023541"><span class="smallcaps">embolden</span></a>; popularised by the US cartoon television series <em>The Simpsons</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embitter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embitter" src="word_pronunciations/07799.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbɪtə/ (<em>say</em> em'bituh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">to make bitter or more bitter.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>embitterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embitterment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embittered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embolden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embolden</span></header><div>/ɛmˈboʊldən/ (<em>say</em> em'bohlduhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">to make bold or more bold; hearten or encourage.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>emboldener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emendate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emendate</span></header><div>/ˈiməndeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eemuhndayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emendated</strong>, <strong class="bold">emendating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">to emend (a text).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmendātus</em>, past participle of <em>ēmendāre</em> to correct] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emendator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emergent" src="word_pronunciations/07819.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɜdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'merjuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emergent" src="word_pronunciations/07820.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> emerging; rising from a liquid or other surrounding medium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq015"> (of a nation) recently independent or newly formed as a political entity, and generally in an early stage of economic development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq061"> coming into view or notice; issuing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq011"> arising casually or unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq404"> calling for immediate action; urgent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmergent-</em>, stem of <em>emergēns</em> arising out of] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emergently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emeritus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emeritus</span><z><span target_id="pxX8xo1MLw">adj.</span><span target_id="DA11xnyLx8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emeritus" src="word_pronunciations/07823.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɛrətəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'meruhtuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emeritus" src="word_pronunciations/07824.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pxX8xo1MLw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> retired or honourably discharged from active duty because of age, infirmity, or long service, but retained on the rolls: <em class="example">a professor emeritus.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DA11xnyLx8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq038"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emeriti</strong> /əˈmɛrəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'meruhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emeritus" src="word_pronunciations/07824.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-)) an emeritus professor, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, past participle: having served out one’s time]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emersion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emersion</span></header><div>/əˈmɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'merzhuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> the act or fact of emerging; emergence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse or occultation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036466" href="entry://immersion%23bigmac000036466"><span class="smallcaps">immersion</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036466" href="entry://immersion%23mq111">5</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eminence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eminence</span></header><div>/ˈɛmənəns/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> high station, rank, or repute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> a high place or part; a hill or elevation; height.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq150"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> (the title of honour of a cardinal): <em class="example">your Eminence.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēminentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emmanuel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emmanuel<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/əˈmænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'manyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036448" href="entry://Immanuel%23bigmac000036448"><strong>Immanuel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791137588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emmanuel<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əˈmænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'manyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> <strong>Phil</strong>(<strong>lip</strong>)<strong> Ernest</strong>, 1952–2018, Australian rock and jazz guitarist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> his brother, <strong>Tommy</strong> (<em>William Thomas Emmanuel</em>), born 1955, Australian rock and jazz guitarist and songwriter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of employee" src="word_pronunciations/07854.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈplɔɪi/ (<em>say</em> em'ployee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of employee" src="word_pronunciations/07855.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmplɔɪˈi/ (<em>say</em> employ'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a person working for another person or a business firm for pay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099788" href="entry://employ%23bigmac000099788"><span class="smallcaps">employ</span></a> (verb) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099459" href="entry://-ee%23bigmac000099459"><span class="smallcaps">-ee</span></a>; replacing <em>employé</em>, from French, past participle of <em>employer</em> employ]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of employer" src="word_pronunciations/07856.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈplɔɪə/ (<em>say</em> em'ployuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">someone who employs people, especially for wages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empyreal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empyreal</span></header><div>/ɛmpaɪˈriəl/ (<em>say</em> empuy'reeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq222"> relating to the highest heaven; empyrean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> relating to the sky; celestial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq516"> formed of pure fire or light.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>empyreus</em> (from Greek <em>empyrios</em> fiery) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empyrean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empyrean</span><z><span target_id="Quuv9Bg2fZ">n.</span><span target_id="GojqqF2i3T">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛmpaɪˈriən/ (<em>say</em> empuy'reeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Quuv9Bg2fZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> the visible heavens; the firmament.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GojqqF2i3T">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq126"> empyreal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encaenia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encaenia</span></header><div>/ɛnˈsiniə/ (<em>say</em> en'seeneeuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">festive ceremonies commemorating the founding of a city or the consecration of a church.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>enkainia</em> consecration feast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enceinte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enceinte<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɒnˈsænt/ (<em>say</em> on'sant) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">pregnant; with child.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Late Latin <em>incincta</em>, past participle feminine, ungirt]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enceinte<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ɒnˈsænt/ (<em>say</em> on'sant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> the place enclosed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>enceindre</em>, from Latin <em>incingere</em> enclose, as with a girdle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encipher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encipher</span></header><div>/ɛnˈsaɪfə/ (<em>say</em> en'suyfuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023768" href="entry://encrypt%23bigmac000023768"><strong>encrypt</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098978" href="entry://cipher%23bigmac000098978"><span class="smallcaps">cipher</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encumber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encumber</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encumber" src="word_pronunciations/07920.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> en'kumbuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encumber" src="word_pronunciations/07921.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> to impede or hamper; retard; embarrass: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The seat he stood on was slippery, his oilskins encumbered him: he made one attempt after another.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> to block up or fill with what is obstructive or superfluous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq037"> to burden with obligations, debt, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq234"> to burden or impede with or as with parcels, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The green-hide bags in which the salt had been carried were hanging on the hooks of the pack-saddle which encumbered the bay pack-horse.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">incumber</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>encombre</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>encombrer</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>combre</em> barrier (from Late Latin <em>combrus</em>, from Gallic <em>comberos</em> a bringing together)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endanger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endanger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endanger" src="word_pronunciations/07924.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdeɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> en'daynjuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endanger" src="word_pronunciations/07925.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">to expose to danger; imperil.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endangerment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endangered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endermic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endermic</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdɜmɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'dermik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">acting through the skin, as a medicine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019720" href="entry://-derm%23bigmac000019720"><span class="smallcaps">-derm</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoderm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoderm</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊdɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'endohderm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">the inner germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">entoderm</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>endodermal</strong> /ɛndoʊˈdɜməl/ (<em>say</em> endoh'dermuhl), <strong>endodermic</strong> /ɛndoʊˈdɜmɪk/ (<em>say</em> endoh'dermik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoreic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoreic</span></header><div>/ˌɛndəˈriɪk/ (<em>say</em> .enduh'reeik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">having internal flow, as of drainage basins which have no outlet to the sea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">endorheic</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + Greek <em>rhein</em> to flow + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endorsee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endorsee</span></header><div>/ɛndɔˈsi/ (<em>say</em> endaw'see), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">someone to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">indorsee</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endpaper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endpaper</span></header><div>/ˈɛndpeɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'endpaypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">a sheet of strong paper, half of which is pasted on to the inside of the cover of a book, the other half forming the flyleaf.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energise</span><z><span target_id="bdVAtVBZLc">v.t.</span><span target_id="oJg6aWQFQm">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛnədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">energised</strong>, <strong class="bold">energising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bdVAtVBZLc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> to give energy to; rouse into activity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Knapp had energised his self-respect.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">arthur upfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oJg6aWQFQm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq050"> to be in operation; put forth energy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">energize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>energiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enervate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enervate</span><z><span target_id="Q1yDDoboUs">v.t.</span><span target_id="l6fZbs7BbI">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enervate" src="word_pronunciations/07955.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnəveɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhvayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Q1yDDoboUs"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> (<strong class="bold">enervated</strong>, <strong class="bold">enervating</strong>) to deprive of nerve, force, or strength; destroy the vigour of; weaken.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="l6fZbs7BbI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq224"> enervated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēnervātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enervation</strong> /ɛnəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> enuh'vayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enervator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enervative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enfeeble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enfeeble</span></header><div>/ɛnˈfibəl/ (<em>say</em> en'feebuhl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enfeebled</strong>, <strong class="bold">enfeebling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">to make feeble; weaken.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enfeble</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>enfeblir</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>feble</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026105" href="entry://feeble%23bigmac000026105"><span class="smallcaps">feeble</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enfeeblement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enfeebler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enfetter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enfetter</span></header><div>/ɛnˈfɛtə/ (<em>say</em> en'fetuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">to bind with or as with fetters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enforcer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enforcer</span></header><div>/ɛnˈfɔsə/ (<em>say</em> en'fawsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> someone or something that enforces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> a person whose job is to keep other people acquiescent or submissive, especially in an underworld context with the threat of violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq201"> a person in a sporting team whose role is to unnerve the opposition by physically intimidating or aggressive play.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engender</span><z><span target_id="JSPFteWAu7">v.t.</span><span target_id="efXqABovUx">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engender" src="word_pronunciations/07970.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdʒɛndə/ (<em>say</em> en'jenduh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engender" src="word_pronunciations/07971.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JSPFteWAu7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq899"> to produce, cause, or give rise to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It is wonderful what trouble one’s little mistakes will engender.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lennie lower</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1930</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq634"> to beget; procreate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="efXqABovUx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq536"> to be produced or caused; come into existence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>engendre</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>engendrer</em>, from Latin <em>ingenerāre</em> beget] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engenderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engenderment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engineer</span><z><span target_id="WCr32NGpR7">n.</span><span target_id="EmiJkbtwWR">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engineer" src="word_pronunciations/07973.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> enjuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WCr32NGpR7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> a person professionally qualified in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of the various branches of engineering: <em class="example">a mechanical engineer; </em><em class="example">an electrical engineer; </em><em class="example">a civil engineer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq561"> someone who manages a ship’s engines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq689"> a member of the armed forces especially trained in engineering work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq277"> a skilful manager.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq341"> <em class="label">US</em> an engine-driver.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EmiJkbtwWR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq436"> to plan, construct, or manage as an engineer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq871"> to arrange, manage or carry through by skilful or artful contrivance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enginer</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enginery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enginery</span></header><div>/ˈɛndʒənri/ (<em>say</em> 'enjuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> engines collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> engines of war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq251"> skilful or artful contrivance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eniwetok
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eniwetok</span></header><div>/ɛnəˈwitɒk/ (<em>say</em> enuh'weetok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">an atoll in the western Pacific Ocean; taken from the Japanese by the US in 1944 and used as a testing site for atomic weapons in 1948 and the 1950s; resettled in 1976. 5 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enneagon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enneagon</span></header><div>/ˈɛniəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'eneeuhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a polygon having nine angles and nine sides; nonagon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>enneagōnos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enschede
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enschede</span></header><div>/ˈɛnskədeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'enskuhday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a town in the Netherlands, in Overijssel province.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensemble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensemble</span><z><span target_id="nD3eYwaxfn">n.</span><span target_id="ts7huFF1kd">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensemble" src="word_pronunciations/08025.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒnˈsɒmbəl/ (<em>say</em> on'sombuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nD3eYwaxfn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> all the parts of a thing taken together, so that each part is considered only in relation to the whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> the entire costume of an individual, especially when all the parts are in harmony: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>an overcoat and jumpsuit ensemble in black leather with matching gauntlets was much applauded.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> the general effect, as of a work of art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq708"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq823"> the group so performing: <em class="example">a top ensemble.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq240"> tightness of performance; degree of precision achieved by players in performing together: <em class="example">players of lesser quality affecting the ensemble.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq453"> a group of supporting singers, actors, dancers, etc., in a theatrical production.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ts7huFF1kd">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Late Latin <em>insimul</em> at the same time]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episteme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188260113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episteme</span></header><div>/ˈɛpɪstim/ (<em>say</em> 'episteem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq25">a system of understanding or a world view which, at any given time in history, shapes the perceptions of the people living at that time.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024238" href="entry://epistemology%23bigmac000024238"><strong>epistemology</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>epistēmē</em> knowledge; coined by French philosopher Michel Foucault, 1926–84]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistler</span></header><div>/əˈpɪslə/ (<em>say</em> uh'pisluh), /əˈpɪstlə/ (<em>say</em> uh'pistluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> a writer of an epistle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq784"> the person who reads the epistle in the Eucharistic service.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epistoler</strong> /əˈpɪstələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'pistuhluh), <strong class="vs">epistolist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Equuleus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Equuleus</span></header><div>/ɛˈkwʊliəs/ (<em>say</em> e'kwooleeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Equulei</strong> /ɛˈkwʊliaɪ/ (<em>say</em> e'kwooleeuy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">a small constellation just north of the celestial equator between Pegasus and Aquarius.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: literally, little horse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erectile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erectile</span></header><div>/əˈrɛktaɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'rektuyl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq428"> capable of being erected or set upright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> susceptible of being distended with blood and becoming rigid, as tissue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>érectile</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erectility</strong> /ərɛkˈtɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhrek'tiluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erection</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erection" src="word_pronunciations/08208.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'rekshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erection" src="word_pronunciations/08209.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> the act of erecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> the state of being erected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> something erected, as a building or other structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq658"> a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq344"> an erect penis.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erective</span></header><div>/əˈrɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'rektiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">tending to erect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erenburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erenburg</span></header><div>/ˈɛərənbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhnberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094493" href="entry://Ehrenburg%23bigmac000094493"><strong>Ehrenburg</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erethism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erethism</span></header><div>/ˈɛrəθɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhthizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">an unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an animal organ or tissue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>erethismos</em> irritation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erethismic</strong> /ɛrəˈθɪzmɪk/ (<em>say</em> eruh'thizmik), <strong>erethistic</strong> /ɛrəˈθɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> eruh'thistik), <strong>erethitic</strong> /ɛrəˈθɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> eruh'thitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erewhile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erewhile</span></header><div>/ɛəˈwaɪl/ (<em>say</em> air'wuyl) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">formerly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erigeron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erigeron</span></header><div>/əˈrɪdʒərən/ (<em>say</em> uh'rijuhruhn), /əˈrɪg-/ (<em>say</em> uh'rig-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">any plant of the genus <em>Erigeron</em>, family Compositae, including some common weeds; fleabane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: groundsel, from <em>eri</em> early + <em>gerōn</em> old man, with reference to its grey appearance contrasting with other spring growth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erlander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erlander</span></header><div>/aˈlandə/ (<em>say</em> ah'lahnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tage</strong> /ˈtagə/ (<em>say</em> 'tahguh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">1901–85, prime minister of Sweden 1946–69.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erlangen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erlangen</span></header><div>/ˈɛəlaŋən/ (<em>say</em> 'airlahnguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">a town in south-western Germany (formerly in West Germany).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erlanger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erlanger</span></header><div>/ˈɜlæŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'erlanguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">1874–1965, US physiologist; together with Gasser, he won a Nobel prize for medicine in 1944 for their work on the electrical signs of nervous activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erumpent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erumpent</span></header><div>/əˈrʌmpənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'rumpuhnt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> bursting forth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Botany</em> prominent, as if bursting through the epidermis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērumpent-</em>, stem of present participle of <em>ērumpere</em> burst forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythema</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈθimə/ (<em>say</em> eruh'theemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">abnormal redness of the skin due to local congestion, as in inflammation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: redness or flush] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erythematic</strong> /ɛrəθəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> eruhthuh'matik), <strong>erythematous</strong> /ɛrəˈθimətəs/ (<em>say</em> eruh'theemuhtuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escuerzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escuerzo</span></header><div>/ɛsˈkwɛəzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> es'kwairzoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">a large frog of the genus <em>Ceratophrys</em> living in and around the Amazon Basin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esculent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esculent</span><z><span target_id="irGQ8AgPZr">adj.</span><span target_id="LF7IbsZxYx">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛskjulənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eskyoohluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="irGQ8AgPZr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> suitable for use as food; edible.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LF7IbsZxYx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq634"> something edible, especially a vegetable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēsculentus</em> good to eat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esoteric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esoteric</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esoteric" src="word_pronunciations/08262.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛsəˈtɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> esuh'terik), /isə-/ (<em>say</em> eesuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> understood by or meant for a select few; profound; recondite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq100"> belonging to the select few.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq342"> private; secret; confidential.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq323"> (of philosophical doctrine, etc.) intended to be communicated only to the initiated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>esōterikos</em> inner] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>esoterically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>esotericism</strong>, <strong>esotery</strong> /ˈɛsətəri/ (<em>say</em> 'esuhtuhree), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espalier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espalier</span><z><span target_id="dQCMkbTQgY">n.</span><span target_id="8FbM0G605o">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of espalier" src="word_pronunciations/08264.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈpæljə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'palyuh), /əsˈpælieɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'paleeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dQCMkbTQgY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> a trellis or framework on which fruit trees, vines or shrubs are trained to grow flat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> a plant trained on such a trellis or framework, or on a fence or wall.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8FbM0G605o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq066"> to train on an espalier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq434"> to furnish with an espalier.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>spalliera</em> support, from <em>spalia</em> shoulder]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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especial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">especial</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of especial" src="word_pronunciations/08265.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈpɛʃəl/ (<em>say</em> uhs'peshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> special; exceptional; outstanding: <em class="example">of no especial importance; </em><em class="example">an especial friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq596"> of a particular kind, or peculiar to a particular one: <em class="example">your especial case.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>speciālis</em> relating to a particular kind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entellus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entellus</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtɛləs/ (<em>say</em> en'teluhs), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entelluses</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">entelli</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032894" href="entry://hanuman%23bigmac000032894"><strong>hanuman</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; apparently named after <em>Entellus</em>, character (elderly man) in Virgil’s <em>Aeneid</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthetic</span></header><div>/ɛnˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'thetik), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">introduced from without, as diseases propagated by inoculation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>enthetikos</em> fit for implanting]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entirely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entirely</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtaɪəli/ (<em>say</em> en'tuyuhlee), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> solely or exclusively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entirety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entirety</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtaɪrəti/ (<em>say</em> en'tuyruhtee), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entireties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq445"> the state of being entire; completeness: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As for Judd, he cried for the sufferings of man, in which he had participated to some extent, if not yet in their entirety.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq301"> that which is entire; the whole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entitled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009722676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entitled</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtaɪtld/ (<em>say</em> en'tuytld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> having a legitimate claim to a right, title, etc.: <em class="example">entitled to a refund.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq810"> believing that one has an inherent right to something even though it may be unwarranted: <em class="example">an entitled child; </em><em class="example">an entitled attitude.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entoderm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entoderm</span></header><div>/ˈɛntoʊdɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'entohderm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023811" href="entry://endoderm%23bigmac000023811"><strong>endoderm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entreaty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entreaty</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtriti/ (<em>say</em> en'treetee), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entreaties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">earnest request or petition; supplication.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098363" href="entry://entreat%23bigmac000098363"><span class="smallcaps">entreat</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entremet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108857663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entremet</span></header><div>/ˈɒntrəmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ontruhmay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq008"> Also, <strong class="vs">entremets</strong>. a dish served at dinner between the principal courses or with the roast; a side dish; sotelty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> a dessert, especially a mousse-based cake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>entremettre</em> to put between]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrench
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrench</span><z><span target_id="ej3bz6Svt4">v.t.</span><span target_id="VkWv2NRwkj">v.i.</span><span target_id="N1nJWZSK1m">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrench" src="word_pronunciations/08078.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtrɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> en'trench), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrench" src="word_pronunciations/08079.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ej3bz6Svt4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> to dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> to place in a position of strength; establish firmly: <em class="example">the soldiers entrenched themselves behind a thick concrete wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq764"> to establish so strongly or securely as to make any change very difficult: <em class="example">the clauses concerning human rights are entrenched in the new constitution.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VkWv2NRwkj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq216"> to dig in.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="N1nJWZSK1m">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq240"> <strong class="phr">entrench on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq260"> to encroach on; trespass on; infringe on: <em class="example">to entrench on the domain or rights of another.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq640"> to verge on: <em class="example">proceedings entrenching on impiety.</em></span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>entrencher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrepot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrepot</span></header><div>/ˈɒntrəpoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ontruhpoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> a warehouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> a commercial centre for the collection, distribution, and transhipment of goods.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">entrepôt</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Old French <em>entreposer</em> store up, from <em>entre-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037765" href="entry://inter-%23bigmac000037765"><span class="smallcaps">inter-</span></a> + <em>poser</em> place (from Latin <em>pausāre</em> rest)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entresol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entresol</span></header><div>/ˈɒntrəsɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'ontruhsol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a low storey between two other storeys of greater height, usually one immediately above the chief or ground floor; a mezzanine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: between-floor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enuresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enuresis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enuresis" src="word_pronunciations/08091.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnjuˈrisəs/ (<em>say</em> enyooh'reesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">incontinence or involuntary discharge of urine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>enourein</em> make water in] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enuretic</strong> /ɛnjuˈrɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> enyooh'retik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envelope</span><z><span target_id="LdAM9C7VD9">n.</span><span target_id="votgFSODZk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envelope" src="word_pronunciations/08092.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnvəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'envuhlohp), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envelope" src="word_pronunciations/08093.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒn-/ (<em>say</em> 'on-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LdAM9C7VD9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> a cover for a letter or the like, usually so made that it can be sealed or fastened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> that which envelops; a wrapper, integument, or surrounding cover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq369"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a surrounding or enclosing part, as of leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> a curve or surface tangent to each member of a family of curves or surfaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq646"> the fabric structure enclosing the gasbag of a balloon or airship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq197"> the gasbag itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq481"> the airtight glass or metal container of a vacuum tube.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the curve joining adjacent peaks of a modulated wave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a graph with two aspects of performance, airspeed and loading, plotted on respective axes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Philippine English Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq363"> a bribe given to a reporter in expectation of favourable coverage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq427"> a cheque presented publicly at an award ceremony or office celebration.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="votgFSODZk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">push the envelope</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq165"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to operate an aircraft close to its set limits.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq307"> to extend one’s capabilities, ideas, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>enveloppe</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enzedder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enzedder</span></header><div>/ɛnˈzɛdə/ (<em>say</em> en'zeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a New Zealander.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ependyma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423886667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ependyma</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɛndəmə/ (<em>say</em> e'penduhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">an epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: upper garment] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ependymal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephemera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephemera</span><z><span target_id="gwuRG6dTTN">n.</span><span target_id="DAylf9AJMy">pl. n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfɛmərə/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhruh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gwuRG6dTTN"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ephemeras</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ephemerae</strong> /əˈfɛməri/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhree), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> anything short-lived or transitory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024139" href="entry://ephemerid%23bigmac000024139"><strong>ephemerid</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="DAylf9AJMy">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq271"> a plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024142" href="entry://ephemeron%23bigmac000024142"><strong>ephemeron</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, originally, plural of <em>ephēmeron</em> (from Greek, neuter singular of <em>ephēmeros</em> of or for only one day), but now treated as singular]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ephesian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ephesian</span><z><span target_id="3XyzRlRlMr">adj.</span><span target_id="ctWcZmrk8l">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfiʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'feezhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3XyzRlRlMr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> of or relating to Ephesus.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ctWcZmrk8l">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq111"> a native or inhabitant of Ephesus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> (<em>plural</em>) the book of the New Testament called in full <em>The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidemic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidemic</span><z><span target_id="SyMqUjeAU8">adj.</span><span target_id="wXiD1MOOs8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epidemic" src="word_pronunciations/08128.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛpəˈdɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuh'demik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SyMqUjeAU8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> Also, <strong class="vs">epidemical</strong>. affecting at the same time a large number of people in a locality, and spreading from person to person, as a disease not permanently prevalent there.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wXiD1MOOs8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq820"> a temporary prevalence of a disease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>epidemy</em>, from French, from Late Latin <em>epidēmia</em>, from Greek <em>epidēmia</em> prevalence of an epidemic, from <em>epi-</em> throughout + <em>dēmos</em> the people] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epidemically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epidemicity</strong> /ɛpədəˈmɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> epuhduh'misuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigeous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigeous</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdʒiəs/ (<em>say</em> epee'jeeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> growing on or close to the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> (of cotyledons) lifted above ground in germination.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epigeal</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>epigeios</em> on earth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epilepsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epilepsy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epilepsy" src="word_pronunciations/08141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpəlɛpsi/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhlepsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epilepsies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">a neurological disease usually characterised by convulsions and almost always by loss of consciousness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>epilēpsia</em>, from Greek: literally, a seizure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eugenics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eugenics</span></header><div>/juˈdʒinɪks/ (<em>say</em> yooh'jeeniks), /-ˈdʒɛn-/ (<em>say</em> -'jen-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">the theory or practice of improving the genetic characteristics of a population, especially by controlling reproduction in order to produce offspring with qualities considered desirable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029909" href="entry://genic%23bigmac000029909"><span class="smallcaps">genic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euglenid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158946988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euglenid</span></header><div>/ˈjuglənɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohgluhnid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">a marine and freshwater green or colourless flagellate organism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eupepsia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eupepsia</span></header><div>/juˈpɛpsiə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'pepseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">good digestion (opposed to <em>dyspepsia</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eupepsy</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek: good digestion] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eupeptic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European</span><z><span target_id="9GT2DP4pPm">adj.</span><span target_id="9zEbwMBtfi">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of European" src="word_pronunciations/08341.mp3"></audio></span>/jurəˈpiən/ (<em>say</em> yoohruh'peeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9GT2DP4pPm"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> relating to Europe or its inhabitants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> native to or derived from Europe.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9zEbwMBtfi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq497"> a native or inhabitant of Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq294"> a person of European descent or connections.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eusebius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eusebius</span></header><div>/juˈsibiəs/ (<em>say</em> yooh'seebeeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Eusebius Pamphili</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">AD 260?–340?, Christian bishop in Caesarea and historian of the early Christian church.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Eusebian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eutectic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eutectic</span><z><span target_id="1OWsj9DHBK">n.</span><span target_id="iHdJOs1gi6">adj.</span></z></header><div>/juˈtɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'tektik) <em class="label">Chemistry</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1OWsj9DHBK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> a mixture of two substances which shows a sharp melting point (the <strong>eutectic temperature</strong>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iHdJOs1gi6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq017"> denoting or relating to such a mixture or its properties: <em class="example">a eutectic melting point.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>eutēktos</em> easily melted + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euxenite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euxenite</span></header><div>/ˈjuksənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohksuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">a brownish-black mineral of complex composition, containing yttrium, columbium, titanium, uranium, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>euxenos</em> hospitable (in allusion to its many constituents) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evanesce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evanesce</span></header><div>/ɛvəˈnɛs/ (<em>say</em> evuh'nes) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">evanesced</strong>, <strong class="bold">evanescing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvānescere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evanescence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evection</span></header><div>/əˈvɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'vekshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">a periodic inequality in the moon’s motion caused by the attraction of the sun.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvectio</em>, from <em>ēvehere</em> carry forth or up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evectional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evenfall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evenfall</span></header><div>/ˈivənfɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhnfawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">the beginning of evening.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evenings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evenings</span></header><div>/ˈivnɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'eevningz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">during or in the evening regularly: <em class="example">we used to visit her evenings and Saturdays.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evensong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evensong</span></header><div>/ˈivənsɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhnsong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">a form of worship appointed to be said or sung at evening, especially in Anglican churches; Evening Prayer; vespers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ǣfensang</em>, from <em>ǣfen</em> evening + <em>sang</em> song]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eventful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eventful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eventful" src="word_pronunciations/08360.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɛntfəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'ventfuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eventful" src="word_pronunciations/08361.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> full of events or incidents, especially of a striking character: <em class="example">an eventful period.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> having important issues or results; momentous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eventfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eventfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eventide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eventide</span></header><div>/ˈivəntaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhntuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">evening.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eventing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac618628421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eventing</span></header><div>/əˈvɛntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'venting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">an equestrian competition in which riders and horses compete in dressage, cross-country and showjumping.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eventer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eventual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eventual</span></header><div>/əˈvɛntʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'venchoohuhl), /-tʃəl/ (<em>say</em> -chuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> relating to the event or issue; consequent; ultimate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> depending upon uncertain events; contingent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evermore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evermore</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evermore" src="word_pronunciations/08374.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛvəˈmɔ/ (<em>say</em> evuh'maw) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> (often preceded by <em>for</em>) from now on for always; forever; eternally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> at all times; continually.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eversion</span></header><div>/iˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> ee'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">a turning or being turned outwards, or inside out.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everyday
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everyday</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of everyday" src="word_pronunciations/08376.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvrideɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'evreeday) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> of or relating to every day; daily: <em class="example">an everyday occurrence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> of or for ordinary days, as contrasted with Sundays or special occasions: <em class="example">everyday clothes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq495"> such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace: <em class="example">an everyday scene.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everyman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everyman</span><z><span target_id="YDwslFFW56">n.</span><span target_id="OreXfmTWlx">pron.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛvrimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'evreeman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YDwslFFW56"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> a common or ordinary man as representative of mankind.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="OreXfmTWlx">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq210"> everybody; every person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Everyman</em>, a 15th-century English morality play translated from the Dutch <em>Elkerlijk</em> in which the central figure represents mankind] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>everywoman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everyman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everyman</span></header><div>/ˈɛvrimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'evreeman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">a 15th-century English morality play translated from the Dutch <em>Elkerlijk</em> in which the central figure represents mankind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everyone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everyone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of everyone" src="word_pronunciations/08377.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvriwʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'evreewun) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">every person; everybody.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095838" href="entry://each%23bigmac000095838"><strong>each</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everyway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everyway</span></header><div>/ˈɛvriweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'evreeway) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">in every way; in every direction, manner, or respect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evidence</span><z><span target_id="oTt88jFqE2">n.</span><span target_id="uXCyHuYTrF">v.t.</span><span target_id="e4nuIRdQE1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evidence" src="word_pronunciations/08385.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oTt88jFqE2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> ground for belief; that which tends to prove or disprove something; proof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> something that makes evident; an indication or sign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Law</em> the data, in the form of testimony of witnesses, or of documents or other objects (such as a photograph, a revolver, etc.) identified by witnesses, offered to the court or jury in proof of the facts at issue.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uXCyHuYTrF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">evidenced</strong>, <strong class="bold">evidencing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq222"> to make evident or clear; show clearly; manifest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq247"> to support by evidence.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e4nuIRdQE1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">in evidence</strong>, in a situation to be readily seen; plainly visible; conspicuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq166"> <strong class="phr">turn queen’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">king’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">state’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> evidence</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> (of an accomplice in a crime) to become a witness for the prosecution against the others involved.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>ēvidentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evildoer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evildoer</span></header><div>/ˈivəlduə/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhldoohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">someone who does evil.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evildoing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evildoing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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examinee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">examinee</span></header><div>/əgzæməˈni/ (<em>say</em> uhgzamuh'nee), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">someone who is examined.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Examiner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Examiner</span></header><div>/əgˈzæmənə/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zamuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">an Australian newspaper, published in Launceston, Tasmania, since 1842; now owned by Australian Community Media.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excretal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122023108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excretal</span></header><div>/əksˈkritəl/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kreetuhl), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">of or relating to or produced by excretion: <em class="example">excretal returns affecting soil composition.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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execrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">execrate</span><z><span target_id="zn7lutzpZk">v.t.</span><span target_id="lcNtrKt7rj">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of execrate" src="word_pronunciations/08484.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksəkreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">execrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">execrating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zn7lutzpZk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> to curse; imprecate evil upon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lcNtrKt7rj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq466"> to utter curses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ecrātus</em>, past participle, having cursed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>execrator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of executor" src="word_pronunciations/08488.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɛkjətə/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zekyuhtuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of executor" src="word_pronunciations/08489.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> someone who executes, or carries out, performs, fulfils, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> <em class="label">Law</em> a person named by a testator in their will to carry out the provisions of the will.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>executour</em>, from Anglo-French, from Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ecūtor</em>, literally, one who follows out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>executorial</strong> /əgzɛkjəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> uhgzekyuh'tawreeuhl), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>executorship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exegesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exegesis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exegesis" src="word_pronunciations/08490.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksəˈdʒisəs/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'jeesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">exegeses</strong> /ɛksəˈdʒisiz/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'jeeseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">critical explanation or interpretation, especially of Scripture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: explanation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exegetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exegetic</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈdʒɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'jetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">relating to exegesis; expository.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exegetical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>exēgētikos</em> explanatory] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exegetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemplar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemplar</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛmplə/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempluh), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), /-pla/ (<em>say</em> -plah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq622"> a model or pattern to be copied or imitated: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>through God’s mercy, he was become an exemplar to the weaker brethren</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> an example; typical instance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq814"> an original or archetype.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq115"> a copy of a book or text.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: copy, model; replacing Middle English <em>exemplaire</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemplum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemplum</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛmpləm/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempluhm), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">exempla</strong> /əgˈzɛmplə/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempluh), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> an anecdote designed to point a moral, especially in a medieval sermon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> an example.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exequies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exequies</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exequies" src="word_pronunciations/08498.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksəkwiz/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkweez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">exequy</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exequies" src="word_pronunciations/08499.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksəkwi/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkwee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">funeral rites or ceremonies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>exequies</em> (plural), from Old French, from Latin <em>exequiae</em> funeral procession] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exequial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exercise</span><z><span target_id="9PVVZq6Tfq">n.</span><span target_id="xQAjlfmtNK">v.t.</span><span target_id="lqWAYLRNTA">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exercise" src="word_pronunciations/08500.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9PVVZq6Tfq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> something done or performed as a means of practice or training, to improve a specific skill or to acquire competence in a particular field: <em class="example">exercises in French grammar; </em><em class="example">exercises for the piano.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq515"> a putting into action, use, operation, or effect: <em class="example">the exercise of caution; </em><em class="example">the exercise of care; </em><em class="example">the exercise of willpower.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq949"> a composition or work of art executed for practice or to illustrate a specific technical point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq211"> a literary, artistic, or musical performance of technical rather than aesthetic value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq030"> a written school task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq709"> (<em>plural</em>) military drill or manoeuvres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq142"> (<em>often plural</em>) <em class="label">US</em> a ceremony; formal proceeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq926"> a religious observance or act of worship.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq953"> an academic disputation.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exercised</strong>, <strong class="bold">exercising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xQAjlfmtNK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq620"> to put through exercises, or forms of practice or exertion, designed to train, develop, condition, etc.: <em class="example">to exercise troops; </em><em class="example">to exercise a horse; </em><em class="example">to exercise the voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq877"> to put (faculties, rights, etc.) into action, practice, or use: <em class="example">to exercise one’s strength; </em><em class="example">to exercise one’s constitutional rights.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq797"> to use or display in one’s action or procedure: <em class="example">to exercise caution, patience, judgement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq907"> to make use of (one’s privileges, powers, etc.): <em class="example">to exercise one’s authority.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq332"> to discharge (a function); perform: <em class="example">to exercise the duties of one’s office.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq499"> to have as an effect: <em class="example">to exercise an influence on someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq776"> to worry; make uneasy; annoy: <em class="example">to be much exercised about one’s health.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lqWAYLRNTA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq335"> to go through exercises; take bodily exercise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>exercise</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>exercitium</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exercisable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exerciser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exergame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436793707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exergame</span></header><div>/ˈɛksəgeɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhgaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq36">a video game that requires the gamer to undertake physical exercise, such as one in which the player engages in an interactive virtual bicycle race on screen by pedalling on a bicycle simulator which drives the visualisation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exergaming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exertion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exertion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exertion" src="word_pronunciations/08501.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zershuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exertion" src="word_pronunciations/08502.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> vigorous action or effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq713"> an effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq723"> exercise, as of power or faculties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> an instance of this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exigency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exigency</span></header><div>/əgˈzɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zijuhnsee), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), /ˈɛksədʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">exigencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq948"> exigent state or character; urgency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a circumstance that renders prompt action necessary; the need, demand, or requirement of a particular occasion: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His mind, as he lay there, sensibly prepared lists, rehearsed for exigencies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank moorhouse</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq761"> a case or situation which demands prompt action or remedy; an emergency.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exigence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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existent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">existent</span><z><span target_id="ReBQiVNrLO">adj.</span><span target_id="VcZMxvIjWA">n.</span></z></header><div>/əgˈzɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zistuhnt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), /ɪg-/ (<em>say</em> ig-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ReBQiVNrLO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> existing; having existence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> now existing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VcZMxvIjWA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq632"> someone or something that exists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espresso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espresso</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of espresso" src="word_pronunciations/08274.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛsˈprɛsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> es'presoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">espressos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> coffee made by forcing steam under pressure or boiling water through ground coffee beans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq783"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068345" href="entry://short%20black%23bigmac000068345"><strong>short black</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">expresso</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian: expressed (coffee)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esterase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esterase</span></header><div>/ˈɛstəreɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhrayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">an enzyme which hydrolyses an ester.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esterify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esterify</span><z><span target_id="CApIytohk4">v.t.</span><span target_id="LKFFD5Q61f">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈtɛrəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'teruhfuy), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">esterified</strong>, <strong class="bold">esterifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CApIytohk4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> to convert (an acid or alcohol) into an ester.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LKFFD5Q61f">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq667"> to change into an ester.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>esterification</strong> /əstɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsteruhfuh'kayshuhn), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esthesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esthesia</span></header><div>/əsˈθiziə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'theezeeuh), /-ˈθiʒə/ (<em>say</em> -'theezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098340" href="entry://aesthesia%23bigmac000098340"><strong>aesthesia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esthesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esthesis</span></header><div>/əsˈθisəs/ (<em>say</em> uhs'theesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098787" href="entry://aesthesis%23bigmac000098787"><strong>aesthesis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esthetic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esthetic" src="word_pronunciations/00404.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetik), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086861" href="entry://aesthetic%23bigmac000086861"><strong>aesthetic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estienne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estienne</span></header><div>/ɛstiˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> estee'en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a French printing firm famous for its scholarship, founded by <strong>Henri</strong> /ɒ̃ˈri/ (<em>say</em> on'ree), 1460?–1520, and carried on by his son <strong>Robert</strong> /rɒˈbɛə/ (<em>say</em> ro'bair), 1503–59, and by his grandson <strong>Henri</strong>, 1528–98.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Étienne</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estoppel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estoppel</span></header><div>/əsˈtɒpəl/ (<em>say</em> uhs'topuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">a bar or impediment preventing a party from asserting a fact or a claim inconsistent with a position they previously took, either by conduct or words, especially where a representation has been relied or acted upon by others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Old French <em>estoupail</em> stopper, from <em>estouper</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024632" href="entry://estop%23bigmac000024632"><span class="smallcaps">estop</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estovers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estovers</span></header><div>/əsˈtoʊvəz/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tohvuhz), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">necessaries allowed by law, as wood and timber to a tenant, alimony to a wife, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French: necessities, properly <em>estover</em>, infinitive, be necessary, from Roman <em>estopēre</em>, from Latin <em>est opus</em> it is necessary]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estrogen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estrogen</span></header><div>/ˈɛstrədʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'estruhjuhn), /ˈis-/ (<em>say</em> 'ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051851" href="entry://oestrogen%23bigmac000051851"><strong>oestrogen</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>estrogenic</strong> /ɛstrəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> estruh'jenik), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esurient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esurient</span></header><div>/əˈsjuriənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'syoohreeuhnt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">hungry; greedy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēsuriens</em>, present participle, desiring to eat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>esurience</strong>, <strong>esuriency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>esuriently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eteocles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eteocles</span></header><div>/əˈtiəkliz/ (<em>say</em> uh'teeuhkleez), /ˈɛt-/ (<em>say</em> 'et-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a son of Oedipus, and brother of Polynices, by whom he was slain. His breach of an agreement made with his brother led to the expedition of the Seven against Thebes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eternise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eternise</span></header><div>/iˈtɜnaɪz/ (<em>say</em> ee'ternuyz), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eternised</strong>, <strong class="bold">eternising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> to make eternal; perpetuate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq716"> to immortalise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eternize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eternity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eternity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eternity" src="word_pronunciations/08306.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɜnəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'ternuhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eternity" src="word_pronunciations/08307.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eternities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq181"> infinite time; duration without beginning or end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> eternal existence, especially as contrasted with mortal life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq085"> an endless or seemingly endless period of time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eternite</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>aeternitas</em>, from <em>aeternus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024663" href="entry://eterne%23bigmac000024663"><span class="smallcaps">eterne</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethereal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethereal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethereal" src="word_pronunciations/08308.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈθɪəriəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'thearreeuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethereal" src="word_pronunciations/08309.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> Also, <strong class="vs">aethereal</strong>. light, airy or tenuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> Also, <strong class="vs">aethereal</strong>. extremely delicate or refined: <em class="example">ethereal beauty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq186"> Also, <strong class="vs">aethereal</strong>. heavenly or celestial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq117"> Also, <strong class="vs">aethereal</strong>. of the ether or upper regions of space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq243"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> relating to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aetherius</em> heavenly + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethereality</strong> /əθɪəriˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> uhthearree'aluhtee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <strong>etherealness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethereally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Etherege
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etherege</span></header><div>/ˈɛθərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir George</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">1635?–92, English Restoration dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etherify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etherify</span></header><div>/ˈiθərəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'eethuhruhfuy), /iˈθɛrəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ee'theruhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">etherified</strong>, <strong class="bold">etherifying</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">to convert into an ether.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>etherification</strong> /iˌθɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ee.theruhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etherise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etherise</span></header><div>/ˈiθəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eethuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">etherised</strong>, <strong class="bold">etherising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">to put under the influence of ether.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">etherize</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23bigmac000089269"><span class="smallcaps">ether</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><span class="smallcaps">-ise<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etherisation</strong> /ˌiθəraɪˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .eethuhruy'sayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etheriser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethernet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethernet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethernet" src="word_pronunciations/08310.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiθənɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'eethuhnet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">a protocol for a local area network covering both software and hardware, which standardises the size of the coaxial cable, the speed of information flow within the system, the type of information to be transmitted through the system, and the number of devices attached to the network.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ethernet</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylene</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəlin/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhleen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a colourless, flammable gas, ethene, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>, with an unpleasant smell, the first member of the alkene series.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exoergic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exoergic</span></header><div>/ˌɛksoʊˈɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> .eksoh'erjik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">(of a process or reaction) giving off energy, especially of a nuclear process; exothermic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exoteric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exoteric</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exoteric" src="word_pronunciations/08545.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksoʊˈtɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksoh'terik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> suitable for or communicated to those outside a select circle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> of or relating to the outside; exterior; external.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>exōtericus</em> external, from Greek <em>exōterikos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exoterically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exotericism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expanded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expanded</span></header><div>/əkˈspændəd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spanduhd), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> spread out; extended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq440"> (of printing type) wider than usual for its height.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635454366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expected</span><z><span target_id="UXRf7vGo7n">v.</span><span target_id="tl2WvLqWMP">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈspɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spektuhd), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="UXRf7vGo7n"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq66"> past tense or past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100000" href="entry://expect%23bigmac000100000"><strong>expect</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tl2WvLqWMP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq84"> seen as likely to happen; assumed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expedite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expedite</span><z><span target_id="P848I0NP0V">v.t.</span><span target_id="mFu4qX50fE">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expedite" src="word_pronunciations/08568.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspədaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspuhduyt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="P848I0NP0V"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">expedited</strong>, <strong class="bold">expediting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> to speed up the progress of; hasten: <em class="example">to expedite matters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq900"> to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to issue officially, as a document.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mFu4qX50fE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> ready; alert.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expedītus</em>, past participle, extricated, helped forwards, sent off or dispatched] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expediter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploded</span></header><div>/əkˈsploʊdəd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splohduhd), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">(of a design, model, etc.) showing all its parts separately, but in their proper positions relative to the whole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explorer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explorer</span></header><div>/əkˈsplɔrə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splawruh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq167"> someone or something that explores, especially one who investigates unknown regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq074"> any instrument used in exploring or sounding a wound, or a cavity in a tooth, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Explorer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Explorer</span></header><div>/əksˈplɔrə/ (<em>say</em> uhks'plawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">any of the first series of US satellites used to investigate the earth’s shape, surface and atmosphere; first launched was Explorer I, 1958.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exponent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exponent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exponent" src="word_pronunciations/08616.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspoʊnənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohnuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exponent" src="word_pronunciations/08617.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> someone or something that expounds, explains, or interprets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> someone or something that stands as a representative, type, or symbol of something: <em class="example">the exponent of democratic principles.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a symbol placed above and at the right of another symbol (the base), to denote to what power the latter is to be raised, as in <em>x</em><sup>3</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expōnens</em>, present participle, putting forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expresso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expresso</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsprɛsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ek'spresoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024560" href="entry://espresso%23bigmac000024560"><strong>espresso</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exserted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exserted</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsɜtəd/ (<em>say</em> ek'sertuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">(of a plant or animal part) projecting beyond the surrounding parts, as a stamen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extended
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extended</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛndəd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenduhd), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> stretched out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> continued or prolonged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq032"> spread out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq408"> widespread or extensive; having extension or spatial magnitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq389"> outstretched.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq579"> <em class="label">Printing</em> (of type) expanded.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extendedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extender</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛndə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenduh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq566"> an inorganic powder added to paints to improve film formation and to minimise settlement on storage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> a substance added to synthetic resins, glues, or elastomers either to reduce their cost or to some extent to modify their properties.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100983" href="entry://extend%23bigmac000100983"><span class="smallcaps">extend</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extensor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extensor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extensor" src="word_pronunciations/08662.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɛnsə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stensuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extensor" src="word_pronunciations/08663.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extensor" src="word_pronunciations/08664.mp3"></audio></span>/-sɔ/ (<em>say</em> -saw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">a muscle which serves to extend or straighten a part of the body (opposed to <em>flexor</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin: one who or that which stretches]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exterior
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exterior</span><z><span target_id="WbYpFeFqmc">adj.</span><span target_id="RfMIqyud3h">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exterior" src="word_pronunciations/08669.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stearreeuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exterior" src="word_pronunciations/08670.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WbYpFeFqmc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> outer; being on the outer side: <em class="example">the exterior side; </em><em class="example">the exterior surface; </em><em class="example">exterior decorations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq547"> situated or being outside; relating to or connected with what is outside: <em class="example">the exterior possessions of a country.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RfMIqyud3h">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq418"> the outer surface or part; the outside; outward form or appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> a sequence shot outdoors.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, comparative of <em>exter</em>, <em>exterus</em> outer, outward] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exteriority</strong> /əkstɪəriˈɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> uhkstearree'oruhtee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exteriorly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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external
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">external</span><z><span target_id="43MdZLpthS">adj.</span><span target_id="IBGF3Am4EW">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of external" src="word_pronunciations/08673.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɜnəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sternuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of external" src="word_pronunciations/08674.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="43MdZLpthS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> of or relating to the outside or outer part; outer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq746"> to be applied to the outside of a body, as a remedy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq373"> situated or being outside something; acting or coming from without.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq350"> relating to the outward or visible appearance or show: <em class="example">external acts of worship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq059"> relating to or concerned with what is outside or foreign: <em class="example">external commerce.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Anatomy</em> on the side farthest away from the body, from the median line, or from the centre of a radially symmetrical form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Metaphysics</em> belonging or relating to the world of things, considered as independent of the perceiving mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq996"> <em class="label">Education</em> studying or studied outside the campus of a university or similar institution: <em class="example">an external degree.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IBGF3Am4EW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq823"> the outside; outer surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq398"> that which is external.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq054"> (<em>plural</em>) external or non-essential features, circumstances, etc.: <em class="example">the externals of religion.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025280" href="entry://extern%23bigmac000025280"><span class="smallcaps">extern</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>externally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extranet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac837663286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extranet</span></header><div>/ˈɛkstranɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstrahnet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">a website or group of websites that links organisations, usually corporations, to one another over the internet by tying together their intranets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extremis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extremis</span></header><div>/ɛkˈstriməs/ (<em>say</em> ek'streemuhs) <div class="def"><span id="mq001">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037228" href="entry://in%20extremis%23bigmac000037228"><strong>in extremis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeglass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeglass</span></header><div>/ˈaɪglas/ (<em>say</em> 'uyglahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> the eyepiece of an optical instrument; an ocular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025371" href="entry://eyebath%23bigmac000025371"><strong>eyebath</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeliner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeliner</span></header><div>/ˈaɪlaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyluynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a cosmetic material, usually black or brown, applied to the edges of the eyelids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyepiece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyepiece</span></header><div>/ˈaɪpis/ (<em>say</em> 'uypees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">(in an optical instrument) the lens or combination of lenses to which the eye is applied.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeshade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeshade</span></header><div>/ˈaɪʃeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'uyshayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a visor worn over the head or forehead to protect the eyes from overhead light.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyesight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyesight</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyesight" src="word_pronunciations/08735.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'uysuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> the power or faculty of seeing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq816"> the action or fact of seeing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq992"> the range of the eye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyestalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyestalk</span></header><div>/ˈaɪstɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'uystawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">the stalk or peduncle upon which the eye is borne in lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyestone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyestone</span></header><div>/ˈaɪstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'uystohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">a small calcareous body, flat on one side and convex on the other, passed between the eye and the eyelid to bring out cinders, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyetooth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyetooth</span><z><span target_id="xRLe0Ciqp1">n.</span><span target_id="AASXkPRNjQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyetooth" src="word_pronunciations/08737.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪtuθ/ (<em>say</em> 'uytoohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xRLe0Ciqp1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq408"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eyeteeth</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyetooth" src="word_pronunciations/08738.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪtiθ/ (<em>say</em> 'uyteeth)) a canine tooth, especially of the upper jaw (so named from its position under the eye).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AASXkPRNjQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">cut one’s eyeteeth</strong>, to become old and experienced enough to understand things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq971"> (<strong class="phr">would</strong>)<strong class="phr"> give one’s eyeteeth for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to desire greatly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eaglehawk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eaglehawk</span><z><span target_id="UssdySju5c">n.</span><span target_id="Ldb2dhszpi">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eaglehawk" src="word_pronunciations/07492.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigəlhɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhlhawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UssdySju5c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084185" href="entry://wedge-tailed%20eagle%23bigmac000084185"><strong>wedge-tailed eagle</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ldb2dhszpi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq053"> to pluck wool from a dead sheep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eaglewood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eaglewood</span></header><div>/ˈigəlwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhlwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">a tree from India and the Malay Peninsula, <em>Aquilaria agallocha</em>, the wood of which yields a resin used as a perfume.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Portuguese <em>pão d’aguila</em> wood of agalloch, by confusion with Portuguese <em>águia</em> eagle. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001068" href="entry://agalloch%23bigmac000001068"><span class="smallcaps">agalloch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easterner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easterner</span></header><div>/ˈistənə/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a native or inhabitant of an eastern area, in Australia especially of the eastern States.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022698" href="entry://eastern%23bigmac000022698"><span class="smallcaps">eastern</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Easybeats
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Easybeats</span></header><div>/ˈizibits/ (<em>say</em> 'eezeebeets) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">Australian rock and pop group, formed in 1964; disbanded 1970; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005.</span></div> See Harry <a data-mq-recid="bigmac815564166" href="entry://Vanda%23bigmac815564166"><strong>Vanda</strong></a>, Stevie <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085954" href="entry://Wright%23bigmac000085954"><strong>Wright</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac039762922" href="entry://Young%20family%23bigmac039762922"><strong>Young family</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac039762922" href="entry://Young%20family%23mq698">1</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easyrider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easyrider</span></header><div>/ˈiziraɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'eezeeruyduh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">of or relating to a motorbike with a seat sloping up at the back and large enough to seat two people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eavesdrop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eavesdrop</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eavesdrop" src="word_pronunciations/07532.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈivzdrɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'eevzdrop) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">eavesdropped</strong>, <strong class="bold">eavesdropping</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">to listen clandestinely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [literally, be on the <em>eavesdrop</em> (of a house), earlier <em>eavesdrip</em> ground on which falls the drip from the eaves, Old English <em>yfesdrype</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eavesdropper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebullient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebullient</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ebullient" src="word_pronunciations/07536.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbʊljənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'boolyuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ebullient" src="word_pronunciations/07538.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbʌl-/ (<em>say</em> uh'bul-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ebullient" src="word_pronunciations/07537.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbjul-/ (<em>say</em> uh'byoohl-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> seething or overflowing with fervour, enthusiasm, excitement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq965"> boiling; bubbling like a boiling liquid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēbulliens</em>, present participle, boiling out or up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ebulliently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebusiness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac375348328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebusiness</span></header><div>/iˈbɪznəs/ (<em>say</em> ee'biznuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac337340789" href="entry://ecommerce%23bigmac337340789"><strong>ecommerce</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> a business run via the internet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eccentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eccentric</span><z><span target_id="CEvdQYA0cx">adj.</span><span target_id="3QdpF8MpxR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eccentric" src="word_pronunciations/07539.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CEvdQYA0cx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> deviating from the recognised or usual character, practice, etc.; irregular; peculiar; odd; strange: <em class="example">eccentric conduct; </em><em class="example">an eccentric person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> not having the same centre, as two circles or spheres of which one is within the other or which intersect; not concentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq058"> not situated in the centre, as an axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq956"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> having the axis or support away from the centre, as a wheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq911"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> deviating from a circular form, as an orbit.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3QdpF8MpxR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq119"> someone or something that is unusual, peculiar, odd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq078"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a device for converting circular into reciprocating rectilinear motion, consisting of a disc fixed somewhat out of centre to a revolving shaft, and working freely in a surrounding collar (<strong>eccentric strap</strong>), to which a rod (<strong>eccentric rod</strong>) is attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> in the Ptolemaic system, the circle on which the sun moves about the earth which is slightly off centre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>eccentricus</em>, from Greek <em>ekkentros</em> out of the centre] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eccentrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Echegaray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Echegaray</span></header><div>/eɪtʃeɪgaˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> aychaygah'ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>José</strong> /hoʊˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> hoh'say), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">1833?–1916, Spanish dramatist and politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echinacea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac396238013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echinacea</span></header><div>/ɛkəˈneɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> ekuh'nayshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">a North American plant of the genus <em>Echinacea</em> (family Asteraceae), extracts of which are used in herbal medicine as a cold remedy, antibiotic, and immune system stimulant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>echīnys</em> hedgehog + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000337" href="entry://-acea%23bigmac000000337"><span class="smallcaps">-acea</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echogenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512346843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echogenic</span></header><div>/ɛkoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> ekoh'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">producing an echo when subjected to a body imaging procedure which uses soundwaves, thus able to be imaged by such a procedure: <em class="example">an echogenic mass in the right lung.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063131" href="entry://echo%23bigmac000063131"><span class="smallcaps">echo<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac787568948" href="entry://-genic%23bigmac787568948"><span class="smallcaps">-genic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecommerce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac337340789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecommerce</span></header><div>/iˈkɒmɜs/ (<em>say</em> ee'komers) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">commerce transacted via the internet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ebusiness</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015214" href="entry://commerce%23bigmac000015214"><span class="smallcaps">commerce</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecoregion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac531925107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecoregion</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊridʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohreejuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">an area which constitutes an identifiable ecosystem in terms of geology, climate and biota.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bioregion</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecoregional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elaterium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elaterium</span></header><div>/ɛləˈtɪəriəm/ (<em>say</em> eluh'tearreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a cathartic obtained from the juice of <em>Ecballium elaterium</em>, the squirting cucumber.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>elatērion</em> an opening medicine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elberfeld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elberfeld</span></header><div>/ˈɛlbəfɛlt/ (<em>say</em> 'elbuhfelt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093013" href="entry://Wuppertal%23bigmac000093013"><strong>Wuppertal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eldershaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eldershaw</span></header><div>/ˈɛldəʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'elduhshaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Flora Sydney Patricia</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">1897–1956, Australian historian and novelist.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005761" href="entry://Barnard%20Eldershaw%23bigmac000005761"><strong>Barnard Eldershaw</strong></a>. <div class="backshade"><strong>Flora Eldershaw</strong> graduated from the University of Sydney in 1918 and during a teaching career wrote a number of historical studies and literary critiques. She also collaborated with a friend, Marjorie Barnard, in writing a number of novels, including <em>Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow</em> (1947), under the pen-name of M Barnard Eldershaw. She was a founding member of the Fellowship of Australian Writers and its president in 1935 and 1943. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005761" href="entry://Barnard%20Eldershaw%23bigmac000005761"><strong>Barnard Eldershaw</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electoral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electoral</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electoral" src="word_pronunciations/07673.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktərəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektuhruhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electoral" src="word_pronunciations/07675.mp3"></audio></span>/-trəl/ (<em>say</em> -truhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electoral" src="word_pronunciations/07674.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> relating to electors or election.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> consisting of electors.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electorally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrify</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrify" src="word_pronunciations/07688.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktrəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhfuy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrify" src="word_pronunciations/07689.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">electrified</strong>, <strong class="bold">electrifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq233"> to equip for the use of electric power, as a railway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq316"> to startle greatly; excite or thrill: <em class="example">to electrify an audience.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">electr(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036251" href="entry://-ify%23bigmac000036251"><span class="smallcaps">-(i)fy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrifiable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrification</strong> /əlɛktrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhlektruhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrode</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrode" src="word_pronunciations/07696.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktroʊd/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektrohd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrode" src="word_pronunciations/07697.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">that part of an electrical system that emits or collects electric charges.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electr(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051801" href="entry://-ode%23bigmac000051801"><span class="smallcaps">-ode<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electuary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electuary</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktʃuəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'lekchoohuhree), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">electuaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a medicine composed usually of a powder mixed into a pasty mass with syrup or honey.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>ēlectuārium</em>. Compare Greek <em>ekleikton</em> electuary, from <em>ekleichein</em> lick up (in passive, be taken as an electuary)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elemental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elemental</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elemental" src="word_pronunciations/07726.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛləˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> eluh'mentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> of the nature of an ultimate constituent; simple; uncompounded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> relating to rudiments or first principles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq163"> of, relating to, or of the nature of the four elements or any one of them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq173"> relating to the agencies, forces, or phenomena of physical nature: <em class="example">elemental gods; </em><em class="example">elemental worship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq085"> comparable to the great forces of nature, as with reference to their power: <em class="example">elemental grandeur.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq028"> relating to chemical elements.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>elementally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eleoptene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eleoptene</span></header><div>/ɛliˈɒptin/ (<em>say</em> elee'opteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">the liquid portion of volatile oils (opposed to <em>stearoptene</em>, the solid part).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>elaio</em>(<em>n</em>) oil + <em>ptēnos</em> winged, volatile]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephants
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephants</span></header><div>/ˈɛləfənts/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnts) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">drunk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>elephant’s trunk</em>, drunk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elevation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elevation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elevation" src="word_pronunciations/07732.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛləˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eluh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> altitude above sea or ground level.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> an elevated place; an eminence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq730"> loftiness; grandeur or dignity; nobleness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq817"> the act of elevating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq643"> the state of being elevated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq254"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq343"> a drawing or design which represents an object or structure as being projected geometrically on a vertical plane parallel to its chief dimension.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq264"> one of the external faces of a building; facade.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq406"> <em class="label">Surveying</em> the angle between a horizontal line and the line from an observer to an object above.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq127"> the ability of a dancer to stay in the air while executing a step.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq828"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> the lifting up of the bread and wine after consecration by the priest, in the view of the congregation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elevenses
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elevenses</span></header><div>/əˈlɛvənzəz/ (<em>say</em> uh'levuhnzuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">a light midmorning snack, usually taken at about 11 o’clock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabeth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabeth<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/əˈlɪzəbəθ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizuhbuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> <strong>Saint</strong>, in the New Testament, the mother of John the Baptist. Luke 1:5–25.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> (<em>the Queen Mother</em>, born <em>Elizabeth Angela Marguerita Bowes-Lyon</em>), 1900–2002, wife of George VI of the United Kingdom, mother of Elizabeth II.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabeth<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əˈlɪzəbəθ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizuhbuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a city in SA, within the Adelaide metropolitan area, north-east of the city centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellesmere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellesmere</span></header><div>/ˈɛlzmɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'elzmear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a lake in the north-eastern part of the South Island, NZ, near Christchurch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eloquence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eloquence</span></header><div>/ˈɛləkwəns/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhkwuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> the action, practice, or art of using language with fluency, power, and aptness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq142"> eloquent language or discourse: <em class="example">a flow of eloquence.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elsewhere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elsewhere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elsewhere" src="word_pronunciations/07769.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛlswɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'elswair), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elsewhere" src="word_pronunciations/07770.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlsˈwɛə/ (<em>say</em> els'wair) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">somewhere else; in or to some other place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emaciated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466719515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emaciated</span><z><span target_id="FOrSJOdxPC">v.</span><span target_id="2QosdZx7AS">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmeɪsieɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayseeaytuhd), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="FOrSJOdxPC"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023505" href="entry://emaciate%23bigmac000023505"><strong>emaciate</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2QosdZx7AS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq827"> abnormally thin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embattled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embattled</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embattled" src="word_pronunciations/07794.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbætld/ (<em>say</em> em'batld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq309"> involved in a battle or argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> beleaguered; under attack: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The embattled businessman … vowed he would fight to stave off bankruptcy</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embayment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embayment</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbeɪmənt/ (<em>say</em> em'baymuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> a bay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq549"> an indentation in a shoreline forming an open bay.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq244"> the formation of a bay.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> a continental border area which subsides concurrently with deposition of sediment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecosphere</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq473"> the global ecosystem of a planet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> the part of the atmosphere of a planet or other heavenly body which can sustain life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecosystem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecosystem</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecosystem" src="word_pronunciations/07563.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈikoʊsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohsistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> a community of organisms interacting with one another and with the environment in which they live, as in a pond, a forest, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> a network of interconnected relationships, as within a particular industry, community, etc.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The central concept of an <strong>ecosystem</strong> is the equilibrium in which the various parts lie in relation to each other. The relationships between the members of the community are complex and interdependent. The most valuable ecosystems on earth are claimed to be wetlands such as mangrove forests, swamps, flood plains and natural marshes because of the unseen services they provide. Wetlands control against floods and storms. They cycle nutrients and waste. They function as nursery and breeding grounds for countless fish. Along the Murray River, the ibis that roost in the red gum forests feed on the pests of the nearby farmlands. It is often only when ecosystems are disturbed that their value is realised.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectosteal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectosteal</span></header><div>/ˈɛktoʊstil/ (<em>say</em> 'ektohsteel), /ˈɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ektuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">relating to or situated on the outside of the bone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecumenism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecumenism</span></header><div>/əˈkjumənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohmuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">the doctrines and practices of the ecumenical movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edelweiss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edelweiss</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'ayduhlvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> a small composite herb, <em>Leontopodium alpinum</em>, having white woolly leaves and flowers, growing at high altitudes on the European Alps and some other mountain ranges of Eurasia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> any of various related herbs thought to resemble this, as Australian edelweiss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German, from <em>edel</em> noble + <em>weiss</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edgeworth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edgeworth</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒwɜθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ejwerth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maria</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">1767–1849, English novelist; author of <em>Castle Rackrent</em> (1800).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effective</span><z><span target_id="9isPT2xOIA">adj.</span><span target_id="X9PC8qK0gM">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effective" src="word_pronunciations/07590.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'fektiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effective" src="word_pronunciations/07591.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9isPT2xOIA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq821"> serving to effect the purpose; producing the intended or expected result: <em class="example">effective measures; </em><em class="example">effective steps towards peace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> actually in effect: <em class="example">the law becomes effective at midnight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> producing a striking impression; striking: <em class="example">an effective picture.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X9PC8qK0gM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq872"> a soldier or sailor fit for duty or active service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq361"> the effective total of a military force.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>effectively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effectiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effectual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effectual</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effectual" src="word_pronunciations/07592.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛktʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekchoohuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effectual" src="word_pronunciations/07593.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> producing, or capable of producing, an intended effect; adequate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq215"> valid or binding, as an agreement or document.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>effectuālis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effectuality</strong> /əfɛktʃuˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> uhfekchooh'aluhtee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-)</div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effectualness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effectually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efficient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efficient</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of efficient" src="word_pronunciations/07601.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fishuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of efficient" src="word_pronunciations/07602.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq573"> effective in the use of energy or resources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> adequate in operation or performance; having and using the requisite knowledge, skill, and industry; competent; capable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq232"> producing an effect, as a cause; causative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>efficiens</em>, present participle, accomplishing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>efficiently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effluence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effluence</span></header><div>/ˈɛfluəns/ (<em>say</em> 'efloohuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> outward flow; efflux.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> something that flows out; an emanation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <em>affluence</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023019" href="entry://effluent%23bigmac000023019"><span class="smallcaps">effluent</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effulgent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effulgent</span></header><div>/əˈfʌldʒənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fuljuhnt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">shining forth brilliantly; radiant.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>effulgence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effulgently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eggleston
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eggleston</span></header><div>/ˈɛgəlstən/ (<em>say</em> 'eguhlstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Frederic William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">1875–1954, Australian politician, diplomat and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egglifter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egglifter</span></header><div>/ˈɛglɪftə/ (<em>say</em> 'egliftuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023061" href="entry://eggslice%23bigmac000023061"><strong>eggslice</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egregious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egregious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egregious" src="word_pronunciations/07629.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgridʒəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'greejuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> remarkably or extraordinarily bad; flagrant: <em class="example">an egregious lie; </em><em class="example">an egregious fool; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>I am not going to pander to such egregious vanity.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ada cambridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1904</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq455"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> distinguished or eminent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēgregius</em> distinguished, literally, (standing) out from the herd] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egregiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egregiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ehrenburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ehrenburg</span></header><div>/ˈɛərənbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhnberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ilya Grigorievich</strong> /ˈiljə grɪˈgɔjəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'eelyuh gri'gawyuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">1891–1967, Russian author of the Soviet era; best known for novels <em>The Fall of Paris</em> (1941) and <em>The Thaw</em> (1954).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eiderdown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eiderdown</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eiderdown" src="word_pronunciations/07633.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪdədaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'uyduhdown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> down or soft feathers from the breast of the eider duck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> a heavy quilt, properly one filled with eiderdown (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023093" href="#mq058">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq805"> <em class="label">US</em> a fabric of cotton with wool nap.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Icelandic <em>ædardūn</em> (18th-century spelling) down of the eider (genitive singular); spelling <em>eider-</em> follows (18th-century) Swedish or German, representing Icelandic <em>æ</em> with <em>ei</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eindhoven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eindhoven</span></header><div>/ˈaɪndhoʊvən/ (<em>say</em> 'uynd-hohvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a city in southern Netherlands, in North Brabant province; known for its radio and electrical industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejectment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejectment</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɛktmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'jektmuhnt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> the act of ejecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Law</em> an action for the recovery of land wherein the title of real property may be tried and the possession recovered, wherever the party claiming has a right of entry (abolished 1852 in Britain; available in other common law jurisdictions till much later).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastomer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastomer</span></header><div>/əˈlæstəmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastuhmuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">an elastic, rubber-like substance occurring naturally (natural rubber) or produced synthetically (butyl rubber, neoprene, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098987" href="entry://elastic%23bigmac000098987"><span class="smallcaps">elast(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + Greek <em>mer</em>(<em>os</em>) part] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elastomeric</strong> /əlæstəˈmɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhlastuh'merik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elaterite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elaterite</span></header><div>/əˈlætəraɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'latuhruyt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047059" href="entry://mineral%20caoutchouc%23bigmac000047059"><strong>mineral caoutchouc</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embellish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embellish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embellish" src="word_pronunciations/07796.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbɛlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> em'belish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> to beautify by or as by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions; embroider.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>embelyss</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>embelliss-</em>, stem of <em>embellir</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bel</em> handsome] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embellisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblemise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblemise</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbləmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'embluhmuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emblemised</strong>, <strong class="bold">emblemising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">to represent by an emblem; emblematise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emblemize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embraceor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embraceor</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbreɪsə/ (<em>say</em> em'braysuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">a person guilty of embracery.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">embracer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embracery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embracery</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbreɪsəri/ (<em>say</em> em'braysuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embraceries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">the offence of attempting to influence a judge or jury corruptly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>embracerie</em>, from Old French <em>embraser</em> instigate, literally, set fire to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embroider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embroider</span><z><span target_id="YLulR8w8F2">v.t.</span><span target_id="4LL0Rn19NJ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embroider" src="word_pronunciations/07808.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbrɔɪdə/ (<em>say</em> em'broyduh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YLulR8w8F2"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> to decorate with ornamental needlework.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq206"> to produce or form in needlework.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq075"> to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with fictitious additions: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘We can’t go on’ he said … Short, curt, too tired to embroider it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">michael wilding</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4LL0Rn19NJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq562"> to do embroidery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq481"> to provide rhetorical embellishment, especially by fictitious additions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087966" href="entry://broider%23bigmac000087966"><span class="smallcaps">broider</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embroiderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embroidered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emeralder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975133018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emeralder</span></header><div>/ɛməˈrældə/ (<em>say</em> emuh'ralduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">an Irish person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the name ‘the <em>Emerald</em> Isle’ for Ireland]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergence</span></header><div>/əˈmɜdʒəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'merjuhns), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq062"> the act or fact of emerging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> an outgrowth, as a prickle, on the surface of an organ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergency</span><z><span target_id="nHUqBUj7HA">n.</span><span target_id="yVFhfxOA9D">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emergency" src="word_pronunciations/07817.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɜdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'merjuhnsee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emergency" src="word_pronunciations/07818.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nHUqBUj7HA"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emergencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden and urgent occasion for action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac432692509" href="entry://emergency%20department%23bigmac432692509"><strong>emergency department</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq638"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq817"> someone who stands by in case of emergency.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a player who is not selected in a team, as one of the eighteen, or as a reserve, but is kept ready to play in case one of the team should be unavailable at the last minute.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yVFhfxOA9D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">state of emergency</strong>, a situation in which a government is granted special powers, by constitutional or legal provision, to deal with a perceived threat to law and order or public safety, as during a time of riot or natural disaster.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>ēmergentia</em> a coming up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emollient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emollient</span><z><span target_id="o1K9KaaV7E">adj.</span><span target_id="aDPJlLnUGi">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emollient" src="word_pronunciations/07835.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɒliənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'moleeuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emollient" src="word_pronunciations/07836.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈmoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> -'moh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="o1K9KaaV7E"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq181"> having the power of softening or relaxing living tissues, as a medicinal substance; soothing, especially to the skin.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aDPJlLnUGi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq041"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> an emollient medicine or agent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmolliens</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emolument
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emolument</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emolument" src="word_pronunciations/07837.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɒljəmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'molyuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">profit arising from office or employment; compensation for services; salary or fees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmolumentum</em>, <em>ēmolimentum</em> profit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empennage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empennage</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpɛnɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> em'penij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> the rear part of an aeroplane or airship, usually comprising stabiliser, elevator, vertical fin, and rudder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> the tail assembly of an aircraft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>empenner</em> verb feather, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>penne</em> (from Latin <em>penna</em> feather)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emphysema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emphysema</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emphysema" src="word_pronunciations/07851.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmfəˈsimə/ (<em>say</em> emfuh'seemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">abnormal distension of an organ or a part of the body with air or other gas, especially pulmonary emphysema which causes severe restriction of respiratory function.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: inflation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emphysematous</strong> /ɛmfəˈsɛmətəs/ (<em>say</em> emfuh'semuhtuhs), /-ˈsimə-/ (<em>say</em> -'seemuh-), <strong>emphysematic</strong> /ɛmfəsəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> emfuhsuh'matik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emphysemic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enactment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enactment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈæktmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'aktmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> the act of enacting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq635"> the state or fact of being enacted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq989"> that which is enacted; a law; a statute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq090"> a section or part of a section in an act.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enamoured
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enamoured</span></header><div>/ɛnˈæməd/ (<em>say</em> en'amuhd), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">(sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) inflamed with love; charmed; captivated: <em class="example">to be enamoured of a lady.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enamored</strong>. <div class="etym">[past participle of obsolete <em>enamour</em>; Middle English <em>enamor</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>enamourer</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>amour</em> (from Latin <em>amor</em> love)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enceladus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enceladus<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɛnˈsɛlədəs/ (<em>say</em> en'seluhduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a giant with 100 arms who was killed by the goddess Athena and buried under Mount Etna in Sicily.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac320430892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enceladus<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ɛnˈsɛlədəs/ (<em>say</em> en'seluhduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">one of the satellites of the planet Saturn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023727" href="#bigmac000023727"><span class="smallcaps">Enceladus<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchanted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchanted</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtʃæntəd/ (<em>say</em> en'chantuhd), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), /-ˈtʃantəd/ (<em>say</em> -'chahntuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> under a spell; bewitched.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> delighted; pleased.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchanter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchanter</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtʃæntə/ (<em>say</em> en'chantuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), /-ˈtʃant-/ (<em>say</em> -'chahnt-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> someone who enchants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> a magician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encounter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encounter</span><z><span target_id="07Hp8AvC3X">v.t.</span><span target_id="gN3N5VlMBE">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encounter" src="word_pronunciations/07912.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkaʊntə/ (<em>say</em> en'kowntuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encounter" src="word_pronunciations/07913.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="07Hp8AvC3X"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> to come upon; meet with, especially unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq992"> to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gN3N5VlMBE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq720"> a meeting with a person or thing, especially casually or unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq053"> a meeting in conflict or opposition; a battle; a combat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>encountre</em>(<em>n</em>) from Old French <em>encontrer</em>, from Late Latin <em>incontrāre</em>, from Latin <em>in-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><span class="smallcaps">in-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>contrā</em> against]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endamoeba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endamoeba</span></header><div>/ɛndəˈmibə/ (<em>say</em> enduh'meebuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">a protozoan, genus <em>Endamoeba</em>, one species of which causes dysentery and liver abscess.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">endameba</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023781" href="entry://end-%23bigmac000023781"><span class="smallcaps">end-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098795" href="entry://amoeba%23bigmac000098795"><span class="smallcaps">amoeba</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endeavour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endeavour</span><z><span target_id="outU4UeCKs">v.i.</span><span target_id="VdWNwJV8t0">v.t.</span><span target_id="cuY9MmmJE5">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endeavour" src="word_pronunciations/07930.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdɛvə/ (<em>say</em> en'devuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endeavour" src="word_pronunciations/07931.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="outU4UeCKs"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VdWNwJV8t0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq952"> to attempt; try: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>several policemen batoned their way into the struggling mass and endeavoured to restore order.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cuY9MmmJE5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq589"> a strenuous effort; an attempt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">endeavor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>endever</em>(<em>en</em>) to exert oneself, from the phrase <em>putten en deveren</em> to make it one’s duty. Compare French <em>en devoir</em> in duty] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endeavourer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Endeavour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Endeavour<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Endeavour" src="word_pronunciations/07930.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdɛvə/ (<em>say</em> en'devuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> <strong>HM Bark</strong>, the ship commanded by Captain James Cook when he charted the eastern Australian coast in 1770.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> a crewed orbiter, used in the US space shuttle program from 1992 to 2011.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023790" href="#mq610">2</a> named after the ship <em>Endeavour</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Endeavour<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Endeavour" src="word_pronunciations/07930.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdɛvə/ (<em>say</em> en'devuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">a river in north-eastern Qld, rising about 35 km west of Cooktown and flowing east into the Pacific Ocean.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after HM Bark <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023790" href="#bigmac000023790"><span class="smallcaps">Endeavour<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoergic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoergic</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˈɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'erjik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">(of a process or reaction, especially a nuclear one) consuming energy; endothermic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103270" href="entry://exoergic%23bigmac000103270"><span class="smallcaps">exoergic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endosperm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endosperm</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊspɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'endohsperm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">nutritive matter in seed plant ovules, derived from the embryo sac.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endospermic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endosteum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endosteum</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdɒstiəm/ (<em>say</em> en'dosteeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">endostea</strong> /ɛnˈdɒstiə/ (<em>say</em> en'dosteeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">the vascular membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>end-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023781" href="entry://end-%23bigmac000023781"><span class="smallcaps">end-</span></a> + <em>osteon</em> bone]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endowment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endowment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdaʊmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'dowmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> the act of endowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> that with which an institution, person, etc., is endowed, as property or funds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> an attribute of mind or body; a gift of nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energetic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of energetic" src="word_pronunciations/07953.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> enuh'jetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> possessing or exhibiting energy; forcible; vigorous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> powerful in action or effect; effective.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>energētikos</em> active] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>energetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energumen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energumen</span></header><div>/ɛnɜˈgjumən/ (<em>say</em> ener'gyoohmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> someone possessed by an evil spirit; a demoniac.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq740"> a fanatical enthusiast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>energūmenus</em>, from Greek <em>energoumenos</em>, present participle passive of <em>energein</em> operate, influence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engineman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engineman</span></header><div>/ˈɛndʒənmən/ (<em>say</em> 'enjuhnmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enginemen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">a man who drives or works as a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094870" href="entry://fireman%23bigmac000094870">fireman</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094870" href="entry://fireman%23mq195">3</a>) on a railway locomotive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Englander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Englander</span><z><span target_id="xpP2xua3Se">n.</span><span target_id="oyJ1q1Q2OC">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɪŋgləndə/ (<em>say</em> 'inggluhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xpP2xua3Se"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Rare</em> a native of England.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oyJ1q1Q2OC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">little Englander</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq789"> an opponent of British imperialism, especially one advocating isolationist policies in the late 19th century.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq687"> an opponent of Britain’s joining the European Union (formerly the Common Market), preferring to see Britain less influential but independent.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092003" href="entry://England%23bigmac000092003"><span class="smallcaps">England</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>; influenced by German <em>Engländer</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enjoyment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enjoyment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdʒɔɪmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'joymuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> the possession, use, or occupancy of anything with satisfaction or pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> a particular form or source of pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Law</em> the exercise of a right: <em class="example">the enjoyment of an estate.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlighten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlighten</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enlighten" src="word_pronunciations/07995.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈlaɪtn/ (<em>say</em> en'luytn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enlighten" src="word_pronunciations/07996.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> to shed light upon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042506" href="entry://lighten%23bigmac000042506"><span class="smallcaps">lighten<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlightener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlightening</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlighteningly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrolment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrolment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈroʊlmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'rohlmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> the act of enrolling; process of being enrolled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> the number of persons enrolled, as for a course or in a school.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">enrollment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensorcell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensorcell</span></header><div>/ənˈsɔsəl/ (<em>say</em> uhn'sawsuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">to enchant; bewitch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>ensorceler</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>sorceler</em>, from <em>sorcier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070315" href="entry://sorcerer%23bigmac000070315"><span class="smallcaps">sorcerer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entelechy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entelechy</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtɛləki/ (<em>say</em> en'teluhkee), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entelechies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> a realisation or actuality as opposed to a potentiality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq459"> (in vitalist philosophy) the vital force or principle directing growth and life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>entelechīa</em>, from Greek, from <em>en teleiechein</em> be in fulfilment or completion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enteritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enteritis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enteritis" src="word_pronunciations/08043.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛntəˈraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> entuh'ruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">inflammation of the intestine, especially the small intestine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>enteron</em>intestine + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entertain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entertain</span><z><span target_id="VreH7v0Jye">v.t.</span><span target_id="liEYhLN8Vf">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entertain" src="word_pronunciations/08047.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛntəˈteɪn/ (<em>say</em> entuh'tayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VreH7v0Jye"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> to hold the attention of agreeably; divert; amuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> to receive as a guest, especially at one’s table; show hospitality to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq419"> to give admittance or reception to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq485"> to admit into the mind; consider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq975"> to hold in the mind; harbour; cherish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq320"> to maintain or keep up.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="liEYhLN8Vf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq396"> to exercise hospitality; entertain company; provide entertainment for guests.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>entertene</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>entretenir</em>, from <em>entre-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037765" href="entry://inter-%23bigmac000037765"><span class="smallcaps">inter-</span></a> + <em>tenir</em> (from Latin <em>tenēre</em> hold)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entheogen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864109727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entheogen</span></header><div>/ɛnˈθiədʒən/ (<em>say</em> en'theeuhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">a hallucinogenic substance or preparation, especially one derived from plants or fungi and used to bring about a religious or spiritual experience.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>entheogenic</strong> /ɛnθiəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> entheeuh'jenik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthymeme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthymeme</span></header><div>/ˈɛnθəmim/ (<em>say</em> 'enthuhmeem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">(in logic) a syllogism in which one premise is unexpressed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>enthȳmēma</em>, from Greek: thought, argument] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enthymematic</strong> /ɛnθəmiˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> enthuhmee'matik), <strong>enthymematical</strong> /ɛnθəmiˈmætɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> enthuhmee'matikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entoleter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entoleter</span></header><div>/ˈɛntəlitə/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhleetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">a machine used in flour processing which destroys insect eggs remaining in the sifted flour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entoleted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrammel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrammel</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtræməl/ (<em>say</em> en'tramuhl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">entrammelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">entrammeled</strong>; <strong class="bold">entrammelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">entrammeling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">to trammel; fetter; entangle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrechat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrechat</span></header><div>/ɒntrəˈʃa/ (<em>say</em> ontruh'shah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">(in ballet) a jump during which the dancer’s feet are crossed a number of times while in the air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian (<em>capriola</em>)<em> intrecciata</em> complicated (caper), from <em>in-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><span class="smallcaps">in-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>treccia</em> tress, plait]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrecote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrecote</span></header><div>/ɒntrəˈkoʊt/ (<em>say</em> ontruh'koht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">a steak cut from between the ribs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rib steak</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entremets
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entremets</span></header><div>/ɒntrəˈmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ontruh'may) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entremets</strong> /ɒntrəˈmeɪz/ (<em>say</em> ontruh'mayz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac108857663" href="entry://entremet%23bigmac108857663"><strong>entremet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac108857663" href="entry://entremet%23mq008">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enucleate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enucleate</span><z><span target_id="NWGZxXU9xm">v.t.</span><span target_id="3GiuOiArbS">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NWGZxXU9xm"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) /əˈnjuklieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohkleeayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) (<strong class="bold">enucleated</strong>, <strong class="bold">enucleating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> <em class="label">Biology</em> to deprive of the nucleus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> to remove (a kernel, tumour, eyeball, etc.) from its enveloping cover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> to bring out; disclose.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3GiuOiArbS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq181"> /əˈnjukliət/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohkleeuht), /-ieɪt/ (<em>say</em> -eeayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) having no nucleus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēnucleātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enucleation</strong> /ənjukliˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhnyoohklee'ayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enumerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enumerate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enumerate" src="word_pronunciations/08087.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnjuməreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohmuhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enumerate" src="word_pronunciations/08088.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enumerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">enumerating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify as in a list.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq181"> to ascertain the number of; count.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēnumerātus</em>, past participle, counted out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enumerative</strong> /əˈnjumərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohmuhruhtiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enumerator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enwreathe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enwreathe</span></header><div>/ɛnˈrið/ (<em>say</em> en'reedh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enwreathed</strong>, <strong class="bold">enwreathing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">to surround with or as if with a wreath.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">inwreathe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enzymogen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enzymogen</span></header><div>/ɛnˈzaɪmədʒən/ (<em>say</em> en'zuymuhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">the inactive form in which many enzymes are made and stored, as trypsinogen; zymogen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephedrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephedrine</span></header><div>/ˈɛfədrin/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhdreen), /-draɪn/ (<em>say</em> -druyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">a crystalline alkaloid, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>15</sub>NO, found in some plants of the genus <em>Ephedra</em>, family Gnetaceae, of the Northern Hemisphere, used especially for colds, asthma, and hay fever.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ephedrin</strong> /ˈɛfədrən/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhdruhn). <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>ephedra</em> (Latin horsetail, a plant, from Greek) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephemeral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephemeral</span><z><span target_id="7a8y54cYPj">adj.</span><span target_id="DrwslWWfBE">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ephemeral" src="word_pronunciations/08120.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛmərəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7a8y54cYPj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> lasting only a day or a very short time; short-lived; transitory.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DrwslWWfBE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq333"> an ephemeral entity, as certain insects.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ephemerally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ephemerality</strong> /əˌfɛməˈræləti/ (<em>say</em> uh.femuh'raluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephemerid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephemerid</span></header><div>/əˈfɛmərəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhruhd), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045693" href="entry://mayfly%23bigmac000045693"><strong>mayfly</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045693" href="entry://mayfly%23mq298">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Ephēmeridae</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024137" href="entry://ephemera%23bigmac000024137"><span class="smallcaps">ephemera</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephemeris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephemeris</span></header><div>/əˈfɛmərəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhruhs), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ephemerides</strong> /ɛfəˈmɛrədiz/ (<em>say</em> efuh'meruhdeez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> a table showing the positions of a heavenly body on a number of dates in an orderly sequence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> an astronomical almanac containing such tables.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an almanac or calendar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: diary, calendar, record]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephemeron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephemeron</span></header><div>/əˈfɛmərən/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhruhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ephemera</strong> /əˈfɛmərə/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhruh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ephemerons</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">anything short-lived or ephemeral.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: a short-lived insect. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024137" href="entry://ephemera%23bigmac000024137"><span class="smallcaps">ephemera</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicedium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicedium</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈsidiəm/ (<em>say</em> epee'seedeeuhm), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epicedia</strong> /ɛpiˈsidiə/ (<em>say</em> epee'seedeeuh), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">a funeral song.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>epikēdeion</em> (properly neuter adjective) of or for a funeral] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epicedial</strong>, <strong>epicedian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicentre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicentre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epicentre" src="word_pronunciations/08124.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpisɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'epeesentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> a point from which earthquake waves seem to go out, directly above the true centre of disturbance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq845"> the central point of an activity, cultural development, etc.: <em class="example">a small company but the epicentre of the theatre in Australia.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epicentrum</strong>; <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">epicenter</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>epicentrum</em>, from Greek <em>epikentros</em> on the centre] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epicentral</strong> /ɛpiˈsɛntrəl/ (<em>say</em> epee'sentruhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiclesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiclesis</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈklisəs/ (<em>say</em> epee'kleesuhs), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">an invocation included in the canon of the Eucharist either to God to send the Holy Spirit, or to the Holy Spirit directly, so that the consecration of the bread and wine may take place.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epiklēsis</em>, from <em>epikalein</em> to invoke]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epictetus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epictetus</span></header><div>/ɛpəkˈtitəs/ (<em>say</em> epuhk'teetuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">AD 60?–120?, Greek Stoic philosopher, who taught in Rome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicurean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicurean</span><z><span target_id="3mpdDH2w9i">adj.</span><span target_id="xZmSFFUCK4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛpəˈkjuriən/ (<em>say</em> epuh'kyoohreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3mpdDH2w9i"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> given or adapted to luxury, or indulgence in sensuous pleasures; of luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> fit for an epicure.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xZmSFFUCK4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq974"> someone devoted to the pursuit of pleasure or luxury; an epicure.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epicureanism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidermis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidermis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epidermis" src="word_pronunciations/08131.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛpiˈdɜməs/ (<em>say</em> epee'dermuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epidermis" src="word_pronunciations/08130.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epidermis" src="word_pronunciations/08129.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpidɜməs/ (<em>say</em> 'epeedermuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the outer, non-vascular, non-sensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium (dermis).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the outermost living layer of the skin of a vertebrate, usually composed of one or more layers of cells.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq387"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the superficial cell layer of the primary regions of vascular plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: outer skin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epidermal</strong>, <strong>epidermic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigenome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408753644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigenome</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdʒinoʊm/ (<em>say</em> epee'jeenohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">the set of chemical compounds surrounding the genome which can modify it without altering its basic DNA structure by switching genes on and off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100137" href="entry://genome%23bigmac000100137"><span class="smallcaps">genome</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigenous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigenous</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɪdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> e'pijuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">growing on the surface, especially the upper surface, as fungi on leaves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac383469559" href="entry://-genous%23bigmac383469559"><span class="smallcaps">-genous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epileptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epileptic</span><z><span target_id="eIJGlJx5kh">adj.</span><span target_id="cSuPrjtYJL">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛpəˈlɛptɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuh'leptik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eIJGlJx5kh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> relating to epilepsy: <em class="example">epileptic state.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cSuPrjtYJL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq315"> someone affected with epilepsy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epileptically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epimedium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac248518509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epimedium</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈmidiəm/ (<em>say</em> epuh'meedeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">any of various plants of the genus <em>Epimedium</em>, of the barberry family, having small pinnate leaves with spurred white, yellow, or reddish flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>epimēdion</em> a plant of uncertain identity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epimerise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epimerise</span></header><div>/ˈɛpəməraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhmuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">epimerised</strong>, <strong class="bold">epimerising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">to convert into an epimer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epimerize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>epimerisation</strong> /ˌɛpəməraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .epuhmuhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epirogeny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epirogeny</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈrɒdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> epee'rojuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024128" href="entry://epeirogeny%23bigmac000024128"><strong>epeirogeny</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epirogenic</strong> /ˌɛpiroʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .epeeroh'jenik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistemic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistemic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈstɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'stemik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">relating to our knowledge of things rather than to the nature of the things themselves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epistēmē</em> knowledge + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equaliser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equaliser</span></header><div>/ˈikwəlaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhluyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> someone or something that equalises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a goal, etc., that levels the score in a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq861"> any of various devices or appliances for equalising strains, pressures, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq589"> an electrical connection established between two points in a network to secure some constant relation between the two points, as potential, impedance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq214"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a gun.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equalizer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equipment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equipment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equipment" src="word_pronunciations/08189.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɪpmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwipmuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equipment" src="word_pronunciations/08190.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> anything used in or provided for equipping: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The vineyard also now has an air bag press and cooling equipment for fermentation</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">max lake</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> the act of equipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq443"> the state of being equipped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq273"> a person’s knowledge and skill necessary for a task, etc.: <em class="example">a person’s equipment for the law, for medicine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq314"> a collection of necessary implements (such as tools).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equisetum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equisetum</span></header><div>/ɛkwɪˈsitəm/ (<em>say</em> ekwi'seetuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">equisetums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">equiseta</strong> /ɛkwɪˈsitə/ (<em>say</em> ekwi'seetuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">any of the perennial herbaceous plants of the genus <em>Equisetum</em>, widely distributed except in Australia and NZ, including the horsetails and the scouring rushes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, Latin <em>equisaetum</em>, from <em>equi-</em> horse + <em>saeta</em> bristle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equisetic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergometer</span></header><div>/ɜˈgɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> er'gomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> a device for measuring the work performed by a group of muscles under controlled conditions, as to time, rate, or resistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq202"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac032738741" href="entry://erg%23bigmac032738741"><strong>erg<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac032738741" href="entry://erg%23mq606">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024375" href="entry://erg%23bigmac000024375"><span class="smallcaps">erg<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ernabella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ernabella</span></header><div>/ɜnəˈbɛlə/ (<em>say</em> ernuh'beluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac141213958" href="entry://Pukatja%23bigmac141213958"><strong>Pukatja</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erogenous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erogenous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erogenous" src="word_pronunciations/08221.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɒdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'rojuhnuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erogenous" src="word_pronunciations/08222.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erogenous" src="word_pronunciations/08223.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">arousing or tending to arouse sexual desire.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">erogenic</strong> /ɛrəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> eruh'jenik). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024423" href="entry://eros%23bigmac000024423"><span class="smallcaps">ero(s)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac383469559" href="entry://-genous%23bigmac383469559"><span class="smallcaps">-genous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erogeneity</strong> /ˌɛrədʒəˈniəti/ (<em>say</em> .eruhjuh'neeuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erroneous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erroneous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erroneous" src="word_pronunciations/08236.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈroʊniəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohneeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">containing error; mistaken; incorrect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>errōneus</em> straying] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erroneously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erroneousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escabeche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344462411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escabeche</span></header><div>/ɛskəˈbɛtʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'bechay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a dish of Spanish origin consisting of poached or fried fish covered in a seasoned vinegar marinade and refrigerated for at least a day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: marinade for pickling fish, from Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escheator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escheator</span></header><div>/əsˈtʃitə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'cheetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">an officer in charge of escheats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Escoffier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Escoffier</span></header><div>/ɛsˈkɒfieɪ/ (<em>say</em> es'kofeeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Georges</strong>)<strong> Auguste</strong> /oʊˈgyst/ (<em>say</em> oh'goohst), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">1846–1935, French chef; awarded the Legion of Honour in 1920.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esdraelon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esdraelon</span></header><div>/ɛzdreɪˈilɒn/ (<em>say</em> ezdray'eelon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">a plain in northern Palestine (now in Israel); the site of many ancient battles.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103554" href="entry://Megiddo%23bigmac000103554"><strong>Megiddo</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Plain of Jezreel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esoterica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esoterica</span></header><div>/ɛsoʊˈtɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> esoh'terikuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">arcane or abstruse information.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004347" href="entry://esoteric%23bigmac000004347"><span class="smallcaps">esoteric</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Espartero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Espartero</span></header><div>/ɛspaˈteɪroʊ/ (<em>say</em> espah'tayroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joaquin Baldomero</strong> /hwaˌkin baldoʊˈmeɪroʊ/ (<em>say</em> hwah.keen bahldoh'mayroh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">1792–1879, Spanish general and politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esperance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esperance</span></header><div>/ˈɛspərəns/ (<em>say</em> 'espuhruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">hope.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>esperaunce</em>, from Old French <em>esperance</em>, from <em>esperer</em>, from Latin <em>spērāre</em> hope]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esperance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esperance</span></header><div>/ˈɛspərəns/ (<em>say</em> 'espuhruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a coastal town and shire in southern central WA, about 200 km south of Norseman, on Esperance Bay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>L’Espérance</em>, a French ship in Bruni D’Entrecasteaux’s expedition which entered the bay in 1792] </div><div class="backshade">The <strong>Esperance</strong> region is in territory traditionally inhabited by the Wudjari people. Dutch explorer Francois Thyssen sailed the coast in 1627, and in 1792 a French expedition under Bruni D’Entrecasteaux named Esperance Bay. Edward Eyre, in 1841, was the first European overland explorer of the district. The Dempster brothers settled on a large pastoral lease in 1863. The town came into being in 1893 as a port for the Coolgardie goldfields. Esperance Downs Research Station, established in 1949, proved the local sandy soil could be improved with trace elements, leading to a new farming impetus (wheat farming and the grazing of sheep and cattle) from the 1950s. Australia’s first wind farm was built at nearby Salmon Beach in 1987 and operated until 2002. Later wind farm complexes include those at Ten Mile Lagoon (from 1993) and Nine Mile Beach (from 2004). Esperance functions as a port and is also a tourist centre.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esperanto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esperanto</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Esperanto" src="word_pronunciations/08267.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛspəˈræntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> espuh'rantoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">a constructed language based on the commonest words of major European languages, invented in 1887 for international use by Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof, 1859–1917, Polish oculist and philologist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Esperanto: one who hopes; used by Zamenhof as a pseudonym] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Esperantist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essential</span><z><span target_id="61NTZghDyN">adj.</span><span target_id="ePD0IiRM5X">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of essential" src="word_pronunciations/08283.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'senshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="61NTZghDyN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> absolutely necessary; indispensable: <em class="example">discipline is essential in an army.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> relating to or constituting the essence of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> having the nature of an essence of a plant, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq675"> being such by its very nature, or in the highest sense: <em class="example">essential happiness; </em><em class="example">essential poetry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Biology</em> obtained from the diet: <em class="example">an essential fatty acid.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ePD0IiRM5X">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq166"> an indispensable element; a chief point: <em class="example">concentrate on essentials rather than details.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>essentiālis</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024577" href="entry://essence%23bigmac000024577"><span class="smallcaps">essence</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>essentially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>essentialness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Essequibo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Essequibo</span></header><div>/ɛsəˈkiboʊ/ (<em>say</em> esuh'keeboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">a river flowing from southern Guyana north to the Atlantic. About 885 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estaminet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estaminet</span></header><div>/əsˈtæməneɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tamuhnay), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">a bar; cafe; bistro.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Walloon <em>staminé</em>, from <em>stamon</em> post, of Germanic origin; compare German <em>Stamm</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101923" href="entry://stem%23bigmac000101923"><span class="smallcaps">stem<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esthetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esthetics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esthetics" src="word_pronunciations/00402.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈθɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetiks), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018410" href="entry://aesthetics%23bigmac000018410"><strong>aesthetics</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estranged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993400501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estranged</span></header><div>/əˈstreɪndʒd/ (<em>say</em> uh'straynjed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> no longer in a previously close or affectionate relationship with someone: <em class="example">his estranged brother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq496"> (of a spouse) no longer living with their partner: <em class="example">an estranged wife.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etceteras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etceteras</span></header><div>/ətˈsɛtrəz/ (<em>say</em> uht'setruhz), /ɛt-/ (<em>say</em> et-), /-ərəz/ (<em>say</em> -uhruhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> other things or persons unspecified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> extras or sundries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ethelbert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ethelbert</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəlbɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhlbert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">552–616, king of Kent 560–616; issued the earliest known code of English laws.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Æthelbert</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Etheridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etheridge<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛθrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ethrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">1846–1920, Australian palaeontologist and museum director, born in England.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etheridge<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛθrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ethrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">a goldfield discovered in northern Qld in 1871, on the site of Georgetown.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnogeny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnogeny</span></header><div>/ɛθˈnɒdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> eth'nojuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">the branch of ethnology which studies the origin of distinctive populations or peoples.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etiquette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etiquette</span></header><div>/ˈɛtəkət/ (<em>say</em> 'etuhkuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of etiquette" src="word_pronunciations/08319.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛti-/ (<em>say</em> 'etee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> conventional requirements as to social behaviour; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq860"> a prescribed or accepted code of usage in matters of ceremony, as at a court or in official or other formal observances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq978"> conventional and accepted standards and practices in certain professions, as medicine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, in Old French <em>estiquette</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100782" href="entry://ticket%23bigmac000100782"><span class="smallcaps">ticket</span></a>, of Germanic origin; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101927" href="entry://stick%23bigmac000101927"><span class="smallcaps">stick<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eucumbene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eucumbene</span></header><div>/ˈjukəmbin/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkuhmbeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a lake in south-eastern NSW, near Cooma; the main regulating storage of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. About 145 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eudemonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eudemonia</span></header><div>/judəˈmoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> yoohduh'mohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> happiness; welfare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> <em class="label">Aristotelianism</em> happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eudaemonia</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>eudaimonia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eudemonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eudemonic</span></header><div>/judəˈmɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohduh'monik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> relating or conducive to happiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq202"> relating to eudemonics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eudaemonic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euhemerus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euhemerus</span></header><div>/juˈhimərəs/ (<em>say</em> yooh'heemuhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">fl. c. 300 BC, Greek writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eumenides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eumenides</span></header><div>/juˈmɛnədiz/ (<em>say</em> yooh'menuhdeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">a euphemistic name for the Furies or Erinyes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: literally, the gracious goddesses]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphemise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphemise</span><z><span target_id="t2PEV5sJbT">v.t.</span><span target_id="8aYcvjKGMo">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈjufəmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohfuhmuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">euphemised</strong>, <strong class="bold">euphemising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="t2PEV5sJbT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> to refer to by means of euphemism.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8aYcvjKGMo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq841"> to employ euphemism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">euphemize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphemism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphemism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of euphemism" src="word_pronunciations/08331.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjufəmɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohfuhmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for a harsh, blunt or offensive one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> the expression so substituted: <em class="example">‘to pass away’ is a euphemism for ‘to die’.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>euphēmismos</em>, from <em>euphēmizein</em> use fair words] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphemist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphemistic</strong> /jufəˈmɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohfuh'mistik), <strong>euphemistical</strong> /jufəˈmɪstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> yoohfuh'mistikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphemistically</strong> /jufəˈmɪstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> yoohfuh'mistiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euphrates
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euphrates</span></header><div>/juˈfreɪtiz/ (<em>say</em> yooh'frayteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">a river flowing from eastern Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 2736 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euripides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euripides</span></header><div>/juˈrɪpədiz/ (<em>say</em> yooh'ripuhdeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">480?–406? BC, Athenian tragic poet and dramatist; plays include <em>Alcestis</em>, <em>Medea</em>, and <em>Electra</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eutectoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eutectoid</span><z><span target_id="D8JOxuvQvB">adj.</span><span target_id="aMBc1EwtS6">n.</span></z></header><div>/juˈtɛktɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> yooh'tektoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="D8JOxuvQvB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> resembling a eutectic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aMBc1EwtS6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq786"> eutectoid alloy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024851" href="entry://eutectic%23bigmac000024851"><span class="smallcaps">eutect(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euthenics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euthenics</span></header><div>/juˈθɛnɪks/ (<em>say</em> yooh'theniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">the theory or practice of improving the health of a human population by bettering the environment or living conditions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>euthēnia</em> plenty, wellbeing + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eutherian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eutherian</span></header><div>/juˈθɪəriən/ (<em>say</em> yooh'thearreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">belonging to the subclass Eutheria, a group of mammals, in which the young are nourished before birth by means of a well-developed placenta and born in a much more developed condition than those of marsupials.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Eutheria</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + Greek <em>theria</em>, plural of <em>thērion</em> beast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eventuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eventuate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eventuate" src="word_pronunciations/08367.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɛntʃueɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'venchoohayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">eventuated</strong>, <strong class="bold">eventuating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> to have issue; result.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> to come about.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eventuation</strong> /əvɛntʃuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhvenchooh'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everglade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everglade</span></header><div>/ˈɛvəgleɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhglayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">a tract of low, swampy land characterised by clumps of tall grass and numerous branching waterways.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evergreen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evergreen</span><z><span target_id="rKdCsbM9Nd">adj.</span><span target_id="4FM6FmFnwu">n.</span><span target_id="6ocDoqHoNl">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evergreen" src="word_pronunciations/08372.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvəgrin/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhgreen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rKdCsbM9Nd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> (of trees, shrubs, etc.) having living leaves throughout the entire year, the leaves of the past season not being shed until after the new foliage has been completely formed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> (of leaves) belonging to such a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq066"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq462"> retaining youthful characteristics in maturity: <em class="example">an evergreen tennis player.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq351"> retaining popularity from an earlier period: <em class="example">an evergreen play.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4FM6FmFnwu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq677"> an evergreen plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq528"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq167"> someone who retains the vigour or prowess of youth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq326"> that which retains its popularity from an earlier period.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq835"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> twigs or branches from evergreen plants used for decoration.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6ocDoqHoNl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq489"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to retain the patent rights on (a medicinal drug) beyond their normal term by registering new patents with slight alterations such as different colours, preparations, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evergreening</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eversible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eversible</span></header><div>/iˈvɜsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> ee'versuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">capable of being everted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everybody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everybody</span><z><span target_id="XWwwvEfT67">pron.</span><span target_id="agWNE81td0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of everybody" src="word_pronunciations/08375.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvribɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'evreebodee) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="XWwwvEfT67"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> every person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="agWNE81td0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq496"> <strong class="phr">everybody who is anybody</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> everyone important.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everywhen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123833334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everywhen</span></header><div>/ˈɛvriwɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'evreewen) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">at all times; always: <em class="example">everywhere and everywhen.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024920" href="entry://everywhere%23bigmac000024920"><span class="smallcaps">everywhere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evidently
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evidently</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evidently" src="word_pronunciations/08386.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvədəntli/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhduhntlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">obviously; apparently.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exanthema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exanthema</span></header><div>/ɛksænˈθimə/ (<em>say</em> eksan'theemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">exanthemata</strong> /ɛksænˈθimətə/ (<em>say</em> eksan'theemuhtuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> an eruption or rash on the skin, especially one attended with fever.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082620" href="entry://vesicular%20exanthema%23bigmac000082620"><strong>vesicular exanthema</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek <em>exanthēma</em> a bursting into flower] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exanthematic</strong> /ɛksænθəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksanthuh'matik), <strong>exanthematous</strong> /ɛksænˈθimətəs/ (<em>say</em> eksan'theemuhtuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exceeding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exceeding</span><z><span target_id="KJX8Qv3qlS">adj.</span><span target_id="21dvDSMIjP">adv.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈsidɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seeding), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KJX8Qv3qlS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> extraordinary; excessive.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="21dvDSMIjP">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> exceedingly: <em class="example">exceeding fair.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excellent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excellent</span><z><span target_id="MovNobcDZb">adj.</span><span target_id="wPPhnGbAl6">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excellent" src="word_pronunciations/08432.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksələnt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MovNobcDZb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> possessing excellence or superior merit; remarkably good.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq097"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> extraordinary; superior.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="wPPhnGbAl6">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq421"> (an exclamation indicating approval, admiration, agreement, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>excellens</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excellently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excepting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excepting</span><z><span target_id="D8MtYgs86w">prep.</span><span target_id="3COjSvm5gy">conj.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈsɛptɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septing), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="D8MtYgs86w"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> excluding; barring; saving; except.</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="3COjSvm5gy">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> except; unless; save.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095298" href="entry://except%23bigmac000095298"><span class="smallcaps">except<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exception
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exception</span><z><span target_id="KHJcS484zV">n.</span><span target_id="dEVgo065pd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exception" src="word_pronunciations/08437.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sepshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exception" src="word_pronunciations/08438.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KHJcS484zV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> the act of excepting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq970"> the fact of being excepted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq719"> something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq317"> an adverse criticism, especially on a particular point; opposition of opinion; objection; demurral: <em class="example">a statement liable to exception.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dEVgo065pd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">the exception proves the rule</strong>, an apparent exception merely emphasises the rule governing the generality of cases: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>All servant girls stole, said Archie; and Hassie said that where they didn’t it was the exception that proved the rule.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1940</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a 17th-century legal phrase <em>exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis</em> which translates from the Latin as ‘The exception proves (i.e. puts to the test) the rule operating in the cases not excepted’. When that sense of <em>prove</em> became obsolete, the phrase was reinterpreted.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">take exception</strong>, to take offence to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq321"> <strong class="phr">take exception to</strong>, to make objection to; demur with respect to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exception-</em>, from <em>exceptio</em>, from <em>excipere</em> take out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exceptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exceptive</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛptɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> that excepts; making an exception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> disposed to take exception; objecting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excessive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excessive</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sesiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">exceeding the usual or proper limit or degree; characterised by excess: <em class="example">excessive charges; </em><em class="example">excessive indulgence.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>excessively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excessiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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existence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">existence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of existence" src="word_pronunciations/08526.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zistuhns), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of existence" src="word_pronunciations/08528.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of existence" src="word_pronunciations/08527.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪg-/ (<em>say</em> ig-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> the state or fact of existing; being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> continuance in being or life; life: <em class="example">a struggle for existence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq135"> mode of existing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq303"> all that exists.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq399"> something that exists, an entity, or a being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin <em>existentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exodermis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exodermis</span></header><div>/ɛksoʊˈdɜməs/ (<em>say</em> eksoh'dermuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">(of a plant) the outer layer or layers of the cortex of primary roots which become suberised after the epidermis has been lost.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exogenous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exogenous</span></header><div>/əkˈsɒdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sojuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> having its origin external; derived externally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of plants, as the dicotyledons) having stems which grow by the addition of an annual layer of wood to the outside beneath the bark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq827"> <em class="label">Physiology</em>, <em class="label">Biochemistry</em> of or relating to nutrients or substrates taken in by an organism from the external environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Business</em> brought about by external causes: <em class="example">exogenous change.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023817" href="entry://endogenous%23bigmac000023817"><strong>endogenous</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>exōgenus</em> growing on the outside. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025118" href="entry://exo-%23bigmac000025118"><span class="smallcaps">exo-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac383469559" href="entry://-genous%23bigmac383469559"><span class="smallcaps">-genous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exogenic</strong> /ɛksəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'jenik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exogenously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exonerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exonerate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exonerate" src="word_pronunciations/08540.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɒnəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zonuhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exonerate" src="word_pronunciations/08541.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exonerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exonerating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> to clear, as of a charge; free from blame; exculpate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq469"> to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exonerātus</em>, past participle, disburdened] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exoneration</strong> /əgzɒnəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgzonuh'rayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exonerative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exonerator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exoplanet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac858103581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exoplanet</span></header><div>/ˈɛksoʊplænət/ (<em>say</em> 'eksohplanuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a planet that is part of a different stellar system from the one in which the earth orbits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exosphere</span></header><div>/ˈɛksoʊsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'eksohsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">the outermost region of the atmosphere where collisions between molecular particles are so rare that only the force of gravity will return escaping molecules to the upper atmosphere, extending from an altitude of 500 to 750 km above the earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectant</span><z><span target_id="DMcgs0e4eI">adj.</span><span target_id="ZAOS9T6Bos">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expectant" src="word_pronunciations/08559.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛktənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spektuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expectant" src="word_pronunciations/08560.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DMcgs0e4eI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> having expectations; expecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq444"> expecting the birth of a child: <em class="example">an expectant mother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq702"> characterised by expectations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq933"> expected or anticipated; prospective.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZAOS9T6Bos">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq642"> someone who expects; someone who waits in expectation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expectantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expedient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expedient</span><z><span target_id="6uTmgD423l">adj.</span><span target_id="RXXtbVaYoP">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expedient" src="word_pronunciations/08566.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspidiənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'speedeeuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expedient" src="word_pronunciations/08567.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6uTmgD423l"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq611"> tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper in the circumstances: <em class="example">it is expedient that you go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> acting in accordance with expediency.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RXXtbVaYoP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq081"> a means to an end: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we have resolved on an expedient whereby they may hand down the wisdom of our race to that, which, in the fullness of time, may follow us.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">erle cox</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq718"> a means devised or employed in an exigency; a resource; a shift: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>What I said next was said on the spur of the moment, to check him somehow, by any expedient, from rashly promising something he’d always regret.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>expediens</em>, present participle, dispatching] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expediently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expellant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expellant</span><z><span target_id="9ANjVarhN1">adj.</span><span target_id="RZrEAQLpcY">n.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈspɛlənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'speluhnt), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9ANjVarhN1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> expelling or having the power to expel.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RZrEAQLpcY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq010"> an expellant medicine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">expellent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expensive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expensive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expensive" src="word_pronunciations/08582.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛnsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spensiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expensive" src="word_pronunciations/08583.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">entailing great expense; costly.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expensively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expensiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expertise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expertise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expertise" src="word_pronunciations/08589.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkspɜˈtiz/ (<em>say</em> eksper'teez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">expert skill or knowledge; expertness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explainer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450429988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explainer</span></header><div>/əkˈspleɪnə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splaynuh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> one who explains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> a text designed to give an explanation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expletive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expletive</span><z><span target_id="F98Ija0hEi">adj.</span><span target_id="RSXwiMXBEk">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expletive" src="word_pronunciations/08597.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsplitɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spleetiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expletive" src="word_pronunciations/08598.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="F98Ija0hEi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> Also, <strong class="vs">expletory</strong>. added merely to fill out a sentence or line, give emphasis, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RSXwiMXBEk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq956"> an expletive syllable, word, or phrase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq690"> an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>explētīvus</em> serving to fill out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expletively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploiter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploiter</span></header><div>/əkˈsplɔɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sploytuh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">someone who exploits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expressly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expressly</span></header><div>/əkˈsprɛsli/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spreslee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> in an express manner; explicitly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq733"> for the express purpose; specially.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exsertile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exsertile</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsɜtaɪl/ (<em>say</em> ek'sertuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">capable of being exserted or protruded, as a lizard’s tongue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extempore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extempore</span><z><span target_id="Rn0dqvyEhL">adv.</span><span target_id="N2RzfpLXtD">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extempore" src="word_pronunciations/08652.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɛmpəri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stempuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extempore" src="word_pronunciations/08653.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Rn0dqvyEhL"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> on the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> without notes: <em class="example">to speak extempore.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq738"> (of musical performance) by improvisation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="N2RzfpLXtD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq303"> extemporaneous; impromptu.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex tempore</em>, literally, out of the time]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extensile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extensile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extensile" src="word_pronunciations/08657.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkˈstɛnsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> ek'stensuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extension</span><z><span target_id="fELwRzy59w">n.</span><span target_id="Qi9qZNwDit">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extension" src="word_pronunciations/08658.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extension" src="word_pronunciations/08659.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fELwRzy59w"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> the act of extending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> the state of being extended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq558"> that by which something is extended; a prolongation, as an addition to a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq548"> something extended; an extended object or space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq354"> range of extending; degree of extensiveness; extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq839"> an extra telephone connected to the same line as a main telephone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq231"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> that property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq984"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq019"> the act of straightening a limb.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq948"> the position which a limb assumes when it is straightened.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Logic</em> the class of things to which a term is applicable; denotation: <em class="example">the extension of the term ‘man’ consists of the class of such individuals as ‘Socrates’, ‘Plato’, ‘Aristotle’, etc.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Qi9qZNwDit">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq962"> of or relating to a course, lecture, service, etc., which is outside the normal function of an organisation: <em class="example">the Department of Agriculture offers an extension service to farmers.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extensiō</em> enlargement] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extensional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extensionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extensity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extensity</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stensuhtee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> the quality of having extension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> that attribute of sensation from which the perception of extension is developed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exchequer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exchequer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exchequer" src="word_pronunciations/08451.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈtʃɛkə/ (<em>say</em> uhks'chekuh), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> a treasury, as of a state or nation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq264"> (<em>often upper case</em>) (in Britain) the government department in charge of the public revenues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> (<em>upper case</em>) (historically, in England) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq015"> an office which administered the royal revenues and determined all cases affecting them.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq452"> a common-law court of civil jurisdiction (<strong>Court of Exchequer</strong>) in which all cases affecting the revenues of the Crown were tried.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> funds; finances: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>if we have enough foresight and the exchequer to stand it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">max lake</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>escheker</em>, from Old French <em>eschequier</em> chess board (so called with reference to the table-cover marked with squares on which accounts were reckoned with counters). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099068" href="entry://chequer%23bigmac000099068"><span class="smallcaps">chequer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excipient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excipient</span></header><div>/əkˈsɪpiənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sipeeuhnt), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a more or less inert substance, as sugar, jelly, etc., used as the diluent or vehicle for the administration of a medicine, as in a tablet or capsule.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excipiens</em>, present participle, taking out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excrement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excrement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excrement" src="word_pronunciations/08467.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkskrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekskruhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">waste matter discharged from the body, especially the faeces.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excrēmentum</em> what is evacuated] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excremental</strong> /ɛkskrəˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> ekskruh'mentl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excrementally</strong> /ɛkskrəˈmɛntəli/ (<em>say</em> ekskruh'mentuhlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excretion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excretion</span></header><div>/əksˈkriʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kreeshuhn), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq307"> the act of excreting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> the substance excreted, as sweat or urine, or certain plant products.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excretory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excretory</span></header><div>/əksˈkritəri/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kreetuhree), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">relating to or concerned in excretion; having this function of excreting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excurrent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excurrent</span></header><div>/ɛksˈkʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> eks'kuruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq652"> running out or forth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> giving passage outwards; affording exit, as the excurrent canal of certain sponges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq764"> having the axis prolonged so as to form an undivided main stem or trunk, as the stem of the spruce.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq772"> projecting beyond the apex, as the midrib in certain leaves.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excurrens</em>, present participle, running out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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execrable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">execrable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of execrable" src="word_pronunciations/08483.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksəkrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq071"> deserving to be execrated; detestable; abominable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> very bad: <em class="example">an execrable pun.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>execrably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executant</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛkjətənt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zekyuhtuhnt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">someone who executes or performs, especially musically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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execution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">execution</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈkjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'kyoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> the act or process of executing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> the state or fact of being executed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq269"> the infliction of capital punishment, or, formerly, of any legal punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq803"> the process of performing a judgement or sentence of a court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq582"> mode or style of performance; technical skill, as in music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq287"> <em class="label">Law</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085992" href="entry://writ%20of%20execution%23bigmac000085992"><strong>writ of execution</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executive</span><z><span target_id="Qn4HEfQyPi">adj.</span><span target_id="EnAnfyrTRn">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of executive" src="word_pronunciations/08486.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɛkjətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zekyuhtiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of executive" src="word_pronunciations/08487.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Qn4HEfQyPi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> suited for execution or carrying into effect; of the kind requisite for practical performance or direction: <em class="example">executive ability.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq676"> charged with or relating to execution of laws, or administration of affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq234"> designed for or used by executives: <em class="example">an executive aircraft.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EnAnfyrTRn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq816"> a person or body having administrative authority as in a company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq697"> <em class="label">Government</em> the body of people, members of the governing party or parties, drawn from both houses of parliament, who devise policy and control the appropriate government departments and instrumentalities, and who are responsible to parliament for such administration. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041970" href="entry://legislature%23bigmac000041970"><strong>legislature</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039431" href="entry://judiciary%23bigmac000039431"><strong>judiciary</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq548"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025065" href="entry://executive%20council%23bigmac000025065"><strong>executive council</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>executively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executory</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛkjətri/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zekyuhtree), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098185" href="entry://executive%23bigmac000098185"><strong>executive</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> <em class="label">Law</em> that remains to be carried into effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executrix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executrix</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛkjətrɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zekyuhtriks), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">executrices</strong> /əgzɛkjəˈtrisiz/ (<em>say</em> uhgzekyuh'treeseez), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a female executor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exegetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exegetics</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈdʒɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'jetiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">the science of exegesis; exegetical theology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemplary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemplary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exemplary" src="word_pronunciations/08492.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɛmpləri/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempluhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exemplary" src="word_pronunciations/08493.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> worthy of imitation; commendable: <em class="example">exemplary conduct.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> such as may serve as a warning: <em class="example">an exemplary penalty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> serving as a model or pattern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq418"> serving as an illustration or specimen; illustrative; typical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq771"> of, relating to, or consisting of exempla.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exemplarily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exemplariness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemplify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemplify</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exemplify" src="word_pronunciations/08494.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɛmpləfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempluhfuy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exemplify" src="word_pronunciations/08495.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exemplified</strong>, <strong class="bold">exemplifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> to show or illustrate by example.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> to furnish, or serve as, an example of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘You have not become this,’ and he waved his hands around to indicate the sort of trappings that did not exemplify Oscar’s personality.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Law</em> to transcribe or copy; make an attested copy of (a document) under seal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>exemplyfy</em>(<em>en</em>), from Medieval Latin <em>exemplificāre</em>, from Latin <em>exempli-</em> example + <em>ficāre</em> make] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exemplifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemption</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛmpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> the act of exempting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> the state of being exempted; immunity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exequatur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exequatur</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈkweɪtə/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'kwaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> a written recognition of a consul by the government of the state in which they are stationed giving authorisation to exercise consular powers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq676"> an authorisation granted by a secular ruler for the publication of papal bulls or other ecclesiastical enactments to give them binding force.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: let him execute]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exercised
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160269338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exercised</span><z><span target_id="E5qTzLtyNE">v.</span><span target_id="weTEvJRTwj">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛksəsaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhsuyzd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="E5qTzLtyNE"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101414" href="entry://exercise%23bigmac000101414"><strong>exercise</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="weTEvJRTwj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq778"> troubled; upset: <em class="example">much exercised by a dispute with the neighbours.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exergonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907441974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exergonic</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈgɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'gonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq22">(of a biochemical reaction) producing energy.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac861252600" href="entry://endergonic%23bigmac861252600"><strong>endergonic</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024957" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024957"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>ergon</em> work + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhausted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac941498811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhausted</span><z><span target_id="uRZyHx0nUz">v.</span><span target_id="0lJAxLwHX2">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əgˈzɔstəd/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawstuhd), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="uRZyHx0nUz"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089496" href="entry://exhaust%23bigmac000089496"><strong>exhaust</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0lJAxLwHX2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq656"> extremely weary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extensive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extensive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extensive" src="word_pronunciations/08660.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɛnsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stensiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extensive" src="word_pronunciations/08661.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> of great extent; wide; broad; covering a great area; large in amount: <em class="example">an extensive forest; </em><em class="example">an extensive influence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> far-reaching; comprehensive; thorough; lengthy; detailed: <em class="example">extensive knowledge; </em><em class="example">extensive inquiries.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq680"> of or having extension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq092"> relating to a system of agriculture involving the use or cultivation of large areas of land (as where land is cheap) with a minimum of labour and expense (opposed to <em>intensive</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extensively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extensiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extenuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extenuate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extenuate" src="word_pronunciations/08667.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɛnjueɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenyoohayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extenuate" src="word_pronunciations/08668.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">extenuated</strong>, <strong class="bold">extenuating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> to represent (a fault, offence, etc.) as less serious, or (the offender) as less culpable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a farrago of myths and prejudices which attempt to extenuate the attacker and to implicate the victim.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> to serve to make (fault, offence, etc.) seem less serious: <em class="example">extenuating circumstances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq521"> to underestimate, underrate, or make light of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Herbert was not the one to extenuate her crime in this respect.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">oliné keese</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1859</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq842"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq470"> to make thin, lean, or emaciated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq126"> to reduce the consistency or density of.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extenuātus</em>, past participle, made thin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extenuative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extenuator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravert</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extravert" src="word_pronunciations/08718.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkstrəvɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstruhvert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101590" href="entry://extrovert%23bigmac000101590"><strong>extrovert</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extremely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extremely</span></header><div>/əkˈstrimli/ (<em>say</em> uhk'streemlee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">in an extreme degree; exceedingly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extremism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extremism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extremism" src="word_pronunciations/08712.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrimɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhk'streemizuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extremism" src="word_pronunciations/08713.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">a tendency or disposition to go to extremes, especially in political matters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extremist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extremist</span><z><span target_id="7WjinGG4Vl">n.</span><span target_id="VsPTpX3VWh">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈstriməst/ (<em>say</em> uhk'streemuhst), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7WjinGG4Vl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> someone who goes to extremes, especially in political matters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq586"> a supporter of extreme doctrines or practices.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VsPTpX3VWh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq734"> belonging or relating to extremists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extremity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extremity</span><z><span target_id="INgjDM4rfz">n.</span><span target_id="mlYiBPPNFm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extremity" src="word_pronunciations/08714.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrɛməti/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stremuhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extremity" src="word_pronunciations/08715.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="INgjDM4rfz"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">extremities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> the extreme or terminal point, limit, or part of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq585"> a limb of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq788"> the end part of a limb, as a hand or foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq989"> (<em>often plural</em>) a condition, or circumstances, of extreme need, distress, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq264"> the utmost or any extreme degree: <em class="example">the extremity of joy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq227"> (<em>usually plural</em>) an extreme measure: <em class="example">to be forced to extremities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq854"> extreme character, as of views.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq779"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a person’s last moments.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mlYiBPPNFm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">in extremity </strong>(or <strong class="phr">extremities</strong>), in conditions or circumstances of extreme need, distress, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrovert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrovert</span><z><span target_id="kwZg7fuZLx">n.</span><span target_id="aM7vMdB1us">adj.</span><span target_id="YrOF73quK9">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extrovert" src="word_pronunciations/08718.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkstrəvɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstruhvert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kwZg7fuZLx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> someone characterised by extroversion; someone concerned chiefly with what is external or objective. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038089" href="entry://introvert%23bigmac000038089"><strong>introvert</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038089" href="entry://introvert%23mq801">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aM7vMdB1us">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq499"> marked by extroversion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YrOF73quK9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq243"> to direct (the mind, etc.) outwards, or to things outside the self.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025350" href="entry://extro-%23bigmac000025350"><span class="smallcaps">extro-</span></a> + Latin <em>vertere</em> turn. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038089" href="entry://introvert%23bigmac000038089"><span class="smallcaps">introvert</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extroverted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exuberant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exuberant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exuberant" src="word_pronunciations/08720.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzjubərənt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zyoohbuhruhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exuberant" src="word_pronunciations/08721.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> lavish; effusive: <em class="example">an exuberant welcome.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> full of vigour and high spirits: <em class="example">the soldiers were exuberant after their victory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq439"> profuse in growth or production; luxuriant; superabundant: <em class="example">exuberant vegetation.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exūberans</em>, present participle, being fruitful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exuberantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exuberate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exuberate</span></header><div>/əgˈzjubəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zyoohbuhrayt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">exuberated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exuberating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">to be exuberant; superabound; overflow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyebright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyebright</span></header><div>/ˈaɪbraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'uybruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> any of various herbs of the genus <em>Euphrasia</em>, as <em>E. officinalis</em> of Europe, formerly used for diseases of the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> any of several other small herbs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeleteer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeleteer</span></header><div>/aɪləˈtɪə/ (<em>say</em> uyluh'tear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a small pointed instrument for making eyelet holes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyestrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyestrain</span></header><div>/ˈaɪstreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'uystrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a sensation of discomfort produced in the eyes by their excessive or faulty use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eyetalian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyetalian</span><z><span target_id="oMPXHLobf6">n.</span><span target_id="s8oQy2F1vI">adj.</span></z></header><div>/aɪˈtæljən/ (<em>say</em> uy'talyuhn) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>a humorous representation of a non-standard pronunciation</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oMPXHLobf6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> an Italian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="s8oQy2F1vI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq631"> Italian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthiness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthiness</span></header><div>/ˈɜθinəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ertheenuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq887"> earthy nature or properties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq921"> the quality of being down to earth or direct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> coarseness; crudity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq712"> unrefined, straightforward sensuality, especially sexuality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthmover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597291206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthmover</span></header><div>/ˈɜθmuvə/ (<em>say</em> 'erthmoohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">a vehicle, such as a front-end loader, grader, tip truck, etc., designed to move earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastertide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastertide</span></header><div>/ˈistətaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhtuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> Easter time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq190"> the week ushered in by and following Easter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq377"> the fifty days between Easter and Whitsuntide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebracteate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebracteate</span></header><div>/əˈbræktieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'brakteeayt), /-tiət/ (<em>say</em> -teeuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">without bracts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebullience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebullience</span></header><div>/əˈbʊljəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'boolyuhns), /əˈbʌl-/ (<em>say</em> uh'bul-), /əˈbjul-/ (<em>say</em> uh'byoohl-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> a boiling over; overflow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> fervour; enthusiasm; excitement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ebulliency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecclesiast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecclesiast</span></header><div>/əˈkliziæst/ (<em>say</em> uh'kleezeeast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">an ecclesiastic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echinoderm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echinoderm</span></header><div>/əˈkaɪnədɜm/ (<em>say</em> uh'kuynuhderm), /əˈkɪnə-/ (<em>say</em> uh'kinuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">any of the Echinodermata, a phylum of marine animals such as starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc., having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Echinodermata</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022808" href="entry://echinus%23bigmac000022808"><span class="smallcaps">echinus</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019720" href="entry://-derm%23bigmac000019720"><span class="smallcaps">-derm</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecoscience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813533347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecoscience</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊsaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohsuyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">the scientific study of the environment and influences on it.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecoscientist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecospecies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecospecies</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊspisiz/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohspeeseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">a group of organisms, usually plants, comprising one or more ecotypes whose members can reproduce among themselves without loss of fertility in the next generation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">species</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotherapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136195157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotherapy</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊθɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohtheruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">a form of therapy which involves spending time in natural surroundings, used in the treatment of depression.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecotherapeutic</strong> /ikoʊθɛrəˈpjutɪk/ (<em>say</em> eekohtheruh'pyoohtik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectogenous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectogenous</span></header><div>/ɛkˈtɒdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> ek'tojuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">(of bacteria) able to live and develop outside the host.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ectogenesis</strong> /ɛktoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> ektoh'jenuhsuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecumenical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecumenical</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecumenical" src="word_pronunciations/07566.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkjəˈmɛnɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ekyuh'menikuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecumenical" src="word_pronunciations/07567.mp3"></audio></span>/ik-/ (<em>say</em> eek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> general; universal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> relating to the whole Christian church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq994"> tending or intended to promote Christian unity, especially the unification of all Christian churches: <em class="example">the ecumenical movement.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ecumenic</strong>, <strong class="vs">oecumenical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>oecumenicus</em> (from Greek <em>oikoumenikos</em> general, universal) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecumenically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edentulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961762967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edentulate</span></header><div>/iˈdɛntjuleɪt/ (<em>say</em> ee'dentyoohlayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac261907519" href="entry://edentulous%23bigmac261907519"><strong>edentulous</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edentulism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365845630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edentulism</span></header><div>/iˈdɛntjulɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> ee'dentyoohlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">the condition of having few or no teeth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edentulous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac261907519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edentulous</span></header><div>/iˈdɛntjələs/ (<em>say</em> ee'dentyuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">lacking teeth; having few or no teeth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">edentulate</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>edentulus</em>, from <em>e-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022588" href="entry://e-%23bigmac000022588"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>dent-</em>, from <em>dens</em> tooth + <em>ulus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000079055" href="entry://-ulous%23bigmac000079055"><span class="smallcaps">-ulous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effacement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effacement</span></header><div>/əˈfeɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'faysmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> the act or process of being effaced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq716"> (in pregnancy) the thinning of the cervix prior to labour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effectuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effectuate</span></header><div>/əˈfɛktʃueɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekchoohayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">effectuated</strong>, <strong class="bold">effectuating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">to bring about; effect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>effectuātus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effectuation</strong> /əfɛktʃuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhfekchooh'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effeminacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effeminacy</span></header><div>/əˈfɛmənəsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhnuhsee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">effeminacies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">the state or quality of being effeminate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effeminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effeminate</span><z><span target_id="U0y4S578m2">adj.</span><span target_id="8fCkY04yXA">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effeminate" src="word_pronunciations/07596.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛmənət/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhnuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effeminate" src="word_pronunciations/07597.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="U0y4S578m2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> (of a man) soft or delicate to an unmanly degree in traits, tastes, habits, etc.; womanish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> characterised by unmanly softness, delicacy, self-indulgence, etc.: <em class="example">an effeminate life.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8fCkY04yXA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq381"> a male homosexual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>effēminātus</em>, past participle, made womanish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effeminately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effeminateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effeminise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effeminise</span></header><div>/əˈfɛmənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhnuyz), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">effeminised</strong>, <strong class="bold">effeminising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">to make effeminate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">effeminize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effervesce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effervesce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effervesce" src="word_pronunciations/07598.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛfəˈvɛs/ (<em>say</em> efuh'ves) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">effervesced</strong>, <strong class="bold">effervescing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> to give off bubbles of gas, as fermenting liquors; bubble and hiss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> to issue forth in bubbles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq246"> to exhibit fervour, excitement, liveliness, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>effervescere</em> boil up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effervescence</strong>, <strong>effervescency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effervescible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efficiency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efficiency</span></header><div>/əˈfɪʃənsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'fishuhnsee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">efficiencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq965"> the fact or quality of being efficient; competency in performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq624"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a process which results in saving of money, time, etc.: <em class="example">the company achieved internal efficiencies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq780"> the ratio of the work done or energy developed by a machine, engine, etc., to the energy supplied to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effleurage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effleurage</span></header><div>/ˈɛflɜraʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'eflerrahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a massaging movement of the hands along the muscles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>effleurer</em> stroke lightly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effloresce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effloresce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effloresce" src="word_pronunciations/07604.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛfləˈrɛs/ (<em>say</em> efluh'res) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">effloresced</strong>, <strong class="bold">efflorescing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> to burst into bloom; blossom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq005"> (of a crystal) to change on the surface to a powder, upon exposure to air, as a result of loss of some water of crystallisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq476"> (of a rock or mineral) to become encrusted with fine-grain crystals as a result of evaporation or chemical change.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>efflōrescere</em> blossom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effortless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effortless</span></header><div>/ˈɛfətləs/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhtluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> requiring or involving no effort; easy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq774"> making no effort; passive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>effortlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effortlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effrontery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effrontery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effrontery" src="word_pronunciations/07607.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfrʌntəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'fruntuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">effronteries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>effronterie</em>, from Old French <em>esfronte</em> shameless, from <em>es-</em> (from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <em>front</em> brow (from Latin <em>frons</em>) + <em>-e</em> -ed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egocentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egocentric</span><z><span target_id="lKx2NCQFYX">adj.</span><span target_id="IFELHyUydI">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egocentric" src="word_pronunciations/07623.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigoʊsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'eegohsentrik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egocentric" src="word_pronunciations/07622.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> 'egoh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lKx2NCQFYX"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> having or regarding self as the centre of all things, especially as applied to the known world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> self-centred.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IFELHyUydI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq094"> an egocentric person.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>egocentricity</strong> /ˌigoʊsɛnˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> .eegohsen'trisuhtee), /ˌɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .egoh-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eigenvalue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac834109084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eigenvalue</span></header><div>/ˈaɪgənvælju/ (<em>say</em> 'uyguhnvalyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a constant which acts as a multiplier on an eigenvector; for example, an eigenvalue of +2 doubles the length of the eigenvector while maintaining its direction, while an eigenvalue of -2 doubles the length and reverses the direction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>eigen</em>, literally, own + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100954" href="entry://value%23bigmac000100954"><span class="smallcaps">value</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eighteenmo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eighteenmo</span></header><div>/eɪˈtinmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ay'teenmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051766" href="entry://octodecimo%23bigmac000051766"><strong>octodecimo</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051766" href="entry://octodecimo%23mq107">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eisenhower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eisenhower</span></header><div>/ˈaɪzənhaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyzuhnhowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dwight D</strong>(<strong>avid</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">1890–1969, US general and Republican politician; supreme commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces 1943–45; 34th president of the US, 1953–61.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eisenstadt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eisenstadt</span></header><div>/ˈaɪzənʃtat/ (<em>say</em> 'uyzuhnshtaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">a town in Austria, the capital of Burgenland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eisenstein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eisenstein</span></header><div>/ˈaɪzənstaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'uyzuhnstuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sergei Mikhailovich</strong> /sɛəˌgjeɪ mɪkˈheɪləvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> sair.gyay mik'hayluhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">1898–1948, Soviet film director, born in Latvia; his major film was <em>The Battleship Potemkin</em> (1925).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eisteddfod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eisteddfod</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eisteddfod" src="word_pronunciations/07638.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstɛdfəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'stedfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eisteddfods</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eisteddfodau</strong> /əˈstɛdfədaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'stedfuhduy))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> any competitive music festival.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> (<em>upper case</em>) a congress of Welsh bards and minstrels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Welsh: session, from <em>eistedd</em> sit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elderberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elderberry</span></header><div>/ˈɛldəbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'elduhberee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elderberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> the drupaceous fruit of the elder, used in making wine, jelly, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq229"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023195" href="entry://elder%23bigmac000023195"><strong>elder<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023195" href="entry://elder%23mq822">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elecampane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elecampane</span></header><div>/ɛləkæmˈpeɪn/ (<em>say</em> eluhkam'payn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a plant, <em>Inula helenium</em>, with large yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and root.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>elena campana</em>, for Medieval Latin <em>enula campāna</em> literally, inula of the field, from <em>enula</em> (from Latin <em>inula</em> elecampane) + <em>campāna</em> of the fields (from Latin <em>campus</em> field)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electorate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electorate" src="word_pronunciations/07676.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktərət/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektuhruht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electorate" src="word_pronunciations/07678.mp3"></audio></span>/-trət/ (<em>say</em> -truht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electorate" src="word_pronunciations/07677.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> a body of constituents; the body of voters, or, loosely, of residents, in a district represented by an elected member of the legislature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq861"> the district itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq003"> the body of persons entitled to vote in an electorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq325"> (in the Holy Roman Empire) the rank or position, or territory of an elector.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023212" href="entry://elector%23bigmac000023212"><span class="smallcaps">elector</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004320" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004320"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrical</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektrikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> electric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> concerned with electricity: <em class="example">an electrical engineer.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electronic" src="word_pronunciations/07715.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛləkˈtrɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> eluhk'tronik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electronic" src="word_pronunciations/07714.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɛkˈtrɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'tronik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electronic" src="word_pronunciations/07716.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> of or relating to electrons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> of, relating to, or concerned with electronics or any devices or systems based on electronics.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electronically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The forms <em>electronic</em> and <em>electric</em> overlap, but <em>electronic</em> is mostly used for something which is related to or reliant on electronics (<em>electronic classroom</em>). The term <em>electric</em> is usually applied to something powered by electricity (<em>electric car</em>) or producing heat or light by means of electricity.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elementary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elementary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elementary" src="word_pronunciations/07727.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛləˈmɛntri/ (<em>say</em> eluh'mentree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elementary" src="word_pronunciations/07728.mp3"></audio></span>/-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq334"> relating to or dealing with elements, rudiments, or first principles: <em class="example">elementary education; </em><em class="example">an elementary grammar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> of the nature of an ultimate constituent; simple or uncompounded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq138"> relating to the four elements or to the great forces of nature; elemental.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>elementarily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elementariness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emalangeni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825147745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emalangeni</span></header><div>/ˈɛmalaŋˌgeɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'emahlahng.gaynee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq38">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac361931659" href="entry://lilangeni%23bigmac361931659"><strong>lilangeni</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embankment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embankment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embankment" src="word_pronunciations/07788.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbæŋkmənt/ (<em>say</em> em'bangkmuhnt), /əm-/ (<em>say</em> uhm-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> a bank, mound, dyke, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a road, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> the act of embanking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblematic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblematic</span></header><div>/ɛmbləˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> embluh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">relating to, of the nature of, or serving as an emblem; symbolic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emblematical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>emblematically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblements
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblements</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbləmənts/ (<em>say</em> 'embluhmuhnts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">the products or profits of land which has been sown or planted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>emblaement</em>, from <em>emblaer</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>blé</em> grain (of Germanic origin, compare Middle Dutch <em>blaad</em>, Old English <em>blǣd</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embodiment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embodiment</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbɒdimənt/ (<em>say</em> em'bodeemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> the act of embodying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> the state of being embodied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq158"> that in which something is embodied; an incarnation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the good soldier Schweik, the most enduring and lovable embodiment of the Czech spirit.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq020"> something embodied.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embroidery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embroidery</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbrɔɪdəri/ (<em>say</em> em'broyduhree), /-dri/ (<em>say</em> -dree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embroideries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> the art of working, with a needle, raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> embroidered work or ornamentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq969"> embellishment by invented or exaggerated detail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryogeny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryogeny</span></header><div>/ɛmbriˈɒdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> embree'ojuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">the formation and development of the embryo, as a subject of scientific study.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">embryogenesis</strong> /ˌɛmbrioʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .embreeoh'jenuhsuhs). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023564" href="entry://embryo%23bigmac000023564"><span class="smallcaps">embryo</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029958" href="entry://-geny%23bigmac000029958"><span class="smallcaps">-geny</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embryogenetic</strong> /ˌɛmbrioʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .embreeohjuh'netik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enkephalin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enkephalin</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkɛfələn/ (<em>say</em> en'kefuhluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">a chemical generated by the brain which has properties like those of narcotics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>enkephalos</em>, from <em>en-</em> in + <em>kephalē</em> head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlistment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlistment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈlɪstmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'listmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">the act of enlisting; state of being enlisted. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The Commonwealth Minister of Recruiting drawing a ballot for voluntary enlistment in the armed forces in Martin Place, Sydney, October 1918. The previous December the second conscription referendum had been defeated, leaving unresolved the problem of maintaining the strength of the AIF in the face of a need for recruits to replace casualties. During 1918 the government devised a scheme involving ballots of men who voluntarily submitted their names.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/enlistment_H18783.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A group of volunteers preparing to march to Sydney as part of the Cooee March recruitment effort of 1915, in which a group of men walked from Gilgandra in the central west of NSW to Sydney in order to enlist, encouraging other men to join them on the way. This method of recruitment, known as snowball recruiting, became popular. Beginning with a small group of men, a march would follow a chosen route, usually through rural communities, finishing at a town or city with a training camp. At each town or community on the route civic receptions and recruitment meetings would be held to welcome the marching volunteers and encourage local men to enlist, and so the march would snowball in size.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/enlistment_H18781.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrichment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrichment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈrɪtʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'richmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> the act of enriching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> the state of being enriched.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq047"> something that enriches.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterprise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterprise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enterprise" src="word_pronunciations/08044.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntəpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhpruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> a project undertaken or to be undertaken, especially one that is of some importance or that requires boldness or energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> engagement in such projects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq059"> boldness or readiness in undertaking, adventurous spirit, or energy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mrs. Beaudesart possessed a vast store of Debrett-information touching those early gentlemen-colonists whose enterprise is hymned by loftier harps than mine, but whose sordid greed and unspeakable arrogance has yet to be said or sung.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq585"> a company organised for commercial purposes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>entreprise</em>, from <em>entreprendre</em> take in hand, from <em>entre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037765" href="entry://inter-%23bigmac000037765"><span class="smallcaps">inter-</span></a> + <em>prendre</em> seize, take (from Latin <em>prehendere</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enticement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enticement</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtaɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'tuysmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq826"> the act or practice of enticing, especially to evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> the state of being enticed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> that which entices; an allurement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq014"> <em class="label">Law</em> (formerly) the tort of inducing or persuading, without lawful justification, one spouse to leave another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrapment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrapment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtræpmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'trapmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> the act or process of entrapping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> the luring of a person into performing an illegal action, as by a police officer who then arrests the person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entreasure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entreasure</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtrɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> en'trezhuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">entreasured</strong>, <strong class="bold">entreasuring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">to lay up in or as in a treasury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrenched
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391456618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrenched</span><z><span target_id="1C0W8Jssa8">v.</span><span target_id="HY4HRScYvV">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈtrɛntʃt/ (<em>say</em> en'trencht) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="1C0W8Jssa8"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103844" href="entry://entrench%23bigmac000103844"><strong>entrench</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HY4HRScYvV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq463"> securely established: <em class="example">an entrenched cultural practice.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enumerable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enumerable</span></header><div>/əˈnjumərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohmuhruhbuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">capable of being enumerated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epagomenal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac180767347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epagomenal</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈgɒmənəl/ (<em>say</em> epuh'gomuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">intercalary, especially with reference to the Egyptian solar calendar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epeirogeny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epeirogeny</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈrɒdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> epuh'rojuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">vertical or tilting movement of the earth’s crust affecting broad areas of the continents or ocean basins.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epeirogenesis</strong> /ɛpərəˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> epuhruh'jenuhsuhs), <strong class="vs">epirogeny</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>ēpeiro</em>(<em>s</em>) land, mainland, continent + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029958" href="entry://-geny%23bigmac000029958"><span class="smallcaps">-geny</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epeirogenic</strong> /ɛpərəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuhruh'jenik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ependymoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac745776514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ependymoma</span></header><div>/ɛpɛndəˈmoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> ependuh'mohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ependymomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ependymomata</strong> /ɛpɛndəˈmoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> ependuh'mohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a tumour of the ependyma.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac423886667" href="entry://ependyma%23bigmac423886667"><span class="smallcaps">ependym(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011411" href="entry://carcinoma%23bigmac000011411"><span class="smallcaps">(carcin)oma</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epenthesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epenthesis</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɛnθəsəs/ (<em>say</em> e'penthuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epentheses</strong> /ɛˈpɛnθəsiz/ (<em>say</em> e'penthuhseez))<br/> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">the insertion of one or more sounds in the middle of a word, as the schwa in the pronunciation /ˈfɪləm/ of <em>film</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: insertion] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epenthetic</strong> /ɛpɛnˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epen'thetik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epexegesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epexegesis</span></header><div>/əpɛksəˈdʒisəs/ (<em>say</em> uhpeksuh'jeesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq662"> the word or words so added.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024115" href="entry://ep-%23bigmac000024115"><span class="smallcaps">ep-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025068" href="entry://exegesis%23bigmac000025068"><span class="smallcaps">exegesis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epexegetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epexegetic</span></header><div>/əpɛksəˈdʒɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhpeksuh'jetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">of or like an epexegesis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epexegetical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>epexegetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epibenthos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac959582742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epibenthos</span><z><span target_id="XScS788j47">adj.</span><span target_id="F88Ba7uo4S">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛpiˈbɛnθɒs/ (<em>say</em> epee'benthos) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XScS788j47"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> of or relating to animals which live on or just above the ocean floor, as some fish, sponges, corals, and starfish.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F88Ba7uo4S">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq283"> such animals collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006726" href="entry://benthos%23bigmac000006726"><span class="smallcaps">benthos</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epideictic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epideictic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdaɪktɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'duyktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">displaying the skill of the speaker: <em class="example">epideictic orations.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epidictic</strong> /ɛpiˈdɪktɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'diktik). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>epideiktikos</em> displaying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidermoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidermoid</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdɜmɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> epee'dermoyd), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">resembling epidermis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epidermoidal</strong> /ˌɜpidɛˈmɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> .erpeede'moydl).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigenesis</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> epee'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Biology</em> a theoretical concept of generation according to which the embryo is formed by a series of new formations or successive differentiations (opposed to <em>preformation</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the processes of ore deposition effective during a period subsequent to the original formation of the enclosing rock.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epigenesist</strong>, <strong>epigenist</strong> /ɛˈpɪdʒənəst/ (<em>say</em> e'pijuhnuhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigenetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365724272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigenetic</span></header><div>/ɛpidʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epeejuh'netik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> of or relating to epigenetics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> of or relating to epigenesis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epigenetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emendation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emendation</span></header><div>/imənˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eemuhn'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> a correction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> the act of emending.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>emendatory</strong> /iˈmɛndətri/ (<em>say</em> ee'menduhtree), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emmetropia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emmetropia</span></header><div>/ɛməˈtroʊpiə/ (<em>say</em> emuh'trohpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">the normal refractive condition of the eye, in which the rays of light are accurately focused on the retina.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>emmetros</em> in measure + <em>-ōpia</em> eye state] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emmetropic</strong> /ɛməˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> emuh'tropik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empathetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empathetic</span></header><div>/ɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> empuh'thetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">having the ability to feel empathy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">empathic</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095055" href="entry://empathy%23bigmac000095055"><span class="smallcaps">empa(thy)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102070" href="entry://sympathetic%23bigmac000102070"><span class="smallcaps">(sympa)thetic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>empathetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empedocles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empedocles</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpɛdəkliz/ (<em>say</em> em'peduhkleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">c.490–c.430 BC, Greek philosopher and statesman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employment</span></header><div>/ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/ (<em>say</em> em'ploymuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> the act of employing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> the state of being employed; employ; service: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>her niece’s decision to accept employment as a school mistress</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq216"> that on which one is employed; work; occupation; business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enamelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enamelling</span></header><div>/əˈnæməlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'namuhling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> the act or work of someone who enamels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> a decoration or coating of enamel.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">enameling</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enamelware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enamelware</span></header><div>/əˈnæməlwɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh'namuhlwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">equipment or utensils, usually for kitchen use, which are enamelled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enantiomer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enantiomer</span></header><div>/ɛˈnæntiəmə/ (<em>say</em> e'nanteeuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">one of two forms in which a dissymmetric molecule can exist, which is a non-superimposable mirror image of the other; each form rotates polarised light in a different direction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>enantios</em> opposite + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac185712922" href="entry://-mer%23bigmac185712922"><span class="smallcaps">-mer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encampment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encampment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkæmpmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'kampmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq863"> the act of encamping; lodgement in a camp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> the place or quarters occupied in camping; a camp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encashment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac710238248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encashment</span></header><div>/ənˈkæʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhn'kashmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">the process of exchanging a non-liquid asset, such as a certificate or draft, for cash.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalic</span></header><div>/ɛnsəˈfælɪk/ (<em>say</em> ensuh'falik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">of or relating to the encephalon or brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq740">a word element meaning ‘brain’, as in <em>encephalomyelitis</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encephal-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>enkephalo-</em>, combining form of <em>enkephalos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalon</span></header><div>/ɛnˈsɛfəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> en'sefuhlon), /ɛnˈkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> en'kef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">encephala</strong> /ɛnˈsɛfələ/ (<em>say</em> en'sefuhluh), /ɛnˈkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> en'kef-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">the brain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>encephalos</em> the brain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endearment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endearment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endearment" src="word_pronunciations/07926.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdɪəmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'dearmuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endearment" src="word_pronunciations/07927.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> the act of endearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> the state of being endeared.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq347"> an action or utterance manifesting affection; a caress or an affectionate term.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endergonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861252600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endergonic</span></header><div>/ɛndəˈgɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> enduh'gonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq51">(of a chemical reaction) consuming energy or requiring energy to occur, as when the temperature of water being mixed with ammonium chloride drops.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac907441974" href="entry://exergonic%23bigmac907441974"><strong>exergonic</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023781" href="entry://end-%23bigmac000023781"><span class="smallcaps">end-</span></a> + Greek <em>ergon</em> work + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endodermis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endodermis</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈdɜməs/ (<em>say</em> endoh'dermuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a specialised uniseriate layer of cells delimiting the stele of vascular plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endogenous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endogenous</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdɒdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> en'dojuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq466"> growing or proceeding from within; originating within.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq881"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> autogenous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq688"> <em class="label">Business</em> brought about by internal decision-making: <em class="example">endogenous change.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025130" href="entry://exogenous%23bigmac000025130"><strong>exogenous</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>endogenously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energetics</span></header><div>/ɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> enuh'jetiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">the science of the laws of energy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023870" href="entry://energetic%23bigmac000023870"><span class="smallcaps">energetic</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engagement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engagement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engagement" src="word_pronunciations/07964.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈgeɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'gayjmuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engagement" src="word_pronunciations/07965.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> the act of engaging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> the state of being engaged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> a pledge; an obligation or agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq532"> betrothal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq530"> employment, or a period or post of employment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq376"> an appointment or arrangement, often of a business nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq534"> an encounter, conflict, or battle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq394"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> the act or state of interlocking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq353"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> the state of having the blades in contact.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enjambment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enjambment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdʒæmmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'jammuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">the running on of the thought from one line or couplet to the next.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enjambement</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>enjambement</em>, from <em>enjamber</em> stride over, project, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>jambe</em> leg]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epileptoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epileptoid</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈlɛptɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> epuh'leptoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">resembling epilepsy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epileptiform</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epimetheus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epimetheus</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈmiθiəs/ (<em>say</em> epuh'meetheeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">the brother of Prometheus and husband of Pandora.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epineurium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epineurium</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈnjuriəm/ (<em>say</em> epee'nyoohreeuhm), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epineuria</strong> /ɛpiˈnjuriə/ (<em>say</em> epee'nyoohreeuh), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">the dense sheath of connective tissue which surrounds the trunk of a nerve.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>epi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <em>neuron</em> sinew, tendon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epipelagic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac304811671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epipelagic</span></header><div>/ɛpipəˈlædʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> epeepuh'lajik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">of, relating to, or inhabiting the epipelagic zone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055206" href="entry://pelagic%23bigmac000055206"><span class="smallcaps">pelagic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episternum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episternum</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈstɜnəm/ (<em>say</em> epee'sternuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">episterna</strong> /ɛpiˈstɜnə/ (<em>say</em> epee'sternuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq879"> (in mammals) the upper part of the sternum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> <em class="label">Entomology</em> the principal anterior subdivision of a thoracic pleuron.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072105" href="entry://sternum%23bigmac000072105"><span class="smallcaps">sternum</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>episternal</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epithelial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epithelial</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈθiliəl/ (<em>say</em> epee'theeleeuhl), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">relating to epithelium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epithelium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epithelium</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈθiliəm/ (<em>say</em> epee'theeleeuhm), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epitheliums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">epithelia</strong> /ɛpiˈθiliə/ (<em>say</em> epee'theeleeuh), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-))<br/> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">any tissue which covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and which performs protective, secreting, or other functions, as the epidermis, the lining of blood vessels, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>epi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <em>thēlē</em> nipple + <em>-ion</em>, diminutive suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epithermal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epithermal</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈθɜməl/ (<em>say</em> epee'thermuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">having energy slightly above the energy of thermal agitation and comparable with chemical bond energies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equestrian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equestrian</span><z><span target_id="eAvQgRDGFI">adj.</span><span target_id="bDICTfrH1b">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equestrian" src="word_pronunciations/08177.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɛstriən/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwestreeuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equestrian" src="word_pronunciations/08178.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eAvQgRDGFI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> of or relating to horseriding or riders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> mounted on horseback.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq923"> of or relating to the Roman equites: <em class="example">the equestrian order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq289"> representing a person on horseback: <em class="example">an equestrian statue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq052"> relating to or composed of knights.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bDICTfrH1b">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq558"> a rider or performer on horseback.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>equestri</em>(<em>s</em>) of a horseman + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equestrianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equipotent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equipotent</span></header><div>/ikwɪˈpoʊtənt/ (<em>say</em> eekwi'pohtuhnt), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">equal in power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equivalent</span><z><span target_id="TwhUMpLsEW">adj.</span><span target_id="bI8nzmjqLo">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equivalent" src="word_pronunciations/08195.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɪvələnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwivuhluhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equivalent" src="word_pronunciations/08196.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TwhUMpLsEW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq402"> equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq785"> corresponding in position, function, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> having the same capacity to combine or react chemically.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bI8nzmjqLo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq850"> that which is equivalent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>aequivalens</em>, present participle, having equal power] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equivalently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erechtheum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erechtheum</span></header><div>/əˈrɛkθiəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'rektheeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">a temple of Ionic order on the Acropolis of Athens, built c. 420 BC and one of the most perfect examples of Greek architecture, notable for its porches of different height, supported by caryatids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergosterol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergosterol</span></header><div>/ɜˈgɒstərɒl/ (<em>say</em> er'gostuhrol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">a sterol derived from cholesterol and contained in yeast and in small amounts in the fats of animals, converted into vitamin D by exposure to ultraviolet light.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024387" href="entry://ergot%23bigmac000024387"><span class="smallcaps">ergo(t)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072112" href="entry://sterol%23bigmac000072112"><span class="smallcaps">sterol</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ericaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ericaceous</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈkeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> eruh'kayshuhs), /ɛri-/ (<em>say</em> eree-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">belonging to the Ericaceae, or heath family of plants, which includes the heath, arbutus, azalea, rhododendron, American laurel, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Erīcāceae</em> (from <em>Erīca</em> the heath genus, from Greek <em>ereikē</em> heath) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erinaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erinaceous</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈneɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> eruh'nayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">of the hedgehog kind or family.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērināce</em>(<em>us</em>) hedgehog + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eriostemon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eriostemon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eriostemon" src="word_pronunciations/08217.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛriˈɒstəmən/ (<em>say</em> eree'ostuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">any shrub of the genus <em>Eriostemon</em>, family Rutaceae, a group almost confined to temperate Australia and characterised by white or pink waxy flowers; waxflower.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>erion</em> wool + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071635" href="entry://stamen%23bigmac000071635"><span class="smallcaps">stamen</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erotogenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erotogenic</span></header><div>/əˌrɒtoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.rotoh'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">productive of, or produced by, sexual stimulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erubescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erubescent</span></header><div>/ɛruˈbɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> erooh'besuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">becoming red or reddish; blushing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērubescens</em>, present participle, reddening] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erubescence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erysipelas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erysipelas</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈsɪpələs/ (<em>say</em> eruh'sipuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">an acute, febrile, infectious disease, due to a specific streptococcus, and characterised by diffusely spreading, deep red inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek; replacing Middle English <em>herisipila</em>, etc., from Medieval Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erysipelatous</strong> /ɛrəsɪˈpɛlətəs/ (<em>say</em> eruhsi'peluhtuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erzgebirge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erzgebirge</span></header><div>/ˈɛətsgəbɪəgə/ (<em>say</em> 'airtsguhbearguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a mountain range on the boundary between Germany and the north-western part of the Czech Republic. Highest peak, Keilberg, 1243 m.</span></div> Czech, <strong>Krus̆né Hory</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escapement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escapement</span></header><div>/əsˈkeɪpmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kaypmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq288"> an act of escaping.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq838"> a way of escape; an outlet.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> the portion of a watch or clock which measures beats and controls the speed of the time train.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq678"> a mechanism consisting of a notched wheel and ratchet for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escarpment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escarpment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escarpment" src="word_pronunciations/08253.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈkapmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kahpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> a long, cliff-like ridge of rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth’s crust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> ground cut into an escarp about a fortification or defensive position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escheatage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escheatage</span></header><div>/əsˈtʃitɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'cheetij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">the right of succeeding to an escheat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eschenbach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eschenbach</span></header><div>/ˈɛʃənbak/ (<em>say</em> 'eshuhnbahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085572" href="entry://Wolfram%20von%20Eschenbach%23bigmac000085572"><strong>Wolfram von Eschenbach</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escutcheon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escutcheon</span><z><span target_id="ihwGcqz4id">n.</span><span target_id="8ZG5ijVuHO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escutcheon" src="word_pronunciations/08259.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈkʌtʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kuchuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ihwGcqz4id"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq690"> the shield or shield-shaped surface, on which armorial bearings are depicted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> a plate for protecting the keyhole of a door, or to which the handle is attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq606"> the panel on a ship’s stern bearing its name.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8ZG5ijVuHO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">a blot on someone’s escutcheon</strong>, a stain on someone’s honour or reputation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>escuchon</em>, from Latin <em>scūtum</em> shield] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escutcheoned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esophageal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esophageal</span></header><div>/əsɒfəˈdʒiəl/ (<em>say</em> uhsofuh'jeeuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051847" href="entry://oesophageal%23bigmac000051847"><strong>oesophageal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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especially
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">especially</span></header><div>/əsˈpɛʃəli/ (<em>say</em> uhs'peshuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> particularly; unusually: <em class="example">be especially watchful.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq646"> principally: <em class="example">crops diminished due to the drought, especially in Queensland.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esthetical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esthetical</span></header><div>/əsˈθɛtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetikuhl), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100455" href="entry://aesthetical%23bigmac000100455"><strong>aesthetical</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eternalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eternalise</span></header><div>/əˈtɜnəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'ternuhluyz), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eternalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">eternalising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> to make eternal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq675"> to immortalise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eternalize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethicurean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac845277958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethicurean</span><z><span target_id="9cX1dN75P3">n.</span><span target_id="W3Ah2uc1Q4">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛθəˈkjuriən/ (<em>say</em> ethuh'kyoohreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9cX1dN75P3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> a person who, while enjoying high standards of cuisine, also insists that their food meets ethical standards with regard to its production, preparation, distribution, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="W3Ah2uc1Q4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq166"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171578420" href="entry://ethical%20eating%23bigmac171578420"><strong>ethical eating</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024683" href="entry://ethical%23bigmac000024683"><span class="smallcaps">ethi(cal)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101244" href="entry://epicurean%23bigmac000101244"><span class="smallcaps">(epi)curean</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eubacteria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac752600280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eubacteria</span></header><div>/jubækˈtɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> yoohbak'tearreeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">eubacterium</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">bacteria with simple undifferentiated cells with rigid cell walls, either spherical or straight, and no photosynthetic pigments, as the <em>Azobacter</em>, <em>Rhizobium</em> and <em>Escherichia</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">true bacteria</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eudemonics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eudemonics</span></header><div>/judəˈmɒnɪks/ (<em>say</em> yoohduh'moniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> the science of happiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024759" href="entry://eudemonism%23bigmac000024759"><strong>eudemonism</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eudaemonics</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eudemonism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eudemonism</span></header><div>/juˈdimənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> yooh'deemuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">the system of ethics which holds that the basis of moral obligations lies in their relation to the production of happiness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eudaemonism</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024756" href="entry://eudemonia%23bigmac000024756"><span class="smallcaps">eudemon(ia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eudemonist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eudemonistic</strong> /judiməˈnɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohdeemuh'nistik), <strong>eudemonistical</strong> /judiməˈnɪstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> yoohdeemuh'nistikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eudiometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eudiometer</span></header><div>/judiˈɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> yoohdee'omuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>eudio</em>(<em>s</em>) fine, clear, as weather + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eudiometric</strong> /judiəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohdeeuh'metrik), <strong>eudiometrical</strong> /judiəˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> yoohdeeuh'metrikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eudiometrically</strong> /judiəˈmɛtrɪkli/ (<em>say</em> yoohdeeuh'metriklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eudiometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eudiometry</span></header><div>/judiˈɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> yoohdee'omuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">the measurement and analysis of gases with a eudiometer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eugenicist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eugenicist</span></header><div>/juˈdʒinəsəst/ (<em>say</em> yooh'jeenuhsuhst), /-ˈdʒɛn-/ (<em>say</em> -'jen-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> a specialist in eugenics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> an advocate of eugenic measures.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eugenist</strong> /ˈjudʒənəst/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohjuhnuhst).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euhemerise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euhemerise</span><z><span target_id="I6xf6bpMEJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="VCcG2Ers7W">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/juˈhiməraɪz/ (<em>say</em> yooh'heemuhruyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">euhemerised</strong>, <strong class="bold">euhemerising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="I6xf6bpMEJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> to treat or explain (myths) by euhemerism.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VCcG2Ers7W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq052"> to interpret myths according to euhemerism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">euhemerize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euhemerism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euhemerism</span></header><div>/juˈhimərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> yooh'heemuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> the theory held by Greek writer Euhemerus, fl. c. 300 BC, that polytheistic mythology arose out of the deification of dead heroes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> mythological interpretation which reduces the gods to the level of distinguished humans; the derivation of mythology from history.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>euhemerist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euhemeristic</strong> /juhiməˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohheemuh'ristik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euhemeristically</strong> /juhiməˈrɪstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> yoohheemuh'ristiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurotunnel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurotunnel</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊtʌnəl/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohtunuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105089" href="entry://Channel%20Tunnel%23bigmac000105089"><strong>Channel Tunnel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurypterid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurypterid</span></header><div>/juˈrɪptərɪd/ (<em>say</em> yooh'riptuhrid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">any of the Eurypterida, a group of extinct Palaeozoic arthropods resembling in some respects the horseshoe crabs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Eurypterida</em>, plural, from Greek <em>eury-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024838" href="entry://eury-%23bigmac000024838"><span class="smallcaps">eury-</span></a> + Greek <em>pteron</em> wing + <em>-ida</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036151" href="entry://-id%23bigmac000036151"><span class="smallcaps">-id<sup>2</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evanescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evanescent</span></header><div>/ɛvəˈnɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> evuh'nesuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> vanishing; passing away; fleeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evanescently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evangelise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evangelise</span><z><span target_id="o85GF3l0vt">v.t.</span><span target_id="Fz2k1lKRyu">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈvændʒɛlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'vanjeluyz), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">evangelised</strong>, <strong class="bold">evangelising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="o85GF3l0vt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> to preach the gospel to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq745"> to convert to Christianity.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Fz2k1lKRyu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq178"> to preach the gospel; act as an evangelist.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">evangelize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>evangelisation</strong> /əvændʒəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhvanjuhluy'zayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evangeliser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evangelism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evangelism</span></header><div>/əˈvændʒəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'vanjuhlizuhm), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> the preaching or promulgation of the gospel; the work of an evangelist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024872" href="entry://evangelicalism%23bigmac000024872"><strong>evangelicalism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evangelist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evangelist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evangelist" src="word_pronunciations/08353.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvændʒələst/ (<em>say</em> uh'vanjuhluhst), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evangelist" src="word_pronunciations/08354.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> a preacher of the Christian gospel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> one of a class of teachers in the early Christian church, next in rank after apostles and prophets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq466"> a revivalist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq699"> an occasional or itinerant preacher.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq425"> someone who speaks enthusiastically about a specified product, brand, etc., and wins over others to its use: <em class="example">an Apple evangelist.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024869" href="entry://evangel%23bigmac000024869"><span class="smallcaps">evangel<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evangelist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac511495564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evangelist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Evangelist" src="word_pronunciations/08353.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvændʒələst/ (<em>say</em> uh'vanjuhluhst), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Evangelist" src="word_pronunciations/08354.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> any of the writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) of the four Gospels of the New Testament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> a patriarch of the Mormon Church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eventually
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eventually</span></header><div>/əˈvɛntʃuəli/ (<em>say</em> uh'venchoohuhlee), /-tʃəli/ (<em>say</em> -chuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">finally; ultimately.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everglades
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everglades</span></header><div>/ˈɛvəgleɪdz/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhglaydz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">a swampy and partly forested region in the US, southern Florida, mostly south of Lake Okeechobee. Over 12 950 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everingham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everingham</span></header><div>/ˈɛvrɪŋəm/ (<em>say</em> 'evringuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul Anthony Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">born 1943, Australian Liberal politician; first chief minister of the NT 1982–84.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everyplace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203974752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everyplace</span></header><div>/ˈɛvripleɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'evreeplays) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024920" href="entry://everywhere%23bigmac000024920"><strong>everywhere</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everything
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everything</span><z><span target_id="w9kkw9o6h7">pron.</span><span target_id="kDyrrlry8U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of everything" src="word_pronunciations/08378.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvriθɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'evreething) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="w9kkw9o6h7"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> every thing or particular of an aggregate or total; all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> something extremely important: <em class="example">this news means everything to us.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kDyrrlry8U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">everything that opens and shuts</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> all possible features and improvements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">give it everything one has got</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an energetic and determined effort to accomplish something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">have everything going for one</strong>, to have every possible advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">into everything</strong>, involved in a wide number of activities.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Sometimes, the pronunciation /ˈɛvriθɪŋk/ is heard. It is thought to be a survival of a sound change in early Middle English, in which words ending in <em>-ing</em>, which had been pronounced /-ɪŋg/, lost the final /g/ and became /-ɪŋ/. But, in the case of <em>everything</em>, <em>something</em>, <em>nothing</em>, and <em>anything</em>, the final /g/ became unvoiced and was changed into /k/. This change was retained in some conservative dialects, particularly in south-eastern England. It came to Australia as part of the London dialect.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everythink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac125726292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everythink</span></header><div>/ˈɛvriθɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'evreethingk) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">everything.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088865" href="entry://everything%23bigmac000088865"><strong>everything</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everywhere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everywhere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of everywhere" src="word_pronunciations/08379.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvriwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'evreewair) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">in every place or part; in all places.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">everyplace</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evidential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evidential</span></header><div>/ɛvəˈdɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> evuh'denshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">of or having the nature of, serving as, or based on evidence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evidentially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evidentiality</strong> /ɛvədɛnʃiˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> evuhdenshee'aluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eviscerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eviscerate</span><z><span target_id="SCmwf0cGa6">v.t.</span><span target_id="hNKgdxIFSg">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eviscerate" src="word_pronunciations/08391.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɪsəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'visuhrayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SCmwf0cGa6"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eviscerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">eviscerating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> to disembowel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> to deprive of vital or essential parts.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hNKgdxIFSg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq113"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> disembowelled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēviscerātus</em>, past participle, disembowelled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evisceration</strong> /əvɪsəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhvisuh'rayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exacerbate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exacerbate</span></header><div>/əgˈzæsəbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zasuhbayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exacerbated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exacerbating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> to increase the bitterness or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exacerbātus</em>, past participle, irritated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exaggerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exaggerate</span><z><span target_id="4oSD0Ud4Vr">v.t.</span><span target_id="W9YVvDYY9W">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exaggerate" src="word_pronunciations/08411.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzædʒəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zajuhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exaggerate" src="word_pronunciations/08412.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exaggerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exaggerating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4oSD0Ud4Vr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: <em class="example">to exaggerate one’s importance; </em><em class="example">to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation; </em><em class="example">to exaggerate the size of one’s house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> to increase or enlarge abnormally.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W9YVvDYY9W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq243"> to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing: <em class="example">a person who is always exaggerating.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exaggerātus</em>, past participle, heaped up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exaggerator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exasperate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exasperate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exasperate" src="word_pronunciations/08425.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzæspəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zaspuhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exasperate" src="word_pronunciations/08426.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exasperated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exasperating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">to irritate to a high degree; annoy extremely; infuriate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exasperātus</em>, past participle, roughened] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exasperatedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exasperatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exasperator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exasperating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exasperated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excellence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excellence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excellence" src="word_pronunciations/08430.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksələns/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq887"> the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> an excellent quality or feature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024990" href="entry://excellency%23bigmac000024990"><strong>excellency</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024990" href="entry://excellency%23mq545">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excellency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excellency</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excellency" src="word_pronunciations/08431.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksələnsi/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhluhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">excellencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) (a title of honour given to certain high officials, as governors and ambassadors.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) a person so entitled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq095"> excellence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excellentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excitement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excitement</span></header><div>/əkˈsaɪtmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suytmuhnt), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> an excited state or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> something that excites.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excrescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excrescent</span></header><div>/əksˈkrɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kresuhnt), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> added without grammatical or historical justification, as the <em>t</em> in <em>against</em> (from Middle English <em>ageyns</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excrescens</em>, present participle, growing out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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execration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">execration</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈkreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'krayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> the act of execrating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> a curse or imprecation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq920"> the object execrated; a thing held in abomination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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execrative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">execrative</span></header><div>/ˈɛksəkreɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkraytiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> relating to or characterised by execration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> prone to execrate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>execratively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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execratory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">execratory</span></header><div>/ˈɛksəkreɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkraytuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> relating to execration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq041"> having the nature of or containing an execration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731209149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executable</span><z><span target_id="g7Zdt4epbA">adj.</span><span target_id="eqqzAE6uSL">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛksəˈkjutəbəl/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'kyoohtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="g7Zdt4epbA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> that can be executed or carried out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Computers</em> of or relating to a version of an application that can be directly read by a computer: <em class="example">executable code.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eqqzAE6uSL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq202"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Computers</em> the executable version of a program.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exenterate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exenterate</span><z><span target_id="4QPlxF88wk">v.t.</span><span target_id="53dM8Ctfyb">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4QPlxF88wk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq256"> /əgˈzɛntəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zentuhrayt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) (<strong class="bold">exenterated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exenterating</strong>) to remove the contents of; disembowel; eviscerate.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="53dM8Ctfyb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq164"> /əgˈzɛntəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zentuhrayt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), /-rət/ (<em>say</em> -ruht) disembowelled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exenterātus</em>, past participle of <em>exenterāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exocentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exocentric</span></header><div>/ɛksoʊˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksoh'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">not having the same function in a sentence as any one of its immediate constituents. <em>In the garden</em> is an exocentric construction, since it does not function in the same way as the noun <em>garden</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023807" href="entry://endocentric%23bigmac000023807"><strong>endocentric</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exogenesis</span></header><div>/ˌɛksoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .eksoh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">the origin (of a disease) from causes external to the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exogenetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exogenetic</span></header><div>/ˌɛksoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .eksohjuh'netik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> having an external origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> (of a disease) caused by external factors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Geology</em> (of rock movement or processes) occurring at the earth’s surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exothermic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exothermic</span></header><div>/ɛksoʊˈθɜmɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksoh'thermik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">denoting or relating to a chemical change which is accompanied by a liberation of heat (opposed to <em>endothermic</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectancy</span></header><div>/əkˈspɛktənsi/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spektuhnsee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">expectancies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq062"> the state of being expected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> an object of expectation; something expected.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">expectance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectedly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104320565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectedly</span></header><div>/əkˈspɛktədli/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spektuhdlee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">in line with expectations: <em class="example">to be expectedly late.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expediency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expediency</span></header><div>/əkˈspidiənsi/ (<em>say</em> uhk'speedeeuhnsee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">expediencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq449"> the quality of being expedient; advantageousness; advisability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> a regard for what is politic or advantageous rather than for what is right or just; a sense of self-interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq137"> something expedient.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">expedience</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expedition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expedition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expedition" src="word_pronunciations/08569.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspuh'dishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> an excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose, as of war or exploration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> the body of persons or ships, etc., engaged in it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq138"> promptness or speed in accomplishing something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expedītiōn-</em>, stem of <em>expedītiō</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expeditioner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expendable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expendable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expendable" src="word_pronunciations/08573.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛndəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spenduhbuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expendable" src="word_pronunciations/08574.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq099"> capable of being expended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> (of an item of equipment or supply) normally consumed in use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq567"> (of personnel, equipment, etc.) capable of being sacrificed to achieve an objective.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experience</span><z><span target_id="CD9xUX3wWG">n.</span><span target_id="hPnOw0SwPm">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of experience" src="word_pronunciations/08584.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spearreeuhns), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of experience" src="word_pronunciations/08585.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CD9xUX3wWG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something: <em class="example">a strange experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq985"> the process or fact of personally observing, encountering, or undergoing something: <em class="example">business experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq811"> the observing, encountering, or undergoing of things generally as they occur in the course of time: <em class="example">to learn from experience; </em><em class="example">the range of human experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq297"> knowledge or practical wisdom gained from what one has observed, encountered, or undergone: <em class="example">men of experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq435"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the totality of the cognitions given by perception; all that is perceived, understood, and remembered.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hPnOw0SwPm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">experienced</strong>, <strong class="bold">experiencing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq221"> to have experience of; meet with; undergo; feel: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The constant masturbator may find himself experiencing sparks or flashes before the eyes</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">m.a. horn</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq678"> to learn by experience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>experientia</em> trial, proof, knowledge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experiment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experiment</span><z><span target_id="pIV5NJ6OBr">n.</span><span target_id="kJ8sdFmXGa">v.i.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pIV5NJ6OBr"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of experiment" src="word_pronunciations/08586.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'speruhmuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of experiment" src="word_pronunciations/08588.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> a test or trial; a tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or testing a principle, supposition, etc.: <em class="example">a chemical experiment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> the conducting of such operations; experimentation: <em class="example">a product that is the result of long experiment.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kJ8sdFmXGa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq349"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of experiment" src="word_pronunciations/08587.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛrəmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'speruhment), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) to try or test in order to find something out: <em class="example">to experiment with drugs in order to find a cure for a certain disease.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>experīmentum</em> a trial, test] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>experimenter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expressage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expressage</span></header><div>/əkˈsprɛsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spresij), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> the business of transmitting parcels, money, etc., by express.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq347"> the charge for such transmission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expression</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expression" src="word_pronunciations/08632.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spreshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expression" src="word_pronunciations/08633.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq320"> the act of expressing or setting forth in words: <em class="example">the expression of opinions; </em><em class="example">the expression of ideas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> a particular word, phrase, or form of words: <em class="example">archaic expressions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq839"> the manner or form in which a thing is expressed in words; wording; phrasing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq714"> the power of expressing in words: <em class="example">joy beyond expression.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq147"> indication of feeling, spirit, character, etc., as on the face, in the voice, or in artistic execution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq856"> a look or intonation as expressing feeling, etc.: <em class="example">a sad expression.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq822"> the quality or power of expressing feeling, etc.: <em class="example">a face that lacks expression.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq628"> the act of expressing or representing, as by symbols.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a symbol or a combination of symbols serving to express something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq624"> the act of expressing or pressing out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>expressiōn-</em>, stem of <em>expressiō</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expressionless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expressive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expressive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expressive" src="word_pronunciations/08634.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsprɛsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spresiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expressive" src="word_pronunciations/08635.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> serving to express; indicative of power to express: <em class="example">a look expressive of gratitude.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq646"> full of expression, as the face or voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq640"> of, relating to, or concerned with expression.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expressively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expressiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expressivity</strong> /ɛksprɛsˈɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> ekspres'ivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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einsteinium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">einsteinium</span></header><div>/aɪnˈstaɪniəm/ (<em>say</em> uyn'stuyneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Es; <em>atomic number</em>: 99. <div class="etym">[from Albert <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023114" href="entry://Einstein%23bigmac000023114"><span class="smallcaps">Einstein</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejectamenta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejectamenta</span></header><div>/idʒɛktəˈmɛntə/ (<em>say</em> eejektuh'mentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (<em>construed as singular or plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023129" href="entry://ejecta%23bigmac000023129"><strong>ejecta</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from <em>ējectāre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023128" href="entry://eject%23bigmac000023128"><span class="smallcaps">eject</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elderflower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac636715117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elderflower</span></header><div>/ˈɛldəflaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'elduhflowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq46">the flower of the elder (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023195" href="entry://elder%23bigmac000023195"><strong>elder<sup>2</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023195" href="entry://elder%23mq822">1</a>), used in herbal remedies for coughs and colds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electioneer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electioneer</span><z><span target_id="Ns0GDaaXlR">v.i.</span><span target_id="44vZOh4E9A">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electioneer" src="word_pronunciations/07667.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɛkʃəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> uhlekshuh'near), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electioneer" src="word_pronunciations/07668.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ns0GDaaXlR"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> to work for the success of a candidate, party, etc., in an election.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="44vZOh4E9A">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq199"> a person who engages in this activity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electioneering</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrician</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrician" src="word_pronunciations/07681.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɛkˈtrɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'trishuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrician" src="word_pronunciations/07682.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlɛk-/ (<em>say</em> elek-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrician" src="word_pronunciations/07683.mp3"></audio></span>/ilɛk-/ (<em>say</em> eelek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">someone who installs, operates, maintains, or repairs electrical devices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electricity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electricity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electricity" src="word_pronunciations/07684.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɛkˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'trisuhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electricity" src="word_pronunciations/07685.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlɛk-/ (<em>say</em> elek-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electricity" src="word_pronunciations/07686.mp3"></audio></span>/ilɛk-/ (<em>say</em> eelek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> the various physical phenomena, as attraction and repulsion, luminous and heating effects, shock to the body, chemical decomposition, etc., which are due to the presence and movements of electrons, protons, and other electrically charged particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> the science dealing with these phenomena.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq972"> electric current.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">electric</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038662" href="entry://-ity%23bigmac000038662"><span class="smallcaps">-ity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrocute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrocute</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrocute" src="word_pronunciations/07694.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktrəkjut/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhkyooht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrocute" src="word_pronunciations/07695.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">electrocuted</strong>, <strong class="bold">electrocuting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> to kill by electricity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> to execute (a criminal) by electricity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US (1880s) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + <em>-cute</em> in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089493" href="entry://execute%23bigmac000089493"><span class="smallcaps">execute</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrocution</strong> /əlɛktrəˈkjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhlektruh'kyoohshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroform</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhfawm), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">to produce or reproduce (metallic articles) by electrodeposition.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electroforming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolyse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolyse</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhluyz), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">electrolysed</strong>, <strong class="bold">electrolysing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">to decompose by electrolysis.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">electrolyze</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrolysation</strong> /əˌlɛktrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektruhluy'zayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrolyser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolyte</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrolyte" src="word_pronunciations/07705.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktrəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhluyt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrolyte" src="word_pronunciations/07706.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> an electricity conducting medium in which the flow of current is accompanied by the movement of matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq979"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> any substance which dissociates into ions when dissolved in a suitable medium or when melted, thus forming a conductor of electricity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq444"> such a substance present in the blood and vital to body functions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac239815939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronica</span></header><div>/ɛləkˈtrɒnɪkə/ (<em>say</em> eluhk'tronikuh), /əlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'tronikuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">the broad array of music created electronically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electronics" src="word_pronunciations/07711.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɛkˈtrɒnɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'troniks), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electronics" src="word_pronunciations/07713.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electronics" src="word_pronunciations/07712.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlək-/ (<em>say</em> eluhk-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">the investigation and application of devices involving the conduction of electricity in semiconductors, gases or a vacuum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023311" href="entry://electronic%23bigmac000023311"><span class="smallcaps">electronic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrotype
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrotype</span><z><span target_id="D7AE8ASklj">n.</span><span target_id="zQnmKIipsd">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlɛktrətaɪp/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhtuyp), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D7AE8ASklj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> a facsimile, for use in printing, of a block of type, an engraving, or the like, consisting of a thin shell of metal (copper or nickel), deposited by electrolytic action in a wax, lead, or plastic mould of the original and backed with lead alloy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zQnmKIipsd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq434"> (<strong class="bold">electrotyped</strong>, <strong class="bold">electrotyping</strong>) to make an electrotype or electrotypes of.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrotyper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephantine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephantine</span></header><div>/ɛləˈfæntaɪn/ (<em>say</em> eluh'fantuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> relating to or resembling an elephant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> having enormous size: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And this was too much for the onlookers, just suited their elephantine sense of humour, already tickled by his un-seamanlike performance on the ladder</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq863"> huge; ponderous; clumsy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elisavetpol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elisavetpol</span></header><div>/jɪlɪzəˈvjɛtpəl/ (<em>say</em> yilizuh'vyetpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094383" href="entry://Gandzha%23bigmac000094383"><strong>Gandzha</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Yelisavetpol</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabethan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabethan</span><z><span target_id="7leq8fd1Bu">adj.</span><span target_id="blZEYFvLDZ">n.</span></z></header><div>/əlɪzəˈbiθən/ (<em>say</em> uhlizuh'beethuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7leq8fd1Bu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> of or relating to Elizabeth I, or to the period of her reign.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="blZEYFvLDZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq313"> someone who lived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embarrassed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac802167350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embarrassed</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbærəst/ (<em>say</em> em'baruhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> disconcerted; abashed; self-conscious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> short of money.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblematise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblematise</span></header><div>/ɛmˈblɛmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> em'blemuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emblematised</strong>, <strong class="bold">emblematising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">to serve as an emblem of; represent by an emblem.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emblematize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblematist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblematist</span></header><div>/ɛmˈblɛmətəst/ (<em>say</em> em'blemuhtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">a designer, maker, or user of emblems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embolectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embolectomy</span></header><div>/ɛmbəˈlɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> embuh'lektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embolectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">the removal of an embolus from an artery, which it is obstructing, by surgery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023544" href="entry://embolus%23bigmac000023544"><span class="smallcaps">embol(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022875" href="entry://-ectomy%23bigmac000022875"><span class="smallcaps">-ectomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryectomy</span></header><div>/ɛmbriˈɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> embree'ektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embryectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">removal of an embryo by surgery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023564" href="entry://embryo%23bigmac000023564"><span class="smallcaps">embry(o)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022875" href="entry://-ectomy%23bigmac000022875"><span class="smallcaps">-ectomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emmenagogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emmenagogue</span></header><div>/əˈmɛnəgɒg/ (<em>say</em> uh'menuhgog), /əˈminə-/ (<em>say</em> uh'meenuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">a medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>emmēn</em>(<em>a</em>) menses + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001170" href="entry://-agogue%23bigmac000001170"><span class="smallcaps">-agogue</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emmenagogic</strong> /əmɛnəˈgɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhmenuh'gojik), /əminə-/ (<em>say</em> uhmeenuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emmenthaler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emmenthaler</span></header><div>/ˈɛməntalə/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhntahluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">a firm, pale-yellow or whitish cheese containing many holes, made usually from cow’s milk half skimmed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Emmental</strong>, <strong class="vs">Emmentaler</strong>, <strong class="vs">Emmenthal</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Emmenthal</em>, a valley in Switzerland. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emplacement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emplacement</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpleɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> em'playsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> <em class="label">Fortifications</em> the space, platform, or the like for a gun or battery and its accessories.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq860"> a putting in place or position; location.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephaloma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephaloma</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsɛfəˈloʊmə/ (<em>say</em> en.sefuh'lohmuh), /ɛnˌkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> en.kef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">encephalomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">encephalomata</strong> /ɛnˌsɛfəˈloʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> en.sefuh'lohmuhtuh), /ɛnˌkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> en.kef-))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> a brain tumour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> hernia of the brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchantment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchantment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtʃæntmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'chantmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), /-ˈtʃant-/ (<em>say</em> -'chahnt-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> the act or art of enchanting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> that which enchants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchantress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchantress</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtʃæntrəs/ (<em>say</em> en'chantruhs), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), /-ˈtʃant-/ (<em>say</em> -'chahnt-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> a woman who enchants; a sorceress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq611"> a fascinating woman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocentric</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">having the same function in a sentence as one of its immediate constituents. <em>Cold water</em> is an endocentric construction since it functions in the same way as the noun <em>water</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025120" href="entry://exocentric%23bigmac000025120"><strong>exocentric</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endometrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endometrium</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˈmitriəm/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'meetreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">endometria</strong> /ˌɛndoʊˈmitriə/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'meetreeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">the mucous membrane lining the uterus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endometrial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endorsement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endorsement</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdɔsmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'dawsmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> approval or sanction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> the placing of one’s signature, etc., on a document.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> the signature, etc., placed on the reverse of a commercial document which assigns the interest therein to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq615"> a clause under which the stated coverage of an insurance policy may be altered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq824"> any statement subsequently added to a document to indicate some modification of its original terms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">indorsement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endothecium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endothecium</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈθiʃiəm/ (<em>say</em> endoh'theesheeuhm), /-siəm/ (<em>say</em> -seeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">endothecia</strong> /ɛndoʊˈθiʃiə/ (<em>say</em> endoh'theesheeuh), /-siə/ (<em>say</em> -seeuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> the sub-epidermal cell layer of an anther which causes it to open when mature, often having special thickenings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq267"> the inner tissues of bryophyte capsules which give rise to the spores and other structures.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>endo-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <em>thēkion</em> little case]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endothelial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endothelial</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈθiliəl/ (<em>say</em> endoh'theeleeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">relating to endothelium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endothelium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endothelium</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈθiliəm/ (<em>say</em> endoh'theeleeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">endothelia</strong> /ɛndoʊˈθiliə/ (<em>say</em> endoh'theeleeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">the tissue which lines blood vessels, lymphatics, serous cavities, and the like; a form of epithelium (in the broad sense).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>endo-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <em>thēlē</em> nipple + <em>-ion</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endothermic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endothermic</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈθɜmɪk/ (<em>say</em> endoh'thermik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq445"> denoting or relating to a chemical change which is accompanied by an absorption of heat (opposed to <em>exothermic</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> having a constant, internally regulated, body temperature, as most birds and mammals (opposed to <em>ectothermic</em>); homeothermic; warm-blooded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076008" href="entry://thermic%23bigmac000076008"><span class="smallcaps">thermic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endotherm</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endothermy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enforceable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436413543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enforceable</span></header><div>/ɛnˈfɔsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> en'fawsuhbuhl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq782"> able to be enforced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq217"> legally binding: <em class="example">an enforceable undertaking.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enforceability</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enforcement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enforcement</span></header><div>/ɛnˈfɔsmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'fawsmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> the act or process of enforcing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> that which enforces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engineering</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engineering" src="word_pronunciations/07972.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences such as physics, chemistry, biology, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> the action, work, or profession of an engineer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq622"> skilful or artful contrivance; manoeuvring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Englishness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Englishness</span></header><div>/ˈɪŋglɪʃnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ingglishnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">the quality of being English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engrossment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engrossment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgroʊsmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'grohsmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> the act of engrossing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> an engrossed copy of a document.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlargement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlargement</span></header><div>/ɛnˈladʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'lahjmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq050"> the act of enlarging; increase; expansion; amplification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> anything, as a photograph, that is an enlarged form of something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq626"> anything that enlarges something else; an addition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expressway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expressway</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expressway" src="word_pronunciations/08636.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsprɛsweɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spresway), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expressway" src="word_pronunciations/08637.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099298" href="entry://freeway%23bigmac000099298"><strong>freeway</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extemporal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extemporal</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛmpərəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stempuhruhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">extemporaneous; extempore.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extemporālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extendible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352104767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extendible</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛndəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenduhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025267" href="entry://extensible%23bigmac000025267"><strong>extensible</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extendable</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extensible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extensible</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛnsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stensuhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">capable of being extended.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extendible</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>extensibility</strong> /əkstɛnsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhkstensuh'biluhtee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <strong>extensibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraneous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraneous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraneous" src="word_pronunciations/08697.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstreɪniəs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strayneeuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraneous" src="word_pronunciations/08698.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign; not essential.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extrāneus</em> that is without, foreign] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extraneously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extraneousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exuberance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exuberance</span></header><div>/əgˈzjubərəns/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zyoohbuhruhns), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> Also, <strong class="vs">exuberancy</strong>. the state of being exuberant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq211"> an instance of this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyeglasses
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac547708767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyeglasses</span></header><div>/ˈaɪglasəz/ (<em>say</em> 'uyglahsuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac998012642" href="entry://glasses%23bigmac998012642"><strong>glasses</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyewitness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyewitness</span><z><span target_id="QFFZB6ilQF">n.</span><span target_id="pmSLWrevGb">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyewitness" src="word_pronunciations/08739.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'uywitnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QFFZB6ilQF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> a person who has observed some incident at first hand and hence can give direct evidence of it.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pmSLWrevGb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq451"> given by an eyewitness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthenware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthenware</span><z><span target_id="BJj4Ir5sCs">n.</span><span target_id="vu5RQSct9T">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earthenware" src="word_pronunciations/07507.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜθənwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'erthuhnwair), /ˈɜð-/ (<em>say</em> 'erdh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BJj4Ir5sCs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> earthen pottery; vessels, etc., of baked or hardened clay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> the material of such vessels (usually the coarse, opaque varieties, the finer, translucent kinds being called <em>porcelain</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vu5RQSct9T">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq800"> made of such material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq558"> of or relating to vessels made of such material.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthmother
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthmother</span></header><div>/ˈɜθmʌðə/ (<em>say</em> 'erthmudhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> a goddess associated with the earth, considered as the source and spiritual mother of all living things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any woman seen to embody attributes as sensuality, generosity and motherly concern.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easternmost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easternmost</span></header><div>/ˈistənmoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhnmohst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">farthest east.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecclesiarch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecclesiarch</span></header><div>/əˈkliziak/ (<em>say</em> uh'kleezeeahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> a bishop with very high rank or authority within the Christian church, especially in the Eastern Roman Empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Eastern Church</em> a sacristan.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022782" href="entry://ecclesia%23bigmac000022782"><span class="smallcaps">ecclesi(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003560" href="entry://-arch%23bigmac000003560"><span class="smallcaps">-arch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclecticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclecticism</span></header><div>/ɛˈklɛktəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> e'klektuhsizuhm), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> the use or advocacy of an eclectic method.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq663"> an eclectic system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecocentrism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac221053490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecocentrism</span></header><div>/ikoʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eekoh'sentrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">a philosophy based on the idea that the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022854" href="entry://ecosphere%23bigmac000022854">ecosphere</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022854" href="entry://ecosphere%23mq473">1</a>) is more central to life than any particular organism, and that human activity, whether it is community or individual activity, must base its morality on this recognition.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecocentric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecocentrist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecofeminism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac056213522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecofeminism</span></header><div>/ikoʊˈfɛmənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eekoh'femuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">a philosophy, theory or movement which combines principles of feminism with environmental issues.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecofeminist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotheology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac717974178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotheology</span></header><div>/ikoʊθiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eekohthee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a branch of theology that deals with the religious and moral aspects of the relationships between a divinity, humankind and nature.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecotheological</strong> /ikoʊˌθiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eekoh.thuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecotheologian</strong> /ikoʊˌθiəˈloʊdʒən/ (<em>say</em> eekoh.thuh'lohjuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectothermic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectothermic</span></header><div>/ˌɛktoʊˈθɜmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ektoh'thermik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">having a variable body temperature dependent on the temperature of the surroundings, as fishes and reptiles (opposed to <em>endothermic</em>); poikilothermic; cold-blooded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022868" href="entry://ecto-%23bigmac000022868"><span class="smallcaps">ecto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076008" href="entry://thermic%23bigmac000076008"><span class="smallcaps">thermic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ectotherm</strong> /ˈɛktoʊθɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'ektohtherm), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ectothermy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edutainment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac1391075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edutainment</span></header><div>/ɛdjuˈteɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> edyooh'taynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">entertainment which has some educational value and purpose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098202" href="entry://education%23bigmac000098202"><span class="smallcaps">edu(cation)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089604" href="entry://entertainment%23bigmac000089604"><span class="smallcaps">(enter)tainment</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eichendorff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eichendorff</span></header><div>/ˈaɪkəndɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'uykuhndawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph Freiherr von</strong> /ˌjoʊzɛf ˈfraɪhɛə fɒn/ (<em>say</em> .yohzef 'fruyhair fon), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">1788–1857, German poet, author, and critic, one of the foremost German romantic lyricists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eigenvector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac772658284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eigenvector</span></header><div>/ˈaɪgənvɛktə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyguhnvektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a vector associated with a linear system of equations, as in a matrix, each one having an eigenvalue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>eigen</em>, literally, own + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082272" href="entry://vector%23bigmac000082272"><span class="smallcaps">vector</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlightened
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlightened</span></header><div>/ɛnˈlaɪtnd/ (<em>say</em> en'luytnd), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> instructed; well-informed; not bound by prejudice and superstition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> tempered with reason: <em class="example">enlightened despotism.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enneahedron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392010744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enneahedron</span></header><div>/ɛniəˈhidrən/ (<em>say</em> eneeuh'heedruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enneahedrons</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">enneahedra</strong> /ɛniəˈhidrə/ (<em>say</em> eneeuh'heedruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a geometrical solid figure with nine faces; nonahedron.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ennea</em> nine + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033565" href="entry://-hedron%23bigmac000033565"><span class="smallcaps">-hedron</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enniskillen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enniskillen</span></header><div>/ɛnəsˈkɪlən/ (<em>say</em> enuhs'kiluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a town in south-western Northern Ireland, in Fermanagh district; scene of the defeat of James II’s army in 1689.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterostomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterostomy</span></header><div>/ɛntəˈrɒstəmi/ (<em>say</em> entuh'rostuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enterostomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">the making of an artificial opening into the small intestine, which opens on to the abdominal wall, for feeding or drainage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterovirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterovirus</span></header><div>/ɛntəroʊˈvaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> entuhroh'vuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">any of the viruses of the gastrointestinal tract.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterpriser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterpriser</span></header><div>/ˈɛntəpraɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhpruyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">someone who undertakes an enterprise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entertainer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entertainer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entertainer" src="word_pronunciations/08046.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛntəˈteɪnə/ (<em>say</em> entuh'taynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> someone who entertains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> a singer, reciter, or the like, who gives, or takes part in, public entertainments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entitlement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entitlement</span><z><span target_id="FbMUacCuxs">n.</span><span target_id="pPYcZBOfL9">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ənˈtaɪtlmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhn'tuytlmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FbMUacCuxs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> that to which one is entitled, as part of a contract, will, employment arrangement, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pPYcZBOfL9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq190"> of, relating to, or arising from an entitlement culture: <em class="example">entitlement spending.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enumeration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enumeration</span></header><div>/ənjuməˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhnyoohmuh'rayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> the act of enumerating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> a catalogue or list.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envelopment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envelopment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'veluhpmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> the act of enveloping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> the state of being enveloped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq393"> a wrapping or covering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of environment" src="word_pronunciations/08101.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈvaɪrənmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'vuyruhnmuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of environment" src="word_pronunciations/08102.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> the particular influences on personal development as work conditions, home situation, etc.: <em class="example">a child in a good environment will do better at school.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq219"> the biological conditions in which an organism lives, especially a balanced system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq56"> the totality of the surrounding conditions, physical and social, of a particular area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq364"> a situation involving a specified factor or factors: <em class="example">the work environment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq431"> the act of environing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq202"> an art form related to assemblage, consisting typically of a large indoor or outdoor construction made from junk materials, pieces of sculpture, painted panels, etc., which is designed to be viewed and touched while the spectator moves around, over, under and through it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq10"> <strong>the environment</strong>, the broad natural surrounding conditions, such as the bush, the rivers, the air, the sea, in which human beings live: <em class="example">the burning of fossil fuels harms the environment.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024075" href="entry://environ%23bigmac000024075"><span class="smallcaps">environ</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046169" href="entry://-ment%23bigmac000046169"><span class="smallcaps">-ment</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ependymitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac013997230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ependymitis</span></header><div>/ɛpɛndəˈmaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> ependuh'muytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">inflammation of the ependyma.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac423886667" href="entry://ependyma%23bigmac423886667"><span class="smallcaps">ependym(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigenetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac18111764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigenetics</span></header><div>/ɛpidʒəˈnɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> epeejuh'netiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> the science that studies changes in the way a gene functions that are heritable but that occur without altering the DNA sequence, that is, changes that affect the phenotype without changing the genotype.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq631"> such heritable changes in gene function.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epi-</em> over + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029895" href="entry://genetics%23bigmac000029895"><span class="smallcaps">genetics</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epigeneticist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epinephrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epinephrine</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈnɛfrən/ (<em>say</em> epuh'nefruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099153" href="entry://adrenaline%23bigmac000099153"><strong>adrenaline</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epinephrin</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + Greek <em>nephros</em> kidney + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epipetalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epipetalous</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈpɛtələs/ (<em>say</em> epee'petuhluhs), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> (of stamens) inserted on the petals and appearing to originate from them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> (of a flower) having the stamens inserted on the corolla.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055871" href="entry://petalous%23bigmac000055871"><span class="smallcaps">petalous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epithelioid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epithelioid</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈθiliɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> epee'theeleeoyd), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">resembling epithelium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epithelioma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epithelioma</span></header><div>/ɛpiθiliˈoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> epeetheelee'ohmuh), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epitheliomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">epitheliomata</strong> /ɛpiθiliˈoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> epeetheelee'ohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">a cancer or malignant growth consisting chiefly of epithelial cells.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024254" href="entry://epithelium%23bigmac000024254"><span class="smallcaps">epitheli(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16483496" href="entry://-oma%23bigmac16483496"><span class="smallcaps">-oma</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epitheliomatous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equilateral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equilateral</span><z><span target_id="6hNQm0Xqmp">adj.</span><span target_id="C9cLnw263S">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equilateral" src="word_pronunciations/08182.mp3"></audio></span>/ikwəˈlætərəl/ (<em>say</em> eekwuh'latuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6hNQm0Xqmp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> having all the sides equal.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C9cLnw263S">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq134"> a figure having all its sides equal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq835"> a side equivalent, or equal to others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>aequilaterālis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equilaterally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equipollent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equipollent</span><z><span target_id="C4JibhNGTk">adj.</span><span target_id="DTlRtRUEix">n.</span></z></header><div>/ikwəˈpɒlənt/ (<em>say</em> eekwuh'poluhnt), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C4JibhNGTk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> <em class="label">Logic</em> (of two propositions, etc.) logically deducible from each other, as ‘all men are mortal’ and ‘no men are immortal’.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DTlRtRUEix">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq816"> an equivalent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aequipollens</em> of equal value] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equipollence</strong>, <strong>equipollency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equivalence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equivalence</span></header><div>/əˈkwɪvələns/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwivuhluhns), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq819"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the quality of having equal valency.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equivalency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erysipeloid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erysipeloid</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈsɪpəlɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> eruh'sipuhloyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a disease of humans contracted by contact with the bacillus that causes erysipelas in pigs, sheep, turkeys and other animals kept in captivity, and characterised by a painful local ulcer, generally on one of the hands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythraemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythraemia</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈθrimiə/ (<em>say</em> eruh'threemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq873"> an excess of red blood cells.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> any disease with this characteristic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>erythros</em> red + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000858" href="entry://-aemia%23bigmac000000858"><span class="smallcaps">-aemia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espieglerie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516488433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espieglerie</span></header><div>/əsˈpjɛgləri/ (<em>say</em> uhs'pyegluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">roguishness; mischief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>espièglerie</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esthetician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esthetician</span></header><div>/isθəˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eesthuh'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098790" href="entry://aesthetician%23bigmac000098790"><strong>aesthetician</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estheticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estheticism</span></header><div>/əsˈθɛtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetuhsizuhm), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098791" href="entry://aestheticism%23bigmac000098791"><strong>aestheticism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estremadura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estremadura</span></header><div>/ɛstrəməˈdʊərə/ (<em>say</em> estruhmuh'doouhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">an autonomous community in western Spain, formerly a province. 41 593 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Mérida.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>Extremadura</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etherealise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etherealise</span></header><div>/əˈθɪəriəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'thearreeuhluyz), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">etherealised</strong>, <strong class="bold">etherealising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">to make ethereal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">etherealize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurocentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurocentric</span></header><div>/juroʊˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohroh'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">of or relating to views, personal orientation, etc., which assume the primacy of European values and perspectives.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Eurocentrism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Europeanise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Europeanise</span></header><div>/jurəˈpiənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> yoohruh'peeuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">Europeanised</strong>, <strong class="bold">Europeanising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">to make European.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Europeanize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Europeanisation</strong> /ˌjurəpiənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .yoohruhpeeuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Europeanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Europeanism</span></header><div>/jurəˈpiənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> yoohruh'peeuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> European characteristics, ideas, methods, sympathies, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq527"> a European trait or practice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurosceptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610870208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurosceptic</span><z><span target_id="i0erSmJ95m">n.</span><span target_id="Sa9lksAQBB">adj.</span></z></header><div>/juroʊˈskɛptɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohroh'skeptik) <em class="label">Chiefly British</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i0erSmJ95m">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq53"> a person who doubts the benefits to Britain of a closer relationship with the European Union.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Sa9lksAQBB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq801"> of or relating to such a view, or to a person holding such a view: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Major’s delight in winning the 1992 elections was short-lived. He was soon being battered regularly by Tory Eurosceptic rebels in the Commons</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Euroscepticism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evangelical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evangelical</span><z><span target_id="NCZjEfunWF">adj.</span><span target_id="0ZZjgyVBbd">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evangelical" src="word_pronunciations/08352.mp3"></audio></span>/ivænˈdʒɛlɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eevan'jelikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NCZjEfunWF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> relating to the gospel and its teachings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq871"> relating to Christians who emphasise the teachings and authority of the Bible, especially in its literal reading and often in contrast to the authority of the church or of the intellect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq865"> relating to Christian movements since the 18th century which stress the importance of personal experience of guilt for sin and the need to be reconciled to God through Christ’s atonement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq795"> evangelistic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0ZZjgyVBbd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq384"> an adherent of evangelical doctrines or a member of an evangelical church or party.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evangelically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evangelista
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599928131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evangelista</span></header><div>/əvandʒɛˈlista/ (<em>say</em> uhvahnje'leestah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Linda</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">born 1965, Canadian fashion model.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eventuality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eventuality</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eventuality" src="word_pronunciations/08362.mp3"></audio></span>/əvɛntʃuˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> uhvenchooh'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eventualities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> a contingent event; a possible occurrence or circumstance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq752"> the state or fact of being eventual; contingent character.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everlasting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everlasting</span><z><span target_id="X6dgrsbznY">adj.</span><span target_id="jV8JLvBbkn">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of everlasting" src="word_pronunciations/08373.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvəlastɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhlahsting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X6dgrsbznY"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> lasting forever; eternal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq444"> lasting or continuing indefinitely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq680"> incessant; constantly recurring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq551"> wearisome: <em class="example">to tire of someone’s everlasting puns.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jV8JLvBbkn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq593"> Also, <strong class="vs">everlasting flower</strong>. any of various plants or flowers which retain their shape, colour, etc., when dried, as certain species of the genera <em>Helichrysum</em> and <em>Helipterum</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq630"> <strong>the everlasting</strong>, eternal duration; eternity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>everlastingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>everlastingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everlasting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everlasting</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Everlasting" src="word_pronunciations/08373.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛvəlastɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhlahsting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">the Eternal Being; God.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evidentiary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evidentiary</span></header><div>/ɛvəˈdɛnʃəri/ (<em>say</em> evuh'denshuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> of or relating to evidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> furnishing or constituting evidence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exaggerated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exaggerated</span></header><div>/əgˈzædʒəreɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zajuhraytuhd), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> unduly magnified: <em class="example">to have an exaggerated opinion of oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> abnormally increased or enlarged: <em class="example">a heart greatly exaggerated by disease.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exaggeratedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exceedingly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exceedingly</span></header><div>/əkˈsidɪŋli/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seedinglee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">to an unusual degree; extremely.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exceptional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exceptional</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exceptional" src="word_pronunciations/08435.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛpʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sepshuhnuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exceptional" src="word_pronunciations/08436.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> forming an exception or unusual instance; unusual; extraordinary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq173"> extraordinarily good, as of a performance or product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq396"> extraordinarily skilled, talented, or clever.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exceptionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exceptionalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excrescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excrescence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excrescence" src="word_pronunciations/08468.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈkrɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> eks'kresuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> abnormal growth or increase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq689"> an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq021"> a normal outgrowth such as hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq532"> any disfiguring addition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq529"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> the epenthesis of a consonant, as the ‘b’ in /ˈfæmbli/. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac444680188" href="entry://anaptyxis%23bigmac444680188"><strong>anaptyxis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excrescency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excrescency</span></header><div>/əksˈkrɛsənsi/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kresuhnsee), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">excrescencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">the state of being excrescent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executioner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executioner</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈkjuʃənə/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'kyoohshuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq963"> someone who executes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaustless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaustless</span></header><div>/əgˈzɔstləs/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawstluhs), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037211" href="entry://inexhaustible%23bigmac000037211"><strong>inexhaustible</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exhaustlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhaustlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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existential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">existential</span></header><div>/ɛgzɪsˈtɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> egzis'tenshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> relating to existence: <em class="example">an existential threat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> of or relating to existentialism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Logic</em> (of a proposition) involving the actual existence of the objects the proposition is about.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>existentially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exoperidium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exoperidium</span></header><div>/ˌɛksoʊpəˈrɪdiəm/ (<em>say</em> .eksohpuh'rideeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055600" href="entry://peridium%23bigmac000055600"><strong>peridium</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exoskeleton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exoskeleton</span></header><div>/ˌɛksoʊˈskɛlətn/ (<em>say</em> .eksoh'skeluhtn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">an external protective covering or integument, especially when hard, as the shell of crustaceans, the scales and plates of fishes, etc. (opposed to <em>endoskeleton</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exoskeletal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectation</span><z><span target_id="hdZloVJDjX">n.</span><span target_id="IPDVIqpqpV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expectation" src="word_pronunciations/08561.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ekspek'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hdZloVJDjX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> the act of expecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> the state of expecting: <em class="example">wait in expectation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq158"> the state of being expected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq045"> an expectant mental attitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq829"> something expected; a thing looked forward to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq719"> (<em>often plural</em>) a prospect of future good or profit: <em class="example">to have great expectations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq921"> the degree of probability of the occurrence of something.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IPDVIqpqpV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">against all expectations</strong>, contrary to everyone’s belief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq440"> <strong class="phr">raise expectations</strong>, to lead people to believe that something good will happen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectative</span></header><div>/əkˈspɛktətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spektuhtiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> of or relating to expectation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> characterised by expectation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectorant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectorant</span><z><span target_id="ufqjvsSKci">adj.</span><span target_id="Up2MPHurzN">n.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈspɛktərənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spektuhruhnt), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ufqjvsSKci"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> promoting expectoration from the respiratory tract.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Up2MPHurzN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq523"> an expectorant medicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectorate</span><z><span target_id="9AAGvIq3Vu">v.t.</span><span target_id="uOLLOWEE7F">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expectorate" src="word_pronunciations/08562.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛktəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spektuhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expectorate" src="word_pronunciations/08563.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">expectorated</strong>, <strong class="bold">expectorating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9AAGvIq3Vu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> to eject or expel (phlegm, etc.) from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uOLLOWEE7F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq493"> to spit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expectorātus</em>, past participle, banished from the breast] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expectorator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expeditious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expeditious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expeditious" src="word_pronunciations/08570.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkspəˈdɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> ekspuh'dishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">quick; characterised by promptness and efficiency.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expeditiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expeditiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expenditure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expenditure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expenditure" src="word_pronunciations/08575.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛndətʃə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spenduhchuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expenditure" src="word_pronunciations/08576.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> the act of expending; disbursement; consumption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq104"> that which is expended; expense.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experienced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experienced</span></header><div>/əkˈspɪəriənst/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spearreeuhnst), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq031"> having had experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> having learned through experience; taught by experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq311"> wise or skilful through experience: <em class="example">an experienced teacher; </em><em class="example">an experienced general.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exponential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exponential</span><z><span target_id="sG5RMaY9uv">adj.</span><span target_id="l65WO819Ee">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛkspəˈnɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> ekspuh'nenshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sG5RMaY9uv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq528"> of or relating to an exponent or exponents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq169"> of or relating to the constant <em>e</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq121"> having the unknown quantity or variable as an exponent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq836"> marked by a rapid increase in magnitude, number, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l65WO819Ee">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq916"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> an exponential quantity or function, especially the constant <em>e</em> raised to the power of a given expression containing a variable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exponentially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extemporary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extemporary</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛmpərəri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stempuhruhree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-prəri/ (<em>say</em> -pruhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> extemporaneous; extempore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> sudden; unexpected.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extemporarily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extemporariness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extemporise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extemporise</span><z><span target_id="vAdPbkb5Kb">v.i.</span><span target_id="nv7DgSHMuo">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈstɛmpəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stempuhruyz), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">extemporised</strong>, <strong class="bold">extemporising</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vAdPbkb5Kb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> to speak extempore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> to sing, or play an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq589"> to adopt a course of action on the spur of the moment, in response to an unforeseen condition; improvise: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Obviously extemporising, Mr Ponting, rising hurriedly, left the room.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ethel anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1956</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nv7DgSHMuo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq043"> to make or devise for the occasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq956"> <em class="label">Music</em> to compose while playing; improvise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extemporize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>extemporisation</strong> /əkstɛmpəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkstempuhruy'zayshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extemporiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extenuation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extenuation</span></header><div>/əkstɛnjuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkstenyooh'ayshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> the act of extenuating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> the state of being extenuated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq179"> that which extenuates; a partial excuse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extenuatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extenuatory</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛnjuətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenyoohuhtree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">tending to extenuate; characterised by extenuation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exteriorise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exteriorise</span><z><span target_id="7i8IqUhL3p">v.t.</span><span target_id="KkuzwOMyJw">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈstɪəriəˌraɪz/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stearreeuh.ruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7i8IqUhL3p"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025283" href="entry://externalise%23bigmac000025283"><strong>externalise</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> to expose (an attached organ, etc.) outside a body cavity, especially to remove it from the field of operation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KkuzwOMyJw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq711"> (of an occultist) to purportedly abandon the physical body for a short period of time, while retaining full consciousness and awareness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exteriorize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>exteriorisation</strong> /əkˌstɪəriəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk.stearreeuhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exterminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exterminate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exterminate" src="word_pronunciations/08671.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɜməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stermuhnayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exterminate" src="word_pronunciations/08672.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exterminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exterminating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">to get rid of by destroying; destroy totally; extirpate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exterminātus</em>, past participle, driven beyond the boundaries] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exterminable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extermination</strong> /əkstɜməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkstermuh'nayshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exterminator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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externalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">externalise</span></header><div>/əkˈstɜnəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sternuhluyz), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">externalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">externalising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> to make external; embody in an outward form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> to attribute (one’s own emotions) to the outside world.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">externalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>externalisation</strong> /əkˌstɜnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk.sternuhluy'zayshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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externalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">externalism</span></header><div>/əkˈstɜnəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sternuhlizuhm), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">attention or devotion to externals; excessive attention to externals, especially in religion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>externalist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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externality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">externality</span></header><div>/ɛkstɜˈnæləti/ (<em>say</em> ekster'naluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">externalities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq195"> the state or quality of being external.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> something external; an outward feature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq645"> excessive attention to externals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Extremadura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Extremadura</span></header><div>/ɛstrəməˈdʊərə/ (<em>say</em> estruhmuh'doouhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038139" href="entry://Estremadura%23bigmac000038139"><strong>Estremadura</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebracteolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebracteolate</span></header><div>/əˈbræktiəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'brakteeuhlayt), /-lət/ (<em>say</em> -luht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">without bracteoles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eccentricity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eccentricity</span></header><div>/ɛksənˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> eksuhn'trisuhtee), /ɛksɛnˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> eksen'trisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eccentricities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the friendly tolerance of a country town, where minor eccentricities are recognized, accepted, submerged in a kind of familial tolerance.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">james mcqueen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> the quality of being eccentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq274"> the amount by which anything is eccentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the throw of an eccentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the ratio of the distance from a point on a conic to a focus and the distance from that point to a directrix.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ecclesiastes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ecclesiastes</span></header><div>/əˈkliziæstiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'kleezeeasteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a book of the Old Testament traditionally ascribed to Solomon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: literally, preacher]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecclesiastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecclesiastic</span><z><span target_id="QW3M9S23O3">n.</span><span target_id="xofA82gM3u">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecclesiastic" src="word_pronunciations/07541.mp3"></audio></span>/əkliziˈæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhkleezee'astik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QW3M9S23O3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> a member of the clergy, especially of the Christian clergy, or a person in orders.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xofA82gM3u">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq805"> ecclesiastical.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>ecclēsiasticus</em>, from Greek <em>ekklēsiastikos</em> of the assembly or church]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecclesiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecclesiology</span></header><div>/əkliziˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uhkleezee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq181"> the study of church architecture and decoration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> the study of church history and doctrine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022782" href="entry://ecclesia%23bigmac000022782"><span class="smallcaps">ecclesi(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecclesiologic</strong> /əkliziəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhkleezeeuh'lojik), <strong>ecclesiological</strong> /əkliziəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uhkleezeeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecclesiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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econometrics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">econometrics</span></header><div>/əkɒnəˈmɛtrɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhkonuh'metriks), /ikɒn-/ (<em>say</em> eekon-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">the analysis by statistical and mathematical methods of economic data, theories, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>econometric</strong>, <strong>econometrical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>econometrician</strong> /əkɒnəməˈtrɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkonuhmuh'trishuhn), <strong>econometrist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecoterrorism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249398616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecoterrorism</span></header><div>/ikoʊˈtɛrərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eekoh'teruhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">terrorism or other acts of violence carried out in the name of protection of the natural environment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecoterrorist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effervescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effervescent</span></header><div>/ɛfəˈvɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> efuh'vesuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq167"> effervescing; bubbling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> exuberant; lively; sparkling: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was ebullient, effervescent, outrageous, illegal and terribly bright.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>effervescently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efflorescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efflorescent</span></header><div>/ɛfləˈrɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> efluh'resuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq320"> efflorescing; blossoming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em>, <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq001"> subject to efflorescence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq399"> covered with or forming an efflorescence.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>efflōrescens</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ekaterinburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ekaterinburg</span></header><div>/iˈkætərɪnˌbɜg/ (<em>say</em> ee'katuhrin.berg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093021" href="entry://Yekaterinburg%23bigmac000093021"><strong>Yekaterinburg</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ekaterinodar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ekaterinodar</span></header><div>/iˈkætərɪnaˌda/ (<em>say</em> ee'katuhrinah.dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093206" href="entry://Krasnodar%23bigmac000093206"><strong>Krasnodar</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Yekaterinodar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroclash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469381695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroclash</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktroʊklæʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektrohklash), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq83">a hybrid pop music form derived from electro-pop with a new-wave rock style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrograph</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrəgræf/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> a curve automatically traced, forming a record of the indications of an electrometer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq089"> an apparatus for engraving metal plates on cylinders used in printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq594"> an apparatus formerly used to transmit pictures, etc., electrically.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrographic</strong> /əlɛktrəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhlektruh'grafik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrographically</strong> /əlɛktrəˈgræfɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uhlektruh'grafiklee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrography</strong> /əlɛkˈtrɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'trogruhfee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolysis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrolysis" src="word_pronunciations/07702.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɛkˈtrɒləsəs/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'troluhsuhs), /ilɛk-/ (<em>say</em> eelek-), /ɛlək-/ (<em>say</em> eluhk-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> the decomposition of a chemical compound in solution or as a pure liquid by an electric current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> the destruction of tumours, hair roots, etc., by an electric current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolytic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolytic</span></header><div>/əlɛktrəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhlektruh'litik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> relating to or derived by electrolysis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> relating to an electrolyte.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electrolytical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrolytically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoskeleton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoskeleton</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˈskɛlətn/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'skeluhtn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">the internal skeleton or framework of the body of an animal (opposed to <em>exoskeleton</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endoskeletal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endothelioid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endothelioid</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈθiliɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> endoh'theeleeoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">resembling endothelium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endothelioma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endothelioma</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˌθiliˈoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> .endoh.theelee'ohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">endotheliomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">endotheliomata</strong> /ˌɛndoʊˌθiliˈoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> .endoh.theelee'ohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">a tumour (malignant or benign) originating from the endothelium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023846" href="entry://endothelium%23bigmac000023846"><span class="smallcaps">endotheli(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16483496" href="entry://-oma%23bigmac16483496"><span class="smallcaps">-oma</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entanglement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entanglement</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtæŋgəlmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'tangguhlmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> the act of entangling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> the state of being entangled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq261"> that which entangles; a snare; an embarrassment; a complication: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we first had to disentangle ourselves from all the other claims, plans, obstructions and entanglements.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kylie tennant</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterococcus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624513915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterococcus</span></header><div>/ɛntəroʊˈkɒkəs/ (<em>say</em> entuhroh'kokuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enterococci</strong> /ɛntəroʊˈkɒkaɪ/ (<em>say</em> entuhroh'kokuy), /-ˈkɒki/ (<em>say</em> -'kokee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a type of lactic acid bacterium found in the human gut, which is difficult to distinguish from the streptococcus; can cause urinary tract infections, diverticulitis, meningitis, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterprising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterprising</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enterprising" src="word_pronunciations/08045.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntəpraɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhpruyzing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes; energetic and daring in carrying out any undertaking.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enterprisingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entertaining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entertaining</span></header><div>/ɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> entuh'tayning) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">affording entertainment; amusing; diverting.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>entertainingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entertainingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrenchment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrenchment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtrɛntʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'trenchmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> the act of entrenching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> an entrenched position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq287"> (<em>usually plural</em>) an earth breastwork or ditch for protection against enemy fire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrepreneur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrepreneur</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrepreneur" src="word_pronunciations/08080.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒntrəprəˈnɜ/ (<em>say</em> ontruhpruh'ner) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> (originally in theatrical use) someone who organises and manages any enterprise, especially one involving considerable risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> an employer of productive labour; a contractor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>entreprendre</em> undertake. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086891" href="entry://enterprise%23bigmac000086891"><span class="smallcaps">enterprise</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entrepreneurial</strong> /ɒntrəprəˈnɜriəl/ (<em>say</em> ontruhpruh'nerreeuhl), /ɒntrəprəˈnjuriəl/ (<em>say</em> ontruhpruh'nyoohreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entrepreneurialism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entrepreneurship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enzensberger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enzensberger</span></header><div>/ˈɛntsənsbɛəgə/ (<em>say</em> 'entsuhnsbairguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hans Magnus</strong> /hans ˈmagnʊs/ (<em>say</em> hahns 'mahgnoos), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">1929–2022, German poet and essayist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epencephalon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epencephalon</span></header><div>/ɛpɛnˈsɛfəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> epen'sefuhlon), /-ˈkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> -'kef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epencephala</strong> /ɛpɛnˈsɛfələ/ (<em>say</em> epen'sefuhluh), /-ˈkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> -'kef-))<br/> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">the hindbrain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024115" href="entry://ep-%23bigmac000024115"><span class="smallcaps">ep-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023738" href="entry://encephalon%23bigmac000023738"><span class="smallcaps">encephalon</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epencephalic</strong> /ˌɛpɛnsəˈfælɪk/ (<em>say</em> .epensuh'falik), /-kə-/ (<em>say</em> -kuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephebophilia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac968400053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephebophilia</span></header><div>/əfibəˈfɪliə/ (<em>say</em> uhfeebuh'fileeuh), /-ˈfil-/ (<em>say</em> -'feel-), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a sexual preference in adults for adolescent partners.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ephebos</em> adolescent + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056121" href="entry://-philia%23bigmac000056121"><span class="smallcaps">-philia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epicureanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epicureanism</span></header><div>/ɛpikjuˈriənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> epeekyooh'reeuhnizuhm), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">the philosophical system of Epicurus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Epicurism</strong> /ˈɛpikjurɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'epeekyoohrizuhm).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidemiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidemiology</span></header><div>/ɛpəˌdimiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> epuh.deemee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">the branch of medicine which deals with the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in populations and with investigations into the source and causes of infectious diseases.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epidemiological</strong> /ɛpəˌdimiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> epuh.deemeeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epidemiologically</strong> /ɛpəˌdimiəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> epuh.deemeeuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epidemiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistemology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistemology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epistemology" src="word_pronunciations/08149.mp3"></audio></span>/əpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uhpistuh'moluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">the branch of philosophy which deals with the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epistēmē</em> knowledge + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epistemological</strong> /əpɪstəməˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uhpistuhmuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epistemologically</strong> /əpɪstəməˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uhpistuhmuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epistemologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equestrienne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equestrienne</span></header><div>/əkwɛstriˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> uhkwestree'en), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">a female rider or performer on horseback.</span></div><div class="etym"> [pseudo-French feminine of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024297" href="entry://equestrian%23bigmac000024297"><span class="smallcaps">equestrian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eratosthenes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eratosthenes</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈtɒsθəniz/ (<em>say</em> eruh'tosthuhneez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">276?–195? BC, Greek mathematician and astronomer at Alexandria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythroderma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythroderma</span></header><div>/əˌrɪθroʊˈdɜmə/ (<em>say</em> uh.rithroh'dermuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">abnormal redness of skin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essentialise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74617105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essentialise</span></header><div>/əˈsɛnʃəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'senshuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">essentialised</strong>, <strong class="bold">essentialising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">to reduce to the essential features or qualities, especially when this results in a simplistic or stereotyped view: <em class="example">to essentialise an ethnic identity.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">essentialize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>essentialisation</strong> /əˌsɛnʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.senshuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essentialism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac868679828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essentialism</span></header><div>/əˈsɛnʃəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'senshuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a reliance on what is held to be the intrinsic features or qualities of something.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>essentialist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrometer</span></header><div>/ɛləkˈtrɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> eluhk'tromuhtuh), /əlɛk-/ (<em>say</em> uhlek-), /ilɛk-/ (<em>say</em> eelek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">an instrument for measuring small potential differences and currents.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrometric</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'metrik), <strong>electrometrical</strong> /əlɛktroʊˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'metrikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrometrically</strong> /əlɛktroʊˈmɛtrɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'metriklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromotor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromotor</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈmoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'mohtuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023250" href="entry://electric%20motor%23bigmac000023250"><strong>electric motor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrophone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855343865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrophone</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhfohn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">any musical instrument which produces sound in a way that involves electricity, such as the theremin, which employs an electrically driven oscillator, or the synthesiser, which generates electrical signals of different frequencies.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000914" href="entry://aerophone%23bigmac000000914"><strong>aerophone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013489" href="entry://chordophone%23bigmac000013489"><strong>chordophone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036204" href="entry://idiophone%23bigmac000036204"><strong>idiophone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac504512161" href="entry://membranophone%23bigmac504512161"><strong>membranophone</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroplate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroplate</span><z><span target_id="ZtgaV5PNmS">v.t.</span><span target_id="aLPCgbLDgL">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electroplate" src="word_pronunciations/07719.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛktrəpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhplayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electroplate" src="word_pronunciations/07720.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZtgaV5PNmS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq252"> (<strong class="bold">electroplated</strong>, <strong class="bold">electroplating</strong>) to plate or coat with a metal by electrolysis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aLPCgbLDgL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq474"> electroplated articles or ware.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electroplater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electroplating</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroscope</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruhskohp), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a device for detecting the presence of electric charge, and whether it is positive or negative, by means of electric attraction and repulsion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electroscopic</strong> /əlɛktrəˈskɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhlektruh'skopik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrotonus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrotonus</span></header><div>/əlɛkˈtrɒtənəs/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'trotuhnuhs), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">the altered state of a nerve during the passage of an electric current through it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>ēlektro-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + <em>tonos</em> tension] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrotonic</strong> /əlɛktroʊˈtɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'tonik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eleemosynary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eleemosynary</span></header><div>/ɛliəˈmɒzɪnəri/ (<em>say</em> eleeuh'mozinuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> of or relating to alms, charity, or charitable donations; charitable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq724"> derived from or provided by charity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> dependent on or supported by charity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>eleēmosynārius</em>, from Late Latin <em>eleēmosyna</em> alms. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001880" href="entry://alms%23bigmac000001880"><span class="smallcaps">alms</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblazonment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblazonment</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbleɪzənmənt/ (<em>say</em> em'blayzuhnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> the act of emblazoning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq788"> that which is emblazoned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embranchment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embranchment</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbræntʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> em'branchmuhnt), /-ˈbrantʃ-/ (<em>say</em> -'brahnch-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq323"> a branching or ramification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq803"> a branch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embuggerance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embuggerance</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbʌgərəns/ (<em>say</em> em'buguhruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> an unnecessary or irrelevant interruption in the completion of a task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> an insignificant or irksome factor which will not prevent the achievement of the overall objective.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>embuggery</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embuggerist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalitis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encephalitis" src="word_pronunciations/07891.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnsɛfəˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> ensefuh'luytuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encephalitis" src="word_pronunciations/07893.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> enkef-), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">inflammation of the substance of the brain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023732" href="entry://encephalo-%23bigmac000023732"><span class="smallcaps">encephal(o)-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encephalitic</strong> /ɛnsɛfəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ensefuh'litik), /ɛnkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> enkef-), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalosis</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsɛfəˈloʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> en.sefuh'lohsuhs), /ɛnˌkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> en.kef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">any degenerative disease of the brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encroachment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encroachment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkroʊtʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'krohchmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> the act of encroaching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> anything taken by encroaching.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encumbrancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encumbrancer</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkʌmbrənsə/ (<em>say</em> en'kumbruhnsuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">someone who holds an encumbrance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encyclopedia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encyclopedia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encyclopedia" src="word_pronunciations/07922.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə/ (<em>say</em> en.suykluh'peedeeuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encyclopedia" src="word_pronunciations/07923.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq085"> a work treating separately various topics from all branches of knowledge, usually in alphabetical arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq769"> a work treating exhaustively one art or science, especially in articles arranged alphabetically.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encyclopaedia</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin, from pseudo-Greek (occurring in manuscripts of Quintilian, Pliny, and Galen) <em>enkyklopaideia</em>, for <em>enkyklios paideia</em> general education, complete round or course of learning. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099197" href="entry://encyclical%23bigmac000099197"><span class="smallcaps">encyclical</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Encyclopedia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311161127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Encyclopedia</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə/ (<em>say</em> en.suykluh'peedeeuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a French general encyclopedia, edited by Diderot and d’Alembert, published in the 18th century, distinguished by its advanced, radical character, reflecting the rationalist ideas of the Enlightenment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Encyclopaedia</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encyclopedic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encyclopedic</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsaɪkləˈpidɪk/ (<em>say</em> en.suykluh'peedik), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq324"> relating to or of the nature of an encyclopedia; relating to all branches of knowledge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> embracing all or much human learning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq603"> (of a reference work, especially a dictionary) containing information relating to people, places, events, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encyclopaedic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endometrioma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872135171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endometrioma</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˌmitriˈoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> .endoh.meetree'ohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">endometriomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">endometriomata</strong> /ˌɛndoʊˌmitriˈoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> .endoh.meetree'ohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a cyst, especially of the ovary, containing endometrial tissue and blood which is dark brown in colour, usually resulting from endometriosis; chocolate cyst.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endometritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endometritis</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊməˈtraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .endohmuh'truytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">inflammation of the lining of the uterus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoperidium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoperidium</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊpəˈrɪdiəm/ (<em>say</em> .endohpuh'rideeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055600" href="entry://peridium%23bigmac000055600"><strong>peridium</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essentiality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essentiality</span></header><div>/əsɛnʃiˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> uhsenshee'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">essentialities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> the quality of being essential; essential character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> an essential element or point.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esthetically
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esthetically</span></header><div>/əsˈθɛtɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetiklee), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098789" href="entry://aesthetically%23bigmac000098789"><strong>aesthetically</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eulenspiegel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eulenspiegel</span></header><div>/ˈɔɪlənʃpigəl/ (<em>say</em> 'oyluhnshpeeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076570" href="entry://Till%20Eulenspiegel%23bigmac000076570"><strong>Till Eulenspiegel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurocurrency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurocurrency</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊkʌrənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohkuruhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eurocurrencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">a currency deposited and lent wholly outside the country of origin, as the eurodollar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evangelistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evangelistic</span></header><div>/əvændʒəˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhvanjuh'listik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> relating to evangelists, or preachers of the gospel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> evangelical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> seeking to evangelise; striving to convert sinners.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq153"> designed or fitted to evangelise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq001"> (<em>often upper case</em>) of or relating to the four Evangelists.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evangelistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exacerbation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exacerbation</span></header><div>/ɛkˌsæsəˈbeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ek.sasuh'bayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> the action of exacerbating; the condition of being exacerbated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a paroxysmal increase in severity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exaggeration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exaggeration</span></header><div>/əgzædʒəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgzajuh'rayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> the act of exaggerating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq222"> the state of being exaggerated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq835"> an exaggerated statement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exaggerative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exaggerative</span></header><div>/əgˈzædʒərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zajuhruhtiv), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">given to or characterised by exaggeration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exaggeratory</strong> /əgˈzædʒərətri/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zajuhruhtree), /-reɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> -raytuhree), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exasperation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exasperation</span></header><div>/əgzæspəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgzaspuh'rayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> the act of exasperating; provocation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> the state of being exasperated; irritation; extreme annoyance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exchangeable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exchangeable</span></header><div>/əksˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhks'chaynjuhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">able or liable to be exchanged; eligible for exchange.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exchangeability</strong> /əkstʃeɪndʒəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhkschaynjuh'biluhtee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exercitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exercitation</span></header><div>/əgzɜsəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgzersuh'tayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> exercise or exertion, as of faculties or powers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq635"> practice or training.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq546"> a performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq374"> a disquisition or discourse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>exercitacion</em>, from Latin <em>exercitātio</em> exercise, practice]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exertainment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104678316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exertainment</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈteɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'taynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">products such as computer games, television programs, etc., which involve the viewer in some form of physical exercise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101414" href="entry://exercise%23bigmac000101414"><span class="smallcaps">exercise</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089604" href="entry://entertainment%23bigmac000089604"><span class="smallcaps">entertainment</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expediential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expediential</span></header><div>/əkspidiˈɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> uhkspeedee'enshuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">relating to or regulated by expediency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experiential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experiential</span></header><div>/əkspɛriˈɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> uhksperee'enshuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">relating to or derived from experience.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>experientially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experimental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experimental</span></header><div>/əkspɛrəˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> uhksperuh'mentl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> relating to, derived from, or founded on experiment: <em class="example">an experimental science.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> based on or derived from experience; empirical: <em class="example">experimental religion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq578"> of the nature of an experiment; tentative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq760"> functioning as an experiment or used as a means of experimentation: <em class="example">an experimental aeroplane; </em><em class="example">an experimental theatre.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>experimentalist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>experimentally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exponentiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328030736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exponentiate</span><z><span target_id="ItPUlsXNv7">v.i.</span><span target_id="LuEn53S1j5">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ɛkspəˈnɛnʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> ekspuh'nensheeayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exponentiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exponentiating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Mathematics</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ItPUlsXNv7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> to increase exponentially.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LuEn53S1j5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq563"> to raise (one quantity) to the power of (another).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extensimeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extensimeter</span></header><div>/ˌɛkstɛnˈsɪmətə/ (<em>say</em> .eksten'simuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025274" href="entry://extensometer%23bigmac000025274"><strong>extensometer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extensometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extensometer</span></header><div>/ˌɛkstɛnˈsɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> .eksten'somuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">an apparatus for measuring minute degrees of expansion, contraction, or deformation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extensimeter</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>extensus</em>, past participle, extended + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exteroceptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exteroceptor</span></header><div>/ˈɛkstəroʊsɛptə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstuhrohseptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">an end organ in or near the skin or mucous membrane, responding to and conveying stimuli from the external environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>extero-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012382" href="entry://-ceptor%23bigmac000012382"><span class="smallcaps">-ceptor</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025286" href="entry://exteroceptive%23bigmac000025286"><span class="smallcaps">exteroceptive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extinguisher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extinguisher</span></header><div>/əkˈstɪŋgwɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stinggwishuh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> someone or something that extinguishes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> any of various portable apparatuses for extinguishing fire: <em class="example">a chemical extinguisher.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exceptionable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exceptionable</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛpʃənəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sepshuhnuhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">liable to exception or objection; objectionable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exceptionableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exceptionably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectoration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectoration</span></header><div>/əkspɛktəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkspektuh'rayshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> the act of expectorating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> matter that is expectorated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expeditionary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expeditionary</span></header><div>/ɛkspəˈdɪʃənri/ (<em>say</em> ekspuh'dishuhnree), /-ʃənəri/ (<em>say</em> -shuhnuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">relating to or composing an expedition, especially one for military purposes: <em class="example">an expeditionary force.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expressionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expressionism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expressionism" src="word_pronunciations/08630.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsprɛʃənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spreshuhnizuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expressionism" src="word_pronunciations/08631.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">a theory of art especially that originating in Europe about the time of World War I, which emphasises free expression of the artist’s emotional reactions rather than the representation of the natural appearance of objects.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expressionist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expressionistic</strong> /əksprɛʃəˈnɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhkspreshuh'nistik), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expressionistically</strong> /əksprɛʃəˈnɪstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uhkspreshuh'nistiklee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exterminatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exterminatory</span></header><div>/əkˈstɜmənətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stermuhnuhtree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">serving or tending to exterminate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exterminative</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exteroceptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exteroceptive</span></header><div>/ɛkstəroʊˈsɛptɪv/ (<em>say</em> ekstuhroh'septiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">relating to exteroceptors, the stimuli impinging upon them, and the nerve impulses initiated by them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>extero-</em> (combining form of Latin <em>exterus</em> exterior) + <em>-ceptive</em>, as in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061698" href="entry://receptive%23bigmac000061698"><span class="smallcaps">receptive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exterritorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exterritorial</span></header><div>/ˌɛkstɛrəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> .eksteruh'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025327" href="entry://extraterritorial%23bigmac000025327"><strong>extraterritorial</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exterritoriality</strong> /ˌɛkstɛrətɔriˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> .eksteruhtawree'aluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exterritorially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extracellular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extracellular</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈsɛljələ/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'selyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">outside a cell or cells.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012217" href="entry://cellular%23bigmac000012217"><span class="smallcaps">cellular</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrametrical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrametrical</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'metrikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">containing more syllables than those required by the metre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecclesiastical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecclesiastical</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecclesiastical" src="word_pronunciations/07540.mp3"></audio></span>/əkliziˈæstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uhkleezee'astikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">of or relating to a religious organisation, especially the Christian church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular; not lay: <em class="example">ecclesiastical discipline; </em><em class="example">ecclesiastical affairs; </em><em class="example">ecclesiastical courts.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecclesiastically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ecclesiasticus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ecclesiasticus</span></header><div>/əˈkliziˌæstəkəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kleezee.astuhkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">a book included in the Old Testament in some versions of the Bible called also ‘The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrobiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrobiology</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊbaɪˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohbuy'oluhjee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">the branch of electricity that deals with electrical phenomena in living organisms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrobiological</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohbuyuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrobiologically</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohbuyuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrobiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrodeposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrodeposit</span><z><span target_id="yThQqc9jDW">v.t.</span><span target_id="YntvgpSZAT">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊdəˈpɒzət/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohduh'pozuht), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yThQqc9jDW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> to deposit (a metal, etc.) by electrolysis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YntvgpSZAT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq013"> a deposit, as of metal, produced by electrolysis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrodeposition</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊdɛpəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohdepuh'zishuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrodynamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrodynamic</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohduy'namik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">relating to electrodynamics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electrodynamical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromyogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromyogram</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈmaɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'muyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">the graphic record produced by electromyography.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EMG [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049017" href="entry://myo-%23bigmac000049017"><span class="smallcaps">myo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23bigmac000031215"><span class="smallcaps">-gram<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrostatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrostatics</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˈstætɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'statiks), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">the science of static electricity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrosurgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434707311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrosurgery</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˈsɜdʒəri/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'serjuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">surgery performed using electric current or an electric instrument, especially as to cut or cauterise tissue.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrosurgical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrotherapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrotherapy</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈθɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'theruhpee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">treatment of diseases by means of electricity; electrotherapeutics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrovalency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrovalency</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˈveɪlənsi/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'vayluhnsee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">electrovalencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">the valency of an ion, equal to the number of electrons lost or gained by the atom which becomes the ion.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">electrovalence</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrovalent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrowinning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrowinning</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktroʊˌwɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektroh.wining) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">the recovery of pure metal from impure concentrates by electrolysis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrasensory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrasensory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extrasensory" src="word_pronunciations/08703.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkstrəˈsɛnsəri/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'sensuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">outside the normal sense perception.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067324" href="entry://sensory%23bigmac000067324"><span class="smallcaps">sensory</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrauterine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrauterine</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈjutəraɪn/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'yoohtuhruyn), /-in/ (<em>say</em> -een) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">being beyond or outside the uterus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraversion</span></header><div>/ˈɛkstrəvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstruhverzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025352" href="entry://extroversion%23bigmac000025352"><strong>extroversion</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extremophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955440410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extremophile</span></header><div>/əksˈtriməfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> uhks'treemuhfuyl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq97">a microscopic organism which thrives in extreme conditions, such as extreme levels of heat or cold, acidity or alkalinity, high or low pressure, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046355" href="entry://mesophile%23bigmac000046355"><strong>mesophile</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059835" href="entry://psychrophile%23bigmac000059835"><strong>psychrophile</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076042" href="entry://thermophile%23bigmac000076042"><strong>thermophile</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>extremophilic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extroversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extroversion</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq954"> Also, <strong class="vs">extraversion</strong>. <em class="label">Psychology</em> interest directed outwards or to things outside the self. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038088" href="entry://introversion%23bigmac000038088"><strong>introversion</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038088" href="entry://introversion%23mq164">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a turning inside out, as of the eyelids or of the bladder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq419"> the act of extroverting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq825"> an extroverted state.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extroversive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecclesiolatry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecclesiolatry</span></header><div>/əkliziˈɒlətri/ (<em>say</em> uhkleezee'oluhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">excessive reverence for ecclesiastical forms and traditions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022782" href="entry://ecclesia%23bigmac000022782"><span class="smallcaps">ecclesi(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211401954" href="entry://-latry%23bigmac211401954"><span class="smallcaps">-latry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotechnology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac36674839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotechnology</span></header><div>/ikoʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eekohtek'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">technology that produces environmentally sustainable outcomes, as in water treatment, building construction, and land remediation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecumenicalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecumenicalism</span></header><div>/ikjəˈmɛnəkəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eekyuh'menuhkuhlizuhm), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022889" href="entry://ecumenism%23bigmac000022889"><strong>ecumenism</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecumenist</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efflorescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efflorescence</span></header><div>/ɛfləˈrɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> efluh'resuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> the state or period of flowering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em>, <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq006"> the act or process of efflorescing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq705"> the resulting powdery substance or encrustation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a rash or eruption.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ekaterinoslav
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ekaterinoslav</span></header><div>/iˈkætərɪnaˌslaf/ (<em>say</em> ee'katuhrinah.slahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093122" href="entry://Dnepropetrovsk%23bigmac000093122"><strong>Dnepropetrovsk</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Yekaterinoslav</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolarynx
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolarynx</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈlærɪŋks/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'laringks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a battery-operated device which performs the same function as the larynx when this organ is destroyed by disease or surgery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnet</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈmægnət/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'magnuht), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">a device consisting of an iron or steel core which is magnetised by electric current in a coil which surrounds it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromotive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromotive</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈmoʊtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'mohtiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">relating to, producing, or tending to produce a flow of electricity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrophonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrophonic</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈfɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'fonik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">(of musical instruments) based on oscillating electric currents.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrophonically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrophorus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrophorus</span></header><div>/əlɛkˈtrɒfərəs/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'trofuhruhs), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">electrophori</strong> /əlɛkˈtrɒfəraɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhlek'trofuhruy), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">an instrument for generating static electricity by means of induction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056235" href="entry://-phorous%23bigmac000056235"><span class="smallcaps">-phorous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrostatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrostatic</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'statik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">of or relating to static electricity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephantiasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephantiasis</span></header><div>/ɛləfənˈtaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> eluhfuhn'tuyuhsuhs), /-fæn-/ (<em>say</em> -fan-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a chronic form of filariasis, due to lymphatic obstruction, characterised by enormous enlargement of the parts affected.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, from <em>elephas</em> elephant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embarrassment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embarrassment</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbærəsmənt/ (<em>say</em> em'baruhsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> embarrassed state; disconcertion; abashment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> the act of embarrassing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq955"> that which embarrasses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq995"> superabundance; excess: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the female population of the island was free and numerous, and in the embarrassment of riches, Sarah was overlooked.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embellishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embellishment</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbɛlɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> em'belishmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> an ornament or decoration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> a fictitious addition, as in a statement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq701"> the act of embellishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Music</em> any pattern of decorative notes unessential to the implied harmony.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalogram</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encephalogram" src="word_pronunciations/07894.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈsɛfələgræm/ (<em>say</em> en'sefuhluhgram), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encephalogram" src="word_pronunciations/07895.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> enkef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">an X-ray photograph of the ventricles and subarachnoid space of the brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalotomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalotomy</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒtəmi/ (<em>say</em> en.sefuh'lotuhmee), /ɛnˌkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> en.kef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">encephalotomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">a surgical incision of the brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encouragement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encouragement</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'kurijmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> the act of encouraging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> the state of being encouraged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq015"> that which encourages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encyclopedism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encyclopedism</span></header><div>/ˌɛnsaɪkləˈpidɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .ensuykluh'peedizuhm), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> encyclopedic learning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the doctrines and influence of the Encyclopedists.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encyclopaedism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encyclopedist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encyclopedist</span></header><div>/ˌɛnsaɪkləˈpidəst/ (<em>say</em> .ensuykluh'peeduhst), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> a compiler of or contributor to an encyclopedia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> (<em>often upper case</em>) one of the collaborators in the French Encyclopedia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encyclopaedist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endometriosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endometriosis</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˌmitriˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .endoh.meetree'ohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">the presence of uterine lining in other organs, most commonly the ovary, characterised by cyst formation, adhesions, and menstrual pain.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">endo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endopterygote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384862471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endopterygote</span><z><span target_id="gQMArBybmg">adj.</span><span target_id="oFqU6OPVxe">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈtɛrəgoʊt/ (<em>say</em> endoh'teruhgoht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gQMArBybmg"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq297"> of or relating to an insect that has distinctive larval, pupal, and adult stages, as moths and butterflies.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oFqU6OPVxe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq273"> such an insect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Endopterygota</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac17246789" href="entry://pterygote%23bigmac17246789"><span class="smallcaps">pterygote</span></a> from the fact that in immature stages the wing buds are not evident externally]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlightenment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlightenment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈlaɪtnmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'luytnmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> the act of enlightening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> the state of being enlightened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq967"> (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the condition that revelation brings to the believer who has striven for its attainment, making the believer henceforth separated from the rest of humankind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enlightenment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enlightenment</span></header><div>/ɛnˈlaɪtnmənt/ (<em>say</em> en'luytnmuhnt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">an 18th-century rationalist philosophical movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterocolitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac295193564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterocolitis</span></header><div>/ɛntəroʊkəˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> entuhrohkuh'luytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">inflammation of both the small and large intestine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entertainment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entertainment</span></header><div>/ɛntəˈteɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> entuh'taynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> the act of entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion, or amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> something affording diversion or amusement, especially an exhibition or performance of some kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq502"> hospitable provision for the wants of guests.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhn'mentl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> of or relating to an environment or environments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> of or relating to the natural environment, its protection and conservation: <em class="example">environmental issues.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq462"> of or relating to issues affecting the environment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>environmentally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiphenomenon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiphenomenon</span></header><div>/ˌɛpifəˈnɒmənən/ (<em>say</em> .epeefuh'nomuhnuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epiphenomena</strong> /ˌɛpifəˈnɒmənə/ (<em>say</em> .epeefuh'nomuhnuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq307"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a malady.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> any secondary phenomenon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epitrachelion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epitrachelion</span></header><div>/ɛpitrəˈkiliən/ (<em>say</em> epeetruh'keeleeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">a stole worn by priests and bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church</span></div><div class="etym"> [Modern Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equimolecular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equimolecular</span></header><div>/ikwiməˈlɛkjələ/ (<em>say</em> eekweemuh'lekyuhluh), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">containing equal numbers of molecules.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equiponderate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equiponderate</span></header><div>/ˌikwiˈpɒndəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> .eekwee'ponduhrayt), /ˌɛ-/ (<em>say</em> .e-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">equiponderated</strong>, <strong class="bold">equiponderating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">to equal or offset in weight, force, importance, etc.; counterbalance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>aequiponderātus</em>, past participle of <em>aequiponderāre</em>, from Latin <em>aequi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024299" href="entry://equi-%23bigmac000024299"><span class="smallcaps">equi-</span></a> + <em>ponderāre</em> weigh]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equipotential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equipotential</span></header><div>/ikwipəˈtɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> eekweepuh'tenshuhl), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> of the same potential.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Physics</em> at every point having the same potential.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esophagectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac657136054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esophagectomy</span></header><div>/əsɒfəˈdʒɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> uhsofuh'jektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">esophagectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac205114353" href="entry://oesophagectomy%23bigmac205114353"><strong>oesophagectomy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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establishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">establishment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of establishment" src="word_pronunciations/08284.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtæblɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tablishmuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of establishment" src="word_pronunciations/08285.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> the act of establishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq443"> the state or fact of being established.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq137"> something established; a constituted order or system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq002"> a place of business or residence and everything connected with it (as furniture, fixtures, grounds, employees).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq980"> a permanent civil, military, or other force or organisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq686"> institution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq639"> the recognition by the state of a church as the state church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> fixed allowance or income.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Establishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac165971995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Establishment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Establishment" src="word_pronunciations/08284.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtæblɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tablishmuhnt), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> a loosely defined grouping of people, whose joint opinions and values have a strong influence on the power structure of a community.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Australian History Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) the Fremantle Gaol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnocentrism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnocentrism</span></header><div>/ɛθnoʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> ethnoh'sentrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">a view of the world that is limited by one’s own culture, usually accompanied by the belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own group and culture.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ethnicism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnocentric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnocentricity</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnocentrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elisabethville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elisabethville</span></header><div>/əˈlɪzəbəθvɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizuhbuhthvil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092360" href="entry://Lubumbashi%23bigmac000092360"><strong>Lubumbashi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalograph</span></header><div>/ɛnˈsɛfələgræf/ (<em>say</em> en'sefuhluhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf), /ɛnkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> enkef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq524"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023733" href="entry://encephalogram%23bigmac000023733"><strong>encephalogram</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023277" href="entry://electroencephalograph%23bigmac000023277"><strong>electroencephalograph</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023732" href="entry://encephalo-%23bigmac000023732"><span class="smallcaps">encephalo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalopathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalopathy</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/ (<em>say</em> en.sefuh'lopuhthee), /ɛnˌkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> en.kef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">any disease of the brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterotoxaemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterotoxaemia</span></header><div>/ˌɛntəroʊtɒkˈsimiə/ (<em>say</em> .entuhrohtok'seemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060017" href="entry://pulpy%20kidney%23bigmac000060017"><strong>pulpy kidney</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">enterotoxemia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equiponderance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equiponderance</span></header><div>/ˌikwiˈpɒndərəns/ (<em>say</em> .eekwee'ponduhruhns), /ˌɛ-/ (<em>say</em> .e-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">equality of weight; equipoise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equiponderancy</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>equiponderant</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythrogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythrogenesis</span></header><div>/əˌrɪθroʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.rithroh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">the production of erythrocytes; erythropoiesis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythropoiesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythropoiesis</span></header><div>/əˌrɪθroʊpɔɪˈisəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.rithrohpoy'eesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">the formation of erythrocytes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>erythropoietic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythropoietin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac380744198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythropoietin</span></header><div>/əˌriθroʊpɔɪˈitn/ (<em>say</em> uh.reethrohpoy'eetn), /əˌriθroʊˈpɔɪətən/ (<em>say</em> uh.reethroh'poyuhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">a hormone produced by specialised cells in the kidneys when the oxygen concentration in the blood is too low, stimulating the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow; also synthetically produced and used in the treatment of certain types of anaemia; banned in sport as a performance-enhancing substance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">EPO</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphorbiaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphorbiaceous</span></header><div>/jufɔbiˈeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> yoohfawbee'ayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, or spurge family of plants, which includes the spurges, cascarilla, castor oil, and cassava plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evangelicalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evangelicalism</span></header><div>/ivænˈdʒɛləkəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eevan'jeluhkuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> evangelical doctrines or principles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> adherence to them, or to an evangelical church or party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exceptionalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521924851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exceptionalism</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛpʃənəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sepshuhnuhlizuhm), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">the interpretation of the history of a country, community, organisation, etc., in line with the notion that it is for some reason unique, this leading to the belief that the codes or principles which apply to others are not applicable in this case.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exceptionalist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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existentialism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">existentialism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of existentialism" src="word_pronunciations/08529.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛgzɪsˈtɛnʃəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> egzis'tenshuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">any of a group of doctrines, some theistic, some atheistic, deriving from Kierkegaard, which stress the importance of existence, as such, and of the freedom and responsibility of the finite human individual.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>existentialist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exponentiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507487136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exponentiation</span></header><div>/ɛkspənɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspuhnenshee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the operation by which a quantity (the base) is raised to the power of another quantity (the exponent).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> a sudden increase to a new level: <em class="example">the exponentiation of knowledge.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025216" href="entry://exponent%23bigmac000025216"><span class="smallcaps">exponent</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025216" href="entry://exponent%23mq788">3</a>) + <em>-i-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extemporaneous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extemporaneous</span></header><div>/əkstɛmpəˈreɪniəs/ (<em>say</em> uhkstempuh'rayneeuhs), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> done or spoken extempore; impromptu: <em class="example">an extemporaneous speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq096"> speaking or performing extempore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq889"> made for the occasion, as a shelter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq555"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> of or relating to an individual preparation of a medication produced by a pharmacist by mixing several ingredients: <em class="example">an extemporaneous pharmaceutical.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>extemporāneus</em>; replacing Latin <em>extemporālis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extemporaneously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extemporaneousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extracorporeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895865360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extracorporeal</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəkɔˈpɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruhkaw'pawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">situated or occurring outside the body: <em class="example">extracorporeal breathing.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecclesiasticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecclesiasticism</span></header><div>/əˌkliziˈæstəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh.kleezee'astuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq999"> ecclesiastical principles, practices, or spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq539"> devotion to the principles or interests of the Christian church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echinodermatous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echinodermatous</span></header><div>/əkaɪnoʊˈdɜmətəs/ (<em>say</em> uhkuynoh'dermuhtuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">belonging to or relating to the echinoderms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ehrenbreitstein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ehrenbreitstein</span></header><div>/ɛərənˈbraɪtʃtaɪn/ (<em>say</em> airruhn'bruychtuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">a Roman fortress overlooking the Rhine at Koblenz.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroanalysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroanalysis</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊəˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohuh'naluhsuhs), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">chemical analysis by electrolysis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electroanalytic</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊænəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohanuh'litik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrodynamics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrodynamics</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohduy'namiks), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">the branch of electricity that deals with the mutual action of electric currents and the interaction of currents and magnetic fields.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrokinetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrokinetics</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊkəˈnɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohkuh'netiks), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), /-kaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -kuy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">the branch of electricity that deals with currents of electrically charged particles moving in a liquid.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrokinetic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmag'netik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> relating to an electromagnet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> relating to electromagnetism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electromagnetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromaterial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac721778281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromaterial</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊməˈtɪəriəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmuh'tearreeuhl), /iˌlɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ee.lek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a material which conducts electricity, as found in the batteries of cameras, appliances, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronegative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronegative</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈnɛgətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'neguhtiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> having a negative charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq581"> having an affinity for electrons, thus forming anions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrophoresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrophoresis</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊfəˈrisəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohfuh'reesuhs), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">the motion of colloidal particles suspended in a fluid medium, under the influence of an electric field.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + Greek <em>phorēsis</em> a carrying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electropositive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electropositive</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈpɒzətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'pozuhtiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq099"> having a positive charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> tending to give up electrons, thus forming cations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroreceptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436018523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroreceptor</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊrəˈsɛptə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohruh'septuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">a minute sensory organ, usually one of a number of such organs, which can detect natural electric fields or currents; found mostly in aquatic or amphibious animals.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electroreception</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalography</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> en.sefuh'logruhfee), /ɛnˌkɛfə-/ (<em>say</em> en.kefuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">the production of encephalograms after the introduction of air or oxygen into the ventricles and subarachnoid space by means of a lumbar or asternal puncture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excrementitious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excrementitious</span></header><div>/ɛkskrəmɛnˈtɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> ekskruhmen'tishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">of or like excrement.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>excrementitiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemplification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemplification</span></header><div>/əgzɛmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgzempluhfuh'kayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> the act of exemplifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq287"> that which exemplifies; an illustration or example.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Law</em> an attested copy of a document, under official seal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemplificative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemplificative</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛmpləfəkeɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempluhfuhkaytiv), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">serving to exemplify.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experientialism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experientialism</span></header><div>/əkspɛriˈɛnʃəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhksperee'enshuhlizuhm), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">a doctrine that maintains that all knowledge is derived from experience.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>experientialist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experimentalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experimentalism</span></header><div>/əkspɛrəˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhksperuh'mentuhlizuhm), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">systematic reliance upon experimentation; empiricism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experimentation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experimentation</span></header><div>/əkspɛrəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhksperuhmen'tayshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">the act or practice of making experiments; the process of experimenting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrochemistry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrochemistry</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˈkɛməstri/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'kemuhstree), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical changes produced by electricity and the production of electricity by chemical changes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrochemical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrochemically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrochemist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrodiagnosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac919977789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrodiagnosis</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrohduyuhg'nohsuhs), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">diagnosis made with the assistance of such electrical devices as the electrocardiograph, electroencephalograph, metal detectors, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electromagnetism" src="word_pronunciations/07707.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌlɛktroʊˈmægnəˌtɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'magnuh.tizuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electromagnetism" src="word_pronunciations/07708.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> the phenomena collectively resting upon the relations between electric currents and magnetism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> the science that deals with these relations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromyography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromyography</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmaɪˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmuy'ogruhfee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a method of investigating the action of muscles by tracking the electrical activity associated with this action, which makes use of electrodes either placed on the skin over the muscles or inserted as needles into the muscles.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EMG</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrostriction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrostriction</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˈstrɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'strikshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">the elastic deformation of a dielectric when placed in an electric field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrotherapist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrotherapist</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˈθɛrəpəst/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh'theruhpuhst), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">someone who specialises in electrotherapeutics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electrotherapeutist</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊθɛrəˈpjutəst/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohtheruh'pyoohtuhst), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrotherapeutics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrotherapeutics</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˌθɛrəˈpjutɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.theruh'pyoohtiks), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">therapeutics based upon the curative use of electricity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrotherapeutic</strong>, <strong>electrotherapeutical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraterritoriality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraterritoriality</span></header><div>/ˌɛkstrətɛrətɔriˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> .ekstruhteruhtawree'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">the possession or exercise of political rights by a foreign power within a state having its own government.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroencephalogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroencephalogram</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electroencephalogram" src="word_pronunciations/07698.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌlɛktroʊɛnˈsɛfələgræm/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohen'sefuhluhgram), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electroencephalogram" src="word_pronunciations/07699.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">the graphic record produced by an electroencephalograph.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EEG [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023732" href="entry://encephalo-%23bigmac000023732"><span class="smallcaps">encephalo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23bigmac000031215"><span class="smallcaps">-gram<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroencephalograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroencephalograph</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electroencephalograph" src="word_pronunciations/07700.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌlɛktroʊɛnˈsɛfələgræf/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohen'sefuhluhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electroencephalograph" src="word_pronunciations/07701.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">a device which detects and records the electrical activity of the brain.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EEG [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023732" href="entry://encephalo-%23bigmac000023732"><span class="smallcaps">encephalo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electroencephalographic</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊɛnˌsɛfələˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohen.sefuhluh'grafik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electroencephalographically</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊɛnˌsɛfələˈgræfɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohen.sefuhluh'grafiklee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electroencephalography</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohen.sefuh'logruhfee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electroencephalographer</strong> /əˈlɛktroʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒgrəfə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektrohen.sefuh'logruhfuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac074041515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of E" src="word_pronunciations/11226.mp3"></audio></span>/i/ (<em>say</em> ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">the drug ecstasy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> eastern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq721"> English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ea.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ea.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq143">each.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EAC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac165614264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EAC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq511">East African Community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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each
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">each</span><z><span target_id="Dk4WGKSwgZ">adj.</span><span target_id="zvcxLHWN6T">pron.</span><span target_id="Fjo9Pu8PJG">adv.</span><span target_id="FCiyoRQkGY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of each" src="word_pronunciations/07490.mp3"></audio></span>/itʃ/ (<em>say</em> eech) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Dk4WGKSwgZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> every, of two or more considered individually or one by one: <em class="example">each stone in the building.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="zvcxLHWN6T">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq822"> each one: <em class="example">each went his way.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Fjo9Pu8PJG">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq956"> apiece: <em class="example">they cost a dollar each.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FCiyoRQkGY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq649"> <strong class="phr">bet each way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq384"> to place an each-way bet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq161"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be undecided or neutral.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ech</em>(<em>e</em>), etc., Old English <em>ǣlc</em>, etc., from <em>ā</em> ever + (<em>ge</em>)<em>līc</em> like] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Each</em> is a singular form (as in <em>each of them is perfect</em>) but it is often used in contexts that allow it to be taken as a plural. As a result, <em>their</em> is often used to refer to <em>each</em> (as in <em>each person said their piece</em>). While this use of <em>their</em> is often deprecated, it has gained some favour as a means of avoiding both the masculine bias of <em>each person said his piece</em> and the awkwardness of <em>each person said his or her piece</em>. The same applies to the use of <em>their</em> following <em>everyone</em>, <em>either</em>, and <em>neither</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eacham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eacham</span></header><div>/ˈitʃəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eechuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">a crater lake in northern Qld on the Atherton Tableland. About 53 ha.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eagle</span><z><span target_id="VAde7RQcKo">n.</span><span target_id="u7phf5GyfT">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eagle" src="word_pronunciations/07494.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VAde7RQcKo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> any of certain large, diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, as the wedge-tailed eagle, noted for their size, strength, powerful flight and keenness of vision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a score two below par on any but par-three holes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq360"> a former gold coin of the US, of the value of ten dollars, having a figure of an eagle on the reverse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="u7phf5GyfT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq343"> to score an eagle on (a hole).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>egle</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>aquila</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eagre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eagre</span></header><div>/ˈeɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008632" href="entry://bore%23bigmac000008632"><strong>bore<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from Old English <em>ēagor</em> flood]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EAM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EAM</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a Greek underground resistance movement of World War II and political coalition in various left-wing groups.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>E</em>(<em>thniko</em>)<em> A</em>(<em>peleutherotiko</em>)<em> M</em>(<em>etopo</em>) National Liberation Front]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qI8UteNN9B">n.</span><span target_id="PnBXXWVhAl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ear" src="word_pronunciations/07514.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪə/ (<em>say</em> ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qI8UteNN9B"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq492"> the organ of hearing, in humans and other mammals usually consisting of three parts (<strong>external ear</strong>, <strong>middle ear</strong>, and <strong>inner ear</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> the external part alone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq786"> the sense of hearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq613"> keen perception of the differences of sound, especially sensitiveness to the quality and correctness of musical sounds: <em class="example">an ear for music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq520"> attention; heed, especially favourable attention: <em class="example">gain a person’s ear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq317"> any object resembling or suggestive of the external ear, as the handle of a pitcher or the part of a bell by which it is hung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq379"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> either of the small spaces or boxes in the upper corners of the front page of a newspaper, containing displayed matter, as an indication of the edition, an advertisement, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PnBXXWVhAl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">be all ears</strong>, to listen attentively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">bend someone’s ear</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to harangue someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">by ear</strong>, without dependence upon or reference to written music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq599"> <strong class="phr">coming out of one’s ears</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in abundance: <em class="example">after Easter we had chocolates coming out of our ears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">… ears are burning</strong>, (an expression used to indicate that the person specified has been the subject of conversation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq871"> <strong class="phr">fall on deaf ears</strong>, to pass unheeded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">go in one ear and out the other</strong>, to be heard but ignored; make no impression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq24"> <strong class="phr">have a good ear</strong>, to have a well-developed ability to hear, interpret, and, on occasion, to mimic or reproduce, aural information, as music, spoken language, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">have an ear for</strong>, to have a good ability to hear and interpret: <em class="example">to have an ear for music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">have an ear to the ground</strong>, to be well informed about gossip or trends. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the way Native Americans tracked animals]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">on one’s ear</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> without difficulty: <em class="example">I did it on my ear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">out on one’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">pink</strong>)<strong class="phr"> ear</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dismissed summarily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">set by the ears</strong>, to cause to disagree or quarrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">turn a deaf ear</strong>, to refuse to help or consider helping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq590"> <strong class="phr">up to one’s ears</strong>, deeply involved; extremely busy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq974"> <strong class="phr">wet behind the ears</strong>, naive; immature or inexperienced. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the fact that many animals, when newly born, have a small depression behind the ears which takes a long time to dry out]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">with one’s ears flapping</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely attentively so as to hear something interesting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ere</em>, Old English <em>ēare,</em>from an Indo-European root word meaning ’ear’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>earless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>earlike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="jgvqHNtqf8">n.</span><span target_id="eCpPRGm6yS">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ear" src="word_pronunciations/07515.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪə/ (<em>say</em> ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jgvqHNtqf8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> that part of a cereal plant, as wheat or barley, which contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eCpPRGm6yS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq266"> to form or put forth ears.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ere</em>, Old English <em>ēar </em>ear of corn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EAR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EAR</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq751">expired air resuscitation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earache</span></header><div>/ˈɪəreɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'earrayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">pain in the ear; otalgia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earbash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earbash</span><z><span target_id="3TTdZ0sGDA">v.t.</span><span target_id="YwL5U8TFFz">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earbash" src="word_pronunciations/07495.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəbæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'earbash) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3TTdZ0sGDA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> to harangue (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YwL5U8TFFz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq697"> to talk insistently and for a long time.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>earbasher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>earbashing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earbud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac810772198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earbud</span></header><div>/ˈɪəbʌd/ (<em>say</em> 'earbud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a small earphone designed to sit in the ear canal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eardrop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eardrop</span></header><div>/ˈɪədrɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'eardrop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">an earring with a pendant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embourgeoisement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embourgeoisement</span></header><div>/ɒmˈbʊəʒwazmənt/ (<em>say</em> om'boouhzhwahzmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">the gradual shift of the working class into the bourgeoisie, with a concomitant change of ideology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmentalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmentalism</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhn'mentuhlizuhm), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> the advocacy of the protection and conservation of the natural environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> the theory that environmental factors, both physical and cultural, have paramount influence on the development of animals and humans, both individually and socially. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033925" href="entry://hereditarianism%23bigmac000033925"><strong>hereditarianism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmentalist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmentalist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of environmentalist" src="word_pronunciations/08100.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntələst/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhn'mentuhluhst), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> an advocate of environmentalism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> someone who studies and is committed to the protection and conservation of the natural environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiphenomenalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiphenomenalism</span></header><div>/ɛpifəˈnɒmənəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> epeefuh'nomuhnuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">the doctrine that conscious processes, though distinct from physical processes, have no distinct causal properties; automatism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythrocytometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythrocytometer</span></header><div>/əˌrɪθroʊsaɪˈtɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> uh.rithrohsuy'tomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a laboratory instrument using the light diffraction principle to measure the diameter of red cells (or other microscopic particles) in a thin film.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnomathematics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac451969982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnomathematics</span></header><div>/ˌɛθnoʊmæθəˈmætɪks/ (<em>say</em> .ethnohmathuh'matiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">the study of the mathematical practices of different cultural groups, as in the creation of different counting systems, measurement systems, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraterrestrial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraterrestrial</span><z><span target_id="F7Uk5Y6nWr">adj.</span><span target_id="31F6arGxqo">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraterrestrial" src="word_pronunciations/08704.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkstrətəˈrɛstriəl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruhtuh'restreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="F7Uk5Y6nWr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> outside or originating outside the earth.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="31F6arGxqo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq875"> a being not from the earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraterritorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraterritorial</span></header><div>/ˌɛkstrətɛrəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> .ekstruhteruh'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> beyond local territorial jurisdiction, as the status of persons resident in a country but not subject to its laws.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq970"> relating to such persons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exterritorial</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>extrā territōri</em>(<em>um</em>) outside the domain + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extraterritorially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrocardiogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrocardiogram</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈkadiəgræm/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'kahdeeuhgram), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrocardiogram" src="word_pronunciations/07691.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">the graphic record produced by an electrocardiograph.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ECG Also, <strong class="vs">cardiogram</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011447" href="entry://cardiogram%23bigmac000011447"><span class="smallcaps">cardiogram</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroextraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroextraction</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊəkˈstrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohuhk'strakshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">the recovery of a metal from a solution of its salts by electrolysis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromechanical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromechanical</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊməˈkænɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmuh'kanikuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">containing both electrical and mechanical elements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrometallurgy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrometallurgy</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈmɛtəˌlɜdʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'metuh.lerjee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">the refining of metals and ores by an electric current.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrometallurgical</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊˌmɛtəˈlɜdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.metuh'lerjikuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrometallurgist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrophysiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac572472091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrophysiology</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊfɪziˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohfizee'oluhkee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">the study of the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electrophysiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalomyelitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalomyelitis</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsɛfəloʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> en.sefuhloh.muyuh'luytuhs), /ɛnˌkɛf-/ (<em>say</em> en.kef-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">any of the several inflammatory diseases of the brain and spinal cord.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraprofessional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraprofessional</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəprəˈfɛʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruhpruh'feshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">outside ordinary limits of professional interest or duty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100388" href="entry://professional%23bigmac000100388"><span class="smallcaps">professional</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrocardiograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrocardiograph</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrocardiograph" src="word_pronunciations/07692.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌlɛktroʊˈkadiəgræf/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'kahdeeuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electrocardiograph" src="word_pronunciations/07693.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">a device which detects and records the minute differences in potential associated with heart action and occurring between different parts of the body; used in the diagnosis of heart disease.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ECG Also, <strong class="vs">cardiograph</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023259" href="entry://electro-%23bigmac000023259"><span class="smallcaps">electro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011448" href="entry://cardiograph%23bigmac000011448"><span class="smallcaps">cardiograph</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrocardiographic</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊˌkadiəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.kahdeeuh'grafik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrocardiographically</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊˌkadiəˈgræfɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.kahdeeuh'grafiklee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrocardiography</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊˌkadiˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.kahdee'ogruhfee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>electrocardiographer</strong> /əˌlɛktroʊˌkadiˈɒgrəfə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.kahdee'ogruhfuh), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrodesiccation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrodesiccation</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˌdɛsəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.desuh'kayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">(in medicine) the destruction of small growths especially on skin, the cervix, etc., by diathermy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrodynamometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrodynamometer</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˌdaɪnəˈmɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.duynuh'momuhtuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">an instrument by which the electromagnetic force between two coils carrying the same current is used to detect that current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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establishmentarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">establishmentarian</span><z><span target_id="7tNzEHWApE">adj.</span><span target_id="MVLf5okf80">n.</span></z></header><div>/əstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> uhstablishmuhn'tairreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7tNzEHWApE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> advocating and maintaining the principle of an established church, especially the Church of England.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MVLf5okf80">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq388"> someone who supports, or is an adherent of the established church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroluminescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroluminescence</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˌluməˈnɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.loohmuh'nesuhns), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">the property some phosphorescent substances have of emitting light on activation by an alternating current.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>electroluminescent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthworm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earthworm" src="word_pronunciations/07511.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜθwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'erthwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil and decaying organic matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> a mean or grovelling person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erthe worm</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earthy" src="word_pronunciations/07512.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜθi/ (<em>say</em> 'erthee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">earthier</strong>, <strong class="bold">earthiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq179"> of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> characteristic of earth: <em class="example">an earthy smell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq675"> (of the flavour of a wine) suggestive of the soil in which the grapes were grown: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the full-bodied, earthy style of red I had cut my wine teeth on</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq402"> worldly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq567"> coarse or unrefined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq154"> direct; robust; unaffected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq004"> sensual in a natural way; unashamedly sexual: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A tango he thought it was, very earthy music and erotic, powerfully erotic, just the thing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">elizabeth jolley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001720" href="entry://earth%23bigmac000001720"><span class="smallcaps">earth</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earwax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earwax</span></header><div>/ˈɪəwæks/ (<em>say</em> 'earwaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012461" href="entry://cerumen%23bigmac000012461"><strong>cerumen</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ear wax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earwig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earwig</span><z><span target_id="1FXtC2F7Lt">n.</span><span target_id="csuccUr7LZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="VBxb6Z6FX9">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɪəwɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'earwig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1FXtC2F7Lt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> any insect of the order Dermaptera, characterised by the forceps or pincers at the end of the abdomen. These harmless insects were popularly supposed to injure the human ear.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an eavesdropper; stickybeak.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">earwigged</strong>, <strong class="bold">earwigging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="csuccUr7LZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq838"> to fill the mind of (someone) with prejudice by insinuations.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VBxb6Z6FX9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq475"> to eavesdrop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erwyge</em>, Old English <em>ēarwicga</em> ear insect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac262478485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earworm</span></header><div>/ˈɪəwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'earwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">a tune, jingle, etc., that insidiously repeats itself in one’s mind.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brain worm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ease</span><z><span target_id="HDqpZJVz6w">n.</span><span target_id="ZOiQVW277g">v.t.</span><span target_id="PhqoRoObOK">v.i.</span><span target_id="duuMZEqbpq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ease" src="word_pronunciations/07518.mp3"></audio></span>/iz/ (<em>say</em> eez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HDqpZJVz6w"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> freedom from labour, pain, or physical annoyance of any kind; tranquil rest; comfort: <em class="example">to take one’s ease.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq564"> freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: <em class="example">be at ease.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq571"> freedom from difficulty or great labour; facility: <em class="example">it can be done with ease.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq641"> freedom from stiffness, constraint, or formality; unaffectedness: <em class="example">ease of manner; </em><em class="example">at ease with others.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">eased</strong>, <strong class="bold">easing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZOiQVW277g">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq928"> to give rest or relief to; make comfortable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq223"> to free from anxiety or care: <em class="example">to ease one’s mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq877"> to mitigate, lighten, or lessen: <em class="example">to ease the pain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq494"> to release from pressure, tension, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq550"> (in sewing, etc.) to join (two pieces of material whose edges are of unequal length) in such a way that the extra fullness of the larger section is distributed evenly along the join.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq634"> to render less difficult; facilitate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq714"> to move slowly and with great care: <em class="example">to ease the pram through the turnstile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Finance</em> to free from the pressure created by financial stringency: <em class="example">to ease monetary policy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq174"> to bring (the helm) slowly towards midships.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq923"> to give (a ship) leeward helm or trim sails so as to present the bow to a wave.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PhqoRoObOK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq837"> to become less painful or burdensome, etc.: <em class="example">their worries eased.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq994"> <em class="label">Gambling</em> (of betting odds) to lengthen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="duuMZEqbpq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">at ease</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq006"> comfortable and relaxed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq91"> <em class="label">Military</em> a position of rest in which soldiers may relax, but may not leave their place or talk.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">at one’s ease</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq47"> in a state of relaxation and comfort: <em class="example">to lounge around at one’s ease.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq136"> free from nervousness or constraint in a social situation: <em class="example">at one’s ease among the rich and powerful.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">ease along</strong>, to move with great care.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">ease in</strong>, to insert slowly and with care.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">ease into</strong>, to commence gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">ease off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>), to reduce severity, pressure, tension, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">put at ease</strong>, to make feel relaxed and free from nervousness or tension: <em class="example">to put the guest at his ease.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eise</em>, from Old French <em>aise</em>, from Late Latin <em>adjacens</em> near] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>easing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easily</span></header><div>/ˈizəli/ (<em>say</em> 'eezuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> beyond question: <em class="example">easily the best.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq678"> probably; likely.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">east</span><z><span target_id="3Of51mwLWR">n.</span><span target_id="FcxguOoSvb">adj.</span><span target_id="B7JkFQDDAP">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of east" src="word_pronunciations/07525.mp3"></audio></span>/ist/ (<em>say</em> eest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3Of51mwLWR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a cardinal point of the compass (90 degrees to the right of north), corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to rise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> the direction in which this point lies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq307"> <strong>the east</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq871"> (<em>also upper case</em>) a quarter or territory situated in an eastern direction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq508"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104988" href="entry://East%23bigmac000104988"><strong>East</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FcxguOoSvb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq677"> lying towards or situated in the east: <em class="example">the east side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq352"> directed or proceeding towards the east: <em class="example">the east route.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq255"> coming from the east: <em class="example">an east wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq847"> (<em>also upper case</em>) designating the eastern part of a region, nation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq611"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> towards the altar as situated with respect to the nave.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="B7JkFQDDAP">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq280"> towards or in the east: <em class="example">he went east.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq836"> from the east.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>est</em>, Old English <em>ēast</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022693" href="entry://Easter%23bigmac000022693"><span class="smallcaps">Easter</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East</span><z><span target_id="ELbF7ZjnTr">n.</span><span target_id="FlNj35wOzl">adj.</span><span target_id="cOPqFNvPwm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of East" src="word_pronunciations/07525.mp3"></audio></span>/ist/ (<em>say</em> eest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ELbF7ZjnTr"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq742"> Asia (as lying east of Europe and usually as culturally distinct from it and the West); the Orient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">WA</em> eastern Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> a quarter or territory located in the east.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FlNj35wOzl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq194"> (<em>also lower case</em>) designating the eastern part of a region, nation, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cOPqFNvPwm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq117"> <strong class="phr">over East</strong>, <em class="label">SA</em> in or to the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022713" href="entry://Eastern%20States%23bigmac000022713">Eastern States</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022713" href="entry://Eastern%20States%23mq923">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">up East</strong>, along the coast of WA running north-east from Broome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastbound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastbound</span></header><div>/ˈistbaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'eestbownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">travelling towards the east.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089059" href="entry://east%23bigmac000089059"><span class="smallcaps">east</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091225" href="entry://-bound%23bigmac000091225"><span class="smallcaps">-bound<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easting</span></header><div>/ˈistɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eesting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> the difference in longitude between two positions on a map as a result of progress to the east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> progress in an easterly direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq679"> the east coordinate which together with the northing identifies a position on a map.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089059" href="entry://east%23bigmac000089059"><span class="smallcaps">east</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastman</span></header><div>/ˈistmən/ (<em>say</em> 'eestmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">1854–1932, US inventor and manufacturer of photographic equipment; well-known philanthropist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastward</span><z><span target_id="GFtDqCq7iL">adj.</span><span target_id="eO3W9AkSNX">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈistwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eestwuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GFtDqCq7iL"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> moving, bearing, facing, or situated towards the east.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="eO3W9AkSNX">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq557"> eastwards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastwardly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastwardly</span><z><span target_id="Z5ggS3wzv5">adj.</span><span target_id="Qrf18FIFj0">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈistwədli/ (<em>say</em> 'eestwuhdlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Z5ggS3wzv5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> having an eastward direction or situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> coming from the east: <em class="example">an eastwardly wind.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Qrf18FIFj0">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq938"> towards the east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq982"> from the east.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastwards</span></header><div>/ˈistwədz/ (<em>say</em> 'eestwuhdz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">towards the east.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eastward</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastwood</span></header><div>/ˈistwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'eestwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Clint</strong> (born <em>Clinton Eastwood</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">born 1930, US film actor and director; films include <em>Dirty Harry</em> (actor, 1971), <em>Play Misty for Me</em> (actor and director, 1971), <em>Unforgiven</em> (actor and director, 1992) and <em>Million Dollar Baby</em> (director, 2004), for the last two of which he won the Academy Award for best direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easy</span><z><span target_id="78q8ZZ716D">adj.</span><span target_id="FCwOcW5B2V">adv.</span><span target_id="UlXKk5bOMG">v.t.</span><span target_id="LQAvNuoKI0">v.i.</span><span target_id="iu1Ei9lseU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of easy" src="word_pronunciations/07527.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈizi/ (<em>say</em> 'eezee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="78q8ZZ716D"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">easier</strong>, <strong class="bold">easiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> not difficult; requiring no great labour or effort: <em class="example">easy to read; </em><em class="example">an easy victory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq172"> free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care: <em class="example">he has an easy conscience now; </em><em class="example">easy in one’s mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq944"> conducive to ease or comfort: <em class="example">an easy stance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq145"> fond of or given to ease; easygoing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq611"> not harsh or strict; lenient: <em class="example">an easy master.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq738"> not burdensome or oppressive: <em class="example">easy terms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq525"> not difficult to influence; compliant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq353"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (usually of a woman) sexually promiscuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> having no firm preferences in a particular matter: <em class="example">I’m easy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq583"> free from formality, constraint, or embarrassment: <em class="example">easy style; </em><em class="example">easy manners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq605"> not tight; fitting loosely: <em class="example">an easy fit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq284"> not forced or hurried; moderate: <em class="example">an easy pace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq179"> (of a commodity) not difficult to obtain; in plentiful supply and (often) weak in price.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq654"> (of the market) not characterised by eager demand.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="FCwOcW5B2V">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="14"><span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a less tense manner; comfortably: <em class="example">take it easy.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">easied</strong>, <strong class="bold">easying</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rowing</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UlXKk5bOMG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq033"> to stop the motion of (the oars).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LQAvNuoKI0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq320"> to stop rowing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iu1Ei9lseU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq909"> <strong class="phr">as easy as shelling peas</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not at all difficult.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">easy meat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who is expected to put up no opposition or resistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">easy on the eyes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> attractive; good-looking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">easy over</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac821732542" href="entry://over%20easy%23bigmac821732542"><strong>over easy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq487"> <strong class="phr">easy pickings</strong>, profits or advantages which are readily obtainable. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion of fruit that is easy to harvest]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">easy </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr">!</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq504"> (an admonishment, calling for calm and restraint from an over-excited or angry person.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq409"> (a soothing call to a nervous animal in an attempt to calm its fears.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">go easy on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq099"> to be lenient with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq708"> to use sparingly: <em class="example">go easy on the honey.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">go easy with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to handle carefully: <em class="example">go easy with that valuable jar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">take it easy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq748"> to proceed at a comfortable pace.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq103"> to relax and rest.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">too easy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating that something is simply and easily done.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aisie</em>, from Old French, past participle of <em>aisier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101026" href="entry://ease%23bigmac000101026"><span class="smallcaps">ease</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easychair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easychair</span></header><div>/ˈizitʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'eezeechair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">an armchair in which to relax at ease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easygoing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easygoing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of easygoing" src="word_pronunciations/07526.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈizigoʊɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eezeegohing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> taking matters in an easy way; comfortably unconcerned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> going easily, as a horse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eat</span><z><span target_id="5b6qayygii">v.t.</span><span target_id="NcYFxAQofq">v.i.</span><span target_id="ws0WsfjrNW">n.</span><span target_id="0UvpGv5E8e">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eat" src="word_pronunciations/07530.mp3"></audio></span>/it/ (<em>say</em> eet) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ate</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eat" src="word_pronunciations/07529.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪt/ (<em>say</em> ayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eat" src="word_pronunciations/07528.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛt/ (<em>say</em> et) <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">eat</strong>; <strong class="bold">eaten</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eat" src="word_pronunciations/07531.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈitn/ (<em>say</em> 'eetn) <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">eat</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eat" src="word_pronunciations/07528.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛt/ (<em>say</em> et), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eat" src="word_pronunciations/07530.mp3"></audio></span>/it/ (<em>say</em> eet); <strong class="bold">eating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5b6qayygii">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq434"> to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; especially to masticate and swallow, as solid food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> to consume by or as by devouring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq100"> to ravage or devastate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq677"> to wear or waste away; corrode.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq268"> to make (a hole, passage, etc.) as by gnawing or corrosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq261"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause to worry; trouble: <em class="example">what’s eating you?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NcYFxAQofq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq494"> to consume food; take a meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq131"> to make a way as by gnawing or corrosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq410"> to be eatable; taste: <em class="example">these pears eat well.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ws0WsfjrNW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq529"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> food.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0UvpGv5E8e">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">could eat a horse </strong>(<strong class="phr">and chase the jockey</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">and chase the rider</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely hungry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq778"> <strong class="phr">eat fit to bust</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to eat with good appetite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">eat in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq571"> to eat at home rather than at a restaurant, cafe, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq566"> to eat within the home rather than outdoors.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq411"> to dine on the premises of a restaurant, cafe, etc., rather than take food away.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq518"> <strong class="phr">eat into</strong>, to remove gradually; erode.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq941"> <strong class="phr">eat it up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq828"> to consume food.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq388"> to process or work through rapidly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">eat one’s heart out</strong>, to pine or fret, especially with envy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the past belief that the heart was weakened by sorrow or jealousy]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">eat one’s words</strong>, to take back what one has said.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq606"> <strong class="phr">eat out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq74"> to dine away from one’s home at a restaurant, club, hotel, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to perform cunnilingus or fellatio.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">eat out of someone’s hand</strong>, to be uncritically compliant and trusting of another, often in a servile or sycophantic manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eten</em>, Old English <em>etan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earring</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earring" src="word_pronunciations/07505.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəˌrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ear.ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a ring or other ornament worn on the lobe or edge of the ear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earshot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earshot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earshot" src="word_pronunciations/07506.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'earshot) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">out of earshot</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq843"> out of range of hearing; not able to be heard: <em class="example">out of earshot of the traffic.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq692"> out of range of hearing; not able to hear: <em class="example">to be out of earshot of the neighbours; </em><em class="example">to wait until the children are out of earshot.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">within earshot</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq105"> within range of hearing; able to be heard: <em class="example">to live within earshot of the sea.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq32"> within range of hearing; able to hear: <em class="example">don’t say that within earshot of the children.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eartag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103471861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eartag</span><z><span target_id="RGtu7yzR4k">n.</span><span target_id="0avB7TxOvn">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɪətæg/ (<em>say</em> 'eartag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RGtu7yzR4k"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> a tag attached to the ear of an animal for identification purposes.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0avB7TxOvn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq159"> (<strong class="bold">eartagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">eartagging</strong>) to attach an eartag to (an animal).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth</span><z><span target_id="sjgbFIRa7t">n.</span><span target_id="VPLkSGHcw3">v.t.</span><span target_id="1xMZ0Evs4p">v.i.</span><span target_id="mD0i5BwLjk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earth" src="word_pronunciations/07513.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜθ/ (<em>say</em> erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sjgbFIRa7t"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq809"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the planet which we inhabit, the third in order from the sun. Its period of revolution is 1 year, and its mean distance from the sun 149 597 870 km. Its diameter is 12 756 km. It has one satellite, the moon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> the inhabitants of this planet: <em class="example">the whole earth rejoiced.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq783"> this planet as the habitation of humans, often in contrast to heaven and hell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq244"> the surface of this planet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq199"> the solid matter of this planet; the dry land; the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq840"> the softer part of the land, as distinguished from rock; soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq639"> the hole of a burrowing animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq679"> any hole in the ground where a fox seeks shelter when being chased: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So, at last, I had pressed the wolf to his lair, / I had run to his earth the fox.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">adam lindsay gordon</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1870</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq105"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> any of several metallic oxides which are not easily reduced, as alumina, zirconia, etc. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001702" href="entry://alkaline%20earth%23bigmac000001702"><strong>alkaline earth</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061341" href="entry://rare-earth%20element%23bigmac000061341"><strong>rare-earth element</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq966"> a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the ground or some similar large conducting body.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq313"> the terminal to which the earthing connection is attached.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq899"> <strong>the earth</strong>, everything; a great deal: <em class="example">cost the earth; </em><em class="example">want the earth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VPLkSGHcw3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq977"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to establish an earth for (a device, circuit, etc.); join (a conductor) to earth.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1xMZ0Evs4p">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq331"> to engage in the practice of earthing. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac084992288" href="entry://earthing%23bigmac084992288"><strong>earthing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mD0i5BwLjk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">come down </strong>(or <strong class="phr">back</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to earth</strong>, to return to practical or realistic attitudes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">come from the four corners </strong>(or <strong class="phr">quarters</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of the earth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to gather from all directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">down to earth</strong>, practical; plain; blunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">on earth</strong>, (used as an intensifier): <em class="example">what on earth are you doing?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq844"> <strong class="phr">run to earth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq238"> to pursue (an animal) to its burrow or hole.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq536"> to hunt down; track down.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erthe</em>, Old English <em>eorþe</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthborn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthborn</span></header><div>/ˈɜθbɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'erthbawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq573"> born or sprung from the earth; of earthly origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> mortal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthbound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthbound<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɜθbaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'erthbownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> confined to the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq202"> having only earthly interests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> (of the spirit of a dead person) tied to the earth and their previous existence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001720" href="entry://earth%23bigmac000001720"><span class="smallcaps">earth</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093974" href="entry://-bound%23bigmac000093974"><span class="smallcaps">-bound<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthbound<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɜθbaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'erthbownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">moving or heading towards the earth: <em class="example">an earthbound rocket.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001720" href="entry://earth%23bigmac000001720"><span class="smallcaps">earth</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091225" href="entry://-bound%23bigmac000091225"><span class="smallcaps">-bound<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthflow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthflow</span></header><div>/ˈɜθfloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'erthfloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">an avalanche of loose surface material on the ground, made unstable, especially as a result of heavy rain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac084992288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthing</span></header><div>/ˈɜθɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'erthing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">the practice of physically connecting to the earth in the form of bare skin contact, as by walking barefoot on grass, sand or soil, the contact thought to reset or stabilise the natural electrical currents of the body, and thus improve health; grounding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthlight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthlight</span></header><div>/ˈɜθlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'erthluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022664" href="entry://earthshine%23bigmac000022664"><strong>earthshine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthling</span></header><div>/ˈɜθlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'erthling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq151"> an inhabitant of earth; a mortal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> someone attached to earthly or worldly things.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthly</span><z><span target_id="v14ysrkg5J">adj.</span><span target_id="H3YujmhfX8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earthly" src="word_pronunciations/07509.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜθli/ (<em>say</em> 'erthlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="v14ysrkg5J"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">earthlier</strong>, <strong class="bold">earthliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq943"> of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq697"> possible or conceivable: <em class="example">no earthly use.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="H3YujmhfX8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">an earthly </strong>(<strong class="phr">chance</strong>), (<em>used with a negative</em>) any chance whatsoever: <em class="example">he stood no earthly chance of winning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq649"> <strong class="phr">not have an earthly</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq398"> to have no idea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq780"> to have no chance.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erthly</em>, Old English <em>eorþlīc</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>earthliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthman</span></header><div>/ˈɜθmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'erthman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">earthmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">a man native to the planet earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthmoving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthmoving</span></header><div>/ˈɜθmuvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'erthmoohving) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">of or relating to machinery designed to move earth, as for a building site.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthnut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthnut</span></header><div>/ˈɜθnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'erthnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">a slender umbelliferous perennial, <em>Conopodium majus</em>, with an edible underground tuber, of western Europe; pignut.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthquake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthquake</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earthquake" src="word_pronunciations/07510.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜθkweɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'erthkwayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">tremors or earth movements in the earth’s crust when fracturing rocks send out a series of three distinct sets of shock waves (earthquake waves).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Earthquakes</strong> are most common at the boundaries of tectonic plates, where the constant movement of the plates puts rocks along the margins under great stress, causing them to fracture. This releases energy in the form of shock waves, which travel outwards in all directions from the focus (source) of the earthquake. The epicentre is the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus. The most severe earthquakes occur where plates are colliding, particularly in a narrow belt around the edge of the Pacific Ocean – along the western coast of North and South America and from NZ north through Papua New Guinea and the Philippines to Japan. Another earthquake belt runs from the Mediterranean Sea to China. Earthquakes also occur along the mid-ocean ridges, where plates are pulling apart. Undersea earthquakes and earthquakes that occur along coastal areas can generate tsunamis; earthquakes in areas where there are steep slopes can cause landslides. The worst earthquake in recorded history in terms of loss of life occurred in Shaaxi, China, in 1556 when 830 000 people are believed to have been killed. The deadliest earthquake in recent times was also in China, in T’ang Shan Province in 1976, when 240 000 people died. In terms of magnitude, the largest earthquake as measured on the Richter scale was the 1960 Valdivia, Chile earthquake with a magnitude of 9.5. Australia lies outside the major earthquake zones; its worst recorded earthquake with a Richter measure of 5.6 occurred in Newcastle in 1989, with the loss of 13 lives.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthshine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthshine</span></header><div>/ˈɜθʃaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'erthshuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">the faint light on the part of the moon not illuminated by the sun, due to the light which the earth reflects on the moon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earthlight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac770969131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthship</span></header><div>/ˈɜθʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'erthship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a house built from natural and recycled materials, utilising natural energy sources and comprising a self-contained sewage system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earth ship</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthwolf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthwolf</span></header><div>/ˈɜθwʊlf/ (<em>say</em> 'erthwoolf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">earthwolves</strong> /ˈɜθwʊlvz/ (<em>say</em> 'erthwoolvz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103583" href="entry://aardwolf%23bigmac000103583"><strong>aardwolf</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earthwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earthwork</span></header><div>/ˈɜθwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'erthwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> the excavating and embanking of earth involved in engineering construction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> a construction formed chiefly of earth, used for military and agricultural operations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq203"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041213" href="entry://land%20art%23bigmac000041213"><strong>land art</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eardrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eardrum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eardrum" src="word_pronunciations/07496.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪədrʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'eardrum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">the tympanic membrane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earflap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earflap</span></header><div>/ˈɪəflæp/ (<em>say</em> 'earflap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">one of a pair of pieces attached to a cap, for covering the ears in cold weather.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earful</span></header><div>/ˈɪəfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'earfool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> a quantity of oral advice, especially unsolicited advice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> a stern rebuke, especially lengthy or abusive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Earhart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Earhart</span></header><div>/ˈɛəhat/ (<em>say</em> 'airhaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Amelia</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">1898–1937, US pilot; first woman to make a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean; her plane disappeared while on a round-the-world flight in 1937.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earhole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earhole</span></header><div>/ˈɪəhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'earhohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> the opening of the ear canal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the ear itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earing</span></header><div>/ˈɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'earring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a small rope attached to a cringle of a sail and used in reefing, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104526" href="entry://ear%23bigmac000104526"><span class="smallcaps">ear<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104473" href="entry://ring%23bigmac000104473"><span class="smallcaps">ring<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earl</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earl" src="word_pronunciations/07499.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜl/ (<em>say</em> erl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">a British nobleman ranked immediately below a marquess and immediately above a viscount, the title now being unconnected with territorial jurisdiction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erl</em>, Old English <em>eorl</em> (related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054194" href="entry://jarl%23bigmac000054194"><span class="smallcaps">jarl</span></a>), originally, man, warrior, especially one of good birth (contrasted with <em>ceorl</em> simple freeman, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048898" href="entry://churl%23bigmac000048898"><span class="smallcaps">churl</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earlap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earlap</span></header><div>/ˈɪəlæp/ (<em>say</em> 'earlap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> earflap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> the lobe of the ear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq533"> the whole external ear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earldom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earldom</span></header><div>/ˈɜldəm/ (<em>say</em> 'erlduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> the rank or title of an earl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the territory or jurisdiction of an earl.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100267" href="entry://earl%23bigmac000100267"><span class="smallcaps">earl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021391" href="entry://-dom%23bigmac000021391"><span class="smallcaps">-dom</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Earle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Earle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Earle" src="word_pronunciations/07499.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜl/ (<em>say</em> erl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> <strong>Augustus</strong>, 1793–1838, British-born painter noted for his work in Australia, NZ, and Brazil; specialised in landscapes and portraits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> <strong>John</strong>, 1865–1932, Australian politician; first Labor premier of Tasmania 1914–16.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Augustus Earle</strong> arrived in Australia by accident, having become stranded on the island of Tristan da Cunha from where he was rescued in 1824 by a ship bound for Van Diemen’s Land. The son of an American artist in England, Earle arrived in Hobart in 1825 and painted a series of landscapes and portraits in both Hobart and Sydney. Although he spent less than three years in Australia, Earle made an important contribution to knowledge about the country through his series of etchings of landscapes and Aboriginal people which he took back with him to England. His work in Australia was published as <em>Views in Australia</em> (Sydney, 1826) and <em>Views in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land</em> (London, 1830).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earlobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557990317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earlobe</span></header><div>/ˈɪəloʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'earlohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">the soft pendulous lower part of the external ear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early</span><z><span target_id="pEPW6FNl84">adv.</span><span target_id="shVQDa9vo7">adj.</span><span target_id="DHs5uucLma">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of early" src="word_pronunciations/07498.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜli/ (<em>say</em> 'erlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="pEPW6FNl84"><em class="pos">adverb</em> (<strong class="bold">earlier</strong>, <strong class="bold">earliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> in or during the first part of some division of time, or of some course or series: <em class="example">early in the year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> before the usual or appointed time; in good time: <em class="example">come early.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq284"> far back in time.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="shVQDa9vo7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">earlier</strong>, <strong class="bold">earliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq861"> occurring in the first part of some division of time, or of some course or series: <em class="example">an early hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq456"> occurring before the usual or appointed time: <em class="example">an early dinner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq935"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq502"> belonging to a period far back in time or to the first part of such a period: <em class="example">the early Norman castles.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq099"> belonging to the period when white settlements were first made in Australia, or in a section of it: <em class="example">the early days; </em><em class="example">early explorers.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq917"> occurring soon: <em class="example">an early reply.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DHs5uucLma">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq452"> <strong class="phr">bright and early</strong>, well ahead of time and thus well prepared: <em class="example">to be there bright and early.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">early days</strong>, too soon to form an opinion or see an outcome: <em class="example">it’s early days yet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">early on </strong>(<strong class="phr">in the piece</strong>), after very little time has elapsed; before the main part of a project, game, etc., has been completed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I was still hooked on the poetry which I – like most young writers – had become embroiled with very early on.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">t.a.g. hungerford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">the earlies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the early days of white settlement of Australia or of some sections of it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erli</em>, etc., Old English <em>ærlīce</em> (from <em>ær</em> soon + <em>-līce</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043946" href="entry://-ly%23bigmac000043946"><span class="smallcaps">-ly</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>earliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earlywood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earlywood</span></header><div>/ˈɜliwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'erleewood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071357" href="entry://springwood%23bigmac000071357"><strong>springwood</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earmark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earmark</span><z><span target_id="djI2EkBHBt">n.</span><span target_id="Djl5Qg6f4V">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earmark" src="word_pronunciations/07500.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəmak/ (<em>say</em> 'earmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="djI2EkBHBt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq151"> a mark of identification made on the ear of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Djl5Qg6f4V">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq580"> to mark with an earmark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq813"> to set aside for a specific purpose or use: <em class="example">to earmark goods for export.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earmuff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earmuff</span></header><div>/ˈɪəmʌf/ (<em>say</em> 'earmuf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">one of a pair of adjustable coverings for protecting the ears in cold weather.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earn</span><z><span target_id="Ltqqyf1vnR">v.t.</span><span target_id="jhiLsAIETf">n.</span><span target_id="nPp92ljI8q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earn" src="word_pronunciations/07503.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜn/ (<em>say</em> ern) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ltqqyf1vnR"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">earned</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">earnt</strong>, <strong class="bold">earning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> to gain by labour or service: <em class="example">to earn a good salary.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> to merit, as for service; deserve: <em class="example">to receive more than one has earned.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq264"> to get as one’s desert or due: <em class="example">to earn a reputation for honesty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq764"> to gain as due return or profit: <em class="example">defence bonds earn interest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq607"> to bring or procure as deserved: <em class="example">fair dealing earns confidence.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jhiLsAIETf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> proceeds of a robbery.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nPp92ljI8q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">earn a living</strong>, to receive an income from employment, sufficient to be able to support oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq434"> <strong class="phr">earn out</strong>, to achieve enough in sales to cover (an advance).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ernie</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>earnian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>earner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earning</span></header><div>/ˈɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'erning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> the act of someone who earns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> (<em>plural</em>) money earned; wages; profits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erning</em>, Old English <em>earnung</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Earp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Earp</span></header><div>/ɜp/ (<em>say</em> erp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wyatt</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">1848–1929, US frontier gunfighter; buffalo hunter, gambler, and lawman, he was involved in a famous gunfight at the OK Corral in Arizona (1881).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earphone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of earphone" src="word_pronunciations/07504.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'earfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">a small device for converting electric signals into soundwaves, so designed that it is meant to fit into the ear or to be held close to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earplug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earplug</span></header><div>/ˈɪəplʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'earplug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a piece of soft material, as wax, inserted into the outer ear to keep out water, noise, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eatable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eatable</span><z><span target_id="PRQo6RngsE">adj.</span><span target_id="LNGnoIuMIo">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈitəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eetuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PRQo6RngsE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> edible.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LNGnoIuMIo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq892"> (<em>usually plural</em>) an article of food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq76"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Indian English</em> ready-prepared snacks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eating</span><z><span target_id="RwcjyDHWrm">v.</span><span target_id="d6JK0ORX7n">n.</span><span target_id="Cb6tOjTwiw">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eeting) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="RwcjyDHWrm"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101415" href="entry://eat%23bigmac000101415"><strong>eat</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="d6JK0ORX7n">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq194"> the act of someone or something that eats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq173"> food with reference to the quality perceived when eaten: <em class="example">this fish is delicious eating.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Cb6tOjTwiw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq168"> suitable to be eaten, especially raw: <em class="example">an eating apple.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eaton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eaton</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eaton" src="word_pronunciations/07531.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈitn/ (<em>say</em> 'eetn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">a town in south-western WA, near the mouth of the Collie River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq311">epidermolysis bullosa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ebadi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14670997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ebadi</span></header><div>/ɛbaˈdi/ (<em>say</em> ebah'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Shirin</strong> /ʃəˈrin/ (<em>say</em> shuh'reen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">born 1947, Iranian lawyer and writer; awarded 2003 Nobel Peace prize.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eBay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac564454249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eBay</span><z><span target_id="9KlugrXgcF">n.</span><span target_id="wQBzPIbW8y">v.t.</span><span target_id="83OqUevKbX">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈibeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'eebay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9KlugrXgcF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq243"> an internet shopping site at which items may be purchased or offered for sale, founded in 1995 in the US and managed by the US internet company eBay Inc.; originally adopting an auction format leading to a sale after a set time, but since expanded to include other forms of purchase and other services.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wQBzPIbW8y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq432"> to buy or sell (an item or items) on the eBay site.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="83OqUevKbX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq168"> to buy or sell an item or items on the eBay site.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eBayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eBaying</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebb</span><z><span target_id="pmk1YIg6HJ">n.</span><span target_id="pwxdH3pbe0">v.i.</span><span target_id="D86TL51rmO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ebb" src="word_pronunciations/07534.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛb/ (<em>say</em> eb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pmk1YIg6HJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq370"> the reflux or falling of the tide (opposed to <em>flood</em> and <em>flow</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> a flowing backwards or away; decline or decay.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pwxdH3pbe0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq171"> to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (opposed to <em>flow</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq719"> to decline or decay; waste or fade away: <em class="example">his life is ebbing.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="D86TL51rmO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq387"> <strong class="phr">at a low ebb</strong>, in weak spirits; depressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">the ebb and flow</strong>, the passage of something, marked by points of high and low activity or presence: <em class="example">the ebb and flow of ideas in the meeting.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ebbe</em>, Old English <em>ebba</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EBE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac723575606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EBE</span></header><div>/i bi ˈi/ (<em>say</em> ee bee 'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">an alien life form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>xtraterrestrial</em>)<em> b</em>(<em>iological</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>ntity</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eblaite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eblaite</span></header><div>/ˈɛblaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ebluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">an ancient Semitic language discovered in 1976.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eblis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eblis</span></header><div>/ˈɛblɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'eblis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Islamic Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>Iblīs</em>, from Greek <em>diablos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ebola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416157779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ebola</span></header><div>/əˈboʊlə/ (<em>say</em> uh'bohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> Also, <strong class="vs">Ebola virus</strong>. a virus occurring in several different species, causing a disease characterised by high fever and internal haemorrhaging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> Also, <strong class="vs">Ebola virus disease</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ebola haemorrhagic disease</strong>. the disease caused by the Ebola virus, occurring mainly in Africa with a high fatality rate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the <em>Ebola</em> River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it was first identified]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebon</span><z><span target_id="I6Zeq6UZim">n.</span><span target_id="J6VItpPMrk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛbən/ (<em>say</em> 'ebuhn) <em class="label">Poetic</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I6Zeq6UZim">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022759" href="entry://ebony%23bigmac000022759"><strong>ebony</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J6VItpPMrk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq552"> made of ebony.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ebonics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac548406227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ebonics</span></header><div>/iˈbɒnɪks/ (<em>say</em> ee'boniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">a name used in some circles for Black English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebonise</span></header><div>/ˈɛbənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ebuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ebonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">ebonising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">to stain or finish in imitation of ebony.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ebonize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebonist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebonist</span></header><div>/ˈɛbənəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ebuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">a worker in ebony.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebonite</span></header><div>/ˈɛbənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ebuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083375" href="entry://vulcanite%23bigmac000083375"><strong>vulcanite</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022759" href="entry://ebony%23bigmac000022759"><span class="smallcaps">ebon(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebony</span><z><span target_id="y3zwAq8SyX">n.</span><span target_id="b29bjtEeRy">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ebony" src="word_pronunciations/07535.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛbəni/ (<em>say</em> 'ebuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y3zwAq8SyX"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ebonies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> a hard, heavy durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees usually of the genus <em>Diospyros</em>, as <em>D. ebenum</em> of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, etc., and <em>Maba humilis</em> of Qld used for musical instruments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> any tree yielding such wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq686"> any of various similar woods or trees.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="b29bjtEeRy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq764"> made of ebony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq581"> like ebony; black.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">ebon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>hebenyf</em>, irregularly from Latin <em>hebeninus</em>, from Greek <em>ebeninos</em> made of ebony]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28917854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebook</span></header><div>/ˈibʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'eebook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a book in an electronic format designed to be read in an ereader.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac440201001" href="entry://p-book%23bigmac440201001"><strong>p-book</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">e-book</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102152" href="entry://book%23bigmac000102152"><span class="smallcaps">book<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eboracum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eboracum</span></header><div>/iˈbɒrəkəm/ (<em>say</em> ee'boruhkuhm), /ibɔˈrakəm/ (<em>say</em> eebaw'rahkuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">the ancient Roman name for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097766" href="entry://York%23bigmac000097766"><strong>York<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097766" href="entry://York%23mq180">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ebro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ebro</span></header><div>/ˈibroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eebroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a river flowing from northern Spain south-east to the Mediterranean. 756 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebullioscopy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebullioscopy</span></header><div>/əˌbʊliˈɒskəpi/ (<em>say</em> uh.boolee'oskuhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">the method of determining the molecular weight of a substance by observing the boiling point of a solvent in which it is dissolved.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>ebullioscopie</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebullition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebullition</span></header><div>/ɛbəˈlɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ebuh'lishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; an outburst: <em class="example">ebullition of feeling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq245"> an ebullient state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq123"> the act or process of boiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq427"> a rushing forth of water, lava, etc., in a state of agitation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēbullītio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eburnation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eburnation</span></header><div>/ibəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eebuh'nayshuhn), /ɛbə-/ (<em>say</em> ebuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">a morbid change in a tooth or bone, by which it becomes very hard and dense, like ivory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>eburnus</em> of ivory + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EBV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297894569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EBV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq486">Epstein-Barr virus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ec-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ec-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq828">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024958" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024958"><strong>ex-<sup>3</sup></strong></a>, before consonants, as in <em>eccentric</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85397513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EC<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/i ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ee 'see) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">of or relating to an EC declaration.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EC<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq253">European Community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecad</span></header><div>/ˈikæd/ (<em>say</em> 'eekad), /ˈɛkæd/ (<em>say</em> 'ekad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq416"> the form of an organism which shows characteristics imposed by habitat conditions which are non-heritable. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098910" href="entry://variety%23bigmac000098910"><strong>variety</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098910" href="entry://variety%23mq458">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq782"> an acquired characteristic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022836" href="entry://ecology%23bigmac000022836"><span class="smallcaps">ec(ology)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000594" href="entry://-ad%23bigmac000000594"><span class="smallcaps">-ad</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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écarté
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">écarté</span></header><div>/eɪˈkateɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay'kahtay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> a game of cards for two persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Ballet</em> a position in which one arm and the leg from the same side of the body are extended.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, properly past participle of <em>écarter</em> discard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ecbatana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ecbatana</span></header><div>/ɛkˈbætənə/ (<em>say</em> ek'batuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">an ancient city in western Asia, the capital of ancient Media.</span></div> Modern, <strong>Hamadan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecbolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecbolic</span></header><div>/ɛkˈbɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> ek'bolik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">promoting labour; oxytocic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ekbolē</em> expulsion + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecchymosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecchymosis</span></header><div>/ɛkəˈmoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> ekuh'mohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ecchymoses</strong> /ɛkəˈmoʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> ekuh'mohseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">a discolouration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>ekchymōsis</em>, from <em>ekchymousthai</em> extravasate blood] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecchymosed</strong> /ˈɛkəmoʊzd/ (<em>say</em> 'ekuhmohzd), /-moʊst/ (<em>say</em> -mohst), <strong>ecchymotic</strong> /ɛkəˈmɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ekuh'motik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eccl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316167827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eccl.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq483">ecclesiastical.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eccles.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eccl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eccl.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq036">Ecclesiastes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eccles</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ecclus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ecclus</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq106">Ecclesiasticus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eccrinology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eccrinology</span></header><div>/ɛkrəˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ekruh'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">the branch of physiology relating to secretions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>eccrinologie</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eccrisis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eccrisis</span></header><div>/ˈɛkrəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ekruhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">the expulsion of waste matter from the body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ekkrisis</em> secretion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eccritic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eccritic</span><z><span target_id="L8DEDIEpZE">adj.</span><span target_id="YqSxOpQvUe">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛˈkrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> e'kritik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="L8DEDIEpZE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> having the property of expelling waste matter.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YqSxOpQvUe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq523"> something, as a medicine, that causes eccrisis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eccy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512488110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eccy</span></header><div>/ˈɛki/ (<em>say</em> 'ekee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eccies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq337"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23bigmac000022863"><strong>ecstasy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23mq332">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> a tablet of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23bigmac000022863">ecstasy</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23mq332">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecdysiast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac30616856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecdysiast</span></header><div>/ɛkˈdɪziæst/ (<em>say</em> ek'dizeeast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">a striptease dancer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by HL Mencken, 1880–1956, US author, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087262" href="entry://ecdysis%23bigmac000087262"><span class="smallcaps">ecdysis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecdysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecdysis</span></header><div>/ˈɛkdəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ekduhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ecdyses</strong> /ˈɛkdəsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'ekduhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, arthropods, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>ekdysis</em> a getting out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecdysone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecdysone</span></header><div>/ɛkˈdaɪsoʊn/ (<em>say</em> ek'duysohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">a steroid hormone causing ecdysis in crustaceans and insects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ECG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ECG</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> electrocardiogram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq390"> electrocardiograph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echidna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echidna</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of echidna" src="word_pronunciations/07544.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɪdnə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kidnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">echidnas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">echidnae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of echidna" src="word_pronunciations/07545.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɪdni/ (<em>say</em> uh'kidnee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">any of the spine-covered insectivorous egg-laying monotreme mammals with claws and a slender snout, occurring in two genera, the <strong>long-beaked echidna</strong>, <em>Zaglossus</em>, of New Guinea, and the smaller <strong>short-beaked echidna</strong>, <em>Tachyglossus</em>, of mainland Australia, Tasmania, and southern New Guinea; spiny anteater. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/echidna.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: viper] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In colonial Australian English the echidna was called ‘porcupine’. This name is still sometimes used in rural Australia, in Tasmanian regionalism and in Aboriginal English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echinate</span></header><div>/ˈɛkəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekuhnayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">spiny; bristly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">echinated</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>echinātus</em>, from <em>echīnus</em> hedgehog + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echinococcosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echinococcosis</span></header><div>/ˌɛkənoʊkɒˈkoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .ekuhnohko'kohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">infestation of a person or animal with the tapeworm, <em>Echinococcus granulosus</em>, in its larval or hydatid stage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echinoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echinoid</span><z><span target_id="XRjpDB2CIt">adj.</span><span target_id="eCTxWBeK2K">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkaɪnɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kuynoyd), /ˈɛkənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ekuhnoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XRjpDB2CIt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> belonging to the Echinoidea, a class of echinoderms of rounded form covered with projecting spines, including the sea urchins, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> resembling a sea urchin.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eCTxWBeK2K">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq695"> one of the Echinoidea; a sea urchin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022808" href="entry://echinus%23bigmac000022808"><span class="smallcaps">echin(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echinus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echinus</span></header><div>/əˈkaɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kuynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">echini</strong> /əˈkaɪnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kuynuy))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> a sea urchin of the genus <em>Echinus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq459"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a rounded moulding, as that supporting the abacus of a Doric capital.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>echinos</em> hedgehog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echo<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nSMKuvwTfk">n.</span><span target_id="E4isIEYzZO">v.i.</span><span target_id="Vryyxsgvwf">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of echo" src="word_pronunciations/07546.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nSMKuvwTfk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">echoes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> a repetition of sound, produced by the reflection of soundwaves from an obstructing surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> a sound heard again near its source, after reflection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq958"> any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or opinions of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq347"> someone who reflects or imitates another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq710"> a sympathetic response, as to sentiments expressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq777"> a part (<strong>echo organ</strong>) or stop (<strong>echo stop</strong>) of a large organ for the production of echo-like effects.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq812"> the manual controlling this.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Cards</em> (especially in bridge or whist) a signal, as by a card played, to a partner that the player wishes the suit continued.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the reflection of a radio wave such as is used in sonar, radar or the like.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq964"> <em class="label">SA</em> (formerly) a small returnable beer bottle; stubby.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">echoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">echoing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="E4isIEYzZO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq706"> to emit an echo; resound with an echo: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it was down this street that his footsteps had echoed all these years</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq175"> to be repeated by or as by an echo.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Vryyxsgvwf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq207"> to repeat by or as by an echo; emit an echo of: <em class="example">the hall echoes even faint sounds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq280"> to repeat or imitate the words, sentiments, etc., of (a person).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq940"> to repeat or imitate (words, sentiments, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>ēchō</em> sound, echo; See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090239" href="entry://Echo%23bigmac000090239"><span class="smallcaps">Echo<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echoer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echoless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echolike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echoey</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac535899801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of echo" src="word_pronunciations/07546.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">an echocardiogram.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Echo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Echo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Echo" src="word_pronunciations/07546.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">a mountain nymph who pined away for love of the beautiful youth Narcissus until only her voice remained.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Echo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Echo" src="word_pronunciations/07546.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a lake in central Tasmania, about 16 km south of the Great Lake. About 10 km long, 3 to 6 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echocardiogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac535137723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echocardiogram</span></header><div>/ɛkoʊˈkadiəgræm/ (<em>say</em> ekoh'kahdeeuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">an ultrasound image of the heart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063131" href="entry://echo%23bigmac000063131"><span class="smallcaps">echo<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011447" href="entry://cardiogram%23bigmac000011447"><span class="smallcaps">cardiogram</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echocardiograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556371545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echocardiograph</span></header><div>/ɛkoʊˈkadiəgræf/ (<em>say</em> ekoh'kahdeeuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">an ultrasound device for the examination of the heart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063131" href="entry://echo%23bigmac000063131"><span class="smallcaps">echo<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011448" href="entry://cardiograph%23bigmac000011448"><span class="smallcaps">cardiograph</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echocardiographic</strong> /ɛkoʊˌkadiəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> ekoh.kahdeeuh'grafik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echocardiographically</strong> /ekoʊˌkadiəˈgræfɪkli/ (<em>say</em> ekoh.kahdeeuh'grafiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echocardiography</strong> /ɛkoʊˌkadiˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> ekoh.kahdee'ogruhfee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echocardiographer</strong> /ɛkoʊˌkadiˈɒgrəfə/ (<em>say</em> ekoh.kahdee'ogruhfuh), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echocardiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac601266114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echocardiology</span></header><div>/ɛkoʊkadiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ekohkahdee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">the branch of cardiology that deals with the imaging of the heart.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>echocardiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echoic</span></header><div>/ɛˈkoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> e'kohik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> echolike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> onomatopoeic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echoism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echoism</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ekohizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052273" href="entry://onomatopoeia%23bigmac000052273"><strong>onomatopoeia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echolalia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echolalia</span></header><div>/ɛkoʊˈleɪliə/ (<em>say</em> ekoh'layleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">an immediate, involuntary, and senseless repetition of words heard, occurring in some types of mental derangement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063131" href="entry://echo%23bigmac000063131"><span class="smallcaps">echo<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>lalia</em> chatter] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echolalic</strong> /ɛkoʊˈlælɪk/ (<em>say</em> ekoh'lalik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echolocation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echolocation</span></header><div>/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ekohloh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, either by radar or by sonar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echopraxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echopraxia</span></header><div>/ɛkoʊˈpræksiə/ (<em>say</em> ekoh'prakseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">an immediate, involuntary, and senseless repetition of the movements of others, occurring in some types of mental derangement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">echopraxis</strong> /ɛkoʊˈpræksəs/ (<em>say</em> ekoh'praksuhs). <div class="etym">[New Latin; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063131" href="entry://echo%23bigmac000063131"><span class="smallcaps">echo<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058634" href="entry://praxis%23bigmac000058634"><span class="smallcaps">praxis</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>echopractic</strong> /ɛkoʊˈpræktɪk/ (<em>say</em> ekoh'praktik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echoscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echoscope</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'ekohskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">an ultrasound machine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063131" href="entry://echo%23bigmac000063131"><span class="smallcaps">echo<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066121" href="entry://-scope%23bigmac000066121"><span class="smallcaps">-scope</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echovirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echovirus</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊvaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ekohvuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">one of a strain of viruses which are transient inhabitants of the alimentary canal, some of which cause diseases, as aseptic meningitis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ECHO virus</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>e</em>(<em>nteric</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>ytopathic</em>)<em> h</em>(<em>uman</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>rphan</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083003" href="entry://virus%23bigmac000083003"><span class="smallcaps">virus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Echuca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Echuca</span></header><div>/əˈtʃukə/ (<em>say</em> uh'choohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">a city in northern central Victoria at the junction of the Murray and Campaspe rivers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal] </div><div class="backshade">The <strong>Echuca</strong> district lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Baraba Baraba people. European settlers were in the area from 1841; a punt across the Murray River from Moama began operations in 1844 and Echuca was surveyed and named in 1854. Paddle-steamer operator Francis Cadell made Echuca his base in 1857–58. Land in the district opened for closer settlement in 1862 and the population increased threefold following the arrival of the railway from Bendigo in 1864. By 1875, 35 steamers and 70 barges were based in Echuca and at its peak in 1880 the town was Australia’s largest river port with a three-level wharf and 79 hotels. In 1891 Echuca was considered as a possible federal capital. River trade declined in the 1890s, and by 1901 exports from Echuca had ceased. Restoration of the port area, now a major tourist attraction, began in 1973. Echuca is the centre of a pastoral and irrigated agricultural district.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Echunga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Echunga</span></header><div>/iˈtʃʌŋgə/ (<em>say</em> ee'chungguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">a town in the Mount Lofty Ranges, SA; site of the state’s first major gold find in 1852.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eck</span></header><div>/ɛk/ (<em>say</em> ek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Johann</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">1486–1543, a German Roman Catholic theologian and principal opponent of Martin Luther and the Reformation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eckhart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eckhart</span></header><div>/ˈɛkhat/ (<em>say</em> 'ekhaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Johannes</strong> /joʊˈhanəs/ (<em>say</em> yoh'hahnuhs) (‘<em>Meister Eckhart</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">c. 1260–1327?, the founder of German mysticism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclair</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eclair" src="word_pronunciations/07547.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈklɛə/ (<em>say</em> ay'klair), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eclair" src="word_pronunciations/07548.mp3"></audio></span>/ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a light, finger-shaped cake made of choux pastry, filled with cream or custard, and coated with (usually chocolate) icing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">éclair</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: literally, lightning, from <em>éclairer</em> lighten. Compare Latin <em>exclārāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclampsia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclampsia</span></header><div>/əˈklæmpsiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'klampseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">a form of convulsions, especially of a recurrent nature, as during pregnancy or parturition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>eklampein</em> shine forth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eclamptic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclat</span></header><div>/eɪˈkla/ (<em>say</em> ay'klah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> brilliance of success, reputation, etc.: <em class="example">the eclat of a great achievement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> ostentatious or elaborate display: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The arrival of the Vanes at The Pines had something of the </em>eclat<em> with which a favourite musical comedy actress arrives on the stage.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq799"> applause; acclaim.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">éclat</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: fragment, also burst (of light, etc.)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclipse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclipse</span><z><span target_id="ktY0PC7gCZ">n.</span><span target_id="GHbtI8slyi">v.t.</span><span target_id="oDoZqLevLe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eclipse" src="word_pronunciations/07550.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈklɪps/ (<em>say</em> uh'klips), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eclipse" src="word_pronunciations/07551.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ktY0PC7gCZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq209"> the obscuration of the light of a satellite by the intervention of its primary planet between it and the sun, as in a <strong>lunar eclipse</strong> when the moon is partially or wholly within the earth’s shadow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq094"> the interception of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and the observer, as in a <strong>solar eclipse</strong>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq337"> (in an eclipsing binary system) the partial or complete interception of the light of one component by the other.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> any obscuration of light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq013"> any obscuration or overshadowing; loss of brilliance or splendour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GHbtI8slyi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eclipsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">eclipsing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq562"> to cause to suffer eclipse: <em class="example">the moon eclipses the sun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq747"> to cast a shadow upon; obscure; darken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq822"> to make dim by comparison; surpass: <em class="example">to eclipse one’s rival.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oDoZqLevLe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">in eclipse</strong>, waning in power or influence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>eclīpsis</em>, from Greek <em>ekleipsis</em>, literally, a failing to appear] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eclipser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecliptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecliptic</span><z><span target_id="R2AZlWwDsi">n.</span><span target_id="EJbD2146Hh">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecliptic" src="word_pronunciations/07552.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈklɪptɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'kliptik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecliptic" src="word_pronunciations/07553.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R2AZlWwDsi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth’s orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq846"> an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EJbD2146Hh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">ecliptical</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq535"> relating to an eclipse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq205"> relating to the ecliptic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>eclīpticus</em>, from Greek <em>ekleiptikos</em> of or caused by an eclipse. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086969" href="entry://eclipse%23bigmac000086969"><span class="smallcaps">eclipse</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecliptically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclogite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclogite</span></header><div>/ˈɛklədʒaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekluhjuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">a rock consisting of granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often also containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>eklogē</em> selection + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclogue</span></header><div>/ˈɛklɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'eklog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">a short poem, especially pastoral or idyllic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ecloga</em>, from Greek <em>eklogē</em> a selection]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826991425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclosion</span></header><div>/iˈkloʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> ee'klohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Entomology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> the hatching of a larva from its egg.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>éclosion</em>, from <em>éclore</em> to hatch, from Latin <em>excludere</em> to hatch, exclude]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ECMO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484078745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ECMO</span><z><span target_id="qPnmLNSuwK">n.</span><span target_id="hvAAtgKU3C">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛkmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qPnmLNSuwK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> a life support treatment in which blood is pumped outside the body through a heart-lung machine, allowing the heart and lungs of the patient to rest and heal.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hvAAtgKU3C">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq840"> of or relating to such treatment: <em class="example">an ECMO machine; </em><em class="example">ECMO support.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>xtra</em>)<em>c</em>(<em>orporeal</em>) <em>m</em>(<em>embrane</em>) <em>o</em>(<em>xygenation</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac8952360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">of, relating to, or employing environmentally friendly practices, materials, technology, etc.: <em class="example">eco baby products; </em><em class="example">eco shoes.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix denoting </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> ‘ecology’ or ‘ecological’, as in <em>ecosphere</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> protective of or beneficial to the environment: <em class="example">eco-agriculture.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022836" href="entry://ecology%23bigmac000022836"><span class="smallcaps">ecology</span></a>, <em>ecological</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eco</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eco" src="word_pronunciations/07546.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Umberto</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">1932–2016, Italian novelist and semiologist; noted for the novel <em>The Name of the Rose</em> (1980).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecoactivism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762938291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecoactivism</span></header><div>/ikoʊˈæktəvɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eekoh'aktuhvizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">activism directed towards environmental issues.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecoactivist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecocide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664813674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecocide</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">the wanton destruction of an environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecocity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac784311170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecocity</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊˌsɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh.sitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ecocities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">a city in which pollution and other potentially harmful environmental effects are minimised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecocriticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac330426571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecocriticism</span></header><div>/ikoʊˈkrɪtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eekoh'krituhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a branch of literary criticism that looks at the ways in which aspects of the environment are treated in literature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022832" href="entry://eco-%23bigmac000022832"><span class="smallcaps">eco-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095710" href="entry://criticism%23bigmac000095710"><span class="smallcaps">criticism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095710" href="entry://criticism%23mq392">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecofascism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac319204589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecofascism</span></header><div>/ikoʊˈfæʃɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eekoh'fashizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> (<em>derogatory</em>) environmentalism, as viewed by its opponents as an extreme and dictatorial movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> a world view that mixes radical environmental concerns with racism and nationalism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022832" href="entry://eco-%23bigmac000022832"><span class="smallcaps">eco-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101049" href="entry://fascism%23bigmac000101049"><span class="smallcaps">fascism</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecofascist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecofiction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac363328758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecofiction</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊfɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohfikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">a genre of fiction which deals with environmental issues and nature, especially in terms of the relationship between humans and the physical world.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eco-fiction</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecol.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq282">ecology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecologism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664584443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecologism</span></header><div>/əˈkɒlədʒɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'koluhjizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq71">a movement that is committed to protecting ecological balance and diversity, seen as under threat from the activities of human beings, and producing various radical groups such as, in Australia, the ferals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecology" src="word_pronunciations/07554.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ecologies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq865"> the branch of biology that deals with the relations between organisms and their environment; bionomics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> the balanced interrelationship of organisms and their environment: <em class="example">the introduction of a new species will upset the ecology.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>oiko</em>(<em>s</em>) house + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecological</strong> /ikəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eekuh'lojikuhl), <strong>ecologic</strong> /ikəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> eekuh'lojik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecologically</strong> /ikəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> eekuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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econ.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">econ.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> economic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> economics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> economy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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econobox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac619431554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">econobox</span></header><div>/əˈkɒnəbɒks/ (<em>say</em> uh'konuhboks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">a small vehicle which is cheap to operate and maintain, especially one with only basic features.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022840" href="entry://economical%23bigmac000022840"><span class="smallcaps">econo(mical)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101987" href="entry://box%23bigmac000101987"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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econocrat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac882923877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">econocrat</span></header><div>/əˈkɒnəkræt/ (<em>say</em> uh'konuhkrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">a bureaucrat working in the field of economics, particularly one providing the government with economic data.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085188" href="entry://economics%23bigmac000085188"><span class="smallcaps">econo(mics)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017230" href="entry://-crat%23bigmac000017230"><span class="smallcaps">-crat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of economic" src="word_pronunciations/07559.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkəˈnɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> ekuh'nomik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of economic" src="word_pronunciations/07560.mp3"></audio></span>/ikə-/ (<em>say</em> eekuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> relating to the production, distribution, and use of income and wealth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> of or relating to the science of economics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq685"> relating to an economy, or system of organisation or operation, especially of the process of production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq597"> relating to the means of living; utilitarian: <em class="example">economic entomology; </em><em class="example">economic botany.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq394"> economical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> cheap.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>oeconomicus</em>, from Greek <em>oikonomikos</em>, from <em>oikonomia</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087477" href="entry://economy%23bigmac000087477"><span class="smallcaps">economy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economical</span><z><span target_id="N4zD0WphvS">adj.</span><span target_id="DyrvQ5oHow">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of economical" src="word_pronunciations/07555.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkəˈnɒmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ekuh'nomikuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of economical" src="word_pronunciations/07556.mp3"></audio></span>/ikə-/ (<em>say</em> eekuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="N4zD0WphvS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> economic.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DyrvQ5oHow">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">be economical with the truth</strong>, to say the minimum required so as to give a false or misleading impression without telling an actual lie.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economically
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economically</span></header><div>/ɛkəˈnɒmɪkli/ (<em>say</em> ekuh'nomiklee), /ikə-/ (<em>say</em> eekuh-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> with economy; with frugality or moderation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> as regards the efficient use of income and wealth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of economics" src="word_pronunciations/07557.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> ekuh'nomiks), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of economics" src="word_pronunciations/07558.mp3"></audio></span>/ikə-/ (<em>say</em> eekuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind; political economy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) economically significant aspects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022839" href="entry://economic%23bigmac000022839"><span class="smallcaps">economic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economise</span><z><span target_id="S47onWVjyq">v.t.</span><span target_id="RqZIt8TgU6">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of economise" src="word_pronunciations/07561.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɒnəmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'konuhmuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">economised</strong>, <strong class="bold">economising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S47onWVjyq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> to manage economically; use sparingly or frugally: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Minor pleasures consisted in seeing how far she could economise the ingredients of pudding or cake</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RqZIt8TgU6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq685"> to practise economy; avoid waste or extravagance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Corporations are institutions for economizing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">charles birch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">economize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>economisation</strong> /əˌkɒnəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.konuhmuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>economiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economist</span></header><div>/əˈkɒnəməst/ (<em>say</em> uh'konuhmuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq469"> someone who studies or is professionally qualified in the science of economics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> an economical person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economy</span><z><span target_id="AgBRHc5Aah">n.</span><span target_id="MrZx6G9xlX">adj.</span><span target_id="5noDH985HC">adv.</span><span target_id="0CGZWrOakH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of economy" src="word_pronunciations/07562.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AgBRHc5Aah"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">economies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq744"> an act or means of thrifty saving; a saving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Economics</em> the interrelationship between the factors of production (land, labour and capital, and possibly also management or enterprise) and the means of production, distribution, and exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq718"> the management, or science of management, of the resources of a community, etc., with a view to productiveness and avoidance of waste: <em class="example">national economy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq906"> the disposition or regulation of the parts or functions of any organic whole; an organised system or method.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq189"> the efficient, sparing, and concise use of something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the most important of all economies is the economy of time.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq706"> <em class="label">Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq307"> the divine plan for humankind, its creation, redemption, and final beatitude.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq506"> the method of divine administration, as at a particular time or for a particular people.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the management of household affairs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MrZx6G9xlX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq296"> at the cheaper end of a range of prices: <em class="example">economy brands; </em><em class="example">economy fare.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="5noDH985HC">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq631"> cheaply; at a cheaper fare: <em class="example">I’m travelling economy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0CGZWrOakH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">the real economy</strong>, the economic activities of retail business, industry, etc., as opposed to the finance and investment market.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>oeconomia</em>, from Greek <em>oikonomia</em> management of a household or of the state, from <em>oikos</em> household + <em>nomos</em> law]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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econut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">econut</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a person who is deeply concerned with ecology and environment issues.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecophilosophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac17282280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecophilosophy</span></header><div>/ikoʊfəˈlɒsəfi/ (<em>say</em> eekohfuh'losuhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac443569661" href="entry://ecosophy%23bigmac443569661"><strong>ecosophy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecosophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443569661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecosophy</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊˌsɒfi/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh.sofee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a branch of philosophy that deals with humankind in relation to the environment, in particular, with the respect owed to other living beings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ecophilosophy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022836" href="entry://ecology%23bigmac000022836"><span class="smallcaps">eco(logy)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089509" href="entry://philosophy%23bigmac000089509"><span class="smallcaps">(philo)sophy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ecosophical</strong> /ikəˈsɒfɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eekuh'sofikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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écossaise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">écossaise</span></header><div>/ɛkɒˈseɪz/ (<em>say</em> eko'sayz), /eɪk-/ (<em>say</em> ayk-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> a kind of country dance in quick 2/4 time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq057"> the music for such a dance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: Scottish (feminine)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac154439002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotax</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊtæks/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohtaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq0">a tax levied against companies, organisations, or individuals who cause pollution, with the aim of encouraging the adoption of environmentally cleaner practices; green tax.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotone</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊtoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohtohn), /-kə-/ (<em>say</em> -kuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">the transition zone between two plant communities, as that between rainforest and sclerophyll forest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>oiko</em>(<em>s</em>) home + <em>tonos</em> stress]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac453887328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotour</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊtʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohtoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">a tour of a district which is planned in line with ecotourism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotourism</span></header><div>/ikoʊˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eekoh'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq011"> tourism so arranged that it involves no degradation of the environment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it makes sense to offer training in ecotourism, which is one of the region’s fastest growing sectors</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> tourism which is designed to feature places of great ecological interest, such as unusual ecosystems, the habitats of rare species, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecotourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotoxic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85338624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotoxic</span></header><div>/ikoʊˈtɒksɪk/ (<em>say</em> eekoh'toksik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">(of a chemical) having a deleterious effect on organisms in the environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022832" href="entry://eco-%23bigmac000022832"><span class="smallcaps">eco-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077382" href="entry://toxic%23bigmac000077382"><span class="smallcaps">toxic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecotype
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecotype</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊtaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohtuyp), /-kə-/ (<em>say</em> -kuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a distinct population within a species which has become specially adapted to certain environmental conditions, as populations of the same species of tree which have adapted to grow tall in the lowlands and short in the alpine zone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecovillage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac917700776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecovillage</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊvɪlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohvilij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">a residential community whose members share environmentally sustainable technology along with a love of a natural environment and a desire for social integration.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Ecovillages</strong> are set up all over the world. They are communities in which residents build and maintain environmentally safe and sustainable homes and technology. They are often located in rural areas that are rich in local wildlife, both flora and fauna. Because of their standpoint on sustainability and environmentalism, they attract many like-minded people and have a strong sense of community as a result. Some of the focuses of ecovillages are renewable energy production and use, permaculture, maintenance of local wildlife and organic food production. Many ecovillages hold markets at which they sell their food and wares to help maintain their way of life. Findhorn ecovillage in Scotland was demonstrated by an independent study in 2006 to have the lowest ecological footprint of any community up till then assessed in the industrialised world.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecowarrior
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac904992575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecowarrior</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊwɒriə/ (<em>say</em> 'eekohworeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">an environmental activist, especially one who takes public action for a cause, as by tree sitting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ECOWAS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ECOWAS</span></header><div>/ɛˈkoʊəs/ (<em>say</em> e'kohuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">an economic association established in 1975 among the western African states.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>E</em>(<em>conomic</em>)<em> C</em>(<em>ommunity</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>f</em>)<em> W</em>(<em>est</em>)<em> A</em>(<em>frican</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>tates</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecru
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecru</span><z><span target_id="VfYr92M9fM">adj.</span><span target_id="w3N1WEDyTb">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛkru/ (<em>say</em> 'ekrooh), /ˈeɪkru/ (<em>say</em> 'aykrooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VfYr92M9fM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> very light brown in colour, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w3N1WEDyTb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq185"> ecru colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: raw, unbleached, from <em>é-</em> thoroughly (from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <em>cru</em> raw, from Latin <em>crūdus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ECSC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ECSC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq258">European Coal and Steel Community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecstasy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecstasy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ecstasy" src="word_pronunciations/07565.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkstəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ecstasies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> overpowering emotion or exaltation; a sudden access of intense feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq985"> rapturous delight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq420"> the frenzy of poetic inspiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq920"> mental transport or rapture arising from the contemplation of divine things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq332"> Also, <strong class="vs">MDMA</strong>; <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">eccy</strong>, <strong class="vs">molly</strong>. a synthetic hallucinogenic and euphoric drug, 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, used illicitly as a stimulant, especially at dance parties.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>extasie</em>, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>extasis</em>, from Greek <em>ekstasis</em> displacement, distraction of mind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecstatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecstatic</span><z><span target_id="dcOmbNHnwH">adj.</span><span target_id="JzxqO5AsJQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛkˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> ek'statik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dcOmbNHnwH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> of, relating to, or characterised by ecstasy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq104"> subject to or in a state of ecstasy; transported; rapturous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JzxqO5AsJQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq383"> someone subject to fits of ecstasy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the trees waved their arms like ecstatics, and Halloran shivered.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas keneally</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq907"> (<em>plural</em>) ecstatic transports; raptures.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ecstatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ECT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ECT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq202">electroconvulsive therapy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecthlipsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecthlipsis</span></header><div>/ɛkˈθlɪpsəs/ (<em>say</em> ek'thlipsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ecthlipses</strong> /ɛkˈθlɪpsiz/ (<em>say</em> ek'thlipseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">the suppression of a sound, especially (in Latin prosody) of a final syllable ending in <em>m</em> before a vowel or <em>h</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek <em>ekthlīpsis</em>, from <em>ekthlībein</em> to squeeze out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecthyma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecthyma</span></header><div>/ˈɛkθəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekthuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">a contagious virus disease of sheep and goats marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips, and occasionally affecting humans; sore mouth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ekthȳma</em> pustule]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecto-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecto-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq318">a prefix (chiefly in biological words) meaning ‘outside’, ‘outer’, ‘external’, ‘lying upon’ (opposed to <em>endo-</em>, <em>ento-</em>), as in <em>ectoderm</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ekto-</em>, combining form of <em>ektos</em> outside]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectoblast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectoblast</span></header><div>/ˈɛktoʊblæst/ (<em>say</em> 'ektohblast), /ˈɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ektuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">the prospective ectoderm, before the separation of the germ layers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022868" href="entry://ecto-%23bigmac000022868"><span class="smallcaps">ecto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087213" href="entry://-blast%23bigmac000087213"><span class="smallcaps">-blast</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ectoblastic</strong> /ɛktoʊˈblæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> ektoh'blastik), /ɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> ektuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectomorph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectomorph</span></header><div>/ˈɛktoʊmɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'ektohmawf), /ˈɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ektuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">a person of ectomorphic type.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Edom" src="word_pronunciations/07570.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈidəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eeduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> <em class="label">Bible</em> Esau, the brother of Jacob.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> an ancient region between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, bordering ancient Palestine. Greek, <strong>Idumaea</strong>, <strong>Idumea</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq206"> the nation living there.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edomite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edomite</span></header><div>/ˈidəmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eeduhmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">a descendant of Esau or Edom. Numbers 20: 14–21.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EDP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EDP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq329">electronic data processing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EDS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328237632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EDS</span></header><div>/ˈi di ɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'ee dee es), /ɛdz/ (<em>say</em> edz) <div class="def"><span id="mq900">Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EDT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac832749004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EDT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq878">Eastern Daylight Time.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac137279362" href="entry://Australian%20Eastern%20Daylight%20Time%23bigmac137279362"><strong>Australian Eastern Daylight Time</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Educ.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Educ.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq284">Education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educable</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒəkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhkuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">capable of being educated.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>educability</strong> /ɛdʒəkəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> ejuhkuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of educate" src="word_pronunciations/07584.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdʒəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">educated</strong>, <strong class="bold">educating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> to develop the faculties and powers of by teaching, instruction, or schooling; qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.; train.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> to provide education for; send to school.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq302"> to develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.): <em class="example">to educate one’s palate.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēducātus</em>, past participle, brought up, trained, educated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">education</span><z><span target_id="Yy7WP1INOn">n.</span><span target_id="4uswS1uImR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of education" src="word_pronunciations/07585.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Yy7WP1INOn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq008"> the act or process of educating; the imparting or acquisition of knowledge, skill, etc.; systematic instruction or training.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> the result produced by instruction, training, or study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq427"> the field of study which deals with learners and learning, curriculum, the science or art of teaching, and related topics.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4uswS1uImR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">be an education</strong>, to be an experience that teaches one a lesson in life: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She said that to meet him was a unique chance and would be an education for a little girl like me.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēducātiōn-</em>, stem of <em>ēducātiō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educational
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educational</span></header><div>/ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> ejuh'kayshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> relating to education.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> tending to educate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>educationally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educationalist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educationalist</span></header><div>/ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃənələst/ (<em>say</em> ejuh'kayshuhnuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">an expert in theories and methods of education.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">educationist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educative</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒəkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhkuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> serving to educate: <em class="example">educative knowledge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> relating to education: <em class="example">the educative process.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educator</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒəkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">someone or something that educates; a teacher.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educatory</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒəkətri/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhkuhtree), /ɛdʒəˈkeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> ejuh'kaytuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">serving to educate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of educe" src="word_pronunciations/00297.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdjus/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyoohs), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">educed</strong>, <strong class="bold">educing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">to draw forth or bring out; elicit; develop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēdūcere</em> lead forth, bring up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>educible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>educement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educology</span></header><div>/ɛdʒəˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ejuh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">the systematic study of methods of teaching based on the observation of teaching practices and the application of that theory in order to enhance teaching skills.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098202" href="entry://education%23bigmac000098202"><span class="smallcaps">educ(ation)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>educologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educt</span></header><div>/ˈidʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'eedukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> something educed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> one substance extracted unchanged from another (distinguished from a <em>product</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēductus</em>, past participle, educed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eduction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eduction</span></header><div>/əˈdʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'dukshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> the act of educing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> something educed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq010"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> the exhaust from a steam engine, or sometimes from an internal-combustion engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eductive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eductive</span></header><div>/əˈdʌktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'duktiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">serving to educe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eductor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eductor</span></header><div>/əˈdʌktə/ (<em>say</em> uh'duktuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">someone or something that educes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EDC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EDC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> (formerly) European Defence Community.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> estimated date of confinement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edda</span></header><div>/ˈɛdə/ (<em>say</em> 'eduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Eddas</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> <strong>Elder </strong>(<strong>or Poetic</strong>)<strong> </strong>(<strong>or Verse</strong>)<strong> Edda</strong>, a collection of old Icelandic poems on mythical and religious subjects, erroneously ascribed to Saemund Sigfusson (about 1055–1133).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq529"> <strong>Younger </strong>(<strong>or Prose</strong>)<strong> Edda</strong>, an old Icelandic work, compiled and partly written by Icelandic historian and poet Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241), containing ancient myths and legends of Scandinavia, rules and theories of verse-making, poems, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Icelandic] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Eddaic</strong> /ɛˈdeɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> e'dayik), <strong>Eddic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eddington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eddington</span></header><div>/ˈɛdɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'edingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Arthur Stanley</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">1882–1944, English astronomer, physicist, and author.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eddo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eddo</span></header><div>/ˈɛdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'edoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eddoes</strong> /ˈɛdoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'edohz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">the edible root of the taro, or of any of several related plants; dasheen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Igbo <em>edè</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eddy</span><z><span target_id="IxVrIFJx1V">n.</span><span target_id="5sB8NMtGWp">v.i.</span><span target_id="qrw3Y234qj">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eddy" src="word_pronunciations/07571.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdi/ (<em>say</em> 'edee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IxVrIFJx1V"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eddies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq583"> any similar current, as of air, dust, fog, etc.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">eddied</strong>, <strong class="bold">eddying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5sB8NMtGWp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq042"> to move in eddies.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qrw3Y234qj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq781"> to whirl in eddies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>ed-</em> turning + <em>ēa</em> stream. Compare Icelandic <em>iða</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eddy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eddy" src="word_pronunciations/07571.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdi/ (<em>say</em> 'edee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cecil Ernest</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">1900–56, Australian physicist noted for his work on X-rays and nuclear radiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eddystone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eddystone</span></header><div>/ˈɛdistən/ (<em>say</em> 'edeestuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> a point and a rock near it on the north-eastern coast of Tasmania.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> a pillar of rock about 60 m high standing off South-East Cape on the southern coast of Tasmania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ede
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ede</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> a town in the Netherlands, in eastern Gelderland province.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> a town in western Nigeria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edgar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edgar</span></header><div>/ˈɛdgə/ (<em>say</em> 'edguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">AD 944–975, king of Northumbria and Mercia 957–975, king of Wessex 959–975.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eadgar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edge</span><z><span target_id="G0I1W3ROSc">n.</span><span target_id="18bB6SImV4">v.t.</span><span target_id="Hb9Sbr9hfC">v.i.</span><span target_id="UoJb8afocC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edge" src="word_pronunciations/07574.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G0I1W3ROSc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> the border or part adjacent to a line of division; a brim or margin: <em class="example">the horizon’s edge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> a brink or verge: <em class="example">the edge of a precipice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq484"> one of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: <em class="example">a book with gilt edges.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq794"> the line in which two surfaces of a solid object meet: <em class="example">the edge of a box.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq397"> the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq710"> the sharpness proper to a blade: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A knife with a keen edge is less tiring to use</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq110"> sharpness or keenness of language, argument, appetite, desire, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">Skiing</em> a steel edge fitted to skis to make control easier on ice or hard snow.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a stroke off the edge of the bat, usually unintentional; a snick.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">edged</strong>, <strong class="bold">edging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="18bB6SImV4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq848"> to put an edge on; sharpen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq927"> to machine to a straight line or a desired curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq339"> to provide with an edge or border; border.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq912"> to move edgeways; move or force gradually: <em class="example">to edge one’s way through a crowd; </em><em class="example">to edge a rival off the track.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq161"> <em class="label">Skiing</em> to force the edges of (the skis) into the slope to prevent side slipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq380"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to play (the ball) from the edge of the bat, usually unintentionally; snick.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Hb9Sbr9hfC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq842"> to move (<em>along</em>, <em>down</em>, <em>up</em>, etc.) edgeways; advance gradually.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UoJb8afocC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq082"> <strong class="phr">edge out</strong>, to force (an opponent) out of a race, competition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq004"> <strong class="phr">have the edge</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>over</em>) to have the advantage. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1890s), possibly a colloquial use in poker]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq384"> <strong class="phr">on edge</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq016"> acutely uncomfortable or sensitive: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>If you’ve got a gun in your pocket you’re on edge all the time</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq607"> eager or impatient.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">on the edge of one’s seat </strong>(or <strong class="phr">chair</strong>), tense with excitement, anticipation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">over the edge</strong>, into a state of imbalance or disorder, especially nervous disorder: <em class="example">to go over the edge as a result of anxiety; </em><em class="example">to push the immune system over the edge.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>egge</em>, Old English <em>ecg</em> the sharpened side of a blade; of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edgeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edging</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ejing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> the act of someone who edges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> something that serves for an edge; trimming for edges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq468"> something left over after cutting or trimming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the practice of bringing oneself or one’s partner to the point of orgasm repeatedly, with the goal of obtaining a more intense orgasm when it is finally reached.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edgy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edgy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edgy" src="word_pronunciations/07575.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'ejee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">edgier</strong>, <strong class="bold">edgiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> sharp-edged; sharply defined, as outlines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> on edge; irritable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at the forefront or cutting edge: <em class="example">edgy fashion designers.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>edginess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edh</span></header><div>/ɛð/ (<em>say</em> edh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087731" href="entry://eth%23bigmac000087731"><strong>eth</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ediacaran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac52151653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ediacaran</span><z><span target_id="kZfHtggUx1">adj.</span><span target_id="idVUYVZG0a">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛdiəˈkɛərən/ (<em>say</em> edeeuh'kairruhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kZfHtggUx1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> relating to the geological period or a system of rocks comprising the final period of the Proterozoic eon, extending from about 600–542 million years ago.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="idVUYVZG0a">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq221"> the Ediacaran period or system of rocks.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Vendian</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after the <em>Ediacara</em> Hills, north of Adelaide, SA, where significant fossils from this period were first found in 1946]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edible</span><z><span target_id="Nvxvoe8qMN">adj.</span><span target_id="muVr73fkSd">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edible" src="word_pronunciations/07576.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Nvxvoe8qMN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq668"> fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="muVr73fkSd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq898"> (<em>usually plural</em>) anything edible; an eatable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>edibilis</em>, from Latin <em>edere</em> eat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edibility</strong> /ɛdəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> eduh'biluhtee), <strong>edibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edict</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edict" src="word_pronunciations/07577.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈidɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'eedikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> any authoritative proclamation or command.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēdictum</em>, properly past participle neuter, declared, proclaimed; replacing Middle English <em>edit</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edictal</strong> /iˈdɪktəl/ (<em>say</em> ee'diktuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edictally</strong> /iˈdɪktəli/ (<em>say</em> ee'diktuhlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edicule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130267384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edicule</span></header><div>/ˈidəkjul/ (<em>say</em> 'eeduhkyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000844" href="entry://aedicule%23bigmac000000844"><strong>aedicule</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edification</span></header><div>/ɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eduhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq332"> the act of edifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> the state of being edified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq687"> moral improvement.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>edificatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edifice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edifice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edifice" src="word_pronunciations/07578.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdəfəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhfuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance: <em class="example">a spacious edifice of brick.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>aedificium</em> building] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edificial</strong> /ɛdəˈfɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> eduh'fishuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edify</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edify" src="word_pronunciations/07579.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">edified</strong>, <strong class="bold">edifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">to build up or increase the faith, morality, etc., of; instruct or benefit, especially morally.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>edifie</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>edifier</em>, from Latin <em>aedificāre</em> build] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edifying</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edifyingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectomorphic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectomorphic</span></header><div>/ɛktoʊˈmɔfɪk/ (<em>say</em> ektoh'mawfik), /ɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> ektuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">having a thinly built body characterised by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (distinguished from <em>endomorphic</em>, <em>mesomorphic</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectoparasite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectoparasite</span></header><div>/ɛktoʊˈpærəsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> ektoh'paruhsuyt), /ɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> ektuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">an external parasite (opposed to <em>endoparasite</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectopia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectopia</span></header><div>/ɛkˈtoʊpiə/ (<em>say</em> ek'tohpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">the morbid displacement of a bodily organ or part.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>ektop</em>(<em>os</em>) + <em>-ia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectopic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectopic</span><z><span target_id="GjXGFn0eVa">adj.</span><span target_id="ghuRWOVmE4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛkˈtɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> ek'topik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GjXGFn0eVa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> in an abnormal position or place, as of a pregnancy outside the womb, a talipes, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ghuRWOVmE4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq266"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac899647693" href="entry://ectopic%20pregnancy%23bigmac899647693"><strong>ectopic pregnancy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ektop</em>(<em>os</em>) displaced + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectoplasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectoplasm</span></header><div>/ˈɛktoʊplæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ektohplazuhm), /ˈɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ektuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the outer layer of the cytoplasm in a protozoan or vegetable cell (opposed to <em>endoplasm</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> <em class="label">Spiritualism</em> the supposed emanation from the body of a medium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022868" href="entry://ecto-%23bigmac000022868"><span class="smallcaps">ecto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057253" href="entry://-plasm%23bigmac000057253"><span class="smallcaps">-plasm</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ectoplasmic</strong> /ɛktoʊˈplæzmɪk/ (<em>say</em> ektoh'plazmik), /ɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> ektuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectosarc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectosarc</span></header><div>/ˈɛktoʊsak/ (<em>say</em> 'ektohsahk), /ˈɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ektuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to <em>endosarc</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectostosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectostosis</span></header><div>/ɛktɒsˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> ektos'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">the ossification of cartilage proceeding from without inward.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022868" href="entry://ecto-%23bigmac000022868"><span class="smallcaps">ect(o)-</span></a> + <em>ostosis</em> as in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025144" href="entry://exostosis%23bigmac000025144"><span class="smallcaps">exostosis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectotrophic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectotrophic</span></header><div>/ɛktoʊˈtrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> ektoh'trofik), /-ˈtroʊfɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'trohfik), /ɛktə-/ (<em>say</em> ektuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">of, denoting, or relating to a type of mycorrhizal association, found particularly in forest trees, in which the fungal hyphae form a dense layer on the surface of the roots.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectype
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectype</span></header><div>/ˈɛktaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'ektuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">a reproduction or copy (opposed to <em>prototype</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ektypos</em> wrought in relief, formed in outline] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ectypal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ECU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ECU</span></header><div>/i si ˈju/ (<em>say</em> ee see 'yooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">Edith Cowan University.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ecua.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ecua.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq244">Ecuador.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ecuador
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ecuador</span></header><div>/ˈɛkwədɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhdaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a republic on the Pacific coast of South America, bordered by Colombia and Peru; a Spanish colony before independence in 1822; a republic since 1830. 270 670 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Spanish, and various Native American languages including Quechua. <em>Currency</em>: US dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Quito.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Ecuadorian</strong> /ɛkwəˈdɔriən/ (<em>say</em> ekwuh'dawreeuhn), <strong>Ecuadoran</strong> /ɛkwəˈdɔrən/ (<em>say</em> ekwuh'dawruhn), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ed.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ed.</span></header><div>/ɛd/ (<em>say</em> ed) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> edited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> edition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq718"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eds</strong>) editor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ED
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158666636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ED</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> emergency department.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> eating disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq166"> erectile dysfunction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edacious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edacious</span></header><div>/əˈdeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'dayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">devouring; voracious; consuming.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022897" href="entry://edacity%23bigmac000022897"><span class="smallcaps">edaci(ty)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edaciously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edaciousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edacity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edacity</span></header><div>/əˈdæsəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'dasuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">good appetite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>edācitas</em> gluttony]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edam</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edam" src="word_pronunciations/07570.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈidəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eeduhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edam" src="word_pronunciations/07569.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">a hard, round yellow cheese, sometimes spiced, with a red wax rind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Edam</em>, in Holland, where it originated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edamame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912087270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edamame</span></header><div>/ɛdəˈmami/ (<em>say</em> eduh'mahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">(in Japanese cookery) a dish consisting of fresh green soybeans, rubbed with salt, boiled, and then cooled on ice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edaphic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edaphic</span></header><div>/əˈdæfɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'dafik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">due to soil, substrate or topography.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>edaphos</em> bottom + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>edaphically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EDB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152768380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EDB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq982">ethylene dibromide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effluvium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effluvium</span></header><div>/əˈfluviəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'floohveeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">effluvia</strong> /əˈfluviə/ (<em>say</em> uh'floohveeuh) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">effluviums</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">a slight or invisible exhalation or vapour, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: a flowing out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effluvial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efflux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efflux</span></header><div>/ˈɛflʌks/ (<em>say</em> 'efluks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> outward flow, as of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> that which flows out; an effluence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the mixture of combustion products and air which constitutes the propulsive gases in a jet, or rocket engine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">effluxion</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effort</span><z><span target_id="x9kHUsZUH4">n.</span><span target_id="APuUHjYK50">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effort" src="word_pronunciations/07606.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛfət/ (<em>say</em> 'efuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x9kHUsZUH4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> exertion of power, physical or mental: <em class="example">an effort to reform.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> an attempt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was a good effort but unconvincing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq588"> something done by exertion; an achievement, as in literature or art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq776"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em>, <em class="label">Engineering</em> a measured amount of force exerted on a mechanism, as a lever.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="APuUHjYK50">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq6"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(<strong class="phr">some</strong>)<strong class="phr"> effort into</strong>, to work hard at.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Old French <em>esforcier</em>, from <em>es-</em> (from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <em>force</em> strength, from Latin <em>fortis</em> strong] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effortful</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effulge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effulge</span><z><span target_id="p7SZVPF2z7">v.i.</span><span target_id="dJgB8ULOlD">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfʌldʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'fulj), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">effulged</strong>, <strong class="bold">effulging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="p7SZVPF2z7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> to shine brilliantly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dJgB8ULOlD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq999"> to send forth (beams of light, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>effulgēre</em> shine forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effuse</span><z><span target_id="14f0MSZLBG">v.t.</span><span target_id="LBK7CwsVjH">v.i.</span><span target_id="iljZJbVom8">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> /əˈfjuz/ (<em>say</em> uh'fyoohz) (<strong class="bold">effused</strong>, <strong class="bold">effusing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="14f0MSZLBG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> to pour out or forth; shed; disseminate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LBK7CwsVjH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq559"> to exude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Physics</em> (of gas) to flow gradually through porous material or one or more tiny apertures.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iljZJbVom8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /əˈfjus/ (<em>say</em> uh'fyoohs) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq678"> <em class="label">Botany</em> spread out loosely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq704"> (of certain shells) having the lips separated by a gap or groove.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>effūsus</em>, past participle, poured forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effusion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effusion" src="word_pronunciations/07609.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfjuʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'fyoohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> the act of effusing or pouring forth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq233"> that which is effused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq858"> unrestrained expression of feelings, etc.: <em class="example">poetic effusions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq808"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq725"> the escape of a fluid from its natural vessels into a body cavity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq458"> the fluid which escapes.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effusive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effusive" src="word_pronunciations/07611.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfjusɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'fyoohsiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effusive" src="word_pronunciations/07613.mp3"></audio></span>/-zɪv/ (<em>say</em> -ziv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> unduly demonstrative; without reserve: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>her greeting had been childish, unnecessarily effusive</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq138"> <em class="label">Geology</em> of or relating to volcanic rocks which are poured out at the earth’s surface as distinct from intrusive rocks injected at depth.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>effusively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effusiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EFI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141304057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EFI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq953">electronic fuel injection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EFL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724920752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EFL</span></header><div>/i ɛf ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> ee ef 'el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Education</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">English as a foreign language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eft</span></header><div>/ɛft/ (<em>say</em> eft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">the common newt in its land stage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>evete</em>, Old English <em>efete</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049992" href="entry://newt%23bigmac000049992"><span class="smallcaps">newt</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EFT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EFT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq354">electronic funds transfer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EFTA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EFTA</span></header><div>/ˈɛftə/ (<em>say</em> 'eftuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">European Free Trade Association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EFTPOS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EFTPOS</span><z><span target_id="2f5jypfT3T">n.</span><span target_id="Z5CRfrIqTn">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of EFTPOS" src="word_pronunciations/07614.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛftpɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'eftpos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2f5jypfT3T"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq883"> Also, <strong class="vs">EFTPOS system</strong>. a system of electronic funds transfer from a customer’s account to a merchant’s account, operated by the customer by means of a coded plastic card inserted into a special-purpose terminal and a PIN by which the transaction is authorised.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Z5CRfrIqTn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq070"> of or relating to an EFTPOS system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>lectronic</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>unds</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>ransfer at</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>oint</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>f</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>ale</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EfW
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499626598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EfW</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq185">energy from waste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EGA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac082003860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EGA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq211">employer greenfields agreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egad</span></header><div>/iˈgæd/ (<em>say</em> ee'gad) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">(an expletive or mild oath): <em class="example">egad, that’s true.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <em>A God</em> oh God!]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egalitarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egalitarian</span><z><span target_id="sGfowkUnCr">adj.</span><span target_id="Snu1xyid6P">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egalitarian" src="word_pronunciations/07615.mp3"></audio></span>/əgæləˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> uhgaluh'tairreeuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egalitarian" src="word_pronunciations/07616.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sGfowkUnCr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> asserting the equality of all people.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Snu1xyid6P">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq288"> someone who asserts the equality of all people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>égal</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099382" href="entry://equal%23bigmac000099382"><span class="smallcaps">equal</span></a>; replacing <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024285" href="entry://equalitarian%23bigmac000024285"><span class="smallcaps">equalitarian</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egalitarianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac204711035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egan</span></header><div>/ˈigən/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ted</strong> (<em>Edward Joseph Egan</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">born 1932, Australian folk and country singer and songwriter and author; administrator of the NT 2003–07.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>Ted Egan</strong> was born in Melbourne and settled in the NT in 1949, working in the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and writing, performing and, from 1969, recording contemporary folksongs. His songs draw on his outback experiences and include ‘The Drover’s Boy’ (1981), commemorating Aboriginal women taken as companions on droving trips disguised as boys. Egan was administrator of the NT from 2003–07; in 2004 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ekfQiYGlWQ">n.</span><span target_id="X8p1trh2YX">v.t.</span><span target_id="wFSJb9DeA4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egg" src="word_pronunciations/07619.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg/ (<em>say</em> eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ekfQiYGlWQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of animals, consisting of the female reproductive cell and its envelopes. The envelopes may be albumen jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> the body of this sort produced by birds, especially the domestic hen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq174"> the contents of an egg, especially that of a domestic hen, used for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq522"> anything resembling a hen’s egg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq828"> Also, <strong class="vs">egg cell</strong>. the ovum or female reproductive cell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105150" href="entry://retro%23bigmac000105150"><strong>retro</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105150" href="entry://retro%23mq288">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="X8p1trh2YX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq291"> to prepare (food) by dipping in beaten egg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to throw an egg at (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wFSJb9DeA4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq864"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> sure as eggs </strong>(<strong class="phr">are eggs</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq296"> very confident: <em class="example">I’m as sure as eggs are eggs.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq360"> very definite: <em class="example">it’s as sure as eggs are eggs.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">bad egg</strong>, a person of reprehensible character. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originated in the US in the 19th century; ? from the notion of a bad bird producing a bad egg]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">have egg on one’s face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be exposed in an embarrassing situation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US, first recorded in an American television series about 1951; ? from the embarrassment of finding some breakfast egg left on one’s face]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">in the egg</strong>, in the planning stages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq585"> <strong class="phr">put all one’s eggs in one basket</strong>, to devote all one’s resources to or risk all one’s possessions, etc., on a single undertaking. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the old proverb: ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Old Norse <em>egg</em>; replacing Middle English <em>ey</em>, Old English <em>ǣg</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egg" src="word_pronunciations/07620.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg/ (<em>say</em> eg) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">egg on</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">to incite or urge; encourage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old Norse <em>eggja</em>, from <em>egg</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100944" href="entry://edge%23bigmac000100944"><span class="smallcaps">edge</span></a> meaning ‘sharpness, urgency’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edinburgh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edinburgh<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛdənbərə/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhnbuhruh), /-brə/ (<em>say</em> -bruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> <strong>Alfred Ernest Albert</strong>, <strong>Duke of</strong>, 1844–1900, second son of Queen Victoria; wounded at Clontarf, Sydney, in 1868 by Henry James O’Farrell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> <strong>Prince Philip</strong>, <strong>Duke of</strong> → Prince <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056123" href="entry://Philip%23bigmac000056123"><strong>Philip<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edinburgh<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛdənbərə/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhnbuhruh), /-brə/ (<em>say</em> -bruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">the capital of and second largest city in Scotland, on the river Firth of Forth, in the City of Edinburgh unitary district; noted music and theatre festival (began 1947).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edirne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edirne</span></header><div>/eɪˈdɪəneɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay'dearnay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a city in north-western Turkey.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Adrianople</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edison</span></header><div>/ˈɛdəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas Alva</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">1847–1931, US inventor, especially of electrical devices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edit</span><z><span target_id="jOi98QkBYG">v.t.</span><span target_id="9RgvIQaLsw">n.</span><span target_id="f4NAlUikn9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edit" src="word_pronunciations/07582.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛdət/ (<em>say</em> 'eduht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jOi98QkBYG"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq853"> to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, etc.); act as editor of; direct the policies of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq706"> to revise and correct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq448"> to make (a cinema or television film, sound recording, or any part of a film or recording) from rushes, by cutting and arranging them, synchronising soundtrack, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq977"> to make an informed selection from: <em class="example">to edit the new fashions.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9RgvIQaLsw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq553"> a revision and correction of a text.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq859"> an informed selection; cull: <em class="example">a wardrobe edit.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="f4NAlUikn9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">edit in</strong>, to include (material) in a book, film, etc., at the editing stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq732"> <strong class="phr">edit out</strong>, to exclude (material) from a book, film, etc., at the editing stage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [partly from Latin <em>ēditus</em>, past participle, given forth; partly backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022940" href="entry://editor%23bigmac000022940"><span class="smallcaps">editor</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edit.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edit.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> edited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq867"> edition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq658"> editor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of edition" src="word_pronunciations/07580.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'dishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> one of a number of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., issued at different times, and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from <em>impression</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> the format in which a literary work is published: <em class="example">a one-volume edition of Shakespeare.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq323"> the whole number of impressions or copies of a book, newspaper, etc., printed from one set of type at one time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq704"> a version of a software application, computer game, etc., incorporating new features.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq196"> a version of something: <em class="example">a gold edition of the standard cutlery.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēditio</em> a bringing forth, birth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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editor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">editor</span></header><div>/ˈɛdətə/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> someone who edits written material for publication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> a person responsible for the content of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually one who presents their opinion or comment in the name of the paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq533"> a person responsible for one aspect of a newspaper’s activities: <em class="example">fashion editor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq286"> a person responsible for the content and sometimes the policy of the publications of a publishing house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq994"> someone who edits films, recordings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a computer program used in writing and editing text.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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editorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">editorial</span><z><span target_id="HzzhzsQBZw">n.</span><span target_id="0kO9daiOUB">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of editorial" src="word_pronunciations/07581.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛdəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> eduh'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HzzhzsQBZw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> an article, in a newspaper or the like, presenting the opinion or comment of an editor or a leader-writer in the name of the publication; leader.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0kO9daiOUB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq723"> of or relating to an editor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq550"> written by an editor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1830s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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editorialise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">editorialise</span></header><div>/ɛdəˈtɔriəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> eduh'tawreeuhluyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">editorialised</strong>, <strong class="bold">editorialising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">to set forth one’s position or opinion on some subject in, or as if in, an editorial.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">editorialize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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editorialist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">editorialist</span></header><div>/ɛdəˈtɔriələst/ (<em>say</em> eduh'tawreeuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">someone who writes editorials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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editorially
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">editorially</span></header><div>/ɛdəˈtɔriəli/ (<em>say</em> eduh'tawreeuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> in an editorial manner; as an editor does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq830"> in an editorial, in editorials: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Australia’s leading newspapers have been editorially unanimous in condemning this proposed ban’s draconian nature.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald-sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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editorship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">editorship</span></header><div>/ˈɛdətəʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhtuhship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> the office or function of an editor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> editorial direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EDLP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac940185346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EDLP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq047">everyday low price.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EDM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971165342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EDM</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> electronic dance music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq988"> (in marketing) electronic direct mail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edmond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edmond</span></header><div>/ˈɛdmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'edmuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">1859–1933, Australian journalist, born in Scotland; important political and financial writer for the Sydney <em>Bulletin</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edmondson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edmondson</span></header><div>/ˈɛdmənsən/ (<em>say</em> 'edmuhnsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mark</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">born 1955, Australian tennis player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edmonton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edmonton</span></header><div>/ˈɛdməntən/ (<em>say</em> 'edmuhntuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> a city in south-western Canada; the capital of the province of Alberta; Alberta University founded 1966.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq771"> a town in northern Qld, now part of the Cairns city area to the south; sugar mill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac743644966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edn</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq199">edition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edo</span><z><span target_id="x1057LDyjc">n.</span><span target_id="uw75sIRivK">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'edoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x1057LDyjc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> a people of south-western Nigeria living in and around Benin City; famous for their bronze sculptures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Edo</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Edos</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq473"> Also, <strong class="vs">Bini</strong>. the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uw75sIRivK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggar</span></header><div>/ˈɛgə/ (<em>say</em> 'eguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023048" href="entry://egger%23bigmac000023048"><strong>egger</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggbound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggbound</span></header><div>/ˈɛgbaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'egbownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">unable to expel an egg.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eggbinding</strong> /ˈɛgbaɪndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'egbuynding), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggcorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac559155711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggcorn</span></header><div>/ˈɛgkɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'egkawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">a word or phrase created by replacing an element within an existing word or phrase with an element that has a similarity in sound, the new expression having a meaning which is plausible within the context of the original expression, as <em>old timer’s disease</em> for <em>Alzheimer’s disease.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044610" href="entry://malapropism%23bigmac000044610"><strong>malapropism</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[coined in 2003 by British-American linguist, Geoffrey Pullum, born 1945, from such a substitution of <em>eggcorn</em> for <em>acorn</em>, taken as a type]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggcup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggcup</span></header><div>/ˈɛgkʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'egkup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">a small cup for holding a boiled egg upright.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggflip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggflip</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eggflip" src="word_pronunciations/07617.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛgflɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'egflip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a milk drink containing whipped raw egg, sugar, and sometimes flavouring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggfruit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggfruit</span></header><div>/ˈɛgfrut/ (<em>say</em> 'egfrooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023054" href="entry://eggplant%23bigmac000023054"><strong>eggplant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggnog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggnog</span></header><div>/ˈɛgnɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'egnog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">an eggflip, with the addition of spices and alcohol, served hot or cold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100841" href="entry://egg%23bigmac000100841"><span class="smallcaps">egg<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>nog</em> strong ale]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggplant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggplant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eggplant" src="word_pronunciations/07618.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛgplænt/ (<em>say</em> 'egplant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> a plant, <em>Solanum melongena</em>, probably originally of Central Asia, cultivated for its edible, more or less egg-shaped fruit, dark purple (or sometimes white or yellow) in colour; aubergine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> the fruit, used as a table vegetable; aubergine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eggfruit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggslice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggslice</span></header><div>/ˈɛgslaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'egsluys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a utensil for removing fried eggs, etc., from a pan.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">egglifter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggspoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggspoon</span></header><div>/ˈɛgspun/ (<em>say</em> 'egspoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">a spoon, smaller than a teaspoon, used for eating boiled eggs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggwhisk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggwhisk</span></header><div>/ˈɛgwɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'egwisk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084760" href="entry://whisk%23bigmac000084760"><strong>whisk<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084760" href="entry://whisk%23mq409">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700344671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggy</span></header><div>/ˈɛgi/ (<em>say</em> 'egee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq275"> tasting strongly of egg: <em class="example">eggy custard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq965"> dipped in a soft-boiled egg or an egg mixture: <em class="example">eggy bread.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eGH
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac548473769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eGH</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq709">equine growth hormone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egis" src="word_pronunciations/00384.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈidʒəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eejuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000852" href="entry://aegis%23bigmac000000852"><strong>aegis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eglantine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eglantine</span></header><div>/ˈɛgləntin/ (<em>say</em> 'egluhnteen), /-aɪn/ (<em>say</em> -uyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">any of various plants of the genus <em>Rosa</em>, family Rosaceae, mainly of northern temperate and subtropical regions, especially sweetbriar.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eglatere</strong> /ˈɛglətɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'egluhtear). <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>eglentine</em>, from French <em>églantine</em>, from Old French <em>aiglent</em> sweetbriar, from Latin <em>acus</em> needle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EGM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac63510887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EGM<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq741">extraordinary general meeting.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac641422391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EGM<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/i dʒi ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> ee jee 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">any electronic device that permits gambling on a simulated event generated by a random number generator, especially one that simulates the spinning reels and resulting display of symbols of a mechanical poker machine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>lectronic</em>)<em> g</em>(<em>ambling</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>achine</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egmont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egmont</span></header><div>/ˈɛgmɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'egmont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> <strong>Mount</strong>, an extinct volcano in Egmont National Park in the south-western part of the North Island of NZ. 2518 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> <strong>Cape</strong>, a cape in the south-western part of the North Island of NZ, west of Mount Egmont.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ego
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ego</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ego" src="word_pronunciations/07627.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eegoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">egos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> the ‘I’ or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the enduring and conscious element which knows experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq143"> <em class="label">Psychoanalysis</em> that part of the psychic apparatus which organises its perceptions of the outside world, mediating between the primitive drives of the id and the demands of the social and physical environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq721"> <em class="label">Anthropology</em> the individual from whose point of view networks of kinship and family relationships are referenced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> conceit; egotism: <em class="example">to suffer from an overweening ego.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: I]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EGO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016624534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EGO</span></header><div>/ˈigoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eegoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surfing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">an evening glass-off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [acronym]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edumacate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac057508327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edumacate</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒəməkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhmuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">edumacated</strong>, <strong class="bold">edumacating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">to educate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [play on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087480" href="entry://educate%23bigmac000087480"><span class="smallcaps">educate</span></a> with the implication that the person addressed is ignorant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> (‘<em>the Black Prince</em>’), Prince of Wales 1330–76; English military commander (son of Edward III).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> <strong>Prince</strong> (<em>Edward Antony Richard Louis</em>), born 1964, youngest son of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq300"> a river in NSW, the largest anabranch of the Murray; leaves the Murray south of Deniliquin, flows north then north-west into the Wakool and rejoins the Murray near its junction with the Murrumbidgee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> a river in northern Qld, rising in the western Great Dividing Range and flowing west to the Gulf of Carpentaria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edwardian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edwardian</span></header><div>/ɛdˈwɔdiən/ (<em>say</em> ed'wawdeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> of or relating to the time of the reign of Edward VII.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> of or relating to the style of architecture, art, clothing, literature, etc., of the time of Edward VII, often characterised as opulent or ornate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq440"> of or relating to the lifestyle of the time of Edward VII, now often regarded as leisurely and self-satisfied.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Edwardianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edwards</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwədz/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhdz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ross</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">born 1943, Australian composer, interested especially in medieval techniques.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edwin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edwin</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwən/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">c. 585–633, king of Northumbria 617–33.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EEC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EEC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq544">European Economic Community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EEG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EEG</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> electroencephalogram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> electroencephalograph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EEO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EEO</span><z><span target_id="ukCQ46srGv">n.</span><span target_id="Rnae9gm9wH">adj.</span></z></header><div>/i i ˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ee ee 'oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ukCQ46srGv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024281" href="entry://equal%20employment%20opportunity%23bigmac000024281"><strong>equal employment opportunity</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq546"> a person in an organisation with responsibility for supervising or administering a policy of equal employment opportunity.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Rnae9gm9wH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq643"> of or relating to equal employment opportunity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>qual</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>mployment</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>pportunity</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EEPROM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152944585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EEPROM</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of EEPROM" src="word_pronunciations/08162.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiprɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'eeprom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq19">a computer memory chip the contents of which can be erased electronically and reprogrammed for other purposes.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024275" href="entry://EPROM%23bigmac000024275"><strong>EPROM</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>e</em>(<em>lectrically</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>rasable</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>rogrammable</em>)<em> r</em>(<em>ead</em>-)<em>o</em>(<em>nly</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>emory</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EER
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387377699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EER</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> energy efficiency ratio.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> energy efficiency rating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EEZ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877050123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EEZ</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq511">exclusive economic zone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ef-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ef-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq932">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><strong>ex-<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (by assimilation) before <em>f</em>, as in <em>efferent</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EFBD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac854081917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EFBD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq822">European foulbrood disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eff</span><z><span target_id="12wldB7F08">v.t.</span><span target_id="KGirqsTFAp">v.i.</span><span target_id="ymKKubIeuK">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ɛf/ (<em>say</em> ef) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="12wldB7F08">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> fuck: <em class="example">eff you!</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KGirqsTFAp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq978"> fuck: <em class="example">eff off!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ymKKubIeuK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq555"> <strong class="phr">effing and blinding</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> swearing; cursing. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from <em>eff</em> a euphemism for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090369" href="entry://fuck%23bigmac000090369"><span class="smallcaps">fuck</span></a> and <em>blinding</em> related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007850" href="entry://blimey%23bigmac000007850"><span class="smallcaps">blimey</span></a>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [respelling of pronunciation of <em>f</em>, first letter of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090369" href="entry://fuck%23bigmac000090369"><span class="smallcaps">fuck</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effable</span></header><div>/ˈɛfəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">utterable; expressible; able to be described in words.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>effābilis</em>, from <em>effāri</em> to utter, from <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>fāri</em> to speak]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efface</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of efface" src="word_pronunciations/07589.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> uh'fays) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">effaced</strong>, <strong class="bold">effacing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq950"> to wipe out; destroy; do away with: <em class="example">to efface a memory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq708"> to make inconspicuous or not noticeable: <em class="example">to efface oneself.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from French <em>effacer</em>, from <em>ef-</em> (from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <em>face</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102572" href="entry://face%23bigmac000102572"><span class="smallcaps">face</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effaceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>effacer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efficacious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efficacious</span></header><div>/ɛfəˈkeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> efuh'kayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">having or showing efficacy; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>efficācia</em> efficacy + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>efficaciously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>efficaciousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efficacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efficacy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of efficacy" src="word_pronunciations/07600.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛfəkəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhkuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">efficacies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">capacity for serving to produce effects; effectiveness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>efficācia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effigy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effigy</span><z><span target_id="yckWoKSGXr">n.</span><span target_id="XhtHp2rnsv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of effigy" src="word_pronunciations/07603.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛfədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yckWoKSGXr"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">effigies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument or coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> a doll or crude representation of a person, especially one made as an expression of hatred, or to be used in witchcraft.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XhtHp2rnsv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">burn </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hang</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in effigy</strong>, to burn or hang an image of (a person) as an expression of public indignation, ridicule, or hatred.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>effigie</em>, from Latin <em>effigies</em> copy of an object]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eight</span><z><span target_id="z89uJiQiNZ">n.</span><span target_id="m04i7cWeWZ">adj.</span><span target_id="u0qDbaFE0T">pron.</span><span target_id="1hBqatNgms">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eight" src="word_pronunciations/07637.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪt/ (<em>say</em> ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z89uJiQiNZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> a cardinal number, seven plus one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq744"> a symbol for this number, as 8 or VIII.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq881"> a set of this many persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq804"> a playing card bearing eight pips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Tasmania</em> a glass of beer of approximately 225 mL (8 fl oz).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq648"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq724"> a crew of eight rowers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq331"> a racing boat for a crew of eight and a cox.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m04i7cWeWZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq747"> amounting to eight in number: <em class="example">eight apples.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="u0qDbaFE0T">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq961"> eight people or things: <em class="example">sleeps eight; </em><em class="example">give me eight.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1hBqatNgms">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq309"> (<strong class="phr">one</strong>)<strong class="phr"> over the eight</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> intoxicated. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the customary worker’s rations of ale for a day which was 8 pints]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eighte</em>, <em>ehte</em>, Old English <em>eahta</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>octō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eightfold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eightfold</span><z><span target_id="w6YFK5RYzF">adj.</span><span target_id="r41LnC0WT1">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪtfoʊld/ (<em>say</em> 'aytfohld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w6YFK5RYzF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> comprising eight parts or members; eight times as great or as much.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="r41LnC0WT1">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq960"> in eightfold measure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eighth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eighth</span><z><span target_id="Q54fbON2gF">adj.</span><span target_id="b3XMi8Y1Ui">n.</span></z></header><div>/eɪtθ/ (<em>say</em> aytth) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Q54fbON2gF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> next after the seventh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> being one of eight equal parts.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b3XMi8Y1Ui">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq629"> the eighth one of a series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq497"> an eighth part, especially of one (¹⁄₈).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq053"> <em class="label">Music</em> an octave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eightsome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eightsome</span></header><div>/ˈeɪtsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aytsuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> <em class="label">Rare</em> a group of eight things or persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> Also, <strong class="vs">eightsome reel</strong>. a lively Scottish reel in which eight or a multiple of eight persons dance together.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eightvo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eightvo</span><z><span target_id="6haB1qONxw">n.</span><span target_id="MxjOL5vOTc">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪtvoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'aytvoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6haB1qONxw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eightvos</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051758" href="entry://octavo%23bigmac000051758"><strong>octavo</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051758" href="entry://octavo%23mq557">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MxjOL5vOTc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq561"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051758" href="entry://octavo%23bigmac000051758"><strong>octavo</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051758" href="entry://octavo%23mq609">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eighty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eighty</span><z><span target_id="QCzuAIbetc">n.</span><span target_id="ZmZSULb2KI">adj.</span><span target_id="H1FsTn36UJ">pron.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eighty" src="word_pronunciations/07636.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'aytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QCzuAIbetc"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eighties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> a cardinal number, ten times eight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> a symbol for this number, as 80 or LXXX or XXC.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq223"> (<em>plural</em>) the numbers from 80 to 89 of a series, especially with reference to the years of a person’s age, or the years of a century, especially the 20th.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZmZSULb2KI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq326"> amounting to eighty in number.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="H1FsTn36UJ">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq826"> eighty people or things.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eighteti</em>, Old English <em>eahtatig</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eightieth</strong> /ˈeɪtiəθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayteeuhth), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eijkman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eijkman</span></header><div>/ˈeɪkmən/ (<em>say</em> 'aykmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Christiaan</strong> /ˈkristiˌan/ (<em>say</em> 'kreestee.ahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">1858–1930, Dutch physician; shared Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1929 for discovery and investigation of vitamin B1.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eikon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eikon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eikon" src="word_pronunciations/11766.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪkɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'uykon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090739" href="entry://icon%23bigmac000090739"><strong>icon</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090739" href="entry://icon%23mq807">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090739" href="entry://icon%23mq750">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>eikōn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eilat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eilat</span></header><div>/eɪˈlat/ (<em>say</em> ay'laht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023170" href="entry://Elat%23bigmac000023170"><strong>Elat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eildon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eildon</span></header><div>/ˈildən/ (<em>say</em> 'eelduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">a town in central Victoria, north-east of Melbourne.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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einkorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">einkorn</span></header><div>/ˈaɪnkɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'uynkawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">a wheat, <em>Triticum monococcum</em>, family Poaceae, probably originally from south-east Europe and south-west Asia, cultivated by Neolithic peoples and still grown on rocky mountainous ground in southern Europe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: literally, one kernel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eire</span></header><div>/ˈɛərə/ (<em>say</em> 'airruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">former name of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac376108947" href="entry://Republic%20of%20Ireland%23bigmac376108947"><strong>Republic of Ireland</strong></a>; still its official Gaelic name.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EIS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EIS</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> environmental impact statement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> emissions intensity scheme.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejaculate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejaculate</span><z><span target_id="eUKEbkAel5">v.i.</span><span target_id="3mFgpjQIUK">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ejaculate" src="word_pronunciations/07641.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒækjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'jakyuhlayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ejaculate" src="word_pronunciations/07642.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ejaculated</strong>, <strong class="bold">ejaculating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eUKEbkAel5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq246"> to discharge seminal fluid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3mFgpjQIUK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq943"> to eject suddenly and swiftly; discharge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq356"> to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ējaculātus</em>, past participle, having cast out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ejaculator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejaculation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejaculation</span></header><div>/ədʒækjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhjakyuh'layshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> the act of ejaculating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> the rhythmic discharge of seminal fluid from the male passages; an emission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq301"> an abrupt, exclamatory utterance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejaculatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejaculatory</span></header><div>/əˈdʒækjələtri/ (<em>say</em> uh'jakyuhluhtree), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">relating to or of the nature of an ejaculation or exclamatory utterance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ejaculative</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eka-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eka-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq656">a prefix primarily used to indicate an element which stands or is assumed to stand in the same family of the periodic table as a specified element especially when not yet isolated: <em class="example">eka-tungsten.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <em>eka</em> one; used by Russian chemist, DI Mendeléeff, 1834–1907, to denote a predicted element that should occupy the next lower position to the one designated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eke<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="hYkIn4oNVL">v.t.</span><span target_id="BkGB1Hzcpx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eke" src="word_pronunciations/07645.mp3"></audio></span>/ik/ (<em>say</em> eek) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hYkIn4oNVL"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq370"> (<strong class="bold">eked</strong>, <strong class="bold">eking</strong>) <em class="label">Archaic</em> to increase; enlarge; lengthen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BkGB1Hzcpx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">eke out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq263"> to supply what is lacking to; supplement: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>If you unpick Juliet’s bridesmaid’s dress … and eke it out with an extra yard or two of red plush, you might contrive a most striking toilette at the cost of a dozen eggs</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ethel anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1956</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq337"> to contrive to make (a living) or support (existence) by various makeshifts: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a poor man eking out a miserable existence on a poverty-stricken holding</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">olaf ruhen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eken</em>, Old English <em>ēcan</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>augēre</em> increase; ultimately related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088639" href="entry://wax%23bigmac000088639"><span class="smallcaps">wax<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eke<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eke" src="word_pronunciations/07645.mp3"></audio></span>/ik/ (<em>say</em> eek) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">also.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eek</em>, from Old English <em>ēc</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ekistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ekistics</span></header><div>/iˈkɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> ee'kistiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">the science of human settlements, ancient and modern, which seeks to understand the interrelationship between human beings, the shelters they devise, the infrastructures they establish, and their physical and social environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Modern Greek <em>oikizein</em> to settle, colonise, from <em>oikos</em> house; coined by Konstantinos Doxiadis, 1913–75, Bulgarian-born Greek architect and urban planner] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ekistic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egoism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egoism</span></header><div>/ˈigoʊɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eegohizuhm), /ˈɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> 'egoh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one’s personal interest; pure selfishness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> egotism or self-conceit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq283"> <em class="label">Ethics</em> the doctrine that the self-interest of the individual is the basis of all behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099462" href="entry://ego%23bigmac000099462"><span class="smallcaps">ego</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egoist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egoist</span></header><div>/ˈigoʊəst/ (<em>say</em> 'eegohuhst), /ˈɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> 'egoh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> a self-centred or selfish person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023078" href="entry://egotist%23bigmac000023078"><strong>egotist</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq182"> an adherent of the metaphysical principle of the ego or self; a solipsist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099462" href="entry://ego%23bigmac000099462"><span class="smallcaps">ego</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egoistic</strong> /igoʊˈɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> eegoh'istik), /ɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> egoh-), <strong>egoistical</strong> /igoʊˈɪstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eegoh'istikuhl), /ɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> egoh-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egoistically</strong> /igoʊˈɪstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> eegoh'istiklee), /ɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> egoh-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egomania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egomania</span></header><div>/ˌigoʊˈmeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> .eegoh'mayneeuh), /ˌɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .egoh-), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">morbid egotism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099462" href="entry://ego%23bigmac000099462"><span class="smallcaps">ego</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044873" href="entry://-mania%23bigmac000044873"><span class="smallcaps">-mania</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egomaniac</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egomaniacal</strong> /ˌigoʊməˈnaɪɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .eegohmuh'nuyikuhl), /ˌɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .egoh-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egomaniacally</strong> /ˌigoʊməˈnaɪɪkli/ (<em>say</em> .eegohmuh'nuyiklee), /ˌɛgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .egoh-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egosurf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac978415884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egosurf</span></header><div>/ˈigoʊsɜf/ (<em>say</em> 'eegohserf) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">to search the internet for instances of one’s own name, as in mentions in text, links to one’s blog, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ego surf</strong>, <strong class="vs">ego-surf</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>egosurfing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egosurfer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egotism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egotism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egotism" src="word_pronunciations/07625.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhtizuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of egotism" src="word_pronunciations/07624.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛgə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eguh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> the habit of talking too much about oneself; self-conceit; boastfulness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq510"> selfishness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099462" href="entry://ego%23bigmac000099462"><span class="smallcaps">ego</span></a> + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egotist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egotist</span></header><div>/ˈigətəst/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhtuhst), /ˈɛgə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eguh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> a conceited, boastful person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023075" href="entry://egoist%23bigmac000023075"><strong>egoist</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099462" href="entry://ego%23bigmac000099462"><span class="smallcaps">ego</span></a> + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egotistical</strong> /igəˈtɪstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eeguh'tistikuhl), /ɛgə-/ (<em>say</em> eguh-), <strong>egotistic</strong> /igəˈtɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> eeguh'tistik), /ɛgə-/ (<em>say</em> eguh-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>egotistically</strong> /igəˈtɪstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> eeguh'tistiklee), /ɛgə-/ (<em>say</em> eguh-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egypt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egypt</span></header><div>/ˈidʒəpt/ (<em>say</em> 'eejuhpt), /ˈidʒɪpt/ (<em>say</em> 'eejipt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> a republic in north-eastern Africa, on the Mediterranean and Red Seas and bordered by Libya, Sudan, the Gaza Strip and Israel; a province of the Ottoman Empire before British occupation in 1882; gained independence as a kingdom in 1922; a republic since 1953. 997 738 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Arabic, also English and French. <em>Currency</em>: Egyptian pound. <em>Capital</em>: Cairo. Official name, <strong>Arab Republic of Egypt</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> a former kingdom in north-east Africa: divided into <strong>Lower Egypt</strong> (the Nile Delta) and <strong>Upper Egypt</strong> (from near Cairo south to the Sudan).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egypt.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egypt.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq611">Egyptian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egyptian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egyptian</span><z><span target_id="ux4J2b6Jvl">adj.</span><span target_id="LPXwhFpG33">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdʒɪpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'jipshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ux4J2b6Jvl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> of or relating to Egypt or its people: <em class="example">Egyptian architecture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> of or relating to the Romani people.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LPXwhFpG33">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq112"> a native or inhabitant of Egypt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a Romani person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq759"> the language of the ancient Egyptians, an extinct Afro-Asiatic language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq945"> food cooked in the Egyptian style: <em class="example">do you like Egyptian?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq675"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710540446" href="entry://Egyptian%20Arabic%23bigmac710540446"><strong>Egyptian Arabic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egyptology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egyptology</span></header><div>/ˌidʒɪpˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .eejip'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">the systematic study of Egyptian antiquities.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Egyptological</strong> /əˌdʒɪptəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.jiptuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Egyptologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EHF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EHF</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Radio</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">extremely high frequency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EHNV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085214513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EHNV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq059">epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ehoa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ehoa</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ehoa" src="word_pronunciations/07632.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛhoʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'ehohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">(as a term of address) friend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ehrlich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ehrlich</span></header><div>/ˈɜlɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'erlik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul Ralph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">born 1932, US ecologist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ehrlichiosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac685591122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ehrlichiosis</span></header><div>/ɜlɪkiˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> erlikee'ohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ehrlichioses</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a disease of dogs caused by the bacterium <em>Ehrlichia canis</em>, transmitted by ticks, especially the brown dog tick; characterised by fever, loss of appetite, lethargy, discharge from the eyes and nose, and bleeding disorders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [bacterium genus <em>Ehrlichia</em> named after Paul <em>Ehrlich</em>, 1854–1915, German scientist + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac903934916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq921">equine influenza.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EIA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962657627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EIA</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> environmental impact assessment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> equine infectious anaemia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eichmann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eichmann</span></header><div>/ˈaɪkmən/ (<em>say</em> 'uykmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Adolf</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">1906–62, German Nazi official who supervised the extermination of Jewish people in World War II; he was captured and executed in Israel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100561434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eid</span></header><div>/id/ (<em>say</em> eed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">either of the Islamic festivals Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid-ul-Adha, especially Eid-ul-Fitr.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac794253013" href="entry://Eid-ul-Fitr%23bigmac794253013"><strong>Eid-ul-Fitr</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac497269356" href="entry://Eid-ul-Adha%23bigmac497269356"><strong>Eid-ul-Adha</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Arabic: festival]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eidolon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eidolon</span></header><div>/aɪˈdoʊlɒn/ (<em>say</em> uy'dohlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eidola</strong> /aɪˈdoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> uy'dohluh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">an image; a phantom; an apparition: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And the Polly of eighteen looked back, with a motherly amusement, at her sixteen-year-old eidolon.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: image. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036221" href="entry://idol%23bigmac000036221"><span class="smallcaps">idol</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elasticise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elasticise</span></header><div>/əˈlæstəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastuhsuyz), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">elasticised</strong>, <strong class="bold">elasticising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">to weave with elastic thread or make with elastic sections.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elasticize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elasticity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elasticity</span></header><div>/əlæsˈtɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhlas'tisuhtee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elasticities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> the state or quality of being elastic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq944"> flexibility: <em class="example">elasticity of meaning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq038"> buoyancy; ability to resist or overcome depression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq998"> <em class="label">Economics</em> flexibility as of prices, costs, etc., in response to changes in other aspects of a market.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastics</span></header><div>/əˈlæstɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastiks), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">a game in which children jump in sets of patterns over stretched pieces of elastic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastin</span></header><div>/əˈlæstɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastin), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098987" href="entry://elastic%23bigmac000098987"><span class="smallcaps">elast(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastoplast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastoplast</span></header><div>/əˈlæstəplæst/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastuhplast), /-plast/ (<em>say</em> -plahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">an adhesive dressing for superficial wounds, usually supplied in long strips.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastration</span></header><div>/ˌilæsˈtreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .eelas'trayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a method of castrating male calves and lambs and of removing tails of lambs by placing an antiseptic rubber band about the testes or on the tail which cuts off the blood supply, and causes the part to die and fall off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098987" href="entry://elastic%23bigmac000098987"><span class="smallcaps">elast(ic)</span></a> + (<em>cast</em>)<em>ration</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077725" href="entry://castrate%23bigmac000077725"><span class="smallcaps">castrate</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastrator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastrator</span></header><div>/ˌilæsˈtreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> .eelas'traytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">an instrument used in elastration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elat</span></header><div>/eɪˈlat/ (<em>say</em> ay'laht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a port in southern Israel, at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel’s sole outlet to the Red Sea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eilat</strong>, <strong class="vs">Elath</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elate</span><z><span target_id="yV6Ox6MMy8">v.t.</span><span target_id="Q2ozfDcvyE">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elate" src="word_pronunciations/07657.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'layt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elate" src="word_pronunciations/07658.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yV6Ox6MMy8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> (<strong class="bold">elated</strong>, <strong class="bold">elating</strong>) to put in high spirits; make proud.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Q2ozfDcvyE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq050"> elated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ēlātus</em>, past participle, brought out, raised, exalted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elath</span></header><div>/eɪˈlat/ (<em>say</em> ay'laht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023170" href="entry://Elat%23bigmac000023170"><strong>Elat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elation</span></header><div>/əˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'layshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">exaltation of spirit, as from joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>elacioun</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elative</span><z><span target_id="1dWVIUQicT">adj.</span><span target_id="Rb8xTJhHcT">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈleɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'laytiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1dWVIUQicT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> having a superlative or intensive function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq959"> denoting a grammatical case used in some languages to express motion away from.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Rb8xTJhHcT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq783"> a superlative or intensifier.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlātus</em> elevated + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038671" href="entry://-ive%23bigmac000038671"><span class="smallcaps">-ive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elba</span></header><div>/ˈɛlbə/ (<em>say</em> 'elbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">an Italian island in the Mediterranean between Corsica and Italy; the scene of Napoleon’s first exile, 1814–15. 363 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elbe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elbe</span></header><div>/ɛlb/ (<em>say</em> elb), /ˈɛlbə/ (<em>say</em> 'elbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">a river flowing from the western part of the Czech Republic north-west through Germany to the North Sea near Hamburg. 1167 km.</span></div> Czech, <strong>Labe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elblăg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elblăg</span></header><div>/ˈɛlblɒŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'elblongk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a seaport in northern Poland; formerly in Germany.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elbing</strong> /ˈɛlbɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'elbing).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elbow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elbow</span><z><span target_id="yEyq6dDpoQ">n.</span><span target_id="wQz4FfISp0">v.t.</span><span target_id="32czF5s913">v.i.</span><span target_id="v36v6koh9w">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elbow" src="word_pronunciations/07662.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛlboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'elboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yEyq6dDpoQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> the bend or joint of the arm between upper arm and forearm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> something bent like the elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wQz4FfISp0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq639"> to push with or as with the elbow; jostle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq282"> to make (one’s way) by so pushing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="32czF5s913">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq574"> to push; jostle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v36v6koh9w">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">at one’s elbow</strong>, near at hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">bend </strong>(or <strong class="phr">raise</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s elbow</strong>, to drink (especially to consume beer).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq78"> <strong class="phr">give someone the elbow</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq919"> to fend someone off.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq16"> to dismiss, sack, or omit someone from a team or side, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">out at elbows</strong> or <strong class="phr">out at the elbow</strong>, ragged or impoverished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq719"> <strong class="phr">up to the elbows</strong>, very busy; wholly engaged or engrossed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>elbowe</em>, Old English <em>elneboga</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023436" href="entry://ell%23bigmac000023436"><span class="smallcaps">ell</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102478" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000102478"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elbrus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elbrus</span></header><div>/ɪlˈbrus/ (<em>say</em> il'broohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a mountain in southern Russia, near the border with Georgia, in the Caucasus Mountains; the highest peak in Europe. 5633 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elbruz</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elche</span></header><div>/ˈeɪltʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'aylchay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">a town in eastern Spain; extensive date palm plantations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eldritch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eldritch</span></header><div>/ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'eldrich) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">weird; unearthly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>elrich</em>; compare Old English <em>el-</em> foreign and <em>rīce</em> kingdom, realm, hence ‘one from a foreign realm’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ELE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac615160165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ELE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq148">extinction-level event.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ekka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ekka</span></header><div>/ˈɛkə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> <em class="label">Qld</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac109007462" href="entry://Royal%20Queensland%20Show%23bigmac109007462"><strong>Royal Queensland Show</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq497"> the Brisbane showground.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Exhibition</strong>. <div class="etym">[colloquial shortened form of (<em>Brisbane</em>)<em> Exhibition</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ekphrasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac614894764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ekphrasis</span></header><div>/ˈɛkfrəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ekfruhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">the use of one art form to provide a commentary on or an explication of another art form, with the intention of making the latter more accessible to a particular audience.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ecphrasis</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>ekphrazein</em> to speak out, to call an inanimate object by name] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ekphrastic</strong> /ɛkˈfræstɪk/ (<em>say</em> ek'frastik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ekpyrotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac329174302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ekpyrotic</span></header><div>/ɛkpaɪˈrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ekpuy'rotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">of or relating to a model of the universe in which the big bang and subsequent expansion is preceded by a contracting universe in which the visible three-dimensional universe collides with other branes in higher dimensional space.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ekpyros</em> out of fire]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672572225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EL</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">express lane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elaborate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elaborate</span><z><span target_id="5IoG3dkGbM">adj.</span><span target_id="sP2jJXyjGq">v.t.</span><span target_id="olbEFses5E">v.i.</span><span target_id="yLjGKTG5w8">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5IoG3dkGbM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elaborate" src="word_pronunciations/07647.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlæbərət/ (<em>say</em> uh'labuhruht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: <em class="example">elaborate preparations; </em><em class="example">an elaborate scheme.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> ornate in a complicated way: <em class="example">elaborate furnishings.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elaborate" src="word_pronunciations/07648.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlæbəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'labuhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elaborate" src="word_pronunciations/07649.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) (<strong class="bold">elaborated</strong>, <strong class="bold">elaborating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sP2jJXyjGq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq313"> to work out carefully or minutely; work up to perfection: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As she elaborated this idea, she watched Bernard’s interest wane till he helped himself to a bottle of beer from the refrigerator.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq900"> to produce or develop by labour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to convert (food, plasma, etc.) by means of chemical processes into a substance more suitable for use within the body.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="olbEFses5E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq290"> to become elaborate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yLjGKTG5w8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">elaborate on</strong>, to add details to; give fuller treatment of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hawke then elaborated on the differences of opinion over the Budget</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlabōrātus</em>, past participle, worked out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elaborately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elaborateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elaborator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elaborative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elaboration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elaboration</span></header><div>/əlæbəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhlabuh'rayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> the act of elaborating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> the state of being elaborated; elaborateness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq476"> something elaborated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq916"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> the process by which substances are built up in the bodies of animals or plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elagabalus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elagabalus</span></header><div>/ɛləˈgæbələs/ (<em>say</em> eluh'gabuhluhs), /ilə-/ (<em>say</em> eeluh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023142" href="entry://Heliogabalus%23bigmac000023142"><strong>Heliogabalus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elaine</span></header><div>/əˈleɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'layn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> the name of several characters in Arthurian legends, notably: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq334"> the ‘lily maid of Astolat’ who pined and died for Lancelot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> the half-sister of Arthur and mother of his son Mordred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq203"> the daughter of King Pelles and mother of Sir Galahad.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elaiosome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac591457784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elaiosome</span></header><div>/əˈlaɪəsoʊm/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyuhsohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">a fleshy structure attached to the seed of many plant species; rich in fats and proteins and attracting ants which feed it to their larvae and disperse the seeds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>elaion</em> oil + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070202" href="entry://-some%23bigmac000070202"><span class="smallcaps">-some<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elam</span></header><div>/ˈiləm/ (<em>say</em> 'eeluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">1823–88, English philanthropist in NZ; bequeathed money to found Elam School of Art in Auckland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elamite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elamite</span><z><span target_id="GEN9GSlX49">n.</span><span target_id="6muDVeaarR">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈiləmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eeluhmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GEN9GSlX49"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> an inhabitant of the ancient country of Elam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> Also, <strong class="vs">Elamitic</strong>, <strong class="vs">Susian</strong>. the extinct language of this people, not related to any other ancient or modern language.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6muDVeaarR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq450"> of or relating to Elam.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elan" src="word_pronunciations/07651.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈlæn/ (<em>say</em> ay'lan), /-ˈlɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> -'lon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">dash; impetuous ardour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">élan</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from <em>élancer</em> hurl, rush forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eland</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eland" src="word_pronunciations/07650.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈilənd/ (<em>say</em> 'eeluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elands</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">eland</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">either of two large, heavily built African antelopes, the <strong>common eland</strong>, <em>Taurotragus oryx</em>, and the <strong>giant eland</strong>, <em>T. derbianus</em>, having spirally twisted horns in both sexes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans, special use of Dutch <em>eland</em> elk, from German <em>Eland</em>, from Lithuanian <em>élnis</em> elk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elapid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elapid</span><z><span target_id="zXsCiAD0iM">n.</span><span target_id="krMbXcG6ac">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛləpɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhpid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zXsCiAD0iM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> any snake of the family Elapidae, of warm regions, characterised by fixed venomous fangs at the front of the jaw, and including many Australian snakes, as the taipan and tiger snake, as well as cobras, mambas and kraits.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="krMbXcG6ac">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq174"> of or relating to the Elapidae family of snakes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elapse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elapse</span><z><span target_id="uEAg112d63">v.i.</span><span target_id="cZn16TuzNP">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elapse" src="word_pronunciations/07653.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlæps/ (<em>say</em> uh'laps), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elapse" src="word_pronunciations/07654.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uEAg112d63"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> (<strong class="bold">elapsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">elapsing</strong>) (of time) to slip by or pass away.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cZn16TuzNP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq835"> the passing (of time); lapse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlapsus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ELAS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ELAS</span></header><div>/ˈɛlas/ (<em>say</em> 'elahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">Hellenic People’s Army of Liberation, the military organisation of the EAM; powerful Greek resistance force in World War II.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elas</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elasmobranch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elasmobranch</span><z><span target_id="BEdidJvNvV">adj.</span><span target_id="DbKJiRWQRm">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlæzməbræŋk/ (<em>say</em> uh'lazmuhbrangk), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BEdidJvNvV"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq759"> of the Elasmobranchii, the group of vertebrates including the sharks and rays, with cartilaginous skeletons and five to seven pairs of gill openings.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DbKJiRWQRm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq643"> an elasmobranch fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Elasmobranchii</em>, plural, from Greek <em>elasmo</em>(<em>s</em>) metal plate + <em>branchia</em> gills]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastance</span></header><div>/əˈlæstəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastuhns), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">the reciprocal of electrical capacitance, measured in farad<sup>-1</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098987" href="entry://elastic%23bigmac000098987"><span class="smallcaps">elast(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002444" href="entry://-ance%23bigmac000002444"><span class="smallcaps">-ance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastase</span></header><div>/əˈlæsteɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">an enzyme which breaks up elastin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastic</span><z><span target_id="xgwi7720Oz">adj.</span><span target_id="Gf7XV3Iz8L">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elastic" src="word_pronunciations/07655.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elastic" src="word_pronunciations/07656.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xgwi7720Oz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> having the property of recovering shape after deformation, as solids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> spontaneously expansive, as gases.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq260"> flexible, yielding, or accommodating: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Flaherty had put a very elastic interpretation on the word respectable</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq718"> springing back or rebounding; springy: <em class="example">an elastic step.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq647"> readily recovering from depression or exhaustion; buoyant: <em class="example">an elastic temperament.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Gf7XV3Iz8L">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq813"> webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic with strips of rubber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq321"> a piece of this material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq746"> <em class="label">US</em> a rubber band.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>elasticus</em>, from Greek <em>elastikos</em> propulsive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elastically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elf</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elf" src="word_pronunciations/07736.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlf/ (<em>say</em> elf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elves</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elf" src="word_pronunciations/07737.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlvz/ (<em>say</em> elvz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq459"> one of a class of imaginary beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; a sprite; a fairy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq671"> a dwarf or a small child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq770"> a small, mischievous person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, backformation from <em>elven</em>, Old English <em>elfen</em> nymph (feminine elf), representing Old English <em>ælf</em>, related to German <em>Alp</em> nightmare (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050154" href="entry://nightmare%23mq269">3</a>), incubus]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ELF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac032334531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ELF</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Radio</em> extremely low frequency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq639"> English as a lingua franca.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elfchild
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elfchild</span></header><div>/ˈɛlftʃaɪld/ (<em>say</em> 'elfchuyld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012689" href="entry://changeling%23bigmac000012689"><strong>changeling</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012689" href="entry://changeling%23mq919">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elfin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elfin</span><z><span target_id="jla9PKhZK4">adj.</span><span target_id="3hq7H78nY1">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛlfən/ (<em>say</em> 'elfuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jla9PKhZK4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> of or like elves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> small, mischievous, sprightly, bright.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3hq7H78nY1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq080"> an elf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of Middle English <em>elven</em> an elf, from Old English <em>ælfen</em>, <em>elfen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elfish</span></header><div>/ˈɛlfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'elfish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> elf-like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq083"> small and mischievous.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elvish</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>elfishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elfishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elflock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elflock</span></header><div>/ˈɛlflɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'elflok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">a tangled lock of hair.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elgar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elgar</span></header><div>/ˈɛlga/ (<em>say</em> 'elgah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Edward William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">1857–1934, English composer; works include the <em>Pomp and Circumstance</em> marches, the oratorio <em>The Dream of Gerontius</em> and a noted cello concerto.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elgin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elgin</span></header><div>/ˈɛlgən/ (<em>say</em> 'elguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048093" href="entry://Moray%23bigmac000048093"><strong>Moray</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elgon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elgon</span></header><div>/ˈɛlgən/ (<em>say</em> 'elguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">an isolated volcanic mountain in eastern Africa, on the borders of Uganda and Kenya. 4321 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eli</span></header><div>/ˈilaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'eeluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">a Hebrew judge and high priest. I Samuel 1–3.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>‘Elī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elia<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈilɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'eelear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">pen-name of Charles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102958" href="entry://Lamb%23bigmac000102958"><strong>Lamb</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Elian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elia<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈilɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'eelear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a department of south-western Greece; in ancient times, part of the state of Elis. 2681 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Modern Greek, <strong>Ilía</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Eleia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elias</span></header><div>/əˈlaɪəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">(in the New Testament) Elijah. Matthew 16:14, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elicit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elicit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elicit" src="word_pronunciations/07738.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɪsət/ (<em>say</em> uh'lisuht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>By question and answer he elicited the information that the tribe had seen the approach of the horses from a good distance</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">olaf ruhen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlicitus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elicitation</strong> /əlɪsəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhlisuh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elicitor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elide</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elide" src="word_pronunciations/07739.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elide" src="word_pronunciations/07740.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">elided</strong>, <strong class="bold">eliding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlīdere</em> crush out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eligibility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eligibility</span></header><div>/ɛlədʒəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> eluhjuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eligibilities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> worthiness or fitness to be chosen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq202"> legal qualification for election or appointment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eligible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eligible</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eligible" src="word_pronunciations/07741.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛlədʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhjuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice; desirable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq112"> legally qualified to be elected or appointed to office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq599"> of a single person, the desirable object of matrimonial designs: <em class="example">an eligible bachelor.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>ēligere</em> pick out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eligibly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elijah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elijah</span></header><div>/əˈlaɪdʒə/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a major Hebrew prophet of the 9th century BC. I Kings 17, II Kings 2.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elikón
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elikón</span></header><div>/ɛliˈkɒn/ (<em>say</em> elee'kon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033640" href="entry://Helicon%23bigmac000033640"><strong>Helicon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eliminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eliminate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eliminate" src="word_pronunciations/07742.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɪməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'limuhnayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eliminate" src="word_pronunciations/07743.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eliminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">eliminating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> to get rid of; expel; remove: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This will not only eliminate such costly accessories as glasses and barmaids, but also pubs.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cyril pearl</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> to omit as irrelevant or unimportant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to void or expel (waste matter) from an organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to remove (a quantity) from an equation by elimination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to murder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlīminātus</em>, past participle, turned out of doors] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eliminability</strong> /əlɪmənəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhlimuhnuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eliminator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eliminable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eliminative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eliminatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elimination</span><z><span target_id="JcZNjeWQmF">n.</span><span target_id="oLimBI7nbF">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əlɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhlimuh'nayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JcZNjeWQmF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> the act of eliminating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> the state of being eliminated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq829"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the process of solving a system of linear equations by a procedure in which variables are successively removed.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oLimBI7nbF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq992"> of or relating to a competition in which losing players are removed at the end of each round until only the winner remains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ELINT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac810183753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ELINT</span></header><div>/ˈilɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'eelint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">signals intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources), as electronic signals which are not part of communications systems, such as satellite transmissions, radar, etc.; part of SIGINT.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eliot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eliot</span></header><div>/ˈɛliət/ (<em>say</em> 'eleeuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> <strong>George</strong> (<em>Mary Ann Evans</em>), 1819–80, English realist novelist; her best-known works are <em>The Mill on the Floss</em> (1860), <em>Silas Marner</em> (1861), and <em>Middlemarch</em> (1872).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> <strong>T</strong>(<strong>homas</strong>)<strong> S</strong>(<strong>tearns</strong>), 1888–1965, British poet, critic, and essayist, born in the US; his poetry includes <em>The Waste Land</em> (1922) and <em>Ash Wednesday</em> (1930); his verse plays include <em>Murder in the Cathedral</em> (1935) and <em>The Family Reunion</em> (1939); Nobel prize for literature 1948.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac667005270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elis</span></header><div>/ˈiləs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> an ancient country in western Greece, in the Peloponnesus; site of the ancient Olympic Games.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq083"> the capital of this country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elisha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elisha</span></header><div>/əˈlaɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century BC, the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elision</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elision" src="word_pronunciations/07744.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizhuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elision" src="word_pronunciations/07745.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in writing or pronunciation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlīsio</em> a striking out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elista
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elista</span></header><div>/ɛˈlɪstə/ (<em>say</em> e'listuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">a city in southern Russia, the capital of the federal republic of Kalmykia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elite</span><z><span target_id="cRq61X7amz">n.</span><span target_id="WOhrrqSS4P">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elite" src="word_pronunciations/07746.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlit/ (<em>say</em> uh'leet), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elite" src="word_pronunciations/07747.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elite" src="word_pronunciations/07748.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cRq61X7amz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> the choice or best part, as of a body or class of persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) persons of the highest class: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The reception was full of Melbourne’s business and social elite</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> a small type, approximately 10-point, used in typewriters and having about one character every 2 mm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq455"> <strong>the elite</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq194"> the most privileged or advantaged groups in a society, organisation, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq961"> the people constituting the group regarded as the most superior.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq411"> the people constituting a group which perceives itself to be the most superior.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WOhrrqSS4P">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq755"> of or relating to or belonging to an elite: <em class="example">elite schools.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>élire</em> choose, from Latin <em>ēligere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elitism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elitism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elitism" src="word_pronunciations/07749.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlitɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'leetizuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elitism" src="word_pronunciations/07750.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elitism" src="word_pronunciations/07751.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> practice of or belief in rule by an elite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favoured group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq701"> snobbery; anti-democratic sentiment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As everywhere else, in our workshops and classes we must combat elitism, sexism, racism</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dennis altman</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>elitist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elitist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elitist</span><z><span target_id="pMb5Biw9zh">n.</span><span target_id="ZvKhFMxxff">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlitəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'leetuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pMb5Biw9zh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> someone who belongs to an elite or favours elitism.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZvKhFMxxff">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq011"> of or for some special, usually privileged or unusually gifted, section or sections of the people: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The prolongation of life could become an expensive elitist pastime, a matter of production rather than relationship.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim costello</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058129" href="entry://populist%23bigmac000058129"><strong>populist</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elixir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elixir</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elixir" src="word_pronunciations/07752.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɪksə/ (<em>say</em> uh'liksuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elixir" src="word_pronunciations/07753.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elixir" src="word_pronunciations/07754.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> an alchemic preparation formerly believed to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold, or of prolonging life (<strong>elixir vitae</strong> or <strong>elixir of life</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> a sovereign remedy; panacea; cure-all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq349"> the quintessence or absolute embodiment of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq011"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq028"> a tincture with more than one base, or some similar compound medicine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq338"> an aromatic, sweetened alcoholic liquid containing medicinal agents, or used as a vehicle for them.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic <em>el</em>, <em>al</em> the + <em>iksīr</em> philosopher’s stone, probably from Late Greek <em>xērion</em> a drying powder for wounds]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elk" src="word_pronunciations/07755.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlk/ (<em>say</em> elk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elks</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">elk</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> the largest existing deer, <em>Alces alces</em>, having a large head with broad, overhanging muzzle, and large palmate antlers in the male, found in moist wooded areas across the Northern Hemisphere. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093803" href="entry://moose%23bigmac000093803"><strong>moose</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> (in America) the red deer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq879"> a pliable leather made originally of elk hide but later of calfskin or cowhide tanned and smoked to resemble elk hide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>elke</em>, from Old Norse <em>elgr</em>; related to Old English <em>elch</em>, <em>elh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elkhound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elkhound</span></header><div>/ˈɛlkhaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'elkhownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">one of a large, strong breed of dogs with a thick grey coat, originally a Norwegian hunting dog.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Norwegian elkhound</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elkin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elkin</span></header><div>/ˈɛlkən/ (<em>say</em> 'elkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>A</strong>(<strong>dolphus</strong>)<strong> P</strong>(<strong>eter</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">1891–1979, Australian anthropologist and writer.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>AP Elkin</strong> was born at West Maitland, NSW, and educated at local schools and at the University of Sydney before joining the Anglican ministry. In 1925–27 he completed a PhD in anthropology at the University of London. After extensive fieldwork in the Kimberleys, he combined fieldwork in SA with ecclesiastical duties at Morpeth, NSW. As professor of anthropology at the University of Sydney (1934–56) and editor of <em>Oceania</em> (1933–79), Elkin became an influential government adviser and activist for Aboriginal welfare. His books include <em>Australian Aborigines: How to understand them </em>(1938) and <em>Social Anthropology in Melanesia: A review of research</em> (1953). </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elkington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elkington</span></header><div>/ˈɛlkɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'elkingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Simeon Colebrook</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">1871–1955, Australian public health administrator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elkins
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elkins</span></header><div>/ˈɛlkənz/ (<em>say</em> 'elkuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Margreta Ann Enid</strong> (<em>Greta</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">1930–2009, Australian mezzo-soprano opera singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ell</span></header><div>/ɛl/ (<em>say</em> el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">a former measure of length, varying in different countries, but often about 115 cm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>eln</em>, originally meaning arm, forearm, distantly related to Latin <em>ulna</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098597" href="entry://elbow%23bigmac000098597"><span class="smallcaps">elbow</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellás
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellás</span></header><div>/ɛˈlas/ (<em>say</em> e'lahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092084" href="entry://Greece%23bigmac000092084"><strong>Greece</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellington</span></header><div>/ˈɛlɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'elingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Duke</strong> (<em>Edward Kennedy Ellington</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">1899–1974, US jazz composer, pianist, and conductor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elliot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elliot</span></header><div>/ˈɛliət/ (<em>say</em> 'eleeuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">a peak in north-eastern Qld, near Townsville, within the Bowling Green National Park. 1240 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elliott
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elliott</span></header><div>/ˈɛliət/ (<em>say</em> 'eleeuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq999"> <strong>H</strong>(<strong>arold</strong>)<strong> E</strong>(<strong>dward</strong>) (‘<em>Pompey</em>’), 1878–1931, Australian soldier in the Boer War and World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Brigadier General HE (&amp;#8216;Pompey&amp;#8217;) Elliott, commander in France of the 15th Brigade, AIF, during World War I.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Elliott_A02607.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq650"> <strong>Herb</strong>(<strong>ert</strong>)<strong> James</strong>, born 1938, Australian middle-distance runner; won Olympic gold medal for 1500 m in 1960.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq582"> <strong>John Dorman</strong>, 1941–2021, Australian businessman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq748"> <strong>Madge</strong>, 1900–55, Australian dancer and musical comedy actor, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq304"> <strong>Sumner Locke</strong>, 1917–91, Australian novelist and playwright; author of <em>Careful, He Might Hear You</em> (1963).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>HE Elliott</strong> was born in West Charlton, Victoria. Following service in the Boer War, Elliott completed legal studies at the University of Melbourne and set up a firm of solicitors. He also joined the Commonwealth Militia, and by 1913 had reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. At the outbreak of World War I, Elliott was given command of the 7th Battalion. At Gallipoli Elliott gained a reputation for courage and leadership - four of the seven Victoria Crosses awarded at Lone Pine went to his battalion. On the Western Front, in command of the 15th Infantry Brigade, Elliott foresaw the outcome of the infantry assault at Fromelles and was deeply distressed by the losses suffered. At Polygon Wood (September 1917) and the recapture of Villers-Bretonneux (April 1918), his tactical troop deployments were instrumental in thwarting German advances. His subsequent failure to be given a divisional command - he was passed over in favour of his rival, John Gellibrand - caused lingering resentment. After the war, Elliott served in federal parliament as a Victorian senator. Despite his subsequent promotion to major general and command of 3rd Division, increasing bitterness at not rising to a higher rank during the war may have been a factor in his eventual suicide. His nickname came from Fred ’Pompey’ Elliott, a well-known captain of the Carlton Football Club. The 7th Battalion was raised in the grounds of Melbourne University in North Carlton, and included a number of Carlton supporters.</div><div class="backshade"><strong>Herb Elliott</strong> was born in Perth. Trained by the innovative and unconventional Percy Cerutty, he became one of Australia’s greatest middle-distance runners. He won two gold medals at the 1958 Commonwealth Games at Cardiff and in the same year established a new world mile record at Dublin. In winning the 1500 metres gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics he also established a new world record. He was never defeated in mile or 1500 metres events as a senior runner. His later career combined success in business with sports administration as a member of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Athletics Australia.</div><div class="backshade">Sydney-born <strong>Sumner Locke Elliott</strong> left Australia in 1948 to further his career in the US. He wrote plays for both stage and television, including <em>Rusty Bugles</em> (1948) and <em>The Grey Nurse Said Nothing</em> (1959). His partly autobiographical novel, <em>Careful, He Might Hear You</em> (1963), won the Miles Franklin Award and was translated into six languages. <em>Water Under the Bridge</em> (1977), also set in Sydney, won the Patrick White Literary Award in 1978.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ellipse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ellipse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ellipse" src="word_pronunciations/07756.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɪps/ (<em>say</em> uh'lips), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ellipse" src="word_pronunciations/07757.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane which cuts obliquely the axis and the opposite sides of the cone.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="vs">ellipsis</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>ellipsis</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac90350" href="entry://ellipsis%23bigmac90350"><span class="smallcaps">ellipsis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ellipsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac90350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ellipsis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ellipsis" src="word_pronunciations/07758.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɪpsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'lipsuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ellipsis" src="word_pronunciations/07759.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ellipses</strong> /əˈlɪpsiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'lipseez), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ellipsis" src="word_pronunciations/07759.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> the omission from a sentence of a word or words which would complete or clarify the construction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a mark or marks as — or … or ***, to indicate an omission or suppression of letters or words, or a pause, especially in quoted dialogue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Rare</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023443" href="entry://ellipse%23bigmac000023443"><strong>ellipse</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>elleipsis</em> omission]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ellipsoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ellipsoid</span><z><span target_id="7FNGOItUTi">n.</span><span target_id="ej0Vbq4Xje">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlɪpsɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'lipsoyd), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7FNGOItUTi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> a solid figure all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ej0Vbq4Xje">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq907"> ellipsoidal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ellipsoidal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ellipsoidal</span></header><div>/əlɪpˈsɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> uhlip'soydl), /ˌilɪp-/ (<em>say</em> .eelip-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">relating to, or having the form of, an ellipsoid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elliptical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elliptical</span><z><span target_id="guNJDT8ovp">adj.</span><span target_id="Ocw0aeQ8BI">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlɪptɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'liptikuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="guNJDT8ovp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">elliptic</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> relating to or having the form of an ellipse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> relating to or marked by grammatical ellipsis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq153"> extremely or excessively concise or condensed.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ocw0aeQ8BI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq408"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac862267654" href="entry://cross%20trainer%23bigmac862267654"><strong>cross trainer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac862267654" href="entry://cross%20trainer%23mq621">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>elliptically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elliptically
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elliptically</span></header><div>/əˈlɪptɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uh'liptiklee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> in the form of an ellipse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> in an elliptical manner; with an ellipsis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ellipticity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ellipticity</span></header><div>/əlɪpˈtɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhlip'tisuhtee), /ˌilɪp-/ (<em>say</em> .eelip-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ellipticities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">the degree of divergence of an ellipse from the circle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellis</span></header><div>/ˈɛləs/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> <strong>Catherine</strong>, 1935–96, Australian music educator; studied Aboriginal music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq438"> <strong>Liz</strong>, born 1973, Australian netball player, national team captain 2004–07.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq350"> <strong>Malcolm Henry</strong>, 1890–1969, Australian journalist, author and historian; wrote under the nom de plume ‘<em>Ek Dum</em>’ for the Sydney <em>Bulletin</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq143"> <strong>Robert</strong> (<em>Bob</em>), 1942–2016, Australian author and film, stage and television writer; best-known films <em>Newsfront</em> (1978) and <em>Man of Flowers</em> (1983).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Bob Ellis</strong> was born in Lismore, NSW. He co-wrote the musical play <em>The Legend of King O’Malley</em> (1970), the films <em>Newsfront</em> (1978) and <em>Man of Flowers</em> (1983), and the television miniseries about the Australian Labor Party, <em>True Believers</em> (1988). He wrote and directed the semi-autobiographical film <em>The Nostradamus Kid</em> (1993). Ellis had a long involvement with left-of-centre politics: writing political essays, covering election campaigns as a journalist and writing speeches for Labor leaders Kim Beazley, Bob Carr and Mark Latham. His books include <em>Goodbye Jerusalem</em> (1997) and <em>Goodbye Babylon</em> (2002), both personal insights into the Labor Party, and <em>Night Thoughts in Time of War</em> (2004).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elm" src="word_pronunciations/07761.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛlm/ (<em>say</em> elm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> any tree, mostly deciduous, of the genus <em>Ulmus</em>, family Ulmaceae, of northern temperate regions and mountains of tropical Asia, as <strong>English elm</strong>, <em>U. procera</em>, a large tree probably once endemic in England, now widely cultivated for shade and ornament, and the <strong>Chinese elm</strong>, <em>U. parvifolia</em>, of China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq494"> the wood of any such tree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elman</span></header><div>/ˈɛlmən/ (<em>say</em> 'elmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mischa</strong> /ˈmiʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'meeshuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">1891–1967, US violinist, born in Russia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elms</span></header><div>/ɛlmz/ (<em>say</em> elmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lauris Margaret</strong> /ˈlɒrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'loruhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">born 1931, Australian contralto opera and concert singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elocute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elocute</span></header><div>/ˈɛləkjut/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhkyooht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<em>often mocking</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">to speak with a display of euphony and precise articulation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088121" href="entry://elocution%23bigmac000088121"><span class="smallcaps">elocution</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elocution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elocution</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elocution" src="word_pronunciations/07762.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛləˈkjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> eluh'kyoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> manner of speaking or reading in public: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In all other respects his elocution made my late grandfather sound like Leslie Howard.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">clive james</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> the study and practice of spoken delivery, including the management of voice and gesture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlocūtio</em> a speaking out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elocutionary</strong> /ɛləˈkjuʃənri/ (<em>say</em> eluh'kyoohshuhnree), /-ʃənəri/ (<em>say</em> -shuhnuhree), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elocutionist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elohim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elohim</span></header><div>/ɛˈloʊhɪm/ (<em>say</em> e'lohhim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">the Hebrew word for God, often used in Hebrew text of the Old Testament</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>elōhim</em>, properly plural of <em>elōh</em> god, but often taken as singular]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elohist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394993595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elohist</span></header><div>/ɛˈloʊhəst/ (<em>say</em> e'lohhuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">the writer (or writers) of one of the major strands or sources of the Hexateuch, the first six books of the Old Testament, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim instead of Yahweh (Jehovah).</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086209" href="entry://Yahwist%23bigmac000086209"><strong>Yahwist</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Elohistic</strong> /ɛloʊˈhɪstək/ (<em>say</em> eloh'histuhk), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eloign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eloign</span></header><div>/əˈlɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'loyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">to remove (oneself) to a distance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eloin</strong>. <div class="etym">[Anglo-French <em>esloignier</em>, from Old French <em>es-</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <em>loign</em> far away (from Latin <em>longē</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elongate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elongate</span><z><span target_id="l2svrIOSsz">v.t.</span><span target_id="cFeTxwgTFf">v.i.</span><span target_id="okghRWsKQq">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elongate" src="word_pronunciations/07763.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈilɒŋgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eelonggayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">elongated</strong>, <strong class="bold">elongating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="l2svrIOSsz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cFeTxwgTFf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq043"> to increase in length.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="okghRWsKQq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq768"> elongated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>ēlongātus</em>, past participle, removed, prolonged]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elongation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elongation</span></header><div>/ilɒŋˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eelong'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> the act of elongating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> the state of being elongated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq058"> that which is elongated; an elongated part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the angular distance measured from the earth, between a planet or the moon and the sun, or between a satellite and the planet about which it revolves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elope</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elope" src="word_pronunciations/07764.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈloʊp/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohp), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elope" src="word_pronunciations/07765.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">eloped</strong>, <strong class="bold">eloping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> to run away with a lover, usually in order to marry without parental consent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>what’s become of the last housekeeper? Thought she was a fixture. Not eloped, I hope?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">erle cox</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq660"> to abscond or escape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>*alopen</em>, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000003" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000003"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <em>lopen</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043417" href="entry://lope%23bigmac000043417"><span class="smallcaps">lope</span></a>. Compare Anglo-French <em>aloper</em> ravish (a woman), elope (with a man)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elopement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eloper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Els
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48340856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Els</span></header><div>/ɛlz/ (<em>say</em> elz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernie</strong> (<em>Theodore Ernest Els</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">born 1969, South African golfer; won the US Open 1994, 1997 and the British Open 2002.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elsass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elsass</span></header><div>/ˈɛlzas/ (<em>say</em> 'elzahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171035753" href="entry://Alsace%23bigmac171035753"><strong>Alsace</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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else
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">else</span><z><span target_id="S2s5Ca1Y6D">adv.</span><span target_id="jLq5U9Apfs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of else" src="word_pronunciations/07771.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛls/ (<em>say</em> els) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="S2s5Ca1Y6D"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> (following an indefinite or interrogative pronoun as an appositive). <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq763"> other than the person or the thing mentioned; instead: <em class="example">somebody else; </em><em class="example">who else?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq425"> in addition: <em class="example">what else shall I do?; </em><em class="example">who else is going?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq489"> (following an indefinite or interrogative pronoun and forming with it an indefinite or compound pronoun with inflection at the end): <em class="example">somebody else’s child; </em><em class="example">nobody else’s business; </em><em class="example">who else’s child could it be?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq151"> otherwise: <em class="example">run, or else you will be late.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jLq5U9Apfs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">… or else</strong>, (a threatening extension to a command, implying a punishment of an undefined nature for non-compliance): <em class="example">you had better do it, or else!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>elles</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>alius</em> other]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elsinore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elsinore</span></header><div>/ˈɛlsənɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'elsuhnaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033723" href="entry://Helsing%C3%B6r%23bigmac000033723"><strong>Helsingör</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ELT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac390884358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ELT<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/i ɛl ˈti/ (<em>say</em> ee el 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a telescope with main mirrors of 8–10 m in diameter, able to take sharp pictures of objects in deep space.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>xtremely</em>)<em> l</em>(<em>arge</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>elescope</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac126221258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ELT<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Education</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">English language teaching.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac220541036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ELT<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/i ɛl ˈti/ (<em>say</em> ee el 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">a distress beacon designed to be fitted to an aircraft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>mergency</em>) <em>l</em>(<em>ocation</em>) <em>t</em>(<em>ransmitter</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eluard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eluard</span></header><div>/ˈɛlwad/ (<em>say</em> 'elwahd), /eɪlʊˈa/ (<em>say</em> ayloo'ah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">1895–1952, French poet; noted for his love poetry in the 1930s, and later for his political poetry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elucidate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elucidate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elucidate" src="word_pronunciations/07772.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlusədeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohsuhdayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elucidate" src="word_pronunciations/07773.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">elucidated</strong>, <strong class="bold">elucidating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>ēlūcidātus</em>, past participle, made light] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elucidation</strong> /əlusəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhloohsuh'dayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elucidator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elucidative</strong>, <strong>elucidatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elude</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elude" src="word_pronunciations/07774.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlud/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elude" src="word_pronunciations/07775.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eluded</strong>, <strong class="bold">eluding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> to avoid or escape by dexterity or artifice: <em class="example">to elude pursuit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> to slip away from; evade: <em class="example">to elude vigilance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq667"> to escape the mind; baffle: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I cannot get my fingers round the Schumann Opus 23 I am working on, the spirit of the piece eludes me.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlūdere</em> finish play, deceive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eluder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elul</span></header><div>/ɛˈlul/ (<em>say</em> e'loohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">(in the Jewish calendar) the twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth of the religious year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elusion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elusion" src="word_pronunciations/00633.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohzhuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">the act of eluding; evasion; clever escape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>ēlūsio</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022809" href="entry://elude%23bigmac000022809"><span class="smallcaps">elude</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elusive</span></header><div>/əˈlusɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohsiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Freddie Buckmaster lets out a great guffaw, understanding nothing of what the old man has just said, but discovering some elusive effeminacy in the remark.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thea astley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> dexterously evasive: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I think I just saw the elusive Miss Horton,’ she mumbled through a yawn</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elusory</strong> /əˈlusəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohsuhree). <div class="deriv">–<strong>elusively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elusiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elute</span></header><div>/əˈlut/ (<em>say</em> uh'looht), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eluted</strong>, <strong class="bold">eluting</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">in chromatography, etc., to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlūtus</em> past participle of <em>ēlūere</em> to wash out, from <em>lavare</em> to wash] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elution</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elutriate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elutriate</span></header><div>/əˈlutrieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohtreeayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">elutriated</strong>, <strong class="bold">elutriating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> to purify by washing and straining or decanting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq073"> to separate the light and heavy particles of by suspending in a current of water or air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēlūtriātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elutriator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elutriation</strong> /əˌlutriˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.loohtree'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eluviation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eluviation</span></header><div>/əˈluvieɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohveeayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">the removal of material in solution or suspension from the uppermost horizon of a soil to a lower horizon by the downward percolation of water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023484" href="entry://eluvium%23bigmac000023484"><span class="smallcaps">eluvi(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eluvium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eluvium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eluvium" src="word_pronunciations/00636.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluviəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohveeuhm), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eluvia</strong> /əˈluviə/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohveeuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">a deposit of soil, dust, etc., originating in the place where found as through decomposition of rock (distinguished from <em>alluvium</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>ēluere</em> wash out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eluvial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ELV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac841051005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ELV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq618">extra-low voltage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elvan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elvan</span></header><div>/ˈɛlvən/ (<em>say</em> 'elvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">a granular, igneous rock found most often in dykes and composed essentially of quartz and orthoclase.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elvanite</strong> /ˈɛlvənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'elvuhnuyt). <div class="etym">[British dialect (Devon and Cornwall); compare Cornish <em>elven</em> spark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elvish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elvish</span></header><div>/ˈɛlvɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'elvish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101803" href="entry://elfish%23bigmac000101803"><strong>elfish</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>elvishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ely</span></header><div>/ˈili/ (<em>say</em> 'eelee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> <strong>Isle of</strong>, a former county of eastern England, now part of Cambridgeshire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> a city in eastern England, in eastern Cambridgeshire on the Ouse River; famous cathedral; site of Hereward the Wake’s last stand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elyot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elyot</span></header><div>/ˈɛliət/ (<em>say</em> 'eleeuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">c. 1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat; known for his treatise on education <em>The Boke named the Governour</em> (1531).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Élysée
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Élysée</span></header><div>/əˈliseɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'leesay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a palace in Paris; the official residence of the president of France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elysian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elysian</span></header><div>/əˈlɪziən/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizeeuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> relating to, or resembling, Elysium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> blissful; delightful.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elysium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elysium</span></header><div>/əˈlɪziəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizeeuhm), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> Also, <strong class="vs">Elysian Fields</strong>, <strong class="vs">Elysian Plains</strong>. <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> the abode of the blessed after death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> any place or state of perfect happiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq307"> an abode or state of the dead.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, short for <em>Elysion </em>(<em>pedion</em>) Elysian (plain or field)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elytra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elytra</span></header><div>/ˈɛlətrə/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtruh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023497" href="entry://elytron%23bigmac000023497"><strong>elytron</strong></a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023499" href="entry://elytrum%23bigmac000023499"><strong>elytrum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elytral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elytral</span></header><div>/ˈɛlətrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">of or relating to an elytron.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elytriform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elytriform</span></header><div>/ɛˈlɪtrəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> e'litruhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">shaped like an elytron.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elytroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elytroid</span></header><div>/ˈɛlətrɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtroyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">like an elytron.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elytron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elytron</span></header><div>/ˈɛlətrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elytra</strong> /ˈɛlətrə/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">one of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects, as beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior wings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elytrum</strong> /ˈɛlətrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtruhm). <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek: cover, sheath] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>elytral</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elytrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elytrous</span></header><div>/ˈɛlətrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">having elytra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elytrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elytrum</span></header><div>/ˈɛlətrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">elytra</strong> /ˈɛlətrə/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhtruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023497" href="entry://elytron%23bigmac000023497"><strong>elytron</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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em-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">em-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq473">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><strong>en-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, before <em>b</em>, <em>p</em>, and sometimes <em>m</em>, as in <em>embalm</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036398" href="entry://im-%23bigmac000036398"><strong>im-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">em-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq871">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><strong>en-<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, before <em>b</em>, <em>m</em>, <em>p</em>, <em>ph</em>, as in <em>embolism</em>, <em>emphasis</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac306401037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq545">enterprise migration agreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emaciate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emaciate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emaciate" src="word_pronunciations/07777.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmeɪsieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayseeayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emaciated</strong>, <strong class="bold">emaciating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">to make lean by a gradual wasting away of flesh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmaciātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emaciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emaciation</span></header><div>/əmeɪsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhmaysee'ayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">abnormal thinness, caused by lack of nutrition or by disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email</span><z><span target_id="4njEjAEo5u">n.</span><span target_id="UkAWMscFj5">v.t.</span><span target_id="vUoiAgoi8H">v.i.</span><span target_id="tX9eUVNFWl">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of email" src="word_pronunciations/07488.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈimeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4njEjAEo5u"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> Also, <strong class="vs">electronic mail</strong>. the sending of messages over a computer network, especially the internet: <em class="example">most businesses use email these days.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> Also, <strong class="vs">electronic mail</strong>. messages sent this way: <em class="example">you’ve got email.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq825"> such a message: <em class="example">an email from my mother.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UkAWMscFj5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq594"> to send (a message) by email: <em class="example">I’ll email the information this afternoon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq478"> to send such messages to (someone): <em class="example">he emailed me about the party.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vUoiAgoi8H">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq656"> to communicate by sending emails: <em class="example">to prefer to email rather than telephone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tX9eUVNFWl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq778"> of or relating to email: <em class="example">an email address.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e-mail</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044492" href="entry://mail%23bigmac000044492"><span class="smallcaps">mail<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emailable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emailing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emanate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emanate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emanate" src="word_pronunciations/07778.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhnayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">emanated</strong>, <strong class="bold">emanating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">to flow out, issue, or proceed as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmānātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emanative</strong>, <strong>emanatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emanation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emanation</span></header><div>/ɛməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> emuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> the act or fact of emanating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq206"> something that emanates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Chemistry Obsolete</em> a gaseous product of radioactive disintegration including radon, thoron, and actinon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq071"> <em class="label">Theology</em> the issuing forth from the Godhead of spirit, sometimes to become matter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryo</span><z><span target_id="fGFkhemE4a">n.</span><span target_id="0Cr81IUaLJ">adj.</span><span target_id="u27gbDelMM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embryo" src="word_pronunciations/07812.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmbrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'embreeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fGFkhemE4a"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embryos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> an organism in the earlier stages of its development, as before emergence from the egg or before metamorphosis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq430"> (among mammals and other viviparous animals) a young animal during its earlier stages within the mother’s body (including, in humans, the developmental stages up to the end of the seventh week).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq437"> the rudimentary plant usually contained in the seed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq883"> the beginning or rudimentary stage of anything.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0Cr81IUaLJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq696"> embryonic.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="u27gbDelMM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">in embryo</strong>, at an early or incomplete stage, especially with potential for further development: <em class="example">plans are in embryo.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Greek <em>embryon</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryol.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq152">embryology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryology</span></header><div>/ɛmbriˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> embree'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq213"> the science of the embryo, its genesis, development, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> the origin, growth and development of an embryo: <em class="example">the embryology of the tadpole.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023564" href="entry://embryo%23bigmac000023564"><span class="smallcaps">embryo</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embryological</strong> /ˌɛmbriəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .embreeuh'lojikuhl), <strong>embryologic</strong> /ˌɛmbriəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> .embreeuh'lojik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embryologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryonic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embryonic" src="word_pronunciations/07811.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmbriˈɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> embree'onik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> relating to or in the state of an embryo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> rudimentary; undeveloped.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">embryonal</strong> /ˈɛmbriənəl/ (<em>say</em> 'embreeuhnuhl). <div class="deriv">–<strong>embryonically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryotomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryotomy</span></header><div>/ɛmbriˈɒtəmi/ (<em>say</em> embree'otuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embryotomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">the dismemberment of a fetus to effect an otherwise impossible delivery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023564" href="entry://embryo%23bigmac000023564"><span class="smallcaps">embryo</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077022" href="entry://-tomy%23bigmac000077022"><span class="smallcaps">-tomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryulcia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryulcia</span></header><div>/ɛmbriˈʌlsiə/ (<em>say</em> embree'ulseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">the mechanical removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embus</span><z><span target_id="ffAE8spRtq">v.i.</span><span target_id="jRJGMcUYRS">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ɛmˈbʌs/ (<em>say</em> em'bus) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">embussed</strong>, <strong class="bold">embussing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ffAE8spRtq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Chiefly Military</em> to board a bus.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jRJGMcUYRS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq341"> to put aboard a bus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>embussing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMF</span></header><div>/i ɛm ˈɛf/ (<em>say</em> ee em 'ef) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> electromotive force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> electromagnetic field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMG</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> electromyogram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> electromyography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac261937418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMI</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Education</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">English as a medium of instruction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emic</span></header><div>/ˈimɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'eemik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">amounting to a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other behavioural system.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024722" href="entry://etic%23bigmac000024722"><strong>etic</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056207" href="entry://phonemic%23bigmac000056207"><span class="smallcaps">(phon)emic</span></a>; coined by Kenneth L Pike, 1912–2000, US linguist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949322280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emics</span></header><div>/ˈimɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'eemiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">the study or description of a language or culture, using a native speaker’s or an insider’s perspective and intuitions.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac682500575" href="entry://etics%23bigmac682500575"><strong>etics</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>-emic</em> in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056207" href="entry://phonemic%23bigmac000056207"><span class="smallcaps">phonemic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23mq163">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emigrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emigrant</span><z><span target_id="vdSQPizvgm">n.</span><span target_id="445nYIaYKA">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛməgrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhgruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vdSQPizvgm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> someone who emigrates, as from a native land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> such a person who had emigrated to the Colonies, as opposed to a convict.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="445nYIaYKA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq231"> emigrating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmigrans</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emigrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emigrate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emigrate" src="word_pronunciations/07827.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛməgreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhgrayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">emigrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">emigrating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmigrātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emigration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emigration</span></header><div>/ɛməˈgreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> emuh'grayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> the act of emigrating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> a body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>emigrational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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émigré
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">émigré</span></header><div>/ˈɛməgreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhgray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">émigrés</strong> /ˈɛməgreɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhgrayz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">an emigrant, especially one who flees from their native land to escape political persecution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, past participle of <em>émigrer</em>, from Latin <em>ēmigrāre</em> emigrate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907285635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emin</span></header><div>/ˈɛmən/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Tracey Karima</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">born 1963, English artist, noted for work in varying media, often controversial in nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emir</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emir" src="word_pronunciations/07830.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛˈmɪə/ (<em>say</em> e'mear), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emir" src="word_pronunciations/07829.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'emear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> a Muslim or Arabian chieftain or prince.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq239"> (a title of honour of the descendants of Mohammed.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq636"> (a former title of certain Turkish officials.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emeer</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002192" href="entry://amir%23bigmac000002192"><span class="smallcaps">amir</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emirate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emirate</span></header><div>/ˈɛmərət/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a territory under the control of an emir.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100269" href="entry://emir%23bigmac000100269"><span class="smallcaps">emir</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004320" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004320"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emirati
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774823510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emirati</span></header><div>/ɛməˈrati/ (<em>say</em> emuh'rahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a person born in or living in the United Arab Emirates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emissary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emissary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emissary" src="word_pronunciations/07831.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛməsəri/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhsuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emissary" src="word_pronunciations/07832.mp3"></audio></span>/-əsri/ (<em>say</em> -uhsree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈɛməsɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhseree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emissaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> an agent sent on a mission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmissārius</em> sent out (adjective), scout (noun)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈɛməsɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> the act of emitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> that which is emitted; a discharge; an emanation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq301"> such a discharge, especially of pollutants such as greenhouse gases, into the environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq235"> the act of issuing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq034"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the liberation of electrons from a heated body, as from the filament of a cathode-ray tube.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq028"> a discharge of fluid from the body, specifically a discharge of semen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq768"> the fluid discharged.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmissio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emissive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emissive</span></header><div>/əˈmɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'misiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> serving to emit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> relating to emission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emissivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emissivity</span></header><div>/iməˈsɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> eemuh'sivuhtee), /ɛmə-/ (<em>say</em> emuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">the ratio of the power radiated by a surface to that radiated by an ideal black body at the same temperature and with the same area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emit" src="word_pronunciations/07833.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mit), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emit" src="word_pronunciations/07834.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">emitting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> to send forth; give out or forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, etc.); discharge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> to issue, as an order or a decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq990"> to issue formally for circulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq384"> to utter, as opinions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmittere</em> send out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emittance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emittance</span></header><div>/əˈmɪtəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'mituhns), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">the luminous flux emitted by a source per unit area; luminous emittance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emmaville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emmaville</span></header><div>/ˈɛməvɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhvil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a town in New England, NSW, north-west of Glen Innes; major tin-mining centre in the 1870s–80s; open-cut mining renewed in the 1970s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emmy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emmy</span></header><div>/ˈɛmi/ (<em>say</em> 'emee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">one of the statuettes awarded annually in the US for excellence in television performance and production. In the 1970s the <em>Daytime Emmy Award</em> was introduced, resulting in the renaming of the <em>Emmy Award</em> as <em>Primetime Emmy Award</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Immy</em>, a popular name for <em>image orthicon tube</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac126083003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emo</span><z><span target_id="JoqsQVYMiU">adj.</span><span target_id="ITPq1rMWZq">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈimoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eemoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JoqsQVYMiU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> of or relating to a music style derived from hardcore punk but with lyrics expressing personal emotional experiences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> of or relating to a style of dress associated with fans of emo music, reminiscent of goth.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ITPq1rMWZq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq537"> emo music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq316"> a fan of emo music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who is overly pessimistic and emotional.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023624" href="entry://emotional%23bigmac000023624"><span class="smallcaps">emotional</span></a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023630" href="entry://emotive%23bigmac000023630"><span class="smallcaps">emotive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emoji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac363460489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emoji</span><z><span target_id="2FjNSj7CPF">pl. n.</span><span target_id="WthdDqxRGM">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmoʊdʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohjee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="2FjNSj7CPF"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> a stylised set of ideographs, originally devised in Japan for use in electronic messages.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WthdDqxRGM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq724"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emojis</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">emoji</strong>) one such ideograph.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese <em>e</em> picture + <em>moji</em> character]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emolliate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emolliate</span></header><div>/əˈmɒlieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'moleeayt), /-ˈmoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> -'moh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emolliated</strong>, <strong class="bold">emolliating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> to soften.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> to render effeminate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmollīre</em> to soften + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emollition</strong> /ɛməˈlɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> emuh'lishuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emote<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="wzAWH28tN7">v.i.</span><span target_id="aZPZdnITmF">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/iˈmoʊt/ (<em>say</em> ee'moht), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">emoted</strong>, <strong class="bold">emoting</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wzAWH28tN7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> to show or affect emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> to behave in an exaggeratedly theatrical fashion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aZPZdnITmF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq227"> to perform with visible emotion: <em class="example">to emote a song.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023623" href="entry://emotion%23bigmac000023623"><span class="smallcaps">emotion</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874865975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emote<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="udoM5AdbbF">n.</span><span target_id="CeG3YCG5iW">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈimoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'eemoht), /əˈmoʊt/ (<em>say</em> uh'moht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="udoM5AdbbF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac098241667" href="entry://emoticon%23bigmac098241667"><strong>emoticon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> a graphic, often animated and with sound effect, especially as used in computer gaming.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CeG3YCG5iW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq052"> (<strong class="bold">emoted</strong>, <strong class="bold">emoting</strong>) to express emotion or reaction through such a graphic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac098241667" href="entry://emoticon%23bigmac098241667"><span class="smallcaps">emoticon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emoticon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac098241667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emoticon</span></header><div>/əˈmoʊtəkɒn/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohtuhkon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> an image, created with keyboard characters, used in texts to indicate an emotion, such as :-) to denote happiness and :-( unhappiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq764"> such an image, which a computer program converts to display as an emoji.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq316"> one of a set of ideographs which indicates an emotion.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emote</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023623" href="entry://emotion%23bigmac000023623"><span class="smallcaps">emot(ion)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090739" href="entry://icon%23bigmac000090739"><span class="smallcaps">icon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emotion" src="word_pronunciations/07840.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmoʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emotion" src="word_pronunciations/07841.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced (distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> any of the feelings of joy, sorrow, fear, hate, love, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq754"> a state of agitation of the feelings actuated by experiencing fear, joy, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>émouvoir</em> excite, Old French <em>esmovoir</em>, from Latin <em>ēmovēre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emotionless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotional</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emotional" src="word_pronunciations/07838.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmoʊʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohshuhnuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emotional" src="word_pronunciations/07839.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> relating to emotion or the emotions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> subject to or easily affected by emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq890"> appealing to the emotions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq959"> effected or determined by emotion rather than reason: <em class="example">an emotional decision.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq074"> overwrought; displaying undue emotion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>emotionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotionalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotionalise</span></header><div>/əˈmoʊʃənəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohshuhnuhluyz), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emotionalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">emotionalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">to make emotional; treat as a matter of emotion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emotionalize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotionalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotionalism</span></header><div>/əˈmoʊʃənəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohshuhnuhlizuhm), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> emotional character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq316"> appeal to the emotions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq482"> tendency to emotion, especially morbid emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq158"> expression of emotion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotionalist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotionalist</span></header><div>/əˈmoʊʃənələst/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohshuhnuhluhst), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> someone who appeals to the emotions, especially unduly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> someone easily affected by emotion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotionality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotionality</span></header><div>/əmoʊʃəˈnæləti/ (<em>say</em> uhmohshuh'naluhtee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">emotional state or quality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emancipate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emancipate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emancipate" src="word_pronunciations/07779.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmænsəpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mansuhpayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emancipate" src="word_pronunciations/07780.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emancipated</strong>, <strong class="bold">emancipating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> to free from restraint of any kind, especially the inhibitions of tradition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> to free (a convict who has received a conditional or absolute pardon as a reward for good conduct).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq717"> to free (a slave).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq524"> <em class="label">Roman and Civil Law</em> to terminate paternal control over.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmancipātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emancipative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emancipation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emancipation</span></header><div>/əmænsəˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhmansuh'payshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq566"> the act of emancipating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq098"> the fact of being emancipated; freedom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emancipationist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emancipationist</span></header><div>/əmænsəˈpeɪʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> uhmansuh'payshuhnuhst), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">someone who supports or brings about emancipation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emancipator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emancipator</span></header><div>/əˈmænsəpeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'mansuhpaytuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">someone who emancipates.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emancipist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emancipist</span><z><span target_id="91VDvvFpYi">n.</span><span target_id="FpyD5IZYmA">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emancipist" src="word_pronunciations/07781.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmænsəpəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'mansuhpuhst), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emancipist" src="word_pronunciations/07782.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="91VDvvFpYi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> an emancipationist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a freed convict, as one whose sentence had expired or who had received a conditional or absolute pardon from a colonial governor in Australia as a reward for good conduct.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FpyD5IZYmA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> of or relating to such a freed convict: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You may remember a woman called Rose Portion, an emancipist servant, employed here in my uncle’s house.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emarginate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emarginate</span></header><div>/əˈmadʒəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mahjuhnayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> notched at the margin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Botany</em> notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emarginated</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>ēmarginātus</em>, past participle, deprived of an edge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emasculate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emasculate</span><z><span target_id="5IPfzw4TnF">v.t.</span><span target_id="y7ExVkQOmY">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5IPfzw4TnF"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emasculate" src="word_pronunciations/07784.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmæskjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'maskyuhlayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emasculate" src="word_pronunciations/07785.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) (<strong class="bold">emasculated</strong>, <strong class="bold">emasculating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> to castrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> to deprive of strength or vigour; weaken; render effeminate.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="y7ExVkQOmY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq075"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emasculate" src="word_pronunciations/07783.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmæskjələt/ (<em>say</em> uh'maskyuhluht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emasculate" src="word_pronunciations/07785.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emasculate" src="word_pronunciations/07786.mp3"></audio></span>/-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) emasculated; effeminate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēmasculātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emasculation</strong> /əmæskjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhmaskyuh'layshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emasculator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emasculatory</strong>, <strong>emasculative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embaby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158788187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embaby</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbeɪbi/ (<em>say</em> 'embaybee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embabies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">an embryo resulting from in-vitro fertilisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023564" href="entry://embryo%23bigmac000023564"><span class="smallcaps">embryo</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104471" href="entry://baby%23bigmac000104471"><span class="smallcaps">baby</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embalm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embalm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embalm" src="word_pronunciations/07787.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbam/ (<em>say</em> em'bahm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> to treat (a corpse) with balsams, spices, etc., or (now usually) with drugs or chemicals, in order to preserve from decay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> to preserve from oblivion; keep in memory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq321"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> to impart a balmy fragrance to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enbaume</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>embaumer</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>baume</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098841" href="entry://balm%23bigmac000098841"><span class="smallcaps">balm</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embalmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embalmment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embank</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbæŋk/ (<em>say</em> em'bangk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">to enclose, confine, or protect with a bank, mound, dyke, or the like.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embarcation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embarcation</span></header><div>/ɛmbaˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> embah'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089102" href="entry://embarkation%23bigmac000089102"><strong>embarkation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embargo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embargo</span><z><span target_id="923pIUiS2V">n.</span><span target_id="OAifEeLMqZ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embargo" src="word_pronunciations/07790.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbagoʊ/ (<em>say</em> em'bahgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="923pIUiS2V"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embargoes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">embargos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant vessels from or into its ports.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> any legal restriction imposed upon commerce, as when a government suspends trade with another country or suspends trade in a particular commodity: <em class="example">an embargo on uranium shipments.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq283"> a prohibition on the publishing of news about a particular matter, often until after a specified date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq364"> a restraint or hindrance; a prohibition.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OAifEeLMqZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq460"> (<strong class="bold">embargoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">embargoing</strong>) to impose an embargo on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from <em>embargar</em> restrain, from Roman <em>barra</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><span class="smallcaps">bar<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embark</span><z><span target_id="CIU8UNI9nH">v.i.</span><span target_id="gxN4Jr5w4s">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embark" src="word_pronunciations/07791.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbak/ (<em>say</em> em'bahk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CIU8UNI9nH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> to board a ship, as for a voyage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> to engage in an enterprise, business, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Much too tired (and too rusty) to embark on a piece of work that demanded utmost care and discrimination.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gxN4Jr5w4s">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq420"> to put or receive on board a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq200"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq583"> to involve (a person) in an enterprise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq374"> to venture or invest (money, etc.) in an enterprise: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Sarah Purfoy was to obtain from Blicks the moneys he held in trust, and to embark the sum thus obtained in any business</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>embarquer</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> (from Latin <em>in-</em>) + <em>barque</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005795" href="entry://barque%23bigmac000005795"><span class="smallcaps">barque</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embarkation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embarkation</span></header><div>/ɛmbaˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> embah'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">the act or process of embarking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">embarcation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embarrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embarrass</span><z><span target_id="nUxeb436oi">v.t.</span><span target_id="jVaqTSsVys">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embarrass" src="word_pronunciations/07792.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbærəs/ (<em>say</em> em'baruhs) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nUxeb436oi"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> to disconcert; abash; make uncomfortable, self-conscious, etc.; confuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq724"> to beset with financial difficulties; burden with debt.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jVaqTSsVys">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq003"> to become disconcerted, abashed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>embarrasser</em>, literally, block, obstruct, from <em>embarras</em> obstacle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embarrassing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embarrassingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embassy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embassy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embassy" src="word_pronunciations/07793.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmbəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'embuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">embassies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> a body of people entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government; an ambassador and staff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> the official headquarters of an ambassador.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq796"> the function or office of an ambassador.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq079"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the sending of ambassadors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a body of people sent on any undertaking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>ambassy</em>, from Middle French <em>ambassée</em>, from Late Latin <em>ambactia</em> office]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embattle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embattle<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɛmˈbætl/ (<em>say</em> em'batl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">embattled</strong>, <strong class="bold">embattling</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> to arrange in order of battle; prepare for battle; arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq072"> to fortify (a town, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>embataile</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>embataillier</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bataille</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090397" href="entry://battle%23bigmac000090397"><span class="smallcaps">battle</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embattle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ɛmˈbætl/ (<em>say</em> em'batl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">embattled</strong>, <strong class="bold">embattling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">to furnish with battlements.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Old French <em>bataillier</em>; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103831" href="entry://battlement%23bigmac000103831"><span class="smallcaps">battlement</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embay</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> em'bay) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">to enclose in or as in a bay; surround.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>embayed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblaze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblaze<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɛmˈbleɪz/ (<em>say</em> em'blayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq133"> to illuminate; light up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> to kindle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090524" href="entry://blaze%23bigmac000090524"><span class="smallcaps">blaze<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblaze<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ɛmˈbleɪz/ (<em>say</em> em'blayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> to adorn with heraldic devices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to celebrate; render famous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007798" href="entry://blaze%23bigmac000007798"><span class="smallcaps">blaze<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblazon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblazon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emblazon" src="word_pronunciations/07800.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbleɪzən/ (<em>say</em> em'blayzuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq880"> to portray or inscribe on or as on a heraldic shield; to embellish or decorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> to proclaim; celebrate or extol.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007800" href="entry://blazon%23bigmac000007800"><span class="smallcaps">blazon</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emblazoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emblazoned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emblazonry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emblazonry</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbleɪzənri/ (<em>say</em> em'blayzuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> the act or art of emblazoning; heraldic decoration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq108"> brilliant representation or embellishment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embody</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embody" src="word_pronunciations/07802.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbɒdi/ (<em>say</em> em'bodee) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">embodied</strong>, <strong class="bold">embodying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> to invest with a body, as a spirit; incarnate; make corporeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq619"> to give a concrete form to; express or exemplify (ideas, etc.) in concrete form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq787"> to collect into or include in a body; organise; incorporate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq802"> to embrace or comprise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embolic</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> em'bolik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> relating to an embolus or to embolism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> <em class="label">Embryology</em> developing inwardly; related to a process of invagination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embolism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embolism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embolism" src="word_pronunciations/07803.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'embuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> intercalation, as of a day in a year.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq906"> a period of time intercalated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq530"> an extension and elaboration of the last petition in the Lord’s Prayer, as in the canon of the Roman Catholic liturgy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>embolismus</em> intercalation, from Greek <em>emballein</em> throw in. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023534" href="entry://emblem%23bigmac000023534"><span class="smallcaps">emblem</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embolismic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embolus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embolus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embolus" src="word_pronunciations/07804.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmbələs/ (<em>say</em> 'embuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emboli</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embolus" src="word_pronunciations/07805.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmbəlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'embuhluy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">undissolved material carried by the blood current and impacted in some part of the vascular system, as thrombi or fragments of thrombi, tissue fragments, clumps of bacteria, protozoan parasites, fat globules, gas bubbles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: piston, from Greek <em>embolos</em> peg, stopper]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emboly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emboly</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbəli/ (<em>say</em> 'embuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">a gradual embedding of one part into another, as in the formation of certain gastrulae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>embolē</em> throwing in, invasion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embonpoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embonpoint</span></header><div>/ɒ̃mbɒ̃ˈpwa/ (<em>say</em> onmbon'pwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">exaggerated plumpness; stoutness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, in good condition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embosom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embosom</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbʊzəm/ (<em>say</em> em'boozuhm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> to enfold, envelop, or enclose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> to take into or hold in the bosom; embrace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq825"> to cherish; foster.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emboss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emboss</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emboss" src="word_pronunciations/07806.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbɒs/ (<em>say</em> em'bos) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> to raise or represent surface designs in relief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> to cause to bulge out; make protuberant; make umbonate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> to raise a design on a fabric by pressing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq312"> to cover or ornament with bosses or studs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>embosse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>embocer</em> swell in protuberances, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>boce</em> swelling, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008699" href="entry://boss%23bigmac000008699"><span class="smallcaps">boss<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embosser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embossment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embossed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embouchure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embouchure</span></header><div>/ˈɒmbʊʃʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'ombooshoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq074"> the mouth of a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> the opening out of a valley into a plain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq090"> the mouthpiece of a wind instrument, especially when of metal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq688"> the adjustment of a player’s mouth to such a mouthpiece.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>emboucher</em> put into the mouth, discharge by a mouth or outlet, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bouche</em> mouth (from Latin <em>bucca</em> cheek, mouth)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embrace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embrace</span><z><span target_id="hq0Kh4KYo4">v.t.</span><span target_id="hWNULh9tgw">v.i.</span><span target_id="EyHaQJ4WIu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embrace" src="word_pronunciations/07807.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbreɪs/ (<em>say</em> em'brays) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">embraced</strong>, <strong class="bold">embracing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hq0Kh4KYo4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq641"> to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> to take or receive (an idea, etc.) gladly or eagerly; accept willingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq383"> to avail oneself of (an opportunity, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq331"> to adopt (a profession, a religion, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq740"> to take in with the eye or the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq228"> to encircle; surround; enclose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq681"> to include or contain: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Actually, the area referred to as ‘Los Angeles’ is a vast area embracing cities, towns, communities and counties from the sea to the mountains</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hWNULh9tgw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq687"> to join in an embrace.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EyHaQJ4WIu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq500"> an act of embracing; a hug.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enbrace</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>embracier</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bras</em> arm (from Latin <em>bracchium</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embraceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embracement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embracer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embracive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embrangle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embrangle</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbræŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> em'brangguhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">embrangled</strong>, <strong class="bold">embrangling</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">to confuse; entangle; perplex.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">imbrangle</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>brangle</em> (blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009149" href="entry://brawl%23bigmac000009149"><span class="smallcaps">brawl<sup>1</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090816" href="entry://wrangle%23bigmac000090816"><span class="smallcaps">wrangle</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embranglement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embrasure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embrasure</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbreɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> em'brayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> an opening in a wall or parapet through which a gun may be fired, constructed with sides which flare outward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> an enlargement of the aperture of a door or window, at the inside face of the wall, by means of splayed sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>embraser</em>, <em>ébraser</em> to splay (an opening)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embrocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embrocate</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbrəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'embruhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">embrocated</strong>, <strong class="bold">embrocating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">to moisten and rub with a liniment or lotion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>embrocātus</em>, past participle of <em>embrocāre</em>, from Late Latin <em>embrocha</em>, from Greek <em>embrochē</em> lotion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embrocation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embrocation</span></header><div>/ɛmbrəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> embruh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> the act of embrocating a bruised or diseased part of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> the liquid for this; a liniment or lotion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embroil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embroil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embroil" src="word_pronunciations/07809.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈbrɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> em'broyl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of embroil" src="word_pronunciations/07810.mp3"></audio></span>/əm-/ (<em>say</em> uhm-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> to bring into a state of discord; involve in contention or strife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> to throw into confusion; complicate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>embrouiller</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>brouiller</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099930" href="entry://broil%23bigmac000099930"><span class="smallcaps">broil<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embroiler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>embroilment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embrown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embrown</span><z><span target_id="uoVzjcqiA9">v.t.</span><span target_id="3js71vz5JS">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛmˈbraʊn/ (<em>say</em> em'brown) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uoVzjcqiA9"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> to make brown or dark.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3js71vz5JS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq382"> to become brown or dark.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embrute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embrute</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbrut/ (<em>say</em> em'brooht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">embruted</strong>, <strong class="bold">embruting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036430" href="entry://imbrute%23bigmac000036430"><strong>imbrute</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emotive" src="word_pronunciations/07842.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmoʊtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohtiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emotive" src="word_pronunciations/07843.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> characterised by or relating to emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> exciting emotion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>emotively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emotiveness</strong>, <strong>emotivity</strong> /ˌimoʊˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> .eemoh'tivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotivism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64327351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotivism</span></header><div>/əˈmoʊtɪvɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohtivizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ethics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">the philosophical idea that all evaluative or moral judgements have no objective truth but express the feelings of the speaker; boo-hurrah theory.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058879" href="entry://prescriptivism%23bigmac000058879"><strong>prescriptivism</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019774" href="entry://descriptivism%23bigmac000019774"><strong>descriptivism</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emp.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emp.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> Emperor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq029"> Empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq569"> Empress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac951379236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq961">environmental management plan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empale</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpeɪl/ (<em>say</em> em'payl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">empaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">empaling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036520" href="entry://impale%23bigmac000036520"><strong>impale</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empanada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac120946564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empanada</span></header><div>/ɛmpəˈnadə/ (<em>say</em> empuh'nahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq14">(in Spanish cookery) a pastry turnover with a spicy savoury or sweet filling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>empanar</em>, literally, to put into bread]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681933853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empath</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpæθ/ (<em>say</em> 'empath) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> a person who can experience the feelings of others; someone who is empathetic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> a person with paranormal or psychic ability to sense the feelings of others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095055" href="entry://empathy%23bigmac000095055"><span class="smallcaps">empathy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empathic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac721938694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empathic</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpæθɪk/ (<em>say</em> em'pathik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095282" href="entry://empathetic%23bigmac000095282"><strong>empathetic</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>empathically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empathise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empathise</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpəθaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'empuhthuyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">empathised</strong>, <strong class="bold">empathising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">(sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to experience empathy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">empathize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empathy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of empathy" src="word_pronunciations/07845.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmpəθi/ (<em>say</em> 'empuhthee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">the state of mentally entering into the feeling or spirit of another person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Empathy is the ability to feel or imagine someone’s pain … Even for adults, empathy can be a difficult skill to cultivate, so imagine trying to learn how to walk in another person’s shoes when you are only seven years old!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wenona school</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2021</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>empatheia</em>. Compare German <em>Einfühlung</em>, literally, infeeling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emphasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emphasis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emphasis" src="word_pronunciations/07848.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'emfuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emphases</strong> /ˈɛmfəsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'emfuhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq181"> stress laid upon, or importance or significance attached to anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> anything upon which great stress is laid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq791"> special and significant stress of voice laid on particular words or syllables.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq319"> stress laid on particular words, by means of position, repetition, or other indication.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq687"> intensity or force of expression, action, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq060"> prominence, as of outline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emphasise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emphasise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emphasise" src="word_pronunciations/07847.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmfəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'emfuhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emphasised</strong>, <strong class="bold">emphasising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emphasize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emphatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emphatic</span><z><span target_id="EhpyEVRgaQ">adj.</span><span target_id="LGBpKFGvgt">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emphatic" src="word_pronunciations/07850.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈfætɪk/ (<em>say</em> em'fatik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EhpyEVRgaQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> using emphasis in speech or action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq548"> forcibly significant; strongly marked; striking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq639"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> having a secondary velar articulation, as certain dental consonants in Arabic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LGBpKFGvgt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq963"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> an emphatic consonant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>emphatikos</em>, variant of <em>emphantikos</em> expressive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emphatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empire</span><z><span target_id="lN0yc2R920">n.</span><span target_id="J7L21dEM7Q">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of empire" src="word_pronunciations/07852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lN0yc2R920"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> an aggregate of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government; usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom ruled by a single sovereign: <em class="example">the Roman empire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> a government under an emperor: <em class="example">the first French empire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq671"> supreme power in governing; imperial power; sovereignty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq728"> supreme control; absolute sway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq356"> a large and powerful enterprise or group of enterprises controlled by a single person or group of people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq588"> (<em>upper case</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023646" href="entry://Empire%20sausage%23bigmac000023646"><strong>Empire sausage</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J7L21dEM7Q">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq614"> (<em>upper case</em>) developed or in vogue during the First Empire in France (1804–15), applied especially to certain styles of interior decoration, furniture, etc., and of women’s dress (implying especially a high waistline, with skirts hanging straight and loose).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>imperium</em> a command, authority, realm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Empire" src="word_pronunciations/07852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq179"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104038" href="entry://British%20Empire%23bigmac000104038"><strong>British Empire</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104038" href="entry://British%20Empire%23mq573">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> either of two periods of monarchy in France: <strong>First Empire</strong>, 1804–15, when Napoleon I ruled; <strong>Second Empire</strong>, 1852–70, when Napoleon III ruled.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Empire" src="word_pronunciations/07852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">an Australian daily newspaper published in NSW by Henry Parkes from 1850 until its collapse in 1858; revived in 1859 and in 1875 merged with the <em>Evening News</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empiric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empiric</span><z><span target_id="43EKtYxbrJ">n.</span><span target_id="aOXkj8qerG">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛmˈpɪrɪk/ (<em>say</em> em'pirik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="43EKtYxbrJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> anyone who follows an empirical method.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a quack; a charlatan.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aOXkj8qerG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq826"> empirical.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>empīricus</em>, from Greek <em>empeirikos</em>, from <em>empeiria</em> experience]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empirical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empirical</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of empirical" src="word_pronunciations/07853.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> em'pirikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq622"> derived from or guided by experience or experiment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq915"> depending upon experience or observation alone, without using science or theory, especially in medicine.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>empirically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empiricism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empiricism</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpɪrəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> em'piruhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> empirical method or practice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq121"> undue reliance upon experience; quackery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq861"> an empirical conclusion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>empiricist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emplace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emplace</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpleɪs/ (<em>say</em> em'plays) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emplaced</strong>, <strong class="bold">emplacing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">to place or position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulsion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulsion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emulsion" src="word_pronunciations/07870.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmʌlʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'mulshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> a liquid preparation of the colour and consistency of milk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq552"> any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> a liquid preparation consisting of minute particles of an oily, fatty, resinous, or other substance held in suspension in an immiscible, usually aqueous fluid by means of a gum or other viscous matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Photography</em> the light-sensitive layer on a photographic film, plate, or paper, consisting of one or more of the silver halides in gelatine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>ēmulsio</em>, from Latin <em>ēmulsus</em>, past participle, milked out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emulsive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulsoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulsoid</span></header><div>/əˈmʌlsɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'mulsoyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">a sol in which the disperse phase is a liquid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023685" href="entry://emulsion%23bigmac000023685"><span class="smallcaps">emuls(ion)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emunctory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emunctory</span><z><span target_id="UwdYisDSeM">n.</span><span target_id="EKc2qQUunj">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmʌŋktəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'mungktuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UwdYisDSeM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emunctories</strong>) a part or organ of the body, as the skin, a kidney, etc., carrying off waste products.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EKc2qQUunj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq227"> excretory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>ēmunctōrium</em> a pair of snuffers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268468671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMV</span></header><div>/i ɛm ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> ee em 'vee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac987025833" href="entry://equine%20morbillivirus%23bigmac987025833"><strong>equine morbillivirus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix meaning primarily ‘in’, ‘into’, first occurring in words from French, but now used freely as an English formative: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> with the old concrete force of putting the object into or on something or of bringing the object into the specified condition, often serving to form transitive verbs from nouns or adjectives, as in <em>enable</em>, <em>enact</em>, <em>endear</em>, <em>engulf</em>, <em>enshrine</em>, <em>enslave</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> prefixed to verbs, to make them transitive, or, if already transitive, to give them the transitive sign, as in <em>enkindle</em>, <em>entwine</em>, <em>engild</em>, <em>engird</em>, <em>engrave</em>, <em>enshield</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><strong>in-<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036398" href="entry://im-%23bigmac000036398"><strong>im-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">em-</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Latin <em>in-</em>, representing <em>in</em> (preposition) in, into, on, to] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This prefix derives from French, whereas the prefix with which it is sometimes in variation, <em>in-</em>, derives directly from Latin. Corpus evidence shows that in Australian English a distinction in meaning has arisen between <em>ensure</em> and <em>insure</em>. In other cases, for example <em>enquire</em> and <em>inquire</em>, the forms are interchangeable. Some organisations, such as newspapers, tend to standardise on the <em>in-</em> form, but there are also those who make a distinction between, for example, an official <em>inquiry</em> and an informal <em>enquiry</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq928">a prefix representing Greek <em>en-</em>, corresponding to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="#bigmac000023692"><strong>en-<sup>1</sup></strong></a> and occurring chiefly in combinations already formed in Greek, as <em>energy</em>, <em>enthusiasm</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">em-</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EN
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336987198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EN</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq552">enrolled nurse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enable" src="word_pronunciations/07876.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> en'aybuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enable" src="word_pronunciations/07877.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enabled</strong>, <strong class="bold">enabling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> to make able; give power, means, or ability to; make competent; authorise: <em class="example">this will enable him to do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq567"> to make possible or easy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq306"> to encourage or inadvertently support another to behave in a manner that is destructive, unhealthy, abusive, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enablement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enabling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enabling</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enabling" src="word_pronunciations/07878.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈeɪblɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> en'aybling), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enabling" src="word_pronunciations/07879.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">(of an act, statute, or bill) making it possible for a person or a company to do something that would otherwise be illegal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enact</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enact" src="word_pronunciations/07880.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈækt/ (<em>say</em> en'akt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enact" src="word_pronunciations/07881.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> to make into an act or statute; to pass (a bill) into law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> to ordain; decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: <em class="example">to enact Hamlet.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enactor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enactive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enactive</span></header><div>/ɛnˈæktɪv/ (<em>say</em> en'aktiv), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">having power to enact or establish, as a law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enactory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enactory</span></header><div>/ɛnˈæktəri/ (<em>say</em> en'aktuhree), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">of or relating to an enactment which creates new rights and obligations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enallage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enallage</span></header><div>/ɛnˈælədʒi/ (<em>say</em> en'aluhjee), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">the substitution of one grammatical form for another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enantiomorph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enantiomorph</span></header><div>/ɛˈnæntiəˌmɔf/ (<em>say</em> e'nanteeuh.mawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087452" href="entry://enantiomer%23bigmac000087452"><strong>enantiomer</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enantiomorphic</strong>, <strong>enantiomorphous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enantiomorphism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enantiomorphism</span></header><div>/ɛnˌæntiəˈmɔˌfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> en.anteeuh'maw.fizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">the property of certain substances which exist in two non-superimposable crystalline forms, one being a mirror image of the other.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enantiomorphic</strong>, <strong>enantiomorphous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enantiosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enantiosis</span></header><div>/ɛˌnæntiˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> e.nantee'ohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a form of words in which the meaning to be conveyed is the opposite of what is stated.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038362" href="entry://irony%23bigmac000038362"><strong>irony<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038362" href="entry://irony%23mq557">1</a>). <div class="etym">[Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enantiotropy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enantiotropy</span></header><div>/ɛnæntiˈɒtrəpi/ (<em>say</em> enantee'otruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">the property of certain substances which exist in two crystalline forms, one being stable below a certain temperature, the other above it.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enantiotropic</strong> /ɛˌnæntiəˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> e.nanteeuh'tropik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enargite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enargite</span></header><div>/ənˈadʒaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhn'ahjuyt), /ˈɛnədʒaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a mineral used as a source of copper, consisting of a copper and arsenic sulphide, Cu<sub>3</sub>AsS<sub>4</sub>, which occurs as black orthorhombic crystals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>enargit</em>, from Greek <em>enarges</em> + German <em>-it</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enarthrosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enarthrosis</span></header><div>/ɛnaˈθroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> enah'throhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enarthroses</strong> /ɛnaˈθroʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> enah'throhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">a joint, as at the shoulder, in which a convex end of one bone is socketed in a concavity of another; a ball-and-socket joint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: jointing in] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enarthrodial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enate</span><z><span target_id="f45SpeNVWv">adj.</span><span target_id="lk2nTstO6l">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈineɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eenayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f45SpeNVWv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> relating to that which grows outwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> Also, <strong class="vs">enatic</strong> /iˈnætɪk/ (<em>say</em> ee'natik). related on the mother’s side.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lk2nTstO6l">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq115"> someone who is related on the mother’s side.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēnātus</em>, from <em>nāsci</em> to be born]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emplane</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> em'playn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">emplaned</strong>, <strong class="bold">emplaning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023962" href="entry://enplane%23bigmac000023962"><strong>enplane</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employ</span><z><span target_id="RZk3fhFwKH">v.t.</span><span target_id="vyrsbQS5kK">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of employ" src="word_pronunciations/07857.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈplɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> em'ploy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RZk3fhFwKH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> to use the services of (a person); have or keep in one’s service; keep busy or at work: <em class="example">this factory employs thousands of workers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq752"> to make use of (an instrument, means, etc.); use; apply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq456"> to occupy or devote (time, energies, etc.): <em class="example">I employ my spare time in reading.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vyrsbQS5kK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq024"> employment; service: <em class="example">to be in someone’s employ.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>employer</em>, from Latin <em>implicāre</em> enfold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employable</span></header><div>/ɛmˈplɔɪəbəl/ (<em>say</em> em'ployuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">having qualifications such as skills, youth, etc., which give one a chance of success in finding employment, especially in a tight labour market.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>employability</strong> /ɛmplɔɪəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> employuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empoison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empoison</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpɔɪzən/ (<em>say</em> em'poyzuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq826"> to corrupt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> to poison.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>empoyson</em>(<em>en</em>), from French <em>empoisoner</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>poison</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057693" href="entry://poison%23bigmac000057693"><span class="smallcaps">poison</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emporium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emporium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emporium" src="word_pronunciations/07858.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈpɔriəm/ (<em>say</em> em'pawreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emporiums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">emporia</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emporium" src="word_pronunciations/07859.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛmˈpɔriə/ (<em>say</em> em'pawreeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">a large store selling a great variety of articles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>emporion</em> a trading place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emprise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emprise</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> em'pruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> an adventurous enterprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> knightly daring or prowess.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, noun use of feminine past participle of <em>emprendre</em> undertake, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>prendre</em> take (from Latin <em>prehendere</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empson</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpsən/ (<em>say</em> 'empsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">1906–84, English poet and critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empty</span><z><span target_id="tNiKk9NG3R">adj.</span><span target_id="93DcnEgeS9">v.t.</span><span target_id="0SgQChJv1v">v.i.</span><span target_id="GHn8BzfC5I">n.</span><span target_id="F7pMnjVTtK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of empty" src="word_pronunciations/07862.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmpti/ (<em>say</em> 'emptee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of empty" src="word_pronunciations/07863.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmti/ (<em>say</em> 'emtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tNiKk9NG3R"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">emptier</strong>, <strong class="bold">emptiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> containing nothing; void of the usual or appropriate contents: <em class="example">an empty bottle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> vacant; unoccupied: <em class="example">an empty house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq147"> without burden or load: <em class="example">an empty wagon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq525"> without force, effect, or significance: <em class="example">empty compliments; </em><em class="example">empty pleasures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq115"> unsatisfactory; meaningless: <em class="example">empty promises; </em><em class="example">empty threat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq020"> without knowledge or sense; frivolous; foolish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq895"> (of a mare) not pregnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq808"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> hungry.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drained of emotion; spent.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">emptied</strong>, <strong class="bold">emptying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="93DcnEgeS9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq267"> to make empty; deprive of contents; discharge the contents of: <em class="example">to empty a bucket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq349"> to discharge (contents): <em class="example">empty the water out of a bucket.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0SgQChJv1v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq336"> to become empty: <em class="example">the room emptied rapidly after the lecture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq965"> to discharge contents, as a river: <em class="example">the river empties into the sea.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GHn8BzfC5I">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq519"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">empties</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something empty, as a bottle, can, or the like: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Orright,’ he answered, turning back to watch the game; and I walked on looking for more empties.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">william dick</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="F7pMnjVTtK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">empty of</strong>, destitute of (some quality or qualities); devoid of: <em class="example">a life now as empty of happiness as it was full of it.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ǣmtig</em>, variant of <em>ǣmettig</em>, from <em>ǣmetta</em> leisure + <em>-ig</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emptily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emptiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empurple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empurple</span></header><div>/ɛmˈpɜpəl/ (<em>say</em> em'perpuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">empurpled</strong>, <strong class="bold">empurpling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">to tinge or colour with purple.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629526085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMR</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq337">electromagnetic radiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ems
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ems</span></header><div>/ɛmz/ (<em>say</em> emz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> a town in western Germany (formerly in West Germany); famous for the <em>Ems telegram</em> (1870), Bismarck’s dispatch which was a factor leading to the Franco-Prussian War.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> a river in western Germany flowing north from the Teutoburger Wald to the North Sea. 370 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emu" src="word_pronunciations/07871.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈimju/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emu</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">emus</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">emeu</strong>. a large, flightless, three-toed Australian ratite bird, <em>Dromaius novaehollandiae</em>, of the family Casuariidae, closely related to the cassowary, having dark-brown shaggy plumage and exposed blue skin on the neck and head. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/emu.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> any of various extinct emu species. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28741953" href="entry://Kangaroo%20Island%20emu%23bigmac28741953"><strong>Kangaroo Island emu</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac945148611" href="entry://King%20Island%20emu%23bigmac945148611"><strong>King Island emu</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac17172562" href="entry://Tasmanian%20emu%23bigmac17172562"><strong>Tasmanian emu</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>ema</em> ostrich, cassowary]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970321369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="qU0hX6CbI1">n.</span><span target_id="n5ZXtt0LnP">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emu" src="word_pronunciations/07871.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈimju/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh) <em class="label">Racing Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qU0hX6CbI1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emus</strong>) someone who frequents racecourses, trotting and dog tracks, TAB branches, etc., and collects discarded betting tickets in the hope of finding some which will pay.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="n5ZXtt0LnP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq334"> (<strong class="bold">emued</strong>, <strong class="bold">emuing</strong>) to search (an area) looking for discarded betting tickets.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac330358091" href="entry://emu-bob%23bigmac330358091"><span class="smallcaps">emu-bob</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658602248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emu</span></header><div>/ˈimju/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a dark constellation in the shape of an emu, with the head formed by the dark space between the stars of the Southern Cross, and the neck, body and legs formed by the dark passages extending through the Milky Way.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dark Emu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMU</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> electromagnetic unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> emergency medical unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq336"> European Monetary Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emulate" src="word_pronunciations/07867.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛmjuleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'emyoohlayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emulate" src="word_pronunciations/07868.mp3"></audio></span>/-jə-/ (<em>say</em> -yuh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">emulating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> to rival with some degree of success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq730"> (of a computer) to imitate (a particular computer system) by means of a software system that allows it to run the same programs as the system imitated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aemulātus</em>, past participle, having rivalled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emulative</strong> /ˈɛmjələtɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'emyuhluhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulation</span></header><div>/ɛmjuˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> emyooh'layshuhn), /-jə-/ (<em>say</em> -yuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> effort or desire to equal or excel others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq068"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a software item which provides an ability to imitate a specified computer system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulator</span></header><div>/ˈɛmjuleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'emyoohlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> someone or something that emulates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq767"> an emulation software package.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulous</span></header><div>/ˈɛmjələs/ (<em>say</em> 'emyuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> desirous of equalling or excelling; filled with emulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> arising from or of the nature of emulation, as actions, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aemulus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emulously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emulousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulsify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulsify</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emulsify" src="word_pronunciations/07869.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmʌlsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'mulsuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">emulsified</strong>, <strong class="bold">emulsifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">to make into an emulsion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>emulsification</strong> /əmʌlsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhmulsuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emulsifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emulsifiable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864995661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enby</span><z><span target_id="fXbIvNeL4a">adj.</span><span target_id="8mdLp1bMjy">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛnbi/ (<em>say</em> 'enbee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fXbIvNeL4a"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> non-binary.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8mdLp1bMjy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq814"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enbies</strong>) a non-binary person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [pronunciation of <em>NB</em> standing for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac885473132" href="entry://non-binary%23bigmac885473132"><span class="smallcaps">non-binary</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac078998755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enc.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq978">enclosed; enclosure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encl.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encage</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> en'kayj), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">encaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">encaging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encamp</span><z><span target_id="5ipQabIEsg">v.i.</span><span target_id="ooUxliTYGg">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈkæmp/ (<em>say</em> en'kamp), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5ipQabIEsg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> to settle in a camp.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ooUxliTYGg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq104"> to lodge in a camp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encapsulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encapsulate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encapsulate" src="word_pronunciations/07886.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkæpsjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> en'kapsyuhlayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encapsulate" src="word_pronunciations/07888.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encapsulate" src="word_pronunciations/07887.mp3"></audio></span>/-ʃə-/ (<em>say</em> -shuh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">encapsulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">encapsulating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> to enclose in or as in a capsule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> to put in shortened form; condense; abridge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encapsulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272379344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encapsulation</span></header><div>/ɛnˌkæpsjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> en.kapsyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq298"> the enclosure of one thing within another thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> a summary or abridgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq226"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> the hardening of tissue around a breast implant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encarnalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encarnalise</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkanəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> en'kahnuhluyz), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">encarnalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">encarnalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">to invest with a carnal or fleshly form.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encarnalize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encase</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encase" src="word_pronunciations/07889.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkeɪs/ (<em>say</em> en'kays), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encase" src="word_pronunciations/07890.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">encased</strong>, <strong class="bold">encasing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">to enclose in or as in a case.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">incase</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011721" href="entry://case%23bigmac000011721"><span class="smallcaps">case<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encasement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encaustic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encaustic</span><z><span target_id="yoiJoY3MUi">adj.</span><span target_id="9kKAKjfTw3">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈkɒstɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'kostik), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yoiJoY3MUi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> painted with wax colours fixed with heat, or with any process in which colours are burnt in.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9kKAKjfTw3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq495"> a work of art produced by an encaustic process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>encausticus</em> of burning in, from Greek <em>enkaustikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchain</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtʃeɪn/ (<em>say</em> en'chayn), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> to fasten with or as with a chain or chains; fetter; restrain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> to hold fast, as the attention.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>encheinen</em>, from Old French <em>enchainer</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>chaine</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100150" href="entry://chain%23bigmac000100150"><span class="smallcaps">chain</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enchainment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enchant" src="word_pronunciations/07896.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtʃænt/ (<em>say</em> en'chant), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enchant" src="word_pronunciations/07897.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enchant" src="word_pronunciations/07898.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈtʃant/ (<em>say</em> -'chahnt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq255"> to subject to magical influence; cast a spell over; bewitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> to impart a magic quality or effect to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq025"> to delight in a high degree; charm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enchaunt</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>enchanter</em>, from Latin <em>incantāre</em> chant a magic formula against]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchanting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchanting</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtʃæntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> en'chanting), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), /-ˈtʃant-/ (<em>say</em> -'chahnt-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">charming; bewitching.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097988" href="entry://enchant%23bigmac000097988"><span class="smallcaps">enchant</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enchantingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchase</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtʃeɪs/ (<em>say</em> en'chays), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enchased</strong>, <strong class="bold">enchasing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> to decorate with inlay, embossing, or engraving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>enchâsser</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>châsse</em> shrine (from Latin <em>capsa</em> box). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011721" href="entry://case%23bigmac000011721"><span class="smallcaps">case<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchilada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359164491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchilada</span><z><span target_id="dL06Ux8ypn">n.</span><span target_id="hQmOKhC2uU">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ɛntʃəˈladə/ (<em>say</em> enchuh'lahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dL06Ux8ypn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> a Mexican dish of a rolled tortilla filled with meat and seasonings, usually including chilli.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hQmOKhC2uU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">the whole enchilada</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> the entirety of something possessed or achieved, especially something impressive: <em class="example">the house has a pool, tennis court, billiard room – the whole enchilada.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [American Spanish (1890s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchiridion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchiridion</span></header><div>/ɛnkaɪˈrɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> enkuy'rideeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enchiridions</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">enchiridia</strong> /ɛnkaɪˈrɪdiə/ (<em>say</em> enkuy'rideeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">a handbook; a manual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>cheir</em> hand + <em>-idion</em>, diminutive suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchondroma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchondroma</span></header><div>/ɛnkənˈdroʊmə/ (<em>say</em> enkuhn'drohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enchondromas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">enchondromata</strong> /ɛnkənˈdroʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> enkuhn'drohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">a tumour which consists essentially of cartilage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>chondros</em> cartilage + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16483496" href="entry://-oma%23bigmac16483496"><span class="smallcaps">-oma</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enchondromatous</strong> /ɛnkənˈdrɒmətəs/ (<em>say</em> enkuhn'dromuhtuhs), /-ˈdroʊmə-/ (<em>say</em> -'drohmuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchorial</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> en'kawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">(especially of demotic writing) belonging to or used in a particular country; native; domestic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enchoric</strong> /ɛnˈkɔrɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'kawrik), /-ˈkɒrɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'korik). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>enchōrios</em> in or of a country + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encincture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encincture</span><z><span target_id="wVBtc95Rio">v.t.</span><span target_id="fDeMo1udNL">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈsɪŋktʃə/ (<em>say</em> en'singkchuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wVBtc95Rio"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> (<strong class="bold">encinctured</strong>, <strong class="bold">encincturing</strong>) to girdle; surround or encompass as with a girdle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fDeMo1udNL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq957"> the act or fact of being encompassed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013810" href="entry://cincture%23bigmac000013810"><span class="smallcaps">cincture</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encircle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encircle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encircle" src="word_pronunciations/07899.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈsɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> en'serkuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encircle" src="word_pronunciations/07900.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">encircled</strong>, <strong class="bold">encircling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> to form a circle round; surround; encompass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> to make a circling movement about; make the circuit of.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>encirclement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897576237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encl.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq738">enclosed; enclosure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enc.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encyclical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encyclical</span><z><span target_id="lF0lKU1Ot9">n.</span><span target_id="dGRiv9vwEs">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> en'siklikuhl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lF0lKU1Ot9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the world in communion with the Holy See.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dGRiv9vwEs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq863"> intended for wide or general circulation; general.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encyclic</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>encyclicus</em> (replacing Latin <em>encyclius</em>, from Greek <em>enkyklios</em> circular, general) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encyst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encyst</span><z><span target_id="35MqD8w3aA">v.t.</span><span target_id="YGv5dwPhib">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈsɪst/ (<em>say</em> en'sist), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="35MqD8w3aA"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> to enclose in a cyst.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YGv5dwPhib">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq503"> to become enclosed in a cyst.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>encystment</strong>, <strong>encystation</strong> /ˌɛnsɪsˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ensis'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end</span><z><span target_id="3Yr96AvliJ">n.</span><span target_id="sB5Lk5mpoM">v.t.</span><span target_id="KIDY82Ucee">v.i.</span><span target_id="OIG4C5hugv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of end" src="word_pronunciations/07948.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3Yr96AvliJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> an extremity of anything that is longer than it is broad: <em class="example">the end of a street; </em><em class="example">the end of a rope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq296"> an extreme or farthermost part of anything extended in space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq906"> anything that bounds an object at one of its extremities; a limit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq294"> a place or section adjacent to an extremity or limit: <em class="example">at the far end of the room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq552"> the act of coming to an end; termination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq818"> the concluding part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq993"> a purpose or aim: <em class="example">to gain one’s end.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq457"> the object for which a thing exists: <em class="example">the happiness of the people is the end of government.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq355"> issue or result.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq676"> termination of existence; death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq908"> a cause of death, destruction, or ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq358"> a remnant or fragment: <em class="example">odds and ends.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq874"> a part or share of something: <em class="example">her end of the work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq168"> a district or locality, especially part of a town: <em class="example">the West End.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq027"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a wicket: <em class="example">the batting end; </em><em class="example">the bowling end.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the half of the field which is defended by one team and attacked by the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a part of the game during which the players all deliver their bowls to one end of the green; at the completion of one end the direction of play may reverse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sB5Lk5mpoM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq873"> to bring to an end or natural conclusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq420"> to put an end to by force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq658"> to form the end of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KIDY82Ucee">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq205"> to come to an end; terminate; cease: <em class="example">he ended by settling down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq795"> to issue or result: <em class="example">extravagance ends in want.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OIG4C5hugv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">at the end of one’s string </strong>(or <strong class="phr">rope</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tether</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> completely emotionally exhausted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq97"> <strong class="phr">at the pointy </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sharp</strong>)<strong class="phr"> end</strong>, at the point in a situation of conflict or competition where the important action takes place, hence where the greatest risk exists: <em class="example">at the pointy end of the race; </em><em class="example">at the sharp end of negotiations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq622"> <strong class="phr">end on</strong>, with the end facing, or next to the observer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq492"> <strong class="phr">end to end</strong>, (of two objects) having the ends adjacent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">end up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reach a final condition, circumstance, goal: <em class="example">you’ll end up in prison.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq913"> <strong class="phr">from end to end</strong>, from the top to the bottom of something linear in shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">get one’s end in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">go off the deep end</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become violently agitated; lose control of one’s emotions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">hold one’s end up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to contribute as required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq377"> <strong class="phr">in the end</strong>, as an outcome; at last; finally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq452"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s end up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to see that one’s contribution to a joint undertaking is adequately performed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">make </strong>(<strong class="phr">both</strong>)<strong class="phr"> ends meet</strong>, to keep expenditure within one’s means. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from 19th-century accountancy where <em>meet</em> meant ‘equal’ or ‘balanced’, and <em>ends</em> were the beginning and the conclusion of the financial year, with the notion that one’s income would cover one’s expenditures over the year]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">no end</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His foster-mother was no end proud of him, and loved him as her own son.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">no end of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large supply of: <em class="example">to go to no end of trouble.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">on end</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq290"> upright.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq372"> continuously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Our horses are not up to galloping fifty or sixty miles on end</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">on the receiving end</strong>, in a situation where one is the object of an attack of some kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq275"> <strong class="phr">the </strong>(<strong class="phr">living</strong>)<strong class="phr"> end</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq691"> the worst thing possible.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq876"> a person who is incompetent or insufferable in every way.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">to the ends of the earth</strong>, a long way away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">turn … on end</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq777"> to turn an object from a flat into an upright position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq558"> to alter dramatically (a plan, outcome, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>ende</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq628">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><strong>endo-</strong></a>, before vowels, as in <em>endamoeba</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endarch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endarch</span></header><div>/ˈɛndak/ (<em>say</em> 'endahk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">denoting a strand or cylinder of primary xylem in a stem or root with the protoxylem on its inner edge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">end(o)-</span></a> + Greek <em>archē</em> beginning]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endgame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endgame</span></header><div>/ˈɛndgeɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'endgaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">the final stage of a game of chess, played with few surviving pieces, leading to checkmate or stalemate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ending
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ending</span></header><div>/ˈɛndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ending) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> the final or concluding part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq222"> death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> an inflectional morpheme at the end of a word form, as <em>-s</em> in <em>cuts</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq912"> (in popular use) any final word part, as the <em>-ow</em> of <em>widow</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>endung</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endive" src="word_pronunciations/07933.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛndaɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'enduyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">a herb, <em>Cichorium endivia</em>, probably of Indian origin, now widely cultivated for its finely divided curled leaves used in salads and as a cooked vegetable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Medieval Latin <em>endivia</em>, from Medieval Greek <em>indivi</em>, from Latin <em>intibus</em>, <em>intibum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac646870079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endling</span></header><div>/ˈɛndlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'endling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">an individual that is the last of its species, its death resulting in the extinction of the species, as the last known thylacine, which was kept in Hobart Zoo until its death in 1936.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100946" href="entry://end%23bigmac000100946"><span class="smallcaps">end</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042745" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042745"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endman</span></header><div>/ˈɛndmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'endman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">endmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> a man at one end of a row or line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq283"> a man at either end of the line of performers of a minstrel troupe, who plays on the bones or tambourine and carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endmost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endmost</span></header><div>/ˈɛndmoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'endmohst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025863" href="entry://farthest%23bigmac000025863"><strong>farthest</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'endoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">(in trail-bike riding) a crash in which the bike and its rider turn end over end.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>end</em>(<em>-over-end</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac625765557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'endoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023819" href="entry://endometriosis%23bigmac000023819"><strong>endometriosis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq771">a word element meaning ‘internal’, as in <em>endocardial</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">end-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>endon</em> within]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Endo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac444346002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Endo</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'endoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Shusaku</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">1923–96, Japanese novelist and short story writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoblast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoblast</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊblæst/ (<em>say</em> 'endohblast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">the prospective endoderm; the blastemic cells which are to form the endoderm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087213" href="entry://-blast%23bigmac000087213"><span class="smallcaps">-blast</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endoblastic</strong> /ˌɛndoʊˈblæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'blastik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocardial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocardial</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈkadiəl/ (<em>say</em> endoh'kahdeeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> within the heart; intracardiac.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> relating to the endocardium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocarditis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocarditis</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊkaˈdaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .endohkah'duytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">inflammation of the endocardium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023806" href="entry://endocardium%23bigmac000023806"><span class="smallcaps">endocard(ium)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endocarditic</strong> /ˌɛndoʊkaˈdɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .endohkah'ditik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocardium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocardium</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈkadiəm/ (<em>say</em> endoh'kahdeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">the delicate serous membrane which lines the cavities of the heart and aids in forming the valves by duplication.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>endo-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <em>cardium</em> (combining form representing Greek <em>kardia</em> heart)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocarp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocarp</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊkap/ (<em>say</em> 'endohkahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endocarpic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocrine</span><z><span target_id="G9t9hENM15">n.</span><span target_id="GtBz9yHE97">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endocrine" src="word_pronunciations/07935.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛndəkrən/ (<em>say</em> 'enduhkruhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endocrine" src="word_pronunciations/07937.mp3"></audio></span>/-krin/ (<em>say</em> -kreen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endocrine" src="word_pronunciations/07936.mp3"></audio></span>/-kraɪn/ (<em>say</em> -kruyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G9t9hENM15"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> an endocrine gland or organ.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GtBz9yHE97">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq957"> of or relating to the endocrine glands or their secretions: <em class="example">endocrine function.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + Greek <em>krinein</em> separate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endocrinal</strong> /ɛndəˈkraɪnəl/ (<em>say</em> enduh'kruynuhl), <strong>endocrinic</strong> /ɛndəˈkrɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> enduh'krinik), <strong>endocrinous</strong> /ɛnˈdɒkrənəs/ (<em>say</em> en'dokruhnuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocrinology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocrinology</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .endohkruh'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">the science that deals with the endocrine glands, especially in their relation to bodily changes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endocrinologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endocrinological</strong> /ˌɛndoʊkrɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .endohkrinuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endodontist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endodontist</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊdɒntəst/ (<em>say</em> 'endohdontuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">a dentist who specialises in the treatment of the roots of teeth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endogamous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endogamous</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdɒgəməs/ (<em>say</em> en'doguhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anthropology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> marrying customarily within the tribe or other social unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq992"> relating to such marriage (opposed to <em>exogamous</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">endogamic</strong> /ɛndoʊˈgæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> endoh'gamik).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endogamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endogamy</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdɒgəmi/ (<em>say</em> en'doguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Anthropology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">marriage within the tribe or other social unit (opposed to <em>exogamy</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endolith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac395674850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endolith</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊlɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'endohlith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq14">a microorganism able to live under extreme conditions, found inside a rock or in the pores between grains of a mineral.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endolithic</strong> /ɛndoʊˈlɪθɪk/ (<em>say</em> endoh'lithik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endolymph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endolymph</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊlɪmf/ (<em>say</em> 'endohlimf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">the fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth of the ear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043979" href="entry://lymph%23bigmac000043979"><span class="smallcaps">lymph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endomorph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endomorph</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊmɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'endohmawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em> a mineral enclosed within another mineral.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a person of endomorphic type.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endomorphic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endomorphic</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈmɔfɪk/ (<em>say</em> endoh'mawfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em> occurring in the form of an endomorph.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em> of or relating to endomorphs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq774"> of or relating to those phases of contact metamorphism that are developed in the intrusive rock itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq641"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> having a heavily built body characterised by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic endoderm (distinguished from <em>ectomorphic</em>, <em>mesomorphic</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endomorphism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endomorphism</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈmɔfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> endoh'mawfizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">a change within the mass of an intrusive igneous rock brought about by the rock’s own magma.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endonormative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac79781749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endonormative</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊnɔmətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'endohnawmuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">shaping the standard form of a language from the usage decisions made by the community that speaks that language (opposed to <em>exonormative</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836946691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endonym</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊnɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'endohnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">the name used by people within a community to refer to their community, to the language they speak, or to the place in which they live, as the Italian name <em>Firenze</em> for the Italian city which is known in English as <em>Florence</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac627113419" href="entry://exonym%23bigmac627113419"><strong>exonym</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoparasite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoparasite</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˈpærəsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'paruhsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">an internal parasite (opposed to <em>ectoparasite</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endophyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endophyte</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊfaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'endohfuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a plant living within an animal or another plant, usually as a parasite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoplasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoplasm</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊplæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'endohplazuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">the inner portion of the cytoplasm in the cell of a protozoan or vegetable cell (opposed to <em>ectoplasm</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endoplasmic</strong> /ˌɛndoʊˈplæzmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'plazmik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endorphin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endorphin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endorphin" src="word_pronunciations/07938.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdɔfən/ (<em>say</em> en'dawfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a peptide hormone released by the brain, which mimics the effects of morphine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048164" href="entry://morphine%23bigmac000048164"><span class="smallcaps">(m)orphin(e)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endorse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endorse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endorse" src="word_pronunciations/07939.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdɔs/ (<em>say</em> en'daws), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endorse" src="word_pronunciations/07940.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">endorsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">endorsing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> to write (something) on the back of a document, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> to sign one’s name on (a commercial document or other instrument).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq586"> to designate (another) as payee by one’s endorsement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq173"> to acknowledge (payment) by placing one’s signature on a bill, draft, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq706"> to add a modifying statement to (a document).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq617"> to record a conviction for a motoring offence on (a driver’s licence).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq006"> (of a branch of a political party) to select as a candidate for an election: <em class="example">he’s the endorsed Labor candidate for Bradfield.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq859"> (of a celebrity) to express publicly a positive opinion of (a product, cause, etc.), often for a fee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq874"> to approve; give support to: <em class="example">I don’t endorse that sort of behaviour.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">indorse</strong>. <div class="etym">[partial Latinisation of Middle English <em>endosse</em>, from Old French <em>endosser</em>, from <em>en-</em> on + <em>dos</em> (from Latin <em>dorsum</em> back)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endorsable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endorser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endosarc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endosarc</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊsak/ (<em>say</em> 'endohsahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to <em>ectosarc</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoscope</span></header><div>/ˈɛndəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'enduhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">a slender tubular medical instrument used to examine the interior of a body cavity or hollow organ.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endoscopic</strong> /ɛndəˈskɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> enduh'skopik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endoscopy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac323525754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endoscopy</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdɒskəpi/ (<em>say</em> en'doskuhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">endoscopies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">a medical examination by means of an endoscope.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endoscopist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enclave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enclave</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enclave" src="word_pronunciations/07902.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnkleɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'enklayv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enclave" src="word_pronunciations/07901.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒnkleɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'onklayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> a country, or, especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq033"> a small district or area enclosed within a larger one, as a suburb within a city, especially one characterised by a racial or political identity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>enclaver</em> shut in, from Roman <em>inclāvāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enclitic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enclitic</span><z><span target_id="5jMcjUSdCo">adj.</span><span target_id="sgvLejV4C3">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈklɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'klitik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5jMcjUSdCo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> (of a word) so closely connected with a preceding word as to have no independent accent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sgvLejV4C3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq882"> an enclitic word, as <em>que</em> (and) in Latin: <em>arma virumque</em>, arms and the man.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>encliticus</em>, from Greek <em>enklitikos</em>, literally, leaning on] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enclitically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enclose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enclose</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enclose" src="word_pronunciations/07903.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkloʊz/ (<em>say</em> en'klohz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enclose" src="word_pronunciations/07904.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enclosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">enclosing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> to shut in; close in on all sides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> to surround as with a fence or wall: <em class="example">to enclose land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq460"> to insert in the same envelope, etc., with the main letter, etc.: <em class="example">she enclosed a cheque.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq832"> to contain (the thing transmitted): <em class="example">her letter enclosed a cheque.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Law</em>, <strong class="vs">inclose</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="entry://close%23bigmac000102302"><span class="smallcaps">close</span></a> (verb), after Old French <em>enclos</em>, past participle of <em>enclore</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enclosure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enclosure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enclosure" src="word_pronunciations/07905.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkloʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> en'klohzhuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enclosure" src="word_pronunciations/07906.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> the act of enclosing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq541"> the separation and appropriation of land, especially of common land, by means of a fence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq948"> a tract of land surrounded by a fence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq989"> that which encloses, as a fence or wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq132"> the cabinet, etc., in which a loudspeaker or group of loudspeakers is mounted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq324"> that which is enclosed, as a paper sent in a letter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq595"> a section of a sportsground reserved for spectators, or for a certain section of the spectators.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Law</em>, <strong class="vs">inclosure</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encode</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encode" src="word_pronunciations/07907.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkoʊd/ (<em>say</em> en'kohd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">encoded</strong>, <strong class="bold">encoding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> to put into coded form, as of a message, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> to employ code words in (an utterance or text).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>encoder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encolpion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encolpion</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkɒlpiən/ (<em>say</em> en'kolpeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">encolpia</strong> /ɛnˈkɒlpiə/ (<em>say</em> en'kolpeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">a reliquary, cross, or the like, worn on the breast of bishops of the Eastern Church</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Greek, noun use of Greek adjective <em>enkolpios</em> in the bosom, from <em>kolpos</em> bosom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encomiast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encomiast</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkoʊmiæst/ (<em>say</em> en'kohmeeast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">someone who utters or writes an encomium; a eulogist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>enkōmiastēs</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encomiastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encomiastic</span></header><div>/ɛnkoʊmiˈæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> enkohmee'astik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099214" href="entry://eulogistic%23bigmac000099214"><strong>eulogistic</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encomiastical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encomium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encomium</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkoʊmiəm/ (<em>say</em> en'kohmeeuhm), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">encomiums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">encomia</strong> /ɛnˈkoʊmiə/ (<em>say</em> en'kohmeeuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">a formal expression of praise; a eulogy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>enkōmion</em> eulogy, properly neuter of <em>enkōmios</em> belonging to a Bacchic revel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encompass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encompass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encompass" src="word_pronunciations/07908.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkʌmpəs/ (<em>say</em> en'kumpuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encompass" src="word_pronunciations/07909.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> to form a circle about; encircle; surround.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> to enclose; contain: <em class="example">a book encompassing all our knowledge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq775"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to outwit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088334" href="entry://compass%23bigmac000088334"><span class="smallcaps">compass</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encompassment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encore</span><z><span target_id="a4YKK73hr8">interj.</span><span target_id="g8qidpnFio">n.</span><span target_id="wdTHEkabxr">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encore" src="word_pronunciations/07911.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒnkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'onkaw), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encore" src="word_pronunciations/07910.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒŋkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ongkaw) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="a4YKK73hr8"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> again; once more (used by an audience in calling for a repetition of a song, etc., or for an additional number or piece).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g8qidpnFio">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq107"> a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, etc., or for an additional number or piece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq088"> that which is given in response to such a demand.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wdTHEkabxr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">encored</strong>, <strong class="bold">encoring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq229"> to call for a repetition of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq881"> to call for an encore from (a performer).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: still, yet, besides, from Latin <em>hanc hōram</em> within this hour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encourage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encourage</span><z><span target_id="lY64c2iNmS">v.t.</span><span target_id="Qso1IUHZXL">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encourage" src="word_pronunciations/07914.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> en'kurij), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encourage" src="word_pronunciations/07915.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lY64c2iNmS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">encouraged</strong>, <strong class="bold">encouraging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> to stimulate by assistance, approval, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Qso1IUHZXL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq467"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023761" href="entry://encourage%20handicap%23bigmac000023761"><strong>encourage handicap</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq236"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023762" href="entry://encourage%20horse%23bigmac000023762"><strong>encourage horse</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>encorage</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>encoragier</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>corage</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098693" href="entry://courage%23bigmac000098693"><span class="smallcaps">courage</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encourager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encouraging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encouragingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encrinite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encrinite</span></header><div>/ˈɛnkrənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'enkruhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> a fossil crinoid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> any crinoid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>krinon</em> lily + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encroach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encroach</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encroach" src="word_pronunciations/07916.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkroʊtʃ/ (<em>say</em> en'krohch), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encroach" src="word_pronunciations/07917.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq273"> to advance beyond proper limits; make gradual inroads: <em class="example">to encroach on the rights of others.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq364"> to extend one’s boundaries, buildings or natural features on to the land of another, usually illegally and especially by stealth or gradual advances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq707"> to intrude on: <em class="example">to encroach on someone’s privacy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq309"> to extend the sphere of human activity into areas that should be preserved as wilderness areas: <em class="example">to encroach on native habitats.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>encroche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>encrochier</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>croc</em> hook] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encroacher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encroaching</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encroachingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encrust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encrust</span><z><span target_id="COsuGi5UNy">v.t.</span><span target_id="Yd9zl6dgTV">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encrust" src="word_pronunciations/07918.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈkrʌst/ (<em>say</em> en'krust), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of encrust" src="word_pronunciations/07919.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="COsuGi5UNy"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq915"> to form into a crust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq755"> to deposit as a crust.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Yd9zl6dgTV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq322"> to form a crust.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">incrust</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>incrustāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encrustation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encrustation</span></header><div>/ɛnkrʌsˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> enkrus'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> an encrusting or being encrusted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> a crust or coat of anything on the surface of a body; a covering, coating, or scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq404"> the inlaying or addition of enriching materials on a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq100"> the inlaid or added enriching materials to a surface or an object.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">incrustation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encrypt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encrypt</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkrɪpt/ (<em>say</em> en'kript), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">to convert (a plain-text message) into unintelligible language by means of a cipher or cryptosystem.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017737" href="entry://crypt%23bigmac000017737"><span class="smallcaps">crypt</span></a>, from Greek <em>kryptos</em> hidden] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encryption</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>encryptor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enculturate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791827931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enculturate</span><z><span target_id="gaH0wKxtYI">v.t.</span><span target_id="qrEbdJr99z">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈkʌltʃəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> en'kulchuhrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enculturated</strong>, <strong class="bold">enculturating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gaH0wKxtYI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> to cause to adapt to the prevailing culture of the society, usually by immersion in it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qrEbdJr99z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq810"> to adapt to the prevailing culture in this way.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enculturated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enculturation</strong> /ɛnˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> en.kulchuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enculturation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enculturation</span></header><div>/ɛnˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> en.kulchuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069903" href="entry://socialisation%23bigmac000069903"><strong>socialisation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encumbrance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encumbrance</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkʌmbrəns/ (<em>say</em> en'kumbruhns), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> that which encumbers; something useless or superfluous; a burden; a hindrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq489"> a dependent person, especially a child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Law</em> a burden or claim on property, as a mortgage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">incumbrance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endosmosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endosmosis</span></header><div>/ˌɛndɒzˈmoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .endoz'mohsuhs), /-dɒs-/ (<em>say</em> -dos-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> osmosis from outside inwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> (in osmosis) the flow of that fluid which passes with the greater rapidity into the other liquid (opposed to <em>exosmosis</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endosmotic</strong> /ɛndɒzˈmɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> endoz'motik), /-dɒs-/ (<em>say</em> -dos-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endosmotically</strong> /ɛndɒzˈmɒtɪkli/ (<em>say</em> endoz'motiklee), /-dɒs-/ (<em>say</em> -dos-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endospore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endospore</span></header><div>/ˈɛndoʊspɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'endohspaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the inner coat of a spore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq157"> <em class="label">Bacteriology</em> a spore formed within a cell of a rod-shaped organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> a fungal spore formed within a reproductive structure, that is, an endogenous spore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endostatin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac35627739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endostatin</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈstætn/ (<em>say</em> endoh'statn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq27">a naturally occurring protein that inhibits the growth of blood vessels, used in the treatment of some cancers to starve malignant tumours and prevent their growth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071793" href="entry://-stat%23bigmac000071793"><span class="smallcaps">-stat</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036689" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036689"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endostosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endostosis</span></header><div>/ˌɛndɒsˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .endos'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">bone formation beginning in the substance of cartilage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">end(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052926" href="entry://ostosis%23bigmac000052926"><span class="smallcaps">ostosis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endosulphan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac822705036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endosulphan</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈsʌlfən/ (<em>say</em> endoh'sulfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">a broad-spectrum organochlorine insecticide used on crops, especially cotton and rice; linked to reproductive and developmental issues in livestock and humans.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">endosulfan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endosymbiosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac869225144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endosymbiosis</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊsɪmbaɪˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> endohsimbuy'ohsuhs), /-bi-/ (<em>say</em> -bee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a symbiotic relationship between cells of two or more different species, in which one inhabits the other, the larger being host to the smaller.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><span class="smallcaps">endo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074197" href="entry://symbiosis%23bigmac000074197"><span class="smallcaps">symbiosis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endotoxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endotoxin</span></header><div>/ˌɛndoʊˈtɒksən/ (<em>say</em> .endoh'toksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">the toxic protoplasm of a microorganism which is liberated and causes its toxic action when the organism dies or disintegrates as of <em>Eberthella typhi</em>, the causative agent in typhoid fever.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endotrophic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endotrophic</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˈtrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> endoh'trofik), /-ˈtroʊfɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'trohfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">of, denoting, or relating to a type of mycorrhizal association, as found in orchids, in which the fungal hyphae occur within the root tissue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endow" src="word_pronunciations/07941.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdaʊ/ (<em>say</em> en'dow), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endow" src="word_pronunciations/07942.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: <em class="example">to endow a college.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq067"> to furnish as with some gift, faculty, or quality; equip: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>more liberally endowed with muscle than brains</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq330"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to provide with a dower.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>endow</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>endouer</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>douer</em>, from Latin <em>dōtāre</em> endow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endplay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endplay</span></header><div>/ˈɛndpleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'endplay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">towards the end of a game, a contrived set of manoeuvres designed to disadvantage an opponent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endue</span><z><span target_id="6p3DuYA733">v.t.</span><span target_id="LdNfvhtLlc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endue" src="word_pronunciations/07943.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdju/ (<em>say</em> en'dyooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endue" src="word_pronunciations/07944.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <em class="label">Rare</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6p3DuYA733">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> (<strong class="bold">endued</strong>, <strong class="bold">enduing</strong>) to put on; assume.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LdNfvhtLlc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">endue with</strong>, to invest or endow with (some gift, quality, or faculty): <em class="example">endued with life.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>endew</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>enduire</em>, from Latin <em>indūcere</em> lead into, confused with Latin <em>induere</em> put on]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endurable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endurable</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdjurəbəl/ (<em>say</em> en'dyoohruhbuhl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">able to be endured; bearable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endurableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endurably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endurance</span><z><span target_id="DPVOuf2O6I">n.</span><span target_id="qH8M9WLc2N">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endurance" src="word_pronunciations/07945.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdjurəns/ (<em>say</em> en'dyoohruhns), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endurance" src="word_pronunciations/07946.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DPVOuf2O6I"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq700"> the fact or power of enduring or bearing anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> lasting quality; duration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq479"> something endured, as a hardship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the time an aircraft can continue flying under given conditions without refuelling.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qH8M9WLc2N">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq937"> of or relating to something requiring stamina: <em class="example">an endurance event.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Endurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Endurance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Endurance" src="word_pronunciations/07945.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdjurəns/ (<em>say</em> en'dyoohruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">the ship in which Sir Ernest Shackleton made his Antarctic expedition in 1914.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endure</span><z><span target_id="jZjB5XHGzT">v.t.</span><span target_id="f4QIAxbBP1">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endure" src="word_pronunciations/07947.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdjuə/ (<em>say</em> en'dyoohuh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">endured</strong>, <strong class="bold">enduring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jZjB5XHGzT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> to bear without resistance or with patience; tolerate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He accepted the cane as he accepted a head cold or a cut toe, to be endured and forgotten.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ronald mckie</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="f4QIAxbBP1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq154"> to continue to exist; last.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq533"> to support adverse force or influence of any kind; suffer without yielding; suffer patiently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq742"> to retain a certain stature; maintain recognition of merit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>endure</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>endurer</em>, from Latin <em>indūrāre</em> harden, Medieval Latin endure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enduring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enduring</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdjurɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> en'dyoohring), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> lasting; permanent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> long-suffering; patient.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enduringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enduringness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enduro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac850942778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enduro</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdjuroʊ/ (<em>say</em> en'dyoohroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">a long-distance race, especially for off-road motorcyclists or for mountain-bike riders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endways
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endways</span></header><div>/ˈɛndweɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'endwayz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> on end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> with the end upwards or forwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq705"> towards the ends or end; lengthways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq880"> end to end.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">endwise</strong> /ˈɛndwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'endwuyz).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Endymion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Endymion</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdɪmiən/ (<em>say</em> en'dimeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">a beautiful youth whom Selene caressed as he slept.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ENE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ENE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq436">east-north-east.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">E.N.E.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enjoyable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enjoyable</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdʒɔɪəbəl/ (<em>say</em> en'joyuhbuhl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">able to be enjoyed; affording enjoyment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enjoyableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enjoyably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enkindle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enkindle</span><z><span target_id="dnH3TwSsqz">v.t.</span><span target_id="qo0qLhncPB">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈkɪndl/ (<em>say</em> en'kindl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enkindled</strong>, <strong class="bold">enkindling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dnH3TwSsqz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> to kindle into flame, ardour, activity, interest, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qo0qLhncPB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq987"> to become kindled into flame, ardour, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enkindler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ENL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498766596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ENL</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Education</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">English as a native language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlace</span></header><div>/ɛnˈleɪs/ (<em>say</em> en'lays), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enlaced</strong>, <strong class="bold">enlacing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> to bind or encircle as with a lace or cord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq495"> to interlace; intertwine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enlase</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>enlacer</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>lacier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103478" href="entry://lace%23bigmac000103478"><span class="smallcaps">lace</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlacement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlarge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlarge</span><z><span target_id="4D8Ywtz0y1">v.t.</span><span target_id="pQHjhYF2Ta">v.i.</span><span target_id="pgy7gTvyQa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enlarge" src="word_pronunciations/07993.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈladʒ/ (<em>say</em> en'lahj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enlarge" src="word_pronunciations/07994.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enlarged</strong>, <strong class="bold">enlarging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4D8Ywtz0y1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The parents, not wishing to enlarge the incident in the imagination of the child, had not brought the matter to the notice of the police.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> to increase the capacity or scope of; expand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to make (a print) larger than the negative, by projection printing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pQHjhYF2Ta">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq994"> to grow larger; increase; expand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq321"> <em class="label">Law</em> to extend time (within which an appeal may be brought).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Law</em> to increase an estate, as a limited interest in land being increased into a fee simple.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pgy7gTvyQa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">enlarge on</strong>, to speak or write about at large; expatiate on: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He enlarged on his tastes and preferences, his likes and dislikes</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enlargen</em>, from Old French <em>enlarger</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>large</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102593" href="entry://large%23bigmac000102593"><span class="smallcaps">large</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlarged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlargeable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlarger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlist</span><z><span target_id="c5HuWaHvO4">v.i.</span><span target_id="g8Q5MiPuNq">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enlist" src="word_pronunciations/07997.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈlɪst/ (<em>say</em> en'list), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enlist" src="word_pronunciations/07998.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="c5HuWaHvO4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> to engage for military or naval service by enrolling after mutual agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> to enter into some cause, enterprise, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="g8Q5MiPuNq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq837"> to engage for military or naval service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq141"> to secure (a person, services, etc.) for some cause, enterprise, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099443" href="entry://list%23bigmac000099443"><span class="smallcaps">list<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enlister</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373324146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlocate</span><z><span target_id="uTZD8qsSVQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="7zeeQfkWNW">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛnləkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'enluhkayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enlocated</strong>, <strong class="bold">enlocating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Physiology</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uTZD8qsSVQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> (of a joint) to resume the proper position after dislocation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7zeeQfkWNW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq178"> to manoeuvre (a dislocated joint) back into the proper position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlocation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac898269478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlocation</span></header><div>/ɛnləˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> enluh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physiology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> the state of being enlocated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq996"> the act of enlocating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq184"> a joint in its proper relative position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enmity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enmity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enmity" src="word_pronunciations/08001.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnməti/ (<em>say</em> 'enmuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enmities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enemyte</em>, from Old French <em>ennemistie</em>, from Latin <em>inimīcus</em> enemy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ennius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ennius</span></header><div>/ˈɛniəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eneeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Quintus</strong> /ˈkwɪntəs/ (<em>say</em> 'kwintuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">239–169? BC, Roman poet; author of the <em>Annales</em>, an epic poem glorifying the Roman state, written in 18 books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ennoble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ennoble</span></header><div>/ɛˈnoʊbəl/ (<em>say</em> e'nohbuhl), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ennobled</strong>, <strong class="bold">ennobling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> to confer a title of nobility on.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ennoblement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ennobler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ennui
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ennui</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ennui" src="word_pronunciations/08002.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒnˈwi/ (<em>say</em> on'wee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">a feeling of weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>in odiō</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098101" href="entry://annoy%23bigmac000098101"><span class="smallcaps">annoy</span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eno</span></header><div>/ˈinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Brian</strong> (<em>Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">born 1948, US rock composer and musician; influential in experimental music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enoch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enoch</span></header><div>/ˈinɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'eenok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> the father of Methuselah. Genesis 5: 18–24.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> the eldest son of Cain. Genesis 4: 17, 18.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enol</span></header><div>/ˈinɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'eenol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">any organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, usually in the form -C=C-OH.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently from Greek (<em>h</em>)<em>en</em> (neuter of <em>heis</em> one) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enolic</strong> /iˈnɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> ee'nolik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enormity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enormity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enormity" src="word_pronunciations/08003.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɔməti/ (<em>say</em> uh'nawmuhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enormity" src="word_pronunciations/08004.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enormities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq462"> outrageous or heinous character; atrociousness: <em class="example">the enormity of his offences.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq013"> something outrageous or heinous, as an offence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq266"> enormousness; hugeness of size, scope, extent, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the commissioners said the enormity of the task and the need to recall a number of witnesses had made the job impossible.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēnormitas</em> hugeness, irregularity] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Enormousness</em> is the noun from <em>enormous</em> and means ‘greatness of size’. <em>Enormity</em>, another derived noun, in early British English meant ‘enormousness’ as well as ‘heinousness’. There has been an attempt to restrict <em>enormity</em> to the sense of great wickedness, but there is evidence to show that the word has never entirely lost its meaning of ‘greatness of size’. In contemporary usage this is the meaning which seems to have wide, though not universal, acceptance.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enormous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enormous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enormous" src="word_pronunciations/08005.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɔməs/ (<em>say</em> uh'nawmuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enormous" src="word_pronunciations/08006.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But every day Australians eat enormous numbers of sharks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cyril pearl</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> outrageous or atrocious: <em class="example">enormous wickedness.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēnormis</em> huge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enormously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enormousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enos</span></header><div>/ˈinɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'eenos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">the son of Seth. Genesis 5: 6.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enosis</span></header><div>/ˈɛnoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'enohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">the demand by Greek Cypriots for the political union of Cyprus with Greece.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Greek: union]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enough</span><z><span target_id="gVOjes0pzm">adj.</span><span target_id="C1PAEwhmnE">pron.</span><span target_id="GYFAl6ypQY">adv.</span><span target_id="6MrDiCcGDx">interj.</span><span target_id="UcqGwHWSsh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enough" src="word_pronunciations/08007.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnʌf/ (<em>say</em> uh'nuf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enough" src="word_pronunciations/08008.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gVOjes0pzm"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: <em class="example">enough food for everyone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="C1PAEwhmnE">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq216"> an adequate quantity or number; a sufficiency: <em class="example">I’ve had enough of it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="GYFAl6ypQY">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq565"> in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently: <em class="example">you’re not pressing hard enough.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq187"> fully or quite: <em class="example">ready enough.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq307"> tolerably or passably: <em class="example">he sings well enough.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="6MrDiCcGDx">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq744"> (an exclamation indicating frustration, anger, extreme irritation, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UcqGwHWSsh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">be man enough</strong>, (of a man) to be suitably courageous or honourable: <em class="example">he was man enough to own up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">be more than enough</strong>, to cause an excessive amount of trouble, irritation, etc.: <em class="example">her constant chatter was more than enough.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">enough and to spare</strong>, a comfortable sufficiency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">enough’s enough</strong> or <strong class="phr">that’s enough</strong>, (an expression indicating that one’s limit of toleration has been reached.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq35"> <strong class="phr">enough to fill a book</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great deal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">enough to sink a ship</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great deal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enogh</em>, Old English <em>genōh</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Enough</em> is unusual among the English adjectives, in that it can be used after a noun, as in <em>noise enough to wake the dead</em>. This usage is, however, stylistically marked, and tends to sound literary or slightly old-fashioned.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enface</span></header><div>/ɛnˈfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> en'fays), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enfaced</strong>, <strong class="bold">enfacing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq996"> to write, print, or stamp (something) on the face of a note, draft, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enfacement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enfilade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enfilade</span><z><span target_id="Y08xYmDQR8">n.</span><span target_id="Y7OoWwzbcJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Military</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y08xYmDQR8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> /ˈɛnfəleɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'enfuhlayd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> fire from guns, etc., which is directed along the length of enemy positions or troop formations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> a position or formation under enfilade.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Y7OoWwzbcJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq734"> /ɛnfəˈleɪd/ (<em>say</em> enfuh'layd) (<strong class="bold">enfiladed</strong>, <strong class="bold">enfilading</strong>) to attack with an enfilade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>enfiler</em> to thread, string, go through, rake with fire, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>fil</em> a thread]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enfold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enfold</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enfold" src="word_pronunciations/07956.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈfoʊld/ (<em>say</em> en'fohld), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enfold" src="word_pronunciations/07957.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> to wrap up; envelop: <em class="example">enfolded in a magic mantle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> to clasp; embrace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq565"> to surround with or as with folds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq992"> to form into a fold or folds: <em class="example">a cambium layer deeply enfolded where it extends downwards.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enfolder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enfoldment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enforce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enforce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enforce" src="word_pronunciations/07958.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈfɔs/ (<em>say</em> en'faws), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enforce" src="word_pronunciations/07959.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enforced</strong>, <strong class="bold">enforcing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: <em class="example">to enforce laws; </em><em class="example">to enforce rules.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> to obtain (payment, obedience, etc.) by force or compulsion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq957"> to impose (a course of action) upon a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq242"> to support (a demand, etc.) by force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq046"> to impress or urge (an argument, etc.) forcibly; lay stress upon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enforce</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>enforcier</em>, from Latin <em>in-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036686" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036686"><span class="smallcaps">in-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>fortis</em> strong] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enforcedly</strong> /ɛnˈfɔsədli/ (<em>say</em> en'fawsuhdlee), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enforcer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enfranchise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enfranchise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enfranchise" src="word_pronunciations/07960.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈfræntʃaɪz/ (<em>say</em> en'franchuyz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enfranchise" src="word_pronunciations/07961.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enfranchised</strong>, <strong class="bold">enfranchising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Law</em> to invest with the right of being represented in Parliament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq237"> to set free; liberate, as from slavery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>enfranchiss-</em>, stem of <em>enfranchir</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>franc</em> free, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099611" href="entry://frank%23bigmac000099611"><span class="smallcaps">frank</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enfranchisement</strong> /ənˈfræntʃəzmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhn'franchuhzmuhnt), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enfranchiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eng
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936302495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eng</span></header><div>/ɛŋ/ (<em>say</em> eng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac743324864" href="entry://engma%23bigmac743324864"><strong>engma</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eng.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eng.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> engine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq576"> engineer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq867"> engineering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq475"> engraved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq268"> engraver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq774"> engraving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eng.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eng.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq712"> English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enga</span></header><div>/ˈɛŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'enguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">a province in central PNG. 12 800 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Wabag.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Engadine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Engadine</span></header><div>/ˈɛŋgədin/ (<em>say</em> 'engguhdeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">the valley of the Inn River in eastern Switzerland; resorts. About 97 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engage</span><z><span target_id="M14qf3TKYv">v.t.</span><span target_id="FCvZdzAD39">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engage" src="word_pronunciations/07966.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈgeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> en'gayj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engage" src="word_pronunciations/07967.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">engaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">engaging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="M14qf3TKYv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person, etc.): <em class="example">she engaged him in conversation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq630"> to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire: <em class="example">to engage a worker; </em><em class="example">to engage a room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq010"> to attract and hold fast: <em class="example">to engage the attention; </em><em class="example">to engage someone’s interest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq583"> to reserve or secure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq029"> to attract or please: <em class="example">his good nature engages everybody he meets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq892"> to bind as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath; make liable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq487"> (<em>usually used in the passive</em>) to betroth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq496"> to bring (troops) into battle: <em class="example">the general decided to engage another battalion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq885"> to enter into armed conflict with: <em class="example">our army engaged the enemy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq023"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq226"> to cause to become interlocked: <em class="example">engage first gear.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq619"> to interlock with: <em class="example">the cogs engage those of a second wheel.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to entangle or involve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq435"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to attach or secure.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FCvZdzAD39">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq488"> to occupy oneself; become involved: <em class="example">to engage in business; </em><em class="example">to engage in a strategy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq536"> to take employment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq361"> to pledge one’s word; assume an obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq577"> to cross weapons; enter into conflict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> to interlock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq421"> (of the head of a fetus) to drop down into the mother’s pelvis, in preparation for birth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>engager</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>gage</em> pledge, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088476" href="entry://gage%23bigmac000088476"><span class="smallcaps">gage<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engaging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engaging</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engaging" src="word_pronunciations/07968.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈgeɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> en'gayjing), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engaging" src="word_pronunciations/07969.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">winning; attractive; pleasing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>engagingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engagingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engine" src="word_pronunciations/07974.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> any mechanism or machine designed to convert energy into mechanical work: <em class="example">a steam engine; </em><em class="example">an internal-combustion engine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> a railway locomotive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq740"> any mechanical contrivance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq892"> a machine or instrument used in warfare, as a battering ram, catapult, piece of artillery, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq724"> a driving force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq261"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the heart, perceived as the source of power for the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq551"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an instrument of torture, especially the rack.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>engin</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>ingenium</em> nature, invention]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engird</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgɜd/ (<em>say</em> en'gerd), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">engirt</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">engirded</strong>, <strong class="bold">engirding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">to encircle; encompass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088407" href="entry://gird%23bigmac000088407"><span class="smallcaps">gird<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engirdle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engirdle</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgɜdəl/ (<em>say</em> en'gerduhl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">engirdled</strong>, <strong class="bold">engirdling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023906" href="entry://engird%23bigmac000023906"><strong>engird</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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englacial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">englacial</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgleɪsiəl/ (<em>say</em> en'glayseeuhl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), /-ʃəl/ (<em>say</em> -shuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> within the ice of a glacier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> believed to have been formerly within the ice of a glacier or ice sheet: <em class="example">englacial debris.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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England
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">England</span></header><div>/ˈɪŋglənd/ (<em>say</em> 'inggluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">a country in north-western Europe, part of the United Kingdom; the largest division of Great Britain, bordered by Wales and Scotland. 130 441 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: English. <em>Capital</em>: London.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of English" src="word_pronunciations/07975.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> <strong>Bill</strong> (<em>Simon William English</em>), born 1961, NZ National Party politician; prime minister 2016–17.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq229"> <strong>Jon</strong> (<em>Jonathon James English</em>), 1949–2016, English-born Australian rock singer and composer.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Jon English</strong> was born in London and arrived in Australia with his family at the age of 12. He played Judas in the Australian production of <em>Jesus Christ Superstar</em> (1972–77). His hit singles include ‘Turn the Page’ (1974), ‘Words are Not Enough’ (1977) and ‘Six Ribbons’ (1978). In 1989–90 he co-wrote and recorded the rock opera <em>Paris</em>. English appeared in the television series <em>Against the Wind</em> (1978) and the comedy series <em>All Together Now</em> (1991–93), and from 1984 played the Pirate King in a number of productions of <em>The Pirates of Penzance</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="1DKPffPAvl">adj.</span><span target_id="wWWbKfCHGi">n.</span><span target_id="iavZfqYJnJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="xzACTK0PdR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of English" src="word_pronunciations/07975.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ingglish), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of English" src="word_pronunciations/07976.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪŋlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'inglish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1DKPffPAvl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> belonging or relating to, or spoken or written in, the English language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wWWbKfCHGi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq142"> the people of England collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> the Germanic language of the British Isles, historically termed Old English or Anglo-Saxon (to 1150), Middle English (to 1450) and Modern English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq596"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Englishes</strong>) a dialect or national variety of English, being one of many such varieties used throughout the world, often specified as in <em>Australian English</em>, <em>American English</em>, <em>British English</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq609"> (<em>lower case</em>) <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103421" href="entry://side%23bigmac000103421"><strong>side</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103421" href="entry://side%23mq658">16</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq082"> <em class="label">Printing</em>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a size of type equivalent to 14 point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq409"> straightforward and simple language.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iavZfqYJnJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq399"> to translate into English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq259"> to adopt (a foreign word) into English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq177"> (<em>lower case</em>) <em>US Billiards</em> to impart english or side to (a ball).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xzACTK0PdR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">more English than the English</strong>, affecting an excessively English tone and style especially in manners and speech: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I bet she came from one of those nice homes on the North Shore where they still have Kipling’s ‘If’ on the table in the study, are more English than the English and read American authoress Ella Wheeler Wilcox.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">the Queen’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">King’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> English</strong>, English which is regarded as being educated or correct in pronunciation or usage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>Englisc</em>, from <em>Engle</em>, <em>Angle</em> the English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Englishman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Englishman</span></header><div>/ˈɪŋglɪʃmən/ (<em>say</em> 'ingglishmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Englishmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> a man native to or resident in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an English ship.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Englishwoman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac743324864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engma</span></header><div>/ˈɛŋmə/ (<em>say</em> 'engmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> a velar nasal consonant having the sound of ‘ng’, as in <em>cling</em> and <em>clink</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> the symbol /ŋ/ used to represent this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eng</strong>. <div class="etym">[from Greek <em>agma</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engorge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engorge</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgɔdʒ/ (<em>say</em> en'gawj), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">engorged</strong>, <strong class="bold">engorging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> to swallow (food) greedily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq31"> (<em>mainly reflexive or passive</em>) to stuff with food: <em class="example">he engorged himself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> to congest with blood, secretions, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>engorger</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>gorge</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090297" href="entry://gorge%23bigmac000090297"><span class="smallcaps">gorge<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engorgement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engraft</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgraft/ (<em>say</em> en'grahft), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation: <em class="example">to engraft a peach on a plum.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ingraft</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031196" href="entry://graft%23bigmac000031196"><span class="smallcaps">graft<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engraftation</strong> /ɛngrafˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> engrahf'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engraftment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engrail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engrail</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgreɪl/ (<em>say</em> en'grayl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> (on a coin or medal) to form the decorative margin of a ring of dots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>engrele</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>engresler</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>gresle</em> hail] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engrailment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engrain</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgreɪn/ (<em>say</em> en'grayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103487" href="entry://ingrain%23bigmac000103487"><strong>ingrain</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103487" href="entry://ingrain%23mq539">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103487" href="entry://ingrain%23mq856">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101115" href="entry://grain%23bigmac000101115"><span class="smallcaps">grain</span></a>. Compare French <em>en graine</em> where <em>graine</em> means ‘cochineal dye’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engram</span></header><div>/ˈɛngræm/ (<em>say</em> 'engram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the durable mark caused by a stimulus upon protoplasm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103949" href="entry://trace%23bigmac000103949"><strong>trace<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103949" href="entry://trace%23mq275">5</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>engramm</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engrave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engrave</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engrave" src="word_pronunciations/07977.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈgreɪv/ (<em>say</em> en'grayv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engrave" src="word_pronunciations/07978.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">engraved</strong>, <strong class="bold">engraving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> to incise (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq011"> to print from such a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq753"> to mark or ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq898"> to impress deeply; infix.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031416" href="entry://grave%23bigmac000031416"><span class="smallcaps">grave<sup>3</sup></span></a> (verb), modelled on French <em>engraver</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engraver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engraving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engraving</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engraving" src="word_pronunciations/07979.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈgreɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> en'grayving), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engraving" src="word_pronunciations/07980.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq012"> the act or art of someone or something that engraves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of metal plates or of blocks of wood, etc., for the purpose of taking off impressions or prints of the design so formed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> the design engraved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq230"> an engraved plate or block.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq803"> an impression or print from this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engross</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engross" src="word_pronunciations/07981.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈgroʊs/ (<em>say</em> en'grohs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engross" src="word_pronunciations/07982.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> to occupy wholly, as the mind or attention; absorb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> to write or copy in a fair, large hand or in a formal manner, as a public document or record.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq954"> to acquire the whole of (a commodity), in order to control the market; monopolise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>engross</em>(<em>en</em>), from Anglo-French <em>engrosser</em> write large; also from Old French, from <em>en gros</em> in large quantities, from Latin <em>in-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><span class="smallcaps">in-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + Late Latin <em>grossus</em> thick, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102337" href="entry://gross%23bigmac000102337"><span class="smallcaps">gross</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engrossed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>engrosser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engrossing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engrossing</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgroʊsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> en'grohsing), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> fully occupying the mind or attention; absorbing; riveting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> acquiring overall control; monopolising.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>engrossingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engulf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engulf</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engulf" src="word_pronunciations/07983.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈgʌlf/ (<em>say</em> en'gulf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of engulf" src="word_pronunciations/07984.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> to swallow up in a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032104" href="entry://gulf%23bigmac000032104">gulf</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032104" href="entry://gulf%23mq470">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq068"> to immerse: <em class="example">floodwaters that engulf the fields.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq890"> to overwhelm.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>engulfment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enhance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enhance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enhance" src="word_pronunciations/07985.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈhæns/ (<em>say</em> en'hans), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enhance" src="word_pronunciations/07987.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈhans/ (<em>say</em> -'hahns), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enhance" src="word_pronunciations/07986.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enhanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">enhancing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq668"> to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Half the 16 companies which ended in the black both years enhanced their margins.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> to raise the value or price of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enhaunce</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>enhauncer</em>, nasalised variant of Old French <em>enhaucier</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>haucier</em> raise. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033250" href="entry://hawser%23bigmac000033250"><span class="smallcaps">hawser</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enhancement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enhancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enhancive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enharmonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enharmonic</span></header><div>/ˌɛnhaˈmɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .enhah'monik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">having the same pitch in the tempered scale but written in different notation, as G-sharp and A-flat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>enharmonicus</em> in accord, from Greek <em>enarmonikos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enharmonically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enid</span></header><div>/ˈinəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eenuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">the faithful wife of Geraint in Arthurian legend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enigma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enigma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enigma" src="word_pronunciations/07988.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɪgmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nigmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> somebody or something puzzling or inexplicable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq062"> a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; a riddle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aenigma</em>, from Greek <em>ainigma</em> riddle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enigma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac741861306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enigma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Enigma" src="word_pronunciations/07988.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɪgmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nigmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a German coding machine used during World War II; code secretly broken by the British.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enigmatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enigmatic</span></header><div>/ɛnɪgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> enig'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enigmatical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>enigmatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enindilyakwa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac703790572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enindilyakwa</span></header><div>/əˈnɪndɪljagwə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nindilyahgwuh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105200" href="entry://Anindilyakwa%23bigmac000105200"><strong>Anindilyakwa</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enjoin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enjoin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enjoin" src="word_pronunciations/07989.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdʒɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> en'joyn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enjoin" src="word_pronunciations/07990.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> to order or direct (a person, etc.) to do something; prescribe (a course of action, etc.) with authority or emphasis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Law</em> to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enjoyn</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>enjoindre</em>, from Latin <em>injungere</em> join into or to, impose, enjoin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enjoiner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enjoinment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enjoy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enjoy</span><z><span target_id="eCgGHh0Qoy">v.t.</span><span target_id="2tiLpipWwt">v.i.</span><span target_id="EbHCKDEfXT">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enjoy" src="word_pronunciations/07991.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈdʒɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> en'joy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enjoy" src="word_pronunciations/07992.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eCgGHh0Qoy"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq865"> to experience with joy; take pleasure in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> to have and use with satisfaction; have the benefit of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq512"> to find or experience pleasure for (oneself).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq720"> to undergo (an improvement).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq137"> to have sexual intercourse with (a woman).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2tiLpipWwt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq898"> to have a good time: <em class="example">let’s forget our troubles and enjoy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="EbHCKDEfXT">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq667"> (an invitation to a guest, customer, etc. to enjoy something provided or supplied.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enjoye</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>enjoir</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>joir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102844" href="entry://joy%23bigmac000102844"><span class="smallcaps">joy</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enjoyer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensiform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensiform</span></header><div>/ˈɛnsəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'ensuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">(of plant and animal organs) sword-shaped, as a gladiolus leaf; xiphoid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ensi</em>(<em>s</em>) sword + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensign</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensign" src="word_pronunciations/08028.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnsən/ (<em>say</em> 'ensuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensign" src="word_pronunciations/08029.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnsaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ensuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq408"> a flag or banner, as of a nation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> a badge of office or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq035"> any sign, token, or emblem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq965"> a standard-bearer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq735"> (formerly) the lowest commissioned rank in the British infantry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq963"> <em class="label">US Navy</em> the lowest ranking commissioned officer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ensaigne</em>, from Old French <em>enseigne</em>, from Latin <em>insignia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088718" href="entry://insignia%23bigmac000088718"><span class="smallcaps">insignia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ensignship</strong>, <strong>ensigncy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensilage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensilage</span><z><span target_id="I9GkwdLN1Q">n.</span><span target_id="2pndX7d7M9">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛnsələdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ensuhluhj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I9GkwdLN1Q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> fodder thus preserved.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2pndX7d7M9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq971"> (<strong class="bold">ensilaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">ensilaging</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023982" href="entry://ensile%23bigmac000023982"><strong>ensile</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>ensiler</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023982" href="entry://ensile%23bigmac000023982"><span class="smallcaps">ensile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensile</span></header><div>/ɛnˈsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> en'suyl), /ˈɛnsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ensuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ensiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">ensiling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> to make into ensilage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ensilage</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>ensiler</em>, from Spanish <em>ensilar</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>silo</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068787" href="entry://silo%23bigmac000068787"><span class="smallcaps">silo</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enslave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enslave</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enslave" src="word_pronunciations/08030.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈsleɪv/ (<em>say</em> en'slayv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enslave" src="word_pronunciations/08031.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enslaved</strong>, <strong class="bold">enslaving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">to make a slave of; reduce to slavery.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enslavement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enslaver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensnare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensnare</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensnare" src="word_pronunciations/08032.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈsnɛə/ (<em>say</em> en'snair), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensnare" src="word_pronunciations/08033.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ensnared</strong>, <strong class="bold">ensnaring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">to capture in, or involve as in, a snare.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ensnarement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ensnarer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ENSO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac919202463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ENSO</span></header><div>/ˈɛnsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ensoh) <div class="def"><span id="mq672">El Niño-Southern Oscillation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ensor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ensor</span></header><div>/ˈɛnsɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ensaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">1860–1949, Belgian expressionist painter noted for his use of sinister and aggressively distorted forms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enstatite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enstatite</span></header><div>/ˈɛnstətaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'enstuhtuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">a mineral of the pyroxene group consisting of magnesium silicate, occurring as an important constituent of basic igneous rocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>enstatēs</em> adversary + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>; so called because of its refractory nature]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensue</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensue" src="word_pronunciations/08034.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈsju/ (<em>say</em> en'syooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensue" src="word_pronunciations/08035.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">ensued</strong>, <strong class="bold">ensuing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> to follow in order; come afterwards, especially in immediate succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq851"> to follow as a consequence; result: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I no longer remember the cause of our quarrel, but I do know that the fight that ensued was an absolute victory for me.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ensewe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>ensuivre</em>, from Latin <em>insequī</em> follow close upon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensuite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensuite</span></header><div>/ɒnˈswit/ (<em>say</em> on'sweet), /ˈɒnswit/ (<em>say</em> 'onsweet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a small bathroom attached to a bedroom.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">en suite</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023987" href="entry://en%20suite%23bigmac000023987"><span class="smallcaps">en suite</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensure" src="word_pronunciations/08036.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> en'shaw), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensure" src="word_pronunciations/08037.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ensured</strong>, <strong class="bold">ensuring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> to secure, or bring surely, as to a person: <em class="example">this letter will ensure you a hearing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq118"> to make sure or certain to come, occur, etc.: <em class="example">measures to ensure the success of an undertaking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq215"> to make secure or safe, as from harm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ensure</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>ensurer</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Old French <em>seur</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089458" href="entry://sure%23bigmac000089458"><span class="smallcaps">sure</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enswathe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enswathe</span></header><div>/ɛnˈsweɪð/ (<em>say</em> en'swaydh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enswathed</strong>, <strong class="bold">enswathing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073947" href="entry://swathe%23bigmac000073947"><strong>swathe<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073947" href="entry://swathe%23mq581">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073947" href="entry://swathe%23mq090">3</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">inswathe</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>enswathement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ENT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ENT</span><z><span target_id="2tOsENhR2i">n.</span><span target_id="9fyOQyJmOF">adj.</span></z></header><div>/i ɛn ˈti/ (<em>say</em> ee en 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2tOsENhR2i"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq249"> an otolaryngologist.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9fyOQyJmOF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq823"> of or relating to otolaryngology.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>ar</em>)<em> n</em>(<em>ose and</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>hroat</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entablature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entablature</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtæblətʃə/ (<em>say</em> en'tabluhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq067"> that part of a classic architectural order which rests horizontally upon the columns and consists of the architrave, frieze, and cornice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> a similar part in other constructions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>intavolatura</em>, from <em>intavolare</em> board up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entail</span><z><span target_id="DL1Z1o3Clb">v.t.</span><span target_id="bVSFfnv7Ex">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entail" src="word_pronunciations/08038.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈteɪl/ (<em>say</em> en'tayl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entail" src="word_pronunciations/08039.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DL1Z1o3Clb"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> to bring on or involve by necessity or consequences: <em class="example">a loss entailing no regret.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> to impose as a burden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq037"> to limit the inheritance of (a landed estate) to a specified line of heirs, so that it cannot be bequeathed, alienated or devised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq561"> to cause (anything) to descend to a fixed series of possessors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Logic</em> to involve the relation by which one proposition is deducible logically from another; mean the same as: <em class="example">being a bachelor entails being unmarried.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bVSFfnv7Ex">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq418"> the act of entailing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq912"> the state of being entailed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq008"> any predetermined order of succession, as to an office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq622"> that which is entailed, as an estate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq357"> the rule of descent settled for an estate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074540" href="entry://tail%23bigmac000074540"><span class="smallcaps">tail<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entailer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entailment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entangle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entangle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entangle" src="word_pronunciations/08040.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> en'tangguhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entangle" src="word_pronunciations/08041.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">entangled</strong>, <strong class="bold">entangling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> (<em>usually used in the passive</em>) to make tangled; complicate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq067"> to involve in anything like a tangle; ensnare; enmesh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq427"> to involve in difficulties; embarrass; perplex.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>entangler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entasis</span></header><div>/ˈɛntəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">the swelling or outward curve of the shaft of a column.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: a stretching]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ENTER
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac92935350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ENTER</span></header><div>/ɛntə/ (<em>say</em> entuh), /ˌi ɛn ti i ˈa/ (<em>say</em> .ee en tee ee 'ah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank; a rank out of 100 which determines a student’s eligibility for entrance to a tertiary institution, calculated from the results gained in the end of secondary schooling qualification; used in Victoria and may be used by other states to gain a national ranking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthalpy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthalpy</span></header><div>/ˈɛnθəlpi/ (<em>say</em> 'enthuhlpee), /ɛnˈθælpi/ (<em>say</em> en'thalpee), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a thermodynamic property of a substance or system equal to the sum of its internal energy and the product of its pressure and volume; heat content; total heat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>thalpein</em> to warm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enounce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enounce</span></header><div>/iˈnoʊns/ (<em>say</em> ee'nohns) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enounced</strong>, <strong class="bold">enouncing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq899"> to announce, declare, or proclaim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> to state definitely, as a proposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq615"> to utter or pronounce, as words.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>énoncer</em>, from Latin <em>ēnuntiāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enouncement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enplane</span><z><span target_id="mxZRwiHZqt">v.i.</span><span target_id="NGYDYoWA3S">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> en'playn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enplaned</strong>, <strong class="bold">enplaning</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly Military</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mxZRwiHZqt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> to go on board an aeroplane.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NGYDYoWA3S">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq621"> to take (personnel) on board an aeroplane: <em class="example">they enplaned the whole company.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enquire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enquire</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enquire" src="word_pronunciations/08009.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈkwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> in'kwuyuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enquire" src="word_pronunciations/08010.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enquire" src="word_pronunciations/08011.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛn-/ (<em>say</em> en-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enquired</strong>, <strong class="bold">enquiring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104514" href="entry://inquire%23bigmac000104514"><strong>inquire</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enquirer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><strong>en-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enquiry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enquiry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enquiry" src="word_pronunciations/08012.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈkwaɪri/ (<em>say</em> in'kwuyree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enquiry" src="word_pronunciations/08013.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enquiry" src="word_pronunciations/08014.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛn-/ (<em>say</em> en-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enquiries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088715" href="entry://inquiry%23bigmac000088715"><strong>inquiry</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><strong>en-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enrage" src="word_pronunciations/08015.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈreɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> en'rayj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enrage" src="word_pronunciations/08016.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enraged</strong>, <strong class="bold">enraging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">to put into a rage; infuriate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>enrager</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>rage</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100481" href="entry://rage%23bigmac000100481"><span class="smallcaps">rage</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrapt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrapt</span></header><div>/ɛnˈræpt/ (<em>say</em> en'rapt), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">rapt; transported; enraptured.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrapture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrapture</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enrapture" src="word_pronunciations/08017.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈræptʃə/ (<em>say</em> en'rapchuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enrapture" src="word_pronunciations/08018.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enraptured</strong>, <strong class="bold">enrapturing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">to move to rapture; delight beyond measure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrich</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enrich" src="word_pronunciations/08019.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈrɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> en'rich), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enrich" src="word_pronunciations/08020.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: <em class="example">commerce enriches a nation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq167"> to supply with abundance of anything desirable: <em class="example">to enrich the mind with knowledge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq618"> to adorn; make splendid with costly decoration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq389"> to make finer in quality as by supplying desirable elements or ingredients: <em class="example">to enrich bread; </em><em class="example">to enrich soil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq881"> to enhance; make finer in flavour, colour, or significance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to increase the abundance of a particular isotope in a mixture of isotopes, especially of a fissile isotope in a nuclear fuel, as enriching uranium with the isotope U-235.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enrich</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>enrichir</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>riche</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104449" href="entry://rich%23bigmac000104449"><span class="smallcaps">rich</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enriched</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enright</span></header><div>/ˈɛnraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'enruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Nick</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">1950–2003, Australian actor, director, musician and playwright; works include the script for the film <em>Lorenzo’s Oil</em> (US, 1992) and the play and film script <em>Blackrock</em> (1997).</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>Nick Enright</strong> was born in Maitland, NSW, and began his career in theatre at age of 16 with JC Williamson. After graduating from the University of Sydney, he joined the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1973, as their first trainee director. Between 1975 and 1977 he studied playwriting at the New York University School of Arts, and on his return to Australia was artistic director at the SA Theatre Company in 1979–81. He taught at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1983–84 and the WA Academy of Performing Arts from 1998 to 2000. Enright’s work includes the Oscar-nominated screenplay for <em>Lorenzo’s Oil</em> (1992), the play <em>Blackrock</em> (1995), the musical <em>The Boy from Oz</em> (1998), the adaptation of the musical comedy <em>The Venetian Twins</em> (1979) and the stage co-adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel <em>Cloudstreet</em> (1998). </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrobe</span><z><span target_id="m2GQhsdmnZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="v06Xok4yOB">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈroʊb/ (<em>say</em> en'rohb), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enrobed</strong>, <strong class="bold">enrobing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="m2GQhsdmnZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq433"> to put ceremonial garments on (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> to coat (a confection) in chocolate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="v06Xok4yOB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq076"> to dress in ceremonial garments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063829" href="entry://robe%23bigmac000063829"><span class="smallcaps">robe<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enrobed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enrober</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrol</span><z><span target_id="AlWrwhLQCH">v.t.</span><span target_id="eQeMyTaZpV">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enrol" src="word_pronunciations/08021.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈroʊl/ (<em>say</em> en'rohl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enrol" src="word_pronunciations/08022.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enrolled</strong>, <strong class="bold">enrolling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AlWrwhLQCH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> to write (a name) or insert the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq867"> to place (a person) on a list or register as a preliminary to their joining an organisation: <em class="example">to enrol a new member.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">Education</em> to place on the register of an educational institution, or of a course offered by an educational institution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to place on a list of authorised users of software.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq279"> to put in a record, as of a court; record.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq119"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to roll or wrap up.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eQeMyTaZpV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq886"> to enrol oneself.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">enroll</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>enroll</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>enroller</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>rolle</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104516" href="entry://roll%23bigmac000104516"><span class="smallcaps">roll</span></a> (noun)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enroller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enrollee</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enroot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enroot</span></header><div>/ɛnˈrut/ (<em>say</em> en'rooht), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> to fix by the root.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> to fix fast; implant deeply.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ens</span></header><div>/ɛnz/ (<em>say</em> enz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entia</strong> /ˈɛnʃiə/ (<em>say</em> 'ensheeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">being, considered in the abstract.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, present participle neuter of <em>esse</em> be]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ens.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ens.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq905">Ensign.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensanguine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensanguine</span></header><div>/ɛnˈsæŋgwən/ (<em>say</em> en'sanggwuhn), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ensanguined</strong>, <strong class="bold">ensanguining</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">to stain or cover with or as with blood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065367" href="entry://sanguine%23bigmac000065367"><span class="smallcaps">sanguine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ensconce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ensconce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensconce" src="word_pronunciations/08023.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈskɒns/ (<em>say</em> en'skons), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ensconce" src="word_pronunciations/08024.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ensconced</strong>, <strong class="bold">ensconcing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> to cover or shelter; hide securely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq688"> to settle securely or snugly: <em class="example">ensconced in an armchair.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103749" href="entry://sconce%23bigmac000103749"><span class="smallcaps">sconce<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enshittification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344246596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enshittification</span></header><div>/ɛnˌʃɪtəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> en.shituhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">the gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided, especially of an online platform, and as a consequence of profit-seeking: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It feels inevitable that, at some point, the company is going to be forced into a sale and the enshittification cycle will kick in.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lifehacker australia</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2024</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101335" href="entry://shit%23bigmac000101335"><span class="smallcaps">shit</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026440" href="entry://-fication%23bigmac000026440"><span class="smallcaps">-fication</span></a>; coined in 2022 by Canadian author Cory Doctorow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enshittify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac291684161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enshittify</span></header><div>/ɛnˈʃɪtəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> en'shituhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enshittified</strong>, <strong class="bold">enshittifying</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">to reduce the quality of a provided service or product, especially of an online platform. </span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101335" href="entry://shit%23bigmac000101335"><span class="smallcaps">shit</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036251" href="entry://-ify%23bigmac000036251"><span class="smallcaps">-ify</span></a>; coined in 2022 by Canadian author Cory Doctorow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enshrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enshrine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enshrine" src="word_pronunciations/08026.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈʃraɪn/ (<em>say</em> en'shruyn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enshrine" src="word_pronunciations/08027.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enshrined</strong>, <strong class="bold">enshrining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> to enclose in or as in a shrine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> to cherish as sacred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq748"> to ensure the permanence of (a right, ruling, etc.) by placing it in a position of apparently inviolable safety, such as legislation, a constitution, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">inshrine</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>enshrinement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enshroud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enshroud</span></header><div>/ɛnˈʃraʊd/ (<em>say</em> en'shrowd), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">to shroud; conceal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthral</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthral" src="word_pronunciations/08049.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈθrɔl/ (<em>say</em> en'thrawl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthral" src="word_pronunciations/08050.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enthralled</strong>, <strong class="bold">enthralling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> to captivate; charm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> to put or hold in thraldom; subjugate.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">enthrall</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076253" href="entry://thrall%23bigmac000076253"><span class="smallcaps">thral(l)</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enthraller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enthralment</strong>; <em class="label">US</em>, <strong>enthrallment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enthralled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthrone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthrone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthrone" src="word_pronunciations/08051.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈθroʊn/ (<em>say</em> en'throhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthrone" src="word_pronunciations/08052.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enthroned</strong>, <strong class="bold">enthroning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> to place on or as on a throne.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> to invest with sovereign or episcopal authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq405"> to exalt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100776" href="entry://throne%23bigmac000100776"><span class="smallcaps">throne</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enthronement</strong>, <strong>enthronisation</strong> /ɛnˌθroʊnəˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> en.throhnuh'zayshuhn), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthuse</span><z><span target_id="0UiVg8RUMN">v.i.</span><span target_id="AfDZ6KrCdg">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthuse" src="word_pronunciations/08053.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈθuz/ (<em>say</em> en'thoohz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthuse" src="word_pronunciations/08054.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈθjuz/ (<em>say</em> -'thyoohz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthuse" src="word_pronunciations/08055.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enthused</strong>, <strong class="bold">enthusing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0UiVg8RUMN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> to become enthusiastic; show enthusiasm: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Look at the home crowds, you can’t get in,’ he enthuses.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AfDZ6KrCdg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq814"> to move to enthusiasm: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>to achieve our commitment the leader will need to enthuse us about the plan and retain a good relationship with us through its implementation</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim costello</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024016" href="entry://enthusiasm%23bigmac000024016"><span class="smallcaps">enthusiasm</span></a>; originally US colloquial or humorous (1820s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthusiasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthusiasm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthusiasm" src="word_pronunciations/08056.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈθuziæzəm/ (<em>say</em> en'thoohzeeazuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthusiasm" src="word_pronunciations/08057.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈθjuz-/ (<em>say</em> -'thyoohz-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enthusiasm" src="word_pronunciations/08058.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> extravagant religious emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> the object of one’s lively interest: <em class="example">gardening is an enthusiasm of his.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>enthūsiasmus</em>, from Greek <em>enthousiasmos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthusiast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthusiast</span></header><div>/ɛnˈθuziæst/ (<em>say</em> en'thoohzeeast), /-iəst/ (<em>say</em> -eeuhst), /-ˈθjuz-/ (<em>say</em> -'thyoohz-), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> someone who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit, etc.; a person of ardent zeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> a religious visionary or fanatic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enthusiastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enthusiastic</span></header><div>/ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> en.thoohzee'astik), /-ˌθjuz-/ (<em>say</em> -.thyoohz-), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> full of or characterised by enthusiasm; ardent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq733"> relating to or of the nature of enthusiasm.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enthusiastically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entice" src="word_pronunciations/08059.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtaɪs/ (<em>say</em> en'tuys), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entice" src="word_pronunciations/08060.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enticed</strong>, <strong class="bold">enticing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">to draw on by exciting hope or desire; inveigle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>entyce</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>enticier</em> incite, from Latin <em>titio</em> firebrand] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enticer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enticing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enticingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entire</span><z><span target_id="TmzMtDY3ew">adj.</span><span target_id="tRKiCGDc0G">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entire" src="word_pronunciations/08061.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtaɪə/ (<em>say</em> en'tuyuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entire" src="word_pronunciations/08062.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TmzMtDY3ew"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> having all the parts or elements; whole; complete.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq316"> not broken, mutilated, or decayed; intact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq543"> unimpaired or undiminished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq371"> being wholly of one piece; undivided; continuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Botany</em> without notches or indentations, as leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq694"> full or thorough: <em class="example">entire freedom of choice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq153"> not gelded: <em class="example">an entire horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq253"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> wholly of one kind; unmixed or pure.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tRKiCGDc0G">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq123"> the whole; entirety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq068"> an entire horse; a stallion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enter</em>, from Old French <em>entier</em>, from Latin <em>integrum</em>, accusative of <em>integer</em> untouched, whole] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entireness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entitle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entitle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entitle" src="word_pronunciations/08063.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtaɪtl/ (<em>say</em> en'tuytl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entitle" src="word_pronunciations/08064.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">entitled</strong>, <strong class="bold">entitling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> to call by a particular title or name; name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq968"> to designate (a person) by an honorary title.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>entitle</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>entituler</em>, from Late Latin <em>intitulāre</em>, from Latin <em>in-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><span class="smallcaps">in-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>titulus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076809" href="entry://title%23bigmac000076809"><span class="smallcaps">title</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entitlement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entity" src="word_pronunciations/08065.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntəti/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq235"> something that has a real existence; a thing, especially when considered as independent of other things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq402"> being or existence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq964"> essential nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq237"> an independent organisation or person, especially when regarded as having legal responsibilities: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He said there would have been only six entities in the world capable of taking on the petrochemical project.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>entitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ento-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ento-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq613">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023802" href="entry://endo-%23bigmac000023802"><strong>endo-</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>entos</em> within]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entoblast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entoblast</span></header><div>/ˈɛntoʊblæst/ (<em>say</em> 'entohblast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023811" href="entry://endoderm%23bigmac000023811"><strong>endoderm</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035902" href="entry://hypoblast%23bigmac000035902"><strong>hypoblast</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomb</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtum/ (<em>say</em> en'toohm), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq084"> to place in a tomb; bury; inter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> to serve as a tomb for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>entomber</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>tombe</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076986" href="entry://tomb%23bigmac000076986"><span class="smallcaps">tomb</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entombment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomic</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'tomik), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">of or relating to insects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq975">a word element meaning ‘insect’.</span></div> Also, (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">entom-</strong>. <div class="etym">[combining form representing Greek <em>entoma</em> insects, from <em>entomos</em> cut up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomol.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq832">entomology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">entom.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomologise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomologise</span></header><div>/ɛntəˈmɒlədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> entuh'moluhjuyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">entomologised</strong>, <strong class="bold">entomologising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> to study entomology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> to gather entomological specimens.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">entomologize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entomology" src="word_pronunciations/08066.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> entuh'moluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">the branch of zoology that deals with insects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024031" href="entry://entomo-%23bigmac000024031"><span class="smallcaps">entomo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entomological</strong> /ɛntəməˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> entuhmuh'lojikuhl), <strong>entomologic</strong> /ɛntəməˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> entuhmuh'lojik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entomologically</strong> /ɛntəməˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> entuhmuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entomologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomophagous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomophagous</span></header><div>/ɛntəˈmɒfəgəs/ (<em>say</em> entuh'mofuhguhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">feeding on insects; insectivorous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomophilous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomophilous</span></header><div>/ɛntəˈmɒfələs/ (<em>say</em> entuh'mofuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">(of a plant) pollinated by insects.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>entomophily</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entomostracan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entomostracan</span><z><span target_id="sZIFHBqMRD">adj.</span><span target_id="XeEqYzrdjB">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛntəˈmɒstrəkən/ (<em>say</em> entuh'mostruhkuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sZIFHBqMRD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> belonging to the Entomostraca, a subclass of mostly small crustaceans.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XeEqYzrdjB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq806"> an entomostracan crustacean.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024031" href="entry://entomo-%23bigmac000024031"><span class="smallcaps">entom(o)-</span></a> + Greek <em>ostrakon</em> shell + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entomostracous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entophyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entophyte</span></header><div>/ˈɛntoʊfaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'entohfuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a plant growing within an animal or another plant, usually as a parasite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024025" href="entry://ento-%23bigmac000024025"><span class="smallcaps">ento-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056461" href="entry://-phyte%23bigmac000056461"><span class="smallcaps">-phyte</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entophytic</strong> /ɛntəˈfɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> entuh'fitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entopic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entopic</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'topik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">occurring in the usual place.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>entopos</em> in a place + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entoptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entoptic</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtɒptɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'toptik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">lying or originating within the eyeball.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024025" href="entry://ento-%23bigmac000024025"><span class="smallcaps">ent(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104705" href="entry://optic%23bigmac000104705"><span class="smallcaps">optic<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entotic</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'totik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">of or relating to the interior of the ear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024025" href="entry://ento-%23bigmac000024025"><span class="smallcaps">ent(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052953" href="entry://-otic%23bigmac000052953"><span class="smallcaps">-otic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entourage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entourage</span></header><div>/ˈɒnturadʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ontoohrahj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entourage" src="word_pronunciations/08068.mp3"></audio></span>/-raʒ/ (<em>say</em> -rahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> attendants, as of a person of rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq172"> any group of people accompanying or assisting someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq563"> surroundings; environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>entourer</em> surround. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077308" href="entry://tour%23bigmac000077308"><span class="smallcaps">tour</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entozoa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entozoa</span></header><div>/ɛntəˈzoʊə/ (<em>say</em> entuh'zohuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">entozoon</strong> /ɛntəˈzoʊən/ (<em>say</em> entuh'zohuhn))<br/> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">animals, especially intestinal worms, living as parasites within the body of another animal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024025" href="entry://ento-%23bigmac000024025"><span class="smallcaps">ento-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086711" href="entry://-zoa%23bigmac000086711"><span class="smallcaps">-zoa</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entozoan</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entozoan</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entozoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entozoic</span></header><div>/ɛntəˈzoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> entuh'zohik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">living parasitically within the body of an animal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrails
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrails</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrails" src="word_pronunciations/08069.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntreɪlz/ (<em>say</em> 'entraylz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> the intestines or bowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq260"> the internal parts of anything.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>entraile</em>, from French <em>entrailles</em>, from Late Latin <em>intrālia</em> intestines, from Latin <em>inter</em> within]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrain</span><z><span target_id="3pA3Ss3Szw">v.t.</span><span target_id="xqP80zVGXv">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnˈtreɪn/ (<em>say</em> en'trayn), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3pA3Ss3Szw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> to put aboard a train.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> (of a fluid) to carry (particles) along by its flow.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xqP80zVGXv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq976"> to go aboard a train.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>entrainment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrance<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrance" src="word_pronunciations/08070.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntrəns/ (<em>say</em> 'entruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> the act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> a point or place of entering; an opening or passage for entering; entrance way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq519"> power or liberty of entering; admission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq822"> in a play, the moment during the performance, or the place in the script, at which an actor comes on the stage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French, from <em>entrer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104549" href="entry://enter%23bigmac000104549"><span class="smallcaps">enter</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrance<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrance" src="word_pronunciations/08071.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtræns/ (<em>say</em> en'trans), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrance" src="word_pronunciations/08073.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈtrans/ (<em>say</em> -'trahns), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrance" src="word_pronunciations/08072.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">entranced</strong>, <strong class="bold">entrancing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq784"> to put into a trance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077574" href="entry://trance%23bigmac000077574"><span class="smallcaps">trance</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entranced</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entrancement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entrancing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entrancingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Entrance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Entrance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Entrance" src="word_pronunciations/08070.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntrəns/ (<em>say</em> 'entruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>The</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a tourist resort on the Central Coast of NSW, north-east of Gosford.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrant" src="word_pronunciations/08074.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'entruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> someone who enters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> a new member, as of an association, a university, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq329"> a competitor in a contest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, present participle of <em>entrer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104549" href="entry://enter%23bigmac000104549"><span class="smallcaps">enter</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrap</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtræp/ (<em>say</em> en'trap), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">entrapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">entrapping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> to bring unawares into difficulty or danger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq445"> to draw into contradiction or damaging admission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq577"> to draw into a breach of a law.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>entraper</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>trape</em> trap] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>entrapper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac916773644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrism</span></header><div>/ˈɛntrɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'entrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac938477706" href="entry://entryism%23bigmac938477706"><strong>entryism</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>entrist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entropy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entropy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entropy" src="word_pronunciations/08081.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'entruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">a measure of the unavailable energy in a thermodynamic system; it may also be regarded as a measure of the state of disorder of a system. A change of entropy in a reversible process is the ratio of heat absorbed to the absolute temperature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>tropē</em> transformation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrust</span><z><span target_id="iLeMNUivoK">v.t.</span><span target_id="Z8JQdhCLh6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrust" src="word_pronunciations/08082.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtrʌst/ (<em>say</em> en'trust), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entrust" src="word_pronunciations/08083.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iLeMNUivoK"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> to invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq512"> to commit as if with trust or confidence: <em class="example">to entrust one’s life to a frayed rope.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Z8JQdhCLh6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">entrust to</strong>, to commit in trust to; confide to, as for care, use, or performance: <em class="example">to entrust money to someone; </em><em class="example">to entrust a job to someone.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">intrust</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>entrustment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entry" src="word_pronunciations/08084.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛntri/ (<em>say</em> 'entree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">entries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> an act of entering; entrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq098"> a place of ingress or entrance, especially an entrance hall or vestibule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq807"> permission or right to enter; access: <em class="example">to have entry into the premises.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq500"> the act of entering or recording something in a book, register, list, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq016"> the statement, etc., so entered or recorded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq294"> someone entered in a contest or competition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq852"> <em class="label">Law</em> the act of taking possession of lands or tenements by entering or setting foot on them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq499"> <em class="label">Music</em> a point in a musical performance where a member of an orchestra or choir or a soloist begins to play or sing after being silent for some time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq402"> the giving of an account of a ship’s cargo at a customs house to obtain permission to land the goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq656"> <em class="label">Bookkeeping</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq346"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088809" href="entry://double%20entry%23bigmac000088809"><strong>double entry</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq346"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088810" href="entry://single%20entry%23bigmac000088810"><strong>single entry</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>entree</em>, from French, <em>entrer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104549" href="entry://enter%23bigmac000104549"><span class="smallcaps">enter</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entryism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac938477706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entryism</span></header><div>/ˈɛntriɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'entreeizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">the strategy of joining an existing political party with the intention of changing its political agenda.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">entrism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>entryist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entwine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entwine</span><z><span target_id="bWbebccE8I">v.t.</span><span target_id="oBHE8tPT1u">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entwine" src="word_pronunciations/08085.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈtwaɪn/ (<em>say</em> en'twuyn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of entwine" src="word_pronunciations/08086.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">entwined</strong>, <strong class="bold">entwining</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bWbebccE8I">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq111"> to twine with, about, or around.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oBHE8tPT1u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq814"> to twine together.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">intwine</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>entwinement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entwist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entwist</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtwɪst/ (<em>say</em> en'twist), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">to twist together or about.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">intwist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enugu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enugu</span></header><div>/ɛˈnugu/ (<em>say</em> e'noohgooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> a city in southern Nigeria, capital of the state of Enugu; coalmining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> a state in southern Nigeria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enunciate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enunciate</span><z><span target_id="SK98zx1oSw">v.t.</span><span target_id="9bGgvqhloJ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enunciate" src="word_pronunciations/08089.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnʌnsieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nunseeayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enunciate" src="word_pronunciations/08090.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">enunciated</strong>, <strong class="bold">enunciating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SK98zx1oSw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> to utter or pronounce (words, etc.), especially in a particular manner: <em class="example">he enunciates his words distinctly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> to state precisely and, usually, formally, as a theory, policy, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to announce or proclaim.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9bGgvqhloJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq770"> to pronounce words, especially in an articulate or a particular manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēnuntiātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enunciable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enunciability</strong> /əˌnʌnsiəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh.nunseeuh'biluhtee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enunciatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enunciator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enunciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enunciation</span></header><div>/əˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.nunsee'ayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> the act or the manner of enunciating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> utterance or pronunciation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> a formal announcement; a formal statement, as of a proposition or doctrine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enure" src="word_pronunciations/12576.mp3"></audio></span>/ənˈjuə/ (<em>say</em> uhn'yoohuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">enured</strong>, <strong class="bold">enuring</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102704" href="entry://inure%23bigmac000102704"><strong>inure</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enviable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enviable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enviable" src="word_pronunciations/08098.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnviəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'enveeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">that is to be envied; worthy to be envied; highly desirable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enviableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enviably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envious" src="word_pronunciations/08099.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnviəs/ (<em>say</em> 'enveeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">full of, feeling, or expressing envy: <em class="example">envious of a person’s success; </em><em class="example">an envious attack.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, variant of Old French <em>envieus</em>, from <em>envie</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024086" href="entry://envy%23bigmac000024086"><span class="smallcaps">envy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enviously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enviousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envirocrime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356498064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envirocrime</span></header><div>/ɛnˈvaɪroʊkraɪm/ (<em>say</em> en'vuyrohkruym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac006998452" href="entry://environmental%20crime%23bigmac006998452"><strong>environmental crime</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly British</em>, <strong class="vs">enviro crime</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environ</span></header><div>/ɛnˈvaɪrən/ (<em>say</em> en'vuyruhn), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>environ</em>(<em>en</em>), from French <em>environner</em>, from <em>environ</em> around]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environs</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of environs" src="word_pronunciations/08103.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈvaɪrənz/ (<em>say</em> en'vuyruhnz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of environs" src="word_pronunciations/08104.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">immediate neighbourhood; surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I resented more tensely than ever that so much of my life had been cramped into the ugly environs of ’Possum Gully.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envirotourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac805882935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envirotourism</span></header><div>/ɛnvaɪroʊˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> envuyroh'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">tourism which builds into its organisation procedures designed to protect the environment, such as the reduction of water use, the disposal of solid and liquid waste and the introduction of energy efficiencies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envisage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envisage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envisage" src="word_pronunciations/08105.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnˈvɪzədʒ/ (<em>say</em> en'vizuhj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envisage" src="word_pronunciations/08107.mp3"></audio></span>/-zɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> -zij), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envisage" src="word_pronunciations/08106.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">envisaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">envisaging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq956"> to contemplate; visualise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> to look in the face of; face.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>envisager</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023692" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023692"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>visage</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100405" href="entry://visage%23bigmac000100405"><span class="smallcaps">visage</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>envisagement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envision</span></header><div>/ɛnˈvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> en'vizhuhn), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">to picture mentally, especially some future event or events.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envoy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envoy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envoy" src="word_pronunciations/08108.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnvɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'envoy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in dignity after an ambassador, commonly called minister (title in full: <strong>envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> a diplomatic agent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq950"> any accredited messenger or representative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>envoyé</em>, properly past participle of <em>envoyer</em> send. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090685" href="#bigmac000090685"><span class="smallcaps">envoy<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envoy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envoy" src="word_pronunciations/08108.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnvɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'envoy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> a short stanza concluding a poem in certain archaic metrical forms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> a postscript to a poetical or prose composition, sometimes serving as a dedication.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">envoi</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>envoye</em>, from Old French, from <em>envoier</em> send, from <em>en voie</em> on the way]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envy</span><z><span target_id="9GxjE9jZye">n.</span><span target_id="LX6JZrOqLb">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of envy" src="word_pronunciations/08109.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnvi/ (<em>say</em> 'envee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9GxjE9jZye"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">envies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> a feeling of discontent or mortification, usually with ill will, at seeing another’s superiority, advantages, or success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq129"> desire for some advantage possessed by another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq439"> an object of envious feeling.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LX6JZrOqLb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq866"> (<strong class="bold">envied</strong>, <strong class="bold">envying</strong>) to regard with envy; be envious of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>envie</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>invidia</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>envier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>envying</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>envyingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enwall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enwall</span></header><div>/ɛnˈwɔl/ (<em>say</em> en'wawl), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">to enclose with a wall.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enwind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enwind</span></header><div>/ɛnˈwaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> en'wuynd), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enwound</strong>, <strong class="bold">enwinding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">to wind or coil about; encircle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">inwind</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enwomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enwomb</span></header><div>/ɛnˈwum/ (<em>say</em> en'woohm), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">to enclose in or as in the womb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enwrap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enwrap</span></header><div>/ɛnˈræp/ (<em>say</em> en'rap), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">enwrapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">enwrapping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> to wrap or envelop in something: <em class="example">enwrapped in leaves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> to engross; preoccupy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enzootic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enzootic</span><z><span target_id="qSik7d07Eo">adj.</span><span target_id="YpCyM2dw10">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnzoʊˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> enzoh'otik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qSik7d07Eo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> (of diseases) prevailing among or afflicting animals in a particular locality. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023792" href="entry://endemic%23bigmac000023792"><strong>endemic</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YpCyM2dw10">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq712"> an enzootic disease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086736" href="entry://zoo-%23bigmac000086736"><span class="smallcaps">zo(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052953" href="entry://-otic%23bigmac000052953"><span class="smallcaps">-otic</span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024260" href="entry://epizootic%23bigmac000024260"><span class="smallcaps">epizootic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enzymatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enzymatic</span></header><div>/ɛnzaɪˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> enzuy'matik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024097" href="entry://enzymic%23bigmac000024097"><strong>enzymic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enzyme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enzyme</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enzyme" src="word_pronunciations/08111.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnzaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'enzuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> any protein capable of catalysing a chemical reaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq463"> the leavened bread of the Eucharist in the Greek Orthodox Church</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Greek <em>enzymos</em> leavened, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>zymē</em> leaven]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enzymic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enzymic</span></header><div>/ɛnˈzaɪmɪk/ (<em>say</em> en'zuymik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">of or relating to an enzyme.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enzymatic</strong> /ˌɛnzaɪˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .enzuy'matik).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enzymology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enzymology</span></header><div>/ɛnzaɪˈmɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> enzuy'moluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">the science of enzymes and their properties.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>enzymological</strong> /ɛnzaɪməˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> enzuymuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>enzymologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enzymolysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enzymolysis</span></header><div>/ɛnzaɪˈmɒləsəs/ (<em>say</em> enzuy'moluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">fermentation or other lytic reactions produced by an enzyme.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq348">a word element meaning ‘early’, ‘primeval’, as in <em>Eocene</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>ēōs</em> dawn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EOFY
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401917689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EOFY</span></header><div>/ˈiəfi/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhfee) <div class="def"><span id="mq111">end of financial year.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EOFYS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac506380124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EOFYS</span></header><div>/ˈiəfəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhfuhs) <div class="def"><span id="mq410">end of financial year sale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eohippus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eohippus</span></header><div>/ioʊˈhɪpəs/ (<em>say</em> eeoh'hipuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">a horse of a fossil genus, <em>Eohippus</em>, from the Lower Eocene of the western US, the oldest type of the family Equidae, about as large as a fox, with four complete toes on each forefoot and three hoofed toes on each hind foot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>ēō-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024101" href="entry://eo-%23bigmac000024101"><span class="smallcaps">eo-</span></a> + <em>hippos</em> horse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EOI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac396803803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EOI</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">expression of interest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EOKA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EOKA</span></header><div>/eɪˈoʊkə/ (<em>say</em> ay'ohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">the national liberation organisation of Cypriots, formed to fight for the independence of Cyprus, 1955–59; supposedly disbanded in 1978.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eolian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eolian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eolian" src="word_pronunciations/00385.mp3"></audio></span>/iˈoʊliən/ (<em>say</em> ee'ohleeuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104044" href="entry://Aeolian%23bigmac000104044"><strong>Aeolian</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eolic</span></header><div>/iˈoʊlɪk/ (<em>say</em> ee'ohlik) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104045" href="entry://Aeolic%23bigmac000104045"><strong>Aeolic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eolith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eolith</span></header><div>/ˈiəlɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhlith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a crude flint implement characteristic of the earliest stage of human culture, shaped by, rather than for, use.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024101" href="entry://eo-%23bigmac000024101"><span class="smallcaps">eo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042915" href="entry://-lith%23bigmac000042915"><span class="smallcaps">-lith</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eolithic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eolithic</span></header><div>/iəˈlɪθɪk/ (<em>say</em> eeuh'lithik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">denoting or relating to the earliest stage of human culture, characterised by the use of amorphous stone implements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eon" src="word_pronunciations/08115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'eeon), /ˈeɪɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ayon), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eon" src="word_pronunciations/00387.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiən/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq144"> an indefinitely long period of time; an age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the largest division of geological time, comprising two or more eras.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aeon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>aiōn</em> lifetime, age] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eonism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eonism</span></header><div>/ˈiənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">the adoption of female clothing, mannerisms, etc., by a man; transvestism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the Chevalier d’<em>Eon</em>, died 1810, Frenchman who dressed as a woman]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eora</span><z><span target_id="k0mrDxzqPA">n.</span><span target_id="p80oeFCVJe">adj.</span></z></header><div>/iˈɔrə/ (<em>say</em> ee'awruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k0mrDxzqPA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq608"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the Sydney area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> the language of this people, possibly the coastal dialect of Dharug.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="p80oeFCVJe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq240"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Iora</strong>, <strong class="vs">Iyora</strong>. <div class="etym">[Eora <em>yura</em> here, from this place; this description being given to the British and taken by them to be the name of the people] </div><div class="backshade"><div class="p0">The name was first recorded by William Dawes, who arrived with the First Fleet and served as the colony’s astronomer until his departure in 1791. Talented and scholarly, he studied the local language, compiling notebooks which are a valuable though incomplete record of the language of the Sydney area. The name ‘eora’ or ‘eeora’ appears several times in Dawes’ notebooks, translated variously as ‘people’, ‘men’, ‘black men’ and even ‘the eoras’.</div><div class="p1">Clan names recorded in the early years of colonisation include Boromedegal or Burramattagal (people of Parramatta), Cammeraygal or Kameraigal (people of Cammeray), Turramurragal (people of Turramurra), Wallumedegal or Wallamattagal (people of Wallamatta, in the Ryde area) and Wangal (people living along the south side of the Parramatta River). The name Ku-ring-gai (now the name of a national park in northern Sydney) may have been a collective term for several of the northern clans. It would be unwise to assume that modern places bearing names derived from Indigenous names identify precisely the territory of clans living in the area before 1788. Many of the Sydney-area clan names seem to consist of a place name plus a suffix <em>-gal</em>, which must have had the same kind of meaning as English <em>-ers</em> in <em>Londoners</em> or <em>Queenslanders</em>. Some other names in Eastern Australia similarly end in <em>-kal</em>, <em>-gal</em> or <em>-wal</em>, including Awabakal, Dharawal and Ngunnawal.</div><div class="p1">See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105245" href="entry://Dharug%23bigmac000105245"><strong>Dharug</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eos</span></header><div>/ˈiɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">the goddess of the dawn, identified with the Roman Aurora.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eosin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eosin</span></header><div>/ˈioʊsən/ (<em>say</em> 'eeohsuhn), /ˈiə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> a fluorescent red dye, C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>8</sub>Br<sub>4</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, used for dyeing silk, etc.; rose red.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> any of a variety of eosin-like dyes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eosine</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eosin" src="word_pronunciations/08113.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈioʊsin/ (<em>say</em> 'eeohseen), /-saɪn/ (<em>say</em> -suyn), /ˈiə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuh-). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>ēōs</em> dawn + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eosinophil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eosinophil</span></header><div>/ioʊˈsɪnəfɪl/ (<em>say</em> eeoh'sinuhfil), /iə-/ (<em>say</em> eeuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">a cell containing granules which stain readily with an acid dye such as eosin, whose numbers increase in allergic diseases and certain parasitic infections.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eosinophile</strong> /ioʊˈsɪnəfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> eeoh'sinuhfuyl), /iə-/ (<em>say</em> eeuh-). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024110" href="entry://eosin%23bigmac000024110"><span class="smallcaps">eosin</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056116" href="entry://-phil%23bigmac000056116"><span class="smallcaps">-phil</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eosinophilia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac357192462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eosinophilia</span></header><div>/ˌioʊsɪnəˈfɪliə/ (<em>say</em> .eeohsinuh'fileeuh), /ˌiə-/ (<em>say</em> .eeuh-), /-ˈfil-/ (<em>say</em> -'feel-), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a condition in which the number of eosinophils in the blood or tissues is abnormally high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eosinophilic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eosinophilic</span></header><div>/ˌioʊsɪnəˈfɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> .eeohsinuh'filik), /ˌiə-/ (<em>say</em> .eeuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> relating to an eosinophil or eosinophilia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> associated with an increased number of eosinophils.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EOT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac603300964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EOT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq616">end-of-trip.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eozoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eozoic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eozoic" src="word_pronunciations/08116.mp3"></audio></span>/ioʊˈzoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> eeoh'zohik), /iə-/ (<em>say</em> eeuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">the earliest span of geological time preceding the Archaeozoic and Proterozoic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024101" href="entry://eo-%23bigmac000024101"><span class="smallcaps">eo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086736" href="entry://zoo-%23bigmac000086736"><span class="smallcaps">zo(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ep-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ep-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq874">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><strong>epi-</strong></a>, before vowels, as in <em>epaxial</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EP<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="CZjjIFPlQv">adj.</span><span target_id="ukbI4wV4Vi">n.</span></z></header><div>/i ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> ee 'pee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CZjjIFPlQv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> denoting a gramophone record impressed with a double set of microgrooves that revolves at 45 r.p.m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq926"> denoting a CD or music download which is longer than a single, often lasting for thirty minutes or more.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ukbI4wV4Vi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq575"> such a record, CD, or download.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>xtended</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>lay</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac668466311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EP<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/i ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> ee 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">an executive producer.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508260892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EP<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq998">European Parliament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EPAC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EPAC</span></header><div>/ˈipæk/ (<em>say</em> 'eepak) <div class="def"><span id="mq190">Economic Planning and Advisory Council.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epacris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epacris</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epacris" src="word_pronunciations/08117.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpækrəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'pakruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">any shrub of the genus <em>Epacris</em>, family Ericaceae, of Australia and NZ, characterised by bell-shaped or cylindrical flowers as heath, <em>E. impressa</em> of south-eastern Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epacrid</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>epi</em> upon + <em>akris</em> a summit, hilltop]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epact</span></header><div>/ˈipækt/ (<em>say</em> 'eepakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> the excess in days of a solar year over a lunar year.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> the age in days of the calendar moon at the beginning of the year (1 January).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>epacta</em>, from Greek <em>epaktē</em>, properly feminine of <em>epaktos</em> (verbal adjective) added]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epagoge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epagoge</span></header><div>/ˈɛpəgoʊdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhgohjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">the induction of a general proposition from particular propositions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epagōgē</em> argument by induction] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epagogic</strong> /ɛpəˈgɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuh'gojik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epaminondas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epaminondas</span></header><div>/ɛˌpæmɪˈnɒndæs/ (<em>say</em> e.pami'nondas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">c. 418–362 BC, general and statesman of ancient Thebes in Greece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eparch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eparch</span></header><div>/ˈɛpak/ (<em>say</em> 'epahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> the prefect or governor of an eparchy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> <em class="label">Greek Orthodox Church</em> a bishop or metropolitan of an eparchy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>eparchos</em> commander]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eparchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eparchy</span></header><div>/ˈɛpaki/ (<em>say</em> 'epahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eparchies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> (in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> (in ancient Greece) a province.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Greek Orthodox Church</em> a diocese or archdiocese.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eparchial</strong> /ɛˈpakiəl/ (<em>say</em> e'pahkeeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epaxial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epaxial</span></header><div>/ɛpˈæksiəl/ (<em>say</em> ep'akseeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">above or posterior to an axis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024115" href="entry://ep-%23bigmac000024115"><span class="smallcaps">ep-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089547" href="entry://axial%23bigmac000089547"><span class="smallcaps">axial</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epaxially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epazote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac997805795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epazote</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈzoʊti/ (<em>say</em> epuh'zohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a wild herb of Central America, <em>Chenopodium ambrosioides</em>, with a strong pungent flavour, similar to coriander.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Aztec <em>epatl</em> smelly + <em>tzotl</em> animal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EPC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac047159021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EPC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq981">enhanced primary care.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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épée
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">épée</span></header><div>/ˈɛpeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'epay), /ˈeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> a sharp-pointed duelling sword.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq752"> (in fencing) a long, narrow sword with a blunted point.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: sword, from Latin <em>spatha</em>, from Greek <em>spathē</em> blade]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eph-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eph-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq230">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><strong>epi-</strong></a>, before an aspirate, as in <em>ephemera</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eph.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eph.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">Ephesians.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ephes</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephod</span></header><div>/ˈifɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'eefod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">a kind of Hebrew priestly vestment, especially that worn by the high priest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew; in some passages apparently meaning ‘idol’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ephraim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ephraim</span></header><div>/ˈifreɪəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eefrayuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Old Testament</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> the younger son of Joseph. Genesis. 41:52.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him. Genesis 48:1, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> the Kingdom of Israel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ephraimite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ephraimite</span></header><div>/iˈfreɪəmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> ee'frayuhmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">a member of the Israelite tribe of Ephraim.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq037">a prefix meaning ‘on’, ‘to’, ‘against’, ‘above’, ‘near’, ‘after’, ‘in addition to’, sometimes used as an English formative, chiefly in scientific words, as <em>epiblast</em>, <em>epicalyx</em>, <em>epizoon</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ep-</strong>, <strong class="vs">eph-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, representing <em>epi</em> (preposition and adverb), <em>ep-</em> before vowel, <em>eph-</em> before aspirate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epibiont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac40122598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epibiont</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈbaɪɒnt/ (<em>say</em> epee'buyont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">an organism which attaches itself to another organism without impacting on the host organism, such as lichens on trees, barnacles on turtle shells, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074196" href="entry://symbiont%23bigmac000074196"><span class="smallcaps">(sym)biont</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiblast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiblast</span></header><div>/ˈɛpiblæst/ (<em>say</em> 'epeeblast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">the outer layer of a gastrula, consisting of ectoblast and various portions of mesoblast and endoblast, according to species.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087213" href="entry://-blast%23bigmac000087213"><span class="smallcaps">-blast</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiblastic</strong> /ɛpiˈblæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'blastik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiboly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiboly</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɪbəli/ (<em>say</em> e'pibuhlee), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a process in gastrulation whereby some cells divide more rapidly and grow over other cells.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epibolē</em> a throwing on] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epibolic</strong> /ˌɛpiˈbɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> .epee'bolik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epic</span><z><span target_id="CgzG8kN2jj">adj.</span><span target_id="LLPvCkfhgx">n.</span><span target_id="z7ErHxH0rC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epic" src="word_pronunciations/08127.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'epik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CgzG8kN2jj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq805"> Also, <strong class="vs">epical</strong>. denoting or relating to poetic composition in which a series of heroic achievements or events, usually of a hero, is dealt with at length as a continuous narrative in elevated style: <em class="example">Homer’s ‘Iliad’ is an epic poem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> Also, <strong class="vs">epical</strong>. resembling or suggesting such poetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq998"> Also, <strong class="vs">epical</strong>. heroic; imposing; impressive: <em class="example">a story of epic courage and endurance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq492"> extremely large: <em class="example">epic in scope; </em><em class="example">of epic proportions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely exciting or remarkable; great; wonderful: <em class="example">an epic grand final win.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely difficult or arduous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LLPvCkfhgx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq246"> an epic poem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq321"> any novel or film resembling an epic, especially one dealing with the adventures and achievements of a single individual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq270"> something worthy to form the subject of an epic: <em class="example">the epic of the defence of Stalingrad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq189"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an experience that is trying, arduous, or difficult, especially unexpectedly so: <em class="example">our pleasant little bushwalk turned out to be an epic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq658"> (<em>upper case</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">Homeric</strong>. the Greek dialect represented in the <em>Iliad</em> and the <em>Odyssey</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="z7ErHxH0rC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">epic fail</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an instance of something that someone has done that has gone badly wrong.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>epicus</em>, from Greek <em>epikos</em>, from <em>epos</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024271" href="entry://epos%23bigmac000024271"><span class="smallcaps">epos</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicalyx
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicalyx</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈkeɪlɪks/ (<em>say</em> epee'kayliks), /-ˈkælɪks/ (<em>say</em> -'kaliks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epicalyxes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">epicalyces</strong> /ɛpiˈkeɪləsiz/ (<em>say</em> epee'kayluhseez), /-kæl-/ (<em>say</em> -kal-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">(in a flower) an involucre resembling an outer calyx as in the hibiscus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicanthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicanthus</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈkænθəs/ (<em>say</em> epee'kanthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epicanthi</strong> /ɛpiˈkænθaɪ/ (<em>say</em> epee'kanthuy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">a fold of skin extending from the eyelid over the inner canthus of the eye, characteristic in members of certain Asian peoples.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011121" href="entry://canthus%23bigmac000011121"><span class="smallcaps">canthus</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epicanthic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicardium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicardium</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈkadiəm/ (<em>say</em> epee'kahdeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epicardia</strong> /ɛpiˈkadiə/ (<em>say</em> epee'kahdeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">the inner serous layer of the pericardium, lying directly upon the heart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>epi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <em>-cardium</em> (combining form representing Greek <em>kardia</em> heart)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epicardial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicarp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicarp</span></header><div>/ˈɛpikap/ (<em>say</em> 'epeekahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits; exocarp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011566" href="entry://-carp%23bigmac000011566"><span class="smallcaps">-carp</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicondyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac239580268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicondyle</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈkɒndaɪl/ (<em>say</em> epee'konduyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">a rounded lump at the end of a bone to which ligaments are attached.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>épicondyle</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015674" href="entry://condyle%23bigmac000015674"><span class="smallcaps">condyle</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epicondylic</strong> /ɛpikɒnˈdɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> epeekon'dilik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicondylitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac233815611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicondylitis</span></header><div>/ˌɛpikɒndəˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .epeekonduh'luytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">an inflammation of the epicondyle, as occurs in tennis elbow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicormic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac493684346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicormic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈkɔmɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'kawmik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">of or relating to a shoot that arises from latent or adventitious buds, as after a bushfire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicotyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicotyl</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈkɒtl/ (<em>say</em> epee'kotl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">(in the embryo of a plant) that part of the stem above the cotyledons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + Greek <em>kotylē</em> cup]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicrisis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicrisis</span></header><div>/ˈɛpikraɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'epeekruysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">a crisis in the course of a disease which is secondary to the primary crisis and comes after it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087544" href="entry://crisis%23bigmac000087544"><span class="smallcaps">crisis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicritic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicritic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈkrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'kritik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">relating to cutaneous nerve fibres perceiving fine sensational variations, or to such perception (opposed to <em>protopathic</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epikritikos</em> determining]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epicure" src="word_pronunciations/08126.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpəkjuə/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhkyoohuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epicure" src="word_pronunciations/08125.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpi-/ (<em>say</em> 'epee-), /-kjʊə/ (<em>say</em> -kyoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> someone who cultivates a refined taste, as in food, drink, music, art, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> someone given up to sensuous enjoyment; a glutton or sybarite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq414"> a pale-yellow NZ cheese, of the cheddar type, with a strong, sharp flavour, and a crumbly texture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally anglicised form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102873" href="entry://Epicurus%23bigmac000102873"><span class="smallcaps">Epicurus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epicurus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epicurus</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈkjurəs/ (<em>say</em> epuh'kyoohruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">342?–270 BC Greek philosopher, who held that the external world resulted from a fortuitous concourse of atoms, and that the highest good in life is pleasure, which consists in freedom from disturbance or pain.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Epicurean</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Epicurism</strong>, <strong>Epicureanism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicycle</span></header><div>/ˈɛpisaɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'epeesuykuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> a small circle tracked by a heavenly body, the centre of which moves round on the circumference of a larger circle tracked by another heavenly body, used in Ptolemaic astronomy to account for observed periodic irregularities in planetary motions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq805"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a circle which rolls (externally or internally), without slipping, on another circle, generating an epicycloid or a hypocycloid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>epicyclus</em>, from Greek <em>epikyklos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicyclic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicyclic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈsaɪklɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'suyklik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">of or relating to an epicycle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epicyclical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicycloid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicycloid</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈsaɪklɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> epee'suykloyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle which revolves, usually externally, on the circumference of a larger circle.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epicycloidal</strong> /ˌɛpisaɪˈklɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> .epeesuy'kloydl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epidaurus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epidaurus</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈdɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> epuh'dawruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">an ancient city and port in Greece, in north-eastern Peloponnesus, in Argolis on the Saronic Gulf.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidiascope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidiascope</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdaɪəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> epee'duyuhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">a projector for throwing an enlarged image of either an opaque object or a transparency on a screen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">episcope</strong> /ˈɛpiskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'epeeskohp). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066121" href="entry://-scope%23bigmac000066121"><span class="smallcaps">-scope</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidictic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidictic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdɪktɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'diktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024170" href="entry://epideictic%23bigmac000024170"><strong>epideictic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epididymis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epididymis</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈdɪdəməs/ (<em>say</em> epee'diduhmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epididymides</strong> /ɛpidəˈdɪmədiz/ (<em>say</em> epeeduh'dimuhdeez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">an elongated organ situated on the posterior surface of a testis, in which the spermatozoa ripen; chiefly the convoluted beginning of the deferent duct.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epididymal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidote</span></header><div>/ˈɛpidoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'epeedoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">a mineral, calcium aluminium iron silicate, Ca<sub>2</sub>(Al, Fe)<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>3</sub>O<sub>12</sub> (OH), occurring in yellowish-green prismatic crystals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>epididonai</em> increase] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epidotic</strong> /ɛpiˈdɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'dotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidural</span><z><span target_id="nBfyXD7QqW">adj.</span><span target_id="2yQoN1oYxu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epidural" src="word_pronunciations/08133.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛpiˈdjurəl/ (<em>say</em> epee'dyoohruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nBfyXD7QqW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> situated on or over the dura.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2yQoN1oYxu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq287"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024178" href="entry://epidural%20anaesthetic%23bigmac000024178"><strong>epidural anaesthetic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epifocal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epifocal</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈfoʊkəl/ (<em>say</em> epee'fohkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">epicentral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigamic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈgæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'gamik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">tending to attract the opposite sex during the mating season, as the colours of certain birds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029383" href="entry://gamic%23bigmac000029383"><span class="smallcaps">gamic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigastric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigastric</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈgæstrɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'gastrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">lying upon, distributed over, or relating to, the abdomen or the stomach.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigastrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigastrium</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈgæstriəm/ (<em>say</em> epee'gastreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">the upper and median part of the abdomen, lying over the stomach.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>epigastrion</em> over the belly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiglottis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiglottis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epiglottis" src="word_pronunciations/08135.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛpiˈglɒtəs/ (<em>say</em> epee'glotuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epiglottis" src="word_pronunciations/08134.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpiglɒtəs/ (<em>say</em> 'epeeglotuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">a thin, valve-like cartilaginous structure that covers the glottis during swallowing, preventing the entrance of food and drink into the larynx.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiglottal</strong>, <strong>epiglottic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiglottitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597721352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiglottitis</span></header><div>/ɛpiglɒˈtaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> epeeglo'tuytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq66">inflammation of the epiglottis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024186" href="entry://epiglottis%23bigmac000024186"><span class="smallcaps">epiglott(is)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigone</span></header><div>/ˈɛpəgoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhgohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">an inferior imitator or follower of an important writer, painter, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epigon</strong> /ˈɛpigɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'epeegon). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>epigonus</em>, from Greek <em>epigonos</em> born afterwards] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epigonic</strong> /ɛpəˈgɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuh'gonik), <strong>epigonous</strong> /əˈpɪdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'pijuhnuhs), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epigonism</strong> /əˈpɪdʒənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'pijuhnizuhm), /ɛpəˈgoʊnɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> epuh'gohnizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiphyll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiphyll</span></header><div>/ˈɛpifɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'epeefil), /ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">an epiphyte that grows on the surface, especially the upper surface, of leaves, as a lichen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056411" href="entry://-phyll%23bigmac000056411"><span class="smallcaps">-phyll</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiphyllous</strong> /ɛpiˈfɪləs/ (<em>say</em> epee'filuhs), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiphysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiphysis</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɪfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> e'pifuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epiphyses</strong> /ɛˈpɪfəsiz/ (<em>say</em> e'pifuhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq879"> a part or process of a bone which is separated from the main body of the bone by a layer of cartilage, and which finally becomes united with the bone through further ossification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> the pineal gland of the brain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: an outgrowth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiphysial</strong> /ɛpiˈfiziəl ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epee'feezeeuhl epuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiphyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiphyte</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epiphyte" src="word_pronunciations/08145.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpifaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'epeefuyt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epiphyte" src="word_pronunciations/08146.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">a plant which grows upon another but does not get food, water, or minerals from it; aerophyte.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056461" href="entry://-phyte%23bigmac000056461"><span class="smallcaps">-phyte</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiphytic</strong> /ɛpiˈfɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'fitik), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-), <strong>epiphytical</strong> /ɛpiˈfɪtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> epee'fitikuhl), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiphytically</strong> /ɛpiˈfɪtɪkli/ (<em>say</em> epee'fitiklee), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiphytotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiphytotic</span></header><div>/ɛpifaɪˈtɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epeefuy'totik), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">(of a disease or parasite) epidemic on plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056461" href="entry://-phyte%23bigmac000056461"><span class="smallcaps">-phyt(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052953" href="entry://-otic%23bigmac000052953"><span class="smallcaps">-otic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiploon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiploon</span></header><div>/əˈpɪploʊən/ (<em>say</em> uh'piplohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">the great omentum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, abstract noun based on <em>epiplein</em> to sail on; used in ancient medical terminology] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiploic</strong> /ɛpiˈploʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'plohik), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EPIRB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EPIRB</span></header><div>/ˈipɜb/ (<em>say</em> 'eeperb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">a radio distress beacon, transmissions from which are relayed by satellite to a ground station from which help can be summoned.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>E</em>(<em>mergency</em>)<em> P</em>(<em>osition</em>)<em> I</em>(<em>ndicating</em>)<em> R</em>(<em>adio</em>)<em> B</em>(<em>eacon</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epirus</span></header><div>/əˈpaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'puyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> a country of ancient Greece, corresponding to what is now north-western Greece and southern Albania.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> a modern region in north-western Greece. 9254 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Episc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Episc.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq687">Episcopal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Epis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episcopacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episcopacy</span></header><div>/əˈpɪskəpəsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'piskuhpuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">episcopacies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> the office or incumbency of a bishop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq705"> the order of bishops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episcopal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episcopal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of episcopal" src="word_pronunciations/08147.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪskəpəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'piskuhpuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> relating to a bishop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> based on or recognising an order of bishops exercising pastoral authority and discipline: <em class="example">the Methodist Episcopal Church</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> designating or relating to the Anglican Church, or a branch of it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>epīscopālis</em>, from <em>epīscopus</em> bishop]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episcopalian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episcopalian</span><z><span target_id="MFPjuIaelq">adj.</span><span target_id="WQhiE3ghlO">n.</span></z></header><div>/əpɪskəˈpeɪliən/ (<em>say</em> uhpiskuh'payleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MFPjuIaelq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> relating or adhering to the episcopal form of church government.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WQhiE3ghlO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq549"> an adherent of the episcopal system of church government.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>episcopalianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Episcopalian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Episcopalian</span><z><span target_id="zBVzg8Cg2p">adj.</span><span target_id="iqpD8Jk8wk">n.</span></z></header><div>/əpɪskəˈpeɪliən/ (<em>say</em> uhpiskuh'payleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zBVzg8Cg2p"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> relating or adhering to an Anglican Church such as the Episcopal Church in the US.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iqpD8Jk8wk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq229"> a member of an Episcopal Church.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Episcopalianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episcopalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episcopalism</span></header><div>/əˈpɪskəpəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'piskuhpuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">the theory of church polity according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the episcopal order as a whole, and not in any individual except by delegation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episcopate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episcopate</span></header><div>/əˈpɪskəpət/ (<em>say</em> uh'piskuhpuht), /-peɪt/ (<em>say</em> -payt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq826"> the office and dignity of a bishop; a bishopric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq842"> the order or body of bishops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq080"> the incumbency of a bishop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>epīscopus</em> bishop + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004320" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004320"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episcope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episcope</span></header><div>/əˈpɪskəpi/ (<em>say</em> uh'piskuhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024223" href="entry://episcopacy%23bigmac000024223"><strong>episcopacy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024223" href="entry://episcopacy%23mq275">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episcopise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episcopise</span><z><span target_id="Z7M4rFZmxd">v.t.</span><span target_id="1PWPjuhKSB">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈpɪskəpaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'piskuhpuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">episcopised</strong>, <strong class="bold">episcopising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Z7M4rFZmxd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> to make a bishop of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> to convert to Episcopalianism.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1PWPjuhKSB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq878"> to act as a bishop.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">episcopize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episiotomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episiotomy</span></header><div>/əpiziˈɒtəmi/ (<em>say</em> uhpeezee'otuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">episiotomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">a surgical incision sometimes made in the perineum just prior to the birth of a baby, to enlarge the vaginal opening in order to facilitate the birth and minimise perineal tearing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>episio</em>(<em>n</em>) pubic area + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077022" href="entry://-tomy%23bigmac000077022"><span class="smallcaps">-tomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episode</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of episode" src="word_pronunciations/08148.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpəsoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhsohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq420"> an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person’s life or experience, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> an incidental narrative or digression in the course of a story, poem, or other writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq170"> any of a number of loosely connected but generally related scenes or stories comprising a literary work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq978"> a part in an old Greek tragedy between two choric songs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq353"> <em class="label">Music</em> an intermediate or digressive passage, especially in a contrapuntal composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq426"> (in radio, television, etc.) any of the separate programs constituting a serial.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epeisodion</em> a parenthetic addition, properly neuter of <em>epeisodios</em> coming in besides]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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episodic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">episodic</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈsɒdɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuh'sodik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq006"> relating to or of the nature of an episode; incidental.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq811"> divided into separate or loosely connected parts: <em class="example">an episodic novel.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">episodical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>episodically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epispastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epispastic</span><z><span target_id="eXLOe9Ozxo">adj.</span><span target_id="331kcsR9QL">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛpiˈspæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'spastik), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eXLOe9Ozxo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq346"> raising a blister.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="331kcsR9QL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq790"> a blistering agent; a vesicatory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epispastikos</em>, literally, drawing towards]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epigoni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epigoni</span></header><div>/əˈpɪgənaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'piguhnuy) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067635" href="entry://Seven%20against%20Thebes%23bigmac000067635"><strong>Seven against Thebes</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: descendants]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigram</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epigram" src="word_pronunciations/08136.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpigræm/ (<em>say</em> 'epeegram), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epigram" src="word_pronunciations/08137.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> epigrammatic expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> a short poem dealing concisely with a single subject, usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought, and often satirical.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>epigramma</em>, from Greek: an inscription]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigrammatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigrammatic</span></header><div>/ɛpigrəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> epeegruh'matik), /ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq611"> of or like an epigram; terse and ingenious in expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> given to epigrams.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epigrammatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigrammatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigrammatise</span><z><span target_id="EQRJWAS1Xn">v.t.</span><span target_id="eDKapAeuQs">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛpiˈgræmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> epee'gramuhtuyz), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">epigrammatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">epigrammatising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EQRJWAS1Xn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> to express by epigrams.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eDKapAeuQs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq346"> to make epigrams.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epigrammatize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigrammatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigrammatism</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈgræmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> epee'gramuhtizuhm), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">epigrammatic character or style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigrammatist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigrammatist</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈgræmətəst/ (<em>say</em> epee'gramuhtuhst), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">a maker of epigrams.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigraph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigraph</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epigraph" src="word_pronunciations/08138.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpigræf/ (<em>say</em> 'epeegraf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epigraph" src="word_pronunciations/08140.mp3"></audio></span>/-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epigraph" src="word_pronunciations/08139.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> an inscription, especially on a building, statue, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq276"> an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epigraphē</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigraphic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigraphic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'grafik), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> relating to epigraphs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> relating to epigraphy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epigraphical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>epigraphically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigraphy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigraphy</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɪgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> e'pigruhfee), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> the study or science of epigraphs or inscriptions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> inscriptions collectively.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>epigraphist</strong>, <strong>epigrapher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigynous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigynous</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɪdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> e'pijuhnuhs), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">(of a flower) having or relating to the sepals, petals and stamens inserted above the ovary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + Greek <em>gynē</em> woman, female + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epigyny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epigyny</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɪdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> e'pijuhnee), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">an epigynous condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epilate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epilate</span></header><div>/ˈɛpəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">epilated</strong>, <strong class="bold">epilating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">to pluck out, remove (hair); depilate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combination of French <em>épil</em>(<em>er</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087318" href="entry://depilate%23bigmac000087318"><span class="smallcaps">depilate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epilation</strong> /ɛpəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> epuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epilator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epilimnion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac788637702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epilimnion</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈlɪmniən/ (<em>say</em> epee'limneeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epilimnia</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">epilimnions</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">(in an impounded body of water) the topmost layer of water to which warm water rises where it is further warmed by the sun.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac897771384" href="entry://hypolimnion%23bigmac897771384"><strong>hypolimnion</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac288848315" href="entry://thermolimnion%23bigmac288848315"><strong>thermolimnion</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + Greek <em>limn</em>(<em>ē</em>) lake + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epilithic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389860089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epilithic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈlɪθɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'lithik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">growing on stone: <em class="example">an epilithic lichen.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042921" href="entry://lithic%23bigmac000042921"><span class="smallcaps">lithic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epilogist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epilogist</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɪlədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> e'piluhjuhst), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">the writer or speaker of an epilogue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epilogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epilogue</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epilogue" src="word_pronunciations/08142.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpilɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'epeelog), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epilogue" src="word_pronunciations/08143.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq848"> a speech, usually in verse, by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq546"> the person or persons speaking this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq998"> a concluding part added to a literary work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq331"> the final program, especially one with a religious content, of a day’s broadcasting on radio or television.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>epilogus</em>, from Greek <em>epilogos</em> a conclusion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epimorphosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epimorphosis</span></header><div>/ˌɛpimɔˈfoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .epeemaw'fohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a form of development in segmented animals in which body segmentation is completed before hatching.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048170" href="entry://morphosis%23bigmac000048170"><span class="smallcaps">morphosis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epinasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epinasty</span></header><div>/ˈɛpənæsti/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhnastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">(of a plant) increased growth on the upper surface of an organ, especially a leaf, causing it to bend downwards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + Greek <em>nastos</em> pressed close, compact + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epinastic</strong> /ɛpəˈnæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuh'nastik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epinastically</strong> /ɛpəˈnæstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> epuh'nastiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epiphany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epiphany</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epiphany" src="word_pronunciations/08144.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪfəni/ (<em>say</em> uh'pifuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epiphanies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> an appearance, revelation, or manifestation of a divine being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> a revelation of the basic nature of something; a perception of some essential truth: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I often don’t want to look too deeply into what he’s saying because I’m carried away by the dazzle of a tossed-off epiphany.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ian britain</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epiphaneia</em>, literally, appearance, manifestation, from <em>epiphanés</em> coming to light, appearing, from <em>epiphainein</em> to manifest] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiphanic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epiphanically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epiphany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45269735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epiphany</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Epiphany" src="word_pronunciations/08144.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪfəni/ (<em>say</em> uh'pifuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Christianity</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) the manifestation of Christ to the Magi.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> the church festival on 6 January, celebrating this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq723"> a season of the church year.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equalitarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equalitarian</span></header><div>/ikwɒləˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> eekwoluh'tairreeuhn), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023033" href="entry://egalitarian%23bigmac000023033"><strong>egalitarian</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>equalitarianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equality</span></header><div>/əˈkwɒləti/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwoluhtee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">equalities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> the state of being equal; correspondence in quality, degree, value, rank, ability, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> uniform character, as of motion or surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equally</span></header><div>/ˈikwəli/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">in an equal manner or degree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equanimity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equanimity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equanimity" src="word_pronunciations/08168.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkwəˈnɪməti/ (<em>say</em> ekwuh'nimuhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equanimity" src="word_pronunciations/08167.mp3"></audio></span>/ikwə-/ (<em>say</em> eekwuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">equanimities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">evenness of mind or temper; calmness; composure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aequanimitas</em>, from <em>aequanimis</em> of an even mind] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equanimous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac350669590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equant</span></header><div>/ˈikwənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">(in the Ptolemaic system) a point from which a line is drawn to a planet, halfway along which is the centre of the planet’s deferent, the planet or the centre of the planet’s epicycle being conceived to move with a uniform speed with respect to the equant; the theory was used to explain the anomalies in the motions of planets, on the basis that, because the equant is not located in the centre of the orbit, it causes the planet’s actual speed on the orbit to change.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equant point</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equate" src="word_pronunciations/08169.mp3"></audio></span>/iˈkweɪt/ (<em>say</em> ee'kwayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equate" src="word_pronunciations/08170.mp3"></audio></span>/ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">equated</strong>, <strong class="bold">equating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq994"> to state the equality of or between; put in the form of an equation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> to reduce to an average; make such correction or allowance in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq081"> to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aequātus</em>, past participle, made equal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equation" src="word_pronunciations/08171.mp3"></audio></span>/iˈkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> ee'kwayzhuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equation" src="word_pronunciations/08173.mp3"></audio></span>/ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equation" src="word_pronunciations/08172.mp3"></audio></span>/-ʃən/ (<em>say</em> -shuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq133"> the act of making equal; equalisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> equally balanced state; equilibrium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq153"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq958"> an expression of, or a proposition asserting, the equality of two quantities, employing the sign = between them.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq587"> a mathematical formula interpreted as a question asking for what values of a variable two expressions in that variable are equal, as 3<em>x</em><sup>2</sup> - 2<em>x</em> + 4 = 0.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a symbolic representation of a reaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq725"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055780" href="entry://personal%20equation%23bigmac000055780"><strong>personal equation</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>equational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac445414627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equative</span></header><div>/ˈɛkwɒtɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwotiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">of or relating to a clause which describes a feature of its subject, usually having a copular verb, as in <em>He is a doctor</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equator" src="word_pronunciations/08174.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkweɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwaytuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equator" src="word_pronunciations/08175.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> that great circle of a sphere or any heavenly body which has its plane perpendicular to the axis joining the poles of that sphere or body, and lies equidistant between them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq986"> the great circle of the earth, equidistant from the North and South Poles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq067"> a circle separating a surface into two congruent parts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>aequātor</em>, literally, equaliser (of day and night, as when the sun is on the equator)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equatorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equatorial</span><z><span target_id="ukxkaRmurU">adj.</span><span target_id="8kC9AiG9hO">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛkwəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> ekwuh'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ukxkaRmurU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> of or like the regions at the earth’s equator: <em class="example">equatorial vegetation.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8kC9AiG9hO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq995"> a telescope mounting having two axes of motion, one parallel to the earth’s axis, and one at right angles to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Aerospace</em> an orbit in the plane of the equator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq556">a word element meaning ‘equal’, as in <em>equidistant</em>, <em>equivalent</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Latin <em>aequus</em> equal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equiangular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equiangular</span></header><div>/ikwiˈæŋgjələ/ (<em>say</em> eekwee'anggyuhluh), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">having all the angles equal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equidistance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equidistance</span></header><div>/ikwiˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> eekwee'distuhns), /ikwə-/ (<em>say</em> eekwuh-), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">equal distance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equidistant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equidistant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equidistant" src="word_pronunciations/08179.mp3"></audio></span>/ikwiˈdɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> eekwee'distuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equidistant" src="word_pronunciations/08181.mp3"></audio></span>/ikwə-/ (<em>say</em> eekwuh-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equidistant" src="word_pronunciations/08180.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">equally distant.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>equidistantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equilibrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equilibrant</span></header><div>/əˈkwɪləbrənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwiluhbruhnt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a counterbalancing force or system of forces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equilibrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equilibrate</span><z><span target_id="RuvKylt81U">v.t.</span><span target_id="VRYLGXk5Hp">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkwɪləbreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwiluhbrayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">equilibrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">equilibrating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RuvKylt81U">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> to balance equally; keep in equipoise or equilibrium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> to be in equilibrium with; counterpoise.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VRYLGXk5Hp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq430"> to balance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>aequilībrātus</em> in equilibrium, from Latin <em>aequi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024299" href="entry://equi-%23bigmac000024299"><span class="smallcaps">equi-</span></a> + <em>lībrātus</em> balanced] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equilibration</strong> /əkwɪləˈbreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkwiluh'brayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equilibrator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equilibrist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equilibrist</span></header><div>/əˈkwɪləbrəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwiluhbruhst), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">someone who practises balancing in unnatural positions and hazardous movements, as a rope-dancer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024307" href="entry://equilibrium%23bigmac000024307"><span class="smallcaps">equilibr(ium)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equilibristic</strong> /əkwɪləˈbrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhkwiluh'bristik), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equilibrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equilibrium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equilibrium" src="word_pronunciations/08183.mp3"></audio></span>/ikwəˈlɪbriəm/ (<em>say</em> eekwuh'libreeuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equilibrium" src="word_pronunciations/08184.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">equilibriums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">equilibria</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> a state of rest due to the action of forces that counteract each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq667"> equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq436"> mental or emotional balance: <em class="example">to upset someone’s equilibrium.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq414"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the condition of a mixture of reagents in which some of them are reacting to produce certain others (forward reaction) and these others are reacting to reform the original ones (reverse reaction) so that the rates of the forward and reverse reactions under the given conditions are the same, the mixture remaining effectively constant in composition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equine</span><z><span target_id="nM0JMPRPCw">adj.</span><span target_id="IHR24zMAid">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equine" src="word_pronunciations/08185.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkwaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuyn), /ˈi-/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nM0JMPRPCw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq946"> of, relating to, or belonging to the family <em>Equidae</em>, which comprises horses, zebras and asses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> of or resembling a horse: <em class="example">equine features.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IHR24zMAid">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq451"> a horse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>equīnus</em>, from <em>equus</em> horse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equinity</strong> /ɛˈkwɪnəti/ (<em>say</em> e'kwinuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equinoctial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equinoctial</span><z><span target_id="OK3TS27rZT">adj.</span><span target_id="FcZ6PV4ZPI">n.</span></z></header><div>/ikwəˈnɒkʃəl/ (<em>say</em> eekwuh'nokshuhl), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OK3TS27rZT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> relating to an equinox or the equinoxes, or to the equality of day and night.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> relating to the celestial equator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq021"> occurring at or about the time of an equinox: <em class="example">an equinoctial storm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of a flower) opening regularly at a certain hour.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FcZ6PV4ZPI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq723"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024312" href="entry://equinoctial%20line%23bigmac000024312"><strong>equinoctial line</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq861"> a gale or storm at or near the time of an equinox.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>aequinoctiālis</em>, from <em>aequinoctium</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024314" href="entry://equinox%23bigmac000024314"><span class="smallcaps">equinox</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistasis</span></header><div>/ɛˈpɪstəsəs/ (<em>say</em> e'pistuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> suppression of a secretion or discharge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> a film which forms on the surface of urine after it has been left standing for some time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epistatic</strong> /ɛpiˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'statik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistaxis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistaxis</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈstæksəs/ (<em>say</em> epee'staksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051174" href="entry://nosebleed%23bigmac000051174"><strong>nosebleed</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>epistazein</em> drop on]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epistle" src="word_pronunciations/08150.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'pisuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq089"> a written communication; a letter, especially one of formal or didactic character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) one of the apostolic letters found in the New Testament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq504"> (<em>often upper case</em>) an extract, usually from one of the Epistles of the New Testament, forming part of the Eucharistic service in certain churches.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>epistol</em>, from Latin <em>epistola</em>, from Greek <em>epistolē</em> message, letter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistocracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864234096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistocracy</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈstɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> epuh'stokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epistocracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">a government characterised by the rule of the wise, or one in which the votes of the wise are more heavily weighted than those of the public.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Greek <em>epistēmē</em> knowledge + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017148" href="entry://-cracy%23bigmac000017148"><span class="smallcaps">-cracy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epistocratic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistolary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistolary</span></header><div>/əˈpɪstələri/ (<em>say</em> uh'pistuhluhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> contained in or carried on by letters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq944"> of or relating to letters.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epistolatory</strong> /-lətri/ (<em>say</em> -luhtree). <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old English <em>epistol</em> letter + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistrophe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistrophe</span></header><div>/əˈpɪstrəfi/ (<em>say</em> uh'pistruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a rhetorical device in which a word is repeated at the end of successive clauses or sentences.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epistrophē</em>, from <em>epi-</em> upon + <em>strophē</em> a turning]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistyle</span></header><div>/ˈɛpistaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'epeestuyl), /ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003621" href="entry://architrave%23bigmac000003621"><strong>architrave</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>epistȳlium</em>, from Greek <em>epistylion</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epitaph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epitaph</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epitaph" src="word_pronunciations/08151.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpitaf/ (<em>say</em> 'epeetahf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epitaph" src="word_pronunciations/08152.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq195"> a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq924"> any brief writing resembling such an inscription.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>epitaphe</em>, from Latin <em>epitaphium</em>, from Greek <em>epitaphion</em> funeral oration, neuter of <em>epitaphios</em> over or at a tomb] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epitaphic</strong> /ɛpiˈtæfɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'tafik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epitaphist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epitasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epitasis</span></header><div>/əˈpɪtəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'pituhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">(in ancient drama) the main part of the play, following the protasis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epitaxy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epitaxy</span></header><div>/ˈɛpitæksi/ (<em>say</em> 'epeetaksee), /ˈɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> 'epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electronics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">the growth of a second crystal on the surface of a first, as in the manufacture of transistors and integrated circuits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075068" href="entry://-taxy%23bigmac000075068"><span class="smallcaps">-taxy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epitaxial</strong> /ɛpiˈtæksiəl/ (<em>say</em> epee'takseeuhl), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epithalamion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epithalamion</span></header><div>/ɛpiθəˈleɪmiən/ (<em>say</em> epeethuh'laymeeuhn), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epithalamia</strong> /ɛpiθəˈleɪmiə/ (<em>say</em> epeethuh'laymeeuh), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024250" href="entry://epithalamium%23bigmac000024250"><strong>epithalamium</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epithalamium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epithalamium</span></header><div>/ɛpiθəˈleɪmiəm/ (<em>say</em> epeethuh'laymeeuhm), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epithalamiums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">epithalamia</strong> /ɛpiθəˈleɪmiə/ (<em>say</em> epeethuh'laymeeuh), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">a nuptial song or poem; a poem in honour of a bride and bridegroom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>epithalamion</em> (neuter adjective) nuptial] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epithalamic</strong> /ɛpiθəˈlæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> epeethuh'lamik), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epitome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epitome</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epitome" src="word_pronunciations/08156.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪtəmi/ (<em>say</em> uh'pituhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> a summary or condensed account, especially of a literary work; precis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq651"> a condensed representation or typical characteristic of something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Each eagle looked the epitome of merciless strength and power.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coralie and leslie rees</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: incision, abridgement, from <em>epitemnein</em> cut into, abridge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epitomic</strong> /ɛpiˈtɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'tomik), <strong>epitomical</strong> /ɛpiˈtɒmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> epee'tomikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epitomise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epitomise</span></header><div>/əˈpɪtəmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'pituhmuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">epitomised</strong>, <strong class="bold">epitomising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq10"> to be the personification of: <em class="example">to epitomise all that is good in humankind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq330"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to contain in small compass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to make an epitome of.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epitomize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>epitomiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epizoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epizoic</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈzoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee'zohik), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">(of an organism) living or attached to another animal but not parasitic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086745" href="entry://zooid%23bigmac000086745"><span class="smallcaps">zo(oid)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epizoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epizoon</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈzoʊən/ (<em>say</em> epee'zohuhn), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epizoa</strong> /ɛpiˈzoʊə/ (<em>say</em> epee'zohuh), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">an external parasite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086758" href="entry://-zoon%23bigmac000086758"><span class="smallcaps">-zoon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epizootic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epizootic</span><z><span target_id="5AAqXAOAhs">adj.</span><span target_id="azlJfjtkmp">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛpizoʊˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epeezoh'otik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5AAqXAOAhs"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> (of diseases) prevalent temporarily among animals.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="azlJfjtkmp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq446"> an epizootic disease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">epi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086736" href="entry://zoo-%23bigmac000086736"><span class="smallcaps">zo(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052953" href="entry://-otic%23bigmac000052953"><span class="smallcaps">-otic</span></a>. Compare French <em>épizootique</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>epizootically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epizooty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epizooty</span></header><div>/ɛpiˈzoʊəti/ (<em>say</em> epee'zohuhtee), /ɛpə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epizooties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">an epizootic disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EPNS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EPNS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq600">electroplated nickel silver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EPO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac43301996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EPO</span></header><div>/i pi ˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ee pee 'oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac380744198" href="entry://erythropoietin%23bigmac380744198"><strong>erythropoietin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epoch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epoch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epoch" src="word_pronunciations/08158.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈipɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'eepok), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epoch" src="word_pronunciations/08157.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'epok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> a particular period of time as marked by distinctive character, events, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq651"> the beginning of any distinctive period in the history of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq570"> a point of time distinguished by a particular event, or state of affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the main division of a geological period, representing the time required for making a geological series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq421"> an arbitrarily fixed instant of time or date (usually the beginning of a century or half-century) used as a reference in giving the elements of a planetary orbit or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq487"> the mean longitude of a planet as seen from the sun at such an instant or date.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>epocha</em>, from Greek <em>epochē</em> check, pause, position, epoch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epochal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epochal</span></header><div>/ˈɛpəkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> of or relating to an epoch or epochs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> of the nature of an epoch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq584"> epoch-making.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epode</span></header><div>/ˈɛpoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'epohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq089"> a kind of lyric poem, invented by the Greek poet Archilochus (about 650 BC), in which a long verse is followed by a short one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq783"> the part of a lyric ode following the strophe and antistrophe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>epōdos</em>, from Greek <em>epōidos</em> after song, incantation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eponym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eponym</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eponym" src="word_pronunciations/08159.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛpənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq573"> a name, especially a place name, which is taken, or is supposed to be taken, from a person, real or mythical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> the person, real or mythical, from which a name is taken, as <em>Brut</em> (supposedly the grandson of Aeneas) from which <em>Briton</em> derives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq799"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac908215168" href="entry://proprietary%20eponym%23bigmac908215168"><strong>proprietary eponym</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq878"> any official in ancient times whose name was used to designate their year of office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epōnymon</em> (neuter) named after] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eponymic</strong> /ɛpəˈnɪmɪk/ (<em>say</em> epuh'nimik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eponymous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eponymous</span></header><div>/əˈpɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> uh'ponuhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">giving one’s name to a people, place, institution, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epōnymos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eponymy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eponymy</span></header><div>/əˈpɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> uh'ponuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">the derivation of names from eponyms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>epōnymia</em> surname]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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épopée
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">épopée</span></header><div>/ˈɛpɒpeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'epopay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> an epic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> epic poetry.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epopoeia</strong> /ɛpɒˈpeɪə/ (<em>say</em> epo'payuh). <div class="etym">[French, from Greek <em>epopoiia</em> epic poetry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epos</span></header><div>/ˈɛpɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'epos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> an epic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> epic poetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq220"> a body of poems, transmitted orally, dealing with the traditions of a people, especially poems treating parts of a common epic theme.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq201"> a series of events worthy of treatment in epic poetry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: word, tale, song; plural epic poetry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epoxy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epoxy</span><z><span target_id="P87un1SOsB">adj.</span><span target_id="CdQ2kJ5ysz">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epoxy" src="word_pronunciations/08160.mp3"></audio></span>/iˈpɒksi/ (<em>say</em> ee'poksee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epoxy" src="word_pronunciations/08161.mp3"></audio></span>/ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="P87un1SOsB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> containing an oxygen atom that bridges two connected atoms, as in <em>epoxy ethene</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CdQ2kJ5ysz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq404"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">epoxies</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">epoxy resin</strong>, <strong class="vs">epoxide resin</strong>. any of a class of substances derived by polymerisation from certain viscous liquid or brittle solid compounds, used chiefly in adhesives, coatings, electrical insulation, solder mix, in the casting of tools and dies, and in experimental sculpture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024149" href="entry://epi-%23bigmac000024149"><span class="smallcaps">ep(i)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053632" href="entry://oxy-%23bigmac000053632"><span class="smallcaps">oxy-<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eppalock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eppalock</span></header><div>/ˈɛpəlɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'epuhlok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">a dam on the Campaspe River near Bendigo, Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EPR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EPR</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq448">ethylene-propylene rubber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EPROM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EPROM</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of EPROM" src="word_pronunciations/08162.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiprɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'eeprom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">a computer memory chip whose contents can be erased using a process involving ultraviolet light, and reprogrammed for other purposes.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac152944585" href="entry://EEPROM%23bigmac152944585"><strong>EEPROM</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>e</em>(<em>rasable</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>rogrammable</em>)<em> r</em>(<em>ead</em>-)<em>o</em>(<em>nly</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>emory</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EPS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EPS</span></header><div>/i pi ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> ee pee 'es) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022635" href="entry://earnings%20per%20share%23bigmac000022635"><strong>earnings per share</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epsilon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epsilon</span></header><div>/ˈɛpsələn/ (<em>say</em> 'epsuhluhn), /-lɒn/ (<em>say</em> -lon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">the fifth letter (Ε, ε = English short E, e) of the Greek alphabet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>e psīlon</em>, literally, <em>e</em> simple (or pure)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epsilon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epsilon</span></header><div>/ˈɛpsəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'epsuhlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">(<em>followed by the genitive of constellation</em>) the fifth brightest star in a constellation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epsom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epsom</span></header><div>/ˈɛpsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'epsuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a town in south-eastern England, in Surrey; site of <strong>Epsom Downs</strong>, a famous racecourse where the annual Derby is held.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ePub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac290584932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ePub</span><z><span target_id="kUX6FtcZQh">n.</span><span target_id="m356yTTSsT">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈipʌb/ (<em>say</em> 'eepub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kUX6FtcZQh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> a format in which publications can be read on a smartphone, tablet, ereader, or computer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq830"> a document in this format.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m356yTTSsT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq199"> of or relating to this format or a file stored in this format.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">EPUB</strong>; (<em>in filenames</em>), <strong class="vs">.epub</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>e</em>(<em>lectronic</em>)<em> pub</em>(<em>lication</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equable" src="word_pronunciations/08165.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkwəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> free from variations; uniform, as motion or temperature: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>enjoying a fairly equable rainfall.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> uniform in operation or effect, as laws.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq219"> tranquil, even, or not easily disturbed, as the mind: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Coonardoo smiled at her, the slow, equable smile of her pride and happiness.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aequābilis</em> that can be made equal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equability</strong> /ɛkwəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> ekwuh'biluhtee), <strong>equableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equal</span><z><span target_id="rTSwJuTNSd">adj.</span><span target_id="6SVOrc9xpI">n.</span><span target_id="yldg9uDpEQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="Db2bcgs4C5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equal" src="word_pronunciations/08166.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈikwəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rTSwJuTNSd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em> or <em>with</em>) as great as; matching: <em class="example">the velocity of sound is not equal to that of light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> like or alike in quantity, degree, value, etc.; of the same rank, ability, merit, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq011"> evenly proportioned or balanced: <em class="example">an equal mixture; </em><em class="example">an equal contest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq076"> uniform in operation or effect: <em class="example">equal laws.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq108"> level, as a plain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq493"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> tranquil or undisturbed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> impartial or equitable.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6SVOrc9xpI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq244"> someone or something that is equal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yldg9uDpEQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">equalled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">equaled</strong>; <strong class="bold">equalling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">equaling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq980"> to be or become equal to; match.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq392"> to make or do something equal to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq993"> to recompense fully: <em class="example">he will equal your losses.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Db2bcgs4C5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">equal to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq711"> adequate or sufficient in quantity or degree for: <em class="example">the supply is equal to the demand.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq294"> having adequate powers, ability, or means for: <em class="example">he was not equal to the task.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">equal to one’s needs</strong>, sufficient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aequālis</em> like, equal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equalise</span><z><span target_id="Eyp1XoDYwo">v.t.</span><span target_id="djRAwaJS2M">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈikwəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhluyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">equalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">equalising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Eyp1XoDYwo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> to make equal: <em class="example">to equalise tax burdens.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq868"> to make uniform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq630"> to alter (sound) by cutting out certain parts of the sound spectrum or by boosting others.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="djRAwaJS2M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq049"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to reach a score equal to that of an opponent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>equalisation</strong> /ˌikwəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .eekwuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equinox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equinox</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equinox" src="word_pronunciations/08187.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈikwənɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhnoks), /ˈɛ-/ (<em>say</em> 'e-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator, making night and day all over the earth of equal length, occurring about 21 March (<strong>vernal equinox</strong>, though in the Southern Hemisphere sometimes called <strong>autumnal equinox</strong>) and 22 September (<strong>autumnal equinox</strong>, though in the Southern Hemisphere sometimes called <strong>vernal equinox</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> either of the equinoctial points.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>equinoxium</em>, Latin <em>aequinoctium</em> equality between day and night]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equip</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equip" src="word_pronunciations/08191.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɪp/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwip), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equip" src="word_pronunciations/08192.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">equipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">equipping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for services or for any undertaking; to fit out, as a ship, office, kitchen, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> to dress out; array.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>équipper</em>, Old French <em>esquiper</em>, probably from Old Norse <em>skipa</em> put in order, arrange, man (a ship, etc.)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equipper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equipage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equipage</span></header><div>/ˈɛkwəpɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhpij), /ˈi-/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> a carriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> a completely equipped carriage, with horses and servants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq758"> outfit, as of a ship, an army, or a soldier; equipment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq553"> a set of small household articles, as of china.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq056"> a collection of articles for personal ornament or use.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equipoise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equipoise</span></header><div>/ˈikwəpɔɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhpoyz), /ˈɛ-/ (<em>say</em> 'e-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq411"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016853" href="entry://counterpoise%23bigmac000016853"><strong>counterpoise</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024299" href="entry://equi-%23bigmac000024299"><span class="smallcaps">equi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057690" href="entry://poise%23bigmac000057690"><span class="smallcaps">poise<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equitable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equitable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equitable" src="word_pronunciations/08193.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkwətəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> characterised by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> <em class="label">Law</em> relating to or valid in equity, as distinguished from the common law.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>equitableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equitably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equitant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equitant</span></header><div>/ˈɛkwətənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhtuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">straddling or overlapping, as leaves whose bases overlap the leaves above or within them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>equitans</em>, present participle, riding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equitation</span></header><div>/ɛkwəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekwuh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">the act or art of riding a horse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>equitātio</em>, from <em>equitāre</em> ride]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equity" src="word_pronunciations/08194.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkwəti/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">equities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq887"> the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> that which is fair and just.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq309"> the application of the dictates of conscience or the principles of natural justice to the settlement of controversies.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq038"> a system of jurisprudence or a body of doctrines and rules developed in England and followed in other common law countries, serving to supplement and remedy the limitations and the inflexibility of the common law.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq825"> an equitable right or claim.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq057"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> the interest of a shareholder of common stock in a company.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq791"> those funds of a company which are raised by borrowing from the proprietors and external sources.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq032"> (<em>plural</em>) stocks and shares not bearing fixed interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq880"> the amount by which the market value of a debtor’s securities exceeds their indebtedness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>equite</em>, from Latin <em>aequitas</em> equality, justice]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Equity</span></header><div>/ˈɛkwɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093906" href="entry://Actors%27%20Equity%23bigmac000093906"><strong>Actors’ Equity</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equiv.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equiv.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq658">equivalent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equivocal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equivocal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equivocal" src="word_pronunciations/08197.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɪvəkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwivuhkuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equivocal" src="word_pronunciations/08198.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> of uncertain significance; not determined: <em class="example">an equivocal attitude.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq296"> of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq709"> having different meanings equally possible, as a word or phrase; susceptible of double interpretation; ambiguous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>equivoc</em> (from Late Latin <em>aequivocus</em> ambiguous) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equivocally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equivocalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equivocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equivocate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equivocate" src="word_pronunciations/08199.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɪvəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwivuhkayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of equivocate" src="word_pronunciations/08200.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">equivocated</strong>, <strong class="bold">equivocating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">to use equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead; prevaricate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022087" href="entry://equivocation%23bigmac000022087"><span class="smallcaps">equivocation</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equivocatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equivocator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equivocatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equivocating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>equivocating</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equivocation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equivocation</span></header><div>/əkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkwivuh'kayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> the use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead; prevarication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> an equivocal or ambiguous expression; equivoque.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq794"> <em class="label">Logic</em> a fallacy depending on the double meaning of a word.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>aequivocātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equivoque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equivoque</span></header><div>/ˈɛkwəvoʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhvohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> an equivocal term; an ambiguous expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> a play upon words; a pun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq891"> double meaning; ambiguity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equivoke</strong>. <div class="etym">[French; replacing Middle English <em>equivoc</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090222" href="entry://equivocal%23bigmac000090222"><span class="smallcaps">equivocal</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Er</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">erbium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ER
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ER</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq618">Queen Elizabeth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>E</em>(<em>lizabeth</em>)<em> R</em>(<em>egina</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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era
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">era</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of era" src="word_pronunciations/08207.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪərə/ (<em>say</em> 'earruh), <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of era" src="word_pronunciations/08237.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛrə/ (<em>say</em> 'eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.: <em class="example">an era of progress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> the period of time to which anything belongs or is to be assigned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq115"> a system of chronological notation reckoned from a given date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq847"> a period during which years are numbered and dates reckoned from a particular point of time in the past: <em class="example">the Christian era.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq310"> a point of time from which succeeding years are numbered, as at the beginning of a system of chronology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq214"> a date or an event forming the beginning of any distinctive period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq889"> a major division of geological time: <em class="example">Palaeozoic era.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, variant of <em>aera</em> number or epoch by which reckoning is made, era, probably the same word as Latin <em>aera</em> counters, plural of <em>aes</em> copper, bronze]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eradiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eradiate</span></header><div>/əˈreɪdieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'raydeeayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eradiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">eradiating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060974" href="entry://radiate%23bigmac000060974"><strong>radiate</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022588" href="entry://e-%23bigmac000022588"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060974" href="entry://radiate%23bigmac000060974"><span class="smallcaps">radiate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eradiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eradiation</span></header><div>/əˈreɪdieɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'raydeeayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">the act or process of shooting forth (light rays, etc.); radiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eradicable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eradicable</span></header><div>/əˈrædəkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'raduhkuhbuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">able to be eradicated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eradicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eradicate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eradicate" src="word_pronunciations/08201.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrædəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'raduhkayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eradicate" src="word_pronunciations/08202.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eradicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">eradicating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> to pull up by the roots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērādīcātus</em>, past participle rooted out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eradication</strong> /ərædəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhraduh'kayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eradicator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eradicative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erase</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erase" src="word_pronunciations/08205.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈreɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'rayz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erase" src="word_pronunciations/08206.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">erased</strong>, <strong class="bold">erasing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> to obliterate material recorded on an electromagnetic tape by demagnetising it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq188"> to destroy (digital data) as by overwriting it with new data.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērāsus</em>, past participle, scratched out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erasable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erasion</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erasmus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erasmus</span></header><div>/əˈræzməs/ (<em>say</em> uh'razmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Desiderius</strong> /dɛzɪˈdɪəriəs/ (<em>say</em> dezi'dearreeuhs) (<em>Gerhard Gerhards</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, and theologian; published the first Greek edition of the New Testament (1516).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erastian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erastian</span><z><span target_id="qe5mzuARdx">adj.</span><span target_id="yK85ZMjgj6">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈræstiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'rasteeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qe5mzuARdx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> relating to Thomas Erastus, or to his doctrines, advocating the supremacy of the state in ecclesiastical matters.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yK85ZMjgj6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq339"> an advocate of the doctrines of Erastus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Erastianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erastus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erastus</span></header><div>/əˈræstəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'rastuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erasure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erasure</span></header><div>/əˈreɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rayzhuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> the act of erasing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq473"> a place, or mark remaining where something has been erased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq221"> the word or mark erased.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erato
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erato</span></header><div>/ˈɛrətoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">the Muse of love poetry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: literally, lovesome]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erbil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erbil</span></header><div>/ˈɜbɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'erbil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a city in northern Iraq which was important in Assyrian times; Alexander defeated Darius near here 331 BC.</span></div> Ancient name, <strong>Arbela</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Irbīl</strong>, <strong class="vs">Arbīl</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erbium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erbium</span></header><div>/ˈɜbiəm/ (<em>say</em> 'erbeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Er; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 167.26; <em>atomic number</em>: 68. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from (<em>Ytt</em>)<em>erb</em>(<em>y</em>) (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086501" href="entry://ytterbium%23bigmac000086501"><span class="smallcaps">ytterbium</span></a>) + <em>-ium</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erbo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erbo</span></header><div>/ˈɜboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'erboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a processed cheese made from gruyere and blue vein, with a mild, distinctive flavour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ercole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ercole</span></header><div>/ɜˈkoʊl/ (<em>say</em> er'kohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Velia</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">pen-name of Margaret Gregory, 1903–78, Australian journalist and novelist, author of <em>No Escape</em> (1932).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erdogan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac592630461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erdogan</span></header><div>/ˈɛədoʊan/ (<em>say</em> 'airdohahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Recep Tayyip</strong> /ˈrɛdʒɛp taˈjɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'rejep tah'yeep), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">born 1954, Turkish politician; prime minister 2003–14 and president since 2014.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ere" src="word_pronunciations/00539.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə/ (<em>say</em> air) <div class="chunk"><em>preposition</em>, <em>conjunction</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">before.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ǣr</em>, <em>ēr</em>, comparative of Old English <em>ār</em> soon, early. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024453" href="entry://erst%23bigmac000024453"><span class="smallcaps">erst</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001719" href="entry://early%23bigmac000001719"><span class="smallcaps">early</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erfurt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erfurt</span></header><div>/ˈɛəfʊət/ (<em>say</em> 'airfoouht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a town in south-western Germany (formerly in East Germany), capital of Thuringia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erg<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erg" src="word_pronunciations/08215.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜg/ (<em>say</em> erg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">a unit of work or energy in the centimetre-gram-second system, equal to 10<sup>-7</sup> joules.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: erg [Greek <em>ergon</em> work. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101781" href="entry://work%23bigmac000101781"><span class="smallcaps">work</span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac032738741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erg<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="MxqCrXOiZO">n.</span><span target_id="UY4pt7tRXC">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erg" src="word_pronunciations/08215.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜg/ (<em>say</em> erg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MxqCrXOiZO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq606"> a type of rowing machine equipped with an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024382" href="entry://ergometer%23bigmac000024382">ergometer</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024382" href="entry://ergometer%23mq013">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq984"> an act of erging.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UY4pt7tRXC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq850"> to train or exercise on an erg.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ergo</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024382" href="entry://ergometer%23bigmac000024382"><span class="smallcaps">ergometer</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erg<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erg" src="word_pronunciations/08216.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜg/ (<em>say</em> erg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">any vast area covered deeply with sand in the form of shifting dunes, as parts of the Sahara Desert.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Arabic <em>’irq</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergate</span></header><div>/ˈɜgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ergayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">the worker ant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ergatēs</em> worker]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergative</span></header><div>/ˈɜgətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'erguhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> causative. In a sentence like <em>John moved the table</em>, John is the agent or cause of the action, and the word ‘John’ is the ergative subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq49"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> (of a language) having an ergative case.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ergatēs</em> worker + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038671" href="entry://-ive%23bigmac000038671"><span class="smallcaps">-ive</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ergativity</strong> /ɜgəˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> erguh'tivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergh</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ergh" src="word_pronunciations/08215.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜg/ (<em>say</em> erg), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ergh" src="word_pronunciations/12644.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜk/ (<em>say</em> erk) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">(an exclamation of disgust, revulsion, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">erk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ergo" src="word_pronunciations/08214.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ergoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">therefore; consequently.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272655777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ergo" src="word_pronunciations/08214.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ergoh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac032738741" href="entry://erg%23bigmac032738741"><strong>erg<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergodic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac201351606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergodic</span></header><div>/ɜˈgɒdɪk/ (<em>say</em> er'godik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq275"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> of or relating to systems in which, given enough time, all possible states or configurations will be reached at least once.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> of or relating to a genre of literature that requires the reader to engage both cognitively and physically with the text, typically involving such elements as non-linear narrative, varying typographies and text layouts, and the extensive use of footnotes, appendices, marginal notes, etc., designed to produce a multi-dimensional reading experience where the path through the text is not predetermined. </span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of Greek <em>ergon</em> work + <em>hod</em>(<em>os</em>) path + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ergodicity</strong> /ɜgəˈdɪsəti/, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergograph</span></header><div>/ˈɜgəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'erguhgraf), /ˈɜgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> 'ergoh-), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">an instrument that measures and records the amount of work done when a muscle contracts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024375" href="entry://erg%23bigmac000024375"><span class="smallcaps">erg<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergonomic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergonomic</span></header><div>/ɜgəˈnɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> erguh'nomik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq462"> of or relating to ergonomics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> designed so as to take into account the bodily needs of a worker in a given working environment: <em class="example">an ergonomic chair.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089128" href="entry://ergonomics%23bigmac000089128"><span class="smallcaps">ergonomics</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ergonomically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergonomics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergonomics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ergonomics" src="word_pronunciations/08212.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜgəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> erguh'nomiks), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ergonomics" src="word_pronunciations/08213.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜgoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> ergoh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">the study of the engineering aspects of the relationship between human workers and their working environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ergon</em> work + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085188" href="entry://economics%23bigmac000085188"><span class="smallcaps">(econ)omics</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ergonomist</strong> /ɜˈgɒnəməst/ (<em>say</em> er'gonuhmuhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergophobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergophobia</span></header><div>/ˌɜgoʊˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> .ergoh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a pathological fear of work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ergon</em> work + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ergophobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergot</span></header><div>/ˈɜgət/ (<em>say</em> 'erguht), /-gɒt/ (<em>say</em> -got) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq241"> any fungus of the genus <em>Claviceps</em> which causes a disease of rye and other grasses, resulting in the replacement of the seed with a long, hard, horn-like, dark-coloured sclerotium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> the disease caused by such a fungus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq464"> the sclerotium produced by such a fungus, especially of <em>C. purpurea</em>, growing on rye, which is a source of alkaloids, such as ergotamine and ergometrine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Old French <em>argot</em> cock’s spur]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergotism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergotism</span></header><div>/ˈɜgətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'erguhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">a disease due to eating food prepared from rye, etc., affected with ergot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ERIC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889890025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ERIC</span></header><div>/ˈɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'erik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">a US online educational database.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Educational Resources Instruction Center]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erica</span></header><div>/ˈɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'erikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">any of various shrubs of the genus <em>Erica</em>, family Ericaceae, especially those of southern Africa, cultivated for their showy flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>erīca</em>, from Greek <em>ereike</em> heath]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ericoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ericoid</span></header><div>/ˈɛrəkɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhkoyd), /ˈɛri-/ (<em>say</em> 'eree-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">(of a leaf) small and sharp-pointed, as the leaf of an erica or other heath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ericson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ericson</span></header><div>/ˈɛrɪksən/ (<em>say</em> 'eriksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Leif</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ericson" src="word_pronunciations/13434.mp3"></audio></span>/lif/ (<em>say</em> leef), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">fl. AD 1000, a Scandinavian navigator (son of Eric the Red); probably the first European to discover ‘Vinland’ or Nova Scotia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ericsson</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ericsson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ericsson</span></header><div>/ˈɛrɪksən/ (<em>say</em> 'eriksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq554"> <strong>John</strong>, 1803–89, Swedish-American engineer and inventor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> <strong>Leif</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095404" href="entry://Ericson%23bigmac000095404"><strong>Ericson</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eridanus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eridanus</span></header><div>/ɛˈrɪdənəs/ (<em>say</em> e'riduhnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Eridani</strong> /ɛˈrɪdənaɪ/ (<em>say</em> e'riduhnuy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">a large southern constellation, also visible in the northern hemisphere, between Cetus and Orion, containing the bright star Achernar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Eridanos</em> a legendary river, later identified with the river Po]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980539083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erie<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="mjCV3FY9Wl">n.</span><span target_id="N1XsplEVOU">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Erie" src="word_pronunciations/07588.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'earree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mjCV3FY9Wl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> a Native American people formerly living along the southern shore of Lake Erie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Erie</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Eries</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq693"> the language spoken by this people; belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="N1XsplEVOU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Erie" src="word_pronunciations/07588.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'earree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">one of the five Great Lakes, between the US and Canada; the southernmost and shallowest of the group. 385 km long; 25 745 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erímanthos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erímanthos</span></header><div>/ɛriˈmænθəs/ (<em>say</em> eree'manthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087395" href="entry://Erymanthus%23bigmac000087395"><strong>Erymanthus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erin</span></header><div>/ˈɛrɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'erin), /ˈɛərɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'airrin), /-ən/ (<em>say</em> -uhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">Ireland.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old Irish <em>Erinn</em>, dative of <em>Eriu</em>, later <em>Eire</em> Ireland]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eringo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eringo</span></header><div>/ɛˈrɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> e'ringgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024467" href="entry://eryngo%23bigmac000024467"><strong>eryngo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erinys
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erinys</span></header><div>/ɪˈrɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> i'rinuhs), /ɪˈraɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> i'ruynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Erinyes</strong> /ɪˈrɪniiz/ (<em>say</em> i'rinee-eez))<br/> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">one of the Furies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eris<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛrɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'eris) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">the goddess of discord, sister of Ares.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85714277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eris<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛrɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'eris) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a dwarf planet, the largest known in the solar system, with a diameter of about 2500 km; revolves around the sun in 577 years; has one known satellite, Dysnomia; discovered in 2003.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eristic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eristic</span><z><span target_id="HovmcxfBqF">adj.</span><span target_id="PdOeTPpU2F">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> e'ristik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HovmcxfBqF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> Also, <strong class="vs">eristical</strong>. relating to controversy or disputation; controversial.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PdOeTPpU2F">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq597"> someone who engages in disputation; controversialist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq551"> the art of disputation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>eristikos</em>, from <em>erizein</em> wrangle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erk<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erk" src="word_pronunciations/12644.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜk/ (<em>say</em> erk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> <em class="label">British Military Colloquial</em> an aircraftman or naval rating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> a worker as opposed to someone in a position of power or authority; an ordinary person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? corruption of AC (aircraftman)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac461094124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erk<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ɜk/ (<em>say</em> erk) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">(an expression of disgust.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [? imitative of retching]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erky</span></header><div>/ˈɜki/ (<em>say</em> 'erkee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">disgusting; revolting, especially physically revolting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">erky-perky</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac461094124" href="entry://erk%23bigmac461094124"><span class="smallcaps">erk<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erlang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erlang</span></header><div>/ˈɜlæŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'erlang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Telecommunications</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a measure of occupancy of a circuit or set of circuits; one circuit occupied full-time has a rating of one erlang.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Agner Krarup <em>Erlang</em>, 1878–1929, Danish mathematician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ermanaric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ermanaric</span></header><div>/ɜˈmænərɪk/ (<em>say</em> er'manuhrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">died 375? AD, king of the Ostrogoths and ruler of an extensive empire in eastern Europe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ermine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ermine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ermine" src="word_pronunciations/08218.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜmən/ (<em>say</em> 'ermuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ermines</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">ermine</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> a stoat, <em>Mustela erminea</em>, during its winter phase when its fur is white. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072270" href="entry://stoat%23bigmac000072270"><strong>stoat</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> the lustrous white winter fur of the ermine, having a black tail tip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq814"> the rank, office, or dignity of a monarch, noble, or judge, especially one who wears a robe trimmed with ermine on ceremonial occasions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French (<em>h</em>)<em>ermine</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ERMP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232199795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ERMP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq91">environmental risk management plan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erne" src="word_pronunciations/07503.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜn/ (<em>say</em> ern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac267809529" href="entry://white-tailed%20sea%20eagle%23bigmac267809529"><strong>white-tailed sea eagle</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ern</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>earn</em> eagle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Erne" src="word_pronunciations/07503.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜn/ (<em>say</em> ern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lough</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Erne" src="word_pronunciations/13805.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒk/ (<em>say</em> lok), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a lake of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, divided into <strong>Upper Lough Erne</strong> and <strong>Lower Lough Erne</strong> together about 64 km long and averaging 8 km in width.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ernst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ernst</span></header><div>/ɛənst/ (<em>say</em> airnst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Max</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">1891–1976, German painter; a founder of surrealism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erode</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erode" src="word_pronunciations/08219.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈroʊd/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eroded</strong>, <strong class="bold">eroding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq766"> to eat out or away; destroy by slow consumption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> to form (a channel, etc.) by eating or wearing away (used especially in geology, to denote the action of all the forces of nature that wear away the earth’s surface).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērōdere</em> gnaw off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eros
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eros</span></header><div>/ˈɪərɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'earros), /ˈɛrɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'eros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> earthly or sexual love.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq733"> (in Freudian theory) the self-preserving instincts as opposed to the self-destructive instincts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq414"> libido; sex drive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024424" href="entry://Eros%23bigmac000024424"><span class="smallcaps">Eros</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eros
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eros</span></header><div>/ˈɪərɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'earros), /ˈɛrɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'eros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">the Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: literally, love]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erose</span></header><div>/əˈroʊs/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohs), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> uneven as if gnawed away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having the margin irregularly incised as if gnawed, as a leaf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērōsus</em>, past participle, gnawed off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erosion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erosion" src="word_pronunciations/08224.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> the act of eroding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> the state of being eroded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq916"> the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>in vast areas being laid waste by wind and water erosion</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>. </em>See <data-mq-recid href="#"><strong>gully erosion</strong>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac783745289" href="entry://rill%20erosion%23bigmac783745289"><strong>rill erosion</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac149431473" href="entry://sheet%20erosion%23bigmac149431473"><strong>sheet erosion</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac647711623" href="entry://tunnel%20erosion%23bigmac647711623"><strong>tunnel erosion</strong></a>. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Erosion at Mungo National Park NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/erosion+916.jpg"/></span></span></data-mq-recid></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērōsiōn-</em>, stem of <em>ērōsiō</em> an eating away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erosional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erosive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erosive</span></header><div>/əˈroʊsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohsiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> tending to erode or to induce erosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq753"> marked by erosion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>erosivity</strong> /iroʊˈsɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> eeroh'sivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erotic</span><z><span target_id="xgXMzFzHsB">adj.</span><span target_id="RIsPVaPts8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erotic" src="word_pronunciations/08226.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'rotik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erotic" src="word_pronunciations/08227.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erotic" src="word_pronunciations/08228.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xgXMzFzHsB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> of or relating to sexual love; amatory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> arousing or satisfying sexual desire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq200"> subject to or marked by strong sexual desires.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RIsPVaPts8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq255"> an erotic poem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq691"> (<em>plural</em>) sexual nature; sexuality: <em class="example">the polemics of erotics.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>erōtikos</em> relating to love. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024423" href="entry://eros%23bigmac000024423"><span class="smallcaps">eros</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erotically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erotica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erotica</span></header><div>/əˈrɒtɪkə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rotikuh), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">literature or art dealing with sexual love.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>erotika</em>, neuter plural of <em>erōtikos</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024428" href="entry://erotic%23bigmac000024428"><span class="smallcaps">erotic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eroticise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eroticise</span></header><div>/əˈrɒtəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'rotuhsuyz), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eroticised</strong>, <strong class="bold">eroticising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">to make erotic; to stimulate sexually.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eroticize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>eroticisation</strong> /əˌrɒtəsaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.rotuhsuy'zayshuhn), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eroticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eroticism</span></header><div>/əˈrɒtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'rotuhsizuhm), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq442"> erotic character or tendency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> morbid sexual desires or instincts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eroticist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eroticist</span></header><div>/əˈrɒtəsəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'rotuhsuhst), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">a person who engages in erotic activities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erotise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erotise</span></header><div>/ˈɛrətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">erotised</strong>, <strong class="bold">erotising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">to translate (emotion, etc.) into sexual feeling.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">erotize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erotism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erotism</span></header><div>/ˈɛrətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">the arousal and satisfaction of sexual desires.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erotology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erotology</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eruh'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">the study of erotic behaviour.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>erotologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erotological</strong> /ɛˌrɒtoʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> e.rotoh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erotomania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erotomania</span></header><div>/ərɒtəˈmeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> uhrotuh'mayneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">abnormally strong or persistent sexual desire.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>erotomaniac</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ERP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829453659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ERP</span></header><div>/i a ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> ee ah 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac682182708" href="entry://enterprise%20resource%20planning%23bigmac682182708"><strong>enterprise resource planning</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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err
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">err</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of err" src="word_pronunciations/08238.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜ/ (<em>say</em> er) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq121"> to go astray morally; sin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq744"> to deviate from the true course, aim, or purpose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erre</em>(<em>n</em>), Old French <em>errer</em>, from Latin <em>errāre</em> wander]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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errand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">errand</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of errand" src="word_pronunciations/08229.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛrənd/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> a trip to convey a message or execute a commission; a short journey for a specific purpose: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she passed through the hall on some errand to the pantry.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> a special business entrusted to a messenger; a commission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> the purpose of any trip or journey.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>œrende</em>. Compare Old English <em>ār</em> messenger]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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errant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">errant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of errant" src="word_pronunciations/08230.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> journeying or travelling, as a medieval knight in quest of adventure; roving adventurously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> deviating from the regular or proper course; erring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> moving in an aimless or quickly changing manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>erraunte</em>, from French <em>errant</em>, properly present participle of <em>errer</em>, Old French <em>esrer</em> to travel (from Vulgar Latin <em>iterāre</em> to journey), but confused with French <em>errant</em>, present participle of <em>errer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024438" href="entry://err%23bigmac000024438"><span class="smallcaps">err</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>errantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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errantry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">errantry</span></header><div>/ˈɛrəntri/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhntree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">errantries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">conduct or performance like that of a knight-errant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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errata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">errata</span></header><div>/əˈratə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rahtuh), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024443" href="entry://erratum%23bigmac000024443"><strong>erratum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erratic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erratic</span><z><span target_id="CkXmWSL52w">adj.</span><span target_id="r9taeItpaL">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erratic" src="word_pronunciations/08231.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrætɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'ratik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erratic" src="word_pronunciations/08232.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CkXmWSL52w"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct or opinion; eccentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq031"> having no certain course; wandering; not fixed: <em class="example">erratic winds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq583"> (of boulders, etc.) transported from the original site to an unusual location, as by glacial action.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq813"> relating to such boulders, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="r9taeItpaL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq584"> an erratic or eccentric person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq500"> <em class="label">Geology</em> an erratic boulder or block of rock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>errāticus</em>, from <em>errāre</em> wander, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024438" href="entry://err%23bigmac000024438"><span class="smallcaps">err</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erratically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erratum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erratum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erratum" src="word_pronunciations/08233.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈratəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'rahtuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erratum" src="word_pronunciations/08234.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">errata</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erratum" src="word_pronunciations/08235.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈratə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rahtuh), /ɛ-/ (<em>say</em> e-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">an error in writing or printing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: that which has been done in error]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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errhine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">errhine</span><z><span target_id="oEbVdu9Qew">adj.</span><span target_id="nKFSq86x9G">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛraɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'eruyn), /-ɪn/ (<em>say</em> -in) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oEbVdu9Qew"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> designed to be snuffed into the nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> occasioning discharges from the nose.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nKFSq86x9G">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq408"> a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>errhīnum</em>, from Greek <em>errhīnon</em>, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023693" href="entry://en-%23bigmac000023693"><span class="smallcaps">en-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>rhis</em> nose]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erring</span></header><div>/ˈɜrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'erring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> going astray; in error; wrong.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq105"> sinning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024438" href="entry://err%23bigmac000024438"><span class="smallcaps">err</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erron.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erron.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> erroneous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> erroneously.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">error</span><z><span target_id="dZr3fUvKar">n.</span><span target_id="uLHIk3ZMyO">v.t.</span><span target_id="Tt06DzHnHn">v.i.</span><span target_id="cscXknoxh6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of error" src="word_pronunciations/08237.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛrə/ (<em>say</em> 'eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dZr3fUvKar"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action, speech, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq443"> belief in something untrue, the holding of mistaken opinions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq924"> the condition of believing what is not true: <em class="example">in error about the date.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq385"> a moral offence; wrongdoing.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq056"> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the estimated uncertainty in a physical measurement due to limitations of the apparatus, scale or the procedure being used, expressed as, for example, 823 ± 2 J.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uLHIk3ZMyO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq065"> to be unsuccessful in performing (a manoeuvre such as a strike or a catch).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Tt06DzHnHn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq621"> to make an error in performing a manoeuvre.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cscXknoxh6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq734"> <strong class="phr">fall into error</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq193"> to make a mistake.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq672"> to have a moral lapse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq11"> <strong class="phr">lead </strong>(<strong class="phr">someone</strong>)<strong class="phr"> into error</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq513"> to cause someone to make a mistake.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq196"> to bring about the moral failure of another.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin; replacing Middle English <em>errour</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>errorless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ersatz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ersatz</span><z><span target_id="I3n3RvmOIP">adj.</span><span target_id="M0V2LaMrMM">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ersatz" src="word_pronunciations/08239.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜsæts/ (<em>say</em> 'ersats), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ersatz" src="word_pronunciations/08240.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜsats/ (<em>say</em> 'ersahts) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="I3n3RvmOIP"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> serving as a substitute: <em class="example">an ersatz meat dish made of eggplant and oatmeal.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M0V2LaMrMM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq529"> a substitute.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erse</span><z><span target_id="mevmxT5LZA">n.</span><span target_id="r8S0xMlFbl">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɜs/ (<em>say</em> ers) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mevmxT5LZA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="r8S0xMlFbl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq327"> of or relating to the Celts in the Highlands of Scotland or their language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102714" href="entry://Irish%23bigmac000102714"><span class="smallcaps">Irish</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erskine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erskine</span></header><div>/ˈɜskən/ (<em>say</em> 'erskuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">1695–1768, Scottish writer on law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erst</span></header><div>/ɜst/ (<em>say</em> erst) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">before the present time; formerly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ǣrst</em>, contraction of <em>ǣrest</em>, superlative of <em>ǣr</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024361" href="entry://ere%23bigmac000024361"><span class="smallcaps">ere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erstwhile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erstwhile</span><z><span target_id="bK58RJmbwP">adj.</span><span target_id="K7fZMbUVog">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erstwhile" src="word_pronunciations/08241.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɜstwaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'erstwuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bK58RJmbwP"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> former: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The two erstwhile friends became bitter enemies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="K7fZMbUVog">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq712"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> formerly; erst.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100102338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erub</span></header><div>/ˈɛrub/ (<em>say</em> 'eroohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">Meriam Mir name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac258576727" href="entry://Darnley%20Island%23bigmac258576727"><strong>Darnley Island</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eruct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eruct</span><z><span target_id="FhOkpbaub6">v.i.</span><span target_id="HwSsF1Tsda">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əˈrʌkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'rukt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FhOkpbaub6"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> to belch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HwSsF1Tsda">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq140"> to belch (wind from the stomach).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq700"> to emit (fumes, matter, etc.) violently, as from a volcano.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēructāre</em> belch forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eructate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eructate</span></header><div>/əˈrʌkteɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'ruktayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">eructated</strong>, <strong class="bold">eructating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024456" href="entry://eruct%23bigmac000024456"><strong>eruct</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eructation</strong> /irʌkˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eeruk'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erudite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erudite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erudite" src="word_pronunciations/08242.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛrədaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhduyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">characterised by erudition; learned or scholarly: <em class="example">an erudite professor; </em><em class="example">an erudite commentary.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ērudītus</em>, past participle, instructed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eruditely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eruditeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erudition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erudition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erudition" src="word_pronunciations/08243.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛrəˈdɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eruh'dishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">acquired knowledge, especially in literature, languages, history, etc.; learning; scholarship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erupt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erupt</span><z><span target_id="KTDTepUEp5">v.i.</span><span target_id="j6vKZselkH">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erupt" src="word_pronunciations/08244.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrʌpt/ (<em>say</em> uh'rupt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of erupt" src="word_pronunciations/08245.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KTDTepUEp5"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> to burst forth, as volcanic matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> (of a volcano, geyser, etc.) to eject matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq916"> (of teeth) to break through surrounding hard and soft tissues and become visible in the mouth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq657"> to break out suddenly or violently, as if from restraint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq088"> to break out with or as with a skin rash.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="j6vKZselkH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq841"> to cause to burst forth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq817"> (of a volcano, etc.) to eject (matter).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēruptus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eruptible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eruption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eruption</span></header><div>/əˈrʌpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'rupshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> an issuing forth suddenly and violently; an outburst; an outbreak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the ejection of molten rock, water, etc., as from a volcano, geyser, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> that which is erupted or ejected, as molten rock, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq841"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq568"> the breaking out of a rash, acne, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq623"> a rash or exanthema.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēruptio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eruptional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eruptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eruptive</span><z><span target_id="9jNQBYN4Qg">adj.</span><span target_id="tFUyQKMJLZ">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈrʌptɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'ruptiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9jNQBYN4Qg"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> bursting forth, or tending to burst forth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> relating to or of the nature of an eruption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq054"> <em class="label">Geology</em> (of rocks) formed by the eruption of molten material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> causing or attended with an eruption or rash.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tFUyQKMJLZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Geology</em> an eruptive rock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eruv
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac363413842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eruv</span></header><div>/ˈɛrəv/ (<em>say</em> 'eruhv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">(in Orthodox Jewish custom) a symbolic arrangement whereby the private domain of a Jewish household to which they are restricted on the Sabbath can be extended to include some public areas, thereby permitting activities normally forbidden in public on the Sabbath, such as carrying parcels or pushing objects such as a pram or wheelchair.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ervine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ervine</span></header><div>/ˈɜvən/ (<em>say</em> 'ervuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>St John </strong>(<strong>Greer</strong>) /sən dʒən ˈgriə/ (<em>say</em> suhn juhn 'greeuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erymanthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erymanthus</span></header><div>/ɛrəˈmænθəs/ (<em>say</em> eruh'manthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">a mountain in south-western Greece, in north-western Peloponnesus; in Greek legend, believed to have been the haunt of the Erymanthian boar. 2224 m.</span></div> Modern Greek, <strong>Erímanthos</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eryngo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eryngo</span></header><div>/əˈrɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'ringgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eryngoes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">any of various spiny herbs of the umbelliferous genus <em>Eryngium</em>, of temperate and subtropical regions, numerous in South America, as <em>E. maritimum</em>, the sea holly of European coasts, and <em>E. rostratum</em>, blue devil.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eringo</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian <em>eringio</em>, from Latin <em>ēryngion</em>, from Greek, diminutive of <em>ēryngos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythrism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythrism</span></header><div>/əˈrɪθrɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">abnormal redness, as of plumage or hair.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>erythrismal</strong> /ˌɛrɪθˈrɪzməl/ (<em>say</em> .erith'rizmuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythrite</span></header><div>/əˈrɪθraɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014559" href="entry://cobalt%20bloom%23bigmac000014559"><strong>cobalt bloom</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024474" href="entry://erythritol%23bigmac000024474"><strong>erythritol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythritol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythritol</span></header><div>/əˈrɪθrətɒl/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithruhtol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">a tetrahydric crystalline alcohol (CH<sub>2</sub>OHCHOH)<sub>2</sub>, related to carbohydrates, and derived from certain lichens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq746">a word element meaning ‘red’, as in <em>erythrocyte</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">erythr-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>erythros</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythroblast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythroblast</span></header><div>/əˈrɪθroʊˌblæst/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithroh.blast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a nucleated cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythrocyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythrocyte</span></header><div>/əˈrɪθrəsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithruhsuyt), /əˈrɪθroʊ-/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithroh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">one of the red corpuscles of the blood; red blood cell.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>erythrocytic</strong> /əˌrɪθrəˈsɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.rithruh'sitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythromycin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythromycin</span></header><div>/əˌrɪθrəˈmaɪsən/ (<em>say</em> uh.rithruh'muysuhn), /ərɪθroʊ-/ (<em>say</em> uhrithroh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">an antibiotic effective against bacterial diseases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythrophobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythrophobia</span></header><div>/əˌrɪθroʊˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> uh.rithroh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> a pathological fear of blushing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> a pathological aversion to red.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024475" href="entry://erythro-%23bigmac000024475"><span class="smallcaps">erythro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>erythrophobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erythrosine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erythrosine</span></header><div>/əˈrɪθroʊˌsin/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithroh.seen), /əˈrɪθrə-/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithruh-), /-ˌsaɪn/ (<em>say</em> -.suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">sodium (or potassium) salt of iodeosin, C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>6</sub>I<sub>4</sub>Na<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>; a brown powder colourant which gives a cherry red solution in water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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es-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">es-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq636">For words beginning in <strong>es-</strong>, see also spellings under <strong>aes-</strong> and <strong>oes-</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Es
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Es</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">einsteinium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ES
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ES</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq331">Eastern States.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ESA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ESA</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> European Space Agency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> exchange settlement account.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esau</span></header><div>/ˈisɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'eesaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">a son of Isaac, the elder twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Genesis 25:21–25.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ESB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513082639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ESB</span></header><div>/i ɛs ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> ee es 'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> English-speaking background.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> extra strong bitters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq720"> an English-style pale ale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esbat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477587420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esbat</span></header><div>/ˈɛsbæt/ (<em>say</em> 'esbat), /ˈɛzbæt/ (<em>say</em> 'ezbat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">(in Wicca, neo-paganism, etc.) a regular meeting of witches, usually held once a month, at or near the time of the full moon or the new moon, at which rituals are performed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [introduced by British author Margaret Alice Murray in her book <em>The Witch-Cult in Western Europe</em> (1921), from Middle French, noun use of <em>esbatre</em> frolic, enjoy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escadrille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escadrille</span></header><div>/ˈɛskədrɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhdril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq307"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a small naval squadron.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq033"> <em class="label">US</em> a squadron or divisional unit of aeroplanes: <em class="example">the Lafayette Escadrille of World War I.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Spanish <em>escadrilla</em>, diminutive of <em>escuadra</em> squadron, from Italian <em>squadra</em> square, from <em>squadrare</em> to square, from Latin <em>exquadrāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escalade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escalade</span><z><span target_id="2IF0cV71os">n.</span><span target_id="JV2kxkj4ZK">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ɛskəˈleɪd/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'layd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2IF0cV71os"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, especially in an assault upon a fortified place.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JV2kxkj4ZK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq101"> (<strong class="bold">escaladed</strong>, <strong class="bold">escalading</strong>) to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>scalata</em>, from <em>scalare</em> climb, from <em>scala</em> steps, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101031" href="entry://scale%23bigmac000101031"><span class="smallcaps">scale<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escalader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escalate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escalate</span><z><span target_id="nmpMw4AHKk">v.t.</span><span target_id="bak2F3290H">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escalate" src="word_pronunciations/08246.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛskəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">escalated</strong>, <strong class="bold">escalating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nmpMw4AHKk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> to enlarge; intensify, especially a war: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>If the federation’s re-registration bid fails, as many expect, it will escalate guerrilla industrial tactics</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bak2F3290H">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq676"> to grow in size or intensity; develop or increase by stages: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’ve seen this behaviour escalate, becoming much more violent.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087343" href="entry://escalator%23bigmac000087343"><span class="smallcaps">escalator</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escalation</strong> /ɛskəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escalator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escalator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escalator" src="word_pronunciations/08248.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛskəleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a continuously moving staircase for carrying passengers up (<strong>up escalator</strong>) or down (<strong>down escalator</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025758" href="entry://escalade%23bigmac000025758"><span class="smallcaps">escalade</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095530" href="entry://elevator%23bigmac000095530"><span class="smallcaps">elevator</span></a>; originally US tradename (1900)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escallop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escallop</span><z><span target_id="pBJ1ZL6gWM">n.</span><span target_id="Xk2DlqW5nf">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ɛsˈkɒləp/ (<em>say</em> es'koluhp), /-ˈkæl-/ (<em>say</em> -'kal-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pBJ1ZL6gWM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a decoration in the form of a scallop-shell.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Xk2DlqW5nf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq420"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065780" href="entry://scallop%23bigmac000065780"><strong>scallop</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065780" href="entry://scallop%23mq599">9</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Middle French <em>escalope</em> shell]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escalope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escalope</span></header><div>/ˈɛskəlɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhlop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">a thin slice of veal, pork, or beef coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>escalope</em> shell]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escapade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escapade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escapade" src="word_pronunciations/08249.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛskəpeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhpayd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escapade" src="word_pronunciations/08250.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛskəˈpeɪd/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'payd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq606"> a reckless proceeding; a wild prank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> an escape from confinement or restraint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Spanish <em>escapada</em>, from <em>escapar</em> escape, or from Italian <em>scappata</em> (from <em>scappare</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escape</span><z><span target_id="BsEJj2ztB6">v.i.</span><span target_id="AaOrvxsKfC">v.t.</span><span target_id="Wyeo9kZ4cs">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escape" src="word_pronunciations/08251.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈkeɪp/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kayp) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">escaped</strong>, <strong class="bold">escaping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BsEJj2ztB6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> to slip away from pursuit or peril; avoid capture, punishment, or any threatened evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq722"> to issue from a confining enclosure, as a fluid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq557"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of an introduced plant) to grow wild.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AaOrvxsKfC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq312"> to slip away from or elude (pursuers, captors, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq086"> to succeed in avoiding (any threatened or possible danger or evil).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq873"> to elude (notice, search, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq297"> to fail to be noticed or recollected by (a person).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq240"> to slip from (a person) inadvertently, as a remark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq864"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to interrupt (a command), exit (a program), or change (levels within a program) using an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101088" href="#bigmac000101088">escape</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101088" href="#mq714">17</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Wyeo9kZ4cs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq259"> an act or instance of escaping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq889"> the fact of having escaped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq334"> a means of escaping: <em class="example">a fire escape.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq637"> avoidance of reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq051"> leakage, as of water, gas, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a plant originally cultivated, now growing wild.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a key, combination of keys, or a sequence of keys, used to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>escape</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old North French <em>escaper</em>, from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>cappa</em> cloak] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escapable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escapeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escapism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escapism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escapism" src="word_pronunciations/08252.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈkeɪpɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kaypizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment, or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>escapist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escapist</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>escapist</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escapology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escapology</span></header><div>/ɛskəˈpɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'poluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">the technique of escaping from a confining device, prison, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>escapologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escargot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escargot</span></header><div>/ɛsˈkagoʊ/ (<em>say</em> es'kahgoh), /ɛskaˈgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> eskah'goh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">an edible snail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escarp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escarp</span><z><span target_id="XSxaV79d3d">n.</span><span target_id="hcbpu6dHrq">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈkap/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XSxaV79d3d"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Fortifications</em> the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> any similar steep slope.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hcbpu6dHrq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq007"> to make into an escarp; give a steep slope to; furnish with escarps.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>escarpe</em>, from Italian <em>scarpa</em>, of Germanic origin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104606" href="entry://sharp%23bigmac000104606"><span class="smallcaps">sharp</span></a>, and compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103748" href="entry://scarp%23bigmac000103748"><span class="smallcaps">scarp</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Escaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Escaut</span></header><div>/ɛsˈkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> es'koh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">French name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065901" href="entry://Scheldt%23bigmac000065901"><strong>Scheldt</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eschalot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eschalot</span></header><div>/ˈɛʃəlɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'eshuhlot), /ɛʃəˈlɒt/ (<em>say</em> eshuh'lot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067833" href="entry://shallot%23bigmac000067833"><strong>shallot</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067833" href="entry://shallot%23mq628">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067833" href="entry://shallot%23mq326">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eschar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eschar</span></header><div>/ˈɛska/ (<em>say</em> 'eskah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">a hard crust or scab formed on the skin, as from a burn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>eschara</em>, from Greek: hearth, scar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escharotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escharotic</span><z><span target_id="M3dLt4lGsi">adj.</span><span target_id="eb6stk4T3o">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛskəˈrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'rotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="M3dLt4lGsi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> producing an eschar, as a medicinal substance; caustic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eb6stk4T3o">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq666"> a caustic application.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>escharōticus</em>, from Greek <em>escharōtikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eschatology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eschatology</span></header><div>/ɛskəˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> the branch of theology dealing with the last or final things, as death, judgement, heaven and hell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq459"> the realisation and significance of these last things in the Christian life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>eschato</em>(<em>s</em>) last + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eschatological</strong> /ɛskætəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eskatuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eschatologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eschscholtzia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eschscholtzia</span></header><div>/əˈʃɒltsiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sholtseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a Californian genus of herbaceous plants, especially <em>Eschscholtzia california</em>, with finely divided glaucous leaves and large bright yellow flowers, saffron coloured in the centre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in 1821 by Adelbert von Chamisso, 1781–1838, German poet and botanist, in honour of his colleague Johann Friedrich von <em>Eschscholtz</em>, 1793–1831, German naturalist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Escorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Escorial</span></header><div>/ˌɛskɔriˈal/ (<em>say</em> .eskawree'ahl), /ɛsˈkɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> es'kawreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">a famous building in central Spain, 43 km north west of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns; erected 1563–84.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Escurial</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish: literally, a refuse heap, from <em>escoria</em>, from Latin <em>scōria</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escort</span><z><span target_id="kqCBHY77wf">n.</span><span target_id="sFxoPKaIjB">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kqCBHY77wf"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escort" src="word_pronunciations/08258.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛskɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'eskawt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a body of persons, or a single person, ship or ships, etc., accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> a person accompanying another to a dance, party, etc.; partner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq453"> an armed guard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq324"> protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq653"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) a sex worker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq102"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> an armed party transporting gold from the goldfields.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sFxoPKaIjB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq971"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escort" src="word_pronunciations/08256.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈkɔt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kawt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escort" src="word_pronunciations/08257.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) to attend or accompany as an escort.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>escorte</em>, from Italian <em>scorta</em>, from <em>scorgere</em> guide, from <em>s-</em> (from Latin <em>ex-</em>) + <em>-corgere</em> (from Latin <em>corrigere</em> correct)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escribe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escribe</span></header><div>/əsˈkraɪb/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kruyb), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">escribed</strong>, <strong class="bold">escribing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">to draw (a circle) touching one side of a triangle externally and the other two sides produced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escritoire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escritoire</span></header><div>/ɛskrɪˈtwa/ (<em>say</em> eskri'twah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a writing desk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Late Latin <em>scriptōria</em>, for <em>scriptōrium</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066268" href="entry://scriptorium%23bigmac000066268"><span class="smallcaps">scriptorium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escrow</span><z><span target_id="ciWIoEjZoU">n.</span><span target_id="L4jHrYU4Sv">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛskroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eskroh), /əsˈkroʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kroh), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ciWIoEjZoU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfilment of some condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq817"> the state of remaining ineffective until certain conditions are met.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="L4jHrYU4Sv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">in escrow</strong>, (of money, goods, etc.) held in trust or as security.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>escrowe</em>, Old French <em>escroe</em> piece of cloth, parchment, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066277" href="entry://scroll%23bigmac000066277"><span class="smallcaps">scroll</span></a>; of Germanic origin; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068470" href="entry://shred%23bigmac000068470"><span class="smallcaps">shred</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escudo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escudo</span></header><div>/ɛsˈkjudoʊ/ (<em>say</em> es'kyoohdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">escudos</strong> /ɛsˈkjudoʊz/ (<em>say</em> es'kyoohdohz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq222"> the principal monetary unit of Cabo Verde and formerly of Portugal (until the introduction of the euro in 2002) and Chile, of varying value from country to country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq409"> any of various gold and silver coins of Spain, Spanish America, and Portugal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, Portuguese, from Latin <em>scūtum</em> shield]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esd.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esd.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq926">Esdras.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esdras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esdras</span></header><div>/ˈɛzdras/ (<em>say</em> 'ezdrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">either of two books of this name included in the Old Testament in some versions of the Bible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ESE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ESE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq641">east-south-east.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eṣfahān
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eṣfahān</span></header><div>/ɛʃfəˈhan/ (<em>say</em> eshfuh'hahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038450" href="entry://Isfahan%23bigmac000038450"><strong>Isfahan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eshay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac910207488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eshay</span><z><span target_id="qppYmcEx77">n.</span><span target_id="wCW8HRKY10">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'eshay) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qppYmcEx77">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> a teenager or young adult, especially a male, typically wearing brandname clothing and presenting an image of an aggressive troublemaker.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wCW8HRKY10">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq948"> of or relating to such fashion or behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? pig Latin for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac081035362" href="entry://sesh%23bigmac081035362"><span class="smallcaps">sesh</span></a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089614" href="entry://yes%23bigmac000089614"><span class="smallcaps">yes</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ESIC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391157423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ESIC</span></header><div>/ˈisɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'eesik) <div class="def"><span id="mq071">early stage innovation company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eSIM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac867364931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eSIM</span></header><div>/ˈiˌsɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ee.sim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">a digital SIM card.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac576999897" href="entry://SIM%20card%23bigmac576999897"><span class="smallcaps">SIM (card)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eskimo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eskimo</span><z><span target_id="clb95t3x6v">n.</span><span target_id="oYRNDAHyYq">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eskimo" src="word_pronunciations/08260.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛskəmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhmoh), /ˈɛskɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'eski-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="clb95t3x6v"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Eskimo</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Eskimos</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038108" href="entry://Inuit%23bigmac000038108"><strong>Inuit</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038108" href="entry://Inuit%23mq793">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038108" href="entry://Inuit%23mq765">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oYRNDAHyYq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq104"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038108" href="entry://Inuit%23bigmac000038108"><strong>Inuit</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038108" href="entry://Inuit%23mq372">4</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Esquimau</strong>. <div class="etym">[Danish, or French <em>Esquimaux</em> (plural), from Spanish <em>esquimao</em>(<em>s</em>), from Montagnais <em>aiachkimeou-</em> a name for the Labrador Inuit, ? literally, snowshoe-netter, compare Ojibwa <em>aškime</em> to net snowshoes; previously erroneously thought to mean ‘eaters of raw flesh’] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This term is now widely regarded as dated and in some contexts as offensive. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038108" href="entry://Inuit%23bigmac000038108"><strong>Inuit</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eskimoan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eskimoan</span><z><span target_id="yJafEWTjND">adj.</span><span target_id="wiIfaGOlJs">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛskəˈmoʊən/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'mohuhn), /ɛskɪ-/ (<em>say</em> eski-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yJafEWTjND"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> of or relating to the Inuit people (Eskimos) or their language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wiIfaGOlJs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq619"> a linguistic stock including Eskimo and Aleut.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eskimauan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esky</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esky" src="word_pronunciations/08261.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛski/ (<em>say</em> 'eskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a portable icebox.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Esky</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ESL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac593993385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ESL</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Education</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">English as a second language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esmond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esmond</span></header><div>/ˈɛzmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'ezmuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James William</strong> (‘<em>Civil Jim</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">1822–90, Australian gold digger, born in Ireland; the first to find payable gold at Clunes, Victoria, in 1851.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esophagus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esophagus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esophagus" src="word_pronunciations/16079.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɒfəgəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'sofuhguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">esophagi</strong> /əˈsɒfəgaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'sofuhguy) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">esophaguses</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051848" href="entry://oesophagus%23bigmac000051848"><strong>oesophagus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esp.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esp.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq156">especially.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ESP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ESP</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ESP" src="word_pronunciations/08277.mp3"></audio></span>/i ɛs ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> ee es 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">perception or communication outside of normal sensory activity, as in telepathy and clairvoyance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e.s.p</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>e</em>(<em>xtra</em>)<em>s</em>(<em>ensory</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>erception</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espadrille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espadrille</span></header><div>/ˈɛspədrɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'espuhdril), /ɛspəˈdrɪl/ (<em>say</em> espuh'dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">a rope-soled sandal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Provençal <em>espardilho</em>, diminutive of <em>espart</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024547" href="entry://esparto%23bigmac000024547"><span class="smallcaps">esparto</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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España
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">España</span></header><div>/ɛsˈpanja/ (<em>say</em> es'pahnyah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087726" href="entry://Spain%23bigmac000087726"><strong>Spain</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esparto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esparto</span></header><div>/ɛsˈpatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> es'pahtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">any of several grasses, especially <em>Stipa tenacissima</em>, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esparto grass</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish, from Latin <em>spartum</em>, from Greek <em>sparton</em> a rope made of <em>spartos</em> a broom-like plant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espial</span></header><div>/əsˈpaɪəl/ (<em>say</em> uhs'puyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> the act of spying or espying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> keeping watch; observation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024563" href="entry://espy%23bigmac000024563"><span class="smallcaps">esp(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espionage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espionage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of espionage" src="word_pronunciations/08268.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛspiənaʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'espeeuhnahzh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of espionage" src="word_pronunciations/08269.mp3"></audio></span>/-nadʒ/ (<em>say</em> -nahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> the practice of spying on others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> the systematic use of spies by a government to discover the military and political secrets of other nations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>espionnage</em>, from <em>espionner</em> spy upon, from <em>espion</em> spy, from Italian <em>spione</em>, augmentative of <em>spia</em>, of Germanic origin; compare German <em>spähen</em> to scout, reconnoitre]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esplanade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esplanade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esplanade" src="word_pronunciations/08271.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛsplənad/ (<em>say</em> 'espluhnahd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esplanade" src="word_pronunciations/08270.mp3"></audio></span>/-neɪd/ (<em>say</em> -nayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">any open level space serving for public walks or drives, especially one by a body of water, as a river, lake or ocean.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Spanish <em>esplanada</em>, from <em>esplanar</em>, from Latin <em>explānāre</em> to level]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eSport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac717045135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eSport</span></header><div>/ˈispɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'eespawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> (<em>plural</em>) competitive gaming (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029384" href="entry://gaming%23mq200">2</a>), usually with multiplayer video games played by professionals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> a game played as part of eSports.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esport</strong>, <strong class="vs">e-sport</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101878" href="entry://sport%23bigmac000101878"><span class="smallcaps">sport</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espousal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espousal</span></header><div>/əsˈpaʊzəl/ (<em>say</em> uhs'powzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> adoption or advocacy, as of a cause or principle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq797"> (<em>sometimes plural</em>) a marriage (or sometimes an engagement) ceremony.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>espousaile</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>spōnsālia</em>, neuter plural of <em>spōnsālis</em> relating to betrothal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espouse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of espouse" src="word_pronunciations/08272.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈpaʊz/ (<em>say</em> uhs'powz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of espouse" src="word_pronunciations/08273.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">espoused</strong>, <strong class="bold">espousing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> to make one’s own, adopt, or embrace, as a cause: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the Al-Ma’unah cult, which espouses self-defence and Jihad, or Holy War</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> to take in marriage; marry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to give (a woman) in marriage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>espouser</em>, from Latin <em>spōnsāre</em> betroth, espouse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>espouser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esprit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esprit</span></header><div>/əsˈpri/ (<em>say</em> uhs'pree), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">wit; sprightliness; lively intelligence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>spīritus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101867" href="entry://spirit%23bigmac000101867"><span class="smallcaps">spirit</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espuma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac652662643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espuma</span></header><div>/əˈspjumə/ (<em>say</em> uh'spyoohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac817467497" href="entry://food%20foam%23bigmac817467497"><strong>food foam</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: literally, foam, froth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of espy" src="word_pronunciations/08275.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈpaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'puy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of espy" src="word_pronunciations/08276.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">espied</strong>, <strong class="bold">espying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">to see at a distance; catch sight of; detect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>espy</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>espier</em>, of Germanic origin; compare German <em>spähen</em> to scout, reconnoitre] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>espier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esq.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esq.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq301">Esquire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esquiline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esquiline</span></header><div>/ˈɛskwəlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'eskwuhluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Esquilīnus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esquimau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esquimau</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Esquimau" src="word_pronunciations/08260.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛskəmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Esquimaux</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Esquimau" src="word_pronunciations/08260.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛskəmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhmoh), /-moʊz/ (<em>say</em> -mohz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095905" href="entry://Eskimo%23bigmac000095905"><strong>Eskimo</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esquimautage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esquimautage</span></header><div>/ɛskəmoʊˈtaʒ/ (<em>say</em> eskuhmoh'tahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">the manoeuvre of righting a canoe using the eskimo roll.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esquire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esquire</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esquire" src="word_pronunciations/08278.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈkwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kwuyuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of esquire" src="word_pronunciations/08279.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> (<em>upper case</em>) (a polite title, usually abbreviated to <em>Esq.</em>, after a man’s last name; <em>Mr</em> or <em>Dr</em> is omitted when it is used): <em class="example">John Smith, Esq.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> a man belonging to the order of English gentry ranking next below a knight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>esquier</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>scūtārius</em> shield-bearer, from Latin <em>scūtum</em> shield]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ESR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ESR</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq548">electron spin resonance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ESRO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ESRO</span></header><div>/ˈɛzroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ezroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">European Space Research Organisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ess</span></header><div>/ɛs/ (<em>say</em> es) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> the letter S, s.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> something shaped like an S.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essay</span><z><span target_id="3S9mN4XpI4">n.</span><span target_id="Va0hWyKRbs">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3S9mN4XpI4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of essay" src="word_pronunciations/08280.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛseɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'esay) a short literary composition on a particular subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of essay" src="word_pronunciations/08280.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛseɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'esay), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of essay" src="word_pronunciations/08281.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> e'say) an effort to perform or accomplish something; an attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq595"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of essay" src="word_pronunciations/08280.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛseɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'esay), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of essay" src="word_pronunciations/08281.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> e'say) a tentative effort.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Va0hWyKRbs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of essay" src="word_pronunciations/08281.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> e'say) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq608"> to try; attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq519"> to put to the test; make trial of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>essai</em>, from Late Latin <em>exagium</em> a weighing. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104513" href="entry://assay%23bigmac000104513"><span class="smallcaps">assay</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>essayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>essayistic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essayist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essayist</span></header><div>/ˈɛseɪəst/ (<em>say</em> 'esayuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> a writer of essays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> <em class="label">Rare</em> someone who makes essays or trials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esse</span></header><div>/ɛsˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> es'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">essential being; existence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: to be]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esson</span></header><div>/ˈɛsən/ (<em>say</em> 'esuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas Louis </strong>(<strong>Buvelot</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">1878–1943, Australian dramatist, born in Edinburgh; co-founder of the Pioneer Players movement in Melbourne in 1922.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essonite</span></header><div>/ˈɛsənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'esuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034047" href="entry://hessonite%23bigmac000034047"><strong>hessonite</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Essonne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Essonne</span></header><div>/ɛˈsɒn/ (<em>say</em> e'son) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">a department in northern central France. 1813 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Evry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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est.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">est.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> established.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq498"> estimated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EST
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EST</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq750">Eastern Standard Time.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac158748437" href="entry://Australian%20Eastern%20Standard%20Time%23bigmac158748437"><strong>Australian Eastern Standard Time</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estab.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estab.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq848">established.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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establish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">establish</span><z><span target_id="rLSKXC2CpY">v.t.</span><span target_id="09EgRM0EkH">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of establish" src="word_pronunciations/08286.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtæblɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tablish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rLSKXC2CpY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> to set up on a firm or permanent basis; institute; found: <em class="example">to establish a government; </em><em class="example">to establish a business; </em><em class="example">to establish a university.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> to settle or install in a position, business, etc.: <em class="example">to establish one’s son in business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq123"> to settle (oneself) as if permanently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq806"> to cause to be permanently accepted: <em class="example">to establish a custom; </em><em class="example">to establish a precedent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq682"> to show to be valid or well grounded; prove: <em class="example">to establish a fact; </em><em class="example">to establish a theory; </em><em class="example">to establish a claim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq255"> to appoint or ordain for permanence, as a law; fix unalterably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq884"> to set up or bring about: <em class="example">establish order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq011"> to make (a church) a national or state institution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq017"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to obtain control of (a suit) so that one can win all the subsequent tricks in that suit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="09EgRM0EkH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq308"> (of a business, organisation, etc.) to set up a secure and stable operation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>establisse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>establiss-</em>, stem of <em>establir</em>, from Latin <em>stabilīre</em> make stable] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>establisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>established</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estaing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estaing</span></header><div>/ɛsˈtæ̃/ (<em>say</em> es'tan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030355" href="entry://Giscard%20d%27Estaing%23bigmac000030355"><strong>Giscard d’Estaing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estancia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estancia</span></header><div>/əsˈtænsjə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tansyuh), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">(in Spanish America) a landed estate; a cattle farm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estapol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estapol</span><z><span target_id="M8s8yAkWii">n.</span><span target_id="VnKmTynj8j">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛstəpɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhpol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M8s8yAkWii"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> a varnish for wooden floors and furniture.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VnKmTynj8j">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq645"> to treat (a floor, etc.) with estapol.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estate</span><z><span target_id="PnKyjIc80L">n.</span><span target_id="Y3u5vZbkVy">adj.</span><span target_id="mjGeX7bmmS">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estate" src="word_pronunciations/08288.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'stayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estate" src="word_pronunciations/08289.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PnKyjIc80L"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent: <em class="example">to have an estate in the country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq651"> an interest in land, traditionally classified either as freehold or of fixable duration, as by lease.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq891"> property viewed as an aggregate, as in <em>partnership estate</em>, <em>trust estate</em>, <em>estate of a deceased person</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq199"> a development area for residential or industrial purposes, which has an integrated design, purpose, and, in some circumstances, commercial management, as a housing development, an industrial estate, a manufactured home estate, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq543"> (in Malaysia) an area of land used for the cultivation of a single crop, especially palm oil or rubber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> period or condition of life: <em class="example">the estate of holy matrimony</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq125"> a political or social group or class, as in France, the clergy, nobles, and commons, or in England, the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and commons (the three <strong>estates of the realm</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq688"> condition or circumstances with reference to worldly prosperity, estimation, etc.; social status or rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq156"> high rank or dignity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq579"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> pomp or state.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Y3u5vZbkVy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq287"> denoting the wine from one particular estate or vineyard.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mjGeX7bmmS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq995"> (<strong class="bold">estated</strong>, <strong class="bold">estating</strong>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to establish in or as in an estate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>estat</em>, from Latin <em>status</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101912" href="entry://state%23bigmac000101912"><span class="smallcaps">state</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esth.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esth.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">Esther.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esthonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esthonia</span></header><div>/ɛsˈtoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> es'tohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092012" href="entry://Estonia%23bigmac000092012"><strong>Estonia</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Esthonian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estimable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estimable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estimable" src="word_pronunciations/08292.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstəməbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhmuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> worthy of esteem; deserving respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> capable of being estimated.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>estimableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>estimably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estimate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estimate</span><z><span target_id="k4HOF5D5UG">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZQtzLozoEc">v.i.</span><span target_id="a7o2JBk42d">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estimate" src="word_pronunciations/08294.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhmayt) (<strong class="bold">estimated</strong>, <strong class="bold">estimating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="k4HOF5D5UG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> to form an approximate judgement or opinion regarding the value, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> to form an opinion of; judge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZQtzLozoEc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq525"> to submit approximate figures, as of the cost of work to be done.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a7o2JBk42d">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estimate" src="word_pronunciations/08293.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstəmət/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhmuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq120"> an approximate judgement or calculation, as of the value, amount, etc., of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq519"> a judgement or opinion, as of the qualities of a person or thing; estimation or judgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq607"> an approximate statement of what would be charged for certain work to be done, submitted by one ready to undertake the work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aestimātus</em>, past participle, valued, rated. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100125" href="entry://esteem%23bigmac000100125"><span class="smallcaps">esteem</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>estimator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>estimated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estimation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estimation</span></header><div>/ɛstəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> estuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> judgement or opinion: <em class="example">in my estimation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> esteem; respect: <em class="example">to hold in high estimation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq266"> approximate calculation; estimate: <em class="example">to make an estimation of one’s resources.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estimative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estimative</span></header><div>/ˈɛstəmətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhmuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> capable of estimating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> based upon or relating to estimation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estipulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estipulate</span></header><div>/əˈstɪpjulət/ (<em>say</em> uh'stipyoohluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025257" href="entry://exstipulate%23bigmac000025257"><strong>exstipulate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estival</span></header><div>/ˈɛstəvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhvuhl), /ɛsˈtaɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> es'tuyvuhl), /əs-/ (<em>say</em> uhs-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098792" href="entry://aestival%23bigmac000098792"><strong>aestival</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estivate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estivate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estivate" src="word_pronunciations/00406.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstəveɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhvayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">estivated</strong>, <strong class="bold">estivating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098793" href="entry://aestivate%23bigmac000098793"><strong>aestivate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estivation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estivation</span></header><div>/ɛstəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> estuh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098794" href="entry://aestivation%23bigmac000098794"><strong>aestivation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estoc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estoc</span></header><div>/ˈɛstɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'estok), /ɛsˈtɒk/ (<em>say</em> es'tok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">a short stabbing sword.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estonia</span></header><div>/ɛsˈtoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> es'tohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh), /əs-/ (<em>say</em> uhs-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">a republic in northern Europe on the Baltic Sea, south of the Gulf of Finland; gained independence from Russia in 1920; after occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union in 1940 became a Soviet republic; in 1991 regained its status as an independent republic. 47 100 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Estonian. <em>Currency</em>: euro (formerly, kroon). <em>Capital</em>: Tallinn.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Esthonia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estonian</span><z><span target_id="k3GN8C9Qn2">adj.</span><span target_id="UU0mdpfMm2">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛsˈtoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> es'tohneeuhn), /əs-/ (<em>say</em> uhs-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="k3GN8C9Qn2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> of or relating to Estonia and its people.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UU0mdpfMm2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq385"> one of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia and some districts of Russia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq736"> the Finno-Ugric language of Estonia, very closely related to Finnish.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Esthonian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estop</span></header><div>/əsˈtɒp/ (<em>say</em> uhs'top) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">estopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">estopping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Law</em> to hinder or prevent by estoppel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to stop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>estoper</em> stop up, Anglo-French <em>estopper</em> (in law), from Old French <em>estoupe</em>, from Latin <em>stuppa</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077334" href="entry://tow%23bigmac000077334"><span class="smallcaps">tow<sup>2</sup></span></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102136" href="entry://stop%23bigmac000102136"><span class="smallcaps">stop</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estoppage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estoppage</span></header><div>/əsˈtɒpɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'topij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">condition of being estopped.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estrada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac811316466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estrada</span></header><div>/ɛsˈtradə/ (<em>say</em> es'trahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph</strong> (‘<em>Erap</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">born 1937, Philippine film actor and politician; president of the Philippines 1998–2001.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estradiol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estradiol</span></header><div>/ɛstrəˈdiɒl/ (<em>say</em> estruh'deeol), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051849" href="entry://oestradiol%23bigmac000051849"><strong>oestradiol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estragon</span></header><div>/ˈɛstrəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'estruhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074899" href="entry://tarragon%23bigmac000074899"><strong>tarragon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estrange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estrange</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estrange" src="word_pronunciations/08295.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'straynj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">estranged</strong>, <strong class="bold">estranging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq445"> to turn away in feeling or affection; alienate the affections of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I was jealous of his absorption in the game, and estranged by the savagery of his shouting mouth.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jessica anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> to remove to or keep (usually oneself) at a distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq323"> to divert from the original use or possessor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Middle French <em>estrangier</em>, from Latin <em>extrāneāre</em>, from <em>extrāneus</em> foreign. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088768" href="entry://strange%23bigmac000088768"><span class="smallcaps">strange</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>estrangement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>estranger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estrapade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estrapade</span></header><div>/ɛstrəˈpeɪd/ (<em>say</em> estruh'payd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">an attempt by a horse to throw its rider by rearing and kicking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estray</span><z><span target_id="aIuvznZ0SE">n.</span><span target_id="HafwlOlsIi">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈtreɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aIuvznZ0SE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq971"> anything strayed away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Law</em> a domestic animal, as a horse or a sheep, found wandering or without an owner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq624"> (in archiving) a record or document that has been alienated from the possession of its legitimate custodian.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HafwlOlsIi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to stray.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101957" href="entry://stray%23bigmac000101957"><span class="smallcaps">stray</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estriol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estriol</span></header><div>/ˈɛstriɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'estreeol), /ˈis-/ (<em>say</em> 'ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051850" href="entry://oestriol%23bigmac000051850"><strong>oestriol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estrone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estrone</span></header><div>/ˈɛstroʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'estrohn), /ˈis-/ (<em>say</em> 'ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051852" href="entry://oestrone%23bigmac000051852"><strong>oestrone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estrous</span></header><div>/ˈɛstrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'estruhs), /ˈis-/ (<em>say</em> 'ees-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051853" href="entry://oestrous%23bigmac000051853"><strong>oestrous</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estrus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estrus</span></header><div>/ˈɛstrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'estruhs), /ˈis-/ (<em>say</em> 'ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051855" href="entry://oestrus%23bigmac000051855"><strong>oestrus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estuarine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estuarine</span></header><div>/ˈɛstʃəraɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'eschuhruyn), /-rin/ (<em>say</em> -reen), /ˈɛstjəraɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'estyuhruyn), /-rin/ (<em>say</em> -reen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> formed in an estuary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> found in estuaries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estuary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estuary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estuary" src="word_pronunciations/08296.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstʃʊri/ (<em>say</em> 'eschooree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estuary" src="word_pronunciations/08297.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstʃuəri/ (<em>say</em> 'eschoohuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈɛstʃuɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'eschooheree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">estuaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which its current meets the sea’s tides, and is subject to their effects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> an arm or inlet of the sea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aestuārium</em>, from <em>aestus</em> a heaving motion, surge, tide] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>estuarial</strong> /ɛstʃuˈɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> eschooh'airreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈɛstʃuɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estuary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac485153674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estuary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Estuary" src="word_pronunciations/08296.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstʃʊri/ (<em>say</em> 'eschooree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Estuary" src="word_pronunciations/08297.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstʃuəri/ (<em>say</em> 'eschoohuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈɛstʃuɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'eschooheree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac087519137" href="entry://Estuary%20English%23bigmac087519137"><strong>Estuary English</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eswatini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac472998811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eswatini</span></header><div>/ɛswaˈtini/ (<em>say</em> eswah'teenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">a kingdom in southern Africa, bordered by South Africa and Mozambique; a British protectorate before independence in 1968. 17 364 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English and siSwati. <em>Currency</em>: lilangeni. <em>Capitals</em>: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative).</span></div> Formerly (until 2018), <strong>Swaziland</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>liSwati</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>emaSwati</strong>, <em>plural noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Et
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Et</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">ethyl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ET
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ET</span><z><span target_id="qDAl6D7xna">n.</span><span target_id="SfaP100NsK">adj.</span></z></header><div>/i ˈti/ (<em>say</em> ee 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qDAl6D7xna"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> an extraterrestrial being.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SfaP100NsK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq781"> of or relating to an extraterrestrial being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025326" href="entry://extraterrestrial%23bigmac000025326"><span class="smallcaps">e(xtra)t(errestrial)</span></a>, popularised by the film <em>E.T.</em> (1982)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eta</span></header><div>/ˈitə/ (<em>say</em> 'eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">the seventh letter (after the omission of F) (Η, η = English long E, e) of the Greek alphabet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, from Semitic; compare Hebrew <em>ḥeth</em> literally, enclosure, originally represented by a pictograph of a fence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ETA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac324539507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ETA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq732">estimated time of arrival.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e.t.a.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethine</span></header><div>/ˈɛθaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000371" href="entry://acetylene%23bigmac000000371"><strong>acetylene</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ethyne</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethionamide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethionamide</span></header><div>/ɛθiˈɒnəmaɪd/ (<em>say</em> ethee'onuhmuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a pyridine derivative used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ethiop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ethiop</span></header><div>/ˈiθiɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'eetheeop) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090503" href="entry://Ethiopian%23bigmac000090503"><strong>Ethiopian</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Aethiops</em>, from Greek <em>Aithiops</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ethiopia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ethiopia</span></header><div>/iθiˈoʊpiə/ (<em>say</em> eethee'ohpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">a republic in north-eastern Africa, bordered by Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan and Eritrea; an empire before the deposing of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974; in 1952 federated with Eritrea which became independent in 1992 after civil war. 1 133 822 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Amharic, also English and Arabic. <em>Currency</em>: birr. <em>Capital</em>: Addis Ababa.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Abyssinia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ethiopian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ethiopian</span><z><span target_id="zU0cFL01vY">adj.</span><span target_id="FxUsgch0Ek">n.</span></z></header><div>/iθiˈoʊpiən/ (<em>say</em> eethee'ohpeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zU0cFL01vY"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> relating to Ethiopia or to its inhabitants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq068"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> of or relating to a black person of Ethiopian descent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FxUsgch0Ek">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq845"> a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq965"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a black person of Ethiopian descent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ethiopic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ethiopic</span><z><span target_id="f6OCvXnWq2">adj.</span><span target_id="L6LRQONaTZ">n.</span></z></header><div>/iθiˈoʊpɪk/ (<em>say</em> eethee'ohpik), /-ˈɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'opik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f6OCvXnWq2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> Ethiopian.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L6LRQONaTZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq290"> the ancient Semitic language of Ethiopia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethmoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethmoid</span><z><span target_id="SdsYB0Qf78">adj.</span><span target_id="yhPBSKg2Sc">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛθmɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ethmoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SdsYB0Qf78"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> designating or relating to a bone of the skull at the root of the nose, containing numerous perforations for the filaments of the olfactory nerve.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yhPBSKg2Sc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq687"> the ethmoid bone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ethmoeidēs</em> sieve-like] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethmoidal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnarch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnarch</span></header><div>/ˈɛθnak/ (<em>say</em> 'ethnahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ethnarchēs</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024696" href="entry://ethno-%23bigmac000024696"><span class="smallcaps">ethno-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003560" href="entry://-arch%23bigmac000003560"><span class="smallcaps">-arch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnarchy</span></header><div>/ˈɛθnaki/ (<em>say</em> 'ethnahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ethnarchies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">the government, office, or jurisdiction of an ethnarch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnic</span><z><span target_id="whDExpbvG6">adj.</span><span target_id="zlIEdcndWB">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethnic" src="word_pronunciations/08314.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛθnɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ethnik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="whDExpbvG6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> relating to or peculiar to a human population or group, especially one with a common ancestry, language, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>pushing for absolute Fijian ethnic domination of Fiji.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> relating to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The aspirations of immigrant parents for their children are also slowly changing the ethnic background of Australian elites</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">james jupp</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1994</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq356"> of or relating to members of the Australian community who are migrants or the descendants of migrants and whose first language is not English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq749"> recognisable as coming from an identifiable culture: <em class="example">the ethnic music of southern Greece.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq550"> for the use of ethnic groups: <em class="example">ethnic radio.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq835"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq728"> relating to those who seek an older and simpler lifestyle, usually involving the practice of handicrafts and supposed folk ways.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq783"> relating to the lifestyle itself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq468"> odd; quaint.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zlIEdcndWB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq691"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) a member of an ethnic group whose first language is not English: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Those who wanted the ‘ethnics’ to stay and those who wanted them to leave were divided as to who and what should be allowed into the national space.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ghassan hage</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ethnical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Late Latin <em>ethnicus</em>, from Greek <em>ethnikos</em> national, gentile, heathen, from <em>ethnos</em> nation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnicity</strong> /ɛθˈnɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> eth'nisuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnicism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac179957235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnicism</span></header><div>/ˈɛθnəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ethnuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> the belief in a set of shared characteristics which distinguish one’s own community from others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098268" href="entry://ethnocentrism%23bigmac000098268"><strong>ethnocentrism</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnicist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac183906011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnism</span></header><div>/ˈɛθnɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ethnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">prejudice based on the ethnicity of the person discriminated against.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethno</span></header><div>/ˈɛθnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ethnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">a migrant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095981" href="entry://ethnic%23bigmac000095981"><span class="smallcaps">ethn(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethno-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethno-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq882">a word element meaning ‘race’, ‘nation’, as in <em>ethnology</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>ethnos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnobotany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac702771337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnobotany</span></header><div>/ɛθnoʊˈbɒtəni/ (<em>say</em> ethnoh'botuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">the study of the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnobotanist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnocide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnocide</span></header><div>/ˈɛθnoʊsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ethnohsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">the destruction of an ethnic group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnocultural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac454099635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnocultural</span></header><div>/ɛθnoʊˈkʌltʃərəl/ (<em>say</em> ethnoh'kulchuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">of or relating to both the ethnic origin and culture of a group: <em class="example">ethnocultural identity.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnog.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnog.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq347">ethnography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnography</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethnography" src="word_pronunciations/08315.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛθˈnɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> eth'nogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ethnographies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq931"> the scientific description and classification of the various cultural and racial groups of humankind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> ethnology, especially as descriptive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnographic</strong> /ɛθnəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> ethnuh'grafik), <strong>ethnographical</strong> /ɛθnəˈgræfɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ethnuh'grafikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnographically</strong> /ɛθnəˈgræfɪkli/ (<em>say</em> ethnuh'grafiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnol.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq395"> ethnological.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> ethnology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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étagère
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">étagère</span></header><div>/eɪtaˈʒɛə/ (<em>say</em> aytah'zhair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">a series of open shelves for bric-a-brac, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">etagere</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etalon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etalon</span></header><div>/ˈɛtəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'etuhlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Optics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">an interferometer used for studying the hyperfine structure of atomic spectra; the interference effect is produced by multiple reflection between fixed, parallel, half-silvered glass or quartz plates.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">étalon</strong>. <div class="etym">[French; Middle French <em>estalon</em> standard, from Old French <em>estal</em> place, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etc.</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of etc." src="word_pronunciations/08298.mp3"></audio></span>/ət ˈsɛtrə/ (<em>say</em> uht 'setruh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of etc." src="word_pronunciations/08300.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛt-/ (<em>say</em> et-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of etc." src="word_pronunciations/08299.mp3"></audio></span>/-ərə/ (<em>say</em> -uhruh) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> and others; and so forth; and so on (used to indicate that more of the same sort or class might have been mentioned, but, for sake of brevity, are omitted).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">etc., etc.</strong>, and so on, ad nauseam.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of Latin <em>et cētera</em> and the rest] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Writers who are conscious of the Latin meaning (‘and other things’) do not use <em class="label">etc.</em> of people, nor do they use it to mean ‘and so forth’ or ‘and so on’.</div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The usage <em>and etc.</em> is clumsy because it doubles the <em>and</em> but is quite common.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etch</span><z><span target_id="wEkv0vivZS">v.t.</span><span target_id="YyAtL8Keqw">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of etch" src="word_pronunciations/08303.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛtʃ/ (<em>say</em> ech) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wEkv0vivZS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave (metals, etc.) with an acid or the like, especially to form a design in furrows which when charged with ink will give an impression on paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> to produce or copy by this method, as on copper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq538"> to portray or outline clearly (a character, features, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq910"> to fix (in the memory); to root firmly (in the mind).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq417"> to cut, as a geographical feature, by erosion, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YyAtL8Keqw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq210"> to practise the art of etching.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>etsen</em>, from German <em>ätzen</em> corrode, etch; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101415" href="entry://eat%23bigmac000101415"><span class="smallcaps">eat</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etching
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etching</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of etching" src="word_pronunciations/08302.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛtʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eching) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> a process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosion of an acid instead of by a burin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> an impression, as on paper, taken from an etched plate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> the design produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq868"> the plate on which such a design is etched.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ETD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240493297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ETD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq489">estimated time of departure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e.t.d.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E10
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862912238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E10</span></header><div>/i ˈtɛn/ (<em>say</em> ee 'ten) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">a fuel consisting of ethanol and unleaded petrol, being 10 per cent ethanol and 90 per cent petrol; petranol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ETF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac572463779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ETF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq780">exchange traded fund.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eth</span></header><div>/ɛð/ (<em>say</em> edh), /ɛθ/ (<em>say</em> eth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">a letter formerly used in the English alphabet, and still used in Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets. It is a crossed <em>d</em> in form (Ð, ð), and represents in Old English both unvoiced and voiced <em>th</em>, but in present use, the voiced <em>th</em> only.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100763" href="entry://thorn%23bigmac000100763"><strong>thorn</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100763" href="entry://thorn%23mq149">5</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">edh</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eth.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eth.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq812">Ethiopia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethanal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethanal</span></header><div>/ˈiθənæl/ (<em>say</em> 'eethuhnal), /ˈɛθ-/ (<em>say</em> 'eth-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000349" href="entry://acetaldehyde%23bigmac000000349"><strong>acetaldehyde</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethane</span></header><div>/ˈiθeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'eethayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">an odourless, gaseous alkane, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> present in illuminating gas and crude petroleum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23bigmac000089269"><span class="smallcaps">eth(er)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002511" href="entry://-ane%23bigmac000002511"><span class="smallcaps">-ane</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethanol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethanol</span></header><div>/ˈɛθənɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhnol), /ˈiθənɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'eethuhnol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">ethyl alcohol produced from crops and used as a biofuel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024671" href="entry://ethane%23bigmac000024671"><span class="smallcaps">ethan(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Ethanol</strong> is the alcoholic component of beer, wine, etc., and the fluid used in some thermometers and in antifreeze. It is increasingly being used as a biofuel. Since ancient times ethanol has been made by fermenting sugars. It is manufactured, for example, from starchy crops such as potatoes, corn, sugar cane and grains, and from the waste from such crops. As with other biofuels, it is therefore a renewable energy source and one which does not increase atmospheric carbon dioxide as fossil fuels do (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac70786618" href="entry://biofuel%23bigmac70786618"><strong>biofuel</strong></a>). However, some studies comparing the benefits and environmental impacts of ethanol have concluded that the carbon footprint calculated from growing, harvesting and converting biomass to ethanol exceeds the value in developing this alternative energy on a large scale.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethanolamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethanolamine</span></header><div>/iθəˈnɒləmin/ (<em>say</em> eethuh'noluhmeen), /ɛθ-/ (<em>say</em> eth-), /-maɪn/ (<em>say</em> -muyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">one of a group of compounds derived from ethyl alcohol and amino groups; <strong>monoethanolamine</strong>, NH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH, <strong>diethanolamine</strong>, NH(CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH)<sub>2</sub>, and <strong>triethanolamine</strong>, N(CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH)<sub>3</sub>, are all used as solvents and in the manufacture of detergents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethic</span><z><span target_id="O5YzILQmYl">adj.</span><span target_id="J1hJz7FaC0">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛθɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ethik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="O5YzILQmYl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq566"> relating to morals; ethical.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J1hJz7FaC0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq458"> <em class="label">Rare</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024685" href="entry://ethics%23bigmac000024685"><strong>ethics</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq487"> an overall emphasis on moral matters: <em class="example">the puritan ethic.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēthicus</em>, from Greek <em>ēthikos</em> of morals, moral]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethical</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethical" src="word_pronunciations/08312.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛθɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ethikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> relating to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; relating to right and wrong in conduct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice, especially the standards of a profession: <em class="example">it is not considered ethical for doctors to advertise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq924"> of, relating to, or designating a food which is produced under conditions which do not involve the mistreatment of people or animals, or misuse of the environment: <em class="example">ethical food; </em><em class="example">ethical eating; </em><em class="example">ethical farming.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethicalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethicise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethicise</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ethicised</strong>, <strong class="bold">ethicising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">to make ethical; treat or regard as ethical.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ethicize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethicism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac628030347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethicism</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq88">a belief that ethical ideas have relevance in all one’s activities, undertakings, relationships, business dealings, politics, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethicist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac657574000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethicist</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəsəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhsuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> a philosopher who specialises in ethics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> a person who believes in ethicism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethics" src="word_pronunciations/08313.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛθɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'ethiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> a system of moral principles, by which human actions and proposals may be judged good or bad or right or wrong.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> the rules of conduct recognised in respect of a particular class of human actions: <em class="example">medical ethics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq768"> moral principles, as of an individual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>ethiques</em>, used as a plural of <em>ethique</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024682" href="entry://ethic%23bigmac000024682"><span class="smallcaps">ethic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethnology" src="word_pronunciations/08316.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛθˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eth'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">the systematic study dealing with the distinctive subdivisions of humankind, their origin, relations, speech, institutions, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnological</strong> /ɛθnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ethnuh'lojikuhl), <strong>ethnologic</strong> /ɛθnəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> ethnuh'lojik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnologically</strong> /ɛθnəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> ethnuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnomusicology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnomusicology</span></header><div>/ˌɛθnoʊˌmjuzəˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .ethnoh.myoohzuh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> the systematic study of music outside the European art music tradition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> the sociological study of the range of musics found in a particular locale.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethnomusicologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac166447444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnonym</span></header><div>/ˈɛθnoʊnɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ethnohnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">the name used to refer to a people or ethnic group.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac836946691" href="entry://endonym%23bigmac836946691"><strong>endonym</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac627113419" href="entry://exonym%23bigmac627113419"><strong>exonym</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethology</span></header><div>/iˈθɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ee'tholuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">the systematic study of the behaviour of animals in relation to their normal environments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ēthologia</em> mimicry] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethologic</strong> /ɛθəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> ethuh'lojik), <strong>ethological</strong> /ɛθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ethuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethologically</strong> /ɛθəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> ethuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethos</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethos" src="word_pronunciations/08317.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiθɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'eethos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> character or disposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq383"> <em class="label">Sociology</em> the fundamental spiritual characteristics of a culture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Art</em> the inherent quality of a work which produces, or is fitted to produce, a high moral impression, noble, dignified, and universal (opposed to <em>pathos</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: character]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethoxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethoxide</span></header><div>/ɛθˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> eth'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024709" href="entry://ethylate%23bigmac000024709"><strong>ethylate</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024709" href="entry://ethylate%23mq683">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethyl</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhl), /ˈiθaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'eethuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a univalent group, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>, formally derived from ethane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> a type of anti-knock fluid, containing lead tetraethyl and other ingredients for a more even combustion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq346"> petrol to which this fluid has been added.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23bigmac000089269"><span class="smallcaps">eth(er)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ethylic</strong> /əˈθɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'thilik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylate</span><z><span target_id="bMQ0KoQFQC">v.t.</span><span target_id="4TdnXjXA30">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛθəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bMQ0KoQFQC"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> (<strong class="bold">ethylated</strong>, <strong class="bold">ethylating</strong>) to introduce one or more ethyl groups into (a compound).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4TdnXjXA30">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq683"> ethoxide, a metallic salt of ethyl alcohol, as potassium ethylate (KOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethyne</span></header><div>/ˈɛθaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000371" href="entry://acetylene%23bigmac000000371"><strong>acetylene</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ethine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etic</span></header><div>/ˈɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'etik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">being an item of raw data of a language or other behavioural system.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023598" href="entry://emic%23bigmac000023598"><strong>emic</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056212" href="entry://phonetic%23bigmac000056212"><span class="smallcaps">(phon)etic</span></a>; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023598" href="entry://emic%23bigmac000023598"><span class="smallcaps">emic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac682500575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etics</span></header><div>/ˈɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'etiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">the study or description of a particular language or culture, using an objective methodology.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac949322280" href="entry://emics%23bigmac949322280"><strong>emics</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>-etic</em> in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056212" href="entry://phonetic%23bigmac000056212"><span class="smallcaps">phonetic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23mq163">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etiolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etiolate</span><z><span target_id="UbCofb8gQx">v.t.</span><span target_id="1wAEhVwPyB">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈitioʊleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eeteeohlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">etiolated</strong>, <strong class="bold">etiolating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UbCofb8gQx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> to cause (a plant) to whiten by excluding light.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1wAEhVwPyB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq578"> to become blanched or whitened, as when grown without sunlight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>étioler</em> blanch + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etiolation</strong> /itiəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eeteeuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etiology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of etiology" src="word_pronunciations/00407.mp3"></audio></span>/itiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eetee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">etiologies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000938" href="entry://aetiology%23bigmac000000938"><strong>aetiology</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>etiological</strong> /itiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eeteeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etiologically</strong> /itiəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> eeteeuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etna</span></header><div>/ˈɛtnə/ (<em>say</em> 'etnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">a small vessel for heating liquids, consisting of a cup for the liquid with a fixed saucer surrounding it in which alcohol is burnt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Mount <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096616" href="entry://Etna%23bigmac000096616"><span class="smallcaps">Etna</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Etna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etna</span></header><div>/ˈɛtnə/ (<em>say</em> 'etnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> Also, <strong class="vs">Aetna</strong>. an active volcano in eastern Sicily. 3279 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq912"> a mountain in Qld, in Berserker Range, north-east of Rockhampton. 289 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Etonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etonian</span><z><span target_id="rilKxSKfR8">adj.</span><span target_id="RiRtHUBTfD">n.</span></z></header><div>/iˈtoʊnɪən/ (<em>say</em> ee'tohnearn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rilKxSKfR8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> of or relating to Eton College, England.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RiRtHUBTfD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq598"> someone who attends or attended Eton College.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etops
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac360252281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etops</span></header><div>/ˈitɒps/ (<em>say</em> 'eetops) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">extended range twin operations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etorphine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etorphine</span></header><div>/iˈtɔfin/ (<em>say</em> ee'tawfeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">a narcotic analgesic, C<sub>2</sub><sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub><sub>3</sub>NO<sub>4</sub>, used to immobilise large animals such as the elephant or the rhinoceros, but also used illegally in small doses to stimulate racehorses.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elephant juice</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from <em>et</em>(<em>henom</em>)<em>orphine</em> a chemical component]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ETP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac495126071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ETP</span></header><div>/i ti ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> ee tee 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac423855922" href="entry://eligible%20termination%20payment%23bigmac423855922"><strong>eligible termination payment</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Etruria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etruria</span></header><div>/əˈtruriə/ (<em>say</em> uh'troohreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">an ancient country in western Italy, between the Arno and the Tiber and roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Etruscan</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Etruscan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etruscan</span><z><span target_id="gllGZ9UxDy">adj.</span><span target_id="8e6QepKheh">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈtrʌskən/ (<em>say</em> uh'truskuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gllGZ9UxDy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq195"> relating to Etruria, an ancient country in western Italy, its inhabitants, civilisation, art, or language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8e6QepKheh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq650"> an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq975"> the extinct language of Etruria.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Etrurian</strong> /əˈtruriən/ (<em>say</em> uh'troohreeuhn). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>Etruscus</em> of Etruria + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Etruscology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etruscology</span></header><div>/itrʌsˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eetrus'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">the systematic study of ancient Etruscan civilisation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Etruscologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ETS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681768333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ETS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq557">emissions trading scheme (or system).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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étude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">étude</span></header><div>/eɪˈtjud/ (<em>say</em> ay'tyoohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq085"> a musical composition intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq211"> a musical composition performed for its aesthetic appeal which also embodies a specific technical exercise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104540" href="entry://study%23bigmac000104540"><span class="smallcaps">study</span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etui
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etui</span></header><div>/ɛˈtwi/ (<em>say</em> e'twee), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">etuis</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a small case, especially one for small objects, as needles, toilet articles, etc.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">etwee</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>étui</em>, from Old French <em>etuier</em> keep, from Latin <em>studiāre</em> care for]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etym.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etym.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> etymological.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq116"> etymology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">etymol.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etymologise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etymologise</span><z><span target_id="xYwHtubFMR">v.t.</span><span target_id="nz3bMIWE53">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛtəˈmɒlədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> etuh'moluhjuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">etymologised</strong>, <strong class="bold">etymologising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xYwHtubFMR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> to trace the history of (a word).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nz3bMIWE53">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq250"> to study etymology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq526"> to give or suggest the etymology of words.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">etymologize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etymology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etymology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of etymology" src="word_pronunciations/08320.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛtəˈmɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> etuh'moluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">etymologies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> the systematic study of historical linguistic change, especially as applied to individual words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> the body of knowledge relating to this study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq094"> an account of the history of a particular word.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq576"> the derivation of a word.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>etymologia</em>, from Greek. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024742" href="entry://etymon%23bigmac000024742"><span class="smallcaps">etymon</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etymological</strong> /ɛtəməˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> etuhmuh'lojikuhl), <strong>etymologic</strong> /ɛtəməˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> etuhmuh'lojik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etymologically</strong> /ɛtəməˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> etuhmuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>etymologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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etymon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">etymon</span></header><div>/ˈɛtəmɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'etuhmon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">etymons</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">etyma</strong> /ˈɛtəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'etuhmuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">a primary linguistic form, from which derivatives are formed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: the original sense, form, or element of a word, properly neuter of <em>etymos</em> true, real]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eu-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eu-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq784">a prefix meaning ‘good’, ‘well’, occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin, as in <em>eupepsia</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>eus</em> (adjective) good, neuter <em>eu</em> (used as adverb) well]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eu</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">europium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EU</span><z><span target_id="1bw6UKg1ro">n.</span><span target_id="IueYtE3rUT">adj.</span></z></header><div>/i ˈju/ (<em>say</em> ee 'yooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1bw6UKg1ro"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> the European Union.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IueYtE3rUT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq445"> of or relating to the European Union: <em class="example">EU politics.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucaine</span></header><div>/ˈjukeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> a piperidine derivative formerly used as a local anaesthetic as a substitute for cocaine, C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>27</sub>NO<sub>4</sub> (<strong>alpha-eucaine</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> a similar but less used compound, C<sub>15</sub>H<sub>21</sub>NO<sub>2</sub> (<strong>beta-eucaine</strong>); benzamine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014592" href="entry://cocaine%23bigmac000014592"><span class="smallcaps">(co)caine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucalypt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucalypt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eucalypt" src="word_pronunciations/08323.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjukəlɪpt/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkuhlipt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">any tree of the genus <em>Eucalyptus</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucalyptol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucalyptol</span></header><div>/jukəˈlɪptɒl/ (<em>say</em> yoohkuh'liptol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013824" href="entry://cineol%23bigmac000013824"><strong>cineol</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096007" href="entry://eucalyptus%23bigmac000096007"><span class="smallcaps">eucalypt(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052014" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052014"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucalyptus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucalyptus</span><z><span target_id="ADn80PgPa2">n.</span><span target_id="1ypjCs6e6S">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eucalyptus" src="word_pronunciations/08321.mp3"></audio></span>/jukəˈlɪptəs/ (<em>say</em> yoohkuh'liptuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ADn80PgPa2"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eucalyptuses</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eucalypti</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eucalyptus" src="word_pronunciations/08322.mp3"></audio></span>/jukəˈlɪptaɪ/ (<em>say</em> yoohkuh'liptuy) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eucalyptus</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096008" href="entry://eucalyptus%20tree%23bigmac000096008"><strong>eucalyptus tree</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> a grey-green colour.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1ypjCs6e6S">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq937"> of or relating to a preparation, confection, etc., containing eucalyptus oil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>eu-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + Greek <em>kalyptos</em> covered (with allusion to the cap covering the buds), coined (1788) by Charles Louis l’Heritier, French botanist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucaryote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac630962406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucaryote</span></header><div>/juˈkærioʊt/ (<em>say</em> yooh'kareeoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000106513" href="entry://eukaryote%23bigmac000106513"><strong>eukaryote</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucatastrophe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac957736136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucatastrophe</span></header><div>/jukəˈtæstrəfi/ (<em>say</em> yoohkuh'tastruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">an unforeseen fortuitous resolution to events in a story; happy ending.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011893" href="entry://catastrophe%23bigmac000011893"><span class="smallcaps">catastrophe</span></a>; said to be coined by JRR <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076956" href="entry://Tolkien%23bigmac000076956"><span class="smallcaps">Tolkien</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucharis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucharis</span></header><div>/ˈjukərɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkuhris) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">any species of the genus <em>Eucharis</em>, some of which are cultivated for their large, fragrant white flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: pleasing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eucharist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eucharist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eucharist" src="word_pronunciations/08324.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjukərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in Christianity) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper; the communion; the sacrifice of the mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq687"> the consecrated elements of the Lord’s Supper, especially the bread.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>eucharistia</em>, from Greek: gratefulness, thanksgiving, the eucharist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eucharistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102908639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eucharistic</span></header><div>/jukəˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohkuh'ristik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> of or relating to the Eucharist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> (<em>also lower case</em>) characterised by gratitude and thanksgiving: <em class="example">a Eucharistic attitude.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eucharistical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Eucharistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euchre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euchre</span><z><span target_id="BzwLXoZPce">n.</span><span target_id="LhUrujueq9">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of euchre" src="word_pronunciations/08325.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjukə/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BzwLXoZPce"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a game played usually by two, three, or four persons, with the 32 (or 28 or 24) highest cards in the pack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> an instance of euchring or being euchred.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LhUrujueq9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">euchred</strong>, <strong class="bold">euchring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq445"> to get the better of (an opponent) in a hand at euchre by their failure to win three tricks after having made the trump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to outwit; get the better of, as by scheming.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eucla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eucla</span></header><div>/ˈjuklə/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">an outpost on the Great Australian Bight, WA, near the SA border; formerly, telegraph station linking Perth and Adelaide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euclasite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euclasite</span></header><div>/ˈjukləsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkluhsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminium silicate, BeAl(SiO<sub>4</sub>)(OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">euclase</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from <em>eu-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + Greek <em>klasis</em> a breaking + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euclid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euclid</span></header><div>/ˈjukləd/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkluhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> fl. c. 300 BC, Greek geometrician of Alexandria; his <em>Elements</em> of the principles of geometry is still a widely used text.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> the works of Euclid, especially his treatise on geometry.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Euclidean</strong>, <strong>Euclidian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eugarie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eugarie</span></header><div>/ˈjugəri/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">the eastern Australian pipi, <em>Plebidonax deltoides</em>, commonly used for bait.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ugari</strong>, <strong class="vs">yugari</strong>. <div class="etym">[Yagara <em>yugari</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eugène
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eugène</span></header><div>/juˈdʒin/ (<em>say</em> yooh'jeen), /ɜˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> er'zhen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Prince</strong> (<em>François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France; president of the imperial war council (1703).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eugénie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eugénie</span></header><div>/juˈdʒini/ (<em>say</em> yooh'jeenee), /ɜʒeɪˈni/ (<em>say</em> erzhay'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Empress</strong> (<em>Marie Eugénie de Montijo de Guzmán</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">1826–1920, empress of France, born in Spain (wife of Napoleon III).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eugowra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eugowra</span></header><div>/juˈgaʊrə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'gowruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a town in central NSW, east of Forbes; site of the only escorted gold coach robbery by bushrangers in 1862.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eukaryote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eukaryote</span></header><div>/juˈkærioʊt/ (<em>say</em> yooh'kareeoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a microscopic organism, the smallest living thing, which, unlike bacteria and archaea, has DNA in its clearly defined nucleus, and which contains complex organelles which also contain DNA and replicate independently, being the descendants of symbiotic bacteria living within the host.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000108632" href="entry://prokaryote%23bigmac000108632"><strong>prokaryote</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">eucaryote</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + Greek <em>karyōtōs</em> kernel-like] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eukaryotic</strong> /jukæriˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohkaree'otik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eulachon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eulachon</span></header><div>/ˈjuləkɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohluhkon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010997" href="entry://candlefish%23bigmac000010997"><strong>candlefish</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eulogia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eulogia</span></header><div>/juˈloʊdʒiə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'lohjeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq703"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> the Eucharist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Greek Orthodox Church</em> the unconsecrated bread not needed in the Eucharist, but blessed and distributed among those members of the congregation who did not commune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq658"> alms; any gift.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098742" href="entry://eulogy%23bigmac000098742"><span class="smallcaps">eulogy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eulogise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eulogise</span></header><div>/ˈjulədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohluhjuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eulogised</strong>, <strong class="bold">eulogising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">to praise highly; speak or write a eulogy about.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eulogize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>eulogiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eulogist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eulogist</span></header><div>/ˈjulədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohluhjuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">someone who eulogises.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eulogistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eulogistic</span></header><div>/juləˈdʒɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohluh'jistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">relating to or containing eulogy; laudatory.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eulogistical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>eulogistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eulogium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eulogium</span></header><div>/juˈloʊdʒiəm/ (<em>say</em> yooh'lohjeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eulogiums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eulogia</strong> /juˈloʊdʒiə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'lohjeeuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> eulogy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> eulogistic language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098742" href="entry://eulogy%23bigmac000098742"><span class="smallcaps">eulogy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eulogy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eulogy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eulogy" src="word_pronunciations/08328.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjulədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eulogies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially an oration in honour of a deceased person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> high praise or commendation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>eulogium</em>, variant of Greek <em>eulogia</em> praise, from <em>eu</em> well, good + <em>-logia</em> speaking]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eumong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac824895472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eumong</span></header><div>/ˈjumʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohmung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024779" href="entry://eumung%23bigmac000024779"><strong>eumung</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eumung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eumung</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eumung" src="word_pronunciations/08329.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjumʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohmung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">any of several species of the genus <em>Acacia</em>, as <em>A. stenophylla</em> of inland eastern Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eumong</strong> /ˈjumɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohmong). <div class="etym">[? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eunuch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eunuch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eunuch" src="word_pronunciations/08330.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjunək/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohnuhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a castrated man, especially (formerly) one employed as a harem attendant, servant or political adviser by the Ottoman sultans or in certain other Asian courts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eunuchus</em>, from Latin, from Greek <em>eunouchos</em> chamber attendant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euonymus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euonymus</span></header><div>/juˈɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> yooh'onuhmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">any of the widespread genus <em>Euonymus</em>, of shrubs and small trees, usually bearing crimson or rose-coloured capsules which on opening disclose the seed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">evonymus</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>euōnymos</em> spindle tree, literally, of good name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eupatorium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eupatorium</span></header><div>/jupəˈtɔriəm/ (<em>say</em> yoohpuh'tawreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">any plant of the large genus <em>Eupatorium</em>, mostly American, with heads of white or purplish flowers; several species are cultivated, some have become weeds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>eupatorion;</em> named after Mithridates <em>Eupator</em>, king of the ancient country Pontus, 120?–63 BC]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eupatrid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eupatrid</span></header><div>/juˈpætrɪd/ (<em>say</em> yooh'patrid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eupatridae</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eupatrids</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> any aristocrat or patrician.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>eupatridēs</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euph.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euph.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> euphemism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> euphemistic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104574309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphobia</span></header><div>/juˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">a fear of good news.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphonic</span></header><div>/juˈfɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'fonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">relating to or characterised by euphony.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">euphonical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>euphonically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphonicalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphonious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphonious</span></header><div>/juˈfoʊniəs/ (<em>say</em> yooh'fohneeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">characterised by euphony, well-sounding; agreeable to the ear.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>euphoniously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphoniousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphonise</span></header><div>/ˈjufənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohfuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">euphonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">euphonising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">to make euphonious.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">euphonize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphonium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphonium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of euphonium" src="word_pronunciations/08332.mp3"></audio></span>/juˈfoʊniəm/ (<em>say</em> yooh'fohneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a tenor tuba mainly used in brass bands.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>euphōnos</em> well-sounding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphony</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of euphony" src="word_pronunciations/08333.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjufəni/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohfuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">euphonies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially of speech sounds as uttered or as combined in utterance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq615"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> a tendency to change speech sounds for ease and economy of utterance, a former explanation of phonetic change.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>euphōnia</em>, from Greek, from <em>euphōnos</em> well-sounding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphorbia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphorbia</span></header><div>/juˈfɔbiə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'fawbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">any of the plants of the widespread genus <em>Euphorbia</em> which vary greatly, but consist mostly of herbs and shrubs with an acrid milky juice; a spurge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>euforbia</em>, for Latin <em>euphorbea</em> an African plant; named after <em>Euphorbus</em>, a Greek physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphoria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphoria</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of euphoria" src="word_pronunciations/08334.mp3"></audio></span>/juˈfɔriə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'fawreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">a feeling or state of wellbeing, especially one of unnatural elation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek, from <em>euphoros</em> bearing well] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphoric</strong> /juˈfɒrɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'forik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphorically</strong> /juˈfɒrɪkli/ (<em>say</em> yooh'foriklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphrasy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphrasy</span></header><div>/ˈjufrəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohfruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025374" href="entry://eyebright%23bigmac000025374"><strong>eyebright</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025374" href="entry://eyebright%23mq651">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>euphrasia</em>, from Greek <em>euphrasia</em> delight]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphroe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphroe</span></header><div>/ˈjufroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohfroh), /-vroʊ/ (<em>say</em> -vroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">an oblong or oval piece of wood perforated with holes through which small lines are rove, forming a crowfoot, from which an awning is suspended.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">uphroe</strong>. <div class="etym">[Dutch, altered spelling of <em>juffrouw</em>, literally, young woman]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euphrosyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euphrosyne</span></header><div>/juˈfrɒzəni/ (<em>say</em> yooh'frozuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">one of the Graces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphuism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphuism</span></header><div>/ˈjufjuɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohfyoohizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq084"> an affected style in imitation of that of John Lyly, 1554?–1606, author of <em>Euphues, Anatomy of Wit</em> (1579) and <em>Euphues and his England</em> (1580), fashionable in England about the end of the 16th century, characterised chiefly by long series of antitheses, frequent similes relating to myths and natural history, alliteration, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> any similar ornate style of writing or speaking; high-flown language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq333"> an instance of such style or language.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>euphuist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphuistic</strong> /jufjuˈɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> yoohfyooh'istik), <strong>euphuistical</strong> /jufjuˈɪstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> yoohfyooh'istikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euphuistically</strong> /jufjuˈɪstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> yoohfyooh'istiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euplastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euplastic</span></header><div>/juˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'plastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">capable of being transformed into organised tissue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>euplastos</em> easy to mould + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euploid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euploid</span></header><div>/ˈjuplɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohployd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">having each of the different chromosomes of the set present in the same number; an exact multiple of the haploid chromosome number.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eur.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eur.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq689"> Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> European.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurabbie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurabbie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eurabbie" src="word_pronunciations/08335.mp3"></audio></span>/juˈræbi/ (<em>say</em> yooh'rabee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">a tree found in Victoria and NSW, <em>Eucalyptus globulus</em> subsp. <em>bicostata</em>, with striking waxy bluish juvenile foliage and white flowers; blue gum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurasia</span></header><div>/juˈreɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'rayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">Europe and Asia considered as a whole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024823" href="entry://Europe%23bigmac000024823"><span class="smallcaps">Eur(ope)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004069" href="entry://Asia%23bigmac000004069"><span class="smallcaps">Asia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurasian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurasian</span><z><span target_id="xwJ6HJtsRN">adj.</span><span target_id="9n7AV9Kawq">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eurasian" src="word_pronunciations/08336.mp3"></audio></span>/juˈreɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> yooh'rayzhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xwJ6HJtsRN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> relating to Europe and Asia taken together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq260"> of mixed European and Asian descent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9n7AV9Kawq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq040"> a person one of whose parents is European and the other Asian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euratom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euratom</span></header><div>/jʊəˈrætəm/ (<em>say</em> yoouh'ratuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">European Atomic Energy Commission; an organisation formed in 1957 to coordinate nuclear research for peaceful purposes.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092019" href="entry://European%20Union%23bigmac000092019"><strong>European Union</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>Eur</em>(<em>opean</em>)<em> Atom</em>(<em>ic Energy Community</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eure</span></header><div>/ɜə/ (<em>say</em> eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">a department in north-western France. 6038 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Évreux.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurhythmic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurhythmic</span></header><div>/juˈriðmɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'reedhmik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> characterised by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> of or relating to eurhythmics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eurythmic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>eurhythmy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurhythmics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurhythmics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eurhythmics" src="word_pronunciations/08339.mp3"></audio></span>/juˈrɪðmɪks/ (<em>say</em> yooh'ridhmiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">the art of interpreting in bodily movements the rhythm of musical compositions, with the aim of developing the sense of rhythm and symmetry; invented by Swiss composer Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, 1865–1950.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eurythmics</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurhythmy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurhythmy</span></header><div>/juˈrɪðmi/ (<em>say</em> yooh'ridhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">rhythmical movement or order; harmonious proportion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eurythmy</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>eurhythmia</em> rhythmical order]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euripus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euripus</span></header><div>/juˈripəs/ (<em>say</em> yooh'reepuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">euripi</strong> /juˈrɪpaɪ/ (<em>say</em> yooh'ripuy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a strait, especially one in which the flow of waters in both directions is violent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>eurīpos</em>, from <em>eu-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + <em>rhīpē</em> impetus, rush]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euripus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euripus</span></header><div>/juˈripəs/ (<em>say</em> yooh'reepuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">the strait between the island of Euboea and Boeotia in Greece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euro<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of euro" src="word_pronunciations/08342.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjuroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">euros</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">a short-haired kangaroo, <em>Macropus robustus erubescens</em>, reddish in colour; a subspecies of the wallaroo found west of the Great Dividing Range.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Adnyamathanha <em>juru</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac900123579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euro<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of euro" src="word_pronunciations/08342.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjuroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">euros</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">euro</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> the principal monetary unit of the European Union, divided into 100 cents; created in 1999 and introduced as legal tender in most of the member nations in 2002. <em>Symbol</em>: &amp;#8364;</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> a note or coin of the value of a euro.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euro-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">(<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024823" href="entry://Europe%23bigmac000024823"><strong>Europe</strong></a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024824" href="entry://European%23bigmac000024824"><strong>European</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, (<em>before a vowel</em>), <strong class="vs">Eur-</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euroa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euroa</span></header><div>/juˈroʊə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'rohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">a town and shire in central Victoria, north-east of Seymour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurobond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurobond</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊbɒnd/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohbond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">certificate of ownership of a long-term eurodollar debt due from a government or corporation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euroclydon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euroclydon</span></header><div>/juˈrɒklədɒn/ (<em>say</em> yooh'rokluhdon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> a stormy north-east or north-north-east wind that occurs in the eastern Mediterranean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> any stormy wind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>euroklydōn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurodance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac896997358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurodance</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊdæns/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohdans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">a style of dance music popular in Europe, characterised by a fast tempo and driving electronic sound; hi-NRG.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurodollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurodollar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eurodollar" src="word_pronunciations/08340.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjuroʊdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohdoluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">a US dollar as part of funds held outside the United States of America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024816" href="entry://Euro-%23bigmac000024816"><span class="smallcaps">Euro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097814" href="entry://dollar%23bigmac000097814"><span class="smallcaps">dollar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euroland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac451804606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euroland</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊlænd/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">the countries collectively which share the euro as their common currency.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac900123579" href="entry://euro%23bigmac900123579"><span class="smallcaps">euro<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102758" href="entry://land%23bigmac000102758"><span class="smallcaps">land</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euronote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euronote</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊnoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohnoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a promissory note for a loan in eurodollars for an agreed period of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Europa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Europa<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/juˈroʊpə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'rohpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">a Phoenician princess taken to Crete by Zeus (who was disguised in the form of a white bull); the mother by him of Rhadamanthys, Minos, and Sarpedon.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Europa<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/juˈroʊpə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'rohpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">the fourth largest of the 16 satellites of Jupiter, the sixth nearest to the planet. About 3138 km in diameter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024822" href="#bigmac000024822"><span class="smallcaps">Europa<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Europe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Europe</span></header><div>/ˈjurəp/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohruhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> a continent in the Northern Hemisphere forming the western part of the Eurasian landmass, the border with Asia extending from the Ural Mountains and the Caucasus Mountains down to the Bosphorus; separated from Africa to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and bordered by the Atlantic to the west. About 10 400 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq729"> this land area excluding the British Isles: <em class="example">we visited Britain and Europe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> the European Union: <em class="example">the spokesperson for Europe agreed with the American delegate.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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europium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">europium</span></header><div>/juˈroʊpiəm/ (<em>say</em> yooh'rohpeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">a soft, silver metallic element of the rare-earth group; prone to tarnishing and glows red under UV light.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Eu; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 151.96; <em>atomic number</em>: 63. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Latin <em>Eurōpa</em> Europe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Europop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975032515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Europop</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊpɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohpop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">a European style of pop music which is lightweight and slickly produced, as exemplified by the Swedish pop group ABBA.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Euro pop</strong>, <strong class="vs">Euro-pop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Europort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Europort</span></header><div>/ˈjurəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohruhpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">a town in the Netherlands, near Rotterdam; Common Market port for supertankers.</span></div> Dutch, <strong>Europoort</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurotrash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac527094292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurotrash</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊtræʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohtrash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> members of the wealthy European social or artistic community, seen as being decadent and irresponsible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq349"> European pop music or other entertainment seen as being flamboyant in style but of poor quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq385"> European people collectively, as viewed unfavourably by non-Europeans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq905"> items of poor quality, design, etc., coming from Europe, or in a similar style: <em class="example">a clothing catalogue full of Eurotrash.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurovision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurovision</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohvizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a system for exchanging programs and program materials between a number of television organisations in some western European countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurozone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac451181898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurozone</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊzoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrohzohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">the countries of the European Union which have adopted the euro as a common currency.</span></div> Official name, <strong>euro area</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">euro zone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eury-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eury-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq609">a word element meaning ‘broad’, as in <em>eurypterid</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>eurys</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euryale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euryale</span></header><div>/juˈraɪəli/ (<em>say</em> yooh'ruyuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">one of the three Gorgons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurydice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurydice</span></header><div>/juˈrɪdəsi/ (<em>say</em> yooh'riduhsee), /jʊ-/ (<em>say</em> yoo-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">the wife of Orpheus, permitted by Pluto to follow her husband out of Hades, but lost to him because he disobediently looked back at her.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052754" href="entry://Orpheus%23bigmac000052754"><strong>Orpheus</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euryhaline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624899655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euryhaline</span></header><div>/juriˈheɪlin/ (<em>say</em> yoohree'hayleen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">able to live in environments characterised by a wide range of salinity (opposed to <em>stenohaline</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024838" href="entry://eury-%23bigmac000024838"><span class="smallcaps">eury-</span></a> + Greek <em>hals</em> salt + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037164" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037164"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eurythmic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eurythmic</span></header><div>/juˈrɪðmɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'ridhmik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024810" href="entry://eurhythmic%23bigmac000024810"><strong>eurhythmic</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eurythmics</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eurythmy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eusol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eusol</span></header><div>/ˈjusɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohsol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">an antiseptic solution obtained from chlorinated lime and boric acid; Edinburgh University solution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>E</em>(<em>dinburgh</em>)<em> U</em>(<em>niversity</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>olution</em>)<em> O</em>(<em>f</em>)<em> L</em>(<em>ime</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eusporangiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eusporangiate</span></header><div>/ˌjuspɔˈrændʒiət/ (<em>say</em> .yoohspaw'ranjeeuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">(of a fern) having sporangia derived from a group of cells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eustachio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eustachio</span></header><div>/eɪuˈstakjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ayooh'stahkyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bartolommeo</strong> /batɒlɒˈmeɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bahtolo'mayoh) (<em>Eustachius</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">died 1574, Italian anatomist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eustasy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac744759931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eustasy</span></header><div>/ˈjustəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohstuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a worldwide change in sea level due to an increase or decrease in the volume of water in the seas, as caused by the melting of ice sheets.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + Greek <em>stasis</em> standing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eustatic</strong> /juˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'statik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eusuchian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907357368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eusuchian</span><z><span target_id="ZqwYkrErt2">adj.</span><span target_id="c97wj51jmg">n.</span></z></header><div>/juˈsukiən/ (<em>say</em> yooh'soohkeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZqwYkrErt2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> of or relating to the suborder Eusuchia which includes all the extant alligators, crocodiles, and gavials.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c97wj51jmg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq406"> such an animal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + Greek <em>souchos</em> crocodile, from Egyptian + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087704" href="entry://-ian%23bigmac000087704"><span class="smallcaps">-ian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eutaxy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eutaxy</span></header><div>/ˈjutæksi/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohtaksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">good or right order.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>eutaxie</em>, from Greek <em>eutaxis</em> good arrangement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euthanase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euthanase</span></header><div>/ˈjuθəneɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohthuhnayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">euthanased</strong>, <strong class="bold">euthanasing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024855" href="entry://euthanise%23bigmac000024855"><strong>euthanise</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093715" href="entry://euthanasia%23bigmac000093715"><span class="smallcaps">euthanasia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euthanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euthanasia</span><z><span target_id="67pRdoZjHo">n.</span><span target_id="5hEDYZYOiu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of euthanasia" src="word_pronunciations/08344.mp3"></audio></span>/juθəˈneɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> yoohthuh'nayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="67pRdoZjHo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> Also, <strong class="vs">mercy killing</strong>. the deliberate bringing about of the death of a person suffering from a terminal illness or other incurable condition, particularly one involving extreme chronic pain, either by direct or indirect medical intervention. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000171" href="entry://active%20euthanasia%23bigmac000000171"><strong>active euthanasia</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000108387" href="entry://passive%20euthanasia%23bigmac000108387"><strong>passive euthanasia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> the terminating of an animal’s life because it is ill, injured, abandoned, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5hEDYZYOiu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">commit euthanasia</strong>, to end one’s life rather than suffer a prolonged death or slip into incapacity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: a good death, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + <em>thanatos</em> death]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euthanise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euthanise</span></header><div>/ˈjuθənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohthuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">euthanised</strong>, <strong class="bold">euthanising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">to subject to euthanasia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">euthanize</strong>, <strong class="vs">euthanase</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093715" href="entry://euthanasia%23bigmac000093715"><span class="smallcaps">euthan(asia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><span class="smallcaps">-ise<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Both forms, <em>euthanase</em> and <em>euthanise</em>, can be found in Australian texts throughout the twentieth century, although <em>euthanase</em> rose in currency from 1980 onwards, and is regarded as an Australianism by speakers of other varieties of English. The form <em>euthanise</em> seems now to be most common. Both forms are used in relation to animals and humans.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euthymia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac054954263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euthymia</span></header><div>/juˈθaɪmiə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'thuymeeuh), /juˈθɪmiə/ (<em>say</em> yooh'thimeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a stable mental state or mood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + Greek <em>-thymia</em> -mindedness (from <em>thymos</em> mind)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>euthymic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eutrophic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eutrophic</span></header><div>/juˈtrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> yooh'trofik), /-ˈtroʊfɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'trohfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">(of rivers or lakes) having high levels of nutrients, as oxidised nitrogen and inorganic phosphorus, encouraging the growth of algae, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac632876000" href="entry://mesotrophic%23bigmac632876000"><strong>mesotrophic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac632876000" href="entry://mesotrophic%23mq592">1</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052131" href="entry://oligotrophic%23bigmac000052131"><strong>oligotrophic</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>eutrophos</em> well-fed + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eutrophication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359614481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eutrophication</span></header><div>/jutrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> yoohtruhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">a form of water pollution involving an excess of mineral nutrients such as nitrates and phosphorus leaching from soils; often the result of pollution from sewage effluent, soil fertilisers, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024858" href="entry://eutrophic%23bigmac000024858"><span class="smallcaps">eutrophic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eutrophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141522057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eutrophy</span></header><div>/ˈjutrəfi/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohtruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> good nutrition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq414"> <em class="label">Ecology</em> the quality or state of being eutrophic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>eutrophie</em>, from Greek <em>eutrophia</em> thriving condition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676349476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq700">electric vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evacuant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evacuant</span><z><span target_id="kGe3h6bYL6">adj.</span><span target_id="if8Zewg56z">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈvækjuənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vakyoohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kGe3h6bYL6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq559"> evacuating; promoting evacuation, especially from the bowels.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="if8Zewg56z">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq796"> an evacuant medicine or agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evacuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evacuate</span><z><span target_id="gQk9mu9iwN">v.t.</span><span target_id="O3tkh1RAHl">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evacuate" src="word_pronunciations/08346.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvækjueɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vakyoohayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">evacuated</strong>, <strong class="bold">evacuating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gQk9mu9iwN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> to leave empty; vacate: <em class="example">the residents evacuated the building.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> to move (persons or things) from a threatened place, disaster area, etc., to a place of greater safety: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Saudi Arabian authorities quickly evacuated the 20 m wide tunnel, used by vehicles and pedestrians, as dozens of ambulances rushed to the scene.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq316"> to remove (troops, wounded soldiers, inhabitants, etc.) from a place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq103"> to withdraw from or quit (a town, fort, etc., which has been occupied).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq997"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to discharge or eject as through the excretory passages, especially from the bowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq863"> to leave a town because of some imminent disaster: <em class="example">to evacuate in the face of earthquake predictions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em> to pump out, creating a vacuum; exhaust: <em class="example">the apparatus was evacuated before being filled with oxygen.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="O3tkh1RAHl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq484"> to leave a town because of air-raid threats, etc.: <em class="example">they evacuated when the air raids began.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvacuātus</em>, past participle, emptied out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evacuator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evacuation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evacuation</span></header><div>/əvækjuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhvakyooh'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> the act or process of evacuating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> the condition of being evacuated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq537"> a making empty of contents; expulsion, as of contents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, especially from the bowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq384"> that which is evacuated or discharged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq802"> the removal of persons or things from a disaster or danger area, etc., to a place of greater safety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq551"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq371"> clearance by removal of troops, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq605"> the withdrawal or removal of troops, wounded soldiers, inhabitants, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evacuative</strong> /əˈvækjuətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'vakyoohuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evade</span><z><span target_id="7yEpw9BMWR">v.t.</span><span target_id="btuf13o0p8">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evade" src="word_pronunciations/08348.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈveɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'vayd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evade" src="word_pronunciations/08349.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">evaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">evading</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7yEpw9BMWR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> to escape from by trickery or cleverness: <em class="example">to evade pursuit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> to get round by trickery: <em class="example">to evade the law; </em><em class="example">to evade tax responsibilities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq634"> to avoid doing or fulfilling: <em class="example">to evade a duty; </em><em class="example">to evade an obligation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq308"> to avoid answering directly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>had Blunt chosen to evade the question, he might have done so without difficulty</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq361"> to elude: <em class="example">to evade one’s pursuers.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="btuf13o0p8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq650"> to practise evasion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvādere</em> pass over, go out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evadable</strong>, <strong>evadible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation of derived form, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014925" href="entry://collectable%23bigmac000014925"><strong>collectable</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaginate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaginate</span></header><div>/əˈvædʒəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vajuhnayt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">evaginated</strong>, <strong class="bold">evaginating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>ēvāgīnātus</em>, past participle, unsheathed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evagination</strong> /əvædʒəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhvajuh'nayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaluate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaluate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evaluate" src="word_pronunciations/08350.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvæljueɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'valyoohayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evaluate" src="word_pronunciations/08351.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">evaluated</strong>, <strong class="bold">evaluating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> to ascertain the value or amount of; appraise carefully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to ascertain the numerical value of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>évaluer</em> (from Old French <em>value</em>, past participle of <em>valoir</em> be worth, from Latin <em>valēre</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evaluation</strong> /əvæljuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhvalyooh'ayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evaluative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaluator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249918462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaluator</span></header><div>/əˈvæljueɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'valyoohaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> someone who evaluates, as for real estate, investments, insurance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq274"> a device which has an evaluative function.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evanish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evanish</span></header><div>/əˈvænɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'vanish), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> to vanish or disappear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> to cease to be.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evanishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evans
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evans</span></header><div>/ˈɛvənz/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> <strong>Ada Emily</strong>, 1872–1947, Australian lawyer; first woman to qualify in law in Australia (1902); admitted to the NSW Bar in 1921 after a long campaign for women to be allowed to practise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> <strong>Sir Arthur John</strong>, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq408"> <strong>Cadel Lee</strong>, born 1977, Australian champion racing cyclist; road race world champion 2009; won Tour de France in 2011.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq344"> <strong>Dame Edith</strong>, 1888–1976, English actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq000"> <strong>Gareth John</strong>, born 1944, Australian lawyer and federal Labor politician; minister for foreign affairs 1988–96.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq941"> <strong>George Essex</strong>, 1863–1909, Australian poet, born in England; best-known work, <em>The Women of the West</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq914"> <strong>George William</strong>, 1780–1852, Australian explorer, born in England; explored the Blue Mountains and Bathurst districts of NSW and accompanied John Oxley’s 1817–18 expeditions to the western plains; government surveyor in Tasmania.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq210"> <strong>Lloyd Thomas</strong>, 1927–2015, Australian research scientist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq233"> <strong>Mary Ann</strong> (<em>Mrs JW Cross</em>) → George <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023412" href="entry://Eliot%23bigmac000023412"><strong>Eliot</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>George William Evans</strong> arrived in Sydney from the Cape of Good Hope in 1802. Between 1803 and 1805, Evans acted as surveyor general and in 1809 he was appointed assistant surveyor for Port Dalrymple in Van Diemen’s Land. In 1813 he was recalled by Governor Macquarie to follow up the exploration of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth in the Blue Mountains; in doing so, he became the first European to make a full crossing and reach the western plains; he also outlined the route on which William Cox later established a permanent road. During the same expedition Evans discovered the Macquarie River and traced it beyond the future site of Bathurst. In 1817–18, as John Oxley’s second in command, he was part of the expedition that discovered the Lachlan River.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaporable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaporable</span></header><div>/əˈvæpərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'vapuhruhbuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">capable of being converted to gas by evaporation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evaporability</strong> /əvæpərəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhvapuhruh'biluhtee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaporate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaporate</span><z><span target_id="LbQITSDqF1">v.i.</span><span target_id="JWTUy59BRg">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evaporate" src="word_pronunciations/08355.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvæpəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vapuhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evaporate" src="word_pronunciations/08356.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">evaporated</strong>, <strong class="bold">evaporating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LbQITSDqF1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> to turn to vapour; pass off in vapour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> to give off moisture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> to disappear; vanish; fade: <em class="example">as soon as his situation became clear to him, his hopes quickly evaporated.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JWTUy59BRg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq537"> to convert into a gaseous state or vapour; drive off or extract in the form of vapour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq677"> to extract moisture or liquid from, as by heat, so as to make dry or to reduce to a denser state: <em class="example">to evaporate fruit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq447"> to cause to fade or disappear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>ēvapōrātus</em>, past participle, dispersed in vapour] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evaporator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaporation</span></header><div>/əvæpəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhvapuh'rayshuhn), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq755"> the act or process of evaporating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> the state of being evaporated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq839"> matter, or the quantity of matter, evaporated or passed off in vapour.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evaporative</strong> /əˈvæpərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'vapuhruhtiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaporite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447608846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaporite</span></header><div>/əˈvæpəraɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vapuhruyt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a rock formed from a sedimentary deposit that results from the evaporation of seawater, as limestone, dolomite, rock salt, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evasion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evasion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evasion" src="word_pronunciations/08357.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈveɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'vayzhuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evasion" src="word_pronunciations/08358.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> the act of escaping something by trickery or cleverness: <em class="example">evasion of one’s duty; </em><em class="example">evasion of responsibilities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> the avoiding of an argument, accusation, question, or the like, as by a subterfuge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq535"> a means of evading; a subterfuge; an excuse or trick to avoid or get round something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq182"> tax evasion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Late Latin <em>ēvāsio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evasive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evasive</span></header><div>/əˈveɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'vaysiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> tending or seeking to evade; characterised by evasion: <em class="example">an evasive answer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> elusive or evanescent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evasively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evasiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eve</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eve" src="word_pronunciations/08382.mp3"></audio></span>/iv/ (<em>say</em> eev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> the evening, or often the day, before a Christian church festival, and hence before any date or event: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she stops with terror on the wedding eve and asks: ‘What am I doing, who am I marrying … ?’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> the period just preceding any event, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>on the eve of leaving it, I confess that this solitary life has not been without its charms.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> the evening.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024884" href="entry://even%23bigmac000024884"><span class="smallcaps">even<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eve</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eve" src="word_pronunciations/08382.mp3"></audio></span>/iv/ (<em>say</em> eev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">the first woman. Genesis 3:20.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>Efe</em>, from Latin <em>Eva</em>, from Greek (Septuagint), from Hebrew <em>hawwāh</em>, explained as ‘mother of the living’ (<em>hāy</em>), but meaning uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evict</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evict" src="word_pronunciations/08383.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɪkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vikt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evict" src="word_pronunciations/08384.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> to recover (property, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvictus</em>, past participle, overcome completely, (property) recovered by judicial decision] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eviction</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evictor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evil</span><z><span target_id="yKk5kNJGG2">adj.</span><span target_id="V0HVXOQFSP">n.</span><span target_id="2mcmaHoV4J">adv.</span><span target_id="Nbfvss4s4w">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evil" src="word_pronunciations/08388.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈivəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yKk5kNJGG2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> violating or inconsistent with the moral law; wicked: <em class="example">evil deeds; </em><em class="example">an evil life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> harmful; injurious: <em class="example">evil laws.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq718"> characterised or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: <em class="example">to be fallen on evil days.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq993"> due to (actual or imputed) bad character or conduct: <em class="example">an evil reputation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq289"> characterised by anger, irascibility, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V0HVXOQFSP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq036"> that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct: <em class="example">to choose the lesser of two evils.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq343"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) the force which governs and brings about wickedness and sin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq134"> that part of someone or something that is wicked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq483"> harm; mischief; misfortune: <em class="example">to wish one evil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq649"> anything causing injury or harm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq719"> a disease: <em class="example">king’s evil (scrofula).</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2mcmaHoV4J">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq046"> in an evil manner; badly; ill: <em class="example">it went evil with his house.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Nbfvss4s4w">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq088"> <strong class="phr">the evil one</strong>, the devil; Satan.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>yfel</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evilly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evilness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evince
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evince</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evince" src="word_pronunciations/08389.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɪns/ (<em>say</em> uh'vins), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evince" src="word_pronunciations/08390.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">evinced</strong>, <strong class="bold">evincing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>her figure evinced imminent motherhood</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barbara baynton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1902</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq205"> to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He did not openly evince curiosity, but he missed nothing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">arthur upfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvincere</em> overcome completely, prove, demonstrate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evincible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evincive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evincive</span></header><div>/əˈvɪnsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'vinsiv), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">serving to evince; indicative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evitable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evitable</span></header><div>/ˈɛvətəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">avoidable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvītābilis</em> avoidable]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evocable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evocable</span></header><div>/ˈɛvəkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhkuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">capable of being evoked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evocate</span></header><div>/ˈɛvəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhkayt), /ˈivə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">evocated</strong>, <strong class="bold">evocating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">to call up, as from the dead.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evocation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evocation</span></header><div>/ɛvəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> evuh'kayshuhn), /ˈivə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">the act of evoking; a calling forth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvocātio</em>, from <em>ēvocāre</em> call forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evocative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evocative</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evocative" src="word_pronunciations/08392.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɒkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'vokuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">tending to evoke.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evocatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evocator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evocator</span></header><div>/ˈɛvəkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhkaytuh), /ˈivə-/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq524"> <em class="label">Embryology</em> a morphogenic substance, or a piece of tissue, generally not living, which contains morphogenic substances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> someone who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evoke</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evoke" src="word_pronunciations/08393.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvoʊk/ (<em>say</em> uh'vohk), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evoke" src="word_pronunciations/08394.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">evoked</strong>, <strong class="bold">evoking</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> to call up, or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): <em class="example">to evoke a memory; </em><em class="example">to evoke a smile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> to provoke, or elicit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq006"> to call up; cause to appear; summon: <em class="example">to evoke a spirit from the dead.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvocāre</em> call forth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evoker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evolute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evolute</span></header><div>/ˈivəlut/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhlooht), /ˈɛvə-/ (<em>say</em> 'evuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">the locus of the centres of curvature of, or the envelope of the normals to, another curve (called the <em>involute</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvolūtus</em>, past participle, rolled out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evolution</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evolution" src="word_pronunciations/08395.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> evuh'loohshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evolution" src="word_pronunciations/08396.mp3"></audio></span>/ivə-/ (<em>say</em> eevuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> any process of formation or growth; development: <em class="example">the evolution of drama; </em><em class="example">the evolution of the aeroplane.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq624"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the continuous genetic adaptation of organisms or species to the environment by the integrating agencies of selection, hybridisation, inbreeding, and mutation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq715"> something evolved; a product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq441"> a motion incomplete in itself, but combining with coordinated motions to produce a single action, as in a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq122"> an evolving or giving off of gas, heat, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq041"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the extraction of roots from powers (the inverse of <em>involution</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvolūtio</em>, from <em>ēvolvere</em> roll out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evolutional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evolutionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evolutionary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evolutionary</span></header><div>/ɛvəˈluʃənri/ (<em>say</em> evuh'loohshuhnree), /ivə-/ (<em>say</em> eevuh-), /-nəri/ (<em>say</em> -nuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> relating to evolution or development; developmental: <em class="example">the evolutionary origin of species.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> in accordance with the theory of evolution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq974"> relating to or performing evolutions.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evolutionarily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evolutionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evolutionist</span></header><div>/ɛvəˈluʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> evuh'loohshuhnuhst), /ivə-/ (<em>say</em> eevuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a believer in the theory of evolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evolutionistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evolutionistic</span></header><div>/ɛvəˌluʃəˈnɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> evuh.loohshuh'nistik), /ivə-/ (<em>say</em> eevuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq559"> tending to support the theory of evolution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> tending to cause evolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exactitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exactitude</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exactitude" src="word_pronunciations/08405.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzæktətjud/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zaktuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exactitude" src="word_pronunciations/08406.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">the quality of being exact; exactness; preciseness; accuracy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exactly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exactly</span><z><span target_id="mRgIBVlXdw">adv.</span><span target_id="Q7miLNgfAF">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exactly" src="word_pronunciations/08407.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzæktli/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zaktlee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exactly" src="word_pronunciations/08408.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="mRgIBVlXdw"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> in an exact manner; precisely, according to rule, measure, fact, etc., accurately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> just: <em class="example">she does exactly as she likes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="Q7miLNgfAF">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq335"> quite so; that’s right.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exalt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exalt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exalt" src="word_pronunciations/08415.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɔlt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawlt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exalt" src="word_pronunciations/08416.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> to elevate in rank, honour, power, character, quality, etc.: <em class="example">exalted to the position of president.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> to praise; extol: <em class="example">to exalt someone to the skies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to elate, as with pride or joy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq044"> to stimulate, as the imagination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq402"> to intensify, as a colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq361"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to raise up.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exaltāre</em> lift up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exalter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exaltation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exaltation</span></header><div>/ˌɛgzɔlˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .egzawl'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> the act of exalting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> the state of being exalted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq637"> elation of mind, or feeling, sometimes abnormal or morbid in character; rapture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Astrology</em> the position of a planet in the zodiac in which it is considered to exert its greatest influence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exam</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exam" src="word_pronunciations/08423.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzæm/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zam), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exam" src="word_pronunciations/08424.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024972" href="entry://examination%23bigmac000024972">examination</a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024972" href="entry://examination%23mq726">3</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024972" href="entry://examination%23mq254">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exam.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exam.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq887"> examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq989"> examined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> examinee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq128"> examiner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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examination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">examination</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of examination" src="word_pronunciations/08417.mp3"></audio></span>/əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgzamuh'nayshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of examination" src="word_pronunciations/08418.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> the act of examining; inspection; inquiry; investigation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq187"> the state of being examined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq726"> the act or process of testing pupils, candidates, etc., as by questions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq254"> the test itself; list of questions asked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq465"> the statements, etc., made by one examined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq692"> <em class="label">Law</em> formal interrogation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exāminātio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>examinational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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examine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">examine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of examine" src="word_pronunciations/08419.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzæmən/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zamuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of examine" src="word_pronunciations/08420.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">examined</strong>, <strong class="bold">examining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> to inspect or scrutinise carefully; inquire into or investigate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> to test the knowledge, reactions, or qualifications of (a pupil, candidate, etc.), as by questions or assigned tasks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq887"> to subject to legal inquisition; put to question in regard to conduct or to knowledge of facts; interrogate: <em class="example">to examine a witness; </em><em class="example">to examine a suspect.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>examine</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>examiner</em>, from Latin <em>exāmināre</em> weigh accurately, test] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>examinable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>examiner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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example
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">example</span><z><span target_id="sERpt39jSV">n.</span><span target_id="b5yNUQslED">v.t.</span><span target_id="k923CNwtTB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of example" src="word_pronunciations/08421.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzæmpəl/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zampuhl), /-ˈzampəl/ (<em>say</em> -'zahmpuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of example" src="word_pronunciations/08422.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sERpt39jSV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> something to be imitated; a pattern or model: <em class="example">to set a good example.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq391"> an instance serving for illustration; a specimen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq673"> an instance illustrating a rule or method, as a mathematical problem proposed for solution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq066"> an instance, especially of punishment, serving for a warning; a warning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq059"> a precedent; a parallel case: <em class="example">an action without example.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="b5yNUQslED">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq840"> (<strong class="bold">exampled</strong>, <strong class="bold">exampling</strong>) (<em>usually used in the passive</em>) to give or be an example of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="k923CNwtTB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq95"> <strong class="phr">for example</strong>, as an instance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>essample</em>, from Latin <em>exempla</em>, plural of <em>exemplum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exanimate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exanimate</span></header><div>/əgˈzænəmət/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zanuhmuht), /-meɪt/ (<em>say</em> -mayt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq288"> inanimate or lifeless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq320"> spiritless; disheartened.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exanimātus</em>, past participle, deprived of breath, life, or spirit] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exanimation</strong> /əgzænəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgzanuh'mayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exarch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exarch<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛksak/ (<em>say</em> 'eksahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> (in the Eastern Church) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq872"> a patriarch’s deputy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq426"> (historically) a bishop ranking below a patriarch and above a metropolitan.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq358"> the ruler of a province in the Byzantine Empire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>exarchus</em>, from Greek <em>exarchos</em> leader]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exarch<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛksak/ (<em>say</em> 'eksahk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">denoting or relating to a strand or cylinder of primary xylem in a stem or root with the protoxylem on its outer edge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024958" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024958"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>archē</em> beginning]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exarchate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exarchate</span></header><div>/ˈɛksakeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksahkayt), /ɛkˈsakeɪt/ (<em>say</em> ek'sahkayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">the office, jurisdiction, or province of an exarch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exc.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> except.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> exception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq151"> excursion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Excalibur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Excalibur</span></header><div>/ɛksˈkæləbə/ (<em>say</em> eks'kaluhbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">the magic sword of King Arthur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excaudate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excaudate</span></header><div>/ɛksˈkɔdeɪt/ (<em>say</em> eks'kawdayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">(of animals) tailless.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073156" href="entry://caudate%23bigmac000073156"><span class="smallcaps">caudate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excavate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excavate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excavate" src="word_pronunciations/08427.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkskəveɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekskuhvayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excavated</strong>, <strong class="bold">excavating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq767"> to dig or scoop out (earth, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq247"> to expose or lay bare by digging; unearth: <em class="example">to excavate an ancient city.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excavātus</em>, past participle, hollowed out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excavation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excavation</span></header><div>/ɛkskəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekskuh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> the act of excavating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> a hole or cavity made by excavating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq868"> the site of archaeological investigation by digging.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excavator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excavator</span></header><div>/ˈɛkskəveɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekskuhvaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> someone or something that excavates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq879"> a power-driven machine for digging, moving, or transporting loose gravel, sand, soil, iron ore, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exch.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exch.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq324"> exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq803"> exchequer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exchange</span><z><span target_id="qaa4D5ZXic">v.t.</span><span target_id="hQ5NYDZEB2">v.i.</span><span target_id="PK6sN7MpFK">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exchange" src="word_pronunciations/08449.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhks'chaynj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exchange" src="word_pronunciations/08450.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exchanged</strong>, <strong class="bold">exchanging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qaa4D5ZXic">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> to part with for some equivalent; give up (something) for something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> to replace by another or something else; change for another: <em class="example">to exchange a purchase.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq176"> to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: <em class="example">to exchange blows; </em><em class="example">to exchange gifts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq550"> to part with in return for some equivalent; transfer for a recompense; barter: <em class="example">to exchange dollars for pounds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq221"> <em class="label">Chess</em> to capture (an enemy piece) in return for a capture by the opponent generally of a piece or pieces of equal value.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hQ5NYDZEB2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq299"> to make an exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq844"> to pass or be taken in exchange or as an equivalent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PK6sN7MpFK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq541"> the act or process of exchanging: <em class="example">an exchange of gifts; </em><em class="example">an exchange of prisoners of war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq340"> that which is given or received in exchange or substitution for something else: <em class="example">the car was a fair exchange.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq927"> a shop where one item can be exchanged as part payment for another: <em class="example">book exchange.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq751"> a place for buying and selling commodities, securities, etc., typically open only to members.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq240"> a central office or central station.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq163"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075312" href="entry://telephone%20exchange%23bigmac000075312"><strong>telephone exchange</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq224"> the method or system by which debits and credits in different places are settled without the actual transference of money, by means of documents representing money values.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq845"> the discharge of obligations in different places by the transfer of credits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq058"> the reciprocal transference of equivalent sums of money, as in the currencies of two different countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq730"> the giving or receiving of a sum of money in one place for a bill ordering the payment of an equivalent sum in another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq953"> the varying rate or sum, in one currency, given for a fixed sum in another currency; rate of exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq914"> the amount of the difference in value between two or more currencies, or between the values of the same currency at two or more places.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq971"> the cheques, drafts, etc., exchanged at a clearing house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq852"> <em class="label">Chess</em> the reciprocal capture of pieces, generally of equal value, in a single series of moves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq539"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077630" href="entry://transfusion%23bigmac000077630"><strong>transfusion</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077630" href="entry://transfusion%23mq314">2a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq215"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072287" href="entry://stock%20exchange%23bigmac000072287"><strong>stock exchange</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>eschaunge</em>, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin <em>excambium</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exchanger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excide</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> ek'suyd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excided</strong>, <strong class="bold">exciding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">to cut out; excise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excīdēre</em> cut out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excisable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excisable<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɛkˈsaɪzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> ek'suyzuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">subject to excise duty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025007" href="entry://excise%23bigmac000025007"><span class="smallcaps">excis(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excisable<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ɛkˈsaɪzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> ek'suyzuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">capable of being excised or cut out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052608" href="entry://excise%23bigmac000052608"><span class="smallcaps">excis(e)<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excise<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="g8QO8ykLqi">n.</span><span target_id="fVET04mIWY">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g8QO8ykLqi"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excise" src="word_pronunciations/08453.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuyz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excise" src="word_pronunciations/08452.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuys) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> a tax or duty on certain commodities, as spirits, tobacco, etc., levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within a country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq915"> a tax levied for a licence to carry on certain types of employment, pursue certain sports, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq572"> <em class="label">British</em> that branch of government which collects excise duties.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fVET04mIWY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq118"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excise" src="word_pronunciations/08454.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkˈsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> ek'suyz) (<strong class="bold">excised</strong>, <strong class="bold">excising</strong>) to impose an excise on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>excijs</em>, from Old French <em>acceis</em> a tax, from Late Latin <em>accēnsāre</em> tax]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excise<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excise" src="word_pronunciations/08455.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkˈsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> ek'suyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excised</strong>, <strong class="bold">excising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> to expunge, as a passage or sentence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq662"> to cut out or off, as a tumour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excīsus</em>, past participle, cut out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excision</strong> /ɛkˈsɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> ek'sizhuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excitability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excitability</span></header><div>/əksaɪtəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhksuytuh'biluhtee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> the quality of being excitable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> irritability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excitable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excitable</span></header><div>/əkˈsaɪtəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suytuhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">capable of being excited; easily excited.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>excitableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excitably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excitant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excitant</span><z><span target_id="nbdIlLbhLA">adj.</span><span target_id="S1kSl13itX">n.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈsaɪtənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suytuhnt), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /ˈɛksətənt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhtuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nbdIlLbhLA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> exciting; stimulating.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="S1kSl13itX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> something that excites; a stimulant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excitation</span></header><div>/ɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksuy'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> the act of exciting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq455"> means of exciting; that which excites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq618"> the state of being excited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq684"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a process in which a magnetic field is produced in an electromagnet by the application of a current in a winding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq963"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the relative strength of the magnetic field in a dynamo: <em class="example">normal excitation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq930"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a process in which an atom, nucleus, or molecule is raised to a higher energy state than normal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excitatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excitatory</span></header><div>/ɛksaɪˈteɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> eksuy'taytuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">tending to excite.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">excitative</strong> /əkˈsaɪtətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suytuhtiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excite" src="word_pronunciations/08456.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suyt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excite" src="word_pronunciations/08457.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excited</strong>, <strong class="bold">exciting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> to arouse or stir up the feelings of: <em class="example">Christmas excites children.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> to cause; awaken: <em class="example">to excite interest; </em><em class="example">to excite curiosity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq512"> to stir to action; stir up: <em class="example">to excite a dog.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq315"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to stimulate: <em class="example">to excite a nerve.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to produce electric activity or a magnetic field in: <em class="example">to excite a dynamo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq487"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to raise (an atom, nucleus, or molecule) to a higher energy state than the normal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>excite</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>excitāre</em>, frequentative of <em>exciēre</em> call forth, rouse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exciting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exciting</span></header><div>/əkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suyting), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">producing excitement; stirring.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>excitingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excitor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excitor</span></header><div>/əkˈsaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'suytuh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-tɔ/ (<em>say</em> -taw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a nerve whose stimulation excites greater action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025015" href="entry://exciter%23bigmac000025015"><strong>exciter</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excl.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> excluding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq539"> exclusive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclaim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclaim</span><z><span target_id="aJaEPGYxvv">v.i.</span><span target_id="Cwu6sAHML7">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exclaim" src="word_pronunciations/08458.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈkleɪm/ (<em>say</em> uhks'klaym), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exclaim" src="word_pronunciations/08459.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aJaEPGYxvv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq512"> to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise, strong emotion, protest, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Cwu6sAHML7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq802"> to cry out; say loudly or vehemently.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>exclame</em>, from Latin <em>exclāmāre</em> call out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exclaimer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclamation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclamation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exclamation" src="word_pronunciations/08461.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkskləˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekskluh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq445"> act of exclaiming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq684"> an outcry in response to feelings of protest, disgust, indignation, joy, or surprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq286"> an interjection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclamatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclamatory</span></header><div>/əksˈklæmətri/ (<em>say</em> uhks'klamuhtree), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> using, containing, or expressing exclamation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> relating to exclamation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exclamatorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclave</span></header><div>/ˈɛkskleɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'eksklayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">a part of a country separated from it geographically and surrounded by alien territory: <em class="example">West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-clave</em> of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023751" href="entry://enclave%23bigmac000023751"><span class="smallcaps">enclave</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclosure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac11022154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclosure</span></header><div>/ɛksˈkloʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> eks'klohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">an area fenced to prevent animals getting into it, as to prevent feral animals from attacking native fauna or farm animals, or domestic animals from stripping vegetation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023754" href="entry://enclosure%23bigmac000023754"><span class="smallcaps">(en)closure</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evolve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evolve</span><z><span target_id="snljwqMA6X">v.t.</span><span target_id="Isfdnz2SnO">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evolve" src="word_pronunciations/08397.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɒlv/ (<em>say</em> uh'volv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of evolve" src="word_pronunciations/08398.mp3"></audio></span>/i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">evolved</strong>, <strong class="bold">evolving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="snljwqMA6X">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> to develop gradually: <em class="example">to evolve a scheme; </em><em class="example">to evolve a plan; </em><em class="example">to evolve a theory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Biology</em> to change through descending generations, usually to a more highly organised condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq231"> to give off or emit, as smells, vapours, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Isfdnz2SnO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq992"> to come forth gradually into being; develop; undergo evolution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvolvere</em> roll out, unroll, unfold] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evolvable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evolvement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>evolver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evonymus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evonymus</span></header><div>/əˈvɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> uh'vonuhmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024781" href="entry://euonymus%23bigmac000024781"><strong>euonymus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EVOO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac741696250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EVOO</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq706">extra-virgin olive oil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Évora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Évora</span></header><div>/ˈɛvʊərə/ (<em>say</em> 'evoouhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a city in southern central Portugal east of Lisbon; ancient Roman settlement; taken by Moors in 712 and captured by the Portuguese in 1166.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EVP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac581121057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EVP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq155">electronic voice phenomenon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evulsion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evulsion</span></header><div>/iˈvʌlʃən/ (<em>say</em> ee'vulshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> the forcible tearing away of a part.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ēvulsio</em>, from <em>ēvellere</em> pluck out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evvoia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evvoia</span></header><div>/ˈeɪvja/ (<em>say</em> 'ayvyah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024746" href="entry://Euboea%23bigmac000024746"><strong>Euboea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ewart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ewart</span></header><div>/ˈjuət/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alfred James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">1872–1937, Australian botanist, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ewe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ewe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ewe" src="word_pronunciations/08400.mp3"></audio></span>/ju/ (<em>say</em> yooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a female sheep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, distantly related to Latin <em>ovis</em> sheep]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ewe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ewe</span><z><span target_id="j4d2ZND2bw">n.</span><span target_id="X4U3mLBMu6">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈiwi/ (<em>say</em> 'eewee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="j4d2ZND2bw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> an African language of the Niger-Congo stock, spoken in parts of Togo and Ghana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq414"> the people speaking this language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Ewe</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Ewes</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X4U3mLBMu6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Éwé</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq369">a prefix meaning ‘out of’, ‘from’, and hence ‘utterly’, ‘thoroughly’, and sometimes serving to impart a privative or negative force or to indicate a former title, status, etc.; freely used as an English formative, as in <em>expatriate</em>, <em>exterritorial</em>, and especially in such combinations as <em>ex-president</em> (former president), <em>ex-member</em>, <em>ex-wife</em>; occurring before vowels and <em>c</em>, <em>p</em>, <em>q</em>, <em>s</em>, <em>t</em>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022588" href="entry://e-%23bigmac000022588"><strong>e-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022993" href="entry://ef-%23bigmac000022993"><strong>ef-</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022770" href="entry://ec-%23bigmac000022770"><strong>ec-</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin, combining form of <em>ex</em>, <em>ē</em> (preposition) out of, from, beyond, related to Greek <em>ex</em>, <em>ek</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq582">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025118" href="entry://exo-%23bigmac000025118"><strong>exo-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq729">a prefix identical in meaning with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="#bigmac000024956"><strong>ex-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin, as in <em>exarch</em>, <em>exegesis</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ec-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, also before consonants <em>ek-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022770" href="entry://ec-%23bigmac000022770"><span class="smallcaps">ec-</span></a>; becoming <em>ec-</em> in Latin derivatives]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq942"> examined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq956"> example.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq834"> except.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq989"> exception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq696"> exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq310"> excursion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq250"> executed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq962"> executive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ex.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ex.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">Exodus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exa-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exa-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq665">a prefix denoting 10<sup>18</sup> of a given unit, as in <em>exahertz</em>, <em>exabyte</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: E [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034114" href="entry://hexa-%23bigmac000034114"><span class="smallcaps">hexa-</span></a>, from the 6 in 10<sup>(6 × 3)</sup>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exact</span><z><span target_id="qXXbJ9KN2I">adj.</span><span target_id="H3o5GWzmMc">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exact" src="word_pronunciations/08409.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzækt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zakt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exact" src="word_pronunciations/08410.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qXXbJ9KN2I"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> strictly accurate or correct: <em class="example">an exact likeness; </em><em class="example">an exact description; </em><em class="example">an exact translation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq529"> precise, as opposed to approximate: <em class="example">the exact sum due; </em><em class="example">the exact date.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq762"> admitting of no deviation, as laws, discipline, etc.; strict or rigorous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq811"> characterised by or using strict accuracy or precision: <em class="example">exact instruments; </em><em class="example">an exact thinker.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="H3o5GWzmMc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq403"> to call for, demand, or require: <em class="example">to exact obedience; </em><em class="example">to exact respect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq355"> to force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of: <em class="example">to exact money; </em><em class="example">to exact revenge.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exactus</em>, past participle, forced out, required, measured by a standard] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exactable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exacter</strong>, <strong>exactor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exactness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exacta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378630748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exacta</span></header><div>/əgˈzæktə/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zaktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">a form of betting in which first and second placegetters must be nominated in correct order.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024962" href="entry://exact%23bigmac000024962"><span class="smallcaps">exact</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078007" href="entry://trifecta%23bigmac000078007"><span class="smallcaps">trifecta</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exacting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exacting</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exacting" src="word_pronunciations/08403.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzæktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zakting), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exacting" src="word_pronunciations/08404.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> severe or rigid in demands or requirements, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq835"> requiring close application, as a task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq926"> given to or characterised by exaction; extortionate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exactingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exactingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exaction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exaction</span></header><div>/əgˈzækʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zakshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> the act of exacting; extortion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> something exacted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclude</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exclude" src="word_pronunciations/08462.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈklud/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exclude" src="word_pronunciations/08463.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excluded</strong>, <strong class="bold">excluding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq382"> to expel and keep out; thrust out; eject.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>exclude</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>exclūdere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excludable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excluder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excluding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excluding</span><z><span target_id="8gNfufn44e">v.t.</span><span target_id="xyQef55OFq">prep.</span></z></header><div>/əksˈkludɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohding), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8gNfufn44e"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102603" href="entry://exclude%23bigmac000102603"><strong>exclude</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="xyQef55OFq">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq135"> except: <em class="example">all countries, excluding Australia, will participate.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusion</span></header><div>/əksˈkluʒən/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohzhuhn), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq667"> the act of excluding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> the state of being excluded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq767"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a keeping apart; the blocking of an entrance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exclūsio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exclusionary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusionism</span></header><div>/əksˈkluʒənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohzhuhnizuhm), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">the principle, policy, or practice of excluding someone or something, as excluding a certain group of people from rights or privileges, or excluding certain types of imports.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusionist</span></header><div>/əkˈskluʒənəst/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skloohzhuhnuhst), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> someone who advocates exclusionism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq688"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a free immigrant who opposed admitting emancipists to full civil rights.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exclusivist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusive</span><z><span target_id="MYWqtA8SJL">adj.</span><span target_id="Fc5Evql7Jy">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exclusive" src="word_pronunciations/08464.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈklusɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohsiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exclusive" src="word_pronunciations/08465.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MYWqtA8SJL"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq167"> not admitting of something else; incompatible: <em class="example">mutually exclusive ideas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq141"> excluding from consideration or account, as from 100 to 121 exclusive (excluding 100 and 121, and including from 101 to 120).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq563"> limited to the object or objects designated: <em class="example">exclusive attention to business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq184"> shutting out all others from a part or share: <em class="example">an exclusive grant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq887"> shutting out all other activities: <em class="example">an exclusive occupation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq219"> in which no others have a share: <em class="example">exclusive information.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq704"> single or sole: <em class="example">the exclusive means of communication between two places.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq944"> available through only one channel of marketing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq796"> disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to association, intimacy, etc.: <em class="example">an exclusive clique.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq475"> fashionable: <em class="example">an exclusive club.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">Logic</em> such that only one of a range of possibilities can be correct or true, as an exclusive disjunction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq234"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a couple) committed to going out with each other to the exclusion of all others.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fc5Evql7Jy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq124"> a story which is in the possession of only one newspaper, television or radio station, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>pulling away from the ‘headline news’ of rival stations by breaking news exclusives as well as covering the events of the day.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq102"> an item of clothing which is sold with the guarantee that it is not mass-produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a person who was opposed to giving full civil rights to emancipists.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>exclūsīvus</em>, past participle, excluded] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exclusively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exclusiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exclusivity</strong> /ɛkskluˈsɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> eksklooh'sivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusivist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusivist</span></header><div>/əksˈklusəvəst/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohsuhvuhst), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025027" href="entry://exclusionist%23bigmac000025027"><strong>exclusionist</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusory</span></header><div>/əksˈkluzəri/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohzuhree), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">having the power or function of excluding; exclusive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excogitate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excogitate</span></header><div>/ɛksˈkɒdʒəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> eks'kojuhtayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excogitated</strong>, <strong class="bold">excogitating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">to think out; devise; invent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excōgitātus</em>, past participle, found out by thinking] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excogitation</strong> /ɛkskɒdʒəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekskojuh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excogitative</strong> /ɛksˈkɒdʒətətɪv/ (<em>say</em> eks'kojuhtuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excogitator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excommunicable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excommunicable</span></header><div>/ɛkskəˈmjunɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> ekskuh'myoohnikuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> liable or deserving to be excommunicated, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq500"> punishable by excommunication, as an offence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excommunicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excommunicate</span><z><span target_id="4Y3D9yvxid">v.t.</span><span target_id="D86DT153UI">n.</span><span target_id="NHTBLxdrVq">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excommunicate" src="word_pronunciations/08466.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkskəˈmjunəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> ekskuh'myoohnuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4Y3D9yvxid"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> (<strong class="bold">excommunicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">excommunicating</strong>) to cut off from communion or membership, especially from the sacraments and fellowship of the Christian church by ecclesiastical sentence.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D86DT153UI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq776"> an excommunicated person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NHTBLxdrVq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq263"> excommunicated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>excommūnicātus</em>, past participle, literally, put out of the community] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excommunicator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excommunication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excommunication</span></header><div>/ˌɛkskəmjunəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ekskuhmyoohnuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq069"> the act of excommunicating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> the state of being excommunicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq507"> the ecclesiastical sentence by which a person is excommunicated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excommunicative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excommunicative</span></header><div>/ɛkskəˈmjunəkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> ekskuh'myoohnuhkuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">disposed or serving to excommunicate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excommunicatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excommunicatory</span></header><div>/ɛkskəˈmjunəkətri/ (<em>say</em> ekskuh'myoohnuhkuhtree), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">relating to or causing excommunication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excoriate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excoriate</span></header><div>/əksˈkɔrieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kawreeayt), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excoriated</strong>, <strong class="bold">excoriating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> to strip off or remove the skin from: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the white men, with their little trickle of surviving pack-animals and excoriated old horses, stumbled on through the full heat of day</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> to flay verbally; denounce; censure: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Peter Blazey … described Hawke’s ‘bit of a serve’ as ‘one of the most excoriating attacks heard within the Labor movement since the 1955 split’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excoriātus</em>, past participle of <em>excoriāre</em> strip off the hide]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excoriation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excoriation</span></header><div>/əkskɔriˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkskawree'ayshuhn), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> the act of excoriating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq260"> the state of being excoriated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> an excoriated place on the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excorticate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excorticate</span></header><div>/əksˈkɔtəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kawtuhkayt), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excorticated</strong>, <strong class="bold">excorticating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">to remove the mark, husk or outer covering from; decorticate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>cortic-</em>, stem of <em>cortex</em> bark + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excortication</strong> /əkskɔtəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkskawtuh'kayshuhn), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excruciate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excruciate</span></header><div>/əksˈkruʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kroohsheeayt), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">excruciated</strong>, <strong class="bold">excruciating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">to inflict severe pain upon; torture: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It excruciated him to play at the Femina [Cabaret] at the best of times</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excruciātus</em>, past participle, tortured greatly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excruciating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excruciating</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excruciating" src="word_pronunciations/08473.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈkruʃieɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kroohsheeayting), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excruciating" src="word_pronunciations/08474.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">extremely painful; causing extreme suffering; torturing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>excruciatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excruciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excruciation</span></header><div>/əkskruʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkskroohshee'ayshuhn), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq009"> the act of excruciating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> the state of being excruciated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq246"> an instance of this; torture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exculpate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exculpate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exculpate" src="word_pronunciations/08475.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkskʌlpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekskulpayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exculpate" src="word_pronunciations/08476.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈkʌlpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> eks'kulpayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exculpated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exculpating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>culpa</em> fault, blame + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exculpable</strong> /əkˈskʌlpəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skulpuhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exculpation</strong> /ɛkskʌlˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekskul'payshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exculpatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exculpatory</span></header><div>/əksˈkʌlpətri/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kulpuhtree), /ɛks-/ (<em>say</em> eks-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /əksˈkʌlpətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excurse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excurse</span></header><div>/əkˈskɜs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skers), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">excursed</strong>, <strong class="bold">excursing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> to go on an excursion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> to digress; wander.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excursion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excursion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excursion" src="word_pronunciations/08477.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈskɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skershuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excursion" src="word_pronunciations/08479.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excursion" src="word_pronunciations/08478.mp3"></audio></span>/-ʒən/ (<em>say</em> -zhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> a short journey or trip to some point for a special purpose: <em class="example">a pleasure excursion; </em><em class="example">a scientific excursion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> a trip in a coach, train, etc., at a reduced rate: <em class="example">weekend excursions to mountain resorts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq417"> the persons who make such a journey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq989"> deviation or digression: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In his excursion into vicarious heroism the old boy seemed to be letting his imagination run away with him.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the departure of a body from its mean position or proper course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq161"> the range of stroke of any moving part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq750"> the stroke itself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq192"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a sally or raid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>excursio</em> a running out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excursionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excursionist</span></header><div>/əkˈskɜʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skershuhnuhst), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">someone who goes on an excursion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excursive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excursive</span></header><div>/əkˈskɜsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skersiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> (especially of speeches or texts) given to making excursions; wandering; digressive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> of the nature of an excursion; rambling; desultory.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>excursively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excursiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excursus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excursus</span></header><div>/ɛkˈskɜsəs/ (<em>say</em> ek'skersuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">excursuses</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">excursus</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> a detailed discussion of some point in a book (usually added as an appendix).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> an incidental discussion, or digression, as in a narrative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from <em>excurrere</em> run out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excusatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excusatory</span></header><div>/əkˈskjuzətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skyoohzuhtree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">serving or intended to excuse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excuse</span><z><span target_id="VN7gIGo8dq">v.t.</span><span target_id="hfnKGGxwYf">n.</span><span target_id="tfzHHU7aEU">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VN7gIGo8dq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excuse" src="word_pronunciations/08481.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈskjuz/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skyoohz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excuse" src="word_pronunciations/08482.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) (<strong class="bold">excused</strong>, <strong class="bold">excusing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> to regard or judge with indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Supreme Court also has power to excuse a contravention where it is satisfied with this defence.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> to offer an apology for; apologise for; seek to remove the blame of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq420"> to serve as an apology or justification for; justify: <em class="example">ignorance of the law excuses no man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq650"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq237"> to release from an obligation or duty: <em class="example">to be excused from attending a meeting.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq326"> to allow to leave a place, or cease an activity: <em class="example">to be excused from the room.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq275"> to seek or obtain exemption or release for (oneself): <em class="example">to excuse oneself from duty.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hfnKGGxwYf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of excuse" src="word_pronunciations/08480.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈskjus/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skyoohs) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq250"> that which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault, or for release from an obligation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq879"> something serving to excuse; a ground or reason for excusing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq475"> the act of excusing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq465"> a pretext or subterfuge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tfzHHU7aEU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq070"> <strong class="phr">a poor </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sorry</strong>)<strong class="phr"> excuse for a …</strong>, an inferior specimen of a …: <em class="example">she was shabbily dressed and wearing a poor excuse for a hat.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>excuse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>excūsāre</em> allege in excuse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excusable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excusableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excusably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excusal</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excuseless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>excusive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exfil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac008301901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exfil</span></header><div>/ˈɛksfɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'eksfil) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exfilled</strong>, <strong class="bold">exfilling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac965922296" href="entry://exfiltrate%23bigmac965922296"><strong>exfiltrate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exfiltrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac965922296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exfiltrate</span></header><div>/ˈɛksfəltreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksfuhltrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exfiltrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exfiltrating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> <em class="label">Military</em> to withdraw (a soldier, spy, etc.) covertly from a hostile or dangerous environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq461"> to copy or steal (data) from a computer, network, etc., covertly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exfil</strong>. <div class="etym">[coined as opposite of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103283" href="entry://infiltrate%23bigmac000103283"><span class="smallcaps">infiltrate</span></a>, by replacing <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><span class="smallcaps">in-<sup>2</sup></span></a> with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exfiltration</strong> /ɛksfəlˈtreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksfuhl'trayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exfiltrator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exfoliant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353525992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exfoliant</span></header><div>/ɛksˈfoʊliənt/ (<em>say</em> eks'fohleeuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">a cosmetic that removes dead skin cells on the skin’s surface.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exfoliator</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exfoliate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exfoliate</span><z><span target_id="J6livgH9o0">v.t.</span><span target_id="tFZIcpG3s4">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exfoliate" src="word_pronunciations/08506.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/ (<em>say</em> eks'fohleeayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exfoliated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exfoliating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="J6livgH9o0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> to throw off in scales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> to remove dirt, dead skin, etc., from the surface of (human skin).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tFZIcpG3s4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq041"> to throw off scales or flakes; peel off in thin fragments: <em class="example">the exfoliating bark of a tree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq414"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq985"> to split or swell into a scaly aggregate, as certain minerals when heated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq892"> to separate into rudely concentric layers or sheets, as certain rocks during weathering.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq462"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> to separate and come off in scales, as scaling skin or any structure separating in flakes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>exfoliātus</em>, past participle, stripped of leaves] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exfoliative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exfoliation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exfoliation</span></header><div>/ɛksfoʊliˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksfohlee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> the act or process of exfoliating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq155"> the state of being exfoliated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq769"> that which is exfoliated, or scaled off.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhalant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhalant</span><z><span target_id="xrWSCCoh7H">adj.</span><span target_id="he6q0v29op">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛksˈheɪlənt/ (<em>say</em> eks'hayluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xrWSCCoh7H"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> exhaling; emitting.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="he6q0v29op">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq943"> that which exhales.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhalation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhalation</span></header><div>/ɛkshəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eks-huh'layshuhn), /ɛksəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq937"> the act of exhaling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq541"> that which is exhaled; a vapour; an emanation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhale</span><z><span target_id="KQJTz66A1U">v.i.</span><span target_id="115sXwWNy0">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhale" src="word_pronunciations/08507.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈheɪl/ (<em>say</em> eks'hayl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exhaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">exhaling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KQJTz66A1U">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> to emit breath or vapour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq723"> to pass off as vapour; pass off as an effluence.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="115sXwWNy0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq994"> to breathe out; emit (air, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq145"> to give off as vapour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq933"> to draw out as a vapour or effluence; evaporate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>exhale</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>exhaler</em>, from Latin <em>exhālāre</em> breathe out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhalable</strong>, <strong>exhalative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaust</span><z><span target_id="cCX9YFSXby">v.t.</span><span target_id="GhmJKBGfis">v.i.</span><span target_id="Wc7OciFKtN">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhaust" src="word_pronunciations/08510.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɔst/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawst), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhaust" src="word_pronunciations/08511.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cCX9YFSXby"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> to empty by drawing out the contents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> to create a vacuum in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq871"> to draw out or drain off; draw or drain off completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq099"> to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Our euphoria turned into despair as we exhausted all known strategies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq440"> to drain of strength or energy; wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: <em class="example">I have exhausted myself working.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq560"> to draw out all that is essential in (a subject, topic, etc.); treat or study thoroughly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Exhausting his theme, he renewed his energies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq411"> to deprive wholly of useful or essential properties, possessions, resources, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq317"> to deprive of ingredients by the use of solvents, as a drug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq841"> to destroy the fertility of (soil), as by intensive cultivation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> to install a ventilation system in (a building).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GhmJKBGfis">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq231"> to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Wc7OciFKtN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the escape of gases from the cylinder of an engine after ignition and expansion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq942"> the steam or gases ejected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq760"> the parts of an engine through which the exhaust is ejected.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exhaustus</em>, past participle, drained out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhauster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhaustible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhaustibility</strong> /əgˌzɔstəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhg.zawstuh'biluhtee), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhausting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308205081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhausting</span></header><div>/əgˈzɔstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawsting), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">extremely tiring or wearying.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exhaustingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaustion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaustion</span></header><div>/əgˈzɔstʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawschuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> the act or process of exhausting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> the state of being exhausted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq738"> extreme weakness or fatigue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaustive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaustive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhaustive" src="word_pronunciations/08508.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɔstɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawstiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhaustive" src="word_pronunciations/08509.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq267"> tending to exhaust or drain, as of resources or strength.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exhaustively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhaustiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhibit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhibit</span><z><span target_id="2k4YXF2Si7">v.t.</span><span target_id="xKB25wTVU1">v.i.</span><span target_id="62D77QaIWv">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhibit" src="word_pronunciations/08514.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɪbət/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zibuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhibit" src="word_pronunciations/08515.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2k4YXF2Si7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> to offer or expose to view; present for inspection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq651"> to manifest or display: <em class="example">to exhibit anger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> to place on show: <em class="example">to exhibit paintings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq013"> <em class="label">Law</em> to submit (a document, etc.) in evidence in a court of law.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xKB25wTVU1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq481"> to make or give an exhibition; present something to public view.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="62D77QaIWv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq457"> an exhibiting or exhibition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq781"> that which is exhibited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq956"> an object or a collection of objects shown in an exhibition, fair, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Law</em> a document or other object exhibited in court and referred to and identified in written evidence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exhibitus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhibitor</strong>, <strong>exhibiter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhibitory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhibition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhibition</span><z><span target_id="gHEoYmo4Ov">n.</span><span target_id="OU0Gq3M6DU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhibition" src="word_pronunciations/08513.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksəˈbɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'bishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gHEoYmo4Ov"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> a public display of feats of skill, athletic prowess, etc., as a boxing bout in which no decision is reached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq535"> a public show or display.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq015"> an allowance or grant made to a student at a university, usually upon the result of a competitive examination.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OU0Gq3M6DU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">make an exhibition of oneself</strong>, to behave foolishly or so as to excite ridicule.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhibitionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhibitionism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhibitionism" src="word_pronunciations/08512.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksəˈbɪʃənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'bishuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> a tendency to display one’s abilities or to behave in such a way as to attract attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq611"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> an abnormal tendency to make a display of oneself (in a more severe form) with exposure of the genitals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhibitionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhibitionist</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈbɪʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'bishuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq559"> someone who intentionally behaves in a way that draws attention to their actions, personality, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> someone affected with the compulsions of exhibitionism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exhibitionistic</strong> /ˌɛksəbɪʃənˈɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .eksuhbishuhn'istik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhibitive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhibitive</span></header><div>/əgˈzɪbətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zibuhtiv), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">serving for exhibition; tending to exhibit: <em class="example">a display exhibitive of his skills.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhibitry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401867204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhibitry</span></header><div>/əgˈzɪbətri/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zibuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> the art or practice of creating an exhibition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq538"> exhibitions collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhilarant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhilarant</span><z><span target_id="y9X8GqDRl0">adj.</span><span target_id="MytM2tNVkL">n.</span></z></header><div>/əgˈzɪlərənt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'ziluhruhnt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="y9X8GqDRl0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> exhilarating.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MytM2tNVkL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq044"> something that exhilarates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhilarate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhilarate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhilarate" src="word_pronunciations/08516.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɪləreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'ziluhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhilarate" src="word_pronunciations/08517.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exhilarated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exhilarating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> to make cheerful or merry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> to enliven; stimulate; invigorate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exhilarātus</em>, past participle of <em>exhilarare</em>, from <em>ex-</em> thoroughly + <em>hilaris</em> cheerful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhilarating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhilaratingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhilarator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhilaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhilaration</span></header><div>/əgzɪləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgziluh'rayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> exhilarated condition or feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq391"> the act of exhilarating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhilarative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhilarative</span></header><div>/əgˈzɪlərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhg'ziluhruhtiv), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">tending to exhilarate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exhilaratory</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhort</span><z><span target_id="CvdGhdrzW1">v.t.</span><span target_id="HsPQnHF1MG">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhort" src="word_pronunciations/08518.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɔt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhort" src="word_pronunciations/08519.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CvdGhdrzW1"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq277"> to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HsPQnHF1MG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq122"> to make exhortation; give admonition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>exhort</em>(<em>en</em>), from Latin <em>exhortārī</em> urge, encourage] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhorter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhortation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhortation</span></header><div>/ɛgzɔˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> egzaw'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> the act or process of exhorting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhortative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhortative</span></header><div>/əgˈzɔtətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawtuhtiv), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq880"> serving or intended to exhort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq041"> relating to exhortation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exhortatory</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhume
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhume</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exhume" src="word_pronunciations/08520.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈhjum/ (<em>say</em> eks'hyoohm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exhumed</strong>, <strong class="bold">exhuming</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">to dig (something buried, especially a corpse) out of the earth; disinter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>exhumāre</em>, from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>humus</em> earth, ground] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhumation</strong> /ɛkshjuˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eks-hyooh'mayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exhumer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exigible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exigible</span></header><div>/ˈɛksədʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhjuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">able to be exacted; requirable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>exiger</em> to demand, from Latin <em>exigere</em> to drive out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exiguous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exiguous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exiguous" src="word_pronunciations/08522.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɪgjuəs/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zigyoohuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exiguous" src="word_pronunciations/08523.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">scanty; small; slender.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exiguus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exiguity</strong> /ɛksəˈgjuəti/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'gyoohuhtee), <strong>exiguousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exiguously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exile</span><z><span target_id="88EGQEMtJS">n.</span><span target_id="5h4hGBzynl">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exile" src="word_pronunciations/08524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛgzaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'egzuyl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exile" src="word_pronunciations/08525.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="88EGQEMtJS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> prolonged separation from one’s country or home, as by stress of circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> anyone separated from their country or home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq968"> expulsion from one’s native land by authoritative decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq792"> the fact or state of such expulsion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq905"> someone banished from their native land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq712"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a convict whose terms of transportation, conditional pardon, etc., excluded return to Britain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5h4hGBzynl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">exiling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq461"> to separate (someone) from their country, home, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq550"> to expel or banish (someone) from their country; expatriate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>exil</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ilium</em> banishment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Exile" src="word_pronunciations/08524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛgzaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'egzuyl), /ˈɛks-/ (<em>say</em> 'eks-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">the Babylonian captivity of the Jewish people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exilism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271557512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exilism</span></header><div>/ˈɛgzaɪlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'egzuylisuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> the state of being in exile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> the system of sending British prisoners to colonial Australia as exiles to provide a labour force. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007810" href="entry://exile%23bigmac000007810"><strong>exile</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007810" href="entry://exile%23mq712">6</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exileism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exorcise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exorcise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exorcise" src="word_pronunciations/08544.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksɔsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eksawsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exorcised</strong>, <strong class="bold">exorcising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq253"> to deliver (a person, place, etc.) from evil spirits or malignant influences.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exorcize</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>exorcīzāre</em>, from Greek <em>exorkizein</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exorcism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exorcism</span></header><div>/ˈɛksɔsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eksawsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> the act or process of exorcising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> the ceremony or the formula used.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exorcist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exorcist</span></header><div>/ˈɛksɔsəst/ (<em>say</em> 'eksawsuhst), /-səsəst/ (<em>say</em> -suhsuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> someone who exorcises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> (formerly) a member of one of the four minor orders. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23bigmac000102180"><strong>order</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23mq102">17</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exordium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exordium</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsɔdiəm/ (<em>say</em> ek'sawdeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">exordiums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">exordia</strong> /ɛkˈsɔdiə/ (<em>say</em> ek'sawdeeuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq434"> the beginning of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> the introductory part of an oration or discourse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: a beginning] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exordial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exosmosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exosmosis</span></header><div>/ɛksɒzˈmoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> eksoz'mohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> osmosis from within outwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> (in osmosis) the flow of that fluid which passes with the lesser rapidity into the other liquid (opposed to <em>endosmosis</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exosmose</strong> /ˈɛksɒzmoʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'eksozmohs). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024958" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024958"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052877" href="entry://osmosis%23bigmac000052877"><span class="smallcaps">osmosis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exosmotic</strong> /ɛksɒzˈmɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksoz'motik), <strong>exosmic</strong> /ɛksˈɒzmɪk/ (<em>say</em> eks'ozmik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exospore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exospore</span></header><div>/ˈɛksoʊspɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'eksohspaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">(of a plant) the outer coat of a spore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exostosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exostosis</span></header><div>/ɛksɒsˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> eksos'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">exostoses</strong> /ɛksɒsˈtoʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> eksos'tohseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">the morbid formation of bone, or a morbid bony growth, on a bone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: outgrowth of bone]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exotic</span><z><span target_id="vLui15je1u">adj.</span><span target_id="XlKlGXAARQ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exotic" src="word_pronunciations/08546.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zotik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exotic" src="word_pronunciations/08547.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vLui15je1u"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalised or acclimatised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> of, relating to, or designating a species which is not native to an area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq911"> strikingly unusual or colourful in appearance or effect; strange; exciting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq570"> unusual or rare: <em class="example">an exotic item impossible to buy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Physics</em> (of an atom) with an electron or electrons replaced by other negatively charged particles, as muons, antiprotons, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XlKlGXAARQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq929"> anything exotic, as a plant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exōticus</em>, from Greek <em>exōtikos</em> foreign, alien] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exotically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exotica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exotica</span></header><div>/əgˈzɒtɪkə/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zotikuh), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">possessions, artefacts, etc., characterised by the quality of being unusual or exotic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exoticise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271637311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exoticise</span></header><div>/əgˈzɒtəsaiz/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zotuhsuyz), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exoticised</strong>, <strong class="bold">exoticising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> to make exotic: <em class="example">to exoticise a dish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> to imbue with exotic qualities: <em class="example">to exoticise Japan.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exoticize</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103008" href="entry://exotic%23bigmac000103008"><span class="smallcaps">exotic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><span class="smallcaps">-ise<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exoticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exoticism</span></header><div>/əgˈzɒtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zotuhsizuhm), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> tendency to adopt what is exotic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> exotic quality or character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq268"> anything exotic, as a foreign word or idiom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exotoxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exotoxin</span></header><div>/ɛksoʊˈtɒksən/ (<em>say</em> eksoh'toksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">a toxin secreted by a microorganism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exp.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exp.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq206"> expenses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> expired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq085"> export.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq906"> exportation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq358"> exported.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq156"> exporter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq299"> express.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq194"> experienced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expand</span><z><span target_id="7SI68MkYcF">v.t.</span><span target_id="ro21NOjV5c">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expand" src="word_pronunciations/08548.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspænd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spand), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expand" src="word_pronunciations/08549.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7SI68MkYcF"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: <em class="example">heat expands metal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> to spread or stretch out; unfold: <em class="example">a bird expands its wings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq625"> to express in fuller form or greater detail; develop: <em class="example">to expand a short story into a novel.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ro21NOjV5c">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq028"> to increase or grow in extent, bulk, scope, etc.: <em class="example">most metals expand with heat; </em><em class="example">the mind expands with experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq552"> to spread out; unfold; develop: <em class="example">the buds had not yet expanded.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expandere</em> spread out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expandable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expander</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expanse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expanse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expanse" src="word_pronunciations/08550.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspæns/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spans), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expanse" src="word_pronunciations/08551.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> that which is spread out, especially over a large area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq276"> an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything: <em class="example">an expanse of water; </em><em class="example">an expanse of sky.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq811"> expansion; extension.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>expansum</em> heavens]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expansible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expansible</span></header><div>/əkˈspænsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spansuhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">capable of being expanded.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expansibility</strong> /əkspænsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhkspansuh'biluhtee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expansile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expansile</span></header><div>/əkˈspænsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spansuyl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> capable of expanding; such as to expand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq054"> relating to expansion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expansion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expansion</span></header><div>/əkˈspænʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spanshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> the act of expanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq475"> the state of being expanded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq137"> the amount or degree of expanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq460"> an expanded, dilated, or enlarged portion or form of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq245"> anything spread out; an expanse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the development at length of an expression indicated in a contracted form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> that part of the operation of an engine in which the volume of the working medium increases and its pressure decreases.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>expansio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expansionary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expansionary</span></header><div>/əkˈspænʃənri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spanshuhnree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">encouraging economic expansion (opposed to <em>contractionary</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expansionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expansionism</span></header><div>/əkˈspænʃənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spanshuhnizuhm), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">the policy of expansion, especially of territorial expansion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expansionist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exist" src="word_pronunciations/08530.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɪst/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zist), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exist" src="word_pronunciations/08532.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exist" src="word_pronunciations/08531.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪg-/ (<em>say</em> ig-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> to have actual being; be.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> to have life or animation; live.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq022"> to continue to be or to live.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq185"> to have being in a specified place or under certain conditions; be found; occur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>istere</em> stand forth, arise, be]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exit</span><z><span target_id="URvLpjuC5p">n.</span><span target_id="qhuUyWr2h0">v.i.</span><span target_id="ovGNmRPGmm">v.t.</span><span target_id="FB78NLCScf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exit" src="word_pronunciations/08534.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksət/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exit" src="word_pronunciations/08533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛgzət/ (<em>say</em> 'egzuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="URvLpjuC5p"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> a way or passage out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> a going out or away; a departure: <em class="example">to make one’s exit.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq224"> the departure of a player from the stage as part of the action of a play.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exited</strong>, <strong class="bold">exiting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qhuUyWr2h0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq207"> (a direction used in text of plays, film scripts, etc., to indicate that a character leaves.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq462"> to depart; go away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq972"> to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq270"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to get out of an operating system, file, etc.: <em class="example">save your file before you exit.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ovGNmRPGmm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq83"> to depart from: <em class="example">she exited the stage to great applause.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to get out of (a particular operating system, file, drive, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq112"> to dismiss (an employee).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Finance</em> to divest oneself of (stocks, investments, etc.): <em class="example">to exit the shares at four times the initial investment.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FB78NLCScf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq155"> <strong class="phr">make </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stage</strong>)<strong class="phr"> an exit</strong>, to depart, especially from an unpleasant situation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: he or she goes out; originally used as in def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099878" href="#mq207">4</a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exmoor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exmoor</span></header><div>/ˈɛksmɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'eksmaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a high moorland in south-western England, in Somerset and Devon; a national park. Highest point, Dunkery Beacon, 520 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Exmoor Forest</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exmouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exmouth</span></header><div>/ˈɛksmaʊθ/ (<em>say</em> 'eksmowth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">a town and shire on the north-western coast of WA, near North-West Cape; constructed as a residential and service centre for a US naval communications station in 1967.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Exmouth</strong> region lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Thalanyji people. The coast was known to Dutch mariners from the early 17th century, and the gulf named by Phillip Parker King during his survey work in the <em>Mermaid</em> in 1818. Because of its strategic position, it was the site of an Allied submarine base during World War II and in 1943 the target of a Japanese air raid. There has been a commercial prawn-fishing industry in the area from 1959, but there was no town until the 1960s when Exmouth was built to support the United States Naval Communication Station at North West Cape, which opened in 1967. US personnel withdrew in 1992 and Royal Australian Navy personnel in 2002, with a civil company taking over the management of the facility.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exnuptial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exnuptial</span></header><div>/ɛksˈnʌpʃəl/ (<em>say</em> eks'nupshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> outside marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> born out of wedlock: <em class="example">an exnuptial child.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exo</span><z><span target_id="0OYdqF3ENs">adj.</span><span target_id="GEBM5MG66E">interj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛksoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eksoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0OYdqF3ENs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> excellent.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="GEBM5MG66E">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq687"> excellent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq320">a prefix meaning ‘external’.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ex-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek: outside]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exocarp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exocarp</span></header><div>/ˈɛksoʊkap/ (<em>say</em> 'eksohkahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024155" href="entry://epicarp%23bigmac000024155"><strong>epicarp</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exocrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exocrine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exocrine" src="word_pronunciations/08537.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksoʊkraɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'eksohkruyn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exocrine" src="word_pronunciations/08538.mp3"></audio></span>/-rɪn/ (<em>say</em> -rin) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> (of a gland, organ, etc.) having external secretion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> relating to the secretion of such a gland.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025118" href="entry://exo-%23bigmac000025118"><span class="smallcaps">exo-</span></a> + Greek <em>krinein</em> to separate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exod.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exod.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">Exodus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exodontia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exodontia</span></header><div>/ɛksoʊˈdɒntiə/ (<em>say</em> eksoh'donteeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">the branch of dentistry dealing with the extraction of teeth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exodontics</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024958" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024958"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <em>odous</em> tooth + <em>-ia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>. Compare Greek <em>exodontizomai</em> have one’s teeth removed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exodontist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exodus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exodus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exodus" src="word_pronunciations/08539.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksədəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [in reference to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025126" href="entry://Exodus%23bigmac000025126"><span class="smallcaps">Exodus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exodus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exodus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Exodus" src="word_pronunciations/08539.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksədəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> the second book of the Old Testament, containing an account of this departure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek <em>exodos</em> a going out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exogamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exogamy</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsɒgəmi/ (<em>say</em> ek'soguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> <em class="label">Anthropology</em> the custom of marrying outside the tribe or other social unit (opposed to <em>endogamy</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the union of gametes of parents not closely related.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025118" href="entry://exo-%23bigmac000025118"><span class="smallcaps">exo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029402" href="entry://-gamy%23bigmac000029402"><span class="smallcaps">-gamy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exogamous</strong>, <strong>exogamic</strong> /ɛksoʊˈgæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> eksoh'gamik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exonormative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac878716763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exonormative</span></header><div>/ˈɛksoʊnɔmətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'eksohnawmuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">modelling the standard form of a language on a foreign variety (opposed to <em>endonormative</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac627113419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exonym</span></header><div>/ˈɛksoʊnɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'eksohnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">the name used by an outsider to a community to refer to that community, to the language they speak, or the place in which they live, as the English name <em>Florence</em> for the Italian city <em>Firenze</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac836946691" href="entry://endonym%23bigmac836946691"><strong>endonym</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exophthalmos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exophthalmos</span></header><div>/ˌɛksɒfˈθælməs/ (<em>say</em> .eksof'thalmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit, caused by disease or injury.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exophthalmus</strong>, <strong class="vs">exophthalmia</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek: (as adjective) with prominent eyes] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exophthalmic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exorable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exorable</span></header><div>/ˈɛksərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">susceptible of being persuaded or moved by entreaty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exōrābilis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exorability</strong> /ɛksərəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> eksuhruh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exorbitance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exorbitance</span></header><div>/əgˈzɔbətəns/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawbuhtuhns), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">the quality of being exorbitant; excessiveness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exorbitancy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exorbitant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exorbitant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exorbitant" src="word_pronunciations/08542.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzɔbətənt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawbuhtuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exorbitant" src="word_pronunciations/08543.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent: <em class="example">to charge an exorbitant price for something.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>exorbitans</em>, present participle, going out of the track] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exorbitantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expansive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expansive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expansive" src="word_pronunciations/08552.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspænsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spansiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expansive" src="word_pronunciations/08553.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> tending to expand or capable of expanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq723"> causing expansion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq251"> having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq111"> (of a person’s manner or speech) effusive; unrestrained; free; open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> marked by an abnormal euphoric state and by delusions of grandeur.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expansively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expansiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expat</span><z><span target_id="DTctWAV7wt">n.</span><span target_id="UkrNT7a5yD">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛksˈpæt/ (<em>say</em> eks'pat) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DTctWAV7wt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> an expatriate: <em class="example">Aussie expats in Timor-Leste.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UkrNT7a5yD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq705"> expatriate: <em class="example">expat accommodation.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expatiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expatiate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expatiate" src="word_pronunciations/08554.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈpeɪʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhks'paysheeayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expatiate" src="word_pronunciations/08555.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">expatiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">expatiating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion: <em class="example">to expatiate upon a theme.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> to move or wander about intellectually, imaginatively, etc., without restraint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>patiātus</em>, past participle, extended, spread out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expatiation</strong> /əkspeɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkspayshee'ayshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expatiator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expatriate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expatriate</span><z><span target_id="BUqjbANWMH">v.t.</span><span target_id="yiQf6OpJer">adj.</span><span target_id="F6A9d7Z7tp">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BUqjbANWMH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expatriate" src="word_pronunciations/08557.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈpætrieɪt/ (<em>say</em> eks'patreeayt) (<strong class="bold">expatriated</strong>, <strong class="bold">expatriating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> to banish (someone) from their native country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one’s native country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one’s country.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yiQf6OpJer">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq404"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expatriate" src="word_pronunciations/08556.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈpætriət/ (<em>say</em> eks'patreeuht) expatriated; exiled.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F6A9d7Z7tp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expatriate" src="word_pronunciations/08556.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈpætriət/ (<em>say</em> eks'patreeuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq330"> an expatriated person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq915"> Also, <strong class="vs">expat</strong>. someone living or working in a country of which they are not a citizen: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ostensibly they left because Australia was an infertile field for big thinkers and creative talents, or so we’re often told … With a mixture of envy and disapproval, we called them expatriates.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robert dessaix</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>expatriātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expatriation</strong> /ɛksˌpætriˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eks.patree'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiable</span></header><div>/ˈɛkspiəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspeeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">capable of being expiated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expiate" src="word_pronunciations/08591.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspieɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspeeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">expiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">expiating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">to atone for; make amends or reparation for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expiātus</em>, past participle of <em>expiāre</em> to purge by sacrifice] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expiator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiation</span></header><div>/ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> the act of expiating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> the means by which atonement or reparation is made; atonement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiatory</span></header><div>/ˌɛkspiˈeɪtri/ (<em>say</em> .ekspee'aytree), /ɛkˈspiətri/ (<em>say</em> ek'speeuhtree), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">able to make atonement or expiation; offered by way of expiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiration</span></header><div>/ɛkspəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025191" href="entry://expiry%23bigmac000025191"><strong>expiry</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025191" href="entry://expiry%23mq427">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> the act of expiring, or breathing out; emission of air from the lungs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiratory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiratory</span></header><div>/əkˈspɪrətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spiruhtree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">relating to the expiration of air from the lungs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expire</span><z><span target_id="1dZwKvE1bp">v.i.</span><span target_id="HPgilhr1QN">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expire" src="word_pronunciations/08592.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spuyuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expire" src="word_pronunciations/08593.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">expired</strong>, <strong class="bold">expiring</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1dZwKvE1bp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> to come to an end; terminate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The initial offer expired at 5:00pm AEST on Friday. </em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq959"> to die out, as a fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq491"> to emit the last breath; die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq847"> (of food products) to be beyond the use-by date: <em class="example">this milk has expired.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HPgilhr1QN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq997"> to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq427"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to delete (a document) from an archive file after a specified date.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>expire</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>expirer</em>, from Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>pīrāre</em> breathe out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expirer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiry</span><z><span target_id="ojLd6M92Sy">n.</span><span target_id="p4tJkUOAJl">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛkˈspaɪri/ (<em>say</em> ek'spuyree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ojLd6M92Sy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">expiries</strong>) a coming to an end; termination; close.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="p4tJkUOAJl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq183"> of or relating to the time at which something terminates.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098826" href="entry://expire%23bigmac000098826"><span class="smallcaps">expir(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explain</span><z><span target_id="9pfu2i02NC">v.t.</span><span target_id="BSDZYfOEIi">v.i.</span><span target_id="yBKfh1KCq7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explain" src="word_pronunciations/08594.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspleɪn/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splayn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explain" src="word_pronunciations/08595.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9pfu2i02NC"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> to make plain or clear; render intelligible: <em class="example">to explain an obscure point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> to make known in detail: <em class="example">to explain how to do something; </em><em class="example">to explain a process.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq028"> to assign a meaning to; interpret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq591"> to make clear the cause or reason of; account for.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BSDZYfOEIi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq395"> to give an explanation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yBKfh1KCq7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">explain away</strong>, to dispel (doubts, etc.) by explanation; nullify the significance, or the apparent significance, of (words, facts, occurrences, etc.) by explanation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>explānāre</em> make plain, flatten out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>explainable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explanation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explanation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explanation" src="word_pronunciations/08596.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspluh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> the act or process of explaining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> that which explains; a statement made to clarify something and make it understandable; an exposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq430"> a meaning or interpretation: <em class="example">to find an explanation of a mystery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq899"> a mutual declaration of the meaning of words spoken, actions, motives, etc., with a view to adjusting a misunderstanding or reconciling differences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq958"> a written or spoken text type or form which describes how something operates or why something happens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>explānātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explanatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explanatory</span></header><div>/əkˈsplænətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splanuhtree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">serving to explain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">explanative</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>explanatorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explant</span><z><span target_id="esPCEqmhCt">v.t.</span><span target_id="dMG22vM1bT">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛksˈplænt/ (<em>say</em> eks'plant), /-ˈplant/ (<em>say</em> -'plahnt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="esPCEqmhCt"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> to take living material from an animal or plant and place it in a culture medium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> to remove (an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036602" href="entry://implant%23bigmac000036602">implant</a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036602" href="entry://implant%23mq975">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dMG22vM1bT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq555"> a piece of explanted tissue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq58"> the surgical procedure for the removal of an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036602" href="entry://implant%23bigmac000036602">implant</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036602" href="entry://implant%23mq975">5</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101310" href="entry://plant%23bigmac000101310"><span class="smallcaps">plant</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explicable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explicable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explicable" src="word_pronunciations/08599.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈplɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhks'plikuhbuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explicable" src="word_pronunciations/08600.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">capable of being explained.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explicate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explicate" src="word_pronunciations/08601.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspləkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspluhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">explicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">explicating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq467"> to develop (a principle, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>explicātus</em>, past participle, unfolded]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explication</span></header><div>/ɛkspləˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspluh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> the act of explicating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> an explanation; interpretation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explicative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explicative</span></header><div>/əkˈsplɪkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splikuhtiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">explanatory; interpretative.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">explicatory</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exsiccate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exsiccate</span></header><div>/ˈɛksəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exsiccated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exsiccating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> to dry up, as moisture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exsiccātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exsiccation</strong> /ɛksəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exsiccative</strong> /ˈɛksəkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhkuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exsiccator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exstipulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exstipulate</span></header><div>/ɛkˈstɪpjələt/ (<em>say</em> ek'stipyuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">(of a petiole) without stipules.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estipulate</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072244" href="entry://stipulate%23bigmac000072244"><span class="smallcaps">stipulate<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ext.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ext.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> extension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> external.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq213"> extinct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq991"> extra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extant" src="word_pronunciations/08650.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkˈstænt/ (<em>say</em> ek'stant), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extant" src="word_pronunciations/08651.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkstənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> standing out; protruding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>tans</em>, present participle, standing out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extinct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extinct</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extinct" src="word_pronunciations/08675.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈtɪŋkt/ (<em>say</em> uhks'tingkt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extinct" src="word_pronunciations/08676.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> (of a species) without a living representative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> (of a volcano) no longer active, with no possibility of further eruption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq558"> having come to an end: <em class="example">a royal house becoming extinct.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq137"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (of a flame) quenched.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>extincte</em>, from Latin <em>extinctus</em>, past participle, destroyed, put out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extinction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extinction</span></header><div>/əkˈstɪŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stingkshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> the act of extinguishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> the fact of being extinguished; condition of being extinct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq859"> suppression; abolition; annihilation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq027"> <em class="label">Biology</em> a becoming extinct; a coming to an end or dying out.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The permanent disappearance of species has occurred throughout the history of the planet when either a species was unable to resist a natural catastrophe or, more slowly, when a species could not adjust quickly enough to a major natural environmental change. While extinction is a natural process, and mass extinctions have occurred in the past, extinction of species now can usually be attributed to human-induced change such as habitat alteration, introduction of stronger species against which an endemic species cannot compete, and climate change. According to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act list, there are over 50 species of Australian fauna and over 30 species of Australian flora that the Australian government currently recognises as being extinct. These include more than 20 species of vertebrates, the best known being the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, the last known of which died in 1936. Typical factors leading to extinction of various species of animals have been cat or fox predation, food and habitat destruction by animals like rabbits, hunting, fur trapping, overgrazing, land clearing, changed fire regimes and hunting by bird collectors.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extinctive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extinctive</span></header><div>/əkˈstɪŋktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stingktiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">tending or serving to extinguish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extinguish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extinguish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extinguish" src="word_pronunciations/08677.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stinggwish), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extinguish" src="word_pronunciations/08678.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or alight).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq407"> to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence: <em class="example">to extinguish a hope; </em><em class="example">to extinguish a life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq203"> to obscure or eclipse, as by superior brilliancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq191"> <em class="label">Law</em> to put an end to (a right or obligation), as by discharging a debt by payment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>tinguere</em> put out, quench, destroy + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038452" href="entry://-ish%23bigmac000038452"><span class="smallcaps">-ish<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extinguishable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extinguishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extirpate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extirpate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extirpate" src="word_pronunciations/08679.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkstɜpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksterpayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extirpate" src="word_pronunciations/08680.mp3"></audio></span>/-stə-/ (<em>say</em> -stuh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">extirpated</strong>, <strong class="bold">extirpating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq608"> to remove utterly; destroy totally; exterminate; do away with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq329"> to pull up by the roots; root up.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>tirpātus</em>, past participle, rooted out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extirpation</strong> /ɛkstɜˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekster'payshuhn), /-stə-/ (<em>say</em> -stuh-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extirpative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extirpator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extol" src="word_pronunciations/08681.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstoʊl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stohl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extol" src="word_pronunciations/08682.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">extolled</strong>, <strong class="bold">extolling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">to praise highly; laud; eulogise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extoll</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>extollere</em>, literally, lift out or up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extoller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extolment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extort</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extort" src="word_pronunciations/08687.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɔt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stawt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extort" src="word_pronunciations/08688.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> to wrest or wring (something) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain (money, information, etc.) by force, torture, threat, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> to take illegally under cover of office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extortus</em>, past participle, twisted or wrested out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extorter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extortive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This is being increasingly used as a synonym for <em>coerce</em>, although this is not yet generally accepted as standard.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extortion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extortion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extortion" src="word_pronunciations/08685.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stawshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extortion" src="word_pronunciations/08686.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> the act of extorting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Law</em> the crime of obtaining money or other things of value under colour of office, when none is due or not so much is due, or before it is due.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq004"> oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq841"> anything extorted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>extortio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extortionary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extortionary</span></header><div>/əkˈstɔʃənri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stawshuhnree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-ʃənəri/ (<em>say</em> -shuhnuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">characterised by or given to extortion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extortionate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extortionate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extortionate" src="word_pronunciations/08683.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstɔʃənət/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stawshuhnuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extortionate" src="word_pronunciations/08684.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> exorbitant; grossly excessive: <em class="example">extortionate prices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> characterised by extortion, as persons.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extortionately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extortionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extortionist</span></header><div>/əkˈstɔʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stawshuhnuhst), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">someone who practises extortion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extortioner</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra</span><z><span target_id="OgbGgpA237">adj.</span><span target_id="hASVOQdQY9">n.</span><span target_id="nrzhEl2vPt">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extra" src="word_pronunciations/08709.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkstrə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstruh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OgbGgpA237"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary; additional: <em class="example">an extra edition of a newspaper; </em><em class="example">an extra price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq237"> better than what is usual: <em class="example">extra fineness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extraordinarily good.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq189"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extreme or excessive; beyond normal restraints or limits.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hASVOQdQY9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq107"> something extra or additional.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq395"> an additional expense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq052"> an edition of a newspaper other than the regular edition or editions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq704"> <em class="label">US</em> something of superior quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq351"> <em class="label">Film</em> a person hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a mob or crowd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq069"> <em class="label">US</em> an additional worker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq437"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Cricket</em> a score or run not made from the bat, as a bye or a wide; sundry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq579"> an additional period taught by a teacher because of the absence of a colleague.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="nrzhEl2vPt">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq235"> in excess of the usual or specified amount: <em class="example">an extra high price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq097"> beyond the ordinary degree; unusually; uncommonly: <em class="example">done extra well.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [probably originally shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025319" href="entry://extraordinary%23bigmac000025319"><span class="smallcaps">extraordinary</span></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a>. def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090542" href="#mq189">4</a> US campus slang (2012)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq473">a prefix meaning ‘outside’, ‘beyond’, ‘besides’, freely used as an English formative, as in <em>extrajudicial</em>, <em>extraterritorial</em>, and in many other words, mostly self-explanatory, as <em>extra-atmospheric</em>, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extro-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, combining form of <em>extrā</em> (adverb and preposition) outside (of), without]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrabold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrabold</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈboʊld/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'bohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">unusually heavy bold face print.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extracanonical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extracanonical</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəkəˈnɒnɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruhkuh'nonikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">not included in the canon of Scripture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011077" href="entry://canonical%23bigmac000011077"><span class="smallcaps">canonical</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extract</span><z><span target_id="1e3WkHvZIk">v.t.</span><span target_id="Dq4MCQXz0r">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1e3WkHvZIk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extract" src="word_pronunciations/08691.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrækt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strakt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extract" src="word_pronunciations/08692.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> to draw forth or get out by force: <em class="example">to extract a tooth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> to deduce (a doctrine, principle, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq455"> to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq370"> to take or copy out (matter from a book, etc.), or make excerpts from (the book, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq240"> to extort (information, money, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq381"> to separate or obtain (a juice, ingredient, principle, etc.) from a mixture by pressure, distillation, treatment with solvents, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq107"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> to separate a metal from its ore by any process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to determine (the root of a quantity).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dq4MCQXz0r">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extract" src="word_pronunciations/08693.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkstrækt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstrakt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq273"> something extracted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq217"> a passage taken from a book, etc.; an excerpt; a quotation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq950"> a crude solution or preparation containing the active principles of a vegetable or animal drug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq238"> a solid or viscid substance extracted from a drug, plant, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> a material made from old woollen and worsted fabrics with the addition of cotton or rayon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extractus</em>, past participle, drawn out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extractable</strong>, <strong>extractible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation of derived form, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014925" href="entry://collectable%23bigmac000014925"><strong>collectable</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explicit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explicit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explicit" src="word_pronunciations/08602.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsplɪsət/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splisuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explicit" src="word_pronunciations/08603.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> leaving nothing merely implied; clearly expressed; unequivocal: <em class="example">an explicit statement; </em><em class="example">explicit instructions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> clearly developed or formulated: <em class="example">explicit knowledge; </em><em class="example">explicit belief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq947"> definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken: <em class="example">he was quite explicit on that point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq904"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> (of a function) having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102629" href="entry://implicit%23bigmac000102629"><strong>implicit</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102629" href="entry://implicit%23mq884">3</a>). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>explicitus</em>, variant of <em>explicātus</em>, past participle, unfolded] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>explicitly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>explicitness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explode</span><z><span target_id="i7awc426sR">v.i.</span><span target_id="gxoRO3HGXK">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explode" src="word_pronunciations/08604.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsploʊd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splohd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explode" src="word_pronunciations/08605.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exploded</strong>, <strong class="bold">exploding</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="i7awc426sR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder, nitroglycerine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq389"> to burst, fly into pieces, or break up violently with a loud report, as a boiler from excessive pressure of steam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq996"> to burst forth violently, especially with noise, laughter, violent speech, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq095"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> (of stop consonants) to end with a plosion so that the aspiration at the end of the consonant is audible, as <em>t</em> in <em>ten</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gxoRO3HGXK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq291"> to cause (gunpowder, a boiler, etc.) to explode.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq826"> to cause to be rejected; destroy the reputation of; discredit or disprove: <em class="example">to explode a theory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> to end with a plosion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>explōdere</em> drive out by clapping] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exploder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploit<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exploit" src="word_pronunciations/08606.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛksplɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksployt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> a striking or notable deed; a feat; a spirited or heroic act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq778"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an unusual event or experience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>esploit</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>explicitum</em>, past participle neuter, unfolded]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploit<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="UYBUvMekXg">v.t.</span><span target_id="cI7yAqBdGv">n.</span><span target_id="k6HQxoLDWo">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exploit" src="word_pronunciations/08607.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsplɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sployt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exploit" src="word_pronunciations/08608.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UYBUvMekXg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> to turn to practical account; utilise for profit, especially natural resources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq248"> to use selfishly for one’s own ends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq17"> <em class="label">Computers</em> (of a hacker) to take advantage of (a programming flaw).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cI7yAqBdGv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq878"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a hacker attack which takes advantage of a programming flaw.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="k6HQxoLDWo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Computers</em> of or relating to such an attack: <em class="example">exploit codes.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>expleiten</em>, from Old French <em>expleiter</em>, from Latin <em>explicāre</em> unfold] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exploitable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploitation</span></header><div>/ɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksploy'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> utilisation for profit: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Australia is not an under-used country in need of further agricultural and industrial exploitation</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mark o’connor</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq515"> selfish utilisation: <em class="example">the exploitation of sweat-shop labour in Asia.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploitative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927125257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploitative</span></header><div>/əkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sploytuhtiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq963"> seeking to exploit a resource, opportunity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> seeking to use others to one’s own advantage; manipulative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploration</span></header><div>/ɛkspləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspluh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> the act of exploring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq529"> the investigation of unknown regions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploratory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploratory</span></header><div>/əkˈsplɒrətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sploruhtree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> relating to or concerned with exploration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> inclined to make explorations.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">explorative</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explore</span><z><span target_id="CZzsmDqoZF">v.t.</span><span target_id="PCLctqMaqe">v.i.</span><span target_id="gF2rA38pMw">n.</span><span target_id="K7hMBJXTqy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explore" src="word_pronunciations/08609.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsplɔ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splaw), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explore" src="word_pronunciations/08610.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">explored</strong>, <strong class="bold">exploring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CZzsmDqoZF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> to traverse or range over (a region, etc.) for the purpose of discovery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> to look into closely; scrutinise; examine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> to investigate, especially mechanically, as with a probe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq722"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to search for; search out.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PCLctqMaqe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq710"> to engage in exploration.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gF2rA38pMw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an exploration: <em class="example">let’s have a bit of an explore.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="K7hMBJXTqy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">explore every avenue</strong>, to try every means.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>explōrāre</em> to search out, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>plōrāre</em> to make to flow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explosion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explosion" src="word_pronunciations/08611.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsploʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splohzhuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explosion" src="word_pronunciations/08612.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> the act of exploding; a violent expansion or bursting with noise, as of gunpowder or a boiler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> the noise itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq511"> a violent outburst of laughter, anger, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq999"> any sudden, rapid, or large increase: <em class="example">the population explosion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq996"> the burning of fuel with air in an internal-combustion engine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq085"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057450" href="entry://plosion%23bigmac000057450"><strong>plosion</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>explōsio</em> a driving off by clapping]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explosive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explosive</span><z><span target_id="dA7Noj34qk">adj.</span><span target_id="AQGrbRJqbJ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explosive" src="word_pronunciations/08613.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsploʊzɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'splohziv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explosive" src="word_pronunciations/08614.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of explosive" src="word_pronunciations/08615.mp3"></audio></span>/-sɪv/ (<em>say</em> -siv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dA7Noj34qk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> tending or serving to explode: <em class="example">an explosive substance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq202"> relating to or of the nature of an explosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq483"> liable to flare up suddenly: <em class="example">an explosive anger; </em><em class="example">an explosive situation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057451" href="entry://plosive%23bigmac000057451"><strong>plosive</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AQGrbRJqbJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq385"> an explosive agent or substance, as dynamite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057451" href="entry://plosive%23bigmac000057451"><strong>plosive</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>explosively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>explosiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explosivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac772430717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explosivity</span></header><div>/ɛksploʊˈzɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> eksploh'zivuhtee), /-ˈsɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> -'sivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> the state of being explosive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> the magnitude to which something is explosive, especially a volcanic eruption.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expo" src="word_pronunciations/08629.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> a large exhibition of technology, arts and crafts, industrial products, etc., often accompanied by shows, dances, festivals, displays, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> (<em>upper case</em>) one of a series of such exhibitions held at four-yearly intervals in different cities of the world, as Brisbane in 1988.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025223" href="entry://exposition%23bigmac000025223"><span class="smallcaps">exposition</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025223" href="entry://exposition%23mq876">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exponible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exponible</span></header><div>/əkˈspoʊnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohnuhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">(in logic, especially of an obscure proposition) admitting or requiring exposition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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export
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">export</span><z><span target_id="gBpZQ5zSF1">v.t.</span><span target_id="rSAWgngwjO">n.</span><span target_id="gVU6EqexHp">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gBpZQ5zSF1"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of export" src="word_pronunciations/08618.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɔt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spawt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of export" src="word_pronunciations/08619.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of export" src="word_pronunciations/08620.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspawt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> to send (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to copy (data) from one processing system to another in a different format.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rSAWgngwjO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of export" src="word_pronunciations/08620.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspawt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq066"> the act of exporting; exportation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq166"> that which is exported; an article exported.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gVU6EqexHp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq149"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of export" src="word_pronunciations/08620.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspawt) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq760"> of or relating to the export of goods: <em class="example">export income.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq097"> of or relating to products good enough in quality to be exported and better than those kept for home consumption: <em class="example">export beef.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exportāre</em> carry away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exportable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exporter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exportation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exportation</span></header><div>/ɛkspɔˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspaw'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq144"> the act of exporting; the sending of commodities out of a country, typically in trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">US</em> something exported.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exposal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exposal</span></header><div>/əkˈspoʊzəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohzuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101104" href="entry://exposure%23bigmac000101104"><strong>exposure</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expose</span><z><span target_id="sjYfqpmt6a">v.t.</span><span target_id="JFCRZJXDSo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expose" src="word_pronunciations/08622.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspoʊz/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expose" src="word_pronunciations/08623.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sjYfqpmt6a"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exposed</strong>, <strong class="bold">exposing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: <em class="example">to expose soldiers to gunfire; </em><em class="example">to expose one’s character to attack.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> to lay open to something specified: <em class="example">to expose oneself to misunderstanding.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq213"> to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.: <em class="example">to expose one’s head to the rain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq579"> to present to view; exhibit; display: <em class="example">the beggar who exposes his sores.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq557"> to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq936"> to reveal or unmask (crime, fraud, an impostor, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq720"> to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq801"> to leave in an unsheltered or open place, as (in some societies) an unwanted child to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq246"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to subject (a plate, film or paper) to the action of light or other actinic rays.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JFCRZJXDSo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq795"> <strong class="phr">expose oneself</strong>, to exhibit one’s external sexual organs in public.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>exposer</em>, from <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>poser</em> put (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102819" href="entry://pose%23bigmac000102819"><span class="smallcaps">pose<sup>1</sup></span></a>), but associated with derivative of Latin <em>expōnere</em> set forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exposé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exposé</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exposé" src="word_pronunciations/08621.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ekspoh'zay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq277"> a formal explanation or exposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> an exposure, as of something discreditable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, originally past participle of <em>exposer</em> expose]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exposition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exposition" src="word_pronunciations/08624.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekspuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> an exhibition or show, as of the products of art and manufacture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> an act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq689"> a written or spoken text type or form which represents a detailed statement or explanation; an explanatory treatise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq151"> the act of presenting to view; display.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq749"> the state of being exposed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Music</em> that part of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the subject or main themes are initially stated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq97"> <em class="label">Literature</em> the opening section of a text in which characters are introduced and the background of their situation presented.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expositiōn-</em>, stem of <em>expositiō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expositor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expositor</span></header><div>/əkˈspɒzətə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spozuhtuh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">someone who expounds, or gives an exposition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin; replacing Middle English <em>exposit</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>ur</em>, from Anglo-French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expository
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expository</span></header><div>/əkˈspɒzətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spozuhtree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">serving to expound, set forth, or explain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">expositive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expostulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expostulate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expostulate" src="word_pronunciations/08625.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɒstʃuleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sposchoohlayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expostulate" src="word_pronunciations/08626.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">expostulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">expostulating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">to reason earnestly with a person against something they intend to do or have done; remonstrate (<em>on</em>, or <em>upon</em>): <em class="example">to expostulate with him on the impropriety.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expostulātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expostulating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expostulatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expostulator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expostulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expostulation</span></header><div>/əkspɒstʃuˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhksposchooh'layshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> an expostulatory remark or address.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expostulatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expostulatory</span></header><div>/əkˈspɒstʃulətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sposchoohluhtree), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">expostulating; conveying expostulation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">expostulative</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /əkˈspɒstʃulətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exposure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exposure</span></header><div>/əkˈspoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohzhuh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> the act of exposing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> disclosure, as of something private or secret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq295"> revealing or unmasking, as of crime, fraud, an impostor, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> presentation to view, especially in an open or public manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq992"> a laying open or subjecting to the action or influence of something: <em class="example">exposure to the weather; </em><em class="example">exposure to danger; </em><em class="example">exposure to ridicule.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq901"> <em class="label">Photography</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq357"> the act of presenting a sensitive material as film, plate, or paper, to the action of light or other actinic rays.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq529"> the duration of this exposure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq595"> a putting out without shelter or protection, as of an abandoned child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq145"> a state of being exposed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq860"> contact with a hazardous substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq060"> situation with regard to sunlight or wind; aspect: <em class="example">a southern exposure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq062"> something exposed, as to view; an exposed surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq744"> the opportunity to work in a particular area or with a particular group of people, which will be of benefit, especially in the advancement of a career.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq12"> <em class="label">Finance</em> the amount that one may lose if an investment fails.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101121" href="entry://expose%23bigmac000101121"><span class="smallcaps">expos(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081687" href="entry://-ure%23bigmac000081687"><span class="smallcaps">-ure</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expound</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expound" src="word_pronunciations/08627.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spownd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expound" src="word_pronunciations/08628.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> to set forth or state in detail: <em class="example">to expound theories; </em><em class="example">to expound principles.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq473"> to explain; interpret.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>expoune</em>(<em>n</em>), <em>expounde</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>espondre</em>, from Latin <em>expōnere</em> put out, expose, set forth, explain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expounder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expropriate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expropriate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expropriate" src="word_pronunciations/08640.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈproʊprieɪt/ (<em>say</em> eks'prohpreeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">expropriated</strong>, <strong class="bold">expropriating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> to take, especially for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> to dispossess (a person) of ownership.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>expropriātus</em>, past participle, deprived of property, from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>proprium</em> property] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expropriation</strong> /ɛksproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksprohpree'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expropriator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expugnable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expugnable</span></header><div>/ɛkˈspʌgnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> ek'spugnuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">capable of being overcome, defeated, conquered, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expugnābilis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expulsion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expulsion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expulsion" src="word_pronunciations/08641.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspʌlʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spulshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expulsion" src="word_pronunciations/08642.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> the act of driving out or expelling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> the state of being expelled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expulsio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expulsive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expulsive</span></header><div>/əkˈspʌlsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spulsiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">tending or serving to expel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expunction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expunction</span></header><div>/əkˈspʌŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spungkshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">the act of expunging; an erasure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expunctus</em>, past participle, struck out + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expunge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expunge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expunge" src="word_pronunciations/08643.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspʌndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spunj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expunge" src="word_pronunciations/08644.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">expunged</strong>, <strong class="bold">expunging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> to efface; wipe out or destroy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expungere</em> prick out, strike out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expunger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expurgate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expurgate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expurgate" src="word_pronunciations/08645.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkspɜgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspergayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expurgate" src="word_pronunciations/08646.mp3"></audio></span>/-pəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> -puhgayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">expurgated</strong>, <strong class="bold">expurgating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> to amend by removing offensive or objectionable matter: <em class="example">to expurgate a book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> to purge or cleanse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>expurgātus</em>, past participle, purged] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expurgation</strong> /ɛkspɜˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksper'gayshuhn), /-pəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> -puh'gayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expurgator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>expurgated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expurgatorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expurgatorial</span></header><div>/ɛkspɜgəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> eksperguh'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">relating to an expurgator or to expurgation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expurgatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expurgatory</span></header><div>/ɛkˈspɜgətri/ (<em>say</em> ek'sperguhtree), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">serving to expurgate; of or relating to expurgation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exquisite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exquisite</span><z><span target_id="vO6mun8veI">adj.</span><span target_id="Xsrzc2qS4r">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exquisite" src="word_pronunciations/08647.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈskwɪzət/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skwizuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exquisite" src="word_pronunciations/08648.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exquisite" src="word_pronunciations/08649.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkskwəzət/ (<em>say</em> 'ekskwuhzuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vO6mun8veI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> of peculiar beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, colouring, music, poetry, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> extraordinarily fine, admirable, or consummate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq764"> intense, acute, or keen, as pleasure, pain, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq654"> keenly or delicately sensitive or responsive: <em class="example">an exquisite ear for music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq473"> of rare excellence of production or execution, as works of art or craft, or the artist or worker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq584"> of peculiar refinement or elegance, as taste, manners, etc., or persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq402"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> carefully sought out, chosen, ascertained, devised, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xsrzc2qS4r">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq080"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a dandy; coxcomb.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>exquīsītus</em>, past participle, sought out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exquisitely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exquisiteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exsanguinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704501948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exsanguinate</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsæŋgwəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> ek'sanggwuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">exsanguinated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exsanguinating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">to drain the blood from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exsanguinātus</em>, past participle of <em>exsanguināre</em> drain blood from] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exsanguination</strong> /ɛkˌsæŋgwəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ek.sanggwuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exsanguine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exsanguine</span></header><div>/əkˈsæŋgwən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sanggwuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098799" href="entry://anaemic%23bigmac000098799"><strong>anaemic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exscind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exscind</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsɪnd/ (<em>say</em> ek'sind) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">to cut out or off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exscindere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraction" src="word_pronunciations/08689.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strakshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraction" src="word_pronunciations/08690.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq641"> the act of extracting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> the state or fact of being extracted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq025"> descent or lineage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq205"> something extracted; an extract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq688"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq650"> the act of extracting a tooth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq616"> an instance of having a tooth extracted.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extractive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extractive</span><z><span target_id="zdZrLepLcc">adj.</span><span target_id="VCWgpiPxTD">n.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈstræktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhk'straktiv), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zdZrLepLcc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> tending or serving to extract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> able to be extracted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq500"> of or of the nature of an extract.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VCWgpiPxTD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq970"> something extracted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extractor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extractor</span></header><div>/əkˈstræktə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'straktuh), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq685"> a person or a thing that extracts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> the mechanism in a firearm or cannon which, after firing, pulls an empty or unfired cartridge or shell case out of the chamber of the weapon and brings it into place for action by the ejector.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extracurricular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extracurricular</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extracurricular" src="word_pronunciations/08694.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkstrəkəˈrɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> ekstruhkuh'rikyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq012"> outside the regular curriculum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> relating to sexual activities outside of an established relationship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraditable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraditable</span></header><div>/ˈɛkstrədaɪtəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstruhduytuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> capable of being extradited; subject to extradition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> capable of incurring extradition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extradite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extradite</span></header><div>/ˈɛkstrədaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstruhduyt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">extradited</strong>, <strong class="bold">extraditing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> to give up (a fugitive or prisoner) to another nation, state, or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq567"> to obtain the extradition of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025309" href="entry://extradition%23bigmac000025309"><span class="smallcaps">extradition</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extradition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extradition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extradition" src="word_pronunciations/08695.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkstrəˈdɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'dishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">the surrender of a fugitive from justice or a prisoner by one state or authority to another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>trāditio</em> a giving over]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrados
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrados</span></header><div>/ɛkˈstreɪdɒs/ (<em>say</em> ek'straydos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">the exterior curve or surface of an arch or vault.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>extra-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + French <em>dos</em> back (from Latin <em>dorsum</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extragalactic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extragalactic</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəgəˈlæktɪk/ (<em>say</em> ekstruhguh'laktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">outside the galaxy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrajudicial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrajudicial</span></header><div>/ˌɛkstrədʒuˈdɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> .ekstruhjooh'dishuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">outside the normal course of judicial procedure; beyond the action or authority of a court.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extrajudicially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extralinguistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac690119424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extralinguistics</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəlɪŋˈgwɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> ekstruhling'gwistiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">the study of face-to-face human communicative systems other than language, such as gestures, facial expressions, non-lexical sounds like snorts, laughter, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extralinguistic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extralinguistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extramarital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extramarital</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extramarital" src="word_pronunciations/08696.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkstrəˈmærətl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'maruhtl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">of or relating to sexual relations with someone other than one’s spouse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045168" href="entry://marital%23bigmac000045168"><span class="smallcaps">marital</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extramundane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extramundane</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈmʌndeɪn/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'mundayn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">beyond our world or the material universe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048734" href="entry://mundane%23bigmac000048734"><span class="smallcaps">mundane</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extramural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extramural</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈmjurəl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'myoohruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> outside the walls or boundaries, as of a city or town.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> outside the confines of a school or university; connected with a school or university but not under its direct control: <em class="example">extramural studies; </em><em class="example">extramural activities.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraordinaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraordinaire</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinaire" src="word_pronunciations/08699.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkstrɔdəˈnɛə/ (<em>say</em> ekstrawduh'nair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (follows noun) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> (of a professional) unusually excellent or skilful: <em class="example">a tenor extraordinaire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq154"> extraordinary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraordinary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraordinary</span></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinary" src="word_pronunciations/08700.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrɔdənri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strawduhnree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinary" src="word_pronunciations/08701.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-dənɛri/ (<em>say</em> -duhneree) beyond what is ordinary; out of the regular or established order: <em class="example">extraordinary power; </em><em class="example">extraordinary expenses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq151"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinary" src="word_pronunciations/08700.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrɔdənri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strawduhnree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinary" src="word_pronunciations/08701.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-dənɛri/ (<em>say</em> -duhneree) exceptional in character, amount, extent, degree, etc.; unusual; remarkable: <em class="example">extraordinary weather; </em><em class="example">extraordinary weight; </em><em class="example">extraordinary speed; </em><em class="example">an extraordinary person; </em><em class="example">an extraordinary book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq320"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinary" src="word_pronunciations/08700.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrɔdənri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strawduhnree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinary" src="word_pronunciations/08701.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-dənɛri/ (<em>say</em> -duhneree) (<em>usually used only after nouns</em>) (of officials, etc.) outside of, additional to, or ranking below an ordinary one: <em class="example">a professor extraordinary.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq400"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinary" src="word_pronunciations/08700.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrɔdənri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strawduhnree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extraordinary" src="word_pronunciations/08701.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-), /ɛkstrəˈɔdənri/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'awduhnree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-dənɛri/ (<em>say</em> -duhneree) (of a meeting) in addition to the usual scheduled meetings, usually to discuss an urgent item of business that has arisen: <em class="example">an extraordinary sitting of cabinet.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extrāordinārius</em> out of the common order] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extraordinarily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extraordinariness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciations /əkˈstrɔdənɛri/ and /ɛkstrəˈɔdənɛri/ are considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrapolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrapolate</span><z><span target_id="XCCsvzpaZN">v.t.</span><span target_id="47tGbCEJ25">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extrapolate" src="word_pronunciations/08702.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkˈstræpəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> ek'strapuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">extrapolated</strong>, <strong class="bold">extrapolating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XCCsvzpaZN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> to estimate a quantity which depends on one or more variables by extending the variables beyond their established ranges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq284"> to infer (what is not known) from that which is known; conjecture.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="47tGbCEJ25">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq415"> to perform extrapolation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095002" href="entry://interpolate%23bigmac000095002"><span class="smallcaps">(inter)polate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extrapolation</strong> /ɛkstræpəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekstrapuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrasolar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144944688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrasolar</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈsoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'sohluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq16"> occurring outside the solar system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> (of a planet) orbiting a star other than the sun.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrasystole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrasystole</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈsɪstəli/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'sistuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">a heart beat occurring before its normal time in the heart rhythm and followed by a compensatory pause; premature beat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravagance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravagance</span></header><div>/əkˈstrævəgəns/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stravuhguhns), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> excessive expenditure or outlay of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> an instance of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq495"> unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions, opinions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq998"> an extravagant action, notion, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravagancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravagancy</span></header><div>/əkˈstrævəgənsi/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stravuhguhnsee), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">extravagancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">extravagance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravagant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravagant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extravagant" src="word_pronunciations/08705.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈstrævəgənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stravuhguhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extravagant" src="word_pronunciations/08706.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq554"> going beyond prudence or necessity in expenditure; wasteful: <em class="example">an extravagant person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> excessively high; exorbitant: <em class="example">extravagant expenses; </em><em class="example">extravagant prices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq007"> exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, passions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq401"> exceedingly elaborate; flamboyant: <em class="example">an extravagant dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> wandering beyond bounds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>extrāvagans</em>, present participle of <em>extrāvagārī</em> wander beyond, from Latin <em>extrā-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <em>vagārī</em> wander] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extravagantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extravagantness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravaganza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravaganza</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extravaganza" src="word_pronunciations/08707.mp3"></audio></span>/əkstrævəˈgænzə/ (<em>say</em> uhkstravuh'ganzuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extravaganza" src="word_pronunciations/08708.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> a musical or dramatic composition, as comic opera or musical comedy, marked by wildness and irregularity in form and feeling and elaborateness in staging and costume.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> extravagant behaviour or speech.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025331" href="entry://extravagance%23bigmac000025331"><span class="smallcaps">extravagance</span></a> and Italian <em>stravaganza</em> queer behaviour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravagate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravagate</span></header><div>/əkˈstrævəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stravuhgayt), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">extravagated</strong>, <strong class="bold">extravagating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> to wander beyond bounds; stray; roam at will.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> to go beyond the bounds of propriety or reason.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>extrāvagāt-</em>, stem of past participle of <em>extrāvagārī</em> wander beyond]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravasate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravasate</span><z><span target_id="79E7r2uAqE">v.t.</span><span target_id="pZBGoxLJp7">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əkˈstrævəseɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stravuhsayt), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">extravasated</strong>, <strong class="bold">extravasating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="79E7r2uAqE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> to force out from the proper vessels, as blood, especially so as to diffuse through the surrounding tissues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Geology</em> to pour out (molten or liquid matter) from the earth as lava from a vent, water from a geyser, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pZBGoxLJp7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq085"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> to be extravasated, as blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq985"> <em class="label">Geology</em> (of molten or liquid matter) to pour forth from the earth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + Latin <em>vās</em> vessel + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravasation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravasation</span></header><div>/əkstrævəˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkstravuh'sayshuhn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> the act of extravasating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> the matter extravasated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravascular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravascular</span></header><div>/ɛkstrəˈvæskjələ/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'vaskyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">situated or occurring outside a vessel of an animal or plant: <em class="example">extravascular fluid.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><span class="smallcaps">extra-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082200" href="entry://vascular%23bigmac000082200"><span class="smallcaps">vascular</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extricable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extricable</span></header><div>/ˈɛkstrɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstrikuhbuhl), /əkˈstrɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strikuhbuhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">capable of being extricated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extricate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extricate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extricate" src="word_pronunciations/08716.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛkstrəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstruhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">extricated</strong>, <strong class="bold">extricating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> to disentangle; disengage; free: <em class="example">to extricate one from a dangerous or embarrassing situation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> to liberate (gas, etc.) from combination, as in a chemical process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extrīcātus</em>, past participle, disentangled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extrication</strong> /ɛkstrəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrinsic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrinsic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extrinsic" src="word_pronunciations/08717.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛksˈtrɪnzɪk/ (<em>say</em> eks'trinzik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> extraneous; not inherent; unessential.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq646"> being outside a thing; outward or external; operating or coming from without.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq034"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extrinsical</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038075" href="entry://intrinsic%23bigmac000038075"><span class="smallcaps">(in)trinsic</span></a>. Compare French <em>extrinsèque</em> (adjective), Latin <em>extrinsecus</em> (adverb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extrinsically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extrinsicality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq085">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025298" href="entry://extra-%23bigmac000025298"><strong>extra-</strong></a> (used to contrast with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038078" href="entry://intro-%23bigmac000038078"><strong>intro-</strong></a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrorse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrorse</span></header><div>/ɛkˈstrɔs/ (<em>say</em> ek'straws) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">turned or facing outwards, as anthers which open towards the perianth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>extrorsus</em> in an outward direction] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extrorsely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrude</span><z><span target_id="mCilsFYixz">v.t.</span><span target_id="qcBKuQs50q">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extrude" src="word_pronunciations/08719.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkˈstrud/ (<em>say</em> ek'stroohd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">extruded</strong>, <strong class="bold">extruding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mCilsFYixz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> to thrust out; force or press out; expel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> (in moulding or making metals, plastics, etc.) to form into a desired cross-sectional shape by ejecting through a shaped opening: <em class="example">to extrude tubing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq244"> to chop up, mash or process (a food item, as eggs, grain, etc.) and re-form it as a marketable product.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qcBKuQs50q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq536"> to protrude.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>extrūdere</em> thrust out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extruder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>extrusion</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrusive</span></header><div>/ɛkˈstruziv/ (<em>say</em> ek'stroohzeev), /-sɪv/ (<em>say</em> -siv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> tending to extrude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> relating to extrusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq013"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq775"> (of rocks) having been forced out in a molten or plastic condition at the surface of the earth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq914"> denoting or relating to volcanic rocks.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extubate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac718473634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extubate</span></header><div>/ˈɛkstjubeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstyoohbayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">extubated</strong>, <strong class="bold">extubating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">to remove ventilation tubes from a patient.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extubation</strong> /ˌɛkstjuˈbeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ekstyooh'bayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exudate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exudate</span></header><div>/ˈɛksjudeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eksyoohdayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">a substance exuded; exudation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exudation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exudation</span></header><div>/ɛksjuˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksyooh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> the act of exuding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> that which is exuded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq258"> a sweat-like issue or discharge through pores or small openings.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exudative</strong> /əgˈzjudətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zyoohduhtiv), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exude</span><z><span target_id="6IDAvt2aAt">v.i.</span><span target_id="Urhxq04jH6">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exude" src="word_pronunciations/08722.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzjud/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zyoohd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exude" src="word_pronunciations/08723.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exuded</strong>, <strong class="bold">exuding</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6IDAvt2aAt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> to come out gradually in drops like sweat through pores or small openings; ooze out.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Urhxq04jH6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq765"> to send out like sweat; emit through pores or small openings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ūdāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exult
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exult</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exult" src="word_pronunciations/08724.mp3"></audio></span>/əgˈzʌlt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zult), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exult" src="word_pronunciations/08725.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> (sometimes followed by <em>in</em>, <em>at</em>, <em>over</em>) to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated; be jubilant: <em class="example">she exulted to find that she had won.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to leap, especially for joy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ex</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ultāre</em>, frequentative of <em>exsilīre</em> leap out or up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exulting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exultingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exultant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exultant</span></header><div>/əgˈzʌltənt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zultuhnt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">exulting; highly elated; triumphant.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exultantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dyne" src="word_pronunciations/07482.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪn/ (<em>say</em> duyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">the unit of force in the centimetre-gram-second system, equal to 10 × 10<sup>-6</sup> newtons.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: dyn [French, from Greek <em>dynamis</em> force]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edkins family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edkins family</span></header><div>/ˈɛdkənz/ (<em>say</em> 'edkuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a family of Australian pioneer pastoralists. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> <strong>Edward Rowland</strong>, 1840–1905, one of the first pastoralists in northern and central Qld, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> his son, <strong>Edward Rowland Huey</strong>, 1871–1939, pastoralist, particularly in merino breeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq519"> <strong>Boyd Robertson Huey</strong>, 1882–1930, son of Edward Rowland, racing driver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edmund I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edmund I</span></header><div>/ˈɛdmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'edmuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">AD 921?–946, king of England 940–946.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edmund II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edmund II</span></header><div>/ˈɛdmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'edmuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Edmund Ironside</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">AD 980?–1016, king of England in 1016.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward I</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Edward Longshanks</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">1239–1307, king of England 1272–1307 (son of Henry III); conquered Wales in 1284 and temporarily subdued Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward II</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">1284–1327, king of England 1307–27 (son of Edward I); the first Plantagenet to be deposed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward III
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward III</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">1312–77, king of England 1327–77 (son of Edward II); began the Hundred Years’ War against France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward IV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward IV</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">1442–83, king of England 1461–70 and 1471–83 (successor of Henry VI; son of Richard, Duke of York; first king of the house of York).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward V
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward V</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">1470–83, king of England in 1483; murdered in the Tower of London (son of Edward IV).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward VI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward VI</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">1537–53, king of England 1547–53 (son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward VII
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward VII</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Albert Edward</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">1841–1910, king of Great Britain 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward VIII
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward VIII</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Duke of Windsor</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">1894–1972, king of Great Britain in 1936 (son of George V and brother of George VI); the only British monarch to abdicate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabeth I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabeth I</span></header><div>/əˈlɪzəbəθ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizuhbuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">1533–1603, queen of England 1558–1603; successor of Mary I; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabeth II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabeth II</span></header><div>/əˈlɪzəbəθ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizuhbuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Elizabeth Alexandra Mary</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">1926–2022, queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1952–2022; daughter of George VI.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Elizabeth II</strong> became the head of state of Australia on her succession to the throne on 6 February 1952. In 1973, under the Whitlam government, legislation was passed in federal parliament giving her the official title of Queen of Australia, within the formulation ‘Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, head of the Commonwealth’.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ethelred II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ethelred II</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəlrɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhlred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Ethelred the Unready</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">968?–1016, king of the English 978–1016.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Æthelred</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evatt family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evatt family</span></header><div>/ˈɛvət/ (<em>say</em> 'evuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian family prominent in the fields of law and politics. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq641"> <strong>Herbert Vere</strong> (‘<em>Doc</em>’), 1894–1965, state and federal Labor politician, judge and writer; leader of the federal opposition 1951–60.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> his brother, <strong>Clive Raleigh</strong>, 1900–84, lawyer and state politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq014"> <strong>Phillip George</strong>, 1922–2010, nephew of Clive, lawyer; a judge of the Federal Court of Australia 1977–87.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq144"> <strong>Elizabeth Andreas</strong>, born 1933, daughter of Clive, lawyer; chief judge of the Family Court of Australia 1976–88; the first woman to preside in an Australian federal court.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Herbert Vere Evatt</strong> was born in East Maitland, NSW, and after graduating in law from the University of Sydney was admitted to the bar. Evatt also entered politics, representing Labor as the member for Balmain in the NSW parliament (1925–30). In 1930 he became the youngest judge of the High Court of Australia, resigning in 1940 to enter federal parliament, where he became minister for external affairs, attorney-general and deputy prime minister under Chifley. Evatt played an important part in the establishment of the UN and from 1948 to 1949 was president of the UN General Assembly. In 1954, as leader of the Labor opposition, he came close to defeating Menzies, but from then on his career took a downward path. His passionate but sometimes irrational outbursts at the Petrov royal commission allowed him to become an object of Prime Minister Menzies’ ridicule. Unpopular with the anti-communist right wing of the Labor Party, he was unable to maintain party unity and prevent the great Labor split of the 1950s, which blighted Labor’s electoral prospects for many years. Declining health marred his brief term as chief justice of the NSW Supreme Court (1960–62).</div><div class="backshade">His niece, <strong>Elizabeth Evatt</strong>, won the University of Sydney medal for law in 1955, the first woman to do so. Her career included appointments as a deputy president of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, chair of the Royal Commission on Human Relationships and chair of the Family Law Council. In 1988 she was appointed first chief judge of the Family Court of Australia, where she served until 1993. She also served for many years on committees dealing with human rights and the status of women, including the UN Human Rights Committee.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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farad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">farad</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of farad" src="word_pronunciations/08848.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfærəd/ (<em>say</em> 'faruhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">the derived SI unit of capacitance of a capacitor, between the plates of which there appears a potential difference of 1 volt when it is charged by 1 coulomb.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: F [from Michael <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025791" href="entry://Faraday%23bigmac000025791"><span class="smallcaps">Farad(ay)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fromentin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fromentin</span></header><div>/frɒmɒ̃ˈtæ̃/ (<em>say</em> fromon'tan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugène</strong> /ɜˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> er'zhen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">1820–76, French painter and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gauss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gauss</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gauss" src="word_pronunciations/09990.mp3"></audio></span>/gaʊs/ (<em>say</em> gows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electricity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">a unit of magnetic induction in the centimetre-gram-second system, equal to 10<sup>-4</sup> tesla.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: G <em>Symbol</em>: Gs [from KF <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029713" href="entry://Gauss%23bigmac000029713"><span class="smallcaps">Gauss</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gilbert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gilbert</span></header><div>/ˈgɪlbət/ (<em>say</em> 'gilbuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">the CGS electromagnetic unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 10/4π ampere-turns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after William <em>Gilbert</em>, 1540–1603, English physician and physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gram<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gram" src="word_pronunciations/10424.mp3"></audio></span>/græm/ (<em>say</em> gram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a metric unit of mass, one thousandth of a kilogram.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: g [French <em>gramme</em>, from Late Latin <em>gramma</em>, from Greek: a small weight, originally something drawn]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gram<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gram" src="word_pronunciations/10424.mp3"></audio></span>/græm/ (<em>say</em> gram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> chickpeas used as a food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> any of various other plants, as <em>Phaseolus mungo</em> (<strong>black gram</strong>) and <em>P. aureus</em> (<strong>green gram</strong> or mung bean), beans cultivated in India as a food crop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>grão</em>, from Latin <em>grānum</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101115" href="entry://grain%23bigmac000101115"><span class="smallcaps">grain</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gray<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gray" src="word_pronunciations/10544.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪ/ (<em>say</em> gray) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031685" href="entry://grey%23bigmac000031685"><strong>grey</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gray<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gray" src="word_pronunciations/10544.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪ/ (<em>say</em> gray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">the SI derived unit of measurement of absorbed dose of ionising radiation, equivalent to 1 Jkg<sup>-1</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Gy [named after Louis Harold <em>Gray</em>, 1905–65, English physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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henry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">henry<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of henry" src="word_pronunciations/11160.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɛnri/ (<em>say</em> 'henree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">henrys</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">the SI derived unit of inductance, equivalent to the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies uniformly at the rate of one ampere per second.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: H [named after Joseph <em>Henry</em>, 1797–1878, US physicist]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">henry<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of henry" src="word_pronunciations/11160.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɛnri/ (<em>say</em> 'henree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">henries</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039238" href="entry://John%20Henry%23bigmac000039238"><strong>John Henry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hertz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hertz</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hertz" src="word_pronunciations/11201.mp3"></audio></span>/hɜts/ (<em>say</em> herts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">the derived SI unit of frequency, defined as the frequency of a periodic phenomenon of which the periodic time is one second; one cycle per second.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Hz [named after Heinrich Rudolph <em>Hertz</em>, 1857–94, German physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ionesco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ionesco</span></header><div>/iənˈɛskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> eeuhn'eskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugène</strong> /ɜˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> er'zhen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">1912–94, French absurdist dramatist, born in Romania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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joule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">joule</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of joule" src="word_pronunciations/12901.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒul/ (<em>say</em> joohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">the SI derived unit of work or energy, defined as the work done when the point of application of a force of one newton moves through a distance of one metre in the direction of the force.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: J [named after JP <a data-mq-recid="bigmac59481438" href="entry://Joule%23bigmac59481438"><span class="smallcaps">Joule</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kelvin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kelvin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kelvin" src="word_pronunciations/13040.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɛlvən/ (<em>say</em> 'kelvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">the base SI unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal to the fraction ¹⁄₂₇₃.₁₆ of the temperature of the triple point of water; as a unit of temperature interval, one kelvin is equivalent to one degree Celsius.</span></div><div class="etym"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012234" href="entry://Celsius%23bigmac000012234"><strong>Celsius</strong></a>. <em>Symbol</em>: K [named after Lord <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039928" href="entry://Kelvin%23bigmac000039928"><span class="smallcaps">Kelvin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knot<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="jAMSSKIazI">n.</span><span target_id="3x7Z6j17ue">v.t.</span><span target_id="tWFO56TTRv">v.i.</span><span target_id="IbJG3eW3UW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knot" src="word_pronunciations/13173.mp3"></audio></span>/nɒt/ (<em>say</em> not) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jAMSSKIazI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> an interlacement of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a lump or knob, as for fastening two cords, etc., together or to something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq896"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073882" href="entry://swag%23bigmac000073882">swag</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073882" href="entry://swag%23mq689">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq353"> a cluster of persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq296"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> a hard lump in an animal body as a swelling or the like in a muscle, gland, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq649"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a protuberance in the tissue of a plant; an excrescence on a stem, branch, or root; a node or joint in a stem, especially when of swollen form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq367"> the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq571"> a part of this mass showing in a piece of timber, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq669"> any of various diseases of trees characterised by the formation of an excrescence, knob, or gnarl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq420"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq570"> originally one of a series of equal divisions on a log line, marked off by strings knotted through the strands and made of such a length that the number running out in a certain time indicated the ship’s speed in nautical miles per hour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq557"> a unit of speed, used in marine and aerial navigation, and in meteorology, of one international nautical mile per hour or 0.514 444 44 m/s (approximately 1.85 km/h).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq827"> something involved or intricate; a difficulty; a knotty problem.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq762"> a bond or tie.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">knotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">knotting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3x7Z6j17ue">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq412"> to tie in a knot or knots; form a knot or knots in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq927"> to secure by a knot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq978"> to form protuberances, bosses, or knobs in; make knotty.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tWFO56TTRv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq665"> to become tied or tangled in a knot or knots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq399"> to form knots or joints.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IbJG3eW3UW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq098"> <strong class="phr">at a rate of knots</strong>, very fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq521"> <strong class="phr">push the knot</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to carry a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073882" href="entry://swag%23bigmac000073882">swag</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073882" href="entry://swag%23mq689">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">tie the knot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to marry: <em class="example">the couple tied the knot in a very simple ceremony.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>knot</em>(<em>te</em>), Old English <em>cnotta</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>knotless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knot<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knot" src="word_pronunciations/13174.mp3"></audio></span>/nɒt/ (<em>say</em> not) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">either of two grey shorebirds of the genus <em>Calidris</em>, which migrate to Australia, among other countries, from breeding grounds in the Arctic Circle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? imitative of its call]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lambert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lambert</span></header><div>/ˈlæmbət/ (<em>say</em> 'lambuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">a former unit of measurement of luminance equal to 1/π × 10<sup>4</sup> candela per square metre (approximately 3183 cd/m<sup>2</sup>).</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: L, La [from Johann Heinrich <em>Lambert</em>, 1728–77, German physicist and astronomer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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langley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">langley</span></header><div>/ˈlæŋli/ (<em>say</em> 'langlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a non-SI unit of measurement of solar radiation in energy per unit area of irradiated surface equivalent to 41 868 joules per square metre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Samuel P <em>Langley</em>, 1834–1906, US astronomer, physicist, and pioneer in aeronautics]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of liter" src="word_pronunciations/13750.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlitə/ (<em>say</em> 'leetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042946" href="entry://litre%23bigmac000042946"><strong>litre</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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litre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">litre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of litre" src="word_pronunciations/13750.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlitə/ (<em>say</em> 'leetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a unit of capacity in the metric system, formerly equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at its maximum density or approximately equal to 1.00028 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m<sup>3</sup>, now exactly equal to 10<sup>-3</sup> m<sup>3</sup>. It is commonly used to express volumes of liquids.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: L, l Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">liter</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from <em>litron</em> old measure of capacity, from Late Latin <em>lītra</em> measure for liquids, from Greek: pound]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lumen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lumen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lumen" src="word_pronunciations/13973.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlumən/ (<em>say</em> 'loohmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">lumens</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">lumina</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lumen" src="word_pronunciations/13974.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlumənə/ (<em>say</em> 'loohmuhnuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> <em class="label">Optics</em> the derived SI unit of luminous flux; the light emitted in a unit solid angle of one steradian by a point source having a uniform intensity of one candela. <em>Symbol</em>: lm</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq729"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the canal, duct, or cavity of a tubular organ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of a cell) the cavity which the cell walls enclose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: light, window]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lux<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lux" src="word_pronunciations/14009.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌks/ (<em>say</em> luks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">lux</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">the derived SI unit of illuminance, defined as an illumination of one lumen per square metre.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: lx [Latin: light]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac586455696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lux<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lux" src="word_pronunciations/14009.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌks/ (<em>say</em> luks) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">to clean by vacuum cleaner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark (<em>Electro</em>)<em>lux</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maxwell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maxwell</span></header><div>/ˈmækswəl/ (<em>say</em> 'makswuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">a non-SI unit of magnetic flux, equal to 10 × 10<sup>-9</sup> weber.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Mx [named after James <em>Maxwell</em>, 1831–79, Scottish physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meter<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TbxI1zQ1jH">n.</span><span target_id="KAQqb6HPE2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of meter" src="word_pronunciations/14697.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmitə/ (<em>say</em> 'meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TbxI1zQ1jH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> an instrument that measures, especially one that automatically measures and records the quantity of gas, water, electricity, or the like, passing through it or actuating it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KAQqb6HPE2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq449"> to measure by means of a meter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104129" href="entry://mete%23bigmac000104129"><span class="smallcaps">mete<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meter<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of meter" src="word_pronunciations/14697.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmitə/ (<em>say</em> 'meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046555" href="entry://metre%23bigmac000046555"><strong>metre<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meter<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of meter" src="word_pronunciations/14697.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmitə/ (<em>say</em> 'meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046556" href="entry://metre%23bigmac000046556"><strong>metre<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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metre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">metre<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of metre" src="word_pronunciations/14714.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmitə/ (<em>say</em> 'meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> a metric unit of length, equal to approximately 1.094 yards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq641"> the SI base unit of measurement of length equal to the distance travelled by electromagnetic radiation through a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 second; until 1983, defined as the distance equal to 1/650 763.73 wavelengths in vacuum of the (orange-red) radiation corresponding to the transition between the levels 2p<sub>10</sub> and 5d<sub>5</sub> of the krypton-86 atom; originally intended to be one ten millionth of the distance from the north pole to the equator measured on a meridian and in 1889 defined as the distance between lines on a standard bar, kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sèvres, France. <em>Symbol</em>: m</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">meter</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>mètre</em>, from Greek <em>metron</em> measure]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">metre<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of metre" src="word_pronunciations/14715.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmitə/ (<em>say</em> 'meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">a poetic measure; arrangement of words in regularly measured or patterned or rhythmic lines or verses.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">meter</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from French <em>mètre</em>, from Latin <em>metrum</em>; replacing Old English <em>meter</em>, from Latin <em>metrum</em> poetic metre, verse, from Greek <em>metron</em> measure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mho</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mho" src="word_pronunciations/15289.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊ/ (<em>say</em> moh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068663" href="entry://siemens%23bigmac000068663"><strong>siemens</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [reversed spelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051953" href="entry://ohm%23bigmac000051953"><span class="smallcaps">ohm</span></a>; coined by Lord Kelvin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mole<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mole" src="word_pronunciations/15047.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊl/ (<em>say</em> mohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> a small congenital spot or blemish on the human skin, usually of a dark colour and slightly elevated, and often hairy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> a pigmented naevus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>māl</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mole<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mole" src="word_pronunciations/15048.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊl/ (<em>say</em> mohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> any of various small insectivorous mammals, of Europe, Asia, and North America, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong, fossorial forefeet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> someone who becomes established in the bureaucracy of the enemy so that they can act as a spy when required.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mollē</em>, from Germanic]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mole<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mole" src="word_pronunciations/15049.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊl/ (<em>say</em> mohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq757"> a massive structure, especially of stone, set up in the water, as for a breakwater or a pier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> an anchorage or harbour protected by such a structure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>mōles</em> mass, dam]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mole<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mole" src="word_pronunciations/15050.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊl/ (<em>say</em> mohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">the SI base unit of measurement of amount of substance equal to the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: mol [German, from <em>Molekül</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103010" href="entry://molecule%23bigmac000103010"><span class="smallcaps">molecule</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mole<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mole" src="word_pronunciations/15047.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊl/ (<em>say</em> mohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">a fleshy mass in the uterus formed by a haemorrhagic dead ovum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>mola</em> false conception, millstone]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mole<sup>6</sup></span><z><span target_id="nLKXVhtYvK">adj.</span><span target_id="OKOfSofJDb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mole" src="word_pronunciations/15047.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊl/ (<em>say</em> mohl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nLKXVhtYvK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> moleskin: <em class="example">mole pants.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OKOfSofJDb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq471"> (<em>plural</em>) moleskin trousers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mole<sup>7</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mole" src="word_pronunciations/15047.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊl/ (<em>say</em> mohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047642" href="entry://moll%23bigmac000047642"><strong>moll<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047642" href="entry://moll%23mq355">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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neper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">neper</span></header><div>/ˈneɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'naypuh), /ˈnipə/ (<em>say</em> 'neepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a unit used to compare two scalar quantities, especially currents or voltages, defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the two quantities; equivalent to 8.686 decibels.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">napier</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after John <em>Neper</em>, variant spelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049214" href="entry://Napier%23bigmac000049214"><span class="smallcaps">Napier<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049214" href="entry://Napier%23bigmac000049214">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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newton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">newton</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of newton" src="word_pronunciations/15689.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnjutn/ (<em>say</em> 'nyoohtn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">the SI derived unit of force; the force required to give an acceleration of one metre per second per second to a mass of one kilogram.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: N [named after Sir Isaac <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049995" href="entry://Newton%23bigmac000049995"><span class="smallcaps">Newton</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oersted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oersted</span></header><div>/ˈɜstəd/ (<em>say</em> 'erstuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">the unit of magnetic field strength in the CGS electromagnetic system equivalent to 10<sup>3</sup>/4π A m<sup>-1</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after HC <em>Oersted</em>, 1777–1851, Danish physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ohm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ohm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ohm" src="word_pronunciations/16134.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊm/ (<em>say</em> ohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">the SI derived unit of resistance; the resistance of a conductor in which one volt produces a current of one ampere.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Ω, O [named after Georg Simon <em>Ohm</em>, 1787–1854, German physicist] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ohmic</strong> /ˈoʊmɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ohmik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parsec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parsec</span></header><div>/ˈpasɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'pahsek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a unit of measurement of length used in astronomy, equal to the distance corresponding to a heliocentric parallax of one second of arc, or 30.857 × 10<sup>15</sup> m.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: pc [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054312" href="entry://parallax%23bigmac000054312"><span class="smallcaps">par(allax)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066590" href="entry://second%23bigmac000066590"><span class="smallcaps">sec(ond)<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pascal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pascal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pascal" src="word_pronunciations/16852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpæskəl/ (<em>say</em> 'paskuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pascal" src="word_pronunciations/16853.mp3"></audio></span>/pæsˈkal/ (<em>say</em> pas'kahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">the SI derived unit of pressure, equal to 1 newton per square metre.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Pa [named after Blaise <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054645" href="entry://Pascal%23bigmac000054645"><span class="smallcaps">Pascal<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phot</span></header><div>/fɒt/ (<em>say</em> fot), /foʊt/ (<em>say</em> foht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a non-SI unit of illuminance, equal to 10 000 lux.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: ph [Greek <em>phos</em> light]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poise<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="2dF7emFfqG">n.</span><span target_id="3fnapXeI7e">v.t.</span><span target_id="RwSu6u6Efa">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poise" src="word_pronunciations/17713.mp3"></audio></span>/pɔɪz/ (<em>say</em> poyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2dF7emFfqG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> composure; self-possession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq594"> steadiness; stability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq348"> suspense or indecision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq283"> the way of being poised, held, or carried.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq918"> a state or position of hovering: <em class="example">the poise of a bird in the air.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">poised</strong>, <strong class="bold">poising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3fnapXeI7e">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq581"> to balance evenly; adjust, hold, or carry in equilibrium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq886"> to hold supported or raised, as in position for casting, using, etc.: <em class="example">to poise a spear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq747"> to hold or carry in a particular manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to weigh.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RwSu6u6Efa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq809"> to be balanced; rest in equilibrium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq148"> to hang supported or suspended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq313"> to hover, as a bird in the air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Old French <em>peser</em> (Old French 3rd person singular present indicative <em>poise</em>), from Latin <em>pensāre</em>, frequentative of <em>pendere</em> weigh]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poise<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poise" src="word_pronunciations/17713.mp3"></audio></span>/pɔɪz/ (<em>say</em> poyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">a non-SI unit of viscosity equal to 0.1 pascal seconds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after JLM <em>Poise</em>(<em>uille</em>), 1799–1869, French physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rad<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq901">radian.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rad<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ræd/ (<em>say</em> rad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">a non-SI unit of absorbed dose of ionising radiation equal to 0.01 joule per kilogram of material.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060975" href="entry://radiation%23bigmac000060975"><span class="smallcaps">radiation</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rad<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ræd/ (<em>say</em> rad) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">wonderful; admirable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104300" href="entry://radical%23bigmac000104300"><span class="smallcaps">radical</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of radian" src="word_pronunciations/18814.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈreɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> 'raydeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">the SI supplementary unit of measurement of plane angle, being the plane angle between two radii of a circle which cut off on the circumference an arc equal to the length of the radius.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: rad</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rem<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/rɛm/ (<em>say</em> rem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">the quantity of ionising radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of X-rays.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>r</em>(<em>oentgen</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>quivalent in</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>an</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rem<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/rɛm/ (<em>say</em> rem) <div class="def"><span id="mq001">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037552" href="entry://in%20rem%23bigmac000037552"><strong>in rem</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roentgen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roentgen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of roentgen" src="word_pronunciations/19768.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɜntgən/ (<em>say</em> 'rerntguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">a non-SI unit of measurement of exposure to ionising radiation equal to 0.258 × 10<sup>-3</sup> coulombs per kilogram.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: R [named after WK <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063963" href="entry://Roentgen%23bigmac000063963"><span class="smallcaps">Roentgen</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seagrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seagrass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of seagrass" src="word_pronunciations/20462.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsigras/ (<em>say</em> 'seegrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">any of various marine plants of temperate seas, as eelgrass, strapweed or paddleweed.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Seagrasses</strong> are flowering plants, and not algae as is seaweed. Like terrestrial plants, seagrasses have roots, leaves, flowers and seeds and manufacture their own food through the process of photosynthesis. They form underwater meadows that provide food, habitat and nursery areas for a high biodiversity of adult and juvenile vertebrates and invertebrates. These range from the sponges and micro algae that attach to the plants and the young of many commercial and recreational fish and prawn species which take shelter there to, marine herbivores such as dugongs and green turtles, which graze the leaves. The underground network of roots and runners of a seagrass meadow also helps stabilise the sediments of the sea floor, keeping the water clear. The plants are extremely sensitive to changes in water quality, and so are important indicators of the overall health of coastal ecosystems. The greatest threats to seagrass habitat are the effects of land run-off on water quality (increased sediments and nutrients can kill seagrass), trawling, and natural events such as floods and cyclones. Some 60 species of seagrass occur around the world, with 30 species found Australia, the highest number of any continent. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088601" href="entry://kelp%23bigmac000088601"><strong>kelp</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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second
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">second<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rb31OWxdt9">adj.</span><span target_id="UeIG540Mix">n.</span><span target_id="DPb2CuB3Ta">v.t.</span><span target_id="UnxKBAoPtR">adv.</span><span target_id="YakjZBxHFJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of second" src="word_pronunciations/20504.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɛkənd/ (<em>say</em> 'sekuhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rb31OWxdt9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> next after the first in order, place, time, rank, value, quality, etc.; (the ordinal of <em>two</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq469"> alternate: <em class="example">every second Monday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Music</em> the lower of two parts for the same instrument or voice: <em class="example">second alto; </em><em class="example">second trombone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq979"> additional; further: <em class="example">to get a second chance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq915"> closely resembling, imitating, or reaching the exceptional standard created by a historical person or event: <em class="example">she’s a second Nellie Melba.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UeIG540Mix">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq639"> someone or something that comes next to or after the first, in order, quality, rank, etc.: <em class="example">King Charles the Second.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq388"> the next to highest class of honours in a university degree examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105013" href="entry://second%20gear%23bigmac000105013"><strong>second gear</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq692"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq732"> a note on the next degree up from a given note.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq196"> the interval between such notes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq882"> the harmonic combination of such notes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq408"> the lower of two parts in a piece of concerted music.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq811"> a voice or instrument rendering such a part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq936"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001978" href="entry://alto%23bigmac000001978"><strong>alto</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Boxing</em>, <em class="label">Wrestling</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> someone who assists a contestant in their corner between rounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq430"> someone who acts as representative of and an aid to a principal in a duel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq345"> someone who aids or supports another; an assistant; a backer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a product or material that is below the normal or required standard, though not unusable, and is sold at a reduced price.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DPb2CuB3Ta">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq629"> to support, back up, or assist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq354"> to further or advance, as aims.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq663"> to express support of (a motion, etc.) as a necessary preliminary to further discussion of the motion or to a vote on it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq667"> to act as second to (a duellist, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="UnxKBAoPtR">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq842"> in the second place, group, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YakjZBxHFJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">without a second thought</strong>, in a carefree and untroubled fashion, especially in circumstances where more caution would have been advisable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>seconde</em>, from French, from Latin <em>secundus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>seconder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>secondly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">second<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of second" src="word_pronunciations/20505.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɛkənd/ (<em>say</em> 'sekuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> a sixtieth part of a minute of time; the basic SI unit of time, now defined as the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium-133 atom. <em>Symbol</em>: s</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Geometry</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the sixtieth part of a minute of a degree equivalent to 4.8481368 × 10<sup>-6</sup> radians (often represented by the sign ”; thus, 12°10’30” means 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq361"> a moment or instant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>seconde</em>, from French, from Medieval Latin <em>secunda</em>(<em>minūta</em>), i.e., the result of the second sexagesimal division of the hour]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">second<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of second" src="word_pronunciations/20506.mp3"></audio></span>/səˈkɒnd/ (<em>say</em> suh'kond) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">to transfer (a military officer or other) temporarily to another post, organisation, or responsibility.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare French <em>en second</em> in the second rank] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>secondment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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siemens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">siemens</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of siemens" src="word_pronunciations/21005.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsimənz/ (<em>say</em> 'seemuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">siemens</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">the SI derived unit of electrical conductance, formerly called the mho; the conductance of a conductor that has an electrical resistance of one ohm.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: S [named after Ernst Werner von <em>Siemens</em>, 1816–92, German inventor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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steradian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">steradian</span></header><div>/stəˈreɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> stuh'raydeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">the SI supplementary unit of measurement of solid angle, being the solid angle which, having its vertex in the centre of a sphere, cuts off an area of the surface of the sphere equal to that of a square with sides equal to the radius of the sphere.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: sr [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072060" href="entry://stereo-%23bigmac000072060"><span class="smallcaps">ste(reo-)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060972" href="entry://radian%23bigmac000060972"><span class="smallcaps">radian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stilb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stilb</span></header><div>/stɪlb/ (<em>say</em> stilb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">a unit of luminance equal to 10 000 candela per square metre.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: sb [Greek <em>stilbē</em> lamp]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stokes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stokes</span></header><div>/stoʊks/ (<em>say</em> stohks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">the CGS unit of kinematic viscosity, equivalent to 10<sup>-4</sup> metre squared per second.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: St Also, <strong class="vs">stoke</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Sir George <em>Stokes</em>, 1819–1903, British physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sue</span></header><div>/sy/ (<em>say</em> sooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Sue" src="word_pronunciations/22457.mp3"></audio></span>/su/ (<em>say</em> sooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugène</strong> /ɜˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> er'zhen) (<em>Marie Joseph Sue</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">1804–57, French novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tesla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tesla</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tesla" src="word_pronunciations/23159.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛslə/ (<em>say</em> 'tesluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">the SI derived unit of magnetic flux density, or magnetic intensity, defined as a magnetic flux of one weber per square metre (Wb/m<sup>2</sup>).</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: T [named after Nikola <em>Tesla</em>, 1857–1943, Croatian-born US electrical engineer and inventor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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therm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">therm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of therm" src="word_pronunciations/23244.mp3"></audio></span>/θɜm/ (<em>say</em> therm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">a unit of heat in the imperial system, used as a basis for the selling of gas; equal to 100 000 British thermal units, or about 105.5 × 10<sup>6</sup> J.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>thermē</em> heat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aether</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aether" src="word_pronunciations/08311.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23bigmac000089269"><strong>ether</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23mq938">2</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23mq524">4</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aethereal</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aether" src="word_pronunciations/08308.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈθɪəriəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'thearreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ampere" src="word_pronunciations/00773.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmpɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ampair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">the SI base unit of electric current, defined as the current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible cross-section, and separated by one metre in a vacuum, would produce a force of 2 × 10<sup>-7</sup> newtons per metre.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: A [named after André Marie <em>Ampère</em>, 1775–1836, French physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angstrom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angstrom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angstrom" src="word_pronunciations/00864.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋstrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'angstruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">a unit of length previously used for expressing very short wavelengths and distances between atoms in molecules, equal to 10<sup>-10</sup> m.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Å [named after Anders Jonas <em>Ångström</em>, 1814–74, Swedish physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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are
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">are<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of are" src="word_pronunciations/01179.mp3"></audio></span>/a/ (<em>say</em> ah), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of are" src="word_pronunciations/01178.mp3"></audio></span>/ə/ (<em>say</em> uh) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">present indicative plural of the verb <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><strong>be</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old English (Northumbrian) <em>aron</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">are<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of are" src="word_pronunciations/01180.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə/ (<em>say</em> air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a non-SI metric surface measure equal to 100 square metres; one hundredth of a hectare.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>ārea</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003654" href="entry://area%23bigmac000003654"><span class="smallcaps">area</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bar<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dX4bGPqdXx">n.</span><span target_id="XqTfFKgfAa">v.t.</span><span target_id="WGkUurONmo">prep.</span><span target_id="mWIKTZiKt9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bar" src="word_pronunciations/01875.mp3"></audio></span>/ba/ (<em>say</em> bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dX4bGPqdXx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> a relatively long and evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, especially one of wood or metal used as a guard or obstruction, or for some mechanical purpose: <em class="example">the bars of a fence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> the cross-piece of wood, metal or plastic which jumpers must clear in the high jump or the pole vault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq777"> an oblong piece of any solid material: <em class="example">a bar of soap; </em><em class="example">a bar of toffee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq488"> the amount of material in a bar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq217"> an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq801"> a band or stripe: <em class="example">a bar of light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a band of rock or gravel which traps gold in a stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq740"> a ridge of sand or gravel, usually just below the surface of the water, formed by currents such as those in a river or at the mouth of a harbour or just offshore in the ocean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq346"> anything which obstructs, hinders, or impedes; an obstacle; a barrier: <em class="example">a bar to vice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq394"> Also, <strong class="vs">bar line</strong>. the vertical line drawn across the stave to mark the metrical accent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq668"> that which is included between two bars.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq586"> a counter or a room where alcoholic drinks, etc., are served to customers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq942"> any counter or place specialising in the sale of one particular commodity: <em class="example">wine bar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq535"> (in a law court) an imaginary barrier isolating the bench and front row of counsel’s seats from the rest of the court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq054"> <strong>the bar</strong>, practising barristers collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq165"> (in a house of parliament) a bar or rail opposite the presiding officer’s chair, marking off from the body of the house a space to which non-members may be admitted for certain purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq199"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq351"> an objection which nullifies an action or claim.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq261"> a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq021"> any tribunal: <em class="example">the bar of public opinion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq104"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009323" href="entry://bride%23bigmac000009323"><strong>bride<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009323" href="entry://bride%23mq219">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a wide horizontal band crossing the field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq241"> a strip of silver or some other metal added to a medal below the clasp as a further distinction: <em class="example">DSO and bar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> a ride obtained from being barred (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="#mq211">29</a>). Compare <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23mq975">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23mq660">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23mq841">1</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23mq724">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq421">28</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23mq899">2</a>); <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23bigmac000021674"><strong>doubler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23mq300">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23mq799">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XqTfFKgfAa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">barred</strong>, <strong class="bold">barring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq243"> to provide or fasten with a bar or bars: <em class="example">to bar the door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq092"> to shut in or out by or as by bars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq385"> to block (a way, etc.) as with a barrier; prevent or hinder, as access.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq511"> to exclude; except.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq387"> to forbid; preclude: <em class="example">no holds barred.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq504"> to prevent or block: <em class="example">to bar an action.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq850"> to destroy or put an end to: <em class="example">to bar an entail.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq848"> to mark with bars, stripes, or bands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq211"> <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. Compare <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23mq975">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23mq000">1</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23mq170">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23mq161">1</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23mq781">1</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23mq176">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="WGkUurONmo">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq342"> except; omitting; but: <em class="example">bar none.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mWIKTZiKt9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">all over bar the shouting</strong>, settled or concluded except for some minor details.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq936"> <strong class="phr">go off the bars</strong>, <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to commit suicide by hanging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">lower the bar</strong>, to lower the level of performance required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq667"> <strong class="phr">not to be able to have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stand</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a bar of</strong>, to dislike strongly; detest. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq667">34</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq140">35</a> widely used in Australia from the 1940s; ? referring to a bar of music]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">not to have a bar of</strong>, not to tolerate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’ve got private vengeance [and] private vendettas being pursued here and we won’t have a bar of it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">raise the bar</strong>, to raise the level of performance required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">set the bar high</strong>, to establish a high standard of performance for others to reach.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barre</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>barra</em>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="#mq543">33</a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="#mq322">36</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="#mq855">37</a> from def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="#mq907">2</a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bar<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bar" src="word_pronunciations/01876.mp3"></audio></span>/ba/ (<em>say</em> bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a unit of pressure equal to 10<sup>5</sup> pascals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>baros</em> weight]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bar<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="QYtjb2kvDd">interj.</span><span target_id="kus7gMif84">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bar" src="word_pronunciations/01877.mp3"></audio></span>/ba/ (<em>say</em> bah) <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and ACT Colloquial</em> (<em>among children</em>)<div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="QYtjb2kvDd">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> (a call to indicate that one is safe during a chasing game.) Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac212272684" href="entry://bars%23bigmac212272684"><strong>bars</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104024" href="entry://barley%23bigmac000104024"><strong>barley<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac370696584" href="entry://barleys%23bigmac370696584"><strong>barleys</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kus7gMif84">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq407"> (in chasing games) a nominated place where one cannot be caught.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104024" href="entry://barley%23bigmac000104024"><span class="smallcaps">barley<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac327719328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bar<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bar" src="word_pronunciations/01875.mp3"></audio></span>/ba/ (<em>say</em> bah) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">barred</strong>, <strong class="bold">barring</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098514" href="entry://bags%23bigmac000098514"><strong>bags</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barn<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7ppXowlL4Z">n.</span><span target_id="5TPckHEh40">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barn" src="word_pronunciations/01844.mp3"></audio></span>/ban/ (<em>say</em> bahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7ppXowlL4Z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for stabling livestock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> a large shop or supermarket which keeps prices down by providing minimum service to the customers.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5TPckHEh40">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq723"> to store in a barn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bern</em>, Old English <em>berern</em>, from <em>bere</em> barley + <em>ærn</em> place, house]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barn<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barn" src="word_pronunciations/01844.mp3"></audio></span>/ban/ (<em>say</em> bahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">a unit used in measuring the probability of interaction between nuclear particles, equal to 10<sup>-28</sup> m<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: b [coined by humorous association with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005755" href="#bigmac000005755"><span class="smallcaps">barn<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barye</span></header><div>/ˈbæri/ (<em>say</em> 'baree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">a unit of pressure in the CGS system of units equal to one dyne per square centimetre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>barys</em> heavy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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becquerel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">becquerel</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bekuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">the SI derived unit of the activity of a radionuclide equal to one disintegration per second.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Bq [named after AH <em>Becquerel</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006343" href="entry://Becquerel%20family%23bigmac000006343"><span class="smallcaps">Becquerel family</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bel" src="word_pronunciations/02137.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛl/ (<em>say</em> bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">ten decibels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after AG <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006565" href="entry://Bell%23bigmac000006565"><span class="smallcaps">Bell</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biot</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'buyot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">the CGS electromagnetic unit of current equal to ten amperes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boudin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boudin</span></header><div>/buˈdæ̃/ (<em>say</em> booh'dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugène</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">1824–98, French painter, noted for his beach landscapes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brieux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brieux</span></header><div>/briˈɜ/ (<em>say</em> bree'er) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugène</strong> /ɜˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> er'zhen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">1858–1932, French social dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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byte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">byte</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of byte" src="word_pronunciations/03434.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪt/ (<em>say</em> buyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a unit of measurement of computer memory equal to eight bits.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007488" href="entry://bit%23bigmac000007488"><strong>bit<sup>3</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101254" href="entry://bite%23bigmac000101254"><span class="smallcaps">bite</span></a> (punning on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac394869759" href="entry://bit%23bigmac394869759"><span class="smallcaps">bit<sup>4</sup></span></a>) deliberately respelled to avoid possible confusion with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007488" href="entry://bit%23bigmac000007488"><span class="smallcaps">bit<sup>3</sup></span></a>; coined in 1956 by German-American computer scientist Werner Buchholz, 1922-2019]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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calorie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">calorie</span><z><span target_id="FRrlBU3iLw">n.</span><span target_id="Yfp4ohYVnE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of calorie" src="word_pronunciations/03533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkæləri/ (<em>say</em> 'kaluhree), /ˈkeɪləri/ (<em>say</em> 'kayluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FRrlBU3iLw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq922"> Also, <strong class="vs">gram calorie</strong>, <strong class="vs">small calorie</strong>. a non-SI unit of measurement for quantity of heat, originally defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C. Several calories exist, the definition and hence the energy content of which vary. <em>Symbol</em>: cal</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq651"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">kilogram calorie</strong>, <strong class="vs">large calorie</strong>. a quantity of heat equal to 1000 gram calories. <em>Symbol</em>: Cal</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> a non-SI unit equal to the large calorie, used to express the heat output of an organism or the energy value of a food. The recommended SI unit is the kilojoule; 1 calorie is equivalent to 4.1868 kJ.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Yfp4ohYVnE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">count calories</strong>, to be watchful of the amount of food consumed in order to control one’s weight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>calor</em> heat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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candela
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">candela</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of candela" src="word_pronunciations/03577.mp3"></audio></span>/kænˈdilə/ (<em>say</em> kan'deeluh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of candela" src="word_pronunciations/03578.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈdeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> -'dayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">the SI base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540× 10<sup>12</sup> hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: cd [Latin: candle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Coué
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Coué</span></header><div>/kuˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> kooh'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Émile</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">1857–1926, French psychologist; advocate of autosuggestion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coulomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coulomb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of coulomb" src="word_pronunciations/05533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkulɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'koohlom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">the SI derived unit of electric charge, defined as the quantity of electricity transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: C [named after CA de <em>Coulomb</em>, 1736–1806, French physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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curie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">curie</span></header><div>/ˈkjuri/ (<em>say</em> 'kyoohree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">a non-SI unit of measurement of the activity of a radionuclide equal to 3.7 × 10<sup>10</sup> becquerels.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Ci [named in honour of Pierre <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018032" href="entry://Curie%23bigmac000018032"><span class="smallcaps">Curie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degree</span><z><span target_id="1U9WzD1LKz">n.</span><span target_id="BP5CkwOm0j">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of degree" src="word_pronunciations/06327.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈgri/ (<em>say</em> duh'gree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1U9WzD1LKz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> a step or stage in an ascending or descending scale, or in a course or process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Genetics</em>, <em class="label">Law</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a certain distance or remove in the line of descent or consanguinity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq825"> a stage in a scale of rank or dignity; relative rank, station, etc.: <em class="example">a man of high degree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq054"> a stage in a scale of intensity or amount: <em class="example">to the last degree; </em><em class="example">in the least degree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq533"> the angle between two radii of a circle which cut off on the circumference an arc equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of that circumference (often indicated by the sign °, as 45°); 17.453 293 × 10<sup>-3</sup> radians.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Algebra</em> the sum of the exponents of the variables in an algebraic expression: <em class="example">x<sup>3</sup> and 2x<sup>2</sup>y are terms of degree three.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq909"> a unit in the measurement of temperature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq025"> a unit on an arbitrary scale of measurement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq581"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq035"> <em class="label">Geography</em> the unit of measurement of latitude or longitude, usually employed to indicate position on the earth’s surface, the position of a line or point being fixed by its angular distance measured in degrees from the equator or a given meridian.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the position of a line or point in the celestial sphere fixed by its angular distance measured from the equator (equinoctial) or a given meridian.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq221"> a qualification conferred by a university for successful work, as judged by examination, or as an honorary recognition of achievement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> one of the three parallel formations (positive, comparative, and superlative) of adjectives and adverbs, showing differences in quality, quantity, or intensity in the attribute referred to, as English <em>low</em>, <em>lower</em>, <em>lowest</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq660"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq168"> the interval from one note to another on a stave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq361"> one of the eight progressive intervals from the tonic in an octave.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq897"> <em class="label">US</em> a classification of certain crimes according to their seriousness: <em class="example">first degree murder.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BP5CkwOm0j">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq691"> <strong class="phr">by degrees</strong>, gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq871"> <strong class="phr">to a degree</strong>, to an undefined but not great extent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>degre</em>, from Old French, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>gre</em>, from Latin <em>gradus</em> step, degree, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101161" href="entry://grade%23bigmac000101161"><span class="smallcaps">grade</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dohnányi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dohnányi</span></header><div>/dɒkˈnanji/ (<em>say</em> dok'nahnyee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernö</strong> /ˈɛənɜ/ (<em>say</em> 'airner) or <strong>Ernst von</strong> /ˈɛənst fɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'airnst fawn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exultation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exultation</span></header><div>/ɛgzəlˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> egzuhl'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">the act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exultance</strong>, <strong class="vs">exultancy</strong> /əgˈzʌltənsi/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zultuhnsee), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exurb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac509368698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exurb</span></header><div>/ˈɛksɜb/ (<em>say</em> 'ekserb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq862"> a settlement located at a greater distance from a city centre than a suburb, often beginning as a small rural centre with housing development which at a later stage is encompassed by the city or city satellite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> <strong>the exurbs</strong>, exurbia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exurban</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exurbanite</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exurbanite</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exurbia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exurbia</span></header><div>/ˈɛksɜbiə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekserbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">an area connected to a city but more remote than suburbia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exuviae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exuviae</span></header><div>/əgˈzjuvii/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zyoohvee-ee), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">the cast skins, shells, or other coverings of animals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: garments stripped off, skins of animals] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>exuvial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exuviate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exuviate</span><z><span target_id="EmECuByTTM">v.t.</span><span target_id="H3AkDeWkee">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əgˈzjuvieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zyoohveeayt), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">exuviated</strong>, <strong class="bold">exuviating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EmECuByTTM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> to cast off or shed (a covering, as a skin).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H3AkDeWkee">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq516"> to cast off or shed exuviae; moult.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exuviation</strong> /əgzjuviˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgzyoohvee'ayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exxy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731590521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exxy</span></header><div>/ˈɛksi/ (<em>say</em> 'eksee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac67854932" href="entry://exy%23bigmac67854932"><strong>exy</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exxie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac67854932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exy</span></header><div>/ˈɛksi/ (<em>say</em> 'eksee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">exier</strong>, <strong class="bold">exiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">expensive.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exie</strong>, <strong class="vs">exxy</strong>, <strong class="vs">exxie</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025174" href="entry://expensive%23bigmac000025174"><span class="smallcaps">expensive</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eyadéma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyadéma</span></header><div>/eɪjadeɪˈma/ (<em>say</em> ayyahday'mah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gnassingbe</strong> /naˈsɪŋbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> nah'singbay), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">1937–2005, Togolese soldier and politician; president of Togo 1967–2005.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyas</span></header><div>/ˈiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a nestling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, variant of <em>nyas</em>, <em>nias</em> (<em>a nyas</em> being taken as <em>an eyas</em>), from French <em>niais</em> a nestling, from Latin <em>nīdus</em> nest]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eyck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyck</span></header><div>/aɪk/ (<em>say</em> uyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025370" href="entry://Van%20Eyck%23bigmac000025370"><strong>Van Eyck</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye</span><z><span target_id="g5K6tCIMkl">n.</span><span target_id="LO18Z0rNWC">v.t.</span><span target_id="RFN2tQXzGY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eye" src="word_pronunciations/08740.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪ/ (<em>say</em> uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g5K6tCIMkl"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eyes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> the organ of sight or vision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> all the structures situated within or near the orbit which assist the organ of vision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq799"> this organ with respect to the colour of the iris: <em class="example">blue eyes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq870"> the region surrounding the eye: <em class="example">a black eye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq738"> sight; vision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq013"> power of seeing; appreciative or discriminating visual perception: <em class="example">an eye for colour; </em><em class="example">an eye for detail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq739"> (<em>often plural</em>) look, glance, or gaze: <em class="example">to cast one’s eye on a thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq418"> (<em>often plural</em>) attentive look, close observation, or watch: <em class="example">to keep an eye on a person; </em><em class="example">to be all eyes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq362"> regard, respect, view, aim, or intention: <em class="example">to have an eye to one’s own advantage; </em><em class="example">with an eye to winning favour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq203"> (<em>often plural</em>) manner or way of looking at a thing, estimation, or opinion: <em class="example">in the eyes of the law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq183"> mental view: <em class="example">in my mind’s eye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq076"> a centre of light, intelligence, influence, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq115"> something resembling or suggesting the eye in appearance, shape, etc., as the bud of a tuber, the central spot of a target, the lens of a camera, one of the round spots on the tail feathers of a peacock, the hole of a needle or of a fishhook, a hole pierced in a thing for the insertion of some object, a metal or other ring as for a rope to pass through, or the loop into which a hook is inserted (forming together with the hook a <strong>hook and eye</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq186"> the central, best portion of a steak, usually round and discernible from the surrounding more fatty section.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> the central region of low pressure in a tropical hurricane, where calm conditions prevail, often with clear skies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the precise direction from which the wind is blowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq040"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the foremost part of the bows of a ship.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LO18Z0rNWC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">eyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">eyeing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq790"> to fix the eyes upon; view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq598"> to observe or watch narrowly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq402"> to make an eye in: <em class="example">to eye a needle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RFN2tQXzGY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq720"> <strong class="phr">all eyes and ears</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely attentive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">all my eye</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> nonsense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq182"> (<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> my eye and Betty Martin</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of disbelief or scepticism.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq614"> <strong class="phr">an eye for an eye</strong>, repayment in kind, as revenge for an injustice. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the Old Testament (Exodus 21:23–25): ‘And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give him life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.’ A similar principle was contained in the earlier code of Hammurabi written in Babylon.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">before </strong>(or <strong class="phr">under</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone’s very eyes</strong>, in someone’s presence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">catch someone’s eye</strong>, to attract someone’s attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq964"> <strong class="phr">cry one’s eyes out</strong>, to weep copiously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">do in the eye</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take advantage of; cheat; swindle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">easy on the eye</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> attractive to look at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">eye of the day</strong>, <em class="label">Poetic</em> the sun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq054"> <strong class="phr">get one’s eye in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq144"> (in cricket and other ball games) to be able, through practice, to follow the movement of the ball.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq010"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to adapt oneself to a situation; become accustomed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq884"> <strong class="phr">give someone the glad eye</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to look amorously at someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">go eyes out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work very hard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq88"> <strong class="phr">have a good eye</strong>, to have good coordination of hand to eye, especially in sports involving hitting or catching balls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">have an eye </strong>(or <strong class="phr">the eye</strong>)<strong class="phr"> for</strong>, to be discerning about; be a good judge of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>while you must always have an eye for the future, we see no reason to change that policy for the present</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq315"> <strong class="phr">have an eye to</strong>, to watch out for; attend to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">have an eye to the future</strong>, to be mindful of possible developments at a later date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">have eyes only for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq631"> to look at nothing else but.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq039"> to desire nothing else but.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">have one’s eye on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq734"> to watch over carefully, especially for misdemeanour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq984"> to watch with interest in order to take; covet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq651"> to set one’s sights on: <em class="example">to have one’s eye on the state archery team.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq394"> <strong class="phr">in the eye of the law</strong>, from the legal viewpoint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">in the public eye</strong>, often seen in public; well known.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">keep an eye on</strong>, to watch attentively; mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">keep an eye out for</strong>, to be watchful, or on the lookout for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s eye on the ball</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq381"> (in cricket, golf, and other ball games) to watch the ball right up to the moment when one strikes it, catches it, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pay attention to the matter in hand.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s eyes open </strong>(or <strong class="phr">skinned</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">peeled</strong>), to be especially watchful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq083"> <strong class="phr">lay </strong>(or <strong class="phr">clap</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">set</strong>)<strong class="phr"> eyes on</strong>, to catch sight of; see.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">make eyes at</strong>, to gaze flirtatiously at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">make someone open their eyes</strong>, to astonish someone; cause someone to stare in surprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">open the eyes of</strong>, to make (someone) aware of the truth of something or of something previously unknown; to enlighten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq333"> <strong class="phr">out of the corner of one’s eye</strong>, at the edge of one’s vision: <em class="example">to catch a movement out of the corner of my eye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq907"> <strong class="phr">pick the eyes out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to select the best parts, pieces, etc., of (a collection). <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from mining, where an <em>eye</em> was a mass of ore left to be worked when other parts were inaccessible (from <em>eye</em> as any central mass, in turn derived from the <em>eye</em> as the centre of a light source); thus, any choice bit; applied in the early days of settlement in Australia to the best portions of land]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">pipe one’s eye</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> to weep. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally a nautical expression, from the intransitive <em>pipe</em> to weep, originally to make a peep or squeaking noise]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">run one’s eye over</strong>, to glance at briefly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">see eye to eye</strong>, to have the same opinion; agree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq068"> <strong class="phr">see with half an eye</strong>, to see easily; realise immediately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">shut </strong>(or <strong class="phr">close</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s eyes to</strong>, to refuse to see; disregard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">sight for sore eyes</strong>, a welcome sight; an agreeable surprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">the eye of the storm</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq261"> the centre of a cyclonic storm where there is no wind or cloud.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq714"> a period of relative calm before one is, once again, embroiled in a crisis or disaster.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">turn a blind eye on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">to</strong>), to pretend not to see; ignore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">up to the eyes in</strong>, very busy with; deeply involved in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">with one’s eyes open</strong>, fully aware of potential risks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ēge</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>oculus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eyjafjallajökull
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265068580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyjafjallajökull</span></header><div>/eɪjaˈfjalajoʊkəl/ (<em>say</em> ayyah'fyahlahyohkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a glacier-covered volcano in southern Iceland; major eruptions in 1821–23 and 2010. 1666 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyne</span></header><div>/aɪn/ (<em>say</em> uyn) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025389" href="entry://eyen%23bigmac000025389"><strong>eyen</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyot" src="word_pronunciations/01389.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪt/ (<em>say</em> ayt), /ˈeɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'ayuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001386" href="entry://ait%23bigmac000001386"><strong>ait</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyra</span></header><div>/ˈɛərə/ (<em>say</em> 'airruh), /ˈaɪərə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a jaguarundi in its reddish-brown colour phase.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tupi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eyre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyre<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eyre" src="word_pronunciations/00539.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə/ (<em>say</em> air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> <strong>Edward John</strong>, 1815–1901, Australian explorer, born in England; explored south-western and central Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> <strong>John</strong>, c. 1771–?, English artist transported to Australia in 1801; paintings and engravings.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Edward John Eyre</strong> arrived in Sydney in 1833 and after overlanding stock became fascinated by the mystery of the interior of the continent. In 1839 he explored from the head of the Spencer Gulf to the Flinders Ranges and the peninsula that now bears his name. In 1840, with a party of four, he ventured westwards in an attempt to reach Albany by following the Great Australian Bight. In a harrowing trek through mostly desert country all but one of his companions, the Aboriginal guide Wylie, died. Only the food and water provided by a French whaler at Rossiter Bay enabled the two men to reach Albany, on 7 July 1841. Eyre’s journeys opened up much valuable new pastoral country in SA. After leaving Australia in 1846 Eyre served in various vice-regal positions in NZ and the islands in the Caribbean. In 1865, while governor-in-chief of Jamaica, he declared martial law to quell a riot; more than 600 were killed. Eyre was recalled to England and a royal commission found that he had acted with unnecessary rigour.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyre<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eyre" src="word_pronunciations/00539.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə/ (<em>say</em> air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">the largest of the salt lakes of SA in the north-eastern part; rarely filled with water; with surrounding desert, forms the <strong>Lake Eyre National Park</strong>. It has two basins: <strong>Lake Eyre North</strong>, 145 km long and up to 64 km wide; and <strong>Lake Eyre South</strong>, 64 km long and 29 km wide.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre</strong>. Arabana, <strong>Kati Thanda</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after its discoverer, EJ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091164" href="#bigmac000091164"><span class="smallcaps">Eyre<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyrie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyrie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyrie" src="word_pronunciations/08741.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'earree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eyrie" src="word_pronunciations/08742.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'airree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> a lofty nest of any large bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq341"> an elevated habitation or situation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aerie</strong>, <strong class="vs">aery</strong>, <strong class="vs">eyry</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000881" href="entry://aerie%23bigmac000000881"><span class="smallcaps">aerie</span></a>, influenced by Middle English <em>ey</em> egg]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ezine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac71453801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ezine</span></header><div>/ˈizin/ (<em>say</em> 'eezeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq52">a magazine published on the internet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e-zine</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044339" href="entry://magazine%23bigmac000044339"><span class="smallcaps">(maga)zine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ezra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ezra</span></header><div>/ˈɛzrə/ (<em>say</em> 'ezruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> fl. 5th century BC, Hebrew scribe and priest who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq082"> a short book of chronicles of the Old Testament.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>‘Ezrā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tonne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tonne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tonne" src="word_pronunciations/23521.mp3"></audio></span>/tɒn/ (<em>say</em> ton) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms; metric ton.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: t [French] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The metric measure <em>tonne</em> is commonly confused with the imperial measure <em>ton</em> (pronounced <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tonne" src="word_pronunciations/23528.mp3"></audio></span>/tʌn/).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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volt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">volt<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of volt" src="word_pronunciations/24908.mp3"></audio></span>/voʊlt/ (<em>say</em> vohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">the derived SI unit of electric potential or electromotive force, defined as the difference of electric potential between two points of a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is one watt.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: V [named after Alessandro <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083254" href="entry://Volta%23bigmac000083254"><span class="smallcaps">Volta<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">volt<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of volt" src="word_pronunciations/24597.mp3"></audio></span>/vɒlt/ (<em>say</em> volt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083271" href="entry://volte%23bigmac000083271"><strong>volte</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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von Guérard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">von Guérard</span></header><div>/vɒn ˈgɛərad/ (<em>say</em> von 'gairrahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugène</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">1812–1901, Australian landscape painter, born in Austria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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watt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">watt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of watt" src="word_pronunciations/25120.mp3"></audio></span>/wɒt/ (<em>say</em> wot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">the derived SI unit of power, defined as one joule per second.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: W [named after James <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084010" href="entry://Watt%23bigmac000084010"><span class="smallcaps">Watt</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weber</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weber" src="word_pronunciations/25168.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈveɪbə/ (<em>say</em> 'vaybuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weber" src="word_pronunciations/25169.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈweɪbə/ (<em>say</em> 'waybuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">the derived SI unit of magnetic flux, defined as the flux which, linking a circuit of one turn, produces in it an electromotive force of one volt as it is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: Wb [named after Wilhelm Eduard <em>Weber</em>, 1804–91, German physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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@
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540892439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">@</span><z><span target_id="3ICD9da7O6">n.</span><span target_id="N7n1FcIgLn">v.t.</span><span target_id="c5lLpapF9K">phr.</span></z></header><div>/æt/ (<em>say</em> at) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3ICD9da7O6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac105462179" href="entry://at%20sign%23bigmac105462179"><strong>at sign</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="N7n1FcIgLn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq005"> (<strong class="bold">@ed</strong>, <strong class="bold">@’ed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">atted</strong>; <strong class="bold">@ing</strong>, <strong class="bold">@’ing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">atting</strong>) <em class="label">Internet Colloquial</em> to tag (a user) on a social media post, or other digital communication, by using the @ symbol followed by their username, usually to bring something to their attention or to prompt a response.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c5lLpapF9K">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq492"> <strong class="phr">don’t @ me</strong>, <em class="label">Internet Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating that someone who has posted a comment, opinion, etc., does not want a response, especially when the post is likely to be controversial.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">at</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac105462179" href="entry://at%20sign%23bigmac105462179"><span class="smallcaps">at (sign)</span></a>, represented by the symbol @]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E, e
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E, e</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of E, e" src="word_pronunciations/11226.mp3"></audio></span>/i/ (<em>say</em> ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">E’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Es</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">e’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">es</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq326"> the fifth letter of the English alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq324"> the third degree in the scale of C major or the fifth in the relative minor scale of A minor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq299"> a written or printed note representing this tone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq486"> a string, key, or pipe, tuned to this note.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq351"> (in solmisation) the third note of the scale, called <em>mi</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [the fifth letter of the Roman alphabet, corresponding to a Semitic letter which originally represented the sound h but was adopted by the Greeks as a vowel. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090351" href="entry://epsilon%23bigmac000090351"><span class="smallcaps">epsilon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lilangeni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac361931659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lilangeni</span></header><div>/lilaŋˈgeɪni/ (<em>say</em> leelahng'gaynee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">emalangeni</strong> /ˈɛmalaŋˌgeɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'emahlahng.gaynee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">the principal monetary unit of Eswatini.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old</span><z><span target_id="sobrAJN82I">adj.</span><span target_id="plzH48xHY2">n.</span><span target_id="sVwem3Zzzb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of old" src="word_pronunciations/16157.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊld/ (<em>say</em> ohld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sobrAJN82I"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">older</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">elder</strong>, <strong class="bold">oldest</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eldest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq039"> far advanced in years or life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> of or relating to a long life or persons advanced in years: <em class="example">to live to a good old age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq270"> having the appearance or characteristics of advanced age: <em class="example">prematurely old.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq669"> having reached a specified age: <em class="example">a man thirty years old.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq183"> advanced in years, in comparison with others or relatively to a scale of age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq871"> having existed long, or made long ago: <em class="example">old wine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq646"> having been long established: <em class="example">old family; </em><em class="example">old settler.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq601"> long known or in use; familiar: <em class="example">an old friend; </em><em class="example">the same old excuse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq804"> former, past, or ancient, as time, days, etc.; belonging to a past time: <em class="example">old kingdoms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq508"> formerly in use (usually in contrast to something specified as more recent or modern): <em class="example">he traded in his old car on a new one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq156"> having been so formerly: <em class="example">the old girls of a school.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq481"> (of colours) dulled, faded or subdued.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq626"> deteriorated through age or long use; worn, decayed, or dilapidated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq678"> (<em>upper case</em>) (in the history of a language) of or belonging to the earliest stage of development, preceding the period classified as Middle: <em class="example">Old English.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq246"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> (of topographical features) far advanced in reduction by erosion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq795"> of long experience: <em class="example">an old hand at the game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq168"> sedate, sensible, or wise, as if from mature years: <em class="example">an old head on young shoulders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (implying long acquaintance or friendly feeling): <em class="example">good old Henry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> carried to great lengths; great: <em class="example">a fine old spree.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="plzH48xHY2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq895"> old or former time, often time long past: <em class="example">in days of old.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq402"> <strong>the old</strong>, old people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq826"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045542" href="entry://old%20beer%23bigmac000045542"><strong>old beer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq897"> (used in combination) a person or animal of a specified age or age group: <em class="example">a class of five-year-olds.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sVwem3Zzzb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">old hat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> old-fashioned; out-of-date; outmoded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">old thing</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq289"> (an affectionate form of address to a person regardless of age.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq186"> an old person: <em class="example">a dear old thing.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">the olds</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s parents.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ald</em>, <em>eald</em>; originally pp., ultimately akin to Icelandic <em>ala</em> nourish, bring up, and distantly related to Latin <em>alere</em> nourish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>oldness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early bird</span></header><div>/ˈɜli bɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'erlee berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq518"> a person who gets up early.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> a person who arrives before others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq849"> a person who makes a purchase, buys a ticket, takes out a subscription, etc., before others, usually before a specified date and usually at a discounted price.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>earlybird</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Equatorial Guinea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Equatorial Guinea</span></header><div>/ˌɛkwətɔriəl ˈgɪni/ (<em>say</em> .ekwuhtawreeuhl 'ginee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a republic in western Africa, consisting of the mainland territory of Río Muni and five islands; a Portuguese then Spanish colony before independence in 1968. 28 051 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Spanish, also French, Fang and other Bantu languages. <em>Currency</em>: CFA franc. <em>Capital</em>: Malabo.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Spanish Guinea</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Equatorial Guinean</strong>, <strong>Equatoguinean</strong> /əˌkweɪtoʊˈgɪniən/ (<em>say</em> uh.kwaytoh'gineeuhn), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Actors' Equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Actors’ Equity</span></header><div>/æktəz ˈɛkwɪti/ (<em>say</em> aktuhz 'ekwitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq570"> the actors’ trade union in various countries, such as Britain and the US.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq201"> <strong>Actor’s Equity of Australia</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103557" href="entry://Media%2C%20Entertainment%20and%20Arts%20Alliance%23bigmac000103557"><strong>Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Equity</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aedicule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aedicule</span></header><div>/ˈidəkjul/ (<em>say</em> 'eeduhkyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> a small shrine, especially one between two pillars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq553"> any small building.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">edicule</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aedicula</em>, diminutive of <em>aedēs</em> temple]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-aemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-aemia</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq888">a suffix referring to the state of the blood, as in <em>toxaemia</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-emia</strong>, <strong class="vs">-haemia</strong>, <strong class="vs">-hemia</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, also <em>-hemia</em>, <em>-haemia</em>, from Greek <em>-aimia</em> (as in <em>anaimia</em> want of blood), from <em>haima</em> blood] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeolian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeolian</span><z><span target_id="UnerVtnH8c">adj.</span><span target_id="UybYCyvkmf">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aeolian" src="word_pronunciations/00385.mp3"></audio></span>/iˈoʊliən/ (<em>say</em> ee'ohleeuhn), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UnerVtnH8c"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> Also, <strong class="vs">Aeolic</strong>. of or relating to a branch of the Greek peoples originating in the region of Aeolis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UybYCyvkmf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq313"> a member of this people, one of the three great divisions of the ancient Greeks, the two other divisions being the Dorian and the Ionian.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eolian</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000866" href="entry://Aeolis%23bigmac000000866"><span class="smallcaps">Aeol(is)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087704" href="entry://-ian%23bigmac000087704"><span class="smallcaps">-ian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeolic</span><z><span target_id="dwLNtUbNmg">n.</span><span target_id="3gcC3UmmAp">adj.</span></z></header><div>/iˈɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> ee'olik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dwLNtUbNmg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq782"> the dialect of Greek spoken by the Aeolians.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3gcC3UmmAp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq128"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104044" href="entry://Aeolian%23bigmac000104044"><strong>Aeolian</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104044" href="entry://Aeolian%23mq258">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eolic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aesthesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aesthesia</span></header><div>/əsˈθiziə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'theezeeuh), /-ˈθiʒə/ (<em>say</em> -'theezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">sensitivity; feeling; perceptibility.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esthesia</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>aisthēsia</em> perceptive state] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aesthesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aesthesis</span></header><div>/əsˈθisəs/ (<em>say</em> uhs'theesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098340" href="entry://aesthesia%23bigmac000098340"><strong>aesthesia</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esthesis</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>aisthēsis</em> a perceiving] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aesthete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aesthete</span></header><div>/əsˈθit/ (<em>say</em> uhs'theet), /ˈisθit/ (<em>say</em> 'eestheet), /ˈɛsθit/ (<em>say</em> 'estheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> someone who cultivates the sense of the beautiful; one very sensitive to the beauties of art or nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> someone who affects great love of art, music, poetry, etc., and indifference to practical matters.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esthete</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>aisthētēs</em> one who perceives] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aesthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aesthetic</span><z><span target_id="sMu0spmM0w">adj.</span><span target_id="FPSRrRciCf">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aesthetic" src="word_pronunciations/00404.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aesthetic" src="word_pronunciations/00405.mp3"></audio></span>/is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sMu0spmM0w"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> relating to the sense of the beautiful or the science of aesthetics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq342"> having a sense of the beautiful; characterised by a love of beauty.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FPSRrRciCf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq400"> a philosophical theory as to what is aesthetically valid at a given time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq726"> an artistic expression, viewed as reflective of a personal or cultural ideal of what is aesthetically valid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esthetic</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>aisthētikos</em> perceptive] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aesthetical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aesthetical</span></header><div>/əsˈθɛtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetikuhl), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">of or relating to aesthetics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esthetical</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aesthetically
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aesthetically</span></header><div>/əsˈθɛtɪkli/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetiklee), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> according to aesthetics or its principles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> in an aesthetic manner.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esthetically</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aesthetician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aesthetician</span></header><div>/isθəˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> eesthuh'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> someone who studies or is concerned with aesthetics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq151"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006298" href="entry://beautician%23bigmac000006298"><strong>beautician</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esthetician</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aestheticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aestheticism</span></header><div>/əsˈθɛtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetuhsizuhm), /is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> the acceptance of artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> an exaggerated devotion to art, music, or poetry with indifference to practical matters.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estheticism</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aesthetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aesthetics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aesthetics" src="word_pronunciations/00402.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈθɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thetiks), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aesthetics" src="word_pronunciations/00403.mp3"></audio></span>/is-/ (<em>say</em> ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the science which deduces from nature and taste the rules and principles of art; the theory of the fine arts; the science of the beautiful, or that branch of philosophy which deals with its principles or effects; the doctrines of taste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esthetics</strong>. <div class="etym">[plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086861" href="entry://aesthetic%23bigmac000086861"><span class="smallcaps">aesthetic</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aestival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aestival</span></header><div>/ˈɛstəvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhvuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">relating or appropriate to summer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estival</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aestīvālis</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aestivate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aestivate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aestivate" src="word_pronunciations/00406.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛstəveɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'estuhvayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">aestivated</strong>, <strong class="bold">aestivating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">to enter into a dormant condition in response to high temperatures and aridity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estivate</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>aestivator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aestivation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aestivation</span></header><div>/ɛstəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> estuh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the act of aestivating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the arrangement of the parts of a flower in the bud.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estivation</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aetiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aetiology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aetiology" src="word_pronunciations/00407.mp3"></audio></span>/itiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> eetee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aetiologies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> the systematic study of the causes of anything, especially of diseases.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> the body of knowledge relating to this study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> cause or origin: <em class="example">a disease of unknown aetiology.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">etiology</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aetiologia</em>, from Greek <em>aitiologia</em>, from <em>aitia</em> cause. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aetiological</strong> /itiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> eeteeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aetiologically</strong> /itiəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> eeteeuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aetiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ait</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ait" src="word_pronunciations/01389.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪt/ (<em>say</em> ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">a small island.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eyot</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>eyt</em>, Old English <em>īgeoþ</em>, diminutive of <em>īeg</em> island]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anindilyakwa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anindilyakwa</span><z><span target_id="e9jFDUeLPU">n.</span><span target_id="dYB1Bgnp5Q">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈnɪndɪljagwə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nindilyahgwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e9jFDUeLPU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> the language of the Warnindilyakwa, an Australian Aboriginal people of Groote Eylandt.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dYB1Bgnp5Q">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq527"> of or relating to the Warnindilyakwan people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Enindilyakwa</strong>. <div class="backshade">The people of Groote Eylandt and neighbouring smaller islands are the Warnindilyakwa and their language is <strong>Anindilyakwa</strong> or <strong>Enindilyakwa</strong>. The Warnindilyakwa have freehold title to Groote Eylandt, with royalties from manganese mining being paid to the Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096765" href="entry://Groote%20Eylandt%23bigmac000096765"><strong>Groote Eylandt</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Channel Tunnel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Channel Tunnel</span></header><div>/ˈtʃænəl ˌtʌnəl/ (<em>say</em> 'chanuhl .tunuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a tunnel for road and rail traffic beneath the English Channel, linking France and England, opened in 1994.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eurotunnel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross trainer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862267654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross trainer</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒs treɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'kros traynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> a sports shoe which is designed to be suitable for use in a number of different sports.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> Also, <strong class="vs">elliptical</strong>, <strong class="vs">elliptical cross trainer</strong>. a stationary exercise machine which simulates a walking or running motion with little pressure on the user’s joints.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear cup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac275400536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear cup</span></header><div>/ˈɪə kʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'ear kup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">one of a pair of cup-shaped devices which fit over an ear, designed to channel soundwaves or to protect the ear from external noise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earcup</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earnings per share
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earnings per share</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a company’s net profit divided by the total number of shares in the company, usually expressed as cents per share.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">EPS</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear pad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac480252216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear pad</span></header><div>/ˈɪə pæd/ (<em>say</em> 'ear pad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">a padded outer covering for an ear cup, designed for comfort.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earpad</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear pick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac968528100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear pick</span></header><div>/ˈɪə pɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ear pik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a small, thin implement, usually of metal, used to remove earwax.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earpick</strong>, <strong class="vs">ear picker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear-splitting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear-splitting</span></header><div>/ˈɪə-splɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ear-spliting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">shrill; extremely harsh to the ears.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earsplitting</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth star</span></header><div>/ˈɜθsta/ (<em>say</em> 'erthstah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">any of various fungi which appear initially as a puffball which splits in a star shape to reveal an inner sac containing the spores.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earthstar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-bike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447685333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-bike</span></header><div>/ˈi-baɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-buyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals, assisted by an electric motor used for propulsion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ebike</strong>, <strong class="vs">electric bike</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac885005379" href="entry://e-%23bigmac885005379"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099903" href="entry://bike%23bigmac000099903"><span class="smallcaps">bike</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-boy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739071363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-boy</span></header><div>/ˈi-bɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-boy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">a male member of a youth subculture influenced by anime, K-pop and other forms of popular culture, with fashion drawing on that of the late 1990s and early 2000s, brightly coloured hair, dark eye make-up and heavy neck chains.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eboy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23bigmac000104547"><span class="smallcaps">boy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco-anxiety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844875101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco-anxiety</span></header><div>/ikoʊ-æŋˈzaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> eekoh-ang'zuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">feelings of distress and fear brought on by the effects of climate change.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ecoanxiety</strong>, <strong class="vs">climate anxiety</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Economic Planning and Advisory Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Economic Planning and Advisory Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">an advisory body established by the Commonwealth government in 1983 for the purpose of acting as a forum for discussion of prospective conditions and appropriate economic policies; subsumed within the newly established Productivity Commission in 1997.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">EPAC</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educational technology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac013693729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educational technology</span></header><div>/ɛdʒəˌkeɪʃənəl tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ejuh.kayshuhnuhl tek'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Education</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">the design or use of technology to facilitate learning.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">education technology</strong>, <strong class="vs">EdTech</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg crate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33615507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg crate</span><z><span target_id="N32j3MgM8t">n.</span><span target_id="pEm7O9fBCC">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛg kreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eg krayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N32j3MgM8t"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> a container divided internally by strips of material interlocking at right angles, as protective packing for eggs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> a container moulded or shaped to provide a protective holder for each of a number of eggs in a row.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq243"> a material, as plastic, foam, etc., with a similar structure, used as a diffuser, for lighting or acoustics purposes.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pEm7O9fBCC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq869"> Also, <strong class="vs">eggcrate</strong>. of or relating to any of a number of artefacts involving similar dimpled shapes to an egg crate, as some mattresses, foam packaging, acoustic tiles, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">egg-crate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg wash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac196276824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg wash</span><z><span target_id="LTPPaa8VoF">n.</span><span target_id="rvKXYsTme1">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛg wɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'eg wosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LTPPaa8VoF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> a mixture of whisked eggs, often with milk or water, brushed on the surface of pastry or bread dough before baking in order to create a golden sheen.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rvKXYsTme1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq027"> to apply egg wash to (pastry or bread dough).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eggwash</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-girl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac295116417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-girl</span></header><div>/ˈi-gɜl/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-gerl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a female member of a youth subculture influenced by anime, K-pop and other forms of popular culture, with fashion drawing on that of the late 1990s and early 2000s, brightly coloured hair, dark eye makeup and heavy neck chains.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">egirl</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030342" href="entry://girl%23bigmac000030342"><span class="smallcaps">girl</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ego-dystonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac088284269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ego-dystonic</span></header><div>/igoʊ-dɪsˈtɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> eegoh-dis'tonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">of or relating to feelings, thoughts, behaviours, etc., which are unacceptable to, or incompatible with, one’s fundamental beliefs.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac296776039" href="entry://ego-syntonic%23bigmac296776039"><strong>ego-syntonic</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">egodystonic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ego-syntonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296776039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ego-syntonic</span></header><div>/igoʊ-sɪnˈtɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> eegoh-sin'tonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">of or relating to feelings, thoughts, behaviours, etc., which align with one’s fundamental beliefs.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac088284269" href="entry://ego-dystonic%23bigmac088284269"><strong>ego-dystonic</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">egosyntonic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eid-ul-Fitr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac794253013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eid-ul-Fitr</span></header><div>/id-ʊl-ˈfɪtrə/ (<em>say</em> eed-ool-'fitruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">an Islamic festival marking the end of Ramadan; begins the day after Ramadan ends, as verified by the sighting of the new moon; marked by special prayers followed by festivities usually including giving money to the poor, exchanging gifts, visiting relatives and partaking in a festive meal.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac497269356" href="entry://Eid-ul-Adha%23bigmac497269356"><strong>Eid-ul-Adha</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Eid</strong>, <strong class="vs">Id-ul-Fitr</strong>, <strong class="vs">Id</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic: festival of fast-breaking]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-learning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac763024761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-learning</span></header><div>/i-ˈlɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ee-'lerning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">learning which is undertaken online, with digital texts, virtual classrooms, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eLearning</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041800" href="entry://learning%23bigmac000041800"><span class="smallcaps">learning</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic fuel injection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac611909947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic fuel injection</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">the electronically controlled injection of volatile fuel and air into a combustion engine, this system commonly used in vehicles in place of the earlier system using a carburettor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">EFI</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic funds transfer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic funds transfer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">a computerised banking system for the transfer of funds from one account to another.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023030" href="entry://EFTPOS%23bigmac000023030"><strong>EFTPOS</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">EFT</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron volt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac241865288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron volt</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɒn ˈvoʊlt/ (<em>say</em> uhlektron 'vohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a unit of energy used in atomic and nuclear physics; one electron volt is equal to the energy generated by an electron when it is accelerated across a potential of one volt; 1eV = 1.6 x 10<sup>-19</sup>J.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: eV Also, <strong class="vs">electronvolt</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eligible termination payment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423855922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eligible termination payment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">a lump-sum payment made by an employer to an employee on termination of employment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ETP</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergency department
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432692509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergency department</span></header><div>/əˈmɜdʒənsi dəpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'merjuhnsee duhpahtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">the section of a hospital to which accident casualties and other urgent cases are taken and where immediate treatment is provided to those with severe injuries or illnesses.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ED Also, <strong class="vs">emergency</strong>, <strong class="vs">emergency ward</strong>, <strong class="vs">casualty department</strong>, <strong class="vs">accident and emergency department</strong>, <strong class="vs">emergency medical unit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empire sausage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire sausage</span></header><div>/ɛmpaɪə ˈsɒsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> empuyuh 'sosij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Newcastle Region</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">a large, mild-flavoured, pre-cooked sausage, usually sliced thinly and eaten cold.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac311923085" href="entry://baron%20sausage%23bigmac311923085"><strong>baron sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac817441091" href="entry://beef%20Belgium%23bigmac817441091"><strong>beef Belgium</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Tasmania and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006553" href="entry://Belgium%20sausage%23bigmac000006553"><strong>Belgium sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac295900965" href="entry://bung%20fritz%23bigmac295900965"><strong>bung fritz</strong></a>; <em class="label">North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac807467291" href="entry://Byron%20sausage%23bigmac807467291"><strong>Byron sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac138441522" href="entry://devon%23bigmac138441522"><strong>devon</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac349354763" href="entry://fritz%23bigmac349354763"><strong>fritz<sup>1</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030079" href="entry://German%20sausage%23bigmac000030079"><strong>German sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043838" href="entry://luncheon%20sausage%23bigmac000043838"><strong>luncheon sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057839" href="entry://polony%23bigmac000057839"><strong>polony</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac145940863" href="entry://pork%20fritz%23bigmac145940863"><strong>pork fritz</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac353116777" href="entry://pork%20German%23bigmac353116777"><strong>pork German</strong></a>; <em class="label">Eastern Mainland</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac637075291" href="entry://round%20meat%23bigmac637075291"><strong>round meat</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072565" href="entry://Strasburg%23bigmac000072565"><strong>Strasburg</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac432504045" href="entry://Straz%23bigmac432504045"><strong>Straz</strong></a>; <em class="label">Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac95137594" href="entry://wheel%20meat%23bigmac95137594"><strong>wheel meat</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085289" href="entry://Windsor%20sausage%23bigmac000085289"><strong>Windsor sausage</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Empire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end cap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491482198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end cap</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd kæp/ (<em>say</em> 'end kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> a detachable cap used to cover or seal something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> a stand or shelving unit which displays products for sale at the end of an aisle in a store, especially a supermarket.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">endcap</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterprise resource planning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac682182708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterprise resource planning</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a business management system which integrates all aspects of the enterprise from planning to production, sales and marketing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ERP</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental crime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac006998452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental crime</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənmɛntəl ˈkraɪm/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhnmentuhl 'kruym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> offences which involve damage to the environment, as garbage dumping, graffiti spraying, vandalism, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> such an offence.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">envirocrime</strong>. <div class="backshade"><strong>Environmental crime</strong> is activity that negatively impacts upon significant national environmental areas. In Australia, this includes, but is not limited to World Heritage properties, National Heritage areas, endangered species’ habitats, and marine and wetlands areas of national environmental significance. Environmental crimes encompass such activities as trafficking of endangered flora and fauna, unregulated fishing, illegal vegetation clearing and logging, water theft, illegal waste disposal and uranium mining. These crimes are monitored by many different governmental groups including the Australian Federal Police, Australian Fisheries Management Authority and various state government authorities.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equal employment opportunity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equal employment opportunity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">equal employment opportunities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> the condition or principle of providing people with equal ability with an equal chance of being hired or promoted, without regard to extraneous factors such as gender, ethnic origin and marital status.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> (<em>often upper case</em>) a specific policy designed to ensure this, as one enacted in law.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">EEO</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equivalence relation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equivalence relation</span></header><div>/əˈkwɪvələns rəˌleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwivuhluhns ruh.layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em>, <em class="label">Logic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">a reflexive, symmetric and transitive relation, that establishes any two elements in the set as equivalent or non-equivalent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equivalence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eric the Red
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eric the Red</span></header><div>/ˈɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'erik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">born about AD 950, Norseman who discovered Greenland about AD 982 and later colonised it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eric</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ernie Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac804597491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ernie Award</span></header><div>/ˈɜni əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'ernee uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">one of a set of nominal awards made annually in Australia in several categories to a person or organisation that has made a sexist comment or behaved in a sexist way in a public context; began in the mid-1990s.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ernie</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after trade union leader <em>Ernie</em> Ecob, known for sexist remarks; function to celebrate his retirement as secretary of the Australian Workers Union in 1993 led to the institution of the awards]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estuary English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac087519137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estuary English</span></header><div>/ˈɛstʃʊri ˌɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'eschooree .ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">English as it is pronounced in south-eastern England, with some features formerly stigmatised but increasingly accepted as standard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Estuary</strong>. <div class="etym">[from Thames <em>Estuary</em>; coined by linguist David Rosewarne]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e.s.u.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e.s.u.</span></header><div>/i ɛs ˈju/ (<em>say</em> ee es 'yooh) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023353" href="entry://electrostatic%20unit%23bigmac000023353"><strong>electrostatic unit</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ESU</strong>, <strong class="vs">esu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-tag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816659573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-tag</span></header><div>/ˈi-tæg/ (<em>say</em> ee-tag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> a transponder attached to a vehicle which transmits information to an electronic reader, causing a toll to be debited from the customer’s account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> an external electronic tag used for the identification of animals, as dogs or livestock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">etag</strong>, <strong class="vs">electronic tag</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102447" href="entry://tag%23bigmac000102447"><span class="smallcaps">tag<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>e-tagging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-text
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac804445524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-text</span></header><div>/ˈi-tɛkst/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-tekst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">an electronic text.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">etext</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075794" href="entry://text%23bigmac000075794"><span class="smallcaps">text</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening wear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620228295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening wear</span></header><div>/ˈivnɪŋ wɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'eevning wair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">clothing suitable for formal or semi-formal occasions, especially at night.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eveningwear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-librist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-librist</span></header><div>/ɛks-ˈlibrəst/ (<em>say</em> eks-'leebruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">a collector of bookplates.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exlibrist</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025113" href="entry://ex%20libris%23bigmac000025113"><span class="smallcaps">ex libr(is)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ex-librism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exocet missile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exocet missile</span></header><div>/ɛksəsɛt ˈmɪsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> eksuhset 'misuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">a winged, radar-guided, anti-ship missile that can be launched from the air or from the surface, and that skims the waves at close to the speed of sound.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Exocet</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra-limital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539916521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra-limital</span></header><div>/ɛkstrə-ˈlɪmətəl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh-'limuhtuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">outside the normal geographical distribution of a species of a plant or animal: <em class="example">an extra-limital vagrant bird.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extralimital</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extravehicular activity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extravehicular activity</span></header><div>/ˌɛkstrəvəˌhɪkjələr ækˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> .ekstruhvuh.hikyuhluhr ak'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">extravehicular activities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">any operation carried out by an astronaut outside the spacecraft, either in space or on the moon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">EVA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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f
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">f</span><z><span target_id="98gbhIXEVk">v.t.</span><span target_id="w17O2G8uR8">v.i.</span><span target_id="0CWnNLs5JZ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ɛf/ (<em>say</em> ef) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">f’ed</strong>, <strong class="bold">f’ing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="98gbhIXEVk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> to swear at by using the word ‘fuck’: <em class="example">he f’ed all and sundry.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="w17O2G8uR8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq471"> to use the word ‘fuck’ in swearing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0CWnNLs5JZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">the big f</strong>, (<em>euphemistic</em>) any of various vulgar, taboo, or obscene words beginning with f, as <em>fart</em>, <em>fuck</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eff</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>f’ing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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freeway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">freeway</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of freeway" src="word_pronunciations/09640.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfriweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'freeway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">a main road, usually divided, free of intersections, with entries and exits designed so as not to interrupt the flow of traffic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">expressway</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Heliogabalus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Heliogabalus</span></header><div>/hilioʊˈgæbələs/ (<em>say</em> heeleeoh'gabuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Varius Avitus Bassanius</em>, ‘<em>Marcus Aurelius Antoninus</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">AD 205?–222, Roman emperor AD 218–222.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elagabalus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Helsingör
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Helsingör</span></header><div>/hɛlsɛŋˈɜ/ (<em>say</em> helseng'er) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a seaport in north-eastern Denmark, on Zealand island; the scene of Shakespeare’s <em>Hamlet</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elsinore</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hessonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hessonite</span></header><div>/ˈhɛsənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'hesuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a yellowish or brownish variety of garnet, sometimes used in jewellery.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">essonite</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>hēssōn</em> less, inferior + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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icon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">icon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of icon" src="word_pronunciations/11766.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪkɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'uykon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> Also, <strong class="vs">eikon</strong>, <strong class="vs">ikon</strong>. a picture, image, or other representation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq611"> Also, <strong class="vs">eikon</strong>, <strong class="vs">ikon</strong>. <em class="label">Eastern Church</em> a representation in painting, enamel, etc., of some sacred personage, as Christ or a saint or angel, itself venerated as sacred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq750"> Also, <strong class="vs">eikon</strong>, <strong class="vs">ikon</strong>. a sign or representation which stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq586"> a person who is seen by a community as being closest to an admired stereotype: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The song evokes memories of James Dean, Bob Dylan and other icons of cool to capture the feeling of romantic infatuation</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq188"> an artefact, practice, etc., which is associated with a particular way of life so strongly that it comes to be seen as a symbol of it: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Forget the Eiffel Tower or the Taj Mahal – for Americans the kangaroo is the most recognisable foreign tourist icon.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq768"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a small graphical image on a computer screen representing an instruction or menu option that can be activated by clicking or touching it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>eikōn</em> likeness, image]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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im-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">im-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq100">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><strong>in-<sup>2</sup></strong></a> used before <em>b</em>, <em>m</em>, and <em>p</em>, as in <em>imbrute</em>, <em>immingle</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">im-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq184">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036688" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036688"><strong>in-<sup>3</sup></strong></a> used before <em>b</em>, <em>m</em>, and <em>p</em>, as in <em>immoral</em>, <em>imparity</em>, <em>imperishable</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">im-<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq170">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036686" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036686"><strong>in-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, before <em>b</em>, <em>m</em>, and <em>p</em>, as in <em>impearl</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">em-</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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imbrute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">imbrute</span><z><span target_id="wobahre2YC">v.t.</span><span target_id="ppaE9lolAt">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɪmˈbrut/ (<em>say</em> im'brooht) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">imbruted</strong>, <strong class="bold">imbruting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wobahre2YC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> to degrade to the level of a brute.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ppaE9lolAt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq403"> to sink to the level of a brute.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">embrute</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036398" href="entry://im-%23bigmac000036398"><span class="smallcaps">im-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009684" href="entry://brute%23bigmac000009684"><span class="smallcaps">brute</span></a> (noun)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>imbrutement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Immanuel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Immanuel</span></header><div>/ɪˈmænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> i'manyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a name to be given to Christ (Matthew 1:23) as the son of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Emmanuel</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hebrew: <em>Immānū’ēl</em>, literally, God with us]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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impale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">impale</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of impale" src="word_pronunciations/11884.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪmˈpeɪl/ (<em>say</em> im'payl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">impaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">impaling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> to fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body, as for torture or punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq718"> to fix upon, or pierce through with, anything pointed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq832"> to make helpless as if pierced through.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to enclose with or as with pales or stakes; fence in; hem in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq735"> to combine (two coats of arms) on one shield by putting them side by side with a vertical line between.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">empale</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>impālāre</em>, from Latin <em>im-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036398" href="entry://im-%23bigmac000036398"><span class="smallcaps">im-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>pālus</em> stake] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>impalement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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impoverish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">impoverish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of impoverish" src="word_pronunciations/11951.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> im'povuhrish), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of impoverish" src="word_pronunciations/11952.mp3"></audio></span>/-vrɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> -vrish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> to reduce to poverty: <em class="example">a country impoverished by war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: <em class="example">to impoverish the soil.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">empoverish</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>empoveris</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>empoveriss-</em>, stem of <em>empoverir</em>, from <em>em-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023503" href="entry://em-%23bigmac000023503"><span class="smallcaps">em-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>povre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101352" href="entry://poor%23bigmac000101352"><span class="smallcaps">poor</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>impoverisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>impoverishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ingrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ingrain</span><z><span target_id="31xVbJaWOw">v.t.</span><span target_id="ILlgBZ2kN8">adj.</span><span target_id="UtOMEBK4Ix">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="31xVbJaWOw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ingrain" src="word_pronunciations/12269.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈgreɪn/ (<em>say</em> in'grayn) Also, <strong class="vs">engrain</strong>. to fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ILlgBZ2kN8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /ˈɪngreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ingrayn) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq856"> Also, <strong class="vs">engrain</strong>. deeply fixed; ingrained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq914"> (of carpets) made of yarn dyed before weaving, and so woven as to show the pattern on both sides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq012"> dyed in grain, or through the fibre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq079"> dyed in the yarn, or in a raw state, before manufacture.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UtOMEBK4Ix">–<em class="pos">noun</em> /ˈɪngreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ingrayn) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq816"> yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq276"> an ingrain carpet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036686" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036686"><span class="smallcaps">in-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101115" href="entry://grain%23bigmac000101115"><span class="smallcaps">grain</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ingrained
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ingrained</span></header><div>/ˈɪngreɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'ingraynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> fixed firmly: <em class="example">ingrained dirt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> deep-rooted: <em class="example">ingrained habits.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq044"> inveterate; thorough.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">engrained</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inquire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inquire</span><z><span target_id="kOBuC5MmCE">v.i.</span><span target_id="vBPKnDt2oM">v.t.</span><span target_id="RNJ1QA3WMM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inquire" src="word_pronunciations/12333.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈkwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> in'kwuyuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inquire" src="word_pronunciations/08010.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">inquired</strong>, <strong class="bold">inquiring</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kOBuC5MmCE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> to seek information by questioning; ask.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vBPKnDt2oM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq039"> to seek to learn by asking.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RNJ1QA3WMM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq657"> <strong class="phr">inquire into</strong>, to undertake a process, often a formal one, to establish the facts about.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enquire</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>inquīrere</em>; replacing Middle English <em>enquere</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>inquirer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inquiry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inquiry</span><z><span target_id="mPECqSPmrw">n.</span><span target_id="1DQe6LUqe4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inquiry" src="word_pronunciations/08012.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈkwaɪri/ (<em>say</em> in'kwuyree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inquiry" src="word_pronunciations/08013.mp3"></audio></span>/ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mPECqSPmrw"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">inquiries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> an investigation, as into a matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> the act of inquiring, or seeking information by questioning; interrogation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq31"> a question; query.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1DQe6LUqe4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">make inquiry </strong>(or <strong class="phr">inquiries</strong>), to request information: <em class="example">to make inquiries at the office.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enquiry</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><strong>in-<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inure</span><z><span target_id="CyVppwCzx6">v.i.</span><span target_id="o4eOlQQATM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inure" src="word_pronunciations/12576.mp3"></audio></span>/ənˈjuə/ (<em>say</em> uhn'yoohuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inure" src="word_pronunciations/12577.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪn-/ (<em>say</em> in-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CyVppwCzx6"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> (<strong class="bold">inured</strong>, <strong class="bold">inuring</strong>) to come into use; take or have effect.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="o4eOlQQATM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">inure to</strong>, to toughen or harden (someone) to by exercise; accustom to; habituate to: <em class="example">to inure a person to danger.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="vs">enure</strong>. <div class="etym">[late Middle English, verb use of obsolete phrase <em>in ure</em> in use, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102646" href="entry://in%23bigmac000102646"><span class="smallcaps">in<sup>1</sup></span></a> (preposition) + obsolete <em>ure</em> use, work (from Anglo-French, from Latin <em>opera</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>inurement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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irenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">irenic</span></header><div>/aɪˈrinɪk/ (<em>say</em> uy'reenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">peaceful; tending to promote or encourage peace or peaceful arts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">irenical</strong>, <strong class="vs">eirenic</strong>, <strong class="vs">eirenical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>eirēnikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Itie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Itie</span><z><span target_id="JbPnG28fnK">n.</span><span target_id="9HUwSdtzIh">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈaɪtaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'uytuy) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JbPnG28fnK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> an Italian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9HUwSdtzIh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq752"> in an Italian style: <em class="example">an Itie bike.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eyetie</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This term can be considered offensive in that it is linked to a stereotype of an Italian and has a disrespectful connotation.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leet<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/lit/ (<em>say</em> leet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> a special type of manorial court or its jurisdiction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> the jurisdiction of such a court, and the area over which this extended.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">court leet</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>lete</em>, from Anglo-French, ? from Old English <em>lǣþ</em> landed property]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac787881222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leet<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/lit/ (<em>say</em> leet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">a coded form of communication used on the internet, in which numbers or other characters replace letters.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eleet</strong>, <strong class="vs">leetspeak</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened and respelt form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101056" href="entry://elite%23bigmac000101056"><span class="smallcaps">elite</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The coding of the alphabet in internet communications has resulted in further variants using symbols which resemble the letters they replace, as <em>l337</em> or <em>l33t</em> (<em>leet</em>) or <em>3l337</em> or <em>3l33t</em> (<em>eleet</em>).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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master of ceremonies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">master of ceremonies</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">a person who directs the entertainment at a party, dinner, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emcee</strong>, <strong class="vs">MC</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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negative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">negative</span><z><span target_id="NCOkIXks50">adj.</span><span target_id="UYtVgCgvox">n.</span><span target_id="7HsxtQbZez">v.t.</span><span target_id="pXVTacukGH">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of negative" src="word_pronunciations/15617.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnɛgətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'neguhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NCOkIXks50"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq706"> expressing or containing negation or denial: <em class="example">a negative statement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> expressing refusal to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq128"> refusing consent, as to a proposal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq751"> prohibitory, as an order or command.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq562"> characterised by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes: <em class="example">a negative character.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq456"> unnecessarily sceptical and discouraging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq013"> involving or denoting subtraction; minus.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq603"> measured or proceeding in the opposite direction to that which is considered as positive.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq768"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> (of the results of an examination or test) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq187"> failing to show the presence of an organism that causes disease.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq722"> failing to show the presence of a substance, as a drug.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq176"> <em class="label">Photography</em> denoting an image in which the gradations of light and shade are represented in reverse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq945"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> responding in a direction away from the stimulus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> denoting or relating to the kind of electricity developed on resin, amber, etc., when rubbed with flannel, or that present at the pole from which electrons leave an electric generator or battery, having an excess of electrons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq996"> Also, <strong class="vs">electronegative</strong>. <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq663"> having a negative electric charge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq879"> (of an atom, molecule, or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq817"> <em class="label">Logic</em> denoting a proposition or judgement that denies a relation between its terms, or denies that the predicate applies to the subject.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UYtVgCgvox">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq868"> a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq050"> a refusal of assent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq822"> that side of a question which denies what the opposite side affirms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq222"> the negative form of statement (opposed to <em>affirmative</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a negative quantity or symbol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq886"> <em class="label">Photography</em> a negative image, as on a film or plate, used chiefly for printing positive pictures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq684"> a negative quality or characteristic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq575"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098572" href="entry://veto%23bigmac000098572"><strong>veto</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the negative plate or element in a voltaic cell.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7HsxtQbZez">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">negatived</strong>, <strong class="bold">negativing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq960"> to deny; contradict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq599"> to disprove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq494"> to refuse assent or consent to; pronounce against; veto.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq613"> to neutralise or counteract.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="pXVTacukGH">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq453"> with no indication of the presence of an organism or substance: <em class="example">to test negative for a virus; </em><em class="example">to test negative for a drug.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>negātīvus</em> that denies] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>negatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>negativeness</strong>, <strong>negativity</strong> /nɛgəˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> neguh'tivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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octavo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">octavo</span><z><span target_id="I0LDRddKW3">n.</span><span target_id="XnXP2Gzgh4">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of octavo" src="word_pronunciations/16051.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒkˈtavoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ok'tahvoh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of octavo" src="word_pronunciations/16052.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈteɪv-/ (<em>say</em> -'tayv-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I0LDRddKW3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> a book size determined by printing on sheets folded to form eight leaves or sixteen pages. <em>Abbrev.</em>: 8vo, 8°</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XnXP2Gzgh4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq609"> in octavo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eightvo</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>in octāvō</em> in an eighth (of a sheet)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oedema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oedema</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oedema" src="word_pronunciations/16076.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdimə/ (<em>say</em> uh'deemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">oedemas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">oedemata</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oedema" src="word_pronunciations/16077.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdimətə/ (<em>say</em> uh'deemuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">edema</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>oidēma</em> a swelling] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>oedematous</strong> /əˈdɛmətəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'demuhtuhs), <strong>oedematose</strong> /əˈdɛmətoʊs/ (<em>say</em> uh'demuhtohs), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oesophageal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oesophageal</span></header><div>/əsɒfəˈdʒiəl/ (<em>say</em> uhsofuh'jeeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">relating to the oesophagus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esophageal</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oesophagectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac205114353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oesophagectomy</span></header><div>/əsɒfəˈdʒɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> uhsofuh'jektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">oesophagectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">the removal of all or part of the oesophagus, usually because it is cancerous.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esophagectomy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051848" href="entry://oesophagus%23bigmac000051848"><span class="smallcaps">oesophag(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022875" href="entry://-ectomy%23bigmac000022875"><span class="smallcaps">-ectomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oesophagus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oesophagus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oesophagus" src="word_pronunciations/16079.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɒfəgəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'sofuhguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">oesophagi</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oesophagus" src="word_pronunciations/16080.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɒfəgaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'sofuhguy) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">oesophaguses</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a tube connecting the mouth or pharynx with the stomach in invertebrate and vertebrate animals; gullet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esophagus</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>oisophagos</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oestradiol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oestradiol</span></header><div>/istrəˈdaɪəl/ (<em>say</em> eestruh'duyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">the principal oestrogenic steroid hormone, C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>24</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, produced by the ovaries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estradiol</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051855" href="entry://oestrus%23bigmac000051855"><span class="smallcaps">oestr(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002511" href="entry://-ane%23bigmac000002511"><span class="smallcaps">-a(ne)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aero-engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aero-engine</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊ-ˌɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'airroh-.enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">the source of power in an aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeronautical engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeronautical engineer</span></header><div>/ɛərəˌnɔtɪkəl ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> airruh.nawtikuhl enjuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">an engineer specialising in the design and construction of aeroplanes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeronautical engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeronautical engineering</span></header><div>/ɛərəˌnɔtɪkəl ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> airruh.nawtikuhl enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">the action, work, or profession of an aeronautical engineer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African American English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211889342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African American English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac943768709" href="entry://Black%20English%23bigmac943768709"><strong>Black English</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African American Vernacular English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac542500113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African American Vernacular English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac943768709" href="entry://Black%20English%23bigmac943768709"><strong>Black English</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAVE Also, <strong class="vs">African-American Vernacular English</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African Economic Community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African Economic Community</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a 51-nation body, formed by treaty at the 1991 meeting of the Organisation of African Unity, with the aim of promoting the social and economic development and gradual integration of African economies.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AEC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African elephant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African elephant</span></header><div>/ˈæfrɪkən ɛləfənt/ (<em>say</em> 'afrikuhn eluhfuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023377" href="entry://elephant%23bigmac000023377"><strong>elephant</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023377" href="entry://elephant%23mq360">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afro-American English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac186190316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afro-American English</span></header><div>/ˌæfroʊ-əˌmɛrɪkən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> .afroh-uh.merikuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac943768709" href="entry://Black%20English%23bigmac943768709"><strong>Black English</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-effect</span></header><div>/ˈaftər-əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhr-uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> a delayed effect; effect that follows later.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a result appearing after the first effect due to an agent, usually a drug, has gone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airborne early warning system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airborne early warning system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">the detection of enemy air or surface units by radar or other equipment carried in an airborne vehicle and the transmitting of a warning to friendly units.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac914621433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air engine</span></header><div>/ˈɛər ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'airr enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac929810318" href="entry://compressed-air%20engine%23bigmac929810318"><strong>compressed-air engine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albert Edward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albert Edward</span></header><div>/ælbət ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> albuht 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a mountain in PNG, in the Owen Stanley Ranges. 3990 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkaline earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkaline earth</span></header><div>/ælkəlaɪn ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> alkuhluyn 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">the oxide of an alkaline-earth metal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkaline-earth metal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkaline-earth metal</span></header><div>/ˌælkəlaɪn-ɜθ ˈmɛtl/ (<em>say</em> .alkuhluyn-erth 'metl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a bivalent metal, one of the second group of the periodic table, including beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-embracing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-embracing</span></header><div>/ɔl-əmˈbreɪsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> awl-uhm'braysing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">applying to the whole of a group; covering every eventuality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-in-the-ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-in-the-ear</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-ɪn-θi-ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-in-thee-ear) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">of or relating to a type of miniaturised hearing aid worn in the concha or entrance of the ear canal, and not behind the ear or elsewhere on the body.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">in-the-ear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almond-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almond-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈamənd-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhnd-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">having eyes with a long or narrow oval shape.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha-eucaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha-eucaine</span></header><div>/ælfə-ˈjukeɪn/ (<em>say</em> alfuh-'yoohkayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024747" href="entry://eucaine%23bigmac000024747"><strong>eucaine</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024747" href="entry://eucaine%23mq072">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alter ego
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alter ego</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alter ego" src="word_pronunciations/00670.mp3"></audio></span>/æltər ˈigoʊ/ (<em>say</em> altuhr 'eegoh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alter ego" src="word_pronunciations/00671.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔl-/ (<em>say</em> awl-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> a second self.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq689"> an inseparable friend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq737"> Also, <strong class="vs">alter</strong>. <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> an alternative identity existing for a person who has dissociative identity disorder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: literally, another I]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac650912936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative energy</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">energy which is not derived from fossil fuels, such as wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, etc.; usually not including nuclear power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dnepropetrovsk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dnepropetrovsk</span></header><div>/dnɪprəpɪˈtrɔfsk/ (<em>say</em> dnipruhpi'trawfsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">an industrial city in eastern central Ukraine, on the Dnieper.</span></div> Ukrainian, <strong>Dnipropetrovsk</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Ekaterinoslav</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gandzha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gandzha</span></header><div>/ˈgandʒa/ (<em>say</em> 'gahnjah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">a city in western <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088370" href="entry://Azerbaijan%23bigmac000088370">Azerbaijan</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088370" href="entry://Azerbaijan%23mq261">1</a>).</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Kirovabad</strong>, <strong class="vs">Elisavetpol</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Gäncä</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Greece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Greece</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Greece" src="word_pronunciations/10502.mp3"></audio></span>/gris/ (<em>say</em> grees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">a republic in south-eastern Europe, consisting of many islands and the south part of the Balkan peninsula between the Ionian and Aegean Seas; noted for its ancient civilisations; under Turkish rule before independence as a kingdom in 1827; a republic since 1975. 131 990 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Greek. <em>Currency</em>: euro (formerly, drachma). <em>Capital</em>: Athens.</span></div> Modern Greek, <strong>Ellás</strong>. Ancient Greek, <strong>Hellas</strong>. Official name, <strong>Hellenic Republic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hamadan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hamadan</span></header><div>/ˈhæmədæn/ (<em>say</em> 'hamuhdan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a city in western Iran.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Ecbatana</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Helicon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Helicon</span></header><div>/ˈhɛlɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'helikuhn), /-kɒn/ (<em>say</em> -kon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">a mountain in southern Greece, in Boeotia, regarded in ancient Greece as the source of poetry and poetic inspiration. From it flowed the fountains of Aganippe and Hippocrene, associated with the Muses. 1749 m.</span></div> Modern Greek, <strong>Elikón</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Heliconian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ireland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ireland<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaɪələnd/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuhluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>David Neil</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">1927–2022, Australian novelist; author of <em>The Glass Canoe</em> (1976) and <em>A Woman of the Future</em> (1979).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ireland<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaɪələnd/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuhluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq193"> an island off north-western Europe, part of the British Isles; a British dependency from the 16th century until 1801 when united with Great Britain; divided into the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland in 1921.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> Also, <strong class="vs">Irish Republic</strong>, <strong class="vs">Southern Ireland</strong>. a republic occupying most of the island of Ireland; achieved independence with dominion status under the British Crown in 1921; a republic since 1949. 70 283 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English and Irish. <em>Currency</em>: euro (formerly, Irish pound). <em>Capital</em>: Dublin. Formerly (1921–37), <strong>Irish Free State</strong>. Official name, <strong>Republic of Ireland</strong>. Irish, <strong>Eire</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq980"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092540" href="entry://Northern%20Ireland%23bigmac000092540"><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Isfahan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Isfahan</span></header><div>/ɪsfəˈhan/ (<em>say</em> isfuh'hahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">a city in central Iran; the capital of Persia from the 16th to the 18th centuries.</span></div> Iranian, <strong>Eṣfahān</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Ispahan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Krasnodar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Krasnodar</span></header><div>/krəsnaˈda/ (<em>say</em> kruhsnah'dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a city in southern Russia in Europe; a port near the Sea of Azov.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Ekaterinodar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lubumbashi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lubumbashi</span></header><div>/lubʊmˈbæʃi/ (<em>say</em> loohboom'bashee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, capital of Shaba province.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Elisabethville</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Moray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Moray</span></header><div>/ˈmʌri/ (<em>say</em> 'muree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">an administrative district in north-eastern Scotland on Moray Firth; a former county, also known as <strong>Morayshire</strong>, which became part of Grampian region in 1975; became a unitary district in 1996. 2238 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Elgin.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Elgin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pukatja
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141213958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pukatja</span></header><div>/ˈpʊkətə/ (<em>say</em> 'pookuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">an Aboriginal community in north-western SA, in the Musgrave Ranges.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Ernabella</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scheldt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scheldt</span></header><div>/ʃɛlt/ (<em>say</em> shelt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">a river flowing from northern France through western Belgium and south-western Netherlands into the North Sea. About 435 km.</span></div> Flemish, <strong>Schelde</strong> /ˈskɛldə/ (<em>say</em> 'skelduh). French, <strong>Escaut</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spain</span></header><div>/speɪn/ (<em>say</em> spayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a kingdom in south-western Europe, forming most of the Iberian peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic, bordered by Portugal and France; a republic from 1931 until the restoration of the monarchy in 1975. 504 782 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Spanish (mostly Castilian but also other dialects), Catalan, Basque, and Galician. <em>Currency</em>: euro (formerly, Spanish peseta). <em>Capital</em>: Madrid.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>España</strong>. <div class="etym">[Anglo-French <em>Espayne</em>, Late Latin <em>Spānia</em>, from Latin <em>Hispānia</em> the Iberian peninsula]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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York
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">York<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/jɔk/ (<em>say</em> yawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> the royal house that reigned in England 1461–85, from Edward IV to Richard III (family descended from Richard Plantagenet, <strong>Duke of York</strong>, 1411–60).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq910"> <strong>Prince Andrew</strong>, <strong>Duke of</strong> → Prince <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002493" href="entry://Andrew%23bigmac000002493"><strong>Andrew</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq401"> <strong>Prince Frederick</strong>, <strong>Duke of</strong>, 1763–1827, British army commander, second son of George III; commemorated in the nursery rhyme ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">York<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/jɔk/ (<em>say</em> yawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> a city in north-eastern England, in York unitary district, North Yorkshire; the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral; university. Ancient name, <strong>Eboracum</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> a town and shire in south-western WA, east of Perth, on the Avon River; one of the earliest rural settlements in WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq984"> <strong>Cape</strong>, the northernmost point of Australia, at the tip of the Cape York Peninsula.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097766" href="#mq984">3</a> named by Captain James Cook in 1770 after the Duke of <em>York</em>, brother of King George II]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chlorophyll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chlorophyll</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chlorophyll" src="word_pronunciations/04248.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈklɒrəfɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'kloruhfil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">the green colouring substance of leaves and plants, having various forms, <strong>chlorophyll a</strong>, <strong>b</strong>, <strong>c</strong>, <strong>d</strong> and <strong>e</strong>, distinguished by minor differences in chemical structure. It traps energy from sunlight which is necessary for the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis in plants and is used as a dye for cosmetics and oils.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013373" href="entry://chloro-%23bigmac000013373"><span class="smallcaps">chloro-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056411" href="entry://-phyll%23bigmac000056411"><span class="smallcaps">-phyll</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ferment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ferment</span><z><span target_id="ZVAtcCH5MJ">n.</span><span target_id="0bOELEZHPW">v.t.</span><span target_id="m8q4a2vPPB">v.i.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZVAtcCH5MJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ferment" src="word_pronunciations/08977.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɜmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'ferment) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> any of various agents or substances which cause fermentation, especially: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq768"> any of various living organisms (<strong>organised ferments</strong>), as yeasts, moulds, certain bacteria, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq915"> any of certain complex substances derived from living cells (<strong>unorganised ferments</strong> or <strong>enzymes</strong>) as pepsin, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> fermentation.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq058"> agitation; excitement; tumult.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ferment" src="word_pronunciations/08979.mp3"></audio></span>/fəˈmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> fuh'ment), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ferment" src="word_pronunciations/08978.mp3"></audio></span>/fɜ-/ (<em>say</em> fer-)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0bOELEZHPW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq832"> to act upon as a ferment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq992"> to cause to undergo fermentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq083"> to inflame; foment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq621"> to agitate; excite.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="m8q4a2vPPB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq766"> to be fermented; undergo fermentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq764"> to seethe with agitation or excitement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>fermentum</em> leaven, agitation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fermentable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Ferment</em> is commonly confused with <em>foment</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polysyllogism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polysyllogism</span></header><div>/pɒliˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> polee'siluhjizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a number of syllogisms arranged in a series, so that the conclusion of one (a <strong>prosyllogism</strong>) serves as the premise of another (an <strong>episyllogism</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abd-el Kadir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abd-el Kadir</span></header><div>/æbd-əl ˈkædɪə/ (<em>say</em> abd-uhl 'kadear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">1807?–83, Algerian leader; led resistance to French colonising forces.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Abd-al Kadir</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abd-el Krim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abd-el Krim</span></header><div>/æbd-əl ˈkrɪm/ (<em>say</em> abd-uhl 'krim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">1882–1963, Riff leader who led an indigenous revolt against Spanish rule in Morocco, 1921–26.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal education officer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905454768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal education officer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">a person appointed to work with teachers in a school with significant numbers of Aboriginal students, to promote Aboriginal education, to encourage students and to support parents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Embassy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac312944328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Embassy</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəl ˈɛmbəsi/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhl 'embuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac873162575" href="entry://Tent%20Embassy%23bigmac873162575"><strong>Tent Embassy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal English</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəl ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhl 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">one of a number of variants converging on Australian English, especially characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many Aboriginal people, including distinctive elements of vocabulary and grammar taken from Aboriginal languages and alternative or obsolete uses of Australian English: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Contrary to the prevailing myths, all Aboriginal people who have been socialised from birth in an Aboriginal community are from a non-English-speaking background. Our mother tongue is Aboriginal English.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jackie huggins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Tent Embassy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac93311624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Tent Embassy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac873162575" href="entry://Tent%20Embassy%23bigmac873162575"><strong>Tent Embassy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute emancipation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute emancipation</span></header><div>/æbsəlut əmænsəˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht uhmansuh'payshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000170" href="entry://absolute%20pardon%23bigmac000000170"><strong>absolute pardon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstract expressionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstract expressionism</span></header><div>/ˌæbstrækt əkˈsprɛʃənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .abstrakt uhk'spreshuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">abstract art emerging in the 1950s in the US, characterised by rejection of traditional styles and techniques, by non-figurative, non-formal elements and by dynamic qualities of spontaneity and improvisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accelerated erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac782831352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accelerated erosion</span></header><div>/əkˌsɛləreɪtəd əˈroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> uhk.seluhraytuhd uh'rohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">erosion which results from human activities, such as surface mining, agriculture, construction, etc., and which takes place at a much more rapid rate than the erosion caused by natural events such as wind, rain, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accident and emergency department
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270861812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accident and emergency department</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac432692509" href="entry://emergency%20department%23bigmac432692509"><strong>emergency department</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accident and emergency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetylcholine esterase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetylcholine esterase</span></header><div>/ˌæsətaɪlkoʊlin ˈɛstəreɪz/ (<em>say</em> .asuhtuylkohleen 'estuhrayz), /əˌsitl-/ (<em>say</em> uh.seetl-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">the enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to acetate and choline; inhibitors of this enzyme are toxic to all animals and are the basis of many poison gases and pesticides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ack-emma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ack-emma</span></header><div>/æk-ˈɛmə/ (<em>say</em> ak-'emuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a.m.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056960" href="entry://pip-emma%23bigmac000056960"><strong>pip-emma</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from a signalling code issued in 1898 by the British War Office]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustic ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac479147817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustic ecology</span></header><div>/əkustɪk əˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uhkoohstik uh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> the study that analyses the effect that sound, both natural and artificial, has on people in a particular environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> the sounds associated with a particular environment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acoustic ecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic ester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic ester</span></header><div>/əˌkrɪlɪk ˈɛstə/ (<em>say</em> uh.krilik 'estuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">one of the series of esters derived from the acrylic acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active euthanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active euthanasia</span></header><div>/æktɪv juθəˈneɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> aktiv yoohthuh'nayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a form of euthanasia in which medical intervention takes place in order to end the patient’s life.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac074968006" href="entry://active%20involuntary%20euthanasia%23bigmac074968006"><strong>active involuntary euthanasia</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786366292" href="entry://active%20voluntary%20euthanasia%23bigmac786366292"><strong>active voluntary euthanasia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active involuntary euthanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac074968006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active involuntary euthanasia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">a form of euthanasia in which a medical intervention takes place, in circumstances in which the patient is unable to make a direct request because of cognitive impairment or loss, in order to end the patient’s life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active voluntary euthanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac786366292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active voluntary euthanasia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a form of euthanasia in which a medical intervention takes place, at the patient’s request, in order to end the patient’s life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptive education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac320041857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptive education</span></header><div>/əˌdæptɪv ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.daptiv ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">an education program supporting students with specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia or attention deficit disorder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000617" href="entry://adaptive%23bigmac000000617"><span class="smallcaps">adaptive</span></a> (in the sense of making adjustments to suit children with difficulties) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098202" href="entry://education%23bigmac000098202"><span class="smallcaps">education</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad eundem (gradum)
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad eundem (gradum)</span></header><div>/ˌæd eɪʊndəm ˈgradəm/ (<em>say</em> .ad ayoonduhm 'grahduhm) <div class="def"><span id="mq881">to the same (degree). A graduate from one university may be admitted without examination to an <em>ad eundem</em> degree in the same subject at another university.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adult education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adult education</span></header><div>/əˌdʌlt ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.dult ejuh'kayshuhn), /ˌædʌlt/ (<em>say</em> .adult) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">the education of adults beyond the formal schooling system, especially in non-vocational courses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adverse event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32790948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adverse event</span></header><div>/ædvɜs əˈvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> advers uh'vent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">an unintended and undesirable outcome of any medical treatment or procedure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobic exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac536135857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobic exercise</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊbɪk ˈɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> airrohbik 'eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">physical exercise during which energy is derived from glucose produced by the reaction of oxygen in the blood with stored glycogen, and which typically involves moderate activity over a relatively long period of time, such as walking, gently paced running, swimming, gymnastic exercises, etc.; benefits are improved blood circulation, and strengthened respiratory and cardiac muscles.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac50214120" href="entry://anaerobic%20exercise%23bigmac50214120"><strong>anaerobic exercise</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aero-elastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aero-elastic</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊ-əˈlæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .airroh-uh'lastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">(of an airframe) deformable by aerodynamic forces.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aero-elasticity</strong> /ˌɛəroʊ-ilæsˈtɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> .airroh-eelas'tisuhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aero-elastician</strong> /ˌɛəroʊ-ilæsˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .airroh-eelas'tishuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ambrose event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ambrose event</span></header><div>/ˈæmbroʊz əˌvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'ambrohz uh.vent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">a team game of golf in which the players in each team, usually four, after teeing off play each next stroke from where the team’s best-positioned ball lies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ambrose</strong>. <div class="etym">[named by the secretary/manager of the Victor Harbor Golf Club, SA, in honour of Richard and Mary <em>Ambrose</em>, Americans from Michigan, who took up residence in the district and who, on 31 March 1968, introduced this style of game]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Black English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac725554840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Black English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac943768709" href="entry://Black%20English%23bigmac943768709"><strong>Black English</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ABE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American eagle</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">the bald eagle, especially as depicted on the coat of arms of the United States of America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac956858227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American English</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> the English language as used in the United States, including all varieties whether regional or social. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac943768709" href="entry://Black%20English%23bigmac943768709"><strong>Black English</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> the major dialects of the English language broadly identified with the United States, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of those born and educated in the United States; often in contrast with other such national dialects, in particular, British English. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AE, AmE</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq413"> (formerly) a notional form of American English, in particular a norm of pronunciation, which arrives at a normative standard by excluding marked regionalisms; General American.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Stock Exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173899946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Stock Exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a stock exchange in the US, located in New York; the second largest stock exchange in the US after the New York Stock Exchange, dealing particularly in the stocks of newer and smaller companies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobic exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac50214120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobic exercise</span></header><div>/ˈænəroʊbɪk ɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhrohbik eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">physical exercise of sufficient intensity to trigger anaerobic metabolism, typically involving a short burst of intense muscular activity, such as weightlifting, sprinting, etc.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac536135857" href="entry://aerobic%20exercise%23bigmac536135857"><strong>aerobic exercise</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Egyptian Sudan</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgloʊ-əˌdʒɪpʃən səˈdæn/ (<em>say</em> .anggloh-uh.jipshuhn suh'dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093575" href="entry://Sudan%23bigmac000093575"><strong>Sudan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093575" href="entry://Sudan%23mq243">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Indian English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467103636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Indian English</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ɪndiən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-indeeuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">the variety of English spoken in India during the period of British control of India prior to independence in 1947; the precursor to modern Indian English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annular eclipse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annular eclipse</span></header><div>/ænjələr iˈklɪps/ (<em>say</em> anyuhluhr ee'klips) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">an eclipse of the sun in which a portion of its surface is visible as a ring surrounding the dark moon (opposed to <em>total eclipse</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant-eating spider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477813608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant-eating spider</span></header><div>/ænt-itɪŋ ˈspaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> ant-eeting 'spuyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a small spider of the family Zodariidae which mimics the behaviour of ants so as to be able to enter and leave the nest in pursuit of their ant prey without opposition from the ants.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ant spider</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-enzyme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149949450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-enzyme</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈɛnzaɪm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'enzuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a substance that inhibits or neutralises the actions of an enzyme.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-Establishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877000425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-Establishment</span></header><div>/ænti-əsˈtæblɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> antee-uhs'tablishmuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">opposed to the members of the Establishment, their attitudes and their practices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-evolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-evolution</span><z><span target_id="rkmBWwuoWE">n.</span><span target_id="yZN7fVLpa3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> antee-evuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rkmBWwuoWE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq990"> a doctrine which opposes the theory of biological evolution.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yZN7fVLpa3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq351"> of or relating to this doctrine: <em class="example">anti-evolution theories.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-evolutionist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple of the eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple of the eye</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> the pupil of the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> something very precious or dear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquatic ecosystem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488484413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquatic ecosystem</span></header><div>/əˌkwɒtɪk ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> uh.kwotik 'eekoh.sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">an ecosystem which is within a body of water, either salt or fresh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabian Nights' Entertainment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabian Nights’ Entertainment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">a collection of Eastern folk tales derived in part from Indian and Persian sources and dating from the 10th century AD.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Thousand and One Nights</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argus-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argus-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈagəs-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhs-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">keen-eyed; vigilant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003716" href="entry://Argus%23bigmac000003716"><span class="smallcaps">Argus<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093989" href="entry://APEC%23bigmac000093989"><strong>APEC</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Association of South-East Asian Nations
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931089991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Association of South-East Asian Nations</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091710" href="entry://ASEAN%23bigmac000091710"><strong>ASEAN</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic energy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic energy" src="word_pronunciations/01402.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103098" href="entry://nuclear%20energy%23bigmac000103098"><strong>nuclear energy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oestriol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oestriol</span></header><div>/ˈistriɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'eestreeol), /ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">an oestrogenic steroid hormone, C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, occurring in the placenta and in pregnancy urine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estriol</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051855" href="entry://oestrus%23bigmac000051855"><span class="smallcaps">oes(trus)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077890" href="entry://tri-%23bigmac000077890"><span class="smallcaps">tri-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oestrogen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oestrogen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oestrogen" src="word_pronunciations/16081.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈistrədʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'eestruhjuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oestrogen" src="word_pronunciations/16082.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">any one of a group of female steroid sex hormones secreted by the ovaries and responsible for secondary female characteristics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estrogen</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051855" href="entry://oestrus%23bigmac000051855"><span class="smallcaps">oestr(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029833" href="entry://-gen%23bigmac000029833"><span class="smallcaps">-gen</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>oestrogenic</strong> /istrəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> eestruh'jenik), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oestrone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oestrone</span></header><div>/ˈistroʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'eestrohn), /ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">an oestrogenic steroid hormone, C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, manufactured by the ovarian follicles and found in pregnancy urine and placental tissue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estrone</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051855" href="entry://oestrus%23bigmac000051855"><span class="smallcaps">oestr(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052221" href="entry://-one%23bigmac000052221"><span class="smallcaps">-one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oestrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oestrous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oestrous" src="word_pronunciations/16084.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈistrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eestruhs), /ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">involving or relating to the oestrus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estrous</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oestrus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oestrus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oestrus" src="word_pronunciations/16084.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈistrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eestruhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oestrus" src="word_pronunciations/16085.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> Also, <strong class="vs">oestrum</strong> /ˈistrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eestruhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oestrus" src="word_pronunciations/16085.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-), <strong class="vs">estrus</strong>. a period of the oestrous cycle, usually lasting 1–2 days, during which ovulation occurs, and the animal can copulate; heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq500"> passion or passionate impulse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> a stimulus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>oistros</em> gadfly, sting, frenzy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ous</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq069"> an adjective suffix meaning ‘having’, ‘full of’, ‘given to’, ‘characterised by’, ‘of the nature of’, ‘like’, etc., as in <em>glorious</em>, <em>joyous</em>, <em>mucous</em>, <em>nervous</em>, <em>sonorous</em>, <em>wondrous</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a suffix used to imply the lower of two possible valencies compared to the corresponding suffix <em>-ic</em>, as <em>stannous chloride</em>, SnCl<sub>2</sub>, and <em>stannic chloride</em>, SnCl<sub>4</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-eous</strong>, <strong class="vs">-ious</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>-ōsus</em>; often used to represent Latin <em>-us</em> (adjective), Greek <em>-os</em> (adjective); in a few words (e.g. <em>wondrous</em>) it is attached to English stems]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shallot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shallot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shallot" src="word_pronunciations/20751.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃəˈlɒt/ (<em>say</em> shuh'lot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq848"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071350" href="entry://spring%20onion%23bigmac000071350"><strong>spring onion</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071350" href="entry://spring%20onion%23mq772">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> Also, <strong class="vs">eschalot</strong>. a plant of the lily family, <em>Allium ascalonicum</em>, whose bulb forms bulblets which are used for flavouring in cookery and as a vegetable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq326"> Also, <strong class="vs">eschalot</strong>. the bulb or bulblet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <em>eschalot</em>, from French <em>eschalotte</em>, alteration of Old French <em>eschaloigne</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065779" href="entry://scallion%23bigmac000065779"><span class="smallcaps">scallion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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species epithet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362691911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">species epithet</span></header><div>/ˈspisiz ɛpəθɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'speeseez epuhthet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">the second part of a botanical or zoological name, which follows the genus name and which distinguishes one species from another in the same genus, as <em>Eucalyptus globulus</em>, the Tasmanian blue gum and <em>E. saligna</em>, the Sydney blue gum, where <em>globulus</em> means ‘little button’ with reference to the operculum, and <em>saligna</em> means ‘like a willow’.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epithet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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springwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">springwood</span></header><div>/ˈsprɪŋwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'springwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">that part of an annual growth ring which, especially in trees of the Northern Hemisphere, grows in the spring and early summer, and is characterised by larger thin-walled cells (distinguished from <em>summerwood</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earlywood</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101883" href="entry://spring%23bigmac000101883"><span class="smallcaps">spring</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094873" href="entry://wood%23bigmac000094873"><span class="smallcaps">wood<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tarragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tarragon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tarragon" src="word_pronunciations/22926.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtærəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'taruhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> a plant, <em>Artemisia dracunculus</em>, thought to be native to Russia but now widely cultivated for its aromatic leaves used for flavouring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> the leaves themselves.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estragon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish <em>taragona</em>, from Arabic <em>tarkhūm</em>, probably from Greek <em>drakōn</em> dragon, or <em>drakōntion</em> type of arum]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-th
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-th<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq218">a noun suffix referring to condition, quality, or action, added to words (<em>warmth</em>) and to stems related to words (<em>depth</em>, <em>length</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>-þu</em>, <em>-þo</em>, <em>-þ</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-th<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq869">the suffix of ordinal numerals (<em>fourth</em>, <em>tenth</em>), the form <em>-th</em> being added in one or two cases to altered stems of the cardinal (<em>fifth</em>, <em>twelfth</em>).</span></div> Also, (<em>after y</em>), <strong class="vs">-eth</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>-tha</em>, <em>-the</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>-tus</em>, Greek <em>-tos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-y
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-y<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq031">a suffix of adjectives meaning ‘characterised by or inclined to’ the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached, as in <em>juicy</em>, <em>dreamy</em>, <em>chilly</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-ey</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>-ig</em>. Compare German <em>-ig</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-y<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk">a hypocoristic suffix, the same as <strong>-ie</strong>, used colloquially: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> (<em>with nouns</em>) as an endearment, or affectionately, especially with and among children: <em>doggy</em>, a dog; <em>littly</em>, a child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> (<em>with nouns</em>) as a familiar abbreviation: <em>cocky</em>, cockatoo; <em>footy</em>, football.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq240"> (<em>with adjectives</em>) as a nominalisation: <em>lefty</em>, a left-handed person; <em>cheapy</em>, a cheap product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq142"> (<em>with adjectives</em>) as a familiar abbreviation: <em>comfy</em>, <em>exy</em>, <em>speccy</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-ey</strong>, <strong class="vs">-ie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; often through Scottish influence] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><strong>-ie</strong></a>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-y<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq351">a suffix forming action nouns from verbs, as in <em>inquiry</em>, also found in other abstract nouns, as <em>carpentry</em>, <em>infamy</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representing Latin <em>-ia</em>, <em>-ium</em>, Greek <em>-ia</em>, <em>-eia</em>, <em>-ion</em>, French <em>-ie</em>, German <em>-ie</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yekaterinburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yekaterinburg</span></header><div>/jɪkətɪˌrinˈbɜk/ (<em>say</em> yikuhti.reen'berk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">a city in western central Russia, on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains; execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, 1918.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Sverdlovsk</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Ekaterinburg</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yekaterinodar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yekaterinodar</span></header><div>/jɪkətɪˌrinaˈda/ (<em>say</em> yikuhti.reenah'dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093206" href="entry://Krasnodar%23bigmac000093206"><strong>Krasnodar</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ekaterinodar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yekaterinoslav
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yekaterinoslav</span></header><div>/jɪkətɪˌrinaˈslaf/ (<em>say</em> yikuhti.reenah'slahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093122" href="entry://Dnepropetrovsk%23bigmac000093122"><strong>Dnepropetrovsk</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ekaterinoslav</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yelisavetpol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yelisavetpol</span></header><div>/jɪˌlizaˈvjɛtpɒl/ (<em>say</em> yi.leezah'vyetpol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094383" href="entry://Gandzha%23bigmac000094383"><strong>Gandzha</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elisavetpol</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yerevan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yerevan</span></header><div>/jɪrɪˈvæn/ (<em>say</em> yiri'van) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">the capital of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091708" href="entry://Armenia%23bigmac000091708">Armenia</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091708" href="entry://Armenia%23mq098">1</a>), near the border with Turkey.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Erevan</strong>, <strong class="vs">Jerevan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alsace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171035753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alsace</span></header><div>/ˈælsæs/ (<em>say</em> 'alsas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">a region and former province in north-eastern France between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine. 8293 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> German, <strong>Elsass</strong>. Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">Alsatia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darnley Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258576727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darnley Island</span></header><div>/danli ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> dahnlee 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">an island in Torres Strait, near the Great Barrier Reef.</span></div> Meriam Mir, <strong>Erub</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Ensemble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac266705614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Ensemble</span></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljə ɒnsɒmbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuh onsombuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">an Australian chamber music group, based at the University of NSW, formed in 1980.</span></div> Formerly (1980–83), <strong>New South Wales Ensemble</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">an independent national institution which promotes the practical application of the physical and biological sciences and engineering, and to provide an advisory service to governments and the community in these fields; established in 1975 as the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences; name change in 1987.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ATSE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian–American Educational Foundation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian–American Educational Foundation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a foundation funded equally by the Australian and US governments which issues grants (formerly Fulbright Scholarships) to academics and administrators.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Associated Stock Exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac134318461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Associated Stock Exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">the national federation of Australian stock exchanges established in 1937 to coordinate activities and ensure uniformity of listing requirements, commissions, etc.; replaced in 1987 by the Australian Stock Exchange.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AASE</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Atomic Energy Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Atomic Energy Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac226243589" href="entry://Australian%20Nuclear%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Organisation%23bigmac226243589"><strong>Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Bank Employees' Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Bank Employees’ Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac493996176" href="entry://Finance%20Sector%20Union%20of%20Australia%23bigmac493996176"><strong>Finance Sector Union of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Building Construction Employees and Builders' Labourers Federation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Building Construction Employees and Builders’ Labourers Federation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">an Australian trade union, formed in 1910, deregistered in 1986.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Builders’ Labourers Federation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian College of Education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian College of Education</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a national fellowship of teachers from all grades of education and educational administration, founded in Victoria in 1959.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Council for Educational Research
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Council for Educational Research</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">an education advisory body supported by federal and state governments, founded in Melbourne in 1930.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACER</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Drug Evaluation Committee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Drug Evaluation Committee</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a federal committee formed to consider and evaluate new drugs to be marketed; provides an advisory and surveillance service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Eastern Daylight Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137279362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Eastern Daylight Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">the time zone to which NSW (with the exception of Broken Hill), the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania move when daylight saving is observed during the warmer months, one hour ahead of Australian Eastern Standard Time and eleven hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AEDT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Eastern Standard Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158748437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Eastern Standard Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">a time zone lying on the 150th meridian including Qld, NSW (with the exception of Broken Hill), Victoria and Tasmania, ten hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time and a half-hour ahead of Australian Central Standard Time and two hours ahead of Australian Western Standard Time.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AEST</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian edelweiss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian edelweiss</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian edelweiss" src="word_pronunciations/01497.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən ˈeɪdlvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'aydlvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a spreading herb, <em>Ewartia nubigena</em>, family Compositae, having grey foliage and small flowers, restricted to high altitudes in the Australian Alps, somewhat resembling the European edelweiss.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Education Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Education Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a trade union formed to represent school teachers and ancillary staff at a federal level but not to replace the various state teachers’ federations; registered in 1986 as the <strong>Australian Teachers’ Union</strong>; renamed in 1993.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AEU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Electoral Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac106962785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Electoral Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">the independent statutory authority responsible for maintaining and updating the Commonwealth electoral roll and conducting federal elections and referendums.</span></div> Formerly (until 1984), <strong>Australian Electoral Office</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AEC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a private Australian organisation which promotes drama, opera and ballet throughout Australia; originally a public trust formed in 1954.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AETT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian encephalitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian encephalitis</span></header><div>/əsˌtreɪljən ɛnsɛfəˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> uhs.traylyuhn ensefuh'luytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">either of two forms of a mosquito-transmitted viral disease of the brain, endemic in Australia, caused by infection with either the Murray Valley encephalitis virus or the Kunjin virus, now usually distinguished according to the virus.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048791" href="entry://Murray%20Valley%20encephalitis%23bigmac000048791"><strong>Murray Valley encephalitis</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac216195239" href="entry://Kunjin%20virus%23bigmac216195239"><strong>Kunjin virus</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Australian X disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian English</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> the English language as used in Australia, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> the national dialect of the English language used in Australia, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of those born and educated in Australia; often in contrast with other such national dialects, in particular, British English and American English. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AE, AusE</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000117" href="entry://Aboriginal%20English%23bigmac000000117"><strong>Aboriginal English</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac169872316" href="entry://Standard%20Australian%20English%23bigmac169872316"><strong>Standard Australian English</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091372" href="entry://Strine%23bigmac000091372"><strong>Strine</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac698223073" href="entry://Public%20Transport%20Union%23bigmac698223073"><strong>Public Transport Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">an association which supports research and education in nuclear science and engineering, formed jointly in 1958 by Australian universities and the Australian Atomic Energy Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a private organisation formed in 1944 to support those who served in the Australian armed forces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a Commonwealth Government administered organisation established in 1947 to direct Australian exploration and research in the Antarctic and to establish bases there.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ANARE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac390579579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a volunteer force raised in Australia at the start of World War I to seize wireless stations in German New Guinea being used by the German navy; provided occupation forces there for the remainder of the war. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Members of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force crowd around the bulletin board on the troopship &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Berrima&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt; bound for German New Guinea, September 1914.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Naval%20and%20Military%20Expeditionary%20Force_H12831.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Pidgin English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749146507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Pidgin English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a pidgin with features derived from the contact varieties of English which developed between Indigenous peoples and European settlers in Australia, mostly deriving from Port Jackson pidgin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Securities Exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac196343539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Securities Exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">the main Australian equities and futures market, consisting of the <strong>ASX</strong> (formerly the Australian Stock Exchange) which trades equities, government bonds and other fixed-interest securities, and the <strong>ASX 24</strong> (formerly the Sydney Futures Exchange) which trades futures and options on interest rates, equities, currencies, and commodities including wool and cattle; created in 2006; forms part of the ASX Group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Stock Exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Stock Exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">(formerly) the main Australian market for trading equities, government bonds and other fixed-interest securities, formed in 1987 by the amalgamation of the six state exchanges.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac196343539" href="entry://Australian%20Securities%20Exchange%23bigmac196343539"><strong>Australian Securities Exchange</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASX</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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author's error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">author’s error</span></header><div>/ɔθəz ˈɛrə/ (<em>say</em> awthuhz 'eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an error which is noted during the typesetting process, for the correction of which the typesetter may charge as the error was included in the material presented for typesetting (opposed to <em>typesetter’s error</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-electrician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-electrician</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auto-electrician" src="word_pronunciations/01525.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɔtoʊ-ɛlɛkˈtrɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-elek'trishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">someone who specialises in the repair and servicing of the electrical circuits of motor cars.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004746" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004746"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023244" href="entry://electrician%23bigmac000023244"><span class="smallcaps">electrician</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing and Kindred Industries Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac256575984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing and Kindred Industries Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac284681426" href="entry://Australian%20Manufacturing%20Workers%27%20Union%23bigmac284681426"><strong>Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autumnal equinox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autumnal equinox</span></header><div>/ɔˌtʌmnəl ˈikwənɒks/ (<em>say</em> aw.tumnuhl 'eekwuhnoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq109"> Also, <strong class="vs">September equinox</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024314" href="entry://equinox%23bigmac000024314"><strong>equinox</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024314" href="entry://equinox%23mq614">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq956"> Also, <strong class="vs">autumnal point</strong>. the position of the sun on the celestial equator at the time of the autumnal equinox.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axis of evil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161352913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axis of evil</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">a grouping of regimes that advance a shared cause by the use of terrorism, especially as used to refer to Iraq, Iran and North Korea by US president George W Bush.</span></div><div class="etym"> [used by President Bush in his 2002 State of the Union address to link Iraq, Iran and North Korea as states he believed were prepared to use weapons of mass destruction against the US and its allies]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bab el-Mandeb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bab el-Mandeb</span></header><div>/bæb ɛl-ˈmændɛb/ (<em>say</em> bab el-'mandeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">a strait between eastern Africa and south-western Arabia, connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. 32 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babu English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babu English</span></header><div>/babu ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> bahbooh 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">a dialect of Anglo-Indian English associated with moderately educated clerks who comprised the middle-level bureaucracy of India during the Raj; characterised by an over-elaborate and deferential style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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back end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac523456439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back end</span></header><div>/bæk ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> bak 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> the rear part of something, as a car, train, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq648"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the part of a system, website, etc., which the user does not access.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> the final stages of a project, plan, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">backend</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>back-end</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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back-of-the-envelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back-of-the-envelope</span></header><div>/bæk-əv-ði-ˈɛnvəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> bak-uhv-dhee-'envuhlohp) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">roughly calculated or worked out: <em class="example">back-of-the-envelope sums.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacon-and-eggs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacon-and-eggs</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacon-and-eggs" src="word_pronunciations/01682.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪkən-ən-ˈɛgz/ (<em>say</em> baykuhn-uhn-'egz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> any of various small shrubs of the family Fabaceae, having reddish-brown and yellow flowers, as plants from the Australian genera <em>Daviesia</em>, <em>Dillwynia</em>, and <em>Pultenaea</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> any of various other plants having similarly coloured flowers, as birdsfoot trefoil and toadflax.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eggs-and-bacon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bad egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad egg</span></header><div>/bæd ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> bad 'eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">a person of reprehensible character.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badge engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badge engineering</span></header><div>/bædʒ ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> baj enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">the merchandising practice of the marketing of one basic model of motor vehicle through more than one dealer network system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">badge-engineering</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bald eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bald eagle</span></header><div>/bɔld ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> bawld 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">a large eagle, <em>Haliaetus leucocephalus</em>, of the US and Canada, having a fully feathered head and, when adult, a white head and tail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandwagon effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761207822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandwagon effect</span></header><div>/ˈbændwægən əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'bandwaguhn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">the tendency for a party or a particular point of view to gain support because it appears to be on the winning side.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black earth</span></header><div>/ˈblæk ɜθ/ (<em>say</em> 'blak erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq305"> any of various dark-coloured, fertile, calcareous soils, very good for cereal production, especially that which covers a large area of southern Russia; chernozem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062320" href="entry://regur%23bigmac000062320"><strong>regur</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black economy</span></header><div>/ˈblæk əkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'blak uhkonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">that part of a country’s economy in which payment for goods and services is made in cash without receipts, usually as a means of tax evasion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cash economy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black elder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black elder</span></header><div>/blæk ˈɛldə/ (<em>say</em> blak 'elduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023195" href="entry://elder%23bigmac000023195"><strong>elder<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023195" href="entry://elder%23mq822">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac943768709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black English</span></header><div>/blæk ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> blak 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a dialect of English which converges on regional varieties of American English, but which is especially characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many African Americans.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BE Also, <strong class="vs">African American English</strong>, <strong class="vs">African American Vernacular English</strong>, <strong class="vs">Afro-American English</strong>, <strong class="vs">American Black English</strong>, <strong class="vs">Black English Vernacular</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black English Vernacular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926331603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black English Vernacular</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac943768709" href="entry://Black%20English%23bigmac943768709"><strong>Black English</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac048940279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black event</span></header><div>/ˈblæk əvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'blak uhvent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">the failure of a large-scale power system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black eye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of black eye" src="word_pronunciations/02437.mp3"></audio></span>/blæk ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> blak 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">bruising round the eye, resulting from a blow, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-eyed pea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173323266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-eyed pea</span></header><div>/ˌblæk-aɪd ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> .blak-uyd 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq71">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017067" href="entry://cowpea%23bigmac000017067"><strong>cowpea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-eyed Susan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-eyed Susan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of black-eyed Susan" src="word_pronunciations/02462.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌblæk-aɪd ˈsuzən/ (<em>say</em> .blak-uyd 'soohzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">any of many unrelated flowers with dark centres, as species of <em>Tetratheca</em>, Australian plants with nodding pink flowers with dark stamens, and <em>Thunbergia alata</em>, a twining plant whose orange flowers have a dark throat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black swan event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac848309895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black swan event</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">(in the modelling of future outcomes) a major event which is so improbable that it is not likely to be predicted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Lebanese-born statistician, Nassim Taleb, in <em>The Black Swan</em> (2007); from the idea that, prior to European contact with Australia, the only swans known in the rest of the world were white, and no-one envisaged the possibility of a black one]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackwater event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac997472061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackwater event</span></header><div>/ˈblækwɔtə əvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'blakwawtuh uhvent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">a sudden decrease in the oxygen levels in water, marine or inland, leading to a fish kill; thought to be caused by the breaking down of organic material in floodwater, accelerated in warm conditions, drawing oxygen out of the water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hypoxic blackwater event</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the dark appearance of the water as a result of the release of carbon compounds, such as tannins]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blank endorsement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blank endorsement</span></header><div>/blæŋk ənˈdɔsmənt/ (<em>say</em> blangk uhn'dawsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">an endorsement on a cheque or note naming no payee, and payable to bearer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blast effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blast effect</span></header><div>/ˈblast əˌfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'blahst uh.fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the blast of an explosion on or above the surface of the ground (opposed to <em>cratering</em> and <em>ground-shock effect</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleary-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleary-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈblɪəri-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'blearree-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> having bleared eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> dull of perception.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blear-eyed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleeding edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48905648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleeding edge</span></header><div>/blidɪŋ ˈɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> bleeding 'ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">the vanguard of new ideas, especially in technology.</span></div><div class="etym"> [humorous play on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105039" href="entry://cutting%20edge%23bigmac000105039"><span class="smallcaps">cutting edge</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blind cave eel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193509238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blind cave eel</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">a blind, eel-like fish, <em>Ophisternon candidum</em>, endemic to the subterranean waters of natural wells and caves in the Cape Range, in north-western WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blind email
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac916220929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blind email</span></header><div>/blaɪnd ˈimeɪl/ (<em>say</em> bluynd 'eemayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">an email sent to someone other than the person to whom it is directly addressed, the secondary recipient being not visible to the primary recipient.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blind-your-eyes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blind-your-eyes</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪnd-jər-aɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bluynd-yuhr-uyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">any of various trees with blistering milky sap, especially <em>Excoecaria</em> species of the eastern hemisphere tropics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bliss N Eso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac041244061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bliss N Eso</span></header><div>/blɪs ən ˈɛsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> blis uhn 'esoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">Australian hip-hop group, formed in 2000.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016756024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue economy</span></header><div>/blu əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> blooh uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">an economy based on the sustainable use of ocean resources.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac780772654" href="entry://green%20economy%23bigmac780772654"><strong>green economy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bank engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bank engine</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋk ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'bangk enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Railways</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a locomotive used to push a train up a steep incline.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">banker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bank of England
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bank of England</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">the central bank of England and Wales, which fixes the bank rate, regulates loans by private banks, and houses the government’s capital reserves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barium enema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barium enema</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barium enema" src="word_pronunciations/01832.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛəriəm ˈɛnəmə/ (<em>say</em> bairreeuhm 'enuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a preparation of barium sulphate ingested before a radiological examination to show up any abnormality in the colon or rectum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barker's egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac541580185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barker’s egg</span></header><div>/bakəz ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> bahkuhz 'eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">a piece of dog excrement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnard Eldershaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnard Eldershaw</span></header><div>/ˌbanad ˈɛldəʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> .bahnahd 'elduhshaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>M</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">the pseudonym used by Marjorie Barnard and Flora Eldershaw for the works they wrote together, as <em>A House is Built</em> (1929) and <em>Tomorrow and Tomorrow</em> (1947).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basic English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basic English</span></header><div>/ˌbeɪsɪk ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> .baysik 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">a simplified English with a restricted vocabulary, intended as an international auxiliary language and for use in teaching English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bateleur eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bateleur eagle</span></header><div>/ˌbætəlɜr ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> .batuhlerr 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a large African eagle, <em>Terathopius ecaudatus</em>, with white underwings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bateleur</em> from French: literally, puppeteer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathtub effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac097517230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathtub effect</span></header><div>/ˈbaθtʌb əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthtub uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">the flooding of a low-lying basin caused by a level of rainfall which exceeds the amount of water that can be released through drainage or natural channels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the perceived similarity of the area to a bathtub which is filling more quickly than it can drain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BBC English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac524057718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BBC English</span></header><div>/bi bi ˈsi ˌɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> bee bee 'see .ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">the English language as used by newsreaders and announcers of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formerly especially characterised by a pronunciation closely identified with Received Pronunciation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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b/e
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388406490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">b/e</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq14">bill of exchange.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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be-all and end-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">be-all and end-all</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">the final and exclusive aim; the ultimate conclusion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beam-ends
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beam-ends</span><z><span target_id="QHoQugohLV">pl. n.</span><span target_id="a8l9l9vrx2">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbim-ɛndz/ (<em>say</em> 'beem-endz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="QHoQugohLV"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the ends of a ship’s beams.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="a8l9l9vrx2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">on its beam-ends</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a ship) so far inclined on one side that the deck beams are practically vertical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq081"> <strong class="phr">on one’s beam-ends</strong>, in acute distress or poverty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedroom eyes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedroom eyes</span></header><div>/bɛdrum ˈaɪz/ (<em>say</em> bedroohm 'uyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">large eyes expressive of latent sexual passion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bee-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bee-eater</span></header><div>/ˈbi-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'bee-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061139" href="entry://rainbow%20bee-eater%23bigmac000061139"><strong>rainbow bee-eater</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq584"> any of various widely-distributed members of the family Meropidae, insectivorous birds with long slender bills and brilliant plumage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beer-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491381831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beer-eater</span></header><div>/ˈbɪər-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'bearr-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac056656910" href="entry://beer-chewer%23bigmac056656910"><strong>beer-chewer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behavioural economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac063261989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behavioural economics</span></header><div>/bəheɪvjərəl ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> buhhayvyuhruhl ekuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">the study of the pattern of decision-making by individuals and institutions which has economic consequences in terms of market prices, profits, and resource allocation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>behavioural economist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belgian endive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belgian endive</span></header><div>/bɛldʒən ˈɛndaɪv/ (<em>say</em> beljuhn 'enduyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085495" href="entry://witlof%23bigmac000085495"><strong>witlof</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belle Époque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belle Époque</span></header><div>/bɛl eɪˈpɒk/ (<em>say</em> bel ay'pok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">the period in Europe from the late part of the 19th century to the start of World War I, thought of as characterised by peace, comfortable lifestyle, and the flourishing of the arts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">La Belle Époque</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: (the) beautiful era]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bell end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441425782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bell end</span></header><div>/ˈbɛl ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bel end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> the head of the penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq067"> a stupid or objectionable person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104722" href="entry://bell%23bigmac000104722"><span class="smallcaps">bell<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100946" href="entry://end%23bigmac000100946"><span class="smallcaps">end</span></a>, from the resemblance of the head of the penis to the shape of a bell]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berliner Ensemble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berliner Ensemble</span></header><div>/bɜˌlɪnər ɒnˈsɒmbəl/ (<em>say</em> ber.linuhr on'sombuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">a theatre company founded in 1949 in East Berlin by Bertolt Brecht.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottom-ender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687430908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottom-ender</span></header><div>/bɒtəm-ˈɛndə/ (<em>say</em> botuhm-'enduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a crew member of a riverboat which plies the bottom end of the Murray.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bounty emigrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258489337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bounty emigrant</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊnti ɛməgrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'bowntee emuhgruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">a person who was assisted to emigrate to Australia from England under the bounty system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bovine ephemeral fever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389458303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bovine ephemeral fever</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a short-lived disease of cattle and buffalo, with symptoms of fever and swollen joints, caused by an arbovirus transmitted by insects; three-day sickness.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BEF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bovine spongiform encephalopathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac541147519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bovine spongiform encephalopathy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac195269452" href="entry://mad%20cow%20disease%23bigmac195269452"><strong>mad cow disease</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">BSE</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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box elder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">box elder</span></header><div>/bɒks ˈɛldə/ (<em>say</em> boks 'elduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">a fast-growing North American maple, <em>Acer negundo</em>, cultivated for shade.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brain explosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac986473706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brain explosion</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪn əksploʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'brayn uhksplohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">a moment of foolishness or wrongheadedness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainwave entrainment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac468988349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainwave entrainment</span></header><div>/breɪnweɪv ɛnˈtreɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> braynwayv en'traynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">the altering of the frequencies of the brain waves by means of periodic stimuli such as lights or sounds which correspond with the intended brainwave frequencies, such as a sleeping state or a trance state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brand 'em bunny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629677840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brand ’em bunny</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq52">a children’s game in which a ball, usually a tennis ball, is thrown at other players with such force that a red mark appears on the skin.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Victoria</em>, <strong class="vs">brandy</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em>, <strong class="vs">brandings</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brand equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244942604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brand equity</span></header><div>/brænd ˈɛkwəti/ (<em>say</em> brand 'ekwuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">the value of a brand to the company which owns it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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break and enter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602783512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">break and enter</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">the offence of breaking and entering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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break-even
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">break-even</span></header><div>/ˌbreɪk-ˈivən/ (<em>say</em> .brayk-'eevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">the point at which one is neither gaining nor losing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [derived from phrasal verb <em>break even</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23bigmac000102036"><span class="smallcaps">break</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23mq009">93</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breaking and entering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breaking and entering</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">the unlawful entering of another person’s residence for the purpose of committing a crime, especially theft; housebreaking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breast enlargement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539205723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breast enlargement</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛst ɛnladʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'brest enlahjmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">a surgical procedure to insert breast implants to increase the size of breasts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">breast augmentation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bright-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704254150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bright-eyed</span><z><span target_id="BOVkqGbhwQ">adj.</span><span target_id="QKmTvXD29K">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbraɪt-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bruyt-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BOVkqGbhwQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> healthy, energetic and enthusiastic, especially as with youthfulness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> with eyes attracting attention by their colour and movement, thought to suggest vivacity and intelligence: <em class="example">bright-eyed Athena.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QKmTvXD29K">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">bright-eyed and bushy-tailed</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely enthusiastic and energetic. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> an allusion to the alert, active appearance of a squirrel. The expression featured in a song popular in the 1950s.]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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British East India Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143741102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">British East India Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022717" href="entry://East%20India%20Company%23bigmac000022717"><strong>East India Company</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022717" href="entry://East%20India%20Company%23mq909">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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British Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">British Empire</span></header><div>/brɪtɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> british 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq573"> (formerly) the dominions, colonies, protectorates, dependencies, trusteeships, etc., collectively, under the control of the British Crown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq697"> <strong>Order of the</strong>, a military and civil order of knighthood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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British English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259300117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">British English</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'british ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq085"> the English language as used in Great Britain, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with England, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in the south-east of England; often in contrast with other such national dialects, in particular, American English. <em>Abbrev.</em>: BE, BrE</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac524057718" href="entry://BBC%20English%23bigmac524057718"><strong>BBC English</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061685" href="entry://Received%20Pronunciation%23bigmac000061685"><strong>Received Pronunciation</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac519179601" href="entry://Scottish%20English%23bigmac519179601"><strong>Scottish English</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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British Expeditionary Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88740344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">British Expeditionary Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> either of two British field forces: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> the force sent to the Western Front in France and Flanders in World War I, especially the force fighting up to the end of 1914 after which the force was divided into the First and Second Armies. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;British, American, and Australian troops waiting in a queue at the British Expeditionary Force Retail Canteen at P&amp;amp;eacute;ronne, France, October 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/British%20Expeditionary%20Force_E03523.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq605"> the force fighting in France in the early part of World War II, up to the evacuation of Dunkirk.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BEF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bucket elevator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421801792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bucket elevator</span></header><div>/bʌkət ˈɛləveɪtə/ (<em>say</em> bukuht 'eluhvaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">a machine for lifting bulk material, as grain or mining waste, with buckets attached to a chain or belt which rotates continuously, the buckets scooping material from the lower level of the belt’s rotation and depositing it at the higher level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bug-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bug-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈbʌg-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bug-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">popeyed; with eyes protruding like those of a bug, as a sign of surprise, tiredness, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue Endeavour prawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue Endeavour prawn</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a light-brown prawn, <em>Metapenaeus endeavouri</em>, with a touch of blue on the tailfin, widespread in northern coastal waters of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue ensign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue ensign</span></header><div>/blu ˈɛnsən/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'ensuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">a blue flag with a Union Jack in canton and an insignia usually denoting a government agency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue-eye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blue-eye" src="word_pronunciations/02634.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblu-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'blooh-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq408"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blue-eye</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blue-eyes</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">Pacific blue-eye</strong>. any of a number of tiny Australian brackish to freshwater fish of genus <em>Pseudomugil</em>, usually yellow and having vivid blue eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blue-eye</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blue-eyes</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac165501808" href="entry://blue-eye%20trevalla%23bigmac165501808"><strong>blue-eye trevalla</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq243"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008050" href="entry://blue-faced%20honeyeater%23bigmac000008050"><strong>blue-faced honeyeater</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101320" href="#mq408">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101320" href="#mq737">2</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue-eye cod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac320922080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue-eye cod</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blue-eye cod</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blue-eye cods</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac165501808" href="entry://blue-eye%20trevalla%23bigmac165501808"><strong>blue-eye trevalla</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈblu-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'blooh-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> having blue eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> darling; favourite: <em class="example">blue-eyed boy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ingenuous; innocent: <em class="example">a blue-eyed look.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue-eyed soul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335291726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue-eyed soul</span></header><div>/blu-aɪd ˈsoʊl/ (<em>say</em> blooh-uyd 'sohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">soul and rhythm and blues music performed by white artists who nevertheless achieve the typical sound of the genre previously associated with black artists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue-eye trevalla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac165501808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue-eye trevalla</span></header><div>/blu-aɪ trəˈvælə/ (<em>say</em> blooh-uy truh'valuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blue-eye trevalla</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blue-eye trevallas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">either of two large marine fish, <em>Hyperoglyphe antarctica</em> or <em>Schedophilus labyrinthica</em>, having stout bodies, blunt snouts, and blue eyes, found off the south-eastern and southern coasts of Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blue-eye cod</strong>, <strong class="vs">blue-eye</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bog-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bog-eye</span></header><div>/ˈbɒg-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bog-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088039" href="entry://bogghi%23bigmac000088039"><strong>bogghi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bond energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bond energy</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnd ɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'bond enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">the energy required to separate two atoms joined by a bond.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonding experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac339830521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonding experience</span></header><div>/bɒndɪŋ əkˈspɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> bonding uhk'spearreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">an experience which deepens a relationship or human attachment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bone earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bone earth</span></header><div>/ˈboʊn ɜθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohn erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008443" href="entry://bone%20ash%23bigmac000008443"><strong>bone ash</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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book editor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">book editor</span></header><div>/ˈbʊk ɛdətə/ (<em>say</em> 'book eduhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">an editor in a book publishing house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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book exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130718910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">book exchange</span></header><div>/ˈbʊk əkstʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'book uhkschaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">a bookshop, bricks-and-mortar or online, offering any one of a variety of ways of connecting book sellers and book buyers, as by requiring an initial purchase of a book which can then be returned to the shop in exchange for another one at a discounted price.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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book of prime entry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">book of prime entry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a book of account in which transactions are initially recorded before being transferred to the ledger, as a cashbook or daybook.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">book of original entry</strong>, <strong class="vs">book of originating entry</strong>; <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">book of account</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boomerang effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22892772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boomerang effect</span></header><div>/ˈbuməræŋ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'boohmuhrang uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">an unexpected consequence of an action, decision, relationship, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bordelais espalier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bordelais espalier</span></header><div>/bɔdəleɪ ɛˈspæliə/ (<em>say</em> bawduhlay e'spaleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">a method of grape-vine pruning leaving both rod and spur on the vine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bordelais</em> of Bordeaux + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024545" href="entry://espalier%23bigmac000024545"><span class="smallcaps">espalier</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bose-Einstein statistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bose-Einstein statistics</span></header><div>/boʊs-ˌaɪnstaɪn stəˈtɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> bohs-.uynstuyn stuh'tistiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">a system of statistical mechanics applicable to elementary particles which do not obey the exclusion principle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Satyendra Nath <em>Bose</em>, 1894–1974, Indian physicist and A <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023114" href="entry://Einstein%23bigmac000023114"><span class="smallcaps">Einstein</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boss-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boss-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈbɒs-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bos-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">having a squint.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottle episode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac366697621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottle episode</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtl ɛpəsoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'botl epuhsohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">an episode in a television series which is inexpensive to film, often set at a single location or featuring a plot which is not dependent on the other episodes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottom end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064406646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottom end</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtəm ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhm end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">the part of the Murray River below its junction with the Darling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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best effort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac457782955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">best effort</span></header><div>/bɛst ˈɛfət/ (<em>say</em> best 'efuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">(in share market underwriting) a situation in which an underwriter undertakes to sell as much of a new issue as possible but does not guarantee the sale of the entire issue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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best end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">best end</span></header><div>/ˈbɛst ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'best end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">(in a butchered animal) the end of the neck nearest the ribs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">best end of neck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beta-eucaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beta-eucaine</span></header><div>/bitə-ˈjukeɪn/ (<em>say</em> beetuh-'yoohkayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024747" href="entry://eucaine%23bigmac000024747"><strong>eucaine</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024747" href="entry://eucaine%23mq841">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">betacaine</strong> /ˈbitəkeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuhkayn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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big dick energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac069360318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">big dick energy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac766136645" href="entry://BDE%23bigmac766136645"><strong>BDE</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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big end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">big end</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of big end" src="word_pronunciations/02294.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪg ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> big 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">the larger end of the connecting rod in a reciprocating engine, which bears on the crankshaft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>big end bearing</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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big eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac569099157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">big eye</span></header><div>/ˈbɪg aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'big uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">insomnia, especially as a result of disruption to one’s sleeping patterns: <em class="example">to have the big eye.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bill of exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bill of exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a written authorisation or order to pay a specified sum of money to a specified person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindi-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindi-eye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bindi-eye" src="word_pronunciations/02343.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪndi-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bindee-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq503"> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">bindi</strong>, <strong class="vs">bindy</strong>. <em class="label">Eastern Mainland and South-Western WA</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq638"> a low-growing plant, <em>Soliva sessilis</em> (formerly <em>S. pterosperma</em>), originally native to South America and introduced to Australia in the early 20th century; a common lawn weed, it flowers in spring and produces small, flat, brown, seeds with sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq232"> one of the seeds of this plant.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Newcastle Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac978129559" href="entry://joey%23bigmac978129559"><strong>joey<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">South Coast Qld</em>, <em class="label">Hunter Valley</em>, <em class="label">Newcastle</em>, <em class="label">Wollongong and South-Western WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac737500354" href="entry://jo-jo%23bigmac737500354"><strong>jo-jo</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq461"> any of a number of plants of the genus <em>Calotis</em> which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq714"> any of a various plants of the genus <em>Sclerolaena</em>, such as the <strong>giant bindi-eye</strong>, <em>S. hostilis</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bindii</strong>. <div class="etym">[Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay <em>bindayaa</em> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007266" href="#mq461">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binding energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binding energy</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˌɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'buynding .enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">the energy required to split an atomic nucleus into its constituent nucleons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindy-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindy-eye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bindy-eye" src="word_pronunciations/02343.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪndi-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bindee-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007266" href="entry://bindi-eye%23bigmac000007266"><strong>bindi-eye</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bindy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binge-eat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798939058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binge-eat</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒ-it/ (<em>say</em> 'binj-eet) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">binge-ate</strong>, <strong class="bold">binge-eaten</strong>, <strong class="bold">binge-eating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">to consume an excessive amount of food in a short period of time.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">binge eat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binge eating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127532272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binge eating</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒ itɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'binj eeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">the consumption of an excessive amount of food in a short period of time, especially as part of an eating disorder.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>binge eater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>binge eat</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binge eating disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac952508405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binge eating disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">an eating disorder characterised by frequent periods of excessive food consumption, especially when not followed by compensatory behaviour, such as vomiting, purging, stringent dieting, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BED</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bionic ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bionic ear</span></header><div>/baɪˌɒnɪk ˈɪə/ (<em>say</em> buy.onik 'ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac737266638" href="entry://cochlear%20implant%23bigmac737266638"><strong>cochlear implant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bionic eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac799059852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bionic eye</span></header><div>/baɪɒnɪk ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> buyonik 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">an implanted device which restores basic vision in patients with some degenerative eye diseases by transmitting images from a small camera fitted to a pair of glasses to a silicon chip implanted into the eye and acting as an artificial retina.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bird-eating spider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bird-eating spider</span></header><div>/ˈbɜd-itɪŋ spaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'berd-eeting spuyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">one of the largest spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae, <em>Selenocosmia crassipes</em>, with huge fangs, a body length up to 55 mm and leg span up to 170 mm, which digs a deep burrow and feeds on frogs, beetles, and other insects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bird's-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bird’s-eye</span><z><span target_id="KAr4EYdwyI">adj.</span><span target_id="OfWzLbg4R8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bird’s-eye" src="word_pronunciations/02378.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜdz-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'berdz-uy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KAr4EYdwyI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> seen from above: <em class="example">a bird’s-eye look at the new sub-division.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> general; not detailed: <em class="example">a bird’s-eye history of music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq458"> having spots or markings resembling birds’ eyes: <em class="example">bird’s-eye maple.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OfWzLbg4R8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq613"> a type of weave with small, eye-like figures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq711"> a fabric, either cotton or linen, of such a weave, used especially for towelling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bird's-eye view
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac809564931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bird’s-eye view</span></header><div>/ˌbɜdz-aɪ ˈvju/ (<em>say</em> .berdz-uy 'vyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> a view from above, as of terrain, landscape, etc.: <em class="example">a bird’s-eye view of the city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> an overview which is broad in scope but lacks detail: <em class="example">a bird’s-eye view of history.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitter end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitter end</span><z><span target_id="JEhdrE7AEN">n.</span><span target_id="aoeEqNnLA4">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bɪtər ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> bituhr 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JEhdrE7AEN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the extreme inboard end of a cable or rope, originally secured to a bitt.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aoeEqNnLA4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">to the bitter end</strong>, to the very end (usually of something difficult or unpleasant): <em class="example">they fought to the bitter end.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the sense of letting out an anchor rope or cable to its bitter end (see def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088542" href="entry://bitter%20end%23mq885">1</a> above) and so leaving nothing in reserve; reinterpretation as <em>bitter</em> in the sense of ‘harsh, distressful’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007500" href="entry://bitt%23bigmac000007500"><span class="smallcaps">bitt</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100946" href="entry://end%23bigmac000100946"><span class="smallcaps">end</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-eared miner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638147980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-eared miner</span></header><div>/blæk-ɪəd ˈmaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> blak-eard 'muynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">an endangered honeyeater, <em>Manorina melanotis</em>, of mallee regions of north-western Victoria and eastern SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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built environment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac688865089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">built environment</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlt ənvaɪrənmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'bilt uhnvuyruhnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">an environment comprising artificial structures such as buildings, roads, etc. (opposed to <em>natural environment</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">built-up environment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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built-up environment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac177092087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">built-up environment</span></header><div>/ˌbɪlt-ʌp ənˈvaɪrənmənt/ (<em>say</em> .bilt-up uhn'vuyruhnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac688865089" href="entry://built%20environment%23bigmac688865089"><strong>built environment</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bung-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac715991564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bung-eye</span></header><div>/ˈbʌŋ-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bung-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">an eye infection as caused by the bite of the sandfly or bush fly; swelling blight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bureau of Industry Economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bureau of Industry Economics</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">an Australian federal government research bureau, formed in 1977; subsumed within the newly established Productivity Commission in 1997.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BIE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bury St Edmunds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bury St Edmunds</span></header><div>/ˌbɛri sənt ˈɛdməndz/ (<em>say</em> .beree suhnt 'edmuhndz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a town in England, in Suffolk; famous medieval shrine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butterfly effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butterfly effect</span></header><div>/ˈbʌtəflaɪ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'butuhfluy uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">the effect by which a minute variation in a dynamic system can lead to a large consequence.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012727" href="entry://chaos%20theory%23bigmac000012727"><strong>chaos theory</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from the image of a butterfly wing flapping on one side of the world being instrumental in the creation of a tornado on the other side of the world, as proposed in 1972 by US mathematician Edward Lorenz]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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by-election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">by-election</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of by-election" src="word_pronunciations/03420.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪ-əlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'buy-uhlekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a parliamentary election held between general elections, to fill a vacancy caused by the death or resignation of a member of parliament.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bye-election</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bystander effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac053960741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bystander effect</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪstændər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'buystanduhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">the phenomenon of an observer being less likely to intervene on behalf of the victim of a crime the more observers there are of the event, their interpretation of the event as an emergency being negated by the lack of response from others, and their sense of responsibility being diminished in proportion to the number of other people present.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Byzantine Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Byzantine Empire</span></header><div>/bɪzəntin ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> bizuhnteen 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in AD 476, having Constantinople as its capital.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Canadian English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac054021352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Canadian English</span></header><div>/kəˌneɪdiən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> kuh.naydeeuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> the English language as used in Canada, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with Canada, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in Canada; often in contrast with other such national dialects, in particular, American English. <em>Abbrev.</em>: CanE</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Canadian Exiles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Canadian Exiles</span></header><div>/kəˌneɪdiən ˈɛgzaɪlz/ (<em>say</em> kuh.naydeeuhn 'egzuylz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a group of about 150 political prisoners deported from Canada to NSW and Tasmania in 1839.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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canal estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac952406524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">canal estate</span></header><div>/kənæl əˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> kuhnal uh'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a housing estate which features a series of canals developed to link with an existing body of water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cancer eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064700853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cancer eye</span></header><div>/ˈkænsər aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kansuhr uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">squamous cell carcinoma of the eye or eyelid of cattle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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canon event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272418535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">canon event</span></header><div>/ˈkænən əvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'kanuhn uhvent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">an experience, incident, etc., which changes the course of a person’s life, affecting their behaviour, beliefs and life choices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capital expenditure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capital expenditure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of capital expenditure" src="word_pronunciations/03639.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌkæpətl əkˈspɛndɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> .kapuhtl uhk'spendichuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">an addition to the value of a fixed asset, as by the purchase of a new building.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">capex</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon dioxide equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314255344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon dioxide equivalent</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a measure of how much global warming a greenhouse gas may give rise to, made by determining the amount of CO<sub>2</sub> required to achieve the equivalent radiative forcing, and using this CO<sub>2</sub> quantity as a reference point.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CDE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon emission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157517817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon emission</span></header><div>/kabən əˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> kahbuhn uh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">an amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by coal-fired power generators, transport, forest burning, slash-and-burn agriculture, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon entitlement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456027438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon entitlement</span></header><div>/kabən ənˈtaɪtlmənt/ (<em>say</em> kahbuhn uhn'tuytlmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">an entitlement to a carbon credit, bought on a carbon market.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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care economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac632152726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">care economy</span></header><div>/ˈkɛər əkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'kairr uhkonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">the sector of the economy that supplies care for children, the elderly, the sick, and people with disabilities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Caribbean English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac397856194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Caribbean English</span></header><div>/ˌkærəbiən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> .karuhbeeuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">the English language as used in the Caribbean archipelago and adjacent mainland, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac788704880" href="entry://Jamaican%20English%23bigmac788704880"><strong>Jamaican English</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Caribou Eskimo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Caribou Eskimo</span></header><div>/kærəbu ˈɛskəmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> karuhbooh 'eskuhmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac53134065" href="entry://Caribou%20Inuit%23bigmac53134065"><strong>Caribou Inuit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Carnot engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Carnot engine</span></header><div>/ˈkanoʊ ˌɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'kahnoh .enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">an engine using a Carnot cycle of operations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011545" href="entry://Carnot%20cycle%23bigmac000011545"><span class="smallcaps">Carnot cycle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cash economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cash economy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cash economy" src="word_pronunciations/03783.mp3"></audio></span>/kæʃ əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> kash uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007591" href="entry://black%20economy%23bigmac000007591"><strong>black economy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cat Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac723537544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cat Empire</span></header><div>/kæt ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> kat 'empuyuh) <div class="chunk"><strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">Australian jazz and rock band, formed in 1999.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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caterpillar-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">caterpillar-eater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of caterpillar-eater" src="word_pronunciations/03855.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkætəpɪlər-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'katuhpiluhr-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084919" href="entry://white-winged%20triller%23bigmac000084919"><strong>white-winged triller</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cation exchange capacity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac678251685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cation exchange capacity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">the measure of the potential of a soil to retain exchangeable cations; usually expressed in millimoles of positive charge per kilogram of soil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat’s ear</span></header><div>/ˈkæts ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'kats ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">any of several species of herb of the genus <em>Hypochoeris</em>, as <em>H. radicata</em>, a yellow-flowered weed, common on disturbed ground; flat weed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">catsear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat’s eye</span></header><div>/ˈkæts aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kats uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> any of certain gems exhibiting a chatoyant lustre, but especially a variety of chrysoberyl (the <strong>oriental cat’s eye</strong> or <strong>precious cat’s eye</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> one of a number of small reflectors marking the centre or side of a road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq593"> a playing marble resembling the eye of a cat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq509"> <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq705"> a low-growing plant, <em>Emex australis</em>, native to South Africa and introduced into Australia in the late 19th century, producing small, hard fruit with three spines of about 3 mm in length which always have one spine pointing upwards when they fall to the ground.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq278"> one of the spiny fruit of this plant. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac841913095" href="entry://California%20puncture%20weed%23bigmac841913095"><strong>California puncture weed</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac841913095" href="entry://California%20puncture%20weed%23mq325">2</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103725" href="entry://caltrop%23bigmac000103725"><strong>caltrop</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103725" href="entry://caltrop%23mq114">2</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071052" href="entry://spiny%20emex%23bigmac000071052"><strong>spiny emex</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071052" href="entry://spiny%20emex%23mq904">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Coastal Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009902" href="entry://bullhead%23bigmac000009902"><strong>bullhead</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009902" href="entry://bullhead%23mq574">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012000" href="entry://cat%20head%23bigmac000012000"><strong>cat head</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012000" href="entry://cat%20head%23mq856">2</a>); <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021655" href="entry://doublegee%23bigmac000021655"><strong>doublegee</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021655" href="entry://doublegee%23mq703">3</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac248957105" href="entry://goat%27s%20head%23bigmac248957105"><strong>goat’s head</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac248957105" href="entry://goat%27s%20head%23mq274">2</a>); <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac977694785" href="entry://prickly%20jack%23bigmac977694785"><strong>prickly jack</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac977694785" href="entry://prickly%20jack%23mq329">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Coastal Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076272" href="entry://three-corner%20jack%23bigmac000076272"><strong>three-corner jack</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076272" href="entry://three-corner%20jack%23mq319">2</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq020"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq29"> the often brightly coloured operculum of certain shellfishes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq945"> the shellfish itself, especially in NZ, <em>Lunella smaragda</em>.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cattle egret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373363452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cattle egret</span></header><div>/kætl ˈigrət/ (<em>say</em> katl 'eegruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">a common, widespread, small heron, with two species, the <strong>western cattle egret</strong>, <em>Bubulcus ibis</em>, and the <strong>eastern cattle egret</strong>, <em>B. coromandus</em>, all white but having rusty plumage in the breeding season; found in pastures, often among stock, in South and East Asia to the Indian subcontinent, Australia and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cauliflower ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cauliflower ear</span></header><div>/ˌkɒliflaʊər ˈɪə/ (<em>say</em> .koleeflowuhr 'ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">an ear that has been deformed permanently, especially by blows in boxing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US boxing slang of the early 1900s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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caveat emptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">caveat emptor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of caveat emptor" src="word_pronunciations/03908.mp3"></audio></span>/keɪviət ˈɛmptɔ/ (<em>say</em> kayveeuht 'emptaw) <div class="def"><span id="mq529">let the buyer beware (since they buy without recourse).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Celestial Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Celestial Empire</span></header><div>/səlɛstiəl ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> suhlesteeuhl 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">a literary name for the former Chinese Empire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>Tiāncháo</em>, from <em>tiān</em> heavenly + <em>cháo</em> empire, dynasty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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celestial equator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">celestial equator</span></header><div>/səˌlɛstiəl əˈkweɪtə/ (<em>say</em> suh.lesteeuhl uh'kwaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Navigation</em>, <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">a great circle of the celestial sphere, the plane of which is perpendicular to the axis of the earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10907626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac300963705" href="entry://Gondwana%20Rainforests%20of%20Australia%23bigmac300963705"><strong>Gondwana Rainforests of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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centrally planned economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119920555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">centrally planned economy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">an economic system which is controlled by a government, economic decisions being made by government planners and wealth distributed under government control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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centre of excellence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">centre of excellence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">an institution acknowledged for the expertise of its members and high quality of its research, teaching, or other work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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century egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">century egg</span></header><div>/ˌsɛntʃəri ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> .senchuhree 'eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in Chinese cookery) a type of preserved egg of which the white is stained black; hundred-year-old egg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Certificate of Education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344579583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Certificate of Education</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">the qualification gained on completion of a full secondary education in some Australian states and territories, the requirements of the award varying between these states.</span></div> Full names, <strong>Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE)</strong>, <strong>Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)</strong>, <strong>South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)</strong>, <strong>Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)</strong>, <strong>Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)</strong>, <strong>Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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certificate of exemption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">certificate of exemption</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq48">a certificate which authorises exemption from certain requirements, responsibilities, duties, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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c'est la guerre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">c’est la guerre</span></header><div>/seɪ la ˈgɛə/ (<em>say</em> say lah 'gair) <div class="def"><span id="mq564">(a catchphrase popular in World War 1 meaning ‘such is war’.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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c'est la vie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">c’est la vie</span></header><div>/seɪ la ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> say lah 'vee) <div class="def"><span id="mq039">that’s life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Champs-Élysées
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Champs-Élysées</span></header><div>/ʃɒ̃z-eɪˈlizeɪ/ (<em>say</em> shonz-ay'leezay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">a famous boulevard in Paris; cafes, shops, and theatres; a tourist centre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, Elysian Fields]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chandelier earring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560878997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chandelier earring</span></header><div>/ʃændəlɪər ˈɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> shanduhlearr 'earring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a large earring in which a number of freely hanging decorative pendants are arranged in a branching structure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Charles Edward Stuart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Charles Edward Stuart</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100980" href="entry://Stuart%23bigmac000100980"><strong>Stuart<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100980" href="entry://Stuart%23mq986">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cheap eats
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74997253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cheap eats</span></header><div>/tʃip ˈits/ (<em>say</em> cheep 'eets) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">prepared meals, as at a restaurant, cafe, etc., which are low cost.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chemical energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296042596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chemical energy</span></header><div>/kɛmɪkəl ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> kemikuhl 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">energy derived from chemical reactions, as in a battery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chemical engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chemical engineer</span></header><div>/kɛmɪkəl ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> kemikuhl enjuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">someone who practises chemical engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chemical engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chemical engineering</span></header><div>/kɛmɪkəl ˌɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> kemikuhl .enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">the science or profession concerned with the design, manufacture, and operation of plant or machinery used in industrial chemical processes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chemical equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chemical equation</span></header><div>/kɛmɪkəl əˈkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> kemikuhl uh'kwayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a representation of a chemical reaction in symbols.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chief executive officer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac189802522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chief executive officer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012360" href="entry://CEO%23bigmac000012360"><strong>CEO</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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child endowment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">child endowment</span></header><div>/tʃaɪld ənˈdaʊmənt/ (<em>say</em> chuyld uhn'dowmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025705" href="entry://family%20allowance%23bigmac000025705"><strong>family allowance</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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China English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac275225258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">China English</span></header><div>/tʃaɪnə ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> chuynuh 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">the English that is in use in China, based on British English but with emerging characteristics in pronunciation and in lexis with some words borrowed from Chinese languages, some translation of Chinese words and idioms, and some coinages for specific aspects of Chinese culture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chinese elm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chinese elm</span></header><div>/tʃaɪniz ˈɛlm/ (<em>say</em> chuyneez 'elm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023451" href="entry://elm%23bigmac000023451"><strong>elm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chou En-lai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chou En-lai</span></header><div>/ˌtʃoʊ ɛn-ˈlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .choh en-'luy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086646" href="entry://Zhou%20Enlai%23bigmac000086646"><strong>Zhou Enlai</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christian Era
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christian Era</span></header><div>/ˈkrɪstʃən ɪərə/ (<em>say</em> 'krischuhn earruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">the period since the assumed date of the birth of Jesus, adopted in Christian countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christmas Eve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christmas Eve</span></header><div>/krɪsməs ˈiv/ (<em>say</em> krismuhs 'eev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">the day preceding Christmas Day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christmas eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christmas eye</span></header><div>/krɪsməs ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> krismuhs 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">corneal ulceration occurring in specific geographical areas during summer, thought to be caused by a small insect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chronic traumatic encephalopathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac667945502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chronic traumatic encephalopathy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">a progressive degenerative disease of the brain, usually occurring after repeated brain trauma; known to affect boxers and football players.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CTE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Church of England
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Church of England</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">the established Church in England, Catholic in faith and order but incorporating Protestant features, and having the monarch as head.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099811" href="entry://Anglican%20Church%23bigmac000099811"><strong>Anglican Church</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Church of England in Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Church of England in Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">the Church of England as established in Australia, originating in 1788 as the official chaplaincy to the NSW penal settlement; renamed the Anglican Church of Australia in 1981.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099811" href="entry://Anglican%20Church%23bigmac000099811"><strong>Anglican Church</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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circular economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791872647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">circular economy</span></header><div>/sɜkjələr əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> serkyuhluhr uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">an industrial economy in which all the elements in the production cycle are used or recycled, so that there is no pollution and no waste.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac575699933" href="entry://linear%20economy%23bigmac575699933"><strong>linear economy</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">closed loop economy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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circumstantial evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">circumstantial evidence</span></header><div>/ˌsɜkəmstænʃəl ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> .serkuhmstanshuhl 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">proof of facts offered as evidence from which other facts are to be inferred; indirect evidence: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Circumstantial evidence isn’t worth a cracker in court, on something like this.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020646" href="entry://direct%20evidence%23bigmac000020646"><strong>direct evidence</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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civil engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">civil engineer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of civil engineer" src="word_pronunciations/04400.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪvəl ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> sivuhl enjuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">an engineer specialising in the design, construction, and maintenance of public works, such as roads, bridges, dams, canals, aqueducts, harbours, large buildings, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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civil engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">civil engineering</span></header><div>/sɪvəl ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> sivuhl enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">the action, work, or profession of a civil engineer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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classical economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">classical economics</span></header><div>/ˌklæsɪkəl ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> .klasikuhl ekuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">a system of thought developed by Adam Smith and David Ricardo, according to which the wealth of nations is promoted by free competition with a minimum of government intervention and by division of labour (labour being the source of wealth).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clean eating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191370623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clean eating</span></header><div>/klin ˈitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> kleen 'eeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">a dietary principle that dictates the selection of foods which are as close to their natural state as possible, being minimally processed, refined or handled, the food being consumed in multiple small meals during the day with a balance of fat, carbohydrate and protein in each meal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clean energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac288454748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clean energy</span></header><div>/klin ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> kleen 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">energy produced by a renewable resource as the sun, wind, waves, or water, which does not create greenhouse gases as a by-product.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clean energy target
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962853642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clean energy target</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">a designated annual level of low emissions energy generation.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CET</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clear-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clear-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈklɪər-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'klearr-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> having clear, bright eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> mentally acute or discerning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climate emergency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727381086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climate emergency</span></header><div>/klaɪmət əˈmɜdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> kluymuht uh'merjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">climate emergencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">a state in which immediate action is needed to reduce, halt or reverse climate change, and thus avoid or minimise the environmental damage caused by it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">climate crisis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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closed loop economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393763279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">closed loop economy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac791872647" href="entry://circular%20economy%23bigmac791872647"><strong>circular economy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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close encounter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">close encounter</span></header><div>/kloʊs ɛnˈkaʊntə/ (<em>say</em> klohs en'kowntuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an encounter with an extraterrestrial being, usually specified as: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> <strong>close encounter of the first kind</strong>, an experience of something connected with the visit of an extraterrestrial being to earth, as a UFO sighting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> <strong>close encounter of the second kind</strong>, an experience of the effects of such a visit, as marks left by a spaceship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> <strong>close encounter of the third kind</strong>, a personal meeting with an extraterrestrial being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [terminology coined by Dr J Allen Hynek, 1910–86, US astronomer, in the book <em>The UFO Experience</em> (1972) and popularised by the Steven Spielberg film <em>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</em> (1977)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cloth-eared
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757677703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cloth-eared</span></header><div>/ˈklɒθ-ɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'kloth-eard) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq946"> unable to hear clearly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq100"> lacking sensitivity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cocktail party effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocktail party effect</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">the increased difficulty in understanding human speech which hearing-impaired people experience when listening in a crowded environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cocoon effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac627688795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocoon effect</span></header><div>/kəˈkun əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> kuh'koohn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">protection against a disease provided to an unvaccinated person by surrounding close contacts being vaccinated, as with a whole family being vaccinated against whooping cough before the birth of a baby.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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co-ed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">co-ed</span><z><span target_id="Vig3RR4qK7">adj.</span><span target_id="DWxL1XRpOZ">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkoʊ-ɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'koh-ed) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Vig3RR4qK7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> co-educational.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DWxL1XRpOZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq279"> <em class="label">US</em> a female student in a co-educational institution, especially in a college or university.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coed</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <em>co-educational</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014716" href="entry://co-education%23bigmac000014716"><span class="smallcaps">co-education</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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co-education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">co-education</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of co-education" src="word_pronunciations/04660.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌkoʊ-ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .koh-ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">joint education, especially of both sexes in the same institution and classes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coeducation</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>co-educational</strong>, <strong>coeducational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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C of E
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">C of E</span></header><div>/si əv ˈi/ (<em>say</em> see uhv 'ee) <div class="def"><span id="mq497">Church of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coital exanthema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coital exanthema</span></header><div>/ˌkoʊətl ɛksənˈθimə/ (<em>say</em> .kohuhtl eksuhn'theemuh), /ˌkɔɪtl/ (<em>say</em> .koytl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">a virus disease affecting horses and cattle characterised by the appearance of vesicles which later become pustules on the mucous membranes of the genital organs and neighbouring skin. It is transmitted either during mating or by artificial insemination using infected semen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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collaborative economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac919768837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">collaborative economy</span></header><div>/kəlæbərətɪv əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> kuhlabuhruhtiv uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac312283074" href="entry://sharing%20economy%23bigmac312283074"><strong>sharing economy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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collar-and-elbow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">collar-and-elbow</span></header><div>/kɒlər-ən-ˈɛlboʊ/ (<em>say</em> koluhr-uhn-'elboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac366007460" href="entry://Irish%20scuffling%23bigmac366007460"><strong>Irish scuffling</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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college of advanced education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">college of advanced education</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">(formerly, in Australia) a tertiary institution conducting courses in diverse vocational studies, as accountancy, business management, engineering, librarianship, teacher training, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">CAE</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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colonial experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">colonial experience</span></header><div>/kəˌloʊniəl əkˈspɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> kuh.lohneeuhl uhk'spearreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> any of the several abilities or skills formerly able to be gained by living in the British colonies, as in Australia and NZ: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>half-a-dozen young gentlemen acquiring a practical knowledge of sheep-farming, or, as it is generally phrased, ‘colonial experience’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1865</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a British youth working on an Australian property to acquire skills.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>colonial experiencer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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commissioning editor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">commissioning editor</span></header><div>/kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ ˌɛdətə/ (<em>say</em> kuh'mishuhning .eduhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">a book editor who commissions authors to provide manuscripts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Committee for the Economic Development of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353925086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Committee for the Economic Development of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">an independent organisation in Australia for discussion and exchange of ideas on the Australian economy, formed in 1960 and consisting mainly of business leaders and academics.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CEDA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Common Era
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Common Era</span></header><div>/ˌkɒmən ˈɪərə/ (<em>say</em> .komuhn 'earruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">(a renaming of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013553" href="entry://Christian%20Era%23bigmac000013553"><strong>Christian Era</strong></a> to avoid religious connotations, so that the abbreviations <em>BC</em> and <em>AD</em> are replaced by <em>BCE</em> and <em>CE</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac414981921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of several unions; former unions subsumed within this body include the Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union (registered 1974 from the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia, registered 1926) and the Electrical Trades Union of Australia (registered 1919).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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competitive eating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac639910050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">competitive eating</span></header><div>/kəmpɛtətɪv ˈitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> kuhmpetuhtiv 'eeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">a sport in which participants compete against each other to determine who can eat the most of a specified food in a given amount of time, or a given amount of food in the shortest time.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">speed eating</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>competitive eater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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compound eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">compound eye</span></header><div>/kɒmpaʊnd ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> kompownd 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">an arthropod eye subdivided into many individual light-receptive elements, each including a lens, a transmitting apparatus, and retinal cells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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compressed-air engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac929810318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">compressed-air engine</span></header><div>/kəmˌprɛst-ɛə ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.prest-air 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">an engine which converts potential energy from compressed air into kinetic energy to drive the pistons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">air engine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Compton effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Compton effect</span></header><div>/ˈkɒmptən əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'komptuhn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">the reduction in frequency of a photon when it loses energy in an interaction with a free or loosely bound electron.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Arthur Holly <em>Compton</em>, 1892–1962, US physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computer-aided engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computer-aided engineering</span></header><div>/kəmˌpjutər-eɪdəd ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.pyoohtuhr-ayduhd enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">engineering which uses computers to assist especially in the collection and analysis of data but also in the production of graphics as in computer-aided design.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">CAE</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computer enhancement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907920642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computer enhancement</span></header><div>/kəmˌpjutər ənˈhænsmənt/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.pyoohtuhr uhn'hansmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">the sharpening of an image or sound recording by the use of computerised processes designed to do this.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>computer-enhanced</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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concours d'élégance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac369469884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">concours d’élégance</span></header><div>/kɒ̃kɔ deɪleɪˈgɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> konkaw daylay'gons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">concours d’élégance</strong> /kɒ̃kɔ deɪleɪˈgɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> konkaw daylay'gons))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> a parade of prestige vehicles, prizes being awarded to those which have the best appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> a similar exhibition of furniture, art, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conditional emancipation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373210597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conditional emancipation</span></header><div>/kənˌdɪʃənəl əmænsəˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhn.dishuhnuhl uhmansuh'payshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015649" href="entry://conditional%20pardon%23bigmac000015649"><strong>conditional pardon</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015649" href="entry://conditional%20pardon%23mq925">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conductive education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac452128385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conductive education</span></header><div>/kəndʌktɪv ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhnduktiv ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">an intensive learning approach for people with motor disorders, such as cerebral palsy, which focuses on team work for motivation and a daily routine of supervised tasks under the guidance of trained staff.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CE [named by its developer, Professor András Petö, 1893–1967, Hungarian physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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con esp.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con esp.</span></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">with expression.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>con espressione</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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con espressione
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con espressione</span></header><div>/kɒn ɛsprɛsiˈoʊneɪ/ (<em>say</em> kon espresee'ohnay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">(a musical direction) with expression.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">a forum concerned with matters of European security, international relations, commercial and industrial cooperation, and humanitarian principles; established in 1973 as a continuing series of meetings which culminated in the Helsinki Accord of 1975; formalised in 1990 as part of the new European structure following the end of the Cold War; in 1992 membership of 53 nations included most of the republics of the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, and the US and Canada.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CSCE Also, <strong class="vs">Helsinki process</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac965471923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">an Australian federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, formed by amalgamation in 1993; former unions subsumed in this body include the Building Workers’ Industrial Union (registered in 1945).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data encryption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704079577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data encryption</span></header><div>/deɪtə ənˈkrɪpʃən/ (<em>say</em> daytuh uhn'kripshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">the encoding of data so that it cannot be decoded without appropriate software or hardware, so as to prevent unauthorised access or use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data entry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data entry</span></header><div>/deɪtə ˈɛntri/ (<em>say</em> daytuh 'entree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">the keying in of data into a computer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead end</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead end" src="word_pronunciations/06139.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> ded 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> a road which is closed at one end; a no-through road; cul-de-sac.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> a point beyond which no progress is made: <em class="example">my inquiries have come to a dead end.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-end</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead-end" src="word_pronunciations/06146.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛd-ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'ded-end) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> leading nowhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> offering no future: <em class="example">a dead-end job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq146"> having no apparent hopes or future, as a juvenile delinquent: <em class="example">a dead-end kid.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-end host
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac077079563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-end host</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd-ɛnd hoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'ded-end hohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq179"> an organism that rarely, if ever, transmits an infectious parasite to other susceptible hosts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> any of various organisms from which an infectious parasite cannot move on, thus ending the parasite’s life cycle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de bene esse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de bene esse</span></header><div>/ˌdeɪ ˌbɛni ˈɛsi/ (<em>say</em> .day .benee 'esee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">(of evidence) valid for the time being, but to be considered more fully later. It refers especially to an examination, out of court before trial, of witnesses who are old, dangerously ill, or about to leave the country, on the terms that if they continue to be ill or absent, their evidence is to be read at the trial, but if they recover or return, their evidence is to be taken in the usual manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin: literally, of wellbeing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deceased estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deceased estate</span></header><div>/dəˌsist əˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh.seest uh'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">the estate (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23mq891">2b</a>) of a deceased person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deckle edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deckle edge</span></header><div>/dɛkəl ˈɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dekuhl 'ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">the untrimmed edge of handmade paper, formerly much used for ornamental effect in fine books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deckle-edged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deckle-edged</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkəl-ɛdʒd/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhl-ejd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">having a deckle edge.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deckled</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decoy effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595601779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decoy effect</span></header><div>/ˈdikɔɪ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'deekoy uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">the phenomenon in which a consumer changes their preference between two items when a third item is introduced, their preference changing to the other of the original two due to the third item making one appear better value, more appealing, etc., in comparison; often used in marketing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-emphasise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-emphasise</span></header><div>/di-ˈɛmfəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee-'emfuhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">de-emphasised</strong>, <strong class="bold">de-emphasising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">to cease to emphasise; to reduce the practice of.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">de-emphasize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905225470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep ecology</span></header><div>/dip əˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> deep uh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">a branch of ecosophy that considers humankind as an integral part of the environment, leading to a system of ethical behaviour in relation to the environment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deep ecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-end dining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac728841486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-end dining</span></header><div>/dip-ɛnd ˈdaɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> deep-end 'duyning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">the experiencing of exotic cuisines, such as dishes from remote places, live food such as octopus tentacles, items not commonly thought of as edible, and food porn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that the diners are ‘going in at the deep end’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deep-end diner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-escalate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-escalate</span></header><div>/di-ˈɛskəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee-'eskuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">de-escalated</strong>, <strong class="bold">de-escalating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">to reduce one’s commitment to or involvement in (a war, campaign, program, etc.).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>de-escalation</strong> /di-ɛskəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee-eskuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-extinct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac712386257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-extinct</span></header><div>/di-ɛkˈstɪŋkt/ (<em>say</em> dee-ek'stingkt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">to bring back (an animal or plant species) from extinction, as by inserting its genome into a living cell from a similar species.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>de-extinction</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="backshade"><div class="p0"><strong>De-extinction</strong> is a controversial topic with arguments for and against the returning to life of extinct species using genetic manipulation of long-dead cells. One of the main concerns is the idea that bringing a species back does not necessarily address the reasons it became extinct in the first place – be this habitat destruction, climate change or human intervention.</div><div class="p1">Worldwide, there has not yet been a case in which de-extinction has been demonstrated. In Australia, some researchers have made some headway by generating embryos from the DNA of the extinct southern gastric brooding frog. These embryos, however, failed to develop in the host frogs.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de gustibus non est disputandum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de gustibus non est disputandum</span></header><div>/deɪ ˌgʊstibʊs ˌnɒn ɛst ˌdɪspjuˈtændʊm/ (<em>say</em> day .goosteeboos .non est .dispyooh'tandoom) <div class="def"><span id="mq444">there is no disputing about tastes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delivery not enforceable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delivery not enforceable</span></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">indicating a new issue of shares for which scrip has not yet been issued, and which sell for slightly less than existing shares to compensate for the delay in scrip delivery.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: del</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demand economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demand economy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demand economy" src="word_pronunciations/06379.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmænd əˌkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> duh'mand uh.konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">an economy in which a sellers’ market prevails.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demand-side economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demand-side economics</span></header><div>/dəˌmænd-saɪd ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> duh.mand-suyd ekuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">management of the national economy which seeks to overcome a recession by stimulating demand for goods and services.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Enghien
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Enghien</span></header><div>/dɒ̃ˈgjæ̃/ (<em>say</em> don'gyan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Duc</strong> (<em>Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon-Condé</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">1772–1804, French prince, executed by Napoleon I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross-examine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross-examine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cross-examine" src="word_pronunciations/05782.mp3"></audio></span>/krɒs-əgˈzæmən/ (<em>say</em> kros-uhg'zamuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">cross-examined</strong>, <strong class="bold">cross-examining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq283"> to examine (a witness called by the opposing side), as for the purpose of disproving their testimony.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cross-examination</strong> /ˌkrɒs-əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .kros-uhgzamuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cross-examiner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross-eye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cross-eye" src="word_pronunciations/05783.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɒs-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kros-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">strabismus, especially the form in which both eyes turn towards the nose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒs-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'kros-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> affected by strabismus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq073"> distorted: <em class="example">a cross-eyed view of the world.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crown ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400553313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crown ether</span></header><div>/kraʊn ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> krown 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">any of a class of polyethers capable of binding strongly to metal ions and useful in dissolving salts in organic solvents.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the crenellated appearance of the molecules]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cultural exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cultural exchange</span></header><div>/kʌltʃərəl əksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> kulchuhruhl uhks'chaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">the exchange between countries, communities, etc., of the products of each other’s culture, as music, books, art, film, etc., for the purpose of increasing mutual understanding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cumulative evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cumulative evidence</span></header><div>/ˌkjumjələtɪv ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> .kyoohmyuhluhtiv 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> evidence of which the parts reinforce one another, producing an effect stronger than any part taken by itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> testimony repetitive of testimony earlier given.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cunningham eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cunningham eye</span></header><div>/kʌnɪŋhəm ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> kuninghuhm 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a hole made in a sail through which a rope may be passed to control the shape of the sail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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curate's egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">curate’s egg</span></header><div>/ˌkjurəts ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> .kyoohruhts 'eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">an event, object, etc., which is good and bad in spots, or about which one has mixed feelings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from a cartoon in <em>Punch</em>, a British magazine, published 9 November 1895, in which a bishop remarks on a bad egg served to the curate who replies meekly that ‘parts of it are good’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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curly endive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115629808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">curly endive</span></header><div>/kɜli ˈɛndaɪv/ (<em>say</em> kerlee 'enduyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a form of endive with narrow leaves, used in salads.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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current expenses
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">current expenses</span></header><div>/kʌrənt əkˈspɛnsəz/ (<em>say</em> kuruhnt uhk'spensuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">regularly continuing expenditures for the maintenance and the carrying on of business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cutting edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cutting edge</span></header><div>/kʌtɪŋ ˈɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> kuting 'ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">the forefront of innovation: <em class="example">her work was at the cutting edge of research; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>Welcome to the cutting edge of advertising as the world hurtles into the millennium with a remote control in its hand.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cutting-edge</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyber espionage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac453970087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyber espionage</span></header><div>/saɪbər ˈɛspiənaʒ/ (<em>say</em> suybuhr 'espeeuhnahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">espionage in which the internet is used as a means to access confidential documents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dáil Eireann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dáil Eireann</span></header><div>/daɪl ˈɛərən/ (<em>say</em> duyl 'airruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">the lower house of parliament of the Republic of Ireland.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051994" href="entry://Oireachtas%23bigmac000051994"><strong>Oireachtas</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051994" href="entry://Oireachtas%23mq744">1</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">Dáil</strong>. <div class="etym">[Irish Gaelic <em>dáil</em> assembly + <em>éireann</em>, genitive of <em>éire</em> Erin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dar-el-Beida
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dar-el-Beida</span></header><div>/dar-ɛl-ˈbeɪdə/ (<em>say</em> dahr-el-'bayduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091346" href="entry://Casablanca%23bigmac000091346"><strong>Casablanca</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dar es Salaam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac814042222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dar es Salaam</span></header><div>/dar əs səˈlam/ (<em>say</em> dahr uhs suh'lahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">a seaport in and the capital of Tanzania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dark Emu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477634613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dark Emu</span></header><div>/dak ˈimju/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'eemyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac658602248" href="entry://Emu%23bigmac658602248"><strong>Emu</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac943087675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark energy</span></header><div>/dak ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a theoretical energy permeating space and acting in opposition to gravity; postulated to explain the measured accelerated expansion of the universe: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Earth, moon, sun and all visible stars in the sky make up less than one per cent of the universe. Almost all the rest is dark matter and dark energy, unknown forces that puzzle astronomers.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darning egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darning egg</span></header><div>/ˈdanɪŋ ɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'dahning eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a rounded support, usually of wood, on which fabric is held conveniently firm while being darned.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">darning mushroom</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dasht-e-Kavir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dasht-e-Kavir</span></header><div>/dæʃt-i-ˈkævɪə/ (<em>say</em> dasht-ee-'kavear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">a desert wasteland on the central plateau of Iran.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Kavir Desert</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dasht-e-Lut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dasht-e-Lut</span></header><div>/dæʃt-i-ˈlʊt/ (<em>say</em> dasht-ee-'loot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">a desert plateau in central and eastern central Iran.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Entrecasteaux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Entrecasteaux</span></header><div>/ˈdɒntrəkæsˌtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dontruhkas.toh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph-Antoine Raymond de Bruni</strong> /ʒoʊsɛf-ɒ̃ˌtwan reɪˌmɒ̃ də brʊˈni/ (<em>say</em> zhohsef-on.twahn ray.mon duh broo'nee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">1739–93, French-born navigator and explorer of the Australian Pacific waters.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Bruni D’Entrecasteaux</strong> entered the French navy in 1754 and gained a reputation as a hydrographer and administrator. In 1786 he was given command of a squadron in the East Indies to open up a new route to China. He was later appointed governor of Mauritius, but was recalled to lead an expedition to search for the missing Comte de la Pérouse, whose expedition had vanished after leaving Botany Bay in 1788. With the <em>Espérance</em> and the <em>Recherche</em> D’Entrecasteaux visited WA and Tasmania between 1791 and 1793, surveying parts of their coastlines. The search was unsuccessful, but many natural features were mapped and named.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Entrecasteaux Channel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Entrecasteaux Channel</span></header><div>/ˌdɒntrəkæstoʊ ˈtʃænəl/ (<em>say</em> .dontruhkastoh 'chanuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">a passage of water which separates Bruny Island from the mainland of south-eastern Tasmania; centre of Australia’s scallop industry. 56 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by J <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019603" href="entry://D%27Entrecasteaux%23bigmac000019603"><span class="smallcaps">D’Entrecasteaux</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Entrecasteaux Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Entrecasteaux Islands</span></header><div>/ˌdɒntrəkæstoʊ ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> .dontruhkastoh 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">a group of volcanic islands, part of PNG, off the south-eastern coast of New Guinea. 3141 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by J <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019603" href="entry://D%27Entrecasteaux%23bigmac000019603"><span class="smallcaps">D’Entrecasteaux</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Entrecasteaux Point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Entrecasteaux Point</span></header><div>/ˌdɒntrəkæstoʊ ˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> .dontruhkastoh 'poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">a promontory in south-western WA, west of Albany.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by J <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019603" href="entry://D%27Entrecasteaux%23bigmac000019603"><span class="smallcaps">D’Entrecasteaux</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designated spouse equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431120139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designated spouse equivalent</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">(for some official or legal purposes, as when indicating the person to accept certain responsibilities, receive benefits, etc.) a person who functions as a spouse to another.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">d.s.e.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Estaing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Estaing</span></header><div>/dɛsˈtæ̃/ (<em>say</em> des'tan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Giscard</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030355" href="entry://Giscard%20d%27Estaing%23bigmac000030355"><strong>Giscard d’Estaing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destroyer escort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destroyer escort</span></header><div>/dəˈstrɔɪər ɛskɔt/ (<em>say</em> duh'stroyuhr eskawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">a destroyer or smaller warship (in Australia, a frigate), detailed to protect aircraft carriers and to escort convoys.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deus ex machina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deus ex machina</span></header><div>/ˌdeɪʊs ɛks ˈmækənə/ (<em>say</em> .dayoos eks 'makuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">an improbable, artificial, or unmotivated device for unravelling a plot, especially in drama.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: god from a machine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewy-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewy-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈdjui-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohee-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">credulous; naive; trusting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diatomaceous earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diatomaceous earth</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪətəmeɪʃəs ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhtuhmayshuhs 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">a fine siliceous earth composed chiefly of cell walls of diatoms, used in filtration, as an abrasive, etc.; kieselguhr.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diatomite</strong> /daɪˈætəmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> duy'atuhmuyt).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diesel-electric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diesel-electric</span></header><div>/dizəl-əˈlɛktrɪk/ (<em>say</em> deezuhl-uh'lektrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">having a motor powered by electricity produced by a generator powered by a diesel engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diesel engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diesel engine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diesel engine" src="word_pronunciations/06682.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdizəl ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhl enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">an ignition-compression type of internal-combustion engine in which fuel oil is sprayed into the cylinder after the air in it has been compressed to about 550°C, thus causing the ignition of the oil, at substantially constant pressure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diesel</strong>, <strong class="vs">diesel motor</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Rudolf <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093428" href="entry://Diesel%23bigmac000093428"><span class="smallcaps">Diesel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diethyl ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diethyl ether</span></header><div>/daɪˌɛθəl ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> duy.ethuhl 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23bigmac000089269"><strong>ether</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23mq227">1a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dieu et mon droit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dieu et mon droit</span></header><div>/ˌdjɜ eɪ mɒ̃ ˈdrwa/ (<em>say</em> .dyer ay mon 'drwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">God and my right; motto of the Royal Arms of Great Britain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential equation</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfərɛnʃəl əˈkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> .difuhrenshuhl uh'kwayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">an equation involving differentials or derivatives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital encoding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital encoding</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl en'kohding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">the encoding in a digital form of information such as sound, images, or text.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dionysius Exiguus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dionysius Exiguus</span></header><div>/daɪəˌnɪsiəs ɛgˈzɪgjʊəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh.niseeuhs eg'zigyoouhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">fl. AD 530, Scythian monk and scholar; believed to have founded the system of reckoning dates as before or after the birth of Christ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diophantine equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diophantine equation</span></header><div>/daɪəfæntaɪn əˈkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> duyuhfantuyn uh'kwayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">an indeterminate equation with integral coefficients, in which the variables can take only integral values.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Diophantus</em>, fl. 3rd century AD, Greek mathematician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dip. Ed.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dip. Ed.</span></header><div>/dɪp ˈɛd/ (<em>say</em> dip 'ed) <div class="def"><span id="mq082">Diploma of Education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dippy egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac200225363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dippy egg</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpi ɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'dipee eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a soft-boiled egg into which strips of buttered toast are dipped and eaten.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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continuing education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continuing education</span></header><div>/kənˌtɪnjuɪŋ ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhn.tinyoohing ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">education, usually part-time, for persons beyond the school leaving age; further education; adult education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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control experiment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">control experiment</span></header><div>/kənˈtroʊl əkspɛrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> kuhn'trohl uhksperuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">an experiment in which the variables are controlled so that the effects of varying one factor at a time may be observed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac887070324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac526823431" href="entry://CITES%23bigmac526823431"><strong>CITES</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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convergent evolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">convergent evolution</span></header><div>/kənˌvɜdʒənt ɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhn.verjuhnt evuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">the appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent in response to the same habitat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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convict establishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac075936747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">convict establishment</span></header><div>/kɒnvɪkt əˈstæblɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> konvikt uh'stablishmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">a place where convicts were housed, as the Hyde Park Barracks, or gathered for work, as the Parramatta Factory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cooperative education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cooperative education</span></header><div>/koʊˌɒprətɪv ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> koh.opruhtiv ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">a system of education, based on cooperation between educational institutions and industry, whereby students learn in both academic and workplace settings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">co-operative education</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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core exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac089159868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">core exercise</span></header><div>/kɔr ˈɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> kawr 'eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">an exercise designed to strengthen the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100602" href="entry://core%23bigmac000100602">core</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100602" href="entry://core%23mq568">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Coriolis effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac960843236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Coriolis effect</span></header><div>/kɒrioʊləs əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> koreeohluhs uh'fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">the deflection of moving objects which appears to take place when they are viewed by a stationary observer in a moving frame of reference.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after GG <em>Coriolis</em>, 1792–1843, French engineer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corn earworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corn earworm</span></header><div>/kɔn ˈɪəwɜm/ (<em>say</em> kawn 'earwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">the larva of a noctuid moth, <em>Heliothis armigera</em>, destructive to maize, cotton and other plants; bollworm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cost-effective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cost-effective</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cost-effective" src="word_pronunciations/05496.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒst-əˌfɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'kost-uh.fektiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">offering profits deemed to be satisfactory in view of the costs involved; cost-efficient.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cost-effectively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cost-effectiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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council estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">council estate</span></header><div>/ˈkaʊnsəl əˌsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'kownsuhl uh.stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">a group of council houses and other amenities within a clearly defined area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac95975427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Council for Mutual Economic Assistance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089001" href="entry://Comecon%23bigmac000089001"><strong>Comecon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Council of Europe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Council of Europe</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">a confederation of European states, established in 1949 for the maintenance of civil liberties and the achievement of common objectives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coup d'état
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coup d’état</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of coup d’état" src="word_pronunciations/05561.mp3"></audio></span>/ku deɪˈta/ (<em>say</em> kooh day'tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">coups d’état</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of coup d’état" src="word_pronunciations/05561.mp3"></audio></span>/ku deɪˈta/ (<em>say</em> kooh day'tah))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">a sudden and decisive measure in politics, especially one effecting a change of government illegally or by force.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, stroke of state]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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courtesy ensign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">courtesy ensign</span></header><div>/ˈkɜtəsi ɛnsən/ (<em>say</em> 'kertuhsee ensuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">the national flag of the country which a foreign ship is visiting flown as a courtesy from the forward yardarm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Court of Exchequer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Court of Exchequer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100702" href="entry://exchequer%23bigmac000100702"><strong>exchequer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100702" href="entry://exchequer%23mq452">3b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crab's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crab’s eye</span></header><div>/ˈkræbz aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'krabz uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039008" href="entry://jequirity%23bigmac000039008"><strong>jequirity</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">crab’s eye bean</strong>, <strong class="vs">crab’s eye creeper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac517315789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">an extinction event in which three quarters of the plant and animal species, including the dinosaurs, was wiped out in a comparatively short time approximately 66 million years ago.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">K-T event</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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critically endangered species
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac632866469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">critically endangered species</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a threatened species that is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac116154187" href="entry://endangered%20species%23bigmac116154187"><strong>endangered species</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac275490172" href="entry://vulnerable%20species%23bigmac275490172"><strong>vulnerable species</strong></a>. <div class="backshade">The internationally recognised listing and ranking system of conservation status is that of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Various criteria are used to assess the assignment of a taxon as critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable. The ranking <strong>critically endangered</strong> arises where a taxon is considered to face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. One of the criteria on which assignment is made is that of reduction in population size; one scenario leading to assignment to this highest risk category is a reduction of more than or equal to 80 per cent over the previous ten years or three generations, whichever is the longer, and that population reduction or its causes has not ceased, or may not be understood, or may not be reversible. A second criterion is based on geographic range in the form of either extent of occurrence or area of occupancy or both; one scenario leading to assignment to this highest risk category is where extent of occurrence is estimated to be less than 100 square kilometres and also where estimates are that at least two of the following three are the case: occurrence is fragmented or known to exist at only a single location, declining occurrences, or extreme fluctuations of occurrences. Further criteria involve actual population sizes and quantitative analysis.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crop-eared
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crop-eared</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒp-ɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'krop-eard) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> having the ears cropped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> having the hair cropped short, so that the ears are conspicuous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct evidence</span></header><div>/dəˌrɛkt ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> duh.rekt 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">evidence of a witness who testifies to the truth of the fact to be proved, having perceived it at first hand.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013897" href="entry://circumstantial%20evidence%23bigmac000013897"><strong>circumstantial evidence</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct examination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800026103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct examination</span></header><div>/dərɛkt əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt uhgzamuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac658483568" href="entry://examination-in-chief%23bigmac658483568"><strong>examination-in-chief</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispersion error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispersion error</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɜʒən ɛrə/ (<em>say</em> duhs'perzhuhn eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">a measure of the accuracy potential of a firearm based on the largest distance between the centre of impact of a group of shots and the fall of one shot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distance education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629556409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distance education</span></header><div>/ˌdɪstəns ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .distuhns ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq112">education provided when students and teachers are not in face-to-face contact but communicate with each other by such means as the internet or audiovisual tapes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">distance learning</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distance measuring equipment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac204006042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distance measuring equipment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">a ground navigational aid which measures the time it takes for a radio pulse sent from an aircraft to a ground transponder to return to the aircraft, and calculates the distance from the aircraft to the transponder on that basis.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DME</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distant early warning system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distant early warning system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a network of radar stations intended to give warning of a missile attack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doe-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554153513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doe-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊ-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'doh-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">of or relating to a person, usually a young woman, who has large, slightly protruding eyes, thought to suggest a charming timidity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-ear</span><z><span target_id="2uijD2PqiS">n.</span><span target_id="NHUCtKDGxJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dog-ear" src="word_pronunciations/07094.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒg-ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog-ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2uijD2PqiS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> the corner of a page in a book folded over like a dog’s ear, as by careless use or to mark a place.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NHUCtKDGxJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq152"> to disfigure with dog-ears.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dogear</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dog-eared</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-eat-dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-eat-dog</span></header><div>/ˌdɒg-it-ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> .dog-eet-'dog) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">extremely competitive: <em class="example">dog-eat-dog society.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432164178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-eye</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dog-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a white person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog’s eye</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgz aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogz uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">a meat pie.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domino effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac449429104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domino effect</span></header><div>/ˈdɒmənoʊ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnoh uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">an effect whereby one event or action triggers a chain reaction of consequential or similar events or actions: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As information starts to become public, it causes people to come forward with even more information, so it’s kind of a domino effect</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the way dominoes (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104509" href="entry://domino%23bigmac000104509"><span class="smallcaps">domino<sup>2</sup></span></a>) placed on end in a row, fall in succession; originally with reference to the possible fall to Communism of countries in South-East Asia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey engine</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋki ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">a small, usually subsidiary, steam engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorway effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac032289608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorway effect</span></header><div>/ˈdɔweɪ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'dawway uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a psychological phenomenon in which a person’s short-term memory is disrupted when they cross some kind of boundary, such as moving from one room to another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doppler effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doppler effect</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Doppler effect" src="word_pronunciations/07152.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒplər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'dopluhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">the apparent change in frequency and wavelength of a train of sound or light waves if the distance between the source and the receiver is changing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac50126275" href="entry://doppler%23bigmac50126275"><span class="smallcaps">doppler</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dose equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188768612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dose equivalent</span></header><div>/doʊs əˈkwɪvələnt/ (<em>say</em> dohs uh'kwivuhluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">a measure of radiation dose, excluding radiation from normal sources; less fundamental than absorbed dose but more significant in terms of physiological effects; used in measuring radiation in radiotherapy.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: H<sub>T</sub></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double eagle</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq334"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001469" href="entry://albatross%23bigmac000001469"><strong>albatross</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001469" href="entry://albatross%23mq954">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> an eagle with two heads, as represented in the former arms of Russia and Austria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq870"> a former gold coin of the US, worth two eagles, or $20.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-edged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-edged</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-ɛdʒd/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-ejd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> having two cutting edges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> acting in two ways, especially advantageously and disadvantageously: <em class="example">a double-edged reform.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac753253569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double effect</span></header><div>/dʌbəl əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl uh'fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">the doctrine that an action promoting a good outcome which has an unintended bad consequence is still morally good as long as the bad consequence was not intended.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-ender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-ender</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double-ender" src="word_pronunciations/07185.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl-ˈɛndə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'enduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> a vehicle, especially a boat, which can be driven from either end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068147" href="entry://shingleback%23bigmac000068147"><strong>shingleback</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double entendre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double entendre</span></header><div>/ˌdʌbəl ɒnˈtɒndrə/ (<em>say</em> .dubuhl on'tondruh), /ˌdubl ɒ̃ˈtɒ̃dr/ (<em>say</em> .doohbl on'tondr) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> a double meaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq327"> a word or expression with two meanings, one often indelicate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French (obsolete)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double entry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double entry</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈɛntri/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'entree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">a bookkeeping method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088810" href="entry://single%20entry%23bigmac000088810"><strong>single entry</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double exposure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double exposure</span></header><div>/dʌbəl əksˈpoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl uhks'pohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> the taking of two pictures on one frame of film.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> a photograph so obtained consisting of pictures superimposed, thus making one photograph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-eyed fig-parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146423373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-eyed fig-parrot</span></header><div>/ˌdʌbəl-aɪd ˈfɪg-pærət/ (<em>say</em> .dubuhl-uyd 'fig-paruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">the smallest Australian parrot, <em>Cyclopsitta diopthalma</em>, bright green with yellow sides, and blue and red facial markings; occurs in Australia in three distinct races, but also widespread in Indonesia and New Guinea.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac293380606" href="entry://Coxen%27s%20fig-parrot%23bigmac293380606"><strong>Coxen’s fig-parrot</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045278" href="entry://Marshall%27s%20fig-parrot%23bigmac000045278"><strong>Marshall’s fig-parrot</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double eyelid surgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac988570890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double eyelid surgery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">double eyelid surgeries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac666362136" href="entry://Asian%20blepharoplasty%23bigmac666362136"><strong>Asian blepharoplasty</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down-to-earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down-to-earth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of down-to-earth" src="word_pronunciations/07212.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊn-tu-ɜθ/ (<em>say</em> 'down-tooh-erth) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">sensible; without pretensions; realistic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downward envy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac950868146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downward envy</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnwəd ɛnvi/ (<em>say</em> 'downwuhd envee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a feeling of jealousy or inferiority experienced by a manager, leader, etc., towards someone in a junior position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draft excluder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570809934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draft excluder</span></header><div>/ˈdraft əkskludə/ (<em>say</em> 'drahft uhkskloohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110618584" href="entry://draft%20snake%23bigmac110618584"><strong>draft snake</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draught excluder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296636933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon’s eye</span></header><div>/ˈdrægənz aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhnz uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087668" href="entry://longan%23bigmac000087668"><strong>longan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop earring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918936301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop earring</span></header><div>/drɒp ˈɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> drop 'earring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">an earring which is pendent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop ears
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac494856232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop ears</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp ɪəz/ (<em>say</em> 'drop earz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">ears on a dog which naturally hang down flat against the side of the head, as in a basset hound, cocker spaniel, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac376738524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-eyed</span></header><div>/draɪ-ˈaɪd/ (<em>say</em> druy-'uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">not crying, especially in a situation in which one might be expected to cry: <em class="example">to remain dry-eyed throughout a sad movie.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d.s.e.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac298258608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d.s.e.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq280">designated spouse equivalent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duke of Edinburgh's Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duke of Edinburgh’s Award</span></header><div>/ˈɛdənbərəz/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhnbuhruhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">one of the awards presented as part of a scheme set up by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1956 to promote the development of young people; scheme launched in Australia in 1962.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunning-Kruger effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac049999441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunning-Kruger effect</span></header><div>/dʌnɪŋ-ˈkrugər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duning-'kroohguhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a phenomenon in which a person believes that they have much greater cognitive ability than they actually do; arising from the greater lack of self-awareness in people of low ability.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after US psychologists, David A <em>Dunning</em> and Justin <em>Kruger</em>, who researched the phenomenon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch East India Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac932697879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch East India Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022717" href="entry://East%20India%20Company%23bigmac000022717"><strong>East India Company</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022717" href="entry://East%20India%20Company%23mq299">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch East Indies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch East Indies</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">former name of the Republic of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092193" href="entry://Indonesia%23bigmac000092193"><strong>Indonesia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch elm disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch elm disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">an often fatal fungal disease of elm trees spread by the bark beetle, and characterised by withering of leaves and branches.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamic equilibrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276668902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamic equilibrium</span></header><div>/daɪˌnæmɪk ikwəˈlɪbriəm/ (<em>say</em> duy.namik eekwuh'libreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">an equilibrium which has within it constantly changing elements, those changes not affecting the balance as a whole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyshydrotic eczema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac454110310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyshydrotic eczema</span></header><div>/ˌdɪshaɪdrɒtɪk ˈɛksəmə/ (<em>say</em> .dis-huydrotik 'eksuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">a dermatological condition with unknown cause, in which a blistery rash develops on the palms and soles; pompholyx.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + obsolete <em>hydrosis</em> sweating + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022891" href="entry://eczema%23bigmac000022891"><span class="smallcaps">eczema</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early adopter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac987708173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early adopter</span></header><div>/ɜli əˈdɒptə/ (<em>say</em> erlee uh'doptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">a person, group, organisation, etc., quick to take up new technology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Early Bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Early Bird</span></header><div>/ˈɜli bɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'erlee berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">the first commercial communications satellite launched (1965) to provide telephone channels between Europe and the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early childhood centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276845258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early childhood centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">a childcare centre for children up to school age, often offering a range of health and educational services onsite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early childhood health centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851342196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early childhood health centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NSW</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a health centre for children up to five years of age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Early Christian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Early Christian</span></header><div>/ɜli ˈkrɪstʃən/ (<em>say</em> erlee 'krischuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">of or relating to the style of art and architecture produced in Italy and the Western Mediterranean between the 3rd and 7th centuries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early Church</span></header><div>/ɜli ˈtʃɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> erlee 'cherch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">the Roman Catholic Church up to the Constantinian settlement of 313 which brought an end to persecution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513354109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early election</span></header><div>/ɜli əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> erlee uh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">an election caused by the dissolution of parliament before its maximum term has expired.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Early English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Early English</span></header><div>/ɜli ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> erlee 'ingglish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">relating to or belonging to the earliest style of English Gothic architecture, characterised by the use of pointed arches and narrow openings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early inheritance syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739584487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early inheritance syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">the sense of entitlement felt by some children and carers which leads them, using an enduring power of attorney, to strip the assets of the person in their care.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early mark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early mark</span><z><span target_id="QQIjBROaNK">n.</span><span target_id="EHIoJ9qkaK">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɜli mak/ (<em>say</em> 'erlee mahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QQIjBROaNK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq334"> Also, <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <strong class="vs">early minute</strong>. permission for pupils, usually in infants’ or primary school, to leave a class a little early as a reward for good behaviour or work.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EHIoJ9qkaK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq481"> <strong class="phr">take an early mark</strong>, to leave any place of work early.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early minute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac503112792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early minute</span></header><div>/ˈɜli mɪnət/ (<em>say</em> 'erlee minuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088244" href="entry://early%20mark%23bigmac000088244"><strong>early mark</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early Nancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early Nancy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of early Nancy" src="word_pronunciations/07497.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜli ˈnænsi/ (<em>say</em> erlee 'nansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">early Nancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">a wildflower of the lily family, <em>Anguillaria dioica</em>, found throughout Australia, the white flower of which has a purple band around the base of each segment, together forming a purple ring; blackman’s potatoes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early opener
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early opener</span></header><div>/ɜli ˈoʊpnə/ (<em>say</em> erlee 'ohpnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">a hotel which opens for bar trading before normal hours.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early-stage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791260699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early-stage</span></header><div>/ˈɜli-steɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'erlee-stayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq40">in the early stages: <em class="example">an early-stage cancer.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early stage innovation company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400912728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early stage innovation company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Business</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">a company which spends at least half its capital on research and development.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ESIC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early term
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242788387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early term</span></header><div>/ɜli ˈtɜm/ (<em>say</em> erlee 'term) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">the early stages of a normal pregnancy.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac873643462" href="entry://full%20term%23bigmac873643462"><strong>full term</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac511050992" href="entry://late%20term%23bigmac511050992"><strong>late term</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046796" href="entry://middle%20term%23bigmac000046796"><strong>middle term</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046796" href="entry://middle%20term%23mq839">2</a>). <div class="deriv">–<strong>early-term</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early voting centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac850837268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early voting centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a centre established by the electoral commission for the placement of pre-poll votes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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early warning system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">early warning system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">a radar system intended to give warning of the approach of hostile bombers or guided missiles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earnest money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earnest money</span></header><div>/ˈɜnəst mʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'ernuhst munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">a nominal sum, not legally required but sometimes given as a token of intention to abide by a contract.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earnings yield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earnings yield</span></header><div>/ˈɜnɪŋz jild/ (<em>say</em> 'erningz yeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">the fraction calculated by dividing a company’s earnings per share by its share price, expressed as a percentage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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each other
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">each other</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of each other" src="word_pronunciations/07489.mp3"></audio></span>/itʃ ˈʌðə/ (<em>say</em> eech 'udhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">each the other (used to describe a reciprocal relation or action between two or more people, objects, etc.): <em class="example">they hit each other.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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each-way bet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20837074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">each-way bet</span></header><div>/ˌitʃ-weɪ ˈbɛt/ (<em>say</em> .eech-way 'bet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a bet in which a racehorse, etc., is staked to win the place dividend for a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101307" href="entry://place%23bigmac000101307">place</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101307" href="entry://place%23mq181">31b</a>), or both the win and place dividends for a win.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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each-way chance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac706107524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">each-way chance</span></header><div>/ˌitʃ-weɪ ˈtʃans/ (<em>say</em> eech-.way 'chahns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a race competitor likely to win or get a place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eager beaver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eager beaver</span></header><div>/igə ˈbivə/ (<em>say</em> eeguh 'beevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> a diligent and zealous person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> someone over-eager for work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eagle-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eagle-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈigəl-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhl-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">sharp-sighted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eagle Farm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eagle Farm</span></header><div>/igəl ˈfam/ (<em>say</em> eeguhl 'fahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> a northern suburb of Brisbane; site of Brisbane’s domestic and international airport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> a racecourse in this suburb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eaglehawk Neck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eaglehawk Neck</span></header><div>/ˌigəlhɔk ˈnɛk/ (<em>say</em> .eeguhlhawk 'nek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">the Neck</strong>. a narrow isthmus east of Hobart in Tasmania which joins the Tasman Peninsula to the Forestier Peninsula.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq641"> a town near this isthmus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eagle-owl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eagle-owl</span></header><div>/ˈigəl-aʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhl-owl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">any of various large owls, especially of the genus <em>Bubo</em>, as the <strong>Eurasian eagle-owl</strong>, <em>B. bubo</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eagle ray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac279241483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eagle ray</span></header><div>/ˈigəl reɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'eeguhl ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">any of various large rays of the family Myliobatidae, with a diamond-shaped body and a long barb-tipped tail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ealing Studios
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ealing Studios</span></header><div>/ˌilɪŋ ˈstjudioʊz/ (<em>say</em> .eeling 'styoohdeeohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">a British film production company operating 1931–55, noted for low-budget comedies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E & OE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E &amp; OE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq410">errors and omissions excepted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear canal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear canal</span></header><div>/ˈɪə kənæl/ (<em>say</em> 'ear kuhnal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004502" href="entry://auditory%20canal%23bigmac000004502"><strong>auditory canal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear candling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995873337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear candling</span></header><div>/ˈɪə kændlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ear kandling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">the practice, thought by some to be an effective method of earwax removal, of inserting one end of a hollow wax cone or cylinder into the ear before lighting the other end, the earwax believed to be drawn out because of the negative pressure caused by the flame.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear cuff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac732010482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear cuff</span></header><div>/ˈɪə kʌf/ (<em>say</em> 'ear kuf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">a jewellery item worn on the ear, and extending from the top of the ear around the edge to the lobe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eardley-Wilmot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eardley-Wilmot</span></header><div>/ˈɜdli-wɪlmɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'erdlee-wilmot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John Eardley</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">1783–1847, British colonial administrator; lieutenant-governor of Van Diemen’s Land 1843–46.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear drops
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62033554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear drops</span></header><div>/ˈɪə drɒps/ (<em>say</em> 'ear drops) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a liquid medication to be inserted into the external ear canal by means of a dropper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear fish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear fish</span></header><div>/ˈɪə fɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ear fish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ear fish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ear fishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103591" href="entry://abalone%23bigmac000103591"><strong>abalone</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear gauging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512273564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear gauging</span></header><div>/ˈɪə geɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'iuh gayjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">an ear piercing procedure that involves the stretching of the pierced hole with a series of objects, each one larger than the previous one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the different <em>gauges</em> of the plugs inserted to widen the piercing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear hair flame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885961066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear hair flame</span></header><div>/ˈɪə hɛə fleɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ear hair flaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">the removal of unwanted body hair on the ear by singeing with a flame, using scissors or a metal stick with the tip wrapped in cloth which is dipped in surgical spirit; a traditional Turkish method.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Earl Grey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Earl Grey</span></header><div>/ɜl ˈgreɪ/ (<em>say</em> erl 'gray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq380"> a tea preparation made from a blend of China black tea flavoured with essence of bergamot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq316"> a beverage made from this kind of tea preparation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> a serving of this beverage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; ? from <em>Grey</em>, the original tea supplier who added bergamot; later associated with Charles, 2nd Earl <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090881" href="entry://Grey%23bigmac000090881"><span class="smallcaps">Grey</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Hemisphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Hemisphere</span></header><div>/istən ˈhɛməsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'hemuhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">the part of the world lying east of the Greenwich Meridian, including Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Highlands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Highlands</span></header><div>/istən ˈhaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'huyluhndz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">a province in central PNG. 11 200 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Goroka.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern king prawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac002663637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern king prawn</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a king prawn, <em>Melicertus plebejus</em>, brownish in colour with a cream tailfin, found in shallow coastal waters of eastern Australia from Bass Strait to Rockhampton in Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern koel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac056835494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern koel</span></header><div>/istən ˈkoʊəl/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'kohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040566" href="entry://koel%23bigmac000040566"><strong>koel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040566" href="entry://koel%23mq253">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Orthodox Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Orthodox Church</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eastern Orthodox Church" src="word_pronunciations/16367.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔθədɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'awthuhdoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052784" href="entry://Orthodox%20Church%23bigmac000052784"><strong>Orthodox Church</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Rite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Rite</span></header><div>/ˌistən ˈraɪt/ (<em>say</em> .eestuhn 'ruyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">of or relating to the Eastern Church and its procedures: <em class="example">Eastern Rite ceremonies.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510063679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern roll</span></header><div>/istən ˈroʊl/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a high jump technique in which both legs and both arms pass over the bar simultaneously, the body being turned sideways and the knees flexed; Eastern cut-off.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eastern roll</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Roman Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Roman Empire</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">the eastern division of the Roman Empire and, after AD 476, the Roman Empire with its capital at Constantinople.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eastern Empire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern spinebill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern spinebill</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eastern spinebill" src="word_pronunciations/07521.mp3"></audio></span>/istən ˈspaɪnbɪl/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'spuynbil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a small honeyeater, <em>Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris</em>, with a long, slender, downward curving bill, a glossy black head, chestnut patch behind the head, black wings and pale-orange underparts; native to eastern Australia; cobbler’s awl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Standard Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Standard Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac158748437" href="entry://Australian%20Eastern%20Standard%20Time%23bigmac158748437"><strong>Australian Eastern Standard Time</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EST</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Stater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Stater</span></header><div>/istən ˈsteɪtə/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'staytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">someone from the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022713" href="entry://Eastern%20States%23bigmac000022713">Eastern States</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022713" href="entry://Eastern%20States%23mq923">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern States
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern States</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eastern States" src="word_pronunciations/07522.mp3"></audio></span>/istən ˈsteɪts/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'stayts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> those states of Australia which are in the eastern parts of the country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">SA</em> the region of Australia comprising Qld, NSW and Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Suburbs Holden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac229435395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Suburbs Holden</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sydney Region Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a Mercedes-Benz car.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the affluent <em>Eastern Suburbs</em> area of Sydney + <em>Holden</em>, a common make of car]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Townships
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Townships</span></header><div>/istən ˈtaʊnʃɪps/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'townships) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">an area in southern Quebec, Canada, consisting of 11 townships south of the St Lawrence River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Transvaal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Transvaal</span></header><div>/istən ˈtrænsval/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'transvahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105000" href="entry://Mpumalanga%23bigmac000105000"><strong>Mpumalanga</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern yellow robin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac611471825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern yellow robin</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a medium-sized robin, <em>Eopsaltria australis</em>, with a grey back and head, and yellow underparts; native to coastal and adjacent areas of eastern and south-eastern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Easter Rising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac38135060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Easter Rising</span></header><div>/istə ˈraɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> eestuh 'ruyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">a rebellion against British rule staged by militant republicans in Ireland in Easter week, 1916, mainly in Dublin; suppressed after six days. </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Flanders
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac317926702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Flanders</span></header><div>/ist ˈflændəz/ (<em>say</em> eest 'flanduhz), /ˈflan-/ (<em>say</em> 'flahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq85">a province in western Belgium, noted for its textile industries. 2982 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Ghent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Germany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Germany</span></header><div>/ist ˈdʒɜməni/ (<em>say</em> eest 'jermuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">(until 1990) a republic in northern central Europe, on the Baltic Sea, bordered by West Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland; formed in 1949 in the USSR-occupied zone of Germany; granted sovereignty in 1954.</span></div> Official name, <strong>German Democratic Republic</strong>. German, <strong>Deutsche Demokratische Republik</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092061" href="entry://Germany%23bigmac000092061"><strong>Germany</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: GDR, DDR <div class="deriv">–<strong>East German</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East India Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East India Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> Also, <strong class="vs">British East India Company</strong>. a company chartered by the British government to trade between India and Britain, 1600–1874.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> any of several similar companies of other European countries: Dutch (1602–1798); French (1664–1769); Danish (1729–1801).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear trumpet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear trumpet</span></header><div>/ˈɪə trʌmpət/ (<em>say</em> 'ear trumpuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a device for collecting and intensifying sounds, held to the ear as an aid in defective hearing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear ventilation tube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear ventilation tube</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031818" href="entry://grommet%23bigmac000031818"><strong>grommet<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031818" href="entry://grommet%23mq138">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Africa</span></header><div>/ist ˈæfrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> eest 'afrikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">a region in eastern Africa, including the countries of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East African Community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac303782216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East African Community</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">an economic organisation consisting of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, established in 2001, replacing a similar body of the same name which had existed 1967–77.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EAC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Alligator River
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Alligator River</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096068" href="entry://Alligator%23bigmac000096068"><strong>Alligator</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096068" href="entry://Alligator%23mq923">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Anglia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Anglia</span></header><div>/ist ˈæŋgliə/ (<em>say</em> eest 'anggleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in this area from the 6th to the 8th century when it became a dependency of Mercia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Asia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac917220824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Asia</span></header><div>/ist ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> eest 'ayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">the area comprising Japan, Korea and most of China.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>East Asian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Asian blepharoplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac313302361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Asian blepharoplasty</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">East Asian blepharoplasties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac666362136" href="entry://Asian%20blepharoplasty%23bigmac666362136"><strong>Asian blepharoplasty</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Asia Summit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac61081720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Asia Summit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">a conference grouping of the leaders of the nations of ASEAN, as well as South Korea, China, Japan, and Australia, created in 2004; first meeting 2005.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Australian Current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250246730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Australian Current</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">an oceanic current which flows down the east coast of Australia, bringing warm water from the Coral Sea and ending in a vortex in the Tasman Sea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Ayrshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac771506304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Ayrshire</span></header><div>/ist ˈɛəʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> eest 'airshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">an administrative district in south-western Scotland; part of the former county of Ayrshire which was included in Strathclyde region in 1975; formed as a unitary district in 1996. 1252 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Kilmarnock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Bengal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Bengal</span></header><div>/ist bɛnˈgɔl/ (<em>say</em> eest ben'gawl), /bɛŋ-/ (<em>say</em> beng-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">the part of the former Indian province of Bengal which became East Pakistan in 1947 and then Bangladesh in 1971.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Berlin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188699068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Berlin</span></header><div>/ist bɜˈlɪn/ (<em>say</em> eest ber'lin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">(until 1990) the capital of East Germany, in the eastern central part, forming the eastern part of Berlin (the former Soviet sector).</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091775" href="entry://Berlin%23bigmac000091775"><strong>Berlin<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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east by north
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">east by north</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">11°15’ (one point) north of east; 78°45’ from due north.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: E by N</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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east by south
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">east by south</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">11°15’ (one point) south of east; 101°15’ from due north.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: E by S</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Cape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Cape</span></header><div>/ist ˈkeɪp/ (<em>say</em> eest 'kayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">the easternmost point of NZ, on the North Island; site of a battle in the Māori Wars 1865.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East China Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East China Sea</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a part of the northern Pacific, bounded by China, Korea, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Taiwan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Dunbartonshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac551448456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Dunbartonshire</span></header><div>/ist dʌnˈbatənʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> eest dun'bahtuhnshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">an administrative district in western Scotland; part of the former county of Dunbartonshire; became part of Strathclyde in 1975; made a unitary district in 1996. 172 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Kirkintilloch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East End
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac381000126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East End</span></header><div>/ist ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> eest 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">a large, densely populated part of eastern London; traditionally a working-class district.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>East Ender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Easter bilby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac041703716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Easter bilby</span></header><div>/ˈistə bɪlbi/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuh bilbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Easter bilbies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">the rabbit-eared bandicoot which, by analogy with the Easter bunny, is said to deliver Easter eggs to Australian children.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear-piercing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear-piercing</span><z><span target_id="0xu602sktH">adj.</span><span target_id="SH8wwhi7hG">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɪə-pɪəsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ear-pearsing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0xu602sktH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> shrill; extremely harsh to the ears.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SH8wwhi7hG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq811"> the piercing of the ear lobe to take an earring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear-shattering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365925304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear-shattering</span></header><div>/ˈɪə-ʃætərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ear-shatuhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">extremely loud.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear stone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear stone</span></header><div>/ˈɪə stoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'ear stohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052959" href="entry://otolith%23bigmac000052959"><strong>otolith</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac925007049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth ball</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'erth bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> a giant inflatable ball which is tossed from one group of people across a net to another group who have to return it, the game being won by the team that does not lose control of the ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq157"> the game itself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark, the original ball having an image of the earth on it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth closet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth closet</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ klɒzət/ (<em>say</em> 'erth klozuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> a privy in which earth is used as a covering or deodorising agent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> a privy, usually in rural areas, which is basically a deep hole in the ground.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Earth Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac402005145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Earth Day</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'erth day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> either of two days observed annually in many countries to raise awareness of environmental issues: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq73"> a United Nations observance held annually on the March equinox, instituted in 1969.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> a day with a focus on environmental awareness through education, observed on 22 April, instituted in 1970 in the US with the formation of the <strong>Earth Day Network</strong> which coordinates the activities of participating organisations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ear thermometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac023222874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ear thermometer</span></header><div>/ɪə θəˈmɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> ear thuh'momuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">an infrared thermometer (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac155499353" href="entry://infrared%20thermometer%23mq883">2</a>) inserted into a person’s ear and held near the eardrum to measure body temperature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Earth Hour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466859213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Earth Hour</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ aʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'erth owuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">an annual event in which people and businesses are encouraged to turn off their lights and electrical appliances for an hour in the evening as a symbol of commitment to measures to reduce global warming and associated climate change; began in Sydney in March 2007; since expanded to several cities around the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth loop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth loop</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ lup/ (<em>say</em> 'erth loohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> electronic circuitry which allows two paths to earth instead of one; a source of unwanted hum especially in audio systems.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac811191753" href="entry://geothermal%20system%23bigmac811191753"><strong>geothermal system</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth magnetism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth magnetism</span></header><div>/ɜθ ˈmægnətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> erth 'magnuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104926" href="entry://terrestrial%20magnetism%23bigmac000104926"><strong>terrestrial magnetism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth oven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac924032816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth oven</span></header><div>/ɜθ ˈʌvən/ (<em>say</em> 'erth 'uvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">an oven comprising a pit in the ground lined with stones in which a fire is made to heat the stones, the fire being removed and the food to be roasted placed in its place when the stones are sufficiently hot, the whole being covered with vegetation, earth, etc., to prevent the heat escaping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth pillar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth pillar</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ pɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'erth piluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">a column of soft earthy material or rock capped by a stone or boulder which has protected it from complete erosion while adjacent material has been removed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth return
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth return</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ rətɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'erth ruhtern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">an electrical path which completes a circuit through the earth, or through a body at the same potential as the earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth satellite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth satellite</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ sætəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'erth satuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065575" href="entry://satellite%23bigmac000065575">satellite</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065575" href="entry://satellite%23mq732">2</a>) which orbits the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> the moon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth-shaking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth-shaking</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ-ʃeɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'erth-shayking) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">of the greatest importance; tending to cause great upheaval.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">earth-shattering</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth sign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac321787822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth sign</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ saɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'erth suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">one of the three astrological signs which are thought to share characteristics of practicality, interest in material things, etc., these signs being Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac505410977" href="entry://air%20sign%23bigmac505410977"><strong>air sign</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac903676866" href="entry://fire%20sign%23bigmac903676866"><strong>fire sign</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac299414631" href="entry://water%20sign%23bigmac299414631"><strong>water sign</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth station
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth station</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ steɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'erth stayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">the ground equipment necessary to communicate through a satellite, which can be ‘receive only’ or ‘transmit and receive’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Earth Summit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Earth Summit</span></header><div>/ɜθ ˈsʌmət/ (<em>say</em> erth 'sumuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">one of a series of United Nations conferences on world environmental policy issues, the first being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.</span></div> Official name, <strong>United Nations Conference on Environment and Development</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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earth wax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">earth wax</span></header><div>/ˈɜθ wæks/ (<em>say</em> 'erth waks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053673" href="entry://ozokerite%23bigmac000053673"><strong>ozokerite</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Earth, Wind and Fire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Earth, Wind and Fire</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">US rock group, formed in 1970; popularised jazz-soul fusion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Easter bunny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Easter bunny</span></header><div>/ˈistə bʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuh bunee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">the rabbit who, according to myth, delivers Easter eggs to children at Easter time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Easter cassia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203939830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Easter cassia</span></header><div>/istə ˈkæsiə/ (<em>say</em> eestuh 'kaseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011792" href="entry://cassia%23bigmac000011792"><strong>cassia</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011792" href="entry://cassia%23mq313">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Easter egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Easter egg</span></header><div>/ˈistər ɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhr eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> a coloured egg, or chocolate imitation of one, used at Easter as a gift or decoration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a response to an undocumented set of commands, as in a program, computer game, operating system, etc., secretly inserted by the programmer, as the name of the developer, fragments of music or film, odd or amusing instructions, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq551"> a reference to a person, event, fictitious character, film or TV program, etc., deliberately placed in a radio or television program, a film, or a computer game, to be discovered by the viewer or listener.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Easter Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Easter Island</span></header><div>/ˈistər aɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhr uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">an island in the southern Pacific about 3700 km west of and belonging to Chile; noted for gigantic prehistoric statues and human-instigated deforestation. 166 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Rapa Nui</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern banjo frog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac733669822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern banjo frog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac294079105" href="entry://pobblebonk%23bigmac294079105"><strong>pobblebonk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern barred bandicoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553164159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern barred bandicoot</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a small bandicoot, <em>Perameles gunnii</em>, with a long, pointed nose and large ears, and greyish-brown fur with pale bars across its rump; only the Tasmanian subspecies continues extant in the wild;  the mainland subspecies, once common in south-eastern Australia, is now restricted to a small reintroduced population in Victoria.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Gunn’s bandicoot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern bettong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352710552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern bettong</span></header><div>/istən ˈbɛtɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'betong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a bettong, <em>Bettongia gaimardi</em>, originally found in the south-eastern Australian mainland and the eastern part of Tasmania; extinct on the mainland since 1890 following the introduction of the fox.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">southern bettong</strong>, <strong class="vs">Tasmanian bettong</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Bloc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac465304146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Bloc</span></header><div>/ˈistən blɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhn blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">formerly, a group of communist countries of eastern and central Europe, including the countries of the Warsaw Pact, as well as Albania and Yugoslavia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern blue groper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431768152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern blue groper</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eastern blue groper</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">eastern blue gropers</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">a large groper of coastal marine waters from southern Qld to Wilson’s Promontory, <em>Achoerodus viridis</em>, adult males being bright blue; the state faunal (marine) emblem of NSW.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blue groper</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern brown snake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac532125949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern brown snake</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">a venomous elapid snake, <em>Pseudonaja textilis</em>, orange-brown in colour, fast-moving and aggressive; found throughout the eastern half of Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">common brown snake</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern brush wallaby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern brush wallaby</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eastern brush wallabies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062039" href="entry://red%20wallaby%23bigmac000062039"><strong>red wallaby</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Cape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Cape</span></header><div>/istən ˈkeɪp/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'kayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a province in the Republic of South Africa in the south-eastern part, formed in 1994 by the division of the former Cape province and including the former Bantu state of Transkei. 170 616 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Bisho.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Church</span></header><div>/ˈistən tʃɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhn cherch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> the Christian church of the countries formerly comprising the Eastern Roman Empire, the eastern division of the Roman Empire, and, after AD 476, the Roman Empire with its capital at Constantinople.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq496"> any body of Christians owing allegiance to the Orthodox Church and observing the Greek rite rather than the Roman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern curlew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern curlew</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eastern curlew" src="word_pronunciations/07520.mp3"></audio></span>/istən ˈkɜlju/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'kerlyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a large curlew, <em>Numenius madagascariensis</em>, which flies from Siberia to Australia in August and September, and returns about April; while in Australia it lives on estuaries, mudflats and sandy beaches on the eastern coast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern cut-off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382952742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern cut-off</span></header><div>/istən ˈkʌt-ɒf/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'kut-of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac510063679" href="entry://Eastern%20roll%23bigmac510063679"><strong>Eastern roll</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Daylight Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac380238832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Daylight Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac137279362" href="entry://Australian%20Eastern%20Daylight%20Time%23bigmac137279362"><strong>Australian Eastern Daylight Time</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EDT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern galah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac957351082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern galah</span></header><div>/istən gəˈla/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn guh'lah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">a galah, <em>Eolophus roseicapilla albiceps</em>, pale grey above and deep pink below, with a white head and pink skin around the eyes, found in eastern Australia.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac362960432" href="entry://western%20galah%23bigmac362960432"><strong>western galah</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eastern Ghats
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eastern Ghats</span></header><div>/istən ˈgæts/ (<em>say</em> eestuhn 'gats) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030140" href="entry://Ghats%23bigmac000030140"><strong>Ghats</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern grey kangaroo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern grey kangaroo</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a large, greyish kangaroo with rather woolly fur, <em>Macropus giganteus</em>, which inhabits forest and woodland areas of mainland eastern Australia and Tasmania. The males may reach 1.8 m in height and measure 2.5 m from muzzle to tail tip; forester.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grey kangaroo</strong>, <strong class="vs">great grey kangaroo</strong>, <strong class="vs">grey</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eastern grip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eastern grip</span></header><div>/ˈistən grɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'eestuhn grip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Tennis</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a grip used to hold the racquet in a forehand shot with the palm behind the handle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">handshake grip</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Indiaman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Indiaman</span></header><div>/ist ˈɪndiəmən/ (<em>say</em> eest 'indeeuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">a large armed sailing vessel of the East India Company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Indian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Indian</span><z><span target_id="rOdDKa8bRT">n.</span><span target_id="HLRtoqz35T">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ist ˈɪndiən/ (<em>say</em> eest 'indeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rOdDKa8bRT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> in the Caribbean, a person of Indian origin living in the West Indies; an Asian West Indian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HLRtoqz35T">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq561"> of or relating to the East Indies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Indies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Indies</span></header><div>/ist ˈɪndiz/ (<em>say</em> eest 'indeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a collective name of the two large peninsulas (India and Indochina) of South-East Asia, together with the Malay Archipelago.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> the Malay Archipelago.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq445"> Indonesia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">East India</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Lothian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Lothian</span></header><div>/ist ˈloʊðiən/ (<em>say</em> eest 'lohdheeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">an administrative region in eastern central Scotland, formerly a county; made a unitary district in 1996. 678 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Haddington.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Malaysia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Malaysia</span></header><div>/ist məˈleɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> eest muh'layzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the region of Malaysia comprising the states of Sabah and Sarawak; the Malaysian part of North Borneo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East New Britain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East New Britain</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a province of PNG, comprising the eastern part of the island of New Britain and some other islands. 15 500 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Rabaul.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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east-north-east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">east-north-east</span><z><span target_id="57TkSy18BZ">n.</span><span target_id="VpuY0fAEg6">adj.</span><span target_id="HORSkIMOlr">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ist-nɔθ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> eest-nawth-'eest) <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="57TkSy18BZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> the point of the compass midway between east and north-east; 67°30’ from north.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VpuY0fAEg6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq348"> lying or situated in this direction.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="HORSkIMOlr">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq849"> to, in, or from this direction. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ENE</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">east-nor’-east</strong> /ist-nɔr-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> eest-nawr-'eest).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Nusa Tenggara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac613876260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Nusa Tenggara</span></header><div>/ist nusə tɛŋˈgarə/ (<em>say</em> eest noohsuh teng'gahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a province of Indonesia in the eastern part of the Lesser Sunda Islands, comprising the islands of Sumba, Flores, Solor, Alor, Sawu, Roti, Semau, Palr, Adonora, Komodo, Rinca, Lomblen, Pantar, Wetar and Western Timor. 47 876 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Kupang.</span></div> Indonesian, <strong>Nusa Tenggara Timur</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Pakistan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Pakistan</span></header><div>/ist pækəˈstan/ (<em>say</em> eest pakuh'stahn), /-ˈstæn/ (<em>say</em> -'stan), /pak-/ (<em>say</em> pahk-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">former name (1947–71) of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091738" href="entry://Bangladesh%23bigmac000091738"><strong>Bangladesh</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Prussia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Prussia</span></header><div>/ist ˈprʌʃə/ (<em>say</em> eest 'prushuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a former province in north-eastern Germany; until 1939 an exclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; after World War II divided between Poland and the Soviet Union; Soviet section now forms the Russian region of Kaliningrad.</span></div> German, <strong>Ostpreussen</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Renfrewshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac326373040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Renfrewshire</span></header><div>/ist ˈrɛnfruʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> eest 'renfroohshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">an administrative district in western central Scotland; formed from part of the county of Renfrewshire which was included in the Strathclyde region from 1975; became a unitary district in 1996. 173 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Giffnock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Riding of Yorkshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Riding of Yorkshire</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">a unitary district in north-eastern England; includes the separate unitary district of Kingston upon Hull; a historic administrative division of Yorkshire, mostly incorporated into Humberside in 1974; re-created in 1996 with a reduced area. 748 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac155295590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Sea</span></header><div>/ist ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> eest 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">another name, used especially in Korea, for the <strong>Sea of Japan</strong>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101581" href="entry://Japan%23bigmac000101581"><strong>Japan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101581" href="entry://Japan%23mq094">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Sepik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Sepik</span></header><div>/ist ˈsipɪk/ (<em>say</em> eest 'seepik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">a province in northern PNG. 42 800 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Wewak.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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east-south-east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">east-south-east</span><z><span target_id="VtJ3g4snMv">n.</span><span target_id="KkmrufcN1G">adj.</span><span target_id="z1ZCuqEnpB">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ist-saʊθ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> eest-sowth-'eest) <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VtJ3g4snMv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> the point of the compass midway between east and south-east; 112°30’ from north.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KkmrufcN1G">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq281"> lying or situated in this direction.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="z1ZCuqEnpB">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq019"> to, in, or from this direction. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ESE</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">east-sou’-east</strong> /ist-saʊ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> eest-sow-'eest).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Sussex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Sussex</span></header><div>/ist ˈsʌsəks/ (<em>say</em> eest 'susuhks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">a county of south-eastern England; includes part of the former county of Sussex; includes the unitary district of Brighton and Hove created in 1997. 1795 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Lewes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Timor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475566472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Timor</span></header><div>/ist ˈtimɔ/ (<em>say</em> eest 'teemaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022728" href="entry://Timor-Leste%23bigmac000022728"><strong>Timor-Leste</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>East Timorese</strong> /ist ˌtiməˈriz/ (<em>say</em> eest .teemuh'reez), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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East Timorese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac808811397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">East Timorese</span><z><span target_id="eE6xSpBTxJ">n.</span><span target_id="1de9nxXzm0">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ist timəˈriz/ (<em>say</em> eest teemuh'reez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eE6xSpBTxJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq428"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac24399484" href="entry://Timorese%23bigmac24399484"><strong>Timorese</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac24399484" href="entry://Timorese%23mq891">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1de9nxXzm0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq733"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac24399484" href="entry://Timorese%23bigmac24399484"><strong>Timorese</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac24399484" href="entry://Timorese%23mq453">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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east-west
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821944704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">east-west</span></header><div>/ist-ˈwɛst/ (<em>say</em> eest-'west) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq768"> from east to west; aligned parallel to a line running east to west: <em class="example">an east-west direction; </em><em class="example">the east-west axis.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq585"> east and west: <em class="example">east-west cultural studies; </em><em class="example">the east-west elevation.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easy-care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easy-care</span></header><div>/ˈizi-kɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'eezee-kair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">of or relating to an item, especially an item of clothing, which is easy to maintain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easy listening
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502750654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easy listening</span></header><div>/izi ˈlɪsənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> eezee 'lisuhning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">a modern music genre, which has no distinctive style but is smooth, predictable and middle-of-the-road in character.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easy-peasy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353028749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easy-peasy</span></header><div>/izi-ˈpizi/ (<em>say</em> eezee-'peezee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">extremely easy: <em class="example">that test was easy-peasy!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [reduplication of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100796" href="entry://easy%23bigmac000100796"><span class="smallcaps">easy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easy rider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easy rider</span></header><div>/izi ˈraɪdə/ (<em>say</em> eezee 'ruyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq512"> <em class="label">US</em> a lover who is sexually satisfying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">US</em> a guitar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq693"> an easyrider motorbike.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easy street
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac403362896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easy street</span><z><span target_id="9PG6O01HZE">n.</span><span target_id="Mp98ivfPG1">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈizi strit/ (<em>say</em> 'eezee street) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9PG6O01HZE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> a comfortable life surrounded by material possessions: <em class="example">back to easy street.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Mp98ivfPG1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">on easy street</strong>, in a comfortable financial position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US colloquial (early 1900s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easy-to-take
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easy-to-take</span></header><div>/ˈizi-tə-teɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'eezee-tuh-tayk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">pleasant; agreeable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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easy wicket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">easy wicket</span></header><div>/izi ˈwɪkət/ (<em>say</em> eezee 'wikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a pitch of slow pace which favours the person batting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq185"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an easy task; a comfortable position in life: <em class="example">the manager is on an easy wicket here.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eating challenge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344512369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eating challenge</span></header><div>/ˈitɪŋ tʃæləndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'eeting chaluhnj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">a competition in which a winner is determined by consuming the largest amount of a food item within a set time limit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eating competition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac169703368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eating competition</span></header><div>/ˈitɪŋ kɒmpətɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'eeting kompuhtishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">an event in the sport of competitive eating.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eating contest</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eating disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac969004782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eating disorder</span></header><div>/ˈitɪŋ dɪsɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'eeting disawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">a pattern of eating which involves compulsive overeating or abstinence to such an extent that it affects one’s physical and mental health.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eating house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eating house</span></header><div>/ˈitɪŋ haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeting hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">a cafe or restaurant, especially a cheap one.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eating irons
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eating irons</span></header><div>/ˈitɪŋ aɪənz/ (<em>say</em> 'eeting uyuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">eating utensils.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eau de Cologne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eau de Cologne<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/oʊ də kəˈloʊn/ (<em>say</em> oh duh kuh'lohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014999" href="entry://cologne%23bigmac000014999"><strong>cologne</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eau de cologne</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac753450226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eau de Cologne<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/oʊ də kəˈloʊn/ (<em>say</em> oh duh kuh'lohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">the telephone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eau de Nil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eau de Nil</span></header><div>/oʊ də ˈnil/ (<em>say</em> oh duh 'neel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a dull green colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, water of the Nile]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eau de parfum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac916049607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eau de parfum</span></header><div>/ˌoʊ də paˈfʊm/ (<em>say</em> .oh duh pah'foom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a diluted perfume.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eau de toilette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488036735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eau de toilette</span></header><div>/ˌoʊ də twaˈlɛt/ (<em>say</em> .oh duh twah'let) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">toilet water</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eau de vie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eau de vie</span></header><div>/oʊ də ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> oh duh 'vee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">brandy, especially the coarser and less purified varieties.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, water of life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebb tide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebb tide</span></header><div>/ˈɛb taɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eb tuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">the reflux of the tide; the retiring tide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-beggar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac084531186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-beggar</span></header><div>/ˈi-bɛgə/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-beguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a person who uses the internet as a way of asking for money, especially by creating websites with no real content or function which nevertheless attract advertisers who give a return to the website owner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094797" href="entry://beggar%23bigmac000094797"><span class="smallcaps">beggar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-biz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289776877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-biz</span><z><span target_id="ejOUjzd3fF">n.</span><span target_id="GpdRPkqSNR">adj.</span></z></header><div>/i-ˈbɪz/ (<em>say</em> ee-'biz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ejOUjzd3fF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> ebusiness.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GpdRPkqSNR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq939"> of or relating to ebusiness: <em class="example">e-biz solutions.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098210" href="entry://biz%23bigmac000098210"><span class="smallcaps">biz</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-cinema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32359536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-cinema</span></header><div>/i-ˈsɪnəmə/ (<em>say</em> ee-'sinuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> the provision of digital movies to cinemas for exhibition, especially by satellite dish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq969"> a cinema so equipped.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013818" href="entry://cinema%23bigmac000013818"><span class="smallcaps">cinema</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclectus parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658072287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclectus parrot</span></header><div>/ɛˌklɛktəs ˈpærət/ (<em>say</em> e.klektuhs 'paruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a rainforest and woodland parrot, <em>Eclectus roratus</em>, of northern Australia and nearby territories; the male is green with red beak and sides, and the female is bright red with black beak and a blue belly. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/eclectus+parrot.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, species name, from Greek <em>eklektos</em> picked out, select + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054541" href="entry://parrot%23bigmac000054541"><span class="smallcaps">parrot</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eclipse Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eclipse Islands</span></header><div>/əklɪps ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> uhklips 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> a group of small islands off the southern coast of WA, south-west of King George Sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> a group of small islands off the northern coast of WA in the Timor Sea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclipsing binary star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762292186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclipsing binary star</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">a binary star system in which the two stars orbit each other in a way that only one star is visible, although the light emitted from the system varies periodically in a characteristic way indicating the double presence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eclipsing variable star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eclipsing variable star</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco burial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498696046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco burial</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊ bɛriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh bereeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac245549612" href="entry://natural%20burial%23bigmac245549612"><strong>natural burial</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eco-burial</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco-coffin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac246240687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco-coffin</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊ-kɒfən/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh-kofuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a coffin made from a material that is environmentally friendly, such as recycled cardboard, bamboo, etc., in that it does not use up diminishing resources and biodegrades easily in the ground.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Eco-coffins</strong> are marketed as the sustainable solution to the use of forest timber or particle board for funeral caskets. Materials used for these coffins can include bamboo, banana, willow, pandanus, sugarcane mulch, pine or even cardboard. In Australia, cardboard coffins are advertised as being made from recycled and biodegradable material thereby having the advantage of the burial impacting as minimally as possible on the environment. An extension to the concept has been suggested in Italy in the form of burial pods, organic biodegradable burial capsules into which the corpse is placed in a foetal position, then buried with either a tree or the seed of a tree planted above, so that the remains provide the nutrients for the tree’s growth. Currently, Italian law prohibits such burials.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco-community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344894521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco-community</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊ-kəˌmjunəti/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh-kuh.myoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">eco-communities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq76">a living arrangement in which a group of people build houses on a block of land held under a community title, the houses according with environmental standards with regard to waste disposal, water and power collection and use, and sustainable building materials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco-cred
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923104458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco-cred</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊ-krɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh-kred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">credibility or respect among people who care for the environment, as by taking action or implementing policy that is beneficial to the environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco-freak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco-freak</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊ-frik/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh-freek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022851" href="entry://econut%23bigmac000022851"><strong>econut</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco-friendly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac360901200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco-friendly</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊ-frɛndli/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh-frendlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">causing minimal or no damage to the environment: <em class="example">eco-friendly washing powder.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eco-friendliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eco house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac237544967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eco house</span></header><div>/ˈikoʊ haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'eekoh hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">a house designed to be environmentally friendly, as by being efficient in the use of energy and minimising any damaging impact on natural surroundings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eco home</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E. coli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687033518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E. coli</span></header><div>/ˌi ˈkoʊlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .ee 'kohluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a common rod-shaped bacillus, <em>Escherichia coli</em>, normally found in the intestinal tract, which may cause a clinical infection if present in other parts of the body, such as the bladder; also used as an indicator of faecal pollution of water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecological burn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265145890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecological burn</span></header><div>/ˌikəlɒdʒɪkəl ˈbɜn/ (<em>say</em> .eekuhlojikuhl 'bern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">a particular burn-off conducted as part of ecological burning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecological burning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664875934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecological burning</span></header><div>/ˌikəlɒdʒɪkəl ˈbɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .eekuhlojikuhl 'berning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">the burning of bush, grassland, etc., for environmental management, as by promoting regrowth, reducing weeds, maintaining biodiversity, etc. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ecological burning in Turallo Nature Reserve NSW. The burns in 20 metre x 20 metre plots to create a natural mosaic, which aims to improve the health of the reserve, in addition to reducing fuels.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© S. Power/NPWS, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ecological+burning.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecological footprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429022730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecological footprint</span></header><div>/ˌikəlɔdʒɪkəl ˈfʊtprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> .eekuhlojikuhl 'footprint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq57">a measure of the demands put on the environment by humans, as in growing food, providing fuel, etc., taking into account the emissions produced in the production of food and in goods and services, as well as those produced in fuel consumption and household requirements such as heating, cooling, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">footprint</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecological sustainability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32706602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecological sustainability</span></header><div>/ˌikəlɒdʒɪkəl səsteɪnəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> .eekuhlojikuhl suhstaynuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">the capacity for development that can be sustained into the future without destroying the environment in the process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecological thinning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32227860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecological thinning</span></header><div>/ˌikəlɔdʒɪkəl ˈθɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .eekuhlojikuhl 'thining) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">forest thinning carried out so as to remove anomalies such as clustered regrowth following the felling of a tree, thereby encouraging better growth in the remaining trees and achieving a more successful restoration of forest habitat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecological water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac455272286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecological water</span></header><div>/ikəˈlɔdʒɪkəl wɔtə/ (<em>say</em> eekuh'lojikuhl wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq16">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac436752767" href="entry://environmental%20water%23bigmac436752767"><strong>environmental water</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-communication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac233906293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-communication</span></header><div>/i-kəmjunəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ee-kuhmyoohnuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq28">messages or communications transmitted or received in digital form, as by email, SMS, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015322" href="entry://communication%23bigmac000015322"><span class="smallcaps">communication</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac018950684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic abuse</span></header><div>/ɛkənɒmɪk əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> ekuhnomik uh'bjoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac784982820" href="entry://financial%20abuse%23bigmac784982820"><strong>financial abuse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>economic abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic cycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574196891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic cycle</span></header><div>/ɛkənɒmɪk ˈsaɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ekuhnomik 'suykuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">the fluctuation in the level of economic activity, swinging from high to low and back again to high, as experienced over a number of years.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic exclusion zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762147832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic exclusion zone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100799287" href="entry://exclusive%20economic%20zone%23bigmac100799287"><strong>exclusive economic zone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic impact study
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic impact study</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">economic impact studies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">a study of the effect on a community’s economy of a sudden flow of money into and out of the local financial institutions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic injury level
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic injury level</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">the level of crop infestation at which there is a cost-benefit in spraying insect pests.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic interest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251683432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic interest</span></header><div>/ɛkənɒmɪk ˈɪntrəst/ (<em>say</em> ekuhnomik 'intruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">a share in the profits of a business entity, property, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic migrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic migrant</span></header><div>/ɛkənɒmɪk ˈmaɪgrənt/ (<em>say</em> ekuhnomik 'muygruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> someone who migrates to a country in the hope of achieving greater prosperity, as through employment opportunities, rather than for social reasons such as family reunion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq481"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100926" href="entry://economic%20refugee%23bigmac000100926"><strong>economic refugee</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic rationalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac062232760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic rationalism</span></header><div>/ɛkənɒmɪk ˈræʃnəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> ekuhnomik 'rashnuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">a theory of economics which opposes government intervention and which maintains that the economy of a country works better when it responds to marketplace forces in such matters as utilisation of resources and industrial relations.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>economic rationalist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economic refugee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economic refugee</span></header><div>/ɛkənɒmɪk rɛfjuˈdʒi/ (<em>say</em> ekuhnomik refyooh'jee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">someone who flees their own country and tries to gain right of residency in another country because they seek better living conditions, rather than because they have suffered persecution or the effects of war.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">economic migrant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economies of scale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economies of scale</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">savings made when expansion of productive capacity permits a lower unit cost.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economies of scope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economies of scope</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">savings generated by combining the production processes of two or more product lines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economy class
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economy class</span><z><span target_id="ZvAnIvYTY6">n.</span><span target_id="BKL8pYUCXk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkɒnəmi klas/ (<em>say</em> uh'konuhmee klahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZvAnIvYTY6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> a type of lower-priced accommodation, as in a hotel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> the cheapest class of seating on an aircraft, etc., offering less space and often fewer services than business or first class.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BKL8pYUCXk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq048"> of or relating to such accommodation or travel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economy class syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821036044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economy class syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">deep vein thrombosis resulting from immobility during a long flight in an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the comparative lack of space available to stretch one’s legs when travelling economy class, a factor thought to increase the risk of developing the condition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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economy rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687521557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">economy rate</span></header><div>/əˈkɒnəmi reɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'konuhmee rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> a cheap rate or cost, as in postage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq490"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the average number of runs per over which batters have been able to score off balls from a particular bowler; a measure of the bowler’s success.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335243990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-court</span></header><div>/ˈi-kɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-kawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">a virtual court which can assist in the management of pre-trial matters by allowing directions and other orders to be made by the judge online.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098694" href="entry://court%23bigmac000098694"><span class="smallcaps">court</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-courtroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac438106404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-courtroom</span></header><div>/i-ˈkɔtrum/ (<em>say</em> ee-'kawtroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">a virtual courtroom for an e-court.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016969" href="entry://courtroom%23bigmac000016969"><span class="smallcaps">courtroom</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-crime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac182274935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-crime</span></header><div>/i-ˈkraɪm/ (<em>say</em> ee-'kruym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> a type of computer-related crime, especially crime which involves the use of the internet: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it is clear e-crime was a major concern for computer and internet users, the report said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq138"> such an offence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017407" href="entry://crime%23bigmac000017407"><span class="smallcaps">crime</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ectopic pregnancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899647693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ectopic pregnancy</span></header><div>/ɛktɒpɪk ˈprɛgnənsi/ (<em>say</em> ektopik 'pregnuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ectopic pregnancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">a pregnancy in which the fetus develops outside the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes, but sometimes in the cervix, ovaries, or abdomen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ecumenical Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ecumenical Council</span></header><div>/ɛkjəmɛnɪkəl ˈkaʊnsəl/ (<em>say</em> ekyuhmenikuhl 'kownsuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">a conclave representative of the entire Church convened at a specific date and place to consider important questions of dogma and practice and to reach a conclusion binding upon the entire Church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ecumenical patriarch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ecumenical patriarch</span></header><div>/ɛkjəmɛnɪkəl ˈpeɪtriak/ (<em>say</em> ekyuhmenikuhl 'paytreeahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099670" href="entry://patriarch%23bigmac000099670"><strong>patriarch</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099670" href="entry://patriarch%23mq000">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-blast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac410782370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-blast</span></header><div>/ˈi-blast/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-blahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">an email sent to everyone on a mailing list with general information, instructions, news, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023507" href="entry://email%23bigmac000023507"><span class="smallcaps">e(mail)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104878" href="entry://blast%23bigmac000104878"><span class="smallcaps">blast</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac831139848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-board</span></header><div>/ˈi-bɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac203613876" href="entry://electric%20skateboard%23bigmac203613876"><strong>electric skateboard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac885005379" href="entry://e-%23bigmac885005379"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23bigmac000091635"><span class="smallcaps">board</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E-boat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E-boat</span></header><div>/ˈi-boʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-boht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">a very fast unarmoured motorboat armed with torpedoes and guns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>enemy boat</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582484654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-bomb</span></header><div>/ˈi-bɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">a military device which uses an electromagnetic pulse, microwaves, or radio waves to destroy electronic circuits from a distance, thus disabling enemy infrastructure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101528" href="entry://electromagnetic%23bigmac000101528"><span class="smallcaps">e(lectromagnetic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23bigmac000103605"><span class="smallcaps">bomb</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ebook reader
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77862605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ebook reader</span></header><div>/ˈibʊk ridə/ (<em>say</em> 'eebook reeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac616409501" href="entry://ereader%23bigmac616409501"><strong>ereader</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ebor Falls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ebor Falls</span></header><div>/ibɔ ˈfɔlz/ (<em>say</em> eebaw 'fawlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">the three falls of the Guy Fawkes River down the eastern escarpment of the New England plateau in north-eastern NSW. 150 m high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45808588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-card</span></header><div>/ˈi-kad/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">a greeting card created using digital media instead of paper and sent via email.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101199" href="entry://card%23bigmac000101199"><span class="smallcaps">card<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EC assistance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918046243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EC assistance</span></header><div>/i si əˈsɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> ee see uh'sistuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">Australian government financial assistance provided under an EC declaration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eccles cake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eccles cake</span></header><div>/ˈɛkəlz keɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ekuhlz kayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">a small, round cake made from puff pastry and filled with currants, butter and sugar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Eccles</em>, a town in Lancashire, England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EC declaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac150739236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EC declaration</span></header><div>/i si dɛkləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ee see dekluh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">a declaration of extreme adverse conditions beyond control, made by the Australian government based on recommendations from the National Rural Advisory Council, entitling farmers and small businesses to apply for government assistance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>E</em>(<em>xceptional</em>)<em> C</em>(<em>ircumstances</em>)<em> declaration</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-change
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009744207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-change</span></header><div>/ˈi-tʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-chaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">a move from a city environment to a rural location, with technology enabling work to be conducted remotely from home.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066403" href="entry://sea%20change%23bigmac000066403"><span class="smallcaps">(sea) change</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>e-changer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echidna train
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac627903580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echidna train</span></header><div>/əˈkɪdnə treɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'kidnuh trayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">the formation made by a number of male echidnas pursuing a female to breed; usually occurring during the winter months prior to breeding time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echo boomer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac78277216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echo boomer</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊ ˌbumə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh .boohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">a child of baby boomers, born in the 1980s, and typically computer literate and socially conformist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echo chamber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echo chamber</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊ tʃeɪmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh chaymbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> a room with sound-reflective walls, or a device, for creating echoes; used in sound recording, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> a figurative chamber created in social media where like-minded people reinforce each other’s views and opinions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echo ranging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echo ranging</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊ reɪndʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh raynjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a method of locating solid underwater objects by measuring the time required for the echo of a pulse of soundwaves to return to the point of observation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echo sounder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echo sounder</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊ saʊndə/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh sownduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">a device for measuring the depth of water below a ship by observing the time taken for a pulse of soundwaves to reach the seabed and for its echo to return; sonar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echo sounding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echo sounding</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊ saʊndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh sownding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> a method of measuring the depth of water below a ship by the use of an echo sounder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> a measurement so obtained.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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echo unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">echo unit</span></header><div>/ˈɛkoʊ junət/ (<em>say</em> 'ekoh yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">an electronic device which repeats an audio signal after a short and usually programmable interval, thus producing an echo effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-cig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac759993307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-cig</span></header><div>/ˈi-sɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-sig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">an e-cigarette.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac885005379" href="entry://e-%23bigmac885005379"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013778" href="entry://cigarette%23bigmac000013778"><span class="smallcaps">cig(arette)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-cigarette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac068828325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-cigarette</span></header><div>/ˈi-sɪgərɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-siguhret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">an electronic inhaler that has a heating element which vaporises a liquid solution with a particular flavour; designed to look like a cigarette and to be used in the same way but to avoid the harmful effects of smoking tobacco; vape; personal vaporiser.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac885005379" href="entry://e-%23bigmac885005379"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013778" href="entry://cigarette%23bigmac000013778"><span class="smallcaps">cigarette</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502681447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E-day</span></header><div>/ˈi-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">1 January 2002, the day on which the euro was introduced as the official monetary unit of most of the member nations of the European Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eddy current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eddy current</span></header><div>/ˈɛdi kʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'edee kuruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">an electric current induced in a mass of conducting material, especially the iron cores of electromagnets, by a varying magnetic field; Foucault current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eddy current heating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eddy current heating</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037120" href="entry://induction%20heating%23bigmac000037120"><strong>induction heating</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eddystone Rocks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eddystone Rocks</span></header><div>/ˈɛdistən/ (<em>say</em> 'edeestuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">a group of dangerous rocks near the western end of the English Channel, south-west of Plymouth; site of the <strong>Eddystone Lighthouse</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edel Land
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edel Land</span></header><div>/ˈidl lænd/ (<em>say</em> 'eedl land) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">(formerly) the Dutch name of part of the western coast of Australia from Geraldton north to Shark Bay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edgar Atheling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edgar Atheling</span></header><div>/ɛdgər ˈæθəlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> edguhr 'athuhling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">1050?–1125?, grandson of Edmund II; Saxon pretender to the throne of England from 1066.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edgar Britt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edgar Britt</span></header><div>/ɛdgə ˈbrɪt/ (<em>say</em> edguh 'brit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> the act of defecating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq851"> (<em>plural</em>) diarrhoea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>Edgar Britt</em> (Australian jockey, 1913–2017) shit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edge-of-the-seat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316038268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edge-of-the-seat</span></header><div>/ɛdʒ-əv-ðə-ˈsit/ (<em>say</em> ej-uhv-thuh-'seet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">tense; gripping: <em class="example">an edge-of-the-seat drama.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edge tool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edge tool</span></header><div>/ˈɛdʒ tul/ (<em>say</em> 'ej toohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">any cutting tool with a sharp edge, as a knife, chisel, cutter, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edible water bottle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac495045783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edible water bottle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a transparent spherical membrane composed of an edible, biodegradable material, designed to replace single-use plastic bottles for water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edict of Nantes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edict of Nantes</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092490" href="entry://Nantes%23bigmac000092490"><strong>Nantes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092490" href="entry://Nantes%23mq411">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edison cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edison cell</span></header><div>/ˈɛdəsən sɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'eduhsuhn sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">a cell in which the positive plate is nickel hydroxide and the negative plate is iron oxide; the electrolyte is a 20 per cent solution of potassium hydroxide.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">Edison accumulator</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ni-Fe accumulator</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Thomas <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022935" href="entry://Edison%23bigmac000022935"><span class="smallcaps">Edison</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edison light bulb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac092915957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edison light bulb</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">an antique-style light bulb using a long carbon or tungsten filament which is wound in various ways, producing a soft, yellow glow.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Edison bulb</strong>. <div class="etym">[in the style of the light bulbs produced by the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022935" href="entry://Edison%23bigmac000022935"><span class="smallcaps">Edison</span></a> Electric Light Company at the turn of the 20th century]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edith Cowan University
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edith Cowan University</span></header><div>/idəθ ˈkaʊən/ (<em>say</em> eeduhth 'kowuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">a university with campuses in Perth and Bunbury, WA, formed in 1991 from the Western Australian College of Advanced Education, established in 1982.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ECU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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editor-in-chief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac40720116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">editor-in-chief</span></header><div>/ɛdətər-ɪn-ˈtʃif/ (<em>say</em> eduhtuhr-in-'cheef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">editors-in-chief</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">the controlling editor of a publication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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edit war
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac422656358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">edit war</span></header><div>/ˈɛdət wɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'eduht waw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a dispute between two people online making changes to a wiki, in which they repeatedly amend each other’s changes to the text.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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educated youth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459049926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">educated youth</span></header><div>/ˌɛdʒəkeɪtəd ˈjuθ/ (<em>say</em> .ejuhkaytuhd 'yoohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">the young people in China in the 1950s–60s who went, either willingly or by coercion, to the country to live and work in rural areas; initially a measure to counteract unemployment in the cities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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education week
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">education week</span></header><div>/ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən wik/ (<em>say</em> ejuh'kayshuhn week) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">a week set aside each year during which special school displays, functions, etc., are held in order to foster community involvement and interest in schools.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Edward the Confessor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Edward the Confessor</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd ðə kənˈfɛsə/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd dhuh kuhn'fesuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">c. 1004–66, king of England 1042–66; founder of Westminster Abbey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EE cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991567684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EE cream</span></header><div>/i ˈi krim/ (<em>say</em> ee 'ee krim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">a light foundation cream which conceals the effects of discolouration and wear on aging skin.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac063721078" href="entry://AA%20cream%23bigmac063721078"><strong>AA cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac145902732" href="entry://BB%20cream%23bigmac145902732"><strong>BB cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac911661150" href="entry://CC%20cream%23bigmac911661150"><strong>CC cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac911105156" href="entry://DD%20cream%23bigmac911105156"><strong>DD cream</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eel-tailed catfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110917655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eel-tailed catfish</span></header><div>/il-teɪld ˈkætfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> eel-tayld 'katfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> a freshwater catfish, <em>Tandanus tandanus</em>, olive-green to black with a large head, fleshy lips with barbels, and a pointed eel-like tail; endemic to the Murray-Darling system; tandan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023156" href="entry://cobbler%23bigmac000023156"><strong>cobbler<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023156" href="entry://cobbler%23mq618">4a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eel trap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336586193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eel trap</span></header><div>/ˈil træp/ (<em>say</em> 'eel trap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a type of trap (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100573" href="entry://trap%23bigmac000100573"><strong>trap<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100573" href="entry://trap%23mq608">1</a>) designed for catching eels, comprising a woven long conical sleeve with bait placed in the closed end, as traditionally used by Aboriginal people, or a trap of net or wire with an inverted funnel at one end from which the eel enters through the wide mouth of the funnel into a larger chamber, but has limited chance of finding the opening again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e'en
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e’en<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/in/ (<em>say</em> een) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100947" href="entry://even%23bigmac000100947"><strong>even<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100947" href="entry://even%23mq093">15</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100947" href="entry://even%23mq960">20</a>).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e’en<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/in/ (<em>say</em> een) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">evening.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eendracht Land
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eendracht Land</span></header><div>/ˈindrakt lænd/ (<em>say</em> 'eendrahkt land) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(formerly) the Dutch name of part of the west coast of Australia including Shark Bay and a section to the north.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the <em>Eendracht</em>, the ship commanded by Dirck Hartog, from Dutch <em>eendracht</em> unity, oneness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e'er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e’er</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of e’er" src="word_pronunciations/00539.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə/ (<em>say</em> air) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">ever.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effective interest rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effective interest rate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> the actual annual rate of interest being paid or received after all other charges, costs or other income have been taken into account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> the annual rate of interest which is equivalent to a nominal rate over a shorter period.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050434" href="entry://nominal%20interest%20rate%23bigmac000050434"><strong>nominal interest rate</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effective resistance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effective resistance</span></header><div>/əˌfɛktɪv rəˈzɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> uh.fektiv ruh'zistuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">the resistance of a conductor to alternating current; in addition to DC resistance it includes any losses caused by the current and is expressed as the ratio of the total loss to the square of the r.m.s. of the current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effects pedal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889426758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effects pedal</span></header><div>/əˈfɛkts pɛdl/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekts pedl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">a pedal-operated electronic effects unit, used by musicians playing electric or electronic instruments to modify the instrument’s sound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effects test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac075311632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effects test</span></header><div>/əˈfɛkts tɛst/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekts test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">a measure of anti-competitive conduct on the part of a business, which takes into account the effect of its actions on competition in the marketplace, whether that effect was intended or not.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the idea that proving that there has been an <em>effect</em> on competition is sufficient without necessarily proving an intent to do so]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effects unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac298610331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effects unit</span></header><div>/əˈfɛkts junət/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekts yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">an electronic device which can alter the sound of an electric or electronic instrument, as an electric guitar, an electronic keyboard, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efficiency audit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efficiency audit</span></header><div>/əˈfɪʃənsi ˌɔdət/ (<em>say</em> uh'fishuhnsee .awduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">an evaluation of the efficient working of an organisation, business, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>efficiency auditing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efficiency bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efficiency bar</span></header><div>/əˈfɪʃənsi ba/ (<em>say</em> uh'fishuhnsee bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">a level on a salary scale beyond which increments are dependent on certified efficiency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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efficiency dividend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac291268437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">efficiency dividend</span></header><div>/əˈfɪʃənsi dɪvədɜnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'fishuhnsee divuhdend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> (in Australia) an annual reduction in funding for the overall running costs of a Commonwealth government agency, made possible by increases in the productivity of that agency, the aim being to allow funding to be redirected to areas deemed higher priority by the government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> a similar reduction of costs leading to increased productivity in an institution or organisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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effigy mound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">effigy mound</span></header><div>/ˈɛfədʒi maʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'efuhjee mownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">a mound of earth dating from prehistoric times, shaped like an animal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Efftee Film Productions
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Efftee Film Productions</span></header><div>/ɛfˈti/ (<em>say</em> ef'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">an Australian film studio founded in 1931, responsible for a number of feature films, shorts and some stage plays; production finished in 1936.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-fit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417447904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-fit</span></header><div>/ˈi-fɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-fit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036181" href="entry://identikit%23bigmac000036181"><strong>identikit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark, <em>e</em>(<em>lectronic</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>acial</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>dentification</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>echnique</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e.g.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e.g.</span></header><div>/i ˈdʒi/ (<em>say</em> ee 'jee) <div class="def"><span id="mq203">for example.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>exempli gratia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-gaming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac695829096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-gaming</span></header><div>/ˈi-geɪmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-gayming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029384" href="entry://gaming%23bigmac000029384"><strong>gaming</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029384" href="entry://gaming%23mq200">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029384" href="entry://gaming%23bigmac000029384"><span class="smallcaps">gaming</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>e-gamer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg and dart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg and dart</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">an egg-shaped ornament alternating with an ornament which can be seen as a dart, tongue or anchor, used to enrich a moulding.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">egg and tongue</strong>, <strong class="vs">egg and anchor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg-and-spoon race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg-and-spoon race</span></header><div>/ɛg-ən-ˈspun reɪs/ (<em>say</em> eg-uhn-'spoohn rays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">a race in which contestants have to pick up an egg in a spoon and balance it while running.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg beater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg beater</span></header><div>/ˈɛg bitə/ (<em>say</em> 'eg beetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> a utensil with rotating blades used for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a helicopter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq192"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211644379" href="entry://threadline%20reel%23bigmac211644379"><strong>threadline reel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg carton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg carton</span></header><div>/ˈɛg katn/ (<em>say</em> 'eg kahtn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">a moulded paper pulp or styrofoam container for holding eggs during transport.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg coddler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg coddler</span></header><div>/ˈɛg kɒdlə/ (<em>say</em> 'eg kodluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">a closed container, usually egg-shaped, in which an egg may be coddled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg cosy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg cosy</span></header><div>/ˈɛg koʊzi/ (<em>say</em> 'eg kohzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">egg cosies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a cover to put over a boiled egg to keep it warm until it is eaten.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">egg-cosy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg fruit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137841942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg fruit</span></header><div>/ˈɛg frut/ (<em>say</em> 'eg frooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac874597693" href="entry://canistel%23bigmac874597693"><strong>canistel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the consistency of the ripe yellow flesh which is similar to that of a boiled egg yolk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggfruit caterpillar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac374818510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggfruit caterpillar</span></header><div>/ɛgfrut ˈkætəpɪlə/ (<em>say</em> egfrooht 'katuhpiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">the caterpillar of the cream-and-brown butterfly, <em>Sceliodes cordialis</em>, the caterpillar living and feeding inside the fruit of the eggplant; a pest of the eggplant in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg-in-a-basket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac786449676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg-in-a-basket</span></header><div>/ɛg-ɪn-ə-ˈbaskət/ (<em>say</em> eg-in-uh-'bahskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076855" href="entry://toad-in-the-hole%23bigmac000076855"><strong>toad-in-the-hole</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076855" href="entry://toad-in-the-hole%23mq722">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg roll</span></header><div>/ɛg ˈroʊl/ (<em>say</em> eg 'rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> a bread roll with an egg filling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq848"> an appetiser made by wrapping chopped vegetables, meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough which is then deep-fried.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggs-and-bacon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggs-and-bacon</span></header><div>/ɛgz-ən-ˈbeɪkən/ (<em>say</em> egz-uhn-'baykuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005168" href="entry://bacon-and-eggs%23bigmac000005168"><strong>bacon-and-eggs</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggs Benedict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggs Benedict</span></header><div>/ɛgz ˈbɛnədɪkt/ (<em>say</em> egz 'benuhdikt) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">poached eggs on slices of ham and toast covered with hollandaise sauce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Commodore EC <em>Benedict</em>, 1834–1920, American banker and yachtsman, who invented the dish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg-shaped
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg-shaped</span></header><div>/ˈɛg-ʃeɪpt/ (<em>say</em> 'eg-shaypt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">having oval form, especially with one end broader than the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggshell blonde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggshell blonde</span></header><div>/ˌɛgʃɛl ˈblɒnd/ (<em>say</em> .egshel 'blond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">a bald person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eggshell china
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eggshell china</span></header><div>/ˌɛgʃɛl ˈtʃaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> .egshel 'chuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">very thin, translucent porcelain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg tooth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg tooth</span></header><div>/ˈɛg tuθ/ (<em>say</em> 'eg toohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">a calcareous point on the tip of the beak or upper jaw, by which an unhatched bird or reptile breaks through the eggshell on hatching.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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egg white
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">egg white</span></header><div>/ˈɛg waɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eg wuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">the white of an egg; albumen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ego boost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac486617488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ego boost</span></header><div>/ˈigoʊ bust/ (<em>say</em> 'eegoh boohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">a small victory or triumph which makes one feel more confident and increases one’s sense of self-worth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ego ideal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ego ideal</span></header><div>/igoʊ aɪˈdil/ (<em>say</em> eegoh uy'deel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">a more or less conscious criterion of personal excellence towards which an individual strives. It is derived from a composite image of the characteristics of persons (initially the parents) with whom the individual identifies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ego trip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ego trip</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ego trip" src="word_pronunciations/07621.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈigoʊ trɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'eegoh trip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">behaviour intended to attract attention and admiration, for the sake of boosting one’s own ego.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ego tripper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ego-trip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ego-trip</span></header><div>/ˈigoʊ-trɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'eegoh-trip) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">ego-tripped</strong>, <strong class="bold">ego-tripping</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">to indulge in an ego trip.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ego-tripping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Einstein theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Einstein theory</span></header><div>/ˈaɪnstaɪn θɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'uynstuyn thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101509" href="entry://relativity%23bigmac000101509"><strong>relativity</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101509" href="entry://relativity%23mq874">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-invoice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac699772848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-invoice</span><z><span target_id="OPvMMZCHrL">n.</span><span target_id="16Qi27KSPi">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈi-ɪnvɔɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-invoys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OPvMMZCHrL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> an invoice which can be generated, issued, received and processed electronically.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="16Qi27KSPi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">e-invoiced</strong>, <strong class="bold">e-invoicing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq180"> to present an e-invoice to (a customer, or the like).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq339"> to make an e-invoice of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq873"> to enter in an e-invoice.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electronic invoice</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088813" href="entry://invoice%23bigmac000088813"><span class="smallcaps">invoice</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>e-invoicing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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either-or
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">either-or</span></header><div>/aɪðər-ˈɔ/ (<em>say</em> uydhuhr-'aw), /iðər-ˈɔ/ (<em>say</em> eedhuhr-'aw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">of or relating to a choice of one of two possible courses: <em class="example">an either-or situation.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejector seat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejector seat</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɛktə sit/ (<em>say</em> uh'jektuh seet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">a seat in an aircraft, etc., which can be propelled out of the aircraft in an emergency.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ejection seat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-juice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276666939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-juice</span></header><div>/ˈi-dʒus/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-joohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac686534921" href="entry://e-liquid%23bigmac686534921"><strong>e-liquid</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac068828325" href="entry://e-cigarette%23bigmac068828325"><span class="smallcaps">e-(cigarette)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098159" href="entry://juice%23bigmac000098159"><span class="smallcaps">juice</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ejusdem generis rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ejusdem generis rule</span></header><div>/ədʒʊzdəm ˈdʒɛnərəs rul/ (<em>say</em> uhjoozduhm 'jenuhruhs roohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">a rule of construction that when particular words used in an instrument or statute are followed by general words, the latter should be interpreted as being limited to the same sense as the former.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: of the same kind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ekman transport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac089677182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ekman transport</span></header><div>/ˈɛkmən trænspɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ekmuhn transpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">the movement of seawater occurring when sustained winds in one direction cause the top layer of the water to move, the movement leading to upwelling of deeper, colder water to the surface.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Swedish oceanographer Vagn Walfrid <em>Ekman</em>, 1874–1954]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Alamein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Alamein</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈæləmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> el 'aluhmayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a town on the northern coast of Egypt, about 113 km west of Alexandria; decisive British victory over the German Afrika Korps, October 1942.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al-‘Alamayn</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Alamein</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastic band
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastic band</span></header><div>/əˌlæstɪk ˈbænd/ (<em>say</em> uh.lastik 'band) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">lacky band</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">lacker band</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">lacky</strong>; <em class="label">Victoria Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">lucker band</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064423" href="entry://rubber%20band%23bigmac000064423"><strong>rubber band</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq50"> a band of elastic, as used in hems, waistbands, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastic bitumen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastic bitumen</span></header><div>/əˌlæstɪk ˈbɪtʃəmən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lastik 'bichuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047059" href="entry://mineral%20caoutchouc%23bigmac000047059"><strong>mineral caoutchouc</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastic collision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastic collision</span></header><div>/əˌlæstɪk kəˈlɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lastik kuh'lizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> an ideal collision between bodies in which their total kinetic energy before collision equals their total kinetic energy after collision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> a collision between a particle and an atomic nucleus in which the nucleus is neither broken up nor excited.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastic limit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastic limit</span></header><div>/əlæstɪk ˈlɪmət/ (<em>say</em> uhlastik 'limuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">the limiting value of the stress which can be applied to a body, or substance, without causing its permanent deformation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastic modulus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastic modulus</span></header><div>/əˌlæstɪk ˈmɒdʒələs/ (<em>say</em> uh.lastik 'mojuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">the ratio of the length of a given material being stretched or shortened to the stress applied in one direction only.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elastic sides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elastic sides</span></header><div>/əlæstɪk ˈsaɪdz/ (<em>say</em> uhlastik 'suydz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">boots similar to riding boots, with a piece of elastic inset into the sides.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elastic side boots</strong>, <strong class="vs">’lastic sides</strong>, <strong class="vs">laughing sides</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E layer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E layer</span></header><div>/ˈi leɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'ee layuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033492" href="entry://Heaviside%20layer%23bigmac000033492"><strong>Heaviside layer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elbert Peak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elbert Peak</span></header><div>/ɛlbət ˈpak/ (<em>say</em> elbuht 'pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a mountain in central Colorado; second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the US. 4399 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elbow bump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac472417856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elbow bump</span><z><span target_id="Tool2EQgst">n.</span><span target_id="v17q5s93vq">v.t.</span><span target_id="bTwj9PxRDK">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛlboʊ bʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'elboh bump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tool2EQgst"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> a tap on someone’s pointed elbow with one’s own pointed elbow, used as a greeting instead of a handshake, kiss, hug, etc., to reduce the risk of transmission of infection, especially during a pandemic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="v17q5s93vq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq783"> Also, <strong class="vs">elbow-bump</strong>. to greet (someone) in such a way.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bTwj9PxRDK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq738"> Also, <strong class="vs">elbow-bump</strong>. to use this form of greeting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elbow grease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elbow grease</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elbow grease" src="word_pronunciations/07659.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛlboʊ gris/ (<em>say</em> 'elboh grees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">vigorous, continuous exertion; hard physical labour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elbow orchid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elbow orchid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elbow orchid" src="word_pronunciations/07660.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛlboʊ ɔkəd/ (<em>say</em> 'elboh awkuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">any of several species of the terrestrial orchid genus <em>Spiculaea</em> of Australia and New Guinea, characterised by an elbow-like joint in the column.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elbow pit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac185477780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elbow pit</span></header><div>/ˈɛlboʊ pɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'elboh pit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac804825450" href="entry://cubital%20fossa%23bigmac804825450"><strong>cubital fossa</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egyptian Arabic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac710540446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egyptian Arabic</span></header><div>/ədʒɪpʃən ˈærəbɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhjipshuhn 'aruhbik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">a variety of Arabic which is the language of contemporary Egyptians but which has no official status.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Egyptian colloquial language</strong>, <strong class="vs">Egyptian dialect</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Egyptian clover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32359052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Egyptian clover</span></header><div>/ədʒɪpʃən ˈkloʊvə/ (<em>say</em> uhjipshuhn 'klohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac490879318" href="entry://berseem%20clover%23bigmac490879318"><strong>berseem clover</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-health
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416267904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-health</span></header><div>/ˈi-hɛlθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-helth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">health services extended to incorporate new technology for the provision of information, as via the internet or in digitised form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090025" href="entry://health%23bigmac000090025"><span class="smallcaps">health</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901253850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ehlers-Danlos syndrome</span></header><div>/ɛələz-ˈdænloʊs sɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> airluhz-'danlohs sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">any of various genetic disorders of the connective tissue, characterised by extremely loose joints which are easily dislocated, joint pain, and skin that bruises and stretches easily.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EDS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EHN virus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac227259218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EHN virus</span></header><div>/i eɪtʃ ˈɛn vaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> ee aych 'en vuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a disease of redfin perch and rainbow trout, endemic in Australia, caused by a virus of the Iridoviridae family and usually fatal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eid-ul-Adha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac497269356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eid-ul-Adha</span></header><div>/id-ʊl-ˈadə/ (<em>say</em> eed-ool-'ahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">an Islamic festival commemorating the obedience of Abraham in being willing to sacrifice his son; begins on the tenth day of the month of Dhu’l-Hijja (falling on varying dates from November to March) and lasts several days, marking the end of the hajj (pilgrimage) season; traditionally attended by the sacrifice of animals and distribution of their meat.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac794253013" href="entry://Eid-ul-Fitr%23bigmac794253013"><strong>Eid-ul-Fitr</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Id-ul-Adha</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic: festival of sacrifice]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eiffel Tower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eiffel Tower</span></header><div>/aɪfəl ˈtaʊə/ (<em>say</em> uyfuhl 'towuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">a tower of skeletal iron construction in Paris; built for the exhibition of 1889. 300 m high.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Alexandre Gustave <em>Eiffel</em>, 1832–1923, French engineer whose firm built the tower, based on the concept of two engineers within the company]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eight ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eight ball</span></header><div>/ˈeɪt bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'ayt bawl) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">behind the eight ball</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">in an awkward or disadvantageous position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the game of <em>eight ball</em>, a form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101351" href="entry://pool%23bigmac000101351"><span class="smallcaps">pool<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101351" href="entry://pool%23mq040">8</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eighteen-footer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140513696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eighteen-footer</span></header><div>/eɪtin-ˈfʊtə/ (<em>say</em> ayteen-'footuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027804" href="entry://footer%23bigmac000027804"><strong>footer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027804" href="entry://footer%23mq136">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eighteen Mile Point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eighteen Mile Point</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101425" href="entry://Bourke%23bigmac000101425"><strong>Bourke<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eighth note
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eighth note</span></header><div>/ˈeɪtθ noʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'aytth noht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060615" href="entry://quaver%23bigmac000060615"><strong>quaver</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060615" href="entry://quaver%23mq689">7</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eight-hour day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eight-hour day</span></header><div>/ˌeɪt-aʊə ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> .ayt-owuh 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">a day in which eight hours are spent at work, eight hours asleep and eight hours in recreational and other activities; formerly the goal of social reformers fighting against overlong working hours.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eight-Hour Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eight-Hour Day</span></header><div>/ˌeɪt-aʊə ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> .ayt-owuh 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102849" href="entry://Labour%20Day%23bigmac000102849"><strong>Labour Day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eight-hour movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437698169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eight-hour movement</span></header><div>/eɪt-ˈaʊə muvmənt/ (<em>say</em> ayt-'owuh moohvmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">a series of actions, demonstrations, etc., aimed at bringing in the eight-hour day for all workers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eight-hours movement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eight Immortals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121527496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eight Immortals</span></header><div>/eɪt ɪˈmɔtlz/ (<em>say</em> ayt i'mawtlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">(in Taoist legend) eight figures who attained immortality, collectively known as <a data-mq-recid="bigmac265646135" href="entry://Pa%20Hsien%23bigmac265646135"><strong>Pa Hsien</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eight-second rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eight-second rule</span></header><div>/eɪt-ˈsɛkənd rul/ (<em>say</em> ayt-'sekuhnd roohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">an amateur boxing rule which makes mandatory an eight second count before a knocked-down boxer may resume the bout, whatever the condition of the boxer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eighty Mile Beach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eighty Mile Beach</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">the unbroken coastline of the Canning Basin in the north-west of WA; a Ramsar wetland site. 137 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eildon Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eildon Dam</span></header><div>/ildən ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> eelduhn 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">an irrigation storage and hydro-electric station in central Victoria, on the Goulburn River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eilean Siar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999980761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eilean Siar</span></header><div>/ˈeɪlən ˈsɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyluhn 'sear) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">an island administrative area of western Scotland comprising the Outer Hebrides, created in 1975; now a unitary district. 2900 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Stornoway.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Western Isles</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Einstein shift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Einstein shift</span></header><div>/ˌaɪnstaɪn ˈʃɪft/ (<em>say</em> .uynstuyn 'shift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">a slight displacement, towards the red, of lines of the spectrum of the sun and other dense stars due to their gravitational field, originally predicted by Albert Einstein.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric fence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric fence</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> a fence through which an electric current passes, used to deter intruders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq777"> a fence, one or two wires of which are periodically energised by a high tension voltage to keep animals back.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electrified fence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric field
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric field</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈfild/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'feeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a condition of space in the vicinity of an electric charge, a varying electric current, or a moving magnet which manifests itself as a force on an electric charge within that space.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric field strength
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric field strength</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">the strength of an electric field at a given point, defined as the force exerted by the field on a unit electric charge at that point, in SI units measured in newtons per coulomb or volts per metre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electric intensity</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric furnace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric furnace</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈfɜnəs/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'fernuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">a furnace in which the heat required is produced through electricity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric guitar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric guitar</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk gəˈta/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik guh'tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> a solid-body guitar with pick-ups mounted on the body for transmitting the sounds produced through an amplifier to a loudspeaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq222"> a semi-acoustic guitar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric hare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric hare</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈhɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'hair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">(in greyhound racing) a model of a rabbit, propelled electrically, which the dogs chase.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electric rabbit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric intensity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric intensity</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ɪnˈtɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik in'tensuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023240" href="entry://electric%20field%20strength%23bigmac000023240"><strong>electric field strength</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric jug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric jug</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈdʒʌg/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'jug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">a jug fitted with an electric heating element, for boiling water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric light
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric light</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq449"> illumination produced by the use of electricity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042520" href="entry://light%20globe%23bigmac000042520"><strong>light globe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric logging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric logging</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈlɒgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'loging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">the process of recording the rock formations penetrated by a drill based on the electrical properties of the rocks measured by a recording device lowered down the drill hole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric motor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric motor</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'mohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">a motor powered by electricity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric organ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric organ</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈɔgən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'awguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> an anatomical feature in certain fishes, which generates and discharges electricity, for navigational, predatory, or defensive purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq273"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052641" href="entry://organ%23bigmac000052641"><strong>organ</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052641" href="entry://organ%23mq925">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq394"> a pipe organ which is operated electrically.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric plug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac812636277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric plug</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈplʌg/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'plug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101326" href="entry://plug%23bigmac000101326"><strong>plug</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101326" href="entry://plug%23mq292">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric potential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric potential</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk pəˈtɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik puh'tenshuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098952" href="entry://potential%23bigmac000098952"><strong>potential</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098952" href="entry://potential%23mq974">8</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric puha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac329105641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric puha</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈpuha/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'poohhah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">marijuana.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">electric</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059983" href="entry://puha%23bigmac000059983"><span class="smallcaps">puha</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric ray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric ray</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">any of the flat, bottom-dwelling rays of the family Torpedinidae which possess a specialised organ that produces an electric shock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric scooter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447209390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric scooter</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈskutə/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'skoohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a scooter (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066116" href="entry://scooter%23mq68">2</a>), assisted by an electric motor for propulsion; segway.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e-scooter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric shock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric shock</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈʃɒk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'shok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">the physiological effect produced by the passage of an electric current through the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric skateboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203613876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric skateboard</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈskeɪtbɔd/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'skaytbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">a skateboard assisted by an electric motor for propulsion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e-board</strong>, <strong class="vs">e-skateboard</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598343278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric vehicle</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈviɪkəl / (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'veeikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">a car, motorcycle, bicycle, boat, etc., which has an electric motor.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Electra complex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Electra complex</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrə ˌkɒmplɛks/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektruh .kompleks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychoanalysis</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">the desire of a daughter for sexual gratification from her father as compensation for her discovered lack of a penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023220" href="entry://Electra%23bigmac000023220"><span class="smallcaps">Electra</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electret microphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac546201664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electret microphone</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɛt ˈmaɪkrəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> uhlektret 'muykruhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">a condenser microphone which uses as its power supply an embedded material with a very long-lived electric charge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrical engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrical engineer</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪkəl ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrikuhl enjuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">someone who practises electrical engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrical engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrical engineering</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪkəl ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrikuhl enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">the branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of electrical machinery, power transmission equipment, and communication systems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrical storm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrical storm</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrɪkəl stɔm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektrikuhl stawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076388" href="entry://thunderstorm%23bigmac000076388"><strong>thunderstorm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Electrical Trades Union of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Electrical Trades Union of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac414981921" href="entry://Communications%20Electrical%20Electronic%20Energy%20Information%20Postal%20Plumbing%20and%20Allied%20Services%20Union%20of%20Australia%23bigmac414981921"><strong>Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570439731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric ant</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈænt/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">a tiny golden-brown ant, <em>Wasmannia auropunctata</em>, slow-moving and congregating under rocks, leaf litter, etc., and capable of giving a sharp sting which can cause prolonged pain, itchiness, pustules, and even blindness in small animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric bicycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955854978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric bicycle</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈbaɪsɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'buysikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac512701215" href="entry://electric%20bike%23bigmac512701215"><strong>electric bike</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric bike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512701215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric bike</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈbaɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'buyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac447685333" href="entry://e-bike%23bigmac447685333"><strong>e-bike</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electric bicycle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric blanket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric blanket</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈblæŋkət/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'blangkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">a blanket containing an electric heating element, usually thermostatically controlled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric blue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric blue</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈblu/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'blooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">a steely blue colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric car</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈka/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">a car which has an electric motor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric cell</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈsɛl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012204" href="entry://cell%23bigmac000012204"><strong>cell<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012204" href="entry://cell%23mq311">8</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric chair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric chair</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈtʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'chair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> an electrified chair used to execute criminals sentenced to death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> the punishment of death by electrocution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US trademark (1872) for a medical chair for passing electric currents through the body]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric charge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric charge</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈtʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'chahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> a property of matter which determines its behaviour in electric and magnetic fields.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> a quantity of electricity; the SI unit of electric charge is the coulomb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric circuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric circuit</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrɪk sɜkət/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektrik serkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a complete path for an electric current, typically through conductors such as wires.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric current</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈkʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'kuruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> a flow of electricity. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102269" href="entry://current%23bigmac000102269"><strong>current</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102269" href="entry://current%23mq107">9a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the rate of flow of electric charges; the SI unit is the ampere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric dipole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric dipole</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈdaɪpoʊl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'duypohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">a pair of equal and opposite electrical charges.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric eel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric eel</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈil/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'eel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">electric eel</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">electric eels</strong>) any of several eel-like freshwater fish, especially <em>Electrophorus electricus</em>, of northern South America, having the power of giving strong electric discharges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq561"> a mechanically driven, rotating, cutting device for cleaning blocked drainage pipes; sewermat.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023236" href="#mq070">1</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric eye</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056302" href="entry://photoelectric%20cell%23bigmac000056302"><strong>photoelectric cell</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elbow room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elbow room</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of elbow room" src="word_pronunciations/07661.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛlboʊ rum/ (<em>say</em> 'elboh roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">sufficient room or scope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elburz Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elburz Mountains</span></header><div>/ɛlˌbʊəz ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> el.boouhz 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">a mountain range in northern Iran, along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak, Mt Demavend, 5671 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Capitan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Capitan</span></header><div>/ɛl kæpəˈtæn/ (<em>say</em> el kapuh'tan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a mountain in eastern central California in the Yosemite Valley. 2306 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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el cheapo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">el cheapo</span><z><span target_id="BQjJccKbXm">adj.</span><span target_id="Tuwmwy960a">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of el cheapo" src="word_pronunciations/07646.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛl ˈtʃipoʊ/ (<em>say</em> el 'cheepoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BQjJccKbXm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> of or relating to that which is cheap and inferior, as a restaurant, amplifier, record, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tuwmwy960a">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq201"> any such article.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq296"> a cheap restaurant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative of Spanish nominal form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elcho Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elcho Island</span></header><div>/ɛlkoʊ ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> elkoh 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">a narrow island in the Arafura Sea, north of north-eastern Arnhem Land in the NT. 48 km long and up to 14 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Cid Campeador
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Cid Campeador</span></header><div>/ɛl θid kampeɪəˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> el theed kahmpayuh'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013768" href="entry://Cid%23bigmac000013768"><strong>Cid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elder abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac744273007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elder abuse</span></header><div>/ˈɛldər əbjus/ (<em>say</em> 'elduhr uhbyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">the physical, sexual, financial, or social abuse of an elderly person by someone on whom they are dependent for their wellbeing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>elder abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elder Conservatorium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elder Conservatorium</span></header><div>/ɛldə kənsɜvəˈtɔriəm/ (<em>say</em> elduh kuhnservuh'tawreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">a conservatorium founded in Adelaide in 1898.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Adelaide College of Music</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Sir Thomas <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023196" href="entry://Elder%23bigmac000023196"><span class="smallcaps">Elder</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elder law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac330022240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elder law</span></header><div>/ɛldə ˈlɔ/ (<em>say</em> elduh 'law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">that area of legal practice which relates to the concerns of the elderly, as the law relating to property and finances, residential care, authority delegation, wills, pensions and benefits, and family conflict.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elders IXL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elders IXL</span></header><div>/ˌɛldəz aɪ ɛks ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> .elduhz uy eks 'el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac629013553" href="entry://Foster%27s%20Brewing%20Group%23bigmac629013553"><strong>Foster’s Brewing Group</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elder statesman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elder statesman</span></header><div>/ɛldə ˈsteɪtsmən/ (<em>say</em> elduh 'staytsmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">an influential elderly male citizen, as a retired politician, whose advice is sought, especially on matters of national importance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Dorado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Dorado</span></header><div>/ɛl dəˈradoʊ/ (<em>say</em> el duh'rahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> a legendary treasure city of South America, sought by the early Spanish explorers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> (<em>often lower case</em>) a place of reputed wealth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: the gilded]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eleanor of Aquitaine</span></header><div>/ˌɛlənər əv ˈækwəteɪn/ (<em>say</em> .eluhnuhr uhv 'akwuhtayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">1122?–1204, queen of Louis VII of France (1137–52); queen of Henry II of England (1154–89); mother of King Richard I and King John of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electoral college
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electoral college</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktərəl ˌkɒlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektuhruhl .kolij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a body of electors chosen by voters in each state to elect the president and vice-president of the United States.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electoral deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac43258267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electoral deposit</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktərəl dəˌpɒzət/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektuhruhl duh.pozuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">(in Australia) a sum of money which must be lodged by candidates who nominate for a parliamentary election.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electoral officer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electoral officer</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktərəl ˌɒfəsə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektuhruhl .ofuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">an officer responsible for the conduct of elections and the maintenance of electoral rolls.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electoral pendulum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac641300939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electoral pendulum</span></header><div>/əlɛktərəl ˈpɛndʒələm/ (<em>say</em> uhlektuhruhl 'penjuhluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">a graphic or tabular representation of voting patterns occurring during an election, used during the counting of votes to predict the number of seats that will change from one party to another and therefore the result of the election; formulated in various ways but in most cases, as in the <strong>Mackerras pendulum</strong> commonly used in Australia, based on single-member electorates and a two-party preferred voting system, the seats held by each of the two parties being listed in a column on either side of the track of a pendulum, with the seats held by the lowest margin at the bottom (at the point of the pendulum in vertical position) and those held by the highest margins at the top; a swing in voting, assumed to be uniform, is registered as a shift sideways in the pendulum, with all seats listed below the new position of the point of the pendulum being predicted to change party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electoral quota
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electoral quota</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrəl ˈkwoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektruhl 'kwohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq235"> the number of votes required under the system of proportional representation for a candidate to be elected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> (in Australia) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq262"> the figure determining the number of members from each state in the House of Representatives.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq352"> the figure determining the number of electors in electorates, arrived at by dividing the number of electors in a state by the number of members from that state in the House of Representatives.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electoral roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electoral roll</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktərəl roʊl/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektuhruhl rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">a register of all persons entitled to vote in an electorate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electoral register</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electoral visitor vote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac37383495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electoral visitor vote</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac413904591" href="entry://hospital%20vote%23bigmac413904591"><strong>hospital vote</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric welding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric welding</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈwɛldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'welding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003645" href="entry://arc%20welding%23bigmac000003645"><strong>arc welding</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric wheelchair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac017552852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric wheelchair</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈwiltʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrik 'weelchair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">a wheelchair which has an electric motor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">motorised wheelchair</strong>, <strong class="vs">powerchair</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electric wicket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac287375563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electric wicket</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɪk ˈwɪkət/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrik 'wikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a form of cricket, especially played by children, in which there is only one person batting who can be run out at either end once out of the crease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrified fence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrified fence</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrəfaɪd ˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektruhfuyd 'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023238" href="entry://electric%20fence%23bigmac000023238"><strong>electric fence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrochemical capacitor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac174636618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrochemical capacitor</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˌkɛmɪkəl kəˈpæsətə/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh.kemikuhl kuh'pasuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011166" href="entry://capacitor%23bigmac000011166"><strong>capacitor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrochemical equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrochemical equivalent</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˌkɛmɪkəl əˈkwɪvələnt/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh.kemikuhl uh'kwivuhluhnt), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">the mass of a substance liberated or deposited during electrolysis by 1 coulomb, usually expressed in grams.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrochemical series
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrochemical series</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˌkɛmɪkəl ˈsɪəriz/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh.kemikuhl 'searreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023304" href="entry://electromotive%20series%23bigmac000023304"><strong>electromotive series</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroconvulsive therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroconvulsive therapy</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊkənˈvʌlsɪv θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohkuhn'vulsiv theruhpee), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a type of psychiatric therapy in which an electric shock is administered to the brain, used mainly in treatment of depression; shock treatment.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ECT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrodeless plating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrodeless plating</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊdləs ˈpleɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhlektrohdluhs 'playting), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">an immersion plating process in which a chemical reducing agent changes metal ions to metal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrokinetic potential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrokinetic potential</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊkənɛtɪk pəˈtɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohkuhnetik puh'tenshuhl), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-), /-kaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -kuy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086633" href="entry://zetapotential%23bigmac000086633"><strong>zetapotential</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolytic capacitor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolytic capacitor</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrəlɪtɪk kəˈpæsətə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektruhlitik kuh'pasuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a capacitor in which one conductor is a metal plate and the other is an electrolyte, the separating dielectric being a film of gas that forms on the metal plate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electrolytic condenser</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolytic cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolytic cell</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrəlɪtɪk ˈsɛl/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektruhlitik 'sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012204" href="entry://cell%23bigmac000012204"><strong>cell<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012204" href="entry://cell%23mq311">8</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolytic dissociation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolytic dissociation</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrəlɪtɪk dəsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektruhlitik duhsohshee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">the separation of the molecule of an electrolyte into its constituent ions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolytic gas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolytic gas</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrəlɪtɪk ˈgæs/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektruhlitik 'gas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">a gas produced by the electrolysis of water, consisting of a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 2:1 by volume; detonating gas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrolytic rectifier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrolytic rectifier</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrəlɪtɪk ˈrɛktəfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektruhlitik 'rektuhfuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">a rectifier consisting of an electrolytic cell which depends for its action on the properties of certain metals and electrolytes to allow current to flow only in one direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic field
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic field</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ˈfild/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik 'feeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">the field produced by the propagation of electromagnetic waves through space (or a conducting medium), and characterised by the presence of both an electric and magnetic field distribution varying in both time and space.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EMF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676226018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic force</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ˈfɔs/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik 'faws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac027880912" href="entry://electromagnetic%20interaction%23bigmac027880912"><strong>electromagnetic interaction</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic hypersensitivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554686172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic hypersensitivity</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægˌnɛtɪk ˌhaɪpəsɛnsəˈtivəti/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmag.netik .huypuhsensuh'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a proposed syndrome with symptoms of migraines, fatigue, tinnitus, heart palpitations and nausea, thought to be triggered by an electromagnetic field as from power lines, digital devices, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EHS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic induction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic induction</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ɪnˈdʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik in'dukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">the induction of an electromotive force in a circuit by a change in the magnetic flux linked with it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic interaction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac027880912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic interaction</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ɪntəˈrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik intuh'rakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">the fundamental interaction occurring between electrically charged elementary particles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electromagnetic force</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic pump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic pump</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ˈpʌmp/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik 'pump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a pump used for liquid metals consisting of a flattened tube placed between the poles of an electromagnet. When a current is passed through the liquid metal in the tube it is subjected to a force along the axis of the tube.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic radiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic radiation</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk reɪdiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik raydee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic spectrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic spectrum</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ˈspɛktrəm/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik 'spektruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">the whole range of frequencies over which electromagnetic waves can be propagated, ranging from radio waves to gamma rays and including light.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic tape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic tape</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ˈteɪp/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik 'tayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044402" href="entry://magnetic%20tape%23bigmac000044402"><strong>magnetic tape</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic unit</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ˈjunət/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik 'yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">a unit in a system of units within the CGS system, used for measuring electric currents and magnetisation, based on the unit magnetic pole which repels a similar pole placed 1 cm distant with a force of 1 dyne.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: emu, E.M.U.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromagnetic wave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromagnetic wave</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmægnɛtɪk ˈweɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmagnetik 'wayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a moving disturbance in space produced by the acceleration of an electric charge; consisting of an electric field and a magnetic field at right angles to each other, both moving at the same velocity in a direction at right angles to the plane of the two fields.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromotive force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromotive force</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmoʊtɪv ˈfɔs/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmohtiv 'faws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">a measure of the intensity of a source of electrical energy which produces an electric current in a circuit. The SI unit is the volt.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EMF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electromotive series
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electromotive series</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊmoʊtɪv ˈsɪəriz/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohmohtiv 'searreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a classification of metals (with hydrogen also included) in the order in which they will replace each other from their salts; activity series.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electrochemical series</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron beam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron beam</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɒn ˈbim/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektron 'beem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">a cathode ray, especially one which is amplified and directed for use in irradiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron beam processing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac197692896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron beam processing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">irradiation using electron beam acceleration rather than heat or chemicals, as for the decontamination of food such as fresh produce and products to be consumed directly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron gun</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktrɒn ˌgʌn/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektron .gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a heated cathode which emits electrons, and the surrounding electrostatic or electromagnetic apparatus which controls and focuses the electron stream.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic banking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic banking</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈbæŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'bangking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">banking transactions conducted by means of electronic systems or networks, as by EFTPOS.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic chart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac317768156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic chart</span></header><div>/ˌɛlɛktrɒnɪk ˈtʃat/ (<em>say</em> .elektronik 'chaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">a computer-stored chart for the area in which a vessel is operating, used in conjunction with GPS navigational information.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic check-out scanner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483385980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic check-out scanner</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac516219496" href="entry://check-out%20scanner%23bigmac516219496"><strong>check-out scanner</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electronic checkout scanner</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic cottage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic cottage</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈkɒtɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'kotij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">a version of cottage industry in which workers are decentralised and combine work and leisure in their own homes which are linked to a central employer by means of networked computer systems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic dance music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac323068588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic dance music</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">any of various music genres, as techno, house, trance, doof, etc., regarded as suitable for nightclubs, raves and festivals, particularly as put together by disc jockeys.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EDM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic data processing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic data processing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">the use of digital computers to handle information.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EDP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic direct mail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507742890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic direct mail</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">the system of marketing by direct mail conducted via email.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EDM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic eye</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">a sensor device linked to a computer which is programmed to respond to the detection of objects by performing certain functions automatically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic flash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic flash</span></header><div>/ɛləktrɒnɪk ˈflæʃ/ (<em>say</em> eluhktronik 'flash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">(in photography) a device for producing a very bright flash of light by an electric discharge through a gas-filled tube.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron lens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron lens</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɒn ˈlɛnz/ (<em>say</em> uhlektron 'lenz), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">a combination of static or varying electric and magnetic fields used to focus streams of electrons in a manner similar to that of an optical lens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron micrograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron micrograph</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɒn ˈmaɪkroʊgræf/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektron 'muykrohgraf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">a photograph of an object or collection of objects obtained with an electron microscope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron microscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron microscope</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of electron microscope" src="word_pronunciations/07710.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌlɛktrɒn ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektron 'muykruhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">a microscope of extremely high power which uses beams of electrons focused by electron lenses instead of rays of light, the magnified image being formed on a fluorescent screen or recorded on a photographic plate. Its magnification and resolving power is substantially greater than that of any optical microscope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron pair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron pair</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktrɒn ˈpɜə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektron 'peruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">two electrons occupying the same region in space in relation to one nucleus or more and spinning in opposite directions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron paramagnetic resonance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron paramagnetic resonance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">a phenomenon exhibited by paramagnetic substances in which the spin of an unpaired electron aligns itself with a magnetic field. Used in molecular structure analysis.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EPR Also, <strong class="vs">electron spin resonance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron probe microanalysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron probe microanalysis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a method of analysing tiny quantities of a substance by bombarding it with a narrow beam of electrons and examining the resulting X-ray emission spectrum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron spin resonance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron spin resonance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023335" href="entry://electron%20paramagnetic%20resonance%23bigmac000023335"><strong>electron paramagnetic resonance</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ESR</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron spin resonance spectroscopy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron spin resonance spectroscopy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">a method of studying chemical bonds in a molecule by causing its valence electrons to resonate by means of applied electromagnetic radiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electron tube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electron tube</span></header><div>/əlɛktrɒn ˈtjub/ (<em>say</em> uhlektron 'tyoohb), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Electronics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082032" href="entry://valve%23bigmac000082032"><strong>valve</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082032" href="entry://valve%23mq832">7</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronuclear machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronuclear machine</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˌnjukliə məˈʃin/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh.nyoohkleeuh muh'sheen), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">a device for the production of very high energy beams of particles (protons, electrons, etc.) by acceleration in electric and magnetic fields. Examples are the cyclotron, synchrotron, cosmotron, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrophonic music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrophonic music</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊfɒnɪk ˈmjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohfonik 'myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023323" href="entry://electronic%20music%23bigmac000023323"><strong>electronic music</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electro-pop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electro-pop</span><z><span target_id="SkXGiqzFlL">n.</span><span target_id="LfrHEsk1rk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlɛktroʊ-pɒp/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektroh-pop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SkXGiqzFlL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> a style of pop music originating in Britain and Europe in which the number of musicians is reduced to a minimum in favour of computer-driven synthesised backing tracks.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LfrHEsk1rk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq456"> of or relating to electro-pop.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electro pop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electro-popster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac953716125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electro-popster</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊ-ˈpɒpstə/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh-'popstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">an exponent of electro-pop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrostatic generator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrostatic generator</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊstætɪk ˈdʒɛnəreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohstatik 'jenuhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">a machine for the production of electrical charges at high potential, such as the Wimshurst machine and the Van de Graaff generator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrostatic precipitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrostatic precipitation</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊstætɪk prəsɪpəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohstatik pruhsipuh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">a method of removing small particles of dust, smoke, oil, etc., from a gas, especially air, by first giving the particles an electrostatic charge and then passing the gas between two charged plates to which the particles are attracted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrostatic unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrostatic unit</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊstætɪk ˈjunət/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektrohstatik 'yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">a unit in a system of units, within the CGS system, based on the unit of charge, which is defined as that quantity of electricity which will repel an equal quantity 1 cm distant with a force of 1 dyne.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: e.s.u., ESU, esu</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electrovalent bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electrovalent bond</span></header><div>/əlɛktroʊˌveɪlənt ˈbɒnd/ (<em>say</em> uhlektroh.vayluhnt 'bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">a chemical bond formed by the transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to another, the resulting ions being held together by electrostatic attraction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ionic bond</strong>, <strong class="vs">polar bond</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electroweak theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac480571950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electroweak theory</span></header><div>/əˌlɛktroʊˈwik θɪəri/ (<em>say</em> uh.lektroh'week thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a theory which combines the electromagnetic interaction and the weak interaction in one set of equations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elegant parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac934363597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elegant parrot</span></header><div>/ɛləgənt ˈpærət/ (<em>say</em> eluhguhnt 'paruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">an endemic Australian grass parrot, <em>Neophema elegans</em>, with a dull olive-green body, blue facial band and a narrow blue edge to the wings, found in south-western WA and in a separate population at the junction of Victoria, NSW and SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elementary particle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elementary particle</span></header><div>/ˌɛləmɛntri ˈpatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .eluhmentree 'pahtikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">any of a class of entities which are thought to be the indivisible units of which all matter is composed; fundamental particle; ultimate particle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic footprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132205316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic footprint</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈfʊtprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'footprint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">the identifying data that reveals that a computer has connected to a particular website, used to track illegal or immoral activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic game</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈgeɪm/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'gaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">any of various small, handheld, usually battery-operated devices for playing computerised games, having a screen for the display of graphics and a small range of control buttons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic ink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac630026345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic ink</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'ingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a clear fluid in which millions of tiny microcapsules are suspended, each capsule containing white particles that are positively charged and black particles that are negatively charged, a negative electric field causing the white particles to rise to the top of the capsule and be visible to the reader, and vice versa; used in the display of an ereader.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic invoice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894283611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic invoice</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈɪnvɔɪs/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'invoys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac699772848" href="entry://e-invoice%23bigmac699772848"><strong>e-invoice</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac699772848" href="entry://e-invoice%23mq739">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic mail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic mail</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'mayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023507" href="entry://email%23bigmac000023507"><strong>email</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023507" href="entry://email%23mq388">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023507" href="entry://email%23mq460">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic media
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic media</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈmidiə/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'meedeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">that section of the media which uses electronic means of communication, as radio and television.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic messaging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic messaging</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈmɛsədʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'mesuhjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac232442456" href="entry://digital%20messaging%23bigmac232442456"><strong>digital messaging</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac223900047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic money</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈmʌni/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">a means for making payments without cash, such as a smart card carrying electronically stored credit or a system for debiting an account via a mobile phone.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e-money</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic music</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈmjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">music produced by electronic means, which may include organised non-musical sounds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electrophonic music</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic organ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic organ</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈɔgən/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'awguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052641" href="entry://organ%23bigmac000052641"><strong>organ</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052641" href="entry://organ%23mq925">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic paper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac47548096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic paper</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈpeɪpə/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'paypuh), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a paper or paper-like substitute with a treated surface that has the same properties and functionality of paper but which is electronically writeable and erasable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electronic reusable paper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic price scanner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic price scanner</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">an electronic device which uses an electronic eye to scan price labels on goods which are passed over it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic publishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic publishing</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'publishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">the distribution of data on electronic media such as floppy disks or CD-ROMs, or via online services, instead of using traditional print technology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic scanning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic scanning</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈskænɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'skaning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">the process of reading an image, barcode, text, etc., by means of an electronic device in order to enable computer processing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic shopping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic shopping</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'shoping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">a system which links shops and financial institutions, as banks, so that customers can pay for their purchases by means of EFTPOS.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic signature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac608891644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic signature</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈsɪgnətʃə/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'signuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac363796109" href="entry://digital%20signature%23bigmac363796109"><strong>digital signature</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic tag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac199689900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic tag</span></header><div>/ˌɛlɛktrɒnɪk ˈtæg/ (<em>say</em> .elektronik 'tag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac816659573" href="entry://e-tag%23bigmac816659573"><strong>e-tag</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic video recording
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic video recording</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082792" href="entry://video%20recording%23bigmac000082792"><strong>video recording</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic voice phenomenon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac963223906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic voice phenomenon</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">electronic voice phenomena</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">any of various sound recordings made by electronic devices supposedly of paranormal origin, especially those interpreted as the voices of spirits.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EVP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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electronic whiteboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac197094204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">electronic whiteboard</span></header><div>/ˌɛləktrɒnɪk ˈwaɪtbɔd/ (<em>say</em> .eluhktronik 'wuytbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">a whiteboard that has digital capability and can be connected to a computer, a printer, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac410690738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant bird</span></header><div>/ˈɛləfənt bɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnt berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">any of a number of very large flightless birds of Madagascar of the genus <em>Aepyornis</em>; long extinct.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant gun</span></header><div>/ˈɛləfənt gʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnt gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> a rifle of large calibre, designed for hunting elephants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a surfboard used for riding big waves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant juice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant juice</span></header><div>/ˈɛləfənt dʒus/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnt joohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091541" href="entry://jungle%20juice%23bigmac000091541"><strong>jungle juice</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024731" href="entry://etorphine%23bigmac000024731"><strong>etorphine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant seal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant seal</span></header><div>/ˈɛləfənt sil/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnt seel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">either of two species of large earless seals, the males of which have an inflatable trunk-like proboscis, <em>Mirounga leonina</em> of Antarctic regions and <em>M. angustirostris</em> of North America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant’s ear</span></header><div>/ˈɛləfənts ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnts ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074887" href="entry://taro%23bigmac000074887"><strong>taro</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> any plant of the genus <em>Begonia</em>, family Begoniaceae, of tropical regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq257"> any of various other plants whose leaves resemble the ears of an elephant, as the cunjevoi (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac872916322" href="entry://cunjevoi%23bigmac872916322"><strong>cunjevoi<sup>2</sup></strong></a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant's foot yam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac040142178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant’s foot yam</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac300259668" href="entry://elephant%20yam%23bigmac300259668"><strong>elephant yam</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant shrew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant shrew</span></header><div>/ˈɛləfənt ʃru/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnt shrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">any of several rat-sized mammals of the family Macroscelididae of Africa, noted for jumping, and having a long, scaly tail and flexible, trunk-like snout.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elephant yam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300259668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elephant yam</span></header><div>/ˈɛləfənt jæm/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhfuhnt yam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">a yam, <em>Amorphophallus paeoniifolius</em>, with a patterned stalk producing a large single leaf; native to India, South-East Asia, Papua New Guinea, and tropical Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elephant’s foot yam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eleusinian mysteries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eleusinian mysteries</span></header><div>/əljuˌsɪniən ˈmɪstriz/ (<em>say</em> uhlyooh.sineeuhn 'mistreez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">(in ancient Greece) the famous mysteries and festival celebrated at the city of Eleusis and later Athens and elsewhere, in honour of Demeter (Ceres), Persephone, and Dionysus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elevator pitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac372026633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elevator pitch</span></header><div>/ˈɛləveɪtə pɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'eluhvaytuh pich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a concise presentation of a product, service, project, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elevator speech</strong>. <div class="etym">[imagined as a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101302" href="entry://pitch%23bigmac000101302"><span class="smallcaps">pitch<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101302" href="entry://pitch%23mq700">37</a>) made to someone in the short time available to the presenter as they travel with the listener in a lift]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eleven-plus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eleven-plus</span></header><div>/əlɛvən-ˈplʌs/ (<em>say</em> uhlevuhn-'plus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">an examination taken by some British primary school children at the age of about eleven, the result of which determines the type of state secondary education for which they are eligible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eleventh hour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eleventh hour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eleventh hour" src="word_pronunciations/07734.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɛvənθ ˈaʊə/ (<em>say</em> uhlevuhnth 'owuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">the last possible moment for doing something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the biblical parable (Matthew 20: 1–16) in which the workers hired at the eleventh hour received the same wages as those hired earlier] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eleventh-hour</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Faiyûm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Faiyûm</span></header><div>/ɛl faɪˈjum/ (<em>say</em> el fuy'yoohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">a town in northern Egypt; archaeological, especially Roman, remains.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al-Fayyūm</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Al Faiyûm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Ferrol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Ferrol</span></header><div>/ɛl fɛˈroʊl/ (<em>say</em> el fe'rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">a seaport in north-western Spain; naval arsenal and dockyard.</span></div> Official name (since 1939), <strong>El Ferrol del Caudillo</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Ferrol</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elf-like
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac544461235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elf-like</span></header><div>/ˈɛlf-laɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'elf-luyk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq91"> resembling an elf: <em class="example">elf-like features.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> graceful and delicate: <em class="example">elf-like steps.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elgin marbles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elgin marbles</span></header><div>/ɛlgən ˈmabəlz/ (<em>say</em> elguhn 'mahbuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">Greek sculpture of the 5th century BC, originally on the Parthenon in Athens, and thought to have been sculptured under the direction of Phidias; now in the British Museum in London.</span></div><div class="etym"> [after Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of <em>Elgin</em> (1766–1841), who arranged for the collection to be brought from Athens to London]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Giza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Giza</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈgizə/ (<em>say</em> el 'geezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">a town in northern Egypt, near Cairo; the pyramids and the Sphinx are situated nearby.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al-Jīzah</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">El Gi’zeh</strong>, <strong class="vs">Giza</strong>, <strong class="vs">Gizeh</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Greco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Greco</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈgrɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> el 'grekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Domenikos Theotocopoulos</em>, ‘<em>the Greek</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">1541–1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete; noted for his abstract and exaggerated forms and dramatic use of colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Guerrouj
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132444161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Guerrouj</span></header><div>/ɛl gəˈruʒ/ (<em>say</em> el guh'roohzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hicham</strong> /ˈhiʃəm/ (<em>say</em> 'heeshuhm), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">born 1974, Moroccan champion middle distance runner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elimination diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac066736146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elimination diet</span></header><div>/əlɪməˈneɪʃən daɪət/ (<em>say</em> uhlimuh'nayshuhn duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">a dietary regime used to identify food intolerances, in which certain foods are excluded from the diet and then reintroduced one at a time so that any adverse reactions can be noted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-liquid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac686534921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-liquid</span></header><div>/ˈi-lɪkwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-likwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">the liquid solution used in an e-cigarette, in some countries a solution of nicotine but more commonly of other substances with different flavours.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e-juice</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac068828325" href="entry://e-cigarette%23bigmac068828325"><span class="smallcaps">e-(cigarette)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103219" href="entry://liquid%23bigmac000103219"><span class="smallcaps">liquid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-literature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263392215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-literature</span></header><div>/i-ˈlɪtrətʃə/ (<em>say</em> ee-'litruhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">literature in an electronic form, whether in ebook format or online.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042912" href="entry://literature%23bigmac000042912"><span class="smallcaps">literature</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabethan collar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac322180946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabethan collar</span></header><div>/əˌlɪzəbiθən ˈkɒlə/ (<em>say</em> uh.lizuhbeethuhn 'koluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac258224715" href="entry://Elizabethan%20ruff%23bigmac258224715"><strong>Elizabethan ruff</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> a protective device worn by an animal after a medical procedure, consisting of a cone-shaped piece of stiff material, usually plastic, worn over the head and projecting out past the face; used to prevent the animal licking or scratching the injury site.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabethan ruff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258224715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabethan ruff</span></header><div>/əˌlɪzəbiθən ˈrʌf/ (<em>say</em> uh.lizuhbeethuhn 'ruf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a large ruff (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064493" href="entry://ruff%23bigmac000064493"><strong>ruff<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064493" href="entry://ruff%23mq686">1</a>) worn in Elizabethan times.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elizabethan collar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabethan sonnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabethan sonnet</span></header><div>/əˌlɪzəbiθən ˈsɒnət/ (<em>say</em> uh.lizuhbeethuhn 'sonuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067817" href="entry://Shakespearean%20sonnet%23bigmac000067817"><strong>Shakespearean sonnet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabethan Theatre Trust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabethan Theatre Trust</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004644" href="entry://Australian%20Elizabethan%20Theatre%20Trust%23bigmac000004644"><strong>Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabeth Farm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabeth Farm</span></header><div>/əˌlɪzəbəθ ˈfam/ (<em>say</em> uh.lizuhbuhth 'fahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">the oldest house in Australia, built in 1793 by John Macarthur at Parramatta, NSW; Australia’s merino wool industry began here in 1797.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elizabeth Grant Falls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elizabeth Grant Falls</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">a waterfall in northern Qld, at the head of the Tully River. 290 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Khalil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Khalil</span></header><div>/ɛl kaˈlil/ (<em>say</em> el kah'leel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033529" href="entry://Hebron%23bigmac000033529"><strong>Hebron</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elkhorn fern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elkhorn fern</span></header><div>/ˈɛlkhɔn ˌfɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'elkhawn .fern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071587" href="entry://staghorn%20fern%23bigmac000071587"><strong>staghorn fern</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ella brothers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ella brothers</span></header><div>/ˈɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'eluh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> three Australian Rugby Union players. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> <strong>Mark Gordon</strong>, born 1959, Rugby Union player, representing Australia in a number of Tests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> <strong>Glen Joseph</strong>, born 1959, Rugby Union player, representing Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq499"> <strong>Gary Albert</strong>, born 1960, Rugby Union player, representing Australia.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> The Ella brothers were members of the unbeaten Australian schoolboys team which toured Britain in 1977–78. <strong>Mark Ella</strong> first played for Australia in 1980, against NZ, and went on to play 25 tests; he was captain of the Wallabies in 1982. His twin, <strong>Glen Ella</strong>, played four tests, and his younger brother, <strong>Gary Ella</strong>, nine. In 1981 all three played in the Wallaby tour of England. They also played leading roles in Sydney club Randwick’s five successive premiership wins between 1978 and 1982.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellangowan poison bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellangowan poison bush</span></header><div>/ɛlənˈgoʊən/ (<em>say</em> eluhn'gohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">a shrub, <em>Myoporum desertii</em>, family Scrophulariaceae, of the drier parts of Australia, having small white flowers and succulent yellowish fruits, and having foliage known to have poisoned stock; turkey bush.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellenborough Falls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac364027240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellenborough Falls</span></header><div>/ɛlənbərə ˈfɔlz/ (<em>say</em> eluhnbuhruh 'fawlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a waterfall in the New England Tableland area of NSW, near Taree; highest single-drop waterfall in Australia. 160 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellesmere Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellesmere Island</span></header><div>/ɛlzmɪə ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> elzmear 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a large island in the Arctic Ocean, north-west of Greenland; a part of the Canadian Northwest Territories. About 198 394 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellice Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellice Islands</span></header><div>/ɛləs ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> eluhs 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078742" href="entry://Tuvalu%23bigmac000078742"><strong>Tuvalu</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elliot Price Conservation Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elliot Price Conservation Park</span></header><div>/ɛliət ˈpraɪs/ (<em>say</em> eleeuht 'pruys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a conservation park in northern SA, near Lake Eyre. 64 600 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elliptical cross trainer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251952113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elliptical cross trainer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac862267654" href="entry://cross%20trainer%23bigmac862267654"><strong>cross trainer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac862267654" href="entry://cross%20trainer%23mq621">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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elliptical stern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">elliptical stern</span></header><div>/əˈlɪptɪkəl ˌstɜn/ (<em>say</em> uh'liptikuhl .stern), /i-/ (<em>say</em> ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016875" href="entry://counter%20stern%23bigmac000016875"><strong>counter stern</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ellis Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336392199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ellis Island</span></header><div>/ɛləs ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> eluhs 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">an island in the US, in New York Bay; site of an immigrant inspection station 1892–1954.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Mansura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Mansura</span></header><div>/ɛl manˈsʊərə/ (<em>say</em> el mahn'soouhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a town in north-eastern Egypt, in the Nile Delta; defeat of the Crusaders by the Mamelukes 1250.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Mansura</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Minya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Minya</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈmɪnjə/ (<em>say</em> el 'minyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a river port on the Nile River in central Egypt.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al-Minyā</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Misti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Misti</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈmisti/ (<em>say</em> el 'meestee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">a volcanic mountain in southern Peru, in the Andes. 5852 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Misti</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Niño
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Niño</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈnɪnjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> el 'ninyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">a climatic event occurring on average every four to five years and involving a rapid warming of the surface of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean causing a change in normal wind and current movements, and having far-reaching and often disastrous effects on the world’s weather, in particular causing drought on the eastern coast of Australia.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041322" href="entry://La%20Ni%C3%B1a%23bigmac000041322"><strong>La Niña</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">El Nino</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish: the (Christ) child; alluding to the appearance of the current off South America near Christmas] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>El Niño</strong> events often result in cooler than normal sea surface temperatures in the western Pacific, and to the north of Australia. El Niño events are associated with an increased probability of drier conditions over a large part of Australia and particularly in the east. On top of its direct environmental effects, El Niño has significant economic consequences, as the loss of crops and livestock affects farmers, the agricultural industry and the wider economy. Crops are lost not only to drought and dry winds, but also to wildlife in search of alternatives to their own affected food sources. Foraging by wildlife (such as, in Australia, kangaroos) also causes damage to fences and other infrastructure, adding to the overall damage and economic cost.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Niño-Southern Oscillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102624271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Niño-Southern Oscillation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">a predictive index for climate variation in which the El Niño is coupled to the Southern Oscillation to create a single weather system.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ENSO <div class="backshade">Fluctuations in Australia’s climate are connected with the Southern Oscillation which is the regularly alternating level of atmospheric pressure between the central Pacific Ocean and the Australasian region, calculated from monthly or seasonal changes of air pressure difference between Tahiti and Darwin. The best-known extremes of these levels occur at the time of an El Niño event. The <strong>El Niño-Southern Oscillation</strong> lasts between six and eighteen months during which time the seas in the western Pacific east of Australia are cooler and there is less moisture in the Australasian region. The air over the sea is subsequently not as warm, and does not hold the water vapour that it normally does. Air then moving over the land tends to evaporate the moisture from the land without producing precipitation and there is drought, usually in the eastern and northern regions. By observing changes in atmosphere and ocean circulation, meteorologists are able to predict seasonal rains up to three months in advance enabling those in rural Australia to make appropriate management decisions. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Obeid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Obeid</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈoʊbeɪəd/ (<em>say</em> el 'ohbayuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">a town in central Sudan; victory of the Mahdi over the Egyptians 1883.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al Ubayyid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Paso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Paso</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈpæsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> el 'pasoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a city in the US, in western Texas, on the Rio Grande.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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El Salvador
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">El Salvador</span></header><div>/ɛl ˈsælvədɔ/ (<em>say</em> el 'salvuhdaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America, bordered by Guatemala and Honduras; a Spanish colony before independence in 1841; a republic since 1856. 21 393 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Spanish. <em>Currency</em>: US dollar. <em>Capital</em>: San Salvador.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Salvadoran</strong> /sælvəˈdɔrən/ (<em>say</em> salvuh'dawruhn), <strong>Salvadorian</strong> /sælvəˈdɔriən/ (<em>say</em> salvuh'dawreeuhn), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elsass-Lothringen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elsass-Lothringen</span></header><div>/ˈɛlzas-ˈloʊtrɪŋən/ (<em>say</em> 'elzahs-'lohtringuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001924" href="entry://Alsace-Lorraine%23bigmac000001924"><strong>Alsace-Lorraine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Elysian Fields
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac593364463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Elysian Fields</span></header><div>/əlɪziən ˈfildz/ (<em>say</em> uhlizeeuhn 'feeldz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078629" href="entry://Elysium%23bigmac000078629"><strong>Elysium</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078629" href="entry://Elysium%23mq525">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Elysian Plains</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-magazine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110355887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-magazine</span></header><div>/i-mægəˈzin/ (<em>say</em> ee-maguh'zeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac71453801" href="entry://ezine%23bigmac71453801"><strong>ezine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044339" href="entry://magazine%23bigmac000044339"><span class="smallcaps">magazine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email address
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac324075147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email address</span></header><div>/ˈimeɪl əˌdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl uh.dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">a unique string of characters, including the at sign (@) followed by a domain name, which identifies a location to which email can be sent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602035086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email bomb</span></header><div>/ˈimeɪl bɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">multiple emails sent to a particular address with spam, abusive messages, etc., as a form of harassment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>email bombing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email chain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac690158326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email chain</span></header><div>/ˈimeɪl tʃeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl chayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac951369092" href="entry://email%20thread%23bigmac951369092"><strong>email thread</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email fatigue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac756079235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email fatigue</span></header><div>/imeɪl fəˈtig/ (<em>say</em> eemayl fuh'teeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">the sense of being overwhelmed by a high volume of incoming emails, resulting in an inability to deal with them effectively.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">email fatigue syndrome</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023507" href="entry://email%23bigmac000023507"><span class="smallcaps">email</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025940" href="entry://fatigue%23bigmac000025940"><span class="smallcaps">fatigue</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025940" href="entry://fatigue%23mq4">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email fatigue syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac226118457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email fatigue syndrome</span></header><div>/imeɪl fətig ˈsɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> eemayl fuhteeg 'sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac756079235" href="entry://email%20fatigue%23bigmac756079235"><strong>email fatigue</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email harvester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac702471479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email harvester</span></header><div>/ˈimeɪl havəstə/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl hahvuhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a program which collects email addresses as for marketing purposes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email hygiene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac282458414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email hygiene</span></header><div>/ˈimeɪl haɪdʒin/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl huyjeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">the set of practices that protect email from span, viruses, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email spoofing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192434456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email spoofing</span></header><div>/imeɪl ˈspufɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> eemayl 'spoohfing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">a form of spam email in which the original sender alters the header information so that the email is blocked in spam by the first recipient and returned to the sender as listed in the header, thus bypassing the supposed sender’s spam-blocking software.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email thread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac951369092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email thread</span></header><div>/ˈimeɪl θrɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl thred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">an email message that includes all previous correspondence within the message, usually presented in chronological order.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">email chain</strong>, <strong class="vs">email train</strong>, <strong class="vs">email trail</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email trail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac348030397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email trail</span></header><div>/ˈimeɪl treɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl trayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> a sequence of emails usually forming the correspondence between two or more people on a particular topic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq215"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac951369092" href="entry://email%20thread%23bigmac951369092"><strong>email thread</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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email train
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835117559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">email train</span></header><div>/ˈimeɪl treɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'eemayl trayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac951369092" href="entry://email%20thread%23bigmac951369092"><strong>email thread</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emancipated convict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emancipated convict</span></header><div>/əˌmænsəpeɪtəd ˈkɒnvɪkt/ (<em>say</em> uh.mansuhpaytuhd 'konvikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088434" href="entry://emancipist%23bigmac000088434"><strong>emancipist</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088434" href="entry://emancipist%23mq470">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emancipated colonist</strong>, <strong class="vs">emancipated man</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-manners
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877589873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-manners</span></header><div>/ˈi-mænəz/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-manuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac304443042" href="entry://netiquette%23bigmac304443042"><strong>netiquette</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103460" href="entry://manner%23bigmac000103460"><span class="smallcaps">manners</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embedded water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac754950664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embedded water</span></header><div>/ɛmˈbɛdəd wɔtə/ (<em>say</em> em'beduhd wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac836180502" href="entry://virtual%20water%23bigmac836180502"><strong>virtual water</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ember attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365788077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ember attack</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbər ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'embuhr uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">a shower of embers as from a bushfire, which threatens to start new fires.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ember days
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ember days</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbə deɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'embuh dayz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> any of four groups of three days, associated with harvests and ordination, set aside by some Western churches for prayer, fasting and alms-giving and which usually consist of a Wednesday, a Friday and a Saturday and occur after the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsunday, 14 September (the Feast of Holy Cross) and 13 December (the Feast of St Lucy).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> any of such days of similar purpose adopted by Conferences of Roman Catholic bishops to accord with local cultures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ember week
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ember week</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbə wik/ (<em>say</em> 'embuh week) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">a week in which Ember days occur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ember zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926390779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ember zone</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbə zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'embuh zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">an area in which there is a strong probability of threat from an ember attack from a potential bushfire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryonic stem cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855492872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryonic stem cell</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">an unspecialised form of cell found in embryonic tissue, which, in the process of dividing and renewing, gives rise to the specialised cells which form the various organs and tissues of the body.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ES cell</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryo sac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryo sac</span></header><div>/ˈɛmbrioʊ sæk/ (<em>say</em> 'embreeoh sak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">the gametophyte of a seed-bearing plant, being situated within the ovule, giving rise to the endosperm or supposed female prothallium, and forming the cell in which the embryo is developed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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embryo transfer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">embryo transfer</span></header><div>/ˌɛmbrioʊ ˈtrænsfɜ/ (<em>say</em> .embreeoh 'transfer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">a procedure whereby a developing embryo is transplanted, usually into the uterus of a female parent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">embryo transplant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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em dash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826691421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">em dash</span></header><div>/ˈɛm dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'em dash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a dash (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100943" href="entry://dash%23bigmac000100943"><strong>dash<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100943" href="entry://dash%23mq983">17</a>) which is an em in length (—); em rule.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EMDR therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac011718993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EMDR therapy</span></header><div>/i ɛm di ˈa θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> ee em dee 'ah theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a therapy which aims to treat individuals with trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder by desensitising them to emotions associated with traumatic memories, the individual being asked to focus on a traumatic memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation, as by following the movements of a psychologist’s finger from side to side with their eyes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>e</em>(<em>ye</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>ovement</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>esensitisation and</em>)<em> r</em>(<em>eprocessing</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075956" href="entry://therapy%23bigmac000075956"><span class="smallcaps">therapy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-meet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421606274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-meet</span><z><span target_id="6ca0rhARhK">v.t.</span><span target_id="1FcZnc5pc7">v.i.</span><span target_id="tSObAtGzYg">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈi-mit/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-meet) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">e-met</strong>, <strong class="bold">e-meeting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6ca0rhARhK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> to have a meeting with (someone) using telecommunications technology such as online social networks, videoconferencing, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1FcZnc5pc7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq972"> to take part in such a meeting.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tSObAtGzYg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq421"> such a meeting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104116" href="entry://meet%23bigmac000104116"><span class="smallcaps">meet<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>e-meeting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emerald City
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459258754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emerald City</span></header><div>/ɛmrəld ˈsɪti/ (<em>say</em> emruhld 'sitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">Sydney.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by playwright David Williamson as the title of his 1987 play]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emerald copper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emerald copper</span></header><div>/ɛmrəld ˈkɒpə/ (<em>say</em> emruhld 'kopuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020566" href="entry://dioptase%23bigmac000020566"><strong>dioptase</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emerald Hill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emerald Hill</span></header><div>/ɛmrəld ˈhɪl/ (<em>say</em> emruhld 'hil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">the former name (prior to 1883) of South Melbourne, Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emerald Isle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emerald Isle</span></header><div>/ɛmrəld ˈaɪl/ (<em>say</em> emruhld 'uyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">Ireland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergency exit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac504974677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergency exit</span></header><div>/əˌmɜdʒənsi ˈɛksət/ (<em>say</em> uh.merjuhnsee 'eksuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">a marked exit to be used as a way out in an emergency such as a fire or accident.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emergency Management Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emergency Management Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">an Australian national organisation established by the federal government within the Department of Defence in 1974 to help the states provide more effective and unified assistance in disaster situations.</span></div> Formerly (1974–93), <strong>Natural Disasters Organisation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergency medical unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325145808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergency medical unit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">a short-stay unit in a hospital, which is an alternative to direct inpatient admission, designed to provide a place for observation and diagnosis and reducing crowding in emergency wards.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EMU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergency services
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423760537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergency services</span></header><div>/əˈmɜdʒənsi sɜvəsəz/ (<em>say</em> uh'merjuhnsee servuhsuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun </em>(<em>sometimes singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">the organisations who respond to and deal with reported emergencies, such as the police, ambulance service and the fire and rescue service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergency teacher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac086746572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergency teacher</span></header><div>/əˈmɜdʒənsi titʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'merjuhnsee teechuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062477" href="entry://relief%20teacher%23bigmac000062477"><strong>relief teacher</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergent evolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergent evolution</span></header><div>/əˌmɜdʒənt ɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.merjuhnt evuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages or levels in the course of evolution, e.g. the origin of multicellular organisms, of nervous systems, psychic processes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emergent wetland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac981779806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emergent wetland</span></header><div>/əmɜdʒənt ˈwɛtlænd/ (<em>say</em> uhmerjuhnt 'wetland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">a wetland dominated by erect, rooted, herbaceous perennials, such as a marsh, fen, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emery board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emery board</span></header><div>/ˈɛməri bɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhree bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">a small stiff strip, as of cardboard, or wood, covered with crushed emery and used to file fingernails.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emery cloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emery cloth</span></header><div>/ˈɛməri klɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhree kloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">emery-coated cloth used as an abrasive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emery paper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emery paper</span></header><div>/ˈɛməri peɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhree paypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">emery-coated paper used as an abrasive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emery wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emery wheel</span></header><div>/ˈɛməri wil/ (<em>say</em> 'emuhree weel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">a wheel for grinding or polishing, consisting mostly of or faced with emery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emigration agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac973157330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emigration agent</span></header><div>/ɛməˈgreɪʃən eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> emuh'grayshuhn ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a person employed for the most part outside Australia, especially in ports, to promote and facilitate emigration to, and settlement in, Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emilia-Romagna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emilia-Romagna</span></header><div>/ɪˈmiliə-rəˈmanjə/ (<em>say</em> i'meeleeuh-ruh'mahnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a region in northern Italy. 22 136 m<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Bologna.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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éminence grise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">éminence grise</span></header><div>/ɛmənəns ˈgriz/ (<em>say</em> emuhnuhns 'greez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a person who wields power unseen and unofficially, usually through another official person; grey eminence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: grey eminence; referring to the colour of the garments of the French friar Père Joseph (1577–1638), private secretary to Cardinal Richelieu, and alluding to the ambiguous nature of the authority he exerted over the cardinal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eminent domain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eminent domain</span></header><div>/ˌɛmənənt dəˈmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> .emuhnuhnt duh'mayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">the power of the state to acquire land for works of public utility without the consent of its owner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission bands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325041251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission bands</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən bændz/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn bandz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">the dark bands in an emission spectrum indicating specific wavelengths of light which have been emitted.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emission lines</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission control
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission control</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən kəntroʊl/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn kuhntrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">the control of polluting gases released into the atmosphere by motor vehicles, incinerators, factories, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission credit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac932581085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission credit</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən krɛdət/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn kreduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq99">a credit purchased within an emissions trading scheme, as from a scheme achieving a reduction in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, to offset the carbon emission of the buyer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission equipment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission equipment</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən əˌkwɪpmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn uh.kwipmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">devices required by law to reduce motor vehicles’ toxic emissions, including exhaust gas, evaporated petrol, lead from leaded fuel, and gas blown out via the crankcase.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission factor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141958750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission factor</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən fæktə/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn faktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">the average emission rate of a given pollutant from a given source relative to the intensity of a specific activity, as, for example, carbon dioxide from carbon fuel with complete oxidisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission lines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac229132172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission lines</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən laɪnz/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn luynz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac325041251" href="entry://emission%20bands%23bigmac325041251"><strong>emission bands</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission permit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac182919885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission permit</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən pɜmɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn permit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">a permit to release a certain quota of emissions of a pollutant such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, usually for a period of time to allow for a transition into a technology which does not produce such emissions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empty set
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empty set</span></header><div>/ɛmpti ˈsɛt/ (<em>say</em> emptee 'set) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051368" href="entry://null%20set%23bigmac000051368"><strong>null set</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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em rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">em rule</span></header><div>/ˈɛm rul/ (<em>say</em> 'em roohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac826691421" href="entry://em%20dash%23bigmac826691421"><strong>em dash</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu-apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu-apple</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emu-apple" src="word_pronunciations/07866.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈimju-æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh-apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> Also, <strong class="vs">emu-apple tree</strong>. a small tree, <em>Owenia acidula</em>, with a rounded crown of dark-green leaves, and small rounded, red, highly acidic fruits, found in the north-eastern parts of Australia; gruie; colane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq475"> the fruit of this tree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu bob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac531781561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu bob</span></header><div>/ˈimju bɒb/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh bob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq77">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023689" href="entry://emu%20parade%23bigmac000023689"><strong>emu parade</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu-bob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac330358091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu-bob</span></header><div>/ˈimju-bɒb/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh-bob) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">emu-bobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">emu-bobbing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">to bend over repeatedly as when picking up rubbish, pulling up root vegetables, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu-bobber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu-bobber</span></header><div>/ˈimju-bɒbə/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh-bobuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">a person employed to pick up sticks lying around on land which has been cleared or burnt off; stick-picker.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>emu-bobbing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu bush</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emu bush" src="word_pronunciations/07864.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈimju bʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh boosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">any of a number of shrubs of the endemic Australian genus <em>Eremophila</em>, family Scrophulariaceae, having fruits which are eaten by emus, especially the berrigan and poverty bush.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu crossing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac578800530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu crossing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emu crossing" src="word_pronunciations/07871.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈimju krɒsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh krosing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">a pedestrian crossing in a designated school zone, marked with lines painted on the surface of the road, and red flags mounted on red-and-white striped posts on either side of the road.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac008245736" href="entry://koala%20crossing%23bigmac008245736"><strong>koala crossing</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu farm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac266267371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu farm</span></header><div>/ˈimju fam/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh fahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">a commercial enterprise in which emus are bred in captivity for the production of oils, cosmetics, soap, feathers, leather, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulation mode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulation mode</span></header><div>/ɛmjəˈleɪʃən moʊd/ (<em>say</em> emyuh'layshuhn mohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">a designated status of a computer in which it is imitating a specified software system not its own.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulation software
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulation software</span></header><div>/ɛmjəleɪʃən ˈsɒftwɛə/ (<em>say</em> emyuhlayshuhn 'softwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">software designed to enable a computer to emulate a specified software system not its own.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emulsion paint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emulsion paint</span></header><div>/əˈmʌlʃən peɪnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mulshuhn paynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a paint in which the pigment is dispersed in an emulsion, or an emulsion-like dispersion of an organic binding material in water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu oil</span></header><div>/ˈimju ɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an oil derived from the emu, thought to have benefits for the skin, and to relieve stiffness and swelling in the joints.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu parade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu parade</span></header><div>/ˈimju pəreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh puhrayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">the picking up of litter in a camping area, school playground, etc., by a group of people organised for this purpose.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emu walk</strong>, <strong class="vs">emu bob</strong>, <strong class="vs">emu patrol</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA</em>, <strong class="vs">emu stalk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emu Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emu Park</span></header><div>/imju ˈpak/ (<em>say</em> eemyooh 'pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">a coastal town in eastern central Qld, east of Rockhampton.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu patrol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac71887510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu patrol</span></header><div>/ˈimju pətroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh puhtrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023689" href="entry://emu%20parade%23bigmac000023689"><strong>emu parade</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Emu Plains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Emu Plains</span></header><div>/imju ˈpleɪnz/ (<em>say</em> eemyooh 'playnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">an area and town in eastern-central NSW, on the banks of the Nepean River; the departure point for the Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson expedition in 1813.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu stalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757313824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu stalk</span></header><div>/ˈimju stɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh stawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023689" href="entry://emu%20parade%23bigmac000023689"><strong>emu parade</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu walk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568306886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu walk</span></header><div>/ˈimju wɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh wawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023689" href="entry://emu%20parade%23bigmac000023689"><strong>emu parade</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emu-wren
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emu-wren</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of emu-wren" src="word_pronunciations/07865.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈimju-rɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'eemyooh-ren) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">any of several small, brown, endemic Australian birds of the genus <em>Stipiturus</em>, family Maluridae, having long, loosely-barbed tail feathers, similar to the feathers of the emu.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empire Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac399810907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire Day</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpaɪə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'empuyuh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">a former name for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015298" href="entry://Commonwealth%20Day%23bigmac000015298"><strong>Commonwealth Day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015298" href="entry://Commonwealth%20Day%23mq630">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empire dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359167312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire dress</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpaɪə drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'empuyuh dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">a dress with an Empire-line design.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empire Games
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire Games</span></header><div>/ɛmpaɪə ˈgeɪmz/ (<em>say</em> empuyuh 'gaymz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015299" href="entry://Commonwealth%20Games%23bigmac000015299"><strong>Commonwealth Games</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empire line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108544059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire line</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpaɪə laɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'empuyuh luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">a dress design featuring a waistline just under the bust from which an unfitted skirt flows.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023642" href="entry://empire%23bigmac000023642"><span class="smallcaps">empire</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023642" href="entry://empire%23mq614">7</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empire State
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire State</span></header><div>/ɛmpaɪə ˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> empuyuh 'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">a name sometimes used for New York State.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empire State Building
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empire State Building</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">the tallest building in the world until 1974; built in New York City in 1930–31. 449 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empirical formula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empirical formula</span></header><div>/ɛmˌpɪrɪkəl ˈfɔmjələ/ (<em>say</em> em.pirikuhl 'fawmyuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a chemical formula indicating the proportions of each kind of atom in the molecule, as CH<sub>2</sub>O.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq910"> any mathematical or engineering formula which is obtained on the basis of experimental results rather than pure theory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employee bonding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac984547594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employee bonding</span></header><div>/ɛmplɔɪˈi bɒndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> employ'ee bonding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">the strengthening of relationships between employees to promote team building and boost morale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employee contribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240000157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employee contribution</span></header><div>/ɛmˌplɔɪi kɒntrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> em.ployee kontruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">an after-tax payment made from one’s salary into a regulated superannuation fund.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac71271937" href="entry://salary%20sacrifice%23bigmac71271937"><strong>salary sacrifice</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employer contribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10111237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employer contribution</span></header><div>/ɛmˌplɔɪə kɒntrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> em.ployuh kontruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a payment into an employee’s nominated superannuation fund, made by the employer on behalf of the employee and not assessed as part of the employee’s taxable income.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employer greenfields agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557557021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employer greenfields agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">a greenfields agreement established by an employer before taking on any employees in a new business or commercial venture, usually restricted to a maximum nominal expiry date of 12 months.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EGA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employment law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac87366387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employment law</span></header><div>/ɛmˈplɔɪmənt lɔ/ (<em>say</em> em'ploymuhnt law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> the body of law which deals with the workplace, in particular the contractual relationship between the employer and the employee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq921"> one of the laws within this body of law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employment office
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employment office</span></header><div>/ɛmˈplɔɪmənt ɒfəs/ (<em>say</em> em'ploymuhnt ofuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">an office from which an employment service operates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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employment service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">employment service</span></header><div>/ɛmˈplɔɪmənt sɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> em'ploymuhnt servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">an agency for finding employment for the unemployed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">employment agency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empty calorie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac357374618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empty calorie</span></header><div>/ɛmpti ˈkæləri/ (<em>say</em> emptee 'kaluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">a calorie derived from food containing little or no nutritional value.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empty-handed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empty-handed</span></header><div>/ɛmpti-ˈhændəd/ (<em>say</em> emptee-'handuhd), /ɛmti-/ (<em>say</em> emtee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> having nothing in the hands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> bringing or taking nothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq032"> having gained nothing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empty-headed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empty-headed</span></header><div>/ɛmpti-ˈhɛdəd/ (<em>say</em> emptee-'heduhd), /ɛmti-/ (<em>say</em> emtee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">stupid; foolish.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>empty-headedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empty-nester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac699458878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empty-nester</span></header><div>/ɛmpti-ˈnɛstə/ (<em>say</em> emptee-nestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">a parent whose children have all grown up and left home.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empty-nest syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac552765712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empty-nest syndrome</span></header><div>/ɛmpti-ˈnɛst sɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> emptee-'nest sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">depression which affects some parents whose children have all grown up and left home: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Like mothers everywhere, she suffered from empty-nest syndrome when he left home in the early ’90s.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Empty Quarter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Empty Quarter</span></header><div>/ɛmpti ˈkwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> emptee 'kwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064421" href="entry://Rub%27%20al%20Khali%23bigmac000064421"><strong>Rub‘ al Khali</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac786334647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission rate</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən reɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">the rate at which a pollutant is emitted, being the product of the measured pollutant concentration and the measured effluent flow, the volumes in each case being measured under the same conditions of temperature and pressure which vary from country to country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emissions intensity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac279103398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emissions intensity</span></header><div>/əmɪʃənz ɪnˈtɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhmishuhnz in'tensuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">the amount of carbon dioxide produced per unit of energy generated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emissions intensity scheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac430587589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emissions intensity scheme</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">an emissions trading scheme in which there is a price on carbon emissions only when they go beyond a certain level, the cost being offset by credits bought from a low-emissions energy provider, or by supplementing energy efficiency schemes.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EIS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emissions market
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277321706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emissions market</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃənz makət/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhnz mahkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">a market in which emission permits are bought and sold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission spectrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission spectrum</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən spɛktrəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn spektruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">the spectrum observed when light or other electromagnetic radiation passing through a gas excited in a flame is examined with a spectroscope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emissions trading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423187399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emissions trading</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃənz treɪdiŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhnz trayding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">trading in emission permits under a system by which countries or organisations not using their quotas are able to sell their excess permits to others exceeding their quota.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac252029138" href="entry://carbon%20cap%23bigmac252029138"><strong>carbon cap</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emissions trading scheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac873367512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emissions trading scheme</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">a scheme involving emissions trading.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac369129179" href="entry://cap-and-trade%23bigmac369129179"><strong>cap-and-trade</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac780307774" href="entry://baseline-and-credit%23bigmac780307774"><strong>baseline-and-credit</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ETS Also, <strong class="vs">emissions trading system</strong>. <div class="backshade">An <strong>emissions trading scheme</strong> (ETS) is distinguished by the following components: a designated statutory authority is charged with issuing permits to emit a set volume of carbon dioxide; those industries that emit carbon dioxide are obligated to hold a sufficient number of permits to allow them to do so; permits may be traded in a marketplace established for that purpose, with the market setting the price; and the number of permits available in a given year is fixed, with the number available decreasing over time. Depending on the legislation enacted, the nature of an ETS may vary between jurisdictions. Variations include: the scope of the scheme, with certain industries being granted exemptions from participating; the issuing of permits, whereby some participants may be granted permits directly by the statutory authority, as opposed to those sold into the marketplace; the rate at which the annual permit cap is decreased; and the extent to which carbon credit holders may also be allowed to participate in the marketplace. As the number of permits issued is decreased over time, demand for the constrained supply will increase the permit price, favouring low-emission energy sources and industrial processes. Those industries that by their nature are unable to adapt, such as the cement industry (which emits large amounts of greenhouse gas in the process of mixing and heating calcium, silica, aluminium and iron to form the base product) will be most severely impacted.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emission tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664881350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emission tax</span></header><div>/əˈmɪʃən tæks/ (<em>say</em> uh'mishuhn taks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a tax set for every unit of pollution produced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377948027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-money</span></header><div>/ˈi-mʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac223900047" href="entry://electronic%20money%23bigmac223900047"><strong>electronic money</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotional abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac026941379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotional abuse</span></header><div>/əmoʊʃənəl əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> uhmohshuhnuhl uh'byoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059806" href="entry://psychological%20abuse%23bigmac000059806"><strong>psychological abuse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>emotional abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotional blackmail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotional blackmail</span></header><div>/əˌmoʊʃənəl ˈblækmeɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh.mohshuhnuhl 'blakmayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">the attempt to control the behaviour of others by the deliberate manipulation of their emotions, as by threatening to withdraw love, characterising their actions as causing excessive grief, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotional cripple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac185422348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotional cripple</span></header><div>/əˌmoʊʃənəl ˈkrɪpəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.mohshuhnuhl 'kripuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">a person who is unable to enter into normal emotional relationships because of past experiences leading to inadequate responses to social interaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotional intelligence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac172979838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotional intelligence</span></header><div>/əmoʊʃənəl ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/ (<em>say</em> uhmohshuhnuhl in'teluhjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">an innate ability to manage one’s own emotions and emotional responses in others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotional literacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac461236109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotional literacy</span></header><div>/əmoʊʃənəl ˈlɪtərəsi/ (<em>say</em> uhmohshuhnuhl 'lituhruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">the ability to recognise, manage and communicate one’s emotions, and to understand those of others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emotional loop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac948684177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emotional loop</span></header><div>/əmoʊʃənəl ˈlup/ (<em>say</em> uhmohshuhnuhl 'loohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">an uncompleted cycle in which an emotion, such as fear, anger, sadness, etc., is aroused but the issue is not resolved, this having negative effects on one’s sense of purpose and wellbeing with recurring disruptive experiences of the unresolved emotional state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empathy suit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491969887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empathy suit</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpəθi sut/ (<em>say</em> 'empuhthee sooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">an outfit designed to simulate some of the physical effects or restrictions experienced by someone who is pregnant, aged, obese, etc., the intention being to give the wearer a better understanding of a condition they have not experienced, especially as used in the training of aged care and healthcare staff.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emperor gum moth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emperor gum moth</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">a common and large saturniid moth, <em>Antheraea eucalypti</em>, of eastern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emperor moth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emperor moth</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpərə mɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'empuhruh moth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">any of various large moths of the family Saturniidae having stout bodies, long antennae and prominent eyespots on the wings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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emperor penguin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">emperor penguin</span></header><div>/ɛmpərə ˈpɛŋgwən/ (<em>say</em> empuhruh 'penggwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">the largest of the penguins, <em>Aptenodytes forsteri</em>, of the Antarctic, noted for its habit of holding its egg or young between the feet in a fold of abdominal skin resembling a pouch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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empire builder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">empire builder</span></header><div>/ˈɛmpaɪə bɪldə/ (<em>say</em> 'empuyuh bilduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">someone who sets out to increase their influence, area of control, and reputation to the greatest possible extent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>empire building</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enderby Brothers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enderby Brothers</span></header><div>/ˈɛndəbi brʌðəz/ (<em>say</em> 'enduhbee brudhuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">an English family company established in the mid 1700s by <strong>Samuel Enderby</strong> (1719–97) and carried on by his sons <strong>Samuel</strong>, <strong>Charles</strong> and <strong>George</strong>; important in Australia for promoting Antarctic exploration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enderby Land
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enderby Land</span></header><div>/ˈɛndəbi lænd/ (<em>say</em> 'enduhbee land) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">a part of the coast of Antarctica, east of Queen Maud Land; discovered 1831.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en déshabillé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en déshabillé</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ deɪˈzabijeɪ/ (<em>say</em> on day'zahbeeyay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">in dishabille or undress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end-grain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end-grain</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd-greɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'end-grayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">the outward grain of the end of a piece of wood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endless belt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980290594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endless belt</span></header><div>/ɛndləs ˈbɛlt/ (<em>say</em> endluhs 'belt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">a conveyor belt in the form of a loop or continuous belt travelling around a set of pulleys.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endless track
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endless track</span></header><div>/ɛndləs ˈtræk/ (<em>say</em> endluhs 'trak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">a looped track driven by sprockets or wheels, used to propel a heavy vehicle as a tank, earthmoving equipment, etc., over soft or difficult terrain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">crawler track</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end matter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end matter</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd mætə/ (<em>say</em> 'end matuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">the parts of a book which follow its principal contents, as the index, glossary, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end note
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end note</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd noʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'end noht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">supplementary material printed at the end of a chapter, article or text.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocrine disrupter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912121182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocrine disrupter</span></header><div>/ɛndəkrən dɪsˈrʌptə/ (<em>say</em> enduhkruhn dis'ruptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq22">a chemical present in the environment which reacts with human and animal endocrines to produce adverse health effects, as tumours, birth defects, developmental disorders, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endocrine gland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endocrine gland</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of endocrine gland" src="word_pronunciations/07934.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛndəkrən glænd/ (<em>say</em> 'enduhkruhn gland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">any of various glands (as the thyroid gland, suprarenal bodies, pituitary body, etc.) which secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream, without a duct.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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End of Days
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac273108425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">End of Days</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac994757318" href="entry://End%20Times%23bigmac994757318"><strong>End Times</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end-of-life care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac779257100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end-of-life care</span></header><div>/ɛnd-əv-ˈlaɪf kɛə/ (<em>say</em> end-uhv-'luyf kair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">palliative care given to a person who is expected to die soon from an illness or condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end-of-trip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac291213487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end-of-trip</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd-əv-trɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'end-uhv-trip) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">of or relating to amenities such as bathrooms, change rooms, lockable bicycle racks, etc., provided in a public building for the use of staff or others who have cycled or walked there: <em class="example">end-of-trip facilities.</em></span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EOT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endometrial ablation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac633111745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endometrial ablation</span></header><div>/ɛndoʊˌmitriəl əˈbleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> endoh.meetreeuhl uh'blayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surgery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">removal of the lining of the uterus, usually to relieve the symptoms of menorrhagia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end organ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end organ</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd ɔgən/ (<em>say</em> 'end awguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">one of several specialised structures found at the peripheral end of sensory or motor nerve fibres.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endotoxin shock syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endotoxin shock syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">a cardiovascular collapse caused by a fulminating bacterial infection, especially in older people and women of menstrual age.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077391" href="entry://toxic%20shock%20syndrome%23bigmac000077391"><strong>toxic shock syndrome</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endowment block
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382818499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endowment block</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdaʊmənt blɒk/ (<em>say</em> en'dowmuhnt blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">a block of land given over to community use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endowment insurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endowment insurance</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdaʊmənt ɪnˌʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> en'dowmuhnt in.shawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">a form of insurance providing for the payment of a fixed sum to the insured person at a specified time, or to their heirs, or a person designated, should the insured die before the time named.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end pin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end pin</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd pɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'end pin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">the usually adjustable pin attached to the end of a cello and on which it rests on the floor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end point</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'end poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">the point in a volumetric titration denoting the completion of a reaction, usually marked by a change in colour of an indicator, or other property.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enamel orchid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enamel orchid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of enamel orchid" src="word_pronunciations/07882.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnæməl ɔkəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'namuhl awkuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">any of various terrestrial orchids of the genera <em>Glossodia</em> and <em>Elythranthera</em>, of Australia, having flowers with spreading glossy petals and sepals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en bloc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en bloc</span></header><div>/ɒn ˈblɒk/ (<em>say</em> on 'blok) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">as a whole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en brochette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en brochette</span><z><span target_id="LqM3Tp2IdX">adj.</span><span target_id="aCVPExwvXi">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ɒ̃ brɒˈʃɛt/ (<em>say</em> on bro'shet) <em class="label">Cookery</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LqM3Tp2IdX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> cooked on a skewer: <em class="example">prawns en brochette.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="aCVPExwvXi">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq307"> on a skewer: <em class="example">cooked en brochette.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encephalitis lethargica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encephalitis lethargica</span></header><div>/ɛnˌsɛfəlaɪtəs ləˈθadʒɪkə/ (<em>say</em> en.sefuhluytuhs luh'thahjikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069392" href="entry://sleeping%20sickness%23bigmac000069392"><strong>sleeping sickness</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069392" href="entry://sleeping%20sickness%23mq948">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enchanter's nightshade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enchanter’s nightshade</span></header><div>/ɛnˌtʃæntəz ˈnaɪt-ʃeɪd/ (<em>say</em> en.chantuhz 'nuyt-shayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">any of several species of northern temperate perennial herbs belonging to the genus <em>Circaea</em>, especially <em>C. lutetiana</em>, having small white flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en choy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429904082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en choy</span></header><div>/ɛn ˈtʃɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> en 'choy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a small amaranthaceous herb with a thick, fleshy stem and leaves which are variable in shape, and green or purple in colour; Chinese spinach.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Cantonese <em>yihnchoi</em>, from <em>yihn</em> amaranthus + <em>choi</em> vegetable]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encore surgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encore surgery</span></header><div>/ˌɒnkɔ ˈsɜdʒəri/ (<em>say</em> .onkaw 'serjuhree), /ˌɒŋkɔ/ (<em>say</em> .ongkaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">surgery which is not urgently required but which is undertaken while a patient is being operated on for another reason.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Encounter Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Encounter Bay</span></header><div>/ɛnˌkaʊntə ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> en.kowntuh 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a bay forming part of the SA coast, south of Goolwa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encounter group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encounter group</span></header><div>/ɛnˈkaʊntə grup/ (<em>say</em> en'kowntuh groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">a number of people who meet together to better understand themselves and their relationships with others by expressing their feelings and by confrontation, physical contact, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encourage handicap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encourage handicap</span></header><div>/ɛnˌkʌrɪdʒ ˈhændikæp/ (<em>say</em> en.kurij 'handeekap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">a restricted race for horses which are specified as being in the encourage class in accordance with the rules operating in each state of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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encourage horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">encourage horse</span></header><div>/ɛnˌkʌrɪdʒ ˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> en.kurij 'haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">a horse eligible to run in an encourage handicap.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">encourage-class horse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en croute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en croute</span></header><div>/ɒn ˈkrut/ (<em>say</em> on 'krooht), /ɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> on) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">cooked in a pastry crust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: in a crust]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endangered species
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac116154187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endangered species</span></header><div>/ɛndeɪndʒəd ˈspisiz/ (<em>say</em> endaynjuhd 'speeseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> a threatened species that is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac632866469" href="entry://critically%20endangered%20species%23bigmac632866469"><strong>critically endangered species</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac275490172" href="entry://vulnerable%20species%23bigmac275490172"><strong>vulnerable species</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) something that is extremely rare: <em class="example">clean cups are an endangered species in this office.</em></span></div> <div class="backshade">The internationally recognised listing and ranking system of conservation status is that of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Various criteria are used to assess the assignment of a taxon as critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable. The ranking <strong>endangered</strong> arises where a taxon is considered to face a very high risk of extinction in the wild. One of the criteria on which assignment is made is that of reduction in population size; one scenario leading to assignment to this category is a reduction in population size of more than or equal to 50 per cent over the previous 10 years or three generations, whichever is the longer time, where the causes of the reduction may not have ceased, or may not be understood, or may not be reversible. A second criterion on which a ranking is made concerns geographic range; a scenario leading to an endangered ranking would be an area of occupancy of less than 500 square kilometres together with two of the following three factors: a geographic range that is severely fragmented or fewer than five locations, continuing decline in extent or quality of locations, and extreme fluctuations of locations. In the 2015 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Tasmanian devil was classified as endangered because of the devastation facial tumour disease has caused to the population, with research showing numbers reduced by 60 per cent in the 10 years prior to 2006. While the cause of decline in devil population is known, the decline has not ceased and its effects are not reversible with current knowledge. In 2015 the Australian rufous scrub-bird and the mallee emu-wren had joined the endangered ranking, having previously been ranked vulnerable in the 2008 list. Other Australian species listed as endangered include the Australian sea lion and the numbat.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en dash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901664057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en dash</span></header><div>/ˈɛn dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'en dash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">a dash (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100943" href="entry://dash%23bigmac000100943"><strong>dash<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100943" href="entry://dash%23mq983">17</a>) which is an en in length (–); en rule.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en daube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en daube</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ doʊb/ (<em>say</em> on dohb) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Cookery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">(of a stew) braised in a sealed earthenware casserole with wine, spices or herbs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end-blown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end-blown</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd-bloʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'end-blohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">(of a flute) having a mouth-piece at the end of the tube, so that the player’s breath is directed into the instrument.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end brain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end brain</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd breɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'end brayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075301" href="entry://telencephalon%23bigmac000075301"><strong>telencephalon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Endeavour prawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac213491071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Endeavour prawn</span></header><div>/ɛndɛvə ˈprɔn/ (<em>say</em> endevuh 'prawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">either of two prawns of the genus <em>Metapenaeus</em>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023791" href="entry://blue%20Endeavour%20prawn%23bigmac000023791"><strong>blue Endeavour prawn</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac905021909" href="entry://red%20Endeavour%20prawn%23bigmac905021909"><strong>red Endeavour prawn</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Endeavour Reef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Endeavour Reef</span></header><div>/ɛndɛvə ˈrif/ (<em>say</em> endevuh 'reef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">a section of the Great Barrier Reef, Qld, east of Cooktown; believed to be where Captain James Cook’s ship <em>Endeavour</em> ran aground in 1770.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Endeavour Strait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Endeavour Strait</span></header><div>/ɛndɛvə ˈstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> endevuh 'strayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">a channel off the north-west point of Cape York Peninsula, Qld, between Thursday Island and the mainland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy recovery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110987912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy recovery</span></header><div>/ˈɛnədʒi rəkʌvəri/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjee ruhkuvuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">the efficient use of materials which are the incidental by-product of a process, as the heat energy produced in the air vented by an air conditioner, or the methane produced in wastewater treatment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac711446195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy tax</span></header><div>/ˈɛnədʒi tæks/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjee taks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">a government tax on the purchase of fuel, as petrol, gas, electricity, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en famille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en famille</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ faˈmija/ (<em>say</em> on fah'meeyuh), /faˈmi/ (<em>say</em> fah'mee), /fæˈmi/ (<em>say</em> fa'mee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">with one’s family; within the family circle; at home.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: in the family]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enfant terrible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enfant terrible</span></header><div>/ɒ̃fɒ̃təˈriblə/ (<em>say</em> onfontuh'reebluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> an embarrassingly impolite or uncontrollable child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq660"> a precociously talented person whose ideas or behaviour appear outlandish or iconoclastic to others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, terrible child]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engagement ring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engagement ring</span></header><div>/ɛnˈgeɪdʒmənt rɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> en'gayjmuhnt ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">a ring given in token of an engagement to be married, usually given by the man to his fiancée; usually worn on the finger next to the little finger on the left hand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engine chatter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac076523005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engine chatter</span></header><div>/ˈɛndʒən tʃætə/ (<em>say</em> 'enjuhn chatuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100363" href="entry://chatter%23bigmac000100363"><strong>chatter</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100363" href="entry://chatter%23mq265">9</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engine-driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engine-driver</span></header><div>/ˈɛndʒən-draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'enjuhn-druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">someone who drives a locomotive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engine dynamometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac924379490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engine dynamometer</span></header><div>/ɛndʒən daɪnəˈmɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> enjuhn duynuh'momuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a device connected to the output shaft of a motor vehicle engine, applying an opposing load to the running engine, the power of the engine being calculated by measuring the torque and the rotational speed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engineer jacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513726312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engineer jacket</span></header><div>/ɛndʒəˈnɪə dʒækət/ (<em>say</em> enjuh'near jakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">a men’s jacket in the style of those once worn by US engine-drivers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">engineer’s jacket</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engineer officer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engineer officer</span></header><div>/ɛndʒəˈnɪər ˌɒfəsə/ (<em>say</em> enjuh'nearr .ofuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a marine officer in charge of the engines on a ship, usually a watch-keeping officer in the engine-room.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engineer's chain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engineer’s chain</span></header><div>/ˌɛndʒənɪəz ˈtʃeɪn/ (<em>say</em> .enjuhnearz 'chayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100150" href="entry://chain%23bigmac000100150"><strong>chain</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100150" href="entry://chain%23mq908">11a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engine house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engine house</span></header><div>/ˈɛndʒən haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'enjuhn hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a building in which an engine is kept.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engine room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engine room</span></header><div>/ˈɛndʒən rum/ (<em>say</em> 'enjuhn roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> the room in a vessel in which a ship’s engines are situated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> any room housing an engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engine-room artificer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engine-room artificer</span></header><div>/ˌɛndʒən-rum aˈtɪfəsə/ (<em>say</em> .enjuhn-roohm ah'tifuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">a junior naval officer whose duty is to assist the engineer officer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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engine turning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">engine turning</span></header><div>/ˈɛndʒən tɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'enjuhn terning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">the engraving of any symmetrical pattern on a metallic surface by machinery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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englacial stream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">englacial stream</span></header><div>/ɛnˌgleɪsiəl ˈstrim/ (<em>say</em> en.glayseeuhl 'streem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">a stream of meltwater which flows through a tunnel within an ice sheet or glacier.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English bond</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈbɒnd/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">a common arrangement of brickwork in which alternate courses of bricks are headers and stretchers, that is, they show the short ends or the long faces of the bricks.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027221" href="entry://Flemish%20bond%23bigmac000027221"><strong>Flemish bond</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English breakfast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English breakfast</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈbrɛkfəst/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'brekfuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> Also, <strong class="vs">cooked breakfast</strong>. a breakfast in which a hot dish, such as fried or scrambled eggs, bacon, tomatoes, etc., is included (opposed to <em>continental breakfast</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> a richly coloured blend of Indian and Sri Lankan black teas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English breakfast tea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100092934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English breakfast tea</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> a black tea preparation, usually a blend of Assam, Ceylon, and Kenyan teas, providing a full-bodied flavour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> a beverage made with this kind of tea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> a serving of this beverage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English Channel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English Channel</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈtʃænəl/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'chanuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">an arm of the Atlantic between England and France, connected with the North Sea by the Strait of Dover. About 563 km long; 32–160 km wide.</span></div> French, <strong>La Manche</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English Civil War
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English Civil War</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013991" href="entry://Civil%20War%23bigmac000013991"><strong>Civil War</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013991" href="entry://Civil%20War%23mq159">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English Company's Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English Company’s Islands</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">a number of islands off the coast of the NT, about 50 km south of the Wessel Islands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English couch grass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English couch grass</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016770" href="entry://couch%23bigmac000016770"><strong>couch<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English elm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English elm</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈɛlm/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'elm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023451" href="entry://elm%23bigmac000023451"><strong>elm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English fillet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539441836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English fillet</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈfɪlət/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'filuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">smoked cod.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English horn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English horn</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈhɔn/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'hawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090513" href="entry://cor%20anglais%23bigmac000090513"><strong>cor anglais</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English muffin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac438795723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English muffin</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈmʌfən/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'mufuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a thick, flat yeast cake, made from a soft, risen dough, baked without browning, served cut open and usually toasted, with butter, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English mustard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac281729544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English mustard</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈmʌstəd/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'mustuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq46">an extremely hot mustard, made from ground mustard seeds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English parsley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585351421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English parsley</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈpasli/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'pahslee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac379208142" href="entry://curly-leaf%20parsley%23bigmac379208142"><strong>curly-leaf parsley</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English rose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English rose</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈroʊz/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'rohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">a pretty girl or young woman with very fair and blushing complexion, the stereotype of English beauty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English setter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English setter</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈsɛtə/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'setuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">one of a breed of long-haired gun dogs, usually tan-and-white, white with liver flecks, or pure white, with a rangy body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English spinach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac833563288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English spinach</span></header><div>/ɪŋglɪʃ ˈspɪnɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> ingglish 'spinich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071000" href="entry://spinach%23bigmac000071000"><strong>spinach</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071000" href="entry://spinach%23mq177">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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English springer spaniel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">English springer spaniel</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">one of the two breeds of springer spaniel, slightly larger than the Welsh springer spaniel, and having a black-and-white or liver-and-white coat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enhanced greenhouse effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616236699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enhanced greenhouse effect</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031596" href="entry://greenhouse%20effect%23bigmac000031596"><strong>greenhouse effect</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031596" href="entry://greenhouse%20effect%23mq490">2b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enhanced primary care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993720424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enhanced primary care</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">a system of government-subsidised support services for people with chronic medical conditions; used for such services as speech and language pathology, psychology, occupational therapy, dietitian services, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EPC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enigma moth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac269983856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enigma moth</span></header><div>/ənɪgmə ˈmɒθ/ (<em>say</em> uhnigmuh 'moth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">a small moth, <em>Aenigmatinea glatzella</em>, the only species of its genus, the male being golden and the female purple; found on a single site on Kangaroo Island where its habitat is a native pine tree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so named because it has a mixture of physical characteristics that make it difficult to place in an evolutionary timeline]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enlisted man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enlisted man</span></header><div>/ɛnˈlɪstəd mæn/ (<em>say</em> en'listuhd man), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a serviceman who is not a commissioned officer or a warrant officer, or cadet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en masse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en masse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of en masse" src="word_pronunciations/07873.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒn ˈmæs/ (<em>say</em> on 'mas) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">in a mass or body; all together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ennerdale Water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ennerdale Water</span></header><div>/ɛnədeɪl ˈwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> enuhdayl 'wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">a lake in Cumbria in the Lake District of north-western England. 4 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en papillote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en papillote</span><z><span target_id="kgpexhlQEh">adj.</span><span target_id="YxqHFo2ZhF">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˌɒ̃ pæpiˈjoʊt/ (<em>say</em> .on papee'yoht), /-jɒt/ (<em>say</em> -yot) <em class="label">Cookery</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kgpexhlQEh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> baked in a paper case.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="YxqHFo2ZhF">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq505"> in a paper case.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end product
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end product</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd prɒdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'end produkt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">final or resulting product.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end-stopped
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end-stopped</span></header><div>/ˈɛnd-stɒpt/ (<em>say</em> 'end-stopt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">of lines of verse at the end of each of which there is a pause.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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End Times
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994757318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">End Times</span></header><div>/ɛnd ˈtaɪmz/ (<em>say</em> end 'tuymz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> (in Judaism) the time of tribulation thought to precede the coming of the Messiah.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> (in Christianity) the time of tribulation thought to precede the Second Coming.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">End of Days</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end-to-end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406143023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end-to-end</span><z><span target_id="u6ru8KBgrg">adj.</span><span target_id="h7RQzOXudb">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɛnd-tu-ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> end-tooh-'end) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="u6ru8KBgrg"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> of or relating to a procedure, examination, etc., which is carried out or applied from the top or start of something to its bottom or end: <em class="example">an end-to-end process; </em><em class="example">an end-to-end solution.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h7RQzOXudb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq806"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac217851111" href="entry://kick-to-kick%23bigmac217851111"><strong>kick-to-kick</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endurance limit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endurance limit</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdjurəns lɪmət/ (<em>say</em> en'dyoohruhns limuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">(in fatigue testing) the maximum stress which a material will withstand without breaking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endurance run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac652867266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endurance run</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdʒurəns rʌn/ (<em>say</em> en'joohruhns run) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">a long-distance race in difficult natural terrain presenting various challenges to the runner.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>endurance running</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>endurance runner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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endurance test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297431973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">endurance test</span></header><div>/ɛnˈdjurəns tɛst/ (<em>say</em> en'dyoohruhns test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq694"> a trial of one’s ability to endure, especially a physical trial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any project or activity which has continued for an irritatingly long time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enduring power of attorney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac285462622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enduring power of attorney</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">enduring powers of attorney</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a power of attorney allowing a person to make financial and legal decisions for another when that person becomes incapacitated by reason of accident or illness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end use
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end use</span></header><div>/ɛnd ˈjus/ (<em>say</em> end 'yoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">the ultimate purpose to which a computer program, piece of equipment, product, etc., is to be applied.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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end user
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">end user</span></header><div>/ɛnd ˈjuzə/ (<em>say</em> end 'yoohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">one of the customers for whom computer hardware and software is ultimately designed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enemy alien
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676958151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enemy alien</span></header><div>/ɛnəmi ˈeɪliən/ (<em>say</em> enuhmee 'ayleeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">a resident in a country who has not acquired citizenship of that country and who, when that country is at war with their country of origin, is interned as an enemy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac184892189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy bar</span></header><div>/ˈɛnədʒi ba/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjee bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a commercially-prepared and packaged snack in a bar shape, made from ingredients high in nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, and usually low in fat, marketed as suitable for sportspeople, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy conservation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10894189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy conservation</span></header><div>/ɛnədʒi kɒnsəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> enuhjee konsuh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">the more efficient use of energy so as to decrease the amount of energy used overall, as by changing consumer patterns of use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac410004660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy drink</span></header><div>/ˈɛnədʒi drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjee dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">a drink designed to promote physical stamina, containing a number of ingredients, usually including a stimulant such as caffeine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy efficiency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28347413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy efficiency</span></header><div>/ɛnədʒi əˈfɪʃənsi/ (<em>say</em> enuhjee uh'fishuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">energy efficiencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">the efficient use of energy so that less energy is consumed to produce the same result as previously obtained, as by the use of insulation in houses to save energy used in air conditioning, or the use of fluorescent lights instead of incandescent lights to produce lighting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy efficiency rating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac752993899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy efficiency rating</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">an energy labelling approved by a regulatory authority and required for devices such as washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, dishwashers, etc., which indicates the performance level of the device with respect to energy efficiency.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EER</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy efficiency ratio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac644076947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy efficiency ratio</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">the ratio of the cooling capacity of an air-conditioning system (measured in Btus per hour) to the power input (measured in watts) at a given set of rating conditions, expressed as Btu/h per watt.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EER</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy field
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac642662767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy field</span></header><div>/ˈɛnədʒi fild/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjee feeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> the region of space influenced by a particular form of energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> the region in close proximity to the human body, in some belief systems, as Chinese metaphysics, thought to be influenced by the energy of the spirit or chi.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy labelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy labelling</span></header><div>/ˈɛnədʒi ˌleɪbəlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjee .laybuhling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">the system of labelling an appliance, such as a refrigerator, freezer or room air conditioner, to indicate how much electricity it would use annually in kilowatt hours, when tested to an Australian Standard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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energy level
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">energy level</span></header><div>/ˈɛnədʒi lɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'enuhjee levuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">one of a number of quantised energy states in which a nucleus, atom, or molecule can exist. Transitions between different levels involve the loss or gain of a finite quantity of energy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">energy state</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrance fee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac865741394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrance fee</span></header><div>/ˈɛntrəns fi/ (<em>say</em> 'entruhns fee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac204843212" href="entry://admission%20fee%23bigmac204843212"><strong>admission fee</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrance room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrance room</span></header><div>/ˈɛntrəns rum/ (<em>say</em> 'entruhns roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> the first room one enters in a building, usually leading immediately to larger rooms with specific functions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq797"> a space that has terminations for cabling of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101661" href="entry://backbone%23bigmac000101661">backbone</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101661" href="entry://backbone%23mq392">4</a>) into a building for connection to other communications systems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entrance way
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664111035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entrance way</span></header><div>/ˈɛntrəns weɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'entruhns way) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024049" href="entry://entrance%23bigmac000024049"><strong>entrance<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024049" href="entry://entrance%23mq870">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entre nous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entre nous</span></header><div>/ɒntrə ˈnu/ (<em>say</em> ontruh 'nooh) <div class="def"><span id="mq584">between ourselves; confidentially.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entry-level
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac282434320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entry-level</span></header><div>/ˈɛntri-lɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'entree-levuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">designating something which is at the lowest rank in a hierarchical structure: <em class="example">an entry-level position in a firm; </em><em class="example">an entry-level home purchase.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac44457069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E number</span></header><div>/ˈi nʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'ee numbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">one of a set of numbers used as a code to identify food additives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [initial letter of <em>Europe</em> because these food additive numbers are a subset of the international system found on food labels in the European Union]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enumerated powers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272354821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enumerated powers</span></header><div>/əˌnjuməreɪtəd ˈpaʊəz/ (<em>say</em> uh.nyoohmuhraytuhd 'powuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">(in Australia) the areas defined in the Constitution as those in which the Commonwealth has the power to legislate, whether exclusively, or concurrently with the states.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac702344090" href="entry://concurrent%20powers%23bigmac702344090"><strong>concurrent powers</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac139868828" href="entry://exclusive%20powers%23bigmac139868828"><strong>exclusive powers</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac227052802" href="entry://residual%20powers%23bigmac227052802"><strong>residual powers</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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envelopmental journalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">envelopmental journalism</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvɛləpmɛntəl ˈdʒɜnəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> en.veluhpmentuhl 'jernuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">institutionalised bribery in the media.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099735" href="entry://envelope%23bigmac000099735"><span class="smallcaps">envelope</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099735" href="entry://envelope%23mq363">10a</a>) (modelled on <em>developmental</em>, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019960" href="entry://development%23bigmac000019960"><span class="smallcaps">development</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039353" href="entry://journalism%23bigmac000039353"><span class="smallcaps">journalism</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Enver Pasha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Enver Pasha</span></header><div>/ɛnvə ˈpæʃə/ (<em>say</em> envuh 'pashuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">1881–1922, Turkish soldier and politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental audit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac7676565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental audit</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənmɛntəl ˈɔdət/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhnmentuhl 'awduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a process which identifies for a business or organisation areas of inefficiency and excessive waste in their processes, such as paper usage, energy consumption, etc., thus reducing damage to the environment as well as providing a financial benefit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac953311501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental equity</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənmɛntəl ˈɛkwəti/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhnmentuhl 'ekwuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">the principle that there should not be gross disparities between groups in a population with regard to exposure to environmental hazards which result from industrial, municipal, commercial, or other human activities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental impact assessment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac524019697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental impact assessment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">(in Australia) a procedure for considering the potential effect on the environment of a proposed development or land use.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EIA Also, <strong class="vs">environment impact assessment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental impact investing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193912070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental impact investing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">a form of impact investing which has a clear beneficial impact on the environment, particularly as a response to climate change.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac658805211" href="entry://impact%20investing%23bigmac658805211"><strong>impact investing</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>environmental impact investment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>environmental impact investor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental impact statement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental impact statement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">(in Australia) a formal document presenting (usually for public review) the findings of studies undertaken to analyse and predict the likely environmental impacts of a proposed development or change in land use, and also presenting the proposed mitigation measures to avoid or minimise those impacts.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EIS Also, <strong class="vs">environment impact statement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental impact study
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental impact study</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">environmental impact studies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">(in Australia) a study undertaken in order to assess the effect on a specified environment of the introduction of any new factor which may upset the ecological balance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">environment impact study</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental indicator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac997689947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental indicator</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənmɛntəl ˈɪndəkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhnmentuhl 'induhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">a variable factor in the environment, which, when measured over time, can be used to indicate the state of a related aspect of the environment; for example, a dwindling frog population may indicate a problem in a particular ecosystem.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental justice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac180068592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental justice</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənmɛntəl ˈdʒʌstəs/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhnmentuhl 'justuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">the fair and equal treatment of all people with regard to environmental laws, as in protecting the right of all people to have clean air, clean water and healthy ecosystems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental management
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental management</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənmɛntəl ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhnmentuhl 'manijmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">the management of the environment, particularly in relation to the balancing of the often conflicting requirements of natural and human-made resources, so that the maximum use of the land can be achieved without causing environmental destruction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">environment management</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental management plan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac879019503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental management plan</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">a document which lays out guidelines to be followed to ensure that no damage is done to the environment while at the same time securing the future of an industry, development project, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EMP Also, <strong class="vs">environment management plan</strong>, <strong class="vs">environmental risk management plan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental racism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459662729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental racism</span></header><div>/ɛnvaɪrənˌmɛntl ˈreɪsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> envuyruhn.mentl 'raysizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">racism within the development and execution of environmental policy, especially in the placement of toxic waste facilities, landfill sites, etc., in the proximity of communities with relatively large ethnic minority populations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en passant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en passant</span><z><span target_id="wfzeMNacBZ">adv.</span><span target_id="Z53sCttU96">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɒ̃ ˈpasɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> on 'pahson), /paˈsɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> pah'son) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="wfzeMNacBZ"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> in passing; by the way.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z53sCttU96">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq222"> <em class="label">Chess</em> a rule according to which a pawn, after making the optional initial move over two squares, may be taken, on the next move only, by an adversary’s pawn, which makes the capture exactly as if the initial move had been over only one square.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en prise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en prise</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ ˈpriz/ (<em>say</em> on 'preez) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">(in chess) in line for capture; likely to be captured.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en rapport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en rapport</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ rəˈpɔ/ (<em>say</em> on ruh'paw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">in sympathy or accord; in agreement; congenial.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enriched uranium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac73869982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enriched uranium</span></header><div>/ɛnrɪtʃt juˈreɪniəm/ (<em>say</em> enricht yooh'rayneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">uranium which has undergone enrichment.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac358527197" href="entry://uranium%20enrichment%23bigmac358527197"><strong>uranium enrichment</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrichment plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrichment plant</span></header><div>/ɛnˈrɪtʃmənt plænt/ (<em>say</em> en'richmuhnt plant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">a plant for the production of enriched uranium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enrolled nurse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac625611221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enrolled nurse</span></header><div>/ɛnˈroʊld nɜs/ (<em>say</em> en'rohld ners) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a nurse with a non-degree qualification, as from a nursing college, TAFE college, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062281" href="entry://registered%20nurse%23bigmac000062281"><strong>registered nurse</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: EN</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en route
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en route</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of en route" src="word_pronunciations/07874.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒn ˈrut/ (<em>say</em> on 'rooht) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">on the way.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en rule</span></header><div>/ˈɛn rul/ (<em>say</em> 'en roohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac901664057" href="entry://en%20dash%23bigmac901664057"><strong>en dash</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en suite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en suite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of en suite" src="word_pronunciations/07875.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒn ˈswit/ (<em>say</em> on 'sweet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">in succession; in a series or set.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entente cordiale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entente cordiale</span></header><div>/ɒnˌtɒnt kɔdiˈal/ (<em>say</em> on.tont kawdee'ahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">a friendly understanding, especially between two governments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enteric fever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enteric fever</span></header><div>/ɛnˌtɛrɪk ˈfivə/ (<em>say</em> en.terik 'feevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078933" href="entry://typhoid%20fever%23bigmac000078933"><strong>typhoid fever</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enter key
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac688107732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enter key</span></header><div>/ˈɛntə ˌki/ (<em>say</em> 'entuh .kee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063141" href="entry://return%20key%23bigmac000063141"><strong>return key</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterprise agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979726248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterprise agreement</span></header><div>/ˈɛntəpraɪz əgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> 'entuhpruyz uhgreemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">an agreement between the employees and employers of an enterprise regarding pay and working conditions, which results from enterprise bargaining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterprise bargaining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterprise bargaining</span></header><div>/ɛntəpraɪz ˈbagənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> entuhpruyz 'bahguhning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">bargaining on wages and conditions conducted between the employer and employees of an enterprise, the results of which are drawn up in a contract limited in effect to that particular enterprise, though usually subject to control and enforcement by an independent tribunal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterprise information portal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac883069015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterprise information portal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac844384933" href="entry://information%20portal%23bigmac844384933"><strong>information portal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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enterprise migration agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927468073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">enterprise migration agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">a project-specific migration arrangement allowing foreign workers to enter Australia on a temporary basis to be employed on large-scale resource projects which cannot meet their workforce needs from the Australian population.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EMA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entitlement culture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac693416669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entitlement culture</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtaɪtlmənt kʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> en'tuytlmuhnt kulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">a pervading attitude in the community that different groups are entitled to benefits, especially from the government, because of their particular and special circumstances.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entitlement issue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entitlement issue</span></header><div>/ɛnˈtaɪtlmənt ɪʃu/ (<em>say</em> en'tuytlmuhnt ishooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a method of raising capital whereby existing shareholders may buy new shares, usually below market price, which are usually issued in a predetermined ratio to current shareholdings, and cannot be sold or transferred; non-renounceable issue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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en-tout-cas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">en-tout-cas</span></header><div>/ɒn-tu-ˈka/ (<em>say</em> on-tooh-'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a tennis court surface which can be used in all weather.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark, from French: in every case]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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entr'acte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">entr’acte</span></header><div>/ˈɒntrækt/ (<em>say</em> 'ontrakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> the interval between two consecutive acts of a theatrical or operatic performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> a performance, as of music or dancing, given during such an interval.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq770"> a piece of music or the like for such a performance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: between-act]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental refugee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac631929183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental refugee</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənmɛntəl rɛfjuˈdʒi/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhnmentuhl refyooh'jee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a person displaced from their home as a consequence of environmental degradation, as caused by natural disasters, the effects of climate change, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental risk management plan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac947898167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental risk management plan</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac879019503" href="entry://environmental%20management%20plan%23bigmac879019503"><strong>environmental management plan</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ERMP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental science
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac794517189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental science</span></header><div>/ɛnˌvaɪrənmɛntəl ˈsaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> en.vuyruhnmentuhl 'suyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">the study of the environment with regard to its physical aspects, its ecology, and the social issues involved in managing and utilising it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environmental water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436752767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environmental water</span></header><div>/ɛnvaɪrənˈmɛntl wɔtə/ (<em>say</em> envuyruhn'mentl wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">water in a water-dependent ecosystem, as river water, etc., especially water that is set aside for an environmental purpose by a system of water entitlements or allocations established by legislation or a statutory plan.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac304019235" href="entry://irrigation%20water%23bigmac304019235"><strong>irrigation water</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">ecological water</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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environment effects statement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">environment effects statement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a statement of all matters that significantly affect a specified environment to determine whether to proceed with an environmental impact statement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephemeral creek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130633252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephemeral creek</span></header><div>/əfɛmərəl ˈkrik/ (<em>say</em> uhfemuhruhl 'kreek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a drainage line that does not hold water for any extended period of time after a rain event has finished.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ephemeris time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ephemeris time</span></header><div>/əˈfɛmərəs taɪm/ (<em>say</em> uh'femuhruhs tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a measure of time independent of variations in the earth’s rotation rate. The <strong>ephemeris second</strong> is the fundamental unit and is defined as a precise fraction of the tropical year 1900.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epic theatre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epic theatre</span></header><div>/ˌɛpɪk ˈθɪətə/ (<em>say</em> .epik 'theartuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">a style of drama, developed by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), which emphasises the need for the audience to become emotionally detached from the action, and which dispenses with many of the traditional stage devices for audience involvement and excitement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicyclic train
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicyclic train</span></header><div>/ˌɛpisaɪklɪk ˈtreɪn/ (<em>say</em> .epeesuyklik 'trayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Machinery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">any train of gears, the axes of the wheels of which revolve around a common centre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epicyclic gear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epicycloidal gear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epicycloidal gear</span></header><div>/ɛpisaɪˌklɔɪdl ˈgɪə/ (<em>say</em> epeesuy.kloydl 'gear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">one of the wheels in an epicyclic train.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epicycloidal wheel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidermolysis bullosa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897893400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidermolysis bullosa</span></header><div>/ɛpidɜˌmɒləsəs bəˈloʊsə/ (<em>say</em> epeeder.moluhsuhs buh'lohsuh), /epə-/ (<em>say</em> epuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">a rare genetic disease the symptoms of which are a fragile skin, and blisters on the feet and hands but also inside the mouth, oesophagus, stomach and bladder.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EB</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epidural anaesthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epidural anaesthetic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of epidural anaesthetic" src="word_pronunciations/08132.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛpiˌdjurəl ænəsˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> epee.dyoohruhl anuhs'thetik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq606"> an agent injected into the epidural space of the spinal cord to produce regional anaesthesia, especially in childbirth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> the procedure for doing this.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epidural anesthetic</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epinephrine pen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140653221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epinephrine pen</span></header><div>/ɛpəˈnɛfrən pɛn/ (<em>say</em> epuh'nefruhn pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac123517390" href="entry://adrenaline%20autoinjector%23bigmac123517390"><strong>adrenaline autoinjector</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">epinephrine autoinjector</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epipelagic zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862148809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epipelagic zone</span></header><div>/ɛpipəˈlædʒɪk zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> epeepuh'lajik zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">the top layer of the ocean which receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis to take place.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac350049568" href="entry://abyssopelagic%20zone%23bigmac350049568"><strong>abyssopelagic zone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac603026391" href="entry://bathypelagic%20zone%23bigmac603026391"><strong>bathypelagic zone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac553990803" href="entry://hadopelagic%20zone%23bigmac553990803"><strong>hadopelagic zone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac220847405" href="entry://mesopelagic%20zone%23bigmac220847405"><strong>mesopelagic zone</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epistle side
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epistle side</span></header><div>/əˈpɪsəl saɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'pisuhl suyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">the right-hand side of a church facing the altar.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031060" href="entry://gospel%20side%23bigmac000031060"><strong>gospel side</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac372609922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac227259218" href="entry://EHN%20virus%23bigmac227259218"><strong>EHN virus</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EHNV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epley manoeuvre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac942788477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epley manoeuvre</span></header><div>/ˈɛpli mənuvə/ (<em>say</em> 'eplee muhnoohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a method of treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, in which the head is manipulated into various positions in order to restore equilibrium by moving displaced crystals of calcium carbonate in the ear from the semicircular canals back to the utricle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from John McNaughton <em>Epley</em>, 1930–2019, US otologist who devised this method]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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epoch-making
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">epoch-making</span></header><div>/ˈipɒk-meɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eepok-mayking) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">opening a new era, as in human history, thought, or knowledge: <em class="example">an epoch-making discovery.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epping Forest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epping Forest</span></header><div>/ɛpɪŋ ˈfɒrəst/ (<em>say</em> eping 'foruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">a former royal forest in eastern England, at one time nearly coextensive with Essex; now a park north-east of London. 23 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-press
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac332562460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-press</span></header><div>/i-ˈprɛs/ (<em>say</em> ee-'pres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a publishing organisation that deals primarily with digital texts published online.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101420" href="entry://press%23bigmac000101420"><span class="smallcaps">press<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epsom salts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epsom salts</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Epsom salts" src="word_pronunciations/08163.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛpsəm ˈsɒlts/ (<em>say</em> epsuhm 'solts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">hydrated magnesium sulphate, formerly used as a cathartic, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called because first prepared from the water of the mineral springs at <em>Epsom</em>, a town in Surrey, SE England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Epstein-Barr virus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Epstein-Barr virus</span></header><div>/ˌɛpstaɪn-ˈba vaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> .epstuyn-'bah vuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">a virus that causes glandular fever, characterised by sudden fevers and a benign swelling of the lymph nodes.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EBV [named after MA <em>Epstein</em>, born 1921, British virologist, and YM <em>Barr</em> (later Balding), 1932–2016, Irish-born virologist, who isolated the virus in 1964]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-publishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac022043289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-publishing</span></header><div>/i-ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ee-'publishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">the publishing of books, magazines, newspapers, etc., in an electronic form.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digital publishing</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059922" href="entry://publishing%23bigmac000059922"><span class="smallcaps">publishing</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equal-area map
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac333334127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equal-area map</span></header><div>/ikwəl-ˈɛəriə mæp/ (<em>say</em> eekwuhl-'airreeuh map) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">a flat map which represents areas in a size proportionate to their actual area on the globe, so that the relative size of the various areas being shown is accurately preserved; when representing the whole globe, such a map is elliptical in shape and severely distorts the shape of regions furthest from the equator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equalisation reserve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equalisation reserve</span></header><div>/ikwəlaɪˌzeɪʃən rəˈzɜv/ (<em>say</em> eekwuhluy.zayshuhn ruh'zerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a reserve held by an insurer to cover an underwriting loss in whole or in part.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equalization reserve</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equal opportunity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac578786719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equal opportunity</span><z><span target_id="g73NuMtql0">n.</span><span target_id="aOMvVyDNeY">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ikwəl ɒpəˈtjunəti/ (<em>say</em> eekwuhl opuh'tyoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g73NuMtql0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">equal opportunities</strong>) the situation or principle of providing the same opportunities, as in employment, education, etc., to everyone without regard to gender, ethnic background, age, physical disability, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aOMvVyDNeY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq170"> Also, <strong class="vs">equal-opportunity</strong>. of or relating to the provision of such equal opportunities: <em class="example">an equal opportunity employer; </em><em class="example">an equal opportunity law.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equals sign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equals sign</span></header><div>/ˈikwəlz saɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhlz suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">the symbol =, used to show that two things are equal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equal sign</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equal temperament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554797492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equal temperament</span></header><div>/ikwəl ˈtɛmprəmənt/ (<em>say</em> eekwuhl 'tempruhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">the system of tuning a keyboard instrument which has fixed pitch, as a piano, organ, etc., so that each semitone is tuned away from the natural scale to be an equal interval from the pitches immediately above and below.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equal time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac80782499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equal time</span></header><div>/ˈikwəl taɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'eekwuhl tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">(in Australia) the practice of evenly sharing time on ABC television and radio for election broadcasts or other political comment by government and opposition parties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equation of state
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equation of state</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">an equation connecting the pressure, volume and thermodynamic temperature of a substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equatorial climate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equatorial climate</span></header><div>/ˌɛkwətɔriəl ˈklaɪmət/ (<em>say</em> .ekwuhtawreeuhl 'kluymuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a type of climate characterised by consistently high temperatures and rainfall throughout the year; roughly between latitudes 5°N and 5°S.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equestrian vaulting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac398603054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equestrian vaulting</span></header><div>/əkwɛstriən ˈvɔltɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhkwestreeuhn 'vawlting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">a sport in which participants perform gymnastic and dance routines on horseback.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equilibrium constant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equilibrium constant</span></header><div>/ikwəˈlɪbriəm kɒnstənt/ (<em>say</em> eekwuh'libreeuhm konstuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">a ratio which, for a reversible chemical reaction at equilibrium, expresses the concentrations of those chemicals formed in the forward reaction divided by the concentrations of those formed in the reverse reaction.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: K</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equine flu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232044358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equine flu</span></header><div>/ɛkwaɪn ˈflu/ (<em>say</em> ekwuyn 'flooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac592701606" href="entry://equine%20influenza%23bigmac592701606"><strong>equine influenza</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equine growth hormone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac811161974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equine growth hormone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> a growth hormone produced in the pituitary gland of horses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> a synthetic form of this hormone used as a veterinary medicine for aging horses and illegally by humans as a performance-enhancing drug in sport. <em>Abbrev.</em>: eGH</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equine infectious anaemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac027959953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equine infectious anaemia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">a disease of horses caused by a retrovirus and usually introduced by bloodsucking insects as the horsefly.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EIA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equine influenza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac592701606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equine influenza</span></header><div>/ɛkwaɪn ɪnfluˈɛnzə/ (<em>say</em> ekwuyn inflooh'enzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a viral respiratory disease which causes flu-like symptoms in horses; horse flu.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equine morbillivirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac987025833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equine morbillivirus</span></header><div>/ɛkwaɪn mɔˈbɪlivaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> ekwuyn maw'bileevuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac850106556" href="entry://Hendra%20virus%23bigmac850106556"><strong>Hendra virus</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EMV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equinoctial line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equinoctial line</span></header><div>/ˌikwənɒkʃəl ˈlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> .eekwuhnokshuhl 'luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">the celestial equator.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">equinoctial circle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equinoctial point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equinoctial point</span></header><div>/ˌikwənɒkʃəl ˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> .eekwuhnokshuhl 'poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">either of the two points in which the celestial equator and the ecliptic intersect each other, reached by the sun’s centre at the equinoxes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equitable interest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac688230352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equitable interest</span></header><div>/ˈɛkwətəbəl ɪntrəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ekwuhtuhbuhl intruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">the interest in a property which derives from the legal or nominal interest of the trustee.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac604933780" href="entry://beneficial%20interest%23bigmac604933780"><strong>beneficial interest</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equity conversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac932016305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equity conversion</span></header><div>/ɛkwəti kənˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> ekwuhtee kuhn'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac47147326" href="entry://reverse%20mortgage%23bigmac47147326"><strong>reverse mortgage</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equity finance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394622966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equity finance</span></header><div>/ɛkwəti ˈfaɪnæns/ (<em>say</em> ekwuhtee 'fuynans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">money sourced internally by a business or organisation.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac839335167" href="entry://debt%20finance%23bigmac839335167"><strong>debt finance</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equity of redemption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equity of redemption</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">the right of a mortgagor to redeem the mortgaged property by paying the debt, within a certain time after the due date.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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equivalent weight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">equivalent weight</span></header><div>/əˌkwɪvələnt ˈweɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh.kwivuhluhnt 'wayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">the weight of an element or compound which will combine with, or replace, 1.007 97 grams of hydrogen or 8 grams of oxygen; for an element, the atomic weight divided by the valency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erciyas Daği
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erciyas Daği</span></header><div>/ˌɛədʒijəs daˈi/ (<em>say</em> .airjeeyuhs dah'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a volcano in central Turkey; now extinct. 3916 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erectile dysfunction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac78721686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erectile dysfunction</span></header><div>/ərɛktaɪl dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhrektuyl dis'fungkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a sexual dysfunction characterised by an inability to produce or maintain the erection of the penis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergometrine maleate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergometrine maleate</span></header><div>/ɜgoʊˌmɛtrin ˈmælieɪt/ (<em>say</em> ergoh.metreen 'maleeayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">an alkaloid derived from ergot which has a powerful oxytocic action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ergotamine tartrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ergotamine tartrate</span></header><div>/ɜˌgɒtəmin ˈtatreɪt/ (<em>say</em> er.gotuhmeen 'tahtrayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">an alkaloid derived from ergot, used to treat migraine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erie Canal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erie Canal</span></header><div>/ɪəri kəˈnæl/ (<em>say</em> earree kuh'nal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">an inland waterway in New York between Buffalo and Albany, connecting the Hudson River and Lake Erie. 579 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erlenmeyer flask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erlenmeyer flask</span></header><div>/ˈɜlənmaɪə ˌflask/ (<em>say</em> 'erluhnmuyuh .flahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a flat-bottomed, conical flask with a narrow neck, widely used in chemical laboratories.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after E <em>Erlenmeyer</em>, died 1909, German chemist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ern Malley hoax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ern Malley hoax</span></header><div>/ɜn ˈmæli/ (<em>say</em> ern 'malee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a literary hoax carried out in 1944 with the aim of disparaging the style of contemporary poetry and critical praise for it at the time.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Ern Malley hoax</strong> was perpetrated by poets James McAuley and Harold Stewart, then young soldiers, to see whether those who praised contemporary poetry could distinguish the real from ‘deliberately concocted nonsense’. The free-verse-style poems they fabricated were supposedly the work of Ern Malley, a working-class writer who died at the age of 25 leaving a bundle of manuscripts. The poems were treated as genuine and published by Max Harris in a special issue of his magazine <em>Angry Penguins</em> (August 1944), before being revealed by a newspaper as a hoax.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erogenous zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erogenous zone</span></header><div>/əˈrɒdʒənəs zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> uh'rojuhnuhs zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">any area of the body, the stimulation of which produces sexual excitement or pleasure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eromanga Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac768950942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eromanga Sea</span></header><div>/ɛrəmæŋgə ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> eruhmangguh 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">the shallow sea which, about one hundred and ten million years ago, covered what is now the arid inland area of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Er Rif
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Er Rif</span></header><div>/ɛə ˈrɪf/ (<em>say</em> air 'rif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">a mountain range in north-western Africa, extending about 270 km from Tangier along the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. Highest peak, Tidiquin, 2455 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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error of closure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">error of closure</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surveying</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> the amount by which a closed traverse fails to satisfy the requirements of a true mathematical figure, as the length of line joining the true and computed position of the same point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq414"> the ratio of this linear error to the perimeter of the traverse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq011"> (for angles) the amount by which the sum of the observed angles fails to equal the true sum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq813"> (in levelling) the amount by which an elevation determined by a series of levels fails to agree with an established elevation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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error-prone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac90590241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">error-prone</span></header><div>/ˈɛrə-proʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'eruh-prohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">unusually susceptible to making errors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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error-riddled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac639280060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">error-riddled</span></header><div>/ˈɛrə-rɪdəld/ (<em>say</em> 'eruh-riduhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> marred by many mistakes: <em class="example">an error-riddled document; </em><em class="example">an error-riddled performance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq562"> making many mistakes: <em class="example">an error-riddled team.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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erucic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">erucic acid</span></header><div>/əˌrusɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uh.roohsik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a solid fatty acid derived from oils of mustard seed and rapeseed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Eruc</em>(<em>a</em>) the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063884" href="entry://rocket%23bigmac000063884"><span class="smallcaps">rocket<sup>2</sup></span></a> genus + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Erymanthian boar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Erymanthian boar</span></header><div>/ɛrəˌmænθiən ˈbɔ/ (<em>say</em> eruh.mantheeuhn 'baw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a savage beast fabled to have infested Arcadia and to have been caught by Hercules.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escalation clause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escalation clause</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of escalation clause" src="word_pronunciations/08247.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛskəˈleɪʃən klɔz/ (<em>say</em> eskuh'layshuhn klawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">a provision in a contract allowing for adjustments up or down under specific economic conditions, as in the cost of living in a wage agreement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">escalator clause</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escalator clause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escalator clause</span></header><div>/ˈɛskəleɪtə klɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhlaytuh klawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024494" href="entry://escalation%20clause%23bigmac000024494"><strong>escalation clause</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escape clause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escape clause</span></header><div>/ɛsˈkeɪp klɔz/ (<em>say</em> es'kayp klawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">a clause in a contract which enables a party to it to terminate or modify an undertaking under certain conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Escape Cliffs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Escape Cliffs</span></header><div>/əskeɪp ˈklɪfs/ (<em>say</em> uhskayp 'klifs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">a site in the NT, about 75 km from Darwin, where there was an abortive attempt at European settlement 1864–67.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from an incident in 1839 when a party from the <em>Beagle</em> escaped from threatening Aboriginal people]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escape hood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac998820909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escape hood</span></header><div>/əˈskeɪp hʊd/ (<em>say</em> uh'skayp hood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">a head covering containing a device to filter harmful particles, such as smoke, chemicals, etc., from the air, designed to protect the wearer while leaving a dangerous or contaminated area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escape lock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escape lock</span></header><div>/əsˈkeɪp lɒk/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kayp lok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018747" href="entry://Davis%20apparatus%23bigmac000018747"><strong>Davis apparatus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escape mechanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escape mechanism</span></header><div>/əsˈkeɪp mɛkənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kayp mekuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a means, as daydreaming, etc., of avoiding unpleasant realities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escape room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac592141552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escape room</span></header><div>/əsˈkeɪp rum/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kayp roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">a real-life adventure game in which people are locked in a room where they are provided with a scenario and a number of clues to follow which, if used effectively, will lead to the resolution of the problem or puzzle and release from the room.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escape velocity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escape velocity</span></header><div>/əskeɪp vəˈlɒsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhskayp vuh'losuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">escape velocities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">the minimum velocity that a body needs in order to overcome the gravitational field of a planet or satellite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escape wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escape wheel</span></header><div>/əˌskeɪp wil/ (<em>say</em> uh.skayp weel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">a revolving toothed wheel in a watch or clock which transmits impulses to a vibrating fork.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">scapewheel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ES cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac29819474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ES cell</span></header><div>/i ɛs ˈsɛl/ (<em>say</em> ee es 'sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855492872" href="entry://embryonic%20stem%20cell%23bigmac855492872"><strong>embryonic stem cell</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Escher figure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac131407282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Escher figure</span></header><div>/ˈɛʃə fɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'eshuh figuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">a graphic design which alters spatial reality by introducing multiple planes, often in a symmetrical pattern, thus producing unusual optical effects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after MC <a data-mq-recid="bigmac604700631" href="entry://Escher%23bigmac604700631"><span class="smallcaps">Escher</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-scooter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac747489395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-scooter</span></header><div>/ˈi-skutə/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-skoohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac447209390" href="entry://electric%20scooter%23bigmac447209390"><strong>electric scooter</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escort agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escort agency</span></header><div>/ˈɛskɔt ˌeɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'eskawt .ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">escort agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">an establishment which hires out a partner for an outing, social occasion, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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escort return
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">escort return</span></header><div>/ˈɛskɔt rəˌtɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'eskawt ruh.tern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">the amount of gold sent from a goldfield to the city under the care of the government escort, used as a statistic of production.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-security
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac323440458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-security</span></header><div>/i-səˈkjurəti/ (<em>say</em> ee-suh'kyoohruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">the security of an electronic communications network.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103673" href="entry://security%23bigmac000103673"><span class="smallcaps">security</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eshay girl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490609895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eshay girl</span></header><div>/ˈɛʃeɪ gɜl/ (<em>say</em> 'eshay gerl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac43603562" href="entry://ladette%23bigmac43603562"><strong>ladette</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eshay lad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac235469366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eshay lad</span></header><div>/ˈɛʃeɪ læd/ (<em>say</em> 'eshay lad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095727" href="entry://lad%23bigmac000095727"><strong>lad</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095727" href="entry://lad%23mq234">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-signature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac354420183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-signature</span></header><div>/ˈi-sɪgnətʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-signuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac363796109" href="entry://digital%20signature%23bigmac363796109"><strong>digital signature</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068698" href="entry://signature%23bigmac000068698"><span class="smallcaps">signature</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-skateboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211100620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-skateboard</span></header><div>/ˈi-skeɪtbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-skaytbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac203613876" href="entry://electric%20skateboard%23bigmac203613876"><strong>electric skateboard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eskimo-Aleut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242703863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eskimo-Aleut</span></header><div>/ˌɛskəmoʊ-əˈlut/ (<em>say</em> .eskuhmoh-uh'looht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">a family of languages including Aleut and the languages of the Inuit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eskimo dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eskimo dog</span></header><div>/ˈɛskəmoʊ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhmoh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">one of a breed of strong dogs used by Inuit people to draw sledges.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eskimo pie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac685162991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eskimo pie</span></header><div>/ɛskəmoʊ ˈpaɪ/ (<em>say</em> eskuhmoh 'puy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac577264984" href="entry://ice-cream%20wafer%23bigmac577264984"><strong>ice-cream wafer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> a block of vanilla ice cream covered in a thin layer of chocolate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eskimo roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eskimo roll</span></header><div>/ˈɛskəmoʊ roʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'eskuhmoh rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">the rolling over, or capsizing, of a canoe, with the paddler remaining in place, and the subsequent righting of the canoe at the completion of the roll.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esky lid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac492555046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esky lid</span></header><div>/ˈɛski lɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'eskee lid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surfing Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">a bodyboard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esperance doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esperance doctor</span></header><div>/ɛspərəns ˈdɒktə/ (<em>say</em> espuhruhns 'doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">(in the eastern goldfields area of WA) a strong, cool, southerly sea breeze, which blows after a hot day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the coastal town of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096614" href="entry://Esperance%23bigmac000096614"><span class="smallcaps">Esperance</span></a> to the south of this area]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Esperance wax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Esperance wax</span></header><div>/ɛspərəns ˈwæks/ (<em>say</em> espuhruhns 'waks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">a shrub, <em>Chamelaucium megalopetalum</em>, with white flowers, found on the southern coast of western Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Esperance waxflower</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Espírito Santo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Espírito Santo</span></header><div>/isˈpiritu ˈsantu/ (<em>say</em> ees'peereetooh 'sahntooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a state of Brazil on the Atlantic; mostly swampy plains with mountains in the west. 45 597 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Espíritu Santo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Espíritu Santo</span></header><div>/ɛsˈpɪrətoʊ sæntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> es'piruhtoh santoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">the largest and westernmost island of Vanuatu; situated in the south-western Pacific. 4856 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espresso bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espresso bar</span></header><div>/ɛsˈprɛsoʊ ba/ (<em>say</em> es'presoh bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a coffee bar serving espresso coffee.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">expresso bar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espresso machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146209716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espresso machine</span></header><div>/ɛsˈprɛsoʊ məʃin/ (<em>say</em> es'presoh muhsheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">a coffee-making machine for producing espresso coffee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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espresso martini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499349891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">espresso martini</span></header><div>/ ɛsprɛsoʊ maˈtini/ (<em>say</em> espresoh mah'teenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, fresh espresso, and sometimes a sugar syrup, shaken with ice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esprit de corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esprit de corps</span></header><div>/əsˌpri də ˈkɔ/ (<em>say</em> uhs.pree duh 'kaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">a sense of union and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons associated together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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esprit de l'escalier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac346073998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">esprit de l’escalier</span></header><div>/əsˌpri də lɛsˈkælieɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhs.pree duh les'kaleeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">the springing to mind of what would have been the perfect witty remark or stinging response after one has left a conversation, meeting, interview, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">esprit d’escalier</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: literally, staircase wit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essence of chicken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essence of chicken</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a Chinese health drink prepared from chicken.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>jījīng</em>, from <em>jī</em> chicken + <em>jīng</em> essence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Essendon Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Essendon Airport</span></header><div>/ˈɛsəndən ɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'esuhnduhn airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">an airport in Melbourne, Victoria, mainly for light aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essential amino acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essential amino acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">any amino acid which cannot be produced by the body, but must be supplied in the diet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essential fatty acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essential fatty acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">a fatty acid which cannot be produced by the body but must be supplied in the diet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essential oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essential oil</span></header><div>/əsɛnʃəl ˈɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> uhsenshuhl 'oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">any of a class of volatile oils obtained from plants, possessing the smell and other properties of the plant, and used in making perfumes, flavours, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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essential services
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999096358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">essential services</span></header><div>/əˌsɛnʃəl ˈsɜvəsəz/ (<em>say</em> uh.senshuhl 'servuhsuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">those services considered necessary to the community, including the police, medical, hospital and ambulance service, the fire brigades, and the defence forces, and sometimes also including electric power, gas, telephone, water supply, and transport services.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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established church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">established church</span></header><div>/əˌstæblɪʃt ˈtʃɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh.stablisht 'cherch), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a church recognised and sometimes partly supported by the state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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establishment award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">establishment award</span></header><div>/əsˈtæblɪʃmənt əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tablishmuhnt uhwawd), /ɛs-/ (<em>say</em> es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">an industrial award covering all employees, whatever their classification, in a particular establishment and generally designed to provide for a degree of uniformity in conditions throughout that establishment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estate agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estate agent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of estate agent" src="word_pronunciations/08287.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsteɪt eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'stayt ayjuhnt), /ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098036" href="entry://real%20estate%20agent%23bigmac000098036"><strong>real estate agent</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estate car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estate car</span></header><div>/əˈsteɪt ka/ (<em>say</em> uh'stayt kah), /ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071851" href="entry://station%20wagon%23bigmac000071851"><strong>station wagon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estate duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estate duty</span></header><div>/əˈsteɪt djuti/ (<em>say</em> uh'stayt dyoohtee), /ˈɛs-/ (<em>say</em> 'es-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">estate duties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">tax paid on a deceased person’s property and other assets before they can pass into the hands of the beneficiaries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estate jewellery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estate jewellery</span></header><div>/əsteɪt ˈdʒuəlri/ (<em>say</em> uhstayt 'joohuhlree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">second-hand jewellery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estates General
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estates General</span></header><div>/əsteɪts ˈdʒɛnrəl/ (<em>say</em> uhstayts 'jenruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071819" href="entry://States-General%23bigmac000071819"><strong>States-General</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071819" href="entry://States-General%23mq905">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ester gum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ester gum</span></header><div>/ˈɛstə gʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'estuh gum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">a hard resin obtained by esterifying rosin, or other natural gums, with a polyhydric alcohol (especially glycerol); used in the manufacture of paints and varnishes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Estimates Committee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626333885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Estimates Committee</span></header><div>/ɛstəməts kəˈmɪti/ (<em>say</em> estuhmuhts kuh'mitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">(in Australia) one of a number of Senate standing committees which examine proposed federal government expenditure as budgeted in the appropriation bills, with the authority to require ministers and departmental representatives to justify their proposed spending. </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estrous cycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estrous cycle</span></header><div>/ˈɛstrəs saɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'estruhs suykuhl), /ˈis-/ (<em>say</em> 'ees-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051854" href="entry://oestrous%20cycle%23bigmac000051854"><strong>oestrous cycle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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estufado system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">estufado system</span></header><div>/ɛstəˈfadoʊ ˌsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> estuh'fahdoh .sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">a method of accelerating the maturation of wine by placing it in casks in hot rooms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>estufa</em> stove]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eta Aquarid meteor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac234550727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eta Aquarid meteor</span></header><div>/itə ˈækwərɪd/ (<em>say</em> etuh 'akwuhrid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">one of the debris particles which spread along the orbit of Halley’s comet, forming a stream of meteoroids through which the earth passes each year in May.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac254355500" href="entry://eta%20Orionid%20meteor%23bigmac254355500"><strong>eta Orionid meteor</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after a star in the constellation <em>Aquarius</em> which is close to the radiant of Halley’s comet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-tailer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac534566684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-tailer</span></header><div>/ˈi-teɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-tayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">a retailer conducting business over the internet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099114" href="entry://retail%23bigmac000099114"><span class="smallcaps">(re)tailer</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>e-tailing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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et al.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">et al.</span></header><div>/ɛt ˈæl/ (<em>say</em> et 'al) <div class="def"><span id="mq918">and others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>et alii</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eta Orionid meteor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254355500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eta Orionid meteor</span></header><div>/itə əˈraɪənɪd/ (<em>say</em> etuh uh'ruyuhnid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">one of the debris particles which spread along the orbit of Halley’s comet, forming a stream of meteoroids through which the earth passes each year in October.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac234550727" href="entry://eta%20Aquarid%20meteor%23bigmac234550727"><strong>eta Aquarid meteor</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after a star in the constellation <em>Orion</em> which is close to the radiant of Halley’s comet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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et cetera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">et cetera</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of et cetera" src="word_pronunciations/08298.mp3"></audio></span>/ət ˈsɛtrə/ (<em>say</em> uht 'setruh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of et cetera" src="word_pronunciations/08300.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛt-/ (<em>say</em> et-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of et cetera" src="word_pronunciations/08299.mp3"></audio></span>/-ərə/ (<em>say</em> -uhruh) <div class="def"><span id="mq825">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009379" href="entry://etc.%23bigmac000009379"><strong>etc.</strong></a></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>et cētera</em> (sometimes <em>caetera</em>), literally, and the rest]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eternal City
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eternal City</span></header><div>/itɜnəl ˈsɪti/ (<em>say</em> eeternuhl 'sitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a name used for Rome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eternal triangle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eternal triangle</span></header><div>/əˌtɜnəl ˈtraɪæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.ternuhl 'truyangguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">the relationship of husband, wife, and mistress or lover, considered as a constantly recurring social phenomenon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eternity ring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eternity ring</span></header><div>/əˈtɜnəti rɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'ternuhtee ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">a ring worn as a symbol of everlasting love, especially one set all around with gemstones.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethanoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616333422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethanoic acid</span></header><div>/ˌɛθənoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .ethuhnohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000357" href="entry://acetic%20acid%23bigmac000000357"><strong>acetic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-theft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac448334498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-theft</span></header><div>/ˈi-θɛft/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-theft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">theft which takes place on the internet, as identity theft, data theft, copyright infringement, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075889" href="entry://theft%23bigmac000075889"><span class="smallcaps">theft</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethenoid plastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethenoid plastic</span></header><div>/ˌɛθənɔɪd ˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ethuhnoyd 'plastik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">one of a group of thermoplastic resins containing a double bond; usually includes acrylic, styrene and vinyl resins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethical eating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171578420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethical eating</span></header><div>/ɛθɪkəl ˈitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ethikuhl 'eeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">the avoidance of food products that are the result of a method of treatment of land, plant, animal or human resources deemed to be unethical, especially from the perspective of the protection of animal rights, human rights, and the environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethical hacker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785400426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethical hacker</span></header><div>/ɛθɪkəl ˈhækə/ (<em>say</em> ethikuhl 'hakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">a hacker (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032378" href="entry://hacker%23mq201">2a</a>) who attempts to hack into a computer network or device in order to test its level of security.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">white hat hacker</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethical hacking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethical investment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac25303446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethical investment</span></header><div>/ɛθɪkəl ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ (<em>say</em> ethikuhl in'vestmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">environmentally and socially responsible investment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethical investor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethical label
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac326213175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethical label</span></header><div>/ɛθɪkəl ˈleɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> ethikuhl 'laybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">a product label vouching for production according to certain ethical values, such as production without the use of child labour, slavery, environmental destruction, harm to animals in research, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethical porn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac928974027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethical porn</span></header><div>/ˈɛθɪkəl pɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'ethikuhl pawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">pornography which is legally produced and in which the rights of the performers, in relation to consent, fair payment, safety, etc., are respected.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethical shopping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362948139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethical shopping</span></header><div>/ɛθɪkəl ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ethikuhl 'shoping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">the practice of limiting one’s purchases to those products produced by companies known to be socially and environmentally responsible.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ethical shopper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethical sourcing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827172008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethical sourcing</span></header><div>/ɛθɪkəl ˈsɔsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ethikuhl 'sawsing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">the sourcing of products only from suppliers who are known to provide a safe environment for their workers, to pay them fairly and treat them well.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ethiopian realm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ethiopian realm</span></header><div>/iθiˌoʊpiən ˈrɛlm/ (<em>say</em> eethee.ohpeeuhn 'relm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">a biogeographical realm comprising Africa and Arabia south of the Tropic of Cancer. Endemic mammals include the chimpanzee and gorilla; two notable fish are the primitive bichir and the African lungfish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnic cleansing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnic cleansing</span></header><div>/ɛθnɪk ˈklɛnzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ethnik 'klenzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">the removal by force from a population of mixed ethnic origin of all those who are not of a particular origin: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In the language of the air war that NATO does not call a war, ‘ethnic cleansing’ is a strangely antiseptic phrase for repression and killing, coined by perpetrators, now used by their foes</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethnic group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethnic group</span></header><div>/ɛθnɪk ˈgrup/ (<em>say</em> ethnik 'groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">a group of people, racially or historically related, having a common and distinctive culture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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E3 visa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467973324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">E3 visa</span></header><div>/iˈθri vizə/ (<em>say</em> ee'three veezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">a United States visa for which only Australian citizens are eligible, which covers the principal applicant who must be going to work in a specialty occupation, and their spouse and children who need not be Australian citizens; arising from AUSFTA negotiations and signed into law in 2005.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethyl acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethyl acetate</span></header><div>/ɛθəl ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> ethuhl 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">a volatile ester with a fruity smell, CH<sub>3</sub>COOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>; used as a solvent for paints and varnishes, as a flavouring and in perfume.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethyl alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethyl alcohol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ethyl alcohol" src="word_pronunciations/08318.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛθəl ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> ethuhl 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104968" href="entry://alcohol%23bigmac000104968"><strong>alcohol</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104968" href="entry://alcohol%23mq642">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethyl carbamate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethyl carbamate</span></header><div>/ˌɛθəl ˈkabəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> .ethuhl 'kahbuhmayt), /ˌiθaɪl/ (<em>say</em> .eethuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081703" href="entry://urethane%23bigmac000081703"><strong>urethane</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylene diamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylene diamine</span></header><div>/ˌɛθəlin daɪˈæmaɪn/ (<em>say</em> .ethuhleen duy'amuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a colourless volatile liquid, 1,2-diaminoethane, NH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>, with an ammoniacal odour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylene dibromide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961896938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylene dibromide</span></header><div>/ˌɛθəlin daɪˈbroʊmaɪd/ (<em>say</em> .ethuhleen duy'brohmuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a colourless toxic liquid with a sweet odour, formerly used as a fumigant or pesticide.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EDB</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylene dichloride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylene dichloride</span></header><div>/ˌɛθəlin daɪˈklɔraɪd/ (<em>say</em> .ethuhleen duy'klawruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">a colourless oily liquid, 1,2-dichloroethane, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>, used in the synthesis of vinyl chloride.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylene glycol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylene glycol</span></header><div>/ˌɛθəlin ˈglaɪkɒl/ (<em>say</em> .ethuhleen 'gluykol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030642" href="entry://glycol%23bigmac000030642"><strong>glycol</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030642" href="entry://glycol%23mq522">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylene group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylene group</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəlin grup/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhleen groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">the bivalent group, –CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>–, derived from ethylene or ethane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylene-propylene rubber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylene-propylene rubber</span></header><div>/ˌɛθəlin-ˈproʊpəlin rʌbə/ (<em>say</em> .ethuhleen-'prohpuhleen rubuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a fully saturated, synthetic stereo-regular rubber made by the polymerisation of approximately equal proportions of ethylene and propylene.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EPR</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethylene series
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethylene series</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəlin ˌsɪəriz/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhleen .searreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001711" href="entry://alkene%20series%23bigmac000001711"><strong>alkene series</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethyl ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethyl ether</span></header><div>/ɛθəl ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> ethuhl 'eethuh), /iθaɪl/ (<em>say</em> eethuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23bigmac000089269"><strong>ether</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23mq561">1b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethyl nitrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethyl nitrate</span></header><div>/ɛθəl ˈnaɪtreɪt/ (<em>say</em> ethuhl 'nuytrayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">the ethyl ester of nitric acid, a colourless, explosive liquid, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>ONO<sub>2</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nitric ether</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethyl nitrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethyl nitrite</span></header><div>/ɛθəl ˈnaɪtraɪt/ (<em>say</em> ethuhl 'nuytruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">the ethyl ester of nitrous acid, a colourless, volatile liquid, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>ONO.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nitrous ether</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ethynyl group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ethynyl group</span></header><div>/ɛˈθaɪnəl ˌgrup/ (<em>say</em> e'thuynuhl .groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the univalent group, H-C≡C-, formally derived from acetylene.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Etiella moth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac16908754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Etiella moth</span></header><div>/ɛtiˌɛlə ˈmɒθ/ (<em>say</em> etee.eluh 'moth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">a seed-eating moth, <em>Etiella behrii</em>, native to Australia where it is widespread in all states except Tasmania; a pest of lucerne, field peas, lupins and vetch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-toll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325015554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-toll</span><z><span target_id="SiuXCToHln">n.</span><span target_id="MBC26qUdwk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈi-toʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-tohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SiuXCToHln"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> a toll as on a motorway which is collected by registering a vehicle electronically by means of an e-tag as it enters or leaves the tollway and debiting the e-tag account set up for that vehicle.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MBC26qUdwk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq168"> of, relating to, or employing such a tolling system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076957" href="entry://toll%23bigmac000076957"><span class="smallcaps">toll<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eton collar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eton collar</span></header><div>/itn ˈkɒlə/ (<em>say</em> eetn 'koluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> a broad stiff collar folded outside an Eton jacket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> any similar collar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eton College
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eton College</span></header><div>/ˈitn kɒlədʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'eetn koluhj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">a British non-government boys’ school founded in 1440 by Henry VI.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eton crop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eton crop</span></header><div>/itn ˈkrɒp/ (<em>say</em> eetn 'krop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a woman’s hairstyle in which the hair is cut short at the back and worn generally in a mannish fashion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eton jacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eton jacket</span></header><div>/itn ˈdʒækət/ (<em>say</em> eetn 'jakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> a boy’s short jacket reaching to the waist as worn by students at Eton College.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> a similar short jacket worn by women.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-trail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac770829136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-trail</span></header><div>/ˈi-treɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-trayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a sequence of emails that can be used as evidence, as by an investigation into criminal activity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac976713650" href="entry://paper%20trail%23bigmac976713650"><span class="smallcaps">(paper) trail</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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et seq.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">et seq.</span></header><div><div class="chunk">(<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">et seqq.</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">et sqq.</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">and the following.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>et sequens</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucalyptus oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucalyptus oil</span></header><div>/jukəˈlɪptəs ɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> yoohkuh'liptuhs oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">an essential oil distilled from the leaves of certain trees of the genus <em>Eucalyptus</em>, used in medicine as a germicide and expectorant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eucalyptus tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eucalyptus tree</span></header><div>/jukəˈlɪptəs tri/ (<em>say</em> yoohkuh'liptuhs tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">any member of the myrtaceous genus <em>Eucalyptus</em>, including many tall trees, native to the Australian region and cultivated elsewhere, many yielding valuable timber and some an oil used in medicine as a germicide and expectorant: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>sleeping platforms lay in the shadow of rustling eucalyptus trees</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan d vinge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euclidean distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308349264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euclidean distance</span></header><div>/juˌklɪdiən ˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> yooh.klideeuhn 'distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">distance as measured in Euclidean space, that is, as one would with a tape measure or ruler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euclidean geometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918772907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euclidean geometry</span></header><div>/juˌklɪdiən dʒiˈɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> yooh.klideeuhn jee'omuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a system of plane (two-dimensional) and solid (three-dimensional) geometry developed by Euclid, in which all theorems are developed logically from a finite number of axioms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euclidean space
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac542354167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euclidean space</span></header><div>/juˌklɪdiən ˈspeɪs/ (<em>say</em> yooh.klideeuhn 'spays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">space that is described within the rules of Euclidean geometry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eudoxus of Cnidus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eudoxus of Cnidus</span></header><div>/juˈdɒksəs əv ˈnaɪdəs/ (<em>say</em> yooh'doksuhs uhv 'nuyduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">408?–355? BC, Greek scholar known for his works in astronomy, mathematics and philosophy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euky oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euky oil</span></header><div>/ˈjuki ɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohkee oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">eucalyptus oil.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eucy oil</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euler-Chelpin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euler-Chelpin</span></header><div>/ˈɔɪlə-kɛlpin/ (<em>say</em> 'oyluh-kelpeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hans Karl August von</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">1873–1964, Swedish biochemist, born in Germany; shared 1929 Nobel prize for chemistry for work on enzymes and fermentation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eulittoral zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122366230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eulittoral zone</span></header><div>/juˈlɪtərəl zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> yooh'lituhruhl zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq86">the foreshore between the spring high-tide line and the neap low-tide line; intertidal zone.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac541225003" href="entry://sublittoral%20zone%23bigmac541225003"><strong>sublittoral zone</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">littoral zone</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042971" href="entry://littoral%23bigmac000042971"><span class="smallcaps">littoral</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099249" href="entry://zone%23bigmac000099249"><span class="smallcaps">zone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eungella National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eungella National Park</span></header><div>/ˈjʌŋgələ/ (<em>say</em> 'yungguhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">a national park near Mackay, Qld; proclaimed in 1941. 52 900 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eupen and Malmédy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eupen and Malmédy</span></header><div>/ˈɜpən ən malmeɪˈdi/ (<em>say</em> 'erpuhn uhn mahlmay'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">a region comprising two districts on the Belgian-German border; ceded to Belgium 1919; re-annexed to Germany 1940; now in Belgium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euphotic zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euphotic zone</span></header><div>/juˈfoʊtɪk zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> yooh'fohtik zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">the upper layers of a body of water into which light penetrates, allowing the growth of green plants.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">photic zone</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>eu-</em> good + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056276" href="entry://photic%23bigmac000056276"><span class="smallcaps">photic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurasian coot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907084847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurasian coot</span></header><div>/juˌreɪʒən ˈkut/ (<em>say</em> yooh.rayzhuhn 'kooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089197" href="entry://coot%23bigmac000089197"><strong>coot</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089197" href="entry://coot%23mq715">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurasian Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac76208246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurasian Plate</span></header><div>/juˌreɪʒən ˈpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> yooh.rayzhuhn 'playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">a major tectonic plate including most of the European and Asian continents and surrounding waters to the west and north, but not including the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian peninsula, Greenland, nor the most easterly area of Siberia, Russia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurasian tree sparrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac293324348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurasian tree sparrow</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077830" href="entry://tree%20sparrow%23bigmac000077830"><strong>tree sparrow</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077830" href="entry://tree%20sparrow%23mq250">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eure-et-Loir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eure-et-Loir</span></header><div>/ɜr-eɪ-ˈlwa/ (<em>say</em> err-ay-'lwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">a department in central France. 5939 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Chartres.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eureka flag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eureka flag</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eureka flag" src="word_pronunciations/08337.mp3"></audio></span>/juˌrikə ˈflæg/ (<em>say</em> yooh.reekuh 'flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">a flag bearing a white cross, with a star at the end of each arm, on a blue field; first raised at the Eureka Stockade and more recently associated with various movements such as militant trade unionism and groups supporting an Australian republic.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The flag was first raised at the Eureka Stockade in 1854 and has been flown by other radical groups, including the striking shearers at Barcaldine in Qld in 1891. More recently it has been associated with certain unions and the move to make Australia a republic.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eureka Prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac360940872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eureka Prize</span></header><div>/juˈrikə praɪz/ (<em>say</em> yooh'reekuh pruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">one of a set of prizes for outstanding achievements in Australian science and science communications; established in 1990 and presented annually by the Australian Museum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eureka Stockade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eureka Stockade</span></header><div>/juˌrikə stɒˈkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> yooh.reekuh sto'kayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">an armed rebellion of goldminers in Victoria in 1854; arose out of a number of grievances including a 30 shillings tax on miners, lack of political representation, difficulties with land tenure and competition from Chinese diggers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Eureka rebellion</strong>, <strong class="vs">Eureka uprising</strong>. <div class="backshade">In the pre-dawn of 3 December 1854, a combined military and police force of over 400 attacked about 150 armed goldminers barricaded in the makeshift <strong>Eureka stockade</strong> on the Ballarat goldfields. Five soldiers were killed, 12 were seriously wounded, and 30 diggers were killed outright or died later of their wounds. Ill feeling between the miners and the authorities had been simmering for some time and the uprising arose out of a number of grievances, including a 30 shillings fee for a licence to mine, lack of political representation, difficulties with land tenure and competition from Chinese diggers. The miners saw the licence fee as a tax on people before they had earned income and resented the methods of policing the licence: diggers had to carry it at all times or face arrest and harsh penalties, while licence hunts were marked by intimidation and corruption on the part of the hastily recruited Victorian police, many being ex-convicts. The miners demanded the abolition of the fee and the rights to vote and to buy land. Strong public support saw these aims eventually realised. See also Peter <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041091" href="entry://Lalor%23bigmac000041091"><strong>Lalor</strong></a>; Raffaello <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011375" href="entry://Carboni%23bigmac000011375"><strong>Carboni</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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euro area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193158402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">euro area</span></header><div>/ˈjuroʊ ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohroh airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac451181898" href="entry://eurozone%23bigmac451181898"><strong>eurozone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eurobodalla National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac822393604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eurobodalla National Park</span></header><div>/jurəbəˈdælə/ (<em>say</em> yoohruhbuh'daluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq14">a national park on the south coast of NSW, proclaimed in 1995. 2913 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Atomic Energy Community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Atomic Energy Community</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092014" href="entry://Euratom%23bigmac000092014"><strong>Euratom</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European bison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac351506785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European bison</span></header><div>/ˌjurəpiən ˈbaɪsən/ (<em>say</em> .yooruhpeeuhn 'buysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085451" href="entry://wisent%23bigmac000085451"><strong>wisent</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European brood disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550408472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European brood disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac249352035" href="entry://European%20foulbrood%20disease%23bigmac249352035"><strong>European foulbrood disease</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Coal and Steel Community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Coal and Steel Community</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">an association established in 1951 for the pooling of coal, iron and steel production in member European countries.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092019" href="entry://European%20Union%23bigmac000092019"><strong>European Union</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ECSC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac666158961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Commission</span></header><div>/jurəpiən kəˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> yoohruhpeeuhn kuh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">the executive body of the European Union which initiates action within the Union, safeguards its treaties, and mediates between member nations.</span></div> Formerly (1967–93), <strong>Commission of the European Communities</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Community</span></header><div>/jurəpiən kəˈmjunəti/ (<em>say</em> yoohruhpeeuhn kuh'myoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">an association of European countries without tariff barriers, formed as the <strong>European Economic Community</strong> in 1957; this became one of the constituent associations of the European Community; following the replacement of the European Community by the European Union in 1993, the European Economic Community was renamed the Economic Community and widened to include five countries of the European Free Trade Association (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Austria) as well as the 12 countries of the European Union.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092019" href="entry://European%20Union%23bigmac000092019"><strong>European Union</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: EC Also, <strong class="vs">Common Market</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac848427019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Council</span></header><div>/jurəpiən ˈkaʊnsəl/ (<em>say</em> yoohruhpeeuhn 'kownsuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">an assembly of the European Union which proposes legislation, initiates action, and safeguards its treaties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Economic Community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Economic Community</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088641" href="entry://European%20Community%23bigmac000088641"><strong>European Community</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EEC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European foulbrood disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249352035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European foulbrood disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a bacterial disease of the larvae of honey bees which causes low honey output and even the death of the hive or nest; first occurrence in Australia in Qld in 1950, but now widespread in the eastern states.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EFBD Also, <strong class="vs">European brood disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Free Trade Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Free Trade Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">an association established in 1960 by Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the United Kingdom to eliminate customs duties, and quantitative restrictions on industrial products traded between its members; later joined by Finland and Iceland; most members have left as they joined the European Community, now the European Union; remaining members Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EFTA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European goldfinch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac430473528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European goldfinch</span></header><div>/jurəpiən ˈgoʊldfɪntʃ/ (<em>say</em> yoohruhpeeuhn 'gohldfinch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030854" href="entry://goldfinch%23bigmac000030854"><strong>goldfinch</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030854" href="entry://goldfinch%23mq198">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European honey bee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac369624462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European honey bee</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034875" href="entry://honey%20bee%23bigmac000034875"><strong>honey bee</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034875" href="entry://honey%20bee%23mq454">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Laboratory for Particle Physics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761697802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Laboratory for Particle Physics</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094356" href="entry://CERN%23bigmac000094356"><strong>CERN</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European laundry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac226390462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European laundry</span></header><div>/ˌjurəpiən ˈlɔndri/ (<em>say</em> .yoohruhpeeuhn 'lawndree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">European laundries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">a compact laundry with appliances, etc., housed within a cupboard or small alcove, as opposed to a separate room.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European option
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac922962277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European option</span></header><div>/jurəˌpiən ˈɒpʃən/ (<em>say</em> yoohruh.peeuhn 'opshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">an option that can be exercised only at its maturity date.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac420664297" href="entry://American%20option%23bigmac420664297"><strong>American option</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Organisation for Nuclear Research
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac607299518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Organisation for Nuclear Research</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094356" href="entry://CERN%23bigmac000094356"><strong>CERN</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body is spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Parliament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac611493846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Parliament</span></header><div>/jurəpiən ˈpaləmənt/ (<em>say</em> yoohruhpeeuhn 'pahluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">the parliament of the European Union which oversees and works alongside the European Commission and European Council; established in 1962, since 1979 holding elections for representatives every five years, making it the only directly elected body in the European Union.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (1952–58)</strong>, <strong class="vs">European Parliamentary Assembly (1958–62)</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: EP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Recovery Program
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Recovery Program</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103356" href="entry://Marshall%20Plan%23bigmac000103356"><strong>Marshall Plan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Space Agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300691691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Space Agency</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">an organisation of western European nations formed in 1975 for research and the development of space technology.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ESA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Space Research Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Space Research Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">an organisation formed by twelve European countries in 1960, to carry out scientific research in the upper atmosphere and in space.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ESRO <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body is spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Union</span></header><div>/jurəpiən ˈjunjən/ (<em>say</em> yoohruhpeeuhn 'yoohnyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">an association of European countries originally established as three distinct communities, the European Coal and Steel Community (formed 1951), the European Economic Community (formed 1957) and the European Atomic Energy Community (formed 1957), supervised by a single commission since 1967 when all three became constituent members of the European Community; became further integrated with the Maastricht Treaty of 1993; original members, Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, were joined by the UK, Denmark, and Ireland in 1973, Greece in 1981, and Portugal and Spain in 1986; in 1990 West German membership was replaced by that of the reunited Germany; Austria, Finland and Sweden joined in 1995; Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Cyprus, and Malta admitted in 2004; Romania and Bulgaria admitted in 2007; Croatia admitted in 2013; in 2016 a referendum held in the UK resulted in a popular vote in favour of the country leaving the Union, with official withdrawal in 2020. In 2012 the European Union as a whole was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.</span></div> Formerly (1967–93), <strong>European Community</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: EU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European Union Treaty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European Union Treaty</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088642" href="entry://Maastricht%20Treaty%20on%20European%20Union%23bigmac000088642"><strong>Maastricht Treaty on European Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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European wasp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">European wasp</span></header><div>/jurəpiən ˈwɒsp/ (<em>say</em> yoohruhpeeuhn 'wosp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a wasp, <em>Vespula germanica</em>, which is a native of Europe, North Africa, and parts of western Asia, but which is now also established in the US, Australia and NZ; it has distinctive yellow and black banding on its body, is about the size of a bee, but is not as hairy, and can sting repeatedly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eustachian tube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eustachian tube</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Eustachian tube" src="word_pronunciations/08343.mp3"></audio></span>/juˈsteɪʃən tjub/ (<em>say</em> yooh'stayshuhn tyoohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">a canal extending from the middle ear to the pharynx; auditory canal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Eustachian</em>, from Bartolommeo <em>Eustachio</em>, died 1574, Italian anatomist + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Euxine Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Euxine Sea</span></header><div>/juksaɪn ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> yoohksuyn 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093082" href="entry://Black%20Sea%23bigmac000093082"><strong>Black Sea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evans Head
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evans Head</span></header><div>/ˌɛvənz ˈhɛd/ (<em>say</em> .evuhnz 'hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a town on the North Coast of NSW, south of Ballina; formerly RAAF aerodrome and training centre during World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaporated milk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaporated milk</span></header><div>/əˌvæpəreɪtəd ˈmɪlk/ (<em>say</em> uh.vapuhraytuhd 'milk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">thick, unsweetened, tinned milk made by removing some of the water from whole milk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evaporation pond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568730478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evaporation pond</span></header><div>/əvæpəˈreɪʃən pɒnd/ (<em>say</em> uhvapuh'rayshuhn pond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">an artificial pond that is designed to evaporate water by means of sunlight and ambient temperature, as in the production of salt from seawater.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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EV charging station
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac601200952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">EV charging station</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac671708346" href="entry://charging%20station%23bigmac671708346"><strong>charging station</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [E(lectric) V(ehicle) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac671708346" href="entry://charging%20station%23bigmac671708346"><span class="smallcaps">charging station</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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even-handed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">even-handed</span></header><div>/ˈivən-hændəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhn-handuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">impartial; equitable: <em class="example">even-handed justice.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>even-handedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>even-handedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening college
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening college</span></header><div>/ˈivnɪŋ ˌkɒlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'eevning .kolij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a place, usually a school, where classes are held outside normal working hours in a wide variety of subjects to provide further education, especially for adults in the community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening dress</span></header><div>/ˈivnɪŋ drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'eevning dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">formal evening clothes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening glass-off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac921752615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening glass-off</span></header><div>/ivnɪŋ ˈglas-ɒf/ (<em>say</em> eevning 'glahs-of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac125685516" href="entry://glass-off%23bigmac125685516"><strong>glass-off</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EGO</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening gown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening gown</span></header><div>/ˈivnɪŋ gaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'eevning gown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a woman’s formal or semi-formal dress, especially one with a floor-length skirt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Evening Prayer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Evening Prayer</span></header><div>/ivnɪŋ ˈprɛə/ (<em>say</em> eevning 'prair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024897" href="entry://Evensong%23bigmac000024897"><strong>Evensong</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening primrose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening primrose</span></header><div>/ivnɪŋ ˈprɪmroʊz/ (<em>say</em> eevning 'primrohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> a plant, <em>Oenothera biennis</em>, family Onagraceae, with yellow flowers that open at nightfall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq201"> any of various plants of the same or related genera, displaying similar behaviour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening star</span></header><div>/ivnɪŋ ˈsta/ (<em>say</em> eevning 'stah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">a bright planet seen in the west after sunset, especially Venus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evening suit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evening suit</span></header><div>/ˈivnɪŋ sut/ (<em>say</em> 'eevning sooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021944" href="entry://dress%20suit%23bigmac000021944"><strong>dress suit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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even-minded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">even-minded</span></header><div>/ˈivən-maɪndəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhn-muynduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">not easily ruffled, disturbed, prejudiced, etc.; calm; equable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>even-mindedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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even money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">even money</span></header><div>/ivən ˈmʌni/ (<em>say</em> eevuhn 'munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> an equal sum bet by each backer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> paying out as winnings (of a bet) the same amount as staked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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even-tempered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">even-tempered</span></header><div>/ˈivən-tɛmpəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhn-tempuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">not easily ruffled or disturbed; calm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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event horizon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977995275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">event horizon</span></header><div>/əˈvɛnt həˌraɪzən/ (<em>say</em> uh'vent huh.ruyzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">the boundary of a black hole at which the escape velocity is equal to the speed of light, thus preventing radiation from reaching an external observer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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event tourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836174104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">event tourism</span></header><div>/əvɛnt ˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhvent 'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">tourism to locations where particular special events, such as sporting competitions, seasonal performances and cultural festivals, are being held.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>event tourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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event tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554853132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">event tree</span></header><div>/əˈvɛnt tri/ (<em>say</em> uh'vent tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">a visual representation of all the events occurring in a system, showing the links between them so that, as the number of events increases, the whole resembles the branches of a tree; used to identify pathways to desired outcomes.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac782208835" href="entry://fault%20tree%23bigmac782208835"><strong>fault tree</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everard Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everard Range</span></header><div>/ɛvərad ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> evuhrahd 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">an outcrop in north-western SA, south-east of the Musgrave Ranges. Highest peak, Mount Illbillee, 920 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everlasting daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac083068367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everlasting daisy</span></header><div>/ɛvəˌlastɪŋ ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> evuh.lahsting 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">everlasting daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054207" href="entry://paper%20daisy%23bigmac000054207"><strong>paper daisy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Everly Brothers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Everly Brothers</span></header><div>/ˈɛvəli brʌðəz/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhlee brudhuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">US pop singing duo, Don (1937–2021) and Phil (1939–2014); developed influential harmonising style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ever-present
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384970533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ever-present</span></header><div>/ˈɛvə-prɛzənt/ (<em>say</em> 'evuh-prezuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">present at all times: <em class="example">an ever-present threat.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everyday low price
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac693034548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everyday low price</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">a pricing strategy which offers customers low prices as the norm, without the need to wait for special sales.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EDLP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everything-but girl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac496677640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everything-but girl</span></header><div>/ɛvriθɪŋ-ˈbʌt gɜl/ (<em>say</em> evreething-'but gerl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq95">a woman, usually young, who is willing to engage in all kinds of sexual activity except sexual intercourse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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everything shower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac733555017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">everything shower</span></header><div>/ˈɛvriθɪŋ ʃaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'evreething showuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">an extremely long shower in which one undertakes a number of activities in addition to standard washing, such as shampooing and conditioning hair, shaving, exfoliating, applying scrubs or masks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evidence-based
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923171946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evidence-based</span></header><div>/ˈɛvədəns-beɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhduhns-bayst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">of or relating to an approach which is strongly supported by scientific research: <em class="example">an evidence-based approach; </em><em class="example">evidence-based medicine.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evidence-in-chief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382128437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evidence-in-chief</span></header><div>/ɛvədəns-ɪn-ˈtʃif/ (<em>say</em> evuhduhns-in-'cheef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">the evidence which is provided by an examination-in-chief as opposed to that provided by cross-examination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evidence tampering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac828012986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evidence tampering</span></header><div>/ˈɛvədəns tæmpərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'evuhduhns tampuhring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">the offence of attempting to falsify, destroy, conceal, fabricate, etc., any evidence that may be useful in a judicial proceeding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evil eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evil eye</span></header><div>/ivəl ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> eevuhl 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> the power superstitiously attributed to certain persons of inflicting injury or bad luck by a look.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq187"> a talisman worn or hung to protect against the evil eye (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024928" href="#mq872">1</a>), often made of glass, resin, etc., and resembling a blue eye; nazar; mati.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evil-eyed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evil-minded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evil-minded</span></header><div>/ˈivəl-maɪndəd/ (<em>say</em> 'eevuhl-muynduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> having an evil mind; malignant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> tending to interpret words or speech in a foul way.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>evil-mindedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evil twin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac084972687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evil twin</span></header><div>/ivəl ˈtwɪn/ (<em>say</em> eevuhl 'twin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> one of two superficially identical persons viewed as an antagonist in relation to the other, especially in works of fiction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> a secret wi-fi access point fraudulently set up in close proximity to a legitimate one, with the purpose of accessing personal information from the legitimate wi-fi connection, such as bank account details, passwords, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evo-devo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac185565051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evo-devo</span></header><div>/ivoʊ-ˈdivoʊ/ (<em>say</em> eevoh-'deevoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">a branch of scientific research which combines the insights gained from the study of the evolution of a species with those gained from the study of the role which genes play in the development of an organism from conception to maturity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024940" href="entry://evolution%23bigmac000024940"><span class="smallcaps">evo(lution)</span></a> + <em>devo</em> shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019960" href="entry://development%23bigmac000019960"><span class="smallcaps">development</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evoked response audiometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evoked response audiometry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">the monitoring by means of electrodes, etc., of the response in the auditory nervous system made to an auditory stimulus in the ear canal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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evolutionary taxonomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48085390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">evolutionary taxonomy</span></header><div>/ˌɛvəluʃənri tækˈsɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> .evuhloohshuhnree tak'sonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">a school of biological classification which classifies organisms on the basis of both phenetic and phylogenetic data.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-wallet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac73283770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-wallet</span></header><div>/ˈi-wɒlət/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-woluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">a secure digitised store of personal information such as credit card numbers, driver’s licence, loyalty cards, etc., needed to conduct financial transactions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digital wallet</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087499" href="entry://wallet%23bigmac000087499"><span class="smallcaps">wallet</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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e-waste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac527391666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">e-waste</span></header><div>/ˈi-weɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-wayst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">computers and other such electronic devices as computers, television sets, DVD and video players, mobile phones, cameras, game consoles, microwaves, power tools, etc., dumped as garbage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac902594962" href="entry://e-%23bigmac902594962"><span class="smallcaps">e-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104002" href="entry://waste%23bigmac000104002"><span class="smallcaps">waste</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ewe neck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ewe neck</span></header><div>/ˈju nɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'yooh nek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a defective feature of a horse or dog in which the neck is thin and has a concave arch.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ewe-necked</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exact science
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exact science</span></header><div>/əgzækt ˈsaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> uhgzakt 'suyuhns), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">a science (such as mathematics) which permits of accurate measurement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exaggerated stereo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exaggerated stereo</span></header><div>/əgˌzædʒəreɪtəd ˈstɛrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhg.zajuhraytuhd 'stereeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035862" href="entry://hyperstereoscopy%23bigmac000035862"><strong>hyperstereoscopy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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examination-in-chief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658483568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">examination-in-chief</span></header><div>/əgzæməˌneɪʃən-ɪn-ˈtʃif/ (<em>say</em> uhgzamuh.nayshuhn-in-'cheef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">examinations-in-chief</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">the questioning of a witness in court by the party who called them to give evidence, in order to put their evidence before the court.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">direct examination</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex cathedra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex cathedra</span></header><div>/ɛks kəˈθidrə/ (<em>say</em> eks kuh'theedruh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">from the seat of authority; with authority, used especially of those pronouncements of the pope which are considered infallible when made on matters of faith and morals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: from the chair] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ex-cathedra</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exchange force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exchange force</span></header><div>/əksˈtʃeɪndʒ fɔs/ (<em>say</em> uhks'chaynj faws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> a force acting between particles due to the continued exchange between them of another particle, as in covalent bonds between atoms and the strong nuclear force binding nucleons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq184"> a force which occurs in ferromagnetic materials causing the alignment of all the individual magnetic moments of large groups of atoms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exchange rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exchange rate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exchange rate" src="word_pronunciations/08448.mp3"></audio></span>/əksˈtʃeɪndʒ reɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhks'chaynj rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">in international money markets, the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rate of exchange</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exchange settlement account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598779192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exchange settlement account</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">an account held by a financial institution with the Reserve Bank of Australia to settle transactions between themself and the Reserve Bank, as settling balances between banks arising from the clearing of cheques, and settling transactions such as bank purchases of government securities and hard currency.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ESA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exchange student
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exchange student</span></header><div>/əksˈtʃeɪndʒ stjudənt/ (<em>say</em> uhks'chaynj styoohduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">a student who is visiting a country as part of a student exchange program, especially in order to learn a foreign language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exchange traded fund
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac997268646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exchange traded fund</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a fund that passively tracks a stock index.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ETF Also, <strong class="vs">exchange-traded fund</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclamation mark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclamation mark</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of exclamation mark" src="word_pronunciations/08460.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛkskləˈmeɪʃən ˌmak/ (<em>say</em> ekskluh'mayshuhn .mahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">British</em> a road sign bearing a symbol resembling this mark, placed to give advance warning of some hazard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exclamation point</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excluded middle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excluded middle</span></header><div>/əkskludəd ˈmɪdl/ (<em>say</em> uhkskloohduhd 'midl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>law of the</strong>, <em class="label">Logic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">the law which states that a proposition is either true or false, or that a thing either has or does not have a given property.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusionary rights
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac405380707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusionary rights</span></header><div>/əksˌkluʒənri ˈraɪts/ (<em>say</em> uhks.kloohzhuhnree 'ruyts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">rights obtained by a business, such as exclusive dealing arrangements and boycotts, intended to restrict or limit the acquisition of goods or services by another party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusion clause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusion clause</span></header><div>/əksˈkluʒən klɔz/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohzhuhn klawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a clause in an insurance policy stipulating risks not covered in the policy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusion netting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac97187706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusion netting</span></header><div>/əkskluʒən ˈnɛtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhkskloohzhuhn 'neting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">netting over areas needing protection from unwanted animals, birds, etc., as in orchards to keep birds out.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusion principle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusion principle</span></header><div>/əksˈkluʒən ˌprɪnsəpəl/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohzhuhn .prinsuhpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> Also, <strong class="vs">Pauli’s exclusion principle</strong>. the principle that no two fermions in a given system can be characterised by the same set of quantum numbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the rule which states that only two electrons (with opposite spins) can occupy any one energy level in an atom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusion zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac40631046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusion zone</span></header><div>/əksˈkluʒən zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohzhuhn zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> an area from which people, other creatures, or vehicles, etc., are shut out for any of various reasons, as, for example, a sealed-off area at the scene of a disaster, an area of airspace closed to private aircraft, or, in Australia, the Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone which is kept free of fruit fly by restrictions on the importation of fruit which might carry the fly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq58"> an economic exclusion zone. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100799287" href="entry://exclusive%20economic%20zone%23bigmac100799287"><strong>exclusive economic zone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exclusive Brethren
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exclusive Brethren</span></header><div>/əksklusɪv ˈbrɛðrən/ (<em>say</em> uhkskloohsiv 'bredhruhn) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">a small, strict Protestant denomination whose beliefs emphasise the salvation of the individual and place stringent restrictions upon members’ contact with all others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusive economic zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100799287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusive economic zone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a zone extending for a certain distance beyond the furthest limits of a nation’s territorial seas, within which that nation claims exclusive rights to fishing, offshore mining, and the management of any other natural resources; the claiming of such zones given recognition in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; Australia claims a zone which extends mostly 200 nautical miles from the coast.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EEZ Also, <strong class="vs">economic exclusion zone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusive listing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575781743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusive listing</span></header><div>/əksˈklusɪv lɪstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhks'kloohsiv listing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">an arrangement for the selling of a house, flat, etc., where it is listed with one real estate agent.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac276258860" href="entry://open%20listing%23bigmac276258860"><strong>open listing</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exclusive powers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac139868828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exclusive powers</span></header><div>/əksˌklusɪv ˈpaʊəz/ (<em>say</em> uhks.kloohsiv 'powuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">(in Australia) the areas defined in the Constitution as those in which only the Commonwealth has the power to legislate.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac702344090" href="entry://concurrent%20powers%23bigmac702344090"><strong>concurrent powers</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac272354821" href="entry://enumerated%20powers%23bigmac272354821"><strong>enumerated powers</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac227052802" href="entry://residual%20powers%23bigmac227052802"><strong>residual powers</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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excursion ticket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">excursion ticket</span></header><div>/əkˈskɜʃən tɪkət/ (<em>say</em> uhk'skershuhn tikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a return ticket for off-peak travel at a reduced rate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">excursion fare</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exercise machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387680513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exercise machine</span></header><div>/ɛksəsaɪz məˈʃin/ (<em>say</em> eksuhsuyz muh'sheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">any of various devices, some electronic and some computerised, used for physical exercise, as a rowing machine, step machine, exercise bike, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exercise yard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exercise yard</span></header><div>/ˈɛksəsaɪz jad/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhsuyz yahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">an enclosed area in a prison where prisoners take exercise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exeunt omnes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exeunt omnes</span></header><div>/ɛksiʊnt ˈɒmneɪz/ (<em>say</em> ekseeoont 'omnayz) <div class="def"><span id="mq962">(a stage direction indicating that all actors go out or off stage.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-factory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac722494580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-factory</span></header><div>/ɛks-ˈfæktri/ (<em>say</em> eks-'faktree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq62">of or relating to a product purchased directly from the factory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex gratia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex gratia</span></header><div>/ɛks ˈgraʃə/ (<em>say</em> eks 'grahshuh), /ɛks ˈgreɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> eks 'grayshuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">(of something granted) as a favour and not because of a legal obligation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-guvvie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-guvvie</span><z><span target_id="w4IcExWybA">n.</span><span target_id="dFPdDK7K5Z">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛks-ˈgʌvi/ (<em>say</em> eks-'guvee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w4IcExWybA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> <em class="label">ACT</em> a house formerly owned by ACT Housing (a government department), but now privately owned.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dFPdDK7K5Z">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq716"> <em class="label">ACT</em> being or relating to such a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq462"> previously owned by the government: <em class="example">an ex-guvvie car.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ex-govie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaust fan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaust fan</span></header><div>/əgˈzɔst fæn/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawst fan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">the fan in a ventilation system used to remove vitiated or excess air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaustive ballot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaustive ballot</span></header><div>/əgˌzɔstɪv ˈbælət/ (<em>say</em> uhg.zawstiv 'baluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a method of election where, if no candidate has an absolute majority, votes are recast until one does.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaustive preferential voting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885088629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaustive preferential voting</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">a system of allocating preferences within a preferential voting system, used for electing members in a multi-member electorate; the first candidate is elected by the usual means of allocating preferences; the next candidate is selected by returning the votes to their first preference, but then excluding the candidate already elected and transferring their preferences to the candidate next in order of voters’ choice, and so on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaust jack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac34120745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaust jack</span></header><div>/əgˈzɔst dʒæk/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawst jak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">a jack for a vehicle consisting of a large inflatable bag placed under the vehicle and attached by a hose to the exhaust for a supply of gas to fill it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exhaust pipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exhaust pipe</span></header><div>/əgˈzɔst paɪp/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zawst puyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">a pipe for releasing waste gases from an internal-combustion engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exhibition Building
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exhibition Building</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈbɪʃən ˌbɪldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'bishuhn .bilding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">a building erected in Melbourne in 1880 to house international exhibitions staged in Melbourne in 1880 and 1888; with the surrounding Carlton Gardens, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004.</span></div> Full name, <strong>Royal Exhibition Building</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Royal Exhibition Building</strong>, in its original, purpose-designed setting of Carlton Gardens, was added to the World Heritage List because of its significance as a rare surviving symbol of the international exhibition movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries. These international exhibitions were a showcase for the achievements of the Industrial Revolution, and as such provided not only an opportunity for the mass international exchange of technological developments and ideas, but also venues to put such advances into action. In 1888 the Melbourne Exhibition, for example, became the first in the world to install electric lighting so the exhibition could be opened at night. The Exhibition Building in Melbourne maintains both its original form and its original function – it continues to house a variety of exhibitions.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-husband
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127887698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-husband</span></header><div>/ɛks-ˈhʌzbənd/ (<em>say</em> eks-'huzbuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">one’s former husband from whom one is now separated or divorced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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existential psychology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">existential psychology</span></header><div>/ɛgzɪsˌtɛnʃəl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> egzis.tenshuhl suy'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq111"> a school of psychology based on the study of introspective data as revealing the construction that each individual puts on their choices and actions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> the psychological aspect of existentialism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>existential psychologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exit bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22130734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exit bag</span></header><div>/ˈɛksət bæg/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuht bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">a heavy-duty airtight plastic bag used to assist people in committing voluntary euthanasia by suffocation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exit counselling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac35946645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exit counselling</span></header><div>/ˈɛksət kaʊnsəlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuht kownsuhling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> counselling provided to someone leaving an institution, a course of counselling, a rehabilitation program, etc., with the aim of helping them adjust to the next phase of their life or to the next stage of the program, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq85"> counselling provided to someone leaving a situation in which they are perceived to have been indoctrinated, such as a religious cult, with the aim of persuading them that the indoctrinated beliefs are erroneous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exit counsellor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exit interview
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88222767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exit interview</span></header><div>/ˈɛksət ɪntəvju/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuht intuhvyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">an interview with someone who is exiting a position, role, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exit poll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342542508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exit poll</span></header><div>/ˈɛksət poʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuht pohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">a poll taken of people as they are leaving a polling booth after voting in an election.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exit scam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897501986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exit scam</span></header><div>/ˈɛksət skæm/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuht skam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a confidence trick in which a business, usually illegal, stops the supply of a product while still receiving payment from subscribers.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>exit scammer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exit strategy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889507685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exit strategy</span></header><div>/ˈɛksət strætədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuht stratuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">a plan for the termination of a project, especially in a military or business context, which meets the objective of maintaining political or financial security.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex date</span></header><div>/ˈɛks deɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'eks dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">the date on which shares change from being quoted <em>cum </em>(<em>dividend</em>) to <em>ex </em>(<em>dividend</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-directory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-directory</span></header><div>/ˈɛks-dərɛktəri/ (<em>say</em> 'eks-duhrektuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080657" href="entry://unlisted%23bigmac000080657"><strong>unlisted</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080657" href="entry://unlisted%23mq437">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex dividend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex dividend</span></header><div>/ɛks ˈdɪvədɛnd/ (<em>say</em> eks 'divuhdend) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">without dividend; the buyer of the stock being not entitled to the dividend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executable code
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892161495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executable code</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈkjutəbəl koʊd/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'kyoohtuhbuhl cohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">a machine language which can be interpreted and acted upon by a specific piece of hardware.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac388889356" href="entry://source%20code%23bigmac388889356"><strong>source code</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044164" href="entry://machine%20language%23bigmac000044164"><strong>machine language</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executable file
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac504354736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executable file</span></header><div>/ɛksəˈkjutəbəl faɪl/ (<em>say</em> eksuh'kyoohtuhbuhl fuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a version of an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103999" href="entry://application%23bigmac000103999">application</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103999" href="entry://application%23mq267">10</a>) that can be directly read by the computer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executive ball clicker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac407187778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executive ball clicker</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac260799843" href="entry://Newton%27s%20cradle%23bigmac260799843"><strong>Newton’s cradle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executive chef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704298627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executive chef</span></header><div>/əgzɛkjətɪv ˈʃɛf/ (<em>say</em> uhgzekyuhtiv shef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a person in charge of the kitchen of a large establishment, as a hotel, who trains and manages staff, supervises all culinary activities, controls budgets, manages heath and safety, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executive coach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314375653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executive coach</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛkjətɪv koʊtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zekyuhtiv kohch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a person who trains executives in managerial style and practices.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>executive coaching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executive council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executive council</span></header><div>/əgzɛkjətɪv ˈkaʊnsəl/ (<em>say</em> uhgzekyuhtiv 'kownsuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> (in Australia) a constitutional body of the Commonwealth, and of each State (formerly of each colony), consisting of ministers of the government presided over by the governor-general or governor, which formally approves cabinet decisions, promulgates laws, etc. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac262113009" href="entry://governor-general-in-council%23bigmac262113009"><strong>governor-general-in-council</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> any of various similar councils in other countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executive produce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac517872652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executive produce</span></header><div>/əgzɛkjətɪv prəˈdjus/ (<em>say</em> uhgzekyuhtiv pruh'dyoohs) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">executive produced</strong>, <strong class="bold">executive producing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">to work as executive producer on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executive producer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394827894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executive producer</span></header><div>/əgzɛkjətɪv prəˈdjusə/ (<em>say</em> uhgzekyuhtiv pruh'dyoohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Media</em>, <em class="label">Film</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">someone involved at a high level in the management of a film, television, or radio production, or a music recording, often not being as involved in all production aspects as the producer, as, for example, a person overseeing the production on behalf of those with financial interests in it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executive summary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac020702319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executive summary</span></header><div>/əgzɛkjətɪv ˈsʌməri/ (<em>say</em> uhgzekyuhtiv 'sumuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> a concise version of a report, proposal, etc., which can be read quickly, as by an executive who may be short of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq521"> any very brief account, statement, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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executor de son tort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">executor de son tort</span></header><div>/əgˌzɛkjətə də sɒn ˈtɔt/ (<em>say</em> uhg.zekyuhtuh duh son 'tawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">someone who assumes without authority the function of a personal representative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>de son tort</em> of his own wrong]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exe file
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac647497624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exe file</span></header><div>/ˈɛksi faɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'eksee fuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">an executable file.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemplary damages
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemplary damages</span></header><div>/əgˌzɛmpləri ˈdæmɪdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> uhg.zempluhree 'damijuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">damages awarded to the plaintiff over and above compensatory damages, as a mark of disapproval of outrageous conduct by the defendant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exempli gratia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exempli gratia</span></header><div>/ɛgzɛmpli ˈgratia/ (<em>say</em> egzemplee 'grahteeah) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">for the sake of example; for example.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: e.g. <div class="etym">[Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exemption man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595822429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exemption man</span></header><div>/əgˈzɛmpʃən mæn/ (<em>say</em> uhg'zempshuhn man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">a holder of a ticket of exemption.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exercise ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac390702570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exercise ball</span></header><div>/ˈɛksəsaɪz bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhsuyz bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">a durable, inflatable rubber ball, used as an aid in physical therapy, exercise programs, etc.; of varying size, but usually large enough to sit on or support part of the body during exercise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fitness ball</strong>, <strong class="vs">Swiss ball</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exercise bike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exercise bike</span></header><div>/ˈɛksəsaɪz baɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhsuyz buyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">a stationary apparatus used for exercise, modelled on a bicycle, usually with only one wheel, and with a device that enables the rider to vary the pressure necessary to rotate the wheel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exercise bicycle</strong>, <strong class="vs">stationary bicycle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exercise book
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265011609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exercise book</span></header><div>/ˈɛksəsaɪz bʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'eksuhsuyz book) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">a booklet containing blank or lined pages, as used by school students for taking notes, writing compositions, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex lib.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex lib.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq650">ex libris.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex libris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex libris</span></header><div>/ɛks ˈlibrəs/ (<em>say</em> eks 'leebruhs) <div class="def"><span id="mq948">(a phrase inscribed in or on a book, before the name of the owner.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: from the books]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exmouth Gulf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exmouth Gulf</span></header><div>/ɛksmaʊθ ˈgʌlf/ (<em>say</em> eksmowth 'gulf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">an inlet on the north-western coast of WA, east of Exmouth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exmouth Plateau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exmouth Plateau</span></header><div>/ɛksmaʊθ ˈplætoʊ/ (<em>say</em> eksmowth 'platoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a submerged plateau off the northern coast of WA; site of oil and gas field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex officio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex officio</span></header><div>/ɛks əˈfɪsioʊ/ (<em>say</em> eks uh'fiseeoh), /əˈfɪʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'fisheeoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">by virtue of office or official position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: from office] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ex-officio</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exotic atom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104092580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exotic atom</span></header><div>/əgzɒtɪk ˈætəm/ (<em>say</em> uhgzotik 'atuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">an atom in which one or more particles have been replaced by different kinds of particles which have the same charge, as electrons replaced by muons or pions, all of which are negatively charged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exotic bet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829562962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exotic bet</span></header><div>/əgzɒtɪk ˈbɛt/ (<em>say</em> uhgzotik 'bet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq68">an instance of exotic betting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exotic betting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac217265240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exotic betting</span></header><div>/əgzɒtɪk ˈbɛtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhgzotik 'beting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> the practice of placing bets on a number of horses running in a race to finish the race in a certain order, as in a trifecta, in which the bet is placed on particular horses coming first, second, and third.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq52"> a similar betting practice in other sports, as on goals kicked in football matches.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac395039186" href="entry://straight%20betting%23bigmac395039186"><strong>straight betting</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>exotic</em> opposed to <em>straight</em> as in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac395039186" href="entry://straight%20betting%23bigmac395039186"><span class="smallcaps">straight betting</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exotic dancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac220025285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exotic dancer</span></header><div>/əgzɒtɪk ˈdænsə/ (<em>say</em> uhgzotik 'dansuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq24">a sexually exciting dancer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exotic species
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387160975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exotic species</span></header><div>/əgzɒtɪk ˈspisiz/ (<em>say</em> uhgzotik 'speeseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac990499585" href="entry://introduced%20species%23bigmac990499585"><strong>introduced species</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expanded metal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expanded metal</span></header><div>/əkˌspændəd ˈmɛtl/ (<em>say</em> uhk.spanduhd 'metl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">sheet metal which has been cut and stretched so that it forms a network giving greater rigidity than wire netting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expanded plastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expanded plastic</span></header><div>/əkspændəd ˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhkspanduhd 'plastik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">plastic into which air or gas has been forced to form a light, spongy substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expanding bolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895936299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expanding bolt</span></header><div>/ˌəkspændɪŋ ˈboʊlt/ (<em>say</em> .uhkspanding 'bohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">a bolt with a sleeve or other system which is placed into a hole drilled into stone or concrete and which becomes firmly fixed in it when the nut is tightened and the sleeve expands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Expanding Circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac921293132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Expanding Circle</span></header><div>/ɛkspændɪŋ ˈsɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> ekspanding 'serkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">those countries where English is not entrenched in the community but plays an important role as a lingua franca or vehicle for communication in special fields, as in China, Russia, Japan, many European countries, Indonesia, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Braj Kachru, 1932–2016, Indian linguist in the US specialising in World English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expanding universe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expanding universe</span></header><div>/ˌəkspændɪŋ ˈjunəvɜs/ (<em>say</em> .uhkspanding 'yoohnuhvers) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007118" href="entry://big%20bang%20theory%23bigmac000007118"><strong>big bang theory</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex parte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex parte</span><z><span target_id="AueulpYtK2">adj.</span><span target_id="PSwE4fkZxh">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ɛks ˈpateɪ/ (<em>say</em> eks 'pahtay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AueulpYtK2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> from or on one side only, as in a controversy; in the interest of one party: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>That appointment followed an ex parte application by the banking syndicate</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="PSwE4fkZxh">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Law</em> made on the application of one party to an action in the absence of the other.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expectation of life
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expectation of life</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">the average duration of life beyond a person’s attained age, as shown by mortality tables.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Expedition Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Expedition Range</span></header><div>/ɛkspədɪʃən ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> ekspuhdishuhn 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">a series of mountains in central eastern Qld, lying south-east of the Carnarvon Range. Highest peak, Mount Nicholson, 769 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expedition shearing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53827485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expedition shearing</span></header><div>/ɛkspədɪʃən ˈʃɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ekspuhdishuhn 'shearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">a work arrangement in which a team of shearers move from shed to shed for the duration of the shearing season.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac310333063" href="entry://urban%20shearing%23bigmac310333063"><strong>urban shearing</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">camp-out shearing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expense account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expense account</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of expense account" src="word_pronunciations/08579.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈspɛns əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spens uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a record of expenditure incurred by an employee in the course of business to be refunded by the employer or claimed against tax.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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experience table
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">experience table</span></header><div>/əkˈspɪəriəns teɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spearreeuhns taybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a table compiled from statistical information on the basis of which expectation of life, etc., can be predicted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Experiment Farm Cottage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Experiment Farm Cottage</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a cottage built in 1798 on farming land previously owned by James Ruse at Rose Hill (now Parramatta); now a National Trust property.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expert system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expert system</span></header><div>/ˈɛkspɜt sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ekspert sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">a computing system which is provided with a certain amount of basic information and a general set of rules instructing it how to reason and draw conclusions, which allows it to mimic the thought processes of a human expert in a specialised field, such as diagnostic medicine, in order to reach a conclusion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>expert-system</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expert witness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expert witness</span></header><div>/ˌɛkspɜt ˈwɪtnəs/ (<em>say</em> .ekspert 'witnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">a witness skilled in a field requiring particular expertise, whose opinion may be admissible as evidence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiation notice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac812747636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiation notice</span></header><div>/ɛkspiˈeɪʃən noʊtəs/ (<em>say</em> ekspee'ayshuhn nohtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a fine issued for a traffic infringement in lieu of prosecution for the offence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expired air resuscitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expired air resuscitation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">an emergency resuscitation procedure in which air is breathed into the victim’s lungs usually through the mouth (<strong>mouth-to-mouth resuscitation</strong>) but sometimes through the nose (<strong>mouth-to-nose resuscitation</strong>) or, in the case of a child, both.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EAR</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expiry date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac199353410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expiry date</span></header><div>/ɛkˈspaɪri deɪt/ (<em>say</em> ek'spuyree dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> the date by which the manufacturer of a product, such as a medication, recommends that it should be used, usually stamped onto the packaging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq349"> the date on which an authorisation, as one on a swipe card, credit card, etc., expires.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explainable AI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889023007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explainable AI</span></header><div>/ɛkspleɪnəbəl eɪ ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> eksplaynuhbuhl ay 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">an artificial-intelligence application which is programmed to give information to its users as to what processes it is carrying out and how, by machine learning, it has arrived at particular conclusions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explicit instruction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac031979924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explicit instruction</span></header><div>/ɛksplɪsət ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> eksplisuht in'strukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">a teaching method in which the focus is on teacher-directed activity, the students’ grasp of the information required for a particular skill set being controlled and guided by the teacher.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac961805430" href="entry://direct%20instruction%23bigmac961805430"><strong>direct instruction</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explicit memory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447094361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explicit memory</span></header><div>/ɛkˈsplɪsət mɛmri/ (<em>say</em> ek'splisuht memree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">the conscious memory, engaged in recalling particular facts, experiences, events, etc. (opposed to <em>implicit memory</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">declarative memory</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploded view
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploded view</span></header><div>/əkˌsploʊdəd ˈvju/ (<em>say</em> uhk.splohduhd 'vyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a drawing of a complicated mechanism showing the individual parts still in their relative positions but moved outward and apart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exploration licence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exploration licence</span></header><div>/ɛkspləˈreɪʃən laɪsəns/ (<em>say</em> ekspluh'rayshuhn luysuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">a licence granted for a specific time to explore a large section of country with a view to prospecting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Explorer's Way
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49026757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Explorer’s Way</span></header><div>/əksplɔrəz ˈweɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhksplawruhz 'way) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">the Stuart Highway from Adelaide via Alice Springs to Darwin, seen as a tourist route. About 3000 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explosive bolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explosive bolt</span></header><div>/əksploʊzɪv ˈboʊlt/ (<em>say</em> uhksplohziv 'bohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a bolt used, especially in space technology, to hold components together temporarily, and which is designed to explode when the parts are to be separated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explosive cyclogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103597714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explosive cyclogenesis</span></header><div>/əkˌsploʊzɪv saɪkloʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uhk.splohziv suykloh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac815609238" href="entry://bombogenesis%23bigmac815609238"><strong>bombogenesis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac815609238" href="entry://bombogenesis%23mq755">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac981253701" href="entry://weather%20bomb%23bigmac981253701"><strong>weather bomb</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explosive rivet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explosive rivet</span></header><div>/əkˌsploʊzɪv ˈrɪvət/ (<em>say</em> uhk.splohziv 'rivuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">a rivet containing a small explosive charge for expanding the shank in positions which would otherwise be inaccessible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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explosives trace-detection portal machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263810419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">explosives trace-detection portal machine</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac827877898" href="entry://trace%20portal%20machine%23bigmac827877898"><strong>trace portal machine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exponential horn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exponential horn</span></header><div>/ˌɛkspənɛnʃəl ˈhɔn/ (<em>say</em> .ekspuhnenshuhl 'hawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">a loudspeaker horn whose cross-sectional area increases exponentially with the distance from the throat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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export reject
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">export reject</span></header><div>/ɛkspɔt ˈridʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> ekspawt 'reejekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">an item, especially a foodstuff, which is of insufficient excellence for export but which can be sold locally.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex post facto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex post facto</span><z><span target_id="1NIkuGc9A5">adv.</span><span target_id="X1RSmJScsE">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɛks poʊst ˈfæktoʊ/ (<em>say</em> eks pohst 'faktoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="1NIkuGc9A5"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> from or by subsequent action; subsequently; retrospectively.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X1RSmJScsE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq055"> retrospective: <em class="example">an ex post facto law.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex post facto law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex post facto law</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a law passed after an alleged crime has been committed which, if applied, would work to the disadvantage of a person accused of that crime.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exposure meter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exposure meter</span></header><div>/əkˈspoʊʒə mitə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohzhuh meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042532" href="entry://light%20meter%23bigmac000042532"><strong>light meter</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exposure route
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac760904782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exposure route</span></header><div>/əkˈspoʊʒə rut/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohzhuh rooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">the route by which a hazardous substance enters an organism, as by ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through skin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exposure therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568775963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exposure therapy</span></header><div>/əkˈspoʊʒə θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spohzhuh theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a therapy which aims to treat individuals with phobias, or anxiety, stress or panic disorders by exposing them gradually and repeatedly in a controlled setting to the feared object, situation or memory, in an attempt to desensitise them.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">immersion therapy</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>exposure therapist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expression mark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expression mark</span></header><div>/əkˈsprɛʃən mak/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spreshuhn mahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">one of a set of directions in a piece of music indicating how it should be played.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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expression of interest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac528005139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">expression of interest</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">a formal communication declaring oneself to be a possible buyer, candidate, provider of services, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EOI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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express lane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac659567905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">express lane</span></header><div>/əkˈsprɛs leɪn/ (<em>say</em> uhk'spres layn), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">the right-hand lane of a multi-lane freeway in which trucks are prohibited from travelling.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EL</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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express post
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac625043818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">express post</span></header><div>/ɛksprɛs ˈpoʊst/ (<em>say</em> ekspres 'pohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a postal service delivering letters, parcels, etc., on the next business day after their lodgement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-pug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-pug</span></header><div>/ɛks-ˈpʌg/ (<em>say</em> eks-'pug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a retired boxer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-service</span></header><div>/ɛk-ˈsɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> ek-'servuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> having formerly served in the armed forces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq985"> Also, <strong class="vs">ex-services</strong>. of or relating to a group, society, club, etc., for returned service personnel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-serviceman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-serviceman</span></header><div>/ɛk-ˈsɜvəsmən/ (<em>say</em> ek-'servuhsmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ex-servicemen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">a man who has served in one of the armed services, especially during wartime.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ex-servicewoman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex situ conservation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac023309979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex situ conservation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">a conservation process by which animals or plants threatened with extinction in their native habitat are preserved by removing them to zoos, captive breeding programs, botanical gardens, aquariums, etc., or by storing their genes in a gene bank.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extended family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extended family</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of extended family" src="word_pronunciations/08654.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˌstɛndəd ˈfæmli/ (<em>say</em> uhk.stenduhd 'famlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">a family group or unit comprising not only parents and children but also immediate relatives, and sometimes people not related to the group; responsibility for all the children is shared by all the older members of the group.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051329" href="entry://nuclear%20family%23bigmac000051329"><strong>nuclear family</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extended mix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extended mix</span></header><div>/əkstɛndəd ˈmɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhkstenduhd 'miks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018543" href="entry://dance%20mix%23bigmac000018543"><strong>dance mix</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extended play
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extended play</span></header><div>/əkˌstɛndəd ˈpleɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhk.stenduhd 'play) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024116" href="entry://EP%23bigmac000024116"><strong>EP<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024116" href="entry://EP%23mq098">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extension cord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173587155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extension cord</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛnʃən kɔd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenshuhn kawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">an electrical cord which can be connected to the cord attached to an appliance, device, etc., to extend its reach.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extension course
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extension course</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛnʃən kɔs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenshuhn kaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">(in many universities and colleges) a course of study for persons not regularly enrolled as students, frequently provided through evening classes or by correspondence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extension worker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extension worker</span></header><div>/əkˈstɛnʃən wɜkə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stenshuhn werkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">a trained worker paid to give expert or practical field-advice in agriculture, farming, forestry, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extenuating circumstance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extenuating circumstance</span></header><div>/əkstɛnjueɪtɪŋ ˈsɜkəmstæns/ (<em>say</em> uhkstenyoohayting 'serkuhmstans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a factor that should be taken into the consideration of someone’s misdeeds because it provides some lessening of guilt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exterior angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac998039341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exterior angle</span></header><div>/əkˌstɪəriə ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk.stearreeuh 'angguhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> the supplementary angle of an interior angle, formed by extending a side of a polygon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> an angle formed outside two parallel lines when cut by a third line.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">external angle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraordinary ray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraordinary ray</span></header><div>/əkˌstrɔdənri ˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhk.strawduhnree 'ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> the part of a doubly refracted ray which does not obey the ordinary laws of refraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052611" href="entry://ordinary%20ray%23bigmac000052611"><strong>ordinary ray</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraordinary rendition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478171646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraordinary rendition</span></header><div>/əkstrɔdənri rɛnˈdɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkstrawduhnree ren'dishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">the transfer of a prisoner to a country where there is less legal restraint on torture than in the country in which they were previously held, in order to extract information from them.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rendition</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrasensory perception
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585021972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrasensory perception</span></header><div>/ˌɛkstrəsɛnsəri pəˈsɛpʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ekstruhsensuhree puh'sepshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087364" href="entry://ESP%23bigmac000087364"><strong>ESP</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra-special
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra-special</span><z><span target_id="kZrbjtZntH">n.</span><span target_id="m5XIOQCSr2">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kZrbjtZntH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> /ɛkstrə-ˈspɛʃəl/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh-'speshuhl) a special extra edition of a newspaper.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m5XIOQCSr2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq620"> /ˈɛkstrə-spɛʃəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ekstruh-speshuhl) exceptionally good or unusual.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>extra-specially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra strong bitters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589195494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra strong bitters</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">a type of beer, gold to deep copper in colour, with a bitter taste.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ESB</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra time</span></header><div>/ɛkstrə ˈtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh 'tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">(in a sporting match) additional time allowed for play to make up for time lost by injury, etc., or to allow a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100786" href="entry://tie%23bigmac000100786">tie</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100786" href="entry://tie%23mq460">23</a>) to be broken.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra-virgin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64589549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra-virgin</span></header><div>/ɛkstrə-ˈvɜdʒən/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh-'verjuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">of or relating to an oil, such as olive oil, peanut oil, etc., extracted by cold pressing rather than by chemical treatment, and therefore of the highest quality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme bacteria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac551986785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme bacteria</span></header><div>/əkˈstrim bæktɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'streem baktearreeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">bacteria which thrive in extreme temperatures, as thermophiles and psychrophiles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme bartending
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac17929535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme bartending</span></header><div>/əkstrim ˈbatɛndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhkstreem 'bahtending) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac904278230" href="entry://flairtending%23bigmac904278230"><strong>flairtending</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme beer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378223927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme beer</span></header><div>/əkstrim ˈbɪə/ (<em>say</em> uhkstreem 'bear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a beer, usually a boutique beer, with a higher alcohol content than standard beer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme golf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519390310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme golf</span></header><div>/əkstrim ˈgɒlf/ (<em>say</em> uhkstreem 'golf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac176934375" href="entry://speed%20golf%23bigmac176934375"><strong>speed golf</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extremely high frequency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extremely high frequency</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">extremely high frequencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">any radiofrequency between 30 000 and 300 000 megahertz.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EHF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extremely low frequency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115185080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extremely low frequency</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">extremely low frequencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">any radiofrequency between 3 and 30 hertz.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ELF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme programming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783357351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme programming</span></header><div>/ɛkˌstrim ˈproʊgræmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ek.streem 'prohgraming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">the style of programming required for agile development.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac813385364" href="entry://agile%20development%23bigmac813385364"><strong>agile development</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: XP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme sport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727920410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme sport</span></header><div>/əkstrim ˈspɔt/ (<em>say</em> uhkstreem 'spawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a sport, such as bungee jumping, canyoning, etc., in which a person contends with the forces of nature, and in so doing incurs a high degree of physical risk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme unction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme unction</span></header><div>/əkstrim ˈʌŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkstreem 'ungkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">(a former name for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090639" href="entry://anointing%20of%20the%20sick%23bigmac000090639"><strong>anointing of the sick</strong></a>.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extreme vetting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135482386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extreme vetting</span></header><div>/əkstrim ˈvɛtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhkstreem 'veting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">a rigorous examination of the documents and background of a person wishing to enter a country, including their mobile phone contacts and social media pages, as a countermeasure to terrorism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrinsic semiconductor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrinsic semiconductor</span></header><div>/ɛksˌtrɪnzɪk sɛmikənˈdʌktə/ (<em>say</em> eks.trinzik semeekuhn'duktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">a semiconductor in which the carrier density results mainly from the presence of impurities or other imperfections, as opposed to an intrinsic semiconductor in which the material is unmodified.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extrinsic variable star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac954430022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extrinsic variable star</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a variable star that changes brightness because of some external factor rather than as a result of an internal change in radiation emitted, such as being eclipsed by another star in a binary system, or as a result of its own rotation bringing darker or brighter areas into view.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extruded protein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extruded protein</span></header><div>/ɛkˌstrudəd ˈproʊtin/ (<em>say</em> ek.stroohduhd 'prohteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">vegetable protein which has been extruded and dried to form a powdered protein additive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye socket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye socket</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ sɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'uy sokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">the socket or orbit of the eye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye splice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye splice</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ splaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'uy spluys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyes right
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyes right</span><z><span target_id="MzhF3AEOas">n.</span><span target_id="zRrbU7eqwq">phr.</span></z></header><div>/aɪz ˈraɪt/ (<em>say</em> uyz 'ruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MzhF3AEOas"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> the command given to turn the head and eyes to the right as a salute while marching in formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> the action of turning the eyes and head to the right.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zRrbU7eqwq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq227"> <strong class="phr">a little bit of eyes right</strong>, <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) an attractive young woman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye tracker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570059213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye tracker</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ trakə/ (<em>say</em> 'uy trakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">a device which measures eye patterns or eye movements for the purpose of eye tracking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye tracking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac195034964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye tracking</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ trækɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'uy traking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">the process of measuring the visual activity of a person by mapping the points at which their gaze falls on something and the pathways that they take between different points of focus; used in vision testing, cognitive studies, driver-fatigue detection, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye-watering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac062375635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye-watering</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ-wɔtərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'uy-wawtuhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> causing the eyes to water: <em class="example">eye-watering fumes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> extremely large or high: <em class="example">an eye-watering amount.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eye-wateringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eyre Creek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyre Creek</span></header><div>/ɛə ˈkrik/ (<em>say</em> air 'kreek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">a seasonal waterway in south-western Qld and north-eastern SA, rising south of Selwyn Range and flowing south to Lake Eyre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eyre Highway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyre Highway</span></header><div>/ˈɛə haɪweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'air huyway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a highway connecting Port Augusta, SA, with Kalgoorlie, WA. About 2000 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after EJ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091164" href="entry://Eyre%23bigmac000091164"><span class="smallcaps">Eyre<sup>1</sup></span></a> whose route across the Nullarbor Plain it follows]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Eyre Peninsula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac746776359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Eyre Peninsula</span></header><div>/ɛə pəˈnɪnʃələ/ (<em>say</em> air puh'ninshuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a large, wide peninsula in SA, lying between Spencer Gulf and the Great Australian Bight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after EJ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091164" href="entry://Eyre%23bigmac000091164"><span class="smallcaps">Eyre<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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face edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">face edge</span></header><div>/ˈfeɪs ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'fays ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085812" href="entry://working%20edge%23bigmac000085812"><strong>working edge</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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facial eczema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">facial eczema</span></header><div>/feɪʃəl ˈɛksəmə/ (<em>say</em> fayshuhl 'eksuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a contagious disease in sheep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fag end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fag end</span></header><div>/ˈfæg ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'fag end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq255"> the last part or very end of something, especially a remnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> the unfinished end of a piece of cloth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq340"> the stub of a finished cigarette.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fair enough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fair enough</span><z><span target_id="9CeKOwiVTq">adj.</span><span target_id="dQzJGGuINa">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fair enough" src="word_pronunciations/08784.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛər əˈnʌf/ (<em>say</em> fairr uh'nuf) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9CeKOwiVTq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq562"> acceptable; passable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a sympathetic hearing from Jack West, who ‘put up the money’ in return for a fifty-one per cent interest, which was ‘fair enough’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq21"> justified; reasonable: <em class="example">she was angry with me for being late, which was fair enough.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="dQzJGGuINa">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq717"> (a statement of acquiescence, or agreement.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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family educator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac959097164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">family educator</span></header><div>/fæmli ˈɛdʒəkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> famlee 'ejuhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">(in Catholic schools) a person who provides religious support to students and their families, especially by encouraging involvement with the wider Catholic community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Faraday effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Faraday effect</span></header><div>/ˈfærədeɪ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'faruhday uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">the rotation of the plane of polarisation of plane-polarised light on traversing an isotropic, transparent medium placed in a magnetic field which processes a component in the direction of the light ray.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Michael <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025791" href="entry://Faraday%23bigmac000025791"><span class="smallcaps">Faraday</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Far East
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Far East</span></header><div>/far ˈist/ (<em>say</em> fahr 'eest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">the area comprising the countries of East Asia, such as China and Japan, sometimes regarded as also including the countries of South-East Asia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Far Eastern</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This geographical term reflects a British or European perspective, and its use is becoming less common.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Far Eastern Region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Far Eastern Region</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093180" href="entry://Khabarovsk%23bigmac000093180"><strong>Khabarovsk</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093180" href="entry://Khabarovsk%23mq831">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fat-finger error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac714849909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fat-finger error</span></header><div>/fæt-fɪŋgə ˈɛrə/ (<em>say</em> fat-fingguh 'eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">a manual error made by a person trading in the stockmarket, such as inputting an incorrect amount of stocks to buy or sell, the wrong stock to buy or sell, the wrong price, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fat finger error</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac783306392" href="entry://fat-finger%23bigmac783306392"><span class="smallcaps">fat-finger</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095205" href="entry://error%23bigmac000095205"><span class="smallcaps">error</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feathered eyebrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac426580603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feathered eyebrow</span></header><div>/fɛðəd ˈaɪbraʊ/ (<em>say</em> fedhuhd 'uybrow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">an eyebrow to which additional tattooed lines have been added to give the eyebrow a shaped, fuller look.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">feather touch eyebrow</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feather-edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feather-edge</span></header><div>/ˈfɛðər-ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'fedhuhr-ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> an edge which thins out like a feather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> the thinner edge of a wedge-shaped board or plank.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>feather-edged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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exterminator species
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416261941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">exterminator species</span></header><div>/əkˈstɜməneɪtə spisiz/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stermuhnaytuh speeseez), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">an introduced species which has characteristics which enable it to overrun other species and drive them to extinction, such as rabbits, foxes and feral cats in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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external affairs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821910728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">external affairs</span></header><div>/əkˌstɜnəl əˈfɛəz/ (<em>say</em> uhk.sternuhl uh'fairz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027921" href="entry://foreign%20affairs%23bigmac000027921"><strong>foreign affairs</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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external angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac973896118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">external angle</span></header><div>/əkˌstɜnəl ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk.sternuhl 'angguhl), /ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac998039341" href="entry://exterior%20angle%23bigmac998039341"><strong>exterior angle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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external-combustion engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">external-combustion engine</span></header><div>/əkˌstɜnəl-kəmˈbʌstʃən ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> uhk.sternuhl-kuhm'buschuhn enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">an engine in which the ignition of the fuel mixture takes place outside the engine cylinder.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037913" href="entry://internal-combustion%20engine%23bigmac000037913"><strong>internal-combustion engine</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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external course
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">external course</span></header><div>/əkˌstɜnəl ˈkɔs/ (<em>say</em> uhk.sternuhl 'kaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a course provided for external students.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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external ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">external ear</span></header><div>/əkˈstɜnəl ɪə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sternuhl ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">that section of the ear which is made up of its projecting outer portion and the ear canal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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external student
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">external student</span></header><div>/əkˌstɜnəl ˈstjudənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk.sternuhl 'styoohduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a student who undertakes courses offered by an educational institution, although not physically in attendance at the institution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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external territory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14115984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">external territory</span></header><div>/əkˌstɜnəl ˈtɛrətri/ (<em>say</em> uhk.sternuhl 'teruhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">an area of land having the status of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100744" href="entry://territory%23bigmac000100744">territory</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100744" href="entry://territory%23mq599">4a</a>) of a nation, and not forming part of that nation’s mainland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extinction event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac116274313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extinction event</span></header><div>/əkˈstɪŋkʃən əvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stingkshuhn uhvent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq264"> a mass extinction of living species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq743"> a catastrophic occurrence causing such an extinction, as a massive meteor strike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any event with major repercussions: <em class="example">an extinction event for the publishing industry.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extinction-level event</strong>. <div class="backshade">Major <strong>extinction events</strong> are said to have occurred five times in the biological history of Earth with another twenty smaller extinction events being cited in between. Such an event is defined by large-scale losses of entire species of flora and fauna. The first such event occurred around 438 million years ago and the most recent was 65 million years ago. Each event had a different catalyst: global cooling, sea level rises with glacial melting, volcanic activity, and postulated meteorite impacts. The worst mass extinction is believed to have been the Permian-Triassic extinction around 251 million years ago in which 95 per cent of all species became extinct. Some scientists argue that the planet is in the grip of the sixth extinction event, known as the Holocene extinction, with the driving catalyst for it being human activity. Pollution, habitat destruction, unsustainable agriculture and fishing activities, and non-harmonious flora and fauna import and export are just some of the human-based behaviours contributing to the large-scale extinction levels being recorded in our times.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extinction-level event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123105005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extinction-level event</span></header><div>/əkstɪŋkʃən-lɛvəl əˈvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uhkstingkshuhn-levuhl uh'vent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac116274313" href="entry://extinction%20event%23bigmac116274313"><strong>extinction event</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ELE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extinction meter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extinction meter</span></header><div>/əkˈstɪŋkʃən mitə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stingkshuhn meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">(in photography) an exposure meter in which the reading is made by attenuating the light from the object until the point when the image on a ground-glass screen becomes indistinguishable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Extinction Rebellion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac223785575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Extinction Rebellion</span></header><div>/əkˈstɪŋkʃən rəˌbɛljən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'stingkshuhn ruh.belyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">an international movement formed in the UK in 2018 with the aim of compelling government action to halt biodiversity loss and to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: XR</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra-condensed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra-condensed</span></header><div>/ɛkstrə-kənˈdɛnst/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh-kuhn'denst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">(of type) having an extremely narrow face.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274559662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extracorporeal membrane oxygenation</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac484078745" href="entry://ECMO%23bigmac484078745"><strong>ECMO</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra cover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra cover</span></header><div>/ɛkstrə ˈkʌvə/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh 'kuvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> the position of a fielder between mid-off and cover point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> a fielder occupying this position.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">extra cover point</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extractor fan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extractor fan</span></header><div>/əksˈtræktə fæn/ (<em>say</em> uhks'traktuh fan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090747" href="entry://exhaust%20fan%23bigmac000090747"><strong>exhaust fan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extra-low voltage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356515968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extra-low voltage</span></header><div>/ɛkstrə-loʊ ˈvɒltɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ekstruh-loh 'voltij) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">denoting an electric system with an operating voltage not exceeding 50 volts AC or 120 volts DC.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ELV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraordinary general meeting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac30694233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraordinary general meeting</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a general meeting which is not part of the normal schedule of general meetings, but called especially for some purpose.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: EGM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraordinary item
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676649973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraordinary item</span></header><div>/əkˈstrɔdənri aɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strawduhnree uytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a gain, loss, expense or item of revenue arising from activities outside the normal operations of a business.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac983458223" href="entry://abnormal%20item%23bigmac983458223"><strong>abnormal item</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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extraordinary licence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac379752941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">extraordinary licence</span></header><div>/əkˈstrɔdənri laɪsəns/ (<em>say</em> uhk'strawduhnree luysuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a licence granted at the discretion of a court, authorising a driver to drive in particular circumstances, even though the driver’s licence has been suspended.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ex-wife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac412602947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ex-wife</span></header><div>/ɛks-ˈwaɪf/ (<em>say</em> eks-'wuyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ex-wives</strong> /ɛks-ˈwaɪvz/ (<em>say</em> eks-'wuyvz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">one’s former wife from whom one is now separated or divorced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Exxon Valdez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Exxon Valdez</span></header><div>/ˌɛksɒn vælˈdiz/ (<em>say</em> .ekson val'deez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">a US oil tanker that ran aground in Alaska in 1989, causing widespread marine oil pollution.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Exxon Valdez</strong> spilt more than 40 million litres of crude oil into Alaska’s ecologically important and relatively pristine Prince William Sound. The spill created an oil slick that extended across 12 400 square kilometres of sea and contaminated approximately 2000 kilometres of shoreline, closing fisheries and killing hundreds of thousands of birds and marine animals. The massive clean-up that followed involved some invasive procedures, such as flushing with hot water, as well as the use of toxic dispersal agents, adding to the environmental damage. Two decades later, pockets of the oil persist, trapped in both seabed sediments and below the surface along the shore, and wildlife continues to suffer. Mussels, clams and other filter-feeding molluscs, for example, accumulate toxins from the oil and pass them along the food chain impacting upon fish, sea ducks and marine mammals.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye bolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye bolt</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ boʊlt/ (<em>say</em> 'uy bohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">a metal bar with a screw-thread at one end and bent or forged into a circle at the other; used to secure ropes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eyebrow threading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac206733773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eyebrow threading</span></header><div>/ˈaɪbraʊ θrɛdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'uybrow threding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760"><a data-mq-recid="bigmac884758613" href="entry://threading%23bigmac884758613">threading</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac884758613" href="entry://threading%23mq10">3</a>) performed to remove unwanted hair from the eyebrows.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye candy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac47976829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye candy</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ kændi/ (<em>say</em> 'uy kandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">any person or thing that is visually appealing but not of intrinsic value.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye-catching
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye-catching</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ-kætʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'uy-kaching) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">attracting attention; attractive or noticeable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>eye-catcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye contact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye contact</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ kɒntækt/ (<em>say</em> 'uy kontakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">an exchange of glances, considered as a form of intimacy or as a means of coordinating action where speech or other means of direction are not possible, as in the performance of ensemble music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye dialect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac941218048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye dialect</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ daɪəlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'uy duyuhlekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a representation of standard speech in non-standard spelling, as <em>was</em> spelled <em>wos</em>, or <em>one’s</em> spelled <em>wuns</em>, used by a writer to indicate that the speaker is uneducated, of low social status, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye dog</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of eye dog" src="word_pronunciations/08728.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'uy dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">a trained sheepdog which controls sheep by its gaze or eye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye-dropper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye-dropper</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ-drɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'uy-dropuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088740" href="entry://dropper%23bigmac000088740"><strong>dropper</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088740" href="entry://dropper%23mq989">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye drops
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac771167092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye drops</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ drɒps/ (<em>say</em> 'uy drops) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a solution prepared to be administered to the eye by an eye-dropper, especially for the treatment of inflammation or infection: <em class="example">a bottle of eye drops.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye fillet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye fillet</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ fɪlət/ (<em>say</em> 'uy filuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103517" href="entry://fillet%23bigmac000103517"><strong>fillet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103517" href="entry://fillet%23mq041">6b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye-gouging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114801985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye-gouging</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ-gaʊdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'uy-gowjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> the gouging out of an eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> <em class="label">Football</em> a form of assault in which a player pushes their fingers into an opponent’s eye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye in the sky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570863614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye in the sky</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> satellite-based photography, remote-sensing, etc., which allows detailed observation of the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> the television camera facility that records the footage on which the third umpire’s decision is based.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eye-in-the-sky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye-opener
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye-opener</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ-oʊpnə/ (<em>say</em> 'uy-ohpnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq586"> something that causes the eyes to open, as an enlightening or startling disclosure or experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087205" href="entry://heart-starter%23bigmac000087205"><strong>heart-starter</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025390" href="#mq586">1</a> (1860s); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025390" href="#mq076">2</a> (1810s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>eye-opening</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye-popping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980616798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye-popping</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ-pɒpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'uy-poping) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">astonishing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye rhyme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye rhyme</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ raɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'uy ruym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a rhyme in which two words are similar in spelling rather than sound: <em class="example">a tough with a cough.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye round
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700882520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye round</span></header><div>/aɪ ˈraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uy 'rownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">a cut of beef from the outside of the butt with the fat removed; suitable for slow roasting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye-service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye-service</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ-sɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> 'uy-servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">homage paid with the eyes; admiring looks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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eye shadow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">eye shadow</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ ʃædoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'uy shadoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">a cosmetic material applied to the eyelids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feather touch eyebrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574276839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feather touch eyebrow</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac426580603" href="entry://feathered%20eyebrow%23bigmac426580603"><strong>feathered eyebrow</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac268043847" href="entry://United%20Voice%23bigmac268043847"><strong>United Voice</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees’ Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac630276035" href="entry://Australian%20Services%20Union%23bigmac630276035"><strong>Australian Services Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feline enteritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feline enteritis</span></header><div>/filaɪn ɛntəˈraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> feeluyn entuh'ruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">a highly infectious, often fatal, virus disease of cats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feline infectious enteritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac772973008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feline infectious enteritis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">an often fatal, highly contagious viral disease of domestic cats, caused by a parvovirus and characterised by fever, somnolence, and diarrhoea; cat fever; cat plague.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FIE Also, <strong class="vs">feline agranulocytosis</strong>, <strong class="vs">feline distemper</strong>, <strong class="vs">feline parvovirus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feminine ending
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feminine ending</span></header><div>/fɛmənən ˈɛndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> femuhnuhn 'ending) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> an ending in which a line closes with an extra unaccented syllable in addition to the normal accented syllable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a termination or final syllable marking a feminine word: <em class="example">‘-ā’ in Latin is a feminine ending for the ablative case in the singular.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field effect transistor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field effect transistor</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026343" href="entry://FET%23bigmac000026343"><strong>FET<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field emission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field emission</span></header><div>/ˈfild əmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'feeld uhmishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">the emission of electrons from an unheated conductor subjected to a high electric field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field event</span></header><div>/ˈfild əvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'feeld uhvent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">an athletic event which does not take place on a track, as a jumping or throwing event.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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figure eight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac830993652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">figure eight</span></header><div>/fɪgər ˈeɪt/ (<em>say</em> figuhr 'ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> a kind of knot made in the shape of a number 8.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> a shape which resembles the number 8, especially as made by dancers or skaters in performing a set piece.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">figure of eight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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figure of eight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">figure of eight</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac830993652" href="entry://figure%20eight%23bigmac830993652"><strong>figure eight</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fiji English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac504314261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fiji English</span></header><div>/fiˌdʒi ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> fee.jee 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">the English language as used in Fiji, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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file extension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac822917683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">file extension</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪl əkstɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyl uhkstenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">(in some operating systems) the final part of a filename, following a full stop or other separator and often identifying the file type.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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finance editor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">finance editor</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪnæns ɛdətə/ (<em>say</em> 'fuynans eduhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq318">(on a newspaper, etc.) the editor in charge of the financial and commercial news.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Financial Times Stock Exchange index
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac462334201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Financial Times Stock Exchange index</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac874028147" href="entry://FTSE%20100%23bigmac874028147"><strong>FTSE 100</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fine edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac298783919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine edge</span></header><div>/faɪn ˈɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> fuyn 'ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100944" href="entry://edge%23bigmac000100944">edge</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100944" href="entry://edge%23mq894">9</a>) that deflects the ball sharply behind the batter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire-eater</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪər-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhr-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq950"> an entertainer who pretends to eat fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> someone who seeks occasion to fight or quarrel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fire-swallower</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>fire-eating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac366867437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire ecology</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪər əkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhr uhkoluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">an ecology which has adjusted to wildfires as a regular event, causing changes to vegetation and shaping habitats for animal species.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>fire ecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire engine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fire engine" src="word_pronunciations/09119.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfaɪər ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhr enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> a motor vehicle, normally red in colour and equipped for firefighting, now usually having a motor-driven pump for shooting water from fire hydrants, etc., or chemical solutions at high pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> any of various drinks, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, which are coloured red as with cranberry juice, grenadine, or food dye.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fire-engine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire-escape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire-escape</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fire-escape" src="word_pronunciations/09120.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfaɪər-əskeɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhr-uhskayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">a fireproof staircase, sometimes an exterior metal one, or some other apparatus or structure, used to escape from a burning building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire extinguisher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire extinguisher</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪər əkstɪŋgwɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhr uhkstinggwishuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a portable device, usually containing water or chemicals under pressure, for putting out small fires.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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First Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">First Empire</span></header><div>/fɜst ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> ferst 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023643" href="entry://Empire%23bigmac000023643"><strong>Empire<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023643" href="entry://Empire%23mq249">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac315960443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first estate</span></header><div>/fɜst əˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> ferst uh'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23bigmac000098809"><strong>estate</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23mq125">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first five-eighth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first five-eighth</span></header><div>/ˈfɜst faɪv-eɪtθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ferst fuyv-aytth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026979" href="entry://five-eighth%23bigmac000026979"><strong>five-eighth</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026979" href="entry://five-eighth%23mq229">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">first five</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fischer von Erlach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fischer von Erlach</span></header><div>/ˌfɪʃə fɒn ˈɛəlak/ (<em>say</em> .fishuh fon 'airlahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Johann Bernhard</strong> /ˈjoʊhan ˈbɛənhat/ (<em>say</em> 'yohhahn 'bairnhaht), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">1656–1723, Austrian baroque architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fish-eye lens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fish-eye lens</span></header><div>/fɪʃ-aɪ ˈlɛnz/ (<em>say</em> fish-uy 'lenz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">a camera lens in the shape of a protruding fish’s eye, which can take in a view of almost 180°, but with considerable linear distortion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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five-eighth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">five-eighth</span></header><div>/faɪv-ˈeɪtθ/ (<em>say</em> fuyv-'aytth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> the back who is stationed between the halfback and the centre three-quarters; fly-half; stand-off half.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq685"> <em class="label">NZ</em> either of the two players positioned outside the halfback, either the five-eighth (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026979" href="#mq229">1</a>) or the inside-centre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">five-eight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Five Eyes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac660499633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Five Eyes</span></header><div>/faɪv ˈaɪz/ (<em>say</em> fuyv 'uyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">an intelligence-sharing alliance comprising the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; the joint declaration in 1941 of the United Kingdom and the United States in the Atlantic Charter marking the beginning of the alliance.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FVEY</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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five-finger exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">five-finger exercise</span></header><div>/faɪv-fɪŋgər ˈɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> fuyv-fingguhr 'eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">something easy, as an elementary piano exercise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flat earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac986748407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flat earth</span></header><div>/flæt ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> flat 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">the earth viewed as a flat plane or disk, a belief widely held until Pythagoras introduced the concept of the earth as a sphere, and still held by some people for religious or cultural reasons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flat-earther
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flat-earther</span></header><div>/flæt-ˈɜθə/ (<em>say</em> flat-'erthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> someone who believes that the earth is not round but flat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq014"> someone who is old-fashioned in their thoughts and beliefs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flesh-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flesh-eater</span></header><div>/ˈflɛʃ-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'flesh-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011542" href="entry://carnivore%23bigmac000011542"><strong>carnivore</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>flesh-eating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flight engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flight engineer</span></header><div>/flaɪt ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> fluyt enjuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">the member of an aircrew responsible for the successful operation of the aircraft’s systems and engines during flight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flight envelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flight envelope</span></header><div>/ˈflaɪt ɛnvəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'fluyt envuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">the limiting range of speeds, altitudes, manoeuvres, etc., possible for a particular type of aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flock ewe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flock ewe</span></header><div>/ˈflɒk ju/ (<em>say</em> 'flok yooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a ewe that is retained for the purpose of wool-growing, or lamb raising, and is not a stud animal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flop era
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629529657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flop era</span></header><div>/ˈflɒp ɪərə/ (<em>say</em> 'flop earruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a period marked by failure and lack of achievement.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac722848582" href="entry://slay%20era%23bigmac722848582"><strong>slay era</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089683" href="entry://flop%23bigmac000089683"><span class="smallcaps">flop</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089683" href="entry://flop%23mq093">4</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024345" href="entry://era%23bigmac000024345"><span class="smallcaps">era</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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floral envelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">floral envelope</span></header><div>/flɒrəl ˈɛnvəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> floruhl 'envuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">the calyx and corolla of a flower.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluid extract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluid extract</span></header><div>/fluəd ˈɛkstrækt/ (<em>say</em> floohuhd 'ekstrakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">an alcoholic solution of the soluble components of a vegetable drug when 1 cubic centimetre of the preparation is equivalent, in activity, to one gram of the original drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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folk etymology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">folk etymology</span></header><div>/foʊk ɛtəˈmɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> fohk etuh'moluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> a popularly held but untrue belief as to the origin of a word or phrase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq852"> a modification of a linguistic form according to a falsely assumed etymology, as in <em>Welsh rarebit</em> from <em>Welsh rabbit</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fons et origo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101226806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fons et origo</span></header><div>/fɒnz ɛt ˈɒrɪgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> fonz et 'origoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">the ultimate source.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: source and origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac030675204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">a disorder of the gastrointestinal system caused by an allergic reaction to certain foods, characterised by severe vomiting and diarrhoea, and also fatigue, especially occurring in infants.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FPIES</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fool's errand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fool’s errand</span><z><span target_id="B7li799lsA">n.</span><span target_id="yptJfpam2F">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfulz ɛrənd/ (<em>say</em> 'foohlz eruhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B7li799lsA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> an absurd or useless errand: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Life was a fool’s errand, carrying news to the worms.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kylie tennant</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yptJfpam2F">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">send on a fool’s errand </strong>, to cause someone to become involved in something that is a waste of their time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forcible entry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forcible entry</span></header><div>/fɔsəbəl ˈɛntri/ (<em>say</em> fawsuhbuhl 'entree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">the criminal offence of entering with threats, force, etc., and taking possession of land or tenements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fore edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fore edge</span></header><div>/ˈfɔr ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'fawr ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">the front outer edge of a book, opposite the bound edge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foreign exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foreign exchange</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of foreign exchange" src="word_pronunciations/09477.mp3"></audio></span>/fɒrən əksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> foruhn uhks'chaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> the buying and selling of the money of other countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> the money of other countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foreign exchange market
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foreign exchange market</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">part of the money market which deals with the trading of one currency for another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foreign exchange rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foreign exchange rate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">the rate at which the money of one country is exchanged for that of another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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formative element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">formative element</span></header><div>/ˈfɔmətɪv ɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'fawmuhtiv eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> a morpheme which serves as an affix, not as a base (or root) in word formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq979"> any non-inflectional morpheme, whether base or affix.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forward entry cab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forward entry cab</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">a truck cabin situated at the very front of the chassis with the engine underneath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forward estimates
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757053870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forward estimates</span></header><div>/fɔwəd ˈɛstəməts/ (<em>say</em> fawwuhd 'estuhmuhts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">budget projections over three years beyond the current fiscal year, used by a government to assess its revenue and expenses and to provide a framework within which to prioritise strategic policy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forward exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forward exchange</span></header><div>/fɔwəd əksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> fawwuhd uhks'chaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">foreign currency bought or sold for future delivery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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founder effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac219297093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">founder effect</span></header><div>/ˈfaʊndər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'fownduhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">the effect on the genetic composition of a population of organisms of having developed as a subpopulation derived from a few members of an original population isolated from that population; the genetic composition of such a subpopulation varies from that of the parent population, carrying a limited number of the genetic variations found in the parent population and sometimes exhibiting an increased frequency of a gene mutation due to it having been present in the founding group of individuals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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four-eyes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">four-eyes</span></header><div>/ˈfɔr-aɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'fawr-uyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">four-eyes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> any of several species of fishes with eyes adapted for seeing above and below water, especially the genus <em>Anableps</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq606"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who wears glasses.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>four-eyed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fourth estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fourth estate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fourth estate" src="word_pronunciations/09582.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔθ əsˈteɪt/ (<em>say</em> fawth uhs'tayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">the public press; media outlets or journalists collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Sir Edmund Burke, British politician (1729–97), who maintained that the Fourth Estate or press gallery was more important than the other three estates of the realm, the Lords Spiritual, the Lords Temporal and the Commons]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free energy</span></header><div>/fri ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> free 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">that portion of the energy of a system which is the maximum available for doing work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free enterprise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free enterprise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of free enterprise" src="word_pronunciations/09620.mp3"></audio></span>/fri ˈɛntəpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> free 'entuhpruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">an economic system in which private business enterprises compete with each other with a minimum amount of government control: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ask the shopkeeper whose price is undercut by a giant supermarket how free his enterprise is.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">junie morosi</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French Equatorial Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127688833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French Equatorial Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a former federation of French territories, in central Africa: Chad, Gabon, Middle Congo, and Ubangi-Shari.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French exit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac725159259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French exit</span></header><div>/frɛntʃ ˈɛksət/ (<em>say</em> french 'eksuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">the act of leaving a gathering without farewelling other guests or otherwise drawing attention to one’s departure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Irish goodbye</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fried egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fried egg</span></header><div>/fraɪd ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> fruyd 'eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> the white and yolk of an egg fried whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a traffic dome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frogs' eggs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frogs’ eggs</span></header><div>/ˈfrɒgz ɛgz/ (<em>say</em> 'frogz egz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">boiled sago or tapioca, especially as served in institutions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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front end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">front end</span></header><div>/ˈfrʌnt ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'frunt end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> the front part of something, as a car, train, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq821"> a computer used to preprocess data for, or provide access to, a main computer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq671"> the part of a system, website, etc., which the user accesses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq415"> the initial stages of a project, plan, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">frontend</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>front-end</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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front-end loader
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">front-end loader</span></header><div>/ˌfrʌnt-ɛnd ˈloʊdə/ (<em>say</em> .frunt-end 'lohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">a small tractor (usually with rubber wheels) having a hydraulically operated scoop at the front; tractor shovel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frozen embryo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frozen embryo</span></header><div>/froʊzən ˈɛmbrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> frohzuhn 'embreeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">an embryo that has been frozen as part of the process of embryo transfer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frozen embryo transfer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac287591089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frozen embryo transfer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">a procedure in IVF in which an embryo from a previous cycle is frozen for thawing and implantation in a later cycle, reducing the need for multiple instances of hormone stimulation and egg collection.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FET</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuel-air explosive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuel-air explosive</span></header><div>/ˌfjuəl-ɛər əksˈploʊzɪv/ (<em>say</em> .fyoohuhl-airr uhks'plohziv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">an explosive device dropped from the air which disperses hydrocarbons or other explosive material just above the ground to form a cloud which is then detonated, producing an intense blast over a large area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuel economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac51800034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuel economy</span></header><div>/ˈfjuəl əkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohuhl uhkonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">the management of fuel in terms of budget expenditure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuel efficiency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac375476185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuel efficiency</span></header><div>/ˈfjuəl əfɪʃənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohuhl uhfishuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">fuel efficiencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> the efficiency of the conversion of the energy input (the amount of fuel consumed) to the energy output (the amount of work that is done).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq500"> the efficient use of fuel so that the maximum result is obtained from it: <em class="example">to strive to achieve fuel efficiency.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>fuel-efficient</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuel element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuel element</span></header><div>/ˈfjuəl ɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohuhl eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">an element of nuclear fuel for use in a nuclear reactor, especially uranium encased in a canister.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fugitive emissions
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513322808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fugitive emissions</span></header><div>/fjudʒətɪv əˈmɪʃənz/ (<em>say</em> fyoohjuhtiv uh'mishuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">unintended emissions of pollutant gases or vapours which escape from equipment through leaks, as methane gas from coal seam gas mines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full employment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full employment</span></header><div>/fʊl ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/ (<em>say</em> fool em'ploymuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a state of the economy that exists when the total demand for labour equals the total supply, that is, the number of unemployed equals the number of job vacancies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuller's earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuller’s earth</span></header><div>/fʊləz ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> fooluhz 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">an absorbent clay, used for removing grease from cloth, etc., in fulling, as a filter, medically, as a dusting powder, and in paints as an extender.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full-time equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225775814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full-time equivalent</span></header><div>/fʊl-taɪm əˈkwɪvələnt/ (<em>say</em> fool-tuym uh'kwivuhluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a measure of the involvement of a worker in a project or a student in a course, an FTE of 1.0 being the equivalent of one full-time person.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FTE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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further education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">further education</span></header><div>/ˌfɜðər ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ferdhuhr ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">any form of education beyond the school system, as the formal education of universities and colleges, or the informal adult education programs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fusion energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fusion energy</span></header><div>/ˈfjuʒən ɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohzhuhn enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">the energy released from a fusion reaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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future estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">future estate</span></header><div>/fjutʃər əsˈteɪt/ (<em>say</em> fyoohchuhr uhs'tayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> estate that may be acquired in the future, as a contingent remainder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> existing estate to take effect in possession in the future, as reversion and vested remainder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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futures exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">futures exchange</span></header><div>/ˈfjutʃəz əkstʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohchuhz uhkschaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a marketplace where futures contracts are traded.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">futures market</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gable end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gable end</span></header><div>/ˈgeɪbəl ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'gaybuhl end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">the end wall of a building where it is surmounted by a gable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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galactic equator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">galactic equator</span></header><div>/gəˌlæktɪk əˈkweɪtə/ (<em>say</em> guh.laktik uh'kwaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029208" href="entry://galactic%20circle%23bigmac000029208"><strong>galactic circle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Garden of Eden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Garden of Eden</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022914" href="entry://Eden%23bigmac000022914"><strong>Eden<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gas engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gas engine</span></header><div>/ˈgæs ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'gas enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">an internal-combustion engine which is driven by a mixture of gas and air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gedanken experiment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77670981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gedanken experiment</span></header><div>/gəˈdʌnkən əkˌspɛrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> guh'dunkuhn uhk.speruhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">an experiment carried out in thought, in which postulations must be consistent with logical conclusions, which may then be compared with the results of an actual experiment.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac356488929" href="entry://thought%20experiment%23bigmac356488929"><strong>thought experiment</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">gedankenexperiment</strong>. <div class="etym">[German <em>Gedankenexperiment</em>, from <em>Gedanken</em> thoughts + <em>Experiment</em> experiment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Geelong Church of England Grammar School
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Geelong Church of England Grammar School</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">a private school in Geelong, Victoria, founded in 1855; Timbertop, a branch of the school, was established near Mansfield, Victoria, in 1952.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ge'ez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ge’ez</span></header><div>/ˈgiɛz/ (<em>say</em> 'gee-ez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">the classical form of the ancient Ethiopic language, still used today in Ethiopian liturgy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gene editing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512972671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gene editing</span></header><div>/ˈdʒin ɛdətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'jeen eduhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a procedure for restructuring DNA by deleting, inserting or replacing specific parts of the genome using molecular scissors, usually to prevent genetic abnormalities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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general election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">general election</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of general election" src="word_pronunciations/10029.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɛnrəl əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> jenruhl uh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a parliamentary election, not a by-election, in which all seats in the house are thrown open, as a Federal or State election for the Lower House.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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genetic engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">genetic engineering</span></header><div>/dʒəˌnɛtɪk ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> juh.netik enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">the modification of an organism’s genes through the direct isolation and transference of DNA material from one organism to another.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>genetically engineered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="backshade"><div class="p0">Early <strong>genetic engineering</strong> was used to produce synthetic human insulin from bacteria. The concept was further developed with the identification of a cold-resistant gene in fish that could be inserted into plants such as tomatoes to help resist damaging frost. Many claims are made for its use in agriculture including less pesticide use, lower labour costs, better food quality, and increased ability of crops to withstand environmental stresses such as drought and salinity.</div><div class="p1">There is resistance to genetic engineering from particular sectors of consumers and of growers. For growers, it stems from possibilities of genetic pollution or unintended crossing of genetically modified crops with other crops and potential liability incurred. Some consumers will actively avoid genetically modified products.</div><div class="p1">In a 2015 report on genetic modification, the CSIRO listed varieties of cotton, canola, safflower, leaf oil and cowpeas among products developed as a result of its research into genetic modification.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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geographic environment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">geographic environment</span></header><div>/dʒiəˌgræfɪk ɛnˈvaɪrənmənt/ (<em>say</em> jeeuh.grafik en'vuyruhnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">the entire natural surroundings of humanity, independent of human activity but underlying and conditioning it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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geological erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac828314323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">geological erosion</span></header><div>/dʒiəˌlɒdʒɪkəl əˈroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> jeeuh.lojikuhl uh'rohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">erosion which is caused by naturally occurring forces, such as wind, water, ice, etc.; natural erosion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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geothermal energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14086739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">geothermal energy</span></header><div>/dʒioʊθɜməl ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> jeeohthermuhl 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq69">the energy derived from heat continuously produced from within the earth, used as a renewable source of heating and power.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Geothermal energy</strong> is generated in the earth’s core by the slow decay of radioactive particles, a process that happens in all rocks. This energy source may be harnessed near the surface for direct heating as from natural hot springs in volcanic regions or from deep underground reservoirs. Electricity can be generated through drilled production wells using a system of pipes whereby groundwater is circulated and heated geothermally, emerging as steam that drives turbines.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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German East Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">German East Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a former German territory in eastern Africa; now consisting of Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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giant earthworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac482106918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">giant earthworm</span></header><div>/dʒaɪənt ˈɜθwɜm/ (<em>say</em> juyuhnt 'erthwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac680215434" href="entry://gurgling%20earthworm%23bigmac680215434"><strong>gurgling earthworm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gift economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac153147654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gift economy</span></header><div>/gɪft əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> gift uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">an economy in which goods and services are freely given, without expectation of payment or reward.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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giga-electron volt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">giga-electron volt</span></header><div>/ˌgɪgə-əˌlɛktrɒn ˈvoʊlt/ (<em>say</em> .giguh-uh.lektron 'vohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">10<sup>9</sup> electron volts.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: GeV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gig economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568069982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gig economy</span></header><div>/gɪg əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> gig uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">an economy in which individual workers are employed on a contract to do a particular task for a set time, with little connection to their employer, as dog walkers, people who do food shopping and deliveries, drivers in ride-sharing services, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088520" href="entry://gig%23bigmac000088520"><span class="smallcaps">gig<sup>4</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088520" href="entry://gig%23mq650">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087477" href="entry://economy%23bigmac000087477"><span class="smallcaps">economy</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087477" href="entry://economy%23mq502">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gilbert and Ellice Islands</span></header><div>/gɪlbət ən ˈɛləs/ (<em>say</em> gilbuht uhn 'eluhs) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092274" href="entry://Kiribati%23bigmac000092274"><strong>Kiribati</strong></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078742" href="entry://Tuvalu%23bigmac000078742"><strong>Tuvalu</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gilt-edged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gilt-edged</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gilt-edged" src="word_pronunciations/10139.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɪlt-ɛdʒd/ (<em>say</em> 'gilt-ejd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> having the edges gilded: <em class="example">gilt-edged paper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> of the highest order or quality: <em class="example">gilt-edged securities.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Giscard d'Estaing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Giscard d’Estaing</span></header><div>/ʒɪska dɛsˈtæ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhiskah des'tan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Valéry Marie René Georges</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">1926–2020, French politician; minister of finance and economic affairs 1962–66, 1969–74; president 1974–81.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glacial epoch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glacial epoch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glacial epoch" src="word_pronunciations/10173.mp3"></audio></span>/gleɪʃəl ˈipɒk/ (<em>say</em> glayshuhl 'eepok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> any of the glaciations of past geological periods as in Australia during the Permian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq471"> <strong>the glacial epoch</strong>, the geologically recent Pleistocene epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">glacial period</strong>, <strong class="vs">ice age</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glue ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glue ear</span></header><div>/ˈglu ˌɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'glooh .ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a long-term accumulation of thick fluid in the middle ear behind the eardrum, occurring most commonly in children, which may lead to infection and a deterioration in hearing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goggle-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goggle-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈgɒgəl-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'goguhl-uyd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">with prominent, rolling eyes, especially as a mark of astonishment: <em class="example">she stared goggle-eyed at the apparition.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-senate election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793435569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-senate election</span></header><div>/ˌhaf-sɛnət əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> .hahf-senuht uh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">an election for that half of the senators of each state whose 6-year terms of office have been completed, under a system in which elections for senators are staggered so that one half complete their term at one election and the other half complete their term at the next; election of senators of the territories of the ACT and NT are instead tied to elections of the House of Representatives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hall effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hall effect</span></header><div>/ˈhɔl əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'hawl uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">the potential difference which develops across a strip of metal which is longitudinally conducting an electric current and which is subjected to a transverse magnetic field. The potential difference is in a plane at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field, and its polarity can be used to identify the sign of the charge carriers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Edwin Herbert <em>Hall</em>, 1855–1938, US physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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halo effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac601825727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">halo effect</span></header><div>/ˈheɪloʊ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'hayloh uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq246"> the flow-on of consumer approval and purchasing from one successful product to others of the same brand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq600"> a cognitive bias which leads someone, because of their favourable response to a particular aspect of a person, to extend that favourable impression to other aspects of their personality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hand-eye coordination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac292179095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hand-eye coordination</span></header><div>/ˌhænd-aɪ koʊɔdəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .hand-uy kohawduh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">the coordination of hand movements to visual perception, as in catching a ball.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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happy ending
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac945182540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">happy ending</span></header><div>/hæpi ˈɛndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> hapee 'ending) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> an ending to a story, movie, etc., in which the protagonists with whom the audience has sympathy are successful and achieve happiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the conclusion of a massage with sexual contact, usually masturbation or oral sex.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard-earned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard-earned</span></header><div>/ˈhad-ɜnd/ (<em>say</em> 'hahd-ernd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">money.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>hard-earned cash</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard-edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard-edge</span></header><div>/ˈhad-ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'hahd-ej) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">of or relating to a modern school of painting originating in the US which defines abstract areas of colour with clean edges.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hare electoral system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hare electoral system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">a system of counting votes, used in Tasmanian parliamentary elections, in which each succeeding preference expressed by a voter has less value than the first.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Hare-Clark system</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hare's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hare’s ear</span></header><div>/ˈhɛəz ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'hairz ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">any of several species of <em>Bupleurum</em>, especially <em>B. rotundifolium</em>, a small annual with yellow flowers, a weed of cultivated land, native to Europe and western Asia but introduced into other temperate regions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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harpy eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">harpy eagle</span></header><div>/ˈhapi igəl/ (<em>say</em> 'hahpee eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">a large, powerful, crested bird of prey, <em>Harpia harpyia</em>, of tropical America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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haute école
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haute école</span></header><div>/oʊt eɪˈkɒl/ (<em>say</em> oht ay'kol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">a form of dressage in which horse and rider are trained to perform difficult movements and exercises.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hawk-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hawk-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈhɔk-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'hawk-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">having very keen eyes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hawk's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hawk’s eye</span></header><div>/ˈhɔks aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'hawks uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">a dark-blue chatoyant stone used for ornament; a silicified crocidolite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hawthorne effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311707176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hawthorne effect</span></header><div>/ˈhɔθɔn əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'hawthawn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">the theoretical phenomenon of increase in worker productivity being less greatly promoted by changes to individual working environments, office procedures, etc., than by greater degrees of communication with management and by managerial trust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the studies conducted at Western Electric’s <em>Hawthorne</em> plant outside Chicago, US, in the period 1924–33]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heart's ease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heart’s ease</span></header><div>/ˈhats iz/ (<em>say</em> 'hahts eez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq031"> peace of mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> the pansy, or some other plant of the genus <em>Viola</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hertes ese</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100604" href="entry://heart%23bigmac000100604"><span class="smallcaps">heart</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101026" href="entry://ease%23bigmac000101026"><span class="smallcaps">ease</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heat engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heat engine</span></header><div>/ˈhit ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'heet enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">an engine which transforms heat energy into mechanical energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heat exchanger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heat exchanger</span></header><div>/ˈhit əkstʃeɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'heet uhkschaynjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">any device for transferring the heat of one fluid to another, without allowing them to mix.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heat exhaustion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heat exhaustion</span></header><div>/ˈhit əgzɔstʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'heet uhgzawschuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">prostration caused by prolonged exposure to intense heat, sometimes accompanied by rapidly rising body temperature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heavy earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heavy earth</span></header><div>/hɛvi ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> hevee 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104557" href="entry://baryta%23bigmac000104557"><strong>baryta</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hepatitis E
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac034836853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hepatitis E</span></header><div>/hɛpətaɪtəs ˈi/ (<em>say</em> hepuhtuytuhs 'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">a form of hepatitis, rare in Australia, caused by the hepatitis E virus which is transmitted by contaminated food; a severe form of the disease is sometimes fatal in pregnant women.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">hep E</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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golden eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">golden eagle</span></header><div>/goʊldən ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">a large eagle, <em>Aquila chrysaëtos</em>, of mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere (so called because of the golden-brown feathers on the back of the neck).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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'Golden Eagle' nugget
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">‘Golden Eagle’ nugget</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">a gold nugget weighing 35 303 grams discovered near Kalgoorlie, WA, in 1931.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold escort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac472561724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold escort</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊld ɛskɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'gohld eskawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a group of armed men who accompanied and protected shipments of gold from the goldmining areas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold-exchange standard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold-exchange standard</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊld-əkstʃeɪndʒ ˌstændəd/ (<em>say</em> 'gohld-uhkschaynj .standuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a monetary system whose monetary unit is kept at a fixed relation with that of a country on the gold standard by dealings in foreign exchange by the central authority, the money in circulation being token money.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Goldilocks economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac46801996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Goldilocks economy</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊldilɒks əkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'gohldeeloks uhkonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">an economy that is neither expanding nor contracting, but keeping an even pace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the character <em>Goldilocks</em> in the fairytale <em>The Story of the Three Bears</em>, in which Goldilocks tried three bowls of porridge and found one too hot, one too cold, and one just right; with reference to economic expansion regarded as heating up, and contraction as cooling down]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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golfer's elbow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512972891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">golfer’s elbow</span></header><div>/gɒlfəz ˈɛlboʊ/ (<em>say</em> golfuhz 'elboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">injury to muscles involved in flexing the wrist and fingers at the point where they attach to the arm at the elbow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that it is caused by repetitive flexing and gripping movements as in golf]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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good egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">good egg</span><z><span target_id="Rjk2SMhghR">n.</span><span target_id="Gw4E0uKdOi">interj.</span></z></header><div>/gʊd ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> good 'eg) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Rjk2SMhghR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> a pleasant, agreeable, trustworthy person.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="Gw4E0uKdOi">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq418"> (an exclamation of pleasurable surprise.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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good-enough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">good-enough</span></header><div>/ˈgʊd-ənʌf/ (<em>say</em> 'good-uhnuf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">satisfactory: <em class="example">it’s a good-enough idea.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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good evening
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">good evening</span></header><div>/gʊd ˈivnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> good 'eevning) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">(a conventional expression used at a meeting or a parting during the evening.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goo-goo eyes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413191003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goo-goo eyes</span><z><span target_id="UmgB6BWc2S">pl. n.</span><span target_id="i31qPRCWoy">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈgu-gu aɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'gooh-gooh uyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="UmgB6BWc2S"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> a facial expression of devotion or infatuation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="i31qPRCWoy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq732"> <strong class="phr">make goo-goo eyes at</strong>, to gaze at with devotion or infatuation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>goo-goo eyed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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googy-egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">googy-egg</span></header><div>/ˈgʊgi-ɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'googee-eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>with children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">an egg.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">googie-egg</strong>. <div class="etym">[compare Scottish <em>goggie</em>, a child’s word for an egg, from Scottish Gaelic <em>gogaidh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grain elevator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grain elevator</span></header><div>/ˈgreɪn ˌɛləveɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'grayn .eluhvaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">a lift or machine which raises grain to another floor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gram equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gram equivalent</span></header><div>/græm əˈkwɪvələnt/ (<em>say</em> gram uh'kwivuhluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">the equivalent weight of a substance expressed in grams.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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graphic equaliser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">graphic equaliser</span></header><div>/græfɪk ˈikwəlaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> grafik 'eekwuhluyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">a device which alters the sound of an instrument or of recorded or reproduced sound by altering the relative volume levels of different frequencies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">graphic equalizer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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great egret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157656896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">great egret</span></header><div>/greɪt ˈigrət/ (<em>say</em> grayt 'eegruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">the widespread egret, <em>Ardea alba</em>, a large graceful white bird, found beside rivers, lakes, or dams, on all continents except Antarctica.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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great Gippsland gurgling earthworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144587651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">great Gippsland gurgling earthworm</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac680215434" href="entry://gurgling%20earthworm%23bigmac680215434"><strong>gurgling earthworm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green earth</span></header><div>/grin ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> green 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a green pigment consisting of ferrous hydroxide and silicic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780772654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green economy</span></header><div>/grin əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> green uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">an economy based on the sustainable use of resources without degradation of the environment.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac016756024" href="entry://blue%20economy%23bigmac016756024"><strong>blue economy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green electricity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac691044471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green electricity</span></header><div>/grin ɛləkˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> green eluhk'trisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">electricity produced from renewable resources, such as wind, sunlight, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="entry://green%23bigmac000101005"><span class="smallcaps">green</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="entry://green%23mq333">6</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023246" href="entry://electricity%23bigmac000023246"><span class="smallcaps">electricity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac334946809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green energy</span></header><div>/grin ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> green 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">energy derived from environmentally friendly sources, such as wind power, solar power, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hep E
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac545708331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hep E</span></header><div>/hɛp ˈi/ (<em>say</em> hep 'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac034836853" href="entry://hepatitis%20E%23bigmac034836853"><strong>hepatitis E</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high-end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393728145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high-end</span></header><div>/ˈhaɪ-ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'huy-end) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">(of shop goods) superior in style or production; technologically advanced and usually more expensive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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higher education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">higher education</span></header><div>/haɪər ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> huyuhr ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">education beyond secondary education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Higher Education Contribution Scheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac487450291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Higher Education Contribution Scheme</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033536" href="entry://HECS-HELP%23bigmac000033536"><strong>HECS-HELP</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Higher Education Loan Program
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac284938924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Higher Education Loan Program</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq73">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac773778460" href="entry://HELP%23bigmac773778460"><strong>HELP</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high explosive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high explosive</span></header><div>/haɪ əksˈploʊzɪv/ (<em>say</em> huy uhks'plohziv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used for bursting charges in shells and bombs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hill End
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hill End</span></header><div>/hɪl ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> hil 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">a former gold-rush town in eastern central NSW, north of Bathurst.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Hill End</strong> district in in territory traditionally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. Gold was discovered here in 1851 and by the late 1860s more than 21 tonnes of mainly alluvial gold had been won from the field. There was renewed activity with further finds in 1871 and more than 220 companies floated to mine the ore. The population of Hill End with twin town Tambaroora peaked at about 30 000 in 1872, at which time 50 such companies remained in the area. The largest single mass of gold ever discovered – 285 kilograms – was found in the district in the same year. Gold yields were declining and the population falling by 1874, and mining virtually ceased in the mid-1870s. Hill End was declared a historic site in 1967. Its well-preserved 19th-century streetscapes feature in the work of artists Russell Drysdale, John Olsen, Donald Friend and Brett Whiteley.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hockey stick effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121497803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hockey stick effect</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">the progress charted by a line on a graph which resembles a hockey stick in shape because it rises or falls steeply from a long period of stability, as in representing company profits, global warming, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the image of the chart representing such a cycle, with a long line going down and a short upward line at the end]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hollow-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hollow-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈhɒloʊ-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'holoh-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">having sunken eyes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hollywood ending
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263539364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hollywood ending</span></header><div>/hɒliwʊd ˈɛndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> holeewood 'ending) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">an outcome which seems too good to be true.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Holy Roman Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Holy Roman Empire</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">the empire in western and central Europe which began with the coronation of Otto the Great, king of Germany, as Roman emperor AD 962, and ended with the renunciation of the Roman imperial title by emperor Francis II in 1806, regarded theoretically as the continuation of the Western Empire and as the temporal form of a universal dominion whose spiritual head was the pope. It is sometimes regarded as originating with Charlemagne, who was crowned Roman emperor AD 800.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home economics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of home economics" src="word_pronunciations/11398.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊm ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> hohm ekuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">the art and science of home-making, including the purchase, preparation, and service of food, the selection and making of clothing, the choice of furnishings, the care of children, etc.; domestic science.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">home science</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Homo erectus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Homo erectus</span></header><div>/ˌhoʊmoʊ əˈrɛktəs/ (<em>say</em> .hohmoh uh'rektuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">an extinct species, originally thought to represent the missing link between apes and humans; formerly regarded as a genus and called <em>Pithecanthropus</em>, but now regarded as a species of the genus <em>Homo</em> living from approximately 2 million to around 400 000 years ago, and characterised by a large brain (a fifty per cent increase over <em>Homo habilis</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034790" href="entry://Homo%23bigmac000034790"><span class="smallcaps">Homo</span></a> + Latin <em>erectus</em> erect, upright]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Homo ergaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac656089062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Homo ergaster</span></header><div>/ˌhoʊmoʊ ɜˈgæstə/ (<em>say</em> .hohmoh er'gastuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq65">a species of the genus <em>Homo</em> which emerged in Africa 1.9 million years ago, related to later populations of <em>Homo erectus</em> found in Asia, and identified with an advance in stone tool technology, that is, the production of large cutting tools such as hand axes and cleavers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034790" href="entry://Homo%23bigmac000034790"><span class="smallcaps">Homo</span></a> + Greek <em>ergastēr</em> worker]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hook and eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hook and eye</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">a fastening arrangement consisting of a hook on one part, which catches on to a bar or loop on the other part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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housing estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">housing estate</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊzɪŋ əsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'howzing uhstayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035315" href="entry://housing%20development%23bigmac000035315"><strong>housing development</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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howe'er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">howe’er</span><z><span target_id="KKFjQv8ZSY">adv.</span><span target_id="FpkANBVkkQ">conj.</span></z></header><div>/haʊˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> how'air) <em class="label">Poetic</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="KKFjQv8ZSY">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> however.</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="FpkANBVkkQ">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq480"> however.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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human ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658756779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">human ecology</span></header><div>/ˈhjumən əkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'hyoohmuhn uhkoluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">the branch of sociology which deals with the relation between human communities and their environments, physical and social.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">social ecology</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>human ecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac857243899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac616841620" href="entry://Australian%20Human%20Rights%20Commission%23bigmac616841620"><strong>Australian Human Rights Commission</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: HREOC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hundred-year-old egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hundred-year-old egg</span></header><div>/ˌhʌndrəd-jɪər-oʊld ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> .hundruhd-yearr-ohld 'eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000074" href="entry://century%20egg%23bigmac100000074"><strong>century egg</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hundred-year egg</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green envelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128957533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green envelope</span></header><div>/grin ˈɛnvəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> green 'envuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">a colour-coded envelope for letters which were not read by the military, the writer being required to certify that the letter contained no military information.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green-eyed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of green-eyed" src="word_pronunciations/10518.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrin-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'green-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> having green eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> jealous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green-eyed monster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green-eyed monster</span></header><div>/grin-aɪd ˈmɒnstə/ (<em>say</em> green-uyd 'monstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">jealousy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? coined by Shakespeare, as <em>green-eyed jealousy</em> in <em>The Merchant of Venice</em>, from the association of <em>green</em> with sickness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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greenhouse effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">greenhouse effect</span></header><div>/ˈgrinhaʊs əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'greenhows uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> the increase in temperature in a greenhouse caused by the radiant heat from the sun passing through the glass, while heat within the greenhouse is trapped there by the glass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq463"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq352"> the same effect on the temperature of the earth caused by its atmosphere acting as the glass of a greenhouse does, this warming of the lower atmosphere maintaining temperatures suitable for life on earth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq490"> Also, <strong class="vs">enhanced greenhouse effect</strong>. an intensification of this effect caused by pollution adding more carbon dioxide and other gases to the atmosphere, associated with global warming.</span></div></span></div> <div class="backshade">A proportion of the solar radiation that reaches earth becomes heat when it is absorbed by the surface of the planet. The earth and the oceans then release infrared heat energy back into the atmosphere. In the atmosphere, the so-called greenhouse gases of water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and some trace gases absorb and hold some of the resultant energy, hence warming the lower atmosphere. This absorption of heat which maintains temperatures suitable for the survival of organisms is called the <strong>greenhouse effect</strong>. However, since the Industrial Revolution and the subsequent expansion of agriculture, the concentrations of these gases have increased. In 2012, the Australian Climate Change Authority used figures from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to state that ’[s]ince 1750 and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (by 40 per cent), as well as methane (by 150 per cent) and nitrous oxide (by 20 per cent)’. Furthermore, ’[b]ased on ice core records, current concentrations of these three greenhouse gases substantially exceed the concentrations which existed over the last 800 000 years’. The natural greenhouse effect is thereby magnified leading to global warming and climate change. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031597" href="entry://greenhouse%20gas%23bigmac000031597"><strong>greenhouse gas</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Greta effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648384098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Greta effect</span></header><div>/ˈgrɛtə əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'gretuh uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">the influence exerted by Swedish environmental activist, Greta Thunberg, on public awareness of climate change and on changing behaviours which contribute to climate change.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Greta Thunberg effect</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>Greta</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac720900646" href="entry://Thunberg%23bigmac720900646"><span class="smallcaps">(Thunberg)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097932" href="entry://effect%23bigmac000097932"><span class="smallcaps">effect</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey eminence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey eminence</span></header><div>/greɪ ˈɛmənəns/ (<em>say</em> gray 'emuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023601" href="entry://%C3%A9minence%20grise%23bigmac000023601"><strong>éminence grise</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of French <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023601" href="entry://%C3%A9minence%20grise%23bigmac000023601"><span class="smallcaps">éminence grise</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Groote Eylandt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Groote Eylandt</span></header><div>/ˈgrut ˌaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> 'grooht .uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">an island off Arnhem Land’s east coast, in the Gulf of Carpentaria; an Aboriginal community.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by Abel Tasman with the meaning ‘great island’] </div><div class="backshade"> The Warnindilyakwa people are the traditional inhabitants and owners of <strong>Groote Eylandt</strong>. The largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, it was sighted and named by Abel Tasman in 1644, having been earlier explored by Jan Carstenz, in 1623. In 1803 it was circumnavigated by Matthew Flinders. The Anglican Church Missionary Society founded a mission station on the west coast of the island in 1921, first at Emerald River, then from 1943 at Angurugu. In 1938 Qantas established a flying-boat base on the north-eastern coast, which was subsequently taken over by the RAAF, later by the Church Missionary Society, and is now the township of Umbakumba. A third town, Alyangula, is the base for manganese mining on the island. Manganese was discovered in 1963 and mining began in 1965, with the first shipment to Bell Bay (near George Town), Tasmania, in the following year. Groote Eylandt now supplies about ten per cent of the world’s manganese ore, which is exported mainly to Japan, Europe and the US.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gross national expenditure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gross national expenditure</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">the value of expenditure on final goods and services within a country in a given time period, excluding domestically-made products which are exported but including imports.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ground effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ground effect</span></header><div>/ˈgraʊnd əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'grownd uhfekt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">(of a vehicle, especially a racing car) designed to make use of negative air pressure between the underside of the vehicle and the surface beneath it to achieve greater stability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ground elder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ground elder</span></header><div>/graʊnd ˈɛldə/ (<em>say</em> grownd 'elduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">a creeping plant, <em>Aegopodium podagraria</em> of the family Umbelliferae, often a troublesome garden weed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ground-shock effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ground-shock effect</span></header><div>/ˈgraʊnd-ʃɒk əˌfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'grownd-shok uh.fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">the destruction or damage of buildings, etc., as a result of shock waves transmitted through the ground (opposed to <em>blast effect</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Group of Eight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac83200980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Group of Eight</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093406" href="entry://G8%23bigmac000093406"><strong>G8</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gully erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gully erosion</span></header><div>/ˈgʌli əroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'gulee uhrohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">a form of soil erosion running along drainage lines, often causing deep channels which continue to be cut into the soil by water moving forward or by soil slumping off the sides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gunn effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac939520457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gunn effect</span></header><div>/ˈgʌn əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'gun uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">a phenomenon observable in some semiconductor devices in which a field of magnitude greater than a threshold value generates electrical oscillation with microwave frequencies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John Battiscombe (known as Iain) <em>Gunn</em>, 1928–2008, British-born physicist in the US]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gurgling earthworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680215434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gurgling earthworm</span></header><div>/gɜglɪŋ ˈɜθwɜm/ (<em>say</em> gergling 'erthwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">a giant earthworm, <em>Megascolides australis</em>, which can reach 3 m in length and which makes sucking noises when burrowing into the earth, due to the lubricating mucus it releases while moving.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">great Gippsland gurgling earthworm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ha-erh-pin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ha-erh-pin</span></header><div>/ˈha-ɛə-pɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'hah-air-pin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092125" href="entry://Harbin%23bigmac000092125"><strong>Harbin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hair elastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325468506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hair elastic</span></header><div>/ˈhɛər əlæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'hairr uhlastik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq98">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac976144155" href="entry://hair%20tie%23bigmac976144155"><strong>hair tie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hair extension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac147581065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hair extension</span></header><div>/ˈhɛər əkstɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'hairr uhkstenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> a hairdressing process in which hair is attached strand by strand to the hair on someone’s head, resulting in long hair which can be styled as desired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq103"> (<em>plural</em>) the attached hair itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hairy bird's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac538736961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hairy bird’s eye</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">a small to medium rainforest tree, <em>Alectryon tomentosus</em>, with pink to reddish flowers and hairy leaves and shoots.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hairy jew's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hairy jew’s ear</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">a fungus, <em>Auricularia polytricha</em>, which grows in convex ears or brackets on decaying wood, the upper surface being velvety with a dense grey coating of pale hairs, and the lower surface being smooth and purple-brown, often with a pale bloom of spores; used extensively in Chinese cookery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Huygens eyepiece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Huygens eyepiece</span></header><div>/haɪgənz ˈaɪpis/ (<em>say</em> huyguhnz 'uypees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">an eyepiece which is often used in microscopes, consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their plane sides towards the observer. The lenses are separated by a distance of half the sum of the focal lengths, which are usually in the ratio of approximately 2 to 1 (the lens of shorter focal length being nearer the observer).</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Christiaan <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035603" href="entry://Huygens%23bigmac000035603"><span class="smallcaps">Huygens</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hybrid embryo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301086010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hybrid embryo</span></header><div>/haɪbrəd ˈɛmbrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> huybruhd 'embreeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">an embryo which has a human cell nucleus inserted into an animal egg; developed to create stem cells to be used in medical treatments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydro-electric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydro-electric</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hydro-electric" src="word_pronunciations/11687.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌhaɪdroʊ-əˈlɛktrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .huydroh-uh'lektrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">relating to the generation and distribution of electric energy derived from the energy of falling water.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>hydro-electricity</strong> /ˌhaɪdroʊ-əlɛkˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> .huydroh-uhlek'trisuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydro-electric power
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydro-electric power</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪdroʊ-əlɛktrɪk ˈpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> .huydroh-uhlektrik 'powuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">electrical power produced by generators turned by the turbines to which they are attached, the turbines being made to turn by water piped to them from storage high above the hydro-electric power plant, the potential energy of the stored water being thus converted to electrical energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrogen economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac653446917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrogen economy</span></header><div>/haɪdrədʒən əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> huydruhjuhn uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">an economy relying on hydrogen rather than carbon fuel, particularly as an energy source for motor vehicles, so as to reduce greenhouse gases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hypo-eutectoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hypo-eutectoid</span></header><div>/haɪpə-juˈtɛktɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> huypuh-yooh'tektoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> (of steel) containing less carbon than eutectoid steel, that is, less than 0.9 per cent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> (of any alloy) containing less of the alloying element than the eutectoid element.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hypoxic blackwater event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421128298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hypoxic blackwater event</span></header><div>/haɪˈpɒksɪk/ (<em>say</em> huy'poksik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac997472061" href="entry://blackwater%20event%23bigmac997472061"><strong>blackwater event</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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id est
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">id est</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of id est" src="word_pronunciations/11768.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪd ˈɛst/ (<em>say</em> id 'est) <div class="def"><span id="mq372">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036236" href="entry://i.e.%23bigmac000036236"><strong>i.e.</strong></a></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: that is]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ID10T error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac5271346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ID10T error</span></header><div>/aɪ di tɛn ti ˈɛrə/ (<em>say</em> uy dee ten tee 'eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">an IT problem created by the ignorance of the user rather than by faulty hardware or software.</span></div><div class="etym"> [a disguised form of the word <em>idiot</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095205" href="entry://error%23bigmac000095205"><span class="smallcaps">error</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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i.e.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">i.e.</span></header><div>/aɪ ˈi/ (<em>say</em> uy 'ee) <div class="def"><span id="mq704">that is: <em class="example">apparel, i.e., clothing.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>id est</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The desire of some writers to reduce the amount of punctuation in abbreviations has produced some evidence of <em>ie</em> without stops.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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IKEA effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516797204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">IKEA effect</span></header><div>/aɪˈkiə əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uy'keeuh uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">a phenomenon in which a person places a value on an item which they have assembled or created which is disproportionately higher than the actual cost of goods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the retail store <em>IKEA</em>, which is noted for selling flat pack furniture]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ill-at-ease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ill-at-ease</span></header><div>/ɪl-ət-ˈiz/ (<em>say</em> il-uht-'eez) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">uncomfortable; uneasy.</span></div> Also, (<em>in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">ill at ease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ille-et-Vilaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ille-et-Vilaine</span></header><div>/il-eɪ-viˈleɪn/ (<em>say</em> eel-ay-vee'layn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">a department in western France. 6993 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Rennes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ill effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ill effect</span></header><div>/ɪl əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> il uh'fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a harmful or unpleasant consequence.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ill-effect</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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image enhancement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955041269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">image enhancement</span></header><div>/ɪmɪdʒ ənˈhænsmənt/ (<em>say</em> imij uhn'hansmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">the application of technology to improve the quality of an image, as by computer procedures applied to images from microscopes, telescopes, scanners, digital cameras, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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incidental exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac374564180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">incidental exercise</span></header><div>/ɪnsədɛntl ˈɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> insuhdentl 'eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">exercise that is built into the routine of one’s daily life, such as walking up and down stairs rather than taking the lift, cleaning the house rather than employing a cleaner, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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indecent exposure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">indecent exposure</span></header><div>/ɪnˌdisənt ɛksˈpoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> in.deesuhnt eks'pohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">the revealing to view of those parts of the body, especially the genitals, which by law and convention should be covered by clothing under the given circumstances.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian elephant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian elephant</span></header><div>/ɪndiən ˈɛləfənt/ (<em>say</em> indeeuhn 'eluhfuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023377" href="entry://elephant%23bigmac000023377"><strong>elephant</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023377" href="entry://elephant%23mq360">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian Empire</span></header><div>/ɪndiən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> indeeuhn 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">British India, and the Indian states ruled by Indian princes but under indirect British control; in 1947 divided between India and Pakistan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268565740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian English</span></header><div>/ɪndiən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> indeeuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> the English language as used in India, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with India, and sometimes with South Asia generally, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in India. <em>Abbrev.</em>: IndE</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005030" href="entry://Babu%20English%23bigmac000005030"><strong>Babu English</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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indirect election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">indirect election</span></header><div>/ɪndəˌrɛkt əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> induh.rekt uh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">an election for an office by means of a college which has already been chosen by voters, as the US presidential elections.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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indirect evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">indirect evidence</span></header><div>/ɪndəˌrɛkt ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> induh.rekt 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013897" href="entry://circumstantial%20evidence%23bigmac000013897"><strong>circumstantial evidence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indo-European
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indo-European</span><z><span target_id="Nsp646skD9">n.</span><span target_id="F0hk69MSTV">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌɪndoʊ-jurəˈpiən/ (<em>say</em> .indoh-yoohruh'peeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Nsp646skD9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> a major family of languages that includes most of the languages of Europe (now spread to other parts of the world), many of those of Asia, and a few scattered others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> the prehistoric parent language of this family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq016"> a member of any of the peoples speaking an Indo-European language.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="F0hk69MSTV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq934"> of or relating to Indo-European.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indre-et-Loire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indre-et-Loire</span></header><div>/æ̃dr-eɪ-ˈlwa/ (<em>say</em> andr-ay-'lwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a department in western central France. 6159 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Tours.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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induced earthquake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927320238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">induced earthquake</span></header><div>/ɪndjust ˈɜθkweɪk/ (<em>say</em> indyoohst 'erthkwayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">an earthquake triggered by human activities, as industrial drilling which causes changes in fluid pressure near pre-existing faults, or underground explosions in the testing of nuclear weapons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial espionage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394960548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial espionage</span></header><div>/ɪndʌstriəl ˈɛspiənaʒ/ (<em>say</em> industreeuhl 'espeeuhnahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">espionage targeted at business organisations, so as to gain information on new technology, commercial plans, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial estate</span></header><div>/ɪnˈdʌstriəl əsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> in'dustreeuhl uhstayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a tract of land specially allocated for the building of factories, etc., especially heavy industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in extenso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in extenso</span></header><div>/ɪn ɛkˈstɛnsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> in ek'stensoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">at full length.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in extremis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in extremis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of in extremis" src="word_pronunciations/11986.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪn ɛkˈstriməs/ (<em>say</em> in ek'streemuhs) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> in extremity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> near death.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: in the extremes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inference engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac614332615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inference engine</span></header><div>/ˈɪnfərəns ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'infuhruhns enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">software that applies rules in the knowledge base to facts held in the database.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inner ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inner ear</span></header><div>/ˈɪnər ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'inuhr ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">the section of the ear made up of the cochlea, the vestibule and the semicircular canals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">internal ear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inside edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193510488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inside edge</span></header><div>/ɪnsaɪd ˈɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> insuyd 'ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a stroke in which the ball is deflected from the edge of the bat nearest the batter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inside-edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac705872520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inside-edge</span></header><div>/ɪnsaɪd-ˈɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> insuyd-'ej) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">inside-edged</strong>, <strong class="bold">inside-edging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">to strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat nearest the batter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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intergenerational equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac853179990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intergenerational equity</span></header><div>/ˌɪntədʒɛnəreɪʃənəl ˈɛkwəti/ (<em>say</em> .intuhjenuhrayshuhnuhl 'ekwuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">the concept of fairness or justice owed by each generation or age group to the others; especially significant in considerations of what environment future generations will inherit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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internal-combustion engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">internal-combustion engine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of internal-combustion engine" src="word_pronunciations/12505.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˌtɜnəl-kəmˈbʌstʃən ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> in.ternuhl-kuhm'buschuhn enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">an engine of one or more working cylinders in which the process of combustion takes place within the cylinder.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025281" href="entry://external-combustion%20engine%23bigmac000025281"><strong>external-combustion engine</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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internal ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">internal ear</span></header><div>/ɪnˌtɜnəl ˈɪə/ (<em>say</em> in.ternuhl 'ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037495" href="entry://inner%20ear%23bigmac000037495"><strong>inner ear</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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internal energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">internal energy</span></header><div>/ɪnˌtɜnəl ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> in.ternuhl 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">the total energy stored within a physical system, consisting of the sum total of the kinetic and potential energies of its constituent particles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Atomic Energy Agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Atomic Energy Agency</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">an autonomous intergovernmental agency of the United Nations, formed in 1957 to encourage the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IAEA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac779250316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International English</span></header><div>/ɪntəˈnæʃnəl ˌɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> intuh'nashnuhl .ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">a notional variety of English which contains none of the variation present in the different regional varieties or dialects of English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Internet of Everything
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785433933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Internet of Everything</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">the internet viewed as encompassing in a network not just the computers and smart devices attached to it, but also the data streams travelling along it and the end users accessing it.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IoE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in-the-ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in-the-ear</span></header><div>/ˈɪn-ði-ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'in-dhee-ear) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001789" href="entry://all-in-the-ear%23bigmac000001789"><strong>all-in-the-ear</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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invisible export
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">invisible export</span></header><div>/ɪnˌvɪzəbəl ˈɛkspɔt/ (<em>say</em> in.vizuhbuhl 'ekspawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">a service, as the provision of banking commissions, insurance premiums, freight charges, etc., which earn foreign currency for the country providing them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ion engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ion engine</span></header><div>/ˈaɪən ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuhn enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">a rocket engine the propelling force of which is obtained by the discharge at the rear of electrostatically-accelerated charged positive ions.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057255" href="entry://plasma%20engine%23bigmac000057255"><strong>plasma engine</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ion exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ion exchange</span></header><div>/aɪən əksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uyuhn uhks'chaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and the surface of a resin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> such a process as used in water treatment for softening, deionisation, water recycling, and heavy metal removal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ion exchange chromatography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ion exchange chromatography</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">a method of separating ions, as in water softening processes based on this method.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Irish elk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Irish elk</span></header><div>/aɪrɪʃ ˈɛlk/ (<em>say</em> uyrish 'elk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a giant Eurasian deer, now extinct, of the Pleistocene genus <em>Megaloceros</em>, whose antlers measured up to 4 m across.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Irish English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac165102224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Irish English</span></header><div>/aɪrɪʃ ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uyrish 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">the English language as used in Ireland, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Irish Exiles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Irish Exiles</span></header><div>/aɪrɪʃ ˈɛgzaɪlz/ (<em>say</em> uyrish 'egzuylz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">political prisoners transported from Ireland to Australia; three separate groups were deported, the first after the Irish insurrection of 1798; the second, members of the Young Ireland movement, in 1848 and the third, a group of Fenian prisoners in 1867.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Isle of Ely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Isle of Ely</span></header><div>/ˈili/ (<em>say</em> 'eelee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023489" href="entry://Ely%23bigmac000023489"><strong>Ely</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023489" href="entry://Ely%23mq022">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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isopropyl ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">isopropyl ether</span></header><div>/aɪsoʊˌproʊpəl ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> uysoh.prohpuhl 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">a colourless liquid, (C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O, used as a solvent for waxes, fats, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jamaican English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac788704880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jamaican English</span></header><div>/dʒəˌmeɪkən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> juh.maykuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">the national dialect of the English language used in Jamaica, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in Jamaica.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac397856194" href="entry://Caribbean%20English%23bigmac397856194"><strong>Caribbean English</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Japanese encephalitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac788627283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Japanese encephalitis</span></header><div>/dʒæpəniz ɛnsɛfəˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> japuhneez ensefuh'luytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a mosquito-borne viral disease occurring in agricultural regions of Asia that can affect the human central nervous system, causing severe complications and potentially death.</span></div><div class="etym"> [first described in Japan in the 19th century]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jet engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jet engine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jet engine" src="word_pronunciations/12822.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɛt ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> jet 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">any engine in which a jet, especially of gaseous combustion products, provides the propulsive force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jeu d'esprit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jeu d’esprit</span></header><div>/ʒɜ dəˈspri/ (<em>say</em> zher duh'spree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">a witticism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jew's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jew’s ear</span></header><div>/ˈdjuz ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohz ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> an edible tropical fungus, <em>Auricularia auricula</em>, often found on rotting logs where it grows in glistening brown or tan coloured ears.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> any of various other related species, as the hairy jew’s ear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Josephson effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac535535858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Josephson effect</span></header><div>/ˈdʒoʊsəfsən əˌfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'johsuhfsuhn uh.fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">the effect whereby electric current can flow from one superconducting metal to another through a sufficiently thin layer of insulator, the application of a potential difference causing the current to oscillate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Brian D <em>Josephson</em>, born 1940, Welsh physicist who predicted it in 1962]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Joule-Thomson effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Joule-Thomson effect</span></header><div>/dʒul-ˈtɒmsən əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> joohl-'tomsuhn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">the change of temperature exhibited by a gas when it is expanded through a small hole or a porous plug.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Joule-Kelvin effect</strong>. <div class="etym">[from JP <a data-mq-recid="bigmac59481438" href="entry://Joule%23bigmac59481438"><span class="smallcaps">Joule</span></a> and Sir William <em>Thomson</em> (see Lord <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039928" href="entry://Kelvin%23bigmac000039928"><span class="smallcaps">Kelvin</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jug ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391028751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jug ear</span></header><div>/dʒʌg ˈɪə/ (<em>say</em> jug 'ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">an ear which protrudes greatly from the side of the head, resembling the outline of the handle of a jug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kangaroo Island emu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28741953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kangaroo Island emu</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">a subspecies of emu, <em>Dromaius baudinianus</em>, native to Kangaroo Island; became extinct in 1827.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kegel exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac471535450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kegel exercise</span></header><div>/ˈkigəl ɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'keeguhl eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">one of a set of pelvic floor exercises which comprise repeated squeezing of the pelvic floor muscles in order to strengthen them, especially to prevent incontinence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Dr Arnold <em>Kegel</em>, 1894–1981, US gynaecologist who, in the 1940s, devised a means of measuring the strength and duration of pelvic muscle contractions]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kerr effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kerr effect</span></header><div>/ˈkɜr əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'kerr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">the rotation of the plane of polarisation of light when it is passed through certain liquids or solids to which an electric field is applied (<strong>electro-optical effect</strong>), or to which a magnetic field is applied (<strong>magneto-optical effect</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John <em>Kerr</em>, 1824–1907, Scottish physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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keto-enol tautomerism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keto-enol tautomerism</span></header><div>/ˌkitoʊ-ˌinɒl tɔˈtɒmərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .keetoh-.eenol taw'tomuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">a type of tautomerism involving migration of a proton, in which, at any instant, the individual molecules are present in the mixture as either a keto form or an enol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kevin Borich Express
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kevin Borich Express</span></header><div>/ˈkɛvən bɒrətʃ əksˈprɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'kevuhn boruhch uhks'pres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">Australian rock group, formed in 1976.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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khaki election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742463501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">khaki election</span></header><div>/kaki əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> kahkee uh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">a general election in which an ongoing or proposed war is a factor influencing the voters: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Australia appears to be facing a khaki election in which defence and security issues play a greater role than at any time since the 1960s.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British English; first used in a 1900 general election with reference to the Boer War]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kinetic energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kinetic energy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kinetic energy" src="word_pronunciations/13107.mp3"></audio></span>/kənɛtɪk ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> kuhnetik 'enuhjee), /kaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> kuy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">the energy which a body possesses by virtue of its motion; the energy which any system possesses by virtue of the motion of its components.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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King Edward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac619290129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">King Edward</span></header><div>/kɪŋ ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> king 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq17">a variety of potato having white skin with pinkish colouring and creamy-white flesh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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King Edward River
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">King Edward River</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a river in north-western WA which rises near Mount Hann and flows north to Napier Broome Bay. 240 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022973" href="entry://Edward%20VII%23bigmac000022973"><span class="smallcaps">Edward VII</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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King Island emu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac945148611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">King Island emu</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">a subspecies of emu, <em>Dromaius novaehollandiae minor</em>, native to King Island; became extinct in the wild in 1805, last captive specimen died in 1822.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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King's English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">King’s English</span></header><div>/kɪŋz ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> kingz 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">standard Southern British English, especially considered as correct or desirable usage.</span></div> Also, (<em>when the reigning monarch is a woman</em>), <strong class="vs">Queen’s English</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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King's evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">King’s evidence</span><z><span target_id="cAOYB53FLs">n.</span><span target_id="tN1ltQGBKL">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kɪŋz ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> kingz 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cAOYB53FLs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> evidence given by an accomplice in a crime on behalf of the Crown against the other defendants.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tN1ltQGBKL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq641"> <strong class="phr">turn King’s evidence</strong>, to give such evidence.</span></div> Also, (<em>when the reigning monarch is a woman</em>), <strong class="vs">Queen’s evidence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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king's evil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">king’s evil</span></header><div>/kɪŋz ˈivəl/ (<em>say</em> kingz 'eevuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">scrofula, originally so-called because it was supposed to be curable by the touch of the sovereign.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kingston South East
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kingston South East</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a coastal town in south-eastern SA, on the shores of Lacepede Bay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir George Strickland <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040302" href="entry://Kingston%23bigmac000040302"><span class="smallcaps">Kingston<sup>1</sup></span></a> who built a house on the site of the town in 1840] </div><div class="backshade"> The coastal region around <strong> Kingston South East</strong> lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Ngarrindjeri people. In 1802 French explorer Nicholas Baudin charted and named Lacepede Bay. The township and port were founded in 1858 and from the 1860s the surrounding swampy country was drained. Free selectors took up land from 1878 and, following extensions to the wharf, Kingston became a centre for shipping out wool and wheat. Today the local economy is based on rock-lobster fishing and tourism. ‘South East’ was added to the town name to avoid confusion with Kingston-on-Murray, also in SA.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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klieg eyes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">klieg eyes</span></header><div>/ˈklig aɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'kleeg uyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">inflammation and oedema of the eyes as a result of prolonged exposure to arc lights, as the klieg lights of the film industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knife edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knife edge</span><z><span target_id="LEqTjKl0xd">n.</span><span target_id="8vQBJ2ljjd">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈnaɪf ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'nuyf ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LEqTjKl0xd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> the edge of a knife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq684"> anything very sharp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq253"> a wedge, on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, oscillates.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8vQBJ2ljjd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq431"> <strong class="phr">on a knife edge</strong>, in a position of dubious safety, security or financial wellbeing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knife-edged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knife-edged</span></header><div>/ˈnaɪf-ɛdʒd/ (<em>say</em> 'nuyf-ejd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">having a thin, sharp edge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knight-errant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knight-errant</span></header><div>/naɪt-ˈɛrənt/ (<em>say</em> nuyt-'eruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">knights-errant</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a wandering knight; a knight in medieval times, who travelled in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knight-errantry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knight-errantry</span></header><div>/naɪt-ˈɛrəntri/ (<em>say</em> nuyt-'eruhntree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">knight-errantries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> conduct or a performance like that of a knight-errant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> quixotic conduct or action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knock-'em-down rain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421870171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knock-’em-down rain</span></header><div>/ˌnɒk-əm-daʊn ˈreɪn/ (<em>say</em> .nok-uhm-down 'rayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a heavy rainstorm occurring at the end of the wet season in the north of the NT.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knock-on effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626689574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knock-on effect</span></header><div>/nɒk-ɒn əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> nok-on uh'fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">a subsequent or cumulative consequence, often unintended.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knowledge ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731855420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knowledge ecology</span></header><div>/nɒlɪdʒ əˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> nolij uh'koluhgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac549311665" href="entry://learning%20ecology%23bigmac549311665"><strong>learning ecology</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>knowledge ecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knowledge economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac710790180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knowledge economy</span></header><div>/nɒlɪdʒ əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> nolij uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">an economy in which knowledge is treated as a major commodity and in which there is generation of, access to, and use of technological development in all sectors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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koala ears
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244486972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">koala ears</span></header><div>/koʊˈalə ɪəz/ (<em>say</em> koh'ahluh earz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> patches of pubic hair protruding from the leg openings of a swimming costume or underwear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq142"> thick tufts of hair growing over the ears, especially those occurring when a hairstyle is growing out.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Krafft-Ebing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Krafft-Ebing</span></header><div>/kraft-ˈɛbɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> krahft-'ebing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, <strong>Baron von</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">1840–1902, German psychiatrist; author of <em>Psychopathia Sexualis</em> (1886).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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K-T event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac011112475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">K-T event</span></header><div>/keɪ-ti əˈvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> kay-tee uh'vent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac517315789" href="entry://Cretaceous-Tertiary%20extinction%20event%23bigmac517315789"><strong>Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kyrie eleison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kyrie eleison</span></header><div>/ˌkɪərieɪ əˈleɪsɒn/ (<em>say</em> .kearreeay uh'layson), /-sən/ (<em>say</em> -suhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> a prayer or response used in Christian liturgy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> a musical setting of these words.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Kyrie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>Kyrie eleēson</em> ‘Lord, have mercy’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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labour exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">labour exchange</span></header><div>/ˈleɪbər əkstʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'laybuhr uhkschaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080017" href="entry://unemployment%20office%23bigmac000080017"><strong>unemployment office</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lace eyelashes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac453257685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lace eyelashes</span></header><div>/leɪs ˈaɪlæʃəz/ (<em>say</em> lays 'uylashuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">decorative false eyelashes which comprise fan-shaped overlapping strips of lace-like material extending beyond the eyelashes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lake Eildon National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac711898227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lake Eildon National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">a national park in central Victoria, north-east of Melbourne. 27 750 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lake Eyre dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac284982187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lake Eyre dragon</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">a small lizard, <em>Ctenophorus maculosus</em>, of a whitish colour with two rows of black spots along its back; found on the edges of Lake Eyre in SA and other dry salt lakes in the area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lakes Entrance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lakes Entrance</span></header><div>/leɪks ˈɛntrəns/ (<em>say</em> layks 'entruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a town in eastern Victoria, to the east of the entrance connecting the ocean to the Gippsland Lakes; popular tourist and fishing area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lamb's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lamb’s ear</span></header><div>/ˈlæmz ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'lamz ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">a woolly-leaved perennial with crimson flowers, <em>Stachys lanata</em>, native to the Caucasus and Iran, often used as an edging plant because of its decorative foliage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lamb’s tongue</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lamper eel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lamper eel</span></header><div>/ˈlæmpər il/ (<em>say</em> 'lampuhr eel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041174" href="entry://lamprey%23bigmac000041174"><strong>lamprey</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Land and Environment Court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Land and Environment Court</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">(in NSW) a court with jurisdiction in environmental and land planning matters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Land's End
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Land’s End</span><z><span target_id="mMQLkogLGY">n.</span><span target_id="Ao0ngfb93s">phr.</span></z></header><div>/lændz ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> landz 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mMQLkogLGY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> the south-western tip of England.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ao0ngfb93s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">from Land’s End to John o’Groats</strong>, throughout the whole of Great Britain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laser eye surgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980560975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laser eye surgery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac622255547" href="entry://LASIK%23bigmac622255547"><strong>LASIK</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lashkar-e-Taiba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77183075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lashkar-e-Taiba</span></header><div>/ˌlʌʃkər-eɪ-ˈtaɪəbə/ (<em>say</em> .lushkuhr-ay-'tuyuhbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">a militant Muslim organisation in South Asia, operating mainly from Pakistan, believed to be responsible for several terrorist attacks in India, including the 2008 bombing of hotels and other sites in Mumbai.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Urdu: Army of the Good]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lateral erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478476773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lateral erosion</span></header><div>/lætərəl əˈroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> latuhruhl uh'rohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq76">the widening of a valley by the action of a river cutting sideways.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac928350251" href="entry://vertical%20erosion%23bigmac928350251"><strong>vertical erosion</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Launceston Examiner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac320663723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Launceston Examiner</span></header><div>/ˌlɒnsəstən əgˈzæmənə/ (<em>say</em> .lonsuhstuhn uhg'zamuhnuh), /ˌlɔn-/ (<em>say</em> .lawn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041578" href="entry://Examiner%23bigmac000041578"><strong>Examiner</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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law of reversed effort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861866723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">law of reversed effort</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac876306828" href="entry://backwards%20law%23bigmac876306828"><strong>backwards law</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lazy eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac040230828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lazy eye</span></header><div>/leɪzi ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> layzee 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002090" href="entry://amblyopia%23bigmac000002090"><strong>amblyopia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> an eye affected by amblyopia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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live-ex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349468788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">live-ex</span></header><div>/laɪv-ˈɛks/ (<em>say</em> luyv-'eks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">live-export: <em class="example">a live-ex restriction.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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live export
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144013052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">live export</span></header><div>/laɪv ˈɛkspɔt/ (<em>say</em> luyv 'ekspawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq86">an animal exported alive, to be slaughtered in the destination country, usually in order to conform with halal obligations.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>live-export</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liver extract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liver extract</span></header><div>/ˈlɪvər ˌɛkstrækt/ (<em>say</em> 'livuhr .ekstrakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">an extract of mammalian liver, used to treat anaemia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Living End
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac077720633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Living End</span></header><div>/lɪvɪŋ ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> living 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">Australian punk rock group, formed in 1994.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Llano Estacado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Llano Estacado</span></header><div>/ˌlanoʊ ɛstəˈkadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .lahnoh estuh'kahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a large plateau in western Texas and south-eastern New Mexico; cattle-grazing region. 300–1500 m high. 83 700 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Staked Plain</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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local environment plan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac713298763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">local environment plan</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">an environmental management plan developed by a local council for the area under its administration.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LEP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Locard's exchange principle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac247338424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Locard’s exchange principle</span></header><div>/lɒˈkadz/ (<em>say</em> lo'kahdz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">the theory that in a crime situation a perpetrator will always introduce something into a crime scene and take something away from it, both these things presenting possibilities for later identification in the forensic process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Dr Edmond <em>Locard</em>, 1877–1966, French pioneer of forensic science]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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logical element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">logical element</span></header><div>/lɒdʒɪkəl ˈɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> lojikuhl 'eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">the basic unit from which computers and other digital equipment are built, which operates on signals represented by ones and zeros and acts as a gate, passing or stopping one signal according to whether other signals have certain required values or not.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Loir-et-Cher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Loir-et-Cher</span></header><div>/lwar-eɪ-ˈʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> lwahr-ay-'shair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">a department in central France. 6418 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Blois.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long-eared bandicoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long-eared bandicoot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of long-eared bandicoot" src="word_pronunciations/13851.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒŋ-ɪəd ˈbændikut/ (<em>say</em> long-eard 'bandeekooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">a burrowing bandicoot of the genus <em class="label">Macrotis</em> having long ears and silky hair, found in arid areas of Australia; rabbit-eared bandicoot; bilby.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loose end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loose end</span><z><span target_id="mT74po4TJ1">n.</span><span target_id="kMucSQLGte">phr.</span></z></header><div>/lus ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> loohs 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mT74po4TJ1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq232"> something left unsettled or incomplete.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kMucSQLGte">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">at a loose end</strong>, without a specific task to do or pastime to follow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">at loose ends</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq426"> (as of a person) restless and unsettled.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq529"> confused; disordered.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the image of the end of a string or tie hanging free]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lop-eared
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lop-eared</span></header><div>/ˈlɒp-ɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'lop-eard) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">having ears that lop or hang down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lot-et-Garonne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lot-et-Garonne</span></header><div>/lɒt-eɪ-gaˈrɒn/ (<em>say</em> lot-ay-gah'ron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">a department in south-western France. 5382 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Agen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lotus-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lotus-eater</span></header><div>/ˈloʊtəs-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'lohtuhs-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">someone who leads a life of dreamy, indolent ease, indifferent to the busy world.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the <em>Odyssey</em> by Homer describing the <em>Lotophagi</em> who lived somewhere on the north African coast and who ate the leaves of the lotus plant. Travellers who ate of the tree lost all desire to return to their home.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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love egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac460722545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">love egg</span></header><div>/ˈlʌv ɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'luv eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">a type of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082693" href="entry://vibrator%23bigmac000082693">vibrator</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082693" href="entry://vibrator%23mq870">4</a>) in the shape of an egg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low emissions target
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac182218979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low emissions target</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a scheme for reducing carbon emissions in which government-issued certificates would be given to generators of power, based on each unit of electricity produced below a certain threshold of carbon intensity, the certificates being purchased by electricity retailers and industry, creating a market price and extra revenue for low-emission power generators.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LET</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low-emission vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211785817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low-emission vehicle</span></header><div>/loʊ-əmɪʃən ˈviɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> loh-uhmi4uhn 'veeikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">a motor vehicle, as a hybrid car, designed to produce less air pollution than a conventional vehicle.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LEV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low emitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac928241997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low emitter</span></header><div>/loʊ əˈmɪtə/ (<em>say</em> loh uh'mituh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq58">an organisation or industry which emits low levels of greenhouse gases.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>low-emitting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lower Egypt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lower Egypt</span></header><div>/loʊər ˈidʒəpt/ (<em>say</em> lohuhr 'eejuhpt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091995" href="entry://Egypt%23bigmac000091995"><strong>Egypt</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091995" href="entry://Egypt%23mq535">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low explosive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low explosive</span></header><div>/loʊ əksˈploʊsɪv/ (<em>say</em> loh uhks'plohsiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">a relatively slow-burning explosive, usually set off by heat or friction, and used for propelling charges in guns or for ordinary blasting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leading edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leading edge</span></header><div>/lidɪŋ ˈɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> leeding 'ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> the edge of an aerofoil or propeller blade facing the direction of motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq930"> the vanguard or forefront of any situation, especially a dangerous one.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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learner English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac608286689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">learner English</span></header><div>/ˈlɜnər ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'lernuhr 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">the kind of English produced by people who are learning it as a foreign language, coloured by the phonetic pattern and grammatical constructions of their own language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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learning ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549311665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">learning ecology</span></header><div>/lɜnɪŋ əˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> lerning uh'koluhgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a network of constantly evolving inputs, such as information flowing from the culture of the community, specific personal development outside the classroom, etc., that influences the formal learning process.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">knowledge ecology</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lee Enfield rifle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lee Enfield rifle</span></header><div>/ˌli ɛnfild ˈraɪfəl/ (<em>say</em> .lee enfeeld 'ruyfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">a .303 inch calibre bolt-action military rifle with a 10-round magazine used by British and Australian soldiers in World War I and World War II and also in the Korean War. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Unidentified men of the 5th Division resting by the side of the while en route to the trenches of the Somme area. Most of the men are wearing sheepskin jackets and woollen gloves and are carrying full kit and .303 Lee Enfield rifles.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Lee%20Enfield%20rifle_E00019.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">303</strong>. <div class="etym">[from a rifle originally designed by James Paris <em>Lee</em>, a firearms designer + <em>Enfield</em>, England, site of the Royal Small Arms Factory]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legal eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legal eagle</span></header><div>/ligəl ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> leeguhl 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">a lawyer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legs eleven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394128459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legs eleven</span></header><div>/lɛgs əˈlɛvən/ (<em>say</em> legs uh'levuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">a tall thin man.</span></div><div class="etym"> [World War I slang, from the call <em>legs-eleven</em> for the number 11, used in the game of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099255" href="entry://bingo%23bigmac000099255"><span class="smallcaps">bingo</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Leif Ericson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Leif Ericson</span></header><div>/lif ˈɛrɪksən/ (<em>say</em> leef 'eriksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095404" href="entry://Ericson%23bigmac000095404"><strong>Ericson</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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L'Enfant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">L’Enfant</span></header><div>/lɒ̃ˈfɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> lon'fon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre Charles</strong> /piˌɛə ˈʃal/ (<em>say</em> pee.air 'shahl), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">1754–1825, French engineer; planned Washington, DC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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library edition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">library edition</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪbri ədɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'luybree uhdishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> a strongly-bound edition of good size and print, especially a uniform edition of a writer’s works, suitable for library use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> an edition of a newspaper for reference in certain libraries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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life expectancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">life expectancy</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪf əkspɛktənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'luyf uhkspektuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">life expectancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">the probable life span of an individual or class of persons, determined statistically, and affected by such factors as heredity, physical condition, nutrition, occupation, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lifestyle estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac528940985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lifestyle estate</span></header><div>/laɪfstaɪl əˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> luyfstuyl uh'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a manufactured home estate at a location which features elements of the natural environment, as a beach, in bushland, etc.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac007702439" href="entry://manufactured%20home%20estate%23bigmac007702439"><strong>manufactured home estate</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light-emitting diode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light-emitting diode</span></header><div>/ˌlaɪt-əmɪtɪŋ ˈdaɪoʊd/ (<em>say</em> .luyt-uhmiting 'duyohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">a semiconductor diode that emits light when a current flows through it.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LED</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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limited edition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">limited edition</span></header><div>/lɪmətəd əˈdɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> limuhtuhd uh'dishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">an edition of a book, lithographic print, etc., of which a limited number of copies are printed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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linear economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575699933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">linear economy</span></header><div>/lɪniər əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> lineeuhr uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">an industrial economy in which all the elements in the production cycle are ultimately discarded in landfill or are incinerated.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac791872647" href="entry://circular%20economy%23bigmac791872647"><strong>circular economy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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linear equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">linear equation</span></header><div>/lɪniər əˈkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> lineeuhr uh'kwayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">an equation, all of whose variables are in the first degree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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line engraving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">line engraving</span></header><div>/laɪn ɛnˈgreɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> luyn en'grayving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> a style of engraving in which the burin makes curved regular furrows that markedly swell and taper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> a plate so engraved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq276"> a print or picture made from it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lipstick effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835400017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lipstick effect</span></header><div>/ˈlɪpstɪk əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'lipstik uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">a pattern of spending in an economic downturn in which people indulge more often in small luxuries because they have made the decision to forego large purchases.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the reported tendency of women to buy more lipstick in difficult economic times]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liquid ecstasy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431229934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liquid ecstasy</span></header><div>/lɪkwəd ˈɛkstəsi/ (<em>say</em> likwuhd 'ekstuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac431853259" href="entry://GHB%23bigmac431853259"><strong>GHB</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">liquid E</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Liturgy of the Word and Eucharist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac808965947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Liturgy of the Word and Eucharist</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086932" href="entry://mass%23bigmac000086932"><strong>mass<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086932" href="entry://mass%23mq077">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lived experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac280071640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lived experience</span></header><div>/lɪvd əkˈspɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> livd uhk'spearreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">an experience which one has actually had, usually one that is negative in nature, as that of an individual in an oppressed minority, a person suffering a mental disease, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>lived-experience</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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luminous efficiency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">luminous efficiency</span></header><div>/lumənəs əˈfɪʃənsi/ (<em>say</em> loohmuhnuhs uh'fishuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">luminous efficiencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> (of a source) the ratio of the light emitted to the energy input, especially when expressed as lumens per watt for electric lamps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> (of a radiation) the ratio of the luminous flux to the radiant flux.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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luminous energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">luminous energy</span></header><div>/lumənəs ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> loohmuhnuhs 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> <em class="label">Optics</em> the time integral of luminous flux.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lynx-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lynx-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈlɪŋks-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'lingks-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067922" href="entry://sharp-sighted%23bigmac000067922"><strong>sharp-sighted</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maastricht Treaty on European Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maastricht Treaty on European Union</span></header><div>/maˈstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> mah'strikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">a treaty furthering the political and economic union of western Europe, drawn up in 1992 by the members of the then European Community in the town of Maastricht, the Netherlands, and ratified in 1993.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac285739255" href="entry://Treaty%20of%20Lisbon%23bigmac285739255"><strong>Treaty of Lisbon</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">European Union Treaty</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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macro-economic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">macro-economic</span></header><div>/ˌmækroʊ-ɛkəˈnɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .makroh-ekuh'nomik), /-ikə-/ (<em>say</em> -eekuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">of or relating to the economy as a whole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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macro-economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">macro-economics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of macro-economics" src="word_pronunciations/14054.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌmækroʊ-ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> .makroh-ekuh'nomiks), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of macro-economics" src="word_pronunciations/14055.mp3"></audio></span>/-ikə-/ (<em>say</em> -eekuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">study of the economic system as a whole.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046700" href="entry://micro-economics%23bigmac000046700"><strong>micro-economics</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044243" href="entry://macro-%23bigmac000044243"><span class="smallcaps">macro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085188" href="entry://economics%23bigmac000085188"><span class="smallcaps">economics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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macro economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">macro economy</span></header><div>/ˈmækroʊ əˌkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'makroh uh.konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">that aspect of the economy which is the sphere of macro-economics; the economy as a whole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magic eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magic eye</span></header><div>/mædʒɪk ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> majik 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> <em class="label">Electronics Obsolete</em> a triode valve with a special fluorescent coating, used to tune radio receivers; as the tuning dial is moved the fluorescence varies in proportion to the carrier intensity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq236"> a photo-mechanism used to distinguish winners of races where the contests are close.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic element</span></header><div>/mægˌnɛtɪk ˈɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> mag.netik 'eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">any one of the three quantities, magnetic declination, dip, or horizontal intensity, which define the earth’s magnetic field at any point on the earth’s surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic equator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic equator</span></header><div>/mægˌnɛtɪk əˈkweɪtə/ (<em>say</em> mag.netik uh'kwaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000445" href="entry://aclinic%20line%23bigmac000000445"><strong>aclinic line</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magneto-electric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magneto-electric</span></header><div>/mægˌnitoʊ-əˈlɛktrɪk/ (<em>say</em> mag.neetoh-uh'lektrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">relating to the induction of electric currents by means of magnets.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">magneto-electrical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magneto-electricity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magneto-electricity</span></header><div>/mægˌnitoʊ-əlɛkˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> mag.neetoh-uhlek'trisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">electricity developed by the action of magnets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mahalla el Kubra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mahalla el Kubra</span></header><div>/məhalə ɛl ˈkubrə/ (<em>say</em> muhhahluh el 'koohbruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a town in northern Egypt, in the Nile delta.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maigh Eo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maigh Eo</span></header><div>/ˈmwi oʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'mwee oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092418" href="entry://Mayo%23bigmac000092418"><strong>Mayo<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maine-et-Loire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maine-et-Loire</span></header><div>/meɪn-eɪ-ˈlwa/ (<em>say</em> mayn-ay-'lwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">a department in western France. 7218 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Angers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Malayan emergency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac50307482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Malayan emergency</span></header><div>/məˈleɪən əˌmɜdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> muh'layuhn uh.merjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq46">an insurgency by guerilla forces set up by the Malayan Communist Party against the British administration in Malaya, continuing, after independence in 1957, against the Malayan administration; British, Australian and NZ forces took part in countering it; began in 1948 and declared ended in 1960.</span></div> <div class="backshade">When the insurgency that became known as the <strong>Malayan emergency</strong> began, the Chifley Labor government in Australia, under a common scheme of defence with Britain and NZ, provided arms, munitions and rations. The Menzies Coalition government which came to power in 1949, adopted a more hardline attitude. Under ANZAM, a strategic plan embracing Britain, NZ and Australia, a squadron of RAAF aircraft was sent to Malaya in 1950 for supply-dropping and general transport service. In 1955, under the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO), and in response to British demands and growing US concern about communist activity in the region, ground troops and fighter and bomber aircraft were sent. Malaya achieved independence in 1957. Although the emergency was declared ended on 31 July 1960, Australian forces remained in the area, under the aegis of the British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve and then during Indonesia’s ’confrontation’ of Malaysia, until 1965–66. A total of 31 Australians died and a similar number were wounded during the emergency and confrontation engagements.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Malaysian English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac911567294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Malaysian English</span></header><div>/məˌleɪʒən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> muh.layzhuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> the English language as used in Malaysia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with Malaysia, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in Malaysia; similar to Singaporean English, the major difference being in lexis where Malaysian English borrows more from Malay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq68"> the colloquial form of Malaysian English. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000286" href="entry://Singlish%23bigmac100000286"><strong>Singlish</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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malonic ester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">malonic ester</span></header><div>/məˌlɒnɪk ˈɛstə/ (<em>say</em> muh.lonik 'estuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">a colourless fluid, CH<sub>2</sub>(COOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, used in organic syntheses; diethylmalonate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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malt extract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">malt extract</span></header><div>/ˈmɔlt ɛkstrækt/ (<em>say</em> 'mawlt ekstrakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a sweet gummy substance derived from an infusion of malt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mandela effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980507376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mandela effect</span></header><div>/mænˈdɛlə əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> man'deluh uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a phenomenon in which a certain inaccurate memory is shared by a large number of unrelated people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome in 2009 who, along with others, experienced memories of former South African president Nelson <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091566" href="entry://Mandela%23bigmac000091566"><span class="smallcaps">Mandela</span></a> having died in prison in the 1980s, although this did not happen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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man-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">man-eater</span></header><div>/ˈmæn-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'man-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq249"> a cannibal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq991"> an animal, especially a tiger, lion, or shark, that eats or is said to eat people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq738"> the great white shark, <em>Carcharodon carcharias</em>, the shark reputedly most dangerous to humans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq061"> a woman who habitually attracts men as lovers and then discards them.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>man-eating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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manganese epidote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">manganese epidote</span></header><div>/mæŋgəˌniz ˈɛpɪdoʊt/ (<em>say</em> mangguh.neez 'epidoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056610" href="entry://piedmontite%23bigmac000056610"><strong>piedmontite</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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manufactured home estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac007702439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">manufactured home estate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">an estate run commercially for the location of manufactured homes, with additional features shared by the residents.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">manufactured home village</strong>, <strong class="vs">residential estate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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March equinox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">March equinox</span></header><div>/matʃ ˈikwənɒks/ (<em>say</em> mahch 'eekwuhnoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082535" href="entry://vernal%20equinox%23bigmac000082535"><strong>vernal equinox</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mari-El
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mari-El</span></header><div>/maˈri-ɛl/ (<em>say</em> mah'ree-el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">a federal republic in western central Russia, in the Volga basin; formerly the <strong>Mari Autonomous Region</strong>, in Russia within the Soviet Union. 23 200 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Yoshkar-Ola.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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market economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">market economy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of market economy" src="word_pronunciations/14319.mp3"></audio></span>/makət əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> mahkuht uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">an economic structure in which the allocation of resources is achieved by the interdependent decisions of persons supplying and demanding those resources rather than by the decisions of a centralised planning agency such as a bureaucracy.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000108485" href="entry://planned%20economy%23bigmac000108485"><strong>planned economy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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marriage equality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926580996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">marriage equality</span></header><div>/mærɪdʒ əˈkwɒləti/ (<em>say</em> marij uh'kwoluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">the legal status of marriage as a union between same-sex couples just as it is between heterosexual couples.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mass-energy equivalence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mass-energy equivalence</span></header><div>/mæs-ˌɛnədʒi iˈkwɪvələns/ (<em>say</em> mas-.enuhjee ee'kwivuhluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">the theory that mass and energy are directly related; the total energy related to a mass equals the mass times the square of the speed of light in a vacuum, expressed as the equation E = mc<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mass extinction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac200038139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mass extinction</span></header><div>/mæs əkˈstɪŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> mas uhk'stingkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">the extinction of a large number of living species, occurring in a relatively short period of time, to such an extent that there is a marked decrease in the number of species in the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mathematical expectation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mathematical expectation</span></header><div>/mæθəˌmætɪkəl ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> mathuh.matikuhl ekspek'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Statistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">the average of a set of possible values of a variable, the values weighted by the probabilities associated with these values.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maxwell's equations
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maxwell’s equations</span></header><div>/mækswəlz əˈkweɪʒənz/ (<em>say</em> makswuhlz uh'kwayzhuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">the basic equations of electromagnetism, relating charges, currents, electric fields, and magnetic fields, and predicting the behaviour of electromagnetic waves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045671" href="entry://maxwell%23bigmac000045671"><span class="smallcaps">maxwell</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mechanical engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mechanical engineer</span></header><div>/məˌkænɪkəl ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> muh.kanikuhl enjuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">an engineer specialising in the design and construction of engines and machines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mechanical engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mechanical engineering</span></header><div>/məˌkænɪkəl ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> muh.kanikuhl enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">action, work, or profession of a mechanical engineer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mechanical equivalent of heat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mechanical equivalent of heat</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">the relation of ‘heat’ units to mechanical units of work or energy, thus if 1 calorie = 4.186 joules, 4.186 was called the mechanical equivalent of heat. In SI all forms of energy are measured in the same units (joules).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">an Australian trade union formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of <strong>Actors’ Equity of Australia</strong> (formed in 1982, with origins in the Actors’ Federation of Australasia 1919), the <strong>Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees Association</strong> (formed 1915) and the <strong>Australian Journalists’ Association</strong> (AJA) (founded 1910).</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MEAA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Meissner effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac611409039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Meissner effect</span></header><div>/ˈmaɪsnər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'muysnuhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">the loss of all magnetic properties by a superconductor cooled below its critical temperature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Walther <em>Meissner</em>, 1882–1974, German physicist, who, with fellow physicist Robert Ochsenfeld, 1901–93, discovered the phenomenon in 1933]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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metabolic engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac720149149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">metabolic engineering</span></header><div>/mɛtəˌbɒlɪk ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> metuh.bolik enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq86">the use of genetic engineering to alter existing metabolic pathways or to introduce new pathways in an organism for commercial objectives, as in the use of cellular pathways for chemical transformation or for supramolecular assembly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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methyl ethyl ketone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">methyl ethyl ketone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010280" href="entry://butanone%23bigmac000010280"><strong>butanone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Meurthe-et-Moselle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Meurthe-et-Moselle</span></header><div>/mɜt-eɪ-moʊˈzɛl/ (<em>say</em> mert-ay-moh'zel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">a department in north-western France. 5278 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Nancy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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MICR encoding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">MICR encoding</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of MICR encoding" src="word_pronunciations/14750.mp3"></audio></span>/maɪkər ənˈkoʊdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> muykuhr uhn'kohding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">a machine-reading system by which ferrous-impregnated ink characters encoded on documents, as cheques, are read by a magnetically-sensitive device.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>m</em>(<em>agnetic</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>nk</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>haracter</em>)<em> r</em>(<em>ecognition</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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micro-economic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">micro-economic</span></header><div>/ˌmaɪkroʊ-ɛkəˈnɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .muykroh-ekuh'nomik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">of or relating to one small section of the economy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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micro-economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">micro-economics</span></header><div>/ˌmaɪkroʊ-ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> .muykroh-ekuh'nomiks), /-ikə-/ (<em>say</em> -eekuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">study of the economic system in terms of its different sectors.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044253" href="entry://macro-economics%23bigmac000044253"><strong>macro-economics</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046677" href="entry://micro-%23bigmac000046677"><span class="smallcaps">micro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085188" href="entry://economics%23bigmac000085188"><span class="smallcaps">economics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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micro EV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806333216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">micro EV</span></header><div>/maɪkroʊ i ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> muykroh ee 'vee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac721717853" href="entry://mini%20EV%23bigmac721717853"><strong>mini EV</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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middle ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">middle ear</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈɪə/ (<em>say</em> midl 'ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">the section of the ear recessed into the temporal bone, lying between the inner ear and the eardrum and containing the three ossicles which join them; tympanum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle East
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle East</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈist/ (<em>say</em> midl 'eest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> Also, <strong class="vs">West Asia</strong>. the lands from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean and Aegean to the western side of India.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> (formerly) the area including Iran, Afghanistan, India, Tibet (now the Xizang AR), and Burma (now Myanmar).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Middle Eastern</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle East respiratory syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679374877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle East respiratory syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">a disease caused by a coronavirus, with symptoms of coughing, fever and shortness of breath leading to pneumonia.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MERS [first identified in 2012 in people living in or travelling to the Middle East]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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middle eight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">middle eight</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈeɪt/ (<em>say</em> midl 'ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">the contrasting section in a piece of popular music commonly of the form AABA, but also occurring in variations of this form; in a pop song, usually the chorus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle Empire</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> midl 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049945" href="entry://New%20Kingdom%23bigmac000049945"><strong>New Kingdom</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle English</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> midl 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">the English language of the period approximately 1100–1450.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mind-expanding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mind-expanding</span></header><div>/ˈmaɪnd-əksˌpændɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'muynd-uhks.panding) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">increasing one’s mental powers or awareness, as of a psychedelic drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mind's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mind’s eye</span></header><div>/maɪndz ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> muyndz 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036410" href="entry://imagination%23bigmac000036410"><strong>imagination</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mini electric vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac340542523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mini electric vehicle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac721717853" href="entry://mini%20EV%23bigmac721717853"><strong>mini EV</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mini electric car</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mini EV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac721717853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mini EV</span></header><div>/mɪni i ˈvi, minee ee ˈvee/ <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">a small, lightweight, enclosed, battery-powered electric vehicle with three or four wheels.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">micro EV</strong>, <strong class="vs">mini electric vehicle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mirror exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mirror exercise</span></header><div>/ˈmɪrər ɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'miruhr eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">an exercise in acting, miming or dancing which involves two people mirroring exactly each other’s actions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mise en place
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962614052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mise en place</span></header><div>/miz ɒ̃ ˈplas/ (<em>say</em> meez on 'plahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">the practice of preparing and organising all ingredients and tools required for a dish before beginning to cook it, as in a professional kitchen, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, ‘putting in place’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mise en scène
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mise en scène</span></header><div>/miz ɒ̃ ˈsɛn/ (<em>say</em> meez on 'sen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> the act or art of placing a play, scene, etc., on the stage, especially with regard to the equipment necessary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq016"> stage setting, as of a play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq580"> the surroundings amid which anything is seen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, ‘putting on stage’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Miss Emma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Miss Emma</span></header><div>/mɪs ˈɛmə/ (<em>say</em> mis 'emuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">morphine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the pronunciation of the letter <em>M</em>, the initial letter of <em>morphine</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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misty-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac840038195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">misty-eyed</span></header><div>/mɪsti-ˈaɪd/ (<em>say</em> mistee-'uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq1"> slightly teary: <em class="example">we were all misty-eyed at the end of her farewell speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> sentimental: <em class="example">a misty-eyed view of childhood.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mixed economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mixed economy</span></header><div>/mɪkst əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> mikst uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">an economy which contains features of both a purely free enterprise system and one where the state is involved in production, distribution, and exchange.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mobile home estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353089810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mobile home estate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac007702439" href="entry://manufactured%20home%20estate%23bigmac007702439"><strong>manufactured home estate</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mobile home village</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Modern English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Modern English</span></header><div>/mɒdn ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> modn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">the English language since approximately 1475.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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modulus of elasticity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">modulus of elasticity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">the ratio of the stress to the corresponding strain in a particular material.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mongol Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mongol Empire</span></header><div>/mɒngɒl ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> mongol 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">an empire that under Genghis Khan, in the 13th century, encompassed the larger part of Asia and extended to the river Dnieper in eastern Europe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mössbauer effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mössbauer effect</span></header><div>/ˈmɒsbaʊər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'mosbowuhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">a discovery made in 1957, that in certain cases the recoil of atoms caused by gamma ray emission or absorption is shared throughout a crystal lattice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after RL <em>Mössbauer</em>, 1929–2011, German physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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moth-eaten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">moth-eaten</span></header><div>/ˈmɒθ-itn/ (<em>say</em> 'moth-eetn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq009"> eaten or damaged by or as by moths.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> decayed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq920"> out of fashion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mother Earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac873882095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mother Earth</span></header><div>/mʌðər ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> mudhuhr 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">the earth, personified as a maternal being.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motor effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac802043017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motor effect</span></header><div>/ˈmoʊtər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'mohtuhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electricity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">the force produced on a current-carrying wire when it is placed in a magnetic field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mountain ebony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616798343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mountain ebony</span></header><div>/maʊntən ˈɛbəni/ (<em>say</em> mowntuhn 'ebuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">a large tree of central Qld, <em>Bauhinia hookeri</em>, with bilobed leaves and crimson flowers; produces dark-brown, close-grained timber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mouse-ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mouse-ear</span></header><div>/ˈmaʊs-ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'mows-ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">any of various plants with small hairy leaves, as mouse-ear chickweed, <em>Cerastium glomeratum</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mouse-ear cress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac532610542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mouse-ear cress</span></header><div>/maʊs-ɪə ˈkrɛs/ (<em>say</em> mows-ear 'kres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac633214959" href="entry://thale%20cress%23bigmac633214959"><strong>thale cress</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mud eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mud eye</span></header><div>/ˈmʌd aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'mud uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">the aquatic nymph of a dragonfly, often used as a lure in trout fishing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Muldrock error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac052315742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Muldrock error</span></header><div>/ˈmʌldrɒk ɛrə/ (<em>say</em> 'muldrok eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">the assumption by a judge that they should apply standard non-parole jail terms for crimes where the seriousness was classified as mid-range or higher; this assumption was rebutted in 2012 by the High Court of Australia which ruled that judges should rely on their own discretion in deciding non-parole periods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the case of Derek <em>Muldrock</em> who in 2011 pleaded guilty to sexual assault]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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multiplier effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac24625207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">multiplier effect</span></header><div>/ˈmʌltəplaɪər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'multuhpluyuhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq70">an effect achieved in certain circumstances whereby a relatively small change in input, as investment money, can produce a relatively large change in output.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Murray Valley encephalitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Murray Valley encephalitis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">a form of encephalitis caused by a virus (<strong>Murray Valley encephalitis virus</strong>) which is transmitted by mosquitoes to birds and thence to humans, producing symptoms of fever, headaches, rashes, and aching muscles and joints; originally occurring in south-eastern Australia but now only in northern Australia; sometimes fatal.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially formerly</em>), <strong class="vs">Australian encephalitis</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally identified in the area of the valley of the Murray River]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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narco-economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920596833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">narco-economy</span></header><div>/ˈnakoʊ-əkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'nahkoh-uhkonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">an economy which is reliant on drug trafficking, as by the provision of raw materials such as opium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Economic Summit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Economic Summit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">a national conference on the Australian economy held in 1983, which was an attempt to achieve consensus and cooperation between leaders of government, business and trade unions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Electricity Market
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac859218008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Electricity Market</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> a market in which electricity generators and retailers of Qld, NSW, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and SA, trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq364"> the interconnected system of generation, connection, transmission and distribution of electricity for Qld, NSW, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and SA.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NEM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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national estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">national estate</span></header><div>/næʃnəl əsˈteɪt/ (<em>say</em> nashnuhl uhs'tayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">(in Australia) places that are part of the natural or cultural environment of the nation and have such aesthetic, historic, scientific or social significance or other values that they are considered to belong to the nation, and are therefore substantially protected by parliamentary Act.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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native elder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">native elder</span></header><div>/neɪtɪv ˈɛldə/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'elduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">a shrub, <em>Sambucus gaudichaudiana</em>, family Caprifoliaceae, of temperate eastern Australia, having clusters of white flowers and small yellowish-white fruit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">white elder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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natural environment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434457696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">natural environment</span></header><div>/ˈnætʃərəl ənvaɪrənmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'nachuhruhl uhnvuyruhnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">an environment unaffected by human intervention and construction (opposed to <em>built environment</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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natural erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314659730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">natural erosion</span></header><div>/nætʃərəl əˈroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> nachuhruhl uh'rohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq33">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac828314323" href="entry://geological%20erosion%23bigmac828314323"><strong>geological erosion</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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naughty forty-eight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">naughty forty-eight</span></header><div>/ˌnɔti fɔti-ˈeɪt/ (<em>say</em> .nawtee fawtee-'ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac098649551" href="entry://dirty%20weekend%23bigmac098649551"><strong>dirty weekend</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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near-death experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277202531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">near-death experience</span></header><div>/nɪə-dɛθ əksˈpɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> near-deth uhks'pearreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">an experience, which some people close to death have reported having, typically of floating outside one’s body while able to observe attendant circumstances, and moving along a tunnel towards a bright light.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NDE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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near-earth object
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac847998739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">near-earth object</span></header><div>/nɪə-ɜθ ˈɒbdʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> near-erth 'objekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">any small solar-system body with an orbit that brings it into proximity with the earth.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NEO</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Near East
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Near East</span></header><div>/nɪər ˈist/ (<em>say</em> nearr 'eest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">an area stretching from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean and Aegean to the western side of India, roughly corresponding to the Middle East; formerly thought of as including the Balkan States.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Near Eastern</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This geographical term reflects a British or European perspective, and its use is becoming less common, usually being replaced by <em>Middle East</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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necrotic enteritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">necrotic enteritis</span></header><div>/nəˌkrɒtɪk ɛntəˈraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> nuh.krotik entuh'ruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">a disease of pigs characterised by extensive ulceration of the intestine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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needle exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">needle exchange</span></header><div>/ˈnidl əkstʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'needl uhkschaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">the exchange of used hypodermic syringes for clean ones at no charge, as a means of combating the spread of AIDS among drug users who share needles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ne'er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ne’er</span></header><div>/nɛə/ (<em>say</em> nair) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">contraction of <em>never</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ne'er-do-well
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ne’er-do-well</span><z><span target_id="j5BFTkRC0m">n.</span><span target_id="lCjHPtreG2">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ne’er-do-well" src="word_pronunciations/15582.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnɛə-du-wɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'nair-dooh-wel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="j5BFTkRC0m"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq232"> a person who achieves little: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I think he could have been the younger son, a ne’er-do-well.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lCjHPtreG2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq486"> idle and irresponsible; good-for-nothing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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negative emission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac351767183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">negative emission</span></header><div>/nɛgətɪv əˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> neguhtiv uh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">negative carbon dioxide emission</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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negative emission technology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac853637945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">negative emission technology</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">a process which removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as carbon capture and storage, biochar, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NET</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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negative equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac529741317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">negative equity</span></header><div>/nɛgətɪv ˈɛkwəti/ (<em>say</em> neguhtiv 'ekwuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">a financial situation which arises when the market value of an asset falls below the balance owing on the loan which was used to purchase it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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negative exotic betting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac802145708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">negative exotic betting</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">exotic betting on negative outcomes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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negative SAM event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac657312208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">negative SAM event</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a weather pattern in which strong westerly winds contract towards the South Pole, causing cold fronts and storms to move across the southern Australian continent.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac365089282" href="entry://Southern%20Annular%20Mode%23bigmac365089282"><strong>Southern Annular Mode</strong></a>. <div class="backshade">The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is the movement of a wind belt that circles Antarctica. This movement is considered to have two phases, positive and negative. During a <strong>negative SAM event</strong>, the wind belt expands and pushes strong westerly winds toward the equator. This can create storms and rain over southern Australia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nervous energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806488037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nervous energy</span></header><div>/nɜvəs ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> nervuhs 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">energy experienced by a person as a result of being in a state of extreme anxiety, stress, or emotion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nest egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nest egg</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nest egg" src="word_pronunciations/15650.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnɛst ɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'nest eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq133"> an egg (usually artificial) left in a nest to induce a hen to continue laying eggs there.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> money saved as the basis of a fund or for emergencies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Netherlands East Indies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Netherlands East Indies</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022463" href="entry://Dutch%20East%20Indies%23bigmac000022463"><strong>Dutch East Indies</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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neutron excess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">neutron excess</span></header><div>/njutrɒn ˈɛksɛs/ (<em>say</em> nyoohtron 'ekses) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103046" href="entry://isotopic%20number%23bigmac000103046"><strong>isotopic number</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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never-ending
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">never-ending</span></header><div>/ˈnɛvər-ˌɛndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'nevuhr-.ending) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> lasting for a long time: <em class="example">a never-ending saga.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> seeming to continue without end: <em class="example">a never-ending stream of refugees.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Earth Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac747751908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Earth Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a global standard time proposed for use on the internet and in related technologies, which divides a day into 360 degrees and a degree into 60 minutes, resulting in the time being the same in all parts of the world. </span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NET</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297813530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-election</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'lekshuhn), /nɒn-iˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> non-ee'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">the state of not being elected: <em class="example">she acknowledged with great dignity her non-election and congratulated the new president.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-elective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475677682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-elective</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'lektiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">not elective.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-electively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-emotional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac338453349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-emotional</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈmoʊʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'mohshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">not emotional.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-emotionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-enforcement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570543886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-enforcement</span></header><div>/nɒn-ɛnˈfɔsmənt/ (<em>say</em> non-en'fawsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq256"> lack of enforcement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> failure to enforce.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785750476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-equivalent</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈkwɪvələnt/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'kwivuhluhnt), /nɒn-iˈkwɪvələnt/ (<em>say</em> non-ee'kwivuhluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">not equivalent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-equivalently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-essential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-essential</span><z><span target_id="f3NkWjlVU0">adj.</span><span target_id="t7u9vb90G6">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-əˈsɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'senshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f3NkWjlVU0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> not essential; not necessary: <em class="example">non-essential use of petrol.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t7u9vb90G6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq790"> a non-essential thing or person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-establishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160845576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-establishment</span></header><div>/nɒn-əsˈtæblɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> non-uhs'tablishmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> lack of establishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq184"> failure to establish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non est factum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non est factum</span></header><div>/nɒn ɛst ˈfæktəm/ (<em>say</em> non est 'faktuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> the denial of someone that the deed in question was executed by them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> a defence used when a defendant says they signed a document fundamentally different in nature from what they believed it to be.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: it is not (his) deed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-ethical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac551961551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-ethical</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈɛθɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> non-'ethikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">not ethical.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-ethically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-Euclidean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac190411269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-Euclidean</span></header><div>/nɒn-juˈklɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> non-yooh'klideeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">not Euclidean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-European
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85243043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-European</span></header><div>/nɒn-jurəˈpiən/ (<em>say</em> non-yoohruh'peeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">not European.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-event</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'vent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">an occurrence of little significance or importance, especially one which was expected to have great importance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the highly publicised Great Television Debate might in fact be described as the Great Television Non-event.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-exchangeable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429380100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-exchangeable</span></header><div>/nɒn-əksˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-uhks'chaynjuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">not exchangeable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-exclusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14240684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-exclusive</span></header><div>/nɒn-əksˈklusɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-uhks'kloohsiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">not exclusive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-exclusively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-existence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-existence</span></header><div>/nɒn-əgˈzɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> non-uhg'zistuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> absence of existence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> a thing that has no existence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-existent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac958973211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-existent</span><z><span target_id="LIOFmeKhr9">adj.</span><span target_id="mPrvaDvfa8">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-əgˈzɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> non-uhg'zistuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LIOFmeKhr9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> not existing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mPrvaDvfa8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq779"> someone or something that does not exist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-existing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202397411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-existing</span></header><div>/nɒn-əgˈzɪstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> non-uhg'zisting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">not existing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-explosive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac357390251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-explosive</span><z><span target_id="5vfu7FeNa9">adj.</span><span target_id="rpBiqzFHPG">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-əkˈsploʊzɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-uhk'splohziv), /nɒn-ɛkˈsploʊzɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-ek'splohziv), /-sɪv/ (<em>say</em> -siv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5vfu7FeNa9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> not explosive.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rpBiqzFHPG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq434"> a non-explosive agent or substance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-explosively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>non-explosiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-exportable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac686952824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-exportable</span></header><div>/nɒn-ɛkˈspɔtəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-ek'spawtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">not exportable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-extraditable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac887784707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-extraditable</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈɛkstrədaɪtəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-'ekstruhduytuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">not extraditable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Economic Policy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Economic Policy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">a Soviet economic program, in effect 1921–28, reviving the wage system and private ownership of some factories and businesses, and abandoning grain requisitions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NEP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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new economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211336507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">new economy</span></header><div>/nju əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> nyooh uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">an economy based on commercial enterprise which takes advantage of the possibilities of the internet.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac642895741" href="entry://old%20economy%23bigmac642895741"><strong>old economy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New England
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New England</span></header><div>/nju ˈɪŋglənd/ (<em>say</em> nyooh 'inggluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq462"> an area in northern NSW; a series of plateaus and highlands bounded in the south by the Great Dividing Range and on the north by the NSW-Qld border; agriculture, grazing, orchard and vegetable growing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> six states in the north-eastern United States: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>New Englander</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="backshade">European exploration of the <strong>New England</strong> region of northern NSW began in 1818 when the surveyor general, John Oxley, crossed the region from west to east; in 1827 the botanist Allan Cunningham crossed from south to north. By 1838 New England was firmly occupied by stock and stockmen who disrupted the existing Aboriginal way of life, interfering with their water and food supplies. Provocation and retaliation led to the notorious Myall Creek massacre. Goldmining from the 1850s, and lead- and tin-mining from the 1870s and 1880s, led to further settlement. From the 1890s the major towns in the region were focal points for various ‘separation’ movements including the New State Movement of the early 1920s; in a 1967 referendum on the issue ‘yes’ voters in New England were defeated by a large ‘no’ from Newcastle in the south of the proposed new-state area. The rural economy on the tablelands continues to be dominated by sheep (lambs and superfine wool) and beef cattle. On the slopes and plains production of cotton, wheat, barley and pecan nuts is important as well as the emerging olive, viticulture and aquaculture industries.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New England National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New England National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">a national park located east of Armidale, NSW, established in 1935. 67 300 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New England Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New England Range</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a mountain range in north-eastern NSW, part of the Great Dividing Range. Highest peak, The Magistrate, 460 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New English Bible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New English Bible</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">a version of the Bible in modern English, first published 1971.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Year's Eve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Year’s Eve</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">in many countries, the night of 31 December, usually observed with merrymaking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New York Stock Exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793679639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New York Stock Exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a stock exchange in the US, the largest in the country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Zealand English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216262566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Zealand English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq721"> the English language as used in NZ, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq413"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with NZ, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in NZ; often in contrast with other such national dialects, in particular, Australian English and British English. <em>Abbrev.</em>: NZE</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nine Entertainment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490784631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nine Entertainment</span></header><div>/naɪn ɛntəˈteɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> nuyn entuh'taynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">an Australian media company with interests in television, radio, print media and online services; formed in 2018 by the merger of the Nine Network and Fairfax Media; key interests include the Nine television network, which had its origins in 1956 when Channel 9 was established by Frank Packer, and the <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em> and Melbourne <em class="label">Age</em> newspapers.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102640" href="entry://Fairfax%20Media%23bigmac000102640"><strong>Fairfax Media</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nitric ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nitric ether</span></header><div>/naɪtrɪk ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> nuytrik 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024719" href="entry://ethyl%20nitrate%23bigmac000024719"><strong>ethyl nitrate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nitrous ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nitrous ether</span></header><div>/naɪtrəs ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> nuytruhs 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024720" href="entry://ethyl%20nitrite%23bigmac000024720"><strong>ethyl nitrite</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nocebo effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac310764961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nocebo effect</span></header><div>/nɒˈsiboʊ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> no'seeboh uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">the increased likelihood of illness occurring in someone who assumes its inevitability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nocturnal emission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316179469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nocturnal emission</span></header><div>/nɒkˌtɜnəl əˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> nok.ternuhl uh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">an involuntary ejaculation of semen during sleep.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084559" href="entry://wet%20dream%23bigmac000084559"><strong>wet dream</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nocturnal enuresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac145965558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nocturnal enuresis</span></header><div>/nɒkˌtɜnəl ɛnjuˈrisəs/ (<em>say</em> nok.ternuhl enyooh'reesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006407" href="entry://bedwetting%23bigmac000006407"><strong>bedwetting</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-binary erasure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac824161513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-binary erasure</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˌbaɪnəri əˈreɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> non-.buynuhree uh'rayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">the inability to conceive of or accept into one’s view of the world non-binary gender, usually as a result of gender binarism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-edible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240144114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-edible</span><z><span target_id="ugVdPwdvJs">adj.</span><span target_id="U8dsDGZxlc">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-ˈɛdəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-'eduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ugVdPwdvJs"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> not fit to be eaten: <em class="example">the non-edible part of a plant; </em><em class="example">non-edible wrapping.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U8dsDGZxlc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq32"> something which is not fit to be eaten.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-edibility</strong> /nɒn-ˌɛdəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> non-.eduh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-effective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-effective</span><z><span target_id="GU9gvVidwS">adj.</span><span target_id="VgXEx91u08">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈnɒn-əfɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'non-uhfektiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GU9gvVidwS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> not effective.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq817"> not fit for duty or active service, as a soldier or sailor.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VgXEx91u08">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq927"> a non-effective person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-ego
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-ego</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈigoʊ/ (<em>say</em> non-'eegoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">all that is not the ego or conscious self; object as opposed to subject.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-elastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118012702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-elastic</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'lastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq20">not elastic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nor'-easter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nor’-easter</span><z><span target_id="LW9yjhAKOr">n.</span><span target_id="75AgLDX8vN">phr.</span></z></header><div>/nɔr-ˈistə/ (<em>say</em> nawr-'eestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LW9yjhAKOr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051105" href="entry://north-easter%23bigmac000051105"><strong>north-easter</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="75AgLDX8vN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq680"> <strong class="phr">black nor’-easter</strong>, (on the east coast of Australia) an unpleasant, persistent north-easterly wind blowing from the sea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north by east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north by east</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">11°15’ (one point) east of north.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: N by E Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’ by east</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-east</span><z><span target_id="kfpjdSg6vf">n.</span><span target_id="WTDvoyXfZh">adv.</span><span target_id="2wyPTBudx4">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kfpjdSg6vf"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of north-east" src="word_pronunciations/15828.mp3"></audio></span>/nɔθ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> nawth-'eest) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> the point or direction midway between north and east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> a region in this direction.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="WTDvoyXfZh">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of north-east" src="word_pronunciations/15828.mp3"></audio></span>/nɔθ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> nawth-'eest) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq420"> towards or in the north-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq013"> from the north-east.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2wyPTBudx4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /ˈnɔθ-ist/ (<em>say</em> 'nawth-eest) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq790"> lying towards or situated in the north-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq326"> directed or proceeding towards the north-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq957"> coming from the north-east, as a wind.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-east</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>north-easterner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-east by east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-east by east</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">11°15’ (one point) east of north-east; 56°15’ from due north.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NE by E Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-east by east</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-east by north
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-east by north</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">11°15’ (one point) north of north-east; 33°45’ from due north.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NE by N Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-east by nor’</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-easter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-easter</span></header><div>/nɔθ-ˈistə/ (<em>say</em> nawth-'eestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">a wind or gale from the north-east.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-easter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-easterly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-easterly</span><z><span target_id="9jq0L1F5u1">adj.</span><span target_id="MoCBiKfjIg">adv.</span><span target_id="ugOlPyvhDz">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɔθ-ˈistəli/ (<em>say</em> nawth-'eestuhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9jq0L1F5u1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> moving, directed, or situated towards the north-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> coming from the north-east, as a wind.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="MoCBiKfjIg">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq038"> towards the north-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq657"> from the north-east.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ugOlPyvhDz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq486"> a wind from the north-east.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">northeasterly</strong>; <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-easterly</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-eastern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-eastern</span></header><div>/nɔθ-ˈistən/ (<em>say</em> nawth-'eestuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">situated in, proceeding towards, or coming from the north-east.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-eastern</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North-East Frontier Agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North-East Frontier Agency</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094339" href="entry://Arunachal%20Pradesh%23bigmac000094339"><strong>Arunachal Pradesh</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North-East Passage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North-East Passage</span></header><div>/nɔθ-ist ˈpæsədʒ/ (<em>say</em> nawth-eest 'pasuhj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a route for ships along the northern coast of Europe and Asia between the Atlantic and the Pacific.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-eastward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-eastward</span><z><span target_id="MxmEonsAJP">adj.</span><span target_id="XfiWpLoRvU">adv.</span><span target_id="yrWgOl2mHm">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɔθ-ˈistwəd/ (<em>say</em> nawth-'eestwuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MxmEonsAJP"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> Also, <strong class="vs">north-eastwardly</strong>; <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-eastwardly</strong>. moving, bearing, facing, or situated towards the north-east.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="XfiWpLoRvU">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq772"> Also, <strong class="vs">north-eastwardly</strong>; <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-eastwardly</strong>. towards the north-east.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yrWgOl2mHm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq717"> the north-east.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-eastward</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-eastwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-eastwards</span></header><div>/nɔθ-ˈistwədz/ (<em>say</em> nawth-'eestwuhdz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">north-eastward.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-eastwards</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Esk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Esk</span></header><div>/nɔθ ˈɛsk/ (<em>say</em> nawth 'esk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a river in north-eastern Tasmania rising in the Ben Lomond range and flowing east to join the South Esk River at Launceston and form the Tamar River. About 80 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north-north-east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north-north-east</span><z><span target_id="feUzlybbeQ">n.</span><span target_id="FyjwavebFj">adj.</span><span target_id="6YnAQVSeyd">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˌnɔθ-nɔθ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> .nawth-nawth-'eest) <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="feUzlybbeQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> the point of the compass midway between north and north-east; 22°30’ from north.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FyjwavebFj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq085"> lying or situated in this direction.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6YnAQVSeyd">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq434"> to, in, or from this direction. <em>Abbrev.</em>: NNE</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">nor’-nor’-east</strong> /nɔ-nɔr-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> naw-nawr-'eest).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Norwegian elkhound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Norwegian elkhound</span></header><div>/nɔwidʒən ˈɛlkhaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> nawweejuhn 'elkhownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023432" href="entry://elkhound%23bigmac000023432"><strong>elkhound</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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novel ecosystem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac218545128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">novel ecosystem</span></header><div>/nɒvəl ˈikoʊsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> novuhl 'eekohsistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">an ecosystem which has developed from a mix of natural and human-affected environments.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The concept of a <strong>novel ecosystem</strong> is hypothesised to happen when a ‘historic’ or natural ecosystem is disrupted either deliberately or accidentally by the influence of humankind. This disruption could take the form of changes to the land such as clearing or agriculture, but more commonly occurs due to introduced species of flora and fauna. Australia is a prime example of where such a notion might apply, being relatively isolated until European colonisation at which time new animals, plants and microbes were released into the existing order, irrevocably altering the landscape and creating what could be defined as various novel ecosystems. Some argue to the contrary, stating that without the ability to chart ecosystems prior to human involvement, novel ecosystems cannot be said to occur anywhere.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuclear energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuclear energy</span></header><div>/njukliər ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> nyoohkleeuhr 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> the energy obtained from changes within the atomic nucleus, chiefly from nuclear fission, or fusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> this energy regarded as a source of power, as for industrial and domestic usage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atomic energy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuclear enrichment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuclear enrichment</span></header><div>/njukliər ɛnˈrɪtʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> nyoohkleeuhr en'richmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">the process of enriching uranium with its uranium 235 isotope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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number eight forward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">number eight forward</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Rugby Union</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103334" href="entry://lock%23bigmac000103334"><strong>lock<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103334" href="entry://lock%23mq763">9a</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">number eight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ocean energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac25300808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ocean energy</span></header><div>/oʊʃən ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ohshuhn 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">any of several renewable marine energy sources, especially wave energy, thermal energy and tidal power.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Of the various forms of <strong>ocean energy</strong>, the three with most apparent potential are wave energy, thermal energy, and tidal power. In wave energy, the mechanical energy in the motion of ocean waves is converted into usable electrical energy. Ocean thermal energy is extracted from the difference in temperature between the warmer surface water and the cooler depths of the ocean. Tidal power is harnessed from cyclic tidal currents. Other marine energy sources lie in offshore wind power stations, submarine geothermal energy and the salinity gradient or the pressure gradient between seawater and fresh water. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac766145700" href="entry://tidal%20power%23bigmac766145700"><strong>tidal power</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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odds and ends
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">odds and ends</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">odd bits; scraps; remnants; fragments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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o'er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">o’er</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of o’er" src="word_pronunciations/15952.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔ/ (<em>say</em> aw) <div class="chunk"><em>preposition</em>, <em>adverb</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">over.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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off-by-one error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac850914251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">off-by-one error</span></header><div>/ɒf-baɪ-ˈwʌn ɛrə/ (<em>say</em> of-buy-'wun eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">a programming error which results in a repeated loop iterating once too often, frequently caused by the fact that the programmer fails to appreciate that the sequence has started at 0 rather than 1.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: OBOE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac642895741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old economy</span></header><div>/oʊld əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> ohld uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">an economy based on manufacturing.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211336507" href="entry://new%20economy%23bigmac211336507"><strong>new economy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old endemic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old endemic</span><z><span target_id="Oe3lUaPWKT">adj.</span><span target_id="GUCfg8o2ne">n.</span></z></header><div>/oʊld ɛnˈdɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> ohld en'demik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Oe3lUaPWKT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> of or relating to those rodents believed to be descended from the first to enter Australia, up to 15 million years ago, in contrast to the new endemics which are indigenous to Australia but are believed to be descended from ancestors that arrived much later.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GUCfg8o2ne">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq137"> such an animal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Old English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Old English</span></header><div>/oʊld ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> ohld 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> the English spoken before 1100, of Germanic origin and the common ancestor of English and Scots; spoken and written for approximately eight centuries (from the 5th to the 12th century); Anglo-Saxon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the form of black letter used by English printers from the 15th to the 18th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Old English sheepdog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Old English sheepdog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">one of an English breed of medium-sized dogs having a long, shaggy grey, blue, or blue merle coat, sometimes with white markings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one-eyed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of one-eyed" src="word_pronunciations/16199.mp3"></audio></span>/wʌn-ˈaɪd/ (<em>say</em> wun-'uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> having only one eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> having a strong bias in favour of someone or something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Every studio had a crowd of one-eyed followers who’d vote for the studio’s representative</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">t.a.g. hungerford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oo-er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac735153975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oo-er</span></header><div>/u-ˈɜ/ (<em>say</em> ooh-'er) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq84">(an exclamation of affected dismay or embarrassment.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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op-ed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146043716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">op-ed</span><z><span target_id="zG7skE3sLF">adj.</span><span target_id="z5rFAN4Xn2">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɒp-ˈɛd/ (<em>say</em> op-'ed) <em class="label">Journalism</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zG7skE3sLF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> of or relating to the page in a newspaper opposite the page containing the editorial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq69"> of or relating to an article appearing on this page, usually an opinion piece.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z5rFAN4Xn2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq892"> such an opinion piece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open-book examination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open-book examination</span></header><div>/ˌoʊpən-bʊk əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ohpuhn-book uhgzamuh'nayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">an examination to which it is permitted to take reference material, as text books, notes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open-ended
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open-ended</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of open-ended" src="word_pronunciations/16241.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈoʊpən-ɛndəd/ (<em>say</em> 'ohpuhn-enduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> organised or arranged so as to allow for various contingencies; without fixed limits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> (of a question) structured so as to encourage a wide variety of answers.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>open-endedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open-eyed</span></header><div>/oʊpən-ˈaɪd/ (<em>say</em> ohpuhn-'uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> having the eyes open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq500"> having the eyes wide open as in wonder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> watchful; alert.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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operational expenditure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac245742286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">operational expenditure</span></header><div>/ɒpəˌreɪʃənəl əkˈspɛndɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> opuh'rayshuhnuhl uhk'spendichuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">money spent on the ongoing, day-to-day costs of running a business, such as rent, payroll, insurance, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">opex</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orbital electron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orbital electron</span></header><div>/ɔbətl əˈlɛktrɒn/ (<em>say</em> awbuhtl uh'lektron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">an electron contained within an atom which may be thought of as orbiting round the nucleus; a planetary electron.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orbital engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orbital engine</span></header><div>/ɔbətl ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> awbuhtl 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a non-reciprocating engine in which a vaned piston does not rotate but moves eccentrically orbiting the combustion chamber.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051833" href="entry://OECD%23bigmac000051833"><strong>OECD</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052338" href="entry://OPEC%23bigmac000052338"><strong>OPEC</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body is spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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otoacoustic emission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518012779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">otoacoustic emission</span></header><div>/ˌoʊtoʊəkustɪk əˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ohtohuhkoohstik uh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">the sound produced in the ear in response to stimulation by the outer hair cells in the cochlea and reflected back through the middle ear into the auditory canal.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: OAE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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otoacoustic emission test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac473790832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">otoacoustic emission test</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">an audiological procedure which measures otoacoustic emissions to assess hearing.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: OAET</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pauli's exclusion principle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pauli’s exclusion principle</span></header><div>/ˈpɔliz/ (<em>say</em> 'pawleez), /ˈpaʊliz/ (<em>say</em> 'powleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025028" href="entry://exclusion%20principle%23bigmac000025028"><strong>exclusion principle</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Wolfgang <em>Pauli</em>, 1900–58, Austrian-born US physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pay-as-you-earn tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay-as-you-earn tax</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pay-as-you-earn tax" src="word_pronunciations/16954.mp3"></audio></span>/peɪ-əz-ju-ˈɜn tæks/ (<em>say</em> pay-uhz-yooh-'ern taks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">a form of withholding tax in which income tax is deducted by the employer from the employee’s wage before they receive it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PAYE tax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Paz Estenssoro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Paz Estenssoro</span></header><div>/ˌpaz ɛstɛnˈsɒroʊ/ (<em>say</em> .pahz esten'soroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Victor</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">1907–2001, Bolivian politician; president of Bolivia 1952–56, 1960–64, 1985–89.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pea eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pea eater</span></header><div>/ˈpi itə/ (<em>say</em> 'pee eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">a foolish person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [with reference to cattle who have eaten the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093914" href="entry://Darling%20pea%23bigmac000093914"><span class="smallcaps">Darling pea</span></a> and gone mad]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Peltier effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Peltier effect</span></header><div>/ˈpɛltieɪ əˌfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'pelteeay uh.fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">the heat evolved or absorbed when an electric current flows across the junction between two different metals or semiconductors.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after CA <em>Peltier</em>, 1785–1845, French physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pelvic floor exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac756951079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pelvic floor exercise</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">one of various exercises designed to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor, especially in women after childbirth or at menopause, or more generally, after prolonged heavy lifting, etc., with the aim of remedying incontinence, or in women, prolapse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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P'eng-hu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">P’eng-hu</span></header><div>/ˈpʌŋ-hu/ (<em>say</em> 'pung-hooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a group of small islands off the south-east coast of China, in the Formosa Strait; ceded to Japan, 1895; returned to China, 1945. About 132 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Pescadores</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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penis envy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">penis envy</span></header><div>/ˈpinəs ɛnvi/ (<em>say</em> 'peenuhs envee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">(in the psychology of Sigmund Freud) the repressed wish of a woman to possess a penis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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performance-enhancing drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621691229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">performance-enhancing drug</span></header><div>/pəˌfɔməns-ənhænsɪŋ ˈdrʌg/ (<em>say</em> puh.fawmuhns-uhnhansing 'drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a drug taken by an athlete or other competitive sportsperson to improve performance.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PED Also, <strong class="vs">performance enhancing drug</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal effects
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal effects</span></header><div>/pɜsənəl əˈfɛkts/ (<em>say</em> persuhnuhl uh'fekts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">items which can be carried about one’s person, as clothing, wallet, keys, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal equation</span></header><div>/pɜsənəl əˈkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> persuhnuhl uh'kwayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> personal tendency to deviation or error, as a result of the influence of individual perception, judgement, etc., for which allowance must be made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> the characteristics of an individual which give rise to this deviation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, 1784–1846, German astronomer, in relation to corrections in astronomical observations necessitated by such tendencies]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal protective equipment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872734035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal protective equipment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">clothing and equipment, such as masks, gloves, hard hats, boots, goggles, etc., designed to be worn by an individual for protection against hazardous substances and environments.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PPE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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petroleum ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">petroleum ether</span></header><div>/pəˌtroʊliəm ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> puh.trohleeuhm 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">a flammable low-boiling hydrocarbon mixture produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum, used as a solvent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pheasant's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pheasant’s eye</span></header><div>/ˈfɛzənts aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'fezuhnts uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> an annual herb with bright red flowers, <em>Adonis annua</em>, native to southern Europe and south-western Asia but sometimes found as a weed elsewhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq339"> a subspecies of a variable bulbous plant, <em>Narcissus poeticus</em>, formerly cultivated but now replaced by other forms and hybrids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Philippine English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac479048335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Philippine English</span></header><div>/ˌfɪləpin ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> .filuhpeen 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq641"> the English language as used in the Philippines, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with the Philippines, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in the Philippines; often in contrast with other such national dialects, in particular, American English.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000295" href="entry://Taglish%23bigmac100000295"><strong>Taglish</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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photoconductive effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">photoconductive effect</span></header><div>/ˌfoʊtoʊkənˌdʌktɪv əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> .fohtohkuhn.duktiv uh'fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">an increase in electrical conductivity when illuminated (usually of crystals which are normally poor conductors).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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photoelectric effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">photoelectric effect</span></header><div>/ˌfoʊtoʊəˌlɛktrɪk əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> .fohtohuh.lektrik uh'fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq084"> the emission of photoelectrons from a substance subjected to ultraviolet, X-ray or gamma ray; electromagnetic radiation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> any effect whereby electrons in a substance gain energy from incident electromagnetic radiation (especially light).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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photovoltaic effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">photovoltaic effect</span></header><div>/ˌfoʊtoʊvɒlˌteɪɪk əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> .fohtohvol.tayik uh'fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">the production of an electromotive force by the incidence of light on a junction of two dissimilar materials (especially a positive-negative junction or a metal-semiconductor junction).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phreatic eruption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac407277788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phreatic eruption</span></header><div>/friætɪk əˈrʌpʃən/ (<em>say</em> freeatik uh'rupshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">a volcanic eruption, as the Mount St Helens eruption, in which rising magma makes contact with ground or surface water causing it to immediately vaporise resulting in an eruption of steam, ash, rock and globules of molten rock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phys. ed.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phys. ed.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq389">physical education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ottoman Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ottoman Empire</span></header><div>/ɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> otuhmuhn 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a former Turkish empire, founded about 1300 by the sultan Osman (1259–1326), which held sway over large dominions in Asia, Africa, and Europe for more than six centuries until its collapse after World War I. <em>Capital</em>: Constantinople.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Turkish Empire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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out-of-body experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac98415626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">out-of-body experience</span></header><div>/ˌaʊt-əv-bɒdi əksˈpɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> .owt-uhv-bodee uhks'pearreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">an experience, which some people have reported having, of leaving one’s body while able to observe all attendant circumstances, and in some cases, to travel to other places leaving the body behind.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: OBE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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over easy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821732542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">over easy</span></header><div>/oʊvər ˈizi/ (<em>say</em> ohvuhr 'eezee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">(of a fried egg) turned over briefly so that the yolk is lightly cooked on top (opposed to <em>sunny side up</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">easy over</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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over-egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582087404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">over-egg</span><z><span target_id="7HtJ9UsPmm">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZcrkalQQNQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/oʊvər-ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> ohvuhr-'eg) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7HtJ9UsPmm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> to greatly embellish or exaggerate (something): <em class="example">to over-egg the health claims.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZcrkalQQNQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq946"> <strong class="phr">over-egg the pudding</strong>, to ruin something by embellishing, exaggerating or doing too much.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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overhead valve engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">overhead valve engine</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">an internal-combustion engine in which the cylinder head contains the inlet and exhaust valves.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: o.h.v. engine</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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overseas experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4972697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">overseas experience</span></header><div>/ˌoʊvəsiz əkˈspɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> .ohvuhseez uhk'spearreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">a period of time spent by a young adult travelling and working overseas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Oxford English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Oxford English</span></header><div>/ɒksfəd ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> oksfuhd 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">a form of standard English, sometimes considered to be marked by affectation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the form supposedly spoken at <em>Oxford</em> University]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxygen effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxygen effect</span></header><div>/ˈɒksədʒən əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'oksuhjuhn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">the increased sensitivity to radiation of biological material when exposed in the presence of oxygen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pacific blue-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac074112856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pacific blue-eye</span></header><div>/pəsɪfɪk ˈblu-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> puhsifik 'blooh-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Pacific blue-eye</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Pacific blue-eyes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101320" href="entry://blue-eye%23bigmac000101320"><strong>blue-eye</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101320" href="entry://blue-eye%23mq408">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac074112856" href="#bigmac074112856">1</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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palae-ethnologic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">palae-ethnologic</span></header><div>/ˌpæli-ɛθnəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> .palee-ethnuh'lojik), /ˌpeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> .pay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">of or relating to palae-ethnology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">palae-ethnological</strong>, <strong class="vs">pale-ethnologic</strong>, <strong class="vs">pale-ethnological</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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palae-ethnology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">palae-ethnology</span></header><div>/ˌpæli-ɛθˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .palee-eth'noluhjee), /ˌpeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> .pay-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">the branch of ethnology that deals with the earliest or most primitive races of humankind.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pale-ethnology</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053874" href="entry://palae-%23bigmac000053874"><span class="smallcaps">palae-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024702" href="entry://ethnology%23bigmac000024702"><span class="smallcaps">ethnology</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>palae-ethnologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paper engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac725365993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paper engineering</span></header><div>/peɪpə ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> paypuh enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">the production of paper and the construction of paper artefacts, as by paper folding, pop-ups, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>paper engineer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parametric equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parametric equation</span></header><div>/pærəˌmɛtrɪk əˈkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> paruh.metrik uh'kwayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">one of two or more mathematical equations in which the coordinates of points on a curve or surface are given in terms of one or more parameters (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054331" href="entry://parameter%23mq386">3</a>) of that curve or surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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par excellence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">par excellence</span></header><div>/par ˈɛksələns/ (<em>say</em> pahr 'eksuhluhns), /par ɛksəˈlɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> pahr eksuh'lons) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">by excellence or superiority; above all others; pre-eminently.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parietal eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parietal eye</span></header><div>/pəˌraɪətl ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> puh.ruyuhtl 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">one of two light-receptor organs arising from the mid-brain (the other being the pineal eye), well-developed in lampreys and some lizards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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partial eclipse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">partial eclipse</span></header><div>/paʃəl iˈklɪps/ (<em>say</em> pahshuhl ee'klips) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">an eclipse, especially of the sun, in which part of one body remains unobscured by the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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passive euthanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">passive euthanasia</span></header><div>/pæsɪv juθəˈneɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> pasiv yoohthuh'nayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">euthanasia which is the effective result of the withholding of treatment for a fatal disease or disorder and allowing the illness to run its course, the patient sometimes consenting to the course of action by opting out of further active treatment.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac074968006" href="entry://active%20involuntary%20euthanasia%23bigmac074968006"><strong>active involuntary euthanasia</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac005118192" href="entry://passive%20involuntary%20euthanasia%23bigmac005118192"><strong>passive involuntary euthanasia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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passive involuntary euthanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac005118192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">passive involuntary euthanasia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">a form of euthanasia in which medical treatment is withdrawn or withheld from a patient, in circumstances in which the patient is unable to make a direct request because of cognitive impairment or loss, in order to allow the fatal disease or disorder to run its course; legal in some circumstances, in particular, where the patient provides an advance directive, or where a representative of the patient gives permission, or where a court makes an order.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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passive voluntary euthanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387526608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">passive voluntary euthanasia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">a form of euthanasia in which medical treatment is withdrawn or withheld from a patient, at a patient’s request, in order to end a patient’s life; regulated by states and territories in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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patchwork economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271607159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">patchwork economy</span></header><div>/pætʃwɜk əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> pachwerk uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">an economy characterised by areas of growth reflecting regions which are booming, and areas of decline reflecting regions which are less prosperous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054771" href="entry://patchwork%23bigmac000054771"><span class="smallcaps">patchwork</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087477" href="entry://economy%23bigmac000087477"><span class="smallcaps">economy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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physical education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">physical education</span></header><div>/fɪzəkəl ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> fizuhkuhl ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">instruction given in exercises, gymnastics, sports, etc., for the development and health of the body, especially as part of a school program.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PE Also, <strong class="vs">physical training</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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physical examination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">physical examination</span></header><div>/fɪzəkəl əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> fizuhkuhl uhgzamuh'nayshuhn), /ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> eg-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">an examination of the various parts of a person’s body, to determine state of health, especially as made by a physician.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">physical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pidgin English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pidgin English</span></header><div>/pɪdʒən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> pijuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">any of various contact languages which draw on English and another language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pigeon English</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>pidgin</em>, Cantonese pronunciation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102196" href="entry://business%23bigmac000102196"><span class="smallcaps">business</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104106" href="entry://English%23bigmac000104106"><span class="smallcaps">English<sup>2</sup></span></a>; originally referring to the trade language developed in the 18th century by the British and Chinese in and around Guangdong, China]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piece of eight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piece of eight</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">the old Spanish dollar or peso, of the value of 8 reals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pie-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pie-eater</span></header><div>/ˈpaɪ-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'puy-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> a small-time crook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> an insignificant, second-rate person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq581"> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) an Anglo-Australian.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089790" href="#mq581">3</a> from a supposed preference for meat pies, seen as a characteristic Australian dish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pie-eating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pie-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pie-eyed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pie-eyed" src="word_pronunciations/17373.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpaɪ-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'puy-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">drunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pigeon English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pigeon English</span></header><div>/pɪdʒən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> pijuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056588" href="entry://pidgin%20English%23bigmac000056588"><strong>pidgin English</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pig's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac205142815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pig’s ear</span><z><span target_id="xnbIPtEQLG">n.</span><span target_id="WfwzUI0sDc">phr.</span></z></header><div>/pɪgz ˈɪə/ (<em>say</em> pigz 'ear) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xnbIPtEQLG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> beer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WfwzUI0sDc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq87"> (<strong class="phr">in a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> pig’s ear</strong>, (an exclamation of contempt, derision, denial, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac205142815" href="entry://pig%27s%20ear%23mq779">1</a> rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pike eel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pike eel</span></header><div>/ˈpaɪk il/ (<em>say</em> 'puyk eel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a long, greyish eel, related to the conger, found in northern Australian waters and elsewhere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pinch effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pinch effect</span></header><div>/ˈpɪntʃ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'pinch uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">the constriction of a stream of charged particles resulting from the magnetic field associated with the current carried by the particles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pineal eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pineal eye</span></header><div>/pɪniəl ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> pineeuhl 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">one of two light-receptor organs arising from the mid-brain (the other being the parietal eye), well-developed in lampreys and some lizards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pink-dollar economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac723700869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink-dollar economy</span></header><div>/ˌpɪŋk-dɒlər əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> .pingk-doluhr uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">the collective activity of those businesses, such as travel agencies, hotels, clothing and furniture stores, etc., which cater especially for the homosexual community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pink-eared duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac331982292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink-eared duck</span></header><div>/ˌpɪŋk-ɪəd ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> .pingk-eard 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">an endemic Australian duck, <em>Malacorhynchus membranaceus</em>, with a large, spatulate bill, and a small pink patch behind the eye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pink elephants
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink elephants</span><z><span target_id="YtCVfJ28hx">pl. n.</span><span target_id="Ms8O0ItI1g">phr.</span></z></header><div>/pɪŋk ˈɛləfənts/ (<em>say</em> pingk 'eluhfuhnts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="YtCVfJ28hx"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011471" href="entry://delirium%20tremens%23bigmac000011471"><strong>delirium tremens</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ms8O0ItI1g">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">see pink elephants</strong>, to be subject to hallucinations, especially those caused by alcoholism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pink eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink eye</span></header><div>/ˈpɪŋk aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pingk uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> Also, <strong class="vs">pink-eyed duck</strong>. (formerly) the pink-eared duck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq867"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056868" href="entry://pink%20bells%23bigmac000056868"><strong>pink bells</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq490"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056875" href="entry://pinkeye%23bigmac000056875"><strong>pinkeye</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pink-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink-eye<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="gVmm6ozXYl">n.</span><span target_id="hfM1G8XTUo">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpɪŋk-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pingk-uy), /ˈpɪŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'pingkee) <em class="label">Chiefly WA</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gVmm6ozXYl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103993" href="entry://walkabout%23bigmac000103993"><strong>walkabout</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103993" href="entry://walkabout%23mq448">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> a holiday.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hfM1G8XTUo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq557"> to go on a holiday.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pink-hi</strong>, <strong class="vs">pinki</strong>. <div class="etym">[Yindjibarndi <em>ping kayi</em>, from <em>pingka</em> hunting]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink-eye<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpɪŋk-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pingk-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> cheap alcoholic liquor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> a drinking bout.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? altered form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056890" href="entry://pinky%23bigmac000056890"><span class="smallcaps">pinky<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink-eye<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpɪŋk-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pingk-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">a labourer who is given preferential treatment in the allocation of work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac891655239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink-eye<sup>4</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpɪnk-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pink-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">a round, brown-skinned potato with yellow, waxy flesh and pink eyes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101116" href="entry://pink%23bigmac000101116"><span class="smallcaps">pink<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089517" href="entry://eye%23bigmac000089517"><span class="smallcaps">eye</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089517" href="entry://eye%23mq115">13</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pip-emma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pip-emma</span></header><div>/pɪp-ˈɛmə/ (<em>say</em> pip-'emuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">p.m.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000442" href="entry://ack-emma%23bigmac000000442"><strong>ack-emma</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from a signalling code issued in 1898 by the British War Office]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Portuguese East Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Portuguese East Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092470" href="entry://Mozambique%23bigmac000092470"><strong>Mozambique</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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positive SAM event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558726361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">positive SAM event</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">a weather pattern in which storms and cold fronts are south of the southern Australian continent resulting in less rainfall generally in autumn and winter.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac365089282" href="entry://Southern%20Annular%20Mode%23bigmac365089282"><strong>Southern Annular Mode</strong></a>. <div class="backshade"><div class="p0">The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is the movement of a westerly blowing wind belt that circles Antarctica. This movement is considered to have two phases, positive and negative. During a <strong>positive SAM event</strong>, the strong westerly wind belt contracts toward Antarctica. This leads to weaker than normal westerly winds and higher pressures over southern Australia. This is felt mainly on the coastal fringe of south-eastern South Australia, causing less rain in winter and more rain in spring and summer. It was a high positive SAM event in autumn/winter periods from 1997 to 2010 which led to what became known as ‘the big dry’.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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positron emission tomography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469204937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">positron emission tomography</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">tomography which relies on radioactive tracers injected into the patient, so as to detect abnormal biochemical activity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PET</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-exilic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac515143905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-exilic</span></header><div>/poʊst-ɛgˈzɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> pohst-eg'zilik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">after the Babylonian exile or captivity of the Jewish people.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">post-exilian</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058284" href="entry://post-%23bigmac000058284"><span class="smallcaps">post-</span></a> + Latin <em>exilium</em> exile + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-exposure prophylaxis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225744880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-exposure prophylaxis</span></header><div>/ˌpoʊst-əkspoʊʒə prɒfəˈlæksəs/ (<em>say</em> .pohst-uhkspohzhuh profuh'laksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">an anti-HIV medication taken within three days of exposure to HIV to reduce the chance of becoming HIV-positive.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PEP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-mortem examination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-mortem examination</span></header><div>/poʊst-ˌmɔtəm əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> pohst-.mawtuhm uhgzamuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099421" href="entry://autopsy%23bigmac000099421"><strong>autopsy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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potential energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">potential energy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of potential energy" src="word_pronunciations/17935.mp3"></audio></span>/pətɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> puhtenshuhl 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">energy which is due to position rather than motion, as a coiled spring or a raised weight (opposed to <em>kinetic energy</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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precession of the equinoxes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">precession of the equinoxes</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">the earlier occurrence of the equinoxes in each successive sidereal year because of a slow retrograde motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, caused by the combined action of the sun and moon on the mass of matter accumulated about the earth’s equator. A complete revolution of the equinoxes requires about 26 000 years.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-eclampsia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-eclampsia</span></header><div>/pri-əˈklæmpsiə/ (<em>say</em> pree-uh'klampseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">a toxic condition occurring in pregnancy, the symptoms of which are high blood pressure, protein in the urine, abnormal weight gain, and oedema.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022825" href="entry://eclampsia%23bigmac000022825"><strong>eclampsia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-election</span></header><div>/ˈpri-əlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'pree-uhlekshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">occurring before an election.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-election economic forecast outlook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160791007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-election economic forecast outlook</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">a statement made by Treasury as to any departures from the economic forecast given in the previous budget.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PEFO</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-emergent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac84300003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-emergent</span><z><span target_id="Ym0pj4yvkl">adj.</span><span target_id="oXyikKnEmU">n.</span></z></header><div>/pri-əˈmɜdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> pree-uh'merjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ym0pj4yvkl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> applied before the emergence of a pest, as a weed, fungus, insect, etc., so as to eliminate the pest quickly before it can damage a crop, lawn, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oXyikKnEmU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq378"> an agent, as a herbicide or insecticide, that is used in this way: <em class="example">a pre-emergent for weeds.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-eminence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-eminence</span></header><div>/pri-ˈɛmənəns/ (<em>say</em> pree-'emuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">the state or character of being pre-eminent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-eminent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-eminent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pre-eminent" src="word_pronunciations/17999.mp3"></audio></span>/pri-ˈɛmənənt/ (<em>say</em> pree-'emuhnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">eminent before or above others; superior to or surpassing others; distinguished beyond others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>praeēminens</em>, present participle, standing out, rising above] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pre-eminently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-empt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-empt</span><z><span target_id="0I4sTQEi1c">v.t.</span><span target_id="rClZ1riimZ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pre-empt" src="word_pronunciations/18000.mp3"></audio></span>/pri-ˈɛmpt/ (<em>say</em> pree-'empt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0I4sTQEi1c"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq323"> to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They can’t take away land that I pre-empted near forty years back, can they, Brevis?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gb lancaster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1933</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> to acquire or appropriate beforehand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq831"> to anticipate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After announcing the establishment of the caucus committee, which has a month to find a solution, he tried to pre-empt its findings by saying he was confident the charge would proceed</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rClZ1riimZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to make a pre-emptive bid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058742" href="entry://pre-emption%23bigmac000058742"><span class="smallcaps">pre-emption</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pre-emptory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pre-emptor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-emption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-emption</span></header><div>/pri-ˈɛmpʃən/ (<em>say</em> pree-'empshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">the act or right of purchasing before or in preference to others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098294" href="entry://pre-%23bigmac000098294"><span class="smallcaps">pre-</span></a> + Latin <em>emptio</em> a buying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-emptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-emptive</span></header><div>/pri-ˈɛmptɪv/ (<em>say</em> pree-'emptiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> of or relating to pre-emption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> of or relating to an unnecessarily high bid, made to deter one’s opponents from bidding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq354"> <em class="label">Military</em> of or relating to an action undertaken to destroy or weaken an enemy force before it can launch an attack: <em class="example">a pre-emptive strike.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pre-emptively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-emptive product placement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901469416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-emptive product placement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac344167118" href="entry://negative%20product%20placement%23bigmac344167118"><strong>negative product placement</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-engage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-engage</span></header><div>/pri-ənˈgeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> pree-uhn'gayj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">pre-engaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">pre-engaging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">to engage beforehand.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pre-engagement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-English</span><z><span target_id="hCRYroC3k5">n.</span><span target_id="4TQYr90Yx1">adj.</span></z></header><div>/pri-ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> pree-'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hCRYroC3k5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> the ancient Germanic dialect which by differentiation from its sister dialects eventually became English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> the languages current in Britain before the English settlement.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4TQYr90Yx1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq828"> relating to the ancestral Germanic dialect from which English grew, and to its speakers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq111"> relating to the languages and peoples of Britain before the English settlement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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private branch exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">private branch exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">a telephone exchange by means of which it is possible for an operator to connect any two extensions in the same establishment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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private enterprise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">private enterprise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of private enterprise" src="word_pronunciations/18214.mp3"></audio></span>/praɪvət ˈɛntəpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> pruyvuht 'entuhpruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> business or commercial activities independent of state ownership or control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> the principle of free enterprise or laissez-faire capitalism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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private equity firm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265590521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">private equity firm</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">a shareholding company which is not listed on the stock exchange.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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private eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">private eye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of private eye" src="word_pronunciations/18215.mp3"></audio></span>/praɪvət ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> pruyvuht 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059181" href="entry://private%20investigator%23bigmac000059181"><strong>private investigator</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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probable error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">probable error</span></header><div>/prɒbəbəl ˈɛrə/ (<em>say</em> probuhbuhl 'eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Statistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">a value such that the error in an error distribution is equally likely to be greater or smaller than it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prompt engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac947819525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prompt engineering</span></header><div>/prɒmpt ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> prompt enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">the practice of crafting queries or instructions for generative AI in order to elicit the desired output.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>prompt engineer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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proprietary eponym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac908215168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">proprietary eponym</span></header><div>/prəpraɪətri ˈɛpənɪm/ (<em>say</em> pruhpruyuhtree 'epuhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a name, especially a genericised product name, taken from a trademark, as <em>aspirin</em>, <em>zipper</em>, <em>yo-yo</em>, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Protestant work ethic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Protestant work ethic</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">the belief among certain Protestants that honest hard work is a Christian duty and a moral good.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Protestant ethic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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proton exchange membrane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549641684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">proton exchange membrane</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a membrane forming a barrier in a hydrogen fuel cell through which the hydrogen ions created in oxidation migrate to join with the oxygen ions on the cathode side to form water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PEM</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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proton exchange membrane fuel cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450748334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">proton exchange membrane fuel cell</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq12">a fuel cell operating at a relatively low temperature, which uses a proton exchange membrane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public enemy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public enemy</span><z><span target_id="TD9AVDDTGy">n.</span><span target_id="MWRVMr3aLF">phr.</span></z></header><div>/pʌblɪk ˈɛnəmi/ (<em>say</em> publik 'enuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TD9AVDDTGy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> someone who is a danger or menace to the public, usually as shown by their criminal record.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq496"> an enemy common to a number of nations or groups.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MWRVMr3aLF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">public enemy number one</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> a fugitive from justice considered the most important person to apprehend.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq873"> someone or something constituting a threat to the nation or community.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public key encryption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450618122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public key encryption</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">encryption of digital data using public key cryptography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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punctuated equilibrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punctuated equilibrium</span></header><div>/ˌpʌnktʃueɪtəd ikwəˈlɪbrium/ (<em>say</em> .punkchoohaytuhd eekwuh'libreeoohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">a theory of evolution which states that the evolutionary pattern is one in which significant change in the rate of change is the norm, long periods of relative stability of a species being followed by a rapid transition to a new species (opposed to <em>gradualism</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">punctuationalism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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punctuated evolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punctuated evolution</span></header><div>/ˌpʌnktʃueɪtəd ɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> .punkchoohaytuhd evuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">the view of evolution that corresponds to the theory of punctuated equilibrium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyrometric cone equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyrometric cone equivalent</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">a measure of the melting point of refractory materials, based on the use of pyrometric cones.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: p.c.e.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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q.e.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">q.e.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq759">which is.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>quod est</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quantitative easing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821389393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quantitative easing</span></header><div>/kwɒntəˌteɪtɪv ˈizɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> kwontuh.taytiv 'eezing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> the increasing of the supply of money from a central bank in order to stimulate a failing economy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq133"> the monetary policy giving rise to this increase.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: QE [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060547" href="entry://quantitative%23bigmac000060547"><span class="smallcaps">quantitative</span></a> (with reference to the quantity of money injected into the economy) + <em>easing</em> (with reference to the reduction of fiscal pressure. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101026" href="entry://ease%23bigmac000101026"><span class="smallcaps">ease</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101026" href="entry://ease%23mq026">12</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quantum confinement effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277541415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quantum confinement effect</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">the characteristic state of a quantised nanoparticle in which the electrons are confined with respect to motion in all three dimensions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quantum electrodynamics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quantum electrodynamics</span></header><div>/kwɒntəm əˌlɛktroʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/ (<em>say</em> kwontuhm uh.lektrohduy'namiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">the study of the interaction between elementary charged particles and electromagnetic radiation based on quantised theories of the particles and of radiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quantum entanglement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac950588310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quantum entanglement</span></header><div>/kwɒntəm ənˈtæŋgəlmənt/ (<em>say</em> kwontuhm uhn'tangguhlmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">a quantum effect in which quantum particles are linked so that a change in one instantly alters the other, irrespective of spatial separation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piss-elegant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piss-elegant</span></header><div>/ˈpɪs-ɛləgənt/ (<em>say</em> 'pis-eluhguhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">with pretensions to elegance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>piss-elegance</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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placebo effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">placebo effect</span></header><div>/pləˈsiboʊ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> pluh'seeboh uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">a beneficial effect asserted by a patient after taking a placebo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plain English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plain English</span></header><div>/pleɪn ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> playn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">written or spoken English which attempts to eliminate jargon and technical terms, and to simplify structure, syntax, etc., in order to make a document or communication more accessible to the general public.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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planet Earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585652643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">planet Earth</span></header><div>/plænət ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> planuht 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001720" href="entry://earth%23bigmac000001720"><strong>earth</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001720" href="entry://earth%23mq809">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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planned economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">planned economy</span></header><div>/plænd əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> pland uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an economic structure in which some degree of control is exerted by the state with regard to what to produce, how to produce, and how to share the profits obtained.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045191" href="entry://market%20economy%23bigmac000045191"><strong>market economy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plantain-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plantain-eater</span></header><div>/ˈplæntən-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'plantuhn-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">any of several African birds of the family Musophagidae, as the <strong>western grey plantain-eater</strong>, <em>Crinifer piscator</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plasma engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plasma engine</span></header><div>/ˈplæzmə ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'plazmuh enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">a rocket engine, the propelling force of which is obtained by the discharge at the rear of a jet of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057254" href="entry://plasma%23bigmac000057254">plasma</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057254" href="entry://plasma%23mq987">5</a>).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038232" href="entry://ion%20engine%23bigmac000038232"><strong>ion engine</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plastic explosive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plastic explosive</span></header><div>/plæstɪk əkˈsploʊsɪv/ (<em>say</em> plastik uhk'splohsiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">an explosive substance in the form of a malleable, dough-like material.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102168" href="entry://plastic%20bomb%23bigmac000102168"><strong>plastic bomb</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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please explain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296639612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">please explain</span></header><div>/pliz əkˈspleɪn/ (<em>say</em> pleez uhk'splayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">a request for an explanation, especially a formal request from an employer, etc., for an explanation of one’s actions or behaviour: <em class="example">his peculiar behaviour prompted a please explain from the boss.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poached egg daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac055688857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poached egg daisy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">poached egg daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">an Australian plant, <em>Myriocephalus stuartii</em>, with hairy stems and largish white and yellow flowers, widely distributed in sandy areas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polit. econ.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polit. econ.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq521">political economy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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political economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">political economy</span></header><div>/pəˌlɪtɪkəl əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> puh.litikuhl uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> a social science dealing with the relationship between political and economic policies and their influence on social institutions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> (in the 17th and 18th centuries) the control of society, especially with regard to the wealth of a government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq732"> (in the 19th century) a social science similar to modern economics, but concerned mainly with social policy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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politics of envy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac990514034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">politics of envy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">political positions based on envy of those viewed as rich and successful, particularly when they are seen to be gaining an advantage, as by tax breaks, subsidies, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pontus Euxinus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pontus Euxinus</span></header><div>/pɒntəs jukˈsaɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> pontuhs yoohk'suynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">ancient name of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093082" href="entry://Black%20Sea%23bigmac000093082"><strong>Black Sea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pony express
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406214500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pony express</span></header><div>/poʊni əkˈsprɛs/ (<em>say</em> pohnee uhk'spres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> <em class="label">US History</em> a relay system for delivering mail over long distances, in which riders on horseback completed stages of the journey, each one passing the mail along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq390"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any similar relay system for delivering a message.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq651"> a dirt-bike race in which two riders alternate, each completing a lap and handing over to the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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porcelain enamel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">porcelain enamel</span></header><div>/pɔsələn əˈnæməl/ (<em>say</em> pawsuhluhn uh'namuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083111" href="entry://vitreous%20enamel%23bigmac000083111"><strong>vitreous enamel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Elizabeth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Elizabeth</span></header><div>/pɔt əˈlɪzəbəθ/ (<em>say</em> pawt uh'lizuhbuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">a seaport in the Republic of South Africa, in Eastern Cape province.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Elliot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Elliot</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈɛliət/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'eleeuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">a town and resort on the southern coast of SA, south of Adelaide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Essington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Essington</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈɛsɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'esingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">an inlet and natural harbour on the Cobourg Peninsula in the NT; site of Port Victoria, abortive British settlement attempt (1838–49).</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong> Port Essington</strong> lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Iwaidja people. The area was explored by Peter Pieterzoon in 1636, Abel Tasman in 1644 and Matthew Flinders in 1803. In 1818 Phillip Parker King visited and named Port Essington, and in 1824 it was the site of a very brief (three day) settlement, which was moved to Fort Dundas on Melville Island. In 1838 Captain JJG Bremer established the settlement of Port Victoria (also known as Victoria) here as a base for trade with Asia. The settlement deteriorated and was abandoned in 1849, the number of settlers never exceeding 80; some buildings and fortifications remain. Ludwig Leichhardt’s journey from Brisbane ended here in 1845. Today the area is part of Garig Gunak Barlu National Park.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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port of entry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">port of entry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100937" href="entry://port%23bigmac000100937"><strong>port<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100937" href="entry://port%23mq212">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-establish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-establish</span></header><div>/pri-əsˈtæblɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> pree-uhs'tablish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">to establish beforehand.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pre-establishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-European
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-European</span></header><div>/ˌpri-jurəˈpiən/ (<em>say</em> .pree-yoohruh'peeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">before discovery or colonisation by Europeans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-examination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-examination</span></header><div>/pri-əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> pree-uhgzamuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">before an examination: <em class="example">pre-examination nerves.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pre-exam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-exilic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-exilic</span></header><div>/pri-ɛgˈzɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> pree-eg'zilik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">before the Babylonian exile or captivity of the Jewish people.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pre-exilian</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098294" href="entry://pre-%23bigmac000098294"><span class="smallcaps">pre-</span></a> + Latin <em>exilium</em> exile + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-exist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-exist</span></header><div>/pri-əgˈzɪst/ (<em>say</em> pree-uhg'zist), /pri-ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> pree-eg-), /pri-ɪg-/ (<em>say</em> pree-ig-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> to exist beforehand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> to exist in a previous state.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pre-existence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pre-existent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-existing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697585558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-existing</span></header><div>/pri-əgˈzɪstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> pree-uhg'zisting), /pri-ɛg-/ (<em>say</em> pree-eg-), /pri-ɪg-/ (<em>say</em> pree-ig-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">existing beforehand: <em class="example">a pre-existing medical condition; </em><em class="example">a pre-existing agreement.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pre-exposure prophylaxis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac074729630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pre-exposure prophylaxis</span></header><div>/ˌpri-əkspoʊʒə prɒfəˈlæksəs/ (<em>say</em> pree-uhkspohzhuh profuhlaksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">a medication taken before possible exposure to HIV to prevent infection.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PrEP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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premature ejaculation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">premature ejaculation</span></header><div>/prɛmətʃə ədʒækjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> premuhchuh uhjakyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">ejaculation occurring in sexual intercourse before the male partner wishes it to.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>premature ejaculator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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president-elect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">president-elect</span></header><div>/prɛzədənt-əˈlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> prezuhduhnt-uh'lekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a president after election but before induction into office.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Prévost d'Exiles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Prévost d’Exiles</span></header><div>/preɪˌvoʊ dɛgˈzil/ (<em>say</em> pray.voh deg'zeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Antoine François</strong> /ɒ̃ˌtwan frɒ̃ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> on.twahn fron'swah) (‘<em>Abbé Prévost</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">1697–1763, French novelist, whose romance <em>Manon Lescaut</em> was used as the basis for operas by Puccini and Massenet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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price earnings ratio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">price earnings ratio</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a figure calculated by dividing the price of a share by its earnings per share.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PER Also, <strong class="vs">PE ratio</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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price elasticity of demand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211695074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">price elasticity of demand</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">a measure of the effect on the price of a product of changes to the quantity produced.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PED</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pride of Erin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac461669921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pride of Erin</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">an old-fashioned country dance of Irish origin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prima-facie evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prima-facie evidence</span></header><div>/ˌpraɪmə-feɪsi ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> .pruymuh-faysee 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">(in law) evidence sufficient to establish a fact, or to raise a presumption of fact, unless rebutted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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primary education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">primary education</span></header><div>/praɪmri ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> pruymree ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">education for children aged from five or six to about twelve years, varying between Australian states.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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primary election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">primary election</span></header><div>/praɪmri əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> pruymree uh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059055" href="entry://primary%23bigmac000059055"><strong>primary</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059055" href="entry://primary%23mq328">16b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Prime Minister's eleven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Prime Minister’s eleven</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">a team of cricket players chosen by the prime minister to play in social matches against visiting international cricket teams.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Prince Edward Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Prince Edward Island</span></header><div>/ˈɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'edwuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">an island in the Gulf of St Lawrence, forming a province of Canada. 5657 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Charlottetown.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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principle of equivalence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">principle of equivalence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">the principle that no experiment can distinguish between a gravitational field and an accelerating frame of reference; the basis of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Private Automatic Branch Exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Private Automatic Branch Exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">a fully automatic telephone exchange by means of which it is possible to dial direct from one extension to another in the same establishment.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PABX</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queen Elizabeth Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queen Elizabeth Islands</span></header><div>/əˈlɪzəbəθ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizuhbuhth) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a group of islands off the northern coast of Canada; part of the Northwest Territories. 390 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queen's English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queen’s English</span></header><div>/kwinz ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> kweenz 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040290" href="entry://King%27s%20English%23bigmac000040290"><strong>King’s English</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queen's evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queen’s evidence</span></header><div>/kwinz ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> kweenz 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040291" href="entry://King%27s%20evidence%23bigmac000040291"><strong>King’s evidence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queensland ebony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queensland ebony</span></header><div>/kwinzlənd ˈɛbəni/ (<em>say</em> kweenzluhnd 'ebuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac560816989" href="entry://white%20bauhinia%23bigmac560816989"><strong>white bauhinia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the black bark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quiche-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quiche-eater</span></header><div>/ˈkiʃ-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'keesh-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a man who displays sensitivity in personal relationships and an awareness of a range of social issues, viewed by some as being effeminate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the book <em>Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche</em> (1982) by Bruce Feirstein, US screenwriter and columnist, adapted for the Australian male by playwright Alex Buzo]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quiche-eating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quiche-eating</span></header><div>/ˈkiʃ-itɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'keesh-eeting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">(of a man) overly sensitive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rabbit-eared bandicoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rabbit-eared bandicoot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rabbit-eared bandicoot" src="word_pronunciations/18779.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌræbət-ɪəd ˈbændikut/ (<em>say</em> .rabuht-eard 'bandeekooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043298" href="entry://long-eared%20bandicoot%23bigmac000043298"><strong>long-eared bandicoot</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rabbit bandicoot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rabbit ears
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rabbit ears</span></header><div>/ˈræbət ɪəz/ (<em>say</em> 'rabuht earz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> large floppy ears, in the style of a rabbit’s ears, usually worn as part of a costume.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> an indoor television antenna with two adjustable arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq236"> the effect of ears above the head of someone in a photograph, created as a prank by a person positioning two pointed fingers just above their head as the photograph is being taken.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bunny ears</strong>, <strong class="vs">rabbit’s ears</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radial engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radial engine</span></header><div>/reɪdiəl ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> raydeeuhl 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">an engine having cylinders grouped so that they resemble equally spaced radii of a circle, or spokes of a wheel, especially where the cylinders are stationary, and the crankshaft revolves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radium emanation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radium emanation</span></header><div>/reɪdiəm ɛməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> raydeeuhm emuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061072" href="entry://radon%23bigmac000061072"><strong>radon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rainbow bee-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rainbow bee-eater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rainbow bee-eater" src="word_pronunciations/18864.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪnboʊ ˈbi-itə/ (<em>say</em> raynboh 'bee-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">a small, multicoloured insectivorous bird, <em>Merops ornatus</em>, which has broad black bands through the eye and below the throat, and which makes a constant high-pitched chattering sound, especially in flight; found throughout Australia and New Guinea; berrin-berrin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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raised eyebrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">raised eyebrow</span></header><div>/reɪzd ˈaɪbraʊ/ (<em>say</em> rayzd 'uybrow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">an expression of slightly shocked surprise: <em class="example">that dress will cause raised eyebrows.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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raison d'être
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">raison d’être</span></header><div>/reɪzɒn ˈdɛtrə/ (<em>say</em> rayzon 'detruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">reason or justification for being or existence: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>an enterprise whose </em>raison d’etre<em> is speculation and gambling</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">raison d’etre</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Raman effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Raman effect</span></header><div>/ˈramən əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'rahmuhn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">a phenomenon occurring in the scattering of light from the molecules of transparent gases, liquids and solids, in which some of the incident light undergoes a change in frequency because of an interaction with molecular vibrations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir CV <em>Raman</em>, 1888–1970, Indian physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rammed earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rammed earth</span></header><div>/ræmd ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> ramd 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100088" href="entry://pis%C3%A9%23bigmac000100088"><strong>pisé</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100088" href="entry://pis%C3%A9%23mq849">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>rammed-earth</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rapid eye movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rapid eye movement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">the frequent and rapid movement of the eyes while the eyelids are closed in sleep, occurring during a dreaming period.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">REM</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rare-earth element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rare-earth element</span></header><div>/rɛər-ɜθ ˈɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> rairr-erth 'eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> one of a group of closely related metallic elements of atomic number 57 to 72 inclusive, often divided into three groups: <strong>cerium metals</strong> (lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and samarium), <strong>terbium metals</strong> (europium, gadolinium, and terbium), and <strong>yttrium metals</strong> (dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, and ytterbium); lanthanides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq407"> a member of this group of fourteen elements together with the elements scandium, lutetium and yttrium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ras el hanout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac299940628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ras el hanout</span></header><div>/ræs ɛl hæˈnu/ (<em>say</em> ras el ha'nooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">a Moroccan spice blend with up to fifty ingredients selected according to choice, but usually including ginger, anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, peppercorns, cloves, cardamom, and dried flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic: head of the shop, perhaps because shop owners create their own blend]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rashomon effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085169422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rashomon effect</span></header><div>/ˈræʃəmɒn əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'rashuhmon uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">the effect of the subjectivity of an individual’s perception on their recollection of an event, leading to different accounts from different people of the same event.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the film <em>Rashomon</em> (1950) by Akira Kurosawa, in which four people present four different versions of a crime]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rate of exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rate of exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025001" href="entry://exchange%20rate%23bigmac000025001"><strong>exchange rate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-entrant angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-entrant angle</span></header><div>/ri-ˈɛntrənt ˌæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> ree-'entruhnt .angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">an inward-pointing angle; an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">re-entering angle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-entrant polygon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-entrant polygon</span></header><div>/ri-ˌɛntrənt ˈpɒligɒn/ (<em>say</em> ree-.entruhnt 'poleegon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">a polygon having one or more re-entrant angles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-entry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-entry</span><z><span target_id="QGqZQWIrtC">n.</span><span target_id="WRyRR5OY4G">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of re-entry" src="word_pronunciations/18997.mp3"></audio></span>/ri-ˈɛntri/ (<em>say</em> ree-'entree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QGqZQWIrtC"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">re-entries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> the act of re-entering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> <em class="label">Law</em> the retaking of possession under a right reserved in a prior conveyance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> Also, <strong class="vs">re-entry card</strong>. <em class="label">Whist</em>, <em class="label">Bridge</em> a card which will win a trick and thereby permit one to take the lead once again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq644"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the return of a spacecraft, rocket, etc., into the earth’s atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq097"> <em class="label">Printing</em> (especially in philately) the rectifying of an unsatisfactory plate by re-entering the appropriate section of the design.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq116"> a surfing manoeuvre in which the surfer heads up into, and comes over with, the breaking part of the wave.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WRyRR5OY4G">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq968"> of or relating to re-entry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-entry syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac027466035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-entry syndrome</span></header><div>/ri-ˈɛntri sɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> ree-'entree sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">the period of adjustment required on returning home after a period abroad, especially as experienced by aid workers, expats, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RES</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-entry vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-entry vehicle</span></header><div>/ri-ˈɛntri ˌviɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ree-'entree .veeikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">that part of a space vehicle designed to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-equip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac346037970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-equip</span></header><div>/ri-əˈkwɪp/ (<em>say</em> ree-uh'kwip) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-equipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-equipping</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">to equip again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-equipment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-erect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac747167876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-erect</span></header><div>/ri-əˈrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> ree-uh'rekt), /ri-iˈrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> ree-ee'rekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">to erect again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-erection</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-erupt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362583568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-erupt</span></header><div>/ri-əˈrʌpt/ (<em>say</em> ree-uh'rupt), /ri-iˈrʌpt/ (<em>say</em> ree-ee'rupt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq91">to erupt again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-eruption</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-establish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556945921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-establish</span></header><div>/ri-əsˈtæblɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhs'tablish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">to establish again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-establishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-establisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-established</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-estimate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac9748916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-estimate</span><z><span target_id="nZqWpkrbzB">n.</span><span target_id="gZAdqrq3IV">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nZqWpkrbzB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> /ri-ˈɛstəmət/ (<em>say</em> ree-'estuhmuht) a new or revised estimation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gZAdqrq3IV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq296"> /ri-ˈɛstəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> ree-'estuhmayt) (<strong class="bold">re-estimated</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-estimating</strong>) to estimate again or revise an existing estimation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-evacuation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac6471933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-evacuation</span></header><div>/ri-əvækjuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhvakyooh'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq340"> the action of evacuating again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> an instance of this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-evaluate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119435616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-evaluate</span></header><div>/ri-əˈvæljueɪt/ (<em>say</em> ree-uh'valyoohayt), /ri-iˈvæljueɪt/ (<em>say</em> ree-ee'valyoohayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-evaluated</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-evaluating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">to evaluate again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-evaluation</strong> /ri-əˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-uh.valyooh'ayshuhn), /ri-iˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-ee.valyooh'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-examine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-examine</span></header><div>/ri-əgˈzæmən/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhg'zamuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-examined</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-examining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> to examine again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Law</em> to examine (a witness) again after they have been cross-examined by the other party’s advocate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-examination</strong> /ri-əgˌzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhg.zamuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-examiner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-excite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac129335341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-excite</span></header><div>/ri-əkˈsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhk'suyt), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-excited</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-exciting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">to excite, arouse, or stimulate again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-excitement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-expel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac26017525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-expel</span></header><div>/ri-əkˈspɛl/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhk'spel), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-expelled</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-expelling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">to expel again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-expellable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-explain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558315136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-explain</span></header><div>/ri-əkˈspleɪn/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhk'splayn), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">to explain again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-explanation</strong> /ri-ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-.ekspluh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-explainable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-explore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458164216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-explore</span></header><div>/ri-əkˈsplɔ/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhk'splaw), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-explored</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-exploring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">to explore again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-exploration</strong> /ri-ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-.ekspluh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-export
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-export</span><z><span target_id="BOzvJImFmA">v.t.</span><span target_id="Y37RCyGqtP">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BOzvJImFmA"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> /ri-əksˈpɔt/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhks'pawt) to export again, as imported goods.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y37RCyGqtP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> /ri-ˈɛkspɔt/ (<em>say</em> ree-'ekspawt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq511"> a re-exporting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq876"> that which is re-exported.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-exportation</strong> /ˌriɛkspɔˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ree-ekspaw'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-expose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac38681884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-expose</span></header><div>/ri-əkˈspoʊz/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhk'spohz), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-exposed</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-exposing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">to expose again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-exposition</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-exposure</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-express
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac928955492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-express</span></header><div>/ri-əkˈsprɛs/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhk'spres), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">to express again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-expression</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reaction engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reaction engine</span></header><div>/riˈækʃən ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> ree'akshuhn enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">an engine that develops thrust by reaction to the ejection of a substance from it, especially an engine that ejects a stream of gases created by the burning of fuel within itself as a rocket or jet engine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">reaction motor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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real estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">real estate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of real estate" src="word_pronunciations/19017.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈril əsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'reel uhstayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> property in the form of land, buildings, etc.: <em class="example">a valuable piece of real estate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Law</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061581" href="entry://real%20property%23bigmac000061581"><strong>real property</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the physical device by means of which content is viewed, as the screen on a PC, mobile phone, television, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102389" href="entry://real%23bigmac000102389"><span class="smallcaps">real<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102389" href="entry://real%23mq193">9</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23bigmac000098809"><span class="smallcaps">estate</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23mq883">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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real estate agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">real estate agent</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">a person who acts as an intermediary between the buyer and the vendor of real estate; real estate broker; land agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rear end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac405984590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rear end</span></header><div>/rɪər ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> rear 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">the buttocks</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rear-end</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rear-end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac715965031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rear-end</span><z><span target_id="eCZT9fn7YS">n.</span><span target_id="smOXdnprv6">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/rɪər-ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> rear-'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eCZT9fn7YS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac405984590" href="entry://rear%20end%23bigmac405984590"><strong>rear end</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="smOXdnprv6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq493"> to drive one’s motor vehicle into (the back of a motor vehicle in front).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq842"> to do this to the vehicle of (someone).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rear-ender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac087420011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rear-ender</span></header><div>/rɪər-ˈɛndə/ (<em>say</em> rear-'enduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">a motor vehicle accident which involves rear-ending someone.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac715965031" href="entry://rear-end%23bigmac715965031"><strong>rear-end</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Received Standard English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Received Standard English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">the dialect of English which has won general acceptance in England and certain other places as ‘correct’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reciprocating engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reciprocating engine</span></header><div>/rəˌsɪprəkeɪtɪŋ ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> ruh.sipruhkayting 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">an engine characterised by the movement of the pistons in the cylinders back and forth in a straight line.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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recommendation engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac47914226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">recommendation engine</span></header><div>/rɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> rekuhmen'dayshuhn enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">a computer program that builds a user profile from previous online activity in which the user has given a rating to a product, on which basis a prediction is made of the rating that the user would give to a similar new product.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-eared firetail finch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac008297208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-eared firetail finch</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">a small finch, <em>Stagonopleura oculata</em>, having a red bill, crimson rump, and white-speckled black flanks; endemic to south-western WA where it favours forests and coastal heaths.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red earth</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈɜθ/ (<em>say</em> red 'erth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">a clayey, tropical soil formed by intensive chemical weathering, and usually highly leached and coloured red by iron compounds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red emperor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red emperor</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈɛmpərə/ (<em>say</em> red 'empuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">red emperor</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">red emperors</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">a strikingly coloured bream-like fish, <em>Lutjanus sebae</em>, of the Great Barrier Reef waters, highly prized as a catch for eating.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red Endeavour prawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905021909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red Endeavour prawn</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">a light-brown prawn, <em>Metapenaeus ensis</em>, with a touch of red on the tailfin; widespread in coastal waters of northern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red ensign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red ensign</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈɛnsən/ (<em>say</em> red 'ensuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> the flag borne by all Australian-registered merchant vessels, consisting of five white stars of the Southern Cross and the white Commonwealth star on a red background with a Union Jack in canton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">British</em> a flag borne by British-registered merchant ships consisting of a Union Jack in canton on a red background.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red envelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red envelope</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈɛnvəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> red 'envuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000009" href="entry://ang%20pow%23bigmac100000009"><strong>ang pow</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-eye</span><z><span target_id="201l8wIc2w">adj.</span><span target_id="gQmUTQW3G4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrɛd-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'red-uy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="201l8wIc2w"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq91"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of or relating to a plane flight regularly scheduled in the very early hours of the morning: <em class="example">the red-eye special.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gQmUTQW3G4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> such a flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> a black cicada of eastern Australia, <em>Psaltoda moerens</em>, having ruby red eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq434"> an undesirable effect in photography in which the eyes of the subject appear red, caused by light from the flash reflecting off the retina.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">US</em> a cheap whisky of poor quality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-finned blue-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401321735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-finned blue-eye</span></header><div>/rɛd-fɪnd ˈblu-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> red-find 'blooh-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">red-finned blue-eye</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">red-finned blue-eyes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">an endemic Australian fish, <em>Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis</em>, with a blue stripe along its sides, a brilliant red-orange tail and fins, and blue eyes; restricted to springs near Edgbaston in central Qld.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-echo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-echo</span><z><span target_id="ACaj10I9q7">v.i.</span><span target_id="gqZ58VX7Qx">v.t.</span><span target_id="dYibI7iWlJ">n.</span></z></header><div>/ri-ˈɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ree-'ekoh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">re-echoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-echoing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ACaj10I9q7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> to echo back, as a sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> to give back an echo; resound.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gqZ58VX7Qx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq238"> to echo back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq645"> to repeat like an echo.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dYibI7iWlJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq758"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">re-echoes</strong>) a repeated echo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-edit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac13228396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-edit</span></header><div>/ri-ˈɛdət/ (<em>say</em> ree-'eduht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">to edit again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-educate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-educate</span></header><div>/ri-ˈɛdʒəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> ree-'ejuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-educated</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-educating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> to educate again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> to educate for resumption of normal activities, as a person disabled by accident or disease; rehabilitate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-education</strong> /ri-ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-.ejuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-elect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550896231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-elect</span></header><div>/ri-əˈlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> ree-uh'lekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">to elect again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-election</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-electable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-emerge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac708360121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-emerge</span></header><div>/ri-əˈmɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ree-uh'merj) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-emerged</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-emerging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">to emerge again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-emergence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-emergent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-emigrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac87439246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-emigrate</span></header><div>/ri-ˈɛməgreɪt/ (<em>say</em> ree-'emuhgrayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-emigrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-emigrating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">to emigrate again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-emigration</strong> /ri-ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-.emuh'grayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-emphasise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac781834785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-emphasise</span></header><div>/ri-ˈɛmfəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> ree-'emfuhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-emphasised</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-emphasising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">to emphasise again.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">re-emphasize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-emphasis</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-employ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac139990634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-employ</span></header><div>/ri-ɛmˈplɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> ree-em'ploy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">to employ again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-employment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-employable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-enact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-enact</span></header><div>/ri-ənˈækt/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhn'akt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">to act out again (a past event, especially one of historical importance).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-enactment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-encounter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac415461165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-encounter</span><z><span target_id="iK8YYQ16Rk">v.t.</span><span target_id="B1Lmvmw259">n.</span></z></header><div>/ri-ɛnˈkaʊntə/ (<em>say</em> re-en'kowntuh), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iK8YYQ16Rk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> to encounter again.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B1Lmvmw259">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq150"> a subsequent encounter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-endorse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac790852534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-endorse</span></header><div>/ri-ɛnˈdɔs/ (<em>say</em> ree-en'daws), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-endorsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-endorsing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">to endorse again.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">reindorse</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-endorsable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-endorser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-endorsement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-energise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac934495631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-energise</span><z><span target_id="c86eJgysOA">v.t.</span><span target_id="jBU6yapLWu">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ri-ˈɛnədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> ree-'enuhjuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">re-energised</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-energising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="c86eJgysOA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> to revitalise or reinvigorate; restore to an active state.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jBU6yapLWu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq534"> to revitalise or reinvigorate oneself: <em class="example">let’s rest a while to re-energise.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">re-energize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-energiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-enforce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-enforce</span></header><div>/ri-ənˈfɔs/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhn'faws) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-enforced</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-enforcing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">to enforce again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-engage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579133026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-engage</span><z><span target_id="b7he1oGiip">v.t.</span><span target_id="dsHWTwAWeI">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ri-ɛnˈgeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ree-en'gayj), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">re-engaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-engaging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="b7he1oGiip">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> to engage (someone or something) again.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dsHWTwAWeI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq510"> to engage again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-engagement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99632526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-engagement</span></header><div>/ri-ɛnˈgeɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> ree-en'gayjmuhnt), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">a renewed or new engagement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55381560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-engineer</span></header><div>/ri-ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> ree-enjuh'near) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq40"> to engineer anew: <em class="example">to re-engineer a machine to achieve greater performance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> to reorganise entirely, as a business, to achieve greater efficiency or profits.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-engineering</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-enlarge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac23192629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-enlarge</span></header><div>/ri-ɛnˈladʒ/ (<em>say</em> ree-en'lahj), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-enlarged</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-enlarging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">to enlarge again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-enlargement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-enlist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac131147540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-enlist</span><z><span target_id="66i2U7VcWh">v.i.</span><span target_id="C78nyYJnwx">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ri-ɛnˈlɪst/ (<em>say</em> ree-en'list), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="66i2U7VcWh"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq11"> to enlist again.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C78nyYJnwx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq045"> to enlist (someone or something) again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-enlistment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac910036611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-enlistment</span></header><div>/ri-ɛnˈlɪstmənt/ (<em>say</em> ree-en'listmuhnt), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> the action of enlisting again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> an instance of this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-enslave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac109226043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-enslave</span></header><div>/ri-ɛnˈsleɪv/ (<em>say</em> ree-en'slayv), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">re-enslaved</strong>, <strong class="bold">re-enslaving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">to enslave again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-enslavement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>re-enslaver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-enter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-enter</span><z><span target_id="XrR0RLWBND">v.t.</span><span target_id="ILUt9erQcH">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ri-ˈɛntə/ (<em>say</em> ree-'entuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XrR0RLWBND"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq335"> to come or go into again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq172"> to record again, as in a list or account.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ILUt9erQcH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq005"> to come or go into again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>re-entrance</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-entering angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac170447416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-entering angle</span></header><div>/ri-ˈɛntərɪŋ æŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> ree-'entuhring angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062102" href="entry://re-entrant%20angle%23bigmac000062102"><strong>re-entrant angle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-entrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-entrant</span><z><span target_id="5GAgXMxZMo">adj.</span><span target_id="2qxUqnsJ00">n.</span></z></header><div>/ri-ˈɛntrənt/ (<em>say</em> ree-'entruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5GAgXMxZMo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> pointing inwards: <em class="example">a re-entrant angle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2qxUqnsJ00">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq456"> a re-entrant angle or part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-expulsion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214320174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-expulsion</span></header><div>/ri-əkˈspʌlʃən/ (<em>say</em> ree-uhk'spulshuhn), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> the act of expelling again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq187"> an instance of this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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regional enteritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">regional enteritis</span></header><div>/ˌridʒənəl ɛntəˈraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .reejuhnuhl entuh'ruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017491" href="entry://Crohn%27s%20disease%23bigmac000017491"><strong>Crohn’s disease</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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regular expression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac227592066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">regular expression</span></header><div>/rɛgjələ əksˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> regyuhluh uhks'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">a formula that describes sets of characters that conform to a certain order or pattern, such as [A–Z] which might stand for any upper-case letter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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R.E.M.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">R.E.M.</span></header><div>/ar i ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> ahr ee 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">US rock group, formed in 1980.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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renewable energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">renewable energy</span></header><div>/rənjuəbəl ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ruhnyoohuhbuhl 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">energy from a renewable source, such as solar energy, wind energy, or biomass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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renewable energy target
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac605349849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">renewable energy target</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">the target for the production of electricity from renewable resources, expressed as a percentage of total electricity consumption.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RET</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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residential estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac886542369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">residential estate</span></header><div>/rɛzəˈdɛnʃəl əsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> rezuh'denshuhl uhstayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac007702439" href="entry://manufactured%20home%20estate%23bigmac007702439"><strong>manufactured home estate</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> a gated manufactured home estate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">residential village</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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residuary estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336234232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">residuary estate</span></header><div>/rəzɪdʒuəri əˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> ruhzijoohuhree uh'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">that which remains of a deceased person’s estate when all liabilities have been discharged.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">residue</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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restoration ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac368760037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">restoration ecology</span></header><div>/rɛstəreɪʃən əˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> restuhrayshuhn uh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> the processes involved in restoring and rehabilitating damaged ecosystems.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> the study of such processes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>restoration ecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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restricted exhibition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">restricted exhibition</span></header><div>/rəˈstrɪktəd ɛksəˌbɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ruh'striktuhd eksuh.bishuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">of or relating to a film considered suitable for adult viewing only.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: R</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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restriction enzyme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac079257243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">restriction enzyme</span></header><div>/rəˈstrɪkʃən ɛnzaɪm/ (<em>say</em> ruh'strikshuhn enzuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">a nuclease found in bacteria, used to attack viral DNA by cutting into it and rendering it useless; employed in gene editing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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R. et I.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">R. et I.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> King and Emperor. [Latin <em>Rex et Imperator</em>]</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq615"> Queen and Empress. [Latin <em>Regina et Imperatrix</em>]</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reticulate evolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254462559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reticulate evolution</span></header><div>/rətɪkjələt ɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> ruhtikyuhluht evuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">evolution that is characterised by the random hybridisation and combination of species.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined in 1995 by JEN Veron, Australian marine biologist, noted for his work on the taxonomy of corals, where he observed an interlinked pattern of evolutionary change]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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return on equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac425285367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">return on equity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">returns on equity</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a measure of the profit generated by the funds contributed by the shareholders in an enterprise, expressed as a percentage and calculated as net income from the shareholding divided by the amount of shareholder’s equity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reverse-engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac966631362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reverse-engineer</span></header><div>/rəˌvɜs-ɛndʒəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> ruh.vers-enjuh'near) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">to analyse the construction of (a product), especially as a preliminary to designing a similar product.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rib eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rib eye</span></header><div>/ˈrɪb aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'rib uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">a cut of beef consisting of some of the best muscle meat near the ribs, cooked as a full roast or cut into steaks; Scotch fillet; cube roll.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rill erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783745289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rill erosion</span></header><div>/rɪl əˈroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> ril uh'rohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">erosion caused by surface-water run-off creating small channels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock engraving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock engraving</span></header><div>/ˈrɒk ɛngreɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'rok engrayving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">a figure, design, etc., engraved into a rock, usually simple in style and often of religious significance; petroglyph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rocket engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rocket engine</span></header><div>/ˈrɒkət ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'rokuht enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">a reaction engine containing all the substances necessary for its operation and the combustion of its fuel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rocket motor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roman Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roman Empire</span></header><div>/roʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> rohmuhn 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> the lands and peoples subject to the authority of ancient Rome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq061"> the form of government established in ancient Rome in 27 BC, comprising the Principate or Early Empire (27 BC to AD 284) and the Autocracy or Later Empire (AD 284–476).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq801"> a later empire, as that of Charlemagne or the Byzantine Empire, regarded as a restoration or continuation of the ancient Roman empire or one of its branches.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Romani English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344865833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Romani English</span></header><div>/rɒməni ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> romuhnee 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a dialect of English used by the Romani people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rope's end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rope’s end</span></header><div>/ˈroʊps ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'rohps end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq429"> <em class="label">History</em> a short length of rope, often knotted, used to flog sailors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> a hangman’s noose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rotary engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rotary engine</span></header><div>/roʊtəri ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> rohtuhree 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">an internal combustion engine whose operating action is non-reciprocal, its piston, usually three-faced, rotating about the crankshaft to which it may be geared, in an irregularly shaped combustion chamber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rotten egg gas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac982476259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rotten egg gas</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035702" href="entry://hydrogen%20sulphide%23bigmac000035702"><strong>hydrogen sulphide</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rouge et noir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rouge et noir</span></header><div>/ruʒ eɪ ˈnwa/ (<em>say</em> roohzh ay 'nwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">a gambling game of cards, played on a table marked with two red and two black diamond-shaped spots on which the players place their stakes; trente et quarante.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: red and black]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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round-off error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">round-off error</span></header><div>/raʊnd-ɒf ˈɛrə/ (<em>say</em> rownd-of 'eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">any computational error resulting from calculations being carried out only to a specified number of decimal (or binary) digits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Easter Show
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Easter Show</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">an agricultural show held annually in Sydney, NSW, at Easter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Exhibition Building
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac954734792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Exhibition Building</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025096" href="entry://Exhibition%20Building%23bigmac000025096"><strong>Exhibition Building</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Russian Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Russian Empire</span></header><div>/rʌʃən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> rushuhn 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">the tsarist empire in northern and central Asia and eastern Europe, lasting from the 16th century when Ivan IV extended the rule of the Muscovite dynasty to areas outside Russia, until 1917, when the Romanov dynasty was overthrown during the Russian Revolution; replaced by the Soviet Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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s.a.e.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">s.a.e.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq862">stamped addressed envelope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Elias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Elias</span></header><div>/sənt əˈlaɪəs/ (<em>say</em> suhnt uh'luyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">a mountain between south-eastern Alaska and south-western Yukon territory, Canada. 5489 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Elias Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Elias Mountains</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">a mountain range between Alaska and Canada. Highest peak, Mount Logan, 6050 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Elmo's fire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Elmo’s fire</span></header><div>/sənt ˈɛlmoʊz/ (<em>say</em> suhnt 'elmohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016526" href="entry://corposant%23bigmac000016526"><strong>corposant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St-Etienne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St-Etienne</span></header><div>/sæ̃t-ɛtiˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> sant-etee'en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">a town in south-eastern central France, the capital of Loire department.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Eustatius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Eustatius</span></header><div>/sənt juˈsteɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> suhnt yooh'stayshuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">an island in the southern West Indies; formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles; in 2010 integrated into the Netherlands as an overseas special municipality. 21 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Dutch, <strong>Sint Eustatius</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saint-Exupéry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saint-Exupéry</span></header><div>/sæ̃t-eɪgzypeɪˈri/ (<em>say</em> sant-aygzoohpay'ree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Antoine de</strong> /ɒ̃ˈtwan də/ (<em>say</em> on'twahn duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">1900–44, French author and aviator; author of <em>Le petit prince</em> (<em>The Little Prince</em>) (1943).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St-Germain-en-Laye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St-Germain-en-Laye</span></header><div>/sæ̃-ʒɛəˌmæ̃-ɒ̃-ˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> san-zhair.man-on-'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a town in northern France, in Yvelines department, near Paris; royal chateau and forest; treaties 1570, 1632, 1679, 1919.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sand eel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sand eel</span></header><div>/ˈsænd il/ (<em>say</em> 'sand eel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">sand eel</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">sand eels</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">an elongate fish of the family Ammodytidae, which burrows in sand.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sand launce</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sant 'Elia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sant ’Elia</span></header><div>/sant eɪˈlia/ (<em>say</em> sahnt ay'leeah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Antonio</strong> /anˈtoʊnjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahn'tohnyoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">1888–1916, Italian futurist architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saône-et-Loire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saône-et-Loire</span></header><div>/soʊn-eɪ-ˈlwa/ (<em>say</em> sohn-ay-'lwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a department in eastern central France, in Bourgogne region. 8625 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Mâcon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saorstat Eireann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saorstat Eireann</span></header><div>/sɛəstæt ˈɛərən/ (<em>say</em> sairstat 'airruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101576" href="entry://Irish%20Free%20State%23bigmac000101576"><strong>Irish Free State</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sarich orbital engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sarich orbital engine</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">an improved rotary motor smaller and lighter than the normal piston engine, with the same power output.</span></div><div class="etym"> [invented by Ralph <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092761" href="entry://Sarich%23bigmac000092761"><span class="smallcaps">Sarich</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach</span></header><div>/ˌsæks-ˌvaɪmar-ˈaɪzənak/ (<em>say</em> .saks-.vuymahr-'uyzuhnahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">a former grand duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Schrödinger equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Schrödinger equation</span></header><div>/ ʃroʊdɪŋər əˈkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> shrohdinguhr uh'kwayzhuhn), / ʃrɜ-/ (<em>say</em> shrer-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">an equation that describes how the quantum state of a physical system changes over time; of historical importance in the development of theories of quantum mechanics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after E. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066020" href="entry://Schr%C3%B6dinger%23bigmac000066020"><span class="smallcaps">Schrödinger</span></a>, 1887–1961, Austrian physicist who formulated it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scorched earth policy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scorched earth policy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">scorched earth policies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> a military tactic by which all things useful to an invading army are destroyed, as by fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Finance</em> an anti-takeover strategy in which the targeted company liquidates its assets and takes on liabilities to make itself an unattractive takeover.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Mandarin <em>jiāotǔzhèngcè</em>, from <em>jiāo</em> burnt + <em>tǔ</em> earth + <em>zhèngcè</em> policy, first implemented in anticipation of the invasion of the Japanese army in 1937]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scotch egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scotch egg</span></header><div>/skɒtʃ ˈɛg/ (<em>say</em> skoch 'eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a boiled egg enclosed in sausage meat, coated with egg and breadcrumbs and deep-fried.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scottish English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519179601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scottish English</span></header><div>/ˌskɒtɪʃ ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> .skotish 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> the English language as used in Scotland, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with Scotland, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in Scotland; often in contrast with other such regional dialects, in particular, British English.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066170" href="entry://Scots%23bigmac000066170"><strong>Scots</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066170" href="entry://Scots%23mq937">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066170" href="entry://Scots%23mq545">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scrag end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scrag end</span></header><div>/skræg ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> skrag 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> the inferior end of a cut of meat, especially the neck, which contains a lot of bone and very little meat; fag end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq103"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> that part of the day towards late afternoon which is considered not very productive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq695"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the remains of a meal; leftovers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scrambled eggs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629420962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scrambled eggs</span></header><div>/skræmbəld ˈɛgz/ (<em>say</em> 'skrambuhld 'egz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> a dish comprising eggs which have been scrambled (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066201" href="entry://scramble%23bigmac000066201"><strong>scramble</strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066201" href="entry://scramble%23mq502">7</a>), usually served on toast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq211"> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq992"> the gold braid on the peaked cap of a senior officer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq904"> such officers collectively.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">scrambled egg</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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screw-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">screw-eye</span></header><div>/ˈskru-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'skrooh-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">a screw having a ring-shaped head.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scully effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac536699775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scully effect</span></header><div>/ˈskʌli əfɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'skulee uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">the increased motivation of girls and young women to study STEM subjects, inspired by the character, Dana Scully, an FBI agent and medical doctor in the US television series <em>The X-Files</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the character Dana <em>Scully</em>, a special agent and medical doctor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in US science fiction series <em>The X-Files</em>, first aired in 1993]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea eagle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sea eagle" src="word_pronunciations/20450.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsi igəl/ (<em>say</em> 'see eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">any of various eagles of the genus <em>Haliaeetus</em> which feed on fish, as the <strong>white-bellied sea eagle</strong> of Australia and certain areas of Asia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sea-eagle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sea Eagles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac950031376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sea Eagles</span></header><div>/ˈsi igəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'see eeguhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq768"> <strong>the</strong>, the Rugby League team of the Sydney area Manly-Warringah.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq157"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea ear</span></header><div>/ˈsi ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'see ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103591" href="entry://abalone%23bigmac000103591"><strong>abalone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431090189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea egg</span></header><div>/ˈsi ɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'see eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">a large sea urchin with a spherical brown test and short white spines; found in the West Indies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea elephant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea elephant</span></header><div>/ˈsi ɛləfənt/ (<em>say</em> 'see eluhfuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023382" href="entry://elephant%20seal%23bigmac000023382"><strong>elephant seal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seanad Éireann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seanad Éireann</span></header><div>/ˌsænad ˈɛərən/ (<em>say</em> .sanahd 'airruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">the Senate of the Republic of Ireland.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051994" href="entry://Oireachtas%23bigmac000051994"><strong>Oireachtas</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051994" href="entry://Oireachtas%23mq744">1</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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search engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680129160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">search engine</span></header><div>/ˈsɜtʃ ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'serch enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">software which enables a user to find items on a database on the internet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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search engine optimisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac956471293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">search engine optimisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">the process by which it is made easier for a website to appear in search results, as by building key words or phrases into the site that match common searches relating to the content of the site, or by boosting the site’s ranking in the search engine.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SEO Also, <strong class="vs">search engine optimization</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>search engine optimiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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secondary education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">secondary education</span></header><div>/sɛkəndri ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> sekuhndree ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">education immediately following primary education, sometimes leading to further education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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secondary emission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">secondary emission</span></header><div>/sɛkəndri əˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> sekuhndree uh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">the emission of electrons (<strong>secondary electrons</strong>) from a metal which is struck by a beam of fast-moving electrons (<strong>primary electrons</strong>) or ions from another source.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Second Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Second Empire</span></header><div>/sɛkənd ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> sekuhnd 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023643" href="entry://Empire%23bigmac000023643"><strong>Empire<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023643" href="entry://Empire%23mq249">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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second estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac884824546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">second estate</span></header><div>/sɛkənd əˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> sekuhnd uh'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq4">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23bigmac000098809"><strong>estate</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23mq125">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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second five-eighth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">second five-eighth</span></header><div>/ˈsɛkənd faɪv-eɪtθ/ (<em>say</em> 'sekuhnd fuyv-aytth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037594" href="entry://inside%20centre%23bigmac000037594"><strong>inside centre</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">second five</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Securities and Exchange Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Securities and Exchange Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">a US government agency established in 1934 following the stock market crash of 1929, to protect investors against malpractice in the securities and financial markets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seebeck effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seebeck effect</span></header><div>/ˈsibɛk əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'seebek uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">the production of an electric current in a circuit consisting of two wires of different metals, the two junctions of which are maintained at different temperatures; applied in the thermocouple.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">thermoelectric effect</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Thomas Johann <em>Seebeck</em>, 1770–1831, German physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seed-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seed-eater</span></header><div>/ˈsid-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'seed-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">any of various tropical American and African finches, many of which resemble canaries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seeing eye dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac56166162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seeing eye dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032048" href="entry://guide%20dog%23bigmac000032048"><strong>guide dog</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">seeing-eye dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seine-et-Marne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seine-et-Marne</span></header><div>/seɪn-eɪ-ˈman/ (<em>say</em> sayn-ay-'mahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">a department in northern France. 5917 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Melun.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seine-et-Oise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seine-et-Oise</span></header><div>/seɪn-eɪ-ˈwaz/ (<em>say</em> sayn-ay-'wahz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">a former department in northern France divided in 1964 between Essonne, Val-d’Oise, and Yvelines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-educated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-educated</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈɛdʒəkeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> self-'ejuhkaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">educated by one’s own efforts, without formal instruction, or without financial assistance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-education</strong> /ˌsɛlf-ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .self-ejuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-effacement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-effacement</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈfeɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'faysmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-effacing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-elected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429148393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-elected</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈlɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'lektuhd), /-iˈlɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ee'lek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">elected by oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-election
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac915051589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-election</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'lekshuhn), /-iˈlɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ee'lek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">the election of oneself by oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-employed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-employed</span></header><div>/ˈsɛlf-əmplɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'self-uhmployd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">deriving one’s income directly from one’s own work, profession, or business, and not as a salary from an employer.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-employment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-emptying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622809773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-emptying</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈɛmptiɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-'empteeing), /-ˈɛmti-/ (<em>say</em> -'emtee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">emptying by oneself or itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-enamoured
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac814582932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-enamoured</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ɛnˈæməd/ (<em>say</em> self-en'amuhd), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq70">enamoured of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-engrossed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121312066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-engrossed</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ɛnˈgroʊst/ (<em>say</em> self-en'grohst), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq20">engrossed in oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-enrichment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac145534392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-enrichment</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ɛnˈrɪtʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-en'richmuhnt), /-ən-/ (<em>say</em> -uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">enrichment of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-esteem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-esteem</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of self-esteem" src="word_pronunciations/20566.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛlf-əsˈtim/ (<em>say</em> self-uhs'teem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">one’s sense of one’s own worth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-evaluation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827476953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-evaluation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əvæljuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-uhvalyooh'ayshuhn), /sɛlf-i-/ (<em>say</em> self-ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq69">evaluation of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-evident
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-evident</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of self-evident" src="word_pronunciations/20567.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛlf-ˈɛvədənt/ (<em>say</em> self-'evuhduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">evident in itself without proof; axiomatic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-evidence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>self-evidently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-examination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-examination</span></header><div>/ˌsɛlf-əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .self-uhgzamuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">examination of one’s own state, conduct, motives, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-excited
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-excited</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əkˈsaɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> self-uhk'suytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">denoting or relating to an electrical machine in which the magnetic field system is supplied by current from the machine itself, or an auxiliary machine attached to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-exculpation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac578196116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-exculpation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ɛkskʌlˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-ekskul'payshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">vindication of oneself by oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-excusing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac673666911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-excusing</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əkˈskjuzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-uhk'skyoohzing), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">excusing oneself or one’s own behaviour, actions, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-executing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-executing</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈɛksəkjutɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-'eksuhkyoohting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">providing for its own execution, and needing no legislation to enforce it: <em class="example">a self-executing treaty.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-exile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-exile</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈɛgzaɪl/ (<em>say</em> self-'egzuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">the condition of a person who is no longer part of a population, group, etc., as a result of a personal decision to move away from it: <em class="example">he chose self-exile on Capri.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-exiled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-existent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-existent</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əgˈzɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> self-uhg'zistuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq347"> existing independently of any cause, as God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> having an independent existence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-existence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-explanatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-explanatory</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əksˈplænətri/ (<em>say</em> self-uhks'planuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">needing no explanation; obvious.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">self-explaining</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-exposure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102999638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-exposure</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əkˈspoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> self-uhk'spohzhuh), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">exposure of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-expression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-expression</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əksˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-uhks'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">the expression or assertion of one’s personality by poetry, music, etc., or by one’s behaviour, especially unhampered by limitations imposed by an outside authority.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-extermination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac904839886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-extermination</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əkstɜməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-uhkstermuh'nayshuhn), /-ɛk-/ (<em>say</em> -ek-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">extermination of oneself or itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-exultation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac647965051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-exultation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ɛgzəlˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-egzuhl'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">exultation of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-erect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635548783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-erect</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-əˈrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> .semee-uh'rekt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">partly or somewhat erect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-experimental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142904472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-experimental</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-əkspɛrəˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> .semee-uhksperuh'mentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">partly or somewhat experimental.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>semi-experimentally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Senate Estimates Committee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138413020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Senate Estimates Committee</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac626333885" href="entry://Estimates%20Committee%23bigmac626333885"><strong>Estimates Committee</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Senior Secondary Certificate of Education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785671545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Senior Secondary Certificate of Education</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">in Australia, a qualification gained on completion of a full secondary education, having various specific names in the different states and territories.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac680269864" href="entry://Year%2012%20Certificate%23bigmac680269864"><strong>Year 12 Certificate</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac405400886" href="entry://Higher%20School%20Certificate%23bigmac405400886"><strong>Higher School Certificate</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac344579583" href="entry://Certificate%20of%20Education%23bigmac344579583"><strong>Certificate of Education</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac520576019" href="entry://Senior%20Certificate%23bigmac520576019"><strong>Senior Certificate</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: SSCE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sentinel event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193708284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sentinel event</span></header><div>/ˈsɛntənəl əvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'sentuhnuhl uhvent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">an unexpected incident resulting in the death or serious injury of a patient, the death or injury being unrelated to the condition the patient is being treated for, and caused by some kind of error or deficiency in the healthcare provided.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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September equinox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">September equinox</span></header><div>/sɛpˌtɛmbər ˈikwənɒks/ (<em>say</em> sep.tembuhr 'eekwuhnoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004837" href="entry://autumnal%20equinox%23bigmac000004837"><strong>autumnal equinox</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sewage ejector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sewage ejector</span></header><div>/ˈsuɪdʒ ədʒɛktə/ (<em>say</em> 'soohij uhjektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a device for lifting sewage from one level to another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sex education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sex education</span></header><div>/sɛks ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> seks ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">education about sex, especially relating to methods of contraception and safe sex.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shadow economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shadow economy</span></header><div>/ˈʃædoʊ əˌkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'shadoh uh.konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">an economy which exists alongside the officially recognised economy and which is based on the flow of money which is not accounted for in official statistics because it is part of the cash economy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sharing economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac312283074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sharing economy</span></header><div>/ʃɛərɪŋ əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> shairring uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">an economy in which consumers have shared access to goods and services, rather than having individual ownership, as in car sharing or peer-to-peer accommodation provision.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">collaborative economy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shark enclosure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac992227807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shark enclosure</span></header><div>/ˈʃak ɛnkloʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'shahk enklohzhuh), /ən-/ (<em>say</em> uhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a protected swimming area at a beach which is surrounded by nets, barricades, etc., to prevent sharks from entering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sharp-edged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sharp-edged</span></header><div>/ˈʃap-ɛdʒd/ (<em>say</em> 'shahp-ejd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">having a sharp edge or edges.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sharp-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sharp-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈʃap-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'shahp-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">having keen sight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sheep's eyes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sheep’s eyes</span><z><span target_id="fjdHQpKZYR">pl. n.</span><span target_id="9qOoWk4cqV">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈʃips aɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'sheeps uyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="fjdHQpKZYR"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> amorous or love-sick glances.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9qOoWk4cqV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">make sheep’s eyes at</strong>, to regard amorously.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sheet erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149431473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sheet erosion</span></header><div>/ˈʃit əroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'sheet uhrohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">erosion caused by water run-off removing the topsoil and creating a hard impermeable surface which in turn increases the run-off and causes further erosion problems down the slope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shit-eating grin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac810610339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shit-eating grin</span></header><div>/ʃɪt-itɪŋ ˈgrɪn/ (<em>say</em> shit-eeting 'grin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">a broad smile of pleasure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101335" href="entry://shit%23bigmac000101335"><span class="smallcaps">shit</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022743" href="entry://eating%23bigmac000022743"><span class="smallcaps">eating</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087058" href="entry://grin%23bigmac000087058"><span class="smallcaps">grin</span></a>; thought of as expressing the kind of unadulterated pleasure experienced by an idiot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shoot-'em-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac728762908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoot-’em-up</span><z><span target_id="H2D6avYpfK">adj.</span><span target_id="UiEaBgi3z2">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈʃut-əm-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'shooht-uhm-up) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="H2D6avYpfK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> of, relating to, or designating a film or video game in which firearms and shooting are central.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UiEaBgi3z2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq254"> such a film or video game.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Shop Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">an Australian trade union of employees engaged in manufacturing, packaging, distribution and retailing of merchandise, formed in 1908 as the <strong>Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employees’ Federation</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short-eared bandicoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short-eared bandicoot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of short-eared bandicoot" src="word_pronunciations/20904.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌʃɔt-ɪəd ˈbændikut/ (<em>say</em> .shawt-eard 'bandeekooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">any of several bandicoots of the genus <em>Perameles</em> (<strong>long-nosed bandicoot</strong>), as the barred bandicoot, or <em>Isoodon</em> (<strong>short-nosed bandicoot</strong>), as the quenda.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short engine</span></header><div>/ˈʃɔt ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'shawt enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">a reconditioned engine without a cylinder head and other removable parts such as the distributor, carburettor, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">short motor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shut-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shut-eye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shut-eye" src="word_pronunciations/20967.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃʌt-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'shut-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">sleep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side effect</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of side effect" src="word_pronunciations/20989.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsaɪd əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'suyd uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">any effect produced, as of a drug, other than those originally intended, especially an unpleasant or harmful effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325779186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side eye</span><z><span target_id="GuBiUMKU8q">n.</span><span target_id="ulS804hS88">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsaɪd aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'suyd uy) <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GuBiUMKU8q">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> a disdainful or scornful look.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ulS804hS88">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq317"> <strong class="phr">give someone the side eye</strong>, to look sideways in a disdainful or scornful manner at someone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side-valve engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side-valve engine</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪd-vælv ˌɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'suyd-valv .enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">a type of internal-combustion engine in which the valves are housed in the cylinder block beside each cylinder and are operated from below.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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siege engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac42240895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">siege engine</span></header><div>/ˈsidʒ ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'seej enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">a device, as, formerly, a large catapult, designed to break city walls and other fortifications.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103533" href="entry://siege%23bigmac000103533"><span class="smallcaps">siege</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023894" href="entry://engine%23bigmac000023894"><span class="smallcaps">engine</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023894" href="entry://engine%23mq892">4</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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signed English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373444940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">signed English</span></header><div>/saɪnd ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> suynd 'inglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a sign language in which each English word is represented by a different sign, primarily developed to help deaf children gain literacy in English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silent elector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac619233853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silent elector</span></header><div>/saɪlənt əˈlɛktə/ (<em>say</em> suyluhnt uh'lektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">a voter whose name and address is withheld from the electoral roll because not to do so might put the person in danger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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simultaneous equations
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">simultaneous equations</span></header><div>/sɪməlˌteɪniəs əˈkweɪʒənz/ (<em>say</em> simuhl.tayneeuhs uh'kwayzhuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">algebraic equations which must each be satisfied by the same values of the unknowns.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Singaporean English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac710374028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Singaporean English</span></header><div>/sɪŋəˌpɔriən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> singuh.pawreeuhn 'ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq721"> the English language as used in Singapore, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with Singapore, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in Singapore; similar to Malaysian English, the major difference being in lexis.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000286" href="entry://Singlish%23bigmac100000286"><strong>Singlish</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Singapore English</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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single entry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">single entry</span></header><div>/sɪŋgəl ˈɛntri/ (<em>say</em> singguhl 'entree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">a simple accounting system in which each transaction is noted by only one entry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sint Eustatius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964298709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sint Eustatius</span></header><div>/sɪnt juˈsteɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> sint yooh'stayshuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064958" href="entry://St%20Eustatius%23bigmac000064958"><strong>St Eustatius</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sir Edward Pellew Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sir Edward Pellew Group</span></header><div>/ɛdwəd ˈpɛlju/ (<em>say</em> edwuhd 'pelyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">a group of islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, near the entrance to McArthur River.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by Matthew Flinders after <em>Sir Edward Pellew</em>, a British naval officer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skeleton exercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skeleton exercise</span></header><div>/skɛlətn ˈɛksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> skeluhtn 'eksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a military training exercise for the benefit of the commanders and staff, where only a skeleton number of troops are employed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skin effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skin effect</span></header><div>/ˈskɪn əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'skin uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">the effect which causes an alternating current, especially of radiofrequencies, to concentrate near the surface of a conductor, so increasing its effective resistance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slant-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slant-eye</span></header><div>/ˈslænt-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'slant-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">a member of certain Asian peoples, as Chinese, Vietnamese, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">slant</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>slant-eyed</strong>, <strong>slanty-eyed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slay era
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac722848582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slay era</span></header><div>/ˈsleɪ ɪərə/ (<em>say</em> 'slay earruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">a period marked by achievement and success.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac629529657" href="entry://flop%20era%23bigmac629529657"><strong>flop era</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069367" href="entry://slay%23bigmac000069367"><span class="smallcaps">slay</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069367" href="entry://slay%23mq998">5</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024345" href="entry://era%23bigmac000024345"><span class="smallcaps">era</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slingshot effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac213871342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slingshot effect</span></header><div>/ˈslɪŋʃɒt əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'slingshot uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">(in space travel) the acceleration of a rocket at a point in an elliptical trajectory where maximum velocity has been obtained, so as to obtain maximum thrust in another direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slippery elm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slippery elm</span></header><div>/slɪpri ˈɛlm/ (<em>say</em> slipree 'elm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> a species of elm, <em>Ulmus fulva</em>, of eastern North America, with a mucilaginous inner bark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq413"> the bark, used as a demulcent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slit-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac19357158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slit-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈslɪt-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'slit-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> having eyes which are visible through eyelids which are narrowly opened and relatively straight, hence slit-like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) of or relating to an Asian person, stereotypically perceived as naturally having such eyes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">slitty-eyed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sloe-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sloe-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈsloʊ-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'sloh-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">having eyes like sloes; dark-eyed or having attractively narrow eyes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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small and medium-sized enterprise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac005417109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">small and medium-sized enterprise</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq880"> a category of businesses, usually defined as those employing fewer than 200 people. <em>Abbrev.</em>: SME</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> the people who operate small and medium-sized businesses, viewed collectively.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">small to medium-sized enterprise</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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small end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">small end</span></header><div>/ˈsmɔl ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'smawl end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">the end of a connecting rod in an engine which is connected to the piston or the piston rod.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snake-eater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snake-eater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snake-eater" src="word_pronunciations/21368.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsneɪk-itə/ (<em>say</em> 'snayk-eetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007623" href="entry://black-headed%20python%23bigmac000007623"><strong>black-headed python</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snow water equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac293324265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snow water equivalent</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083877" href="entry://water%20equivalent%23bigmac000083877"><strong>water equivalent</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SWE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a hydro-electricity and irrigation scheme in south-eastern NSW, supplying the peak power demands of NSW, Victoria and the ACT with its chief storage at Lake Eucumbene; completed in 1972.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> Although earlier schemes had been proposed in 1881 and 1926, the <strong>Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme</strong>, as implemented, stems from reports by HP Moss, NSW controller of electricity supply (1944), and OT Olsen of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (1946). In 1949 the Chifley federal government established the Snowy Mountains Authority (SMA) with headquarters at Cooma, to plan and construct the hydro-electric scheme. Principal aims of the scheme were to use the water resources of the Snowy Mountains area for power generation and to divert water flowing to the ocean to the inland rivers, where it could be used for irrigation. The first power from the scheme was generated at Guthega in February 1955. In all, 16 storage dams, 7 power stations, 80 kilometres of aqueducts and 145 kilometres of tunnels were built. The scheme was completed in 1972 with the opening of Tumut 3 power station; planned generating capacity was reached in 1974. The scheme was the largest engineering project ever undertaken in Australia. It was also notable for the considerable contribution made by postwar European migrants working on the scheme. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Snyder-Enfield rifle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888607630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Snyder-Enfield rifle</span></header><div>/ˌsnaɪdə-ɛnfild ˈraɪfəl/ (<em>say</em> .snuyduh-enfeeld 'ruyfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">a short, single-shot, bolt-and-lever rifle, common in police and cavalry use in the 19th century.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the US designer, Jacob <em>Snyder</em> + <em>Enfield</em>, England, site of the Royal Small Arms Factory]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social ecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac60854243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social ecology</span></header><div>/ˈsoʊʃəl əkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'sohshuhl uhkoluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac658756779" href="entry://human%20ecology%23bigmac658756779"><strong>human ecology</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>social ecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178896170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social engineering</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl enjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> a strategy to produce a certain outcome for a community by influencing the behaviour pattern of all its members.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> the act of breaking into a computer network by interacting deceptively with the people operating the network to gain the necessary information, such as a password.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social enterprise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353592714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social enterprise</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ˈɛntəpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl entuh'pruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">an organisation, either profit-making or not-for-profit, which is run according to business principles, as by producing revenue by trade, but which uses that revenue to carry out a social mission, as one which aims to improve social conditions, bring about social change, etc.; profit-for-purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social entrepreneur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679681105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social entrepreneur</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ɒntrəprəˈnɜ/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl ontruhpruh'ner) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">someone, especially a businessperson, who uses their entrepreneurial skills to establish or manage one or more social enterprises.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>social entrepreneurship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social environment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social environment</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ənˈvaɪrənmənt/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl uhn'vuyruhnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017923" href="entry://culture%20factor%23bigmac000017923"><strong>culture factor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social evolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social evolution</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl evuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069893" href="entry://social%20development%23bigmac000069893"><strong>social development</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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socio-economic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">socio-economic</span></header><div>/ˌsoʊsioʊ-ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .sohseeoh-.ekuh'nomik), /ˌsoʊʃioʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .sohsheeoh-), /-ˌik-/ (<em>say</em> -.eek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">of or relating to both social and economic considerations.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">socioeconomic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>socio-economically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soda-acid extinguisher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000109247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soda-acid extinguisher</span></header><div>/ˌsoʊdər-æsəd əkˈstɪŋgwɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> .sohduhr-asuhd uhk'stinggwishuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a fire extinguisher invented in the late 19th century containing a solution of soda bicarbonate in water and a vial of concentrated sulphuric acid; when used, the vial was broken by one of a number of methods, releasing the acid which reacted with the bicarbonate solution to produce carbon dioxide which expelled the solution out through a short hose to the fire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soil erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240829406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soil erosion</span></header><div>/ˈsɔɪl əroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'soyl uhrohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">loss of soil or the wearing away of rock surfaces, usually caused by exposure to the run-off of water, but also by exposure to wind or ice formation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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solar energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">solar energy</span></header><div>/soʊlər ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> sohluhr 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">energy derived from the sun, as for home heating, industrial use, etc.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Solar energy</strong> has been used for more than 2000 years. From 400 BC, the buildings of Greek cities were oriented to take advantage of the sun in the winter while reducing exposure to summer heat. The Romans improved solar architecture by using glass which had been around for centuries but whose potential for trapping solar radiation had never been explored. Solar technologies today are characterised as either passive solar or active solar. Passive solar includes those same techniques used by ancient societies as well as building design employing materials selected for their response to temperature fluctuations. Active technologies include using photovoltaic panels to convert solar energy directly into electricity or solar thermal collectors which convert sunlight into useful outputs such as water heating, general heating, cooling and ventilation systems, and water treatment. Solar energy has all the desirable elements of an energy source being sustainable, renewable, non-polluting and, particularly in Australia, reliable. Despite the country’s vast resources, extensive sunshine and thus high potential, in 2015 only two per cent of Australia’s electricity needs were supplied by solar power.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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son et lumière
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">son et lumière</span></header><div>/ˌsɒn eɪ lumiˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> .son ay loohmee'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">a dramatic presentation staged at night in a building of historical interest, as a palace, castle, etc., and portraying by means of actors, music, and lighting effects, episodes in the history of the building and important events associated with it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: sound and light]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sound effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sound effect</span></header><div>/ˈsaʊnd əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'sownd uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">any sound other than speech or music forming part of a radio or television program or a film and used to create an effect, as the noise of a train, storm, gunfire, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sound engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sound engineer</span></header><div>/ˈsaʊnd ɛndʒəˌnɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'sownd enjuh.near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">someone who controls the audio equipment in a recording studio.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South African English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac807859225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South African English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> the English language as used in South Africa, including all varieties whether regional or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq133"> the dialect of the English language broadly identified with South Africa, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of those born and educated in South Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Asian English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac832720933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Asian English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">the English language as used in South Asia, characterised by some pervasive aspects of pronunciation, lexis, syntax, and idiom.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SAE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south by east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south by east</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">11°15’ (one point) east of south.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: S by E Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’ by east</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-east</span><z><span target_id="XCKcUy6IFm">n.</span><span target_id="mVD07xT4t0">adj.</span><span target_id="F9a3xW8HU0">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of south-east" src="word_pronunciations/21600.mp3"></audio></span>/saʊθ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> sowth-'eest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XCKcUy6IFm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> the point or direction midway between south and east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> a region in this direction.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mVD07xT4t0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq230"> lying towards or situated in the south-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq612"> directed or proceeding towards the south-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq552"> coming from the south-east, as a wind.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="F9a3xW8HU0">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq402"> towards or in the south-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq768"> from the south-east.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-east</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>south-easterner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South-East Asia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South-East Asia</span></header><div>/saʊθ-ist ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> sowth-eest 'ayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">the area which includes Brunei, Myanmar, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam; the part of Asia east of the Indian subcontinent and south of China.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Southeast Asia</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>South-East Asian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling in Australian English used to be clearly <em>South-East Asia</em> whereas the spelling in Singapore and other ASEAN countries was <em>Southeast Asia</em>. As contact between Australia and the region grows, the <em>Southeast Asia</em> spelling is beginning to make its way into Australia, particularly in any ASEAN-related events or organisation.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South-East Asia Treaty Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South-East Asia Treaty Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066539" href="entry://SEATO%23bigmac000066539"><strong>SEATO</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body is spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-east by east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-east by east</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">11°15’ (one point) east of south-east; 123°45’ from due north.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SE by E Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-east by east</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spectrum of Australian English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spectrum of Australian English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a continuum along which the variant pronunciations of Australian English are ranged. The position of a person’s pronunciation on the spectrum is determined by the habitual choices made; four areas are commonly delineated: broad, general, cultivated and modified Australian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spiny emex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spiny emex</span></header><div>/spaɪni ˈimɛks/ (<em>say</em> spuynee 'eemeks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> a low-growing plant, <em>Emex australis</em>, native to South Africa and introduced into Australia in the late 19th century, producing small, hard fruit with three spines of about 3 mm in length which always have one spine pointing upwards when they fall to the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> one of the spiny fruit of this plant. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac841913095" href="entry://California%20puncture%20weed%23bigmac841913095"><strong>California puncture weed</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac841913095" href="entry://California%20puncture%20weed%23mq325">2</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103725" href="entry://caltrop%23bigmac000103725"><strong>caltrop</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103725" href="entry://caltrop%23mq114">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Coastal Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009902" href="entry://bullhead%23bigmac000009902"><strong>bullhead</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009902" href="entry://bullhead%23mq574">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012000" href="entry://cat%20head%23bigmac000012000"><strong>cat head</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012000" href="entry://cat%20head%23mq856">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011999" href="entry://cat%27s%20eye%23bigmac000011999"><strong>cat’s eye</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011999" href="entry://cat%27s%20eye%23mq278">4b</a>); <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021655" href="entry://doublegee%23bigmac000021655"><strong>doublegee</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021655" href="entry://doublegee%23mq703">3</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac248957105" href="entry://goat%27s%20head%23bigmac248957105"><strong>goat’s head</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac248957105" href="entry://goat%27s%20head%23mq274">2</a>); <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac977694785" href="entry://prickly%20jack%23bigmac977694785"><strong>prickly jack</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac977694785" href="entry://prickly%20jack%23mq329">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Coastal Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076272" href="entry://three-corner%20jack%23bigmac000076272"><strong>three-corner jack</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076272" href="entry://three-corner%20jack%23mq319">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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split ends
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">split ends</span></header><div>/splɪt ˈɛnz/ (<em>say</em> split 'enz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">a condition of damaged hair where the ends are split.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Split Enz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Split Enz</span></header><div>/splɪt ˈɛnz/ (<em>say</em> split 'enz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">NZ pop group in Australia, formed in 1974; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac866872412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">an often fatal disease of cattle and buffalo caused by <em>Chlamydia pecorum</em>, with symptoms of fever, diarrhoea, lesions on the brain or organs, and stiffness; the mortality rate highest in calves.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SBE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spread eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spread eagle</span></header><div>/sprɛd ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> spred 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> a representation of an eagle with outspread wings (used as an emblem of the US).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> an ice-skating movement, in which the skater describes a circular figure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spread-eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spread-eagle</span><z><span target_id="bGEn7AVpHp">adj.</span><span target_id="DEcliY2uRK">v.t.</span><span target_id="U0n1GMHQF7">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spread-eagle" src="word_pronunciations/21852.mp3"></audio></span>/sprɛd-ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> spred-'eeguhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bGEn7AVpHp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> having or suggesting the form of a spread eagle.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> boastful or bombastic, especially in the display of patriotism or national vanity.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spread-eagled</strong>, <strong class="bold">spread-eagling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DEcliY2uRK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq163"> to stretch out in the manner of a spread eagle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq959"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to knock (a person) out.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="U0n1GMHQF7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq853"> to perform the spread eagle in skating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to form a shape or take a position resembling a spread eagle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spreadeagle</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>spread-eagled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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squint-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">squint-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈskwɪnt-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'skwint-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> affected with or characterised by strabismus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq961"> looking obliquely or askance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stable equilibrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stable equilibrium</span></header><div>/ˌsteɪbəl ikwəˈlɪbriəm/ (<em>say</em> .staybuhl eekwuh'libreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">a state of equilibrium in a system where any slight change of energy will not cause any further change from the equilibrium state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stage effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stage effect</span></header><div>/ˈsteɪdʒ əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'stayj uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">an effect, as of noise, music, lighting, used in producing a play, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Standard Australian English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac169872316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Standard Australian English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">the form of Australian English which conforms to the perceived notion of appropriate usages for serious writing.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004645" href="entry://Australian%20English%23bigmac000004645"><strong>Australian English</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">standard Australian English</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Standard English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Standard English</span></header><div>/ˈstændəd ɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'standuhd ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> the form of English, most easily identified in print, taken to be the form most widely accepted by educated English speakers throughout the world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> the form of English characterised by the spelling, syntax, and morphology which educated writers of a particular English variety generally adopt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq664"> (loosely) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq823"> the pronunciation of educated speakers of the dialect of south-eastern England.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq817"> the pronunciation of the educated speakers of other dialects of English which resemble it.</span></div></span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SE Also, <strong class="vs">standard English</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standard error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standard error</span></header><div>/stændəd ˈɛrə/ (<em>say</em> standuhd 'eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq706"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071662" href="entry://standard%20deviation%23bigmac000071662"><strong>standard deviation</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> standard deviation divided by the square root of the number of items in the sample; the standard deviation of the sample mean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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starry-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">starry-eyed</span></header><div>/stari-ˈaɪd/ (<em>say</em> stahree-'uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> having brightly shining eyes, as with emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq386"> excessively optimistic or romantic: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Nevertheless, I was as starry-eyed about him as ever</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dianne weedon</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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State Emergency Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac592212038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">State Emergency Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">(in Australia) a volunteer organisation operating in each of the states, providing emergency and rescue services in time of natural disaster, accident, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SES</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state of emergency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac776028388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state of emergency</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">states of emergency</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087568" href="entry://emergency%23bigmac000087568"><strong>emergency</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087568" href="entry://emergency%23mq432">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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State of Excitement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">State of Excitement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">Western Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state's evidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state’s evidence</span></header><div>/steɪts ˈɛvədəns/ (<em>say</em> stayts 'evuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060649" href="entry://Queen%27s%20evidence%23bigmac000060649"><strong>Queen’s evidence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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static electricity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000109380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">static electricity</span></header><div>/ˌstætɪk ɛlɛkˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> .statik elek'trisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> electricity at rest, as that produced by friction: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a few tonnes of feed were destroyed in the blaze, which was thought to have been caused by a build-up of static electricity.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> electricity in the atmosphere which interferes with the sending and receiving of radio messages, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stationary engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stationary engine</span></header><div>/steɪʃənri ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> stayshuhnree 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">a steam engine or other heat engine which remains in a fixed place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-east by south
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-east by south</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">11°15’ (one point) south of south-east; 146°15’ from due north.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SE by S Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-east by sou’</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South East Cape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South East Cape</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a promontory on Tasmania’s southernmost tip.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-easter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-easter</span></header><div>/saʊθ-ˈistə/ (<em>say</em> sowth-'eestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a wind, gale, or storm from the south-east.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-easter</strong> /saʊ-ˈistə/ (<em>say</em> sow-'eestuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-easterly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-easterly</span><z><span target_id="SUiJ8doy0j">adj.</span><span target_id="DtiJVs86HQ">adv.</span><span target_id="JJlTsEdHWY">n.</span></z></header><div>/saʊθ-ˈistəli/ (<em>say</em> sowth-'eestuhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SUiJ8doy0j"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> moving, directed, or situated towards the south-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> coming from the south-east, as a wind.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="DtiJVs86HQ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq989"> towards the south-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq529"> from the south-east.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JJlTsEdHWY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq425"> a wind from the south-east.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">southeasterly</strong>; <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-easterly</strong> /saʊ-ˈistəli/ (<em>say</em> sow-'eestuhlee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-eastern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-eastern</span></header><div>/saʊθ-ˈistən/ (<em>say</em> sowth-'eestuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">situated in, proceeding towards, or coming from the south-east.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-eastern</strong> /saʊ-ˈistən/ (<em>say</em> sow-'eestuhn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South East Forest National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac26978504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South East Forest National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">a national park in south-eastern NSW, created in 1997 from the former Genoa, Tantawangalo, Bemboka Yowaka and Coolangubra national parks; old-growth forests and granite boulders. 115 950 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-eastward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-eastward</span><z><span target_id="3vzMUiJFdp">adj.</span><span target_id="qV6fMrB5x9">adv.</span><span target_id="hsC8Hx4jGM">n.</span></z></header><div>/saʊθ-ˈistwəd/ (<em>say</em> sowth-'eestwuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3vzMUiJFdp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> Also, <strong class="vs">south-eastwardly</strong>; <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-eastwardly</strong>. moving, bearing, facing, or situated towards the south-east.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="qV6fMrB5x9">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq304"> Also, <strong class="vs">south-eastwardly</strong>; <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-eastwardly</strong>. towards the south-east.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hsC8Hx4jGM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq281"> the south-east.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-eastward</strong> /saʊ-ˈistwəd/ (<em>say</em> sow-'eestwuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-eastwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-eastwards</span></header><div>/saʊθ-ˈistwədz/ (<em>say</em> sowth-'eestwuhdz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">south-eastward.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-eastwards</strong> /saʊ-ˈistwədz/ (<em>say</em> sow-'eestwuhdz).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Equatorial Current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59543975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Equatorial Current</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">a current flowing east to west just south of the Equator through the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Southern British English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac261185976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Southern British English</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">the prestige dialect of spoken English regarded as standard in England.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061685" href="entry://Received%20Pronunciation%23bigmac000061685"><strong>Received Pronunciation</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Esk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Esk</span></header><div>/saʊθ ˈɛsk/ (<em>say</em> sowth 'esk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">a river in north-eastern Tasmania, rising in the Ben Lomond range and flowing north-east to join North Esk River at Launceston and form the Tamar River. About 240 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Esk pine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888450380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Esk pine</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a cypress pine, <em>Callitris oblongata</em>, native to NSW and Tasmania.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tasmanian cypress pine</strong>, <strong class="vs">dwarf cypress pine</strong>, <strong class="vs">pygmy cypress pine</strong>. <div class="etym">[found on the banks of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097522" href="entry://South%20Esk%23bigmac000097522"><span class="smallcaps">South Esk</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">the organisational arm of the South Pacific Forum; runs a fisheries agency and a shipping line.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SPEC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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south-south-east
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">south-south-east</span><z><span target_id="IGmbODq55h">n.</span><span target_id="wRLwqRTNiM">adj.</span><span target_id="AoJEGMTKPs">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˌsaʊθ-ˌsaʊθ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> .sowth-.sowth-'eest) <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IGmbODq55h">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq395"> the point of the compass midway between south and south-east; 157°30’ from north.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wRLwqRTNiM">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq969"> lying or situated in this direction.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="AoJEGMTKPs">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq775"> to, in, or from this direction. <em>Abbrev.</em>: SSE</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially Nautical</em>, <strong class="vs">sou’-sou’-east</strong> /ˌsaʊ-ˌsaʊ-ˈist/ (<em>say</em> .sow-.sow-'eest).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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space elevator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143187028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">space elevator</span></header><div>/ˈspeɪs ɛləveɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'spays eluhvaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">a proposed system for conveying people, goods, etc., into space, comprising a cable tethered to the earth at one end and to a body orbiting in pace with the earth at the other, along which electromagnetic vehicles would travel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spangled emperor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609918379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spangled emperor</span></header><div>/spæŋgəld ˈɛmpərə/ (<em>say</em> spangguhld 'empuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">spangled emperor</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">spangled emperors</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">a large emperor (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100296" href="entry://emperor%23mq519">3</a>), <em>Lethrinus nebulosus</em>, with a golden-brown body with blue spots on the scales and blue bars radiating from the eyes; found in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region; north-west snapper.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speak-easy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speak-easy</span></header><div>/ˈspik-izi/ (<em>say</em> 'speek-eezee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">speak-easies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">a place where alcoholic drinks were illegally sold, especially between 1919 and 1933 when prohibition was in force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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special economic zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">special economic zone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a region specially designated, with its own set of laws and regulations, to facilitate and encourage economic development, normally by offering special concessions to foreign investors.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">SEZ</strong>, <strong class="vs">special economic development zone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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special education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">special education</span></header><div>/spɛʃəl ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> speshuhl ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">education for children who have particular requirements, as those with physical or mental disabilities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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special effects
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">special effects</span></header><div>/spɛʃəl əˈfɛkts/ (<em>say</em> speshuhl uh'fekts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">effects, especially visual, of a startling or fantastic nature, produced by sophisticated techniques, as computer animation, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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steam engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">steam engine</span></header><div>/ˈstim ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'steem enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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steel engraving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">steel engraving</span></header><div>/stil ənˈgreɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> steel uhn'grayving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Printing</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> a method of incising (letters, designs, etc.) on steel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> the imprint, as on paper, from a plate of engraved steel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stellar evolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stellar evolution</span></header><div>/ˌstɛlər ˌɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> .steluhr .evuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">the process by which stars evolve during the course of their histories.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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steroid enema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">steroid enema</span></header><div>/stɛrɔɪd ˈɛnəmə/ (<em>say</em> steroyd 'enuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">an enema containing a cortisone derivative, used in the treatment of some diseases of the colon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sticky end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sticky end</span></header><div>/stɪki ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> stikee 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> an unhappy final situation: <em class="example">that girl will come to a sticky end.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> a wretched or violent death: <em class="example">he met a sticky end in Mexico.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sticky eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467849639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sticky eye</span></header><div>/ˈstɪki aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'stikee uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a condition common in newborn babies in which irritation occurs from matter collected in the eye during birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stimulated emission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stimulated emission</span></header><div>/ˌstɪmjəleɪtəd əˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .stimyuhlaytuhd uh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">the process by which a photon is emitted by an atom in an excited quantum state, as the result of previous excitation of the system. It is on this principle that masers and lasers work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stinger enclosure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac722834839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stinger enclosure</span></header><div>/ˈstɪŋər ənkloʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'stinguhr uhnklohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">a protected swimming area at a beach which is surrounded by nets, barricades, etc., to prevent venomous jellyfish, as the box jellyfish or Irukandji jellyfish, from entering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stink eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac154766940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stink eye</span></header><div>/ˈstɪŋk aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'stingk uy) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">give someone </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> stink eye</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">to look at someone with disapproval or annoyance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stock exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stock exchange</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stock exchange" src="word_pronunciations/22154.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstɒk əkstʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'stok uhkschaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq264"> a company or other association whose members are stockbrokers and whose function is to maintain a market on which its members may deal in securities as agents for clients or as principals on their own account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq434"> a building or place where stocks and shares are bought and sold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq998"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004706" href="entry://Australian%20Stock%20Exchange%23bigmac000004706"><strong>Australian Stock Exchange</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straight-edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac758138092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straight-edge</span><z><span target_id="1EIiNMwsSy">adj.</span><span target_id="3FwKW2q1pN">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈstreɪt-ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'strayt-ej) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1EIiNMwsSy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> of, relating to, or designating a lifestyle in which alcohol and any form of recreational drug is shunned, especially as adopted by those who would normally be associated with drug and alcohol use, such as rock musicians, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3FwKW2q1pN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq490"> someone who adopts such a lifestyle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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streaker's excuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648078331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">streaker’s excuse</span></header><div>/ˈstrikəz əkskjus/ (<em>say</em> 'streekuhz uhkskyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">the excuse ‘It seemed like a good idea at the time’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Streisand effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac041498664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Streisand effect</span></header><div>/ˈstraɪzənd əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'struyzuhnd uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">the paradoxical effect of an unwelcome increase in public attention caused by efforts to suppress information which has escaped into the public arena.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the 2003 case of Barbra <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072647" href="entry://Streisand%23bigmac000072647"><span class="smallcaps">Streisand</span></a> who tried to suppress online images of her Malibu home taken in an aerial survey but found, as a consequence, more and more people became aware of the existence of the images and viewed them]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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striker's end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">striker’s end</span></header><div>/ˈstraɪkəz ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'struykuhz end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">(in cricket) the end of the wicket towards which the ball is being bowled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stroop effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac155618978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stroop effect</span></header><div>/ˈstrup əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'stroohp uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">the phenomenon that people find it easier to read words denoting colours when the word is printed in the same colour as that denoted by the word, than if the word is printed in a different colour to that denoted by the word.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John Ridley <em>Stroop</em>, 1897–1973, US psychologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sulphuric ether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sulphuric ether</span></header><div>/sʌlˌfjurɪk ˈiθə/ (<em>say</em> sul.fyoohrik 'eethuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23bigmac000089269"><strong>ether</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089269" href="entry://ether%23mq227">1a</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sulfuric ether</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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super El Niño
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac037743092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">super El Niño</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">an extreme version of the El Niño weather pattern, causing extended droughts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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superspreader event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554114581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">superspreader event</span></header><div>/ˈsupəsprɛdə əvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'soohpuhspreduh uhvent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">a gathering of a large number of people, such as a wedding, concert, etc., at which many are infected with a contagious disease, such as COVID19: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>More than 500 cases have been recorded in Newcastle with the outbreak stemming from a nightclub — billed as 2021’s largest superspreader event in Australia.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2021</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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supply-side economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">supply-side economics</span></header><div>/səˌplaɪ-saɪd ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> suh.pluy-suyd ekuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">a method of managing the national economy which seeks to overcome a recession by stimulating the production of goods and the supply of services.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surfer's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336433120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surfer’s ear</span></header><div>/sɜfəz ˈɪə/ (<em>say</em> serfuhz 'ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">an abnormal bone growth in the ear canal that narrows the canal and blocks the eardrum, caused by prolonged exposure to cold water and wind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sustainable economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271392138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sustainable economics</span></header><div>/səsteɪnəbəl ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> suhstaynuhbuhl ekuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">an economic system that can remain in place over an indefinite period without causing any adverse effects on the environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swarm earthquake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac957613996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swarm earthquake</span></header><div>/swɔm ˈɜθkweɪk/ (<em>say</em> swawm 'erthkwayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">a prolonged series of earthquakes, usually not of very dangerous intensity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweat equity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac763846776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweat equity</span></header><div>/ˈswɛt ɛkwəti/ (<em>say</em> 'swet ekwuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">equity in an investment which derives from the amount of work done on the project rather than from a contribution of financial backing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swimmer's ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510602206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swimmer’s ear</span></header><div>/ˈswɪməz ɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'swimuhz ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">an infection, otitis externa, of the outer ear canal and the outer surface of the eardrum, commonly caused by the retention of water in the ear canal, usually after prolonged periods of regular swimming.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sydney Futures Exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac474948258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sydney Futures Exchange</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">(formerly) an Australian market for trading futures, created in 1960 to deal in wool contracts.</span></div> Formerly (1960–72), <strong>Sydney Greasy Wool Futures Exchange</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac196343539" href="entry://Australian%20Securities%20Exchange%23bigmac196343539"><strong>Australian Securities Exchange</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: SFE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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synchronous equatorial orbit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">synchronous equatorial orbit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030034" href="entry://geostationary%20orbit%23bigmac000030034"><strong>geostationary orbit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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systemic lupus erythematosus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">systemic lupus erythematosus</span></header><div>/sɪsˌtɛmɪk ˌlupəs əriθəməˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> sis.temik .loohpuhs uhreethuhmuh'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">an autoimmune disease which causes the inflammation of the connective tissues.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">SLE</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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systems engineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">systems engineer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of systems engineer" src="word_pronunciations/22799.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪstəmz ɛndʒənɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'sistuhmz enjuhnear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">an engineer who is concerned with the build of systems in the light of systems analysis and information theory.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>systems engineering</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ta'en
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ta’en</span></header><div>/teɪn/ (<em>say</em> tayn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">taken.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tag end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tag end</span></header><div>/ˈtæg ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'tag end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">the tail end or concluding part, as of a proceeding; fag end: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She stood, sweating gently, considering without humour the farcical necessity of a wood fire in the blistering tag-end of February.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">james mcqueen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tail end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tail end</span></header><div>/ˈteɪl ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'tayl end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> the rear part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> the tag end; the final part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tail-end batsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tail-end batsman</span></header><div>/teɪl-ɛnd ˈbætsmən/ (<em>say</em> tayl-end 'batsmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">a team member who is ranked towards the end in the batting order.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tailender</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tail-end Charlie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829147049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tail-end Charlie</span></header><div>/teɪl-ɛnd ˈtʃali/ (<em>say</em> tayl-end 'chahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> someone obliged to take the rearmost position, such as the rear gunner in a World War II bomber aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> the person who goes at the end of a line, as in bushwalking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US military slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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take-home examination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac81903381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">take-home examination</span></header><div>/teɪk-hoʊm əgzæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> tayk-hohm uhgzamuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">an examination which the student completes at home, returning by a required date, thus allowing the student the maximum opportunity to provide a considered and well-written response.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tamper-evident
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac206489212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tamper-evident</span></header><div>/ˈtæmpər-ɛvədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'tampuhr-evuhduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">of or relating to packaging which is designed to make obvious any attempt to interfere with the goods contained.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tank engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tank engine</span></header><div>/ˈtæŋk ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'tangk enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">a steam locomotive that carries its own water and coal, and does not have a tender.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tarābulus el Gharb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tarābulus el Gharb</span></header><div>/təˈrabələs ɛl ˈgab/ (<em>say</em> tuh'rahbuhluhs el 'gahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092904" href="entry://Tripoli%23bigmac000092904"><strong>Tripoli</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092904" href="entry://Tripoli%23mq769">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tarābulus esh Sham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tarābulus esh Sham</span></header><div>/təˌrabələs ɛʃ ˈʃæm/ (<em>say</em> tuh.rahbuhluhs esh 'sham) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092904" href="entry://Tripoli%23bigmac000092904"><strong>Tripoli</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092904" href="entry://Tripoli%23mq329">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tarn-et-Garonne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tarn-et-Garonne</span></header><div>/tan-eɪ-gaˈrɒn/ (<em>say</em> tahn-ay-gah'ron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">a department in southern France. 3729 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Montauban.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tartar emetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tartar emetic</span></header><div>/tatər əˈmɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> tahtuhr uh'metik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">potassium antimonyl tartrate, K(SbO)C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub>.½H<sub>2</sub>O, a poisonous salt with a sweetish metallic taste, occurring in white crystals or as a white granular powder, formerly used in medicine, as an expectorant and emetic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thomas of Erceldoune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thomas of Erceldoune</span></header><div>/tɒməs əv ˈɜsəldun/ (<em>say</em> tomuhs uhv 'ersuhldoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Thomas the Rhymer</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">1220?–1297?, Scottish poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thomson effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thomson effect</span></header><div>/ˈtɒmsən əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'tomsuhn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">the production of a gradient of electrical potential along a conducting metal wire or strip which is subjected to a temperature gradient along its length.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076196" href="entry://Thomson%23bigmac000076196"><span class="smallcaps">Thomson<sup>1</sup></span></a>, Lord Kelvin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thought experiment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356488929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thought experiment</span></header><div>/θɔt ɛkˈspɛrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> thawt ek'speruhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">an experiment which is impossible to conduct in the real world in which a proposition is tested by thinking through a set of conditions that lead to a logical conclusion.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac77670981" href="entry://gedanken%20experiment%23bigmac77670981"><strong>gedanken experiment</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thunder egg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thunder egg</span></header><div>/ˈθʌndər ɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'thunduhr eg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">any of various fossils, stones, or mineral concretions supposedly having been cast to earth by lightning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ticket of exemption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac668260671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ticket of exemption</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">a permit entitling a convict to be exempted from government labour, and which allowed a convict the privilege of living with the person named on the ticket, usually a spouse or relative, but not the right to self-employment or the acquisition of property.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tiger economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac996809986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tiger economy</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪgər əkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyguhr uhkonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a country undergoing rapid economic growth, originally especially one of the burgeoning economies of the Asian region which developed rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a $A25.7 billion international rescue package to help the one-time tiger economy overcome problems caused by the collapse of the baht currency.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tiger</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tiger's eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tiger’s eye</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪgəz aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyguhz uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076524" href="entry://tigereye%23bigmac000076524"><strong>tigereye</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Till Eulenspiegel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Till Eulenspiegel</span></header><div>/tɪl ˈɔɪlənspigə/ (<em>say</em> til 'oyluhnspeeguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">a legendary German peasant figure of the 14th century, renowned for his practical jokes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time and a half (quarter, third, etc.)
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time and a half (quarter, third, etc.)</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and a half (quarter, third, etc.), times the regular hourly rate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time-expired
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time-expired</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪm-əkspaɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'tuym-uhkspuyuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">(of a soldier, convict, Kanaka, etc.) having completed a term of service or servitude.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time exposure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time exposure</span></header><div>/taɪm ɛkˈspoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> tuym ek'spohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">the process of keeping a camera shutter open for a relatively long period in dim or night light conditions, giving a long exposure of film to light.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tin ear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac033206861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tin ear</span></header><div>/tɪn ˈɪə/ (<em>say</em> tin 'ear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> an inability to appreciate or produce notes at different pitches; tone-deafness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> an insensitivity to the cadences of music or speech.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076664" href="entry://tin%23bigmac000076664"><span class="smallcaps">tin</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076664" href="entry://tin%23mq656">10</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104526" href="entry://ear%23bigmac000104526"><span class="smallcaps">ear<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tin-eared
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113641549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tin-eared</span></header><div>/tɪn-ɪəd/ (<em>say</em> tin-eard) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> unable to appreciate or produce notes at different pitches; tone-deaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> insensitive or lacking in perception, especially in relation to the feelings of another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tír Eoghain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tír Eoghain</span></header><div>/tiər ˈoʊn/ (<em>say</em> teeuhr 'ohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089880" href="entry://Tyrone%23bigmac000089880"><strong>Tyrone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tissue engineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971061524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tissue engineering</span></header><div>/ˈtɪʃu ɛndʒəˌnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'tishooh enjuh.nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">the production of functional replacement tissue by inserting cells capable of reproduction into the body, supported by biodegradable scaffolds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tock-emma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac41146355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tock-emma</span></header><div>/tɒk-ˈɛmə/ (<em>say</em> tok-'emuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">trench mortar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the signalling code of <em>tock</em> for <em>t</em> and <em>emma</em> for <em>m</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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token economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">token economy</span></header><div>/ˈtoʊkən əˌkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'tohkuhn uh.konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a system in behaviour therapy in which pleasing behaviour is rewarded with tokens which can be exchanged for goods, privileges, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toodle-em-buck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toodle-em-buck</span></header><div>/ˈtudl-əm-bʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'toohdl-uhm-buk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> <em class="label">Victoria</em> (formerly) a game-of-chance device consisting of a wooden skewer, a cotton reel, and a cardboard disc marked in sectors, each bearing a horse’s name and betting odds proportional to sector size; a pointer showed the winner when the disc stopped spinning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> a game in which a circle is drawn and a number of pegs placed in it, one of which has a coin or button on top, the players being allotted a peg each and given the chance to knock their peg over with a ball, marble, etc., from outside the ring in such a way as to dislodge the object from the first peg.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">toodlembuc</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>toodle doodle</em> reduplicative formation expressive of spinning + <em>’em</em> them + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098802" href="entry://buck%23bigmac000098802"><span class="smallcaps">buck<sup>3</sup></span></a> a gambling marker]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top end</span></header><div>/tɒp ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> top 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> the northern part of a geographical division or an area of land, such as a paddock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq178"> <strong>the</strong>, the part of the Murray River above its junction with the Darling. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac064406646" href="entry://bottom%20end%23bigmac064406646"><strong>bottom end</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Top End
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Top End</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Top End" src="word_pronunciations/23541.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɒp ɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'top end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">the northern part of the NT.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tasmanian emu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac17172562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tasmanian emu</span></header><div>/tæzˌmeɪniən ˈimju/ (<em>say</em> taz.mayneeuhn 'eemyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">a subspecies of emu, <em>Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis</em>, native to Tasmania; became extinct around 1850.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tax evasion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tax evasion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tax evasion" src="word_pronunciations/22972.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtæks əveɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'taks uhvayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">the illegal non-payment or underpayment of taxes, as by making inaccurate declarations of taxable income.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075042" href="entry://tax%20avoidance%23bigmac000075042"><strong>tax avoidance</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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technical education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">technical education</span></header><div>/ˌtɛknɪkəl ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .teknikuhl ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">education for tradespeople, technicians and technologists specialising in courses in specific vocational skills, as wool classing, motor mechanics, industrial electronics, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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telephone exchange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">telephone exchange</span></header><div>/ˈtɛləfoʊn əkstʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'teluhfohn uhkschaynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a central office where connections of lines used in telephone calls are made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tell el Amarna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tell el Amarna</span></header><div>/ˌtɛl ɛl əˈmanə/ (<em>say</em> .tel el uh'mahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">a set of ruins and tombs below Asyut on the Nile in Upper Egypt; includes tomb of Akhenaten.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tennis elbow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tennis elbow</span></header><div>/tɛnəs ˈɛlboʊ/ (<em>say</em> tenuhs 'elboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">a painful condition of the elbow accompanied by inflammation, caused by undue exertion while playing tennis or other games.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tent embassy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tent embassy</span></header><div>/tɛnt ˈɛmbəsi/ (<em>say</em> tent 'embuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a representation of a group of people set up in a tent, usually as a form of political protest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tent Embassy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac873162575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tent Embassy</span></header><div>/tɛnt ˈɛmbəsi/ (<em>say</em> tent 'embuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">a semi-permanent assemblage of tents, signs, and activists situated on the lawn of Old Parliament House, Canberra, claiming to represent the political rights of Aboriginal people; originated in 1972 with the erection of a tent to house Aboriginal activists protesting at the refusal of the then Coalition federal government to recognise Aboriginal land rights.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aboriginal Embassy</strong>, <strong class="vs">Aboriginal Tent Embassy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tertiary education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tertiary education</span></header><div>/tɜʃəri ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> tershuhree ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">all forms of formal education beyond secondary education, including education at a university, college of advanced education, teacher’s college, technical college, or other specialist college.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Texas hold 'em
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac351623705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Texas hold ’em</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a form of poker played with a deck of 52 cards, each player being initially dealt two cards before betting commences with ultimately five cards being displayed in the centre to allow players to improve their hands, at which point betting ceases and the hands are revealed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Texas hold ’em poker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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theory of everything
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac906287491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">theory of everything</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a hypothesised theory which would combine all four fundamental interactions or forces together in one set of equations.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">TOE</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thermal efficiency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thermal efficiency</span></header><div>/θɜməl əˈfɪʃənsi/ (<em>say</em> thermuhl uh'fishuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">thermal efficiencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">the ratio of the work done by a heat engine to the mechanical equivalent of the heat supplied by the fuel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thermal energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617147642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thermal energy</span></header><div>/θɜməl ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> thermuhl 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353"> the energy that is possessed by an object or system due to the kinetic energy of its atoms or molecules, and that can manifest as heat through such processes as conduction, convection, radiation, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thermal equator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thermal equator</span></header><div>/θɜməl əˈkweɪtə/ (<em>say</em> thermuhl uh'kwaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">an imaginary line drawn round the earth for each month of the year, joining the point on each meridian where the highest average monthly temperature occurs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thermal expansion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac619577755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thermal expansion</span></header><div>/θɜməl əksˈpænʃən/ (<em>say</em> thermuhl uhks'panshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">the tendency of matter to increase in volume when heated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thermoelectric effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thermoelectric effect</span></header><div>/ˌθɜmoʊəˌlɛktrɪk əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> .thermohuh.lektrik uh'fekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066720" href="entry://Seebeck%20effect%23bigmac000066720"><strong>Seebeck effect</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thick edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478707471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thick edge</span></header><div>/θɪk ˈɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> thik 'ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a shot in which the point of impact of the ball on the bat is near the edge of the bat and the ball is significantly deflected.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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third estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">third estate</span></header><div>/θɜd əˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> therd uh'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">the commons.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23bigmac000098809"><strong>estate</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098809" href="entry://estate%23mq125">6</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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third eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700690295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">third eye</span></header><div>/θɜd ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> therd 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Hinduism</em>, <em class="label">Buddhism</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq846"> the eye located in the middle of the forehead of the god Shiva, seen as representing insight, strength, destruction, and enlightenment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq434"> an invisible eye located in the middle of one’s forehead which has the faculty of intuitive insight, foresight, enlightenment, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq166"> the pineal or parietal eye in certain animals, especially lizards, frogs, salamanders, and lampreys.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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third eyelid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac963960309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">third eyelid</span></header><div>/θɜd ˈaɪlɪd/ (<em>say</em> therd 'uylid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">the nictitating membrane of many animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Top Ender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Top Ender</span></header><div>/tɒp ˈɛndə/ (<em>say</em> top 'enduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> someone who was born in the northern part of the Northern Territory, or has come to regard it as their home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> a crew member of a riverboat which plies the top end of the Murray and its tributaries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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total eclipse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">total eclipse</span></header><div>/toʊtl əˈklɪps/ (<em>say</em> tohtl uh'klips) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">an eclipse in which the whole surface of the eclipsed body is obscured (opposed to <em>annular eclipse</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tout ensemble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tout ensemble</span><z><span target_id="Qw7w5n9oe8">adv.</span><span target_id="0BttkYLx67">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌtut ɒ̃ˈsɒ̃mblə/ (<em>say</em> .tooht on'sonmbluh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Qw7w5n9oe8"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> all together.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0BttkYLx67">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq651"> the assemblage of parts of details, as in a work of art, considered as forming a whole; the ensemble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trace element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trace element</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trace element" src="word_pronunciations/23646.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtreɪs ɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'trays eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">any of some chemical elements found in plants and animals in minute quantities which is a critical factor in physiological processes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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track event
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">track event</span></header><div>/ˈtræk əvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'trak uhvent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">an athletic event which takes place on a track, as running races, hurdling.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026494" href="entry://field%20event%23bigmac000026494"><strong>field event</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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traction engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">traction engine</span></header><div>/ˈtrækʃən ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'trakshuhn enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a locomotive formerly used to drive farm machinery and to draw heavy loads along an ordinary road, over fields, etc., usually driven by steam.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trade edition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trade edition</span></header><div>/ˈtreɪd ədɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'trayd uhdishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">an edition of a book intended for sale in bookshops, as distinct from mail-order or other special editions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trading estate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trading estate</span></header><div>/ˈtreɪdɪŋ əsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'trayding uhstayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">an industrial area consisting of factories built or financed by the government or local authority.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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traditional ecological knowledge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518471743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">traditional ecological knowledge</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">a body of knowledge, belief and practice in relation to the sustainable management of the environment, handed down through generations by means of the traditional stories, songs, oral history, etc., of indigenous peoples.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: TEK <div class="backshade"><div class="p0"><strong>Traditional ecological knowledge</strong> is knowledge owned by the indigenous people of any country. It is derived from long histories of coexistence between people and the land.</div><div class="p1">In Australia, there has been a growing focus on communication and recording of conversations with Aboriginal elders in order to maintain this knowledge for future generations. The knowledge of the elders includes strategies of survival in the harsh Australian landscape using intricate understanding of the land, its plants and animals. For thousands of years Aboriginal people survived by tracking and hunting, digging soakages and maintaining surface waters in the harsh environment of the desert. Traditional fire management practices would stimulate new growth for preferred animal species and provide plants used for bush medicine and bush tucker.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trailing edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trailing edge</span></header><div>/ˈtreɪlɪŋ ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'trayling ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">the rear edge of a propeller blade or aerofoil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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transition element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">transition element</span></header><div>/trænˈzɪʃən ɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> tran'zishuhn eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">any of numerous metallic elements in which the two outermost electron shells are incomplete; they have variable valencies and coloured ions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">transition metal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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transuranic element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">transuranic element</span></header><div>/trænzjuˌrænɪk ˈɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> tranzyooh.ranik 'eluhmuhnt), /-ˌreɪn-/ (<em>say</em> -.rayn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">an artificially created radioactive element having a higher atomic number than uranium (92).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trente et quarante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trente et quarante</span></header><div>/trɒnt eɪ kəˈrɒnt/ (<em>say</em> tront ay kuh'ront) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006327" href="entry://rouge%20et%20noir%23bigmac000006327"><strong>rouge et noir</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: thirty and forty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trial and error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trial and error</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">a process of experimentation to find the best way of achieving a desired result, in which various methods are tried and eliminated as unsuitable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trickle-down effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trickle-down effect</span></header><div>/ˈtrɪkəl-daʊn əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'trikuhl-down uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">the purported benefits which flow to the poorer parts of the community from the entrepreneurial activities and resulting prosperity of the rich, especially in the form of availability of employment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Triple Entente
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Triple Entente</span></header><div>/trɪpəl ɒnˈtɒnt/ (<em>say</em> tripuhl on'tont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> an informal understanding among Great Britain, France, and Russia based on a Franco-Russian military alliance, 1894, an Anglo-French entente, 1904, and an Anglo-Russian understanding, 1907; considered as counterbalance to the Triple Alliance and terminating when the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia in 1917.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq648"> the member nations of this entente.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The 1894 alliance was based on concerns about Germany’s growing power felt by its neighbours to the east and west – Russia and France; each pledged to give military support if the other was attacked by Germany or Austria-Hungary. The 1904 Entente Cordiale, under which Britain ceased its policy of ‘splendid isolation’ and agreed to cooperate with France in a time of war, became the Triple Entente with the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente in 1907. It was this alignment of nations, with their colonies, that entered World War I in 1914 in opposition to the nations of the Triple Alliance.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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triple-expansion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">triple-expansion</span></header><div>/trɪpəl-əkˈspænʃən/ (<em>say</em> tripuhl-uhk'spanshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">denoting or relating to a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in three cylinders in succession, the exhaust steam from the first cylinder being the driving steam for the second, and so on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tropical black earth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tropical black earth</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062320" href="entry://regur%23bigmac000062320"><strong>regur</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tuila'epa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac527179371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tuila’epa</span></header><div>/tuilaˈɛpa/ (<em>say</em> tooheelah'epah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sa’ilele Malielegaoi</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">born 1945, Samoan politician; prime minister of Samoa 1998–2021.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tunnel effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tunnel effect</span></header><div>/ˈtʌnəl əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'tunuhl uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">the passage of an electron through a narrow potential barrier in a semiconductor in spite of its energy level being too low to surmount the barrier according to classical mechanics. This is explained in terms of quantum mechanics on the assumption that most of the electron’s energy can tunnel through the barrier.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tunnel erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac647711623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tunnel erosion</span></header><div>/tʌnəl əˈroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> tunuhl uh'rohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">erosion caused by movement of excess water through the subsoil, often along cracks or old burrows, or tree root cavities, the tunnels gradually growing in size until they cause subsidence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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turbo-electric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">turbo-electric</span></header><div>/ˌtɜboʊ-əˈlɛktrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .terboh-uh'lektrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">having an electric generator powered by a turbine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Turkish Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Turkish Empire</span></header><div>/tɜkɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> terkish 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052976" href="entry://Ottoman%20Empire%23bigmac000052976"><strong>Ottoman Empire</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twenty-eight parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twenty-eight parrot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of twenty-eight parrot" src="word_pronunciations/24047.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌtwɛnti-eɪt ˈpærət/ (<em>say</em> .twentee-ayt 'paruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">a subspecies, <em>Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus</em>, of the ringneck parrot, with a black head, red frontal band and green belly, found in forested areas of south-western WA.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">twenty-eight</strong>. <div class="etym">[imitative of its call]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two-cycle engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two-cycle engine</span></header><div>/ˌtu-saɪkəl ˈɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> .tooh-suykuhl 'enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">a two-stroke engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two-edged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two-edged</span></header><div>/ˈtu-ɛdʒd/ (<em>say</em> 'tooh-ejd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> having two edges, as a sword.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> cutting or effective both ways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq830"> having two possible meanings, results, etc., one favourable and one unfavourable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>they realised that independence is a two-edged word which can mean isolation as well as freedom.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john douglas pringle</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two-speed economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac951665880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two-speed economy</span></header><div>/tu-spid əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> tooh-speed uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">an economy in which one sector or group of sectors is booming while the others are depressed or growing at a much slower rate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tyndall effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tyndall effect</span></header><div>/ˈtɪndl əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'tindl uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">the scattering of light by particles of matter which makes a beam of light visible by illuminating the particles of dust floating in the air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John <em>Tyndall</em>, 1820–93, Irish physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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typesetter's error
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4333297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">typesetter’s error</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪpsɛtəz ɛrə/ (<em>say</em> 'tuypsetuhz eruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Printing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">an error which is noted during the typesetting process and which needs to be corrected, for which the typesetter is held responsible (opposed to <em>author’s error</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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U-ey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000079026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">U-ey</span><z><span target_id="8f4nmkj3eh">n.</span><span target_id="dQuMKq6Oeu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of U-ey" src="word_pronunciations/24096.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈju-i/ (<em>say</em> 'yooh-ee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8f4nmkj3eh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> a U-turn.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dQuMKq6Oeu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">chuck a U-ey</strong>, to do a U-turn.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">U-ie</strong>, <strong class="vs">Uey</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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underground economy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000079757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">underground economy</span></header><div>/ˌʌndəgraʊnd əˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> .unduhgrownd uh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">an economy which exists alongside the official economy but which involves payments in cash which are not declared as taxable income and which do not therefore become part of official figures and statistics.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007591" href="entry://black%20economy%23bigmac000007591"><strong>black economy</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011759" href="entry://cash%20economy%23bigmac000011759"><strong>cash economy</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067774" href="entry://shadow%20economy%23bigmac000067774"><strong>shadow economy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Arab Emirates
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Arab Emirates</span></header><div>/junaɪtəd ˌærəb ˈɛmərəts/ (<em>say</em> yoohnuytuhd .aruhb 'emuhruhts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a federation of seven mainly autonomous emirates in the east of the Arabian peninsula on the Persian Gulf; consists of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain; a British protectorate before independence in 1972. 83 600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Arabic. <em>Currency</em>: UAE dirham. <em>Capital</em>: Abu Dhabi.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Trucial Oman</strong>, <strong class="vs">the Trucial States</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: UAE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Empire Loyalist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Empire Loyalist</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">any of the American colonists who in loyalty to the British throne settled in Canada during or after the War of Independence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Nations Conference on Environment and Development</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022667" href="entry://Earth%20Summit%23bigmac000022667"><strong>Earth Summit</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: UNCED</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095574" href="entry://UNESCO%23bigmac000095574"><strong>UNESCO</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body is spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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universal education
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac205322948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">universal education</span></header><div>/junəvɜsəl ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> yoohnuhversuhl ejuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> education provided to all as a human right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq992"> the principle that everyone has a right to such an education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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University of New England
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">University of New England</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">a university in Armidale, NSW, founded in 1954.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: UNE</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unjust enrichment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unjust enrichment</span></header><div>/ˌʌndʒʌst ɛnˈrɪtʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> .unjust en'richmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">the obtaining of money by unjust means, as by capitalising on another’s mistake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unstable equilibrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unstable equilibrium</span></header><div>/ʌnˌsteɪbəl ikwəˈlɪbriəm/ (<em>say</em> un.staybuhl eekwuh'libreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">a state of equilibrium in a system such that any slight change of energy will cause the system to move from its equilibrium state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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up-end
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">up-end</span><z><span target_id="gDFV7Px94M">v.t.</span><span target_id="gzFUHPQnxM">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of up-end" src="word_pronunciations/24379.mp3"></audio></span>/ʌp-ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> up-'end) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gDFV7Px94M"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> to set on end, as a barrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> to upset or alter drastically.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gzFUHPQnxM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq185"> to be turned on end.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Upper Egypt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Upper Egypt</span></header><div>/ʌpər ˈidʒɪpt/ (<em>say</em> upuhr 'eejipt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091995" href="entry://Egypt%23bigmac000091995"><strong>Egypt</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091995" href="entry://Egypt%23mq535">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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uranium enrichment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac358527197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">uranium enrichment</span></header><div>/jureɪniəm ɛnˈrɪtʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> yoohrayneeuhm en'richmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">the addition to uranium of the isotope U-235 to levels far beyond the naturally occurring 0.711%; undertaken to prepare the uranium for use as a fuel in a nuclear reactor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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urban exploration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899685341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">urban exploration</span></header><div>/ɜbən ɛkspləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> erbuhn ekspluh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">the exploration of man-made structures in an urban environment, especially those which have been abandoned; combines photographic, historical and exploration interests and can be dangerous and, when it involves trespassing, illegal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">urbex</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>urban explorer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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user experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac509035544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">user experience</span></header><div>/juzər əkˈspɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> yoohzuhr uhk'spearreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">the experience which the user of a product, system, or service has, with regard to ease of use, appealing design, etc., which may determine their continued use or not.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: UX</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vacuum energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac567035480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vacuum energy</span></header><div>/vækjum ˈɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> vakyoohm 'enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">the underlying background energy of empty space, hypothesised to be the true dark energy.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac943087675" href="entry://dark%20energy%23bigmac943087675"><strong>dark energy</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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valency electron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">valency electron</span></header><div>/ˈveɪlənsi əˌlɛktrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'vayluhnsee uh.lektron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">an electron from the outer shell of an atom which can take part in the formation of valency bonds.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">valence electron</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van der Waals' equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van der Waals’ equation</span></header><div>/væn də walz/ (<em>say</em> van duh wahlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a modification of the gas laws taking into account Van der Waals’ forces and the finite size of the atoms or molecules.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after JD <em>Van der Waals</em>, 1837–1923, Dutch physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van Eyck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van Eyck</span></header><div>/væn ˈaɪk/ (<em>say</em> van 'uyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> <strong>Hubert</strong> /ˈhybərt/ (<em>say</em> 'hoohbuhrt) or <strong>Huybrecht</strong> /ˈhɔɪbrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'hoybrekt), 1366–1426, Flemish painter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> his brother, <strong>Jan</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Van Eyck" src="word_pronunciations/25761.mp3"></audio></span>/jan/ (<em>say</em> yahn) (<em>Jan van Brugge</em>), 1385?–1440, Flemish painter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">van Eyck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vanity edition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vanity edition</span></header><div>/ˈvænəti ədɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'vanuhtee uhdishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">an edition of a book which is published with the financial backing of the author.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Venezia Euganea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Venezia Euganea</span></header><div>/veɪˌnɛtsja oʊˈganeɪa/ (<em>say</em> vay.netsyah oh'gahnayah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092952" href="entry://Veneto%23bigmac000092952"><strong>Veneto</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Venturi effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635205180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Venturi effect</span></header><div>/vɛnˈtjuri əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> ven'tyoohree uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">the fluid pressure that results when an incompressible fluid flows through a constricted section of pipe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after GB <em>Venturi</em>, 1746–1822, Italian physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vernal equinox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vernal equinox</span></header><div>/vɜnəl ˈikwənɒks/ (<em>say</em> vernuhl 'eekwuhnoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq668"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024314" href="entry://equinox%23bigmac000024314"><strong>equinox</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024314" href="entry://equinox%23mq614">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> Also, <strong class="vs">vernal point</strong>. the position of the sun on the celestial equator at the time of the vernal equinox.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vertical erosion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac928350251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vertical erosion</span></header><div>/vɜtɪkəl əˈroʊʒən/ (<em>say</em> vertikuhl uh'rohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">the deepening of a valley by the action of a river cutting downwards.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac478476773" href="entry://lateral%20erosion%23bigmac478476773"><strong>lateral erosion</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vesicular exanthema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vesicular exanthema</span></header><div>/vəˌsɪkjələr ˌɛksænˈθimə/ (<em>say</em> vuh.sikyuhluhr .eksan'theemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">a specific infectious disease of pigs, closely resembling foot-and-mouth disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Victor Emmanuel I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Victor Emmanuel I</span></header><div>/vɪktər əˈmænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> viktuhr uh'manyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Vittorio Emanuele</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">1759–1824, king of Sardinia 1802–21.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Victor Emmanuel II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Victor Emmanuel II</span></header><div>/vɪktər əˈmænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> viktuhr uh'manyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78, and first king of Italy 1861–78.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Victor Emmanuel III
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Victor Emmanuel III</span></header><div>/vɪktər əˈmænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> viktuhr uh'manyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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villain edit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac037494023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">villain edit</span></header><div>/ˈvɪlən ɛdət/ (<em>say</em> 'viluhn eduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a process during the post-production of a reality TV program by which a participant’s appearances are edited to make them appear disagreeable and unpleasant to the audience, to fulfil the need to have a mix of likeable and unlikeable people in the program.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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villain era
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308383142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">villain era</span></header><div>/ˈvɪlən ɪərə/ (<em>say</em> 'viluhn earruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">a period marked by the prioritising of one’s own needs and desires above those of others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vinegar eel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vinegar eel</span></header><div>/ˈvɪnɪgər il/ (<em>say</em> 'viniguhr eel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a minute nematode worm, <em>Anguillula aceti</em>, found in vinegar, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vinegar worm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white ensign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white ensign</span></header><div>/waɪt ˈɛnsən/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'ensuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> the flag borne by ships of the Royal Australian Navy consisting of five blue stars of the Southern Cross and a blue Commonwealth star on a white background with a Union Jack in canton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">British</em> a flag borne by ships of the British Navy consisting of a red cross on a white background with a Union Jack in canton.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white-eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white-eye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of white-eye" src="word_pronunciations/25364.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwaɪt-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'wuyt-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">any of the numerous small, chiefly tropical, singing birds of Australia, southern Asia and some Pacific islands, constituting the family Zosteropidae, most species of which have a ring of white feathers round the eye, as the silvereye, the <strong>ashy-bellied white-eye</strong>, <em>Zosterops citrinellus</em>, of north-eastern Qld and Indonesia, and the <strong>yellow white-eye</strong> or <strong>canary white-eye</strong>, <em>Z. luteus</em>, endemic to coastal northern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white-eyed duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white-eyed duck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of white-eyed duck" src="word_pronunciations/25363.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪt-aɪd ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> wuyt-uyd 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032969" href="entry://hardhead%23bigmac000032969"><strong>hardhead</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032969" href="entry://hardhead%23mq134">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white-tailed sea eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac267809529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white-tailed sea eagle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a large eagle, <em>Haliaeetus albicilla</em>, mainly brown but with a distinctive white tail, found in northern Europe and northern Asia; erne.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wide-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wide-eyed</span></header><div>/waɪd-ˈaɪd/ (<em>say</em> wuyd-'uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq006"> having the eyes habitually or temporarily wide open, as from innocence, amazement, wakefulness, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> innocent or naive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wild dog exclusion fence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac449738001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wild dog exclusion fence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac097684969" href="entry://dingo%20fence%23bigmac097684969"><strong>dingo fence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wild-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wild-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈwaɪld-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'wuyld-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">glaring in an angry or wild manner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wind energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112721332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wind energy</span></header><div>/ˈwɪnd ɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'wind enerjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">energy derived from the wind, as by wind turbines in a wind farm.</span></div> <div class="backshade">According to the Clean Energy Council of Australia, wind power is currently the cheapest source of large-scale renewable energy. Generating usable power from <strong>wind energy</strong> began in Denmark in the 1970s; wind power contribution to electricity production in that country in 2014 was 39 per cent. China in 2010 became the largest wind energy provider in the world although at that time not all that capacity was connected to the grid. At the end of 2012 however, 80 per cent was connected and wind power became the country’s third largest source of electricity, after coal and hydro-electric power. Wind towers are simple tubular steel columns with turbines mounted 40–60 metres high to expose them to higher wind speeds. While the towers take only a small land area, total land requirement for a wind turbine (including roads to service a turbine and towers supporting connecting power lines) is estimated to be about 10 square metres per kilowatt of its potential power. At the end of 2014, Australia’s combined wind power capacity supplied 4.2 per cent of national electricity requirements. This was provided by 1866 wind turbines on 71 wind farms. Half of the nation’s wind power capacity is provided by SA with its proximity to the high quality wind resources of the Roaring Forties; in 2014 27 per cent of that state’s electricity needs were supplied by wind power.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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window envelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32641941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">window envelope</span></header><div>/ˈwɪndoʊ ɛnvəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'windoh envuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">an envelope with a square of transparent paper on the front through which the address at the top of the letter can be seen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">window face envelope</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wire entanglement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wire entanglement</span></header><div>/ˌwaɪər ɛnˈtængəlmənt/ (<em>say</em> .wuyuhr en'tanguhlmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">heavy barbed-wire erected to impede the advance of the enemy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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witch-elm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">witch-elm</span></header><div>/wɪtʃ-ˈɛlm/ (<em>say</em> wich-'elm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086055" href="entry://wych-elm%23bigmac000086055"><strong>wych-elm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Wolfram von Eschenbach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Wolfram von Eschenbach</span></header><div>/ˌvɒlfram fɒn ˈɛʃənbak/ (<em>say</em> .volfrahm fon 'eshuhnbahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">died 1220?, German epic poet; wrote <em>Parzival</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Women's Electoral Lobby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Women’s Electoral Lobby</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">an Australian feminist, non-party political lobby group founded in Melbourne in 1972 and now located throughout Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: WEL</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wood engraving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wood engraving</span></header><div>/ˈwʊd ɛnˌgreɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'wood en.grayving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on the end grain of wood, for printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq273"> a block of wood so engraved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq664"> a print or impression from it.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>wood engraver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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word element
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254354856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">word element</span></header><div>/ˈwɜd ɛləmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'werd eluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a part of a word which is meaningful, often a combining form in the language from which the word is derived, as <em>-archy</em> meaning ‘rule’ which in Greek is the combining form of <em>archia</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Workers' Educational Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Workers’ Educational Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">an organisation aiming at making higher education available to working men and women; founded in England in 1903 and in Australia in 1913.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: WEA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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work ethic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">work ethic</span></header><div>/ˈwɜk ɛθɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'werk ethik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq597"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059612" href="entry://Protestant%20work%20ethic%23bigmac000059612"><strong>Protestant work ethic</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq784"> willingness to work hard: <em class="example">he’ll have to lift his work ethic if he wants to stay on the team.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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work experience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">work experience</span></header><div>/ˈwɜk əkspɪəriəns/ (<em>say</em> 'werk uhkspearreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">experience of a real work situation, especially that provided to high-school students so that they can test their choice of career against firsthand observation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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working edge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">working edge</span></header><div>/ˈwɜkɪŋ ɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'werking ej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">an edge of a piece of wood trued square with the working face to assist in truing the other surfaces square; face edge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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working environment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac941691895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">working environment</span></header><div>/ˈwɜkɪŋ ənvaɪrənmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'werking uhnvuyruhnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">the situation in which one does one’s work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wave energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac454637316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wave energy</span></header><div>/ˈweɪv ɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'wayv enuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">a renewable energy created by converting the mechanical energy of ocean waves to electrical energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wave equation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wave equation</span></header><div>/ˈweɪv əkweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'wayv uhkwayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">any equation, based on quantum theory, in which a wave motion is described in terms of a wave function, or the solution to which is a wave function.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weak ending
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weak ending</span></header><div>/wik ˈɛndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> week 'ending) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a verse ending in which the metrical stress falls on a word or syllable which would not be stressed in natural utterance, as a preposition whose object is carried over to the next line.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weather eye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weather eye</span><z><span target_id="PjyHRx3Z8N">n.</span><span target_id="AmnLjZbTq5">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɛðər aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'wedhuhr uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PjyHRx3Z8N"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> ability to forecast the weather: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But George, he cocks a weather eye / Above the trees. Sez he: ‘Take heart / You ain’t been noticin’ the sky / I reckon somethin’s about to start,’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1928</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AmnLjZbTq5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">keep a weather eye open</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to be on the lookout: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In the US you live on your wits and keep your weather eye open.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">neilma sidney</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wedge-tailed eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wedge-tailed eagle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wedge-tailed eagle" src="word_pronunciations/25174.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌwɛdʒ-teɪld ˈigəl/ (<em>say</em> .wej-tayld 'eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">a very large, dark, long-tailed eagle, <em>Aquila audax</em>, of plains and forests throughout Australia and New Guinea, the largest of Australian birds of prey; the faunal (bird) emblem of the NT; eaglehawk. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Liz Cutts, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/wedge-tailed+eagle.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wedgetail eagle</strong>, <strong class="vs">wedgie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-earned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-earned</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-ɜnd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-ernd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">well deserved, as after much effort, hard work, etc.: <em class="example">a well-earned rest.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well earned</strong> /wɛl ˈɜnd/ (<em>say</em> wel 'ernd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-educated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-educated</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-ɛdʒəkeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-ejuhkaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> having had a good education.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> apparently cultured and refined.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well educated</strong> /wɛl ˈɛdʒəkeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> wel 'ejuhkaytuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-endowed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-endowed</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-əndaʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhndowd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> (of a college, institution, etc.) well provided with monies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a woman) bosomy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a man) having large genitals.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well endowed</strong> /wɛl ənˈdaʊd/ (<em>say</em> wel uhn'dowd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-equipped
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac98411028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-equipped</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-əkwɪpt/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhkwipt), /-ikwɪpt/ (<em>say</em> -eekwipt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">thoroughly equipped or prepared.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well equipped</strong> /wɛl əˈkwɪpt/ (<em>say</em> wel uh'kwipt).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-established
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-established</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-əstæblɪʃt/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhstablisht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> having a reliable reputation, often of some years’ standing, and an apparently stable and successful future: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>By this time anthropological studies of the Aboriginal were already well established as of basic importance for the understanding of culture generally.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> firmly set and unlikely to change: <em class="example">a well-established fashion.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well established</strong> /wɛl əsˈtæblɪʃt/ (<em>say</em> wel uhs'tablisht).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West End
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West End</span></header><div>/wɛst ˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> west 'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">a district of central London noted for its shops, theatres, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Empire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Empire</span></header><div>/wɛstən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (<em>say</em> westuhn 'empuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">the western portion of the Roman Empire AD 395–476.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Europe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac079914454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Europe</span></header><div>/wɛstən ˈjurəp/ (<em>say</em> westuhn 'yoohruhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">the region comprising the countries in the western part of Europe, as France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Ireland, but sometimes also Spain, Portugal, Italy and Switzerland.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">West Europe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western European Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western European Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">an organisation set up in 1955 by Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to coordinate defence and promote general cooperation; Portugal and Spain admitted in 1988; West German membership replaced by that of unified Germany in 1990; Greece admitted in 1992; now the main defence component of the European Union with other EU members having observer status.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: WEU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Europe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110042212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Europe</span></header><div>/wɛst ˈjurəp/ (<em>say</em> west 'yoohruhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac079914454" href="entry://Western%20Europe%23bigmac079914454"><strong>Western Europe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet-edge pool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664500819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet-edge pool</span></header><div>/wɛt-ɛdʒ ˈpul/ (<em>say</em> wet-ej 'poohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac12811652" href="entry://infinity%20pool%23bigmac12811652"><strong>infinity pool</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac12811652" href="entry://infinity%20pool%23mq173">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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where'er
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">where’er</span><z><span target_id="vF282mNFhg">adv.</span><span target_id="PgQ4JlrbPA">conj.</span></z></header><div>/wɛərˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> wairr'air) <em class="label">Poetic</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="vF282mNFhg">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> wherever.</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="PgQ4JlrbPA">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq633"> wherever.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white-bellied sea eagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white-bellied sea eagle</span></header><div>/waɪt-bɛlid ˈsi igəl/ (<em>say</em> wuyt-beleed 'see eeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">a fish-eating and scavenging eagle, <em>Haliaeetus leucogaster</em>, of the Australian coasts and some inland waters, and certain areas of Asia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">white-breasted sea eagle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white elder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white elder</span></header><div>/waɪt ˈɛldə/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'elduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049393" href="entry://native%20elder%23bigmac000049393"><strong>native elder</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white elephant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white elephant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of white elephant" src="word_pronunciations/25340.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪt ˈɛləfənt/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'eluhfuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> an abnormally whitish or pale elephant, found usually in Thailand; an albino elephant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq819"> an annoyingly useless possession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq744"> a possession of great value but entailing even greater expense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq084"> any project or enterprise that turns out to be useless and costly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084814" href="#mq744">3</a> based on the reported ploy of the King of Siam (now Thailand) of giving to a disliked courtier a white elephant which was a liability to own since its upkeep was so costly that the courtier was ruined]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vinegar effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vinegar effect</span></header><div>/ˈvɪnəgər əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'vinuhguhr uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">the deterioration of archival films, especially those with a nitrate or acetate base, causing a pickle- or vinegar-like smell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vingt-et-un
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vingt-et-un</span></header><div>/vænt-eɪ-ˈɜn/ (<em>say</em> vant-ay-'ern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090608" href="entry://pontoon%23bigmac000090608"><strong>pontoon<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, twenty-one]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitamin E
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitamin E</span></header><div>/vaɪtəmən ˈi/ (<em>say</em> vuytuhmuhn 'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a pale-yellow viscous fluid, consisting of tocopherols, found in wheatgerm oil, which promotes fertility in mammals and prevents human abortions.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076886" href="entry://tocopherol%23bigmac000076886"><strong>tocopherol</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitreous electricity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitreous electricity</span></header><div>/vɪtriəs əlɛkˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> vitreeuhs uhlek'trisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">positive electricity; electricity produced on glass by rubbing with silk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitreous enamel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitreous enamel</span></header><div>/vɪtriəs əˈnæməl/ (<em>say</em> vitreeuhs uh'namuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">a coloured glassy coating, stoved on to metal articles, as baths, signs, etc., giving resistance to heat, corrosion, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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volcanic explosivity index
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac509722092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">volcanic explosivity index</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">a numerical scale for indicating the force or intensity of a volcanic eruption, based upon the amount of volcanic matter ejected, the height at which it is ejected, and the duration of the eruption.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: VEI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voluntary euthanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac746488308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voluntary euthanasia</span></header><div>/ˌvɒləntri juθəˈneɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> .voluhntree yoohthuh'nayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">euthanasia practised at the request of a person with a terminal illness, often triggered by the person’s unendurable suffering.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786366292" href="entry://active%20voluntary%20euthanasia%23bigmac786366292"><strong>active voluntary euthanasia</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac387526608" href="entry://passive%20voluntary%20euthanasia%23bigmac387526608"><strong>passive voluntary euthanasia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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von Euler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">von Euler</span></header><div>/vɒn ˈɔɪlə/ (<em>say</em> von 'oyluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ulf</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095982" href="entry://Euler%23bigmac000095982"><strong>Euler</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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von Euler-Chelpin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">von Euler-Chelpin</span></header><div>/vɒn ˈɔɪlə-kɛlpin/ (<em>say</em> von 'oyluh-kelpeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hans</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024776" href="entry://Euler-Chelpin%23bigmac000024776"><strong>Euler-Chelpin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voodoo economics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985098198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voodoo economics</span></header><div>/vudu ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> voohdooh ekuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">supply-side economics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by President George HW Bush with reference to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061566" href="entry://Reaganomics%23bigmac000061566"><span class="smallcaps">Reaganomics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wage-earner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wage-earner</span></header><div>/ˈweɪdʒ-ɜnə/ (<em>say</em> 'wayj-ernuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">someone who works for wages as opposed to a salary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wall-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wall-eyed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wall-eyed" src="word_pronunciations/24994.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɔl-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'wawl-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> having an eye or the eyes presenting little or no colour, as the result of a light-coloured or white iris or of white opacity of the cornea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq729"> having large, staring eyes, as some fishes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wawileghed</em>, from Old Norse <em>vagl-eygr</em>, from <em>vagl</em> beam (in eye) + <em>-eygr</em> -eyed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research</span></header><div>/ˌwɔltər ən əlaɪzə ˈhɔl/ (<em>say</em> .wawltuhr uhn uhluyzuh 'hawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">a privately funded research institution in Melbourne, Victoria, established in 1916.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Wankel engine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Wankel engine</span></header><div>/ˈwæŋkəl ɛndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'wangkuhl enjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">an internal-combustion engine with one or more combustion chambers, each shaped like an ellipse with its longer sides slightly indented; within each of these a triangular-shaped piston rotates eccentrically and in so doing encloses varying volumes between its sides and the chamber walls which provide the same cycle as a reciprocating engine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Dr Felix <em>Wankel</em>, 1902–88, German engineer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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war effort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">war effort</span></header><div>/ˈwɔr ɛfət/ (<em>say</em> 'wawr efuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">the measures a country takes as a whole to support its troops at war, as by volunteering, or by raising money, food, or clothing for soldiers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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waste-to-energy incinerator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124741416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">waste-to-energy incinerator</span></header><div>/weɪst-tu-ˈɛnədʒi ɪnˌsɪnəreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> wayst-tooh-'enuhjee in.sinuhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">an incinerator that burns waste products, the heat given off being used to generate power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water efficiency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac656300440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water efficiency</span></header><div>/ˈwɔtər əfɪʃənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuhr uhfishuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">water efficiencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">the use of minimal amounts of water, as by a device or a practice, as in agriculture, horticulture, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>water-efficient</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water-efficient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac390971981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water-efficient</span></header><div>/ˈwɔtər-əfɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuhr-uhfishuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">economical in the use of water: <em class="example">a water-efficient showerhead.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water entitlement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140646774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water entitlement</span></header><div>/ˈwɔtər ɛntaɪtlmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuhr entuytlmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">an allocation of water rights which are subject to a licence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water equivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water equivalent</span></header><div>/ˈwɔtər əkwɪvələnt/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuhr uhkwivuhluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">a measure of how much water is found within snow.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">snow water equivalent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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World English
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259828574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">World English</span></header><div>/ˈwɜld ˌɪŋglɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'werld .ingglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">English as a language of communication throughout the world, encompassing all regional varieties, but dominated by British and American English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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worm-eaten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">worm-eaten</span></header><div>/ˈwɜm-itn/ (<em>say</em> 'werm-eetn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq493"> eaten into or gnawed by worms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> impaired by time, decayed, or antiquated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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worm's eye view
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">worm’s eye view</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> a picture or view from below.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> a meek or lowly outlook.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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writ of execution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">writ of execution</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">a writ directed to an official ordering the enforcement of a judgement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wych-elm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wych-elm</span></header><div>/ˈwɪtʃ-ɛlm/ (<em>say</em> 'wich-elm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">an elm, <em>Ulmus glabra</em>, of northern and western Europe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">witch-elm</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>wych</em> (Middle English <em>wyche</em>, Old English <em>wice</em> wych-elm) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023451" href="entry://elm%23bigmac000023451"><span class="smallcaps">elm</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yellow-eyed penguin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac457741327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yellow-eyed penguin</span></header><div>/jɛloʊ-aɪd ˈpɛŋgwən/ (<em>say</em> yeloh-uyd 'penggwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac981649382" href="entry://hoiho%23bigmac981649382"><strong>hoiho</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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young-eyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">young-eyed</span></header><div>/ˈjʌŋ-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'yung-uyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> clear-eyed; bright-eyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq969"> having a youthful outlook; enthusiastic; fresh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zeeman effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zeeman effect</span></header><div>/ˈzimən əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'zeemuhn uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">the splitting of spectral lines into components when the light source is operated in a magnetic field.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Pieter <em>Zeeman</em>, 1865–1943, Dutch physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zeigarnik effect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac573365546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zeigarnik effect</span></header><div>/zaɪˈganɪk əfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> zuy'gahnik uhfekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">the phenomenon that people have a better recall of uncompleted or interrupted tasks than of completed ones.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Bluma <em>Zeigarnik</em>, 1900–88, Soviet psychologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zeno of Elea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zeno of Elea</span></header><div>/ˌzinoʊ əv ˈiliə/ (<em>say</em> .zeenoh uhv 'eeleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">fl. late 5th century BC, Greek philosopher, a disciple of Parmenides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zero-emission vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac44255012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zero-emission vehicle</span></header><div>/zɪəroʊ-əˈmɪʃən viɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> zearroh-uh'mishuhn veeuhkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">a vehicle which does not emit any pollutant gases.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ZEV</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zero point energy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zero point energy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">the energy possessed by the atoms or molecules of a substance at the absolute zero of temperature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zhou Enlai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zhou Enlai</span></header><div>/dʒoʊ ɛnˈlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> joh en'luy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">1898–1976, premier of the People’s Republic of China 1949–76; important in Chinese Communist movement.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Chou En-lai</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attacca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attacca</span></header><div>/əˈtækə/ (<em>say</em> uh'takuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<em>usually imperative</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">(a musical direction) to begin (the next movement) without a pause.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, imperative of <em>attaccare</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103903" href="entry://attack%23bigmac000103903"><span class="smallcaps">attack</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auber</span></header><div>/ˈoʊbɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ohbair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Daniel François Esprit</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">1782–1871, French composer of operas, as <em>Fra Diavolo</em> (1830).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beauharnais family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beauharnais family</span></header><div>/boʊaˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> bohah'nay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a prominent French family. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> <strong>Josephine de</strong>, 1763–1814, widow of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais; first wife of Napoleon; empress of France 1804–09.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq408"> <strong>Eugène de</strong>, 1781–1824, son of Josephine’s first marriage; governed Italy (1805–14) as Napoleon’s viceroy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq607"> <strong>Eugénie Hortense de</strong>, 1783–1837, daughter of Josephine’s first marriage; queen of Holland (1806–10) as wife of Louis Bonaparte; mother of Napoleon III.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bismarck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bismarck</span></header><div>/ˈbɪzmak/ (<em>say</em> 'bizmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Otto von</strong> /ˈɒtoʊ fɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'otoh fon) (<em>Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Schönhausen</em>, ‘<em>the Iron Chancellor</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">1815–98, German politician; first chancellor of the modern German Empire, 1871–90.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BYO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BYO</span><z><span target_id="5ItIFdKmEa">adj.</span><span target_id="eb4ACakS1A">n.</span><span target_id="1DQafyoH8G">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of BYO" src="word_pronunciations/03429.mp3"></audio></span>/bi waɪ ˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bee wuy 'oh) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> Also, <strong class="vs">BYOG</strong>. (an abbreviation used on invitations, indicating that guests should bring their own supply of liquor.)</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5ItIFdKmEa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq820"> Also, <strong class="vs">BYOG</strong>. relating to a party, dinner, restaurant, etc., to which one brings one’s own supply of liquor.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eb4ACakS1A">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq082"> a restaurant which allows clients to bring liquor in.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1DQafyoH8G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq032"> to bring one’s own: <em class="example">you’ll have to BYO sleeping bag.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>b</em>(<em>ring</em>)<em> y</em>(<em>our</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>wn</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Clemenceau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Clemenceau</span></header><div>/klɛmɒ̃ˈsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> klemon'soh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges Eugène Benjamin</strong> /ʒɔʒ/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">1841–1929, French politician, journalist, and physician; prime minister of France 1906–09 and 1917–20.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davout</span></header><div>/daˈvu/ (<em>say</em> dah'vooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis Nicholas</strong> /lui nikɒˈla/ (<em>say</em> loohee neeko'lah) (<em>Duke of Auerstädt and Prince of Eckmühl</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">1770–1823, marshal of France; one of Napoleon’s leading generals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Oireachtas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Oireachtas</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəkθəs/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhkthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the <strong>Dáil Éireann</strong> and the <strong>Seanad Éireann</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> a national assembly or festival held annually in Ireland for the encouragement of the use of the Irish language as a literary medium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Irish Gaelic: assembly, conference]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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okay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">okay</span><z><span target_id="BEsZ4p5I8N">adj.</span><span target_id="zc3fNNhZsu">adv.</span><span target_id="vxv6Nt3MGd">v.t.</span><span target_id="3w5tzImGId">n.</span><span target_id="JUQH9YSaIU">interj.</span><span target_id="x5YNg7n54I">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of okay" src="word_pronunciations/16140.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> oh'kay) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BEsZ4p5I8N">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> satisfactory or correct: <em class="example">to be all okay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> all right; in good, healthy, or unharmed condition: <em class="example">you look pale, are you okay?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq48"> satisfactory but not outstanding: <em class="example">an okay film.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq771"> acceptable or permissible: <em class="example">to be okay to leave.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zc3fNNhZsu">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq076"> well; effectively; correctly; acceptably: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I can manage it okay.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nourma handford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vxv6Nt3MGd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq755"> to put an ‘okay’ on (a proposal, etc.); endorse; approve; accept.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3w5tzImGId">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq421"> an approval, agreement or acceptance.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="JUQH9YSaIU">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq716"> (an exclamation of approval, agreement, delight, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="x5YNg7n54I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">give someone the okay</strong>, to give someone permission to proceed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">OK</strong>, <strong class="vs">o.k.</strong>, <strong class="vs">ok</strong>. <div class="etym">[representing the letters <em>O.K.</em>; early 19th-century US slang standing for <em>orl korrect</em>, humorous misspelling of <em>all correct</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Orléans
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Orléans<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɔleɪˈɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> awlay'on) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis Philippe Joseph</strong> /lui fiˌlip ʒoʊˈzɛf/ (<em>say</em> loohee fee.leep zhoh'zef), <strong>Duc d’</strong> (<em>Philippe Égalité</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">1747–93, French aristocrat who supported the French Revolution.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Orléans<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ɔˈliənz/ (<em>say</em> aw'leeuhnz), /ɔleɪˈɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> awlay'on) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a city in northern France, on the river Loire; siege raised by Joan of Arc, 1428.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxeye herring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxeye herring</span></header><div>/ɒksaɪ ˈhɛrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> oksuy 'hering) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">oxeye herring</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">oxeye herrings</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">a fast-swimming, silvery fish with large scales, <em>Megalops cyprinoides</em>, related to the Atlantic tarpon, but much smaller, and found around the northern half of the Australian coastline; tarpon.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Perón
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Perón</span></header><div>/pɛˈrɒn/ (<em>say</em> pe'ron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq954"> <strong>Eva</strong> /ˈeɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayvuh) (<em>Maria Eva Duarte de Perón</em>, ‘<em>Evita</em>’), 1919–1952, second wife of Juan Domingo Perón; Argentine radio and film actor; active in politics, welfare and reform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> <strong>Juan Domingo</strong> /hwan doʊˈmiŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> hwahn doh'meenggoh), 1895–1974, president of Argentina 1946–55; 1973–74.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq226"> his third wife, <strong>María Estela</strong> /maˌria ɛsˈtɛlə/ (<em>say</em> mah.reeah es'teluh) (<em>María Estela Martínez de Perón</em>, ‘<em>Isabel</em>’), born 1931, president of Argentina 1974–76; deposed by a military junta.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Peronist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pialla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408531859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pialla</span></header><div>/paɪˈælə/ (<em>say</em> puy'aluh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060272" href="entry://pyalla%23bigmac000060272"><strong>pyalla</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pialler</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pie<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="0M94hIsLnw">n.</span><span target_id="w1GEwIoHHg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pie" src="word_pronunciations/17384.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪ/ (<em>say</em> puy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0M94hIsLnw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> a baked dish consisting of a sweet (fruit, etc.) or savoury (meat, fish, etc.) filling, enclosed in or covered by pastry, or sometimes other topping as mashed potatoes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074913" href="entry://tart%23bigmac000074913"><strong>tart<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq863"> a group of bidders at an auction who secretly agree not to bid against each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq990"> Also, <strong class="vs">pie-heap</strong>. (in a freezing works) a mass of sheepskin, flesh, etc., from which wool is plucked.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="w1GEwIoHHg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">have a finger in every pie</strong>, to have an interest in or play a part in many affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">pie in the sky</strong>, the illusory prospect of future benefits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq707"> <strong class="phr">throw pies</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> to bowl deliveries which are slow and soft, and easy to hit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pie" src="word_pronunciations/17384.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪ/ (<em>say</em> puy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044423" href="entry://magpie%23bigmac000044423"><strong>magpie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> (formerly) a book of rules for finding the particulars of the service for the day. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095883" href="entry://pica%23bigmac000095883"><strong>pica<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>pīca</em> magpie]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pie<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="1YZrATU0u9">n.</span><span target_id="VHdbg8uCS6">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pie" src="word_pronunciations/17384.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪ/ (<em>say</em> puy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1YZrATU0u9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> printing types mixed together indiscriminately.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VHdbg8uCS6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq291"> (<strong class="bold">pied</strong>, <strong class="bold">pieing</strong>) to reduce (printing types) to a state of confusion.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">pi</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pie<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pie" src="word_pronunciations/17384.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪ/ (<em>say</em> puy) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">pie on</strong>, <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">(an exclamation indicating delight, approval, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori (<em>e</em>)<em> pai ana</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polka</span><z><span target_id="p4jaGSFMQB">n.</span><span target_id="I5alM2tqNb">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of polka" src="word_pronunciations/17752.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɒlkə/ (<em>say</em> 'polkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="p4jaGSFMQB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq264"> a lively round dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq580"> a piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="I5alM2tqNb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq830"> (<strong class="bold">polkaed</strong>, <strong class="bold">polkaing</strong>) to dance the polka.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French and German, from Czech <em>pulka</em> half-step]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pombal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pombal</span></header><div>/poʊmˈbal/ (<em>say</em> pohm'bahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marquês de</strong> /ˈmakɛʃ də/ (<em>say</em> 'mahkesh duh) (<em>Sebastiâo José de Carvalho e Mello</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">1699–1782, chief minister of Portugal 1756–77; instituted many reforms but repressed those who opposed his measures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pompadour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pompadour</span></header><div>/ˈpɒmpədɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'pompuhdaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marquise de</strong> (<em>Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant D’Étoiles</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France; exerted a strong intellectual, cultural and political influence at the French court.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyalla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyalla</span><z><span target_id="LzgQhzbB2F">v.i.</span><span target_id="kVCFWaIFci">n.</span></z></header><div>/paɪˈælə/ (<em>say</em> puy'aluh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LzgQhzbB2F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> to talk; tell.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kVCFWaIFci">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq524"> talk.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pialla</strong>, <strong class="vs">pialler</strong>. <div class="etym">[Dharug <em>bayala</em> to speak, talk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reverse mortgage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac47147326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reverse mortgage</span></header><div>/rəvɜs ˈmɔgɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ruhvers 'mawgij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a form of mortgage in which the home owner borrows against their equity in the property but does not pay interest while living in the home; the interest accumulates and is paid at the time of the repayment of the loan which occurs upon the death of the owner or the sale of the property; the loan money may be taken as a lump sum, as a regular payment, or as a line of credit; equity conversion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rousseau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rousseau</span></header><div>/ruˈsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> rooh'soh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> <strong>Henri</strong> /ɒ̃ˈri/ (<em>say</em> on'ree) (‘<em>Le Douanier</em>’), 1844–1910, French painter; major works include <em>The Sleeping Gypsy</em> (1897) and <em>The Dream</em> (1910).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> <strong>Jean Jacques</strong> /ʒɒ̃ ˈʒak/ (<em>say</em> zhon 'zhahk), 1712–78, French philosopher and writer, born in Switzerland; writings had great influence on political thought in the French Revolution; major works include <em>Du contrat social</em> (1762) and <em>Émile</em> (1762).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq374"> (<strong>Pierre Etienne</strong>)<strong> Théodore</strong> /piˌɛə eɪtiˌɛn teɪoʊˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> pee.air aytee.en tayoh'daw), 1812–1867, French landscape painter; leader of the Barbizon School and precursor of Impressionism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saladin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saladin</span></header><div>/ˈsælədən/ (<em>say</em> 'saluhduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">1137?–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175?–93; captor of Jerusalem and opponent of the Crusaders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scribe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scribe</span></header><div>/skrib/ (<em>say</em> skreeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Augustin Eugène</strong> /oʊgysˌtæ̃ ɜˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> ohgoohs.tan er'zhen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">1791–1861, French dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sénancour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sénancour</span></header><div>/seɪnɒ̃ˈkʊə/ (<em>say</em> saynon'koouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Étienne Pivert de</strong> /eɪˌtiɛn piˈvɛə də/ (<em>say</em> ay.tee-en pee'vair duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">1770–1846, French writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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SES
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">SES<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq192">State Emergency Service.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac212639110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">SES<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq668">socio-economic status.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Simon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Simon<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈsaɪmən/ (<em>say</em> 'suymuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">New Testament</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> Also, <strong class="vs">Simon Peter</strong>. the original name of Peter the apostle. Mark 3:16.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq639"> a brother or relative of Jesus. Mark 6:3.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq580"> a tanner of Joppa (ancient name of Jaffa), at whose house St Peter resided. Acts 10:6.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> (<em>Simon Magus</em>), a magician of Samaria, the northern kingdom of the ancient Hebrews in Palestine, who tried to buy spiritual powers from the Apostles. Acts 8:9–24.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Simon<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈsaɪmən/ (<em>say</em> 'suymuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> (<strong>Marvin</strong>)<strong> Neil</strong>, 1927–2018, US playwright and screenwriter; noted for comedies such as <em>Barefoot in the Park</em> (film, 1967) and <em>California Suite</em> (film, 1978).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> <strong>Paul Frederick</strong>, born 1941, US pop singer and songwriter; part of the Simon and Garfunkel duo; since going solo, noted for such albums as <em>Graceland</em> (1986).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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solfa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">solfa</span><z><span target_id="rSUGg8QutB">n.</span><span target_id="4xICAMLZ5d">v.i.</span><span target_id="80eWjwSsNF">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of solfa" src="word_pronunciations/21503.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒlˈfa/ (<em>say</em> sol'fah) <em class="label">Music</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rSUGg8QutB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> Also, <strong class="vs">tonic sol-fa</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> the set of syllables <em>doh</em>, <em>ray</em>, <em>me</em>, <em>fah</em>, <em>soh</em>, <em>lah</em> and <em>te</em>, (replacing older forms <em>do</em>, <em>re</em>, <em>mi</em>, <em>fa</em>, <em>sol</em>, <em>la</em> and <em>si</em>) used to represent the notes of the scale.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq017"> the system of singing notes to these syllables.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">solfaed</strong>, <strong class="bold">solfaing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4xICAMLZ5d">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq089"> to use the solfa syllables in singing, or to sing these syllables.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="80eWjwSsNF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq175"> to sing to the solfa syllables, as a tune.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070128" href="entry://solf%C3%A8ge%23bigmac000070128"><strong>solfège</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070060" href="entry://sol%23bigmac000070060"><span class="smallcaps">sol<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025421" href="entry://fa%23bigmac000025421"><span class="smallcaps">fa</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095328" href="entry://gamut%23bigmac000095328"><span class="smallcaps">gamut</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>solfaist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spec<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="JHDhCJTbHi">n.</span><span target_id="fFIdSLLcDp">adj.</span><span target_id="g0texCx1pk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spec" src="word_pronunciations/21698.mp3"></audio></span>/spɛk/ (<em>say</em> spek) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JHDhCJTbHi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> speculation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fFIdSLLcDp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq103"> speculative.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g0texCx1pk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">on spec</strong>, as a guess, risk, or gamble: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Long way to go on spec.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">d’arcy niland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac637189173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spec<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Z49TKf56Uy">n.</span><span target_id="UhT61VZf20">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spec" src="word_pronunciations/21698.mp3"></audio></span>/spɛk/ (<em>say</em> spek) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z49TKf56Uy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq50"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a specification, as for a contract job, computer system, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UhT61VZf20">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq199"> (<strong class="bold">specced</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">spec’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">speccing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">spec’ing</strong>) to provide specifications for.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delacroix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delacroix</span></header><div>/dəlaˈkrwa/ (<em>say</em> duhlah'krwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Ferdinand Victor</strong>)<strong> Eugène</strong> /fɛədiˌnɒ̃ vikˌtɔ ɜˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> fairdee.non veek.taw er'zhen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">1798?–1863, French romantic painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donga</span><z><span target_id="IH8zOKkZ8B">n.</span><span target_id="Rc1eoI9KTE">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'donguh), <em class="label">South African</em> /ˈdɒŋgə/ (<em>say</em> 'dongguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IH8zOKkZ8B"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> a shallow gully or dried-out watercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> a makeshift shelter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq612"> a portable prefabricated structure used as a temporary office on a building site, sleeping quarters at a mine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq409"> <em class="label">Chiefly PNG English</em> a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Antarctica</em> sleeping quarters, originally a hut or part of a hut, but now a bedroom in a large building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq310"> <strong>the donga</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the bush; the outback.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Rc1eoI9KTE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to loaf; bludge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [South African English: a gully formed by running water, from Zulu and Xhosa <em>udonga</em>; military use from the Boer War]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Du Pont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Du Pont</span></header><div>/ˈdju pɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'dyooh pont), /dju ˈpɒnt/ (<em>say</em> dyooh 'pont), /dy ˈpɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> dooh 'pon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">US industrialist family, founded by <strong>Éleuthère Irénée</strong> /eɪlɜtɛə ireɪˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> aylertair eeray'nay), 1771–1834.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gauguin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gauguin</span></header><div>/goʊˈgæ̃/ (<em>say</em> goh'gan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Eugène-Henri</strong>)<strong> Paul</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">1848–1903, French post-impressionist painter, much of whose art reflects his years in Tahiti.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Halévy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Halévy</span></header><div>/aleɪˈvi/ (<em>say</em> ahlay'vee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jacques François Fromental Elie</strong> /ʒak frɒ̃ˌswa frɒmɒ̃ˈtal eɪˈli/ (<em>say</em> zhahk fron.swah fromon'tahl ay'lee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">1799–1862, French composer and teacher of music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hallo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hallo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hallo" src="word_pronunciations/11132.mp3"></audio></span>/hʌˈloʊ/ (<em>say</em> hu'loh), /hə-/ (<em>say</em> huh-) <div class="chunk"><em>interjection</em>, <em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104626" href="entry://hello%23bigmac000104626"><strong>hello</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">halloa</strong> /həˈloʊ/ (<em>say</em> huh'loh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Haussmann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Haussmann</span></header><div>/oʊsˈman/ (<em>say</em> ohs'mahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Baron Georges Eugène</strong> /ʒɔʒ ɜˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh er'zhen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">1809–91, French town-planner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hollo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hollo</span><z><span target_id="sbhDlkoYxB">interj.</span><span target_id="MPqD0fP8gc">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hollo" src="word_pronunciations/11388.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɒloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'holoh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="sbhDlkoYxB"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> (a cry to attract attention.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> (a cry of jubilation or encouragement.)</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MPqD0fP8gc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq221"> (<strong class="bold">holloed</strong>, <strong class="bold">holloing</strong>) to call out.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">holla</strong> /ˈhɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'holuh). <div class="etym">[French <em>holà</em>, ho there!]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial park</span></header><div>/ɪnˈdʌstriəl pak/ (<em>say</em> in'dustreeuhl pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">an area of land planned for light industry and business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jardin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac87350304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jardin</span></header><div>/ʒaˈdæ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhah'dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Gems</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">the tiny fractures and inclusions that are often found in emeralds: <em class="example">an emerald with minimal jardin.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French: garden, because under a microscope they resemble foliage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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korma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">korma</span><z><span target_id="At7LJFVNoT">n.</span><span target_id="4XJ1LgcwLo">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkɔmə/ (<em>say</em> 'kawmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="At7LJFVNoT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> an Indian dish of meat braised with water, stock, yoghurt or cream, and spices which combine to produce either a rich sauce or a dry crust on the meat.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4XJ1LgcwLo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq166"> to braise meat in this way.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindustani <em>qormā</em>, from Persian, probably from Ottoman Turkish <em>kavurma</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Labiche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Labiche</span></header><div>/laˈbiʃ/ (<em>say</em> lah'beesh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugène Marin</strong> /maˈræ̃/ (<em>say</em> mah'ran), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">1815–88, French dramatist; noted for his comedies and farces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lalo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lalo</span></header><div>/ˈlaloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'lahloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Édouard Victor Antoine</strong> /ɛdˌwa vɪktɔr anˈtwan/ (<em>say</em> ed.wah viktawr ahn'twahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq318">1823–92, French composer, known especially for <em>Symphonie espagnole</em> (1875).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lemaître
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lemaître</span></header><div>/ləˈmeɪtrə/ (<em>say</em> luh'maytruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>François Elie Jules</strong> /frɒ̃ˌswa eɪˌli ˈʒyl/ (<em>say</em> fron.swah ay.lee 'zhoohl), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">1853–1915, French critic and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Massenet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Massenet</span></header><div>/masˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> mahs'nay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jules Émile Frédéric</strong> /ʒyl eɪˌmil freɪdeɪˈrik/ (<em>say</em> zhoohl ay.meel frayday'reek), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">1842–1912, French composer of operas, including <em>Manon</em> (1884), <em>Werther</em> (1892) and <em>Thais</em> (1894).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Messiaen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964278363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Messiaen</span></header><div>/mɛsiˈæ̃/ (<em>say</em> mesee'an) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles</strong> /ɒliˌvieɪ ɜˌʒɛn prɒsˌpɛə ˈʃal/ (<em>say</em> olee.veeay er.zhen pros.pair 'shahl), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">1908–92, French composer and organist; his music mirrors a religious outlook, and is characterised by rhythmic complexity and harmony based on devised modes and scales.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Montesquieu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Montesquieu</span></header><div>/ˈmɒntəskju/ (<em>say</em> 'montuhskyooh), /mɒ̃tɛsˈkjɜ/ (<em>say</em> montes'kyer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Charles Louis de Secondat</em>, <em>Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">1689–1755, French philosophical writer, historian and jurist; wrote a comparative study of republic, monarchy and despotism in <em>L’Esprit des Lois</em> (1748).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Montgolfier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Montgolfier</span></header><div>/mɒ̃gɒlfiˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> mongolfee'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> <strong>Jacques Étienne</strong> /ʒak eɪtiˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> zhahk aytee'en), 1745–99, French aeronautical inventor; with his brother, built the first practical hot air balloon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> his brother, <strong>Joseph Michel</strong> /ʒoʊˌzɛf mɪˈʃɛl/ (<em>say</em> zhoh.zef mi'shel), 1740–1810, French aeronautical inventor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Murillo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Murillo</span></header><div>/mjʊəˈrɪloʊ/ (<em>say</em> myoouh'riloh), /muˈriljoʊ/ (<em>say</em> mooh'reelyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bartolomé Esteban</strong> /batɒloʊˌmeɪ ɛsˈteɪban/ (<em>say</em> bahtoloh.may es'taybahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">1617–82, Spanish painter of the baroque era; many works of a devotional nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ninja
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ninja</span><z><span target_id="molFj05ULH">n.</span><span target_id="9BRB8kspQM">v.i.</span><span target_id="TQ9Laym3GN">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈnɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'ninjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="molFj05ULH"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ninja</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ninjas</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> (<em>often upper case</em>) a member of a feudal Japanese association trained in espionage, sabotage and assassination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> such a person as depicted in films, usually as a mercenary fighter trained in kung fu or other martial arts.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9BRB8kspQM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq866"> (<strong class="bold">ninja’d</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ninjaed</strong>, <strong class="bold">ninja’ing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ninjaing</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move with speed and stealth.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TQ9Laym3GN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">be ninja’d</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be suddenly foiled or outwitted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese, from <em>nin</em> endurance, stealth + <em>ja</em>, variant of <em>sha</em> person; both elements from Middle Chinese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Viollet-le-Duc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Viollet-le-Duc</span></header><div>/vioʊleɪ-lə-ˈdyk/ (<em>say</em> veeohlay-luh-'doohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugène Emmanuel</strong> /ɜˌʒɛn eɪmaˈnwɛl/ (<em>say</em> er.zhen aymah'nwel), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">1814–79, French architect and leader of the Gothic revival in France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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visa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">visa</span><z><span target_id="pTmXgZ6xOy">n.</span><span target_id="xtWMBdyhZ0">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of visa" src="word_pronunciations/24841.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvizə/ (<em>say</em> 'veezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pTmXgZ6xOy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> an authority to enter a foreign country, usually for a temporary period, issued by the government of that country and usually stamped in a passport.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xtWMBdyhZ0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq804"> (<strong class="bold">visaed</strong>, <strong class="bold">visaing</strong>) to put a visa on; examine and endorse, as a passport.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin (<em>carta</em>)<em> vīsa</em> (paper) seen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yacca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yacca<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yacca" src="word_pronunciations/25746.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjækə/ (<em>say</em> 'yakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031391" href="entry://grass%20tree%23bigmac000031391"><strong>grass tree</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031391" href="entry://grass%20tree%23mq955">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">yacka</strong>, <strong class="vs">yacka bush</strong>. <div class="etym">[? a SA Aboriginal language]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498602998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yacca<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈjækə/ (<em>say</em> 'yakuh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086215" href="entry://yakka%23bigmac000086215"><strong>yakka<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AI<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qvHzxjyZVq">n.</span><span target_id="upLiufRTjC">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/eɪ ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qvHzxjyZVq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> artificial insemination.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="upLiufRTjC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq908"> (<strong class="bold">AI-ed</strong>, <strong class="bold">AI-ing</strong>) to induce pregnancy in by artificial insemination.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AI<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="UMSJLN5CCO">n.</span><span target_id="kkCB6ugW6C">adj.</span></z></header><div>/eɪ ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UMSJLN5CCO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> artificial intelligence.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kkCB6ugW6C">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq889"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq774"> of or relating to the field of artificial intelligence: <em class="example">AI research.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq696"> of or relating to something created through the use of artificial intelligence: <em class="example">AI art; </em><em class="example">an AI novel.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq379"> of or relating to something that operates using artificial intelligence: <em class="example">an AI self-driving car; </em><em class="example">an AI copywriter.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AI<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq298">Amnesty International.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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404
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac932161145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">404</span><z><span target_id="ueWuv9y4xN">n.</span><span target_id="R5YXkcHRuj">v.t.</span><span target_id="FB8Ux1DsOo">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/fɔr oʊ ˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> fawr oh 'faw) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ueWuv9y4xN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> an error message indicating that a requested document on the internet could not be located.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">404ed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">404’ed</strong>, <strong class="bold">404ing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">404’ing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="R5YXkcHRuj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq388"> to send such an error message to (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FB8Ux1DsOo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq641"> to receive such an error message.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the room number <em>404</em> of the staff at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland who first sent this message]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gua sha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416203547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gua sha</span><z><span target_id="HSAdazAXXQ">n.</span><span target_id="qA1D7Mcrhu">adj.</span><span target_id="Umt27HKfnR">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈgwa ʃa/ (<em>say</em> 'gwah shah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HSAdazAXXQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> Also, <strong class="vs">scraping</strong>, <strong class="vs">spooning</strong>. a method of treatment, originating in traditional Chinese medicine, in which specific areas of the body are scraped with a blunt tool to improve circulation, reduce inflammation, stimulate the chi, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> Also, <strong class="vs">scraping</strong>, <strong class="vs">spooning</strong>. an instance of such treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq387"> any of various tools used for such a treatment.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qA1D7Mcrhu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq529"> of or relating to gua sha: <em class="example">a gua sha stone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Umt27HKfnR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq412"> (<strong class="bold">gua sha-ed</strong>, <strong class="bold">gua sha-ing</strong>) to treat by gua sha.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Mandarin <em>guāshā</em>, from <em>guā</em> scrape + <em>shā</em> illness, referring to the reddening of the skin after treatment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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KO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">KO</span><z><span target_id="kUtz3spvCQ">n.</span><span target_id="ViqXA9l2S5">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/keɪ ˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> kay 'oh) <em class="label">Boxing</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kUtz3spvCQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> a knockout.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ViqXA9l2S5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq448"> (<strong class="bold">KO’ed</strong>, <strong class="bold">KO’ing</strong>) to knock (an opponent) out.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">k.o</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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SMS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617530903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">SMS</span><z><span target_id="B0ssASgJAH">n.</span><span target_id="MWSUgF5dhu">v.t.</span><span target_id="m26dnD2jQ9">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> es em 'es) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B0ssASgJAH"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">SMSs</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">SMSes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">SMS’s</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> a service which enables a user to key in the text of a message on a mobile phone and send it to another mobile phone where it can be read on the screen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac372188836" href="entry://text%20message%23bigmac372188836"><strong>text message</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq508"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac165405868" href="entry://SMS%20code%23bigmac165405868"><strong>SMS code</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">SMSed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">SMS’ed</strong>, <strong class="bold">SMSing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">SMS’ing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MWSUgF5dhu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq938"> to send (a text message) especially in SMS.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq59"> to send (a person) a text message especially in SMS.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="m26dnD2jQ9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq71"> to use SMS.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>s</em>(<em>hort</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>essaging</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>ervice</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yakka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yakka<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="5lRxDcrpId">n.</span><span target_id="ko7Jy6MY0W">v.i.</span><span target_id="DTglu1mWnd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yakka" src="word_pronunciations/25746.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjækə/ (<em>say</em> 'yakuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5lRxDcrpId">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq009"> work: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The old man come up the hard way but his kids’ll always have plenty others to do the hard yakka.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary durack</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ko7Jy6MY0W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq502"> (<strong class="bold">yakka’ed</strong>, <strong class="bold">yakka’ing</strong>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to work: <em class="example">to yakka in the paddock all day.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DTglu1mWnd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">all yak and no yakka</strong>, all talk but no action.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">yacker</strong>, <strong class="vs">yacka</strong>, <strong class="vs">yakker</strong>, <strong class="vs">yacca</strong>. <div class="etym">[Yagara <em>yaga</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400795087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yakka<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈjækə/ (<em>say</em> 'yakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac035666486" href="entry://yellowtail%20scad%23bigmac035666486"><strong>yellowtail scad</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">yakka fish</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DIY
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DIY</span></header><div>/di aɪ ˈwaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee uy 'wuy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103875" href="entry://do-it-yourself%23bigmac000103875"><strong>do-it-yourself</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>DIY-er</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute pardon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute pardon</span></header><div>/æbsəlut ˈpadn/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'pahdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> an unconditional pardon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> Also, <strong class="vs">absolute emancipation</strong>. <em class="label">Australian History</em> a pardon granted to a convict, giving full restitution of legal rights, including the right to leave the penal colony.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015649" href="entry://conditional%20pardon%23bigmac000015649"><strong>conditional pardon</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admission fee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac204843212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admission fee</span></header><div>/ədˈmɪʃən fi/ (<em>say</em> uhd'mishuhn fee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">the price paid for entrance, as to an exhibition, entertainment, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">admission charge</strong>, <strong class="vs">entrance fee</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenaline autoinjector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123517390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenaline autoinjector</span></header><div>/əˌdrɛnələn ɔtoʊɪnˈdʒɛktə/ (<em>say</em> uh.drenuhluhn awtohin'jektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a device used to administer a regulated dose of adrenaline to a person suffering from anaphylactic shock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adrenaline pen</strong>, <strong class="vs">epinephrine pen</strong>, <strong class="vs">epinephrine autoinjector</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albatross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albatross</span><z><span target_id="R33ISVRT4a">n.</span><span target_id="rQPGW1Vy3I">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of albatross" src="word_pronunciations/00554.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælbətrɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhtros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R33ISVRT4a"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq300"> any of various large web-footed seabirds related to the petrels, especially of the genera <em>Diomedea</em> and <em>Thalassarche</em>, of the Pacific and southern waters, noted for their powers of flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">double eagle</strong>. <em class="label">Golf</em> a score of three strokes below the par figure for a hole.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rQPGW1Vy3I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">an albatross around one’s neck</strong>, a continuing source of trouble; burden. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the poem <em>The Rime of the Ancient Mariner</em> (published 1798) by Samuel Coleridge, in which the mariner shoots the albatross, bringing bad luck to the ship]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>algatross</em>, from Portuguese <em>alcatraz</em> seabird, cormorant; change of <em>-g-</em> to <em>-b-</em> ? by association with Latin <em>alba</em> white (the bird’s colour)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiemetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac631936697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiemetic</span><z><span target_id="GoLmxRboEK">adj.</span><span target_id="Tm1dne5JNd">n.</span></z></header><div>/æntiəˈmɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anteeuh'metik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GoLmxRboEK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> preventing or reducing vomiting and nausea, as a medicinal substance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tm1dne5JNd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq420"> an antiemetic medicine or agent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-emetic</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023592" href="entry://emetic%23bigmac000023592"><span class="smallcaps">emetic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbovirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbovirus</span></header><div>/ˈaboʊvaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbohvuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> a virus carried by an arthropod such as a mosquito.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq237"> Also, <strong class="vs">arbovirus encephalitis</strong>. a form of encephalitis caused by such a virus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003940" href="entry://arthropod%23bigmac000003940"><span class="smallcaps">ar(thropod)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac689136881" href="entry://-borne%23bigmac689136881"><span class="smallcaps">-bo(rne)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083003" href="entry://virus%23bigmac000083003"><span class="smallcaps">virus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian blepharoplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac666362136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian blepharoplasty</span></header><div>/eɪʒən ˈblɛfərəˌplæsti/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn 'blefuhruh.plastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Asian blepharoplasties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> a type of cosmetic surgery which creates a fold in an upper eyelid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> an instance of such surgery.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">East Asian blepharoplasty</strong>, <strong class="vs">double eyelid surgery</strong>. <div class="etym">[so called because the procedure is predominantly used by people of East Asian ethnicity, many of whom have monolid eyes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auditory canal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auditory canal</span></header><div>/ɔdətri kəˈnæl/ (<em>say</em> awduhtree kuh'nal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">the tubular passage leading from the projecting outer portion of the ear to the eardrum.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ear canal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbed wire brow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589088185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbed wire brow</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">an eyebrow in which the hairs are clumped irregularly and fixed into place with gel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barbed wire eyebrow</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrett's oesophagus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251197582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrett’s oesophagus</span></header><div>/bærəts əˈsɒfəgəs/ (<em>say</em> baruhts uh'sofuhguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a condition characterised by an abnormal change in the lower portion of the oesophagus, thought to be caused by chronic acid reflux and to be associated with the development of oesophageal cancer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Barrett’s esophagus</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Norman <em>Barrett</em>, 1903–79, Australian-born British thoracic surgeon, who described the condition in 1950]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BDE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac766136645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BDE</span></header><div>/bi di ˈi/ (<em>say</em> bee dee 'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">a sense of self-confidence, unaccompanied by arrogance or conceit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">big dick energy</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the supposed self-assuredness possessed by a man with a large penis]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beer-chewer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac056656910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beer-chewer</span></header><div>/ˈbɪə-tʃuə/ (<em>say</em> 'bear-choohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a drunkard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beer-eater</strong>, <strong class="vs">beer-guzzler</strong>, <strong class="vs">beer-sucker</strong>, <strong class="vs">beer-swiper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berseem clover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490879318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berseem clover</span></header><div>/bəsim ˈkloʊvə/ (<em>say</em> buhseem 'klohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a variety of clover, <em>Trifolium alexandrinum</em>, used as an annual winter forage crop.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Egyptian clover</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>bir sim</em> seed herb + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090626" href="entry://clover%23bigmac000090626"><span class="smallcaps">clover</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioengineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioengineering</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊɛndʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .buyohenjuh'nearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">the application of engineering principles to the design and manufacture of such medical aids as artificial limbs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bio-engineering</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioengineer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bioengineered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black Sea</span></header><div>/blæk ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> blak 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">an inland sea south of eastern Europe, bounded by Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria. About 435 120 km<sup>2</sup>. Greatest depth, about 2195 m.</span></div> Ancient name, <strong>Pontus Euxinus</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Euxine Sea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogghi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogghi</span></header><div>/ˈbɒgaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'boguy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> the handpiece of clippers used in shearing sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq472"> the shears themselves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq032"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068147" href="entry://shingleback%23bigmac000068147"><strong>shingleback</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boggi</strong>, <strong class="vs">bog-eye</strong>, <strong class="vs">bogi</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin unknown; ? Wiradjuri: lizard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac815609238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombogenesis</span></header><div>/bɒmboʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> bomboh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq755"> Also, <strong class="vs">explosive cyclogenesis</strong>. extremely rapid cyclogenesis, in which the atmospheric pressure drops at least 24 hectopascals over a 24-hour period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq576"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac981253701" href="entry://weather%20bomb%23bigmac981253701"><strong>weather bomb</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bone ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bone ash</span></header><div>/ˈboʊn æʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohn ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">the remains of bones calcined in the air.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bone earth</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brand building
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188290924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brand building</span></header><div>/ˈbrænd bɪldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brand bilding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">the promotion of a brand name in order to establish a broad market, which makes advertising for individual products more effective.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brand extension</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brer</span></header><div>/brɛə/ (<em>say</em> brair), /brɜ/ (<em>say</em> brer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Southern US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">brother.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">br’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brown forest soil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brown forest soil</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">a soil rich in humus derived from leaves, characteristic of temperate areas where the natural vegetation is or was deciduous forest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brown earth</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capacitor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capacitor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of capacitor" src="word_pronunciations/03631.mp3"></audio></span>/kəˈpæsətə/ (<em>say</em> kuh'pasuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">a device for storing an electric charge, consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by an insulator or dielectric; a condenser.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electrochemical capacitor</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088325" href="entry://capacity%23bigmac000088325"><span class="smallcaps">capacit(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052516" href="entry://-or%23bigmac000052516"><span class="smallcaps">-or<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capstone test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac671877770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capstone test</span></header><div>/ˈkæpstoʊn tɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'kapstohn test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">an assessment of an apprentice in the electrical trades industry, conducted in their final year.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">capstone assessment</strong>, <strong class="vs">capstone exam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cassia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cassia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cassia" src="word_pronunciations/03799.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkæsiə/ (<em>say</em> 'kaseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq241"> any of the herbs, shrubs, and trees constituting the genus <em>Senna</em>, as the golden shower tree, the long pods (<strong>cassia pods</strong>) of which produce a pulp (<strong>cassia pulp</strong>) which is a mild laxative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq313"> Also, <strong class="vs">Easter cassia</strong>. a sprawling shrub, <em>Senna pendula</em>, with oval leaflets and bright yellow flowers; native to tropical South America and a weed in Australia, particularly along the east coast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq078"> a cassia pod.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq391"> a variety of cinnamon (<strong>cassia bark</strong>) from the tree <em>Cinnamomum cassia</em>, of southern China.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq558"> the tree itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq160"> cassia pulp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English, from Latin, from Greek <em>kasia</em>, from Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cattle prod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cattle prod</span></header><div>/ˈkætl prɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'katl prod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a cylinder containing a battery used as a prod to control cattle by giving them a small electric shock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electric cattle prod</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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charging station
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac671708346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charging station</span></header><div>/ˈtʃadʒɪŋ steɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'chahjing stayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102848" href="entry://station%23bigmac000102848">station</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102848" href="entry://station%23mq544">8</a>) which provides the means to recharge the battery of an electric vehicle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">charge station</strong>, <strong class="vs">EV charging station</strong>, <strong class="vs">fast charging station</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chatter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chatter</span><z><span target_id="mK7QyeW7nG">v.i.</span><span target_id="dAxALQfC87">v.t.</span><span target_id="jCEXtqh7C1">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chatter" src="word_pronunciations/04124.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃætə/ (<em>say</em> 'chatuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mK7QyeW7nG"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq252"> to utter a succession of quick, inarticulate, speech-like sounds: <em class="example">a chattering monkey.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> to talk rapidly and to little purpose; jabber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq708"> to make a rapid clicking noise by striking together, as the teeth from cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq115"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> to vibrate in cutting, so as to form a series of nicks or notches.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dAxALQfC87">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq924"> to utter rapidly or idly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq078"> to cause to chatter.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jCEXtqh7C1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq477"> idle or foolish talk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq095"> the act or sound of chattering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq265"> Also, <strong class="vs">engine chatter</strong>. the noise made by engaged components in an engine which vibrate against each other, usually indicating a need for repair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq539"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac756205908" href="entry://intelligence%20chatter%23bigmac756205908"><strong>intelligence chatter</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq064"> increased communications in a community, usually specified in some way, in response to some event: <em class="example">the chatter in Canberra; </em><em class="example">tractor chatter.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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check-out scanner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516219496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">check-out scanner</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɛk-aʊt skænə/ (<em>say</em> 'chek-owt skanuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">a barcode reader at the check-out of a supermarket or other store which records the prices of the items purchased.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">checkout scanner</strong>, <strong class="vs">electronic check-out scanner</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>check-out scanning</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chengteh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chengteh</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɛŋˈteɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'cheng'tay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013005" href="entry://Chengde%23bigmac000013005"><strong>Chengde</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ch’eng-te</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conditional pardon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conditional pardon</span></header><div>/kənˌdɪʃənəl ˈpadn/ (<em>say</em> kuhn.dishuhnuhl 'pahdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> a pardon with some conditions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> Also, <strong class="vs">conditional emancipation</strong>. <em class="label">Australian History</em> a pardon granted to a convict, who was then called an emancipist, but who could not leave the penal colony until the original sentence had expired.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000170" href="entry://absolute%20pardon%23bigmac000000170"><strong>absolute pardon</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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house of ill repute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house of ill repute</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098774" href="entry://brothel%23bigmac000098774"><strong>brothel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098774" href="entry://brothel%23mq113">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">house of evil repute</strong>, <strong class="vs">house of ill fame</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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howsoever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">howsoever</span></header><div>/haʊsoʊˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> howsoh'evuh) <div class="chunk"><em>conjunction</em>, <em>adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">intensive form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104033" href="entry://however%23bigmac000104033"><strong>however</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">howso’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ice-cream wafer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac577264984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ice-cream wafer</span></header><div>/aɪs-krim ˈweɪfə/ (<em>say</em> uys-kreem 'wayfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">a small brick of ice cream between two wafer biscuits.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eskimo pie</strong>, <strong class="vs">wafer ice cream</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria and Tasmania</em>, <strong class="vs">cream between</strong>; <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <strong class="vs">ice-cream sandwich</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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induction heating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">induction heating</span></header><div>/ɪndʌkʃən ˈhitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> indukshuhn 'heeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">a form of heating of electrically conducting materials by the currents induced in them by an alternating magnetic field.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eddy current heating</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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information portal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844384933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">information portal</span></header><div>/ɪnfəmeɪʃən ˈpɔtəl/ (<em>say</em> infuhmayshuhn 'pawtuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">a website which provides information about an organisation, such as contacts, organisational structure, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enterprise information portal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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introduced species
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac990499585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">introduced species</span></header><div>/ɪntrədjust ˈspisiz/ (<em>say</em> intruhdyoohst 'speeseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">a species of plant or animal which is not endemic or indigenous to a particular area but which has been brought, by accident or design, to it.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac721772326" href="entry://native%20species%23bigmac721772326"><strong>native species</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">naturalised species</strong>, <strong class="vs">exotic species</strong>. <div class="backshade">Australia’s array of plants, animals and microorganisms make it one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. <strong>Introduced species</strong> pose a serious threat to Australia’s biodiversity. Introduced plants can become aggressive weeds and displace native plant species, reducing plant diversity and causing land degradation. Just a few examples of major problems are lantana, bitou bush and blackberry. Introduced animals threaten native species by competing for habitat, food and shelter. Foxes and cats have few natural predators in Australia but themselves prey on native birds, reptiles, small mammals and insects. Non-carnivorous introduced animals, such as rabbits, wild pigs, horses, goats and deer, compete with native animals for vegetation, destroying habitats and shelter as they do. Rabbits particularly, with their high reproductive rates, have been especially devastating. Introduced marine species are brought into Australian waters through discharged ballast water from commercial ships, through fouling on hulls and in vessel seawater pipes, or through aquaculture activities. They subsequently threaten the marine environment and commercial activities based on it. The cane toad was introduced into Australia in 1935 and is still spreading.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Irish goodbye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac698938141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Irish goodbye</span></header><div>/aɪrɪʃ gʊdˈbaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uyrish good'buy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac725159259" href="entry://French%20exit%23bigmac725159259"><strong>French exit</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Irish exit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Japan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Japan</span></header><div>/dʒəˈpæn/ (<em>say</em> juh'pan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> a constitutional monarchy in eastern Asia, consisting of an archipelago of more than 3000 islands, chiefly Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu; a democratic constitution, abolishing the doctrine of the Emperor’s divinity, since 1946. 377 784 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Japanese. <em>Currency</em>: yen. <em>Capital</em>: Tokyo. Japanese, <strong>Nihon</strong>, <strong>Nippon</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> <strong>Sea of</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">East Sea</strong>. an arm of the Pacific between Honshu and Hokkaido islands and the mainland of Asia. About 1 048 950 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>Japão</em>, Dutch <em>Japan</em>, from Malay <em>Japang</em>, from Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>rì bĕn</em> sunrise, orient, from <em>rì</em> sun + <em>bĕ</em> origin; equivalent to Japanese <em>Nippon</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jurassic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jurassic</span><z><span target_id="qLrUchlN1U">adj.</span><span target_id="qvFSaOIDJC">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Jurassic" src="word_pronunciations/12959.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒuˈræsɪk/ (<em>say</em> jooh'rasik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qLrUchlN1U"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> relating to a period of the Mesozoic era, following the Triassic and preceding the Cretaceous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qvFSaOIDJC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq639"> Also, <strong class="vs">Jurassic era</strong>. the Jurassic period.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>jurassique</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kick-to-kick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac217851111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kick-to-kick</span></header><div>/kɪk-tə-ˈkɪk/ (<em>say</em> kik-tuh-'kik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq7">a game derived from Australian Rules in which one player or side kicks and the other marks the ball, the roles then being reversed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">end-to-end</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kim Jong-un
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193962980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kim Jong-un</span></header><div>/kɪm dʒɒŋ-ˈʊn/ (<em>say</em> kim jong-'oon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">born 1983 or 1984, North Korean politician, son of Kim Jong-il; succeeded his father as military commander-in-chief and head of state in 2011.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Kim Jong Un</strong>, <strong class="vs">Kim Jong-eun</strong>, <strong class="vs">Kim Jong Eun</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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koel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">koel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of koel" src="word_pronunciations/13184.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkoʊəl/ (<em>say</em> 'kohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> Also, <strong class="vs">eastern koel</strong>, <strong class="vs">Pacific koel</strong>. a cuckoo, <em>Eudynamys orientalis</em>, of New Guinea, Indonesia and northern Australia, which migrates to eastern Australian coastal areas during summer; the male is glossy blue-black with a conspicuously long tail and a distinctive ‘cooee’ call; cooee bird; black cuckoo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> any of several closely related and very similar birds found elsewhere, as the <strong>Asian koel</strong>, <em>Eudynamys scolopaceus</em>, found in India, China and South-East Asia, or the <strong>black-billed koel</strong>, <em>E. melanorhynchus</em>, of Sulawesi and the Sula Islands.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>koyl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Labour Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Labour Day</span></header><div>/ˈleɪbə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'laybuh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">in many countries, a public holiday in honour of labour; celebrated in all states of Australia, on different dates; it commemorates the 19th-century trade union campaign for shorter working hours.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Labor Day</strong>, <strong class="vs">Eight-Hour Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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LASIK
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622255547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">LASIK</span></header><div>/ˈleɪsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'laysik), /ˈleɪzɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'layzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">a surgical procedure in which a laser is used to reshape the inner corneal tissue, used to correct myopia, presbyopia, or hypermetropia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">laser eye surgery</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>las</em>(<em>er-assisted</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>n situ</em>)<em> k</em>(<em>eratomileusis</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lazy Lizz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669987230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lazy Lizz</span></header><div>/leɪzi ˈlɪz/ (<em>say</em> layzee 'liz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq33">a heavy long-distance shell which made a droning sound as it passed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Lazy Eliza</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leger" src="word_pronunciations/13465.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɛdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'lejuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">an area or a stand in a racecourse some distance away from the winning post.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">leger enclosure</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the St <em>Leger</em>, an annual horserace first run in 1776 at Doncaster, England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LIrTHHWd7l">n.</span><span target_id="RE9cHlBQNw">adj.</span><span target_id="jgnSBeerF3">v.t.</span><span target_id="lzPk5Mn8tU">v.i.</span><span target_id="wZiaxpb2cJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of light" src="word_pronunciations/13638.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪt/ (<em>say</em> luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LIrTHHWd7l"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq930"> that which makes things visible, or affords illumination: <em class="example">all colours depend on light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq195"> Also, <strong class="vs">luminous energy</strong>, <strong class="vs">radiant energy</strong>. electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about 4 × 10<sup>-7</sup> to 7.4 × 10<sup>-7</sup> metres and travelling at a speed defined to be 299 792 458 metres per second. It is considered variously as a wave, corpuscular, or quantum phenomenon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq641"> the sensation produced by it on the organs of sight.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq735"> a similar form of radiant energy which does not affect the retina, as ultraviolet or infrared rays.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq372"> the light, radiance, or illumination from a particular source: <em class="example">the light of a candle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq439"> the illumination from the sun, or daylight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq060"> daybreak or dawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq560"> daytime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq553"> measure or supply of light; illumination: <em class="example">the wall cuts off our light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq315"> a particular light or illumination in which an object seen takes on a certain appearance: <em class="example">viewing the portrait in various lights.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq861"> <em class="label">Art</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq774"> the effect of light falling on an object or scene as represented in a picture.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq668"> one of the brightest parts of a picture.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq669"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087592" href="entry://highlight%23bigmac000087592"><strong>highlight</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087592" href="entry://highlight%23mq844">8a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq882"> the aspect in which a thing appears or is regarded: <em class="example">this shows up in a favourable light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq006"> a gleam or sparkle, as in the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq947"> a means of igniting, as a spark, flame, match, or the like: <em class="example">could you give me a light?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq126"> the state of being visible, exposed to view, or revealed to public notice or knowledge: <em class="example">to come to light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq241"> a window, or a pane or compartment of a window.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq603"> mental or spiritual illumination or enlightenment: <em class="example">to throw light on a mystery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq834"> (<em>plural</em>) information, ideas, or mental capacities possessed: <em class="example">to act according to one’s lights.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq927"> a person who is an illuminating or shining example; a luminary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq789"> a lighthouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq619"> a traffic light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq9"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> eyes.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RE9cHlBQNw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq550"> having light or illumination, rather than dark: <em class="example">the lightest room in the entire house.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq950"> pale, whitish, or not deep or dark in colour: <em class="example">a light red.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">lit</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">lighted</strong>, <strong class="bold">lighting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jgnSBeerF3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq552"> to set burning (a candle, lamp, pipe for smoking, etc.); kindle (a fire); ignite (fuel, a match, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq646"> to switch on (an electric light).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq258"> to give light to; illuminate; to furnish with light or illumination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq020"> to conduct with a light: <em class="example">a candle to light you to bed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lzPk5Mn8tU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq502"> to take fire or become kindled.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wZiaxpb2cJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">a lesser light</strong>, a person who is of secondary importance or rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">bring to light</strong>, to discover; reveal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">come to light</strong>, to be discovered; become known.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">in a bad light</strong>, under unfavourable circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">in a good light</strong>, under favourable circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> light of</strong>, taking into account; considering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">light a fire under</strong>, to galvanise into action: <em class="example">to light a fire under the committee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">light at the end of the tunnel</strong>, the prospect of a happy outcome from present difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">light up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq144"> to make bright as with light or colour: <em class="example">a huge room lit up with candles.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq407"> to cause (the face, etc.) to brighten or become animated: <em class="example">a smile lit up her face.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq602"> to become bright as with light or colour: <em class="example">the sky lights up at sunset.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq432"> to brighten with animation or joy, as the face, eyes, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq594"> to apply a flame to a cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc., in order to smoke it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">out like a light</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> unconscious, especially after being struck, or receiving an anaesthetic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">punch</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone’s lights out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to render someone unconscious, as with a punch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">see the light</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq447"> to come into existence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq989"> to be made public, or published, as a book.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq969"> to accept or understand an idea; realise the truth of something.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq758"> to be converted, especially to Christianity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq499"> <strong class="phr">shed </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> light on</strong>, to make clear; explain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq914"> <strong class="phr">stand in someone’s light</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>especially in the negative</em>) to actively prevent someone from doing what they want to do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq935"> <strong class="phr">the lights are on but nobody’s home</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a catchphrase implying that someone is failing to comprehend.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>lēoht</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>lux</em> light, Greek <em>leukos</em> white, clear]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="LpeuXxAfhU">adj.</span><span target_id="Q5dufo97Yo">adv.</span><span target_id="2qCdKQSFKw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of light" src="word_pronunciations/13639.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪt/ (<em>say</em> luyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LpeuXxAfhU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq996"> of little weight; not heavy: <em class="example">a light load.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq782"> of little weight in proportion to bulk; of low specific gravity: <em class="example">a light metal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq721"> of less than the usual or average weight: <em class="example">light clothing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq977"> connected or concerned with the manufacture of goods less substantial than those produced by large-scale engineering: <em class="example">light industry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq694"> of small amount, force, intensity, etc.: <em class="example">light rain; </em><em class="example">light sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq539"> gentle; delicate; exerting only slight pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq136"> easy to endure, deal with, or perform: <em class="example">light duties.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq427"> not profound, serious, or heavy: <em class="example">light reading.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq568"> of little moment or importance; trivial: <em class="example">the loss was no light matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq933"> easily digested.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq800"> not heavy or strong, as wine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq549"> having less of a normal standard ingredient: <em class="example">light beer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq430"> (of bread, cakes, etc.) spongy or well leavened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq123"> porous or friable, as soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq125"> slender or delicate in form or appearance: <em class="example">a light, graceful figure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq176"> airy or buoyant in movement: <em class="example">light as air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq938"> nimble or agile: <em class="example">light on one’s feet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq167"> free from any burden of sorrow or care: <em class="example">a light heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq157"> cheerful: <em class="example">a light laugh.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq332"> characterised by lack of proper seriousness; frivolous: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mrs Roxburgh … was made to feel light, frivolous, implausible, when dressed in the earnest young woman’s gift.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq456"> wanton; immoral: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Brand her before the whole town as a light woman?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq016"> easily swayed or changing; volatile: <em class="example">to be light of love.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq575"> dizzy, as from fever: <em class="example">a light head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Military</em> lightly armed or equipped: <em class="example">light infantry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq160"> adapted by small weight or slight build for small loads or swift movement: <em class="example">light vessels.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq899"> having a less than normally strong pronunciation, as of a vowel or syllable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq633"> (of <em>l</em> sounds) resembling a front vowel in quality: <em class="example">French l is lighter than English l.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Q5dufo97Yo">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq676"> lightly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq459"> with little or no luggage: <em class="example">to travel light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq942"> with little or no cargo: <em class="example">a ship sailing light.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2qCdKQSFKw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">light on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq494"> in short supply; scarce: <em class="example">money was light on then.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq704"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) poorly supplied: <em class="example">we’re light on for flour.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">make light of</strong>, to treat as of little importance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>lēoht</em>, <em>līht</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="XGwOWt8nC8">v.i.</span><span target_id="lgo6FXXKU1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of light" src="word_pronunciations/13640.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪt/ (<em>say</em> luyt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XGwOWt8nC8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">lighted</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">lit</strong>, <strong class="bold">lighting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> to get down or descend, as from a horse or a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> to come to rest, as on a spot or thing; land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq366"> to fall, as a stroke, weapon, vengeance, choice, etc., on a place or person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lgo6FXXKU1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq898"> <strong class="phr">light into</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to set upon or attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq451"> <strong class="phr">light on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to come on by chance; happen on; hit on: <em class="example">to light on a clue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">light out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to depart hastily: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’ll stay at a pub or something tonight, and tomorrow I’ll pay off and we’ll light out for Sydney.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>liht</em>(<em>en</em>), <em>light</em>(<em>en</em>), Old English <em>līhtan</em> alight, originally make light, relieve of a weight, from <em>līht</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103066" href="#bigmac000103066"><span class="smallcaps">light<sup>2</sup></span></a> (adjective)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light meter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light meter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of light meter" src="word_pronunciations/13629.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪt mitə/ (<em>say</em> 'luyt meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">(in photography) an instrument which measures the light intensity and indicates the proper exposure for a given scene.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">exposure meter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mesozoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mesozoic</span><z><span target_id="NJNo5oQiCY">adj.</span><span target_id="QihmdskjyS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Mesozoic" src="word_pronunciations/14671.mp3"></audio></span>/mɛsəˈzoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> mesuh'zohik), /miz-/ (<em>say</em> meez-) <em class="label">Geology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NJNo5oQiCY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> relating to the geological era of rocks intermediate between Palaeozoic and Cainozoic; the era of reptiles.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QihmdskjyS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq397"> Also, <strong class="vs">Mesozoic era</strong>. the era or rocks comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods or systems.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046338" href="entry://meso-%23bigmac000046338"><span class="smallcaps">meso-</span></a> + stem of Greek <em>zōē</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle Kingdom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle Kingdom</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈkɪŋdəm/ (<em>say</em> midl 'kingduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">the second great period in the history of the ancient Egyptian kingdom, about 2200 BC to 1690 BC, comprising dynasties XI–XIV.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052060" href="entry://Old%20Kingdom%23bigmac000052060"><strong>Old Kingdom</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049945" href="entry://New%20Kingdom%23bigmac000049945"><strong>New Kingdom</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Middle Empire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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financial abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac784982820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">financial abuse</span></header><div>/faɪnænʃəl əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> fuynanshuhl uh'byoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a form of abuse whereby one partner in a relationship has complete control of the finances of the other, reducing that person to dependency, and thus severely restricting their freedom.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">economic abuse</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>financial abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flat<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="A6jsL2ztRx">adj.</span><span target_id="GSGDO9fZQH">adv.</span><span target_id="UbmY3LlKQn">n.</span><span target_id="LI6h2EFHyF">v.t.</span><span target_id="sjhYew1En7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flat" src="word_pronunciations/09235.mp3"></audio></span>/flæt/ (<em>say</em> flat) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="A6jsL2ztRx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">flatter</strong>, <strong class="bold">flattest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq365"> level, even, or without inequalities of surface, as land, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> horizontally level: <em class="example">a flat roof.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq639"> comparatively lacking in projection or depression of surface: <em class="example">a broad flat face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq962"> (of a sea, harbour, etc.) unbroken by waves; with little or no swell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq434"> lying at full length, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq679"> lying wholly on or against something: <em class="example">a ladder flat against a wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq241"> thrown down, laid low, or level with the ground, as fallen trees or buildings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq250"> (of a race) run on a level course or track, without obstacles to be jumped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq604"> having a generally level shape or appearance; not deep or thick: <em class="example">a flat plate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq674"> (of the heel of a shoe) low and broad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq824"> (of feet) having little or no arch. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088731" href="entry://flatfoot%23bigmac000088731"><strong>flatfoot</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088731" href="entry://flatfoot%23mq501">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq118"> spread out, as an unrolled map, the open hand, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq104"> collapsed; deflated: <em class="example">a flat tyre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq202"> without qualification; unqualified, downright, or positive: <em class="example">a flat denial; </em><em class="example">that’s flat; </em><em class="example">flat broke.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq209"> without modification: <em class="example">a flat rate; </em><em class="example">a flat price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq027"> uninteresting, dull, or tedious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq622"> (of wine) lacking substance and body; low in acidity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq521"> stale; tasteless or insipid, as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq351"> (of beer, etc.) having lost its effervescence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq789"> pointless, as a remark, joke, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq670"> commercially dull, as trade or the market.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq324"> lacking relief, contrast, or shading, as a painting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq749"> not giving the effect of perspective: <em class="example">the flat quality of medieval painting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Painting</em> without gloss; matt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq325"> not clear, sharp, or ringing, as sound, a voice, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq819"> (of a note) lowered a semitone in pitch: <em class="example">B flat.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq864"> below an intended pitch, as a note; too low (opposed to <em>sharp</em>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq879"> (of an interval) diminished.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> slow-witted but honest (opposed to <em>sharp</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq098"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a sail) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq472"> cut with little or no fullness.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq913"> trimmed as nearly fore-and-aft as possible, for sailing to windward.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (of an adverb) without an <em>-ly</em> suffix, as <em>soon</em> in <em>be back soon</em> or <em>hard</em> in <em>she hit him hard</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="GSGDO9fZQH">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq718"> in a flat position; horizontally; levelly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq318"> Also, <strong class="vs">flatly</strong>. positively; absolutely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq063"> exactly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq378"> Also, <strong class="vs">flatly</strong>. <em class="label">Music</em> below the true pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq716"> <em class="label">Finance</em> without interest.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UbmY3LlKQn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq436"> something flat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq579"> a flat surface, side or part of anything: <em class="example">the flat of a blade; </em><em class="example">the flat of the hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq541"> flat or level ground; a flat area: <em class="example">a river flat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq981"> (<em>often plural</em>) low-lying land, especially when swampy or prone to flooding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq805"> a shallow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq582"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> an honest but slow-witted person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq723"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a newly arrived immigrant to Australia seen as gullible prey for the local sharps. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104606" href="entry://sharp%23bigmac000104606"><strong>sharp</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104606" href="entry://sharp%23mq996">35</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq992"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a police officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq307"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq578"> (in musical notation) a sign which, when attached to a note or a stave degree, lowers it in pitch by one chromatic semitone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq591"> a note so lowered in pitch.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq652"> (on keyboard instruments, with reference to any given key) the key next below or to the left.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq401"> a flat-heeled shoe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq271"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> a piece of scenery consisting of a wooden frame, usually rectangular, covered with lightweight board or fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq676"> a working space below decks: <em class="example">a steering flat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq736"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq223"> that part of a racecourse not occupied by grandstands.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq265"> Also, <strong class="vs">flat enclosure</strong>. the area in the centre of a racecourse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq561"> a race run on a course without obstacles (opposed to the <em>steeplechase</em>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq734"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <em class="label">British</em> the season, from March to October, when such races are run.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Engineering</em> an iron or steel bar of rectangular section.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027130" href="entry://flatfish%23bigmac000027130"><strong>flatfish</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq493"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> tobacco other than that officially issued.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LI6h2EFHyF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="51"><span id="mq195"> (<strong class="bold">flatted</strong>, <strong class="bold">flatting</strong>) <em class="label">Music</em> to lower (a pitch) especially one semitone.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sjhYew1En7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="52"><span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">and that’s flat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a phrase expressing resolution or determination): <em class="example">well I’m going and that’s flat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq936"> <strong class="phr">brace a yard flat aback</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to set a yard so that the wind is nearly at right angles to the forward surface of the sail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq277"> <strong class="phr">fall flat</strong>, to fail to have a desired effect: <em class="example">his jokes fell flat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">fall flat on one’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">its</strong>)<strong class="phr"> face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq399"> to fall over so as to be stretched out on the ground.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq184"> to fail completely: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Even if you don’t believe it’s going to work, and even if it falls flat on its face, we’re going to learn a lot</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">flat as a tack</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exhausted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">flat nacka </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nack</strong>), Also, <strong class="phr">flat knacka </strong>(or <strong class="phr">knack</strong>). <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at full speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq045"> <strong class="phr">flat out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq141"> as fast as possible.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq608"> very busy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq491"> exhausted; unable to proceed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">flat out like a lizard drinking</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq177"> exerting oneself to the utmost.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq893"> lying prone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">flat stick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at full speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq216"> <strong class="phr">flat to the boards</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq877"> travelling at maximum speed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq902"> extremely busy.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>flatr</em>; distantly related to Greek <em>platys</em> broad, flat. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027122" href="#bigmac000027122"><span class="smallcaps">flat<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>flatness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flat<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="cvcx3TdIGN">n.</span><span target_id="qWOICwwacs">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flat" src="word_pronunciations/09236.mp3"></audio></span>/flæt/ (<em>say</em> flat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cvcx3TdIGN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq416"> a suite of rooms, usually on one floor only, forming a complete residence, and usually rented.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a floor or storey of a building.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qWOICwwacs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq721"> (<strong class="bold">flatted</strong>, <strong class="bold">flatting</strong>) to live in a flat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of obsolete <em>flet</em>, Old English <em>flet</em> floor, house, hall. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101060" href="#bigmac000101060"><span class="smallcaps">flat<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foreign affairs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foreign affairs</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of foreign affairs" src="word_pronunciations/09476.mp3"></audio></span>/fɒrən əˈfɛəz/ (<em>say</em> foruhn uh'fairz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">international relations; activities of a nation arising from its dealings with other nations.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">external affairs</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forever</span><z><span target_id="5XJtkGCs4h">adv.</span><span target_id="dUm5owV3wi">adj.</span><span target_id="vQRHyrJB65">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of forever" src="word_pronunciations/09497.mp3"></audio></span>/fərˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> fuhr'evuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="5XJtkGCs4h"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> eternally; without ever ending: <em class="example">to last forever.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> continually; incessantly: <em class="example">he’s forever complaining.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq483"> finally and permanently: <em class="example">to go away forever.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dUm5owV3wi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq701"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> long-lasting; permanent: <em class="example">a forever job; </em><em class="example">a forever friend.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vQRHyrJB65">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq585"> <strong class="phr">forever and a day</strong>, forever; eternally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">forever and anon</strong>, for a long time; at length.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">for ever</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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galactic circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">galactic circle</span></header><div>/gəˌlæktɪk ˈsɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> guh.laktik 'serkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">the great circle of the celestial sphere which most nearly coincides with the middle of the Milky Way.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">galactic equator</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gastro-oesophageal reflux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac581380477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gastro-oesophageal reflux</span></header><div>/ˌgæstroʊ-əsɒfədʒiəl ˈriflʌks/ (<em>say</em> .gastroh-uhsofuhjeeuhl 'reefluks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">a flow of the acidic contents of the stomach back up into the oesophagus, caused by malfunctioning of the oesophageal sphincter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gastro-esophageal reflux</strong>, <strong class="vs">gastric reflux</strong>, <strong class="vs">acid reflux</strong>, <strong class="vs">reflux</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178892617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gastro-oesophageal reflux disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">a disease of the lower oesophagus and stomach with symptoms of inflammation and ulceration of the lower oesophagus caused by gastro-oesophageal reflux.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GORD Also, <strong class="vs">gastro-esophageal reflux disease</strong>, <strong class="vs">reflux disease</strong>, <strong class="vs">reflux oesophagitis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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G8
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">G8</span></header><div>/dʒi ˈeɪt/ (<em>say</em> jee 'ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a group of the world’s eight leading industrialised democracies (Canada, France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Japan, the US, and Russia), the heads of government of which hold an annual summit on matters of global or mutual concern, with various ministers also holding regular meetings; began as a grouping of six in 1975, with Canada joining in 1976 (to form the G7) and Russia in 1997; the European Union is also represented at summits; in 2014, Russia’s membership was suspended in response to its annexation of Crimea.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac808436640" href="entry://G7%23bigmac808436640"><strong>G7</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">G-8</strong>, <strong class="vs">Group of Eight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glass-off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac125685516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glass-off</span></header><div>/ˈglas-ɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'glahs-of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> a period, usually in the evening, when the wind has died and the waves look glassy and are ideal for surfing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Hang-gliding</em> the period at the end of the day when latent heat trapped in a valley provides a smooth rush of rising air which gives a buoyant lift to a person hang-gliding.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">evening glass-off</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac828130390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goey</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'gohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101832" href="entry://speed%23bigmac000101832"><strong>speed</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101832" href="entry://speed%23mq751">7</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">go-ee</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goldfinch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goldfinch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of goldfinch" src="word_pronunciations/10314.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgoʊldfɪntʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'gohldfinch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq198"> Also, <strong class="vs">European goldfinch</strong>. a small fringilline songbird, <em>Carduelis carduelis</em>, of Eurasia and northern Africa, having a crimson face and wings marked with yellow, introduced into south-eastern mainland Australia where it has expanded its territory to Tasmania.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> any of certain small American finches, especially <em>Carduelis tristis</em>, the male of which has yellow body plumage in summer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>goldfinc</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030800" href="entry://gold%23bigmac000030800"><span class="smallcaps">gold</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026668" href="entry://finch%23bigmac000026668"><span class="smallcaps">finch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green</span><z><span target_id="VU1AkdM9dW">adj.</span><span target_id="sUDzCLsvGz">n.</span><span target_id="B6QCypU5HM">v.i.</span><span target_id="dwMG5AZ9Uo">v.t.</span><span target_id="uXyQFWE2Fr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of green" src="word_pronunciations/10529.mp3"></audio></span>/grin/ (<em>say</em> green) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VU1AkdM9dW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> of the colour of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: <em class="example">green fields; a green orchard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq259"> consisting of green vegetables: <em class="example">a green salad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq128"> vegetarian or vegan: <em class="example">a green menu; a green restaurant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq583"> full of life and vigour: <em class="example">green shoots.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq333"> characterised by, or relating to, a concern for environmental issues: <em class="example">green politics; </em><em class="example">green light globe; </em><em class="example">green consumerism.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq510"> unseasoned; not dried or cured: <em class="example">green timber.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq893"> (of calves and lambs) newborn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq671"> not fully developed or perfected in growth or condition; unripe: <em class="example">green bananas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq081"> immature in age or judgement; untrained; inexperienced: <em class="example">a green recruit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq532"> simple; gullible; easily fooled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq581"> fresh, recent, or new: <em class="example">a green wound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq986"> pale; sickly; wan: <em class="example">green with fear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq691"> freshly killed: <em class="example">green meat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq295"> (of prawns) uncooked or raw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq661"> not fired, as bricks or pottery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq018"> in powder metallurgy, not sintered.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq007"> not fully processed or treated.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq017"> (of concrete, cement or mortar) freshly poured and not completely set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq102"> Also, <strong class="vs">green with envy</strong>. jealous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Philippine English Colloquial</em> dirty; obscene: <em class="example">a green joke.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sUDzCLsvGz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq922"> green colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq097"> green colouring matter, paint, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq220"> grassy land; a plot of grassy ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq941"> green material or clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq706"> a person who supports environmental policies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Golf</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq154"> the whole course or links on which golf is played.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq459"> a putting green alone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq074"> a bowling green.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq388"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq002"> a plant, the leaves and stems of which are used for food.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq837"> (<em>plural</em>) green vegetables: <em class="example">to eat your greens.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Skiing</em> (in Australia) the easiest grade of ski run. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23bigmac000088544"><strong>black</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23mq960">21</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="entry://blue%23bigmac000104917"><strong>blue</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="entry://blue%23mq391">10</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq330"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ketamine, so called because of its green colour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="B6QCypU5HM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq294"> to become green.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dwMG5AZ9Uo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq891"> to make green.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq769"> to transform the look of (a locale, especially an urban area) by planting a large number of trees.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uXyQFWE2Fr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">go green</strong>, to adopt business practices, especially production systems so as to become environmentally friendly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">green out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person who has smoked too much cannabis) to turn pale, with a greenish hue, with symptoms of sweating, nausea and dizziness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq062"> <strong class="phr">not so </strong>(or <strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> green as one is cabbage-looking</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not as naive as one might appear to be. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Yorkshire dialect]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>grēne</em>, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101011" href="entry://grow%23bigmac000101011"><span class="smallcaps">grow</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="#mq966">20</a> from Spanish use of <em>verde</em> smutty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gregory thesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac409435250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gregory thesis</span></header><div>/ˈgrɛgəri θisəs/ (<em>say</em> 'greguhree theesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac446003609" href="entry://Dutch%20disease%23bigmac446003609"><strong>Dutch disease</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Gregory effect</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Robert George (Bob) <em>Gregory</em>, born 1939, Australian economist who developed the thesis]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guide dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guide dog</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guide dog" src="word_pronunciations/10654.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgaɪd dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'guyd dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">a dog specially trained to lead or guide a vision-impaired person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">seeing eye dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hadean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148142765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hadean</span><z><span target_id="pHoKqFF2Jo">adj.</span><span target_id="8Ht3r9AQWm">n.</span></z></header><div>/heɪˈdiən/ (<em>say</em> hay'deeuhn), /ˈheɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> 'haydeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pHoKqFF2Jo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> of or relating to Hades.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> relating to the geological era stretching from the time of the earliest accretion of planetary material to form the earth and the formation of the oldest recognised rocks.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8Ht3r9AQWm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq339"> Also, <strong class="vs">Hadean era</strong>, <strong class="vs">Hadean period</strong>. this era.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099649" href="entry://Hades%23bigmac000099649"><span class="smallcaps">Hade(s)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac148142765" href="#mq652">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac148142765" href="#mq339">3</a> with reference to the extreme heat of part of this era, as in Hades] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Hadean</em> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac148142765" href="#mq652">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac148142765" href="#mq339">3</a>) is not a formal stratigraphic term but is widely used in geology.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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haemo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haemo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq597">a word element meaning ‘blood’ as in <em>haemolysis</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hemo-</strong>, <strong class="vs">h</strong>(<strong class="vs">a</strong>)<strong class="vs">em-</strong>, <strong class="vs">h</strong>(<strong class="vs">a</strong>)<strong class="vs">ema-</strong>, <strong class="vs">h</strong>(<strong class="vs">a</strong>)<strong class="vs">emat-</strong>, <strong class="vs">h</strong>(<strong class="vs">a</strong>)<strong class="vs">emato-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>haimo-</em>, combining form of <em>haima</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> While the variations <strong>haemo-</strong> and <strong>hemo-</strong> apply to all words beginning with this prefix, it is still the case that Australian English favours the <strong>haemo-</strong> form. See usage note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hair tie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac976144155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hair tie</span></header><div>/ˈhɛə taɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'hair tuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">a device for securing hair, comprising in its basic form a small round of elastic, but sometimes decorated.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hair elastic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Halloween
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Halloween</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Halloween" src="word_pronunciations/10819.mp3"></audio></span>/hæləˈwin/ (<em>say</em> haluh'ween), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Halloween" src="word_pronunciations/10820.mp3"></audio></span>/hæloʊˈin/ (<em>say</em> haloh'een) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">the evening of 31 October, the eve of All Saints’ Day; pre-Christian belief that ghosts and spirits move about on this night; traditionally marked by the wearing of costumes and masks.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Hallowe’en</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>hallow</em> saint + <em>een</em>, variant of <em>even</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088559" href="entry://eve%23bigmac000088559"><span class="smallcaps">eve</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Heaviside layer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Heaviside layer</span></header><div>/ˈhɛvisaɪd leɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'heveesuyd layuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">the lower region, or regions, of the ionosphere chiefly responsible for the reflection of radio waves of certain frequencies, thus making long-distance radio communication possible.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">E layer</strong>, <strong class="vs">Kennelly-Heaviside layer</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Oliver <em>Heaviside</em>, 1850–1925, English physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high altitude pulmonary oedema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289919942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high altitude pulmonary oedema</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a condition in which the lungs fill with fluid as a result of the body’s response to low air pressure as when mountaineering at great heights or flying low in an unpressurised aircraft.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">high altitude pulmonary edema</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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project home
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">project home</span></header><div>/ˈproʊdʒɛkt hoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'prohjekt hohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">a home built to a standard design.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">project house</strong>, <strong class="vs">exhibition house</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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psychological abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">psychological abuse</span></header><div>/ˌsaɪkəlɒdʒɪkəl əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> .suykuhlojikuhl uh'byoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">a form of abuse in which the person is not physically harmed but is emotionally affected by treatment amounting to cruelty which may involve, for example, verbal abuse, intimidation and withholding of affection or approval.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">emotional abuse</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>psychological abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Puer tea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac577302448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Puer tea</span></header><div>/puə ˈti/ (<em>say</em> poohuh 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> a preparation made from a blend of tea from Yunnan, China, which is aged and fermented to produce a strong earthy flavour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> a beverage made from this kind of tea; used as a digestion aid because of its supposed ability to regulate fat metabolism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Pu-erh tea</strong>. <div class="etym">[Mandarin <em>Pǔ’ěr</em>, county in Yunnan province, originally the main source of the tea]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quoll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quoll</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quoll" src="word_pronunciations/18769.mp3"></audio></span>/kwɒl/ (<em>say</em> kwol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> any of several cat-sized, predatory marsupials of the genus <em>Dasyurus</em>, having slender, white-spotted bodies and very pointed snouts; native cat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> Also, <strong class="vs">eastern quoll</strong>. a carnivorous marsupial, <em>Dasyurus viverrinus</em>, from eastern Australia, having a spotted body but without spots on the tail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Guugu Yimidhirr <em>dhigul</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radon</span></header><div>/ˈreɪdɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'raydon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">a rare, chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced in the disintegration of radium.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Rn; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 222; <em>atomic number</em>: 86. Also, <strong class="vs">radium emanation</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061058" href="entry://radium%23bigmac000061058"><span class="smallcaps">rad(ium)</span></a> + <em>-on</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003702" href="entry://argon%23bigmac000003702"><span class="smallcaps">argon</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049720" href="entry://neon%23bigmac000049720"><span class="smallcaps">neon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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real property
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">real property</span></header><div>/ril ˈprɒpəti/ (<em>say</em> reel 'propuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">tangible and immovable property such as land and houses, buildings or any such structures on the land, and any rights attached to the ownership of the land, such as mineral rights (but excluding leasehold interests).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055788" href="entry://personal%20property%23bigmac000055788"><strong>personal property</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">real estate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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redfin perch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac403531274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">redfin perch</span></header><div>/rɛdfɪn ˈpɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> redfin 'perch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">redfin perch</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">redfin perches</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">a medium-sized freshwater fish, <em>Perca fluviatilis</em>, with a pattern of black vertical bands across the back and bright reddish-orange fins and tail; introduced into Australia in the 1860s for angling and now a pest in much of eastern Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">English perch</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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relief teacher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">relief teacher</span></header><div>/rəˈlif titʃə/ (<em>say</em> ruh'leef teechuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a schoolteacher who temporarily replaces regular teachers who are absent.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Especially NSW</em>, <strong class="vs">casual teacher</strong>; <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <strong class="vs">CRT</strong>, <strong class="vs">emergency teacher</strong>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <strong class="vs">supply teacher</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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return key
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">return key</span></header><div>/rəˈtɜn ki/ (<em>say</em> ruh'tern kee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">the key sometimes labelled with the word ‘return’ or with the word ‘enter’ or with an arrow, which, when pressed, activates a command keyed in on a keyboard or produces a carriage return.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">enter key</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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SAE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400018093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">SAE</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> South Asian English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> Also, <strong class="vs">s.a.e.</strong> stamped addressed envelope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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same-sex marriage survey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558331350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">same-sex marriage survey</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac319964954" href="entry://Australian%20Marriage%20Law%20Postal%20Survey%23bigmac319964954"><strong>Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">marriage equality survey</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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78
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">78</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of 78" src="word_pronunciations/00009.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛvənti-ˈeɪt/ (<em>say</em> sevuhntee-'ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">an early type of gramophone record designed to be played at a speed of seventy-eight revolutions per minute.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028094" href="entry://45%23bigmac000028094"><strong>45</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">seventy-eight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Shabbat lift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac038216512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Shabbat lift</span></header><div>/ʃabat ˈlɪft/ (<em>say</em> shahbaht 'lift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a lift designed to circumvent the Jewish law which requires Jews to abstain from operating switches on the Sabbath, the lift running continuously and being programmed to stop at every floor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Shabbat elevator</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silvereye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silvereye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of silvereye" src="word_pronunciations/21049.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪlvəraɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'silvuhruy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">a common, small, predominantly yellow-olive white-eye, <em>Zosterops lateralis</em>, of Australasia, feeding on insects, seed, nectar and fruit, and having numerous subspecies as the <strong>Capricorn silvereye</strong>, <em>Z. l. chlorocephalus</em> of Heron Island; the subspecies <em>Z. l. lateralis</em> was self-introduced to NZ in the 1850s.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">silver-eye</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sloyd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sloyd</span><z><span target_id="33QJxaQS0G">n.</span><span target_id="XX4Hl12GGw">adj.</span></z></header><div>/slɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> sloyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="33QJxaQS0G"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> Also, <strong class="vs">educational sloyd</strong>. a system of manual training in woodworking for schoolchildren, originally developed in Sweden.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XX4Hl12GGw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq530"> of or relating to such a system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Swedish <em>slöjd</em> craft, industrial art, woodworking. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069406" href="entry://sleight%23bigmac000069406"><span class="smallcaps">sleight</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Snellen chart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac797485197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Snellen chart</span></header><div>/ˈsnɛlən tʃat/ (<em>say</em> 'sneluhn chaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">a chart used to test eyesight, comprising capital letters which successively decrease in size in each row.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Snellen eye chart</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Hermann <em>Snellen</em>, 1834–1908, Dutch ophthalmologist who invented it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social development</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl dəˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl duh'veluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">the formation and transformation of social life, customs, institutions, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">social evolution</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speed golf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac176934375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speed golf</span></header><div>/ˈspid gɒlf/ (<em>say</em> 'speed golf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a version of the game of golf in which contestants aim to complete the course in the fastest possible time, as by running between strokes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fast golf</strong>, <strong class="vs">extreme golf</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spinach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spinach</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spinach" src="word_pronunciations/21755.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspɪnɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'spinich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> Also, <strong class="vs">English spinach</strong>. an annual herb, <em>Spinacia oleracea</em>, cultivated for its succulent leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq886"> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">Swiss chard</strong>. a form of beet, <em>Beta vulgaris cicla</em>, with large, firm, strongly veined green leaves and a long fleshy stalk, used as a vegetable; silverbeet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq492"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050012" href="entry://New%20Zealand%20spinach%23bigmac000050012"><strong>New Zealand spinach</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French (<em>e</em>)<em>spinache</em>, <em>espinage</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>spinachia</em>, from Spanish <em>espinaca</em>, from Arabic <em>isfināj</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> While <em>spinach</em> and <em>silverbeet</em> are known throughout Australia, there is a distinct preference for <em>spinach</em> in NSW and Qld, and <em>silverbeet</em> in Victoria, Tasmania and SA, for the form of beet.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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staghorn fern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">staghorn fern</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of staghorn fern" src="word_pronunciations/21944.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstæghɔn fɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'staghawn fern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">any of various ferns of the tropical and subtropical genus <em>Platycerium</em>, family Polypodiaceae, having large fertile leaves resembling the horns of a stag, as <em>P. superbum</em> of Qld.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">elkhorn fern</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of conger" src="word_pronunciations/05100.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒŋgə/ (<em>say</em> 'kongguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">congers</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">conger</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> any of various stout-bodied, scaleless, marine eels of the family Congridae found in tropical and temperate oceans and often reaching a great size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq671"> the very large species, <em>Conger conger</em>, an important European food fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq975"> any other species of the family Congridae.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">conger eel</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>congre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>conger</em>, <em>congrus</em>, from Greek <em>gongros</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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congo snake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">congo snake</span></header><div>/ˈkɒŋgoʊ sneɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'konggoh snayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">either of two primitive, eel-like amphibians of the genus <em>Amphiuma</em> of the south-eastern US having two pairs of very short limbs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">congo eel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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contract of service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac87125788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">contract of service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">the legal contract under which an employee is paid a wage plus superannuation, workers compensation and holiday leave.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac929813799" href="entry://contract%20for%20service%23bigmac929813799"><strong>contract for service</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">contract of employment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cooee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cooee</span><z><span target_id="tvJSRd0trS">n.</span><span target_id="EhiM7qtX6P">v.i.</span><span target_id="f77IWHtXW4">interj.</span><span target_id="0ilq7QEC9a">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cooee" src="word_pronunciations/05343.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkui/ (<em>say</em> 'koohee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cooee" src="word_pronunciations/05344.mp3"></audio></span>/kuˈi/ (<em>say</em> kooh'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tvJSRd0trS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> a prolonged clear call, the second syllable of which rises rapidly in pitch, used most frequently in the bush as a signal to attract attention: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A cooee from over toward the homestead roused him from his reflections.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EhiM7qtX6P">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq910"> (<strong class="bold">cooeed</strong>, <strong class="bold">cooeeing</strong>) to utter the call ‘cooee’.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="f77IWHtXW4">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq381"> (an exclamation of this kind as a signal or to attract attention.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0ilq7QEC9a">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq277"> <strong class="phr">within cooee</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq884"> within calling distance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq400"> within reach of achieving a given goal.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coo-ee</strong>, <strong class="vs">cooey</strong>. <div class="etym">[Dharug <em>guwi</em> come here]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cooee March
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441143587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cooee March</span></header><div>/ˈkui matʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'koohee mahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">a recruiting march held in 1915, during World War I, in which a group of men walked from Gilgandra in the central west of NSW to Sydney in order to enlist, encouraging other men to join them on the way; the contingent, originally numbering 26, consisted of about 300 by the time the march arrived in Sydney; this example was followed by other similar marches in rural NSW and Qld. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A group of volunteers preparing to march to Sydney as part of the Cooee March recruitment effort of 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Cooee%20March_H18781.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Cooee march</strong>, <strong class="vs">Coo-ee March</strong>, <strong class="vs">Coo-ee march</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Cooee March</strong> was initiated by Gilgandra brothers Bill and Dick Hitchen. Recruitment meetings were held at each centre they passed through and a huge crowd welcomed them in the Sydney Domain at the end of their trek. The marchers took their name from the slogan ‘Cooee – Won’t you come?’, used on recruiting posters of the time. After four months of training the Cooees sailed for Egypt on 8 March 1916; all served on the Western Front in France. The example of the Coo-ee March was soon followed by other marches from country towns – the Waratahs, for example, marched from Kiama to Sydney, the Wallabies from Walgett to Newcastle and the Dungarees, the only Qld group, from Warwick to Brisbane. The marchers relied on the assistance of the communities they passed through and although military authorities were not always supportive, the marches attracted wide publicity and may have encouraged fundraising and enlistment more generally.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cretaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac637424307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cretaceous</span><z><span target_id="ErSoBr9KQd">adj.</span><span target_id="XOEUHrwQ0a">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Cretaceous" src="word_pronunciations/05719.mp3"></audio></span>/krəˈteɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> kruh'tayshuhs) <em class="label">Geology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ErSoBr9KQd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> of or relating to the third and latest of the periods included in the Mesozoic era.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XOEUHrwQ0a">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq649"> Also, <strong class="vs">Cretaceous era</strong>. the Cretaceous period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq636"> the system of strata deposited during the Cretaceous period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Crohn's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Crohn’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈkroʊnz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'krohnz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine, especially the ileum, of unknown cause.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">regional enteritis</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after BB <em>Crohn</em>, 1884–1983, US physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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curly-leaf parsley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac379208142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">curly-leaf parsley</span></header><div>/kɜli-lif ˈpasli/ (<em>say</em> kerlee-leef 'pahslee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">a variety of parsley which has crinkled leaves.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac701566902" href="entry://flat-leaf%20parsley%23bigmac701566902"><strong>flat-leaf parsley</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">curly parsley</strong>, <strong class="vs">English parsley</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derby<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Derby" src="word_pronunciations/06487.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbee) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091952" href="entry://Derbyshire%23bigmac000091952"><strong>Derbyshire</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Derby" src="word_pronunciations/06486.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɜbi/ (<em>say</em> 'derbee) a town on the north-western coast of WA, on King Sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq278"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Derby" src="word_pronunciations/06486.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɜbi/ (<em>say</em> 'derbee) a town in north-eastern Tasmania, between Bridport and St Helens; tin-mining district 1876–c.1930.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derby<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Derby" src="word_pronunciations/06487.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbee) <strong>the</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">the Epsom Derby</strong>. the premier flat horserace in England, held annually at Epsom Downs, Surrey; founded 1780.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Derby" src="word_pronunciations/06487.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Derby" src="word_pronunciations/06486.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɜbi/ (<em>say</em> 'derbee) any of various major horseraces in other countries, including the Australian Derby, the South Australian Derby, and the Queensland Derby in Australia. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004640" href="entry://Australian%20Derby%23bigmac000004640"><strong>Australian Derby</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the Earl of <em>Derby</em> (d. 1834) who founded the Epsom Derby]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital messaging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232442456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital messaging</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈmɛsədʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'mesuhjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">a form of electronic communication in which a message is sent directly to its destination as by mobile phone or computer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">electronic messaging</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital signature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac363796109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital signature</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒətəl ˌsɪgnətʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuhl .signuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">a unique code, in the form of a series of characters, used to verify the identity of the creator or sender of an electronic document, and to ensure that the document has not been altered before reaching the receiver.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">e-signature</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingo fence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac097684969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingo fence</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋgoʊ fɛns/ (<em>say</em> 'dinggoh fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">a fence erected to keep wild dogs out of a particular area.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog fence</strong>, <strong class="vs">wild dog exclusion fence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominant tenement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominant tenement</span></header><div>/dɒmənənt ˈtɛnəmənt/ (<em>say</em> domuhnuhnt 'tenuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">land owned by one person, which enjoys an easement or right over proximate land owned by another (the <strong>servient tenement</strong>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dominant estate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dotterel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dotterel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dotterel" src="word_pronunciations/07169.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒtərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dotuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> any of a number of small, wading birds of the family Charadriidae frequenting seashores and open marshy areas, widely distributed and often migratory, as the <strong>red-kneed dotterel</strong>, <em>Erythrogonys cinctus</em>, of Australia and southern New Guinea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac543753550" href="entry://inland%20dotterel%23bigmac543753550"><strong>inland dotterel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq684"> Also, <strong class="vs">Eurasian dotterel</strong>. a small migratory bird, <em>Charadrius morinellus</em>, which breeds in mountainous areas in the northern part of the world.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dottrel</strong>. <div class="etym">[late Middle English <em>dotrelle</em> a foolish, silly or doting person, from <em>doten</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093971" href="entry://dote%23bigmac000093971"><span class="smallcaps">dote</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062436" href="entry://-rel%23bigmac000062436"><span class="smallcaps">-rel</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021595" href="#mq684">3</a> with reference to the apparent ease with which the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021595" href="#bigmac000021595"><span class="smallcaps">dotterel</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021595" href="#mq684">3</a>) allows itself to be approached and caught]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draft snake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110618584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draft snake</span></header><div>/ˈdraft sneɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'drahft snayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">a long tubular piece of fabric filled with sand, rice, sawdust, etc., which is placed across an opening at the base of a door or window to prevent cold air from entering, or warm air from escaping, a room.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draught snake</strong>, <strong class="vs">draft stopper</strong>, <strong class="vs">door snake</strong>, <strong class="vs">door sausage</strong>, <strong class="vs">draft excluder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropper</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dropper" src="word_pronunciations/07345.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dropuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> someone or something that drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq989"> Also, <strong class="vs">eye-dropper</strong>. a glass tube with an elastic cap at one end and a small orifice at the other, for drawing in a liquid and expelling it in drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> a batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq639"> one of a set of battens, wires, etc., which hang from the catenary to support the contact wire on an electric railway.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102465" href="entry://drop%23bigmac000102465"><span class="smallcaps">drop</span></a> + <em>-p-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="2yH4TFr6Tt">n.</span><span target_id="aDIX3PPNO6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duck" src="word_pronunciations/07389.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌk/ (<em>say</em> duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2yH4TFr6Tt"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ducks</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">duck</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> any of numerous wild or domesticated aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus <em>Anas</em> and allied genera, characterised by a broad, flat bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a squat body with compact, waterproof feathers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> the common domesticated duck, derived from Eurasian populations of the mallard, <em>Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos</em>, and bred into many breeds especially for its flesh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq539"> the female of any of these birds, as distinguished from the male (or <em>drake</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq476"> the flesh of a duck, eaten as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq560"> Also, <strong class="vs">ducks</strong>. <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> (a term of endearment.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aDIX3PPNO6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">a shot duck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq108"> someone who is extremely tired.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq144"> someone or something that has no future: <em class="example">the Australian car manufacturing industry is a shot duck.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq761"> <strong class="phr">a sitting duck</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq677"> a duck at rest on the water and therefore an easy target for hunters.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq944"> any easy target or victim.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq634"> <strong class="phr">ducks on the pond</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a call (among men in a workplace) to warn that women have come into the vicinity.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">get one’s ducks in a row</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get organised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq431"> <strong class="phr">go hunting where the ducks are</strong>, to direct activity to the area where there is the greatest likelihood of success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">Lord </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lord</strong>)<strong class="phr"> love a duck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of astonishment, dismay, vexation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">the duck’s guts </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nuts</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something arousing great admiration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>duk</em>, <em>doke</em>, Old English <em>dūce</em>, literally, diver; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102485" href="#bigmac000102485"><span class="smallcaps">duck<sup>2</sup></span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="HM8ayGM0RS">v.i.</span><span target_id="jvrbFvBYDA">v.t.</span><span target_id="81LucoVSli">n.</span><span target_id="l5r5oMi5P1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duck" src="word_pronunciations/07390.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌk/ (<em>say</em> duk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HM8ayGM0RS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> to plunge the whole body or the head momentarily under water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq010"> to stoop suddenly; bob: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ironbar glimpsed someone’s retreating foot as he ducked out of sight.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan d vinge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq933"> to avoid a blow, unpleasant task, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jvrbFvBYDA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq439"> to plunge or dip in water momentarily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq836"> to lower (the head, etc.) suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq831"> to avoid (a blow, unpleasant task, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="81LucoVSli">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq147"> the act of ducking.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="l5r5oMi5P1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">duck into</strong>, to enter briefly, especially for concealment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">duck out</strong>, to absent oneself for a short time: <em class="example">to duck out to the shops for a few minutes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq299"> <strong class="phr">duck out on</strong>, to desert (someone): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Dinny ducked out on her before she could get a maintenance order against him.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>duke</em>, <em>douke</em>, Old English <em>duce</em>, related to German <em>tauchen</em> dive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ducker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duck" src="word_pronunciations/07391.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌk/ (<em>say</em> duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> heavy plain cotton fabric for tents, clothing, bags, mechanical uses, etc., in many weights and widths.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq943"> (<em>plural</em>) clothes, especially trousers, made of it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>doek</em> cloth, related to German <em>Tuch</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duck" src="word_pronunciations/07392.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌk/ (<em>say</em> duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">a military vehicle for amphibious use.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>DUKW</em>, its codename in World War II]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck<sup>5</sup></span><z><span target_id="KhCe4bmO9A">n.</span><span target_id="IwWCi4XM0g">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duck" src="word_pronunciations/07389.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌk/ (<em>say</em> duk) <em class="label">Cricket</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KhCe4bmO9A">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> a batsman’s score of nought.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IwWCi4XM0g">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">golden duck</strong>, a duck scored by being out on the first ball of an innings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duck’s egg</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from the shape of a duck’s egg, thought to resemble the number nought]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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11 lines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac890079040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">11 lines</span></header><div>/əˈlɛvən laɪnz/ (<em>say</em> uh'levuhn luynz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">eleven lines</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the resemblance of the wrinkles to the numeral 11]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feather brow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac678161360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feather brow</span></header><div>/ˈfɛðə braʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'fedhuh brow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">an eyebrow which has been parted along its length, with hairs spread out on either side and fixed in position, in a fashion that resembles a feather.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">feather eyebrow</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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FET
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">FET<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/fɛt/ (<em>say</em> fet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">a transistor employing one type of carrier, in which the current is controlled by an electric field.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">field effect transistor</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac799374867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">FET<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq272">frozen embryo transfer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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moon-blind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">moon-blind</span></header><div>/ˈmun-blaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'moohn-bluynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">(of horses) afflicted with moon blindness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">moon-eyed</strong> /ˈmun-aɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'moohn-uyd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mutton bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mutton bird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mutton bird" src="word_pronunciations/15453.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌtn bɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'mutn berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> any of various species of petrel, the chicks of which are commercially harvested for their oil, feathers and flesh, as the short-tailed shearwater and the sooty shearwater.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq151"> Also, <strong class="vs">mutton bird eater</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an inhabitant of northern Tasmania.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">muttonbird</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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natural burial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac245549612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">natural burial</span></header><div>/ˈnætʃərəl bɛriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'nachuhruhl bereeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">a type of interment where a person is buried in a natural burial ground, the body being placed in an untreated wooden coffin or in a shroud to aid decomposition, and the grave having no headstone.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">green burial</strong>, <strong class="vs">eco burial</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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NE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">NE</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> north-east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq278"> north-eastern.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">n.e.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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negative product placement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344167118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">negative product placement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">a marketing strategy of positioning products of competitors in unfavourable contexts in a film, television show, on the internet, etc., or contriving to have the products used publicly by an unpopular celebrity, etc., in order to create negative associations for the brand.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pre-emptive product placement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Kingdom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Kingdom</span></header><div>/nju ˈkɪŋdəm/ (<em>say</em> nyooh 'kingduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">the third great period in the history of the ancient Egyptian kingdom, 1580–1085 BC, comprising dynasties XVIII–XX.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052060" href="entry://Old%20Kingdom%23bigmac000052060"><strong>Old Kingdom</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046788" href="entry://Middle%20Kingdom%23bigmac000046788"><strong>Middle Kingdom</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Middle Empire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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NNE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">NNE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq107">north-north-east.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">N.N.E.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nob<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nob" src="word_pronunciations/15771.mp3"></audio></span>/nɒb/ (<em>say</em> nob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> (in cribbage) the knave of the same suit as the card turned up, counting one to the holder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq252"> a double-headed coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq238"> Also, <strong class="vs">nob-end</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq396"> the head of the penis.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq854"> an annoying, socially rejected person: <em class="example">he sat there by himself, looking like a real nob.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040502" href="entry://knob%23bigmac000040502"><span class="smallcaps">knob</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nob<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nob" src="word_pronunciations/15772.mp3"></audio></span>/nɒb/ (<em>say</em> nob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a member of a social elite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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obliquity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">obliquity</span></header><div>/əˈblɪkwəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'blikwuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">obliquities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> the state of being oblique.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> divergence from moral rectitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq426"> a moral delinquency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq237"> mental perversity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq427"> an instance of mental perversity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq828"> inclination, or degree of inclination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq576"> Also, <strong class="vs">obliquity of the ecliptic</strong>. <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the angle between the plane of the earth’s orbit and that of the earth’s equator, equal to about 23°27’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>obliquitee</em>, from French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>obliquitous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oestrous cycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oestrous cycle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oestrous cycle" src="word_pronunciations/16083.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈistrəs saɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'eestruhs suykuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">a recurrent series of physiological changes in sexual and other organs in female non-primate mammals, extending from one rutting period to the next; equivalent to the menstrual cycle in primates.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">estrous cycle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Olifants
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Olifants</span></header><div>/ˈɒləfənts/ (<em>say</em> 'oluhfuhnts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq663"> Also, <strong class="vs">Rio dos Elefantes</strong>. a river in the Republic of South Africa flowing east through Limpopo province and into the Limpopo River in Mozambique. 563 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq068"> a river in Namibia flowing north-west then south-west to the Atlantic Ocean. 274 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paddock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paddock</span><z><span target_id="FIYbNAE21i">n.</span><span target_id="LLlALBJ6sH">v.t.</span><span target_id="uOXZoxUz4D">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of paddock" src="word_pronunciations/16617.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpædək/ (<em>say</em> 'paduhk), /ˈpædɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'padik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FIYbNAE21i"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> land, fenced or otherwise delimited, usually part of a farm or a sheep or cattle station, and used for rural production: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Spread upward from this and the orchard was a larger paddock of sixty acres for the cows and, when in use, the working bullocks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> <em class="label">British</em> a small field or enclosure, especially for pasture, near a stable or house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq018"> Also, <strong class="vs">saddling paddock</strong>. <em class="label">Horseracing</em> the area in front of the members’ stand in which horses are saddled prior to a race and to which the winners are brought back subsequently for the presentation of prizes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq363"> Also, <strong class="vs">paddock enclosure</strong>. <em class="label">Horseracing</em> that part of the racecourse next to the saddling paddock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Mining</em> an enclosed piece of a riverbed prepared for alluvial mining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Motor Racing</em> an area near the pits, in which cars are prepared for a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a playing field, usually a football field.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LLlALBJ6sH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq218"> to confine or enclose in or as in a paddock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq283"> to fence (a run) into paddocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to mark out (a riverbed) in a paddock.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uOXZoxUz4D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq078"> <strong class="phr">from paddock to plate</strong>, taking into account all the processes that food items are subjected to before they appear as a meal on the table.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>parrock</em>, Old English <em>pearroc</em> enclosure (originally fence)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palaeozoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palaeozoic</span><z><span target_id="SlslPGIrmy">adj.</span><span target_id="BClc7wkOeh">n.</span></z></header><div>/pæliəˈzoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> paleeuh'zohik), /peɪ-/ (<em>say</em> pay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SlslPGIrmy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> relating to the oldest geological era or rocks having abundant fossils; the age of ancient life.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BClc7wkOeh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq595"> Also, <strong class="vs">Palaeozoic era</strong>. the era or rocks comprising divisions from Cambrian to Permian.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Paleozoic</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pale</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Pale" src="word_pronunciations/16635.mp3"></audio></span>/peɪl/ (<em>say</em> payl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">a district in eastern Ireland included in the Angevin Empire of King Henry II and his successors.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">English Pale</strong>, <strong class="vs">Irish Pale</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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PAYE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">PAYE</span></header><div>/pi eɪ waɪ ˈi/ (<em>say</em> pee ay wuy 'ee), /peɪ/ (<em>say</em> pay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">pay as you earn: <em class="example">PAYE employees.</em></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054934" href="entry://pay-as-you-earn%20tax%23bigmac000054934"><strong>pay-as-you-earn tax</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">P.A.Y.E.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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PAYE tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">PAYE tax</span></header><div>/ˈpeɪ tæks/ (<em>say</em> 'pay taks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054934" href="entry://pay-as-you-earn%20tax%23bigmac000054934"><strong>pay-as-you-earn tax</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">P.A.Y.E. tax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piedmontite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piedmontite</span></header><div>/ˈpidmɒntaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'peedmontuyt), /-mən-/ (<em>say</em> -muhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a mineral silicate of calcium, aluminium, manganese, and hydrogen crystallising in the monoclinic system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">manganepidote</strong>, <strong class="vs">manganese epidote</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pinkeye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pinkeye</span></header><div>/ˈpɪŋkaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pingkuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> a contagious form of conjunctivitis, especially in animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> ophthalmia suffered by travelling sheep.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pink eye</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101116" href="entry://pink%23bigmac000101116"><span class="smallcaps">pink<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089517" href="entry://eye%23bigmac000089517"><span class="smallcaps">eye</span></a>; from the damage to the cornea causing the middle of the eye to go pink or white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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potential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">potential</span><z><span target_id="Gc2FaffY2d">adj.</span><span target_id="nmNRfAM9WB">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of potential" src="word_pronunciations/17936.mp3"></audio></span>/pəˈtɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> puh'tenshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Gc2FaffY2d"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> possible as opposed to actual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq267"> capable of being or becoming; latent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> expressing possibility, as of a mode or modal construction, as ‘I <em>can</em> go’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Rare</em> potent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nmNRfAM9WB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq274"> a possibility or potentiality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a potential mode or construction, or a form therein.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Physics</em> potential energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq974"> Also, <strong class="vs">electric potential</strong>. a measure of the potential energy at a point of an electric charge relative to its potential energy at an infinite distance from that point, or relative to some other reference point such as the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq156"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em>, <em class="label">Physics</em> a type of function from which the intensity of a field may be derived, usually by differentiation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq829"> one’s maximum possible level of work or achievement: <em class="example">only in this department can he operate up to his potential.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>potentiālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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private investigator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">private investigator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of private investigator" src="word_pronunciations/18216.mp3"></audio></span>/praɪvət ɪnˈvɛstəgeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> pruyvuht in'vestuhgaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">a detective working under private contract, as opposed to one employed by a public police force; shamus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">private eye</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stawell Gift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stawell Gift</span></header><div>/stɔl ˈgɪft/ (<em>say</em> stawl 'gift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">an Australian footrace, held annually in Stawell, Victoria, since 1878, and claiming to be the oldest in the world.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Stawell Easter Gift</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tailender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tailender</span></header><div>/teɪlˈɛndə/ (<em>say</em> tayl'enduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> someone who is last, especially one who is running last in a competition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095544" href="entry://tail-end%20batsman%23bigmac000095544"><strong>tail-end batsman</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tail ender</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thale cress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac633214959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thale cress</span></header><div>/θeɪl ˈkrɛs/ (<em>say</em> thayl 'kres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">a species of rock cress, <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em>; the first plant for which a complete chromosome sequence was analysed, in December 1999.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mouse-ear cress</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tidal power
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac766145700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tidal power</span></header><div>/taɪdl ˈpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> tuydl 'powuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">the energy which can be harvested from the tides in the ocean through the use of large underwater turbines placed in areas of high tidal movement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tidal energy</strong>. <div class="backshade">Power in the form of electricity can be produced from capturing the kinetic movement of the ebb and flow of ocean tides or strong currents. <strong>Tidal power</strong> has been used since ancient times. The La Rance plant, built in France in 1960, was the world’s largest by installed capacity with peak production of 240 megawatts, until it was overtaken by the South Korean Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station in 2011. A barrage erected across a natural confined estuary traps tidal water which, when released, turns electricity-generating turbines. Concerns over the effects of tidal barrage plants on the coastal environment have encouraged the development of other technologies such as tidal fences and tidal mills. These can be used in narrow channels between landmasses and have less impact on the environment. While tidal power is not widely used, it has potential for future power generation. The north of Australia enjoys huge tidal surges and in 2013, the West Australian government approved plans to build a 40 megawatt tidal power station in the West Kimberley. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac25300808" href="entry://ocean%20energy%23bigmac25300808"><strong>ocean energy</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tigereye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tigereye</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪgəraɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyguhruy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> a golden brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz coloured by iron oxide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> a glaze on pottery, etc., giving the appearance of this stone.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tiger’s eye</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Timorese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac24399484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Timorese</span><z><span target_id="h5yw7eY16s">n.</span><span target_id="J9As0mzad5">adj.</span></z></header><div>/timəˈriz/ (<em>say</em> teemuh'reez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h5yw7eY16s"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> an inhabitant or native of the island of Timor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> Also, <strong class="vs">East Timorese</strong>. an inhabitant or native of Timor-Leste.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J9As0mzad5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq362"> of or relating to the island of Timor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq453"> Also, <strong class="vs">East Timorese</strong>. of or relating to Timor-Leste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toad-in-the-hole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toad-in-the-hole</span></header><div>/toʊd-ɪn-ðə-ˈhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> tohd-in-dhuh-'hohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq963"> meat, especially sausages, baked in batter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> Also, <strong class="vs">egg-in-a-basket</strong>. a dish made by cutting a hole in a slice of bread, breaking an egg into the hole, and frying the bread and egg together.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trace portal machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827877898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trace portal machine</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a security device, often located at an airport, which can detect small traces of explosives or illegal drugs, as on clothing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">explosives trace-detection portal machine</strong>; <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">puffer machine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tree sparrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tree sparrow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tree sparrow" src="word_pronunciations/23787.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtri spæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'tree sparoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> Also, <strong class="vs">Eurasian tree sparrow</strong>. a small bird, <em>Passer montanus</em>, of the family Passeridae, the male of which has a chestnut crown and black cheek spots, inhabiting urban areas, woodlands and farmland; native to Eurasia and North Africa and widely introduced elsewhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq878"> a superficially similar bird, the <strong>American tree sparrow</strong>, <em>Spizella arborea</em>, of the family Fringillidae, of northern parts of North America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Triassic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Triassic</span><z><span target_id="ODnWKZrze5">adj.</span><span target_id="SyOwbDYe4g">n.</span></z></header><div>/traɪˈæsɪk/ (<em>say</em> truy'asik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ODnWKZrze5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> relating to the geological period or system that constitutes the earliest principal division of the Mesozoic era.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SyOwbDYe4g">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq934"> Also, <strong class="vs">Triassic era</strong>. the period or system characterised by widespread land deposits following Permian and preceding Jurassic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Trias</em> (from German, from Late Latin: three), geological name for the strata, so called because deposits in Germany are divisible into three groups + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unincorporated association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unincorporated association</span></header><div>/ʌnɪnˌkɔpəreɪtəd əsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> unin.kawpuhraytuhd uhsohsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">a company formed for other than business purposes in which each member retains individual liability, even though they are together acting as a group.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">unincorporated enterprise</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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VE Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">VE Day</span></header><div>/vi ˈi deɪ/ (<em>say</em> vee 'ee day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">the day of victory in Europe for the Allies in World War II (8 May, 1945).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">V-E Day</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>V</em>(<em>ictory in</em>)<em> E</em>(<em>urope</em>)<em> Day</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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virtual water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836180502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">virtual water</span></header><div>/ˈvɜtʃuəl wɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'verchoohuhl wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">water which is used in the production of a good or a service, as in the production of food, and in industrial processes such as the manufacture of textiles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">embedded water</strong>. <div class="etym">[coined in the early 1990s by John Allan, British scientist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whatever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whatever</span><z><span target_id="9PHov1BcyF">rel. pron.</span><span target_id="GQAAgc5na1">interr. pron.</span><span target_id="PEBIWthB8L">adj.</span><span target_id="JKTtOIRIlP">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whatever" src="word_pronunciations/25273.mp3"></audio></span>/wɒtˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> wot'evuh) <div abbr="rel. pron." class="chunk" id="9PHov1BcyF"><em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>relative</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> anything that: <em class="example">do whatever you like.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> any amount or measure (of something) that: <em class="example">whatever of time or energy may be mine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq432"> no matter what: <em class="example">do it, whatever happens.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq780"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> anything or anyone: <em class="example">bring friends, family – whatever.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interr. pron." class="chunk" id="GQAAgc5na1">–<em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>interrogative</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq549"> (used emphatically) what: <em class="example">whatever do you mean?</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PEBIWthB8L">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq363"> any … that: <em class="example">whatever merit the work has.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq690"> no matter what: <em class="example">whatever rebuffs she might receive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq963"> being what or who it may be: <em class="example">for whatever reason he is unwilling; </em><em class="example">any person whatever.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq421"> (<em>used emphatically</em>) what: <em class="example">whatever is that?</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="JKTtOIRIlP">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq389"> (a dismissive expression used to indicate indifference and sometimes scorn.)</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">whate’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whatsoever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whatsoever</span></header><div>/wɒtsoʊˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> wotsoh'evuh) <div class="chunk"><em>pronoun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">intensive form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088901" href="entry://whatever%23bigmac000088901"><strong>whatever</strong></a>: <em class="example">whatsoever it be; </em><em class="example">in any place whatsoever.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">whatsoe’er</strong> /wɒtsoʊˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> wotsoh'air).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whenever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whenever</span><z><span target_id="gfYLx7eXr7">conj.</span><span target_id="A0nA0YsInb">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whenever" src="word_pronunciations/25290.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛnˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> wen'evuh) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="gfYLx7eXr7"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq586"> at whatever time; at any time when: <em class="example">come whenever you like.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="A0nA0YsInb">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq723"> (used emphatically) when: <em class="example">whenever did she say that?</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">whene’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whensoever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whensoever</span></header><div>/wɛnsoʊˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> wensoh'evuh) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">intensive form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084678" href="entry://whenever%23bigmac000084678"><strong>whenever</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">whenso’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wheresoever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wheresoever</span></header><div>/wɛəsoʊˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> wairsoh'evuh) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">intensive form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084696" href="entry://wherever%23bigmac000084696"><strong>wherever</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">wheresoe’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wherever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wherever</span><z><span target_id="qkdPqBmHob">conj.</span><span target_id="qpAAJmyTw1">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wherever" src="word_pronunciations/25298.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛərˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> wairr'evuh) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="qkdPqBmHob"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> in, at, or to whatever place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> in any case or condition: <em class="example">wherever it is heard of.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="qpAAJmyTw1">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq182"> (used emphatically) where: <em class="example">wherever did you find that?</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">where’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whichever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whichever</span><z><span target_id="ntckiBfhH2">pron.</span><span target_id="2CN8bWpIm2">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whichever" src="word_pronunciations/25306.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪtʃˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> wich'evuh) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="ntckiBfhH2"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> any one (of those in question) that: <em class="example">take whichever you like.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> no matter which: <em class="example">whichever you choose, the others will be offended.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2CN8bWpIm2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq438"> no matter which: <em class="example">whichever day; </em><em class="example">whichever person.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">whiche’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whichsoever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whichsoever</span></header><div>/wɪtʃsoʊˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> wichsoh'evuh) <div class="chunk"><em>pronoun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">intensive form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084707" href="entry://whichever%23bigmac000084707"><strong>whichever</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">whichsoe’er</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whoever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whoever</span><z><span target_id="u3bs7IXlAp">rel. pron.</span><span target_id="dKOREh0Eli">interr. pron.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whoever" src="word_pronunciations/25392.mp3"></audio></span>/huˈɛvə/ (<em>say</em> hooh'evuh) <div abbr="rel. pron." class="chunk" id="u3bs7IXlAp"><em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>relative</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> (<em>objective</em> <strong class="bold">whomever</strong>) whatever person, or anyone that: <em class="example">whoever wants it may have it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interr. pron." class="chunk" id="dKOREh0Eli">–<em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>interrogative</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq336"> (<em>objective</em> <strong class="bold">whomever</strong>) (used emphatically) who: <em class="example">whoever is that?</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">whoe’er</strong> /huˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> hooh'air).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wirra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wirra</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wirra" src="word_pronunciations/25513.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪrə/ (<em>say</em> 'wiruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">wirra</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">wirras</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq342"> Also, <strong class="vs">eastern wirra</strong>. a fish, <em>Acanthistius ocellatus</em>, yellow to green in colour with small blue-coloured spots, found along the coast of south-eastern Australia; regarded as an inferior food fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> Also, <strong class="vs">western wirra</strong>. a similar fish, <em>Acanthistius serratus</em>, found along the southern coast from South Australia to Western Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq492"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039921" href="entry://kelpfish%23bigmac000039921"><strong>kelpfish</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wirrah</strong>. <div class="etym">[? a NSW Aboriginal language] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yelloweye mullet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yelloweye mullet</span></header><div>/ˈjɛloʊaɪ mʌlət/ (<em>say</em> 'yelohuy 'muluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">yelloweye mullet</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">yelloweye mullets</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a variety of mullet, <em>Aldrichetta forsteri</em>, characterised by its yellowish eyes and small easily dislodged scales; found in southern waters off Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">yellow mullet</strong>, <strong class="vs">yellow-eye mullet</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algiers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algiers</span></header><div>/ælˈdʒɪəz/ (<em>say</em> al'jearz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the northern part.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>El Djazaīr</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>el djazaīr</em> the islands]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alsace-Lorraine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alsace-Lorraine</span></header><div>/ælsæs-lɒˈreɪn/ (<em>say</em> alsas-lo'rayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">an area in north-eastern France, including the regions, formerly provinces, of Alsace and Lorraine; a part of Germany 1871–1919 and 1940–44. 14 522 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> German, <strong>Elsass-Lothringen</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Human Rights Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616841620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Human Rights Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">an Australian Commonwealth authority established in 1986 to promote and protect human rights; functions include inquiring into complaints of discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin, sexual harassment, disability, etc.</span></div> Formerly (1986–2008), <strong>Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac284681426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">a federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, formed by amalgamation in 1995; former unions subsumed in this body include the Printing and Kindred Industries Union (first registered 1917) and the Amalgamated Metal Workers’ Union (registered 1985, with origins in the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, registered 1905, and the Federated Shipwrights of Australia, registered 1916).</span></div> Official name, <strong>Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing and Kindred Industries Union</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AMWU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Opera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Opera</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈɒprə/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'opruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">until 1997, the national opera company, independently governed since 1970, which presented its first season in 1956.</span></div> Formerly (until 1970), <strong>Elizabethan Trust Opera Company</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac742804869" href="entry://Opera%20Australia%23bigmac742804869"><strong>Opera Australia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bluesfest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac707867752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bluesfest</span></header><div>/ˈbluzfɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohzfest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a music festival held annually near Byron Bay, NSW, since 1990, featuring blues music.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">East Coast International Blues &amp; Roots Music Festival</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Byron Bay Bluesfest</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bourke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourke<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bourke" src="word_pronunciations/02196.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜk/ (<em>say</em> berk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">1777–1855, Irish-born British army officer and administrator; governor of NSW 1831–37.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>Richard Bourke</strong> sought administrative appointments after retiring from the army. As governor of NSW he introduced a number of liberal reforms and established civil government in present-day Victoria (still then part of NSW). He also advocated the introduction of partly elective legislatures and tried to establish a system of state-controlled public education, but failed in both endeavours. When Bourke’s suspension of treasurer CD Riddell, who belonged to the faction opposing him, was not upheld, he resigned and left NSW in 1837. He declined further offers of governorships and retired to Ireland.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourke<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="9DECTKx6wE">n.</span><span target_id="xwVCieb9o7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bourke" src="word_pronunciations/02196.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜk/ (<em>say</em> berk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9DECTKx6wE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> a town and shire in north-western NSW, on the Darling River; a wool railhead. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Eighteen Mile Point</strong>, <strong class="vs">Fort Bourke</strong>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xwVCieb9o7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">the back of Bourke</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any remote place, especially in the outback: <em class="example">the city or the back of Bourke.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian English (1890s); the town of Bourke being long regarded as standing on the edge of the outback, which is said to stretch away inland from the western bank of the Darling]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir Richard <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008846" href="#bigmac000008846"><span class="smallcaps">Bourke<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade">A stockade was built at Fort Bourke in 1835, on lands traditionally inhabited by the Wangaaypuwan and Barranbinya peoples, and pastoralists began to move into the area in the 1840s. The town of <strong>Bourke</strong> began to develop after the arrival of the first paddle-steamer in 1859, and by the 1870s it had become a commercial centre and major inland port serving the upper Darling River and its sheep runs. River trade began to decline after the railway opened in 1885 and took over the transport of wool. Since the introduction of drip irrigation in the 1980s, fruit and cotton industries have also been established in the area.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Casablanca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Casablanca</span></header><div>/kæsəˈblæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> kasuh'blangkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a seaport in north-western Morocco.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Dar-el-Beida</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central African Republic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central African Republic</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">a country in central equatorial Africa, bordered by Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cameroon; a territory within French Equatorial Africa before independence as a republic in 1960; from 1976–79 a kingdom under emperor Bokassa I. 622 984 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Sango and French. <em>Currency</em>: CFA franc. <em>Capital</em>: Bangui.</span></div> Formerly (before 1958), <strong>Ubangi-Shari</strong>; (1976–79), <strong>Central African Empire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chengde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chengde</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɛŋˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'cheng'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a city in north-eastern China on the Luan River, in Hebei province.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Chengteh</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ch’eng-te</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Clyde Industries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Clyde Industries</span></header><div>/klaɪd ˈɪndəstriz/ (<em>say</em> kluyd 'induhstreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">an Australian manufacturing and engineering company incorporated in 1898; taken over by Edico in 1996.</span></div> Formerly (1898–1949), <strong>The Clyde Engineering Co</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commonwealth Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commonwealth Day</span></header><div>/ˈkɒmənwɛlθ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'komuhnwelth day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> a day observed annually in member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations with the aim of promoting international cooperation and awareness of the work of the Commonwealth; held since 1977 on the second Monday of March.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq630"> (formerly, 1966–77) a day observed in Australia to celebrate the Commonwealth of Nations, held on the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, 11 June; until 1966, celebrated on 24 May, Queen Victoria’s birthday.</span></div> Formerly (until 1958), <strong>Empire Day</strong>; (1958–66), <strong>British Commonwealth Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commonwealth Games
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commonwealth Games</span></header><div>/kɒmənwɛlθ ˈgeɪmz/ (<em>say</em> komuhnwelth 'gaymz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">international meetings of athletes from the members of the Commonwealth of Nations; modelled on the Olympic Games and similarly held at four-yearly intervals.</span></div> Formerly (1930–54), <strong>British Empire Games</strong>; (1954–66), <strong>British Empire and Commonwealth Games</strong>; (1966–74), <strong>British Commonwealth Games</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Desert Mob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac062956464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Desert Mob</span></header><div>/ˈdɛzət mɒb/ (<em>say</em> 'dezuht mob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">an Indigenous art festival held annually in Alice Springs since 1991, featuring works from Indigenous artists from Central Australia.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Exhibition</strong>, <strong class="vs">The Desert Mob Art Show</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dezhnev
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dezhnev</span></header><div>/dɪʒˈnjɛf/ (<em>say</em> dizh'nyef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cape</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">a cape in north-eastern Russia, on the Bering Strait; the north-easternmost point of Asia.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">East Cape</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doha</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊha/ (<em>say</em> 'dohhah), /ˈdoʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">a seaport in and capital of Qatar on the east coast.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Ad-Dawḥah</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Bida</strong>, <strong class="vs">El Beda</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Foster's Brewing Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629013553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Foster’s Brewing Group</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">an Australian-based international brewing company which owns Carlton and United Breweries and has large interests in Canadian breweries; incorporated in SA in 1962 as <strong>Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort</strong>, a company with varied interests including wool broking and buying; present form since 1990 when most non-brewery interests divested.</span></div> Formerly (1982–90), <strong>Elders IXL</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300963705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gondwana Rainforests of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a number of rainforest areas on the eastern coast of Australia, from the Central Coast of NSW to southern Qld, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1986; comprises many national parks, including: Barrington Tops, Dorrigo, Lamington, Border Ranges, Nightcap, Gibraltar Range, and Werrikimbe.</span></div> Formerly (until 2007), <strong>Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)</strong>. <div class="backshade"> The <strong>Gondwana Rainforests of Australia </strong> are a living link to the rainforests that once covered the ancient southern supercontinent Gondwana. Collected together under this name are the most extensive areas of subtropical rainforest in the world, large areas of warm temperate rainforest and nearly all of the world’s Antarctic beech cool temperate rainforest. The World Heritage values include outstanding examples of plants and animals with origins in Gondwana that remain relatively unchanged from their ancestors in the fossil record – tree ferns, conifers and cycads, primitive birds such as lyrebirds and bowerbirds, reptiles such as chelid turtles and leaf-tailed geckos, and monotremes and marsupials. Gondwana Rainforests of Australia also contain the 20 million-year-old Tweed Shield Volcano, considered one of the best-preserved erosion calderas in the world. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Harbin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Harbin</span></header><div>/haˈbɪn/ (<em>say</em> hah'bin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a city in north-eastern China, the capital of Heilongjiang province.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Ha-erh-pin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hebron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hebron</span></header><div>/ˈhɛbrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'hebron), /ˈhi-/ (<em>say</em> 'hee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">a city in the West Bank; a holy city of both Islam and Judaism; contains the Haram which includes the cenotaphs of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>El Khalil</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indonesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indonesia</span></header><div>/ɪndəˈniʒə/ (<em>say</em> induh'neezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">a republic in South-East Asia, consisting of a group of about 13 000 islands lying between the Malay Peninsula and New Guinea, principally Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan (part of Borneo), Sulawesi (Celebes), Irian Jaya (Western New Guinea), the Maluku Islands, Bali, and the western part of Timor; a Netherlands colony before independence in 1945; a republic since 1950; the former Portuguese colony of Timor-Leste was part of Indonesia from 1976 to 2002. 1 919 443 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Bahasa Indonesia, also many local languages, mainly Javanese. <em>Currency</em>: rupiah. <em>Capital</em>: Jakarta.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Dutch East Indies</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Irish Free State
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Irish Free State</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092203" href="entry://Ireland%23bigmac000092203"><strong>Ireland<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092203" href="entry://Ireland%23mq113">2</a>).</span></div> Irish, <strong>Saorstat Eirann</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Khabarovsk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Khabarovsk</span></header><div>/kəbaˈrɒfsk/ (<em>say</em> kuhbah'rofsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> a maritime territory in eastern Russia in Asia. 788 600 km<sup>2</sup>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Far Eastern Region</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> the capital of this territory, in the south-eastern part; a port on the river Amur.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Chabarovsk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mayo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mayo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈmeɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'mayoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> (<strong>Lillian</strong>)<strong> Daphne</strong>, 1897–1982, Australian sculptor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> (<strong>George</strong>)<strong> Elton</strong>, 1880–1949, Australian-born psychologist and sociologist in the US; noted for work on the Hawthorne effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> <strong>Helen Mary</strong>, 1878–1967, Australian paediatrician; influential in promoting health services for mothers and babies.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mayo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈmeɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'mayoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a county in north-western Republic of Ireland, in the Connacht province. 5397 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>County town</em>: Castlebar.</span></div> Irish, <strong>Maigh Eo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mozambique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mozambique</span></header><div>/moʊzæmˈbik/ (<em>say</em> mohzam'beek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">a republic on the east coast of Africa, bordered by Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini; a Portuguese colony and overseas province before independence in 1975. 799 380 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Portuguese, also African languages, mainly of the Bantu family. <em>Currency</em>: metical. <em>Capital</em>: Maputo.</span></div> Official name, <strong>People’s Republic of Mozambique</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Portuguese East Africa</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Moçambique</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Mozambican</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mpumalanga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mpumalanga</span></header><div>/ˈmpʌməlæŋgə/ (<em>say</em> 'mpumuhlangguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a province in the Republic of South Africa in the north-eastern part, created in 1994 by the division of the former Transvaal province. 81 816 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Nelspruit.</span></div> Formerly (1994–95), <strong>Eastern Transvaal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Northern Territory intervention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352001774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Northern Territory intervention</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">a series of measures announced by the Australian federal government in 2007 with the aim of promoting the welfare of Aboriginal people living in communities in the NT, in particular, reducing the abuse of children; measures involve the direct intervention of the federal government and include increased policing, compulsory health checks, the linking of welfare payments to behaviours such as working and sending children to school, the banning of pornography and alcohol, and the deployment of government business managers to service communities.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Northern Territory Emergency Response</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Northern Territory Intervention</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rio Declaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac954732583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rio Declaration</span></header><div>/ˈrioʊ dɛkləreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'reeoh dekluhrayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a statement issued at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development attended by more than 178 nations at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, with the goal of establishing new levels of cooperation among nations on environmental matters; key principles included the agreement that to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection should be considered an integral part of the development process.</span></div> Full name, <strong>Rio Declaration on Environment and Development</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rub' al Khali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rub‘ al Khali</span></header><div>/rub al ˈkali/ (<em>say</em> roohb ahl 'kahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">the large desert of southern Arabia, north of the Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman. About 777 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> English, <strong>Great Sandy Desert</strong>, <strong>Empty Quarter</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Ar Rimal</strong>, <strong class="vs">Dahna</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tamil Tigers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892450238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tamil Tigers</span></header><div>/tæməl ˈtaɪgəz/ (<em>say</em> tamuhl 'tuyguhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">a guerilla organisation operating in Sri Lanka from 1972 with the aim of achieving an independent state (Eelam) for the Tamil people in the north-east of Sri Lanka; after military defeat, surrendered to the Sri Lankan government in 2009.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Timor-Leste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Timor-Leste</span></header><div>/timɔ-ˈlɛsteɪ/ (<em>say</em> teemaw-'lestay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a republic comprising the eastern part of the island of Timor; formerly a Portuguese colony (by treaties of 1860 and 1914); declared independence in 1975 and was immediately invaded by Indonesia; annexed by Indonesia in 1976 as a province, the legality of which was not recognised by the UN; 1999 referendum led to independence in 2002. 14 609 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Tetum and Portuguese. <em>Currency</em>: US dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Dili.</span></div> English, <strong>East Timor</strong>. Indonesian, <strong>Timor Timur</strong>. Official name, <strong>Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste</strong>. Formerly (until 1975), <strong>Portuguese Timor</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Timorese</strong> /timəˈriz/ (<em>say</em> teemuh'reez), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="backshade">Following <strong>Timor-Leste</strong>’s annexation, the radical independence movement Fretilin led local resistance to Indonesian rule. More than 100 000 Timorese died in the conflict. In 1999 Indonesia’s President Habibie announced a referendum offering Timor-Leste either autonomy within Indonesia or independence. The result, 80 per cent for independence, triggered an outbreak of violence and destruction by the Indonesian army and Indonesian-trained local militia; hundreds of thousands of people were displaced and the country’s economic base destroyed. A UN peacekeeping force, initially led by Australia, was sent in and a UN transitional administration (UNTAET) took control until the first national elections, held in May 2002. Fretilin leader Xanana Gusmão was elected first president, and Mari Alkatiri, also of Fretilin, became the first prime minister. In September 2002 Timor-Leste was formally admitted to the UN. In 2006, following renewed violent political unrest, a second Australian-led international peacekeeping force was called in. Alkatiri resigned and was replaced as prime minister by Jose Ramos-Horta. In the presidential and parliamentary elections held in 2007 Ramos-Horta was elected president and Gusmão became prime minister. In 2008 Ramos-Horta survived an assassination attempt. In 2012 former head of the armed forces Taur Matan Ruak was elected president and replaced Ramos-Horta. In 2015 Gusmão resigned and was replaced as prime minister by Rui Araújo.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tripoli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tripoli</span></header><div>/ˈtrɪpəli/ (<em>say</em> 'tripuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> Also, <strong class="vs">Tripolitania</strong>. one of the former Barbary States of northern Africa; later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq769"> a seaport in and the capital of Libya, in the north-western part. Arabic, <strong>Tarābulus el Gharb</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq329"> a seaport in northern Lebanon, on the Mediterranean. Arabic, <strong>Tarābulus esh Sham</strong>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Tripolitan</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tuvalu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tuvalu</span></header><div>/tuˈvalu/ (<em>say</em> tooh'vahlooh), /tuvəˈlu/ (<em>say</em> toohvuh'looh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">a parliamentary state in the south-western Pacific Ocean, consisting of nine small atolls; part of the former British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands; a separate British dependency from 1975 and independent since 1978. 26 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Tuvaluan (the local Polynesian language) and English. <em>Currency</em>: Australian dollar and Tuvaluan dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Vaiaku (on Funafuti atoll).</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Ellice Islands</strong>, <strong class="vs">Lagoon Islands</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Tuvaluan</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tyrone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tyrone</span></header><div>/taɪˈroʊn/ (<em>say</em> tuy'rohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">a county in western Northern Ireland, no longer an administrative region; replaced in 1973 by several unitary districts.</span></div> Irish, <strong>Tír Eoghain</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Uruguay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Uruguay</span></header><div>/ˈjurəgwaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohruhgwuy), /ˈurəgwaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'oohruhgwuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> a republic on the south-eastern coast of South America, bordered by Brazil and Argentina; a Spanish colony before independence in 1825. 176 215 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Spanish. <em>Currency</em>: peso uruguayo. <em>Capital</em>: Montevideo. Official name, <strong>Eastern Republic of Uruguay</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> a river flowing from southern Brazil along the eastern boundary of Argentina into the River Plate. 1579 km.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Uruguayan</strong> /jurəˈgwaɪən/ (<em>say</em> yoohruh'gwuyuhn), /urə-/ (<em>say</em> oohruh-), /-ˈgweɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -'gway-), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after</span><z><span target_id="nyMjdhV3yM">prep.</span><span target_id="kFDhx5fw4p">adv.</span><span target_id="q0fYewsNTR">adj.</span><span target_id="3cJEG6Mh7A">conj.</span><span target_id="2ZFiG1fZGH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of after" src="word_pronunciations/00455.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaftə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuh) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="nyMjdhV3yM"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq971"> behind in place; following behind: <em class="example">people placed in a line one after another.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> in pursuit of; in search of; with or in desire for: <em class="example">run after her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq288"> concerning: <em class="example">to inquire after a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq433"> later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: <em class="example">after suppertime; </em><em class="example">after time I urged him to do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq730"> subsequent to and in consequence of: <em class="example">after what has happened I can never return.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq838"> below in rank or excellence to: <em class="example">Milton is usually placed after Shakespeare among English poets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq041"> in imitation of, or in imitation of the style of: <em class="example">to make something after a model; </em><em class="example">after Raphael.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq157"> with name of: <em class="example">she was named after her aunt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq823"> in proportion to; in accordance with: <em class="example">after their intrinsic value.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq133"> according to the nature of; in agreement or unison with; in conformity to: <em class="example">he swore after the manner of his faith.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="kFDhx5fw4p">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq499"> behind; in the rear: <em class="example">Jill came tumbling after.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq970"> later in time; afterwards: <em class="example">happy ever after.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="q0fYewsNTR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq701"> later in time; next; subsequent; succeeding: <em class="example">in after years.</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="3cJEG6Mh7A">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq478"> subsequent to the time that: <em class="example">after the boys left.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2ZFiG1fZGH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq342"> <strong class="phr">be after</strong>, <em class="label">Irish English</em> (<em>followed by a present participial verb form</em>) have done: <em class="example">to be after finding happiness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">day after day, week after week, etc.</strong>, (an expression where a measure of time is specified twice over to imply the triggering of boredom, weariness, frustration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">the after years</strong>, the period after a specified event.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>æfter</em> (from <em>æf-</em> away from + <em>-ter</em>, comparative suffix)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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break
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">break</span><z><span target_id="oTX4KO9Lqn">v.t.</span><span target_id="OOJywG9HLS">v.i.</span><span target_id="zy4kavsBKQ">n.</span><span target_id="ixQFcGYTcC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of break" src="word_pronunciations/03011.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪk/ (<em>say</em> brayk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">broke</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">brake</strong>; <strong class="bold">broken</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">broke</strong>; <strong class="bold">breaking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oTX4KO9Lqn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> to divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq724"> to separate into parts or pieces: <em class="example">to break bread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq887"> to detach from a larger object: <em class="example">to break a leaf from a plant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq118"> to fracture a bone of: <em class="example">to break your arm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq855"> to lacerate; wound: <em class="example">to break the skin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq711"> to cause to stop functioning properly: <em class="example">I’ve broken the camera.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq632"> to separate into components: <em class="example">to break a difficult job into manageable steps.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq168"> to fail to observe; violate: <em class="example">to break a law; </em><em class="example">to break a promise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq937"> to dissolve or annul: <em class="example">to break an engagement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq514"> to discontinue abruptly; interrupt; suspend: <em class="example">to break the silence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq282"> to destroy the regularity of: <em class="example">to break a rhythm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq596"> to put an end to; overcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq296"> to interrupt the uniformity or sameness of: <em class="example">to break the monotony.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq640"> to destroy the unity, continuity, or arrangement of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq286"> to exchange for a smaller amount or smaller units.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq299"> to make one’s way through; penetrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq577"> to make one’s way out of: <em class="example">to break jail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq850"> to surpass; outdo: <em class="example">to break a record.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq412"> to disclose or divulge, with caution or delicacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq610"> to disable or destroy by or as by shattering or crushing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq583"> to open the breech of (a gun) either for safety or for unloading.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq417"> to ruin financially, or make bankrupt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq117"> to reduce in rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq598"> to impair or weaken in strength, spirit, force, or effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq063"> to be the first to publish (a news item).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq424"> to defeat the purpose of (a strike) as by hiring non-union labour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq897"> to train to obedience; tame: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Breaking a horse is like gelding him; it makes him docile</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david foster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq928"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to strike (a wicket) so as to dislodge the bails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq840"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to bend (the wrists) on the back swing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to render (a circuit) incomplete; stop the flow of (a current).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Music</em> to play (a chord) as an arpeggio.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OOJywG9HLS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq246"> to become broken or separated into parts or fragments, especially suddenly and violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq917"> to stop functioning properly: <em class="example">the camera broke.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq159"> to happen: <em class="example">it broke just the way I wanted; </em><em class="example">things broke very nicely for him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq502"> to free oneself or escape suddenly (<em>away</em>, <em>from</em>, etc.) as from restraint: <em class="example">he broke and ran.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq683"> to stop work, etc., especially temporarily: <em class="example">we’ll break for lunch at 1.00 p.m.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq070"> (of a ball) to change direction on bouncing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq340"> (of a sea swell) to develop into white crested waves, the water of which, unlike the water which carries an unbroken swell, moves forcibly forward; usually caused by the water becoming shallower, as over a reef, near the shore, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq446"> (of a wave) to topple forward after developing a crest through the opposing pull of an undertow in shallow water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq332"> (of a news item) to appear for the first time in a newspaper, on television, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq283"> (of stock) to stampede: <em class="example">the cattle broke at night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq323"> to force a way (<em>in</em>, <em>through</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq843"> to burst (<em>in</em>, <em>forth</em>, <em>from</em>, etc.): <em class="example">a cry broke from her lips.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq831"> to come suddenly, as into notice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq758"> to dawn, as the day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq314"> (of a fish) to come to the surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq132"> to give way or fail as under strain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq053"> (of the heart) to be crushed or overwhelmed, especially by grief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq464"> (of stock exchange prices) to drop quickly and considerably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq730"> (of the voice) to vary between two registers, especially in emotion or during adolescence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Music</em> to change or go from one register to another, as a musical instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq667"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> to undergo breaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> to make a break (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="#mq358">78a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq848"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to discontinue a clinch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq253"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to disband, as a scrum or maul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Cycling</em> to suddenly outdistance the rest of the field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq750"> (in a race) to start before the signal to do so has been given.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq297"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009196" href="entry://breakdance%23bigmac000009196"><strong>breakdance</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009196" href="entry://breakdance%23mq97">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zy4kavsBKQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="59"><span id="mq572"> a forcible disruption or separation of parts; a breaking; a fracture, rupture, or shattering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq453"> an opening made by breaking; a gap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq292"> an opportunity; chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq703"> a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape: <em class="example">a break for freedom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq093"> an interruption of continuity; suspension, stoppage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq151"> an abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq870"> a brief rest, as from work, especially a midmorning pause, usually of fifteen minutes, between school classes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq066"> a short holiday: <em class="example">a three-day break.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq362"> a stampede of stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> a section of water as over a reef, near the shore, etc., where the sea swell breaks: <em class="example">the beach break was about a metre high.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq115"> <em class="label">Wool</em> a distinct weakness in one part of the wool staple caused by a temporary interference with the growth of the staple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq407"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> a pause or caesura.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq997"> an instrumental passage in a song.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq925"> <em class="label">Jazz</em> a solo passage, usually marked by improvisation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq906"> <em class="label">Music</em> the point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that of another, as from chest to head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> a sudden drop in prices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> an opening or discontinuity in a circuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq818"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a wordbreak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq993"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq457"> a series of successful shots, strokes, or the like, in a game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> the score made in such a series.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq676"> any continuous run, especially of good fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq908"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq358"> the shot that breaks or scatters the balls at the beginning of the game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq874"> the right to the first shot.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq027"> a premature start in racing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a change in the direction of a ball when it bounces, usually caused by a spinning motion imparted by the bowler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Tenpin Bowling</em> a failure to knock down all ten pins after bowling twice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Harness Racing</em> a change in the pace of a horse, from a trot or pace to a gallop: <em class="example">she pulled the horse into a break.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq420"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068283" href="entry://shooting%20brake%23bigmac000068283"><strong>shooting brake</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068283" href="entry://shooting%20brake%23mq615">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">CB Radio</em> access to a radio channel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq010"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009196" href="entry://breakdance%23bigmac000009196"><strong>breakdance</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009196" href="entry://breakdance%23mq899">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ixQFcGYTcC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="86"><span id="mq656"> <strong class="phr">break a leg</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> (an exhortation to an actor about to perform on stage, attempting to disguise a wish that they might be successful because of a superstition that good wishes bring bad luck.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a translation of a German expression, in itself a corruption of a Yiddish blessing]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq797"> (<em>usually negative</em>) to hurry excessively: <em class="example">well, don’t break a leg getting there.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">break and enter</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to open or force one’s way into (a dwelling, store, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq795"> <strong class="phr">break away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq138"> to free oneself or escape suddenly, as from restraint.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq357"> (in racing) to start prematurely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Football</em> to elude defending players and run towards the opposing goal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq429"> to move away from a crowd.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq622"> (of a sheep or cow) to run away from the flock or herd.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq492"> (of a cyclist) to leave the rest of a group behind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq108"> to secede.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq705"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to remove oneself with effort from undesirable contact or influence.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">break back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a ball) to break (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23mq070">37</a>) towards the stumps.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq851"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> to break service after having had one’s own service broken in a previous game in the set.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">break bulk</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq377"> to open a ship’s hatch and discharge the first sling of cargo.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq452"> to open a fully enclosed container and unload the first part of the load.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">break camp</strong>, to pack up tents and equipment and resume a march.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">break down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq570"> to take down or destroy by breaking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq290"> to overcome.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq372"> to be overcome by emotion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq275"> to analyse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq691"> <em class="label">Timber Industry</em> to cut (logs) into flitches; make the first cuts in (heavy logs).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq876"> to add water to (spirits, etc.), to reduce the alcoholic strength.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq761"> (of a person) to collapse physically or mentally.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq166"> to cease to function: <em class="example">the car broke down.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq400"> to be in a vehicle that ceases to function: <em class="example">I broke down on the way to work.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq889"> to undergo decomposition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq009"> <strong class="phr">break even </strong>(or <strong class="phr">square</strong>), to neither win nor lose on a transaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">break in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq100"> to enter a house or the like forcibly, as an intruder: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The men in this case pursued the women to the house in which they were billeted and remained there for three days, making continual attempts to break in.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq465"> to adapt to one’s convenience by use: <em class="example">to break in a new pair of shoes.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq629"> to accustom (a horse) to harness and use.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq149"> to train (a young person, especially an adolescent) to accept the responsibilities of life.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq445"> to cultivate (virgin land): <em class="example">to break in a new paddock.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq944"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>upon</em>) to interrupt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I would not care to break in upon Mr Pilcher’s prayers.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq794"> <strong class="phr">break into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq842"> to interrupt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq000"> to enter (a house or the like) forcibly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq069"> to suddenly begin (an activity): <em class="example">she broke into laughter.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq960"> to open for consumption and use: <em class="example">to break into a packet of biscuits.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">break it down</strong>, (an exclamation which is an appeal to someone to desist from behaviour which is annoying, embarrassing, upsetting, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq440"> <strong class="phr">break it up</strong>, to bring an undesirable activity, as fighting, to a stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">break new ground</strong>, to venture into a new area of activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">break of</strong>, to train (a person, animal, etc.) away from (a habit or practice).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq043"> <strong class="phr">break off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq787"> to sever by breaking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq313"> to put a sudden stop to; discontinue: <em class="example">to break off smoking.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq197"> to cease suddenly: <em class="example">the music broke off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq741"> to leave off abruptly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Two men were standing there, in conversation, and one broke off to ask me what I wanted.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq044"> to become detached.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq167"> to dissolve or annul.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">break one’s duck</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the person batting) to score one’s first run in an innings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq504"> <strong class="phr">break out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq670"> to issue forth; arise: <em class="example">laughter broke out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> (of certain diseases) to appear in eruptions.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq346"> to produce for use or enjoyment, as for a special occasion: <em class="example">to break out the champagne.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq054"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to force one’s way out; escape: <em class="example">to break out of prison.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Goldmining</em> (of a particular field) to become the site of a gold rush: <em class="example">next the Palmerston broke out.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">break out in</strong>, (of a person) to have a sudden appearance of (various eruptions on the skin): <em class="example">to break out in pimples.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="104"> <span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">break service </strong>(or <strong class="phr">serve</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">someone’s service</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">someone’s serve</strong>), <em class="label">Tennis</em> to win a game when receiving the service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="105"> <span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">break someone’s way</strong>, to come about to someone’s advantage: <em class="example">the market finally broke her way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="106"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">break step</strong>, <em class="label">Military</em> to cease marching in step.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="107"> <span id="mq248"> <strong class="phr">break up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> to separate; disband (especially of a school at end of term).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq784"> to dissolve and separate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq835"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to collapse with laughter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause to laugh uncontrollably; amuse greatly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq879"> (of a personal relationship) to end: <em class="example">many marriages break up in the first year.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq518"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to discontinue a relationship: <em class="example">to break up with one’s partner.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq375"> to put an end to; discontinue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq116"> to cut up (fowl, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="108"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">break wind</strong>, to expel flatulence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="109"> <span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">give me a break</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating that a response, suggestion, etc., made by another is unreasonably foolish.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="110"> <span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">give someone a break</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give someone a fair chance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Give the poor kid a break.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from an obsolete sense of <em>break</em> referring to an interruption in a street performer’s act to allow the hat to be passed around by others. The term was taken up by the underworld community and by the 1870s was used to describe money collected by friends for the assistance of a felon.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="111"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">them’s the breaks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> that is how life is.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>breke</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>brecan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bring</span><z><span target_id="Xk8YUAumYA">v.t.</span><span target_id="YGJys9r8Ky">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bring" src="word_pronunciations/03076.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bring) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Xk8YUAumYA"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">brought</strong>, <strong class="bold">bringing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> to cause to come with oneself; take along to the place or person sought; conduct or convey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> to cause to come, as to a recipient or possessor, to the mind or knowledge, into a particular position or state, to a particular opinion or decision, or into existence, view, action, or effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq663"> to lead or induce: <em class="example">he couldn’t bring himself to do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq263"> to yield as proceeds; sell for: <em class="example">the car brought $2000.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq810"> <em class="label">Law</em> to put forward before a tribunal; declare in or as if in court.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YGJys9r8Ky">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq009"> <strong class="phr">bring about</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq571"> to cause; accomplish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq630"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to turn (a ship) on to the opposite tack.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq078"> <strong class="phr">bring back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq088"> to restore: <em class="example">to bring back corporal punishment.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq132"> to recall to the mind; remind one of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">bring down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq774"> to shoot down or cause to fall (a plane, animal, footballer, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq116"> to reduce (a price); lower in price.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq852"> to humble, subdue, or cause to fail: <em class="example">to bring down a government.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq562"> to introduce (proposed legislation): <em class="example">to bring down a bill.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq673"> <strong class="phr">bring forth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq806"> to give rise to; cause: <em class="example">his jokes brought forth gales of laughter.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq826"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> give birth to (children).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq600"> <strong class="phr">bring forward</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq903"> to produce to view.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq643"> to adduce.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> to transfer (a figure) to the top of the next column.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq821"> to move or transfer (a meeting, appointment, etc.) to an earlier time or date.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">bring in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq633"> to introduce.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq394"> to produce; yield (an income, cash, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq300"> <em class="label">NZ</em> to bring (land) into cultivation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq334"> <strong class="phr">bring in a verdict</strong>, to announce a verdict to a court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq816"> <strong class="phr">bring into effect</strong>, to cause to operate or function: <em class="example">the government will bring into effect new road safety regulations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">bring into question</strong>, to introduce a doubt about the reliability or validity of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq208"> <strong class="phr">bring into the world</strong>, to cause to come into being; give birth to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">bring it on!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an aggressive exhortation to another to let a fight or combative encounter begin.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">bring off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq815"> to bring to a successful conclusion; achieve.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq202"> to bring away from a ship, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq057"> to induce an orgasm in.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">bring on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq621"> to induce; cause.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq159"> to cause to advance in growth, development, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq704"> to excite sexually, so as to induce orgasm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">bring out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq406"> to expose; show; reveal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq239"> to encourage (a timid or diffident person).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq636"> to publish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq348"> to formally introduce (a young woman) into society.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq313"> to instruct (workers, etc.) to leave work and go on strike.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">bring over</strong>, to convince; convert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">bring round</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq317"> to convince of an opinion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq820"> to restore to consciousness, as after a faint.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">bring to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq267"> to bring (someone) back to consciousness.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq422"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to head (a ship) close to or into the wind and kill its headway by manipulating helm and sails.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq753"> <strong class="phr">bring to heel</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq455"> to exert discipline over a dog so that it falls in behind the owner, following in the to-heel position. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089505" href="entry://heel%23bigmac000089505"><strong>heel<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089505" href="entry://heel%23mq395">23a</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq328"> to control (someone) so that they follow commands obediently and submissively.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">bring to justice</strong>, to succeed in bringing someone before the courts to answer for their crimes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">bring to life</strong>, to instil life into.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq419"> <strong class="phr">bring to the light of day</strong>, to reveal or expose, as secret corrupt activities or practices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq452"> <strong class="phr">bring to trial</strong>, to succeed in bringing court action against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq315"> <strong class="phr">bring under</strong>, to subdue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">bring up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq112"> to care for during childhood; rear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq496"> to introduce to notice or consideration.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq195"> to cause to advance, as troops.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq849"> to vomit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq938"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to stop (a ship); make fast to a buoy or quay, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">bring up to date</strong>, to make informed of recent developments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">bring up with a jolt</strong>, to cause to stop suddenly, especially for re-appraisal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bringen</em>, Old English <em>bringan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brownie point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brownie point</span><z><span target_id="MKDwzARTLL">n.</span><span target_id="rcjvYPhOsc">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbraʊni pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'brownee poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MKDwzARTLL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> an imaginary point scored to one’s credit or in one’s favour.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rcjvYPhOsc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq113"> <strong class="phr">win </strong>(or <strong class="phr">earn</strong>)<strong class="phr"> brownie points</strong>, to win favour or good repute.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the points supposedly earned by a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac216043445" href="entry://Brownie%23bigmac216043445"><span class="smallcaps">Brownie</span></a> for performing certain tasks]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bucket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bucket</span><z><span target_id="QFfuh3noab">n.</span><span target_id="C3pkE6QSVt">v.t.</span><span target_id="7kQj6nZGKt">v.i.</span><span target_id="gEpfKEMzkL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bucket" src="word_pronunciations/03186.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌkət/ (<em>say</em> 'bukuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QFfuh3noab"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> a vessel, usually round with flat bottom and a semicircular handle, for carrying water, sand, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> anything resembling or suggesting this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq282"> one of the scoops attached to or forming the endless chain in certain types of conveyers or elevators.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq596"> a cupped vane of a water wheel, turbine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq296"> a bucketful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq640"> Also, <strong class="vs">ice-cream bucket</strong>. <em class="label">Especially NSW</em>, <em class="label">Qld and WA</em> a small container (approximately 100 mL) of ice cream. Compare <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018559" href="entry://dandy%23bigmac000018559"><strong>dandy<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087557" href="entry://dixie%23bigmac000087557"><strong>dixie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087557" href="entry://dixie%23mq718">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq286"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large quantity: <em class="example">buckets of fun; </em><em class="example">buckets of money.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq263"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009744" href="entry://bucket%20seat%23bigmac000009744"><strong>bucket seat</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bucketed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bucketing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C3pkE6QSVt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq346"> to put into a bucket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq917"> to categorise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq850"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise strongly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The guests will no doubt be tactful enough to avoid bucketing Nakasone on his home turf, but they will pressure Japan to honor promises to reduce its reliance on exports.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7kQj6nZGKt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq412"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to row unrhythmically.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gEpfKEMzkL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">bucket about</strong>, to shake or toss jerkily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">bucket down</strong>, (of rain) to pour down heavily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">bucket up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to lift, carry, or handle in a bucket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq117"> <strong class="phr">empty </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tip</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the bucket on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make damaging accusations or derogatory statements about. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the use of a bucket as a toilet]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">kick the bucket</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>buket</em>, from Anglo-French <em>buket</em> pail, tub, ultimately from Old English <em>būc</em> pitcher, belly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bucketful</strong> /ˈbʌkətfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bukuhtfool), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burden of proof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burden of proof</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> the legal obligation on a party who asserts a matter to adduce sufficient supporting evidence to satisfy the required standard of proof. In criminal trials, this burden rests on the prosecution (the <strong>legal burden</strong> or <strong>persuasive burden</strong>), except in the case of certain defences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq319"> the obligation to adduce evidence sufficient to be considered by the jury (the <strong>evidential burden</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bushy-tailed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bushy-tailed</span><z><span target_id="43hzLToBzG">adj.</span><span target_id="TqQp4iOr2i">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʊʃi-teɪld/ (<em>say</em> 'booshee-tayld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="43hzLToBzG"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> having a bushy tail, as a possum, squirrel, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TqQp4iOr2i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">bright-eyed and bushy-tailed</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely enthusiastic and energetic. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> an allusion to the alert, active appearance of a squirrel. The expression featured in a song popular in the 1950s.]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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business
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">business</span><z><span target_id="ljA7SM6OFO">n.</span><span target_id="aVzt7CYuWs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of business" src="word_pronunciations/03372.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪznəs/ (<em>say</em> 'biznuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ljA7SM6OFO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> one’s occupation, profession, or trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Economics</em> the sale of goods and services for the purpose of making a profit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in business; an established or going enterprise or concern: <em class="example">a clothing business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq191"> volume of trade; patronage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq887"> one’s place of work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq223"> that with which one is principally and seriously concerned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq353"> that with which one is rightfully concerned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq194"> affair; matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq268"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq737"> the rituals of Aboriginal tradition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq233"> <strong>Sunday business</strong>, such rituals when particularly significant or sacred.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq390"> Also, <strong class="vs">stage business</strong>. <em class="label">Theatre</em> any deliberate gesture or movement made on stage by an actor which in comedy may be for its own humorous effect, but which more usually advances the dramatic situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq216"> defecation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq860"> <strong>the business</strong>, the arm of an organisation or development team responsible for the core products, as opposed to service areas such as human resources, accounting, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq855"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> prostitution.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aVzt7CYuWs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq991"> <strong class="phr">… and all that business</strong>, and all that sort of thing; et cetera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq411"> <strong class="phr">be in business</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq145"> to earn a living from a commercial activity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq490"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be carrying out an activity, enterprise, etc., successfully.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to be engaged in the performance of traditional rituals.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq451"> <strong class="phr">be none of someone’s business</strong>, to be outside the proper concern of someone, and therefore something in which they should not involve themself: <em class="example">what I said to him is none of your business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">business as usual</strong>, the normal state of affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq334"> <strong class="phr">do business</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to perform traditional rituals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq878"> <strong class="phr">do the business</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq873"> to perform up to expectation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq199"> to complete a task or project.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq573"> <strong class="phr">mean business</strong>, to be in earnest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq209"> <strong class="phr">mind one’s own business</strong>, to refrain from becoming involved in someone else’s affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">secret … business</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) the arcane concerns and activities of the group specified: <em class="example">secret bridesmaids’ business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq57"> (<strong class="phr">secret</strong>)<strong class="phr"> men’s business</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac35928425" href="entry://men%27s%20business%23bigmac35928425"><strong>men’s business</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq630"> (<strong class="phr">secret</strong>)<strong class="phr"> women’s business</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105126" href="entry://women%27s%20business%23bigmac000105126"><strong>women’s business</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">see someone about their business</strong>, to ensure that someone, considered unwelcome, has departed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq396"> <strong class="phr">the business end</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq765"> the operational end of a machine, tool, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq184"> the final stages of a competition, especially in sport.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>busines</em>, Old English (northern) <em>bisignes</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095667" href="entry://busy%23bigmac000095667"><span class="smallcaps">busy</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049803" href="entry://-ness%23bigmac000049803"><span class="smallcaps">-ness</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cake</span><z><span target_id="sOrEiNoqes">n.</span><span target_id="DoQ047HQRK">v.t.</span><span target_id="H788uD95a6">v.i.</span><span target_id="Yp8oeidVHP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cake" src="word_pronunciations/03497.mp3"></audio></span>/keɪk/ (<em>say</em> kayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sOrEiNoqes"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> a sweet baked food in loaf or layer form, made with or without shortening, usually with flour, sugar, eggs, flavouring, and a liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> a flat, thin mass of bread, especially unleavened bread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq229"> a shaped or moulded mass of other food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq599"> a shaped or compressed mass: <em class="example">a cake of soap; </em><em class="example">a cake of tobacco.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq646"> <strong>the cake</strong>, the total possible material gain: <em class="example">don’t settle for part of the cake.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">caked</strong>, <strong class="bold">caking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DoQ047HQRK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq143"> to form into a cake or compact mass.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H788uD95a6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq185"> to become formed into a cake or compact mass: <em class="example">mud caked on his shoes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Yp8oeidVHP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq283"> <strong class="phr">cakes and ale</strong>, the good things and pleasures of life. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Twelfth Night</em> (Act II: Scene 3): ‘Dost thou thinke, because thou art vertuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">have one’s cake and eat it</strong>, to have the advantages, and be free of the disadvantages, of a situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq063"> <strong class="phr">piece of cake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something easily accomplished or obtained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">piece of the cake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a share of the profits, benefits, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq535"> <strong class="phr">take the cake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq694"> to win the prize. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010650" href="entry://cakewalk%23bigmac000010650"><span class="smallcaps">cakewalk</span></a> where the winners took the cake as a prize]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq715"> to surpass all others; excel: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was graceful, tall and clever, / And for lambing took the cake, / And was known out in the Never / As the lovely Wide-awake.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gm smith (‘steele grey’)</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kake</em>, from Old Norse <em>kaka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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calf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">calf<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="F9g8vEle2c">n.</span><span target_id="DxVmR6D2wJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of calf" src="word_pronunciations/03514.mp3"></audio></span>/kaf/ (<em>say</em> kahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F9g8vEle2c"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">calves</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> the young of the cow or of other bovine mammals (in cattle usually under one year of age).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> the young of certain other animals, as the elephant, seal, and whale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq845"> calfskin leather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq984"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an awkward, silly boy or man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq566"> a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DxVmR6D2wJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq993"> <strong class="phr">kill the fatted calf</strong>, to prepare an elaborate welcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">make calf eyes at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to direct an adoring gaze at (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq260"> <strong class="phr">worship the golden calf</strong>, to be concerned solely with material wealth and possessions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>cealf</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">calf<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of calf" src="word_pronunciations/03515.mp3"></audio></span>/kaf/ (<em>say</em> kahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">calves</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">the fleshy part of the back of the human leg below the knee.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>kālfi</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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candle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">candle</span><z><span target_id="dF50VZNml6">n.</span><span target_id="HDrDqH4BmR">v.t.</span><span target_id="sOsqPeUvQP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of candle" src="word_pronunciations/03584.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkændl/ (<em>say</em> 'kandl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dF50VZNml6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> a long, usually slender, piece of tallow, wax, etc., with an embedded wick, burnt to give light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> something like this in appearance or use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq995"> <strong>international candle</strong>, a unit of luminous intensity established by international agreement, defined in terms of specially constructed electric lamps, now replaced by the <strong>candela</strong>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HDrDqH4BmR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq761"> (<strong class="bold">candled</strong>, <strong class="bold">candling</strong>) to examine (especially eggs for freshness) by holding between the eye and a light.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sOsqPeUvQP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">burn a candle for</strong>, to suffer unrequited love for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq588"> <strong class="phr">burn the candle at both ends</strong>, to lead a too strenuous existence; attempt to do too much, as by making an excessive demand on one’s available energy, rising early and retiring late, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion of a person who burns the candle late into the night, then burns the other end in order to see in the darkness before dawn the next morning]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq818"> <strong class="phr">hold a candle for</strong>, to remain hopeful about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">not hold a candle to</strong>, to be unable to compete with, or stand comparison to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The author believed current English star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff couldn’t hold a candle to the enigmatic World War II fighter pilot’s cricketing deeds.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2005</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from an apprentice holding a candle to assist the master at work. Hence someone who can not hold a candle to another is not fit or able to do the task.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">not worth the candle</strong>, not worth the effort or expense. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from medieval times when candles were the source of light for any night activities. Because of their expense, their use had to be considered carefully. The activity had to be worth the cost of the lighting.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>candel</em>, from Latin <em>candēla</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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catfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">catfish</span><z><span target_id="d7Edxc6LwY">n.</span><span target_id="JoUkxT4sHO">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkætfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'katfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="d7Edxc6LwY"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">catfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">catfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> in Australia, a fish of the species <em>Tandanus tandanus</em>, or any of various species of freshwater and marine fishes of the families Ariidae (<strong>fork-tail catfish</strong>) or Plotosidae (<strong>eel-tailed catfish</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> elsewhere: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq257"> any of numerous fishes having some fancied resemblance to a cat, such as one of the fishes characterised by long barbels, of the North American freshwater family Ameiuridae, many of which are used for food.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq034"> any fish of the order Nematognathi, as, in North America, a bullhead.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq274"> <em class="label">Internet Colloquial</em> a person who engages with others online in ways that are malicious, destructive, etc., particularly by leading people into expressions of romantic engagement for which they are ultimately made to look foolish.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JoUkxT4sHO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq095"> <em class="label">Internet Colloquial</em> to lure (someone) into a romantic relationship while adopting a fictitious online persona.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100984" href="entry://cat%23bigmac000100984"><span class="smallcaps">cat<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><span class="smallcaps">fish<sup>1</sup></span></a>, from the prominent barbels thought of as whiskers; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098902" href="#mq274">3</a> from the US documentary film <em>Catfish</em> (2010) which depicts various instances of people creating identities online to attract romantic interest, the name being explained as a reference to the catfish put in a tank with live cod being shipped from Alaska to China, to keep the cod active and fresh] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>catfishing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cell<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cell" src="word_pronunciations/03945.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛl/ (<em>say</em> sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> a small room in a convent, prison, etc., typically designed to accommodate one person in a solitary existence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> any small compartment, bounded area, receptacle, case, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq454"> a small group acting as a unit within a larger organisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq850"> <em class="label">Biology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq211"> a plant, animal, or fungal structure, usually microscopic, containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material, enclosed by a semi-permeable membrane (animal) or cell wall (plant); the structural unit of plant, animal, and fungal life.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq599"> a minute cavity or interstice, as in animal or plant tissue.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Entomology</em> one of the areas into which an insect’s wing is divided by the veins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> a part of the atmosphere in which a meteorological event occurs: <em class="example">a storm cell; </em><em class="example">a rain cell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the pollen sac of an anther.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq311"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a device which generates electricity and which forms the whole, or a part of, a voltaic battery, consisting in one of its simplest forms of two plates, each of a different metal, placed in a jar containing a dilute acid or other electrolyte (<strong>voltaic cell</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq895"> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em> a device for producing electrolysis, consisting essentially of the electrolyte, its container, and the electrodes (<strong>electrolytic cell</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq970"> <em class="label">Indian English</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103716" href="entry://battery%23bigmac000103716">battery</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103716" href="entry://battery%23mq035">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq624"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq296"> the area covered by a radio transmitter for cellular telephones.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq597"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012220" href="entry://cellular%20telephone%23bigmac000012220"><strong>cellular telephone</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq633"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq284"> the part of the wing structure of a biplane on either side of the fuselage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq981"> the gas-container of a balloon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq506"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> one of the compartments of a groin or rib vault; web.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">British History</em> a monastery or nunnery, usually small and dependent on a larger religious house.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>celle</em>, Old English <em>cell</em>, from Latin <em>cella</em> small room]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970684131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cell<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cell" src="word_pronunciations/03945.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛl/ (<em>say</em> sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac847490582" href="entry://cel%23bigmac847490582"><strong>cel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090322" href="entry://celluloid%23bigmac000090322"><span class="smallcaps">celluloid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chain</span><z><span target_id="t4P9qMrEdm">n.</span><span target_id="raF0G576mj">v.t.</span><span target_id="jW1geihsLs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chain" src="word_pronunciations/04025.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃeɪn/ (<em>say</em> chayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t4P9qMrEdm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> a connected series of metal or other links for connecting, drawing, confining, restraining, etc., or for ornament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> something that binds or restrains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq599"> (<em>plural</em>) bonds or fetters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq932"> (<em>plural</em>) bondage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq790"> a series of things connected or following in succession: <em class="example">the river was just a chain of ponds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq246"> a system in which items are passed in a sequence from one person, organisation, supplier, etc., to another: <em class="example">a bucket chain; </em><em class="example">a supply chain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq031"> a range of mountains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq557"> a number of similar establishments, as banks, theatres, hotels, etc., under one ownership and management.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq438"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069790" href="entry://snow%20chains%23bigmac000069790"><strong>snow chains</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a linkage of atoms of the same element, as carbon to carbon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Surveying</em> (formerly) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq908"> a measuring instrument consisting of 100 wire rods or links, each 7.92 inches long (<strong>surveyor’s chain</strong> or <strong>Gunter’s chain</strong>), or one foot long (<strong>engineer’s chain</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq672"> the length of a surveyor’s chain (66 feet or 20.1168 m) or engineer’s chain (100 feet or 30.48 m), a unit of measurement in the imperial system.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq401"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq583"> the overhead moving chain in a meatworks, on which carcases are passed to various specialist hands for dressing and processing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq793"> the specialist hands who work on such a chain, regarded as a group or gang.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq709"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a number of radio stations cooperating for the purpose of providing a navigational system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a necessary result which is worthy of note, which follows as part of the proof of another proposition.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="raF0G576mj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq959"> to fasten or secure with a chain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq665"> to fetter; confine: <em class="example">chained to his desk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Surveying</em> to measure (a distance on the ground) with a chain or tape.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jW1geihsLs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">drag the chain</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to shirk or fall behind in one’s share of work or responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">on the chain</strong>, <em class="label">Australian History</em> serving one’s sentence as part of a chain gang.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chayne</em>, from Old French <em>chaeine</em>, from Latin <em>catēna</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chainless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chew</span><z><span target_id="si2yAewcjw">v.t.</span><span target_id="XBR4Y1tFIr">v.i.</span><span target_id="Ef1fKlbM9o">n.</span><span target_id="FS9w3lnPBU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chew" src="word_pronunciations/04177.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃu/ (<em>say</em> chooh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="si2yAewcjw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq273"> to damage or destroy by or as if by chewing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XBR4Y1tFIr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq068"> to perform the act of crushing or grinding with the teeth.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ef1fKlbM9o">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq868"> the act of chewing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq749"> that which is chewed; a portion, as of tobacco, for chewing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq011"> <em class="label">NZ</em> (<em>with children</em>) a sweet; lolly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FS9w3lnPBU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">chew out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to scold or castigate (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">chew over</strong>, to meditate on; consider deliberately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq771"> <strong class="phr">chew someone’s ear</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to talk to someone insistently and at length.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq002"> <strong class="phr">chew the buns off someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to berate or abuse someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">chew the fat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to gossip. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the steady movement of the jaws when talking at length]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq596"> <strong class="phr">chew the rag</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq000"> to gossip.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq670"> to argue or grumble.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq290"> to brood or grieve.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">chew up</strong>, to damage or destroy by or as if by chewing: <em class="example">this machine has chewed up the carpet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq221"> <strong class="phr">chew </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the scenery</strong>, <em class="label">Theatre Colloquial</em> (of an actor) to display excessive emotion when acting; overact. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US slang (1894)]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chewen</em>, Old English <em>cēowan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chewer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chickweed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chickweed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chickweed" src="word_pronunciations/04186.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃɪkwid/ (<em>say</em> 'chikweed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> any of various herbs of the genus <em>Stellaria</em>, especially <em>S. media</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> any of various allied plants, as <em>Cerastium glomeratum</em>, <strong>mouse-ear chickweed</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chief</span><z><span target_id="SpDLie5cdE">n.</span><span target_id="Plw34QNcSo">adj.</span><span target_id="dL8F6VHyvI">adv.</span><span target_id="Pqe5eEFsd9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chief" src="word_pronunciations/04192.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃif/ (<em>say</em> cheef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SpDLie5cdE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> the head or leader of a body of people; the person highest in authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq327"> the head or ruler of a clan or tribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> boss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq187"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> the upper third of an escutcheon.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Plw34QNcSo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq869"> highest in rank or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq481"> most important: <em class="example">his chief merit; </em><em class="example">the chief difficulty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq505"> standing at the head.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="dL8F6VHyvI">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> chiefly; principally.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Pqe5eEFsd9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq324"> <strong class="phr">chief cook and bottle-washer</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who, as well as being responsible for some enterprise, also does much of the work, especially manual work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">in chief</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> borne in the upper part of the shield.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq282"> especially, most of all.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq851"> (of a command) held directly from the sovereign, or legislative power.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq025"> <strong class="phr">too many chiefs and not enough Indians</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a phrase expressing the opinion that there are too many people organising and not enough people doing the real work.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>caput</em> head] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chiefdom</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chook</span><z><span target_id="ThrPBHdjwu">n.</span><span target_id="uSOYPlvuja">interj.</span><span target_id="4PBPU74vLm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chook" src="word_pronunciations/04262.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃʊk/ (<em>say</em> chook) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ThrPBHdjwu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq905"> a domestic chicken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> a chicken slaughtered for eating: <em class="example">a frozen chook; </em><em class="example">a barbecued chook.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq202"> chicken meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq127"> Also, <strong class="vs">old chook</strong>. an older woman: <em class="example">silly old chook; </em><em class="example">a nice old chook.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq588"> (an affectionate name for a young female.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq571"> a silly person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq953"> (among birdwatchers) a bird that is abundant, or locally abundant, which birdwatchers become tired of seeing.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="uSOYPlvuja">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq975"> (a call to chickens.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4PBPU74vLm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">feed the chooks</strong>, (of a politician) to control the type and amount of information released to the media, especially by means of a press conference or press release. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> popularised by Queensland premier Sir Joh <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007528" href="entry://Bjelke-Petersen%23bigmac000007528"><span class="smallcaps">Bjelke-Petersen</span></a>, who likened reporters to chickens in the way they ’scratch around’ for information]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">like a chook with its head cut off</strong>, in a foolish and erratic manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">may your chooks turn </strong>(<strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr">to emus </strong>(<strong class="phr">and kick your dunny down</strong>), (an expression wishing bad luck on someone.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect (Somerset and neighbouring); imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clap<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dsWuhJSdjm">v.t.</span><span target_id="Vy9j0Bec9v">v.i.</span><span target_id="GmVk8UdTsk">n.</span><span target_id="EISaqmLFkM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clap" src="word_pronunciations/04432.mp3"></audio></span>/klæp/ (<em>say</em> klap) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">clapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">clapping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dsWuhJSdjm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> to strike with a quick, smart blow, producing an abrupt, sharp sound; slap; pat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq232"> to strike together resoundingly, as the hands to express applause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq398"> to applaud in this manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq460"> to flap (the wings).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq295"> to put, place, apply, etc., promptly and effectively.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Vy9j0Bec9v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq392"> to make an abrupt, sharp sound, as of bodies in collision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq107"> to move or strike with such a sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq453"> to clap the hands, as in applause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq921"> to sit down abruptly, crouch suddenly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GmVk8UdTsk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq868"> the act or sound of clapping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq068"> a resounding blow; a slap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq110"> a loud and abrupt or explosive noise, as of thunder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq099"> a sudden stroke, blow, or act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq511"> an applauding; applause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq896"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a sudden mishap.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EISaqmLFkM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq032"> <strong class="phr">clap back</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> to make a retort to an insult or criticism; return fire. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the West Indian English use of <em>clap</em> meaning ‘to shoot’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">clap eyes on</strong>, to catch sight of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq665"> <strong class="phr">clap on</strong>, to increase: <em class="example">to clap on speed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq024"> <strong class="phr">clap out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to break down; cease to function: <em class="example">the car clapped out on the way home.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>clappen</em>, Old English <em>clæppan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clap<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clap" src="word_pronunciations/04433.mp3"></audio></span>/klæp/ (<em>say</em> klap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the clap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">gonorrhoea, or any other venereal disease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from Old French <em>clapoir</em> bubo, venereal sore, from <em>clapier</em> brothel, from Old Provençal <em>clapier</em> rabbit warren, from <em>clap</em> heap of stones]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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close
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">close</span><z><span target_id="7n5uabNBCI">v.t.</span><span target_id="905cbNxcvl">v.i.</span><span target_id="CeQXIgHLAq">adj.</span><span target_id="FKO0cxKRHr">adv.</span><span target_id="UD1Sqc0eSf">n.</span><span target_id="cFttEyp0wX">phr.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04550.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊz/ (<em>say</em> klohz) (<strong class="bold">closed</strong>, <strong class="bold">closing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7n5uabNBCI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq473"> to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq772"> to shut in or surround on all sides; enclose; cover in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq456"> to refuse access to or passage across: <em class="example">lifesavers closed the beach because of heavy seas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq693"> to bring together the parts of; join; unite: <em class="example">to close the ranks of troops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq134"> to bring to an end; to shut down, either temporarily or permanently: <em class="example">to close a debate; </em><em class="example">to close a shop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq034"> to bring (a sale) to a successful completion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">SE Asian English Colloquial</em> to turn off (a light or an electrical appliance).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="905cbNxcvl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq742"> to become closed; shut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq407"> to come together; unite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq328"> to come close.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq915"> to come to an end; terminate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the meeting closed with the recitation of the Angelus, when the bell of the church opposite rang out.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq546"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> to have a certain value at the end of a trading period: <em class="example">gold closed at $280 an ounce.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CeQXIgHLAq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04549.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊs/ (<em>say</em> klohs) (<strong class="bold">closer</strong>, <strong class="bold">closest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq162"> shut; shut tight; not open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq542"> shut in; enclosed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq104"> completely enclosing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq387"> without opening; with all openings covered or closed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq561"> confined; narrow: <em class="example">close quarters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq810"> lacking fresh or freely circulating air: <em class="example">a close room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq581"> heavy; oppressive: <em class="example">a spell of close weather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq707"> narrowly confined, as a prisoner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq427"> practising secrecy; secretive; reticent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq710"> parsimonious; stingy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq062"> scarce, as money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq773"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014330" href="entry://closed%23bigmac000014330"><strong>closed</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014330" href="entry://closed%23mq893">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq784"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014330" href="entry://closed%23bigmac000014330"><strong>closed</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014330" href="entry://closed%23mq755">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq847"> having the parts near together: <em class="example">a close texture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq548"> compact; condensed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq372"> near, or near together, in space, time, or relation: <em class="example">in close contact.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq343"> <em class="label">Ball Games</em> characterised by short passes and cautious tactics: <em class="example">they played a close game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq533"> intimate; confidential: <em class="example">close friendship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq950"> based upon a strong uniting feeling of love, honour, etc.: <em class="example">a close union of nations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq673"> fitting tightly, as a cap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq292"> (of a haircut, shave, etc.) having the hair cut very near to the roots: <em class="example">a crew cut is a close haircut.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq660"> not deviating from the subject under consideration: <em class="example">close attention; </em><em class="example">keep a close eye on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq075"> strict; searching; minute: <em class="example">close investigation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq176"> not deviating from a model or original: <em class="example">a close translation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq912"> nearly even or equal: <em class="example">a close contest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq766"> strictly logical: <em class="example">close reasoning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq499"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> pronounced with a relatively small opening above the tongue, as <em>beet</em> and <em>boot</em> which have the closest English vowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq082"> <em class="label">Rare</em> viscous; not volatile.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="FKO0cxKRHr">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04549.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊs/ (<em>say</em> klohs) (<strong class="bold">closer</strong>, <strong class="bold">closest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="42"><span id="mq849"> in a close manner; closely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq813"> near: <em class="example">he lived close to the shops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq235"> near the base, as in haircutting, shaving, etc.: <em class="example">the barber shaved his beard close.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UD1Sqc0eSf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq194"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04550.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊz/ (<em>say</em> klohz) the act of closing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq419"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04550.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊz/ (<em>say</em> klohz) the end or conclusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq451"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04550.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊz/ (<em>say</em> klohz) <em class="label">Music</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094859" href="entry://cadence%23bigmac000094859"><strong>cadence</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094859" href="entry://cadence%23mq531">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq180"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04550.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊz/ (<em>say</em> klohz) a junction; union.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq137"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04549.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊs/ (<em>say</em> klohs) an enclosed place; an enclosure; any piece of land held as private property.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq100"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04549.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊs/ (<em>say</em> klohs) an enclosure about or beside a building, cathedral, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq529"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04549.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊs/ (<em>say</em> klohs) a narrow entry or alley, or a courtyard to which it leads; cul-de-sac.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq957"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close" src="word_pronunciations/04550.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊz/ (<em>say</em> klohz) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a close encounter; a grapple.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cFttEyp0wX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="53"><span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">be close</strong>, to be on terms of intimacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">close at hand</strong>, within reach; nearby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">close at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone’s heels</strong>, following someone closely; just behind someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">close down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq305"> to cease operation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq580"> to cause to cease operation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq158"> (of a person) to become uncommunicative and withdrawn.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">close in</strong>, to surround and approach a place gradually, as in making a capture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">close on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to agree on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">close out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq983"> to nullify one’s position in the futures market either by selling (from a bought position) or by buying (from a sold position).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq044"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> (of a wave) to break simultaneously along the entire face, offering no surface on which a surfer might manoeuvre.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq715"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to bring (a match) effectively to a close by making it impossible for an opponent to better one’s score.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq578"> <strong class="phr">close to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq347"> near: <em class="example">close to the shops.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq951"> approximately; about: <em class="example">close to a million.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq539"> <strong class="phr">close up</strong>, <em class="label">Printing</em> to remove or reduce spacing between (set type).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq069"> <strong class="phr">close with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq278"> to grapple with; engage in close encounter with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq288"> to come to terms with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to come close to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">come close</strong>, to be very near the requirements or goal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">keep a close eye on</strong>, to maintain a careful scrutiny of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq753"> <strong class="phr">too close to call</strong>, (of a contest, election, etc.) having such evenly matched competitors, candidates, etc., that it is impossible to predict the outcome.</span></div><div class="etym"> [defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="#mq063">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="#mq546">13</a> (verb), Middle English <em>close</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>clos-</em>, stem of <em>clore</em>, from Latin <em>claudere</em> shut, replacing Old English <em>clȳsan</em>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="#mq162">14</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="#mq235">44</a> (adjective, adverb), Middle English <em>clos</em>, from French, from Latin <em>clausus</em>, past participle, shut; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="#mq194">45</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="#mq180">48</a> (noun), noun use of verb; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="#mq137">49</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="#mq957">52</a> (noun), Middle English <em>clos</em>, from French, from Latin <em>clausum</em> enclosed place] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>closeness</strong> /ˈkloʊsnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'klohsnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cocotte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocotte</span><z><span target_id="DWGWw14Pua">n.</span><span target_id="wbBWPoLPEt">phr.</span></z></header><div>/koʊˈkɒt/ (<em>say</em> koh'kot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DWGWw14Pua"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq300"> a courtesan; immoral woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> an ovenproof casserole.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wbBWPoLPEt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">en cocotte</strong>, cooked and served in a casserole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: hen, from <em>coq</em> rooster]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air</span><z><span target_id="mTFkoL3Btw">n.</span><span target_id="JpK6As0ydG">v.t.</span><span target_id="cEQWAqTvlT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air" src="word_pronunciations/00539.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə/ (<em>say</em> air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mTFkoL3Btw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> a mixture of oxygen, nitrogen and other gases, which surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq65"> the body of air immediately surrounding the earth, especially as regarded as the medium for the operation of aircraft or any airborne object or for the functioning of any creature relying on aerial power, as a bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq80"> the body of air immediately above a person, animal, object, etc.: <em class="example">he threw his hat in the air; </em><em class="example">the car hit the kerb and spun through the air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq260"> the air of unconfined or outdoor spaces, regarded as fresh and health-giving compared with the air of confined spaces: <em class="example">we need more air in this room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq063"> a movement of the atmosphere; a light breeze.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq952"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq793"> circulation; publication; publicity: <em class="example">to give air to one’s ideas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq773"> the general character or complexion of anything; appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq085"> the peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq008"> (<em>plural</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">airs and graces</strong>. an affected manner; manifestation of pride or vanity; assumed haughtiness: <em class="example">to put on airs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq503"> a tune; a melody.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq656"> the soprano or treble part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq132"> an aria.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq410"> an Elizabethan song.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Radio</em> the medium through which radio waves are sent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq372"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> air conditioning: <em class="example">free air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq509"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (in surfing, skateboarding, etc.) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq842"> a controlled manoeuvre in which the rider and board become airborne.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq524"> the height gained: <em class="example">great air!</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JpK6As0ydG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq995"> to expose to the air; give access to the open air; ventilate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq186"> to expose to warm air; to dry with heated air: <em class="example">to air sheets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq486"> to expose ostentatiously; bring into public notice; display: <em class="example">to air one’s opinions; </em><em class="example">to air a pet theory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq017"> <em class="label">Communications</em> to broadcast or telecast.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cEQWAqTvlT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">air and exercise</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a jail sentence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">by air</strong>, by means of an aircraft: <em class="example">to arrive by air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq830"> <strong class="phr">clear the air</strong>, to eliminate dissension, ambiguity, or tension from a discussion, situation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq179"> <strong class="phr">get air</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (in surfing, skateboarding, etc.) to become airborne.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq936"> <strong class="phr">give oneself airs</strong>, to behave in a conceited, haughty, or high-handed manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq006"> <strong class="phr">in the air</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq492"> without foundation or actuality; visionary or uncertain.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq097"> (of a rumour) in circulation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq031"> Also, <strong class="vs">up in the air</strong>. undecided or unsettled.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">into </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thin air</strong>, completely or entirely out of sight or reach: <em class="example">vanished into thin air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">off the air</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq393"> Also, <strong class="vs">off air</strong>. no longer being broadcast; not on the air.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> incapacitated as a result of taking drugs or alcohol.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq323"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a dreamy or vague state of mind, as if under the influence of drugs or alcohol.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">on </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> air</strong>, in the act of broadcasting; being broadcast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq169"> <strong class="phr">sniff the morning air</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a preliminary examination of assessment of a situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">take the air</strong>, to go outdoors; walk or ride a little distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq480"> <strong class="phr">walk </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tread</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on air</strong>, to feel very happy or elated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ayre</em>, <em>eir</em>, from Old French <em>air</em>, from Latin <em>āēr</em>, from Greek: air, mist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alarum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alarum</span><z><span target_id="fbZWO6nSTL">n.</span><span target_id="3z1xQpF3La">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlarəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lahruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fbZWO6nSTL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> alarm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq504"> <em class="label">Horology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq171"> a device designed to ring a warning bell at a certain hour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq920"> the bell itself.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3z1xQpF3La">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq401"> <strong class="phr">alarums and excursions</strong>, noisy and threatening activity. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from an Elizabethan stage direction]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <em>alarm</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcohol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alcohol" src="word_pronunciations/00566.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> a colourless, flammable liquid (<strong>ethyl alcohol</strong>, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH), the intoxicating principle of fermented liquors, formed from certain sugars (especially glucose) by fermentation, now usually prepared by treating grain with malt and adding yeast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> any intoxicating beverage containing this spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq519"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> any of a class of chemical compounds derived from the hydrocarbon by replacement of a hydrogen atom by the hydroxyl radical, OH.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin: originally, fine powder; hence, essence or rectified spirits, from Arabic <em>al kuḥl</em> the powdered antimony, kohl]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambassador
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambassador</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambassador" src="word_pronunciations/00709.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈbæsədə/ (<em>say</em> am'basuhduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> a diplomatic agent of the highest rank who represents their country’s interests in another country. Australian ambassadors may be <strong>resident</strong>, or <strong>non-resident</strong> (that is, living in a nearby country). British ambassadors may be <strong>ambassadors ordinary</strong>, or with full powers, <strong>ambassadors plenipotentiary</strong>, or on temporary special service, <strong>ambassadors extraordinary</strong>, equivalent to the US <strong>ambassadors-at-large</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq835"> an authorised messenger or representative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq844"> a person of some personal distinction as a sportsperson, actor, etc., who wins goodwill for their country in another: <em class="example">she was a real ambassador for Australia in Sweden.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ambassadour</em>, from French <em>ambassadeur</em>, from Italian <em>ambasciatore</em>; probably of Celtic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambassadorial</strong> /æmbæsəˈdɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> ambasuh'dawreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambassadorship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambassadress</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anon<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="9TRMy9c54y">adv.</span><span target_id="8gTtW7UB3N">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈnɒn/ (<em>say</em> uh'non) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="9TRMy9c54y"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq377"> in a short time; soon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> at another time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq720"> at once; immediately.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8gTtW7UB3N">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">ever and anon</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> every now and then; repeatedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">see you anon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of farewell.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>on ān</em> into one, <em>on āne</em> in one, immediately]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861948420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anon<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əˈnɒn/ (<em>say</em> uh'non) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">anonymous: <em class="example">you can remain anon if you wish to.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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back
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="EtIzktgCUj">n.</span><span target_id="WH1uqy0dSV">v.t.</span><span target_id="SSdBh8pxJ6">v.i.</span><span target_id="8TBaoTJD57">adj.</span><span target_id="VPB7B7bjIP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of back" src="word_pronunciations/01680.mp3"></audio></span>/bæk/ (<em>say</em> bak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EtIzktgCUj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> the hinder part of the human body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> the rear portion of any part or organ of the body: <em class="example">the back of the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq600"> the whole body, with reference to clothing: <em class="example">the clothes on his back.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq889"> the part opposite to or farthest from the face or front; the hinder side; the rear part: <em class="example">the back of a hall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq035"> the part covering the back, as of clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq517"> the spine: <em class="example">to break one’s back.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq053"> any rear part of an object serving to support, protect, etc.: <em class="example">the back of a book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq211"> <strong>the back</strong>, the part of a property which is most remote from the homestead and so from permanent water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the keel and keelson of a vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq423"> the strength to carry a burden or responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> one of the defending players behind the forwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Mining</em> (of a level or layer) the side nearest the surface of the ground, including the earth between that level and the next.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq816"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the inside margin of a page.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WH1uqy0dSV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq201"> to support, as with authority, influence, or money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq001"> to cause to move backwards; reverse the action of: <em class="example">to back a car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq344"> to bet in favour of: <em class="example">to back a horse in the race.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq764"> to furnish with a back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq052"> to lie at the back of; form a back or background for: <em class="example">sandhills back the beach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq058"> to write on the back of; endorse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to get upon the back of (an animal, especially a horse); mount.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SSdBh8pxJ6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq087"> to go backwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq779"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of wind) to change direction anticlockwise.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8TBaoTJD57">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq731"> lying or being behind: <em class="example">a back door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq284"> relating to the back, especially the spine: <em class="example">back pain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq591"> away from the front position or rank: <em class="example">the back seats of the theatre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq008"> remote: <em class="example">back country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq194"> relating to the past: <em class="example">back issues; </em><em class="example">back pay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq921"> coming or going back; backward: <em class="example">back current.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq427"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> pronounced with the tongue drawn back in the mouth as the vowel /ɔ/ in <em>bought</em> /bɔt/ or the consonant /k/ in <em>cup</em> /kʌp/.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VPB7B7bjIP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">at the back of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq563"> in the part furthest from the front of: <em class="example">at the back of the room; </em><em class="example">at the back of my mind.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq835"> behind: <em class="example">the shed at the back of the house.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq410"> beyond: <em class="example">at the back of Boree.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq783"> responsible for: <em class="example">at the back of this confusion.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">back and fill</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq060"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to manoeuvre a sailing vessel to and fro in a channel by trimming the sails to be alternately full and then slack.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drive a motor vehicle backwards and forwards, usually while parking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq596"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to vacillate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq981"> <strong class="phr">back away</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to draw back, especially in alarm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq843"> <strong class="phr">back away from</strong>, to go back on; renege on: <em class="example">to back away from one’s promise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">back down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq990"> to retreat from or abandon an argument, opinion, claim, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to row a boat backwards.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">back in the day</strong>, in previous times.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq936"> <strong class="phr">back off</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to retreat or withdraw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">back off the map</strong>, <em class="label">Racing Colloquial</em> to support (a horse, dog, etc.) vigorously in the betting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq561"> <strong class="phr">back oneself to do something</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have confidence in one’s ability to achieve something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq739"> <strong class="phr">back out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq631"> to go or cause to move out backwards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq493"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to withdraw; retreat: <em class="example">to back out of a deal.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq490"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to slide off a wave by manoeuvring so that the front of the surfboard lifts out of the water.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq771"> <strong class="phr">backs to the wall!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an offensive exclamation implying that a homosexual male is present.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq412"> <strong class="phr">back the wrong horse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq570"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to bet on a losing horse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq017"> to put one’s support behind a failing project, losing candidate, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">back to back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq029"> with the back of one (person or thing) opposed to the back of another (person or thing): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mr Roxburgh thrust his hands back to back between his bony knees</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq203"> consecutively: <em class="example">the team won three matches back to back.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">back up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq135"> to go backwards: <em class="example">when he saw the snake, he started to back up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq273"> to cause to move backwards: <em class="example">she backed the car up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq082"> to encourage; support: <em class="example">please back me up at the meeting.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq189"> to give corroboration or credence to: <em class="example">the evidence backs up her statement.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq324"> (of water) to cease to flow freely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to copy (data) on to a tape, disk, etc., as a safety measure: <em class="example">back up all the day’s work.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq279"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to back up data: <em class="example">have you backed up yet?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> to climb a chimney or cleft by pressing the feet on one side and the back on the other.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the person batting who is not playing the ball) to advance down the wicket in readiness to run as the ball is bowled.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a fielder) to cover a player receiving a return of the ball to prevent an overthrow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq020"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to play the next game in a league competition without a bye.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="l"><span id="mq676"> to follow up (an outstanding tactic, endeavour, performance, etc.) with another similar effort.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq257"> <strong class="phr">back up for</strong>, to seek a second share of (a commodity being distributed).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">back water</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq760"> to reverse the forward thrust of a vessel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq726"> to reverse the direction in which the rower moves the oars so that the rowing boat goes backwards.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">behind someone’s back</strong>, in secret; deceitfully; in someone’s absence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">be on someone’s back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to urge someone constantly to further action: <em class="example">she’s always on my back to get a job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq711"> <strong class="phr">break the back of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq252"> to deal with or accomplish the most difficult or arduous part of (a task, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq294"> to overburden or overwhelm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq895"> <strong class="phr">get off someone’s back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cease to annoy or harass someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq348"> <strong class="phr">get one’s back up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become annoyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">get on someone’s back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin to nag someone: <em class="example">my parents got on my back when I failed the exam.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">have someone’s back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be able or prepared to protect or support someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq488"> <strong class="phr">on the back foot</strong>, at a disadvantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq518"> <strong class="phr">on the back of</strong>, close behind; immediately following in space or time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq501"> <strong class="phr">out back</strong>, (of land) remote from the main part of a property and so remote from permanent water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">out the back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in the rear part of a building or property, such as in the backyard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">put one’s back into</strong>, to perform with all one’s energy and strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">put someone’s back up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arouse someone’s resentment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">see the back of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq904"> to be rid of (a person).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq572"> to be finished with (a situation, task, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">turn one’s back on</strong>, to disregard, neglect, or ignore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">with one’s back to the wall</strong>, in a very difficult predicament. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that a person under heavy attack from assailants retreats to a position in which their back is against a wall]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bak</em>, Old English <em>bæc</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="E4ZGRc0Gcw">adv.</span><span target_id="XkNct2OmkZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of back" src="word_pronunciations/01681.mp3"></audio></span>/bæk/ (<em>say</em> bak) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="E4ZGRc0Gcw"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> at, to, or towards the rear; backwards: <em class="example">to step back.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq166"> towards the past: <em class="example">to look back on one’s youth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq833"> ago: <em class="example">a long while back.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq434"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq137"> later in time: <em class="example">to move the launch back from June to August.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq676"> earlier in time: <em class="example">to move the launch back from June to May.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq730"> towards the original starting point, place, or condition: <em class="example">to go back to the old home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq981"> returned home; in the original starting point, place, or condition again: <em class="example">back where she started from; </em><em class="example">back in style; </em><em class="example">back in the saddle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq894"> in reply; in return: <em class="example">to pay back a loan.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq279"> in reversal of the usual course: <em class="example">to take back a gift.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq547"> at an original starting point or place: <em class="example">meanwhile, back in Australia.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XkNct2OmkZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq998"> <strong class="phr">back and forth</strong>, from side to side, to and fro.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">back to … week </strong>(<strong class="phr">day, etc.</strong>), a time when former inhabitants of a town, students of a college, etc., return and join with present inhabitants, etc., in celebration of former and present times: <em class="example">back to Mudgee week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">go back</strong>, to return.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq85"> <strong class="phr">make back</strong>, to go in a direction to the rear of one’s present position: <em class="example">you make back to the house.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103577" href="entry://aback%23bigmac000103577"><span class="smallcaps">aback</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The confusion surrounding the meaning of <em>back</em> in relation to time (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104432" href="#mq434">4</a>) results from viewing time as a line in which an event can be moved back, that is, towards the speaker, or back, that is away from the speaker.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of back" src="word_pronunciations/01680.mp3"></audio></span>/bæk/ (<em>say</em> bak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">a tub or vat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>bak</em>, from French <em>bac</em> tub, trough, ferryboat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="RYmjxFiEdr">adj.</span><span target_id="9Rw79hBKBK">n.</span><span target_id="8ZCH0ReinH">adv.</span><span target_id="0T0ngLYSja">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bad" src="word_pronunciations/01688.mp3"></audio></span>/bæd/ (<em>say</em> bad) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RYmjxFiEdr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">worse</strong>, <strong class="bold">worst</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> not good: <em class="example">bad conduct; </em><em class="example">a bad life; </em><em class="example">bad weather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> defective; worthless: <em class="example">a bad coin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq934"> unsatisfactory; poor; below standard; inadequate: <em class="example">bad heating; </em><em class="example">a bad businessman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq038"> incorrect; faulty: <em class="example">a bad shot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq890"> not valid; not sound: <em class="example">a bad claim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq527"> painful: <em class="example">a bad knee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq596"> having an injurious or unfavourable tendency or effect: <em class="example">bad air; </em><em class="example">bad for you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq697"> in ill health; sick: <em class="example">to feel bad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq533"> regretful; contrite; sorry; upset: <em class="example">to feel bad about an error.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq664"> unfavourable; unfortunate: <em class="example">bad news.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq396"> offensive; disagreeable: <em class="example">a bad temper; </em><em class="example">a bad attitude.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq352"> severe: <em class="example">a bad sprain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq517"> rotten; decayed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq95"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wonderful; excellent; good: <em class="example">we had such a bad time last night; </em><em class="example">it was the baddest party.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> tough; mean; dangerous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9Rw79hBKBK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq259"> that which is bad: <em class="example">to take the bad with the good.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="8ZCH0ReinH">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq869"> badly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0T0ngLYSja">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">bad at</strong>, unskilful or incompetent at (a specified activity): <em class="example">bad at tennis.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">go bad</strong>, to decay; rot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq086"> <strong class="phr">go to the bad</strong>, to become morally ruined, wicked, or corrupt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">in bad with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> out of favour with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq480"> <strong class="phr">my </strong>(<strong class="phr">your, his, etc.</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression used to indicate that the specified person is in error): <em class="example">sorry everyone, my bad!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq876"> <strong class="phr">not bad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq143"> fair; mediocre.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq925"> (<em>rhetorical understatement</em>) excellent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq77"> <strong class="phr">too bad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq416"> (an expression used to indicate lack of sympathy or unwillingness to compromise.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq507"> (an expression used to indicate sympathy at some misfortune.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">to the bad</strong>, in deficit; out of pocket: <em class="example">two hundred dollars to the bad.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>badde</em>; ? backformation from Old English <em>bæddel</em> effeminate person] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>badness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The usual comparative of <em>bad</em> is <em>worse</em>, and the superlative is <em>worst</em>. The colloquial uses (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098380" href="#mq95">14</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098380" href="#mq581">15</a>), however, take colloquial forms designed to mark them out from conservative language. In these two instances the comparative is <em>badder</em> and the superlative is <em>baddest</em>, forms which in mainstream English would be regarded as non-standard.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bad" src="word_pronunciations/01688.mp3"></audio></span>/bæd/ (<em>say</em> bad) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">a past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103861" href="entry://bid%23bigmac000103861"><strong>bid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bat<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="isXqDXlxOG">n.</span><span target_id="2DgdHutMPu">v.t.</span><span target_id="CsaI7FS4p6">v.i.</span><span target_id="aKByUbEhsB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bat" src="word_pronunciations/01941.mp3"></audio></span>/bæt/ (<em>say</em> bat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="isXqDXlxOG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq964"> the club used in certain games, as cricket and baseball, to strike the ball.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq216"> a racquet, especially one used in table tennis.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> the right or turn to bat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq389"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a player who bats: <em class="example">he is a good bat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq808"> a heavy stick, club, or cudgel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a blow as with a bat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq184"> any fragment of brick or hardened clay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq396"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040326" href="entry://kip%23bigmac000040326"><strong>kip<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq230"> a thin flat piece of wood with a handle used for beating flat or tenderising meat such as cutlets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> rate of motion: <em class="example">to go at a fair bat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq925"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a spree; binge: <em class="example">to go on a bat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq555"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006053" href="entry://batt%23bigmac000006053"><strong>batt<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq128"> a small length of thin wood used as an inner support for a confection: <em class="example">an ice-cream bat.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq360"> a rectangular-shaped ice cream on a bat.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">batted</strong>, <strong class="bold">batting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2DgdHutMPu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq133"> to strike or hit with or as with a bat or club.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CsaI7FS4p6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to rush (<em>away</em>, <em>around</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq874"> to strike at the ball with the bat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq983"> to take one’s turn at batting.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aKByUbEhsB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">bat along</strong>, to travel at speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq930"> <strong class="phr">bat for the other side </strong>(or <strong class="phr">team</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq537"> to switch sides in a debate or argument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq888"> (from a heterosexual perspective) to be homosexual.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq644"> (from a homosexual perspective) to be heterosexual.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">bat on</strong>, to continue; persevere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">bat up the order</strong>, <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to go to bat earlier than in the designated order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">carry one’s bat</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to continue batting undismissed to the end of an innings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq700"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accomplish any difficult, lengthy, or dangerous task.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq036"> (<strong class="phr">go in to</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bat for</strong>, to take action in support of: <em class="example">I’m glad you’re going in to bat for me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">off one’s own bat</strong>, independently; without prompting or assistance. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from cricket, with reference to a score made <em>off the bat</em>, as opposed to byes, wides, etc.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>batte</em>, Old English <em>batt</em> cudgel]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bat<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="3m7lsem29T">n.</span><span target_id="AwFCuRxoZP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bat" src="word_pronunciations/01942.mp3"></audio></span>/bæt/ (<em>say</em> bat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3m7lsem29T"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq742"> any of the nocturnal or crepuscular flying mammals constituting the order Chiroptera, characterised by modified forelimbs which serve as wings and are covered with a membranous skin extending to the hind limbs. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027600" href="entry://flying%20fox%23bigmac000027600"><strong>flying fox</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac510255399" href="entry://microbat%23bigmac510255399"><strong>microbat</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030152" href="entry://ghost%20bat%23bigmac000030152"><strong>ghost bat</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq133"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac144992456" href="entry://old%20bat%23bigmac144992456"><strong>old bat</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AwFCuRxoZP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">bat in the cave</strong>, a ball of mucus in the nose which is clearly visible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq879"> <strong class="phr">blind as a bat</strong>, very blind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">have bats in the belfry</strong>, to have mad notions; be crazy or peculiar. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from colloquial use of <em>belfry</em> to mean ‘head’; ? alliterative likening of the confused behaviour of a person to the panicked flight of bats from a church tower when disturbed by the ringing of the bells]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq008"> <strong class="phr">like a bat out of hell</strong>, at speed; quickly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of Middle English <em>bakke</em>, from Scandinavian; compare Danish <em>-bakke</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bat<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="9uvasrnOlg">v.t.</span><span target_id="OyQCcFfY7v">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bat" src="word_pronunciations/01943.mp3"></audio></span>/bæt/ (<em>say</em> bat) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9uvasrnOlg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> (<strong class="bold">batted</strong>, <strong class="bold">batting</strong>) to wink or flutter (one’s eyelids).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OyQCcFfY7v">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq223"> <strong class="phr">not bat an eye </strong>(or <strong class="phr">eyelid</strong>), to show no emotion or surprise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>bate</em> (of a hawk) to flutter its wings in fear or anger, from Middle English <em>baten</em>, from Middle French (<em>se</em>)<em> batre</em>, ultimately from Latin <em>battuere</em> to beat]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513227688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bat<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bat" src="word_pronunciations/01941.mp3"></audio></span>/bæt/ (<em>say</em> bat) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">sling the bat</strong>, <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">to speak a foreign language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-Indian military slang, from Hindi <em>bat</em> speak, language, word]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bath</span><z><span target_id="YkE1Jj9XKv">n.</span><span target_id="P14J4EW2h2">v.t.</span><span target_id="pKng2fuBl5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bath" src="word_pronunciations/01920.mp3"></audio></span>/baθ/ (<em>say</em> bahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YkE1Jj9XKv"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baths</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bath" src="word_pronunciations/01922.mp3"></audio></span>/baðz/ (<em>say</em> bahdhz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bath" src="word_pronunciations/01921.mp3"></audio></span>/baθs/ (<em>say</em> bahths))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> a washing of the body in, or an exposure of it to the action of, water or other liquid, or vapour, etc., as for cleaning, refreshment, medical treatment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> water or other agent, as mud, heated sand, etc., used for this purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq240"> a vessel for containing this, as a bathtub.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq313"> <em class="label">US</em> a room equipped for bathing; bathroom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq808"> a preparation, as an acid solution, in which something is immersed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq346"> the vessel containing such a preparation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq288"> a heating or cooling apparatus by means of a surrounding medium such as sand, water, or oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq215"> the state of being covered by a liquid: <em class="example">he was in a bath of perspiration.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="P14J4EW2h2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq736"> to put or wash in a bath.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pKng2fuBl5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">in everything bar </strong>(or <strong class="phr">but</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a bath</strong>, officiously busy in a multitude of activities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">take a bath</strong>, to suffer a defeat or misfortune, especially a financial loss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bæþ</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bathless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beginning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beginning</span><z><span target_id="o00TZIpkaH">n.</span><span target_id="aKMz7G25Fo">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈgɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'gining) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="o00TZIpkaH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> the act or fact of entering upon an action or state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq942"> the point of time or space at which anything begins: <em class="example">the beginning of the Christian era.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq979"> the first part or initial stage of anything: <em class="example">the beginnings of science.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq828"> origin; source; first cause: <em class="example">humility is the beginning of wisdom.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aKMz7G25Fo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">from beginning to end</strong>, from the initial phase to the final stages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq641"> <strong class="phr">the beginning of the end</strong>, the point at which a negative outcome becomes evident and inescapable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bend<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="L9o8KQUfB9">v.t.</span><span target_id="2n8A0bft26">v.i.</span><span target_id="Z7REeGZXB4">n.</span><span target_id="bum9uuIL2U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bend" src="word_pronunciations/02162.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnd/ (<em>say</em> bend) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bent</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">bended</strong>; <strong class="bold">bending</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="L9o8KQUfB9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> to bring (a bow, etc.) into a state of tension by curving it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> to force into a different or particular, especially curved, shape, as by pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> to cause to submit: <em class="example">to bend someone to one’s will.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq227"> to turn in a particular direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq485"> to alter the pitch of (a tone) slightly, as in blues music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq831"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to fasten.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2n8A0bft26">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq803"> to become curved, crooked, or bent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq465"> to assume a bent posture; stoop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq224"> to bow in submission or reverence; yield; submit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq088"> to turn or incline in a particular direction; be directed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq190"> to direct one’s energies.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z7REeGZXB4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq799"> the act of bending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq168"> the state of being bent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq494"> a bent thing or part; curve; crook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq394"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a knot by which a rope is fastened to another rope or to something else.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bum9uuIL2U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq960"> <strong class="phr">bend one’s gaze on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to look at attentively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq434"> <strong class="phr">bend one’s steps towards</strong>, to walk towards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">bend over backwards</strong>, to exert oneself to the utmost; make a strenuous effort: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Historians in Australia tend, on the whole, to pay very little attention to pioneer women, and probably for that reason, when women are discussed, historians tend to bend over backwards, making women larger than life.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miriam dixson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq233"> <strong class="phr">bend the elbow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drink alcoholic liquor, usually to excess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq521"> <strong class="phr">bend towards</strong>, to incline mentally: <em class="example">to bend towards an innovative approach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq860"> <strong class="phr">round the bend</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> mad.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bende</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bendan</em> bind, bend (a bow)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bendable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bend<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bend" src="word_pronunciations/02162.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnd/ (<em>say</em> bend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">a diagonal band extending from the dexter chief to the sinister base.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>bend</em> band; in Middle English identified with Old French <em>bende</em> band]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bergamot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bergamot<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜgəmɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'berguhmot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> a small tree of the citrus family, <em>Citrus bergamia</em>, the rind of whose fruit yields a fragrant essential oil (<strong>essence of bergamot</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> the oil or essence itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq383"> any of various plants of the mint family, as <em>Mentha citrata</em>, yielding an oil resembling essence of bergamot and <em>Monarda didyma</em>; cultivated for its scented foliage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <em>Bergamo</em>, Italy]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac896056240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bergamot<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜgəmɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'berguhmot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">one of a group of globular oblate, evenly and regularly shaped pears.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bergamote</em>, from Italian <em>bergamotta</em>, apparently from Ottoman Turkish <em>beg armūdī</em> prince’s pear, from <em>beg</em> prince + possessive of <em>armund</em> pear, from Farsi <em>ermūd</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bet</span><z><span target_id="78jkxIEIsf">v.t.</span><span target_id="k955xJ0i9e">v.i.</span><span target_id="McKA0QmMy4">n.</span><span target_id="BqGKpZ2Uda">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bet" src="word_pronunciations/02241.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛt/ (<em>say</em> bet) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bet</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">betted</strong>, <strong class="bold">betting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="78jkxIEIsf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> to pledge as a forfeit to another who makes a similar pledge in return, in support of an opinion; stake; wager: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Well, I’ll bet you a new saddle you take a gin before a twelvemonth’s out</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq583"> to predict (a certain outcome): <em class="example">I bet it rains on the weekend.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="k955xJ0i9e">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq770"> to lay a wager.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq647"> to make a practice of betting.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="McKA0QmMy4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq884"> a pledge of something to be forfeited, in case one is wrong, to another who has the opposite opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq474"> that which is pledged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> likelihood: <em class="example">what’s the bet he’ll be late?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq357"> a thing, person, or course of action on which to gamble or stake one’s hopes: <em class="example">he’s a bad bet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BqGKpZ2Uda">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">all bets are off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating that it is impossible to foresee the outcome of a situation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq420"> <strong class="phr">bet back</strong>, <em class="label">Racing</em> to lay off a bet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">bet in play</strong>, to place a bet on a race or a match while it is in progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">bet like the Watsons</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to place large bets. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the Watson brothers, born in Bendigo, Victoria, shearers and hotel keepers, c. 1880–1910, legendary for their gambling]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq679"> <strong class="phr">bet London to a brick </strong>(<strong class="phr">on</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression used to emphasise a firm conviction about something): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bet you London to a brick there will be a minority report.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian expression of betting odds meaning that a person, who is in no doubt of winning, will bet London to win one brick; popularised by Ken Howard, race caller in the 1950s and 60s]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq407"> <strong class="phr">bet on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq090"> to lay a wager on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq778"> to be convinced of the likelihood of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">bet one’s bottom dollar </strong>(or <strong class="phr">boots</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">life</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be absolutely convinced of the likelihood of: <em class="example">to bet one’s bottom dollar on rates rising; </em><em class="example">to bet one’s bottom dollar that rates will go up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">bet overround</strong>, (of a bookmaker) to accept bets at varying odds so that overall a profit is made, the odds being adjusted away from the true odds by the activities of the bookmaker in laying out money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq562"> <strong class="phr">one’s best bet</strong>, the best option for a person to choose: <em class="example">catching the bus is your best bet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">the best bet</strong>, the best option: <em class="example">living on campus is the best bet for students.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">you bet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of agreement, confirmation, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You bet they were pleased – God when I think of it now, the sigh of relief that must’ve gone up.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq876"> <strong class="phr">you can bet your boots </strong>(or <strong class="phr"></strong>(<strong class="phr">sweet</strong>)<strong class="phr"> life</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr"></strong>(<strong class="phr">sweet</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bippy, patootie, etc.</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an emphatic expression before a statement of which one is extremely confident): <em class="example">you can bet your boots that we will get rain tonight.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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big
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">big</span><z><span target_id="9VbvqUWXIM">adj.</span><span target_id="eyWXvIJOJS">adv.</span><span target_id="9TmXttyide">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of big" src="word_pronunciations/02306.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪg/ (<em>say</em> big) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9VbvqUWXIM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bigger</strong>, <strong class="bold">biggest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> large in size, height, width, amount, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq979"> filled; teeming: <em class="example">eyes big with tears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> loud: <em class="example">a big noise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq581"> large in compass or conception; magnanimous; generous; liberal: <em class="example">a big heart; </em><em class="example">big gesture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq530"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq118"> (of a person) important in influence, standing, wealth, etc.: <em class="example">a big financier.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq498"> (of a business or group of businesses) powerful by virtue of size and reach into the marketplace: <em class="example">big media; </em><em class="example">big tech.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq58"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq671"> older: <em class="example">my big sister.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq829"> (<em>especially with children</em>) grown up: <em class="example">perhaps you’ll be a doctor when you are big.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> important; sacred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq324"> haughty; pompous; boastful: <em class="example">big words; </em><em class="example">a big talker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq262"> powerful; strong: <em class="example">a big backhand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq362"> (of a wine) full-bodied; fruity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq898"> requiring large amounts of financial backing: <em class="example">big science.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq066"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) fat; overweight: <em class="example">a big woman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq035"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq615"> important; significant: <em class="example">this is a big event for him.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq325"> full of activity: <em class="example">a big weekend.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> many: <em class="example">big dollars.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="eyWXvIJOJS">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> (<strong class="bold">bigger</strong>, <strong class="bold">biggest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> boastfully: <em class="example">to talk big.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq159"> on a grand scale; liberally: <em class="example">to think big.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9TmXttyide">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">a big fish</strong>, a ringleader or initiator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq418"> <strong class="phr">be big in</strong>, to be influential or important in: <em class="example">she is big in the field of medical research.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq349"> <strong class="phr">be big of someone</strong>, (<em>sometimes ironic</em>) to act in a generous-spirited and high-minded fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">be in big on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be an important confidant or partner in (a commercial venture).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">be in big with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be highly favoured by.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">big job</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>with children</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq469"> the act of defecating.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq018"> the result of defecating; excrement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">big on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> knowledgeable and enthusiastic about: <em class="example">big on wine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq428"> <strong class="phr">big up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq779"> to increase in size, quantity, etc.: <em class="example">to big up the leftovers for dinner.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq688"> to enhance the reputation of, often by exaggeration: <em class="example">we can’t big him up enough.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">big with child</strong>, pregnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">get big on</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a delivery) to rise unexpectedly from the bounce towards (a batter).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">in a big way</strong>, with obvious enthusiasm: <em class="example">to go in for hats in a big way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq768"> <strong class="phr">the big end of town</strong>, the powerful merchants, bankers, etc., whose tall buildings often stand close to one another in one part of the city: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Sydney Morning Herald reported today that the party’s Millennium Forum, launched last year to raise funds from the big end of town, received more than $175,000 from sponsors</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">the big one</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the ultimate test or obstacle: <em class="example">this exam is the big one.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq800"> the most important item in a set or list: <em class="example">I have many vices but smoking is the big one.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biggish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bigness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bite</span><z><span target_id="9KFo1geAS4">v.t.</span><span target_id="U2onJUqKoX">v.i.</span><span target_id="qSL5xrRvzH">n.</span><span target_id="lpwyfWuuCg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bite" src="word_pronunciations/02407.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪt/ (<em>say</em> buyt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bit</strong>; <strong class="bold">bitten</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">bit</strong>; <strong class="bold">biting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9KFo1geAS4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq881"> to cut into or wound, with the teeth: <em class="example">the dog bit me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> to grip with the teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq673"> to sting, as an insect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq569"> to cause to smart or sting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq137"> to eat into or corrode, as an acid does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq939"> to make a great impression on: <em class="example">bitten by the love of music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq165"> to take firm hold or act effectively on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq639"> to cheat; deceive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to trouble; worry; disturb: <em class="example">what’s biting him?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Etching</em> to use acid for eating into such parts of (a copper or other surface) as are left bare of a protective coating.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="U2onJUqKoX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq282"> to cut into something with the teeth; snap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq574"> to act effectively; grip; hold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Angling</em> (of fish) to bite on the bait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accept a deceptive offer or suggestion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to react angrily: <em class="example">don’t tease her, she bites.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qSL5xrRvzH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq719"> the act of biting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq788"> a wound made by biting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> the angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq555"> a cutting, stinging, or nipping effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq839"> pungency; sharpness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq271"> a small piece bitten off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq889"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq035"> <em class="label">Angling</em> the pull on a fishing line which indicates that a fish is attempting to take the bait.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an expression of interest in a proposal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq053"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq879"> the catch or hold that one object or one part of a mechanical apparatus has on another.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq423"> a surface brought into contact to obtain a hold or grip, as in a lathe, chuck, or similar device.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq166"> (of a file) the roughness or power of abrasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> a nagging person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq201"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person from whom one anticipates borrowing money: <em class="example">he’d be a good bite.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq001"> a reaction: <em class="example">did you get a bite from Robin?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lpwyfWuuCg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq481"> <strong class="phr">a bite </strong>(<strong class="phr">to eat</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a small meal or snack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq344"> <strong class="phr">bite back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq614"> to restrain: <em class="example">she bit back her angry reply.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq764"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reply sharply.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq052"> to retaliate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq058"> <strong class="phr">bite into</strong>, to make an initial incision into with the teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq087"> <strong class="phr">bite off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to remove with the teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">bite off more than one can chew</strong>, to attempt something that is beyond one’s abilities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">bite on</strong>, to grip with the teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">bite someone for …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to borrow (money) from someone: <em class="example">to bite him for a fiver.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq104"> <strong class="phr">bite someone’s head off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to respond angrily to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">bite something off</strong>, to beg or borrow something from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq008"> <strong class="phr">bite the dust</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq194"> to fall dead, especially in combat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq427"> to lose a contest or competition: <em class="example">Essendon bit the dust in the grand final.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq921"> (of a plan, enterprise, etc.) to fail: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bowles’ former company, The Shooting Gallery, bit the dust last year, but he’s back with Magnolia.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> an image dating back to Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>, c.850 BC]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">bite the hand that feeds one</strong>, to attack or in some way turn on someone to whom one owes a debt of gratitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq060"> <strong class="phr">bite through</strong>, to cut or pierce with or as with the teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">go the bite</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an attempt to cadge something from someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">not a bite to eat</strong>, no food at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">on the bite</strong>, (of fish) taking the bait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq596"> <strong class="phr">put the bite on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt to cadge from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq349"> <strong class="phr">that bites</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very unpleasant or distressing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>biten</em>, Old English <em>bītan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blind Freddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blind Freddy</span></header><div>/blaɪnd ˈfrɛdi/ (<em>say</em> bluynd 'fredee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="phr">even</strong>)<strong class="phr"> blind Freddy could see …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">(an expression used to indicate that something is obvious or needs no explanation.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blind Freddie</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from the phrase <em>even a blind man could see …</em> personalised with reference to <em>Frederick</em> Solomons, a blind Sydney street hawker in the 1920s, who was well-liked and admired for his ability to make his way around the streets of the city despite his lack of sight]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blink</span><z><span target_id="eQsP9xfrBV">v.i.</span><span target_id="hktEfgmH66">v.t.</span><span target_id="5ku5jZh0mi">n.</span><span target_id="jv2Hvm9C7u">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blink" src="word_pronunciations/02546.mp3"></audio></span>/blɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> blingk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eQsP9xfrBV"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> to wink, especially rapidly and repeatedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> to look with winking or half-shut eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq610"> to cast a glance; take a peep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq485"> to shine unsteadily or dimly; twinkle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq446"> (of a person) to yield under pressure.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hktEfgmH66">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq009"> to cause to blink.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5ku5jZh0mi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq404"> an instance of blinking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq965"> a glance or glimpse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq147"> a gleam; glimmer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036048" href="entry://iceblink%23bigmac000036048"><strong>iceblink</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jv2Hvm9C7u">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">don’t blink or you’ll miss it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a phrase indicating that something will last for a very short time.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">in the blink of an eye</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq754"> <strong class="phr">not blink </strong>(<strong class="phr">an eye</strong>)<strong class="phr"> at</strong>, to show no surprise or concern about: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the Vietnamese government, being experienced in such matters, probably did not blink at the stark contrast between policy and performance.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq806"> <strong class="phr">on the blink</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not working properly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>her car was on the blink, could someone drop her off?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US slang (early 1900s)]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blinken</em>, variant of <em>blenken</em> blench. Compare German <em>blinken</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104751" href="#mq446">5</a> from the notion of a staring competition in which the first person to blink loses the challenge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blow<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rCKyjxlV6o">n.</span><span target_id="XVAHraZNyi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blow" src="word_pronunciations/02610.mp3"></audio></span>/bloʊ/ (<em>say</em> bloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rCKyjxlV6o"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> a sudden stroke with hand, fist, or weapon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> a sudden shock, or a calamity or reverse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq406"> a sudden attack or drastic action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq545"> a stroke of the shears made in shearing a sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq541"> an outcrop of discoloured quartz-rich rock, sometimes thought to indicate mineral deposits below.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XVAHraZNyi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">at one blow</strong>, with a single act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq057"> <strong class="phr">come to blows</strong>, to start to fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">strike a blow</strong>, to begin or resume work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [northern Middle English <em>blaw</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blow<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="asghqYFwA7">v.i.</span><span target_id="14IhfkAsiJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="L4IhsqQNBM">n.</span><span target_id="RusNmztKiS">interj.</span><span target_id="tMKfA2DvWR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blow" src="word_pronunciations/02611.mp3"></audio></span>/bloʊ/ (<em>say</em> bloh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blew</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blow" src="word_pronunciations/02612.mp3"></audio></span>/blu/ (<em>say</em> blooh), <strong class="bold">blown</strong>, <strong class="bold">blowing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="asghqYFwA7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> (of the wind or air) to be in motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> to move along, carried by or as by the wind: <em class="example">the dust was blowing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq202"> to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth, a bellows, etc.: <em class="example">blow on your hands.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq057"> <em class="label">Jazz</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq717"> (of a horn, trumpet, etc.) to give out sound.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to play an instrument or sing, especially to improvise.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq159"> to make a blowing sound; whistle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq704"> to breathe hard or quickly; pant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to boast; brag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq406"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to depart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> (of a whale) to spout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq348"> (of a fuse, gasket, light bulb, radio valve, etc.) to burn out or perish; become unusable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (usually of a man) to experience orgasm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq313"> Also, <strong class="vs">blow out</strong>. <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> (of odds on a horse offered by bookmakers) to lengthen.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="14IhfkAsiJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq036"> to drive by means of a current of air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq918"> to spread by report.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq317"> to divulge (a secret).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq820"> to drive a current of air upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq172"> to clear or empty by forcing air through.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq267"> to shape (glass, etc.) with a current of air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq422"> to cause to sound, especially by a current of air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq315"> to destroy by explosion: <em class="example">to blow the bridge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq012"> to put (a horse) out of breath by fatigue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq849"> to register (a level of blood alcohol concentration) by breathing into a breathalyser or the like: <em class="example">she blew .25.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq496"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to waste; squander: <em class="example">to blow one’s money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq821"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exceed the spending limits of (a budget).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail in: <em class="example">to blow an exam.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to perform fellatio on.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L4IhsqQNBM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq938"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq838"> a storm with a high wind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq579"> a high wind.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq022"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq245"> the act of producing a blast of air, as in playing a wind instrument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq788"> a musical performance, usually with other musicians, and often improvised; gig; jam.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq652"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq260"> the blast of air used in making steel in a converter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq358"> the time during which, or that part of a process in which, it is used.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq686"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a walk in the fresh air; airing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a boasting or bragging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a rest: <em class="example">we’ll have a blow now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crack cocaine.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="RusNmztKiS">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq000"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of frustration): <em class="example">Blow! I’ve missed the train.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tMKfA2DvWR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">blow away</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq417"> to kill by shooting.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq097"> to amaze, usually with delight: <em class="example">that concert really blew me away.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq735"> <strong class="phr">blow hot and cold</strong>, to change attitudes frequently; vacillate. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Aesop’s fable about a satyr who, after watching a man blow on his hands to warm them and then blow on his soup to cool it, decided to have nothing to do with someone who could blow hot and cold with the same breath]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq169"> <strong class="phr">blow in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an unexpected visit; drop in; call.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">blow it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of frustration, dissatisfaction, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq007"> <strong class="phr">blow it out your arse</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contemptuous dismissal of something that has been said.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq599"> <strong class="phr">blow me </strong>(<strong class="phr">down</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating astonishment, wonder, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>blow me if I didn’t go to sleep.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">blow off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq213"> to remove, carried by or as by a current of air: <em class="example">the steam blew the lid off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq397"> to allow (a gas under pressure) to escape.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq484"> to allow gas under pressure to escape.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fart noisily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq732"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to express one’s anger, frustration, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">blow one’s mind</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq831"> to affect one’s mind or emotions very strongly: <em class="example">that film really blew my mind.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq439"> to achieve a state of euphoria, especially with drugs: <em class="example">I blew my mind on LSD.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">blow one’s own trumpet </strong>(or <strong class="phr">horn</strong>), to praise oneself. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from medieval times when heralds blew trumpets or horns to announce the arrival of royalty, with the notion that if respectful attention was not forthcoming, then it would be necessary to blow the trumpet oneself]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">blow one’s stack</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion of clearing a <em>stack</em> (chimney) by blowing air through it.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">blow one’s top</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq612"> <strong class="phr">blow out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq933"> to be extinguished, as by the wind: <em class="example">the candle blew out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq774"> (of a tyre) to burst, especially as a result of the high speed of the vehicle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq468"> (of an oil or gas well) to lose oil or gas suddenly in a way that is not controlled.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq236"> (of a budget) to exceed the spending limits set: <em class="example">the budget has blown out by a million dollars.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq490"> Also, <strong class="vs">blow</strong>. <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> (of odds on a horse offered by bookmakers) to lengthen.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq913"> to extinguish (a flame, etc.) with a puff of air.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq749"> to renege on; fail to keep to (an arrangement, rendezvous, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">blow out of the water</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to destroy or negate utterly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This government’s refusal to move beyond the ‘sorry’ debate was blown out of the water on Sunday.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">federal hansard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">blow over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq075"> (of a storm, etc.) to cease; subside.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq128"> to be forgotten: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I think Mum had hoped it would all blow over and I’d get interested in someone else.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">blow someone’s head off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq400"> to shoot someone through the head.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq424"> to speak very angrily to someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">blow someone’s mind</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to amaze or delight someone: <em class="example">this film will blow your mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">blow the whistle on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to report (a person whose behaviour is considered unacceptable or illegal, or a situation which is similarly regarded) to the relevant authority. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 1930s British slang; ? from the use of whistles by police officers on the beat to signal to other officers, or from the blowing of a whistle by a referee in some sports]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq929"> <strong class="phr">blow through</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to depart, especially to evade a responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">blow to bits </strong>(or <strong class="phr">smithereens</strong>), to cause to explode into small fragments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">blow up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq769"> to come into being: <em class="example">a storm blew up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq697"> to explode: <em class="example">the ship blew up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq170"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to halt play for an infringement by blowing on a whistle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq472"> to cause to explode.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq914"> to cause to inflate: <em class="example">to blow up balloons.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq387"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to scold or abuse (someone): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He blew up the squatters in a general way for taking all the country, and not giving the poor man a chance</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to reproduce by enlargement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">blow wide open</strong>, to make a matter for general discussion, public scrutiny, etc., as via media reporting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">blow you </strong>(or <strong class="phr">him, her, etc.</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq242"> (an expression of dissatisfaction with someone.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq650"> (an expression indicating an intention to disregard someone.)</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blowe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>blāwan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blow<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="vxScCBHdP9">v.i.</span><span target_id="CpE1HDbdax">v.t.</span><span target_id="7KOp1OT5iM">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blow" src="word_pronunciations/02610.mp3"></audio></span>/bloʊ/ (<em>say</em> bloh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blew</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blow" src="word_pronunciations/02537.mp3"></audio></span>/blu/ (<em>say</em> blooh), <strong class="bold">blown</strong>, <strong class="bold">blowing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vxScCBHdP9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> to blossom; bloom; flower.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CpE1HDbdax">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq033"> to produce (flowers).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7KOp1OT5iM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq235"> a yield or display of blossoms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> the state of blossoming.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blowen</em>, Old English <em>blōwan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluebird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluebird</span><z><span target_id="BA3ua86kBU">n.</span><span target_id="d3ePfiyd1i">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblubɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BA3ua86kBU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> any bird of the genus <em>Sialia</em>, comprising small North American songbirds whose prevailing colour is blue, especially the commonly found <strong>eastern bluebird</strong>, <em>S. sialis</em>, which appears early in the spring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> any of various other birds of which the predominant colour is blue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (in SA) any of various railcars servicing country areas from 1954 onwards which were painted blue and named after various birds. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac73067369" href="entry://red%20hen%23bigmac73067369"><strong>red hen</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="d3ePfiyd1i">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq963"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> of, relating to, or characterised by a clear, blue, cloudless sky: <em class="example">a bluebird day.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brass monkey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brass monkey</span></header><div>/bras ˈmʌŋki/ (<em>say</em> brahs 'mungkee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> <strong class="phr">brass monkey weather</strong>, very cold weather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> <strong class="phr">cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey</strong>, extremely cold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (mid-19th century); with reference to a monkey figurine made of brass, which could only be affected by extremes of heat or cold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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colour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">colour</span><z><span target_id="H3cXoRs1x3">n.</span><span target_id="DMIBHumrku">v.t.</span><span target_id="K0qDQgW4Ln">v.i.</span><span target_id="Obuc61QMYP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of colour" src="word_pronunciations/04772.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌlə/ (<em>say</em> 'kuluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H3cXoRs1x3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> the evaluation by the visual sense of that quality of light (reflected or transmitted by a substance) which is basically determined by its spectral composition; that quality of a visual sensation distinct from form. Any colour may be expressed in terms of three factors: hue, chroma (purity or saturation), and brightness (or value). Generally the most obvious or striking feature of a colour is its hue, which gives it its name. The colour is qualified if necessary as pale, dark, dull, light, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq443"> complexion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq453"> a ruddy complexion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq772"> skin pigmentation as an indication of ethnicity or race: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>when I first came to Swan Hill I thought that when we provided a service like maternal and child health nurses that everyone should come to the centre irrespective of your colour or your background</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq485"> a blush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq748"> vivid or distinctive quality, as of literary work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq615"> details in description, customs, speech, habits, etc., of a place or period, included for the sake of realism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq349"> that which is used for colouring; pigment; paint; dye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq389"> the general effect of all the hues entering into the composition of a picture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq844"> in printing, the amount and quality of ink used.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq295"> (<em>plural</em>) any distinctive colour, symbol, badge, etc., of identification: <em class="example">the colours of a school; </em><em class="example">the colours of a jockey.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq199"> (<em>plural</em>) an award made to outstanding members of a school team: <em class="example">cricket colours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq244"> (<em>plural</em>) a flag, ensign, etc., as of a military body or ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq323"> outward appearance or aspect; guise or show.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq196"> a pretext.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq492"> kind; sort; variety; general character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq675"> timbre of sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq598"> an apparent or prima-facie right or ground (especially in legal sense): <em class="example">to hold possession under colour of title.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq063"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq813"> a trace or particle of valuable mineral, especially gold, as shown by washing auriferous gravel, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq968"> (<em>often plural</em>) traces or particles of opal in the potch.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq792"> heraldic tincture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Physics</em> one of the three strong interaction charges (labelled red, yellow, and blue) that may characterise a quark.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DMIBHumrku">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq461"> to give or apply colour to; tinge; paint; dye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq550"> to cause to appear different from the reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq679"> to give a special character or distinguishing quality to: <em class="example">an account coloured by personal feelings.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="K0qDQgW4Ln">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq132"> to take on or change colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq456"> to flush; blush.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Obuc61QMYP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">change colour</strong>, (of a person) to turn pale or red.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">colour in</strong>, to colour (an outline drawing) with paint, crayon, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">give </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lend</strong>)<strong class="phr"> colour to</strong>, to make probable or realistic: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As Differ usually wrote with care, Oscar at once assumed that he had written shakily to lend colour to the cause he surely would be pleading.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq232"> <strong class="phr">join the colours</strong>, to enlist in the army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">lose colour</strong>, to turn pale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq039"> <strong class="phr">nail one’s colours to the mast</strong>, to commit oneself to a party, action, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">off colour</strong>, not well; indisposed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq133"> <strong class="phr">person </strong>(<strong class="phr">man, woman, etc.</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of colour</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a person (man, woman, etc.) who is not white (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084780" href="entry://white%23mq470">5</a>), especially an African American.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">raise the colours</strong> or <strong class="phr">raise a colour</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to find traces of gold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq493"> <strong class="phr">show one’s true colours</strong>, to reveal one’s true nature, opinions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">with flying colours</strong>, with dash and brilliance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">color</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>color</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>colourer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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comedy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">comedy</span><z><span target_id="k5Lc8TkUCi">n.</span><span target_id="zpQgJ9JXqt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of comedy" src="word_pronunciations/04795.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒmədi/ (<em>say</em> 'komuhdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k5Lc8TkUCi"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">comedies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq027"> a play, film, etc., of light and humorous character, typically with a happy or cheerful ending; a drama in which the central motive of the play triumphs over circumstances and is therefore successful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq615"> that branch of the drama which concerns itself with this form of composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq296"> the comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq024"> any literary composition dealing with a theme suitable for comedy, or employing the methods of comedy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq538"> any comic or humorous incident or series of incidents.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zpQgJ9JXqt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">comedy of errors</strong>, a series of mistakes, with a comic effect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>comedye</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>cōmēdia</em>, Latin <em>cōmoedia</em>, from Greek <em>kōmōidia</em>, from <em>kōmōidos</em> comedian, from <em>komos</em> mirth + <em>ōidos</em> singer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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confidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">confidence</span><z><span target_id="WnYSJQxTPE">n.</span><span target_id="OdU7LUXN7h">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of confidence" src="word_pronunciations/05078.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒnfədəns/ (<em>say</em> 'konfuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WnYSJQxTPE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> full trust; belief in the trustworthiness or reliability of a person or thing: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I am grateful for your advice and your confidence in my writing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">amy witting</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> self-reliance, assurance, or boldness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> presumption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq268"> certitude or assured expectation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq277"> a confidential communication; a secret: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the galaxy of police officers assigned to the Commission would have seized every confidence, every utterance, every source</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OdU7LUXN7h">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(<strong class="phr">every</strong>)<strong class="phr"> confidence in</strong>, to trust completely from an assessment of skills, character, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">in confidence</strong>, as a secret or private matter, not to be divulged to others: <em class="example">I told him in confidence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">vote of confidence</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq459"> a vote which determines the right of a government or minister to continue in office.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq783"> any general expression of support.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of coot" src="word_pronunciations/05366.mp3"></audio></span>/kut/ (<em>say</em> kooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> any of the aquatic birds of the genus <em>Fulica</em> characterised by lobate toes and short wings and tail, as the <strong>Eurasian coot</strong>, <em>Fulica atra</em>, a black bird with a white frontal shield and bill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> Also, <strong class="vs">bald coot</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac20760193" href="entry://purple%20swamphen%23bigmac20760193"><strong>purple swamphen</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq510"> any of various other swimming and diving birds, as the scoter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq847"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fool; simpleton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Jock’s a decent coot,’ snapped Frank, ‘even if he is a Pommy.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Dutch <em>koet</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crow<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="8XWVqtLZgQ">n.</span><span target_id="BzXaJ8oidy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crow" src="word_pronunciations/05817.mp3"></audio></span>/kroʊ/ (<em>say</em> kroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8XWVqtLZgQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq467"> either of two large, lustrous black Australian birds of the genus <em>Corvus</em>, having a characteristic harsh staccato call and shorter neck feathers than the raven: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq188"> the <strong>Torresian crow</strong>, <em>C. orru</em>, found in Indonesia, New Guinea, northern Australia and parts of the inland.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq868"> the endemic <strong>little crow</strong>, <em>C. bennetti</em>, of arid and semi-arid regions.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040580" href="entry://kokako%23bigmac000040580"><strong>kokako</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq515"> certain other birds of the genus <em>Corvus</em> as the <strong>carrion crow</strong>, <em>C. corone</em>, of Eurasia, and the <strong>American crow</strong>, <em>C. brachyrhynchos</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq600"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq243"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac237644274" href="entry://Australian%20raven%23bigmac237644274"><strong>Australian raven</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq376"> any black-plumaged corvine bird, especially the chough, <em>Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax</em>, found from Britain through to Central Asia and China, and the <strong>Alpine crow</strong>, <em>P. graculus</em>, found from southern Europe to Central Asia and Nepal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq471"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017620" href="entry://crowbar%23bigmac000017620"><strong>crowbar</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq749"> <em class="label">NZ</em> someone who pitches sheaves to the person building a haystack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq619"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an unattractive woman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BzXaJ8oidy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">as the crow flies</strong>, in a straight line. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally British English, from the observation that the crow usually has a very direct flight]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">draw the crow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to end up with the least attractive task, option, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">eat crow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be forced to do or say something very unpleasant or humiliating. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally with the idea that a crow makes an ill-tasting meal; ? popularised by a US story about a hick farmer in New York who boasted that he could eat anything; after eating crow he declared that he ‘could eat crow but I’m dammed if I hanker after it’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq060"> <strong class="phr">stone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">starve</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stiffen</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the crows</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of astonishment, exasperation, or disgust.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>crawe</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093793" href="#bigmac000093793"><span class="smallcaps">crow<sup>2</sup></span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crow<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="fWWFCMAdqi">v.i.</span><span target_id="dT30UPmBJq">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crow" src="word_pronunciations/05818.mp3"></audio></span>/kroʊ/ (<em>say</em> kroh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fWWFCMAdqi"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">crowed</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>in certain contexts</em>, <strong class="bold">crew</strong>; <strong class="bold">crowed</strong>; <strong class="bold">crowing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> to utter the characteristic cry of a cock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure, as an infant does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq009"> to exult loudly; boast: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And he was the expert, she crowed triumphantly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dT30UPmBJq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq290"> the characteristic cry of the cock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq230"> an inarticulate cry of pleasure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>crowe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>crāwen</em>; imitative] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crowing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The word <em>crow</em> derives from the Old English strong verb <em>cráwan</em> which in other West Germanic languages is weak. In def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093793" href="#mq400">1</a> the forms of the strong verb, that is, past tense <em>crew</em> and past participle <em>crowed</em>, apply. With the other verb definitions (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093793" href="#mq750">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093793" href="#mq009">3</a>), the weak forms <em>crowed</em> for the past tense and <em>crowed</em> for the past participle apply. Because of the currency of the weak form <em>crowed</em> it is sometimes used for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093793" href="#mq400">1</a> also.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crow<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crow" src="word_pronunciations/05817.mp3"></audio></span>/kroʊ/ (<em>say</em> kroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">a female sex worker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [short for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013626" href="entry://chromo%23bigmac000013626"><span class="smallcaps">chromo<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crust</span><z><span target_id="gEJbsZ4xws">n.</span><span target_id="wZQjmdvfMl">v.t.</span><span target_id="vKaF3advYh">v.i.</span><span target_id="EopocEYmaY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crust" src="word_pronunciations/05840.mp3"></audio></span>/krʌst/ (<em>say</em> krust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gEJbsZ4xws"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> the hard outer portion of a loaf of bread (distinguished from <em>crumb</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq143"> a piece of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> the outside covering of a pie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq645"> any more or less hard external covering or coating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq978"> the hard outer shell or covering of an animal or plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq796"> the exterior portion of the earth, accessible to examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq649"> a scab or eschar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq520"> deposit from wine, as it ripens, on the interior of bottles, consisting of tartar and colouring matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> impertinence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a livelihood: <em class="example">what do you do for a crust?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq098"> <strong>the crust</strong>, <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a sentence for vagrancy: <em class="example">to do the crust.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wZQjmdvfMl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq687"> to cover with or as with a crust; encrust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq340"> to form (something) into a crust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq799"> to charge with vagrancy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vKaF3advYh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq151"> to form or contract a crust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq254"> to form into a crust.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EopocEYmaY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">do for a crust</strong>, (<em>usually interrogative</em>) to earn a living: <em class="example">what do you do for a crust?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">down to the last crust</strong>, destitute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq058"> <strong class="phr">earn a crust</strong>, to make a living.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>crusta</em> rind; replacing Middle English <em>crouste</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cuckoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cuckoo</span><z><span target_id="l9ozi0Yygd">n.</span><span target_id="P5BYolMlo1">v.i.</span><span target_id="vunhtsyoe0">v.t.</span><span target_id="VE89RvYUSr">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cuckoo" src="word_pronunciations/05864.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʊku/ (<em>say</em> 'kookooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l9ozi0Yygd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq644"> any of various birds of the widespread family Cuculidae, including the bronze-cuckoos, many of which lay eggs in the nests of other birds which then raise the cuckoo’s young, as the <strong>fan-tailed cuckoo</strong>, <em>Cacomantis flabelliformis</em>, of Indonesia, New Guinea, some Pacific islands and Australia, and the <strong>pallid cuckoo</strong>, <em>Cacomantis pallidus</em>, of southern Australia and Tasmania.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> the <strong>Eurasian cuckoo</strong> or <strong>common cuckoo</strong>, <em>Cuculus canorus</em>, of Africa, Europe and Asia, noted for its characteristic two-note call.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq264"> the call of the cuckoo (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100044" href="#mq127">2</a>), or an imitation of it.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq336"> a fool; simpleton.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">cuckooed</strong>, <strong class="bold">cuckooing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="P5BYolMlo1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq703"> to utter the call of the cuckoo or an imitation of it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vunhtsyoe0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq038"> to repeat monotonously.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VE89RvYUSr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crazy; silly; foolish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cucu</em> (imitative of the Eurasian cuckoo’s call). Compare French <em>coucou</em>, German <em>Kuckuk</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cutting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cutting</span><z><span target_id="pR3NMF4YtA">n.</span><span target_id="pm84ctcPAd">adj.</span><span target_id="hFgjtLa0su">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cutting" src="word_pronunciations/05983.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kuting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pR3NMF4YtA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> the act of someone or something that cuts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> something cut off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> a piece of plant, commonly a root, shoot, or leaf, cut from a plant to reproduce an entire new plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq521"> a piece clipped out of a newspaper; a clipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq024"> something produced by cutting; an excavation through high ground, as in constructing a road, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq872"> the act of cutting out an animal from a flock or herd. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="entry://cut%23bigmac000101926"><strong>cut</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="entry://cut%23mq027">101g</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq328"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Geology</em> the fragmental rock samples broken or torn from penetrated rock during the course of drilling.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pm84ctcPAd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq246"> that cuts; penetrating or dividing by, or as by, a cut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq461"> piercing, as a wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq104"> wounding the feelings severely; sarcastic.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hFgjtLa0su">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">at the cutting edge</strong>, in the forefront of a particular field or activity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cuttingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cynosure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cynosure</span><z><span target_id="cKkVrDdT6n">n.</span><span target_id="kT2gyq412c">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cynosure" src="word_pronunciations/06006.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪnəʃʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'sinuhshoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cKkVrDdT6n"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> someone or something attracting attention strongly by a brilliant display.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> something serving for guidance or direction.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kT2gyq412c">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">cynosure of all eyes</strong>, the person to whom everyone’s attention is drawn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally referring to the Pole Star, hence a ‘guiding star’; French, from Latin <em>Cynosūra</em>, the constellation of Ursa Minor, from Greek <em>Kynosoura</em>, literally, dog’s tail, because the constellation contains in its tail the Pole Star]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day</span><z><span target_id="gkHMvTPJps">n.</span><span target_id="GPWRYWcYVJ">interj.</span><span target_id="3EVLhdYapk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of day" src="word_pronunciations/06129.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪ/ (<em>say</em> day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gkHMvTPJps"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> the light of day; daylight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq685"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq062"> the period during which the earth (or a heavenly body) makes one revolution on its axis.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq079"> the average length of this interval, on earth the <strong>mean solar day</strong> of 24 hours.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq862"> the interval of time which elapses between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the sun (<strong>solar day</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq989"> a period reckoned from midnight to midnight and equivalent in length to the mean solar day (<strong>civil day</strong>), as contrasted with a similar period reckoned from noon to noon (<strong>astronomical day</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq337"> the period of time during which the earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in relation to a particular star, in particular, in relation to Aries (<strong>sidereal day</strong>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq080"> the portion of a day allotted to working: <em class="example">an eight-hour day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq509"> a day as a point or unit of time, or on which something occurs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq678"> a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance: <em class="example">New Year’s Day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq945"> a day of contest, or the contest itself: <em class="example">to win the day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq433"> (<em>often plural</em>) a particular time or period: <em class="example">the present day; </em><em class="example">in days of old.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq285"> (<em>often plural</em>) period of life or activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq550"> period of power or influence: <em class="example">every dog has his day.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="GPWRYWcYVJ">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq755"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029769" href="entry://g%27day%23bigmac000029769"><strong>g’day</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3EVLhdYapk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">all day</strong>, throughout the whole day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq627"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> clear as day</strong>, (of ideas, explanations, etc.) extremely clear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">at the end of the day</strong>, ultimately: <em class="example">at the end of the day, it’s your responsibility to find the right solution.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">back in the day</strong>, in previous times.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">day after day</strong>, for an indefinite but seemingly very long time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq017"> <strong class="phr">day by day</strong>, daily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">day in, day out</strong>, for an undetermined succession of days.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">day one</strong>, the first day of a new undertaking, organisation, system, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq464"> <strong class="phr">have seen better days</strong>, to have deteriorated in physical condition or fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">in this day and age</strong>, at the present time; nowadays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">make someone’s day</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bring happiness to someone: <em class="example">that card you gave me really made my day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">not be someone’s day</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be a day when nothing goes right for someone: <em class="example">Jane had the feeling it just wasn’t her day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq59"> <strong class="phr">not to give someone the time of day</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq45"> to refuse to have any social interaction with someone: <em class="example">after our disagreement, she wouldn’t give me the time of day.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq982"> to deem something or someone too unimportant to consider seriously: <em class="example">the director wouldn’t give our proposal the time of day.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">one of these days</strong>, at some unspecified time in the future.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">one of those days</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a day when nothing goes right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">on one’s day</strong>, at a time when one is performing at one’s best: <em class="example">on his day he can beat the top players.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">that’ll be the day</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating disbelief, cynicism, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">the big day</strong>, a day which is made important by some special event, especially one anticipated for a period of time beforehand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq729"> <strong class="phr">the good old days</strong>, earlier times, viewed nostalgically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">these days</strong>, nowadays.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dæg</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead</span><z><span target_id="5FhUvqZodw">adj.</span><span target_id="Q6gyNJkXgj">n.</span><span target_id="4UAAInAxWw">adv.</span><span target_id="C0UmrxNnd3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead" src="word_pronunciations/06157.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd/ (<em>say</em> ded) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5FhUvqZodw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> no longer living; deprived of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> not endowed with life; inanimate: <em class="example">dead matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> resembling death: <em class="example">a dead sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq531"> bereft of sensation; insensible; numb: <em class="example">my foot is dead; </em><em class="example">dead to all sense of shame.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq380"> no longer in existence or use: <em class="example">dead languages.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq998"> <em class="label">Law</em> deprived of civil rights so that one is in the state of civil death, especially deprived of the rights of property.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq906"> without spiritual life or vigour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq450"> infertile; barren.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq518"> lacking in vigour, force, motion, etc., or especially in sport, lacking in or deprived of some other characteristic and desirable quality: <em class="example">dead market; </em><em class="example">dead track; </em><em class="example">dead pitch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq296"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq602"> without resonance: <em class="example">a dead room; </em><em class="example">a dead sound.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq401"> without resilience or bounce: <em class="example">a dead ball.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq071"> unproductive: <em class="example">dead capital.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq031"> extinguished: <em class="example">a dead fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq930"> tasteless or flat, as alcoholic drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq457"> not glossy, bright, or brilliant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq621"> complete; absolute: <em class="example">dead loss; </em><em class="example">dead silence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq597"> sure; unerring: <em class="example">a dead shot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq038"> direct, straight: <em class="example">a dead line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq359"> <em class="label">Sport</em> out of play: <em class="example">a dead ball.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq911"> (in computer games) out of the game as a result of having been defeated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq630"> <em class="label">Golf</em> (of a ball) hit so close to the hole that the success of the next, sinking, shot is assumed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> out of the race, either because of an official scratching or because of the unofficial intentions of the owners not to win the race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq061"> having been used or rejected, as type set up or copy for printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq822"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> (of a part of a machine or apparatus) not rotating or moving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq939"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq797"> free from any electric connection to a source of potential difference and from electric charge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq322"> not having a potential difference from that of the earth.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Military</em> (of land) not visible; hidden, as by undulations: <em class="example">dead ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq627"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very tired; exhausted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> empty: <em class="example">a dead bottle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq625"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of an appliance, device, battery, etc.) no longer operative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq035"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a bat) held limply so that the ball drops directly to the ground after it is struck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq503"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of food) stale to the point where it is no longer edible.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q6gyNJkXgj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq547"> <strong>the dead</strong>, dead persons collectively.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="4UAAInAxWw">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq737"> absolutely; completely: <em class="example">dead right; </em><em class="example">dead broke; </em><em class="example">dead beat; </em><em class="example">dead set.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq141"> with abrupt and complete stoppage of motion, etc.: <em class="example">he stopped dead.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq068"> directly; exactly: <em class="example">the wind was dead ahead.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="C0UmrxNnd3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">dead and buried</strong>, finished, never to be revived or resumed: <em class="example">the relationship was dead and buried; </em><em class="example">a dead and buried project.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq125"> <strong class="phr">dead as a dodo</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq785"> completely lifeless.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq858"> completely inactive.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? modelled on the earlier expression <em>dead as a doornail</em> but with reference to the extinct bird. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093717" href="entry://dodo%23bigmac000093717"><span class="smallcaps">dodo</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093717" href="entry://dodo%23mq393">1</a>).]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq902"> <strong class="phr">dead from the neck up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> lacking intelligence; stupid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">dead in the water</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq238"> (of a ship) without motion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a project, enterprise, etc.) without any forward impetus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq584"> <strong class="phr">dead </strong>(<strong class="phr">man, woman, etc.</strong>)<strong class="phr"> walking</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq659"> <em class="label">US</em> a prisoner who is sentenced to the death penalty.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq325"> someone who is terminally ill.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who is about to encounter an unavoidable loss, especially someone about to lose their job: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Bulldogs won three on the trot to finish the season, but it was to no avail. There was no longer a decision to be made. Hasler was a dead man walking.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sydney morning herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2017</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally used in US prisons as the condemned prisoner was walked from their cell to the place of execution]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">dead to rights</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> with the evidence of one’s guilt clear; red-handed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">dead to the world</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq528"> unaware of one’s surroundings; sleeping heavily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq231"> totally drunk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq187"> utterly tired; exhausted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">drop dead</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq409"> to die suddenly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq846"> (in the imperative, used to insult the person addressed.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">over my dead body</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> absolutely against my will.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">run dead</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> (of a horse) to be deliberately pulled up so that it does not run at its best.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">the dead of night</strong>, the period of greatest darkness at night.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq86"> <strong class="phr">the dead of winter</strong>, the period of greatest coldness in winter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq211"> <strong class="phr">wouldn’t be dead for quids</strong>, (an exclamation indicating great enthusiasm, delight, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">wouldn’t be seen dead with </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">at, etc.</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (someone) refuses to have any association with (or wear, or visit, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deed</em>, Old English <em>dēad</em>; originally past participle. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095987" href="entry://die%23bigmac000095987"><span class="smallcaps">die<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep</span><z><span target_id="l397zBYl7N">adj.</span><span target_id="XEQaI21H4z">n.</span><span target_id="S42ZK1qsdM">adv.</span><span target_id="hv1R6GExtU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deep" src="word_pronunciations/06277.mp3"></audio></span>/dip/ (<em>say</em> deep) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="l397zBYl7N"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> extending far downwards, inwards, or backwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> having a specified dimension downwards, inwards, or backwards: <em class="example">a tank two metres deep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> situated far or a certain distance down, in, or back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq989"> extending far in width; broad: <em class="example">a deep border.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq627"> outside the solar system: <em class="example">deep space.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq729"> extending or advancing far down: <em class="example">a deep dive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq768"> coming from far down: <em class="example">a deep breath.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq780"> lying below a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq832"> difficult to penetrate or understand; abstruse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq045"> not superficial; profound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq572"> extending far into the past: <em class="example">deep time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq408"> grave or serious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq869"> impressive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq714"> heartfelt: <em class="example">deep sorrow; </em><em class="example">deep hostility.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq040"> absorbing: <em class="example">deep study.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq876"> great in measure; intense: <em class="example">deep sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq805"> (of colours) intense; dark and vivid: <em class="example">a deep red.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq119"> low in pitch, as sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq399"> having penetrating intellectual powers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq188"> profoundly cunning or artful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq194"> much involved: <em class="example">deep in debt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq195"> absorbed: <em class="example">deep in thought.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> relatively far from the wicket: <em class="example">the deep field.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> (of a shot) landing near the baseline.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XEQaI21H4z">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq203"> the deep part of the sea, a river, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq880"> <em class="label">Oceanography</em> oceanic areas of exceptional depth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq549"> any deep space or place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq438"> the part of greatest intensity, as of winter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the depth in fathoms estimated between two successive marks on a lead line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq002"> <strong>the deep</strong>, <em class="label">Poetic</em> the sea or ocean.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="S42ZK1qsdM">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq905"> to or at a considerable or specified depth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq814"> far on (in time).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq668"> profoundly; intensely.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hv1R6GExtU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">a deep and meaningful</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a serious conversation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">be deep in</strong>, to be immersed in: <em class="example">to be deep in Confucian thinking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">go deep</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq51"> to dive to a very deep level in the water.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq574"> to be extremely thorough in researching or understanding a subject.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">go </strong>(or <strong class="phr">jump</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in at the deep end</strong>, to engage in an undertaking without preliminaries, experiencing the full shock or pain or difficulty without alleviation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq047"> <strong class="phr">in deep water</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in trouble or difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">the deep end</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq872"> the end of a swimming pool in which the water is deepest.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq374"> a situation which is challenging and therefore dangerous.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>depe</em>, Old English <em>dēop</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23bigmac000104889"><span class="smallcaps">dip</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deeply</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deepness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dip</span><z><span target_id="kxk1dBQ2UX">v.t.</span><span target_id="WEutKJY9nF">v.i.</span><span target_id="xPYWqR4EbE">n.</span><span target_id="wEE8DRtNdn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dip" src="word_pronunciations/06782.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪp/ (<em>say</em> dip) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">dipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kxk1dBQ2UX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> to plunge temporarily into a liquid, as to wet or to take up some of the liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq663"> to raise or take up by dipping action; lift by bailing or scooping: <em class="example">to dip water out of a boat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq745"> to lower and raise: <em class="example">to dip a flag in salutation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq716"> to baptise by immersion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq028"> to immerse (a sheep, etc.) in a solution to destroy germs, parasites, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq259"> to make (a candle) by repeatedly dipping a wick into melted tallow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq739"> to moisten or wet as if by immersion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq906"> to direct (motor vehicle headlights) downwards, as to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WEutKJY9nF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq064"> to plunge into water or other liquid and emerge quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq545"> to plunge the hand, a dipper, etc., into water, etc., especially in order to remove something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq592"> to sink or drop down, as if plunging into water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq218"> to incline or slope downwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq703"> to engage slightly in a subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq485"> to read here and there in a book.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xPYWqR4EbE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq919"> the act of dipping; a plunge into water, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq929"> that which is taken up by dipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq549"> a liquid into which something is dipped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq817"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067996" href="entry://sheep%20dip%23bigmac000067996"><strong>sheep dip</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq602"> a lowering momentarily; a sinking down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq079"> a soft savoury mixture into which biscuits, potato crisps, or the like, are dipped before being eaten, usually served with cocktails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq479"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021704" href="entry://doughboy%23bigmac000021704"><strong>doughboy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021704" href="entry://doughboy%23mq476">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq655"> downward extension, inclination, or slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq696"> the amount of such extension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq607"> a hollow or depression in the land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Geology</em>, <em class="label">Mining</em> the downward inclination of a stratum, vein, fault, joint, or other planar surface referred to a horizontal plane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq213"> <em class="label">Surveying</em> the angular amount by which the horizon lies below the level of the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq747"> the angle which a freely poised magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon; inclination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq404"> a short downward plunge of an aeroplane or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq517"> a depression built into a road to lead away surface water; spoon drain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a short swim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq618"> a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick into melted tallow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq509"> <em class="label">Gymnastics</em> an exercise on parallel bars in which a person bends their elbows until their chin is on a level with the bars, then rises by straightening their arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a pickpocket.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wEE8DRtNdn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">dip into one’s pocket</strong>, to spend money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq409"> <strong class="phr">dip one’s lid</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> to lift one’s hat as a mark of respect.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to offer special respect, honour, or congratulations (often in the non-standard form): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Me pal ’e trots ’er up an’ does the toff– / ’E allus wus a bloke for showin’ off. / ‘This ’ere’s Doreen.’ ’e sez. ‘This ’ere’s the Kid.’ / I dips me lid.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1915</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq150"> <strong class="phr">dip out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq317"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to remain uninvolved.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq779"> to miss out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq581"> to fail: <em class="example">he dipped out in his exams.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">dip your eye</strong>, (an exclamation of hostile dismissal): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Dip your eye!’ Charlesworth called after them as they walked away.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">t.a.g. hungerford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dippe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>dyppan</em>; German <em>taufen</em> baptise, and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104087" href="entry://deep%23bigmac000104087"><span class="smallcaps">deep</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt</span><z><span target_id="jmxxmDbT2i">n.</span><span target_id="BPWVtF9FFq">adj.</span><span target_id="wmJn1WXSj4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dirt" src="word_pronunciations/06806.mp3"></audio></span>/dɜt/ (<em>say</em> dert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jmxxmDbT2i"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> earth or soil, especially when loose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq073"> any foul or filthy substance, as excrement, mud, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> something vile, mean, or worthless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq753"> moral filth; vileness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq052"> abusive or scurrilous language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq800"> unsavoury or malicious gossip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq454"> crude broken ore or waste.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq953"> (in placer mining) the material from which the gold is separated by washing.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BPWVtF9FFq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq985"> made of dirt: <em class="example">a dirt floor.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wmJn1WXSj4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">dig </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dirt on someone</strong>, to attempt to find discreditable information about someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">dirt cheap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely inexpensive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">dirt poor</strong>, extremely poor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">do someone dirt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave unfairly or wrongly towards someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">eat dirt</strong>, to accept insult without complaint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq81"> <strong class="phr">the dirt on someone</strong>, information detrimental to someone’s reputation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [metathetic variant of Middle English <em>drit</em>, from Old Norse <em>drit</em> excrement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog</span><z><span target_id="NTXcf05jj2">n.</span><span target_id="R4fpb04hm4">v.t.</span><span target_id="WYMdUeWCtN">v.i.</span><span target_id="XSwNa4b1eq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dog" src="word_pronunciations/07105.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒg/ (<em>say</em> dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NTXcf05jj2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> a domesticated carnivore, <em>Canis familiaris</em>, descended from the grey wolf; bred in a great many varieties and commonly kept as a pet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> any animal belonging to the same family, Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, foxes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> the male of such an animal (opposed to <em>bitch</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq905"> any of various animals suggesting the dog, as the prairie dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq723"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a despicable man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq437"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037331" href="entry://informer%23bigmac000037331">informer</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037331" href="entry://informer%23mq948">1</a>) as a criminal to a police officer, or a prison inmate to a prison officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an unattractive woman or man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq004"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something which is disappointing or unsuccessful: <em class="example">he’s produced some good films as well as a few dogs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq688"> any of various mechanical devices, as for gripping or holding something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq897"> an andiron.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq086"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a four-wheeled trailer used in road haulage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq632"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an informer; betrayer.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq315"> <em class="label">Originally Black American English</em> (an affectionate form of address, especially between males): <em class="example">what’s up, dog?</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">dogging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="R4fpb04hm4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq168"> to follow or track constantly like a dog; hound; worry; plague: <em class="example">he was dogged by misfortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq323"> to drive or chase with a dog or dogs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to execute (something) poorly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go back on (an arrangement).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WYMdUeWCtN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq316"> to hunt dingoes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XSwNa4b1eq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">a dog act</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an instance of despicable behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">a dog tied up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an outstanding account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">die like a dog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die in a wretched, miserable or undignified way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">dog eat dog</strong>, (an expression used to refer to a situation in which there is ruthless competition and people are willing to cause injury to their rivals in order to succeed themselves): <em class="example">it was dog eat dog in the run-up to the election.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">gay dog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a rakish, possibly dissolute man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq428"> <strong class="phr">get a </strong>(<strong class="phr">black</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dog </strong>(<strong class="phr">up ya</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of farewell meaning, literally, ‘go and have a drink’.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the phrase <em>the hair of the dog</em> being the cure for a hangover, implying that the person addressed should take care of themselves by having an alcoholic drink]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">go to the dogs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go to ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">hey dog!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an informal greeting to a friend.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">lame dog</strong>, an unfortunate person; a helpless person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq240"> <strong class="phr">lead a dog’s life</strong>, to have a harassed existence; to be continuously unhappy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> known from the 16th century, when dogs were working animals rather than pets, and were kept outdoors, fed scraps and worked hard. The idea that a dog’s life was a miserable one is also reflected in the expressions <em>die like a dog</em>, <em>dog eat dog</em>, <em>dogsbody</em> and <em>dog-tired</em>.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">let sleeping dogs lie</strong>, to refrain from action which might alter the existing situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq878"> <strong class="phr">one’s dogs are barking</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one has sore feet. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US (1910s) rhyming slang <em>dog’s meat</em> feet]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">put on </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dog</strong>, to behave pretentiously; put on airs. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> American university slang of 1870s, from <em>dog</em> meaning ‘style, good clothes’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq72"> <strong class="phr">the black dog</strong>, (in figurative use) clinical depression. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? coined by Dr Samuel <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099126" href="entry://Johnson%23bigmac000099126"><span class="smallcaps">Johnson</span></a> who suffered from depression]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">the dogs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> greyhound racing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq277"> (<strong class="phr">turn</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dog on</strong>, to inform on, or betray (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">… would choke </strong>(or <strong class="phr">kill</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a brown dog</strong>, … is unpalatable (usually with reference to food but also to other items consumed as films, television programs, entertainments, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dogge</em>, Old English <em>docga</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubt</span><z><span target_id="wneoJz6Qpq">v.t.</span><span target_id="VcoX8fKkow">v.i.</span><span target_id="NWoRZcQXNC">n.</span><span target_id="hSFrJOOPdT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doubt" src="word_pronunciations/07194.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊt/ (<em>say</em> dowt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wneoJz6Qpq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> to be uncertain in opinion about; hold questionable; hesitate to believe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> to distrust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq624"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to fear; suspect.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VcoX8fKkow">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq261"> to feel uncertainty as to something; be undecided in opinion or belief.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NWoRZcQXNC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq194"> undecidedness of opinion or belief; a feeling of uncertainty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq382"> distrust; suspicion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq278"> a state of affairs such as to occasion uncertainty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> fear; dread.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hSFrJOOPdT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">beyond a shadow of doubt</strong>, for certain; definitely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">entertain doubt </strong>(or <strong class="phr">doubts</strong>), to have feelings of doubt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">have no doubt</strong>, to be absolutely certain: <em class="example">to have no doubt of someone’s innocence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq50"> <strong class="phr">have one’s doubts</strong>, to be in a state of uncertainty tinged with pessimism: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Senator Harradine, who announced his decision not to support the tax package a week ago after long negotiations with the government, said he had always made it clear he had his doubts.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq047"> <strong class="phr">in doubt</strong>, in uncertainty; in suspense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">raise doubts</strong>, to cause people to be doubtful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">without doubt</strong>, without question; certainly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>douten</em>, from Old French <em>douter</em>, from Latin <em>dubitāre</em> hesitate, doubt] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doubter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doubting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doubtingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doubtable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust</span><z><span target_id="tueJX52DbP">n.</span><span target_id="CIpcJbIhLs">v.t.</span><span target_id="j4WDKPPzwp">v.i.</span><span target_id="5MnpCdlYDo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dust" src="word_pronunciations/07459.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌst/ (<em>say</em> dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tueJX52DbP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> any finely powdered substance, as sawdust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq357"> a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq095"> that to which anything, as the human body, is reduced by disintegration or decay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq369"> the mortal human body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a single particle or grain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq290"> ashes, refuse, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq028"> a low or humble condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq343"> anything worthless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq945"> gold dust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq459"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> flour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq096"> <strong>the dust</strong>, <em class="label">Mining Colloquial</em> silicosis.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CIpcJbIhLs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq039"> (sometimes followed by <em>off</em>) to free from dust; wipe the dust from: <em class="example">to dust the table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq238"> to sprinkle (with dust or powder): <em class="example">to dust plants with powder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq988"> to strew or sprinkle as dust: <em class="example">dust powder over plants.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq708"> to soil with dust; make dusty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to overtake (a motor vehicle) on a dusty road.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="j4WDKPPzwp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq551"> to wipe dust from furniture, a room, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq918"> to become dusty.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5MnpCdlYDo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq932"> <strong class="phr">bite the dust</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq331"> to fall dead, especially in combat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq654"> to lose a contest or competition: <em class="example">Essendon bit the dust in the grand final.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq200"> (of a plan, enterprise, etc.) to fail: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bowles’ former company, The Shooting Gallery, bit the dust last year, but he’s back with Magnolia.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> an image dating back to Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>, c. 850 BC]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">collect dust</strong>, to lie idle or unused, gaining, or as if gaining a layer of dust on the surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">dust off</strong>, to take from storage and make ready for use again; begin to use or practise again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">let the dust settle</strong>, let the disturbance die down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">lick the dust</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq339"> to be killed or wounded.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq797"> to grovel; humble oneself abjectly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq051"> <strong class="phr">raise </strong>(or <strong class="phr">kick up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the dust</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a fuss; cause a disturbance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq947"> <strong class="phr">shake the dust off one’s feet</strong>, to depart with scorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">throw dust in someone’s eyes</strong>, to mislead someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>doust</em>, Old English <em>dūst</em>, related to Danish <em>dyst</em> flour dust] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dustless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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face
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">face</span><z><span target_id="GesxBcUoHQ">n.</span><span target_id="KhYcJfgRh2">v.t.</span><span target_id="yLUdOLpott">v.i.</span><span target_id="LM5YUAndkk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of face" src="word_pronunciations/08755.mp3"></audio></span>/feɪs/ (<em>say</em> fays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GesxBcUoHQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin inclusive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> a person, especially with regard to familiarity or some other quality: <em class="example">it’s time for some fresh faces on council.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq171"> a look or expression on the face: <em class="example">sad face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq313"> an expression, indicating ridicule, disgust, etc.: <em class="example">to make a face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq039"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> boldness; impudence: <em class="example">to have the face to ask.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq312"> outward appearance: <em class="example">old problems with new faces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq650"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s applied <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044576" href="entry://make-up%23bigmac000044576">make-up</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044576" href="entry://make-up%23mq762">1</a>): <em class="example">to put one’s face on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq562"> outward show; pretence: <em class="example">to put a good face on the matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq276"> a well-known person, especially one on whom a publicity drive, campaign, etc., depends; identity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq913"> the geographic characteristics or general appearance (of a land surface).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq785"> an aspect of a hill, mountain, etc.: <em class="example">the sheep were on the southern face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq239"> the surface: <em class="example">the face of the earth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq383"> the side or part of a side upon which the use of a thing depends: <em class="example">the face of a cloth; </em><em class="example">the face of a document; </em><em class="example">the face of a playing card; </em><em class="example">the face of a watch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq751"> the most important side; the front: <em class="example">the face of a building; </em><em class="example">the face of an arch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq037"> the acting, striking, or working surface of an implement, tool, bat, club, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq299"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> any one of the bounding surfaces of a solid figure: <em class="example">a cube has six faces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq831"> <em class="label">Mining</em> the front or end of a drift or excavation, where the material is being or was last mined; workface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq581"> the working surface of a type, plate, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq379"> the style or appearance of type; typeface: <em class="example">broad face; </em><em class="example">narrow face.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Fortifications</em> either of the two outer sides which form the salient angle of a bastion or the like.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Crystallography</em> one of the surfaces of a crystal.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">faced</strong>, <strong class="bold">facing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KhYcJfgRh2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq272"> to look towards: <em class="example">to face the light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq594"> to have the front towards or in the direction of: <em class="example">the apartment faces the park.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq495"> to meet face to face; confront: <em class="example">faced with a problem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq702"> to see a matter through despite embarrassment: <em class="example">to face a thing out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq198"> to oppose confidently or defiantly: <em class="example">to face fearful odds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq361"> to cover or partly cover with a different material in front: <em class="example">a brick house faced with wood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq004"> to cover some part of (a garment) with another material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq678"> to turn the face of (a playing card) upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq128"> to dress or smooth the surface of (a stone, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq710"> to cause (soldiers) to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq582"> <em class="label">Ice Hockey</em> (of the referee) to put (the puck) in play by dropping it between two opposing players.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yLUdOLpott">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq163"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>, <em>towards</em>, or <em>on</em>) to be turned or positioned: <em class="example">the houses face to the south; </em><em class="example">the house faces on the square.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq117"> to turn in a specified direction: <em class="example">to face right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq952"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to be the batter who is to receive the bowling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LM5YUAndkk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq447"> <strong class="phr">a face like the back of a bus</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a very ugly face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">a face that would curdle cream</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sour and peevish expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">close the face</strong>, to turn a cricket bat, hockey stick, etc., inwards so that the ball is hit to the left of the player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">come face to face with</strong>, to be confronted with: <em class="example">to come face to face with death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">eat face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kiss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">face down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to overcome (opponents) by confidently and persistently maintaining that one is right: <em class="example">the prime minister faced down a rowdy opposition.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq539"> <strong class="phr">face facts</strong>, to confront the reality of the situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">face it out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ignore or defy blame, hostility, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">face off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq941"> <em class="label">Ice Hockey</em> to start play by dropping the puck between two opposing players.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq966"> (of two people) to confront each other.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq368"> <strong class="phr">face someone out</strong>, to stand up to someone: <em class="example">to face out a bully.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">face to face</strong>, opposite: <em class="example">the buildings are face to face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">face up to</strong>, to meet courageously; acknowledge; deal with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">in one’s face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> demanding attention: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It’s there, it’s in your face, it’s an environmental thing, everyone drinks, kids joining in and what we need to do is educate kids that you can drink, but drink sensibly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> face of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq205"> notwithstanding: <em class="example">in the face of many obstacles.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq556"> when confronted with: <em class="example">to keep up prices in the face of a falling market.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">look someone in the face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to meet someone without fear or embarrassment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">lose face</strong>, to suffer embarrassment and loss of prestige.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">off one’s face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq716"> mad; insane.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq028"> incapacitated as a result of taking drugs, alcohol, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">on the face of it</strong>, to all appearances; seemingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">open the face</strong>, to turn a cricket bat, hockey stick, etc., outwards so that the ball is hit to the right of the player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq401"> <strong class="phr">pull an ugly face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to frown or sulk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">save face</strong>, to avoid potential embarrassment or loss of prestige.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq906"> <strong class="phr">set one’s face against</strong>, to oppose implacably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">show one’s face</strong>, to make an appearance; be seen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">to someone’s face</strong>, in the presence of someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Vulgar Latin <em>facia</em>; replacing Latin <em>facies</em> form, face] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>faceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fair<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="x5EO4vHoVT">adj.</span><span target_id="S5mKIXUtR7">adv.</span><span target_id="bRiJI9dtar">n.</span><span target_id="pQPWCFBPci">v.t.</span><span target_id="g8NLbgDATy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fair" src="word_pronunciations/08796.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛə/ (<em>say</em> fair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="x5EO4vHoVT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq492"> free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: <em class="example">a fair decision; </em><em class="example">a fair judge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> that is legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: <em class="example">a fair game; </em><em class="example">a fair stroke; </em><em class="example">a fair fight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq217"> moderately good, large, or satisfactory; not undesirable, but not excellent: <em class="example">a fair income; </em><em class="example">a fair education; </em><em class="example">a fair reputation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq098"> marked by favouring conditions; likely; promising: <em class="example">in a fair way to succeed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq737"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq037"> (of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq013"> (of the weather) fine; with no aspect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq916"> unobstructed; not blocked up: <em class="example">a fair passage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq030"> without irregularity or unevenness: <em class="example">a fair surface.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq075"> free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character: <em class="example">a fair copy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq461"> clear; easy to read: <em class="example">fair handwriting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq795"> of a light hue; not dark: <em class="example">fair skin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq682"> beautiful; pleasing in appearance; attractive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq442"> seemingly good or sincere but not so: <em class="example">fair promises.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq967"> courteous; civil: <em class="example">fair words.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="S5mKIXUtR7">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq451"> in a fair manner: <em class="example">he doesn’t play fair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq581"> straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq972"> favourably; auspiciously: <em class="example">to bid fair; </em><em class="example">speak fair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq976"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> completely: <em class="example">I was fair flabbergasted; </em><em class="example">it fair took my breath away.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bRiJI9dtar">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> that which is fair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq786"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a beloved woman; sweetheart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq398"> <strong>the fair</strong>, (an epithet of someone, man or woman, regarded as beautiful): <em class="example">Charles the Fair.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pQPWCFBPci">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Shipbuilding</em> to adjust or test the lines of curve of a hull, design, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make fair.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g8NLbgDATy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">a fair cop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the discovery of a wrongdoer in the act or with guilt apparent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">a fair cow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> anything regarded as disagreeable or difficult.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">a fair treat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellently; splendidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">a fair way</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a not inconsiderable distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">fair and square</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq294"> honest; just; straightforward: <em class="example">a fair and square deal.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq178"> directly; accurately: <em class="example">I hit him fair and square on the chin.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq569"> honestly; justly; straightforwardly: <em class="example">to be beaten fair and square.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">fair call</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression acknowledging the reasonableness of an attitude stated by another.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">fair crack of the whip</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an appeal for fairness or reason.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">fair enough</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of agreement.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">fair’s fair</strong>, (an exclamation offered as a plea for fair play.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">fair shake of the dice </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stick</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an appeal for fairness or reason.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">fair suck </strong>(<strong class="phr">of the sav</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sauce bottle</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an appeal for fairness or reason.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">fair to middling</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> reasonably good; so-so. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from cotton grading on the east coast of North America in the 1860s where grades went across the range, with one intermediate grade <em>middling fair</em> also called <em>fair to middling</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">give something a fair shake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt an activity, enterprise, etc., to the best of one’s ability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">in a fair way to</strong>, likely to; on the way to: <em class="example">you’re in a fair way to becoming an alcoholic, the amount you drink.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fæger</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fairness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fair<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fair" src="word_pronunciations/08797.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛə/ (<em>say</em> fair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> a collection of amusements, such as merry-go-rounds, dodgems, etc., often travelling from place to place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> a periodic gathering of buyers and sellers, as of livestock, books, antiques, etc., in an appointed place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq124"> an exhibition, especially an international one, for the display of national industrial and other achievements: <em class="example">World’s Fair; </em><em class="example">International Trade Fair.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>feire</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>fēria</em> holiday; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099014" href="#mq124">3</a> US (1800s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feast</span><z><span target_id="bM4xmt2dEG">n.</span><span target_id="W25nKoFbVz">v.i.</span><span target_id="4FVCqe8qmF">v.t.</span><span target_id="41ZoauJ6hY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of feast" src="word_pronunciations/08910.mp3"></audio></span>/fist/ (<em>say</em> feest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bM4xmt2dEG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> a periodical celebration, or day or time of celebration, of religious or other character, in commemoration of some event or person, or having some other special significance: <em class="example">feasts of the Church; </em><em class="example">the medieval feast of fools; </em><em class="example">the Chinese feast of lanterns.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq751"> any rich or abundant meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq152"> something highly agreeable.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W25nKoFbVz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq783"> to have, or partake of, a feast; eat sumptuously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq181"> to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture: <em class="example">to feast on the rich colours.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4FVCqe8qmF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq753"> to provide or entertain with a feast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq838"> to gratify; delight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="41ZoauJ6hY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">feast one’s eyes on</strong>, to view with delight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>feste</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>festa</em>, feminine singular of <em>festus</em> festal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>feaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>feasting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feel</span><z><span target_id="JIM9O3jH9o">v.t.</span><span target_id="0S2ucQhtO0">v.i.</span><span target_id="SLHp5difpa">cop. v.</span><span target_id="O25zVPAogk">n.</span><span target_id="Ey0O7aeYC6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of feel" src="word_pronunciations/08938.mp3"></audio></span>/fil/ (<em>say</em> feel) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">felt</strong>, <strong class="bold">feeling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JIM9O3jH9o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> to perceive or examine by touch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq648"> to have a sensation (other than sight, hearing, taste, and smell) of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq314"> to find or pursue (one’s way) by touching, groping, or cautious moves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> to be or become conscious of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq728"> to form an impression; believe: <em class="example">I felt it was going to rain; </em><em class="example">I felt the presence of a stranger in the room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq663"> to be emotionally affected by: <em class="example">to feel one’s disgrace keenly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq824"> to experience the effects of: <em class="example">the whole region felt the storm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq888"> to have a specified sensation or impression: <em class="example">to feel oneself slighted.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq196"> to have a general or thorough conviction of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0S2ucQhtO0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq329"> to have perception by touch or by any nerves of sensation other than those of sight, hearing, taste, and smell: <em class="example">the blind develop an ability to feel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq013"> to make examination by touch; grope: <em class="example">he felt for her hand; </em><em class="example">I felt in the bag.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq091"> to have mental sensations or emotions: <em class="example">I was too exhausted to feel.</em></span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="SLHp5difpa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq033"> to be consciously, in emotion, opinion, etc.: <em class="example">to feel happy; </em><em class="example">to feel angry; </em><em class="example">to feel sure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq356"> to have a sensation of being: <em class="example">to feel warm; </em><em class="example">to feel free.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq220"> to seem (in the impression produced): <em class="example">that feels strange to me; </em><em class="example">how does it feel to be rich?</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="O25zVPAogk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq572"> a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: <em class="example">a soapy feel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq177"> an act of feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an act of sexual fondling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq804"> a sensation of something felt; a vague mental impression or feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq300"> the sense of touch: <em class="example">soft to the feel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the precise manner of doing, using, etc.: <em class="example">you’ll soon get the feel of it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Music</em> stylistic subtleties which differentiate a number of otherwise very similar musical performances, or performers.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ey0O7aeYC6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">feel for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>), to have sympathy with or compassion for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">feel like</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq298"> to have a desire or inclination for: <em class="example">to feel like a cup of coffee.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq006"> to be of the opinion that: <em class="example">to feel like our politicians are not listening.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">feel like death warmed up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to feel extremely ill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq871"> <strong class="phr">feel oneself</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq061"> to be in one’s usual mental or physical state.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq873"> to masturbate</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq198"> <strong class="phr">feel one’s way</strong>, to proceed with great caution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">feel out</strong>, to make exploratory moves in relation to, in order to assess possible reaction: <em class="example">we felt out the opposition; </em><em class="example">we felt out the situation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">feel ragged round the edges</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be mildly upset or tired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">feel someone up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stimulate sexually with one’s hands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq095"> <strong class="phr">feel up to</strong>, to be well enough to be capable of; be able to cope with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fele</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>fēlan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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firestorm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">firestorm</span><z><span target_id="bzqxQltIdj">n.</span><span target_id="wZxOokrR3g">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfaɪəstɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhstawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bzqxQltIdj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq686"> an atmospheric phenomenon caused by a large fire, as after the mass bombing of a city, in which a rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds creating an inferno; fire thunderstorm; pyrocumulonimbus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> a huge and uncontrollable bushfire, of such magnitude that it creates and sustains its own wind system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq585"> a person, event, etc., considered to be dynamic and full of intensity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wZxOokrR3g">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq26"> <strong class="phr">firestorm of protest </strong>(or <strong class="phr">outrage, etc.</strong>), an overwhelmingly fierce negative reaction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fire storm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fishing</span><z><span target_id="o5DydOpqaf">n.</span><span target_id="0Qi4ZdSSO8">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'fishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="o5DydOpqaf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> the art, practice, or occupation of catching fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq788"> a place or facilities for catching fish.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0Qi4ZdSSO8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">go on a fishing expedition</strong>, to attempt to extract information by indirect or apparently offhand questioning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flapping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flapping</span><z><span target_id="Tx5yItdKgS">v.</span><span target_id="wYhMQ0SdEX">n.</span><span target_id="KPx1hvsqHY">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈflæpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'flaping) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="Tx5yItdKgS"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095370" href="entry://flap%23bigmac000095370"><strong>flap</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wYhMQ0SdEX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq907"> the practice of directing traffic flow by the use of movable lane markers.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KPx1hvsqHY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq832"> <strong class="phr">with one’s ears flapping</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> with keen interest or astonishment, especially when listening to a conversation not meant to be overheard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flea</span><z><span target_id="9v6vXC3dlh">n.</span><span target_id="FXWnLaP10F">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flea" src="word_pronunciations/09245.mp3"></audio></span>/fli/ (<em>say</em> flee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9v6vXC3dlh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> any of numerous small, wingless, bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds, and noted for their powers of leaping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> any of various small beetles and crustaceans which leap like a flea, or swim in a jumpy manner, as the water-flea and beach flea.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FXWnLaP10F">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">flea in someone’s ear</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq835"> a discomforting rebuke or rebuff; a sharp warning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq004"> a blow to the ear; a cuff.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fle</em>, Old English <em>flēah</em>, <em>flēa</em>; ultimately related to <em>flēon</em> flee]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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food
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">food</span><z><span target_id="fwSBfvlvL5">n.</span><span target_id="2ujaDnHaJO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of food" src="word_pronunciations/09424.mp3"></audio></span>/fud/ (<em>say</em> foohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fwSBfvlvL5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> what is eaten, or taken into the body, for nourishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> more or less solid nourishment (opposed to <em>drink</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq316"> a particular kind of solid nourishment: <em class="example">a breakfast food.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq887"> whatever supplies nourishment to organic bodies: <em class="example">the food of plants.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq646"> anything serving as material for consumption or use: <em class="example">food for thought.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2ujaDnHaJO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">like </strong>(or <strong class="phr">enjoy</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s food</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be a hearty eater.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fode</em>, Old English <em>fōda</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087575" href="entry://feed%23bigmac000087575"><span class="smallcaps">feed</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027663" href="entry://fodder%23bigmac000027663"><span class="smallcaps">fodder</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028126" href="entry://foster%23bigmac000028126"><span class="smallcaps">foster</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>foodless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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formula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">formula</span><z><span target_id="cgj2yBxuNk">n.</span><span target_id="p3ZIAUvnW9">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of formula" src="word_pronunciations/09528.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɔmjələ/ (<em>say</em> 'fawmyuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cgj2yBxuNk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">formulas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">formulae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of formula" src="word_pronunciations/09529.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɔmjəli/ (<em>say</em> 'fawmyuhlee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a rule or principle frequently expressed in algebraic symbols.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq635"> a fixed and successful method of doing something: <em class="example">his book followed the usual formula of sex, sadism, and spying.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> an expression of the constituents of a compound by symbols and figures, as an <strong>empirical formula</strong>, which merely indicates the proportions of each kind of atom in the molecule, as H<sub>2</sub>O, a <strong>molecular formula</strong>, which indicates the actual numbers of atoms, or a <strong>structural formula</strong>, which represents diagrammatically the linkage of each atom in the molecule, as H–O–H.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq652"> a recipe or prescription.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq182"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> a powdered substance to which water is added to produce a liquid food for young babies, especially as an alternative to breast milk: <em class="example">could you please pick up some formula on your way home.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq658"> the liquid food so prepared.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq272"> a formal statement of religious doctrine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq703"> one of the sets of specifications to which racing cars or motorcycles must conform to classify for particular races.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="p3ZIAUvnW9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq883"> of or relating to a motor vehicle which conforms to such a set of specifications: <em class="example">a formula car.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, diminutive of <em>forma</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101226" href="entry://form%23bigmac000101226"><span class="smallcaps">form</span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free</span><z><span target_id="3hV9wmlHwx">adj.</span><span target_id="iSLK03Ipsb">adv.</span><span target_id="9Y2VVq6wW3">v.t.</span><span target_id="X6UDmgMZZw">n.</span><span target_id="sneR9rcxEp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of free" src="word_pronunciations/09645.mp3"></audio></span>/fri/ (<em>say</em> free) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3hV9wmlHwx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">freer</strong>, <strong class="bold">freest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> enjoying personal rights or liberty, as one not in slavery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> relating to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq069"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq067"> relating to a convict who had been released or freed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq94"> relating to a settler, immigrant, etc., who had never been a convict (used in opposition to <em>freed</em>): <em class="example">a threefold society of free, freed, and bond.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq129"> possessed of, characterised by, or existing under civil liberty as opposed to arbitrary or despotic government, as a country or state, or its citizens, institutions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq978"> enjoying political liberty or independence, as a people or country not under foreign rule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq226"> exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person, the will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unfettered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq229"> at liberty, permitted, or able at will (to do something): <em class="example">free to choose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq053"> not subject to special regulation or restrictions, as trade: <em class="example">free trade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq494"> not literal, as a translation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq022"> not subject to rules, set forms, etc.: <em class="example">the free song of a bird; </em><em class="example">free verse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq451"> clear of obstructions or obstacles, as a corridor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq211"> available; unoccupied; not in use: <em class="example">the managing director is now free.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq609"> uncombined chemically: <em class="example">free oxygen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq452"> able to be used by or open to all: <em class="example">a free port; </em><em class="example">a free market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq783"> general: <em class="example">a free fight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq896"> unimpeded, as motion or movements; easy, firm, or swift in movement: <em class="example">a free gait.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq882"> loose, or not held fast or attached: <em class="example">to get one’s arm free.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq895"> not joined to or in contact with something else: <em class="example">a free surface.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq535"> acting without self-restraint or reserve: <em class="example">too free with one’s tongue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq591"> frank and open; unconstrained, unceremonious, or familiar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq084"> unrestrained by decency; loose or licentious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq480"> ready in giving, liberal, or lavish: <em class="example">to be free with one’s advice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq414"> given readily or in profusion, or unstinted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq526"> given without consideration of a return, as a gift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq459"> provided without, or not subject to, a charge or payment: <em class="example">free milk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq720"> easily worked, as stone or land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a wind) blowing so that a boat can sail with sheets eased or yards squared; fair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq509"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq715"> (of a vowel) situated in an open syllable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq835"> belonging to a class of vowels which need not be followed by a consonant, as the vowel of <em>see</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq551"> (of firearms used in international competition) with no specified trigger pressure, but otherwise conforming to certain specifications.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="iSLK03Ipsb">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq729"> in a free manner; freely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq105"> without cost or charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> farther from the wind than when close-hauled: <em class="example">to sail free.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9Y2VVq6wW3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq592"> (<strong class="bold">freed</strong>, <strong class="bold">freeing</strong>) make free; set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X6UDmgMZZw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq764"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028439" href="entry://free%20kick%23bigmac000028439"><strong>free kick</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028439" href="entry://free%20kick%23mq550">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq915"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579513163" href="entry://free%20period%23bigmac579513163"><strong>free period</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a teenagers’ party where there are no parents present.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sneR9rcxEp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq433"> <strong class="phr">for free</strong>, for nothing; gratis: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Licensed premises across New South Wales will soon be required by law to provide tap water for free.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq063"> <strong class="phr">free and easy</strong>, informal; casual; without restraint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq303"> <strong class="phr">free from </strong>(or <strong class="phr">of</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq514"> to disengage or release from: <em class="example">his captors freed him of his bonds.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq336"> to exempt or deliver from: <em class="example">to free someone from their oath.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq495"> to release from (something that controls, restrains, burdens, etc.): <em class="example">alcohol freed her of all inhibition.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq372"> <strong class="phr">free, gratis </strong>(<strong class="phr">and for nothing</strong>), (a formula emphasising that something is not charged for): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It is, my readers, the one portion of the volume which is given to you absolutely free, gratis, and for nothing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">eric curry</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1940</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">free of</strong>, admitted to entry into and enjoyment of at will: <em class="example">to be free of a friend’s house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">free on the ground</strong>, <em class="label">Australian History</em> (of a convict) holding a conditional pardon which allowed travel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">make free with</strong>, to treat or use too familiarly; take liberties with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>frēo</em>; ultimately, dear, favoured. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028625" href="entry://friend%23bigmac000028625"><span class="smallcaps">friend</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <div class="p0">The comparative and superlative forms are <em>freer</em> and <em>freest</em>, but those who find the <em>ee</em> spelling confusing may either write <em>free-er</em> and <em>free-est</em> or reword as <em>more free</em> and <em>most free</em>.</div><div class="p1">The phrase <em>for free</em> is idiomatic, although there are those who argue that the ‘for’ is redundant.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frog<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="AjP53ApBLy">n.</span><span target_id="WNF8P6NqqA">v.i.</span><span target_id="m4njCg4WFB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of frog" src="word_pronunciations/09703.mp3"></audio></span>/frɒg/ (<em>say</em> frog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AjP53ApBLy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> any of various tailless amphibians, order Salientia, especially of the web-footed aquatic species, typically having a smooth skin and long hind legs adapted for leaping. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Striped marsh frog.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© David Stokes&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+frog.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> any of various frog-like amphibians.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq908"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a French letter; condom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq699"> a small, heavy holder placed in a bowl or vase to hold flower stems in position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq363"> an indentation on a brick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq576"> an attachment suspended from a belt for supporting a sword or bayonet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq416"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a pound; £1.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WNF8P6NqqA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq308"> (<strong class="bold">frogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">frogging</strong>) to catch, or search for, frogs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m4njCg4WFB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq758"> <strong class="phr">a frog in one’s throat</strong>, a slight hoarseness due to mucus on the vocal cords.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">cross as a frog in a sock</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very irritated or angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq526"> <strong class="phr">eat </strong>(or <strong class="phr">swallow</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the frog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to do the most unpleasant or unenjoyable task first.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">go off like a frog in a sock</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq570"> (of a person) to become very excited.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq205"> (of a venue) to be full of people and very lively.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq986"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> (of surf) to produce a number of good waves.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>frogge</em>, Old English <em>frogga</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>froggy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frog<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of frog" src="word_pronunciations/09704.mp3"></audio></span>/frɒg/ (<em>say</em> frog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> an ornamental fastening for the front of a coat, consisting of a button and a loop through which it passes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> a device at the intersection of two railway tracks, to permit the wheels and flanges on one track to cross or branch from the other, or a similar device on a system of overhead wires as on a tramway or electric railway.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Portuguese <em>froco</em>, from Latin <em>floccus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027355" href="entry://flock%23bigmac000027355"><span class="smallcaps">flock<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frog<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of frog" src="word_pronunciations/09703.mp3"></audio></span>/frɒg/ (<em>say</em> frog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a triangular mass of elastic, horny substance in the middle of the sole of the foot of a horse or related animal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028692" href="#bigmac000028692"><span class="smallcaps">frog<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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funeral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">funeral</span><z><span target_id="Dr0HtZA2VR">n.</span><span target_id="qolAF0iYc8">adj.</span><span target_id="EqeOH2lyr4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of funeral" src="word_pronunciations/09787.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfjunrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohnruhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of funeral" src="word_pronunciations/09786.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfjunərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohnuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dr0HtZA2VR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> the ceremonies connected with the disposition of the body of a dead person; obsequies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq617"> a funeral procession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> business; worry; concern: <em class="example">that’s his funeral.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qolAF0iYc8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq661"> of or relating to a funeral.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EqeOH2lyr4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq950"> <strong class="phr">it’s your </strong>(<strong class="phr">his, her, etc.</strong>)<strong class="phr"> funeral</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a phrase implying that the consequences of a particular action, or lack of it, are no one’s fault but yours, his, hers, etc.): <em class="example">if she doesn’t apply on time, it’s her funeral.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>fūnerālis</em>, from Latin <em>fūnus</em> funeral, death]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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galah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">galah</span><z><span target_id="n2BQheXzdv">n.</span><span target_id="6suzNdUdbq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of galah" src="word_pronunciations/09871.mp3"></audio></span>/gəˈla/ (<em>say</em> guh'lah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n2BQheXzdv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> either of two small endemic Australian cockatoos. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac957351082" href="entry://eastern%20galah%23bigmac957351082"><strong>eastern galah</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac362960432" href="entry://western%20galah%23bigmac362960432"><strong>western galah</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an empty-headed person; fool: <em class="example">you flaming galah.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6suzNdUdbq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">a pack of galahs</strong>, idiots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq835"> <strong class="phr">every galah in the pet shop</strong>, everyone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> an adaptation of the remark by the then federal treasurer Paul Keating in 1987 that if you went to your local pet store you would find the galah talking about micro-economic reform]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Yuwaalaraay <em>gilaa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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get
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">get<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="0374WzJjLw">v.t.</span><span target_id="GmYXNKdmAA">v.i.</span><span target_id="JD2G9o7oHC">cop. v.</span><span target_id="VuyYQY9teo">aux. v.</span><span target_id="98Ss6ULrRo">n.</span><span target_id="dZGcAIp0Qa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of get" src="word_pronunciations/10100.mp3"></audio></span>/gɛt/ (<em>say</em> get) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">got</strong>; <strong class="bold">got</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> <strong class="bold">gotten</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">gat</strong>; <strong class="bold">getting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0374WzJjLw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq879"> to obtain, gain, or acquire by any means: <em class="example">to get favour by service; </em><em class="example">get a good price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> to fetch or bring: <em class="example">I will go and get it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq205"> to receive or be awarded: <em class="example">I got a present; </em><em class="example">they got five years for theft.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq500"> to obtain by working; earn: <em class="example">to get one’s living.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq157"> to acquire a mental grasp or command of; learn: <em class="example">to get a lesson by heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq599"> to hear or understand: <em class="example">I didn’t get the last word.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq630"> to be afflicted with (an illness, etc.): <em class="example">to be getting the flu.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq112"> to reach or communicate with (someone): <em class="example">to get him on the phone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq295"> to cause to be or do: <em class="example">to get a friend appointed; </em><em class="example">get one’s hair cut; </em><em class="example">get the fire to burn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq034"> to manage; succeed in accomplishing: <em class="example">I didn’t get to see her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to capture; seize upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq608"> to prevail on: <em class="example">to get her to speak.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq629"> to prepare; make ready: <em class="example">to get dinner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq154"> to beget (now usually of animals).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hit: <em class="example">the bullet got her in the leg.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have revenge on, especially by physical assault: <em class="example">I’ll get you for that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to grasp or understand the meaning or intention of (a person).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to look at; perceive: <em class="example">get that hairdo!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq288"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to baffle; reveal the ignorance of: <em class="example">you’ve got me there, mate!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have a strong effect upon, as irritation, anger, amusement: <em class="example">her behaviour really gets me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to trick or deceive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to answer: <em class="example">who’ll get the phone?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GmYXNKdmAA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq041"> to come to or arrive: <em class="example">to get home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq823"> to succeed in coming or going (<em>away</em>, <em>in</em>, <em>into</em>, <em>out</em>, <em>over</em>, <em>through</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq787"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually in the imperative</em>) to go away: <em class="example">Go on. Get!</em></span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="JD2G9o7oHC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq133"> to become; grow: <em class="example">to get tired.</em></span></div> <div abbr="aux. v." class="chunk" id="VuyYQY9teo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>auxiliary</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq499"> (used to form a passive verb): <em class="example">to get married.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="98Ss6ULrRo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq970"> (in tennis, etc.) a return of a stroke which would normally be a point for the opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq701"> an offspring, now only of animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a getaway.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dZGcAIp0Qa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq665"> <strong class="phr">be getting on</strong>, to be advanced in years.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">do a get</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to escape; run away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">get about</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq147"> to move about.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq918"> (of rumours, etc.) to become known.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq038"> <strong class="phr">get across</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq544"> to make understood.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> to communicate successfully (to an audience).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to irritate or annoy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq975"> <strong class="phr">get ahead</strong>, to be successful; make progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq349"> <strong class="phr">get along</strong>, to go away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">get along </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq424"> to advance one’s cause; prosper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq511"> to make progress; proceed; advance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq709"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to agree or be friendly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq348"> <strong class="phr">get along with you</strong>, (an exclamation of disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq463"> <strong class="phr">get any</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse: <em class="example">are you getting any?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">get around</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq953"> to move about.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq217"> (of rumours, etc.) to become known.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq186"> to overcome a difficulty.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq002"> <strong class="phr">get at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq092"> to reach; make contact with: <em class="example">I can’t get at it.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hint at or imply: <em class="example">what’s she getting at?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq773"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tamper with, as by corruption or bribery.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to nag or find fault with: <em class="example">why are you always getting at me?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq058"> <strong class="phr">get away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq200"> to escape.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq244"> to depart.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq167"> to start in a race: <em class="example">the horses got away cleanly.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq891"> to go away, especially on holiday: <em class="example">we’ll get away this evening.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of surprise or disbelief.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq480"> (of grass or feed grains) to grow sufficiently to provide useful fodder for stock.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">get away from</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq275"> to escape.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq293"> to avoid.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq969"> <strong class="phr">get away from it all</strong>, to leave business, work, worries, etc., for a holiday.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">get away with</strong>, to avoid punishment or blame for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq382"> <strong class="phr">get away with you</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating good-humoured disbelief or dismissal.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">get back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq141"> to return: <em class="example">we should get back before sunset.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq270"> to recover or make as a profit on: <em class="example">they got back twice the amount they invested.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq407"> <strong class="phr">get back on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">at</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get revenge on (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">get back to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq873"> (of information intended to be suppressed or withheld) to reach the ears of: <em class="example">the rumour will get back to him eventually.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq238"> to contact (someone) for a second time.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq444"> <strong class="phr">get by</strong>, to manage; carry on in spite of difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq641"> <strong class="phr">get cracking</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin vigorously; hurry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">get down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq135"> to bring down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq314"> to come down</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to respond euphorically to music: <em class="example">get down and boogie.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq780"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to depress or discourage (someone).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">get down on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq411"> <strong class="phr">get down to</strong>, to begin to concentrate on or give one’s attention to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">get even with</strong>, to square accounts with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq698"> <strong class="phr">get going</strong>, to begin; make haste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">get his </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hers, etc.</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq161"> to get a just reward.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq393"> to be killed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">get hold of</strong>, to secure, obtain, or reserve: <em class="example">to get hold of a taxi.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">get in</strong>, to order or stock up (provisions, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq768"> <strong class="phr">get in for one’s chop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt to obtain a fair share.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">get inside</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq024"> to make a way into.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to achieve deep understanding of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">get into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq570"> to become involved or immersed in (an activity): <em class="example">I was just getting into reading when the phone rang.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attack (someone) vigorously, either physically or verbally.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq573"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to set about (a task) vigorously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq312"> to consume regularly in large quantities: <em class="example">to get into the booze.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">get into </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bed with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq723"> to enter into a close business arrangement with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">get in touch with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq089"> to contact; exchange words with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq551"> to become familiar with; come to grips with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">get it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to understand; comprehend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">get it in the neck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be rebuked or punished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq321"> <strong class="phr">get it on </strong>(<strong class="phr">with</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq937"> <strong class="phr">get it together</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to achieve harmony or success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq642"> <strong class="phr">get it up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to achieve an erection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">get lost</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go away; desist: <em class="example">get lost, will you!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">get off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq203"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to escape or evade punishment or severe consequences: <em class="example">she got off with a caution.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq246"> to secure an acquittal for: <em class="example">his lawyers got him off all charges.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq741"> to start a journey; leave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq224"> to dismount from (a horse) or alight from (a train, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go to sleep.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq847"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cease to interfere.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq492"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to experience orgasm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq548"> <strong class="phr">get off on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq178"> to enjoy thoroughly: <em class="example">she really gets off on punk rock.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq237"> to be sexually stimulated by.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">get off one’s bike</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq333"> <strong class="phr">get on</strong>, to age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">get on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">along</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq983"> to advance one’s cause; prosper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq019"> to make progress; proceed; advance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq285"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to agree or be friendly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq079"> <strong class="phr">get oneself up</strong>, to dress elaborately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">get one’s jollies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get pleasurable excitement, especially from or as from doing something forbidden or improper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq277"> <strong class="phr">get one’s … on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in a way that is typical of the person or type specified: <em class="example">to get one’s Jamie Oliver on; </em><em class="example">to get one’s geek on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq471"> <strong class="phr">get one’s own back</strong>, to be revenged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq647"> <strong class="phr">get on like a house on fire</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of two people) to be extremely well-disposed towards each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">get on someone’s nerves</strong>, to annoy or irritate someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">get on the telephone</strong>, to initiate a telephone call.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq837"> <strong class="phr">get on to </strong>(or <strong class="phr">onto</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq399"> to discover.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq003"> to contact; get in touch with (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq580"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually imperative</em>) to look at: <em class="example">get on to that outfit!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain: <em class="example">to get on to some good bargains.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to establish a sexual rapport with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">get on top of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq102"> to become adept in or knowledgeable about (a subject, job, etc.); master.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq526"> to dominate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>one of the few men in the chamber who can get on top of May by sheer force of personality</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john morrison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq584"> to weigh down emotionally: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>my unhappiness about Javo had got on top of me</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">helen garner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">get on with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq931"> to have a rapport with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq390"> to turn one’s attention to (a task).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">get out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq794"> to escape.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq447"> (of information) to become publicly known.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq302"> to alight from a vehicle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq699"> to succeed in solving (a puzzle, mystery, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq35"> (an exclamation of surprise or disbelief.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">get out from under</strong>, to escape from (a difficult or threatening situation); abandon (one’s responsibilities).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">get out </strong>(<strong class="phr">of here</strong>)<strong class="phr">!</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US</em> (an interjection expressing disbelief, scepticism, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">get outside of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to eat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">get over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq211"> to overcome (a difficulty, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq636"> to recover from: <em class="example">to get over a shock; </em><em class="example">to get over an illness.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq155"> <strong class="phr">get over it!</strong>, (an exclamation indicating that the speaker expects someone to stop complaining, put a difficulty behind them, take on a positive attitude to life, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq946"> <strong class="phr">get over this side</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (a command to come to the speaker.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">get real</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become sensible or realistic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">get round</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq541"> to outwit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq739"> to cajole or ingratiate oneself with (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq721"> to overcome (difficulties, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq734"> <strong class="phr">get round to</strong>, to come at length to (doing something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">get set</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq414"> (as a command at the start of a running race) be ready.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Two-up</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to place a wager.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">get someone going</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arouse someone to anger, excitement, interest, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">get someone home</strong>, to assist someone to achieve their goal or purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq938"> <strong class="phr">get someone wrong</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to misunderstand someone: <em class="example">don’t get me wrong!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq216"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(<strong class="phr">stuck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> into</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq417"> to attack (someone) vigorously either physically or verbally.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq866"> to set about (a task) vigorously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq298"> to eat hungrily.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">get the axe </strong>(or <strong class="phr">chop</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">spear</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be dismissed from a job.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">get the message</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to understand what someone is saying, particularly when there is a veiled threat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="104"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">get the picture</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to understand what is going on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="105"> <span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">get this</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation calling for attention, especially to information about to be imparted.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="106"> <span id="mq057"> <strong class="phr">get through to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq507"> to make a telephone connection with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make understand.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="107"> <span id="mq017"> <strong class="phr">get to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq832"> to arouse deep feeling in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq779"> to annoy or irritate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="108"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">get together</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq627"> to confer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq183"> to meet informally.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="109"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">get under someone’s skin</strong>, to arouse someone’s irritation or embarrassment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="110"> <span id="mq922"> <strong class="phr">get up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq868"> to arise; sit up or stand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq072"> to rise from bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq343"> to ascend or mount.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq326"> (of wind, sea, etc.) to increase in force.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq908"> to make ready: <em class="example">to get up wool for sale.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq060"> to prepare, arrange, or organise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq152"> to produce in a specified style, as a book.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq916"> to work up (a feeling, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq870"> to be acquitted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq380"> to win (an election, court case, contest, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="111"> <span id="mq888"> <strong class="phr">get up to</strong>, to be involved in (especially mischief, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="112"> <span id="mq811"> <strong class="phr">get with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq666"> to become associated with and involved in the success of: <em class="example">to get with the bank.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have intercourse with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="113"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">get with child</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> to make pregnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="114"> <span id="mq588"> <strong class="phr">get with it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq657"> to adopt the current fashion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq510"> (an exhortation to someone to pay attention and to catch up with what others are doing.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="115"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">get with the program</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exhortation to someone to adjust their behaviour so as to meet the expectations or requirements of others.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US, from the various public health programs that identify a set of steps to follow, as that offered by Alcoholics Anonymous]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="116"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">where does someone get off …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> what is a person’s authority for …: <em class="example">where do you get off telling me I can’t go?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>geten</em>, from Old Norse <em>geta</em>, related to Old English <em>gietan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>getting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gettable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The past participle <em>gotten</em>, dialectal in British English, is the standard form in the United States and is gaining currency in Australian English, especially in speech. Some speakers make a distinction between the two forms, using <em>got</em> to express possession or acquisition (<em>I’d already got a copy of the book</em>) and <em>gotten</em> to express a process of becoming (<em>I’d gotten very angry by that stage</em>).</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac859272048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">get<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/gɛt/ (<em>say</em> get) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">gettin</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">gets</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">(in Jewish religious law) a handwritten divorce document presented by a husband to his wife, without which the wife cannot remarry.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gett</strong>. <div class="etym">[partly a borrowing from Aramaic, partly from Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glad<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="HSQyLspRk2">adj.</span><span target_id="I2C0VgIzUi">v.t.</span><span target_id="My5KAMQUcx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glad" src="word_pronunciations/10182.mp3"></audio></span>/glæd/ (<em>say</em> glad) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HSQyLspRk2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">gladder</strong>, <strong class="bold">gladdest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>, <em>at</em>, etc., or an infinitive or clause) delighted or pleased: <em class="example">to be glad at the news; </em><em class="example">glad to go; </em><em class="example">glad that one has come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> characterised by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks, utterances, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> attended with or causing joy or pleasure: <em class="example">a glad occasion; </em><em class="example">glad tidings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq422"> willing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="I2C0VgIzUi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq279"> (<strong class="bold">gladded</strong>, <strong class="bold">gladding</strong>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make glad.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="My5KAMQUcx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq52"> <strong class="phr">glad of</strong>, ready or pleased to have: <em class="example">to be glad of a rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">the glad eye</strong>, an inviting or flirtatious look: <em class="example">she gave him the glad eye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">the glad hand</strong>, (<em>usually ironic</em>) a welcome; greeting: <em class="example">they gave her the glad hand.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>glæd</em>, related to Icelandic <em>gladhr</em> bright, glad, Dutch <em>glad</em> and German <em>glatt</em> smooth; distantly related to Latin <em>glaber</em> smooth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gladly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gladness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glad<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glad" src="word_pronunciations/10183.mp3"></audio></span>/glæd/ (<em>say</em> glad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030398" href="entry://gladiolus%23bigmac000030398"><strong>gladiolus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glassy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glassy</span><z><span target_id="qvZ4vnfmQ8">adj.</span><span target_id="o5MEi6tJCy">n.</span><span target_id="azLYLfGALf">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈglasi/ (<em>say</em> 'glahsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qvZ4vnfmQ8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">glassier</strong>, <strong class="bold">glassiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> resembling glass, as in transparency, smoothness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> (of a feature, expression, etc.) fixed and unresponsive: <em class="example">a glassy stare.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq381"> of the nature of glass; vitreous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="o5MEi6tJCy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq338"> Also, <strong class="vs">glassey</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac920823875" href="entry://glassie%23bigmac920823875"><strong>glassie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq098"> <strong>the glassy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the best; the most superior.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="azLYLfGALf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">the glassy eye</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a glance of cold disdain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030429" href="entry://glass%23bigmac000030429"><span class="smallcaps">glass</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>glassily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>glassiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gleam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gleam</span><z><span target_id="WOaxUfzeTi">n.</span><span target_id="eSN01ioe9C">v.i.</span><span target_id="Trxa1akVv8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gleam" src="word_pronunciations/10196.mp3"></audio></span>/glim/ (<em>say</em> gleem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WOaxUfzeTi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> a flash or beam of light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> dim or subdued light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq058"> a brief or slight manifestation: <em class="example">a gleam of hope.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eSN01ioe9C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq855"> to send forth a gleam or gleams.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq224"> to appear suddenly and clearly, like a flash of light.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Trxa1akVv8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">gleam in one’s eye</strong>, a look betokening humour or unstated intentions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>glem</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>glæm</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030499" href="entry://glimmer%23bigmac000030499"><span class="smallcaps">glimmer</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088309" href="entry://glimpse%23bigmac000088309"><span class="smallcaps">glimpse</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glint</span><z><span target_id="U9doFZCmMG">n.</span><span target_id="79nUBir2tS">v.i.</span><span target_id="vJLp4R5sqW">v.t.</span><span target_id="zFyXtHM77T">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glint" src="word_pronunciations/10205.mp3"></audio></span>/glɪnt/ (<em>say</em> glint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U9doFZCmMG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq036"> a gleam or glimmer; flash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq838"> glinting brightness; lustre.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="79nUBir2tS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq915"> to gleam or flash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq753"> to move suddenly; dart.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vJLp4R5sqW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq056"> to cause to glint; reflect.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zFyXtHM77T">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">a glint in one’s eye</strong>, a look betokening an unspoken resolve.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>glynt</em>, variant of obsolete <em>glent</em>, from Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect <em>glänta</em>, <em>glinta</em> slip, shine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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go
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">go<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="a4jxf9dF9d">v.i.</span><span target_id="dOiXhEwSVh">cop. v.</span><span target_id="1GKEvIolBk">v.t.</span><span target_id="TSxaaBcex4">n.</span><span target_id="MbbJawaqpd">adj.</span><span target_id="LDLtfNMnBC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of go" src="word_pronunciations/10398.mp3"></audio></span>/goʊ/ (<em>say</em> goh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">went</strong>, <strong class="bold">gone</strong>, <strong class="bold">going</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="a4jxf9dF9d">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> to move or pass (in a direction specified); proceed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> to move away or out; depart (opposed to <em>come</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to be dismissed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq976"> to keep or be in motion; act, work, or run: <em class="example">the clock’s not going.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq357"> to act or perform so as to achieve a specified state or condition: <em class="example">to go into hysterics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq958"> to move towards a point or a given result or in a given manner; proceed; advance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq938"> to be known: <em class="example">to go by a name.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq659"> to reach or extend: <em class="example">this road goes to the city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq862"> (of time) to pass; elapse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq322"> to be awarded, transferred, or applied to a particular recipient or purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq856"> to be sold: <em class="example">the property went for a song.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq426"> to conduce or tend: <em class="example">this only goes to prove the point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq811"> to turn out: <em class="example">how did the game go?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq301"> to belong; have a place: <em class="example">this book goes on the top shelf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq746"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) (of colours, etc.) to harmonise; be compatible; be suited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq920"> to fit into, round, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq517"> to be used up, finished or consumed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq035"> to develop, especially with reference to success, or failure: <em class="example">we’ll have to see how things go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq575"> to be phrased: <em class="example">how do the words go?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq500"> to resort; have recourse: <em class="example">to go to court.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq587"> to be given up; be worn out; be lost or ended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq488"> to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq694"> to fail; give way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq814"> to begin; come into action: <em class="example">here goes!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq679"> to be acceptable: <em class="example">anything goes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq023"> to carry final authority: <em class="example">what I say goes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq987"> to contribute to a result: <em class="example">the items which go to make up a total.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq920"> (<em>used in the imperative</em>) hurry up!: <em class="example">Go man, go!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq323"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defecate or urinate: <em class="example">I really need to go.</em></span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="dOiXhEwSVh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq777"> to become; assume another state or condition: <em class="example">the teacher went mad; </em><em class="example">the plan may go wrong.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq798"> to make (a sound, effect, etc.) when operated: <em class="example">the gun went bang.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq486"> to continue; be habitually in a specified condition: <em class="example">to go hungry.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1GKEvIolBk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq605"> to proceed on: <em class="example">he went his way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq780"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to bid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq574"> to say: <em class="example">So I go, ‘What are you doing?’, and he goes, ‘Nothing.’</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq590"> to think: <em class="example">But then I went, ‘Oh no, what have I done?’</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attack, especially physically.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TSxaaBcex4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">goes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq325"> the act of going: <em class="example">the come and go of the seasons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq494"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> energy, spirit, or animation: <em class="example">to be full of go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq803"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s turn to play or to make an attempt at something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’ve had my go. It’s time to give somebody else a turn.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq453"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a contest: <em class="example">it’ll be a tight go at the stadium tonight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq718"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a bargain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq024"> <strong>the go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the recommended or best course of action: <em class="example">the go is to be there early.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MbbJawaqpd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="43"><span id="mq726"> ready; functioning properly: <em class="example">all instruments are go.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LDLtfNMnBC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">all systems go</strong>, (an expression used to indicate that everything is in order for proceeding.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq091"> <strong class="phr">a rum go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a strange or inexplicable situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq568"> <strong class="phr">as … go</strong>, as is the normal run of …: <em class="example">she’s quite young as grandmothers go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">as things go</strong>, as is the usual way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq641"> <strong class="phr">be </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be fashionable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">could go a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to want (something specified, especially food or drink): <em class="example">I could go a cool drink.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">fair go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq912"> a fair or reasonable course of action: <em class="example">do you think that’s a fair go?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq201"> a chance to get on with something without interference or distraction: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The chairman stood with upraised hand pleading for silence and a fair go for the speaker</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq362"> (an appeal for fairness or reason): <em class="example">fair go, mate!</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">from go to whoa</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> from beginning to end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">from the word go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> from the beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">get a go on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move more quickly: <em class="example">we’ll have to get a go on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">give it a go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq472"> <strong class="phr">go about</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to change course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">go ahead</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq192"> to proceed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq711"> to take the lead; to be in the forefront: <em class="example">the big horse went ahead soon after the start.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">go all out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to expend the utmost energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq504"> <strong class="phr">go all the way</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq451"> to do something to the fullest possible extent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq195"> to have full sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">go all the way with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq826"> to support wholeheartedly; agree with absolutely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq169"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to equal; match.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">go a long way toward</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), to make largely possible: <em class="example">this money could go a long way towards buying a car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq895"> <strong class="phr">go along with</strong>, to agree with; accept.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq599"> <strong class="phr">go around</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq194"> to move about; circulate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq936"> to be enough for all: <em class="example">enough food to go around.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">go around with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq876"> to keep the company of (someone in whom one has a romantic interest).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq637"> to maintain a friendship with (a person or group of people).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">go at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq800"> to undertake with vigour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq686"> to attack.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq33"> <strong class="phr">go away</strong>, to depart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">go back on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq761"> to fail (someone); let (someone) down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq719"> to fail to keep (one’s word, promise, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq383"> <strong class="phr">go by</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq075"> to pass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq210"> to be guided by: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You cannot go by what is written.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq011"> <strong class="phr">go down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq076"> to descend.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq108"> to slope down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq493"> to be defeated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq303"> to be remembered by posterity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq946"> (of the sun) to set.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq980"> to fall ill: <em class="example">he has gone down with the mumps.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq392"> to be received (as specified): <em class="example">the play went down well with the critics; </em><em class="example">how did your suggestion go down?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be sent to prison.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq109"> <em class="label">British</em> to leave university at the end of the term or permanently.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to fail to make one’s contract.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to sink a shaft on a claim.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="l"><span id="mq196"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to be knocked to the canvas or to slip to the canvas.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="m"><span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to happen.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="n"><span id="mq374"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to perform oral sex.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq022"> <strong class="phr">go down on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to perform oral sex on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">go for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq775"> to attack; set upon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq182"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be attracted to: <em class="example">I go for music in a big way.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq962"> to aim for: <em class="example">he’s going for the chairmanship.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq205"> to apply to: <em class="example">that goes for all of us.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to hunt for: <em class="example">to go for turtle.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">go for it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of encouragement or exhortation, especially to a sporting competitor.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">go for one’s life</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq709"> to indulge in any activity to the maximum.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq665"> to move very quickly, as in running away.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">go for six</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq950"> to fall over heavily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq560"> to suffer a major setback.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq875"> <strong class="phr">go for your life</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression giving support, encouragement, etc., to someone about to undertake an energetic activity.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">go halves</strong>, to share equally between two.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq614"> <strong class="phr">go in for</strong>, to make (something) one’s particular interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq104"> <strong class="phr">go into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq469"> to investigate or study thoroughly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to be a divisor of: <em class="example">how many times does 4 go into 12?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to be a factor of: <em class="example">4 goes into 12.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq847"> <strong class="phr">go in with</strong>, to enter a partnership or other agreement with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq000"> <strong class="phr">go it alone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act alone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq092"> <strong class="phr">go missing</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq648"> to become lost.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq031"> to absent oneself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">go native</strong>, to turn one’s back on the comforts of civilisation and adopt a primitive style of life in a natural environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq999"> <strong class="phr">go off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq810"> to go away: <em class="example">she went off without a word.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq710"> to discharge; explode.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq237"> (of food, etc.) to become bad; deteriorate: <em class="example">the meat’s gone off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq231"> to take place (in a specified manner): <em class="example">the rehearsal went off well.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq423"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get married.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq113"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be raided by the police: <em class="example">that club hasn’t gone off in six months.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be stolen: <em class="example">when I returned to the room my camera had gone off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq997"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a racehorse) to be set to win in a fixed race: <em class="example">tell me when your horse is going off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to come to dislike.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a venue) to be full of a lively crowd enjoying itself: <em class="example">that place goes off on a Saturday night.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq985"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a party, dinner, event, etc.) to achieve a level of excitement that makes it a success: <em class="example">last night’s party really went off!</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">go off at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reprimand; scold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq964"> <strong class="phr">go off one’s head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq545"> to become insane.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq464"> to become very angry.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq513"> <strong class="phr">go off pop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper suddenly and explosively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">go off the bite</strong>, (of fish) to cease taking the bait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">go off the deep end</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become violently agitated; lose control of one’s emotions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">go on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq328"> to go ahead; proceed; continue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq096"> to manage; do.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq193"> to behave; act.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq203"> to take place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq355"> to chatter continually.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq830"> (an exclamation of astonishment verging on disbelief.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq457"> to use as evidence or material.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq337"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get near (an age or a time): <em class="example">he’s going on seventy; </em><em class="example">it’s going on midnight.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq821"> <strong class="phr">go on at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to berate or nag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">go out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq604"> to be extinguished: <em class="example">the light went out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq820"> to attend social functions, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq338"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to dispose of the last card in one’s hand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq083"> to be broadcast.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose consciousness: <em class="example">he went out like a light.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">go out and</strong>, (an emphatic way of expressing an intention to do something): <em class="example">to go out and have fun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">go out with</strong>, to frequent the society of; date regularly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">go over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq111"> to read or re-read.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq674"> to repeat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq197"> to examine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq571"> to have an effect (as specified): <em class="example">my proposal went over very badly.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq048"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to score a try.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq623"> to change sides, political allegiance, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">go over a treat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be met with approval.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq252"> <strong class="phr">go places</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to achieve notable success: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>this establishment is going to go places, and fast.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barry dickins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq170"> <strong class="phr">go round to</strong>, to make a visit to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq873"> <strong class="phr">go soft</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq708"> to deteriorate intellectually, morally, or physically.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq115"> to become less severe.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">go spare</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper; become exasperated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">go the …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform using the action indicated: <em class="example">go the knuckle; </em><em class="example">go the grope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq781"> <strong class="phr">go there</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually in the negative</em>) to touch on a subject matter considered sensitive: <em class="example">he has some very strange habits, but let’s not go there.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq078"> <strong class="phr">go through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq477"> to undergo; endure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq095"> to examine in order.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq799"> to be accepted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq705"> to consume: <em class="example">we go through 3 litres of milk a day.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq639"> to deal with quickly and thoroughly: <em class="example">the shearer went through the mob in a day.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq439"> <strong class="phr">go through with</strong>, to complete; bring to a finish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">go to</strong>, to be relevant to; address.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="104"> <span id="mq008"> <strong class="phr">go to bed with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="105"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">go to it</strong>, to undertake any activity with gusto.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="106"> <span id="mq413"> <strong class="phr">go to show</strong>, to serve as evidence; to help to prove: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It just goes to show you don’t look as big as you are.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="107"> <span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">go under</strong>, to be overwhelmed; be ruined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="108"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">go up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq183"> to rise or ascend; advance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq977"> <em class="label">British</em> to go to university for the first time or at the beginning of term.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="109"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">go wild</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq721"> to revert to an untamed or uncivilised state.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq120"> to respond very demonstratively or with extreme emotion, usually pleasure: <em class="example">the crowd went wild when the home team won.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="110"> <span id="mq440"> <strong class="phr">go with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq593"> to harmonise with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to frequent the society of: <em class="example">he went with a rough group at school.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq911"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be in an amorous or sexual relationship with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="111"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">go without</strong>, to manage without; get along in the absence of, usually something agreeable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="112"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">go without saying</strong>, to be self-evident.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="113"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">go with someone</strong>, to suppress one’s doubts or objections until the speaker has been heard out: <em class="example">go with me on this.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="114"> <span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">have a go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq290"> to make an attempt; try: <em class="example">come on, have a go!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq020"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to hit out recklessly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="115"> <span id="mq228"> <strong class="phr">how are you going?</strong>, (a conventional greeting, not necessarily seeking an answer.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="116"> <span id="mq934"> <strong class="phr">it’s a go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> it’s possible; all’s clear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="117"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">let go</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq764"> to release.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq452"> to give free rein to (one’s emotion, etc.), especially in making an attack.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="118"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">let go of</strong>, to release one’s hold on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="119"> <span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">let oneself go</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq179"> to cease to care for one’s appearance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq273"> to become uninhibited.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="120"> <span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">make a go of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to turn (something) into a success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="121"> <span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">no go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not possible; futile; vain: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I tried to get you off, but it was no go.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="122"> <span id="mq049"> <strong class="phr">not go much on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not to be attracted to or enthused by: <em class="example">I don’t go much on him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="123"> <span id="mq787"> <strong class="phr">on the go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> constantly going; very active.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="124"> <span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">open go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq470"> a situation in which fair play prevails and no unfair restraints or limiting conditions apply: <em class="example">the election was an open go.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq816"> a situation in which normal restraints do not apply: <em class="example">it was open go at the bar that night.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="125"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">ready, set, go</strong> or <strong class="phr">ready, steady, go</strong>, (a command to begin a race, contest, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="126"> <span id="mq495"> <strong class="phr">that’s the way it </strong>(or <strong class="phr">she</strong>)<strong class="phr"> goes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> that’s how things are.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="127"> <span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">what goes around, comes around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of an idea of cosmic retributive justice in which good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds punished.) See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039774" href="entry://karma%23bigmac000039774"><strong>karma</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039774" href="entry://karma%23mq331">4</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>go</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>gān</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103508" href="entry://gang%23bigmac000103508"><span class="smallcaps">gang<sup>1</sup></span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation of <em>whoa</em> to rhyme with <em>go</em> in the phrase <em>from go to whoa</em> is leading to the misconception that the word is <em>woe</em>. The form <em>from go to woe</em> is increasing in frequency, and indeed the phrase is being reinterpreted accordingly as meaning ‘from the inception to where the trouble starts’.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173256421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">go<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/goʊ/ (<em>say</em> goh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">a board game for two players played with black and white counters, in which the object is to occupy territory and capture the opposition.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Go</strong>. <div class="etym">[Japanese <em>igo</em>, literally, small stone]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216295854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">go<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of go" src="word_pronunciations/10398.mp3"></audio></span>/goʊ/ (<em>say</em> goh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a goanna.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gone</span><z><span target_id="5dVg3oogPE">v.</span><span target_id="SOT8CUKw3q">adj.</span><span target_id="ZdpteKijmu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gone" src="word_pronunciations/10326.mp3"></audio></span>/gɒn/ (<em>say</em> gon) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="5dVg3oogPE"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq577"> past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102346" href="entry://go%23bigmac000102346"><strong>go<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SOT8CUKw3q">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq621"> departed; left.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq804"> lost or hopeless: <em class="example">a gone case.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq242"> used up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq677"> that has departed or passed away; dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq502"> depleted of stamina (in a specified part of the body): <em class="example">gone in the legs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq951"> weak and faint: <em class="example">a gone feeling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq094"> pregnant: <em class="example">three months gone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exhilarated; in a state of excitement (as by the influence of drugs, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> infatuated: <em class="example">one look from Harold and she was gone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq132"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> incapacitated through laughter, drugs, alcohol, over-excitement, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZdpteKijmu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq346"> <strong class="phr">a gone goose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person, thing, or situation that is dead, lost, or past recovery or rescue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq782"> <strong class="phr">far gone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> out of one’s senses with exhaustion, illness, intoxication, insanity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">far gone in</strong>, in an advanced state of: <em class="example">far gone in a disease; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>the fair fat Tilly was too far gone in love to wish to chip and change her chosen.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">gone a million</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> utterly defeated or ruined. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian slang first recorded in 1916; ? with reference to John Scaddan, premier of WA (1911–16), said to be lavish with state finances]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq496"> <strong class="phr">gone in the head </strong>(or <strong class="phr">scone, etc.</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crazy; insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq761"> <strong class="phr">gone on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> infatuated with.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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good
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">good</span><z><span target_id="gJD9PtC3nS">adj.</span><span target_id="WFElx7ZUDj">n.</span><span target_id="MoTU8Eml50">adv.</span><span target_id="cCgroI5JEE">interj.</span><span target_id="cX6pmrhUSd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of good" src="word_pronunciations/10339.mp3"></audio></span>/gʊd/ (<em>say</em> good) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gJD9PtC3nS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">better</strong>, <strong class="bold">best</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> morally excellent; righteous; pious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree; excellent: <em class="example">good food; </em><em class="example">good health.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq154"> right; proper; qualified; fit: <em class="example">do whatever seems good to you; </em><em class="example">her credit is good.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq880"> well-behaved: <em class="example">a good child.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq554"> restorative or beneficial: <em class="example">this medicine is good for you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq812"> fresh and palatable; not tainted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq244"> honourable or worthy; in good standing: <em class="example">a good name.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq641"> refined; well-bred; educated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq211"> reliable; safe: <em class="example">good securities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq636"> genuine; sound or valid: <em class="example">good judgement; </em><em class="example">good reasons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq123"> loyal; close: <em class="example">a good friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq347"> attractive; fine; beautiful: <em class="example">she has a good figure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq092"> (of the complexion) without blemish or flaw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq034"> agreeable; pleasant; genial: <em class="example">have a good time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq541"> pleasurable; exciting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq739"> satisfactory for the purpose; advantageous: <em class="example">a good day for fishing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq721"> sufficient or ample: <em class="example">a good supply.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq734"> (of clothes) best or newest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq661"> full: <em class="example">a good day’s journey.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq255"> (of measurements) a bit more than: <em class="example">a good two metres.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq414"> competent or skilful; clever: <em class="example">a good manager; </em><em class="example">good at arithmetic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq738"> fairly great: <em class="example">a good deal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in good health; well: <em class="example">How are you? I’m good, thanks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not in need of something that is being offered: <em class="example">There is plenty more to eat – are you good? We’re good, thanks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq071"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on cordial terms, especially after a disagreement, misunderstanding, etc.: <em class="example">Are we good?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq911"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> (adding simulated politeness to an otherwise aggressive utterance): <em class="example">my good Sir, I am aware of that!</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WFElx7ZUDj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq512"> profit; worth; advantage; benefit: <em class="example">to work for the common good.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq938"> excellence or merit; righteousness; kindness; virtue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq836"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) the force which governs and brings about righteousness and virtue: <em class="example">to be a power for good.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq216"> a good, commendable, or desirable thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq611"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq866"> an item of merchandise. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac016463591" href="entry://goods%23bigmac016463591"><strong>goods</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq394"> <em class="label">Taxation Law</em> any form of tangible property owned by an individual or organisation, including real property.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="MoTU8Eml50">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq579"> (<em>non-standard</em>) in a good manner; well: <em class="example">a contestant that did good.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="cCgroI5JEE">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq298"> (an expression of approval or satisfaction.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cX6pmrhUSd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq828"> (<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> good press</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a favourable reaction by newspapers and journals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq057"> <strong class="phr">a good question</strong>, a difficult or demanding question.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">a good way</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a considerable extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">all good</strong>, (an exclamation of agreement, usually closing a discussion.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">all to the good</strong>, generally advantageous (often used to justify an unpleasant event).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">as good as</strong>, in effect; practically: <em class="example">he as good as said it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq017"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> good as gold</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq770"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (especially of children) well behaved.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq720"> functioning perfectly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq642"> definitely happening as planned.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">do good</strong>, to perform acts of charity; help the needy: <em class="example">she spends her life doing good.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">feel good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be happy or in good health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">for good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq304"> forever.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq824"> for wearing on a special occasion: <em class="example">to save a new dress for good.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq627"> <strong class="phr">for good </strong>(<strong class="phr">and all</strong>), finally and permanently; forever: <em class="example">to leave a place for good.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">good and</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">you can wait until we’re good and ready.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq654"> <strong class="phr">good at</strong>, expert or skilled at: <em class="example">to be good at cricket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq922"> <strong class="phr">good enough</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> satisfactory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq868"> <strong class="phr">good for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq072"> valid throughout: <em class="example">this ticket is good for six months.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq343"> entitling a person to: <em class="example">that is good for a beer or two.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq326"> (of a person) willing or thought to be willing to provide: <em class="example">you’re always good for a loan.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq444"> <strong class="phr">good for you</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often patronising or ironic</em>) (an expression of approval, encouragement, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">good grief</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of surprise, vexation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq079"> <strong class="phr">good iron</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq475"> (an exclamation of approval.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq060"> a likeable person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq113"> <strong class="phr">good luck</strong>, (an expression wishing a person well.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">good on you</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>also used ironically</em>) (an expression of approval, encouragement, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">good one</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of praise, admiration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq811"> <strong class="phr">good show</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of approval.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq19"> <strong class="phr">good to go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ready; fully prepared.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">in good with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> enjoying the approval of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">it’s all good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of approval, agreement, delight, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">make good</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq117"> to make recompense for; pay for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq791"> to be successful.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq956"> to prove the truth of; substantiate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">make good on</strong>, to keep to (an agreement); fulfil (a promise).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">no good to gundy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> worthless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">one’s good lady</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s wife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq481"> <strong class="phr">that’s a good one</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an ironic expression of disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq401"> (<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> good times</strong>, a period of prosperity and happiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">too good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating that something is simply and easily done.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">too good to be true</strong>, so satisfactory as to be unbelievable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">too much of a good thing</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq639"> excessive: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>for many areas further south weekend falls of 30 millimetres plus have been just a little too much of a good thing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq134"> an excessive amount.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq832"> <strong class="phr">up to no good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> doing wrong; breaking the law in some undisclosed way; behaving in a suspicious manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">we’re good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating that everything is going as planned.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>gōd</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goose<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="z5ZgIUrvLG">n.</span><span target_id="XtDtfJ9ShF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of goose" src="word_pronunciations/10350.mp3"></audio></span>/gus/ (<em>say</em> goohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z5ZgIUrvLG"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">geese</strong> <em>for defs 1–4</em>, <strong class="bold">gooses</strong> <em>for defs 5 and 6</em>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed birds of the family Anatidae, most of them larger and with a longer neck than the ducks; the principal genera are <em>Anser</em>, <em>Branta</em>, and <em>Chen</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> the female of this bird, as distinguished from the male (or <em>gander</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq385"> the flesh of the goose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq665"> a silly or foolish person; simpleton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq264"> <em class="label">Music</em> a harsh break in the tone of a clarinet, oboe, or bassoon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq394"> a tailor’s smoothing-iron with a curved handle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XtDtfJ9ShF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq040"> <strong class="phr">cook someone’s goose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause the downfall of someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> British cant of the 1850s meaning ‘to kill’ or ‘to ruin’, from slang use of <em>cook</em> in the sense of ‘to spoil or ruin’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq493"> <strong class="phr">kill the goose that laid the golden egg</strong>, to destroy a source of wealth or advantage. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the translation in 1484 by William Caxton of Aesop’s fable of the peasant who had a goose which constantly laid golden eggs, but which the peasant stupidly killed with the aim of obtaining all the eggs at once]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gos</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>goos</em>, Old English <em>gōs</em> (plural <em>gēs</em>), related to Icelandic <em>gās</em> goose]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goose<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="U69CuKSIPu">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZJscf3YhnD">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of goose" src="word_pronunciations/10351.mp3"></audio></span>/gus/ (<em>say</em> goohs) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="U69CuKSIPu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> (<strong class="bold">goosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">goosing</strong>) to poke (someone) between the buttocks, usually in fun and unexpectedly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZJscf3YhnD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq658"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">gooses</strong>) an unexpected poke between the buttocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? rhyming slang <em>goose and duck</em> fuck]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">horse</span><z><span target_id="ukf0oatE2d">n.</span><span target_id="syBwcHNVxH">v.t.</span><span target_id="LtzvumhFmW">v.i.</span><span target_id="yc8K77zXC2">adj.</span><span target_id="sckufpjPoE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of horse" src="word_pronunciations/11517.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔs/ (<em>say</em> haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ukf0oatE2d"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq213"> a large, solid-hoofed quadruped, <em>Equus caballus</em>, domesticated since prehistoric times, and employed as a beast of draught and burden and for carrying a rider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> a male horse, fully-grown and past its fourth birthday.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq909"> any animal of the family Equidae, which includes the ass, zebra, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq331"> (<em>as collective plural <strong>horse</strong></em>) soldiers serving on horseback; cavalry: <em class="example">a thousand horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq914"> something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises as if on a horse’s back: <em class="example">rocking horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq867"> a leather-covered block, adjustable in height, used for vaulting and other gymnastic exercises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq440"> a frame, block, etc., with legs on which something is mounted or supported.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq958"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a metal rod or the like fitted to the deck of a sailing ship, to which is attached a traveller which retains the main sheet while allowing it to run from side to side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq266"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a mass of rock enclosed within a lode or vein.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq119"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> heroin.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">horsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">horsing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="syBwcHNVxH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq511"> to provide with a horse or horses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq334"> to set on horseback.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq133"> to set or carry on a person’s back or one’s own back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq300"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq954"> to place (someone) on a person’s back or on a wooden horse or the like to be flogged.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq644"> to flog.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LtzvumhFmW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq445"> to mount or go on a horse.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yc8K77zXC2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq088"> of or relating to a horse or horses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq539"> mounted on horses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq018"> unusually large for one of its kind.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sckufpjPoE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">after the horse has bolted</strong>, when it is too late. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the proverb ‘It’s too late to close (or lock) the stable door after the horse has bolted’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">a horse of another </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a different</strong>)<strong class="phr"> colour</strong>, a different thing altogether.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">back the wrong horse</strong>, to support the wrong or losing contender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">eat like a horse</strong>, to have a prodigious appetite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq991"> (<strong class="phr">straight</strong>)<strong class="phr"> from the horse’s mouth</strong>, from an authoritative source. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the fact that a horse’s age can be ascertained by inspecting its teeth, hence providing a more reliable assessment than that given by person with a particular vested interest]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">high horse</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102882" href="entry://high%20horse%23bigmac000102882"><strong>high horse</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">hold one’s horses</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to restrain one’s impulses; hold back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">horse about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act or play roughly or boisterously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq781"> <strong class="phr">horses for courses</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq748"> (an expression referring to the theory that a horse which races well on one track or type of track should not be run on a different track to which it is not suited.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq107"> (an expression referring to the notion that someone should be matched with a position, task, etc., suited to their particular talents.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">jump one’s horse over the bar</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to sell one’s horse for liquor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">look a gift horse in the mouth</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088406" href="entry://gift%20horse%23bigmac000088406"><strong>gift horse</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq923"> <strong class="phr">sell a horse</strong>, to participate, especially as the organiser or nominated seller, in a game of chance in which the buyers attempt to guess the number selected by the seller.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">white horse</strong>, the foamy crest of a wave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq691"> <strong class="phr">willing horse</strong>, a willing worker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>hors</em>, related to Middle Dutch <em>ors</em>, Old High German <em>hros</em> steed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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humble pie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">humble pie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of humble pie" src="word_pronunciations/11621.mp3"></audio></span>/hʌmbəl ˈpaɪ/ (<em>say</em> humbuhl 'puy) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">eat humble pie</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">to be humiliated; be forced to apologise humbly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the archaic word <em>umbles</em>, referring to the offal of animals hunted for their meat. Servants of lower rank ate pie made from offal while their masters ate the meat.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hungry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hungry</span><z><span target_id="ueLDrem9XQ">adj.</span><span target_id="NLadkK40Pj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hungry" src="word_pronunciations/11648.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhʌŋgri/ (<em>say</em> 'hunggree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ueLDrem9XQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">hungrier</strong>, <strong class="bold">hungriest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> craving food; having a keen appetite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> indicating, characteristic of, or characterised by hunger or meanness: <em class="example">a lean and hungry look.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq443"> strongly or eagerly desirous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq172"> always seeking money; avaricious; mean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq023"> lacking needful or desirable elements; not fertile; poor: <em class="example">hungry soil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq856"> marked by scarcity of food: <em class="example">the hungry period.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NLadkK40Pj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq584"> <strong class="phr">so hungry one could eat a horse</strong>, extremely hungry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">starving hungry</strong>, extremely hungry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hungrig</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hungrily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hungriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inch<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="m8QVnNNCUC">n.</span><span target_id="vvPNs0TH4W">v.i.</span><span target_id="zlMAc9FZgc">v.t.</span><span target_id="2l1OKJGEKb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inch" src="word_pronunciations/12030.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪntʃ/ (<em>say</em> inch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m8QVnNNCUC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> a unit of length in the imperial system, ¹⁄₁₂ foot or 25.4 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m (25.4 mm). <em>Symbol</em>: ″ <em>Abbrev.</em>: in</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq028"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036781" href="entry://inch%20of%20mercury%23bigmac000036781"><strong>inch of mercury</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq048"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036782" href="entry://inch%20of%20water%23bigmac000036782"><strong>inch of water</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq711"> a very small amount of anything.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vvPNs0TH4W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq712"> to move by inches or small degrees: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The recruiting depot was full this morning, long lines of men inching forward, faces hopeful, eager as puppies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jack bennett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zlMAc9FZgc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq354"> to move (someone or something) by inches or small degrees: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She went to the door, inched it open a little and looked out.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">keith hetherington</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2l1OKJGEKb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">by inches</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq235"> by a narrow margin: <em class="example">he escaped death by inches.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq662"> Also, <strong class="vs">inch by inch</strong>. by degrees; very gradually.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq716"> <strong class="phr">every inch</strong>, in every respect: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Polka was there, looking every inch a swagman.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">d’arcy niland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">within an inch of</strong>, almost; very near: <em class="example">she came within an inch of being knocked down by a car.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ynce</em>, from Latin <em>uncia</em> twelfth part, inch, ounce. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101577" href="entry://ounce%23bigmac000101577"><span class="smallcaps">ounce<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inch<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inch" src="word_pronunciations/12030.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪntʃ/ (<em>say</em> inch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a small island.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic <em>innse</em>, genitive of <em>innis</em> island]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Index
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Index</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Index" src="word_pronunciations/12118.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪndɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'indeks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">(formerly) a list of books which Roman Catholics were forbidden by Church authority to read without special permission, or which were not to be read unless expurgated or corrected (L <em>Index Librorum Prohibitorum</em>, <strong>Index of Prohibited Books</strong>), or a list of books of the latter class only, with specification of objectionable passages (L <em>Index Expurgatorius</em>, <strong>Expurgatory Index</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jack<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="RpNY26KfDz">n.</span><span target_id="BDDHrqbaoX">v.t.</span><span target_id="ymnsw7Bk7o">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jack" src="word_pronunciations/12758.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒæk/ (<em>say</em> jak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RpNY26KfDz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> a man or fellow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq245"> (<em>also upper case</em>) a sailor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq788"> any of various mechanical contrivances or devices, as a contrivance for raising heavy weights short distances, most commonly comprising a rack and pinion wheel or screw turned by means of a handle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq686"> a device for turning a spit, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a playing card bearing the formalised picture of a prince, in most games counting as next below the queen in its suit; knave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq652"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq012"> a knucklebone or plastic imitation, a set of which is used in a children’s game where they are thrown into the air and caught on the back of the hand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq260"> (<em>plural</em>) the game itself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a small white bowl used as a mark for the players to aim at, in the game of bowls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq238"> a flag flown from the jackstaff, indicating the nationality of a warship or the ownership or other details of a merchant ship or a civilian-manned government ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq799"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038725" href="entry://jackass%23bigmac000038725"><strong>jackass</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq000"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038752" href="entry://jack%20rabbit%23bigmac000038752"><strong>jack rabbit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a socket to which wires of a circuit connect, shaped to receive a plug (jack plug) allowing quick connection with other circuits or devices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a horizontal bar or crosstree of iron at the topgallant masthead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Music</em> the moving part of the mechanism of early keyboard instruments that holds the quill or plectrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq097"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">jack</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">jacks</strong>) any of several carangoid fishes, especially of the genus <em>Caranx</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq169"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a young male fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a police officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a double-headed coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>also used with a negative</em>) nothing: <em class="example">she doesn’t know jack about football.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq913"> <strong>the jack</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> gonorrhoea, or any other venereal disease.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BDDHrqbaoX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq637"> Also, <strong class="vs">jack up</strong>. to lift or move up with or as with a jack, or contrivance for raising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq213"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> to arrange; organise; prepare.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ymnsw7Bk7o">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">every man jack</strong> or <strong class="phr">every manjack</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> everyone without exception. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="entry://jack%23bigmac000102114"><span class="smallcaps">jack<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="entry://jack%23mq022">1</a>) in the phrase <em>man jack</em> to mean ‘an everyman’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">I’m all right Jack</strong>, (an expression of selfish complacency on the part of the speaker.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq496"> <strong class="phr">jack it up someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq533"> <strong class="phr">jack of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fed up with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">jack off</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to masturbate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">Jack the dancer</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> cancer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq439"> <strong class="phr">jack up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq850"> to lift or move up with or as with a jack, or other contrivance for raising.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq933"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to raise (prices, wages, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be obstinate in refusal; resist.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq774"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inject drugs intravenously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq612"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> to fix up; renovate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq819"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> to arrange; prepare: <em class="example">to jack up a meal; </em><em class="example">to jack up a party.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq490"> <strong class="phr">the house that Jack built</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a VD clinic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally male given name <em>Jack</em>, earlier <em>Jacken</em>, dissimilated variant of <em>Jankin</em>, from <em>Jan</em> John + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040219" href="entry://-kin%23bigmac000040219"><span class="smallcaps">-kin</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="#mq335">18</a>, euphemistic shortened form of <em>jack shit</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="#mq097">14</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jack<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jack" src="word_pronunciations/12758.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒæk/ (<em>say</em> jak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq011"> a defensive coat, usually of leather, formerly worn by foot soldiers and others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> a container for alcoholic drink, originally of waxed leather coated with tar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>iacke</em>, from Old French <em>jaque</em>, <em>jaques</em>, from Spanish <em>jaco</em>, ? from Arabic <em>shakk</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jay<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jay" src="word_pronunciations/12795.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> jay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq151"> any of a number of Australian birds as certain currawongs, cuckoo-shrikes, or the white-winged chough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> any of several corvine birds of the subfamily Corvinae, several having erectile crests, all of them robust, noisy, and active, as the <strong>common jay</strong>, or <strong>Eurasian jay</strong>, <em>Garrulus glandarius</em>, of Europe and Asia, and the <strong>blue jay</strong>, <em>Cyanocitta cristata</em>, of North America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq157"> a simple-minded or gullible person; a simpleton.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French. Compare Medieval Latin <em>gaius</em>, special use of given name <em>Gaius</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jay<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jay" src="word_pronunciations/12795.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> jay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">a marijuana cigarette.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102838" href="entry://joint%23bigmac000102838"><span class="smallcaps">j(oint)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102838" href="entry://joint%23mq510">10</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Job
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Job</span><z><span target_id="dZkcGWNmhH">n.</span><span target_id="d8rf6dvAQD">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dʒoʊb/ (<em>say</em> johb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dZkcGWNmhH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> the much-afflicted hero of an Old Testament book who showed exemplary piety in the face of undeserved suffering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> the book itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq280"> a person who shows exemplary fortitude, piety, etc., in the face of undeserved suffering.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d8rf6dvAQD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq387"> <strong class="phr">enough to try the patience of Job</strong>, extremely exasperating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">have the patience of Job</strong>, to be extremely patient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>Iyyōbh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jugular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jugular</span><z><span target_id="18ETX5Rp48">adj.</span><span target_id="SCiPPThmgu">n.</span><span target_id="e5OXFKjFDo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jugular" src="word_pronunciations/12930.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒʌgjələ/ (<em>say</em> 'jugyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="18ETX5Rp48"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq004"> of or relating to the throat or neck.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq016"> denoting or relating to any of certain large veins of the neck, especially one (<strong>external jugular vein</strong>) collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head, or one (<strong>internal jugular vein</strong>) receiving blood from within the skull.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> (of a fish) having the pelvic fins at the throat, in front of the pectoral fins.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SCiPPThmgu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a jugular vein.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e5OXFKjFDo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">go for the jugular</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take ruthless action in order to secure a desired result.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>jugulāris</em>, from Latin <em>jugulum</em> collarbone, throat, diminutive of <em>jugum</em> yoke]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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keel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keel<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="4qakhj03gM">n.</span><span target_id="pjDZ3BJui8">v.t.</span><span target_id="SYzEtp4lGm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of keel" src="word_pronunciations/13029.mp3"></audio></span>/kil/ (<em>say</em> keel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4qakhj03gM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> the main longitudinal structural member of a ship’s hull, to which the frames are fastened and which lies in the middle of the bottom of the hull and runs along the whole length; the keel may project somewhat from the bottom of the vessel to improve its stability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq512"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026723" href="entry://fin%20keel%23bigmac000026723"><strong>fin keel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq648"> a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq839"> a part corresponding to a ship’s keel in some other structure, as in an aircraft fuselage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> a longitudinal ridge, as on a leaf or bone; a carina.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq572"> the prominent breast-bone of poultry and other birds, and of certain dogs, as the dachshund.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pjDZ3BJui8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq274"> to upset (a boat) so as to bring the wrong side or part uppermost.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SYzEtp4lGm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">keel over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq989"> (of a boat) to turn or roll on the keel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq353"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to collapse suddenly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq969"> <strong class="phr">on an even keel</strong>, in a steady or balanced state or manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kele</em>, from Old Norse <em>kjölr</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keel<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of keel" src="word_pronunciations/13029.mp3"></audio></span>/kil/ (<em>say</em> keel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq273"> a lighter or barge, especially in eastern England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq396"> a quantity of coal, etc., sufficient to fill a keel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kele</em>, from Middle Dutch <em>kiel</em>; related to Old English <em>cēol</em> ship]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keel<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of keel" src="word_pronunciations/13029.mp3"></audio></span>/kil/ (<em>say</em> keel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a fatal disease of domestic ducks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102885" href="#bigmac000102885"><span class="smallcaps">keel<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keel<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="1bfsJZIMaY">n.</span><span target_id="xorY1i7Y6C">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of keel" src="word_pronunciations/13029.mp3"></audio></span>/kil/ (<em>say</em> keel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1bfsJZIMaY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq891"> <em class="label">British</em> a variety of red ochre used for marking sheep, etc.; raddle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xorY1i7Y6C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq609"> to mark (sheep) with keel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>keyle</em>; compare Gaelic <em>cīl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kitchen sink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kitchen sink</span><z><span target_id="yXnqrT4b0j">n.</span><span target_id="zT7jh6A1lQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kɪtʃən ˈsɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> kichuhn 'singk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yXnqrT4b0j"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> a sink in a kitchen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zT7jh6A1lQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq368"> <strong class="phr">everything but the kitchen sink</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large number of miscellaneous items.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knock</span><z><span target_id="DapJMswHEY">v.i.</span><span target_id="f1CTI8DgQ2">v.t.</span><span target_id="QEgDyNwiEe">n.</span><span target_id="oGaNx6zCvj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knock" src="word_pronunciations/13171.mp3"></audio></span>/nɒk/ (<em>say</em> nok) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DapJMswHEY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, giving a signal, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> (of an internal-combustion engine) to make a metallic noise as a result of faulty combustion; ping; pink.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="f1CTI8DgQ2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq868"> to give a sounding or forcible blow to; hit; strike; beat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq077"> to drive, force, or render by a blow or blows: <em class="example">to knock a man senseless.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq432"> to strike (a thing) against something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq066"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise; find fault with.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QEgDyNwiEe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq693"> the act or sound of knocking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq132"> a rap, as at a door.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq628"> a blow or thump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq614"> the noise resulting from faulty combustion or from incorrect functioning of some part of an internal-combustion engine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> an innings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> adverse criticism.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oGaNx6zCvj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">knock about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">round</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq758"> to wander in an aimless way; lead an irregular existence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq081"> to treat roughly; maltreat.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">knock around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep company with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">knock back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq710"> to consume, especially rapidly: <em class="example">he knocked back two cans of beer.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq509"> to refuse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq694"> to set back; impede.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq579"> to cost (someone): <em class="example">how much did that knock you back?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq609"> <strong class="phr">knock down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq231"> to strike to the ground with a blow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq353"> <em class="label">NZ</em> to fell (a tree).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq435"> (in auctions) to signify the sale of (the thing bid for) by a blow with a hammer or mallet; assign as sold to the highest bidder.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq975"> to reduce the price of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq036"> to take apart (a motor vehicle, machine, etc.) to facilitate handling.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq964"> to spend freely: <em class="example">to knock down one’s cheque.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq719"> <em class="label">NZ</em> to swallow (a drink).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">knock endwise </strong>(or <strong class="phr">endways</strong>), to lay flat with a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">knock for six</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq626"> to completely annihilate or overcome.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq27"> to confuse or disturb greatly: <em class="example">the bad news knocked him for six.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">knock into</strong>, to collide with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">knock into a cocked hat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defeat; get the better of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq022"> <strong class="phr">knock it off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> stop it (usually used in the imperative to put an end to an argument, fight, criticism, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">knock off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq389"> to cease (an activity, especially work): <em class="example">they knocked off shearing for the day.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq738"> to cease an activity, especially work: <em class="example">I knock off at five.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq755"> to deduct.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq859"> to steal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq270"> to compose (an article, poem, or the like) hurriedly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq575"> to defeat, put out of a competition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq372"> to kill.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq196"> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq094"> to eat up; consume.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq584"> (of police) to arrest (a person) or raid (a place).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">knock off work to carry bricks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to do as unpaid work what one does for a living.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">knock on</strong>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to knock (the ball) forwards in catching it (an infringement of the rules).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq126"> <strong class="phr">knock oneself out</strong>, to exhaust oneself by excessive mental or physical work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq993"> <strong class="phr">knock on the head</strong>, to put an end to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq089"> <strong class="phr">knock out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq640"> to defeat (an opponent) in a boxing match by striking them down with a blow after which they do not rise within a prescribed time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq642"> to render senseless.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq092"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to destroy; damage severely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq363"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to earn.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq057"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to overwhelm; impress greatly: <em class="example">her act knocked me out.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">knock someone into the middle of next week</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to punch someone very hard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq024"> <strong class="phr">knock someone’s eye out</strong>, to cause someone to feel great admiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq497"> <strong class="phr">knock the bottom out of</strong>, to refute (an argument); render invalid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">knock </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> spots off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq887"> to defeat; get the better of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq505"> to be vastly superior to.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from US target matches, where the red and black symbols on playing cards were the <em>spots</em> and where the best marksman was the one who could hit most spots on the playing card]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">knock the starch out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have the effect on (someone) of making them less formal or officious in dealings with others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq227"> <strong class="phr">knock together</strong>, to assemble (something) hastily; put together roughly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq831"> <strong class="phr">knock up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq108"> to arouse; awaken.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq647"> to prepare or put together (something) hastily or roughly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq538"> to prepare or cook (a meal, dish, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq010"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to score (runs, tries, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq716"> <em class="label">Chiefly British Tennis</em>, <em class="label">Squash</em> to have a hit-up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq060"> to exhaust; wear out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq323"> to become exhausted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make pregnant.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to earn (a sum of money, etc.): <em class="example">she knocked up her fare in only three weeks.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq334"> <strong class="phr">knock with one’s elbows</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrive as a guest bearing plates of food, bottles of beer, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that one’s hands are so laden that the only way of knocking on the door is with one’s elbows]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq734"> <strong class="phr">take a knock</strong>, to suffer a reverse, especially a financial one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq874"> <strong class="phr">take the knock</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em>etc. Colloquial</em> (of a punter) to admit that one is unable to settle one’s debts with one’s bookmaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">take the knock on someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cheat someone of their share in part or whole; welsh on someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>knokke</em>, ? from Old Norse <em>knoka</em> hit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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know
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">know</span><z><span target_id="EkRmjE1qKG">v.t.</span><span target_id="FXYz4A5nbB">v.i.</span><span target_id="CCFLyNpDPk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of know" src="word_pronunciations/13180.mp3"></audio></span>/noʊ/ (<em>say</em> noh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">knew</strong>, <strong class="bold">known</strong>, <strong class="bold">knowing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EkRmjE1qKG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> to perceive or understand as fact or truth, or apprehend with clearness and certainty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq698"> to have fixed in the mind or memory: <em class="example">to know a poem by heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq307"> to be cognisant or aware of; to be acquainted with (a thing, place, person, etc.) as by sight, experience, or report.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq890"> to be able to distinguish, as one from another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq718"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to be sexually intimate with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FXYz4A5nbB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq897"> to have knowledge, or clear and certain perception, as of fact or truth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq627"> to be cognisant or aware, as of some fact, circumstances, or occurrence; have information, as about something.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CCFLyNpDPk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">in the know</strong>, having inside knowledge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">know all the answers</strong>, to be brashly self-assured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">know by heart</strong>, to know as from learning by rote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq913"> <strong class="phr">know chalk from cheese</strong>, to be able to note differences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">know for a fact</strong>, to be quite sure of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">know full well</strong>, to be extremely sure of: <em class="example">to know full well the consequences.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq744"> <strong class="phr">know how to</strong>, to be able from experience or attainment to (do something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">know something backwards</strong>, to know something extremely well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">know something like the back of one’s hand</strong>, to know something extremely well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq848"> <strong class="phr">know which side one’s bread is buttered</strong>, to know where the advantage lies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq970"> <strong class="phr">not to know a bee from a bull’s foot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be lacking in any common sense or experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">not to know one’s arse from one’s elbow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to be lacking in any common sense or experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq248"> <strong class="phr">not to know someone from a bar of soap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be entirely unacquainted with someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the provision of bulk soap, where each bar was identical and could not be distinguished in any way]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq679"> <strong class="phr">not to know someone from Adam</strong>, not to know or recognise someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq000"> <strong class="phr">not to know the half of it</strong>, to be in ignorance of a matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq832"> <strong class="phr">not to know what to do with oneself</strong>, to be restless and fidgety and unable to settle to any particular activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq1"> <strong class="phr">who knew!</strong>, (an expression of surprise.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>know</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>knawe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English (<em>ge</em>)<em>cnāwan</em>; distantly related to Latin (<em>g</em>)<em>nōscere</em>, Greek <em>gignōskein</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>knower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lay<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Iq69Z6aHK3">v.t.</span><span target_id="pKTXnz0B62">v.i.</span><span target_id="RQcMsz7Rjw">n.</span><span target_id="M9wfHLWdOM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lay" src="word_pronunciations/13416.mp3"></audio></span>/leɪ/ (<em>say</em> lay) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">laid</strong>, <strong class="bold">laying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Iq69Z6aHK3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> to put or place in a position of rest or recumbency: <em class="example">to lay a book on a desk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq544"> to bring, throw, or beat down, as from an erect position: <em class="example">to lay a person low.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq743"> to cause to subside: <em class="example">to lay the dust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq331"> to allay, appease, or suppress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq525"> to smooth down or make even: <em class="example">to lay the nap of cloth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq578"> to bury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq670"> to bring forth and deposit (an egg or eggs).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq957"> to deposit as a wager; stake; bet: <em class="example">I’ll lay you ten to one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq089"> to place, set, or cause to be in a particular situation, state, or condition: <em class="example">she laid her hand on his cheek.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq481"> to place before a person, or bring to a person’s notice or consideration: <em class="example">he laid his case before the commission.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq966"> to put to; place in contiguity; apply: <em class="example">to lay a hand on a child.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq131"> to set (a trap, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq600"> to place or locate (a scene): <em class="example">the second act is laid in France.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq620"> to present, bring forward, or prefer, as a claim, charge, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq538"> to impute, attribute, or ascribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq516"> to impose as a burden, duty, penalty, or the like: <em class="example">to lay an embargo on shipments of oil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq379"> to bring down (a stick, etc.), as on a person, in inflicting punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq545"> to dispose or place in proper position or in an orderly fashion: <em class="example">to lay bricks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq898"> to set (a table).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq627"> to form by twisting strands together, as a rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq621"> to place on or over a surface, as paint; cover or spread with something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq824"> to devise or arrange, as a plan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq829"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to head a ship towards (an object or compass point), especially on the closest course it will make to the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq772"> to adjust (a gun) for direction and elevation before firing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq808"> to put (dogs) on a scent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pKTXnz0B62">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq118"> to lay eggs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq459"> to wager or bet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to take a specified position.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RQcMsz7Rjw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq630"> the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq960"> (in ropemaking) the quality of a fibre rope characterised by the degree of twist, the angles formed by the strands, and the fibres in the strands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq391"> a share of the profits or the catch of a whaling or fishing voyage, distributed to officers and crew.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq883"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq273"> an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq091"> a sexual partner (in contexts where performance, willingness, etc., is evaluated): <em class="example">a good lay; </em><em class="example">an easy lay.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="M9wfHLWdOM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">lay aboard</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a boat) to come alongside a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">lay about</strong>, to deal or aim blows at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq816"> <strong class="phr">lay a ghost</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq660"> to cause a ghost to cease haunting a site.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq673"> to settle some unresolved issue in one’s past so that it ceases to cause anxiety.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq217"> to disprove a rumour or allay fears.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">lay an egg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq181"> <em class="label">World War I</em> to drop a bomb.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq012"> <em class="label">World War II</em> to lay a mine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq185"> to defecate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> to be a failure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">lay bare</strong>, to expose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">lay down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq652"> to put (something) down on the ground; to relinquish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq047"> to record (speech, a track of music, etc.) on a tape or disc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">lay down one’s arms</strong>, to surrender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq372"> <strong class="phr">lay hands on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq542"> to assault.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq930"> to attempt to heal by placing one’s hands on, so as to impart spiritual strength.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq374"> to locate and obtain.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">lay hold of </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>), to grasp; seize; catch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">lay in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq234"> to build up a store of (provisions, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq912"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to move along a yard, towards the mast.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq735"> <strong class="phr">lay in </strong>(<strong class="phr">there</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to maintain a course of action despite opposition, setbacks, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">lay into</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq663"> to attack physically or verbally.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> to apply oneself vigorously to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq897"> <strong class="phr">lay it on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to chastise someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">lay it on </strong>(<strong class="phr">with a trowel</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a bit thick</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exaggerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq518"> <strong class="phr">lay off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq284"> to put aside.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq861"> to dismiss, often permanently as in retrenchment, as an employee.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq456"> to mark or plot off.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to desist.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq917"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cease to annoy (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq386"> <em class="label">Racing</em> (of a bookmaker) to make a bet with another bookmaker to cover projected losses on a race.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq887"> to protect a bet or speculation by taking some offsetting risk.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">lay on</strong>, to provide or supply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq203"> <strong class="phr">lay oneself open</strong>, to expose oneself (to adverse criticism or the like).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq252"> <strong class="phr">lay one’s hands on</strong>, to obtain; find: <em class="example">I just can’t lay my hands on it at the moment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">lay out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq244"> to extend at length.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq199"> to spread out to the sight, air, etc.; spread out in order.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq840"> to stretch out and prepare (a body) for burial.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq639"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to expend (money) for a particular purpose.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq679"> to exert (oneself) for some purpose, effect, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq105"> to plot or plan out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to move along a yard, away from the mast.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq313"> to strike down, especially to knock unconscious.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">lay siege to</strong>, to besiege.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">lay someone low</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make someone ill; weaken someone: <em class="example">the flu laid him low for three weeks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq844"> <strong class="phr">lay to</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq238"> to check the motion of (a ship).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq536"> to put (a ship, etc.) in a dock or other place of safety.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">lay up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq093"> to put away, as for future use; store up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq667"> to cause to remain in bed or indoors through illness or injury: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Grandfather came galloping in from Thylungra to find his brother-in-law laid up with a wound that was to leave an impression on his skull for life.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary durack</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq506"> <strong class="phr">lay waste to</strong>, to devastate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lay</em>(<em>en</em>), <em>legge</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>lecgan</em> (causative of <em>licgan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102338" href="entry://lie%23bigmac000102338"><span class="smallcaps">lie<sup>2</sup></span></a>); defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103607" href="#mq935">48d</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103607" href="#mq917">48e</a> US slang (early 1900s)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Lay</em> and <em>lie</em> are sometimes confused. In standard usage, <em>lie</em> is intransitive, as in <em>the dog lies on the bed</em>, <em>the papers are lying on the floor</em>, while <em>lay</em> is commonly transitive, as in <em>he’s laying the table</em>, <em>I want to lay my case before you</em>. The past of <em>lie</em> is (somewhat unhelpfully) <em>lay</em>, as in <em>the dog lay on the bed all night</em>, while the past of <em>lay</em> is <em>laid</em>, as in <em>he laid the table</em>, <em>she laid her cards on the table</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lay<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lay" src="word_pronunciations/13417.mp3"></audio></span>/leɪ/ (<em>say</em> lay) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102338" href="entry://lie%23bigmac000102338"><strong>lie<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lay<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lay" src="word_pronunciations/13418.mp3"></audio></span>/leɪ/ (<em>say</em> lay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> belonging to, relating to, or performed by the people or laity, as distinguished from the clergy: <em class="example">a lay sermon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> not belonging to, connected with, or proceeding from a profession, especially the law or medicine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>laye</em>, from Old French <em>lai</em>, from Late Latin <em>lāicus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041053" href="entry://laic%23bigmac000041053"><span class="smallcaps">laic</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lay<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lay" src="word_pronunciations/13419.mp3"></audio></span>/leɪ/ (<em>say</em> lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> a short narrative or other poem, especially one to be sung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq491"> a song.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lai</em>, from Old French, ? of Germanic origin; compare Old High German <em>leich</em> song]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216963636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lay<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lay" src="word_pronunciations/13416.mp3"></audio></span>/leɪ/ (<em>say</em> lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac349521484" href="entry://ley%20line%23bigmac349521484"><strong>ley line</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lead<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nNrqndp1pD">v.t.</span><span target_id="nTodpkxgY8">v.i.</span><span target_id="RLzpAxjbLU">n.</span><span target_id="yQyijvFVae">adj.</span><span target_id="FXNgmxBA0k">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lead" src="word_pronunciations/13430.mp3"></audio></span>/lid/ (<em>say</em> leed) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">led</strong>, <strong class="bold">leading</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nNrqndp1pD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> to take or conduct on the way; go before or with to show the way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq665"> to conduct by holding and guiding: <em class="example">to lead a horse by a rope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq907"> to guide in direction, course, action, opinion, etc.; to influence or induce: <em class="example">too easily led.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq719"> to conduct or bring (water, wire, etc.) in a particular course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Law</em> to call or present (evidence).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq315"> (of a road, passage, etc.) to serve to bring (a person, etc.) to a place through a region, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq792"> to take or bring: <em class="example">the prisoners were led in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq041"> to be at the head of, command, or direct (an army, organisation, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq953"> to go at the head of or in advance of (a procession, list, body, etc.); to be first in or go before.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq565"> to have the directing or principal part in (a movement, proceedings, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq229"> to begin or open, as a dance, discussion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq384"> to act as leader of (an orchestra, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq450"> to go through or pass (life, etc.): <em class="example">to lead a dreary existence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq490"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to begin a round, etc., with (a card or suit specified).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq190"> to aim and fire a firearm or gun ahead of (a moving target) in order to allow for the travel of the target and time of flight of the bullet or shell in reaching it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nTodpkxgY8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq228"> to act as a guide; show the way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq333"> to be led, or submit to being led, as an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq910"> to afford passage to a place, etc., as a road, stairway, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq272"> to go first; be in advance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq523"> to take the directing or principal part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to take the offensive by striking at an opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq962"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> (of a forward) to make a lead (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102975" href="#mq196">29</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RLzpAxjbLU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq275"> the first or foremost place; position in advance of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq707"> the extent of advance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq266"> something that leads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq559"> the animals at the front of a moving mob.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq456"> a thong or line for holding a dog or other animal in check.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq657"> a guiding indication; clue: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>What seems unimportant to you could be a really good lead for me.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq196"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a sudden move by a forward away from the person on the mark so as to give a teammate an opportunity to pass the ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq220"> precedence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq544"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq404"> the principal part in a play.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq928"> the person who plays it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq970"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq876"> the act or right of playing first, as in a round.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq582"> the card, suit, etc., so played.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq722"> Also, <em class="label">Originally US</em>, <strong class="vs">lede</strong>. <em class="label">Journalism</em> a short summary serving as an introduction to a news story or article.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq285"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a single conductor, often flexible and insulated, used in connections between pieces of electrical apparatus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq202"> <em class="label">Engineering</em> the interval by which a periodic signal precedes another signal of the same phase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> the act of taking the offensive by striking at an opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the course of a rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq402"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041730" href="entry://leadblock%23bigmac000041730"><strong>leadblock</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq366"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Nautical</em> beacons or lights set in line for sighting, to enable a ship to steer through a narrow channel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq006"> a track or route, especially one followed by travelling stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq821"> an open channel through a field of ice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq956"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq426"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043178" href="entry://lode%23bigmac000043178"><strong>lode</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq330"> an auriferous deposit in an old riverbed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq648"> the act of aiming a firearm or gun ahead of a target moving across the line of fire.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yQyijvFVae">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq341"> solo or dominating as in a musical structure: <em class="example">lead singer; </em><em class="example">lead guitar; </em><em class="example">lead break.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq144"> (of an animal) acting as a leader to the rest: <em class="example">lead horse; </em><em class="example">lead steer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq105"> guiding; directing: <em class="example">the lead arm in a golfer’s swing.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FXNgmxBA0k">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq732"> <strong class="phr">bury the lead</strong>, <em class="label">Journalism</em> to give the most important part of a report or story less priority than it warrants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq227"> <strong class="phr">have someone on a short lead</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to limit the independent activities of someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq713"> <strong class="phr">in the lead</strong>, ahead of others; in advance of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">lead nowhere</strong>, to be an unprofitable and unproductive activity, course of action, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq121"> <strong class="phr">lead off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq517"> to take the initiative.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq884"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to make the first play.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq057"> <strong class="phr">lead someone a merry chase </strong>(or <strong class="phr">dance</strong>), to cause someone unnecessary difficulty or trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">lead someone by the nose</strong>, to enforce one’s will on someone, especially unpleasantly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">lead someone on</strong>, to induce or encourage someone to a detrimental or undesirable course of action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">lead </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> evidence</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to produce evidence in support of one’s argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">lead the way</strong>, to go in advance of others, especially as a guide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq64"> <strong class="phr">lead the witness</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to guide the witness to give the answer the interrogator wishes to hear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">lead to </strong>(or <strong class="phr">towards</strong>), to afford a passage to (a place, etc.), as a road, stairway, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">lead up to</strong>, to prepare gradually for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq061"> <strong class="phr">on the lead</strong>, at the head of travelling stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq277"> <strong class="phr">take the lead</strong>, to move out in front of others, either to show the way or to win a race.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>leden</em>, Old English <em>lǣdan</em> (causative of <em>līþan</em> go, travel)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lead<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="kBpgb6UDaz">n.</span><span target_id="0uQ1kuOSgf">v.t.</span><span target_id="y0Vm65iHs5">adj.</span><span target_id="dJf0Ffjaie">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lead" src="word_pronunciations/13431.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛd/ (<em>say</em> led) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kBpgb6UDaz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable bluish-grey metal, sometimes found native, but usually combined as sulphide, in galena. <em>Symbol</em>: Pb; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 207.19; <em>atomic number</em>: 82; <em>density</em>: 11.34 at 20°C.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq067"> something made of this metal or one of its alloys.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq081"> a plumb-bob or mass of lead suspended by a line, as for taking soundings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq159"> bullets; shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq055"> black lead or graphite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq642"> a small stick of this as used in pencils.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq263"> Also, <strong class="vs">leading</strong>. <em class="label">Printing</em> a thin strip of type metal or brass, less than type high, for increasing the space between lines of type.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq079"> frames of lead in which panes are fixed, as in windows of stained glass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq468"> (<em>plural</em>) sheets or strips of lead used for covering roofs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq212"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061967" href="entry://red%20lead%23bigmac000061967"><strong>red lead</strong></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084849" href="entry://white%20lead%23bigmac000084849"><strong>white lead</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a cauldron.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0uQ1kuOSgf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq981"> to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to insert leads between the lines of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq211"> to fix (window glass) in position with leads.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="y0Vm65iHs5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq436"> containing or made of lead.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dJf0Ffjaie">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">fill someone full of lead</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to shoot someone numerous times with a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">go down like a lead balloon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail dismally; fail to elicit the desired response.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">have a lead foot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be given to driving too fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">heave the lead</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to take a sounding with a lead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq815"> <strong class="phr">lead in one’s pencil</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a male) sexual vigour; virility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq851"> <strong class="phr">swing the lead</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (in sailing ships) to take soundings using a plumb-bob.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be idle when there is work to be done.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the idea that taking soundings was an easy job]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lede</em>, Old English <em>lēad</em>, related to German <em>Lot</em> plumb-bob]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lend</span><z><span target_id="DgP5zHB2gw">v.t.</span><span target_id="gWr4CXKZ3Y">v.i.</span><span target_id="Am3aM62yUS">n.</span><span target_id="PIw96dcjjM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lend" src="word_pronunciations/13515.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛnd/ (<em>say</em> lend) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">lent</strong>, <strong class="bold">lending</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DgP5zHB2gw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> to give the temporary use of (money, etc.) for a consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> to grant the use of (something) with the understanding that it (or its equivalent in kind) shall be returned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> to furnish or impart: <em class="example">distance lends enchantment to the view.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq695"> to give or contribute obligingly or helpfully: <em class="example">to lend one’s aid to a cause.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq163"> to adapt (oneself or itself) to something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq067"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> to give to someone else the temporary use of the labour of (a convict in one’s charge).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gWr4CXKZ3Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq678"> to make a loan or loans.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Am3aM62yUS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq890"> (<em>in non-standard use</em>) a loan: <em class="example">give me a lend of your pen.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PIw96dcjjM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">have a lend of someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tease someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">lend a hand</strong>, to assist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">lend an ear</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> to listen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq536"> <strong class="phr">lend itself to</strong>, to be suitable or appropriate for: <em class="example">the property lends itself to a variety of uses.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lende</em>; replacing Middle English <em>lene</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>lǣnan</em>, from <em>lǣn</em> loan] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">let<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nZoJQg65Gz">v.t.</span><span target_id="wBg9qj1l80">v.i.</span><span target_id="v9ID0FNadX">n.</span><span target_id="Dl77IQaTFs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of let" src="word_pronunciations/13550.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛt/ (<em>say</em> let) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">let</strong>, <strong class="bold">letting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nZoJQg65Gz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> to allow or permit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> to allow to pass, go, or come.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq005"> to cause or allow to escape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq530"> Also, <strong class="vs">let out</strong>. to grant the occupancy or use of (land, buildings, rooms, space, etc., or moveable property) for rent or hire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq435"> to contract for performance: <em class="example">to let work to a carpenter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq553"> to cause or make: <em class="example">to let one know.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq798"> (as an auxiliary used to propose or order): <em class="example">let me see.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wBg9qj1l80">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq212"> to be rented or leased.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v9ID0FNadX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq924"> a lease.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Dl77IQaTFs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq436"> <strong class="phr">let alone</strong>, not to mention: <em class="example">he didn’t attend the exam, let alone finish it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq848"> <strong class="phr">let blood</strong>, to cause a patient to bleed in a bloodletting procedure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">let bygones be bygones</strong>, to ignore the past, especially past disagreements or occasions of sadness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">let down</strong>, to lower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">let fly</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq872"> to throw.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq916"> to express one’s anger without restraint.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq440"> <strong class="phr">let go</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq266"> to release one’s hold</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq288"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fart.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq971"> to express one’s anger without restraint.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq396"> to cease to make claims which are no longer appropriate on people with whom one has had a close relationship.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq075"> <strong class="phr">let go of</strong>, to release one’s hold on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq975"> <strong class="phr">let in</strong>, to give access to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq761"> <strong class="phr">let in for</strong>, to oblige (someone) to do (something) without their prior consent or knowledge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">let in on</strong>, to share secret information with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq588"> <strong class="phr">let it be</strong>, to allow a situation to take its own course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">let it go at that</strong>, to cease to express one’s disapproval or attempt to bring about a change.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq753"> <strong class="phr">let loose</strong>, to free from restraint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq067"> <strong class="phr">let off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq578"> to excuse; to exempt from (something arduous, as a punishment, or the like).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq381"> to explode (a firework, or other explosive device).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq577"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fart.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">let off steam</strong>, to release pent-up energy or repressed emotions, such as anger and frustration, often by indirect and harmless means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq548"> <strong class="phr">let on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> to divulge information, especially indiscreetly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I believe now – more than that, he let on once to me – that he was awfully cut up about my changing</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq732"> to pretend: <em class="example">he let on that he was a detective.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq546"> <strong class="phr">let oneself go</strong>, to neglect oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">let one’s hair down</strong>, to abandon oneself to pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">let out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq305"> to release from, as from confinement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq628"> to divulge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq726"> to make (a garment, etc.) larger.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq056"> to emit: <em class="example">he let out a laugh.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq611"> to free from imputation of guilt: <em class="example">that lets him out.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq169"> <strong class="phr">let rip</strong>, to perform with great enthusiasm and energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">let slide</strong>, to cease gradually to attend to, especially something which should be routine or habitual: <em class="example">to let your piano practice slide.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq211"> <strong class="phr">let slip </strong>(or <strong class="phr">drop</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fall</strong>), to divulge unintentionally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq343"> <strong class="phr">let someone alone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">be</strong>), to cease to remonstrate with or harass someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">let someone down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq93"> to omit to fulfil an obligation to someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq723"> to fail someone by proving to be inadequate for their needs: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In ‘96 when I didn’t make the Olympic team my fitness let me down.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq794"> <strong class="phr">let up</strong>, to slacken or stop: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>this is a trend which shows no signs of ever letting up</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">passing show</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1993</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq691"> <strong class="phr">let up on </strong>(<strong class="phr">someone</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cease to harass or pressure (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq558"> <strong class="phr">let well </strong>(<strong class="phr">enough</strong>)<strong class="phr"> alone</strong>, to preserve the status quo for fear that any change might have disastrous consequences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq382"> <strong class="phr">live and let live</strong>, to be tolerant of others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>leten</em>, Old English <em>lǣtan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lettable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">let<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="ejxDj40Ixx">n.</span><span target_id="MchbTZ92T5">v.t.</span><span target_id="lBBhKFrTg9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of let" src="word_pronunciations/13551.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛt/ (<em>say</em> let) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ejxDj40Ixx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq316"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> hindrance or obstruction; an impediment or obstacle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> an interference with the course of the ball (of some kind specified in the rules) on account of which the stroke or point must be played over again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Squash</em> a bodily movement of one player which impedes the other player’s attempts to play the ball, as a result of which the point must be replayed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MchbTZ92T5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq357"> (<strong class="bold">letted</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">let</strong>, <strong class="bold">letting</strong>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to hinder; stand in the way of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lBBhKFrTg9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq538"> <strong class="phr">without let or hindrance</strong>, without any difficulty or obstacle preventing progress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>letten</em>, Old English <em>lettan</em> (from <em>læt</em> slow, tardy, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102759" href="entry://late%23bigmac000102759"><span class="smallcaps">late</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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like
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">like<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tq4AfD85d0">prep.</span><span target_id="QqulFQGC1y">adj.</span><span target_id="eRWFIlI563">adv.</span><span target_id="AOhopT2Jhz">conj.</span><span target_id="vShpLaC2VZ">n.</span><span target_id="sSWpWfFGNW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of like" src="word_pronunciations/13648.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪk/ (<em>say</em> luyk) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="tq4AfD85d0"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq346"> similarly to; in a manner characteristic of: <em class="example">they lived like kings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq930"> typical or characteristic of: <em class="example">an act of kindness just like him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq884"> bearing resemblance to: <em class="example">he is like his father.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq062"> for example; as; such as: <em class="example">the basic necessities of life, like food and drink.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq650"> indicating a probability of: <em class="example">it looks like being a fine day; </em><em class="example">that seems like a good idea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq652"> desirous of; disposed to (after <em>feel</em>): <em class="example">I feel like a double whisky.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq714"> introducing an intensive, sometimes facetious, comparison: <em class="example">like hell; </em><em class="example">like anything.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QqulFQGC1y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">liker</strong>, <strong class="bold">likest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq769"> having the same or similar qualities or characteristics: <em class="example">of like appearance; </em><em class="example">of like mind; </em><em class="example">as like as two peas in a pod.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq526"> corresponding or agreeing in general or in some noticeable respect; similar; analogous: <em class="example">drawing, painting, and like arts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq942"> <em class="label">Rare</em> bearing resemblance: <em class="example">two sisters so very like.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> likely: <em class="example">a danger like to happen.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="eRWFIlI563">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> (<em>in non-standard use</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq823"> (used after a clause to weaken the force of a direct statement) so to speak; as it were: <em class="example">it was a bit tough, like; </em><em class="example">they’ve gone bad, like.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq494"> (used before a number) around about; approximately: <em class="example">it was like six in the evening.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq40"> (used for emphasis): <em class="example">this big guy, like really big, suddenly like rushed up to me.</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="AOhopT2Jhz">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq647"> just as, or as: <em class="example">she did it like she wanted.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq188"> as if: <em class="example">he acted like he was afraid.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vShpLaC2VZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq915"> a like person or thing, or like persons or things; a counterpart, match, or equal: <em class="example">no-one has seen her like in a long time.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sSWpWfFGNW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">be like</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq740"> to say: <em class="example">I was like, ‘What are you doing?’, and he was like, ‘Nothing.’</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq634"> to think: <em class="example">I was like, ‘Oh no, what have I done?’</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">like enough</strong>, likely: <em class="example">he is like enough to go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">the like</strong>, something of a similar nature: <em class="example">oranges, lemons, and the like.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">the likes of</strong>, anyone who bears a resemblance to: <em class="example">we will not see the likes of her again.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>gelīc</em>, ultimately, of the same body or form. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042402" href="entry://lichgate%23bigmac000042402"><span class="smallcaps">lichgate</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The use of <em>like</em> as a conjunction (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103073" href="#mq647">15</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103073" href="#mq188">16</a>) is common in spoken English but is not universally acceptable in formal writing. The objection to this usage (which does not extend to words such as <em>before</em> and <em>since</em> which also act as both prepositions and conjunctions) is relatively recent, dating from the 19th century. In British dictionaries this usage is restricted to spoken language but in American dictionaries it carries no such restriction. Australian practice seems to be fluctuating between the two.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">like<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="3A9xg74sy5">v.t.</span><span target_id="dpYoLXlXN3">v.i.</span><span target_id="SI86fCoBxD">n.</span><span target_id="XuZGMEdCTn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of like" src="word_pronunciations/13649.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪk/ (<em>say</em> luyk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">liked</strong>, <strong class="bold">liking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3A9xg74sy5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> to take pleasure in; find agreeable to one’s taste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> to regard with favour, or have a kindly or friendly feeling for (a person, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> (in social media) to indicate support, enthusiasm, etc., for (a post, image, etc.), as by activating a button, tapping on an image, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dpYoLXlXN3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq834"> to feel inclined, or wish: <em class="example">come whenever you like.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SI86fCoBxD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq928"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a favourable feeling; preference: <em class="example">likes and dislikes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq174"> (in social media) an instance of liking (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042581" href="#mq576">3</a>): <em class="example">to get hundreds of likes for a photo.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XuZGMEdCTn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">like best</strong>, to prefer above all else.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>like</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>līcian</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lincolnshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lincolnshire</span></header><div>/ˈlɪŋkənʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'lingkuhnshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">a county in eastern England; includes the unitary districts of <strong>North Lincolnshire</strong> and <strong>North East Lincolnshire</strong>, created in 1996. 5880 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Lincoln.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: Lincs. Also, <strong class="vs">Lincoln</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lists
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lists</span><z><span target_id="IwnyjqR2mN">pl. n.</span><span target_id="O8YNeEmZ7D">phr.</span></z></header><div>/lɪsts/ (<em>say</em> lists) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="IwnyjqR2mN"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> the barriers enclosing the field of combat at a tournament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq154"> the enclosed field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq925"> any place or scene of combat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O8YNeEmZ7D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">enter the lists</strong>, to take part in a contest or competition; to begin to take part in a discussion or argument: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bony looked his doubt, and Nanette entered the lists</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">arthur upfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>liste</em> boundary, limit (same word as <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042882" href="entry://list%23bigmac000042882"><span class="smallcaps">list<sup>2</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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London
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">London<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈlʌndən/ (<em>say</em> 'lunduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jack</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">1876–1916, US short-story writer, novelist and adventurer.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">London<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Bzwx6OdfBh">n.</span><span target_id="oWWl0AFJgO">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈlʌndən/ (<em>say</em> 'lunduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Bzwx6OdfBh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> a metropolis in south-eastern England, on the Thames; capital of the United Kingdom; consists of the <strong>City of London</strong>, forming the financial sector and comprising the old city and ancient nucleus of the metropolis, the <strong>West End</strong>, the main entertainment and main shopping area, and the <strong>East End</strong>, the former industrial and dock area, as well as many suburbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> <strong>Greater</strong>, the administrative area of London comprising the City of London and 32 boroughs, 12 inner and 20 outer; formed in 1965 from the City and the former London and Middlesex counties, and parts of Essex, Kent, Surrey, and Hertfordshire. 1579 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oWWl0AFJgO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">London to a brick </strong>(<strong class="phr">on</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq66"> highly probable: <em class="example">it’s London to a brick he’ll win.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq691"> with very short odds.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian expression of betting odds meaning that a person, who is in no doubt of winning, will bet London to win one brick; popularised by Ken Howard, race caller in the 1950s and 1960s]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lynx
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lynx</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lynx" src="word_pronunciations/14017.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪŋks/ (<em>say</em> lingks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">lynxes</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">lynx</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">any of various wildcats of the genus <em>Lynx</em>, having long limbs and short tail, and usually with tufted ears, as the <strong>Eurasian lynx</strong>, <em>L. lynx</em>, the <strong>bay lynx</strong> or bobcat, <em>L. rufus</em>, a common North American species, and the <strong>Canada lynx</strong>, <em>L. canadensis</em>, a large, densely furred species of Canada and the northern US.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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make
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">make</span><z><span target_id="c9i4MN9TQV">v.t.</span><span target_id="v0Oi54oCb1">v.i.</span><span target_id="VtTxVrXrkZ">n.</span><span target_id="t2pQXcvyLP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of make" src="word_pronunciations/14149.mp3"></audio></span>/meɪk/ (<em>say</em> mayk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">made</strong>, <strong class="bold">making</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="c9i4MN9TQV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> to bring into existence by shaping material, combining parts, etc.: <em class="example">to make a dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> to produce by any action or causative agency: <em class="example">to make trouble.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq630"> to cause to be or become; render: <em class="example">to make an old man young.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq888"> to constitute; appoint: <em class="example">to make someone a judge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq972"> to put into proper condition for use: <em class="example">to make a bed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq312"> to bring into a certain form or condition: <em class="example">to make bookcases out of orange boxes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq056"> to cause, induce, or compel (to do something): <em class="example">to make a horse go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq317"> to give rise to; occasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq333"> to produce, earn, or win for oneself: <em class="example">to make a fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq746"> to compose, as a poem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq057"> to draw up, as a legal document.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq964"> to do; effect: <em class="example">to make a bargain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq864"> to fix; establish; enact: <em class="example">to make laws.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq448"> to become by development; prove to be: <em class="example">he will make a good lawyer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq044"> to form in the mind, as a judgement, estimate, or plan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq148"> to judge or infer as to the truth, nature, meaning, etc.: <em class="example">what do you make of it?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq220"> to estimate; reckon: <em class="example">to make the distance ten metres.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq408"> (of material or parts) to compose; form: <em class="example">two and two make four.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq622"> to bring to; bring up the total to: <em class="example">to make a kilo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq801"> to serve for or as: <em class="example">to make good reading.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq797"> to be sufficient to constitute; be essential to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq532"> to assure the success, fortune, or mature character of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq307"> to put forth; deliver: <em class="example">to make a speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">US</em> to accomplish by travelling, etc.: <em class="example">to make one hundred kilometres an hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq575"> to arrive at or reach: <em class="example">to make a port.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq310"> to arrive in time for: <em class="example">to make the first show.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq477"> to achieve a position on or inclusion in (a team, a list of honours, place of honour, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to seduce or have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq550"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq767"> to name (the trump).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq869"> to achieve a trick with (a card).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to achieve (a bid).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq774"> to mix up or shuffle (the cards).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Sport</em>, <em class="label">Games</em> to earn as a score.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq038"> to close (an electric circuit).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="v0Oi54oCb1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq373"> to cause oneself, or something understood, to be as specified: <em class="example">to make sure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq350"> to show oneself in action or behaviour: <em class="example">to make merry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq059"> to direct or pursue the course; go: <em class="example">to make for home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq762"> to rise, as the tide, or as water in a ship, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VtTxVrXrkZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq108"> style or manner of being made; form; build.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq996"> production with reference to the maker: <em class="example">our own make.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq823"> disposition; character; nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq398"> the act or process of making.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq054"> quantity made; output.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq125"> the act of naming the trump, or the suit named as trump.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq588"> the act of shuffling the cards before dealing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the closing of an electric circuit (opposed to <em>break</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t2pQXcvyLP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="43"><span id="mq657"> <strong class="phr">make a face</strong>, to grimace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq419"> <strong class="phr">make as if </strong>(or <strong class="phr">as though</strong>), to act as if; feign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq094"> <strong class="phr">make at</strong>, to attack or lunge towards: <em class="example">he made at me with a knife.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq950"> <strong class="phr">make away with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq814"> to get rid of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq209"> to kill or destroy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq939"> to steal or abduct.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">make back</strong>, to go back again; return: <em class="example">you make back to the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq487"> <strong class="phr">make believe</strong>, to pretend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">make demands on</strong>, to put pressure on to fulfil requests, tasks, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq909"> <strong class="phr">make do</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to operate or carry on using minimal or improvised resources: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He drinks more – not seriously, but four or five whiskies in the evening when once he made do with two.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">make </strong>(<strong class="phr">do</strong>)<strong class="phr"> and mend</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> a half-holiday or day on which one finishes early. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the original order to take time to mend one’s clothes, attend to one’s equipment, etc.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">make eyes</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to flirt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq436"> <strong class="phr">make for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq355"> to travel towards or attempt to reach.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq544"> to help to promote or maintain: <em class="example">to make for better international relations.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq324"> <strong class="phr">make good</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq131"> to achieve (a goal).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq399"> to become a success.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">make heavy weather</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to roll and pitch in heavy seas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq073"> <strong class="phr">make heavy weather of</strong>, to have difficulty with; progress laboriously with: <em class="example">to make heavy weather of a simple calculation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq266"> <strong class="phr">make it</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq384"> to achieve one’s object.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq742"> to arrive successfully.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">make it with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">make like</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq019"> to imitate: <em class="example">to make like a monkey.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq308"> to pretend: <em class="example">make like you’re happy.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq753"> <strong class="phr">make love to </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq052"> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq800"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to court; woo.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">make off</strong>, to run away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">make off with</strong>, to steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq31"> <strong class="phr">make or break</strong>, to strengthen and fortify or else to entirely destroy (an enterprise, person, etc.): <em class="example">the near-collapse of the company will make or break him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">make out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq840"> to write out (a bill, a cheque, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq332"> to prove; establish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq230"> to discern; decipher.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq880"> to present as; impute to be: <em class="example">he made me out a liar.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq891"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to manage; cope successfully.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse: <em class="example">I made out last night.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq363"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kiss, pet, and fondle sexually: <em class="example">making out at the movies.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">make over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq197"> to make anew; alter: <em class="example">to make over a dress.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq530"> to hand over into the possession or charge of another.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq106"> to transfer the title of (property); convey.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">make public</strong>, to reveal to the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">make the most of</strong>, to get the maximum pleasure out of, in anticipation of being without in the near future.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq956"> <strong class="phr">make time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq143"> to move quickly, especially in an attempt to recover lost time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq930"> to find time for something in spite of a busy schedule.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq202"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to flirt: <em class="example">make time with the hostess.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">make up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq284"> (of parts) to constitute; form.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq633"> to put together; construct; compile.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq379"> to concoct; invent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq690"> to compensate for; make good.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq455"> to complete.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq471"> to prepare; put in order.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq834"> to bring to a definite conclusion, as one’s mind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq027"> to settle amicably, as differences.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq433"> Also, <strong class="vs">make it up</strong>. to become reconciled after a quarrel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq103"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to arrange set type, etc., into columns or pages.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq824"> to apply cosmetics to, as the face.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="l"><span id="mq935"> to prepare for a part, as on the stage, by appropriate dress, cosmetics, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="m"><span id="mq188"> to adjust or balance, as accounts; to prepare, as statements.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="n"><span id="mq836"> to assemble the component parts of a drill string.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="o"><span id="mq787"> <em class="label">Education</em> to repeat (a course or examination in which one has failed) or to take (an examination from which one has been absent).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="p"><span id="mq212"> to give or work in lieu for; compensate for (time or work lost, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">make up time</strong>, (of a plane, traveller, etc.) to travel more quickly so that arrival is sooner: <em class="example">we made up time after Singapore.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq825"> <strong class="phr">make up to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to try to be on friendly terms with; fawn on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq461"> to make advances or pay court to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">on the make</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq766"> intent on gain or one’s own advantage: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a nation on the march and not just on the make.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bob ellis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq041"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> looking for a sexual partner.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>make</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>macian</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mark<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="gvTr03ks75">n.</span><span target_id="irc7wgRqlN">v.t.</span><span target_id="UeMDRNbsad">v.i.</span><span target_id="HnBnRs2nUm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mark" src="word_pronunciations/14327.mp3"></audio></span>/mak/ (<em>say</em> mahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gvTr03ks75"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> a visible trace or impression upon anything, as a line, cut, dent, stain, bruise, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq576"> a badge, brand, or other visible sign assumed or imposed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq554"> a symbol used in writing or printing: <em class="example">a punctuation mark.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq672"> a sign, usually a cross, made by an illiterate person by way of signature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq664"> an affixed or impressed device, symbol, inscription, etc., serving to give information, identify, indicate origin or ownership, attest to character or comparative merit, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq805"> a sign, token, or indication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq382"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq200"> a symbol used in rating conduct, proficiency, attainment, etc., as of pupils in a school.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq592"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a credit or a demerit in the mark system.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq962"> something serving as an indication of position, as a bookmark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq001"> a recognised or required standard: <em class="example">to be below the mark.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq565"> repute; note; importance, or distinction: <em class="example">a student of mark.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq889"> a distinctive trait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq052"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq616"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) a designation for a model of a weapon, an item of military equipment, a motor vehicle, or the like, generally used together with a numeral: <em class="example">the Mark-4 weapon-carrier.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq594"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a designation for a particular model or generation of a product, project, program, etc., generally used together with a numeral: <em class="example">a mark-3 telescope.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq241"> an object aimed at, as a target.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq659"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq401"> a person who is chosen to be the object of a swindle: <em class="example">she was following her mark.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> the victim of any intended criminal activity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq18"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a person viewed as financially reliable: <em class="example">he was considered a first-rate mark in Sydney.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq110"> an object of derision, scorn, hostile schemes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> the starting point allotted to a contestant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq276"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> the middle of the stomach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="entry://jack%23bigmac000102114"><strong>jack<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="entry://jack%23mq358">7</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq383"> (on a nautical lead line) one of the measured indications of depth, consisting of a white, blue, or red rag, a bit of leather, or a knot of small line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq619"> a tract of land held in common by a medieval community of freemen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq786"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025547" href="entry://fair%20catch%23bigmac000025547"><strong>fair catch</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq781"> the mark on the turf made by the heel as the player calls ‘mark’ while taking a fair catch as a claim for a free kick.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq848"> the place from or behind which a free kick or penalty kick is taken.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq870"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq708"> the action of catching the ball on the full, after it has travelled not less than 15 m directly from the kick of another player without it having been touched while in transit from kick to catch.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq973"> the place on the field where the mark was made, or where an infringement resulting in a free kick took place, and from or behind which the player must then kick.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq824"> the field umpire’s decision that the catch has been fairly taken.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq584"> the player who takes a mark: <em class="example">to be a good mark.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="irc7wgRqlN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq038"> to be a distinguishing feature of: <em class="example">a day marked by rain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq578"> to put a mark or marks on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq636"> to attach or affix to (something) figures or signs indicating price, quality, brand name, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq620"> to judge and record the quality or correctness of (exam papers, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq748"> to castrate (a lamb, calf, etc.); usually associated with other procedures such as docking, ear-marking, drenching, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq711"> to indicate or designate by or as by marks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq571"> to record, as a score.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq522"> to make manifest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq992"> to give heed or attention to: <em class="example">mark my words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq397"> to notice or observe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq140"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to catch (the ball) so as to be awarded a mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to observe and keep close to (an opponent) with the intention of obtaining advantage.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UeMDRNbsad">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to catch the ball so as to be awarded a mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq022"> to take notice; give attention; consider.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HnBnRs2nUm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq016"> <strong class="phr">be quick off the mark</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq436"> (of a competitor in a race) to start promptly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq170"> to be prompt in recognising and acting upon the possibilities of a situation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">be slow off the mark</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq124"> (of a competitor in a race) to start slowly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq451"> to be sluggish or slow to start something.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq246"> <strong class="phr">easy mark</strong>, an object or target which can be easily achieved or exploited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">give full </strong>(or <strong class="phr">top</strong>)<strong class="phr"> marks</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to approve warmly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">give someone a bad mark</strong>, to disapprove of someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">give someone a good mark</strong>, to approve of someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq498"> <strong class="phr">leave one’s mark</strong>, to effect lasting changes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">make one’s mark</strong>, to become famous or successful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq086"> <strong class="phr">mark down</strong>, to reduce the price of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">mark off</strong>, to separate, as by a line or boundary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq490"> <strong class="phr">mark out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq288"> to trace or form by or as by marks.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq502"> to single out; destine.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">mark time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq064"> to suspend advance or progress temporarily as while awaiting development.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq102"> <em class="label">Military</em> to move the feet alternately as in marching, but without advancing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq291"> <strong class="phr">mark up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq653"> to mark with notations or symbols.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq388"> to increase the price of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">mark you</strong>, (used to foreground the adjacent sentence weakly): <em class="example">mark you, it’ll be over by Christmas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq104"> <strong class="phr">on your mark</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), (addressed to competitors at the beginning of a race) take your places!</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">overshoot the mark</strong>, to err by overestimating the requirements of a situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">overstep the mark</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq188"> (of a competitor in a race) to break the rules by placing a foot over or beyond the mark before the start of the race.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq243"> to transgress the accepted standards of behaviour.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq520"> <strong class="phr">step up </strong>(<strong class="phr">to the mark</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq365"> (of a sportsperson) to accept the challenge of competing, often at a higher level than usual.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq881"> to meet challenges, especially by taking on additional responsibility.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq673"> <strong class="phr">up to the mark</strong>, of the required standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq180"> <strong class="phr">wide of the mark</strong>, inaccurate; irrelevant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>mearc</em> boundary, landmark]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mark<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mark" src="word_pronunciations/14328.mp3"></audio></span>/mak/ (<em>say</em> mahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq782"> a former silver coin of Germany, until 1924 the principal monetary unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq010"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019946" href="entry://deutschmark%23bigmac000019946"><strong>deutschmark</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> <strong>Mark der Deutschen Notenbank</strong>, (formerly) the principal monetary unit of East Germany.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq946"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045209" href="entry://markka%23bigmac000045209"><strong>markka</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>m</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>arc</em>, related to German <em>Mark</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mark<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mark" src="word_pronunciations/14327.mp3"></audio></span>/mak/ (<em>say</em> mahk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">(in opera singing) to go through a rehearsal performance without taxing one’s vocal powers, as by singing softly, singing an octave lower, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>markieren</em> to simulate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meadowlark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meadowlark</span></header><div>/ˈmɛdoʊlak/ (<em>say</em> 'medohlahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">any of various common American songbirds of the genus <em>Sturnella</em>, family Fringillidae, especially the <strong>eastern meadowlark</strong>, <em>S. magna</em>, and <strong>western meadowlark</strong>, <em>S. neglecta</em>, both of which are robust, yellow-breasted birds about the size of the thrush.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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means
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">means</span><z><span target_id="Cyv5PkvRix">pl. n.</span><span target_id="BI5ZVWoIwZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of means" src="word_pronunciations/14506.mp3"></audio></span>/minz/ (<em>say</em> meenz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="Cyv5PkvRix"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> (<em>often construed as singular</em>) an agency, instrumentality, method, etc., used to attain an end: <em class="example">a means of communication.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> disposable resources, especially pecuniary resources: <em class="example">the business now has the means to expand; </em><em class="example">such toys are beyond the means of poor families.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq872"> considerable pecuniary resources: <em class="example">a man of means.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BI5ZVWoIwZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq616"> <strong class="phr">a means to an end</strong>, a way or method, often unscrupulous or dishonest, to achieving a goal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">beyond one’s means</strong>, too expensive in terms of one’s financial resources; not able to be afforded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">by all manner of means</strong>, in any way possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">by all means</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq256"> at any cost; without fail.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq728"> (in emphasis) certainly: <em class="example">go, by all means.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq787"> <strong class="phr">by any means</strong>, in any way; at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">by means of</strong>, employing the method of; by the use of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">by no means</strong>, in no way; not at all; certainly not: <em class="example">a practice by no means to be recommended.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">within one’s means</strong>, not too expensive in terms of one’s financial resources; able to be afforded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mene</em>, from Old French <em>meien</em>, from Late Latin <em>mediānus</em> in the middle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mercaptan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mercaptan</span></header><div>/mɜˈkæptən/ (<em>say</em> mer'kaptuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">any of a class of sulphur-containing compounds, with the type formula RSH, the low-boiling members of which have an extremely offensive smell, especially <strong>ethyl mercaptan</strong>, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>SH, a colourless liquid, with an offensive, garlic-like smell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: arbitrary abbreviation of Latin expression (<em>corpus</em>)<em> mer</em>(<em>curium</em>)<em> captan</em>(<em>s</em>) body-catching mercury]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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merlin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">merlin</span></header><div>/ˈmɜlən/ (<em>say</em> 'merluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a small falcon, <em>Falco columbarius</em>, especially the two subspecies known as the <strong>European merlin</strong>, <em>F. c. aesalon</em>, and the <strong>American merlin</strong>, <em>F. c. columbarius</em>; used in falconry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>merlioun</em>, from Anglo-French <em>merilun</em>, from Old French <em>esmerillon</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mile</span><z><span target_id="gDPL4SF4B5">n.</span><span target_id="LrXbENR9Gg">adv.</span><span target_id="6r07ETzRPI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mile" src="word_pronunciations/14815.mp3"></audio></span>/maɪl/ (<em>say</em> muyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gDPL4SF4B5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> a unit of measurement of length in the imperial system, equal to 5280 feet (1609.34 m).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049463" href="entry://nautical%20mile%23bigmac000049463"><strong>nautical mile</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq287"> any of various other lengths ascribed to the mile in different periods and in different countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq499"> (<em>often plural</em>) a large distance or quantity: <em class="example">missed by a mile; </em><em class="example">miles of work to do.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="LrXbENR9Gg">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq204"> (<em>plural</em>) (an intensifier): <em class="example">miles further; </em><em class="example">miles apart.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6r07ETzRPI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">a mile a minute</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq741"> <strong class="phr">be miles away</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be lost in thought and oblivious to one’s surroundings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">go the extra mile</strong>, to put in a special effort to achieve something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>myle</em>, Old English <em>mīl</em>, from Latin <em>milia </em>(<em>passuum</em>) a thousand (paces)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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monsoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">monsoon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of monsoon" src="word_pronunciations/15127.mp3"></audio></span>/mɒnˈsun/ (<em>say</em> mon'soohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> any major wind system which reverses in direction seasonally, usually creating a difference between dry and rainy seasons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq093"> a rainy season associated with a monsoon, as the wet season of northern Australia from December to March, or of south Asia from April to October.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq185"> (in Malaysia and Singapore) either of the two rainy seasons, the <strong>east monsoon</strong>, around January, and the <strong>west monsoon</strong>, around June.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq457"> (in Hong Kong) a north-eastern or south-western wind, associated with spells of colder and warmer weather respectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch (early colonial period) <em>monssoen</em>, from Portuguese <em>monçao</em>, from Arabic <em>mausim</em> season, seasonal wind, monsoon] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>monsoonal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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moray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">moray</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of moray" src="word_pronunciations/15166.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɔreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'mawray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">morays</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">moray</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">any of numerous eels of the family Muraenidae, often found lurking among rocks and weeds, as the <strong>long-tailed eel</strong>, <em>Evenchelys macrurus</em> of northern Australia, or <em>Muraena helena</em>, common in the Mediterranean and valued as a food fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>moréia</em>, from Latin <em>mūraena</em>, from Greek <em>mȳraina</em> lamprey] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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more
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">more</span><z><span target_id="UTFXeivVMA">adj.</span><span target_id="VrbHGGjVm0">pron.</span><span target_id="hUTQzx0tX7">adv.</span><span target_id="eUHd1s9rM3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of more" src="word_pronunciations/15173.mp3"></audio></span>/mɔ/ (<em>say</em> maw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UTFXeivVMA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: <em class="example">more money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> additional or further: <em class="example">do not lose any more time.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="VrbHGGjVm0">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq068"> an additional quantity, amount, or number: <em class="example">would you like more?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq574"> a greater quantity, amount, or degree: <em class="example">she ate more than I did.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq736"> something of greater importance: <em class="example">she refused, and what is more, very rudely.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq073"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) a greater number of a class specified, or the greater number of persons: <em class="example">she believed him, but more were sceptical.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="hUTQzx0tX7">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq013"> in or to a greater extent or degree: <em class="example">more rapid.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq106"> in addition; further; longer; again.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eUHd1s9rM3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">be more where that came from</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to be available in a steady supply, usually with reference to something that has won an appreciative response.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">more or less</strong>, to a certain extent; approximately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">more than flesh and blood can bear</strong>, to be unendurably painful, distressing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">more than meets the eye</strong>, to be more complex and sinister than was first thought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">no more</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq405"> (in the past but) not now: <em class="example">that style is the rage no more.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq947"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) dead: <em class="example">the prince is no more.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>māra</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104172" href="entry://most%23bigmac000104172"><span class="smallcaps">most</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mortgage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mortgage</span><z><span target_id="3KkCYWWXxU">n.</span><span target_id="kCZSQUBHZh">v.t.</span><span target_id="LbGGYRZoW5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mortgage" src="word_pronunciations/15202.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɔgɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'mawgij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3KkCYWWXxU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Law</em> a security by way of conveyance or assignment of property securing the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation where the property is redeemable upon payment or performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> <strong>legal mortgage</strong>, a mortgage where the legal estate in property is conveyed or assigned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq865"> <strong>equitable mortgage</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq383"> a charge on property enforceable as a right in equity where the legal estate in the mortgaged property remains in the mortgagor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq588"> a mortgage of equitable property.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq852"> the deed by which such a transaction is effected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq947"> the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kCZSQUBHZh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">mortgaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">mortgaging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq190"> to convey or place (property, especially houses or land) under a mortgage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq406"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101197" href="entry://pledge%23bigmac000101197"><strong>pledge</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LbGGYRZoW5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">have a mortgage on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sole claim to: <em class="example">you don’t have a mortgage on feelings.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>morgage</em>, from Old French, from <em>mort</em> dead + <em>gage</em> pledge, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088476" href="entry://gage%23bigmac000088476"><span class="smallcaps">gage<sup>1</sup></span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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move
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">move</span><z><span target_id="0Ka1Gtf5dF">v.i.</span><span target_id="MObVtHzqDu">v.t.</span><span target_id="iK0rEuzpH9">n.</span><span target_id="LhyE8gOMiN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of move" src="word_pronunciations/15286.mp3"></audio></span>/muv/ (<em>say</em> moohv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">moved</strong>, <strong class="bold">moving</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0Ka1Gtf5dF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> to change place or position; pass from one place or situation to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> to change one’s abode; go from one place of residence to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq950"> to advance, progress, or make progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq265"> to have a regular motion, as an implement or a machine; turn; revolve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq327"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to be disposed of by sale, as goods in stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to start off, or depart: <em class="example">it’s time to be moving.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq415"> (of the bowels) to be stimulated to evacuate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq208"> to be active in a particular sphere: <em class="example">to move in society.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq913"> to take action, or act, as in an affair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq753"> to make a formal request, application, or proposal: <em class="example">to move for a new trial.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MObVtHzqDu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq375"> to change the place or position of; take from one place, posture, or situation to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq099"> to set or keep in motion; stir or shake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq637"> to prompt, actuate, or impel to some action: <em class="example">what moved you to do this?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq066"> to cause (the bowels) to act or operate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq857"> to affect with tender or compassionate emotion; touch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq285"> to propose formally, as to a court or judge, or for consideration by a deliberative assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq731"> to submit a formal request or proposal to (a ruler, a court, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iK0rEuzpH9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq297"> the act of moving; a movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq705"> a change of abode or residence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq816"> an action towards an end; a step.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq212"> <em class="label">Games</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the right or turn to move.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LhyE8gOMiN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq209"> <strong class="phr">get a move on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> hurry up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq548"> <strong class="phr">move heaven and earth</strong>, to do one’s utmost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">move in</strong>, to take up residence in a new home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq669"> <strong class="phr">move in on</strong>, to attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq634"> <strong class="phr">move out</strong>, to leave a home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">move someone to …</strong>, to arouse in someone (the feeling specified): <em class="example">to move him to pity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq473"> <strong class="phr">move with the times</strong>, to alter one’s own attitudes or ideas in conjunction with changes in society.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">on the move</strong>, moving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>move</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>mover</em>, from Latin <em>movēre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>mover</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mud</span><z><span target_id="bFTGnJvOcm">n.</span><span target_id="Xi3MJNY0nc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mud" src="word_pronunciations/15315.mp3"></audio></span>/mʌd/ (<em>say</em> mud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bFTGnJvOcm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or among the discharges from a volcano; mire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq921"> (in opal mining) the layer of soft shale between the bandstone and the kopi where opal is usually found.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048195" href="entry://mortar%23bigmac000048195"><strong>mortar<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Xi3MJNY0nc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq507"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> clear as mud</strong>, (of ideas, explanations, etc.) not clear; confused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq333"> <strong class="phr">here’s mud in your eye</strong>, (a toast.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq252"> <strong class="phr">someone’s name is mud</strong>, someone is in disgrace. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the catchphrase <em>And his name is mud!</em>, indicating that one thinks the speaker is a fool, from the obsolete use of <em>mud</em> to mean ‘a fool, idiot’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">throw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sling</strong>)<strong class="phr"> mud at</strong>, to speak ill of; abuse; vilify.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mudde</em>, <em>mode</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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murder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">murder</span><z><span target_id="cPHN5xpdzN">n.</span><span target_id="Oysr5VXMVV">v.t.</span><span target_id="nuRQQKq3av">v.i.</span><span target_id="QE9EyvB86B">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of murder" src="word_pronunciations/15393.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɜdə/ (<em>say</em> 'merduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cPHN5xpdzN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Law</em> the unlawful killing of a human being by an act done with intention to kill or to inflict grievous bodily harm, or with reckless indifference to human life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an uncommonly laborious or difficult task: <em class="example">gardening in the heat is murder.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Oysr5VXMVV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq988"> <em class="label">Law</em> to kill by an act constituting murder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq600"> to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq398"> to spoil or mar by bad execution, representation, pronunciation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to consume (food or drink) with gusto: <em class="example">I could murder a sandwich now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> to defeat overwhelmingly in competition.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nuRQQKq3av">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq562"> to commit murder.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QE9EyvB86B">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">get away with murder</strong>, to behave outrageously, illegally, etc., with impunity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">like blue murder</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to a remarkable degree or extent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And the long and short of it is that I hate dairying like blue murder.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">scream </strong>(or <strong class="phr">yell</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">cry, etc.</strong>)<strong class="phr"> blue murder</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a commotion; complain vociferously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Supervisor didn’t get to figure that one out just yet because two blokes were belting up the stairs screaming blue murder.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim winton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1993</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of obsolete <em>murther</em>, from Middle English <em>morther</em>, Old English <em>morþor</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>murderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>murderess</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">music</span><z><span target_id="QefJQAEnF5">n.</span><span target_id="TSSTkaKyqb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of music" src="word_pronunciations/15422.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QefJQAEnF5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> an art of organising sound in significant forms to express ideas and emotions through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq119"> musical work or compositions for singing or playing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq984"> the written or printed score of a musical composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq813"> such scores collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq651"> any sweet, pleasing, or harmonious sounds or sound: <em class="example">the music of the waves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq460"> appreciation of or responsiveness to musical sounds or harmonies.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TSSTkaKyqb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">face the music</strong>, to face the consequences, usually unpleasant, of one’s actions; accept responsibility for what one has done.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq856"> <strong class="phr">music to one’s ears</strong>, something that is pleasant to hear, such as good news, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>musik</em>, from Latin <em>mūsica</em>, from Greek <em>mousikē </em>(<em>technē</em>) originally, any art over which the Muses presided]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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near
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">near</span><z><span target_id="BuTRpxPD92">adv.</span><span target_id="LWghGrYvRO">adj.</span><span target_id="SbrHphRH6W">prep.</span><span target_id="3eA9MKu3vr">v.t.</span><span target_id="Vu8dgQ8aND">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of near" src="word_pronunciations/15588.mp3"></audio></span>/nɪə/ (<em>say</em> near) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="BuTRpxPD92"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> close: <em class="example">near by.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq997"> nigh; at, within, or to a short distance: <em class="example">to stand near.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq366"> close at hand in time: <em class="example">New Year’s Day is near.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq445"> close in relation; closely with respect to connection, similarity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq364"> <em class="label">Chiefly Colloquial</em> all but; almost: <em class="example">a period of near thirty years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq612"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> close to the wind.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LWghGrYvRO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq695"> being close by; not distant: <em class="example">the near meadows.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq497"> less distant: <em class="example">the near side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq461"> short or direct: <em class="example">the near road.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq013"> close in time: <em class="example">the near future.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq940"> closely related or connected: <em class="example">our nearest relation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq003"> close to an original: <em class="example">a near translation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq935"> closely affecting one’s interests or feelings: <em class="example">a matter of near consequence to one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq288"> intimate or familiar: <em class="example">a near friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq596"> narrow: <em class="example">a near escape.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq430"> parsimonious or niggardly: <em class="example">a near man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq360"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq914"> being on the left side of an animal such as a horse: <em class="example">the near hind leg.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq459"> (in a team of animals) being on the left: <em class="example">the near bullock.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq665"> (in driving) being on the left of a vehicle in a country where traffic drives on the left.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="SbrHphRH6W">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq462"> at, within, or to a short distance, or no great distance, from: <em class="example">regions near the equator.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq632"> close upon in time: <em class="example">near the beginning of the year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq859"> close upon (a condition, etc.): <em class="example">a task near completion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq044"> close to in similarity, resemblance, etc.: <em class="example">near beer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq310"> close to (doing something): <em class="example">this act came near spoiling his chances.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3eA9MKu3vr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq815"> to come or draw near (to); approach.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Vu8dgQ8aND">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq16"> <strong class="phr">as near as dammit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) very close.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">as near as makes no difference</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very close indeed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">come near</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq525"> to approach: <em class="example">to come near the throne.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq231"> to be on the point of: <em class="example">to come near to fainting.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq456"> to approximate (a target, result, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">near at hand</strong>, close by.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">near enough</strong>, (of a task, piece of work, etc., just completed) adequately but not perfectly done.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq69"> <strong class="phr">near enough is good enough</strong>, (<em>used ironically in criticism of Australian work habits</em>) it is sufficient to perform to a minimum standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">not to come near</strong>, to be clearly inferior in quality, size, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nere</em>, Old English <em>nēar</em>, comparative of <em>nēah</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050130" href="entry://nigh%23bigmac000050130"><span class="smallcaps">nigh</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>nearness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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need
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">need</span><z><span target_id="xJLHjbLo0Z">n.</span><span target_id="U0fkIDwMda">v.t.</span><span target_id="PFBCOtOnzl">quasi-mod. v.</span><span target_id="KKD1ulwRr5">v.i.</span><span target_id="6rgQFPJghp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of need" src="word_pronunciations/15613.mp3"></audio></span>/nid/ (<em>say</em> need) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xJLHjbLo0Z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq562"> a case or instance in which some necessity or want exists; a requirement: <em class="example">to meet the needs of the occasion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq723"> urgent want, as of something requisite: <em class="example">he has no need of your kindness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq629"> necessity arising from the circumstances of a case: <em class="example">there is no need to worry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq129"> a situation or time of difficulty; exigency: <em class="example">a friend in need.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq768"> a condition marked by the lack of something requisite: <em class="example">the need for leadership.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq662"> destitution; extreme poverty.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="U0fkIDwMda">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq192"> to have need of; require: <em class="example">to need money.</em></span></div> <div abbr="quasi-mod. v." class="chunk" id="PFBCOtOnzl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>quasimodal</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq703"> Also, <strong class="vs">need to</strong>. to be under or to have a necessity: <em class="example">they need not go; </em><em class="example">do I need to go?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KKD1ulwRr5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq995"> to be necessary: <em class="example">there needs no apology.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq779"> to be in need or want.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6rgQFPJghp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">need one’s head read </strong>(or <strong class="phr">examined</strong>), to be extremely foolish, with the implication that one is insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq286"> <strong class="phr">need something like a hole in the head</strong>, to be extremely displeased by an event.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nede</em>, Old English dialect <em>nēd</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>needer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nightjar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nightjar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nightjar" src="word_pronunciations/15721.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnaɪtdʒa/ (<em>say</em> 'nuytjah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq512"> any of various nocturnal insect-eating birds of the widely distributed family Caprimulgidae, having cryptic plumage and roosting on the ground during the day, as the <strong>spotted nightjar</strong>, <em>Eurostopodus argus</em>, endemic to Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq354"> the common <strong>Eurasian nightjar</strong>, <em>Caprimulgus europaeus</em>, the male of which makes a chirring sound at night; goatsucker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq951"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053577" href="entry://owlet-nightjar%23bigmac000053577"><strong>owlet-nightjar</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally applied to def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050147" href="#mq354">2</a>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050131" href="entry://night%23bigmac000050131"><span class="smallcaps">night</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101624" href="entry://jar%23bigmac000101624"><span class="smallcaps">jar<sup>2</sup></span></a>, referring to its call]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gorilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gorilla</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gorilla" src="word_pronunciations/10360.mp3"></audio></span>/gəˈrɪlə/ (<em>say</em> guh'riluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> either of two species of ground-living, vegetarian, anthropoid apes, the <strong>western gorilla</strong>, <em>Gorilla gorilla</em>, and the <strong>eastern gorilla</strong>, <em>G. beringei</em>, of equatorial Africa, both now critically endangered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq933"> an ugly, brutal man.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq641"> a hairy man.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq716"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a smash-hit recording.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq932"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the sum of $1000.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek; said to be of African origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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got
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">got</span><z><span target_id="7S2BDo0NZa">v.</span><span target_id="boUv0OclFy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of got" src="word_pronunciations/10375.mp3"></audio></span>/gɒt/ (<em>say</em> got) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="7S2BDo0NZa"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104528" href="entry://get%23bigmac000104528"><strong>get<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="boUv0OclFy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq720"> <strong class="phr">got at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq267"> (of a horse or greyhound) disabled before a race, as by drugs or laming.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq545"> (of a person) persuaded to desist from or to adopt a course of action by some form of duress, as threats, bribes, blackmail, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">have got</strong>, to have; possess: <em class="example">I’ve got a house in Tamworth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">have got ’em bad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq276"> to be hallucinating, usually due to delirium tremens.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq554"> to be in a nervous condition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">have got it bad</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to have an infatuation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq377"> <strong class="phr">have got to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq451"> to be under an obligation to; be obliged to: <em class="example">I’ve got to go.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq133"> (expressing certainty): <em class="example">you’ve got to be joking.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq469"> <strong class="phr">it’s got to be</strong>, (an expression indicating conviction, certainty, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">what’s got into someone?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a query as to what is causing someone to behave in an uncharacteristic way, such as angrily, absent-mindedly, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I don’t know what’s got into your mother. Whew, she’s up in the clouds.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray bail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104528" href="entry://get%23bigmac000104528"><strong>get<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grandmother
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grandmother</span><z><span target_id="020ZMyLoF3">n.</span><span target_id="wJcdcnY4ER">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grandmother" src="word_pronunciations/10436.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrænmʌðə/ (<em>say</em> 'granmudhuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grandmother" src="word_pronunciations/10437.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrænd-/ (<em>say</em> 'grand-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="020ZMyLoF3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> the mother of one’s father or mother.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq910"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> a woman of one’s parents’ parents’ generation, especially a biological grandmother or one of her sisters.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wJcdcnY4ER">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq179"> <strong class="phr">just what your grandmother ordered!</strong>, (an expression indicating delight, approval, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs</strong>, to attempt to teach someone a skill which they already possess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">tell that to your grandmother</strong>, (an exclamation expressing disbelief.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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greenfinch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">greenfinch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of greenfinch" src="word_pronunciations/10520.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrinfɪntʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'greenfinch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">any of various green-plumaged finches, especially the <strong>European greenfinch</strong>, <em>Chloris chloris</em>, with green and yellow plumage, native to Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa, often kept as a pet, having been widely introduced into various countries as Australia and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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griffon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">griffon<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of griffon" src="word_pronunciations/10552.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrɪfən/ (<em>say</em> 'grifuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">any of various vultures of the genus <em>Gyps</em>, native to Africa, Asia and Europe, especially the <strong>Eurasian griffon</strong>, <em>G. fulvus</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031742" href="entry://griffin%23bigmac000031742"><span class="smallcaps">griffin<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">griffon<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of griffon" src="word_pronunciations/10552.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrɪfən/ (<em>say</em> 'grifuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> a small, wiry-haired pet dog of Belgian origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> one of a breed of coarse-haired hunting dogs combining the qualities of the pointer and the setter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031742" href="entry://griffin%23bigmac000031742"><span class="smallcaps">griffin<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">griffon<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of griffon" src="word_pronunciations/10552.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrɪfən/ (<em>say</em> 'grifuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031742" href="entry://griffin%23bigmac000031742"><strong>griffin<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ground parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac667386305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ground parrot</span></header><div>/graʊnd ˈpærət/ (<em>say</em> grownd 'paruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">either of two species of shy, long-tailed, green, terrestrial parrot: the <strong>eastern ground parrot</strong>, <em>Pezoporus wallicus</em>, endemic to coastal grasslands and heaths of restricted areas of southern and eastern Australia, or the <strong>western ground parrot</strong>, <em>P. flaviventris</em>, of coastal heathlands of southern WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grouse<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grouse" src="word_pronunciations/10611.mp3"></audio></span>/graʊs/ (<em>say</em> grows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">grouse</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">any of various gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, of the Northern Hemisphere, including important game species as the <strong>red grouse</strong>, <em>Lagopus lagopus scoticus</em>, of Britain, the <strong>ruffed grouse</strong>, <em>Bonasa umbellus</em> of North America, and the capercailzie.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grouse<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="i73P1sMkLp">v.i.</span><span target_id="2VpfbaJxW4">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grouse" src="word_pronunciations/10612.mp3"></audio></span>/graʊs/ (<em>say</em> grows) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="i73P1sMkLp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> (<strong class="bold">groused</strong>, <strong class="bold">grousing</strong>) to grumble; complain.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2VpfbaJxW4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq780"> a complaint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031854" href="entry://grouch%23bigmac000031854"><span class="smallcaps">grouch</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grouser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grouse<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="JjZgXqBNUi">adj.</span><span target_id="HZqi1exPZ6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grouse" src="word_pronunciations/10613.mp3"></audio></span>/graʊs/ (<em>say</em> grows) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JjZgXqBNUi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> very good.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HZqi1exPZ6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq876"> <strong class="phr">extra grouse</strong>, excellent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [1920s Australian slang; ? northern English dialect <em>crouse</em> cheerful, merry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hair</span><z><span target_id="VVSxZPa667">n.</span><span target_id="5SmHaaUGGO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hair" src="word_pronunciations/10790.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛə/ (<em>say</em> hair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VVSxZPa667"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> the natural covering of the human head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> the aggregate of hairs which grow on an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq546"> one of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical filaments growing from the skin and forming the coat of most mammals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq875"> a similar fine, filamentous outgrowth from the body of insects, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq581"> cloth made of hair from such animals as camel and alpaca.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq781"> a very small magnitude, measure, degree, etc.: <em class="example">he lost the race by a hair.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5SmHaaUGGO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">get in someone’s hair</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to irritate or annoy someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq656"> <strong class="phr">hair of the dog </strong>(<strong class="phr">that bit you</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an alcoholic drink taken to relieve a hangover. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the old belief that using the hair from a mad dog on the wound caused by its bite would cure it, and thence, by analogy, that another drink would take away the effects of drunkenness]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq290"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s hair on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep calm; not get angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">let one’s hair down</strong>, to behave in an informal, relaxed, or uninhibited manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">make someone’s hair stand on end</strong>, to fill someone with terror or alarm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq609"> <strong class="phr">put hair on someone’s chest</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of food or drink consumed by a person) to make them feel fitter, more robust, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">split hairs</strong>, to make fine or unnecessary distinctions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq879"> <strong class="phr">tear one’s hair out</strong>, to show extreme emotion, as anger, anxiety, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">without turning a hair</strong>, showing no emotion; keeping placid and unmoved.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ha</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>re</em>, from Old Norse <em>hār</em>); replacing Middle English <em>her</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>hær</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hand</span><z><span target_id="jL8WMf7qV4">n.</span><span target_id="bfZPp5wIEx">v.t.</span><span target_id="CZCl03jOGd">adj.</span><span target_id="C0feB0A50M">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hand" src="word_pronunciations/10876.mp3"></audio></span>/hænd/ (<em>say</em> hand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jL8WMf7qV4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> (in humans) the terminal, prehensile part of the arm, consisting of the palm and five digits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq981"> the terminal part of any limb when prehensile, as the hind foot of a monkey, the chela of a crustacean, or (in falconry) the foot of a hawk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq322"> something resembling a hand in shape or function: <em class="example">the hands of a clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq097"> a symbol used in writing or printing to draw attention to something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq242"> a person employed in manual labour; worker; labourer: <em class="example">a factory hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq128"> a person who does a specified thing: <em class="example">a book by several hands.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq783"> a member of a ship’s crew: <em class="example">all hands on deck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq498"> agency; active cooperation in doing something: <em class="example">a helping hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq332"> side: <em class="example">on every hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq747"> a side of a subject, question, etc.: <em class="example">on the other hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq219"> a source, as of information or of supply: <em class="example">at first hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq710"> style of handwriting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq119"> a person’s handwriting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq890"> skill; execution; touch: <em class="example">a painting that shows a master’s hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq053"> a person, with reference to action, ability, or skill: <em class="example">a poor hand at writing letters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq356"> a pledge of marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq413"> a linear measure in the imperial system, used in giving the height of horses, etc., equal to four inches or 0.1016 m (approximately 10 cm).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq582"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq305"> the cards dealt to or held by each player at one time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq224"> the person holding the cards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq537"> a single part of a game, in which all the cards dealt at one time are played.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Squash</em> the time for which a player is hand-in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq133"> skill or knack at manipulating the reins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq460"> a bundle or bunch of various fruit, leaves, etc., as a cluster of bananas or tobacco leaves tied together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq664"> a round or outburst of applause for a performer: <em class="example">to get a hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq272"> what is left from a pork forequarter after the removal of the foreloin: <em class="example">pork hand.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bfZPp5wIEx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq654"> to deliver or pass with the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq860"> to help or conduct with the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq296"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to furl, as a sail.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CZCl03jOGd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq908"> of or belonging to the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq070"> done or made by hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq874"> made to be carried in, or worn on, the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq879"> operated by hand.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="C0feB0A50M">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq506"> <strong class="phr">a firm hand</strong>, strict control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">a free hand</strong>, freedom to act as desired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">a heavy hand</strong>, severity or oppression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">a high hand</strong>, dictatorial manner or arbitrary conduct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">at hand</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq147"> within reach; nearby.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq180"> near in time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq238"> ready for use.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">at the hand </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hands</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of</strong>, from the action or agency of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">bear a hand</strong>, to give assistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">by hand</strong>, by the use of the hands (as opposed to any other means): <em class="example">to make pottery by hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq667"> <strong class="phr">change hands</strong>, to pass from one owner to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">come to hand</strong>, to be received; come within one’s reach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">declare one’s hand</strong>, to reveal one’s intentions or circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">eat out of someone’s hand</strong>, to be uncritically compliant and trusting of another, often in a servile or sycophantic manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">force someone’s hand</strong>, to compel someone to act prematurely or against their better judgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq735"> <strong class="phr">from hand to hand</strong>, from one person to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq579"> <strong class="phr">from hand to mouth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq408"> eating at once whatever one gets.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq061"> with attention to immediate wants only.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">get one’s hand in</strong>, to develop a skill through practice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">get one’s hands dirty</strong>, to become involved in an unpleasant or distasteful but necessary procedure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">get one’s hands off it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stop being unrealistic. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that one is behaving like a wanker]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">give a hand</strong>, to help; assist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">give one’s hand on</strong>, to vouch for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">hand down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq961"> to deliver (the decision of a court).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq560"> to transmit from the higher to the lower, in space or time: <em class="example">to hand a legend down to posterity.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">hand in</strong>, to present for acceptance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq204"> <strong class="phr">hand in glove</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) on very intimate terms; in league.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">hand in hand</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq987"> with hands mutually clasped.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq533"> conjointly or concurrently.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">hand it to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give due credit to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">hand off</strong>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to thrust off (an opponent who is tackling).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq113"> <strong class="phr">hand on</strong>, to pass on; transmit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">hand on heart</strong>, (an expression indicating that one is speaking the truth.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">hand out</strong>, to distribute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq303"> <strong class="phr">hand over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq949"> to deliver into another’s keeping.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq597"> to give up or yield control of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq758"> <strong class="phr">hand over fist</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq368"> easily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq916"> in large quantities: <em class="example">to make money hand over fist.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally a nautical expression referring to the most efficient way to let out or pull in a rope by using alternate hands]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq727"> <strong class="phr">hands and heels</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> without the use of a whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq186"> <strong class="phr">hands down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq102"> totally; completely; easily: <em class="example">to win hands down.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from racing, referring to the practice of a jockey who is confident of winning of relaxing his grip on the reins as the horse approaches the winning post]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq248"> without a doubt: <em class="example">she is hands down the best teacher I have ever had.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">hands off</strong>, (an exclamation barring someone from approaching, touching, or taking hold of someone or something.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq552"> <strong class="phr">hands up</strong>, (an exclamation demanding that someone raise their hands above their head as a sign of surrender.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">hand to hand</strong>, in close combat; at close quarters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq122"> <strong class="phr">have a hand in</strong>, to have a part or concern in doing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq64"> <strong class="phr">have one’s hand in</strong>, to have achieved skill through practice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">have one’s hands full</strong>, to be fully occupied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">hold the hand out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq780"> to exploit the benefits given out by the government and other welfare organisations.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq277"> to demand bribe money.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq742"> <strong class="phr">in good hands</strong>, in the care of someone trustworthy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq965"> <strong class="phr">in hand</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq002"> under control.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq290"> in immediate possession: <em class="example">cash in hand.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq778"> in process: <em class="example">keep to the matter in hand.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Croquet</em> (of a ball) after roquet has been made until croquet has been taken.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">in one’s hands</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq831"> in one’s care or supervision.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq193"> in one’s power or control.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq281"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">into</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the hands of</strong>, in (or into) the care, control or supervision of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq892"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s hand in</strong>, to keep in practice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s hands off</strong>, to refrain from taking possession of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq276"> <strong class="phr">lay hands on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq351"> to assault; to beat up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq244"> to lay one’s hands on the head of (a person) as part of a ritual.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">lay one’s hands on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">off one’s hands</strong>, out of one’s responsible charge or care.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">on every hand</strong>, all around; everywhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq504"> <strong class="phr">on hand</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> in immediate possession: <em class="example">cash on hand.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq377"> before someone for attention.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq787"> present.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">on one’s hands</strong>, in one’s care: <em class="example">he was left with his sister’s children on his hands.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq606"> <strong class="phr">on one’s own hands</strong>, <em class="label">Australian History</em> (of a convict) working for their own profit as against working for the government or for a settler: <em class="example">female prisoners allowed to be on their own hands must have a ticket of leave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">out of hand</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq939"> beyond control: <em class="example">to let one’s temper get out of hand.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq182"> at once; without delay.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq657"> <strong class="phr">out of one’s hands</strong>, out of one’s control or care.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">play into the hands of</strong>, to act, without full realisation, against one’s best interest and in the interest of (an enemy or potential opponent).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq068"> <strong class="phr">shake hands</strong>, to clasp another’s right hand as a salutation, in closing a bargain, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq372"> <strong class="phr">show of hands</strong>, a voting procedure by which a motion is passed or lost on the basis of an estimate of the number of hands raised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">show one’s hand</strong>, to reveal one’s attitudes, plans, opinions, etc., intentionally or not.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq382"> <strong class="phr">take a hand in</strong>, to have a part or concern in doing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">take in hand</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq953"> to assume responsibility for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq177"> to subject to vigorous discipline.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">take off someone’s hands</strong>, to remove from someone’s responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">the upper hand</strong>, a position of marked superiority; whip hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq025"> <strong class="phr">throw in one’s hand</strong>, to give up; stop doing something; surrender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">to hand</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq801"> within reach; at hand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq172"> into one’s immediate possession.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">try one’s hand</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to make an attempt, especially for the first time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">turn one’s hand to</strong>, to turn one’s energies to; set to work at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">wait on someone hand and foot</strong>, attend to someone’s every need; shower attention upon someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">wash one’s hands of</strong>, to have nothing more to do with. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the New Testament (Matthew 27:24); from the actions of Pontius Pilate who, having given the people the chance of releasing Christ, ‘saw that he could prevail nothing … took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person.’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hat</span><z><span target_id="XaKG64vS5J">n.</span><span target_id="7R2sdWse2l">v.t.</span><span target_id="uzCeqVs398">v.i.</span><span target_id="2rxAGbJWIu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hat" src="word_pronunciations/10988.mp3"></audio></span>/hæt/ (<em>say</em> hat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XaKG64vS5J"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq089"> a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and a brim, worn outdoors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> (formerly) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq264"> the distinctive red cap of a cardinal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq289"> the office or dignity of cardinal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq896"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a particular role, job, rank, etc., among many: <em class="example">which hat is he wearing now?</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Computers</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090334" href="entry://caret%23bigmac000090334"><strong>caret</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090334" href="entry://caret%23mq663">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090334" href="entry://caret%23mq453">3</a>).</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hatted</strong>, <strong class="bold">hatting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7R2sdWse2l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq756"> to provide with a hat; put a hat on.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uzCeqVs398">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq140"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to live, usually alone, fossicking, especially for gold.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2rxAGbJWIu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">at the drop of a hat</strong>, on the spur of the moment; without preliminaries. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (19th century); possibly from the practice of starting a race or contest by a sweeping downwards of the starter’s hat]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">bad hat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bad or immoral person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">eat one’s hat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very surprised (if a certain event happens): <em class="example">if they win this game I’ll eat my hat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq063"> <strong class="phr">my hat</strong>, (an exclamation of surprise and disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">old hat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> old-fashioned; out-of-date; outmoded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">send </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pass</strong>)<strong class="phr"> around the hat</strong>, to make a collection, sometimes in a hat, for a needy person or cause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">take one’s hat off to</strong>, to express respect or admiration for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq892"> <strong class="phr">talk through one’s hat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to talk nonsense; speak without knowledge of the true facts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">throw one’s hat in the door</strong>, to test the warmth of one’s reception in company, as when arriving late.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq361"> <strong class="phr">throw one’s hat into </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the ring</strong>, to join in a competition or contest. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from fairground boxing competitions where a man would indicate his willingness to enter the competition by throwing his hat into the ring]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">under one’s hat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> secret, confidential: <em class="example">keep this information under your hat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">wear two hats</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act in two official capacities at the same time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hætt</em> head covering, ultimately related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034920" href="entry://hood%23bigmac000034920"><span class="smallcaps">hood<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hatless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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headlight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">headlight</span><z><span target_id="2vha0RjnF9">n.</span><span target_id="oGUKqAA1Z9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of headlight" src="word_pronunciations/11026.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɛdlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'hedluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2vha0RjnF9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> a light equipped with a reflector, on the front of any vehicle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oGUKqAA1Z9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">have one’s headlights on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have erect nipples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">like a deer </strong>(or <strong class="phr">rabbit, kangaroo, etc.</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(<strong class="phr">caught</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in the headlights</strong>, immobilised by a state of fear, confusion or panic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hearing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hearing</span><z><span target_id="UAiIFhoSdo">n.</span><span target_id="GjuzmqXfMY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hearing" src="word_pronunciations/11052.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'hearring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UAiIFhoSdo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq528"> the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> the act of perceiving sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq369"> opportunity to be heard: <em class="example">to grant a hearing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Law</em> the presentation of a matter before a tribunal.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GjuzmqXfMY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">within hearing </strong>(or <strong class="phr">earshot</strong>), (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) close by, so as able to be heard: <em class="example">to live within hearing of the lapping of the waves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq421"> <strong class="phr">out of hearing </strong>(or <strong class="phr">earshot</strong>), (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) distant, so as not able to be heard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101036" href="entry://hear%23bigmac000101036"><span class="smallcaps">hear</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heart</span><z><span target_id="u0osZaWt26">n.</span><span target_id="dK6KrPqYbx">v.t.</span><span target_id="Cpn59qImfG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of heart" src="word_pronunciations/11071.mp3"></audio></span>/hat/ (<em>say</em> haht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="u0osZaWt26"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> a hollow muscular organ which by rhythmic contraction and dilatation keeps the blood in circulation throughout the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> this organ considered as the seat of life, or vital powers, or of thought, feeling, or emotion: <em class="example">to die of a broken heart; </em><em class="example">in his heart he yearned to see her again.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq797"> the seat of emotions and affections (often in contrast to the <em>head</em> as the seat of the intellect): <em class="example">to win a person’s heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq263"> feeling; sensibility; capacity for sympathy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq352"> spirit, courage, or enthusiasm: <em class="example">to lose heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq568"> the innermost or middle part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq796"> the vital or essential part; core: <em class="example">the very heart of the matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq767"> the breast or bosom: <em class="example">to clasp a person to one’s heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq544"> a person, especially in expressions of praise or affection: <em class="example">dear heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq737"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq978"> a figure or object with rounded sides meeting in an obtuse point at the bottom and curving inwards to a cusp at the top; a stylised representation of the shape of a heart.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq240"> a figure of this shape used to represent love.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq383"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq448"> a red heart-shaped figure on a playing card.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq905"> a card of a suit bearing such figures.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq127"> (<em>plural</em>) the suit of cards bearing this symbol.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq703"> (<em>plural construed as singular</em>) a game in which the players try to avoid taking tricks containing hearts.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the core of a tree; the solid central part without sap or albumen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq541"> good condition for production, growth, etc., as of land or crops.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dK6KrPqYbx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to love: <em class="example">I heart art.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to encourage.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Cpn59qImfG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">after someone’s own heart</strong>, appealing to someone’s taste or affection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq024"> <strong class="phr">at heart</strong>, in one’s heart, thoughts, or feelings; in reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">be all heart</strong>, (<em>usually ironic</em>) to be full of consideration and kindness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">break the heart of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq425"> to disappoint grievously in love.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq261"> to crush with sorrow or grief.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">close to someone’s heart</strong>, deeply affecting someone’s interests and affections.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">cry one’s heart out</strong>, to cry bitterly or violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">eat one’s heart out</strong>, to pine or fret, especially with envy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the past belief that the heart was weakened by sorrow or jealousy]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq047"> <strong class="phr">from </strong>(<strong class="phr">the bottom of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s heart</strong>, sincerely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">have a change of heart</strong>, to reverse a decision or opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">have a heart</strong>, to be reasonable; show mercy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">have a heart as big as Phar Lap’s</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely brave and able to endure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq055"> <strong class="phr">have at heart</strong>, to cherish as an object, aim, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">have no heart</strong>, to be lacking in kindly or sympathetic feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">have one’s heart in one’s mouth </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throat</strong>), to be very frightened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq985"> <strong class="phr">have the heart</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq722"> to have enough courage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq920"> (in negative sentences) to be unfeeling enough: <em class="example">he didn’t have the heart to throw them out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq491"> to have sufficient energy or will: <em class="example">after years of failure and frustration, she simply did not have the heart to continue.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq866"> <strong class="phr">heart and soul</strong>, completely; wholly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq998"> <strong class="phr">heart of oak</strong>, a courageous and long-suffering spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">in one’s heart of hearts</strong>, at the depth of one’s feelings: <em class="example">he knew in his heart of hearts that he was wrong.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Hamlet</em> (Act III: Scene 2) where the phrase is <em>heart of heart</em> referring to the central part of the heart: ‘Give me that man, That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him, In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee.’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s heart</strong>, to fall in love.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq041"> (<strong class="phr">off</strong>)<strong class="phr"> by heart</strong>, from memory; committing to memory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">open one’s heart to</strong>, to feel compassion for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq631"> <strong class="phr">pull a heart muscle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to display a lack of courage in a contest, conflict, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq856"> <strong class="phr">set someone’s heart at rest</strong>, to ease someone’s anxieties: <em class="example">the doctor was able to set the patient’s heart at rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq964"> <strong class="phr">set one’s heart on</strong>, to desire greatly; to resolve to obtain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq126"> <strong class="phr">sing </strong>(<strong class="phr">act, play, etc.</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s heart out</strong>, to (perform) with one’s utmost energy and enthusiasm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq578"> <strong class="phr">take heart</strong>, to find new courage or strength; be reassured or encouraged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq956"> <strong class="phr">take to heart</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq379"> to think seriously about.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq848"> to be deeply affected by; grieve over.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">the heart of the matter</strong>, the essential problem or difficulty stripped of all intended or unintended confusion or elaboration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">the red heart </strong>(<strong class="phr">of Australia</strong>), the remote interior of Australia, thought of as the central point of the country, and by association with the red soil typical of the region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">to one’s heart’s content</strong>, as much as one wishes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve</strong>, to display openly one’s emotions, intentions, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the old custom of a young man tying to his sleeve a favour, such as a scarf or a handkerchief, a gift to him from his lady and a sign of her affection]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">win hearts and minds</strong>, to convince and enthuse people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">with all one’s heart</strong>, with all willingness; heartily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>herte</em>, Old English <em>heorte</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100604" href="#mq645">14</a> from the use, especially in advertising graphics, of a stylised heart shape to represent the word ‘love’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heaven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heaven</span><z><span target_id="j9xj6VlGqr">n.</span><span target_id="HCSZtu3GIo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of heaven" src="word_pronunciations/11080.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'hevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="j9xj6VlGqr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> (<em>also upper case</em>) (in many religions and mythologies) a place or state of existence where people (often those who have lived righteously or those chosen by a god or gods) live on after death in happiness. In the Judaeo-Christian tradition, for example, heaven is the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099666" href="entry://paradise%23bigmac000099666"><strong>paradise</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078629" href="entry://Elysium%23bigmac000078629"><strong>Elysium</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095432" href="entry://Valhalla%23bigmac000095432"><strong>Valhalla</strong></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101432" href="entry://hell%23bigmac000101432"><strong>hell</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101432" href="entry://hell%23mq115">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq781"> (<em>usually plural</em>) the sky or firmament, or expanse of space surrounding the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq956"> a place or state of supreme bliss: <em class="example">a heaven on earth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq563"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067649" href="entry://seventh%20heaven%23bigmac000067649"><strong>seventh heaven</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HCSZtu3GIo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">be in heaven</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely happy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">for heaven’s sake</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq416"> (an exclamation indicating irritation or entreaty.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq727"> (a rhetorical tag to indicate surprise, indignation, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>right up on the Queensland border for heaven’s sake</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq767"> (<strong class="phr">good</strong>)<strong class="phr"> heavens</strong>, (an exclamation indicating surprise, consternation, indignation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq286"> <strong class="phr">heaven help …</strong>, (an expression implying that the person or thing named will be beyond human help): <em class="example">heaven help him if he goes down that path.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">heaven knows</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq984"> (a phrase implying that neither the speaker, nor any other person, knows): <em class="example">heaven knows where my wallet is now.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq342"> (an impolite interjection): <em class="example">heaven knows, I did all I could to help.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">heaven on a stick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something wonderfully pleasurable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">heavens </strong>(<strong class="phr">above</strong>), (an exclamation indicating surprise, vexation, indignation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">heavens to Betsy </strong>(or <strong class="phr">Murgatroyd</strong>), (<em>humorous</em>) (an exclamation of feigned surprise, exasperation, etc.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a humorous extension of the simple exclamation at def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103988" href="entry://heaven%23mq767">7</a>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq744"> <strong class="phr">move heaven and earth</strong>, to do all that is possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq768"> <strong class="phr">thank heaven</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), (a phrase expressing gratitude for a good outcome): <em class="example">thank heaven the police arrived in time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq051"> <strong class="phr">to high heaven</strong>, to an extreme degree: <em class="example">to complain to high heaven; </em><em class="example">to stink to high heaven.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>heven</em>, Old English <em>hefen</em>, <em>heofon</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hell</span><z><span target_id="MUxN7JqmVA">n.</span><span target_id="HL1bLGIlFv">interj.</span><span target_id="6hFlv5TGys">adv.</span><span target_id="KL4RaRGyku">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hell" src="word_pronunciations/11134.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛl/ (<em>say</em> hel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MUxN7JqmVA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> (<em>also upper case</em>) (in many religions and mythologies) the abode of the spirits of the dead, often, as in Christianity, a place or state of existence where the wicked are punished after death. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099697" href="entry://Gehenna%23bigmac000099697"><strong>Gehenna</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099649" href="entry://Hades%23bigmac000099649"><strong>Hades</strong></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103988" href="entry://heaven%23bigmac000103988"><strong>heaven</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103988" href="entry://heaven%23mq162">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq924"> any place or state of torment or misery: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And it’s hell lying here feverish with the bugs biting a man.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ion l idriess</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1932</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq078"> the powers of evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq477"> anything that causes torment; any severe or extremely unpleasant experience, either mental or physical: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It’s absolute hell to be in the house alone.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq095"> <em class="label">British</em> a gambling house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq799"> a receptacle into which a printer’s worn-out or broken type or a tailor’s shreds are thrown.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="HL1bLGIlFv">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of annoyance, disgust, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hell, Caro, you don’t want to listen to this.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">beverley farmer</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6hFlv5TGys">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">that was hell good (hell bad); </em><em class="example">it was hell big.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KL4RaRGyku">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">a hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of a …</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">helluva</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an appallingly difficult, unpleasant, etc. …</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq439"> (<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hell breaks loose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> much trouble ensues, especially occasioning uproar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(or <strong class="phr">one</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> notable; remarkable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">as sure as hell</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> quite definitely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">beat </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to physically assault (someone) in a violent manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq413"> <strong class="phr">blast </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reprimand severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">come hell or high water</strong>, whatever happens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq203"> <strong class="phr">for the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> for no specific reason; for its own sake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">frighten </strong>(or <strong class="phr">scare</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to frighten severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq459"> <strong class="phr">from hell</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exceptionally bad, unpleasant, etc.: <em class="example">she was the business partner from hell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">get the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> away</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to distance oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">get the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to leave rapidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">give someone hell</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make things unpleasant for someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">go to hell in a handbasket </strong>(or <strong class="phr">handcart</strong>), to be heading ultimately towards ruin or destruction. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally a US phrase relying on the alliteration for effect]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">hell for leather</strong>, at top speed; recklessly fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">hell good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely good.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">hell on earth</strong>, a place or state of torment or misery: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Europe must be hell on earth just now.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john morrison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq743"> <strong class="phr">hell’s bells</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a mild imprecation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">hell’s teeth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of astonishment, indignation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">hell to pay</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> serious unwanted consequences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">like hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq290"> (an intensifier with adverbial force): <em class="example">run like hell.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq020"> (an intensifier in expressions of ironic negation): <em class="example">like hell I will; </em><em class="example">like hell it was.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq659"> <strong class="phr">merry hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an upheaval; a severe reaction; severe pain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq934"> <strong class="phr">not a hope in hell</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not the slightest possibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">oh hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr">!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, frustration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">play hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq764"> to cause considerable damage, injury, or harm to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq015"> to reprimand severely; scold.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq452"> <strong class="phr">raise hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq825"> to cause a lot of commotion or trouble.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq105"> to complain or protest vociferously.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>) or <strong class="phr">in the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>) or <strong class="phr">in hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier used with interrogatives): <em class="example">how the hell am I going to do that?; </em><em class="example">who in the hell are you?; </em><em class="example">what in hell are you doing here?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq179"> <strong class="phr">the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (to kick, beat, etc.) with great vigour: <em class="example">to hit the hell out of the ball.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq273"> <strong class="phr">the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of disgust or rejection.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq947"> <strong class="phr">till hell freezes over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> forever.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">what the hell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contempt, dismissal, or the like.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>helle</em>, Old English <em>hel</em>(<em>l</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hide<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="HyaoyIcCRi">v.t.</span><span target_id="2SrkV2jAsF">v.i.</span><span target_id="3f39V4K9Pt">n.</span><span target_id="7wQHoI4Vai">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hide" src="word_pronunciations/11242.mp3"></audio></span>/haɪd/ (<em>say</em> huyd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hid</strong>, <strong class="bold">hidden</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">hid</strong>, <strong class="bold">hiding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HyaoyIcCRi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq668"> to obstruct the view of; cover up: <em class="example">the sun was hidden by clouds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq550"> to conceal from knowledge; keep secret: <em class="example">to hide one’s feelings.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2SrkV2jAsF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq994"> to conceal oneself; lie concealed.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3f39V4K9Pt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq245"> a covered place to hide in while shooting or observing wildlife.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7wQHoI4Vai">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq89"> <strong class="phr">have nothing to hide</strong>, to feel no sense of shame or embarrassment by virtue of one’s innocence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">hide one’s head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be ashamed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hide</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>hȳdan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hide<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="75eldAfowg">n.</span><span target_id="AJr1NXZ5iA">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ghe2NcEhBX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hide" src="word_pronunciations/11243.mp3"></audio></span>/haɪd/ (<em>say</em> huyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="75eldAfowg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq606"> the skin of an animal, especially one of the larger animals, raw or dressed: <em class="example">the hide of a calf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the human skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> impudence: <em class="example">he’s got a hide!</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AJr1NXZ5iA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq065"> (<strong class="bold">hided</strong>, <strong class="bold">hiding</strong>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to flog or thrash.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ghe2NcEhBX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">a thick hide</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> insensitivity to criticism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq851"> <strong class="phr">have a hide like an elephant</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be particularly insensitive and crass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq486"> <strong class="phr">have more hide than Jessie</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be particularly impudent. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the elephant <em>Jessie</em> at Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, who died in 1939 aged 67]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq098"> <strong class="phr">neither hide nor hair</strong>, not a vestige; no clue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">no hide no Christmas box</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> no reward is to be had without impudent initiative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hȳd</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>cutis</em> skin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hide<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hide" src="word_pronunciations/11242.mp3"></audio></span>/haɪd/ (<em>say</em> huyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">an old English measure of land, usually 120 acres (approximately 49 hectares), considered adequate for one free family and its dependants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hīd</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>hīg</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>d</em>, from <em>hīg</em>(<em>an</em>) family, household + <em>-id</em>, suffix of appurtenance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high</span><z><span target_id="UWc1wYwqsU">adj.</span><span target_id="tjWf2092eB">adv.</span><span target_id="DF74QAgueW">n.</span><span target_id="ar5EXpQIf9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of high" src="word_pronunciations/11282.mp3"></audio></span>/haɪ/ (<em>say</em> huy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UWc1wYwqsU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> having a great or considerable reach or extent upwards; lofty; tall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> having a specified extent upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq144"> situated above the ground or some base; elevated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq016"> far above the horizon, as a heavenly body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq366"> lying or being above the general level: <em class="example">high ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq903"> of more than average or normal height or depth: <em class="example">the river was high after the rain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq165"> intensified; exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense, energetic: <em class="example">high speed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq124"> assigning or attributing a great amount, value, or excellence: <em class="example">high estimate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq530"> expensive, costly, or dear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq198"> exalted in rank, station, estimation, etc.; of exalted character or quality: <em class="example">a high official.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq457"> exalted in tone, sentiment, etc., and often intended for a formal context, such as (in previous times) the court or a church, or (in modern times) a public performance venue: <em class="example">high art.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq386"> advanced in development or complexity: <em class="example">high finance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq246"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq679"> of notes, lying in the upper range of a musical instrument or voice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq388"> a little sharp, or above the desired pitch.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq673"> produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: <em class="example">high sounds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq523"> extending to or from an elevation: <em class="example">a high dive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq522"> of great amount, degree, force, etc.: <em class="example">a high temperature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq595"> chief; principal; main: <em class="example">the high altar of a church.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq801"> of great consequence; important; grave; serious: <em class="example">high treason.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq093"> of a period of time, at its fullest point of development: <em class="example">high summer; </em><em class="example">high noon; </em><em class="example">the High Renaissance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq484"> advanced to the utmost extent, or to the culmination: <em class="example">high tide.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq226"> elated; merry or hilarious: <em class="example">high spirits.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> intoxicated or elated with or as with alcohol or drugs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq531"> luxurious; extravagant: <em class="example">high living.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq130"> remote: <em class="example">high latitude; </em><em class="example">high antiquity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq550"> extreme in opinion or doctrine, especially religious or political.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq071"> designating or relating to highland or inland regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Biology</em> having a relatively complex structure: <em class="example">the higher mammals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq514"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> pronounced with the tongue relatively close to the roof of the mouth: <em class="example">‘feed’ and ‘food’ have high vowels.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq129"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq327"> (of meat, especially game) tending towards a desirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq401"> smelly; bad.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq734"> having a comparatively large amount of a particular constituent: <em class="example">high-protein food.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq503"> having greater value than another card.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> capable of taking a trick; being a winning card.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="tjWf2092eB">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq760"> at or to a high point, place, or level, or a high rank or estimate, a high amount or price, or a high degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> close to the wind (said of a ship when sailing by the wind, with reference to the smallest angle with the wind at which the sails will remain full and the ship make headway).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DF74QAgueW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq078"> a high level: <em class="example">share prices reached a new high.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq489"> top gear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> a pressure system characterised by relatively high pressure at its centre; an anticyclone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> high school.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq027"> <em class="label">Cards</em> the ace or highest trump out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq426"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a euphoric state induced by, or as if by, drugs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ar5EXpQIf9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">high and dry</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq032"> (of a ship) wholly above water level at low tide.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> abandoned; stranded; deserted: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The neap tide of history had, as usual, left them high and dry.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a ship left aground by the receding tide]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">high and low</strong>, everywhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq451"> <strong class="phr">high and mighty</strong>, overweeningly proud; overbearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">high as a kite</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq629"> under the influence of drugs or alcohol.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq784"> in exuberant spirits.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">high relief</strong>, See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101594" href="entry://relief%23bigmac000101594"><strong>relief</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101594" href="entry://relief%23mq474">9</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101594" href="entry://relief%23mq819">10</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001984" href="entry://alto-rilievo%23bigmac000001984"><strong>alto-rilievo</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">on a high</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> experiencing a euphoric state induced by, or as if by, drugs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">on high</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq253"> at or to a height; above.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq145"> in heaven.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq472"> <strong class="phr">the high end of town</strong>, the wealthier people in society.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">the high life</strong>, a life of luxury. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1900s)]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>heigh</em>, etc., Old English <em>hēah</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hobby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499871610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hobby<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hobby" src="word_pronunciations/11352.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɒbi/ (<em>say</em> 'hobee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">hobbies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">a spare-time activity or pastime, etc., pursued for pleasure or recreation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043232" href="entry://hobby%20horse%23bigmac000043232"><span class="smallcaps">hobby horse</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hobby<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hobby" src="word_pronunciations/11352.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɒbi/ (<em>say</em> 'hobee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">hobbies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a small horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> a child’s hobby horse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hoby</em>, <em>hobyn</em>, probably for <em>Robin</em>, or <em>Robert</em>, male given name. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021205" href="entry://dobbin%23bigmac000021205"><span class="smallcaps">dobbin</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102004" href="entry://hob%23bigmac000102004"><span class="smallcaps">hob<sup>2</sup></span></a>.]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hobby<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hobby" src="word_pronunciations/11352.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɒbi/ (<em>say</em> 'hobee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">hobbies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> a small, slender, fast falcon, <em>Falco longipennis</em>, feeding mostly on insects and birds, found throughout Australia and wintering in the Indonesian islands of Nusa Tenggara; Australian hobby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> any of various falcons, especially the <strong>Eurasian hobby</strong>, <em>Falco subbuteo</em>, used in falconry and formerly trained to hawk birds like quails and larks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>hobet</em>, diminutive of <em>hobe</em> hobby (falcon), probably from Latin <em>albus</em> white (as applied to a special kind of falcon)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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honey buzzard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">honey buzzard</span></header><div>/ˈhʌni bʌzəd/ (<em>say</em> 'hunee buzuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">any of various hawks of the genera <em>Pernis</em> or <em>Henicopernis</em>, which feed on insects and small reptiles, and destroy nests of bees and wasps to eat the larvae, especially the <strong>European honey buzzard</strong>, <em>P. apivoris</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hoopoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hoopoe</span></header><div>/ˈhupu/ (<em>say</em> 'hoohpooh), /ˈhupoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'hoohpoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">any of the birds of the order Upupiformes, of Europe, Asia and Africa, especially the <strong>Eurasian hoopoe</strong>, <em>Upupa epops</em>, having a tawny body, black and white striped wings and tail, a fanlike erectile crest and a slender decurved bill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of obsolete <em>hoopoop</em>, from Old French <em>huppe</em>, from Latin <em>upupa</em> (imitative of its call)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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noodle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">noodle<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of noodle" src="word_pronunciations/15818.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnudl/ (<em>say</em> 'noohdl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> a type pasta in the form of long, narrow strips, usually made of wheat flour, sometimes with various additives such as egg (<strong>egg noodles</strong>), spinach (<strong>spinach noodles</strong>), etc., or made from other ingredients, as mung beans or rice (<strong>rice noodles</strong>), and served in soups or, with a sauce, as a main dish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq044"> Also, <strong class="vs">pool noodle</strong>. a long, flexible plastic foam cylinder, used as a swimming aid or for flotation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Nudel</em>; origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">noodle<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="lqE9k0DcxX">n.</span><span target_id="NmQEbN8BXQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of noodle" src="word_pronunciations/15818.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnudl/ (<em>say</em> 'noohdl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lqE9k0DcxX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq989"> a simpleton.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NmQEbN8BXQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">use one’s noodle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to think for oneself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050374" href="entry://noddle%23bigmac000050374"><span class="smallcaps">noddle<sup>1</sup></span></a> (with <em>oo</em> from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089706" href="entry://fool%23bigmac000089706"><span class="smallcaps">fool<sup>1</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">noodle<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="JaIen7jCr6">v.t.</span><span target_id="DegrwDtjxq">v.i.</span><span target_id="uVkyU0BD4S">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of noodle" src="word_pronunciations/15818.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnudl/ (<em>say</em> 'noohdl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">noodled</strong>, <strong class="bold">noodling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JaIen7jCr6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> to search carefully for (opals) through a bucket of dirt sent up to the surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> to sift (a dump or a mullock heap) searching for opal missed by the miner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq703"> <em class="label">Numismatics</em> to search through a quantity of (coins), often obtained in bulk from a bank, in order to find a rare coin.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DegrwDtjxq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq371"> to engage in noodling.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uVkyU0BD4S">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq261"> a small opal pebble found in an opal field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq677"> an instance of noodling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; ? British dialect <em>noodle</em> to saunter about aimlessly, waste time] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>noodler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac051695856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">noodle<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="1ld0W9fv32">v.i.</span><span target_id="IgPzNyNqez">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈnudl/ (<em>say</em> 'noohdl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">noodled</strong>, <strong class="bold">noodling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1ld0W9fv32">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> to hum a tune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq330"> to improvise on a musical instrument, often by playing around with a melody.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IgPzNyNqez">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq085"> to improvise (a musical passage) in this way.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish: ? blend of Scottish <em>nune</em> to hum, sing + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104666" href="entry://doodle%23bigmac000104666"><span class="smallcaps">doodle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nook</span><z><span target_id="Fz8M5FrJM8">n.</span><span target_id="4FM4RGhZxY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nook" src="word_pronunciations/15819.mp3"></audio></span>/nʊk/ (<em>say</em> nook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fz8M5FrJM8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> a corner, as in a room.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq329"> any secluded or obscure corner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq905"> any small recess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq489"> a remote spot.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4FM4RGhZxY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq394"> <strong class="phr">every nook and cranny</strong>, every possible place of concealment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>noke</em>. Compare Norwegian dialect <em>nok</em> hook]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open</span><z><span target_id="wPwPHRcnrj">adj.</span><span target_id="Yi8lEGObmT">v.t.</span><span target_id="HlZ3PCBLnN">v.i.</span><span target_id="Ge0qtlPxvN">n.</span><span target_id="fxpuF9qMR1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of open" src="word_pronunciations/16247.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈoʊpən/ (<em>say</em> 'ohpuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wPwPHRcnrj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> not shut, as a door, gate, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> not closed, covered, or shut up, as a house, box, drawer, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> not enclosed as by barriers, as a space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq563"> able to be accessed by all: <em class="example">an open session.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq451"> (of a competition) not restricted in any way in terms of eligibility to enter: <em class="example">an open competition.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq002"> relating to land in which there are only scattered trees with grass or very light vegetation between them, usually suitable for grazing or cultivation: <em class="example">open country; </em><em class="example">open brigalow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq934"> (of shops, etc.) ready to do business; ready to admit members of the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq131"> (of a court hearing, etc.) able to be attended by members of the public or the press.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq846"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) accessible or available: <em class="example">the only course still open.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq703"> unfilled, as a position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq682"> not engaged, as time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq045"> without prohibition as to hunting or fishing: <em class="example">open season.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq218"> <em class="label">US</em> without legal restrictions, or not enforcing legal restrictions, as to saloons, gambling places, etc.: <em class="example">an open town.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq542"> undecided, as a question.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq160"> liable or subject to: <em class="example">open to question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq302"> having no cover, roof, etc.: <em class="example">an open boat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq471"> not covered or protected; exposed or bare: <em class="example">to lay open internal parts with a knife.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq435"> unobstructed, as a passage, stretch of water, view, etc.: <em class="example">the river mouth lay open before them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq221"> free from ice: <em class="example">open water in arctic regions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq271"> free from frost; mild or moderate: <em class="example">an open winter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq340"> exposed to general view or knowledge; existing, carried on, etc., without concealment: <em class="example">open disregard of rules.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq170"> acting publicly or without concealment, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq631"> unreserved, candid, or frank, as persons or their speech, aspect, etc.: <em class="example">an open face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq675"> (of a marriage or similar relationship) characterised by the acceptance that each member may have other sexual partners.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq851"> having openings or apertures: <em class="example">open ranks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq763"> perforated or porous: <em class="example">an open texture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq543"> expanded, extended, or spread out: <em class="example">an open newspaper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq991"> generous, liberal, or bounteous: <em class="example">to give with an open hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq560"> (of type) in outline form.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq611"> widely spaced or leaded, as printed matter.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq393"> not yet balanced or adjusted, as an account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq624"> (of a cheque) uncrossed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq111"> (of an organ pipe) not closed at the far end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq885"> (of a string) not stopped by a finger.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq742"> (of a note) produced by such a pipe or string or, on a wind instrument, without the aid of a slide, key, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> free from fog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq988"> (of the bowels) not constipated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq130"> pronounced with a relatively large opening above the tongue: <em class="example">‘cot’ has a more open vowel than ‘caught’.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq587"> (of a syllable) ending with its vowel.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq524"> <em class="label">Football</em> of or relating to fast play in which the ball travels rapidly and over some distance from player to player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq922"> of or relating to certain jails, as prison farms, etc., which have fewer restrictions and fewer fences than conventional jails.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Yi8lEGObmT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="38"><span id="mq190"> to move (a door, gate, etc.) from a shut or closed position so as to admit of passage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq978"> Also, <strong class="vs">open up</strong>. to make (a house, box, drawer, etc.) open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq029"> to render (any enclosed space) open to passage or access.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq406"> to give access to; make accessible or available, as for use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq036"> to recall or revoke, as a judgement or decree, for the purpose of allowing further contest or delay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq126"> to clear of obstructions, as a passage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq553"> to make (bodily passages) clear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq031"> to uncover, lay bare, or expose to view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq259"> to disclose, reveal, or divulge: <em class="example">to open one’s mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq603"> to render accessible to knowledge, enlightenment, sympathy, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq539"> to expand, extend, or spread out: <em class="example">to open a map.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq870"> to make less compact, less close together, or the like: <em class="example">to open ranks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq324"> to establish for the entrance or use of the public, customers, etc.: <em class="example">to open an office.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq227"> to set in action, begin, start, or commence: <em class="example">to open a campaign.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq132"> to cut or break into.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq699"> to make an incision or opening in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq116"> to make or produce (an opening) by cutting or breaking, or by pushing aside or removing obstructions: <em class="example">to open a way through a crowd.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to come in sight of, or get a view of, as by passing some intervening object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Law</em> to make the first statement of (a case) to the court or jury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to begin a hand by making (the first bid) or playing (a card or suit).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">SE Asian English</em> to turn on (a light or an electrical appliance).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HlZ3PCBLnN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="59"><span id="mq155"> to become open, as a door, building, box, enclosure, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq148"> to afford access or have an outlet (<em>into</em>, <em>onto</em>, <em>towards</em>, <em>down to</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq418"> (of a building, shop, etc.) to open its doors to the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq757"> to begin a session or term, as a school.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq790"> to begin a season or tour, as a theatrical company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq172"> to come apart or asunder, or burst open, so as to allow passage or display the interior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq129"> to become disclosed or revealed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq748"> to come into view, or become more visible or plain, as on nearer approach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq274"> to become receptive to knowledge, sympathy, etc., as the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq976"> to disclose or reveal one’s knowledge, thoughts, feelings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq960"> to spread out or expand, as the hand or a fan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq375"> to open a book, etc.: <em class="example">open at page 32.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq815"> to become less compact, less close together, or the like: <em class="example">the ranks opened.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq853"> to begin, start, or commence; start operations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> (of hounds) to begin to bark, as on the scent of game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Law</em> to make the first statement of a case to the court or jury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to make the first bet, bid, lead, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ge0qtlPxvN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="76"><span id="mq653"> an open competition: <em class="example">the Australian Open.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fxpuF9qMR1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="77"><span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">an open go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an unrestricted opportunity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">everything that opens and shuts</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> all accessories, conveniences, additional gadgets, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq186"> <strong class="phr">open as the day </strong>(<strong class="phr">is long</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely candid and honest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">open to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq150"> accessible to: <em class="example">open to the public.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq684"> accessible to (appeals, ideas, offers, etc.): <em class="example">to be open to persuasion.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq217"> subject to the process of: <em class="example">open to debate.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">open up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq098"> to make available or accessible: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Advertisement goes a long way in opening up new fields, and New Zealand is still a practically undiscovered country.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gb lancaster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1933</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq382"> to settle and develop (land previously unsettled): <em class="example">cattlemen first opened up the region.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq548"> (of guns) to begin firing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq606"> (of a person) to express one’s thoughts or feelings: <em class="example">he opened up to her.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">the open</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq469"> an open or clear space.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq77"> the open air.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq744"> the open water, as of the sea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq099"> a situation in which hitherto restricted knowledge is extended to all parties: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it’s healthy to bring taboo subjects out into the open.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">suzy jarratt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>openness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>openable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>openability</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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organ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">organ</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of organ" src="word_pronunciations/16337.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔgən/ (<em>say</em> 'awguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> a musical instrument (<strong>pipe organ</strong>) consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of keys arranged in one or more keyboards; in its full modern development, the largest and most complicated of musical instruments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> a musical instrument (<strong>electronic organ</strong> or <strong>electric organ</strong>) resembling a pipe organ but sounded electrically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq199"> a reed organ or harmonium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq362"> a barrel organ or hand organ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> any of various musical instruments, especially wind instruments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq706"> (in an animal or a plant) a part or member, as the heart, having some specific function: <em class="example">the digestive organ.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq008"> an instrument or means, as of performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq946"> a means or medium of communicating thoughts, opinions, etc., as a newspaper serving as the mouthpiece of a political party.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>organum</em>, from Greek <em>organon</em> instrument, tool, bodily organ, musical instrument]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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other
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">other</span><z><span target_id="B4z0oTf6ko">adj.</span><span target_id="NX9ZwreSSq">pron.</span><span target_id="BjcG0rOqUW">n.</span><span target_id="eK4d5RjxC6">adv.</span><span target_id="KjT1jAoPII">v.t.</span><span target_id="pz4cuDzlww">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of other" src="word_pronunciations/16391.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʌðə/ (<em>say</em> 'udhuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="B4z0oTf6ko"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> additional or further: <em class="example">he and one other person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> different or distinct from the one or ones mentioned or implied: <em class="example">in some other city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq033"> being the remaining one of two or more: <em class="example">the other hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq832"> (with plural nouns) being the remaining ones of a number: <em class="example">the other men.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq195"> former: <em class="example">men of other days.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq564"> unlike most of the same type; unusual: <em class="example">she was quite other.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="NX9ZwreSSq">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq542"> the other one: <em class="example">each praises the other.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq897"> another person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq817"> some person or thing else: <em class="example">some day or other.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BjcG0rOqUW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq896"> someone who does not fit in, who is not part of the prevailing social, gender, intellectual group, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="eK4d5RjxC6">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq652"> otherwise.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KjT1jAoPII">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq643"> to characterise (a person or people) as different from oneself, that difference being viewed negatively.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pz4cuDzlww">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">every other</strong>, every alternate: <em class="example">a meeting every other week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">one’s other half</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s spouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">other than</strong>, different from in nature or kind: <em class="example">I would not have him other than he is.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq723"> <strong class="phr">the other day </strong>(<strong class="phr">night, etc.</strong>), in recent days (nights, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq071"> <strong class="phr">the other half</strong>, either of the two classes into which society is divided, the rich or the poor (but especially the poor): <em class="example">to see how the other half lives.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">the other side</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Spiritualism</em> the place where the spirits of dead people reside.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq285"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> Australia.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq300"> the part of the world which is opposed to that occupied by the speaker, often being separated by some natural barrier, so that Victoria is the other side to someone in Tasmania, the east coast of Australia is the other side to the Western Australians, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ōþer</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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par
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">par<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="oFxKMJ5U8f">n.</span><span target_id="ACFXTXIaIO">adj.</span><span target_id="h0bNbZPgZ0">v.t.</span><span target_id="qb6oMv5gt9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of par" src="word_pronunciations/16851.mp3"></audio></span>/pa/ (<em>say</em> pah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oFxKMJ5U8f"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: <em class="example">the gains and the losses are on a par.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> an average or normal amount, degree, quality, condition, or the like: <em class="example">above par, below par, on a par with.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq286"> the legally established value of the monetary unit of one country in terms of that of another using the same metal as a standard of value (<strong>mint par of exchange</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq597"> the state of the shares of any business, undertaking, loan, etc., when they may be purchased at the original price (called <strong>issue par</strong>) or at their face value (called <strong>nominal par</strong>). Such shares or bonds are said to be <strong>at par</strong>. Shares or bonds sold or acquired at a premium are said to be <strong>above par</strong>, and at a discount, <strong>below par</strong>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq321"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the number of strokes allowed to a hole or course as representing a target standard.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ACFXTXIaIO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq534"> average or expected, normal: <em class="example">par for the course.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq763"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> at or relating to par: <em class="example">the par value of a bond.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> (of a bid or play) best possible.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="h0bNbZPgZ0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to make a score of par on: <em class="example">if only I could par a few holes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qb6oMv5gt9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">par for the course</strong>, likely to happen; usual; expected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">up to par</strong>, (<em>often with a negative</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq459"> in good health: <em class="example">she hasn’t been feeling up to par.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq505"> up to the required or expected standard: <em class="example">your work is not quite up to par.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: equal]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">par<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of par" src="word_pronunciations/16851.mp3"></audio></span>/pa/ (<em>say</em> pah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">a paragraph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">park</span><z><span target_id="rx15weSECl">n.</span><span target_id="JlkfcYf5q1">v.t.</span><span target_id="Tq5CNQabeh">v.i.</span><span target_id="pBULreVhZ6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of park" src="word_pronunciations/16806.mp3"></audio></span>/pak/ (<em>say</em> pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rx15weSECl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> an area of land within a town, set aside for public use, often landscaped with trees and gardens, and with recreational and other facilities: <em class="example">Hyde Park.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> a tract of land set apart, as by a city or a nation, to be preserved in its natural state for the benefit of the public: <em class="example">Kakadu National Park.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq688"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a considerable extent of land forming the grounds of a country house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq526"> an enclosed tract of land for wild animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq200"> an area of land devoted to a specified activity or pursuit: <em class="example">a science park; </em><em class="example">a research park.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq376"> the space occupied by the assembled guns, tanks, stores, etc., of a body of soldiers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq099"> the assemblage formed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq059"> complete equipment, as of guns, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq090"> a parking spot for a motor vehicle: <em class="example">to get a good park.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JlkfcYf5q1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq958"> to put or leave (a car, etc.) for a time in a particular place, as at the side of the road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq478"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to place (something) somewhere until a later time: <em class="example">park your luggage there.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq970"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave until a later time: <em class="example">to park shares in a fund.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq431"> to assemble (artillery, etc.) in compact arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq665"> to enclose in or as in a park.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Tq5CNQabeh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq509"> to park a car, bicycle, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pBULreVhZ6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">park in</strong>, to park behind or in front of (a vehicle) in such a fashion as to allow insufficient space for that vehicle to manoeuvre out from the parking spot: <em class="example">Richard always parks me in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">park oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to sit down: <em class="example">I parked myself in the corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">park by braille </strong>(or <strong class="phr">touch</strong>), (<em>humorous</em>) to park a vehicle, using the feeling of the bumper bar, tyre, etc., coming into contact with the kerb or another vehicle to gauge the size of the parking space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">park by ear</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to park a vehicle, using the sound of the bumper bar, tyre, etc., coming into contact with the kerb or another vehicle to gauge the size of the parking space.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>parc</em>, from Old French; of Germanic origin; compare, German <em>Pferch</em> fold, pen, Old English <em>pearroc</em> enclosure, and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053765" href="entry://paddock%23bigmac000053765"><span class="smallcaps">paddock</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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part
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">part</span><z><span target_id="ZUqzQLXqfI">n.</span><span target_id="0lP18u2rBC">v.t.</span><span target_id="XrhB8Xj27b">v.i.</span><span target_id="zbxDovJUk8">adj.</span><span target_id="rDimCKZTJY">adv.</span><span target_id="Po9myYnHyh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of part" src="word_pronunciations/16848.mp3"></audio></span>/pat/ (<em>say</em> paht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZUqzQLXqfI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> a portion or division of a whole, separate in reality, or in thought only; a piece, fragment, fraction, or section; a constituent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq361"> an essential or integral attribute or quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq727"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq593"> a section or major division of a work of literature.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq823"> a volume.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq367"> a portion, member, or organ of an animal body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq474"> each of a number of more or less equal portions composing a whole: <em class="example">a third part.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq704"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> an aliquot part or exact divisor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq231"> an allotted portion; a share.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq482"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a region, quarter, or district: <em class="example">foreign parts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq586"> one of the sides to a contest, question, agreement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq298"> an extra piece for replacing worn out parts of a tool, machine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq210"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq923"> a voice either vocal or instrumental.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq703"> the written or printed matter extracted from the score which a single performer or section uses in the performance of concerted music: <em class="example">a horn part.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq892"> participation, interest, or concern in something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq850"> one’s share in some action; a duty, function, or office: <em class="example">nature didn’t do her part.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq360"> a character sustained in a play or in real life; a role.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq761"> the words or lines assigned to an actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq307"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a personal or mental quality or endowment: <em class="example">a man of parts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq882"> (<em>plural</em>) the genitals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq523"> a part of speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq461"> a parting in the hair.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0lP18u2rBC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq398"> to divide (a thing) into parts; break; cleave; divide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq311"> to comb (the hair) away from a dividing line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq197"> to dissolve (a connection, etc.) by separation of the parts, persons, or things involved: <em class="example">she parted company with her sisters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq856"> to divide into shares; distribute in parts; apportion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq669"> to put or keep asunder (two or more parts, persons, etc., or one part, person, etc., from another); draw or hold apart; disunite; separate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XrhB8Xj27b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq963"> to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave: <em class="example">the frigate parted amidships.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq396"> to go or come apart or asunder, or separate, as two or more things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq627"> to go apart from each other or one another, as persons: <em class="example">we’ll part no more.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to break or rend, as a cable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq436"> to depart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq135"> to die.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zbxDovJUk8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq485"> in part; partial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq242"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq917"> descending in part from a specified racial or ethnic group: <em class="example">her mother was part Māori.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq912"> (of an animal) descending in part from a specified kind or breed: <em class="example">the dog was part Rottweiler.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="rDimCKZTJY">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq874"> in part; partly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Po9myYnHyh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">for my </strong>(<strong class="phr">his, her, etc.</strong>)<strong class="phr"> part</strong>, so far as concerns me (him, her, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq092"> <strong class="phr">for the most part</strong>, with regard to the greater part; mostly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">in good part</strong>, with favour; without offence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">in part</strong>, in some measure or degree; to some extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">part and parcel</strong>, an essential part. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 15th-century English, originally a legal formula in defining ownership, contents of estates, etc., <em>parcel</em> being an emphatic repetition of the sense of <em>part</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq359"> <strong class="phr">part from</strong>, to be or become separated from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">part up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to hand over; pay out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">part way</strong>, to some extent; partly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq711"> <strong class="phr">part with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq374"> to give up; relinquish: <em class="example">I parted with my gold.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq083"> to depart from.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">play a part</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq002"> to act deceitfully; dissemble or dissimulate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq309"> to be instrumental.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq969"> <strong class="phr">take part</strong>, to participate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq558"> <strong class="phr">take someone’s part</strong>, to support or defend someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old French, from Latin <em>part-</em>, stem of <em>pars</em> piece, portion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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patriarch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">patriarch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of patriarch" src="word_pronunciations/16918.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpeɪtriak/ (<em>say</em> 'paytreeahk), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of patriarch" src="word_pronunciations/16919.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpæt-/ (<em>say</em> 'pat-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> any of the earlier biblical personages regarded as the fathers of the human race, comprising those from Adam to Noah (<strong>antediluvian patriarchs</strong>) and those between the Deluge and the birth of Abraham.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> one of the three great progenitors of the Israelites, Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq480"> one of the sons of Jacob (the <strong>twelve patriarchs</strong>), from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq758"> (in the early Christian church) a bishop of high rank, especially one with jurisdiction over metropolitans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq000"> <em class="label">Greek Orthodox Church</em> a bishop of any of the ancient sees of Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem, and in recent years of Russia, Romania, and Serbia, the bishop of Constantinople being the highest dignitary in the church with the title of <strong>ecumenical patriarch</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq401"> a bishop of the highest rank or authority in any of the various non-Orthodox churches in the East.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq959"> the pope (<strong>Patriarch of Rome</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq608"> a bishop of the highest rank next after the pope.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq863"> one of the highest dignitaries in the Mormon Church who pronounces the blessing of the church; Evangelist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq453"> one of the elders or leading older members of a community.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq955"> a venerable old man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq909"> the male head of a family or tribal line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq738"> a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an authoritarian man.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>patriarc</em>, from Late Latin <em>patriarcha</em>, from Greek <em>patriarchēs</em> head of a family] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>patriarchal</strong> /peɪtriˈakəl/ (<em>say</em> paytree'ahkuhl), /pæt-/ (<em>say</em> pat-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>patriarchally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peel<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="IcPWB5mHsx">v.t.</span><span target_id="pF9ekz6SKC">v.i.</span><span target_id="HhLG3iaZp7">n.</span><span target_id="fnhQw334gd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of peel" src="word_pronunciations/16969.mp3"></audio></span>/pil/ (<em>say</em> peel) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IcPWB5mHsx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> to strip the skin, rind, bark, etc., from; decorticate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> to strip off (skin, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq044"> <em class="label">Croquet</em> to send (another player’s ball) through a hoop.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pF9ekz6SKC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq935"> (of skin, etc.) to come off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq606"> to lose the skin, rind, bark, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq945"> Also, <strong class="vs">peel off</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to undress.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HhLG3iaZp7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq672"> the skin or rind of a fruit, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fnhQw334gd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s eyes peeled</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep a close watch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pelen</em>, phonetic variant of <em>pilen</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095426" href="entry://pill%23bigmac000095426"><span class="smallcaps">pill<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peel<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of peel" src="word_pronunciations/16969.mp3"></audio></span>/pil/ (<em>say</em> peel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">a shovel-like implement for putting bread, pies, etc., into the oven or taking them out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pele</em>, from Old French: shovel, from Latin <em>pāla</em> spade]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peel<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of peel" src="word_pronunciations/16969.mp3"></audio></span>/pil/ (<em>say</em> peel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">one of a class of fortified towers, common in the border counties of England and Scotland in the 16th century.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pel</em>, from Old French: stake, from Latin <em>pālus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104769" href="entry://pale%23bigmac000104769"><span class="smallcaps">pale<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pentameter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pentameter</span><z><span target_id="9yqx1nZgvZ">n.</span><span target_id="GvLZTNEVxY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pentameter" src="word_pronunciations/17076.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛnˈtæmətə/ (<em>say</em> pen'tamuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9yqx1nZgvZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> a verse of five feet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq712"> <em class="label">Classical Prosody</em> a verse consisting of two dactyls, one long syllable, two more dactyls, and another single syllable (<strong>elegiac pentameter</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq051"> unrhymed iambic pentameter; heroic verse.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GvLZTNEVxY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq353"> consisting of five metrical feet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>pentametros</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piece</span><z><span target_id="UtjdrNAJF0">n.</span><span target_id="EYJdeU0FZh">v.t.</span><span target_id="lqfOWpULc3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of piece" src="word_pronunciations/17377.mp3"></audio></span>/pis/ (<em>say</em> pees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UtjdrNAJF0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> a limited portion or quantity, of something: <em class="example">a piece of land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> a quantity of some substance or material forming a mass or body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq525"> one of the more or less definite parts or portions into which something may be divided: <em class="example">a piece of chocolate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq964"> one of the parts, fragments, or shreds into which something may be divided or broken: <em class="example">to tear a letter into pieces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq567"> one of the parts which, when assembled, form a combined whole: <em class="example">the pieces of a machine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq595"> an individual article of a set or collection: <em class="example">a dinner service of 36 pieces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq204"> a single item, as counted: <em class="example">shirts: three pieces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq791"> (<em>plural</em>) inferior wool from the skirtings but not containing necks, bellies, stains, or locks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq125"> any of the counters, discs, blocks, or the like, of wood, ivory, or other material, used in any of a number of board games, as draughts, backgammon, or chess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq474"> <em class="label">Chess</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq397"> a superior chessman, as distinguished from a pawn.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq586"> (in popular usage) any chessman.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq179"> a particular length, as of certain goods prepared for sale: <em class="example">cloth sold by the piece.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq804"> an amount of work forming a single job: <em class="example">to work by the piece.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq928"> a specimen of work, especially of artistic production, as a picture or statue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq661"> a literary composition, in prose or verse, usually short.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq065"> a play; drama.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq077"> a passage of verse, music, or the like, prepared for recitation or performance on a particular occasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq099"> a musical composition, usually a short one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq702"> an individual musical instrument in an ensemble: <em class="example">a three-piece band.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq106"> an individual thing of a particular class or kind: <em class="example">a piece of furniture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq649"> an example, instance, or specimen of something: <em class="example">a fine piece of workmanship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman, considered as a sex object: <em class="example">she’s a nice little piece.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq302"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq990"> <em class="label">Military</em> an item of ordnance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq674"> a firearm: <em class="example">a fowling piece.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a concealable firearm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq613"> a coin: <em class="example">a five cent piece.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq620"> <em class="label">US</em> a distance, especially a short one.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EYJdeU0FZh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq636"> (<strong class="bold">pieced</strong>, <strong class="bold">piecing</strong>) to fit together, as pieces or parts.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lqfOWpULc3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq260"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">nasty</strong>)<strong class="phr"> piece of work</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a detestable, usually malevolent, person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq873"> <strong class="phr">a piece of cake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an easily achieved enterprise or undertaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq118"> <strong class="phr">a piece of one’s mind</strong>, outspoken criticism or reproach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">a piece of the action</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a share in an enterprise or activity, especially a profitable one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">a piece on the side</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq501"> a romantic or sexual relationship outside a committed relationship such as a marriage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq040"> the person with whom such an affair is conducted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">early </strong>(<strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in the piece</strong>, in the early stages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq275"> <strong class="phr">go to pieces</strong>, to lose emotional or physical control of oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">in pieces</strong>, shattered to little bits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq260"> <strong class="phr">of a piece</strong>, of the same kind; consistent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">piece of work</strong>, an example or instance of workmanship; something produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">piece out</strong>, to complete, enlarge, or extend by making additions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">piece something into </strong>(or <strong class="phr">onto</strong>), to add something as a piece or part: <em class="example">to piece new palings into a fence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">piece together</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq773"> to mend (something broken); reassemble.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq394"> to make up or form into a whole by or as if by joining pieces: <em class="example">to piece together a picture of the situation.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">piece up</strong>, to patch; mend (a garment, etc.) by applying a piece or pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">say one’s piece</strong>, to express an opinion; speak one’s mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">take a piece out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reprimand severely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pece</em>, from Old French, from Roman <em>pettia</em> broken piece, piece of land, of Celtic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pig<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="hfrXq1icaI">n.</span><span target_id="H7Qw6tOhFe">v.i.</span><span target_id="yabNx5DCLa">v.t.</span><span target_id="kEzdAU29pz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pig" src="word_pronunciations/17400.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪg/ (<em>say</em> pig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hfrXq1icaI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> the common domesticated swine, <em>Sus scrofa</em>, descended from the wild boar, widely distributed with humans and bred into many varieties to provide meat and fat; feral populations in Australia cause great ecological damage. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101073" href="entry://hog%23bigmac000101073"><strong>hog</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101073" href="entry://hog%23mq455">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> any mammal of the family Suidae; a swine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq401"> a young swine, of either sex, bred for slaughter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq422"> the flesh of swine; pork.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq756"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person or animal of piggish character or habit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a police officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq539"> <em class="label">Rugby Union Colloquial</em> a forward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq821"> an oblong mass of metal that has been run while still molten into a mould of sand or the like, especially such a mass of iron from a blast furnace; an ingot.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq757"> one of the moulds for such masses of metal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq124"> metal in the form of such masses.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq598"> an object that is placed in a pipeline and is propelled through by liquid or gas pressure from behind to clean it out or check its internal working.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">pigged</strong>, <strong class="bold">pigging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H7Qw6tOhFe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq662"> to bring forth pigs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yabNx5DCLa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq772"> to clear (a pipeline) using a pig (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090121" href="#bigmac000090121"><strong>pig<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090121" href="#mq598">9</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kEzdAU29pz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq362"> <strong class="phr">a pig in a poke</strong>, something purchased without inspection. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from country fairs where suckling pigs were sold; one pig would be on show and the others were already tied in the <em>pokes</em> or bags for selling. Deceitful vendors would sometimes enclose cats instead.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">home on the pig’s back</strong>, successful by an easy margin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">in a pig’s eye</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contemptuous disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">little pigs have big ears!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression used to warn others that children are within earshot.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">make a pig of oneself</strong> or <strong class="phr">pig oneself</strong>, to over-indulge oneself, as by eating too much.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq701"> <strong class="phr">pig it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to live, lie, etc., as if in a pigsty; live in squalor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq063"> <strong class="phr">pig out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to eat a great deal, especially of very appetising food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">pigs</strong> or <strong class="phr">pig’s arse</strong> or <strong class="phr">pig’s bum</strong> or (<strong class="phr">in a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> pig’s ear</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contempt, derision, denial, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">pigs might fly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contemptuous disbelief.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a Scottish proverb first recorded in John Withal’s English–Latin dictionary for children (1586 edition) as <em>pigs fly in the ayre with their tayles forward</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">pigs to you</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contemptuous rebuttal.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pigge</em>, Old English <em>picg</em> (in <em>pic</em>(<em>g</em>)<em>-bred</em> pig-bread, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045434" href="entry://mast%23bigmac000045434"><span class="smallcaps">mast<sup>2</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pig<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pig" src="word_pronunciations/17400.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪg/ (<em>say</em> pig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a demijohn or flagon of beer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pygg</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pin<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="x8I1Wokx9v">n.</span><span target_id="W566TZmvLc">v.t.</span><span target_id="uRr9ZwltAT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pin" src="word_pronunciations/17460.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪn/ (<em>say</em> pin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x8I1Wokx9v"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> a small, slender, sometimes tapered or pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, or hold things together, to hang things upon, to stop up holes, or to convey or check motion; a bolt; peg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq669"> a small, thin piece of metal pointed at one end and with a head at the other, used especially in dressmaking to hold fabric together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq170"> any of various forms of fastening or ornament consisting essentially or in part of a pointed penetrating bar: <em class="example">a safety pin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq131"> a badge or brooch having a pointed bar or pin attached, by which it is fastened to the clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq010"> a linchpin, serving to keep a wheel on its axle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq492"> that part of the stem of a key which enters the lock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq243"> a rolling pin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq151"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032529" href="entry://hairpin%23bigmac000032529"><strong>hairpin</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq869"> a peg, nail, or stud marking the centre of a target.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq545"> one of the bottle-shaped pieces of wood knocked down in ninepins, tenpins, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq688"> a surfboard with wide sides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq259"> (in quoits) the peg over which quoits are thrown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq590"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the flagpole which identifies a hole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Music</em> a peg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> any of various pegs, fixing devices and axles, as a belaying pin, thole, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Carpentry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021728" href="entry://dovetail%23bigmac000021728"><strong>dovetail</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021728" href="entry://dovetail%23mq978">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq865"> (in the imperial system) a cask containing 4½ gallons (20.4 litres).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq635"> a very small amount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> the action of pinning (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087473" href="#mq097">23b</a>) someone to the mat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq115"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101286" href="entry://pins%20and%20needles%23bigmac000101286"><strong>pins and needles</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="W566TZmvLc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">pinned</strong>, <strong class="bold">pinning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq614"> to fasten or attach with a pin or pins, or as if with a pin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq370"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq780"> to hold (a person, etc.) fast in a spot or position: <em class="example">the debris pinned him against the wall.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq097"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> to hold (an opponent) on the ground for a prescribed length of time, by pressing the shoulders against the mat.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq217"> to transfix with a pin or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq008"> <em class="label">Chess</em>, <em class="label">Draughts</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to effectively confine your opponent’s men.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq306"> Also, <strong class="vs">underpin</strong>. <em class="label">Building Trades</em> to support (masonry, etc.), as by wedges driven in over a beam.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uRr9ZwltAT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq310"> <strong class="phr">for two pins</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> without needing urging or encouragement; willingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">pin down</strong>, to bind or hold to a course of action, a promise, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">pin one’s hopes </strong>(or <strong class="phr">faith</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on</strong>, to have high expectations of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq951"> <strong class="phr">pin one’s ears back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cast off all restraint or caution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq631"> <strong class="phr">pull the pin</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq603"> to make the decision to bring to a project, investment, etc., to a close.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq459"> to make the decision to withdraw from an activity, employment, etc.; retire.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq884"> <strong class="phr">pull the pin on</strong>, to close (an operation, an organisation, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>pinn</em> peg]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac471631457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/pɪn/ (<em>say</em> pin) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056910" href="entry://PIN%23bigmac000056910"><strong>PIN</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056910" href="entry://PIN%23mq536">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pineapple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pineapple</span><z><span target_id="W8gruoWWln">n.</span><span target_id="GL99lcpbzo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pineapple" src="word_pronunciations/17440.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpaɪnæpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'puynapuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W8gruoWWln"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> the edible juicy fruit (somewhat resembling a pine cone) of a tropical plant, <em>Ananas comosus</em>, being a large collective fruit developed from a spike or head of flowers, and surmounted by a crown of leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> the plant itself, native to tropical South America and now widely cultivated throughout the tropics, having a short stem and rigid, spiny-margined, recurved leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq083"> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> a bomb or hand grenade especially of the fragmentation type, resembling a pineapple in appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq708"> an opal cluster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq3"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fifty-dollar note.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GL99lcpbzo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">rough end of the pineapple</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a raw deal; the worst part of a bargain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pinappel</em> pine cone, from a supposed resemblance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pitch<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="fWkCAFYiVx">v.t.</span><span target_id="QsEQbLDDoN">v.i.</span><span target_id="GLokNxlFCw">n.</span><span target_id="A3jTrWxxAL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pitch" src="word_pronunciations/17503.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> pich) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fWkCAFYiVx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> to set up or erect (a tent, camp, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position (as cricket stumps, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq956"> to set or aim at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: <em class="example">he pitched his hopes too high.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to bowl (a ball) so that it bounces on a certain part of the wicket: <em class="example">to pitch the ball up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq797"> <em class="label">Music</em> to set at a particular pitch, or determine the key or keynote of (a tune, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq736"> to throw, fling or toss, so as to position a landing on a particular spot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq048"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> to deliver (the ball) to the batter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to hit (the ball) so that it rises steeply and rolls very little on landing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq327"> to present (a product, proposal, etc.) in the hope of persuading or convincing another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq684"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq605"> to lead (a card of a particular suit), thereby fixing that suit as trumps.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq312"> to determine (trumps) thus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq170"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> to dress, work, or place (masonry, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> to build a roof with a certain slope or steepness: <em class="example">to pitch a roof steeply.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QsEQbLDDoN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq403"> to plunge or fall forward or headlong.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq165"> to lurch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq837"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq781"> to bounce.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq70"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a ball) to bounce on a certain part of the wicket: <em class="example">to pitch short.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq265"> to slope downwards; dip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq735"> to plunge with alternate fall and rise of bow and stern, as a ship, aeroplane, etc. (opposed to <em>roll</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq248"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to change the angle which the longitudinal axis makes relative to the horizontal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq589"> <em class="label">British</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq199"> to fix a tent or temporary habitation; encamp.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq879"> to settle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq631"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to hit the ball so that it rises steeply and does not roll much on landing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq307"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq942"> to deliver the ball to the batter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq112"> to fill the position of pitcher.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GLokNxlFCw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq474"> relative point, position, or degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq679"> height (now chiefly in certain specific uses): <em class="example">pitch of an arch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq146"> the highest point or greatest height: <em class="example">the pitch of perfection.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq977"> <em class="label">Acoustics</em>, <em class="label">Music</em> the apparent predominant frequency of a sound from an acoustical source, musical instrument, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq559"> a particular tonal standard with which given notes may be compared in respect to their relative level.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq957"> the act or manner of pitching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq423"> a throw or toss, especially in baseball, softball, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq836"> the pitching movement, or the plunge forward of a ship, aeroplane or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq580"> inclination or slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq618"> degree of inclination or slope; angle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq354"> a sloping part or place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq132"> a quantity of something pitched or placed somewhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq261"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Sport</em> the whole area of play, usually of grass, of football, hockey, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq833"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the area between the wickets.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq151"> <em class="label">Rock Climbing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq310"> one rope length.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq231"> a section of a rock face covered by such a rope length.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq077"> a spot where a person or thing is placed or stationed especially the established location of a stall in a street market or of a street pedlar, singer, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq700"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq958"> a sales talk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq129"> any spoken presentation designed to persuade or convince another.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq875"> specific plan of action; way of approaching a problem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq031"> <em class="label">Mining</em>, <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq220"> the angle that a line in the plane makes with a horizontal line in that plane.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq943"> in ore deposits, the angle between the axis of the ore shoot and the strike of the vein.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq442"> the defined section of a lode assigned to a tributer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq669"> working place in a slope.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq667"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> the slope or steepness of a roof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq161"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq637"> the distance between corresponding surfaces of adjacent teeth of a gearwheel or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq462"> the distance between two things in a regular series, as between threads of a screw, rivets, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq131"> the distance which a propeller would advance in one revolution, assuming no slip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a game in which trumps are determined for any one round by the first card led.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="A3jTrWxxAL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq78"> <strong class="phr">cruel </strong>(or <strong class="phr">queer</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone’s pitch</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spoil someone’s opportunity or plan. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the <em>pitch</em> or place in a street market where a trader promoted and sold his goods. To <em>cruel</em> or <em>queer the pitch</em> was to prevent or hinder their sales.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">make a pitch</strong>, to make a presentation of a proposal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq654"> <strong class="phr">pitch a line</strong>, to attempt to impress by boastful and sometimes untruthful speech, often as a means of persuading someone to engage in sexual activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">pitch a tale </strong>(or <strong class="phr">yarn, etc.</strong>), to tell a story, especially one that is exaggerated or untrue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">pitch in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq032"> to contribute or join in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq106"> to begin vigorously.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">pitch into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq380"> to attack verbally or physically.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq019"> to begin to do or work on.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">pitch on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to fix or decide on, often casually or without particular consideration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>picche</em>(<em>n</em>) thrust, drive a stake into; related to Old Norse <em>pikka</em> pick, prick]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pitch<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="7FptIBwpIV">n.</span><span target_id="Eik2VgD7Gr">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pitch" src="word_pronunciations/17504.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> pich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7FptIBwpIV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq584"> any of various dark-coloured tenacious or viscous substances used for covering the seams of vessels after caulking, for making pavements, etc., as the residuum left after the distillation of coal tar (coal-tar pitch), or a product derived similarly from wood tar (wood pitch).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> any of certain bitumens, as <em>mineral pitch</em> (asphaltum).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq169"> any of various resins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq479"> the sap or crude turpentine which exudes from the bark of pines.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Eik2VgD7Gr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq354"> to smear or cover with pitch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pich</em>, Old English <em>pic</em>, from Latin <em>pix</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pitcher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pitcher<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="MmMqDizLwb">n.</span><span target_id="0jx5QYRLWu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pitcher" src="word_pronunciations/17499.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'pichuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MmMqDizLwb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq916"> a pitcher-like modification of the leaf of certain plants.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq434"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004020" href="entry://ascidium%23bigmac000004020"><strong>ascidium</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0jx5QYRLWu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">little pitchers have big ears</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression used to indicate that children are listening to adult conversation.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>picher</em>, from Old French <em>pichier</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>bicarium, picarium</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pitcher<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pitcher" src="word_pronunciations/17499.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'pichuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> someone who pitches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq819"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> the player who delivers or throws the ball to the batter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a lightweight iron golf club (number 7 iron) with a broad, sloping face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq182"> a small rectangular block of stone, usually for paving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq939"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100847" href="entry://top%23bigmac000100847"><strong>top<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100847" href="entry://top%23mq652">18</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101302" href="entry://pitch%23bigmac000101302"><span class="smallcaps">pitch<sup>1</sup></span></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101302" href="entry://pitch%23mq736">6</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101302" href="entry://pitch%23mq232">8</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057048" href="#mq182">4</a> from the notion that the stones are pitched or positioned in a particular way to create a smooth surface]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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play
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">play</span><z><span target_id="4FRi9wkX1Q">n.</span><span target_id="8hyRnETON3">adj.</span><span target_id="Uk54dsFfsz">v.t.</span><span target_id="9ZFbEZ4HIh">v.i.</span><span target_id="mfa34H9Mmy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of play" src="word_pronunciations/17603.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪ/ (<em>say</em> play) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4FRi9wkX1Q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> a dramatic composition or piece; a drama.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> a dramatic performance, as on the stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq708"> exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq367"> fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: <em class="example">he said it merely in play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq799"> the playing, or carrying on, of a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq611"> manner or style of playing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq498"> the state, as of a ball, of being played with or in use in the active playing of a game: <em class="example">in play; </em><em class="example">out of play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq456"> a set manoeuvre in the playing of a game: <em class="example">a set play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq220"> a playing for stakes; gambling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq320"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (except in <em>fair play</em>, etc.) action, conduct, or dealing of a specified kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq316"> action, activity, or operation: <em class="example">the play of fancy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq444"> brisk movement or action: <em class="example">a fountain with a leaping play of water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq169"> elusive change, as of light or colours: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The play of light and wind dimpled the liquid leaves.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq726"> a space in which a thing, as a piece of mechanism, can move.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq004"> freedom of movement, as within a space, as of a part of a mechanism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq882"> freedom for action, or scope for activity: <em class="example">full play of the mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq671"> an act or performance in playing: <em class="example">a stupid play in a game of football.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq478"> turn to play: <em class="example">it is your play.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8hyRnETON3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq386"> suitable for activities involved in play (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100771" href="#mq708">3</a>): <em class="example">play materials.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq728"> done as a semblance of (something): <em class="example">a play fight.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Uk54dsFfsz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq207"> to act the part of (a character) in a dramatic performance: <em class="example">to play Lady Macbeth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq510"> to perform (a drama, etc.) on or as on the stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq123"> to sustain the part or character of in real life: <em class="example">to play the innocent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq549"> to give performances in, as a theatrical company does: <em class="example">to play the larger cities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq502"> to engage in (a game, pastime, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq567"> to contend against in a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq202"> to employ (a player, etc.) in a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq464"> to move or throw (an object) in a game: <em class="example">he played the card reluctantly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq142"> to use as if in playing a game, as for one’s own advantage: <em class="example">play someone for a fool.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq118"> to fool or deceive (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq915"> to stake or wager, as in playing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq147"> to lay a wager or wagers on (something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq295"> to represent or imitate for amusement or entertainment: <em class="example">to play school.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq353"> to perform on (a musical instrument): <em class="example">to play the piano.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq997"> to perform (music) on an instrument or instruments: <em class="example">to play a concerto.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq165"> to cause (a record, cassette, CD, DVD, etc.) to produce the sound recorded on it: <em class="example">to play a record.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq911"> to cause (music or other sound) to be produced by a record, cassette, CD or DVD player: <em class="example">to play a song from a CD.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq049"> to do, perform, bring about, or execute: <em class="example">to play tricks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq322"> to cause to move or change lightly or quickly: <em class="example">play coloured lights on a fountain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq667"> to operate, or cause to operate, especially continuously or with repeated action: <em class="example">to play a hose on a fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq136"> to allow (a hooked fish) to exhaust itself by pulling on the line.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9ZFbEZ4HIh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="42"><span id="mq758"> to exercise or employ oneself in diversion, amusement, or recreation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq587"> to do something only in sport, which is not to be taken seriously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq105"> to take part or engage in a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq146"> to take part in a game for stakes; gamble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq902"> to act, or conduct oneself, in a specified way: <em class="example">to play fair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq053"> to act on or as on the stage; perform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq586"> to perform on a musical instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq714"> (of the instrument or the music) to sound in performance: <em class="example">the piano was playing; </em><em class="example">the national anthem was playing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq532"> (of a record, cassette, CD, etc.) to reproduce recorded sound: <em class="example">the new CD was playing as we arrived.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq166"> (of recorded music) to be reproduced: <em class="example">what is that song playing now?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq793"> to move freely, as within a space, as a part of a mechanism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq585"> to move about lightly or quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq369"> to present the effect of such motion, as light or the changing colours of an iridescent substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq545"> to operate continuously or with repeated action, often on something: <em class="example">the noise played on his nerves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq887"> to function during play: <em class="example">the wicket played well at first.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq222"> to have a specified effect in terms of public perception: <em class="example">a policy that plays well in the inner city.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mfa34H9Mmy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="58"><span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">behind play</strong>, <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">Netball</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> at a distance from the players involved in the main action of the game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">come into play</strong>, to begin to have an effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq203"> <strong class="phr">have come to play</strong>, <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to be making a determined effort to win a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">in play</strong>, for amusement; as a joke: <em class="example">to argue in play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">play above one’s weight</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform better than expected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">play around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq627"> to behave in a lighthearted or irresponsible manner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq498"> (often followed by <em>with</em>) to experiment with something in order to solve a problem, familiarise oneself, or produce a different result.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq395"> to be sexually unfaithful to one’s partner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq853"> to be sexually promiscuous.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq43"> to engage in sexual play or sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">play at</strong>, to take part in (a game, hobby, etc.), often without serious attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">play back</strong>, to reproduce (sound, music, vision, etc.) which has just been recorded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">play ball</strong>, to cooperate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq613"> <strong class="phr">play both ends against the middle</strong>, to manipulate two opposing sides to one’s own advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">play by the rules </strong>(or <strong class="phr">book</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to play without infringing any of the rules of the game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq439"> to proceed or act according to any set of rules or according to the conventions of a society, organisation, group, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq784"> <strong class="phr">play cat and mouse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq954"> to delay the inevitable defeat of an opponent so as to enjoy observing their struggles and discomfiture.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> (in racing) to speed up and slow down as a tactic to gain an advantage over the rest of the field.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq923"> <strong class="phr">play down</strong>, to minimise the importance of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">play for time</strong>, to gain time for one’s own purposes by prolonging something unduly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">play hard to get</strong>, to pretend to be difficult to win over, especially in a romantic situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">play into the hands of</strong>, to act in such a way as to give an advantage to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq62"> <strong class="phr">play it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave with a considered response: <em class="example">how are you going to play it?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">play it by ear</strong>, to handle a situation as it arises and without a set plan: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Thanks for trying, Paula, but I’ll just let things happen. Play it by ear.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">keith hetherington</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">play it close to the chest</strong>, to act without confiding in others involved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq909"> <strong class="phr">play it cool</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to adopt a low-key response.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">play it safe</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act cautiously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">play it straight</strong>, to be honest and straightforward in one’s dealings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">play off</strong>, to play an extra game or round in order to settle a tie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">play off against</strong>, to use as if in playing a game, as for one’s own advantage: <em class="example">to play off one person against another.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">play on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to continue play.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq249"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to hit the ball onto one’s own wicket and thus be dismissed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a team) to play a second innings immediately after a bad first innings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to kick, handball, or run with the ball, without either waiting for the umpire’s decision on a mark or stopping to take a free kick.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">play on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to work on (the feelings, weaknesses, etc., of another) for one’s own purposes: <em class="example">to play on someone’s emotions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq112"> <strong class="phr">play one’s cards right</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act appropriately to get the best out of a situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq764"> <strong class="phr">play one’s part</strong>, to behave in the manner which meets other people’s expectations of one’s role, social position, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">play one’s shots</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to play with style and daring, producing the full array of shots at one’s disposal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">play out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq032"> (in a game when no result appears possible or one side is convincingly ahead) to play throughout without attempting to score: <em class="example">to play out time.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq535"> to bring to an end; use up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq908"> to eventuate: <em class="example">to see how the situation plays out.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq227"> <strong class="phr">play silly buggers</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act the fool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">play someone off a break</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> to fool or hoodwink someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the game of pool (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101351" href="entry://pool%23bigmac000101351"><span class="smallcaps">pool<sup>2</sup></span></a>) in which a confidence man deliberately loses to encourage his opponent to gamble more, and then defeats him]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq021"> <strong class="phr">play the ball</strong>, <em class="label">Rugby League</em> to restart the play after being tackled by tapping the ball back with one’s foot to the dummy half.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq011"> <strong class="phr">play the field</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq159"> to have as many flirtations as possible.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq163"> to keep oneself open to advantage from a number of sources.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq070"> <strong class="phr">play the fool</strong>, to behave in a foolish or frivolous manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">play the game</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq007"> to play in accordance with the rules.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq494"> to perform one’s part.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">play through</strong>, <em class="label">Golf</em> (of a group of players) to catch up to the group of players in front and with their permission pass them and play ahead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">play up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq264"> to behave naughtily or annoyingly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq199"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to philander.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq042"> (of a machine) to malfunction intermittently.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq037"> (of a part of the body) to malfunction or cause pain, especially as a result of chronic disease or permanent disability.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">play up to</strong>, to attempt to get into the favour of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq180"> <strong class="phr">play with</strong>, to amuse oneself or toy with; trifle with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">play with oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to masturbate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pleye</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>plegan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pocket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pocket</span><z><span target_id="kUEpj8HtPC">n.</span><span target_id="mvkvMuYfD7">adj.</span><span target_id="PkdNJxMaWV">v.t.</span><span target_id="jU3Ndt9t4u">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pocket" src="word_pronunciations/17685.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'pokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kUEpj8HtPC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> a small bag inserted in a garment, for carrying a purse or other small articles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> a bag or pouch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> money, means, or financial resources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq776"> any pouch-like receptacle, hollow, or cavity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq060"> a small isolated area: <em class="example">a pocket of resistance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq768"> a small body of ore.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq141"> an enlargement of a lode or vein.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq988"> an irregular cavity containing ore.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq881"> a small ore body or mass of ore, frequently isolated.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq004"> a cavity in the earth, especially one containing gold or other ore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq558"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq995"> a bin for ore or rock storage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq710"> a raise or small stope fitted with chute gates.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq958"> a small bag or net at the corner or side of a billiard table.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Tasmania</em> a sack (of potatoes).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Racing</em> a position in which a contestant is hemmed in by others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq874"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a side position: <em class="example">the back pocket.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mvkvMuYfD7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq501"> suitable for carrying in the pocket: <em class="example">a pocket handkerchief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq407"> small enough to go in the pocket; diminutive: <em class="example">a pocket edition of a novel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq976"> smaller in size than usual: <em class="example">a pocket Venus.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PkdNJxMaWV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq208"> to put into one’s pocket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq298"> to take possession of as one’s own, often dishonestly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq195"> to submit to or endure without protest or open resentment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq095"> to conceal or suppress: <em class="example">to pocket one’s anger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq810"> to enclose or confine as in a pocket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq409"> to drive (a ball) into a pocket, as in billiards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">US</em> (of the president or a legislative executive) to retain (a bill) without action on it and thus prevent it from becoming a law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq364"> to hem in (a contestant) so as to impede progress, as in racing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jU3Ndt9t4u">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">in each other’s pockets</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of two people) constantly together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">in one’s pocket</strong>, under one’s control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">in pocket</strong>, having money or a profit, especially after some transaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq040"> <strong class="phr">line one’s pockets</strong>, to gain, especially financially, at the expense of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq821"> <strong class="phr">out of pocket</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq416"> having made a loss, especially after some transaction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq945"> having incurred personal expenditure while working for a company, employer, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq951"> <strong class="phr">pocket one’s pride</strong> or <strong class="phr">put one’s pride in one’s pocket</strong>, to accept humiliation for the sake of attaining some goal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But, all the same, had she possessed the power to captivate him, she would cheerfully have put her pride in her pocket.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French <em>pokete</em>, diminutive of Old North French <em>poke</em>, variant of French <em>poche</em> bag. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089705" href="entry://poke%23bigmac000089705"><span class="smallcaps">poke<sup>2</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058466" href="entry://pouch%23bigmac000058466"><span class="smallcaps">pouch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pointy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74653888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pointy</span><z><span target_id="dnuR5dFrxK">adj.</span><span target_id="YS67MR1xKP">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpɔɪnti/ (<em>say</em> 'poyntee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dnuR5dFrxK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq34"> (<strong class="bold">pointier</strong>, <strong class="bold">pointiest</strong>) being pointed at the end: <em class="example">pointy shoes; </em><em class="example">a pointy nose.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YS67MR1xKP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq702"> <strong class="phr">the pointy end</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq569"> the first-class section of an aeroplane, nearest to the nose.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq330"> an elite within a group: <em class="example">the pointy end of the British royal family.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">at the pointy end</strong>, at the moment of engagement or crisis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poke<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Q3QVRQX66V">v.t.</span><span target_id="uF5rqJSSgQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="g1boIbYRYr">n.</span><span target_id="rOwxrh0dch">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poke" src="word_pronunciations/17722.mp3"></audio></span>/poʊk/ (<em>say</em> pohk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">poked</strong>, <strong class="bold">poking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Q3QVRQX66V">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> to thrust against or into (something) with the finger or arm, a stick, etc.; prod: <em class="example">to poke a person in the ribs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> to make (a hole, one’s way, etc.) by or as by thrusting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq113"> to thrust or push: <em class="example">she poked her head through the door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq460"> to force or drive (<em>away</em>, <em>in</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.) by or as by thrusting or pushing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq567"> to thrust obtrusively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uF5rqJSSgQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq441"> to make a thrusting or pushing movement with the finger, a stick, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq912"> to thrust oneself obtrusively.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g1boIbYRYr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq785"> a thrust or push.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq383"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a blow with the fist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq562"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the drug Viagra.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rOwxrh0dch">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a dead mullet</strong>), (an interjection, said grudgingly of some small benefit received, or humorously of a great one.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">more than one can poke a stick at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a lot of; many; much.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">poke about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to pry; search curiously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">poke fun at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ridicule, laugh at: <em class="example">she poked fun at his tie.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">poke it </strong>(or <strong class="phr">borak</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">crap</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">mullock</strong>)<strong class="phr"> at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ridicule, often offensively: <em class="example">he always poked it at newcomers to gain the upper hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq599"> <strong class="phr">poke one’s nose into</strong>, to interfere in; pry into; show too much curiosity about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">poke out</strong>, to extend or project; protrude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">poke the bear</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to annoy or provoke someone or something that is liable to be harmful if aroused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq098"> <strong class="phr">poke the dragon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a government, public figure, etc.) to engage in behaviour or rhetoric which may provoke a negative reaction from the government of China.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq676"> <strong class="phr">take a poke at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq215"> to aim a blow at.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq681"> to make a joke at the expense of.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>poken</em>, related to Low German and Dutch <em>poken</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057592" href="entry://poach%23bigmac000057592"><span class="smallcaps">poach<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poke<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="uXFTuuFQPS">n.</span><span target_id="SlcqMgEbBi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poke" src="word_pronunciations/17723.mp3"></audio></span>/poʊk/ (<em>say</em> pohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uXFTuuFQPS"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> a bag or sack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> a pocket.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SlcqMgEbBi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">a pig in a poke</strong>, something purchased without inspection. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from country fairs where suckling pigs were sold; one pig would be on show and the others were already tied in the <em>pokes</em> or bags for selling. Deceitful vendors would sometimes enclose cats instead.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>poke</em>, probably from Old North French <em>poke</em> related to Old Norse <em>poki</em> pouch]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poke<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poke" src="word_pronunciations/17722.mp3"></audio></span>/poʊk/ (<em>say</em> pohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq305"> a projecting brim at the front of a woman’s bonnet or hat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq669"> a bonnet (<strong>poke bonnet</strong>) or hat with such a brim.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089637" href="#bigmac000089637"><span class="smallcaps">poke<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poke<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poke" src="word_pronunciations/17722.mp3"></audio></span>/poʊk/ (<em>say</em> pohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057716" href="entry://pokeweed%23bigmac000057716"><strong>pokeweed</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Algonquian <em>puccoon</em> plant used in dyeing]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac933995891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poke<sup>5</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpoʊkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pohkay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">(in Hawaiian cookery) a salad comprising diced raw fish, seasoned with a Japanese-style sauce of soy, green onions and sesame, often served with a variety of vegetables, pickles, etc., on a bed of rice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hawaiian: to slice off or cut up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prey</span><z><span target_id="baaHXBh96c">n.</span><span target_id="mSp1i6GfEL">v.i.</span><span target_id="ZlATvaL7EV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of prey" src="word_pronunciations/18149.mp3"></audio></span>/preɪ/ (<em>say</em> pray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="baaHXBh96c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> a person or thing that falls a victim to an enemy, a disease, or any adverse agency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq736"> the action or habit of preying: <em class="example">beast of prey.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Rare</em> booty or plunder.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mSp1i6GfEL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq111"> to seek for and seize prey, as an animal does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq855"> to take booty or plunder.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZlATvaL7EV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">easy prey</strong>, someone who will easily fall victim to a deception or imposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">prey on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq768"> to make profit by activities on a victim.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq476"> to exert a harmful or destructive influence: <em class="example">these worries preyed upon his mind.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>preye</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>praeda</em> booty, prey] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>preyer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prick</span><z><span target_id="SE3qdUQrEm">n.</span><span target_id="qGdOfOeVIB">v.t.</span><span target_id="C6kqyMtUPP">v.i.</span><span target_id="XGKXpa0lCS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of prick" src="word_pronunciations/18158.mp3"></audio></span>/prɪk/ (<em>say</em> prik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SE3qdUQrEm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq401"> a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> the act of pricking: <em class="example">the prick of a needle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq971"> the state or sensation of being pricked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq120"> the penis.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq453"> an unpleasant or despicable person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq067"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a small or minute mark; a dot or a point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a goad for oxen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> any pointed instrument or weapon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qGdOfOeVIB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq107"> to pierce with a sharp point; puncture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq363"> to affect with sharp pain, as from piercing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq051"> to cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse or sorrow: <em class="example">his conscience pricked him suddenly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq435"> to urge on with, or as with, a goad or spur: <em class="example">my duty pricks me on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq513"> to cause to stand erect or point upwards: <em class="example">the dog pricked up its ears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq648"> <em class="label">Farriery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq066"> to lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq105"> to nick: <em class="example">to prick a horse’s tail.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to mark or trace (something) on a surface by pricks or dots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq639"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to write down (music) by means of pricks or notes on a page.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="C6kqyMtUPP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq280"> to perform the action of piercing or puncturing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq549"> to have a sensation of being pricked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq656"> Also, <strong class="vs">prick up</strong>. to rise erect or point upwards, as the ears of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XGKXpa0lCS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">a prick of a …</strong>, an extremely difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, etc., …: <em class="example">a prick of a job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">kick against the pricks</strong>, to indulge in futile struggles against the harsh realities of life. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> where <em>pricks</em> refer to the rowels of the spur used to goad a horse forward, to resist which could cause injury]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">prick off</strong>, to measure (distance, etc.) on a chart with dividers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq227"> <strong class="phr">prick out</strong>, to transplant (seedlings, etc.) from their original beds to larger boxes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq288"> <strong class="phr">prick up one’s ears</strong>, to listen, especially at something unexpected or of particular interest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101438" href="#mq401">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101438" href="#mq127">7</a> (noun) Middle English <em>prike</em>, Old English <em>prica</em> dot; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101438" href="#mq107">8</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101438" href="#mq190">20</a> (verb) Middle English <em>priken</em>, Old English <em>prician</em>, from <em>prica</em> puncture]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pterygoid process
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pterygoid process</span></header><div>/ˈtɛrəgɔɪd ˌproʊsɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'teruhgoyd .prohses) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> either of two processes descending, one on each side, from the point where the body of the sphenoid bone joins a bone of a temporal wing within the skull, each process consisting of two plates (<strong>external pterygoid plate</strong> and <strong>internal pterygoid plate</strong>) separated by a notch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> either of these two plates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public</span><z><span target_id="600ytgIP9g">adj.</span><span target_id="Me1aDSjH5j">n.</span><span target_id="90k31eM9qY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of public" src="word_pronunciations/18480.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpʌblɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'publik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="600ytgIP9g"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> of, relating to, or affecting the people as a whole or the community, state, or nation: <em class="example">public affairs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> done, made, acting, etc., for the people or community as a whole: <em class="example">a public prosecutor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq176"> open to all the people: <em class="example">a public meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq256"> relating to or engaged in the affairs or service of the community or nation: <em class="example">a public official.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq323"> maintained at the public expense, under public control, and open to the public generally: <em class="example">a public library.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq454"> open to the view or knowledge of all; existing, done, etc., in public: <em class="example">the fact became public.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq920"> having relations with or being known to the public generally: <em class="example">a public character.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Me1aDSjH5j">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq672"> Also, <strong class="vs">the general public</strong>. the people constituting a community, state, or nation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq729"> a particular section of the people: <em class="example">the novel-reading public.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq962"> public view or access: <em class="example">in public.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a student at a public or state school.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq488"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059910" href="entry://public%20school%23bigmac000059910"><strong>public school</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq651"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087164" href="entry://public%20bar%23bigmac000087164"><strong>public bar</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="90k31eM9qY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq058"> <strong class="phr">go public</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq879"> (of a proprietary limited company) to sell part or all of its capital to the public at large.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq097"> (of a company) to seek listing on the stock exchange.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq606"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to allow something to be generally known.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq750"> <strong class="phr">in the public eye</strong>, subject to general attention, often accompanied by media coverage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq807"> <strong class="phr">the public good</strong>, the welfare of the general public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq254"> <strong class="phr">the public interest</strong>, the benefit or advantage to a whole community, as opposed to the individual: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was and is in the public interest that these deals were and continue to be exposed and that we are all made aware of how naive many of us have been. In other words, it raises the question: who is in bed with whom?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">federal hansard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>pūblicus</em>; replacing Middle English <em>publique</em>, from French (feminine)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pull
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pull</span><z><span target_id="lkCk5Wu3Sx">v.t.</span><span target_id="2wqHUfptaw">v.i.</span><span target_id="MssfDee6En">n.</span><span target_id="rRlCG5X7qA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pull" src="word_pronunciations/18510.mp3"></audio></span>/pʊl/ (<em>say</em> pool) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lkCk5Wu3Sx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> to draw or haul towards oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: <em class="example">to pull a sledge up a hill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> to draw or tug at with force: <em class="example">to pull a person’s hair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq800"> to draw, rend, or tear (apart, to pieces, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq184"> to draw or pluck away from a place of growth, attachment, etc.: <em class="example">to pull a tooth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Rural</em> to pick: <em class="example">to pull corn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq664"> (in timber-getting) to haul (a tree) out by the roots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq797"> to strip of feathers, hair, etc., as a bird, a hide, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq630"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to draw out for use, as a knife or a pistol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq064"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put or carry through (something attempted): <em class="example">I wouldn’t pull a stunt like that!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq448"> to cause to form, as a grimace: <em class="example">to pull a face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq839"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to play (the ball) with a curve to the left (or, if a left-handed player, to the right).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq395"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to take (an impression or proof) from type, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq660"> to propel by rowing, as a boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq855"> (of a boat) to be provided with, or rowed with (a certain number of oars): <em class="example">a racing shell pulls eight oars.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq158"> to strain, as a ligament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq956"> Also, <strong class="vs">pull up</strong>. <em class="label">Racing</em> to hold in or check (a horse), especially so as to keep it from winning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to deliver (a punch) without full force; check or restrain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to hit (a ball pitched on the wicket or on the off side) to the on side, usually off the back foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq193"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attract (someone) with the aim of having sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq911"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attract (an audience): <em class="example">the band pulls a good crowd at the pub.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to withdraw: <em class="example">to pull an ad.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2wqHUfptaw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq311"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to exert a drawing, tugging, or hauling force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq286"> to inhale through a pipe, cigarette, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq832"> to become or come as specified, by pulling: <em class="example">a rope pulls apart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq802"> to row.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq292"> to proceed by rowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">Golf</em> to pull the ball.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MssfDee6En">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq279"> the act of pulling or drawing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq572"> force used in pulling; pulling power: <em class="example">trigger pull.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq504"> a drawing of a liquid into the mouth: <em class="example">he took a long pull at his glass of beer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq271"> an inhalation of smoke, as from a pipe or cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq058"> a part or thing to be pulled, as a handle or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq154"> an instrument or device for pulling something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq177,177"> a spell at rowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq981,981"> a stroke of an oar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq874"> a pulling of the ball in cricket or golf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq505"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an advantage over another or others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq498"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> influence, as with persons able to grant favours: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>if I had enough capital to start with, or a bit of pull in the right direction, things would be different.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david ireland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the ability to attract or draw audiences, followers, etc.: <em class="example">an actor with box office pull.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq326"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of male masturbation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rRlCG5X7qA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="42"><span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">a long hard pull</strong>, a long and difficult task: <em class="example">she finally passed the exam, but it’s been a long hard pull.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">have a pull with</strong>, to be in a position to exert influence with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq936"> <strong class="phr">on the pull</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> intending to attract a sexual partner from the available company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq256"> <strong class="phr">pull a beer</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pour a beer by tapping a barrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">pull a fast one </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a swiftie</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to practise a deception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">pull ahead</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq208"> to move towards the front</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq374"> to begin to win in a race or other contest.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">pull apart</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq400"> to rend in pieces.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq843"> to analyse critically in detail.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">pull back from</strong>, to decide not to proceed with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq723"> <strong class="phr">pull dirt</strong>, (in opal mining) to haul the material excavated by a miner to the surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">pull down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq252"> to lower; draw downwards: <em class="example">to pull down the blinds.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq094"> to demolish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq253"> to reduce or make lower: <em class="example">to pull down prices in a sale.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq516"> to take (a motor) apart to overhaul it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">pull in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq280"> (of a vehicle, driver, etc.) to move to the side of the road in order to stop.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq412"> to arrive at a destination, stopping place, etc.: <em class="example">the train pulled in to Central.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq597"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrest (a person).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq331"> to earn (a wage or salary).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq028"> <strong class="phr">pull off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to succeed in achieving or performing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq283"> <strong class="phr">pull oneself off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to masturbate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">pull oneself together</strong>, to recover one’s self-control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq553"> <strong class="phr">pull one’s finger out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attack a job, task, etc., with energy after a period of inertia or laziness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">pull one’s head in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to withdraw; to mind one’s own business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">pull one’s punches</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to deliberately deliver punches without full force.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq557"> to act with more show than effect, as by failing to follow through an initial move.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">pull one’s weight</strong>, to make a full and fair contribution to a task or undertaking, as in rowing or any other activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq225"> <strong class="phr">pull out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq599"> to leave; depart: <em class="example">a train pulling out of a station.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq223"> (of a vehicle, driver, etc.) to move out of a lane or stream of traffic, as in preparing to overtake.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq386"> to withdraw, as from an agreement or enterprise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq483"> (of an aircraft) to return to level flight after a dive.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">pull out all </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> stops</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make every effort. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the action of an organist who gets maximum volume by pulling out all of the organ stops controlling the airflow]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">pull over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq809"> (of a vehicle, driver, etc.) to move towards the side of the road, or in some other direction as specified.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq152"> to cause (a vehicle or driver) to stop at the side of the road: <em class="example">the cops pulled me over for a breath test.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">pull rank </strong>(or <strong class="phr">the braid</strong>), to invoke the privileges or powers of seniority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">pull round</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to recover, as from an illness, period of adversity, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">pull someone’s leg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tease someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">pull strings</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to seek the advancement of oneself or another by using social contacts and other means not directly connected with ability or suitability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq95"> <strong class="phr">pull the other one </strong>(<strong class="phr">it has bells on</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a contemptuous expression of disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq761"> <strong class="phr">pull the plug on</strong>, to prevent (someone) from continuing their present activities, as by making some damning revelation, issuing an order, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">pull the rug from under someone’s feet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to place someone in a position of disadvantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq972"> <strong class="phr">pull the wool over someone’s eyes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deceive or hoodwink someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from times when wigs were commonly worn and humorously referred to as <em>wool</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq526"> <strong class="phr">pull through</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq934"> to recover, as from an illness, period of adversity, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq133"> to make one’s way through, as by a pull or effort.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq449"> <strong class="phr">pull together</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq616"> to cooperate, as in a team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq350"> to assemble from various sources.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">pull to pieces</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq366"> to rend in pieces; destroy completely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq890"> to analyse critically in detail.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">pull up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq382"> to stop: <em class="example">the taxi pulled up at the station.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq888"> to cause to stop: <em class="example">to pull up a horse.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq312"> to correct or rebuke.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq056"> to improve; bring to a higher or required standard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq317"> to uproot or pull out of the ground.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq252"> (especially of a horse) to come to a halt, often in a specified condition: <em class="example">to pull up lame.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq604"> Also, <strong class="vs">pull</strong>. <em class="label">Racing</em> to hold in or check (a horse), especially so as to keep it from winning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq333"> to gain ground or recover one’s position in a race or other contest.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">pull up short</strong>, to stop abruptly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">take a pull</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take control of one’s actions or behaviour; reform.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pulle</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>pullian</em> pull, pluck]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Punjabi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Punjabi</span><z><span target_id="Y5voBTL86F">n.</span><span target_id="MRl8fq2ubz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/pʊnˈdʒabi/ (<em>say</em> poon'jahbee), /pʌn-/ (<em>say</em> pun-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y5voBTL86F"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> a native or inhabitant of Punjab.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq846"> an Indo-European language or group of related dialects spoken in the Punjab region, including <strong>Western Punjabi</strong> (Jammu and Kashmir) and <strong>Eastern Punjabi</strong> (Punjab state).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MRl8fq2ubz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq545"> of or relating to Punjab, Punjabis or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Panjabi</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>panjābī</em>, from <em>panjāb</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088757" href="entry://Punjab%23bigmac000088757"><span class="smallcaps">Punjab</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quid<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quid" src="word_pronunciations/18736.mp3"></audio></span>/kwɪd/ (<em>say</em> kwid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">a portion of something, especially tobacco, for holding in the mouth and chewing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098971" href="entry://cud%23bigmac000098971"><span class="smallcaps">cud</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quid<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="cxdGfbG3vx">n.</span><span target_id="ZnSGZbAj7q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quid" src="word_pronunciations/18737.mp3"></audio></span>/kwɪd/ (<em>say</em> kwid) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cxdGfbG3vx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">quid</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">quids</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> (formerly) a pound in money, especially £1 as a pound note.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> (<em>plural</em>) money, especially a large amount: <em class="example">I’ll bet that cost quids and quids.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZnSGZbAj7q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq778"> <strong class="phr">a quick quid</strong>, money earned with little effort, often by dishonest means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">cost a quid</strong>, to be very expensive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq553"> <strong class="phr">earn </strong>(or <strong class="phr">make</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a quid</strong>, to earn some money: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>that quest, isn’t for the moment commercial, or politically convenient, or likely to make a quid, and doesn’t for the moment show a profit at the box office</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bob ellis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq882"> <strong class="phr">have a quid </strong>(or <strong class="phr">two</strong>), to be wealthy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">not for quids</strong>, never; for no inducement at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">not get the full quid</strong>, not to obtain the full value for one’s money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq000"> <strong class="phr">not the full quid</strong>, mentally slow; intellectually impaired; dull-witted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq472"> <strong class="phr">turn an honest quid</strong>, to earn money by honest means.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rabbit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rabbit<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TgB3vM5MSm">n.</span><span target_id="mcQdOCcmEL">v.i.</span><span target_id="OWyfklMANV">v.t.</span><span target_id="22KFkKn2vw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rabbit" src="word_pronunciations/18780.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈræbət/ (<em>say</em> 'rabuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TgB3vM5MSm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> a small, long-eared, burrowing lagomorph, <em>Oryctolagus cuniculus</em>, native to Europe and northern Africa, widely domesticated and kept as a pet; introduced to Australia and elsewhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> any of various lagomorph mammals other than the hares, as the <strong>eastern cottontail rabbit</strong>, <em>Sylvilagus floridanus</em>, of North America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq871"> the skin of any member of the rabbit family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq368"> its flesh, used as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq377"> an item made by a sailor or stolen from on board ship as a gift to a friend or a girl on shore.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq275"> a bottle of beer.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a team member with poor batting skills. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026478" href="entry://ferret%23bigmac000026478"><strong>ferret<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026478" href="entry://ferret%23mq310">3</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq986"> a person inexperienced or incompetent in a specified field: <em class="example">a tennis rabbit.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fool.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rabbited</strong>, <strong class="bold">rabbiting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mcQdOCcmEL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq577"> to hunt rabbits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Football</em> to duck down unexpectedly, thus putting an opposing player off balance or causing them to fall.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OWyfklMANV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to get hold of, often by underhand or illegal means.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="22KFkKn2vw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">rabbit around</strong>, to indulge in aimless and time-wasting activities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">rabbit of the river</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac398730919" href="entry://river%20rabbit%23bigmac398730919"><strong>river rabbit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq934"> <strong class="phr">run the rabbit</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to go out to purchase alcoholic drink, sometimes illegally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">silly rabbit</strong>, (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) a foolish person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rabet</em>. Compare Walloon <em>robett</em>, Flemish <em>robbe</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rabbit<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rabbit" src="word_pronunciations/18780.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈræbət/ (<em>say</em> 'rabuht) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">rabbited</strong>, <strong class="bold">rabbiting</strong>)<br/> <strong class="phr">rabbit on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">to talk nonsense, usually at length.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>rabbit and pork</em> talk]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rabbit<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rabbit" src="word_pronunciations/18780.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈræbət/ (<em>say</em> 'rabuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">a small container in which samples are passed through a nuclear reactor for irradiation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radium B
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radium B</span></header><div>/reɪdiəm ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> raydeeuhm 'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">an isotope of lead, formed from radium A by disintegration, which gives rise to an isotope of bismuth called <strong>radium C</strong>, from which <strong>radium D</strong>, <strong>radium E</strong>, and <strong>radium F</strong> (polonium) are derived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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raise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">raise</span><z><span target_id="gLq6MgAHJ2">v.t.</span><span target_id="iK5spPaQQp">n.</span><span target_id="oYPIIX0FCx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of raise" src="word_pronunciations/18871.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪz/ (<em>say</em> rayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gLq6MgAHJ2"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">raised</strong>, <strong class="bold">raising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: <em class="example">to raise one’s hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> to set upright; lift up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq023"> to cause to rise or stand up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq682"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to rouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq477"> to build; erect: <em class="example">to raise a monument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq921"> <em class="label">US</em> to set up the framework of (a house, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq175"> to cause to project; bring into relief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq706"> to cause to be or appear: <em class="example">to raise a tempest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq613"> to cultivate, produce, breed (crops, plants, animals, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq600"> to bring up; rear (children, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq882"> to give rise to; bring up or about (a question, issue, etc.); put forward (an objection, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Law</em> to institute (a lawsuit, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq335"> to restore to life: <em class="example">to raise the dead.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq301"> to stir up: <em class="example">to raise a rebellion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq627"> to give vigour to; animate (the mind, spirits, hopes).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq714"> to advance in rank, dignity, etc.: <em class="example">to raise someone to chief justice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq311"> to gather together; collect: <em class="example">to raise an army; </em><em class="example">raise funds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq725"> to increase in height or thickness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq210"> to cause (dough, etc.) to rise and become light, as by the addition of yeast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq532"> to increase in degree, intensity, pitch, or force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq526"> to utter (a cry, etc.) especially in a loud voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq561"> to make (the voice) louder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq878"> to express, as in protest, agreement, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq111"> to increase in amount, as rent, prices, wages, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq183"> to increase the price of (a commodity, stock, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq380"> <em class="label">Poker</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to bet more than (another player, or previous bet).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Military</em> to end (a siege or blockade), by withdrawing or repelling the besieging forces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq178"> to remove (a prohibition, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to come in sight of (an object) (as by its rising above the horizon in coming nearer); sight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to multiply (a number) by itself for a stated number of times: <em class="example">100 is 10 raised to the power of 2.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq214"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to establish communication with, as by two-way radio: <em class="example">we tried in vain to raise headquarters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq517"> to contact by telephone.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iK5spPaQQp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq375"> a rise (in wages).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq892"> the amount of such an increase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq675"> a raising, lifting, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq852"> Also, <strong class="vs">rise</strong>. <em class="label">Mining</em> a shaft which gives access to a stope.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oYPIIX0FCx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq713"> <strong class="phr">raise an eyebrow</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq704"> to express slightly shocked surprise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq089"> to cause a surprise: <em class="example">it won’t raise an eyebrow.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq590"> <strong class="phr">raise Cain </strong>(or <strong class="phr">the devil</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hell</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq825"> to cause a commotion or trouble.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq105"> to complain or protest vociferously.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> The phrase <em>raise Cain</em> is first recorded in the US in the 1840s as a euphemism for the other phrases <em>raise the devil</em> or <em>raise hell</em>. The reference is to Cain who, according to the Old Testament (Genesis 4), was the first murderer when he killed his brother Abel.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq038"> <strong class="phr">raise the roof</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause a great noise, excitement, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>reise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old Norse <em>reisa</em>, related to Old English <em>rǣran</em> raise, causative of Old English <em>rīsan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104491" href="entry://rise%23bigmac000104491"><span class="smallcaps">rise</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104331" href="entry://rear%23bigmac000104331"><span class="smallcaps">rear<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>raiseable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>raiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rockhopper penguin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac63770484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rockhopper penguin</span></header><div>/ˌrɒkhɒpə ˈpɛŋgwən/ (<em>say</em> .rokhopuh 'penggwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">either of three species of small penguin with a short beak and a yellow crest on both sides of the head: the <strong>northern rockhopper penguin</strong>, <em>Eudyptes moseleyi</em>, which breeds on Gough Island and Tristan da Cunha in the southern Atlantic Ocean and the St. Paul Islands in the southern Indian Ocean;  the <strong>southern rockhopper penguin</strong>, <em>E. chrysocome</em>, which breeds on the Falkland Islands and in southern Chile and southern Argentina; and the <strong>eastern rockhopper penguin</strong>, <em>E. (chrysocome) filholi</em>, which breeds on Campbell Island in NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock lobster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac869273184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock lobster</span></header><div>/ˈrɒk lɒbstə/ (<em>say</em> 'rok lobstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">any of various large, edible, marine, stalk-eyed, decapod crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, of tropical and subtropical oceans, having a spiny carapace, as the <strong>southern rock lobster</strong>, <em>Jasus edwardsii</em>, the <strong>eastern rock lobster</strong>, <em>J. verreauxi</em>, and the <strong>western rock lobster</strong>, <em>Panulirus cygnus</em>, all found in Australia waters and widely harvested for local and export markets.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spiny lobster</strong>; <em class="label">Especially SA</em>, <em class="label">NSW and Tasmania</em>, <strong class="vs">crayfish</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rope<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="xdOAOT7HPw">n.</span><span target_id="Bh4ykBV2Ft">v.t.</span><span target_id="xQU8Et1v8G">v.i.</span><span target_id="PTvj7I1i68">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rope" src="word_pronunciations/19822.mp3"></audio></span>/roʊp/ (<em>say</em> rohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xdOAOT7HPw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> (<em>plural</em>) the cords used to enclose a boxing ring or other space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq899"> a hangman’s noose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq103"> death by hanging as a punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq240"> a quantity of material or a number of things twisted or strung together in the form of a thick cord: <em class="example">a rope of beads.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq110"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041468" href="entry://lasso%23bigmac000041468"><strong>lasso</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041468" href="entry://lasso%23mq762">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq471"> a stringy, viscid, or glutinous formation in a liquid.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq685"> <em class="label">Military</em> a long piece of metal foil used as chaff to confuse the low-frequency radar spectrum.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">roped</strong>, <strong class="bold">roping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Bh4ykBV2Ft">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq986"> to tie, bind, or fasten with a rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq910"> to enclose or mark off with a rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq324"> to catch with a lasso.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xQU8Et1v8G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq417"> to be drawn out into a filament of thread; become ropy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PTvj7I1i68">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">give someone enough rope to hang themself</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to allow someone the freedom to prove their unworthiness or incompetence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">on the ropes</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> driven against the ropes by one’s opponent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a hopeless position; near to failure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq796"> <strong class="phr">rope in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to draw, entice, or inveigle into something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He roped in three gardeners’ boys and coached them in simple plainsong.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">the end of one’s rope</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the limit of one’s possibilities, patience or resources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">the ropes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the routines, methods, etc., of an organisation: <em class="example">to show someone the ropes; </em><em class="example">to know the ropes; </em><em class="example">to learn the ropes.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the nautical use, signifying the knowledge of an experienced deckhand]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>rāp</em> related to Old High German <em>reif</em> rope, noose, German <em>Reif</em>(<em>en</em>) ring, hoop, tyre. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072259" href="entry://stirrup%23bigmac000072259"><span class="smallcaps">stirrup</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac545178203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rope<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rope" src="word_pronunciations/19822.mp3"></audio></span>/roʊp/ (<em>say</em> rohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> marijuana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> a marijuana cigarette.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the association with the use of Indian hemp to make rope]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rosella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rosella<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rosella" src="word_pronunciations/19828.mp3"></audio></span>/roʊˈzɛlə/ (<em>say</em> roh'zeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> Also, <strong class="vs">rosella bush</strong>. an annual shrub, <em>Hibiscus sabdariffa</em>, with large lobed leaves and yellow hibiscus-like flowers producing a fruit consisting of a green seed surrounded by dark red fleshy leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> the fruit, picked when young and used to make jam.</span></div><div class="etym"> [transferred use of <em>rosella</em>, <em>roselle</em> the red sorrel <em>Hibiscus sabdariffa</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rosella<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rosella" src="word_pronunciations/19828.mp3"></audio></span>/roʊˈzɛlə/ (<em>say</em> roh'zeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> any of a number of brilliantly coloured, endemic Australian parrots of the genus <em>Platycercus</em>, as the <strong>eastern rosella</strong>, <em>P. eximius</em>, and the <strong>crimson rosella</strong>, <em>P. elegans</em>, common birds of eastern Australia. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/rosella2.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sheep that has lost wool, especially from disease, and is showing patches of bare skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shearer who is stripped to the waist whilst working.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Originally World War I Colloquial</em> a staff officer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097456" href="entry://Rose%20Hill%23bigmac000097456"><span class="smallcaps">Rose Hill</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091015" href="#mq050">4</a> from the gold lace, scarlet cap band, etc., of their uniform]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rub</span><z><span target_id="c7oXROR5j3">v.t.</span><span target_id="gutGk0LbL3">v.i.</span><span target_id="qpq6p7S5Hd">n.</span><span target_id="PKE0Q3EWPN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rub" src="word_pronunciations/19907.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌb/ (<em>say</em> rub) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rubbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">rubbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="c7oXROR5j3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> to subject (an object) to pressure and friction, especially in order to clean, smooth, polish, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> to move, spread, or apply (something) with pressure and friction over something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq649"> to chafe or abrade.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gutGk0LbL3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq510"> to exert pressure and friction on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq258"> to move with pressure along the surface of something.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qpq6p7S5Hd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq687"> the act of rubbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq561"> something irritating to the feelings; a reproof, gibe, sarcasm, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq484"> an annoying experience or circumstance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq703"> a difficulty; source of doubt or difficulty: <em class="example">there’s the rub.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> any difficulty or obstacle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq187"> an ointment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq20"> a mixture of spices and herbs to be applied to meat before cooking.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PKE0Q3EWPN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq920"> <strong class="phr">rub along</strong>, to proceed, continue in a course, or keep going, with a little effort or difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">rub down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq285"> to rub (the surface of something) as to smooth, reduce, clean, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq567"> to massage, dry, or clean (an animal, athlete, etc.) by rubbing, as with a towel after exercise, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">rub in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">into</strong>), to force in by rubbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq549"> <strong class="phr">rub it in</strong>, to remind someone repeatedly of their mistakes, failures, or shortcomings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">rub noses</strong>, <em class="label">NZ</em> to touch noses in the Māori welcoming act of hongi.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">rub off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq844"> to remove or erase by rubbing: <em class="example">to rub off rust.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq063"> to be capable of being rubbed off: <em class="example">that stain will rub off.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">rub off on</strong>, to be transferred to, especially as a result of repeated close contact: <em class="example">his vulgarity rubbed off on her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq552"> <strong class="phr">rub of the green</strong>, <em class="label">Golf</em> an accidental influence on the ball which may or may not be in the player’s favour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">rub out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq045"> to erase.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq689"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kill.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to disqualify or suspend (a sporting competitor): <em class="example">the jockey was rubbed out for a week.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">rub shoulders </strong>(or <strong class="phr">elbows</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with</strong>, to come into social contact with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq935"> <strong class="phr">rub together</strong>, to move (things) with pressure and friction over each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">rub up</strong>, to polish or smooth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">rub up on</strong>, to refresh or revive one’s memory about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq305"> <strong class="phr">rub </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the right way</strong>, to please.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq805"> <strong class="phr">rub </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the wrong way</strong>, to annoy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rubbe</em>, related to Low German <em>rubben</em>, of uncertain origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salamander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salamander</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of salamander" src="word_pronunciations/20050.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsæləmændə/ (<em>say</em> 'saluhmanduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> any of various tailed amphibians, most of which have an aquatic larval stage but are terrestrial as adults, such as <em>Salamandra salamandra</em>, the <strong>European salamander</strong> or <strong>fire salamander</strong> of central and southern Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> a mythical lizard or other reptile, or a being supposedly able to live in fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq394"> any person or thing able to survive great heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a mass of slag or metal remaining on the walls of a blast furnace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq020"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq619"> any of various portable stoves or burners.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq035"> a small portable stove used on building sites to keep materials dry.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq238"> a cooking utensil or overhead grill for browning food.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>salamandre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>salamandra</em>, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>salamandrine</strong> /sæləˈmændrən/ (<em>say</em> saluh'mandruhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salt</span><z><span target_id="AicmRLiO92">n.</span><span target_id="fJn24nhbGk">v.t.</span><span target_id="fKa7YCBhvA">adj.</span><span target_id="oefYUlFwB4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of salt" src="word_pronunciations/20077.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒlt/ (<em>say</em> solt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of salt" src="word_pronunciations/20078.mp3"></audio></span>/sɔlt/ (<em>say</em> sawlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AicmRLiO92"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of sea water, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a compound which upon dissociation yields cations (positively charged), and anions (negatively charged).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq177"> (<em>plural</em>) any of various salts used as purgatives: <em class="example">Epsom salts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq592"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065138" href="entry://saltcellar%23bigmac000065138"><strong>saltcellar</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065138" href="entry://saltcellar%23mq345">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq543"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065156" href="entry://saltmarsh%23bigmac000065156"><strong>saltmarsh</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq129"> that which gives liveliness, piquancy, or pungency to anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq155"> wit; pungency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq663"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sailor, especially an experienced one: <em class="example">old salt.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fJn24nhbGk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq817"> to season with salt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq828"> to cure, preserve, or treat with salt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq394"> to furnish with salt: <em class="example">to salt cattle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq555"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq839"> to treat with common salt or with any chemical salt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq094"> <strong>salt out</strong>, to add common salt to (a solution) in order to separate a dissolved substance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq870"> to introduce rich ore or other valuable matter, information, etc., to create a false impression of value: <em class="example">to salt a mine; </em><em class="example">to salt a sample.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fKa7YCBhvA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq781"> containing salt; having the taste of salt: <em class="example">a salt solution.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq812"> saltwater: <em class="example">a salt lagoon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq165"> cured or preserved with salt: <em class="example">salt cod.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq630"> overflowed with or growing in salt water: <em class="example">salt marsh.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq014"> pungent or sharp: <em class="example">salt speech.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oefYUlFwB4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">below the salt</strong>, of an inferior status.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">go through like a dose </strong>(or <strong class="phr">packet</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of salts</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq967"> to have the same effect as a purgative.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq785"> to make a brief visit causing great disturbance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq991"> <strong class="phr">rub salt into the wound</strong>, to make things worse; add insult to injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">salt away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">down</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq694"> to preserve by adding quantities of salt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq040"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lay or store away in reserve: <em class="example">to salt a lot of money away.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq989"> <strong class="phr">salt of the earth</strong>, the best kind of people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">take with a grain </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pinch</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of salt</strong>, to believe in part only; have reservations. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> <em>with a grain of salt</em> being a 17th-century English translation of the Latin phrase <em>cum grano salis</em>; with reference to the way in which salt is used, that is, in a small amount]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">worth one’s salt</strong>, capable; efficient; deserving one’s pay: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Yet there is not a stockman in the bush worth his salt that would not go into the battle with all his fighting blood up</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john c downie</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1936</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Roman times when salt was a greatly valued commodity and soldiers were paid a special allowance for buying it. This <em>salarium</em> was recognition of the essential role of the one to whom it was given.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sealt</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>saltness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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saphena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">saphena</span></header><div>/sæˈfinə/ (<em>say</em> sa'feenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">saphenae</strong> /sæˈfini/ (<em>say</em> sa'feenee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">either of two large superficial veins of the leg, one (<strong>long saphena</strong> or <strong>internal saphena</strong>) on the inner side, and the other (<strong>short saphena</strong>, <strong>external saphena</strong>, or <strong>posterior saphena</strong>) on the outer and posterior sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Arabic <em>çāfin</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>saphenous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-art</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq756">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003646" href="entry://-ard%23bigmac000003646"><strong>-ard</strong></a>, as in <em>braggart</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> an adjective suffix meaning ‘relating to’, attached chiefly to nouns (<em>honorary</em>) and to stems appearing in other words (<em>voluntary</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq771"> a suffix forming nouns from other nouns or adjectives indicating location or repository (<em>dictionary</em>, <em>granary</em>, <em>apiary</em>), officers (<em>functionary</em>, <em>secretary</em>), or other relations (<em>adversary</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> a suffix forming collective numeral nouns, especially in time units (<em>centenary</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-ārius</em>, neuter <em>-ārium</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ary<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq889">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003471" href="entry://-ar%23bigmac000003471"><strong>-ar<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, as in <em>exemplary</em>, <em>military</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ase</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq388">a noun suffix used in names of enzymes, as in <em>lactase</em>, <em>pectase</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020204" href="entry://diastase%23bigmac000020204"><span class="smallcaps">(diast)ase</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk">a suffix forming: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> adjectives equivalent to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022893" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022893"><strong>-ed<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (in participial and other adjectives), as in <em>designate</em>, <em>separate</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> nouns denoting especially persons charged with some duty or function, or invested with some dignity, right, or special character, as in <em>advocate</em>, <em>candidate</em>, <em>curate</em>, <em>legate</em>, <em>prelate</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq093"> nouns denoting some product or result of action, as in <em>mandate</em> (literally, a thing commanded).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq394"> verbs, originally taken from Latin past participles but now formed from any Latin or other stem, as in <em>actuate</em>, <em>agitate</em>, <em>calibrate</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-ātus</em>, <em>-āta</em>, <em>-ātum</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ate<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq282">a suffix forming nouns denoting a salt formed by action of an acid (with a name ending in <em>-ic</em>) on a base, as in <em>acetate</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-ātum</em> neuter of <em>-ātus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="#bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ate<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq830">a suffix forming nouns denoting condition, estate, office, officials, or an official, etc., as in <em>consulate</em>, <em>senate</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-ātus</em>, suffix making nouns of 4th declension]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-able
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-able</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq604">a suffix used to form adjectives, especially from verbs, to denote ability, liability, tendency, worthiness, or likelihood, as in <em>teachable</em>, <em>perishable</em>, <em>obtainable</em>, but also attached to other parts of speech (especially nouns) as in <em>objectionable</em>, <em>peaceable</em>, and even verb phrases, as in <em>get-at-able</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>-ābilis</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Words ending in <em>e</em> often lose the <em>e</em> when <em>-able</em> is added to them (<em>note</em> becomes <em>notable</em>, <em>argue</em> becomes <em>arguable</em>). But some writers retain the <em>e</em>, especially where there may be confusion. For example, some prefer <em>rateable</em> to <em>ratable</em>, to keep a clear visual connection with <em>rate</em> rather than <em>rat</em>. If a word ends in <em>ce</em> or <em>ge</em>, the <em>e</em> is retained in order to keep the <em>c</em> sounding as <em>s</em> and the <em>g</em> sounding as <em>j</em>, as in <em>traceable</em> and <em>manageable</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-acea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-acea</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq905">a suffix of (Latin) names or classes and orders of animals, as in <em>Crustacea</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter plural of <em>-āceus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ales
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ales</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq062">a suffix of (Latin) names of botanical orders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, plural of <em>-ālis</em>, adjective suffix. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac294872409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ally</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq338">a suffix used to form adverbs from adjectives ending in <em>-ic</em>, as in <em>basically</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ance</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq594">a suffix of nouns denoting action, state, or quality, or something exemplifying one of these, often corresponding to adjectives in <em>-ant</em>, as <em>brilliance</em>, <em>distance</em>, or formed directly from verbs, as in <em>assistance</em>, <em>defiance</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023724" href="entry://-ence%23bigmac000023724"><strong>-ence</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>-ance</em>, from French, from Latin <em>-antia</em>, <em>-entia</em>, originally present participle endings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ancy</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq579">an equivalent of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002444" href="entry://-ance%23bigmac000002444"><strong>-ance</strong></a>, used chiefly in nouns denoting state or quality, as in <em>buoyancy</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>-antia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-arch</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq527">a suffix meaning ‘chief’, as in <em>monarch</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003559" href="entry://arch-%23bigmac000003559"><span class="smallcaps">arch-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-aria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-aria</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">a suffix used in names of genera and groups.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter plural noun and adjective ending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of a" src="word_pronunciations/01616.mp3"></audio></span>/ə/ (<em>say</em> uh), <em>emphatic</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of a" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="adj., indef. art." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective or indefinite article</em> a word used especially before nouns beginning with a consonant sound to mean: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> some (indefinite singular referring to one individual of a class): <em class="example">a child; </em><em class="example">a house; </em><em class="example">a star.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> another: <em class="example">he is a Cicero in eloquence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq620"> one: <em class="example">two of a kind; </em><em class="example">a thousand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq164"> any (a single): <em class="example">not a one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq808"> indefinite plural: <em class="example">a few; </em><em class="example">a great many.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>before a vowel sound</em>), <strong class="vs">an</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, phonetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099534" href="entry://an%23bigmac000099534"><span class="smallcaps">an<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant <em>an</em> is used before a vowel, as in <em>an address</em>, <em>an umbrella</em>. Pronunciation rather than spelling is the criterion: for example words like <em>hour</em> and <em>honour</em> have <em>an</em> before them because the initial <em>h</em> is not pronounced, while words like <em>union</em> and <em>user</em> take <em>a</em> because they are pronounced as if beginning with an initial <em>y</em> consonant. A few words with initial <em>h</em> are variable: most speakers pronounce an initial <em>h</em> in <em>historical</em> (<em>a historical survey</em>), some do not (<em>an historical survey</em>).</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of a" src="word_pronunciations/01618.mp3"></audio></span>/ə/ (<em>say</em> uh) <div abbr="adj., indef. art." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective or indefinite article</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">each; every: <em class="example">three times a day.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [originally <em>a</em> (preposition), Old English <em>an</em>, <em>on</em>, confused with the indefinite article]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a’</span><z><span target_id="DMtTIzCzDz">adj.</span><span target_id="efXedLiwvT">pron.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of a’" src="word_pronunciations/01179.mp3"></audio></span>/a/ (<em>say</em> ah), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of a’" src="word_pronunciations/01587.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔ/ (<em>say</em> aw) <em class="label">Scottish</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DMtTIzCzDz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> all: <em class="example">for a’ that.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="efXedLiwvT">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq187"> all: <em class="example">an a’.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">a</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq308">a prefix, a reduced form of the Old English preposition <em>on</em>, meaning ‘on’, ‘in’, ‘into’, ‘to’, ‘towards’, preserved before a noun in a prepositional phrase, forming a predicative adjective or an adverbial element, as in <em>afoot</em>, <em>abed</em>, <em>ashore</em>, <em>apart</em>, <em>aside</em>, and in archaic and dialectal use before a present participle in <em>-ing</em>, as in <em>to set the bells aringing</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and late Old English <em>a-</em>, variant of Old English <em>an</em>, <em>on</em> at, on. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104690" href="entry://on%23bigmac000104690"><span class="smallcaps">on</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq947">a prefix, a reduced form of Old English <em>of</em>, as in <em>akin</em>, <em>afresh</em>, <em>anew</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a-</em>, Old English <em>of</em> (preposition) off, of]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a-<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix indicating </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> up, out, or away, as in <em>arise</em>, <em>awake</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> intensified action, as in <em>abide</em>, <em>amaze</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a-</em>, up, out, away, from Old English <em>ā</em>, reduced form of <em>ar-</em>, <em>or-</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a-<sup>4</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq124">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><strong>ab-<sup>1</sup></strong></a> before <em>m</em>, <em>p</em>, and <em>v</em>, as in <em>amove</em>, <em>aperient</em>, <em>avert</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a-</em>, from French, from Latin <em>ab-</em>; or from Latin, reduced form of <em>ab-</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a-<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk">variant of <strong>ad-</strong>, used </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> before <em>sc</em>, <em>sp</em>, <em>st</em>, as in <em>ascend</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> in words of French derivation, often with the sense of increase or addition, as in <em>amass</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a-</em>, from French, from Latin <em>ad-</em>, or assimilated forms of <em>ad-</em>, such as <em>ab-</em>, <em>ac-</em>, <em>af-</em>, etc.; or from Latin, reduced form of <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a-<sup>6</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq100">a prefix meaning ‘not’, ‘without’, ‘lacking’, used before consonants, as in <em>achromatic</em>, <em>amoral</em>.</span></div> Also, (<em>before a vowel or h</em>), <strong class="vs">an-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, before vowels <em>an-</em>, related to Latin <em>in-</em> not; compare English <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000079160" href="entry://un-%23bigmac000079160"><span class="smallcaps">un-<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">up</span><z><span target_id="CVnSkTUY7f">adv.</span><span target_id="pk8TtyG6Mn">prep.</span><span target_id="ZfiPXmV7k8">adj.</span><span target_id="DOG6R7nz90">n.</span><span target_id="j6wMM8QQgP">v.t.</span><span target_id="lkwnuUCw4t">v.i.</span><span target_id="Tg9kxfk86y">interj.</span><span target_id="skiIqVQ8nH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of up" src="word_pronunciations/24444.mp3"></audio></span>/ʌp/ (<em>say</em> up) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="CVnSkTUY7f"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> to, towards, or in a more elevated position: <em class="example">to climb up to the top of a ladder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq645"> into the air: <em class="example">to throw up a ball.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> out of the ground: <em class="example">to dig up potatoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq936"> to or in an erect position: <em class="example">to stand up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq918"> out of bed: <em class="example">to get up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq390"> above the horizon: <em class="example">the moon came up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq799"> to or at any point that is considered higher, as the north, a capital city, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq220"> to or at a source, origin, centre, or the like: <em class="example">to follow a stream up to its source.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq860"> to or at a higher point or degree in a scale, as of rank, size, value, pitch, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq006"> to or at a point of equal advance, extent, etc.: <em class="example">to catch up in a race.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq134"> ahead; into a leading or more advanced position: <em class="example">to move up into the lead.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq999"> well advanced or versed, as in a subject: <em class="example">to keep up in nuclear physics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq416"> in or into activity, operation, etc.: <em class="example">to set up vibrations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq448"> in or into a state of agitation or excitement: <em class="example">worked up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq732"> into existence, view, prominence, or consideration: <em class="example">a problem has cropped up; </em><em class="example">the lost papers have turned up; </em><em class="example">his case comes up in court on Thursday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq943"> to a state of maturity: <em class="example">to bring up a child.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq972"> into or in a place of safekeeping, storage, retirement, etc.: <em class="example">to lay up riches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq128"> to a state of completion; to an end: <em class="example">to finish something up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq892"> in or into a state of union, contraction, etc.: <em class="example">to add up a column of figures; </em><em class="example">to fold up a blanket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq839"> to the required or final point: <em class="example">to pay up one’s debts; </em><em class="example">to burn up rubbish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq966"> to a standstill: <em class="example">to rein up; </em><em class="example">seize up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">US</em> equally; each; apiece; all: <em class="example">the score was seven points up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq915"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> towards or facing into the wind.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="pk8TtyG6Mn">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq544"> to, towards, or at a higher place on or in: <em class="example">up the stairs; </em><em class="example">up a tree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq947"> to, towards, near, or at a higher station, condition, or rank in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq796"> to, towards, or at a farther or higher point of: <em class="example">up the street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq840"> towards the source, origin, etc., of: <em class="example">up the stream.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq404"> towards or in the interior of (a region, etc.): <em class="example">the explorers went up the mulga.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq666"> in a course or direction contrary to that of: <em class="example">to sail up wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> towards or at: <em class="example">up King’s Cross; </em><em class="example">up the Junction.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZfiPXmV7k8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq255"> upwards; going or directed upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq166"> travelling towards a terminus or centre: <em class="example">an up train.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq121"> in an upright position or pointing upwards: <em class="example">the signal is up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq908"> standing and speaking: <em class="example">the prime minister was up for three hours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq368"> out of bed: <em class="example">I have been up since six o’clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq339"> risen above the horizon: <em class="example">the sun is up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq668"> at a high point or full: <em class="example">the tide is up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq327"> in the air; above the ground: <em class="example">the aeroplane is 2000 metres up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in high spirits; cheerful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq142"> on horseback; in the saddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq960"> well informed or advanced, as in a subject: <em class="example">to be up in mathematics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq397"> in activity: <em class="example">the wind is up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq954"> (especially of a computer) operational.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq379"> under consideration; on offer: <em class="example">a candidate up for election.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq393"> appearing before a court or the like on some charge: <em class="example">he is up for speeding again.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq556"> in the process of going on or happening, especially something amiss: <em class="example">they wondered what was up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq946"> in a state of agitation or excitement: <em class="example">his anger was up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq693"> impassable to wheeled traffic, as a road under repair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq330"> in a leading or advanced position: <em class="example">to be up in social standing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq991"> winning or having won money at gambling or the like: <em class="example">he was $50 up after an hour in the casino.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Games</em> winning or ahead of an opponent by a specified number of points, holes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq473"> Also, <em class="label">Especially NSW</em>, <em class="label">also Qld</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em>, <strong class="vs">in</strong>. <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> (in children’s games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in chasing games, the one who must catch the other players. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102729" href="entry://it%23bigmac000102729"><strong>it</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102729" href="entry://it%23mq154">7</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088909" href="entry://he%23bigmac000088909"><strong>he</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088909" href="entry://he%23mq128">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DOG6R7nz90">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="53"><span id="mq460"> an upward movement; an ascent.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq160"> a rise of fortune, mood, etc.: <em class="example">to have one’s ups and downs.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">upped</strong>, <strong class="bold">upping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="j6wMM8QQgP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="55"><span id="mq636"> to put or take up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq315"> to make larger; step up: <em class="example">to up output.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq644"> to raise; go better than (a preceding wager).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to turn (the helm) to windward, thus turning the ship’s head away from the wind.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lkwnuUCw4t">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="59"><span id="mq184"> to get or start up: <em class="example">to up and leave.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="Tg9kxfk86y">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="60"><span id="mq133"> (a command to rise or stand up.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="skiIqVQ8nH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="61"><span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">be up next</strong>, to be next in turn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">be up oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself; be self-deluding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq982"> <strong class="phr">be up someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq061"> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to be engaged in sexual intercourse with someone: <em class="example">he was up her like a lizard up a log.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq894"> to be angry with someone: <em class="example">she was up him for being late.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">big ups to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> appreciative thanks to: <em class="example">big ups to my friend for helping me move.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">get up someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq401"> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq753"> to reprimand someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq248"> <strong class="phr">have one’s ups and downs</strong>, alternately good and bad moods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">in two ups</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a very short time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">on the up and up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq491"> feeling better; improving in health and spirits.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq16"> having increasing success.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq601"> honest, frank, or credible.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq449"> <strong class="phr">up …</strong>, (an exclamation of strong support for the person, team, etc., specified): <em class="example">up the mighty Blues!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">up against</strong>, faced with: <em class="example">they are up against enormous problems.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">up against it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in difficulties; in severe straits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">up and about</strong>, active; out of bed, especially after recovering from an illness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq920"> <strong class="phr">up and at ’em!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a rallying cry.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">up and running</strong>, in action; operational: <em class="example">to have the business up and running.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">up at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>), at or in any place considered higher, as in altitude (<em>up at the mountains it is snowing</em>), or away from the centre of population (<em>up here in the bush</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">up close and personal </strong>(<strong class="phr">with</strong>), in an intimate relationship (with).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">up each other</strong> or <strong class="phr">up one another</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> behaving in a sycophantic or toadying fashion to each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">up east</strong>, <em class="label">WA</em> along the coast running north-east from Broome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">up for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq990"> liable to pay: <em class="example">you’ll be up for $100 if you break that.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq482"> willing to undertake or participate in (something challenging): <em class="example">are you up for a game of squash?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq506"> <strong class="phr">ups and downs</strong>, good fortune and bad fortune in cycles: <em class="example">the ups and downs of the share market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">up sticks</strong>, to move away from one’s present location or place of residence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">up to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq205"> engaged in; doing: <em class="example">what are you up to?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq623"> incumbent upon, as a duty: <em class="example">it is up to him to make the next move.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq394"> as many as and no more: <em class="example">I will take up to eight pupils.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq593"> as far as and no farther: <em class="example">he is up to his knees in water.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq604"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> capable of: <em class="example">he is not up to the job.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq921"> to any place considered higher, as in altitude, or being more northerly in geographical location.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq927"> <strong class="phr">up to mud </strong>(or <strong class="phr">putty</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">shit</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> broken down, worthless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">up with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq125"> in a high or favourable position in relation to: <em class="example">up with the leaders.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq695"> familiar with or knowledgeable about: <em class="example">up with the latest research.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">up with …</strong>, (an exclamation of strong support for something specified): <em class="example">up with the revolution!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">up you </strong>(<strong class="phr">for the rent</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of insolent or abusive dismissal.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">up your arse</strong> or <strong class="phr">up yours</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (an exclamation of insolent or angry dismissal.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq088"> <strong class="phr">up yours!</strong>, (an exclamation of dismissal, often accompanied by a gesture in which the index finger and possibly also the middle finger are pointed and raised with the palm facing the speaker.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">who’s up who </strong>(<strong class="phr">and who’s paying the rent</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> what are the alliances, economic, political or sexual, within a particular group of people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>upp</em>, <em>vpp</em> and Old English <em>up</em>, <em>upp</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Corpus evidence reveals <em>up to</em> spelt as one word, <em>upto</em>, on the analogy of <em>into</em> and <em>onto</em>, but this is not yet an established use.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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violet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">violet</span><z><span target_id="9SAocZ7Rxu">n.</span><span target_id="buW3aHAvvt">adj.</span><span target_id="FSjewUmLms">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈvaɪlət/ (<em>say</em> 'vuyluht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of violet" src="word_pronunciations/24813.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvaɪələt/ (<em>say</em> 'vuyuhluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9SAocZ7Rxu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> any plant of the genus <em>Viola</em>, comprising chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed herbs with purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers, as <em>V. hederacea</em>, and <em>V. odorata</em>, the much cultivated <strong>English violet</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> any of various similar plants of other genera, as the fringed violet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq427"> a bluish-purple colour.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="buW3aHAvvt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq383"> of the colour called violet; bluish purple.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FSjewUmLms">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq956"> <strong class="phr">shrinking violet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shy or retiring person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>violete</em>, from Latin <em>viola</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082946" href="#mq956">5</a> from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac303475831" href="entry://shrinking%23bigmac303475831"><span class="smallcaps">shrinking</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac303475831" href="entry://shrinking%23mq54">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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virtue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">virtue</span><z><span target_id="EREFcqAWmi">n.</span><span target_id="COVG6FaHos">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of virtue" src="word_pronunciations/24831.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvɜtʃu/ (<em>say</em> 'verchooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EREFcqAWmi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> moral excellence or goodness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq513"> conformity of life and conduct to moral laws; uprightness; rectitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq606"> a particular moral excellence, the <strong>cardinal virtues</strong> being justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude, and the <strong>theological virtues</strong> being faith, hope, and charity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq087"> an excellence, merit, or good quality: <em class="example">brevity is often a virtue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq052"> chastity, especially in women.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq842"> effective force: <em class="example">there is no virtue in such measures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq155"> a power or property of producing a particular effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq170"> inherent power to produce effects; potency or efficacy: <em class="example">a medicine of sovereign virtue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Theology</em> a member of the fifth order of angels. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23bigmac000101128"><strong>angel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23mq197">1a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq539"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> manly excellence, spirit, or valour.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="COVG6FaHos">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq961"> <strong class="phr">by </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> virtue of</strong>, by reason of: <em class="example">to act by virtue of authority conferred.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">of easy virtue</strong>, (of a woman) promiscuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">signal virtue</strong>, to engage in virtue signalling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>virtu</em>, from Latin <em>virtūs</em> manliness (from <em>vir</em> man); replacing Middle English <em>vertu</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vulture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vulture</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of vulture" src="word_pronunciations/24943.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'vulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> any of various large, carrion-eating birds of the family Accipitridae, native to Africa, Asia and southern Europe and related to the eagles, kites, hawks, falcons, etc., but having less powerful toes and straighter claws and usually a naked head, as the <strong>Egyptian vulture</strong>, <em>Neophron percnopterus</em>, of Eurasia and Africa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> any of various large, carrion-eating American birds of the family Ciconiidae, related to the storks, though superficially resembling African and Eurasian vultures, as the <strong>turkey vulture</strong>, <em>Cathartes aura</em>, and the <strong>black vulture</strong>, <em>C. atratus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq336"> a person who gets satisfaction or advantage from the misfortune of others: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She knew all the little shops in Coronation Street, and which ones were good for tick, and which weren’t, the measly-minded vultures.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>vultur</em>, from Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wall</span><z><span target_id="5n8Rd0sp0V">n.</span><span target_id="17MQ1FR1KD">adj.</span><span target_id="4J4iF8ynzF">v.t.</span><span target_id="27NGRXKy1w">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wall" src="word_pronunciations/25000.mp3"></audio></span>/wɔl/ (<em>say</em> wawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5n8Rd0sp0V"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq036"> an upright work or structure of stone, brick, or similar material, serving for enclosure, division, support, protection, etc., as one of the upright enclosing sides of a building or a room, or a solid fence of masonry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a rampart raised for defensive purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq522"> anything which resembles or suggests a wall: <em class="example">a wall of prejudice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq035"> a wall-like enclosing part, thing, mass, etc.: <em class="example">a wall of fire; </em><em class="example">a wall of troops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq343"> an embankment to prevent flooding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq649"> the external layer of structural material surrounding an object, as an organ of the body or a plant or animal cell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> a vertical or nearly vertical stretch of unbroken rock.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="17MQ1FR1KD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq870"> of or relating to a wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq255"> growing against or on a wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq264"> situated or placed in or on a wall.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4J4iF8ynzF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq732"> to fill up (a doorway, etc.) with a wall.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="27NGRXKy1w">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq874"> <strong class="phr">be wall to wall with</strong>, to be crowded with; be covered with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq317"> <strong class="phr">go to the wall</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq353"> to give way or suffer defeat in a conflict or competition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq584"> to fail in business, or become bankrupt.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq77"> <strong class="phr">hit the wall</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq497"> (of an athlete) to reach a point of complete physical exhaustion as a result of the depletion of glycogen in the liver and muscles, usually occurring after prolonged exertion as during a marathon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq136"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reach a state of complete exhaustion; be in a state of collapse: <em class="example">after three late nights, I hit the wall.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reach a point where it is impossible to continue: <em class="example">the company hit the wall and had to be liquidated.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq224"> (<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> walls have ears</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating to a companion that their conversation could be overheard.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">up the wall</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in or into a state of exasperation, confusion, etc.: <em class="example">washing dishes drives me up the wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq099"> <strong class="phr">wall in</strong>, to enclose with or as with a wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">wall off</strong>, to shut off or separate with or as with a wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq473"> <strong class="phr">wall up</strong>, to shut up within walls; entomb; immure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">with one’s back to the wall</strong>, in a very difficult predicament. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that a person under heavy attack from assailants retreats to a position in which their back is against a wall]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, from Latin <em>vallum</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>walled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wall-less</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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walleye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">walleye</span></header><div>/ˈwɔlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'wawluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">walleye</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">walleyes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> any of various North American fishes with large staring eyes, especially the <strong>wall-eyed pike</strong>, a pike-perch, <em>Stizostedion vitreum</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> an eye such as is seen in a wall-eyed person or animal.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083583" href="#mq822">1</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wedge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wedge</span><z><span target_id="LzkQNqQBsy">n.</span><span target_id="0drCGCAHC0">v.t.</span><span target_id="idmZppTDfv">v.i.</span><span target_id="alvmXmN2qH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wedge" src="word_pronunciations/25176.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> wej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LzkQNqQBsy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> a device (one of the so-called simple machines) consisting of a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> a piece of anything of this shape: <em class="example">a wedge of pie; </em><em class="example">a cheese wedge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq242"> Also, <strong class="vs">potato wedge</strong>. a thick wedge of potato, seasoned and fried.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq409"> a shoe with a wedge heel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> a region of relatively high pressure, extending from an anticyclone, with isobars in the shape of a wedge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq119"> a cuneiform character or stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq562"> something that serves to part, divide, etc.: <em class="example">a disrupting wedge divided the loyalties of party members.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> a break on a shallow rock platform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq456"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a drink bought between shouts; tweeny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq713"> <em class="label">Military History</em> a tactical formation generally in the form of a V with the point towards the enemy.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq677"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065336" href="entry://sand%20wedge%23bigmac000065336"><strong>sand wedge</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wedged</strong>, <strong class="bold">wedging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0drCGCAHC0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq468"> to cleave or split with or as with a wedge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq764"> to pack or fix tightly by driving in a wedge or wedges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq559"> to thrust, drive, or fix (in, between, etc.) like a wedge: <em class="example">to wedge oneself through a narrow opening.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq422"> to knead (clay) so as to gain a uniform consistency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq869"> to hem (someone) in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq582"> <em class="label">Politics</em> to target by means of wedge politics: <em class="example">voters were wedged on the Aboriginal issue.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="idmZppTDfv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq710"> to force a way (in, etc.) like a wedge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="alvmXmN2qH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">thin end of the wedge</strong>, something small or insignificant which is likely to lead to something large and important: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>That sort of thing’s the thin end of the wedge for out and out Communism.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">eleanor dark</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wecg</em>, related to Old Norse <em>veggr</em> wall, wedge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wedgy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weep<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rP5JKtzueC">v.i.</span><span target_id="go7OrOsKE6">v.t.</span><span target_id="rF8YyYKKLI">n.</span><span target_id="dEdpDVfXuY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weep" src="word_pronunciations/25194.mp3"></audio></span>/wip/ (<em>say</em> weep) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wept</strong>, <strong class="bold">weeping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rP5JKtzueC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> to manifest grief or anguish, originally by outcry, now by tears; shed tears, as from sorrow, unhappiness, or any overpowering emotion; cry: <em class="example">to weep for joy; </em><em class="example">to weep with rage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> to let fall drops of water or liquid; drip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq818"> to exude water or liquid, as soil, rock, a plant stem, a sore, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="go7OrOsKE6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq545"> to weep for; mourn with tears or other expression of sorrow: <em class="example">he wept his dead brother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq875"> to shed (tears, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq811"> to let fall or give forth in drops: <em class="example">trees weeping odorous gums.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq533"> to pass with the shedding of tears: <em class="example">to weep the hours away.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rF8YyYKKLI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq486"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> weeping, or a fit of weeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq074"> exudation of water or liquid.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dEdpDVfXuY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">weep one’s eyes out</strong>, to shed copious tears.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wepe</em>, Old English <em>wēpan</em> wail]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weep<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weep" src="word_pronunciations/25194.mp3"></audio></span>/wip/ (<em>say</em> weep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041381" href="entry://lapwing%23bigmac000041381"><strong>lapwing</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041381" href="entry://lapwing%23mq94">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet</span><z><span target_id="yQrD6pE92t">adj.</span><span target_id="jWLtzMybTG">n.</span><span target_id="IBl8zGetsM">v.t.</span><span target_id="fOAsKNBpfc">v.i.</span><span target_id="Xr7EDtN4q8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wet" src="word_pronunciations/25259.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛt/ (<em>say</em> wet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yQrD6pE92t"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">wetter</strong>, <strong class="bold">wettest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> covered or soaked, wholly or in part, with water or some other liquid: <em class="example">wet hands; </em><em class="example">a wet sponge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq089"> moist, damp, or not dry: <em class="example">wet ink; </em><em class="example">wet paint.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq061"> characterised by the presence or use of water or other liquid: <em class="example">the wet method of chemical analysis.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq066"> rainy; having a rainy climate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq143"> characterised by or favouring allowance of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq763"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> weak; feeble; spiritless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq649"> adhering to the policies of a wet (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104017" href="#mq249">14</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq288"> (of sheep) having fleece too wet to be shorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> irritable; angry.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jWLtzMybTG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq922"> wetness; moisture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq027"> a wet state, condition, or place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">US</em> (in the period of Prohibition) someone who favoured allowance of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a weak, usually dreary, person.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq249"> someone within a political party, etc., who is opposed to an uncompromising fiscal policy (opposed to <em>dry</em>).</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wet</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">wetted</strong>, <strong class="bold">wetting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IBl8zGetsM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq557"> to make wet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq614"> to make wet, as by urinating: <em class="example">the child wet the bed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fOAsKNBpfc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq881"> to become wet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Xr7EDtN4q8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">the big wet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a spell of flooding rain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq368"> <strong class="phr">the wet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq241"> rainy weather: <em class="example">come in out of the wet.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq155"> the rainy season in central and northern Australia, usually from December to March.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">wet behind the ears</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> naive; immature or inexperienced. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the fact that many animals, when newly born, have a small depression behind the ears which takes a long time to dry out]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">wet oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq467"> to experience an involuntary discharge of urine, especially as a result of strong emotion or laughter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq843"> to experience extreme anxiety, fear, etc., of the kind likely to cause an involuntary discharge of urine.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">wet one’s whistle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to satisfy one’s thirst, usually with an alcoholic drink. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with humorous reference to the throat and mouth]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wett</em>, properly past participle of <em>wete</em>, Old English <em>wǣtan</em> to wet; replacing Middle English <em>weet</em>, Old English <em>wǣt</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wetly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wetness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wetter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wettish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whipbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whipbird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whipbird" src="word_pronunciations/25318.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪpbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'wipberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">any of a number of birds the terminal note of whose call resembles the crack of a whip, especially the <strong>eastern whipbird</strong>, <em>Psophodes olivaceus</em>, of coastal and mountain forests and gullies from northern Qld to Victoria; coachman.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coachman’s whipbird</strong>, <strong class="vs">coach-whip bird</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102116" href="entry://whip%23bigmac000102116"><span class="smallcaps">whip</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089669" href="entry://bird%23bigmac000089669"><span class="smallcaps">bird<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whisper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whisper</span><z><span target_id="5LJ7uSd5YQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="CDSkWs157o">v.t.</span><span target_id="flbVG2HWuc">n.</span><span target_id="gCFaHTxNGz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whisper" src="word_pronunciations/25334.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪspə/ (<em>say</em> 'wispuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5LJ7uSd5YQ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> to speak with soft, low sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., without vibration of the vocal cords.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq129"> to talk softly and privately (often with implication of gossip, slander, or plotting).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq604"> (of trees, water, breezes, etc.) to make a soft, rustling sound.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CDSkWs157o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq559"> to utter with soft, low sounds, using the breath, lips, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq440"> to say or tell in a whisper; to tell privately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq707"> to utter as a rumour, gossip, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq413"> to speak to or tell (a person) in a whisper, or privately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq335"> to tame (an animal) by means of unspoken communication: <em class="example">to whisper a horse.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="flbVG2HWuc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq800"> the mode of utterance, or the voice, of someone who whispers: <em class="example">to speak in a whisper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq144"> a sound, word, remark, or the like, uttered by whispering; something said or repeated privately: <em class="example">low whispers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq607"> a soft, rustling sound, as of leaves moving in the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq193"> confidential information; rumour.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gCFaHTxNGz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">whisper in someone’s shell-like </strong>(<strong class="phr">ear</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to confide in someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>whysper</em>, Old English <em>hwisprian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>whispery</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>whisperous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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widgeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">widgeon</span></header><div>/ˈwɪdʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'wijuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> any of several freshwater ducks, especially <strong>Eurasian widgeon</strong>, <em>Anas penelope</em>, of Eurasia and North America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac331982292" href="entry://pink-eared%20duck%23bigmac331982292"><strong>pink-eared duck</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a fool.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wigeon</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin obscure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wildcat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wildcat</span><z><span target_id="IIudwYRI5f">n.</span><span target_id="6oqOaRoISe">adj.</span><span target_id="1Aez4C1e1a">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wildcat" src="word_pronunciations/25433.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwaɪldkæt/ (<em>say</em> 'wuyldkat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IIudwYRI5f"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> any of various Eurasian and African subspecies of the cat <em>Felis sylvestris</em>, as the forest-dwelling <strong>European wildcat</strong>, <em>F. s. sylvestris</em>, the rare <strong>Scottish wildcat</strong>, <em>F. s. grampius</em>, and the widespread <strong>African wildcat</strong>, <em>F. s. lybica</em>, probably the main source of the domesticated cat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> any of several North American cats of the genus <em>Lynx</em>, especially <em>L. rufus</em> and <em>L. canadensis</em>, the former widely distributed, the latter largely restricted to Canada.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq470"> any of several other of the smaller cats, as the serval, ocelot, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq631"> a quick-tempered or savage person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq257"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq202"> <em class="label">Mining</em> an exploratory well drilled in an effort to discover deposits of oil or gas or find underground water; a prospect well.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Goldmining</em> a mine not worth working.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6oqOaRoISe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq487"> characterised by or proceeding from reckless or unsafe business methods: <em class="example">wildcat companies; </em><em class="example">wildcat shares.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq852"> of or relating to an illicit enterprise or product.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1Aez4C1e1a">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq630"> (<strong class="bold">wildcatted</strong>, <strong class="bold">wildcatting</strong>) to search for oil, ore, or the like, as an independent prospector.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100574" href="entry://wild%23bigmac000100574"><span class="smallcaps">wild</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100984" href="entry://cat%23bigmac000100984"><span class="smallcaps">cat<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wit<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TEdl58dhxx">n.</span><span target_id="lWyAYdVOmk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wit" src="word_pronunciations/25553.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪt/ (<em>say</em> wit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TEdl58dhxx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> keen perception and cleverly apt expression of connections between ideas which may arouse pleasure and especially amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> speech or writing showing such perception and expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq597"> a person endowed with or noted for such wit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq029"> understanding, intelligence, or sagacity: <em class="example">wit enough to come in out of the rain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq368"> (<em>plural</em>) mental abilities, or powers of intelligent observation, keen perception, ingenious contrivance, etc.: <em class="example">to have one’s wits about one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq074"> (<em>plural</em>) mental faculties, or senses: <em class="example">to be lacking in one’s wits.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> mental capacity; reason; intellect: <em class="example">beyond the wit of man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq322"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a clever or learned person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lWyAYdVOmk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq972"> <strong class="phr">at one’s wits’ </strong>(or <strong class="phr">wit’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> end</strong>, at the end of one’s powers of knowing, thinking, etc.; utterly at a loss or perplexed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq807"> <strong class="phr">five wits</strong>, the five senses, or the perceptions generally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">live by one’s wits</strong>, to gain a livelihood by resourcefulness and quick-wittedness rather than by hard work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s wits</strong>, to become mentally unstable, especially through shock, fear, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq878"> <strong class="phr">out of one’s wits</strong>, in or into a state of great fear or incoherence: <em class="example">to frighten someone out of their wits.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">regain one’s wits</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq821"> to return to sanity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq786"> to recover consciousness.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>wit</em>(<em>t</em>) right mind, intelligence; related to German <em>Witz</em> wit, joke]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wit<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="KhbmGmMnJG">v.t.</span><span target_id="qKW6MO948Y">v.i.</span><span target_id="Th52svbrJl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wit" src="word_pronunciations/25554.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪt/ (<em>say</em> wit) <br/><em>verb</em> (<em>present singular 1</em> <strong class="bold">wot</strong>, <em>2</em> <strong class="bold">wost</strong>, <em>3</em> <strong class="bold">wot</strong>, <em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">wit</strong>, <strong class="bold">wist</strong>, <strong class="bold">witting</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KhbmGmMnJG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> to know (something).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qKW6MO948Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq474"> to know.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Th52svbrJl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">God wot</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> God knows (used to emphasise a statement).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">to wit</strong>, that is to say; namely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>witan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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woman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">woman</span><z><span target_id="9h3dScEszn">n.</span><span target_id="EoSA2fCPtL">adj.</span><span target_id="tuLq6tnSj5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of woman" src="word_pronunciations/25574.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'woomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9h3dScEszn"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">women</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of woman" src="word_pronunciations/25573.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪmən/ (<em>say</em> 'wimuhn))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq974"> a female human being (distinguished from <em>man</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq830"> an adult female person (distinguished from <em>girl</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq450"> females collectively; womankind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq942"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a female lover, partner in a marriage or de facto relationship: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She kept to him as close as any wife; she was his woman, and respected as such by the tribe</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">olaf ruhen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq416"> a female representative of a company or agency, often in a specified place, country, etc.: <em class="example">our woman in Cairo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq436"> a female servant, especially one who does domestic chores, such as cleaning, cooking, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq901"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a female personal maid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq040"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman who prefers or is partial to a specified thing, activity, characteristic, etc.: <em class="example">I’m more of a dog woman than a cat woman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq984"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq877"> a woman involved in servicing or supplying some item: <em class="example">laundry woman; </em><em class="example">ice-woman.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq61"> a woman made, or said to be made of some substance: <em class="example">snow woman; </em><em class="example">straw woman; </em><em class="example">iron woman.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq066"> feminine nature, characteristics, or feelings: <em class="example">the woman in you.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EoSA2fCPtL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq203"> female: <em class="example">a woman doctor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq247"> of, characteristic of, or belonging to women: <em class="example">woman talk.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tuLq6tnSj5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq317"> <strong class="phr">a woman about town</strong>, a woman who frequents theatres, clubs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq627"> <strong class="phr">a woman of her word</strong>, a woman who keeps her promises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq765"> <strong class="phr">a woman of honour</strong>, a woman who behaves in an honourable fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">a woman’s woman</strong>, a woman who is liked and respected by other women, especially for qualities considered womanly, such as loyalty, openness, supportiveness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">kept woman</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq275"> (<em>dated</em>) a woman given financial support and a place to live by a lover; mistress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq209"> (<em>humorous</em>) a woman given financial support by her husband or partner.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">make someone an honest woman</strong> or <strong class="phr">make an honest woman of someone</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to marry a woman with whom one has been having a sexual relationship: <em class="example">he finally made an honest woman of her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">my good woman</strong>, (<em>dated</em>) (a form of address usually implying some claim to social superiority by the one who uses it.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">the other woman</strong>, the woman with whom a husband is having an adulterous affair: <em class="example">did you know Gloria was the other woman?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq133"> <strong class="phr">the woman of the house</strong>, the principal woman in a household (opposed to <em>the man of the house</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">the woman on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the street</strong>, an average or ordinary woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq075"> <strong class="phr">woman of easy virtue</strong>, a woman who is easygoing in dispensing sexual favours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">woman of the moment</strong>, a woman of important position or standing, or who has achieved something notable, at a particular time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">woman of the world</strong>, a sophisticated woman, familiar with the ways and usages of the world and society.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">woman on woman</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">woman-on-woman</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq179"> <em class="label">Sport</em> with one female contestant directly against another on the opposing team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq628"> of or relating to lesbian sexual activity, especially in pornography.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">woman to woman</strong>, frankly and honestly, between two females: <em class="example">to speak woman to woman.</em></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088928" href="entry://little%20woman%23bigmac000088928"><strong>little woman</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052090" href="entry://old%20woman%23bigmac000052090"><strong>old woman</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065853" href="entry://scarlet%20woman%23bigmac000065853"><strong>scarlet woman</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>wīfman</em>, from <em>wīf</em> female + <em>man</em> human being] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>womanless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wool</span><z><span target_id="rPfF9ukWbb">n.</span><span target_id="X1HrekHP95">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wool" src="word_pronunciations/25613.mp3"></audio></span>/wʊl/ (<em>say</em> wool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rPfF9ukWbb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> the fine, soft, curly hair, characterised by minute, overlapping surface scales, to which its felting property is mainly due, that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, that of sheep constituting one of the most important materials of clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> a fibre produced from sheep’s fleece or the like, that may be spun into yarn, or made into felt, upholstery materials, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq075"> any of various types of yarn spun from this, as worsted, tweed, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq028"> fabric made from sheep’s wool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq011"> woollen yarn used for knitting, crocheting, ornamental needlework, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq824"> any of various substances used commercially as substitutes for the wool of sheep, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq774"> a kind of wool-like yarn or material made from cellulose by a process similar to that used in manufacturing rayon or artificial silk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq689"> any of certain vegetable fibres, such as cotton, flax, etc., so used, especially after preparation by special process (<strong>vegetable wool</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq399"> any finely fibrous or filamentous matter suggestive of the wool of sheep: <em class="example">glass wool.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the human hair, especially when short, thick, and curly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="X1HrekHP95">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">all wool and a yard wide</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> genuine; completely honest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">dyed in the wool</strong>, inveterate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq961"> <strong class="phr">in the wool</strong>, (of sheep) ready or nearly ready for shearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq187"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s wool</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep one’s temper; not become angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s wool</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper; become angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">pull the wool over someone’s eyes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deceive or hoodwink someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from times when wigs were commonly worn and humorously referred to as <em>wool</em>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wole</em>, Old English <em>wull</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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word
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">word</span><z><span target_id="7I8RUzI4vZ">n.</span><span target_id="y6TcW2jR5u">v.t.</span><span target_id="UTkA2KUxSa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of word" src="word_pronunciations/25621.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜd/ (<em>say</em> werd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7I8RUzI4vZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> a sound or a combination of sounds, or its written or printed representation, being a single word (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101778" href="#mq969">2</a>) or a compound word, used in a language as a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac826707632" href="entry://signifier%23bigmac826707632">signifier</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac826707632" href="entry://signifier%23mq562">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> an element which can stand alone as an utterance, not divisible into two or more parts similarly characterised; thus <em>boy</em> and <em>boyish</em>, but not <em>-ish</em> or <em>boy band</em>, the former being less than a word, the latter more.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> a term used to describe or refer: <em class="example">‘blue’ is not an accurate word for the sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq750"> speech or talk: <em class="example">empty words; </em><em class="example">a quiet word.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq119"> an utterance or expression, usually brief: <em class="example">a word of praise; </em><em class="example">a word of warning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq850"> (<em>plural</em>) the text or lyrics of a song, as distinguished from the music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq571"> (<em>plural</em>) contentious or angry speech; a quarrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq734"> warrant, assurance, or promise: <em class="example">to keep one’s word.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq127"> intelligence or tidings: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The wattle was out along the bush roads in the southern states, the wildflowers were beginning to blaze in WA, and in NSW waratahs were blooming like crown fires through the forests when word came that war had ‘broken out’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patsy adam-smith</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq134"> a verbal signal, as a password, watchword, or countersign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq780"> an authoritative utterance, or command: <em class="example">his word was law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq603"> a rumour; hint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq118"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Christian Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq309"> the Scriptures, or Bible; often, <strong>the Word of God</strong>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq735"> the Logos; the concept of the second person of the Trinity; often, <strong>the Word made Flesh</strong>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq677"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a unit of information, usually consisting of a number or of a group of alphanumeric characters, in the memory of a computer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq644"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a proverb; motto.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="y6TcW2jR5u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq155"> to express in words, or phrase; select words to express: <em class="example">he words his speeches carefully to avoid causing offence.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UTkA2KUxSa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">a good word</strong>, an approving remark; compliment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq927"> <strong class="phr">as good as one’s word</strong>, dependable; reliable; true to one’s promises or stated intentions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">a word of advice</strong>, a brief warning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq233"> <strong class="phr">by word of mouth</strong>, by means of spoken exchanges between people: <em class="example">a reputation gained by word of mouth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">eat one’s words</strong>, to retract something said or written.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">give one’s word</strong>, to make a pledge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq90"> <strong class="phr">have a good word </strong>(<strong class="phr">to say</strong>)<strong class="phr"> for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>used negatively</em>) to speak approvingly of: <em class="example">she never has a good word to say for him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">have a word with</strong>, to speak briefly to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq655"> <strong class="phr">have the last </strong>(or <strong class="phr">final</strong>)<strong class="phr"> word</strong>, to triumph in a verbal exchange of insults or arguments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq379"> <strong class="phr">have words</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have an argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">have words with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to remonstrate with; to argue with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq407"> <strong class="phr">in a few words</strong>, concisely; succinctly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq941"> <strong class="phr">in a word</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq179"> in short; briefly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq287"> by way of summing up.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">in so many words</strong>, explicitly; unequivocally; without prevarication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">just say the word</strong>, (an expression indicating that the person spoken to has only to request a previously discussed course of action for it to be done at once.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">lost for words</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> so astonished or bewildered as to be unable to find anything to say.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq913"> <strong class="phr">my word</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq426"> (an expression of agreement.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq757"> (an expression of surprise, mild annoyance, etc.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq576"> <strong class="phr">of few words</strong>, taciturn or laconic; disinclined to talk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq189"> <strong class="phr">of many words</strong>, loquacious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">of one’s word</strong>, reliable; dependable: <em class="example">she is a woman of her word.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq496"> <strong class="phr">play on words</strong>, a verbal construction making use of the peculiarities of words, especially ambiguities of meaning, spelling, or pronunciation, as a pun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq462"> <strong class="phr">put in a </strong>(<strong class="phr">good</strong>)<strong class="phr"> word for</strong>, to recommend (someone); mention in a favourable way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">send word</strong>, to communicate; send a message: <em class="example">to send word from abroad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">suit the action to the word</strong>, to do what one has said one would do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">take someone at their word</strong>, to act on the assumption that someone means what they say literally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq815"> <strong class="phr">take the words out of someone’s mouth</strong>, to say exactly what another was about to say.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">the last word</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq846"> the closing remark, as of an argument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq012"> the very latest, most modern, or most fashionable; the best, or most sophisticated: <em class="example">this machine is the last word in automation.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">the word</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> news or information: <em class="example">the word is that she’ll be here soon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">the … word</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq441"> (a euphemistic formula in which the first letter of a taboo word is specified, as <em>the f word</em> for <em>fuck</em>.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq71"> (such a formula employed in a humorous fashion to give a word a mock taboo status, as <em>the r word</em> for <em>recession</em>.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">word for word</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq392"> (of a repetition, report, etc.) using exactly the same words as the original; verbatim.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq847"> translated by means of exact verbal equivalents rather than by general sense.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq938"> <strong class="phr">word of honour</strong>, a promise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">word perfect</strong>, knowing a lesson, part in a play, formula, etc., completely and correctly: <em class="example">study this until you are word perfect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq947"> <strong class="phr">word up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to speak to, especially when informing beforehand: <em class="example">he worded up the magistrate.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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world
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">world</span><z><span target_id="H87zX6XBTs">n.</span><span target_id="t7u3Y2u5YV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of world" src="word_pronunciations/25647.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜld/ (<em>say</em> werld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H87zX6XBTs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> the earth or globe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq018"> a particular division of the earth: <em class="example">the New World.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> the earth, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: <em class="example">the ancient world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq164"> a particular section of the world’s inhabitants: <em class="example">the Third World.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq421"> humankind; humanity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq222"> the public generally: <em class="example">the whole world knows it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq932"> the class of persons devoted to the affairs, interests, or pursuits of this life: <em class="example">the world worships success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq225"> society; secular, social, or fashionable life, with its ways and interests: <em class="example">to withdraw from the world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq147"> a particular class of humankind, with common interests, aims, etc.: <em class="example">the fashionable world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq214"> any sphere, realm, or domain, with all that relates to it: <em class="example">woman’s world; </em><em class="example">the world of dreams; </em><em class="example">the insect world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq843"> the totality of a person’s immediate environment or context; one’s physical and spiritual surroundings: <em class="example">the world of high finance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq477"> the entire system of created things; the universe; the macrocosm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq465"> any complex whole conceived as resembling the universe. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099219" href="entry://microcosm%23bigmac000099219"><strong>microcosm</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq568"> one’s life, conceived of as complete and separate from the rest of society; one’s private mental universe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq483"> one of the three general groupings of physical nature, as the <strong>animal world</strong>, <strong>mineral world</strong>, <strong>vegetable world</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq704"> any period, state, or sphere of existence: <em class="example">this world; </em><em class="example">the world to come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq358"> a very great quantity or extent: <em class="example">to do a world of good; </em><em class="example">a world of pain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq117"> any indefinitely great expanse or amount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq539"> all that is important, agreeable, or necessary to one’s happiness: <em class="example">you’re the world to me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq021"> any heavenly body: <em class="example">the starry worlds.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t7u3Y2u5YV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">all the world and his wife</strong>, everyone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">a world of one’s own</strong>, a state of being out of touch with other people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">bring into the world</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq989"> to bear (a child), as a mother.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq399"> to deliver (a child), as a midwife.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">come into the world</strong>, to be born.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">dead to the world</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq800"> unaware of one’s surroundings; sleeping heavily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq396"> totally drunk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq697"> utterly tired; exhausted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq845"> <strong class="phr">for all the world</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> for any consideration, no matter how great: <em class="example">he wouldn’t come for all the world.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq976"> in every respect, or precisely: <em class="example">he looks for all the world like a drug addict.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">for the world</strong> or <strong class="phr">for worlds</strong>, on any account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq048"> <strong class="phr">in the world</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq263"> in the universe, or on earth anywhere.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq598"> at all; ever: <em class="example">nothing in the world will make me change my mind; </em><em class="example">where in the world did you get that hat?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">on top of the world</strong>, elated; delighted; exultant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq208"> <strong class="phr">out of this world</strong>, excellent; supremely or sublimely good.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">set the world on fire</strong>, to be a great success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq713"> <strong class="phr">think the world of</strong>, to esteem very highly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">world without end</strong>, through all eternity; forever.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, variant of Old English <em>weorold</em> the material world, literally man age, compare Old English <em>wer</em> man, <em>ild</em> age]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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worm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">worm</span><z><span target_id="yXOUEf7x0O">n.</span><span target_id="HR5KDM2OzC">v.i.</span><span target_id="DxtWIt8bOm">v.t.</span><span target_id="iSXme6Rdbj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of worm" src="word_pronunciations/25650.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜm/ (<em>say</em> werm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yXOUEf7x0O"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq071"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> any of the long, slender, soft-bodied bilateral invertebrates including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, and annelids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> (in popular language) any of numerous small creeping animals with more or less slender, elongated bodies, and without limbs or with very short ones, including individuals of widely differing kinds, as earthworms, tapeworms, insect larvae, adult forms of some insects, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> woodworm, or its presence, as indicated by wormholes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq980"> something resembling or suggesting a worm in appearance, movement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq493"> the spiral pipe in a still, in which the vapour is condensed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq920"> a shaft on which one or more helical grooves are cut, or a device in which this is the principal feature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq452"> the endless screw which engages with a worm wheel in a worm gear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq894"> a grovelling, abject, or contemptible person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq851"> a downtrodden or miserable person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq627"> something that penetrates, injures, or consumes slowly or insidiously, like a parasitic worm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq947"> (<em>plural</em>) any disease or disorder arising from the presence of parasitic worms in the intestines or other tissues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq376"> the lytta of a dog, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a rogue program which, once it is loaded on a computer, replicates itself until it takes up all the available memory, bringing the whole system to a standstill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq469"> <strong>the worm</strong>, <em class="label">TV</em> the graphic representation on the screen of the statistical analysis of an audience’s assessment of a televised event, such as a debate, which is created from the responses of an audience using perception meters: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Channel 9 augmented the debate with a device known as the worm – a wiggly white line which moved up and down an approval graph depending on the response of the studio audience.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catharine lumby</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq480"> <strong>the worm</strong>, a dance move in which the dancer imitates the motion of a worm by undulating their body across a floor.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HR5KDM2OzC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq986"> to move or act like a worm; creep, crawl, or advance slowly or stealthily.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DxtWIt8bOm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq835"> to make, cause, bring, etc., along by creeping or crawling, or by stealthy or devious advances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq109"> to free from worms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq744"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to wind yarn or the like spirally round (a rope) so as to fill the spaces between the strands and render the surface smooth.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iSXme6Rdbj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq011"> <strong class="phr">a can of worms</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a situation, problem, etc., bristling with difficulties. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1960s); with reference to the opening of a container of worms such as used by fishers]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">a worm’s eye view</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the perspective of an ordinary person with no power or influence in the action taking place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq751"> <strong class="phr">worm into</strong>, to get by insidious procedure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq606"> <strong class="phr">worm out of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq531"> to get from (someone) by persistent, insidious efforts: <em class="example">to worm a secret out of a person.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq649"> to avoid (a difficulty or responsibility).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wyrm</em> worm, serpent, distantly related to Latin <em>vermis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wormer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wormless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wormlike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wrong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wrong</span><z><span target_id="Ivfm9ZnIUN">adj.</span><span target_id="zL6awcaA8U">n.</span><span target_id="4LMIyjwMQY">adv.</span><span target_id="85i6rPIv2J">v.t.</span><span target_id="jR7L0xhWEH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wrong" src="word_pronunciations/25708.mp3"></audio></span>/rɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> rong) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ivfm9ZnIUN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> not in accordance with what is morally right or good.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> deviating from truth or fact; erroneous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq849"> not correct in action, judgement, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq572"> not in accordance with a code, convention or set of rules; not proper: <em class="example">the wrong way to talk to one’s betters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq687"> not in accordance with needs or expectations: <em class="example">to take the wrong road; </em><em class="example">the wrong way to hold a golf club.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq695"> out of order, awry, or amiss: <em class="example">something is wrong with the machine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq441"> not suitable or appropriate: <em class="example">to say the wrong thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq135"> (of a fabric, etc.) relating to or constituting the side that is less finished, which forms the inner side of a garment, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zL6awcaA8U">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq533"> that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, justice, truth, or the like; evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq228"> an unjust act; injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Law</em> an act in breach of civil or criminal law.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="4LMIyjwMQY">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq833"> in a wrong manner; not rightly; awry or amiss.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="85i6rPIv2J">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq044"> to do wrong to; treat unfairly or unjustly; injure or harm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq411"> impute evil to unjustly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq961"> to seduce.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jR7L0xhWEH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq385"> <strong class="phr">get on the wrong side of</strong>, to incur the hostility of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">get someone wrong</strong>, to misunderstand someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq067"> <strong class="phr">get the wrong end of the stick</strong>, to misunderstand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">get up on the wrong side </strong>(<strong class="phr">of bed</strong>), to be in a bad temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">in the wrong</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq025"> responsible for some error or accident; guilty; to blame: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Had he been too hard? No, he told himself, at last; Mary was in the wrong.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq789"> mistaken; in error.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">in wrong with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in disfavour with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">on the wrong side of the law</strong>, acting illegally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">wrong in the head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crazy; mad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">wrong side </strong>(or <strong class="phr">way</strong>)<strong class="phr"> up</strong>, incorrectly placed or positioned in terms of which is top and which is bottom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wrang</em>, from Old Norse <em>rangr</em> awry, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085956" href="entry://wring%23bigmac000085956"><span class="smallcaps">wring</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wrongly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stage</span><z><span target_id="DMpv2ESWrw">n.</span><span target_id="m0UGjWN2WF">v.t.</span><span target_id="9vFq9LBjmS">v.i.</span><span target_id="JWbeEohoHB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stage" src="word_pronunciations/21941.mp3"></audio></span>/steɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> stayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DMpv2ESWrw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> a single step or degree in a process; a particular period in a process of development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> a raised platform or floor, as for speakers, performers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq727"> the platform in a theatre on which the actors perform.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq229"> this platform with all the parts of the theatre, and all the apparatus behind the proscenium.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq364"> the theatre, the drama, or the dramatic profession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq646"> the scene of any action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq370"> a stagecoach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq282"> Also, <strong class="vs">staging post</strong>. a regular stopping place of a stagecoach or the like, for the change of horses, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq788"> the distance between two places of rest on a journey; each of the portions of a journey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq603"> a portion or period of a course of action, of life, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq100"> <em class="label">NZ</em> each year in the study of a university subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq761"> any one of the major time periods in the development of an insect, as the embryonic, larval, pupal, and imaginal stages.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq242"> any one of the periods of larval growth between moults.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Economics</em>, <em class="label">Sociology</em> a major phase of the economic or sociological life of people or society: <em class="example">the matriarchal stage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a division of stratified rocks next in rank to series, representing deposits formed during the fraction of an epoch that is called an age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq494"> the small platform of a microscope on which the object is examined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Radio</em> a part of a complex circuit, as a transistor and its associated passive elements in an amplifier having several transistors.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq901"> a powered section of a rocket which can be jettisoned after firing.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">staged</strong>, <strong class="bold">staging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="m0UGjWN2WF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq373"> to put, represent, or exhibit on or as on a stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq019"> to furnish with a stage or staging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq103"> to write, direct, or produce (a play) as if the action were taking place in a specific place or period of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq087"> to plan, organise, or carry out (an action) in which each participant has a specific task to perform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq263"> to arrange; set up, as for a particular event: <em class="example">he staged a comeback.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq495"> to break (a journey) in a particular location, so as to rest.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9vFq9LBjmS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq933"> to be suitable for presentation on the stage: <em class="example">to stage well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq301"> to make a lengthy stay as part of a journey: <em class="example">to stage in Europe for six weeks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to travel by stagecoach.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JWbeEohoHB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq117"> <strong class="phr">by easy stages</strong>, without rushing; working or travelling with many stops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq632"> <strong class="phr">go on the stage</strong>, to take up acting as a career.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">hold the stage</strong>, to be the centre of attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">on stage</strong>, performing on a stage: <em class="example">she was on stage at the time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq382"> <strong class="phr">take centre stage</strong>, to behave so as to attract attention.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>estage</em>, from Latin <em>stāre</em> stand]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stick<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="uBiDWdGMy9">n.</span><span target_id="zwGGmoGZSl">v.t.</span><span target_id="2E5A5pp3Vl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stick" src="word_pronunciations/22112.mp3"></audio></span>/stɪk/ (<em>say</em> stik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uBiDWdGMy9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub cut or broken off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> a relatively long and slender piece of wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq046"> an elongated piece of wood for burning, for carpentry, or for any special purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq470"> a rod or wand; a baton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq423"> a walking stick or cane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq213"> a club or cudgel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq107"> an elongated, stick-like piece of some material: <em class="example">a stick of rock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq900"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an erect penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq142"> <em class="label">Sport</em> the stick or racquet used to hit the ball in hockey or lacrosse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq882"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Football</em> the goal posts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq619"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a lever, usually with a handle, by which the longitudinal and lateral motions of an aeroplane are controlled; joystick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq376"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a mast, or a part of a mast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Printing</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015458" href="entry://composing%20stick%23bigmac000015458"><strong>composing stick</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq240"> a group of bombs so arranged as to be released in a row across a target.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq485"> the bombload.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq628"> a group of parachutists jumping in sequence.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq954"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a piece of furniture: <em class="example">a few old sticks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq912"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person: <em class="example">a decent stick.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a surfboard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a marijuana cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq919"> <strong>the stick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a beating with a stick.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zwGGmoGZSl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">sticked</strong>, <strong class="bold">sticking</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq270"> to furnish with a stick or sticks in order to support or prop, as a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq467"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to set (type) in a composing stick.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2E5A5pp3Vl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq922"> <strong class="phr">a good </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nice old</strong>)<strong class="phr"> stick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a likeable person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq960"> <strong class="phr">come in for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">get</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(<strong class="phr">a lot of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> stick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to incur anger or reprobation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a figurative use of <em>the stick</em> as punishment]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">in a cleft stick</strong>, in a dilemma, awkward position, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from a method of trapping a snake by pinning it down behind the head with a forked stick]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">more than one can poke </strong>(or <strong class="phr">shake</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a stick at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a lot of; many; much. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US slang (1810s) <em>more than you can shake a stick at</em>, modelled on British English<em>shake boast</em>, to behave in a blustering, threatening fashion]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">… on a stick</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq369"> the epitome of ….</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq961"> a readily accessible source of …: <em class="example">try the new singles bar – it’s sex on a stick.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">the rough end of the stick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a raw deal; the worst part of a bargain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq173"> <strong class="phr">the sticks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq984"> an area or district regarded as lacking in the amenities of urban life.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq171"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101671" href="entry://back%20country%23bigmac000101671"><strong>back country</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101671" href="entry://back%20country%23mq644">1</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq082"> <strong class="phr">the wrong end of the stick</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq219"> a complete misunderstanding of the facts, situation, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq995"> the worst of a bargain or deal. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the idea of <em>the stick</em> as a beating, the wrong end of the stick being the receiving end of a beating]</div></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">up the stick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> pregnant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>stikke</em>, Old English <em>sticca</em>, related to German <em>stecken</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stick<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Fs7Mn5co8w">v.t.</span><span target_id="Suhz8qx24I">v.i.</span><span target_id="3OqhyKgjlF">n.</span><span target_id="YTnUHOi3HZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stick" src="word_pronunciations/22113.mp3"></audio></span>/stɪk/ (<em>say</em> stik) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stuck</strong>, <strong class="bold">sticking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Fs7Mn5co8w">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> to pierce or puncture with a pointed instrument, as a dagger, spear, or pin; stab.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> to kill by this means: <em class="example">to stick a pig.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq165"> to thrust (something pointed) in, into, through, etc.: <em class="example">to stick a pin into a balloon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq355"> to fasten in position by thrusting the point or end into something: <em class="example">to stick a nail in a wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq698"> to fasten in position by, or as by, something thrust through: <em class="example">to stick a badge on one’s coat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq483"> to fix or impale upon something pointed: <em class="example">to stick a potato on a fork.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq161"> to set with things piercing the surface: <em class="example">to stick a cushion full of pins.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq393"> to furnish or adorn with things attached or set here and there.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq475"> to place upon a stick or pin for exhibit: <em class="example">to stick butterflies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq768"> to thrust or poke into a place or position indicated: <em class="example">to stick one’s head out of the window.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq891"> to place in a specified position: <em class="example">stick your books on the table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq710"> to fasten or attach by causing to adhere: <em class="example">to stick a stamp on a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq024"> to bring to a standstill; render unable to proceed or go back: <em class="example">to be stuck in the mud.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq687"> to endure; tolerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq560"> to confuse; perplex; puzzle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq329"> to impose an unpleasant task upon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Suhz8qx24I">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq390"> to have the point piercing, or embedded in something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq723"> to remain attached by adhesion: <em class="example">the mud sticks to one’s shoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq670"> to hold, cleave, or cling: <em class="example">to stick to a horse’s back.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq089"> to remain persistently or permanently: <em class="example">a fact that sticks in the mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq551"> to become fastened, hindered, checked, or stationary by some obstruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq467"> to be at a standstill, as from difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq969"> to be thrust, or extend, project, or protrude: <em class="example">a branch sticking up from the mud.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq937"> to remain or stay, usually for a considerable time: <em class="example">I can’t bear to stick indoors all day.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3OqhyKgjlF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq205"> a thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq954"> the quality of adhering or of causing things to adhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq158"> something causing adhesion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a stoppage or standstill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> something causing delay or difficulty.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YTnUHOi3HZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq224"> <strong class="phr">stick around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stay nearby; linger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq847"> <strong class="phr">stick at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq492"> to keep steadily or unremittingly at (a task, undertaking, or the like): <em class="example">to stick at a job.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq548"> to hesitate or scruple to do.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">stick by</strong>, to remain loyal or faithful to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq443"> <strong class="phr">stick in someone’s throat</strong>, to be hard to accept.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq275"> <strong class="phr">stick it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of contempt, dismissal, disgust, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq533"> <strong class="phr">stick like a burr to a blanket </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a horse’s tail</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cling to another person, despite discouragement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">stick on</strong>, to remain; stay behind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">stick one’s neck out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to expose oneself to blame, criticism, etc.; take a risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq019"> <strong class="phr">stick one’s nose in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pry; interfere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">stick out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq236"> to protrude; thrust out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq471"> to be obvious, conspicuous, etc.: <em class="example">to stick out a mile.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq439"> to endure; put up with something until the very end: <em class="example">they were bored by the film but stuck it out for two hours.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">stick out for</strong>, to continue to ask for; be persistent in demanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">stick out like dogs’ balls</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely noticeable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">stick to</strong>, to remain firm with regard to (an opinion, statement, resolution, promise, etc.): <em class="example">he stuck to his view that the mayor was wrong.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq003"> <strong class="phr">stick together</strong>, to remain friendly, loyal, etc., to one another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">stick to the letter of the law</strong>, to be very particular about obeying all rules and regulations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq580"> <strong class="phr">stick up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq180"> to project or protrude upwards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to rob, especially at gunpoint.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">stick up for</strong>, to speak or act in favour of; defend; support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq526"> <strong class="phr">stick up to</strong>, to confront boldly; resist strongly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq584"> <strong class="phr">stick with</strong>, to remain loyal or faithful to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq330"> (<strong class="phr">you can</strong>)<strong class="phr"> stick that for a joke </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lark</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating complete and often derisive rejection of a proposal, plan, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>stike</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>stician</em>, related to Middle Low German, Low German <em>stikken</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stone</span><z><span target_id="dX43L8pxZV">n.</span><span target_id="rty7YvCnxF">adj.</span><span target_id="5k4yLgKg1x">v.t.</span><span target_id="7BP8USHe86">adv.</span><span target_id="ASMQrPBs9T">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stone" src="word_pronunciations/22181.mp3"></audio></span>/stoʊn/ (<em>say</em> stohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dX43L8pxZV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> the hard substance of which rocks consist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq103"> a particular kind of rock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq496"> <em class="label">Mining</em> opal-bearing material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq963"> a piece of rock of definite size, shape, etc., for a particular purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq279"> a piece of rock of small or moderate size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq842"> a precious stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq833"> <em class="label">Mining Colloquial</em> opal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq771"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">stone</strong>) a unit of mass in the imperial system, equal to 14 lb avoirdupois, or approximately 6.35 kg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq581"> something resembling a small stone or pebble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq682"> any hard, stone-like seed, like that of a peach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq197"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the hard endocarp of a drupe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq105"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a calculous concretion in the body, as in the kidney, gall bladder, or urinary bladder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq293"> a gravestone or tombstone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq209"> a grindstone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq593"> a millstone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq957"> a hailstone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq022"> a polished granite stone used in curling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq821"> a light-grey or beige colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq745"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a table with a smooth surface used for composing page formes, formerly made of stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq592"> a piece in the game of dominoes, backgammon, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq777"> (<em>plural</em>) testicles.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rty7YvCnxF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq762"> made of or relating to stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq308"> made of stoneware: <em class="example">a stone jug; </em><em class="example">an old stone bottle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5k4yLgKg1x">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">stoned</strong>, <strong class="bold">stoning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq194"> to throw stones at; drive by pelting with stones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq613"> to put to death by pelting with stones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq176"> to provide or fit with stones, as by paving, lining, facing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq015"> to rub with or on a stone, as to sharpen, polish, smooth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq089"> to free from stones, as fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to turn into stone; petrify.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="7BP8USHe86">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq234"> extremely: <em class="example">stone deaf; </em><em class="example">stone cold sober.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ASMQrPBs9T">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">cast </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the first stone</strong>, to make the first criticism: <em class="example">well, with her record, she can’t cast the first stone.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the New Testament (John 8:7): ‘He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her’, being Jesus’ reply to those wanting to punish a woman accused of adultery by the traditional means of stoning]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq112"> <strong class="phr">have a heart of stone</strong>, to be extremely unfeeling and unkind; be cold-hearted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">leave no stone unturned</strong>, to make every possible effort to achieve one’s goal. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> according to legend, the advice of the oracle of Delphi to the Theban Polycrates. He had searched unsuccessfully to find the treasure of the Persians after they had been vanquished by the Greeks at the battle of Plataea in 479 BC. Following the advice, Polycrates searched again and found the treasure under the tent of the defeated Persian general.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq882"> <strong class="phr">set </strong>(or <strong class="phr">carved</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">written</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in stone</strong>, (an expression used to refer to something permanent and unchangeable.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq060"> <strong class="phr">stone the crows</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of astonishment, exasperation, or disgust.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq680"> <strong class="phr">the stone end </strong>(or <strong class="phr">finish</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the very end (usually of something difficult or unpleasant).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>stān</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stoneless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straw</span><z><span target_id="2CqONd8mWF">n.</span><span target_id="BuaTXP9YF2">adj.</span><span target_id="x8CPGnY23U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of straw" src="word_pronunciations/22252.mp3"></audio></span>/strɔ/ (<em>say</em> straw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2CqONd8mWF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> a mass of such stalks, especially after drying and threshing, used as fodder, as material for hats, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq882"> a hollow paper or plastic tube, plant stem, etc., used in drinking some beverages, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq556"> anything of trifling value or consequence: <em class="example">not worth a straw.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq210"> a desperate and insubstantial expedient: <em class="example">to clutch at a straw.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BuaTXP9YF2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq989"> of, relating to, or made of straw.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="x8CPGnY23U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">a straw in the wind</strong>, an indication of how things will turn out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">draw the short straw</strong>, to get the worst of a deal; be most disadvantaged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">get the short end of the straw</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to experience bad luck or hardship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">the last straw</strong>, the final fact, circumstance, etc., which makes a situation unbearable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>strēaw</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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struggle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">struggle</span><z><span target_id="o7lPlw8wpH">v.i.</span><span target_id="4dq62EwRPB">v.t.</span><span target_id="iIw0JtbTq6">n.</span><span target_id="kirwPp4J3c">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of struggle" src="word_pronunciations/22316.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstrʌgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'struguhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">struggled</strong>, <strong class="bold">struggling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="o7lPlw8wpH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq173"> to contend with an adversary or opposing force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: <em class="example">to struggle for existence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq373"> to advance with violent effort: <em class="example">to struggle through the snow.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4dq62EwRPB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq638"> to make (one’s way) with violent effort.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iIw0JtbTq6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq902"> the act or process of struggling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq452"> a strong effort, or series of efforts, against any adverse agencies or conditions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq928"> a fight, usually on a small scale involving only a few people.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kirwPp4J3c">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">struggle for existence</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq107"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the ability of an organism to adapt to changes in environment, pressure of populations, etc., especially as a factor in evolution.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> everyday living.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; ? from <em>strug-</em> (blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103900" href="entry://strive%23bigmac000103900"><span class="smallcaps">strive</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100629" href="entry://tug%23bigmac000100629"><span class="smallcaps">tug</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786571499" href="entry://-le%23bigmac786571499"><span class="smallcaps">-le</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>struggling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>struggler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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suck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">suck</span><z><span target_id="55DjNFLA8g">v.t.</span><span target_id="R9KNcZ6Bnf">v.i.</span><span target_id="qXASkpigAM">n.</span><span target_id="yykDz7rtKX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of suck" src="word_pronunciations/22449.mp3"></audio></span>/sʌk/ (<em>say</em> suk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="55DjNFLA8g"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> to draw into the mouth by action of the lips and tongue which produces a partial vacuum: <em class="example">to suck lemonade through a straw.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by any process resembling this: <em class="example">plants suck up moisture from the earth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> to apply the lips or mouth to, and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents: <em class="example">to suck an orange.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq699"> to apply the mouth to, or hold in the mouth, and draw upon similarly, for some other purpose: <em class="example">to suck one’s thumb.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq216"> to hold in the mouth and dissolve in the saliva, assisted by the action of the tongue, etc.: <em class="example">to suck a piece of toffee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq954"> to render or bring (as specified) by or as by sucking: <em class="example">they sucked him dry.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="R9KNcZ6Bnf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq991"> to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq420"> to draw or be drawn by, or as by, suction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq638"> (of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be contemptible, bad, despicable, disgusting, boring, etc.: <em class="example">housework sucks!</em> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073859" href="entry://sux%23bigmac000073859"><strong>sux</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qXASkpigAM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq162"> the act or instance of sucking with the mouth or otherwise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq639"> a sucking force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq834"> the sound produced by sucking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq023"> that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq265"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a small draught of liquid.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yykDz7rtKX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq342"> <strong class="phr">go suck eggs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an interjection indicating rejection, dismissal, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">it </strong>(or <strong class="phr">that</strong>)<strong class="phr"> sucks!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of disgust, disappointment, indignation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">suck face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tongue-kiss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">suck in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cheat; swindle; deceive; defraud.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">suck it in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pull your stomach in, a movement usually accompanied by an intake of breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">suck it up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tolerate or endure something unpleasant or undesirable without complaint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">suck off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to bring to orgasm by oral stimulation of the genitalia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq173"> <strong class="phr">suck up for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ingratiate oneself in order to gain (something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">suck up to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to flatter; toady to; fawn upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs</strong>, to attempt to teach someone a skill which they already possess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq419"> (<strong class="phr">ya boo</strong>)<strong class="phr"> sucks to you</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of derision, scorn, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>soke</em>, <em>souke</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>sūcan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sure</span><z><span target_id="yOC9gGjyCa">adj.</span><span target_id="12m6ECRp6a">adv.</span><span target_id="aw3wgHvpXC">interj.</span><span target_id="e9c1KAkYgK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sure" src="word_pronunciations/22608.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> shaw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yOC9gGjyCa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">surer</strong>, <strong class="bold">surest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) free from apprehension or doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: <em class="example">to be sure of one’s data.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq345"> confident, as of something expected: <em class="example">sure of ultimate success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq721"> convinced, fully persuaded, or positive, as of something firmly believed: <em class="example">sure of a person’s guilt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq782"> assured or certain beyond question: <em class="example">we are all sure of death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq082"> worthy of confidence; reliable: <em class="example">a sure messenger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq918"> firm or stable: <em class="example">to stand on sure ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq822"> unfailing; never disappointing expectations: <em class="example">a sure cure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq302"> unerring; never missing, slipping, etc.: <em class="example">a sure aim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq474"> admitting of no doubt or question: <em class="example">sure proof.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq251"> inevitable: <em class="example">death is sure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq164"> destined; bound inevitably; certain: <em class="example">he is sure to come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq113"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> secure or safe.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="12m6ECRp6a">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> surely, undoubtedly, or certainly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq078"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> inevitably or without fail.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="aw3wgHvpXC">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq374"> (<em>sometimes ironic</em>) certainly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e9c1KAkYgK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq848"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> sure as eggs </strong>(<strong class="phr">are eggs</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq295"> very confident: <em class="example">I’m as sure as eggs.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq335"> very definite: <em class="example">it’s as sure as eggs.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq276"> <strong class="phr">as sure as hell</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> quite definitely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq620"> <strong class="phr">a sure thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a certainty; something assured beyond any doubt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq713"> <strong class="phr">be sure</strong>, be certain or careful (to do as specified): <em class="example">be sure to close the windows; </em><em class="example">you must be sure and visit us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq395"> <strong class="phr">be sure of</strong>, to be confident in the support or possession of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">for sure</strong>, as a certainty; surely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">make sure</strong>, to ensure (that something happens).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">make sure of</strong>, to secure the support or possession of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">sure as death and taxes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> definitely going to happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq973"> <strong class="phr">sure thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of assurance.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq727"> <strong class="phr">to be sure</strong>, surely; certainly; without doubt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>sēcūrus</em> secure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sureness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sword
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sword</span><z><span target_id="8ywOvdNqMK">n.</span><span target_id="oVZrMfVVz9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sword" src="word_pronunciations/22733.mp3"></audio></span>/sɔd/ (<em>say</em> sawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8ywOvdNqMK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one side or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq389"> this weapon as the symbol of military power, punitive justice, authority, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq146"> a cause of death or destruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq335"> war, combat, or slaughter; military force or power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq466"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Shearing Colloquial</em> hand shears.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oVZrMfVVz9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">a two-edged </strong>(or <strong class="phr">double-edged</strong>)<strong class="phr"> sword</strong>, any circumstance, ruling, policy, etc., which brings both advantages and disadvantages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq401"> <strong class="phr">cross swords</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq416"> to join in combat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq412"> to argue; disagree violently.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq779"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of men) to urinate at the same time, in the same toilet or urinal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">give something the sword</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to discard something as broken or no longer useful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">have had the sword</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be finished or ruined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">put to the sword</strong>, to massacre; slaughter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sweord</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>swordless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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teeth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">teeth</span><z><span target_id="ptHQCbhKsA">pl. n.</span><span target_id="wY8z2UbLzt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of teeth" src="word_pronunciations/23023.mp3"></audio></span>/tiθ/ (<em>say</em> teeth) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="ptHQCbhKsA"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100834" href="entry://tooth%23bigmac000100834"><strong>tooth</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> the punitive sections of a legislation, ruling, etc., meant to ensure its enforcement: <em class="example">give a regulation teeth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wY8z2UbLzt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq680"> <strong class="phr">cut one’s teeth on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become accustomed to in the early stages of one’s life, career, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">fed </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to the </strong>(<strong class="phr">back</strong>)<strong class="phr"> teeth with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> heartily sick of; had more than enough of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">get one’s teeth into</strong>, to start to cope effectively with (a problem, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">grit </strong>(or <strong class="phr">set</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s teeth</strong>, to prepare to endure pain or emergency with fortitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">take</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the bit in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">between</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s teeth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq184"> to tackle a task, problem, etc., in a determined and energetic fashion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq975"> to throw off control; rush headlong.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a horse’s sensitivity to its rider’s direction when the bit is in the soft part of the animal’s mouth. Should the horse take the bit between its teeth, it no longer feels the pull of the reins and is no longer under the control of the rider.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">in someone’s teeth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq439"> in direct conflict or opposition to someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq316"> to someone’s face; openly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq361"> <strong class="phr">in the teeth of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq674"> so as to face or confront; straight against.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq865"> in defiance of; in spite of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq986"> in the face or presence of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq224"> <strong class="phr">scarce </strong>(or <strong class="phr">rare</strong>)<strong class="phr"> as hen’s teeth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very rare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">set someone’s teeth on edge</strong>, to cause someone a disagreeable sensation or strong feelings of antipathy: <em class="example">the noise of chalk on blackboard sets my teeth on edge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">to the back teeth</strong>, in all respects; thoroughly: <em class="example">Labor to the back teeth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">to the teeth</strong>, fully: <em class="example">armed to the teeth.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tether</span><z><span target_id="iGpvOSEI85">n.</span><span target_id="n6yTRBzDBt">v.t.</span><span target_id="eZpcu09TiX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tether" src="word_pronunciations/23183.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛðə/ (<em>say</em> 'tedhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iGpvOSEI85"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq883"> a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that its range of movement is limited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq878"> the utmost length to which one can go in action; the utmost extent or limit of ability or resources.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="n6yTRBzDBt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq436"> to fasten or confine with or as with a tether.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Communications</em> to use a mobile phone or other internet-enabled mobile device as a modem for (another device) connected by cable or wi-fi. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104162" href="entry://modem%23bigmac000104162"><strong>modem</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eZpcu09TiX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">the end of one’s tether</strong>, the limit of one’s possibilities, patience, or resources: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I was run down – at the end of my tether – from years of overwork.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a reference to a tethered animal that can browse only as far as the tether allows, and to the frustration felt when it reaches the end of its tether]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tethir</em>, apparently from Old Norse <em>tjōð</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tethering</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tethered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thick</span><z><span target_id="bkG3rPvOo6">adj.</span><span target_id="Y04liJefrw">adv.</span><span target_id="vitAuT9laj">n.</span><span target_id="m6Dxd2vKgj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thick" src="word_pronunciations/23260.mp3"></audio></span>/θɪk/ (<em>say</em> thik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bkG3rPvOo6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> having relatively great extent from one surface or side to its opposite; not thin: <em class="example">a thick slice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> measuring as specified between opposite surfaces, or in depth, or in a direction perpendicular to that of the length and breadth: <em class="example">a board one centimetre thick.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> set close together; compact; dense: <em class="example">a thick forest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq792"> numerous, abundant, or plentiful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq119"> having relatively great consistency; viscous: <em class="example">a thick syrup.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq549"> (of darkness, etc.) dense, deep, or profound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq064"> husky, hoarse, muffled, or not clear in sound: <em class="example">a thick voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq580"> (of an accent or dialect) very pronounced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq420"> containing much solid matter in suspension or solution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq543"> (of mist, smoke, etc.) having the component particles densely aggregated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq914"> (of the weather, etc.) foggy, misty, or hazy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq784"> sluggish; heavy-headed, as after dissipation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq690"> slow of mental apprehension; stupid; dull; slow-witted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> close in friendship; intimate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> disagreeably excessive: <em class="example">his demands are a bit thick.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Y04liJefrw">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq542"> in a thick manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq449"> closely; near together: <em class="example">flowers growing thick beside a wall.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vitAuT9laj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq106"> that which is thick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq841"> the thickest, densest, or most crowded part; the place, time, stage, etc., of greatest activity or intensity: <em class="example">in the thick of the fight.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m6Dxd2vKgj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">a bit thick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> lacking in intelligence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq963"> <strong class="phr">as thick as thieves</strong>, very close friends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">a thick ear</strong>, a swollen ear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq440"> <strong class="phr">in the thick of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq756"> in the densest, most wooded part of: <em class="example">in the thick of the forest.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq933"> involved in to the greatest or most intense degree: <em class="example">in the thick of battle.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">in the thick of it</strong>, playing a central part in an activity, undertaking, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">lay it on thick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extravagant in flattery, praise, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">thick on the ground</strong>, plentiful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">thick with</strong>, filled or covered with: <em class="example">thick with dust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">through thick and thin</strong>, under all circumstances; unwaveringly. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> earliest known use by Chaucer in ‘The Reeve’s Tale’ in <em>The Canterbury Tales</em>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>thicce</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thickish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thickly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tie</span><z><span target_id="WIFHmnMsiP">v.t.</span><span target_id="MfuLzW2Kv8">v.i.</span><span target_id="tp5A8Jvfum">n.</span><span target_id="mqAkm1DEed">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tie" src="word_pronunciations/23382.mp3"></audio></span>/taɪ/ (<em>say</em> tuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tied</strong>, <strong class="bold">tying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WIFHmnMsiP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> to bind or fasten with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq097"> to draw together the parts of with a knotted string or the like: <em class="example">to tie a bundle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq242"> to fasten by tightening and knotting the string or strings of: <em class="example">to tie one’s shoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq128"> to draw together into a knot, as a cord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq783"> to form by looping and interlacing, as a knot or bow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq365"> to fasten, join, or connect in any way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq498"> to bind or join closely or firmly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to unite in marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq747"> to confine, restrict, or limit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq219"> to bind or oblige, as to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Music</em> to connect (notes) by a tie.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MfuLzW2Kv8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq119"> to make a tie, bond, or connection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq890"> to make the same score; be equal in a contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq053"> (of a ship) to moor.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tp5A8Jvfum">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq356"> that with which anything is tied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq413"> a cord, string, or the like, used for tying or fastening something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq582"> a narrow, decorative band, as of cotton or silk, worn round the neck, commonly under a collar, and tied in front.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq305"> a low shoe fastened with a lace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq224"> a knot; an ornamental knot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq537"> anything that fastens, secures, or unites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq451"> a link, bond, or connection of kinship, affection, mutual interest, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq133"> something that restricts one’s freedom of action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq460"> a state of equality in points, votes, etc., as among competitors: <em class="example">the game ended in a tie.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq664"> a match or contest in which this occurs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq272"> anything, as a beam, rod, etc., connecting or holding together two or more things or parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq654"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> a member of a framework which is required to take only a tensile load.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Music</em> a curved line connecting two notes on the same line or space to indicate that the sound is to be sustained for their joint value, not repeated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq296"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069384" href="entry://sleeper%23bigmac000069384"><strong>sleeper</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069384" href="entry://sleeper%23mq686">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mqAkm1DEed">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">tie down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq070"> to fasten down by tying.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq874"> to hinder; confine; restrict; curtail.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq879"> <strong class="phr">tie in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq284"> (of a fact, belief, etc.) to fit in; be in accord with the whole: <em class="example">that ties in with his deprived childhood.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq258"> to coordinate (two activities or events): <em class="example">to tie in the publication with the Book Fair.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">tie one on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to indulge in excessive drinking (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac296421982" href="entry://drinking%23mq035">2</a>). <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the 1890s US colloquialism <em>have</em> or <em>get</em> or <em>put</em> or <em>tie on a bun</em>, where <em>bun</em> may be related to the Scottish dialect <em>bun</em>, <em>boyne</em> a cask]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">tie someone’s hands</strong>, to impose an obligation or restriction on someone, preventing them from acting as they would otherwise have wished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq506"> <strong class="phr">tie the knot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get married.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">tie up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq311"> to fasten securely by tying.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq138"> to bind or wrap up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq682"> to hinder.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq147"> to bring to a stop or pause.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq180"> to invest or place (money) in such a way as to make it unavailable for other purposes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq238"> to place (property) under such conditions or restrictions as to prevent sale or alienation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq905"> to occupy or engage completely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">tie up </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> loose ends</strong>, to complete the details of a project, enterprise, etc., once the main purpose is accomplished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">tie up with</strong>, to be closely connected or associated with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>tīgan</em> bind, from <em>tēag</em> rope]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tip<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="4yX0h65T6u">n.</span><span target_id="wCwhSXrTSm">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tip" src="word_pronunciations/23437.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪp/ (<em>say</em> tip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4yX0h65T6u"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> a slender or pointed extremity, especially of anything long or tapered: <em class="example">the tips of the fingers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> the top, summit, or apex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq034"> a small piece or part, as of metal or leather, forming the extremity of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq658"> a small new leaf, as of a gum tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq241"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the tips of the marijuana plant dried and prepared for smoking.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wCwhSXrTSm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">tipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">tipping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq613"> to furnish with a tip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq954"> to serve as or form the tip of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq007"> to mark or adorn the tip of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>typ</em>, from Old Norse <em>typpi</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tipless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tip<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="AJvG9nJm0O">v.t.</span><span target_id="4OJxnu0Mhs">v.i.</span><span target_id="Fi3n8KMqGm">n.</span><span target_id="2jk9Kxw9SC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tip" src="word_pronunciations/23438.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪp/ (<em>say</em> tip) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">tipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AJvG9nJm0O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> to cause to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline; tilt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> to overthrow, overturn, or upset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> to take off or lift (the hat) in salutation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq742"> to dispose of (rubbish, etc.) by dumping.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4OJxnu0Mhs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq965"> to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq002"> to tilt up at one end and down at the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq290"> to be overturned or upset.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fi3n8KMqGm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq778"> the act of tipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq554"> the state of being tipped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq892"> Also, <strong class="vs">rubbish tip</strong>. a place where waste material is deposited; dump; rubbish dump: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Rattling on over the bridge, she passed the tip with its freight of gulls in a feeding frenzy</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy hewett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2jk9Kxw9SC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq276"> <strong class="phr">tip in</strong>, <em class="label">Printing</em> to print (an illustration, map, etc.) separately from the main work and paste it into the inner edge of the preceding or following page.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq12"> <strong class="phr">tip one’s elbow</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to look at one’s watch many times in impatience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">tip over </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq244"> to tumble or topple.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq601"> to overthrow, overturn, or upset.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tipe</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tip<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="ybvrMhsp10">n.</span><span target_id="6H4JmaYcpe">v.t.</span><span target_id="EhGEya1kDq">v.i.</span><span target_id="1ZJxHltEGA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tip" src="word_pronunciations/23439.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪp/ (<em>say</em> tip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ybvrMhsp10"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> a small present of money given to someone, as a waiter, porter, etc., for performing a service; a gratuity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a bribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq327"> a piece of private or secret information, as for use in betting, speculation, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> a useful hint or idea.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">tipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6H4JmaYcpe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq299"> to give a small present of money to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to guess: <em class="example">I tipped who it was.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq972"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to bribe.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EhGEya1kDq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq787"> to give a gratuity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1ZJxHltEGA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">tip off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq012"> to give private or secret information to; inform: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>federal police were tipped off about the heroin shortly before it arrived at Perth Airport</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq939"> to warn of impending trouble, danger, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’ve been tipped off they’re goin’ to try to open at Franklin’s with scab labour.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US underworld slang, in use by 1901]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq003"> <strong class="phr">tip someone the wink</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to pass on secret information to someone, especially in warning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [17th century; originally a British thieves’ slang expression, from the underworld practice of signalling with a wink; later surreptitiously passing items]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tip<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="LQ3FW82mMs">n.</span><span target_id="tiduQqD4Cj">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tip" src="word_pronunciations/23440.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪp/ (<em>say</em> tip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LQ3FW82mMs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> a light, smart blow; a tap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> Also, <strong class="vs">tips</strong>, <strong class="vs">tippy</strong>. <em class="label">Especially NSW</em> a children’s game in which one player chases the others till they touch one of them, who then becomes the pursuer. Compare <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">ACT and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012862" href="entry://chasey%23bigmac000012862"><strong>chasey</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059048" href="entry://chasings%23bigmac000059048"><strong>chasings</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099139" href="entry://tag%23bigmac000099139"><strong>tag<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099139" href="entry://tag%23mq356">1</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076519" href="entry://tig%23bigmac000076519"><strong>tig</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076519" href="entry://tig%23mq676">1</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac396091422" href="entry://tiggy%23bigmac396091422"><strong>tiggy</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tiduQqD4Cj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">tipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">tipping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq952"> to strike or hit with a light, smart blow; tap: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>If I saw a Chinaman I’d rush right up, you know, and jus’ tip ’im, like, then duck away, fer luck.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to strike (the ball) with a glancing blow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100711" href="entry://tap%23bigmac000100711"><span class="smallcaps">tap<sup>1</sup></span></a>. Compare German <em>tippen</em> tap]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tired
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tired</span><z><span target_id="MfAnu63IM9">adj.</span><span target_id="0xTig3DdLb">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtaɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MfAnu63IM9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> exhausted, as by exertion; fatigued.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> impatient or disgusted: <em class="example">you make me tired!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq856"> trite; hackneyed; lacking originality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq708"> (of objects, buildings, etc.) dilapidated and out of fashion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0xTig3DdLb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">tired and emotional</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) drunk. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a euphemism, designed to avoid British libel laws; popularised in the late 1960s by the satirical magazine <em>Private Eye</em> who applied it in particular to the then British foreign secretary George Brown]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq648"> <strong class="phr">tired of</strong>, weary with; bored of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100803" href="entry://tire%23bigmac000100803"><span class="smallcaps">tire<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022893" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022893"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tiredly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tiredness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trick</span><z><span target_id="bieQzvhqMI">n.</span><span target_id="x5yKde0n0E">adj.</span><span target_id="nWI6PcKhkB">v.t.</span><span target_id="IDUiVdgG0W">v.i.</span><span target_id="GBa0ImhZsO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trick" src="word_pronunciations/23827.mp3"></audio></span>/trɪk/ (<em>say</em> trik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bieQzvhqMI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> a crafty or fraudulent device, expedient, or proceeding; an artifice, stratagem, ruse, or wile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> a deceptive or illusory appearance; mere semblance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq577"> a roguish or mischievous performance; prank: <em class="example">to play a trick on someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a mischievous and amusing person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an odd or eccentric person, often one providing amusement for others: <em class="example">he looked a real trick in his weird uniform.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq823"> a foolish, disgraceful, or mean performance or action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq966"> a clever device or expedient, dodge, or ingenious shift: <em class="example">a rhetorical trick.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq486"> the art or knack of doing something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Working in an area which she agreed was very competitive she said: ‘The trick is that you try and keep yourself as real as possible, keep your feet on the ground.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq995"> a clever or dexterous feat, as for exhibition or entertainment: <em class="example">tricks in horsemanship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq992"> a feat of jugglery, magic, or legerdemain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq757"> a particular habit or way of acting; characteristic quality, trait, or mannerism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq314"> <em class="label">Cards</em> the cards collectively which are played and won in one round.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq142"> a turn, especially to relieve another operator: <em class="example">a trick at the wheel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an act of sexual intercourse performed by a sex worker: <em class="example">to turn a trick.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="x5yKde0n0E">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq273"> relating to or having the nature of tricks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq018"> made for tricks.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nWI6PcKhkB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq978"> to deceive by trickery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IDUiVdgG0W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq560"> to practise trickery or deception; cheat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GBa0ImhZsO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">do the trick</strong>, to achieve the desired result: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>How warm even a cold white room became when you turned on the light! Any light would do the trick.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">beverley farmer</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq631"> <strong class="phr">every trick in the book</strong>, all possible ruses or strategies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">how’s tricks?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a form of greeting.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">not </strong>(or <strong class="phr">never</strong>)<strong class="phr"> miss a trick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq402"> never to fail to exploit an opportunity, press an advantage, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq269"> never to fail to notice what is happening around one.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq782"> <strong class="phr">not to be able to take a trick</strong>, to have no success at all. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from card games. See def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100585" href="entry://trick%23mq314">12</a> above.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq464"> <strong class="phr">trick into</strong>, to beguile into by trickery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">trick or treat</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> that part of Halloween celebrations when children visit neighbouring households to play a trick unless they are given a treat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">trick out of</strong>, to cheat or swindle out of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">trick out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>), to dress, array, or adorn, especially in a manner intended to make someone or something appear to be better than they really are.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">trick to</strong>, to become aware of, especially of something previously concealed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq41"> <strong class="phr">turn the trick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ensure success or victory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>trik</em>, from Old French <em>trique</em> deceit, from <em>trichier</em> deceive; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tricker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>trickless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trust</span><z><span target_id="d0S8qh1wfs">n.</span><span target_id="lBehdNRJVX">adj.</span><span target_id="tsSJWDT1UQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="Y2m0PdkgQN">v.t.</span><span target_id="BT45Nb1u3t">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trust" src="word_pronunciations/23927.mp3"></audio></span>/trʌst/ (<em>say</em> trust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="d0S8qh1wfs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> reliance on the integrity, justice, etc., of a person, or on some quality or attribute of a thing; confidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> confident expectation of something; hope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq921"> confidence in the ability or intention of a person to pay at some future time for goods, etc.; credit: <em class="example">to sell goods on trust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq046"> one on whom or that on which one relies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq993"> the state of being relied on, or the state of someone to whom something is entrusted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq801"> the obligation or responsibility imposed on one in whom confidence or authority is placed: <em class="example">a position of trust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq534"> the condition of being confided to another’s care or guard: <em class="example">to leave something in trust with a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq360"> something committed or entrusted to one, as an office, duty, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq773"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq376"> a fiduciary relationship in which one person (the trustee) holds the title to property (the <strong>trust estate</strong> or <strong>trust property</strong>) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq351"> Also, <strong class="vs">trust fund</strong>. a fund of securities, cash or other assets, held and administered under such a relationship.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq981"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq757"> a combination of industrial or commercial companies having a central committee or board of trustees, controlling a majority or the whole of the stock of each of the constituent companies, thus making it possible to manage the concerns so as to economise expenses, regulate production, defeat competition, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq325"> a monopolistic organisation or combination in restraint of trade whether in the form of a trust (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100653" href="#mq757">10a</a>), contract, association or otherwise.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq632"> <em class="label">Rare</em> reliability.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lBehdNRJVX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Law</em> of or relating to trusts or a trust.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tsSJWDT1UQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq875"> to have confidence; hope.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Y2m0PdkgQN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq842"> to have trust or confidence in; rely on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq158"> to believe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq309"> to expect confidently, hope (usually followed by a clause or an infinitive).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq990"> to commit or consign with trust or confidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq453"> to permit to be in some place, position, etc., or to do something, without fear of consequences: <em class="example">he will not trust it out of his sight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq199"> to invest with a trust; entrust with something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq148"> to give credit to (a person) for goods, etc., supplied.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BT45Nb1u3t">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">put one’s trust in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq718"> to follow as one who will bring ultimate success, happiness, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq608"> to believe in the efficacy of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq092"> <strong class="phr">trust in</strong>, to have or place trust, reliance, or confidence in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq051"> <strong class="phr">trust to</strong>, to depend on; rely on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>traust</em> trust, shelter, protection, related to German <em>Trost</em> consolation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>truster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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turn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">turn</span><z><span target_id="r36akHa8mP">v.t.</span><span target_id="GB3Ye03oDS">v.i.</span><span target_id="zQXQB4nqjp">cop. v.</span><span target_id="6ImqLrxFpW">n.</span><span target_id="aCQaMF61co">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of turn" src="word_pronunciations/24015.mp3"></audio></span>/tɜn/ (<em>say</em> tern) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="r36akHa8mP"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> cause to move round on an axis or about a centre; rotate: <em class="example">to turn a wheel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> to cause to move round or partly round, as for the purpose of opening, closing, tightening, etc.: <em class="example">to turn a key.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq157"> to reverse the position or posture of: <em class="example">to turn a page.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq436"> to bring the underparts of (sod, soil, etc.) to the surface, as in ploughing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq242"> to change the position of, by, or as by, rotating; to move into a different position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq201"> to change or alter the course of; to divert; deflect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq720"> to change or alter the nature, character, or appearance of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq220"> to render or make by some change.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq194"> to change the colour of (leaves, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq423"> to cause to become sour, ferment, or the like: <em class="example">warm weather turns milk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq774"> to cause (the stomach) to reject food or anything swallowed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq830"> to change from one language or form of expression to another; translate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq245"> to put or apply to some use or purpose: <em class="example">to turn a thing to good use.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq005"> to go or pass round or to the other side of: <em class="example">to turn a street corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq514"> to get beyond or pass (a certain age, time, amount, etc.): <em class="example">he has just turned forty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq345"> to direct, aim or set going towards or away from a specified person or thing, or in a specified direction: <em class="example">to turn towards the north.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq082"> to direct (the eyes, face, etc.) another way; avert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq704"> to shape (a piece of metal, etc.) into rounded form with a cutting instrument while rotating in a lathe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq260"> to bring into a rounded or curved form in any way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq351"> to shape artistically or gracefully, especially in rounded form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq536"> to form or express gracefully: <em class="example">to turn a sentence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq869"> to direct (thought, desire, etc.) towards or away from something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq304"> to cause to go; send; drive: <em class="example">to turn a person from one’s door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq079"> to maintain a steady flow or circulation of (money or articles of commerce).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq454"> to reverse (a garment, etc.) so that the inner side becomes the outer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq376"> to remake (a garment) by putting the inner side outwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq464"> to curve, bend, or twist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq828"> to bend back or blunt (the edge of a knife, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq023"> to execute, as a somersault, by rotating or revolving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq903"> to disturb the mental balance of, or make mad, distract; derange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq657"> to make (a profit); earn: <em class="example">it’s hard to turn a profit in this economic climate; </em><em class="example">just trying to turn a quid.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq197"> to throw into disorder or confusion; upset: <em class="example">the thief turned the room upside down.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GB3Ye03oDS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq633"> to move round on an axis or about a centre; rotate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq129"> to move partly round in this manner, as a door on a hinge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq235"> to direct the face or gaze towards or away from something, or in a particular direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq600"> to direct or set one’s course towards or away from something or in a particular direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq647"> to direct one’s thought, attention, desire, etc., towards or away from something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq842"> to change or reverse the course so as to go in a different or the opposite direction: <em class="example">to turn to the right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq156"> to change position so as to face in a different or the opposite direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq213"> to change or reverse position or posture as by a rotary motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq624"> to shift the body about as if on an axis: <em class="example">to turn on one’s side in sleeping.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq434"> to assume a curved form; bend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq568"> to be affected with nausea, as the stomach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq089"> to have a sensation as of whirling, or be affected with giddiness, as the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq380"> to adopt a different religion, manner of life, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> to become a convert to Roman Catholicism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq724"> to change one’s position in order to resist or attack: <em class="example">the dog turned on me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq510"> to change or alter, as in nature, character, or appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq794"> to become sour, fermented, or the like, as milk, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq883"> to become of a different colour, as leaves, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq100"> to put about or tack, as a ship.</span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="zQXQB4nqjp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="52"><span id="mq660"> to change so as to be; become: <em class="example">to turn pale.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6ImqLrxFpW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="53"><span id="mq549"> a movement of rotation, whether total or partial: <em class="example">a slight turn of the handle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq728"> the act of changing or reversing position or posture as by a rotary movement: <em class="example">a turn of the dice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq451"> the time for action or proceeding which comes in due rotation or order to each of a number of persons, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Come on, Bernard, your turn for a funny story,’ Henry teased each evening.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">neilma sidney</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq841"> the act of changing or reversing the course: <em class="example">to make a turn to the right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq773"> a place or point at which such a change occurs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq385"> a place where a road, river, or the like turns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq832"> a single revolution, as of a wheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq627"> the act of turning so as to face or go in a different direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq619"> direction, drift, or trend: <em class="example">the conversation took an interesting turn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq440"> change or a change in nature, character, condition, circumstances, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq224"> the point or time of change.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq495"> the time during which a worker or a set of workers is at work in alternation with others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq622"> that which is done by each of a number of persons acting in rotation or succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq072"> rounded or curved form in general.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq132"> shape, form, or mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq061"> a passing or twisting of one thing round another as of a rope round a mast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq719"> the condition or manner of being twisted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq850"> a single round, as of a wound or coiled rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq972"> style, as of expression or language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq658"> a distinctive form or style imparted: <em class="example">a happy turn of expression.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq957"> a short walk, ride, or the like which includes a going and a returning, especially by different routes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq576"> natural inclination, bent, tendency, or aptitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq641"> a spell or period of work; shift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq927"> a spell or bout of action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq435"> an attack of illness or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq587"> requirement, exigency, or need: <em class="example">this will serve your turn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq407"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a nervous shock, as from fright or astonishment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It gave me quite a turn and I wasn’t sorry when we came in sight of a small farm</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq293"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> the difference between the stockjobber’s buying and selling price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Music</em> a melodic embellishment or grace, commonly consisting of a principal note with two auxiliary notes, one above and the other below it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq649"> an individual stage performance, especially in a music hall, cabaret, etc.: <em class="example">a comic turn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq898"> the performer in such an entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq594"> a contest or round; a bout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq389"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a display of anger, hostility, etc.: <em class="example">to stack on a turn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq123"> Also, <strong class="vs">turnout</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a social entertainment; party: <em class="example">it was a great turn on Friday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq469"> <strong>the turn</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> the place where a racetrack turns, especially the turn into the straight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aCQaMF61co">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="88"><span id="mq189"> <strong class="phr">a bad </strong>(or <strong class="phr">ill</strong>)<strong class="phr"> turn</strong>, an unkind act of disservice towards someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq126"> <strong class="phr">a good turn</strong>, an act done to help or benefit someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">at every turn</strong>, constantly; in every case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">by turns</strong>, one after another; alternately; in rotation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq992"> <strong class="phr">in turn</strong>, in due order of succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">on the turn</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq980"> in the process of or about to turn or change.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq668"> (of milk, meat, fruit, etc.) about to go sour or bad.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq377"> <strong class="phr">out of turn</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq084"> out of proper order.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq048"> at the wrong time; at an unsuitable moment; indiscreetly; tactlessly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">take turns</strong>, to do in succession; alternate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">the turn of the century</strong>, the change from one century to another. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089070" href="entry://millennium%23bigmac000089070"><strong>millennium</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq552"> <strong class="phr">to a turn</strong>, to just the proper degree; perfectly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">turn and turn about</strong>, by turns; alternately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">turn around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">round</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq772"> to move so that one is facing the opposite direction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq947"> to change the policy direction of (an organisation, company, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq843"> <strong class="phr">turn away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq131"> to look or face in a different direction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq381"> to refuse to help; rebuff.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq789"> to refuse admission to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq094"> <strong class="phr">turn against</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq756"> to make hostile towards; cause to be prejudiced against: <em class="example">to turn a son against his father.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq521"> to take up an attitude of hostility or opposition: <em class="example">to turn against a person.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">turn back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq852"> to go back; return.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq953"> to cause to go back or return.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq375"> to fold back or over.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">turn down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq651"> to fold.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq977"> to lessen the intensity of; moderate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq967"> to refuse or reject (a person, request, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="104"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">turn in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq143"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go to bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hand over to; deliver; surrender.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq529"> to give back.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq734"> to submit; hand in.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="105"> <span id="mq761"> <strong class="phr">turn into </strong>(or <strong class="phr">to</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> to change or convert: <em class="example">to turn water into ice.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq087"> to be changed, transformed, or converted to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="106"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">turn it up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a peremptory request for peace, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="107"> <span id="mq121"> <strong class="phr">turn off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq596"> to stop the flow of (water, gas, etc.) as by closing a valve, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq517"> to switch off (a radio, light, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq302"> to branch off; diverge; change direction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq908"> to arouse antipathy or revulsion in: <em class="example">cruelty to animals turns me off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq674"> to lose interest in or sympathy with; develop a dislike for: <em class="example">I’ve turned off gardening.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to execute by hanging.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq833"> to consign (livestock) to market.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="108"> <span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">turn on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq788"> to cause (water, gas, etc.) to flow as by opening a valve, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to provide (refreshments, especially alcoholic liquor).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq559"> to switch on (a radio, light, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq777"> to become suddenly hostile to; attack without warning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq748"> to show or display suddenly: <em class="example">to turn on the charm.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to excite or interest (a person): <em class="example">that jazz really turns me on!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq247"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arouse sexually.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become sexually aroused.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to experience heightened awareness under the influence of a drug (usually illegal), as marijuana or LSD.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take such a drug.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="109"> <span id="mq447"> <strong class="phr">turn on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to hinge or depend on: <em class="example">the question turns on this point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="110"> <span id="mq497"> <strong class="phr">turn out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq325"> to extinguish or put out (a light, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq249"> to produce as the result of labour; manufacture; make.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq446"> to drive out; expel; send away; dismiss; discharge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq391"> to clear or empty (a cupboard, pocket, drawer, etc.) of contents.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq914"> to equip; fit out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq881"> to result or issue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq208"> to come to be; become ultimately.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq913"> to be found or known; prove.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get out of bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to assemble; gather: <em class="example">the whole street turned out to meet her.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq994"> to cause to assemble; muster; parade.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="l"><span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to become a bushranger.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="111"> <span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">turn over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq859"> to move or be moved from one side to another.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq820"> to reverse the position of; invert.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq837"> to meditate; ponder; reflect.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq355"> to start (an engine).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq949"> (of an engine) to start.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq338"> hand over; transfer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to purchase and then sell (goods or commodities).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to do business or sell goods to the amount of (a specified sum).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq425"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to invest or recover (capital) in some transaction or in the course of business.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq395"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to lose (the ball) to the opposing team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="112"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">turn pale</strong>, to go white in the face as a reaction to sudden illness, shock, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="113"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">turn something around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">round</strong>), to make a drastic change in the strategy or direction of something (such as an organisation, business, project, etc.) so that it prospers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="114"> <span id="mq654"> <strong class="phr">turn to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq041"> to apply to for help, advice, etc.; appeal to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq394"> to set oneself to a task; attend to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq839"> to apply one’s efforts, interest, etc., to something; devote oneself to something: <em class="example">she turned to the study of music.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="115"> <span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">turn up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq763"> to fold, especially so as to shorten, as a garment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq051"> to dig up; bring to the surface by digging; expose.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq567"> to find; bring to light; uncover.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq410"> to increase the intensity of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq002"> to happen; occur.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq558"> to arrive; come.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq969"> to come to light; be recovered.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq890"> (of a person’s nose, or the like) to point slightly upwards at the end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq836"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> to make (a person) feel sick; nauseate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to give evidence that results in an acquittal for (someone).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>turnian</em>, from Latin <em>tornāre</em> turn (on a lathe)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twinkling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twinkling</span><z><span target_id="fodMbpP350">n.</span><span target_id="3mR2Cz5K7J">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'twingkling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fodMbpP350"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> the act of shining with little gleams of light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq296"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> winking; a wink.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3mR2Cz5K7J">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">in the twinkling of an eye</strong>, in a very short space of time; immediately: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In the twinkling of an eye it happened, before either of them knew it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ada cambridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1904</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078818" href="entry://twinkle%23bigmac000078818"><span class="smallcaps">twinkl(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two bob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two bob</span><z><span target_id="TbHdiM1lxH">n.</span><span target_id="mPOKy5HP5X">phr.</span></z></header><div>/tu ˈbɒb/ (<em>say</em> tooh 'bob) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TbHdiM1lxH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq668"> (formerly) a sum of money of the value of two shillings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq327"> (formerly) a silver coin of this value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq776"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103132" href="entry://doughnut%23bigmac000103132"><strong>doughnut</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103132" href="entry://doughnut%23mq421">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mPOKy5HP5X">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq142"> <strong class="phr">have two bob each way</strong>, to support contradictory causes at the same time, often in self-protection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq920"> <strong class="phr">not worth two bob</strong>, insignificant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">the full two bob</strong>, that which is genuine and of full value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">two bob’s worth</strong>, an expressed opinion or piece of advice: <em class="example">he got in his two bob’s worth before the end of the meeting.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">two-bob</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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typewriter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">typewriter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of typewriter" src="word_pronunciations/24081.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtaɪpraɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'tuypruytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters, either operated by hand (<strong>manual typewriter</strong>) or powered by electricity (<strong>electric typewriter</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a type style which gives the appearance of typewritten copy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a typist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078907" href="entry://type%23bigmac000078907"><span class="smallcaps">type</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085980" href="entry://writer%23bigmac000085980"><span class="smallcaps">writer</span></a>; US trademark 1868]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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screw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">screw</span><z><span target_id="EVWtiYLDh1">n.</span><span target_id="LJUaAelQwE">v.t.</span><span target_id="YibKFf8K96">v.i.</span><span target_id="sFCDd4sOLo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of screw" src="word_pronunciations/20383.mp3"></audio></span>/skru/ (<em>say</em> skrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EVWtiYLDh1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq597"> a metal device having a slotted head and a tapering body with a helical ridge usually driven into wood with the aid of a screwdriver to assemble and secure parts of a building construction, furniture, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> a mechanical device consisting of a cylinder or cone having a helical ridge winding round it (<strong>external screw</strong> or <strong>male screw</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq748"> a corresponding part into which such a device fits when turned, consisting of a cylindrical socket in whose wall is cut a helical groove (<strong>internal screw</strong> or <strong>female screw</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq872"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067082" href="entry://self-tapping%20screw%23bigmac000067082"><strong>self-tapping screw</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq678"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056141" href="entry://Phillips%20screw%23bigmac000056141"><strong>Phillips screw</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq427"> something having a spiral form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq733"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059461" href="entry://propeller%23bigmac000059461"><strong>propeller</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059461" href="entry://propeller%23mq052">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq221"> a little tobacco, salt, etc., in a twisted paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq658"> a twisting movement; a turn of a screw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq504"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq657"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a prison warder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a hard bargainer; a miser.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LJUaAelQwE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq531"> to force, press, hold fast, stretch tight, etc., by or as by means of a screw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq236"> to operate or adjust by a screw, as a press.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq500"> to attach with a screw or screws: <em class="example">to screw a bracket to a wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq482"> to work (a screw, etc.) by turning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq472"> to twist; contort; distort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to extract or extort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq917"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to treat unfairly or cause distress to (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq511"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ruin or wreck: <em class="example">you’ve screwed it this time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to swindle or cheat: <em class="example">to screw someone for ten bucks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YibKFf8K96">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq802"> to turn as or like a screw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq987"> to turn with a twisting motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> (of the loose head prop) to drop only one knee putting the scrum off balance and causing it to wheel around.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to practise extortion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sFCDd4sOLo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">have a screw</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to have a look: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Now,’ he said, pausing dramatically, ‘have a screw at that bullick.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas wood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1934</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">have a screw loose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be slightly eccentric; have crazy ideas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">hit the ball on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">right out of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the screws</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">Golf</em> to hit the ball on the sweet spot of the bat or club. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that the sweet spot on a golf club was between the screws fastening the metal strengthening plate inside the wooden club]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq135"> <strong class="phr">put the screws on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to apply pressure to; intimidate. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the past practice of applying <em>thumbscrews</em> as a means of torture to extract information from prisoners]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq963"> <strong class="phr">screw around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to be sexually promiscuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq095"> <strong class="phr">screw around on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to be unfaithful to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">screw down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put compulsion on; force (a seller) to lower a price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">screw on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">together</strong>), to be adapted for being connected or taken apart by means of a screw or screws</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">screw up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq045"> to crumple: <em class="example">screw up a piece of paper.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a mess of; impair; frustrate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a mistake.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq828"> to cause (someone) to become mentally and emotionally disturbed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq939"> <strong class="phr">screw up one’s courage</strong>, to summon up all one’s determination in preparation for an ordeal or challenge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; compare Old French <em>escro</em>(<em>ue</em>) nut]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sepulchre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sepulchre</span><z><span target_id="2zeLhut2e9">n.</span><span target_id="qn4t56uTXq">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sepulchre" src="word_pronunciations/20656.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɛpəlkə/ (<em>say</em> 'sepuhlkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2zeLhut2e9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> a tomb, grave, or burial place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> a structure or a recess in some churches of the Middle Ages in which the sacred elements, the cross, etc., were deposited with due ceremonies on Good Friday to be taken out at Easter, in commemoration of Christ’s entombment and resurrection (often called <strong>Easter sepulchre</strong>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qn4t56uTXq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq554"> (<strong class="bold">sepulchred</strong>, <strong class="bold">sepulchring</strong>) to place in a sepulchre; bury.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">sepulcher</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>sepulcre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>sepulcrum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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serin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">serin</span></header><div>/ˈsɛrən/ (<em>say</em> 'seruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">any of various small birds of the genus <em>Serinus</em>, family Fringillidae, as the <strong>European serin</strong>, <em>S. serinus</em>, of Europe, north-western Africa, and the Middle East.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>seren</em>, <em>serein</em>; ? ultimately from Latin <em>sīrēn</em> siren, applied to bird-like creatures]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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set
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">set</span><z><span target_id="xM6DzV8Kuq">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZSI7Yf8M4u">v.i.</span><span target_id="2pFPm5Eofe">n.</span><span target_id="Imq26IGpgn">adj.</span><span target_id="kWZjDRyYP8">interj.</span><span target_id="0zRrI1C64v">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of set" src="word_pronunciations/20710.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛt/ (<em>say</em> set) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">set</strong>, <strong class="bold">setting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xM6DzV8Kuq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq956"> to put in a particular place or position: <em class="example">to set a vase on a table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> to put into some condition or relation: <em class="example">to set a house on fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> to apply: <em class="example">to set fire to a house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq540"> to cause to begin: <em class="example">to set someone thinking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq503"> to put (a price or value) upon something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq800"> to fix the value of at a certain amount or rate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq918"> to post, station, or appoint for the purpose of performing some duty: <em class="example">to set a watch over a camp.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq366"> to incite or urge to attack: <em class="example">to set the dogs on an intruder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq290"> to fix, appoint, or ordain: <em class="example">to set a limit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq877"> to place or prescribe in an estimation: <em class="example">to set an early date.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq030"> to present or fix for others to follow: <em class="example">to set an example.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq077"> to prescribe or assign, as a task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq584"> to prescribe for study for examination: <em class="example">the examiners have set ‘King Lear’ this year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq189"> to compile and prescribe (an examination, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq929"> to put in the proper position, order, or condition for use; adjust or arrange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq177"> to adjust the settings of (a device) for operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq239"> to cover (a table) with a cloth or cloths and arrange cutlery, crockery, etc., on; lay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq677"> to adjust according to a standard: <em class="example">to set a clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq421"> to fix or mount (a gem, etc.) in gold or the like; place in a frame or setting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq471"> to adorn with, or as with, precious stones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq174"> to fix at a given point or calibration: <em class="example">to set a micrometer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq835"> to sharpen as by honing: <em class="example">to set a razor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq592"> to bend out the points of alternate teeth of (a saw) in opposite directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq671"> to cause to sit; seat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq224"> to put (a hen) on eggs to hatch them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq998"> to place (eggs) under a hen or in an incubator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq819"> to put into a fixed, rigid, or settled state, as the countenance, the muscles, or the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq296"> to cause (something, as mortar) to become firm or hard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq414"> <em class="label">US</em> to prove (dough).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq696"> to change into a curd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq709"> to cause (hair, etc.) to assume a desired shape, style, or form, as by inserting clips, rollers, etc., when it is wet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq221"> to cause to take a particular direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> to put (a broken or dislocated bone) back in position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq152"> (of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of (game) by standing stiffly and pointing with the muzzle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq982"> to pitch, as a tune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq268"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq729"> to fit, as words to music.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq036"> to arrange for musical performance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq409"> to arrange (music) for certain voices or instruments.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq744"> to furnish (a stage) with the scenery and properties for an act or scene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq198"> to spread (a sail) so as to catch the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq658"> to arrange (type) in the order required for printing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq406"> to put together types corresponding to (copy): <em class="example">to set an article.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq093"> to begin to form (fruit, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq367"> to sink (a nail head) with a nail set.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZSI7Yf8M4u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="42"><span id="mq155"> to pass below the horizon; sink: <em class="example">the sun sets every evening.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq051"> to decline; wane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq717"> to assume a fixed or rigid state, as the countenance, the muscles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq227"> to become firm (as jelly) or solid (as mortar).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq533"> to become a curd, as junket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq482"> (of hair) to assume a desired shape, style, form, etc., by the insertion of clips, rollers, etc., when it is wet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq599"> to sit on eggs, as a hen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq932"> to hang or fit, as clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq790"> (of the ovary of a flower) to develop into fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq031"> (of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq557"> to have a certain direction or course, as a wind, current, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq438"> (of a sail) to fill and take shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Dancing</em> to face in a certain direction while moving backwards and forwards or in opposite directions, especially in country dancing and square dancing: <em class="example">set to your partners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to occupy a certain width: <em class="example">this copy should set to fifty ems.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2pFPm5Eofe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="56"><span id="mq908"> the act or state of setting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq672"> a number of things customarily used together or forming a complete assortment, outfit, or collection: <em class="example">a set of dishes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq959"> a series of volumes by one author, about one subject, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq995"> a number or group of persons associating or classed together: <em class="example">the smart set.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq582"> the fit or hang of an article of clothing: <em class="example">the set of his coat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq401"> fixed direction or bent, as of the mind, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq072"> bearing or carriage: <em class="example">the set of one’s shoulder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq065"> the indication by a hunting dog of the position of game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq403"> a permanent deformation or change in shape, as to a piece of machinery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq684"> the assumption of a fixed, rigid or hard state, as by mortar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq311"> a radio or television receiving apparatus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq027"> (in popular music, jazz, etc.) a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23bigmac000100191">bracket</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23mq642">10</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> a group of games, considered as a unit in a match.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq841"> the succession of waves, progressing from small ones to large ones to form one group, usually of about seven.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq372"> a large wave, suitable for surfing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq469"> a construction representing a place in which action takes place in a film, television production, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq674"> a number of pieces of stage scenery arranged together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq048"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the bending out of the points of alternate teeth of a saw in opposite directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq234"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> a young plant, or a slip, tuber, or the like, suitable for setting out or planting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Dancing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq571"> the number of couples required to execute a quadrille or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq424"> a series of movements or figures that make up a quadrille or the like.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq583"> the direction of a wind, current, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the fit and shape of sails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> readiness to respond in a specific way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> any collection of numbers or objects which have some common property.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq913"> a nail set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq132"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067612" href="entry://sett%23bigmac000067612"><strong>sett</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq157"> <em class="label">Weightlifting</em> a specified number of repetitions of a particular exercise: <em class="example">do three sets of bench presses, fifteen reps.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman’s breasts: <em class="example">she’s got a great set.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Imq26IGpgn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="83"><span id="mq337"> settled or arranged beforehand: <em class="example">a set time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq041"> prescribed beforehand: <em class="example">set rules.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq700"> deliberately composed; customary: <em class="example">set phrases.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq479"> fixed; rigid: <em class="example">a set smile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq638"> resolved or determined; habitually or stubbornly fixed: <em class="example">to be set in one’s opinions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq713"> ready; prepared; organised: <em class="example">If you’re all set, we can start.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq639"> so placed or in such a condition as to: <em class="example">that volcano is set to blow any day now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq049"> formed, built, or made (as specified): <em class="example">stockily set.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="kWZjDRyYP8">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="91"><span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Two-up</em> (a cry indicating that the money staked by the spinner has been covered by the other betters.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0zRrI1C64v">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="92"><span id="mq22"> <strong class="phr">all set</strong>, completely ready.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">a set against </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>), a grudge against; a feeling of ill will towards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq1"> <strong class="phr">be set against</strong>, to be implacably opposed to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">be set to go</strong>, to be completely ready.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq464"> <strong class="phr">have someone set</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to single out someone for dislike, attack, or destruction: <em class="example">she had him set.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">set about</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq799"> to begin; start.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq611"> to attack.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq498"> to begin to fight: <em class="example">he set about him with a club.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq220"> <strong class="phr">set against</strong>, to cause to be hostile or antagonistic to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">set aside</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq316"> to put to one side.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq444"> to discard from use.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq169"> to dismiss from the mind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq726"> to annul or quash: <em class="example">to set aside a verdict.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq004"> <strong class="phr">set back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq882"> to hinder; stop; delay.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq478"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cost: <em class="example">it set him back $10.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq207"> <strong class="phr">set down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq510"> to put down in writing or print.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq166"> to consider: <em class="example">to set someone down as a fool.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq549"> to rebuke or snub.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq502"> to ascribe or attribute.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq567"> to allow (passengers) to alight from a bus, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">set eyes on</strong>, to see.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq142"> <strong class="phr">set forth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq915"> to give an account of; expound.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq147"> to start.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="104"> <span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">set in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq353"> to begin: <em class="example">darkness set in.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq997"> (of wind, tide, or the like) to blow or flow towards the shore.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="105"> <span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">set off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq667"> to explode.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq136"> to cause to explode.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq758"> to begin; start, as on a journey.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq587"> to intensify or improve by contrast.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq105"> <em class="label">Banking</em> to hold a credit balance on (one account) against a debit balance on another account held by the same person, company, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="106"> <span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">set on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq902"> to attack: <em class="example">three men suddenly set on him.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq053"> to urge or persuade: <em class="example">to set someone on to cause trouble.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> having a fixed intention of: <em class="example">to be set on going to England.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="107"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">set out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq585"> to arrange.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq369"> to state or explain methodically.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq545"> to start, as on a journey.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq887"> to have an intention or goal: <em class="example">to set out to become prime minister.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="108"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">set sail</strong>, to start a voyage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="109"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">set someone straight</strong>, to correct the misinformation which someone has been given.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="110"> <span id="mq821"> <strong class="phr">set someone up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq707"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to provide what is needed: <em class="example">his parents set him up with books for university.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrange a situation in which a person appears in a bad light or is incriminated falsely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="111"> <span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">set store by</strong>, to consider worthy or important: <em class="example">she sets no store by what he says.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="112"> <span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">set straight</strong>, to arrange in proper order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="113"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">set the ball rolling</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin a project, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="114"> <span id="mq784"> <strong class="phr">set the centre</strong>, <em class="label">Two-up</em> to ensure that the total of the wagers made by the players matches the sum bet by the spinner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="115"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">set the world on fire</strong>, to achieve fame or notable success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="116"> <span id="mq190"> <strong class="phr">set to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq923"> to apply oneself; start, as to work.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq018"> to start to fight.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="117"> <span id="mq35"> <strong class="phr">set to rights</strong>, to restore to a proper order or state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="118"> <span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">set up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq059"> to erect.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq689"> to arrange: <em class="example">to set up a meeting.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq435"> to start (a business, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq312"> to raise (a cry, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="119"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">set up as</strong>, to claim expertise as: <em class="example">to set up as an organiser.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="120"> <span id="mq451"> <strong class="phr">set upon</strong>, to attack, especially suddenly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sette</em>(<em>n</em>) to set, place, from Old English <em>settan</em>; for some noun definitions, Middle English <em>sette</em> sect, set, from Old French, from Latin <em>secta</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066665" href="entry://sect%23bigmac000066665"><span class="smallcaps">sect</span></a> (by confusion with <em>set</em> a group placed or set together)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shag<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dKx7lZX5en">n.</span><span target_id="SQDcmThrc1">adj.</span><span target_id="iIWyhnBECw">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shag" src="word_pronunciations/20744.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃæg/ (<em>say</em> shag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dKx7lZX5en"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> a mass of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq698"> a cloth, usually woollen, with a nap on one side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq305"> a coarse tobacco cut into fine shreds.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SQDcmThrc1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq120"> of, relating to, or having, a shag pile: <em class="example">shag carpet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iIWyhnBECw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq822"> (<strong class="bold">shagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">shagging</strong>) to make rough or sharp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>sceacga</em> wool, etc., related to Icelandic <em>skegg</em> beard, from <em>skaga</em> stick out]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shag<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="qIbGQg7NZv">n.</span><span target_id="6TeUbZHxPx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shag" src="word_pronunciations/20745.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃæg/ (<em>say</em> shag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qIbGQg7NZv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq527"> any of various marine cormorants of the genus <em>Phalacrocorax</em>, or sometimes <em>Leucocarbo</em>, as the <strong>European shag</strong>, <em>P. aristotelis</em>, or the <strong>imperial shag</strong>, <em>L. atriceps</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq258"> (loosely) any cormorant.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018665" href="entry://darter%23bigmac000018665"><strong>darter</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018665" href="entry://darter%23mq034">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6TeUbZHxPx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">like a shag on a rock</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> alone; deserted; forlorn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the shaggy crest]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shag<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="dTfrOUH7ko">v.t.</span><span target_id="JECMIM3Lun">v.i.</span><span target_id="aUkbPIw8pq">n.</span><span target_id="Xn7tBBjkPf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shag" src="word_pronunciations/20746.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃæg/ (<em>say</em> shag) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">shagging</strong>)<br/> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dTfrOUH7ko">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JECMIM3Lun">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq352"> to have sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aUkbPIw8pq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq082"> (<em>taboo</em>) an act or instance of sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Xn7tBBjkPf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">not give a shag</strong>, to be entirely unconcerned; not care.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">shag out</strong>, to tire; exhaust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shagger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shanty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shanty<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shanty" src="word_pronunciations/20768.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃænti/ (<em>say</em> 'shantee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shanties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> a roughly built hut, cabin, or house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq370"> a small rough bush hotel, often unlicensed; lambing-down shop: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the wine shanty – the Saturday night and Sunday resort of shearers and rouseabouts for twenty miles around</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barbara baynton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1902</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Canadian</em> a hut used by a lumberjack.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Canadian French <em>chanty</em> log hut, from French <em>chantier</em> shed, from Latin <em>canthērius</em> framework; however compare Irish <em>sean-tigh</em> old house]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shanty<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shanty" src="word_pronunciations/20769.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃænti/ (<em>say</em> 'shantee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shanties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">a sailors’ song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chanty</strong>, <strong class="vs">chantey</strong>. <div class="etym">[alteration of French <em>chanter</em> sing. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012712" href="entry://chant%23bigmac000012712"><span class="smallcaps">chant</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shanty<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shanty" src="word_pronunciations/20770.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃænti/ (<em>say</em> 'shantee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shanties</strong>)<br/> <strong class="phr">hang a shanty on someone’s eye</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">to give someone a black eye.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US <em>shanty</em> a bruised eye, ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008168" href="#bigmac000008168"><span class="smallcaps">shanty<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shit</span><z><span target_id="M6Zxd7u3z1">v.i.</span><span target_id="2yaax7ybAk">v.t.</span><span target_id="3f7xh6yRGn">n.</span><span target_id="SoWLIUIXYd">adj.</span><span target_id="fQoMk8l2Rw">interj.</span><span target_id="ZEqK5ELnwb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shit" src="word_pronunciations/20869.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɪt/ (<em>say</em> shit) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">shat</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">shit</strong>; <strong class="bold">shitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">shat</strong>, <strong class="bold">shit</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="bold">shitten</strong>; <strong class="bold">shitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="M6Zxd7u3z1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> to defecate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2yaax7ybAk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq488"> to pass with faeces: <em class="example">to shit blood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq694"> to anger or disgust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq830"> to put something over; hoodwink: <em class="example">you’re shitting me!</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3f7xh6yRGn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq814"> faeces; dung; excrement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq679"> the act of defecating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq023"> a contemptible or despicable person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq987"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009928" href="entry://bullshit%23bigmac000009928"><strong>bullshit</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009928" href="entry://bullshit%23mq473">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq381"> events or experiences which occasion deep dissatisfaction or disgust: <em class="example">I don’t have to take this shit from her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq777"> marijuana or hashish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq599"> miscellaneous matter or items generally; stuff: <em class="example">what’s that black shit on your shirt?; </em><em class="example">whose is all this shit on the table?</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SoWLIUIXYd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq348"> unpleasant: <em class="example">I’ve had a shit day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq572"> of poor quality: <em class="example">that was a shit book.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="fQoMk8l2Rw">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq486"> (an exclamation expressing anger, disgust, disappointment, disbelief, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq892"> (in emphatic combination): <em class="example">shit yeah!; </em><em class="example">shit no!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZEqK5ELnwb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq247"> <strong class="phr">and all that shit</strong>, and all the rest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">a shit of a …</strong>, an extremely difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, etc., …: <em class="example">a shit of a job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">bad shit</strong>, bad things that happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">be hot shit</strong>, to be extremely proficient at something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">crack the shits</strong>, to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">dump </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heap</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pour</strong>)<strong class="phr"> shit on</strong>, to denigrate; criticise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq713"> <strong class="phr">get one’s shit together</strong>, to achieve the state of being well-adjusted and in control of one’s life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">get the shits</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to become exasperated or angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq798"> <strong class="phr">give someone the shits</strong>, to arouse dislike, resentment, annoyance in someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">good shit</strong>, something considered to be of excellent quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq55"> <strong class="phr">have one’s shit together</strong>, to be in complete control of one’s life, emotions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq780"> <strong class="phr">have shit for brains</strong>, to be extremely stupid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">have shit on the </strong>(or <strong class="phr">one’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> liver</strong>, to be ill-tempered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">have the shits</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq325"> to have diarrhoea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq494"> to feel fed up or weary.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq365"> to feel annoyed; to be in a bad mood.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">have the shits with someone</strong>, to feel fed up or angry with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq498"> <strong class="phr">hot shit</strong>, (an expression of excitement, admiration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">in a shit</strong>, in a bad mood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq648"> <strong class="phr">in deep shit</strong>, in serious trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq718"> <strong class="phr">in the shit</strong>, in trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">I shit you not</strong>, (an exclamation assuring the listener of the truth of what one has just said.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq750"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s shit</strong>, to exhibit a sudden fit of temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq796"> <strong class="phr">no shit!</strong>, (an exclamation assuring the listener of the truth or what one is about to say.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">not give a shit</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">not give two shits</strong>. to not care in the slightest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">not worth a pinch of shit</strong>, completely worthless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">pack shit</strong>, to be afraid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">piece of shit</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq142"> a despicable person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq444"> something of very low quality: <em class="example">that car is a piece of shit.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">push shit uphill </strong>(<strong class="phr">with a pointy stick</strong>), to attempt the impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq091"> <strong class="phr">put shit on</strong>, to denigrate; criticise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq641"> <strong class="phr">scare </strong>(or <strong class="phr">frighten</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> shit out of someone</strong>, to give someone an intense fright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">shit a brick</strong>, (an exclamation of astonishment, wonder, dismay, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq423"> <strong class="phr">shit bricks </strong>(or <strong class="phr">marbles</strong>), to be in a state of panic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq90"> <strong class="phr">shit end of the stick</strong>, the bad part of a deal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">shit happens</strong>, (a catchphrase expressing an acknowledgement that in life unpleasant and unfair things happen.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">shit hot</strong>, extremely good; excellent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">shit in one’s own nest</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq965"> to create trouble that will have a bad effect in one’s own home, workplace, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq487"> to have a sexual encounter with someone in one’s own workplace, social community, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">shit it in</strong>, to win easily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">shit itself</strong>, (of a mechanical device) to cease to function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq888"> <strong class="phr">shit on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq764"> to denigrate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq955"> to vanquish: <em class="example">to shit on the opposing team.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">shit oneself</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq741"> to soil oneself with excrement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq625"> to be terrified.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">shit someone off</strong>, to annoy someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq458"> <strong class="phr">shovel shit</strong>, to be employed to do menial work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">sure as shit</strong>, absolutely sure; positive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">the eagle shits</strong>, one’s pay is delivered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">the shit hits the fan</strong>, the trouble begins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">the shits</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq462"> diarrhoea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq366"> a fit of ill temper.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq698"> <strong class="phr">tip </strong>(<strong class="phr">a bucket of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> shit on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">over</strong>), to disparage or denigrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">tough </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stiff</strong>)<strong class="phr"> shit</strong>, (an exclamation indicating a lack of sympathy for another’s misfortune.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">up shit creek </strong>(<strong class="phr">without a paddle</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in a barbwire canoe</strong>), in trouble; in difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">up to shit</strong>, worthless; useless.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>shiten</em>, Old English <em>scitan</em> (noun <em>scite</em> dung)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shut</span><z><span target_id="naFlKjvaAB">v.t.</span><span target_id="u31206kFUV">v.i.</span><span target_id="Pj3D2DnWB1">adj.</span><span target_id="OgjM0omHVc">n.</span><span target_id="cWS7BoIbEt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shut" src="word_pronunciations/20971.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃʌt/ (<em>say</em> shut) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shut</strong>, <strong class="bold">shutting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="naFlKjvaAB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> Also, <strong class="vs">shut up</strong>. to close the doors of: <em class="example">shut up the shop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq806"> to close by folding or bringing the parts together: <em class="example">shut your eyes; </em><em class="example">shut the book; </em><em class="example">shut the fan.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq873"> to confine; enclose: <em class="example">to shut a bird into a cage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq139"> to bar; exclude: <em class="example">to shut a person from one’s house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq427"> to close down; cease normal operations: <em class="example">they decided to shut the office during redecoration.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="u31206kFUV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq519"> to become shut or closed; close.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Pj3D2DnWB1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq985"> closed; fastened up.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OgjM0omHVc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq285"> the act or time of shutting or closing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq234"> the line where two pieces of welded metal are united.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cWS7BoIbEt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s mouth shut</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq680"> to remain silent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq540"> to keep a secret.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">shut away</strong>, to hide or confine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq884"> <strong class="phr">shut down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq486"> to close by lowering, as a lid.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq055"> to cover or envelop, as fog.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq434"> to close down, especially for a time, as a factory.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq943"> to stop (a machine, engine, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">shut down on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put a stop or check to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">shut in</strong>, to imprison; confine; enclose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq741"> <strong class="phr">shut off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq961"> to stop the flow of (water, electricity, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq977"> to keep separate; isolate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">shut one’s eyes to</strong>, to refuse to notice; ignore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq965"> <strong class="phr">shut one’s face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep quiet; cease talking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">shut out</strong>, to exclude; keep out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq016"> <strong class="phr">shut up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq831"> to imprison; confine; hide from view.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often used imperatively</em>) to stop talking; become silent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stop (someone) from talking; silence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq547"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of surprise, disbelief, etc.)</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>schutte</em>, Old English <em>scyttan</em> to bolt (a door); related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101429" href="entry://shoot%23bigmac000101429"><span class="smallcaps">shoot</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sieve tube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sieve tube</span></header><div>/ˈsɪv tjub/ (<em>say</em> 'siv tyoohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a longitudinal, food-conducting, tubelike structure present in the phloem of angiosperms composed of <strong>sieve tube elements</strong> (cells containing cytoplasm but not nuclei) placed end to end with perforations (<strong>sieve pores</strong>) confined mostly to their ends (<strong>sieve plates</strong>) where they are in contact with each other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sight</span><z><span target_id="ni5bHcAeEE">n.</span><span target_id="9dDbA6QCst">v.t.</span><span target_id="SDf9j5zgyG">v.i.</span><span target_id="g03xWcejwE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sight" src="word_pronunciations/21012.mp3"></audio></span>/saɪt/ (<em>say</em> suyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ni5bHcAeEE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> the power or faculty of seeing; vision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> the act or fact of seeing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq367"> range of vision: <em class="example">in sight of land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq100"> a view; glimpse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq981"> mental view or regard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq676"> something seen or to be seen; spectacle: <em class="example">the sights of the town.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something that looks odd or unsightly: <em class="example">he looks a sight in his new suit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq976"> an observation taken with a surveying or other instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq488"> a device on or used with a surveying instrument, a firearm, etc., serving to guide the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq052"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> insight.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9dDbA6QCst">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq469"> to get sight of: <em class="example">to sight a ship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq251"> to take a sight or observation of, especially with an instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq956"> to direct by a sight or sights, as a firearm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq099"> to provide with sights, or adjust the sights of, as a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq484"> to view as part of an official procedure: <em class="example">to sight the documents.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SDf9j5zgyG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq389"> to take a sight, as in shooting.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g03xWcejwE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">a sight</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great deal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we felt a sight better for a good stiff nip all round.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">a sight for sore eyes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person whose presence is very welcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">a sorry sight</strong>, anyone or anything seen which causes distress or upset: <em class="example">our burnt-out house was a sorry sight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">at sight</strong>, on presentation: <em class="example">a bill of exchange payable at sight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">catch sight of</strong>, to glimpse; see, especially briefly or momentarily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">have someone in one’s sights</strong>, to be intent on attacking some particular person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq240"> <strong class="phr">know by sight</strong>, to recognise (somebody or something) seen previously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">lower one’s sights</strong>, to adopt a less lofty ambition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq209"> <strong class="phr">not by a long sight</strong>, on no account; definitely not.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq718"> <strong class="phr">on sight</strong>, as soon as one sees a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq447"> <strong class="phr">out of sight</strong>, beyond view; out of the line of one’s vision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq780"> <strong class="phr">raise one’s sights</strong>, to adopt a more lofty ambition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq74"> <strong class="phr">set one’s sights on</strong>, to adopt as an ambition or goal: <em class="example">he set his sights on the prime ministership.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq492"> <strong class="phr">sight unseen</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq141"> without an examination of the goods before purchase.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq684"> without an interview previous to employment.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>gesiht</em>, <em>gesihþ</em>, from <em>sēon</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101787" href="entry://see%23bigmac000101787"><span class="smallcaps">see<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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siskin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">siskin</span></header><div>/ˈsɪskɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'siskin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">any of various small fringilline birds of the genera <em>Serinus</em> or <em>Carduelis</em>, as the <strong>Eurasian siskin</strong>, <em>Carduelis spinus</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch, <em>sijsken</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skinned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skinned</span><z><span target_id="TO1nij9VaE">adj.</span><span target_id="pPh9AC45r0">phr.</span></z></header><div>/skɪnd/ (<em>say</em> skind) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TO1nij9VaE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> having a skin, especially as specified: <em class="example">light-skinned.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> having had the skin removed: <em class="example">skinned tomatoes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pPh9AC45r0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s eyes skinned</strong>, to be extremely vigilant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103163" href="entry://skin%23bigmac000103163"><span class="smallcaps">skin</span></a> + <em>-n-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022893" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022893"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Slavic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Slavic</span><z><span target_id="IY8nDspntn">n.</span><span target_id="U4nZHi1DWJ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈslævɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'slavik), /ˈslavɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'slahvik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IY8nDspntn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq378"> one of the principal groups of Indo-European languages, usually divided into <strong>West Slavic</strong> (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), <strong>East Slavic</strong> (Russian, Ukrainian), and <strong>South Slavic</strong> (Old Church Slavonic, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="U4nZHi1DWJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq072"> of or relating to the Slavs, or their languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smack<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TdqnmxM9LI">n.</span><span target_id="n319qCFxcI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of smack" src="word_pronunciations/21314.mp3"></audio></span>/smæk/ (<em>say</em> smak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TdqnmxM9LI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> a taste or flavour, especially a slight flavour distinctive or suggestive of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq986"> a trace, touch, or suggestion of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq523"> a taste, mouthful, or small quantity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq236"> (in nonscientific use) a large number of jellyfish.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="n319qCFxcI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">smack of</strong>, to have a taste, flavour, trace, or suggestion of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Moreover, it is fair to point out, to a government that insists that its policy eschews anything smacking of racial preference, that a family-reunion scheme is overwhelmingly a racial-reunion scheme.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>smacke</em>, Old English <em>smæc</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smack<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="no8pogLh3D">v.t.</span><span target_id="ocuDFO3dNt">v.i.</span><span target_id="p4noWxHTxs">n.</span><span target_id="CAwgeGnynn">adv.</span><span target_id="FXoSqAIm7J">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of smack" src="word_pronunciations/21315.mp3"></audio></span>/smæk/ (<em>say</em> smak) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="no8pogLh3D"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> to strike smartly, especially with the open hand or anything flat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> to bring, put, throw, send, etc., with a sharp, resounding blow or a smart stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq199"> to separate (the lips) smartly so as to produce a sharp sound, often as a sign of relish, as in eating.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ocuDFO3dNt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq731"> to smack together, as the lips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq025"> to come or strike smartly or forcibly, as against something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq658"> to make a sharp sound as of striking against something.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="p4noWxHTxs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq567"> a smart, resounding blow, especially with something flat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq620"> a resounding or loud kiss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq149"> a smacking of the lips, as in relish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq210"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> heroin.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="CAwgeGnynn">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq376"> with a smack; suddenly and sharply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq540"> Also, <strong class="vs">smack bang</strong>, <strong class="vs">smack dab</strong>. directly; straight: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Then Eileen Britt, who had got the hiccups, she had laughed that much, stooped and picked up a big, daring handful of mud, and shrieked, and flung it smack in the middle of the old man’s turned back as he was gathering a few sticks of kindling at the woodshed.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FXoSqAIm7J">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">have a smack at</strong>, to attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq929"> <strong class="phr">smack in the eye</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq704"> a snub.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq076"> a setback or disappointment.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">smack someone down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq699"> to knock someone down to the ground.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq016"> to have a decisive victory over someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Dutch and Low German <em>smakken</em>, German dialect <em>schmacken</em>; of imitative origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smack<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of smack" src="word_pronunciations/21316.mp3"></audio></span>/smæk/ (<em>say</em> smak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> a sailing vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used especially in coasting and fishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq182"> a fishing vessel with a well to keep fish alive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>smak</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smoke</span><z><span target_id="TLw6yCKKXA">n.</span><span target_id="Bstvd2ajKm">v.i.</span><span target_id="n9TZQIh5vL">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ce9Iysgp1I">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of smoke" src="word_pronunciations/21349.mp3"></audio></span>/smoʊk/ (<em>say</em> smohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TLw6yCKKXA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> the visible exhalation given off by a burning or smouldering substance, especially the grey, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq122"> something resembling this, as vapour or mist, flying particles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> something unsubstantial, evanescent, or without result.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> an act or spell of smoking tobacco, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq956"> that which is smoked, as a cigar or cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em> a dispersion of solid particles in a gaseous medium.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq286"> a column of smoke, especially one used as a signal: <em class="example">they rested and sent up a smoke.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">smoked</strong>, <strong class="bold">smoking</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Bstvd2ajKm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq627"> to give off or emit smoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq707"> to give out smoke offensively or improperly, as a stove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq261"> to send forth steam or vapour, dust, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq024"> to draw into the mouth and puff out the smoke of tobacco or the like, as from a pipe, cigar, or cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq572"> to give (food or drink) a smoked flavour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq213"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go away surreptitiously.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="n9TZQIh5vL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq326"> to draw into the mouth and puff out the smoke of (tobacco, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq803"> to use (a pipe, cigarette, etc.) in this process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq730"> to expose to smoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq121"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028929" href="entry://fumigate%23bigmac000028929"><strong>fumigate</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq845"> to colour or darken by smoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq853"> to cure (meat, fish, etc.) by exposure to smoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kill (someone), especially by shooting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq316"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defeat (a person, team, etc.) convincingly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ce9Iysgp1I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq549"> <strong class="phr">blow smoke up someone’s arse</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to flatter someone with insincere compliments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">go into smoke</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to disappear, especially to go into hiding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">go </strong>(or <strong class="phr">end</strong>)<strong class="phr"> up in smoke</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq597"> to be burnt up completely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq322"> to have no solid result; end or disappear without coming to anything.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq192"> <strong class="phr">smoke and mirrors</strong>, a hoax or deception. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the magician’s trick of distracting the audience with a puff of smoke while making objects appear or disappear by the use of mirrors]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">smoke out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq628"> to drive out by means of smoke, as an animal from its hole or a person from a hiding place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq126"> to force into public view or knowledge.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">the big smoke</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the city.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>smoca</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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some
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">some</span><z><span target_id="jm0ilo7hRU">adj.</span><span target_id="vxwplxtO4S">pron.</span><span target_id="BNvaA89RTk">adv.</span><span target_id="ztER8glQxz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of some" src="word_pronunciations/21536.mp3"></audio></span>/sʌm/ (<em>say</em> sum), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of some" src="word_pronunciations/21535.mp3"></audio></span>/səm/ (<em>say</em> suhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jm0ilo7hRU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq759"> being an undetermined or unspecified one: <em class="example">some poor fellow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq762"> certain (with plural nouns): <em class="example">some friends of mine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq325"> of a certain unspecified number, amount, degree, etc.: <em class="example">some variation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq614"> unspecified but considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.: <em class="example">he was here some weeks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq415"> (used with numerals and with words expressing extent, etc., to indicate an approximate amount): <em class="example">some four or five of us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq116"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of considerable account or consequence; notable of the kind: <em class="example">that was some storm.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="vxwplxtO4S">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq458"> certain persons, instances, etc., not specified: <em class="example">some think he is dead.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq956"> an unspecified number, amount, etc., as distinguished from the rest.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="BNvaA89RTk">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq165"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to a certain degree or extent; somewhat: <em class="example">he was speeding some.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq211"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to a great degree or extent; considerably: <em class="example">that’s going some!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ztER8glQxz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">and then some</strong>, and more in addition: <em class="example">entitled to an equal share, and then some.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">to some degree </strong>(or <strong class="phr">extent</strong>), a little bit: <em class="example">to some degree happy.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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something
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">something</span><z><span target_id="LHOUuB9QJA">pron.</span><span target_id="pU9ZJAcmaV">n.</span><span target_id="P4MPuYcQWz">adv.</span><span target_id="q1Nh8ri5LA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'sumthing) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="LHOUuB9QJA"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> some thing; a certain undetermined or unspecified thing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pU9ZJAcmaV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq511"> a thing or person of some value or consequence.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="P4MPuYcQWz">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq459"> in some degree; to some extent; somewhat: <em class="example">they all looked something awful.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="q1Nh8ri5LA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq267"> <strong class="phr">a certain something</strong>, an elusive but special quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">be something else again</strong>, to be an experience entirely different from anything previously encountered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">have something</strong>, to be exceptional.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">something of a …</strong>, to a certain degree (the type of person or thing specified): <em class="example">to be something of a recluse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq097"> <strong class="phr">something to behold</strong>, worthy of admiration.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Sometimes, the pronunciation /ˈsʌmθɪŋk/ is heard. It is thought to be a survival of a sound change in early Middle English, in which words ending in <em>-ing</em>, which had been pronounced /-ɪŋg/, lost the final /g/ and became /-ɪŋ/. But, in the case of <em>everything</em>, <em>something</em>, <em>nothing</em>, and <em>anything</em>, the final /g/ became unvoiced and was changed into /k/. This change was retained in some conservative dialects, particularly in south-eastern England. It came to Australia as part of the London dialect.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spare</span><z><span target_id="fe3nwQQpG4">v.t.</span><span target_id="tG2ADf6PR2">v.i.</span><span target_id="duEeoAxCDf">adj.</span><span target_id="ZOK3bCaArX">n.</span><span target_id="IfFYrTbWoe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spare" src="word_pronunciations/21647.mp3"></audio></span>/spɛə/ (<em>say</em> spair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spared</strong>, <strong class="bold">sparing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fe3nwQQpG4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish: <em class="example">to spare a fallen adversary.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> to deal gently or leniently with; show consideration for: <em class="example">to spare a person’s feelings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq029"> to save from strain, discomfort, annoyance, or the like, or from a particular cause of it: <em class="example">to spare oneself trouble.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq560"> to refrain from, forbear, omit, or withhold, as action or speech: <em class="example">to spare someone the details.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq790"> to refrain from employing, as some instrument, means, aid, etc.: <em class="example">to spare the rod.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq452"> to set aside for a particular purpose: <em class="example">to spare land for a garden.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq122"> to part with or let go, as from a supply, especially without inconvenience or loss: <em class="example">to spare a few cents.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq335"> to dispense with or do without.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq720"> to use economically or frugally; refrain from using up or wasting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq009"> to have left over or unused: <em class="example">we have room to spare.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tG2ADf6PR2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq739"> to use economy; be frugal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq525"> to refrain from action; forbear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq300"> to refrain from inflicting injury or punishment; exercise lenience or mercy.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="duEeoAxCDf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">sparer</strong>, <strong class="bold">sparest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq321"> kept in reserve, as for possible use: <em class="example">a spare tyre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq573"> being in excess of present need; free for other use: <em class="example">spare time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq250"> frugally restricted; meagre, as living, diet, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq104"> lean or thin, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq839"> scanty or scant, as in amount, fullness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq073"> sparing, economical, or temperate, as persons.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZOK3bCaArX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq603"> a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tyre for emergency use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq810"> <em class="label">Tenpin Bowling</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq269"> the knocking down of all the pins in two consecutive bowls.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq980"> the score made by bowling a spare.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq202"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070658" href="entry://spare%20part%23bigmac000070658"><strong>spare part</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070658" href="entry://spare%20part%23mq774">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IfFYrTbWoe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq58"> <strong class="phr">drive </strong>(<strong class="phr">someone</strong>)<strong class="phr"> spare</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to annoy (someone) intensely; exasperate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the cratchety tinkle of that little bell had driven her spare, but she wasn’t going to go down there early and give her tenants the satisfaction of gloating.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim winton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq307"> <strong class="phr">go spare</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper; become exasperated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">spare me days</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of exasperation, surprise, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">spare no expense</strong>, to be lavish in one’s spending.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sparian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sparely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spareness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sparer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sparrowhawk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sparrowhawk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sparrowhawk" src="word_pronunciations/21652.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspæroʊhɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'sparohhawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac984942583" href="entry://collared%20sparrowhawk%23bigmac984942583"><strong>collared sparrowhawk</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049179" href="entry://nankeen%20kestrel%23bigmac000049179"><strong>nankeen kestrel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> any of certain small hawks of the genus <em>Accipiter</em> which prey on birds, especially the <strong>Eurasian sparrowhawk</strong>, <em>A. nisus</em>, of Eurasia and Africa, used in falconry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq803"> an American falcon, <em>Falco sparverius</em>, which preys especially on grasshoppers and small mammals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spit<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="IjZymUuUtc">v.i.</span><span target_id="7danW8R8Eu">v.t.</span><span target_id="KRuPIL6UEN">n.</span><span target_id="d6qIWDKy1M">interj.</span><span target_id="GjrPKP7vnZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spit" src="word_pronunciations/21788.mp3"></audio></span>/spɪt/ (<em>say</em> spit) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spat</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">spit</strong>, <strong class="bold">spitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IjZymUuUtc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> to do this at or on a person, etc., to express hatred, contempt, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq122"> to sputter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq077"> to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq034"> to make a noise as of spitting.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7danW8R8Eu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq450"> to eject (saliva, etc.) from the mouth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq850"> to throw out or emit, especially violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq088"> to utter vehemently.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KRuPIL6UEN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq645"> saliva, especially when ejected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq990"> the act of spitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq951"> a frothy or spit-like secretion exuded by various insects; spittle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq312"> a light fall of rain or snow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a man of slight physique.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq583"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a contemptible person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a small distance, length of time, etc.: <em class="example">no more than a spit away; </em><em class="example">within a spit of thirty years.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="d6qIWDKy1M">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq725"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GjrPKP7vnZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">a spit and a holler</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a small distance: <em class="example">a pub, just a spit and a holler away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">dead spit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071113" href="entry://spitting%20image%23bigmac000071113"><strong>spitting image</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">spit and image</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071113" href="entry://spitting%20image%23bigmac000071113"><strong>spitting image</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">spit and polish</strong>, assiduous attention to smartness, especially of soldiers; excessive concern with discipline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">spit blood</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to feel and express extreme annoyance, anger, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">spit chips</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very annoyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">spit in someone’s eye </strong>(or <strong class="phr">face</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to demonstrate disgust or bravado by spitting in front of someone or by actually spitting in someone’s eye or face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq711"> <strong class="phr">spit it out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> speak up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">spit sixpence</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">spit the dummy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq022"> to give up or opt out of a contest or the like before there is reasonable cause to do so.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq668"> to throw a tantrum.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">the big spit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> vomit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>spittan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spitter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spit<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="2VUgVM3bCw">n.</span><span target_id="dJ8p5FX2lx">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spit" src="word_pronunciations/21789.mp3"></audio></span>/spɪt/ (<em>say</em> spit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2VUgVM3bCw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> a sharply pointed, slender rod or bar for thrusting into or through and holding meat to be roasted at a fire or grilled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> any of various rods, pins, or the like used for particular purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq101"> a device for roasting meat, etc., comprising such a rod, together with a mechanism for revolving it, and a source of heat; a rotisserie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq225"> a narrow point of land projecting into the water. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;View of spit from Shoal Bay headland, Mount Tomaree NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Alex Lloyd&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+spit.JPG"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq383"> a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dJ8p5FX2lx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">spitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">spitting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq931"> to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq033"> to thrust a spit into or through.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>spitu</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-amine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-amine</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq305">a noun suffix used in chemical terms to indicate the presence of an amino group, as in <em>hexamine</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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an
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of an" src="word_pronunciations/01005.mp3"></audio></span>/æn/ (<em>say</em> an), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of an" src="word_pronunciations/00842.mp3"></audio></span>/ən/ (<em>say</em> uhn) <div abbr="adj., indef. art." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective or indefinite article</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">the form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098504" href="entry://a%23bigmac000098504"><strong>a</strong></a> before an initial vowel sound.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098504" href="entry://a%23bigmac000098504"><strong>a<sup>1</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>ān</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102365" href="entry://one%23bigmac000102365"><span class="smallcaps">one</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of an" src="word_pronunciations/01005.mp3"></audio></span>/æn/ (<em>say</em> an), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of an" src="word_pronunciations/00842.mp3"></audio></span>/ən/ (<em>say</em> uhn) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">if.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">an’</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>an</em>, unstressed variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086948" href="entry://and%23bigmac000086948"><span class="smallcaps">and</span></a>, special use of coordinating conjunction with sense of ‘provided that’, ‘on condition that’]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac520032843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ən/ (<em>say</em> uhn) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002334" href="entry://an%27%23bigmac000002334"><strong>an’<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-archy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-archy</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq480">a word element meaning ‘rule’, ‘government’, as in <em>monarchy</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>-archia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-arian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-arian</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq330">a compound suffix of adjectives and nouns, often referring to pursuits, doctrines, etc., or to age, as in <em>antiquarian</em>, <em>humanitarian</em>, <em>octogenarian</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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as
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">as<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="MyBFk2xlVG">adv.</span><span target_id="9zojikxvbM">conj.</span><span target_id="Da4OVPK4EH">rel. pron.</span><span target_id="dT2pJ0XPoa">prep.</span><span target_id="XHt5owrLiI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of as" src="word_pronunciations/01384.mp3"></audio></span>/æz/ (<em>say</em> az), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of as" src="word_pronunciations/01385.mp3"></audio></span>/əz/ (<em>say</em> uhz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="MyBFk2xlVG"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> to such a degree or extent: <em>as good as gold</em> [the first <em>as</em>].</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="9zojikxvbM">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq181"> the consequent in the correlations <em>as</em> (or <em>so</em>) … <em>as</em>, <em>same … as</em>, etc., denoting degree, extent, manner, etc.: <em>as good as gold</em> [the second <em>as</em>]; <em>in the same way as before</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq401"> (without antecedent) in the degree, manner, etc., of or that: <em class="example">quick as thought; </em><em class="example">speak as he does.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq634"> according to what, or the manner in which, or the extent to which: <em class="example">as I hear; </em><em class="example">we help as we are able.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq268"> though: <em class="example">bad as it is, it could be worse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq989"> as if, as though: <em class="example">she spoke quietly, as to herself; </em><em class="example">the car was sold as new.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq355"> when or while: <em class="example">I arrived as she was leaving.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq035"> since; because: <em class="example">I hesitated as she seemed upset.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq669"> in the way that: <em class="example">I may fail you, as you realise; </em><em class="example">as is well known, he died soon after.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq292"> for instance: <em class="example">a variety of colours, as red, blue, and green.</em></span></div> <div abbr="rel. pron." class="chunk" id="Da4OVPK4EH">–<em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>relative</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq055"> that; who; which (especially after <em>such</em> and <em>the same</em>): <em class="example">handsome is as handsome does.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="dT2pJ0XPoa">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq793"> in the role, function, status, or manner of: <em class="example">to appear as Othello; </em><em class="example">serve as a warning.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XHt5owrLiI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">… as</strong>, an intensifier of whatever adjective goes before it: <em class="example">sick as; </em><em class="example">good as.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a contracted form of a common emphatic construction, such as <em>cool as a cucumber</em>, <em>right as rain</em>, etc.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">as … as</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq575"> (a comparative construction): <em class="example">as silly as a two-bob watch.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">I’m as tired as.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq022"> <strong class="phr">as for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">to</strong>), with regard or respect to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">as if</strong>, (an exclamation expressing disbelief or disagreement.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">as if …</strong>, (expressing incredulity about what is stated): <em class="example">as if anyone would do that!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">as if </strong>(or <strong class="phr">though</strong>), as it would be if.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq937"> <strong class="phr">as is</strong>, as it is; unaltered: <em class="example">I sold it as is.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">as it were</strong>, in some sort; so to speak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">as well</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq017"> also; too: <em class="example">beautiful, and good as well.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq202"> better; advisable: <em class="example">it is as well to avoid trouble.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">as well as</strong>, in addition to: <em class="example">goodness as well as beauty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">as yet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq399"> up to now: <em class="example">the new director has not as yet been appointed.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq490"> for the moment: <em class="example">as yet he’s still a young man.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">as you do</strong>, (a conversational aside following a reported action, often used ironically when commenting on some unusual behaviour): <em class="example">I was standing on the balcony in my underwear – as you do – when my neighbour walked by.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>as</em>, <em>als</em>, <em>alse</em>, <em>also</em>, Old English <em>alswā</em>, <em>ealswā</em> all so, quite so, quite as, as. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089885" href="entry://also%23bigmac000089885"><span class="smallcaps">also</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">as<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of as" src="word_pronunciations/01361.mp3"></audio></span>/æs/ (<em>say</em> as) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">asses</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> a copper coin, the unit of the early monetary system of Rome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> (in ancient Rome) a unit of weight equal to approximately 327 grams.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, probably from Etruscan]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-aster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-aster<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq694">a suffix used to form nouns denoting something that imperfectly resembles or merely apes the true thing, or an inferior or petty instance of something, as in <em>poetaster</em>, <em>oleaster</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-aster<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chiefly Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a suffix meaning ‘star’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representing Greek <em>astēr</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="W51Thjszki">prep.</span><span target_id="FlLjIs1oWe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of at" src="word_pronunciations/01451.mp3"></audio></span>/æt/ (<em>say</em> at), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of at" src="word_pronunciations/01452.mp3"></audio></span>/ət/ (<em>say</em> uht) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="W51Thjszki"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> a particle specifying a point occupied, attained, sought, or otherwise concerned, as in place, time, order, experience, etc., and hence used in many idiomatic phrases expressing circumstantial or relative position, degree or rate, action, manner: <em class="example">to stand at the door; </em><em class="example">to aim at a mark; </em><em class="example">at home; </em><em class="example">at hand; </em><em class="example">at noon; </em><em class="example">at zero; </em><em class="example">at work; </em><em class="example">at ease; </em><em class="example">at length; </em><em class="example">at a risk; </em><em class="example">at cost; </em><em class="example">at one’s best.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> a particle with the same force as in (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102646" href="entry://in%23bigmac000102646"><strong>in<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102646" href="entry://in%23mq602">1</a>) used with place names: <em class="example">to live at Darwin.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FlLjIs1oWe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq442"> <strong class="phr">at it again</strong>, acting in a characteristic manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">at that</strong>, as things stand: <em class="example">let it go at that; </em><em class="example">she’s only an amateur, and an untalented one at that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">be at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> engaged in, occupied with: <em class="example">what are you at these days?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq383"> <strong class="phr">be at someone</strong>, to be critical of someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>æt</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>ad</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This is the preposition of choice to express a simple concept of location, the location being thought of as a precise position on a map. There are other prepositions which express location more particularly: <em>in</em> (within the area of), <em>near</em> (close to), <em>by</em> (alongside), <em>on</em> (on top of), <em>under</em> (beneath), etc. The preposition <em>at</em> can be interchangeable with these in some circumstances but always with the loss of the more detailed information.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq521">technical atmosphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-athon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-athon</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq445">a suffix indicating an endurance test of a specified kind, as in <em>walkathon</em>, <em>swimathon</em>, often associated with a fundraising campaign as in <em>radiothon</em>, <em>telethon</em>.</span></div> Also, (<em>following a vowel</em>), <strong class="vs">-thon</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045051" href="entry://marathon%23bigmac000045051"><span class="smallcaps">(mar)athon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ation</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq596">a suffix forming nouns denoting action or process, state or condition, a product or result, or something producing a result, often accompanying verbs or adjectives of Latin origin ending in <em>-ate</em>, as in <em>agitation</em>, <em>decoration</em>, <em>elation</em>, <em>migration</em>, <em>separation</em>, but also formed in English from any stem, as in <em>botheration</em>, <em>flirtation</em>, <em>starvation</em>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><strong>-ion</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103729" href="entry://-tion%23bigmac000103729"><strong>-tion</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>-ātio</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>; identical with German <em>-ation</em>, etc., all from Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ative</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq562">an adjective suffix expressing tendency, disposition, function, bearing, connection, etc., as in <em>affirmative</em>, <em>demonstrative</em>, <em>talkative</em>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038671" href="entry://-ive%23bigmac000038671"><strong>-ive</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>-ātivus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038671" href="entry://-ive%23bigmac000038671"><span class="smallcaps">-ive</span></a>; representing also French <em>-atif</em> (masculine), <em>-ative</em> (feminine)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ay<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ay" src="word_pronunciations/01611.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪ/ (<em>say</em> uy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ay" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">(an exclamation expressing surprise, sorrow, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ey</em>, from the phrase <em>ay me</em>, from French <em>ahi</em>, <em>aï</em>. Compare Italian <em>ahime</em>, Spanish <em>ay de mi</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ay<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ay" src="word_pronunciations/01611.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪ/ (<em>say</em> uy) <div class="chunk"><em>adverb</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004968" href="entry://aye%23bigmac000004968"><strong>aye<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930216456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ay<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ay" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023086" href="entry://eh%23bigmac000023086"><strong>eh</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023086" href="entry://eh%23mq833">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-aceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-aceous</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a suffix of adjectives used in scientific terminology, indicating: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> of or relating to, as in <em>sebaceous</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq279"> of the nature of, or similar to, as in <em>cretaceous</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq212"> belonging to a scientific grouping, especially a botanic family, as in <em>liliaceous</em>, <em>mimosaceous</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>-aceus</em>, from Latin <em>-āceus</em> of a specific kind or group]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-acious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-acious</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq160">an adjective suffix made by adding <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><strong>-ous</strong></a> to nouns ending in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000441" href="entry://-acity%23bigmac000000441"><strong>-acity</strong></a> (the <em>-ty</em> being dropped), indicating a tendency towards or abundance of something, as <em>audacious</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-agogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-agogue</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq755">a word element meaning ‘leading’ or ‘guiding’, found in a few agent nouns (often with pejorative value), as in <em>demagogue</em>, <em>pedagogue</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agōgos</em> leading]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-aholic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-aholic</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq069">a suffix indicating an addiction to a specified substance, activity, interest, etc., as in <em>workaholic</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-holic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aare</span></header><div>/ˈarə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">the longest river in Switzerland, rising in the Bernese Alps, flowing through Lake Thun, past Bern and joining the Rhine at Koblenz.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408833217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aark</span></header><div>/ak/ (<em>say</em> ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac697491313" href="entry://ark%23bigmac697491313"><strong>ark<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adam<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="8jQsg7Ufsq">n.</span><span target_id="bybQDbZ9oh">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈædəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8jQsg7Ufsq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Bible</em> the first man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23bigmac000022863"><strong>ecstasy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23mq332">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the first sexual partner of a homosexual.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bybQDbZ9oh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">not to know someone from Adam</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not to know someone at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq649"> <strong class="phr">since Adam was a boy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> for a very long time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">the old Adam</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq591"> the unregenerate nature of humanity; the evil inherent in humans.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq863"> human frailty.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [See Genesis 2:7] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Adamic</strong>, <strong>adamic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242707791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adam<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/aˈdɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> ah'don) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Adolphe Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">1803–56, French composer; wrote the music for the ballet <em>Giselle</em> (1841).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861082542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adar</span></header><div>/aˈda/ (<em>say</em> ah'dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">(in the Jewish calendar) the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth of the ecclesiastical year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adat</span><z><span target_id="WQR5s16r2M">n.</span><span target_id="zAfSmvPIH2">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈʌˈdʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'u'dut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WQR5s16r2M"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> traditional Malay custom and law.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zAfSmvPIH2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq101"> of or relating to this system: <em class="example">adat law.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afar</span><z><span target_id="fyOmltrX67">adv.</span><span target_id="AyMzU8pA9u">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afar" src="word_pronunciations/00408.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfa/ (<em>say</em> uh'fah) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="fyOmltrX67"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> Also, <strong class="vs">afar off</strong>. far away; at or to a distance: <em class="example">he saw the plane afar off.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AyMzU8pA9u">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">from afar</strong>, from a distance: <em class="example">he came from afar.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a fer</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099583" href="entry://far%23bigmac000099583"><span class="smallcaps">far</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac446018110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agal</span></header><div>/ˈʌgal/ (<em>say</em> 'ugahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">a cord or group of cords, usually of hemp but sometimes of silk, designed to hold a keffiyeh in position on the head.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agar</span></header><div>/ˈeɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> <em class="label">Biology</em> a culture medium with an agar-agar base: <em class="example">a spore agar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001080" href="entry://agar-agar%23bigmac000001080"><strong>agar-agar</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>agarose</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahab</span></header><div>/ˈeɪhæb/ (<em>say</em> 'ayhab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">king of Israel of the 9th century BC, husband of Jezebel. I Kings 16–22.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ajar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ajar<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rQsc5TpZVx">adv.</span><span target_id="Kr4cnDqBZj">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ajar" src="word_pronunciations/00541.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒa/ (<em>say</em> uh'jah) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="rQsc5TpZVx"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq549"> neither quite open nor shut; partly opened: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Tonight, in the unoccupied room along the passage, he was doubtless holding the door ajar.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">arthur upfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Kr4cnDqBZj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq459"> partly open: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Her mouth was slightly ajar and every so often she hiccuped.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">archimede fusillo</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>on char</em> on the turn; Old English <em>cerr</em> turn]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ajar<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ajar" src="word_pronunciations/00542.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒa/ (<em>say</em> uh'jah) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">out of harmony; jarring: <em class="example">ajar with the world.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [assimilated form of <em>at jar</em> at discord. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101624" href="entry://jar%23bigmac000101624"><span class="smallcaps">jar<sup>2</sup></span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ajax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ajax</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒæks/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> a mighty warrior of the Greeks in the siege of Troy. He killed himself in chagrin when Achilles’ armour was awarded to Odysseus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> <strong>the lesser Ajax</strong>, a Locrian king, a hero in the Trojan War, second in speed only to Achilles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Aiās</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac208493349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akan</span></header><div>/ˈakan/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> an African language of the Niger-Congo stock, comprising two main dialects, Fanti and Twi; spoken by several peoples of Ghana and eastern Côte d’Ivoire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> a speaker of Akan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ala.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ala.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq098">Alabama.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33640993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alap</span></header><div>/aˈlap/ (<em>say</em> ah'lahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq32">the initial improvisatory section of a raga.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>ālāp</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alar</span></header><div>/ˈeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> relating to or having wings; alary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> winglike; wing-shaped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq985"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Botany</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004947" href="entry://axillary%23bigmac000004947"><strong>axillary</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ālāris</em>, from <em>āla</em> wing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alas</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alas" src="word_pronunciations/00551.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlæs/ (<em>say</em> uh'las), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alas" src="word_pronunciations/00552.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlas/ (<em>say</em> uh'lahs) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">(an exclamation expressing sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>allas</em>, from Old French <em>a las</em>, <em>ha las</em>, from <em>a</em>, <em>ha</em> ah + <em>las</em> miserable, from Latin <em>lassus</em> weary]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> acre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> adjective.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq767"> (of a horse) aged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557845565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aah" src="word_pronunciations/01179.mp3"></audio></span>/a/ (<em>say</em> ah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001223" href="entry://ah%23bigmac000001223"><strong>ah</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq20"> (<em>with a falling intonation</em>) (an expression of comprehension, understanding, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597297125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/æb/ (<em>say</em> ab) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">odd; unusual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000102" href="entry://abnormal%23bigmac000000102"><span class="smallcaps">ab(normal)</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514265933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æb/ (<em>say</em> ab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">an abalone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-aceae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-aceae</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq703">a suffix of (Latin) names of families of plants, as in <em>Rosaceae</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, feminine plural of <em>-āceus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-acity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-acity</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq221">a suffix of nouns denoting quality or a state of being, and the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>-acité</em>, from Latin <em>-ācitas</em>, or directly from Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nhER9LGkjv">n.</span><span target_id="Bt78n851Eu">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad" src="word_pronunciations/00382.mp3"></audio></span>/æd/ (<em>say</em> ad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nhER9LGkjv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> an advertisement.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Bt78n851Eu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq462"> of or relating to advertising: <em class="example">an ad agency; </em><em class="example">in the ad business.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad" src="word_pronunciations/00383.mp3"></audio></span>/æd/ (<em>say</em> ad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000802" href="entry://advantage%23bigmac000000802">advantage</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000802" href="entry://advantage%23mq415">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ae<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> a digraph <strong>ae</strong> or ligature <strong>æ</strong> appearing in Latin and Latinised Greek words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> an early English ligature representing a vowel sound like the <em>a</em> in modern <em>bad</em>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This spelling (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="#mq807">1</a>) persists in: (a) proper names (<em>Caesar</em>); (b) words belonging to Roman or Greek antiquities (<em>aegis</em>); (c) modern words in scientific or technical use (<em>aecium</em>). But in everyday use in Australia, words which have had this <em>ae</em> (such as <em>leukaemia</em>, <em>Palaeolithic</em>and <em>paediatrician</em>) are increasingly spelt with just <em>e</em>, and the spelling is fully established for <em>encyclopedia</em> and <em>medieval</em>. (In US English the <em>e</em> spelling is standard.)</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac218784801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ae<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaˌeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ah.ay) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">yes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118831166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ag</span><z><span target_id="kcHpkMdfil">n.</span><span target_id="18p8J1ml1y">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æg/ (<em>say</em> ag) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kcHpkMdfil">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq990"> agriculture: <em class="example">to study ag at uni.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="18p8J1ml1y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq966"> agricultural: <em class="example">ag supplies.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ah" src="word_pronunciations/01179.mp3"></audio></span>/a/ (<em>say</em> ah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">(an exclamation expressing pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ai</span></header><div>/ˈaˌi/ (<em>say</em> 'ah.ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ais</strong> /ˈaˌiz/ (<em>say</em> 'ah.eez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">a large three-toed sloth, <em>Bradypus tridactylus</em>, of Central and South America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tupi (<em>h</em>)<em>aī</em>, imitation of its cry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-algia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-algia</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq696">a noun suffix meaning ‘pain’, as in <em>neuralgia</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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am
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">am</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of am" src="word_pronunciations/00793.mp3"></audio></span>/æm/ (<em>say</em> am), <em>weak forms</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of am" src="word_pronunciations/00796.mp3"></audio></span>/əm/ (<em>say</em> uhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of am" src="word_pronunciations/00795.mp3"></audio></span>/m/ (<em>say</em> m) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">first person singular present indicative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><strong>be</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>am</em>, <em>eam</em>, variants of <em>eom</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amah" src="word_pronunciations/01211.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈamə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuh), /ˈama/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> (formerly) a nurse, especially a wet nurse, employed by Europeans in Asia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Singaporean and Malaysian English</em>, <em class="label">Hong Kong English</em> a female domestic servant; maid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-Indian, from Portuguese <em>ama</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ana-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ana-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq234">a prefix meaning ‘up’, ‘throughout’, ‘again’, ‘back’, occurring originally in words from the Greek, but used also in modern words (English and other) formed on the Greek model, as in <em>anabatic</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, representing <em>ana</em> (preposition)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anal</span><z><span target_id="H8yGSpZzTx">adj.</span><span target_id="6nnOWgImcB">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anal" src="word_pronunciations/00820.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪnəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aynuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="H8yGSpZzTx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> of, relating to, or near the anus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which the child’s interest is concentrated on the anal region and excremental function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq316"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> obsessive; finicky; fussy: <em class="example">don’t be so anal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq390"> <em class="label">Entomology</em> of or relating to the hind section of an insect’s wing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6nnOWgImcB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002404" href="entry://anal%20sex%23bigmac000002404"><strong>anal sex</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>analis</em>, equivalent to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003150" href="entry://anus%23bigmac000003150"><span class="smallcaps">an(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002386" href="#mq218">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002386" href="#mq316">3</a> in reference to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105127" href="entry://anal%20retentive%23bigmac000105127"><span class="smallcaps">anal retentive</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anam</span></header><div>/æˈnæm/ (<em>say</em> a'nam), /ˈænæm/ (<em>say</em> 'anam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104051" href="entry://Annam%23bigmac000104051"><strong>Annam</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-androus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-androus</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq441">a word element meaning ‘male’, as in <em>polyandrous</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>-andrus</em>, from Greek <em>-andros</em> of a man]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arab</span><z><span target_id="1Q3vveRPmB">n.</span><span target_id="Gf5Fm58Kij">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈærəb/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1Q3vveRPmB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> a member of a Semitic people, now widely spread in Asia and Africa, and formerly in southern Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq622"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac717264273" href="entry://Arabian%20horse%23bigmac717264273"><strong>Arabian horse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Gf5Fm58Kij">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq789"> of or relating to Arabs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>Arabs</em>, from Greek <em>Araps</em>, from Arabic <em>‘arab</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arak</span></header><div>/ˈærək/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhk), /ˈæræk/ (<em>say</em> 'arak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039141" href="entry://arrack%23bigmac000039141"><strong>arrack</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519163906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aram</span></header><div>/ˈɛəræm/ (<em>say</em> 'airram), /ˈɛərəm/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092846" href="entry://Syria%23bigmac000092846"><strong>Syria</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092846" href="entry://Syria%23mq595">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aras</span></header><div>/æˈræs/ (<em>say</em> a'ras) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">a river flowing from eastern Turkey along a portion of the border between the north-western Iranian region of Azerbaijan and the republic of Azerbaijan into the river Kura. About 1100 km.</span></div> Ancient, <strong>Araxes</strong> /əˈræksiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'rakseez). Russian, <strong>Araks</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asap</span></header><div>/ˌeɪ ɛs eɪ ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> .ay es ay 'pee), /ˈeɪsæp/ (<em>say</em> 'aysap) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">extremely quickly.</span></div><div class="etym"> Also, <strong class="vs">a.s.a.p.</strong> [initialism for <em>a</em>(<em>s</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>oon</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>s</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>ossible</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac174790265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asar</span></header><div>/aˈsa/ (<em>say</em> ah'sah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">(in Islam) the third prayer, in the late afternoon.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004980" href="entry://azan%23bigmac000004980"><strong>azan</strong></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657341473" href="entry://subuh%23bigmac657341473"><strong>subuh</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac688140338" href="entry://zuhur%23bigmac688140338"><strong>zuhur</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac232338903" href="entry://maghrib%23bigmac232338903"><strong>maghrib</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac824317996" href="entry://isha%23bigmac824317996"><strong>isha</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avar</span></header><div>/ˈava/ (<em>say</em> 'ahvah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">one of a people, probably of Asian origin, who invaded Europe in the 6th century AD.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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away
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">away</span><z><span target_id="HsCKV2Sq0B">adv.</span><span target_id="sNGkDoanwz">adj.</span><span target_id="IgopaN5txR">interj.</span><span target_id="6rUIJS1vzt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of away" src="word_pronunciations/01585.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈweɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'way) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="HsCKV2Sq0B"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> from this or that place; off: <em class="example">to go away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq676"> apart; at a distance: <em class="example">to stand away from the wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq997"> aside: <em class="example">turn your eyes away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq444"> out of possession, notice, use, or existence: <em class="example">to give money away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq439"> continuously; on: <em class="example">to blaze away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq859"> without hesitation: <em class="example">fire away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq087"> immediately; forthwith: <em class="example">right away.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sNGkDoanwz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq805"> absent: <em class="example">away from home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq698"> distant: <em class="example">six kilometres away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq965"> on the move; having started; in full flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a state of uncontrollable excitement, hilarity, etc.: <em class="example">the guests were well away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq756"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq846"> of or relating to a game not played on one’s home ground: <em class="example">an away match.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq419"> of or relating to a team, player, etc., participating in a game not played on their home ground: <em class="example">the away team.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Racing</em> of or relating to the outward or first half of a race.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="IgopaN5txR">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq970"> go away! depart!</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6rUIJS1vzt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">away with …</strong>, (a command to remove someone or something): <em class="example">away with this man!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">away with the fairies </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pixies</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> no longer in tune with reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">do </strong>(or <strong class="phr">make</strong>)<strong class="phr"> away with</strong>, to put out of existence; get rid of; kill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq967"> <strong class="phr">from away</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not born in the place or region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq798"> <strong class="phr">make away with</strong>, to run off with; steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq299"> <strong class="phr">play away</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> to play in a competition away from one’s home ground: <em class="example">we are playing away next week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">the aways</strong>, <em class="label">Racing</em> the horses which are running in races at tracks other than the home track.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>aweg</em>, earlier <em>on weg</em> on way]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ayah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ayah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ayah" src="word_pronunciations/12639.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally Indian English</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> a nursemaid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Asian English</em> a female cleaner or domestic worker: <em class="example">a hospital ayah.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>āyā</em>, from Portuguese <em>aia</em> nursemaid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azan</span></header><div>/æˈzan/ (<em>say</em> a'zahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Islam</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">the call to prayer, proclaimed by the muezzin from the minaret of a mosque five times daily.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657341473" href="entry://subuh%23bigmac657341473"><strong>subuh</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac688140338" href="entry://zuhur%23bigmac688140338"><strong>zuhur</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac174790265" href="entry://asar%23bigmac174790265"><strong>asar</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac232338903" href="entry://maghrib%23bigmac232338903"><strong>maghrib</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac824317996" href="entry://isha%23bigmac824317996"><strong>isha</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>adhān</em> invitation. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048563" href="entry://muezzin%23bigmac000048563"><span class="smallcaps">muezzin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-adjacent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac360287097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-adjacent</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a word part indicating that someone or something is: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> next to the thing or place specified: <em class="example">an airport-adjacent hotel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq688"> similar to, close to, or allied with the concept, condition, etc., specified: <em class="example">Muslim-adjacent.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aalto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aalto</span></header><div>/ˈaltɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahltaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alvar Hendrik</strong> /ˈalva/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlvah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aaron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aaron</span></header><div>/ˈɛərən/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">the first high priest of the Hebrews and the brother of Moses. Exodus 4:14.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abaca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abaca</span></header><div>/ˈæbəkə/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhkuh), /æbəˈka/ (<em>say</em> abuh'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">the fibre of the abaca tree, used in making rope, paper and fabric (jusi); Manila hemp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Tagalog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aback</span><z><span target_id="VWVf1B4RYF">adv.</span><span target_id="w3GTAvM7qa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aback" src="word_pronunciations/00015.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbæk/ (<em>say</em> uh'bak) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="VWVf1B4RYF"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> with the wind blowing against the forward side of a sail or sails, instead of the after side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> back against the mast, as sails, or with sails so placed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq023"> towards the back.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="w3GTAvM7qa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">taken aback</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq197"> suddenly disconcerted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq633"> (of a ship) caught by the wind so as to press the sails back against the mast.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq129"> (of sails) caught by a wind on the forward surface.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abak</em>, Old English <em>on</em> (preposition) + <em>bæc</em> on or to the back]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agaña
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agaña</span></header><div>/əˈganjə/ (<em>say</em> uh'gahnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac1076" href="entry://Hagat%C3%B1a%23bigmac1076"><strong>Hagatña</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agape<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="2tXdRg7fHY">adv.</span><span target_id="sJnsSjiu2c">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agape" src="word_pronunciations/00461.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgeɪp/ (<em>say</em> uh'gayp) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2tXdRg7fHY"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq347"> in an attitude of wonder or eagerness, especially with the mouth wide open.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sJnsSjiu2c">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq092"> wide open.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087588" href="entry://gape%23bigmac000087588"><span class="smallcaps">gape</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agape<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈægəpeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhpay), /əˈgapi/ (<em>say</em> uh'gahpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> a meal of fellowship originating with the early Christians.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> altruistic love.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agate" src="word_pronunciations/00463.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægət/ (<em>say</em> 'aguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> a variegated variety of quartz (chalcedony) showing coloured bands or other markings (clouded, moss-like, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq777"> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">aggie</strong>. a child’s playing marble made of this substance, or of glass in imitation of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq387"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064462" href="entry://ruby%23bigmac000064462"><strong>ruby</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064462" href="entry://ruby%23mq166">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a cricket ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq357"> (<em>plural</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">aggot</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the testicles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>agathe</em>, from Latin <em>achātēs</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agaty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agaty</span></header><div>/ˈægəti/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> of or relating to agate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> (especially in Qld) of potch in which the clay colouring gives a banded effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agave</span></header><div>/əˈgeɪvi/ (<em>say</em> uh'gayvee), /əˈgavi/ (<em>say</em> uh'gahvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">any plant of the American (chiefly Mexican) genus <em>Agave</em>, of the family Asparagaceae, species of which yield useful fibres, are used in making a fermented beverage, a distilled spirit, or a soap substitute, or are cultivated for ornament, as the century plant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>agauē</em>, feminine of <em>agauos</em> noble]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agram</span></header><div>/ˈagram/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgrahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093381" href="entry://Zagreb%23bigmac000093381"><strong>Zagreb</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ahead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ahead</span><z><span target_id="5mO1WJC2O2">adv.</span><span target_id="6r3AdjP8PI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ahead" src="word_pronunciations/00502.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈhɛd/ (<em>say</em> uh'hed) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="5mO1WJC2O2"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> Also, <strong class="vs">on ahead</strong>. in or to the front; in advance; before.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq623"> forward; onward.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6r3AdjP8PI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">ahead of the game</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> having an advantage over one’s competitors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq412"> <strong class="phr">be ahead</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq820"> to be winning: <em class="example">to be ahead in the race.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq630"> to be at an advantage: <em class="example">I was well ahead in the deal.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">get ahead</strong>, to progress; prosper; be successful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">get ahead of</strong>, to surpass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">get ahead of oneself</strong>, to be making assumptions about one’s future before various prerequisites have been achieved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq214"> <strong class="phr">see one’s way ahead to</strong>, to plan on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089619" href="entry://head%23bigmac000089619"><span class="smallcaps">head</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahvaz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahvaz</span></header><div>/aˈvaz/ (<em>say</em> ah'vahz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a town in south-western Iran.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aidan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aidan</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdn/ (<em>say</em> 'aydn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">died 651, bishop of Northumbria c. 635–651; established monastery at Lindisfarne.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ajman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ajman</span></header><div>/ædʒˈman/ (<em>say</em> aj'mahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092928" href="entry://United%20Arab%20Emirates%23bigmac000092928"><strong>United Arab Emirates</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ajvar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589233776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ajvar</span></header><div>/ˈædʒva/ (<em>say</em> 'ajvah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">a relish made from roasted capsicum and eggplant with additional spices.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Serbo-Croatian <em>àjvār</em>, metathetical variant of Ottoman Turkish <em>havyar</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095316" href="entry://caviar%23bigmac000095316"><span class="smallcaps">caviar</span></a>; the original caviar replaced by the eggplant-and-capsicum substitute which looked similar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akbar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akbar</span></header><div>/ˈækba/ (<em>say</em> 'akbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">1542–1605, Mogul emperor of India 1556–1605.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akkad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akkad</span><z><span target_id="0JtirScfG2">n.</span><span target_id="ctLjxTm8Ae">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈækæd/ (<em>say</em> 'akad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0JtirScfG2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq316"> Also, <strong class="vs">Accad</strong>. <em class="label">Bible</em> one of the four cities of Nimrod’s kingdom. Genesis 10:10. In the cuneiform inscriptions it evidently includes most of northern Babylonia.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ctLjxTm8Ae">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq034"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001415" href="entry://Akkadian%23bigmac000001415"><strong>Akkadian</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac201537080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akram</span></header><div>/ˈwɒzɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'wozim), /ˈækræm/ (<em>say</em> 'akram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wasim</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">born 1966, Pakistani cricketer, noted as a fast bowler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alack</span></header><div>/əˈlæk/ (<em>say</em> uh'lak) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">(an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alackaday</strong> /əˈlækədeɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lakuhday). <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>alacke</em>, ? <em>a</em> ah + <em>lack</em> loss, absence. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100800" href="entry://lack%23bigmac000100800"><span class="smallcaps">lack</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alain</span></header><div>/ˈalæ̃/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marie-Claire</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">1926–2013, French organist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alamo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alamo</span></header><div>/ˈæləmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alamos</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a cottonwood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: poplar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alamo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alamo</span></header><div>/ˈæləmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">a mission building in San Antonio, Texas, which underwent a terrible siege by Mexicans in February 1836, was taken on 6 March, and its entire garrison of American rebels killed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alarm</span><z><span target_id="hsvd6rCcJM">n.</span><span target_id="mXMG3AXvg8">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alarm" src="word_pronunciations/00550.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlam/ (<em>say</em> uh'lahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hsvd6rCcJM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> a sudden fear or painful suspense excited by an apprehension of danger; apprehension; fright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> any sound, outcry, or information intended to give notice of approaching danger: <em class="example">to give the alarm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq334"> a self-acting contrivance of any kind used to call attention, rouse from sleep, warn of danger, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq912"> a warning sound; signal for attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq185"> a call to arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq425"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> an appeal or a challenge made by a step or stamp on the ground with the advancing foot.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mXMG3AXvg8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq829"> to surprise with apprehension of danger; disturb with sudden fear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq141"> to warn of imminent danger; rouse to vigilance and exertions for safety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq326"> to fit (a house, motor vehicle, etc.) with an alarm system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alarme</em>, from Old French, from Italian <em>allarme</em> tumult, fright, from <em>all</em>’ <em>arme</em> to arms] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alarming</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alarmingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alary</span></header><div>/ˈeɪləri/ (<em>say</em> 'ayluhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> of or relating to wings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Biology</em> wing-shaped.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ālārius</em>, from <em>āla</em> wing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alas.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alas.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq842">Alaska.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alate</span></header><div>/ˈeɪleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aylayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> winged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq028"> having membranous expansions like wings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alated</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>ālātus</em> winged]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albay</span></header><div>/ælˈbaɪ/ (<em>say</em> al'buy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041933" href="entry://Legaspi%23bigmac000041933"><strong>Legaspi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldan</span></header><div>/alˈdan/ (<em>say</em> ahl'dahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">a river flowing from the Yablonovy Mountains in south-eastern Russia in Asia north-east to the river Lena. About 2100 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algae</span></header><div>/ˈældʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'aljee), /ˈælgi/ (<em>say</em> 'algee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">alga</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">a polyphyletic grouping of primarily aquatic eukaryotic plant-like organisms, varying in shape and size from single microscopic cells to large and branching forms with trunk-like stems many metres in length, including the diatoms, phytoplankton, and seaweeds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, plural of <em>alga</em> seaweed] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The second pronunciation given is preferred by most scientists.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac208258278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algal</span></header><div>/ˈælgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'alguhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">of, relating to, or formed by algae or cyanobacteria: <em class="example">algal bloom.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088111" href="entry://alga%23bigmac000088111"><span class="smallcaps">alga</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alias</span><z><span target_id="FBTTc4lxXc">adv.</span><span target_id="xqpOmSmQc1">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alias" src="word_pronunciations/00584.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪliəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ayleeuhs) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="FBTTc4lxXc"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> known sometimes as: <em class="example">Simpson alias Smith.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xqpOmSmQc1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq135"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aliases</strong>) an assumed name; another name: <em class="example">living under an alias.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: at another time or place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Allah" src="word_pronunciations/00605.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælə/ (<em>say</em> 'aluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Islam</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">God; the Supreme Being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>Allāh</em>, contraction of <em>al ilāh</em> the God]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allan</span></header><div>/ˈælən/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq562"> <strong>Jacinta Marie</strong>, born 1973, Australian state Labor politician; became premier of Victoria in 2023.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> <strong>John</strong>, 1866–1936, Australian Country Party politician; premier of Victoria 1924–27. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/john+allan.jpeg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq551"> <strong>Robert Marshall</strong>, 1886–1946, Australian medical academic; professor of obstetrics at the University of Melbourne 1929–44.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq865"> <strong>Trevor</strong>, born 1946, Australian Rugby Union and Rugby League player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allay</span><z><span target_id="tOrbIMm3yL">v.t.</span><span target_id="fs2ZYMYbAW">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allay" src="word_pronunciations/00606.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lay) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">allayed</strong>, <strong class="bold">allaying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tOrbIMm3yL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> to put at rest; quiet (tumult, fear, suspicion, etc.); appease (wrath).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> to mitigate; relieve or alleviate: <em class="example">to allay pain.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fs2ZYMYbAW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq695"> to abate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aleyen</em>, Old English <em>ālecgan</em> put down, suppress, from <em>ā-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000003" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000003"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <em>lecgan</em> lay; spelt <em>all-</em> by false identification of prefix <em>a-</em> with Latin <em>ad-</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almah</span></header><div>/ˈælmə/ (<em>say</em> 'almuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">(in Egypt) a woman who dances professionally.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alma</strong>, <strong class="vs">alme</strong>, <strong class="vs">almeh</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>‘ālima</em> (feminine) learned]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alta.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alta.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq505">Alberta (Canada).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Altai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Altai</span></header><div>/ælˈtaɪ/ (<em>say</em> al'tuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">a constituent republic of Russia, in the southern central part; formerly the <strong>Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region</strong> of Russia within the Soviet Union; elevated region reaching 4350 m in the southern area of the Altai Mountains. 92 600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Gorno-Altaisk.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Gorno-Altai</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Altay</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altar</span><z><span target_id="i4jhcAq5T1">n.</span><span target_id="Tf0Jt6GaPI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of altar" src="word_pronunciations/00668.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔltə/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of altar" src="word_pronunciations/00669.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i4jhcAq5T1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> an elevated place or structure, on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq060"> (in most Christian churches) the communion table.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq323"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> one of the steps in a dry-dock wall.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Tf0Jt6GaPI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">lead to the altar</strong>, to marry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alter</em>, Old English <em>altar</em>(<em>e</em>), from Late Latin. Compare Latin <em>altāria</em>, plural, high altar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alway</span></header><div>/ˈɔlweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'awlway) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">always.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ealneweg</em> all the way, also <em>ealne weg</em> all the time]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac452857115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amado</span></header><div>/aˈmadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'mahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jorge</strong> /ʒɔʒ/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq40">1912–2001, Brazilian novelist whose first novels about the rural poor attracted wide attention.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amain</span></header><div>/əˈmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayn) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> with full force; vigorously; violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> at full speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq337"> suddenly; hastily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq473"> exceedingly; greatly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103411" href="entry://main%23bigmac000103411"><span class="smallcaps">main<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amapá
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amapá</span></header><div>/amaˈpa/ (<em>say</em> ahmah'pah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a territory of Brazil, on the Amazon delta. 139 068 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Macapá.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672928740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaro</span></header><div>/əˈmaroʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'mahroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amaros</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">amari</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">any of various bittersweet herbal liqueurs, usually consumed as a digestif.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, bitter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abadi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac865379976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abadi</span></header><div>/aˈbadi/ (<em>say</em> ah'bahdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Haider al</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">born 1952, prime minister of Iraq 2014–18.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abaft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abaft</span><z><span target_id="28JKdELHkN">prep.</span><span target_id="G8HZTzSq4f">adv.</span></z></header><div>/əˈbaft/ (<em>say</em> uh'bahft) <em class="label">Nautical</em><div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="28JKdELHkN">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> in the rear of; behind.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="G8HZTzSq4f">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq156"> at or towards the stern; aft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>baft</em>, Old English <em>bæftan</em>, <em>be æftan</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095411" href="entry://by%23bigmac000095411"><span class="smallcaps">by</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001026" href="entry://aft%23bigmac000001026"><span class="smallcaps">aft</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abase</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abase" src="word_pronunciations/00021.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> uh'bays) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abased</strong>, <strong class="bold">abasing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> (<em>chiefly reflexive</em>) to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, estimation; humble; degrade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq440"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to lower physically; bring down: <em class="example">to abase your eyes.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100507" href="entry://base%23bigmac000100507"><span class="smallcaps">base<sup>2</sup></span></a> and Middle English <em>abesse</em>(<em>n</em>) (from Old French <em>abaissier</em>, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>baissier</em> lower, from Late Latin <em>bassus</em> low)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abasement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abaser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abash</span></header><div>/əˈbæʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'bash) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<em>usually passive</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">to destroy the self-possession of; make ashamed or embarrassed: <em class="example">stand abashed; </em><em class="example">feel abashed.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abashe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>abaïss-</em>, variant of Old French <em>esbaïss-</em>, stem of <em>erbaïr</em> astonish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abashment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abate</span><z><span target_id="32bcsPWnmA">v.t.</span><span target_id="W78PopbwoI">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abate" src="word_pronunciations/00023.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'bayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">abated</strong>, <strong class="bold">abating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="32bcsPWnmA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> to reduce in amount, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: <em class="example">to abate a tax; </em><em class="example">to abate one’s enthusiasm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Law</em> to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance); suspend or extinguish (an action); annul (a writ).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq072"> to deduct or subtract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq132"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to omit: <em class="example">to abate extraneous details.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W78PopbwoI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq061"> to decrease or become less in strength or violence: <em class="example">the storm has abated.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abate</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>abatre</em> beat down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abatable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abater</strong>; <em class="label">Law</em>, <strong>abator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abaya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382461011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abaya</span></header><div>/əˈbeɪjə/ (<em>say</em> uh'bayyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq97">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088314" href="entry://aba%23bigmac000088314"><strong>aba</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141602899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbas</span></header><div>/əˈbas/ (<em>say</em> uh'bahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mahmoud</strong> (<em>Abu Mazen</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">born 1935, Palestinian politician and independence activist; was prime minister of the Palestine National Authority in 2003; succeeded Yasser Arafat as leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in 2004; elected president of the Palestine National Authority in 2005.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abeam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abeam</span></header><div>/əˈbim/ (<em>say</em> uh'beem) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">at right angles to the keel of a ship and directly opposite the middle part of the ship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098568" href="entry://beam%23bigmac000098568"><span class="smallcaps">beam</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acad.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acad.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> Academic</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> Academy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Accad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Accad</span></header><div>/ˈækæd/ (<em>say</em> 'akad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001414" href="entry://Akkad%23bigmac000001414"><strong>Akkad</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001414" href="entry://Akkad%23mq316">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Accadian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achar</span></header><div>/əˈtʃa/ (<em>say</em> uh'chah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a type of pickle, common in South and South-East Asia, comprising fruit or vegetables, preserved in oil or vinegar and spices.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">achaar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay, from Persian <em>āchār</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adage" src="word_pronunciations/00279.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'adij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">a proverb.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>adagium</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adams
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adams</span></header><div>/ˈædəmz/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> <strong>Arthur Henry</strong>, 1872–1936, NZ poet, dramatist, and journalist; worked mainly in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq941"> <strong>Francis William Lauderdale</strong>, 1862–93, English writer; lived in and wrote about Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq588"> <strong>George</strong>, 1839–1904, Australian hotel owner and businessman, born in England; founded Tattersall’s Sweepstakes, 1881.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq681"> <strong>Gerry</strong> (<em>Gerard Adams</em>), born 1948, Irish nationalist activist; president of Sinn Fein.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq123"> <strong>Jerry McKee</strong>, born 1940 in the US, Australian molecular geneticist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq922"> <strong>John Couch</strong>, 1819–92, English astronomer; calculated the existence of Neptune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq555"> <strong>Phillip Andrew Hedley</strong>, born 1939, Australian film producer, radio broadcaster, columnist, and advertising executive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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'Adan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">‘Adan</span></header><div>/aˈdan/ (<em>say</em> ah'dahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000657" href="entry://Aden%23bigmac000000657"><strong>Aden</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adana</span></header><div>/ˈædənə/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a city in southern Turkey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adapt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adapt</span><z><span target_id="r7gPWU7QSS">v.t.</span><span target_id="1zyWgGGkL8">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adapt" src="word_pronunciations/00286.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdæpt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dapt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="r7gPWU7QSS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> to make suitable to requirements; adjust or modify fittingly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1zyWgGGkL8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq933"> to adjust oneself: <em class="example">to adapt to new surroundings.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adaptāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addax</span></header><div>/ˈædæks/ (<em>say</em> 'adaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">addaxes</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">addax</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a large pale-coloured antelope, <em>Addax nasomaculatus</em>, of North Africa, with loosely spiral horns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin; of ancient North African origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adman</span></header><div>/ˈædmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'adman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">admen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a man who works in the advertising industry, especially via the mass media.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>advertising man</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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again
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">again</span><z><span target_id="Y8z3dEnBsr">adv.</span><span target_id="lrPl4uoBAJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of again" src="word_pronunciations/00459.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgɛn/ (<em>say</em> uh'gen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of again" src="word_pronunciations/00460.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgeɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'gayn) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Y8z3dEnBsr"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> once more; in addition; another time; anew: <em class="example">he did it all over again.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> in an additional case or instance; moreover; besides; furthermore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq439"> on the other hand: <em class="example">it might happen and again it might not.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq247"> back; in return; in reply: <em class="example">to answer again.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq352"> in the opposite direction; to the same place or person: <em class="example">to return again.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lrPl4uoBAJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">again and again</strong>, often; with frequent repetition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq585"> <strong class="phr">as much again</strong>, twice as much.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ongegn</em> (adverb and preposition) opposite (to), towards, again, from <em>on</em> in + <em>gegn</em> straight]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agama</span></header><div>/ˈægəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhmuh), /əˈgæmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'gamuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">any lizard of the family Agamidae, native to North and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sranan Tongo (English-based creole of Suriname), from an African language; compare Ewe <em>agama</em> chameleon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amass" src="word_pronunciations/00703.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmæs/ (<em>say</em> uh'mas) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> to gather for oneself; collect as one’s own: <em class="example">to amass a fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> to collect into a mass or pile; bring together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>amasser</em>, from <em>masse</em> mass, from Latin <em>massa</em> lump (of dough, etc.)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amassable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amasser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amassment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amati
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amati</span></header><div>/əˈmati/ (<em>say</em> uh'mahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> a family of violin-makers of Cremona, Italy, including <strong>Andrea</strong>, 1530?–1611, his brother <strong>Nicola</strong>, fl. 1568–1586, and his son, <strong>Nicolò</strong> or <strong>Nicola</strong>, 1596–1684, teacher of Guarneri and Stradivari.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> a violin made by a member of this family.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaze</span><z><span target_id="7Hrwbvw0se">v.t.</span><span target_id="Zj9XLtnbK3">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amaze" src="word_pronunciations/00707.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmeɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7Hrwbvw0se"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">amazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">amazing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> to overwhelm with surprise; astonish greatly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq092"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to bewilder.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Zj9XLtnbK3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> amazement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>āmasian</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045717" href="entry://maze%23bigmac000045717"><span class="smallcaps">maze</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477148985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amman</span></header><div>/əˈman/ (<em>say</em> uh'mahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">the capital of Jordan, north-east of the Dead Sea; ancient city of the Ammonites.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anal.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anal.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> analogous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> analogy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> analysis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anat.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anat.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> anatomical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> anatomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annal</span></header><div>/ˈænəl/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">a register or record of the events of a year.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002728" href="entry://annals%23bigmac000002728"><strong>annals</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annam</span></header><div>/æˈnæm/ (<em>say</em> a'nam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a former kingdom and French protectorate in the central part of what is now Vietnam.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac390785631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annan</span></header><div>/ˈænən/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kofi</strong> /ˈkoʊfi/ (<em>say</em> 'koyfee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">1938–2018, Ghanaian diplomat; secretary-general of the UN 1997–2006; Nobel Peace prize 2001, shared with the UN.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac</span><z><span target_id="Q6P1OCwEac">n.</span><span target_id="MN7oY8PVNK">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anzac" src="word_pronunciations/01004.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænzæk/ (<em>say</em> 'anzak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q6P1OCwEac"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> a member of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Anzacs in Turkey: A group of Anzacs preparing a meal, Gallipoli, 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac_A05251.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Anzacs in France: King George V visiting Anzac troops in France, 1916. The king is standing on the sand-bagged wall of a communication trench watching Anzacs at drill below.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac_P00077.013.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Anzacs in Egypt: Officer cadets of the Anzac mounted division outside one of the buildings at the training school, Zeitoun, northern Egypt, 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac_P00153.003.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> a soldier from Australia or NZ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq898"> an Anzac biscuit.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MN7oY8PVNK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq247"> of or relating to Anzacs, Anzac Day, or the events at Gallipoli in World War I: <em class="example">the Anzac spirit.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003169" href="entry://ANZAC%23bigmac000003169"><span class="smallcaps">ANZAC</span></a>] </div><div class="backshade">See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004608" href="entry://Australian%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Army%20Corps%23bigmac000004608"><strong>Australian and New Zealand Army Corps</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apace</span></header><div>/əˈpeɪs/ (<em>say</em> uh'pays) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">with speed; quickly; swiftly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104753" href="entry://pace%23bigmac000104753"><span class="smallcaps">pace<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apart</span><z><span target_id="M5hBLx7poG">adv.</span><span target_id="38OcM9Jv9s">adj.</span><span target_id="Q4yq9Qm9Hp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apart" src="word_pronunciations/01011.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpat/ (<em>say</em> uh'paht) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="M5hBLx7poG"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> in pieces, or to pieces: <em class="example">to take a watch apart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> separately or aside in motion, place, or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq398"> to or at one side, with respect to purpose or function: <em class="example">to set something apart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq509"> separately or individually in consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq038"> aside (used with a noun or verbal noun): <em class="example">joking apart, what do you think?</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="38OcM9Jv9s">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq887"> separate; independent: <em class="example">a class apart.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Q4yq9Qm9Hp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">apart from</strong>, leaving aside: <em class="example">apart from other considerations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq274"> <strong class="phr">fall apart</strong>, to fall to pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">fall apart </strong>(<strong class="phr">at the seams</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq486"> (of clothing) to disintegrate with age and wear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq533"> (of a person) to experience a psychological breakdown, usually as a result of stress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq344"> (of a team) to experience a breakdown of team structure and coherence, usually leading to failure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq998"> (of an organisation, business, scheme, etc.) to cease to operate or function effectively, resulting in failure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">set apart</strong>, to isolate, often because of superiority: <em class="example">the ocean views set this restaurant apart.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>a part</em>, from Latin <em>ad partem</em> to the side]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apian</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpiən/ (<em>say</em> 'aypeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">of or relating to bees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apiānus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appal" src="word_pronunciations/01049.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɔl/ (<em>say</em> uh'pawl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">appalled</strong>, <strong class="bold">appalling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq085"> to overcome with fear; fill with consternation and horror.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> to shock; dismay; displease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">appall</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>apalle</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>apallir</em> become or make pale] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Corpus evidence suggests that there is a growing tendency to adopt the variant spelling <em>appall</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aqaba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac452460172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aqaba</span></header><div>/ˈækəbə/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">the only seaport in Jordan, at the northern end of the <strong>Gulf of Aqaba</strong>, an arm of the Red Sea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Akaba</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqua-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171138363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqua-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq784">a combining form meaning ‘water’.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aqui-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aqua</em> water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arab.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arab.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq335"> Arabia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> Arabic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Araby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Araby</span></header><div>/ˈærəbi/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">Arabia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>Arabye</em>, from French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Araks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Araks</span></header><div>/aˈraks/ (<em>say</em> ah'rahks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093062" href="entry://Aras%23bigmac000093062"><strong>Aras</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aram.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aram.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq501">Aramaic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac764026289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arame</span></header><div>/ˈarəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'ahruhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a brown kelp, <em>Ecklonia bicyclis</em>, found in temperate waters, used in Japanese and other Asian cuisines, especially in soups and salads.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arany</span></header><div>/ˈɔrɔnjə/ (<em>say</em> 'awrawnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Janos</strong> /ˈjanəʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'yahnuhsh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">1817–82, Hungarian poet, author of the <em>Toldi</em> trilogy (1847–54).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argal<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈagəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003700" href="entry://argol%23bigmac000003700"><strong>argol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argal<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈagəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003678" href="entry://argali%23bigmac000003678"><strong>argali</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arhar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac440753451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arhar</span></header><div>/ˈaha/ (<em>say</em> 'ahhah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac751446226" href="entry://tur%23bigmac751446226"><strong>tur</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>arhar</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arhat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arhat</span></header><div>/ˈahət/ (<em>say</em> 'ahhuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq466"> (in Buddhism) a saint who has reached the fourth or highest stage in the progress to Nirvana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq50"> a buddha.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi, from Sanskrit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arian<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098216" href="entry://Aryan%23bigmac000098216"><strong>Aryan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574451369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arian<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="BGI8nealCK">adj.</span><span target_id="VaJM6Ldkfp">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BGI8nealCK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> of, relating to, or characteristic of the doctrine of Arius which held that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father, this doctrine being pronounced heretical at the Nicene Council in 325 and becoming known as the <strong>Arian heresy</strong>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VaJM6Ldkfp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq715"> an adherent of this doctrine.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Arianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arian<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="8jSHMYD5qI">n.</span><span target_id="Fk7B4CSqYA">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8jSHMYD5qI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> a person born under the sign of Aries, and (according to tradition) exhibiting the typical Arian personality traits in some degree.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Fk7B4CSqYA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq715"> of or relating to Aries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq240"> of or relating to such a person or such a personality trait.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arpad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arpad</span></header><div>/ˈapad/ (<em>say</em> 'ahpahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">died AD 907, Magyar chieftain, conqueror and national hero of Hungary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrah</span></header><div>/ˈærə/ (<em>say</em> 'aruh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Irish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">(an exclamation indicating a state of high emotion, excitement, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arran</span></header><div>/ˈærən/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">an island off south-western Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 430 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arras</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arras" src="word_pronunciations/01226.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq809"> rich tapestry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq084"> a wall hanging.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the town of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003855" href="entry://Arras%23bigmac000003855"><span class="smallcaps">Arras</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arras</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Arras" src="word_pronunciations/01226.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> a town in northern France, capital of the Pas-de-Calais department.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq459"> <strong>Battle of</strong>, one of several battles fought in the area between Allied and German forces during World War I and World War II, especially the battles that took place in October 1914, April–May 1917, and August 1918. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The ruined town of Arras, just after the Armistice, November 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Arras_A03067.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A battery of German Army howitzers in the battle area near Arras, March 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Arras_H13208.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arrau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arrau</span></header><div>/əˈraʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'row) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Claudio</strong> /ˈklɔdioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'klawdeeoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">1903–91, Chilean concert pianist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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array
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">array</span><z><span target_id="Q2Sq5v892C">v.t.</span><span target_id="4fK2bvphaA">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of array" src="word_pronunciations/01227.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'ray) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Q2Sq5v892C"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> to place in proper or desired order, as troops for battle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> to clothe with garments, especially of an ornamental kind; deck.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4fK2bvphaA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq520"> the proper or desired order, as of troops drawn up on a parade ground or for battle: <em class="example">in splendid array.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> an impressive group of things on exhibition, as a window display.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq016"> regular order or arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq574"> attire; dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a series of elements or sets of elements arranged in a meaningful pattern, as in the rows and columns forming a matrix.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Geology</em>, <em class="label">Physics</em> an ordered arrangement of geophones, current or potential electrodes used in geophysical prospecting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French <em>arai</em>, variant of Old French <em>arei</em>, from <em>a</em> to + <em>rei</em> order, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aryan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aryan</span><z><span target_id="3I4dy8o9cd">n.</span><span target_id="KFUJrIJ0m3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3I4dy8o9cd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> <em class="label">Ethnology</em> a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> (in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish Caucasian, especially one of Nordic physical type.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq744"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq061"> Indo-European.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq485"> the hypothetical parent language of Indo-European.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KFUJrIJ0m3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq488"> of or relating to an Aryan or the Aryans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq768"> Indo-European.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Arian</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit <em>ārya</em>, name of the Indo-European immigrants into northern India + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asana</span></header><div>/ˈasənə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">any of the various yogic poses, designed to release all bodily effort and strain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>āsana</em> sitting posture]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian</span><z><span target_id="E9IoKzrEFl">adj.</span><span target_id="yCShas02eS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Asian" src="word_pronunciations/01300.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'ayzhuhn), /ˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'ayshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="E9IoKzrEFl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> of or belonging to, or characteristic of the continent of Asia or its inhabitants.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yCShas02eS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq301"> a native of Asia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Asianic</strong> /eɪʒiˈænɪk/ (<em>say</em> ayzhee'anik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assad</span></header><div>/ˈasad/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> <strong>Bashar al</strong>, born 1965, Syrian ophthalmologist and politician; became president of Syria in 2000 following the death of his father.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> his father, <strong>Hafez al</strong>, 1930–2000, Syrian air force commander and politician; seized power in 1970; president 1971–2000.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assai</span></header><div>/əˈsaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'suy) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">(a musical direction) very: <em>allegro assai</em> (very quick).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assam</span></header><div>/ˈæsæm/ (<em>say</em> 'asam), /əˈsæm/ (<em>say</em> uh'sam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">a state in north-eastern India. 78 438 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Dispur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assay</span><z><span target_id="hyg4vDUiB4">v.t.</span><span target_id="xi2U0j3t3i">v.i.</span><span target_id="Q7weIk3FdF">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assay" src="word_pronunciations/01327.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'say)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hyg4vDUiB4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> to examine by trial; put to test or trial: <em class="example">to assay one’s strength.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq507"> to test (ores or minerals) by chemical methods.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq462"> to determine (the proportions of metals in ores) by smelting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to subject (a drug, etc.) to an analysis for the determination of its potency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq281"> to try in combat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq997"> to attempt; endeavour; essay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq864"> to judge the quality of; evaluate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xi2U0j3t3i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq197"> to make an attempt; endeavour; try.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">US</em> to contain, as shown by analysis, a certain proportion of (usually precious) metal.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q7weIk3FdF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assay" src="word_pronunciations/01327.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'say), /ˈæseɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'asay) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> an examination of a mineral ore or alloy to determine certain constituents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq511"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> determination of the strength, purity, etc., of a pharmaceutical substance or ingredient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq573"> a substance undergoing analysis or trial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq973"> a listing of the findings in assaying a substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq903"> examination; trial; attempt; essay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>exagium</em> a weighing. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103895" href="entry://essay%23bigmac000103895"><span class="smallcaps">essay</span></a> (noun)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assayable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aswan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aswan</span></header><div>/ˈæswan/ (<em>say</em> 'aswahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> a city in south-eastern Egypt, on the Nile. Ancient Greek, <strong>Syene</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> a dam across the Nile, built in 1902 between the city and the Aswan High Dam.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Assuan</strong>, <strong class="vs">Assouan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atlas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atlas</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atlas" src="word_pronunciations/01397.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætləs/ (<em>say</em> 'atluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> a bound collection of maps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> a volume of plates or tables illustrating any subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq797"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq187"> singular of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004367" href="entry://atlantes%23bigmac000004367"><strong>atlantes</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a large size of fine quality drawing or writing paper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the popular illustration on covers of early books of this kind of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004376" href="entry://Atlas%23bigmac000004376"><span class="smallcaps">Atlas</span></a> holding up the world]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlas</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Atlas" src="word_pronunciations/01397.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætləs/ (<em>say</em> 'atluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> a demigod in classical mythology, condemned to support the sky on his shoulders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> someone who supports a heavy burden; a mainstay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atman</span></header><div>/ˈætmən/ (<em>say</em> 'atmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hinduism</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> the breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> the principle of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq886"> the spiritual self.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq757"> the universal spiritual self, from which all individual souls derive, and to which they return as the supreme goal of existence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq412"> (<em>upper case</em>) Brahman, the Supreme Being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>ātmān</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attar</span></header><div>/ˈætə/ (<em>say</em> 'atuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals, especially of damask roses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Persian <em>‘atar</em>, from Arabic <em>‘itr</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attas</span></header><div>/ʌˈtas/ (<em>say</em> u'tahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Haidar Abu Bakr Al-</strong> /ˌheɪdar aˌbu bʌˈkral/ (<em>say</em> .haydahr ah.booh bu'krahl), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">born 1939, Yemeni politician; president of South Yemen 1986–90; prime minister of unified Yemen 1990–94.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aural<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aural" src="word_pronunciations/01477.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'awruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">of or relating to an aura.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099720" href="entry://aura%23bigmac000099720"><span class="smallcaps">aur(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aural<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aural" src="word_pronunciations/01477.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'awruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">of, or perceived by, the organs of hearing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auris</em> ear + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aurally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avail</span><z><span target_id="tgqYQNTeZt">v.i.</span><span target_id="aUz71Ta8cY">v.t.</span><span target_id="kIOf81riAq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avail" src="word_pronunciations/01549.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈveɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'vayl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tgqYQNTeZt"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> to have force or efficacy; be of use; serve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> to be of value or profit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aUz71Ta8cY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq790"> to be of use or value to; profit; advantage.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kIOf81riAq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">avail oneself of</strong>, to give oneself the advantage of; make use of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq150"> <strong class="phr">of no avail</strong>, ineffectual; useless: <em class="example">a remedy of no avail in these circumstances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq658"> <strong class="phr">to no avail</strong>, with no good result; to no purpose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French: <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>vail</em>, 1st person singular present indicative of <em>valoir</em>, from Latin <em>valēre</em> be strong, have effect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avast</span></header><div>/əˈvast/ (<em>say</em> uh'vahst) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">stop! hold! cease! stay!</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Dutch <em>houd vast</em> hold fast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avgas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avgas</span></header><div>/ˈævgæs/ (<em>say</em> 'avgas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">aviation fuel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>av</em>(<em>iation</em>)<em> gas</em>(<em>oline</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avian" src="word_pronunciations/01564.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪviən/ (<em>say</em> 'ayveeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">of or relating to birds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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await
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">await</span><z><span target_id="6szA4Fys7x">v.t.</span><span target_id="Yhekn6R0Xf">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of await" src="word_pronunciations/01578.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈweɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'wayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6szA4Fys7x"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> to wait for; look for or expect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq634"> to be in store for; be ready for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to lie in wait for.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Yhekn6R0Xf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq252"> to wait, as in expectation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>awaite</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old North French <em>awaitier</em>, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>waitier</em> watch. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090344" href="entry://wait%23bigmac000090344"><span class="smallcaps">wait</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awake<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6OnTjvVyjU">v.t.</span><span target_id="Hd9zvf8XDF">v.i.</span><span target_id="fELBuyAJLJ">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awake" src="word_pronunciations/01580.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈweɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'wayk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">awoke</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">awaked</strong>, <strong class="bold">awoken</strong>, <strong class="bold">awaking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6OnTjvVyjU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> to rouse from sleep; wake up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq167"> to stir the interest of; excite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq187"> to stir, disturb (the memories, fears, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Hd9zvf8XDF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq729"> to wake up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq036"> to come to a realisation of the truth; to rouse to action, attention, etc.: <em class="example">he awoke to the realities of life.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fELBuyAJLJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq367"> waking, not sleeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq858"> vigilant; alert: <em class="example">awake to a danger.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English weak verb <em>awacian</em> and (for preterite and past participle) Old English strong verb <em>onwæcnan</em>, later <em>awæcnan</em> (preterite <em>onwōc</em>, <em>awōc</em>, past participle <em>onwacen</em>, <em>awacen</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awake<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awake" src="word_pronunciations/01580.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈweɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'wayk) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">awake up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">(sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) fully aware: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Course they’re awake up, but they don’t seem to mind.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ray lawler</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the phrase <em>a wake-up to</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093649" href="entry://wake-up%23bigmac000093649"><span class="smallcaps">wake-up</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">award</span><z><span target_id="joFhB6tBuY">v.t.</span><span target_id="A4jiNS5B0Y">n.</span><span target_id="xuaWWeBjJC">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of award" src="word_pronunciations/01582.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈwɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'wawd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="joFhB6tBuY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> to adjudge to be due or merited; assign or bestow: <em class="example">to award prizes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgement, as in arbitration.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A4jiNS5B0Y">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq216"> something awarded, as a medal or prize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq079"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq904"> the decision of arbitrators on points submitted to them.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq317"> a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq760"> Also, <strong class="vs">industrial award</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq382"> the decision of an arbitrator regulating the future conduct of parties to an industrial dispute.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq862"> the document embodying the findings of an arbitrator or industrial tribunal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq169"> what is awarded in terms of money, working conditions, etc., in such a document. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015865" href="entry://consent%20award%23bigmac000015865"><strong>consent award</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xuaWWeBjJC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq357"> of or relating to or governed by an award: <em class="example">award rate of pay; </em><em class="example">award wages.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>awarde</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>awarder</em>, variant of <em>esguarder</em> observe, decide, from Latin: <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>guardāre</em> watch, guard, of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awardable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awarder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aware</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aware" src="word_pronunciations/01583.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈwɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh'wair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> cognisant or conscious: <em class="example">aware of the danger; </em><em class="example">aware that we were lost.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> informed and up-to-date: <em class="example">politically aware.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>gewær</em> watchful. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102187" href="entry://ware%23bigmac000102187"><span class="smallcaps">ware<sup>2</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102218" href="entry://wary%23bigmac000102218"><span class="smallcaps">wary</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awareness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awash</span><z><span target_id="hzpsf7IdsX">adj.</span><span target_id="Nkjt0TCS0N">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awash" src="word_pronunciations/01584.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈwɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'wosh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hzpsf7IdsX"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> just level with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq686"> covered with water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq361"> washing about; tossed about by the waves.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Nkjt0TCS0N">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq989"> <strong class="phr">awash with</strong>, plentifully supplied with.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axial</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axial" src="word_pronunciations/01600.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksiəl/ (<em>say</em> 'akseeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> of, relating to, or forming an axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> situated in an axis or on the axis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089502" href="entry://axis%23bigmac000089502"><span class="smallcaps">axi(s)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>axiality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>axially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axman</span></header><div>/ˈæksmən/ (<em>say</em> 'aksmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">axmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099296" href="entry://axeman%23bigmac000099296"><strong>axeman</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-accessible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac997658021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-accessible</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq431">a suffix indicating that something is able to be accessed by a specified person, vehicle, etc., as in <em>child-accessible</em>, <em>blind-accessible</em>, <em>caravan-accessible</em>, <em>wheelchair-accessible</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aachen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aachen</span></header><div>/ˈakən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a town in Germany (formerly West Germany) in North Rhine-Westphalia; industrial centre; northern capital of Charlemagne’s empire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abacha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abacha</span></header><div>/əˈbatʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'bahchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sani</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">1943–98, Nigerian army general; ruler of Nigeria (chairman of the Federal Executive Council) 1993–98; assumed dictatorial powers in 1994.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abacus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abacus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abacus" src="word_pronunciations/00016.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbəkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abacuses</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">abaci</strong> /ˈæbəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhsee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> a contrivance for calculating, consisting of beads or balls strung on wires or rods set in a frame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a slab forming the top or capital of a column.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>abax</em> slab, mathematical table, originally a board covered with dust for writing in, from Hebrew <em>’ābhāq</em> dust]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abadan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abadan</span></header><div>/æbəˈdan/ (<em>say</em> abuh'dahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">a city in south-western Iran, on the Shatt-al-Arab; oil refineries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abakan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abakan</span></header><div>/abəˈkan/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh'kahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">a city in southern Russia; capital of the federal republic of Khakassia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abatis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abatis</span></header><div>/ˈæbəti/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhtee), /ˈæbətəs/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhtuhs), <em class="label">Military</em> /æbəˈti/ (<em>say</em> abuh'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">an obstacle of felled trees with bent or sharpened branches directed towards the enemy, and now often interlaced with barbed wire.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">abattis</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103598" href="entry://abate%23bigmac000103598"><span class="smallcaps">abate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abbacy</span></header><div>/ˈæbəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abbacies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">the office, jurisdiction or tenure of an abbot or abbess.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of Middle English <em>abbatie</em>, from Late Latin <em>abbātia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbado</span></header><div>/əˈbadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'bahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Claudio</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">1933–2014, Italian orchestral and operatic conductor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablate</span><z><span target_id="8NtAHNzT6n">v.t.</span><span target_id="HRqnTUo95D">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈbleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'blayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ablated</strong>, <strong class="bold">ablating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8NtAHNzT6n">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> to remove by ablation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HRqnTUo95D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq087"> to pass directly from a solid state to a gas with no liquid intermediary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablaut</span></header><div>/ˈæblaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'ablowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> regular change in the internal structure of word roots, particularly in the vowel, showing alteration in function and meaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq785"> such change in Indo-European languages, as in English <em>sing</em>, <em>sang</em>, <em>sung</em>, <em>song</em>; gradation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German, from <em>ab</em> off + <em>Laut</em> sound; popularised by Jakob Grimm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablaze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablaze</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ablaze" src="word_pronunciations/00051.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbleɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'blayz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>in predicative use</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> on fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> gleaming as if on fire: <em class="example">ablaze with light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq623"> charged with emotion: <em class="example">ablaze with anger; </em><em class="example">ablaze with enthusiasm.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aboard</span><z><span target_id="W2AFKWDxmE">adv.</span><span target_id="3Q12R3Xqh4">prep.</span><span target_id="beZUICHuAQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aboard" src="word_pronunciations/00059.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="W2AFKWDxmE"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq859"> on board; on or in a ship, train, bus, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq733"> onto or into a ship, train, bus, etc.: <em class="example">climb aboard!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> alongside.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="3Q12R3Xqh4">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq837"> on board of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="beZUICHuAQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">all aboard</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq743"> (an exclamation warning intending passengers that it is time to board a train, ship, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq503"> <em class="label">NZ</em> (a cry given by shearers when shearing is about to begin.)</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>a bord</em> on a ship]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abrade</span><z><span target_id="eeHfxUiaZp">v.t.</span><span target_id="NUHFtC42JU">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abrade" src="word_pronunciations/00076.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbreɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'brayd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">abraded</strong>, <strong class="bold">abrading</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eeHfxUiaZp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> to scrape off.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NUHFtC42JU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq271"> to wear down by friction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abrādere</em> scrape off] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abrader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abroad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abroad</span><z><span target_id="ruUJK8Pb4t">adv.</span><span target_id="esuAMDr5pO">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abroad" src="word_pronunciations/00082.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbrɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'brawd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ruUJK8Pb4t"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> in or to a foreign country or countries: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There was nothing mythic at Sydney: momentous objects, beings, and events all occurred abroad or in the elsewhere of books.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> outdoors: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was not troubled by the heat but by the fact that she did not wish to be seen abroad with a coloured-man, even though the man was virtually her brother and beloved by her.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> astir; at large; in circulation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>An air of satisfied expectancy was abroad.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq996"> broadly; widely: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They came back frequently to Bloodwood, but they seldom stayed long; and while they were there their hunters ranged far abroad.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">olaf ruhen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em> wide of the mark.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="esuAMDr5pO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq750"> any place outside one’s own country, especially if overseas: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’m expecting a letter from abroad, from America</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a brood</em>; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102075" href="entry://broad%23bigmac000102075"><span class="smallcaps">broad</span></a>. Compare English <em>at large</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acacia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acacia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acacia" src="word_pronunciations/00127.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkeɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kayshuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acacia" src="word_pronunciations/00128.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkeɪsiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kayseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> any tree or shrub of the mimosaceous genus <em>Acacia</em>, native in tropical to warm temperate regions of both hemispheres, being pod-bearing with sap and leaves containing large amounts of tannin used traditionally in medicines and preservatives; usually known as wattle in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> any of certain related plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032129" href="entry://gum%20arabic%23bigmac000032129"><strong>gum arabic</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>akakia</em> a thorny Egyptian tree used medicinally by Greeks in the 1st century AD]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acadia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acadia</span></header><div>/əˈkeɪdiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kaydeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">a former French colony in south-eastern Canada and part of Maine, ceded to Great Britain 1713.</span></div> French, <strong>Acadie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acarid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acarid</span></header><div>/ˈækərɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhrid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">any animal belonging to the Acari (or Acarina), an order of arachnids including the mites, ticks, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>akar</em>(<em>i</em>) mite + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036151" href="entry://-id%23bigmac000036151"><span class="smallcaps">-id<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acarine</strong> /ˈækərin/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhreen), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acarus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acarus</span></header><div>/ˈækərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acari</strong> /ˈækəri/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhree))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">an animal of the genus <em>Acarus</em>; a mite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>akari</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetal</span></header><div>/ˈæsətl/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhtl), /əˈsitl/ (<em>say</em> uh'seetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> a colourless, volatile fluid, CH<sub>3</sub>CH(OC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, used as a hypnotic or solvent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> one of a class of compounds of aldehydes or ketones with alcohols.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200076" href="entry://aceto-%23bigmac000200076"><span class="smallcaps">acet(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001424" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001424"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achaea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac787444252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achaea</span></header><div>/əˈkiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'keeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">an ancient region of southern Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achaia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achaia</span></header><div>/əˈkaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac787444252" href="entry://Achaea%23bigmac787444252"><strong>Achaea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acharn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510679028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acharn</span></header><div>/ʌˈtʃan/ (<em>say</em> u'chahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Thai English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">a teacher, normally at tertiary level.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ajarn</strong>, <strong class="vs">ajaan</strong>, <strong class="vs">archarn</strong>. <div class="etym">[Thai]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achkan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac746713457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achkan</span></header><div>/ˈatʃkan/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchkahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">a type of long coat reaching to the knees and having buttons down the front, worn by Indian men.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>ackan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actual</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actual" src="word_pronunciations/00259.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> 'akchoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq067"> existing in act or fact; real.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq136"> now existing; present: <em class="example">the actual position of the moon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> exhibited in action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>actuālis</em> active, practical; replacing Middle English <em>actuel</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actualness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acuate</span></header><div>/ˈækjueɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'akyoohayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">sharpened; pointed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>acuātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adagio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adagio</span><z><span target_id="e1SvR54c6Z">adv.</span><span target_id="cguTPUKobg">adj.</span><span target_id="qdnSfWxrW7">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adagio" src="word_pronunciations/00280.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdaʒioʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'dahzheeoh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adagio" src="word_pronunciations/00281.mp3"></audio></span>/-dʒioʊ/ (<em>say</em> -jeeoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="e1SvR54c6Z"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> (a musical direction) in a leisurely manner; slowly.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cguTPUKobg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq317"> slow.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qdnSfWxrW7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adagios</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq820"> an adagio movement or piece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Ballet</em> a slow dance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Addams
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Addams</span></header><div>/ˈædəmz/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> <strong>Charles Samuel</strong>, 1912–88, US cartoonist of the macabre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> <strong>Jane</strong>, 1860–1935, US social worker and writer; Nobel Peace prize 1931.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admass</span></header><div>/ˈædmæs/ (<em>say</em> 'admas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">the consumers who make up the audience of advertising via the mass media.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>advertising mass</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adnate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adnate</span></header><div>/ˈædneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'adnayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">grown fast to something; congenitally attached.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adnātus</em> born to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adonai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adonai</span></header><div>/ædəˈnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> aduh'nuy), /ædəˈneɪaɪ/ (<em>say</em> aduh'nayuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> <em class="label">Judaism</em> God, used as a title of reverence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> the second person of the Trinity; Jesus Christ.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew: literally, my Lord; spoken in place of the ineffable name <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086207" href="entry://Yahweh%23bigmac000086207"><span class="smallcaps">Yahweh</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adrian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adrian</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdriən/ (<em>say</em> 'aydreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> the name of six popes, including <strong>Adrian I</strong>, died 795, pope 772–795, and <strong>Adrian IV</strong> (<em>Nicholas Breakspear</em>), c. 1100–59, pope 1154–59, the only English pope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032406" href="entry://Hadrian%23bigmac000032406"><strong>Hadrian</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac471512038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adware</span></header><div>/ˈædwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'adwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">software which automatically displays an advertisement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeacus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeacus</span></header><div>/ˈiəkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">a son of Zeus; grandfather of Achilles and a judge in the lower world.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047138" href="entry://Minos%23bigmac000047138"><strong>Minos</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063277" href="entry://Rhadamanthys%23bigmac000063277"><strong>Rhadamanthys</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aegean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aegean</span></header><div>/əˈdʒiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'jeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">denoting or relating to the civilisation which preceded the historic Hellenic period and which flourished in various islands in, and lands adjacent to, the Aegean Sea, as Crete, Argolis, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Aegaeus</em> (from Greek <em>Aigaios</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeneas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeneas</span></header><div>/əˈniəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'neeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">the son of Anchises who was a prince of Troy, and Aphrodite (Venus); a Trojan hero, who became the founder of Rome.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000861" href="entry://Aeneid%23bigmac000000861"><strong>Aeneid</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>Aineias</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerate" src="word_pronunciations/00388.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'airrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">aerating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> to charge or treat with air or a gas, especially with carbon dioxide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> to expose to the free action of the air: <em class="example">to aerate milk in order to remove unpleasant smells.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to expose (a medium or tissue) to air, as in the oxygenation of the blood in respiration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000872" href="entry://aer-%23bigmac000000872"><span class="smallcaps">aer-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aeration</strong> /ɛəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> air'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aerated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial</span><z><span target_id="cTJuakpDzA">n.</span><span target_id="HhKnf77o22">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerial" src="word_pronunciations/00390.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cTJuakpDzA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> that part of a radio or television system which radiates or receives electromagnetic or microwave signals into or from free space and which may consist of a simple wire, a single metal rod, or a complex metal framework; an antenna.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> (in surfing, skateboarding, etc.) a controlled manoeuvre in which both the rider and the board become airborne.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HhKnf77o22">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq792"> of, in, or produced by the air: <em class="example">aerial currents.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq652"> inhabiting or frequenting the air: <em class="example">aerial creatures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq060"> reaching far into the air; high; lofty: <em class="example">aerial spires.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq593"> partaking of the nature of air; airy: <em class="example">aerial beings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq983"> unsubstantial; visionary: <em class="example">aerial fancies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq862"> having a light and graceful beauty; ethereal: <em class="example">aerial music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq656"> <em class="label">Biology</em> growing in the air, as the adventitious roots of some trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq647"> relating to or used for, from, against, or in aircraft: <em class="example">aerial photography.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āerius</em> airy (from Greek <em>āerios</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aerially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afeard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afeard</span></header><div>/əˈfɪəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'feard) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">afraid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">afeared</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>afered</em>, Old English <em>āfǣred</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affair</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affair" src="word_pronunciations/00410.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> anything done or to be done; that which requires action or effort; business; concern: <em class="example">an affair of great moment; </em><em class="example">the affairs of state.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> (<em>plural</em>) matters of interest or concern; particular doings or interests: <em class="example">put your affairs in order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> an event or a performance; a particular action, operation, or proceeding: <em class="example">when did this affair happen?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq399"> thing; matter (applied to anything made or existing, with a descriptive or qualifying term): <em class="example">this machine is a complicated affair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq613"> a private or personal concern; a special function, business, or duty: <em class="example">to be not your affair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq783"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043552" href="entry://love%20affair%23bigmac000043552"><strong>love affair</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043552" href="entry://love%20affair%23mq729">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043552" href="entry://love%20affair%23mq030">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq800"> a social function: <em class="example">a big affair at the town hall.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>affaire</em>, from <em>à faire</em> to do; replacing Middle English <em>afere</em>, from Old French <em>afaire</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affray</span><z><span target_id="QyAr7JO90B">n.</span><span target_id="RCitr0dPRY">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affray" src="word_pronunciations/00432.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfreɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'fray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QyAr7JO90B"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> a public fight; a noisy quarrel; a brawl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> <em class="label">Law</em> the fighting of two or more persons in a public place.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RCitr0dPRY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to frighten.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a</em>(<em>f</em>)<em>fray</em>(<em>en</em>), from Anglo-French, variant of <em>effrayer</em>, Old French <em>effreer</em>, from Late Latin <em>exfridāre</em>, from <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-fridāre</em>, from <em>fridus</em> peace (of Germanic origin)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afghan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac414459854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afghan</span></header><div>/ˈæfgæn/ (<em>say</em> 'afgan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> a kind of woollen blanket, knitted, crocheted, or woven, usually in a geometric pattern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq232"> a type of crunchy chocolate biscuit, iced and usually topped with a nut.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afghan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afghan</span><z><span target_id="RhXVH02go3">n.</span><span target_id="9dXgkkg737">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæfgæn/ (<em>say</em> 'afgan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RhXVH02go3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq954"> Also, <strong class="vs">Afghani</strong>. a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq084"> (formerly) a camel driver from the north-west parts of India, employed in the outback of Australia, and sometimes self-employed as an itinerant merchant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq553"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054657" href="entry://Pashto%23bigmac000054657"><strong>Pashto</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq102"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000991" href="entry://Afghan%20hound%23bigmac000000991"><strong>Afghan hound</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9dXgkkg737">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq973"> Also, <strong class="vs">Afghani</strong>. of Afghanistan or its people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aflame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aflame</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aflame" src="word_pronunciations/00438.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfleɪm/ (<em>say</em> uh'flaym) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq378"> on fire; ablaze: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A trooper named Johnson set the house all aflame / To burn those bold outlaws, it was a great shame.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, australian bush ballads</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> inflamed; aroused; glowing: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>his sun-reddened face aflame with anger, his rough yellow hair seeming to shoot sparks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq660"> reflecting or assuming the colour of fire: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The sun is a king on the crest of the hill / And the woods are aflame with his glory</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">william h ogilvie</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1916</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afloat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afloat</span><z><span target_id="t4N3B2mmna">adj.</span><span target_id="R6hOjKqM09">adv.</span><span target_id="pBiJynuZKg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afloat" src="word_pronunciations/00439.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfloʊt/ (<em>say</em> uh'floht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="t4N3B2mmna"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> borne on the water; in a floating condition: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Even a ‘billy can’ or ladies’ bathing cap will supply sufficient buoyancy to keep a person afloat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, water safety</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> flooded: <em class="example">the main deck was afloat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq757"> moving without guide or control: <em class="example">our affairs are all afloat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq784"> passing from place to place; in circulation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>By and by, in some inexplicable way, it came to be understood that there was conspiracy afloat</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq385"> surviving financially; solvent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he could scrape together enough to keep him afloat till he found a modest corner to slip into.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="R6hOjKqM09">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq693"> on board ship; at sea: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Again, a genuine sea-lover, he had found not one of the ninety odd days spent afloat unbearable</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq590"> in a boat on the water.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pBiJynuZKg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">set afloat</strong>, to put (an enterprise, business, etc.) in operation; launch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afocal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afocal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afocal" src="word_pronunciations/00440.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈfoʊkəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'fohkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">having no finite focal point, as a telescope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afraid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afraid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afraid" src="word_pronunciations/00443.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfreɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'frayd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> feeling fear; filled with apprehension: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was even afraid to leave her suitcase at the railway station – policewomen love railway stations</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> reluctantly or regretfully of the opinion: <em class="example">I am afraid you will have to wait.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>afraied</em>, originally past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000984" href="entry://affray%23bigmac000000984"><span class="smallcaps">affray</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agadir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agadir</span></header><div>/ægəˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> aguh'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">a seaport in south-western Morocco; international crisis in 1911 over territorial dispute between Germany and France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agamic</span></header><div>/əˈgæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'gamik), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Biology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq584"> asexual.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq330"> occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> <em class="label">Botany Obsolete</em> cryptogamic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agamous</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>agamos</em> unwed + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agamically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agamid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agamid</span></header><div>/ˈægəmɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhmid) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">of or relating to the Agamidae, a widespread family of lizards, mostly terrestrial, but some arboreal or semi-aquatic, having acrodont dentition and roughened skin, as the bearded dragon or the frillneck lizard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agaric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agaric</span></header><div>/əˈgærɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'garik), /ˈægərɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">an agaricaceous fungus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agaricum</em>, from Greek <em>agarikon</em>; named after <em>Agaria</em>, a place in Sarmatia, an ancient region now in Poland and western Russia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agassi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agassi</span></header><div>/ˈægəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Andre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">born 1970, US tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 1992.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aghast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aghast</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aghast" src="word_pronunciations/00481.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgast/ (<em>say</em> uh'gahst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">struck with amazement; stupefied with fright or horror: <em class="example">they stood aghast at this unforeseen disaster.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>agast</em>, past participle of <em>agasten</em> terrify. Compare Old English <em>gæstan</em> in same sense]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aglaia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aglaia</span></header><div>/əˈglaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'gluyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">one of the Graces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agleam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agleam</span></header><div>/əˈglim/ (<em>say</em> uh'gleem) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">gleaming.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agnail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agnail</span></header><div>/ˈægneɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'agnayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032863" href="entry://hangnail%23bigmac000032863"><strong>hangnail</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agnate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agnate</span><z><span target_id="oBFWyWlPc5">n.</span><span target_id="4nOcjM5chz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈægneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'agnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oBFWyWlPc5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq808"> a kinsman whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> any male relation by the father’s side.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4nOcjM5chz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq047"> related or akin through males or on the father’s side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq703"> allied or akin.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023713" href="entry://enate%23bigmac000023713"><strong>enate</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>agnātus</em>, past participle, born to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agnatic</strong> /ægˈnætɪk/ (<em>say</em> ag'natik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agnation</strong> /ægˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ag'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agunah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774376846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agunah</span></header><div>/əˈgunə/ (<em>say</em> uh'goohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">(in Jewish religious law) a married woman who is separated from her husband, but who has not received a get (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac859272048" href="entry://get%23bigmac859272048"><strong>get<sup>2</sup></strong></a>) from her husband, so that she is unable to remarry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew: anchored, chained]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aintab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aintab</span></header><div>/aɪnˈtab/ (<em>say</em> uyn'tahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092055" href="entry://Gaziantep%23bigmac000092055"><strong>Gaziantep</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airbag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airbag</span></header><div>/ˈɛəbæg/ (<em>say</em> 'airbag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a safety device in a motor vehicle consisting of a bag which instantly inflates in front of the driver or front-seat passenger on collision.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airman" src="word_pronunciations/00530.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'airmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">airmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> an aviator (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004887" href="entry://aviator%23mq136">1</a>), especially a member of an air force. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Lieutenant Frank McNamara of No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, the first Australian airman awarded the Victoria Cross. The award was for his part in rescuing a fellow pilot who had been forced to land behind enemy lines during an aerial bomb attack by Allied forces on an important Turkish supply point at Gaza, Palestine, 20 March 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/airman_P00336.001.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Captain Arthur Cobby, standing in front of an Avro 504k aircraft. A leading Australian ace, he was officially credited with the confirmed destruction in combat of 29 machines. The chequered paint scheme on this aircraft indicates that its pilot was an instructor at the time.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/airman_DAAV00167.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Captain Robert Little, rated as one of the top Australian fighter aces of World War I. During his service with the British Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) he was credited with 47 air victories.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/airman_A05200.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A group of Australian Flying Corps trainee pilots at a training wing airfield in England in 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/airman_P01034.051.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq663"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq560"> a member of the RAAF of non-commissioned rank.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq574"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004887" href="entry://aviator%23bigmac000004887"><strong>aviator</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004887" href="entry://aviator%23mq119">2</a>).</span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>airmanship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airway</span></header><div>/ˈɛəweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'airway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">airways</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> an air route fully equipped with emergency landing fields, beacon lights, radio beams, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq851"> any passage in a mine used for purposes of ventilation; an air course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq855"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a tube used to achieve unobstructed respiration in general anaesthesia or emergency medicine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq763"> a respiratory passage such as a bronchus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ajowan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac613976031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ajowan</span></header><div>/ˈædʒəwən/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">an umbelliferous herb, <em>Trachyspermum ammi</em>, the seeds of which are used in Indian cookery, having a hot and bitter taste and a thyme-like fragrance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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akatea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac590355916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">akatea</span></header><div>/akəˈteɪə/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'tayuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a species of NZ rata vine with white flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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akeake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">akeake</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of akeake" src="word_pronunciations/00544.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakiˌaki/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkee.ahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> a large, tropical, hard-wooded shrub, <em>Dodonaea viscosa</em>, with young twigs compressed or triangular and viscid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq076"> either of two NZ trees, <em>Olearia avicenniaefolia</em> and <em>O. traversii</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ake</strong>. <div class="etym">[Māori]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akhtar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308857910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akhtar</span></header><div>/ˈæktə/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Shoaib</strong> /ˈʃoʊæb/ (<em>say</em> shohab), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">born 1975, Pakistani cricketer; noted as a fast bowler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alagöz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alagöz</span></header><div>/alaˈgɜz/ (<em>say</em> ahlah'gerz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094239" href="entry://Aragats%23bigmac000094239"><strong>Aragats</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alagez</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alalia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alalia</span></header><div>/əˈleɪliə/ (<em>say</em> uh'layleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">loss of the power of speech due to impairment of the muscles or sense organs involved in speech.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alaric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alaric</span></header><div>/ˈælərɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">AD c. 370–410, king of the Visigoths; captured Rome 410.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alaska
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac986035763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alaska</span></header><div>/əˈlæskə/ (<em>say</em> uh'laskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">a baked ice cream dessert, usually consisting of a sponge with fruit or other flavouring, the whole enclosed in meringue, as baked alaska, bombe alaska.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alaska
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alaska</span></header><div>/əˈlæskə/ (<em>say</em> uh'laskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">a state of the US in north-western North America. 1 530 693 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Juneau.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: Alas. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Alaskan</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albany</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> /ˈælbəni/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhnee) a town in south-western WA, on King George Sound; major port.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq541"> /ˈɔlbəni/ (<em>say</em> 'awlbuhnee) a city in the US, the capital of New York State, in the eastern part, on the Hudson.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq806"> /ˈɔlbəni/ (<em>say</em> 'awlbuhnee) a river in central Canada, flowing from western Ontario east to James Bay. 982 km.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Albany</strong> stands on land traditionally inhabited by the Minang people. The first European sighting of the area was by a Dutch ship in 1627, and it was explored in 1791 by George Vancouver, who named its sheltered waters King George Sound. Matthew Flinders replenished his ships there in 1801, and in late 1826 a penal colony was established. Officially named Fredericks Town in 1827, it became known as Albany by the 1830s. Early development was largely due to the wool boom, but farming was not very successful. The difficult sea approach in winter prevented Albany from becoming WA’s chief settlement and the penal colony was evacuated in 1831. Large numbers of whaling ships came from the US, France and the eastern colonies, and whaling became a major industry. Albany was Australia’s last whaling station to close (1978). The town was WA’s main port until the construction of Fremantle harbour at the end of the 19th century. Albany is now a commercial centre and port for southern WA, with tourism, fishing, forestry and wine as its main industries.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcaic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcaic</span><z><span target_id="85N0xja61f">adj.</span><span target_id="Mmi7s81rGf">n.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈkeɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> al'kayik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="85N0xja61f"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> relating to certain metres or a form of strophe or stanza used by, or named after, the poet Alcaeus.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mmi7s81rGf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq273"> (<em>plural</em>) Alcaic verses or strophes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Alcaeus</em>, a Greek lyric poet of Mytilene (now Lesbos), fl. c. 600 BC]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcman</span></header><div>/ˈælkmən/ (<em>say</em> 'alkmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">fl. 620 BC, Greek lyric poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alhaji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alhaji</span></header><div>/ælˈhædʒi/ (<em>say</em> al'hajee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq745"> (<em>upper case</em>) (a title of respect accorded to one who has done this.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkali</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alkali" src="word_pronunciations/00598.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælkəlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alkalis</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">alkalies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq525"> any of various bases, the hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium, which neutralise acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq578"> any of various other more or less active bases, as calcium hydroxide.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> any of various other compounds, as the carbonates of sodium and potassium.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> a soluble mineral salt, or a mixture of soluble salts, occurring in soils, etc., usually to the damage of crops.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alkaly</em>, from Middle French <em>alcali</em>, from Arabic <em>al qily</em>, later <em>al qalī</em> the saltwort ashes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkane</span></header><div>/ˈælkeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'alkayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">any member of the alkane (paraffin) series, with the general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+2</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allman</span></header><div>/ˈɔlmən/ (<em>say</em> 'awlmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert Edward Joseph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">1927–2013, Australian operatic baritone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Almaty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Almaty</span></header><div>/ælˈmati/ (<em>say</em> al'mahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">a city in southern Kazakhstan, formerly (until 1998) the capital city.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Alma-Ata</strong>, <strong class="vs">Verny</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpaca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpaca</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alpaca" src="word_pronunciations/00659.mp3"></audio></span>/ælˈpækə/ (<em>say</em> al'pakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> a domesticated South American ruminant, <em>Lama pacos</em>, raised for its long, soft, silky hair or wool, thought to be descended from the guanaco.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq316"> the hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq361"> a fabric made of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq674"> a glossy, wiry, commonly black woollen fabric with cotton warp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq865"> a rayon and alpaca crepe, with a viscose and acetate rayon warp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Aymara]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Altaic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Altaic</span><z><span target_id="MPZkSTFFqh">n.</span><span target_id="IVER8nb12P">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈteɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> al'tayik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MPZkSTFFqh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> a family of languages consisting of the Turkic, Tungusic, and Mongolian branches or subfamilies.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IVER8nb12P">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq831"> belonging, or relating to these languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Altman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Altman</span></header><div>/ˈɔltmən/ (<em>say</em> 'awltmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert B</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">1925–2006, US film director and producer; films include <em>M*A*S*H</em> (1970), <em>Nashville</em> (1975), <em>The Player</em> (1992) and <em>Gosford Park</em> (2001).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alvaro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alvaro</span></header><div>/alˈvaroʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahl'vahroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Corrado</strong> /kɔˈradoʊ/ (<em>say</em> kaw'rahdoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">1895–1956 Italian writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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always
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">always</span><z><span target_id="D9IrXWUzhr">adv.</span><span target_id="Dsrsfa9PqV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of always" src="word_pronunciations/00695.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔlweɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'awlwayz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of always" src="word_pronunciations/00696.mp3"></audio></span>/-wəz/ (<em>say</em> -wuhz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="D9IrXWUzhr"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> all the time; uninterruptedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> every time; on every occasion: <em class="example">he always works on Saturday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq233"> often, especially with monotonous regularity; repeatedly: <em class="example">you always say that.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Dsrsfa9PqV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq937"> <strong class="phr">be always at </strong>(<strong class="phr">something</strong>), to spend a large amount of one’s time doing (something) because of one’s keen interest in it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English genitive noun phrase <em>alles weis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amadio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amadio</span></header><div>/əˈmadioʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'mahdeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> <strong>John Bell</strong>, 1884–1964, Australian flautist, born in NZ. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Opera singer Florence Austral and flautist John Amadio, New South Wales, ca. 1934.&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/john+amadio.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq978"> his nephew, <strong>Neville Francis</strong>, 1913–2006, Australian flautist, composer and conductor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amadou
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amadou</span></header><div>/ˈæmədu/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhdooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">a spongy substance prepared from fungi, <em>Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius</em> and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Provençal <em>amadou</em> lover, from Latin <em>amāre</em> to love, so called from its flammability]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amalfi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amalfi</span></header><div>/əˈmælfi/ (<em>say</em> uh'malfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a seaport in Italy, in Campania, south-east of Naples; important commercial centre 9th–14th centuries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amangu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac241689136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amangu</span><z><span target_id="iKG9Hpd6fq">n.</span><span target_id="ONLTz9vz6F">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmaŋu/ (<em>say</em> uh'mahngooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iKG9Hpd6fq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> an Australian Aboriginal people of a coastal area of WA around Geraldton and south to Jurien Bay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ONLTz9vz6F">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq69"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amatil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amatil</span></header><div>/ˈæmətɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac420281302" href="entry://Coca-Cola%20Amatil%23bigmac420281302"><strong>Coca-Cola Amatil</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amazed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112627812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amazed</span><z><span target_id="iECDmAoXGb">v.</span><span target_id="b0j6ocd2WE">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmeɪzd/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayzd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="iECDmAoXGb"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002060" href="entry://amaze%23bigmac000002060"><strong>amaze</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="b0j6ocd2WE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq951"> astonished: <em class="example">I’m amazed at the price; </em><em class="example">I’m amazed with what has happened.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>amazedly</strong> /əˈmeɪzədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayzuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amazedness</strong> /əˈmeɪzədnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayzuhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amazon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296706631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amazon<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Amazon" src="word_pronunciations/00708.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæməzən/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhzuhn), /ˈæməzɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhzon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> one of a mythical tribe of female warriors in South America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq860"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) a tall, physically strong woman who is viewed as both handsome and aggressive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, ultimate origin uncertain (popularly supposed to be from <em>a-</em> lacking, without + <em>mazos</em> breast, the warriors (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac296706631" href="#mq414">1</a>) having removed one breast in order to shoot a bow more accurately)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Amazonian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362294839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amazon<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Amazon" src="word_pronunciations/00708.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæməzən/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhzuhn), /ˈæməzɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhzon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">a river in northern South America, flowing from the Peruvian Andes east through northern Brazil to the Atlantic; the largest river in the world. About 6570 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [with reference to female warriors allegedly seen in its vicinity. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac296706631" href="#bigmac296706631"><span class="smallcaps">Amazon<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac296706631" href="#mq351">2</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Amazonian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambary</span></header><div>/æmˈbari/ (<em>say</em> am'bahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> a plant of India, <em>Hibiscus cannabinus</em>, which yields a useful fibre; kenaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq613"> the fibre itself; kenaf.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ambari</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>ambāṛā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amhara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amhara</span></header><div>/æmˈharə/ (<em>say</em> am'hahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> a former kingdom in north-western Ethiopia. <em>Capital</em>: Gondar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> an inhabitant of this kingdom.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Amharan</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoral</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amoral" src="word_pronunciations/00765.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈmɒrəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'moruhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amoral" src="word_pronunciations/00766.mp3"></audio></span>/æ-/ (<em>say</em> a-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089675" href="entry://moral%23bigmac000089675"><span class="smallcaps">moral</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amorality</strong> /eɪməˈræləti/ (<em>say</em> aymuh'raluhtee), /æm-/ (<em>say</em> am-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amorally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anneal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anneal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anneal" src="word_pronunciations/00887.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnil/ (<em>say</em> uh'neel) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq609"> to free from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq129"> to toughen or temper: <em class="example">to anneal the mind.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anele</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>anǣlan</em>, from <em>an</em> on + <em>ǣlan</em> burn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annear</span></header><div>/əˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Harold Desbrowe</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">1866–1933, Australian architect; pioneer designer of functional homes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annual</span><z><span target_id="ME9viMr5Q1">adj.</span><span target_id="yFwE4BO9dY">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annual" src="word_pronunciations/00899.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> 'anyoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ME9viMr5Q1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> of, for, or relating to a year; yearly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> occurring or returning once a year: <em class="example">an annual celebration.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq787"> <em class="label">Botany</em> living only one growing season, as beans or maize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq770"> performed during a year: <em class="example">the annual course of the sun.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yFwE4BO9dY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq429"> a plant living only one year or season.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq330"> a literary production published annually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bath; ablutions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>annuālis</em> yearly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anodal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anodal</span></header><div>/əˈnoʊdəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'nohduhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002779" href="entry://anodic%23bigmac000002779"><strong>anodic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorak</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anorak" src="word_pronunciations/00911.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəræk/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054460" href="entry://parka%23bigmac000054460"><strong>parka</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077549" href="entry://trainspotter%23bigmac000077549">trainspotter</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077549" href="entry://trainspotter%23mq461">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq782"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a studiously enthusiastic devotee of a hobby or pastime.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Inuit <em>anorag</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ansara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ansara</span></header><div>/ænˈsarə/ (<em>say</em> an'sahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Martha Stearns</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">born 1942, US-born cinematographer in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ansate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ansate</span></header><div>/ˈænseɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ansayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">having a handle or handle-like part.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ansated</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>ansātus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anshan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anshan</span></header><div>/ænˈʃæn/ (<em>say</em> an'shan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a city in north-eastern China, in Liaoning province.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiar</span></header><div>/ˈæntia/ (<em>say</em> 'anteeah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081574" href="entry://upas%23bigmac000081574"><strong>upas</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> an arrow poison prepared from the sap of the upas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Javanese <em>antjar</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anural</span></header><div>/əˈnjurəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> tailless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq581"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104624" href="entry://anuran%23bigmac000104624"><strong>anuran</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104624" href="entry://anuran%23mq978">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anurous</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>oura</em> tail + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anuran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anuran</span><z><span target_id="H6VWKKspiJ">adj.</span><span target_id="IfkQxj8sw8">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈnjurən/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohruhn), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="H6VWKKspiJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> Also, <strong class="vs">anural</strong>. of or relating to the Anura, an order of Amphibians comprising the frogs and toads; salientian.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IfkQxj8sw8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq730"> a frog or toad.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anyang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anyang</span></header><div>/ˈanjaŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnyahng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a city in north-eastern China, in Henan province; important ancient centre; last capital of Shang dynasty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anyway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anyway</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anyway" src="word_pronunciations/00999.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛniweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'eneeway) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">in any case; anyhow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aoudad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aoudad</span></header><div>/ˈaudæd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahoohdad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">a wild sheep of northern Africa, <em>Ammotragus lervia</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Berber <em>audad</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apache</span></header><div>/əˈpæʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'pash), /əˈpaʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'pahsh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">a Parisian gangster or tough.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097881" href="entry://Apache%23bigmac000097881"><span class="smallcaps">Apache</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apache</span></header><div>/əˈpætʃi/ (<em>say</em> uh'pachee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> a group of Native American peoples of Athabascan speech stock in the south-western US.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Apache</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Apaches</strong>) a member of any of these peoples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq046"> any of several Athabascan languages of Arizona and the Rio Grande basin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Mexican Spanish, from the Mexican Native American (Zuni) name for the Navajo (literally, enemy)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apathy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apathy" src="word_pronunciations/01012.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpəθi/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhthee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> lack of feeling; absence of passion, emotion, excitement, or energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> lack of interest in things which others find moving or exciting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apathía</em>, from Greek <em>apatheia</em> insensibility]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apeman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apeman</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'aypman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apemen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> any of the various extinct apelike forerunners of human beings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a brawny, uncouth man.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apiary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apiary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apiary" src="word_pronunciations/01024.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪpiəri/ (<em>say</em> 'aypeeuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apiaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a place in which bees are kept; a stand or shed containing a number of beehives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apiārium</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apical</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apical" src="word_pronunciations/01025.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'apikuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apical" src="word_pronunciations/01026.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> of, at, or forming the apex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> relating to speech sounds formed with the tip of the tongue as articulator, as for example [t], [s], [n].</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apex</em> summit + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amytal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amytal</span></header><div>/ˈæmətæl/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a derivative of barbituric acid, C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>18</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, formerly used as a sedative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabas</span></header><div>/ˈænəbæs/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhbas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">any member of the genus <em>Anabas</em> which comprises small, freshwater, perch-like fishes of southern Asia and Africa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek, aorist participle of <em>anabainein</em> go up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anadyr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anadyr</span></header><div>/ʌnʌˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> unu'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> a river in Russia, flowing from mountains in the Arctic Circle east to the Gulf of Anadyr. 725 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> a mountain range in Russia, in north-eastern Siberia, rising over 1500 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq456"> <strong>Gulf of</strong>, an inlet of the Bering Sea in north-eastern Russia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaes.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaes.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq633"> anaesthesia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> anaesthetic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analog</span><z><span target_id="76c3ETSryX">adj.</span><span target_id="3vE5jNVvPW">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analog" src="word_pronunciations/00815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəlɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhlog) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="76c3ETSryX"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Electronics</em>, <em>Broadcasting</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> relating to any device or procedure which encodes physical properties such as those of sound, sight, etc., in terms of frequencies and their amplitudes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> of or relating to any device which represents a variable by a continuously moving or varying entity such as a clock, the hands of which move to represent time, or a VU meter, the needle of which moves to represent varying amplifier output energy. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020401" href="entry://digital%23bigmac000020401"><strong>digital</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020401" href="entry://digital%23mq575">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq362"> characterised by having analog devices: <em class="example">an analog world; </em><em class="example">an analog generation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq613"> of or relating to the original form of something that has a digital, electrical, etc., counterpart: <em class="example">an analog map; </em><em class="example">an analog bicycle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq712"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) of or relating to a person or place that is unaffected by, does not utilise, or cannot operate new technology, as computers and computerised devices: <em class="example">my analog father.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq032"> of or relating to a substitute version, as a non-alcoholic version of a beverage which would normally contain alcohol, or vegetarian meat: <em class="example">analog beer; </em><em class="example">analog chicken.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3vE5jNVvPW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq262"> a substitute used in a food or beverage preparation, as vegetables used in place of meat: <em class="example">a meat analog.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">analogue</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>analogos</em> proportionate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ananda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123894001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ananda</span></header><div>/əˈnændə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nanduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">(in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism) the highest state of being, in which one achieves perfect happiness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>ānanda</em>, literally, bliss]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ananda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac405968036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ananda</span></header><div>/əˈnændə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nanduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">the first cousin of the Buddha and one of his main disciples, serving as the Buddha’s personal attendant for the last 25 years of his life, and instrumental in creating an order of Buddhist nuns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Pali <em>ānanda</em>, from Sanskrit: joy, bliss]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anangu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac248917113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anangu</span><z><span target_id="b9LhxRBBg3">n.</span><span target_id="DPhhWRRnyZ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈanaŋu/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnahngooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b9LhxRBBg3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> an Aboriginal person from Central Australia.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DPhhWRRnyZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq259"> of or relating to an Anangu.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040621" href="entry://Koori%23bigmac000040621"><strong>Koori</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098703" href="entry://Murri%23bigmac000098703"><strong>Murri</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090947" href="entry://Noongar%23bigmac000090947"><strong>Noongar</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105081" href="entry://Nunga%23bigmac000105081"><strong>Nunga</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171425564" href="entry://Yamatji%23bigmac171425564"><strong>Yamatji</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086430" href="entry://Yolngu%23bigmac000086430"><strong>Yolngu</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Pitjantjatjara: person]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anatto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anatto</span></header><div>/əˈnætoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'natoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002735" href="entry://annatto%23bigmac000002735"><strong>annatto</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andean</span></header><div>/ænˈdiən/ (<em>say</em> an'deeuhn), /ˈændiən/ (<em>say</em> 'andeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">of or like the Andes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angara</span></header><div>/əngaˈra/ (<em>say</em> uhngah'rah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">a river in southern Russia in Asia, rising north-east of Lake Baikal and flowing through it north-west to the Yenisei River; called the Upper Tunguska in its lower course. About 2100 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angary</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəri/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">International Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>angaría</em> forced service (to a lord), from Greek <em>angareia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anhalt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anhalt</span></header><div>/ˈanhalt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnhahlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105014" href="entry://Saxony-Anhalt%23bigmac000105014"><strong>Saxony-Anhalt</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal</span><z><span target_id="N7t1HjUvsu">n.</span><span target_id="4TxA4OSUN9">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of animal" src="word_pronunciations/00874.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəməl/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N7t1HjUvsu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> any living organism characterised by the capacity for voluntary motion, sensation, and the ingestion of food such as plants and other animals, and which has a non-cellulose cell wall. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101310" href="entry://plant%23bigmac000101310"><strong>plant</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> any animal other than a human.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq750"> an inhuman person; brutish or beast-like person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq191"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who is a passionate sexual partner.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4TxA4OSUN9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq882"> of, relating to, or derived from animals: <em class="example">animal life; </em><em class="example">animal fats.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq890"> relating to the physical or carnal nature of humans, rather than their moral or intellectual nature: <em class="example">animal needs.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: living being]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ankara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ankara</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkərə/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">the capital of Turkey, in the central part.</span></div> Formerly (until 1930), <strong>Angora</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ankrah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ankrah</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkrə/ (<em>say</em> 'angkruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph Arthur</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">1915–92, Ghanaian army officer and politician; head of government 1966–69.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anlace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anlace</span></header><div>/ˈænləs/ (<em>say</em> 'anluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq112">a medieval dagger or short sword, worn in front of the person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>ale</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>naz</em>, from <em>alesne</em> awl, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anlage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anlage</span></header><div>/ˈænlagə/ (<em>say</em> 'anlahguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anlagen</strong> /ˈænlagən/ (<em>say</em> 'anlahguhn))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059092" href="entry://primordium%23bigmac000059092"><strong>primordium</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007775" href="entry://blastema%23bigmac000007775"><strong>blastema</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: set-up, layout]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annaba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annaba</span></header><div>/ˈænəbə/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a seaport in north-eastern Algeria, east of Algiers.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Bône</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034415" href="entry://Hippo%20Regius%23bigmac000034415"><strong>Hippo Regius</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annals</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annals" src="word_pronunciations/00886.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> history or relation of events recorded year by year.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> historical records generally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq829"> a periodical publication containing formal reports of learned societies, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>annālēs </em>(<em>librī</em>) (books) yearly records]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ariary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975388531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ariary</span></header><div>/ariˈari/ (<em>say</em> ahree'ahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ariary</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq10">the principal monetary unit of Madagascar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armada</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armada" src="word_pronunciations/01201.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈmadə/ (<em>say</em> ah'mahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> a fleet of warships.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq984"> a large number of boats or ships.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Latin <em>armāta</em> armed forces (properly past participle neuter plural of <em>armāre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003780" href="entry://arm%23bigmac000003780"><span class="smallcaps">arm<sup>2</sup></span></a>, verb). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003825" href="entry://army%23bigmac000003825"><span class="smallcaps">army</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214447758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armada</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Armada" src="word_pronunciations/01201.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈmadə/ (<em>say</em> ah'mahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070620" href="entry://Spanish%20Armada%23bigmac000070620"><strong>Spanish Armada</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armagh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armagh</span></header><div>/aˈma/ (<em>say</em> ah'mah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> a county in southern Northern Ireland, no longer functioning as an administrative region; replaced in 1973 by several unitary districts, including that of Armagh. 1326 km<sup>2</sup>. Irish, <strong>Ard Macha</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq145"> a unitary district in southern Northern Ireland in County Armagh. 667 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq624"> a town in this district of Northern Ireland; Saint Patrick is said to have founded the first mission settlement here.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armani
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274973252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armani</span></header><div>/aˈmani/ (<em>say</em> ah'mahnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Giorgio</strong> /ˈdʒɔdʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'jawjoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">born 1934, Italian fashion designer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrack</span></header><div>/ˈærək/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhk), /-æk/ (<em>say</em> -ak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">any of various spirits distilled in certain Arab and Asian countries from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095158" href="entry://toddy%23bigmac000095158">toddy</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095158" href="entry://toddy%23mq921">2</a>), rice, molasses, or other materials.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arak</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>‘araq</em> (fermented) juice]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arrant" src="word_pronunciations/01225.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> downright; thorough: <em class="example">an arrant fool.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq314"> notorious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq145"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> wandering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024439" href="entry://errant%23bigmac000024439"><span class="smallcaps">errant</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arrantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrear</span><z><span target_id="W6OlTmLmpP">n.</span><span target_id="jqwaGXjpbz">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈrɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W6OlTmLmpP"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> the state of being behindhand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> that which is behind in payment; a debt which remains unpaid, though due.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jqwaGXjpbz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq691"> <strong class="phr">in arrear</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), after the time or period concerned: <em class="example">we’re three months in arrears on the mortgage; </em><em class="example">you will be paid monthly in arrears.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>arere</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>retrō</em> backwards]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arrian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arrian</span></header><div>/ˈærian/ (<em>say</em> 'areeahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Flavius Arrianus</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">fl. 2nd century AD, Greek historian; wrote the <em>Anabasis</em>, a life of Alexander the Great.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Artaud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Artaud</span></header><div>/aˈtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'toh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Antonin</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">1896–1948, French dramatist, actor and stage director; pioneered the theatre of cruelty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asalto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asalto</span></header><div>/ʌˈsaltɔ/ (<em>say</em> u'sahltaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a surprise party to celebrate a birthday or wedding anniversary, or some other important occasion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Mexican Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac747402046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asante</span></header><div>/əˈsanti/ (<em>say</em> uh'sahntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Asantes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Asante</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004043" href="entry://Ashanti%23bigmac000004043"><strong>Ashanti</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ascham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ascham</span></header><div>/ˈæskəm/ (<em>say</em> 'askuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roger</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">1515–68, English scholar and writer; tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asgard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asgard</span></header><div>/ˈæsgad/ (<em>say</em> 'asgahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scandinavian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">the heavenly abode of the gods, connected with the earth by a rainbow bridge (Bifrost).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asgarth</strong>, <strong class="vs">Asgardhr</strong>. <div class="etym">[Old Norse <em>āsgarðr</em>, from <em>āss</em> god + <em>garðr</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086246" href="entry://yard%23bigmac000086246"><span class="smallcaps">yard<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashlar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashlar</span></header><div>/ˈæʃlə/ (<em>say</em> 'ashluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> a squared block of building stone, finished or rough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> such stones collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> masonry made of them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq315"> one of the pieces of timber used in ashlaring; a stud.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ashler</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>asheler</em>, from Old French <em>aisselier</em>, from Latin <em>axis</em> board]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashram</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ashram" src="word_pronunciations/01295.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæʃræm/ (<em>say</em> 'ashram), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ashram" src="word_pronunciations/01296.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒʃrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'oshruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq466"> a community of people, together for spiritual development, as through yoga, meditation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> the place where such a community lives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>āśram</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aslant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aslant</span><z><span target_id="MjpjRXoemc">adv.</span><span target_id="iN604g4AMX">adj.</span><span target_id="e8ymGJv161">prep.</span></z></header><div>/əˈslænt/ (<em>say</em> uh'slant) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="MjpjRXoemc"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iN604g4AMX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq464"> slanting; oblique.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="e8ymGJv161">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq325"> slantingly across; athwart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>on slont</em>, <em>on slent</em> on slope. Compare Swedish <em>slänt</em> slope]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asmara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899663773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asmara</span></header><div>/æsˈmarə/ (<em>say</em> as'mahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">the capital of Eritrea. Altitude about 2347 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asosan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asosan</span></header><div>/ˌæsoʊˈsæn/ (<em>say</em> .asoh'san) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">a volcano in south-western Japan, on Kyushu island. 1592 m high; crater, 19 km across.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assail</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assail" src="word_pronunciations/01322.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈseɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'sayl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> to set upon with violence; assault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> to set upon vigorously with arguments, entreaties, abuse, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq467"> to undertake with the purpose of mastering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>asaile</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>asalir</em>, from Vulgar Latin <em>adsalīre</em>, from Latin: <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>salīre</em> leap] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assailable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assailer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assailment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apodal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apodal</span></header><div>/ˈæpədl/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhdl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">having no distinct feet or foot-like members.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>apous</em> footless + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appar.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appar.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> apparent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> apparently.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appeal</span><z><span target_id="ywDrST8Bmi">n.</span><span target_id="vxkgtez7H3">v.i.</span><span target_id="Qzjll4813O">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZCY8E3fgWG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appeal" src="word_pronunciations/01055.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpil/ (<em>say</em> uh'peel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ywDrST8Bmi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> a call for aid, support, mercy, etc.; an earnest request or entreaty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> a fundraising enterprise undertaken by or on behalf of a charitable or other needy organisation: <em class="example">a Red Cross appeal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq836"> application or reference to some person or authority for corroboration, vindication, decision, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a call from a player to the referee or umpire for a decision on a point of play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq376"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq199"> an application or proceeding for review by a higher tribunal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a formal charge or accusation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq586"> power to attract or to move the feelings: <em class="example">the game has lost its appeal; </em><em class="example">sex appeal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a summons or challenge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vxkgtez7H3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq962"> to call for aid, mercy, sympathy, or the like; make an earnest entreaty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq910"> <em class="label">Law</em> to apply to a higher tribunal for review of a case or particular issue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to appeal to the referee or umpire for a decision.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Qzjll4813O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq446"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq143"> to apply to a higher tribunal for review of (a case).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq807"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to charge with a crime before a tribunal.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZCY8E3fgWG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">appeal to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq606"> to offer a special attraction, interest, enjoyment, etc., to: <em class="example">this colour appeals to me.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq818"> to resort to: <em class="example">to appeal to force.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apel</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>apeler</em>, from Latin <em>appellāre</em> approach, address, summon] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appealable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appealer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appealingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appealing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appear</span><z><span target_id="6WLvKl8jsq">cop. v.</span><span target_id="U03SEVlswo">v.i.</span><span target_id="sVmKqX6LXF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appear" src="word_pronunciations/01057.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'pear) <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="6WLvKl8jsq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq570"> to have an appearance; seem; look: <em class="example">to appear wise.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="U03SEVlswo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq713"> to come into sight; become visible: <em class="example">a cloud appeared on the horizon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> to be obvious; be clear or made clear by evidence: <em class="example">it eventually appeared that the woman was his aunt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq816"> to come or be placed before the public: <em class="example">her biography appeared last year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq546"> <em class="label">Law</em> to come formally before a tribunal, authority, etc., as defendant, plaintiff, or counsel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sVmKqX6LXF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq676"> <strong class="phr">appear in</strong>, (of a theatrical performer) to have a part in (a play, film, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apere</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>aper-</em>, stem of <em>aparier</em>, from Latin <em>appārēre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabia</span></header><div>/əˈreɪbiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'raybeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a peninsula in south-western Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and other political divisions; divided in ancient times into <strong>Arabia Deserta</strong>, the northern part, <strong>Arabia Felix</strong>, the southern part (sometimes restricted to Yemen), and <strong>Arabia Petraea</strong>, the north-western part. About 2 600 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabic</span><z><span target_id="AhtsOuUQiM">n.</span><span target_id="zOKmo9qqGp">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈærəbɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhbik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AhtsOuUQiM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> a widespread Semitic language, existing in both classical and various colloquial forms, classical Arabic being a standard literary language as well as the scholarly and liturgical language of Islam, and colloquial Arabic being widely spoken, in a number of dialects, throughout northern Africa and the Middle East, including Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Syria, and Iraq.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zOKmo9qqGp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq274"> of or relating to, or spoken or written in, the Arabic language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq705"> of or relating to the Arab peoples, their culture, land, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Arabicus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arable</span><z><span target_id="TNGK05P1IH">adj.</span><span target_id="0S5aJs6XP7">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arable" src="word_pronunciations/01131.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TNGK05P1IH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> capable, without much modification, of producing crops by means of tillage.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0S5aJs6XP7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq734"> arable land.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arābilis</em> that can be ploughed; replacing Middle English (from <em>ear</em> (verb) plough + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arability</strong> /ærəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> aruh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arafat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arafat</span></header><div>/ˈærəfæt/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhfat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Yasser</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">1929–2004, Palestinian politician and independence activist; became leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in 1968; shared 1994 Nobel Peace prize with Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres for work towards agreement on Palestinian self-rule; elected president of the Palestinian National Authority in 1996.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aragon</span></header><div>/ˈærəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">an autonomous community in north-eastern Spain; a kingdom in medieval times; united with the kingdom of Castile in the 15th century to form the basis of modern Spain. 47 609 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Saragossa (Zaragoza).</span></div> Spanish, <strong>Aragón</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aralia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aralia</span></header><div>/əˈreɪliə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rayleeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">any plant of the genus <em>Aralia</em>, a group of decorative ivies much grown for indoor ornament.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>araliad</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aramid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac81345679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aramid</span></header><div>/ˈærəməd/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhmuhd), /ˈærəmɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhmid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">any of a group of strong, lightweight, heat-resistant, synthetic materials, formed into fibres and used in plastics, bulletproof vests, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003841" href="entry://aromatic%23bigmac000003841"><span class="smallcaps">ar(omatic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057850" href="entry://polyamide%23bigmac000057850"><span class="smallcaps">(poly)amid(e)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aranda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aranda</span></header><div>/ˈarəndə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahruhnduh), /ˈærəndə/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhnduh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105214" href="entry://Arrernte%23bigmac000105214"><strong>Arrernte</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ararat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ararat</span></header><div>/ˈærəræt/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> <strong>Mount</strong>, a volcanic mountain with two peaks, in eastern Turkey, near the boundary with Iran and Armenia; mentioned in Genesis 8:4. 5089 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> a city in central Victoria, west of Melbourne, close to the Hopkins River; former goldmining centre.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Ararat</strong> area lies within the traditional territory of the Djabwurung people. It was explored by Thomas Mitchell in 1836, and was settled in 1839. Rapid population expansion following nearby gold discoveries in the 1850s was short-lived and Ararat became the service centre for a sheep-raising district. Declared a town in 1934 and a city in 1950, it is now a regional administrative centre.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Araújo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961172867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Araújo</span></header><div>/aˈraʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'rahzhoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rui Maria de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">born 1964, East Timorese doctor and politician; prime minister 2015–17.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arawak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arawak</span></header><div>/ˈærəwæk/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhwak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> a member of one of a group of indigenous peoples of northern and north-eastern South America and the West Indies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq233"> one of the languages of these peoples.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Arawakan</strong> /ærəˈwækən/ (<em>say</em> aruh'wakuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arcade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arcade</span><z><span target_id="Cgo78A366y">n.</span><span target_id="Z7dvAqSbRL">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arcade" src="word_pronunciations/01143.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> ah'kayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Cgo78A366y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq159"> a series of arches supported on piers or columns.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq953"> an arched, roofed-in gallery.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> Also, <strong class="vs">shopping arcade</strong>. an arched or covered passageway with shops on either side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq195"> a pedestrian way with shops on one side or both sides.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Z7dvAqSbRL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq730"> (<strong class="bold">arcaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">arcading</strong>) to provide with or form as an arcade or arcades.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>arcata</em> arch, from <em>arco</em> bow, arch, from Latin <em>arcus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arcady
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arcady</span></header><div>/ˈakədi/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003555" href="entry://Arcadia%23bigmac000003555"><strong>Arcadia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arcane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arcane</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arcane" src="word_pronunciations/01145.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈkeɪn/ (<em>say</em> ah'kayn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">mysterious; secret; obscure: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She always felt wretched when belief and passion were so easily dispelled by arcane and unwished-for emotions.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nancy keesing</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arcānus</em>, from <em>arcēre</em> shut up, keep]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argali</span></header><div>/ˈagəli/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">argali</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">a wild sheep of Asia, <em>Ovis ammon</em>, with long, thick, spirally curved horns; ammon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">argal</strong>. <div class="etym">[Mongolian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ariane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ariane</span></header><div>/ɛəriˈaneɪ/ (<em>say</em> airree'ahnay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">a rocket designed by the European Space Association for the launching of satellites; first used in 1981.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assuan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assuan</span></header><div>/æsˈwæn/ (<em>say</em> as'wan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004287" href="entry://Aswan%23bigmac000004287"><strong>Aswan</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Assouan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164760240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astana</span></header><div>/æsˈtanə/ (<em>say</em> as'tahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq88">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac289740756" href="entry://Nursultan%23bigmac289740756"><strong>Nursultan</strong></a>.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Aqmola</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astral</span><z><span target_id="9L5js3GYQ0">adj.</span><span target_id="Wo9y98HePU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astral" src="word_pronunciations/01370.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæstrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9L5js3GYQ0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq503"> relating to or proceeding from the stars; consisting of or resembling stars; starry; stellar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> <em class="label">Biology</em> relating to or resembling an aster; star-shaped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Theosophy</em> relating to a supersensible substance supposedly pervading all space and forming the substance of a second body belonging to each individual.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Wo9y98HePU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq272"> an astral body or spirit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>astrālis</em>, from <em>astrum</em> star, from Greek <em>astron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astray</span><z><span target_id="0zsfLYr6Z3">adv.</span><span target_id="athglTKyWi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astray" src="word_pronunciations/01371.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstreɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'stray) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0zsfLYr6Z3"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> out of the right way or away from the right; straying; wandering.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="athglTKyWi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq420"> <strong class="phr">go astray</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq418"> to fall into error: <em class="example">to go astray in one’s calculation.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq576"> to have a moral lapse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq696"> to be lost or mislaid: <em class="example">my watch has gone astray.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">lead astray</strong>, to cause to take a wrong path.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101957" href="entry://stray%23bigmac000101957"><span class="smallcaps">stray</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aswarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aswarm</span></header><div>/əˈswɔm/ (<em>say</em> uh'swawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">swarming; teeming with.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atabal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atabal</span></header><div>/ˈætəbæl/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhbal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a kind of drum used by the Moorish people of North Africa.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">attabal</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish, Arabic <em>aṭ tabl</em> the drum]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ataman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ataman</span></header><div>/ˈætəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">atamans</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a chief of Cossacks, elected by the whole group, serving as a chairman in peace and a leader in war; hetman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ataxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ataxia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ataxia" src="word_pronunciations/01387.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtæksiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'takseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> loss of coordination of the muscles, especially of the extremities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043164" href="entry://locomotor%20ataxia%23bigmac000043164"><strong>locomotor ataxia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: disorder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ataxic</strong>, <strong>atactic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atbara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atbara</span></header><div>/ˈætbərə/ (<em>say</em> 'atbuhruh), /ætˈbarə/ (<em>say</em> at'bahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a river flowing from north-western Ethiopia north-west to the Nile in Sudan. About 800 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atlatl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atlatl</span></header><div>/ˈætlætl/ (<em>say</em> 'atlatl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">a device used by the indigenous people of Central America for throwing a spear or dart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Nahuatl]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atonal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atonal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atonal" src="word_pronunciations/01413.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈtoʊnəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'tohnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">having no key or tonal centre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077026" href="entry://tonal%23bigmac000077026"><span class="smallcaps">tonal</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atonalism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atonalistic</strong> /ˌeɪtoʊnəˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .aytohnuh'listik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atonally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attach</span><z><span target_id="S4ByP7rFf0">v.t.</span><span target_id="KEQyNY4LLV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attach" src="word_pronunciations/01425.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtætʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'tach) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S4ByP7rFf0"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> to fasten; affix; join; connect: <em class="example">to attach a cable.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> to join in action or function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq775"> to place on duty with or in assistance to an organisation or working unit temporarily, especially a military unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq862"> to connect as an adjunct; associate: <em class="example">a curse is attached to this treasure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq275"> to assign or attribute: <em class="example">to attach significance to a gesture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq174"> to bind by ties of affection or regard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Law</em> to arrest (a person) or distrain (property) in payment of a debt by legal authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq663"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to lay hold of; seize.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KEQyNY4LLV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq333"> <strong class="phr">attach to</strong>, to adhere or pertain to: <em class="example">no blame attaches to him.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>attache</em>(<em>n</em>) seize, from Old French <em>atachier</em> hold fast] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attachable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attack</span><z><span target_id="cE3RLjYtyN">v.t.</span><span target_id="dcQD7ugT5z">v.i.</span><span target_id="Xq3YpTGTWN">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attack" src="word_pronunciations/01426.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtæk/ (<em>say</em> uh'tak) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cE3RLjYtyN"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> to set upon with force or weapons; begin hostilities against: <em class="example">attack the enemy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> to direct unfavourable criticism, argument, etc., against; blame or abuse violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq095"> to set about (a task) or go to work on (a thing) vigorously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq716"> (of disease, destructive agencies, etc.) to begin to affect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to threaten the goal of the opposing team.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dcQD7ugT5z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq890"> to make an attack; begin hostilities.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xq3YpTGTWN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq820"> the act of attacking; onslaught; assault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq656"> criticism; abuse; calumny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq244"> an offensive military operation with the aim of overcoming the enemy and destroying their armed forces and will to resist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> seizure by disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sudden fit of hunger, especially for a specified item: <em class="example">a choc attack; </em><em class="example">an attack of the munchies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq310"> the initial (offensive) movement in a contest; onset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq922"> the act or manner of beginning anything; start; approach, as of a musical tone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq798"> vigour, precision, and flair in approach to or execution of anything, especially in the performance of a musical work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the forwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq175"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq101"> the fielding side’s bowlers, especially its top-line bowlers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq219"> the strategic placing of fieldsmen.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>attaquer</em>, from Italian <em>attaccare</em> attack, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098316" href="entry://attach%23bigmac000098316"><span class="smallcaps">attach</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attacker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attain</span><z><span target_id="m71ZnEeyWO">v.t.</span><span target_id="KCoAkPqR7V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attain" src="word_pronunciations/01427.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈteɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'tayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="m71ZnEeyWO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> to reach, achieve, or accomplish by continued effort: <em class="example">to attain one’s ends.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq320"> to come to or arrive at in due course: <em class="example">to attain the opposite shore.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KCoAkPqR7V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">attain to</strong>, to arrive at; succeed in reaching or obtaining.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>attaine</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>ataindre</em>, from Latin <em>attingere</em> touch upon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atwain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atwain</span></header><div>/əˈtweɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'twayn) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">in twain; in two; asunder.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atwo</strong> /əˈtu/ (<em>say</em> uh'tooh). <div class="etym">[Middle English; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078752" href="entry://twain%23bigmac000078752"><span class="smallcaps">twain</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aubade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aubade</span></header><div>/oʊˈbad/ (<em>say</em> oh'bahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> a piece of music or a poem suited to the dawn. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050369" href="entry://nocturne%23bigmac000050369"><strong>nocturne</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> a morning love song.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067452" href="entry://serenade%23bigmac000067452"><strong>serenade</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[French, from Old Provençal <em>*aubada</em> from <em>auba</em> dawn, ultimately from Latin <em>alba</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auslan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auslan</span></header><div>/ˈɒzlæn/ (<em>say</em> 'ozlan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004702" href="entry://Australian%20Sign%20Language%23bigmac000004702"><strong>Australian Sign Language</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avalon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avalon</span></header><div>/ˈævəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Arthurian Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">an island represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin (<em>insula</em>)<em> Avallōnis</em> Avalon (island)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avatar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avatar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avatar" src="word_pronunciations/01554.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈævəta/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhtah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Hindu Mythology</em> the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> a supreme manifestation; embodiment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Internet</em> the representation of a person in virtual reality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>avatār</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avaunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avaunt</span></header><div>/əˈvɔnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vawnt) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">go away!</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>avant</em> before, onward, from Roman <em>abante</em>, from Latin <em>ab</em> from + <em>ante</em> before]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aviary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aviary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aviary" src="word_pronunciations/01566.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪvjəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ayvyuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aviary" src="word_pronunciations/01565.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪviəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ayveeuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aviaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">a large cage or enclosure in which birds are kept.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aviārium</em>, from <em>avis</em> bird]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avowal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avowal</span></header><div>/əˈvaʊəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'vowuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> frank acknowledgement or admission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> open declaration; assertion; affirmation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awaken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awaken</span></header><div>/əˈweɪkən/ (<em>say</em> uh'waykuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083517" href="entry://waken%23bigmac000083517"><strong>waken</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>awak</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>ne</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>onwæcnian</em>, later <em>awæcnian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awakener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axeman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axeman</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">axemen</strong> /ˈæksmən/ (<em>say</em> 'aksmuhn) <em>for def. 1</em>, /ˈæksˌmɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'aks.men) <em>for def. 2</em>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> /ˈæksmən/ (<em>say</em> 'aksmuhn) a man who wields an axe; chopper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> /ˈæksˌmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'aks.man) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a male personnel officer or the like, one of whose duties is to dismiss staff.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">axman</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>axewoman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aymara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aymara</span></header><div>/aɪməˈra/ (<em>say</em> uymuh'rah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> an indigenous people of Bolivia and Peru, in the Lake Titicaca area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Aymara</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Aymaras</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> the language spoken by this people.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aymará</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Aymaran</strong> /aɪməˈræn/ (<em>say</em> uymuh'ran), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azalea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azalea</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of azalea" src="word_pronunciations/01612.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈzeɪljə/ (<em>say</em> uh'zaylyuh), /-liə/ (<em>say</em> -leeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">any plant of a particular group (Azalea) of the genus <em>Rhododendron</em>, family Ericaceae, comprising species with handsome, variously coloured flowers, some of which are familiar in cultivation. Azalea was once considered a botanical genus but is now a nursery or horticultural classification.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: (feminine adjective) dry; so named as growing in dry soil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azalea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac156316473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azalea</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Azalea" src="word_pronunciations/01612.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈzeɪliə/ (<em>say</em> uh'zayleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Iggy</strong> (<em>Amethyst Amelia Kelly</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">born 1990, Australian rap musician.</span></div><div class="etym"> [stage name created from <em>Iggy</em> her pet dog + <em>Azalea</em> from Azalea Street where she grew up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azania</span></header><div>/əˈzeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> uh'zayneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">the name applied to South Africa by indigenous black nationalists during the struggle to achieve majority rule.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azazel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azazel</span></header><div>/əˈzazəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'zahzuhl), /ˈazəzɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahzuhzel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Old Testament</em> a demon residing in the wilderness, to which the scapegoat symbolically bearing the sins of Israel was sent out each year on Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16:1–28).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq273"> (in Muslim tradition) a prince of demons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azrael
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azrael</span></header><div>/ˈæzreɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'azrayl), /-riəl/ (<em>say</em> -reeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">(in Judaism and Islam) the angel who separates the soul from the body at the moment of death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aaronic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aaronic</span></header><div>/ɛəˈrɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> air'ronik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">priestly; ecclesiastical.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aaronical</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087171" href="entry://Aaron%23bigmac000087171"><span class="smallcaps">Aaron</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abaddon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abaddon</span></header><div>/əˈbædən/ (<em>say</em> uh'baduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> the place of destruction; the depths of hell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104056" href="entry://Apollyon%23bigmac000104056"><strong>Apollyon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew: destruction]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abalone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abalone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abalone" src="word_pronunciations/00018.mp3"></audio></span>/æbəˈloʊni/ (<em>say</em> abuh'lohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abalone</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">abalones</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">any of the various univalve, marine molluscs of the genus <em>Haliotis</em>, having a bowl-like, nacre-lined shell bearing a row of respiratory holes. The flesh is used for food and the shell for mother-of-pearl ornaments; sea ear; ear fish; mutton-fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abandon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abandon<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abandon" src="word_pronunciations/00019.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbændən/ (<em>say</em> uh'banduhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> to leave behind completely and finally: <em class="example">to abandon one’s home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq978"> to forsake utterly; desert: <em class="example">to abandon a child.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> to give up all concern in: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he would never abandon his maddening, upper-middle-class formality.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq631"> to give up (something begun) without finishing: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He had put his little all into the venture and was loth to abandon it as the cautious Scotchman advised.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary gaunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1897</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq897"> to give up the control of: <em class="example">to abandon a city to invading troops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq944"> to yield (oneself) unrestrainedly: <em class="example">to abandon oneself to grief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Law</em> to cast away or leave personal property with no intention of reclaiming it, thereby making the property available for appropriation by any person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq474"> <em class="label">Law</em> to relinquish insured property to the underwriter in case of partial loss, thereby enabling the insured to claim a total loss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abandone</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>abandoner</em>, from the phrase <em>a bandon</em> under one’s jurisdiction] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abandoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abandonment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abandon<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abandon" src="word_pronunciations/00020.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbændən/ (<em>say</em> uh'banduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a giving up to natural impulses; freedom from constraint or conventionality: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she sobbed, drumming her heels with such abandon that we hardly knew whether to laugh or cry</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">helen garner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>abandon</em> surrender, freedom from constraint; a later borrowing into English than <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087751" href="#bigmac000087751"><span class="smallcaps">abandon<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abashed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abashed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abashed" src="word_pronunciations/00022.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbæʃt/ (<em>say</em> uh'basht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">embarrassed; mortified.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abaxial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abaxial</span></header><div>/æbˈæksiəl/ (<em>say</em> ab'akseeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq318">away from the axis: <em class="example">the abaxial surface of a leaf.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>axi</em>(<em>s</em>) axle + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbasid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbasid</span></header><div>/əˈbæsɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'basid), /æbəˈsɪd/ (<em>say</em> abuh'sid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a caliph of the dynasty which ruled at Baghdad, 750–1258, claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Abbaside</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abelard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abelard</span></header><div>/ˈæbəlad/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhlahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Peter</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher, teacher, and theologian. His love affair with Héloïse is one of the famous romances of history.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abenaki
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac683607579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abenaki</span><z><span target_id="s4C2uH1akv">n.</span><span target_id="7FpJRwp9dO">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æbəˈnaki/ (<em>say</em> abuh'nahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="s4C2uH1akv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> a Native American people of the Algonquian family, formerly of northern New England and south-eastern Canada, now living mainly in Maine and southern Quebec.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Abenaki</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Abenakis</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq83"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7FpJRwp9dO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Abnaki</strong> /æbˈnaki/ (<em>say</em> ab'nahkee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aberfan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aberfan</span></header><div>/æbəˈfæn/ (<em>say</em> abuh'fan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a mining village in Wales where more than 140 people (mainly children) died when a coal slag heap buried a school, 21 October 1966.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abeyant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abeyant</span></header><div>/əˈbeɪənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'bayuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">in abeyance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abhazia
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Abidjan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413649602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abidjan</span></header><div>/æbəˈdʒan/ (<em>say</em> abuh'jahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">the capital of Côte d’Ivoire, in western Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abigail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abigail</span></header><div>/ˈæbəgeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhgayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">a woman who carried provisions to David and his followers; after the opportune death of her husband Nabal she became one of David’s wives. I Samuel 25:1–42.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablator</span></header><div>/əbˈleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uhb'laytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> a disposable casing used to protect a spacecraft from excessive heating during re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq262"> the material of such a casing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abraham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abraham</span></header><div>/ˈeɪbrəhæm/ (<em>say</em> 'aybruhham) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">the first of the great patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the Hebrew people. Genesis 11–25.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abreact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abreact</span></header><div>/æbriˈækt/ (<em>say</em> abree'akt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">to experience an abreaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abreast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abreast</span><z><span target_id="2582YbQOZM">adv.</span><span target_id="AlocIFMtUt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abreast" src="word_pronunciations/00080.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbrɛst/ (<em>say</em> uh'brest) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2582YbQOZM"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> side by side: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Then Judy galloped up and they rode home three abreast.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ethel turner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1894</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AlocIFMtUt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq804"> <strong class="phr">abreast of </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>), up to date in the knowledge of; conversant with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Never a minute to keep abreast of the times.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">come abreast of</strong>, to move into position alongside of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102728" href="entry://breast%23bigmac000102728"><span class="smallcaps">breast</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Absalom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Absalom<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæbsələm/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">the third son of David, king of the Hebrews, who rebelled against his father and was killed. II Samuel 13–19.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Absalom<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæbsələm/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jack</strong> (<em>John Henry Absalom</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">1927–2019, Australian painter, member of Brushmen of the Bush.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstain</span><z><span target_id="dXQJpLFSmb">v.i.</span><span target_id="b8TOmmNIF7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstain" src="word_pronunciations/00108.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈsteɪn/ (<em>say</em> uhb'stayn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dXQJpLFSmb"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq554"> to refrain deliberately from casting one’s vote.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="b8TOmmNIF7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">abstain from</strong>, to refrain voluntarily from, especially from drinking or enjoying something: <em class="example">abstain from drinking alcohol.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>absteine</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>abstenir</em>; replacing Old French <em>astenir</em>, from Latin <em>abstinēre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstainer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abusage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abusage</span></header><div>/əˈbjusɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'byoohsij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">improper use of words; use of unidiomatic or ungrammatical language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098392" href="entry://abuse%23bigmac000098392"><span class="smallcaps">abus(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>, earlier use revived by Eric Partridge (1942)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abysmal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abysmal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abysmal" src="word_pronunciations/00124.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɪzməl/ (<em>say</em> uh'bizmuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> of or like an abyss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> immeasurable: <em class="example">abysmal ignorance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq898"> immeasurably bad: <em class="example">an abysmal performance.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000213" href="entry://abysm%23bigmac000000213"><span class="smallcaps">abysm</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abysmally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abyssal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abyssal</span></header><div>/əˈbɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'bisuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">of unsearchable depth, as the lowest depths of the ocean; unfathomable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>abyssalis</em>, from <em>abyssus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099699" href="entry://abyss%23bigmac000099699"><span class="smallcaps">abyss</span></a> + <em>-alis</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Academe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Academe</span></header><div>/ˈækədim/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhdeem), /ækəˈdim/ (<em>say</em> akuh'deem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> a place of higher learning: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Professor Murray’s ideal academe consisted of wood-panelled offices, librarians wearing green tennis eyeshades, quiet commonrooms where a glass of sherry might be sipped in the evening without interruption</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq733"> academia: <em class="example">the groves of Academe.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000236" href="entry://academy%23bigmac000000236"><span class="smallcaps">academy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of academy" src="word_pronunciations/00130.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkædəmi/ (<em>say</em> uh'kaduhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">academies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> an association or institution for the promotion of literature, science, or art: <em class="example">the Academy of Arts and Letters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> a school for instruction in a particular art or science: <em class="example">a military academy.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acadēmia</em>, from Greek <em>Akadēmeia</em> (from <em>Akadēmos</em>, an Attic hero), the grove where Plato taught]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acadian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acadian</span><z><span target_id="ZRyDd5tTuA">adj.</span><span target_id="skEcFIlQWd">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkeɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'kaydeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZRyDd5tTuA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> of or relating to Acadia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Geology</em> of or relating to the major mountain-building episode which occurred in eastern North America in the late Devonian period.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="skEcFIlQWd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq102"> one of the early French settlers in Acadia or one of their descendants.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090458" href="entry://Cajun%23bigmac000090458"><strong>Cajun</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acaroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acaroid<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈækərɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhroyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a yellow or reddish resin which exudes from the trunk of the Australian grass tree of the genus <em>Xanthorrhoea</em>, and which is used in varnishes, lacquers, and in the manufacture of paper.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accaroid</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acaroid<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈækərɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhroyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">resembling an acarid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaxial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaxial</span></header><div>/ædˈæksiəl/ (<em>say</em> ad'akseeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">(of a plant) situated on the side towards the axis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + Latin <em>axi</em>(<em>s</em>) axle + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admiral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admiral</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of admiral" src="word_pronunciations/00331.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædmərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'admuhruhl), /ˈædmrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'admruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> <em class="label">Navy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq295"> a commissioned officer of the highest rank in the Royal Australian Navy; equivalent in rank to a general in the Australian Army or air chief marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq675"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADML</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq780"> an officer of similar rank in any other navy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> a naval officer of high rank. The grades in the Royal Australian Navy are: <strong>admiral of the fleet</strong>, <strong>admiral</strong>, <strong>vice admiral</strong> and <strong>rear admiral</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq528"> the ship of an admiral; flagship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq061"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq430"> the master of a fishing fleet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq818"> the chief ship in such a fleet.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq203"> any of various butterflies, as the <strong>Australian admiral</strong>, <em>Vanessa itea</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of Middle English <em>amiral</em>, from Old French, from Arabic <em>amīr al</em> chief of, in various phrases, such as <em>amīr al bahr</em> commander of the sea; variant <em>admiral</em> arose by association with Latin <em>admīrābilis</em> admirable, etc.] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admiralship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenal</span><z><span target_id="WrQMXJV4ne">adj.</span><span target_id="AGPOHSKEdf">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdrinəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'dreenuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WrQMXJV4ne"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq273"> situated near or on the kidneys; suprarenal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> of or produced by the adrenal glands.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AGPOHSKEdf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq988"> one of the adrenal glands.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + Latin <em>rēnēs</em> kidneys + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adspeak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adspeak</span></header><div>/ˈædspik/ (<em>say</em> 'adspeek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">the jargon which is typical of advertising.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000820" href="entry://advertising%23bigmac000000820"><span class="smallcaps">ad(vertising)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102785" href="entry://-speak%23bigmac000102785"><span class="smallcaps">-speak</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adsteam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adsteam</span></header><div>/ˈædstim/ (<em>say</em> 'adsteem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000652" href="entry://Adelaide%20Steamship%20Co.%23bigmac000000652"><strong>Adelaide Steamship Co.</strong></a></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adulate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adulate" src="word_pronunciations/00351.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædʒəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">adulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">adulating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">to show pretended or undiscriminating devotion to; flatter servilely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adūlātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adulation</strong> /ædʒəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ajuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adulator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adulatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advaita
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac523406183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advaita</span></header><div>/ædˈvaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> ad'vuytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hinduism</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">the belief that there is only one reality which is at one with Brahma.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <em>dvaita</em> duality]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advance</span><z><span target_id="QQE0HEj9rq">v.t.</span><span target_id="g0qFwPgxQ5">v.i.</span><span target_id="5BZDZQHO2Q">n.</span><span target_id="TdT8zIVEBs">adj.</span><span target_id="8IppeDydKK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advance" src="word_pronunciations/00358.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvæns/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vans), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advance" src="word_pronunciations/00359.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈvans/ (<em>say</em> -'vahns) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">advanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">advancing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QQE0HEj9rq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> to move or bring forwards in place: <em class="example">the troops were advanced to the new position.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> to bring to view or notice; propose: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The arguments he advances don’t seem compelling</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq799"> to improve; further: <em class="example">to advance one’s interests.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq058"> to raise in rank; promote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq610"> to raise in rate: <em class="example">to advance the price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq881"> to bring forwards in time; accelerate: <em class="example">to advance growth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq920"> to supply beforehand; furnish on credit, or before goods are delivered or work is done.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq585"> to supply or pay in expectation of reimbursement: <em class="example">to advance money on loan.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq530"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to raise, as a banner.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="g0qFwPgxQ5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq478"> to move or go forwards in place or time; proceed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the diseases of the white man, extended without remorse, destroy and daily diminish the race of Aborigines as the squatter advances.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">russel ward</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq667"> to improve or make progress; grow: <em class="example">to advance in knowledge; </em><em class="example">to advance in rank.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq743"> to increase in quantity, value, price, etc.: <em class="example">stocks advanced three points.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5BZDZQHO2Q">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq023"> a moving forwards; progress in space: <em class="example">an advance to the sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq461"> advancement; promotion: <em class="example">an advance in rank.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq956"> a step forwards; actual progress in any course of action: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Exciting advances in science developed alongside appalling tortures.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq033"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq619"> an effort to bring about acquaintance, accord, understanding, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He feared to make advances to men of superior type lest he should be rebuffed</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq763"> an indication of a wish to engage in sexual activity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Marriage also afforded women some protection against the advances of other men.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq737"> addition to price; rise in price: <em class="example">an advance in cottons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq596"> a giving beforehand; a provision of something before an equivalent is received.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq997"> the money or goods thus provided.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq333"> a loan against securities, or in advance of payment due: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Sue and I scraped together twenty-five dollars from advances on pocket money</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gabrielle carey and kathy lette</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1979</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq932"> <em class="label">Military Obsolete</em> the order or a signal to advance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">US</em> the leading body of an army.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TdT8zIVEBs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq021"> made or given in advance: <em class="example">an advance payment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq761"> issued in advance: <em class="example">an advance copy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq188"> advanced; having progressed beyond others or beyond the average: <em class="example">an advance student.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq965"> going before.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8IppeDydKK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">advance against </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>), (of an army) to attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">advance on</strong>, to move towards, especially threateningly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">in advance</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq429"> before; in front.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq888"> beforehand; ahead of time: <em class="example">he insisted on paying his rent in advance.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>avaunce</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>avancier</em>, from Late Latin <em>abanteāre</em>, from <em>abante</em> from before] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>advancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>advancing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeolian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeolian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aeolian" src="word_pronunciations/00385.mp3"></audio></span>/iˈoʊliən/ (<em>say</em> ee'ohleeuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aeolian" src="word_pronunciations/00386.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> blown or borne by the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Geology</em> deposited or formed by wind, as loess or dunes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Aeolus,</em> in Greek legend the ruler of the winds + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087704" href="entry://-ian%23bigmac000087704"><span class="smallcaps">-ian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeonian</span></header><div>/iˈoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> ee'ohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">eternal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aiōnios</em> age-long + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087704" href="entry://-ian%23bigmac000087704"><span class="smallcaps">-ian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerator</span></header><div>/ˈɛəreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'airraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> a contrivance for fumigating wheat and other grain, to bleach it and destroy fungi and insects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq603"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> a substance, or mechanical process, which breaks up soil so that air may penetrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq209"> <em class="label">Plumbing</em> a perforated cap on the end of a tap which disperses water flow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affable" src="word_pronunciations/00409.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæfəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'afuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> easy to talk to or to approach; polite; friendly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was affable but entirely impersonal, as always</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> expressing affability, mild; benign: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he asked in that affable tone academics save for non-academic staff, by which they hope to signify they are considered as equals.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john a scott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>affābilis</em> able to be spoken to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affability</strong> /æfəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> afuh'biluhtee), <strong>affableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afghani
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113017372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afghani</span></header><div>/æfˈgani/ (<em>say</em> af'gahnee), /-ˈgæni/ (<em>say</em> -'ganee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">the principal monetary unit of Afghanistan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afghani
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afghani</span><z><span target_id="4lrxGSy7FM">n.</span><span target_id="e4j7W21sVh">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æfˈgani/ (<em>say</em> af'gahnee), /-ˈgæni/ (<em>say</em> -'ganee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4lrxGSy7FM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000990" href="entry://Afghan%23bigmac000000990"><strong>Afghan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000990" href="entry://Afghan%23mq954">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="e4j7W21sVh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq004"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000990" href="entry://Afghan%23bigmac000000990"><strong>Afghan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000990" href="entry://Afghan%23mq973">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African</span><z><span target_id="g2xknECnVm">adj.</span><span target_id="8x1KYgcA1f">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of African" src="word_pronunciations/00446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæfrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'afrikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="g2xknECnVm"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> of or relating to Africa, or any of its people.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8x1KYgcA1f">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq467"> a person native to or resident in Africa, especially a member of one of the dark-skinned peoples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq13"> a person descended from one of the people of Africa, especially from one of the dark-skinned peoples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq205"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> food cooked in an African style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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against
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac379311674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">against</span><z><span target_id="8fiNBk4Wqh">prep.</span><span target_id="ksJe28jKC0">conj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of against" src="word_pronunciations/00457.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgɛnst/ (<em>say</em> uh'genst), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of against" src="word_pronunciations/00458.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgeɪnst/ (<em>say</em> uh'gaynst) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="8fiNBk4Wqh"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> in an opposite direction to, so as to meet; towards; upon: <em class="example">to ride against the wind; </em><em class="example">the rain beats against the window.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq570"> in contact with, or in pressure upon: <em class="example">to lean against a wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq612"> in opposition to; adverse or hostile to: <em class="example">twenty votes against ten; </em><em class="example">against reason.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq605"> in resistance to or defence from: <em class="example">protection against burglars.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq0"> in preparation for; in provision for: <em class="example">money saved against a rainy day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq896"> in contrast with; having as background: <em class="example">the pictures stand out against the dark wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq25"> in exchange for; in return for; as a balance to: <em class="example">draw against merchandise shipped.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq494"> (sometimes preceded by <em>as</em>) instead of, as an alternative to, in contrast with: <em class="example">the advantages of flying against going by train.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq65"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> directly opposite; facing in front of.</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="ksJe28jKC0">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq486"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> by the time that.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095715" href="entry://again%23bigmac000095715"><span class="smallcaps">again</span></a> + <em>-</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>s</em>, adverbial genitive suffix + an extraneous <em>-t</em> added later; for this <em>-t</em> see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002226" href="entry://amongst%23bigmac000002226"><span class="smallcaps">amongst</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agamous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agamous</span></header><div>/ˈægəməs/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001071" href="entry://agamic%23bigmac000001071"><strong>agamic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agassiz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agassiz</span></header><div>/ˈægəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> <strong>Alexander</strong>, 1835–1910, US zoologist and geologist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> his father, (<strong>Jean</strong>)<strong> Louis </strong>(<strong>Rodolphe</strong>), 1807–73, Swiss zoologist and geologist in the US; proposed the theory of Ice Ages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agemate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148912927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agemate</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjmayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">a person who is the same age as another; contemporary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acaudal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acaudal</span></header><div>/eɪˈkɔdl/ (<em>say</em> ay'kawdl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">tailless.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acaudate</strong> /eɪˈkɔdeɪt/ (<em>say</em> ay'kawdayt). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095245" href="entry://caudal%23bigmac000095245"><span class="smallcaps">caudal</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acclaim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acclaim</span><z><span target_id="v7hUkXM4Os">v.t.</span><span target_id="Uvko3VqVtV">v.i.</span><span target_id="4vDWHsLBur">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acclaim" src="word_pronunciations/00149.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkleɪm/ (<em>say</em> uh'klaym) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="v7hUkXM4Os"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> to salute with words or sounds of joy or approval; applaud.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> to announce or proclaim by acclamation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Uvko3VqVtV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq432"> to make acclamation; applaud.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4vDWHsLBur">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq606"> an oral vote, often unanimous, usually taken after the sense of a meeting is clear and unmistakable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq540"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089163" href="entry://acclamation%23bigmac000089163"><strong>acclamation</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089163" href="entry://acclamation%23mq985">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089163" href="entry://acclamation%23mq949">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acclāmāre</em> to shout applause] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acclaimer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accrual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accrual</span></header><div>/əˈkruəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kroohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> the act or process of accruing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq600"> something accrued; accretion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104840" href="entry://accrue%23bigmac000104840"><span class="smallcaps">accru(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acetate" src="word_pronunciations/00197.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> a salt or ester of acetic acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000354" href="entry://acetate%20fibre%23bigmac000000354"><strong>acetate fibre</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000346" href="entry://acet-%23bigmac000000346"><span class="smallcaps">acet-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004319" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004319"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acetated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achacha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598528833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achacha</span></header><div>/əˈtʃatʃa/ (<em>say</em> uh'chahchah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> a tropical fruit, egg-shaped with a reddish-orange skin and pearly white flesh that has a sweet tangy taste; related to the mangosteen; regarded as a superfruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> the tree, <em>Garcinia humilis</em>, producing this fruit, native to the Amazon Basin of Bolivia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Guaraní <em>achachairú</em> honey kiss]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achaean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achaean</span><z><span target_id="YCQEEm9fD6">adj.</span><span target_id="nlIDOFosxj">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'keeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YCQEEm9fD6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> of Achaea or the Achaeans.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nlIDOFosxj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq101"> an inhabitant of Achaea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Achaian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achates
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achates</span></header><div>/əˈkeɪtiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'kayteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">(in Virgil’s <em>Aeneid</em>) the companion and friend of Aeneas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acreage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acreage</span><z><span target_id="sXrx53azYP">n.</span><span target_id="sYppWX0omL">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acreage" src="word_pronunciations/00230.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪkərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'aykuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sXrx53azYP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq548"> acres collectively; extent in acres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq215"> a large allotment of land comprising a number of acres, in a rural area: <em class="example">they’ve built on acreage.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sYppWX0omL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq278"> of or relating to an acreage (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000474" href="#mq215">2</a>): <em class="example">designed exclusively for acreage living.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088221" href="entry://acre%23bigmac000088221"><span class="smallcaps">acre</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrobat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrobat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrobat" src="word_pronunciations/00235.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækrəbæt/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhbat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> a skilled performer who can walk on a tightrope, perform on a trapeze, or do other similar feats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> someone who makes striking changes of opinion, as in politics, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>acrobate</em>, from Greek <em>akrobatos</em> walking on tiptoe] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrobatic</strong> /ækrəˈbætɪk/ (<em>say</em> akruh'batik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrobatically</strong> /ækrəˈbætɪkli/ (<em>say</em> akruh'batiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actable</span></header><div>/ˈæktəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> capable of being acted on the stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> capable of being carried out in practice.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>actability</strong> /æktəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> aktuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Actaeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Actaeon</span></header><div>/ækˈtiən/ (<em>say</em> ak'teeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">a hunter, who, having seen Artemis (Diana) bathing, was changed by her into a stag and killed by his own hounds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinal</span></header><div>/ˈæktənəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">(of tentacles or rays) having a radial symmetry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actin(o)-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq610">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actinally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actuary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actuary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actuary" src="word_pronunciations/00260.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktʃuəri/ (<em>say</em> 'akchoohuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈæktʃuɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'akchooheree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">actuaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> a statistician who computes risks, rates, etc. (especially for insurance purposes), according to probabilities derived from population statistics, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a registrar or clerk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>actuārius</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actuarial</strong> /æktʃuˈɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> akchooh'airreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actuarially</strong> /æktʃuˈɛəriəli/ (<em>say</em> akchooh'airreeuhlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈæktʃuɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actuate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actuate" src="word_pronunciations/00261.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktʃueɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'akchoohayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">actuated</strong>, <strong class="bold">actuating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> to incite to action: <em class="example">actuated by selfish motives.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> to put into action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>actuātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actuation</strong> /æktʃuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> akchooh'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actuator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adamant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adamant</span><z><span target_id="9C7s3Oa7Hc">adj.</span><span target_id="KpQSkFcEqb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adamant" src="word_pronunciations/00283.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9C7s3Oa7Hc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> firm in purpose or opinion; unyielding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> hard as adamant; adamantine.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KpQSkFcEqb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq821"> (in ancient times) some impenetrably hard substance, variously identified later as the diamond or the lodestone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adamas</em>, from Greek; replacing Middle English <em>adamaunt</em> (from Old French), and Old English <em>aþamans</em> (representing Late Latin variant of <em>adamas</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adamantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adamawa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adamawa<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ædəˈmawə/ (<em>say</em> aduh'mahwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">a small group of western African languages, forming a branch of the Niger-Congo family.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adamawa<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ædəˈmawə/ (<em>say</em> aduh'mahwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">a state in eastern Nigeria. 91 390 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Yola.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adamite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adamite</span></header><div>/ˈædəmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> a descendant of Adam; a human being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> a nudist.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Adamitic</strong> /ædəˈmɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> aduh'mitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adamson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adamson</span></header><div>/ˈædəmsən/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> <strong>George</strong>, 1906–89, Indian-born British conservationist in Kenya.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> <strong>Joy</strong>, 1910–80, wife of George Adamson, British author and conservationist in Kenya; wrote <em>Born Free</em> (1960).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq496"> <strong>Lawrence Arthur</strong>, 1860–1932, Australian educator and sports administrator, born on the Isle of Man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq097"> <strong>Robert</strong>, 1943–2022, Australian poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adaptor" src="word_pronunciations/00285.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdæptə/ (<em>say</em> uh'daptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> someone or something that adapts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> a device for fitting together parts having different sizes or designs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq443"> an accessory to convert a machine, tool, etc., to a new or modified use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq908"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> an accessory plug for connecting a piece of apparatus fitted with one type of terminals to a supply point with a different type.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adapter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggrade</span></header><div>/əˈgreɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'grayd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aggraded</strong>, <strong class="bold">aggrading</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">to raise the grade or level of (a river valley, a stream bed, etc.), as by depositing detritus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001062" href="entry://ag-%23bigmac000001062"><span class="smallcaps">ag-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101161" href="entry://grade%23bigmac000101161"><span class="smallcaps">grade</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggradation</strong> /ægrəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> agruh'dayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agitate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agitate</span><z><span target_id="90yaJNDPB7">v.t.</span><span target_id="GalXpY8DQ6">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agitate" src="word_pronunciations/00485.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædʒəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhtayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">agitated</strong>, <strong class="bold">agitating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="90yaJNDPB7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq291"> to move or force into irregular action; shake or move: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A sigh of relief, the merest of zephyrs, coming from thirty listeners, was just sufficient to agitate the buttercups.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ethel anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1956</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> to move to and fro; impart regular motion to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>electrons flowing from ships masts agitate neighbouring air molecules, thus producing strong coronal light</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray stott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq172"> to disturb, or excite into tumult; perturb: <em class="example">her mind was agitated by various emotions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq674"> to call attention to by speech or writing; discuss; debate: <em class="example">to agitate the question.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GalXpY8DQ6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq958"> to arouse or attempt to arouse public feeling as in some political or social question: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a speech structured on the classic formula of ‘agitate, educate, legislate’ and appealing to the deepest emotions of the trade union movement</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>Both officers and men began almost at once to agitate for free land.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">al grassby and marji hill</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agitātus</em>, past participle, aroused, excited] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agitated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agitatedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agitato
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agitato</span></header><div>/ædʒəˈtatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ajuh'tahtoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">(a musical direction) agitated; restless or hurried in movement or style.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agraffe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agraffe</span></header><div>/əˈgræf/ (<em>say</em> uh'graf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> a small cramp iron.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> a clasp for hooking together parts of clothing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq260"> Also, <strong class="vs">agrafe</strong>. a metal clip used to hold in place the temporary cork used in a champagne bottle during fermentation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, variant of <em>agrafe</em> hook, from <em>à</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>grafe</em> sharp-pointed tool (from Latin <em>graphis</em>, from Greek: pencil); French meaning influenced by <em>agrappe</em> hook]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agulhas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agulhas</span></header><div>/əˈgʌləs/ (<em>say</em> uh'guluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cape</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">the southernmost point of Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahriman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahriman</span></header><div>/ˈarimən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahreemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">(in Zoroastrianism) the embodiment of all that is evil and linked with the material world.</span></div> Earlier name, <strong>Angra Mainyu</strong>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052718" href="entry://Ormazd%23bigmac000052718"><strong>Ormazd</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac96623314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airball</span></header><div>/ˈɛəbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'airbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a shot at goal which goes over the basket in games such as basketball and netball.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airboat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac134544861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airboat</span></header><div>/ˈɛəboʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'airboht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">a flat-bottomed boat propelled by means of an engine-driven propeller mounted towards the stern and guided by rudders positioned in the propeller-generated airflow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airfare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac93212601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airfare</span></header><div>/ˈɛəfɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'airfair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">the price of a flight in a commercial aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airgasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272903911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airgasm</span></header><div>/ˈɛəgæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'airgazuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">the relief felt in taking off one’s mask (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089876" href="entry://mask%23mq555">9b</a>) and breathing without obstruction, especially during periods of mandatory mask-wearing, as in the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [humorous blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090230" href="entry://air%23bigmac000090230"><span class="smallcaps">air</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052673" href="entry://orgasm%23bigmac000052673"><span class="smallcaps">orgasm</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airhead<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛəhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'airhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">a secure area within hostile territory, into which troops and supplies can be parachuted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090230" href="entry://air%23bigmac000090230"><span class="smallcaps">air</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089619" href="entry://head%23bigmac000089619"><span class="smallcaps">head</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airhead<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Ji04GGs4dn">n.</span><span target_id="Yb9JlOpmO0">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'airhed) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ji04GGs4dn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> a scatterbrained or frivolous person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Yb9JlOpmO0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq455"> Also, <strong class="vs">airheaded</strong>. scatterbrained or frivolous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090230" href="entry://air%23bigmac000090230"><span class="smallcaps">air</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033307" href="entry://-head%23bigmac000033307"><span class="smallcaps">-head<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airlane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airlane</span></header><div>/ˈɛəleɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'airlayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">a route regularly used by aeroplanes; airway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airmail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airmail</span><z><span target_id="JOnkFlc65L">n.</span><span target_id="5VnZxCCKKt">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airmail" src="word_pronunciations/00529.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəmeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'airmayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JOnkFlc65L"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> the system of transmitting mail by aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> mail transmitted by aircraft.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5VnZxCCKKt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq744"> of or sent by airmail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airplay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airplay</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airplay" src="word_pronunciations/00531.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəpleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'airplay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">the amount of public exposure a recording receives on radio or television.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airwalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105596294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airwalk</span><z><span target_id="Wak8OxJCRV">n.</span><span target_id="3SNeY73kxw">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəwɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'airwawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Wak8OxJCRV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> (in skateboarding) a manoeuvre in which the skater kicks the back foot off the board in the direction of the heel side and the front foot off the board to the toe side, then repeats this in the opposite way, sometimes while quickly removing and then replacing the board, giving the illusion of walking on air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq407"> (in dance) a variation on the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac886281404" href="entry://moonwalk%23bigmac886281404">moonwalk</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac886281404" href="entry://moonwalk%23mq425">2</a>) which gives the performer the appearance of walking while remaining stationary.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3SNeY73kxw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq681"> to perform an airwalk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ajaccio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac982086845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ajaccio</span></header><div>/əˈjætʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'yacheeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a seaport in and the capital of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ajutage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac723131908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ajutage</span></header><div>/ˈædʒətɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhtij), /əˈdʒutɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'joohtij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a nozzle or mouthpiece which regulates the flow of liquid from a pipe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>ajuster</em> to adjust + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>; originally the outlet tube of a fountain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aksakov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aksakov</span></header><div>/ˈaksəkɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'ahksuhkof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sergei Timofeyevich</strong> /sɪəgeɪ tɪməˈfeɪjəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> seargay timuh'fayyuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">1791–1859, Russian novelist; friend of Gogol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alabama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alabama</span></header><div>/æləˈbæmə/ (<em>say</em> aluh'bamuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a state in the south-eastern US. 133 667 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Montgomery.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: Ala. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Alabaman</strong>, <strong>Alabamian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alsatia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alsatia</span></header><div>/ælˈseɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> al'sayshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq036"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171035753" href="entry://Alsace%23bigmac171035753"><strong>Alsace</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> <em class="label">British</em> a cant term for Whitefriars, London, once a sanctuary for debtors and law-breakers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, Latinisation of German <em>Elsass</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171035753" href="entry://Alsace%23bigmac171035753"><span class="smallcaps">Alsace</span></a>, literally, foreign settlement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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althaea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">althaea</span></header><div>/ælˈθiə/ (<em>say</em> al'theeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> any plant of the genus <em>Althaea</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq067"> a malvaceous flowering garden shrub, <em>Hibiscus syriacus</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">althea</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>althaia</em> wild mallow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Althaea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Althaea</span></header><div>/ælˈθiə/ (<em>say</em> al'theeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">the mother of Meleager.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Althea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amadeus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amadeus</span></header><div>/əˈmadiəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'mahdeeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">an area of white salty mud flats, sometimes containing water, situated in the south-west of the NT about 50 km north of Uluru. 120 km long and up to 20 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amalgam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amalgam</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amalgam" src="word_pronunciations/00699.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmælgəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'malguhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> a mixture or combination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq714"> a rare mineral, an alloy of silver and mercury, occurring as silver-white crystals or grains.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>amalgama</em>, from Latin <em>malagma</em> poultice, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amanita
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amanita</span></header><div>/æməˈnaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> amuh'nuytuh), /æməˈnitə/ (<em>say</em> amuh'neetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">any fungus of the genus <em>Amanita</em>, composed chiefly of poisonous species, as the death cap mushroom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>amānitai</em>, plural, kind of fungi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amateur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amateur</span><z><span target_id="7e8Uoyavml">n.</span><span target_id="rejF0W9Mz0">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amateur" src="word_pronunciations/00705.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmətə/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amateur" src="word_pronunciations/00704.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmətʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7e8Uoyavml"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> someone who cultivates any study or art or other activity for personal pleasure instead of professionally or for gain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> an athlete who has never competed for money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq738"> a superficial or unskilful worker; dabbler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq287"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> someone who admires.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rejF0W9Mz0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq087"> of or relating to an amateur or amateurs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>amātor</em> lover] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amateurship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975614787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amative</span></header><div>/ˈæmətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">amorous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>amatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amatory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amatory" src="word_pronunciations/00706.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmətri/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: <em class="example">amatory poems; </em><em class="example">an amatory look.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amatorial</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>amātōrius</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amazing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amazing</span></header><div>/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayzing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">causing great surprise; wonderful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>amazingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ambass.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105870480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ambass.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq385">Ambassador.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ameslan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ameslan</span></header><div>/ˈæməslæn/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhslan), /ˈæmslæn/ (<em>say</em> 'amslan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac184403504" href="entry://American%20Sign%20Language%23bigmac184403504"><strong>American Sign Language</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amharic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amharic</span></header><div>/æmˈhærɪk/ (<em>say</em> am'harik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">one of the Semitic languages of Ethiopia, spoken by the inhabitants of the former kingdom of Amhara.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amiable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amiable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amiable" src="word_pronunciations/00739.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪmiəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aymeeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> having or showing agreeable personal qualities, as sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> friendly; kindly: <em class="example">an amiable mood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq558"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> lovable, lovely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amyable</em>, from Old French <em>amiable</em>, from Latin <em>amīcābilis</em> friendly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amiability</strong> /eɪmiəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> aymeeuh'biluhtee)</div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amiableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amiably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac988589829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aminate</span></header><div>/ˈæməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">aminating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">to introduce an amino group into (an organic molecule), as in pharmaceutical, medicinal and agricultural chemistry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002188" href="entry://amino%20group%23bigmac000002188"><span class="smallcaps">amin(o group)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23mq394">4</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amination</strong> /æməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> amuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonal</span></header><div>/ˈæmənəl/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhnuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">a high explosive, a mixture of ammonium nitrate and powdered aluminium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>ammon</em>(<em>ium nitrate and</em>)<em> al</em>(<em>uminium</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylase</span></header><div>/ˈæməleɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhlayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">any of several enzymes, occurring in digestive juices, saliva, and plants which hydrolyse starches to glucose and maltose; the main types are alpha-amylase and beta-amylase.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002317" href="entry://amyl-%23bigmac000002317"><span class="smallcaps">amyl-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004036" href="entry://-ase%23bigmac000004036"><span class="smallcaps">-ase</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaemia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anaemia" src="word_pronunciations/00800.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnimiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'neemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> a quantitative deficiency of the haemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells, and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq529"> bloodlessness; paleness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anemia</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>anaimia</em> want of blood] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaemic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaemic</span></header><div>/əˈnimɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'neemik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> suffering from anaemia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> sickly, colourless; without body or vigour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anemic</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anagoge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anagoge</span></header><div>/ˈænəgɒdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhgojee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">the spiritual interpretation or application of a word, passage or text, as of Scriptures, especially the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New Testament.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: a bringing up, elevation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anagogic</strong> /ænəˈgɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'gojik), <strong>anagogical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anagogically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aladdin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aladdin</span></header><div>/əˈlædən/ (<em>say</em> uh'laduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">a character in <em>The Arabian Nights’ Entertainment</em>, who becomes the possessor of a magic lamp and ring, with which he commands two genies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alagoas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alagoas</span></header><div>/alaˈgoʊas/ (<em>say</em> ahlah'gohahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">a state in north-eastern Brazil, on the coast of the Atlantic. 27 731 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Maceió.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alameda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alameda</span></header><div>/æləˈmeɪdə/ (<em>say</em> aluh'mayduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">a public walk shaded with poplar or other trees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from <em>alamo</em> poplar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alamein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alamein</span></header><div>/ˈæləmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023144" href="entry://El%20Alamein%23bigmac000023144"><strong>El Alamein</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alanine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alanine</span></header><div>/ˈælənin/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhneen), /-naɪn/ (<em>say</em> -nuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">an amino acid, CH<sub>3</sub>CH(NH<sub>2</sub>) COOH, found in many proteins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Alanin</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alarcón
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alarcón</span></header><div>/alaˈkoʊn/ (<em>say</em> ahlah'kohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pedro Antonio de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">1833–91, Spanish author, noted for his humorous novel <em>The Three-Cornered Hat</em> (1874).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alarmed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alarmed</span></header><div>/əˈlamd/ (<em>say</em> uh'lahmd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> seized with a sudden fear or apprehension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> fitted with an alarm: <em class="example">this door is alarmed.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albania</span></header><div>/ælˈbeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> al'bayneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a republic in south-eastern Europe, bordered by Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece and the Adriatic and Ionian Seas; gained independence from Turkish rule in 1912; a socialist republic 1946–90; parliamentary democracy since 1991. 28 748 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Albanian. <em>Currency</em>: lek. <em>Capital</em>: Tirana.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcaeus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcaeus</span></header><div>/ælˈsiəs/ (<em>say</em> al'seeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">born c. 620 BC, Greek lyric poet of Mytilene.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Alcaic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcalde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcalde</span></header><div>/ælˈkældə/ (<em>say</em> al'kalduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">(in Spanish local government) the chief administrator of a town.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcazar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac215888059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcazar</span></header><div>/ælkəˈza/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'zah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">a fortress or palace built in Spain by the Moors.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alkazar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish, from Arabic <em>al-qasr</em> the castle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcazar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcazar</span></header><div>/ælkəˈza/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'zah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">the palace of the Moorish kings (later, of Spanish royalty) at Seville.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcoran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcoran</span></header><div>/ælkɒˈran/ (<em>say</em> alko'rahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101584" href="entry://Koran%23bigmac000101584"><strong>Koran</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alfalfa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alfalfa</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alfalfa" src="word_pronunciations/00575.mp3"></audio></span>/ælˈfælfə/ (<em>say</em> al'falfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043723" href="entry://lucerne%23bigmac000043723"><strong>lucerne</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043723" href="entry://lucerne%23mq426">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq82"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac286129254" href="entry://alfalfa%20sprouts%23bigmac286129254"><strong>alfalfa sprouts</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alidade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alidade</span><z><span target_id="Nz6EKhDF8m">n.</span><span target_id="Ea8U41tptF">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈælədeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhdayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Nz6EKhDF8m"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> an instrument or part thereof which is used for the determination of direction and which depends upon a beam, equipped with sights, a telescope, etc., which turns within a circle with a graduated circumference.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ea8U41tptF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq082"> of or relating to an alidade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>alhidada</em>, from Arabic <em>al ‘idāda</em> the revolving radius of a graduated circle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkanet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkanet</span></header><div>/ˈælkənɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhnet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> a European boraginaceous plant, <em>Alkanna tinctoria</em>, whose root yields a red dye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> the root.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq391"> the dye; anchusin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq883"> any of several similar plants, as the bugloss (<em>Anchusa officinalis</em>) and the puccoon, a species of the genus <em>Lithospermum</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Spanish <em>alcaneta</em>, diminutive of <em>alcana</em> henna, from Arabic <em>al ḥennā</em>’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alkoran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alkoran</span></header><div>/ælkəˈran/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'rahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101584" href="entry://Koran%23bigmac000101584"><strong>Koran</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almanac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almanac</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of almanac" src="word_pronunciations/00643.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔlmənæk/ (<em>say</em> 'awlmuhnak), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of almanac" src="word_pronunciations/00644.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæl-/ (<em>say</em> 'al-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">a calendar of the days of the year, in weeks and months, indicating the time of various events or phenomena during the period, as anniversaries, sunrise and sunset, changes of the moon and tides, etc., or giving other pertinent information.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">almanack</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>almenak</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>almanac</em>, <em>almanach</em>, from Spanish, ? from Arabic <em>*al manākh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almsman</span></header><div>/ˈamzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">almsmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">a man who lives on alms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001880" href="entry://alms%23bigmac000001880"><span class="smallcaps">alms</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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already
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">already</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of already" src="word_pronunciations/00664.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔlˈrɛdi/ (<em>say</em> awl'redee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> by this (or that) time; previously to or at some specified time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq609"> <em class="label">US</em> yet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>al redy</em> all ready. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090308" href="entry://all%23bigmac000090308"><span class="smallcaps">all</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104329" href="entry://ready%23bigmac000104329"><span class="smallcaps">ready</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anagram</span><z><span target_id="mLQj8sDTbo">n.</span><span target_id="ClgGt54vqz">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anagram" src="word_pronunciations/00806.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mLQj8sDTbo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> a transposition of the letters of a word or sentence to form a new word or sentence, as <em>caned</em> is an anagram of <em>dance</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ClgGt54vqz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq240"> (<strong class="bold">anagrammed</strong>, <strong class="bold">anagramming</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002384" href="entry://anagrammatise%23bigmac000002384"><strong>anagrammatise</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>anagramma</em>, backformation from Greek <em>anagrammatismos</em> transposition of letters]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anaheim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anaheim</span></header><div>/ˈænəhaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhhuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">a town in the US, in south-western California, south-east of Los Angeles; site of Disneyland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analogy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analogy</span><z><span target_id="giNODozT72">n.</span><span target_id="Nb4aVTcGeO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analogy" src="word_pronunciations/00814.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnælədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh'naluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="giNODozT72"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">analogies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> an agreement, likeness, or correspondence between the relations of things to one another; a partial similarity in particular circumstances on which a comparison may be based: <em class="example">the analogy between the heart and a pump.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> agreement; similarity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> <em class="label">Biology</em> an analogous relationship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq088"> (in linguistic change) the tendency of inflections and formations to follow existing models and regular patterns, as when the more common ‘<em>-s</em>’ plural <em>brothers</em> replaces the older <em>brethren</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Logic</em> a form of reasoning in which similarities are inferred from a similarity of two or more things in certain particulars.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Nb4aVTcGeO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">by analogy</strong>, by a comparison to a similar pattern.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>analogia</em>, from Greek: originally, equality of ratios, proportion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analyse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analyse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analyse" src="word_pronunciations/00816.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">analysed</strong>, <strong class="bold">analysing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq442"> to resolve into elements or constituent parts; determine the elements or essential features of: <em class="example">to analyse an argument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of: <em class="example">to analyse a poem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq185"> to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq626"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059791" href="entry://psychoanalyse%23bigmac000059791"><strong>psychoanalyse</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">analyze</strong>. <div class="etym">[backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099345" href="entry://analysis%23bigmac000099345"><span class="smallcaps">analysis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>analysable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analyst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analyst</span></header><div>/ˈænələst/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq386"> someone who analyses or who is skilled in analysis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq352"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059793" href="entry://psychoanalyst%23bigmac000059793"><strong>psychoanalyst</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analyze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analyze</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analyze" src="word_pronunciations/00816.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">analyzed</strong>, <strong class="bold">analyzing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099436" href="entry://analyse%23bigmac000099436"><strong>analyse</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ananias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ananias</span></header><div>/ænəˈnaɪəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'nuyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">a man who was struck dead for lying. Acts 5:1–5.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anapsid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac581282178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anapsid</span><z><span target_id="hebslWSxJY">adj.</span><span target_id="KXU7Vd1vKs">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænˈæpsəd/ (<em>say</em> an'apsuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hebslWSxJY"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> of or relating to a group of reptiles characterised by having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; extinct except for the tortoise, turtle and terrapin.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KXU7Vd1vKs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq252"> such a reptile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Anapsida</em>, from <em>an-</em> + Greek <em>apsis</em> loop, arch (with reference to the opening in the skull)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anarchy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anarchy" src="word_pronunciations/00821.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəki/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anarchies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> a state of society without government or law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> political and social disorder due to absence of governmental control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq727"> absence of government or governmental restraint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq178"> a theory which regards the union of order with the absence of all direct or coercive government as the political ideal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq808"> confusion in general; disorder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anarchia</em> lack of a ruler]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anatase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anatase</span></header><div>/ˈænəteɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhtayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">a black to brown mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO<sub>2</sub>, occurring in octahedral crystals; octahedrite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>anatasis</em> extension]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anatine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anatine</span></header><div>/ˈænətin/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhteen), /-taɪn/ (<em>say</em> -tuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> of or relating to the Anatidae, the duck family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> resembling a duck; duck-like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anatīnus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anatomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anatomy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anatomy" src="word_pronunciations/00823.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnætəmi/ (<em>say</em> uh'natuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anatomies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> the structure of an animal or plant, or of any of its parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> the science of the structure of animals and plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq495"> dissection of animals or plants, or their parts, for study of structure, position, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq966"> an anatomical subject or model.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq286"> a skeleton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq683"> any analysis or minute examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> body; bodily form; figure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>anatomia</em>, from Greek, variant of <em>anatomē</em> dissection; replacing Middle English <em>anothomia</em>, from Medieval Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andante</span><z><span target_id="OvZOJbXv6F">adv.</span><span target_id="MhA0lgAnWL">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of andante" src="word_pronunciations/00837.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈdænteɪ/ (<em>say</em> an'dantay), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of andante" src="word_pronunciations/00838.mp3"></audio></span>/-ti/ (<em>say</em> -tee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="OvZOJbXv6F"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> (a musical direction) moderately slowly and evenly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MhA0lgAnWL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq644"> a movement or piece of music played in this tempo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, walking]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andrase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andrase</span></header><div>/ˈændreɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'andrayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">an androgenic enzyme or hormone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002486" href="entry://andr-%23bigmac000002486"><span class="smallcaps">andr-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004036" href="entry://-ase%23bigmac000004036"><span class="smallcaps">-ase</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andvari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andvari</span></header><div>/ænˈdwari/ (<em>say</em> an'dwahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scandinavian Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">a dwarf who owned a great treasure (the hoard of the Nibelungs). It was taken from him by Loki.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglian</span><z><span target_id="hwOiyHKloe">adj.</span><span target_id="2xh0eRjXER">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæŋgliən/ (<em>say</em> 'anggleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hwOiyHKloe"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> of or relating to the Angles or to East Anglia.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2xh0eRjXER">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq583"> an Angle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq061"> the northern and eastern group of Old English dialect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angular</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angular" src="word_pronunciations/00867.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgjələ/ (<em>say</em> 'anggyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> having an angle or angles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq093"> consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq971"> of, relating to, or measured by an angle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq857"> bony; gaunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq400"> acting or moving awkwardly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq731"> stiff in manner; unbending.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>angulāris</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>angularly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>angularness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Animals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Animals</span></header><div>/ˈænəməlz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">British pop group, formed in 1960, featuring lead singer Eric Burdon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animate</span><z><span target_id="S4FNpKx4Pi">v.t.</span><span target_id="m6XuQu07md">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S4FNpKx4Pi"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of animate" src="word_pronunciations/00877.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmayt) (<strong class="bold">animated</strong>, <strong class="bold">animating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> to give life to; make alive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> to make lively, vivacious, or vigorous: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>his fine heart still beating stoutly, but unable to animate his blank mind, or to sustain a spirit which had already evaporated.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq249"> to encourage: <em class="example">to animate weary troops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq281"> to move to action; actuate: <em class="example">animated by religious zeal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq284"> to cause to appear or move as if alive, as in an animated cartoon.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m6XuQu07md">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of animate" src="word_pronunciations/00876.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəmət/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq714"> alive; possessing life: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The winter rolled by, and the station Was green with the garland of spring, A spirit of glad exultation Awoke in each animate thing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. (banjo) paterson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1895</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq040"> lively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>animātus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>animateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>animator</strong>, <strong>animater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animato
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animato</span></header><div>/ænəˈmatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mahtoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">(a musical direction) animatedly (often taken as indicating a quickening of tempo).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>animato</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annatto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annatto</span></header><div>/əˈnætoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'natoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> a small tree, <em>Bixa orellana</em>, of tropical America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> a yellowish red dye obtained from the pulp enclosing its seeds, used for colouring fabrics, butter, varnish, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anatto</strong>, <strong class="vs">annatta</strong>, <strong class="vs">anatta</strong>, <strong class="vs">arnotto</strong>. <div class="etym">[Carib]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annular</span><z><span target_id="TgUdPjFwQa">adj.</span><span target_id="hmn0EZPjhO">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annular" src="word_pronunciations/00901.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænjələ/ (<em>say</em> 'anyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TgUdPjFwQa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> having the form of a ring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> bearing a ring.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hmn0EZPjhO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq609"> the ring finger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>annulāris</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annularity</strong> /ænjəˈlærəti/ (<em>say</em> anyuh'laruhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annularly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomaly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomaly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anomaly" src="word_pronunciations/00908.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɒməli/ (<em>say</em> uh'nomuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anomalies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq652"> deviation from the common rule or analogy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq185"> something anomalous: <em class="example">the anomalies of human nature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq277"> an angular quantity used in defining the position of a point in an orbit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq843"> <strong>true anomaly</strong>, the angular distance of a planet from the perihelion of its orbit, as observed from the sun.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq198"> <strong>mean anomaly</strong>, a quantity increasing uniformly in a given time and equal to the true anomaly at perihelion and aphelion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq110"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a distinctive local deviation from average values determined in a mineral exploration survey (particularly geophysical or geochemical).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anōmalia</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antacid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antacid</span><z><span target_id="GSe6d7KvL2">adj.</span><span target_id="4sz2iVnEvq">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antacid" src="word_pronunciations/00918.mp3"></audio></span>/æntˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> ant'asuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GSe6d7KvL2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> neutralising acids; counteracting acidity, as of the stomach.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4sz2iVnEvq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq483"> an antacid agent or remedy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002823" href="entry://ant-%23bigmac000002823"><span class="smallcaps">ant-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antaeus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antaeus</span></header><div>/ænˈtiəs/ (<em>say</em> an'teeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth, but was lifted into the air and crushed by Hercules.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Antaean</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antakya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antakya</span></header><div>/æntəˈkiə/ (<em>say</em> antuh'keeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003045" href="entry://Antioch%23bigmac000003045"><strong>Antioch</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antares
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antares</span></header><div>/ænˈtɛəriz/ (<em>say</em> an'tairreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">the brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius; one of the largest known stars.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alpha Scorpii</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek: opposite of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099412" href="entry://Ares%23bigmac000099412"><span class="smallcaps">Ares</span></a> (Mars); so called because it resembles the planet Mars in appearance, and lies very close to the ecliptic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antbear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709834039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antbear</span></header><div>/ˈæntbɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'antbair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002840" href="entry://ant%20bear%23bigmac000002840"><strong>ant bear</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923817805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthias</span></header><div>/ˈænθiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'antheeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anthias</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">any of various small brightly coloured fishes of the family Serranidae, found in tropical waters, especially near coral reefs, as the <strong>purple anthias</strong>, <em>Pseudanthias tuka</em>, of the Great Barrier Reef.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthrax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthrax</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anthrax" src="word_pronunciations/00944.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænθræks/ (<em>say</em> 'anthraks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anthraces</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anthrax" src="word_pronunciations/00945.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænθrəsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'anthruhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> a malignant infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals and of humans, caused by <em>Bacillus anthracis</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> a malignant carbuncle which is the diagnostic lesion of anthrax disease in humans.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: carbuncle, coal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthracic</strong> /ænˈθræsɪk/ (<em>say</em> an'thrasik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anthrax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac073875217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anthrax</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anthrax" src="word_pronunciations/00944.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænθræks/ (<em>say</em> 'anthraks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">US heavy-metal group, formed in 1981, featuring rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anyways
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anyways</span></header><div>/ˈɛniweɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eneewayz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> any way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq997"> anyway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aorangi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac496950570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aorangi</span></header><div>/eɪəˈræŋi/ (<em>say</em> ayuh'rangee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">→ Mount <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016192" href="entry://Cook%23bigmac000016192"><strong>Cook<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aoraki</strong>. <div class="etym">[Māori: cloud in the sky]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apagoge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apagoge</span></header><div>/æpəˈgoʊdʒi/ (<em>say</em> apuh'gohjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">the technique of indirectly proving something by showing that the alternative is false, impossible, or absurd.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: a leading away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apagogic</strong> /æpəˈgɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'gojik), <strong>apagogical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apagogically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apanage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apanage</span></header><div>/ˈæpənɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhnij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003336" href="entry://appanage%23bigmac000003336"><strong>appanage</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apatite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apatite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apatite" src="word_pronunciations/01070.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpətaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhtuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">any of three different forms of calcium phosphate in which the predominance of fluorine (<em>fluorapatite</em>), chlorine (<em>chlorapatite</em>) or the hydroxyl group (<em>hydroxylapatite</em>) is the distinguishing feature; occurring crystallised and massive in varying colours from green to pink to purple; used in the manufacture of phosphate fertilisers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>apatē</em> deceit + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>; so called because often mistaken for other minerals]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apexian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apexian</span><z><span target_id="bMFiIgGy6q">n.</span><span target_id="JyCJ33d5fm">adj.</span></z></header><div>/eɪˈpɛksiən/ (<em>say</em> ay'pekseeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bMFiIgGy6q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> a member of an Apex Club.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JyCJ33d5fm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq725"> of or relating to Apex Clubs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphagia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphagia</span></header><div>/əˈfeɪdʒiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fayjeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">the inability to swallow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>-phagia</em>, from <em>phagein</em> to eat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphasia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aphasia" src="word_pronunciations/01019.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fayzhuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aphasia" src="word_pronunciations/01020.mp3"></audio></span>/-ziə/ (<em>say</em> -zeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">loss or impairment of the faculty of symbolic formulation due to a lesion of the central nervous system resulting in inhibition of speech.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: speechlessness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphasic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphasic</span><z><span target_id="Cm9wIBxvHc">adj.</span><span target_id="oFs25mSyvQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfeɪzɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'fayzik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Cm9wIBxvHc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> relating to or affected with aphasia.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oFs25mSyvQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq793"> someone affected with aphasia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aplasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aplasia</span></header><div>/əˈpleɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> uh'playzhuh), /-ziə/ (<em>say</em> -zeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">defective development or congenital absence of a bodily tissue or organ.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <em>-plasia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057252" href="entry://-plasia%23bigmac000057252"><span class="smallcaps">-plasia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aplastic</strong> /eɪˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'plastik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apocarp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apocarp</span></header><div>/ˈæpəkap/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhkahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a gynoecium with apocarpous carpels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apogamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apogamy</span></header><div>/əˈpɒgəmi/ (<em>say</em> uh'poguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">the development of a sporophyte from a cell or cells of the gametophyte other than the egg.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029402" href="entry://-gamy%23bigmac000029402"><span class="smallcaps">-gamy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apogamic</strong> /æpəˈgæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'gamik), <strong>apogamous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apparel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apparel</span><z><span target_id="H9SMNqnZ26">n.</span><span target_id="wZGBhED23u">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apparel" src="word_pronunciations/01052.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpærəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'paruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H9SMNqnZ26"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq873"> a person’s outer clothing; raiment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the furnishings or equipment of a ship, as sails, anchors, guns, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wZGBhED23u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq476"> (<strong class="bold">apparelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">appareled</strong>; <strong class="bold">apparelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">appareling</strong>) <em class="label">Poetic</em> to dress or clothe; adorn; ornament.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aparaile</em>(<em>n</em>) from Old French <em>apareiller</em> clothe, from Latin <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + diminutive of <em>par</em> equal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appease</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appease" src="word_pronunciations/01058.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'peez) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">appeased</strong>, <strong class="bold">appeasing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, or content: <em class="example">to appease an angry king.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> to satisfy: <em class="example">to appease one’s hunger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> to accede to the belligerent demands of (a country, government, etc.) by a sacrifice of justice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apese</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>apaisier</em>, from <em>a</em> to + <em>pais</em> (from Latin <em>pax</em>) peace] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appeasable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appeasement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appeaser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appeasing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appeasingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applaud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applaud</span><z><span target_id="1ELLOylzu7">v.i.</span><span target_id="fbfJtfOIKV">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of applaud" src="word_pronunciations/01071.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈplɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'plawd) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1ELLOylzu7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq099"> to express approval by clapping the hands, shouting, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> to give praise; express approval.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fbfJtfOIKV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq645"> to praise or show approval of by clapping the hands, shouting, etc.: <em class="example">to applaud an actor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq596"> to praise in any way; commend; approve: <em class="example">to applaud one’s conduct.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>applaudere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>applauder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apraxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apraxia</span></header><div>/eɪˈpræksiə/ (<em>say</em> ay'prakseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">the inability to perform simple purposeful acts, as a result of damage to the nervous system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: inaction]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apteral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apteral</span></header><div>/ˈæptərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aptuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> (especially of a classical temple) without columns or a porch along the sides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq190"> (of a church) without aisles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>apteros</em> without wings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquafer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquafer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aquafer" src="word_pronunciations/01127.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækwəfə/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003462" href="entry://aquifer%23bigmac000003462"><strong>aquifer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquatic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aquatic" src="word_pronunciations/01123.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> of or relating to water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> living or growing in water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq301"> practised on or in water: <em class="example">aquatic sports.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aquāticus</em> watery]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquavit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquavit</span></header><div>/ˈækwəvɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhvit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">a clear Scandinavian liquor distilled from potato or grain and usually flavoured with caraway seeds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Swedish, Danish and Norwegian <em>akvavit</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>aqua vītae</em> water of life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aquinas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aquinas</span></header><div>/əˈkwaɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwuynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint Thomas</strong> (‘<em>the Angelic Doctor</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">1225?–1274, Italian Scholastic philosopher and one of the great theologians of the Roman Catholic Church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabana</span><z><span target_id="yNdANJax4C">n.</span><span target_id="T0W5HBSJz8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈʌrəbʌnə/ (<em>say</em> 'uruhbunuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yNdANJax4C"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area west of Lake Eyre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="T0W5HBSJz8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq520"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabian</span><z><span target_id="Kh0w5xJNv1">adj.</span><span target_id="1cESfyikIL">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈreɪbiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'raybeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Kh0w5xJNv1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> relating or belonging to the Arabs (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003478" href="entry://Arab%23mq209">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> relating to Arabia.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1cESfyikIL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq063"> a native or inhabitant of Arabia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq378"> an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003478" href="entry://Arab%23bigmac000003478">Arab</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003478" href="entry://Arab%23mq209">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabist</span></header><div>/ˈærəbəst/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhbuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">an authority on Arabia, on Arabian people, or on the Arabic language and literature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aracaju
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aracaju</span></header><div>/arakaˈʒu/ (<em>say</em> ahrahkah'zhooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a port in eastern Brazil, the capital of Sergipe state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arachne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arachne</span></header><div>/əˈrækni/ (<em>say</em> uh'raknee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">a Lydian maiden who challenged Athene to a contest in weaving, and was turned into a spider.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: literally, spider]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aragats
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aragats</span></header><div>/arəˈgats/ (<em>say</em> ahruh'gahts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">a volcanic mountain in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091708" href="entry://Armenia%23bigmac000091708">Armenia</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091708" href="entry://Armenia%23mq098">1</a>). 4095 m.</span></div> Turkish, <strong>Alagöz</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Araluen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Araluen</span></header><div>/ærəˈluən/ (<em>say</em> aruh'loohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a village in southern NSW; early gold-mining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aramaic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aramaic</span><z><span target_id="spdha5Iyxr">n.</span><span target_id="Yb8DP5Lq19">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ærəˈmeɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> aruh'mayik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="spdha5Iyxr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> any of a group of Semitic languages which became the speech of Syria, Palestine, and Mesopotamia after circa 300 BC, including Syriac and the language of Christ.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Yb8DP5Lq19">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq259"> relating to Aram, or to the languages spoken there.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asexual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asexual</span><z><span target_id="DcKXjlAWEt">adj.</span><span target_id="cIllRslCZr">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asexual" src="word_pronunciations/01291.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈsɛkʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'sekshoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DcKXjlAWEt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> not sexual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq813"> of or relating to a person who does not experience sexual desire for or attraction to others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq248"> of or relating to a person who identifies as asexual (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004039" href="#mq813">2a</a>), aromantic, demisexual, demiromantic, grey-A, grey-asexual, grey-romantic, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq222"> having no sex or no sexual organs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq055"> independent of sexual processes.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cIllRslCZr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq071"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq088"> a person who does not experience sexual desire for or attraction to others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq096"> a person who identifies as asexual (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004039" href="#mq813">2a</a>), aromantic, demisexual, demiromantic, grey-A, grey-asexual, grey-romantic, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067731" href="entry://sexual%23bigmac000067731"><span class="smallcaps">sexual</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asexuality</strong> /ˌeɪsɛkʃuˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> .aysekshooh'aluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asexually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashamed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashamed</span><z><span target_id="ccSKUv9x8V">adj.</span><span target_id="7JXzC5F4Gw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ashamed" src="word_pronunciations/01292.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈʃeɪmd/ (<em>say</em> uh'shaymd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ccSKUv9x8V"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> feeling shame; abashed by guilt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> unwilling or restrained through fear of shame: <em class="example">ashamed to speak.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7JXzC5F4Gw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">ashamed of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq141"> feeling guilty about: <em class="example">ashamed of his action; </em><em class="example">you should be ashamed of yourself.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq694"> embarrassed about: <em class="example">ashamed of her husband; </em><em class="example">a foreign accent is nothing to be ashamed of.</em></span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ashamedly</strong> /əˈʃeɪmədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'shaymuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ashamedness</strong> /əˈʃeɪmədnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'shaymuhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashanti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashanti</span><z><span target_id="EAnR2pbGO9">n.</span><span target_id="RC63PEOG6A">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈʃanti/ (<em>say</em> uh'shahntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EAnR2pbGO9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> an area in western Africa, now part of Ghana; a former native kingdom and a former British colony. 24 379 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Kumasi.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> a people inhabiting this area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Ashanti</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Ashantis</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq652"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091613" href="entry://Twi%23bigmac000091613"><strong>Twi</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091613" href="entry://Twi%23mq885">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RC63PEOG6A">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to Ashanti or the Ashanti.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asante</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashrawi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashrawi</span></header><div>/æʃˈrɔi/ (<em>say</em> ash'rawee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hanan Daoud Mikhael</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">born 1946, Palestinian independence activist, politician and academic; spokeswoman for the Palestinians during the 1991–95 peace negotiations with Israel; elected to the new Palestinian self-rule council as an independent member in 1996.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashtray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashtray</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ashtray" src="word_pronunciations/01297.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæʃtreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ashtray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">a small tray, saucer, or bowl for tobacco ash.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asiatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asiatic</span></header><div>/eɪʒɪˈætɪk/ (<em>say</em> ayzhi'atik), /-zi-/ (<em>say</em> -zee-) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090440" href="entry://Asian%23bigmac000090440"><strong>Asian</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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askance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">askance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of askance" src="word_pronunciations/01303.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈkæns/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kans), /əsˈkans/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kahns) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: <em class="example">he looked askance at my offer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> with a side glance; sideways.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">askant</strong> /əsˈkænt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kant), /əsˈkant/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kahnt). <div class="etym">[origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asocial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asocial</span></header><div>/eɪˈsoʊʃəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'sohshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> <em class="label">Psychology</em>, <em class="label">Sociology</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> avoiding or withdrawn from the environment; not social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> inconsiderate of others; selfish; not scrupulous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aspasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aspasia</span></header><div>/əˈspeɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'spayshuh), /-ʒə/ (<em>say</em> -zhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">fl. c. 445 BC, Athenian courtesan, mistress of Pericles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asphalt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asphalt</span><z><span target_id="jlMpF4lVfY">n.</span><span target_id="mDKbUT7RBE">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asphalt" src="word_pronunciations/01314.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæʃfɛlt/ (<em>say</em> 'ashfelt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asphalt" src="word_pronunciations/01315.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsfɛlt/ (<em>say</em> 'asfelt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jlMpF4lVfY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> any of various dark-coloured, solid bituminous substances, composed mostly of mixtures of hydrocarbons, occurring native in various parts of the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> a similar artificial substance, the by-product of operations involving the cracking of petroleum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq228"> a mixture of such a substance with crushed rock, etc., used for roads, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mDKbUT7RBE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq455"> to cover or pave with asphalt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">asphaltum</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>asphaltum</em>, from Greek <em>asphalton</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asphaltic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asprawl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asprawl</span></header><div>/əˈsprɔl/ (<em>say</em> uh'sprawl) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">sprawling; in a sprawl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assagai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assagai</span><z><span target_id="nZux6i61m4">n.</span><span target_id="bSUi3tKr4G">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæsəgaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhguy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nZux6i61m4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">assagais</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004145" href="entry://assegai%23bigmac000004145"><strong>assegai</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004145" href="entry://assegai%23mq955">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004145" href="entry://assegai%23mq811">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bSUi3tKr4G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq502"> (<strong class="bold">assagaied</strong>, <strong class="bold">assagaing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">assagaiing</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004145" href="entry://assegai%23bigmac000004145"><strong>assegai</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004145" href="entry://assegai%23mq431">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac145879337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assange</span></header><div>/əˈsanʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'sahnzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Julian Paul</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">born 1971, Australian computer technologist, journalist, and activist for freedom of information; director and chief editor of the WikiLeaks website.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assault</span><z><span target_id="yflwY0INpW">n.</span><span target_id="7afFyr6dKZ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assault" src="word_pronunciations/01325.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɒlt/ (<em>say</em> uh'solt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assault" src="word_pronunciations/01326.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈsɔlt/ (<em>say</em> -'sawlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yflwY0INpW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> the act of assailing; an attack; onslaught.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Military</em> the stage of close combat in an attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq837"> <em class="label">Law</em> an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another, with or without a battery, as by holding a stone or club in a threatening manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq640"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103372" href="entry://indecent%20assault%23bigmac000103372"><strong>indecent assault</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7afFyr6dKZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq841"> to make an assault upon; attack; assail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq090"> to rape or attempt to rape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>assaut</em>, from Old French, from <em>asalir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103892" href="entry://assail%23bigmac000103892"><span class="smallcaps">assail</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assaulter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assegai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assegai</span><z><span target_id="dbVyrE3yvl">n.</span><span target_id="COqlfBQPRP">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæsəgaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhguy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dbVyrE3yvl"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">assegais</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> the slender throwing spear used by the Bantu peoples of southern Africa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq811"> a South African tree, <em>Curtisia faginea</em>, from whose wood such spears are made.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="COqlfBQPRP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq431"> (<strong class="bold">assegaied</strong>, <strong class="bold">assegaing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">assegaiing</strong>) to pierce with an assegai.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">assagai</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish <em>azagaya</em>, from Arabic <em>al</em> the + Berber <em>zaghāyah</em> spear]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assuage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assuage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assuage" src="word_pronunciations/01356.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsweɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'swayj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">assuaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">assuaging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> to make milder or less severe; mitigate; ease: <em class="example">to assuage grief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq859"> to appease; satisfy: <em class="example">to assuage appetite; </em><em class="example">to assuage thirst; </em><em class="example">to assuage a craving.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq781"> to mollify; pacify: <em class="example">to assuage the parents.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>assuage</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>a</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>suagier</em>, from Latin: <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + derivative of <em>suāvis</em> sweet] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assuagement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assuager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assuageable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astable</span></header><div>/eɪˈsteɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'staybuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Electronics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">of a type of switching circuit, that has no stable states.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astaire</span></header><div>/əˈstɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh'stair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fred</strong> (born <em>Frederick Austerlitz</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">1899–1987, US dancer and film actor; co-starred with Ginger Rogers in a series of musical comedies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astarte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astarte</span></header><div>/æsˈtati/ (<em>say</em> as'tahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshipped by the Phoenicians, corresponding to the Hebrew Ashtoreth and the Babylonian and Assyrian Ishtar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astatic</span></header><div>/eɪˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'statik), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">unstable; unsteady.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>astatos</em> unstable + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astaticism</strong> /eɪˈstætəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> ay'statuhsizuhm), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arapaho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arapaho</span><z><span target_id="tsnH0OR640">n.</span><span target_id="4amiRijKID">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈræpəhoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'rapuhhoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tsnH0OR640"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq608"> a Native American people, of Algonquian speech stock, once dwelling in the Colorado plains, and now in Oklahoma and Wyoming, US.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Arapaho</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Arapahos</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Arapahoes</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq847"> their language.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4amiRijKID">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Arapahoe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arcadia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arcadia</span></header><div>/aˈkeɪdiə/ (<em>say</em> ah'kaydeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">a mountainous district in Greece in the centre of the Peloponnesus, known from ancient times for its quiet rural simplicity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arcanum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arcanum</span></header><div>/aˈkeɪnəm/ (<em>say</em> ah'kaynuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arcana</strong> /aˈkeɪnə/ (<em>say</em> ah'kaynuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> (<em>often plural</em>) a secret; a mystery, especially of tarot cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> a supposed great secret of nature which the alchemists sought to discover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> a secret and powerful remedy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter of <em>arcānus</em> secret, hidden.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356397052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaea</span></header><div>/ˈakeɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkayuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac666893774" href="entry://archaeon%23bigmac666893774"><strong>archaeon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archaic" src="word_pronunciations/01148.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈkeɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> ah'kayik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; old-fashioned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> no longer used in ordinary speech or writing; borrowed from older usage (distinguished from <em>obsolete</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>archaïkos</em> antique] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archaically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archean</span></header><div>/aˈkiən/ (<em>say</em> ah'keeuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003563" href="entry://Archaean%23bigmac000003563"><strong>Archaean</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archway</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archway" src="word_pronunciations/01161.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatʃweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> an entrance or passage under an arch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq645"> a covering or enclosing arch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arcuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arcuate</span></header><div>/ˈakjueɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkyoohayt), /-ət/ (<em>say</em> -uht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">curved like a bow.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arcuated</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>arcuātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arcuation</strong> /akjuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ahkyooh'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ariadne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ariadne</span></header><div>/æriˈædni/ (<em>say</em> aree'adnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë; she gave Theseus the thread whereby he escaped from the Labyrinth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armband
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armband</span></header><div>/ˈambænd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmband) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a band of material worn round the sleeve to indicate authority, allegiance, mourning, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arousal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac293923767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arousal</span></header><div>/əˈraʊzəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'rowzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> the state of being aroused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> an act or instance of arousing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq107"> sexual excitement and readiness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arraign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arraign</span><z><span target_id="czhEeHRRXS">v.t.</span><span target_id="bupRhABmiB">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arraign" src="word_pronunciations/01223.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈreɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'rayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="czhEeHRRXS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Law</em> to call or bring before a court to answer to a charge or accusation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> to accuse or charge in general.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bupRhABmiB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Obsolete or Law</em> arraignment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>araine</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>arainer</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>*arratiōnāre</em> call to account] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arraigner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrange</span><z><span target_id="3rIgiPZLKu">v.t.</span><span target_id="Xsl70XKkgt">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arrange" src="word_pronunciations/01224.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'raynj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">arranged</strong>, <strong class="bold">arranging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3rIgiPZLKu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: <em class="example">to arrange books on a shelf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> to come to an agreement or understanding regarding: <em class="example">to arrange a bargain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq068"> to prepare or plan: <em class="example">to arrange the details of a meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq441"> <em class="label">Music</em> to adapt (a composition) for a particular mode of rendering by voices or instruments.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Xsl70XKkgt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq868"> to make a settlement; come to an agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq661"> to make preparations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>araynge</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>arangier</em>, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>rangier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104313" href="entry://range%23bigmac000104313"><span class="smallcaps">range</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arranger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrayal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrayal</span></header><div>/əˈreɪəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'rayuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> the act of arraying; muster; array.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> whatever is arrayed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arriaga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arriaga</span></header><div>/arˈjagə/ (<em>say</em> ahr'yahguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Juan</strong> /hwan/ (<em>say</em> hwahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">1806–26, Spanish composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrival</span></header><div>/əˈraɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'ruyvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> the act of arriving: <em class="example">the time of arrival.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> the reaching or attainment of any object or condition: <em class="example">arrival at a decision.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq950"> the person or thing that arrives, or has arrived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsehat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac231320504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsehat</span></header><div>/ˈashæt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahs-hat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> a foolish person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq651"> a person who behaves in an objectionable manner.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arsenal" src="word_pronunciations/01237.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈasənəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhnuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> a repository or magazine of arms and military stores of all kinds for land or naval service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> a building having that incidental purpose but used mainly for the training of troops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq252"> a public establishment where military equipment or munitions are manufactured. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Women war workers leaving the Woolwich Arsenal, London, on their way to a meal during World War I.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/arsenal_H08139.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>arsenale</em> dock (Italian dialect (Venetian) <em>arzaná</em>), from Arabic <em>dar ṣinā‘a</em> workshop]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artisan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artisan</span><z><span target_id="HUUconwhht">n.</span><span target_id="UXCO1gGM8e">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artisan" src="word_pronunciations/01270.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatəzən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HUUconwhht"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> someone skilled in an industrial or applied art; a craftsperson.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> any of certain ratings in the Royal Navy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an artist.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UXCO1gGM8e">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq172"> of, relating to, or designating an artisan food or drink: <em class="example">artisan recipe; </em><em class="example">artisan bread.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>artigiano</em>, from <em>arte</em> guild] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>artisanry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascarid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascarid</span></header><div>/ˈæskərɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'askuhrid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">any of the Ascaridae, a family of nematode worms including the roundworm and pinworm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>ascaridae</em>, from Greek <em>askarides</em> (plural) threadworms]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablative<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="xoP1Q1IHgt">adj.</span><span target_id="MoggWGRO3e">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæblətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'abluhtiv) <em class="label">Grammar</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xoP1Q1IHgt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> (in some inflected languages) denoting a case which has among its functions the indication of place from which, time when, place in which, manner, means, instrument, agent, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MoggWGRO3e">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq383"> the ablative case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq648"> a word in that case, as <em>Troiā</em> in Latin <em>Troiā vēnit</em>, ‘He came from Troy’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ablātīvus</em> expressing removal; replacing late Middle English <em>ablatif</em>, from French]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablative<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="J0IVmkYjUN">adj.</span><span target_id="YJGu3RkRUb">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈbleɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'blaytiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J0IVmkYjUN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> of or relating to a substance which ablates.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YJGu3RkRUb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq814"> a substance, which erodes or disintegrates when heated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq191"> a section of a space vehicle which is made of or coated with an ablative material.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103636" href="entry://ablation%23bigmac000103636"><span class="smallcaps">ablat(ion)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038671" href="entry://-ive%23bigmac000038671"><span class="smallcaps">-ive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablegate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablegate</span></header><div>/ˈæbləgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'abluhgayt), /-gət/ (<em>say</em> -guht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a papal envoy to a newly appointed dignitary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abnegate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abnegate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abnegate" src="word_pronunciations/00057.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbnəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'abnuhgayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abnegated</strong>, <strong class="bold">abnegating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">to refuse or deny to oneself; reject; renounce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abnegātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abnegation</strong> /æbnəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abnuh'gayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abnegator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abnormal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abnormal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abnormal" src="word_pronunciations/00058.mp3"></audio></span>/æbˈnɔməl/ (<em>say</em> ab'nawmuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">not conforming to rule; deviating from the type or standard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [stem of Latin <em>abnormis</em> irregular + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>; replacing <em>anormal</em>, from French, from Medieval Latin <em>anormalus</em> for Latin <em>anōmalus</em>, from Greek <em>anōmalos</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002789" href="entry://anomalous%23bigmac000002789"><span class="smallcaps">anomalous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abnormally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abomasum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abomasum</span></header><div>/æbəˈmeɪsəm/ (<em>say</em> abuh'maysuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the fourth or true stomach of ruminants, lying next to the omasum.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">abomasus</strong> /æbəˈmeɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> abuh'maysuhs). <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Latin <em>ab-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>omāsum</em> bullock’s tripe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abrachia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122955743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abrachia</span></header><div>/eɪˈbrækiə/ (<em>say</em> ay'brakeeuh), /əˈbrækiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'brakeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">the condition of being born without arms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abrachiate</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abradant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abradant</span><z><span target_id="P2ahmmoJDA">adj.</span><span target_id="uSX2NtuoJE">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈbreɪdənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'brayduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="P2ahmmoJDA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq027"> abrasive.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uSX2NtuoJE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq646"> an abrasive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abrahams
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abrahams</span></header><div>/ˈeɪbrəhæmz/ (<em>say</em> 'aybruhhamz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> <strong>Louis</strong>, 1852–1903, Australian painter and etcher, born in England; noted for watercolours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> <strong>Peter Graham</strong>, 1919–2017, South African novelist and short-story writer; noted for works critical of apartheid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abrasion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abrasion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abrasion" src="word_pronunciations/00077.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbreɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'brayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> the result of rubbing or abrading; an abraded spot or place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> the act or process of abrading.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abrāsio</em> a scraping off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abrasive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abrasive</span><z><span target_id="4x0BwcvsFt">n.</span><span target_id="wLSlMPfDnp">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abrasive" src="word_pronunciations/00078.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbreɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'braysiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abrasive" src="word_pronunciations/00079.mp3"></audio></span>/-zɪv/ (<em>say</em> -ziv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4x0BwcvsFt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, lapping, etc., as emery or sand.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wLSlMPfDnp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq908"> tending to produce abrasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq127"> (of a personality) irritating; tending to annoy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abrasively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abrasiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abrogate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abrogate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abrogate" src="word_pronunciations/00083.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbrəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'abruhgayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abrogated</strong>, <strong class="bold">abrogating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">to abolish summarily; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: <em class="example">to abrogate a law.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abrogātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abrogative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abrogator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abrogable</strong> /ˈæbrəgəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'abruhguhbuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abrogation</strong> /æbrəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abruh'gayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absonant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absonant</span></header><div>/ˈæbsənənt/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> discordant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq952"> (followed by <em>from</em> or <em>to</em>) abhorrent; unnatural; incompatible: <em class="example">absonant to nature.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>sonans</em>, present participle, sounding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstract</span><z><span target_id="XvH86G8Qxl">adj.</span><span target_id="shi6DGcEpL">n.</span><span target_id="chq7ZWJGnO">v.t.</span><span target_id="APVwpyHIC7">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XvH86G8Qxl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract" src="word_pronunciations/00115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbstrækt/ (<em>say</em> 'abstrakt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> conceived apart from matter and from special cases: <em class="example">an abstract number.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> theoretical; not applied: <em class="example">abstract science.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq306"> conceptual, as opposed to <em>actual</em>: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>not only that abstract hunger for absent faces and familiar voices, but desire for food to fill the hole which actual hunger had gnawed in her belly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq767"> difficult to understand; abstruse: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Obsessed by the struggle between their two souls, they had threatened each other with the flashing weapons of abstract reasoning, while overlooking the common need for sustenance.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq617"> of or relating to abstract art.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="shi6DGcEpL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract" src="word_pronunciations/00115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbstrækt/ (<em>say</em> 'abstrakt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq873"> a summary of a statement, document, speech, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But no mere abstract can do justice to the sumptuous phraseology of the work</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq938"> that which concentrates in itself the essential qualities of anything more extensive or more general, or of several things; essence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq924"> an idea or term considered apart from some material basis or object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq245"> <strong>the abstract</strong>, the ideal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="chq7ZWJGnO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq251"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract" src="word_pronunciations/00116.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstrækt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'strakt) to draw or take away; remove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq476"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract" src="word_pronunciations/00116.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstrækt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'strakt) to withdraw or divert (the attention).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq404"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract" src="word_pronunciations/00116.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstrækt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'strakt) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a kangaroo-dog can abstract food with a motion more silent – and certainly more swift – than that of a gnomon’s shadow.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq043"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract" src="word_pronunciations/00116.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstrækt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'strakt) to consider as a general object apart from special circumstances: <em class="example">to abstract the notions of time, of space or of matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq711"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract" src="word_pronunciations/00115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbstrækt/ (<em>say</em> 'abstrakt) to summarise.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="APVwpyHIC7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq951"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract" src="word_pronunciations/00115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbstrækt/ (<em>say</em> 'abstrakt) <strong class="phr">in the abstract</strong>, without reference to special circumstances or particular applications.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abstractus</em>, past participle, drawn away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstracter</strong> /əbˈstræktə/ (<em>say</em> uhb'straktuh), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstractly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstractness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstractive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abundant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abundant</span><z><span target_id="bhl8bcMypE">adj.</span><span target_id="eEEeJnyjrL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abundant" src="word_pronunciations/00120.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbʌndənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'bunduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bhl8bcMypE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> present in great quantity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>abundant hair which rode in rich silvery-white waves</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">serge liberman</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> fully sufficient: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>their stock of provisions was inadequate, but an abundant supply of game had arrived to celebrate the good season.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eEEeJnyjrL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq143"> <strong class="phr">abundant in</strong>, possessing in great quantity; abounding in: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a planetary environment similar to ours with an atmosphere abundant in oxygen</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray stott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>abundans</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abundantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academia</span></header><div>/ækəˈdimiə/ (<em>say</em> akuh'deemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">the world of scholars and scholarship, especially in universities.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094042" href="entry://Academe%23bigmac000094042"><strong>Academe</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academic</span><z><span target_id="N6CXuvmmCb">adj.</span><span target_id="Yq67s1RjBV">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of academic" src="word_pronunciations/00129.mp3"></audio></span>/ækəˈdɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> akuh'demik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="N6CXuvmmCb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> relating to an advanced institution of learning, as a college, university, or academy; relating to higher education.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> relating to those university subjects which are concerned with the refinement of the mind rather than the learning of skills (opposed to <em>technical</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> theoretical; speculative; without practical bearing: <em class="example">an academic question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq651"> too much concerned with purely intellectual interests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq915"> having an aptitude for learning or study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq977"> conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional: <em class="example">an academic painter.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Yq67s1RjBV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq967"> a teacher or researcher in a university or college.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq503"> (<em>plural</em>) discussions, arguments, etc., of purely theoretical interest.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>academically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acalypha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acalypha</span></header><div>/əˈkæləfə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kaluhfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">any herb or shrub of the tropical and subtropical genus <em>Acalypha</em>, many of which are grown as ornamentals, as <em>A. wilkesiana</em> grown for its coloured and often variegated leaves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>akalēphē</em> (Hippocrates) nettle, from <em>a-</em> not + <em>kalos</em> pleasant + <em>aphē</em> touch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acantho-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acantho-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq752">a word element meaning ‘thorn’, or ‘spine’.</span></div> Also, (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">acanth-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>akantho-</em>, combining form of <em>akantha</em> thorn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acanthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acanthus</span></header><div>/əˈkænθəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kanthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acanthuses</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">acanthi</strong> /əˈkænθaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kanthuy))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> any herb of the acanthaceous genus <em>Acanthus</em>, having large spiny or toothed leaves; native to the Mediterranean area and tropical Africa and Asia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> an architectural ornament derived from the shape of the leaves of certain southern European plants of this genus, as in the capital of the Corinthian column.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>akanthos</em> a thorny tree] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acanthine</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acapulco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acapulco</span></header><div>/ækəˈpʊlkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> akuh'poolkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">a seaport and tourist resort in south-western Mexico.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automat</span></header><div>/ˈɔtəmæt/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhmat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">an automatic apparatus for serving articles, especially food, to customers upon the dropping of the proper coins or tokens into a slot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>automaton</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004809" href="entry://automaton%23bigmac000004809"><span class="smallcaps">automaton</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avarice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avarice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avarice" src="word_pronunciations/01553.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈævərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>avāritia</em> greed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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average
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">average</span><z><span target_id="8zWo0aQu0M">n.</span><span target_id="rbzOouCSe5">adj.</span><span target_id="OZfcRAieJc">v.t.</span><span target_id="uDcLirGkio">v.i.</span><span target_id="4h3OLIlSS5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of average" src="word_pronunciations/01558.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈævrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'avrij), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of average" src="word_pronunciations/01557.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈævərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8zWo0aQu0M"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> an arithmetical mean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> a quantity intermediate to a set of quantities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq645"> the ordinary, normal, or typical amount, rate, quality, kind, etc.; the common run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq811"> a small charge paid by the master on account of the ship and cargo, such as pilotage, towage, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq839"> an expense, partial loss, or damage to ship or cargo.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq965"> the incidence of such an expense or loss on the owners or their insurers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq533"> an equitable apportionment among all the interested parties of such an expense or loss.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq586"> the number of sheep a shearer expects to shear in a typical day: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He … makes his calculation as to who are really bad shearers, and can be discharged without loss to the commonwealth, or who can shear fairly and can be coached up to a decent average.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1865</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rbzOouCSe5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq182"> of or relating to an average; estimated by average; forming an average.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq991"> intermediate, medial, or typical in amount, rate, quality, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq551"> mediocre in quality or performance.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">averaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">averaging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OZfcRAieJc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq088"> to find an average value for; reduce to a mean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq923"> to result in, as an arithmetical mean; amount to, as a mean quantity: <em class="example">the profit averages $50 a week.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uDcLirGkio">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq612"> to have or show an average: <em class="example">in general, the weekly profits have averaged as expected.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4h3OLIlSS5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">average down</strong>, to reduce the average cost of one’s holdings by purchasing more of a security or commodity at a lower price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq549"> <strong class="phr">average out</strong>, to divide or sort out, more or less evenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq761"> <strong class="phr">average up</strong>, to purchase more of a security or commodity at a higher price to take advantage of a contemplated further rise in prices.</span></div><div class="etym"> [16th century; from French <em>avarie</em> shared loss or damage to ships, cargo, by all parties involved, related to Italian <em>avaria</em>, from Arabic <em>‘awārīya</em> damages] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>averagely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avestan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avestan</span><z><span target_id="wq8rfQIZAY">n.</span><span target_id="xELGllP4mk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈvɛstən/ (<em>say</em> uh'vestuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wq8rfQIZAY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq195"> the extinct language of the Avesta, closely related to Old Persian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xELGllP4mk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq095"> of or relating to the Avesta or its language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004878" href="entry://Avesta%23bigmac000004878"><span class="smallcaps">Avesta</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aviator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aviator</span><z><span target_id="bgdIi1oUXQ">n.</span><span target_id="0dgArim0GY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aviator" src="word_pronunciations/01568.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪvieɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayveeaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bgdIi1oUXQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> a pilot of an aeroplane or other heavier-than-air craft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> Also, <strong class="vs">airman</strong>. any member of the RAAF.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq352"> (<em>plural</em>) spectacles or sunglasses with lightweight metal frames and large lenses which are narrower next to the nose and widen outwards to the edges, usually tinted or reflective.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0dgArim0GY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq712"> of or relating to spectacles or sunglasses of this design: <em class="example">aviator sunglasses.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>aviateur</em>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004887" href="#mq352">3</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004887" href="#mq712">4</a> from trademark] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aviatrix</strong> /eɪviˈeɪtrɪks/ (<em>say</em> ayvee'aytriks), <strong>aviatress</strong> /eɪviˈeɪtrəs/ (<em>say</em> ayvee'aytruhs), <em>feminine noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The sense of <strong>aviator</strong> in def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004887" href="#mq119">2</a> was introduced in 2021 as an inclusive term to replace <em>airman</em> as a general term for a member of the RAAF.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avocado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avocado</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avocado" src="word_pronunciations/01570.mp3"></audio></span>/ævəˈkadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> avuh'kahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">avocados</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> Also, <strong class="vs">avocado pear</strong>. a tropical American fruit, green to black in colour and commonly pear-shaped, borne by the tree <em>Persea americana</em>, eaten raw, especially as a salad fruit; alligator pear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq097"> Also, <strong class="vs">avocado pear</strong>. the tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq280"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a $100 note.</span></div><div class="etym"> [erroneous use of Spanish <em>abogado</em> lawyer, advocate, for <em>aguacate</em> avocado, from Nahuatl <em>ahuacatl</em> literally, testicle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awardee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awardee</span></header><div>/əwɔˈdi/ (<em>say</em> uhwaw'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a person who receives an award.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103572" href="entry://award%23bigmac000103572"><span class="smallcaps">award</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099459" href="entry://-ee%23bigmac000099459"><span class="smallcaps">-ee</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awkward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awkward</span><z><span target_id="pxyfSTKxHM">adj.</span><span target_id="MabS8ZOwWs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awkward" src="word_pronunciations/01590.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔkwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'awkwuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pxyfSTKxHM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> lacking dexterity or skill; clumsy; bungling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq984"> ungraceful; ungainly; uncouth: <em class="example">awkward gestures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq457"> ill-adapted for use or handling; unhandy: <em class="example">an awkward method.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq560"> requiring caution; somewhat hazardous: <em class="example">there’s an awkward step there.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq472"> difficult to handle; dangerous: <em class="example">an awkward customer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq361"> embarrassing or trying: <em class="example">an awkward predicament.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq811"> deliberately obstructive, difficult, or perverse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> oblique; backward; inverted.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MabS8ZOwWs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq603"> <strong class="phr">the awkward age</strong>, a period of life during adolescence when one displays emotional immaturity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">the awkward squad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a group, as a sporting team, marching squad, etc., to which the clumsiest and most awkward people have been assigned.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>auk</em> backhanded (from Old Norse <em>öfugr</em> turned the wrong way) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083667" href="entry://-ward%23bigmac000083667"><span class="smallcaps">-ward</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awkwardly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awkwardness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axially
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axially</span></header><div>/ˈæksiəli/ (<em>say</em> 'akseeuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">in the line of the axis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azilian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azilian</span></header><div>/əˈzɪliən/ (<em>say</em> uh'zileeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">the Palaeolithic culture of south-western France and north-eastern Spain; about 9500 to 9200 years ago.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aardvark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aardvark</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aardvark" src="word_pronunciations/00014.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈadvak/ (<em>say</em> 'ahdvahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a large, nocturnal, burrowing mammal of Africa, feeding largely on termites, and having a long, extensile tongue, claws, and conspicuously long ears. There is only one genus, <em>Orycteropus</em>, constituting a separate order, Tubulidentata.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans, from Dutch <em>aarde</em> earth + <em>vark</em> pig]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aardwolf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aardwolf</span></header><div>/ˈadwʊlf/ (<em>say</em> 'ahdwoolf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aardwolves</strong> /ˈadwʊlvz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahdwoolvz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">a shy, rare, endangered mammal, <em>Proteles cristatus</em>, of eastern and southern Africa, resembling and closely related to the hyenas, having a brown coat with vertical stripes and feeding mainly on termites and other insects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans, from Dutch <em>aarde</em> earth + <em>wolf</em> wolf]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abattoir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abattoir</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abattoir" src="word_pronunciations/00024.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbətwa/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhtwah), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abattoir" src="word_pronunciations/00025.mp3"></audio></span>/-tɔ/ (<em>say</em> -taw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a building or place where animals are slaughtered for food; a slaughterhouse.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">abattoirs</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from <em>abattre</em> to slaughter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbatial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abbatial</span></header><div>/əˈbeɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'bayshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">of or relating to an abbot, abbess, or abbey.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>abbātiālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abdicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abdicate</span><z><span target_id="JWkHMw5fiy">v.i.</span><span target_id="LiD56lb3lP">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abdicate" src="word_pronunciations/00031.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbdəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'abduhkayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">abdicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">abdicating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JWkHMw5fiy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> to renounce a throne or some claim; relinquish a right, power, or trust.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LiD56lb3lP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq898"> to give up or renounce (office, duties, authority, etc.), especially in a public or formal manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abdicātus</em>, past participle, disclaimed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abdicable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abdicative</strong> /əbˈdɪkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhb'dikuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abdicator</strong>, <strong>abdicant</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aberrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aberrant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aberrant" src="word_pronunciations/00037.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhruhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aberrant" src="word_pronunciations/00038.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɛrənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'beruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> straying from the right or usual course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> deviating from the ordinary or normal type.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aberrans</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aberrance</strong>, <strong>aberrancy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abeyance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abeyance</span><z><span target_id="gtaYzNgCo6">n.</span><span target_id="sUsyGARItK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abeyance" src="word_pronunciations/00041.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbeɪəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'bayuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gtaYzNgCo6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> temporary inactivity or suspension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Law</em> a state of waiting for the ascertainment of the person entitled to ownership: <em class="example">an estate in abeyance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sUsyGARItK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">in abeyance</strong>, in an inactive or suspended state: <em class="example">outraged feelings kept in abeyance.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>abeiance</em> expectation, from Old French <em>abeer</em> gape after, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>beer</em>, <em>baer</em> gape, from Late Latin <em>badāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abkhazia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abkhazia</span></header><div>/abˈkaziə/ (<em>say</em> ahb'kahzeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">an autonomous republic in Georgia, on the east coast of the Black Sea; formerly the <strong>Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic</strong> in the Georgian SSR within the Soviet Union. 8600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Sukhumi.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Abhazia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ablation" src="word_pronunciations/00050.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'blayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances from the body by mechanical, physical or chemical means, as surgery or irradiation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq596"> <em class="label">Physics</em> erosion of a solid body by a fluid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq389"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the removal of surface structures of the earth by wind or water, especially the wastage or removal of surface snow or ice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Chemistry</em> erosion of a solid body by bombardment with molecules or photons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq302"> the melting or wearing away of some expendable part of a space vehicle upon re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ablatio</em> a carrying away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astolat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astolat</span></header><div>/ˈæstoʊlæt/ (<em>say</em> 'astohlat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">a place in the Arthurian romances, possibly in Surrey, England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astylar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astylar</span></header><div>/əˈstaɪlə/ (<em>say</em> uh'stuyluh), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">without columns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>astylos</em> without columns + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003471" href="entry://-ar%23bigmac000003471"><span class="smallcaps">-ar<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atacama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atacama</span></header><div>/ætəˈkamə/ (<em>say</em> atuh'kahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">an extensive desert along the western coast of South America, including much of Chile and parts of Argentina and Bolivia; nitrates, silver, and copper mining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atactic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atactic</span></header><div>/əˈtæktɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'taktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> relating to or afflicted with ataxia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq313"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> of a polymer, having substituent groups or atoms arranged randomly along the backbone of a polymer chain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ataxic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ataghan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ataghan</span></header><div>/ˈætəgæn/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhgan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086273" href="entry://yataghan%23bigmac000086273"><strong>yataghan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atatürk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atatürk</span></header><div>/ˈætətɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhterk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kemal</strong> /kəˈmal/ (<em>say</em> kuh'mahl) (<em>Mustafa Kemal</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">1881–1938, Turkish soldier and nationalist; general during World War I and founder of the Turkish republic; president of Turkey 1923–38; maintained policies of modernisation and secularisation. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Turkish commander Mustafa Kemal (4th from left), later known as Atat&amp;amp;uuml;rk, with soldiers under his command, Gallipoli, 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Ataturk_P01141.001.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade"><div class="p0"><strong>Atatürk</strong> was born Mustafa Kemal at Salonika (now Thessaloníki, Greece) and graduated from the Turkish Military College in 1905. Following Turkey’s entry into the war in October 1914 Kemal was given command of the 19th Division based at Gallipoli. His grasp of strategy and ability to inspire his troops with his bravery was crucial in thwarting the Anzac landing in April 1915, as well as the subsequent stalemate which kept the Anzacs confined to the narrow strip of beach at Anzac Cove and the failure of the August Offensive – the Allied attempt to break out. Kemal assumed the name of Atatürk – ‘Father of the Turks’, in 1935.</div><div class="p1">In 1934 Atatürk wrote a tribute to the members of the Allied forces killed at Gallipoli: ‘Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives… You are now living in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours… You, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace, after having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well.’</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atavism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atavism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atavism" src="word_pronunciations/01386.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætəvɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhvizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq706"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some more or less remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> reversion to an earlier type.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>atavus</em> ancestor + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atavist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atavistic</strong> /ætəˈvɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> atuh'vistik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athwart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athwart</span><z><span target_id="RXIPJdxZkS">adv.</span><span target_id="xKHHOKuv9r">prep.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of athwart" src="word_pronunciations/01396.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈθwɔt/ (<em>say</em> uh'thwawt) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="RXIPJdxZkS"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> from side to side (often in an oblique direction): transversely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> perversely; awry; wrongly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq676"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> at right angles to a ship’s keel.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="xKHHOKuv9r">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq507"> from side to side of; across.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq141"> in opposition to; contrary to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> across the line or course of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076405" href="entry://thwart%23bigmac000076405"><span class="smallcaps">thwart</span></a> (adverb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlanta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlanta</span></header><div>/ətˈlæntə/ (<em>say</em> uht'lantuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">a city in the US, the capital of Georgia, in the northern part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attabal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attabal</span></header><div>/ˈætəbæl/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhbal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004304" href="entry://atabal%23bigmac000004304"><strong>atabal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attaboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attaboy</span></header><div>/ætəˈbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> atuh'boy) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">(an exclamation of approval or encouragement addressed to a boy or man.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [contraction of <em>that’s the boy!</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attaché
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attaché</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attaché" src="word_pronunciations/01424.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtæʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'tashay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">a person attached to an official staff, especially that of an embassy or legation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, properly past participle of <em>attacher</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098316" href="entry://attach%23bigmac000098316"><span class="smallcaps">attach</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attaint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attaint</span><z><span target_id="7UJP3MAqQN">v.t.</span><span target_id="w1UqJrlVwh">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈteɪnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'taynt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7UJP3MAqQN"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> <em class="label">Law History</em> to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> to disgrace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to accuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to prove the guilt of.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w1UqJrlVwh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq514"> attainder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a stain, disgrace; taint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq241"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a touch or hit, especially in tilting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ataynte</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>ataint</em>, past participle of <em>ataindre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098650" href="entry://attain%23bigmac000098650"><span class="smallcaps">attain</span></a>; in part confused with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074572" href="entry://taint%23bigmac000074572"><span class="smallcaps">taint<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attract</span><z><span target_id="E9qhUZsWh9">v.t.</span><span target_id="bSQPHCF5VV">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attract" src="word_pronunciations/01443.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtrækt/ (<em>say</em> uh'trakt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="E9qhUZsWh9"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> to act upon by a physical force causing or tending to cause approach or union (opposed to <em>repel</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> to draw by other than physical influence; invite or allure; win: <em class="example">to attract attention; </em><em class="example">to attract admirers.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bSQPHCF5VV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq032"> to possess or exert the power of attraction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>attractus</em>, past participle, drawn to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attractable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attracter</strong>, <strong>attractor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aureate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aureate</span></header><div>/ˈɔrieɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awreeayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> golden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> brilliant; splendid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aureat</em>, from Latin <em>aureātus</em> adorned with gold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auroral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auroral</span></header><div>/əˈrɔrəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'rawruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> of or like the dawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> relating to a polar aurora.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aurorally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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austral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">austral</span><z><span target_id="ev3fZoCClS">adj.</span><span target_id="ALN9Wq4U2B">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of austral" src="word_pronunciations/01513.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒstrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ostruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ev3fZoCClS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> southern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> (<em>upper case</em>) Australian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq922"> (<em>upper case</em>) Australasian.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ALN9Wq4U2B">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq866"> <em class="label">SA Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac349354763" href="entry://fritz%23bigmac349354763"><strong>fritz<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>austrālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austral</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Austral" src="word_pronunciations/01513.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒstrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ostruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Florence Mary</strong> (born <em>Florence Wilson</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">1894–1968, Australian opera and concert singer; noted internationally as a dramatic soprano.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autarky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autarky</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autarky" src="word_pronunciations/01515.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtaki/ (<em>say</em> 'awtahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autarkies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> a national policy of economic independence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autarkeia</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autarkic</strong> /ɔˈtakɪk/ (<em>say</em> aw'tahkik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autarkical</strong> /ɔˈtakɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> aw'tahkikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autarkist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autarkist</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acaridan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acaridan</span><z><span target_id="JPE6mlWLxO">adj.</span><span target_id="JSgs8st4Y7">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkærədən/ (<em>say</em> uh'karuhduhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JPE6mlWLxO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> belonging to the acarids.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JSgs8st4Y7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq111"> an acarid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acarpous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acarpous</span></header><div>/eɪˈkapəs/ (<em>say</em> ay'kahpuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">not producing fruit; sterile; barren.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>akarpos</em> without fruit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accolade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accolade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accolade" src="word_pronunciations/00153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækəleɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhlayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> a ceremony used in conferring knighthood, consisting at one time of an embrace, but later of giving the candidate a light blow upon the shoulder with the flat of a sword.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> the blow itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> a recognition of merit, as an award, honour or public tribute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq689"> <em class="label">Music</em> a brace joining several staves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>accollata</em>, properly feminine past participle of <em>accollare</em> embrace about the neck; replacing Middle English <em>acolee</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accuracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accuracy</span></header><div>/ˈækjərəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'akyuhruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">the condition or quality of being accurate; precision or exactness; correctness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accurate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accurate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accurate" src="word_pronunciations/00185.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækjərət/ (<em>say</em> 'akyuhruht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> exactly conforming to truth, to a standard or rule, or to a model; free from error or defect: <em class="example">an accurate account of the incident.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> showing precision; meticulous: <em class="example">an accurate typist.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accūrātus</em>, past participle, exact, cared for] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accurately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accurateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aceldama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aceldama</span></header><div>/əˈsɛldəmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'selduhmuh), /əˈkɛldəmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kelduhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">the ‘field of blood’ near Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe Judas took for betraying Jesus. Matthew 27:8; Acts 1:19.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Akeldama</em>, from Aramaic <em>hagal damā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acerbate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acerbate</span><z><span target_id="TPwfQ4jgBW">v.t.</span><span target_id="qn3FPe8c0E">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TPwfQ4jgBW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) /ˈæsəbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhbayt) (<strong class="bold">acerbated</strong>, <strong class="bold">acerbating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> to make sour or bitter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq544"> to exasperate.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qn3FPe8c0E">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq978"> /əˈsɜbət/ (<em>say</em> uh'serbuht) <em class="label">Rare</em> embittered.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acerbātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achernar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achernar</span></header><div>/ˈeɪkəna/ (<em>say</em> 'aykuhnah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>ákhir al-nahr</em> end of the river (Eridanus)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidhead</span></header><div>/ˈæsədhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd-hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">someone who often takes LSD.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091202" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000091202"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033307" href="entry://-head%23bigmac000033307"><span class="smallcaps">-head<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acierate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acierate</span></header><div>/ˈeɪsiəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ayseeuhrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">acierated</strong>, <strong class="bold">acierating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">to convert (iron) into steel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>acier</em> steel + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acieration</strong> /ˌeɪsiəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ayseeuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquaint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquaint</span><z><span target_id="109iykmViE">v.t.</span><span target_id="kZfUBuBuXU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acquaint" src="word_pronunciations/00224.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkweɪnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwaynt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="109iykmViE"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to share information with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was urged by no reciprocal sisterly desire to acquaint Norman with her knowledge.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> <em class="label">US</em> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em> or <em>with</em>) to introduce: <em class="example">let me acquaint you to my boss.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kZfUBuBuXU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq974"> <strong class="phr">acquaint oneself with</strong>, to furnish oneself with knowledge of; inform oneself of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Well, I suggest that you acquaint yourself with routine orders quick smart.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">william nagel</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">acquaint someone of</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> to inform someone about.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>acointe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>acointer</em>, from Late Latin <em>adcognitāre</em> make known]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activate</span><z><span target_id="GS6cxuUkqD">v.t.</span><span target_id="RJju6Q4olC">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of activate" src="word_pronunciations/00249.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktəveɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhvayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">activated</strong>, <strong class="bold">activating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GS6cxuUkqD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> to make active.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to render radioactive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq337"> to aerate (sewage) as a purification measure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq904"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq887"> to make more active: <em class="example">to activate carbon; </em><em class="example">to activate a catalyst; </em><em class="example">to activate molecules.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq666"> to hasten (reactions) by various means, such as heating.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">US Military</em> to mobilise.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RJju6Q4olC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq483"> to become active; begin to operate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq801"> to make positive efforts to effect change, especially in a political or social context: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Not only did [Yothu Yindi] bring the music, stories, and issues of Indigenous Australia to the world, but they also … activated for change from the very outset.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2022</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>activation</strong> /æktəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aktuh'vayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actually
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actually</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actually" src="word_pronunciations/00258.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktʃuəli/ (<em>say</em> 'akchoohuhlee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actually" src="word_pronunciations/00257.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktʃəli/ (<em>say</em> 'akchuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> as an actual or existing fact; really.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> as a matter of fact; indeed: <em class="example">to actually enjoy oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq632"> as a matter of interest; moreover: <em class="example">actually, I’m not feeling well.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actuator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac13339556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actuator</span></header><div>/ˈæktʃueɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'akchoohaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">a mechanical device for moving and controlling a mechanism or system, as in robotics, mechanics, biomechanics, or virtual reality systems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aculeate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aculeate</span></header><div>/əˈkjulieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohleeayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Biology</em> having or denoting any sharp-pointed structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> having a slender ovipositor or sting, as the hymenopterous insects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq663"> pointed; stinging.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aculeated</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>acūleātus</em> prickly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acutance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acutance</span></header><div>/əˈkjutəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohtuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">a measure of the sharpness with which a film can reproduce the edge of an object.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adamsite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adamsite</span></header><div>/ˈædəmzaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmzuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">a yellow irritant smoke, containing a form of arsenic that is poisonous, used as a poison gas.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: DM [named after Major Roger <em>Adams</em>, US soldier and chemist, 1889–1971, who invented it. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaption</span></header><div>/əˈdæpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'dapshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000615" href="entry://adaptation%23bigmac000000615"><strong>adaptation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptive</span></header><div>/əˈdæptɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'daptiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq697"> serving to adapt: <em class="example">adaptive behaviour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq836"> showing adaptation: <em class="example">adaptive colouring of a chameleon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq342"> (of a sport, game, etc.) adapted to suit people with special needs: <em class="example">adaptive surfing.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adaptively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adaptiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adelaide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adelaide</span></header><div>/ˈædəleɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhlayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq759"> the capital city of SA, on the Torrens River on the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent; founded 1836; university, 1874.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> a river in the NT flowing from the mountains south of Darwin into Clarence Strait, north-east of Darwin. 180 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Queen <em>Adelaide</em>, wife of William IV] </div><div class="backshade">In 1836, Surveyor General Colonel William Light chose the site for <strong>Adelaide</strong> in the centre of an area of fertile plains, traditionally inhabited by the Kaurna people. Light’s plan was based on a simple grid pattern with squares and gardens, surrounded by parkland. Although disputing the choice, Governor John Hindmarsh moved to the site with settlers from Holdfast Bay (present-day Glenelg) in 1837. Wealth from agriculture, especially wheat, and rich mineral deposits in the surrounding region contributed to the town’s growth in the 19th century. The University of Adelaide was founded in 1874. Incorporated as Australia’s first municipal government in 1840, Adelaide was proclaimed a city in 1919. From the 1950s it became a major manufacturing centre and saw rapid suburban expansion. Adelaide’s biennial international arts festival, first held in 1960, is one of Australia’s major cultural events. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097366" href="entry://Port%20Adelaide%23bigmac000097366">Port Adelaide</a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adenauer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adenauer</span></header><div>/ˈædənaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhnowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Konrad</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">1876–1967, chancellor of the German Federal Republic 1949–63.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adequacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adequacy</span></header><div>/ˈædəkwəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhkwuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adequacies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">the state or quality of being adequate; a sufficiency for a particular purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adequate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adequate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adequate" src="word_pronunciations/00302.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædəkwət/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhkwuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em> or <em>for</em>) equal to the requirement or occasion; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Law</em> reasonably sufficient for starting legal action: <em class="example">adequate grounds.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adaequātus</em>, past participle, equalised] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adequately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adequateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjacent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjacent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjacent" src="word_pronunciations/00314.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒeɪsənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'jaysuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> having a common border; contiguous; adjoining: <em class="example">adjacent rooms; </em><em class="example">a field adjacent to the main road.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq060"> (of two or more things) not separated by anything of the same kind: <em class="example">adjacent houses with a pretty garden between them; </em><em class="example">adjacent towns.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adjacens</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjacently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjutant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjutant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjutant" src="word_pronunciations/00323.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædʒətənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhtuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Military</em> a staff officer who assists the commanding officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> an assistant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq798"> Also, <strong class="vs">adjutant bird</strong>, <strong class="vs">adjutant crane</strong>, <strong class="vs">adjutant stork</strong>. either of two large storks of India and South-East Asia, the <strong>greater adjutant</strong>, <em>Leptoptilus dubius</em>, and the <strong>lesser adjutant</strong>, <em>L. javanicus</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adjūtans</em>, present participle, aiding] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjutancy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjuvant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjuvant</span><z><span target_id="0mQZHIJCQu">adj.</span><span target_id="LAR0CiWmSC">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈædʒəvənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhvuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0mQZHIJCQu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> serving to help or assist.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LAR0CiWmSC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq239"> a person or thing aiding or helping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq325"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> whatever aids in removing or preventing a disease, especially a substance added to a prescription to aid the operation of the main ingredient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adjuvans</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adlerian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adlerian</span></header><div>/ædˈlɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> ad'lairreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">of or relating to Alfred Adler or his theories.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adorable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adorable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adorable" src="word_pronunciations/00342.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɔrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'dawruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> worthy of being adored.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> arousing strong liking: <em class="example">that coat is absolutely adorable.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adorableness</strong>, <strong>adorability</strong> /ədɔrəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhdawruh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adorably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adstrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac653062302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adstrate</span></header><div>/ˈædstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'adstrayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">(of a language) substrate or superstrate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adularia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adularia</span></header><div>/ædʒəˈlɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> ajuh'lairreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a transparent or translucent variety of orthoclase, often pearly or opalescent, as the moonstone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the <em>Adula</em> mountain group in Switzerland. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003726" href="entry://-aria%23bigmac000003726"><span class="smallcaps">-aria</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adumbral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adumbral</span></header><div>/ædˈʌmbrəl/ (<em>say</em> ad'umbruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">shadowy; shady.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + Latin <em>umbr</em>(<em>a</em>) shadow + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advanced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advanced</span><z><span target_id="PSxSFQ4qeG">adj.</span><span target_id="puQpoHAwyx">n.</span><span target_id="sIJCqWdvuP">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ədˈvænst/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vanst), /-ˈvanst/ (<em>say</em> -'vahnst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PSxSFQ4qeG"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> placed in advance: <em class="example">with foot advanced.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> far on in progress; beyond the average: <em class="example">an advanced class in French.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq501"> far on in time: <em class="example">an advanced age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq427"> <em class="label">Philippine English Colloquial</em> (of a timepiece) fast: <em class="example">my watch is advanced.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="puQpoHAwyx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq999"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000799" href="entry://advanced%20handicap%23bigmac000000799"><strong>advanced handicap</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq892"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000800" href="entry://advanced%20horse%23bigmac000000800"><strong>advanced horse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sIJCqWdvuP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">advanced in years</strong>, old; aged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advocaat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advocaat</span></header><div>/ˈædvəka/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhkah), /-kat/ (<em>say</em> -kaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq690"> a liqueur containing brandy, eggs and flavouring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> (formerly) a similar drink used for medicinal purposes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch, originally <em>advocatenborrel</em> the drink of advocates]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advocacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advocacy</span></header><div>/ˈædvəkəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhkuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">advocacies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">an act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advocate</span><z><span target_id="6TvJTEgeFi">v.t.</span><span target_id="qi4Y2TBRcf">v.i.</span><span target_id="XyrsxUHGuu">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advocate" src="word_pronunciations/00379.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhkayt) (<strong class="bold">advocated</strong>, <strong class="bold">advocating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6TvJTEgeFi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> to plead in favour of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Well, I’ll not campaign or advocate any policies but my own.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joh bjelke-petersen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qi4Y2TBRcf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq450"> to support or argue on behalf of a person or group, or their position: <em class="example">to advocate on behalf of the needy; </em><em class="example">to advocate for the hearing-impaired.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XyrsxUHGuu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advocate" src="word_pronunciations/00378.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvəkət/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhkuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advocate" src="word_pronunciations/00380.mp3"></audio></span>/-keɪt/ (<em>say</em> -kayt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq436"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) someone who defends, vindicates, or espouses a cause by argument; an upholder; a defender: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ma was not at all a slavish advocate of marriage.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq828"> someone who pleads for or on behalf of another; intercessor: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Tangle, who valued truth far above material riches, again came out openly as an advocate for the workmen</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john morrison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq509"> <em class="label">Chiefly Scottish</em> someone who pleads the cause of another in a court of law; a barrister.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>advocātus</em> (properly past participle) one summoned to help another (in legal case); replacing Middle English <em>avocat</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>advocator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adynamia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adynamia</span></header><div>/ˌeɪdaɪˈneɪmiə/ (<em>say</em> .ayduy'naymeeuh), /ædə-/ (<em>say</em> aduh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">weakness; debility; asthenia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adynamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adynamic</span></header><div>/ˌeɪdaɪˈnæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ayduy'namik), /ædə-/ (<em>say</em> aduh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">lacking strength; asthenic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022535" href="entry://dynamic%23bigmac000022535"><span class="smallcaps">dynamic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adzharia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adzharia</span></header><div>/əˈdʒariə/ (<em>say</em> uh'jahreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">an autonomous republic in Georgia, on the Black Sea; formerly the <strong>Adzhar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic</strong> in the Georgian SSR within the Soviet Union. 3000 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Batumi.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aegrotat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aegrotat</span></header><div>/ˈaɪgrətæt/ (<em>say</em> 'uygruhtat), /ˈi-/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in universities) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq449"> an official certificate of illness allowing a candidate to pass an examination even though they failed to attend part of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> the degree thus taken.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: he or she is ill]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerogram</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a sheet of special lightweight airmail paper upon which a letter may be written. The item is then suitably folded, gummed and addressed so as to serve at once as missive and envelope; air letter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aerogramme</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23mq308">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23bigmac000031215"><span class="smallcaps">-gram<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airframe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airframe</span></header><div>/ˈɛəfreɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'airfraym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">the whole body of an aeroplane without its engines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airplane</span></header><div>/ˈɛəpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'airplayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000915" href="entry://aeroplane%23bigmac000000915"><strong>aeroplane</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airshaft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airshaft</span></header><div>/ˈɛəʃaft/ (<em>say</em> 'airshahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091379" href="entry://airdrive%23bigmac000091379"><strong>airdrive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airspace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airspace</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airspace" src="word_pronunciations/00534.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəspeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'airspays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> the part or region of the atmosphere above the territory of a nation or other political division which is considered under its jurisdiction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq234"> the space directly above a building which can be sold for the construction of another building on or over the first.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq28"> the space between the cork and the wine in a wine bottle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq290"> any defined space, as in a room, vehicle, etc., especially when considered in terms of ventilation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq497"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171239362" href="entry://airtime%23bigmac171239362"><strong>airtime</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171239362" href="entry://airtime%23mq51">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airwards</span></header><div>/ˈɛəwədz/ (<em>say</em> 'airwuhdz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">up in the air; towards the air.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airward</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airwaves
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airwaves</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airwaves" src="word_pronunciations/00537.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəweɪvz/ (<em>say</em> 'airwayvz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>in non-technical use</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">the medium used for transmission of television, radio and wireless communication signals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airwoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airwoman</span></header><div>/ˈɛəwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'airwoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">airwomen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">a female aircraft pilot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akkadian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akkadian</span><z><span target_id="lEDTJoGOTX">n.</span><span target_id="h2o9YynZYW">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkeɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'kaydeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lEDTJoGOTX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> the eastern group of Semitic languages, all extinct, including Babylonian and Assyrian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> any member of this group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq357"> one of the Akkadian people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="h2o9YynZYW">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq509"> designating or relating to the early inhabitants of Babylonia or the non-Semitic language ascribed to them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq622"> designating or relating to the (later) Semitic language of Babylonia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akkerman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akkerman</span></header><div>/ˈækəman/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhmahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093073" href="entry://Belgorod-Dnestrovski%23bigmac000093073"><strong>Belgorod-Dnestrovski</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alacrity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alacrity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alacrity" src="word_pronunciations/00548.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlækrəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'lakruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> liveliness; briskness; sprightliness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq668"> cheerful readiness or willingness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alacritas</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alacritous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alarmist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alarmist</span><z><span target_id="301rHOOO8Y">n.</span><span target_id="ZKMldMsw7e">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alarmist" src="word_pronunciations/00549.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaməst/ (<em>say</em> uh'lahmuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="301rHOOO8Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> someone given to raising alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers, prophesying calamities, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZKMldMsw7e">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq980"> of or characteristic of an alarmist.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alarmism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alastrim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alastrim</span></header><div>/əˈlæstrəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lastruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">a mild form of smallpox.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Pg]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albacore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albacore</span></header><div>/ˈælbəkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhkaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">albacore</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">albacores</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> a medium-sized tuna of warm seas, <em>Thunnus alalunga</em>, with dark-blue back and silvery belly, and having a characteristically long pectoral fin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> any of various fishes related to or resembling the tuna.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>albacor</em>(<em>a</em>), from Arabic <em>al bakūra</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albanese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac887903609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albanese</span></header><div>/ælbəˈnizi/ (<em>say</em> albuh'neezee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anthony Norman</strong> (‘<em>Albo</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">born 1963, Australian federal Labor politician; became prime minister in 2022.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><div class="p0"><strong>Anthony Albanese</strong> was born and grew up in Sydney’s inner west. He attended the University of Sydney, graduating in 1984 with a Bachelor of Economics. Before being elected to the federal parliament in 1996, he worked as a research officer for Tom Uren (then a minister in the Hawke government) and as a senior policy adviser to NSW premier Bob Carr.</div><div class="p1">Albanese held the infrastructure and transport portfolios and was leader of the House of Representatives while Labor was in government from 2007 to 2013, and in the latter role was responsible for negotiating with the crossbench to pass legislation through the hung parliament returned at the 2010 federal election. He was appointed deputy prime minister in 2013.</div><div class="p1">After Labor lost office, Albanese stood for leader of the opposition in 2013 and 2019. He was successful on the second occasion and led the ALP to victory at the 2022 federal election. The first six months of his government were marked by the passage of significant industrial relations reforms and the legislation of a national anti-corruption commission.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albanian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albanian</span><z><span target_id="DWlttunvuC">adj.</span><span target_id="f1LGa8hcba">n.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈbeɪniən/ (<em>say</em> al'bayneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DWlttunvuC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> relating to Albania, its inhabitants, or their language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f1LGa8hcba">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq119"> a native or inhabitant of Albania.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq500"> the Indo-European language of Albania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albarino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac688012779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albarino</span></header><div>/ælbəˈrinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> albuh'reenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> a thick-skinned and aromatic white grape variety grown in Spain and northern Portugal where it is used to make white wines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> a white wine made from this grape variety.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcahest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcahest</span></header><div>/ˈælkəhɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhhest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001695" href="entry://alkahest%23bigmac000001695"><strong>alkahest</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcatraz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcatraz</span></header><div>/ˈælkətræz/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhtraz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">an island in western California in San Francisco Bay; site of a former US prison.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alderman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alderman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alderman" src="word_pronunciations/00569.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔldəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aldermen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> (in various countries, as Australia and the US) an elected local government representative having powers varying according to locality; councillor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq986"> (formerly, in Britain) a senior member of a county council or other local government body, elected by other members of the council.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>aldormann</em>, <em>ealdormann</em>, from <em>ealdor</em> chief, elder + <em>mann</em> man] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aldermanity</strong> /ɔldəˈmænəti/ (<em>say</em> awlduh'manuhtee), <strong>aldermanship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aldermanic</strong> /ɔldəˈmænɪk/ (<em>say</em> awlduh'manik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aldolase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aldolase</span></header><div>/ˈældəleɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'alduhlayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">an enzyme of animal tissues and plant cells which plays a part in glycolysis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001555" href="entry://aldol%23bigmac000001555"><span class="smallcaps">aldol</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004036" href="entry://-ase%23bigmac000004036"><span class="smallcaps">-ase</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeronaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeronaut</span></header><div>/ˈɛərənɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhnawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air craft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq464"> a traveller in an airship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000910" href="entry://aeronautics%23bigmac000000910"><span class="smallcaps">aeronautics</span></a>. Compare French <em>aéronaute</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerostat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerostat</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəstæt/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhstat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a balloon, airship, or any lighter-than-air craft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071793" href="entry://-stat%23bigmac000071793"><span class="smallcaps">-stat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aesopian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aesopian</span></header><div>/iˈsoʊpiən/ (<em>say</em> ee'sohpeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">relating to beast fables.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090380" href="entry://Aesop%23bigmac000090380"><span class="smallcaps">Aesop</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affiance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affiance</span><z><span target_id="MnivZkP23H">v.t.</span><span target_id="Hhrg5uh7en">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affiance" src="word_pronunciations/00418.mp3"></audio></span>/æfiˈɒns/ (<em>say</em> afee'ons), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affiance" src="word_pronunciations/00419.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'fuyuhns) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MnivZkP23H"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> (<strong class="bold">affianced</strong>, <strong class="bold">affiancing</strong>) to bind by promise of marriage; betroth: <em class="example">to affiance a daughter.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hhrg5uh7en">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq550"> the pledging of faith, especially a marriage contract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq467"> trust; confidence; reliance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>afiance</em>, from <em>afier</em>, from Late Latin <em>affīdāre</em> pledge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afflatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afflatus</span></header><div>/əˈfleɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'flaytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> divine communication of knowledge.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">afflation</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin: <em>afflātus</em> a blast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affogato
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac341431260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affogato</span></header><div>/æfəˈgatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> afuh'gahtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">affogatos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a serving of ice cream or gelato with a short espresso coffee poured over the top, sometimes combined with a shot of a liqueur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: drowned]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afrobeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afrobeat</span></header><div>/ˈæfroʊbit/ (<em>say</em> 'afrohbeet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">a contemporary form of politicised music from Nigeria, influenced strongly by funk and other popular idioms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Afro beat</strong>, <strong class="vs">afrobeat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aftonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac577128735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aftonian</span><z><span target_id="W9caRzjx5c">adj.</span><span target_id="s4byeYCXIE">n.</span></z></header><div>/æfˈtoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> af'tohneeuhn) <em class="label">Geology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="W9caRzjx5c">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> of, relating to, or designating an interglacial stage of the early Pleistocene in North America.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="s4byeYCXIE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq952"> <strong>the</strong>, this period.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Afton</em>, a town in Iowa, US, where deposits from this period were found]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agalloch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agalloch</span></header><div>/əˈgælɒk/ (<em>say</em> uh'galok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">the resinous wood of the eaglewood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agallochon</em>, from Dravidian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agential</span></header><div>/eɪˈdʒɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'jenshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> relating to an agent or to an agency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001106" href="entry://agentive%23bigmac000001106"><strong>agentive</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001106" href="entry://agentive%23mq395">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ageratum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ageratum</span></header><div>/ædʒəˈreɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> ajuh'raytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> any plant of the genus <em>Ageratum</em> as <em>A. houstonianum</em>, a garden annual with small, dense, blue or white flower heads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq576"> any of various other plants of the family Compositae bearing blue, or sometimes white, flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>agēraton</em> kind of plant (properly neuter adjective) not growing old]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agiotage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agiotage</span></header><div>/ˈædʒətɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhtij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> the business of exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> speculative dealing in securities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agio</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Italian <em>aggio</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001140" href="entry://agio%23bigmac000001140"><span class="smallcaps">agio</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agitator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agitator</span></header><div>/ˈædʒəteɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhtaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> someone who stirs up others, with a view to gaining support for a particular cause, political party, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> a machine for agitating and mixing, as in the manufacture of paints.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq285"> the part of the washing machine, usually in the centre of the tub, which agitates the clothes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agminate</span></header><div>/ˈægmənət/ (<em>say</em> 'agmuhnuht), /-neɪt/ (<em>say</em> -nayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">aggregated or clustered together.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agminated</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>agmen</em> troop + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agraphia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agraphia</span></header><div>/əˈgræfiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'grafeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">a cerebral disorder marked by total or partial inability to write.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <em>graphia</em> writing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agraphic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrarian</span><z><span target_id="Mhi7Glohj4">adj.</span><span target_id="zWSBS3lyWp">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agrarian" src="word_pronunciations/00493.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgrɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> uh'grairreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Mhi7Glohj4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property: <em class="example">agrarian laws.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> relating to the advancement of agricultural groups: <em class="example">an agrarian experiment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> rural; agricultural.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq534"> growing in fields; wild: <em class="example">an agrarian plant.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zWSBS3lyWp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq718"> someone who favours the equal division of land.</span></div><div class="etym"> [stem of Latin <em>agrārius</em> relating to land + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agrarianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576666063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airboard</span></header><div>/ˈɛəbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'airbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">an inflatable snowboard.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>airboarding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>airboarder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aircraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aircraft</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aircraft" src="word_pronunciations/00523.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəkraft/ (<em>say</em> 'airkrahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aircraft</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy (such as balloons and other lighter-than-air craft) or by dynamic action of air on its surfaces (such as aeroplanes, helicopters, gliders, and other heavier-than-air craft).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Airedale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Airedale</span></header><div>/ˈɛədeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'airdayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a large heavy kind of terrier with a rough brown or tan coat which is black or grizzled over the back.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Airedale</em> in Yorkshire, England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aleatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aleatory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aleatory" src="word_pronunciations/00570.mp3"></audio></span>/æliˈeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> alee'aytuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">dependent on chance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āleātōrius</em> relating to gambling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alemanni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alemanni</span></header><div>/aləˈmani/ (<em>say</em> ahluh'mahnee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">a group of Germanic peoples that settled in and around Alsace in the 4th century AD.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alginate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alginate</span></header><div>/ˈældʒəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aljuhnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a gelatinous substance, the sodium salt of alginic acid, extracted from various kelps, used in the manufacture of ice cream, in sizing cloth, in dyes, plastics, and explosives, and for various other industrial purposes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001625" href="entry://algin%23bigmac000001625"><span class="smallcaps">algin</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004319" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004319"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alhambra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alhambra</span></header><div>/ælˈhæmbrə/ (<em>say</em> al'hambruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">the palace of the Moorish kings at Granada, Spain, completed in the 14th century.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Arabic <em>al hamrā’</em> the red (referring to the colour of the brick)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alicante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alicante</span></header><div>/æləˈkænti/ (<em>say</em> aluh'kantee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">a seaport in south-eastern Spain, on the Mediterranean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alienage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alienage</span></header><div>/ˈeɪliənɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayleeuhnij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">the state of being an alien; the legal standing of an alien.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alienate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alienate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alienate" src="word_pronunciations/00586.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪliəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ayleeuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">alienated</strong>, <strong class="bold">alienating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> to make indifferent or averse; estrange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> to turn away: <em class="example">to alienate the affections.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq961"> to cause to feel hostility or antipathy: <em class="example">a council decision that alienates the community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq305"> <em class="label">Law</em> to transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another: <em class="example">to alienate lands.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aliēnātus</em>, past participle, estranged] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alienator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aliquant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aliquant</span></header><div>/ˈæləkwənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhkwuhnt), /-kwɒnt/ (<em>say</em> -kwont) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Mathematics Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">contained in a number or quantity, but not dividing it evenly: <em class="example">5 is an aliquant part of 16.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aliquantus</em> some]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alizarin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alizarin</span></header><div>/əˈlɪzərən/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizuhruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">one of the earliest known dyes, originally obtained from madder but now made from anthraquinone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>alizarine</em>, from <em>alizari</em>, from Arabic <em>al‘usāra</em> the extract]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aljawara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aljawara</span></header><div>/ælˈjawərə/ (<em>say</em> al'yahwuhruh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100494" href="entry://Alyawarr%23bigmac000100494"><strong>Alyawarr</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkahest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkahest</span></header><div>/ˈælkəhɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhhest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">the universal solvent sought by the alchemists.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alcahest</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, probably coined by Paracelsus, 1493?–1541]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkalify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkalify</span></header><div>/ˈælkələfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhluhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">alkalified</strong>, <strong class="bold">alkalifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">to alkalise.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alkalifiable</strong> /ˌælkələˈfaɪəbəl/ (<em>say</em> .alkuhluh'fuyuhbuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkaline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkaline</span></header><div>/ˈælkəlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhluyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">of or like an alkali; having the properties of an alkali.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539581298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkalise</span></header><div>/ˈælkəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">alkalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">alkalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">to make alkaline; change into an alkali.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alkalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>alkalisation</strong> /ˌælkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .alkuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkaloid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkaloid</span><z><span target_id="8To9ydckRI">n.</span><span target_id="w0GWoxjh3c">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈælkəlɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhloyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8To9ydckRI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> one of a class of basic nitrogenous organic compounds occurring in plants, such as nicotine, atropine, morphine, or quinine.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w0GWoxjh3c">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq829"> Also, <strong class="vs">alkaloidal</strong> /ælkəˈlɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'loydl). resembling an alkali; alkaline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alkatiri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac183295567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alkatiri</span></header><div>/ælkəˈtiri/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'teeree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mari Bim Amude</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">born 1949, Timorese lawyer and politician; first prime minister of the independent state of Timor-Leste 2002–06, and prime minister again 2017–18.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allanite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allanite</span></header><div>/ˈælənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">a mineral, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminium, and iron, chiefly occurring in brown to black masses or prismatic crystals; orthite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Thomas <em>Allan</em>, 1777–1833, English mineralogist. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alleyway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alleyway</span></header><div>/ˈæliweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'aleeway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq668"> a narrow passageway between buildings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq327"> an alley (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095812" href="entry://alley%23bigmac000095812"><strong>alley<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095812" href="entry://alley%23mq416">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alliance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alliance" src="word_pronunciations/00618.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> the state of being allied or connected; relation between parties allied or connected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq129"> a formal agreement by two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq460"> any joining of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organisations: <em class="example">an alliance between church and state.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq160"> the persons or parties allied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq991"> marriage, or the relation or union brought about between families through marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq281"> relationship in qualities; affinity: <em class="example">the alliance between logic and metaphysics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a subclass; a group of related families of plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aliaunce</em>, from Old French <em>aliance</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087754" href="entry://ally%23bigmac000087754"><span class="smallcaps">ally</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allocate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allocate" src="word_pronunciations/00622.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæləkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">allocated</strong>, <strong class="bold">allocating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: <em class="example">to allocate shares.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> to fix the place of; locate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>allocātus</em>, past participle of <em>allocāre</em>, from Latin <em>al-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001421" href="entry://al-%23bigmac000001421"><span class="smallcaps">al-</span></a> + <em>locāre</em> place] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allocative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allodial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allodial</span></header><div>/əˈloʊdiəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohdeeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alodial</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>allōdiālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allogamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allogamy</span></header><div>/əˈlɒgəmi/ (<em>say</em> uh'loguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017554" href="entry://cross-fertilisation%23bigmac000017554"><strong>cross-fertilisation</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allogamous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allopath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allopath</span></header><div>/ˈæləpæθ/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhpath) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">someone who practises or favours allopathy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allopathist</strong> /əˈlɒpəθəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'lopuhthuhst).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluvial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluvial</span><z><span target_id="zccHOAxm1e">adj.</span><span target_id="E6PuryW44M">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alluvial" src="word_pronunciations/00634.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluviəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohveeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zccHOAxm1e"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> of or relating to alluvium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> of or relating to a mine, claim, diggings, etc., on alluvial soil.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E6PuryW44M">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq214"> soil deposited by flowing water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq074"> <strong>the alluvial</strong>, gold-bearing alluvial ground.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alluvium</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001845" href="entry://alluvium%23bigmac000001845"><span class="smallcaps">alluvi(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Almagest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Almagest</span></header><div>/ˈælmədʒɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'almuhjest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq327"> a treatise in Greek on astronomy by Ptolemy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq172"> (<em>lower case</em>) any of various medieval works on astrology or alchemy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>almageste</em>, from Old French, from Arabic <em>almajistī</em>, from <em>al</em> the + Greek <em>megistē </em>(<em>syntaxis</em>) greatest (composition)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Almohade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Almohade</span></header><div>/ˈælməheɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'almuhhayd), /-heɪdi/ (<em>say</em> -haydee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">a member of a puritanical Islamic dynasty, originally Berbers, ruling North Africa and Spain from 1130 to 1269.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Almohad</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alogical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alogical</span></header><div>/eɪˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'lojikuhl), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">outside the domain or operation of logic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043209" href="entry://logical%23bigmac000043209"><span class="smallcaps">logical</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alogically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alomancy</span></header><div>/ˈæləmænsi/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">divination by means of salt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphabet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alphabet" src="word_pronunciations/00660.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> the letters of a language in their customary order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> any system of characters or signs for representing sounds or ideas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq284"> first elements; simplest rudiments: <em class="example">the alphabet of radio.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq288"> <em class="label">SE Asian English</em> a letter of the alphabet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alphabētum</em>, from Greek <em>alphabētos</em>, from <em>alpha</em> + <em>beta</em>, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alsatian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alsatian</span><z><span target_id="sc3LDG6QP9">adj.</span><span target_id="DgAobeLw9e">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alsatian" src="word_pronunciations/00665.mp3"></audio></span>/ælˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> al'sayshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sc3LDG6QP9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> of or relating to Alsace.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DgAobeLw9e">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq289"> a native or inhabitant of Alsace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq022"> Also, <strong class="vs">alsatian</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030080" href="entry://German%20shepherd%23bigmac000030080"><strong>German shepherd</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Altamira
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Altamira</span></header><div>/æltəˈmɪərə/ (<em>say</em> altuh'mearruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a cave in northern Spain, near the seaport of Santander; Old Stone Age colour drawings of animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alterant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alterant</span><z><span target_id="1DviF2SKl0">adj.</span><span target_id="2WZryJOrOv">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔltərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhruhnt), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1DviF2SKl0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq697"> producing alteration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq291"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> gradually restoring healthy bodily functions.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2WZryJOrOv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq492"> something that causes alteration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq102"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> an alterant drug or medicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alvarado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alvarado</span></header><div>/albaˈradoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahlbah'rahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> <strong>Alonso de</strong> /aˈlɒnsoʊ də/ (<em>say</em> ah'lonsoh duh), died 1553?, Spanish soldier in conquests of Mexico and Peru.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq072"> <strong>Pedro de</strong> /ˈpeɪdroʊ də/ (<em>say</em> 'paydroh duh), 1495?–1541, Spanish soldier; chief aide of Cortés in conquest of Mexico.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alveolar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alveolar</span><z><span target_id="hFf69kjFbl">adj.</span><span target_id="WXuKZiYPY7">n.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈviələ/ (<em>say</em> al'veeuhluh), /ælviˈoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> alvee'ohluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hFf69kjFbl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> relating to an alveolus or to alveoli.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> produced with the tongue touching or near the alveolar ridge.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WXuKZiYPY7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> an alveolar sound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002018" href="entry://alveolus%23bigmac000002018"><span class="smallcaps">alveol(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003471" href="entry://-ar%23bigmac000003471"><span class="smallcaps">-ar<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alyawarr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alyawarr</span><z><span target_id="JYucBETFk8">n.</span><span target_id="pKWGpdt7TK">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əlˈjawarə/ (<em>say</em> uhl'yahwahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JYucBETFk8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the Sandover River area in Central Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pKWGpdt7TK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq317"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aljawara</strong>, <strong class="vs">Alyawarra</strong>, <strong class="vs">Alyawarre</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amadavat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amadavat</span></header><div>/æmədəˈvæt/ (<em>say</em> amuhduh'vat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq75">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004849" href="entry://avadavat%23bigmac000004849"><strong>avadavat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amalthea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amalthea<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/æmælˈθiə/ (<em>say</em> amal'theeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> a nymph who nursed Zeus on the milk of her goat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> the goat itself.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Amalthaea</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac19533841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amalthea<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æmælˈθiə/ (<em>say</em> amal'theeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">a moon of the planet Jupiter, the largest of the inner satellites.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002040" href="#bigmac000002040"><span class="smallcaps">Amalthea<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amandine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amandine</span></header><div>/ˈaməndin/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhndeen), /-daɪn/ (<em>say</em> -duyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">prepared or garnished with almonds: <em class="example">sauce amandine.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>amande</em> almond]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaranth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaranth</span></header><div>/ˈæmərænθ/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhranth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> a flower that never fades.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq339"> any plant of the genus <em>Amaranthus</em>, comprising mostly herbs or small shrubs and including species cultivated for their showy flowers, as love-lies-bleeding, or their coloured foliage (green, purple, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq895"> <em class="label">US</em> a purplish-red azo dye used to colour foods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant (by association with Greek <em>anthos</em> flower) of <em>amarant</em>, from Latin <em>amarantus</em>, from Greek <em>amarantos</em> unfading]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabatic</span></header><div>/ænəˈbætɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'batik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">(of winds and air currents) moving upwards or up a slope.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anabatikos</em> relating to climbing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaconda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaconda</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anaconda" src="word_pronunciations/00799.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəˈkɒndə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'konduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> a large South American snake, <em>Eunectes murinus</em>, of the boa family. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/anaconda.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> any boa constrictor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; ? from Sinhalese <em>henakandya</em> whip snake, transferred into Latin <em>anacandaia</em> python]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anacreon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anacreon</span></header><div>/əˈnækriən/ (<em>say</em> uh'nakreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">572?–488? BC, Greek lyric poet known for his love poems and drinking songs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Anacreontic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anacusis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anacusis</span></header><div>/ænəˈkjusəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'kyoohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">total loss of the ability to perceive sound.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anakusis</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>akousis</em> hearing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobe</span></header><div>/æˈnɛəroʊb/ (<em>say</em> a'nairrohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">a bacterium or other microorganism which does not require free oxygen or is not destroyed by its absence (opposed to <em>aerobe</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <em>anaerobia</em>, plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002372" href="entry://anaerobium%23bigmac000002372"><span class="smallcaps">anaerobium</span></a> (New Latin, from Greek <em>an-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>āero-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <em>bios</em> life)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaglyph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaglyph</span></header><div>/ˈænəglɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhglif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> something executed in low relief, as a cameo or an embossed ornament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Photography</em> a picture composed of two images, one red and one green, which, when viewed through red and green spectacles, appears stereoscopic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anaglyphos</em> wrought in low relief] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anaglyphic</strong> /ænəˈglɪfɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'glifik), <strong>anaglyptic</strong> /ænəˈglɪptɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'gliptik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anakusis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anakusis</span></header><div>/ænəˈkjusəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'kyoohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002365" href="entry://anacusis%23bigmac000002365"><strong>anacusis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analcite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analcite</span></header><div>/ˈænəlsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhlsuyt), /əˈnæl-/ (<em>say</em> uh'nal-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">a white or slightly coloured zeolite mineral, generally found in crystalline form.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">analcime</strong> /əˈnælsim/ (<em>say</em> uh'nalseem), /-saɪm/ (<em>say</em> -suym). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>analkēs</em> weak + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analects
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analects</span></header><div>/ˈænəlɛkts/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhlekts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">analecta</strong> /ænəˈlɛktə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'lektuh). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>analecta</em>, plural, from Greek <em>analekta</em> things gathered] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>analectic</strong> /ænəˈlɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'lektik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analemma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570367140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analemma</span></header><div>/ænəˈlɛmə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'lemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">a figure-8 pattern with one half larger than the other, being the graphic representation of the sun’s position in the sky at the same time of day on each date, charting its path on the sky over the course of a year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>analemma</em>, support, sundial]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analogue</span><z><span target_id="l90QWAlk2Q">n.</span><span target_id="riKCka1irD">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analogue" src="word_pronunciations/00813.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəlɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhlog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l90QWAlk2Q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> something having analogy to something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Biology</em> an organ or part analogous to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq137"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq691"> an organic compound that is related to another compound by the substitution of hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq892"> an organic compound that has a similar structure to another compound.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq103"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23bigmac000002393"><strong>analog</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23mq262">7</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="riKCka1irD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq589"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23bigmac000002393"><strong>analog</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23mq820">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23mq032">6</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>analogon</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analyser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analyser</span></header><div>/ˈænəlaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhluyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> someone or something that analyses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Optics</em> a component of an optical system which rotates the plane of polarisation of polarised light.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">analyzer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analysis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analysis" src="word_pronunciations/00817.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">analyses</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analysis" src="word_pronunciations/00818.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnæləsiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'naluhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq622"> separation of a whole, whether a material substance or any matter of thought, into its constituent elements (opposed to <em>synthesis</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> this process as a method of studying the nature of a thing or of determining its essential features: <em class="example">the grammatical analysis of a sentence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> a brief presentation of essential features; an outline or summary, as of a book; a synopsis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq537"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq261"> the branch of mathematics dealing with the investigation and properties of limiting processes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq735"> the discussion of a problem by algebra as opposed to geometry.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq835"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq817"> intentionally produced decomposition or separation of a substance into its ingredients or elements, to find their kind or quantity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq326"> the determination of the kind or amount of one or more of the constituents of a substance, whether actually obtained in separate form or not.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq137"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059792" href="entry://psychoanalysis%23bigmac000059792"><strong>psychoanalysis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Greek: a breaking up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analytic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analytic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analytic" src="word_pronunciations/00819.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'litik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> relating to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to <em>synthetic</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> (of languages) characterised by the use of separate words (free forms) rather than of inflectional adjuncts (bound forms) to show syntactic relationships, as in English or Chinese (opposed to <em>synthetic</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Logic</em> (of a proposition) necessarily true because its denial involves a contradiction, as <em>all mammals are animals</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq508"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac89970089" href="entry://analytical%23bigmac89970089"><strong>analytical</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>analyticus</em>, from Greek <em>analytikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anapaest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anapaest</span></header><div>/ˈænəpɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhpest), /-pist/ (<em>say</em> -peest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long (quantitative metre), or two unstressed followed by one stressed (accentual metre). Thus, <em>at a time</em> is an accentual anapaest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anapest</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>anapaestus</em>, from Greek <em>anapaistos</em> struck back, reversed (as compared with a dactyl)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anapaestic</strong> /ænəˈpɛstɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'pestik), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaphase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaphase</span></header><div>/ˈænəfeɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhfayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">the stage in mitotic or meiotic cell division after cleavage of the chromosomes, in which the chromosomes move away from each other to opposite ends of the cell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104885" href="entry://phase%23bigmac000104885"><span class="smallcaps">phase</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaphora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaphora</span></header><div>/əˈnæfərə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nafuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> the intentional repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several clauses, sentences, or paragraphs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq279"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> the explication of a word by words appearing previous to it in the text: <em>Mary died. She was very old</em>. (<em>She</em> is explained by <em>Mary</em>.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: bringing back, repeat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anaphoric</strong> /ænəˈfɒrɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'forik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anarchic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anarchic</span></header><div>/əˈnakɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'nahkik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> of, like, or tending to anarchy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> advocating anarchy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq291"> lawless.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anarchical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anarchically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anasarca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anasarca</span></header><div>/ænəˈsakə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'sahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">a pronounced generalised dropsy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Greek phrase <em>ana sarka</em> throughout flesh] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anasarcous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anathema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anathema</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anathema" src="word_pronunciations/00822.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnæθəmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nathuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anathemas</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> any imprecation of divine punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq578"> a curse; an execration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq861"> a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq063"> a person or thing detested or loathed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: something devoted (to evil)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amarelle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amarelle</span></header><div>/æməˈrɛl/ (<em>say</em> amuh'rel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048112" href="entry://morello%23bigmac000048112"><strong>morello</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaretto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaretto</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amaretto" src="word_pronunciations/00702.mp3"></audio></span>/æməˈrɛtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> amuh'retoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> an Italian liqueur with an almond flavour, slightly bitter to the taste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amaretti</strong> /æməˈrɛti/ (<em>say</em> amuh'retee)) a crisp almond-flavoured macaroon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: diminutive of <em>amaro</em> bitter, from Latin <em>amarus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amazonas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amazonas</span></header><div>/æməˈzoʊnəs/ (<em>say</em> amuh'zohnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">a state in western Brazil. 1 542 277 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Manaus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amazonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579277278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amazonia</span></header><div>/æməˈzoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> amuh'zohneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac557029378" href="entry://Amazon%20Basin%23bigmac557029378"><strong>Amazon Basin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambigram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac745488246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambigram</span></header><div>/ˈæmbigræm/ (<em>say</em> 'ambeegram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a word or text design which reads the same when viewed upside down or, in some cases, from a different angle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002073" href="entry://ambi-%23bigmac000002073"><span class="smallcaps">ambi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23bigmac000031215"><span class="smallcaps">-gram<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulant</span></header><div>/ˈæmbjələnt/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> moving from place to place; shifting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002115" href="entry://ambulatory%23bigmac000002115"><strong>ambulatory</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002115" href="entry://ambulatory%23mq204">4</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ambulans</em>, present participle, walking]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulate</span></header><div>/ˈæmbjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhlayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">ambulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">ambulating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">to walk, or move from place to place.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ambulātus</em>, past participle, walked] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambulation</strong> /æmbjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ambyuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amenable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amenable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amenable" src="word_pronunciations/00727.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɛnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'menuhbuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amenable" src="word_pronunciations/00728.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmin-/ (<em>say</em> uh'meen-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq554"> disposed or ready to answer, yield, or submit; submissive; tractable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Oh I’m amenable,’ Virginia said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq892"> liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq276"> liable or exposed (to charge, claim, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>this difficult and boring problem, incapable of solution yet amenable to attack</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david foster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>amener</em> bring to (from <em>à</em> to + <em>mener</em> bring, from Latin <em>mināre</em> drive) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amenability</strong> /əˌmɛnəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh.menuh'biluhtee), <strong>amenableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amenably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American</span><z><span target_id="cOEAX4mYz5">adj.</span><span target_id="V52dWfhmxR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of American" src="word_pronunciations/00736.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> uh'merikuhn), /əˈmɛrəkən/ (<em>say</em> uh'meruhkuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cOEAX4mYz5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> of or relating to the United States of America or its people: <em class="example">an American citizen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq872"> of or relating to North or South America, or any of the peoples of these continents.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V52dWfhmxR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq513"> a citizen of the United States of America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq899"> a native or inhabitant of North, South or Central America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq601"> the English language as spoken in the United States. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac956858227" href="entry://American%20English%23bigmac956858227"><strong>American English</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq861"> a type of playing marble, being either an <strong>ordinary American</strong>, a glass marble, or a <strong>good American</strong>, a china marble.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Americas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac42452132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Americas</span></header><div>/əˈmɛrɪkəz/ (<em>say</em> uh'merikuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002146" href="entry://America%23bigmac000002146"><strong>America</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002146" href="entry://America%23mq824">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amicable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amicable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amicable" src="word_pronunciations/00740.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'amikuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">characterised by or exhibiting friendliness; friendly; peaceable: <em class="example">an amicable settlement.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amīcābilis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amicability</strong> /æmɪkəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> amikuh'biluhtee), <strong>amicableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amicably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammoniac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammoniac</span><z><span target_id="k016fGeAN8">n.</span><span target_id="Cy2Azl9Mbn">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmoʊniæk/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohneeak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k016fGeAN8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032128" href="entry://gum%20ammoniac%23bigmac000032128"><strong>gum ammoniac</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Cy2Azl9Mbn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq833"> ammoniacal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ammōniacum</em>, from Greek <em>ammōniakon</em>, applied to a salt and a gum said to come from near the shrine of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002201" href="entry://Ammon%23bigmac000002201"><span class="smallcaps">Ammon</span></a> in Libya]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampakine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844959767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampakine</span></header><div>/ˈæmpəkin/ (<em>say</em> 'ampuhkeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">any of a class of drugs that enhance the performance of AMPA receptors in the brain, thus improving memory, alertness, reaction time, and problem-solving ability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amperage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amperage</span></header><div>/ˈæmpərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ampuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">the magnitude of an electric current measured in amperes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amputate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amputate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amputate" src="word_pronunciations/00788.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmpjəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ampyuhtayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">amputated</strong>, <strong class="bold">amputating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> to cut off (a limb, arm, etc.) by a surgical operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to prune, as branches of trees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amputātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amputation</strong> /æmpjəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ampyuh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amputator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amritsar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amritsar</span></header><div>/æmˈrɪtsə/ (<em>say</em> am'ritsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">a city in north-western India, in Punjab; site of the Golden Temple, the most important Sikh religious centre, which was the site of the 1919 massacre of Mahatma Gandhi’s followers by British troops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amygdala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amygdala</span></header><div>/əˈmɪgdələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'migduhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amygdalae</strong> /əˈmɪgdəli/ (<em>say</em> uh'migduhlee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq388"> an almond-shaped part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq780"> (<em>plural</em>) the tonsils.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq168"> a nucleus or area of grey matter within the cerebrum constituting a part of the limbic or emotional control system.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an almond.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>amygdalē</em> almond. Compare Old English <em>amygdal</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amygdale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amygdale</span></header><div>/əˈmɪgdeɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'migdayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">an almond-shaped cavity in an igneous rock, formed by the expansion of steam and later filled with minerals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amygdule</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabaena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabaena</span></header><div>/ænəˈbinə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'beenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anabaenas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">any of the freshwater cyanobacteria constituting the genus <em>Anabaena</em>, commonly occurring in masses, and often contaminating drinking water, giving it a fishy taste and smell; formerly called blue-green algae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>anabainein</em> go up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabasis</span></header><div>/əˈnæbəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'nabuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anabases</strong> /əˈnæbəsiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'nabuhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">a military expedition or march.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Anabasis</em>, the account by the Greek historian, Xenophon, c.434–c.355 BC, of the march from the coast into the interior by Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II, king of Persia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anatolia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anatolia</span></header><div>/ænəˈtoʊliə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'tohleeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">a vast plateau between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean; in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anecdata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac155375368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anecdata</span></header><div>/ænəkˈdeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> anuhk'daytuh), /ænəkˈdatə/ (<em>say</em> anuhk'dahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">information which is presented as if it were based on systematic research, but is actually based on personal observation or experience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002514" href="entry://anecdotal%23bigmac000002514"><span class="smallcaps">anecdotal</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097921" href="entry://data%23bigmac000097921"><span class="smallcaps">data</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angaston
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angaston</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəstən/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">a town in southern SA in the Barossa Valley; farming and fruit-growing area; wine industry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after George Fife <em>Angas</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002547" href="entry://Angas%20family%23bigmac000002547"><span class="smallcaps">Angas family</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglican
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglican</span><z><span target_id="lgGmeGnx7F">adj.</span><span target_id="MffSLLZz4v">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anglican" src="word_pronunciations/00858.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋglɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'angglikuhn) <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lgGmeGnx7F">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> of or relating to the Church of England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> of or relating to any church related in origin to, or in communion with the Church of England, as the Anglican Church of Australia.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MffSLLZz4v">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq283"> a member of an Anglican church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a High-Churchman or Anglo-Catholic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>Anglicānus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anhedral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anhedral</span></header><div>/ænˈhidrəl/ (<em>say</em> an'heedruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">(of an aircraft) having the wings sloping downwards, so that the wingtip is lower than the level where the wing joins the fuselage.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020428" href="entry://dihedral%23bigmac000020428"><strong>dihedral</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020428" href="entry://dihedral%23mq179">3</a>). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>hedr</em>(<em>a</em>) base + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animally</span></header><div>/ˈænəməli/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">physically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animated</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of animated" src="word_pronunciations/00875.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəmeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: <em class="example">an animated debate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> moving or made to move as if alive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq499"> of or relating to a film, or part of a film, which consists of a series of drawings, each slightly different from the ones before and after it, so that, when run through a projector, they produce a moving image.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>animatedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annalist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annalist</span></header><div>/ˈænələst/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a chronicler of yearly events.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annamese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annamese</span><z><span target_id="9eoTRYgnNu">adj.</span><span target_id="mtwFQIDIjB">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænəˈmiz/ (<em>say</em> anuh'meez) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9eoTRYgnNu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq167"> of or relating to Annam, its people, or their language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mtwFQIDIjB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq068"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Annamese</strong>) a native or inhabitant of Annam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq864"> the Annamese people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the Vietnamese language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Annamite</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annotate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annotate</span><z><span target_id="QgE3LmM9F3">v.t.</span><span target_id="LZvYXmW121">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annotate" src="word_pronunciations/00895.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhtayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">annotated</strong>, <strong class="bold">annotating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QgE3LmM9F3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> to supply with notes; remark upon in notes: <em class="example">to annotate the works of Bacon.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LZvYXmW121">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq659"> to make annotations or notes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>annotātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annotator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annotative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annulate</span></header><div>/ˈænjulət/ (<em>say</em> 'anyoohluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> formed of ringlike segments, as an annelid worm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq744"> having rings or ringlike bands.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>ānulātus</em> having rings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomuran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomuran</span><z><span target_id="Sq6c4tDoHW">adj.</span><span target_id="qVuIFgV3gA">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænəˈmjurən/ (<em>say</em> anuh'myoohruhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Sq6c4tDoHW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> of or belonging to the Anomura, a division of decapod crustaceans having the abdomen more or less reduced and the tail irregular.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qVuIFgV3gA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq075"> an anomuran crustacean, as the hermit crab or the ghost nipper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anteater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anteater" src="word_pronunciations/00925.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> any of the echidnas or spiny anteaters of Australia and New Guinea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051374" href="entry://numbat%23bigmac000051374"><strong>numbat</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq753"> any of four species of edentates of tropical America, feeding chiefly on termites. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030168" href="entry://giant%20anteater%23bigmac000030168"><strong>giant anteater</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068778" href="entry://silky%20anteater%23bigmac000068778"><strong>silky anteater</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074675" href="entry://tamandua%23bigmac000074675"><strong>tamandua</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq742"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103575" href="entry://aardvark%23bigmac000103575"><strong>aardvark</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq678"> any of the pangolins or scaly anteaters of Africa and tropical Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antedate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antedate</span><z><span target_id="1yN9eRHtQS">v.t.</span><span target_id="8GCtXvP5Mo">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1yN9eRHtQS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antedate" src="word_pronunciations/00928.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntideɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anteedayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antedate" src="word_pronunciations/00929.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈdeɪt/ (<em>say</em> antee'dayt) (<strong class="bold">antedated</strong>, <strong class="bold">antedating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq580"> to be of older date than; precede in time: <em class="example">the Peruvian empire antedates that of Mexico.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq609"> to affix a date earlier than the true one to (a document, etc.): <em class="example">to antedate a cheque.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq442"> to assign to an earlier date: <em class="example">to antedate a historical event.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq822"> to cause to return to an earlier time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq079"> to cause to happen sooner; accelerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq355"> to take or have in advance; anticipate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8GCtXvP5Mo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq468"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antedate" src="word_pronunciations/00928.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntideɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anteedayt) a prior date.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antietam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antietam</span></header><div>/ænˈtitəm/ (<em>say</em> an'teetuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">a small river in the US, flowing from southern Pennsylvania through north-western Maryland into the Potomac; American Civil War battle 1862.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antigram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700113482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antigram</span></header><div>/æntiˈgræm/ (<em>say</em> antee'gram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">an anagram whose letters form a new word or sentence with an opposite meaning once transposed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23bigmac000031215"><span class="smallcaps">-gram<sup>1</sup></span></a>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002382" href="entry://anagram%23bigmac000002382"><span class="smallcaps">anagram</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac787497782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimask</span></header><div>/ˈæntimask/ (<em>say</em> 'anteemahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003018" href="entry://antimasque%23bigmac000003018"><strong>antimasque</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antisana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antisana</span></header><div>/antiˈsanə/ (<em>say</em> ahntee'sahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">a volcano in north central Ecuador, in the Andes. 5756 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anyplace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458250610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anyplace</span></header><div>/ˈɛnipleɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'eneeplays) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003165" href="entry://anywhere%23bigmac000003165"><strong>anywhere</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aontraim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aontraim</span></header><div>/ˈɛəntrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'airntruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003137" href="entry://Antrim%23bigmac000003137"><strong>Antrim</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aotearoa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aotearoa</span></header><div>/ˌeɪəteɪəˈroʊə/ (<em>say</em> .ayuhtayuh'rohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">Māori name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092519" href="entry://New%20Zealand%23bigmac000092519"><strong>New Zealand</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori <em>ao tea roa</em> Land of the Long White Cloud]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aparador
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aparador</span></header><div>/ʌpʌraˈdɔr/ (<em>say</em> upurah'dawr) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a closet or cabinet for storing clothes; wardrobe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: sideboard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apatetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apatetic</span></header><div>/æpəˈtɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'tetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">(of animals) assuming colours and forms which effect deceptive camouflage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>apatētikos</em> fallacious]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphanite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphanite</span></header><div>/ˈæfənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'afuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">any fine-grained igneous rock having such compact texture that the constituent minerals cannot be detected with the naked eye.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aphanēs</em> obscure + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aphanitic</strong> /æfəˈnɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> afuh'nitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphasiac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphasiac</span></header><div>/əˈfeɪziæk/ (<em>say</em> uh'fayzeeak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003231" href="entry://aphasic%23bigmac000003231"><strong>aphasic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003231" href="entry://aphasic%23mq793">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apiarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apiarian</span></header><div>/eɪpiˈɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> aypee'airreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">relating to the breeding and care of bees.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apiarist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apiarist</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpiərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'aypeeuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">someone who keeps an apiary; a beekeeper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostasy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostasy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apostasy" src="word_pronunciations/01041.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒstəsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'postuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apostasies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a total desertion of, or departure from, one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apostasie</em>, from Latin <em>apostasia</em>, from Greek, variant of <em>apostasis</em> defection, revolt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostate</span><z><span target_id="W5FAN4MjJE">n.</span><span target_id="lmdUG8237k">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈpɒsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'postayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W5FAN4MjJE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> someone who forsakes their church, cause, party, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lmdUG8237k">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq028"> guilty of apostasy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appanage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appanage</span></header><div>/ˈæpənɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhnij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> land or some other source of revenue assigned for the maintenance of a member of the family of a ruling house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> whatever belongs or falls to one’s rank or station in life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq170"> a natural or necessary accompaniment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apanage</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Old French <em>apaner</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>appānāre</em> furnish with bread]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apparent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apparent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apparent" src="word_pronunciations/01053.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpærənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'paruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq287"> capable of being clearly perceived or understood; plain or clear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> seeming; ostensible: <em class="example">the apparent motion of the sun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq014"> (of a scientific measurement) not corrected to allow for factors such as the position of observation, which affect the measurement (opposed to <em>mean</em> or <em>true</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq901"> exposed to the sight; open to view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq027"> absolutely entitled to an inherited throne, title, or other estate, by right of birth (opposed to <em>presumptive</em>): <em class="example">the heir apparent.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appārens</em> appearing; replacing Middle English <em>aparant</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apparently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apparentness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appestat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appestat</span></header><div>/ˈæpəstæt/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhstat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">that part of the brain, thought to be the hypothalamus, which is concerned with the control of food intake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003353" href="entry://appetite%23bigmac000003353"><span class="smallcaps">appe(tite)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071793" href="entry://-stat%23bigmac000071793"><span class="smallcaps">-stat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applause</span></header><div>/əˈplɔz/ (<em>say</em> uh'plawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> hand-clapping, shouting, or other demonstration of approval.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> any expression of approbation or approval.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>applausus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>applausive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appraise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appraise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appraise" src="word_pronunciations/01088.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpreɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'prayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">appraised</strong>, <strong class="bold">appraising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> to estimate generally, as to quality, size, weight, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> to value in current money; estimate the value of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <em>apprize</em> (from Middle English <em>aprise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>apriser</em>, from phrase <em>à pris</em> for sale) and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102367" href="entry://praise%23bigmac000102367"><span class="smallcaps">praise</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appraisable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appraiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appraising</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appraisingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approach</span><z><span target_id="yyn1WXrzCs">v.t.</span><span target_id="EcK5JNIBmX">v.i.</span><span target_id="UxX3nO5Yhd">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of approach" src="word_pronunciations/01097.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈproʊtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'prohch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yyn1WXrzCs"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> to come nearer or near to: <em class="example">to approach the city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition: <em class="example">few can approach Homer as a poet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq127"> to bring near to something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq722"> to make advances or a proposal to: <em class="example">to approach the minister with a suggestion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq826"> to begin work on; set about: <em class="example">to approach a problem.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EcK5JNIBmX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq204"> to come nearer; draw near: <em class="example">the storm approaches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq470"> to come near in character, time, amount, etc.; approximate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UxX3nO5Yhd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq858"> the act of drawing near: <em class="example">the approach of a vehicle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq086"> nearness or close approximation: <em class="example">a fair approach to accuracy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq300"> any means of access; the area through which one approaches: <em class="example">the approaches to a city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq274"> the method used or steps taken in setting about a task, problem, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq469"> (<em>singular or plural</em>) advances made to a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq211"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Military</em> works for protecting forces in an advance against a fortified position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a stroke after teeing off, by which a player endeavours to get the ball on the putting green.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aproche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>aprochier</em>, from Late Latin <em>appropiāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approval
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approval</span><z><span target_id="owzRNbcGe8">n.</span><span target_id="tbzkMUe3V1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of approval" src="word_pronunciations/01101.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpruvəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'proohvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="owzRNbcGe8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> the act of approving; approbation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> sanction; official permission.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tbzkMUe3V1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">on approval</strong>, for examination, without obligation to buy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apurímac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apurímac</span></header><div>/æpʊˈrimæk/ (<em>say</em> apoo'reemak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a river flowing from southern Peru north-west to the Ucayali River. About 800 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquafaba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829886023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquafaba</span></header><div>/ækwəˈfabə/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'fahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">water in which chickpeas or other legumes have been cooked, often used as a replacement for egg whites, especially for people with dietary restrictions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aqua</em> water + <em>faba</em> bean]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqualung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqualung</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aqualung" src="word_pronunciations/01117.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækwəlʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhlung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a cylinder of compressed air, usually strapped on to the back, with a tube leading to a special mouthpiece or watertight mask, which enables a swimmer to move about freely at a considerable depth for an extended length of time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquanaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquanaut</span></header><div>/ˈækwənɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhnawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> a person working and temporarily living in an underwater research installation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> a skindiver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aqua</em> water + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004267" href="entry://astronaut%23bigmac000004267"><span class="smallcaps">(astro)naut</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aquarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aquarian</span><z><span target_id="EMRx5RWCED">n.</span><span target_id="6OB7zpZcQj">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkwɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EMRx5RWCED"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> a person born under the sign of Aquarius, and (according to tradition) exhibiting the typical Aquarian personality traits in some degree.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6OB7zpZcQj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq934"> of or relating to such a person or personality trait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq216"> of or relating to Aquarius.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquarist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquarist</span></header><div>/ˈækwərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> a curator of an aquarium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> a student of marine life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquarium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquarium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aquarium" src="word_pronunciations/01121.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɛəriəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwairreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aquariums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">aquaria</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aquarium" src="word_pronunciations/01120.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwairreeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">a pond, tank, or establishment in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept, as for exhibition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, properly neuter of <em>aquārius</em> relating to water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aquarius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aquarius</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aquarius" src="word_pronunciations/01122.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɛəriəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwairreeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Aquarii</strong> /əˈkwɛəriaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwairreeuy)) a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Capricorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq116"> the eleventh sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 20 January; the Water bearer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq152"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098754" href="entry://Aquarian%23bigmac000098754"><strong>Aquarian</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin: water-bearer (properly adjective) relating to water, translation of Greek <em>hydrochoos</em> water-pourer; compare Akkadian <em>Gula</em>, Sumerian <em>GU.LA</em> literally, the Great One, referring to Ea or Enki, god of water, often depicted holding an overflowing vase]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquathon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac729775884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquathon</span></header><div>/ˈækwəθɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhthon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">a continuous two-stage race involving swimming followed directly by running.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aquathlon</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003440" href="entry://aqua%23bigmac000003440"><span class="smallcaps">aqua</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003440" href="entry://aqua%23mq258">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004356" href="entry://-athon%23bigmac000004356"><span class="smallcaps">-athon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquatics</span></header><div>/əˈkwɒtɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwotiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">sports practised on or in water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquatint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquatint</span><z><span target_id="6s0PkZs8zS">n.</span><span target_id="ZEBFSy0PnX">v.t.</span><span target_id="Yz1LBFmMg4">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈækwətɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhtint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6s0PkZs8zS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> a process imitating the broad flat tints of ink or wash drawings by etching a microscopic crackle on the copperplate intended for printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> an etching made by this process.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZEBFSy0PnX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq531"> to etch (a design, etc.) in aquatint.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Yz1LBFmMg4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq434"> to etch in aquatint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>aquatinte</em>, from Italian <em>acqua tinta</em>, from Latin <em>aqua tincta</em> tinted water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquitard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704776015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquitard</span></header><div>/ækwəˈtad/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'tahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">an area of ground of low permeability which is adjacent to an aquifer, which may contain groundwater but does not release it to the surface or the aquifer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac184409618" href="entry://aqui-%23bigmac184409618"><span class="smallcaps">aqui-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104437" href="entry://retard%23bigmac000104437"><span class="smallcaps">(re)tard</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabanoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac668343874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabanoo</span></header><div>/ˈarəˌbanu/ (<em>say</em> 'ahruh.bahnooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">1759?–1789, an Aboriginal man captured in 1788 by Governor Phillip whose aim was to learn more about the Aboriginal people; died from smallpox after caring for other Aboriginal people brought into the settlement while suffering from the disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arachnid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arachnid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arachnid" src="word_pronunciations/01132.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈræknɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'raknid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">any arthropod of the class Arachnida, which includes the spiders, scorpions, mites, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Arachnida</em>, from Greek <em>arachnē</em> spider, spider web + <em>-ida</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036151" href="entry://-id%23bigmac000036151"><span class="smallcaps">-id<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arachnidan</strong> /əˈræknɪdən/ (<em>say</em> uh'rakniduhn), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Araguaia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Araguaia</span></header><div>/arəˈgwajə/ (<em>say</em> ahruh'gwahyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">a river in central Brazil, flowing north to the river Tocantins. About 1600 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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araldite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">araldite</span></header><div>/ˈærəldaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhlduyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">an epoxy resin, some grades of which are used as adhesives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aramaean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aramaean</span><z><span target_id="BGgZ4TUeHH">n.</span><span target_id="GavpuT6bGT">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ærəˈmiən/ (<em>say</em> aruh'meeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BGgZ4TUeHH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> a Semite of the division associated with Aram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq687"> the Aramaic language.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GavpuT6bGT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq615"> of or relating to Aram or Aramaic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aramean</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>Aramaeus</em> (from Greek <em>Aramaios</em>) relating to Aram or Syria + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arancini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac411813064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arancini</span></header><div>/ærənˈtʃini/ (<em>say</em> aruhn'cheenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in Italian cookery) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> a dish comprising cones or balls of cooked rice, usually flavoured with mozzarella, coated in breadcrumbs, and deep-fried.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> a single such rice ball (<strong>arancini ball</strong>) or cone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: little oranges]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arapaima
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arapaima</span></header><div>/ærəˈpaɪmə/ (<em>say</em> aruh'puymuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arapaima</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">arapaimas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">a large freshwater fish, <em>Arapaima gigas</em>, of Brazil and Guiana, said to attain a length of 4.5 m and a weight of 180 kg.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese, from Tupi] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbalest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbalest</span></header><div>/ˈabələst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a powerful medieval crossbow.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arbalist</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, late Old English <em>arblast</em>, from Anglo-French, from Old French <em>arbaleste</em> kind of catapult, from Latin <em>arcuballista</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095794" href="entry://arc%23bigmac000095794"><span class="smallcaps">arc</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005411" href="entry://ballista%23bigmac000005411"><span class="smallcaps">ballista</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arbalester</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitral</span></header><div>/ˈabətrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">of or relating to arbitration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arboreal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arboreal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arboreal" src="word_pronunciations/01140.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈbɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> ah'bawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq262"> relating to trees; tree-like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> living in or among trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> adapted for living and moving about in trees, as the limbs and skeleton of possums, monkeys, and apes. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A koala&amp;#8217;s claws are adapted for its arboreal lifestyle.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© D. Lunney, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/arboreal.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arboreus</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arbroath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arbroath</span></header><div>/aˈbroʊθ/ (<em>say</em> ah'brohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a port in eastern Scotland, in Angus; Robert I declared Scottish independence here (1320).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arcadian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arcadian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Arcadian" src="word_pronunciations/01144.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈkeɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> ah'kaydeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> of or relating to Arcadia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> pastoral; rustic; simple; innocent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armguard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armguard</span></header><div>/ˈamgad/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmgahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">any contrivance, appliance or attachment designed to protect the arm as, in archery, a bracer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armidale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armidale</span></header><div>/ˈamədeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhdayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a city in the New England district of NSW; wool studs; university, 1954.</span></div> <div class="backshade">In 1839 Scottish-born commissioner for Crown lands, GJ Macdonald, set up his head station in the <strong>Armidale</strong> area, traditionally inhabited by the Nganyaywana people. Sheep runs had been taken up in the area several years earlier. Macdonald named his headquarters after his clan’s castle of Armadale in Scotland. Applications for land over the following years led to the decision to lay out a town. It was surveyed in 1848 and gazetted in 1849. Thanks to its strategic location, the region’s pastoral development and the discovery of gold, Armidale rapidly grew into a major centre and was proclaimed a city in 1885. From the 1870s, Armidale began to gain a reputation as an educational centre with the establishment of boarding schools and colleges. A teachers’ college founded in 1928 became the Armidale College of Advanced Education in 1971. New England University College was established in 1938 as a branch of the University of Sydney. It became the autonomous University of New England in 1954, the first Australian university outside the capital cities. The surrounding area is noted for wool studs.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armorial</span><z><span target_id="ORESW6e4Kd">adj.</span><span target_id="lvCvIHGY9x">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armorial" src="word_pronunciations/01209.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈmɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> ah'mawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ORESW6e4Kd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq191"> belonging to heraldry or to heraldic bearing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lvCvIHGY9x">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq038"> a book containing heraldic bearings and devices.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003813" href="entry://armory%23bigmac000003813"><span class="smallcaps">armor(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087960" href="entry://-ial%23bigmac000087960"><span class="smallcaps">-ial</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromatic</span><z><span target_id="k5rpuZchzD">adj.</span><span target_id="4ZRLRzq3I4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ærəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> aruh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="k5rpuZchzD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> having an aroma; fragrant; sweet-scented; spicy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq084"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> of or relating to aromatic compounds.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4ZRLRzq3I4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq274"> a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant smell, as certain spices, oils, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aromatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aromaticity</strong> /ærəməˈtɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> aruhmuh'tisuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrogant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrogant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arrogant" src="word_pronunciations/01232.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærəgənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhguhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> making unwarrantable claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq084"> characterised by or proceeding from arrogance: <em class="example">arrogant claims.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>arrogans</em>, present participle, assuming] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arrogantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrogate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrogate</span></header><div>/ˈærəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhgayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">arrogated</strong>, <strong class="bold">arrogating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> to attribute or assign to another without just reason.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arrogātus</em>, past participle, assumed, asked of] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arrogation</strong> /ærəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aruh'gayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsapeek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297282369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsapeek</span></header><div>/asəˈpik/ (<em>say</em> ahsuh'peek) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq48">upside down; inverted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><span class="smallcaps">ars(e)</span></a> + <em>a-peek</em> (or <em>a-peak</em>) old nautical term meaning ‘in a vertical position’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenate</span></header><div>/ˈasəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhnayt), /-nət/ (<em>say</em> -nuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">salt of arsenic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arseways
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac733503105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arseways</span></header><div>/ˈasweɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahswayz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">backwards or wrongly.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artefact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artefact</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artefact" src="word_pronunciations/01245.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatəfækt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhfakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> any object made by humans with a view to subsequent use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Biology</em> a substance, structure, or the like, not naturally present in tissue, but formed by reagents, death, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Science</em> a spurious result or finding in a scientific experiment, especially one that is created by the processes of the experiment itself.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artifact</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin: <em>arti-</em> (combining form of <em>ars</em> art) + <em>factus</em>, past participle, made] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>artefactual</strong> /atəˈfæktʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> ahtuh'fakchoohuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arterial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arterial</span><z><span target_id="zrmtg3hZkf">adj.</span><span target_id="sUbLyjOpkP">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arterial" src="word_pronunciations/01246.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈtɪəriəl/ (<em>say</em> ah'tearreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zrmtg3hZkf"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> relating to the blood in the arteries which has been charged with oxygen during its passage through the lungs, and, in the higher animals, is usually bright red.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> of, relating to, or resembling the arteries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> having a main channel and many branches: <em class="example">arterial drainage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq060"> carrying the main flow of traffic between large towns: <em class="example">an arterial road.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sUbLyjOpkP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq865"> an arterial road.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artesian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac80741502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artesian</span></header><div>/aˈtiʒən/ (<em>say</em> ah'teezhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">of, relating to, or supplied with artesian water: <em class="example">artesian spa.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artifact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artifact</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artifact" src="word_pronunciations/01263.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatəfækt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhfakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003922" href="entry://artefact%23bigmac000003922"><strong>artefact</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aryanise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aryanise</span></header><div>/ˈɛəriənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">Aryanised</strong>, <strong class="bold">Aryanising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">(in Nazi doctrine) to remove all non-Aryan persons from (office, business, etc.).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aryanize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascidian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascidian</span><z><span target_id="zrkCoHvUMP">n.</span><span target_id="Q62CFcyotl">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'sideeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zrkCoHvUMP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> a sea squirt, a sessile protochordate.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Q62CFcyotl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq342"> of or belonging to the Ascidiacea or Tunicata.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004020" href="entry://ascidium%23bigmac000004020"><span class="smallcaps">ascidi(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascocarp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascocarp</span></header><div>/ˈæskoʊkap/ (<em>say</em> 'askohkahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">(in ascomycetous fungi) the fructification bearing the asci, a general term embracing apothecium, perithecium, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004026" href="entry://asco-%23bigmac000004026"><span class="smallcaps">asco-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011566" href="entry://-carp%23bigmac000011566"><span class="smallcaps">-carp</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashgabat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac878456621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashgabat</span></header><div>/æʃgəˈbæt/ (<em>say</em> ashguh'bat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">the capital city of Turkmenistan, in the southern part.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Poltoratsk</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Ashkhabad</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ašchabad</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asianise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991300929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asianise</span></header><div>/ˈeɪʒənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ayzhuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">Asianised</strong>, <strong class="bold">Asianising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">to make Asian in style, culture, or appearance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asianize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Asianisation</strong> /ˌeɪʒənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ayzhuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aspinall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aspinall</span></header><div>/ˈæspənəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhnuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> <strong>Jessie Strahorn</strong>, 1880–1953, Australian medical practitioner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> <strong>Phillip John</strong>, born 1959, Australian Anglican ecclesiastic; primate of Australia 2005–14.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspirant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspirant</span><z><span target_id="AQUSKxGWor">n.</span><span target_id="amMKazEfJn">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæspərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhruhnt), /əˈspaɪrənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'spuyruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AQUSKxGWor"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> someone who aspires; someone who seeks advancement, honours, a high position, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="amMKazEfJn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq471"> <em class="label">Rare</em> aspiring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archaean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archaean</span><z><span target_id="GdppcCGyBl">n.</span><span target_id="WwQyynfkCl">adj.</span></z></header><div>/aˈkiən/ (<em>say</em> ah'keeuhn) <em class="label">Geology</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GdppcCGyBl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> the eon extending from 3800–2500 million years ago or the series of predominantly igneous and metamorphic rocks formed then.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the span of geological time before the Proterozoic, including the Hadean and Archaean (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003563" href="#mq951">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WwQyynfkCl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq274"> relating to the Archaean eon or the series of rocks formed then.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Archean</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003564" href="entry://archaeo-%23bigmac000003564"><span class="smallcaps">archae(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq006">a word element meaning ‘primeval’, ‘primitive’,‘ancient’, as in <em>archaeology</em>, <em>archaeopteryx</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archeo-</strong>; (<em>especially before a vowel</em>), <strong class="vs">archae-</strong>, <strong class="vs">arche-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>archaio-</em>, combining form of <em>archaios</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac666893774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeon</span></header><div>/ˈakeɪɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkayon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">archaea</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">a prokaryotic, microscopic organism belonging to the domain Archaea, characterised by structural similarities to bacteria but with biochemical and genetic processes similar to those of eukaryotes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archeon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>archaion</em> something from the beginning] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archaeal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaise</span><z><span target_id="aAjXoPAJvv">v.t.</span><span target_id="RerZuEjSb7">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈakeɪˌaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkay.uyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">archaised</strong>, <strong class="bold">archaising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aAjXoPAJvv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> to give an archaic appearance or quality to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RerZuEjSb7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq943"> to use archaisms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archaize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>archaiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archaism" src="word_pronunciations/01149.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakeɪˌɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkay.izuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> something archaic, as a word or expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> the use of what is archaic, as in literature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq304"> archaic quality or style.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>archaïsmos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archaist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archaistic</strong> /ˌakeɪˈɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ahkay'istik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archdale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archdale</span></header><div>/ˈatʃdeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchdayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> <strong>Alexander Mervyn</strong>, 1905–86, Australian stage and film actor, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq631"> his sister, <strong>Betty</strong> (<em>Helen Elizabeth Archdale</em>), 1907–2000, Australian educationalist, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archival</span></header><div>/aˈkaɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> ah'kuyvuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">relating to archives or valuable records; contained in such archives or records.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argental</span></header><div>/aˈdʒɛntl/ (<em>say</em> ah'jentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">of, relating to, containing, or resembling silver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argonaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac51051797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argonaut</span></header><div>/ˈagənɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhnawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054214" href="entry://paper%20nautilus%23bigmac000054214"><strong>paper nautilus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argonaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argonaut</span></header><div>/ˈagənɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhnawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">a member of the band that sailed to the legendary land Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Argonauta</em>, from Greek <em>Argonautēs</em> (<em>Argo</em> the ship’s name, from Greek <em>argys</em> bright, swift + <em>nautēs</em> sailor)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Argonautic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arguable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arguable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arguable" src="word_pronunciations/01184.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈagjuəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgyoohuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> capable of being maintained; plausible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> open to dispute or argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq765"> capable of being argued.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>arguably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arillate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arillate</span></header><div>/ˈærəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhlayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">having an aril.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aristate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aristate</span></header><div>/əˈrɪsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'ristayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having aristae; awned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq495"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> tipped with a thin spine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>aristātus</em>, from Latin <em>arista</em> awn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arkansas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arkansas</span></header><div>/ˈakənsɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhnsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">a state in the southern central US. 137 539 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Little Rock.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: Ark.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armagnac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armagnac</span></header><div>/ˈamənjæk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhnyak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a brandy made in the Armagnac region of south-western France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armalite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armalite</span></header><div>/ˈaməlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">a light automatic rifle for infantry use.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armament</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armament" src="word_pronunciations/01204.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaməmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> the weapons with which a military unit, especially an aeroplane, vehicle, or warship, is equipped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq894"> the process of equipping or arming for war.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>armāmenta</em>, plural, implements, equipment, ship’s tackle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armature</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armature" src="word_pronunciations/01205.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈamətʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> armour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the protective covering of an animal or plant, or any part serving for defence or offence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq638"> the iron or steel applied across the poles of a permanent magnet to close it, or to the poles of an electromagnet to communicate mechanical force.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq310"> the rotating part of an electric motor or generator.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq573"> any moving part in electrical equipment, such as a buzzer or relay, activated by a magnetic field.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq437"> a framework upon which a sculptor builds a work in clay, plaster, or other plastic substance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>armātūra</em> armour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armchair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armchair</span><z><span target_id="9ymEkxm4Ce">n.</span><span target_id="VYxO8L1qwT">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armchair" src="word_pronunciations/01206.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈamtʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmchair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9ymEkxm4Ce"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> a chair with arms to support the forearms or elbows.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VYxO8L1qwT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq311"> amateur: <em class="example">an armchair critic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq851"> taking part in an activity mentally, rather than in reality: <em class="example">an armchair traveller.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq514"> seen or enjoyed at home: <em class="example">the armchair theatre.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armenian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armenian</span><z><span target_id="0a1WUeXo9u">adj.</span><span target_id="V0KD8AfN8g">n.</span></z></header><div>/aˈminiən/ (<em>say</em> ah'meeneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0a1WUeXo9u"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> relating to Armenia, or to its inhabitants.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V0KD8AfN8g">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq375"> a native of Armenia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq069"> the language of the Armenians, an Indo-European language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspirate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspirate</span><z><span target_id="2OPa7Rfevs">v.t.</span><span target_id="7SnIBXPP9h">v.i.</span><span target_id="qWxf5GRQwS">n.</span><span target_id="uLuxRjy9F7">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> /ˈæspəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhrayt) (<strong class="bold">aspirated</strong>, <strong class="bold">aspirating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2OPa7Rfevs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq484"> to release (a stop) in such a way that the breath escapes with audible friction, as in <em>title</em> where the first <em>t</em> is aspirated, the second is not.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq167"> to begin (a word or syllable) with an <em>h</em> sound, as in <em>when</em> (pronounced <em>hwen</em>), <em>howl</em>, opposed to <em>wen</em>, <em>owl</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> to remove (fluids) from body cavities by use of an aspirator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq23"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> to inhale (foreign matter) into the lungs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq198"> to draw or remove by suction.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7SnIBXPP9h">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> to inhale foreign matter into the lungs.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qWxf5GRQwS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> /ˈæspərət/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhruht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq055"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> a puff of unvoiced air before or after another sound, represented in many languages by <em>h</em>, and in Greek by the sign of rough breathing (‘).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> material which has been removed from the body by a suction syringe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq509"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> foreign matter which has entered the respiratory tract.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uLuxRjy9F7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq336"> /ˈæspərət/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhruht) <em class="label">Phonetics</em> aspirated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aspirātus</em>, past participle, breathed on]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assamese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac262739031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assamese</span><z><span target_id="WVWv8mbUY5">adj.</span><span target_id="fwADflhEIh">n.</span></z></header><div>/æsəˈmiz/ (<em>say</em> asuh'meez) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WVWv8mbUY5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> of or relating to Assam.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fwADflhEIh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq280"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Assamese</strong>) a native or inhabitant of Assam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq760"> the Assamese people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq681"> an Indo-European language spoken in north-eastern India, related to Bengali, Bihari and Oriya.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assassin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assassin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assassin" src="word_pronunciations/01324.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsæsən/ (<em>say</em> uh'sasuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">someone who undertakes to murder, especially from fanaticism or for a reward.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after a militant Muslim sect, active in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1272, whose chief object was to assassinate Crusaders; French, from Medieval Latin <em>assassīnus</em>, ? from Arabic <em>hashshāshin</em>, plural, hashish addicts (from the popular stories about the sect); ? from the name of the leader, <em>Hassan</em> ibn-al-Sabbah]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assonate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assonate</span></header><div>/ˈæsəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhnayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">assonated</strong>, <strong class="bold">assonating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> to have corresponding vowel sounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> to use assonance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assyrian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assyrian</span><z><span target_id="Wnx3LOxZ1n">adj.</span><span target_id="tXhrRi5mRJ">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsɪriən/ (<em>say</em> uh'sireeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Wnx3LOxZ1n"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> relating to Assyria, to the Assyrians, or to their language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tXhrRi5mRJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq890"> a native or inhabitant of Assyria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq535"> a Semitic language of the Akkadian group, spoken in northern Mesopotamia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq517"> a person who is a descendant of the speakers of this language group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astatine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astatine</span></header><div>/ˈæstətin/ (<em>say</em> 'astuhteen), /-taɪn/ (<em>say</em> -tuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">a rare element of the halogen family.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: At; <em>atomic number</em>: 85. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>astatos</em> unstable + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asternal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asternal</span></header><div>/eɪˈstɜnəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'sternuhl), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">not reaching to or connected with the sternum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072096" href="entry://sternal%23bigmac000072096"><span class="smallcaps">sternal</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astragal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astragal</span></header><div>/ˈæstrəgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq130"> a small convex moulding cut into the form of a string of beads.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq550"> a plain convex moulding.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq071"> any similar moulding, as in carpentry or metalwork.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq294"> (<em>plural</em>) dice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>astragalus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004240" href="entry://astragalus%23bigmac000004240"><span class="smallcaps">astragalus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asturias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asturias</span></header><div>/æsˈtʊəriæs/ (<em>say</em> as'toouhreeas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">an autonomous community in north-western Spain, formerly a province; a kingdom in medieval times. 10 565 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Oviedo.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Principality of Asturias</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astyanax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astyanax</span></header><div>/ˈæstiənæks/ (<em>say</em> 'asteeuhnaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">the young son of Hector and Andromache, thrown from the walls of Troy by the victorious Greeks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atabrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atabrine</span></header><div>/ˈætəbrən/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhbruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">an antimalarial substance, C<sub>23</sub>H<sub>30</sub>N<sub>3</sub>OCl, a hydrochloride of mepacrine, with properties similar to plasmoquin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atabrin</strong>. <div class="etym">[US trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atalanta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atalanta</span></header><div>/ætəˈlæntə/ (<em>say</em> atuh'lantuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">a virgin huntress who undertook to marry only a man who could outrun her; she was defeated by Hippomenes, who let fall three golden apples given to him by Aphrodite, which Atalanta stopped to pick up.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ataraxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ataraxia</span></header><div>/ætəˈræksiə/ (<em>say</em> atuh'rakseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a state of tranquillity, free from emotional disturbance and anxiety.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ataraxy</strong> /ˈætəræksi/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhraksee). <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek: impassiveness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athenian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athenian</span><z><span target_id="A4Ctdm9gDQ">adj.</span><span target_id="VG6X2UeNcl">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈθiniən/ (<em>say</em> uh'theeneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="A4Ctdm9gDQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> relating to Athens.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VG6X2UeNcl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq906"> a native or inhabitant of Athens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atlantes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atlantes</span></header><div>/ətˈlæntiz/ (<em>say</em> uht'lanteez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">atlas</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">figures of men used as supporting or decorative columns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atlantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atlantic</span></header><div>/ətˈlæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> uht'lantik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Railways</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">of or relating to a steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement 4-4-2, consisting of a four wheel front truck, two pairs of driving wheels and one pair of idling wheels.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103524" href="entry://pacific%23bigmac000103524"><strong>pacific</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103524" href="entry://pacific%23mq579">4</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047568" href="entry://mogul%23bigmac000047568"><strong>mogul<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047568" href="entry://mogul%23mq387">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141091321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantic</span><z><span target_id="B9xWuylk50">n.</span><span target_id="SIwMPvJhtR">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ətˈlæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> uht'lantik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B9xWuylk50"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004371" href="entry://Atlantic%20Ocean%23bigmac000004371"><strong>Atlantic Ocean</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SIwMPvJhtR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq127"> of or relating to the Atlantic Ocean: <em class="example">an Atlantic crossing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq999"> of or relating to a country, town, etc., bordering on the Atlantic Ocean: <em class="example">Atlantic neighbours.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlantis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantis<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ətˈlæntəs/ (<em>say</em> uht'lantuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">a mythical island in the Atlantic Ocean with a prosperous city, first mentioned by Plato, supposedly west of Gibraltar, said to have finally sunk into the sea.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819792659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantis<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ətˈlæntəs/ (<em>say</em> uht'lantuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">a crewed orbiter used in the US space shuttle program from 1985 to 2011; the last to fly in the space shuttle program.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004374" href="#bigmac000004374"><span class="smallcaps">Atlantis<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrazine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110435760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrazine</span></header><div>/ˈætrəzin/ (<em>say</em> 'atruhzeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">an active constituent of many herbicides used in cropping and forestry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attached
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attached</span></header><div>/əˈtætʃt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tacht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">(sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) fond; bound by ties of affection and regard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attagirl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attagirl</span></header><div>/ætəˈgɜl/ (<em>say</em> atuh'gerl) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">(an exclamation of approval or encouragement addressed to a girl or woman.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098014" href="entry://attaboy%23bigmac000098014"><span class="smallcaps">attaboy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atypical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atypical</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atypical" src="word_pronunciations/01450.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈtɪpɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'tipikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atypic</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078937" href="entry://typical%23bigmac000078937"><span class="smallcaps">typical</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atypically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auckland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auckland</span></header><div>/ˈɔklənd/ (<em>say</em> 'awkluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq006"> a city in the northern part of the North Island of NZ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> a region of NZ, surrounding the city of Auckland. 6059 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audacity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audacity</span></header><div>/ɔˈdæsəti/ (<em>say</em> aw'dasuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">audacities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq973"> boldness or daring, especially reckless boldness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> effrontery or insolence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>audācia</em> daring + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078881" href="entry://-ty%23bigmac000078881"><span class="smallcaps">-ty<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augustan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augustan</span><z><span target_id="gHqyi3rDm6">adj.</span><span target_id="wjDvYkycy1">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɔˈgʌstən/ (<em>say</em> aw'gustuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gHqyi3rDm6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> relating to Augustus Caesar, or to his reign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> (of a literary period) having some of the characteristics associated with the writers of the Roman Augustan Age, as classicism, correctness, brilliance, nobility (in English literature, the 17th-18th century).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wjDvYkycy1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq605"> an author in an Augustan age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aurelian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aurelian</span></header><div>/ɔˈriliən/ (<em>say</em> aw'reeleeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Lucius Domitius Aurelianus</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">AD 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austcare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austcare</span></header><div>/ˈɒstkɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ostkair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">an Australian organisation formed in 1960 to aid refugees around the world; current name adopted in 1967.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Aust</em>(<em>ralians</em>)<em> Care </em>(<em>for Refugees</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441856766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austrade</span></header><div>/ˈɒztreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'oztrayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">the operating name of the Australian Trade Commission, a federal body set up in 1986 to provide services to business to facilitate international trade and investment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austral.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austral.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> Australasia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq081"> Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autacoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autacoid</span></header><div>/ˈɔtəkɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhkoyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a substance secreted by one organ into the bloodstream or lymph, and controlling organic processes elsewhere in the body; a hormone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004728" href="entry://aut-%23bigmac000004728"><span class="smallcaps">aut-</span></a> + Greek <em>akos</em> remedy + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autarchy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autarchy" src="word_pronunciations/01514.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtaki/ (<em>say</em> 'awtahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autarchies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq442"> absolute sovereignty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq669"> self-government.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autarchia</em> self-rule] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autarchic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autobahn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autobahn</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊban/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohbahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">(in Germany) a freeway.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: motor road]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocade</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohkayd), /ˈɔtə-/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048321" href="entry://motorcade%23bigmac000048321"><strong>motorcade</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocrat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocrat</span></header><div>/ˈɔtəkræt/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhkrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> an absolute ruler; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> a person invested with, or claiming to exercise, absolute authority.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autokratēs</em> ruling by oneself]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autogamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autogamy</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒgəmi/ (<em>say</em> aw'toguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">fecundation of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen; self-fertilisation (opposed to <em>allogamy</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029402" href="entry://-gamy%23bigmac000029402"><span class="smallcaps">-gamy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autogamous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoharp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoharp</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊhap/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohhahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">a zither much used in country music which has a number of button-controlled damper bars designed for the production of chords.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automata</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> aw'tomuhtuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004809" href="entry://automaton%23bigmac000004809"><strong>automaton</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of automate" src="word_pronunciations/01533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhmayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">automated</strong>, <strong class="bold">automating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> to operate or control by automation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004807" href="entry://automation%23bigmac000004807"><span class="smallcaps">automation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autorack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac018719156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autorack</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊræk/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac563759990" href="entry://auto%20carrier%23bigmac563759990"><strong>auto carrier</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autotray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac822436047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autotray</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊtreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohtray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077780" href="entry://traymobile%23bigmac000077780"><strong>traymobile</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autumnal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autumnal</span></header><div>/ɔˈtʌmnəl/ (<em>say</em> aw'tumnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> belonging to or suggestive of autumn; produced or gathered in autumn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> past maturity or middle life.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autumnally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avadavat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avadavat</span></header><div>/ævədəˈvæt/ (<em>say</em> avuhduh'vat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a small waxbill of India and South-East Asia, <em>Amandava amandava</em>, often kept in aviaries and widely introduced, as into Egypt, Arabia, and certain Pacific islands.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amadavat</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of Gujarati <em>amadavat</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091652" href="entry://Ahmedabad%23bigmac000091652"><span class="smallcaps">Ahmedabad</span></a> from where it was originally exported to Europe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aviation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aviation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aviation" src="word_pronunciations/01567.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ayvee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> the act, art, or science of flying by mechanical means, especially with heavier-than-air craft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> the aircraft (with equipment) of an air force.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004882" href="entry://avi-%23bigmac000004882"><span class="smallcaps">avi-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aviational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avifauna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avifauna</span></header><div>/eɪvəˈfɔnə/ (<em>say</em> ayvuh'fawnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">the birds of a given region; avian fauna.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>avifaunal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avogadro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avogadro</span></header><div>/ævəˈgædroʊ/ (<em>say</em> avuh'gadroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Count Amedeo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">1776–1856, Italian physicist and chemist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoidant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342765256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoidant</span></header><div>/əˈvɔɪdənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'voyduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">of or relating to a type of personality or behaviour characterised by the avoidance of or withdrawal from interaction or intimacy with others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Awabakal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Awabakal</span><z><span target_id="KCT0ly56Hh">n.</span><span target_id="9epFKhMNMP">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈwʌbəkʌl/ (<em>say</em> uh'wubuhkul) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KCT0ly56Hh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the coast north of Sydney to Newcastle, NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9epFKhMNMP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq843"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Awabagal</strong>. <div class="backshade">Awaba was the name of Lake Macquarie before it was renamed after Governor Macquarie of NSW, and the <strong>Awabakal</strong> are the people of Awaba. The name Awaba is preserved as that of a locality between Wyong and Newcastle, while organisations such as the Awabakal Aboriginal Cooperative and Awabakal Medical Service serve Indigenous people in the Newcastle district. Lancelot Threlkeld, who had previously worked with the London Missionary Society in the South Pacific, came to the Newcastle area in 1825. He was given charge of a mission on Lake Macquarie, the final location of which, in the 1830s, was in the area of Toronto, on the western side of Lake Macquarie. Threlkeld took great interest in the language of the Awabakal and spoke vigorously on behalf of the people. He served as a court interpreter and published works on the language (including an 1834 ‘Australian Grammar’) in which he set out the complexities of the language and championed it against accusations of primitiveness.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aweather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aweather</span></header><div>/əˈwɛðə/ (<em>say</em> uh'wedhuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">on or to the weather side of a vessel; in the direction the wind is coming from (opposed to <em>alee</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axillary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axillary</span><z><span target_id="nloL9cgt2Y">adj.</span><span target_id="BElgv942MY">n.</span></z></header><div>/ækˈsɪləri/ (<em>say</em> ak'siluhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nloL9cgt2Y"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> relating to the axilla.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq861"> <em class="label">Botany</em> relating to or growing from the axil (of plants).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BElgv942MY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq928"> (<em>usually plural</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">axillaries</strong>) <em class="label">Ornithology</em> a feather growing from the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004946" href="entry://axilla%23bigmac000004946">axilla</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004946" href="entry://axilla%23mq738">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">axillar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayacucho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayacucho</span></header><div>/ajəˈkutʃoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahyuh'koohchoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">a town in south-western Peru; victory of Bolívar near here gained Peru independence from Spain, 1824.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azarenka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac460409037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azarenka</span></header><div>/æzəˈrɛŋkə/ (<em>say</em> azuh'rengkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Victoria</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">born 1989, Belarusian tennis player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aznavour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aznavour</span></header><div>/ˈæznəvɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'aznuhvaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles</strong> (born <em>Varenagh Aznavourian</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">1924–2018, French singer and actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abandoned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abandoned</span></header><div>/əˈbændənd/ (<em>say</em> uh'banduhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> forsaken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq396"> unrestrained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq522"> shamelessly and recklessly wicked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abandonee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abandonee</span></header><div>/əbændəˈni/ (<em>say</em> uhbanduh'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">someone to whom something is formally relinquished, especially an insurer to whom a wreck has been abandoned.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087751" href="entry://abandon%23bigmac000087751"><strong>abandon<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087751" href="entry://abandon%23mq474">8</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abatement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abatement</span><z><span target_id="ryWUwG1XTO">n.</span><span target_id="BBkQXAFrM4">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈbeɪtmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'baytmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ryWUwG1XTO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> alleviation; mitigation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> decrease; reduction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq984"> <em class="label">Law</em> the act of abating; suppression or termination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq479"> <em class="label">Law</em> a decrease in the legacies of a will when the assets of an estate are insufficient to pay all general legacies in full.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BBkQXAFrM4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq044"> <strong class="phr">plea in abatement</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> a form of dilatory plea, now uncommon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abattoirs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abattoirs</span></header><div>/ˈæbətwaz/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhtwahz), /-tɔz/ (<em>say</em> -tawz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>often construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103611" href="entry://abattoir%23bigmac000103611"><strong>abattoir</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103611" href="entry://abattoir%23bigmac000103611"><span class="smallcaps">abattoir</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23mq326">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abdominal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abdominal</span><z><span target_id="CkJqt1orbY">adj.</span><span target_id="WOt0V6QJAA">n.</span></z></header><div>/əbˈdɒmənəl/ (<em>say</em> uhb'domuhnuhl), /æb-/ (<em>say</em> ab-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CkJqt1orbY"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> of, in, or on the abdomen: <em class="example">abdominal pain.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WOt0V6QJAA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq254"> an abdominal muscle: <em class="example">strengthening the abdominals.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>abdomin-</em> abdomen + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abdominally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abecedary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abecedary</span></header><div>/eɪbiˈsidəri/ (<em>say</em> aybee'seeduhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abecedaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091223" href="entry://abecedarian%23bigmac000091223"><strong>abecedarian</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091223" href="entry://abecedarian%23mq739">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>abecedārium</em> an alphabet or primer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablactate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablactate</span></header><div>/æbˈlækteɪt/ (<em>say</em> ab'laktayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ablactated</strong>, <strong class="bold">ablactating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">to wean.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ablactātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ablactation</strong> /ˌæblækˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ablak'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abominate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abominate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abominate" src="word_pronunciations/00065.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɒməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'bomuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abominated</strong>, <strong class="bold">abominating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">to regard with intense aversion; dislike strongly; abhor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abōminātus</em>, past participle, seen as an ill omen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abondance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac694813357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abondance</span></header><div>/abɒ̃ˈdɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> ahbon'dons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cards</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102708" href="entry://abundance%23bigmac000102708"><strong>abundance</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102708" href="entry://abundance%23mq434">4</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abrahamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac643657042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abrahamic</span></header><div>/eɪbrəˈhæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> aybruh'hamik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> of or relating to the biblical patriarch Abraham.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> of or relating to religions which recognise the biblical patriarch Abraham, especially Judaism, Christianity and Islam.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abundance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abundance</span><z><span target_id="o02V4FjI6e">n.</span><span target_id="iSQjkBMAru">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈbʌndəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'bunduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="o02V4FjI6e"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> an overflowing quantity or supply: <em class="example">an abundance of grain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> overflowing fullness: <em class="example">abundance of the heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq480"> affluence; wealth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq434"> Also, <strong class="vs">abondance</strong>. <em class="label">Cards</em> (in solo whist) a call of nine tricks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq173"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the ratio of the number of atoms of a certain isotope in a mixture of isotopes to the total number of atoms present, often expressed as a percentage.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iSQjkBMAru">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">in abundance</strong>, in plentiful supply.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>abundantia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academism</span></header><div>/əˈkædəmɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'kaduhmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200043" href="entry://academicism%23bigmac000200043"><strong>academicism</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the doctrines of the school founded by Plato.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acanthoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acanthoid</span></header><div>/əˈkænθɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kanthoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">spiny; spinous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000246" href="entry://acantho-%23bigmac000000246"><span class="smallcaps">acanth(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acariasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acariasis</span></header><div>/ækəˈraɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> akuh'ruyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> infestation with acarids, especially mites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq836"> a skin disease caused by such infestation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>akar</em>(<em>i</em>) mite + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098543" href="entry://-iasis%23bigmac000098543"><span class="smallcaps">-iasis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acaricide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acaricide</span></header><div>/əˈkærəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'karuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> a substance or preparation used for killing acarids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> the killing of acarids.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000258" href="entry://acarid%23bigmac000000258"><span class="smallcaps">acari(d)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013770" href="entry://-cide%23bigmac000013770"><span class="smallcaps">-cide</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acaricidal</strong> /əkærəˈsaɪdl/ (<em>say</em> uhkaruh'suydl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acarnania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acarnania</span></header><div>/akaˈnaniə/ (<em>say</em> ahkah'nahneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a district of north-western Greece, on the Ionian Sea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accentual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accentual</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛntʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'senchoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> relating to accent; rhythmical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> of, relating to, or characterised by syllabic accent (distinguished from <em>quantitative</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accentually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptant</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛptənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">accepting; receptive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accessary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accessary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accessary" src="word_pronunciations/00145.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛsəri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sesuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">accessaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102579" href="entry://accessory%23bigmac000102579"><strong>accessory</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102579" href="entry://accessory%23mq024">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acclimate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acclimate</span></header><div>/əˈklaɪmət/ (<em>say</em> uh'kluymuht), /ˈækləmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'akluhmayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">acclimated</strong>, <strong class="bold">acclimating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000298" href="entry://acclimatise%23bigmac000000298"><strong>acclimatise</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acclimatable</strong> /əˈklaɪmətəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kluymuhtuhbuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acclimation</strong> /ˌæklaɪˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .akluy'mayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accompany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accompany</span><z><span target_id="fobVFtZ77K">v.t.</span><span target_id="zaaVUZvsDf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accompany" src="word_pronunciations/00158.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkʌmpəni/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumpuhnee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accompany" src="word_pronunciations/00159.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkʌmpni/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumpnee) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fobVFtZ77K"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">accompanied</strong>, <strong class="bold">accompanying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> to go in company with; join in action: <em class="example">to accompany a friend on a walk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> to be or exist in company with: <em class="example">thunder accompanies lightning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Music</em> to play or sing an accompaniment to.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zaaVUZvsDf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq004"> <strong class="phr">accompany with</strong>, to put in company with; associate with: <em class="example">he accompanies his speech with gestures.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>accompanye</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>accompagner</em>, from <em>à</em> to + <em>compagne</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015374" href="entry://companion%23bigmac000015374"><span class="smallcaps">companion<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accompanier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accordant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accordant</span></header><div>/əˈkɔdənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kawduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">agreeing; conformable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accordantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetamide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetamide</span></header><div>/əˈsɛtəmaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'setuhmuyd), /æsəˈtæmaɪd/ (<em>say</em> asuh'tamuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the amide of acetic acid, a white crystalline solid, CH<sub>3</sub> CONH<sub>2</sub>, melting at 80°C.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acetamid</strong> /əˈsɛtəməd/ (<em>say</em> uh'setuhmuhd), /æsəˈtæməd/ (<em>say</em> asuh'tamuhd). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000366" href="entry://acetyl%23bigmac000000366"><span class="smallcaps">acet(yl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002176" href="entry://amide%23bigmac000002176"><span class="smallcaps">amide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetylate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetylate</span></header><div>/əˈsɛtəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'setuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">acetylated</strong>, <strong class="bold">acetylating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">to replace a hydrogen atom in a molecule with an acetyl group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000366" href="entry://acetyl%23bigmac000000366"><span class="smallcaps">acetyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004319" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004319"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acetylation</strong> /əsɛtəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsetuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acheulian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acheulian</span></header><div>/əˈtʃuliən/ (<em>say</em> uh'choohleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower Palaeolithic culture in Europe, marked by the use of finely made bifacial tools with multiple cutting edges.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Acheulean</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after St <em>Acheul</em>, village in France where remains were first found]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aciculate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aciculate</span></header><div>/əˈsɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sikyuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> having aciculae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> marked as with needle scratches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> needle-shaped.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aciculated</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidulant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac696935153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidulant</span></header><div>/əˈsɪdʒələnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sijuhluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">a food additive used to provide an acidulous effect, especially as a food preservative, flavour enhancer, pH control, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidulate</span><z><span target_id="OqJ236fpGB">v.t.</span><span target_id="XeCYeUhH8h">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsɪdʒəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sijuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">acidulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">acidulating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OqJ236fpGB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> to make somewhat acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> to sour; embitter.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XeCYeUhH8h">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq011"> to become acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000429" href="entry://acidulous%23bigmac000000429"><span class="smallcaps">acidul(ous)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23mq394">4</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acidulation</strong> /əsɪdʒəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsijuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aconcagua
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aconcagua</span></header><div>/ækɒŋˈkagwə/ (<em>say</em> akong'kahgwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">a mountain in western Argentina, in the Andes; the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. 6959 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquittal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquittal</span></header><div>/əˈkwɪtl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwitl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> the act of acquitting; discharge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq623"> the state of being acquitted; release.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq499"> <em class="label">Law</em> judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acritical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acritical</span></header><div>/eɪˈkrɪtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'kritikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq191"> not critical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> (of a disease) not showing a crisis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acropetal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acropetal</span></header><div>/əˈkrɒpətl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kropuhtl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">(of an inflorescence) developing upwards, towards the apex.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac502261638" href="entry://-petal%23bigmac502261638"><span class="smallcaps">-petal</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490429242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activated</span><z><span target_id="iO1BNWg3L5">v.</span><span target_id="woJ4LiYY6v">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæktəveɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhvaytuhd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="iO1BNWg3L5"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103182" href="entry://activate%23bigmac000103182"><strong>activate</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="woJ4LiYY6v">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq876"> (of nuts and seeds) soaked in water for a period of 12 hours to initiate germination, then dehydrated at low temperatures, the process being thought to remove enzyme inhibitors of germination which are beneficial to the nuts and seeds in that they prevent premature sprouting, but which reduce digestibility in the human system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activator</span></header><div>/ˈæktəveɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhvaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011872" href="entry://catalyst%23bigmac000011872"><strong>catalyst</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actualise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actualise</span></header><div>/ˈæktʃuəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'akchoohuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">actualised</strong>, <strong class="bold">actualising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">to make actual; realise in action or fact.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">actualize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>actualisation</strong> /ˌæktʃuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .akchoohuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actualisable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actuality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actuality</span><z><span target_id="7cTGOEqrDy">n.</span><span target_id="O7wkna8tL4">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actuality" src="word_pronunciations/00256.mp3"></audio></span>/æktʃuˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> akchooh'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7cTGOEqrDy"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">actualities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> actual existence; reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> (<em>plural</em>) actual conditions or circumstances; facts: <em class="example">she had to adjust to the actualities of life.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="O7wkna8tL4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq038"> of or relating to films, television programs, etc., which are of a documentary nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acuminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acuminate</span><z><span target_id="4ykcdWjyA2">adj.</span><span target_id="Ro2GxhlqmD">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4ykcdWjyA2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> /əˈkjumənət/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohmuhnuht), /-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt) <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> pointed; tapering to a point.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ro2GxhlqmD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq507"> /əˈkjuməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohmuhnayt) (<strong class="bold">acuminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">acuminating</strong>) to make sharp or keen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acūminātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acumination</strong> /əkjuməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkyoohmuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adaminaby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adaminaby</span></header><div>/ædəˈmɪnəbi/ (<em>say</em> aduh'minuhbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a town in southern NSW; early goldmining centre; original town partially inundated as part of Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme in 1957.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adaptable" src="word_pronunciations/00284.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdæptəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'daptuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> capable of being adapted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq490"> able to adapt oneself easily to new conditions.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adaptability</strong> /ədæptəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhdaptuh'biluhtee), <strong>adaptableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenalgia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenalgia</span></header><div>/ædəˈnældʒə/ (<em>say</em> aduh'naljuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">pain in a gland.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000661" href="entry://adeno-%23bigmac000000661"><span class="smallcaps">aden(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001622" href="entry://-algia%23bigmac000001622"><span class="smallcaps">-algia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenoidal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac425129293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenoidal</span></header><div>/ædəˈnɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> aduh'noydl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> of or relating to the adenoids: <em class="example">adenoidal enlargement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq603"> breathing noisily through the mouth in the manner of someone with enlarged adenoids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq53"> (of a voice) perceived as resembling that of a person with enlarged adenoids.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq751"> (<em>pejorative</em>) (of a singer) perceived as having such a voice.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adhocracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371802221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adhocracy</span></header><div>/ædˈhɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> ad'hokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adhocracies</strong>)<br/> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">a government or organisation which is typified by unthinking immediacy in its responses to events, influences, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000683" href="entry://ad%20hoc%23bigmac000000683"><span class="smallcaps">ad ho(c)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017148" href="entry://-cracy%23bigmac000017148"><span class="smallcaps">-cracy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adiabatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adiabatic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adiabatic" src="word_pronunciations/00308.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌædiəˈbætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .adeeuh'batik), /ˌeɪdaɪəˈbætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ayduyuh'batik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">without gain or loss of heat (distinguished from <em>isothermal</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>adiabatos</em> impassable + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adiabatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjacency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjacency</span></header><div>/əˈdʒeɪsənsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'jaysuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adjacencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> the state of being adjacent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> (<em>usually plural</em>) that which is adjacent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjacking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac815546201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjacking</span></header><div>/ˈædˌdʒækɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ad.jaking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">a type of click fraud in which traffic to an online advertisement is diverted or manipulated in some way for another’s benefit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000591" href="entry://ad%23bigmac000000591"><span class="smallcaps">ad<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094003" href="entry://hijack%23bigmac000094003"><span class="smallcaps">(hi)jack</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjacker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admeasure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admeasure</span></header><div>/ædˈmɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> ad'mezhuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">admeasured</strong>, <strong class="bold">admeasuring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">to measure off or out; apportion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101593" href="entry://measure%23bigmac000101593"><span class="smallcaps">measure</span></a>; replacing Middle English <em>amesure</em>, from Old French <em>amesurer</em>, from Late Latin <em>admēnsūrāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admirable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admirable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of admirable" src="word_pronunciations/00330.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædmərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'admuhruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">worthy of admiration; exciting approval, reverence or affection; excellent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>admīrābilis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admirableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admirably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agreeable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agreeable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agreeable" src="word_pronunciations/00494.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgriəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'greeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> to one’s liking; pleasing: <em class="example">agreeable manners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> willing or ready to agree or consent: <em class="example">are you agreeable?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq772"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) suitable; conformable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>agreeability</strong> /əgriəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhgreeuh'biluhtee), <strong>agreeableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agreeably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agreeance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268026044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agreeance</span></header><div>/əˈgriəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'greeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">agreement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>agreánce</em>, from <em>agreér</em> to agree] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This word has come into use in Australia to substitute for <em>agreement</em> in phrases such as <em>in agreeance with</em> and <em>with your agreeance</em>. It is, however, considered by some to be incorrect.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aguinaldo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aguinaldo</span></header><div>/ʌgiˈnʌldoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ugee'nuldoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>General Emilio</strong> /ɛˈmiljoʊ/ (<em>say</em> e'meelyoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">1869–1964, Filipino leader against Spain during the Spanish–American War and against the US after the war.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahasuerus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahasuerus</span></header><div>/əhæzjʊˈɪərəs/ (<em>say</em> uhhazyoo'earruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">a king of Persia (known by the Greeks as Xerxes), husband of Esther. Book of Esther; Ezra 4:6.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahmedabad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahmedabad</span></header><div>/ˈamədəbæd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhduhbad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a city in western India, in Gujarat state.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ahmadābād</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahtisaari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac714155422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahtisaari</span></header><div>/ˈatisari/ (<em>say</em> 'ahteesahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Martti</strong> /ˈmati/ (<em>say</em> 'mahtee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">1937–2023, Finnish diplomat; noted for international peace negotiations, as in Bosnia and Kosovo during their independence movements; president of Finland 1994–2000; Nobel Peace prize 2008.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ailanthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ailanthus</span></header><div>/eɪˈlænθəs/ (<em>say</em> ay'lanthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077826" href="entry://tree%20of%20heaven%23bigmac000077826"><strong>tree of heaven</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Amboinese (language of people of Amboyna, island in Indonesia) <em>aylanto</em> tree of heaven] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ailanthic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airstream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airstream</span></header><div>/ˈɛəstrim/ (<em>say</em> 'airstreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq787"> an airflow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> a wind, especially one at a high altitude.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akhenaten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akhenaten</span></header><div>/ækəˈnatən/ (<em>say</em> akuh'nahtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">died c. 1357 BC, king of Egypt c.1375–c.1357 BC; a monotheist who worshipped Aten; founded new capital at Tell el Amarna.</span></div> Original name, <strong>Amenhotep IV</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Akhenaton</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ikhanaton</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ikhnaton</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akhmatova
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akhmatova</span></header><div>/akˈmatəvə/ (<em>say</em> ahk'mahtuhvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anna</strong> (<em>Anna Gorenko</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">1888–1966, Russian poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alabaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alabaster</span><z><span target_id="Au0CQKUeQB">n.</span><span target_id="fCdzAX78DI">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alabaster" src="word_pronunciations/00547.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæləbæstə/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhbastuh), /æləˈbæstə/ (<em>say</em> aluh'bastuh), /ˈæləbastə/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhbahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Au0CQKUeQB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> a variety of calcite, often with a banded structure, used for similar purposes (<strong>oriental alabaster</strong>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fCdzAX78DI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">alabastrine</strong> /æləˈbæstrən/ (<em>say</em> aluh'bastruhn). </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq743"> made of alabaster: <em class="example">an alabaster column.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq757"> resembling alabaster; smooth and white as alabaster: <em class="example">her alabaster throat.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek <em>alabastros</em>, variant of <em>alabastos</em> an alabaster box]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alactacid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579799949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alactacid</span></header><div>/eɪlæktˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> aylakt'asuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">of or relating to the body’s mechanism for the anaerobic production of adenosine triphosphate without the accumulation of lactic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac335456881" href="entry://lactacid%23bigmac335456881"><span class="smallcaps">lactacid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albucasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albucasis</span></header><div>/ælbjuˈkeɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> albyooh'kaysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000202" href="entry://Abul%20Kasim%23bigmac000000202"><strong>Abul Kasim</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldebaran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldebaran</span></header><div>/ælˈdɛbərən/ (<em>say</em> al'debuhruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">a binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Arabic <em>al-dabarān</em> the follower (of the Pleiades)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alemannic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alemannic</span></header><div>/æləˈmænɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'manik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">the High German dialect spoken by the Alemanni (a group of Germanic peoples of Alsace), forms of which are now spoken in Alsace, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and south-western Germany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/æləgˈzændə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zanduh), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">name of eight popes, notably <strong>Alexander VI</strong> (<em>Roderigo Lanzol y Borgia</em>), 1431?–1503, pope 1492–1503.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æləgˈzændə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zanduh), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> <strong>Samuel</strong>, 1859–1938, Australian philosopher in Britain; Fellow of the British Academy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq724"> <strong>Stephanie Ann</strong>, born 1940, Australian restaurateur and cookery writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandra<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/æləgˈzændrə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandruh), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandra<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æləgˈzændrə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandruh), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a town in Victoria, about 100 km north of Melbourne, in the Goulburn Valley.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admiralty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admiralty</span><z><span target_id="MZwCq2Olr4">n.</span><span target_id="75TfwPDrPO">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈædmərəlti/ (<em>say</em> 'admuhruhltee), /ˈædmrəlti/ (<em>say</em> 'admruhltee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MZwCq2Olr4"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">admiralties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> the office or jurisdiction of an admiral.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq205"> <em class="label">British</em> the officials or the department of state having charge of naval affairs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="75TfwPDrPO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq399"> relating to the sea: <em class="example">admiralty law.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adoration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adoration</span></header><div>/ædəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aduh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> the act of paying honour as to a divine being; worship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq413"> reverent homage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq900"> fervent and devoted love.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adōrātiōn</em>(<em>em</em>), accusative of <em>adōrātiō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adorkable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967109590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adorkable</span></header><div>/əˈdɔkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'dawkuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">attractive but at the same time physically and socially awkward.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000760" href="entry://adorable%23bigmac000000760"><span class="smallcaps">adorable</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021546" href="entry://dork%23bigmac000021546"><span class="smallcaps">dork</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adumbrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adumbrate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adumbrate" src="word_pronunciations/00357.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædəmbreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmbrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">adumbrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">adumbrating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> to give a faint shadow or resemblance of; outline or shadow forth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq177"> to foreshadow; prefigure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq505"> to darken or conceal partially; overshadow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adumbrātus</em>, past participle, shadowed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adumbration</strong> /ædəmˈbreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aduhm'brayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advantage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advantage</span><z><span target_id="FQJHHDLgg8">n.</span><span target_id="ThlY87mxmt">v.t.</span><span target_id="FIVHFVrk5q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advantage" src="word_pronunciations/00360.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvæntɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vantij), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advantage" src="word_pronunciations/00361.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈvan-/ (<em>say</em> -'vahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FQJHHDLgg8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favourable to success, interest, or any desired end: <em class="example">the advantage of a good education.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> benefit; gain; profit: <em class="example">it is to her advantage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq004"> (sometimes followed by <em>over</em> or <em>of</em>) superiority or ascendancy: <em class="example">her height gave her an advantage over her opponents; </em><em class="example">you have the advantage of me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> the first point scored after deuce, or the resulting state of the score; vantage.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ThlY87mxmt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq934"> (<strong class="bold">advantaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">advantaging</strong>) to be of service to; yield profit or gain to; benefit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FIVHFVrk5q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">take advantage of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq739"> to make use of: <em class="example">to take advantage of an opportunity.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq351"> to impose upon: <em class="example">to take advantage of someone.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">to advantage</strong>, with good effect; advantageously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>avantage</em>, from Old French <em>avant</em> before, forward, from Late Latin <em>abante</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102834" href="entry://advance%23bigmac000102834"><span class="smallcaps">advance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advergame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac379428140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advergame</span></header><div>/ˈædvəgeɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhgaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">a video game which employs the strategy of advergaming.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adversary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adversary</span><z><span target_id="z3jZvVCE29">n.</span><span target_id="9veQUlhsYX">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adversary" src="word_pronunciations/00366.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvəsri/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhsree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adversary" src="word_pronunciations/00367.mp3"></audio></span>/-səri/ (<em>say</em> -suhree), /ədˈvɜsəri/ (<em>say</em> uhd'versuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈædvəsɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhseree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z3jZvVCE29"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adversaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> an unfriendly opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> an opponent in a contest; a contestant.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9veQUlhsYX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq942"> <em class="label">Law</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac890421942" href="entry://adversarial%23bigmac890421942"><strong>adversarial</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac890421942" href="entry://adversarial%23mq533">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>adversarie</em>, from Latin <em>adversārius</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈædvəsɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adversary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adversary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Adversary" src="word_pronunciations/00366.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvəsri/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhsree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Adversary" src="word_pronunciations/00367.mp3"></audio></span>/-səri/ (<em>say</em> -suhree), /ədˈvɜsəri/ (<em>say</em> uhd'versuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈædvəsɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhseree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">the Devil; Satan.</span></div><div class="etym"> [literal translation of Hebrew <em>śāṭān</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087279" href="entry://Satan%23bigmac000087279"><span class="smallcaps">Satan</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈædvəsɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advisable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advisable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advisable" src="word_pronunciations/00375.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvaɪzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyzuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq395"> proper to be advised or to be recommended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq660"> open to or desirous of advice.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>advisability</strong> /ədˌvaɪzəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhd.vuyzuh'biluhtee), <strong>advisableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>advisably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerialist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerialist</span></header><div>/ˈɛəriələst/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a player with an ability to take high marks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq746"> an acrobat who performs in the air or above the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> a rider of a surfboard, skateboard, etc., who performs aerials (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101179" href="entry://aerial%23mq826">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobatic</span></header><div>/ɛərəˈbætɪk/ (<em>say</em> airruh'batik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">of or relating to displays of manoeuvring and other stunts in an aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerograph</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> a description of the air or atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> a spray gun for paint, lacquer, etc., used for fine work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeromancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeromancy</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəmænsi/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhmansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">divination relating to the air and sky.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>*aeromancie</em>, <em>aeromaunce</em>, from Late Greek <em>aeromanteia</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeropause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeropause</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəpɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhpawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a region of the upper atmosphere marking the boundary between the denser portion of the atmosphere and outer space, and in which functional effects of the atmosphere on humans and aircraft cease to exist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeroplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeroplane</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aeroplane" src="word_pronunciations/00398.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛərəpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhplayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">an aircraft, heavier than air, kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings, and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">airplane</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>aéroplane</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerospace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerospace</span><z><span target_id="PsrETKvhHk">n.</span><span target_id="0LfuHw0q6L">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerospace" src="word_pronunciations/00401.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəroʊˌspeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'airroh.spays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PsrETKvhHk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq099"> the earth’s envelope of air and the space beyond it.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0LfuHw0q6L">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq969"> relating to aeronautics and astronautics considered together.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affianced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affianced</span></header><div>/æfiˈɒnst/ (<em>say</em> afee'onst), /əˈfaɪənst/ (<em>say</em> uh'fuyuhnst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">betrothed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affidavit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affidavit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affidavit" src="word_pronunciations/00420.mp3"></audio></span>/æfəˈdeɪvət/ (<em>say</em> afuh'dayvuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a written statement on oath, sworn to before an authorised official, often used as evidence in court proceedings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: he or she has made oath]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affiliate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affiliate</span><z><span target_id="TkBBJzv2kd">v.t.</span><span target_id="wIc2dEgnmZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="XvFbA4RB5K">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affiliate" src="word_pronunciations/00422.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɪlieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fileeayt) (<strong class="bold">affiliated</strong>, <strong class="bold">affiliating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TkBBJzv2kd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> to bring into association or close connection: <em class="example">the two banks were affiliated.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Law</em> to fix the paternity of, as an illegitimate child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq017"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>upon</em>) to connect in the way of descent or derivation: <em class="example">to affiliate a species.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wIc2dEgnmZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq019"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to associate oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq813"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em> or <em>to</em>) to unite or associate as a branch or part: <em class="example">to affiliate with the ACTU.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XvFbA4RB5K">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq520"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affiliate" src="word_pronunciations/00421.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɪliət/ (<em>say</em> uh'fileeuht) someone or something that is affiliated; associate or auxiliary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>affīliātus</em>, past participle, adopted as a son]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algarroba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algarroba</span></header><div>/ælgəˈroʊbə/ (<em>say</em> alguh'rohbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq445"> any of certain mesquites, especially <em>Prosopis juliflora</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> its bean-like pod.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq200"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011550" href="entry://carob%23bigmac000011550"><strong>carob</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">algaroba</strong>, <strong class="vs">algarrobo</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish, from Arabic <em>al kharrūba</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011550" href="entry://carob%23bigmac000011550"><span class="smallcaps">carob</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algebraic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algebraic</span></header><div>/ældʒəˈbreɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> aljuh'brayik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> of or occurring in algebra.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> (of a number) satisfying a polynomial equation with integral coefficients: <em class="example">√2 is algebraic as it satisfies the equation x<sup>2</sup> – 2 = 0.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">algebraical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>algebraically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algeciras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algeciras</span></header><div>/ˌældʒəˈsɪərəs/ (<em>say</em> .aljuh'searruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">a seaport in southern Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algonkian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algonkian</span></header><div>/ælˈgɒŋkiən/ (<em>say</em> al'gongkeeuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> <em class="label">Geology</em> Proterozoic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001636" href="entry://Algonquian%23bigmac000001636"><strong>Algonquian</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [after the rock formations in the Great Lake District, US homeland of the Algonquian people] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Algonkian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algospeak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac068720373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algospeak</span></header><div>/ˈælgoʊspik/ (<em>say</em> 'algohspeek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a form of coded language used on digital platforms in which words, such as those relating to sex, violence, etc., which would be triggers for a site’s moderation rules to shadowban a user or remove a post, are replaced, by convention, with innocuous words which are sometimes similar in sound or form, as <em>seggs</em> for ‘sex’ and <em>unalive</em> for ‘dead’ or ‘kill’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alickadoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac155854933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alickadoo</span></header><div>/ælɪkəˈdu/ (<em>say</em> alikuh'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby Union Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">an official of the sport, as opposed to a player.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally British; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alienable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alienable</span></header><div>/ˈeɪliənəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ayleeuhnuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">capable of being sold or transferred.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alienability</strong> /eɪliənəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> ayleeuhnuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aliphatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aliphatic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aliphatic" src="word_pronunciations/00596.mp3"></audio></span>/æləˈfætɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'fatik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">relating to or concerned with those organic compounds which are open chains, as the paraffins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aleiphar</em> oil, fat + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkalosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkalosis</span></header><div>/ælkəˈloʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'lohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">excessively alkaline state of the body tissue and blood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001697" href="entry://alkali%23bigmac000001697"><span class="smallcaps">alkal(i)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allahabad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allahabad</span></header><div>/æləhəˈbæd/ (<em>say</em> aluhhuh'bad), /-ˈbad/ (<em>say</em> -'bahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a city in northern central India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, at the confluence of the Ganges and Jumna rivers; place of Hindu pilgrimage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allamanda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allamanda</span></header><div>/æləˈmændə/ (<em>say</em> aluh'manduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">any plant of the tropical American genus <em>Allamanda</em>, which comprises woody vines with funnel-shaped flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Jean NS <em>Allamand</em>, c. 1787, Swiss naturalist and physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allantoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allantoic</span></header><div>/ælənˈtoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluhn'tohik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">relating to the allantois.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allantoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allantoid</span><z><span target_id="PQFqCc243g">adj.</span><span target_id="VX3roP888K">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlæntɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'lantoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PQFqCc243g"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001728" href="entry://allantoic%23bigmac000001728"><strong>allantoic</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq230"> <em class="label">Botany</em> sausage-shaped.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VX3roP888K">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq403"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001730" href="entry://allantois%23bigmac000001730"><strong>allantois</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allantoidal</strong> /ælənˈtɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> aluhn'toydl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allantoin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243024915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allantoin</span></header><div>/alənˈtoʊɪn/ (<em>say</em> ahluhn'tohin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a crystalline substance occurring naturally in fetal urine of primates, and many plants, and now produced synthetically; used typically to promote tissue growth, and in toothpastes, mouthwashes, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allantoic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allantois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allantois</span></header><div>/əˈlæntɔɪs/ (<em>say</em> uh'lantoys), /ælənˈtɔɪs/ (<em>say</em> aluhn'toys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a fetal appendage of mammals, birds, and reptiles, typically developing as an extension of the urinary bladder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, earlier <em>allantoīdes</em>, from Greek <em>allantoeidēs</em> sausage-shaped]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegiant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegiant</span></header><div>/əˈlidʒənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'leejuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">loyal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allemande
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allemande</span></header><div>/ˈæləmænd/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmand), /-mɒnd/ (<em>say</em> -mond), /-mand/ (<em>say</em> -mahnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> either of two dances of German origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> a piece of music in moderate common measure, usually starting with a short up beat, which often follows the prelude in the classical suite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq744"> a figure performed in a quadrille.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alleviate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alleviate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alleviate" src="word_pronunciations/00616.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlivieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'leeveeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">alleviated</strong>, <strong class="bold">alleviating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">to make easier to be endured; lessen; mitigate: <em class="example">to alleviate sorrow; </em><em class="example">to alleviate pain; </em><em class="example">to alleviate punishment.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>alleviātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alleviator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alligator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alligator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alligator" src="word_pronunciations/00620.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæləgeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhgaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> any broad-snouted representative of the order Crocodylia found in America. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/alligator.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> (in erroneous use) one of certain types of crocodile or gharial found in other parts of the world, as the Australian saltwater crocodile <em>Crocodylus porosus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq682"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a machine for bringing the balls of iron from a puddling furnace into compact form so that they can be handled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>el lagarto</em> the lizard, from Latin <em>lacertus</em> lizard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alligator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alligator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alligator" src="word_pronunciations/00620.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæləgeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhgaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> the name of three rivers in the north-western NT which all flow into Van Diemen Gulf. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> <strong>East Alligator</strong>, flows north-west from Arnhem Land. 160 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq493"> <strong>South Alligator</strong>, flows northward from the region of Mount Stow. 160 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> <strong>West Alligator</strong>, flows due north parallel to the South Alligator River. 80 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirmant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirmant</span></header><div>/əˈfɜmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fermuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">someone who affirms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affricate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affricate</span><z><span target_id="IBipMad0ed">n.</span><span target_id="6sQKmHR2Ov">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IBipMad0ed"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> /ˈæfrəkət/ (<em>say</em> 'afruhkuht) Also, <strong class="vs">affricative</strong>. a composite speech sound beginning with a stop and ending with a fricative, such as <em>ch</em> in <em>church</em> (which begins like <em>t</em> and ends like <em>sh</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6sQKmHR2Ov">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq801"> /ˈæfrəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'afruhkayt) (<strong class="bold">affricated</strong>, <strong class="bold">affricating</strong>) to produce (a sound) with affrication.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087694" href="entry://affricative%23bigmac000087694"><span class="smallcaps">affricative</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aflatoxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aflatoxin</span></header><div>/æfləˈtɒksən/ (<em>say</em> afluh'toksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">a naturally occurring carcinogenic toxin produced by many species of the <em>Aspergillus</em> fungus; a contaminant of grains, peanuts, etc., before harvesting or in storage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aforesaid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aforesaid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aforesaid" src="word_pronunciations/00442.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɔsɛd/ (<em>say</em> uh'fawsed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">said or mentioned previously.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afrikaans
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afrikaans</span></header><div>/æfrɪˈkanz/ (<em>say</em> afri'kahnz), /-ˈkans/ (<em>say</em> -'kahns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">a language of South Africa, developed out of the speech of 17th-century settlers from the Netherlands and still very like Dutch; South African Dutch; Taal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>Afrikaans</em> African]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afrikaner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afrikaner</span></header><div>/æfrɪˈkanə/ (<em>say</em> afri'kahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">an Afrikaans-speaking South African born of white parents of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">Afrikander</strong>, <strong class="vs">Afrikaander</strong>. <div class="etym">[Afrikaans: (an) African]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftercare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac028128956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftercare</span></header><div>/ˈaftəkɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhkair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> treatment, care, support, management, etc., provided to a person who has been discharged from an institution, such as a hospital, prison, drug rehabilitation clinic, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> treatment, care, support, management, etc., provided to a person who has left foster care, or who is living in a harmful home environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq118"> support of a product or service made available to a customer after purchase, often for a limited time period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq977"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac660644531" href="entry://after-school%20care%23bigmac660644531"><strong>after-school care</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">after care</strong>, <strong class="vs">after-care</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterdamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterdamp</span></header><div>/ˈaftədæmp/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhdamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">an irrespirable mixture of gases, consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, left in a mine after an explosion or fire; chokedamp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterheat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterheat</span></header><div>/ˈaftəhit/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068515" href="entry://shutdown%20heat%23bigmac000068515"><strong>shutdown heat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftermath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftermath</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aftermath" src="word_pronunciations/00450.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaftəmæθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhmath), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aftermath" src="word_pronunciations/00451.mp3"></audio></span>/-maθ/ (<em>say</em> -mahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">resultant conditions, especially of a catastrophe: <em class="example">the aftermath of the storm; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>While middle class children may not suffer from physical deprivation, increasing numbers were required to cope emotionally with parents’ divorce and its aftermath.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">alex buzo</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001027" href="entry://after%23bigmac000001027"><span class="smallcaps">after</span></a> + <em>math</em> a mowing (Old English <em>mæþ</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterpain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterpain</span></header><div>/ˈaftəpeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhpayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">one of a number of painful contractions of the uterus, experienced after childbirth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agamemnon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agamemnon</span></header><div>/ægəˈmɛmnɒn/ (<em>say</em> aguh'memnon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a king of Mycenae, son of Atreus and brother of Menelaus; leader of the Greeks against Troy. Upon his return he was treacherously slain by his faithless wife, Clytemnestra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agaristid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agaristid</span></header><div>/ægəˈrɪstɪd/ (<em>say</em> aguh'ristid) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">of or relating to the Agaristidae, a family of brightly coloured, diurnal moths with clubbed antennae, as the whistling moth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agateware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agateware</span></header><div>/ˈægətwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhtwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">pottery variegated to resemble agate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agesilaus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agesilaus</span></header><div>/ədʒisəˈleɪəs/ (<em>say</em> uhjeesuh'layuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">440–360 BC, Spartan king and military leader.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agflation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac642591222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agflation</span></header><div>/ægˈfleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ag'flayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">an increase in the price of food caused by an increase in demand either for human consumption or for use as an alternative source of energy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001199" href="entry://agriculture%23bigmac000001199"><span class="smallcaps">ag(riculture)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095218" href="entry://inflation%23bigmac000095218"><span class="smallcaps">(in)flation</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agflationary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggravate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggravate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggravate" src="word_pronunciations/00474.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægrəveɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhvayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aggravated</strong>, <strong class="bold">aggravating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq378"> to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>To aggravate the situation, the Asian immigrants were becoming numerous in many suburbs where the unemployment was highest.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> to provoke; irritate; exasperate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she had disliked him because he was impossible to aggravate or provoke</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aggravātus</em>, past participle, added to the weight of] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggravated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggravator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The sense in def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089225" href="#mq577">2</a> has been traditionally regarded as a non-standard usage because the meaning ‘to annoy’ departs from the basic etymological sense ‘made heavy’. However, both meanings have been current in English since the early 17th century. The restriction seems to have been applied to the verb only, and not to the adjective <em>aggravating</em> or the noun <em>aggravation</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggregate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggregate</span><z><span target_id="wsdClnfRqC">adj.</span><span target_id="lZrSDar2fN">n.</span><span target_id="pNWSTBgLz0">v.t.</span><span target_id="Z4BKVYSAU0">v.i.</span><span target_id="oWbAEMzq8x">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wsdClnfRqC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggregate" src="word_pronunciations/00475.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægrəgət/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhguht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: <em class="example">the aggregate amount owed in taxes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq562"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq630"> (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering as in composites.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq781"> (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lZrSDar2fN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggregate" src="word_pronunciations/00475.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægrəgət/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhguht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq301"> a sum, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount: <em class="example">the aggregate of all past experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq035"> the total number of runs scored, or wickets taken, by a player in a season or tour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq328"> the total number of runs scored by a team in a season or tour.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq972"> the total number of marks obtained in an examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq413"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a mixture of different mineral substances separable by mechanical means, as granite.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq532"> any hard material added to cement to make concrete.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggregate" src="word_pronunciations/00476.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægrəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhgayt) (<strong class="bold">aggregated</strong>, <strong class="bold">aggregating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pNWSTBgLz0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq613"> to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq883"> to amount to (the number of): <em class="example">the guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Z4BKVYSAU0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq826"> to combine and form a collection or mass.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oWbAEMzq8x">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">in the aggregate</strong>, taken together; considered as a whole; collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aggregātus</em>, past participle, added to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggregately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggregative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agitation</span></header><div>/ædʒəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ajuh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> the act of agitating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> a state of being agitated: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His agitation betrayed him into buying two more pints</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> persistent urging of a political or social question before the public: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This new wave of women’s agitation is only a few years old and what it will accomplish remains to be seen.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aglaonema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac470487705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aglaonema</span></header><div>/əˈglɒnəmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'glonuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a common indoor plant of the aroid family, with shiny oval-shaped leaves with jagged edges, and showy variations of green.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>aglos</em> shining and <em>nēma</em> string]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allograft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allograft</span></header><div>/ˈæləgraft/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhgrahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">living tissue transplanted from another individual of the same species.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004774" href="entry://autograft%23bigmac000004774"><strong>autograft</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">homograft</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allopathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allopathy</span></header><div>/əˈlɒpəθi/ (<em>say</em> uh'lopuhthee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">the method of treating disease by the use of agents producing effects different from those of the disease treated (opposed to <em>homeopathy</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allopathic</strong> /æləˈpæθɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'pathik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allopathically</strong> /æləˈpæθɪkli/ (<em>say</em> aluh'pathiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allophane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allophane</span></header><div>/ˈæləfeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhfayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a mineral, an amorphous hydrous silicate of aluminium, occurring in blue, green, or yellow masses, resinous to earthy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>allophanēs</em> appearing otherwise (with reference to its change of appearance under the blowpipe)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alloplasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alloplasm</span></header><div>/ˈæləplæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhplazuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">that part of protoplasm which is differentiated to perform a special function, as that of the flagellum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057253" href="entry://-plasm%23bigmac000057253"><span class="smallcaps">-plasm</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allowable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allowable</span></header><div>/əˈlaʊəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'lowuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">able to be allowed; legitimate; permissible.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allowableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allowably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allowance</span><z><span target_id="vLugCzXjAI">n.</span><span target_id="CBSZ3OlVDs">v.t.</span><span target_id="zafgBIbWlU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allowance" src="word_pronunciations/00626.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'lowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vLugCzXjAI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> a definite amount or share allotted; a ration: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A queer economic, which sustained the large Bradly and the small Edmund on an equal allowance of food.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> a definite sum of money allotted or granted to meet expenses or requirements: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I had to write to your mother – explain to her that her allowance would have to be cut down.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq777"> an addition, as to a wage, etc., on account of some extenuating or qualifying circumstance: <em class="example">a travel allowance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq550"> a deduction: <em class="example">allowance for breakages.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq467"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq291"> a reduction in weight carried by the horse because the rider is an apprentice or eligible rider.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq374"> a reduced handicap on a horse to allow for age, sex, money not won: <em class="example">weight for age with allowances.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq268"> acceptance; admission: <em class="example">the allowance of a claim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq045"> sanction; tolerance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq759"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087648" href="entry://tolerance%23bigmac000087648"><strong>tolerance</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087648" href="entry://tolerance%23mq545">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a prescribed variation in dimensions. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087648" href="entry://tolerance%23bigmac000087648"><strong>tolerance</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087648" href="entry://tolerance%23mq221">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CBSZ3OlVDs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">allowanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">allowancing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq133"> to put upon an allowance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq499"> to limit (supplies, etc.) to a fixed or regular amount.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zafgBIbWlU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">make allowance</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq886"> to take special circumstances into account in mitigating a judgement: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And you must make allowances for me, for you can see how I was brought up.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catherine helen spence</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq460"> to include relevant factors in reaching a conclusion: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Norman calculated, making allowance for the increased bogginess and height of grass and the fact that seven creeks lay in his path, that he would pass the jungle before sundown of next day.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almandine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almandine</span></header><div>/ˈælməndin/ (<em>say</em> 'almuhndeen), /-daɪn/ (<em>say</em> -duyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a mineral, iron aluminium garnet, Fe<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>3</sub>O<sub>12</sub>, used as a gem and abrasive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>almand</em>(<em>īna</em>) (variant of <em>alabandīna</em>, from Latin <em>Alabanda</em>, name of a city in Asia Minor) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Almodóvar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610769332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Almodóvar</span></header><div>/ælməˈdoʊvə/ (<em>say</em> almuh'dohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pedro</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">born 1951, Spanish film director and screenwriter; films include <em>All About My Mother</em> (Todo Sobre Mi Madre, 2003).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almswoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almswoman</span></header><div>/ˈamzwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmzwoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">almswomen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a woman who lives on alms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001880" href="entry://alms%23bigmac000001880"><span class="smallcaps">alms</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104031" href="entry://woman%23bigmac000104031"><span class="smallcaps">woman</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alterable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alterable</span></header><div>/ˈɔltrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'awltruhbuhl), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">capable of being altered.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alterability</strong> /ɔltrəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> awltruh'biluhtee), /ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-), <strong>alterableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alterably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altercate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altercate</span></header><div>/ˈɔltəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhkayt), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">altercated</strong>, <strong class="bold">altercating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">to argue with zeal, heat, or anger; wrangle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>altercātus</em>, past participle, having wrangled]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternant</span></header><div>/ɔlˈtɜnənt/ (<em>say</em> awl'ternuhnt), /ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">alternating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alternans</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternate</span><z><span target_id="2LWpzFLklA">v.i.</span><span target_id="tpAbrs6BOE">v.t.</span><span target_id="B9OenQqeBx">adj.</span><span target_id="fycYG6HWwa">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternate" src="word_pronunciations/00677.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔltəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhnayt), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) (<strong class="bold">alternated</strong>, <strong class="bold">alternating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2LWpzFLklA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to follow one another in time or place reciprocally: <em class="example">day and night alternate; </em><em class="example">darkness alternates with light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> to change about by turns between points, states, actions, etc.: <em class="example">he alternates between hope and despair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to reverse direction or sign periodically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> to understudy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tpAbrs6BOE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq264"> to perform by turns, or one after another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq743"> to interchange successively: <em class="example">to alternate hot and cold compresses.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="B9OenQqeBx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternate" src="word_pronunciations/00674.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔlˈtɜnət/ (<em>say</em> awl'ternuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternate" src="word_pronunciations/00676.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq849"> arranged or following each after the other, in succession: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ray had dark-blue shoes made of alternate strips of suede and kid</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq727"> every other one of a series: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bradly had paid for alternate drinks, pleased to throw money away.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq432"> reciprocal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq114"> affording a choice between two things, or a possibility of one thing out of two; alternative: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It claims to have alternate sites which it would reveal to the community in a poll to be conducted in conjunction with the South Sydney Council election on July 1.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq339"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq708"> (of leaves, etc.) placed singly at different heights on the axis, on each side alternately, or at definite angular distances from one another, as with eucalypts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq992"> opposite to the intervals between other organs: <em class="example">petals alternate with sepals.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fycYG6HWwa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq216"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternate" src="word_pronunciations/00674.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔlˈtɜnət/ (<em>say</em> awl'ternuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternate" src="word_pronunciations/00676.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) a person authorised to take the place of and act for another in their absence; substitute.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alternātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alternateness</strong> /ɔlˈtɜnətnəs/ (<em>say</em> awl'ternuhtnuhs), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The sense in def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097826" href="#mq114">10</a> is still a disputed usage but increasingly common as a shorter equivalent to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001961" href="entry://alternative%23bigmac000001961"><strong>alternative</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001961" href="entry://alternative%23mq971">4</a>).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altricial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altricial</span></header><div>/ælˈtrɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> al'trishuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">(of birds) confined to the nesting place for a period after hatching.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>altrīciālis</em>, from Latin <em>altrix</em> nurse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminate</span></header><div>/əˈluməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohmuhnayt), /əlˈju-/ (<em>say</em> uhl'yooh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a salt of the acid form of aluminium hydroxide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em> a metallic oxide combined with alumina.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alveolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alveolate</span><z><span target_id="38lJRlLjUI">adj.</span><span target_id="SMWCumzB4S">n.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈviələt/ (<em>say</em> al'veeuhluht), /-ˌleɪt/ (<em>say</em> -.layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="38lJRlLjUI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">alveolated</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> inserted in an alveolus.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SMWCumzB4S">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq110"> an organism distinguished by the presence of alveoli.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alveolation</strong> /ælˌviəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> al.veeuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alyangula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alyangula</span></header><div>/æliænˈgulə/ (<em>say</em> aleean'goohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">a town on the north-western coast of Groote Eylandt, off the coast of the NT.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaryllis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaryllis</span></header><div>/æməˈrɪləs/ (<em>say</em> amuh'riluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> a bulbous plant, <em>Amaryllis belladonna</em>, the belladonna lily, with large, lily-like, normally rose-coloured flowers; naked lady.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> any of several related plants once classified in the genus <em>Amaryllis</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: shepherdess in classical and later pastoral poetry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaurosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaurosis</span></header><div>/æmɔˈroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> amaw'rohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">partial or total loss of sight without obvious disease of the optic nerve or retina.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek, from <em>amauros</em> dim] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amaurotic</strong> /æmɔˈrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> amaw'rotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amazement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amazement</span></header><div>/əˈmeɪzmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayzmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> overwhelming surprise or astonishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> stupefaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq359"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> perplexity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> consternation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amazonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amazonian</span></header><div>/æməˈzoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> amuh'zohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">characteristic of an amazon; warlike; masculine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amberjack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amberjack</span></header><div>/ˈæmbədʒæk/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuhjak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amberjack</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">amberjacks</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">any of various game fish of genus <em>Seriola</em>, especially the <strong>greater amberjack</strong>, <em>S. dumerili</em>, of the east and west coasts of Australia and elsewhere in tropical and temperate seas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002068" href="entry://amber%23bigmac000002068"><span class="smallcaps">amber</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="entry://jack%23bigmac000102114"><span class="smallcaps">jack<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambrosial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambrosial</span></header><div>/æmˈbroʊziəl/ (<em>say</em> am'brohzeeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious, fragrant, or sweet-smelling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> worthy of the gods; divine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ambrosian</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002101" href="entry://ambrosia%23bigmac000002101"><span class="smallcaps">ambrosi(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambrosially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambulance" src="word_pronunciations/00723.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbjələns/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a vehicle specially equipped for carrying sick or wounded persons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from (<em>hôpital</em>)<em> ambulant</em> walking (hospital) or mobile field hospital; later <em>voiture d’ambulance</em> ambulance vehicle, from which <em>ambulance</em> was borrowed by the British army fighting alongside the French in the Crimean War]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambuscade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambuscade</span><z><span target_id="FJBkuuBc6H">n.</span><span target_id="UvuDFJJp3Y">v.i.</span><span target_id="1XVC7mvMVB">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/æmbəsˈkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> ambuhs'kayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FJBkuuBc6H"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> an ambush.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ambuscaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">ambuscading</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UvuDFJJp3Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq969"> to lie in ambush.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1XVC7mvMVB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq477"> to attack from a concealed position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>embuscade</em>, from <em>embusquer</em>, Italian <em>imboscata</em> and Old French <em>embûcher</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103535" href="entry://ambush%23bigmac000103535"><span class="smallcaps">ambush</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambuscader</strong>, <em class="label">US</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amebiasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amebiasis</span></header><div>/æmiˈbaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> amee'buyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098796" href="entry://amoebiasis%23bigmac000098796"><strong>amoebiasis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amerasian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amerasian</span><z><span target_id="w9lmRGHwhy">n.</span><span target_id="jOj56b8xNB">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Amerasian" src="word_pronunciations/00735.mp3"></audio></span>/æməˈreɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> amuh'rayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w9lmRGHwhy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> a person of American and Asian descent.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jOj56b8xNB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq640"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002147" href="entry://American%23bigmac000002147"><span class="smallcaps">Amer(ican)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090440" href="entry://Asian%23bigmac000090440"><span class="smallcaps">Asian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Americana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Americana</span></header><div>/əmɛrəˈkanə/ (<em>say</em> uhmeruh'kahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> books, papers, etc., relating to the US, especially to its history and geography.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> a music genre which is a fusion of US folk music with various styles such as bluegrass, rhythm and blues, and rock-and-roll, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002345" href="entry://-ana%23bigmac000002345"><span class="smallcaps">-ana</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Americano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855064743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Americano</span></header><div>/əmɛrəˈkanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhmeruh'kahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Americanos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">a coffee drink in which espresso coffee is diluted with hot water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">americano</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amianthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amianthus</span></header><div>/æmiˈænθəs/ (<em>say</em> amee'anthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant (with <em>-th</em>; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002044" href="entry://amaranth%23bigmac000002044"><span class="smallcaps">amaranth</span></a>) of <em>amiantus</em>, from Latin, from Greek <em>amiantos </em>(<em>lithos</em>) undefiled (stone)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoebaean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoebaean</span></header><div>/æməˈbiən/ (<em>say</em> amuh'beeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">alternately responsive, as verses in dialogue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amebean</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampallang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac577736452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampallang</span></header><div>/ˈæmpəlæŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ampuhlang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">a body piercing consisting of a bar placed horizontally through the glans of the penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Iban; compare Malay <em>palang</em> crossbar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampersand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampersand</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ampersand" src="word_pronunciations/00774.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmpəsænd/ (<em>say</em> 'ampuhsand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">the character <em>&amp;</em>, meaning <em>and</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [contraction of <em>and per se and</em>, that is, <em>&amp;</em> by itself (equals) <em>and</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibian</span><z><span target_id="MpyW9Ys6SY">n.</span><span target_id="KZtJraW2T1">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amphibian" src="word_pronunciations/00777.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈfɪbiən/ (<em>say</em> am'fibeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MpyW9Ys6SY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> any animal of the class Amphibia, that class of vertebrates that comprises the frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (with various extinct types). Typically they lay eggs that hatch in water and the young go through a larval or tadpole stage, later metamorphosing into lung-breathing quadrupeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq407"> an amphibious plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq317"> an aeroplane that can take off from and land on either land or water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq979"> an amphibious vehicle.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KZtJraW2T1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq368"> belonging to the class Amphibia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq425"> capable of operating on land or water; amphibious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Amphibia</em> (neuter plural of <em>amphibius</em>, from Greek <em>amphibios</em> living a double life) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amsterdam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amsterdam</span></header><div>/ˈæmstədæm/ (<em>say</em> 'amstuhdam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">a seaport in and the capital of the Netherlands, in North Holland, on IJssel Lake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amygdalin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amygdalin</span></header><div>/əˈmɪgdələn/ (<em>say</em> uh'migduhluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">a white, crystalline glucoside, C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>27</sub>O<sub>11</sub>N.3H<sub>2</sub>O, existing in bitter almonds, and in the leaves, etc., of species of the genus <em>Prunus</em> and of some of its near allies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>amygdalē</em> almond + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabantid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabantid</span><z><span target_id="PADvGMZEz2">n.</span><span target_id="ITNqMIcikF">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ænəˈbæntəd/ (<em>say</em> anuh'bantuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PADvGMZEz2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> any of various small, spiny-finned, freshwater fishes of the family Anabantidae found in southern Asia and tropical Africa.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ITNqMIcikF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq610"> belonging or relating to the Anabantidae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Anabantidae</em> (from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002350" href="entry://anabas%23bigmac000002350"><span class="smallcaps">anabas</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036160" href="entry://-idae%23bigmac000036160"><span class="smallcaps">-idae</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabiosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabiosis</span></header><div>/ænəbaɪˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> anuhbuy'ohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">a bringing back or returning to consciousness; reanimation (after apparent death).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: revival] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anabiotic</strong> /ænəbaɪˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhbuy'otik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabolism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabolism</span></header><div>/əˈnæbəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'nabuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">the process by which simple substances are transformed by the metabolic system of a living body into more complex ones; constructive metabolism (opposed to <em>catabolism</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anabolē</em> a throwing up + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anabolic</strong> /ænəˈbɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'bolik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabranch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabranch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anabranch" src="word_pronunciations/00797.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəbræntʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhbranch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">a branch of a river which leaves the main stream and enters it again further on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>ana</em>(<em>stomosing</em>)<em> branch</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anachrony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513485853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anachrony</span></header><div>/ænˈækrəni/ (<em>say</em> an'akruhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">(in literary theory) a discrepancy between a chronological ordering of events and the order in which they are presented in a narrative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002356" href="entry://anachronism%23bigmac000002356"><span class="smallcaps">anachron(ism)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anachronic</strong> /ænəˈkrɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'kronik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anachronically</strong> /ænəˈkrɒnɪkli/ (<em>say</em> anuh'kroniklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaclisis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaclisis</span></header><div>/ænəˈklaɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'kluysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anaklisis</em> a leaning back]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaclitic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaclitic</span></header><div>/ænəˈklɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'klitik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">exhibiting or relating to anaclisis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anacrusis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anacrusis</span></header><div>/ænəˈkrusəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'kroohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> an unstressed syllable or syllable group which begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot, which properly begins with a stressed syllable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Music</em> a note or group of notes which comes immediately before the first strong beat of a phrase of music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>anakrousis</em>, from <em>anakrouein</em> strike up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anaerobic" src="word_pronunciations/00801.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəˈroʊbɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'rohbik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> <em class="label">Biology</em>, <em class="label">Physiology</em> (of organisms or tissues) requiring the absence of free oxygen or not destroyed by its absence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq031"> relating to or caused by the absence of oxygen: <em class="example">anaerobic decomposition.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq878"> affected by or involving the activities of anaerobes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anaerobically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analepsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995441198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analepsis</span></header><div>/ænəˈlɛpsəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'lepsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">(in literary theory) a form of anachrony in which an event is presented in a narrative at a point later than its actual chronological sequence, as by flashback.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059377" href="entry://prolepsis%23bigmac000059377"><strong>prolepsis</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059377" href="entry://prolepsis%23bigmac000059377"><span class="smallcaps">(pro)lepsis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analeptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analeptic<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZJmcU0IW0O">adj.</span><span target_id="IGQk0FnjGk">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænəˈlɛptɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'leptik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZJmcU0IW0O"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq249"> restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> awakening, especially from drug stupor.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IGQk0FnjGk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq300"> an analeptic remedy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>analēptikos</em> restorative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554192301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analeptic<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ænəˈlɛptɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'leptik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">of or relating to an analepsis: <em class="example">an analeptic flashback.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac995441198" href="entry://analepsis%23bigmac995441198"><span class="smallcaps">analep(sis)</span></a> + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analgesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analgesia</span></header><div>/ænəlˈdʒiziə/ (<em>say</em> anuhl'jeezeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">absence of sense of pain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analgesic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analgesic</span><z><span target_id="bFG73fcZgS">n.</span><span target_id="TX4lFAe5Ho">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analgesic" src="word_pronunciations/00807.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəlˈdʒizɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhl'jeezik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bFG73fcZgS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> a remedy that relieves or removes pain.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TX4lFAe5Ho">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq074"> relating to or causing analgesia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analogise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analogise</span><z><span target_id="yp6NqrIILC">v.t.</span><span target_id="Rf7LzLC4O4">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈnælədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'naluhjuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">analogised</strong>, <strong class="bold">analogising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yp6NqrIILC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> to study or explain by analogy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Rf7LzLC4O4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq182"> to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq328"> to be analogous; exhibit analogy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">analogize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analogist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analogist</span></header><div>/əˈnælədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'naluhjuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> someone who uses or argues from analogy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> someone who looks for analogies.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>analogism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analogous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analogous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analogous" src="word_pronunciations/00811.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnæləgəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'naluhguhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analogous" src="word_pronunciations/00812.mp3"></audio></span>/-dʒəs/ (<em>say</em> -juhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> having analogy; corresponding in some particular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> <em class="label">Biology</em> corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>analogus</em>, from Greek <em>analogos</em> proportionate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>analogously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>analogousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analysand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analysand</span></header><div>/əˈnæləˌsænd/ (<em>say</em> uh'naluh.sand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a person undergoing psychoanalysis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analytics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analytics</span></header><div>/ænəˈlɪtɪks/ (<em>say</em> anuh'litiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> algebraic analysis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq764"> the science of analysis, especially a branch of logic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the application of computer technology and statistics to provide indications of key features, trends, etc., from raw data.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002407" href="entry://analytic%23bigmac000002407"><span class="smallcaps">analytic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022335" href="#mq764">2</a> with reference to Aristotle’s <em>Analytica</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anamnesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anamnesis</span></header><div>/ænæmˈnisəs/ (<em>say</em> anam'neesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> the recalling of things past; recollection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a case history.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: a recalling to mind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anandrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anandrous</span></header><div>/ænˈændrəs/ (<em>say</em> an'andruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">having no stamens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anandros</em> without a man]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ananthous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ananthous</span></header><div>/ænˈænθəs/ (<em>say</em> an'anthuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">without flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + stem of Greek <em>anthos</em> flower + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaplasty</span></header><div>/ˈænəplæsti/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhplastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anaplasties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> anaplastic surgery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> an instance of such surgery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anaplastos</em> plastic + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaptotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaptotic</span></header><div>/ænæpˈtɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anap'totik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">(of languages) tending to become uninflected, in accordance with a theory that languages evolve from uninflected to inflected and back.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002337" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002337"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + stem of Greek <em>aptōtos</em> indeclinable + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemogram</span></header><div>/əˈniməgræm/ (<em>say</em> uh'neemuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">an anemographic record.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angiogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angiogram</span></header><div>/ˈændʒiəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'anjeeuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">a diagram resulting from angiography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angulated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angulated</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgjəleɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'anggyuhlaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">of angular form; angled: <em class="example">angulated stems.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">angulate</strong> /ˈæŋgjələt/ (<em>say</em> 'anggyuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>angulātus</em>, past participle, made angular]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animalise</span></header><div>/ˈænəməlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">animalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">animalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">to excite the animal passions of; brutalise; sensualise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">animalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>animalisation</strong> /ˌænəməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .anuhmuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animalism</span></header><div>/ˈænəməlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> an animal state; state of being actuated by sensual appetites, and not by intellectual or moral forces; sensuality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> the doctrine that human beings are without a spiritual nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animalist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animalist</span></header><div>/ˈænəmələst/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq011"> someone who believes in the doctrine of animalism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq767"> a person driven by physical instincts or desires; sensualist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq400"> a painter, sculptor, writer, etc., who portrays animals.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>animalistic</strong> /ænəməˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuh'listik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animality</span></header><div>/ænəˈmæləti/ (<em>say</em> anuh'maluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq609"> the animal nature in humans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq296"> animal life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animateur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac702693362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animateur</span></header><div>/ænəməˈtɜ/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuh'ter) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">a person who leads a group activity by giving creative input, direction, facilitation and organisation, as in community projects, artistic ventures, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: one who gives life to something] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>animateuring</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animation</span></header><div>/ænəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq012"> animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit; life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> the act of animating; act of enlivening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq145"> the process of preparing animated cartoons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002684" href="entry://animate%23bigmac000002684"><span class="smallcaps">animat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animatism</span></header><div>/ˈænəmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">the attribution of consciousness to inanimate objects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annapolis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annapolis</span></header><div>/əˈnæpələs/ (<em>say</em> uh'napuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">a seaport in the US, the capital of Maryland; US naval academy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annapurna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annapurna</span></header><div>/ænəˈpɜnə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'pernuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">a mountain massif in the Himalayas, in northern central Nepal. Highest peak 8078 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annoyance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annoyance</span></header><div>/əˈnɔɪəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'noyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> that which annoys; a nuisance: <em class="example">some visitors are an annoyance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> the act of annoying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq143"> the feeling of being annoyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Acoustics</em> the (degree of) psychological distress caused by excessive noise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annualise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annualise</span></header><div>/ˈænjuəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anyoohuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">annualised</strong>, <strong class="bold">annualising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq518"> to calculate the change in (an economic or financial variable) as a rate of change over a period of one year, as of unemployment rates, interest rates, inflation rates, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> (of an interest rate) to be annualised.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">annualize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annuitant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annuitant</span></header><div>/əˈnjuətənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohuhtuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">someone who receives an annuity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annulated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annulated</span></header><div>/ˈænjuleɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'anyoohlaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> (of a column) formed of several shafts banded together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> annulate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomalism</span></header><div>/əˈnɒməlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'nomuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> anomalous quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> an anomaly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomalous</span></header><div>/əˈnɒmələs/ (<em>say</em> uh'nomuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">deviating from the common rule, type, or form; abnormal; irregular.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anōmalus</em>, from Greek <em>anōmalos</em> irregular] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anomalously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anomalousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antalkali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antalkali</span></header><div>/æntˈælkəlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ant'alkuhluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antalkalis</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">antalkalies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">something that neutralises alkalis or counteracts alkalinity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antalkaline</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antarctic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antarctic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antarctic" src="word_pronunciations/00923.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtaktɪk/ (<em>say</em> an'tahktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) of, at, or near the South Pole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> extremely cold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antarcticus</em>, from Greek <em>antarktikos</em> opposite the north; replacing Middle English <em>antartik</em>, from Old French <em>antartique</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaptyxis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac444680188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaptyxis</span></header><div>/ænæpˈtɪksəs/ (<em>say</em> anap'tiksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">the epenthesis of a vowel, as the schwa in /fɪləm/.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089802" href="entry://excrescence%23bigmac000089802"><strong>excrescence</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089802" href="entry://excrescence%23mq529">5</a>). <div class="deriv">–<strong>anaptyctic</strong> /ænæpˈtɪktɪk/ (<em>say</em> anap'tiktik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anarchise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anarchise</span></header><div>/ˈænəkaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhkuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">anarchised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anarchising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">to make anarchic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anarchize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anarchism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anarchism</span></header><div>/ˈænəkɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhkizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> the doctrine (advocated under various forms) urging the abolition of government and governmental restraint as the indispensable condition of political and social liberty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> the methods or practices of anarchists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anarchist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anarchist</span></header><div>/ˈænəkəst/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhkuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> someone who advocates anarchy as a political idea; a believer in an anarchic theory of society, especially an adherent of the social theory of Proudhon, Bakunin, or Kropotkin; or someone who seeks to overturn by violence all constituted forms and institutions of society and government, with no purpose of establishing any other system of order in the place of that destroyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> any person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against an established rule, law, or custom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq375"> (<em>sometimes derogatory</em>) a person who is unconventional in attitudes or appearance; maverick.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anarchos</em> without a ruler + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anarchistic</strong> /ænəˈkɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'kistik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anarthria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anarthria</span></header><div>/ænˈaθriə/ (<em>say</em> an'ahthreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">loss of the ability to articulate speech because of damage to the central nervous system or to the peripheral nerves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: want of vigour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anatolian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anatolian</span><z><span target_id="S4zCFGCXOL">adj.</span><span target_id="VYpw8SVDrC">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænəˈtoʊliən/ (<em>say</em> anuh'tohleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="S4zCFGCXOL"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> of Anatolia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> of or belonging to a group or family of languages that includes cuneiform Hittite.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VYpw8SVDrC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq242"> a native or inhabitant of Anatolia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq630"> any of various Turkish dialects spoken in Anatolia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq351"> a family of languages including cuneiform Hittite, Lycian, Lydian and Luwian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anatomise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anatomise</span></header><div>/əˈnætəmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'natuhmuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">anatomised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anatomising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> to dissect, as a plant or an animal, to show the position, structure, and relation of the parts; display the anatomy of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> to analyse or examine very minutely.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anatomize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anatomisation</strong> /əˌnætəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.natuhmuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anatomist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anatomist</span></header><div>/əˈnætəməst/ (<em>say</em> uh'natuhmuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">an expert in anatomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancestral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancestral</span></header><div>/ænˈsɛstrəl/ (<em>say</em> an'sestruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">relating to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>What did his origins and his ancestral culture mean here under these trees on a river bank in the Royal National Park</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">angelo loukakis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ancestrally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchorage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchorage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anchorage" src="word_pronunciations/00827.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> a place for anchoring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> a charge for anchoring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq497"> the act of anchoring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq802"> the state of being anchored.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq226"> that to which anything is fastened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq331"> a means of anchoring or making fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq383"> a means of support or stability, especially for the mind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anchorage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anchorage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anchorage" src="word_pronunciations/00827.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">a seaport in southern Alaska.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchorman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchorman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anchorman" src="word_pronunciations/00829.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkəmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anchormen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a male <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23bigmac000103796">anchor</a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23mq572">3</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23mq634">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancillary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancillary</span><z><span target_id="WozuAYeIis">adj.</span><span target_id="EhNO6VdNc7">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ancillary" src="word_pronunciations/00836.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈsɪləri/ (<em>say</em> an'siluhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WozuAYeIis"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> accessory; auxiliary.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EhNO6VdNc7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq953"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ancillaries</strong>) an accessory, subsidiary or helping thing or person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ancillāris</em> relating to a handmaid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancipital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancipital</span></header><div>/ænˈsɪpətl/ (<em>say</em> an'sipuhtl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">two-edged: <em class="example">ancipital stems.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ancipitous</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>anceps</em> two-headed + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andalusia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andalusia</span></header><div>/ændəˈluzjə/ (<em>say</em> anduh'loohzyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">an autonomous community in southern Spain, bordering on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. 87 314 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Seville.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>Andalucia</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Andalusian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andamooka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andamooka</span></header><div>/ændəˈmukə/ (<em>say</em> anduh'moohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a small town in eastern central SA noted for opal mining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andantino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andantino</span><z><span target_id="VqlX9lC9N7">adv.</span><span target_id="ldeDYajeQz">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌændænˈtinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .andan'teenoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="VqlX9lC9N7"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> (a musical direction) slightly faster than andante.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ldeDYajeQz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq241"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">andantinos</strong>) a movement or piece of music played in this tempo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, diminutive of <em>andante</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002474" href="entry://andante%23bigmac000002474"><span class="smallcaps">andante</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andradite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andradite</span></header><div>/ˈændrədaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'andruhduyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">a mineral, calcium-iron garnet, Ca<sub>3</sub>Fe<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>3</sub>O<sub>12</sub>, occurring in brown, green, or black crystals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after José Bonifácio de <em>Andrada</em> e Silva, 1763–1838, Brazilian mineralogist. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andragogy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac58728954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andragogy</span></header><div>/ˈændrəgɒdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'andruhgojee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> the teaching of adult students in a structured learning process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> the principles or theory of such education.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002486" href="entry://andr-%23bigmac000002486"><span class="smallcaps">andr-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055112" href="entry://pedagogy%23bigmac000055112"><span class="smallcaps">(ped)agogy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anecdotal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anecdotal</span></header><div>/ænəkˈdoʊtl/ (<em>say</em> anuhk'dohtl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">relating to, marked by, or consisting of anecdotes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anecdotally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Antarctic" src="word_pronunciations/00923.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtaktɪk/ (<em>say</em> an'tahktik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> <strong>the</strong>, the area south of the Antarctic Circle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq464"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099840" href="entry://Antarctica%23bigmac000099840"><strong>Antarctica</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> A spelling without the medial <em>c</em> is found in print, reflecting the tendency to omit the /k/ before the /t/ in speech, but the only accepted written form includes the <em>c</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antenatal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antenatal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antenatal" src="word_pronunciations/00933.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈneɪtl/ (<em>say</em> antee'naytl) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq55">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058819" href="entry://prenatal%23bigmac000058819"><strong>prenatal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002843" href="entry://ante-%23bigmac000002843"><span class="smallcaps">ante-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049315" href="entry://natal%23bigmac000049315"><span class="smallcaps">natal<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthotaxy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthotaxy</span></header><div>/ˈænθətæksi/ (<em>say</em> 'anthuhtaksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">the arrangement of flowers on the axis of growth; inflorescence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002884" href="entry://antho-%23bigmac000002884"><span class="smallcaps">antho-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075068" href="entry://-taxy%23bigmac000075068"><span class="smallcaps">-taxy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthozoan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthozoan</span><z><span target_id="JbbbOVOGYx">n.</span><span target_id="i5R1Ps6LIw">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ænθəˈzoʊən/ (<em>say</em> anthuh'zohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JbbbOVOGYx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> any animal of the Anthozoa, a class of the phylum Coelenterata, comprising sessile marine animals of the polyp type, single or colonial, having a columnar body with the interior partitioned by septa and an oral disc with one to many circles of tentacles. It includes anemones, corals, sea pens, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="i5R1Ps6LIw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq415"> belonging to this class.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipapal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816108087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipapal</span></header><div>/æntiˈpeɪpəl/ (<em>say</em> antee'paypuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">opposed to or critical of the pope or of papacy in general.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipasto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipasto</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antipasto" src="word_pronunciations/00967.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈpæstoʊ/ (<em>say</em> antee'pastoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antipasti</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">antipastos</strong>)<br/> (in Italian cookery) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> an assortment of meats, cheeses, olives, etc., served as an appetiser: <em class="example">we ordered antipasto.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> an item included in such an assortment: <em class="example">to make an antipasto with flat mushrooms.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antipater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antipater</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪpətə/ (<em>say</em> an'tipuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">398?–319 BC, general under Alexander the Great; regent of Macedonia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipathy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antipathy" src="word_pronunciations/00968.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪpəθi/ (<em>say</em> an'tipuhthee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antipathies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> a natural or settled dislike; repugnance; aversion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq683"> an object of natural aversion or settled dislike.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antipathīa</em>, from Greek <em>antipatheia</em>, from <em>antipathēs</em> having opposite feelings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiquark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550272668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiquark</span></header><div>/ˈæntikwak/ (<em>say</em> 'anteekwahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">the antiparticle of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095499" href="entry://quark%23bigmac000095499"><strong>quark<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiquary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiquary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antiquary" src="word_pronunciations/00971.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntəkwəri/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhkwuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antiquaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">an expert on ancient things; a student or collector of antiquities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antīquārius</em> of antiquity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiquate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiquate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antiquate" src="word_pronunciations/00972.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntəkweɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhkwayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">antiquated</strong>, <strong class="bold">antiquating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> to make old and useless by substituting something newer and better.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> to make antique.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antīquātus</em>, past participle, made old] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antiquation</strong> /æntəˈkweɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> antuh'kwayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antitrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antitrade</span><z><span target_id="ShTDeho1uV">n.</span><span target_id="wWVPxKfnlc">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æntiˈtreɪd/ (<em>say</em> antee'trayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ShTDeho1uV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> any of the upper tropical winds moving counter to and above the trade winds, but descending beyond the trade wind limits, and becoming the westerly winds of middle latitudes.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wWVPxKfnlc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq920"> denoting such a wind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiviral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiviral</span><z><span target_id="EJvyZuRLkN">adj.</span><span target_id="1rM2z6cFPl">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntiˈvaɪrəl/ (<em>say</em> .antee'vuyruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EJvyZuRLkN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq675"> of or relating to a substance that kills viruses.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1rM2z6cFPl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq857"> an antiviral drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzackery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609997289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzackery</span></header><div>/ˈænzækəri/ (<em>say</em> 'anzakuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">the celebration and promotion of the Anzac legend in ways that are excessive and bordering on jingoism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090434" href="entry://Anzac%23bigmac000090434"><span class="smallcaps">Anzac</span></a> + <em>-k-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23bigmac000024465"><span class="smallcaps">-ery</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23mq054">2d</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apadravya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac111476292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apadravya</span></header><div>/ˌæpəˈdreɪvjə/ (<em>say</em> .apuh'drayvyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">a body piercing consisting of a bar placed vertically through the penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit (Kama Sutra): dildo, penis attachment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apartheid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apartheid</span></header><div>/əˈpataɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'pahtuyd), /əˈpateɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pahtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">(especially as applied to the former policy in South Africa) racial segregation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans, from <em>apart</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003197" href="entry://apart%23bigmac000003197"><span class="smallcaps">apart</span></a> + <em>-heid</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034921" href="entry://-hood%23bigmac000034921"><span class="smallcaps">-hood</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apartment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apartment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apartment" src="word_pronunciations/01010.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pahtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> a flat (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027122" href="entry://flat%23bigmac000027122"><strong>flat<sup>2</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027122" href="entry://flat%23mq416">1</a>) or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080515" href="entry://unit%23bigmac000080515">unit</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080515" href="entry://unit%23mq239">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> (<em>plural</em>) a suite of furnished rooms, among others in a building: <em class="example">five-star apartments.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>appartement</em>, from Italian <em>appartemento</em>, from <em>appartare</em> separate. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003197" href="entry://apart%23bigmac000003197"><span class="smallcaps">apart</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apathetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apathetic</span></header><div>/æpəˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'thetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> having or exhibiting little or no emotion or energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> indifferent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apathetical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>apathetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apetalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apetalous</span></header><div>/əˈpɛtələs/ (<em>say</em> uh'petuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">having no petals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apiaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apiaceous</span></header><div>/æpiˈeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> apee'ayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">related to the umbelliferous genus <em>Apium</em>, including parsley, celery, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apium</em> parsley + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apiculate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apiculate</span></header><div>/əˈpɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pikyuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">tipped with a short, abrupt point, as a leaf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>apiculātus</em>, from <em>apiculus</em> a short point]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aplanatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aplanatic</span></header><div>/æpləˈnætɪk/ (<em>say</em> apluh'natik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Optics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">free from spherical aberration and coma.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aplanētos</em> not wandering + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aplanatism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apocopate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10809238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apocopate</span></header><div>/əˈpɒkəpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pokuhpayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">apocopated</strong>, <strong class="bold">apocopating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">to cut off of the last part of (a word), as in forming <em>cinema</em> from <em>cinematograph</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095368" href="entry://apocope%23bigmac000095368"><span class="smallcaps">apocop(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apocopation</strong> /əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.pokuh'payshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apophasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apophasis</span></header><div>/əˈpɒfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'pofuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">denial of an intention to speak of something which is at the same time hinted or insinuated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: denial]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apophatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286399664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apophatic</span></header><div>/æpəˈfætɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'fatik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Theology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">of or relating to knowledge of a divinity which is acquired by way of negation, that is, using terms for what may not be said about it, human understanding being unable to comprehend directly the nature of the divinity (opposed to <em>cataphatic</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>apophatikos</em> negative, from <em>apo-</em> wrong + <em>phatos</em> spoken]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appalling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appalling</span></header><div>/əˈpɔlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'pawling) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> causing dismay or horror: <em class="example">an appalling accident.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> very bad; objectionable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>appallingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appaloosa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appaloosa</span></header><div>/æpəˈlusə/ (<em>say</em> apuh'loohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a horse of the Palouse pony breed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the name of a Native American people of Louisiana <em>Opelousa</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054008" href="entry://Palouse%20pony%23bigmac000054008"><span class="smallcaps">Palouse pony</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apparatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apparatus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apparatus" src="word_pronunciations/01050.mp3"></audio></span>/æpəˈratəs/ (<em>say</em> apuh'rahtuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apparatus" src="word_pronunciations/01051.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈreɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> -'raytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apparatus</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">apparatuses</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> an assemblage of instruments, machinery, appliances, materials, etc., for a particular use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> any complex appliance for a particular purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a collection of organs, differing in structure, which all minister to the same function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq969"> an organisation or subdivision of an organisation, especially that part concerned with general administration: <em class="example">the apparatus of a political party.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: preparation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appellant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appellant</span><z><span target_id="FHrfC1Ep2D">n.</span><span target_id="CaVv2ap6rO">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appellant" src="word_pronunciations/01059.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɛlənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'peluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FHrfC1Ep2D"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> someone who appeals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Law</em> someone who appeals to a higher tribunal.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CaVv2ap6rO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq123"> appellate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appellans</em>, present participle, appealing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appellate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appellate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appellate" src="word_pronunciations/01060.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɛlət/ (<em>say</em> uh'peluht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq853"> relating to appeals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> (of a court) having power to review and decide appeals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appellātus</em>, past participle, appealed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appendage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appendage</span></header><div>/əˈpɛndɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'pendij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq386"> a subordinate attached part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq725"> <em class="label">Biology</em> any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Botany</em> any subsidiary part superadded to another part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appendant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appendant</span><z><span target_id="AzLZdoOsMm">adj.</span><span target_id="Wn16vA51ED">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈpɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'penduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AzLZdoOsMm"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> hanging to; annexed; attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq619"> associated as an accompaniment or consequence: <em class="example">the salary appendant to a position.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq712"> <em class="label">Law</em> relating to a legal appendant.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Wn16vA51ED">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq639"> a person or thing attached or added.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Law</em> an interest (usually in land) connected with or dependent on some other interest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">appendent</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>appendance</strong></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appendence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appertain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appertain</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appertain" src="word_pronunciations/01067.mp3"></audio></span>/æpəˈteɪn/ (<em>say</em> apuh'tayn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">(sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to belong as a part, member, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aperteine</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>apertenir</em>, from Late Latin <em>appertinēre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applecart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applecart</span><z><span target_id="CZw6fooXrj">n.</span><span target_id="Bp77qDKsA3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæpəlkat/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhlkaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CZw6fooXrj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq789"> a cart or market barrow for apples.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Bp77qDKsA3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">upset the applecart</strong>, to disrupt plans. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> In late 18th-century British English <em>applecart</em> also meant ‘the human body’, and ‘a plan’ (a dialect use). All three senses seem to come together in this phrase, which appeared in colloquial use in the early 19th century and was popularised in the 1930s by GB Shaw’s play <em>The Apple Cart</em>.]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applejack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applejack</span></header><div>/ˈæpəldʒæk/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhljak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">a brandy distilled from fermented (i.e. rough) cider.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appliance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appliance" src="word_pronunciations/01075.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈplaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'pluyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> an instrument, apparatus, or device, especially one operated by electricity and designed for household use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> a mechanical apparatus or device designed to assist a disabled person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The objective of the retraining programme is limited by the nature of the disability and by the aids and appliances available to supplement restricted abilities.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bruce ford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq260"> a vehicle designed primarily for firefighting, as a water tanker, a pumper, a rescue vehicle, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq877"> the act of applying; application.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103882" href="entry://apply%23bigmac000103882"><span class="smallcaps">apply</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002444" href="entry://-ance%23bigmac000002444"><span class="smallcaps">-ance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applicant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applicant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of applicant" src="word_pronunciations/01078.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpləkənt/ (<em>say</em> 'apluhkuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">someone who applies; a candidate: <em class="example">an applicant for a position.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>applicans</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appraisal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appraisal</span></header><div>/əˈpreɪzəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'prayzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> the act of assessing the worth, quality, or condition of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq061"> an assessment or statement of worth, quality, or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq889"> the act of placing an estimated value on an asset or assets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq082"> valuation; an estimate of value, as for sale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approbate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approbate</span><z><span target_id="eWw8DDafah">v.t.</span><span target_id="Gkt7n0W2hl">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæprəbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'apruhbayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eWw8DDafah"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">approbated</strong>, <strong class="bold">approbating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> <em class="label">Scottish Law</em> to accept as valid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to approve officially.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Gkt7n0W2hl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">approbate and reprobate</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to accept those parts of a legal instrument which are favourable to one while repudiating the unfavourable parts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>approbātus</em>, past participle, favoured]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquaplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquaplane</span><z><span target_id="a3g4ApJwnT">n.</span><span target_id="vL3OxKWWMP">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aquaplane" src="word_pronunciations/01119.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækwəpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhplayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a3g4ApJwnT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> a single broad waterski.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vL3OxKWWMP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">aquaplaned</strong>, <strong class="bold">aquaplaning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq131"> to ride an aquaplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq851"> Also, <strong class="vs">hydroplane</strong>. (of a motor vehicle, etc.) to lose traction because of water on the road surface, adversely affecting the driver’s control.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aqua</em> water + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057194" href="entry://plane%23bigmac000057194"><span class="smallcaps">plane<sup>1</sup></span></a>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000915" href="entry://aeroplane%23bigmac000000915"><span class="smallcaps">aeroplane</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arcograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arcograph</span></header><div>/ˈakoʊgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkohgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf), /ˈakə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">an instrument once used for drawing arcs, having a flexible arc-shaped part adjusted by an extensible straight bar connecting its sides; cyclograph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arctogaea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arctogaea</span></header><div>/aktəˈdʒiə/ (<em>say</em> ahktuh'jeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a biogeographical region now considered more realistically divided into five distinct realms: Holarctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental, Neotropical.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ardrossan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ardrossan</span></header><div>/aˈdrɒsən/ (<em>say</em> ah'drosuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">a town and port on Gulf St Vincent, SA.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Ardrossan</em>, Scotland]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Areopagus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Areopagus</span></header><div>/æriˈɒpəgəs/ (<em>say</em> aree'opuhguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> a hill in Athens, to the west of the Acropolis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> (in ancient Athens) the council which met on this hill, originally having wide public functions but later a purely judicial body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq665"> any high tribunal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Areiopagos</em> hill of Ares. Compare Acts 17, 19, 22]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armadillo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armadillo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armadillo" src="word_pronunciations/01202.mp3"></audio></span>/aməˈdɪloʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahmuh'diloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">armadillos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">any armoured mammal of the family Dasypodidae, from South America and southern North America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, diminutive of <em>armado</em> armed, from Latin <em>armātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armillary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armillary</span></header><div>/aˈmɪləri/ (<em>say</em> ah'miluhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">consisting of hoops or rings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>armilla</em> armlet, ring + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armorican
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armorican</span></header><div>/aˈmɒrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> ah'morikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">of or relating to the major mountain-building episode which occurred in Europe in the Upper Carboniferous and Permian periods.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Hercynian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009215549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromantic</span><z><span target_id="ERvQBkhatY">n.</span><span target_id="EJdEjNCw26">adj.</span></z></header><div>/eɪrəˈmæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> ayruh'mantik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ERvQBkhatY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> a person who does not experience romantic desire for others.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EJdEjNCw26">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq286"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064071" href="entry://romantic%23bigmac000064071"><span class="smallcaps">romantic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aromantically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromatase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203654243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromatase</span></header><div>/əˈroʊməteɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohmuhtayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">an enzyme involved in the production of oestrogen, located in oestrogen-producing cells in the adrenal glands, ovaries, placenta, adipose tissue, and brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromatise</span></header><div>/əˈroʊmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohmuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aromatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">aromatising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">to make aromatic or fragrant.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aromatize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrearage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrearage</span></header><div>/əˈrɪərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'rearrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> the state or condition of being behind in payments due or in arrears.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq687"> arrears; amount or amounts overdue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq640"> a thing or part kept in reserve.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>arerage</em>, from Old French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003860" href="entry://arrear%23bigmac000003860"><span class="smallcaps">arrear</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrogance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrogance</span></header><div>/ˈærəgəns/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhguhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">the quality of being arrogant; offensive exhibition of assumed or real superiority; overbearing pride.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arrogancy</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>arrogantia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrowhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrowhead</span></header><div>/ˈæroʊhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'arohhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> the head of an arrow, usually wedge-shaped or barbed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> any plant of the genus <em>Sagittaria</em>, usually aquatic, species of which have arrow-shaped leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq084"> anything shaped like an arrowhead; a wedge-shaped design or ornament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenical</span><z><span target_id="h13D1oXuaF">adj.</span><span target_id="keo5qlvjtN">n.</span></z></header><div>/aˈsɛnɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ah'senikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="h13D1oXuaF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> containing or relating to arsenic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="keo5qlvjtN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq871"> (<em>plural</em>) a group of insecticides, drugs, etc., containing arsenic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arthurian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthurian</span></header><div>/aˈθuriən/ (<em>say</em> ah'thoohreeuhn), /aˈθju-/ (<em>say</em> ah'thyooh-), /aˈθjʊə-/ (<em>say</em> ah'thyoouh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">of or relating to King Arthur.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003945" href="entry://Arthur%23bigmac000003945"><strong>Arthur<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articular</span></header><div>/aˈtɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> ah'tikyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">of or relating to the joints.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>articulāris</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artisanal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac517067605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artisanal</span></header><div>/aˈtɪzənəl/ (<em>say</em> ah'tizuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> produced by human labour rather than machines; handmade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> of or relating to artisan food or drink: <em class="example">artisanal bread; </em><em class="example">artisanal beer.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arylamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arylamine</span></header><div>/əˈrɪləmin/ (<em>say</em> uh'riluhmeen), /-maɪn/ (<em>say</em> -muyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">an aromatic amine, such as aniline, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascendant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascendant</span><z><span target_id="Ky08ZvQHgb">n.</span><span target_id="cOUy0e6vld">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ascendant" src="word_pronunciations/01282.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'senduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ky08ZvQHgb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> a position of dominance or controlling influence; superiority; predominance: <em class="example">in the ascendant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> an ancestor (opposed to <em>descendant</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Astrology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq809"> the point of the ecliptic or the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at the time of a birth, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq479"> the horoscope.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cOUy0e6vld">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq064"> superior; predominant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq068"> <em class="label">Botany</em> directed or curved upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq701"> rising.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ascendent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascertain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascertain</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ascertain" src="word_pronunciations/01285.mp3"></audio></span>/æsəˈteɪn/ (<em>say</em> asuh'tayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">to find out by trial, examination, or experiment, so as to know as certain; determine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ascertain</em>, from Old French <em>ascertener</em> make certain, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>certain</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089438" href="entry://certain%23bigmac000089438"><span class="smallcaps">certain</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascertainable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascertainableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascertainably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascertainment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrakhan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrakhan</span></header><div>/ˈæstrəkæn/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhkan), /æstrəˈkæn/ (<em>say</em> astruh'kan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq401"> a kind of fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> Also, <strong class="vs">astrakhan cloth</strong>. a fabric with curled pile resembling it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Astrakhan</em>, a city in SE Russia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astrakhan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astrakhan</span></header><div>/ˈæstrəkæn/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhkan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a city in south-eastern Russia, at the mouth of the Volga, in Europe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Astrachan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrolabe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrolabe</span></header><div>/ˈæstrəleɪb/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhlayb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a medieval instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun or stars.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>astrolabium</em>, from Greek <em>astrolabon</em>(<em>organon</em>) armillary sphere; replacing Middle English <em>astrelabe</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronaut</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astronaut" src="word_pronunciations/01376.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæstrənɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhnawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">a person trained as a pilot, navigator, etc., to take part in the flight of a spacecraft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004269" href="entry://astronautics%23bigmac000004269"><span class="smallcaps">astronautics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asyllabic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asyllabic</span></header><div>/eɪsəˈlæbɪk/ (<em>say</em> aysuh'labik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">not syllabic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atahualpa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atahualpa</span></header><div>/ætəˈwælpə/ (<em>say</em> atuh'walpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">?–1533, last Inca king of Peru; executed by the Spanish conquistadors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ataractic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ataractic</span><z><span target_id="TNxpq656tZ">adj.</span><span target_id="fT1bOiYRfy">n.</span></z></header><div>/ætəˈræktɪk/ (<em>say</em> atuh'raktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TNxpq656tZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> of or relating to ataraxia.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fT1bOiYRfy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq000"> a drug used to induce a state of tranquillity free from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquilliser.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ataraxic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athabasca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athabasca</span></header><div>/æθəˈbæskə/ (<em>say</em> athuh'baskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> <strong>Lake</strong>, a lake in western Canada, on the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta. About 320 km long; about 7770 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq196"> a river flowing from western Alberta north-east to Lake Athabasca. 1231 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athanasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athanasia</span></header><div>/æθəˈneɪziə/ (<em>say</em> athuh'nayzeeuh), /-ʒə/ (<em>say</em> -zhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">deathlessness; immortality.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">athanasy</strong> /əˈθænəsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'thanuhsee). <div class="etym">[Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athelstan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athelstan</span></header><div>/ˈæθəlstən/ (<em>say</em> 'athuhlstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">AD 895?–939, king of England AD 924–939.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athenaeum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athenaeum</span></header><div>/æθəˈniəm/ (<em>say</em> athuh'neeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> an institution for the promotion of literary or scientific learning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> a library or reading room.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atheneum</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>Athēnaion</em>, temple of Athena at Athens, frequented by poets and men of learning]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlantean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantean<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ətlænˈtiən/ (<em>say</em> uhtlan'teeuhn), /ətˈlæntiən/ (<em>say</em> uht'lanteeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> relating to the demigod Atlas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> having the strength of Atlas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Atlantēus</em>, literally, relating to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004376" href="entry://Atlas%23bigmac000004376"><span class="smallcaps">Atlas</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantean<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ətlænˈtiən/ (<em>say</em> uhtlan'teeuhn), /ətˈlæntiən/ (<em>say</em> uht'lanteeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">relating to Atlantis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atonality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atonality</span></header><div>/ˌeɪtoʊˈnæləti/ (<em>say</em> .aytoh'naluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> the absence of key or tonal centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> an atonal principle or style of composition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attainder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attainder</span></header><div>/əˈteɪndə/ (<em>say</em> uh'taynduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> <em class="label">Law History</em> the loss of all civil rights following judgement of death or outlawry for treason or felony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> dishonour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>ataindre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098650" href="entry://attain%23bigmac000098650"><span class="smallcaps">attain</span></a>; later associated with French <em>taindre</em> stain, from Latin <em>tingere</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088102" href="entry://attaint%23bigmac000088102"><span class="smallcaps">attaint</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attendant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attendant</span><z><span target_id="KZ7jP6VAqP">n.</span><span target_id="c7RgBAMRQs">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attendant" src="word_pronunciations/01431.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KZ7jP6VAqP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> someone who attends another, as for service or company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq764"> someone employed to take care or charge of someone or something, especially when this involves directing or assisting the public: <em class="example">a cloakroom attendant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq207"> someone who provides personal support and physical assistance for a person with a physical disability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq864"> someone who is present, as at a meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq977"> that which goes along with or follows as a natural consequence.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="c7RgBAMRQs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq814"> being present or in attendance; accompanying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq108"> concomitant; consequent: <em class="example">attendant evils.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attenuant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attenuant</span></header><div>/əˈtɛnjuənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenyoohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">diluting, as a liquid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>attenuans</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attenuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attenuate</span><z><span target_id="LNYI3rMKfP">v.t.</span><span target_id="Hj36NX7yOc">v.i.</span><span target_id="5E0p8JpIZ7">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attenuate" src="word_pronunciations/01435.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛnjueɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenyoohayt) (<strong class="bold">attenuated</strong>, <strong class="bold">attenuating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LNYI3rMKfP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> to make thin; make slender or fine; rarefy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq634"> to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Hj36NX7yOc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq374"> to become thin or fine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq420"> to grow less; weaken.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5E0p8JpIZ7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /əˈtɛnjuət/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenyoohuht), /-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq849"> attenuated; thin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Botany</em> tapering gradually to a narrow extremity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>attenuātus</em>, past participle, made thin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auctorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auctorial</span></header><div>/ɔkˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> awk'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">of or relating to an author; authorial.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auctor</em> originator + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087960" href="entry://-ial%23bigmac000087960"><span class="smallcaps">-ial</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audacious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audacious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of audacious" src="word_pronunciations/01458.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈdeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'dayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq896"> bold or daring; spirited; adventurous: <em class="example">audacious warrior.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> reckless or bold in wrongdoing; impudent and presumptuous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102265" href="entry://audacity%23bigmac000102265"><span class="smallcaps">audaci(ty)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audaciously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audaciousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquarelle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquarelle</span></header><div>/ækwəˈrɛl/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'rel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a painting in transparent watercolours.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>acquarello</em>, diminutive of <em>acqua</em> water] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aquarellist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquascape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac374150074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquascape</span></header><div>/ˈækwəskeɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhskayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">a garden landscape which has a water feature such as a pond, waterfall, etc., with surrounding plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aqua</em> water + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065814" href="entry://-scape%23bigmac000065814"><span class="smallcaps">-scape</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquascope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300631107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquascope</span></header><div>/ˈækwəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">a device used for viewing below the surface of water, as from a boat or the land.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bathyscope</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aquitaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aquitaine</span></header><div>/ækwəˈteɪn/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'tayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> an administrative region in south-western France, on the Bay of Biscay. 41 309 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq361"> an ancient Roman province in Gaul, and later a medieval duchy. Latin, <strong>Aquitania</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arabesque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arabesque</span><z><span target_id="dQzq6wldR1">n.</span><span target_id="9EoFbsfdIa">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arabesque" src="word_pronunciations/01129.mp3"></audio></span>/ærəˈbɛsk/ (<em>say</em> aruh'besk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dQzq6wldR1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> a kind of ornament in which flowers, foliage, fruits, vases, animals, and figures (in strict Muslim use, no animate objects) are represented in a fancifully combined pattern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq879"> a pose in ballet in which one leg is stretched horizontally behind and the body lowered forward from the hips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Music</em> a short composition with florid decoration.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9EoFbsfdIa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq646"> in the Arabian style, especially of ornamentation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>arabesco</em> in the Arabian style]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arabinose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arabinose</span></header><div>/əˈræbənoʊz/ (<em>say</em> uh'rabuhnohz), /-oʊs/ (<em>say</em> -ohs), /ˈærəbə-/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhbuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">the pentose sugar, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, derived from plant gums.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003488" href="entry://Arabic%23bigmac000003488"><span class="smallcaps">Arab(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052855" href="entry://-ose%23bigmac000052855"><span class="smallcaps">-ose<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arachnoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arachnoid</span><z><span target_id="ZCcqxSjPul">adj.</span><span target_id="1TDLPrvUO4">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈræknɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'raknoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZCcqxSjPul"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq902"> resembling a spider web.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> of or belonging to the arachnids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq141"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> relating to the serous membrane (between the dura mater and the pia mater) enveloping the brain and spinal cord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Botany</em> formed of or covered with long, delicate hairs or fibres.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1TDLPrvUO4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq491"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003496" href="entry://arachnid%23bigmac000003496"><strong>arachnid</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq284"> the arachnoid membrane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>arachnoeidēs</em> like a cobweb]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aragonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aragonite</span></header><div>/əˈrægənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'raguhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">a mineral, calcium carbonate, CaCO<sub>3</sub>, chemically identical with calcite but differing in crystallisation, and in having a higher specific gravity, less marked cleavage, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089828" href="entry://Aragon%23bigmac000089828"><span class="smallcaps">Aragon</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aragonitic</strong> /ərægəˈnɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhraguh'nitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Araucania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Araucania</span></header><div>/ærɔˈkeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> araw'kayneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">a region in central Chile. 31 760 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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araucaria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">araucaria</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of araucaria" src="word_pronunciations/01133.mp3"></audio></span>/ærəˈkɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> aruh'kairreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">any tree of the coniferous genus <em>Araucaria</em> of the Southern Hemisphere as hoop pine, klinki pine and monkey puzzle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>Arauco</em>, province of S Chile + <em>-āria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003726" href="entry://-aria%23bigmac000003726"><span class="smallcaps">-aria</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitrage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitrage</span></header><div>/ˈabətraʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtrahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or moneys in different markets to profit from unequal prices.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>arbitrer</em> arbitrate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitrary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitrary</span><z><span target_id="flLzIASa4e">adj.</span><span target_id="ZszbzCIT9k">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbitrary" src="word_pronunciations/01136.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈabətrəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtruhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbitrary" src="word_pronunciations/01137.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈabətri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈabətrɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtreree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="flLzIASa4e"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> subject to individual will or judgement; discretionary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> not attributable to any rule or law; accidental: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the only significance her smile could have had was that of an arbitrary, not to say perverse, decoration.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq792"> capricious; uncertain; unreasonable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The next thing to provoke him was the arbitrary way in which she disposed of his personal liberty.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq218"> uncontrolled by law; using or abusing unlimited power; despotic; tyrannical: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In fact Aboriginal society has been kept in continual tension by what appeared to Aborigines arbitrary and pointless interference with their lives</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq722"> selected at random or by convention: <em class="example">an arbitrary constant.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZszbzCIT9k">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq858"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arbitraries</strong>) <em class="label">Printing</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070750" href="entry://special%20sort%23bigmac000070750"><strong>special sort</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arbitrārius</em> of arbitration, uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arbitrarily</strong> /ˈabətrərəli/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtruhruhlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arbitrariness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈabətrɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitrate</span><z><span target_id="bY5wcelp1d">v.t.</span><span target_id="UZ7L7lQcej">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbitrate" src="word_pronunciations/01138.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈabətreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">arbitrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">arbitrating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bY5wcelp1d">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> to submit to arbitration; settle by arbitration: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Optus Ltd has asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to arbitrate a dispute with rival Telstra Corp Ltd over local number portability.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to decide as arbiter or arbitrator; determine: <em class="example">to arbitrate the outcome.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UZ7L7lQcej">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq151"> to act as arbiter; decide between opposing parties or sides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq625"> to submit a matter to arbitration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arbitrātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arbitrative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbulario
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbulario</span></header><div>/ˌarbʊˈlariɔ/ (<em>say</em> .ahrboo'lahreeaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a Philippine traditional healer who prescribes herbal remedies for a wide range of medical conditions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>herbolario</em> herbalist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeol.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq243"> archaeological.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq057"> archaeology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archeol.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archangel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archangel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archangel" src="word_pronunciations/01150.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkaynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> a chief or principal angel; one of a particular order of angels. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23bigmac000101128"><strong>angel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23mq197">1a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002553" href="entry://angelica%23bigmac000002553"><strong>angelica</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002553" href="entry://angelica%23mq497">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq182"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018864" href="entry://dead%20nettle%23bigmac000018864"><strong>dead nettle</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq188"> one of a breed of pigeons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>archangelus</em>, from Greek <em>archangelos</em> chief angel] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archangelic</strong> /ˌakænˈdʒɛlɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ahkan'jelik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archangel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archangel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archangel" src="word_pronunciations/01150.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkaynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">a seaport in north-western Russia, on the <strong>Gulf of Archangel</strong> (Dvina Bay), an arm of the White Sea.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Arkhangelsk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archducal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archducal</span></header><div>/atʃˈdjukəl/ (<em>say</em> ahch'dyoohkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">relating to an archduke or an archduchy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archibald
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archibald</span></header><div>/ˈatʃəbɔld/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuhbawld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jules François</strong> (born <em>John Feltham Archibald</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">1856–1919, Australian journalist; one of the founders of the <em>Bulletin</em> (1880); his will provided for the Archibald Memorial and the Archibald Prize. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/jules+archibald.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archicarp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archicarp</span></header><div>/ˈakikap/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkeekahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">the female sex organ in various ascomycetous fungi, commonly a multicellular coiled hypha differentiated into a terminal trichogyne and the ascogonium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascetical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascetical</span></header><div>/əˈsɛtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'setikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">relating to ascetic discipline or practice.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ascetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asclepiad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asclepiad</span></header><div>/əsˈklipiæd/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kleepeead) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">a plant belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, or milkweed family of plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Asclēpias</em> the milkweed genus (Greek <em>asklēpias</em> kind of plant, named after <em>Asklēpios</em> Asclepius, the god of medicine)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asclepiadaceous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascorbate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac42774632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascorbate</span></header><div>/əsˈkɔbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kawbayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">a salt or ester formed from ascorbic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashkenazy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashkenazy</span></header><div>/æʃkəˈnazi/ (<em>say</em> ashkuh'nahzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vladimir Davidovich</strong> /vlaˈdimɪə daˈvɪdəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> vlah'deemear dah'viduhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">born 1937, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor; principal conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2009–13.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashkhabad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashkhabad</span></header><div>/æʃkəˈbæd/ (<em>say</em> ashkuh'bad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac878456621" href="entry://Ashgabat%23bigmac878456621"><strong>Ashgabat</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ašchabad</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashlaring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashlaring</span></header><div>/ˈæʃlərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ashluhring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">pieces of timber fixed between the rafters and floor joists of an attic to form a partition wall cutting off the angle where the joists and rafters meet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ashlar pieces</strong>, <strong class="vs">ashlering</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asparagus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asparagus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asparagus" src="word_pronunciations/01307.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈspærəgəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'sparuhguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> any plant of the genus <em>Asparagus</em>, especially <em>A. officinalis</em>, cultivated for its edible shoots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> the shoots, used as a table vegetable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac105824781" href="entry://climbing%20asparagus%23bigmac105824781"><strong>climbing asparagus</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>asparagos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspartame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspartame</span></header><div>/əˈspateɪm/ (<em>say</em> uh'spahtaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">an artificial sweetener synthesised from amino acids which is 150–200 times sweeter than sugar and which is used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in soft drinks and other foods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [acronym derived from the substance’s chemical name <em>aspart</em>(<em>yl</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056091" href="entry://phenylalanine%23bigmac000056091"><span class="smallcaps">(phenyl)a(lanine)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046523" href="entry://methyl%23bigmac000046523"><span class="smallcaps">m(ethyl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024605" href="entry://ester%23bigmac000024605"><span class="smallcaps">e(ster)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspectual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspectual</span></header><div>/æsˈpɛktʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> as'pekchoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> of, relating to, or producing a particular aspect or aspects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> used as or like a form inflected for a particular aspect.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aspectually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asperitas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178429485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asperitas</span></header><div>/æsˈpɛrətəs/ (<em>say</em> as'peruhtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">a dark, heavy-looking cloud with distinct wave-like formations on the underside, occurring at various levels in the atmosphere.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>asperitas</em> roughness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspirated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac175678385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspirated</span><z><span target_id="xl8oUq1DId">v.</span><span target_id="rRwC0ThOPY">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæspəreɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhraytuhd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="xl8oUq1DId"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087713" href="entry://aspirate%23bigmac000087713"><strong>aspirate</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rRwC0ThOPY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq794"> (of a stop) released in such a way that the breath escapes with audible friction, as in <em>title</em> where the first <em>t</em> is aspirated, the second is not.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq258"> (of a word or syllable) beginning with an <em>h</em> sound, as in <em>when</em> (pronounced <em>hwen</em>), <em>howl</em>, opposed to <em>wen</em>, <em>owl</em>.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspirator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspirator</span></header><div>/ˈæspəreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> an apparatus or device employing suction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq498"> a jet pump used in laboratories to produce a partial vacuum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq806"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> an instrument for removing fluids from the body by suction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assailant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assailant</span><z><span target_id="ZBu74YzIdb">n.</span><span target_id="saKj63kjEo">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈseɪlənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sayluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZBu74YzIdb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq335"> someone who assails.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="saKj63kjEo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq350"> assailing; attacking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assistant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assistant</span><z><span target_id="dCNb3tv9pF">n.</span><span target_id="yv6ZJAlZxG">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sistuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dCNb3tv9pF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> someone who assists a superior in some office or work; helper.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yv6ZJAlZxG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq222"> assisting; helpful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> associated with a superior in some office or work: <em class="example">assistant manager.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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associate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">associate</span><z><span target_id="0g4iE37HpE">v.t.</span><span target_id="bCYTUHFAJO">v.i.</span><span target_id="FKgZqVmUbg">n.</span><span target_id="teYEJdjLpK">adj.</span><span target_id="wDwfCvw0iw">phr.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of associate" src="word_pronunciations/01349.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohsheeayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of associate" src="word_pronunciations/01350.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsoʊsieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohseeayt) (<strong class="bold">associated</strong>, <strong class="bold">associating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0g4iE37HpE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> to connect by some relation, as in thought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq472"> to join as a companion, partner, or ally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq013"> to unite; combine: <em class="example">coal associated with shale.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bCYTUHFAJO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq650"> to enter into a league or union; unite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq008"> to keep company, as a friend or intimate: <em class="example">to associate only with wealthy people.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FKgZqVmUbg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of associate" src="word_pronunciations/01348.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsoʊʃiət/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohsheeuht), /əˈsoʊsiət/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohseeuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq919"> a partner in interest, as in business or in an enterprise or action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq885"> a companion or comrade: <em class="example">my most intimate associates.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq942"> a confederate; an accomplice; an ally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq401"> anything usually accompanying or associated with another; an accompaniment or concomitant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq352"> someone who is admitted to a subordinate degree of membership in an association or institution: <em class="example">an associate of an automobile club.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq066"> <em class="label">Law</em> an officer of a superior court who sits below the judge and acts as their assistant.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="teYEJdjLpK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of associate" src="word_pronunciations/01348.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsoʊʃiət/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohsheeuht), /əˈsoʊsiət/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohseeuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq610"> associated, especially as a companion or colleague: <em class="example">an associate partner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq111"> having subordinate membership; without full rights and privileges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq174"> allied; concomitant.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wDwfCvw0iw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">associate with</strong>, to keep company with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally adjective, Middle English <em>associat</em>, from Latin <em>associātus</em>, past participle, joined to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assonance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assonance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assonance" src="word_pronunciations/01353.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsənəns/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> resemblance of sounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> a substitute for rhyme, in which the same vowel sounds, though with different consonants, are used in the terminal words of lines, as <em>penitent</em> and <em>reticence</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq708"> alliteration; use of the same consonant sounds and different vowels, as <em>cheery</em> and <em>chary</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq207"> partial agreement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>assonant</em>, from Latin <em>assonans</em>, present participle, sounding to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assonant</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assonantal</strong> /æsəˈnæntl/ (<em>say</em> asuh'nantl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assuasive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assuasive</span></header><div>/əˈsweɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'swaysiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">soothing; alleviative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assurance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assurance" src="word_pronunciations/01358.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'shawruhns), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assurance" src="word_pronunciations/01359.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈʃʊə-/ (<em>say</em> -'shoouh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> a positive declaration intended to give confidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq552"> pledge; guarantee; surety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq827"> full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq080"> freedom from timidity; self-reliance; courage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq599"> presumptuous boldness; impudence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq242"> insurance (now usually restricted to life insurance).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq534"> <em class="label">Law</em> the transference and securing of the title to property.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asthmatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asthmatic</span><z><span target_id="jDejxBVnd9">adj.</span><span target_id="ztsyPJTDr2">n.</span></z></header><div>/æsˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> as'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jDejxBVnd9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq462"> suffering from asthma.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq317"> relating to asthma.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ztsyPJTDr2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq337"> someone suffering from asthma.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>asthmatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astraddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astraddle</span></header><div>/əˈstrædl/ (<em>say</em> uh'stradl) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">with one leg on each side; in a straddling position; astride.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac960693609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiation</span></header><div>/ɔdiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> awdee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">the process by which one imagines or recalls music, playing it over in one’s mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004488" href="entry://audio%23bigmac000004488"><span class="smallcaps">audi(o)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac152210692" href="entry://ideation%23bigmac152210692"><span class="smallcaps">(ide)ation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiotape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602145931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiotape</span></header><div>/ˈɔdioʊteɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeohtayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">a magnetic tape on which an audio signal has been recorded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aurangzeb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aurangzeb</span></header><div>/ˈɔrəŋzɛb/ (<em>say</em> 'awruhngzeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">1618–1707, Mogul emperor of Hindustan 1658–1707.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aurungzeb</strong>, <strong class="vs">Aurengzebe</strong> /ɔrəŋˈzib/ (<em>say</em> awruhng'zeeb).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auricular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auricular</span><z><span target_id="kb3z7xZnFc">adj.</span><span target_id="zAeMHjTAb4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɔˈrɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> aw'rikyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kb3z7xZnFc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> of or relating to the organs of hearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> perceived by or addressed to the ear: <em class="example">auricular confession.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq007"> dependent on hearing; aural.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq510"> shaped like an ear; auriculate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq330"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> relating to an auricle of the heart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq002"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> denoting certain feathers, usually of peculiar structure, which overlie and defend the outer opening of a bird’s ear.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zAeMHjTAb4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq386"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Ornithology</em> an auricular feather.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auspicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auspicate</span><z><span target_id="jO4NNpEzEF">v.t.</span><span target_id="FgM7E7VXgI">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔspəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awspuhkayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">auspicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">auspicating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete or Rare</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jO4NNpEzEF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FgM7E7VXgI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq698"> to augur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auspicātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australia" src="word_pronunciations/01508.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australia" src="word_pronunciations/01509.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> the continent south-east of Asia, lying between the Indian and Pacific Oceans; the smallest continent in the world. 7 614 500 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> a federal parliamentary state comprising the continent of Australia, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands; consisted of a number of separate British colonies before these were federated in 1901, becoming states within the federation. 7 682 300 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English, and various Aboriginal languages. <em>Currency</em>: Australian dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Canberra. Official name, <strong>Commonwealth of Australia</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq166"> <strong>Battle for Australia</strong>, the series of military, naval and air force engagements that contributed to the defence of Australia from the threat of Japanese attack during World War II, such as battles in the Coral Sea and at Milne Bay and the Kokoda Track, PNG, in 1942; <strong>Battle for Australia Day</strong> observed annually on the first Wednesday of September, inaugurated in 2008.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin (<em>Terra</em>)<em> Australis</em> southern land + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austrasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austrasia</span></header><div>/ɒsˈtreɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> os'trayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">the eastern part of the kingdom of the Franks comprising parts of what is now north-eastern France, western Germany, and Belgium. <em>Capital</em>: Metz.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Austrasian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoclave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoclave</span></header><div>/ˈɔtəkleɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhklayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> a heavy vessel in which chemical reactions take place under high pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> a pressure cooker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a strong closed vessel in which steam under pressure effects sterilisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: self-regulation, from <em>auto-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>clāvis</em> key]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocracy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autocracy" src="word_pronunciations/01529.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈtɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> aw'tokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autocracies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others, invested in a single person; the government or power of an absolute monarch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq991"> independent or self-derived power.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autokrasia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autograft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autograft</span></header><div>/ˈɔtəgraft/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhgrahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">living tissue transferred from one part of a patient’s body to another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autograph</span><z><span target_id="DOp4FMi8VW">n.</span><span target_id="oMwJoKg3Da">adj.</span><span target_id="uFT6EpdOgl">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autograph" src="word_pronunciations/01531.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhgraf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autograph" src="word_pronunciations/01532.mp3"></audio></span>/-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DOp4FMi8VW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> a person’s own signature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> a person’s own handwriting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq724"> a manuscript in the author’s handwriting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq646"> a machine which produces a stereoscopic effect from a series of aerial survey photographs and simultaneously draws at scale and dimension the topography of the area photographed.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oMwJoKg3Da">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq025"> written by a person’s own hand: <em class="example">an autograph letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq887"> containing autographs: <em class="example">an autograph album.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uFT6EpdOgl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq489"> to write one’s name on or in: <em class="example">to autograph a book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq767"> to write with one’s own hand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>autographum</em>, from Greek <em>autographon</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autographic</strong> /ˌɔtəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> .awtuh'grafik), <strong>autographical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autographically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102797348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automaker</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊmeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohmaykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">a company which manufactures motor vehicles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic</span><z><span target_id="XD1pGoZpCX">adj.</span><span target_id="lIHm7Z8TKg">n.</span><span target_id="tTqlRC6pBI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of automatic" src="word_pronunciations/01535.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔtəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XD1pGoZpCX"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> having the power of self-motion; self-moving or self-acting; mechanical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> occurring independently of volition, as certain muscular actions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq354"> (of a firearm, pistol, etc.) utilising the recoil, or part of the force of the explosive, to eject the spent cartridge shell, introduce a new cartridge, cock the arm, and fire it repeatedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq178"> done unconsciously or from force of habit; mechanical (opposed to <em>voluntary</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lIHm7Z8TKg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq890"> a machine which operates automatically, as a motor vehicle with automatic gear shift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq494"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004804" href="entry://automatic%20rifle%23bigmac000004804"><strong>automatic rifle</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq860"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004803" href="entry://automatic%20pistol%23bigmac000004803"><strong>automatic pistol</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tTqlRC6pBI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">on automatic</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq803"> (of a machine, as an aeroplane) on automatic control.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq939"> (of a person) acting in a reasonably competent way but without giving full attention, as a result of shock, fatigue, absent-mindedness, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>automatos</em> self-acting + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>automatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>automaticity</strong> /ɔtoʊməˈtɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> awtohmuh'tisuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automaton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automaton</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of automaton" src="word_pronunciations/01537.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈtɒmətən/ (<em>say</em> aw'tomuhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">automatons</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">automata</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of automaton" src="word_pronunciations/01538.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈtɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> aw'tomuhtuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if spontaneously through concealed motive power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq480"> a person who acts in a monotonous routine manner, without active intelligence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq932"> something capable of acting spontaneously or without external impulse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, properly neuter of <em>automatos</em> self-acting]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autophagy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac70039383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autophagy</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒfədʒi/ (<em>say</em> aw'tofuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a process that breaks down damaged material in a cell and promotes growth and renewal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055996" href="entry://-phagy%23bigmac000055996"><span class="smallcaps">-phagy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autophagic</strong> /ɔtəˈfædʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'fajik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auxiliary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auxiliary</span><z><span target_id="c8RjIe4EiW">adj.</span><span target_id="lTdt4IfqJX">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auxiliary" src="word_pronunciations/01546.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒgˈzɪljəri/ (<em>say</em> og'zilyuhree), /ɒgˈzɪləri/ (<em>say</em> og'ziluhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auxiliary" src="word_pronunciations/01547.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔg-/ (<em>say</em> awg-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="c8RjIe4EiW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> giving support; helping; aiding; assisting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> subsidiary; additional: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After the attack on Brewarrena Station the governor ordered a counterattack by a troop of Mounted Police and an armed auxiliary force of hired hands from the stations under the command of Commissioner Henry Cosby.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">al grassby and marji hill</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq174"> used as a reserve: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She’s a hundred and fifty feet with an auxiliary engine</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lTdt4IfqJX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auxiliaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq610"> person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq262"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004844" href="entry://auxiliary%20verb%23bigmac000004844"><strong>auxiliary verb</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq322"> a group or organisation which assists or is supplementary to a larger one: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Will you not, dear Jessie, accept the office of President of our Ladies’ Auxiliary?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ethel anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1956</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq591"> (<em>plural</em>) foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq800"> a sailing vessel carrying auxiliary power.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auxiliārius</em>, from <em>auxilium</em> aid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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available
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">available</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of available" src="word_pronunciations/01548.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈveɪləbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'vayluhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> suitable or ready for use; at hand; of use or service: <em class="example">available resources.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> profitable; advantageous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>availableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>availably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avalanche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avalanche</span><z><span target_id="6qAaIQt7Ai">n.</span><span target_id="b6JAqAqpMb">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈævəlænʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhlansh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avalanche" src="word_pronunciations/01551.mp3"></audio></span>/-lanʃ/ (<em>say</em> -lahnsh), /-læntʃ/ (<em>say</em> -lanch), /-lantʃ/ (<em>say</em> -lahnch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6qAaIQt7Ai"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> a large mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> anything like an avalanche in suddenness and destructiveness: <em class="example">an avalanche of misfortunes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a shower of particles resulting from the collision of a high energy particle, such as a cosmic ray, with any other form of matter.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b6JAqAqpMb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq048"> (<strong class="bold">avalanched</strong>, <strong class="bold">avalanching</strong>) to come down in, or like, an avalanche.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: blend of dialect <em>avaler</em> go down (from Latin <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>vallis</em> valley) and Swiss French <em>lavenche</em> of pre-Latin origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avocation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avocation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avocation" src="word_pronunciations/01571.mp3"></audio></span>/ævəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> avuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> minor or occasional occupations; hobbies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> (<em>also plural</em>) one’s regular occupation, calling, or vocation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq076"> diversion or distraction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āvocātio</em> a calling off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avocatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avocatory</span></header><div>/əˈvɒkətri/ (<em>say</em> uh'vokuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">calling away, off, or back.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accelerant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accelerant</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛlərənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seluhruhnt), /æk-/ (<em>say</em> ak-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103127" href="entry://accelerator%23bigmac000103127"><strong>accelerator</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103127" href="entry://accelerator%23mq196">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accelerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accelerate</span><z><span target_id="KTBnnfhl6n">v.t.</span><span target_id="3pAOujbPAb">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accelerate" src="word_pronunciations/00132.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛləreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seluhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accelerate" src="word_pronunciations/00133.mp3"></audio></span>/æk-/ (<em>say</em> ak-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">accelerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">accelerating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KTBnnfhl6n">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> to cause to move or advance faster: <em class="example">accelerate growth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq122"> to help to bring about more speedily than would otherwise have been the case: <em class="example">to accelerate the fall of a government.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq701"> <em class="label">Education</em> to cause (a child) to move through grades of learning faster than is the norm, because of their greater aptitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to change the magnitude and/or direction of the velocity of (a body).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3pAOujbPAb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq883"> to become faster; increase in speed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accelerātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accentuate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accentuate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accentuate" src="word_pronunciations/00136.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛntʃueɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'senchoohayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">accentuated</strong>, <strong class="bold">accentuating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> to emphasise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> to mark or pronounce with an accent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>accentuātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accentuation</strong> /əkˌsɛntʃuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk.senchooh'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acceptable" src="word_pronunciations/00139.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛptəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> capable or worthy of being accepted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq641"> pleasing to the receiver; agreeable; welcome.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acceptability</strong> /əksɛptəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhkseptuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acceptableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acceptably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptance</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛptəns/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> the act of taking or receiving something offered: <em class="example">his acceptance of the gift.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> favourable reception; favour: <em class="example">to win immediate acceptance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq985"> the act of assenting or believing: <em class="example">acceptance of a theory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq550"> the fact or state of being accepted or acceptable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq883"> an engagement to pay an order, draft, or bill of exchange when it becomes due, as by the person on whom it is drawn.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq445"> an order, draft, etc., which a person has accepted as calling for payment and has thus promised to pay: <em class="example">a trade acceptance.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq862"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Horseracing</em> the list of horses for which all dues have been paid to enter a particular race.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accidental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accidental</span><z><span target_id="jLwIQTlSRu">adj.</span><span target_id="6es0UFei2J">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accidental" src="word_pronunciations/00147.mp3"></audio></span>/æksəˈdɛntl/ (<em>say</em> aksuh'dentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jLwIQTlSRu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq291"> happening by chance or accident, or unexpectedly: <em class="example">an accidental meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> non-essential; incidental; subsidiary: <em class="example">accidental gains.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> <em class="label">Music</em> denoting or relating to sharps, flats, or naturals not in the key signature.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6es0UFei2J">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq609"> a non-essential or subsidiary circumstance or feature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq321"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq655"> a sign placed before a note indicating a sharp, flat, or natural not in the key signature.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq599"> the note so indicated.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq285"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Fine Arts</em> striking random effects of light in painting.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accidentalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accordance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accordance</span><z><span target_id="8ezMKiikzJ">n.</span><span target_id="SFrirt5TUK">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkɔdəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'kawduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8ezMKiikzJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> agreement; conformity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq725"> the act of according.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SFrirt5TUK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq433"> <strong class="phr">in accordance with</strong>, in line with: <em class="example">in accordance with your wishes.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accountant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accountant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accountant" src="word_pronunciations/00175.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkaʊntənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kowntuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a person whose profession is analysing and communicating financial information and maintaining financial records for an organisation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accountantship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accumulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accumulate</span><z><span target_id="WEUHnmcLZE">v.t.</span><span target_id="JAeFhHqpSH">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accumulate" src="word_pronunciations/00183.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkjumjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohmyuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">accumulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">accumulating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WEUHnmcLZE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> to heap up; gather as into a mass; collect: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It rejoiced Mr Roxburgh to accumulate technical terms he would never be required to use in his own sphere of life.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JAeFhHqpSH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq740"> to grow into a heap or mass; form an increasing quantity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Each year tens of thousands of tonnes of dead leaves, twigs and fallen branches accumulate in our forests.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accumulātus</em>, past participle, heaped up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accusation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accusation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accusation" src="word_pronunciations/00188.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌækjuˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .akyooh'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> the specific offence charged: <em class="example">the accusation is murder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq175"> the act of accusing or charging.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accusal</strong> /əˈkjuzəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohzuhl). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>accūsātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accusative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accusative</span><z><span target_id="RzWmoft5Bu">adj.</span><span target_id="H3O4xL3g4w">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkjuzətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohzuhtiv) <em class="label">Grammar</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RzWmoft5Bu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> denoting the case of a word which serves as the direct object of a verb, or the object of a preposition.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H3O4xL3g4w">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq951"> the accusative case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq539"> a word in the accusative case.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102253" href="entry://objective%23bigmac000102253"><strong>objective</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>accūsātīvus</em>, translation of Greek (<em>ptosis</em>)<em> aitiātikē</em> (case) relating to that which is caused] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accusatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accusatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accusatory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accusatory" src="word_pronunciations/00189.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkjuzətəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohzuhtuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accusatory" src="word_pronunciations/00190.mp3"></audio></span>/-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">containing an accusation; accusing: <em class="example">he looked at the jury with an accusatory expression.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acephalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acephalous</span></header><div>/eɪˈsɛfələs/ (<em>say</em> ay'sefuhluhs), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> headless; lacking a distinct head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> without a leader.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>acephalus</em>, from Greek <em>akephalos</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012378" href="entry://cephalous%23bigmac000012378"><span class="smallcaps">cephalous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetabulum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetabulum</span></header><div>/æsəˈtæbjələm/ (<em>say</em> asuh'tabyuhluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acetabula</strong> /æsəˈtæbjələ/ (<em>say</em> asuh'tabyuhluh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">the socket of the bone which receives the head of the thighbone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: vinegar cup, saucer] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acetabular</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achaemenid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achaemenid</span></header><div>/əˈkimənɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'keemuhnid), /əˈkɛm-/ (<em>say</em> uh'kem-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Achaemenids</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Achaemenidae</strong> /ˌækiˈmɛnədi/ (<em>say</em> .akee'menuhdee) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Achaemenides</strong> /ˌækiˈmɛnədiz/ (<em>say</em> .akee'menuhdeez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">a member of a dynasty of Persian kings, ruling from 549 to 331 BC; empire extended from the Aegean Sea to the Indus River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achromatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achromatic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of achromatic" src="word_pronunciations/00210.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪkrəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> aykruh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> of colour perceived to have no saturation, and therefore no hue, such as neutral greys.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Optics</em> free from chromatic aberration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Biology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq708"> containing or consisting of achromatin.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq367"> resisting dyes.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Music</em> without accidentals or changes in key.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>achrōmatos</em> colourless + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>achromatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achromatin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874382201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achromatin</span></header><div>/eɪˈkroʊmətən/ (<em>say</em> ay'krohmuhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">the part of the nucleus of a cell which stains less easily than the rest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013603" href="entry://chromatin%23bigmac000013603"><span class="smallcaps">chromatin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoelomate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoelomate</span></header><div>/eɪˈsiləmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> ay'seeluhmayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">having no coelom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquainted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquainted</span><z><span target_id="gnqDV0huTz">adj.</span><span target_id="iwRHtf7p3b">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkweɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwayntuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gnqDV0huTz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> (of two people) known to each other.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iwRHtf7p3b">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">acquainted with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq580"> having personal knowledge of; informed about: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The passenger was surprised that one whom he scarcely knew should be acquainted with his tastes.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq935"> having as an acquaintance: <em class="example">acquainted with John.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrobatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrobatics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrobatics" src="word_pronunciations/00234.mp3"></audio></span>/ækrəˈbætɪks/ (<em>say</em> akruh'batiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) the feats of an acrobat; gymnastics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq852"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) skilled tricks like those of an acrobat.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acrobatism</strong> /ˈækrəˌbætɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'akruh.batizuhm).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoidance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoidance</span></header><div>/əˈvɔɪdəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'voyduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> the act of keeping away from: <em class="example">avoidance of scandal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> <em class="label">Law</em> a making void.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq142"> tax avoidance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avuncular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avuncular</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avuncular" src="word_pronunciations/01577.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvʌŋkjələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'vungkyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">of or relating to an uncle; like an uncle: <em class="example">avuncular affection.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>avunculus</em> uncle (diminutive of <em>avus</em> grandfather) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003471" href="entry://-ar%23bigmac000003471"><span class="smallcaps">-ar<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awakening
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awakening</span><z><span target_id="ToNAppsw6n">adj.</span><span target_id="0nhs335cmg">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awakening" src="word_pronunciations/01579.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈweɪkənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'waykuhning) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ToNAppsw6n"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> rousing; reanimating; alarming.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0nhs335cmg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq274"> the act of awaking from sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq269"> an arousal or revival of interest or attention; a waking up, as from indifference, ignorance, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axiomatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axiomatic</span></header><div>/ˌæksiəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .akseeuh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> relating to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> established as an operating principle or policy of an individual or group: <em class="example">It is axiomatic in business that stagnation leads to decline.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">axiomatical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>axiomatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ayahuasca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428534682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ayahuasca</span></header><div>/aɪjəˈwaskə/ (<em>say</em> uyyuh'wahskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> a tea with hallucinogenic effects made from a South American liana mixed with catalysing ingredients; a traditional medicine among indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> the vine itself, <em>Banisteriopsis caapi</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">yage</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish, from Quechua <em>aya</em> spirit, soul + <em>waska</em> rope, vine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ayatollah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ayatollah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ayatollah" src="word_pronunciations/01610.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪəˈtɒlə/ (<em>say</em> uyuh'toluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> a high-ranking religious leader in the Shiite division of Islam, the official religion of Iran.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) an autocratic leader.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>āyatollāh</em> sign of God]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azedarach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azedarach</span></header><div>/əˈzɛdəræk/ (<em>say</em> uh'zeduhrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084804" href="entry://white%20cedar%23bigmac000084804"><strong>white cedar</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084804" href="entry://white%20cedar%23mq050">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>azédarac</em>, from Persian <em>āzād dirakht</em> noble tree]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abaptation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac205812399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abaptation</span></header><div>/æbæpˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abap'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq65">the process by which an organism is fitted to an environment by past adaptation to previous environments which coincidentally meets the requirements of the new environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000615" href="entry://adaptation%23bigmac000000615"><span class="smallcaps">(ad)aptation</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000615" href="entry://adaptation%23mq128">5</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbreviate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abbreviate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abbreviate" src="word_pronunciations/00029.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbrivieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'breeveeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abbreviated</strong>, <strong class="bold">abbreviating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">to make brief; make shorter by contraction or omission: <em class="example">to abbreviate ‘millilitre’ to ‘ml’.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abbreviātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abbreviator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abdication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abdication</span></header><div>/æbdəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abduh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">the act of abdicating; renunciation, especially of sovereign power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aberration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aberration</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aberration" src="word_pronunciations/00039.mp3"></audio></span>/æbəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq084"> a lapse from a sound mental state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq260"> a momentary departure from a usual practice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq377"> deviation from truth or moral rectitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq048"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> apparent displacement of a heavenly body, due to the joint effect of the motion of the rays of light proceeding from it and the motion of the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq027"> <em class="label">Optics</em> any disturbance of the rays of a pencil of light such that they can no longer be brought to a sharp focus or form a clear image.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Genetics</em> deviation from type.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aberrātio</em> a wandering away from the usual way] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aberrational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abirritant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abirritant</span><z><span target_id="KsOYcxxLda">n.</span><span target_id="7SfZaIyhDQ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æbˈɪrətənt/ (<em>say</em> ab'iruhtuhnt) <em class="label">Medicine</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KsOYcxxLda">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> a soothing agent.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7SfZaIyhDQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq615"> reducing irritation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abirritate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abirritate</span></header><div>/æbˈɪrəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> ab'iruhtayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abirritated</strong>, <strong class="bold">abirritating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">to make less irritable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100143" href="entry://irritate%23bigmac000100143"><span class="smallcaps">irritate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abirritation</strong> /æbˌɪrəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ab.iruh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abjuration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abjuration</span></header><div>/æbdʒəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abjuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">the act of abjuring; renunciation upon oath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abominable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abominable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abominable" src="word_pronunciations/00063.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɒmənəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'bomuhnuhbuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abominable" src="word_pronunciations/00064.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɒmnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'bomnuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> detestable; loathsome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> shocking; unpleasant; bad.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>abōminābilis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abominableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abominably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aboriginal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aboriginal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aboriginal" src="word_pronunciations/00067.mp3"></audio></span>/æbəˈrɪdʒənəl/ (<em>say</em> abuh'rijuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">of or relating to the first inhabitants of a country; indigenous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099928" href="entry://aborigine%23bigmac000099928"><span class="smallcaps">aborigin(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aboriginally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal</span><z><span target_id="SJdXxHft5V">adj.</span><span target_id="QgEETiPGfx">n.</span><span target_id="VnUiqhp3XO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aboriginal" src="word_pronunciations/00067.mp3"></audio></span>/æbəˈrɪdʒənəl/ (<em>say</em> abuh'rijuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SJdXxHft5V"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> of or relating to a tribal people, the earliest known inhabitants of Australia, or their descendants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq746"> of or relating to indigenous people in other countries, especially Canada.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QgEETiPGfx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq660"> an Aboriginal (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095785" href="#mq388">1</a>) person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq63"> an indigenous person: <em class="example">a Canadian Aboriginal.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VnUiqhp3XO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">Aboriginal way</strong>, in the traditional Indigenous way of doing things: <em class="example">grieving Aboriginal way.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [specific use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000114" href="entry://aboriginal%23bigmac000000114"><span class="smallcaps">aboriginal</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099929" href="entry://Aborigine%23bigmac000099929"><strong>Aborigine</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aboveboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aboveboard</span><z><span target_id="BTAeHWtex6">adv.</span><span target_id="CRnF1B4zR6">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aboveboard" src="word_pronunciations/00074.mp3"></audio></span>/əbʌvˈbɔd/ (<em>say</em> uhbuv'bawd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="BTAeHWtex6"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq677"> openly; without tricks, deceit or disguise.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CRnF1B4zR6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq644"> open; frank: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it would be child’s play for Simmonds, just because he appeared so straight and aboveboard, to fleece his clients</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">above board</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abreaction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abreaction</span></header><div>/æbriˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> abree'akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychoanalysis</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">the release of mental tension due to an unpleasant experience, by reliving the experience in the presence of a psychoanalyst.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103201" href="entry://reaction%23bigmac000103201"><span class="smallcaps">reaction</span></a>. Compare German <em>Abreagierung</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstracted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstracted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstracted" src="word_pronunciations/00113.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstræktəd/ (<em>say</em> uhb'straktuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> lost in thought; preoccupied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> withdrawn; removed: <em class="example">abstracted from all context.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abstractedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstractedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adversaria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adversaria</span></header><div>/ædvəˈsɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> advuh'sairreeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">notes or jottings, as in a commonplace book.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advocatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advocatory</span></header><div>/ədˈvɒkətri/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vokuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">of an advocate or the functions of an advocate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobatics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerobatics" src="word_pronunciations/00391.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛərəˈbætɪks/ (<em>say</em> airruh'batiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> stunts carried out by aircraft; aerial acrobatics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) the skill of giving an aerobatic display.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000483" href="entry://acrobatics%23bigmac000000483"><span class="smallcaps">(acro)batics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerography</span></header><div>/ɛəˈrɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> air'rogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">description of the air or atmosphere.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aerographic</strong> /ɛərəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> airruh'grafik), <strong>aerographical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeromarine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeromarine</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊməˈrin/ (<em>say</em> .airrohmuh'reen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">denoting or relating to navigation of aircraft above the ocean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeronautic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeronautic</span></header><div>/ɛərəˈnɔtɪk/ (<em>say</em> airruh'nawtik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">of aeronautics or aeronauts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aeronautical</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>aeronautica</em> (neuter plural adjective) relating to sailing in the air] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aeronautically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerostatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerostatic</span></header><div>/ɛərəˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> airruh'statik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> of aerostatics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq764"> of, or capable of supporting, aerostats.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aerostatical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirmance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac247988630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirmance</span></header><div>/əˈfɜməns/ (<em>say</em> uh'fermuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> an act of affirming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> <em class="label">US</em> the confirmation of a voidable act, as a contract entered into before adulthood which is not binding until affirmed on coming of age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affordable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac817091349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affordable</span></header><div>/əˈfɔdəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'fawduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">able to be financially afforded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088935" href="entry://afford%23bigmac000088935"><span class="smallcaps">afford</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affordably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affordability</strong> /əfɔdəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhfawduh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affordance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876202063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affordance</span></header><div>/əˈfɔdəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'fawduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a property of an object or environment offering a potential utility which may be perceived by visual or other means.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aficionado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aficionado</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aficionado" src="word_pronunciations/00435.mp3"></audio></span>/əfɪʃiəˈnadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhfisheeuh'nahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aficionados</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> an ardent devotee: <em class="example">an aficionado of classical music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> a person who is very knowledgeable about something.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">afficionado</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish, from <em>aficionar</em> to engender affection, from <em>afición</em> affection]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Africanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709055714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Africanism</span></header><div>/ˈæfrɪkənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'afrikuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> a custom, trait, etc., peculiar to African people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> a characteristic of an African language when introduced into a non-African language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq6"> devotion to or preference for Africa and African customs, etc.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054053" href="entry://pan-Africanism%23bigmac000054053"><strong>pan-Africanism</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afrikander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afrikander</span></header><div>/æfrɪˈkændə/ (<em>say</em> afri'kanduh), /-ˈkandə/ (<em>say</em> -'kahnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> a South African variety of the zebu, imported into Australia in the early days of colonisation and then again in the 1950s as part of the redevelopment of the Belmont Red; red in colour and able to survive harsh conditions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> Also, <strong class="vs">Afrikaander</strong>. <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095714" href="entry://Afrikaner%23bigmac000095714"><strong>Afrikaner</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterbrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterbrain</span></header><div>/ˈaftəbreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhbrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049002" href="entry://myelencephalon%23bigmac000049002"><strong>myelencephalon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterimage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterimage</span></header><div>/ˈaftərɪmɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhrimij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a visual image or other sense impression that persists after the withdrawal of the exciting stimulus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterparty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac974862624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterparty</span></header><div>/ˈaftəpati/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhpahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">afterparties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">a party held after an event such as a film night, concert, formal, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftershaft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftershaft</span></header><div>/ˈaftəʃaft/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhshahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> a supplementary feather, usually small, arising from the underside of the base of the shafts of certain feathers in many birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq723"> the shaft of such a feather.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftershave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftershave</span><z><span target_id="JB1QKAABWH">adj.</span><span target_id="1NwqDYehiR">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈaftəʃeɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhshayv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JB1QKAABWH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq089"> of or relating to skin lotion for use after shaving the face: <em class="example">aftershave lotion.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1NwqDYehiR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq293"> the lotion itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftertaste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftertaste</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aftertaste" src="word_pronunciations/00453.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaftəteɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhtayst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq937"> a taste remaining after the substance causing it is no longer in the mouth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq205"> a slight lingering after-effect, often an unpleasant one.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterwards</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afterwards" src="word_pronunciations/00454.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaftəwədz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhwuhdz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">in later or subsequent time; subsequently.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">afterward</strong> /ˈaftəwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhwuhd). <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>æfterweard</em>(<em>es</em>), variant of Old English <em>æfteweard</em>(<em>es</em>). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001026" href="entry://aft%23bigmac000001026"><span class="smallcaps">aft</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083679" href="entry://-wards%23bigmac000083679"><span class="smallcaps">-wards</span></a>; for <em>-r</em>-, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001044" href="entry://aftermost%23bigmac000001044"><span class="smallcaps">aftermost</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acromegaly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acromegaly</span></header><div>/ˌækroʊˈmɛgəli/ (<em>say</em> .akroh'meguhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a chronic disease characterised by excessive growth of the head, feet, hands, and sometimes the chest extremities and other structures, due to overactivity of the pituitary gland.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>acromégalie</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045946" href="entry://megalo-%23bigmac000045946"><span class="smallcaps">megalo-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acronychal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acronychal</span></header><div>/əˈkrɒnɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kronikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">occurring at sunset, as the rising or setting of a star.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">acronical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>akronychos</em> at nightfall + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylamide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55369642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylamide</span></header><div>/əˈkrɪləmaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kriluhmuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">a white, odourless, flake-like amide, C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NO, created by heating carbohydrate-rich foods such as potatoes, rice, and cereals; thought to be a human carcinogen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinogram</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪnəgræm/ (<em>say</em> ak'tinuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a record made by an actinograph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinozoan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinozoan</span></header><div>/æktənoʊˈzoʊən/ (<em>say</em> aktuhnoh'zohuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002895" href="entry://anthozoan%23bigmac000002895"><strong>anthozoan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actionable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actionable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actionable" src="word_pronunciations/00247.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækʃənəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhnuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> furnishing ground for a law suit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> liable to a law suit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq453"> (of a project, etc.) ready for fast action to be taken with regard to it.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>actionability</strong> /ækʃənəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> akshuhnuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actionably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activewear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac50219657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activewear</span></header><div>/ˈæktɪvwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'aktivwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">clothing suitable to be worn while playing sport, exercising, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adactylous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adactylous</span></header><div>/eɪˈdæktələs/ (<em>say</em> ay'daktuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">without fingers or toes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018394" href="entry://dactyl%23bigmac000018394"><span class="smallcaps">dactyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adamantine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adamantine</span></header><div>/ædəˈmæntaɪn/ (<em>say</em> aduh'mantuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> impenetrable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> like a diamond in lustre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptation</span></header><div>/ædəpˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aduhp'tayshuhn), /ædæp-/ (<em>say</em> adap-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> the act of adapting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq236"> the state of being adapted; adjustment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> something produced by adapting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq075"> a literary work rewritten for presentation in a different medium: <em class="example">an adaptation of a novel for the stage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq128"> <em class="label">Biology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq226"> alteration in the structure or function of organisms which enables them to survive and multiply in a changed environment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq404"> a form or structure modified in response to a changed environment.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> the response of sensory receptor organs, as those of vision, touch, temperature, olfaction, audition, and pain, to constantly applied stimuli from a changing environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Sociology</em> a slow, usually unconscious, modification of individual and social activity in adjustment to cultural surroundings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adaption</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>adaptātiōn</em>(<em>em</em>), accusative of <em>adaptātiō</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adaptational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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additional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">additional</span></header><div>/əˈdɪʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'dishuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">added; supplementary: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She had imagined that marriage would change her subtly, invest her with additional perspective and potential but she remained unaltered</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>additionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addlepated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456167515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addlepated</span></header><div>/ˈædlˌpeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'adl.paytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000241" href="entry://addlebrained%23bigmac000000241"><strong>addlebrained</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adelaidean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adelaidean</span><z><span target_id="0SGJcXMDSc">n.</span><span target_id="W5hw5B5rOA">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ædəˈleɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> aduh'laydeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0SGJcXMDSc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> someone who was born in Adelaide, or who has come to regard it as their home town.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="W5hw5B5rOA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq805"> of or relating to the city of Adelaide.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Adelaidian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjudicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjudicate</span><z><span target_id="VI2j1Knc2R">v.t.</span><span target_id="yUBX21HvkJ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjudicate" src="word_pronunciations/00319.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒudəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'joohduhkayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">adjudicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">adjudicating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VI2j1Knc2R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence; settle judicially; pass judgement on; to determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yUBX21HvkJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq272"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>upon</em>) to sit in judgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq558"> to act as a judge in a competition, especially a debating competition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adjūdicātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjudicative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admiration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admiration</span></header><div>/ædməˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> admuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq198"> a feeling of wonder, pleasure, and approbation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq081"> the act or state of looking on or contemplating with pleasure: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>… Ellen, who was flushed, and in a pretty admiration of the young man.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq831"> an object of wonder or approbation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>For, although he was a quiet man, in manner mild and meek, / Not like ordinary swagmen with a monumental cheek, / He became the admiration of the camp</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wt goodge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1904</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admittance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admittance</span></header><div>/ədˈmɪtəns/ (<em>say</em> uhd'mituhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> permission to enter; the power or right of entrance: <em class="example">admittance into the church.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> the act of admitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq464"> actual entrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the reciprocal of impedance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenaline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenaline</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adrenaline" src="word_pronunciations/00346.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdrɛnələn/ (<em>say</em> uh'drenuhluhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adrenaline" src="word_pronunciations/00347.mp3"></audio></span>/-lin/ (<em>say</em> -leen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> a catecholamine hormone, epinephrine, C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>, produced by the medulla of the suprarenal gland, especially in response to stress, increasing heart rate, blood pressure, rate of breathing, as well as levels of glucose and lipids in the blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq785"> this substance prepared synthetically or from the suprarenal secretion of animals and used as a drug to speed heart action, contract blood vessels, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adrenalin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adrianople
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adrianople</span></header><div>/eɪdriəˈnoʊpəl/ (<em>say</em> aydreeuh'nohpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022934" href="entry://Edirne%23bigmac000022934"><strong>Edirne</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the Roman emperor <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032406" href="entry://Hadrian%23bigmac000032406"><span class="smallcaps">Hadrian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adulterant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adulterant</span><z><span target_id="HBbt6xeDc6">n.</span><span target_id="WN3DjooIPw">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdʌltərənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dultuhruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HBbt6xeDc6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> a substance used for adulterating.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WN3DjooIPw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq099"> adulterating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adulterate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adulterate</span><z><span target_id="6zxzMcnkSR">v.t.</span><span target_id="XRY8RYu7Pm">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6zxzMcnkSR"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adulterate" src="word_pronunciations/00353.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʌltəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dultuhrayt) (<strong class="bold">adulterated</strong>, <strong class="bold">adulterating</strong>) to debase by adding inferior materials or elements; make impure by admixture; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production or marketing of (any professedly genuine article): <em class="example">to adulterate food.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XRY8RYu7Pm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /əˈdʌltərət/ (<em>say</em> uh'dultuhruht), /-təreɪt/ (<em>say</em> -tuhrayt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq329"> adulterated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> adulterous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adulterātus</em>, past participle, defiled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adulterator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allargando
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allargando</span></header><div>/æləˈgændoʊ/ (<em>say</em> aluh'gandoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">(a musical direction) progressively slower and often increasing in power.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegation</span></header><div>/æləˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aluh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> a mere assertion made without proof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> a statement offered as a plea, an excuse, or a justification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq623"> the act of alleging; affirmation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq530"> an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which they undertake to prove.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>allēgātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegiance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegiance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allegiance" src="word_pronunciations/00608.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlidʒəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'leejuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq256"> the obligation of a subject or citizen to their sovereign or government; duty owed to a sovereign or state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> observance of obligation; faithfulness to any person or thing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alegeaunce</em> blend of Anglo-French <em>alegaunce</em> with Old French <em>ligeance</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095736" href="entry://liege%23bigmac000095736"><span class="smallcaps">liege</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allhallows
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allhallows</span></header><div>/ˌɔlˈhæloʊz/ (<em>say</em> .awl'halohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001831" href="entry://All%20Saints%27%20Day%23bigmac000001831"><strong>All Saints’ Day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alliaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alliaceous</span></header><div>/æliˈeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> alee'ayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Botany</em> belonging to the genus <em>Allium</em>, which includes the garlic, onion, leek, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> having the smell or taste of garlic, onion, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>allium</em> garlic + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alliterate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alliterate</span><z><span target_id="C2npLCIDfK">v.i.</span><span target_id="v9hI1Aa9d8">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlɪtəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lituhrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">alliterated</strong>, <strong class="bold">alliterating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="C2npLCIDfK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> to use alliteration: <em class="example">Swinburne often alliterates.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq287"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to show alliteration: <em class="example">the ‘h’ in ‘harp’ does not alliterate with the ‘h’ in ‘honoured’.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="v9hI1Aa9d8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq101"> to compose or arrange with alliteration: <em class="example">he alliterates the ‘w’s’ in that line.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allocation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allocation</span></header><div>/æləˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aluh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq689"> the act of allocating; apportionment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> the share or proportion allocated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq402"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, etc., of a business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allopatric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856669565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allopatric</span></header><div>/æləˈpætrɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'patrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">of or relating to species occurring in different geographical areas although descended from a common ancestor: <em class="example">allopatric speciation.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac799580544" href="entry://sympatric%23bigmac799580544"><strong>sympatric</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + Greek <em>patria</em> fatherland] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allopatry</strong> /əˈlɒpətri/ (<em>say</em> uh'lopuhtree), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allosaurus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allosaurus</span></header><div>/æləˈsɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> aluh'sawruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">a bipedal carnivorous dinosaur with a large skull, a long heavy tail, large hind limbs and comparatively small forelimbs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>allos</em> strange, other, different + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065638" href="entry://-saurus%23bigmac000065638"><span class="smallcaps">-saurus</span></a>; from the fact that the genus was typified by vertebrae which were different from those of other known dinosaurs at the time of its discovery]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allostasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac714661952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allostasis</span></header><div>/æloʊˈsteɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> aloh'staysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">the maintenance of an organism’s physiological and psychological stability by actively adapting to anticipated and perceived demands, ensuring optimal functioning despite internal and external stressors.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034742" href="entry://homeostasis%23bigmac000034742"><strong>homeostasis</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071791" href="entry://stasis%23bigmac000071791"><span class="smallcaps">stasis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allostatic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almacantar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almacantar</span></header><div>/ælməˈkæntə/ (<em>say</em> almuh'kantuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001885" href="entry://almucantar%23bigmac000001885"><strong>almucantar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Almoravide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Almoravide</span></header><div>/ælˈmɔrəvaɪd/ (<em>say</em> al'mawruhvuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">a member of an Islamic dynasty of Berber origin, in North Africa and Spain from 1056 to 1147.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Almoravid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almucantar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almucantar</span></header><div>/ælmjəˈkæntə/ (<em>say</em> almyuh'kantuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> a circle of altitude, parallel to the horizontal plane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq103"> an instrument for measuring altitudes and azimuths.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">almacantar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle French <em>almucantarat</em>, from Arabic <em>qanṭarah</em> bridge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altarcloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altarcloth</span></header><div>/ˈɔltəklɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhkloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a cloth for covering an altar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altarpiece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altarpiece</span></header><div>/ˈɔltəpis/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhpees), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">a work of art or decorative screen behind and above an altar; a reredos.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altazimuth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altazimuth</span></header><div>/æltˈæzəməθ/ (<em>say</em> alt'azuhmuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">a mounting of telescopes or theodolites which provides two axes, one horizontal and one vertical, so that the instrument may be turned in the plane of the horizon and in any vertical plane. Altazimuths are used to determine altitudes and azimuths of heavenly bodies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087487" href="entry://altitude%23bigmac000087487"><span class="smallcaps">alt(itude)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004988" href="entry://azimuth%23bigmac000004988"><span class="smallcaps">azimuth</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alteration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alteration</span></header><div>/ɔltəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> awltuh'rayshuhn), /ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> the act of altering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq861"> the condition of being altered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq000"> a change; modification.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alterative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alterative</span><z><span target_id="GD4YaUAS48">adj.</span><span target_id="xdSbpvxodb">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔltərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhruhtiv), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GD4YaUAS48"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> tending to alter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Medicine</em>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> alterant.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xdSbpvxodb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Medicine</em>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an alterant drug or medicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternator" src="word_pronunciations/00682.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔltəneɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhnaytuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternator" src="word_pronunciations/00683.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">a generator of alternating current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amalgamate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amalgamate</span><z><span target_id="hCPv1lcstP">v.t.</span><span target_id="WDRsgBVRCb">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amalgamate" src="word_pronunciations/00698.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmælgəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'malguhmayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">amalgamated</strong>, <strong class="bold">amalgamating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hCPv1lcstP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq609"> to mix so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: <em class="example">to amalgamate two companies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WDRsgBVRCb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq528"> to combine, unite, or coalesce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq015"> to blend with another metal, as mercury.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>amalgamable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amalgamative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amalgamator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agapanthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agapanthus</span></header><div>/ægəˈpænθəs/ (<em>say</em> aguh'panthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">any of several African amaryllidaceous plants constituting the genus <em>Agapanthus</em> with umbels of blue or white flowers; African lily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agapē</em> love + <em>anthos</em> flower]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agathocles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agathocles</span></header><div>/əˈgæθəkliz/ (<em>say</em> uh'gathuhkleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">361–289 BC, tyrant of Syracuse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggrandise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggrandise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggrandise" src="word_pronunciations/00473.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgrændaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'granduyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aggrandised</strong>, <strong class="bold">aggrandising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq999"> to make (something) appear greater.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aggrandize</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>agrandiss</em>-, stem of <em>agrandir</em>, from Latin <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>grandīre</em> make great] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggrandisement</strong> /əˈgrændəzmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'granduhzmuhnt), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggrandiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahnentafel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121438995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahnentafel</span></header><div>/ˈanəntafəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnuhntahfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">a genealogical numbering system linking an individual to their ancestors, each generation being numbered in sequence.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ahnenreihe</strong>. <div class="etym">[German: ancestor table]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahvenanmaa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahvenanmaa</span></header><div>/ˈavənamə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahvuhnahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091661" href="entry://%C3%85land%20Islands%23bigmac000091661"><strong>Åland Islands</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alamogordo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alamogordo</span></header><div>/ˌæləməˈgɔdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .aluhmuh'gawdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">a city in the US, in southern New Mexico; nearby desert air base site of first atomic bomb detonation, July 1945.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alanbrooke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alanbrooke</span></header><div>/ˈælənbrʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhnbrook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alan Francis Brooke</strong>, <strong>1st Viscount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">1883–1963, British field marshal; chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1941–46.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albuminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albuminate</span></header><div>/ælˈbjuməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> al'byoohmuhnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">a compound resulting from the action of an alkali or an acid upon albumin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcibiades
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcibiades</span></header><div>/ælsəˈbaɪədiz/ (<em>say</em> alsuh'buyuhdeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">450?–404 BC, Athenian politician and general.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aleixandre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aleixandre</span></header><div>/aleɪksˈandreɪ/ (<em>say</em> ahlayks'ahndray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vincente</strong> /vɪnˈsɛnteɪ/ (<em>say</em> vin'sentay), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">1898–1984, Spanish poet, influenced by Sigmund Freud; 1977 Nobel prize for literature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alexanders
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alexanders</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændəz/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zanduhz), /-ˈzandəz/ (<em>say</em> -'zahnduhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alexanders</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">a biennial umbelliferous plant of southern Europe, <em>Smyrnium olusatrum</em>, with dense umbels of yellowish flowers and black fruits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandria</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændriə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandreeuh), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq512"> a port in northern Egypt, on the Nile delta; founded by Alexander the Great, 332 BC; ancient seat of learning, famous for its library. Arabic, <strong>Al-Iskandarīyah</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> a cattle station in the eastern NT, on the Barkly Tableland. 16 400 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandrov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandrov</span></header><div>/aləgˈzandrɒf/ (<em>say</em> ahluhg'zahndrof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Grigori</strong> (born <em>Grigori Mormenko</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">1903–83, Russian film director, especially of musicals and documentaries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algebraist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algebraist</span></header><div>/ældʒəˈbreɪəst/ (<em>say</em> aljuh'brayuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">an expert in algebra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algolagnia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algolagnia</span></header><div>/ælgəˈlægniə/ (<em>say</em> alguh'lagneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">sexual gratification derived from administering or experiencing pain, including both sadism and masochism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001628" href="entry://algo-%23bigmac000001628"><span class="smallcaps">algo-</span></a> + Greek <em>lagneia</em> lust] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algolagnic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algolagnist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algonquian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algonquian</span><z><span target_id="yFUo9NDAHP">n.</span><span target_id="IRXf3nADBd">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈgɒŋkiən/ (<em>say</em> al'gongkeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yFUo9NDAHP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> one of the principal linguistic stocks of North America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> an Algonquian-speaking person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IRXf3nADBd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq232"> belonging to or constituting this stock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Algonkian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alienation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alienation</span></header><div>/eɪliənˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ayleeuhn'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> a withdrawal or estrangement, as of feeling or the affections.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Law</em> a transfer of the title to property by one person to another by conveyance or will (distinguished from <em>inheritance</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq046"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> mental illness characterised by feelings of unreality brought about by a sense of estrangement from one’s social setting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>aliēnātio</em> a transferring, also insanity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alimentary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alimentary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alimentary" src="word_pronunciations/00594.mp3"></audio></span>/æləˈmɛntri/ (<em>say</em> aluh'mentree), /-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq836"> concerned with the function of nutrition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> relating to food; nutritious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq049"> providing sustenance or maintenance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Law</em> protective: <em class="example">an alimentary trust.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkalinity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkalinity</span></header><div>/ælkəˈlɪnəti/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'linuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alkalinities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq043"> alkaline condition, or its degree; the quality which constitutes an alkali.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> the extent to which a solution is alkaline.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055982" href="entry://pH%23bigmac000055982"><strong>pH</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkylation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkylation</span></header><div>/ælkəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">the replacement of a hydrogen atom in a cyclic organic compound by an alkyl group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amanuensis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amanuensis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amanuensis" src="word_pronunciations/00700.mp3"></audio></span>/əmænjuˈɛnsəs/ (<em>say</em> uhmanyooh'ensuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amanuenses</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amanuensis" src="word_pronunciations/00701.mp3"></audio></span>/əmænjuˈɛnsiz/ (<em>say</em> uhmanyooh'enseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">a person employed to write or type what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: secretary (originally adjective), from (<em>servus</em>)<em> ā manū</em> secretary + <em>-ensis</em> belonging to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amateurish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amateurish</span></header><div>/ˈæmətərɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtuhrish), /-tʃərɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> -chuhrish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">characteristic of an amateur; having the faults or deficiencies of an amateur.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>amateurishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amateurishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amateurism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amateurism</span></header><div>/ˈæmətərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtuhrizuhm), /-tʃə-/ (<em>say</em> -chuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">the practice or character of an amateur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amazeballs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac209994459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amazeballs</span><z><span target_id="DLyNVb8yM8">interj.</span><span target_id="70fB9KbvjQ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmeɪzbɔlz/ (<em>say</em> uh'mayzbawlz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="DLyNVb8yM8">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> impressive; excellent.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="70fB9KbvjQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq148"> very astonishing: <em class="example">an amazeballs day out.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002060" href="entry://amaze%23bigmac000002060"><span class="smallcaps">amaze</span></a> + <em>-balls</em> (a playful extension)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambisexual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac909368702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambisexual</span><z><span target_id="s8D17X78ej">adj.</span><span target_id="Zcy2BF9uaN">n.</span></z></header><div>/æmbiˈsɛkʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> ambee'sekshoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="s8D17X78ej"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007459" href="entry://bisexual%23bigmac000007459"><strong>bisexual</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007459" href="entry://bisexual%23mq160">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007459" href="entry://bisexual%23mq264">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> involving, suitable for or used by either sex.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Zcy2BF9uaN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq422"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007459" href="entry://bisexual%23bigmac000007459"><strong>bisexual</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007459" href="entry://bisexual%23mq930">4</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007459" href="entry://bisexual%23mq648">5</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ambisexuality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambisexually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulacrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulacrum</span></header><div>/æmbjəˈlækrəm/ (<em>say</em> ambyuh'lakruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ambulacra</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">one of the radial areas on the underside of an echinoderm bearing the tubular protrusions by which the creature moves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: walk, avenue] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambulacral</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulatory</span><z><span target_id="sUHuVA2tBR">adj.</span><span target_id="3MVf90N0Ay">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæmbjələtri/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sUHuVA2tBR"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> relating to or capable of walking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> adapted for walking, as the limbs of many animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq319"> moving about; not stationary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> not confined to bed: <em class="example">ambulatory patient.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Law</em> not fixed; alterable or revocable: <em class="example">ambulatory will.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3MVf90N0Ay">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq987"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ambulatories</strong>) <em class="label">Architecture</em> a place for walking: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq533"> the side aisle surrounding the choir or chancel of a church.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq735"> the arcaded walk around a cloister.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ameliorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ameliorate</span><z><span target_id="XUdrrhwHiG">v.i.</span><span target_id="ufbQxHvv0x">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ameliorate" src="word_pronunciations/00725.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmiliəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'meeleeuhrayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ameliorate" src="word_pronunciations/00726.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmiljəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'meelyuhrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ameliorated</strong>, <strong class="bold">ameliorating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XUdrrhwHiG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> to become better; improve.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ufbQxHvv0x">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq426"> to make better; improve; meliorate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>améliorer</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>; modelled on earlier <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046027" href="entry://meliorate%23bigmac000046027"><span class="smallcaps">meliorate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ameliorable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ameliorant</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ameliorative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ameliorator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amendatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amendatory</span></header><div>/əˈmɛndətəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'menduhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">serving to amend; corrective.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amerindian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amerindian</span></header><div>/æməˈrɪndiən/ (<em>say</em> amuh'rindeeuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">American Indian.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098966" href="entry://Native%20American%23bigmac000098966"><strong>Native American</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002147" href="entry://American%23bigmac000002147"><span class="smallcaps">American</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086976" href="entry://Indian%23bigmac000086976"><span class="smallcaps">Indian</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Amerindic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammiaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammiaceous</span></header><div>/æmiˈeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> amee'ayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003250" href="entry://apiaceous%23bigmac000003250"><strong>apiaceous</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammoniacal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammoniacal</span></header><div>/æməˈnaɪəkəl/ (<em>say</em> amuh'nuyuhkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> consisting of, containing, or using ammonia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> like ammonia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ammoniac</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoebiasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoebiasis</span></header><div>/æmiˈbaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> amee'buyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">an infection, usually of the intestines or liver, caused by parasitic amoebae, occurring mainly in developing countries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amebiasis</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphiaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphiaster</span></header><div>/ˈæmfiæstə/ (<em>say</em> 'amfeeastuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002254" href="entry://amphi-%23bigmac000002254"><span class="smallcaps">amphi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004209" href="entry://-aster%23bigmac000004209"><span class="smallcaps">-aster<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibrach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibrach</span></header><div>/ˈæmfəbræk/ (<em>say</em> 'amfuhbrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">(in prosody) a trisyllabic foot in which the syllables come in the following order: short, long, short (quantitative metre), or unstressed, stressed, unstressed (accentual metre). Thus, <em>together</em> is an accentual amphibrach.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amphibrachys</em>, from Greek: short on both sides]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphimacer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphimacer</span></header><div>/æmˈfɪməsə/ (<em>say</em> am'fimuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">(in poetry) a trisyllabic foot in which the syllables come in the following order: long, short, long (quantitative metre), or stressed, unstressed, stressed (accentual metre). Thus, <em>anodyne</em> is an accentual amphimacer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amphimacrus</em>, from Greek <em>amphimakros</em> long on both sides]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amygdalate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amygdalate</span></header><div>/əˈmɪgdələt/ (<em>say</em> uh'migduhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">relating to, resembling, or made of almonds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amygdaline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amygdaline</span></header><div>/əˈmɪgdəlin/ (<em>say</em> uh'migduhleen), /-laɪn/ (<em>say</em> -luyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">of or relating to the amygdalae.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002309" href="entry://amygdala%23bigmac000002309"><strong>amygdala</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylaceous</span></header><div>/æməˈleɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> amuh'layshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">of the nature of starch; starchy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002324" href="entry://amylo-%23bigmac000002324"><span class="smallcaps">amyl(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabaptise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabaptise</span></header><div>/ænəbæpˈtaɪz/ (<em>say</em> anuhbap'tuyz), /-ˈbæptaɪz/ (<em>say</em> -'baptuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">to baptise again.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anabaptize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anabaptist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anabaptist</span></header><div>/ænəˈbæptəst/ (<em>say</em> anuh'baptuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> an adherent of a religious and social movement which arose in Europe shortly after 1520 and was distinguished by its insistence on its members being baptised again, its rejection of infant baptism, and by its attempts to establish a Christian communism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq494"> (<em>lower case</em>) a member of a later denomination or religious body holding the same doctrines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq227"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005636" href="entry://Baptist%23bigmac000005636"><strong>Baptist</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005636" href="entry://Baptist%23mq909">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anabaptism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anadromous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anadromous</span></header><div>/əˈnædrəməs/ (<em>say</em> uh'nadruhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">(of fishes) going from the sea up a river or into coastal waters to spawn.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011860" href="entry://catadromous%23bigmac000011860"><strong>catadromous</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>anadromos</em> running up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobium</span></header><div>/ænəˈroʊbiəm/ (<em>say</em> anuh'rohbeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anaerobia</strong> /ænəˈroʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'rohbeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002368" href="entry://anaerobe%23bigmac000002368"><strong>anaerobe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anagenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53711254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anagenesis</span></header><div>/ænəˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">the process by which characteristics change during evolution within species, whether by natural selection or genetic drift.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16228527" href="entry://cladogenesis%23bigmac16228527"><strong>cladogenesis</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029882" href="entry://genesis%23bigmac000029882"><span class="smallcaps">genesis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analogical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analogical</span></header><div>/ænəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> anuh'lojikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">based on, involving, or expressing an analogy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">analogic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>analogically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analytical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac89970089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analytical</span></header><div>/ænəˈlɪtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> anuh'litikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> proceeding by way of analysis: <em class="example">an analytical approach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> inclined towards analysis: <em class="example">an analytical mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq122"> exclusively preoccupied with the search for understanding in terms of elements, relations, structure, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">analytic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>analytically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaplastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaplastic</span></header><div>/ænəˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'plastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103558" href="entry://plastic%23bigmac000103558"><strong>plastic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103558" href="entry://plastic%23mq599">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq482"> (of cells) having reverted to a more primitive form.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq623"> (of tumours) having a high degree of malignancy.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057267" href="entry://-plastic%23bigmac000057267"><span class="smallcaps">-plastic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anarthrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anarthrous</span></header><div>/ænˈaθrəs/ (<em>say</em> an'ahthruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> without joints or articulated limbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> (especially in Greek grammar) used without the article.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anarthros</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anastomose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anastomose</span><z><span target_id="GOvvPI0tbh">v.i.</span><span target_id="IuPCX4tppJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əˈnæstəmoʊz/ (<em>say</em> uh'nastuhmohz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">anastomosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">anastomosing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GOvvPI0tbh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> to communicate by anastomosis.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IuPCX4tppJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq658"> to connect by anastomosis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anastrophe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anastrophe</span></header><div>/əˈnæstrəfi/ (<em>say</em> uh'nastruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">inversion of the usual order of words.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: a turning back]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anatomical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anatomical</span></header><div>/ænəˈtɒmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> anuh'tomikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> relating to anatomy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> bawdy; sexual.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anatomic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anatomically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anatropous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anatropous</span></header><div>/əˈnætrəpəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'natruhpuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">(of an ovule) inverted at an early stage of growth, so that the micropyle is turned towards the funicle, the chalaza being situated at the opposite end.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>anatropus</em> inverted. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078278" href="entry://-tropous%23bigmac000078278"><span class="smallcaps">-tropous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anaxagoras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anaxagoras</span></header><div>/ˌænækˈsægərəs/ (<em>say</em> .anak'saguhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">500?–428 BC, Greek atomist philosopher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anaximenes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anaximenes</span></header><div>/ˌænækˈsɪməniz/ (<em>say</em> .anak'simuhneez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">6th century BC, Greek philosopher of Miletus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andalusite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andalusite</span></header><div>/ændəˈlusaɪt/ (<em>say</em> anduh'loohsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a mineral, aluminium silicate, Al<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>5</sub>, found in schistose rocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Andalusia</em>, a region in S Spain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androcracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476001941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androcracy</span></header><div>/ænˈdrɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> an'drokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">androcracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac531544682" href="entry://phallocracy%23bigmac531544682"><strong>phallocracy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002497" href="entry://andro-%23bigmac000002497"><span class="smallcaps">andro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017148" href="entry://-cracy%23bigmac000017148"><span class="smallcaps">-cracy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andromache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andromache</span></header><div>/ænˈdrɒməki/ (<em>say</em> an'dromuhkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">the wife of Hector, and mother of Astyanax.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andropause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac535952371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andropause</span></header><div>/ˈændrəpɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'andruhpawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac122513220" href="entry://manopause%23bigmac122513220"><strong>manopause</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002497" href="entry://andro-%23bigmac000002497"><span class="smallcaps">andro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046148" href="entry://menopause%23bigmac000046148"><span class="smallcaps">(meno)pause</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anecdotage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anecdotage<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈænəkˌdoʊtɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhk.dohtij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">anecdotes collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002515" href="entry://anecdote%23bigmac000002515"><span class="smallcaps">anecdot(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anecdotage<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈænəkˌdoʊtɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhk.dohtij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">a state of old age in which a person is given to excessive reminiscence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002515" href="entry://anecdote%23bigmac000002515"><span class="smallcaps">anecdote</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021590" href="entry://dotage%23bigmac000021590"><span class="smallcaps">dotage</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthracene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthracene</span></header><div>/ˈænθrəsin/ (<em>say</em> 'anthruhseen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>10</sub> found in coal tar, important commercially as a source of alizarin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anthrax</em> coal + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023866" href="entry://-ene%23bigmac000023866"><span class="smallcaps">-ene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthracite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthracite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anthracite" src="word_pronunciations/00943.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænθrəsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anthruhsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">a hard, black, lustrous coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anthracītes</em>, from Greek <em>anthrakītēs</em> kind of precious stone (properly coal-like)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthracitic</strong> /ænθrəˈsɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'sitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthracoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthracoid</span></header><div>/ˈænθrəkɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'anthruhkoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">resembling anthrax.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticipant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticipant</span><z><span target_id="VFHADMrRhc">adj.</span><span target_id="x4cKn3zgbu">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænˈtɪsəpənt/ (<em>say</em> an'tisuhpuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VFHADMrRhc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) anticipating or tending to anticipate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x4cKn3zgbu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq809"> someone who anticipates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticipate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticipate</span><z><span target_id="NWerc8G8o9">v.t.</span><span target_id="qHcxP1qCsd">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anticipate" src="word_pronunciations/00952.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪsəpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> an'tisuhpayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">anticipated</strong>, <strong class="bold">anticipating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NWerc8G8o9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> to realise beforehand; foretaste or foresee: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As the </em>alpha<em> animal I had to preserve my moral superiority; I had to anticipate and forestall a revolt</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> to expect: <em class="example">to anticipate a large crowd at the concert.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq397"> to perform (an action) before another has had time to act: <em class="example">to anticipate an attack by swerving.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq778"> to be before (another) in doing something; forestall: <em class="example">to get in the queue and anticipate the late arrivals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq474"> to consider or mention in advance of the proper time: <em class="example">to anticipate the agenda.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Finance</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq255"> to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq587"> to discharge (an obligation) before it is due.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qHcxP1qCsd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq446"> to think, speak, act, etc., in advance or prematurely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anticipātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anticipator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anticipatable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticlimax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticlimax</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anticlimax" src="word_pronunciations/00953.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈklaɪmæks/ (<em>say</em> antee'kluymaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> a noticeable or ludicrous descent in discourse from lofty ideas or expressions to what is much less impressive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq082"> an inglorious or disappointing conclusion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anticlimactic</strong> /ˌæntiklaɪˈmæktɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteekluy'maktik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticlinal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticlinal</span></header><div>/æntiˈklaɪnəl/ (<em>say</em> antee'kluynuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> inclining in opposite directions from a central axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> inclining downwards on both sides from a median plane (the axial plane), as an upward fold of rock strata.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <em>-clinal</em> adjective combining form indicating slope]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antifungal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antifungal</span><z><span target_id="Z5pioHomxD">adj.</span><span target_id="5Zkes6B4Xy">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntiˈfʌŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> .antee'fungguhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Z5pioHomxD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> of or relating to a substance that kills fungi.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5Zkes6B4Xy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq110"> an antifungal drug or ointment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimasque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimasque</span></header><div>/ˈæntimask/ (<em>say</em> 'anteemahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">a comic or grotesque interlude between the acts of a masque.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antimask</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimatter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimatter</span></header><div>/ˈæntimætə/ (<em>say</em> 'anteematuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq112">matter consisting of antiparticles; contact between antimatter and matter results in the annihilation of both with the production of gamma radiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimonate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac583124588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimonate</span></header><div>/ˈæntiməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anteemuhnayt), /æntiˈmoʊneɪt/ (<em>say</em> antee'mohnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a salt of antimonic acid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antimoniate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antinomian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antinomian</span></header><div>/æntiˈnoʊmiən/ (<em>say</em> antee'nohmeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">someone who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by the dispensation of grace set forth in the gospel.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antinomian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antinomianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiphonal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiphonal</span><z><span target_id="clKeTN0Tn8">adj.</span><span target_id="F1ik0ZJ8NV">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænˈtɪfənəl/ (<em>say</em> an'tifuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="clKeTN0Tn8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> relating to antiphons or antiphony; responsive.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F1ik0ZJ8NV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq176"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003064" href="entry://antiphonary%23bigmac000003064"><strong>antiphonary</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antiphonally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipodean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipodean</span><z><span target_id="VRw6hyS8FU">adj.</span><span target_id="i9sugIfT7I">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænˌtɪpəˈdiən/ (<em>say</em> an.tipuh'deeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VRw6hyS8FU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> of or relating to the antipodes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> of or relating to the British antipodes; Australian.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i9sugIfT7I">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq989"> an Australian or New Zealander.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiquated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiquated</span></header><div>/ˈæntəkweɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhkwaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq965"> grown old; obsolete or obsolescent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq342"> ill-adapted to present use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq135"> aged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antisocial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antisocial</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antisocial" src="word_pronunciations/00976.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈsoʊʃəl/ (<em>say</em> antee'sohshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> unwilling or unable to associate normally with one’s fellows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> opposed, damaging, or motivated by antagonism to social order, or to the principles on which society is constituted.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antisocially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antistatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antistatic</span></header><div>/æntiˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'statik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">of or relating to anything which reduces static energy or resists acquiring it: <em class="example">an antistatic device; </em><em class="example">an antistatic fabric; </em><em class="example">an antistatic antenna.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antitragus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antitragus</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪtrəgəs/ (<em>say</em> an'titruhguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antitragi</strong> /ænˈtɪtrədʒi/ (<em>say</em> an'titruhjee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">a process (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101448" href="entry://process%23bigmac000101448"><strong>process<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101448" href="entry://process%23mq097">5</a>) of the external ear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>antītragos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphaeresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphaeresis</span></header><div>/əˈfɛrəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'feruhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">the omission of a letter, phoneme, or unstressed syllable at the beginning of a word, as in <em>squire</em> for <em>esquire</em>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">apheresis</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>aphairesis</em> removal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aphaeretic</strong> /æfəˈrɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> afuh'retik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphantasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325748480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphantasia</span></header><div>/eɪfænˈteɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> ayfan'tayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">the inability to visualise mental images.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>phantasia</em> idea, fancy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemograph</span></header><div>/əˈniməgræf/ (<em>say</em> uh'neemuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">an instrument for measuring and recording the velocity, force, or direction of the wind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002523" href="entry://anemo-%23bigmac000002523"><span class="smallcaps">anemo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anemographic</strong> /əniməˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhneemuh'grafik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anemography</strong> /ænəˈmɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mogruhfee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglomania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglomania</span></header><div>/æŋgləˈmeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> anggluh'mayneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">an excessive attachment to, respect for, or imitation of English institutions, manners, customs, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Anglomaniac</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angularity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angularity</span></header><div>/æŋgjəˈlærəti/ (<em>say</em> anggyuh'laruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">angularities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> angular quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq390"> (<em>plural</em>) sharp corners; angular outlines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angulation</span></header><div>/æŋgjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> anggyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">angular formation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anharmonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anharmonic</span></header><div>/ænhaˈmɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> anhah'monik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">not harmonic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animadvert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animadvert</span><z><span target_id="5DDlAAtQn7">v.t.</span><span target_id="hpKgrOH83Y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of animadvert" src="word_pronunciations/00872.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəmædˈvɜt/ (<em>say</em> anuhmad'vert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5DDlAAtQn7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> to remark.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hpKgrOH83Y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq593"> <strong class="phr">animadvert on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to comment critically on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>animadvertere</em> regard, notice]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animalcule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animalcule</span></header><div>/ænəˈmælkjul/ (<em>say</em> anuh'malkyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> a minute or microscopic animal, nearly or quite invisible to the naked eye, as an infusorian or rotifer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">Rare</em> a tiny animal, such as a mouse, fly, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>animalculum</em>, diminutive of Latin <em>animal</em> animal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>animalcular</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annalistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annalistic</span></header><div>/ænəˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'listik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">of or relating to an annalist.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>annalistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annexation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annexation</span></header><div>/ænɛkˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> anek'sayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq573"> the act of annexing, especially new territory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq133"> the fact of being annexed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq648"> something annexed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>annexationist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annihilate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annihilate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annihilate" src="word_pronunciations/00891.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnaɪəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nuyuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">annihilated</strong>, <strong class="bold">annihilating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> to reduce to nothing; destroy utterly: <em class="example">the bombing annihilated the city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq465"> to destroy the form or collective existence of: <em class="example">to annihilate an army.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq837"> to cancel the effect of; annul: <em class="example">to annihilate a law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq662"> to defeat utterly, as in argument, competition, or the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>annihilātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annihilative</strong> /əˈnaɪələtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'nuyuhluhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annihilator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annotation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annotation</span></header><div>/ænəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> anuh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> the act of annotating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> a note commenting upon, explaining, or criticising some passage of a book or other writing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annulation</span></header><div>/ænjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> anyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> formation with or into rings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq098"> a ringlike formation or part.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>anulatūs</em> having rings + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annunciate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annunciate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annunciate" src="word_pronunciations/00903.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnʌnsieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nunseeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">annunciated</strong>, <strong class="bold">annunciating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">to announce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>annunciat</em> (participial adjective) announced, from Medieval Latin <em>annunciātus</em>; replacing Latin <em>annuntiātus</em> (past participle)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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answerable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">answerable</span><z><span target_id="vXIGlRccE8">adj.</span><span target_id="PrIubKkFAY">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈænsərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ansuhruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vXIGlRccE8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> capable of being answered.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PrIubKkFAY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">answerable for</strong>, accountable for, responsible for: <em class="example">I am answerable for his safety.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq612"> <strong class="phr">answerable to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq709"> liable to be called to account to or asked to defend one’s actions to: <em class="example">she is answerable to her employer.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> proportionate to; correlative to: <em class="example">kindness answerable to one’s merits.</em></span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>answerableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>answerably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antagonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antagonise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antagonise" src="word_pronunciations/00919.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtægənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> an'taguhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">antagonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">antagonising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq043"> to make hostile; make an antagonist of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ah, Alan, am I unfortunate in that I antagonise your friends, or are you unfortunate in your friends … ?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">erle cox</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to counteract the action of; act in opposition to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> <em class="label">US</em> to oppose.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antagonize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antagonism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antagonism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antagonism" src="word_pronunciations/00920.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtægənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> an'taguhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq706"> the activity or the relation of contending parties or conflicting forces; active opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq202"> an opposing force, principle, or tendency.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>antagōnisma</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antagonist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antagonist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antagonist" src="word_pronunciations/00921.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtægənəst/ (<em>say</em> an'taguhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> someone who is opposed to or strives with another in any kind of contest; opponent; adversary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a muscle which acts in opposition to another (the <em>agonist</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq592"> <em class="label">Pharmacology</em> a chemical that blocks or interferes with the action of a cell or of another chemical. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001175" href="entry://agonist%23bigmac000001175"><strong>agonist</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001175" href="entry://agonist%23mq565">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>antagōnistēs</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctica</span></header><div>/æntˈaktɪkə/ (<em>say</em> ant'ahktikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">an ice-covered continent around the South Pole; no indigenous inhabitants but research stations belonging to 12 nations, including Australia, have been established; regulated by Antarctic Treaty of 1961. Seven countries claim territory in Antarctica with the Australian Antarctic Territory covering 42 per cent of the continent. 13 661 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><div class="p0"><strong>Antarctica</strong> is the coldest continent, with the lowest-ever recorded temperature, minus 89.2 degrees C. It is also the driest, receiving as little as 10 centimetres of precipitation on average annually (falling as snow), and the windiest, with hurricane-force blizzards and the world’s highest recorded wind speed, 327 kilometres an hour. The dome of the polar ice cap is 4800 metres thick at its deepest point. Antarctica’s average height of 2500 metres makes it higher than any other continent.</div><div class="p1">Some coastal exploration of Antarctica took place in the 1840s, but major national expeditions began early in the 20th century. The British Antarctic expedition of 1907–09 under Ernest Shackleton included Australian geologist Edgeworth David. In 1911–14 the Australasian Antarctic expedition led by Douglas Mawson established three bases, where significant scientific research was subsequently conducted. Australian scientists participated in sections of the ill-fated Scott expedition of 1910–13 and in the British–Australian–New Zealand Antarctic expedition of 1929–31, again led by Mawson. In 1930 Mawson claimed British sovereignty over part of the continent and in 1933 a region in eastern Antarctica became the Australian Antarctic Territory, excluding Adelie Land, which was claimed by the French. Following the establishment of Australian bases on subantarctic Heard and Macquarie islands in 1947, research activities rapidly increased and additional bases were opened. Australia was one of the 12 original international signatories of the Antarctic Treaty (entered into force in 1961), which promoted international scientific cooperation. In 2015, the Treaty had 52 parties, 29 of which had consultative voting status. Seven countries claim territory in Antarctica with the Australian Antarctic Territory covering 42 per cent of the continent. The Madrid Protocol (entering into force in 1998) sought to ensure comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and prohibited all activities relating to mineral resources except for scientific research. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac870097350" href="entry://Antarctic%20Treaty%23bigmac870097350"><strong>Antarctic Treaty</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004610" href="entry://Australian%20Antarctic%20Territory%23bigmac000004610"><strong>Australian Antarctic Territory</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac509968153" href="entry://Madrid%20Protocol%23bigmac509968153"><strong>Madrid Protocol</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antechapel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antechapel</span></header><div>/ˈæntitʃæpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'anteechapuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">(in a school or college) an outer part or lobby at the west end of the chapel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articulate</span><z><span target_id="7JUV6XIJ7Y">v.t.</span><span target_id="RscVNXBg0W">v.i.</span><span target_id="8e89wDcA5e">adj.</span><span target_id="RS28UREoKs">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> /aˈtɪkjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> ah'tikyuhlayt) (<strong class="bold">articulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">articulating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7JUV6XIJ7Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> to utter articulately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq294"> to unite by a joint or joints.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RscVNXBg0W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq178"> to utter distinct syllables or words: <em class="example">to articulate distinctly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> to articulate a speech sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq581"> to form a joint.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8e89wDcA5e">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of articulate" src="word_pronunciations/01261.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈtɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> ah'tikyuhluht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq542"> clear; distinct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq330"> uttered clearly in distinct syllables.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq904"> capable of speech; not speechless; eloquent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq889"> Also, <strong class="vs">articulated</strong>. having joints or articulations; composed of segments.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RS28UREoKs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq264"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of articulate" src="word_pronunciations/01261.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈtɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> ah'tikyuhluht) <em class="label">Rare</em> a segmented invertebrate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>articulātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>articulately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>articulateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artificial" src="word_pronunciations/01268.mp3"></audio></span>/atəˈfɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> ahtuh'fishuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq150"> made by human skill and labour (opposed to <em>natural</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> made in imitation of or as a substitute; not genuine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq547"> feigned; fictitious; assumed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq770"> full of affectation; affected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Biology</em> based on arbitrary rather than organic criteria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> artful; crafty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>artificiālis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>artificially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>artificialness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asafoetida
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asafoetida</span></header><div>/æsəfəˈtidə/ (<em>say</em> asuhfuh'teeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a gum resin having an obnoxious, alliaceous smell, obtained from the roots of several species of the umbelliferous genus <em>Ferula</em> and formerly used in medicine as a carminative and antispasmodic; now chiefly used, usually in powdered form, in herbal medicine and Indian cookery.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">asafetida</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>asa</em> gum (from Persian <em>azā</em> mastic) + Latin <em>foetida</em> fetid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascendancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascendancy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ascendancy" src="word_pronunciations/01281.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛndənsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'senduhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ascendancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ascendency</strong>, <strong class="vs">ascendance</strong>, <strong class="vs">ascendence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashgrovian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819260987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashgrovian</span></header><div>/æʃˈgroʊviən/ (<em>say</em> ash'grohveeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Brisbane Region Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> a person from the Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> a multi-gabled, bungalow-style variation of the Queenslander house, popular in the period between the two World Wars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac429589915" href="entry://Ashgrove%20boot%23bigmac429589915"><strong>Ashgrove boot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashkenazic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45541132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashkenazic</span></header><div>/æʃkəˈnazɪk/ (<em>say</em> ashkuh'nahzik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> of or relating to the Ashkenazim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> of or relating to the pronunciation of Hebrew used by the Ashkenazim.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac817593643" href="entry://Sephardic%23bigmac817593643"><strong>Sephardic</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashkenazim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashkenazim</span></header><div>/æʃkəˈnazəm/ (<em>say</em> ashkuh'nahzuhm) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">Ashkenazi</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">central or eastern European Jews.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067363" href="entry://Sephardim%23bigmac000067363"><strong>Sephardim</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Hebrew, plural of <em>Ashk’naz</em>, a descendant of Japheth (Genesis 10:3); also, in medieval use, Germany] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Ashkenazic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashmagandy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316467075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashmagandy</span></header><div>/æʃməˈgændi/ (<em>say</em> ashmuh'gandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">the bone residue from the tallow-rendering process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asparagine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asparagine</span></header><div>/əˈspærədʒin/ (<em>say</em> uh'sparuhjeen), /-dʒaɪn/ (<em>say</em> -juyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">an amino acid, NH<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>COCH<sub>2</sub>CH(NH<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup>)COO<sup>-</sup>, an amide of aspartic acid; occurring in proteins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004104" href="entry://asparagus%23bigmac000004104"><span class="smallcaps">asparagus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspherical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888783211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspherical</span></header><div>/eɪˈsfɛrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'sferikuhl), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">(especially of an optical lens) not spherical.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aspheric</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070921" href="entry://spherical%23bigmac000070921"><span class="smallcaps">spherical</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asphyxiant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asphyxiant</span><z><span target_id="aq2KFpnxyJ">adj.</span><span target_id="5SQ0rOAcUj">n.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈfɪksiənt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'fikseeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aq2KFpnxyJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> asphyxiating or tending to asphyxiate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5SQ0rOAcUj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq920"> an asphyxiating agent or substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq594"> an asphyxiating condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asphyxiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asphyxiate</span><z><span target_id="3ntJNTb5MV">v.t.</span><span target_id="cMBWLXPeHc">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈfɪksieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhs'fikseeayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">asphyxiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">asphyxiating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3ntJNTb5MV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq069"> to produce asphyxia in.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cMBWLXPeHc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq378"> to become asphyxiated.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>asphyxiation</strong> /æsfɪksiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> asfiksee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asphyxiator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aspinalled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aspinalled</span></header><div>/ˈæspənæld/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhnald) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">(of household furniture) painted with Aspinall’s Enamel Paint in order to cover its shabby state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspiration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspiration</span></header><div>/æspəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> the act of aspiring; lofty or ambitious desire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> something aspired to; an ambition: <em class="example">her aspiration is to travel through Africa.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq580"> an act of aspirating; a breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq932"> the fricative unstopping or release of a stop consonant, as in <em>too</em>, where the breath escapes with audible friction as the <em>t</em> is brought to an end by the withdrawal of the tongue from contact with the alveolar ridge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq637"> the use of an aspirate in pronunciation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq325"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> the act of aspirating (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087713" href="entry://aspirate%23mq241">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspiratory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspiratory</span></header><div>/əˈspɪrətri/ (<em>say</em> uh'spiruhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">relating to or suited for aspiration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assemblage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assemblage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assemblage" src="word_pronunciations/01328.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛmblɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'semblij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> a number of persons or things assembled; an assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq924"> the act of assembling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq786"> the state of being assembled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq787"> <em class="label">Art</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq735"> a method of composing a three-dimensional work of art by combining different elements, as found objects and painting and sculpture by the artist, on a hanging surface or independently of the wall.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq139"> a construction thus composed.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asseverate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asseverate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asseverate" src="word_pronunciations/01339.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛvəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sevuhrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">asseverated</strong>, <strong class="bold">asseverating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>assevērātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assibilate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assibilate</span><z><span target_id="CNQs3qL0mx">v.t.</span><span target_id="ghwsw6VmBt">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsɪbəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sibuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">assibilated</strong>, <strong class="bold">assibilating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Phonetics</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CNQs3qL0mx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq084"> to change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ghwsw6VmBt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq484"> to change by assibilation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq728"> to become a sibilant or a sound containing a sibilant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>assibilāre</em> hiss; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068551" href="entry://sibilant%23bigmac000068551"><span class="smallcaps">sibilant</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assibilation</strong> /əsɪbəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsibuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assignable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assignable</span></header><div>/əˈsaɪnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'suynuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> capable of being specified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq581"> capable of being attributed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Law</em> capable of being assigned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq496"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (of a convict) eligible for assignment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>assignability</strong> /əsaɪnəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhsuynuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assignably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assimilate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assimilate</span><z><span target_id="5RHpxh9Kv9">v.t.</span><span target_id="iwAK1YiGJ5">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assimilate" src="word_pronunciations/01345.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɪməleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'simuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">assimilated</strong>, <strong class="bold">assimilating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5RHpxh9Kv9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to convert (food, etc.) into a substance suitable for absorption into the system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> to take in and incorporate as one’s own; absorb: <em class="example">to assimilate a minority group.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq884"> to understand: <em class="example">to assimilate information.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq426"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> to change (a sound) into another due to the influence of a neighbouring sound, as in /n/ changing to /ŋ/ before /k/ in <em>concrete</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iwAK1YiGJ5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq089"> to be or become absorbed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> (of food, etc.) to be converted into the substance of the body; be absorbed into the system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq617"> (usually followed by <em>with</em> or <em>into</em>) to become like; blend into: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Non-British migrants could now become fully Australian without being required to assimilate to a provincial variant of the British cultural norm.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robert manne</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>assimilātus</em>, past participle, likened]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquamation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac873217390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquamation</span></header><div>/ækwəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac936959393" href="entry://alkaline%20hydrolysis%23bigmac936959393"><strong>alkaline hydrolysis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> an instance of cremation by alkaline hydrolysis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquaphobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquaphobia</span></header><div>/ækwəˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">an irrational fear of water, especially a fear of drowning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac171138363" href="entry://aqua-%23bigmac171138363"><span class="smallcaps">aqua-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aquaphobe</strong> /ˈækwəfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhfohb), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aquaphobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquaponics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979019300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquaponics</span></header><div>/ækwəˈpɒnɪks/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'poniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">a combination of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094187" href="entry://aquaculture%23bigmac000094187">aquaculture</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094187" href="entry://aquaculture%23mq891">2</a>) and hydroponics in which nitrifying bacteria convert fish waste into nutrients taken up by the plants, which thereby clean and purify the water which can be recycled indefinitely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094187" href="entry://aquaculture%23bigmac000094187"><span class="smallcaps">aqua(culture)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035735" href="entry://hydroponics%23bigmac000035735"><span class="smallcaps">(hydro)ponics</span></a>] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Aquaponics</strong> is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics to create a cyclical system in which to raise fish and plant life. When practised in isolation, aquaculture requires a filtering system to clean waste from the water. Hydroponics on the other hand, requires specific nutrients to be manually and chemically added to soil in order to assure growth. By linking the two systems, aquaculture can provide the nutrients required to raise plants while hydroponics can filter the water through the root system, creating an indefinitely circling loop.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquarobics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquarobics</span></header><div>/ˌækwəˈroʊbɪks/ (<em>say</em> .akwuh'rohbiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">a type of aerobics performed while in the water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">waterobics</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Araucanian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Araucanian</span><z><span target_id="KfBiw1nwOB">n.</span><span target_id="E5Huvop7Xy">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ærɔˈkeɪniən/ (<em>say</em> araw'kayneeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KfBiw1nwOB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> one of an indigenous South American people, in central Chile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> a linguistic stock of Chile and northern Argentina.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="E5Huvop7Xy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their linguistic stock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitrable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitrable</span></header><div>/ˈabətrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">capable of arbitration; subject to the decision of an arbiter or arbitrator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitrator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitrator</span></header><div>/ˈabətreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">a person chosen to decide a dispute, especially one empowered to examine the facts and to decide an issue.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">arbitrer</strong> /ˈabətrə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtruh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archdeacon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archdeacon</span></header><div>/atʃˈdikən/ (<em>say</em> ahch'deekuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">an ecclesiastic who has responsibilities for the administration of a diocese, with jurisdiction delegated from the bishop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>arcediacon</em>, from Latin <em>archidiāconus</em>, from Greek <em>archidiākonos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archdeaconate</strong> /atʃˈdikənət/ (<em>say</em> ahch'deekuhnuht), <strong>archdeaconship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archiblast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archiblast</span></header><div>/ˈakəblæst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhblast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100634" href="entry://yolk%23bigmac000100634"><strong>yolk</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100634" href="entry://yolk%23mq294">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archiplasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archiplasm</span></header><div>/ˈakəplæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhplazuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003629" href="entry://archoplasm%23bigmac000003629"><strong>archoplasm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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architrave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">architrave</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of architrave" src="word_pronunciations/01159.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakətreɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhtrayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> the lowest division of an entablature, resting immediately on the columns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> a band of mouldings or other ornamentation about a rectangular door or other opening or a panel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq316"> a decorative band about openings or panels of any shape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from <em>archi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003602" href="entry://archi-%23bigmac000003602"><span class="smallcaps">archi-</span></a> + <em>trave</em> (from Latin <em>trabs</em> beam)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archoplasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archoplasm</span></header><div>/ˈakoʊplæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkohplazuhm), /ˈakə-/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq891"> protoplasm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> (in cell division) the substance surrounding the centrosome.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archiplasm</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>archoplasmic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arenaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arenaceous</span></header><div>/ærəˈneɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> aruh'nayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> sand-like; sandy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> of or relating to sedimentary rock composed of sand particles and others down to 0.002 mm in diameter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arēnāceus</em> sandy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arenavirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257758247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arenavirus</span></header><div>/əˈrinəvaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'reenuhvuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq56">a genus of viruses, spherical in shape and containing ribosomes acquired from their host cells; associated with haemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of genus name <em>Arenovirus</em>, from New Latin <em>arena</em> sand, from the grainy appearance of the ribosomes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Areopagite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Areopagite</span></header><div>/æriˈɒpədʒaɪt/ (<em>say</em> aree'opuhjuyt), /-gaɪt/ (<em>say</em> -guyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">a member of the council of the Areopagus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Areopagitic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arimathaea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arimathaea</span></header><div>/ærəməˈθiə/ (<em>say</em> aruhmuh'theeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a town in ancient Palestine. Matthew 27:57.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Arimathea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aristocrat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aristocrat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aristocrat" src="word_pronunciations/01195.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærəstəkræt/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhstuhkrat), /əˈrɪstəkræt/ (<em>say</em> uh'ristuhkrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> someone who has the tastes, manners, etc., of the members of a superior group or class.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> (one of) the best of its kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq888"> a member of an aristocracy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq400"> an advocate of an aristocratic form of government.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aristocratism</strong> /ærəsˈtɒkrətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> aruhs'tokruhtizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armageddon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armageddon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Armageddon" src="word_pronunciations/01203.mp3"></audio></span>/aməˈgɛdn/ (<em>say</em> ahmuh'gedn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> (in the Bible) the place where the final cataclysmic battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> any great crucial armed conflict.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>Armagedōn</em>, from German, from Hebrew <em>har megiddōn</em>, the mountain region of <em>Megiddo</em>, site of several great battles in the Old Testament]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arpeggiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arpeggiate</span></header><div>/aˈpɛdʒieɪt/ (<em>say</em> ah'pejeeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">arpeggiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">arpeggiating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">to perform (a chord) as an arpeggio.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>arpeggiation</strong> /aˌpɛdʒiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ah.pejee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthralgia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthralgia</span></header><div>/aˈθrældʒə/ (<em>say</em> ah'thraljuh), /-dʒiə/ (<em>say</em> -jeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">pain in a joint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003938" href="entry://arthro-%23bigmac000003938"><span class="smallcaps">arthr(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001622" href="entry://-algia%23bigmac000001622"><span class="smallcaps">-algia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arthralgic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aplacental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aplacental</span></header><div>/eɪpləˈsɛntl/ (<em>say</em> aypluh'sentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">not placental; having no placenta.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apocalypse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apocalypse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apocalypse" src="word_pronunciations/01031.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒkəlɪps/ (<em>say</em> uh'pokuhlips) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Bible</em> the last book of the New Testament; Revelation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> any of a class of Jewish or Christian writings which appeared from about 200 BC to AD 350 assuming to make revelation of the ultimate divine purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> revelation; discovery; disclosure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq716"> any widespread destruction or disaster.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apocalipse</em>, from Late Latin <em>apocalypsis</em>, from Greek <em>apokalypsis</em> uncovering, from <em>apokalyptein</em> to uncover]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apocarpous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apocarpous</span></header><div>/æpəˈkapəs/ (<em>say</em> apuh'kahpuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">having the carpels separate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + Greek <em>karpos</em> fruit + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apocryphal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apocryphal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apocryphal" src="word_pronunciations/01032.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒkrəfəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'pokruhfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> of doubtful authorship or authenticity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> false; spurious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq322"> fabled; fictitious; mythical.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally with reference to the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003276" href="entry://Apocrypha%23bigmac000003276"><span class="smallcaps">Apocrypha</span></a>, regarded as uncanonical, and then as being of doubtful authenticity] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apocryphally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apocryphalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apolitical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apolitical</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apolitical" src="word_pronunciations/01034.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> aypuh'litikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq821"> having no interest in political issues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq912"> not involving obligations to a particular political party: <em class="example">the vote on this issue is apolitical.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apollonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apollonian</span></header><div>/æpəˈloʊniən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'lohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">serene; stately; poised; having the properties of classic beauty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086993" href="entry://Apollo%23bigmac000086993"><span class="smallcaps">Apollo<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostatise</span></header><div>/əˈpɒstətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'postuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">apostatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">apostatising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">to commit apostasy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apostatize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostolate</span></header><div>/əˈpɒstələt/ (<em>say</em> uh'postuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> the dignity or office of an apostle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> the mission or work of someone who seeks to further the cause of the apostles: <em class="example">teaching was the apostolate of the Order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq598"> a group of people who strive to propagate a particular doctrine or religion: <em class="example">a Roman Catholic lay apostolate.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apothecary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apothecary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apothecary" src="word_pronunciations/01046.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒθəkri/ (<em>say</em> uh'pothuhkree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apothecary" src="word_pronunciations/01047.mp3"></audio></span>/-kəri/ (<em>say</em> -kuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apothecaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">(formerly) someone who sold drugs for medicinal purposes; the forerunner of the modern chemist or pharmacist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apothecarie</em>, from Late Latin <em>apothēcārius</em> shopkeeper, from Latin <em>apothēca</em>, from Greek <em>apothēkē</em> storehouse; replacing Middle English <em>apotecarie</em>, from Old French <em>apotecaire</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apotropaic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498919160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apotropaic</span></header><div>/əpɒtrəˈpeɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhpotruh'payik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">having, or considered to have, the power to avert evil, especially to ward off bad luck.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>apotropaios</em> averting evil + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apotropaically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apparition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apparition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apparition" src="word_pronunciations/01054.mp3"></audio></span>/æpəˈrɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'rishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq697"> a ghostly appearance; a spectre or phantom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> anything that appears, especially something remarkable or phenomenal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq761"> the act of appearing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>appāritio</em>, in Latin meaning ‘attendance, appearance’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apparitional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appearance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appearance</span><z><span target_id="YspVjn2TRO">n.</span><span target_id="d8TFetxZyM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appearance" src="word_pronunciations/01056.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪərəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'pearruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YspVjn2TRO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye, the mind, or the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq357"> the formal coming into court of a party to a suit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq162"> formal notice of intent to defend an action.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> outward look or aspect; mien: <em class="example">a woman of noble appearance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq891"> outward show or seeming; semblance: <em class="example">to avoid the appearance of coveting an honour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq358"> (<em>plural</em>) outward signs; indications; apparent conditions or circumstances: <em class="example">don’t judge by appearances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq969"> an apparition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq136"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the sensory, or phenomenal, aspect of existence to an observer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d8TFetxZyM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">keep up appearances</strong>, to maintain a socially acceptable outward show (often to conceal shortcomings).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">to all appearances</strong>, apparently; so far as can be seen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appellable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48615615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appellable</span></header><div>/əˈpɛləbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'peluhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">open to appeal; able to be appealed against.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applicable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applicable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of applicable" src="word_pronunciations/01076.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈplɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'plikuhbuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of applicable" src="word_pronunciations/01077.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæp-/ (<em>say</em> 'ap-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">capable of being applied; fit; suitable; relevant.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>applicability</strong> /əˌplɪkəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh.plikuh'biluhtee), <strong>applicableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>applicably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applicator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applicator</span></header><div>/ˈæpləkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'apluhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">any device used for applying, as a rodlike instrument for applying medication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appomattox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appomattox</span></header><div>/æpəˈmætəks/ (<em>say</em> apuh'matuhks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">a town in the US, in central Virginia; Lee surrendered to Grant here, 9 April 1865, ending the American Civil War.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appreciate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appreciate</span><z><span target_id="GQ5MZUA6B1">v.t.</span><span target_id="fvMGlF2zRa">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appreciate" src="word_pronunciations/01090.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpriʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'preesheeayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appreciate" src="word_pronunciations/01091.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈprisi-/ (<em>say</em> uh'preesee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">appreciated</strong>, <strong class="bold">appreciating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GQ5MZUA6B1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> to place a sufficiently high estimate on: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mr Farquhar did not on 11th August, 1977 appreciate the full enormity of what he was then doing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>his eyes popped and swam joyously, as he sat there, teasing Mrs Bessie and appreciating Hugh’s discomfiture.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq931"> to be sensible of the good qualities (of a person, thing, or action); be pleased with or grateful for: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Australia appreciated his devotion enough to supply a completely new truck under wartime exigency provisions</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq545"> to raise in value.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fvMGlF2zRa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq371"> to increase in value.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appretiātus</em>, past participle, appraised] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appreciator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approximal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approximal</span></header><div>/əˈprɒksəməl/ (<em>say</em> uh'proksuhmuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">near or adjacent, as surfaces of teeth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apterygial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apterygial</span></header><div>/æptəˈrɪdʒiəl/ (<em>say</em> aptuh'rijeeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">without wings, fins, or limbs, as snakes and eels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>pterygion</em> little wing + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquamarine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquamarine</span><z><span target_id="Fa7foyC25M">n.</span><span target_id="p4UBvCzlYy">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aquamarine" src="word_pronunciations/01118.mp3"></audio></span>/ækwəməˈrin/ (<em>say</em> akwuhmuh'reen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fa7foyC25M"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> a transparent light-blue or greenish-blue variety of beryl, used as a gem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> a light blue-green or greenish blue.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="p4UBvCzlYy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq008"> of the colour of aquamarine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aqua marīna</em> sea water; replacing <em>aigue marine</em>, from French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auriculate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auriculate</span></header><div>/ɔˈrɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> aw'rikyuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> having auricles, or earlike parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq627"> shaped like an ear.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">auriculated</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auscultate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auscultate</span><z><span target_id="42CvHNsqyi">v.t.</span><span target_id="YIrNa0eza1">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɒskəlteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'oskuhltayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">auscultated</strong>, <strong class="bold">auscultating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="42CvHNsqyi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> to examine (a person) by auscultation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YIrNa0eza1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq718"> to examine by auscultation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>auscultative</strong> /ɒskəlˈteɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> oskuhl'taytiv), /ɒsˈkʌltətɪv/ (<em>say</em> os'kultuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>auscultator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aussieland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aussieland</span></header><div>/ˈɒzilænd/ (<em>say</em> 'ozeeland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">Australia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Aussielander</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6iBY4WIwjq">adj.</span><span target_id="fYxWzl6NBk">n.</span><span target_id="CvvhI3btZ9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian" src="word_pronunciations/01506.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian" src="word_pronunciations/01507.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6iBY4WIwjq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq275"> of or relating to Australia. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A lone kangaroo on top of Mount Bernard, Vic.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© L. R. Mason&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+australia.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fYxWzl6NBk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq965"> a person native to or resident in Australia: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There is no longer any single simple answer to the question of what it is to be an Australian. </em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robert hughes</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq583"> the English language as spoken in Australia. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004645" href="entry://Australian%20English%23bigmac000004645"><strong>Australian English</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CvvhI3btZ9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">the Australian game</strong>, Australian Rules football.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq702"> <strong class="phr">the great Australian adjective</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089424" href="entry://bloody%23bigmac000089424">bloody</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089424" href="entry://bloody%23mq58">5a</a>).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian" src="word_pronunciations/01506.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian" src="word_pronunciations/01507.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> Australia’s first independent newspaper, published 1824–48.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq909"> an Australian daily newspaper, published nationally, started in 1964 by News Ltd; now part of News Corporation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australind</span></header><div>/ˈɒstrəlɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'ostruhlind) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a town on the south-west coast of WA, north of Bunbury; originally the site of an unsuccessful agricultural settlement on the English model.</span></div> <div class="backshade">In 1840 the WA Company was established to encourage immigration through a land-settlement scheme based on the principles of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. A new settlement on land adjacent to the Leschenault Inlet, traditionally inhabited by the Wardandi people, was planned like an English country town. It was to be dependent on intensive farming. Land was sold in London to small farmers, and the site, named <strong>Australind</strong> (derived from ‘Australia’ and ‘India’, as a reminder of the trade potential between the two countries), was laid out but never completed. Nearly 500 settlers arrived in March 1841, but by 1843 the scheme had failed owing to a lack of funds and the unsuitability of the fine sandy soil for agriculture. The project was officially terminated in 1875. Australind is now a coastal resort and a dormitory suburb of Bunbury.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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australite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">australite</span></header><div>/ˈɒstrəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ostruhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">a small tektite found in Australia; obsidianite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091280" href="entry://Australia%23bigmac000091280"><span class="smallcaps">Austra(lia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042900" href="entry://-lite%23bigmac000042900"><span class="smallcaps">-lite</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australoid</span><z><span target_id="kNQm5SqtZL">adj.</span><span target_id="50w1SAeiGQ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australoid" src="word_pronunciations/01510.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒstrəlɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ostruhloyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kNQm5SqtZL"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> <em class="label">Ethnology</em> of or relating to an ethnic classification of humankind which includes the Australian Aboriginal people and certain peoples of Asia and the Pacific islands.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="50w1SAeiGQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq025"> a person having the physical characteristics of this group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091281" href="entry://Australian%23bigmac000091281"><span class="smallcaps">Austral(ian)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The 19th-century classification of humans into the <em>Caucasian</em> (or <em>Caucasoid</em>), <em>Negroid</em>, <em>Mongoloid</em> and <em>Australoid</em> races is now widely considered an oversimplification. These terms should be used with caution, especially when referring to an individual person.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australorp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australorp</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australorp" src="word_pronunciations/01512.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒstrəlɔp/ (<em>say</em> 'ostruhlawp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">one of the Australian breed of Orpington fowl, usually black in colour and kept chiefly for egg production.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091281" href="entry://Australian%23bigmac000091281"><span class="smallcaps">Austral(ian)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052760" href="entry://Orpington%23bigmac000052760"><span class="smallcaps">Orp(ington)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocratic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocratic</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈkrætɪk/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'kratik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">relating to or of the nature of autocracy; absolute; holding independent and unlimited powers of government.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autocratical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>autocratically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autodidact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autodidact</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəˈdaɪdækt/ (<em>say</em> .awtuh'duydakt), /ˌɔtoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">a person who is self-taught.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>didaktos</em> taught] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autodidactic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autography</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> aw'togruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> autograph writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq510"> exact reproduction of the outline of a drawing or writing; production of a facsimile.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of automation" src="word_pronunciations/01536.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔtəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> the science of applying automatic control to industrial processes; the replacement of manpower by sophisticated machinery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> the process or act of automating a mechanical process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> the degree to which a mechanical process is automatically controlled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004794" href="entry://automatic%23bigmac000004794"><span class="smallcaps">automatic</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099760" href="entry://operation%23bigmac000099760"><span class="smallcaps">operation</span></a>; first used by DS Harder of the US General Motors Fisher Body Division in 1935]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatism</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> aw'tomuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> action or condition of being automatic; mechanical or involuntary action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the doctrine that all activities of animals, including humans, are controlled only by physiological causes, consciousness being considered a non-causal by-product; epiphenomenalism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq032"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> the involuntary functioning of an organic process, especially muscular, without neural stimulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq986"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> an act performed by an individual without awareness or will, as sleep-walking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq901"> a technique used by surrealist painters of relaxing or evading conscious thought to release unconscious ideas and feelings for artistic expression.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>automatist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoplasty</span></header><div>/ˈɔtəplæsti/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhplastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autoplasties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> a type of surgery in which defects are repaired using tissue taken from another part of the patient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> an instance of such surgery.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autoplastic transplantation</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>autoplastos</em> self-formed + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autostrada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autostrada</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊstradə/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohstrahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">(in Italy) a freeway.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: motor road]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avanturine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avanturine</span></header><div>/əˈvæntʃərin/ (<em>say</em> uh'vanchuhreen) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004866" href="entry://aventurine%23bigmac000004866"><strong>aventurine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avaricious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avaricious</span></header><div>/ævəˈrɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> avuh'rishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">characterised by avarice; greedy; covetous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>avariciously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avariciousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avenaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avenaceous</span></header><div>/ævəˈneɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> avuh'nayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">of or like oats; of the oat kind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>avēnāceus</em>, from <em>avēna</em> oats]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axlegrease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axlegrease</span></header><div>/ˈæksəlgris/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhlgrees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> grease for axles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq083"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> butter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assistance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assistance</span></header><div>/əˈsɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'sistuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">the act of assisting; help; aid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; replacing Middle English <em>assystence</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>assistentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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associable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">associable</span></header><div>/əˈsoʊʃiəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohsheeuhbuhl), /-ʃəbəl/ (<em>say</em> -shuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">capable of being associated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>associability</strong> /əˌsoʊʃiəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh.sohsheeuh'biluhtee), /-ʃəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> -shuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astigmatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astigmatic</span></header><div>/ˌæstɪgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .astig'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">relating to, exhibiting, or correcting astigmatism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astomatous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astomatous</span></header><div>/əˈstɒmətəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'stomuhtuhs), /əˈstoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> uh'stoh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">having no mouth, stoma, or stomata.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>stoma</em> mouth + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astragalus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astragalus</span></header><div>/æsˈtrægələs/ (<em>say</em> as'traguhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">astragali</strong> /æsˈtrægəlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> as'traguhluy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">the uppermost bone of the tarsus; anklebone; talus; tibiale.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>astragalos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astragalar</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrogator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899850247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrogator</span></header><div>/ˈæstrəgeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhgaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">a person skilled in navigating through space.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004252" href="entry://astro-%23bigmac000004252"><span class="smallcaps">astro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049483" href="entry://navigator%23bigmac000049483"><span class="smallcaps">(navi)gator</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrograph</span></header><div>/ˈæstrəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">an instrument which portrays star altitude curves on a chart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athabascan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athabascan</span></header><div>/æθəˈbæskən/ (<em>say</em> athuh'baskuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a Native American linguistic grouping including Apache and Navajo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Athapascan</strong>. <div class="etym">[Cree <em>Athapaskaw</em>, literally, grass or reeds grow here and there + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athanasian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athanasian</span><z><span target_id="PF1TZaaRIo">adj.</span><span target_id="HDE8A1fZOs">n.</span></z></header><div>/æθəˈneɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> athuh'nayzhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PF1TZaaRIo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> of or relating to Saint Athanasius.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HDE8A1fZOs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq361"> <em class="label">Theology</em> a follower of Athanasius or a believer in his creed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athanasius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athanasius</span></header><div>/æθəˈneɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> athuh'nayshuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">296?–373, bishop of Alexandria; opponent of the doctrine of Arius.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athapascan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athapascan</span></header><div>/æθəˈpæskən/ (<em>say</em> athuh'paskuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104225" href="entry://Athabascan%23bigmac000104225"><strong>Athabascan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athermancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athermancy</span></header><div>/əˈθɜmənsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'thermuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">the power of stopping radiant heat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>atherman</em>(<em>tos</em>) not heated + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018192" href="entry://-cy%23bigmac000018192"><span class="smallcaps">-cy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attachment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attachment</span></header><div>/əˈtætʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tachmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq469"> the act of attaching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> the state of being attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq731"> affection that binds one to another person or to a thing; regard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq663"> that which attaches; a fastening or tie: <em class="example">the attachments of a pair of skis; </em><em class="example">the attachments of a harness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq628"> an adjunct or supplementary device: <em class="example">attachments to a vacuum cleaner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq627"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq45"> a document which accompanies a primary document, especially one providing additional information.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq332"> an addendum to a text.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq278"> a document, image, etc., attached to an email.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq718"> arrest of a person, for contempt of court, by legal authority.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq860"> the process of ordering someone (the garnishee) who owes money to a judgement debtor, to pay this money to the judgement creditor, in settlement of the judgement.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attainable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attainable</span></header><div>/əˈteɪnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'taynuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">capable of being attained.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>attainability</strong> /əteɪnəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhtaynuh'biluhtee), <strong>attainableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attainment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attainment</span></header><div>/əˈteɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'taynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> the act of attaining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq832"> something attained; a personal acquirement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attendance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attendance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attendance" src="word_pronunciations/01430.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛndəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> the act of attending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> the (number of) persons present.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq357"> the number of times (out of a maximum) that a person is present.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> attendants collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attenuator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attenuator</span></header><div>/əˈtɛnjueɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenyoohaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> someone or something that attenuates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> an electrical network that reduces the amplitude of a signal without distortion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attractant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658853717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attractant</span><z><span target_id="HCb7xmWhxE">adj.</span><span target_id="PZSir7owvT">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈtræktənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'traktuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HCb7xmWhxE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> giving rise to an attraction: <em class="example">attractant scent.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PZSir7owvT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq374"> that which attracts: <em class="example">an attractant to insects; </em><em class="example">a female attractant.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attraction</span></header><div>/əˈtrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'trakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> the act, power, or property of attracting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> allurement; enticement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq821"> that which allures or entices; a charm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a force which draws two or more bodies together, or causes them to orbit about a common centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq319"> an entertainment offered to the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq721"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> the tendency (uncommon in English) for a word to be altered from its correct case, number, or gender to agree with a word near to it, as in <em>the wages of sin is death</em>, where <em>is</em> agrees with <em>sin</em> rather than <em>wages</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attractive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attractive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attractive" src="word_pronunciations/01442.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtræktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'traktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq608"> appealing to one’s liking or admiration; engaging; alluring; pleasing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> having the quality of attracting.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>attractively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attractiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azerbaijan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azerbaijan</span></header><div>/ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒan/ (<em>say</em> .azuhbuy'jahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> a republic in Caucasia on the Caspian Sea; a constituent republic of the Soviet Union 1922–91, known as the <strong>Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic</strong>. 86 600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Azerbaijani. <em>Currency</em>: manat. <em>Capital</em>: Baku.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> a region in north-western Iran, divided into <strong>Eastern Azerbaijan</strong> and <strong>Western Azerbaijan</strong>. 105 952 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capitals</em>: Tabriz and Orūmīyeh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abandonware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371700721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abandonware</span></header><div>/əˈbændənwɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh'banduhnwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">computer software which is no longer current and is therefore not supported by the company which owns it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbevillian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbevillian</span></header><div>/æbəˈvɪliən/ (<em>say</em> abuh'vileeuhn), /-jən/ (<em>say</em> -yuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">of, relating to, or characteristic of a Palaeolithic culture in Europe, marked by the use of crude stone hand axes; Chellean.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Abbevillean</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Abbeville</em>, town in France near which such objects were first found]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abecedarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abecedarian</span><z><span target_id="yhpm3zU2Qg">n.</span><span target_id="hMs45tQ5vq">adj.</span></z></header><div>/eɪbisiˈdɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> aybeesee'dairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yhpm3zU2Qg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> a pupil who is learning the letters of the alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> a beginner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq739"> Also, <strong class="vs">abecedary</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq475"> the alphabet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq964"> a book giving instruction in the letters of the alphabet.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hMs45tQ5vq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq947"> alphabetical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq863"> primary; rudimentary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>abecedārius</em> relating to the alphabet, from the first four letters <em>abcd</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abnormality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abnormality</span></header><div>/æbnɔˈmæləti/ (<em>say</em> abnaw'maluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abnormalities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> an abnormal thing, happening, or feature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq881"> deviation from the standard, rule, or type; irregularity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abomination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abomination</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abomination" src="word_pronunciations/00066.mp3"></audio></span>/əbɒməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhbomuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> something which is greatly disliked or abhorred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> a detestable action; shameful vice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq422"> intense aversion; detestation: <em class="example">to hold in abomination.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abracadabra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abracadabra</span><z><span target_id="QpOYf4FE3d">n.</span><span target_id="gBg9nvOjuW">interj.</span></z></header><div>/æbrəkəˈdæbrə/ (<em>say</em> abruhkuh'dabruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QpOYf4FE3d"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> (a mystical word used in incantations or written in triangular form as a charm on an amulet.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> any word charm or empty jingle of words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq326"> gibberish; nonsense.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="gBg9nvOjuW">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq339"> (an exclamation intended to convey that something surprising has been produced or arranged by or as if by magic.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abranchiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abranchiate</span></header><div>/eɪˈbræŋkiət/ (<em>say</em> ay'brangkeeuht), /-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">without gills.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">abranchial</strong> /eɪˈbræŋkiəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'brangkeeuhl). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>branchia</em> gills + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorptance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorptance</span></header><div>/əbˈsɔptəns/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawptuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a constant of a material denoting its ability to absorb electromagnetic radiation, such as light, expressed as the ratio of absorbed to incident radiation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103997" href="entry://absorption%23bigmac000103997"><span class="smallcaps">absorpt(ion)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002444" href="entry://-ance%23bigmac000002444"><span class="smallcaps">-ance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstraction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstraction" src="word_pronunciations/00114.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhb'strakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq944"> an abstract or general idea or term.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> an idea which cannot lead to any practical result; something visionary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq210"> the act of considering something as a general object apart from special circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq195"> the act of taking away or separating; withdrawal: <em class="example">the sensation of cold is due to the abstraction of heat from our bodies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq772"> absent-mindedness; reverie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Fine Arts</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq534"> a work of art (<strong>pure abstraction</strong>) using lines, shapes, and colours without reference to natural objects.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq615"> a work of art (<strong>near abstraction</strong>) retaining representational characteristics but expressing them through geometrical or generalised forms.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abstractio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Absurdistan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac846015802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Absurdistan</span></header><div>/əbˈzɜdəstan/ (<em>say</em> uhb'zerduhstahn), /-stæn/ (<em>say</em> -stan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq60">a country, usually Third World, in which corruption and political instability are endemic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academicals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academicals</span></header><div>/ækəˈdɛmɪkəlz/ (<em>say</em> akuh'demikuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000229" href="entry://academic%20dress%23bigmac000000229"><strong>academic dress</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academician</span></header><div>/əkædəˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkaduh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> a member of an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000236" href="entry://academy%23bigmac000000236">academy</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000236" href="entry://academy%23mq788">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> an academic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>académicien</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academicism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academicism</span></header><div>/ækəˈdɛməsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> akuh'demuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">traditionalism or conventionalism in art, literature, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">academism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acanthodian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acanthodian</span></header><div>/ˌækænˈθoʊdiən/ (<em>say</em> .akan'thohdeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">a primitive, spiny-finned, shark-like fish of the late Silurian and Devonian periods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Acanthodes</em>, genus name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acarpellous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acarpellous</span></header><div>/eɪˈkapələs/ (<em>say</em> ay'kahpuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">having no carpels.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">acarpelous</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acatalectic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acatalectic</span><z><span target_id="NXxqFgA8o0">adj.</span><span target_id="NXaL1XVd7C">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌeɪkætəˈlɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> .aykatuh'lektik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NXxqFgA8o0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> not catalectic; complete.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NXaL1XVd7C">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq531"> a verse having the complete number of syllables in the last foot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acaulescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acaulescent</span></header><div>/eɪkɔˈlɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> aykaw'lesuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">not caulescent; stemless; without visible stem.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acauline</strong> /eɪˈkɔlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> ay'kawluyn), <strong class="vs">acaulose</strong> /eɪˈkɔloʊs/ (<em>say</em> ay'kawlohs), <strong class="vs">acaulous</strong> /eɪˈkɔləs/ (<em>say</em> ay'kawluhs).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accelerando
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accelerando</span><z><span target_id="ZKu6XzsEVT">adv.</span><span target_id="lLdg7ujQly">n.</span></z></header><div>/əksɛləˈrændoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhkseluh'randoh), /æk-/ (<em>say</em> ak-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ZKu6XzsEVT"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq496"> (a musical direction) gradually increasing in speed.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lLdg7ujQly">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq556"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">accelerandos</strong>) a passage of music played in this manner. <em>Abbrev.</em>: accel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accelerator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accelerator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accelerator" src="word_pronunciations/00134.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛləreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seluhraytuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accelerator" src="word_pronunciations/00135.mp3"></audio></span>/æk-/ (<em>say</em> ak-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> someone or something that accelerates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq196"> Also, <strong class="vs">accelerant</strong>. <em class="label">Chemistry</em> any substance that increases the speed of a chemical change.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a device which increases the speed of the machine by opening the throttle, especially one operated by the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq582"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> any muscle, nerve, or activating substance that quickens a movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a device for producing high-energy particles, as a cyclotron.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptation</span></header><div>/ˌæksɛpˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .aksep'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> <em class="label">Rare</em> favourable reception; approval: <em class="example">a plan worthy of acceptation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Rare</em> belief: <em class="example">held to be true in general acceptation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq410"> usual or received meaning: <em class="example">in the American acceptation of the word.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acclamation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acclamation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acclamation" src="word_pronunciations/00150.mp3"></audio></span>/ækləˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> akluh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> a shout or other demonstration of welcome, goodwill, or applause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq949"> the act of acclaiming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088212" href="entry://acclaim%23bigmac000088212"><strong>acclaim</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088212" href="entry://acclaim%23mq606">4</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acclamatory</strong> /əˈklæmətri/ (<em>say</em> uh'klamuhtree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acclimatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acclimatise</span><z><span target_id="DVPycR0Vxn">v.t.</span><span target_id="ebtQLio0qB">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acclimatise" src="word_pronunciations/00151.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'kluymuhtuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">acclimatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">acclimatising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DVPycR0Vxn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq237"> to habituate to a new climate or environment.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ebtQLio0qB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq326"> to become habituated to a new climate or environment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acclimatize</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>acclimater</em>, from <em>à</em> to + <em>climat</em> climate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acclimatisable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acclimatisation</strong> /əklaɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkluymuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acclimatiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodate</span><z><span target_id="uyAlppJZMl">v.t.</span><span target_id="JgHFhFLiBg">v.i.</span><span target_id="V7pZSQI3qS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accommodate" src="word_pronunciations/00154.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɒmədeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'komuhdayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">accommodated</strong>, <strong class="bold">accommodating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uyAlppJZMl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq084"> to do a kindness or a favour to; oblige: <em class="example">to accommodate a friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq492"> to provide with lodging, sometimes including food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq623"> to make suitable or consistent; adapt: <em class="example">to accommodate oneself to circumstances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq197"> to bring into harmony; adjust; reconcile: <em class="example">to accommodate differences.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq584"> to find or provide space for (something).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JgHFhFLiBg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq074"> to become or be conformable; act conformably; agree.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="V7pZSQI3qS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">accommodate someone with something</strong>, to supply something suitably to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">accommodate to</strong>, to adapt to: <em class="example">his eyes had not accommodated to the glare.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accommodātus</em>, past participle, suited] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accommodator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accompanist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accompanist</span></header><div>/əˈkʌmpənəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumpuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">someone who plays an accompaniment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accompanyist</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093728" href="entry://accompany%23bigmac000093728"><span class="smallcaps">accompan(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accountable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accountable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accountable" src="word_pronunciations/00174.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkaʊntəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kowntuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> liable to be called to account; responsible (<em>to</em> a person, <em>for</em> an act, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Anyway, I’m not accountable to you for what goes in my union.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john morrison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq845"> capable of being explained: <em class="example">an accountable circumstance.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accountableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accountably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accountancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accountancy</span></header><div>/əˈkaʊntənsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'kowntuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">accountancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">the profession or practice of an accountant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acculturate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acculturate</span><z><span target_id="xgALUY0SVo">v.t.</span><span target_id="ETmwWStpJc">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkʌltʃəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kulchuhrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">acculturated</strong>, <strong class="bold">acculturating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xgALUY0SVo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> to cause (a society) to change through the process of acculturation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ETmwWStpJc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq833"> to become changed or modified by acculturation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093730" href="entry://acculturation%23bigmac000093730"><span class="smallcaps">acculturation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accumulator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accumulator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accumulator" src="word_pronunciations/00184.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkjumjəleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohmyuhlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> someone or something that accumulates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a secondary cell, or battery of secondary cells connected in series or parallel, which is used for storing electrical energy and can be recharged after use; storage battery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq016"> an electric device in arithmetic machines, as the main register of a digital computer, where the arithmetic operations are performed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq524"> <em class="label">British Horseracing</em> a bet laid on four or more races from which the winnings and the original stake are carried forward to each race in turn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetanilide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetanilide</span></header><div>/æsəˈtænəlaɪd/ (<em>say</em> asuh'tanuhluyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">an organic compound, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NH(CO)CH<sub>3</sub>, a derivative of aniline, once used as a remedy for fever and pain; antifebrin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acetanilid</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000366" href="entry://acetyl%23bigmac000000366"><span class="smallcaps">acet(yl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002665" href="entry://aniline%23bigmac000002665"><span class="smallcaps">anil(ine)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036163" href="entry://-ide%23bigmac000036163"><span class="smallcaps">-ide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetobacter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetobacter</span></header><div>/əˈsitoʊˌbæktə/ (<em>say</em> uh'seetoh.baktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">the organism which spoils wine by producing acetic acid in it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200076" href="entry://aceto-%23bigmac000200076"><span class="smallcaps">aceto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102361" href="entry://bacterium%23bigmac000102361"><span class="smallcaps">bacter(ium)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achlamydate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achlamydate</span></header><div>/eɪˈklæmədeɪt/ (<em>say</em> ay'klamuhdayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">not chlamydate; having no mantle or pallium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achromatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achromatise</span></header><div>/əˈkroʊmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'krohmuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">achromatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">achromatising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">to make achromatic; deprive of colour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">achromatize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>achromatisation</strong> /əˌkroʊmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.krohmuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achromatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achromatism</span></header><div>/əˈkroʊmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'krohmuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">freedom from chromatic aberration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">achromaticity</strong> /əkroʊməˈtɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhkrohmuh'tisuhtee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achromatous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achromatous</span></header><div>/əˈkroʊmətəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'krohmuhtuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">without colour; of a lighter colour than normal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>achrōmatos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustician</span></header><div>/ˌækuˈstɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .akooh'stishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">an acoustic engineer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000463" href="entry://acoustics%23bigmac000000463"><span class="smallcaps">acoust(ics)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036119" href="entry://-ician%23bigmac000036119"><span class="smallcaps">-ician</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquittance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquittance</span></header><div>/əˈkwɪtəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwituhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> discharge of or from debt or obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> a document certifying this; a receipt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq949"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094793" href="entry://acquittal%23bigmac000094793"><strong>acquittal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acriflavine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acriflavine</span></header><div>/ˌækrəˈfleɪvin/ (<em>say</em> .akruh'flayveen), /-vən/ (<em>say</em> -vuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a derivative of acridine, C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>3</sub> Cl, used as an antiseptic; trypaflavine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000477" href="entry://acridine%23bigmac000000477"><span class="smallcaps">acri(dine)</span></a> + <em>flavine</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027160" href="entry://flavin%23bigmac000027160"><span class="smallcaps">flavin</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrocarpous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrocarpous</span></header><div>/ækrəˈkapəs/ (<em>say</em> akruh'kahpuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">having the fruit at the end of the primary axis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011610" href="entry://-carpous%23bigmac000011610"><span class="smallcaps">-carpous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acromegalic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acromegalic</span><z><span target_id="L5LhXbQbbu">adj.</span><span target_id="ix8dabXBDo">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌækroʊməˈgælɪk/ (<em>say</em> .akrohmuh'galik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="L5LhXbQbbu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> relating to or suffering from acromegaly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ix8dabXBDo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq347"> a person suffering from acromegaly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinograph</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪnəgræf/ (<em>say</em> ak'tinuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">a recording actinometer.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>actinographic</strong> /æktɪnəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> aktinuh'grafik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adiaphorous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adiaphorous</span></header><div>/ædiˈæfərəs/ (<em>say</em> adee'afuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">doing neither good nor harm, as a medicine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>adiaphoros</em> indifferent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjudicator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjudicator</span></header><div>/əˈdʒudəkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'joohduhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">someone who adjudicates, especially in a debate or other competition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adumbrative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adumbrative</span></header><div>/əˈdʌmbrətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'dumbruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">shadowing forth; indicative.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adumbratively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advancement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advancement</span></header><div>/ədˈvænsmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vansmuhnt), /-ˈvans-/ (<em>say</em> -'vahns-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> the act of moving forwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> promotion in rank or standing; preferment: <em class="example">her hopes of advancement failed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq497"> <em class="label">Law</em> money or property which has been given by a person who subsequently dies intestate and which is deducted from the intestate share of the recipient.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advergaming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac544818006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advergaming</span></header><div>/ˈædvəgeɪmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhgayming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a marketing strategy of using video games in which products, brands, logos, etc., are placed in the game context to build familiarity with them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000820" href="entry://advertising%23bigmac000000820"><span class="smallcaps">adver(tising)</span></a> + (<em>video</em>)<em> gaming</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adversarial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac890421942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adversarial</span></header><div>/ˌædvəˈsɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> .advuh'sairreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> characterised by overt conflict: <em class="example">an adversarial approach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Law</em> relating to the system of common law in which representatives of the prosecution and defence, or plaintiff and defendant, argue the case in opposition to each other.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adversarialism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adversative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adversative</span><z><span target_id="enFwEfNnp2">adj.</span><span target_id="CgkVRMjiY9">n.</span></z></header><div>/ədˈvɜsətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhd'versuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="enFwEfNnp2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis: <em class="example">‘but’ is an adversative conjunction.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CgkVRMjiY9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq464"> an adversative word or proposition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>adversātīvus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adversatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertorial</span></header><div>/ædvəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> advuh'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a media piece that looks like a news or feature article but which is written and paid for by an advertiser.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aegospotami
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aegospotami</span></header><div>/igəsˈpɒtəmaɪ/ (<em>say</em> eeguhs'potuhmuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a river in ancient Thrace, flowing into the Hellespont; near its mouth the Athenian fleet was defeated by Lysander in 405 BC, leading to the termination of the Peloponnesian War.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerodynamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac166205275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerodynamic</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .airrohduy'namik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> of or relating to aerodynamics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> able to travel through the air; designed for air travel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq052"> of or relating to a shape that reduces drag (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100461" href="entry://drag%23mq235">19</a>), as of an aeroplane or sports car: <em class="example">an aerodynamic spoiler.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerodynamically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeromedical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac031404614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeromedical</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊˈmɛdɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> airroh'medikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> of or relating to the use of aircraft equipped to provide medical treatment to patients who are being transported to a health service facility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> of or relating to aeromedicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeronautics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeronautics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aeronautics" src="word_pronunciations/00397.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛərəˈnɔtɪks/ (<em>say</em> airruh'nawtiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">the science or art of flight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000907" href="entry://aeronautic%23bigmac000000907"><span class="smallcaps">aeronautic</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerostatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerostatics</span></header><div>/ɛərəˈstætɪks/ (<em>say</em> airruh'statiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> the science of the equilibrium of air and other gases, and of the equilibrium of bodies sustained in them. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022124" href="entry://aerodynamics%23bigmac000022124"><strong>aerodynamics</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022124" href="entry://aerodynamics%23mq609">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq352"> the science of lighter-than-air craft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerostation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerostation</span></header><div>/ɛərəˈsteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> airruh'stayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">the operation of aerostats.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, <em>aérostat</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000922" href="entry://aerostat%23bigmac000000922"><span class="smallcaps">aerostat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aesculapius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aesculapius</span></header><div>/iskjʊˈleɪpiəs/ (<em>say</em> eeskyoo'laypeeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">the god of medicine and healing; Greek counterpart is Asclepius.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Aesculapian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affectation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affectation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affectation" src="word_pronunciations/00411.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .afek'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) a striving for the appearance of a quality not really or fully possessed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the speaker hid his head under the blankets, in humorous affectation of modesty.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq222"> artificiality of manner or conduct; effort to attract notice by pretence, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>for shrewdness, effrontery, and mannish affectation, your London gamin pales into utter respectability before the young Australian.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">russel ward</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>affectātio</em> a pursuit after]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afficionado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afficionado</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afficionado" src="word_pronunciations/00435.mp3"></audio></span>/əfɪʃiəˈnadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhfisheeuh'nahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">afficionados</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097793" href="entry://aficionado%23bigmac000097793"><strong>aficionado</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affiliation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affiliation</span></header><div>/əfɪliˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhfilee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> the act of affiliating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq133"> the state of being affiliated; association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirmation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirmation</span></header><div>/æfəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> afuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> the assertion that something is, or is true.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq391"> that which is affirmed; a proposition that is declared to be true.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq935"> the establishment of something which has prior origin; confirmation; ratification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq105"> a statement or phrase intended to be repeated aloud or in one’s mind in order to induce a positive state of mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Law</em> a solemn declaration accepted instead of a statement under oath.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Law</em>, <strong class="vs">affirmance</strong> /əˈfɜməns/ (<em>say</em> uh'fermuhns).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirmative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirmative</span><z><span target_id="poR1S66Hca">adj.</span><span target_id="CG8ORE8yn6">n.</span><span target_id="u98qaj9p6U">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affirmative" src="word_pronunciations/00425.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɜmətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'fermuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="poR1S66Hca"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> giving affirmation or assent; confirmatory; not negative: <em class="example">an affirmative answer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Logic</em> denoting a proposition or judgement that asserts a relation between its terms, or asserts that the predicate applies to the subject.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CG8ORE8yn6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq144"> that which affirms or asserts; a positive proposition: <em class="example">two negatives make an affirmative.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq182"> an affirmative word or phrase, as <em>yes</em> or <em>I do</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq907"> <strong>the affirmative</strong>, the agreeing or concurring side.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="u98qaj9p6U">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq857"> (an exclamation indicating agreement, confirmation, or assent.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">affirmatory</strong> /əˈfɜmətəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'fermuhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree). <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>affirmātīvus</em>; replacing Middle English <em>affirmatyff</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affirmatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affranchise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affranchise</span></header><div>/əˈfræntʃaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'franchuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">affranchised</strong>, <strong class="bold">affranchising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">to free from a state of dependence, servitude, or obligation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French (by association with the noun <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090134" href="entry://franchise%23bigmac000090134"><span class="smallcaps">franchise</span></a>) <em>affranchiss-</em>, stem of <em>affranchir</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099611" href="entry://frank%23bigmac000099611"><span class="smallcaps">frank</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affrication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affrication</span></header><div>/æfrəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> afruh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">the less than rapid release of a consonant articulation so that a fricative is heard towards the end of the release, as in the first consonant of ‘joke’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affricative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affricative</span></header><div>/əˈfrɪkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'frikuhtiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000986" href="entry://affricate%23bigmac000000986"><strong>affricate</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000986" href="entry://affricate%23mq048">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>affricātus</em>, past participle, rubbed on or against]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afghanistan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afghanistan</span></header><div>/æfˈgænəstan/ (<em>say</em> af'ganuhstahn), /-stæn/ (<em>say</em> -stan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">a republic in central Asia, bounded by Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran, China and Pakistan; independent since 1919 and a republic since 1973; occupied by Soviet military 1979–89; Taliban seized power in 1996; Taliban rule overturned by US-led international military force in late 2001 in response to the terrorist attack on the US on 11 September 2001, and a transitional Afghan governing authority instituted, this being replaced by a permanent Afghan government following presidential elections in 2004 and parliamentary elections in 2005; a UN-mandated international force was set up in December 2001 to continue counter-insurgency measures, from 2003 led by NATO, with forces contributed by many countries including the US, Britain, other NATO members, and Australia; Afghan military forces took over from this force in 2013 but with a small number of foreign troops, mainly US, remaining. 647 500 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Pashto, Dari, Baluchi, and various other chiefly Iranian and Turkic languages. <em>Currency</em>: afghani. <em>Capital</em>: Kabul.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Islamic Republic of Afghanistan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftermarket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftermarket</span></header><div>/ˈaftəmakət/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhmahkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> a market which is created by the previous sale of goods, especially motor vehicles, for additional items which can be added to the original product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> the market for the trading of shares and bonds, after their original issue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglomerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglomerate</span><z><span target_id="E9yz6C3gsV">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ttz53d1gKc">v.i.</span><span target_id="l8J4Gpz5CC">adj.</span><span target_id="01CG9glGca">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agglomerate" src="word_pronunciations/00471.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈglɒməreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'glomuhrayt) (<strong class="bold">agglomerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">agglomerating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="E9yz6C3gsV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> to collect or gather into a mass.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ttz53d1gKc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq226"> to take the shape of a mass.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="l8J4Gpz5CC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agglomerate" src="word_pronunciations/00470.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈglɒmərət/ (<em>say</em> uh'glomuhruht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq494"> gathered together into a ball or mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Botany</em> crowded into a dense cluster, but not cohering.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="01CG9glGca">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agglomerate" src="word_pronunciations/00470.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈglɒmərət/ (<em>say</em> uh'glomuhruht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq083"> a mass of things clustered together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq389"> a rock formation composed of large angular volcanic fragments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agglomerātus</em>, past participle, wound into a ball] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agglomerative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglutinant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglutinant</span><z><span target_id="wT0KBuMvtd">adj.</span><span target_id="biqX3dVzJQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈglutənənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'gloohtuhnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wT0KBuMvtd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq241"> uniting, as glue; causing adhesion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="biqX3dVzJQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq246"> an agglutinating agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglutinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglutinate</span><z><span target_id="84uzSyOqQx">v.t.</span><span target_id="4EjIani32B">v.i.</span><span target_id="Yp6gaoCkFp">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agglutinate" src="word_pronunciations/00472.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈglutəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'gloohtuhnayt) (<strong class="bold">agglutinated</strong>, <strong class="bold">agglutinating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="84uzSyOqQx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4EjIani32B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq383"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> to form by agglutination.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Yp6gaoCkFp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /əˈglutənət/ (<em>say</em> uh'gloohtuhnuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq619"> united by or as by glue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> agglutinative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agglūtinātus</em>, past participle, pasted to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggravating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggravating</span></header><div>/ˈægrəveɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhvayting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">annoying: irritating.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aggravatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggravation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggravation</span></header><div>/ægrəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> agruh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> increase of the intensity or severity of anything; act of making worse: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>aggravation of lung disease by air pollution</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">charles birch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> something that irritates or exasperates: <em class="example">the fact that the train was late was a further aggravation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq329"> the state of being irritated or exasperated: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And, to add to the aggravation, she couldn’t answer back without crying.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq013"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> trouble caused by aggressive behaviour; harassment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggregation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggregation</span></header><div>/ægrəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> agruh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> a combined whole; an aggregate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We were born according to formula: we are not a hazardous aggregation of mean genes.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1940</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> the act of collection into an unorganised whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq016"> the state of being so collected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq436"> <em class="label">Ecology</em> a group of organisms of the same or different species living closely together but less integrated than a society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggrupation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggrupation</span></header><div>/ægruˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> agrooh'payshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a group, especially within a political party.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>agrupación</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agoraphobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agoraphobia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agoraphobia" src="word_pronunciations/00491.mp3"></audio></span>/ægərəˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> aguhruh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">a pathological fear of being in open or public spaces.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087186" href="entry://agora%23bigmac000087186"><span class="smallcaps">agora</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agoraphobe</strong> /ˈægərəfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhruhfohb), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agoraphobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrammatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac708083607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrammatism</span></header><div>/əˈgræmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'gramuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a form of aphasia characterised by the loss of the ability to form grammatical expressions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agrammatos</em> illiterate + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agribanking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476480185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agribanking</span></header><div>/ˈægribæŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'agreebangking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">banking directed towards the needs of rural business.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>agribanker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ahistorical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74882586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ahistorical</span></header><div>/eɪhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ayhis'torikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">unsupported by historical records.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ahistorically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ahistoricalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aircraftman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aircraftman</span></header><div>/ˈɛəkraftmən/ (<em>say</em> 'airkrahftmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aircraftmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Air Force</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> a man of the lowest rank in the Royal Australian Air Force; equivalent in rank to seaman in the Royal Australian Navy and private in the Australian Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq122"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AC</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> a man of similar rank in any other air force.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aircraftsman</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant <em>aircraftsman</em> is in use, though considered incorrect by the Royal Australian Air Force.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcyonarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcyonarian</span><z><span target_id="rHKL0AJqoH">n.</span><span target_id="1DTFe6iVrB">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌælsiənˈɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> .alseeuhn'airreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rHKL0AJqoH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq757"> any coral of the subclass Alcyonaria, having the body parts in groups of eight.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1DTFe6iVrB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq725"> belonging to the Alcyonaria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldermaston
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldermaston</span></header><div>/ˈɔldəmastən/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduhmahstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">a village in southern England, in West Berkshire unitary district; atomic weapons research establishment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aleuromancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aleuromancy</span></header><div>/əˈlurəmænsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohruhmansee), /əˈlju-/ (<em>say</em> uh'lyooh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">an ancient form of divination in which flour is used.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>aleuromancie</em>, from New Latin <em>aleuromantia</em>, from Greek <em>aleuromanteion</em>, from <em>aleuron</em> wheat flour + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandrian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandrian</span><z><span target_id="DkpfbxBOMZ">adj.</span><span target_id="opTTVqRiKk">n.</span></z></header><div>/æləgˈzændriən/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandreeuhn), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DkpfbxBOMZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> of Alexandria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq581"> relating to the schools of philosophy, literature, and science in ancient Alexandria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq701"> erudite and critical rather than original or creative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq824"> of Alexander the Great.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="opTTVqRiKk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq306"> a native or inhabitant of Alexandria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandrina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53455785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandrina</span></header><div>/æləgzænˈdrinə/ (<em>say</em> aluhgzan'dreenuh), /-zan-/ (<em>say</em> -zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">a freshwater lake in south-eastern SA near Encounter Bay, connected to Lake Albert; the Murray River flows into it and then out to the sea through a series of channels; with the Coorong and Lake Albert forms a Ramsar wetland site. 570 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Princess <em>Alexandrina</em>, later Queen Victoria]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandrine<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ev2hrFRMBT">n.</span><span target_id="D3fXAA9m9X">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alexandrine" src="word_pronunciations/00572.mp3"></audio></span>/æləgˈzændrin/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandreen), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alexandrine" src="word_pronunciations/00573.mp3"></audio></span>/-draɪn/ (<em>say</em> -druyn) <em class="label">Prosody</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ev2hrFRMBT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq628"> a verse or line of poetry of six iambic feet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq715"> (in French poetry) a verse of alternate couplets of twelve and thirteen syllables.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="D3fXAA9m9X">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq623"> designating such a verse or line.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>alexandrin</em>, from poems in this metre by early French poets on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001593" href="entry://Alexander%20the%20Great%23bigmac000001593"><span class="smallcaps">Alexander the Great</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandrine<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alexandrine" src="word_pronunciations/00572.mp3"></audio></span>/æləgˈzændrin/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandreen), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alexandrine" src="word_pronunciations/00573.mp3"></audio></span>/-draɪn/ (<em>say</em> -druyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">of or relating to Alexandria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alexandrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alexandrite</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændraɪt/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandruyt), /-ˈzan-/ (<em>say</em> -'zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">a variety of chrysoberyl, green by daylight and red-violet by artificial light, used as a gem.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Alexander II</em>, 1818–81, tsar of Russia 1855–81 + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkalescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkalescent</span></header><div>/ælkəˈlɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'lesuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alkalescence</strong>, <strong>alkalescency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkalimeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkalimeter</span></header><div>/ælkəˈlɪmətə/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'limuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">an instrument for determining the concentration of alkalis in solution.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alkalimetry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegorical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegorical</span></header><div>/æləˈgɒrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> aluh'gorikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">consisting of or relating to allegory; of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: <em class="example">an allegorical poem; </em><em class="example">allegorical meaning.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allegoric</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>allegorically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allelopathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926429775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allelopathy</span></header><div>/æləˈlɒpəθi/ (<em>say</em> aluh'lopuhthee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">the adverse effect which one plant has on another, caused by the exudation of chemicals into the soil which suppress the growth of nearby plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>allélopathie</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001750" href="entry://allele%23bigmac000001750"><span class="smallcaps">allele</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054819" href="entry://-pathy%23bigmac000054819"><span class="smallcaps">-pathy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allelopathic</strong> /əliləˈpæθɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhleeluh'pathik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alleviation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alleviation</span></header><div>/əliviˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhleevee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> the act of alleviating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq539"> something that alleviates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alleviative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alleviative</span><z><span target_id="GtnEh0P1UH">adj.</span><span target_id="I5Xmziqg3w">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈliviətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'leeveeuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GtnEh0P1UH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> serving to alleviate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I5Xmziqg3w">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq497"> something that alleviates.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alleviant</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alleviant</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alleviatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alleviatory</span></header><div>/əˈliviˌeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'leevee.aytuhree), /əˈlivjətri/ (<em>say</em> uh'leevyuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028019" href="entry://alleviative%23bigmac000028019"><strong>alleviative</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alloantigen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac776290954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alloantigen</span></header><div>/æloʊˈæntədʒən/ (<em>say</em> aloh'antuhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Immunology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">an antigen found in some but not all individuals of the same species.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002990" href="entry://antigen%23bigmac000002990"><span class="smallcaps">antigen</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alloantigenic</strong> /ˌæloʊæntəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .alohantuh'jenik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluviation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluviation</span></header><div>/əˌluviˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.loohvee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">the process of deposition of alluvium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphabetise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphabetise</span></header><div>/ˈælfəbətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuhbuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">alphabetised</strong>, <strong class="bold">alphabetising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> to arrange in order of the alphabet: <em class="example">to alphabetise a list of names.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> to express by an alphabet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alphabetize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>alphabetisation</strong> /ˌælfəbətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .alfuhbuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alphabetiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alsinaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alsinaceous</span></header><div>/ælsəˈneɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> alsuh'nayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq755"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011707" href="entry://caryophyllaceous%23bigmac000011707"><strong>caryophyllaceous</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq859"> relating to or resembling the chickweed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>alsin</em>(<em>ē</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altercation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altercation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of altercation" src="word_pronunciations/00672.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔltəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> awltuh'kayshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of altercation" src="word_pronunciations/00673.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a heated or angry dispute; a noisy wrangle.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>altercative</strong> /ˈɔltəkeɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhkaytiv), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anacoluthon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anacoluthon</span></header><div>/ænəkəˈluθən/ (<em>say</em> anuhkuh'loohthuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anacolutha</strong> /ænəkəˈluθə/ (<em>say</em> anuhkuh'loohthuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence; a case of anacoluthia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>anakolouthon</em> (neuter adjective) inconsequent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anadiplosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anadiplosis</span></header><div>/ænədəˈploʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> anuhduh'plohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">repetition in the first part of one clause of a prominent word in the latter part of the preceding clause.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: repetition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobiont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobiont</span></header><div>/ænəˈroʊbiənt/ (<em>say</em> anuh'rohbeeuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002368" href="entry://anaerobe%23bigmac000002368"><strong>anaerobe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaesthesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaesthesia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anaesthesia" src="word_pronunciations/00802.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəsˈθiʒə/ (<em>say</em> anuhs'theezhuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anaesthesia" src="word_pronunciations/00803.mp3"></audio></span>/-ziə/ (<em>say</em> -zeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> general or local insensibility, as to pain and other sensation, induced by certain drugs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> general loss of the senses of feeling, such as pain, heat, cold, touch, and other less common varieties of sensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq592"> the science of anaesthetics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anesthesia</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>anaisthēsia</em> insensibility] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaesthesin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaesthesin</span></header><div>/ænəsˈθizən/ (<em>say</em> anuhs'theezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006747" href="entry://benzocaine%23bigmac000006747"><strong>benzocaine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaesthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaesthetic</span><z><span target_id="OAEvKTcKyx">n.</span><span target_id="7GSZyDPEB3">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anaesthetic" src="word_pronunciations/00804.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəsˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhs'thetik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OAEvKTcKyx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> a substance which induces anaesthesia, especially one injected or applied as a preliminary to a medical procedure. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029848" href="entry://general%20anaesthetic%23bigmac000029848"><strong>general anaesthetic</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043110" href="entry://local%20anaesthetic%23bigmac000043110"><strong>local anaesthetic</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7GSZyDPEB3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq013"> relating to or causing physical insensibility.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anesthetic</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anagnorisis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac111536534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anagnorisis</span></header><div>/ænəgˈnɔrəsəs/ (<em>say</em> anuhg'nawruhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Literature</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">the moment in a drama when a character perceives their or some other character’s true identity and sees the reality of their situation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ana</em> + <em>gnōrizein</em>, to make known]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anandamurti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971659537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anandamurti</span></header><div>/ənandəˈmɜti/ (<em>say</em> uhnahnduh'mertee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Shri</strong> (<em>Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">1921–90, Indian spiritual leader and teacher; founded the Ananda Marga organisation in 1955.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaphylaxis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaphylaxis</span></header><div>/ænəfəˈlæksəs/ (<em>say</em> anuhfuh'laksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> (in serum treatment) increased susceptibility to a foreign protein resulting from previous exposure to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> an extreme allergic reaction, rapid in onset and potentially deadly, accompanied by such symptoms as an itchy rash, shortness of breath, vomiting, light-headedness and low blood pressure; triggered by insect bites and stings, some foods as peanuts or strawberries, some medications, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>ana-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a> + <em>phylaxis</em> a guarding] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anaphylactic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anastomosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anastomosis</span></header><div>/ənæstəˈmoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> uhnastuh'mohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anastomoses</strong> /ənæstəˈmoʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> uhnastuh'mohseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Biology</em> connection between parts of any branching system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: opening] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anastomotic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anastrozole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac564380744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anastrozole</span></header><div>/ænˈæstrəzoʊl/ (<em>say</em> an'astruhzohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a drug used in the treatment of breast cancer which, by inhibiting aromatase, interferes with the production of oestrogen which encourages the cancer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anaximander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anaximander</span></header><div>/əˌnæksəˈmændə/ (<em>say</em> uh.naksuh'manduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">611?–547? BC, Greek philosopher, astronomer and mathematician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchorwoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367288244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchorwoman</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəˌwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh.woomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anchorwomen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">a female <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23bigmac000103796">anchor</a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23mq572">3</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23mq634">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andersonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andersonian</span></header><div>/ændəˈsoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> anduh'sohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">of or relating to the philosophy of John Anderson, Australian philosopher, especially as to ontology and realism in epistemology.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Andersonianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anencephaly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac701997735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anencephaly</span></header><div>/ˌænɛnˈsɛfəli/ (<em>say</em> .anen'sefuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">the congenital absence, either wholly or partially, of the brain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + noun from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023728" href="entry://encephalic%23bigmac000023728"><span class="smallcaps">encephalic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anencephalic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anfractuous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anfractuous</span></header><div>/ænˈfræktʃuəs/ (<em>say</em> an'frakchoohuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">characterised by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous: <em class="example">an anfractuous path.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anfractuose</strong> /ænˈfræktʃuˌoʊs/ (<em>say</em> an'frakchooh.ohs). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>anfractuōsus</em> winding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angastonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac464574650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angastonite</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəstənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhstuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a white, earth material, CaMgAl<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>.7H<sub>2</sub>O, being a calcium magnesium aluminium phosphate unique to Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096076" href="entry://Angaston%23bigmac000096076"><span class="smallcaps">Angaston</span></a>, site of the marble quarry where it was found]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angelolatry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angelolatry</span></header><div>/eɪndʒəˈlɒlətri/ (<em>say</em> aynjuh'loluhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">angel-worship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002556" href="entry://angelo-%23bigmac000002556"><span class="smallcaps">angelo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211401954" href="entry://-latry%23bigmac211401954"><span class="smallcaps">-latry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angiography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angiography</span></header><div>/ændʒiˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> anjee'ogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">determination of arrangement and character of blood or lymph vessels without dissection, as by radiography after injection of a radiopaque substance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002572" href="entry://angio-%23bigmac000002572"><span class="smallcaps">angio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031359" href="entry://-graphy%23bigmac000031359"><span class="smallcaps">-graphy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>angiographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angioplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825121495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angioplasty</span></header><div>/ˌændʒioʊˈplæsti/ (<em>say</em> .anjeeoh'plastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">angioplasties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> a type of surgery involving the repairing of a blood vessel, as by the insertion of a balloon to unblock it or by the replacement of part of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq136"> an instance of such surgery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternately
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternately</span></header><div>/ɔlˈtɜnətli/ (<em>say</em> awl'ternuhtlee), /ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> in alternate order; by turns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> in alternate position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternation</span></header><div>/ɔltəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> awltuh'nayshuhn), /ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">alternate succession; appearance, occurrence, or change by turns.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative</span><z><span target_id="jEMBPwKWG4">n.</span><span target_id="RnhbmI4n8b">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternative" src="word_pronunciations/00680.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔlˈtɜnətɪv/ (<em>say</em> awl'ternuhtiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternative" src="word_pronunciations/00681.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jEMBPwKWG4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> a possibility of one out of two (or, less strictly, more) things: <em class="example">remaining neutral as an alternative to attacking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> one of the things thus possible: <em class="example">they chose the alternative of attacking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq317"> a remaining course or choice: <em class="example">we had no alternative but to move.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RnhbmI4n8b">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq971"> affording a choice between two things, or a possibility of one thing out of two.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq800"> (of two things) mutually exclusive, so that if one is chosen the other must be rejected: <em class="example">alternative results of this or that course.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq107"> <em class="label">Logic</em> (of a proposition) asserting two or more alternatives, at least one of which is true.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq637"> of or relating to a minority group opposed to an established tradition: <em class="example">alternative society; </em><em class="example">alternative medicine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq383"> (of any aspect of popular culture) not having a mainstream following.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>alternātīvus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alternatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alternativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> On the basis of Latin it used to be said that there can be only two alternatives. Yet many writers now use <em>alternatives</em> to refer to more than two choices.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altitudinal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altitudinal</span></header><div>/æltəˈtjudənəl/ (<em>say</em> altuh'tyoohduhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">relating to height.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altostratus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altostratus</span></header><div>/ˌæltoʊˈstratəs/ (<em>say</em> .altoh'strahtuhs), /-ˈstreɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> -'straytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">a moderately high, veil-like or sheet-like cloud, without definite configurations, more or less grey or bluish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001979" href="entry://alto-%23bigmac000001979"><span class="smallcaps">alto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072599" href="entry://stratus%23bigmac000072599"><span class="smallcaps">stratus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaranthine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaranthine</span></header><div>/æməˈrænθaɪn/ (<em>say</em> amuh'ranthuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> of or like the amaranth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> unfading; everlasting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq474"> purplish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambilingual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac790584396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambilingual</span></header><div>/æmbiˈlɪŋgwəl/ (<em>say</em> ambee'linggwuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">of, relating to, or designating a region in which two languages are spoken, neither one being favoured over the other, so that either language can be regarded as functional or appropriate in any context or setting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002073" href="entry://ambi-%23bigmac000002073"><span class="smallcaps">ambi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042755" href="entry://lingual%23bigmac000042755"><span class="smallcaps">lingual</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambilingually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambilingualism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambivalence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambivalence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambivalence" src="word_pronunciations/00720.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈbɪvələns/ (<em>say</em> am'bivuhluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> the coexistence in one person of opposite and conflicting feelings towards someone or something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq716"> uncertainty or ambiguity, especially due to inability to make up one’s mind.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ambivalency</strong>. <div class="etym">[from German <em>Ambivalenz</em>, coined by E Bleuler, 1857–1939, Swiss psychiatrist] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambivalent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amentaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amentaceous</span></header><div>/æmənˈteɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> amuhn'tayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> consisting of a catkin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> bearing catkins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002143" href="entry://amentum%23bigmac000002143"><span class="smallcaps">ament(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Americanise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Americanise</span><z><span target_id="irgICNokHS">v.t.</span><span target_id="bl7nqpgkdb">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmɛrɪkənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'merikuhnuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">Americanised</strong>, <strong class="bold">Americanising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="irgICNokHS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq675"> to make American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the United States of America.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bl7nqpgkdb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq670"> to become American in character.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Americanize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Americanisation</strong> /əˌmɛrɪkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhnuy'zayshun), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Americanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Americanism</span></header><div>/əˈmɛrɪkənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'merikuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> an English language usage peculiar to the people of the United States of America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq671"> a custom, trait, or thing peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq220"> devotion to or preference for the United States of America and its institutions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amontillado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amontillado</span></header><div>/əmɒntəˈladoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhmontuh'lahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a full-bodied, aged flor sherry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Montilla</em>, a village in Spain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphetamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphetamine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amphetamine" src="word_pronunciations/00775.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈfɛtəmin/ (<em>say</em> am'fetuhmeen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amphetamine" src="word_pronunciations/00776.mp3"></audio></span>/-mən/ (<em>say</em> -muhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq224"> any of a class of drugs classed as stimulants which increase the activity of the central nervous system, producing effects similar to the body’s naturally occurring hormone, adrenaline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> a tablet of amphetamine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093986" href="entry://alpha%23bigmac000093986"><span class="smallcaps">a(lpha)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046523" href="entry://methyl%23bigmac000046523"><span class="smallcaps">m(ethyl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056089" href="entry://phenyl%23bigmac000056089"><span class="smallcaps">ph(enyl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024707" href="entry://ethyl%23bigmac000024707"><span class="smallcaps">et(hyl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002184" href="entry://-amine%23bigmac000002184"><span class="smallcaps">-amine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphisbaena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphisbaena</span></header><div>/æmfəsˈbinə/ (<em>say</em> amfuhs'beenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">any of various burrowing wormlike lizards of the family Amphisbaenidae with reduced limbs or no limbs at all, having tiny, concealed eyes and ears and obtuse head and tail, and moving forwards or backwards with equal ease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>amphisbaina</em>; in classical mythology, a venomous serpent having a head at each end and able to move in either direction]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amplexicaul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amplexicaul</span></header><div>/æmˈplɛksəkɔl/ (<em>say</em> am'pleksuhkawl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">clasping the stem, as some leaves do at their base.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>amplexicaulis</em>, from Latin <em>amplexus</em> embracing + <em>caulis</em> stem]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampullaceal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampullaceal</span></header><div>/ˌæmpʊˈleɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> .ampoo'layshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">like an ampulla; bottle-shaped.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ampullaceous</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amydaloidal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amydaloidal</span></header><div>/əmidəˈlɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> uhmeeduh'loydl) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002314" href="entry://amygdaloidal%23bigmac000002314"><strong>amygdaloidal</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amydaloid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anachronism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anachronism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anachronism" src="word_pronunciations/00798.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnækrənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'nakruhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> an error assigning a custom, event, person, or thing to an age other, especially earlier, than the correct one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> something placed or occurring out of its proper time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anachronismos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anachronous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anachronous</span></header><div>/əˈnækrənəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'nakruhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002357" href="entry://anachronistic%23bigmac000002357"><strong>anachronistic</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anachronously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anacoluthia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anacoluthia</span></header><div>/ænəkəˈluθiə/ (<em>say</em> anuhkuh'loohtheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, especially in the same sentence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>anakolouthia</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anacoluthic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angiostatin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac763353235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angiostatin</span></header><div>/ændʒioʊˈstætn/ (<em>say</em> anjeeoh'statn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a naturally occurring protein in animals, which blocks the production of new blood vessels; used in cancer therapy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002572" href="entry://angio-%23bigmac000002572"><span class="smallcaps">angio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071793" href="entry://-stat%23bigmac000071793"><span class="smallcaps">-stat</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036689" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036689"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglicanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglicanism</span></header><div>/ˈæŋglɪkənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'angglikuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">Anglican principles; the Anglican Church system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animalculum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animalculum</span></header><div>/ænəˈmælkjələm/ (<em>say</em> anuh'malkyuhluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">animalcula</strong> /ænəˈmælkjələ/ (<em>say</em> anuh'malkyuhluh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002670" href="entry://animalcule%23bigmac000002670"><strong>animalcule</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisocarpic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisocarpic</span></header><div>/ænˌaɪsoʊˈkapɪk/ (<em>say</em> an.uysoh'kahpik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">(of a flower) having fewer carpels than other floral parts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisodactyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac1911478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisodactyl</span><z><span target_id="oRt48Syush">adj.</span><span target_id="XqO0s2Apl6">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænˌaɪsoʊˈdæktəl/ (<em>say</em> an.uysoh'daktuhl) <em class="label">Ornithology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oRt48Syush">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq62"> designating the dactyl of a passerine bird’s foot in which the first toe is directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XqO0s2Apl6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq267"> a bird of this type.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002696" href="entry://aniso-%23bigmac000002696"><span class="smallcaps">aniso-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018394" href="entry://dactyl%23bigmac000018394"><span class="smallcaps">dactyl</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018394" href="entry://dactyl%23mq281">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annabergite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annabergite</span></header><div>/ˈænəˌbɜgaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anuh.berguyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a mineral, hydrous nickel arsenate, Ni<sub>3</sub>As<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>.8H<sub>2</sub>O, occurring in apple-green crystalline masses; nickel bloom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Annaberg</em>, town in Saxony. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annihilable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annihilable</span></header><div>/əˈnaɪələbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'nuyuhluhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">susceptible of annihilation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>annihilability</strong> /əˌnaɪələˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh.nuyuhluh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anniversary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anniversary</span><z><span target_id="3tS5oDGB5N">n.</span><span target_id="lWlIGyILid">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anniversary" src="word_pronunciations/00892.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəˈvɜsəri/ (<em>say</em> anuh'versuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3tS5oDGB5N"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anniversaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq014"> the celebration of such a date.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lWlIGyILid">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq178"> returning or recurring each year.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq315"> relating to an anniversary: <em class="example">an anniversary gift.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anniversārius</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomalistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomalistic</span></header><div>/ənɒməˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhnomuh'listik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">of or relating to an anomaly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anovulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anovulation</span></header><div>/ənɒvjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhnovyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">failure to ovulate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anovulatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antechamber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antechamber</span></header><div>/ˈæntitʃeɪmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'anteechaymbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a chamber or an apartment through which access is had to a principal apartment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>antichambre</em>, from Italian <em>anticamera</em>, from <em>anti-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002843" href="entry://ante-%23bigmac000002843"><span class="smallcaps">ante-</span></a> + <em>camera</em> chamber (from Latin <em>camera</em> vault)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthocyanin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac395531870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthocyanin</span></header><div>/ænθoʊˈsaɪənən/ (<em>say</em> anthoh'suyuhnuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">any of various blue, violet or red soluble pigments in plants, giving red to blue colouring to roots, stems, leaves and flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002884" href="entry://antho-%23bigmac000002884"><span class="smallcaps">antho-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018194" href="entry://cyan-%23bigmac000018194"><span class="smallcaps">cyan-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthracnose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthracnose</span></header><div>/ænˈθræknoʊs/ (<em>say</em> an'thraknohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a necrotic plant disease with restricted lesions, affecting bean plants, cotton plants, berries, grape vines, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anthrax</em> carbuncle, coal + <em>nosos</em> disease]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthracosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthracosis</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈkoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'kohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">a diseased condition of the lungs caused by inhalation of coaldust in mines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticathode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticathode</span></header><div>/æntiˈkæθoʊd/ (<em>say</em> antee'kathohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">the plate, often of platinum, on which cathode rays impinge in an X-ray tube, thus producing X-rays.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticlastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticlastic</span></header><div>/æntiˈklæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'klastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">(of a surface) having principal curvatures of opposite sign at a given point (opposed to <em>synclastic</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antifragile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598312549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antifragile</span></header><div>/æntiˈfrædʒaɪl/ (<em>say</em> say antee'frajuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">becoming stronger and more resilient when put under stress, pressure, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Lebanese-born statistician, Nassim Taleb, in <em>Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder</em> (2012)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antifragility</strong> /æntifrəˈdʒɪləti/ (<em>say</em> anteefruh'jiluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimoniate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac890125523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimoniate</span></header><div>/æntiˈmoʊnieɪt/ (<em>say</em> antee'mohneeayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac583124588" href="entry://antimonate%23bigmac583124588"><strong>antimonate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antinuclear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antinuclear</span></header><div>/æntiˈnjukliə/ (<em>say</em> antee'nyoohkleeuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">opposed to the development of nuclear technology: <em class="example">an antinuclear scientist; </em><em class="example">an antinuclear demonstration.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antioxidant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antioxidant</span></header><div>/æntiˈɒksədənt/ (<em>say</em> antee'oksuhduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq931"> any substance inhibiting oxidation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> any substance which inhibits oxidative deterioration in certain materials, including many foods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> such a substance in the body, which neutralises free radicals formed when body cells burn oxygen for energy, keeping the immune system healthy and reducing the risk of cancer and other diseases.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-oxidant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiphonary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiphonary</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪfənəri/ (<em>say</em> an'tifuhnuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antiphonaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a book of antiphons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antiphoner</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiphrasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiphrasis</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪfrəsəs/ (<em>say</em> an'tifruhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">the use of words in a sense opposite to the proper meaning; irony.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antiphrastic</strong> /æntiˈfræstɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'frastik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antiphrastically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antipodeans
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antipodeans</span></header><div>/æntɪpəˈdiənz/ (<em>say</em> antipuh'deeuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">a group of seven Australian figurative artists, including Arthur Boyd and Clifton Pugh; only exhibition held 1959.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiquarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiquarian</span><z><span target_id="b3jFavdy6c">adj.</span><span target_id="wBgdzn5WHC">n.</span></z></header><div>/æntəˈkwɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> antuh'kwairreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="b3jFavdy6c"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq009"> relating to the study of antiquities or to antiquaries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq821"> relating to old and rare books.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wBgdzn5WHC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq696"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003078" href="entry://antiquary%23bigmac000003078"><strong>antiquary</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antiquarianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antonomasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antonomasia</span></header><div>/æntənəˈmeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> antuhnuh'mayzhuh), /-ziə/ (<em>say</em> -zeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> the identification of a person by an epithet or appellative rather than their name, as <em>his lordship</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq508"> the use of a personal name to denote a class of similar persons, as <em>a Shylock</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, from <em>antonomazein</em> call instead]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apantomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apantomancy</span></header><div>/əˈpæntəˌmænsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'pantuh.mansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">forecasting from chance meetings with animals, as a black cat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Greek <em>apantan</em> to meet + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apatosaurus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apatosaurus</span></header><div>/əpætəˈsɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> uhpatuh'sawruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">a very large amphibious herbivorous dinosaur of the genus <em>Apatosaurus</em> (also known as <em>Brontosaurus</em>), having a long neck and tail and a relatively small head, existing in parts of North America in the late Jurassic period.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009542" href="entry://brontosaurus%23bigmac000009542"><strong>brontosaurus</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphrodisiac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphrodisiac</span><z><span target_id="uWX2d9Xa05">adj.</span><span target_id="s2DfeisTAr">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aphrodisiac" src="word_pronunciations/01023.mp3"></audio></span>/æfrəˈdɪziæk/ (<em>say</em> afruh'dizeeak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uWX2d9Xa05"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq759"> arousing sexual desire.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="s2DfeisTAr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq656"> a drug or food that arouses sexual desire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aphrodīsiakos</em> venereal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apocalyptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apocalyptic</span></header><div>/əpɒkəˈlɪptɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhpokuh'liptik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apocalyptical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>apocalyptically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apollinaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollinaire</span></header><div>/əpɒləˈnɛə/ (<em>say</em> uhpoluh'nair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Guillaume</strong> /giˈjɒm/ (<em>say</em> gee'yom) (<em>Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">1880–1918, French poet, novelist, and art critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aposematism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576213113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aposematism</span></header><div>/æpəˈsɛmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> apuh'semuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a defence strategy developed by an organism, usually a warning colouration, but sometimes a sound or odour, which discourages a natural predator.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067120" href="entry://sematic%23bigmac000067120"><span class="smallcaps">semat(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aposematic</strong> /æpəsəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuhsuh'matik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appalachian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appalachian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Appalachian" src="word_pronunciations/01061.mp3"></audio></span>/æpəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'layshuhn), <em class="label">US</em> /æpəˈleɪtʃiən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'laycheeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">relating to the major mountain-building episode which occurred in eastern North America in the late Devonian and early Mississippian periods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apparatchik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apparatchik</span></header><div>/æpəˈrætʃɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'rachik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apparatchiki</strong> /æpəˈrætʃiki/ (<em>say</em> apuh'racheekee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> an official in the Communist Party bureaucracy governing the former Soviet Union, usually depicted as being mindlessly devoted to its procedures and beliefs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> a person, usually in a position of influence, such as a technical specialist, journalist, etc., who acts so strongly to support a particular political body or system as to be considered part of its effective apparatus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appealathon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105529032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appealathon</span></header><div>/əˈpiləθɒn/ (<em>say</em> uh'peeluhthon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075341" href="entry://telethon%23bigmac000075341"><strong>telethon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appellation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appellation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appellation" src="word_pronunciations/01061.mp3"></audio></span>/æpəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> a name, title, or designation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> the act of naming.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appellātio</em> name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appellative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appellative</span><z><span target_id="asJrV6PvUB">n.</span><span target_id="9VDPfVjXAQ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈpɛlətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'peluhtiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="asJrV6PvUB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> a common noun as opposed to a proper name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq762"> a descriptive name; a designation, as <em>Odd</em> in <em>Odd John</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9VDPfVjXAQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq980"> relating to a common noun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq386"> designative; descriptive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>appellatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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application
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">application</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of application" src="word_pronunciations/01079.mp3"></audio></span>/æpləˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> apluh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> the act of putting to a special use or purpose: <em class="example">the application of common sense to a problem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq712"> the quality of being usable for a particular purpose or in a special way; relevance: <em class="example">this has no application to the case.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq740"> use (of a word, phrase, etc.) with assignation of a particular meaning or reference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq149"> the lesson, point, or bearing (of a fable).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq470"> the act of applying: <em class="example">the application of salve to a wound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq679"> the thing or remedy applied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq426"> the act of requesting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq366"> a written or spoken request or appeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq230"> close attention; persistent effort: <em class="example">application to one’s studies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a program which is written specifically to perform a specialised task.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>applicātio</em> a joining to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applicative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applicative</span></header><div>/ˈæpləkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'apluhkuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">applying or capable of being applied; applicatory; practical.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applicatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applicatory</span></header><div>/ˈæpləkeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> 'apluhkaytuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">fitted for application or use; practical.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appreciable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appreciable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appreciable" src="word_pronunciations/01089.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpriʃəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'preeshuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> capable of being perceived or estimated; noticeable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq949"> fairly large.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>appreciably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approbation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approbation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of approbation" src="word_pronunciations/01098.mp3"></audio></span>/æprəˈbeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> apruh'bayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> approval; commendation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq279"> sanction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq998"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> conclusive proof.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approbatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approbatory</span></header><div>/ˈæprəbeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> 'apruhbaytuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">approving; expressing approbation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">approbative</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appropriate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appropriate</span><z><span target_id="7W8AlpzmDP">adj.</span><span target_id="BtL1GE0ywJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7W8AlpzmDP"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appropriate" src="word_pronunciations/01099.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈproʊpriət/ (<em>say</em> uh'prohpreeuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: <em class="example">an appropriate example.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> belonging or peculiar to one: <em class="example">each played their appropriate part.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq81"> (of behaviour) acceptable.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BtL1GE0ywJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appropriate" src="word_pronunciations/01100.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈproʊprieɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'prohpreeayt) (<strong class="bold">appropriated</strong>, <strong class="bold">appropriating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq607"> to set apart for some specific purpose or use: <em class="example">parliament appropriated funds for the university.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq926"> to take to or for oneself; take possession of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq756"> to filch; annex; steal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appropriātus</em>, past participle, made one’s own] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appropriately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appropriateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appropriative</strong> /əˈproʊpriətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'prohpreeuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appropriator</strong> /əˈproʊprieɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'prohpreeaytuh), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approximant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approximant</span></header><div>/əˈprɒksəmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'proksuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a sound produced by the approximation of two articulators but without turbulence in the air-stream.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approximate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approximate</span><z><span target_id="py7biL2qwO">adj.</span><span target_id="9IABj8BxbX">v.t.</span><span target_id="4IeLJXp1sT">v.i.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="py7biL2qwO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of approximate" src="word_pronunciations/01103.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈprɒksəmət/ (<em>say</em> uh'proksuhmuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq007"> nearly exact, equal, or perfect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> inaccurate; rough: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Usually it is impossible to fix even an approximate year for their beginning.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sidney j baker</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq352"> near; close together.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq360"> very similar.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of approximate" src="word_pronunciations/01104.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈprɒksəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'proksuhmayt) (<strong class="bold">approximated</strong>, <strong class="bold">approximating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9IABj8BxbX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq347"> to come near to; approach closely to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The leader … let out that razor-edged whistle, moving the note up and down to approximate a popular tune.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq389"> to bring near.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4IeLJXp1sT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq882"> to come near in position, character, amount, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>approximātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>approximately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appurtenant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appurtenant</span><z><span target_id="rOibPZUVkT">adj.</span><span target_id="fPECgvNXGZ">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈpɜtənənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pertuhnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rOibPZUVkT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> appertaining or belonging; relating.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fPECgvNXGZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq208"> an appurtenance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquaculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquaculture</span></header><div>/ˈækwəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> cultivation of the food resources of the sea or of inland waters, as algae, kelp, oysters, mussels, fish, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> the cultivation of fish in tank or pond systems.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aquiculture</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aqua</em> water + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099185" href="entry://culture%23bigmac000099185"><span class="smallcaps">culture</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aquacultural</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aquaculturalist</strong>, <strong>aquaculturist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arachnidism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac427958386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arachnidism</span></header><div>/əˈræknədɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'raknuhdizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">poisoning from a spider bite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003496" href="entry://arachnid%23bigmac000003496"><span class="smallcaps">arachnid</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arachnology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377118660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arachnology</span></header><div>/ærækˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> arak'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">the study of arachnids.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>arachnologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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araliaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">araliaceous</span></header><div>/əreɪliˈeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> uhraylee'ayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">belonging to the Araliaceae, the ivy family, including the aralias, ginseng, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitrageur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110071119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitrageur</span></header><div>/abɪtraˈʒɜ/ (<em>say</em> ahbitrah'zher) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">a person who engages in arbitrage on the stock exchange.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arbitrager</strong> /ˈabətradʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtrahjuh). <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitrament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitrament</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbitrament" src="word_pronunciations/01135.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈbɪtrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> ah'bitruhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003526" href="entry://arbitration%23bigmac000003526"><strong>arbitration</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> the decision or sentence pronounced by an arbiter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq529"> the power of absolute and final decision.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>arbitrāmentum</em>; replacing Middle English <em>arbitrement</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitration</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbitration" src="word_pronunciations/01139.mp3"></audio></span>/abəˈtreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh'trayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Law</em> the hearing or determining of a dispute between parties by a person or persons chosen, agreed between them, or appointed by virtue of a statutory obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Industrial Law</em> the presentation of legal argument by parties (for whom conciliation has failed), before a government-appointed arbitrator who is empowered to make a binding decision. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015595" href="entry://conciliation%23bigmac000015595"><strong>conciliation</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015595" href="entry://conciliation%23mq335">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq373"> <em class="label">International Law</em> the application of judicial methods to the settlement of international disputes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>arbitrational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archaeology" src="word_pronunciations/01146.mp3"></audio></span>/akiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> the systematic study of any culture, especially a prehistoric one, by excavation and description of its remains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> the body of knowledge relating to this study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq478"> the remains of the culture of a particular region: <em class="example">the archaeology of Egypt in the world museums.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq623"> archaeological remains: <em class="example">to find archaeology just beneath the topsoil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Rare</em> ancient history; the study of antiquity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archeology</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>archaiologia</em> antiquarian lore] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archaeologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archaeozoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archaeozoic</span><z><span target_id="lkBhkDTT7x">adj.</span><span target_id="BF62LmtvHP">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archaeozoic" src="word_pronunciations/01147.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌakiəˈzoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeuh'zohik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lkBhkDTT7x"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> relating to the most ancient period of the earth’s history, during which the earliest forms of life presumably appeared.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BF62LmtvHP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq507"> the Archaeozoic era.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the series of rocks preceding the Proterozoic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Archeozoic</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003564" href="entry://archaeo-%23bigmac000003564"><span class="smallcaps">archaeo-</span></a> + Greek <em>zōē</em> life + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archimedean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archimedean</span></header><div>/akəˈmidiən/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'meedeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">of or relating to Archimedes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archipelago</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archipelago" src="word_pronunciations/01156.mp3"></audio></span>/akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">archipelagos</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">archipelagoes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> any large body of water with many islands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> the island groups in such a body of water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>arcipelago</em>, literally, chief sea, from <em>arci-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003602" href="entry://archi-%23bigmac000003602"><span class="smallcaps">archi-</span></a> + Greek <em>pelagos</em> sea] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archipelagic</strong> /akəpəˈlædʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> ahkuhpuh'lajik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristarchus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristarchus</span></header><div>/ærəsˈtakəs/ (<em>say</em> aruhs'tahkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a crater in the north-eastern quadrant of the moon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aristocracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aristocracy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aristocracy" src="word_pronunciations/01194.mp3"></audio></span>/ærəˈstɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> aruh'stokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aristocracies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> a government or a state characterised by the rule of a nobility, elite, or privileged upper class.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq832"> a body of persons holding exceptional prescriptive rank or privileges; a class of hereditary nobility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq756"> government by the best people in the state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq381"> a governing body composed of the best people in the state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq778"> any class ranking as socially or otherwise superior.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aristocratia</em>, from Greek <em>aristokratia</em> rule of the best. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003753" href="entry://aristo-%23bigmac000003753"><span class="smallcaps">aristo-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017148" href="entry://-cracy%23bigmac000017148"><span class="smallcaps">-cracy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arkhangelsk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arkhangelsk</span></header><div>/aˈkangɪlsk/ (<em>say</em> ah'kahngilsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093063" href="entry://Archangel%23bigmac000093063"><strong>Archangel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armatrading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armatrading</span></header><div>/aməˈtreɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ahmuh'trayding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">born 1950, West Indian pop singer and musician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arraignment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arraignment</span></header><div>/əˈreɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'raynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> <em class="label">Law</em> the act of arraigning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq408"> a calling in question for faults; accusation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrangement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrangement</span></header><div>/əˈreɪndʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'raynjmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> the act of arranging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> the state of being arranged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq839"> the manner in which things are arranged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq101"> a final settlement; adjustment by agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq595"> (<em>usually plural</em>) preparatory measure; previous plan; preparation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq504"> something arranged in a particular way: <em class="example">a floral arrangement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq863"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq493"> the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a new purpose.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq601"> a piece so adapted.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artefacting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac902956213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artefacting</span></header><div>/ˈatəfæktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhfakting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">the unintended generation of distortions, anomalies, or errors in a digital file or signal due to limitations or malfunctions in the technology used to capture, process, transmit, or store the content.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artifacting</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arterialise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arterialise</span></header><div>/aˈtɪəriəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> ah'tearreeuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">arterialised</strong>, <strong class="bold">arterialising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">to make arterial.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arterialize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>arterialisation</strong> /aˌtɪəriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ah.tearreeuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arteriogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arteriogram</span></header><div>/aˈtɪərioʊgræm/ (<em>say</em> ah'tearreeohgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">an X-ray of an artery injected with a radiopaque substance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>arteriography</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articulated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101523307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articulated</span></header><div>/aˈtɪkjəleɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> ah'tikyuhlaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> connected by a joint or joints.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> (of a road vehicle) consisting of sections connected by a flexible joint, as a prime mover and trailer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articulator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articulator</span></header><div>/aˈtɪkjəleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> ah'tikyuhlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> someone or something that articulates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> any of the structures of the oral-nasal passage, used in the production of speech sounds, either movable (<strong>active articulator</strong>), as the tongue, or fixed (<strong>passive articulator</strong>), as the hard palate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>articulatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artiodactyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artiodactyl</span><z><span target_id="1sf5HuCTpp">adj.</span><span target_id="Vl8BxXmMBF">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌatioʊˈdæktəl/ (<em>say</em> .ahteeoh'daktuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1sf5HuCTpp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> having an even number of toes or digits on each foot.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Vl8BxXmMBF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq214"> any animal of the mammalian order Artiodactyla, which comprises the even-toed quadrupeds, as the swine, the hippopotamuses and the ruminants, cattle, sheep, goats, deer, camels, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: <em>artio</em>(<em>s</em>) even + <em>daktylos</em> finger or toe] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>artiodactylous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asportation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac324459157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asportation</span></header><div>/æspɔˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aspaw'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">the offence of removing goods from the place in which they were stored or deposited, without authorisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>asportāre</em> to carry away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assassinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assassinate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assassinate" src="word_pronunciations/01323.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsæsəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sasuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">assassinated</strong>, <strong class="bold">assassinating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> to kill by sudden or secret, premeditated assault, especially for political or religious motives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> to blight or destroy treacherously: <em class="example">to assassinate a person’s character.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>assassīnātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assassination</strong> /əsæsəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsasuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assassinator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assignation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assignation</span><z><span target_id="49d3EWVlhw">n.</span><span target_id="wene15K8W4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assignation" src="word_pronunciations/01341.mp3"></audio></span>/æsɪgˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> asig'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="49d3EWVlhw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> an appointment for a meeting, now especially an illicit love-meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> the act of assigning; assignment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wene15K8W4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">place of assignation</strong>, a meeting place, especially for secret or illicit activities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assimilable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assimilable</span></header><div>/əˈsɪmələbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'simuhluhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">capable of being assimilated.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>assimilability</strong> /əˌsɪmələˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh.simuhluh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">association</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of association" src="word_pronunciations/01352.mp3"></audio></span>/əsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsohsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> an organisation of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> the act of associating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq043"> the state of being associated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq798"> companionship or intimacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq965"> connection or combination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq796"> the connection of ideas in thought, or an idea connected with or suggested by a subject of thought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq527"> Also, <strong class="vs">consociation</strong>. <em class="label">Ecology</em> a group of plants of one or more species living together under uniform environmental conditions and having a uniform and distinctive aspect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq518"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004186" href="entry://association%20football%23bigmac000004186"><strong>association football</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>associational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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associative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">associative</span></header><div>/əˈsoʊʃiətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohsheeuhtiv), /-siət-/ (<em>say</em> -seeuht-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> relating to or resulting from association.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq033"> tending to associate or unite.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>associatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astaxanthin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851434005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astaxanthin</span></header><div>/æstəˈzænθən/ (<em>say</em> astuh'zanthuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a naturally occurring reddish carotenoid found in algae; causes the pink and red colour in salmon and other seafood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>asta</em>(<em>cene</em>) a carotenoid ketone + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086091" href="entry://xanthophyll%23bigmac000086091"><span class="smallcaps">xanth(ophyll)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asteroidean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asteroidean</span></header><div>/æstəˈrɔɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> astuh'roydeeuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004214" href="entry://asteroid%23bigmac000004214"><strong>asteroid</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004214" href="entry://asteroid%23mq887">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004214" href="entry://asteroid%23mq200">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astigmatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astigmatism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astigmatism" src="word_pronunciations/01366.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstɪgmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'stigmuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">a defect of the eye or of a lens whereby rays of light from an external point converge unequally in different meridians, thus causing imperfect vision or images.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>stigmat-</em>, combining form of <em>stigma</em> point + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astraphobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astraphobia</span></header><div>/æstrəˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> astruh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">a pathological dread of lightning and thunder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>astrapē</em> lightning + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astraphobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrobotany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrobotany</span></header><div>/ˌæstroʊˈbɒtəni/ (<em>say</em> .astroh'botuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">the study of the possibility that plant life exists outside the earth’s immediate environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronautic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronautic</span></header><div>/æstrəˈnɔtɪk/ (<em>say</em> astruh'nawtik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">of astronautics or astronauts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">astronautical</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004252" href="entry://astro-%23bigmac000004252"><span class="smallcaps">astro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049462" href="entry://nautical%23bigmac000049462"><span class="smallcaps">nautic(al)</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astronautically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athenagoras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athenagoras</span></header><div>/æθənˈægərəs/ (<em>say</em> athuhn'aguhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">2nd century AD, Greek Christian apologist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athermanous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athermanous</span></header><div>/əˈθɜmənəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'thermuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">impermeable to or able to stop radiant heat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>thermainein</em> heat + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrabilious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrabilious</span></header><div>/ˌætrəˈbɪljəs/ (<em>say</em> .atruh'bilyuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">melancholic or hypochondriac; splenetic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atrabiliar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>ātrabīli</em>(<em>s</em>) black bile + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atrabiliousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attapulgite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attapulgite</span></header><div>/ætəˈpʌldʒaɪt/ (<em>say</em> atuh'puljuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a type of rare clay mineral, basic hydrous silicate of magnesium and aluminium, the active ingredient in fuller’s earth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Attapulg</em>(<em>us</em>), a town in south-western Georgia, US, where it is found + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attenuation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attenuation</span><z><span target_id="HzAAeq85q2">n.</span><span target_id="aGhZOrsqul">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ətɛnjuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhtenyooh'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HzAAeq85q2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> the act of attenuating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> the resulting state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the reduction in intensity of radiation when it passes through matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq209"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the reduction in amplitude of an electrical signal as it passes through a system.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aGhZOrsqul">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">attenuation factor</strong>, a measure of attenuation (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087701" href="entry://attenuation%23mq520">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attestation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attestation</span></header><div>/ætɛsˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ates'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> the act of attesting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> an attesting declaration; testimony; evidence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiovisual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiovisual</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of audiovisual" src="word_pronunciations/01462.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔdioʊˈvɪʒjuəl/ (<em>say</em> awdeeoh'vizhyoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> designed to present material such as tapes, slides, films, etc., which is to be seen and heard: <em class="example">audiovisual equipment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> involving the use of such equipment, especially as a teaching aid: <em class="example">an audiovisual presentation.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augustinian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augustinian</span><z><span target_id="gkyCQIEL7e">adj.</span><span target_id="HAoqQ80Xn3">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɔgəsˈtɪniən/ (<em>say</em> awguhs'tineeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gkyCQIEL7e"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq211"> relating to St Augustine, to his doctrines, or to any religious order following his rule.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HAoqQ80Xn3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq067"> someone who adopts the views or doctrines of St Augustine.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Augustinianism</strong>, <strong>Augustinism</strong> /ɔˈgʌstənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> aw'gustuhnizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aurignacian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aurignacian</span></header><div>/ɔrɪgˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> awrig'nayshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">of or belonging to a sequence of related Upper Palaeolithic cultures.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Aurignac</em>, a village in S France where remains were first found]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasia</span></header><div>/ɒstrəˈleɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> ostruh'layzhuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australasia" src="word_pronunciations/01494.mp3"></audio></span>/-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the continent of Australia and neighbouring islands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> (in colonial Australia) the colonies on mainland Australia along with the adjacent British colonies, that is, NZ, Tasmania, and Fiji.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq378"> Australia, NZ, New Guinea, and neighbouring islands of the South Pacific Ocean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq445"> Australia and NZ.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>Australasie</em>, from Latin <em>austrālis</em> southern + <em>Asie</em> Asia; coined by C <a data-mq-recid="bigmac231921627" href="entry://De%20Brosses%23bigmac231921627"><span class="smallcaps">De Brosses</span></a> for one of his three divisions of <em>Terra Australis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Australasian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australiana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australiana<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australiana" src="word_pronunciations/01505.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪliˈanə/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylee'ahnuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australiana" src="word_pronunciations/01504.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">items, especially of historical interest, originating in or relating to Australia, as early books, furniture, paintings, etc.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507914446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australiana<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australiana" src="word_pronunciations/1505.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪliˈanə/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylee'ahnuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australiana" src="word_pronunciations/01504.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070819" href="entry://Aussie%23bigmac000070819"><strong>Aussie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070819" href="entry://Aussie%23mq511">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091281" href="entry://Australian%23bigmac000091281"><span class="smallcaps">Australi(an)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-ana</em> common Italian ending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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australwink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">australwink</span></header><div>/ˈɒstrəlˌwɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'ostruhl.wingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">a small periwinkle-like shellfish, family Littorinidae, found in great numbers on the Australian coast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091281" href="entry://Australian%23bigmac000091281"><span class="smallcaps">Austral(ian)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085348" href="entry://winkle%23bigmac000085348"><span class="smallcaps">wink(le)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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austromancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">austromancy</span></header><div>/ˈɒstrəmænsi/ (<em>say</em> 'ostruhmansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">divination by a study of the winds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aust</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>r</em> south wind + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autodialler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813012874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autodialler</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊˈdaɪələ/ (<em>say</em> awtoh'duyuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers, as for delivering a prerecorded message, or transmitting digital data.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autological
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936425345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autological</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'lojikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">of or relating to words or phrases which have in them the property that they denote: <em class="example">the word ‘short’ is autological because it is itself short.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automagical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac646791039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automagical</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈmædʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'majikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">automatic, especially in a way that seems amazing or magical, because it is hidden from the user of the device.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <em>automagically</em>, blend of <em>automatically</em> and <em>magically</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>automagically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auxanometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auxanometer</span></header><div>/ɔksəˈnɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> awksuh'nomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">an instrument which measures the growth of plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>auxano-</em> (from Greek <em>auxanein</em> increase) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azerbaijani
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azerbaijani</span><z><span target_id="L5URYDVXcR">n.</span><span target_id="GiPi6kfUWF">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æzəbaɪˈdʒani/ (<em>say</em> azuhbuy'jahnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L5URYDVXcR"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Azerbaijanis</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Azerbaijani</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> a native or inhabitant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088370" href="entry://Azerbaijan%23bigmac000088370">Azerbaijan</a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088370" href="entry://Azerbaijan%23mq261">1</a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088370" href="entry://Azerbaijan%23mq376">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> a member of a Turkic-speaking people of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088370" href="entry://Azerbaijan%23bigmac000088370">Azerbaijan</a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088370" href="entry://Azerbaijan%23mq261">1</a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088370" href="entry://Azerbaijan%23mq376">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq315"> the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GiPi6kfUWF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq204"> of or relating to Azerbaijan or to the Azerbaijani people or language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Azerbaijanian</strong> /æzəbaɪˈdʒaniən/ (<em>say</em> azuhbuy'jahneeuhn), <strong class="vs">Azeri</strong> /əˈzɛəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'zairree).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphanumeric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphanumeric</span><z><span target_id="PkrCLtMWDO">adj.</span><span target_id="NWscsYwv8f">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alphanumeric" src="word_pronunciations/00661.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌælfənjuˈmɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .alfuhnyooh'merik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PkrCLtMWDO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> Also, <strong class="vs">alphanumerical</strong>. (of a set of characters) conveying information by using both letters and numbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> (of a character) being either a letter or a number.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NWscsYwv8f">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq222"> a character which is either a letter or a number.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007033" href="entry://alphabetical%23bigmac000007033"><span class="smallcaps">alpha(betical)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051394" href="entry://numerical%23bigmac000051394"><span class="smallcaps">numeric(al)</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alphanumerically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphitomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphitomancy</span></header><div>/ælˈfɪtəˌmænsi/ (<em>say</em> al'fituh.mansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">a means of divination using special cakes that are said to have a pleasant taste only for persons with a clear conscience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>alphitomantie</em>, from Greek <em>alphitomantis</em> a diviner who used barley meal, from Greek <em>alphiton</em> barley meal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amalgamation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amalgamation</span></header><div>/əmælgəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhmalguh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> the act of amalgamating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> the resulting state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq500"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a merger of two or more companies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq300"> <em class="label">Ethnology</em> the biological fusion of diverse racial stocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> the extraction of the precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulanceman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulanceman</span></header><div>/ˈæmbjələnsmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhnsman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ambulancemen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">a male ambulance officer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amelioration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amelioration</span></header><div>/əˌmiliəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.meeleeuh'rayshuhn), /-jəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> -yuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq277"> the act of ameliorating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> the resulting state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq965"> something which is improved; an improvement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonisation</span></header><div>/ˌæmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .amuhnuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">the formation of ammonia or its compounds, as in soil, etc., by soil organisms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ammonization</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23bigmac000002203"><span class="smallcaps">ammon(ia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038434" href="entry://-isation%23bigmac000038434"><span class="smallcaps">-isation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amortisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amortisation</span></header><div>/əmɔtəˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhmawtuh'zayshuhn), /æmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> amuhtuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> the act of amortising a debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> the money devoted to this purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq049"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098374" href="entry://depreciation%23bigmac000098374"><strong>depreciation</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098374" href="entry://depreciation%23mq467">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amortization</strong>, <strong class="vs">amortisement</strong>, <strong class="vs">amortizement</strong> /əˈmɔtəzmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mawtuhzmuhnt).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampelography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampelography</span></header><div>/æmpəˈlɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> ampuh'logruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">the scientific study and description of the vine, especially the grape vine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>ampélographie</em>, from Greek <em>ampelos</em> vine + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031359" href="entry://-graphy%23bigmac000031359"><span class="smallcaps">-graphy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ampelographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphitheatre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphitheatre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amphitheatre" src="word_pronunciations/00779.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmfiθɪətə/ (<em>say</em> 'amfeetheartuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> a level area of oval or circular shape surrounded by rising ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq832"> any place for public contests or games; an arena.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq920"> a building with tiers of seats around an arena or central area, as those used in ancient Rome for gladiatorial contests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq239"> a semicircular sloping gallery in a modern theatre.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">amphitheater</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>amphitheātrum</em>, from Greek <em>amphitheātron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amygdaloidal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amygdaloidal</span><z><span target_id="TDPTBatXWy">adj.</span><span target_id="OfNXwfK2yY">n.</span></z></header><div>/əmɪgdəˈlɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> uhmigduh'loydl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TDPTBatXWy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Geology</em> (of rocks) containing amygdales.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OfNXwfK2yY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq207"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> amygdaloidal rock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amydaloidal</strong>, <strong class="vs">amygdaloid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobiosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobiosis</span></header><div>/ˌænəroʊbaɪˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .anuhrohbuy'ohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">life in the absence of oxygen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007360" href="entry://-biosis%23bigmac000007360"><span class="smallcaps">-biosis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anaerobiotic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anaerobiotically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaesthetise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaesthetise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anaesthetise" src="word_pronunciations/00805.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnisθətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'neesthuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">anaesthetised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anaesthetising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">to render physically insensible, as by an anaesthetic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anaesthetize</strong>, <strong class="vs">anesthetise</strong>, <strong class="vs">anesthetize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anaesthetisation</strong> /əˌnisθətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.neesthuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaesthetist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaesthetist</span></header><div>/əˈnisθətəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'neesthuhtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a person who administers anaesthetics, usually a specially trained doctor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anesthetist</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anagrammatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anagrammatic</span></header><div>/ænəgrəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhgruh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">of or relating to an anagram.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anagrammatical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anagrammatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anamorphosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anamorphosis</span></header><div>/ænəˈmɔfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mawfuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anamorphoses</strong> /ænəˈmɔfəsiz/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mawfuhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq044"> a distorted image, especially a drawing, which appears in natural form under certain conditions, as when viewed at a raking angle or reflected from a curved mirror.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> the method of producing such images.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: a forming anew] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anamorphic</strong>, <strong>anamorphous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaplasmosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaplasmosis</span></header><div>/ænəplæzˈmoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> anuhplaz'mohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057254" href="entry://plasma%23bigmac000057254"><span class="smallcaps">plasm(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anastigmatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anastigmatic</span></header><div>/ˌænəstɪgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anuhstig'matik), /əˌnæstɪgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.nastig'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">(of a lens) not astigmatic; forming point images of a point object located off the lens axis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anathematise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anathematise</span><z><span target_id="lbZyaOghCY">v.t.</span><span target_id="fp874RL11S">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈnæθəmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'nathuhmuhtuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">anathematised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anathematising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lbZyaOghCY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fp874RL11S">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq381"> to pronounce anathemas; curse.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anathematize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anathematisation</strong> /əˌnæθəmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.nathuhmuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anathematic</strong> /ənæθəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhnathuh'matik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andrographis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac63648774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andrographis</span></header><div>/ændroʊˈgræfəs/ (<em>say</em> androh'grafuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">a bitter herb used traditionally in Indian and Chinese medicine, the leaf of which is taken to reduce the symptoms and duration of the common cold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the botanical name <em>Andrographis paniculata</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animatronics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animatronics</span></header><div>/ænəməˈtrɒnɪks/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuh'troniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">a form of three-dimensional animation in which the movements of models, puppets, etc., are controlled by electronic mechanisms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>audio animatronics</em>, the term coined by the Disney studios in the 1960s for the mechanisms which made models of famous characters move and appear to speak] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>animatronic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbreviation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abbreviation</span></header><div>/əbriviˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhbreevee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used as a symbol for the whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> reduction in length; abridgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq407"> <em class="label">Music</em> any of several signs or symbols used to abbreviate musical notation, as those indicating the repetition of a phrase or a note.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abbreviātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginalia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242518725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginalia</span></header><div>/æbərɪdʒəˈneɪliə/ (<em>say</em> abuhrijuh'nayleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758"> souvenirs, bric-a-brac and other items depicting Indigenous culture, largely intended for the tourist market, such as brightly painted boomerangs, tea towels, postcards, ashtrays, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000114" href="entry://aboriginal%23bigmac000000114"><span class="smallcaps">aboriginal</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac418376277" href="entry://paraphrenia%23bigmac418376277"><span class="smallcaps">paraphrenia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absquatulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absquatulate</span></header><div>/æbˈskwɒtʃəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> ab'skwochuhlayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">to leave; depart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US slang (1830s); from supposed Latin <em>ab-</em> + <em>squat</em> (giving the reverse of <em>squat</em>, that is, to decamp) + <em>-ulate</em> ending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acanthaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acanthaceous</span></header><div>/ˌækænˈθeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> .akan'thayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> having prickly growths.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq190"> belonging to the Acanthaceae or Acanthus family of plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000246" href="entry://acantho-%23bigmac000000246"><span class="smallcaps">acanth(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceleration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceleration</span></header><div>/əksɛləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkseluh'rayshuhn), /æk-/ (<em>say</em> ak-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> the act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> the act or process of bringing something forward in time: <em class="example">the acceleration of the exam dates.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq633"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the rate of change of velocity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Education</em> the act of accelerating the progress of a child in an educational institute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq210"> <em class="label">Law</em> a right given to a lender to declare a loan immediately due and payable, and to cancel a commitment to provide further loans.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accelerative</strong>, <strong>acceleratory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acciaccatura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acciaccatura</span></header><div>/ətʃækəˈtjurə/ (<em>say</em> uhchakuh'tyoohruh), /əkætʃə-/ (<em>say</em> uhkachuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> a short appoggiatura.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> a short grace-note a semitone above or below, and struck just before (or sometimes simultaneously with) a principal note.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accidentally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accidentally</span><z><span target_id="HBvTibHNp1">adv.</span><span target_id="jjyHWPAGXp">phr.</span></z></header><div>/æksəˈdɛntli/ (<em>say</em> aksuh'dentlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="HBvTibHNp1"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> by chance; unexpectedly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jjyHWPAGXp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq677"> <strong class="phr">accidentally on purpose</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) seemingly by accident but with a hidden purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accompanyist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accompanyist</span></header><div>/əˈkʌmpəniəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumpuhneeuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200063" href="entry://accompanist%23bigmac000200063"><strong>accompanist</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accumulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accumulation</span></header><div>/əkjumjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkyoohmyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> a collecting together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq354"> that which is accumulated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq492"> growth by continuous additions, as of interest to principal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Law</em> increase of principal by the investment of rents, dividends, etc., and the reinvestment of the interest from them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accumulative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accumulative</span></header><div>/əˈkjumjələtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohmyuhluhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">tending to or arising from accumulation; cumulative.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accumulatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accumulativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accusatorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accusatorial</span></header><div>/əkjuzəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> uhkyoohzuh'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq377"> relating to an accuser.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Law</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac890421942" href="entry://adversarial%23bigmac890421942"><strong>adversarial</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac890421942" href="entry://adversarial%23mq533">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accusatorially</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetaldehyde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetaldehyde</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acetaldehyde" src="word_pronunciations/00196.mp3"></audio></span>/æsəˈtældəhaɪd/ (<em>say</em> asuh'talduhhuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">ethanal, a volatile, colourless, liquid, CH<sub>3</sub>CHO.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200076" href="entry://aceto-%23bigmac000200076"><span class="smallcaps">acet(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001541" href="entry://aldehyde%23bigmac000001541"><span class="smallcaps">aldehyde</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achlamydeous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achlamydeous</span></header><div>/eɪkləˈmɪdiəs/ (<em>say</em> aykluh'mideeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">not chlamydeous; having no floral envelope.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>chlamys</em> cloak + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024113" href="entry://-eous%23bigmac000024113"><span class="smallcaps">-eous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquaintance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquaintance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acquaintance" src="word_pronunciations/00223.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkweɪntəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwayntuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> a person (or persons) known to one, especially a person with whom one is not on terms of great intimacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> the state of being acquainted; personal knowledge.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acquaintanceship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinography</span></header><div>/æktəˈnɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> aktuh'nogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">the recording of actinic power by an actinograph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addlebrained
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addlebrained</span></header><div>/ˈædlˌbreɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'adl.braynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">constantly confused or perplexed; muddle-headed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">addlepated</strong> /ˈædlˌpeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'adl.paytuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjudication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjudication</span></header><div>/ədʒudəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhjoohduh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> the act of adjudicating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq795"> the act of a court in making an order, judgement, or decree.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq976"> a judicial decision or sentence.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administrate</span></header><div>/ədˈmɪnəstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'minuhstrayt), /æd-/ (<em>say</em> ad-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">administrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">administrating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">to carry out the administration of; manage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000731" href="entry://administration%23bigmac000000731"><span class="smallcaps">administration</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adulteration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adulteration</span></header><div>/ədʌltəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhdultuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> the act or process of adulterating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq408"> the state of being adulterated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq838"> something adulterated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advantageous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advantageous</span></header><div>/ædvænˈteɪdʒəs/ (<em>say</em> advan'tayjuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">of advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity; profitable; useful; beneficial: <em class="example">an advantageous position.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>advantageously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>advantageousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerodynamics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerodynamics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerodynamics" src="word_pronunciations/00395.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɛəroʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/ (<em>say</em> .airrohduy'namiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq609"> the study of air in motion and of the forces acting on solids in motion relative to the air through which they move. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087981" href="entry://aerostatics%23bigmac000087981"><strong>aerostatics</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087981" href="entry://aerostatics%23mq197">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> the properties of a solid object in relation to these forces acting on it: <em class="example">the aerodynamics of the new-model car.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerodynamicist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeromagnetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeromagnetic</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊmægˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .airrohmag'netik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">derived from, or relating to a study from the air of earth’s magnetic field: <em class="example">an aeromagnetic survey of the bauxite field.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeromechanic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeromechanic</span><z><span target_id="vck1hfMDbQ">n.</span><span target_id="KjaZnMhk8l">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊməˈkænɪk/ (<em>say</em> .airrohmuh'kanik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vck1hfMDbQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> an aviation mechanic.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KjaZnMhk8l">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq260"> of or relating to aeromechanics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affectionate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affectionate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affectionate" src="word_pronunciations/00414.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛkʃənət/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekshuhnuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> characterised by or manifesting affection; possessing or indicating love; tender: <em class="example">an affectionate embrace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> having great love or affection; warmly attached: <em class="example">your affectionate brother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq878"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> strongly disposed or inclined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> biased; partisan.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>affectionately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affectionateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agamogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agamogenesis</span></header><div>/ˌægəmoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .aguhmoh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agamo</em>(<em>s</em>) unmarried + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029882" href="entry://genesis%23bigmac000029882"><span class="smallcaps">genesis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agamogenetic</strong> /ˌægəmoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .aguhmohjuh'netik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agaricaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agaricaceous</span></header><div>/əgærəˈkeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> uhgaruh'kayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">belonging to the Agaricaceae, a family of fungi including mushrooms having blade-shaped gills on the underside of the cap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrichemical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64423082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrichemical</span></header><div>/ægriˈkɛmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> agree'kemikuhl) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100429890" href="entry://agrochemical%23bigmac100429890"><strong>agrochemical</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agricultural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agricultural</span><z><span target_id="85Hfp7b2oU">adj.</span><span target_id="lui35A48ct">n.</span></z></header><div>/ægrəˈkʌltʃərəl/ (<em>say</em> agruh'kulchuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="85Hfp7b2oU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq668"> of or relating to agriculture.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lui35A48ct">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq109"> Also, <strong class="vs">agricultural shot</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (in cricket) a wild stroke without finesse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [17th century; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001199" href="entry://agriculture%23bigmac000001199"><span class="smallcaps">agricultur(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agriculturally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrivoltaics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac884048444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrivoltaics</span></header><div>/ægrivɒlˈteɪɪks/ (<em>say</em> agreevol'tayiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac599957841" href="entry://agri-solar%23bigmac599957841"><strong>agri-solar</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac599957841" href="entry://agri-solar%23mq097">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001199" href="entry://agriculture%23bigmac000001199"><span class="smallcaps">agriculture</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac199369236" href="entry://photovoltaics%23bigmac199369236"><span class="smallcaps">photovoltaics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrochemical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100429890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrochemical</span><z><span target_id="q9tjNwinhs">n.</span><span target_id="j6GZr11E2Q">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ægroʊˈkɛmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> agroh'kemikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q9tjNwinhs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> a chemical used in agriculture.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="j6GZr11E2Q">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq88"> of or relating to such a chemical.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agrichemical</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001205" href="entry://agro-%23bigmac000001205"><span class="smallcaps">agro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012973" href="entry://chemical%23bigmac000012973"><span class="smallcaps">chemical</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airpocalypse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac063195647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airpocalypse</span></header><div>/ɛəˈpɒkəlɪps/ (<em>say</em> air'pokuhlips) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">any widespread instance of air pollution caused by wood fires, industrial activity, vehicle exhausts, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>airpocalyptic</strong> /ɛəpɒkəˈlɪptɪk/ (<em>say</em> airpokuh'liptik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alexipharmic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alexipharmic</span><z><span target_id="xdc0E9z3s3">adj.</span><span target_id="ilrKpIhmyb">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˌlɛksiˈfamɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.leksee'fahmik) <em class="label">Medicine</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xdc0E9z3s3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> warding off poisoning or infection; antidotal; prophylactic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ilrKpIhmyb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq427"> an alexipharmic agent, especially an internal antidote.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>alexipharmakon</em> a remedy against poison; final syllable properly <em>-ac</em>, conformed to the suffix <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alhambresque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alhambresque</span></header><div>/ælhæmˈbrɛsk/ (<em>say</em> alham'bresk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">resembling the fanciful style of ornamentation of the Alhambra.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001643" href="entry://Alhambra%23bigmac000001643"><span class="smallcaps">Alhambra</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alimentation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alimentation</span></header><div>/æləmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aluhmen'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> nourishment; nutrition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> maintenance; support.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001675" href="entry://aliment%23bigmac000001675"><span class="smallcaps">aliment</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alimentative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alimentative</span></header><div>/æləˈmɛntətɪv/ (<em>say</em> aluh'mentuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051467" href="entry://nutritive%23bigmac000051467"><strong>nutritive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkaptonuria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkaptonuria</span></header><div>/ælˌkæptəˈnjuriə/ (<em>say</em> al.kaptuh'nyoohreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">a congenital malfunctioning of certain biochemical processes in the body affecting proteins, which results in severe mental impairment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alliteration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alliteration</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alliteration" src="word_pronunciations/00621.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɪtəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhlituh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq381"> with the same consonant sound or sound group (<strong>consonantal alliteration</strong>), as in <em>from stem to stern</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq728"> with a vowel sound which may differ from syllable to syllable (<strong>vocalic alliteration</strong>), as in <em>each to all</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in <em>apt alliteration’s artful aid</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001421" href="entry://al-%23bigmac000001421"><span class="smallcaps">al-</span></a> + stem of Latin <em>lītera</em> letter + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alliterative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alliterative</span></header><div>/əˈlɪtərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'lituhruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">relating to or characterised by alliteration: <em class="example">alliterative verse.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alliteratively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alliterativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphabetical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphabetical</span></header><div>/ælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> alfuh'betikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> in the order of the alphabet: <em class="example">alphabetical arrangement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> relating to an alphabet; expressed by an alphabet: <em class="example">alphabetical writing.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alphabetic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>alphabetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankylosaurus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac587683339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankylosaurus</span></header><div>/æŋkəloʊˈsɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> angkuhloh'sawruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a large herbivorous dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, with a back covered with thick oval plates embedded in leathery skin, along with two rows of spikes along its body, large horns projecting from its head, and a club-like tail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ankylos</em> bent, crooked + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065638" href="entry://-saurus%23bigmac000065638"><span class="smallcaps">-saurus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annihilation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annihilation</span></header><div>/ənaɪəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhnuyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> the act of annihilating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> extinction; destruction.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>annihilationist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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announceable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557632440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">announceable</span><z><span target_id="c1n8Hz9ZVq">adj.</span><span target_id="wE2rrrk8Ig">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈnaʊnsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'nownsuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="c1n8Hz9ZVq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> able to be announced.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wE2rrrk8Ig">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Politics</em> an item made public by the government, usually in a media release, as good publicity for the government or as a distraction from bad publicity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annunciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476934985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annunciation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annunciation" src="word_pronunciations/00904.mp3"></audio></span>/ənʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhnunsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">the act of announcing; proclamation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annunciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annunciation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Annunciation" src="word_pronunciations/00904.mp3"></audio></span>/ənʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhnunsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Christianity</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of the incarnation of Christ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq872"> the church festival (25 March) instituted in memory of this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antagonistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antagonistic</span></header><div>/ænˌtægəˈnɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> an.taguh'nistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">acting in opposition; mutually opposing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antagonistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antananarivo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac740499958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antananarivo</span></header><div>/ˌæntənænəˈrivoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .antuhnanuh'reevoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">the capital of Madagascar, in the central part.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tananarive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antediluvian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antediluvian</span><z><span target_id="fJicq3fHPB">adj.</span><span target_id="fxiyMLju7K">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antediluvian" src="word_pronunciations/00930.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæntidəˈluviən/ (<em>say</em> .anteeduh'loohveeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fJicq3fHPB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> belonging to the period before the Flood, that is, the universal deluge recorded in the Bible as having occurred in the days of Noah.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq627"> antiquated; primitive: <em class="example">antediluvian ideas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq253"> old; outmoded.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fxiyMLju7K">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq102"> someone who lived before the biblical Flood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq948"> someone who is very old or old-fashioned.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002843" href="entry://ante-%23bigmac000002843"><span class="smallcaps">ante-</span></a> + Latin <em>dīluvi</em>(<em>um</em>) deluge + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticatalyst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticatalyst</span></header><div>/æntiˈkætələst/ (<em>say</em> antee'katuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">a substance which prevents or slows a chemical reaction (opposed to <em>catalyst</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticipation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticipation</span></header><div>/ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> an.tisuh'payshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> the act of anticipating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> realisation in advance; foretaste; expectation; hope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq853"> previous notion; slight previous impression; intuition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq524"> <em class="label">Law</em> the act of expending funds before they are legally due.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Music</em> a note introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticipative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticipative</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪsəpətɪv/ (<em>say</em> an'tisuhpuhtiv), /-peɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> -paytiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">anticipating or tending to anticipate; containing anticipation: <em class="example">an anticipative action; </em><em class="example">an anticipative look.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anticipatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticipatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticipatory</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪsəpeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> an'tisuhpaytuhree), /-pətri/ (<em>say</em> -puhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">of, showing, or expressing anticipation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anticipatorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimacassar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimacassar</span></header><div>/ˌæntiməˈkæsə/ (<em>say</em> .anteemuh'kasuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">an ornamental covering for the backs and arms of chairs, sofas, etc., to keep them from being soiled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <em>Macassar</em>, hair oil obtained from Macassar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimagnetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimagnetic</span></header><div>/æntimægˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anteemag'netik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">of or made of a substance which resists the effect of a magnetic field: <em class="example">an antimagnetic watch.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimalarial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimalarial</span><z><span target_id="UMnfFojbb5">adj.</span><span target_id="BZhsRaSPv6">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntiməˈlɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> .anteemuh'lairreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UMnfFojbb5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> preventive of or efficacious against malaria.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BZhsRaSPv6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq653"> an antimalarial agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antinatalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392690339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antinatalism</span></header><div>/æntiˈneɪtəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee'naytuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">a philosophy based on the idea that human procreation is morally wrong, as to bring a new life into the world would cause it to experience suffering and death, or that it would inflict inherent environmental damage or suffering upon another being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac545940111" href="entry://natalism%23bigmac545940111"><span class="smallcaps">natalism</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antinatalist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiparallel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiparallel</span></header><div>/æntiˈpærəlɛl/ (<em>say</em> antee'paruhlel) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">parallel, but in opposite directions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiparticle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiparticle</span></header><div>/ˈæntiˌpatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'antee.pahtikuhl), /æntiˈpatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> antee'pahtikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a particle, sometimes hypothetical, corresponding to a particular elementary particle with equal mass and spin, but opposite electric charge and other quantum properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipathetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipathetic</span></header><div>/ˌæntipəˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteepuh'thetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">(sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) having a natural antipathy, contrariety, or constitutional aversion: <em class="example">he was antipathetic to any change.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antipathetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antirachitic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antirachitic</span></header><div>/æntirəˈkɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anteeruh'kitik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">relating to the prevention or cure of rickets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apicomplexan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962904587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apicomplexan</span></header><div>/æpikəmˈplɛksən/ (<em>say</em> apeekuhm'pleksuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">of or relating to the Apicomplexa, a class of parasitic protozoans with a characteristic apical complex allowing it entry to the host cell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apochromatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apochromatic</span></header><div>/æpəkrəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuhkruh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Optics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">having a high degree of correction for chromatic and spherical aberration and for coma.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000399" href="entry://achromatic%23bigmac000000399"><span class="smallcaps">achromatic</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appassionato
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appassionato</span></header><div>/əˌpæʃiəˈnatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh.pasheeuh'nahtoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">(a musical direction) with passion or strong feeling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appoggiatura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appoggiatura</span></header><div>/əpɒdʒəˈtjurə/ (<em>say</em> uhpojuh'tyoohruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">a note of embellishment (short or long) preceding another note and taking a portion of its time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from <em>appoggiare</em>, properly, lean]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appraisement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appraisement</span></header><div>/əˈpreɪzmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'prayzmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099346" href="entry://appraisal%23bigmac000099346"><strong>appraisal</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099346" href="entry://appraisal%23mq889">3</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099346" href="entry://appraisal%23mq082">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appreciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appreciation</span></header><div>/əpriʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhpreeshee'ayshuhn), /əprisi-/ (<em>say</em> uhpreesee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> the act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their due value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq489"> clear perception or recognition, especially of aesthetic quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq709"> sensibility to good qualities or good actions; pleasure; gratitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq459"> increase in value, as of property.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq726"> a critical essay, especially a favourable one.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appreciative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appreciative</span></header><div>/əˈpriʃətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'preeshuhtiv), /-ʃiətɪv/ (<em>say</em> -sheeuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">capable of appreciating; feeling or manifesting appreciation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>appreciatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appreciativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appreciatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appreciatory</span></header><div>/əˈpriʃətri/ (<em>say</em> uh'preeshuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">appreciative.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>appreciatorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approachable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approachable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of approachable" src="word_pronunciations/01096.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈproʊtʃəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'prohchuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> capable of being approached; accessible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> (of a person) easy to approach.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>approachability</strong> /əproʊtʃəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhprohchuh'biluhtee), <strong>approachableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appropriable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appropriable</span></header><div>/əˈproʊpriəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'prohpreeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">capable of being appropriated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appurtenance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appurtenance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appurtenance" src="word_pronunciations/01106.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɜtənəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'pertuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> something accessory to another and more important thing; an adjunct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Law</em> a right, privilege, or improvement belonging to and passing with a principal property.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq157"> (<em>plural</em>) apparatus; mechanism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>appurtena</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>nce</em>, from Anglo-French <em>apurtenance</em>, from Latin <em>appertinēre</em> belong to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arborisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arborisation</span></header><div>/abəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ahbuhruy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">a tree-like appearance, as in certain minerals or fossils.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arborization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac65180861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeometry</span></header><div>/akiˈɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'omuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">the application of scientific techniques to the measuring, identifying and analysing of archaeological remains.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">archeometry</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>archaeometric</strong> /akiəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> ahkeeuh'metrik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archaeometrist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archdeaconry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archdeaconry</span></header><div>/atʃˈdikənri/ (<em>say</em> ahch'deekuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">archdeaconries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">the jurisdiction, residence, or office of an archdeacon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argillaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argillaceous</span></header><div>/adʒəˈleɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> ahjuh'layshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> of the nature of or resembling clay; clayey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Geology</em> of or relating to sedimentary rock composed of particles less than 0.002 mm in diameter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aristocratic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aristocratic</span></header><div>/ærəstəˈkrætɪk/ (<em>say</em> aruhstuh'kratik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq469"> befitting an aristocrat; stylish, grand, or exclusive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> like an aristocrat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq127"> belonging to or favouring the aristocracy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq847"> of or relating to government by an aristocracy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aristocratical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>aristocratically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristophanes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristophanes</span></header><div>/ærəˈstɒfəniz/ (<em>say</em> aruh'stofuhneez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">448?–385? BC, Athenian poet and writer of comedy, as <em>The Birds</em> (414) and <em>Lysistrata</em> (411).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristotelian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristotelian</span><z><span target_id="8pml9k6F0Q">adj.</span><span target_id="9aL4m2Nu40">n.</span></z></header><div>/ærɪstəˈtiliən/ (<em>say</em> aristuh'teeleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8pml9k6F0Q"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> of or relating to Aristotle or to his doctrines.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9aL4m2Nu40">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq295"> a follower of Aristotle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq838"> someone who thinks in particulars and scientific deductions as distinct from the metaphysical speculation of Platonism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aristotelean</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Aristotelianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arithmetical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arithmetical</span></header><div>/ærəθˈmɛtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> aruhth'metikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">of or relating to arithmetic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>arithmetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arithmomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arithmomancy</span></header><div>/əˈrɪθməmænsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithmuhmansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">an ancient form of numerology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arithmancy</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>arithmomantia</em>, from Greek <em>arithmos</em> number]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armourbearer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armourbearer</span></header><div>/ˈamə bɛərə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuh bairruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">a retainer bearing the armour or arms of a warrior.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armorbearer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromachology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac792086494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromachology</span></header><div>/əroʊməˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uhrohmuh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">a study which professes the benefits of specific essential oils extracted from roots, leaves, seeds, herbs, fruits and flowers for one’s sense of wellbeing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aromachologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromatherapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromatherapy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aromatherapy" src="word_pronunciations/01217.mp3"></audio></span>/əroʊməˈθɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> uhrohmuh'theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">a type of therapy using scented oils.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aromatherapist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsphenamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsphenamine</span></header><div>/asˈfɛnəmin/ (<em>say</em> ahs'fenuhmeen), /-maɪn/ (<em>say</em> -muyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">a yellow crystalline powder subject to rapid oxidisation, C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>As<sub>2</sub>.2HCl + 2H<sub>2</sub>O, formerly used to treat syphilis; first known as ‘606’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003897" href="entry://arsenic%23bigmac000003897"><span class="smallcaps">ars(enic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056089" href="entry://phenyl%23bigmac000056089"><span class="smallcaps">phen(yl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002184" href="entry://-amine%23bigmac000002184"><span class="smallcaps">-amine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthrography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac337812251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthrography</span></header><div>/aθˈrɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> ahth'rogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">the X-ray examination of a joint which has been prepared with the injection of a dye.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003938" href="entry://arthro-%23bigmac000003938"><span class="smallcaps">arthro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031359" href="entry://-graphy%23bigmac000031359"><span class="smallcaps">-graphy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articulation</span></header><div>/aˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ah.tikyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq241"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq082"> the act or process of articulating speech.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq335"> the adjustments and movements of speech organs involved in pronouncing a particular sound, taken as a whole.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq848"> any of these adjustments and movements.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq395"> any speech sound, especially a consonant.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> clarity of diction; distinctness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq034"> the act of jointing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq523"> a jointed state or formation; a joint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq856"> a joint or place between two parts where separation may take place spontaneously, as at the point of attachment of a leaf.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq222"> a node in a stem, or the space between two nodes.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq057"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> a joint, as the joining or juncture of bones or of the movable segments of an arthropod.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq647"> the way in which the elements of an architectural design are interrelated through different degrees of emphasis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Music</em> the manner of performing a passage, as with notes detached, slurred, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artilleryman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artilleryman</span></header><div>/aˈtɪlərimən/ (<em>say</em> ah'tiluhreemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">artillerymen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">a man who serves a piece of artillery, or is in a regiment of artillery. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;An Australian artilleryman standing beside two shells which did not explode, Gallipoli, 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/artilleryman_H15136.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Australian artillerymen firing their howitzer on the Salonika front, Greece, 1916.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/artilleryman_A03457.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asclepiadean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asclepiadean</span><z><span target_id="i53rfSVmxG">adj.</span><span target_id="F77UMqx2fx">n.</span></z></header><div>/əsˌklipiəˈdiən/ (<em>say</em> uhs.kleepeeuh'deeuhn) <em class="label">Classical Prosody</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="i53rfSVmxG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> denoting or relating to a kind of verse consisting of a spondee, two (or three) choriambi, and an iamb.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F77UMqx2fx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq830"> an Asclepiadean verse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called after the Greek poet <em>Asclepiades</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashurbanipal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashurbanipal</span></header><div>/æʃʊəˈbanəpæl/ (<em>say</em> ashoouh'bahnuhpal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">died 626? BC, king of Assyria 668?–626?; collected an enormous library of cuneiform literature at Nineveh.</span></div> Greek name, <strong>Sardanapalus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspirational
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac545177305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspirational</span><z><span target_id="NGC3Ix1GSV">adj.</span><span target_id="kQSTG6t42A">n.</span></z></header><div>/æspəˈreɪʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'rayshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NGC3Ix1GSV"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> of or relating to aspiration: <em class="example">an aspirational target.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> having aspiration, especially to increase one’s wealth and social status; ambitious: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The trend for wood-burning fire pits and fireplaces is rising significantly amongst wealthier and aspirational residents as a fashionable lifestyle choice.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">inquiry into the health impacts of air pollution in victoria</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2021</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq683"> (of a product, brand, lifestyle choice, etc.) indicative or suggestive of success, wealth and high social status, thus appealing to those who wish to attain such wealth, success and status: <em class="example">an aspirational holiday destination; </em><em class="example">an aspirational brand of sneakers.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kQSTG6t42A">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq482"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac761252157" href="entry://aspirational%20voter%23bigmac761252157"><strong>aspirational voter</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq708"> someone who desires to become more successful than they already are, especially as measured by wealth and social status.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aspirationally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asseveration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asseveration</span></header><div>/əsɛvəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsevuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> the act of asseverating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> an emphatic assertion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assimilation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assimilation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assimilation" src="word_pronunciations/01346.mp3"></audio></span>/əsɪməˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsimuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> the act or process of assimilating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> the state or condition of being assimilated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> the conversion of absorbed food into the substance of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq800"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the total process of plant nutrition, including absorption of external foods and photosynthesis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the resemblance of an animal to its surroundings, in both shape and colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq669"> the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage, as migrant groups, or minority groups, acquire the basic attitudes, habits and mode of life of another all-embracing national culture (distinguished from <em>acculturation</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq633"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> the changing of a sound to one more like, or the same as, another sound near it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assimilative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assimilative</span></header><div>/əˈsɪmələtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'simuhluhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">characterised by assimilation; assimilating.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">assimilatory</strong> /əˈsɪmələtri/ (<em>say</em> uh'simuhluhtree).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrocompass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrocompass</span></header><div>/ˈæstroʊˌkʌmpəs/ (<em>say</em> 'astroh.kumpuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">a compass for indicating direction relative to the stars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronautics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronautics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astronautics" src="word_pronunciations/01375.mp3"></audio></span>/æstrəˈnɔtɪks/ (<em>say</em> astruh'nawtiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">the science and technology of flight outside the atmosphere of the earth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004268" href="entry://astronautic%23bigmac000004268"><span class="smallcaps">astronautic</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronomical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronomical</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astronomical" src="word_pronunciations/01377.mp3"></audio></span>/æstrəˈnɒmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> astruh'nomikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq956"> of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> very large, like the numbers used in astronomical calculations.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">astronomic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>astronomically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asymptomatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asymptomatic</span></header><div>/eɪˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay.simptuh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">neither displaying nor causing symptoms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>asymptomatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athwartships
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athwartships</span></header><div>/əˈθwɔt-ʃɪps/ (<em>say</em> uh'thwawt-ships) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">at right angles to the ship’s keel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augmentation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augmentation</span></header><div>/ɔgmənˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> awgmuhn'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> the act of augmenting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq480"> an augmented state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq079"> that by which anything is augmented.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Music</em> modification of a theme by increasing the time value of all its notes (opposed to <em>diminution</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accompaniment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accompaniment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accompaniment" src="word_pronunciations/00157.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkʌmpnimənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumpneemuhnt), /əˈkʌmpənimənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumpuhneemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> something incidental or added for ornament, symmetry, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Music</em> that part of a composition which provides the harmonic and rhythmic backing to a melodic line, especially a song.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acculturation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acculturation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acculturation" src="word_pronunciations/00182.mp3"></audio></span>/əkʌltʃəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkulchuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> the process of borrowing between cultures, marked by the continuous transmission of elements and traits between different peoples and resulting in new and blended patterns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> the modification of one culture through direct and prolonged contact with another, usually more technologically complex culture (distinguished from <em>assimilation</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq266"> the process of socialisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000218" href="entry://ac-%23bigmac000000218"><span class="smallcaps">ac-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099185" href="entry://culture%23bigmac000099185"><span class="smallcaps">cultur(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acculturative</strong> /əˈkʌltʃərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'kulchuhruhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetaminophen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac87270319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetaminophen</span></header><div>/əsitəˈmɪnəfɛn/ (<em>say</em> uhseetuh'minuhfen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">an analgesic used in the treatment of pain and fever.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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additionality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74250924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">additionality</span></header><div>/ədɪʃəˈnæləti/ (<em>say</em> uhdishuh'naluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Finance</em> the requirement that any new funding should add to existing funding and not replace it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> the requirement that a project must be additional to normal best practice to be eligible to be counted for carbon credits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addressograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addressograph</span></header><div>/əˈdrɛsəgræf/ (<em>say</em> uh'dresuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a machine that prints addresses upon envelopes, etc., from stencils.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adiathermancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adiathermancy</span></header><div>/ˌædiəˈθɜmənsi/ (<em>say</em> .adeeuh'thermuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">inability to transmit heat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020211" href="entry://diathermancy%23bigmac000020211"><span class="smallcaps">diathermancy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adiathermanous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admeasurement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admeasurement</span></header><div>/ædˈmɛʒəmənt/ (<em>say</em> ad'mezhuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> the process of measuring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> the number, dimensions, or measure of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq599"> apportionment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administrator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administrator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of administrator" src="word_pronunciations/00329.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmɪnəstreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'minuhstraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> someone who directs or manages affairs of any kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Law</em> a person appointed by a court to take charge of the estate of a person who died without appointing an executor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq212"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac128277431" href="entry://company%20administrator%23bigmac128277431"><strong>company administrator</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq109"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq711"> (in Australia) the person exercising the powers of the governor-general or a state governor temporarily absent or incapacitated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq294"> the chief executive of an Australian dependent territory.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq572"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a person who manages the technical details of a website, in terms of creating levels of access and the structure of the site.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adnyamathanha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adnyamathanha</span><z><span target_id="K44ap313A1">n.</span><span target_id="yReHWzRvk0">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈædnjəmʌdənə/ (<em>say</em> 'adnyuhmuduhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K44ap313A1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the northern Flinders Ranges area, SA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yReHWzRvk0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Adnyamadhanha</strong>. <div class="backshade">The traditional land of the <strong>Adnyamathanha</strong> people, in the Flinders Ranges, was an important source of two commodities: ochre, widely used to decorate the body and to paint artefacts for ritual and artistic purposes; and rock suitable for making the stones used to grind seeds into flour. Both commodities were highly valued and traded across long distances through intermediary peoples. Cave paintings and rock engravings are preserved in the Flinders Ranges National Park, where Adnyamathanha people now work as guides. The word <em>euro</em>, referring to a species of kangaroo, and possibly also the word <em>witchetty</em> (grub) are of Adnyamathanha origin. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenalectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenalectomy</span></header><div>/ədrinəˈlɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> uhdreenuh'lektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adrenalectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">the removal of one or both adrenal glands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertainment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac683870896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertainment</span></header><div>/ædvəˈteɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> advuh'taynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">an article, video, TV show, etc., created primarily to promote a product, service, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091226" href="entry://advertisement%23bigmac000091226"><span class="smallcaps">adver(tisement)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089604" href="entry://entertainment%23bigmac000089604"><span class="smallcaps">(enter)tainment</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerogenerator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerogenerator</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊˈdʒɛnəreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> airroh'jenuhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085242" href="entry://wind%20generator%23bigmac000085242"><strong>wind generator</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeromechanics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeromechanics</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊməˈkænɪks/ (<em>say</em> .airrohmuh'kaniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">the mechanics of air or gases.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aeromechanical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggiornamento
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggiornamento</span></header><div>/ədʒɔnəˈmɛntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhjawnuh'mentoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">the process of bringing customs, institutions, doctrine, etc., up to date, especially as initiated by Pope John XXIII at the Second Vatican Council (1962–65).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglomeration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglomeration</span></header><div>/əglɒməˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhglomuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> an indiscriminately formed mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> the act or process of agglomerating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001121" href="entry://agglomerate%23bigmac000001121"><span class="smallcaps">agglomerat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglutination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglutination</span></header><div>/əglutəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhgloohtuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> the act or process of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq848"> the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq870"> that which is united; a mass or group cemented together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the coalescing or clumping of small suspended particles into larger masses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq973"> <em class="label">Immunology</em> the clumping of bacteria, red blood corpuscles, or other particles, due to introduction of an antibody.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a pattern or process of inflection and word formation in some languages, in which the constituent elements of words are relatively distinct and constant in form and meaning, especially such a process involving the addition of several suffixes to a single root or stem. In Turkish <em>ev</em> means ‘house’, <em>ev-ler</em> means ‘houses’, <em>ev-den</em> means ‘from a house’, and <em>ev-ler-den</em> means ‘from houses’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001124" href="entry://agglutinate%23bigmac000001124"><span class="smallcaps">agglutinat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglutinative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglutinative</span></header><div>/əˈglutənətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'gloohtuhnuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq578"> tending or having power to agglutinate or unite: <em class="example">an agglutinative substance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (of a language or construction) characterised by agglutination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aircraftwoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920138200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aircraftwoman</span></header><div>/ˈɛəkraftwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'airkrahftwoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aircraftwomen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Air Force</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> a woman of the lowest rank in the Royal Australian Air Force; equivalent in rank to seaman in the Royal Australian Navy and private in the Australian Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACW</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq010"> a woman of similar rank in any other air force.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aircraftswoman</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant <em>aircraftswoman</em> is in use, though considered incorrect by the air forces.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alectryomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alectryomancy</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktriəˌmænsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektreeuh.mansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a form of divination whereby a bird, usually a black hen or a white gamecock, is allowed to pick grains of corn from a circle of letters, thus forming words.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>alektryōn</em> cock + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augmentative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augmentative</span><z><span target_id="COTP4uCY8o">adj.</span><span target_id="gra9rnSfPW">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɔgˈmɛntətɪv/ (<em>say</em> awg'mentuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="COTP4uCY8o"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq332"> serving to augment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> relating to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity. In Spanish, <em>-ón</em> added to a word indicates increased size (<em>silla</em>, ‘chair’; <em>sillón</em>, ‘armchair’); hence it is an augmentative suffix.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gra9rnSfPW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> an augmentative element or formation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auscultation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auscultation</span></header><div>/ɒskəlˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> oskuhl'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> the act of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instrument, to sounds within the body, as a method of diagnosis, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> the act of listening.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auscultātio</em> a listening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austronesian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austronesian</span><z><span target_id="yYZGevkn9N">adj.</span><span target_id="HNJHzH6V3Y">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɒstrəˈniʒən/ (<em>say</em> ostruh'neezhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yYZGevkn9N"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> of or relating to Austronesia.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HNJHzH6V3Y">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq700"> a large family of languages spoken in Madagascar, Malaysia and insular South-East Asia (including some indigenous languages of Taiwan), Papua New Guinea, and throughout the Pacific (including the Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian languages); Malayo-Polynesian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autapomorphy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac12460403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autapomorphy</span></header><div>/ɔˈtæpəmɔfi/ (<em>say</em> aw'tapuhmawfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autapomorphies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Cladistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">a derived trait that is found in only one member of a clade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">aut(o-)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048158" href="entry://-morph%23bigmac000048158"><span class="smallcaps">-morph</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autapomorphic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authenticate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authenticate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of authenticate" src="word_pronunciations/01516.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈθɛntəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> aw'thentuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">authenticated</strong>, <strong class="bold">authenticating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> to make authoritative or valid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> to establish as genuine.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>authenticable</strong> /ɔˈθɛntɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> aw'thentikuhbuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authentication</strong> /ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aw.thentuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authenticator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocatalyst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac116362933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocatalyst</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊˈkætələst/ (<em>say</em> awtoh'katuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">a catalyst which is also the product of a reaction.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac576398316" href="entry://autocatalysis%23bigmac576398316"><strong>autocatalysis</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autorickshaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575281317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autorickshaw</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊrɪkʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohrikshaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">a three-wheeled motorised vehicle for transporting passengers, widely used in various parts of Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autorotation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autorotation</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊrəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtohruh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> the free rotation of rotor blades without engine power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> an uncontrolled rolling of an aircraft, as in a spin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autotoxaemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autotoxaemia</span></header><div>/ˌɔtətɒkˈsimiə/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhtok'seemeeuh), /ˌɔtoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004785" href="entry://auto-intoxication%23bigmac000004785"><strong>auto-intoxication</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autotoxemia</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoxidation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoxidation</span></header><div>/ˌɔtɒksəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtoksuh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">the oxidation of a compound by its exposure to air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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availability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">availability</span></header><div>/əveɪləˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhvayluh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">availabilities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">the state of being available: <em class="example">the availability of a candidate.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avitaminosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avitaminosis</span></header><div>/ˌeɪvaɪtəməˈnoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .ayvuytuhmuh'nohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">a disease caused by a lack of vitamins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088609" href="entry://vitamin%23bigmac000088609"><span class="smallcaps">vitamin</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awesomesauce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac022178420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awesomesauce</span></header><div>/ˈɔsəmsɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'awsuhmsaws) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">exceptionally good.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US slang (2000), on the pattern of <em>weaksauce</em> an unfunny joke, US teen slang (2000)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginalise</span></header><div>/æbəˈrɪdʒənəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> abuh'rijuhnuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">Aboriginalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">Aboriginalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">to effect the Aboriginalisation of (an organisation, department, etc.).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aboriginalize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aboriginality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aboriginality</span></header><div>/ˌæbərɪdʒəˈnæləti/ (<em>say</em> .abuhrijuh'naluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aboriginalities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> the quality of being an aborigine, relating to heritage, culture, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> (<em>upper case</em>) the quality of being an Australian Aborigine: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She instilled into us the importance of pride in Aboriginality</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jackie huggins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq790"> (formerly) a colloquial anecdote about Australian Aboriginal people or an Australian bush subject.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000120" href="#mq790">3</a> from <em>Aboriginalities</em>, the title of a regular feature in the <em>Bulletin</em> 1887–1960]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abortifacient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abortifacient</span><z><span target_id="LjLAQBvWFw">adj.</span><span target_id="J7kPp7ARUA">n.</span></z></header><div>/əbɔtəˈfeɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> uhbawtuh'fayshuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LjLAQBvWFw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> causing abortion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J7kPp7ARUA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq967"> something used to produce abortion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abortus</em> miscarriage + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025476" href="entry://-facient%23bigmac000025476"><span class="smallcaps">-facient</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abyssopelagic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac343521225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abyssopelagic</span></header><div>/əˌbɪsoʊpəˈlædʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.bisohpuh'lajik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">of, relating to, or inhabiting the abyssopelagic zone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000215" href="entry://abyssal%23bigmac000000215"><span class="smallcaps">abyss(al)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055206" href="entry://pelagic%23bigmac000055206"><span class="smallcaps">pelagic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodating</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accommodating" src="word_pronunciations/00155.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɒmədeɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'komuhdayting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">easy to deal with; obliging.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accommodatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodation</span><z><span target_id="lDQzxmsOhW">n.</span><span target_id="e8Wm1VcJt1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accommodation" src="word_pronunciations/00156.mp3"></audio></span>/əkɒməˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkomuh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lDQzxmsOhW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> the act of accommodating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> the state or process of being accommodated; adaptation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq537"> adjustment of differences; reconciliation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq677"> <em class="label">Sociology</em> a process of mutual adaptation between persons or social groups, usually through eliminating or lessening of factors of hostility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq447"> anything which supplies a want; a convenience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq643"> lodging, or food and lodging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq627"> a readiness to aid others; obligingness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq142"> a loan or pecuniary favour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq379"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq674"> the automatic adjustment by which the eye adapts itself to distinct vision at different distances.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq511"> in stereoscopy, the ability of the human eye to bring two images into superimposition for stereoscopic viewing.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e8Wm1VcJt1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq518"> <strong class="phr">make accommodation</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> for</strong>, to adjust to suit or to encompass: <em class="example">to make accommodation for changes of plans.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accommodational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodative</span></header><div>/əˈkɒmədeɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'komuhdaytiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">tending to accommodate; adaptive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accommodativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aleksandrovsk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aleksandrovsk</span></header><div>/æləkˈsændrɒfsk/ (<em>say</em> aluhk'sandrofsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093382" href="entry://Zaporozhye%23bigmac000093382"><strong>Zaporozhye</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allhallowmass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allhallowmass</span></header><div>/ɔlˈhæloʊmæs/ (<em>say</em> awl'halohmas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">the feast of Allhallows.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allhallowtide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allhallowtide</span></header><div>/ɔlˈhæloʊtaɪd/ (<em>say</em> awl'halohtuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">the time or season of All Saints’ Day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambrosiaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambrosiaceous</span></header><div>/æmbroʊziˈeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> ambrohzee'ayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">belonging to the Ambrosiaceae, or ragweed family of plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphitheatric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphitheatric</span></header><div>/æmfiθiˈætrɪk/ (<em>say</em> amfeethee'atrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">of or relating to an amphitheatre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amphitheatrical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>amphitheatrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amplification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amplification</span></header><div>/æmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ampluhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> the act of amplifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq438"> expansion of a statement, narrative, etc., as for rhetorical purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq234"> a statement, narrative, etc., so expanded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq385"> an addition made in expanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq550"> <em class="label">Electronics</em>, <em class="label">Physics</em> increase in the magnitude of fluctuation of a physical quantity such as current, voltage, sound, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amplificātio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amplificatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anachronistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anachronistic</span></header><div>/ənækrəˈnɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhnakruh'nistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">containing an anachronism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anachronistical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anagrammatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anagrammatise</span><z><span target_id="pcFEzarUbo">v.t.</span><span target_id="rxbuPY05fq">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ænəˈgræmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> anuh'gramuhtuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">anagrammatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anagrammatising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pcFEzarUbo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> to transpose into an anagram.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rxbuPY05fq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq269"> to make anagrams.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anagrammatize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anagrammatism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anagrammatist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaphrodisiac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaphrodisiac</span><z><span target_id="ZxJZuy8qcp">adj.</span><span target_id="nwoEBXOX1J">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænˌæfrəˈdɪziæk/ (<em>say</em> an.afruh'dizeeak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZxJZuy8qcp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> capable of diminishing sexual desire.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nwoEBXOX1J">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq540"> an anaphrodisiac agent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003246" href="entry://aphrodisiac%23bigmac000003246"><span class="smallcaps">aphrodisiac</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anfractuosity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anfractuosity</span></header><div>/ˌænfræktʃuˈɒsəti/ (<em>say</em> .anfrakchooh'osuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anfractuosities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> the state or quality of being anfractuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> a channel, crevice, or passage full of windings and turnings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animadversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animadversion</span></header><div>/ænəmædˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> anuhmad'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> a remark, usually implying censure; a criticism or comment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq915"> the act or fact of criticising.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>animadversio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthraquinone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthraquinone</span></header><div>/ænθrəkwəˈnoʊn/ (<em>say</em> anthruhkwuh'nohn), /-ˈkwɪnoʊn/ (<em>say</em> -'kwinohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a yellow crystalline substance, C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, obtained from anthracene or phthalic anhydride, used in the preparation of alizarin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002896" href="entry://anthracene%23bigmac000002896"><span class="smallcaps">anthra(cene)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060776" href="entry://quinone%23bigmac000060776"><span class="smallcaps">quinone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropomancy</span></header><div>/ˈænθrəpəmænsi/ (<em>say</em> 'anthruhpuhmansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">divination using human entrails.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropopathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropopathy</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒpəθi/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'popuhthee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">ascription of human passions or feelings to beings not human, especially to God.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anthropopathism</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>anthrōpopatheia</em> humanity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropophagi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropophagi</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒfəgaɪ/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'pofuhguy) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">anthropophagus</strong> /ænθrəˈpɒfəgəs/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'pofuhguhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">eaters of humans; cannibals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, plural of <em>anthrōpophagus</em>, from Greek <em>anthrōpophagos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropophagy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropophagy</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒfədʒi/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'pofuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">the eating of human flesh; cannibalism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropophagic</strong> /ænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'fajik), <strong>anthropophagical</strong>, <strong>anthropophagous</strong> /ænθrəˈpɒfəgəs/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'pofuhguhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antibacterial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211062826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antibacterial</span><z><span target_id="gs3VKMoP8r">adj.</span><span target_id="ITRs4LOlhw">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntibækˈtɪəriəl/ (<em>say</em> .anteebak'tearreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gs3VKMoP8r"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> of or relating to a substance that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ITRs4LOlhw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq812"> such a substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticoagulant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticoagulant</span><z><span target_id="SGkSnU63OF">adj.</span><span target_id="0c6AAbtyTV">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntikoʊˈægjələnt/ (<em>say</em> .anteekoh'agyuhluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SGkSnU63OF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> preventing or reducing coagulation, especially of blood.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0c6AAbtyTV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq458"> an anticoagulant agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antihistamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antihistamine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antihistamine" src="word_pronunciations/00961.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈhɪstəmin/ (<em>say</em> antee'histuhmeen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antihistamine" src="word_pronunciations/00962.mp3"></audio></span>/-maɪn/ (<em>say</em> -muyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">any of certain medicines or drugs which neutralise or inhibit the effect of histamine in the body, used mainly in the treatment of allergic conditions, as hay fever, asthma, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antihistaminic</strong> /ˌæntihɪstəˈmɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteehistuh'minik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antilogarithm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antilogarithm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antilogarithm" src="word_pronunciations/00963.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈlɒgərɪðəm/ (<em>say</em> antee'loguhridhuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">the number corresponding to a logarithm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimicrobial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88764230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimicrobial</span><z><span target_id="uhEeRLJrUi">adj.</span><span target_id="Dnq5n5PURz">n.</span></z></header><div>/æntimaɪˈkroʊbiəl/ (<em>say</em> anteemuy'krohbeeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uhEeRLJrUi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> designed to combat microbes.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dnq5n5PURz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq208"> an antimicrobial drug or other substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antineuralgic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antineuralgic</span><z><span target_id="uxgwgk5fcl">adj.</span><span target_id="CFMhhc2MmC">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntinjuˈrældʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteenyooh'raljik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uxgwgk5fcl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> preventing or relieving neuralgia or neuralgic pain.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CFMhhc2MmC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq355"> an antineuralgic substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipatharian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac834908716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipatharian</span></header><div>/æntipəˈθɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> anteepuh'thairreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">of or relating to a coral of the genus <em>Antipatharia</em> comprising black or thorny corals, characterised by a much-branched skeleton and few tentacles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>antipathes</em>, literally, remedy for suffering]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antirheumatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antirheumatic</span><z><span target_id="RMNRKirLkw">adj.</span><span target_id="xFzDFgCkb5">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntiruˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteerooh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RMNRKirLkw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> preventing or relieving rheumatism or rheumatic pain.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xFzDFgCkb5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq529"> an antirheumatic substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antispasmodic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antispasmodic</span><z><span target_id="4yj7cB8uzn">adj.</span><span target_id="lZMgWAyrqt">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntispæzˈmɒdɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteespaz'modik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4yj7cB8uzn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> checking spasms.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lZMgWAyrqt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq959"> an antispasmodic agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applecatchers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applecatchers</span></header><div>/ˈæpəlkætʃəz/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhlkachuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040478" href="entry://knickerbockers%23bigmac000040478"><strong>knickerbockers</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appropriation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appropriation</span></header><div>/əproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhprohpree'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> anything appropriated for a special purpose, as money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> the act of appropriating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq844"> an act of a legislature authorising money to be paid from the treasury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approximation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approximation</span></header><div>/əprɒksəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhproksuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> a drawing, moving, or advancing near in space, position, degree, or relation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> a result which is not exact, but is sufficiently so for a given purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arachnophobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arachnophobia</span></header><div>/əræknəˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> uhraknuh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">an extreme fear of spiders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>arachno-</em>, (combining form representing Greek <em>arachnē</em> spider) + <em>-phobia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arachnophobe</strong> /əˈræknəfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> uh'raknuhfohb), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arachnophobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeohippus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeohippus</span></header><div>/akioʊˈhɪpəs/ (<em>say</em> ahkeeoh'hipuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a tiny horse of the Miocene era, about the size of a large dog and found in the southern American woodlands of that period.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003564" href="entry://archaeo-%23bigmac000003564"><span class="smallcaps">archaeo-</span></a> + Greek <em>hippos</em> horse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeopteryx
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeopteryx</span></header><div>/akiˈɒptərɪks/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'optuhriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">an avian dinosaur with teeth and a long, feathered, vertebrate tail, found in the later Jurassic; previously thought to have been the oldest known avian type but recently reassessed as possibly non-avian though closely related to the origin of birds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>archaeo-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003564" href="entry://archaeo-%23bigmac000003564"><span class="smallcaps">archaeo-</span></a> + Greek <em>pteryx</em> wing, bird]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archeological
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archeological</span></header><div>/ˌakiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeuh'lojikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003566" href="entry://archaeological%23bigmac000003566"><strong>archaeological</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archidiaconal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archidiaconal</span></header><div>/ˌakidaɪˈækənəl/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeduy'akuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">of or relating to an archdeacon or the office of archdeacon.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>archidiaconate</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archimandrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archimandrite</span></header><div>/akiˈmændraɪt/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'mandruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in the Greek Church) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> the head of a monastery; an abbot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> a superior abbot, having charge of several monasteries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq631"> (a title given to distinguished celibate priests.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>archimandrīta</em>, from Late Greek <em>archimandrītēs</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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architectural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">architectural</span></header><div>/akəˈtɛktʃərəl/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'tekchuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> of or relating to architecture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> conforming to the basic principles of architecture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> having the qualities of architecture.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>architecturally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argumentation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argumentation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of argumentation" src="word_pronunciations/01186.mp3"></audio></span>/agjəmənˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ahgyuhmuhn'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> debate; discussion; reasoning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq769"> the setting forth of reasons together with the conclusion drawn from them; formal or logical reasoning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq590"> the premises and conclusion so set forth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argumentative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argumentative</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of argumentative" src="word_pronunciations/01187.mp3"></audio></span>/agjəˈmɛntətɪv/ (<em>say</em> ahgyuh'mentuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> given to argument; disputatious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> controversial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq754"> presenting an argument or point of view: <em class="example">argumentative writing.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>argumentatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>argumentativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arithmetician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arithmetician</span></header><div>/ærəθməˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aruhthmuh'tishuhn), /əˈrɪθ-/ (<em>say</em> uh'rith-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">an expert in arithmetic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armamentarium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac711632554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armamentarium</span></header><div>/aməmənˈtɛəriəm/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhmuhn'tairreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">armamentaria</strong> /aməmənˈtɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhmuhn'tairreeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">all the equipment needed to carry out a particular task, in particular the equipment needed by a medical practitioner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: arsenal, armoury]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromatisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromatisation</span></header><div>/əˌroʊmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.rohmuhtuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">the catalytic conversion of aliphatic hydrocarbons to aromatic hydrocarbons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aromatization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificiality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificiality</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃiˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishee'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">artificialities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> artificial quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> an artificial thing or trait.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arundinaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arundinaceous</span></header><div>/ərʌndəˈneɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> uhrunduh'nayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">relating to or like a reed or cane; reed-like; reedy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arundināceus</em>, from (<em>h</em>)<em>arundo</em> reed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asomatognosia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349419984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asomatognosia</span></header><div>/ˌeɪsoʊmətəgˈnoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> .aysohmuhtuhg'nohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a condition caused by neurological damage in which the sufferer is unaware of all or part of their body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <em>somato</em>- (combining form representing Greek <em>soma</em> body) + Greek -<em>gnōsia</em> knowledge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asomatognosic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiocassette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203383283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiocassette</span></header><div>/ɔdioʊkəˈsɛt/ (<em>say</em> awdeeohkuh'set) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087527" href="entry://cassette%23bigmac000087527"><strong>cassette</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087527" href="entry://cassette%23mq562">2a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australianese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac639149843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australianese</span></header><div>/əstreɪljəˈniz/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuh'neez), /ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>dated</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">Australian English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australianise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australianise</span><z><span target_id="0kFC2VBNp6">v.t.</span><span target_id="g0TdJnYcMN">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuhnuyz), /ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">Australianised</strong>, <strong class="bold">Australianising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0kFC2VBNp6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> to make Australian in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of Australia.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="g0TdJnYcMN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq942"> to become Australian in character.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australianize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australianism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australianism</span></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuhnizuhm), /ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> a word or phrase originating in or peculiar to Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> a custom, trait, or thing peculiar to Australia or to Australians.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq988"> devotion to or preference for Australia and its culture and way of life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australianist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australianist</span><z><span target_id="n7GErCjW0g">adj.</span><span target_id="CXA7lm7mVb">n.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljənəst/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuhnuhst), /ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="n7GErCjW0g"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> consciously Australian: <em class="example">a writer with Australianist tendencies.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CXA7lm7mVb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq724"> a student of or expert in Indigenous languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authorisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authorisation</span></header><div>/ˌɔθəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awthuhruy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">the act of authorising; permission from or establishment by an authority.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">authorization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authoritarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authoritarian</span><z><span target_id="w4VAv5IuTW">adj.</span><span target_id="K9Waxe3uAu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of authoritarian" src="word_pronunciations/01519.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˌθɒrəˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> aw.thoruh'tairreeuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of authoritarian" src="word_pronunciations/01520.mp3"></audio></span>/ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w4VAv5IuTW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> favouring the principle of subjection to authority as opposed to that of individual freedom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq57"> assuming the commanding style of one in a position of authority; dictatorial.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K9Waxe3uAu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq663"> someone who favours authoritarian principles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101169" href="entry://authority%23bigmac000101169"><span class="smallcaps">authorit(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003728" href="entry://-arian%23bigmac000003728"><span class="smallcaps">-arian</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authoritarianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authoritative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authoritative</span></header><div>/ɔˈθɒrətətɪv/ (<em>say</em> aw'thoruhtuhtiv), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: <em class="example">an authoritative opinion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> having an air of authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>authoritatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authoritativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autobiography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autobiography</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autobiography" src="word_pronunciations/01526.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɔtəbaɪˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhbuy'ogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autobiographies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">an account of a person’s life written by themself.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autobiographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocatalysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576398316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocatalysis</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊkəˈtæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> awtohkuh'taluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">a process in which the agent which is the catalyst is also one of the products of the process, resulting in the ongoing triggering of the process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocephalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocephalous</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊˈsɛfələs/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh'sefuhluhs), /ˌɔtə-/ (<em>say</em> .awtuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq420"> not under the jurisdiction of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq861"> <em class="label">Eastern Church</em> (of a church) appointing its own bishop, though still in communion with the ecumenical patriarch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Greek <em>autokephalos</em> having its own head. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012379" href="entry://-cephalous%23bigmac000012379"><span class="smallcaps">-cephalous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autocephaly</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abdominoplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216933112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abdominoplasty</span></header><div>/əbˈdɒmənoʊplæsti/ (<em>say</em> uhb'domuhnohplastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abdominoplasties</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> a type of surgery in which fat and excess loose skin around the abdomen is removed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> an instance of such surgery.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abdominoplastic</strong> /əbˌdɒmənoʊˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhb.domuhnoh'plastik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorbefacient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorbefacient</span><z><span target_id="j4oW7poaBj">adj.</span><span target_id="aFexnvo0t4">n.</span></z></header><div>/əbsɔbəˈfeɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> uhbsawbuh'fayshuhnt), /-zɔb-/ (<em>say</em> -zawb-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="j4oW7poaBj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> causing absorption.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aFexnvo0t4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq008"> a drug or other substance which causes absorption.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>absorbē</em>(<em>re</em>) absorb + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025476" href="entry://-facient%23bigmac000025476"><span class="smallcaps">-facient</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstractionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac642763095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstractionism</span></header><div>/æbˈstrækʃənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> ab'strakshuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">the theory and practice of abstract art.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abstractionist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accountability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265807598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accountability</span></header><div>/əkaʊntəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhkowntuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> the state of being liable to be called to account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq24"> the expectation that public servants answer for their performance to ministers who are themselves responsible to parliament, so that ultimately all answer to the people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achondroplasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achondroplasia</span></header><div>/əkɒndrəˈpleɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> uhkondruh'playzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a hereditary form of dwarfism characterised by retarded limb growth, but not usually affecting the trunk and head.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>chondros</em> cartilage + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057252" href="entry://-plasia%23bigmac000057252"><span class="smallcaps">-plasia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>achondroplastic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenocarcinoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac234899836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenocarcinoma</span></header><div>/ˌædənoʊkasəˈnoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> .aduhnohkahsuh'nohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adenocarcinomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">adenocarcinomata</strong> /ˌædənoʊkasəˈnoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> .aduhnohkahsuh'nohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a cancer affecting the secretory cells that line the walls of many organs of the body, as the lungs, kidneys, intestines, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000661" href="entry://adeno-%23bigmac000000661"><span class="smallcaps">adeno-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011411" href="entry://carcinoma%23bigmac000011411"><span class="smallcaps">carcinoma</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administration</span><z><span target_id="MCqjX0Akiz">n.</span><span target_id="dsf3R8QSlB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of administration" src="word_pronunciations/00327.mp3"></audio></span>/ədmɪnəsˈtreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhdminuhs'trayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MCqjX0Akiz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> the management or direction of any office or employment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> the function of a political state in exercising its governmental duties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq800"> any body of people entrusted with administrative powers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq686"> the duty or duties of an administrator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq601"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> the political leaders of a country who wield power; the government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> the period of service of a government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq719"> <em class="label">US</em> those executive functions of government, both general and local, which are neither legislative nor judicial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq383"> <em class="label">Law</em> management of the estate of a deceased person by an executor or administrator, or of a trust estate by a trustee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq075"> the act of dispensing, especially formally: <em class="example">administration of the sacraments.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq210"> the act of tendering: <em class="example">the administration of an oath.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq011"> the applying of a medicine, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dsf3R8QSlB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">in administration</strong>, (of a company) run by a company administrator during the process of liquidation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>administrātiōn</em>(<em>em</em>), accusative of <em>administrātiō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administrative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administrative</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of administrative" src="word_pronunciations/00328.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmɪnəstrətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhd'minuhstruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">relating to administration; executive: <em class="example">administrative ability; </em><em class="example">administrative problems.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>administratively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administratrix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administratrix</span></header><div>/ədˈmɪnəstrətrɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhd'minuhstruhtriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">administratrices</strong> /ədˈmɪnəstrətrəˌsiz/ (<em>say</em> uhd'minuhstruhtruh.seez))<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">a female administrator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adultification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac608988071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adultification</span></header><div>/ədʌltəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhdultuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">the practice of regarding or treating a child as an adult, especially in ways that could be deleterious for the child, as by making them responsible for the welfare of a younger sibling, exposing them to material or actions inappropriate to their age, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertorialise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac3924777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertorialise</span></header><div>/ædvəˈtɔriəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> advuh'tawreeuhluyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">advertorialised</strong>, <strong class="bold">advertorialising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">to advertise a product or service by means of an advertorial.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">advertorialize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agripolitician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agripolitician</span></header><div>/ˌægriˌpɒləˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .agree.poluh'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a politician whose constituency is rural and who has an interest in lobbying for the rural sector.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac527152009" href="entry://agri-%23bigmac527152009"><span class="smallcaps">agri-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057788" href="entry://politician%23bigmac000057788"><span class="smallcaps">politician</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aguascalientes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aguascalientes</span></header><div>/ˌʌgwəskʌlˈjɛntɛs/ (<em>say</em> .ugwuhskul'yentes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> a state in central Mexico. 5471 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> the capital city of this state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allelochemical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac984367263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allelochemical</span></header><div>/əliləˈkɛmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uhleeluh'kemikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">an allelopathic chemical.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaranthaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaranthaceous</span></header><div>/æmərænˈθeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> amuhran'thayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">belonging to the family Amaranthaceae (or Amarantaceae), comprising mostly herbaceous or shrubby plants, as the cockscomb, the amaranth, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphiarthrosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphiarthrosis</span></header><div>/æmfiaˈθroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> amfeeah'throhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amphiarthroses</strong> /æmfiaˈθroʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> amfeeah'throhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">a form of articulation which permits slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002254" href="entry://amphi-%23bigmac000002254"><span class="smallcaps">amphi-</span></a> + Greek <em>arthrōsis</em> articulation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylobarbitone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626307971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylobarbitone</span></header><div>/æməloʊˈbabətoʊn/ (<em>say</em> amuhloh'bahbuhtohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a barbiturate, C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>18</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, with hypnotic and sedative properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anacardiaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anacardiaceous</span></header><div>/ˌænəkadiˈeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> .anuhkahdee'ayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a family of trees and shrubs including the cashew, mango, pistachio, sumach, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Anacardiāceae</em> (<em>ana-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a> + Greek <em>kardia</em> heart + <em>-āceae</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000338" href="entry://-aceae%23bigmac000000338"><span class="smallcaps">-aceae</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anamorphoscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anamorphoscope</span></header><div>/ænəˈmɔfəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mawfuhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> a camera or viewing device designed to produce an anamorphic image, in the form of radial slits on a rotating disc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq932"> a curved mirror or other device for giving a correct image of a picture or the like distorted by anamorphosis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisodactylous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisodactylous</span></header><div>/ænˌaɪsoʊˈdæktələs/ (<em>say</em> an.uysoh'daktuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq428"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> unequal-toed; having the toes unlike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> having three toes pointing forwards and one backwards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002696" href="entry://aniso-%23bigmac000002696"><span class="smallcaps">aniso-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018394" href="entry://dactyl%23bigmac000018394"><span class="smallcaps">dactyl</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018394" href="entry://dactyl%23mq281">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropography</span></header><div>/ˌænθrəˈpɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> .anthruh'pogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">the branch of anthropology that describes the varieties of humankind and their geographical distribution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031359" href="entry://-graphy%23bigmac000031359"><span class="smallcaps">-graphy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticonvulsant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticonvulsant</span><z><span target_id="WwpHWPwS8B">n.</span><span target_id="G7secIGPcV">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æntikənˈvʌlsənt/ (<em>say</em> anteekuhn'vulsuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WwpHWPwS8B"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> a drug used to treat convulsions.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="G7secIGPcV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq994"> of or relating to such a drug or treatment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antidepressant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antidepressant</span><z><span target_id="T4V9Gf3Omf">n.</span><span target_id="ZPf4IQsKJJ">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antidepressant" src="word_pronunciations/00957.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæntidəˈprɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> .anteeduh'presuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T4V9Gf3Omf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq891"> any of a class of drugs used in treating mental depression.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZPf4IQsKJJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq549"> of, relating to, or denoting, this class of drugs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiperspirant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiperspirant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antiperspirant" src="word_pronunciations/00969.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈpɜspərənt/ (<em>say</em> antee'perspuhruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">any preparation for decreasing or preventing perspiration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiretroviral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429780297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiretroviral</span><z><span target_id="1wRrCYczAd">adj.</span><span target_id="Oclj6ICSrL">n.</span></z></header><div>/æntirɛtroʊˈvaɪrəl/ (<em>say</em> anteeretroh'vuyruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1wRrCYczAd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> designed to combat a retrovirus infection.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Oclj6ICSrL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq897"> an antiretroviral drug or other substance.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ARV Also, <strong class="vs">anti-retroviral</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeological
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeological</span></header><div>/ˌakiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeuh'lojikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">of or relating to archaeology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archeological</strong>, <strong class="vs">archaeologic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>archaeologically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archiepiscopal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archiepiscopal</span></header><div>/ˌakiəˈpɪskəpəl/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeuh'piskuhpuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">of or relating to an archbishop or the office of archbishop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003602" href="entry://archi-%23bigmac000003602"><span class="smallcaps">archi-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003602" href="entry://archi-%23mq701">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024224" href="entry://episcopal%23bigmac000024224"><span class="smallcaps">episcopal</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archiepiscopate</strong> /ˌakiəˈpɪskəpət/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeuh'piskuhpuht), /-peɪt/ (<em>say</em> -payt), <strong>archiepiscopacy</strong> /ˌakiəˈpɪskəpəsi/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeuh'piskuhpuhsee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attitudinarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attitudinarian</span></header><div>/ˌætətjudəˈnɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> .atuhtyoohduh'nairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">someone who studies attitudes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiostreaming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac677118651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiostreaming</span></header><div>/ˈɔdioʊstrimɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeohstreeming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">the streaming of audio data.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac998053084" href="entry://streaming%23bigmac998053084"><strong>streaming</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australianness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australianness</span></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljənnəs/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuhnnuhs), /ɒs-/ (<em>say</em> os-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">a quality or set of qualities said to be distinctively or characteristically Australian.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australianity</strong> /əsˌtreɪliˈænəti/ (<em>say</em> uhs.traylee'anuhtee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoradiograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoradiograph</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊˈreɪdiəgræf/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh'raydeeuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">an image obtained on a photographic plate by placing on it a specimen containing a radioactive isotope. The result shows the distribution of the radioactive element in the specimen.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autoradiography</strong> /ˌɔtoʊreɪdiˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> .awtohraydee'ogruhfee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acanthocephalan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acanthocephalan</span></header><div>/əkænθoʊˈsɛfələn/ (<em>say</em> uhkanthoh'sefuhluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">any of the worms belonging to a phylum of internal parasitic worms, Acanthocephala, having a protrusile proboscis covered with recurved hooks and a hollow body without digestive tract, found in the intestine of vertebrates.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000246" href="entry://acantho-%23bigmac000000246"><span class="smallcaps">acantho-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012362" href="entry://cephal-%23bigmac000012362"><span class="smallcaps">cephal-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetamidophenol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetamidophenol</span></header><div>/æsətəˌmaɪdoʊˈfinɒl/ (<em>say</em> asuhtuh.muydoh'feenol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054273" href="entry://paracetamol%23bigmac000054273"><strong>paracetamol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinopterygian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac734065368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinopterygian</span><z><span target_id="fxzjgE5Kox">n.</span><span target_id="TtcSTmG2qx">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæktənɒptəˈrɪdʒiən/ (<em>say</em> .aktuhnoptuh'rijeeuhn), /ˌæktənoʊtəˈrɪdʒiən/ (<em>say</em> .aktuhnohtuh'rijeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fxzjgE5Kox"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> a fish of the class Actinopterygii, characterised as ray-finned fish.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TtcSTmG2qx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq461"> of or relating to such a fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actino-</span></a> + Greek <em>pterygi</em>(<em>on</em>) little wing + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adermatoglyphia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270982862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adermatoglyphia</span></header><div>/ˌeɪdɜˌmætoʊˈglɪfiə/ (<em>say</em> .ayder.matoh'glifeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">the condition of being born without fingerprints, caused by a genetic mutation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019724" href="entry://dermato-%23bigmac000019724"><span class="smallcaps">dermato-</span></a> + <em>-glyphia</em> (from Greek <em>glyphē</em> carving)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agranulocytosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agranulocytosis</span></header><div>/əˌgrænjəloʊˌsaɪˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.granyuhloh.suy'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">a serious, sometimes fatal blood disease, marked by a great reduction in leukocytes, often caused by an idiosyncratic susceptibility to drugs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031334" href="entry://granule%23bigmac000031334"><span class="smallcaps">granul(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018334" href="entry://-cyte%23bigmac000018334"><span class="smallcaps">-cyt(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agriculturalist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agriculturalist</span></header><div>/ægrəˈkʌltʃərələst/ (<em>say</em> agruh'kulchuhruhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq896"> a farmer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq881"> an expert in agriculture.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agriculturist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminosilicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminosilicate</span></header><div>/əˌlumənoʊˈsɪləkət/ (<em>say</em> uh.loohmuhnoh'siluhkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">a salt which is both an aluminate and a silicate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amaryllidaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amaryllidaceous</span></header><div>/ˌæmərɪləˈdeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> .amuhriluh'dayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family of plants, which includes the amaryllis, narcissus, snowdrop, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amitochondriate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac402769072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amitochondriate</span></header><div>/eɪmaɪtoʊˈkɒndrieɪt/ (<em>say</em> aymuytoh'kondreeayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">of or relating to a eukaryotic cell which lacks mitochondria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaesthesiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621498131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaesthesiology</span></header><div>/ænəsθiziˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> anuhstheezee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">the branch of medical science dealing with anaesthesia and anaesthetics.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anaesthesiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancylostomiasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancylostomiasis</span></header><div>/ˌænsəlɒstəˈmaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .ansuhlostuh'muyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002717" href="entry://ankylostomiasis%23bigmac000002717"><strong>ankylostomiasis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankylostomiasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankylostomiasis</span></header><div>/ˌæŋkəlɒstəˈmaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .angkuhlostuh'muyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034949" href="entry://hookworm%20disease%23bigmac000034949"><strong>hookworm disease</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anchylostomiasis</strong>, <strong class="vs">ancylostomiasis</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>Ancylostom</em>(<em>a</em>) genus of hookworms (from Greek <em>ankylo</em>(<em>s</em>) bent, hooked + <em>stoma</em> mouth) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098543" href="entry://-iasis%23bigmac000098543"><span class="smallcaps">-iasis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antepenultimate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antepenultimate</span><z><span target_id="qoJlJMBQ0F">adj.</span><span target_id="lLg7LN9DGl">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antepenultimate" src="word_pronunciations/00936.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæntipəˈnʌltəmət/ (<em>say</em> .anteepuh'nultuhmuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qoJlJMBQ0F"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> last but two.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lLg7LN9DGl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq419"> the last but two; the third from the end.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002843" href="entry://ante-%23bigmac000002843"><span class="smallcaps">ante-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055414" href="entry://penultimate%23bigmac000055414"><span class="smallcaps">penultimate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropophagite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropophagite</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒfəgaɪt/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'pofuhguyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">an eater of humans; a cannibal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiperistalsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiperistalsis</span></header><div>/ˌæntipɛriˈstælsəs/ (<em>say</em> .anteeperee'stalsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">inverted peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upwards.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antiperistaltic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apophthegmatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apophthegmatise</span></header><div>/æpəˈθɛgmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> apuh'thegmuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">apophthegmatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">apophthegmatising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">to speak in apophthegms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apophthegmatize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>apophthegmatist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaebacterium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac764884829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaebacterium</span></header><div>/ˌakibækˈtɪəriəm/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeebak'tearreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac666893774" href="entry://archaeon%23bigmac666893774"><strong>archaeon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archeomagnetism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archeomagnetism</span></header><div>/ˌakioʊˈmægnətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeoh'magnuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104922" href="entry://archaeomagnetism%23bigmac000104922"><strong>archaeomagnetism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assimilationist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac974432567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assimilationist</span><z><span target_id="cyqX5pfLAo">n.</span><span target_id="wTImIATv6o">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əsɪməˈleɪʃənɪst/ (<em>say</em> uhsimuh'layshuhnist) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cyqX5pfLAo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> someone who favours <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004170" href="entry://assimilation%23bigmac000004170">assimilation</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004170" href="entry://assimilation%23mq669">6</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wTImIATv6o">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq20"> of or relating to an assimilationist.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>assimilationism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronavigation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronavigation</span></header><div>/ˌæstroʊnævəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .astrohnavuh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> the navigation of a spacecraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012198" href="entry://celestial%20navigation%23bigmac000012198"><strong>celestial navigation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acanthopterygian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acanthopterygian</span><z><span target_id="q8WNuC9Xht">adj.</span><span target_id="zab7jJm9SO">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌækænˌθɒptəˈrɪdʒiən/ (<em>say</em> .akan.thoptuh'rijeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="q8WNuC9Xht"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> belonging or relating to Acanthopterygii, the group of bony fishes with spiny fins, as the bass and perch.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zab7jJm9SO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq854"> an acanthopterygian fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000246" href="entry://acantho-%23bigmac000000246"><span class="smallcaps">acantho-</span></a> + Greek <em>pterygion</em> fin + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerotherapeutics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerotherapeutics</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊθɛrəˈpjutɪks/ (<em>say</em> .airrohtheruh'pyoohtiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">that branch of therapeutics which deals with the curative use of air or of artificially prepared atmospheres.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aerotherapy</strong> /ˌɛəroʊˈθɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> .airroh'theruhpee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchylostomiasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchylostomiasis</span></header><div>/ˌæŋkəlɒstəˈmaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .angkuhlostuh'muyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002717" href="entry://ankylostomiasis%23bigmac000002717"><strong>ankylostomiasis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anociassociation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anociassociation</span></header><div>/əˌnoʊsiəˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.nohseeuh.sohsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">a method for preventing shock and other harmful effects resulting from an operation, consisting principally in giving general and local anaesthesia and in avoiding all unnecessary trauma during the operation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anociation</strong> /ənoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhnohsee'ayshuhn). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <em>noci-</em> (combining form representing Latin <em>nocēre</em> harm) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004185" href="entry://association%23bigmac000004185"><span class="smallcaps">association</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archaeomagnetism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archaeomagnetism</span></header><div>/ˌakioʊˈmægnətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeoh'magnuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">the magnetic properties of archaeological remains.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archeomagnetism</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrophotography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrophotography</span></header><div>/ˌæstroʊfəˈtɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> .astrohfuh'togruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">the photography of stars and other celestial objects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australopithecus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490036652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australopithecus</span></header><div>/ˌɒstrəloʊˈpɪθəkəs/ (<em>say</em> .ostruhloh'pithuhkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">a genus of extinct hominids closely related to humans; widespread throughout eastern and northern Africa from 3 to 4 million years ago.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autobiographical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autobiographical</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəbaɪəˈgræfɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhbuyuh'grafikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">dealing with one’s life history.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autobiographic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>autobiographically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoimmunisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoimmunisation</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊɪmjənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtohimyuhnuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq789"> natural immunisation to a disease brought about by the body’s production of antibodies to act against an invading organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> the production of an autoimmune response.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autoimmunization</strong>, <strong class="vs">auto-immunisation</strong>, <strong class="vs">auto-immunization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginalisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginalisation</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhluy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">the process by which the number of Aboriginal people having jobs or other roles in an organisation, etc., is increased, particularly in bodies dealing with Indigenous affairs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aboriginalization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropogeography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropogeography</span></header><div>/ˌænθrəpoʊdʒiˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpohjee'ogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">the study of the geographical distribution of human communities and the relationship between such communities and their natural environment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropogeographic</strong> /ˌænθrəpoʊdʒiəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpohjeeuh'grafik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropogeographical</strong> /ˌænθrəpoʊdʒiəˈgræfɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpohjeeuh'grafikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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australopithecine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">australopithecine</span><z><span target_id="TCYokdKWxx">n.</span><span target_id="h4h7dkGrQT">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of australopithecine" src="word_pronunciations/01511.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɒstrəloʊˈpɪθəsin/ (<em>say</em> .ostruhloh'pithuhseen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TCYokdKWxx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> any of various extinct primates of the subtribe Hominina (including <em>Australopithecus</em>, <em>Paranthropus</em>, and related genera), arising in the Pliocene epoch; close relatives of modern humans.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="h4h7dkGrQT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq474"> of, relating to, or resembling the australopithecines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>australopithec</em>(<em>us</em>) (from <em>australo-</em>, combining form of <em>australis</em> southern + <em>pithecus</em>, from Greek <em>pithēkos</em> ape) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037164" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037164"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australomelanesian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478219409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australomelanesian</span></header><div>/ˌɒstrəloʊmɛləˈniʒən/ (<em>say</em> .ostruhlohmeluh'neezhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anthropology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq25">of or relating to an ethnic group including Australian Indigenous and related people of eastern Indonesia and the western Pacific.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Austro-Melanesian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiomagnetotellurics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiomagnetotellurics</span></header><div>/ˌɔdioʊmægˌnitoʊtɛlˈjurɪks/ (<em>say</em> .awdeeohmag.neetohtel'yoohriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a geophysical procedure using audio signals to determine the earth’s resistivity.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AMT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antidisestablishmentarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac944147711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antidisestablishmentarian</span><z><span target_id="wTaoC2v9MX">adj.</span><span target_id="2IlOI61gwq">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntidɪsəsˌtæblɪʃmənˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> .anteedisuhs.tablishmuhn'tairreeuhn) <em class="label">Rare</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wTaoC2v9MX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> opposed to the disestablishment of a church by the withdrawal of state patronage.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2IlOI61gwq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq941"> someone who is thus opposed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antidisestablishmentarianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This is a term that relates to the position of the Church of England in 19th-century Britain, but it retains some currency because the derived form <em>antidisestablishmentarianism</em> has popularly been thought to be the longest word in the English language.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rnV2lGlPYZ">adj.</span><span target_id="pMIssutE33">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of A" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rnV2lGlPYZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> denoting a film, program, etc., on television which is not considered suitable for viewing by children.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pMIssutE33">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq498"> such a film, program, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>dult</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of A" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">give someone the big A</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq486"> to reject or rebuff someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> to dismiss someone, especially from employment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [standing for <em>a</em>(<em>rse</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> <em class="label">Chemistry Obsolete</em> argon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq151"> ampere.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac811081070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of A" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">the big A</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">Alzheimer’s disease.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac51392445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A<sup>5</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq778">designating an A blood group.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007940" href="entry://blood%20group%23bigmac000007940"><strong>blood group</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Å
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Å</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq513">angstrom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128155033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq480">a prefix indicating the highest standard of the item specified: <em class="example">A-grade; </em><em class="example">A-level; </em><em class="example">A-list.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AA</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> Alcoholics Anonymous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> Athletics Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AAA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AAA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq519">Australian Automobile Association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AAC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac247379184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AAC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq552">Aboriginal Arts Committee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AACTA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164614767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AACTA</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of AACTA" src="word_pronunciations/00254.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktə/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuh) <div class="def"><span id="mq900">Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AAEC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac807423874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AAEC</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq94">Australian Atomic Energy Commission.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac226243589" href="entry://Australian%20Nuclear%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Organisation%23bigmac226243589"><strong>Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AAMC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085228789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AAMC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq741">Australian Army Medical Corps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AANS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac5682011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AANS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq417">Australian Army Nursing Service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AAP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AAP</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">Australian Associated Press; an Australian news service, formed as a cooperative in 1935 to deliver overseas news to national media.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AARNet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899280284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AARNet</span></header><div>/ˈanɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a private, national, common-interest network, formerly run by Australian universities, providing data communications services primarily to research and academic organisations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>A</em>(<em>ustralian</em>)<em> A</em>(<em>cademic</em>)<em> R</em>(<em>esearch</em>)<em> Net</em>(<em>work</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AASC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac756183527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AASC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq766">Australian Army Service Corps.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac377241481" href="entry://Army%20Service%20Corps%23bigmac377241481"><strong>Army Service Corps</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac377241481" href="entry://Army%20Service%20Corps%23mq566">1</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AASE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820764541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AASE</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac134318461" href="entry://Australian%20Associated%20Stock%20Exchange%23bigmac134318461"><strong>Australian Associated Stock Exchange</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AAT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AAT</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> Australian Antarctic Territory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> Administrative Appeals Tribunal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AAVE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac205971969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AAVE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq550">African American Vernacular English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ab-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq389">a prefix meaning ‘off’, ‘away’, ‘from’, as in <em>abduct</em>, <em>abjure</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, representing <em>ab</em> (preposition) from, away; related to Greek <em>apo</em> from]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq360">a prefix attached to practical electric units, indicating a centimetre-gram-second electromagnetic unit of measurement: <em class="example">an abvolt is equivalent to 10<sup>-8</sup> volts.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089727" href="entry://absolute%23bigmac000089727"><span class="smallcaps">absolute</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ab.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq200">about.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac386337911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ab</span></header><div>/æb/ (<em>say</em> ab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">(in the Jewish calendar) the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth of the ecclesiastical year.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Av</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AB<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> <em class="label">US</em> Bachelor of Arts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq688"> <em class="label">Royal Australian Navy</em> able seaman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200003" href="entry://a.b.%23bigmac000200003"><strong>a.b.</strong></a></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417524048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AB<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq776">designating an AB blood group.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007940" href="entry://blood%20group%23bigmac000007940"><strong>blood group</strong></a>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac088754801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AB<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> ay 'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a dish comprising fried potato chips topped with yiros meat, with a topping of tomato sauce, barbecue sauce and garlic sauce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103659" href="entry://abortion%23bigmac000103659"><span class="smallcaps">abortion</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103659" href="entry://abortion%23mq271">5</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aba</span></header><div>/ˈæbə/ (<em>say</em> 'abuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> a loose-fitting sleeveless outer garment, traditionally worn by Arabs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> a cloth made from woven goat or camel hair, traditionally used to make this garment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">abaya</strong>, <strong class="vs">abba</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>‘abā’a</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855756120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq837">Australian Broadcasting Authority.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abb</span></header><div>/æb/ (<em>say</em> ab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> the skirtings and edges of the fleece from a sheep, especially that which comes from the breech area; the most inferior wool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq972"> a warp yarn made from this.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old English <em>āb</em>, <em>āweb</em>, <em>ōweb</em>, whence <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085708" href="entry://woof%23bigmac000085708"><span class="smallcaps">woof<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac973993639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abba</span></header><div>/ˈæbə/ (<em>say</em> 'abuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088314" href="entry://aba%23bigmac000088314"><strong>aba</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abba</span></header><div>/ˈæbə/ (<em>say</em> 'abuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">(a title of bishops and patriarchs in some Eastern Churches.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin, from Late Greek, from Aramaic; in Bible (New Testament), meaning <em>father</em> (applied to God)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABBA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABBA</span></header><div>/ˈæbə/ (<em>say</em> 'abuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">Swedish pop group, formed in 1971; members were Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Agnetha Fältskog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abbé</span></header><div>/ˈæbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'abay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> an abbot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq236"> (in France, a courtesy title for any ecclesiastic, especially one who has no other title.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abbess</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abbess" src="word_pronunciations/00026.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'abes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">the female superior of a convent, regularly in the same religious orders in which monks are governed by an abbot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abbesse</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>abbātissa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abbey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abbey" src="word_pronunciations/00027.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbi/ (<em>say</em> 'abee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abbeys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> the religious body or establishment under an abbot or abbess; a monastery or convent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq641"> the monastic buildings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq957"> the church of an abbey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">British</em> a country house that was formerly an abbatial house.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abbeye</em>, from Old French <em>abaie</em>, from Late Latin <em>abbātia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abbot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abbot" src="word_pronunciations/00028.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbət/ (<em>say</em> 'abuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">the male head or superior of a monastery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, variant of Middle English and Old English <em>abbod</em>, from Late Latin <em>abbās</em>, from Greek, from Aramaic <em>abbā</em> father] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abbotship</strong>; <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong>abbotric</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbott
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbott</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Abbott" src="word_pronunciations/00028.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbət/ (<em>say</em> 'abuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> <strong>Edward</strong>, 1766–1832, Australian soldier and administrator, born in Canada; deputy judge advocate of Tasmania (Van Diemen’s Land) 1814–24.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> <strong>Tony</strong> (<em>Anthony John Abbott</em>), born 1957 in England, Australian federal Liberal politician; prime minister 2013–15.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><div class="p0"><strong>Tony Abbott</strong> was born in London. His family returned to Australia in 1960 and settled in Sydney. He graduated in economics and law and while at university was a leading member of the Young Liberals. He later trained as a Roman Catholic seminarian but left before completion to take up a career in journalism, then becoming a political adviser. In 1992 he was appointed director of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy, holding this position until 1994 when he was elected to the House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Warringah at a by-election. During the Howard government he held the portfolios of employment, workplace relations and small business (1998–2003) and health and aging (2003–07). After the defeat of the Liberal government in 2007 he held several shadow portfolios until, in 2009, he resigned from the front bench in protest at the support of Liberal opposition leader, Malcolm Turnbull, for the Rudd Labor government’s emissions trading scheme. At a subsequent leadership ballot in that year, Abbott became leader of the Liberal Party and opposition leader. Abbott retained the Liberal leadership after narrowly losing the 2010 election which resulted in a hung parliament and the formation of a minority government by Labor prime minister Julia Gillard.</div><div class="p1">Having run a strong campaign in criticism of the Labor government, Abbott led his party to victory in the 2013 federal election. Early in his prime ministership he introduced legislation to repeal the carbon price which had been brought in by the Gillard government, commenced Operation Sovereign Borders in line with his government’s policy of tightening control to prevent the arrival by sea of asylum seekers, and announced a Royal Commission into trade union organisation and corruption. In the following year he faced challenges imposed by the unpopularity of his government’s first Budget and the failure of the Senate to pass aspects of this Budget. In 2015 he lost a leadership ballot and was replaced by Malcolm Turnbull. He remained in federal parliament until the 2019 election when he lost his seat to an independent candidate.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abbrev.
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ABC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABC<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ABC" src="word_pronunciations/00030.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ bi ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ay bee 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">ABCs</strong>. the alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> a handbook (on any subject), often arranged alphabetically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq666"> the main or the basic facts, principles, etc. (of any subject).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABC<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> Australian Broadcasting Corporation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> (formerly) Australian Broadcasting Commission.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac781631545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABC<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ABC" src="word_pronunciations/00030.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ bi ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ay bee 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a sweet dish commonly served in Malaysia, containing shaved ice, red beans, and other ingredients; ice kacang.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay <em>a</em>(<em>ir</em>)<em> b</em>(<em>atu</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>ampur</em>) mixed ice]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABC<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ABC" src="word_pronunciations/00030.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ bi ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ay bee 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> an Australian-born Chinese.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> (especially in Hong Kong) an American-born Chinese.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abdomen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abdomen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abdomen" src="word_pronunciations/00032.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbdəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'abduhmuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abdomen" src="word_pronunciations/00033.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈdoʊmən/ (<em>say</em> uhb'dohmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> that part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; the visceral cavity containing most of the digestive organs; the belly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq469"> (in vertebrates below mammals) a region of the body corresponding to but not coincident with the human abdomen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq189"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the posterior section of the body of an arthropod animal, behind the thorax or the crustacean cephalothorax.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abduce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abduce</span></header><div>/əbˈdjus/ (<em>say</em> uhb'dyoohs), /æb-/ (<em>say</em> ab-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abduced</strong>, <strong class="bold">abducing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103622" href="entry://abduct%23bigmac000103622"><strong>abduct</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103622" href="entry://abduct%23mq692">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abdūcere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abducent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abducent</span></header><div>/əbˈdjusənt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'dyoohsuhnt), /æb-/ (<em>say</em> ab-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Physiology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">drawing away (applied to muscles, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>abducent-</em>, present participle of <em>abducere</em> draw away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abduct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abduct</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abduct" src="word_pronunciations/00034.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'dukt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abduct" src="word_pronunciations/00035.mp3"></audio></span>/æb-/ (<em>say</em> ab-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq467"> to carry off surreptitiously or by force, especially to kidnap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to draw away from the original position (opposed to <em>adduct</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abductus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abductor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abductee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912951930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abductee</span></header><div>/əbˌdʌkˈti/ (<em>say</em> uhb.duk'tee), /ˌæb-/ (<em>say</em> .ab-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> a person who has been abducted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq564"> a person who believes that they have been abducted by extraterrestrials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abduction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abduction<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/əbˈdʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhb'dukshuhn), /æb-/ (<em>say</em> ab-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> the act or instance of abducting someone by force or deception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> the state of being abducted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>abductus</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abduction<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əbˈdʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhb'dukshuhn), /æb-/ (<em>say</em> ab-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Logic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a syllogism whose major premise is certain but whose minor premise is probable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>abductio</em>, translation of Greek <em>apagōgē</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abdul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abdul</span></header><div>/ˈæbdʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'abdool), /ˈæbdəl/ (<em>say</em> 'abduhl), /ˈæbdʌl/ (<em>say</em> 'abdul) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abdulled</strong>, <strong class="bold">abdulling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">to erect (a tent) with one side wall extended to form an open shelter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac95030614" href="entry://Abdul%23bigmac95030614"><span class="smallcaps">Abdul</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac95030614" href="entry://Abdul%23mq502">2</a>) with reference to the style in which the Afghans in Australia pitched their tents]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abdul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac95030614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abdul</span></header><div>/ˈæbdʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'abdool), /ˈæbdəl/ (<em>say</em> 'abduhl), /ˈæbdʌl/ (<em>say</em> 'abdul) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq743"> <em class="label">World War I</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq935"> a Turkish soldier.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq385"> Turkish soldiers collectively; the Turkish armed forces: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ivan swings his forces south, keeps Abdul occupied in Thrace and along the Black Sea coast, and the Royal Navy forces its way through the Dardanelles and reduces Constantinople to rubble!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jack bennett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an Afghan in Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Abdul</em>, an Arabic personal name, common in Turkey]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164687939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq738">American Black English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286400256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abe</span></header><div>/ˈabeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Shinzo</strong> /ˈʃɪnzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'shinzoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">1954–2022, Japanese politician; prime minister 2006–07, 2012–20; assassinated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abed</span></header><div>/əˈbɛd/ (<em>say</em> uh'bed) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> in bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> confined to bed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088696" href="entry://bed%23bigmac000088696"><span class="smallcaps">bed</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abednego
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abednego</span></header><div>/əˈbɛdnəgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'bednuhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067782" href="entry://Shadrach%23bigmac000067782"><strong>Shadrach</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abel<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Abel" src="word_pronunciations/00054.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Genesis 4.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac740390665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abel<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Niels Henrik</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">1802–29, Norwegian mathematician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abele
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abele</span></header><div>/əˈbil/ (<em>say</em> uh'beel), /ˈeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">the white poplar tree, <em>Populus alba</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>abeel</em>, from Old French <em>abel</em>, from Late Latin <em>albellus</em>, diminutive of <em>albus</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abeles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abeles</span></header><div>/ˈeɪbəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>Emil Herbert</strong>)<strong> Peter</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">1924–99, Australian transport industry company director, born in Hungary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abolish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abolish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abolish" src="word_pronunciations/00061.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɒlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'bolish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">to do away with; put an end to; annul; destroy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>they were fighting an already lost battle in attempting to abolish the party system</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>aboliss</em>-, stem of <em>abolir</em>, from Latin <em>abolēre</em> destroy] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abolishable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abolisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abolishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abolition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abolition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abolition" src="word_pronunciations/00062.mp3"></audio></span>/æbəˈlɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abuh'lishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">annulment; abrogation: <em class="example">the abolition of a capital gains tax; </em><em class="example">the abolition of slavery; </em><em class="example">the abolition of a means test.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abolitio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abolitionary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abolition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abolition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Abolition" src="word_pronunciations/00062.mp3"></audio></span>/æbəˈlɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> abuh'lishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> the legal extinction of slavery, especially the slavery of black Africans, as, in the British territories, the ending of the slave trade in 1807 or the ending of slavery in 1833, or, in the US, the emancipation of the slaves by the proclamation of 1863.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> the termination of convict transportation to Australia, in NSW in 1840 and in Tasmania in 1853.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abolitionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abolitionism</span></header><div>/æbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> abuh'lishuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">the principle or policy of abolition, especially (in the past) of slavery, or of convict transportation to Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abolitionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abolitionist</span></header><div>/æbəˈlɪʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> abuh'lishuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">someone who espouses or works for the abolition of a practice, especially (in the past) the ending of slavery, or the cessation of convict transportation to Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aborig.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aborig.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq982">Aboriginal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aborigine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aborigine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aborigine" src="word_pronunciations/00068.mp3"></audio></span>/æbəˈrɪdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> abuh'rijuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> one of the first inhabitants of a country; one of the people living in a country at the earliest known period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Rare</em> the original fauna or flora of a region.</span></div><div class="etym"> [19th century; backformation from the plural <em>aborigines</em>, from Latin <em>Aborigines</em>, the pre-Roman inhabitants of Latium, an ancient country in Italy, literally, (inhabitants) <em>ab origine</em> from the beginning]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aborigine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aborigine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aborigine" src="word_pronunciations/00068.mp3"></audio></span>/æbəˈrɪdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> abuh'rijuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> a member of a tribal people, the earliest known inhabitants of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> a descendant of this people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099928" href="entry://aborigine%23bigmac000099928"><span class="smallcaps">aborigine</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The nouns <em>Aborigine</em>(<em>s</em>) and <em>Aboriginal</em>(<em>s</em>) are considered by some to carry negative, even derogatory, connotations. The use of <em>Aboriginal</em> as an adjective, forming noun phrases such as <em>Aboriginal people</em>, <em>Aboriginal woman</em>, <em>Aboriginal Australian</em>, etc., is preferred by many. The adjective <em>Indigenous</em> can be used to encompass both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Indigenous Australians from particular regions of Australia are also sometimes referred to by names from Indigenous languages. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac248917113" href="entry://Anangu%23bigmac248917113"><strong>Anangu</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040621" href="entry://Koori%23bigmac000040621"><strong>Koori</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098703" href="entry://Murri%23bigmac000098703"><strong>Murri</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090947" href="entry://Noongar%23bigmac000090947"><strong>Noongar</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105081" href="entry://Nunga%23bigmac000105081"><strong>Nunga</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171425564" href="entry://Yamatji%23bigmac171425564"><strong>Yamatji</strong></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086430" href="entry://Yolngu%23bigmac000086430"><strong>Yolngu</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aborning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aborning</span></header><div>/əˈbɔnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawning) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq686"> in the process of being born.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> while being developed or realised: <em class="example">the whole scheme died aborning.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101373" href="entry://born%23bigmac000101373"><span class="smallcaps">born</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abort</span><z><span target_id="UknHLW8UrV">v.i.</span><span target_id="Dg1F5azySR">v.t.</span><span target_id="NWLHuHd09f">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abort" src="word_pronunciations/00070.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɔt/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UknHLW8UrV"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq892"> (of a pregnancy) to come to an end by the expulsion of the fetus before it is viable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq843"> (of a fetus) to be born prematurely, before it is viable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq551"> (of a woman) to have a pregnancy ended by the expulsion of the fetus before it is viable; miscarry; have a miscarriage: <em class="example">this drug has been known to cause women to abort.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> to develop incompletely, remaining in a rudimentary state or degenerating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq002"> to come to nothing; fail.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Dg1F5azySR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq969"> to cause (a fetus) to be expelled before it is viable, or cause (a pregnancy) to end by the premature expulsion of the fetus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq427"> to bring (a mission, test, experiment, etc.) to a sudden and premature end.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NWLHuHd09f">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Military</em> failure to accomplish a mission for any reason other than enemy action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abortus</em>, past participle, having miscarried]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aborticide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aborticide</span></header><div>/əˈbɔtəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawtuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> destruction of a fetus in the uterus; feticide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> an abortifacient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abortus</em> miscarriage + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013770" href="entry://-cide%23bigmac000013770"><span class="smallcaps">-cide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abortion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abortion</span><z><span target_id="kZXBtAmLGz">n.</span><span target_id="p32e9fTxCD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abortion" src="word_pronunciations/00069.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kZXBtAmLGz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq291"> the removal of a fetus from the mother’s womb before it is viable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq186"> Also, <strong class="vs">spontaneous abortion</strong>. the involuntary expulsion of a fetus before it is viable.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the arrested development of an embryo or an organ at its (more or less) early stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq360"> anything which fails in its progress before it is matured or perfected, as a design or project.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a total failure.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="p32e9fTxCD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">an abortion of a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an extremely poor example of (something specified): <em class="example">an abortion of a movie.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abortio</em> miscarriage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abortionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abortionist</span></header><div>/əˈbɔʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawshuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually pejorative</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">someone who produces or aims to produce an abortion, often a criminal abortion, especially one who makes a practice of so doing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abortive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abortive</span></header><div>/əˈbɔtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> failing to succeed; miscarrying: <em class="example">an abortive scheme.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> born prematurely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq725"> imperfectly developed; rudimentary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq469"> producing or intended to produce abortion; abortifacient.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq454"> acting to halt progress of a disease.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq694"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> (of the course of a disease) short and mild without the commonly pronounced clinical symptoms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abortively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abortiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboukir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboukir</span></header><div>/æbuˈkɪə/ (<em>say</em> abooh'kear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a bay of the Mediterranean, on the northern coast of Egypt; Battle of the Nile (defeat of French by British), 1798.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Abukir</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aboulia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aboulia</span></header><div>/əˈbuliə/ (<em>say</em> uh'boohleeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the inability, usually pathological, to make or to act on decisions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">abulia</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>aboulia</em> ill counsel] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aboulic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abound</span><z><span target_id="z9G8XNqiDa">v.i.</span><span target_id="v2LsejDkbE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abound" src="word_pronunciations/00071.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'bownd) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="z9G8XNqiDa"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> to be in great plenty; be very prevalent: <em class="example">the discontent which abounds in the world.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v2LsejDkbE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq187"> <strong class="phr">abound in</strong>, to be rich in: <em class="example">some languages abound in figurative expressions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">abound with</strong>, to be filled with; teem with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Contemporary documents abound with references to the large numbers of educated and professional men among the motley crowds that swarmed to the diggings</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">russel ward</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abounde</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>abunder</em>, from Latin <em>abundāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abounding</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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about
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">about</span><z><span target_id="py5KzYwr8m">prep.</span><span target_id="zvDA6DN2Ip">adv.</span><span target_id="0CA9KGNEv3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of about" src="word_pronunciations/00073.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbaʊt/ (<em>say</em> uh'bowt) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="py5KzYwr8m"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> of; concerning; in regard to: <em class="example">to talk about secrets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> connected with: <em class="example">instructions about the work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq908"> somewhere near or in: <em class="example">she is about the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq127"> near; close to: <em class="example">about my height.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq023"> on every side of; around: <em class="example">the railing about the tower.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq741"> on or near (one’s person): <em class="example">they had lost all they had about them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq071"> here and there in or on: <em class="example">wander about the place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq714"> concerned with; engaged in doing.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zvDA6DN2Ip">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq609"> near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately: <em class="example">about a hundred kilometres.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq448"> nearly; almost: <em class="example">about ready.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq324"> nearby: <em class="example">he is somewhere about.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq631"> on every side in every direction: <em class="example">look about.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq897"> half round; in the reverse direction: <em class="example">to spin about.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq944"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> on the opposite tack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq474"> to and fro; here and there: <em class="example">move furniture about.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq077"> in rotation or succession; alternately: <em class="example">turn about is fair play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq702"> at large; around: <em class="example">there are lots of ailments about.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq659"> around: <em class="example">flowers strewn about.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0CA9KGNEv3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq113"> <strong class="phr">about to</strong>, on the point of (doing something): <em class="example">about to leave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq164"> <strong class="phr">be </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> about</strong>, to have as a set aim or goal or identifying characteristic: <em class="example">caring for others is what we are all about.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq496"> <strong class="phr">up and about</strong>, astir; active (after sleep or illness).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>abūtan</em>, variant of <em>onbūtan</em>, <em>on būtan</em> on the outside (of)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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above
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">above</span><z><span target_id="kZbEBqlkjr">adv.</span><span target_id="xgVJMUjGLt">prep.</span><span target_id="ph7FnWohVz">adj.</span><span target_id="iK7aea0PWb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of above" src="word_pronunciations/00075.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbʌv/ (<em>say</em> uh'buv) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="kZbEBqlkjr"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> in or to a higher place; overhead: <em class="example">the blue sky above.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> higher in rank or power: <em class="example">appeal to the courts above.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq933"> before in order, especially in a book or writing: <em class="example">from what has been said above.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq558"> in heaven.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="xgVJMUjGLt">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq932"> in or to a higher place than: <em class="example">fly above the earth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq691"> more in quantity or number than: <em class="example">the weight is above a tonne.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq767"> superior to, in rank or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq031"> not capable of (an undesirable thought, action, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq953"> beyond the reach of: <em class="example">above suspicion; </em><em class="example">above reproach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq616"> in preference to: <em class="example">to favour one child above another.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ph7FnWohVz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq820"> said, mentioned, or written above; foregoing: <em class="example">the above explanation.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iK7aea0PWb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">above all</strong>, principally; most importantly of all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">above and beyond the call of duty</strong>, beyond what a person would normally be expected to do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq013"> <strong class="phr">above oneself</strong>, in a heightened state; elated: <em class="example">above themselves with satisfaction.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq223"> <strong class="phr">above suspicion</strong>, of such probity as never to invite suspicion of wrongdoing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(<strong class="phr">a bit</strong>)<strong class="phr"> above oneself</strong>, to adopt a superior air; have expectations out of keeping with one’s status or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">rise above oneself</strong>, to demonstrate unusual and outstanding qualities of skill, virtue, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">the above</strong>, that which was said, mentioned, or written previously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>abufan</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bufan</em> above]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abovementioned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abovementioned</span></header><div>/əˌbʌvˈmɛnʃənd/ (<em>say</em> uh.buv'menshuhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">mentioned or written above or previously.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abiogenetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abiogenetic</span></header><div>/eɪˌbaɪoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay.buyohjuh'netik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">of or relating to abiogenesis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abiogenetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abiotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335192225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abiotic</span></header><div>/eɪbaɪˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> aybuy'otik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">of or relating to the non-living components of an ecosystem: <em class="example">abiotic factors; </em><em class="example">an abiotic disorder.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abiu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abiu</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abiu" src="word_pronunciations/00047.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbiju/ (<em>say</em> 'abeeyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> a tree, <em>Pouteria caimito</em>, native to South America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> the fruit of this tree which is elliptical to round with a shiny, bright, yellow skin and a sweet, white, translucent flesh; abi; caimo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from a South American language of the Amazon headwaters region]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abject
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abject</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abject" src="word_pronunciations/00048.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbdʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'abjekt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> utterly hopeless and distressing: <em class="example">abject poverty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> contemptible; despicable: <em class="example">an abject liar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> humble; servile: <em class="example">an abject apology.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq651"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> cast aside.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>abjectus</em>, past participle, thrown away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abjection</strong> /æbˈdʒɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> ab'jekshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abjectly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abjectness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abjure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abjure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abjure" src="word_pronunciations/00049.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈdʒuə/ (<em>say</em> uhb'joohuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abjured</strong>, <strong class="bold">abjuring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> to renounce or retract; repudiate, especially with solemnity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she found herself reading to the postponement of some duty and was so shocked that from that day she abjured reading</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> to forswear: <em class="example">to abjure allegiance.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abjūrāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abjuratory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abjurer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abl.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq168">ablative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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able
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">able</span><z><span target_id="xx0RCmIi1X">adj.</span><span target_id="xrnHNzOdeq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of able" src="word_pronunciations/00054.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xx0RCmIi1X"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">abler</strong>, <strong class="bold">ablest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> having sufficient power, strength, or qualifications; qualified: <em class="example">she is ready, willing, and able.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> exhibiting outstanding abilities: <em class="example">an able minister.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq247"> showing talent or knowledge: <em class="example">an able speech.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xrnHNzOdeq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">be able to</strong>, to have the capability or capacity to: <em class="example">I wasn’t able to attend; </em><em class="example">that device is able to bear heavy loads.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>habilis</em> easy to handle, fit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991439228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abled</span></header><div>/ˈeɪbəld/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">not having a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020695" href="entry://disability%23bigmac000020695">disability</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020695" href="entry://disability%23mq876">2</a>) (opposed to <em>disabled</em>): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Whether you are abled or disabled, you must visualise the ball</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">messenger</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1995</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ableism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac754026289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ableism</span></header><div>/ˈeɪbəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">discrimination in favour of able-bodied people.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ableist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ablett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676899438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ablett</span></header><div>/ˈæblət/ (<em>say</em> 'abluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gary</strong> (‘<em>God</em>’, ‘<em>Gazza</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">born 1961, Australian Rules football player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abloom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abloom</span><z><span target_id="xlB5YreoWa">adj.</span><span target_id="m5UPBJ3kfP">adv.</span></z></header><div>/əˈblum/ (<em>say</em> uh'bloohm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xlB5YreoWa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> in blossom: <em class="example">a garden abloom in spring.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="m5UPBJ3kfP">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq788"> into blossom: <em class="example">a heath set abloom by rain.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101124" href="entry://bloom%23bigmac000101124"><span class="smallcaps">bloom<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abluent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abluent</span><z><span target_id="I47VdMobTh">adj.</span><span target_id="SsPMlvQ1tw">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæbluənt/ (<em>say</em> 'abloohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="I47VdMobTh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> cleansing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SsPMlvQ1tw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq068"> a cleansing agent; a detergent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abluens</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablution</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ablution" src="word_pronunciations/00055.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbluʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'bloohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> a cleansing with water or other liquid, as in ceremonial purification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> the liquid used.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq497"> (<em>plural</em>) the act of washing oneself: <em class="example">do one’s ablutions.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ablūtio</em> a washing, cleansing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ablutionary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ably
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ably</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ably" src="word_pronunciations/00056.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪbli/ (<em>say</em> 'ayblee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">competently; well.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq907">antiballistic missile.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABN
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144067584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABN</span></header><div>/eɪ bi ˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> ay bee 'en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac180606143" href="entry://Australian%20Business%20Number%23bigmac180606143"><strong>Australian Business Number</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abner</span></header><div>/ˈæbnə/ (<em>say</em> 'abnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">the captain of Saul’s army; made Saul’s son Ish-bosheth king and was well received by David but treacherously slain by Joab. II Samuel 2, 3.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abnormity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abnormity</span></header><div>/æbˈnɔməti/ (<em>say</em> ab'nawmuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abnormities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq036"> abnormality; irregularity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> malformation; monstrosity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000102" href="entry://abnormal%23bigmac000000102"><span class="smallcaps">abnorm(al)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038662" href="entry://-ity%23bigmac000038662"><span class="smallcaps">-ity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abo</span><z><span target_id="7WqvValcZG">n.</span><span target_id="qEYBvElIDg">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'aboh) (<em>also lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7WqvValcZG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Abos</strong>) an Aboriginal person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qEYBvElIDg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq178"> Aboriginal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099929" href="entry://Aborigine%23bigmac000099929"><span class="smallcaps">Aborigine</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This word is generally derogatory but may be used in Aboriginal English without being offensive.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abode</span><z><span target_id="y0iniP7bRt">n.</span><span target_id="T2fshjVQIY">v.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abode" src="word_pronunciations/00060.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈboʊd/ (<em>say</em> uh'bohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y0iniP7bRt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> a dwelling place; a habitation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq949"> continuance in a place; sojourn; stay.</span></div> <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="T2fshjVQIY">–<em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq338"> a past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102340" href="entry://abide%23bigmac000102340"><strong>abide</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abood</em>, Old English <em>ābād</em>, past tense of <em>ābīdan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102340" href="entry://abide%23bigmac000102340"><span class="smallcaps">abide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abelia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abelia</span></header><div>/əˈbiliə/ (<em>say</em> uh'beeleeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">any shrub of the genus <em>Abelia</em>, especially <em>A. grandiflora</em>, widely grown in gardens for its fragrant pink flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Clarke <em>Abel</em>, 1780–1826, British botanist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abelmosk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abelmosk</span></header><div>/ˈeɪbəlmɒsk/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhlmosk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">a plant, <em>Abelmoschus moschatus</em>, of warm countries, cultivated for its musky seed, which is used in perfumery, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Abelmoschus</em>, from Arabic <em>habb el mosk</em> grain of musk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abeokuta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abeokuta</span></header><div>/æbioʊˈkutə/ (<em>say</em> abeeoh'koohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">a town in western Nigeria; capital of Ogun.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abercrombie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abercrombie</span></header><div>/æbəˈkrɒmbi/ (<em>say</em> abuh'krombee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a river in NSW flowing into the Wyangala Reservoir south of Cowra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aberdeen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac357468676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aberdeen<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/æbəˈdin/ (<em>say</em> abuh'deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George Hamilton-Gordon</strong>, <strong>4th Earl of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">1784–1860, British politician; prime minister 1852–55.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aberdeen<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æbəˈdin/ (<em>say</em> abuh'deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> a town in eastern central NSW, on the Hunter River.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq784"> a city in north-eastern Scotland, on the North Sea; oil processing industry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq887"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200014" href="entry://Aberdeenshire%23bigmac000200014"><strong>Aberdeenshire</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096046" href="#mq907">1</a> named after George, 4th Earl of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac357468676" href="#bigmac357468676"><span class="smallcaps">Aberdeen<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aberdeenshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aberdeenshire</span></header><div>/æbəˈdinʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> abuh'deenshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">an administrative district of north-eastern Scotland; a former county which became part of Grampian in 1975; re-created as a unitary district with reduced area in 1996. 6319 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Aberdeen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aberdeen</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abernethy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abernethy</span></header><div>/æbəˈnɛθi/ (<em>say</em> abuh'nethee), /-niθi/ (<em>say</em> -neethee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">1764–1831, English surgeon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aberystwyth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aberystwyth</span></header><div>/æbəˈrɪstwɪθ/ (<em>say</em> abuh'ristwith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">a university town in Wales, in Ceredigion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abet" src="word_pronunciations/00040.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɛt/ (<em>say</em> uh'bet) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abetted</strong>, <strong class="bold">abetting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">to encourage or allow to happen by giving aid or approval (used chiefly in a bad sense): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We happen to know that you were aiding and abetting two wanted men</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>The independence of Indonesia, which Australia aided and abetted, did not work out</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john douglas pringle</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abbette</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>abeter</em>, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>beter</em> to entice (from Old Norse <em>beita</em> to cause to bite, hence to bait)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abetment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abetter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abetter</span></header><div>/əˈbɛtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'betuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">someone who abets.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in legal use</em>), <strong class="vs">abettor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abhor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abhor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abhor" src="word_pronunciations/00043.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈhɔ/ (<em>say</em> uhb'haw) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abhorred</strong>, <strong class="bold">abhorring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">to regard with repugnance; loathe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Latin <em>abhorrēre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abhorrer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abhorrence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abhorrence</span></header><div>/əbˈhɒrəns/ (<em>say</em> uhb'horuhns), /əˈbɒrəns/ (<em>say</em> uh'boruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> a feeling of extreme loathing or aversion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq130"> something detested.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abhorrent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abhorrent</span><z><span target_id="PXDtlyN11b">adj.</span><span target_id="ZXnWsGipuY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abhorrent" src="word_pronunciations/00042.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈhɒrənt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'horuhnt), /əˈbɒrənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'boruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PXDtlyN11b"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> exciting horror; detestable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>abhorrent to him was the pious Christian’s self-abasement: the folded hands, the downcast eyes</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZXnWsGipuY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq734"> <strong class="phr">abhorrent from</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> remote in character from: <em class="example">abhorrent from the principles of law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">abhorrent of</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> feeling horror about: <em class="example">abhorrent of excess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">abhorrent to</strong>, utterly opposed to: <em class="example">abhorrent to reason.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abhorrently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac167816232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abi</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abi" src="word_pronunciations/00027.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbi/ (<em>say</em> 'abee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103629" href="entry://abiu%23bigmac000103629"><strong>abiu</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669536140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABI</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">acquired brain injury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abide</span><z><span target_id="dxiyowIJEM">v.t.</span><span target_id="X7e213P38B">v.i.</span><span target_id="uzOrrPzSlX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abide" src="word_pronunciations/00044.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'buyd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">abided</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">abode</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abide" src="word_pronunciations/00045.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈboʊd/ (<em>say</em> uh'bohd); <strong class="bold">abiding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dxiyowIJEM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> to put up with; tolerate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There were a thousand trainees in the intake but I was among the select handful of those whose aspect he couldn’t abide.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">clive james</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to wait for: <em class="example">I will abide your decision.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq192"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to stand one’s ground against; await or sustain defiantly: <em class="example">to abide the onslaught.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="X7e213P38B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq507"> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> to remain; continue; stay: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>on the valleys that hold no rest and the hills that may not abide</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christopher brennan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1914</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq774"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to dwell; reside.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq354"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to continue in a certain condition; remain steadfast or faithful: <em class="example">I will abide as your friend.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uzOrrPzSlX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">abide by</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq912"> to accept and continue to observe (an undertaking, promise, agreement, rule, law, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mr Vance said Serb irregulars, blamed for breaking previous truces, had agreed to abide by this one.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to stand by: <em class="example">to abide by a friend.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq705"> to await or accept the consequences of: <em class="example">to abide by the decision.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abide</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>ābīdan</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000003" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000003"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abidance</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abiding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abiding</span></header><div>/əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'buyding) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">continuing; steadfast: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He left me with an abiding dislike of any sort of State control of anything</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abidingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abidingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ability</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ability" src="word_pronunciations/00046.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abilities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> the power or capacity that is in a living thing which makes it possible for them to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> competence in any occupation or field of action, from the possession of capacity, skill, means, or other qualification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq094"> (<em>plural</em>) talents; mental gifts or endowments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English (<em>h</em>)<em>abilite</em>, from French, from Latin <em>habilitas</em>; replacing Middle English <em>ablete</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abiogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abiogenesis</span></header><div>/ˌeɪbaɪoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .aybuyoh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> the (hypothetical) production of living things from inanimate matter; spontaneous generation. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007318" href="entry://biogenesis%23bigmac000007318"><strong>biogenesis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq154"> the theory, belief, or doctrine that living things can be produced from inanimate matter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029882" href="entry://genesis%23bigmac000029882"><span class="smallcaps">genesis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abiogenist</strong> /eɪbaɪˈɒdʒənəst/ (<em>say</em> aybuy'ojuhnuhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absent</span><z><span target_id="RYAqSn26tn">adj.</span><span target_id="1XUccAmZVt">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RYAqSn26tn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absent" src="word_pronunciations/00093.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbsənt/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhnt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> not in a certain place at a given time; away (opposed to <em>present</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> lacking: <em class="example">revenge is absent from his mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq368"> absent-minded.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1XUccAmZVt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq120"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absent" src="word_pronunciations/00094.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sent) <strong class="phr">absent oneself</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq948"> to take or keep (oneself) away: <em class="example">to absent oneself from the party for a short time.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq249"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (of a convict) to escape from custody, usually for a short period of time: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>15th December, absenting himself at roll call, two days’ cells.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>absens</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absenter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absentness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absentee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absentee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absentee" src="word_pronunciations/00092.mp3"></audio></span>/æbsənˈti/ (<em>say</em> absuhn'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> someone who is absent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> someone who habitually lives away from their country, place of work, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> Also, <strong class="vs">absentee into the woods</strong>, <strong class="vs">absentee without leave</strong>. <em class="label">Australian History</em> a convict who escaped custody, usually for a short period of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absenteeism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absenteeism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absenteeism" src="word_pronunciations/00091.mp3"></audio></span>/æbsənˈtiɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> absuhn'teeizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> the practice of absenting oneself from duties, studies, employment, etc., often for inadequate reasons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq703"> the practice of living away from one’s estates, country, employment, source of income, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq038"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> the state of being an absentee convict.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absentia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absentia</span></header><div>/æbˈsɛntiə/ (<em>say</em> ab'senteeuh), /-ʃiə/ (<em>say</em> -sheeuh) <div class="def"><span id="mq926">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036695" href="entry://in%20absentia%23bigmac000036695"><strong>in absentia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absently
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absently</span></header><div>/ˈæbsəntli/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhntlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">inattentively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absinthe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absinthe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absinthe" src="word_pronunciations/00095.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbsɪnθ/ (<em>say</em> 'absinth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> a strong, bitter, green-coloured, aromatic liqueur made with wormwood, anise, and other herbs, having a pronounced licorice flavour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085873" href="entry://wormwood%23bigmac000085873"><strong>wormwood</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085873" href="entry://wormwood%23mq218">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">absinth</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Latin <em>absinthium</em>, from Greek <em>apsinthion</em> wormwood] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absinthial</strong> /əbˈsɪnθiəl/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sintheeuhl), <strong>absinthian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute</span><z><span target_id="L8SKQudVmZ">adj.</span><span target_id="XJxFJ16Exh">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absolute" src="word_pronunciations/00099.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbsəlut/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhlooht), /æbsəˈlut/ (<em>say</em> absuh'looht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="L8SKQudVmZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> free from imperfection; complete; perfect: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He enjoyed, as always, the absolute quiet of the little garden house after the buzz and jangle of the city</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> not mixed; pure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq799"> free from restriction or limitation; unqualified: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Fitness, cunning and rock-fast determination were absolute requirements, which, collectively, are called ‘guts’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john j encarnacao</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq611"> arbitrary or despotic: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His father, the sultan, has absolute control over the lands in his State.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq498"> viewed independently; not comparative or relative: <em class="example">absolute position.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq220"> positive: <em class="example">absolute in opinion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq320"> fundamental; irreducible: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Other things followed, just the absolute necessaries of life — a stretcher bedstead, a table and two chairs, a couple of cups and saucers and a teapot.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary gaunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1897</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq316"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq444"> (of a phrase) not explicitly connected with any other element in the sentence, as <em>It being Monday</em> in <em>It being Monday, she had to start work early</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq169"> (of a transitive verb) used with no object expressed, as <em>to give</em> in <em>the collectors for the charity asked him to give</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq726"> (of an adjective) having its noun understood, not expressed, as <em>poor</em> in <em>the poor are always with us</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq482"> (of a possessive pronoun) used independently as a noun phrase, as <em>mine</em> in <em>mine was the objection</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq004"> characterising the phonetic or phonemic form of a word or phrase occurring by itself, not influenced by surrounding forms (distinguished from <em>sandhi</em> form). Example: ‘not’ in ‘is not’ as opposed to ‘isn’t’, or ‘will’ in ‘they will’ as opposed to ‘they’ll’.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq671"> independent of arbitrary standards or of properties of special substances or systems: <em class="example">absolute zero of temperature.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq478"> relating to a system of units based on some primary units, especially units of length, mass, and time: <em class="example">SI units are absolute units.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq207"> relating to a measurement based on an absolute zero or unit: <em class="example">absolute pressure.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Law</em> (of a court order, decree, etc.) unconditional; having full effect immediately (opposed to <em>nisi</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XJxFJ16Exh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq166"> something which is unrestricted, unconditioned, and unqualified: <em class="example">an absolute in this discussion is a belief in the family unit.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>absolūtus</em>, past participle, loosened from] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absoluteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Absolute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac802065532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Absolute</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Absolute" src="word_pronunciations/00099.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbsəlut/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhlooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Metaphysics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq901"> that which is free from any restriction, or is unconditioned; the ultimate ground of all things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> that which is independent of some or all relations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq416"> that which is perfect or complete.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolutely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolutely</span><z><span target_id="8TW5DV60pJ">adv.</span><span target_id="t2CBuoJb1X">interj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæbsəˌlutli/ (<em>say</em> 'absuh.loohtlee), <em>emphatic</em> /ˌæbsəˈlutli/ (<em>say</em> .absuh'loohtlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="8TW5DV60pJ"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> completely; wholly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> in an absolute manner.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="t2CBuoJb1X">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq361"> (an exclamation of affirmation, agreement, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absoluter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absoluter</span></header><div>/æbsəˈlutə/ (<em>say</em> absuh'loohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bowls</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">a bowl which wins the shot when other bowls are very near the jack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolution</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absolution" src="word_pronunciations/00100.mp3"></audio></span>/æbsəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> absuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> the act of absolving; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq348"> the state of being absolved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq434"> a remission of sin or of the punishment due to sin, which the priest, on the ground of authority received from Christ, makes in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq917"> the formula declaring such remission.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Protestant Theology</em> a declaration or assurance of divine forgiveness to penitent believers, made after confession of sins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>absolūtio</em> an acquittal; replacing Middle English <em>absolucioun</em>, from French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolutism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolutism</span></header><div>/ˈæbsəlutˌɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhlooht.izuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> the principle or the exercise of absolute power in government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the doctrine of an absolute or non-relative being.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>absolutist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absolutistic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolutory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolutory</span></header><div>/æbsəˈlutəri/ (<em>say</em> absuh'loohtuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">giving absolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolve</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absolve" src="word_pronunciations/00101.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈzɒlv/ (<em>say</em> uhb'zolv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">absolved</strong>, <strong class="bold">absolving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to free from the consequences or penalties of actions: <em class="example">to absolve one from blame.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility: <em class="example">absolved from his oath.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq405"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq750"> to grant or pronounce remission of sins to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq878"> to remit (sin).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>absolvere</em> loosen from] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absolvable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absolvent</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absolver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absorb" src="word_pronunciations/00104.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈsɔb/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawb), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absorb" src="word_pronunciations/00105.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈzɔb/ (<em>say</em> -'zawb) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> to swallow up the identity or individuality of: <em class="example">the empire absorbed all the small states.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq369"> to engross wholly: <em class="example">absorbed in a book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> to suck up or drink in (liquids): <em class="example">a sponge absorbs water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq197"> to assimilate (ideas, knowledge, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq123"> to take up or receive in by chemical or molecular action: <em class="example">carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq405"> to take in without echo or recoil: <em class="example">to absorb sound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq361"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to swallow up.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>absorbēre</em> swallow up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absorbable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absorbability</strong> /əbˌsɔbəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhb.sawbuh'biluhtee), /-ˌzɔb-/ (<em>say</em> -.zawb-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorbed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorbed</span></header><div>/əbˈsɔbd/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawbd), /-ˈzɔbd/ (<em>say</em> -'zawbd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">engrossed; preoccupied.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>absorbedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absorbedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorbent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorbent</span><z><span target_id="T8Nl8T4otf">adj.</span><span target_id="zWlQWKdrsO">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absorbent" src="word_pronunciations/00102.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈsɔbənt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawbuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absorbent" src="word_pronunciations/00103.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈzɔ-/ (<em>say</em> -'zaw-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="T8Nl8T4otf"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> capable of absorbing; performing the function of absorption.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zWlQWKdrsO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq175"> a thing that absorbs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>absorbency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorber</span></header><div>/əbˈsɔbə/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawbuh), /-ˈzɔ-/ (<em>say</em> -'zaw-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> someone or something that absorbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq389"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a material which will capture neutrons without generating others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorbing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorbing</span></header><div>/əbˈsɔbɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawbing), /-ˈzɔ-/ (<em>say</em> -'zaw-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">engrossing: <em class="example">an absorbing pursuit.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>absorbingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorption</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absorption" src="word_pronunciations/00106.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈsɔpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawpshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absorption" src="word_pronunciations/00107.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈzɔp-/ (<em>say</em> -'zawp-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> assimilation: <em class="example">the absorption of small farms by a bigger one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> the sucking up or drawing in of a liquid by a porous substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq154"> the passage of substances to the blood, lymph, and cells, as from the alimentary canal (e.g., digested foods) or from the tissues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq607"> a taking in or reception by molecular or chemical action: <em class="example">absorption of gases; </em><em class="example">absorption of light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq691"> the taking up or retention of radiant energy (heat or light), as opposed to its reflection, refraction or transmission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq123"> a state of concentrated attention; preoccupation: <em class="example">absorption in one’s studies.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>absorptio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absorptive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absorptiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abp</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq121">Archbishop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abridge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abridge" src="word_pronunciations/00081.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'brij) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">abridged</strong>, <strong class="bold">abridging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq615"> to shorten by condensation or omission, or both; rewrite or reconstruct on a smaller scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> to lessen; diminish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq931"> to deprive; cut off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abrege</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>abreger</em>, from Latin <em>abbreviāre</em> shorten] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abridgeable</strong>, <strong>abridgable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abridged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abridger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abridgement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abridgement</span></header><div>/əˈbrɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'brijmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> a condensation, as of a book; a reproduction of anything in reduced or condensed form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> the act of abridging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> the state of being abridged.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">abridgment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abrupt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abrupt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abrupt" src="word_pronunciations/00084.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbrʌpt/ (<em>say</em> uh'brupt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> terminating or changing suddenly: <em class="example">an abrupt turn in a road.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> sudden; unceremonious: <em class="example">an abrupt entrance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq503"> lacking in continuity; having sudden transitions from one subject to another: <em class="example">an abrupt literary style.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq678"> brusque; discourteous: <em class="example">an abrupt manner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq989"> steep; precipitous: <em class="example">an abrupt descent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq604"> <em class="label">Botany</em> truncated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abruptus</em>, past participle, broken off] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abruptly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abruptness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abruption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abruption</span></header><div>/əˈbrʌpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'brupshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a sudden breaking off.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abruzzi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abruzzi<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/əˈbrʊtsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'brootsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Duke of the</strong> (<em>Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">1873–1933, Italian naval officer, mountaineer, and Arctic explorer.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abruzzi<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əˈbrʊtsi/ (<em>say</em> uh'brootsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a region in southern Italy. 10 794 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Aquila.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638240357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abs</span></header><div>/æbz/ (<em>say</em> abz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">abdominal muscles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abs-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abs-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq108">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><strong>ab-<sup>1</sup></strong></a> before <em>c</em>, <em>q</em>, <em>t</em>, as in <em>abscond</em>, <em>abstergent</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abs.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abs.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq578">absolute.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABS<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DWLeKHRvuX">n.</span><span target_id="8xd5eTUF3f">adj.</span></z></header><div>/eɪ bi ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> ay bee 'es) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DWLeKHRvuX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> a type of anti-lock braking system in motor vehicles and aircraft which incorporates electronic means to prevent a wheel from locking and sliding under heavy braking.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8xd5eTUF3f">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq477"> of or relating to this system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Antiblockiersystem</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABS<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ bi ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> ay bee 'es) <div class="def"><span id="mq288">Australian Bureau of Statistics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abscess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abscess</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abscess" src="word_pronunciations/00085.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhs), /ˈæbsɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'abses) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a localised collection of pus in a cavity, caused by disintegration of body tissue, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and usually caused by bacteria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abscessus</em> a going away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abscessed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abscind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abscind</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abscind" src="word_pronunciations/00086.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈsɪnd/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sind) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">to cut off; sever.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abscindere</em> cut off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abscissa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abscissa</span></header><div>/æbˈsɪsə/ (<em>say</em> ab'sisuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">abscissas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">abscissae</strong> /æbˈsɪsi/ (<em>say</em> ab'sisee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">(in plane Cartesian coordinates) the <em>x</em>-coordinate of a point, that is, its horizontal distance from the <em>y</em>-axis measured parallel to the <em>x</em>-axis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin (<em>linea</em>)<em> abscissa</em> line cut off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abscission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abscission</span></header><div>/əbˈsɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">the act of cutting off; sudden termination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abscissio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abscond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abscond</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abscond" src="word_pronunciations/00087.mp3"></audio></span>/æbˈskɒnd/ (<em>say</em> ab'skond), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abscond" src="word_pronunciations/00088.mp3"></audio></span>/əb-/ (<em>say</em> uhb-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid legal process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (of a convict) to escape from custody, as from assignment to a landholder, from a government gang, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abscondere</em> put away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absconder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absconder</span></header><div>/æbˈskɒndə/ (<em>say</em> ab'skonduh), /əb-/ (<em>say</em> uhb-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> someone who absconds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> Also, <strong class="vs">absconder into the woods </strong>(or <strong class="vs">bush</strong>). <em class="label">Australian History</em> a convict who escaped custody to subsist in the wild.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> Also, <strong class="vs">absconder from public labour</strong>. <em class="label">Australian History</em> a convict who escaped custody in a government gang.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abseil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abseil</span><z><span target_id="LbYuT2KUZc">v.i.</span><span target_id="1rBXkkMIE8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abseil" src="word_pronunciations/00089.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbseɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'absayl) <em class="label">Mountaineering</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LbYuT2KUZc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> to descend a vertical cliff or wall by means of a rope attached to a harness, and a friction device to control downward movement; rappel.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1rBXkkMIE8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq166"> the act of abseiling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>abseilen</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abseiling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abseiler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absence</span><z><span target_id="yWEvUdPit7">n.</span><span target_id="Y2aGrdsdvs">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæbsəns/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yWEvUdPit7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq031"> a state of being away: <em class="example">speak ill of no-one in their absence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> a period of being away: <em class="example">an absence of several weeks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq097"> lack; non-existence: <em class="example">the absence of proof.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Y2aGrdsdvs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq257"> <strong class="phr">absence of mind</strong>, inattention or forgetfulness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>absentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abutment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abutment</span></header><div>/əˈbʌtmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'butmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> the state of being adjacent to something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq658"> that on which something abuts, as the part of a pier which receives the thrust of an arch; a part for sustaining or resisting pressure, as the part of a bridge pier exposed to the force of the current or of floating ice, or the structure supporting the shore ends of a bridge and restraining the embankment which supports the approaches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq957"> the place where projecting parts meet; junction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abuzz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abuzz</span></header><div>/əˈbʌz/ (<em>say</em> uh'buz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">buzzing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095410" href="entry://buzz%23bigmac000095410"><span class="smallcaps">buzz</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABW
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138179404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABW</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq219">activity-based working.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abydos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abydos</span></header><div>/əˈbaɪdɒs/ (<em>say</em> uh'buydos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> an ancient ruined city in central Egypt; temples and tombs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> an ancient town in north-western Asia Minor, at the narrowest part of the Hellespont.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033982" href="entry://Hero%20and%20Leander%23bigmac000033982"><strong>Hero and Leander</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abysm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abysm</span></header><div>/əˈbɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'bizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">an abyss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abi</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>me</em>, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin <em>*abyssimus</em>, superlative of Latin <em>abyssus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099699" href="entry://abyss%23bigmac000099699"><span class="smallcaps">abyss</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abyss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abyss</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abyss" src="word_pronunciations/00125.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbɪs/ (<em>say</em> uh'bis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq41"> a very deep chasm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> any deep, immeasurable space: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Suddenly the bottom of this abyss seemed to advance to meet him; or, rather the black throat of the chasm belched a volume of leaping, curling water, which mounted to drown him.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq507"> anything profound and unfathomable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>any Paraguayan woman could tell at a glance that I was separated from her by a cultural abyss.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gerald murnane</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq616"> <strong>the abyss</strong>, hell, thought of as a bottomless pit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abyssus</em>, from Greek <em>abyssos</em> without bottom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abyssinia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abyssinia<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/æbəˈsɪniə/ (<em>say</em> abuh'sineeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092013" href="entry://Ethiopia%23bigmac000092013"><strong>Ethiopia</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Abyssinian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365598210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abyssinia<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æbəˈsɪniə/ (<em>say</em> abuh'sineeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">(an expression of farewell.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [a humorous distortion of <em>I’ll be seeing you</em>, pronounced as <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000216" href="#bigmac000000216"><span class="smallcaps">Abyssinia<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ac-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ac-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq725">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a> (by assimilation) before <em>c</em> and <em>qu</em>, as in <em>accede</em>, <em>acquire</em>, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ac.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ac.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq377">acre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ac</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">actinium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> Companion of the Order of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> Also, <strong class="vs">a.c.</strong> <em class="label">Electricity</em> alternating current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq142"> <em class="label">Royal Australian Air Force</em> aircraftman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq602"> air conditioning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521173258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACA</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> Australian Communications Authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq150"> Australian Consumers’ Association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACAB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148806860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACAB</span></header><div>/ˈeɪkæb/ (<em>say</em> 'aykab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">(an acronym, often represented numerically as 1312, used to indicate anti-authoritarian sentiment towards a police force, especially in protests against a perceived abuse of power.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>ll</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>ops</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>re</em>)<em> b</em>(<em>astards</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac385781418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq902">Australian Cricket Board.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acc.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> accompaniment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> accompanied (by).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> according (to).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq103"> account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq104"> accusative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq105"> Also, <strong class="vs">accom.</strong> accommodation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> Australian Council of Churches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> Australian Crime Commission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq191"> anthropogenic climate change.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acca</span></header><div>/ˈækə/ (<em>say</em> 'akuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">an academic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acker</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000227" href="entry://academic%23bigmac000000227"><span class="smallcaps">academic</span></a>, ? influenced by <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051723" href="entry://ocker%23bigmac000051723"><span class="smallcaps">ocker</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACCC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac091146424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACCC</span></header><div>/eɪ trɪpəl ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ay tripuhl 'see) <div class="def"><span id="mq729">Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accede
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accede</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accede" src="word_pronunciations/00131.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsid/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seed) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">acceded</strong>, <strong class="bold">acceding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> to give consent; agree; yield: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The TAB has agreed to abide by the Industrial Relations Commission ruling and accede to union demands</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday herald sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> to come, as to an office or dignity: <em class="example">to accede to the throne.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">International Law</em> to become a party (<em>to</em>), as a nation signing a treaty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accēdere</em> go to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accedence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acceder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorptivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorptivity</span></header><div>/ˌæbsɔpˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> .absawp'tivuhtee), /-zɔp-/ (<em>say</em> -zawp-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the property of a body which determines the amount of incident light or sound which it is able to absorb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstemious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstemious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstemious" src="word_pronunciations/00109.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstimiəs/ (<em>say</em> uhb'steemeeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> moderate in the use of food and drink; sparing in diet; temperate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>At dinner my usually abstemious husband was led on by his brother</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq713"> characterised by abstinence: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was abstemious by habit, neither drinking, eating, nor loving much.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq809"> sparing: <em class="example">an abstemious diet.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abstēmius</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstemiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstemiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstention</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstention" src="word_pronunciations/00110.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhb'stenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> a holding off or refraining; abstinence from action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> a deliberate withholding of one’s vote.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abstentus</em>, past participle, abstained + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstentious</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstergent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstergent</span><z><span target_id="gFUtpxTWOe">adj.</span><span target_id="7pjDGw3SHb">n.</span></z></header><div>/əbˈstɜdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sterjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gFUtpxTWOe"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> cleansing; detergent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7pjDGw3SHb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq830"> a cleansing agent; a detergent, as soap.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abstergēre</em> wipe off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstinence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstinence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstinence" src="word_pronunciations/00111.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbstənəns/ (<em>say</em> 'abstuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the drinking of alcohol: <em class="example">total abstinence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> self-restraint; forbearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> the refraining from certain kinds of food for certain periods or on certain days, as from meat on Fridays.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">abstinency</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>abstynens</em>, from Latin <em>abstinentia</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstinent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstinently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstr.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstr.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq005">abstract.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstriction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstriction</span></header><div>/əbˈstrɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhb'strikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a method of spore formation in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off by the growth of septa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>strictio</em> a drawing together]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstruse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstruse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstruse" src="word_pronunciations/00117.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈstrus/ (<em>say</em> uhb'stroohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> difficult to understand; esoteric: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>these represent no loss, dealing as they do with mathematical matters rather too abstruse to comprehend.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david foster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> hidden.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>abstrūsus</em>, past participle, concealed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstrusely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abstruseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abstudy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac17023373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abstudy</span></header><div>/ˈæbstʌdi/ (<em>say</em> 'abstudee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq24">an Australian federal government scheme offering means-tested financial assistance to full-time secondary and tertiary students of Indigenous descent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ABSTUDY</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>Ab</em>(<em>original</em>) <em>Study</em> (<em>Assistance Scheme</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absurd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absurd</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absurd" src="word_pronunciations/00118.mp3"></audio></span>/əbˈsɜd/ (<em>say</em> uhb'serd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absurd" src="word_pronunciations/00119.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈzɜd/ (<em>say</em> -'zerd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> contrary to reason or common sense; obviously false or foolish; logically contradictory; ridiculous: <em class="example">an absurd statement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq434"> comical; laughable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>absurdus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absurdly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absurdness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absurdism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absurdism</span></header><div>/əbˈsɜdɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhb'serdizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> surrealism or irrationality as evidenced in real-life situations or in fiction, similar in quality to that portrayed in theatre of the absurd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq805"> an instance of absurdism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>absurdist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absurdity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absurdity</span></header><div>/əbˈsɜdəti/ (<em>say</em> uhb'serduhtee), /-ˈzɜd-/ (<em>say</em> -'zerd-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">absurdities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq089"> the state or quality of being absurd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> something absurd.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abt</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq510">about.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abuja
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864134157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abuja</span></header><div>/əˈbʊdʒə/ (<em>say</em> uh'boojuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">the capital city of Nigeria, in the central part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abukir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abukir</span></header><div>/æbuˈkɪə/ (<em>say</em> abooh'kear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200018" href="entry://Aboukir%23bigmac000200018"><strong>Aboukir</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abulia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abulia</span></header><div>/əˈbuliə/ (<em>say</em> uh'boohleeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200019" href="entry://aboulia%23bigmac000200019"><strong>aboulia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abuse</span><z><span target_id="H9pY4vdxk1">v.t.</span><span target_id="3mF7wcvUuP">n.</span><span target_id="PKC8P4WA60">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="H9pY4vdxk1"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abuse" src="word_pronunciations/00122.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbjuz/ (<em>say</em> uh'byoohz) (<strong class="bold">abused</strong>, <strong class="bold">abusing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: <em class="example">to abuse authority; </em><em class="example">to abuse a confidence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq177"> to maltreat; act injuriously towards: <em class="example">to abuse the dog.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> to inflict a sexual act on (a person), especially one whose relationship or proximity makes them vulnerable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq621"> to speak insultingly to; revile.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3mF7wcvUuP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abuse" src="word_pronunciations/00121.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> uh'byoohs) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq198"> wrong or improper use; misuse: <em class="example">the abuse of privileges.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq99"> consumption or use of something specified to an excessive degree or in an inappropriate manner: <em class="example">drug abuse; </em><em class="example">alcohol abuse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq069"> insulting language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq698"> <em class="label">Indian English</em> an insult.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq251"> ill-treatment of a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq254"> sexual violation, as rape or sexual assault, especially of a child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq433"> a corrupt practice or custom; an offence: <em class="example">the abuses of bad government.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PKC8P4WA60">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq558"> <strong class="phr">hurl abuse at</strong>, to direct a stream of insults at (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">hurl abuses</strong>, <em class="label">Indian English</em> to produce a stream of insults: <em class="example">no need to hurl abuses.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>abus</em>, from Latin <em>abūsus</em> a wasting, misuse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abusive</span></header><div>/əˈbjusɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'byoohsiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> using harsh words or ill-treatment: <em class="example">an abusive author.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq495"> characterised by or containing abuse: <em class="example">an abusive satire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq622"> wrongly used; corrupt: <em class="example">an abusive exercise of power.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abusively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abusiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abut</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abut" src="word_pronunciations/00123.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈbʌt/ (<em>say</em> uh'but) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">abutted</strong>, <strong class="bold">abutting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">(sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>against</em>) to be adjacent: <em class="example">this piece of land abuts on a street.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>abutte</em>(<em>n</em>), Old French: coalescence of <em>abouter</em> join end to end (<em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>bout</em> end) and <em>abuter</em> make contact with one end (<em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>but</em> end)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>abuttal</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abutilon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abutilon</span></header><div>/əˈbjutələn/ (<em>say</em> uh'byoohtuhluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">any plant of the family Malvaceae, genus <em>Abutilon</em>, comprising broadleaf evergreen mallows with conspicuous flowers, as the Chinese lantern.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Arabic <em>aubūtīlūn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accelerometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac357583211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accelerometer</span></header><div>/əksɛləˈrɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> uhkseluh'romuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq71">an instrument for measuring g-force acceleration, measuring zero in freefall or in outer space.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098982" href="entry://acceleration%23bigmac000098982"><span class="smallcaps">acceler(ation)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accent</span><z><span target_id="V7bmqczYBY">n.</span><span target_id="cbvDjjtuPt">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V7bmqczYBY"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accent" src="word_pronunciations/00137.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'aksent) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq809"> the distinctive character of a vowel or syllable determined by its degree or pattern of stress or musical tone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> any one of the degrees or patterns of stress used in a particular language as essential features of vowels, syllables, or words: <em class="example">primary accent; </em><em class="example">falling accent; </em><em class="example">sentence accent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq279"> a mark indicating stress, musical tone, or vowel quality. In English the accent mark (’) is sometimes used to indicate a syllable which is stressed. French has several accent marks, of which three, the acute (´), the grave (‘), and the circumflex (^), indicate vowel quality (or sometimes merely distinguish meaning, as <em>la</em> ‘the’ and <em>là</em> ‘there’).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq864"> regularly recurring stress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq750"> a mark indicating stress or some other distinction in pronunciation or value.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq207"> any one of the musical tones or melodies used in a particular language as essential features of vowels or syllables.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq139"> characteristic style of pronunciation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>this was the first time I had heard an Australian woman speak with an Australian accent.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>the famous man with the toothbrush-moustache accent</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq802"> stress or emphasis given to certain notes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq218"> a mark denoting this.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq563"> stress or emphasis regularly recurring as a feature of rhythm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq715"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a mark, or one of a number of marks, placed after a letter or figure <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq197"> to distinguish similar quantities which differ in value, as in b’, b’’, b’’’, etc. (called <em>b prime</em> or <em>b dash</em>, <em>b double prime</em> or <em>b double dash</em>, etc., respectively).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq989"> to indicate a particular unit or measure, as feet (’) or inches (”): 5’3”, meaning <em>5 feet, 3 inches</em>; or as minutes (’) or seconds (”) of time or a degree: 18’25”, meaning <em>18 minutes, 25 seconds</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq250"> to indicate the operation of differentiation in calculus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq430"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Poetic</em> words or tones expressive of some emotion: <em class="example">to utter in accents of despair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq755"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> words; language: <em class="example">to speak in accents unknown.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq860"> distinctive character or tone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq894"> emphasis: <em class="example">this school puts a lot of accent on discipline.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cbvDjjtuPt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accent" src="word_pronunciations/00138.mp3"></audio></span>/ækˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> ak'sent) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq978"> to pronounce (a vowel, syllable, or word) with one of the distinctive accents of the language, especially with a stress accent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq395"> to mark with a written accent or accents: <em class="example">to accent a word to indicate its pronunciation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq432"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to emphasise; accentuate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accentus</em> tone] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Accents (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102769" href="#mq279">3</a>) are found on some words taken into English from other languages. Accents may be helpful in distinguishing some words (e.g. <em>lamé</em> and <em>lame</em>), but are often omitted where no confusion is likely (e.g. <em>fete</em>, <em>naive</em>).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accentor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accentor</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛntə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">any of various small birds of the genus <em>Prunella</em>, as the <strong>alpine accentor</strong>, <em>P. collaris</em>, with a black-spotted white throat, of mountainous regions of Eurasia and northern Africa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from <em>ad</em> to + <em>cantor</em> singer, i.e., one who sings with another]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accept
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accept</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accept" src="word_pronunciations/00141.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛpt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sept) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> to take or receive (something offered): <em class="example">to accept a gift.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq342"> to admit and agree to; accede or assent to: <em class="example">to accept a treaty; </em><em class="example">to accept an excuse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq859"> to take with formal acknowledgement of responsibility or consequences: <em class="example">to accept office.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq308"> to accommodate oneself to: <em class="example">to accept the situation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq111"> to believe: <em class="example">to accept a fact.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq792"> to receive as to meaning; understand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to acknowledge, by signature, as calling for payment, and thus to agree to pay, as a draft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq589"> (in a deliberative body) to receive as an adequate performance of the duty with which an officer or a committee has been charged; receive for further action: <em class="example">the report of the committee was accepted.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>accept</em>(<em>en</em>), from Latin <em>acceptāre</em>, frequentative of <em>accipere</em> take]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accepted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accepted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accepted" src="word_pronunciations/00140.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛptəd/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">customary; established; approved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptor</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛptə/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> someone or something that accepts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq145"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> a minute impurity introduced into a semiconductor to cause hole conduction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> a horse which has qualified to enter in a race.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accepter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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access
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">access</span><z><span target_id="1r0hfmby1W">n.</span><span target_id="K9MJ54HQDf">v.t.</span><span target_id="e98K2UQhAc">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of access" src="word_pronunciations/00146.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'akses) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1r0hfmby1W"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> way, means, or opportunity of approach or entry: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>No healthy clothing is absolutely air-proof, the access of the air through it being necessary to our health</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">philip e muskett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1893</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) the act or privilege of coming; admittance; approach: <em class="example">to gain access to a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Theology</em> approach to God through Jesus Christ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Law</em> the opportunity of sexual intercourse between husband and wife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq425"> a non-custodial parent’s right to see a child: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’d had access, of course, but the children had never been easy with me when they came at first for week-ends</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq261"> an attack, as of disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq041"> a sudden outburst of feeling: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>filled with a sudden access of rageful energy</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david ireland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> accession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq760"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200059" href="entry://access%20time%23bigmac000200059"><strong>access time</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="K9MJ54HQDf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq892"> to gain admittance to: <em class="example">you can access the foyer through this door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq516"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to locate and be able to read and manipulate (data).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="e98K2UQhAc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq047"> <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> run by special-interest or minority groups who wish to transmit their own programs, especially when such programs are not available in the mainstream media.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French, from Latin <em>accessus</em> an approach, from <em>accēdere</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089134" href="entry://accede%23bigmac000089134"><span class="smallcaps">accede</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accessible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accessible</span><z><span target_id="d7HRkbka2R">adj.</span><span target_id="Yu8ENLmBqo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accessible" src="word_pronunciations/00143.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sesuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="d7HRkbka2R"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> easy of access; approachable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> attainable: <em class="example">accessible evidence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> (of a building, entrance, etc.) able to be accessed by a person confined to a wheelchair or using a walking aid.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Yu8ENLmBqo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">accessible to</strong>, open to being influenced by: <em class="example">accessible to bribery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">accessible to </strong>(or <strong class="phr">for</strong>), affording easy entry to: <em class="example">a building accessible to the disabled.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>accessibility</strong> /əksɛsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhksesuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accessibly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accession
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accession</span><z><span target_id="tS8QfuJ2vU">n.</span><span target_id="5VxzjN906z">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accession" src="word_pronunciations/00144.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tS8QfuJ2vU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> the act of coming into the possession of a right, dignity, office, etc.: <em class="example">accession to the throne.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq525"> an increase by something added: <em class="example">an accession of territory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> something added.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq825"> <em class="label">Law</em> addition to property by growth or improvement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq954"> consent: <em class="example">accession to a demand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">International Law</em> formal acceptance of a treaty, international convention, or other agreement between states.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq116"> the act of coming near; approach.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5VxzjN906z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq037"> to record in the order of acquisition, listing essential data, as author, title of a book, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accessiōn-</em>, stem of <em>accessiō</em> a going to, joining, increase] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accessional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accessorise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accessorise</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛsəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sesuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">accessorised</strong>, <strong class="bold">accessorising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">to furnish with accessories.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accessorize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accessory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accessory</span><z><span target_id="m7ebKdlbye">n.</span><span target_id="DtsAwHniyl">adj.</span><span target_id="oS8kEC9Atd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accessory" src="word_pronunciations/00145.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈsɛsəri/ (<em>say</em> uhk'sesuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m7ebKdlbye"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">accessories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq354"> a subordinate part or object; something added or attached for convenience, attractiveness, etc., such as a spotlight, heater, driving mirror, etc., for a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> (<em>plural</em>) the additional parts of an outfit, as shoes, gloves, hat, handbag, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> Also, <strong class="vs">accessary</strong>. <em class="label">Law</em> the person who is not the chief actor at a felony, nor present at its perpetration, but yet is in some way concerned therein.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DtsAwHniyl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq767"> contributing to a general effect; subsidiary: <em class="example">accessory sounds in music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Law</em> giving aid as an accessory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq851"> <em class="label">Geology</em> denoting minerals present in relatively small amounts in a rock, and not mentioned in its definition, as zircon in granite.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oS8kEC9Atd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">an accessory before the fact</strong>, a person who encourages, counsels or assists a perpetrator before a crime is committed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">an accessory after the fact</strong>, a person who assists a perpetrator after a crime is committed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>accessōrius</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accessorial</strong> /æksɛsˈɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> akses'awreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accessorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accessoriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACCI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac721843098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACCI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq900">Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accidence</span></header><div>/ˈæksədəns/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq814"> that part of morphology dealing with inflection.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq087"> an inflected form of a word.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq261"> a property shown by such inflection.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the rudiments of any subject.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>accidents</em>, plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000289" href="entry://accident%23bigmac000000289"><span class="smallcaps">accident</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000289" href="entry://accident%23mq813">5</a>), or from Latin <em>accidentia</em>, neuter plural of <em>accidens</em>, present participle, striking, happening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accident
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accident</span><z><span target_id="rpEDRywazO">n.</span><span target_id="0PAThy7vFO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accident" src="word_pronunciations/00148.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rpEDRywazO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> an undesirable or unfortunate happening; casualty; mishap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> anything that happens unexpectedly, without design, or by chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq017"> the operation of chance: <em class="example">I was there by accident.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> a non-essential circumstance; occasional characteristic: <em class="example">substance and accidents.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq813"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> an inflectional variation of a word, as <em>them</em> (an inflected form of <em>they</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Geology</em> an irregularity, generally on a small scale, on a surface, the explanation for which is not readily apparent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person born from an unplanned pregnancy: <em class="example">I was definitely an accident.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0PAThy7vFO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq317"> <strong class="phr">have a little accident</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) to lose control and urinate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>accidens</em>, present participle, happening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accidie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accidie</span></header><div>/ˈæksədi/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200070" href="entry://acedia%23bigmac000200070"><strong>acedia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accipiter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accipiter</span></header><div>/ækˈsɪpətə/ (<em>say</em> ak'sipuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">any bird of the subfamily Accipitrinae and genus <em>Accipiter</em>, which comprises short-winged, long-tailed hawks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: hawk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accipitrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accipitrine</span></header><div>/ækˈsɪpətrin/ (<em>say</em> ak'sipuhtreen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> of the falcon species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> raptorial; like, or related to the birds of prey.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accipitral</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>accipitrine</em>, from Latin <em>accipiter</em> bird of prey, ? from Greek <em>ōkupteros</em> swift-winged + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037164" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037164"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acclivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acclivity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acclivity" src="word_pronunciations/00152.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈklɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'klivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acclivities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acclīvitas</em> steepness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accom.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accom.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq250">accommodation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accomplice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accomplice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accomplice" src="word_pronunciations/00160.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkʌmpləs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumpluhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accomplice" src="word_pronunciations/00161.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈkɒm-/ (<em>say</em> -'kom-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">an associate in a crime; partner in wrongdoing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>complice</em>, from French, from Medieval Latin <em>complex</em>, <em>complicis</em> close associate, confederate; the phrase <em>a complice</em> became <em>accomplice</em> by failure to recognise it as made up of two words]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acetic" src="word_pronunciations/00200.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsitɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'seetik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acetic" src="word_pronunciations/00199.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'setik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">relating to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200076" href="entry://aceto-%23bigmac000200076"><span class="smallcaps">acet(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetify</span><z><span target_id="lLAzL4i4T2">v.t.</span><span target_id="Vu6XHZgxwO">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsɛtəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'setuhfuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">acetified</strong>, <strong class="bold">acetifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lLAzL4i4T2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> to turn into vinegar or make acetous.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Vu6XHZgxwO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq677"> to become acetous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000346" href="entry://acet-%23bigmac000000346"><span class="smallcaps">acet-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036251" href="entry://-ify%23bigmac000036251"><span class="smallcaps">-(i)fy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acetification</strong> /əsɛtəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsetuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acetifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aceto-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aceto-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq100">a word element indicating the presence of acetic acid or the group acetyl.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acet-</strong>. <div class="etym">[combining form representing Latin <em>acētum</em> vinegar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acetone" src="word_pronunciations/00201.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsətoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhtohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">propanone, a colourless, volatile, flammable ketone, CH<sub>3</sub>COCH<sub>3</sub>, used as a solvent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000346" href="entry://acet-%23bigmac000000346"><span class="smallcaps">acet-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052221" href="entry://-one%23bigmac000052221"><span class="smallcaps">-one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetous</span></header><div>/əˈsitəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'seetuhs), /ˈæsətəs/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhtuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">sour; vinegary.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acetose</strong> /ˈæsətoʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhtohs). <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>acētōsus</em> vinegary]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetum</span></header><div>/əˈsitəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'seetuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">a pharmaceutical preparation made with vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: vinegar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetyl</span></header><div>/ˈæsətl/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhtl), /əˈsitl/ (<em>say</em> uh'seetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">the group, CH<sub>3</sub>CO-, formally derived from acetic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000346" href="entry://acet-%23bigmac000000346"><span class="smallcaps">acet-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acetylic</strong> /æsəˈtɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> asuh'tilik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetylcholine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetylcholine</span></header><div>/ˌæsətaɪlˈkoʊlin/ (<em>say</em> .asuhtuyl'kohleen), /əˌsitl-/ (<em>say</em> uh.seetl-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq036"> an ester of acetic acid and choline, CH<sub>3</sub>COOCH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>N<sup>+</sup>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, found in animals and some plants; released at parasympathetic nerve endings when they are stimulated, and thought to be responsible for the transmission of nerve impulses across synapses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq409"> this substance prepared from ergot, and used as a neurotransmitter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000366" href="entry://acetyl%23bigmac000000366"><span class="smallcaps">acetyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013446" href="entry://choline%23bigmac000013446"><span class="smallcaps">choline</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetylene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetylene</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acetylene" src="word_pronunciations/00202.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛtəlin/ (<em>say</em> uh'setuhleen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acetylene" src="word_pronunciations/00203.mp3"></audio></span>/-lən/ (<em>say</em> -luhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">ethyne, a colourless gas, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>, prepared by the action of water on calcium carbide, used in metal welding and cutting, as an illuminant, and in organic synthesis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000366" href="entry://acetyl%23bigmac000000366"><span class="smallcaps">acetyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023866" href="entry://-ene%23bigmac000023866"><span class="smallcaps">-ene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac911158007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq454">Australian Conservation Foundation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACFID
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889735012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACFID</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq152">Australian Council for International Development.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACFOA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac551226676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACFOA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq152">Australian Council for Overseas Aid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ache</span><z><span target_id="t27VuqLVHc">v.i.</span><span target_id="VjyVspGzFd">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ache" src="word_pronunciations/00205.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪk/ (<em>say</em> ayk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="t27VuqLVHc"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">ached</strong>, <strong class="bold">aching</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> to suffer pain; have or be in continuous pain: <em class="example">her whole body ached.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> to be eager; yearn; long: <em class="example">to be aching for some chocolate.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VjyVspGzFd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq072"> pain of some duration, as opposed to sudden twinges or spasmodic pain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq065"> a longing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aken</em> (verb), <em>ache</em> (noun); Old English <em>acan</em> (verb), <em>æce</em> (noun). The modern English word has the spelling of the Middle English noun with the pronunciation of the Middle English verb] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aching</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>achingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>achage</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>achy</strong>, <strong>achey</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achebe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achebe</span></header><div>/əˈtʃeɪbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'chaybay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Chinua</strong> /ˈtʃɪnwa/ (<em>say</em> 'chinwah) (<em>Albert Chinualimogu Achebe</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">1930–2013, Nigerian novelist concentrating on changes in Africa brought about by Westernisation; works include <em>Things Fall Apart</em> (1958) and <em>Arrow of God</em> (1964).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achene</span></header><div>/əˈkin/ (<em>say</em> uh'keen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">a small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>achaenium</em>, from Greek <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>chainein</em> gape + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>achenial</strong> /əˈkiniəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'keeneeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acheron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acheron</span></header><div>/ˈækərɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> a river in Hades, over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> the lower world; hell.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Acherontic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acheson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acheson</span></header><div>/ˈætʃəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'achuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dean</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">1893–1971, US secretary of state; instrumental in the formation of NATO.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achieve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achieve</span><z><span target_id="5eHvPTBJBh">v.t.</span><span target_id="H2CCkQpvqg">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of achieve" src="word_pronunciations/00207.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtʃiv/ (<em>say</em> uh'cheev) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">achieved</strong>, <strong class="bold">achieving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5eHvPTBJBh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But INEXPERIENCE cannot possibly achieve any intended artistic effect.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> to bring about, as by effort; gain or obtain: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Those who continually criticize the achievement of others must achieve something of their own or become ridiculous.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H2CCkQpvqg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq322"> to accomplish some enterprise; bring about a result intended: <em class="example">a good teacher inspires students to achieve.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>acheve</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>achever</em>, from phrase (<em>venir</em>)<em> a chef</em> = Late Latin <em>ad caput venīre</em> come to a head] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>achievable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>achiever</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achievement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achievement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of achievement" src="word_pronunciations/00206.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtʃivmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'cheevmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq462"> something accomplished, especially by superior ability, great effort, or valour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There was the risk that endurance might appear enough of an achievement.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> the act of achieving; accomplishment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>men of substance and opinion, of ambition and achievement, immigrants too who had come with merely a suitcase</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">serge liberman</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achill</span></header><div>/ˈækɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'akil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">an island off the western coast of Ireland, in county Mayo. 145 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accomplish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accomplish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accomplish" src="word_pronunciations/00166.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkʌmplɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumplish), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accomplish" src="word_pronunciations/00167.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈkɒm-/ (<em>say</em> -'kom-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> to bring to pass; carry out; perform: <em class="example">to accomplish one’s mission.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> to bring to a successful finish: <em class="example">to accomplish the work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to complete: <em class="example">to accomplish four score years and ten; </em><em class="example">to accomplish the number of the elect.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>accomplice</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>acompliss</em>-, stem of <em>acomplir</em>, from Late Latin <em>accomplēre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accomplishable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accomplisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accomplished
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accomplished</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accomplished" src="word_pronunciations/00162.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumplisht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accomplished" src="word_pronunciations/00163.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈkɒm-/ (<em>say</em> -'kom-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> completed; effected: <em class="example">an accomplished task.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> proficient in knowledge or training; expert: <em class="example">an accomplished scholar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq006"> well versed in the graces and attainments of polite society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accomplishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accomplishment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accomplishment" src="word_pronunciations/00164.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumplishmuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accomplishment" src="word_pronunciations/00165.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈkɒm-/ (<em>say</em> -'kom-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> the act of carrying into effect; fulfilment: <em class="example">the accomplishment of our desires.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq352"> anything accomplished; achievement: <em class="example">the accomplishments of scientists.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq990"> (<em>often plural</em>) an acquired art or grace; polite attainment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accord</span><z><span target_id="4E2j9x0KQQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="ivkYMm6SVL">n.</span><span target_id="zEKmzTw25X">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accord" src="word_pronunciations/00170.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kawd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4E2j9x0KQQ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> to grant; concede: <em class="example">to accord due praise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq818"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make to agree or correspond; adapt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq049"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to settle; reconcile.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ivkYMm6SVL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq027"> just correspondence of things; harmony of relation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq445"> a harmonious union of sounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq600"> consent or concurrence of opinions or wills; agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq206"> an international agreement; settlement of questions outstanding between nations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq465"> an agreement between the government and another political organisation on strategy relating to economics, industrial affairs, environmental policies, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zEKmzTw25X">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq272"> <strong class="phr">accord and satisfaction</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> agreement to discharge a right of action which one person has against another; the ‘accord’ is the agreement that the person released shall do or give something in satisfaction of the right; the ‘satisfaction’ is the consideration for it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">accord with</strong>, to be in agreement or harmony with; correspond: <em class="example">this accords with my understanding of the situation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">in accord</strong>, in harmony or agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">of one accord</strong>, in agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">of one’s own accord</strong>, voluntarily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq024"> <strong class="phr">with one accord</strong>, with spontaneous agreement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>accordāre</em>; replacing Middle English <em>accorde</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>acorder</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accordable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accorder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Accord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Accord</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Accord" src="word_pronunciations/00170.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059013" href="entry://Prices%20and%20Incomes%20Accord%23bigmac000059013"><strong>Prices and Incomes Accord</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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according
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">according</span><z><span target_id="ud27HuTCAg">adj.</span><span target_id="3BvIQ80OsT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of according" src="word_pronunciations/00168.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɔdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kawding) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ud27HuTCAg"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> agreeing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3BvIQ80OsT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">according as</strong>, conformably or proportionately as: <em class="example">according as the weather is on the day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq228"> <strong class="phr">according to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq712"> in accordance with: <em class="example">according to the instructions.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq644"> proportionately with: <em class="example">according to their needs.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq096"> on the authority of; as stated by: <em class="example">according to the person who was there.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accordingly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accordingly</span></header><div>/əˈkɔdɪŋli/ (<em>say</em> uh'kawdinglee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> in accordance; correspondingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq801"> in due course; therefore; so.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accordion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accordion</span><z><span target_id="l9RbJ4ygAe">n.</span><span target_id="kXzsuidjNU">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accordion" src="word_pronunciations/00169.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɔdiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'kawdeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l9RbJ4ygAe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> a portable wind instrument with bellows and button-like keys sounded by means of metallic reeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq991"> a piano accordion.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kXzsuidjNU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq407"> having folds like the bellows of an accordion: <em class="example">accordion pleats; </em><em class="example">accordion door.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accordeon</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101170" href="entry://accord%23bigmac000101170"><span class="smallcaps">accord</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accordionist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accost</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accost" src="word_pronunciations/00171.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɒst/ (<em>say</em> uh'kost) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> to approach, especially abruptly, to ask a question, make a request, or confront with an accusation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> (of a sex worker) to solicit (a client).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>accoster</em>, from Late Latin <em>accostāre</em> put side by side]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accouchement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accouchement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accouchement" src="word_pronunciations/00172.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkutʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'koohchmuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accouchement" src="word_pronunciations/00173.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈkuʃ-/ (<em>say</em> -'koohsh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">the period of confinement in childbirth; labour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accoucheur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accoucheur</span></header><div>/əkuˈʃɜ/ (<em>say</em> uhkooh'sher) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">a male midwife.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accoucheuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accoucheuse</span></header><div>/əkuˈʃɜz/ (<em>say</em> uhkooh'sherz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a female midwife.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">account</span><z><span target_id="2M4bjpU9tW">n.</span><span target_id="ont066YEWg">v.i.</span><span target_id="P2SDEPNzEI">v.t.</span><span target_id="JgRmGIJD5e">adj.</span><span target_id="CGEIQm5U2h">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of account" src="word_pronunciations/00177.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2M4bjpU9tW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> a verbal or written recital of particular transactions and events; narrative: <em class="example">an account of everything as it happened.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq838"> an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq967"> a statement of reasons, causes, etc., explaining some event.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq431"> consequence; importance: <em class="example">things of no account.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq674"> estimation; reckoning: <em class="example">by his own account.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq809"> profit; advantage: <em class="example">to turn anything to account.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq158"> a statement of pecuniary transactions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq279"> a bill, as for service rendered or goods purchased: <em class="example">the petrol account; </em><em class="example">the electricity account.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Bookkeeping</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq864"> a formal record of the debits and credits relating to the person named (or caption placed) at the head of the ledger account.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq750"> a balance of a specified period’s receipts and expenditures.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq207"> a relationship between a person and a financial institution which implies regularity of trading between the two and the keeping of formal records of this trading by the financial institution: <em class="example">I have an account with the Commonwealth Bank.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq139"> such a relationship with a department store, garage, etc., which allows the provision of goods and services without immediate cash payment and sometimes with special privileges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq405"> access to computing resources obtained by authorisation and authentication of the user.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ont066YEWg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq294"> to render an account, especially of money.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="P2SDEPNzEI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq802"> to count; consider as: <em class="example">I account myself well paid.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JgRmGIJD5e">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq218"> of or relating to a person with an account: <em class="example">the garage sells petrol to account customers only.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CGEIQm5U2h">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">account for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq715"> to give an explanation of: <em class="example">to account for the accident.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq197"> to take responsibility for: <em class="example">to account for shortages.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq989"> to cause the death, defeat, etc., of: <em class="example">he accounted for ten of the enemy.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">account to</strong>, to assign or impute to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">bring </strong>(or <strong class="phr">call</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to account</strong>, to demand explanation or justification of the actions of (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">by all accounts</strong>, according to all reports.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">for the account</strong>, to be paid on the regular settlement day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq860"> <strong class="phr">give a good account of oneself</strong>, to acquit oneself well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">go to one’s account</strong>, to go to the Last Judgement; die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">in account with</strong>, having a credit arrangement with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">of little account</strong>, of little worth or value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq395"> <strong class="phr">on account of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq432"> because of; by reason of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq127"> for the sake of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq562"> <strong class="phr">on all accounts</strong>, for all reasons or considerations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">to</strong>)<strong class="phr"> account</strong>, as an interim payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">on someone’s account</strong>, on someone’s behalf: <em class="example">I was acting on your account at the time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq256"> <strong class="phr">take into account</strong>, to take into consideration; allow for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>acunte</em>(<em>n</em>) from Old French <em>acunter</em>, from Late Latin <em>accomptāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accounting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accounting</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accounting" src="word_pronunciations/00176.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkaʊntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kownting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; the art of analysing the financial position and operating results of a business firm from a study of its sales, purchases, overheads, etc. (distinguished from <em>bookkeeping</em> in that a bookkeeper only makes the proper entries in books set up to the accountant’s plan).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accoutre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accoutre</span></header><div>/əˈkutə/ (<em>say</em> uh'koohtuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">to equip or array, especially with military accoutrements.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">accouter</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>accoutrer</em> equip with clothing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accoutrement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accoutrement</span></header><div>/əˈkutrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'koohtruhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> (<em>plural</em>) equipage; trappings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> (<em>plural</em>) the equipment of a soldier except arms and clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq451"> a particular item of dress (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087664" href="entry://dress%23mq447">2</a>) or equipment.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">accouterment</strong>. <div class="etym">[15th-century French: way of dressing, (in plural) accessories]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Accra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac445026839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Accra</span></header><div>/əˈkra/ (<em>say</em> uh'krah), /ˈækrə/ (<em>say</em> 'akruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the capital of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Akkra</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accredit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accredit</span><z><span target_id="Gok25tCyHh">v.t.</span><span target_id="oQ8dLryZR4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accredit" src="word_pronunciations/00179.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkrɛdət/ (<em>say</em> uh'kreduht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Gok25tCyHh"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> to furnish (an officially recognised agent) with credentials: <em class="example">to accredit an envoy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> to certify as meeting official requirements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq536"> to bring into credit; invest with credit or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq899"> to believe.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oQ8dLryZR4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">accredit to</strong>, to attribute to; consider as belonging to: <em class="example">a discovery accredited to Edison.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>accréditer</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accreditation</strong> /əkrɛdəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhkreduh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accrete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accrete</span><z><span target_id="BjDqsl0pwu">v.i.</span><span target_id="c982wdLdbI">v.t.</span><span target_id="vbt7mDcCK0">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkrit/ (<em>say</em> uh'kreet) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">accreted</strong>, <strong class="bold">accreting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BjDqsl0pwu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> to grow together: <em class="example">corals accrete.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq008"> to adhere: <em class="example">to accrete to the surface.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="c982wdLdbI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq676"> to add as by growth.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vbt7mDcCK0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq813"> <em class="label">Botany</em> grown together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accrētus</em>, past participle, increased]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accretion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accretion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accretion" src="word_pronunciations/00180.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkriʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'kreeshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq667"> the result of this process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq136"> an extraneous addition: <em class="example">the last part of the legend is a later accretion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq758"> the growing together of separate parts into a single whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Law</em> increase of property by gradual additions caused by acts of nature, as of land by alluvion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq105"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq647"> an abnormal growing together of separate parts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq744"> a piling up or collection of substances; conglomeration.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accrētio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accretive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accrue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accrue</span><z><span target_id="1ZOdgRYarK">v.i.</span><span target_id="mjUWWSPGfi">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accrue" src="word_pronunciations/00181.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkru/ (<em>say</em> uh'krooh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">accrued</strong>, <strong class="bold">accruing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1ZOdgRYarK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> to accumulate in the course of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> (of a right or demand) to become legally enforceable.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mjUWWSPGfi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq543"> to collect over a period of time: <em class="example">to accrue points.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>accrue</em> (obsolete noun), from French, originally feminine past participle of <em>accroître</em> increase, from Latin <em>accrescere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accruement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acct</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq943"> account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq181"> accountant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accumbent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accumbent</span></header><div>/əˈkʌmbənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kumbuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> reclining: <em class="example">accumbent posture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Botany</em> lying against something, as of cotyledons which have their edges curved against the radicle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accumbere</em> to recline] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accumbency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accursed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accursed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accursed" src="word_pronunciations/00186.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɜsəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kersuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accursed" src="word_pronunciations/00187.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɜst/ (<em>say</em> uh'kerst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> subject to a curse; ruined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> worthy of curses; detestable: <em class="example">the accursed system of slavery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> designating the object of one’s anger or frustration: <em class="example">the accursed car that always breaks down.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accurst</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>accursod</em> (be) put under a curse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accursedly</strong> /əˈkɜsədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'kersuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accursedness</strong> /əˈkɜsədnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kersuhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accuse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accuse" src="word_pronunciations/00192.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkjuz/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">accused</strong>, <strong class="bold">accusing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq873"> to bring a charge against; charge with the fault or crime: <em class="example">to accuse the defendant of a crime.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> to ascribe fault to: <em class="example">to accuse someone of being lazy.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>accūsāre</em> accuse, blame; replacing Middle English <em>acuse</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accusable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accusingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>accusing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accused
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accused</span><z><span target_id="CxW46rmtW6">adj.</span><span target_id="VhN0mbQt3N">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accused" src="word_pronunciations/00191.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkjuzd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CxW46rmtW6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> charged with a crime or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VhN0mbQt3N">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq221"> the defendant or defendants in a criminal law case.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accustom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accustom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of accustom" src="word_pronunciations/00194.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkʌstəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'kustuhm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">to familiarise by custom or use; habituate: <em class="example">to accustom oneself to cold weather.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>acustume</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>acostumer</em>, from <em>a</em> to + <em>costume</em> custom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accustomed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac753660593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accustomed</span><z><span target_id="GwXGrxyatb">v.</span><span target_id="Ocg0vppdTN">adj.</span><span target_id="DdHbeOYuWN">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈkʌstəmd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kustuhmd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="GwXGrxyatb"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000330" href="entry://accustom%23bigmac000000330"><strong>accustom</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ocg0vppdTN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq132"> usual: <em class="example">the accustomed fashion.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DdHbeOYuWN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq318"> <strong class="phr">accustomed to</strong>, very familiar with or used to: <em class="example">accustomed to public speaking.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACDT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508565874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACDT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq137">Australian Central Daylight Time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ace<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Zov5sFh6Yx">n.</span><span target_id="Qwye7ydJQ4">adj.</span><span target_id="8yXW09ORDT">v.t.</span><span target_id="gCfi6zSzSt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ace" src="word_pronunciations/00204.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪs/ (<em>say</em> ays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Zov5sFh6Yx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> a single spot or mark on a card or die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a playing card marked with a single spot, in most games counting as highest, lowest, or either, in its suit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Dice</em> a die or the face of a die marked with a single spot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq880"> (in tennis, badminton, etc.) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq184"> a legal serve which the opponent fails to touch.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq512"> the point thus scored.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq920"> a highly skilled person; an adept: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Grand Prix motorcycle ace Michael Doohan led the Australian charge in the opening practice session</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq479"> <em class="label">World War I</em> a fighter pilot credited with shooting down a number of enemy aeroplanes, usually five or more. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Captain Robert Little, rated as one of the top Australian fighter aces of World War I. During his service with the British Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) he was credited with 47 air victories.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ace_A05200.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Captain Arthur Cobby, standing in front of an Avro 504k aircraft. A leading Australian ace, he was officially credited with the confirmed destruction in combat of 29 machines. The chequered paint scheme on this aircraft indicates that its pilot was an instructor at the time.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ace_DAAV00167.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the anus.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Qwye7ydJQ4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent; agreeable; first in quality; outstanding: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>if you’ve got somewhere to go, don’t let me hold you up. If you could just phone the NRMA for me when you get there, that’d be ace.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">linda jaivin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8yXW09ORDT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aced</strong>, <strong class="bold">acing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">aceing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq701"> (in tennis, badminton, etc.) to serve an ace (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091198" href="#mq184">4a</a>) to (an opponent): <em class="example">she’s aced him twice in this game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq656"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to finish or complete successfully.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gCfi6zSzSt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">ace in the hole</strong>, a good manoeuvre, argument, etc., kept in reserve until needed. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from stud poker, in which the player holding the ace has a secret advantage]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">ace it </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq490"> to be quiet: <em class="example">ace it!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq660"> to stop it: <em class="example">I told him to ace it up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq646"> <strong class="phr">ace up one’s sleeve</strong>, a hidden advantage to be used when required. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the cardsharping practice of hiding an ace in one’s sleeve to be pulled out when needed]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">on one’s ace</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on one’s own; alone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">within an ace of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on the point of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>at one moment he had been within an ace of picking up his hat and stalking out.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>as</em>, from Old French, from Latin, supposedly from Greek dialect, variant of Greek <em>heis</em> one]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286252039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ace<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="MrL1ZGwUHB">adj.</span><span target_id="sdf4hNEgxe">n.</span></z></header><div>/eɪs/ (<em>say</em> ays) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MrL1ZGwUHB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> asexual (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004039" href="entry://asexual%23mq248">2b</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sdf4hNEgxe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq632"> asexual (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004039" href="entry://asexual%23mq096">5b</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [respelling of pronunciation of a shortening of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004039" href="entry://asexual%23bigmac000004039"><span class="smallcaps">asexual</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acedia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acedia</span></header><div>/əˈsidjə/ (<em>say</em> uh'seedyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">sloth; spiritual apathy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">accidie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin, from Greek <em>akēdiā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aceh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113469046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aceh</span></header><div>/ˈatʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">a special autonomous district of Indonesia, in the northernmost part of the island of Sumatra; much loss of life and damage caused by the Asian tsunami in 2004. 55 390 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Banda Aceh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acentric</span></header><div>/eɪˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> having no centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> not centred; not on centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACER
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACER</span></header><div>/ˌeɪ si i ˈa/ (<em>say</em> .ay see ee 'ah), /ˈeɪsə/ (<em>say</em> 'aysuh) <div class="def"><span id="mq564">Australian Council for Educational Research.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acerbic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acerbic</span></header><div>/əˈsɜbɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'serbik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">sour; harsh, bitter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from <em>acerbus</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acerbity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acerbity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acerbity" src="word_pronunciations/00195.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɜbəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'serbuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acerbities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> harshness or severity, as of temper or expression.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>acerbité</em>, from Latin <em>acerbitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acerola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49991279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acerola</span></header><div>/æsəˈroʊlə/ (<em>say</em> asuh'rohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">a small tree, <em>Malpighia glabra</em>, native to the West Indies, with deep red cherry-like fruit having a sweet flavour and a high concentration of vitamin C; Barbados cherry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Central American language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acerose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acerose</span></header><div>/ˈæsəroʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhrohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acerous</strong> /ˈæsərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhruhs). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>acerōsus</em>, from <em>acus</em> chaff, but confused with <em>acus</em> needle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acet-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acet-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq055">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200076" href="entry://aceto-%23bigmac000200076"><strong>aceto-</strong></a>, used before vowels, as in <em>acetaldehyde</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acinous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acinous</span></header><div>/ˈæsənəs/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">consisting of acini.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acinose</strong> /ˈæsənoʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhnohs). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>acinōsus</em> like grapes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acinus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acinus</span></header><div>/ˈæsənəs/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acini</strong> /ˈæsənaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhnuy))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Botany</em> one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate baccate fruit, as the blackberry, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq703"> a berry, as a grape, currant, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq682"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq045"> a minute rounded lobule.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq218"> the smallest secreting portion of a gland.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: berry, grape]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acis</span></header><div>/ˈeɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">the lover of the sea nymph Galatea, killed by his jealous rival, the Cyclops Polyphemus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac71483063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ack</span></header><div>/æk/ (<em>say</em> ak) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">(an exclamation of shocked surprise, disappointment, dismay, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acker<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈækə/ (<em>say</em> 'akuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095813" href="entry://alley%23bigmac000095813"><strong>alley<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095813" href="entry://alley%23mq132">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acker<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈækə/ (<em>say</em> 'akuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200055" href="entry://acca%23bigmac000200055"><strong>acca</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acknowledge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acknowledge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acknowledge" src="word_pronunciations/00216.mp3"></audio></span>/əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhk'nolij) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">acknowledged</strong>, <strong class="bold">acknowledging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> to admit to be real or true; recognise the existence, truth, or fact of: <em class="example">to acknowledge the need for a government inquiry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> to express recognition or awareness of: <em class="example">to acknowledge an acquaintance by waving.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq434"> to recognise the authority or claims of: <em class="example">to acknowledge her right to vote.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq821"> to indicate appreciation or gratitude for: <em class="example">to acknowledge applause.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq053"> to admit or certify the receipt of: <em class="example">to acknowledge a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Law</em> to own as binding or of legal force: <em class="example">to acknowledge a deed.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of obsolete <em>acknow</em> (Old English <em>oncnāwan</em> confess) and <em>knowledge</em> (verb) admit] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acknowledgeable</strong>, <strong>acknowledgable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acknowledger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acknowledgement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acknowledgement</span></header><div>/əkˈnɒlədʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'noluhjmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> the act of acknowledging or admitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq342"> a recognition of the existence or truth of anything: <em class="example">the acknowledgement of our ignorance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq374"> the recognition of the authority or validity of someone or something: <em class="example">the acknowledgement of the new government.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq619"> an expression of appreciation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq486"> (<em>plural</em>) a statement made by an author, usually at the beginning of a book, expressing recognition of the people who assisted, or other works consulted, in the production of the book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq995"> a thing done or given in appreciation or gratitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq090"> an admission of a debt or obligation, especially a written admission that a debt is due.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq854"> declaration by a testator before witnesses that he or she has signed a will.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acknowledgment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac659096991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACL</span></header><div>/eɪ si ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> ay see 'el) <div class="def"><span id="mq296">anterior cruciate ligament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aclinic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aclinic</span></header><div>/əˈklɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'klinik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">free from inclination or dip of the magnetic needle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aklinēs</em> not bending + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac063955568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACM</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Royal Australian Air Force</em> air chief marshal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> Australians for Constitutional Monarchy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACMA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac711955588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACMA</span></header><div>/eɪ si ɛm ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay see em 'ay), /ækma/ (<em>say</em> akmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">Australian Communications and Media Authority.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acme</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acme" src="word_pronunciations/00217.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækmi/ (<em>say</em> 'akmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">the highest point; culmination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>akmē</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACMF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACMF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq797">Australian Citizens Military Force.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093490" href="entry://Australian%20Army%23bigmac000093490"><strong>Australian Army</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acmite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acmite</span></header><div>/ˈækmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'akmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000849" href="entry://aegerite%23bigmac000000849"><strong>aegerite</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACN
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACN</span></header><div>/eɪ si ˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> ay see 'en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105144" href="entry://Australian%20Company%20Number%23bigmac000105144"><strong>Australian Company Number</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acne" src="word_pronunciations/00218.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækni/ (<em>say</em> 'aknee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterised by an eruption (often pustular) of the skin, especially of the face, neck and upper body; common among adolescents.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Late Greek <em>aknē</em>, from a misspelling, occurring in a medieval manuscript, of <em>akmē</em> pimple, from Ancient Greek <em>akmē</em> point] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acnode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394191969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acnode</span></header><div>/ˈæknoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'aknohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100618" href="entry://node%23bigmac000100618">node</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100618" href="entry://node%23mq858">5</a>) at which the tangents to two curves are imaginary and distinct (opposed to <em>crunode</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ac</em>(<em>us</em>) needle + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100618" href="entry://node%23bigmac000100618"><span class="smallcaps">node</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780851409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACO</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq990">Australian Chamber Orchestra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acol</span></header><div>/ˈækəl/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">a system of conventions in the game of bridge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Acol</em> Road in NW London, where the bridge club in which it was first played is situated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achilles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achilles</span></header><div>/əˈkɪliz/ (<em>say</em> uh'kileez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">the hero of Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>, the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan war, who came to be the ideal of Greek manhood. He died when Paris wounded him in the heel, where he was vulnerable because, although he had been dipped in the river Styx to confer invulnerability, to do so he was held by the heel which was then unprotected.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Achillean</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achitophel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achitophel</span></header><div>/əˈkɪtəfɛl/ (<em>say</em> uh'kituhfel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001232" href="entry://Ahithophel%23bigmac000001232"><strong>Ahithophel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac956706090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achoo</span></header><div>/əˈtʃu/ (<em>say</em> uh'chooh) <div class="def"><span id="mq351">(a representation of the noise made when sneezing.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atchoo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achromic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achromic</span></header><div>/əˈkroʊmɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'krohmik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">colourless; without colouring matter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">achromous</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>chroma</em> colour + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acicula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acicula</span></header><div>/əˈsɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'sikyuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aciculae</strong> /əˈsɪkjəli/ (<em>say</em> uh'sikyuhlee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a needle-shaped part or process, as a spine, bristle, or needle-like crystal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, diminutive of <em>acus</em> needle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acicular</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aciculum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aciculum</span></header><div>/əˈsɪkjələm/ (<em>say</em> uh'sikyuhluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aciculums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">acicula</strong> /əˈsɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'sikyuhluh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> an acicula.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq142"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> one of the slender bristles or sharp stylets embedded in the parapodia of some annelids, such as polychaetes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [erroneous variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000406" href="entry://acicula%23bigmac000000406"><span class="smallcaps">acicula</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZrzIuv6gAl">n.</span><span target_id="niHM5PK51M">adj.</span><span target_id="u2qcAhuhPc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acid" src="word_pronunciations/00214.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZrzIuv6gAl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a compound (usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralising alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper) containing hydrogen which can be replaced by certain metals or an electropositive group to form a salt. Acids are proton donors, and yield hydronium ions in water solution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> a substance with a sour taste.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="niHM5PK51M">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq744"> belonging or relating to acids or the anhydrides of acids.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq628"> having only a part of the hydrogen of an acid replaced by a metal or its equivalent: <em class="example">an acid phosphate, acid carbonate, etc.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq660"> tasting sharp or sour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Leila’s mother said loquats might be acid for the baby.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">elizabeth jolley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq929"> sour; sharp; ill-tempered: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And so on to a somewhat acid wrangle</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Geology</em> (of igneous rocks) containing 66 per cent or more silica.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="u2qcAhuhPc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">come the acid over</strong>, <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> to act sharply or viciously towards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq941"> <strong class="phr">put the acid on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ask something of (someone) in such a manner that refusal is difficult; pressure (someone): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’ll tell every feller I know she’s easy, and she won’t be able to go down the street without having the acid put on her.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23mq941">8</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23mq810">9</a> from the concept of an acid test. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100015" href="entry://acid%20test%23bigmac000100015"><span class="smallcaps">acid test</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100015" href="entry://acid%20test%23mq604">2</a>).]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">take the acid off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cease to pressure (someone).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acidus</em> sour] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acidly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="KLWevbyikS">n.</span><span target_id="YvH5tW97gS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acid" src="word_pronunciations/00215.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KLWevbyikS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq198"> LSD.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YvH5tW97gS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">drop acid</strong>, to take LSD.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from (<em>lysergic</em>)<em> acid </em>(<em>diethylamide</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidic</span></header><div>/əˈsɪdɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'sidik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Geology</em> containing a large amount of silica.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000413" href="entry://acid-forming%23bigmac000000413"><strong>acid-forming</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000413" href="entry://acid-forming%23mq758">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> of or relating to the nature of an acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq103"> sour; bitter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidify</span><z><span target_id="lIp4q02ByX">v.t.</span><span target_id="ka6HkEZDlW">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsɪdəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'siduhfuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">acidified</strong>, <strong class="bold">acidifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lIp4q02ByX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> to make acid; convert or change into an acid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ka6HkEZDlW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq545"> to become acid; turn acidic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036251" href="entry://-ify%23bigmac000036251"><span class="smallcaps">-ify</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acidifiable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acidification</strong> /əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.siduhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acidifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidity</span></header><div>/əˈsɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'siduhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acidities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> the quality or extent of being acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> sourness; tartness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq784"> excessive acid quality, as of the gastric juice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038662" href="entry://-ity%23bigmac000038662"><span class="smallcaps">-ity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidophile</span></header><div>/əˈsɪdəfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'siduhfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">an organic cell or cell constituent with selective affinity for acid dyes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acidophil</strong> /əˈsɪdəfɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'siduhfil). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056103" href="entry://-phile%23bigmac000056103"><span class="smallcaps">-phile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidophilic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidophilic</span></header><div>/əsɪdəˈfɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhsiduh'filik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">easily stained with acid dyes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidophilus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidophilus</span></header><div>/æsəˈdɒfələs/ (<em>say</em> asuh'dofuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040948" href="entry://lactobacillus%23bigmac000040948"><strong>lactobacillus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidosis</span></header><div>/æsəˈdoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> asuh'dohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">poisoning by acids formed within the body under morbid conditions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [irregularly from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acidotic</strong> /æsəˈdɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> asuh'dotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidulous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidulous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acidulous" src="word_pronunciations/00213.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɪdʒələs/ (<em>say</em> uh'sijuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> slightly sour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> sharp; caustic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq891"> subacid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acidulus</em>, diminutive of <em>acidus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aciduric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aciduric</span></header><div>/æsəˈdjurɪk/ (<em>say</em> asuh'dyoohrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">(of bacteria) capable of growth in an acid environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">aci(d)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>dūr</em>(<em>āre</em>) to last + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidy</span></header><div>/ˈæsədi/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhdee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">of or resembling acid; sour: <em class="example">an acidy taste.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aciform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aciform</span></header><div>/ˈæsəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">needle-shaped; acicular.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acus</em> needle + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aciniform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aciniform</span></header><div>/əˈsɪnəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> uh'sinuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> clustered like grapes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> acinous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acinus</em> grape + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acolyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acolyte</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acolyte" src="word_pronunciations/00219.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> an altar attendant of minor rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> a member of one of the two minor orders, the other being that of lector. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23bigmac000102180"><strong>order</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23mq102">17</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq575"> an attendant; assistant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>acolyt</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>acolitus</em>, from Greek <em>akolouthos</em> follower]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aconite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aconite</span></header><div>/ˈækənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'akuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> any plant of the genus <em>Aconitum</em>, of the family Ranunculaceae, including plants with poisonous and medicinal properties, as monkshood or wolf’s bane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> an extract or tincture made from the root of any of these plants.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aconitum</strong> /ækəˈnaɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> akuh'nuytuhm). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aconītum</em>, from Greek <em>akonīton</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aconitic</strong> /ækəˈnɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> akuh'nitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Açores
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Açores</span></header><div>/əˈsoʊriʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohreesh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac242304560" href="entry://Azores%23bigmac242304560"><strong>Azores</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acorn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acorn" src="word_pronunciations/00220.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪkɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'aykawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">the fruit of the oak, a nut in a hardened scaly cup.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>akorn</em>; from Old English <em>æcern</em> but modified under the influence of <em>korn</em> kernel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACOSS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACOSS</span></header><div>/ˈeɪkɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'aykos) <div class="def"><span id="mq036">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004632" href="entry://Australian%20Council%20of%20Social%20Service%23bigmac000004632"><strong>Australian Council of Social Service</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acotyledon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acotyledon</span></header><div>/əkɒtəˈlidən/ (<em>say</em> uhkotuh'leeduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a plant without cotyledons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016766" href="entry://cotyledon%23bigmac000016766"><span class="smallcaps">cotyledon</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acotyledonous</strong> /əkɒtəˈlidənəs/ (<em>say</em> uhkotuh'leeduhnuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acouchi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acouchi</span></header><div>/əˈkuʃi/ (<em>say</em> uh'koohshee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">any of the small rodents of the genus <em>Myoprocta</em>, of South America.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acouchy</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from an indigenous language of Guiana]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustic</span><z><span target_id="617StoV5Oa">adj.</span><span target_id="piwH5mwai1">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acoustic" src="word_pronunciations/00222.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkustɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'koohstik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="617StoV5Oa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> Also, <strong class="vs">acoustical</strong>. relating to the sense or organs of hearing, or to the science of sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> <em class="label">Music</em> of or relating to instruments whose sound is not electronically amplified, as <em>acoustic guitar</em> (opposed to <em>electric guitar</em>), <em>acoustic bass</em> (opposed to <em>electric bass</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="piwH5mwai1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq581"> an acoustic guitar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq870"> acoustic properties: <em class="example">the acoustic of the room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq539"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>acoustique</em>, from Greek <em>akoustikos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acoustically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acoustics" src="word_pronunciations/00221.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkustɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh'koohstiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the science of sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) acoustic properties, as of an auditorium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000458" href="entry://acoustic%23bigmac000000458"><span class="smallcaps">acoustic</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquiesce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquiesce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acquiesce" src="word_pronunciations/00225.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌækwiˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> .akwee'es) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">acquiesced</strong>, <strong class="bold">acquiescing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">to comply quietly; assent tacitly; agree; consent (often followed by <em>in</em> or <em>to</em>): <em class="example">to acquiesce in an opinion; </em><em class="example">to acquiesce to a decision.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acquiescere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acquiescing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acquiescingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquiescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquiescence</span></header><div>/ˌækwiˈɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> .akwee'esuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; a silent submission, or submission with apparent consent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Law</em> such neglect to take legal proceedings in opposition to a matter as implies consent thereto.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquiescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquiescent</span></header><div>/ˌækwiˈɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> .akwee'esuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">disposed to acquiesce or yield; submissive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acquiescently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquire</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acquire" src="word_pronunciations/00226.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwuyuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">acquired</strong>, <strong class="bold">acquiring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> to come into possession of; obtain: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You must acquire property at once</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david foster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> to gain for oneself through one’s actions or efforts: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it is easier to acquire gentlemanly deportment than axe-man’s muscle</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acquīrere</em>; replacing Middle English <em>acquere</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>acquerre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acquirable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acquirer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquirement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquirement</span></header><div>/əˈkwaɪəmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwuyuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> the act of acquiring, especially the gaining of knowledge or mental attributes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> (<em>often plural</em>) that which is acquired; attainment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquisition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquisition</span><z><span target_id="Pb2JwfLCHE">n.</span><span target_id="Qc3l9fsAUD">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acquisition" src="word_pronunciations/00227.mp3"></audio></span>/ækwəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Pb2JwfLCHE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq380"> the act of acquiring or gaining possession: <em class="example">the acquisition of property.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq835"> something acquired: <em class="example">a valued acquisition.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Qc3l9fsAUD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq312"> to order and acquire new material, as books for a library.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acquīsītio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acquisitionist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquisitive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquisitive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acquisitive" src="word_pronunciations/00228.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɪzətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwizuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">tending to make acquisitions; fond of acquiring possessions: <em class="example">an acquisitive society.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acquisitively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acquisitiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquit</span><z><span target_id="VU8j4fvSHJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="FubZWIvCx9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acquit" src="word_pronunciations/00229.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkwɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwit) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VU8j4fvSHJ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">acquitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">acquitting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; pronounce not guilty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq075"> to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq136"> to settle (a debt, obligation, claim, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FubZWIvCx9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">acquit oneself</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq001"> to behave; bear or conduct oneself: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He vowed to God that he would henceforth forswear not only cards and alcohol and smutty talk, but also that he would acquit himself with dignity</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq494"> to achieve a specified result in a test, competition, etc.: <em class="example">to acquit oneself well.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq286"> to clear oneself: <em class="example">she acquitted herself of suspicion.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aquite</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>aquiter</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104290" href="entry://quit%23bigmac000104290"><span class="smallcaps">quit</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acquitter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acr-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acr-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq569">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><strong>acro-</strong></a>, used before vowels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acre" src="word_pronunciations/00231.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'aykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> a unit of land measurement in the imperial system, equal to 4840 square yards or 160 perches, and equivalent to 4046.8564224 m<sup>2</sup> (approximately 0.405 hectares). <em>Symbol</em>: ac.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> (<em>plural</em>) fields or land in general.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq845"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) a large amount: <em class="example">there’s acres of food in the fridge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq161"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the anus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aker</em>, Old English <em>æcer</em>, acre, field]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Acre" src="word_pronunciations/00231.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'aykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> a seaport in north-western Israel; captured during the Third Crusade by Richard the Lion-Heart 1191. Hebrew, <strong>‘Akko</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> a state in western Brazil; mostly forest. 152 589 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Rio Branco.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrid" src="word_pronunciations/00232.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækrəd/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> sharp or biting to the smell or taste; bitterly pungent; irritating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq143"> irritating to the feelings; sharp: <em class="example">acrid remarks.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ācer</em> sharp + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036153" href="entry://-id%23bigmac000036153"><span class="smallcaps">-id<sup>4</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acridity</strong> /əˈkrɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'kriduhtee), <strong>acridness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acridly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acridine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acridine</span></header><div>/ˈækrədin/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhdeen), /-dən/ (<em>say</em> -duhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">a heterocyclic substance, C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N, part of the anthracene fraction of coal tar. It occurs as needle-shaped crystals and is a source of synthetic dyes and drugs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000476" href="entry://acrid%23bigmac000000476"><span class="smallcaps">acrid</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23mq432">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrimonious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrimonious</span></header><div>/ækrəˈmoʊniəs/ (<em>say</em> akruh'mohneeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">caustic; stinging; bitter; virulent: <em class="example">an acrimonious answer.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acrimoniously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrimoniousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrimony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrimony</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrimony" src="word_pronunciations/00233.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækrəməni/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhmuhnee), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-moʊni/ (<em>say</em> -mohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acrimonies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">sharpness or severity of temper; bitterness of expression proceeding from anger or ill nature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ācrimōnia</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈækrəmoʊni/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac565426851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acro</span></header><div>/ˈækroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'akroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac194170608" href="entry://acrobatic%20gymnastics%23bigmac194170608"><strong>acrobatic gymnastics</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq544">a word element meaning ‘tip’, ‘top’, ‘apex’, or ‘edge’, as in <em>acrogen</em>.</span></div> Also, (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">acr-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>akro-</em>, combining form of <em>akros</em> at the top or end]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrodont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrodont</span></header><div>/ˈækrədɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhdont) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq249"> with rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq684"> with sharp tips on the crowns of the cheek teeth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acr(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051812" href="entry://-odont%23bigmac000051812"><span class="smallcaps">-odont</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrodrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrodrome</span></header><div>/ˈækrədroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhdrohm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">running to a point; said of a venation with the nerves terminating in, or curving inward to, the point of a leaf.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acrodromous</strong> /əˈkrɒdrəməs/ (<em>say</em> uh'krodruhmuhs). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022029" href="entry://-drome%23bigmac000022029"><span class="smallcaps">-drome</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrogen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrogen</span></header><div>/ˈækrədʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a plant having no proper flowers but a growing point at the end of its perennial stems, as a fern or moss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029833" href="entry://-gen%23bigmac000029833"><span class="smallcaps">-gen</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrogenic</strong> /ækrəˈgɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> akruh'genik), <strong>acrogenous</strong> /əˈkrɒdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'krojuhnuhs), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrogenously</strong> /əˈkrɒdʒənəsli/ (<em>say</em> uh'krojuhnuhslee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrolect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrolect</span></header><div>/ˈækrəlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhlekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">the social dialect of a given language which is judged to be most prestigious.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005937" href="entry://basilect%23bigmac000005937"><strong>basilect</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac673231535" href="entry://-lect%23bigmac673231535"><span class="smallcaps">-lect</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrolectal</strong> /ækrəˈlɛktəl/ (<em>say</em> akruh'lektuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrolein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrolein</span></header><div>/əˈkroʊliən/ (<em>say</em> uh'krohleeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a colourless, flammable pungent aldehyde, CH<sub>2</sub>=CHCHO; propenal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000476" href="entry://acrid%23bigmac000000476"><span class="smallcaps">acr(id)</span></a> + Latin <em>olē</em>(<em>re</em>) smell + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrolith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrolith</span></header><div>/ˈækrəlɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhlith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">a sculptured figure having only the head and extremities made of marble or other stone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acrolithus</em>, from Greek <em>akrolithos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrolithic</strong> /ækrəˈlɪθɪk/ (<em>say</em> akruh'lithik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acromion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acromion</span></header><div>/əˈkroʊmiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'krohmeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acromia</strong> /əˈkroʊmiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'krohmeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulderblade.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acromion process</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>akrōmion</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acromial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acronym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acronym</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acronym" src="word_pronunciations/00236.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækrənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq287"> a word formed from the initial letters of a sequence of words, as <em>radar</em> (from <em>radio detection and ranging</em>) or <em>ANZAC</em> (from <em>Australian and New Zealand Army Corps</em>). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037431" href="entry://initialism%23bigmac000037431"><strong>initialism</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> an initialism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a> + <em>-</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>nym</em>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074305" href="entry://synonym%23bigmac000074305"><span class="smallcaps">synonym</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Acronyms tend to start out in life as capitals which then reduce to lower case as the word formed becomes accepted as a lexical item and people cease to analyse it into its component parts. However, if there is the possibility of confusion with some other homograph, this process is arrested. Thus <em>DINK</em> became <em>dink</em>, but <em>AIDS</em> has retained its capitalised status, so as not to be confused with <em>aids</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrophobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrophobia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrophobia" src="word_pronunciations/00237.mp3"></audio></span>/ækrəˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> akruh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a pathological fear of high places.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrophobe</strong> /ˈækrəfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhfohb), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrophobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrophony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20570558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrophony</span></header><div>/əˈkrɒfəni/ (<em>say</em> uh'krofuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">the naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system so that a word which has the initial sound of the letter is taken as the name of the letter, as if <em>apple</em>, for example, were the name for <em>A</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acropolis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac642520318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acropolis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acropolis" src="word_pronunciations/00238.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkrɒpələs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kropuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">the citadel of an ancient Greek city.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>akropolis</em> the upper city]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acropolis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acropolis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Acropolis" src="word_pronunciations/00238.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkrɒpələs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kropuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">the citadel of Athens; site of the Parthenon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrospire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrospire</span></header><div>/ˈækrəspaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhspuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">the first sprout appearing in the germination of grain; the developed plumule of the seed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003710" href="entry://spire%23bigmac000003710"><span class="smallcaps">spire<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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across
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">across</span><z><span target_id="wjEzmk04zv">prep.</span><span target_id="rUVntz0Ea5">adv.</span><span target_id="hOXb17yKba">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of across" src="word_pronunciations/00240.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkrɒs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kros) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="wjEzmk04zv"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> from side to side of: <em class="example">a bridge across a river.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> on the other side of: <em class="example">the house across the street.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="rUVntz0Ea5">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq888"> from one side to another: <em class="example">I came across in a steamer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq400"> on the other side: <em class="example">we’ll soon be across.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq838"> crosswise: <em class="example">with arms across.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hOXb17yKba">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq498"> <strong class="phr">be across</strong>, to have a thorough understanding of: <em class="example">to be across the complexities of the design.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">come across</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102120" href="entry://come%23bigmac000102120"><strong>come</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102120" href="entry://come%23mq655">23</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">sit across</strong>, to stay in touch with, so as to be kept informed of developments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq627"> <strong class="phr">stay across</strong>, to remain focused on: <em class="example">to stay across a news story.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102255" href="entry://cross%23bigmac000102255"><span class="smallcaps">cross</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrostic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrostic</span><z><span target_id="7ulZHuEZDc">n.</span><span target_id="oyYVi7SPT7">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrostic" src="word_pronunciations/00241.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkrɒstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'krostik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7ulZHuEZDc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters form a word, phrase, the alphabet, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oyYVi7SPT7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq644"> of or forming an acrostic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acrostichis</em>, from Greek <em>akrostichis</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000481" href="entry://acro-%23bigmac000000481"><span class="smallcaps">acro-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072137" href="entry://stichic%23bigmac000072137"><span class="smallcaps">stichic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrostically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrotism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrotism</span></header><div>/ˈækrətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'akruhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">absence or weakness of the pulse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>krotos</em> a beat + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acrotic</strong> /əˈkrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'krotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acroyoga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124050976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acroyoga</span></header><div>/ækroʊˈjoʊgə/ (<em>say</em> akroh'yohguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a physical development practice which combines acrobatics and yoga.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acro yoga</strong>, <strong class="vs">acro-yoga</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000483" href="entry://acrobatics%23bigmac000000483"><span class="smallcaps">acro(batics)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086417" href="entry://yoga%23bigmac000086417"><span class="smallcaps">yoga</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic</span><z><span target_id="I09EKJqyno">adj.</span><span target_id="B7wmGhbtYI">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrylic" src="word_pronunciations/00244.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkrɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'krilik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="I09EKJqyno"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> of or relating to fibres formed by the polymerisation of acrylonitrile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> of or relating to fabrics woven from such fibres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq175"> of or relating to items such as pieces of furniture, tableware, etc., made from such fibres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq447"> of, relating to, or painted with acrylic colours.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B7wmGhbtYI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq149"> an acrylic fabric, such as orlon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq884"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000506" href="entry://acrylic%20paint%23bigmac000000506"><strong>acrylic paint</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq979"> (<em>plural</em>) acrylic colour used as a painting medium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq43"> an artwork painted with acrylic colours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq151"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000508" href="entry://acrylic%20resin%23bigmac000000508"><strong>acrylic resin</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq991"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac497770838" href="entry://acrylic%20nail%23bigmac497770838"><strong>acrylic nail</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000489" href="entry://acrolein%23bigmac000000489"><span class="smallcaps">acr(olein)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylonitrile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylonitrile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrylonitrile" src="word_pronunciations/00245.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌkrɪloʊˈnaɪtraɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh.kriloh'nuytruyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">an organic cyanide, CH<sub>2</sub>=CH–CN, related to acrylic acid, used in the manufacture of acrylic fibres, thermoplastics, synthetic rubber, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094138" href="entry://acrylic%23bigmac000094138"><span class="smallcaps">acryl(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050278" href="entry://nitrile%23bigmac000050278"><span class="smallcaps">nitrile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACST
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749442318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACST</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq162">Australian Central Standard Time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">act</span><z><span target_id="UckswtzmeT">n.</span><span target_id="ygHU1KusJN">v.i.</span><span target_id="2YKXV5jtpb">v.t.</span><span target_id="t0QVTdJk8a">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of act" src="word_pronunciations/00262.mp3"></audio></span>/ækt/ (<em>say</em> akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UckswtzmeT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> anything done or performed; a doing; deed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> the process of doing: <em class="example">caught in the act.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq919"> (<em>often upper case</em>) a decree, edict, law, statute, judgement, resolve, or award, especially a decree passed by a legislature: <em class="example">an act of Parliament.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq787"> (<em>plural</em>) a formal written record, especially an account of a life: <em class="example">the acts of the saints.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq328"> one of the main divisions of a play or opera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq336"> an individual performance forming part of a variety show, radio program, etc.: <em class="example">a juggling act.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq470"> behaviour which is contrived and artificial, somewhat in the manner of a theatrical performance: <em class="example">he’s not really an ocker – it’s just an act.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq816"> a display of bad temper.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ygHU1KusJN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq495"> to do something; exert energy or force; be employed or operative: <em class="example">her mind acts quickly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq718"> to be employed or operate in a particular way; perform specific duties or functions: <em class="example">to act as chairperson.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq024"> to have effect; perform a function: <em class="example">the medicine failed to act.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq280"> to perform the function of, substitute for: <em class="example">the stick will act as a lever.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq812"> to behave: <em class="example">to act well under pressure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq710"> to pretend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq345"> to perform as an actor: <em class="example">did she ever act on the stage?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq520"> to be capable of being acted on the stage: <em class="example">his plays don’t act well.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2YKXV5jtpb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq320"> to represent (an imaginary or historical character) with one’s person: <em class="example">to act Macbeth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq721"> to feign; counterfeit: <em class="example">to act outraged virtue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq748"> to behave as suitable for: <em class="example">to act your age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq823"> to behave as: <em class="example">he acted the fool.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq917"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to actuate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t0QVTdJk8a">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">act for</strong>, to serve or substitute for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">act of defiance</strong>, a deliberate action calculated to disobey or offend someone who is attempting to establish their authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">act on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq428"> to act in accordance with; follow: <em class="example">she acted on my suggestion.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq363"> to affect: <em class="example">alcohol acts on the brain.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq254"> <strong class="phr">act out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq468"> to give expression to (an idea, emotion, etc.), either consciously (as in acting or mime) or unconsciously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq71"> to engage in antisocial or disruptive behaviour as a mechanism for drawing attention to an underlying frustration or anxiety.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">act up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq565"> to misbehave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq790"> (of a motor vehicle, machine, etc.) to malfunction.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">bung </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stack</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on an act</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq981"> to display bad temper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq963"> to behave in a manner especially put on for the occasion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq112"> <strong class="phr">clean up one’s act</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to improve one’s behaviour, practices, etc., to meet an acceptable standard: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>League footballers had cleaned up their act since the advent of trial by video</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">get one’s act together</strong>, to become organised and effective.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">place under the Act</strong>, to restrain in accordance with provisions of a particular parliamentary act, as the Act covering mental health.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>actum</em> a thing done, and <em>actus</em> a doing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq026">Australian Capital Territory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACTH
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACTH</span></header><div>/ˌeɪ si ti ˈeɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> .ay see tee 'aych) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> a hormone produced by the pituitary gland, which controls the size of the adrenal glands and the production of the corticosteroids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> this hormone extracted from the pituitary of pigs and used medicinally against rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, and various allergic disorders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>dreno</em>)<em>c</em>(<em>ortico</em>)<em>t</em>(<em>ropic</em>) <em>h</em>(<em>ormone</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actin</span></header><div>/ˈæktən/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">a globular or fibrous protein present in muscle plasma which, in connection with myosin, plays an important role in muscle contraction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100797" href="entry://act%23bigmac000100797"><span class="smallcaps">act</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acting</span><z><span target_id="FXD86QU6no">adj.</span><span target_id="iuoYeMztQb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acting" src="word_pronunciations/00246.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'akting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FXD86QU6no"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> serving temporarily; substitute: <em class="example">acting governor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> that acts; functioning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> provided with stage directions; designed to be used for performance: <em class="example">an acting version of a play.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iuoYeMztQb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq344"> performance as an actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq825"> the occupation of an actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq763"> pretence; make-believe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinia</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪniə/ (<em>say</em> ak'tineeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">actiniae</strong> /ækˈtɪnii/ (<em>say</em> ak'tinee-ee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a sea anemone of the genus <em>Actinia</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinic</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> ak'tinik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> relating to actinism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> (of radiation) chemically active.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>actinically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinide</span></header><div>/ˈæktənaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhnuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">any of the series of elements with atomic numbers between 89 and 103; analogous to a lanthanide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actin(o)-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq412">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036163" href="entry://-ide%23bigmac000036163"><span class="smallcaps">-ide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actiniform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actiniform</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪnəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> ak'tinuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">having a radiate form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actin(o)-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq610">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinism</span></header><div>/ˈæktənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">the action or the property of radiant energy of producing chemical changes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actin(o)-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq412">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinium</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪniəm/ (<em>say</em> ak'tineeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a radioactive chemical element, an isotope of mesothorium, occurring in pitchblende, and resembling the rare earths in chemical behaviour and valency.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Ac; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 227 (most stable isotope); <em>atomic number</em>: 89. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actin(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actino-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actino-</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a word element used in compounds relating to actinism or actinic activity, as in <em>actinotherapy</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> a word element used in compounds relating to radiate structures, as in <em>actinoid</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">actin-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>aktīno-</em>, combining form of <em>aktis</em> ray]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinoid</span></header><div>/ˈæktənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhnoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">ray-like; radiate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actin(o)-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq610">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinolite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinolite</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪnəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> ak'tinuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">calcium magnesium iron silicate which is a variety of amphibole, occurring in greenish bladed crystals or in masses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actino-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq610">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042900" href="entry://-lite%23bigmac000042900"><span class="smallcaps">-lite</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acuity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acuity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acuity" src="word_pronunciations/00263.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkjuəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">sharpness; acuteness: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She developed the acuity of a savage, in sound and in smell.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>Santamaria, a theorist of great acuity, had already warned that Hawke was forming the trade union movement into a political movement of a nature as yet unknown.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>acuitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aculeus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aculeus</span></header><div>/əˈkjuliəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohleeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> a prickle or thorn, especially one growing from the stem of a rose tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> an ovipositor or sting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, diminutive of <em>acus</em> needle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acumen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acumen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acumen" src="word_pronunciations/00264.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækjəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'akyuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">quickness of perception; mental acuteness; keen insight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acuminous</strong> /əˈkjumənəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyoohmuhnuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acupressure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acupressure</span></header><div>/ˈækjəprɛʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'akyuhpreshuh), /ˈækə-/ (<em>say</em> 'akuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">the massage of muscles and application of pressure to acupuncture points to promote wellbeing or to cure illness; shiatsu.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acupuncture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acupuncture</span><z><span target_id="gWVj3ly5Jv">n.</span><span target_id="JOGqJqgY96">adj.</span><span target_id="RwoHyNB5lC">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acupuncture" src="word_pronunciations/00266.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækjəpʌŋktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'akyuhpungkchuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acupuncture" src="word_pronunciations/00267.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækə-/ (<em>say</em> 'akuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gWVj3ly5Jv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq459"> a method of treatment, originating in traditional Chinese medicine, in which a sick person is treated by having selected points on the body punctured by needles or, in some cases, by the application of heat, pressure or laser to the points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> an instance of such treatment.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JOGqJqgY96">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq455"> of or relating to acupuncture: <em class="example">acupuncture needle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RwoHyNB5lC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq922"> (<strong class="bold">acupunctured</strong>, <strong class="bold">acupuncturing</strong>) to insert an acupuncture needle into: <em class="example">she acupunctured my foot.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acu</em>(<em>s</em>) needle + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060085" href="entry://puncture%23bigmac000060085"><span class="smallcaps">puncture</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acupuncturist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acupuncturist</span></header><div>/ækjəˈpʌŋktʃərəst/ (<em>say</em> akyuh'pungkchuhruhst), /ækə-/ (<em>say</em> akuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">someone who practises acupuncture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acute</span><z><span target_id="kIJS0uiqL1">adj.</span><span target_id="DY9TmOLDyJ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acute" src="word_pronunciations/00268.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkjut/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyooht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kIJS0uiqL1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> sharp at the end; ending in a point (opposed to <em>blunt</em> or <em>obtuse</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq943"> sharp in effect; intense; poignant: <em class="example">acute sorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq186"> severe; crucial: <em class="example">an acute shortage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq668"> brief and severe, as disease (opposed to <em>chronic</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq569"> sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: <em class="example">an acute observer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq766"> having quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions: <em class="example">acute eyesight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq678"> high in pitch, as sound (opposed to <em>grave</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq276"> <em class="label">Geometry</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> (of an angle) less than 90°.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> designating or having a particular accent (´) indicating: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq194"> (originally) a raised pitch (as in ancient Greek).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq702"> (later) stress (as in the Spanish <em>adiós</em>), quality of sound (as in the French <em>résumé</em>), vowel length (as in Hungarian), etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DY9TmOLDyJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq629"> the acute accent (´).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>acūtus</em>, past participle, sharpened] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acutely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acuteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACW
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931360719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACW</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Royal Australian Air Force</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">aircraftwoman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acyclic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acyclic</span><z><span target_id="vYPHNNBqlO">adj.</span><span target_id="HW5pT9ja5o">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acyclic" src="word_pronunciations/00270.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈsaɪklɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'suyklik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acyclic" src="word_pronunciations/00269.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈsɪklɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'siklik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vYPHNNBqlO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq675"> not occurring in cycles; not periodic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> (of a compound) containing no rings.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HW5pT9ja5o">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq437"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> such a compound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018228" href="entry://cyclic%23bigmac000018228"><span class="smallcaps">cyclic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq057">a prefix of direction, tendency, and addition, attached chiefly to stems not found as words themselves, as in <em>advert</em>, <em>advent</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ac-</strong>, <strong class="vs">af-</strong>, <strong class="vs">ag-</strong>, <strong class="vs">al-</strong>, <strong class="vs">an-</strong>, <strong class="vs">ap-</strong>, <strong class="vs">ar-</strong>, <strong class="vs">as-</strong>, <strong class="vs">at-</strong>, <strong class="vs">a-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, representing <em>ad</em> (preposition) to, towards, at, about]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AD<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq353">since Christ was born: <em class="example">World War II started in AD 1939; </em><em class="example">World War II started in 1939 AD.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>annō Dominī</em> in the year of our Lord] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <div class="p0">The calendar widely used throughout the world dates events from the year in which Jesus Christ was believed to have been born. Years following this are called <strong>AD</strong> and years preceding it are called <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006155" href="entry://BC%23bigmac000006155"><strong>BC</strong></a> (before Christ). <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006155" href="entry://BC%23bigmac000006155"><strong>BC</strong></a> always comes after the year (<em>526 BC</em>), while <strong>AD</strong> may be placed before or after the year (<em>AD 1813</em> or <em>1813 AD</em>). However, placing <strong>AD</strong> after the year is considered incorrect by some writers.</div><div class="p1">The abbreviation <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086838" href="entry://CE%23bigmac000086838"><strong>CE</strong></a> (as in <em>1813 CE</em>) is sometimes used if the speaker or writer wishes to avoid reference to Christ. This stands for (<em>of the</em>) <em>Common Era</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015267" href="entry://Common%20Era%23bigmac000015267"><strong>Common Era</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AD<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> Dame of the Order of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> Australian Democrats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> aide-de-camp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> Aboriginal Development Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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add
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">add</span><z><span target_id="Ky3CAyzXBC">v.t.</span><span target_id="d7I6sQFcZ8">v.i.</span><span target_id="Nmi3L5cPIu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of add" src="word_pronunciations/00298.mp3"></audio></span>/æd/ (<em>say</em> ad) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ky3CAyzXBC"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> to unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance: <em class="example">to add another stone to the pile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> Also, <strong class="vs">add up</strong>. to find the sum of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When they came to add up his service he was short by one day.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david ireland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq265"> to say or write further.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="d7I6sQFcZ8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq629"> Also, <strong class="vs">add up</strong>. to perform the arithmetical operation of addition: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He could not add up.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Nmi3L5cPIu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq019"> <strong class="phr">add in</strong>, to include.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq073"> <strong class="phr">add to</strong>, to be or serve as an addition to: <em class="example">to add to someone’s grief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">add up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq753"> to make the desired or expected total: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the Press commentators find that they are talking about statistics that don’t always add up.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq052"> to make sense or be logically consistent: <em class="example">the facts don’t add up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq349"> (of small amounts which are not significant individually) to accumulate; reach a significant or meaningful total.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">add up to</strong>, to amount to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’ve looked at a whole host of aspects and they all add up to an ugly outlook for banks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>adde</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>addere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>addable</strong>, <strong>addible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation of derived form, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014925" href="entry://collectable%23bigmac000014925"><strong>collectable</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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add.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">add.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq170">addendum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709613531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADD</span></header><div>/eɪ di ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> ay dee 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac619610563" href="entry://attention%20deficit%20disorder%23bigmac619610563"><strong>attention deficit disorder</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addend</span></header><div>/ˈædɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'adend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">any of a set of numbers which are to be added.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094898" href="entry://addendum%23bigmac000094898"><span class="smallcaps">addendum</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addendum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addendum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of addendum" src="word_pronunciations/00287.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɛndəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'denduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">addenda</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of addendum" src="word_pronunciations/00288.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɛndə/ (<em>say</em> uh'denduh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> a thing to be added; an addition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> an appendix to a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq592"> the distance between the tip of a tooth and the pitch circle or pitch line of a toothed wheel or rack.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq054"> Also, <strong class="vs">addendum circle</strong>. an imaginary circle touching the ends of the teeth of a toothed wheel.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter gerundive of <em>addere</em> add]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adder<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adder" src="word_pronunciations/00289.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædə/ (<em>say</em> 'aduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> the common European viper, <em>Vipera berus</em>, a small venomous snake, widespread in northern Eurasia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> any of various other snakes, venomous or harmless, resembling the viper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of Middle English <em>nadder</em> (<em>a nadder</em> being taken as <em>an adder</em>), Old English <em>nǣdre</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adder<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adder" src="word_pronunciations/00289.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædə/ (<em>say</em> 'aduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> someone or something that adds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a digital electronic device that performs the operation of addition on two binary digits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addict</span><z><span target_id="Ptzl8LKDiD">v.t.</span><span target_id="MnkDj4VeHW">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ptzl8LKDiD"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq043"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of addict" src="word_pronunciations/00291.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɪkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dikt) to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MnkDj4VeHW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq386"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of addict" src="word_pronunciations/00290.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'adikt) someone who is addicted to a practice or habit: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>intent on proving his father an opium addict and his wife a prostitute.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>addictus</em>, past participle, adjudged, devoted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addicted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addicted</span></header><div>/əˈdɪktəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'diktuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">(sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) devoted or given up (to a practice, habit, or substance): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he was addicted to coining unusual, if benign, expletives</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>addictedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addiction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addiction</span></header><div>/əˈdɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'dikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">the state of being addicted to some habit, practice, or substance, especially to narcotics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addictive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addictive</span><z><span target_id="yLWGrjM9xB">adj.</span><span target_id="lkL2FBH0d2">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdɪktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'diktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yLWGrjM9xB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> (especially of drugs) causing or tending to cause addiction: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it’s impossible to be ‘addicted’ to sex since there is no addictive substance involved.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday herald sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lkL2FBH0d2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq144"> an addictive agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Addington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Addington</span></header><div>/ˈædɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'adingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henry</strong>, <strong>1st Viscount Sidmouth</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">1757–1844, English politician, prime minister 1801–04; celebrated for his mediocrity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Addinsell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989675342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Addinsell</span></header><div>/ˈædɪnsɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'adinsel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">1904–77, English composer; best known for the <em>Warsaw Concerto</em> (1941).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Addison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Addison</span></header><div>/ˈædəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">1672–1719, English essayist and poet, co-founder of <em>The Spectator</em>, and creator of the character Sir Roger de Coverley, an English country gentleman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addition</span><z><span target_id="M0PrLChInx">n.</span><span target_id="vHcfEYQNMM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of addition" src="word_pronunciations/00292.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'dishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M0PrLChInx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> the act or process of adding or uniting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> the process of uniting two or more numbers into one sum, denoted by the symbol +.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> anything added.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq964"> (<em>often plural</em>) wings, rooms, etc., added to a building, or land added to property already owned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a particularising designation added to a person’s name.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vHcfEYQNMM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">in addition</strong>, besides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">in addition to</strong>, as well as.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>additio</em>; replacing Middle English <em>addicioun</em>, from French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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additive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">additive</span><z><span target_id="GKmVPtQ07h">adj.</span><span target_id="z9mujQhJ87">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of additive" src="word_pronunciations/00293.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GKmVPtQ07h"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq943"> to be added; of the nature of an addition; characterised by addition: <em class="example">an additive process.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z9mujQhJ87">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq251"> something added.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq509"> a substance added to a product, usually to preserve or improve its quality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>additīvus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>additively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addle</span><z><span target_id="2qhfYQIu7c">v.t.</span><span target_id="OTqX1uWHg7">v.i.</span><span target_id="ZrkAocrpNo">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of addle" src="word_pronunciations/00294.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædl/ (<em>say</em> 'adl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">addled</strong>, <strong class="bold">addling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2qhfYQIu7c">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> to muddle or confuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> to spoil or make rotten.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OTqX1uWHg7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq238"> to become muddled or confused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq388"> to become spoiled or rotten, as eggs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZrkAocrpNo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq360"> mentally confused; muddled, as in the combinations <em>addlebrained</em>, <em>addlepated</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>adela</em> liquid filth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>addled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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address
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">address</span><z><span target_id="67oLslNbAh">n.</span><span target_id="LzVYT8OVF4">v.t.</span><span target_id="IA7KXsJXnw">v.i.</span><span target_id="NUtVmzt17I">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="67oLslNbAh"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of address" src="word_pronunciations/00296.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> uh'dres), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of address" src="word_pronunciations/00295.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædrɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'adres) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq408"> a direction as to name and residence inscribed on a letter, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq838"> a place where a person lives or may be reached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq816"> a formal speech or writing directed to a person or a group of persons: <em class="example">an address on current problems.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq739"> manner of speaking to persons; personal bearing in conversation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq531"> (<em>usually plural</em>) attentions paid by a lover; courtship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq725"> <em class="label">Computers</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq746"> a unique identifier that specifies a location on the internet or a computer network, such as a URL or IP address.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq416"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac324075147" href="entry://email%20address%23bigmac324075147"><strong>email address</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq918"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a unique number or symbol which identifies a particular register in the memory of a digital computer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq801"> <em class="label">Rare</em> skilful management; adroitness: <em class="example">to handle a matter with address.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq539"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> preparation.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of address" src="word_pronunciations/00296.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> uh'dres)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LzVYT8OVF4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq321"> to direct for delivery; put a direction on: <em class="example">to address a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq171"> to make a formal speech to: <em class="example">the leader addressed the assembly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq977"> to speak to (someone who holds an official position, such as a judge, governor-general, etc.), using their formal title: <em class="example">he began his speech by addressing the governor-general.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq102"> to direct to the ear or attention: <em class="example">to address a warning to someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq18"> to deal with (a problem, question, etc.): <em class="example">these are the issues you should address in your essay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq423"> to pay court to; woo; court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq592"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to adjust and apply the club to (the ball) in preparing for a stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to give direction to; aim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq056"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to prepare.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IA7KXsJXnw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq547"> to make an appeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq010"> to make preparations.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NUtVmzt17I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq021"> <strong class="phr">address oneself to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq204"> to apply in speech to: <em class="example">she addressed herself to the president.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq870"> to direct one’s attention or energy to: <em class="example">he addressed himself to the work in hand.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>addresse</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>adresser</em>, earlier <em>adrecier</em>, from Latin <em>ad</em> to + <em>dīrectus</em> straight] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>addresser</strong>, <strong>addressor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addressee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addressee</span></header><div>/ədrɛsˈi/ (<em>say</em> uhdres'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">someone to whom anything is addressed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adduce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adduce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adduce" src="word_pronunciations/00297.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdjus/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyoohs) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">adduced</strong>, <strong class="bold">adducing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">to bring forward in argument; cite as pertinent or conclusive: <em class="example">to adduce reasons.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>addūcere</em> lead to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adducible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adducer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adducent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adducent</span></header><div>/əˈdjusənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyoohsuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">drawing towards; adducting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>addūcens</em>, present participle, leading to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adduct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adduct</span></header><div>/əˈdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dukt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Physiology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">to draw towards the main axis (opposed to <em>abduct</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adductus</em>, past participle, led to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adductive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adductor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adduction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adduction</span></header><div>/əˈdʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'dukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> the action of the adductor or adducent muscles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> the act of adducing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adel.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adel.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq573">Adelaide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adele
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac266245352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adele</span></header><div>/əˈdɛl/ (<em>say</em> uh'del) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Adele Laurie Blue Adkins</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">born 1988, English singer and songwriter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adelong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adelong</span></header><div>/ˈædəlɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhlong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a former gold-rush town in south-eastern NSW, near Tumut; founded in 1856.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ademption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ademption</span></header><div>/əˈdɛmpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'dempshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">revocation; the complete or partial extinction or withholding of a legacy by some act of the testator during their life other than revocation by a testamentary instrument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ademptio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinomere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinomere</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪnəmɪə/ (<em>say</em> ak'tinuhmear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">a part corresponding to an opposite or similar part in an organism which is bilaterally or radially symmetrical; antimere.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actino-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq610">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046262" href="entry://-mere%23bigmac000046262"><span class="smallcaps">-mere</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actinomeric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinometer</span></header><div>/æktəˈnɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> aktuh'nomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, whether by the chemical effects or otherwise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actino-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq412">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actinometry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actinometric</strong> /æktənoʊˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> aktuhnoh'metrik), <strong>actinometrical</strong> /æktənoʊˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> aktuhnoh'metrikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinomorphic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinomorphic</span></header><div>/æktənoʊˈmɔfɪk/ (<em>say</em> aktuhnoh'mawfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> having radial symmetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of certain flowers, as the buttercup) divisible vertically into similar halves by each of a number of planes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">actinomorphous</strong> /æktənoʊˈmɔfəs/ (<em>say</em> aktuhnoh'mawfuhs). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actino-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq610">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048158" href="entry://-morph%23bigmac000048158"><span class="smallcaps">-morph</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinomycete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinomycete</span></header><div>/æktənoʊˈmaɪsit/ (<em>say</em> aktuhnoh'muyseet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">any member of the Actinomycetes, a group of microorganisms commonly regarded as filamentous bacteria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinomycosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinomycosis</span></header><div>/ˌæktənoʊmaɪˈkoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .aktuhnohmuy'kohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a chronic inflammatory disease of cattle and other animals, sometimes transmitted to humans, due to a parasitic fungus and causing lumpy, often suppurative tumours, especially about the jaws.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000532" href="entry://actinomycete%23bigmac000000532"><span class="smallcaps">actino(mycete)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048995" href="entry://mycosis%23bigmac000048995"><span class="smallcaps">mycosis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actinomycotic</strong> /ækˌtɪnəmaɪˈkɒtik/ (<em>say</em> ak.tinuhmuy'koteek), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinon</span></header><div>/ˈæktənɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhnon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> an inert gas, an isotope of radon, of mass number 219, produced by the disintegration of actinium. <em>Symbol</em>: An</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq314"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000518" href="entry://actinide%23bigmac000000518"><strong>actinide</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000521" href="entry://actinium%23bigmac000000521"><span class="smallcaps">actin(ium)</span></a> + <em>-on</em> (modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003702" href="entry://argon%23bigmac000003702"><span class="smallcaps">argon</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049720" href="entry://neon%23bigmac000049720"><span class="smallcaps">neon</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinopod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinopod</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪnəpɒd/ (<em>say</em> ak'tinuhpod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">any protozoan of the sub-class Actinopoda, including the heliozoans and radiolarians, having stiff, rodlike, radiating pseudopodia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23bigmac000000523"><span class="smallcaps">actino-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000523" href="entry://actino-%23mq610">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057619" href="entry://-pod%23bigmac000057619"><span class="smallcaps">-pod</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action</span><z><span target_id="tdKDelZtko">n.</span><span target_id="lIVpvmcmwh">v.t.</span><span target_id="o1H23OmF47">interj.</span><span target_id="6fHUoKWch2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of action" src="word_pronunciations/00248.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tdKDelZtko"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> the process or state of acting or of being active: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He never tired of watching these, whether they were in action or at rest.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> something done; an act; deed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Her eyes held his, as though her extraordinary action had a purpose they both understood.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq449"> (<em>plural</em>) habitual or usual acts; conduct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq911"> energetic activity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>and he now had that touching puzzlement of the man of action for whom the complexities of other people have suddenly become too much.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq762"> an exertion of power or force: <em class="example">the action of wind upon a ship’s sails.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq965"> <strong>the action</strong>, the centre of all the excitement: <em class="example">close to the action.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq985"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a change in organs, tissues, or cells leading to performance of a function, as in muscular contraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq650"> way or manner of moving: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the action of the ship, together with the cluttered nature of the deck, soon forced her to let go of his arm.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq963"> the mechanism by which something is operated, as that of a breech-loading rifle or a piano.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq535"> a force exerted by one object on a second object (as opposed to <em>reaction</em>, the equal and opposite force exerted by the second object on the first). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049998" href="entry://Newton%27s%20laws%23bigmac000049998"><strong>Newton’s laws</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq962"> the difference between the kinetic and potential energies of a mechanical system integrated over time.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq026"> a small battle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq427"> military and naval combat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq717"> the main subject or story, as distinguished from an incidental episode.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Drama</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq528"> one of the three unities. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095263" href="entry://unity%23bigmac000095263"><strong>unity</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095263" href="entry://unity%23mq105">10</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq884"> an event or happening that is part of a dramatic plot: <em class="example">the action of a scene; </em><em class="example">a bit of action.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq414"> the gestures or deportment of an actor or speaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Fine Arts</em> the appearance of animation, movement, or passion given to figures by their attitude, position, or expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq219"> a proceeding instituted by one party against another: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he would be glad to take up the case, if only to try his hand again in civil action, though of course he could also do with the fee.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq678"> the right of bringing it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq091"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> sexual activity: <em class="example">to get some action tonight.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lIVpvmcmwh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq418"> to take action concerning: <em class="example">I will action your request.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq639"> to bring about a desired action in relation to (something).</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="o1H23OmF47">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> (a cue to actors or subjects after the camera and sound recorder have begun to roll, signalling them to commence their action.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6fHUoKWch2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">a piece of the action</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a share in an activity or enterprise, especially a profitable one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">out of action</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq452"> not functioning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq680"> unable to participate, especially as a result of injury.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq439"> <strong class="phr">take action</strong>, to commence legal proceedings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>actio</em>; replacing Middle English <em>accion</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actionless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actionist</span></header><div>/ˈækʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a zealous worker for a cause, particularly one who is constructive in their approach.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Actium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Actium</span></header><div>/ˈæktiəm/ (<em>say</em> 'akteeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">a promontory in north-western ancient Greece; Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian (later Augustus) and Agrippa in a naval battle near here, 31 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active</span><z><span target_id="Y5mxsrdLGw">adj.</span><span target_id="ga5OSAJMUz">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of active" src="word_pronunciations/00251.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'aktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Y5mxsrdLGw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> in a state of action; in actual progress or motion: <em class="example">active hostilities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq818"> constantly engaged in action; busy: <em class="example">an active toddler.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> having the power of quick motion; nimble: <em class="example">an active animal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq723"> in such good physical health as to be able to undertake customary pursuits and exercise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq15"> highly involved in some area, activity, etc.: <em class="example">active in the community; </em><em class="example">an active environmentalist.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq457"> moving in considerable volume; brisk; lively: <em class="example">an active market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq355"> of or relating to an ingredient, constituent, etc., of a mixture, which causes the desired or observed effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq676"> causing change; capable of exerting influence: <em class="example">active treason.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq908"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> denoting a voice of verb inflection, in which the subject is represented as performing the action expressed by the verb. For example: In English, <em>she writes the letter</em> (active); <em>the letter was written</em> (passive). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054707" href="entry://passive%23bigmac000054707"><strong>passive</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054707" href="entry://passive%23mq624">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq358"> requiring action; practical: <em class="example">the intellectual and the active mental powers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq874"> <em class="label">Theology</em> devoted to good works (opposed to <em>contemplative</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq168"> (of a volcano) erupting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq027"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> (of an electronic component, or a complete circuit) able to amplify or switch a signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> profitable; busy: <em>active accounts</em> (ones having current transactions).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq607"> interest bearing: <em class="example">active paper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> acting quickly; producing immediate effects: <em class="example">active remedies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq420"> capable of acting or reacting, especially in some specific manner: <em class="example">active carbon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq658"> (of a communications satellite) able to retransmit signals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq778"> designating the partner in a homosexual relationship who penetrates the passive partner during sex.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ga5OSAJMUz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq205"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq795"> the active voice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq138"> a form of construction in that voice.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>actīvus</em>; replacing Middle English <em>actif</em>, from French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>actively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>activeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of activist" src="word_pronunciations/00252.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktəvəst/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhvuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a zealous worker for a cause, especially a political cause; agitator.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>activism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activity</span><z><span target_id="BEZdxaO3Oh">n.</span><span target_id="Kqz1MZExsY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of activity" src="word_pronunciations/00253.mp3"></audio></span>/ækˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> ak'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BEZdxaO3Oh"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">activities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> the state of action; doing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> the quality of acting promptly; energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq275"> a specific deed or action; sphere of action: <em class="example">social activities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq691"> an exercise of energy or force; an active movement or operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq876"> liveliness; agility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq761"> a measure of the rate of spontaneous nuclear transformation of radioactive nuclides; the SI unit is the becquerel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a measurement of the effective concentration of a chemical, as in a solution.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Kqz1MZExsY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq400"> of or relating to educational provision made for children or adults with intellectual disabilities, usually involving methods of learning and teaching associated with practical activities: <em class="example">an activity class.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actomyosin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actomyosin</span></header><div>/æktəˈmaɪəsən/ (<em>say</em> aktuh'muyuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a complex of actin and myosin which is the major constituent of muscle. The shortening of actomyosin fibrils causes muscle contraction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acton</span></header><div>/ˈæktən/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Prue</strong> (<em>Prudence Leigh Acton</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">born 1943, Australian fashion designer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actor" src="word_pronunciations/00254.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktə/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq429"> someone who plays the part of a character in a dramatic performance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He reckoned that he had the face and cut of an actor, could mimic any man’s voice, and had wonderful control over his features.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1907</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> someone who takes part in or plays a role in an event, exploit, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>[I was] unable to repress … an impulse of hero-worship as I sought the sole actor in the successful diversion</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">russel ward</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq162"> someone who behaves histrionically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone whose ordinary behaviour is often ostentatious, bizarre or showy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actress</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of actress" src="word_pronunciations/00255.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæktrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aktruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">a female actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137106247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actrine</span></header><div>/ækˈtrin/ (<em>say</em> ak'treen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">an aspiring female actor with good looks but doubtful ability.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067414" href="entry://actress%23bigmac000067414"><span class="smallcaps">actr(ess)</span></a> + French diminutive suffix <em>-ine</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACTU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACTU</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq054">Australian Council of Trade Unions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACU</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq675">Australian Catholic University.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aden</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdn/ (<em>say</em> 'aydn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq144"> a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden; formerly the capital of South Yemen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> (formerly) a British colony on the southern coast of the Arabian peninsula. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070529" href="entry://South%20Yemen%23bigmac000070529"><strong>South Yemen</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq167"> <strong>Gulf of</strong>, an arm of the Arabian Sea between the eastern tip of Africa and the Arabian peninsula.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>‘Adan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenine</span></header><div>/ˈædənin/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhneen), /-naɪn/ (<em>say</em> -nuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">a purine base, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>N<sub>5</sub>, present in all living cells, mainly as a sub-unit of nucleic acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adeno-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adeno-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq585">a word element meaning ‘gland’.</span></div> Also, (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">aden-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>adēn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenohypophysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenohypophysis</span></header><div>/ˌædənoʊhaɪˈpɒfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .aduhnohhuy'pofuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland which secretes several hormones, most of which stimulate other endocrine glands.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000661" href="entry://adeno-%23bigmac000000661"><span class="smallcaps">adeno-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035946" href="entry://hypophysis%23bigmac000035946"><span class="smallcaps">hypophysis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenoid</span><z><span target_id="iNVRfzcLhA">n.</span><span target_id="rWA5nuq2Ns">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈædənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhnoyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iNVRfzcLhA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> (<em>often plural</em>) a mass or nodule of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx; enlargement can prevent nasal breathing, especially in young children.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rWA5nuq2Ns">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq664"> relating to the lymphatic glands; lymphoid: <em class="example">adenoid glands; </em><em class="example">adenoid surgery.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>adenoeidēs</em> glandular]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenoidectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenoidectomy</span></header><div>/ædənɔɪˈdɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> aduhnoy'dektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adenoidectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">the operation of removing the adenoids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenoma</span></header><div>/ædəˈnoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> aduh'nohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adenomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">adenomata</strong> /ædəˈnoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> aduh'nohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> a tumour originating in a gland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> a tumour of gland-like structure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000661" href="entry://adeno-%23bigmac000000661"><span class="smallcaps">aden(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16483496" href="entry://-oma%23bigmac16483496"><span class="smallcaps">-oma</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adenomatous</strong> /ædəˈnɒmətəs/ (<em>say</em> aduh'nomuhtuhs), /-ˈnoʊmə-/ (<em>say</em> -'nohmuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenosine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenosine</span></header><div>/əˈdɛnəsin/ (<em>say</em> uh'denuhseen), /ædəˈnoʊsin/ (<em>say</em> aduh'nohseen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">a nucleoside of adenine and ribose, present in all living cells, mainly as a sub-unit of nucleic acids.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000660" href="entry://adenine%23bigmac000000660"><span class="smallcaps">adenine</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063456" href="entry://ribose%23bigmac000063456"><span class="smallcaps">ribose</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenovirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenovirus</span></header><div>/ˈædənoʊvaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhnohvuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">one of any DNA viruses originally found in human adenoid tissue, which cause infections of the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000661" href="entry://adeno-%23bigmac000000661"><span class="smallcaps">adeno-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083003" href="entry://virus%23bigmac000083003"><span class="smallcaps">virus</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adenoviral</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adept
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adept</span><z><span target_id="99ldd9Gcfx">adj.</span><span target_id="0BtcgupIcO">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="99ldd9Gcfx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adept" src="word_pronunciations/00301.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɛpt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dept) highly skilled; proficient; expert.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0BtcgupIcO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq901"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adept" src="word_pronunciations/00300.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædɛpt/ (<em>say</em> 'adept) someone who has attained proficiency; one fully skilled in anything.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adeptus</em>, past participle, having attained] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adeptly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adeptness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADF</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> automatic direction finder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> approved deposit fund.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq349"> Australian Defence Force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADFA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac590082731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADFA</span></header><div>/ˈædfə/ (<em>say</em> 'adfuh), /eɪ di ɛf ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay dee ef 'ay) <div class="def"><span id="mq925">Australian Defence Force Academy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADH
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADH</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq282">antidiuretic hormone.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082220" href="entry://vasopressin%23bigmac000082220"><strong>vasopressin</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADHD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac786594355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADHD</span></header><div>/eɪ di eɪtʃ ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> ay dee aych 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac123520082" href="entry://attention%20deficit%20hyperactivity%20disorder%23bigmac123520082"><strong>attention deficit hyperactivity disorder</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adhere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adhere</span><z><span target_id="sMu67cffVH">v.i.</span><span target_id="Z97t42Jlrp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adhere" src="word_pronunciations/00304.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈhɪə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'hear) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sMu67cffVH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> (<strong class="bold">adhered</strong>, <strong class="bold">adhering</strong>) (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to stick fast; cleave; cling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Z97t42Jlrp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq981"> <strong class="phr">adhere to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq783"> to be devoted to; be attached to as a follower or upholder: <em class="example">to adhere to a party; </em><em class="example">to adhere to a leader; </em><em class="example">to adhere to a church; </em><em class="example">to adhere to a creed.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq638"> to hold closely or firmly to: <em class="example">to adhere to a plan.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adhaerēre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adherer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adherence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adherence</span></header><div>/ədˈhɪərəns/ (<em>say</em> uhd'hearruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> the quality of adhering; fidelity; steady attachment: <em class="example">adherence to a party; </em><em class="example">rigid adherence to rules.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> the act or state of adhering; adhesion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adherent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adherent</span><z><span target_id="C5ZHSOeZjl">n.</span><span target_id="PA5HUvSnNR">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ədˈhɪərənt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'hearruhnt), /-ˈhɛrənt/ (<em>say</em> -'heruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C5ZHSOeZjl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) someone who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PA5HUvSnNR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq083"> sticking; clinging; adhering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Botany</em> adnate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> standing before and modifying a noun, as <em>happy</em> in <em>happy faces</em>, or <em>plum</em> in <em>plum jam</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090693" href="entry://adhere%23bigmac000090693"><span class="smallcaps">adher(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023991" href="entry://-ent%23bigmac000023991"><span class="smallcaps">-ent</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adherently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adhesion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adhesion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adhesion" src="word_pronunciations/00305.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈhiʒən/ (<em>say</em> uhd'heezhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> the act or state of adhering, or of being united: <em class="example">the adhesion of parts united by growth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq600"> steady attachment of the mind or feelings; adherence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the molecular force exerted across the surface of contact between unlike liquids and solids which resists their separation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq035"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq517"> the abnormal union of adjacent tissues due to inflammation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq053"> the tissue involved.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adhaesio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adhesive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adhesive</span><z><span target_id="mC9qWRfSxp">adj.</span><span target_id="rc6vOJ4zXw">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adhesive" src="word_pronunciations/00306.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈhisɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhd'heesiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adhesive" src="word_pronunciations/00307.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈhizɪv/ (<em>say</em> -'heeziv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mC9qWRfSxp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> clinging; tenacious; sticking fast.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rc6vOJ4zXw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq166"> a substance for sticking things together.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adhesively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adhesiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adhocery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adhocery</span></header><div>/ædˈhɒkəri/ (<em>say</em> ad'hokuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">behaviour influenced by prevailing exigencies without regard for effects over a longer term.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adhockery</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000683" href="entry://ad%20hoc%23bigmac000000683"><span class="smallcaps">ad hoc</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23bigmac000024465"><span class="smallcaps">-ery</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac670499351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq579">acceptable daily intake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adieu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adieu</span><z><span target_id="sZgBTq4v3s">interj.</span><span target_id="cSg2J6tCy1">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adieu" src="word_pronunciations/00311.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdju/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adieu" src="word_pronunciations/00309.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdjɜ/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyer) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="sZgBTq4v3s"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> goodbye; farewell.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cSg2J6tCy1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq504"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adieus</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adieu" src="word_pronunciations/00312.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdjuz/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyoohz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adieu" src="word_pronunciations/00310.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdjɜz/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyerz) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">adieux</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adieu" src="word_pronunciations/00311.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdju/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adieu" src="word_pronunciations/00309.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdjɜ/ (<em>say</em> uh'dyer)) the act of taking one’s leave; a farewell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>ad Deum</em> (I commend you) to God] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The corrupted expression <em>without further adieu</em> instead of <em>without further ado</em> has gained frequency, possibly because <em>ado</em> is increasingly less common, but this is not considered acceptable in standard Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adige
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adige</span></header><div>/ˈadiʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahdeezhay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a river in northern Italy, flowing south-eastwards to the Adriatic. About 350 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adios
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adios</span></header><div>/ædiˈɒs/ (<em>say</em> adee'os) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">goodbye; farewell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adipocere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adipocere</span></header><div>/ædəpəˈsɪə/ (<em>say</em> aduhpuh'sear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">a waxy substance sometimes formed from dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>adipo-</em> (combining form representing Latin <em>adeps</em> fat) + Latin <em>cēra</em> wax] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adipocerous</strong> /ædəˈpɒsərəs/ (<em>say</em> aduh'posuhruhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adipose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adipose</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adipose" src="word_pronunciations/00313.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædəpoʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhpohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">fatty; consisting of, resembling, or having relation to fat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>adipōsus</em> fatty, from Latin <em>adeps</em> fat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adiposeness</strong>, <strong>adiposity</strong> /ædəˈpɒsəti/ (<em>say</em> aduh'posuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adit</span></header><div>/ˈædət/ (<em>say</em> 'aduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq029"> an entrance or a passage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine used as an entrance or for drainage or ventilation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq036"> access.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aditus</em> approach]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adj.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adj.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> adjective.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq689"> adjectival.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq729"> adjustment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adj.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adj.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq273">Adjutant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjective</span><z><span target_id="bxhnB8576T">n.</span><span target_id="AltOn789hZ">adj.</span><span target_id="ZMZDeirMSw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjective" src="word_pronunciations/00315.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædʒəktɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhktiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bxhnB8576T"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq137"> one of the major word classes in many languages, comprising words that typically modify a noun.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq585"> such a word, as <em>wise</em> in <em>a wise ruler</em>, or in <em>she is wise</em>.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AltOn789hZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> relating to an adjective; functioning as an adjective; adjectival.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq648"> not able to stand alone; dependent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Law</em> concerning methods of enforcement of legal rights, as pleading and practice (opposed to <em>substantive</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq588"> <em class="label">Dyeing</em> (of colours) requiring a mordant or the like to render them permanent (opposed to <em>substantive</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZMZDeirMSw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq561"> <strong class="phr">the great Australian adjective</strong>, the adjective <em>bloody</em> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089424" href="entry://bloody%23mq617">5</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adjectīvus</em> that is added (to a noun), from <em>adjectio</em> an addition] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjectival</strong> /ædʒəkˈtaɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> ajuhk'tuyvuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjectivally</strong> /ædʒəkˈtaɪvəli/ (<em>say</em> ajuhk'tuyvuhlee), <strong>adjectively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjigo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjigo</span></header><div>/ˈædʒɪgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ajigoh), /ˈædʒɪkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ajikoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> the native yam, <em>Dioscorea hastifolia</em>, of near-coastal south-western WA; warran.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> the edible underground part of this plant; warran.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Nhanta and Amangu <em>ajuka</em> vegetable food]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjoin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjoin</span><z><span target_id="NwRfpqoPxr">v.t.</span><span target_id="puD96OAfZ0">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjoin" src="word_pronunciations/00316.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'joyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NwRfpqoPxr"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> to be in connection or contact with; abut on: <em class="example">her house adjoins the lake.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="puD96OAfZ0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq895"> to lie or be next, or in contact: <em class="example">the two houses adjoin.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ajoine</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>adjoindre</em>, from Latin <em>adjungere</em> join to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjoining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjoining</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'joyning) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">bordering; contiguous: <em class="example">the adjoining room.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjourn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjourn</span><z><span target_id="1ZRwutMHw2">v.t.</span><span target_id="kUo7CFlZqY">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjourn" src="word_pronunciations/00317.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒɜn/ (<em>say</em> uh'jern) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1ZRwutMHw2"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> to suspend the meeting of (a public or private body) to a future time or to another place: <em class="example">adjourn the court.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> to defer or postpone to a future meeting of the same body: <em class="example">the court adjourned consideration of the question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq427"> to put off; defer; postpone.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kUo7CFlZqY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq138"> to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>adjourne</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>ajorner</em>, from phrase <em>a jorn nome</em> until an appointed day]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjournment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjournment</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɜnmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'jernmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> the act of adjourning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> a state or period of being adjourned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adjt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adjt</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq218">Adjutant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjudge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjudge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjudge" src="word_pronunciations/00318.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒʌdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'juj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">adjudged</strong>, <strong class="bold">adjudging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> to pronounce formally; decree: <em class="example">the will was adjudged void.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq669"> to award judicially; assign: <em class="example">the prize was adjudged to him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq336"> to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence: <em class="example">to adjudge a case.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq489"> to deem: <em class="example">it was adjudged wise to avoid war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq275"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to sentence or condemn: <em class="example">he was adjudged to death.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ajuge</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>ajugier</em>, from Latin <em>adjūdicāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjudgement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjunct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjunct</span><z><span target_id="k3Saio2gMR">n.</span><span target_id="xyzjhouIyT">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjunct" src="word_pronunciations/00320.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædʒʌŋkt/ (<em>say</em> 'ajungkt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k3Saio2gMR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> something added to another thing but not essentially a part of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq831"> a person joined to another in some duty or service; an assistant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a modifying form, word, phrase, etc., depending on some other form, word, phrase, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Logic</em> a non-essential attribute.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xyzjhouIyT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq983"> joined to a thing or person, especially subordinately; associated; auxiliary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adjunctus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjunctive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjunctive</span></header><div>/əˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'jungktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">forming an adjunct.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adjunctively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjure" src="word_pronunciations/00321.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒuə/ (<em>say</em> uh'joohuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">adjured</strong>, <strong class="bold">adjuring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> to charge, bind, or command, earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a curse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> to entreat or request earnestly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>adjure</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>adjūrāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjuration</strong> /ædʒəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ajuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjuratory</strong> /əˈdʒʊərətri/ (<em>say</em> uh'joouhruhtree), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjurer</strong></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjuror</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjust</span><z><span target_id="JGSTJEnpKL">v.t.</span><span target_id="Llk6yNjAr4">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adjust" src="word_pronunciations/00322.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒʌst/ (<em>say</em> uh'just) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JGSTJEnpKL"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> to fit, as one thing to another; make correspondent or conformable; adapt; accommodate: <em class="example">to adjust things to a standard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> to put in working order; regulate; bring to a proper state or position: <em class="example">to adjust an instrument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq811"> to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result: <em class="example">to adjust differences.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> to fix (the sum to be paid on a claim); settle (a claim).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq920"> <em class="label">Military</em> to correct the elevation and deflection of (a gun).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to systematise: <em class="example">to adjust the motions of the stars.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Llk6yNjAr4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq517"> to adapt oneself; become adapted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French (obsolete) <em>adjuster</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>adjūstāre</em>, erroneous Latinisation of Old French <em>ajouster</em>, from Late Latin <em>adjuxtāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjustable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adjustably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjuster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac735798525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjuster</span></header><div>/əˈdʒʌstə/ (<em>say</em> uh'justuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> someone or something that adjusts: <em class="example">a height adjuster.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq50"> a person engaged by an insurance underwriter to value a claim and assess damage incurred.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adjustor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjustment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjustment</span></header><div>/əˈdʒʌstmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'justmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> the act of adjusting; act of adapting to a given purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> the state of being adjusted; orderly relation of parts or elements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq694"> a means of adjusting; a regulating control: <em class="example">an adjustment on a microscope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Sociology</em> a process of fitting individual or collective patterns of activity to other such patterns carried out with some awareness or purposefulness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> the act of ascertaining the amount of indemnity which the party insured is entitled to receive under the policy, and of settling the claim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq023"> a settlement of a disputed account or claim.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adler</span></header><div>/ˈædlə/ (<em>say</em> 'adluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> <strong>Alfred</strong>, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist; explored the nature of inferiority feelings as a basis for psychotherapy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> <strong>Larry</strong> (<em>Lawrence Cecil Adler</em>), 1914–2001, US harmonica player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq726"> <strong>Larry</strong> (<em>Laurence James Adler</em>), 1931–88, Australian business executive, born in Hungary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq091"> <strong>Rodney</strong>, born 1960, son of Laurence James Adler, Australian business executive; in 2005 convicted of offences relating to the collapse of the HIH Insurance company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adm.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac054364642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adm.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq757">admiral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Admetus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Admetus</span></header><div>/ædˈmitəs/ (<em>say</em> ad'meetuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admin</span></header><div>/ˈædmɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'admin), /ædˈmɪn/ (<em>say</em> ad'min) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">administration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administer</span><z><span target_id="w2rFjDlKwE">v.t.</span><span target_id="geEutGE0EM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of administer" src="word_pronunciations/00326.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmɪnəstə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'minuhstuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of administer" src="word_pronunciations/00325.mp3"></audio></span>/æd-/ (<em>say</em> ad-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="w2rFjDlKwE"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have charge of the execution of: <em class="example">to administer laws.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq440"> to bring into use or operation; dispense: <em class="example">to administer justice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq570"> to make application of; give: <em class="example">to administer medicine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq268"> to supervise or impose the taking of (an oath, etc.): <em class="example">to administer an oath.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Law</em> to manage or dispose of, as the deceased’s estate by an executor or administrator, or a trust estate by a trustee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq340"> to perform the duties of an administrator.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="geEutGE0EM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">administer to</strong>, to contribute assistance to; bring aid or supplies to: <em class="example">to administer to the needs of the poor.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>administrāre</em>; replacing Middle English <em>amynistre</em>, from Old French <em>aministrer</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>administrable</strong> /ədˈmɪnəstrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhd'minuhstruhbuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>administrant</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administrivia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85701351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administrivia</span></header><div>/ədmɪnəsˈtrɪviə/ (<em>say</em> uhdminuhs'triveeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">the multitudinous petty details relating to the administration of a project, organisation, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admire</span><z><span target_id="DhqZHBBbyf">v.t.</span><span target_id="7iaU0ZJN4y">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of admire" src="word_pronunciations/00332.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'muyuh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">admired</strong>, <strong class="bold">admiring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DhqZHBBbyf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approbation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7iaU0ZJN4y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq472"> to feel or express admiration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>admīrārī</em> wonder at] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admired</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admiring</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admiringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admirer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admirer</span></header><div>/ədˈmaɪrə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'muyruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> someone who admires.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> a person who loves another; a person courting or wooing another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admissible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admissible</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of admissible" src="word_pronunciations/00333.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmɪsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhd'misuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> able or eligible to be considered or allowed: <em class="example">admissible behaviour; </em><em class="example">admissible argument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq169"> capable or worthy of being admitted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Law</em> allowable as evidence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>admissibility</strong> /ədmɪsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uhdmisuh'biluhtee), <strong>admissibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admissibly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admission</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of admission" src="word_pronunciations/00334.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhd'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> the act of allowing to enter; entrance afforded by permission, by provision or existence of means, or by the removal of obstacles: <em class="example">the admission of aliens into a country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> power or permission to enter: <em class="example">to grant a person admission.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq605"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac204843212" href="entry://admission%20fee%23bigmac204843212"><strong>admission fee</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq883"> the act or condition of being received or accepted in a position or office; appointment: <em class="example">admission to the practice of law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq132"> confession of a charge, an error, or a crime; acknowledgement: <em class="example">his admission of the theft solved the mystery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq613"> an acknowledgement of the truth of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq398"> a point or statement admitted; concession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq424"> a person admitted into a hospital.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq249"> (<em>plural</em>) the section of an institution, as a hospital, university, etc., where people are received, as for treatment, enrolment in a course, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>admissio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admissive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admissive</span></header><div>/ədˈmɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhd'misiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">tending to admit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admit</span><z><span target_id="JBe22dpFwP">v.t.</span><span target_id="KRodTKtRcH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of admit" src="word_pronunciations/00336.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'mit) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JBe22dpFwP"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">admitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">admitting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: <em class="example">to admit a student to university.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq016"> to give right or means of entrance to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> to permit; allow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq529"> to permit to exercise a certain function or privilege: <em class="example">to admit a lawyer to the bar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq847"> to allow as valid: <em class="example">to admit his right of entry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq192"> to have capacity for the admission of at one time: <em class="example">this passage admits two abreast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq245"> to acknowledge; confess: <em class="example">he admitted his guilt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq008"> to grant in argument; concede: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But you admit you know where he was.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KRodTKtRcH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">admit of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq498"> to be compatible with; allow for: <em class="example">this situation admits of no other solution.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq565"> to have the capacity for: <em class="example">the situation admits of violence.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq835"> <strong class="phr">admit to</strong>, <em class="label">Rare</em> to give access; grant entrance: <em class="example">this gate admits to the garden.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>admittere</em>; replacing late Middle English <em>amitte</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>amettre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admitter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admittedly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admittedly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of admittedly" src="word_pronunciations/00335.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmɪtədli/ (<em>say</em> uhd'mituhdlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">by acknowledgement; confessedly, especially as the speaker or writer is willing to admit: <em class="example">admittedly, he was the one who had lost the documents.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admix</span><z><span target_id="LwNcftbS4q">v.t.</span><span target_id="yNfwKu9x5b">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ədˈmɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhd'miks), /æd-/ (<em>say</em> ad-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LwNcftbS4q"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> to mingle or add to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yNfwKu9x5b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq415"> to be or become mingled or blended.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from Middle English <em>admixt</em>, from Latin <em>admixtus</em>, past participle, mingled with]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admixture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admixture</span></header><div>/ˈædmɪkstʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'admikschuh), /ədˈmɪkstʃə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'mikschuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> the act of mixing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq347"> the state of being mixed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq211"> anything added; any alien element or ingredient.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADML
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac180223227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADML</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Royal Australian Navy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">admiral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admonish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admonish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of admonish" src="word_pronunciations/00337.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈmɒnɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhd'monish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> to counsel against something; caution or advise: <em class="example">to admonish him not to eat salt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> to reprove for a fault, especially mildly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Do not admonish little Stanislaus if he tears the heart out of a backyard sparrow.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq658"> to recall or incite to duty; remind: <em class="example">to admonish her about her obligations.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099198" href="entry://admonition%23bigmac000099198"><span class="smallcaps">admonition</span></a>; replacing Middle English <em>amonesten</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admonisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admonishing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admonishingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>admonishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admonition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admonition</span></header><div>/ædməˈnɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> admuh'nishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> the act of admonishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq493"> counsel or advice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq604"> gentle reproof; caution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>admonitio</em>; replacing Middle English <em>amonicioun</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admonitory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admonitory</span></header><div>/ədˈmɒnətri/ (<em>say</em> uhd'monuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">tending or serving to admonish: <em class="example">an admonitory gesture.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ado</span><z><span target_id="jdxuplJLdP">n.</span><span target_id="tCpqvqofcl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ado" src="word_pronunciations/00345.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdu/ (<em>say</em> uh'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jdxuplJLdP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> activity; bustle; fuss.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tCpqvqofcl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq830"> <strong class="phr">much ado about nothing</strong>, a great fuss about very little.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ado</em>, <em>at do</em> to do]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498574692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADO</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">accrued (or accumulated) day off.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adobe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adobe" src="word_pronunciations/00338.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdoʊbi/ (<em>say</em> uh'dohbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> the sun-dried brick in common use in countries having little rainfall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> a yellow silt or clay, deposited by rivers, used to make bricks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq587"> Also, <strong class="vs">adobe hut</strong>. a building constructed of adobe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq530"> a dark, heavy soil, containing clay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adobo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adobo</span></header><div>/əˈdoʊboʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'dohboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a Philippine dish of pork or chicken stew cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: pickle, sauce]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adolesce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adolesce</span></header><div>/ædəˈlɛs/ (<em>say</em> aduh'les) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">adolesced</strong>, <strong class="bold">adolescing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> to be or become an adolescent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> to behave like an adolescent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000756" href="entry://adolescent%23bigmac000000756"><span class="smallcaps">adolescent</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adolescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adolescence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adolescence" src="word_pronunciations/00339.mp3"></audio></span>/ædəˈlɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> aduh'lesuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> the transition period between puberty and adult stages of development; youth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq111"> the quality or state of being adolescent; youthfulness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adolescency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adolescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adolescent</span><z><span target_id="B8zStUktU4">adj.</span><span target_id="cSqlDKT1jQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/ædəˈlɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> aduh'lesuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="B8zStUktU4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> growing to adulthood; youthful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cSqlDKT1jQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq048"> an adolescent person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adolescens</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adonic</span><z><span target_id="QqJa2yduK4">adj.</span><span target_id="zaPEcTFCEU">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdoʊnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'dohnik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QqJa2yduK4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> denoting a verse consisting of a dactyl ( ¯  ˘ ˘) followed by a spondee ( ¯ ¯ ) or trochee ( ¯  ˘).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq150"> of an Adonis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zaPEcTFCEU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq736"> an Adonic verse or line.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>adōnicus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adonis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adonis</span></header><div>/əˈdoʊnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'dohnuhs), /əˈdɒnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'donuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> a favourite of Aphrodite, killed by a wild boar, but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever else he chose. In another account he spent half the year on the earth and thus symbolically represented the vegetation cycle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> (<em>often lower case</em>) a very handsome young man.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adopt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adopt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adopt" src="word_pronunciations/00341.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɒpt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dopt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> to choose for or take to oneself; make one’s own by selection or assent: <em class="example">to adopt a name; </em><em class="example">to adopt an idea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> to take (a child born to someone else) to be legally your own child, specifically by a formal legal act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq288"> to vote to accept: <em class="example">the House adopted the report.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq024"> to receive into any kind of new relationship: <em class="example">to adopt a person as an heir.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq863"> <em class="label">British</em> to choose (a candidate) for political office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adoptāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adoptable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adopter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adoption</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adopted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429130456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adopted</span><z><span target_id="NX98RflmMC">v.</span><span target_id="iflBYzcZqS">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdɒptəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'doptuhd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="NX98RflmMC"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq3"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088245" href="entry://adopt%23bigmac000088245"><strong>adopt</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iflBYzcZqS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq743"> having become legally the child of a parent or parents who are not the birth parents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq109"> in a familial relationship by virtue of adoption; adoptive: <em class="example">my adopted brother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq475"> taken or chosen for one’s own use; assumed: <em class="example">an adopted name.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adoptee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adoptee</span></header><div>/ədɒpˈti/ (<em>say</em> uhdop'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">an adopted child.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adoptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adoptive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adoptive" src="word_pronunciations/00340.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɒptɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'doptiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> related by adoption: <em class="example">an adoptive father; </em><em class="example">an adoptive son.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> tending to adopt: <em class="example">adoptive of new technology.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> (of children) for adoption.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adoptively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adorbs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac849221650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adorbs</span></header><div>/əˈdɔbz/ (<em>say</em> uh'dawbz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">adorable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adore</span><z><span target_id="vKVifDP2ut">v.t.</span><span target_id="de89g9Yxzg">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adore" src="word_pronunciations/00343.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> uh'daw) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">adored</strong>, <strong class="bold">adoring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vKVifDP2ut">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> to honour as divine; worship: <em class="example">to be adored as gods.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq519"> to like greatly: <em class="example">I adore Mexican food.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="de89g9Yxzg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq721"> to worship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adōrāre</em> address, worship; replacing Middle English <em>aoure</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>ao</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>rer</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adorer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adoring</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adoringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adorn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adorn" src="word_pronunciations/00344.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdɔn/ (<em>say</em> uh'dawn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> to make pleasing or more attractive; embellish; add lustre to: <em class="example">the piety which adorns his character.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> to increase or lend beauty to, as by dress or ornaments; decorate: <em class="example">garlands of flowers adorning the altar.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adornāre</em>; replacing Middle English <em>aourne</em>, from Old French <em>ao</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>rner</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adorner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adornment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adornment</span></header><div>/əˈdɔnmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dawnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> an ornament: <em class="example">the adornments and furnishings of a room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq943"> the process of adorning: <em class="example">to spend hours on personal adornment.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adown</span><z><span target_id="WbHKtVvofM">adv.</span><span target_id="xcg0Toi6MD">prep.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> uh'down) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="WbHKtVvofM"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq395"> down.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="xcg0Toi6MD">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq063"> down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADP</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> automatic data processing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq145"> adenosine diphosphate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac013440311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADR<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ di ˈa/ (<em>say</em> ay dee 'ah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac149541429" href="entry://alternative%20dispute%20resolution%23bigmac149541429"><strong>alternative dispute resolution</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac061443592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADR<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ di ˈa/ (<em>say</em> ay dee 'ah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a post-production process used in film in which an actor re-records numerous versions of dialogue, sounds, etc., in sync with the visuals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>utomated</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>ialogue</em>)<em> r</em>(<em>eplacement</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADR<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq264">Australian Design Rules.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenergic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac758770084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenergic</span></header><div>/ædrɛnˈɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> adren'erjik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> of, relating to, or producing adrenaline or noradrenaline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq852"> activated by adrenaline or noradrenaline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099153" href="entry://adrenaline%23bigmac000099153"><span class="smallcaps">adren(aline)</span></a> + Greek <em>ergon</em> work + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432077866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adret</span></header><div>/ˈædreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'adray), /ˈædrɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'adret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a mountain slope which faces the sun.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078984" href="entry://ubac%23bigmac000078984"><strong>ubac</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrift</span><z><span target_id="Vs92OV3yGz">adj.</span><span target_id="D22bg2LSB4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adrift" src="word_pronunciations/00348.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdrɪft/ (<em>say</em> uh'drift) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Vs92OV3yGz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> not fastened by any kind of moorings; at the mercy of winds and currents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> swayed by any chance impulse; aimless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq917"> missing the point; wide of the mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq519"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq550"> missing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> absent without leave.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="D22bg2LSB4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq32"> <strong class="phr">adrift of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Sport</em> (in a competitive ranking) behind: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Australia finished 6.90sec. adrift of first-placed Italy</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq676"> irrelevant to or missing (a point, argument, etc.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq707"> <strong class="phr">cut adrift</strong>, to isolate or expel: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It is the second time the ALP has cut adrift one of its own.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="entry://drift%23bigmac000098174"><span class="smallcaps">drift</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adroit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adroit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adroit" src="word_pronunciations/00349.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdrɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'droyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">expert in the use of the hand or mind; possessing readiness of resource; ingenious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French, from phrase <em>à droit</em> rightly, <em>droit</em> from Latin <em>dīrectus</em> straight] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adroitly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adroitness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adscititious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484349646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adscititious</span></header><div>/ædsiˈtɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> adsee'tishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">not inherent, but deriving from an external source.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adscitus</em>, past participle of <em>adsciscere</em> to adopt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adscript
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adscript</span></header><div>/ˈædskrɪpt/ (<em>say</em> 'adskript) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">written after.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104504" href="entry://subscript%23bigmac000104504"><strong>subscript</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098996" href="entry://superscript%23bigmac000098996"><strong>superscript</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>adscriptus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adscription
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adscription</span></header><div>/ædˈskrɪpʃən/ (<em>say</em> ad'skripshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004033" href="entry://ascription%23bigmac000004033"><strong>ascription</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADSL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac410062707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADSL</span></header><div>/ˌeɪ di ɛs ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> .ay dee es 'el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a telecommunications system which downloads data at a speed faster than the speed at which it uploads data;  a common form of broadband internet access, running via a telephone line as opposed to a coaxial cable.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac281791870" href="entry://SDSL%23bigmac281791870"><strong>SDSL</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>a</em>(<em>symmetric</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>igital</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>ubscriber</em>)<em> l</em>(<em>ine service</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adsorb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adsorb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adsorb" src="word_pronunciations/00350.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈsɔb/ (<em>say</em> uhd'sawb) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer, as is the case when charcoal adsorbs gases.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + Latin <em>sorbēre</em> suck in, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104582" href="entry://absorb%23bigmac000104582"><span class="smallcaps">absorb</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adsorbent</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adsorption</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adsorptive</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq963">Automatic Data Transmission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adtech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac834100983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adtech</span></header><div>/ˈædtɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'adtek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">a form of digital marketing in which advertising is directed to an unknown audience, especially using paid third-party data and distributed media platforms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000820" href="entry://advertising%23bigmac000000820"><span class="smallcaps">ad(vertising)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075203" href="entry://technology%23bigmac000075203"><span class="smallcaps">tech(nology)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adult
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adult</span><z><span target_id="XSe8u527fx">adj.</span><span target_id="LR5jMwjM0G">n.</span><span target_id="MVxwlKodQj">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adult" src="word_pronunciations/00356.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʌlt/ (<em>say</em> uh'dult), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adult" src="word_pronunciations/00355.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædʌlt/ (<em>say</em> 'adult) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XSe8u527fx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq787"> having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> relating to or designed for adults: <em class="example">adult education.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq631"> suitable only for adults: <em class="example">an adult movie; </em><em class="example">adult books.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq306"> having reached the age at which a person is considered legally an adult (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087486" href="#mq196">5b</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LR5jMwjM0G">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq655"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq7"> a person who has attained full physical maturity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq196"> a person who has reached the age, variously defined in different political systems and legal contexts, at which an individual is considered to be fully legally responsible and can assume certain civic duties, such as voting (in Australia, the age of 18).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq268"> a full-grown animal or plant.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MVxwlKodQj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq110"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in a mature, responsible manner, especially by attending to mundane but necessary tasks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adultus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adulthood</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adultness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adulting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adulterer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adulterer</span></header><div>/əˈdʌltərə/ (<em>say</em> uh'dultuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a person, especially a man, guilty of adultery.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adulteress</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adulterine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adulterine</span></header><div>/əˈdʌltəraɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'dultuhruyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> characterised by adulteration; spurious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> born of adultery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq175"> of or involving adultery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adulterīnus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adulterous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adulterous</span></header><div>/əˈdʌltərəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'dultuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> characterised by, relating to, or guilty of adultery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> spurious.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adultery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adultery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adultery" src="word_pronunciations/00354.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʌltəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'dultuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adulteries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and any other than the lawful spouse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adulterium</em>; replacing Middle English <em>avoutrie</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adulticide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697278859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adulticide</span></header><div>/əˈdʌltəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'dultuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> the killing of an adult or mature form of an insect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> a substance or preparation that does this.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087486" href="entry://adult%23bigmac000087486"><span class="smallcaps">adult</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013770" href="entry://-cide%23bigmac000013770"><span class="smallcaps">-cide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aduwa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aduwa</span></header><div>/ˈædʊwə/ (<em>say</em> 'adoowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">a town in northern Ethiopia; the Ethiopians defeated the Italians here, 1896.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adv.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adv.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> adverb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq675"> adverbial.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advection</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> the transfer of heat by horizontal movements of air, water or other fluids; horizontal convection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq018"> such a horizontal movement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>advectio</em> a carrying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advent" src="word_pronunciations/00364.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'advent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a coming into place, view, or being; arrival: <em class="example">the advent of scientific methods of treatment.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>adventus</em> arrival]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Advent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316700391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Advent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Advent" src="word_pronunciations/00364.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'advent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Christianity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">a season of the liturgical year (including four Sundays) preceding Christmas, commemorative of Christ’s coming.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adventist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adventist</span></header><div>/ˈædvəntəst/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhntuhst), /ædˈvɛntəst/ (<em>say</em> ad'ventuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> someone who believes that the second coming of Christ is near at hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> a member of any of certain Christian denominations which maintain that belief.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Adventism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventitia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventitia</span></header><div>/ædvɛnˈtɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> adven'tishuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">the outer covering of an organ, especially a blood vessel derived from adjacent connective tissue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>adventīcius</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000807" href="entry://adventitious%23bigmac000000807"><span class="smallcaps">adventitious</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventitious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventitious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adventitious" src="word_pronunciations/00362.mp3"></audio></span>/ædvɛnˈtɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> adven'tishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> accidentally or casually acquired; added extrinsically; foreign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adventīcius</em> coming from abroad] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adventitiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adventitiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventive</span><z><span target_id="B3NtwEFfYF">adj.</span><span target_id="kPDSRvhZ5K">n.</span></z></header><div>/ədˈvɛntɪv/ (<em>say</em> uhd'ventiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="B3NtwEFfYF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kPDSRvhZ5K">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq951"> an adventive plant or animal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>advent</em>(<em>us</em>) arrival + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038671" href="entry://-ive%23bigmac000038671"><span class="smallcaps">-ive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventure</span><z><span target_id="2pAYGUBChI">n.</span><span target_id="QwGKUkHAI8">v.t.</span><span target_id="hKkqzdqQ3t">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adventure" src="word_pronunciations/00363.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'venchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2pAYGUBChI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq211"> an undertaking of uncertain outcome; a hazardous enterprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> an exciting experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq029"> participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: <em class="example">the spirit of adventure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq634"> a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; a venture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq257"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> peril; danger.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq703"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> chance.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">adventured</strong>, <strong class="bold">adventuring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QwGKUkHAI8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq553"> to risk or hazard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq854"> to take the chance of; dare.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hKkqzdqQ3t">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq151"> to take the risk involved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq207"> to venture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aventure</em>, from Old French, from Latin (<em>rēs</em>)<em> adventūra</em>, future p., (a thing) about to happen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventurer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventurer</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛntʃərə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'venchuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> someone who adventures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq952"> a seeker of fortune in daring enterprises; a soldier of fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq002"> someone who undertakes any great commercial risk; a speculator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq528"> a seeker of fortune by underhand or equivocal means.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventuresome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventuresome</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛntʃəsəm/ (<em>say</em> uhd'venchuhsuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">bold; daring; adventurous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventuress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventuress</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛntʃərɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhd'venchuhres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> a female adventurer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> a woman who schemes to win social position, money, etc., by equivocal methods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventurism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventurism</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛntʃərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhd'venchuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">recklessness, rash improvisation or experimentation, especially in politics or finance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventurous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventurous</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛntʃərəs/ (<em>say</em> uhd'venchuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> inclined or willing to engage in adventures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> attended with risk; requiring courage.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adventurously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adventurousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adverb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adverb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adverb" src="word_pronunciations/00365.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvɜb/ (<em>say</em> 'adverb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> one of the major parts of speech, comprising words used to modify or limit a verb, a verbal noun (also, in Latin, English, and some other languages, an adjective or another adverb), or an adverbial phrase or clause. An adverbial element expresses some relation of place, time, manner, attendant circumstance, degree, cause, inference, result, condition, exception, concession, purpose, or means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq979"> such a word, as <em>well</em> in English <em>she sings well</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> Also, <strong class="vs">adverbial</strong>. any word or phrase of similar function or meaning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>adverbium</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adverbial</strong> /ədˈvɜbiəl/ (<em>say</em> uhd'verbeeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adverbially</strong> /ədˈvɜbiəli/ (<em>say</em> uhd'verbeeuhlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adverbless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adverse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adverse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adverse" src="word_pronunciations/00368.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvɜs/ (<em>say</em> 'advers), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adverse" src="word_pronunciations/00369.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvɜs/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vers) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> antagonistic in purpose or effect: <em class="example">adverse criticism.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> opposing one’s interests or desire: <em class="example">adverse fate; </em><em class="example">adverse fortune; </em><em class="example">adverse influences; </em><em class="example">adverse circumstances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq194"> being or acting in a contrary direction; opposed or opposing: <em class="example">adverse winds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq504"> opposite; confronting: <em class="example">the adverse page.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq516"> <em class="label">Botany</em> turned towards the axis, as a leaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq096"> opposed to the examining party in a law suit: <em class="example">an adverse witness.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq193"> <strong>adverse possession</strong>, an occupation or possession of land by someone who has no lawful title to it, which, if unopposed for a certain period, extinguishes the right and title of the true owner.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>adversus</em>, past participle, turned against, turned towards] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adversely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adverseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adversity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adversity</span></header><div>/ədˈvɜsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhd'versuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adversities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>his short season of adversity had rubbed all the little crudities off his character</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq771"> an unfortunate event or circumstance: <em class="example">the prosperities and adversities of this life.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>adversite</em>, from Latin <em>adversitas</em> opposition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advert<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advert" src="word_pronunciations/00372.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvɜt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vert) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">advert to</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> to turn one’s attention to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> to make a remark or remarks about or in relation to; refer to: <em class="example">he adverted briefly to the occurrences of the day.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>advertere</em> turn to; replacing Middle English <em>averte</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>avertir</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advert<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advert" src="word_pronunciations/00373.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'advert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">an advertisement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ad</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ae.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ae.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq400">at the age of; aged.</span></div><div class="etym"> Also, <strong class="vs">aet.</strong> [Latin <em>aetātis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276866062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AE</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> Australian English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> American English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AEC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AEC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq82"> Australian Electoral Commission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq449"> Atomic Energy Commission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq511"> African Economic Community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aecidium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aecidium</span></header><div>/iˈsɪdiəm/ (<em>say</em> ee'sideeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aecidia</strong> /iˈsɪdiə/ (<em>say</em> ee'sideeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">an aecium in which the spores are always formed in chains and enclosed in a cup-shaped peridium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, diminutive of Greek <em>aikia</em> injury]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeciospore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeciospore</span></header><div>/ˈisiəˌspɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'eeseeuh.spaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">a spore borne by an aecium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aecium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aecium</span></header><div>/ˈisiəm/ (<em>say</em> 'eeseeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aecia</strong> /ˈisiə/ (<em>say</em> 'eeseeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">the sorus of rust fungi which arises from the haploid mycelium, commonly accompanied by spermogonia and bearing chain-like or stalked spores.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>aikia</em> an injurious effect + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aecial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aedes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac694733285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aedes</span></header><div>/eɪˈidiz/ (<em>say</em> ay'eedeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> a mosquito originally found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, but now gradually extending in reach to all continents except Antarctica; associated with the transmission of viral diseases and some forms of encephalitis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> the mosquito <em>Aëdes aegypti</em>, which transmits yellow fever, dengue, and zika virus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aedes mosquito</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>aēdēs</em> unpleasant, disagreeable]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AEDT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac763264704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AEDT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq47">Australian Eastern Daylight Time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeëtes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeëtes</span></header><div>/iˈitiz/ (<em>say</em> ee'eeteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">a king of Colchis, father of Medea, and custodian of the Golden Fleece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aegerite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aegerite</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒəraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjuhruyt), /ˈi-/ (<em>say</em> 'ee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">a mineral consisting of sodium and iron silicate, Na<sub>2</sub>OFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.4SiO<sub>2</sub>; acmite.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aegerine</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Aegir</em>, a sea-god in Scandinavian mythology + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aegeus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aegeus</span></header><div>/əˈdʒiəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'jeeuhs), /ˈidʒiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eejeeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">king of Athens and father of Theseus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aegina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aegina</span></header><div>/iˈdʒaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> ee'juynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> an island off the south-east coast of Greece in the Saronic Gulf. 83 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq054"> <strong>Gulf of</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087854" href="entry://Saronic%20Gulf%23bigmac000087854"><strong>Saronic Gulf</strong></a>.</span></div> Greek, <strong>Aíyina</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aegir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aegir</span></header><div>/ˈidʒɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'eejear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scandinavian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">the sea-god, the husband of Ran.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Icelandic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aegis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aegis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aegis" src="word_pronunciations/00384.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈidʒəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eejuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq697"> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> the shield of Zeus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> the shield lent by Zeus to other deities, especially Athene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq761"> protection; sponsorship: <em class="example">under the imperial aegis.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>aigis</em> (a goatskin) the shield of Zeus]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aegisthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aegisthus</span></header><div>/iˈdʒɪsθəs/ (<em>say</em> ee'jisthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">the cousin of Agamemnon; conspired with his lover, Clytemnestra, in the murder of her husband, Agamemnon, and later killed by her son, Orestes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aegyo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384711384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aegyo</span><z><span target_id="71vVds8x46">n.</span><span target_id="uBhsFr4xxT">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛgjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'egyoh) (in South Korean popular culture) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="71vVds8x46">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> behaviour which is regarded as cute or charming.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uBhsFr4xxT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq898"> appealing in appearance or manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Korean]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ælfric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ælfric</span></header><div>/ˈælfrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'alfrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Ælfric Grammaticus</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">c.955–c.1020, English abbot and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeneid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeneid</span></header><div>/əˈniəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'neeuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">a Latin epic poem by Virgil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertent</span></header><div>/ədˈvɜtənt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vertuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">attentive; heedful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>advertence</strong>, <strong>advertency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>advertently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertise</span><z><span target_id="QwrZwO9onZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="GIybh3VBZw">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advertise" src="word_pronunciations/00371.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædvətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhtuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">advertised</strong>, <strong class="bold">advertising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QwrZwO9onZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> to give information to the public concerning; make public announcement of, by publication in periodicals, by printed posters, by broadcasting over the radio, television, etc.: <em class="example">to advertise a reward.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> to offer (an article) for sale or (a vacancy) to applicants, etc., by placing an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, etc.: <em class="example">she advertised the post of private secretary.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq998"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to praise the good qualities of, in order to induce the public to buy or invest in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to admonish; warn.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GIybh3VBZw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq403"> to place an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, etc.: <em class="example">to advertise for a house to rent.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>advertise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Middle French <em>advertiss-</em>, stem of <em>advertir</em>, from Latin <em>advertere</em> to observe, attend to, heed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>advertiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant spelling <em>advertize</em> is not common, even in US English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertisement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertisement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advertisement" src="word_pronunciations/00370.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvɜtəsmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vertuhsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">any device or public announcement, as a printed notice in a newspaper, a commercial film on television, a neon sign, etc., designed to attract public attention, bring in custom, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Middle French <em>advertissement</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant spelling <em>advertizement</em> is not common, even in US English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Advertiser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Advertiser</span></header><div>/ˈædvətaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhtuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">an Australian newspaper published daily in Adelaide; founded in 1858 and owned by the Murdoch family since the 1950s; now part of News Corporation.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">’Tiser</strong> /ˈtaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyzuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertising</span></header><div>/ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhtuyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> the act or practice of bringing anything, as one’s requirements or one’s business or products, into public notice, especially by paid announcements in periodicals, on hoardings, etc., or on television: <em class="example">to secure customers by advertising.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> paid announcements; advertisements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq800"> the profession of designing and writing advertisements.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant spelling <em>advertizing</em> is not common, even in US English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advice</span><z><span target_id="ah4X7w9mVL">n.</span><span target_id="ll78FBFnlu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advice" src="word_pronunciations/00374.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ah4X7w9mVL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> an opinion recommended, or offered, as worthy to be followed: <em class="example">I shall act on your advice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> a communication, especially from a distance, containing information: <em class="example">advice from abroad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq448"> a formal or professional opinion given, especially by a barrister.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ll78FBFnlu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq646"> <strong class="phr">take advice</strong>, to listen to and follow advice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>advyse</em> (replacing Middle English <em>avys</em>, from Old French <em>avis</em> opinion), from Latin <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>vīsum</em>, past participle neuter, what seems best]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advise</span><z><span target_id="OaZuBAjShh">v.t.</span><span target_id="4EjA9TLiOA">v.i.</span><span target_id="GScvJUAw12">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advise" src="word_pronunciations/00377.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">advised</strong>, <strong class="bold">advising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OaZuBAjShh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> to give counsel to; offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So, please advise me: where should I emigrate to …</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">andras dezsery</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq686"> to recommend as wise, prudent, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘You’ve no idea how awful it looks, Sal,’ interposed Max hastily, as if he were afraid that Sally might advise the resumption of that mode of neckwear.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lesbia harford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1924</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4EjA9TLiOA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq681"> to offer counsel; give advice: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They would criticise and advise, but Ma and Great-aunt Jane had already furnished me with that kind of friendship and assistance.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq168"> to ring back on the telephone.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GScvJUAw12">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">advise against</strong>, to offer warnings with regard to: <em class="example">to advise against going to sea in a gale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq619"> <strong class="phr">advise someone of something</strong>, to give someone information or notice about something: <em class="example">the merchants were advised of the risk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">advise with</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to take counsel with: <em class="example">I shall advise with my friends.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>advīsāre</em>; replacing Middle English <em>avise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advised
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advised</span></header><div>/ədˈvaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq956"> informed: <em class="example">kept thoroughly advised.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> considered (retained in such expressions as in <em>ill-advised</em> or <em>well-advised</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>advisedness</strong> /ədˈvaɪzədnəs/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyzuhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advisedly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advisedly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of advisedly" src="word_pronunciations/00376.mp3"></audio></span>/ədˈvaɪzədli/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyzuhdlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">after due consideration; deliberately.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advisement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557660165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advisement</span></header><div>/ədˈvaɪzmənt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyzmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">careful consideration and consultation: <em class="example">the proposal was accepted under advisement.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adviser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adviser</span></header><div>/ədˈvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> someone who gives advice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> a teacher who helps students choose their course of study, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">advisor</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant <em>advisor</em> is commonly used, though considered incorrect by some. It is probably influenced by <em>advisory</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advisory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advisory</span><z><span target_id="aPvvmcnonh">adj.</span><span target_id="HHhqZZXMJ4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ədˈvaɪzəri/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyzuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aPvvmcnonh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> of, or giving, advice; having power to advise: <em class="example">an advisory council.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HHhqZZXMJ4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq681"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">advisories</strong>) a statement of advice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ADVO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac736765462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ADVO</span></header><div>/eɪ di vi ˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ay dee vee 'oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">an AVO made where the people involved are related or living together, or are or were in an intimate relationship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>pprehended</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>omestic</em>)<em> v</em>(<em>iolence</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>rder</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advowson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advowson</span></header><div>/ədˈvaʊzən/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vowzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">(formerly, in Britain) the right of a bishop or a layman (usually the lord of the manor) to present a benefice to a vicar or rector of their choice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French; replacing Middle English <em>avoweson</em>, from Old French <em>avoeson</em>, from Latin <em>advocātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advt</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq058">advertisement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adygea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adygea</span></header><div>/ˈadɪgeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahdigay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">a federal republic in south-western Russia; formerly the <strong>Adygei Autonomous Region</strong> in Russia within the Soviet Union. 7600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Maykop.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Adygheya</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adytum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adytum</span></header><div>/ˈædɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> 'adituhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adyta</strong> /ˈædɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'adituh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> (in ancient worship) a sacred place which the public was not allowed to enter; an inner shrine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> the most sacred or reserved part of any place of worship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>adyton</em> (a place) not to be entered]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adze</span><z><span target_id="hu74l5wNE1">n.</span><span target_id="3RrEpGzQ81">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of adze" src="word_pronunciations/00381.mp3"></audio></span>/ædz/ (<em>say</em> adz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hu74l5wNE1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> a heavy chisel-like steel tool fastened at right angles to a wooden handle, used to dress timber, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3RrEpGzQ81">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq389"> to carve out using an adze.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">adz</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>adese</em>, Old English <em>adesa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ae-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ae-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq785">For words beginning in <strong>ae-</strong>, see also spellings under <strong>e-</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeolipile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeolipile</span></header><div>/iˈɒləpaɪl/ (<em>say</em> ee'oluhpuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">an instrument consisting essentially of a round vessel rotated by the force of steam generated within, and escaping through bent arms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aeolipyle</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aeolipila</em>, originally <em>Aeolī pila</em> ball of Aeolus, or <em>Aeolī pylae</em> doorway of Aeolus]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeolis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeolis</span></header><div>/ˈiələs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in north-western Asia Minor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeolotropic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeolotropic</span></header><div>/ˌiəloʊˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> .eeuhloh'tropik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">not isotropic; anisotropic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aiolo</em>(<em>s</em>) changeful + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078261" href="entry://-tropic%23bigmac000078261"><span class="smallcaps">-tropic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aeolotropy</strong> /iəˈlɒtrəpi/ (<em>say</em> eeuh'lotruhpee), <strong>aeolotropism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeolus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeolus</span></header><div>/ˈiələs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> the ruler of the winds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq257"> the legendary founder of the ancient Greek region of Aeolis and of the Aeolian people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>Aioleus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aeon" src="word_pronunciations/08115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'eeon), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aeon" src="word_pronunciations/00387.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈiən/ (<em>say</em> 'eeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098339" href="entry://eon%23bigmac000098339"><strong>eon</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aepyornis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aepyornis</span></header><div>/ipiˈɔnəs/ (<em>say</em> eepee'awnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">any of the extinct gigantic ratite birds of the genus <em>Aepyornis</em>, thought to be the basis for the legendary roc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeq.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeq.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq869">equal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: <em>aequālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aer-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aer-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq774">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><strong>aero-</strong></a> before vowels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerie" src="word_pronunciations/07588.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'earree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerie" src="word_pronunciations/00538.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'airree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025413" href="entry://eyrie%23bigmac000025413"><strong>eyrie</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aery</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>aeria</em>, from Old French <em>aire</em>, from Latin <em>ārea</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003654" href="entry://area%23bigmac000003654"><span class="smallcaps">area</span></a> or Latin <em>ātrium</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099161" href="entry://atrium%23bigmac000099161"><span class="smallcaps">atrium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeriferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeriferous</span></header><div>/ɛərˈɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> airr'ifuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">conveying air, as the bronchial tubes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeriform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297959037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeriform</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> having the form or nature of air; gaseous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> designed to create very little air resistance, as a car body, aircraft wing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq199"> <em class="label">Rare</em> unsubstantial; unreal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aero</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'airroh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> of or for aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> of aeronautics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aero-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aero-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a word element indicating </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> air; atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> gas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> aeroplane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>āēr</em> air]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobe</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'airrohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a bacterium or other microorganism whose existence requires, or is not destroyed by, the presence of free oxygen (opposed to <em>anaerobe</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>aerobia</em>, from Greek <em>āero-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <em>bios</em> life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerobic" src="word_pronunciations/00393.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛəˈroʊbɪk/ (<em>say</em> air'rohbik), /əˈroʊbɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohbik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> (of organisms or tissues) living or active only in the presence of free oxygen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> relating to or caused by the presence of oxygen: <em class="example">aerobic respiration.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq123"> relating to or induced by aerobic organisms: <em class="example">aerobic decomposition.</em> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002369" href="entry://anaerobic%23bigmac000002369"><strong>anaerobic</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq111"> relating to or making use of aerobics: <em class="example">an aerobic workout.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerobically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerobics" src="word_pronunciations/00392.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛəˈroʊbɪks/ (<em>say</em> air'rohbiks), /əˈroʊbɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohbiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">a program of rhythmic aerobic exercise, usually undertaken by groups of people moving in time to music and taking their cues from an instructor doing the same movements in front of the group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090417" href="entry://aerobic%23bigmac000090417"><span class="smallcaps">aerobic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23mq163">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobiosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobiosis</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊbaɪˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .airrohbuy'ohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">existence in the presence of free oxygen.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerobiotic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac318953189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobot</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊbɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'airrohbot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">a small unmanned aerial vehicle, operating entirely autonomously, as an airborne robot, or semi-autonomously, as a remotely controlled aerial platform, used for unmanned space probes, aerial photography, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063845" href="entry://robot%23bigmac000063845"><span class="smallcaps">(ro)bot</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobridge</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'airrohbrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a covered portable walkway for the transfer of passengers between an airport terminal and an aeroplane.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airbridge</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerodonetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerodonetics</span></header><div>/ɛərədəˈnɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> airruhduh'netiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">the study of gliding or soaring flight; the science dealing with gliding craft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>āerodonētos</em> air tossed + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerodrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerodrome</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerodrome" src="word_pronunciations/00394.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛərədroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhdrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">a landing field for aeroplanes, especially private aeroplanes, having permanent buildings, equipment, hangars, etc., but usually smaller than an airport.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">airdrome</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23mq308">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022029" href="entry://-drome%23bigmac000022029"><span class="smallcaps">-drome</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022029" href="entry://-drome%23mq094">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerodyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerodyne</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊdaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'airrohduyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">any heavier-than-air craft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac166205275" href="entry://aerodynamic%23bigmac166205275"><span class="smallcaps">aerodynamic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeroembolism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeroembolism</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊˈɛmbəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .airroh'embuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a morbid condition caused by substantial decrease in atmospheric pressure, as in high-altitude flying, and characterised by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood, pains in the lungs, etc.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006663" href="entry://bends%23bigmac000006663"><strong>bends</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerofoil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerofoil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerofoil" src="word_pronunciations/00396.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛərəfɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhfoyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">any surface, such as a wing, aileron, or stabiliser, designed to help in lifting or controlling an aircraft or sailing boat by making use of the current of air through which it moves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23mq513">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027692" href="entry://foil%23bigmac000027692"><span class="smallcaps">foil<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerogel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202489171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerogel</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊdʒɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'airrohjel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a silicon-based substance used in insulation, combining tensile strength with great resistance to heat transfer, with a density only three times that of air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029803" href="entry://gel%23bigmac000029803"><span class="smallcaps">gel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerogun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerogun</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəgʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhgun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">a spray gun.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerolite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerolite</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aerolith</strong> /ˈɛərəlɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhlith). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23mq513">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042900" href="entry://-lite%23bigmac000042900"><span class="smallcaps">-lite</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aerolitic</strong> /ɛərəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> airruh'litik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerology</span></header><div>/ɛəˈrɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> air'roluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">the science of the properties of air and of the atmosphere.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerologic</strong> /ɛərəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> airruh'lojik), <strong>aerological</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aerologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeromedicine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac760199555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeromedicine</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊˈmɛdəsən/ (<em>say</em> airroh'meduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004886" href="entry://aviation%20medicine%23bigmac000004886"><strong>aviation medicine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerometer</span></header><div>/ɛəˈrɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> air'romuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">an instrument for determining the weight, density, etc., of air or other gases.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23mq175">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerometry</span></header><div>/ɛəˈrɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> air'romuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087982" href="entry://pneumatics%23bigmac000087982"><strong>pneumatics</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerometric</strong> /ɛərəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> airruh'metrik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeron.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeron.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq956">aeronautics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerophobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerophobia</span></header><div>/ɛərəˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> airruh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> a pathological fear of draughts of air, gases, and airborne noxious influences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> a pathological fear of flying in aircraft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aerophobe</strong> /ˈɛərəfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhfohb), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aerophobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerophone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerophone</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">a musical instrument which produces sound by means of a vibrating column of air, as the pipe organ or the flute, oboe, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013489" href="entry://chordophone%23bigmac000013489"><strong>chordophone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855343865" href="entry://electrophone%23bigmac855343865"><strong>electrophone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036204" href="entry://idiophone%23bigmac000036204"><strong>idiophone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac504512161" href="entry://membranophone%23bigmac504512161"><strong>membranophone</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23mq513">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056202" href="entry://-phone%23bigmac000056202"><span class="smallcaps">-phone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerophyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac183345237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerophyte</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəfaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhfuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024216" href="entry://epiphyte%23bigmac000024216"><strong>epiphyte</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aerosmith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967823400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aerosmith</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊˌsmɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'airroh.smith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">US rock group, formed in 1970, featuring lead singer Steven Tyler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerosol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerosol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerosol" src="word_pronunciations/00400.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛərəsɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhsol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em> a system (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074354" href="entry://system%23mq602">13</a>) consisting of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; a smoke or fog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089137" href="entry://aerosol%20container%23bigmac000089137"><strong>aerosol container</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000883" href="entry://aero-%23bigmac000000883"><span class="smallcaps">aero-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070061" href="entry://sol%23bigmac000070061"><span class="smallcaps">sol<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerosolise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892068097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerosolise</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəsɒlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhsoluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aerosolised</strong>, <strong class="bold">aerosolising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq706"> to convert into an aerosol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> to disperse as an aerosol.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aerosolize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerosolisation</strong> /ˌɛərəsɒlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .airruhsoluy'zayshuhn)</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerotropolis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599562775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerotropolis</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊˈtrɒpələs/ (<em>say</em> airroh'tropuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">an urban centre which is developed around an airport.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aertex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aertex</span></header><div>/ˈɛətɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'airteks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">a cellular cotton fabric used for underwear, sports shirts, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aery<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aery" src="word_pronunciations/00538.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'airree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">ethereal; lofty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āerius</em> airy]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aery<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aery" src="word_pronunciations/07588.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'earree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aery" src="word_pronunciations/00538.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'airree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aeries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025413" href="entry://eyrie%23bigmac000025413"><strong>eyrie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeschines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeschines</span></header><div>/ˈiskəniz/ (<em>say</em> 'eeskuhneez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">389–314 BC, Athenian orator; rival of Demosthenes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeschylus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeschylus</span></header><div>/ˈiskələs/ (<em>say</em> 'eeskuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">525–456 BC, Greek tragic poet and dramatist; his plays include the <em>Oresteia</em> and <em>Prometheus Bound</em>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Aeschylean</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aesir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aesir</span></header><div>/ˈeɪsɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'aysear), /ˈisɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'eesear) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">the gods of the Scandinavian mythology, dwelling in Asgard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Icelandic, plural of <em>āss</em> god]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aesop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aesop</span></header><div>/ˈisɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'eesop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">620?–564? BC, Greek author of fables.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AEST
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32875473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AEST</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq187">Australian Eastern Standard Time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AeT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac708216962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AeT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq477">aerobic threshold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Æthelbert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Æthelbert</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəlbɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhlbert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104042" href="entry://Ethelbert%23bigmac000104042"><strong>Ethelbert</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Æthelred
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Æthelred</span></header><div>/ˈɛθəlrɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'ethuhlred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104043" href="entry://Ethelred%20II%23bigmac000104043"><strong>Ethelred II</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aetna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aetna</span></header><div>/ˈɛtnə/ (<em>say</em> 'etnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">→ Mount <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096616" href="entry://Etna%23bigmac000096616"><strong>Etna</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096616" href="entry://Etna%23mq625">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aetolia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aetolia</span></header><div>/iˈtoʊliə/ (<em>say</em> ee'tohleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">a powerful federal state of ancient Greece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AETT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac293347323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AETT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq774">Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AEU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AEU</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq847">Australian Education Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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af-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">af-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq563">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a> (by assimilation) before <em>f</em>, as in <em>affect</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AF</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> Anglo-French.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> Also, <strong class="vs">a.f.</strong> audio frequency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Education</em> absent fail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq197"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> atrial fibrillation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq883"> autofocus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq660"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> as fuck. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090369" href="entry://fuck%23bigmac000090369"><strong>fuck</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090369" href="entry://fuck%23mq954">9</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFAB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac020426851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFAB</span></header><div>/ˈeɪfæb/ (<em>say</em> 'ayfab) <div class="def"><span id="mq295">assigned female at birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq954"> Australian Flying Corps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> Australian Film Commission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq855"> automatic flight control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq644"> automatic frequency control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afebrile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afebrile</span></header><div>/eɪˈfɛbraɪl/ (<em>say</em> ay'februyl), /eɪˈfibraɪl/ (<em>say</em> ay'feebruyl), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-brəl/ (<em>say</em> -bruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">without fever; feverless.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026056" href="entry://febrile%23bigmac000026056"><span class="smallcaps">febrile</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciations /eɪˈfɛbrəl/ and /eɪˈfibrəl/ are considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affect<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="w0xW4vA5NW">v.t.</span><span target_id="9hifMlzeCZ">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="w0xW4vA5NW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affect" src="word_pronunciations/00416.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> to act on; produce an effect or a change in: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The damp winters affected my chest.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> to impress; move (in mind or feelings): <em class="example">the poetry affected me deeply.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq846"> (of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His lungs had been affected when he was a soldier in France when gas had been used in the fighting;</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hyllus maris and sonia borg</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9hifMlzeCZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq989"> /ˈæfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'afekt) <em class="label">Psychology</em> observable feeling or emotion, as linked to a thought process or as a response to a stimulus (opposed to <em>conation</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq657"> /əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekt) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> affection; passion; sensation; inclination; inward disposition or feeling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>affectus</em>, past participle, influenced, attacked] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Affect</em> is commonly confused with <em>effect</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affect<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="xwIJVPie48">v.t.</span><span target_id="JFQE6CWxZG">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affect" src="word_pronunciations/00417.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xwIJVPie48"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> to make a show of; put on a pretence of; pretend; feign: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He affected a fit of coughing and held his stomach and pulled faces.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gerald murnane</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> to assume or imitate, especially in a pretentious fashion: <em class="example">to affect an Oxford accent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq779"> to use or adopt by preference; choose; prefer: <em class="example">the peculiar costume which he affected.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to assume the character or attitude of: <em class="example">to affect the freethinker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to tend towards habitually or naturally: <em class="example">a substance which affects colloidal form.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq547"> <em class="label">Rare</em> (of animals and plants) to inhabit; frequent: <em class="example">moss affects the northern slopes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to aim at; aspire to: <em class="example">to affect virtue.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JFQE6CWxZG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq745"> to profess; pretend: <em class="example">she affected to be wearied.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>affecter</em>, from Latin <em>affectāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affecter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affected<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affected" src="word_pronunciations/00412.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'fektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> acted upon; influenced: <em class="example">the affected group.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> influenced injuriously; impaired; attacked, as by climate, disease or pollution, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It only takes a small quantity of oil to create a mammoth pollution problem and the affected area is extremely difficult to clean up.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">community express</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq931"> moved; touched: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She wrote back saying how affected she was to get a letter</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank moorhouse</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099537" href="entry://affect%23bigmac000099537"><span class="smallcaps">affect<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affected<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affected" src="word_pronunciations/00413.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'fektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq512"> assumed artificially: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she longed again for Lorraine’s affected English and kindergarten tones.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">irmgard duhs</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> assuming or pretending to possess characteristics which are not natural: <em class="example">an affected man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq980"> inclined or disposed: <em class="example">well affected towards a project.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099540" href="entry://affect%23bigmac000099540"><span class="smallcaps">affect<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affectedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affectedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affecting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affecting</span></header><div>/əˈfɛktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">having power to excite or move the feelings; tending to move the affections.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>affectingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affection<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affection" src="word_pronunciations/00415.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq405"> a settled fondness, love, or attachment: <em class="example">the affection of a father for his child.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq988"> the state of having one’s feelings affected; emotion or feeling: <em class="example">over and above our reason and affections.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq254"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a disease, or the condition of being diseased; a morbid or abnormal state of body or mind: <em class="example">a gouty affection.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq025"> the act of affecting; act of influencing or acting upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq945"> the state of being affected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> a contingent, alterable, and accidental state or quality of being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> the affective aspect of a mental process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a bodily state due to any influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq285"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> bent or disposition of mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>affectio</em> influence (active), state of mind, favourable disposition (passive)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affection<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affection" src="word_pronunciations/00415.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'fekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091493" href="entry://affectation%23bigmac000091493"><strong>affectation</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099540" href="entry://affect%23bigmac000099540"><span class="smallcaps">affect<sup>2</sup></span></a> (verb) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affective</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affective" src="word_pronunciations/07590.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'fektiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> relating to the affections; emotional.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq665"> exciting emotion; affecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq807"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> relating to feeling or emotion, especially to pleasurable or unpleasurable aspects of mental process.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>affectively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affectivity</strong> /ˌæfɛkˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> .afek'tivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afferent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afferent</span></header><div>/ˈæfərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'afuhruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">bringing to or leading towards a central organ or point (opposed to <em>efferent</em>): <em class="example">afferent nerves; </em><em class="example">afferent veins.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>afferens</em>, present participle, bringing to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affettuoso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affettuoso</span></header><div>/əfɛtjuˈoʊsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhfetyooh'ohsoh), /-zoʊ/ (<em>say</em> -zoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">(a musical direction) with feeling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affined</span></header><div>/əˈfaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'fuynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> related; connected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq459"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> bound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>affiné</em> related + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022893" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022893"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affinitive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affinitive</span></header><div>/əˈfɪnətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'finuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">characterised by affinity; closely related.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affinity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affinity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affinity" src="word_pronunciations/00423.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɪnəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'finuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">affinities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em> or <em>with</em>) a natural liking for, or attraction to, a person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> inherent likeness or agreement as between things; close resemblance or connection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq304"> relationship by marriage or by ties other than those of blood (distinguished from <em>consanguinity</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq003"> someone for whom a natural liking or attraction is felt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Edmee could put Gaddy in the position of the romantic lover and affinity that she had gushed about.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the phylogenetic relationship between two organisms or groups of organisms resulting in a resemblance in general plan or structure, or in the essential structural parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq547"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> that force by which atoms of dissimilar nature unite in certain definite proportions to form a compound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French <em>af</em>(<em>f</em>)<em>inité</em>, from Latin <em>affīnitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac500703548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afib</span></header><div>/ˈeɪfɪb/ (<em>say</em> 'ayfib) <div class="def"><span id="mq433">atrial fibrillation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afield</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afield" src="word_pronunciations/00436.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfild/ (<em>say</em> uh'feeld) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq076"> abroad; away from home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> off the beaten path; far and wide: <em class="example">to stray far afield in one’s reading.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq103"> in or to the field or fields.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100949" href="entry://field%23bigmac000100949"><span class="smallcaps">field</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afire</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afire" src="word_pronunciations/00437.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fuyuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> on fire; alight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> involved; enthusiastic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089621" href="entry://fire%23bigmac000089621"><span class="smallcaps">fire</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac590312802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afk</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">(an abbreviation, originally in digital messaging, used to indicate that a person will be unresponsive until they otherwise notify.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AFK</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>a</em>(<em>way</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>rom</em>)<em> k</em>(<em>eyboard</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFL</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq339">Australian Football League.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aflutter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aflutter</span></header><div>/əˈflʌtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'flutuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">in a flutter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089689" href="entry://flutter%23bigmac000089689"><span class="smallcaps">flutter</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFLW
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac744857941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFLW</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq125">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac793023984" href="entry://AFL%20Women%27s%23bigmac793023984"><strong>AFL Women’s</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFLX
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac534554728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFLX</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛf ɛl ˈɛks/ (<em>say</em> ay ef el 'eks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">(formerly) a form of Australian Rules played on a rectangular field, featuring two teams of ten players, of which only seven are on the field at any time, ten minute halves, and 10-point supergoals; established in 2018.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000994" href="entry://AFL%23bigmac000000994"><span class="smallcaps">AFL</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086077" href="entry://X%23bigmac000086077"><span class="smallcaps">X<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086077" href="entry://X%23mq357">1</a>), representing the number of players in each team and the points awarded for a supergoal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820157783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afol</span></header><div>/ˈæfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'afuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">an adult devotee of small interlocking plastic building blocks used to build toy constructions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>dult</em>) <em>f</em>(<em>an</em>) <em>o</em>(<em>f</em>) <em>L</em>(<em>ego</em>) a brand name of such blocks]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afoot</span><z><span target_id="oKs46qGTUs">adv.</span><span target_id="Fr6Xy1Flgp">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afoot" src="word_pronunciations/00441.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfʊt/ (<em>say</em> uh'foot) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="oKs46qGTUs"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> on foot; walking: <em class="example">I came afoot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Fr6Xy1Flgp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq079"> astir; in progress: <em class="example">there is mischief afoot.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089708" href="entry://foot%23bigmac000089708"><span class="smallcaps">foot</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afore</span><z><span target_id="3oCAdbhdSS">adv.</span><span target_id="ZgD0JMge3F">prep.</span><span target_id="qa6Y1SVTx6">conj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> uh'faw) <em class="label">Archaic</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="3oCAdbhdSS">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> before.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="ZgD0JMge3F">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq957"> before.</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="qa6Y1SVTx6">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq636"> before.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aforne</em>, Old English <em>on foran</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089367" href="entry://fore%23bigmac000089367"><span class="smallcaps">fore<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aforementioned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aforementioned</span></header><div>/əfɔˈmɛnʃənd/ (<em>say</em> uhfaw'menshuhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">mentioned earlier or previously.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aforethought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aforethought</span><z><span target_id="5Yqqfl3OrF">n.</span><span target_id="9LtbDQ7Adt">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfɔθɔt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fawthawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5Yqqfl3OrF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Rare</em> premeditation; forethought.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9LtbDQ7Adt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">with malice aforethought</strong>, thought of beforehand; premeditated: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>no doubt he had committed with malice aforethought the crime upon which he was arraigned</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afoul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afoul</span><z><span target_id="CxVfCteYrz">adj.</span><span target_id="9ikVlnvy7I">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfaʊl/ (<em>say</em> uh'fowl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CxVfCteYrz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> in a state of collision or entanglement: <em class="example">a ship with its shrouds afoul.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9ikVlnvy7I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq741"> <strong class="phr">run afoul of</strong>, to become involved with to one’s disadvantage: <em class="example">run afoul of the law.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A4
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A4</span></header><div>/eɪˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> ay'faw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">an international standard size of paper, 297 × 210 mm, replacing the traditional foolscap and large post quarto.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFP<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001909" href="entry://alpha-fetoprotein%23bigmac000001909"><strong>alpha-fetoprotein</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258542758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFP<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq441">Australian Federal Police.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFPC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac238017959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFPC</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">Australian Fair Pay Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afreet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac689565541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afreet</span></header><div>/əˈfrit/ (<em>say</em> uh'freet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">(in Arabic mythology) a powerful evil spirit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic, from Persian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afresh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afresh</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afresh" src="word_pronunciations/00444.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfrɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'fresh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">anew; again: <em class="example">to start afresh.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087388" href="entry://fresh%23bigmac000087388"><span class="smallcaps">fresh</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirm</span><z><span target_id="g8ETHmdeOW">v.t.</span><span target_id="O3FhcGrwVq">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affirm" src="word_pronunciations/00426.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɜm/ (<em>say</em> uh'ferm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="g8ETHmdeOW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> to state or assert positively; maintain as true: <em class="example">to affirm one’s loyalty to one’s country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> to establish, confirm, or ratify: <em class="example">the appellate court affirmed the judgement of the lower court.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq872"> <em class="label">Logic</em> to state in the affirmative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Law</em> to declare solemnly without oath.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="O3FhcGrwVq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq441"> to declare positively; assert solemnly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Law</em> to declare solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath (a practice allowed where the affirmant has scruples, usually religious, against taking an oath).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>affirmāre</em> to make firm; replacing Middle English <em>aferme</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>afermer</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affirmable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affirmably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affirmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac172598284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirming</span><z><span target_id="wM0EKAJH56">v.</span><span target_id="h1Jfs5g9Vx">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfɜmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'ferming) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="wM0EKAJH56"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102806" href="entry://affirm%23bigmac000102806"><strong>affirm</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="h1Jfs5g9Vx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq488"> supportive of one’s belief in oneself and one’s values, attitudes, experiences, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affix</span><z><span target_id="4GCzGkCets">v.t.</span><span target_id="RGSVrq9pZP">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4GCzGkCets"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affix" src="word_pronunciations/00428.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh'fiks) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to fix; fasten, join, or attach: <em class="example">to affix stamps to a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq539"> to impress (a seal or stamp).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq702"> to place (one’s signature) on a document.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq800"> to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RGSVrq9pZP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affix" src="word_pronunciations/00427.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæfɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'afiks) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq573"> that which is joined or attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> any meaningful element (prefix, infix, or suffix) added to a stem or base, as <em>-ed</em> added to <em>want</em> to form <em>wanted</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>affixāre</em>, frequentative of Latin <em>affīgere</em> fasten to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affixation</strong> /ˌæfɪkˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .afik'sayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affixer</strong> /əˈfɪksə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fiksuh), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affixture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affixture</span></header><div>/əˈfɪkstʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fikschuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">the act of affixing; attachment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afflict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afflict</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afflict" src="word_pronunciations/00429.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈflɪkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'flikt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He touched on the troubles that afflict </em>vignerons <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to overthrow; rout.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>afflictus</em>, past participle, thrown down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>afflicter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afflicted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afflicted</span></header><div>/əˈflɪktəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'fliktuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> severely distressed or troubled especially by or as if by a physical disability or chronic pathological condition: <em class="example">afflicted with the gout; </em><em class="example">afflicted with moral paralysis.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> suffering from the presence of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Our north is afflicted with the taipan</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afflicting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afflicting</span></header><div>/əˈflɪktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'flikting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">distressing; upsetting: <em class="example">an afflicting story of grief and hardship.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affliction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affliction</span></header><div>/əˈflɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'flikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> a state of pain, distress, or grief: <em class="example">they sympathised with us in our affliction.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> a cause of continual pain of body or mind, as sickness, loss, calamity, persecution, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>afflictio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afflictive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afflictive</span></header><div>/əˈflɪktɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'fliktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">characterised by or causing pain; distressing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>afflictively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affluence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affluence</span></header><div>/ˈæfluəns/ (<em>say</em> 'afloohuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> abundance of material goods; wealth: <em class="example">to live in great affluence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> an abundant supply, as of thoughts, words, etc.; profusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq421"> a flowing to or towards; afflux.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>affluentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affluent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affluent</span><z><span target_id="9oA5hoQ83m">adj.</span><span target_id="pJvsZCGm8P">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affluent" src="word_pronunciations/00430.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæfluənt/ (<em>say</em> 'afloohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9oA5hoQ83m"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> having a lot of money or possessions; wealthy; rich: <em class="example">an affluent person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> abundant; copious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq147"> flowing freely: <em class="example">an affluent fountain.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pJvsZCGm8P">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq214"> a tributary stream.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>affluens</em>, present participle, flowing to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affluently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affluenza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158427385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affluenza</span></header><div>/æfluˈɛnzə/ (<em>say</em> aflooh'enzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">the dissatisfaction that accompanies consumerism as a path to happiness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000977" href="entry://affluent%23bigmac000000977"><span class="smallcaps">af(fluent)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037315" href="entry://influenza%23bigmac000037315"><span class="smallcaps">(in)fluenza</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afflux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afflux</span></header><div>/əˈflʌks/ (<em>say</em> uh'fluks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> that which flows to or towards a point: <em class="example">an afflux of blood to the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq465"> the act of flowing to; a flow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>affluxus</em> (noun), from Latin <em>affluere</em> flow to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afford</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afford" src="word_pronunciations/00431.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'fawd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> (often preceded by <em>can</em> or <em>may</em> and followed by an infinitive) to have the means: <em class="example">we can afford to sell cheap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> (often preceded by <em>can</em> or <em>may</em>) to be able to meet the expense of; spare the price of: <em class="example">he can’t afford a car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq121"> (often preceded by <em>can</em> or <em>may</em>) to be able to give or spare: <em class="example">I can’t afford the loss of a day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq845"> to supply; furnish: <em class="example">the transaction afforded her a good profit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq853"> to be capable of yielding or providing: <em class="example">the records afford no explanation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq311"> to give or confer upon: <em class="example">to afford one great pleasure.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aforthen</em>, Old English <em>geforþian</em> further, accomplish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afforest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afforest</span></header><div>/əˈfɒrəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'foruhst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">to convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>afforestāre</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027965" href="entry://forest%23bigmac000027965"><span class="smallcaps">forest</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>afforestation</strong> /əfɒrəsˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhforuhs'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affreightment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affreightment</span></header><div>/əˈfreɪtmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fraytmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a contract made by a shipowner to carry goods for payment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>affreight</em> (from French <em>affréter</em>, remodelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087583" href="entry://freight%23bigmac000087583"><span class="smallcaps">freight</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046169" href="entry://-ment%23bigmac000046169"><span class="smallcaps">-ment</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affright</span><z><span target_id="X2n6tKy4tL">v.t.</span><span target_id="kZnwubIZoi">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈfraɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'fruyt) <em class="label">Archaic</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="X2n6tKy4tL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> to frighten.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kZnwubIZoi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq570"> sudden fear or terror; fright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> a source of terror.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq370"> the act of terrifying.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>afrighten</em>, Old English <em>āfyrhtan</em>, from <em>ā-</em> (intensive) + <em>fyrhten</em> frighten] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affrightedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affront
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affront</span><z><span target_id="XDquywzqfp">n.</span><span target_id="tEOyd6ezej">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affront" src="word_pronunciations/00433.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfrʌnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'frunt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XDquywzqfp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> a personally offensive act or word; an intentional slight; an open manifestation of disrespect; an insult to the face: <em class="example">his disrespectful remark was meant as a deliberate affront to the king; </em><em class="example">some passages in the book were interpreted as an affront to their religion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> an offence to one’s dignity, self-respect or sensibilities: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The paintings, even those that were turned to the wall, were an affront to him, being inadequate now to what he had perceived.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tEOyd6ezej">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq826"> to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence: <em class="example">the speech affronted everyone there.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq248"> to make ashamed or confused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to meet or encounter face to face; confront: <em class="example">to affront death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to front; face.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>afront</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>afronter</em>, from Late Latin <em>affrontāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affronter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affronting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>affrontingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affusion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affusion" src="word_pronunciations/07609.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈfjuʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'fyoohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">the pouring on of water or other liquid, especially in baptism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>affūsus</em>, past participle, poured + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac771350562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq236">Australian Film Institute.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterpiece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterpiece</span></header><div>/ˈaftəpis/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhpees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">a short dramatic piece performed after a play.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afters</span><z><span target_id="opfSlBfBVx">pl. n.</span><span target_id="SCCeOYuEr9">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈaftəz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="opfSlBfBVx">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>often construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq97"> dessert: <em class="example">what did you have for afters?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> afternoon tea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq157"> after-school care.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq730"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq566"> a gathering at a private home after a social event elsewhere, usually with the intention to consume alcoholic drinks.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq870"> the drinks consumed at such a gathering.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SCCeOYuEr9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq679"> <strong class="phr">for afters</strong>, as a follow-up activity: <em class="example">a picnic and then a bushwalk for afters.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftershock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftershock</span></header><div>/ˈaftəʃɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhshok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">a lesser shock after an earthquake, sometimes one of a series occurring over a period of weeks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterthought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterthought</span></header><div>/ˈaftəθɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhthawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> reflection after an act; some answer, expedient, or the like, that occurs to one’s mind too late, or afterwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> a later or second thought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq741"> an action, remark, etc., prompted by an afterthought.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterword
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91245906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterword</span></header><div>/ˈaftəwɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhwerd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a section of text coming after the main body; epilogue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterworld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterworld</span></header><div>/ˈaftəwɜld/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhwerld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">the world postulated as the place inhabited after death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftn</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq548">afternoon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afto</span></header><div>/ˈaftoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003990" href="entry://arvo%23bigmac000003990"><strong>arvo</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aftie</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001045" href="entry://afternoon%23bigmac000001045"><span class="smallcaps">aft(ernoon)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afwerki
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afwerki</span></header><div>/æfˈwɜki/ (<em>say</em> af'werkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Isaias</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">born 1946, Eritrean politician; became first president after independence from Ethiopia in 1993.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Afewerki</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ag-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ag-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq275">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a> (by assimilation) before <em>g</em>, as in <em>agglutinate</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ag</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">silver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>argentum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ag.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ag.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq710">Agriculture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AG</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> joint-stock company. [German <em>Aktiengesellschaft</em>]</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> Adjutant-General.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq471"> Attorney-General.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aga</span></header><div>/ˈagə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in Ottoman Turkey) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> (a title of honour, usually implying respect for age.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> a general.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agha</strong>. <div class="etym">[Ottoman Turkish <em>aga</em> lord, from Mongolian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AGC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AGC</span></header><div>/eɪ dʒi ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ay jee 'see) <div class="def"><span id="mq072">automatic gain control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agca</span></header><div>/ˈagkə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mehmet Ali</strong> /ˈmɛmət/ (<em>say</em> 'memuht), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">born 1958, Turkish terrorist who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age</span><z><span target_id="md8CaDpGJc">n.</span><span target_id="4ha1y0Xbha">v.i.</span><span target_id="q7QNaTrxLI">v.t.</span><span target_id="YovTWhKWyV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of age" src="word_pronunciations/00469.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="md8CaDpGJc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: <em class="example">his age is 20 years; </em><em class="example">a tree of unknown age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> the lifetime of an individual, or of the individuals of a class or species on an average: <em class="example">the age of the horse is from 25 to 30 years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq200"> a period of human life, usually marked by a certain stage of physical or mental development, especially a degree of development, measured by years from birth, which involves legal responsibility and capacity: <em class="example">the age of discretion; </em><em class="example">the age of consent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq244"> the particular period of life at which one becomes naturally or conventionally qualified or disqualified for anything: <em class="example">under age for driving; </em><em class="example">over age for conscription.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq167"> one of the periods or stages of human life: <em class="example">a person of middle age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq891"> old age: <em class="example">his eyes were dim with age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq569"> a particular period of history, as distinguished from others; a historical epoch: <em class="example">the age of Pericles; </em><em class="example">the Stone Age; </em><em class="example">the Middle Ages.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq212"> the people who live at a particular period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq275"> a generation or a succession of generations: <em class="example">ages yet unborn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq293"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great length of time: <em class="example">it’s been an age since I saw you; </em><em class="example">it could be ages before we go back there again.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> the comparative mental, emotional, or other development of a person expressed by equating performance in various tests to the average age at which the same result is attained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a long or short part of the world’s history distinguished by special features: <em class="example">the Ice Age.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq382"> any one of the stages in the history of humankind divided, according to Greek didactic poet Hesiod, fl. 8th century BC, into the golden, silver, bronze, heroic, and iron ages. The happiest and best was the first (or golden) age, and the worst the iron age.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">aged</strong>, <strong class="bold">aging</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ageing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4ha1y0Xbha">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq141"> to grow old; develop the characteristics of old age: <em class="example">he is aging rapidly.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="q7QNaTrxLI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq270"> to make old; cause to grow old or to seem old: <em class="example">fear aged him overnight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq407"> to bring to maturity or to a state fit for use: <em class="example">to age wine.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YovTWhKWyV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">act </strong>(or <strong class="phr">be</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s age</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in a manner in keeping with that expected of someone’s age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">age out</strong>, to reach an age beyond which one no longer qualifies for a service, payment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">for an age</strong> or <strong class="phr">for ages</strong>, for a long period of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">of a certain age</strong>, (<em>euphemistic</em>) (of a woman) past the bloom of youth, usually somewhere between fifty and sixty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq873"> <strong class="phr">of age</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> being of an age, usually 21 or 18, at which certain legal rights, as of voting or marriage, are acquired.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>aage</em>, earlier <em>e</em>(<em>d</em>)<em>age</em>, from Latin <em>aetas</em> + suffix <em>-āticum</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Age" src="word_pronunciations/00469.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">an Australian newspaper published daily in Melbourne; founded in 1854; owned by the Syme family from 1956 to 1972 when the John Fairfax company took a controlling interest; following the merger of Fairfax with Nine Entertainment in 2018, became part of the publishing division of Nine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aged</span><z><span target_id="23CVQKVIg6">adj.</span><span target_id="4uvvYVoJ8g">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="23CVQKVIg6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> /eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> ayjd), <em class="label">Archaic</em> /eɪdʒəd/ (<em>say</em> ayjuhd) having lived or existed long: <em class="example">an aged woman; </em><em class="example">an aged tree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> /eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> ayjd) relating to old age: <em class="example">the aged sector.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq628"> /eɪdʒəd/ (<em>say</em> ayjuhd) <em class="label">Rare</em> characteristic of old age: <em class="example">aged steps; </em><em class="example">aged wrinkles.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq078"> /eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> ayjd) of the age of: <em class="example">a woman aged 40 years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq885"> /eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> ayjd) <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> old; approaching the state of a peneplain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq901"> /eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> ayjd) (of horses) more than six (or sometimes eight) years old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq631"> /eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> ayjd) (of a sheep) usually five years of age or older, and past the stage of its greatest economic usefulness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq088"> /eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> ayjd) (of a product, as wine, cheese, etc.) having been subjected to an aging process; matured.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4uvvYVoJ8g">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq886"> /eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> ayjd), <em class="label">Archaic</em> /eɪdʒəd/ (<em>say</em> ayjuhd) <strong>the aged</strong>, aged people.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>agedly</strong> /ˈeɪdʒədli/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agedness</strong> /ˈeɪdʒədnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjuhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agee</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">1909–55, US writer and film critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afric</span></header><div>/ˈæfrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'afrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">African.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Africa</span></header><div>/ˈæfrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'afrikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">the second largest continent, south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. about 30 300 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afro</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afro" src="word_pronunciations/00447.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæfroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'afroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a hairstyle in which the hair, which is frizzy or frizzed, is allowed to grow to considerable length, then cut to form a large rounded shape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [independent use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001018" href="entry://Afro-%23bigmac000001018"><span class="smallcaps">Afro-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq473">a combining form meaning ‘African’, as in <em>Afro-American</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">afro-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>Afr-</em>, stem of <em>Afer</em> African]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afrocentricity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac590984022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afrocentricity</span></header><div>/æfroʊsɛnˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> afrohsen'trisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac085404269" href="entry://Afrocentrism%23bigmac085404269"><strong>Afrocentrism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afrocentrism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085404269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afrocentrism</span></header><div>/æfroʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> afroh'sentrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">a belief or philosophy that focuses on black African people or their descendants, especially African Americans, emphasising the significance of their culture and history.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Afrocentricity</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Afrocentric</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Afrocentrist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afrofuturism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250407506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afrofuturism</span></header><div>/æfroʊˈfjutʃərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> afroh'fyoohchuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a genre of music, literature, and art which aims to explore the past and imagine the future of African Americans, using elements of science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, historical fiction, Afrocentrism and non-Western cosmology.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined in the 1990s by US author Mark Dery, born 1959] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Afrofuturist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFSM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFSM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq356">Australian Fire Service Medal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aft</span><z><span target_id="zrnXOICMvP">adv.</span><span target_id="UMV0pWzHHf">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aft" src="word_pronunciations/00456.mp3"></audio></span>/aft/ (<em>say</em> ahft) <em class="label">Nautical</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zrnXOICMvP">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> at, in, or towards the stern.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UMV0pWzHHf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq154"> situated in or near the stern.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>æftan</em> from behind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterbirth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterbirth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afterbirth" src="word_pronunciations/00448.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaftəbɜθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhberth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after parturition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterburner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterburner</span></header><div>/ˈaftəbɜnə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhbernuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a device for reheating, as a ramjet coupled to the exhaust of a jet engine to provide added thrust.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterburning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterburning</span></header><div>/ˈaftəbɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhberning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> <em class="label">Astronautics</em> the irregular burning of fuel left in the firing chamber of a rocket after main burning has ceased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> combustion in an afterburner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftercooling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftercooling</span></header><div>/ˈaftəkulɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhkoohling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">part of the shutdown procedure of some turbo-charged engines, in which the engine is allowed to idle for a stipulated time before switching off, allowing the turbine spindle to slow from its normal high speed to idle speed and the turbine temperatures to stabilise, thus avoiding overheating of the bearing lubricant.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aftercooled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterdeck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterdeck</span></header><div>/ˈaftədɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhdek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">the weather deck abaft the midship house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterglow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterglow</span></header><div>/ˈaftəgloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhgloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> the glow frequently seen in the sky after sunset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq167"> a second or secondary glow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq891"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the persistence of radiation from a gas discharge or luminescent screen after the source of excitation has been removed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afterlife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afterlife</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afterlife" src="word_pronunciations/00449.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaftəlaɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhluyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> life after death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> later life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aftermost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aftermost</span></header><div>/ˈaftəmoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhmohst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> farthest aft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> hindmost.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aftermest</em>, Old English <em>æftemest</em> last; the <em>-r-</em> owing to association with <em>after</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001026" href="entry://aft%23bigmac000001026"><span class="smallcaps">aft</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048253" href="entry://-most%23bigmac000048253"><span class="smallcaps">-most</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afternoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afternoon</span><z><span target_id="fogL3blteI">n.</span><span target_id="NizPLHINNd">adj.</span><span target_id="C210xnmNBQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of afternoon" src="word_pronunciations/00452.mp3"></audio></span>/aftəˈnun/ (<em>say</em> ahftuh'noohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fogL3blteI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq641"> the time from noon until evening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq457"> the latter part: <em class="example">the afternoon of life.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NizPLHINNd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq135"> relating to the latter part of the day.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="C210xnmNBQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">all afternoon</strong>, throughout the whole afternoon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afternoons
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac983043263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afternoons</span></header><div>/aftəˈnunz/ (<em>say</em> ahftuh'noohnz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq937"> during the afternoon regularly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> each afternoon: <em class="example">they sleep afternoons.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ageing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac497383183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ageing</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjing) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001099" href="entry://aging%23bigmac000001099"><strong>aging</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ageism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ageism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ageism" src="word_pronunciations/00464.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">an attitude which stereotypes a person, especially an elderly person, according to age rather than individual abilities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100476" href="entry://age%23bigmac000100476"><span class="smallcaps">age</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq419">2</a>), modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060932" href="entry://racism%23bigmac000060932"><span class="smallcaps">racism</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067702" href="entry://sexism%23bigmac000067702"><span class="smallcaps">sexism</span></a>, etc.] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ageist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ageku
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac015896587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ageku</span></header><div>/agəˈku/ (<em>say</em> ahguh'kooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac264002441" href="entry://renga%23bigmac264002441"><strong>renga</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ageless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ageless</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒləs/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">never growing old.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agency</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agency" src="word_pronunciations/00465.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq327"> a commercial or other organisation furnishing some form of service for the public: <em class="example">an advertising agency; </em><em class="example">an employment agency.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> the place of business of an agent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq532"> the office of agent; the business of an agent entrusted with the concerns of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq566"> the state of being in action or of exerting power; action; operation: <em class="example">the agency of Providence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq936"> a mode of exerting power; a means of producing effects; instrumentality: <em class="example">by the agency of friends.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq791"> the capacity to take action or exert power: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>While schools are rightly concerned with safety, students have lost agency as governments determine more aspects of their school lives.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mamamia</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2020</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agenda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agenda</span><z><span target_id="H0DdaSTnHH">n.</span><span target_id="mLqTAxPSUz">v.t.</span><span target_id="JFggI7iiWf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agenda" src="word_pronunciations/00466.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒɛndə/ (<em>say</em> uh'jenduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H0DdaSTnHH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> a program or list of things to be done, discussed, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> a list of matters to be brought before a committee, council, board, etc., as things to be done.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq881"> a set of motivating factors: <em class="example">he has an entirely different agenda to the others on the committee; </em><em class="example">there is a political agenda behind the recent grant to the farmers.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mLqTAxPSUz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq254"> (<strong class="bold">agendaed</strong>, <strong class="bold">agendaing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">agenda-ing</strong>) to put on an agenda: <em class="example">to agenda housing development for the next meeting.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JFggI7iiWf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq655"> <strong class="phr">set the agenda</strong>, to decide what direction a group will take, as in politics, business, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter plural of gerundive of <em>agere</em> do] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agendaed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The word is in origin a Latin plural, meaning ‘things to be done’, but is regularly used as a singular in English (<em>the agenda is quite short</em>) and with the English plural <em>-s</em> (<em>we can’t have two agendas for one meeting</em>).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac536760986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agender</span></header><div>/eɪˈdʒɛndə/ (<em>say</em> ay'jenduh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">identifying as having no gender, whether male, female or non-binary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095417" href="entry://gender%23bigmac000095417"><span class="smallcaps">gender<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agent</span><z><span target_id="dYisNUvUMX">n.</span><span target_id="Nv7O26cCVY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agent" src="word_pronunciations/00468.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dYisNUvUMX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> a person acting on behalf of another: <em class="example">my agent has power to sign my name.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> someone or something that acts or has the power to act: <em class="example">a moral agent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq770"> a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific results; instrumentality: <em class="example">many insects are agents of fertilisation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq756"> an active cause; an efficient cause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq755"> someone who acts for a buyer or seller of stock or wool, etc., and who usually represents a firm supplying manufactured rural requirements for the farmer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq533"> an official: <em class="example">an agent of Dalgety’s.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq790"> a representative of a business firm, especially a commercial traveller; a canvasser; solicitor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq592"> a secret agent; spy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq284"> a campaign manager: <em class="example">an election agent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a substance which causes a reaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a piece of software which, after being programmed by a user, performs automatic operations on a network.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Nv7O26cCVY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq571"> acting (opposed to <em>patient</em> in the sense of sustaining action).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agens</em>, present participle, driving, doing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agentive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agentive</span><z><span target_id="PKVVNU7vFA">adj.</span><span target_id="C8b2UAwhq7">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒəntɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjuhntiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PKVVNU7vFA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq395"> relating to, or productive of, a form which indicates agent or agency; ergative.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C8b2UAwhq7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq957"> an agentive element or formation, as English <em>-er</em> in <em>painter</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agg.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agg.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq805">aggregate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggie</span></header><div>/ˈægi/ (<em>say</em> 'agee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099168" href="entry://agate%23bigmac000099168"><strong>agate</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099168" href="entry://agate%23mq777">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglutinin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglutinin</span></header><div>/əˈglutənɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'gloohtuhnin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">an antibody which causes agglutination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglutinogen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglutinogen</span></header><div>/ˌægluˈtɪnədʒən/ (<em>say</em> .aglooh'tinuhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">an antigen present in a bacterial body which when injected into an animal causes the production of agglutinins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac958557128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggot" src="word_pronunciations/00463.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægət/ (<em>say</em> 'aguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099168" href="entry://agate%23bigmac000099168"><strong>agate</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099168" href="entry://agate%23mq357">5</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [common spelling derived from pronunciation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggress</span></header><div>/əˈgrɛs/ (<em>say</em> uh'gres) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq354"> to commit the first act of hostility or offence; attack first.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq105"> to begin a quarrel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggression</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggression" src="word_pronunciations/00477.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgrɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'greshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> the practice of making assaults or attacks; offensive action in general.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq583"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> the emotional drive to attack; an offensive mental attitude (rather than defensive).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq457"> the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq124"> any offensive action or procedure; an inroad or encroachment: <em class="example">an aggression upon one’s rights.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aggressio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggressive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggressive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggressive" src="word_pronunciations/00478.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgrɛsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'gresiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> tending to aggress; making the first attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> characterised by or prone to aggression: <em class="example">an aggressive personality.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq694"> (of a weed or pest) spreading quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq668"> energetic; vigorous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq262"> (of a disease such as cancer) fast-growing and tending to spread quickly to different parts of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq691"> (of a medical treatment) vigorous and intensive: <em class="example">an aggressive course of chemotherapy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq824"> of or relating to a high-risk investment strategy which has the potential to bring a high profit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq869"> (of wine) heavy, full-bodied and sometimes harsh.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aggressively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggressiveness</strong>, <strong>aggressivity</strong> /əgrɛˈsɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> uhgre'sivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggressor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggressor</span></header><div>/əˈgrɛsə/ (<em>say</em> uh'gresuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">someone who attacks first; someone who begins hostilities; an assailant or invader.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggrieve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggrieve</span></header><div>/əˈgriv/ (<em>say</em> uh'greev) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aggrieved</strong>, <strong class="bold">aggrieving</strong>)<br/> (<em>now used chiefly in the passive</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>agreve</em>(<em>n</em>), Old French <em>agrever</em>, from Latin <em>aggravāre</em> exasperate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggrieved
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggrieved</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggrieved" src="word_pronunciations/00479.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgrivd/ (<em>say</em> uh'greevd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> injured; oppressed; wronged: <em class="example">he felt himself aggrieved.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Law</em> deprived of legal rights or claims.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq566"> feeling that one has been wronged; hurt; resentful: <em class="example">an aggrieved expression on someone’s face.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aggrievedly</strong> /əˈgrivədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'greevuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aggrievedness</strong> /əˈgrivədnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'greevuhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aglow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aglow</span></header><div>/əˈgloʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'gloh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">glowing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aglycone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aglycone</span></header><div>/eɪˈglaɪkoʊn/ (<em>say</em> ay'gluykohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">the non-sugar portion of a glycoside, one of the products formed by the hydrolysis of a glycoside.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac761389354" href="entry://glyco-%23bigmac761389354"><span class="smallcaps">glyc(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052221" href="entry://-one%23bigmac000052221"><span class="smallcaps">-one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AGM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AGM</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> Annual General Meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> Assistant General Manager.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AGN
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac001417922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AGN</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq632">active galactic nucleus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agnes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agnes</span></header><div>/ˈægnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'agnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">292?–304? a Roman Christian martyred at the age of twelve.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agnew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agnew</span></header><div>/ˈægnju/ (<em>say</em> 'agnyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> <strong>Sir James Wilson</strong>, 1815–1901, Irish-born medical practitioner and politician in Australia; premier of Tasmania 1886–87.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> <strong>Roy </strong>(<strong>Robert</strong>)<strong> Ewing</strong>, 1891–1944, Australian pianist and composer, mainly of works for the piano. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/roy+agnew.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agni</span></header><div>/ˈʌgni/ (<em>say</em> 'ugnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hindu Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit: fire]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agnolotti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac988716668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agnolotti</span></header><div>/ænjəˈlɒti/ (<em>say</em> anyuh'lotee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> a type of pasta in the form of semicircular pieces stuffed with meat, cheese or other filling, and sealed at the edges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> a dish of such pasta, usually served with butter or a simple sauce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian dialect: literally, little rings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agnomen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agnomen</span></header><div>/ægˈnoʊmən/ (<em>say</em> ag'nohmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agnomina</strong> /ægˈnɒmənə/ (<em>say</em> ag'nomuhnuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> an additional (fourth) name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as <em>Africanus</em> in <em>Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> any nickname.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ag-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001062" href="entry://ag-%23bigmac000001062"><span class="smallcaps">ag-</span></a> + <em>nōmen</em> name] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agnominal</strong> /ægˈnɒmənəl/ (<em>say</em> ag'nomuhnuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agnosia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agnosia</span></header><div>/ægˈnoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> ag'nohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">loss or impairment of the ability to recognise objects by any of the various senses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>agnōsia</em> ignorance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agnostic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agnostic</span><z><span target_id="7o6G4XRk2P">n.</span><span target_id="CkB9XRC6Nj">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agnostic" src="word_pronunciations/00486.mp3"></audio></span>/ægˈnɒstɪk/ (<em>say</em> ag'nostik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7o6G4XRk2P"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> someone who holds that the ultimate cause (God) and the essential nature of things are unknown or unknowable or that human knowledge is limited to experience.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CkB9XRC6Nj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq581"> relating to agnostics or their doctrines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> asserting the relativity and uncertainty of all knowledge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq746"> not committed to any particular point of view, especially any political alignment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq320"> <em class="label">Computers</em> (<em>placed after the noun</em>) designed to have universal compatibility with different versions of (devices, operating systems, telecommunications systems, etc.): <em class="example">device agnostic; </em><em class="example">platform agnostic.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>gnōstikos</em> knowing; coined by TH Huxley in 1869] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agnostically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agnosticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agnosticism</span></header><div>/ægˈnɒstəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> ag'nostuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> the doctrine maintained by agnostics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> an intellectual attitude or doctrine which asserts the relativity and therefore the uncertainty of all knowledge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agnotology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839285457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agnotology</span></header><div>/ægnəˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> agnuh'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">the study of ignorance, especially such ignorance or doubt induced in a community by the propagation of false and misleading data presented as scientific evidence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agnoeitēs</em> ignorant + <em>-o-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ago</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ago" src="word_pronunciations/00492.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'goh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">in past time; past: <em class="example">some time long ago.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, variant of <em>agoon</em>, Old English <em>āgān</em>, past participle of <em>āgān</em> go by, pass]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agog</span><z><span target_id="kbLiSG3ihJ">adj.</span><span target_id="qiD0mBIgB4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agog" src="word_pronunciations/00487.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgɒg/ (<em>say</em> uh'gog) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kbLiSG3ihJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> in a state of wonder and amazement; astonished: <em class="example">they were agog to learn of her remarkable success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> in an anticipatory state of interest; eager.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq103"> in a state of excited interest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Buddlecombe was all a-twitter and agog</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qiD0mBIgB4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq729"> <strong class="phr">agog with</strong>, in a state of keen interest as a result of: <em class="example">agog with excitement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">all agog</strong>, in a state of excited interest: <em class="example">they were all agog to hear the results.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? Old French <em>en gogues</em> in a merry mood]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agogic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agogic</span></header><div>/əˈgɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'gojik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">of or relating to variations of tempo in a piece of music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agōgē</em> tempo + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agogo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agogo</span></header><div>/əˈgoʊgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'gohgoh), /əˈgɔgɔ/ (<em>say</em> uh'gawgaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a musical instrument originating in western Africa but associated with Latin-American music, comprising a short iron bar terminating at one end with one or more wedge-shaped prongs resembling bells.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yoruba (a West African language of the Niger-Congo subfamily): bells]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agone</span></header><div>/əˈgɒn/ (<em>say</em> uh'gon) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> ago: <em class="example">long years agone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> gone by: <em class="example">three weeks agone.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agonic</span></header><div>/əˈgɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'gonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">not forming an angle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agōnos</em> without angles + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agonis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agonis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agonis" src="word_pronunciations/00489.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgoʊnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'gohnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055444" href="entry://peppermint%23bigmac000055444"><strong>peppermint</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055444" href="entry://peppermint%23mq658">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>agōn</em> a gathering or assembly; from the number of seeds]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aggro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aggro</span><z><span target_id="4TsCJ9cbJq">adj.</span><span target_id="nnu6ha3shN">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aggro" src="word_pronunciations/00480.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'agroh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4TsCJ9cbJq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> aggressive; dominating.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nnu6ha3shN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq576"> aggression; violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq992"> aggressive behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041449" href="entry://aggravation%23bigmac000041449"><span class="smallcaps">aggr(avation)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agha</span></header><div>/ˈagə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001066" href="entry://aga%23bigmac000001066"><strong>aga</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AGI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac873949224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AGI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq290">artificial general intelligence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agile" src="word_pronunciations/00483.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædʒaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> quick and light in movement: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>men sparred, dancing on agile feet on the long, withering grass, both happy in their youthful strength and in their gay, animal play.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ethel anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1956</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq515"> active; lively: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>questions whose import his male mind – though less agile at such a moment – vaguely guessed at.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq257"> <em class="label">Computers</em> of or relating to agile development: <em class="example">an agile methodology.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> of or relating to a management strategy in which development stages are flexible, allowing for quick reaction to immediate needs while maintaining long-term goals (opposed to <em>waterfall</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agilis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agilely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agility</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh'jiluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agilities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: <em class="example">agility of the body; </em><em class="example">agility of the mind.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>agilite</em>, from French, from Latin <em>agilitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agin<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/əˈgɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'gin) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">against; opposed to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’m agin marrying, leastways as long as a chap’s sound on his pins.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əˈgɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'gin) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">again: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Off agin, on agin, away agin, Flannigan!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agincourt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agincourt</span></header><div>/ˈaʒənkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahzhuhnkaw), /ˈædʒənkɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhnkawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a decisive battle in 1415 in which the English under Henry V defeated the French near the village now known as Azincourt in northern France near Calais.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aging</span><z><span target_id="oV6aulHDPn">adj.</span><span target_id="pzWU4QSGZS">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oV6aulHDPn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> growing old; elderly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> causing someone or something to grow old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq791"> causing a person to appear old, or older: <em class="example">that hairstyle’s very aging.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pzWU4QSGZS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq956"> the process of growing old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq158"> the process of causing someone or something to grow old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq300"> <strong>the aging</strong>, elderly people.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ageing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agio</span></header><div>/ˈædʒioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ajeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agios</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> a premium on money in exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq104"> an allowance for the difference in value of two currencies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq178"> an allowance given or taken on bills of exchange from other countries, to balance out exchange expenses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq005"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001141" href="entry://agiotage%23bigmac000001141"><strong>agiotage</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>aggio</em> exchange, premium]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agist" src="word_pronunciations/00484.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈdʒɪst/ (<em>say</em> uh'jist) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> to take in and feed or pasture (livestock) for payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> to lay a public burden, as a tax, on (land or its owner).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>agister</em>, from <em>à</em> to + <em>giste</em> resting-place (from Latin <em>jacēre</em> lie)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agistor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agistment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agistment</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɪstmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'jistmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> the act of agisting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> the price paid for pasturing livestock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq314"> a burden or tax.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agitprop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agitprop</span><z><span target_id="U0zutUl4Bk">n.</span><span target_id="x6U72ztrRl">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈædʒətprɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'ajuhtprop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U0zutUl4Bk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> agitation and propaganda especially for the cause of communism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> (<em>often upper case</em>) an agency or department, as of a government, that directs and coordinates agitation and propaganda.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq805"> someone who is trained or takes part in such activities.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="x6U72ztrRl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq370"> of or relating to agitprop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> relating to a dramatic style or technique of social protest and Marxist attitudes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian: from <em>agit</em>(<em>atsiya</em>) agitation + <em>prop</em>(<em>aganda</em>) propaganda]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AGL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac529682857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AGL<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ dʒi ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> ay jee 'el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">Australian Gas Light Company; an industrial and domestic supplier of natural gas and liquid petroleum gas in NSW and the ACT, also with interests in electricity distribution in Victoria; founded in 1842 to provide gas street lighting for Sydney.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac668876086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AGL<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq803">above ground level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aglet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aglet</span></header><div>/ˈæglət/ (<em>say</em> 'agluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> a metal tag at the end of a lace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> the points or ribbons generally used in the 16th and 17th centuries to fasten or tie dresses.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aiglet</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from French <em>aiguillette</em> point, from Latin <em>acus</em> needle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agley</span></header><div>/əˈgli/ (<em>say</em> uh'glee), /əˈglaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'gluy), /əˈgleɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'glay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">off the right line; awry; wrong.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Scottish <em>gley</em> squint]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aglimmer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aglimmer</span></header><div>/əˈglɪmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'glimuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">glimmering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aglitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aglitter</span></header><div>/əˈglɪtə/ (<em>say</em> uh'glituh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">glittering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aglossa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aglossa</span></header><div>/əˈglɒsə/ (<em>say</em> uh'glosuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">any frog of the genus <em>Aglossa</em>, family Pipidae, of South America and Africa, which have no tongues; tongueless frog.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>glossa</em> tongue]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agonise</span><z><span target_id="7KAuEm6afx">v.i.</span><span target_id="AZsGMqG7zU">v.t.</span><span target_id="pxthIKHXZ1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agonise" src="word_pronunciations/00488.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhnuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">agonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">agonising</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7KAuEm6afx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> to suffer anxiety in the process of making a difficult decision or choice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> to make great effort of any kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to writhe with extreme pain; suffer violent anguish.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AZsGMqG7zU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq525"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to distress with extreme pain; torture.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pxthIKHXZ1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq964"> <strong class="phr">agonise over </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), to worry excessively about.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agonize</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>agōnizāre</em>, from Greek <em>agōnizesthai</em> contend] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agonising</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agonising</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agonisingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agonisedly</strong> /ˈægənaɪzədli/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhnuyzuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agonism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac684918300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agonism</span></header><div>/əˈgoʊnɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'gohnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> a theory that sees conflict and disagreement as an enduring and positive aspect of a political system, especially within a democracy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq61"> a debating strategy for exploring an idea by considering two opposed points of view.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>agonisme</em>, from Greek <em>agōn</em> originally a gathering or assembly, especially the public games, hence the prize given at the games and by extension any conflict or struggle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agonist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agonist</span><z><span target_id="Tn72PN9UPg">n.</span><span target_id="SO3k3iCrFk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈægənəst/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tn72PN9UPg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> an actively contracting muscle considered in relation to its opposing muscle (the <em>antagonist</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Pharmacology</em> a chemical that binds to a receptor of a cell and triggers a response by that cell, often mimicking the action of a naturally occurring substance. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002830" href="entry://antagonist%23bigmac000002830"><strong>antagonist</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002830" href="entry://antagonist%23mq592">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq752"> someone who takes part in a contest or who promotes the theory of agonism.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SO3k3iCrFk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq571"> of or relating to an agonist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq401"> of or relating to agonism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agonistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agonistic</span></header><div>/ægəˈnɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> aguh'nistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> combative; striving to overcome in argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> aiming at effect; strained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq179"> relating to contests.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agonistical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>agōnistikos</em> fit for contest] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agonistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agonistics</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agony</span><z><span target_id="DM20hGItLO">n.</span><span target_id="Ym6JSXhFBp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agony" src="word_pronunciations/00490.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægəni/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DM20hGItLO"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agonies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq943"> extreme pain, generally prolonged; intense suffering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> intense mental excitement of any kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq577"> the struggle preceding natural death: <em class="example">mortal agony.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq153"> <em class="label">Rare</em> a violent struggle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ym6JSXhFBp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pile</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">turn</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on the agony</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exaggerate a story, misfortunes, etc., for effect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>agonye</em>, from Late Latin <em>agōnia</em>, from Greek: contest, anguish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agora</span></header><div>/ˈægərə/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agorae</strong> /ˈægəreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhray))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> (in ancient Greece) a popular political assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq590"> the place of such assembly, originally the marketplace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agostini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agostini</span></header><div>/ægəˈstini/ (<em>say</em> aguh'steenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> <strong>Giacomo</strong> /ˈdʒakəmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'jahkuhmoh), born 1943, Italian world champion motorcyclist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq364"> <strong>Linda</strong>, 1905–34, Australian murder victim, born in England; became known as the ‘Pyjama Girl’ after her unidentified body was found dressed in pyjamas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agouti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agouti</span></header><div>/əˈguti/ (<em>say</em> uh'goohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agoutis</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">agouties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbit-like rodents of the genus <em>Dasyprocta</em>, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> an irregularly barred pattern of the fur of certain rodents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq990"> an animal having fur of this pattern.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agouty</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Spanish <em>aguti</em>, from Tupi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agr.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agr.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> agricultural.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> agriculture.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agric.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agra</span></header><div>/ˈagrə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a city in northern India, in Uttar Pradesh; site of the Taj Mahal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agree</span><z><span target_id="lb1MRGNdGV">v.i.</span><span target_id="pVSI8v0JtQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="YmygMQIcfo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agree" src="word_pronunciations/00496.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgri/ (<em>say</em> uh'gree) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">agreed</strong>, <strong class="bold">agreeing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lb1MRGNdGV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to yield assent; consent: <em class="example">do you agree to the conditions?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to be of one mind; harmonise in opinion or feeling: <em class="example">I don’t agree with you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq346"> to live in concord or without contention; harmonise in action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq827"> (sometimes followed by <em>upon</em>) to come to one opinion or mind; come to an arrangement or understanding; arrive at a settlement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq636"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to be consistent; harmonise: <em class="example">this story agrees with others.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq394"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to be applicable or appropriate; resemble; be similar: <em class="example">the picture does not agree with the original.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq849"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to correspond in inflectional form, as in number, case, gender, or person.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pVSI8v0JtQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq019"> to yield assent; consent: <em class="example">he agreed to accompany the ambassador.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq037"> to concede; grant: <em class="example">I agree that she is the ablest of us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq967"> to determine; settle: <em class="example">to agree a price; </em><em class="example">to agree that a meeting should be held.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YmygMQIcfo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq538"> <strong class="phr">agree to</strong>, to accept: <em class="example">I agree to your conditions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq556"> <strong class="phr">agree to differ </strong>(or <strong class="phr">disagree</strong>), to accept that each person or group has an opposite point of view, so that the discussion can move on to possible areas of agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">agree with</strong>, to be accommodated or adapted to; suit: <em class="example">the same food does not agree with every person.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>agre</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>agréer</em>, from phrase <em>a gré</em> at pleasure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agreed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agreed</span></header><div>/əˈgrid/ (<em>say</em> uh'greed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">arranged by common consent: <em class="example">they met at the agreed time.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agreement</span><z><span target_id="B0sauWfipt">n.</span><span target_id="TGesO16s0z">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agreement" src="word_pronunciations/00495.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B0sauWfipt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> the act of coming to a mutual arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> the arrangement itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq421"> unanimity of opinion; harmony in feeling: <em class="example">agreement among the members.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq367"> the state of being in accord; concord; harmony; conformity: <em class="example">agreement between observation and theory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq208"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> correspondence in number, case, gender, person, or some other formal category between syntactically connected words, especially between one or more subordinate words and the word or words upon which they depend. For example: in <em>the boy runs</em>, <em>boy</em> is a singular noun and <em>runs</em> is a distinctively singular form of the verb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq865"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015864" href="entry://consent%20agreement%23bigmac000015864"><strong>consent agreement</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq056"> an expression of assent by two or more parties to the same object.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq363"> the phraseology, written or oral, of an exchange of promises.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TGesO16s0z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">in agreement</strong>, united in a point of view.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrestic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrestic</span></header><div>/əˈgrɛstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'grestik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> rural; rustic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> unpolished.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agrestis</em> rural + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agri-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac527152009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agri-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq779">a combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001199" href="entry://agriculture%23bigmac000001199"><strong>agriculture</strong></a>, as in <em>agribusiness</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agribot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac833221054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agribot</span></header><div>/ˈægribɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'agreebot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a robot used in farming, as for harvesting, fruit picking, sheep shearing, etc., to improve efficiency and reduce reliance on manual labour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">farm robot</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>agri</em>(<em>cultural</em>)<em> </em>(<em>ro</em>)<em>bot</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agribusiness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agribusiness</span></header><div>/ˈægribɪznəs/ (<em>say</em> 'agreebiznuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> the businesses, collectively, which are involved in the production, distribution and sale of agricultural produce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> agriculture conducted as a commercial business, especially using sophisticated technology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq531"> a farm or business managed in this way.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agri-business</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001199" href="entry://agriculture%23bigmac000001199"><span class="smallcaps">agri(culture)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102196" href="entry://business%23bigmac000102196"><span class="smallcaps">business</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agric.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agric.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> agricultural.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq269"> agriculture.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agr.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agricola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agricola</span></header><div>/əˈgrɪkələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'grikuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> <strong>Georgius</strong> /ˈdʒɔdʒiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'jawjeeuhs) (<em>Georg Bauer</em>), 1494–1555, German scholar; author of a treatise on mining and metallurgy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> <strong>Gnaeus Julius</strong> /ˌniəs ˈdʒuliəs/ (<em>say</em> .neeuhs 'joohleeuhs), AD 37–93, Roman general; governor of Britain 78–84.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agriculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agriculture</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agriculture" src="word_pronunciations/00498.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægrəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">the cultivation of land, including crop-raising, forestry, stock-raising, etc.; farming.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agricultūra</em>, from <em>agrī</em>, genitive of <em>ager</em> land + <em>cultūra</em> cultivation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agron.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agron.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq747">agronomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agronomics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agronomics</span></header><div>/ægrəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> agruh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">the art and science of managing land and crops.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001205" href="entry://agro-%23bigmac000001205"><span class="smallcaps">agro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050430" href="entry://-nomics%23bigmac000050430"><span class="smallcaps">-nomics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agronomist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agronomist</span></header><div>/əˈgrɒnəməst/ (<em>say</em> uh'gronuhmuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a specialist in agronomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agronomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agronomy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agronomy" src="word_pronunciations/00499.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgrɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> uh'gronuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> the applied aspects of both soil science and the several plant sciences, often limited to applied plant sciences dealing with crops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001199" href="entry://agriculture%23bigmac000001199"><strong>agriculture</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001205" href="entry://agro-%23bigmac000001205"><span class="smallcaps">agro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050449" href="entry://-nomy%23bigmac000050449"><span class="smallcaps">-nomy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agronomic</strong> /ægrəˈnɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> agruh'nomik), <strong>agronomical</strong> /ægrəˈnɒmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> agruh'nomikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrostology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrostology</span></header><div>/ægrəsˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> agruhs'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">the branch of botany that deals with grasses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>agrōstis</em> kind of grass + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agrostologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agroterrorism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456255432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agroterrorism</span></header><div>/ægroʊˈtɛrərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> agroh'teruhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a form of terrorist activity in which devastating pests or pathogens are released into agricultural areas in order to cause havoc in the food supply of a region or country.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agriterrorism</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001205" href="entry://agro-%23bigmac000001205"><span class="smallcaps">agro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075652" href="entry://terrorism%23bigmac000075652"><span class="smallcaps">terrorism</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aground
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aground</span><z><span target_id="tAfhYC3x32">adj.</span><span target_id="6henWljFTJ">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aground" src="word_pronunciations/00500.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈgraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'grownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tAfhYC3x32"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> on the ground; stranded.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6henWljFTJ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq590"> onto the ground or shore: <em class="example">the ship ran aground.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ague
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ague</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ague" src="word_pronunciations/00501.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪgju/ (<em>say</em> 'aygyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a malarial fever characterised by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq681"> a fit of shaking or shivering as if with cold; a chill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Provençal, from Latin <em>acūta </em>(<em>febris</em>) acute (fever)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agued</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626580063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ah" src="word_pronunciations/01179.mp3"></audio></span>/a/ (<em>say</em> ah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hong Kong English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">(an informal term of address): <em class="example">Ah Sam; </em><em class="example">Ah Chan.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aha</span></header><div>/aˈha/ (<em>say</em> ah'hah), /əˈha/ (<em>say</em> uh'hah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">(an exclamation expressing triumph, contempt, mockery, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AHD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820766578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AHD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq751">Australian Height Datum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ahem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ahem</span><z><span target_id="ZaDV9iBjT8">interj.</span><span target_id="WZTTf7Efmg">n.</span><span target_id="Rlpb9k7x2y">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈhɛm/ (<em>say</em> uh'hem), <em>but in spontaneous manner</em> /əˈhm/ (<em>say</em> uh'hm), <em>or a throat-clearing sound</em> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="ZaDV9iBjT8"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq896"> (an utterance designed to attract attention, express doubt, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WZTTf7Efmg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq635"> such an utterance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Rlpb9k7x2y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq516"> to make such an utterance, especially to attract attention.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahern</span></header><div>/əˈhɜn/ (<em>say</em> uh'hern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> <strong>David Anthony</strong>, 1947–88, Australian composer and critic; considered avant-garde leader after his <em>Ned Kelly Music</em> (1968).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> <strong>Michael John</strong>, 1942–2023, Australian state National Party politician; premier of Qld 1987–89.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahidjo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahidjo</span></header><div>/aɛdˈʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahed'zhoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ahmadou</strong> /ʌməˈdu/ (<em>say</em> umuh'dooh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">1924–89, president of Cameroon 1960–82.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ahimsa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ahimsa</span></header><div>/aˈhɪmsa/ (<em>say</em> ah'himsah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> the doctrine of refraining from violence to all living things, as held by Jainists, Buddhists and Hindus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Indian English</em> the principle of nonviolence as governing the conduct of a political campaign.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>ahimsā</em>, from <em>a</em> without + <em>himsā</em> injury]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahithophel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahithophel</span></header><div>/əˈhɪtəfɛl/ (<em>say</em> uh'hituhfel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">one of the conspirators with Absalom in his rebellion against David. II Samuel 3:12–17:31.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Achitophel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahnenreihe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124751128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahnenreihe</span></header><div>/ˈanənraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnuhnruyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac121438995" href="entry://Ahnentafel%23bigmac121438995"><strong>Ahnentafel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: ancestor series]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ahoy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ahoy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ahoy" src="word_pronunciations/00503.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈhɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'hoy) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">(a call used in hailing, especially on ships.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em> (interjection) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102547" href="entry://hoy%23bigmac000102547"><span class="smallcaps">hoy<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AHS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac442392030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AHS</span></header><div>/eɪ eɪtʃ ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> ay aych 'es) <div class="def"><span id="mq162">Australian Hearing Services.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agriculturist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agriculturist</span></header><div>/ægrəˈkʌltʃərəst/ (<em>say</em> agruh'kulchuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001197" href="entry://agriculturalist%23bigmac000001197"><strong>agriculturalist</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrifood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844779063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrifood</span></header><div>/ˈægrifud/ (<em>say</em> 'agreefoohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">food obtained from agriculture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agriforestry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac317526917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agriforestry</span></header><div>/ˈægrifɒrəstri/ (<em>say</em> 'agreeforuhstree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001209" href="entry://agroforestry%23bigmac000001209"><strong>agroforestry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agrigento
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agrigento</span></header><div>/ʌgriˈdʒɛntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ugree'jentoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a town in southern Sicily; site of Greek temples.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Girgenti</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrihood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac252335925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrihood</span></header><div>/ˈægrihʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'agreehood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a residential community with public produce gardens, working farms, etc., intended to provide food security and promote sustainability and a sense of community.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac527152009" href="entry://agri-%23bigmac527152009"><span class="smallcaps">agri-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104228" href="entry://neighbourhood%23bigmac000104228"><span class="smallcaps">(neighbour)hood</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrimony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrimony</span></header><div>/ˈægrəməni/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhmuhnee), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-moʊni/ (<em>say</em> -mohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agrimonies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> any plant of the rosaceous genus <em>Agrimonia</em>, especially <em>A. eupatoria</em>, a perennial herb with pinnate leaves and small yellow flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq663"> any of certain other plants, as hemp agrimony or burr-marigold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>agrimōnia</em>, variant of <em>argemōnia</em> a plant, from Greek <em>argemōnē</em>; replacing Middle English <em>egrimoigne</em>, from Old French <em>aigremoine</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈægrəmoʊni/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agripolitics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac607008188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agripolitics</span></header><div>/ægriˈpɒlətɪks/ (<em>say</em> agree'poluhtiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq18">politics concerned with agriculture, in particular the lobbying of the government by agricultural organisations and pressure groups.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agrippa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agrippa</span></header><div>/əˈgrɪpə/ (<em>say</em> uh'gripuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marcus Vipsanius</strong> /ˌmakəs vɪpˈseɪniəs/ (<em>say</em> .mahkuhs vip'sayneeuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">63–12 BC, Roman statesman, general, engineer; victor over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agritecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac726989606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agritecture</span></header><div>/ˈægrətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">a branch of architecture which incorporates living plants, especially edible plants, into the design of buildings in urban areas, as with vertical gardens, roof gardens, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001199" href="entry://agriculture%23bigmac000001199"><span class="smallcaps">agriculture</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003620" href="entry://architecture%23bigmac000003620"><span class="smallcaps">architecture</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agriterrorism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32996005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agriterrorism</span></header><div>/ægriˈtɛrərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> agree'teruhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac456255432" href="entry://agroterrorism%23bigmac456255432"><strong>agroterrorism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agritourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac453829211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agritourism</span></header><div>/ægriˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> agree'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">tourism involving holidays on working rural properties.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agri-tourism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac43358447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agro</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agro" src="word_pronunciations/00480.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈægroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'agroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">an agronomist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq831">a word element meaning ‘soil’, ‘field’, or ‘agriculture’, as in <em>agrology</em>, <em>agronomy</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>agros</em> field]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrobiologic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrobiologic</span></header><div>/ægroʊbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> agrohbuyuh'lojik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">of or relating to the science of agrobiology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agrobiological</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>agrobiologically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrobiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrobiology</span></header><div>/ˌægroʊbaɪˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .agrohbuy'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">the branch of agricultural science dealing with the breeding and growth of crops, particularly in relation to soil.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>agrobiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrodome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrodome</span></header><div>/ˈægroʊdoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'agrohdohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a building, originally a dome, in which displays are given of the milking of cows, the shearing of sheep, the feeding of poddy lambs, and other agricultural activities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001205" href="entry://agro-%23bigmac000001205"><span class="smallcaps">agro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021396" href="entry://dome%23bigmac000021396"><span class="smallcaps">dome</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agroecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac973892776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agroecology</span></header><div>/ægroʊəˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> agrohuh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">the science which deals with the management of agriculture in relation to the environment in which it is carried out, so as to result in a sustainable agroecosystem.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>agroecologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agroecosystem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595878155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agroecosystem</span></header><div>/ægroʊˈikoʊsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> agroh'eekohsistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a stable ecosystem in which agriculture is an element.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001205" href="entry://agro-%23bigmac000001205"><span class="smallcaps">agro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022856" href="entry://ecosystem%23bigmac000022856"><span class="smallcaps">ecosystem</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agroforestry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agroforestry</span></header><div>/ægroʊˈfɒrəstri/ (<em>say</em> agroh'foruhstree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">the practice of using land simultaneously for the grazing of animals and for the commercial growing of timber.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agriforestry</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agrology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agrology</span></header><div>/əˈgrɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh'groluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">the scientific study of soils.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055153" href="entry://pedology%23bigmac000055153"><strong>pedology<sup>1</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001205" href="entry://agro-%23bigmac000001205"><span class="smallcaps">agro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>agrologic</strong> /ægrəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> agruh'lojik), <strong>agrological</strong> /ægrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> agruh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIATSIS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365057255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIATSIS</span></header><div>/aɪˈætsəs/ (<em>say</em> uy'atsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac288204165" href="entry://Australian%20Institute%20of%20Aboriginal%20and%20Torres%20Strait%20Islander%20Studies%23bigmac288204165"><strong>Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aibohphobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac765751552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aibohphobia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aibohphobia" src="word_pronunciations/17298.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪboʊˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> uyboh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a fear of palindromes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [deliberately constructed using the reverse of <em>phobia</em> to create a palindrome] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aibohphobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aichinger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aichinger</span></header><div>/ˈaɪkɪŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'uykinguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ilse</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">1921–2016, Austrian writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aid</span><z><span target_id="B7L6fS3Ubr">v.t.</span><span target_id="MwO8YRq8DE">v.i.</span><span target_id="vt7CraT9kO">n.</span><span target_id="7Nyv2ugRkF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aid" src="word_pronunciations/00507.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪd/ (<em>say</em> ayd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="B7L6fS3Ubr"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> to afford support or relief to; help.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq457"> to promote the course of accomplishment of; facilitate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq754"> to give financial support to: <em class="example">a state-aided school.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MwO8YRq8DE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq270"> to give help or assistance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vt7CraT9kO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq619"> help; support; assistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq403"> someone or something that aids or yields assistance; a helper; an auxiliary: <em class="example">a nursing aid; </em><em class="example">a hearing aid; </em><em class="example">an aid to understanding.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq442"> a payment made by feudal vassals to their lord on special occasions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq993"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001250" href="entry://aide-de-camp%23bigmac000001250"><strong>aide-de-camp</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7Nyv2ugRkF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq963"> <strong class="phr">in aid of</strong>, directed towards; intended to achieve.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aide</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>aidier</em>, from Latin <em>adjūtāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aidless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AID
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AID</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq565">artificial insemination (by) donor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIDAB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIDAB</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdæb/ (<em>say</em> 'aydab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">Australian International Development Assistance Bureau.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093513" href="entry://AusAID%23bigmac000093513"><strong>AusAID</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIDC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac673162650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIDC</span></header><div>/eɪ aɪ di ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ay uy dee 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">a federal government business enterprise which encourages, invests in, and arranges finance for Australian industry and infrastructure development; formed in 1989 from the <strong>Australian Industry Development Corporation</strong> which had been set up as a statutory body in 1970.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aide</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aide" src="word_pronunciations/00505.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪd/ (<em>say</em> ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> an aide-de-camp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> an assistant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aidin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aidin</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdn/ (<em>say</em> 'aydn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004967" href="entry://Aydin%23bigmac000004967"><strong>Aydin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIDS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIDS<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of AIDS" src="word_pronunciations/00506.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪdz/ (<em>say</em> aydz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a disease caused by a retrovirus (HIV) which destroys the body’s white cells, resulting in reduced immunity and therefore a susceptibility to infections, tumours, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>cquired</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>mmune</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>eficiency</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>yndrome</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIDS<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of AIDS" src="word_pronunciations/00506.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪdz/ (<em>say</em> aydz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a computer virus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the name, Aids Information Introductory Diskette, under which the virus-containing disk was marketed in Britain by Joseph Popp in December 1989]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIDT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931444700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIDT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq157">Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq216">Australian Imperial Force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aiglet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aiglet</span></header><div>/ˈeɪglət/ (<em>say</em> 'aygluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001149" href="entry://aglet%23bigmac000001149"><strong>aglet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aigrette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aigrette</span></header><div>/ˈeɪgrət/ (<em>say</em> 'aygruht), /eɪˈgrɛt/ (<em>say</em> ay'gret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> a plume or tuft of feathers arranged as a head ornament, especially the back plumes of various herons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> a copy in jewellery of such a plume.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq417"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023082" href="entry://egret%23bigmac000023082"><strong>egret</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023082" href="entry://egret%23mq833">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023082" href="entry://egret%23mq185">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: egret]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aiguille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aiguille</span></header><div>/eɪˈgwil/ (<em>say</em> ay'gweel), /ˈeɪgwil/ (<em>say</em> 'aygweel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> a needle-like rock mass or mountain peak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq915"> a slender stone-boring tool.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, in Old French <em>aguille</em> needle, from Late Latin, diminutive of Latin <em>acus</em> needle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aiguillette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aiguillette</span></header><div>/eɪgwəˈlɛt/ (<em>say</em> aygwuh'let) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">an ornamental tagged cord or braid on a uniform.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, diminutive of <em>aiguille</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001149" href="entry://aglet%23bigmac000001149"><span class="smallcaps">aglet</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIH
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIH</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq958">artificial insemination (by) husband.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aiken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aiken</span></header><div>/ˈeɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'aykuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Conrad Potter</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">1889–1973, US poet and fiction writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aikido
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aikido</span></header><div>/aɪˈkidoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uy'keedoh), /ˈaɪkɪdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'uykidoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a Japanese martial art in which the attacker’s energy or force is deflected and used against them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese <em>aikidō</em>, from <em>ai</em> together, harmony + <em>ki</em> spirit, energy + <em>dō</em> way, path, philosophy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ail</span><z><span target_id="0ta1qGcYXn">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ks5ywyZ72i">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ail" src="word_pronunciations/00509.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪl/ (<em>say</em> ayl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0ta1qGcYXn"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> to affect with pain or uneasiness; trouble.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ks5ywyZ72i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq519"> to feel pain; be ill (usually in a slight degree); be unwell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ailen</em>, Old English <em>eglan</em> to trouble]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aileron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aileron</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aileron" src="word_pronunciations/00508.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪlərɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ayluhron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">a hinged, movable flap of an aircraft, sailing boat, or motor vehicle, usually part of the trailing edge, used primarily to maintain lateral balance or to bank, roll, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, diminutive of <em>aile</em> wing. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091502" href="entry://aisle%23bigmac000091502"><span class="smallcaps">aisle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ailing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ailing</span></header><div>/ˈeɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayling) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">sickly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ailloli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ailloli</span></header><div>/eɪˈoʊli/ (<em>say</em> ay'ohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001281" href="entry://aioli%23bigmac000001281"><strong>aioli</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ailment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ailment</span></header><div>/ˈeɪlmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aylmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">a morbid affection of the body or mind; indisposition: <em class="example">a slight ailment.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ailurophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ailurophile</span></header><div>/aɪˈlurəfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> uy'loohruhfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">a lover of cats.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ailouros</em> cat + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056103" href="entry://-phile%23bigmac000056103"><span class="smallcaps">-phile</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ailurophilia</strong> /aɪˌlurəˈfɪliə/ (<em>say</em> uy.loohruh'fileeuh), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ailurophobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ailurophobe</span></header><div>/aɪˈlurəfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> uy'loohruhfohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a hater of cats.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ailouros</em> cat + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056183" href="entry://-phobe%23bigmac000056183"><span class="smallcaps">-phobe</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ailurophobia</strong> /aɪˌlurəˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> uy.loohruh'fohbeeuh), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aim</span><z><span target_id="sz2P31o9l5">v.t.</span><span target_id="jMaujsX7x7">v.i.</span><span target_id="eToeMGCiRU">n.</span><span target_id="zrAP3y4SGI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aim" src="word_pronunciations/00510.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪm/ (<em>say</em> aym) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sz2P31o9l5"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> to give a certain direction and elevation to (a gun or the like), for the purpose of causing the projectile, when the weapon is discharged, to hit the object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> to direct or point (something) at something: <em class="example">the satire was aimed at the Church</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jMaujsX7x7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq059"> to level a gun; give direction to a blow, missile, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq961"> to strive; try: <em class="example">we aim to give the best possible service.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq395"> to intend: <em class="example">she aims to go tomorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to estimate; guess.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eToeMGCiRU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq797"> the act of aiming or directing anything at or towards a particular point or object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq892"> the direction in which a missile is pointed; the line of sighting: <em class="example">to take aim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq727"> the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq466"> something intended or desired to be attained by one’s efforts; purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> conjecture; guess.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zrAP3y4SGI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq863"> <strong class="phr">aim at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">towards</strong>), to direct or point (something) in the direction of: <em class="example">to aim the gun at the target.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">aim for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq648"> to direct or point (something) in the direction of: <em class="example">to aim for the target.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq247"> to direct one’s action or energies towards: <em class="example">to aim for perfection.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">aim high</strong>, to set high standards or goals for oneself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ayme</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French (<em>a</em>)<em>esmer</em>, from Latin (<em>ad</em>)<em> aestimāre</em> estimate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aimer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115328927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq216">Australian Inland Mission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aimée
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aimée</span></header><div>/eɪˈmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay'may) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anouk</strong> /əˈnʊk/ (<em>say</em> uh'nook) (born <em>Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">1932–2024, French film actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aimless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aimless</span></header><div>/ˈeɪmləs/ (<em>say</em> 'aymluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">without aim; purposeless.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aimlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aimlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ain</span></header><div>/eɪn/ (<em>say</em> ayn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">own.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ain</span></header><div>/æ̃/ (<em>say</em> an) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">a department in eastern France. 5762 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Bourg-en-Bresse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aîné
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aîné</span></header><div>/eɪˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay'nay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">of the greater age; elder; eldest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aînée</strong>, <em>feminine adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ainsworth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ainsworth</span></header><div>/ˈeɪnzwɜθ/ (<em>say</em> 'aynzwerth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>W</strong>(<strong>illiam</strong>)<strong> Harrison</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">1805–82, English historical novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ainu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ainu</span><z><span target_id="fqtXThh7YI">n.</span><span target_id="LsnHaxTWT6">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈaɪnu/ (<em>say</em> 'uynooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fqtXThh7YI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> an aboriginal people of the northernmost islands of Japan, having physical distinctions, such as lighter skin, from the majority of the population.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Ainu</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Ainus</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq935"> the nearly extinct language of the Ainu, not known to be linguistically related to any other language.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LsnHaxTWT6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aioli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aioli</span></header><div>/eɪˈoʊli/ (<em>say</em> ay'ohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">a thick mayonnaise containing garlic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aïoli</strong>, <strong class="vs">ailloli</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Air</span></header><div>/ˈaiə/ (<em>say</em> 'aheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">a region in Niger, in Africa, consisting of a plateau and oasis region in the Sahara; a former kingdom. About 77 700 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asben</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airborne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airborne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airborne" src="word_pronunciations/00520.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəbɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'airbawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> borne up, carried, or transported by air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> in the air; (of aircraft) having taken off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> <em class="label">Military</em> trained for and allotted to air operations: <em class="example">an airborne division.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airbrick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airbrick</span></header><div>/ˈɛəbrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'airbrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">a perforated block let into a wall for ventilation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airbridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476376168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airbridge</span></header><div>/ˈɛəbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'airbrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq30"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000888" href="entry://aerobridge%23bigmac000000888"><strong>aerobridge</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> a link by air between two places: <em class="example">to set up an air bridge to bring supplies into Afghanistan.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airbrush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airbrush</span><z><span target_id="i5re59D0wb">n.</span><span target_id="2UBaoLKmUd">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airbrush" src="word_pronunciations/00515.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəbrʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'airbrush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i5re59D0wb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> a small pencil-type spray gun used for very fine paint work or stencilling.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2UBaoLKmUd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq810"> to use an airbrush on (a motor body, sign, etc.): <em class="example">to airbrush the aircraft’s tail wing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq479"> to use an airbrush to touch up (a photograph).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airbus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airbus</span></header><div>/ˈɛəbʌs/ (<em>say</em> 'airbus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">a passenger aircraft operating over short routes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIRC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac986436036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIRC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq078">Australian Industrial Relations Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIRCDRE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac922130646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIRCDRE</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Royal Australian Air Force</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">air commodore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aircon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aircon</span><z><span target_id="sthBGKZiob">n.</span><span target_id="YJWvFImK1S">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəkɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'airkon) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sthBGKZiob">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> Also, <strong class="vs">air con</strong>. air conditioning.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YJWvFImK1S">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq300"> air-conditioned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aircrew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aircrew</span></header><div>/ˈɛəkru/ (<em>say</em> 'airkrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">the crew of an aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airdrive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airdrive</span></header><div>/ˈɛədraɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'airdruyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103273" href="entry://drive%23bigmac000103273">drive</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103273" href="entry://drive%23mq312">33</a>) for ventilation, especially in a tunnel or mine; airshaft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airdrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airdrome</span></header><div>/ˈɛədroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'airdrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000890" href="entry://aerodrome%23bigmac000000890"><strong>aerodrome</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airdrop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airdrop</span><z><span target_id="UjwjmNQG0v">n.</span><span target_id="zOlfBTS2ku">adj.</span><span target_id="9nO7Vk2KgA">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛədrɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'airdrop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UjwjmNQG0v"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq965"> delivery of supplies, troops, etc., from the air.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zOlfBTS2ku">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq730"> of or relating to such a delivery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9nO7Vk2KgA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq304"> (<strong class="bold">airdropped</strong>, <strong class="bold">airdropping</strong>) to deliver in such a way: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Pentagon will airdrop relief supplies into Afghanistan as part of a US humanitarian aid effort.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airfield</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airfield" src="word_pronunciations/00524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəfild/ (<em>say</em> 'airfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">a level area, usually equipped with hard-surfaced runways, buildings, etc., for the operation and maintenance of aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airflight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airflight</span></header><div>/ˈɛəflaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'airfluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">a flight by an aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airflow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airflow</span></header><div>/ˈɛəfloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'airfloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">air currents caused by a moving aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airfreight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airfreight</span><z><span target_id="xcJq62P8wl">n.</span><span target_id="QpEM4zBQRk">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəfreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'airfrayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xcJq62P8wl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> cargo transported by aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> the charge made for this service.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QpEM4zBQRk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq324"> to dispatch by aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airglow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airglow</span></header><div>/ˈɛəgloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'airgloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">a faint light emitted as a result of the excitation of atoms and molecules in the earth’s upper atmosphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airhole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airhole</span></header><div>/ˈɛəhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'airhohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> an opening to admit or discharge air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> a natural opening in the frozen surface of a river or pond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq518"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089243" href="entry://air%20pocket%23bigmac000089243"><strong>air pocket</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airily</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəli/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> in a jaunty manner; breezily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq712"> lightly; delicately.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>airiness</strong> /ˈɛərinəs/ (<em>say</em> 'airreenuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airing</span></header><div>/ˈɛərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'airring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> an exposure to the air, or to a source of heat as for drying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> a walk, drive, or the like, in the open air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq361"> a promulgation of an idea, proposal, etc., usually to evoke response and evaluation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airless</span></header><div>/ˈɛələs/ (<em>say</em> 'airluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> lacking air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> without fresh air; stuffy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq522"> still.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airlift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airlift</span><z><span target_id="4KWpTct5tH">n.</span><span target_id="Ii8T9p8Z0i">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airlift" src="word_pronunciations/00526.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəlɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'airlift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4KWpTct5tH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> a system of transporting people, supplies, equipment, etc., by aircraft when surface routes are blocked, as during a military blockade, or at a time of national emergency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq541"> the act or process of transporting such a load.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ii8T9p8Z0i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq977"> to transport by airlift.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airline</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airline" src="word_pronunciations/00527.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'airluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> a system furnishing scheduled air transport between specified points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> the aeroplanes, airports, navigational aids, etc., of such a system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq259"> a company that owns or operates such a system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq549"> a scheduled route followed by such a system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airliner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airliner</span></header><div>/ˈɛəlaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'airluynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a large passenger aircraft operated by an airline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airlock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airlock</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airlock" src="word_pronunciations/00528.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəlɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'airlok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> an airtight transition compartment at the entrance of a pressure chamber, as in a spacecraft or a submerged caisson.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Engineering</em> an obstruction to or stoppage of a flow of liquid in a pipe caused by an air bubble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq416"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> an area between doors which impedes the flow of air between sections of a building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIRMSHL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac060196298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIRMSHL</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Royal Australian Air Force</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">air marshal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airport</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airport" src="word_pronunciations/00532.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">a large airfield usually equipped with a control tower, hangars, and accommodation for the receiving and discharging of passengers and cargo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airproof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airproof</span><z><span target_id="fICeufAs1I">adj.</span><span target_id="2wxggqeRTB">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəpruf/ (<em>say</em> 'airproohf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fICeufAs1I"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> impervious to air.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2wxggqeRTB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq876"> to make impervious to air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airpump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airpump</span></header><div>/ˈɛəpʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'airpump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">an apparatus for drawing in, compressing, and discharging air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airscrew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airscrew</span></header><div>/ˈɛəskru/ (<em>say</em> 'airskrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">an aeroplane propeller.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airshed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac430946230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airshed</span></header><div>/ˈɛəʃɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'airshed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">a volume of air confined to a distinct geographic region, and within which pollutants are contained.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airshift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airshift</span></header><div>/ˈɛəʃɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'airshift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">in radio, that part of the working hours of a continuity announcer, disc jockey, etc., spent on air in a studio.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airship</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airship" src="word_pronunciations/00533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'airship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">a self-propelled, lighter-than-air craft with means of controlling the direction of flight, usually classed as either rigid, semirigid, or nonrigid. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A British airship passing messages to the Allied warships below by use of signal flags during World War I.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/airship_A03273.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airsick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airsick</span></header><div>/ˈɛəsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'airsik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">suffering motion sickness in an aeroplane.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>airsickness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851495752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airside</span><z><span target_id="mrH2Y42LRM">adv.</span><span target_id="QPNP7bitiU">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'airsuyd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="mrH2Y42LRM"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> in or to the part of an airport which is separated from the public area of the terminal by security, customs, and passport checks.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QPNP7bitiU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq433"> of or relating to places, services, etc., in this part of an airport.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac590729885" href="entry://landside%23bigmac590729885"><strong>landside</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090230" href="entry://air%23bigmac000090230"><span class="smallcaps">air</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090230" href="entry://air%23mq65">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac133295989" href="entry://-side%23bigmac133295989"><span class="smallcaps">-side</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airsock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airsock</span></header><div>/ˈɛəsɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'airsok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085286" href="entry://windsock%23bigmac000085286"><strong>windsock</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airsoft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885853689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airsoft</span><z><span target_id="Srb7bAHZex">n.</span><span target_id="mC2tCaNMCG">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛəsɒft/ (<em>say</em> 'airsoft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Srb7bAHZex"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> an adaptation of a war game played using replica firearms which are air guns using projectiles made from nonmetallic materials, often plastic, so as not to injure players.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mC2tCaNMCG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq328"> of or relating to this game: <em class="example">an airsoft gun.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airspeed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airspeed</span></header><div>/ˈɛəspid/ (<em>say</em> 'airspeed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031897" href="entry://ground%20speed%23bigmac000031897"><strong>ground speed</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airstrip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airstrip</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airstrip" src="word_pronunciations/00535.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəstrɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'airstrip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a runway, especially a single runway forming a landing ground in a remote place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airtight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airtight</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airtight" src="word_pronunciations/00536.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛətaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'airtuyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> so tight or close as to be impermeable to air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq596"> having no weak points or openings of which an opponent may take advantage: <em class="example">an airtight argument.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>airtightness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airtime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171239362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airtime</span></header><div>/ˈɛətaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'airtuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq51"> Also, <strong class="vs">airspace</strong>. the amount of television or radio broadcasting time dedicated to a particular subject, person, recording, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> the amount of time a mobile phone is able to be used, especially as that allocated under a mobile phone service provision contract: <em class="example">unlimited airtime.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">air time</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airwell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airwell</span></header><div>/ˈɛəwɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'airwel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091379" href="entry://airdrive%23bigmac000091379"><strong>airdrive</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Singaporean and Malaysian English</em> an open space within a multistorey building, designed to allow fresh air and natural light to the inner rooms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airworthy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airworthy</span></header><div>/ˈɛəwɜði/ (<em>say</em> 'airwerdhee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">(of an aircraft) meeting accepted standards for safe flight; equipped and maintained in condition to fly.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>airworthiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of airy" src="word_pronunciations/00538.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'airree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">airier</strong>, <strong class="bold">airiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> open to a free current of air; breezy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But in spite of the materials, the house was airy and cool</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> consisting of or having the character of air; immaterial: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Small ships, each with its tumbling sea-wake and an airy wake of gulls</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq830"> light in appearance; thin: <em class="example">airy lace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq839"> light in manner; sprightly; lively: <em class="example">airy songs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq120"> light in movement; graceful; delicate: <em class="example">an airy tread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq530"> light as air; unsubstantial; unreal; imaginary: <em class="example">airy dreams.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq363"> visionary; speculative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq137"> performed in the air; aerial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq140"> lofty; high in the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq184"> casual, offhand; superficial, flippant: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>With concealed trembling she saw him saunter into her room, nonchalant, airy.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIS</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> Australian Illawarra Shorthorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> Australian Institute of Sport.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aisha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aisha</span></header><div>/ˈaiʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'aheeshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">613?–678, favourite wife of Mohammed and daughter of Abu-Bekr.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ayesha</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aisle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aisle</span><z><span target_id="Gfhvaiqt7O">n.</span><span target_id="xqM7OuVF9a">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aisle" src="word_pronunciations/00540.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪl/ (<em>say</em> uyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Gfhvaiqt7O"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq831"> a passageway between seats in a church, hall, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq833"> a passageway between seats in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq641"> a passageway between shelves in a supermarket, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq641"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq346"> a lateral division of a church or other building separated from the nave by piers or columns.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq749"> a similar division at the side of the choir or a transept.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq781"> any of the lateral divisions of a church or hall, as the nave.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xqM7OuVF9a">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">lay them in the aisles</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to impress people favourably.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>isle</em>, translation of late Medieval Latin <em>insula</em> aisle (in Latin: island); replacing Middle English <em>ele</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>āla</em> shoulder, wing; <em>ai-</em> of current spelling from French <em>aile</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aisled</strong> /aɪld/ (<em>say</em> uyld), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aisne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aisne</span></header><div>/eɪn/ (<em>say</em> ayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> a river in northern France, flowing into the river Oise. 265 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> a department in northern France. 7369 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Laon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq635"> <strong>Battle of the</strong>, one of three significant battles fought along the Aisne River between Allied and German forces during World War I: in September 1914, April–May 1917, and May–June 1918. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Australian Infantry passing along a sap near Ronssoy, in the Aisne area, France, to reinforce the troops engaged in the struggle for this section of the Hindenburg Defence System in 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Aisne_E03418.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aitch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aitch" src="word_pronunciations/10737.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> aych) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">the letter H, h.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ache</em>, from Old French <em>ache</em>, ? from Late Latin <em>*accha</em>, <em>*aha</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093772" href="entry://H%2C%20h%23bigmac000093772"><strong>H, h</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aitchbone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aitchbone</span></header><div>/ˈeɪtʃboʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'aychbohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> the rump bone, as of beef.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq330"> the cut of beef which includes this bone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nache-bone</em>; <em>a nache-bone</em> became <em>an aitch-bone</em> by false division into words; <em>nache</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>natis</em> buttock]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aitken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aitken</span></header><div>/ˈeɪtkən/ (<em>say</em> 'aytkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Maxwell</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104258" href="entry://Beaverbrook%23bigmac000104258"><strong>Beaverbrook</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aitkin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aitkin</span></header><div>/ˈeɪtkən/ (<em>say</em> 'aytkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Don</strong>(<strong>ald</strong>)<strong> Alexander</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">1937–2022, Australian academic and political commentator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIWO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIWO</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq858">Agudath Israel World Organisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aiya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac670616309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aiya</span></header><div>/ˈaɪˈja/ (<em>say</em> 'uy'yah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">(an exclamation of surprise, dismay, annoyance, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ai ya</strong>, <strong class="vs">ai yah</strong>, <strong class="vs">ai yo</strong>. <div class="etym">[from Chinese, as in Cantonese <em>āai a</em>, Mandarin <em>āiyā</em>, <em>āiyá</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aíyina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aíyina</span></header><div>/eɪˈjinə/ (<em>say</em> ay'yeenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104041" href="entry://Aegina%23bigmac000104041"><strong>Aegina</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AJ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac706967314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AJ</span></header><div>/ˈeɪ dʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ay jay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a member of the army.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>rmy</em>)<em> j</em>(<em>erk</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AJA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AJA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq368">Australian Journalists’ Association.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103557" href="entry://Media%2C%20Entertainment%20and%20Arts%20Alliance%23bigmac000103557"><strong>Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AJC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AJC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq611">Australian Jockey Club.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AK
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AK</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq597">Knight of the Order of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aka<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aka" src="word_pronunciations/00543.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">any of several species of woody, climbing vines of the genus <em>Metrosideros</em>; rata.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aka<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ keɪ ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay kay 'ay), /ˈækə/ (<em>say</em> 'akuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">also known as: <em class="example">Smith aka Jones.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">a.k.a.</strong>, <strong class="vs">AKA</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>a</em>(<em>lso</em>)<em> k</em>(<em>nown</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>s</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akáyev
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac414506200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akáyev</span></header><div>/əˈkaɪəf/ (<em>say</em> uh'kuyuhf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Askar Akáyevich</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">born 1944, Kyrgyz physicist and politician; became president of Kyrgyzstan when it gained independence in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union; ousted by protest movement in 2005.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akela
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akela</span></header><div>/aˈkeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> ah'kayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">the adult in charge of a pack of Cub Scouts in the Scout Association.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Akela</em>, leader of the wolf pack in the <em>Jungle Book</em> of Rudyard Kipling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akihito
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akihito</span></header><div>/ækəˈhitoʊ/ (<em>say</em> akuh'heetoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">born 1933, emperor of Japan 1989–2019.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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akimbo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">akimbo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of akimbo" src="word_pronunciations/00545.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɪmboʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kimboh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq012"> with hands on hips and elbows bent outwards: <em class="example">to stand with arms akimbo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq22"> stretched wide apart: <em>sitting with legs akimbo</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>in kene bowe</em>, apparently, in keen bow (sharply bent); compare Old Norse <em>kengboginn</em> bent double, crooked]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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akin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">akin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of akin" src="word_pronunciations/00546.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'kin) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq528"> of the same kin; related by blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq358"> allied by nature; partaking of the same properties.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000002" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000002"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102905" href="entry://kin%23bigmac000102905"><span class="smallcaps">kin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akita
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akita</span></header><div>/ˈakita/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkeetah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> a seaport in northern Japan, on Honshu island.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> one of a Japanese breed of dog, valued as a guard dog and for hunting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akkra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akkra</span></header><div>/əˈkra/ (<em>say</em> uh'krah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac445026839" href="entry://Accra%23bigmac445026839"><strong>Accra</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac407061032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aks</span></header><div>/aks/ (<em>say</em> ahks) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<em>regarded as non-standard</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102039" href="entry://ask%23bigmac000102039"><strong>ask</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British (West Country) dialectal form (by metathesis) of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102039" href="entry://ask%23bigmac000102039"><span class="smallcaps">ask</span></a>, now in Australian English, Black English and Irish English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aksum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aksum</span></header><div>/ˈaksʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahksoom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">the capital of an ancient Ethiopian kingdom; in Coptic tradition, city of the ark of the covenant, brought from Jerusalem.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Axum</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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akubra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">akubra</span></header><div>/əˈkubrə/ (<em>say</em> uh'koohbruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">a style of broad-brimmed Australian hat, made of rabbit fur felt, which is particularly hardy in wet conditions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; claimed to be from an Australian Aboriginal word for ‘head covering’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq623">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a> before <em>l</em>, as in <em>allure</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">aluminium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AL</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq153">Anglo-Latin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ala</span></header><div>/ˈeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alae</strong> /ˈeɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'aylee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> a wing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq583"> a winglike part, process, or expansion, as of a bone, a shell, a seed, a stem, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq014"> one of the two side petals of a fabaceous flower.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: wing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alb</span></header><div>/ælb/ (<em>say</em> alb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a loose-fitting white linen robe with full-length sleeves, worn by an officiating priest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>albe</em>, from Latin <em>alba</em>(<em>vestis</em>) white (garment)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alb.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alb.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> Also, <strong class="vs">Alba</strong>. Alberta (Canada).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> Albania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alba</span></header><div>/ˈælbə/ (<em>say</em> 'albuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Duke of</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002009" href="entry://Alva%23bigmac000002009"><strong>Alva</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albedo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albedo</span></header><div>/ælˈbidoʊ/ (<em>say</em> al'beedoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq401"> the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq134"> the proportion of the light from the sun which is reflected back into space from the white surface, that is, ice or snow, on the earth.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq539"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq889"> the fraction of incident light scattered by a surface.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq288"> the ratio of the neutrons reflected (in a neutron reflector) to those absorbed.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: whiteness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albee</span></header><div>/ˈælbi/ (<em>say</em> 'albee), /ˈɔlbi/ (<em>say</em> 'awlbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edward Franklin</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">1928–2016, US dramatist; works include <em>Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</em> (1962) and <em>Three Tall Women</em> (1994).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albeit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albeit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of albeit" src="word_pronunciations/00555.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔlˈbiət/ (<em>say</em> awl'beeuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of albeit" src="word_pronunciations/00556.mp3"></audio></span>/æl-/ (<em>say</em> al-) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">although; notwithstanding that: <em class="example">to choose a strategic albeit inglorious retreat.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>al be it</em> although it be]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albéniz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albéniz</span></header><div>/ʌlˈbeɪniθ/ (<em>say</em> ul'bayneeth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Isaac</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">1860–1909, Spanish composer and pianist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alberich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alberich</span></header><div>/ˈʌlbərɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ulbuhrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">German Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">king of the dwarfs and chief of the Nibelungs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albert<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈælbət/ (<em>say</em> 'albuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">a style of chain now worn for adornment but formerly used to make easier access to a pocket watch, most commonly with one end a hook to attach to the watch and the other a T-bar inserted into the button hole of a waistcoat or vest (sometimes with an extra length of chain at the T-bar end for hanging a charm); in the <strong>double Albert</strong>, the chain draped between two watch pockets with the T-bar and charm hanging in the centre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Albert chain</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Prince <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001478" href="#bigmac000001478"><span class="smallcaps">Albert<sup>2</sup></span></a> who wore this style of watch chain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albert<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈælbət/ (<em>say</em> 'albuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Prince</strong> (<em>Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel</em>, <em>Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">1819–61, German prince, husband of Queen Victoria; known as Prince Consort.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albert<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈælbət/ (<em>say</em> 'albuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> a river in north-western Qld, flowing north into the Gulf of Carpentaria. About 80 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> a river in south-eastern Qld, flowing north from the McPherson Range to the Logan River. 121 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq060"> <strong>Lake</strong>, a freshwater lake in south-eastern SA, connected to Lake Alexandrina; with the Coorong and Lake Alexandrina forms a Ramsar wetland site. About 200 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Prince <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001478" href="#bigmac000001478"><span class="smallcaps">Albert<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alberta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alberta</span></header><div>/ælˈbɜtə/ (<em>say</em> al'bertuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">a province in western Canada. 644 390 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Edmonton.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alberti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alberti</span></header><div>/ælˈbɛəti/ (<em>say</em> al'bairtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Leon Battista</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albertina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albertina</span></header><div>/ælbəˈtinə/ (<em>say</em> albuh'teenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">an art gallery in Vienna, Austria, containing a major collection of graphic art.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Duke <em>Albert</em> of Saxe-Teschen, 1738–1822, who founded it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alberts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alberts</span></header><div>/ˈælbəts/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059100" href="entry://Prince%20Albert%23bigmac000059100"><strong>Prince Albert</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059100" href="entry://Prince%20Albert%23mq364">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albescent</span></header><div>/ælˈbɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> al'besuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">becoming white; whitish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>albescens</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>albescence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albi</span></header><div>/alˈbi/ (<em>say</em> ahl'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">a town in southern France; centre of the Albigenses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albigenses
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albigenses</span></header><div>/albəˈdʒɛnsiz/ (<em>say</em> ahlbuh'jenseez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">the members of several Catharist or Manichean sects, or of a crusade against them, in the south of France in the 12th and 13th centuries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001488" href="entry://Albi%23bigmac000001488"><span class="smallcaps">Albi</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Albigensian</strong> /ælbəˈdʒɛnsiən/ (<em>say</em> albuh'jenseeuhn), /-ʃən/ (<em>say</em> -shuhn), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albinism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albinism</span></header><div>/ˈælbənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">the state or condition of being an albino.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>albinistic</strong> /ælbəˈnɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> albuh'nistik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albino</span><z><span target_id="Xbi0o8kPiP">n.</span><span target_id="5vcXX81uW5">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of albino" src="word_pronunciations/00558.mp3"></audio></span>/ælˈbinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> al'beenoh), /-ˈbaɪnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> -'buynoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xbi0o8kPiP"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">albinos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> a person with a pale, milky skin, light hair, and pink eyes, resulting from a congenital absence of pigmentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> an animal or plant lacking pigmentation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5vcXX81uW5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq004"> of or relating to albinos or albinism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese, from <em>albo</em>, from Latin <em>albus</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albinoni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albinoni</span></header><div>/ælbəˈnoʊni/ (<em>say</em> albuh'nohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tomaso Giovanni</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">1671–1750, Italian violinist and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albion</span></header><div>/ˈælbiən/ (<em>say</em> 'albeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">Britain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, said to be derived from <em>albus</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albite</span></header><div>/ˈælbaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'albuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">a very common mineral of the plagioclase feldspar group, sodium aluminium silicate, NaAlSi<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub>, usually white, occurring in many igneous rocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>albus</em> white + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521400073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alco</span><z><span target_id="tX3tZFpqO9">n.</span><span target_id="0eEcoCFbVv">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈælkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'alkoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tX3tZFpqO9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> an alcoholic.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0eEcoCFbVv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq105"> inebriated; alcoholic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094895" href="entry://alcoholic%23bigmac000094895"><span class="smallcaps">alcoholic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcock</span></header><div>/ˈɔlkɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'awlkok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">1892–1919, English aviator; made the first flight across the Atlantic with AW Brown in 1919.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcoholic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcoholic</span><z><span target_id="Wbd0099hhZ">adj.</span><span target_id="IZ5IgCawo9">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alcoholic" src="word_pronunciations/00564.mp3"></audio></span>/ælkəˈhɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'holik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Wbd0099hhZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> relating to or of the nature of alcohol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> containing or using alcohol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq863"> caused by alcohol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq740"> suffering from alcoholism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq121"> preserved in alcohol.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IZ5IgCawo9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq704"> a person suffering from alcoholism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq630"> someone addicted to intoxicating drinks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcoholicity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcoholicity</span></header><div>/ˌælkəhɒlˈɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> .alkuhhol'isuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">alcoholic quality or strength.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcoholise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcoholise</span></header><div>/ˈælkəhɒlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhholuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">alcoholised</strong>, <strong class="bold">alcoholising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> to treat with alcohol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq327"> to make alcoholic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alcoholize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcoholism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcoholism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alcoholism" src="word_pronunciations/00565.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælkəhɒlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhholizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> an addiction to alcohol which is detrimental to one’s health or social functioning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> a diseased condition due to the excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcoholometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcoholometer</span></header><div>/ˌælkəhɒlˈɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> .alkuhhol'omuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">an instrument for finding the percentage of alcohol in a liquid.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alcoholometry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcometer</span></header><div>/ælˈkɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> al'komuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">a device for measuring blood alcohol levels, consisting of a small instrument containing a sensor device, an electrochemical fuel cell, which generates a voltage in proportion to the amount of alcohol breathed into it through the plastic mouthpiece, thus determining whether a motorist is over the legal limit of blood alcohol or not.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041079" href="entry://breathalyser%23bigmac000041079"><strong>breathalyser</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcopop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac267583861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcopop</span></header><div>/ˈælkoʊpɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'alkohpop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">a commercially-sold alcoholic drink based on a soft drink, such as lemonade, etc., to which alcohol has been added: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She says a recent study by the Australian Divisions of General Practice found the mixer drinks or ‘alcopops’ were the most popular alcoholic drink among young people.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104968" href="entry://alcohol%23bigmac000104968"><span class="smallcaps">alco(hol)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101355" href="entry://pop%23bigmac000101355"><span class="smallcaps">pop<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101355" href="entry://pop%23mq556">19</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcotest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcotest</span></header><div>/ˈælkəˌtɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuh.test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009238" href="entry://breath%20test%23bigmac000009238"><strong>breath test</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcott
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcott</span></header><div>/ˈɔlkɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'awlkot), /-kət/ (<em>say</em> -kuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq039"> <strong>Louisa May</strong>, 1832–88, US author, most noted for her novel <em>Little Women</em> (1868).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> <strong>Dylan Martin</strong>, born 1990, Australian athlete and advocate for people with disabilities, noted as a wheelchair basketball and tennis player; gold medallist at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games for basketball, gold medallist at the 2016 and 2020 Paralympic Games for tennis, and Wimbledon singles champion 2019 and 2021; Australian of the Year 2022.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcove</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alcove" src="word_pronunciations/00567.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælkoʊv/ (<em>say</em> 'alkohv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> a recess opening out of a room, as for a bed, bookshelves, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> any recessed space, as in a garden.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Spanish <em>alcoba</em>, from Arabic <em>al qubba</em> the vaulted space]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcuin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcuin</span></header><div>/ˈælkwən/ (<em>say</em> 'alkwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">735–804, English ecclesiastic and scholar; teacher and friend of Charlemagne.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcyone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcyone</span></header><div>/ælˈsiəni/ (<em>say</em> al'seeuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">a star of the third magnitude in the constellation Taurus; the brightest star in the group known as the Pleiades.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Halcyone</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032569" href="entry://halcyon%23bigmac000032569"><span class="smallcaps">halcyon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ald.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ald.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq843">Alderman.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ald.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alda</span></header><div>/ˈɔldə/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frances</strong> (born <em>Frances Davis</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">1883–1952, Australian soprano, born in NZ. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/frances+alda.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aldehyde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aldehyde</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aldehyde" src="word_pronunciations/00568.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈældəhaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'alduhhuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">one of a group of organic compounds with the general formula R-CHO, which yield acids when oxidised and alcohols when reduced.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of New Latin <em>al</em>(<em>cohol</em>)<em> dehyd</em>(<em>rogenātum</em>) alcohol deprived of hydrogen] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aldehydic</strong> /ældəˈhaɪdɪk/ (<em>say</em> alduh'huydik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alden</span></header><div>/ˈɔldn/ (<em>say</em> 'awldn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Gordon Buchanan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">1907–62, Australian stage actor, producer and manager; noted for Shakespearean roles. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/john+alden.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alder</span></header><div>/ˈɔldə/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> any betulaceous shrub or tree of the genus <em>Alnus</em>, growing in moist places in northern temperate or colder regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> any of various trees or shrubs resembling, or with timber resembling, this genus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>alor</em>, <em>aler</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albizia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albizia</span></header><div>/ælˈbɪtsiə/ (<em>say</em> al'bitseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017371" href="entry://crested%20wattle%23bigmac000017371"><strong>crested wattle</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">albizzia</strong>. <div class="etym">[from Filippo del <em>Albizzi</em>, Florentine nobleman, who introduced a species of albizia (<em>Albizia julibrissin</em>) into Italy in 1749]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alboin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alboin</span></header><div>/ˈælbɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'alboyn), /-boʊən/ (<em>say</em> -bohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">died AD 573?, king of the Lombards from 561? until his death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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album
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">album</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of album" src="word_pronunciations/00561.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælbəm/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> a book consisting of blank leaves for the insertion or preservation of photographs, stamps, autographs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> a book of selections, especially of music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq393"> a folder containing two or more gramophone records.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq813"> a long-playing recording on which there is a collection of songs or pieces: <em class="example">an album of Puccini arias.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: writing tablet, properly neuter of <em>albus</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albumen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albumen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of albumen" src="word_pronunciations/00559.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælbjəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'albyuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> the white of an egg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the nutritive matter about the embryo in a seed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq205"> <em class="label">Biochemistry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001501" href="entry://albumin%23bigmac000001501"><strong>albumin</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from <em>albus</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albumenise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albumenise</span></header><div>/ælˈbjumənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> al'byoohmuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">albumenised</strong>, <strong class="bold">albumenising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">to treat with an albuminous solution.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">albumenize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albumin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albumin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of albumin" src="word_pronunciations/00560.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælbjəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'albyuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">albumen, any of a class of water-soluble proteins occurring in animal and vegetable fluids and tissues. In animal plasma albumin is involved in osmotic regulation and transport, as of lipids.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>albūmen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albuminoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albuminoid</span></header><div>/ælˈbjumənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> al'byoohmuhnoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">resembling albumen or albumin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>albūmen</em> white of egg + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>albuminoidal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albuminous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albuminous</span></header><div>/ælˈbjumənəs/ (<em>say</em> al'byoohmuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> of albumin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> containing albumin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq218"> resembling albumin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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albuminuria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">albuminuria</span></header><div>/ælˌbjuməˈnjuriə/ (<em>say</em> al.byoohmuh'nyoohreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">the presence of albumin in the urine, usually a symptom of disease of the kidneys but sometimes resulting from other physiological conditions, as pregnancy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001501" href="entry://albumin%23bigmac000001501"><span class="smallcaps">albumin</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081719" href="entry://-uria%23bigmac000081719"><span class="smallcaps">-uria</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>albuminuric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albuquerque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albuquerque</span></header><div>/ˈælbəkɜki/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhkerkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Afonso de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">1453–1515, Portuguese navigator; founded the Portuguese empire in the Indian Ocean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ALC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ALC</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">Anindilyakwa Land Council.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcestis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcestis</span></header><div>/ælˈsɛstəs/ (<em>say</em> al'sestuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">the wife of the Thessalian king Admetus, whose life she saved by dying in his place. She was brought back from Hades by Hercules.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alchemise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alchemise</span></header><div>/ˈælkəmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhmuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">alchemised</strong>, <strong class="bold">alchemising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">to change by alchemy; transmute, as metals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alchemize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alchemist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alchemist</span></header><div>/ˈælkəməst/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhmuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">someone who practised or was knowledgeable about alchemy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alchemistic</strong> /ælkəˈmɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'mistik), <strong>alchemistical</strong> /ælkəˈmɪstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> alkuh'mistikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alchemy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alchemy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alchemy" src="word_pronunciations/00562.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælkəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> the medieval chemical science which sought in particular to transmute baser metals into gold, and to find a universal solvent and an elixir of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> any magical power or process of transmuting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alkamye</em>, from Old French <em>alcamie</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>alchimia</em>, from Arabic <em>al kīmīyā’</em> (<em>kīmīyā’</em> ? from Late Greek <em>chyma</em> molten metal)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alchemic</strong> /ælˈkɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> al'kemik), <strong>alchemical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alchemically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alchera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514057389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alchera</span></header><div>/ˈæltʃərə/ (<em>say</em> 'alchuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099651" href="entry://alcheringa%23bigmac000099651"><strong>alcheringa</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcheringa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcheringa</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alcheringa" src="word_pronunciations/00563.mp3"></audio></span>/æltʃəˈrɪŋgə/ (<em>say</em> alchuh'ringguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100463" href="entry://Dreaming%23bigmac000100463"><strong>Dreaming</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100463" href="entry://Dreaming%23mq251">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alchera</strong> /ˈæltʃərə/ (<em>say</em> 'alchuhruh). <div class="etym">[Arrernte: literally, in the dreamtime, from <em>altyerre</em> dream + <em>-nge</em> ablative suffix meaning ‘from’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcides</span></header><div>/ælˈsaɪdiz/ (<em>say</em> al'suydeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033906" href="entry://Hercules%23bigmac000033906"><strong>Hercules<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033906" href="entry://Hercules%23mq184">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcinoüs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcinoüs</span></header><div>/ælˈsɪnoʊəs/ (<em>say</em> al'sinohuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">(in Homer’s <em>Odyssey</em>) a king of the Phaeacians, at whose court Odysseus related the story of his wanderings; the father of Nausicaä.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcmene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcmene</span></header><div>/ælkˈmini/ (<em>say</em> alk'meenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">mother of Hercules by Zeus, who visited her in the guise of her husband.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alder</span></header><div>/ˈɔldə/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kurt</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">1902–58, German chemist; shared Nobel prize for chemistry 1950.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alderfly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alderfly</span></header><div>/ˈɔldəflaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduhfluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alderflies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">any member of the insect order Megaloptera, the aquatic larvae of which are often used as fishing flies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001544" href="entry://alder%23bigmac000001544"><span class="smallcaps">alder</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007797" href="entry://fly%23bigmac000007797"><span class="smallcaps">fly<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alderney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975428053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alderney</span></header><div>/ˈɔldəni/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">one of a breed of cattle originally reared in the Channel Islands, as Jersey or Guernsey cattle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Alderney</em>, the northernmost of the Channel Islands in the English Channel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldershot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldershot</span></header><div>/ˈɔldəʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduhshot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">a town in England, in Hampshire, south-west of London, site of a large permanent military camp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldine</span><z><span target_id="T3cl7OPdAF">adj.</span><span target_id="6TOOQhMPGI">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔldaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="T3cl7OPdAF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> of or from the press of Aldus Manutius and his family, of Venice (about 1490–1597), chiefly noted for compactly printed editions of the classics.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6TOOQhMPGI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq103"> any Aldine or other early edition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq356"> any of certain styles of printing types.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Ald</em>(<em>us</em>) Manutius, 1450–1515, Italian printer and scholar + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037164" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037164"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldington</span></header><div>/ˈɔldɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'awldingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">1892–1962, English poet and novelist; author of <em>The Colonel’s Daughter</em> (1931).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aldo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac937857856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aldo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq761">combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001541" href="entry://aldehyde%23bigmac000001541"><strong>aldehyde</strong></a>, used in names of chemical compounds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aldol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aldol</span></header><div>/ˈældɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'aldol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">a colourless fluid, CH<sub>3</sub>CHOHCH<sub>2</sub>CHO, from an acetaldehyde condensation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001541" href="entry://aldehyde%23bigmac000001541"><span class="smallcaps">ald(ehyde)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104968" href="entry://alcohol%23bigmac000104968"><span class="smallcaps">(alcoh)ol</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aldopentose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac778068257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aldopentose</span></header><div>/ældoʊˈpɛntoʊz/ (<em>say</em> aldoh'pentohz), /-toʊs/ (<em>say</em> -tohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">a pentose containing an aldehyde group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aldose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aldose</span></header><div>/ˈældoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'aldohz), /-oʊs/ (<em>say</em> -ohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">a monosaccharose sugar containing the aldehyde group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aldosterone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aldosterone</span></header><div>/ældəˈstɪəroʊn/ (<em>say</em> alduh'stearrohn), /ælˈdɒstəroʊn/ (<em>say</em> al'dostuhrohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex, which controls the metabolism of electrolytes and water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001555" href="entry://aldol%23bigmac000001555"><span class="smallcaps">aldo(l)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072112" href="entry://sterol%23bigmac000072112"><span class="smallcaps">ster(ol)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052221" href="entry://-one%23bigmac000052221"><span class="smallcaps">-one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldous</span></header><div>/ˈɔldəs/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lucette</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">1938–2021, Australian ballerina, born in NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldridge</span></header><div>/ˈɔldrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'awldrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Harold Edward</strong>)<strong> James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">1919–2015, Australian-born British writer; noted for children’s books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aldrin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aldrin</span></header><div>/ˈɔldrən/ (<em>say</em> 'awldruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">an organochlorine compound highly toxic to animal life and used as an insecticide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldrin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldrin</span></header><div>/ˈɔldrən/ (<em>say</em> 'awldruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edwin Eugene</strong> (‘<em>Buzz</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">born 1930, US astronaut; as a crew member of Apollo 11, the second person to walk on the moon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ale</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ale" src="word_pronunciations/00574.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪl/ (<em>say</em> ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> any of various English types of beer brewed by the top-fermentation method.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq118"> any beer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq455"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> any unhopped beer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ealu</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alec</span></header><div>/ˈælɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'alik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089037" href="entry://smart%20alec%23bigmac000089037"><strong>smart alec</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aleck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alecto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alecto</span></header><div>/əˈlɛktoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lektoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">one of the Furies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alee</span></header><div>/əˈli/ (<em>say</em> uh'lee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">on or towards the leeside of a ship (opposed to <em>aweather</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alekhine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alekhine</span></header><div>/ˈæləkhin/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhkheen), /ˈæləkin/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhkeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alexander</strong> (<em>Aleksandr Alekhin</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">1892–1946, Russian world champion chess player, who lived in France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alembert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alembert</span></header><div>/alɒ̃ˈbɛə/ (<em>say</em> ahlon'bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Le Rond d’</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094113" href="entry://d%27Alembert%23bigmac000094113"><strong>d’Alembert</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alembic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alembic</span></header><div>/əˈlɛmbɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'lembik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling; an ancient retort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq056"> anything that transforms, purifies, or refines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alambic</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>alambicus</em>, from Arabic <em>al anbīq</em> the still (<em>anbīq</em> from Greek <em>ambix</em> cup)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alembicated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alençon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alençon</span></header><div>/alɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> ahlon'son) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">a town in north-western France, in Orne department; lace-making centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aleph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aleph</span></header><div>/ˈaləf/ (<em>say</em> 'ahluhf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ℵ).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew: literally, ox, as originally represented by a pictograph of an ox]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aleph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac538878456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aleph</span></header><div>/ˈaləf/ (<em>say</em> 'ahluhf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac294536924" href="entry://Aum%20Shinrikyo%23bigmac294536924"><strong>Aum Shinrikyo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aleppo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aleppo</span></header><div>/əˈlɛpoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lepoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">a city in north-western Syria.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Ḥalab</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alert</span><z><span target_id="X9ztq3ZjaN">adj.</span><span target_id="t4anoiTuFO">n.</span><span target_id="obwlEY1Pxk">v.t.</span><span target_id="LUwo4VG4zk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alert" src="word_pronunciations/00571.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɜt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lert) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X9ztq3ZjaN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> vigilantly attentive: <em class="example">an alert mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq668"> quick to react.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t4anoiTuFO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq651"> an attitude of vigilance, wariness or caution: <em class="example">on the alert.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq285"> an alarm or warning, especially an air-raid warning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq405"> the period during which such a warning is in effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq528"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098367" href="entry://red%20alert%23bigmac000098367"><strong>red alert</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="obwlEY1Pxk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq931"> to prepare (troops, etc.) for action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq829"> to warn of an impending raid or attack.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LUwo4VG4zk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq444"> <strong class="phr">on the alert</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) watchful and attentive; on the lookout: <em class="example">on the alert for danger.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>alerte</em>, from Italian <em>all’erta</em> on the lookout] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alertly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alertness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aleurone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aleurone</span></header><div>/əˈljurən/ (<em>say</em> uh'lyoohruhn), /-roʊn/ (<em>say</em> -rohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">minute albuminoid granules (protein) found in connection with starch and oily matter, in the endosperm of ripe seeds, and in a special layer of cells in grains of wheat, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aleuron</em> flour] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aleuronic</strong> /æljəˈrɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> alyuh'ronik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aleut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aleut</span></header><div>/əˈlut/ (<em>say</em> uh'looht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands, related to the Inuits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Aleuts</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Aleut</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq964"> the language spoken by this people, of the Eskimo-Aleut family.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Aleutian</strong> /əˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohshuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alevin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alevin</span></header><div>/ˈæləvən/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a young fish, especially a salmon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alexia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alexia</span></header><div>/əˈlɛksiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lekseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a cerebral disorder marked by inability to read.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + stem of Greek <em>lexis</em> a speaking + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alexin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alexin</span></header><div>/əˈlɛksən/ (<em>say</em> uh'leksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Immunology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> any of certain substances in normal blood serum which destroy bacteria, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015428" href="entry://complement%23bigmac000015428"><strong>complement</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015428" href="entry://complement%23mq949">11</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [stem of Greek <em>alexein</em> ward off + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alexinic</strong> /ælɛkˈsɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> alek'sinik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alf</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alf" src="word_pronunciations/00577.mp3"></audio></span>/ælf/ (<em>say</em> alf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq342"> a heterosexual male.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq859"> a male whose behaviour shows contempt for cultural pursuits, prejudice towards minority groups, low estimation of women as a class, and a marked preference for male social company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> a dull and ineffectual person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alfieri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alfieri</span></header><div>/ælfiˈɛəri/ (<em>say</em> alfee'airree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Count Vittorio</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">1749–1803, Italian dramatist and poet; works include classical dramas and political writings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alfoil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alfoil</span></header><div>/ˈælfɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'alfoyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001999" href="entry://aluminium%20foil%23bigmac000001999"><strong>aluminium foil</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alfresco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alfresco</span><z><span target_id="Orz2Pf2VTT">adv.</span><span target_id="5HxbnZMlGD">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alfresco" src="word_pronunciations/00576.mp3"></audio></span>/ælˈfrɛskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> al'freskoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Orz2Pf2VTT"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> in the open air; out-of-doors: <em class="example">to dine alfresco.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5HxbnZMlGD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq854"> open-air: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Louvres and doors of the bungalows were for ever propped open, and living was so alfresco that you almost knew when your neighbours turned over in bed.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coralie and leslie rees</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">al fresco</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian <em>al fresco</em> in the cool]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alfvén
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alfvén</span></header><div>/alˈveɪn/ (<em>say</em> ahl'vayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> <strong>Hannes</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alfvén" src="word_pronunciations/10949.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhanəs/ (<em>say</em> 'hahnuhs), 1908–95, Swedish astrophysicist; shared Nobel prize for physics 1970.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq038"> <strong>Hugo</strong>, 1872–1960, Swedish composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alg.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alg.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq961">algebra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alga</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alga" src="word_pronunciations/00578.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælgə/ (<em>say</em> 'alguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">singular of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093978" href="entry://algae%23bigmac000093978"><strong>algae</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algebra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algebra</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of algebra" src="word_pronunciations/00581.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈældʒəbrə/ (<em>say</em> 'aljuhbruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq298"> the mathematical art of reasoning about (quantitative) relations by means of a systematised notation including letters and other symbols; the analysis of equations, combinatorial analysis, theory of fractions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> any special system of notation adapted to the study of a special system of relationships: <em class="example">algebra of classes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq800"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq687"> the study of mathematical systems possessing operations analogous to those of addition and multiplication.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq043"> any of various particular systems of the above type: <em class="example">vector algebra; </em><em class="example">matrix algebra.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Arabic <em>al jebr</em>, <em>al jabr</em> reunification (in the medical context, bone-setting); in particular taken from the title of a treatise by the 9th-century mathematician, al-Kwarizmi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alicyclic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alicyclic</span><z><span target_id="3xniqBcWqz">adj.</span><span target_id="I5Rj1swDXI">n.</span></z></header><div>/æləˈsaɪklɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'suyklik), /-ˈsɪk-/ (<em>say</em> -'sik-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3xniqBcWqz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> relating to or denoting an organic compound, in which some carbon atoms are connected in one or more rings.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I5Rj1swDXI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> such a compound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>alicyclisch</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alien
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alien</span><z><span target_id="zSsnucRmpj">n.</span><span target_id="eV9TzEM4Ly">adj.</span><span target_id="8coBqnXrDl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alien" src="word_pronunciations/00587.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪliən/ (<em>say</em> 'ayleeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zSsnucRmpj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> someone born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalisation and is not entitled to the privileges of a citizen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> a foreigner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq944"> (in science fiction) an extraterrestrial being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq997"> someone who has been estranged or excluded; an outsider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq74"> <em class="label">Biology</em> an organism introduced by humans into a region which is outside the range of its natural distribution, as the rabbit or the prickly pear in Australia.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eV9TzEM4Ly">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq207"> residing under another government or in another country than that of one’s birth, and not having rights of citizenship in such a place of residence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq732"> belonging or relating to aliens: <em class="example">alien property; </em><em class="example">alien aircraft.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq576"> foreign; strange; not belonging to one: <em class="example">alien speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq903"> (in science fiction) of or relating to an extraterrestrial being, life form, etc.: <em class="example">alien spacecraft.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8coBqnXrDl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">alien to</strong>, opposed to; incompatible with; repugnant to: <em class="example">ideas alien to our way of thinking.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>aliēnus</em> belonging to another]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alienee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alienee</span></header><div>/eɪliəˈni/ (<em>say</em> ayleeuh'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">someone to whom property is alienated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alienist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alienist</span></header><div>/ˈeɪliənəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ayleeuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a psychiatrist or other specialist in mental diseases.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>aliéniste</em>, from Latin <em>aliēnus</em> insane + <em>-iste</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alienor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alienor</span></header><div>/ˈeɪliənə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayleeuhnuh), /ˌeɪliəˈnɔ/ (<em>say</em> .ayleeuh'naw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">someone who transfers property.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aliform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aliform</span></header><div>/ˈeɪləfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'ayluhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">wing-shaped; winglike; alar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āla</em> wing + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alight<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="vnfuAVMIX8">v.i.</span><span target_id="iMu4dNrIVR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alight" src="word_pronunciations/00589.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vnfuAVMIX8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">alighted</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">alit</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alight" src="word_pronunciations/00588.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lit), <strong class="bold">alighting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> to get down from a horse or out of a vehicle; dismount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq412"> to settle or stay after descending: <em class="example">a bird alights on a tree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq678"> (of aircraft) to land.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iMu4dNrIVR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq765"> <strong class="phr">alight on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to come on accidentally, or without design.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alighte</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>alīhten</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>līhtan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103069" href="entry://light%23bigmac000103069"><span class="smallcaps">light<sup>3</sup></span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alight<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="dy4haroENn">adj.</span><span target_id="7XGFJSPFdv">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alight" src="word_pronunciations/00590.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dy4haroENn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>used predicatively</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> on fire; burning; aflame: <em class="example">the whole building was alight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> provided with light; lit up; glowing; luminous.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="7XGFJSPFdv">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq946"> on fire; in or into flames: <em class="example">to burst alight; </em><em class="example">to set alight.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; originally past participle of <em>alight</em> (verb) light up, but now regarded as from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101427" href="entry://light%23bigmac000101427"><span class="smallcaps">light<sup>1</sup></span></a> (noun). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000993" href="entry://afire%23bigmac000000993"><span class="smallcaps">afire</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103642" href="entry://ablaze%23bigmac000103642"><span class="smallcaps">ablaze</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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align
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">align</span><z><span target_id="1Rv3ZMOcGq">v.t.</span><span target_id="fqjKZFVjhf">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of align" src="word_pronunciations/00591.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1Rv3ZMOcGq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> to adjust to a line; lay out or regulate by line; form in line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> to bring into line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq895"> <em class="label">Politics</em> to bring into line with a particular tradition, policy, group or power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq790"> to adjust (mechanical items such as motor vehicle wheels) so that as a group they are in positions favouring optimum performance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fqjKZFVjhf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq369"> to fall or come into line; be in line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq763"> to join with others in a cause.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>aligner</em>, from <em>à</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>ligner</em> (from Latin <em>līneāre</em> line)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aligner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alignment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alignment</span></header><div>/əˈlaɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'luynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq262"> adjustment into a straight line.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq86"> the adjustment of mechanical items such as motor vehicle wheels into positions favouring best performance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> the line or lines formed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq762"> a political alliance as between different parties, union factions, etc.: <em class="example">a new alignment of parties in the Senate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq934"> a taking of sides; joining a group, party or cause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq584"> the cause, group, or attitude so supported.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq155"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009845" href="entry://building%20line%23bigmac000009845"><strong>building line</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq045"> a ground plan of a railway or road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> a line or an arrangement of parallel or converging lines of upright stones (menhirs).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alike</span><z><span target_id="Tt5FZeDVpk">adv.</span><span target_id="VXGeAvcQ53">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alike" src="word_pronunciations/00592.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyk) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Tt5FZeDVpk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq559"> in the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally: <em class="example">known to treat all customers alike.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VXGeAvcQ53">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq152"> having resemblance or similarity; having or exhibiting no marked or essential difference (used regularly of a plural substantive or idea, and only in the predicate): <em class="example">he thinks all politicians are alike.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>ālīka</em> similar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aliment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aliment</span><z><span target_id="IrITDWKSz9">n.</span><span target_id="S7KcdbtZRI">v.t.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IrITDWKSz9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> /ˈæləmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmuhnt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> that which nourishes; nutriment; food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> that which sustains; support.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S7KcdbtZRI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq234"> /ˈæləmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhment) to sustain; support.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alimentum</em> food] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alimental</strong> /æləˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> aluh'mentl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alimentally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alimony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alimony</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alimony" src="word_pronunciations/00595.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæləməni/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmuhnee), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-moʊni/ (<em>say</em> -mohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044526" href="entry://maintenance%23bigmac000044526"><strong>maintenance</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044526" href="entry://maintenance%23mq272">4</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alimōnia</em> sustenance] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈæləmoʊni/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270102938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aling</span></header><div>/ˈalɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">(a respectful form of address used to an older woman.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aliped
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aliped</span></header><div>/ˈæləpɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhped) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">having the toes connected by a winglike membrane, as the bats.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ālipēs</em> having winged feet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aliquot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aliquot</span><z><span target_id="eEGnLziAgR">n.</span><span target_id="Jzl5RHzfyX">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæləkwɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhkwot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eEGnLziAgR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> a known fraction of a volume of liquid taken as a representative sample.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Jzl5RHzfyX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Mathematics Obsolete</em> forming an exact proper divisor: <em class="example">5 is an aliquot part of 15.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: some, several]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alit" src="word_pronunciations/00588.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lit) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101250" href="entry://alight%23bigmac000101250"><strong>alight<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aliunde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aliunde</span></header><div>/æliˈʊndi/ (<em>say</em> alee'oondee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">from another place or person: <em>evidence aliunde</em> is evidence outside the record.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: from another place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alive</span><z><span target_id="NYiNmFtlpc">adj.</span><span target_id="lUQfyzx2Ey">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alive" src="word_pronunciations/00597.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NYiNmFtlpc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>rarely used attributively</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> in life or existence; living.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> (by way of emphasis) of all living: <em class="example">the proudest person alive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> in a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished: <em class="example">keep a memory alive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq636"> full of life; lively: <em class="example">alive with excitement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq192"> filled as with living things; swarming; teeming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq022"> (of electric circuits or equipment) functioning; connected to a power supply; live.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lUQfyzx2Ey">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq874"> <strong class="phr">alive and kicking</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in good health and active. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from a fishmonger’s call advertising the freshness of the goods]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq906"> <strong class="phr">alive and well</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression confirming someone’s continued existence): <em class="example">she’s alive and well and living in Nunawading.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq901"> <strong class="phr">alive to</strong>, attentive to; awake or sensitive to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>on līfe</em> in life] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aliveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkene</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alkene" src="word_pronunciations/00599.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælkin/ (<em>say</em> 'alkeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">any member of the alkene (olefin) series, with the general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n</sub>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alkenyl</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algeria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algeria</span></header><div>/ælˈdʒɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> al'jearreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">a republic in north-western Africa, on the Mediterranean sea; a French colony before independence in 1962. 2 381 741 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Arabic, also French and Berber. <em>Currency</em>: Algerian dinar. <em>Capital</em>: Algiers.</span></div> Official name, <strong>People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria</strong>. French, <strong>Algérie</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Algerian</strong>, <strong>Algerine</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algid</span></header><div>/ˈældʒəd/ (<em>say</em> 'aljuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">cold or chilly, especially applied to a cold fit at the onset of fever.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: stem of <em>algidus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algidity</strong> /ælˈdʒɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> al'jiduhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algin</span></header><div>/ˈældʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'aljuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, especially from <em>Macrocystis pyrifera</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088111" href="entry://alga%23bigmac000088111"><span class="smallcaps">alg(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521171474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algo</span><z><span target_id="nOYgbRo8sS">n.</span><span target_id="fkXKBdEXHJ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈælgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'algoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nOYgbRo8sS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> algorithm.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fkXKBdEXHJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq886"> algorithmic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq308">a word element meaning ‘pain’, as in <em>algolagnia</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>algos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algoid</span></header><div>/ˈælgɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'algoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">like algae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088111" href="entry://alga%23bigmac000088111"><span class="smallcaps">alg(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Algol" src="word_pronunciations/00582.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælgɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'algol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a variable triple star in the constellation Perseus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Beta Persei</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>al ghūl</em> the ghoul]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ALGOL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ALGOL</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ALGOL" src="word_pronunciations/00582.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælgɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'algol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">an internationally accepted language in which computer programs are written in algebraic notation following the rules of Boolean algebra.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Algol</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>algo</em>(<em>rithmic</em>)<em> l</em>(<em>anguage</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algology</span></header><div>/ælˈgɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> al'goluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">the branch of botany that deals with algae; phycology.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>algological</strong> /ælgəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> alguh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algometer</span></header><div>/ælˈgɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> al'gomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">a device for determining sensitiveness to pain due to pressure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001628" href="entry://algo-%23bigmac000001628"><span class="smallcaps">algo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algometric</strong> /ælgəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> alguh'metrik), <strong>algometrical</strong> /ælgəˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> alguh'metrikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algometry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algonquin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353580691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algonquin</span><z><span target_id="yVH0iclWhQ">n.</span><span target_id="OluPif4jNH">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈgɒŋkin/ (<em>say</em> al'gongkeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yVH0iclWhQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> a Native American people formerly inhabiting the areas along the St Lawrence and Ottawa rivers in Canada.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Algonquin</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Algonquins</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq50"> the Algonquian language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OluPif4jNH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq171"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algophobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algophobia</span></header><div>/ælgəˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> alguh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">an abnormal dread of pain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001628" href="entry://algo-%23bigmac000001628"><span class="smallcaps">algo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algophobe</strong> /ˈælgəfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'alguhfohb), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algophobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algor</span></header><div>/ˈælgɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'algaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">coldness or chill, especially at the onset of fever.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: cold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algorism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algorism</span></header><div>/ˈælgərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'alguhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> the Arabic system of arithmetical notation (with the figures 1, 2, 3, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> the art of computation with the Arabic figures, one to nine, plus the zero; arithmetic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq997"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001641" href="entry://algorithm%23bigmac000001641"><strong>algorithm</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>algorisme</em>, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>algorismus</em>, from Arabic <em>al Khwārizmī</em> the native of <em>Khwārizm</em> Khiva (a former Asiatic khanate), (with reference to <em>Abū Ja‘far Mohammed ibn Mūsā</em>, 9th-century Arab mathematician, author of a famous treatise on algebra translated into Medieval Latin)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algorithm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algorithm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of algorithm" src="word_pronunciations/00583.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælgərɪðəm/ (<em>say</em> 'alguhridhuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">an effective procedure for solving a particular mathematical problem in a finite number of steps.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">algorism</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001640" href="entry://algorism%23bigmac000001640"><span class="smallcaps">algorism</span></a> by association with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003760" href="entry://arithmetic%23bigmac000003760"><span class="smallcaps">arithmetic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>algorithmic</strong> /ælgəˈrɪðmɪk/ (<em>say</em> alguh'ridhmik), <strong>algorithmical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ali</span></header><div>/ˈali/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq996"> <strong>Ali ibn Abu Talib</strong> /ˌali ɪbən ˌabu taˈlib/ (<em>say</em> .ahlee ibuhn .ahbooh tah'leeb) (‘<em>the Lion of God</em>’), 600?–661, Arabian caliph, cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq942"> <strong>Mehemet</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045969" href="entry://Mehemet%20Ali%23bigmac000045969"><strong>Mehemet Ali</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq943"> <strong>Mohammed</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047575" href="entry://Mohammed%20Ali%23bigmac000047575"><strong>Mohammed Ali</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq292"> <strong>Muhammad</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048583" href="entry://Muhammad%20Ali%23bigmac000048583"><strong>Muhammad Ali</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alibi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alibi</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alibi" src="word_pronunciations/00585.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæləbaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhbuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alibis</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> <em class="label">Law</em> a defence by an accused person that they were elsewhere at the time the offence with which they are charged was committed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> the evidence that proves one was elsewhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an excuse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: elsewhere]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alible</span></header><div>/ˈæləbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051467" href="entry://nutritive%23bigmac000051467"><strong>nutritive</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alibilis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alibility</strong> /æləˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> aluh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alice</span></header><div>/ˈæləs/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> Alice Springs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> a train which ran between Sydney and Alice Springs (via Adelaide) in the 1980s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkenyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac958375499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkenyl</span></header><div>/ˈælkənɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhnil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">a hydrocarbon chain having one or more double bonds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkie</span></header><div>/ˈælki/ (<em>say</em> 'alkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a heavy drinker; an alcoholic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alky</span><z><span target_id="rjBgs1ilaZ">n.</span><span target_id="pwpjS15f8S">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈælki/ (<em>say</em> 'alkee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rjBgs1ilaZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq652"> an alcoholic.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pwpjS15f8S">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq047"> alcoholic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alkie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkyne</span></header><div>/ˈælkaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">any member of the acetylene series, with the general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n-2</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alkine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all</span><z><span target_id="8Jr9gr63c9">adj.</span><span target_id="n74p2pAIkp">pron.</span><span target_id="5fDWRcAdmm">n.</span><span target_id="fAxdoncP6Z">adv.</span><span target_id="LavTLVRbUo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of all" src="word_pronunciations/00640.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔl/ (<em>say</em> awl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8Jr9gr63c9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> the whole of (with reference to quantity, extent, duration, amount, or degree): <em class="example">all Australia; </em><em class="example">all the year round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> the whole number of (with reference to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): <em class="example">all women.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq378"> a large number of; many: <em class="example">he collects all kinds of things; </em><em class="example">all sorts of people were there.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq616"> any; any whatever: <em class="example">beyond all doubt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq020"> the greatest possible: <em class="example">with all speed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="n74p2pAIkp">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq626"> the whole quantity or amount: <em class="example">all of the cake.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq915"> the whole number: <em class="example">all of us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq374"> everything: <em class="example">is that all?</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5fDWRcAdmm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq729"> a whole; a totality of things or qualities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq395"> one’s whole interest, concern, or property: <em class="example">to give one’s all; </em><em class="example">to lose one’s all.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="fAxdoncP6Z">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq982"> wholly; entirely; quite: <em class="example">all alone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq597"> only; exclusively: <em class="example">he spent his income all on pleasure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq112"> each; apiece: <em class="example">the score was one all.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq221"> by so much; to that extent: <em class="example">rain made conditions all the worse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> (used as an intensifier): <em class="example">all on a summer’s day.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LavTLVRbUo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">above all</strong>, before everything else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">after all</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq013"> after everything has been considered; notwithstanding: <em class="example">it’s not her fault after all.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq739"> in spite of all that was done, said, etc.: <em class="example">he lost the fight after all.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq418"> <strong class="phr">all aboard</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq362"> (an exclamation warning intending passengers, used by transport attendants, conductors, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq203"> <em class="label">NZ</em> (a cry given by shearers when shearing is about to begin.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">all cush</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> okay; all right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq076"> <strong class="phr">all guff ’n’ guyver</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> loquacious; insincere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">all in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exhausted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">all in all</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq788"> taking everything together: <em class="example">all in all, we’re better off now.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq040"> someone’s sole and exclusive concern in life: <em class="example">she is his all in all.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq321"> <strong class="phr">all or nothing</strong>, a deep commitment or no involvement at all: <em class="example">with me it’s all or nothing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">all over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq598"> representatively; typically: <em class="example">that’s him all over.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq402"> completely finished: <em class="example">the game’s all over.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq229"> everywhere: <em class="example">to look all over for something.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq182"> over the whole extent: <em class="example">he has spots all over.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq614"> <strong class="phr">all over the place</strong>, in a state of confusion and disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">all serene</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> okay; all right. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> popular catchphrase in Britain in the mid-19th century; possibly associated with the use of the Spanish <em>sereno</em> (equivalent to the English ‘all’s well’) by night watchers, etc.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">all Sir Garnet </strong>(or <strong class="phr">cigarnette</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">segarnio</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sogarnio</strong>), <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> okay; all right. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> modelled on expressions such as ‘all alive-o’, with reference to <em>Sir Garnet</em> Wolseley, 1833–1913, British field marshal who did much to improve the lot of non-commissioned members of the armed forces]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq539"> <strong class="phr">all that</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of exceptional worth: <em class="example">to think you’re all that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">all that and more</strong>, all one’s expectations: <em class="example">to deliver all that and more.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq054"> <strong class="phr">all the way with …</strong>, (an expression of strong support): <em class="example">all the way with LBJ!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">all up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> with everything included: <em class="example">the cost is $25 all up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">and all</strong>, as well as everything else; moreover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">and all that</strong>, and so on; et cetera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq631"> <strong class="phr">as all get out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>placed after an adjective</em>) in the extreme: <em class="example">as angry as all get out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq039"> <strong class="phr">at all</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq351"> in any degree: <em class="example">not bad at all.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq146"> for any reason: <em class="example">I was surprised at his coming at all.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq106"> in any way: <em class="example">no offence at all.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq376"> <strong class="phr">bet all up</strong>, to place the winnings of a previous race on one or more later races.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">for all that</strong>, notwithstanding; nevertheless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">for all to see</strong>, open to public gaze.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq083"> <strong class="phr">for good and all</strong>, forever; finally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">have it all to do</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be confronted by a very large task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">in all</strong>, all included: <em class="example">a hundred people in all.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>all</em>, <em>eall</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq289">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><strong>allo-</strong></a> before vowels, as in <em>allonym</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allege
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allege</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allege" src="word_pronunciations/00607.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lej) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">alleged</strong>, <strong class="bold">alleging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq853"> to assert without proof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> to declare before a court, or elsewhere as if upon oath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq155"> to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq570"> to plead in support of; urge as a reason or excuse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>allegge</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>alegier</em> (from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>lītigāre</em> sue), with sense of Latin <em>allēgāre</em> adduce] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allegeable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alleger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegedly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegedly</span></header><div>/əˈlɛdʒədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'lejuhdlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">according to allegation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allegheny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allegheny</span></header><div>/ˈæləgeɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhgaynee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">a river in the US, flowing from south-western New York State through western Pennsylvania into the Ohio River at Pittsburgh. 523 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegorise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegorise</span><z><span target_id="zTkgWby8UU">v.t.</span><span target_id="R9MC5LQmWM">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæləgəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhguhruyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">allegorised</strong>, <strong class="bold">allegorising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zTkgWby8UU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> to turn into allegory; narrate in allegory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> to understand in an allegorical sense; interpret allegorically.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="R9MC5LQmWM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq782"> to use allegory.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allegorize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>allegorisation</strong> /ˌæləgəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .aluhguhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allegoriser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegorist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegorist</span></header><div>/ˈæləgərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhguhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">someone who uses or writes allegory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegoristic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegoristic</span></header><div>/æləgəˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluhguh'ristik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">employing allegory; interpreting with allegorical meaning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allegory" src="word_pronunciations/00609.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæləgəri/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhguhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allegory" src="word_pronunciations/00610.mp3"></audio></span>/-gri/ (<em>say</em> -gree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-gɔri/ (<em>say</em> -gawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">allegories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another; a presentation of an abstract or spiritual meaning under concrete or material forms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq675"> a symbolic narrative: <em class="example">the political allegory of Piers Plowman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an emblem.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>allegorie</em>, from Latin <em>allēgoria</em>, from Greek] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈæləgɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegretto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegretto</span><z><span target_id="p63XMWwJfT">adv.</span><span target_id="yz9p6vRPBi">adj.</span><span target_id="AKeDmGpfAs">n.</span></z></header><div>/æləˈgrɛtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> aluh'gretoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="p63XMWwJfT"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> (a musical direction) in rapid tempo; more rapid than andante, but slower than allegro.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yz9p6vRPBi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq958"> fairly fast.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AKeDmGpfAs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq566"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">allegrettos</strong>) a movement, of a graceful character, played in this tempo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, diminutive of <em>allegro</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001749" href="entry://allegro%23bigmac000001749"><span class="smallcaps">allegro</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allegri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac305222353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allegri</span></header><div>/əˈleɪgri/ (<em>say</em> uh'laygree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gregorio</strong> /grəˈgɔrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> gruh'gawreeoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">1582?–1652, Italian composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allegro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allegro</span><z><span target_id="VT8nJND1YT">adv.</span><span target_id="V50dQXjE30">adj.</span><span target_id="dGauxWahAy">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allegro" src="word_pronunciations/00611.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈleɪgroʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'laygroh), /əˈlɛgroʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'legroh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="VT8nJND1YT"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> (a musical direction) in rapid tempo.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="V50dQXjE30">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq522"> very fast; brisk.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dGauxWahAy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq306"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">allegros</strong>) a movement played in this tempo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin <em>alacer</em> brisk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allele
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allele</span></header><div>/əˈlil/ (<em>say</em> uh'leel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">one of two or more alternative, hereditary units or genes at identical loci of homologous chromosomes, giving rise to contrasting traits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>allēlōn</em> (genitive) reciprocally] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allelic</strong> /əˈlilɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'leelik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allelomorph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allelomorph</span></header><div>/əˈliləmɔf/ (<em>say</em> uh'leeluhmawf), /əˈlɛlə-/ (<em>say</em> uh'leluh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001750" href="entry://allele%23bigmac000001750"><strong>allele</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>allelo-</em> (combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001750" href="entry://allele%23bigmac000001750"><span class="smallcaps">allele</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048158" href="entry://-morph%23bigmac000048158"><span class="smallcaps">-morph</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allelomorphic</strong> /əliləˈmɔfɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhleeluh'mawfik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allelomorphism</strong> /əliləˈmɔfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhleeluh'mawfizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alleluia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alleluia</span><z><span target_id="1YgQpcmJ3G">interj.</span><span target_id="605iBQbEl1">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alleluia" src="word_pronunciations/00612.mp3"></audio></span>/æləˈlujə/ (<em>say</em> aluh'loohyuh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="1YgQpcmJ3G"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> praise to the Lord; hallelujah.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="605iBQbEl1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq693"> a song of praise to God.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>allēlouia</em>, from Hebrew <em>hallēlūyāh</em> praise ye Jehovah]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allen</span></header><div>/ˈælən/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> <strong>Arthur Samuel</strong>, 1894–1959, Australian soldier serving in World Wars I and II; reached the rank of major general.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> <strong>Clabon Walter</strong>, 1905–87, Australian astronomer, noted for work on the effect of solar emissions on the earth’s atmosphere and on radio communications. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/clabon+walter+allen.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq351"> <strong>Sir George Wigram</strong>, 1824–85, Australian solicitor and politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq119"> <strong>Sir Harry Brookes</strong>, 1854–1926, Australian pathologist, medical administrator, and academic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq257"> <strong>Pamela</strong>, born 1934, NZ children’s author and illustrator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq362"> <strong>Peter Richard Woolnough</strong>, 1944–92, Australian pop singer, composer, and pianist; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1993.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq440"> <strong>Woody</strong> (born <em>Allen Stewart Konigsberg</em>), born 1935, US comedian, film director, screenwriter, and actor; films include <em>Annie Hall</em> (1977) for which he won the Academy Award for best direction, and <em>Hannah and her Sisters</em> (1986) for which he won the Academy Award for best original screenplay.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Born in Tenterfield, NSW, <strong>Peter Allen</strong> began performing at the age of 15 in the Allen Brothers act, with Chris Bell. After tours in Asia and the US, Allen dissolved the act in 1970 to launch his solo career. Among his best-known songs are ‘Tenterfield saddler’, ‘I go to Rio’, and ‘I still call Australia home’. His life is celebrated in the stage musical <em>The Boy from Oz</em>, first performed in 1988.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq151">a word element indicating difference, alternation, or divergence, as in <em>allonym</em>, <em>allomerism</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">all-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>allos</em> other]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allochthonous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99138434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allochthonous</span></header><div>/æˈlɒkθənəs/ (<em>say</em> a'lokthuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> not indigenous; introduced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq38"> <em class="label">Geology</em> (of a geological formation) present as a result of displacement, by being either forced up, folded over or moved as a result of gravity.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004755" href="entry://autochthonous%23bigmac000004755"><strong>autochthonous</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004755" href="entry://autochthonous%23bigmac000004755"><span class="smallcaps">(auto)chthonous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allocution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allocution</span></header><div>/æləˈkjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> aluh'kyoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">an address, especially a formal, authoritative one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>allocūtio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allodium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allodium</span></header><div>/əˈloʊdiəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohdeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">allodia</strong> /əˈloʊdiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohdeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">land owned absolutely, not subject to any rent, service, or other tenurial right of an overlord.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alodium</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin, from Old Saxon <em>allōd</em> (from <em>all</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090308" href="entry://all%23bigmac000090308"><span class="smallcaps">all</span></a> + <em>ōd</em> property). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alloerotism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alloerotism</span></header><div>/æloʊˈɛrətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> aloh'eruhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">sexual love in relation to another person (opposed to <em>autoerotism</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alloeroticism</strong> /ˌæloʊəˈrɒtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .alohuh'rotuhsizuhm).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allogeneic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac256105881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allogeneic</span></header><div>/ælədʒəˈniɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluhjuh'neeik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">relating to or derived from genetically different individuals of the same species: <em class="example">an allogeneic stem cell transplant.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allogenic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>allogeneically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allogenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac340960462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allogenic</span></header><div>/æləˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> <em class="label">Geology</em> of or relating to minerals or other features of a rock, the genesis of which lies elsewhere, as occurs with sedimentary rocks eroded elsewhere, transported, deposited and compacted into new rocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> <em class="label">Botany</em> of, relating to, or designating an evolving plant community in which one mix of plants is replaced by another under the influence of some external factor, as fire or grazing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq495"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac256105881" href="entry://allogeneic%23bigmac256105881"><strong>allogeneic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allogroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271654658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allogroom</span><z><span target_id="BBCQ4rKUoe">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ftr8K8sT1A">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæloʊgrum/ (<em>say</em> 'alohgroohm) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BBCQ4rKUoe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> (of two animals) to groom the fur, skin, etc. (of one another), often as a part of social behaviour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ftr8K8sT1A">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq991"> to take part in allogrooming.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allogrooming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alloimmune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540429398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alloimmune</span></header><div>/æloʊɪmˈjun/ (<em>say</em> alohim'yoohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Immunology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">of or relating to an immune response to an alloantigen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac776290954" href="entry://alloantigen%23bigmac776290954"><span class="smallcaps">allo(antigen)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036499" href="entry://immune%23bigmac000036499"><span class="smallcaps">immune</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alloimmunity</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allomerism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allomerism</span></header><div>/əˈlɒmərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lomuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">variability in chemical constitution without change in crystalline form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + Greek <em>meros</em> part + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allomerous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88269184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allometry</span></header><div>/ˈæləmɛtri/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmetree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq39"> the study of the relationship between the size and shape of an organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> a differential rate of growth such that one part of the body grows at a faster rate than another, as is the case with some insect appendages in relation to the total size of the insect.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allometric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allomorph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allomorph</span></header><div>/ˈæləmɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">one of several speech forms representing the same morpheme, as in the plural ending in <em>cats</em> /-s/, <em>dogs</em> /-z/, and <em>boxes</em> /-əz/.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048158" href="entry://-morph%23bigmac000048158"><span class="smallcaps">-morph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allomorphism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allomorphism</span></header><div>/æləˈmɔfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> aluh'mawfizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">variability in crystalline form without change in chemical constitution; a form of allotropy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allomorphous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allonge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allonge</span></header><div>/əˈlɒndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lonj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange to take further endorsements.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: lengthening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allonym</span></header><div>/ˈælənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">the name of someone else assumed by the author of a work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>allonoyme</em>, from Greek <em>allos</em> other + <em>-onyma</em> name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allophone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allophone</span></header><div>/ˈæləfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">one of several phones belonging to the same phoneme.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allophonic</strong> /æləˈfɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'fonik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allopoiesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac612883919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allopoiesis</span></header><div>/æloʊpoʊˈisəs/ (<em>say</em> alohpoh'eesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">the process whereby a system produces material entities which are distinct from those required for their production, such as an assembly line producing cars but not the machinery needed in the assembly line.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac304132953" href="entry://autopoiesis%23bigmac304132953"><strong>autopoiesis</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>allopoietic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allopoietically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allopolyploid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allopolyploid</span><z><span target_id="BZkZqPN5gN">adj.</span><span target_id="8MnqKbH92R">n.</span></z></header><div>/æləˈpɒləplɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> aluh'poluhployd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BZkZqPN5gN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are dissimilar and derived from different species.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8MnqKbH92R">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq595"> an allopolyploid cell or organism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057933" href="entry://polyploid%23bigmac000057933"><span class="smallcaps">polyploid</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allopolyploidy</strong> /æləˈpɒləˌplɔɪdi/ (<em>say</em> aluh'poluh.ploydee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allopreen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344609698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allopreen</span><z><span target_id="Btlh784Gek">v.t.</span><span target_id="mTWaFU7Xbm">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæloʊprin/ (<em>say</em> 'alohpreen) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Ornithology</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Btlh784Gek">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> (of two birds) to preen (one another), often as a part of social behaviour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mTWaFU7Xbm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq991"> to take part in allopreening.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allopreening</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allora</span></header><div>/ˈælərə/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">a town and shire in Qld, south-west of Brisbane; coal deposits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allenby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allenby</span></header><div>/ˈælənbi/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhnbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edmund Henry Hynman</strong>, <strong>1st Viscount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">1861–1936, British field marshal; commander of British forces in Palestine and Syria in World War I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allende
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allende</span></header><div>/aˈjɛndeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ah'yenday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> <strong>Salvador</strong> (<em>Salvador Allende Gossens</em>), 1908–73, a founder of the Chilean Socialist Party; president of Chile, 1970–73; assassinated in the right-wing coup which overthrew his government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> his cousin, <strong>Isabel</strong>, born 1942, Chilean novelist, born in Peru; novels include <em>The House of the Spirits</em> (1985).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allergen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allergen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allergen" src="word_pronunciations/00614.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælədʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">any substance which might induce an allergy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001762" href="entry://allergy%23bigmac000001762"><span class="smallcaps">aller(gy)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029833" href="entry://-gen%23bigmac000029833"><span class="smallcaps">-gen</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allergenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allergenic</span></header><div>/æləˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">causing allergic sensitisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allergic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allergic</span><z><span target_id="u1VFTKFQzA">adj.</span><span target_id="Gg08H9x1dY">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'lerjik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="u1VFTKFQzA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq705"> of or relating to allergy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> subject to allergic reaction: <em class="example">to be allergic.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Gg08H9x1dY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">allergic to</strong>, having an allergy to: <em class="example">I am allergic to dust.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allergist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419263074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allergist</span></header><div>/ˈælədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhjuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">a specialist in diseases and conditions caused by allergy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allergy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allergy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allergy" src="word_pronunciations/00615.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">allergies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> a state of physical hypersensitivity to certain things, as pollens, food, fruits, etc., which are normally harmless; implicated in such conditions as hay fever, asthma, and hives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> the symptoms produced by reaction to an allergen, as oedema and inflammation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq943"> altered or acquired susceptibility produced by a first inoculation or treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one of the same nature. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002420" href="entry://anaphylaxis%23bigmac000002420"><strong>anaphylaxis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq972"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dislike or antipathy: <em class="example">an allergy to hard work.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>allergia</em>, from Greek <em>allos</em> other + <em>-ergia</em> work]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="h7XbyasXzg">n.</span><span target_id="04b87impcE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alley" src="word_pronunciations/00617.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæli/ (<em>say</em> 'alee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h7XbyasXzg"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alleys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq416"> a narrow enclosed lane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> a narrow backstreet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq425"> a walk, enclosed with hedges or shrubbery, in a garden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq720"> a long narrow enclosure with a smooth wooden floor for bowling, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq832"> a two-up school run on organised lines and under strict control: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I tore me coat an’ cut me lip gittin’ away from the Johns at Paddy Flynn’s alley.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">louis stone</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1911</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> position at the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005829" href="entry://barrier%23bigmac000005829">barrier</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005829" href="entry://barrier%23mq067">7</a>), drawn by a horse for a race: <em class="example">from a wide alley he went to the front.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="04b87impcE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">alleyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">alleying</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq923"> <strong class="phr">alley up</strong>, to pay up (a debt, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq673"> <strong class="phr">up someone’s alley</strong>, in the sphere that someone knows or likes best: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He’ll just love Addington. It will be right up his alley</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aley</em>, from Old French <em>alee</em> a going, passage, from <em>aler</em> go]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="NP6i0PB971">n.</span><span target_id="yq2aOskXlS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alley" src="word_pronunciations/00617.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæli/ (<em>say</em> 'alee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NP6i0PB971"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alleys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> Also, <strong class="vs">acker</strong>. a large playing marble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq386"> (<em>plural construed as singular</em>) the game of marbles.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yq2aOskXlS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq979"> <strong class="phr">make one’s alley good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to curry favour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq825"> <strong class="phr">toss in the alley</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to die.</span></div><div class="etym"> [diminutive abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001430" href="entry://alabaster%23bigmac000001430"><span class="smallcaps">alabaster</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421089309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="udtdOs5Pmx">v.i.</span><span target_id="3bBsQS9QLg">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæli/ (<em>say</em> 'alee) <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="udtdOs5Pmx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> to go, usually quickly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3bBsQS9QLg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">alley at the toot</strong>, to depart quickly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [corruption of French <em>allez</em> go!; phrase from <em>allez toot suite,</em> a corruption of French <em>allez toute de suite</em> go immediately]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alleyoop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000185439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alleyoop</span></header><div>/æliˈup/ (<em>say</em> alee'oohp), /æliˈʊp/ (<em>say</em> alee'oop) <div class="chunk"><em>interjection</em>, <em>noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001768" href="entry://alley-oop%23bigmac000001768"><strong>alley-oop</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allicin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac23487849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allicin</span></header><div>/əˈlɪsən/ (<em>say</em> uh'lisuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a compound produced by an enzyme in garlic when tissue damage occurs, as in chopping or crushing; an antibiotic and antifungal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967147757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allide</span></header><div>/əˈlaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyd) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">allided</strong>, <strong class="bold">alliding</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Maritime Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">(of a vessel) to collide with another vessel which is stationary, or with a fixed object or structure.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allision</strong> /əˈlɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'lizhuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allied
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allied</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allied" src="word_pronunciations/00619.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aluyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> joined by treaty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> related: <em class="example">allied species.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq850"> (<em>upper case</em>) relating to the Allies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allier</span></header><div>/alˈjeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ahl'yay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> a river flowing from southern France north to the river Loire. About 400 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> a department in central France. 7381 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Moulins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allies</span></header><div>/ˈælaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'aluyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087754" href="entry://ally%23bigmac000087754"><strong>ally</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980542728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allies</span></header><div>/ˈælaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'aluyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> (in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia) with the nations allied with them (Belgium, Serbia, Japan, Italy, Australia and other countries of the British Empire, etc., not including the US), or, loosely, with all the nations (including the US) allied or associated with them as opposed to the Central Powers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> (in World War II) the countries that fought against the Axis powers; the main countries were Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries (including Australia), the US, the Soviet Union, France, China, and Poland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allio</span></header><div>/alˈjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahl'yoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>René</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">1924–95, French film director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac645017692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allison</span></header><div>/ˈæləsən/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lyn</strong>(<strong>ette</strong>)<strong> Fay</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">born 1946, federal Australian Democrats politician; party leader 2004–08.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allium</span></header><div>/ˈæliəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aleeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a flower or plant of the amaryllidaceous genus <em>Allium</em>, comprising bulbous plants with a peculiar pungent smell, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: garlic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allot" src="word_pronunciations/00625.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɒt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lot) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">allotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">allotting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq449"> to divide or distribute as by lot; distribute or parcel out; apportion: <em class="example">to allot shares.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> to appropriate to a special purpose: <em class="example">to allot money for a new park.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq640"> to assign as a portion (<em>to</em>); set apart; appoint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>aloter</em>, from <em>a</em> to + <em>loter</em> divide by lot, from <em>lot</em> lot, of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allotter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allotment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allotment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allotment" src="word_pronunciations/00623.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɒtmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lotmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> the act of allotting; distribution; apportionment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq370"> a portion, share, or thing allotted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq441"> a block of land: <em class="example">a vacant allotment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq196"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a parcel of land defined and granted by government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq836"> <em class="label">British</em> a small plot of land let out by a public authority to an individual for gardening, especially vegetable growing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allotrope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allotrope</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allotrope" src="word_pronunciations/00624.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælətroʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhtrohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">one of two or more existing forms of a chemical element: <em class="example">charcoal, graphite, and diamond are allotropes of carbon.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078253" href="entry://-trope%23bigmac000078253"><span class="smallcaps">-trope</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allotropic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allotropic</span></header><div>/æləˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> aluh'tropik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">relating to or characterised by allotropy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allotropical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>allotropically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allotropicity</strong> /ælətrəˈpɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> aluhtruh'pisuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allotropy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allotropy</span></header><div>/əˈlɒtrəpi/ (<em>say</em> uh'lotruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">a property of certain chemical elements, as carbon, sulphur and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms in the solid, liquid, or gaseous state.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allotropism</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>allotropia</em> variety. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001796" href="entry://allo-%23bigmac000001796"><span class="smallcaps">allo-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078281" href="entry://-tropy%23bigmac000078281"><span class="smallcaps">-tropy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allottee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allottee</span></header><div>/əlɒˈti/ (<em>say</em> uhlo'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">someone to whom something is allotted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allow</span><z><span target_id="6lvR2wkWSR">v.t.</span><span target_id="8IykUdlSLL">v.i.</span><span target_id="aLmGxfMhp8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allow" src="word_pronunciations/00627.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'low) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6lvR2wkWSR"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq243"> to grant permission to or for; permit: <em class="example">to allow a student to be absent; </em><em class="example">no smoking allowed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> to let have; grant or give as one’s share or suited to one’s needs; assign as one’s right: <em class="example">to allow a person $100 for expenses; </em><em class="example">to allow someone so much a year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> to permit involuntarily, by neglect or oversight: <em class="example">to allow an error to occur.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq603"> to admit; acknowledge; concede: <em class="example">to allow a claim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq518"> to take into account; set apart; abate or deduct: <em class="example">to allow an hour for changing trains.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">US</em> to say or think.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8IykUdlSLL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq769"> to permit; make possible: <em class="example">to spend more than one’s salary allows.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aLmGxfMhp8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">allow for</strong>, to make concession, allowance, or provision for: <em class="example">to allow for breakage.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alowe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>alouer</em> assign (from Late Latin <em>allocāre</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allowedly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allowedly</span></header><div>/əˈlaʊədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'lowuhdlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">admittedly; in a manner that is allowed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alloy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alloy</span><z><span target_id="cpYjDCtwOR">n.</span><span target_id="Tl0dbA86TT">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cpYjDCtwOR"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alloy" src="word_pronunciations/00628.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'aloy) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> a substance composed of two or more metals (or, sometimes, a metal and a nonmetal) which have been intimately mixed by fusion, electrolytic deposition, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> a less costly metal mixed with a more valuable one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> admixture, as of good with evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq436"> a deleterious element.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq821"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> standard; quality; fineness.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Tl0dbA86TT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) /əˈlɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'loy), /ˈælɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'aloy) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq309"> to mix (metals) so as to form an alloy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq136"> to reduce a value by an admixture of a less costly metal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq606"> to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>aloyer</em>, Old French <em>aleier</em>, from Latin <em>alligāre</em> combine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allseed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allseed</span></header><div>/ˈɔlsid/ (<em>say</em> 'awlseed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">any of various many-seeded plants, as <em>Polycarpon tetraphyllum</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allspice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allspice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allspice" src="word_pronunciations/00629.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔlspaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'awlspuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> the berry of a tropical American myrtaceous tree, <em>Pimenta dioica</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq605"> a mildly sharp and fragrant spice made from it; pimento.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called because it is considered to combine the flavours of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allude</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allude" src="word_pronunciations/00630.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlud/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohd) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">alluded</strong>, <strong class="bold">alluding</strong>)<br/> <strong class="phr">allude to</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> to make an allusion to, refer casually or indirectly to: <em class="example">he often alluded to his poverty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq580"> to contain a casual or indirect reference to: <em class="example">the letter alludes to something now forgotten.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>allūdere</em> play with]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allure</span><z><span target_id="lwU87YRNDd">v.t.</span><span target_id="8f674da50l">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allure" src="word_pronunciations/00632.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluə/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allure" src="word_pronunciations/00631.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈljuə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lyoohuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lwU87YRNDd"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">allured</strong>, <strong class="bold">alluring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> to attract by the offer of some real or apparent good; tempt by something flattering or highly acceptable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> to fascinate; charm.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8f674da50l">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq533"> fascination; charm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>alure</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>alurer</em>, from <em>a</em> to + <em>lurer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101554" href="entry://lure%23bigmac000101554"><span class="smallcaps">lure</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allurer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allurement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allurement</span></header><div>/əˈluəmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohuhmuhnt), /əˈljuə-/ (<em>say</em> uh'lyoohuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> fascination; charm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq222"> the means of alluring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> the act or process of alluring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluring</span></header><div>/əˈluərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohuhring), /əˈljuə-/ (<em>say</em> uh'lyoohuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> tempting; enticing; seductive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq752"> fascinating; charming.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alluringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alluringness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99116518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allus</span></header><div>/ˈɔləs/ (<em>say</em> 'awluhs) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> (<em>in representations of dialectal speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq19">always: <em class="example">I allus have a drink at 11 o’clock.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allers</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allusion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allusion" src="word_pronunciations/00633.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: <em class="example">an allusion to the classics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a metaphor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>allūsio</em> a playing with] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allusional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allusive</span></header><div>/əˈlusɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohsiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> having reference to something not fully expressed or stated; containing, full of, or characterised by allusions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq803"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> metaphorical.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>allusively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allusiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluvion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluvion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alluvion" src="word_pronunciations/00635.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluviən/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohveeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001845" href="entry://alluvium%23bigmac000001845"><strong>alluvium</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Law</em> land gained gradually on a shore or a river bank through the recent action or recession of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq167"> overflow; flood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>alluvio</em> inundation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluvium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluvium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alluvium" src="word_pronunciations/00636.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluviəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohveeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alluvia</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alluvium" src="word_pronunciations/00637.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluviə/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohveeuh) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">alluviums</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, especially in the valleys of large rivers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter of <em>alluvius</em> alluvial, washed to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ally</span><z><span target_id="4i0yvl1kHK">v.t.</span><span target_id="hNtfVySauM">v.i.</span><span target_id="HkMrfHcm1x">n.</span><span target_id="UtDG2bTTFF">phr.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ally" src="word_pronunciations/00639.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'luy) (<strong class="bold">allied</strong>, <strong class="bold">allying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4i0yvl1kHK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> to bind together; connect by some relation, as by resemblance or friendship; associate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hNtfVySauM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq620"> to enter into an alliance; join or unite.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HkMrfHcm1x">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ally" src="word_pronunciations/00638.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'aluy) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">allies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq863"> one united or associated with another, especially by treaty or league; an allied nation, sovereign, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq746"> someone who cooperates with another; supporter; associate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UtDG2bTTFF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq043"> <strong class="phr">ally to </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>), to unite with by marriage, treaty, league, or confederacy; connect with by formal agreement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>allier</em>, from Latin <em>alligāre</em> bind to; replacing Middle English <em>alie</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>alier</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allylthiourea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allylthiourea</span></header><div>/ˌæləlˌθaɪoʊjuˈriə/ (<em>say</em> .aluhl.thuyohyooh'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076134" href="entry://thiosinamine%23bigmac000076134"><strong>thiosinamine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allyship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac097322245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allyship</span></header><div>/ˈælaɪʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'aluyship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">the state of being a supportive ally, especially of a marginalised or minority group to which one does not belong.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ALM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac205489063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ALM</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛl ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> ay el 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">a stabilisation fluid consisting of adenosine, lidocaine and magnesium, to prevent blood loss after trauma, by reducing blood flow and boosting the clotting process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>denosine</em>)<em>, l</em>(<em>idocaine and</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>agnesium</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alma</span></header><div>/ˈælmə/ (<em>say</em> 'almuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">an abominable snowman associated with Russian wastelands.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Alma</em>(-Ata), former name of Almaty, a city in southern Kazakhstan]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alme</span></header><div>/ˈælmi/ (<em>say</em> 'almee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001860" href="entry://almah%23bigmac000001860"><strong>almah</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">almeh</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almery</span></header><div>/ˈamri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002106" href="entry://ambry%23bigmac000002106"><strong>ambry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almighty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almighty</span><z><span target_id="93pUsMheIj">adj.</span><span target_id="O0LB47CihV">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of almighty" src="word_pronunciations/00645.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔlˈmaɪti/ (<em>say</em> awl'muytee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="93pUsMheIj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">almightier</strong>, <strong class="bold">almightiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> possessing all power; omnipotent: <em class="example">God Almighty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> having great might; overpowering: <em class="example">the almighty power of the press.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq383"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> great; extreme: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>On top of that he upset the frying-pan with an almighty fluff-up of blazing fat, and exploded into curses.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="O0LB47CihV">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq667"> (<strong class="bold">almightier</strong>, <strong class="bold">almightiest</strong>) (an intensifier): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘If it weren’t for the hills,’ he said, ‘this would be an almighty God-forsaken hole.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary gaunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1897</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ælmihtig</em>, <em>ealmihtig</em> all mighty] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>almightily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>almightiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Almighty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Almighty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Almighty" src="word_pronunciations/00645.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔlˈmaɪti/ (<em>say</em> awl'muytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq112">God: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Uncle Tinfish was an upright and God-fearing printer, who gained some pecuniary assistance from the Almighty by publishing the </em>Christian Banner <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1913</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almond</span><z><span target_id="YNZe7lNcQb">n.</span><span target_id="MJFwURVypD">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of almond" src="word_pronunciations/00646.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈamənd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YNZe7lNcQb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> the stone (nut) or kernel (sweet or bitter) of the fruit of the almond tree, <em>Prunus dulcis</em>, which grows in warm temperate regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> the tree itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq210"> Also, <strong class="vs">almond bark</strong>. a large canopy tree with a cylindrical bole, sometimes buttressed, <em>Prunus turneriana</em>, with yellow flowers and a shelled fruit with a large single seed; joonda.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq198"> a flavour or flavouring of or like almonds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq507"> a delicate pale tan colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq467"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001873" href="entry://almond%20green%23bigmac000001873"><strong>almond green</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MJFwURVypD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq262"> of an almond colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq149"> shaped like an almond: <em class="example">almond eyes.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>almonde</em>, from Old French <em>almande</em>, <em>alemandle</em>, from Latin <em>amygdala</em>, from Greek <em>amygdalē</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almonds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almonds</span></header><div>/ˈaməndz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">socks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>almond rock</em> (a type of lolly) sock]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almoner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almoner</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of almoner" src="word_pronunciations/00647.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈamənə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> a social worker with some medical training attached to a hospital.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> (formerly, in Britain) a dispenser of alms or charity, especially for a religious house, a princely household, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aumoner</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>eleēmosynārius</em> of alms, from Late Latin <em>eleēmosyna</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001880" href="entry://alms%23bigmac000001880"><span class="smallcaps">alms</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almonry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almonry</span></header><div>/ˈamənri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">almonries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">the place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almost</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of almost" src="word_pronunciations/00648.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔlmoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'awlmohst) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">very nearly; all but.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>eal māst</em>, variant of <em>æl mæst</em> nearly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alms</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alms" src="word_pronunciations/00649.mp3"></audio></span>/amz/ (<em>say</em> ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>construed as singular or plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">that which is given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>almes</em>, Old English <em>ælmysse</em>, from Late Latin <em>eleēmosyna</em>, from Greek <em>eleēmosynē</em> compassion, alms]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almsgiving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almsgiving</span></header><div>/ˈamzgɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmzgiving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">the act or practice of giving alms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>almsgiver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almshouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almshouse</span></header><div>/ˈamzhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmz-hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">a house endowed to give free or cheap accommodation to the poor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alodium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alodium</span></header><div>/əˈloʊdiəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohdeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alodia</strong> /əˈloʊdiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohdeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001800" href="entry://allodium%23bigmac000001800"><strong>allodium</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alodial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aloe" src="word_pronunciations/00651.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'aloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aloes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> any plant of the liliaceous genus <em>Aloe</em>, chiefly African, various species of which yield a drug (<strong>aloes</strong>) and a fibre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012359" href="entry://century%20plant%23bigmac000012359"><strong>century plant</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English (usually plural) <em>aloen</em>, Old English <em>aluwan</em>, from Latin <em>aloē</em>, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aloetic</strong> /æloʊˈɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> aloh'etik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac942465846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloes</span></header><div>/ˈæloʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'alohz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> Also, <strong class="vs">bitter aloes</strong>. a bitter purgative drug, the inspissated juice of the leaves of several species of the genus <em>Aloe</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq345"> a fragrant resin of wood from the heart of a tropical Asian tree, the eaglewood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001887" href="entry://aloe%23bigmac000001887"><span class="smallcaps">aloe</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpenstock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpenstock</span></header><div>/ˈælpənstɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'alpuhnstok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">a strong staff pointed with iron, used by mountain climbers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha</span><z><span target_id="5mWWTJ2kf1">n.</span><span target_id="gysHn8u9Lu">adj.</span><span target_id="99p5kWhqjy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alpha" src="word_pronunciations/00662.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælfə/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5mWWTJ2kf1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> the first letter in the Greek alphabet (Α, α = English A, a), often used to designate the first in a series, especially in scientific classifications as: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> (of a compound) one of the possible positions of substituted atoms or groups.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq040"> (in examinations, etc.) the highest mark.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> the first; beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the dominant male or female in a group of social animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Sociology</em> the most dominant or senior person in a particular group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq627"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the angle of attack of an aircraft.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gysHn8u9Lu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq939"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> holding the dominant position in a group of social animals: <em class="example">alpha pair; </em><em class="example">alpha wolf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Sociology</em> of or relating to the most dominant or senior person in a particular group: <em class="example">alpha male; </em><em class="example">alpha female.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="99p5kWhqjy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">add alpha</strong>, <em class="label">Finance</em> to add value to a transaction without increasing risk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, from Hebrew or Phoenician <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089758" href="entry://aleph%23bigmac000089758"><span class="smallcaps">aleph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alpha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249723130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alpha<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alpha" src="word_pronunciations/00662.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælfə/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">(<em>followed by genitive of a specified constellation</em>) a star, usually the brightest of a constellation: <em class="example">Alpha Centauri.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac674971069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alpha<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈælfə/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a variant (B.1.1.7) of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">UK variant</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Alpha variant</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the first letter of the Greek alphabet, following a naming policy for variants of SARS-CoV-2 instigated to avoid the possible stigma involved in naming them after the place where they were first reported]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alphonsus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alphonsus</span></header><div>/ælˈfɒnsəs/ (<em>say</em> al'fonsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a crater in the south-eastern quadrant of the moon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphorn</span></header><div>/ˈælphɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'alphawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001903" href="entry://alpenhorn%23bigmac000001903"><strong>alpenhorn</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphosis</span></header><div>/ælˈfoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> al'fohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">lack of pigment in the skin, as in albinism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>alphos</em> kind of leprosy + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpine</span></header><div>/ˈælpaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'alpuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> of or relating to any lofty mountain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> very high; elevated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> existing on mountains, above the limit of tree growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq163"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Geology</em> of or relating to the major mountain-building episode which occurred in Europe and Northern Africa in the Tertiary period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq209"> of or relating to rapid downhill skiing, including slalom racing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Alpīnus</em>, from <em>Alpēs</em> the Alps, a mountain range in southern Europe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpinist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpinist</span></header><div>/ˈælpənəst/ (<em>say</em> 'alpuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">a mountain climber.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alpinism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alps</span></header><div>/ælps/ (<em>say</em> alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> <strong>the</strong>, a mountain system in southern Europe, extending from France through Switzerland, Italy and Austria to Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 4809 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> a mountain range on the near side of the moon, in the Northern Hemisphere, divided by the Alpine Valley.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ALRC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac435790975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ALRC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq759">Australian Law Reform Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alright</span><z><span target_id="nkvylLkRyT">adj.</span><span target_id="0EbpVDHqGz">adv.</span><span target_id="A759j6cuEj">interj.</span><span target_id="5rn2hK079y">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ɔlˈraɪt/ (<em>say</em> awl'ruyt), /ɔˈraɪt/ (<em>say</em> aw'ruyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nkvylLkRyT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> in good condition; not harmed, damaged or sick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> satisfactory but not outstanding: <em class="example">his work is alright, but not worth a raise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> acceptable or permissible: <em class="example">is it alright if I leave early?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq823"> (of a person) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq316"> acceptable; trustworthy: <em class="example">the gang thought Jack was alright.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq389"> moderately likeable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq387"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> respectable.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq263"> (of a situation) safe: <em class="example">the teacher moved away and it was alright to continue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq835"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> settled; agreed upon: <em class="example">your job’s alright for next Monday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq403"> not lacking for anything; not in need of assistance: <em class="example">if you kids are alright I’ll go to the shops.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0EbpVDHqGz">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq554"> satisfactorily; acceptably; correctly: <em class="example">she did the job alright.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq384"> (<em>often ironic</em>) without fail; certainly: <em class="example">you stuffed that up, alright!</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="A759j6cuEj">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq813"> Also, <strong class="vs">too right</strong>. (an exclamation of delighted affirmation or approval.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5rn2hK079y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq117"> <strong class="phr">a bit of alright</strong>, something or someone exciting admiration, especially a sexually attractive person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">all right</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Although <em>alright</em> has been a disputed usage for <em>all right</em>, it is increasingly common in published writing.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alrighty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894117605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alrighty</span></header><div>/ɔlˈraɪti/ (<em>say</em> awl'ruytee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">yes; okay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ALS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4779913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ALS</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛl ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> ay el 'es) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, destroying motor neurons and reducing the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement; Lou Gehrig’s disease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>myotrophic</em>)<em> l</em>(<em>ateral</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>clerosis</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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also
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">also</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of also" src="word_pronunciations/00667.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔlsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'awlsoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">in addition; too; further.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>alswā</em>, <em>ealswā</em> all (wholly or quite) so]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alston
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alston</span></header><div>/ˈɔlstən/ (<em>say</em> 'awlstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">1850–1943, Australian businessman, born in England; designer and manufacturer of windmills and other rural implements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alstonville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alstonville</span></header><div>/ˈɔlstənvɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'awlstuhnvil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a town near Ballina in northern NSW; noted timber-growing area.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Duck Creek Mountain</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alstroemeria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143284746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alstroemeria</span></header><div>/ælstrəˈmɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> alstruh'mearreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">any of various flowering plants of the family Alstroemeriaceae, native to South America, as the Peruvian lily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: genus name, after the Swedish botanist, Baron Claus von <em>Alstroemer</em>, d. 1794, who collected the seeds]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt</span><z><span target_id="AUfS0VIn4o">adj.</span><span target_id="41bluoRuca">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ælt/ (<em>say</em> alt) <em class="label">Music</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AUfS0VIn4o">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> high.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="41bluoRuca">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq993"> <strong class="phr">in alt</strong>, in the first octave above the treble stave.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>alto</em> high]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alt-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575312883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq508">a prefix meaning ‘alternative’ and indicating a position or style furthest from mainstream, as in <em>alt-rock</em>, <em>alt-comedy</em>, <em>alt-lit</em>, <em>alt-country</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the use of <em>alt-</em> as a prefix for internet newsgroups created as an alternative to mainstream groups, as in <em>alt.usage.english</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq640">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001979" href="entry://alto-%23bigmac000001979"><strong>alto-</strong></a> before vowels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloft</span><z><span target_id="7k8rCiHiOb">adv.</span><span target_id="xMJ6MHz9Gu">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aloft" src="word_pronunciations/00652.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɒft/ (<em>say</em> uh'loft) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="7k8rCiHiOb"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> in or into the air: <em class="example">she threw it aloft.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xMJ6MHz9Gu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq286"> high up; above the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq347"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> at or towards the masthead; in the upper rigging.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>ā lopti</em> in the air]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alogia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alogia</span></header><div>/əˈloʊgiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohgeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003229" href="entry://aphasia%23bigmac000003229"><strong>aphasia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, from <em>a-</em> not + <em>-logia</em> speaking]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloha</span></header><div>/əˈloʊha/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohhah), /əˈloʊə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohuh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">a Hawaiian greeting used at meeting and parting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloin</span></header><div>/ˈæloʊən/ (<em>say</em> 'alohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">an intensely bitter, crystalline, purgative substance obtained from aloes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alone</span><z><span target_id="fKgjCmtcc4">adj.</span><span target_id="iiaerFslKu">adv.</span><span target_id="IKLiJbsEZU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alone" src="word_pronunciations/00653.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈloʊn/ (<em>say</em> uh'lohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fKgjCmtcc4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>used in the predicate or placed after the noun</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> apart from another or others: <em class="example">to be alone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> to the exclusion of all others or all else: <em class="example">man shall not live by bread alone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> unique.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="iiaerFslKu">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq596"> solitarily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq735"> only; merely.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IKLiJbsEZU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">leave </strong>(or <strong class="phr">let</strong>)<strong class="phr"> alone</strong>, to refrain from bothering or interfering with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq003"> <strong class="phr">let alone</strong>, not to mention: <em class="example">let alone his other failings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">stand alone</strong>, to be unique by virtue of one’s talents, ability, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>al one</em> all (wholly) one] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aloneness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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along
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">along</span><z><span target_id="36PaqUjrYc">prep.</span><span target_id="23lOFsDPpT">adv.</span><span target_id="1XSlQe6JT3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of along" src="word_pronunciations/00655.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'long) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="36PaqUjrYc"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> implying motion or direction through or by the length of; from one end to the other of: <em class="example">to walk along a road.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> by the length of; parallel to or in a line with the length of: <em class="example">a row of poppies along the path.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq952"> in accordance with: <em class="example">along the lines suggested.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="23lOFsDPpT">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq597"> in a line, or with a progressive motion; onwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq648"> by the length; lengthways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq970"> as a companion; with one: <em class="example">he took his sister along.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1XSlQe6JT3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">all along</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq839"> all the time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq185"> throughout; continuously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq836"> from end to end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq600"> at full length.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq932"> <strong class="phr">along with</strong>, in addition to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Coroner’s Court was housed, along with other courts of petty sessions, in a complex of government office buildings on a hill on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">be along</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to come to a place: <em class="example">he will soon be along.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">get along</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go; depart.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq898"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to be on amicable terms.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq168"> to manage successfully; cope: <em class="example">to get along okay.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">get along with you</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of dismissal or disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">go along with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq331"> to agree with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq830"> to go in company with or together with: <em class="example">I’ll go along with you a little way.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>andlang</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alongshore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alongshore</span></header><div>/əlɒŋˈʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> uhlong'shaw) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">by or along the shore or coast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alongside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alongside</span><z><span target_id="6eL6wrmBCg">adv.</span><span target_id="wQ4TxtIUnG">prep.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alongside" src="word_pronunciations/00654.mp3"></audio></span>/əlɒŋˈsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uhlong'suyd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6eL6wrmBCg"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> along or by the side; at or to the side of anything: <em class="example">we brought the boat alongside.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="wQ4TxtIUnG">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq695"> beside; by the side of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alonso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alonso</span></header><div>/aˈlɒnsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'lonsoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> <strong>Dámaso</strong> /ˈdamasoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahmahsoh), 1898–1990, Spanish poet and literary critic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> <strong>Fernando</strong> (<em>Fernando Alonso Díaz</em>), born 1981, Spanish Formula One racing driver; world champion 2006, 2007.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alonzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alonzo</span></header><div>/aˈlɒnzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'lonzoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mateo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">Argentine sculptor; noted for his sculpture <em>Christ of the Andes</em> (1931).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac347717619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloo</span></header><div>/ˈalu/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> <em class="label">Indian English</em> potato.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> (in Indian cookery) a dish containing potato.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alu</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>ālū</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloof</span><z><span target_id="pEPgASdl3J">adv.</span><span target_id="GObCguBR4p">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aloof" src="word_pronunciations/00656.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈluf/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohf) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="pEPgASdl3J"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq198"> at a distance, but within view; withdrawn: <em class="example">to stand aloof.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GObCguBR4p">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq266"> reserved; unsympathetic; disinterested.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>loof</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095742" href="entry://luff%23bigmac000095742"><span class="smallcaps">luff</span></a>, windward] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aloofly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aloofness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alopecia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alopecia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alopecia" src="word_pronunciations/00657.mp3"></audio></span>/æləˈpiʃiə/ (<em>say</em> aluh'peesheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">loss of hair; baldness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>alōpekia</em> mange of foxes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862332880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alot</span><z><span target_id="dqiwCSgJeh">adv.</span><span target_id="tAYd9L2BW7">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈlɒt/ (<em>say</em> uh'lot) (<em>in non-standard use</em>)<div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="dqiwCSgJeh">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq382"> much: <em class="example">alot better.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> to a considerable degree: <em class="example">alot better.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq703"> many times: <em class="example">to do it alot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tAYd9L2BW7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">alot of</strong>, a great many: <em class="example">alot of cars.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [formed by closing up the expression <em>a lot</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103393" href="entry://lot%23bigmac000103393"><span class="smallcaps">lot</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103393" href="entry://lot%23mq501">17</a>)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The form <em>alot</em>, the result of compounding, follows the pattern of words such as <em>anyhow</em>, <em>alright</em>, etc., but is not generally accepted as a standard usage.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloud</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aloud" src="word_pronunciations/00658.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlaʊd/ (<em>say</em> uh'lowd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> with the natural tone of the voice as distinguished from in a whisper or silently: <em class="example">to read aloud.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> with a loud voice; loudly: <em class="example">to cry aloud.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043501" href="entry://loud%23bigmac000043501"><span class="smallcaps">loud</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aloysius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aloysius</span></header><div>/æləˈwɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> aluh'wishuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">a mountain in WA, in the eastern part, near the SA and NT borders. 1085 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alp</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alp" src="word_pronunciations/00663.mp3"></audio></span>/ælp/ (<em>say</em> alp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> a high mountain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> (<em>plural</em>) a high mountain system, usually with snowy peaks, as the Australian Alps, the Swiss Alps, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Alpēs</em>, plural, the Alps, the mountain system of southern Europe, ? from Celtic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ALP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ALP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq611">Australian Labor Party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpenglow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpenglow</span></header><div>/ˈælpəngloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'alpuhngloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a reddish glow often seen on the summits of snow-covered mountains before sunrise and after sunset.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of German <em>Alpenglühen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpenhorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpenhorn</span></header><div>/ˈælpənhɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'alpuhnhawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a long, powerful horn of wood or bark used in the Alps, as by cowherds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alphorn</strong>. <div class="etym">[German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alt.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> alternate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> altitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq057"> alto.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alt</span></header><div>/ɔlt/ (<em>say</em> awlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Augustus Theodore Henry</strong>, <strong>Baron of Hesse Cassel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">1731–1815, British soldier; arrived in NSW with the First Fleet; surveyor-general of the colony until 1802.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altcoin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac631810533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altcoin</span></header><div>/ˈɒltkɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'oltkoyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> a monetary unit in a digital alternative currency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> a digital currency based on, but not the same as, bitcoin code.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001961" href="entry://alternative%23bigmac000001961"><span class="smallcaps">alt(ernative)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac889846518" href="entry://bitcoin%23bigmac889846518"><span class="smallcaps">(bit)coin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Altdorf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Altdorf</span></header><div>/ˈaltdɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'ahltdawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a town in central Switzerland; the legendary home of William Tell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Altdorfer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Altdorfer</span></header><div>/ˈaltdɔfə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahltdawfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Albrecht</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">1480–1538, German painter, engraver and architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alter</span><z><span target_id="REBKKzZMTW">v.t.</span><span target_id="0A6k42JIfp">v.i.</span><span target_id="XTAY3q9QzE">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alter" src="word_pronunciations/00684.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔltə/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alter" src="word_pronunciations/00685.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="REBKKzZMTW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq901"> to make different in some particular; modify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq842"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to castrate or spay.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0A6k42JIfp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq361"> to become different in some respect.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XTAY3q9QzE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq445"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001954" href="entry://alter%20ego%23bigmac000001954"><strong>alter ego</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001954" href="entry://alter%20ego%23mq737">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>altérer</em>, from Latin <em>alter</em> other] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>altered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alter.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alter.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq455">alteration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altered</span></header><div>/ˈɔltəd/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuhd), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a type of dragster with a short frame, individually constructed with a body put together from separate components of existing standard models of cars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Althing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Althing</span></header><div>/ˈælθɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'althing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">the Icelandic parliament, consisting of an upper and a lower house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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althorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">althorn</span></header><div>/ˈælthɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'alt-hawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a valved brass instrument, a horn, a fourth or fifth below the ordinary cornet; a tenor saxhorn.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alto horn</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001978" href="entry://alto%23bigmac000001978"><span class="smallcaps">alt(o)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102533" href="entry://horn%23bigmac000102533"><span class="smallcaps">horn</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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although
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">although</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of although" src="word_pronunciations/00686.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔlˈðoʊ/ (<em>say</em> awl'dhoh) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">even though (practically equivalent to <em>though</em>, but often preferred to it in stating fact).</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">altho’</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from <em>al</em> even + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076239" href="entry://though%23bigmac000076239"><span class="smallcaps">though</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090308" href="entry://all%23bigmac000090308"><span class="smallcaps">all</span></a> (adverb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Althusser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Althusser</span></header><div>/ˈaltuseɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahltoohsay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">1918–90, French Marxist philosopher and theorist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alti-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alti-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq850">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001979" href="entry://alto-%23bigmac000001979"><strong>alto-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altimeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altimeter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of altimeter" src="word_pronunciations/00687.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæltəmitə/ (<em>say</em> 'altuhmeetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> a sensitive aneroid barometer calibrated and graduated to measure altitudes by the decrease of atmospheric pressure with height, used in aircraft for finding distance above sea level, terrain, or some other reference point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq364"> any device used for the same purpose which operates by some other means, as by radio waves, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001972" href="entry://alti-%23bigmac000001972"><span class="smallcaps">alti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>altimetry</strong> /ælˈtɪmətri/ (<em>say</em> al'timuhtree), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altissimo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altissimo</span><z><span target_id="4MYql2tMU6">adj.</span><span target_id="M4jqQo8dSB">n.</span><span target_id="X78lO75Nyc">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈtɪsɪmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> al'tisimoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4MYql2tMU6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Music</em> very high.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M4jqQo8dSB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq447"> Also, <strong class="vs">altissimo register</strong>. the top register of the clarinet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="X78lO75Nyc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">in altissimo</strong>, <em class="label">Music</em> in the second octave above the treble stave.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altitude</span></header><div>/ˈæltətjud/ (<em>say</em> 'altuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> the height above sea level of any point on the earth’s surface or in the atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq871"> extent or distance upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq744"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq352"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the angular distance of a star, planet, etc., above the horizon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq246"> <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the angle of elevation of any point above the horizon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq260"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq451"> the perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to its highest point.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq433"> the line through the highest point of a figure perpendicular to the base.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq005"> a high point or region: <em class="example">mountain altitudes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq480"> high or exalted position, rank, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>altitūdo</em> height]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alto</span><z><span target_id="97QH9chMQg">n.</span><span target_id="USu6vdcWpU">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alto" src="word_pronunciations/00690.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæltoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'altoh) <em class="label">Music</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="97QH9chMQg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">altos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq789"> the lowest female voice or voice part; contralto.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> the highest male voice or voice part; countertenor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> a singer with an alto voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq483"> a musical part for an alto voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq878"> the second highest of the four parts in a mixed vocal chorus, or the voice or persons singing this part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq345"> the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments, as the viola in the violin family, or the althorn in the cornet family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq921"> an instrument of a range between soprano and tenor, as alto saxophone.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="USu6vdcWpU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq669"> of the alto; having the compass of the alto.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq167"> high.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin <em>altus</em> high]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alto-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alto-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq716">a word element meaning ‘high’, as in <em>altostratus</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alt-</strong>, <strong class="vs">alti-</strong>. <div class="etym">[combining form representing Latin <em>altus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altocumulus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altocumulus</span></header><div>/ˌæltoʊˈkjumjələs/ (<em>say</em> .altoh'kyoohmyuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a moderately high, dense cloud, developing vertically in rising mounds, with mostly brilliant white sunlit parts and a relatively dark, nearly horizontal base.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001979" href="entry://alto-%23bigmac000001979"><span class="smallcaps">alto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017958" href="entry://cumulus%23bigmac000017958"><span class="smallcaps">cumulus</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017958" href="entry://cumulus%23mq734">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altogether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altogether</span><z><span target_id="Z4iAhrFauz">adv.</span><span target_id="e0QNu21TM8">n.</span><span target_id="CUfpkO12FU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of altogether" src="word_pronunciations/00689.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔltəˈgɛðə/ (<em>say</em> awltuh'gedhuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Z4iAhrFauz"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> wholly; entirely; completely; quite: <em class="example">altogether bad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> in all: <em class="example">the debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq303"> on the whole: <em class="example">altogether, I’m glad it’s over.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e0QNu21TM8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq350"> a whole.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CUfpkO12FU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">in the altogether</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in the nude.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of Middle English <em>altogeder</em>, from <em>al</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090308" href="entry://all%23bigmac000090308"><span class="smallcaps">all</span></a> (adjective) + <em>togeder</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076915" href="entry://together%23bigmac000076915"><span class="smallcaps">together</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Altona
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Altona</span></header><div>/ˈaltoʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahltohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a metropolitan district of Hamburg, in northern Germany (formerly West Germany); formerly an independent city.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altruism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altruism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of altruism" src="word_pronunciations/00691.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæltruˌɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'altrooh.izuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq943"> the principle or practice of seeking the welfare of others ahead of one’s own (opposed to <em>egoism</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq411"> self-sacrificing behaviour exhibited by animals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>altruisme</em>, from Italian <em>altrui</em> of or to others]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altruist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altruist</span></header><div>/ˈæltruəst/ (<em>say</em> 'altroohuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">a person devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to <em>egoist</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altruistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altruistic</span></header><div>/ˌæltruˈɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .altrooh'istik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">regardful of others; having regard to the wellbeing or best interests of others (opposed to <em>egoistic</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>altruistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac786779448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alu</span></header><div>/ˈalu/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac347717619" href="entry://aloo%23bigmac347717619"><strong>aloo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ALU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ALU</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛl ˈju/ (<em>say</em> ay el 'yooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">the section of a computer’s CPU which performs arithmetical processes, such as addition, subtraction, etc., and logical functions, such as conjunction, disjunction and complementation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>rithmetic</em>)<em> l</em>(<em>ogic</em>)<em> u</em>(<em>nit</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alula</span></header><div>/ˈæljulə/ (<em>say</em> 'alyoohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alulae</strong> /ˈæljuli/ (<em>say</em> 'alyoohlee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">the group of three to six small, rather stiff, feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird’s wing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, diminutive of Latin <em>āla</em> wing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>alular</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alum<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alum" src="word_pronunciations/00694.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæləm/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq626"> an astringent crystalline substance, a double sulphate of aluminium and potassium, K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>.Al<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>.24H<sub>2</sub>O, or KAl(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.12H<sub>2</sub>O, used in medicine, dyeing, and many technical processes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> one of a class of double sulphates analogous to the potassium alum, having the general formula R<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>.X<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>.24H<sub>2</sub>O, or RX(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.12H<sub>2</sub>O, where R is a monovalent alkali metal or ammonium, and X one of a number of trivalent metals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq892"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> aluminium sulphate Al<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>alūmen</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac691998015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alum<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæləm/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">an alumnus or alumna.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alumina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alumina</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alumina" src="word_pronunciations/00692.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈlumənə/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohmuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq420"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em> the oxide of aluminium, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, occurring widely in nature as corundum (in the ruby and sapphire, emery, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> aluminium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>alūmen</em> alum]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminiferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminiferous</span></header><div>/əˌluməˈnɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.loohmuh'nifuhruhs), /əlˌju-/ (<em>say</em> uhl.yooh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">containing or yielding aluminium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001998" href="entry://aluminium%23bigmac000001998"><span class="smallcaps">alumini(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026268" href="entry://-ferous%23bigmac000026268"><span class="smallcaps">-ferous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminise</span></header><div>/əˈlumənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohmuhnuyz), /əlˈju-/ (<em>say</em> uhl'yooh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aluminised</strong>, <strong class="bold">aluminising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">to treat with aluminium.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aluminize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac346265172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminite</span></header><div>/əˈlumənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohmuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a hydrous aluminium sulphate, Al<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>.7(H<sub>2</sub>O), grey-white in colour, and used to reduce the setting time of cementitious mortars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminium</span><z><span target_id="ixqndwtrha">n.</span><span target_id="7DEG80racp">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aluminium" src="word_pronunciations/00693.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/ (<em>say</em> .alyuh'mineeuhm), /ˌælju-/ (<em>say</em> .alyooh-), /ˌæləˈmɪnjəm/ (<em>say</em> .aluh'minyuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ixqndwtrha"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> a silver-white metallic element, light in weight, ductile, malleable, and not readily oxidised or tarnished, occurring combined in nature in igneous rocks, shales, clays, and most soils. It is much used in alloys and for lightweight utensils, castings, aeroplane parts, etc. <em>Symbol</em>: Al; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 26.9815; <em>atomic number</em>: 13; <em>density</em>: 2.70 at 20°C.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7DEG80racp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq240"> belonging to or containing aluminium.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">aluminum</strong> /əˈlumənəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohmuhnuhm). <div class="etym">[alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002003" href="entry://aluminum%23bigmac000002003"><span class="smallcaps">aluminum</span></a> to align it with other elements ending in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>. New Latin, from Latin <em>alūmen</em> alum]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminothermy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminothermy</span></header><div>/əˌlumənoʊˈθɜmi/ (<em>say</em> uh.loohmuhnoh'thermee), /-ˌlju-/ (<em>say</em> -.lyooh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a process of producing high temperatures by causing finely divided aluminium to react with the oxygen from another metallic oxide.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aluminothermics</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>alumino-</em> (combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001998" href="entry://aluminium%23bigmac000001998"><span class="smallcaps">aluminium</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076060" href="entry://-thermy%23bigmac000076060"><span class="smallcaps">-thermy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminous</span></header><div>/əˈlumənəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohmuhnuhs), /-ˈlju-/ (<em>say</em> -'lyooh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">of the nature of or containing alum or alumina.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>alūminōsus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminum</span></header><div>/əˈlumənəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'loohmuhnuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001998" href="entry://aluminium%23bigmac000001998"><strong>aluminium</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alumna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alumna</span></header><div>/əˈlʌmnə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lumnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alumnae</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">feminine of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002005" href="entry://alumnus%23bigmac000002005"><strong>alumnus</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US early 1800s, from Latin: foster daughter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alumnus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alumnus</span></header><div>/əˈlʌmnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'lumnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alumni</strong> /əˈlʌmnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'lumnuy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a graduate or former student of a school, college, university, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US early 1800s, from Latin: foster child, pupil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alumroot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alumroot</span></header><div>/ˈæləmrut/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhmrooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> any of several plants of the saxifragaceous genus <em>Heuchera</em>, with astringent roots, especially <em>H. sanguinea</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> the root.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alumstone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alunite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alunite</span></header><div>/ˈæljənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'alyuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">a mineral, a hydrous sulphate of potassium and aluminium, KAl<sub>3</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>6</sub>, commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>alun</em> alum + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alunqua
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923675139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alunqua</span></header><div>/əˈlʌŋkwə/ (<em>say</em> uh'lungkwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a twining plant, <em>Leichhardtia australis</em>, of inland Australia, the young fruit of which is edible.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac721738622" href="entry://bush%20cucumber%23bigmac721738622"><strong>bush cucumber</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Arrernte <em>alangkwe</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alva
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alva</span></header><div>/ˈælvə/ (<em>say</em> 'alvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fernando Alvarez de Toledo</strong> /fɜˈnandoʊ alˈvarɛz də tɒˈleɪdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> fer'nahndoh ahl'vahrez duh to'laydoh), <strong>Duke of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">1508–82, Spanish general who ruthlessly suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alba</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alveolus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alveolus</span></header><div>/ælˈviələs/ (<em>say</em> al'veeuhluhs), /ælviˈoʊləs/ (<em>say</em> alvee'ohluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alveoli</strong> /ælˈviəˌlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> al'veeuh.luy), /ælviˈoʊˌlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> alvee'oh.luy))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq998"> one of the terminal secretory units of a racemose gland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq424"> the socket within the jawbone in which the root or roots of a tooth are set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq525"> (<em>plural</em>) alveolar ridge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, diminutive of <em>alveus</em> a hollow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alyssum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alyssum</span></header><div>/əˈlɪsəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'lisuhm), /ˈæləsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhsuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq301"> any of the herbs constituting the cruciferous genus <em>Alyssum</em>, characterised by small yellow or white racemose flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq615"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073986" href="entry://sweet%20alyssum%23bigmac000073986"><strong>sweet alyssum</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>alysson</em> name of a plant, literally, curing (canine) madness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Am
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Am</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">americium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AM</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> Member of the Order of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq042"> <em class="label">US</em> Master of Arts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq680"> amplitude modulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac479955278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMA<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> (an abbreviation, in digital messaging, of ’ask me anything’.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq318"> a forum, usually online, at which someone has agreed to be questioned, with no subject being considered off limits.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMA<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq756">Australian Medical Association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMAB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046180885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMAB</span></header><div>/ˈeɪmæb/ (<em>say</em> 'aymab) <div class="def"><span id="mq248">assigned male at birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amber</span><z><span target_id="UaWcPdF1ez">n.</span><span target_id="a59aEslahS">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amber" src="word_pronunciations/00712.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UaWcPdF1ez"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq206"> a pale-yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> the yellowish brown colour of resin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> an amber light used as a warning in signalling.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="a59aEslahS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq940"> made of amber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq659"> resembling amber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq068"> yellowish brown.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ambra</em>, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic <em>‘anbar</em> ambergris]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambergris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambergris</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambergris" src="word_pronunciations/00710.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbəgris/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuhgrees), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambergris" src="word_pronunciations/00711.mp3"></audio></span>/-grɪs/ (<em>say</em> -gris) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">an opaque, ash-coloured substance, a morbid secretion of the sperm whale, fragrant when heated, usually found floating on the ocean or cast ashore, used chiefly in perfumery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>imbergres</em>, from French <em>ambre gris</em> grey amber]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amberoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amberoid</span></header><div>/ˈæmbərɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuhroyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of various resins, especially amber, at a high temperature.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ambroid</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002068" href="entry://amber%23bigmac000002068"><span class="smallcaps">amber</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq995">a word element meaning ‘both’, ‘around’, ‘on both sides’, as in <em>ambidextrous</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Latin <em>ambi-</em> around, or <em>ambo</em> both]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambidexter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambidexter</span><z><span target_id="Ic6Zci8JAk">n.</span><span target_id="BccSOzv7a3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æmbiˈdɛkstə/ (<em>say</em> ambee'dekstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ic6Zci8JAk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> a person who uses both hands equally well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a double-dealer, especially a deceitful lawyer or juror.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BccSOzv7a3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq165"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> ambidextrous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from <em>ambi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002073" href="entry://ambi-%23bigmac000002073"><span class="smallcaps">ambi-</span></a> + <em>dexter</em> right]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambidexterity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambidexterity</span></header><div>/ˌæmbidɛksˈtɛrəti/ (<em>say</em> .ambeedeks'teruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> ambidextrous facility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> unusual cleverness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> duplicity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambidextrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambidextrous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambidextrous" src="word_pronunciations/00713.mp3"></audio></span>/æmbiˈdɛkstrəs/ (<em>say</em> ambee'dekstruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> able to use both hands equally well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> unusually skilful; facile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq684"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> double-dealing; deceitful.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ambidextral</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>ambidextrously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambidextrousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambience</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambience" src="word_pronunciations/00714.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbiəns/ (<em>say</em> 'ambeeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> environment; surrounding atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> the mood, character, quality, atmosphere, etc., as of a place or milieu.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ambiance</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambient</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambient" src="word_pronunciations/00715.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbiənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ambeeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> completely surrounding: <em class="example">ambient air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> circulating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq976"> of or relating to the surrounding air, especially with regard to temperature, pressure, humidity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq325"> of or relating to a style of music designed to induce a calm and reflective mood in the listener.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ambiens</em>, present participle, going around]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambiguity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambiguity</span></header><div>/æmbəˈgjuəti/ (<em>say</em> ambuh'gyoohuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ambiguities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning: <em class="example">to speak without ambiguity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> an equivocal or ambiguous word or expression: <em class="example">the law is free of ambiguities.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ambiguite</em>, from Latin <em>ambiguitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambiguous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambiguous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambiguous" src="word_pronunciations/00716.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈbɪgjuəs/ (<em>say</em> am'bigyoohuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> open to various interpretations; having a double meaning; equivocal: <em class="example">an ambiguous answer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq687"> of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: <em class="example">a rock of ambiguous character.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ambiguus</em> doubtful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambiguously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambiguousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambisextrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835521530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambisextrous</span></header><div>/æmbiˈsɛkstrəs/ (<em>say</em> ambee'sekstruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac909368702" href="entry://ambisexual%23bigmac909368702"><strong>ambisexual</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002076" href="entry://ambidextrous%23bigmac000002076"><span class="smallcaps">ambidextrous</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067687" href="entry://sex%23bigmac000067687"><span class="smallcaps">sex</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambit" src="word_pronunciations/00719.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbət/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> scope; extent: <em class="example">the ambit of the legislation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Rare</em> boundary; limits: <em class="example">the ambit of the field of play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> circumference; perimeter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ambitus</em> compass]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambition</span><z><span target_id="Qp8LlxUc4N">n.</span><span target_id="SMqZWAyoPM">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambition" src="word_pronunciations/00718.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈbɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> am'bishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Qp8LlxUc4N"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> an eager desire for distinction, preferment, power, or fame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> the object desired or sought after: <em class="example">the crown was her ambition.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq931"> desire for work or activity; energy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SMqZWAyoPM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to desire strongly; have as an ambition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ambitio</em> striving for honours] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambitionless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambitious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambitious</span></header><div>/æmˈbɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> am'bishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> having ambition; eagerly desirous of obtaining power, superiority, or distinction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq913"> showing ambition; aiming high: <em class="example">an ambitious undertaking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq001"> intended to be, or appearing to be, superior, distinctive, etc.: <em class="example">an ambitious style.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq608"> strongly desirous; eager: <em class="example">ambitious of power.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ambitiōsus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambitiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambitiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambiversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambiversion</span></header><div>/æmbiˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> ambee'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">a state or condition intermediate between extrovert and introvert personality types.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambivert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambivert</span></header><div>/ˈæmbivɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'ambeevert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">someone who is intermediate between an introvert and an extrovert.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amble</span><z><span target_id="xuSUwhUfnC">v.i.</span><span target_id="mJortAb9OD">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amble" src="word_pronunciations/00721.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xuSUwhUfnC"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">ambled</strong>, <strong class="bold">ambling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> to move with the gait of a horse, when it lifts first the two legs on one side and then the two on the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> to go at an easy pace.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mJortAb9OD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq736"> an ambling gait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq366"> an easy or gentle pace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>ambler</em>, from Latin <em>ambulāre</em> walk] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ambleside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ambleside</span></header><div>/ˈæmbəlsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuhlsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096778" href="entry://Hahndorf%23bigmac000096778"><strong>Hahndorf</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amblygonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amblygonite</span></header><div>/æmˈblɪgənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> am'bliguhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a rare mineral, lithium aluminium fluorophosphate, Li(AlF)PO<sub>4</sub>, an ore of lithium found in pegmatites.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Amblygonit</em>, from Greek <em>amblygōnios</em> obtuse-angled + <em>-it</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amblyopia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amblyopia</span></header><div>/æmbliˈoʊpiə/ (<em>say</em> amblee'ohpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect, usually because of poor transmission of visual signals to the brain, or because the brain has suppressed the signals from the affected eye to counter anisometropia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amblyopic</strong> /æmbliˈɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> amblee'opik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæmboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'amboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ambos</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ambones</strong> /æmˈboʊniz/ (<em>say</em> am'bohneez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">(in early Christian churches) one of the two raised desks from which gospels and epistles were read or chanted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Greek <em>ambōn</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæmboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'amboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">an ambulance officer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002109" href="entry://ambulance%23bigmac000002109"><span class="smallcaps">amb(ulance)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amboceptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amboceptor</span></header><div>/ˈæmboʊˌsɛptə/ (<em>say</em> 'amboh.septuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a substance which develops during infection in the blood and which has affinities for both the bacterial cell or red blood cells and the complement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ambo</em> both + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012382" href="entry://-ceptor%23bigmac000012382"><span class="smallcaps">-ceptor</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amboina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amboina</span></header><div>/æmˈbɔɪnə/ (<em>say</em> am'boynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002096" href="entry://Ambon%23bigmac000002096"><strong>Ambon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amboise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amboise</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ˈbwaz/ (<em>say</em> on'bwahz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">a historic town in central France, east of Tours; famous castle, long a royal residence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ambon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ambon</span></header><div>/ˈambɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmbon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> an island in Indonesia, in the Moluccas. 813 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> a seaport on this island.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Amboina</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Ambonese</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amboy</span></header><div>/ˈambɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a Filipino man strongly influenced by US culture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002147" href="entry://American%23bigmac000002147"><span class="smallcaps">Am(erican)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23bigmac000104547"><span class="smallcaps">boy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amboyna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amboyna</span></header><div>/ʌmˈbɔɪnə/ (<em>say</em> um'boynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000217" href="entry://narra%23bigmac100000217"><strong>narra</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000217" href="entry://narra%23mq100">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amboina</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant spelling of <em>Amboina</em> or <em>Ambon</em>, an island in Indonesia, in the Maluku Islands, where originally obtained]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambroid</span></header><div>/ˈæmbrɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ambroyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002071" href="entry://amberoid%23bigmac000002071"><strong>amberoid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ambrose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ambrose<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæmbroʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'ambrohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">AD 340?–397, bishop of Milan; theologian and scholar.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Ambrosian</strong> /æmˈbroʊziən/ (<em>say</em> am'brohzeeuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac2100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ambrose<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæmbroʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'ambrohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Curtly</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq3">born 1963, West Indian cricketer, noted as a fast bowler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambrosia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambrosia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambrosia" src="word_pronunciations/00722.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈbroʊziə/ (<em>say</em> am'brohzeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> the food of the gods of classical mythology, imparting immortality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> anything imparting the sense of divinity, as poetic inspiration, music, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq305"> something especially delicious to taste or smell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq224"> a mild, originally Swedish, cheese with a tangy flavour and smooth, buttery texture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq537"> fungi cultivated for food by ambrosia beetles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq451"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006413" href="entry://bee-bread%23bigmac000006413"><strong>bee-bread</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq133"> any plant of the genus <em>Ambrosia</em> comprising the American ragweeds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: food of the gods, from <em>ambrotos</em> immortal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambry</span></header><div>/ˈæmbri/ (<em>say</em> 'ambree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ambries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> a cupboard; dresser.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq544"> a storeroom; pantry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq311"> a recess for church vessels.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aumbry</strong>, <strong class="vs">almery</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>almarie</em>, from Latin <em>armārium</em> closet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambury</span></header><div>/ˈæmbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuhree), /-bri/ (<em>say</em> -bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087987" href="entry://anbury%23bigmac000087987"><strong>anbury</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambush</span><z><span target_id="YPaBf2RSuR">n.</span><span target_id="PaeIPXRV6M">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambush" src="word_pronunciations/00724.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'amboosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YPaBf2RSuR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> the act of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq388"> the act of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq216"> a secret or concealed position from which a surprise attack is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq255"> a person or persons lying in wait.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PaeIPXRV6M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq293"> to attack from ambush.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>enbusshe</em>, from Old French <em>embusche</em>, from <em>bûche</em> bush, of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ambusher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac713023930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq290">Australian Music Centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amcor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638610080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amcor</span></header><div>/ˈæmkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'amkaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">an Australian company with major interests in the paper and packaging industries; incorporated in 1926.</span></div> Formerly (until 1986), <strong>Australian Paper Manufacturers (APM)</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac863026651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMD</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> acid mine drainage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> age-related macular degeneration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMDG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMDG</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq779">for the greater glory of God.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: <em>a</em>(<em>d</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>ajōrem</em>)<em> D</em>(<em>eī</em>)<em> g</em>(<em>lōriam</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AmE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac613622802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AmE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq568">American English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ameba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ameba</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ameba" src="word_pronunciations/00760.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmibə/ (<em>say</em> uh'meebuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amebas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">amebae</strong> /əˈmibi/ (<em>say</em> uh'meebee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098795" href="entry://amoeba%23bigmac000098795"><strong>amoeba</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amebic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amebic</span></header><div>/əˈmibɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'meebik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098797" href="entry://amoebic%23bigmac000098797"><strong>amoebic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ameboid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ameboid</span></header><div>/əˈmibɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'meeboyd) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093987" href="entry://amoeboid%23bigmac000093987"><strong>amoeboid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ameche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ameche</span></header><div>/əˈmitʃi/ (<em>say</em> uh'meechee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Don</strong> (born <em>Dominic Felix Amici</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">1910–93, US film actor; Academy Award for best supporting actor for <em>Cocoon</em> (1985).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ameer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ameer</span></header><div>/əˈmɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'mear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002192" href="entry://amir%23bigmac000002192"><strong>amir</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ameling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ameling</span></header><div>/ˈæməlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Elly</strong> (<em>Elisabeth Sara Ameling</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">born 1938, Dutch soprano.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amen</span><z><span target_id="rZ6xpIpsWK">interj.</span><span target_id="Mtks9C965e">adv.</span><span target_id="vrefcCveOy">n.</span><span target_id="K0Uv7qrhOJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amen" src="word_pronunciations/00733.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈmɛn/ (<em>say</em> ay'men), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amen" src="word_pronunciations/00734.mp3"></audio></span>/a-/ (<em>say</em> ah-) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="rZ6xpIpsWK"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> it is so; so be it (used after a prayer, creed, or other formal statement).</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Mtks9C965e">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq208"> verily; truly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vrefcCveOy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq207"> an expression of concurrence or assent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq309"> the last word.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="K0Uv7qrhOJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq522"> to say amen to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew: certainty, truth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac682920410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amen</span></header><div>/ˈamən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002127" href="entry://Amun%23bigmac000002127"><strong>Amun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amid" src="word_pronunciations/00742.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'mid) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">in the midst of or surrounded by; among; amidst.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amidde</em>, Old English <em>amiddan</em>, for <em>on middan</em> in the middle. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089537" href="entry://mid%23bigmac000089537"><span class="smallcaps">mid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amide</span></header><div>/ˈeɪmaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aymuyd), /ˈæmaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'amuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the NH<sub>2</sub> grouping is retained, as <em>potassium amide</em>, KNH<sub>2</sub>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> an organic compound formally obtained by replacing the OH group in acids by the NH<sub>2</sub> group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23bigmac000002203"><span class="smallcaps">am(monia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036163" href="entry://-ide%23bigmac000036163"><span class="smallcaps">-ide</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amidic</strong> /əˈmɪdɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'midik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amidin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amidin</span></header><div>/ˈæmədən/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">the soluble matter of starch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>amidum</em>, variant of Latin <em>amylum</em> (from Greek <em>amylon</em> fine meal) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amido-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amido-</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> a prefix denoting the replacement of an OH group by the NH<sub>2</sub> radical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002185" href="entry://amino-%23bigmac000002185"><strong>amino-</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002176" href="entry://amide%23bigmac000002176"><span class="smallcaps">amide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amidol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amidol</span></header><div>/ˈæmədɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhdol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">a colourless crystalline phenol derivative, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O.2HCl, used as a photographic developer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amidships
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amidships</span></header><div>/əˈmɪdʃɪps/ (<em>say</em> uh'midships) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> in or towards the middle of a ship, or the part midway between stem and stern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> lengthways.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amid ship</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amidst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amidst</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amidst" src="word_pronunciations/00741.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɪdst/ (<em>say</em> uh'midst) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">amid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amiddes</em>, from <em>amidde</em> amid + adverbial genitive <em>-s</em>; for later <em>-t</em> compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac379311674" href="entry://against%23bigmac379311674"><span class="smallcaps">against</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amiens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amiens</span></header><div>/ˈæmjənz/ (<em>say</em> 'amyuhnz), /aˈmjæ̃/ (<em>say</em> ah'myan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> a city in northern France, on the river Somme; cathedral.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> <strong>Battle of</strong>, one of the battles that took place near Amiens in 1914 and 1918 during World War I and in 1944 during World War II, especially the battle (also known as <strong>Third Battle of Picardy</strong>) between Allied and German forces that took place in August 1918, being the opening offensive in the Allied campaign that brought World War I to a close. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Memorial to members of the AIF in Amiens Cathedral, photographed in 1920.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Amiens_P00735.021.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Field Engineers of the 2nd Division on the move on the main Amiens Beaucourt Road on their way to Amiens front, April 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Amiens_E01952.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">In March 1918 Germany launched the Spring Offensive against British lines on the Western Front. Early German advances westward across the Somme near the Picardy capital of <strong>Amiens</strong> were slowed by the arrival of Allied reinforcements. There, at dawn on 8 August 1918, and under cover of darkness and dense fog, Allied troops mounted a counteroffensive. Spearheaded by Australian and Canadian divisions, they launched a surprise attack on German positions in a coordinated operation involving tanks – more than 400 were deployed on the first day of battle – artillery, infantry and aircraft. By nightfall the Allies had broken the enemy lines, in the process taking 30 000 prisoners. German general Ludendorff called it the ‘black day of the German Army’. Known as the <strong>Battle of Amiens</strong> (also, <strong>Battle of Picardy</strong>), it marked the beginning of the final phase of the war and was followed by a series of Allied advances pushing German forces back east along the Somme that culminated in the Allied victory. It was also the first battle in which all five Australian divisions operated together. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac753246523" href="entry://Spring%20Offensive%23bigmac753246523"><strong>Spring Offensive</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amigo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amigo</span></header><div>/əˈmigoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'meegoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amigos</strong> /əˈmigoʊz/ (<em>say</em> uh'meegohz), /əˈmigɒs/ (<em>say</em> uh'meegos))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq703"> a friend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq978"> (a form of address to a friend.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amin</span></header><div>/aˈmin/ (<em>say</em> ah'meen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Idi</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">1925–2003, Ugandan soldier and politician; head of state and dictator from 1971 to 1979 when he was overthrown and exiled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amine</span></header><div>/ˈeɪmin/ (<em>say</em> 'aymeen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amine" src="word_pronunciations/00743.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmin/ (<em>say</em> 'ameen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">any of a class of organic ammonia derivatives, formally obtained by replacing one, two, or all hydrogen atoms with organic groups.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23bigmac000002203"><span class="smallcaps">am(monia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amino-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amino-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq934">a prefix denoting an amino group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002183" href="entry://amine%23bigmac000002183"><span class="smallcaps">amine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aminobenzene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aminobenzene</span></header><div>/əˌminoʊˈbɛnzin/ (<em>say</em> uh.meenoh'benzeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002665" href="entry://aniline%23bigmac000002665"><strong>aniline</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002665" href="entry://aniline%23mq650">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amir</span></header><div>/əˈmɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'mear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100269" href="entry://emir%23bigmac000100269"><strong>emir</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> (<em>upper case</em>) (the former title of the ruler of Afghanistan.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq080"> (the former title of certain Turkish officials.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ameer</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>amīr</em> commander. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100269" href="entry://emir%23bigmac000100269"><span class="smallcaps">emir</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amis</span></header><div>/ˈeɪməs/ (<em>say</em> 'aymuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> <strong>Sir Kingsley William</strong>, 1922–95, English novelist; author of <em>Lucky Jim</em> (1954).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq142"> his son, <strong>Martin Louis</strong>, 1949–2023, English novelist and critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amish</span><z><span target_id="wHY0qjR2oA">n.</span><span target_id="BYwdTbFVMq">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈamɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmish), /ˈeɪmɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'aymish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wHY0qjR2oA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> a US orthodox Anabaptist denomination, originally part of the Mennonite group.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BYwdTbFVMq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq463"> of or relating to this denomination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amiss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amiss</span><z><span target_id="FC7TjsapZV">adv.</span><span target_id="lEut2RVnNY">adj.</span><span target_id="DTzhodk6fs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amiss" src="word_pronunciations/00748.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɪs/ (<em>say</em> uh'mis) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="FC7TjsapZV"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> out of the proper course or order; in a faulty manner; wrongly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Yes, yes; we both wanted to make our own of her, and I think we did not do amiss, considering’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catherine helen spence</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lEut2RVnNY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq782"> (<em>used only predicatively</em>) (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) wrong; faulty; out of order; improper: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>as far as Dianne de Poitiers could judge nothing special was amiss apart from Sara Waybourne’s absence with a migraine</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DTzhodk6fs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">not come </strong>(or <strong class="phr">go</strong>)<strong class="phr"> amiss</strong>, to be welcome; be received with gratitude; be opportune: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Further slight inconvenience for Locke will not come amiss.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">arthur upfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">take amiss</strong>, to be offended at; resent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Will you take it very much amiss if I borrow your idea, or rather your sister’s, without acknowledgement?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catherine helen spence</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amis</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>mis</em> wrong. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104756" href="entry://miss%23bigmac000104756"><span class="smallcaps">miss<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amitosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amitosis</span></header><div>/æməˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> amuh'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">the direct method of cell division characterised by simple cleavage of the nucleus, without the formation of chromosomes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047407" href="entry://mitosis%23bigmac000047407"><span class="smallcaps">mitosis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amitotic</strong> /æməˈtɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> amuh'totik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amity" src="word_pronunciations/00749.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæməti/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">friendship; harmony; good understanding, especially between nations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amytie</em>, from French <em>amité</em> from Latin <em>amīcus</em> friend]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammeter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ammeter" src="word_pronunciations/00750.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmitə/ (<em>say</em> 'ameetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">an instrument for measuring the magnitude of electric currents in amperes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002248" href="entry://ampere%23bigmac000002248"><span class="smallcaps">am(pere)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amend</span><z><span target_id="fDwSX7vSuI">v.t.</span><span target_id="vhfDfvluDg">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amend" src="word_pronunciations/00730.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɛnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'mend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fDwSX7vSuI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> to alter (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by due formal procedure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> to change for the better; improve: <em class="example">to amend one’s ways.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq195"> to remove or correct faults in; rectify: <em class="example">an amended spelling.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vhfDfvluDg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq732"> to grow or become better by reforming oneself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amende</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>amender</em>, from Latin <em>ēmendāre</em> correct] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amendable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amendment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amendment</span></header><div>/əˈmɛndmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mendmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> the act of amending; correction; improvement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> the alteration of a motion, bill, constitution, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq787"> a change so made, either by way of correction or addition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amends
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amends</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amends" src="word_pronunciations/00729.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɛndz/ (<em>say</em> uh'mendz) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">make amends</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">to offer reparation or compensation for a loss, damage or injury of any kind; recompense.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amendes</em>, from Old French, plural of <em>amende</em> reparation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amenity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amenity</span></header><div>/əˈmɛnəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'menuhtee), /əˈmin-/ (<em>say</em> uh'meen-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amenities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> the quality of being pleasant or agreeable in situation, prospect, disposition, etc.; pleasantness: <em class="example">the amenity of the climate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> (<em>plural</em>) agreeable features, circumstances, ways, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq382"> (<em>plural</em>) features, facilities, or services of a house, estate, district, etc., which make for a comfortable and pleasant life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq953"> (<em>plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq228"> facilities, such as toilets, showers, laundry rooms, hot water, etc., for public use at camping grounds, train stations, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq605"> extra features and facilities offered by a hotel, motel, camping ground, etc., such as a pool table, swimming pool, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq449"> public toilets: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>there is a service station called the Gunyah at Mt Colah where the amenities are labelled </em>Jackies<em> and </em>Jeddas<em>.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sidney j baker</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Latin <em>amoenitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amenorrhoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amenorrhoea</span></header><div>/əmɛnəˈriə/ (<em>say</em> uhmenuh'reeuh), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">absence of menstruation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amenorrhea</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046144" href="entry://meno-%23bigmac000046144"><span class="smallcaps">meno-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064400" href="entry://-rrhoea%23bigmac000064400"><span class="smallcaps">-(r)rhoea</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ament</span></header><div>/əˈmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'ment), /ˈeɪmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aymuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychiatry Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">a mentally deficient person; one suffering from amentia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amentia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amentia</span></header><div>/əˈmɛnʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'menshuh), /eɪˈmɛnʃə/ (<em>say</em> ay'menshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychiatry Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">permanent mental deficiency, either congenital or because of deficiencies in developmental processes.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019436" href="entry://dementia%23bigmac000019436"><strong>dementia</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin: lack of reason]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amentiferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amentiferous</span></header><div>/æmənˈtɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> amuhn'tifuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">bearing amenta or catkins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amentum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amentum</span></header><div>/əˈmɛntəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'mentuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amenta</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">a spike of unisexual apetalous flowers with scaly bracts, usually deciduous; a catkin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ament</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin: strap, thong]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amer.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amer.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq538">American.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amerce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amerce</span></header><div>/əˈmɜs/ (<em>say</em> uh'mers) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">amerced</strong>, <strong class="bold">amercing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq320"> to punish by an arbitrary or discretionary fine, that is, one not fixed by statute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> to punish by inflicting a discretionary penalty of any kind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amercy</em>, from Old French phrase (<em>estre</em>)<em> a merci</em> (to be) at the mercy of] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amerceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amercement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amercer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">America</span></header><div>/əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> uh'merikuh), /əˈmɛrəkə/ (<em>say</em> uh'meruhkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> the United States of America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> Also, <strong class="vs">the Americas</strong>. the North and South American continents, considered as a whole, and including Central America and offshore islands.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Amerigo</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011434" href="entry://Vespucci%23bigmac000011434"><span class="smallcaps">Vespucci</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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americium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">americium</span></header><div>/æməˈrɪsiəm/ (<em>say</em> amuh'riseeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">a radioactive element, one of the products of the bombardment of uranium and plutonium by very energetic helium ions.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Am; <em>atomic number</em>: 95. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002146" href="entry://America%23bigmac000002146"><span class="smallcaps">Americ(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ames
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ames</span></header><div>/eɪmz/ (<em>say</em> aymz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jennifer</strong> (‘<em>Maysie Greig</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">1901?–71, Australian-born writer of romantic novels in England; author of <em>Peggy of Beacon Hill</em> (1920).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amethyst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amethyst</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amethyst" src="word_pronunciations/00738.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæməθəst/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhthuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em> a crystallised purple or violet quartz used in jewellery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> a purplish tint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amethystus</em>, from Greek <em>amethystos</em>, literally, not intoxicated (from the belief that the stone prevented intoxication); replacing Middle English <em>ametiste</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amethystine</strong> /æməˈθɪstin/ (<em>say</em> amuh'thisteen), /-taɪn/ (<em>say</em> -tuyn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ametropia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ametropia</span></header><div>/æməˈtroʊpiə/ (<em>say</em> amuh'trohpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">an abnormal condition of the eye causing faulty refraction of light rays, as in astigmatism, myopia, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>ametros</em> irregular + <em>-opia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052434" href="entry://-opia%23bigmac000052434"><span class="smallcaps">-opia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ametropic</strong> /æməˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> amuh'tropik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac2168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq797">Australian Military Forces.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093490" href="entry://Australian%20Army%23bigmac000093490"><strong>Australian Army</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amherst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amherst</span></header><div>/ˈæməst/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhst), /ˈæmhɜst/ (<em>say</em> 'amherst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jeffrey</strong>, <strong>Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">1717–97, British field marshal; took Canada from the French, 1758–60.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amice<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæməs/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">an oblong piece of linen worn by the clergy around the neck and shoulders under the alb, or, formerly, on the head.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amyse</em>, from Old French <em>amis</em>, from Latin <em>amictus</em> cloak]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amice<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæməs/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>amisse</em>, from French <em>aumusse</em>, from Provençal <em>almussa</em>, from Arabic <em>al</em> the + German <em>Mütze</em> cap]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ammine" src="word_pronunciations/00743.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmin/ (<em>say</em> 'ameen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ammine" src="word_pronunciations/00744.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmin/ (<em>say</em> uh'meen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage to a metal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23bigmac000002203"><span class="smallcaps">amm(onia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammo</span></header><div>/ˈæmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'amoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">ammunition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002216" href="entry://ammunition%23bigmac000002216"><span class="smallcaps">amm(unition)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammocete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammocete</span></header><div>/ˈæməsit/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhseet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">the larval stage of a lamprey.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>ammocoetes</em> something bedded in sand, from Greek <em>ammos</em> sand + <em>koitē</em> bed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammon</span></header><div>/ˈæmən/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003678" href="entry://argali%23bigmac000003678"><strong>argali</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin (species name) (<em>Ovis</em>)<em> ammon</em>, from the Egyptian deity <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002201" href="entry://Ammon%23bigmac000002201"><span class="smallcaps">Ammon</span></a>, often represented with a sheep’s head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ammon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ammon</span></header><div>/ˈæmən/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Egyptian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, from Egyptian <em>Amen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ammonia" src="word_pronunciations/00752.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmoʊnjə/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohnyuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ammonia" src="word_pronunciations/00751.mp3"></audio></span>/-iə/ (<em>say</em> -eeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> a colourless, pungent, suffocating gas, NH<sub>3</sub>, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, very soluble in water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> Also, <strong class="vs">ammonia water</strong>, <strong class="vs">aqua ammonia</strong>, <strong class="vs">aqueous ammonia</strong>, <strong class="vs">liquid ammonia</strong>. this gas dissolved in water, the common commercial form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; so called as being obtained from <em>sal ammoniac</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002204" href="entry://ammoniac%23bigmac000002204"><span class="smallcaps">ammoniac</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonic</span></header><div>/əˈmoʊnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohnik), /əˈmɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'monik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonise</span><z><span target_id="IoCUR9MGYL">v.t.</span><span target_id="rEXIjSYARN">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæmənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhnuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ammonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">ammonising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IoCUR9MGYL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> to convert into ammonia or ammonium compounds.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rEXIjSYARN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq837"> to become ammonised; produce ammonisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ammonize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonite</span></header><div>/ˈæmənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">one of the coiled, chambered fossil shells of the extinct cephalopod molluscs, suborder Ammonoidea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Ammōnītes</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>cornū Ammōnis</em> horn of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002201" href="entry://Ammon%23bigmac000002201"><span class="smallcaps">Ammon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ammonites
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ammonites</span></header><div>/ˈæmənaɪts/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhnuyts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a biblical semi-nomadic Semitic people living east of the Jordan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammunition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammunition</span><z><span target_id="kCzsvcJvt1">n.</span><span target_id="D4qxyK0xfx">adj.</span><span target_id="GcSaKsa0B7">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ammunition" src="word_pronunciations/00753.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .amyuh'nishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kCzsvcJvt1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> all the material used in discharging all types of firearms or any weapon that throws projectiles; powder, shot, shrapnel, bullets, cartridges, and the means of igniting and exploding them, as primers and fuses. Chemicals, bombs, grenades, mines, pyrotechnics are also ammunition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq600"> any material or means used in combat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq767"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> military supplies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq232"> evidence used to support an argument.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="D4qxyK0xfx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq734"> supplied from army stores.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GcSaKsa0B7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq509"> to supply with ammunition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French (obsolete) <em>amunition</em> for <em>munition</em>, <em>la munition</em> being understood as <em>l’amunition</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amnesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amnesia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amnesia" src="word_pronunciations/00754.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈniʒə/ (<em>say</em> am'neezhuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amnesia" src="word_pronunciations/00755.mp3"></audio></span>/-ziə/ (<em>say</em> -zeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">loss of a large block of interrelated memories.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: forgetfulness] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amnesiac</strong> /æmˈniziæk/ (<em>say</em> am'neezeeak), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amnesic</strong> /æmˈnisɪk/ (<em>say</em> am'neesik), /-zɪk/ (<em>say</em> -zik), <strong>amnestic</strong> /æmˈnɛstɪk/ (<em>say</em> am'nestik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amnesty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amnesty</span><z><span target_id="a18ErbZ4pL">n.</span><span target_id="86Rn0nREI5">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amnesty" src="word_pronunciations/00756.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmnəsti/ (<em>say</em> 'amnuhstee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a18ErbZ4pL"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amnesties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> a general pardon for offences against a government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> the granting of immunity for past offences against the laws of war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Law</em> a pardon granted by an act of Parliament originated by the Crown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">US Law</em> protection against punishment granted a witness in order to compel them to testify to incriminating facts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq986"> a forgetting or overlooking of any offence.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="86Rn0nREI5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq582"> (<strong class="bold">amnestied</strong>, <strong class="bold">amnestying</strong>) to grant amnesty to; pardon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amnēstia</em>, from Greek <em>amnēstia</em> forgetfulness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amnio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac455636775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amnio</span></header><div>/ˈæmnioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'amneeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002218" href="entry://amniocentesis%23bigmac000002218"><strong>amniocentesis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amniocentesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amniocentesis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amniocentesis" src="word_pronunciations/00757.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæmnioʊsɛnˈtisəs/ (<em>say</em> .amneeohsen'teesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amniocenteses</strong> /ˌæmnioʊsɛnˈtisiz/ (<em>say</em> .amneeohsen'teeseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> the removal of some amniotic fluid, especially to diagnose chromosomal abnormality in a fetus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> an instance of this procedure: <em class="example">to have an amniocentesis.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002219" href="entry://amnion%23bigmac000002219"><span class="smallcaps">amnio(n)</span></a> + <em>centesis</em> (from New Latin, from Greek <em>kentēsis</em> a pricking)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amnion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amnion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amnion" src="word_pronunciations/00759.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmniən/ (<em>say</em> 'amneeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amnia</strong> /ˈæmniə/ (<em>say</em> 'amneeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac containing the amniotic fluid and the embryo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amnionic</strong> /ˌæmniˈɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .amnee'onik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amniotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amniotic</span></header><div>/ˌæmniˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .amnee'otik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">of or relating to the amnion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoeba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoeba</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amoeba" src="word_pronunciations/00760.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmibə/ (<em>say</em> uh'meebuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amoebas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">amoebae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amoeba" src="word_pronunciations/00761.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmibi/ (<em>say</em> uh'meebee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> a protozoan of irregular and protean shape moving and feeding by the use of pseudopodia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq136"> any protozoan of the genus <em>Amoeba</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ameba</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>amoibē</em> change] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoebic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoebic</span></header><div>/əˈmibɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'meebik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> of, relating to, or resembling an amoeba.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> characterised by, or due to the presence of, amoebae, as certain diseases.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amebic</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoeboid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoeboid</span><z><span target_id="hIukvzaBPr">adj.</span><span target_id="ydzX8bzrJg">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈmibɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'meeboyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hIukvzaBPr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq518"> of or related to amoebae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq642"> resembling or having the characteristics of amoebae.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ydzX8bzrJg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq727"> an amoeboid organism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ameboid</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098795" href="entry://amoeba%23bigmac000098795"><span class="smallcaps">amoeb(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amok
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amok</span><z><span target_id="2nK9a8LvCK">n.</span><span target_id="m24ReXpRAa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amok" src="word_pronunciations/00762.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmʌk/ (<em>say</em> uh'muk), /əˈmɒk/ (<em>say</em> uh'mok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2nK9a8LvCK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> <em class="label">SE Asian English</em> a person in a state of violent derangement.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m24ReXpRAa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">run amok</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq400"> to rush about in a murderous frenzy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq877"> to rush about wildly.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amuck</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay: fighting furiously (with reference to drug-induced behaviour)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Amok</em> is the preferred spelling, with the anglicised form <em>amuck</em> reflecting the dominant pronunciation.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amole</span></header><div>/əˈmoʊleɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohlay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> the roots of various plants, chiefly of south-western North America, as Mexican species of <em>Agave</em>, used as a substitute for soap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> any such plant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amon</span></header><div>/ˈamən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002127" href="entry://Amun%23bigmac000002127"><strong>Amun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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among
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">among</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of among" src="word_pronunciations/00764.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'mung) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> in or into the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: <em class="example">he fell among thieves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> to each of; by or for distribution to: <em class="example">divide these among you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq120"> in the number, class, or group of; of or out of: <em class="example">that’s among the things we must do.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq423"> with or by all or the whole of: <em class="example">popular among the people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq655"> by the joint or reciprocal action of: <em class="example">settle it among yourselves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq311"> each with the other; mutually: <em class="example">to quarrel among themselves.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>amang</em>, for <em>on</em>(<em>ge</em>)<em>mang</em> in the crowd, in the midst of]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amongst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amongst</span><z><span target_id="knxKCaTNLo">prep.</span><span target_id="jwhp5YMSXI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amongst" src="word_pronunciations/00763.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmʌŋst/ (<em>say</em> uh'mungst) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="knxKCaTNLo"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> among.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jwhp5YMSXI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq480"> <strong class="phr">get amongst</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq262"> (of a wild animal) to move into (a flock, herd, etc.) in search of prey, causing panic: <em class="example">a fox getting amongst the chooks.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq85"> to engage in doing, acquiring, consuming, etc., enthusiastically: <em class="example">to get amongst the wickets.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">get amongst it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take one’s share, with great enthusiasm, of whatever spoils are on offer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amonges</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088556" href="entry://among%23bigmac000088556"><span class="smallcaps">among</span></a> + adverbial genitive <em>-es</em>; in the 16th century an extraneous <em>-t</em> was added as a result of an incorrect comparison of <em>amongst</em> with the form of the superlative ending in <em>-est</em> to produce <em>amongest</em>, later <em>amongst</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoretto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoretto</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amoretto" src="word_pronunciations/00702.mp3"></audio></span>/æməˈrɛtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> amuh'retoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amoretti</strong> /æməˈrɛti/ (<em>say</em> amuh'retee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">a little cupid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amorino</strong> /æməˈrinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> amuh'reenoh). <div class="etym">[Italian, diminutive of <em>amore</em>, from Latin <em>amor</em> love]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amorist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amorist</span></header><div>/ˈæmərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> a lover; a gallant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq329"> someone who writes about love.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq282"> someone who seeks sexual experiences.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amor</em> love + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amorism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoroso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoroso</span><z><span target_id="1u8qKID9NV">adv.</span><span target_id="PJDv38bMYz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æməˈroʊsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> amuh'rohsoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="1u8qKID9NV"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> (a musical direction) tenderly.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PJDv38bMYz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq934"> tender; loving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amorous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amorous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amorous" src="word_pronunciations/00767.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq286"> inclined or disposed to love: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the nursing-staff of the hospital was composed of women of amorous nature</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq283"> in love; enamoured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq246"> showing love: <em class="example">amorous sighs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq151"> relating to love: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It’s not just the words, it isn’t the plot or the fact that Don has, in spite of his boasting, lost his amorous powers.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">elizabeth jolley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>amōrōsus</em>, from <em>amor</em> love] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amorously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amorousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amorphism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amorphism</span></header><div>/əˈmɔfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'mawfizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">the state or quality of being amorphous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amorphous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amorphous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amorphous" src="word_pronunciations/00768.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɔfəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'mawfuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> lacking definite form; having no specific shape: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Microscopic lumps of a white amorphous substance seen scattered through the brains of people who suffered from senile dementia.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bruce ford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; formless; unorganised: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he just kept hammering at the amorphous mass of palpitating ectoplasm known as the newspaper reading middle-class public.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Geology</em> occurring in a mass, as without stratification or crystalline structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq374"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> non-crystalline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>amorphos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amorphously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amorphousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amortise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amortise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amortise" src="word_pronunciations/00770.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɔtaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'mawtuyz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amortise" src="word_pronunciations/00769.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">amortised</strong>, <strong class="bold">amortising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> to liquidate or extinguish (an indebtedness or charge) usually by periodic payments (or by entries) made to a sinking fund, to a creditor, or to an account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Old English Law</em> to convey to a corporation; alienate in mortmain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amortize</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>amortise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>amortiss</em>-, stem of <em>amortir</em> deaden, buy out, from <em>mort</em> death. Compare Medieval Latin <em>admortizāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amortisable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amos</span></header><div>/ˈeɪmɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'aymos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century BC, author of the Old Testament book bearing his name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> this book.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amount
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amount</span><z><span target_id="ghMwFXT8CR">n.</span><span target_id="nyAY1HYBY3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amount" src="word_pronunciations/00771.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'mownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ghMwFXT8CR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> quantity or extent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it is still an offence in every state to possess any considerable amount of marihuana.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank crowley and lorna cartwright</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq668"> the full effect, value, or import.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq534"> the sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate: <em class="example">the amount of 7 and 9 is 16.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq868"> the sum of the principal and interest of a loan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq752"> number: <em class="example">the amount of things I have to do.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nyAY1HYBY3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">amount to</strong>, to reach, extend, or be equal to in number, quantity, effect, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The complaints aren’t stated as directly as I’ve put them, but that is what they amount to.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq866"> <strong class="phr">amount to the same thing</strong>, to be ultimately identical in function or effect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amount</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>amonter</em> mount up to, from <em>amont</em> upward, originally phrase <em>a mont</em> to the mountain] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The meaning given to def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097828" href="#mq752">5</a> is common but still not accepted by some.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amour" src="word_pronunciations/00772.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmɔ/ (<em>say</em> uh'maw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a love affair, especially a clandestine one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, probably from Provençal <em>amor</em>, from Latin <em>amor</em> love]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amove</span></header><div>/əˈmuv/ (<em>say</em> uh'moohv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">to remove; remove from office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āmovēre</em> move away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amotion</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amove" src="word_pronunciations/07840.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmoʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amoy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amoy</span></header><div>/əˈmɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'moy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086132" href="entry://Xiamen%23bigmac000086132"><strong>Xiamen</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> the Chinese dialect spoken in Xiamen. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092038" href="entry://Fujian%23bigmac000092038"><strong>Fujian</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092038" href="entry://Fujian%23mq786">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac049845601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amp<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amp" src="word_pronunciations/00789.mp3"></audio></span>/æmp/ (<em>say</em> amp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">an amplifier.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094862" href="entry://amplifier%23bigmac000094862"><span class="smallcaps">amplifier</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amp<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amp" src="word_pronunciations/00789.mp3"></audio></span>/æmp/ (<em>say</em> amp) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">amp up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> to increase the volume of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> to increase in intensity or excitement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098578" href="entry://amplify%23bigmac000098578"><span class="smallcaps">amplify</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac713288331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amp<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amp" src="word_pronunciations/00789.mp3"></audio></span>/æmp/ (<em>say</em> amp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">an ampere.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002248" href="entry://ampere%23bigmac000002248"><span class="smallcaps">ampere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amp.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amp.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> amperage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> ampere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMP<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ ɛm ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> ay em 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">an Australian-based company offering financial services such as superannuation, banking, financial and funds management, and investments; founded as the Australian Mutual Provident (AMP) Society in 1849.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971338195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMP<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq866">alcohol management plan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMPA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac299712003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMPA</span></header><div>/ˈæmpə/ (<em>say</em> 'ampuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid; a synthetic glutamate analogue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>lpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-</em>)<em>m</em>(<em>ethyl-4 isoxazole</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>ropionic</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>cid</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amped
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac957019422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amped</span></header><div>/æmpt/ (<em>say</em> ampt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> electronically amplified: <em class="example">an amped violin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> Also, <strong class="vs">amped up</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely excited: <em class="example">amped about the festival this weekend.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampelopsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampelopsis</span></header><div>/æmpəˈlɒpsəs/ (<em>say</em> ampuh'lopsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">any plant of the vitaceous genus <em>Ampelopsis</em>, comprising climbing woody vines or shrubs, especially Virginia creeper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>ampelos</em> vine + <em>-opsis</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052469" href="entry://-opsis%23bigmac000052469"><span class="smallcaps">-opsis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ampère
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ampère</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ampère" src="word_pronunciations/00773.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmpɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ampair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André Marie</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">1775–1836, French physicist; investigated the relationship between electric current and magnetism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191991807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphet</span></header><div>/æmˈfɛt/ (<em>say</em> am'fet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">an amphetamine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq668">a word element meaning ‘on both sides’, ‘on all sides’, ‘around’, ‘round about’, as in <em>amphicoelous</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, representing <em>amphi</em> (preposition and adverb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibiotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibiotic</span></header><div>/ˌæmfibaɪˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .amfeebuy'otik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">living on land during an adult stage and in water during a larval stage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002254" href="entry://amphi-%23bigmac000002254"><span class="smallcaps">amphi-</span></a> + Greek <em>biōtikos</em> relating to life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amphibious" src="word_pronunciations/00778.mp3"></audio></span>/æmˈfɪbiəs/ (<em>say</em> am'fibeeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> living both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> capable of operating on both land and water: <em class="example">amphibious plane.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq611"> of a twofold nature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>amphibios</em> living a dual life] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amphibiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amphibiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibole</span></header><div>/ˈæmfəboʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'amfuhbohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">any of a complex group of hydrous silicate minerals, containing chiefly calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, and aluminium, and including hornblende, tremolite, crocidolite, etc., and occurring as important constituents of many rocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>amphibolos</em> ambiguous]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibolic<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/æmfəˈbɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'bolik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">of or relating to amphibole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002260" href="entry://amphibole%23bigmac000002260"><span class="smallcaps">amphibol(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibolic<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æmfəˈbɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'bolik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">equivocal; uncertain; changing; ambiguous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002262" href="entry://amphiboly%23bigmac000002262"><span class="smallcaps">amphibol(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibolite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibolite</span></header><div>/æmˈfɪbəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> am'fibuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">a metamorphic rock composed basically of amphibole or hornblende.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002260" href="entry://amphibole%23bigmac000002260"><span class="smallcaps">amphibol(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibology</span></header><div>/æmfəˈbɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'boluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amphibologies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>amphibologia</em>; replacing Latin <em>amphibolia</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002262" href="entry://amphiboly%23bigmac000002262"><span class="smallcaps">amphiboly</span></a>), which was remodelled after <em>tautologia</em> and the like] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amphibological</strong> /æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> am.fibuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibolous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibolous</span></header><div>/æmˈfɪbələs/ (<em>say</em> am'fibuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">ambiguous; equivocal; susceptible of two meanings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amphibolus</em>, from Greek <em>amphibolos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphiboly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphiboly</span></header><div>/æmˈfɪbəli/ (<em>say</em> am'fibuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amphibolies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090215" href="entry://amphibology%23bigmac000090215"><strong>amphibology</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amphibolia</em> ambiguity, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphicoelous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphicoelous</span></header><div>/æmfəˈsiləs/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'seeluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>amphikoilos</em> hollowed all round]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amusing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amusing</span></header><div>/əˈmjuzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'myoohzing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> pleasantly entertaining or diverting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq072"> exciting moderate mirth; delighting the fancy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>amusingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amusingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMWU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac358894567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMWU</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> Amalgamated Metal Workers Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amygdule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amygdule</span></header><div>/əˈmɪgdjul/ (<em>say</em> uh'migdyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002311" href="entry://amygdale%23bigmac000002311"><strong>amygdale</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyl</span></header><div>/ˈæməl/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002323" href="entry://amyl%20nitrite%23bigmac000002323"><strong>amyl nitrite</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a univalent group C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>11</sub>, formally derived from pentane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amylum</em> starch (Greek <em>amylon</em>); the <em>-yl</em> was identified with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyl-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyl-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq979">a variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002324" href="entry://amylo-%23bigmac000002324"><strong>amylo-</strong></a>, as in <em>amylase</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylene</span></header><div>/ˈæməlin/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhleen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055395" href="entry://pentene%23bigmac000055395"><strong>pentene</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq210">a combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002316" href="entry://amyl%23bigmac000002316"><strong>amyl</strong></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002331" href="entry://amylum%23bigmac000002331"><strong>amylum</strong></a>, indicating starch, as in <em>amylopectin</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amyl-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>amylum</em> starch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyloid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyloid</span></header><div>/ˈæməlɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhloyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a glycoprotein deposited in tissues and organs in certain diseases.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>amyloidal</strong> /æməˈlɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> amuh'loydl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyloidosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyloidosis</span></header><div>/æməlɔɪˈdoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> amuhloy'dohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">a disease resulting from the deposit of amyloid in tissue or organs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002325" href="entry://amyloid%23bigmac000002325"><span class="smallcaps">amyloid</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylolysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylolysis</span></header><div>/æməlˈɒləsəs/ (<em>say</em> amuhl'oluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">the conversion of starch into simple sugars.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002324" href="entry://amylo-%23bigmac000002324"><span class="smallcaps">amylo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044027" href="entry://-lysis%23bigmac000044027"><span class="smallcaps">-lysis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amylolytic</strong> /æməloʊˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> amuhloh'litik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylopectin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylopectin</span></header><div>/æməloʊˈpɛktən/ (<em>say</em> amuhloh'pektuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">the branched component of starch which turns red with iodine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylopsin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylopsin</span></header><div>/æməˈlɒpsən/ (<em>say</em> amuh'lopsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">an enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002327" href="entry://amylolysis%23bigmac000002327"><span class="smallcaps">amylolysis</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055453" href="entry://pepsin%23bigmac000055453"><span class="smallcaps">pepsin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylose</span></header><div>/ˈæməloʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhlohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">the linear component of starch which turns intense blue with iodine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002317" href="entry://amyl-%23bigmac000002317"><span class="smallcaps">amyl-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052855" href="entry://-ose%23bigmac000052855"><span class="smallcaps">-ose<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amylum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amylum</span></header><div>/ˈæmələm/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101908" href="entry://starch%23bigmac000101908"><strong>starch</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101908" href="entry://starch%23mq114">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>amylon</em> fine meal, starch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyotrophic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144953310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyotrophic</span></header><div>/ˌeɪmaɪoʊˈtrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> .aymuyoh'trofik), /-ˈtroʊfɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'trohfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">of or relating to muscle atrophy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049017" href="entry://myo-%23bigmac000049017"><span class="smallcaps">myo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078255" href="entry://trophic%23bigmac000078255"><span class="smallcaps">trophic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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an'
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an’<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of an’" src="word_pronunciations/00842.mp3"></audio></span>/ən/ (<em>say</em> uhn) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">and.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">an</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514909899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an’<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æn/ (<em>say</em> an), <em>weak form</em> /ən/ (<em>say</em> uhn) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002333" href="entry://an%23bigmac000002333"><strong>an<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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an-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq746">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><strong>a-<sup>6</sup></strong></a>, used before vowels and <em>h</em>, as in <em>anaerobic</em>, <em>anhydrous</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq337">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a>, before <em>n</em>, as in <em>announce</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an-<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq379">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><strong>ana-</strong></a>, used before vowels, as in <em>anaptotic</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphidiploid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphidiploid</span></header><div>/æmfəˈdɪplɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'diployd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">a plant type possessing the sum of the chromosome numbers of two parental species, ordinarily arising from the doubling of the chromosomes of a hybrid of two species.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002254" href="entry://amphi-%23bigmac000002254"><span class="smallcaps">amphi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020609" href="entry://diploid%23bigmac000020609"><span class="smallcaps">diploid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphimixis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphimixis</span></header><div>/æmfəˈmɪksəs/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'miksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the merging of the germ plasm of two organisms in sexual reproduction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Embryology</em>, <em class="label">Genetics</em> the combining of paternal and maternal hereditary substances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002254" href="entry://amphi-%23bigmac000002254"><span class="smallcaps">amphi-</span></a> + Greek <em>mixis</em> a mingling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphioxus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphioxus</span></header><div>/æmfiˈɒksəs/ (<em>say</em> amfee'oksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041192" href="entry://lancelet%23bigmac000041192"><strong>lancelet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphipod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphipod</span><z><span target_id="Ql6njEqPkf">n.</span><span target_id="AbzuscZf6c">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæmfipɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'amfeepod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ql6njEqPkf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> any of a type of small crustaceans, Amphipoda, lacking a carapace, and having a compressed body, including beach fleas, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AbzuscZf6c">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq677"> of or relating to the amphipods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphiprostyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphiprostyle</span></header><div>/æmˈfɪprəstaɪl/ (<em>say</em> am'fipruhstuyl), /æmfəˈproʊstaɪl/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'prohstuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">having a prostyle porch in front and rear but no columns along the sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amphiprostȳlos</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphiprotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphiprotic</span></header><div>/æmfəˈprɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'protik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">capable of acting either as an acid or a base, that is, as a proton donor or acceptor, according to the nature of the environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphithecium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphithecium</span></header><div>/æmfiˈθisiəm/ (<em>say</em> amfee'theeseeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amphithecia</strong> /æmfiˈθisiə/ (<em>say</em> amfee'theeseeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">the layer or layers of cells in the capsule of a moss surrounding the spores.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>amphi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002254" href="entry://amphi-%23bigmac000002254"><span class="smallcaps">amphi-</span></a> + <em>thēcium</em> (from Greek <em>thēkion</em>, diminutive of <em>thēkē</em> case)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphitricha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphitricha</span></header><div>/æmˈfɪtrəkə/ (<em>say</em> am'fitruhkuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">bacteria having the organs of locomotion on both poles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002254" href="entry://amphi-%23bigmac000002254"><span class="smallcaps">amphi-</span></a> + <em>trich-</em> (stem of Greek <em>thrix</em> hair)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amphitrichate</strong>, <strong>amphitrichous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amphlett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140087785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amphlett</span></header><div>/ˈæmflət/ (<em>say</em> 'amfluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Chrissy</strong> (<em>Christine Joy Amphlett</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">1959–2013, Australian rock singer; lead singer of the Divinyls.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphometer</span></header><div>/æmˈfɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> am'fomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a device for estimating the speed with which a vehicle covers a specified distance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002254" href="entry://amphi-%23bigmac000002254"><span class="smallcaps">amph(i)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphora</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amphora" src="word_pronunciations/00780.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmfərə/ (<em>say</em> 'amfuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amphorae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amphora" src="word_pronunciations/00781.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmfəri/ (<em>say</em> 'amfuhree) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">amphoras</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">a two-handled, narrow-necked vessel, commonly big-bellied and narrowed at the base, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for holding wine, oil, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>amphoreus</em>, shortened form of <em>amphiphoreus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amphoral</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphoric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphoric</span></header><div>/æmˈfɒrɪk/ (<em>say</em> am'forik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">producing or like the sound made by blowing across the top of a bottle: <em class="example">amphoric breathing.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphoteric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphoteric</span></header><div>/æmfəˈtɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> amfuh'terik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">functioning as an acid or as a base.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>amphoteros</em> (comparative of <em>amphō</em> both) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ample
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ample</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ample" src="word_pronunciations/00782.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ampuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">ampler</strong>, <strong class="bold">amplest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq222"> of great extent, size, or amount; large; spacious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> in full or abundant measure; copious; liberal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq095"> fully sufficient for the purpose or for needs; enough and to spare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq946"> rather bulky or full in form or figure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>amplus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ampleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amplexus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971016320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amplexus</span></header><div>/æmˈplɛksəs/ (<em>say</em> am'pleksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">the mating embrace of frogs and toads, in which the male partner clasps the female’s body tightly from behind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: embrace]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amplifier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amplifier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amplifier" src="word_pronunciations/00783.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmpləfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'ampluhfuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> someone who amplifies or enlarges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq008"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a device for increasing the amplitudes of electric waves or impulses by means of the control exercised by the input over the power supplied to the output from a local source of energy. Commonly it is a radio valve or transistor, or a device employing them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq207"> such a device used to magnify the sound produced by a radio, record-player, or any of certain musical instruments, as an electric guitar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq364"> <em class="label">Photography</em> an additional lens for expanding the field of vision.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampliform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampliform</span></header><div>/ˈæmpləfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'ampluhfawm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">to enlarge and stretch (aluminium extrusions) into shapes and forms which can be many times stronger than the original.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098578" href="entry://amplify%23bigmac000098578"><span class="smallcaps">ampli(fy)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amplify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amplify</span><z><span target_id="OSAP8ZljjI">v.t.</span><span target_id="CeZvqqHTFM">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amplify" src="word_pronunciations/00784.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmpləfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ampluhfuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">amplified</strong>, <strong class="bold">amplifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OSAP8ZljjI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> to make larger or greater; enlarge; extend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq515"> to expand in stating or describing, as by details, illustration, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to increase the amplitude of (impulses or waves).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq634"> to make louder; magnify (a sound).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq918"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to exaggerate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CeZvqqHTFM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq974"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to discourse at length; expatiate or dilate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amplify</em>(<em>en</em>), from French <em>amplifier</em>, from Latin <em>amplificāre</em> enlarge. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029109" href="entry://-fy%23bigmac000029109"><span class="smallcaps">-fy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amplitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amplitude</span></header><div>/ˈæmplətjud/ (<em>say</em> 'ampluhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> extension in space, especially breadth or width; largeness; extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq295"> large or full measure; abundance; copiousness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the maximum value of an alternating quantity measured from its mean or base value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq382"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the peak value of an alternating quantity in either the positive or negative direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq893"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the arc of the horizon from the east or west point to a heavenly body at its rising or setting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amplitūdo</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amply
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amply</span></header><div>/ˈæmpli/ (<em>say</em> 'amplee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">in an ample manner; sufficiently.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampoule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampoule</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ampoule" src="word_pronunciations/00787.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmpul/ (<em>say</em> 'ampoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a sealed glass bulb used to hold hypodermic solutions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>ampulla</em> bottle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampster</span></header><div>/ˈæmstə/ (<em>say</em> 'amstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">a decoy who works with a sideshow operator, acting like an enthusiastic member of the audience so as to arouse the interest of others; a spruiker’s stooge.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amster</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Amsterdam</em>, rhyming slang for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061196" href="entry://ram%23bigmac000061196"><span class="smallcaps">ram<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampulla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampulla</span></header><div>/æmˈpʊlə/ (<em>say</em> am'pooluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ampullae</strong> /æmˈpʊli/ (<em>say</em> am'poolee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq350"> a vessel for the wine and water used at the altar.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq451"> a vessel for holding consecrated oil.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq420"> a two-handled bottle used by the ancient Romans for oil, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq522"> ampoule.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ampullary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampurta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488723837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampurta</span></header><div>/æmˈpɜtə/ (<em>say</em> am'pertuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq224"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048611" href="entry://mulgara%23bigmac000048611"><strong>mulgara</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> a marsupial mouse, <em>Dasycercus hillieri</em>, distinguished from the mulgara by having a longer and thinner tail and a different structure to its crest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Western Desert language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amputee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amputee</span></header><div>/æmpjəˈti/ (<em>say</em> ampyuh'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">someone who has lost an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amrita
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amrita</span></header><div>/æmˈritə/ (<em>say</em> am'reetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hindu Mythology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> the ambrosial drink of immortality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> the immortality conferred by it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amreeta</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit <em>amṛta</em> immortal; as noun, the drink of immortality. Compare Greek <em>am</em>(<em>b</em>)<em>rotos</em> immortal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amster</span></header><div>/ˈæmstə/ (<em>say</em> 'amstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002291" href="entry://ampster%23bigmac000002291"><strong>ampster</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amt</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq489">amount.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq639">audiomagnetotellurics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amu</span></header><div>/ˈæmju/ (<em>say</em> 'amyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">atomic mass unit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amuck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amuck" src="word_pronunciations/00762.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmʌk/ (<em>say</em> uh'muk) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101834" href="entry://amok%23bigmac000101834"><strong>amok</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amulet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amulet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amulet" src="word_pronunciations/00790.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmjələt/ (<em>say</em> 'amyuhluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">an object superstitiously worn to ward off evil; a protecting charm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>amulētum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amulla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amulla</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amulla" src="word_pronunciations/00791.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmʌlə/ (<em>say</em> uh'muluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">a shrub, <em>Myoporum debile</em>, with an ovoid, pink-red edible fruit, growing on grassland in warmer parts of Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Darumbal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amun</span></header><div>/ˈamən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Egyptian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">a minor Theban god with the head of a ram, symbolising fertility and life, later identified by the Egyptians with the sun-god, Ra, their principal deity, and known as <strong>Amun-Ra</strong>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Amen</strong>, <strong class="vs">Amon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Egyptian, explained as ‘the one who hides his name’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amundsen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amundsen</span></header><div>/ˈamʊndsən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmoondsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roald</strong> /ˈroʊald/ (<em>say</em> 'rohahld), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">1872–1928, Norwegian explorer; first to reach the South Pole, December 1911.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amur</span></header><div>/aˈmʊə/ (<em>say</em> ah'moouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">a river in eastern Asia, forming most of the boundary between northern Manchuria and south-eastern Russia, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 4350 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amuse</span><z><span target_id="wNg7AxSZkI">v.t.</span><span target_id="aHqZysW73r">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amuse" src="word_pronunciations/00792.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈmjuz/ (<em>say</em> uh'myoohz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wNg7AxSZkI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">amused</strong>, <strong class="bold">amusing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> to hold the attention of agreeably; entertain; divert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> to excite mirth in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq671"> to cause (time, leisure, etc.) to pass agreeably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to keep in expectation by flattery, pretences, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq372"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to engross.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq098"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to puzzle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aHqZysW73r">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">amuse oneself</strong>, to while away one’s time pleasantly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Middle French <em>amuser</em> occupy with trifles, divert, from <em>a</em> to + <em>muser</em> stare. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048828" href="entry://muse%23bigmac000048828"><span class="smallcaps">muse</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amusable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amused
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amused</span></header><div>/əˈmjuzd/ (<em>say</em> uh'myoohzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> filled with interest; pleasurably occupied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> displaying amusement: <em class="example">an amused expression.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq834"> aroused to mirth.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>amusedly</strong> /əˈmjuzədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'myoohzuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amusement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amusement</span></header><div>/əˈmjuzmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'myoohzmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> the state of being amused; enjoyment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> that which amuses; pastime; entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> a mechanical entertainment, as a merry-go-round at a fair.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amusia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac644676868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amusia</span></header><div>/eɪˈmjuziə/ (<em>say</em> ay'myoohzeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">the inability, whether congenital or acquired, to discriminate differences in pitch in musical tones; tone-deafness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104203" href="entry://music%23bigmac000104203"><span class="smallcaps">mus(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>amusic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchoveta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac5671530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchoveta</span></header><div>/æntʃəˈvɛtə/ (<em>say</em> anchuh'vetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a type of anchovy found in Pacific waters off South America, with populations that expand during La Niña but contract during El Niño when the waters cool and the amount of phytoplankton on which they depend declines, thus being an indicator of the Southern Oscillation Index cycles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anchovetta</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish, diminutive of <em>anchova</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099157" href="entry://anchovy%23bigmac000099157"><span class="smallcaps">anchovy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchovy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchovy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anchovy" src="word_pronunciations/00831.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntʃəvi/ (<em>say</em> 'anchuhvee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anchovy" src="word_pronunciations/00832.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtʃoʊvi/ (<em>say</em> an'chohvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anchovies</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">anchovy</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> a small, herring-like, marine fish, <em>Engraulis australis</em>, occurring in bays and estuaries of the Australian coastline south of the Tropic of Capricorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> any of a number of fishes of the same family (Engraulidae) found elsewhere, especially <em>Engraulis encrasicholus</em>, abundant in southern Europe, much used pickled and in the form of a salt paste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069621" href="entry://smelt%23bigmac000069621"><strong>smelt<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069621" href="entry://smelt%23mq579">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish and Portuguese <em>anchova</em>, probably from Italian dialect (Genoese) <em>anciova</em>, from Late Latin <em>apiuva</em>, from Greek <em>aphyē</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchusin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchusin</span></header><div>/æŋˈkjusən/ (<em>say</em> ang'kyoohsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001708" href="entry://alkanet%23bigmac000001708"><strong>alkanet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001708" href="entry://alkanet%23mq391">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchylose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchylose</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəloʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhlohz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">anchylosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">anchylosing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002715" href="entry://ankylose%23bigmac000002715"><strong>ankylose</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anchylosis</strong> /æŋkəˈloʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> angkuh'lohsuhs), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anchylotic</strong> /æŋkəˈlɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> angkuh'lotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancient</span><z><span target_id="2m2YC49O63">adj.</span><span target_id="jYr0WCwMe0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ancient" src="word_pronunciations/00834.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪnʃənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aynshuhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ancient" src="word_pronunciations/00835.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪntʃənt/ (<em>say</em> 'aynchuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2m2YC49O63"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> of or in time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire, AD 476: <em class="example">ancient history.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq082"> dating from a remote period; of great age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> very old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Law</em> having been in existence for a statutory period of time, often 20 years: <em class="example">in ancient matters the normal requirements of proof are relaxed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> venerable: <em class="example">the wise and ancient of the kingdom.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jYr0WCwMe0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq370"> a person who lived in ancient times, especially one of the ancient Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq921"> (<em>usually plural</em>) one of the classical writers of antiquity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq326"> an old person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>auncien</em>, from Old French <em>ancien</em>, from Late Latin <em>antiānus</em> former, old, from Latin <em>ante</em> before] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ancientness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anciently
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anciently</span></header><div>/ˈeɪnʃəntli/ (<em>say</em> 'aynshuhntlee), /ˈeɪntʃəntli/ (<em>say</em> 'aynchuhntlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">in ancient times; of old.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ancohuma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ancohuma</span></header><div>/ˌæŋkoʊˈumə/ (<em>say</em> .angkoh'oohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">one of the two peaks of Mount Sorata, Bolivia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancon</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkən/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ancones</strong> /æŋˈkoʊniz/ (<em>say</em> ang'kohneez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> any projection, as a console, supporting a cornice or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the elbow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>ankōn</em> a bend, the elbow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anconeal</strong> /æŋˈkoʊniəl/ (<em>say</em> ang'kohneeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ancona
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ancona</span></header><div>/ænˈkoʊnə/ (<em>say</em> an'kohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">a seaport in Italy, in the Marches on the Adriatic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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and
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">and</span><z><span target_id="6fOtGGAfKb">conj.</span><span target_id="uLNRIT8BNo">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of and" src="word_pronunciations/00841.mp3"></audio></span>/ænd/ (<em>say</em> and), <em>weak forms</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of and" src="word_pronunciations/00843.mp3"></audio></span>/ənd/ (<em>say</em> uhnd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of and" src="word_pronunciations/00842.mp3"></audio></span>/ən/ (<em>say</em> uhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of and" src="word_pronunciations/00844.mp3"></audio></span>/n/ (<em>say</em> n) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="6fOtGGAfKb"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> with; along with; together with; besides; also; moreover (used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses): <em class="example">pens and pencils.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> as well as: <em class="example">nice and warm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq382"> to (used between verbs): <em class="example">try and do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> also; then (used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation): <em class="example">And he said unto Moses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq341"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> if: <em class="example">and you please.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uLNRIT8BNo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq371"> the ampersand sign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq223"> (<em>often plural</em>) an additional consideration, detail, or the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Some writers object to sentences beginning with <em>and</em> on the grounds that it is a conjunction which should link clauses or phrases within a sentence and should not appear to link a new sentence with the previous one. In fact many writers do use <em>and</em> at the beginning of a sentence and there is no reason to object to the practice provided that it is not overdone.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andersen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276651599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andersen</span></header><div>/ˈændəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'anduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hans Christian</strong> /ˌhænz ˈkrɪstʃən/ (<em>say</em> .hanz 'krischuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairytales, such as <em>The Ugly Duckling</em> and <em>The Emperor’s New Clothes</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anderson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anderson</span></header><div>/ˈændəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'anduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> <strong>Angry</strong> (born <em>Gary Anderson</em>), born 1948, Australian rock singer; founded the group Rose Tattoo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq347"> <strong>Carl David</strong>, 1905–91, US physicist; discovered the positron and meson; shared Nobel prize for physics 1936.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq819"> <strong>Ethel</strong>, 1883–1958, Australian poet and essayist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq521"> <strong>Sir Francis</strong>, 1858–1941, Australian philosopher and academic, born in Scotland. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/francis+anderson.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq161"> <strong>Gordon Athol</strong>, 1929–81, Australian music authority, especially in the field of medieval manuscripts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq467"> <strong>Hugh McDonald</strong>, 1927–2017, Australian compiler of collections of folklore, poetry, and songs. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/hugh+anderson.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq740"> <strong>Jessica Margaret</strong>, 1916–2010, Australian novelist; works include <em>Tirra Lirra by the River</em> (1978). <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/jessica+anderson.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq048"> <strong>John</strong>, 1893–1962, Australian philosopher, born in Scotland; professor of philosophy at Sydney University 1927–58.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq517"> <strong>John Duncan</strong>, born 1956, Australian federal National Party politician; party leader and deputy prime minister 1999–2005.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq325"> <strong>Joseph</strong>, 1790–1877, Scottish-born army officer in Australia; commandant of Norfolk Island penal settlement 1834–39.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq431"> <strong>Dame Judith</strong> (born <em>Frances Margaret Anderson</em>), 1898–1992, Australian stage and film actor in the US. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/dame+judith+anderson.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq804"> <strong>Keith</strong>, 1899?–1929, early Australian aviator. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/Keith+Anderson.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq734"> <strong>Mal</strong>(<strong>colm</strong>), born 1935, Australian tennis player. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/Mal+Anderson.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq930"> <strong>Marian</strong>, 1902–93, US contralto.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq905"> <strong>Maybanke Susannah</strong>, 1845–1927, Australian social worker, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq579"> <strong>Phil</strong>(<strong>ip</strong>)<strong> Grant</strong>, born 1958 in England, Australian cyclist.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Born and educated in Qld, <strong>Jessica Anderson</strong> subsequently moved to Sydney. After writing radio dramatisations and short stories for periodicals, she published her first novel in 1963. She won the Miles Franklin Award twice, for <em>Tirra Lirra by the River</em> and <em>The Impersonators</em> (1980), and her <em>Stories from the Warm Zone</em> won the <em class="label">Age</em> Book of the Year Award in 1987.</div><div class="backshade"><strong>John Anderson</strong> graduated from the University of Glasgow with first-class honours in philosophy, mathematics and natural philosophy in 1917. He lectured at several British universities before he was appointed Challis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney in 1927. Anderson’s teaching emphasised independent, critical thought and this led him into controversy, most notably in 1943, when in a series of lectures he attacked religious teaching in schools as detrimental to a child’s spirit of inquiry. A furore followed but the university senate refused to censure him. Anderson’s thinking had a strong influence on intellectual life in Sydney in the mid-20th century, particularly through the Freethought Society which he formed soon after his arrival in Sydney, and through his many articles and essays.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andes</span></header><div>/ˈændiz/ (<em>say</em> 'andeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a lofty mountain system in South America, extending about 7250 km from northern Colombia and Venezuela south to Cape Horn. Highest peak (of the Western Hemisphere), Aconcagua, 6960 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andesine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andesine</span></header><div>/ˈændəzin/ (<em>say</em> 'anduhzeen), /-zaɪn/ (<em>say</em> -zuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">a plagioclase mineral occurring as crystals in igneous rocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002482" href="entry://Andes%23bigmac000002482"><span class="smallcaps">Andes</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andesite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andesite</span></header><div>/ˈændəzaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anduhzuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">a volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar together with pyroxene, resembling trachyte in appearance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002482" href="entry://Andes%23bigmac000002482"><span class="smallcaps">Andes</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac92746506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andic</span></header><div>/ˈændɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'andik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">of, relating to, or designating a soil formed by the weathering of tephra and other parent materials containing volcanic glass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [associated with the soil profile of the <em>Andes</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andiron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andiron</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of andiron" src="word_pronunciations/00839.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈændaɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'anduyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">one of a pair of metallic stands used to support wood in an open fire; a firedog.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>andyre</em>, from Old French <em>andier</em>, ? from Gallic <em>*andera</em> young cow (through use of cows’ heads as decorations on andirons); <em>-iron</em> by association with <em>iron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ando
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac482796139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ando</span></header><div>/ˈændoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'andoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tadoa</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">born 1941, Japanese architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andorra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andorra</span></header><div>/ænˈdɔrə/ (<em>say</em> an'dawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a principality in south-western Europe, in the eastern Pyrenees between France and Spain; administratively independent while under the joint sovereignty of the president of France and Spanish bishop of Urgel. 467 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Catalan, also French and Spanish. <em>Currency</em>: euro (formerly, French franc and Spanish peseta). <em>Capital</em>: Andorra la Vella.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Valleys of Andorra</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from Navarrese (a dialect of Navarre) <em>andurrial</em> land covered in shrubs] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Andorran</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andr-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andr-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq408">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002497" href="entry://andro-%23bigmac000002497"><strong>andro-</strong></a>, used before vowels, as in <em>androecium</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andrássy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andrássy</span></header><div>/ænˈdræsi/ (<em>say</em> an'drasee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq181"> <strong>Count Gyula</strong> /ˈdjulə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohluh), 1823–90, Hungarian politician, first prime minister of Hungary (1867–71).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> his son, <strong>Count Gyula</strong>, 1860–1929, Hungarian politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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André
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">André</span></header><div>/ˈɒndreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ondray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maurice</strong> /məˈris/ (<em>say</em> muh'rees), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">1933–2012, French trumpet player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andretti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andretti</span></header><div>/ænˈdrɛti/ (<em>say</em> an'dretee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mario Gabriel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">born 1940, Italian-born US motor-racing driver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andrew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andrew</span></header><div>/ˈændru/ (<em>say</em> 'androoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> <strong>Saint</strong>, one of the Apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:40–42. Patron saint of Scotland and Russia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> <strong>Prince</strong> (<em>Andrew Albert Christian Edward</em>, <em>Duke of York</em>), born 1960, the second son of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andrewes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andrewes</span></header><div>/ˈændruz/ (<em>say</em> 'androohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lancelot</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">1555–1626, English bishop and theologian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andrews
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andrews</span></header><div>/ˈændruz/ (<em>say</em> 'androohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> <strong>Daniel Michael</strong>, born 1972, Australian state Labor politician; premier of Victoria 2014–2023.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> <strong>Ernest Clayton</strong>, 1870–1948, Australian geologist. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/ernest+andrews.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq230"> <strong>John Hamilton</strong>, 1933–2022, Australian architect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq629"> <strong>Dame Julie Elizabeth</strong>, born 1935, British film actor and singer in Hollywood; films include <em>Mary Poppins</em> (1964), for which she won the Academy Award for best actress, and <em>The Sound of Music</em> (1965).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andreyev
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andreyev</span></header><div>/anˈdreɪəf/ (<em>say</em> ahn'drayuhf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Leonid Nikolayevich</strong> /liəˈnid nɪkəˈlaɪjəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> leeuh'need nikuh'luyyuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">1871–1919, Russian writer and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andrić
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andrić</span></header><div>/ˈandritʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahndreech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ivo</strong> /ˈivɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'eevaw), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">1892–1975, Yugoslav novelist, born in Bosnia; author of <em>The Bridge on the Drina</em> (1945); Nobel prize for literature 1961.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq639">a word element meaning ‘man’, ‘male’, as contrasted with ‘female’, as in <em>androsphinx</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">andr-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>anēr</em> man, male]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androcentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac380156370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androcentric</span></header><div>/ændroʊˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> androh'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">having or regarding the male as primary or most important.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac980898044" href="entry://gynocentric%23bigmac980898044"><strong>gynocentric</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002497" href="entry://andro-%23bigmac000002497"><span class="smallcaps">andro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089641" href="entry://-centric%23bigmac000089641"><span class="smallcaps">-centric</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>androcentricity</strong> /ændroʊsɛnˈtrɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> androhsen'trisuhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>androcentrism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Androcles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Androcles</span></header><div>/ˈændrəkliz/ (<em>say</em> 'andruhkleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">a slave spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had years before extracted a thorn.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Androclus</strong> /ˈændrəkləs/ (<em>say</em> 'andruhkluhs).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androclinium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androclinium</span></header><div>/ændrəˈklɪniəm/ (<em>say</em> andruh'klineeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014251" href="entry://clinandrium%23bigmac000014251"><strong>clinandrium</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androecium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androecium</span></header><div>/ænˈdrisiəm/ (<em>say</em> an'dreeseeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">androecia</strong> /ænˈdrisiə/ (<em>say</em> an'dreeseeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">the stamens of a flower collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>andr-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002486" href="entry://andr-%23bigmac000002486"><span class="smallcaps">andr-</span></a> + <em>oikion</em> house] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>androecial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androgen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androgen</span></header><div>/ˈændrədʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'andruhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">any steroid hormone which promotes masculine characteristics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002497" href="entry://andro-%23bigmac000002497"><span class="smallcaps">andro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029833" href="entry://-gen%23bigmac000029833"><span class="smallcaps">-gen</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>androgenic</strong> /ændrəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> andruh'jenik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androgyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androgyne</span></header><div>/ˈændrədʒaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'andruhjuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033963" href="entry://hermaphrodite%23bigmac000033963"><strong>hermaphrodite</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>androgynus</em>, from Greek <em>androgynos</em> hermaphrodite, from <em>andros</em> male + <em>gynē</em> female]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androgynous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androgynous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of androgynous" src="word_pronunciations/00840.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈdrɒdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> an'drojuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> being both male and female; hermaphroditic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> having both masculine and feminine characteristics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq876"> not conforming to a male or a female stereotype in appearance or behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>androgynus</em>, from Greek <em>androgynos</em> hermaphrodite, from <em>andro-</em> man + <em>-gynos</em> woman] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>androgyny</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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android
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">android</span><z><span target_id="GAVALMSfXx">n.</span><span target_id="SFNriQnfu8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈændrɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'androyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GAVALMSfXx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> (especially in science fiction) a robot made to resemble a human being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> (<em>upper case</em>) the standard operating system for Android or Android-compatible devices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq089"> (<em>upper case</em>) an Android device.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SFNriQnfu8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq295"> (<em>upper case</em>) designating an Android or Android-compatible device.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>androeīdēs</em> manlike]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andrology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107736032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andrology</span></header><div>/ænˈdrɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> an'droluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">that branch of medical science which deals with the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of men, especially those affecting the reproductive organs.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032286" href="entry://gynaecology%23bigmac000032286"><strong>gynaecology</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Greek combining form <em>andr-</em> male + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23mq599">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>andrological</strong> /ændrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> andruh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>andrologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andromeda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andromeda<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ænˈdrɒmədə/ (<em>say</em> an'dromuhduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, by whom she was rescued from a sea monster.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andromeda<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ænˈdrɒmədə/ (<em>say</em> an'dromuhduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Andromedae</strong> /ænˈdrɒməˌdi/ (<em>say</em> an'dromuh.dee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a northern constellation containing the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; 2.2 million light years distant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094709" href="#bigmac000094709"><span class="smallcaps">Andromeda<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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an.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq312">in the year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>annō</em>, from <em>annus</em> year]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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An
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">An</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq311">actinon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AN
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AN</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq238">Anglo-Norman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ana<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈanə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> a collection of miscellaneous information, especially in the form of table talk, gossip, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> the information so collected.</span></div><div class="etym"> [independent use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002345" href="entry://-ana%23bigmac000002345"><span class="smallcaps">-ana</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ana<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈænə/ (<em>say</em> 'anuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">in equal quantities; of each (used in medical prescriptions, with reference to ingredients, and often written <em>āā</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Greek. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105609769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ana<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈʌnə/ (<em>say</em> 'unuh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac530581000" href="entry://unna%23bigmac530581000"><strong>unna</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac290619114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ana<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="jz6CyqFW8H">n.</span><span target_id="GwzySeTjMm">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈænə/ (<em>say</em> 'anuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jz6CyqFW8H"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the personification of anorexia: <em class="example">to embrace Ana.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> an anorexic person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GwzySeTjMm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq871"> of or relating to anorexia: <em class="example">the ana lifestyle.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANARE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANARE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq929">Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anbury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anbury</span></header><div>/ˈænbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'anbuhree), /-bri/ (<em>say</em> -bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> a soft, spongy tumour or wart of horses, oxen, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq234"> a disease of cruciferous plants, especially the turnip, in which the roots become clubbed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ambury</strong>, <strong class="vs">anberry</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain; ? from Old English <em>ang-</em> pain + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006850" href="entry://berry%23bigmac000006850"><span class="smallcaps">berry</span></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032863" href="entry://hangnail%23bigmac000032863"><span class="smallcaps">hangnail</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anc.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq277">ancient.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq909">African National Congress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancestor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancestor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ancestor" src="word_pronunciations/00824.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænsɛstə/ (<em>say</em> 'ansestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> someone from whom a person is descended, usually distantly; a forefather; a progenitor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the actual or hypothetical form or stock of an earlier and presumably lower type, from which any organised being is known or inferred to have developed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Law</em> someone from whom an inheritance is derived (correlative of <em>heir</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ancestre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>antecessor</em> predecessor] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ancestress</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancestry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancestry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ancestry" src="word_pronunciations/00825.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænsəstri/ (<em>say</em> 'ansuhstree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ancestry" src="word_pronunciations/00826.mp3"></audio></span>/-sɛs-/ (<em>say</em> -ses-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ancestries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> ancestral descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> honourable descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq669"> a series of ancestors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ancher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ancher</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ancher" src="word_pronunciations/00830.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sydney Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">1904–79, Australian architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anchises
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anchises</span></header><div>/ænˈkaɪsiz/ (<em>say</em> an'kuyseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a prince of Troy, father of Aeneas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor</span><z><span target_id="Sxmr40jGP5">n.</span><span target_id="reUPUqepgb">v.t.</span><span target_id="5xuUUN6Xn4">v.i.</span><span target_id="UBd4oJIqp0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anchor" src="word_pronunciations/00830.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Sxmr40jGP5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> a device for holding boats, vessels, floating bridges, etc., in place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq475"> any similar device for holding fast or checking motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq572"> a key person; mainstay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq415"> (in a tug-of-war team) the person, usually the one who is most effective because of superior weight, strength or skill, placed at the end of the rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq860"> the person who is most heavily relied upon in a team, as the last runner in a relay race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> the host or main presenter of a program.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq591"> a metallic strap or belt built into masonry to hold facing or other materials.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq338"> a means of stability: <em class="example">hope is his anchor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq930"> <em class="label">Military</em> a key defensive position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq004"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> brakes: <em class="example">go for the anchors.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="reUPUqepgb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq452"> to hold fast by an anchor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq202"> to fix or fasten; affix firmly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5xuUUN6Xn4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq998"> to drop anchor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq041"> to lie or ride at anchor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq160"> to act as the anchor (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="#mq634">6</a>) of (a radio or television broadcast): <em class="example">the link-up will be anchored by our best presenter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq229"> to keep hold or be firmly fixed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq372"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take up residence (in a place); settle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UBd4oJIqp0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq029"> <strong class="phr">at anchor</strong>, held still by an anchor; anchored.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">cast anchor</strong>, to put down or drop an anchor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq011"> <strong class="phr">drop anchor</strong>, to make a halt to a journey by ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq693"> <strong class="phr">put out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hit</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the anchors</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to come to a sudden halt, as by braking a vehicle, pulling up a horse, or stopping while on foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">swallow the anchor</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a sailor) to settle down on shore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">weigh anchor</strong>, to take up an anchor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anker</em>, <em>ancre</em>, Old English <em>ancor</em>, from Latin <em>ancora</em>, from Greek <em>ankȳra</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anchorless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchoress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchoress</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkərɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">a female anchorite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchoret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchoret</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkərɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhret), /-rət/ (<em>say</em> -ruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002450" href="entry://anchorite%23bigmac000002450"><strong>anchorite</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>anachōrēta</em> (from Greek <em>anachōrētēs</em> a recluse) by association with obsolete <em>anchor</em> hermit (Old English <em>ancora</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anchoretic</strong> /æŋkəˈrɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> angkuh'retik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchorite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchorite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anchorite" src="word_pronunciations/00828.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkəraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">someone who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit; recluse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ancorite</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>anachōrīta</em>, variant of Late Latin <em>anachōrēta</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anchoritic</strong> /æŋkəˈrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> angkuh'ritik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchorperson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac807191305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchorperson</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəˌpɜsən/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh.persuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23bigmac000103796"><strong>anchor</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23mq572">3</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103796" href="entry://anchor%23mq634">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androphilia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac044534638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androphilia</span></header><div>/ændrəˈfɪliə/ (<em>say</em> andruh'fileeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">sexual attraction to men or masculinity.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac048230704" href="entry://gynephilia%23bigmac048230704"><strong>gynephilia</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002497" href="entry://andro-%23bigmac000002497"><span class="smallcaps">andro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056121" href="entry://-philia%23bigmac000056121"><span class="smallcaps">-philia</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This term is used to avoid attributing sex or gender to the person who feels the attraction.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andropov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andropov</span></header><div>/ænˈdrɒpɒf/ (<em>say</em> an'dropof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Yury Vladimirovich</strong> /ˈjuəri vlædɪˈmɪərəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohuhree vladi'mearruhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">1914–84, Soviet politician, born in Russia; president of the Soviet Union 1983–84.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androsphinx
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androsphinx</span></header><div>/ˈændrəsfɪŋks/ (<em>say</em> 'andruhsfingks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a sphinx with the head of a man.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androstenedione
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac634575861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androstenedione</span></header><div>/ændrəˈstindioʊn/ (<em>say</em> andruh'steendeeohn), /ændrəˈstindaɪoʊn/ (<em>say</em> andruh'steenduyohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a hormone supplement which increases testosterone levels in men, used to prevent the decline in testosterone associated with aging.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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androsterone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">androsterone</span></header><div>/ænˈdrɒstəroʊn/ (<em>say</em> an'drostuhrohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">an androgen, C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>30</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, usually present in male urine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002497" href="entry://andro-%23bigmac000002497"><span class="smallcaps">andro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072112" href="entry://sterol%23bigmac000072112"><span class="smallcaps">ster(ol)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052221" href="entry://-one%23bigmac000052221"><span class="smallcaps">-one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ane</span></header><div>/eɪn/ (<em>say</em> ayn) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>pronoun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102365" href="entry://one%23bigmac000102365"><strong>one</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anecdote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anecdote</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anecdote" src="word_pronunciations/00845.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəkdoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhkdoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">a short narrative of a particular incident or occurrence of an interesting nature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>anecdota</em>, from Greek <em>anekdota</em> things unpublished]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anecdotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anecdotic</span></header><div>/ænəkˈdoʊtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhk'dohtik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002514" href="entry://anecdotal%23bigmac000002514"><strong>anecdotal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> given to relating anecdotes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anecdotical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anecdotist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anecdotist</span></header><div>/ˈænəkdoʊtəst/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhkdohtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">a relater of anecdotes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anechoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anechoic</span></header><div>/ænɛˈkoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> ane'kohik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">free from echo and reverberation, as an anechoic chamber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anele
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anele</span></header><div>/əˈnil/ (<em>say</em> uh'neel) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">to anoint, especially in giving extreme unction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anelen</em>, from <em>an-</em> (Old English <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <em>elen</em> to anoint, from Latin <em>oleum</em> oil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anemia" src="word_pronunciations/00800.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnimiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'neemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090787" href="entry://anaemia%23bigmac000090787"><strong>anaemia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemic</span></header><div>/əˈnimɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'neemik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098799" href="entry://anaemic%23bigmac000098799"><strong>anaemic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq172">a word element meaning ‘wind’, as in <em>anemometer</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>anemos</em> wind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemometer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anemometer" src="word_pronunciations/00846.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəˈmɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'momuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> an instrument for indicating wind velocity; wind gauge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> any instrument for measuring the rate of flow of a fluid.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anemometric</strong> /ænəməˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuh'metrik), <strong>anemometrical</strong> /ænəməˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuh'metrikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anemometry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anemone" src="word_pronunciations/00847.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɛməni/ (<em>say</em> uh'nemuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> any plant of the genus <em>Anemone</em>, especially <em>A. coronaria</em>, a native of the Mediterranean area, widely cultivated for its mostly red and blue flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066384" href="entry://sea%20anemone%23bigmac000066384"><strong>sea anemone</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: literally, daughter of the wind, from <em>anemos</em> wind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemophilous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemophilous</span></header><div>/ænəˈmɒfələs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mofuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">(of seed plants) fertilised by windborne pollen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002523" href="entry://anemo-%23bigmac000002523"><span class="smallcaps">anemo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056161" href="entry://-philous%23bigmac000056161"><span class="smallcaps">-philous</span></a>; literally, wind-loving] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anemophily</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anent</span></header><div>/əˈnɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nent) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Archaic or Scottish</em> in regard to; concerning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> opposite to; over against; close to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant (with excrescent <em>-t</em>) of Middle English <em>anen</em>, Old English <em>on emn</em>, <em>on efen</em> on even (ground), with, beside]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anergy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anergy</span></header><div>/ˈænədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> deficiency of energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq932"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> lack of immunity to an antigen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>anergia</em>, from Greek: <em>an-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-ergia</em> work] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anergic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aneroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aneroid</span><z><span target_id="NK6Pxkfe59">adj.</span><span target_id="tgYGqX45Eh">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aneroid" src="word_pronunciations/00849.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænərɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhroyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NK6Pxkfe59"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> using no fluid.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tgYGqX45Eh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq471"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002534" href="entry://aneroid%20barometer%23bigmac000002534"><strong>aneroid barometer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>nēros</em> liquid + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anglerfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac623376715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anglerfish</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgləfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anglerfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">anglerfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> any of a number of small fishes, variously coloured and often camouflaged, belonging to the family Antennariidae, as the striped anglerfish, <em>Phrynelox striatus</em>; a modified dorsal spine above the mouth forms a ‘fishing rod’ which can be moved to entice smaller fish; occurring worldwide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> any of various similar fishes of the family Lophiidae, as <em>Lophiomus laticeps</em> of the Qld and NSW continental shelf, or <em>Lophius piscatorius</em> of Europe and America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq780"> any of various similar fishes of the order Pediculati.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">angler</strong>, <strong class="vs">angler fish</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglesea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglesea</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəlˌsi/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhl.see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a coastal town in southern Victoria; power station; holiday resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglesey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglesey</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəlsi/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhlsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac93942532" href="entry://Isle%20of%20Anglesey%23bigmac93942532"><strong>Isle of Anglesey</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anglesite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anglesite</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəlsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhlsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">a mineral, lead sulphate, PbSO<sub>4</sub>, found in massive forms or in colourless or variously tinted crystals; a common lead ore.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Angles</em>(<em>ey</em>), an island off NW Wales + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angleworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angleworm</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəlwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhlwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">an earthworm used for bait in angling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglia</span></header><div>/ˈæŋglɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'angglear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a Latin name for England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglic</span></header><div>/ˈæŋglɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'angglik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">Anglian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglice</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgləsi/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhsee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">in English; in the English manner: <em class="example">München or, Anglice, Munich.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, adverb of <em>Anglicus</em> English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anglicise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anglicise</span><z><span target_id="CGpCtXkdih">v.t.</span><span target_id="702CFbby0i">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæŋgləsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhsuyz) (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">anglicised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anglicising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CGpCtXkdih">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> to make English in form or character: <em class="example">to anglicise the pronunciation of a Russian name.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="702CFbby0i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq222"> to become English in form or character.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anglicize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anglicisation</strong> /ˌæŋgləsaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .anggluhsuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anglicism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anglicism</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgləsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">an English idiom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglicist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglicist</span></header><div>/æŋgləsəst/ (<em>say</em> anggluhsuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a specialist in the study of English language and literature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Anglicus</em> English + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576144553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angling<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæŋglɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'anggling) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099658" href="entry://angle%23bigmac000099658"><strong>angle<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angling<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæŋglɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'anggling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">the act or art of fishing with a hook and line, usually attached to a rod.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angliss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angliss</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgləs/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir William Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">1865–1957, Australian businessman and state politician, born in England; founded a national meat sales and export organisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglist</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgləst/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">an authority on England.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo</span><z><span target_id="S3uaThglwR">n.</span><span target_id="6vkCJloEfH">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anglo" src="word_pronunciations/00860.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'anggloh) (<em>sometimes lower case</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="S3uaThglwR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> a person of Anglo-Celtic ancestry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> a person of English ancestry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> a person who is a native speaker of English and who appears to be of Anglo-Celtic ancestry.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6vkCJloEfH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq884"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq938">a word element meaning ‘relating to England or the English’, as in <em>Anglo-American</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anglo-</strong>. <div class="etym">[combining form representing Medieval Latin <em>Anglus</em> Englishman, <em>Anglī</em> (plural) the English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglocentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglocentric</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> anggloh'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">preoccupied with the English and English culture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglophile</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgləfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">someone who is friendly to or admires England or English customs, institutions, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anglophil</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglophobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglophobe</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgləfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhfohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">someone who hates or fears England or the English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anesthesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anesthesia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anesthesia" src="word_pronunciations/00802.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəsˈθiʒə/ (<em>say</em> anuhs'theezhuh), /-ziə/ (<em>say</em> -zeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002374" href="entry://anaesthesia%23bigmac000002374"><strong>anaesthesia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anesthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anesthetic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anesthetic" src="word_pronunciations/00804.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəsˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhs'thetik) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002376" href="entry://anaesthetic%23bigmac000002376"><strong>anaesthetic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anesthetist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anesthetist</span></header><div>/əˈnisθətəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'neesthuhtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002379" href="entry://anaesthetist%23bigmac000002379"><strong>anaesthetist</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anesthetize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anesthetize</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anesthetize" src="word_pronunciations/00805.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnisθətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'neesthuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">anesthetized</strong>, <strong class="bold">anesthetizing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002378" href="entry://anaesthetise%23bigmac000002378"><strong>anaesthetise</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anesthetization</strong> /ənisθətaɪzˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhneesthuhtuyz'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anethole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anethole</span></header><div>/ˈænəθoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhthohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">a compound, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O, found in anise and fennel oils, and used in perfumes and as an antiseptic and carminative, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anēthon</em> anise (properly, dill) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052093" href="entry://-ole%23bigmac000052093"><span class="smallcaps">-ole</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aneto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aneto</span></header><div>/aˈneɪtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'naytoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pico de</strong> /ˈpikoʊ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'peekoh day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">a mountain in north-eastern Spain; highest peak of the Pyrenees. 3404 m.</span></div> French, <strong>Pic de Néthou</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aneuploid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aneuploid</span></header><div>/ˈænjəplɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'anyuhployd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">not having an integral multiple of the haploid set of chromosomes and therefore genetically unbalanced.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024802" href="entry://euploid%23bigmac000024802"><span class="smallcaps">euploid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aneuploidy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328164540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aneuploidy</span></header><div>/ˈænjuplɔɪdi/ (<em>say</em> 'anyoohploydee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">abnormality in the number of chromosomes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aneurin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aneurin</span></header><div>/əˈnjurən/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083079" href="entry://vitamin%20B1%23bigmac000083079"><strong>vitamin B<sub>1</sub></strong></a>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088288" href="entry://thiamine%23bigmac000088288"><strong>thiamine</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aneurysm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aneurysm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aneurysm" src="word_pronunciations/00850.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænjərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'anyuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a permanent cardiac or arterial dilation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall by diseases such as syphilis or arteriosclerosis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aneurism</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>aneurysma</em> dilatation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aneurysmal</strong>, <strong>aneurismal</strong> /ˌænjəˈrɪzməl/ (<em>say</em> .anyuh'rizmuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anew</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anew" src="word_pronunciations/00851.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnju/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyooh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq548"> over again; once more: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But that evening, at the heel of another empty day, his nervous restlessness took him anew.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> in a new form or manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>friend, you may shake your head sadly, Yet this much you’ll say for my verse, I’ve written of old something badly, But written anew something worse.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">adam lindsay gordon</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>onew</em>, etc., Old English <em>ofniowe</em>; replacing Old English <em>edniwe</em> once more]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angel" src="word_pronunciations/00852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq346"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq197"> (in Judaism, Christianity and Islam) one of a class of spiritual beings, attendants of God (in Christian medieval angelology divided, according to their rank, into nine orders, ranging from highest to lowest as follows: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, angels).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq167"> a member of the lowest of these orders.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> a conventional representation of such a being, in human form, with wings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq832"> a messenger, especially of a deity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq110"> a person, especially a woman, who resembles an angel in beauty, kindliness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq708"> an attendant or guardian spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a financial backer of a play, campaign, actor, candidate, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq506"> an English gold coin, struck between 1470 and 1634, bearing a figure of the archangel Michael overcoming the dragon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq186"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002549" href="entry://angel%20dust%23bigmac000002549"><strong>angel dust</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, variant of <em>engel</em>, pre-English <em>*angil</em>, from Latin <em>angelus</em>, from Greek <em>angelos</em>, originally, messenger] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>angelhood</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angeleno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angeleno</span></header><div>/ændʒəˈlinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> anjuh'leenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angelfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angelfish</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəlfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhlfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">angelfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">angelfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> any of various small, brilliantly coloured marine fishes of the family Pomacanthidae found in tropical waters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> any shark of the genus <em>Squatina</em> of Atlantic and Pacific waters, with a depressed flat body and large, winglike pectoral fins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq764"> Also, <strong class="vs">scalare</strong>. any of the South American freshwater cichlids of the genus <em>Pterophyllum</em>, commonly kept in aquariums.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq575"> a butterfly fish, <em>Holacanthus nicobariensis</em>, of the Indian Ocean, having blue and black stripes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">US</em> any of several brightly coloured marine fishes of the coasts of North America as <em>Chaetodipterus faber</em> and <em>Angelichthys ciliaris</em>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angelic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angelic</span></header><div>/ænˈdʒɛlɪk/ (<em>say</em> an'jelik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> of or belonging to angels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> like an angel; saintly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">angelical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>angelically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angelica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angelica</span></header><div>/ænˈdʒɛlɪkə/ (<em>say</em> an'jelikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> any plant of the genus <em>Angelica</em>, tall umbelliferous plants found in both hemispheres, especially <em>A. archangelica</em>, cultivated in Europe for its aromatic smell and medicinal root and for its stalks, which are preserved as a cake decoration, etc.; archangel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> the preserved stalks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq226"> an essence made from this plant, used as a flavouring, especially in making liqueurs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin: angelic (herb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angelico
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angelico</span></header><div>/ænˈdʒɛlɪkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> an'jelikoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fra</strong> (<em>Guido di Pietro</em>, <em>Giovanni da Fiesole</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">c. 1400–55, Italian painter of frescoes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angell</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Angell" src="word_pronunciations/00852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Norman</strong> (born <em>Ralph Norman Angell Lane</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">1874–1967, English writer; author of <em>The Great Illusion</em> (1910); winner of 1933 Nobel Peace prize.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angelo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angelo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq225">a combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23bigmac000101128"><strong>angel</strong></a>, as in <em>angelology</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angelology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angelology</span></header><div>/eɪndʒəˈlɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> aynjuh'loluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">the branch of theological doctrine that deals with angels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002556" href="entry://angelo-%23bigmac000002556"><span class="smallcaps">angelo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angels
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angels</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">Australian rock group, formed in 1974, featuring lead singer Doc Neeson (<em>Bernard Patrick Neeson</em>), 1947–2014; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angelskin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angelskin</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəlskɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhlskin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">a fabric, as a crepe or satin, with a dull, waxy finish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angelus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angelus</span></header><div>/ˈændʒələs/ (<em>say</em> 'anjuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> (<em>often upper case</em>) a devotion in memory of the Annunciation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> Also, <strong class="vs">angelus bell</strong>. the bell tolled in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, to indicate the time when the angelus is to be recited.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin (the first word of the recitation). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23bigmac000101128"><span class="smallcaps">angel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anger</span><z><span target_id="wrq5NSnblG">n.</span><span target_id="f0ZdcH1d7M">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anger" src="word_pronunciations/00853.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgə/ (<em>say</em> 'angguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wrq5NSnblG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> a strongly felt displeasure aroused by real or supposed wrongs, often accompanied by an impulse to retaliate; wrath; ire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> pain or smart, as of a sore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq362"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> grief; trouble.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="f0ZdcH1d7M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq299"> to excite to anger or wrath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to cause to smart; inflame.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>angr</em> grief, sorrow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anger" src="word_pronunciations/00853.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgə/ (<em>say</em> 'angguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kenneth</strong> (born <em>Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">1927–2023, US film director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angers</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ˈʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> on'zhay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">a city in western France, capital of Maine-et-Loire department.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angevin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angevin</span><z><span target_id="qwUEDn40IL">adj.</span><span target_id="boAQWP759x">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈændʒəvɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'anjuhvin) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qwUEDn40IL"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> of or from Anjou.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> relating to the counts of Anjou or their descendants, especially the Plantagenet kings of England from Henry II to John, or to the period when they ruled (1154–1204).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="boAQWP759x">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq087"> an inhabitant of Anjou.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq201"> a member of an Angevin royal house, especially the line of Plantagenet kings in England up to King John (descended from Geoffrey, Count of Anjou).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angie</span></header><div>/ˈændʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'anjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">cocaine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002549" href="entry://angel%20dust%23bigmac000002549"><span class="smallcaps">ang(el dust)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angina</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angina" src="word_pronunciations/00855.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈdʒaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> an'juynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq300"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087152" href="entry://angina%20pectoris%23bigmac000087152"><strong>angina pectoris</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq690"> any inflammatory affection of the throat or fauces, as quinsy, croup, mumps, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: quinsy, literally, strangling. Compare Greek <em>anchonē</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anginal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angio-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angio-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq081">a word element meaning ‘vessel’, or ‘container’, as in <em>angiology</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>angeio-</em>, combining form of <em>angeion</em> vessel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angiogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216046113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angiogenesis</span></header><div>/ændʒioʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> anjeeoh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">the formation of new blood vessels.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>angiogenic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angiology</span></header><div>/ændʒiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> anjee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">the branch of anatomy that deals with blood vessels and lymphatics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002572" href="entry://angio-%23bigmac000002572"><span class="smallcaps">angio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angioma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angioma</span></header><div>/ændʒiˈoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> anjee'ohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">angiomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">angiomata</strong> /ændʒiˈoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> anjee'ohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">a tumour consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood or lymph vessels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002572" href="entry://angio-%23bigmac000002572"><span class="smallcaps">angi(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16483496" href="entry://-oma%23bigmac16483496"><span class="smallcaps">-oma</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>angiomatous</strong> /ændʒiˈɒmətəs/ (<em>say</em> anjee'omuhtuhs), /-ˈoʊmə-/ (<em>say</em> -'ohmuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angiosperm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angiosperm</span></header><div>/ˈændʒiəˌspɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'anjeeuh.sperm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary (opposed to <em>gymnosperm</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>angiospermous</strong> /ˌændʒiəˈspɜməs/ (<em>say</em> .anjeeuh'spermuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angkor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angkor</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'angkaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">a ruined city in north-western Cambodia; the site of <strong>Angkor Wat</strong>, a medieval Khmer temple.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6nPRFqBwfW">n.</span><span target_id="qzaYhBKCkG">v.t.</span><span target_id="RlR18qxchY">v.i.</span><span target_id="ZBpRkTbNrr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angle" src="word_pronunciations/00856.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6nPRFqBwfW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq633"> the space within two lines or three planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq243"> the figure so formed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq635"> the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> an angular projection; a projecting corner: <em class="example">the angles of a building.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq237"> an angular recess; a nook, corner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He corners Snoggers Boyd in an angle between living- and dining-room and asks again.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thea astley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq720"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq339"> a point from which an object may be viewed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The blacks were for the most part lost in open-mouthed wonder as they examined the exhibit from every angle</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq050"> a cognitive standpoint: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Though the truth is often many-sided, and difficult to see from every angle.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq484"> an aspect, side: <em class="example">to consider all angles of the question; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>She loves the devoted wife angle.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq897"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a devious, artful scheme, method, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Engineering</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002586" href="entry://angle%20iron%23bigmac000002586"><strong>angle iron</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">angled</strong>, <strong class="bold">angling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qzaYhBKCkG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq494"> to move, direct, bend or present at an angle or in an angular course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq855"> to put a slant or bias on (a question, statement, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq345"> to put into a corner; corner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to direct (a surfboard) across a wave rather than straight toward the beach.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RlR18qxchY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq123"> to move or bend in angles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq707"> to move in a crosswise direction.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZBpRkTbNrr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq215"> <strong class="phr">at an angle</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em> or <em>from</em>) slanting; not perpendicular.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>angulus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="YvUxtS8q2V">v.i.</span><span target_id="w1wlKehb5X">n.</span><span target_id="YRZcJYctYY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angle" src="word_pronunciations/00857.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YvUxtS8q2V"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> (<strong class="bold">angled</strong>, <strong class="bold">angling</strong>) to fish with hook and line.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w1wlKehb5X">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq718"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a fishhook or fishing tackle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YRZcJYctYY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">angle for</strong>, to try to get (something) by scheming, using tricks or artful means: <em class="example">to angle for a compliment.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>angel</em>, <em>angul</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099658" href="#bigmac000099658"><span class="smallcaps">angle<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Angle" src="word_pronunciations/00856.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">one of a West Germanic people that migrated from Schleswig to Britain in the 5th century AD and founded the kingdoms of East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria. As early as the 6th century their name was extended to all the Germanic inhabitants of Britain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>Angle</em>, originally the inhabitants of <em>Angel</em>, a district of what is now Schleswig, a seaport in northern Germany, said to be named from its hooklike shape.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angled</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəld/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">having an angle or angles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angler</span></header><div>/ˈæŋglə/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> someone who angles; someone who fishes for pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac623376715" href="entry://anglerfish%23bigmac623376715"><strong>anglerfish</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002582" href="entry://angle%23bigmac000002582"><span class="smallcaps">angle<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angus<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Samuel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">1881–1943, Irish-born Presbyterian theologian in Australia.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angus<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">an administrative district in eastern Scotland; a former county which became part of the Tayside region in 1975; re-created as a unitary district in 1996 excluding the city of Dundee. 2181 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Forfar.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602473479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angus<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac523861710" href="entry://Black%20Angus%23bigmac523861710"><strong>Black Angus</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac837329077" href="entry://Red%20Angus%23bigmac837329077"><strong>Red Angus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anhedonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac534282427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anhedonia</span></header><div>/ænhəˈdoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> anhuh'dohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">an inability to take pleasure in the common experiences of life which people usually find pleasurable, such as eating and drinking, social interaction, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>hēdonē</em> pleasure + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anhinga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anhinga</span></header><div>/ænˈhɪŋgə/ (<em>say</em> an'hingguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018665" href="entry://darter%23bigmac000018665"><strong>darter</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018665" href="entry://darter%23mq034">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Portuguese, from Tupi <em>ayingá</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anhui
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anhui</span></header><div>/ˈænweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'anway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">a province in eastern China. 139 900 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Hefei.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Anhwei</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anhydride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anhydride</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anhydride" src="word_pronunciations/00868.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈhaɪdraɪd/ (<em>say</em> an'huydruyd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anhydride" src="word_pronunciations/00869.mp3"></audio></span>/-drəd/ (<em>say</em> -druhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> a compound formed by abstraction of water, an oxide of a nonmetal (<strong>acid anhydride</strong>) or a metal (<strong>basic anhydride</strong>) which forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> a compound from which water has been abstracted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anydros</em> without water (with <em>h</em> inserted by analogy with Greek <em>hydōr</em> water) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036163" href="entry://-ide%23bigmac000036163"><span class="smallcaps">-ide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anhydrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anhydrite</span></header><div>/ænˈhaɪdraɪt/ (<em>say</em> an'huydruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a mineral anhydrous calcium sulphate, CaSO<sub>4</sub>, usually in whitish or slightly coloured masses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anhydrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anhydrous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anhydrous" src="word_pronunciations/00870.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈhaɪdrəs/ (<em>say</em> an'huydruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">having lost all water, especially water of crystallisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anydros</em> without water (with <em>h</em> from <em>hydrous</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ani
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ani</span></header><div>/ˈani/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anis</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">any of three black cuckoo-like birds of the genus <em>Crotophaga</em>, family Crotophagidae, inhabiting the warmer parts of America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish or Portuguese, from Tupi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anil</span></header><div>/ˈænəl/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> a shrub, <em>Indigofera suffruticosa</em>, one of the plants which yield indigo, native to the West Indies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> indigo; deep blue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Portuguese, from Arabic <em>al-nīl</em>, from <em>al</em> the + <em>nīl</em> (from Sanskrit <em>nīlī</em> indigo)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anile</span></header><div>/ˈeɪnaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'aynuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">of or like a weak old woman: <em class="example">anile ideas.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anīlis</em>, from <em>anus</em> old woman]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anilide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac948568317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anilide</span></header><div>/ˈænəlaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhluyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac747312634" href="entry://phenylamide%23bigmac747312634"><strong>phenylamide</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aniline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aniline</span><z><span target_id="zG8R1SiKfi">n.</span><span target_id="Y9zvQjHFeW">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aniline" src="word_pronunciations/00871.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænələn/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zG8R1SiKfi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> an aromatic amine, aminobenzene, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>, used in the manufacture of plastics, resins, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Y9zvQjHFeW">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq762"> relating to or derived from aniline: <em class="example">aniline colours.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002663" href="entry://anil%23bigmac000002663"><span class="smallcaps">anil</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anilingus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anilingus</span></header><div>/eɪnəˈlɪŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> aynuh'lingguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">erotic, oral stimulation of the anus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>ani-</em>, combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003150" href="entry://anus%23bigmac000003150"><span class="smallcaps">anus</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017968" href="entry://cunnilingus%23bigmac000017968"><span class="smallcaps">(cunni)lingus</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anilingual</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anility</span></header><div>/əˈnɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh'niluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anilities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq880"> an anile state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq658"> an anile notion or procedure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anima
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anima</span></header><div>/ˈænəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> soul; life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> (in Jungian psychology) the inner feminine personality component of the man and at the same time the image that he has of feminine nature in general.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090638" href="entry://animus%23bigmac000090638"><strong>animus</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin: breath, soul]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac375557238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anime</span></header><div>/ˈænəmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac889744138" href="entry://manga%20movie%23bigmac889744138"><strong>manga movie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> the genre of Japanese animation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese, from French <em>animé</em>, from <em>animer</em> to animate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animé</span></header><div>/ˈænəmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">any of various resins or copals, especially that from <em>Hymenaea courbaril</em>, a tree of tropical America, used in making varnish, scenting pastilles, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, probably from a Native American language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of animism" src="word_pronunciations/00878.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəmɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> the belief that all natural objects and the universe itself possess a soul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq008"> the belief that natural objects have souls which may exist apart from their material bodies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq401"> the doctrine that the soul is the principle of life and health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq009"> belief in spiritual beings or agencies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anima</em> soul + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>animist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>animistic</strong> /ænəˈmɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mistik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animosity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animosity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of animosity" src="word_pronunciations/00879.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəˈmɒsəti/ (<em>say</em> anuh'mosuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">animosities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">(sometimes followed by <em>between</em> or <em>towards</em>) a feeling of ill will or enmity animating the conduct, or tending to display itself in action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>animosite</em>, from Latin <em>animōsitas</em> courage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animus</span></header><div>/ˈænəməs/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> hostile spirit; animosity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> purpose; intention; animating spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq476"> (in Jungian psychology) the inner masculine personality component of the woman and at the same time the image that she has of masculine nature in general. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099661" href="entry://anima%23bigmac000099661"><strong>anima</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Law</em> intention, as <em>animus furandi</em>, intention of stealing; <em>animus possidendi</em>, intention of possessing; <em>animus revertendi</em>, intention of returning; <em>animus revocandi</em>, intention of revoking (a will).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglophobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglophobia</span></header><div>/æŋgləˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> anggluh'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">an intense hatred or fear of England, or of whatever is English.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099659" href="entry://Anglo-%23bigmac000099659"><span class="smallcaps">Anglo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Anglophobe</strong> /ˈæŋgləfoʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhfohb), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Anglophobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anglophone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anglophone</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgləfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'anggluhfohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">English-speaking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anglophone</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac186242803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglosphere</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgloʊsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'angglohsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">the group of nations comprising English-language speakers who share a cultural heritage, in particular, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, NZ, Canada, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angola</span></header><div>/æŋˈgoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> ang'gohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">a republic in south-western Africa, on the Atlantic; includes the Cabinda district which is separated by the river Congo and some territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a Portuguese colony before independence in 1975. 1 246 700 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Portuguese, also African languages, especially of the Bantu family. <em>Currency</em>: kwanza. <em>Capital</em>: Luanda.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Portuguese West Africa</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Angolan</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angophora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angophora</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angophora" src="word_pronunciations/00861.mp3"></audio></span>/æŋˈgɒfərə/ (<em>say</em> ang'gofuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">any of a number of species of the genus <em>Angophora</em>, trees of eastern Australia related to the genus <em>Eucalyptus</em>, such as <em>A. costata</em>, with gnarled pink branches, and <em>A. hispida</em>, a small, rough-barked tree with creamy white flowers in summer, both species being common in the Sydney area: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She pushed past ledges of rock where she had to use both hands to haul herself up, and the big, flesh-coloured angophoras with their fat-rolls like naked angels, till she was high enough to get a grip on the dimension of things.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>angeion</em> vessel, goblet + <em>phoreō</em> I bear or carry; from the shape of the fruit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angora<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="imNzfJoluv">n.</span><span target_id="qb6YtRILx8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Angora" src="word_pronunciations/00862.mp3"></audio></span>/æŋˈgɔrə/ (<em>say</em> ang'gawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="imNzfJoluv"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq534"> the hair of the Angora rabbit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq981"> the hair of the Angora goat; mohair.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq910"> a yarn or fabric made from such hair.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002630" href="entry://Angora%20rabbit%23bigmac000002630"><strong>Angora rabbit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq81"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002629" href="entry://Angora%20goat%23bigmac000002629"><strong>Angora goat</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq157"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002628" href="entry://Angora%20cat%23bigmac000002628"><strong>Angora cat</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qb6YtRILx8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq349"> <strong class="phr">act the angora</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in a foolish fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac560667897" href="#bigmac560667897"><span class="smallcaps">Angora<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560667897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angora<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Angora" src="word_pronunciations/00862.mp3"></audio></span>/æŋˈgɔrə/ (<em>say</em> ang'gawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">the former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091687" href="entry://Ankara%23bigmac000091687"><strong>Ankara</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angostura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angostura</span></header><div>/angɒsˈturə/ (<em>say</em> ahngos'toohruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013966" href="entry://Ciudad%20Bol%C3%ADvar%23bigmac000013966"><strong>Ciudad Bolívar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac868620181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angove</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgoʊv/ (<em>say</em> 'anggohv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">1918–2010, Australian winemaker; inventor of the wine cask.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angry" src="word_pronunciations/00863.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgri/ (<em>say</em> 'anggree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">angrier</strong>, <strong class="bold">angriest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em> or <em>at</em> in relation to a person or <em>at</em> or <em>about</em> in relating to a thing) feeling or showing anger or resentment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> characterised by anger; wrathful: <em class="example">angry words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq325"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> inflamed, as a sore; exhibiting inflammation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq313"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> outspokenly disgusted with the existing social order.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099939" href="entry://anger%23bigmac000099939"><span class="smallcaps">anger</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>angrily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>angriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angst</span><z><span target_id="0h4XF68Rc1">n.</span><span target_id="hWLD4HyL1g">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angst" src="word_pronunciations/00865.mp3"></audio></span>/æŋst/ (<em>say</em> angst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0h4XF68Rc1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> a feeling or outlook of dread, fear, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hWLD4HyL1g">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq590"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to indulge in morbid fears, anxieties, etc.: <em class="example">to angst over the problem.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Angst</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>angsty</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ångström
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ångström</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ångström" src="word_pronunciations/00864.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋstrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'angstruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anders Jonas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">1814–74, Swedish physicist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anguilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anguilla</span></header><div>/æŋˈgwɪlə/ (<em>say</em> ang'gwiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">an island in the West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands; a British dependency. 90 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091576" href="entry://St%20Kitts%20and%20Nevis%23bigmac000091576"><strong>St Kitts and Nevis</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anguilliform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anguilliform</span></header><div>/æŋˈgwɪləfɔm/ (<em>say</em> ang'gwiluhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">having the shape or form of an eel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anguilla</em> eel + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anguine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anguine</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgwən/ (<em>say</em> 'anggwuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">relating to or resembling a snake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anguīnus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anguisciola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anguisciola</span></header><div>/aŋgwiˈsoʊla/ (<em>say</em> ahnggwee'sohlah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sofonisba</strong> /soʊfɔnˈɪzba/ (<em>say</em> sohfawn'izbah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">1528–1625, Italian portrait painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anguish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anguish</span><z><span target_id="ojCyy6OLZk">n.</span><span target_id="MC1EExTD8f">v.t.</span><span target_id="uhPzOvCxVA">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anguish" src="word_pronunciations/00866.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋgwɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'anggwish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ojCyy6OLZk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> excruciating or agonising pain of either body or mind; acute suffering or distress: <em class="example">the anguish of grief.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MC1EExTD8f">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq722"> to affect with anguish.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uhPzOvCxVA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq885"> to suffer anguish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>anguisse</em>, <em>angoisse</em>, from Latin <em>angustia</em> straitness, plural straits, distress]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anion" src="word_pronunciations/00880.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænaɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'anuyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> a negatively charged ion which is attracted to the anode in electrolysis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> any negatively charged atom or group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: going up (present participle neuter)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anionic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anise</span></header><div>/əˈnis/ (<em>say</em> uh'nees), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anise" src="word_pronunciations/00882.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəs/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> a herbaceous plant, <em>Pimpinella anisum</em>, of Mediterranean regions, yielding aniseed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002694" href="entry://aniseed%23bigmac000002694"><strong>aniseed</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anys</em>, from Old French <em>anis</em>, from Latin <em>anīsum</em>, from Greek <em>anīson</em> dill, anise]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aniseed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aniseed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aniseed" src="word_pronunciations/00881.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænəsid/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhseed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq974"> the aromatic seed of the anise, used in medicine, in cookery, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> a stout, aromatic NZ herb, <em>Gingidia montana</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anis</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002693" href="entry://anise%23bigmac000002693"><span class="smallcaps">anise</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066721" href="entry://seed%23bigmac000066721"><span class="smallcaps">seed</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aniseikonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aniseikonia</span></header><div>/ænˌaɪsaɪˈkoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> an.uysuy'kohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">a condition of the eyes in which one eye sees an image of shape and size different from that seen by the other.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>anis</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002696" href="entry://aniso-%23bigmac000002696"><span class="smallcaps">aniso-</span></a> + Greek <em>eikōn</em> image + <em>-ia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisette</span></header><div>/ænəˈzɛt/ (<em>say</em> anuh'zet), /-ˈsɛt/ (<em>say</em> -'set) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a cordial or liqueur flavoured with aniseed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aniso-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aniso-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq002">a word element meaning ‘unlike’ or ‘unequal’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>anisos</em> unequal, from <em>an-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>īsos</em> equal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisole</span></header><div>/ˈænəsoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhsohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">an aromatic ether, C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O, used in the perfume industry; methoxybenzene.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002693" href="entry://anise%23bigmac000002693"><span class="smallcaps">anise</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052093" href="entry://-ole%23bigmac000052093"><span class="smallcaps">-ole</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisomerous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisomerous</span></header><div>/ænəˈsɒmərəs/ (<em>say</em> anuh'somuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">unsymmetrical (applied to flowers which do not have the same number of parts in each circle).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002696" href="entry://aniso-%23bigmac000002696"><span class="smallcaps">aniso-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046262" href="entry://-mere%23bigmac000046262"><span class="smallcaps">-mer(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anisomery</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisometric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisometric</span></header><div>/ænˌaɪsoʊˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> an.uysoh'metrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq151"> not isometric; of unequal measurement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> (of crystals) having three dimensionally unequal axial directions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisometropia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749284972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisometropia</span></header><div>/ænˌaɪsoʊməˈtroʊpiə/ (<em>say</em> an.uysohmuh'trohpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">a condition in which refraction differs between the two eyes; in children, possibly affecting the development of binocular vision.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038553" href="entry://isometropia%23bigmac000038553"><span class="smallcaps">isometropia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anisometropic</strong> /ænˌaɪsoʊməˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> an.uysohmuh'tropik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anisotropic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anisotropic</span></header><div>/ænˌaɪsoʊˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> an.uysoh'tropik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> <em class="label">Physics</em> of different properties in different directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> <em class="label">Botany</em> of different dimensions along the different axes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002696" href="entry://aniso-%23bigmac000002696"><span class="smallcaps">aniso-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078261" href="entry://-tropic%23bigmac000078261"><span class="smallcaps">-tropic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anisotropy</strong> /ˌænaɪˈsɒtrəpi/ (<em>say</em> .anuy'sotruhpee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anjou
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anjou</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ˈʒu/ (<em>say</em> on'zhooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">a region and former province in western France, in the Loire valley; belonged to the English Crown from 1154 until 1204.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002569" href="entry://Angevin%23bigmac000002569"><strong>Angevin</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankerite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankerite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ankerite" src="word_pronunciations/00828.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkəraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a mineral, an iron-bearing variety of dolomite containing iron in place of part of the magnesium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after MJ <em>Anker</em>, died 1843, Austrian mineralogist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankh</span></header><div>/æŋk/ (<em>say</em> angk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life; ansate cross.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Egyptian: life, soul]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ankle" src="word_pronunciations/00885.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> the aggregate joint connecting the foot with the leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq403"> the slender part of the leg above the foot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ankel</em>, from Scandinavian (compare Danish <em>ankel</em>); replacing Old English <em>anclēow</em>(<em>e</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anklebiter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anklebiter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anklebiter" src="word_pronunciations/00884.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋkəlbaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhlbuytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> a child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">Finance</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac917134595" href="entry://micro%20cap%23bigmac917134595"><strong>micro cap</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anklebone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anklebone</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəlboʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhlbohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004240" href="entry://astragalus%23bigmac000004240"><strong>astragalus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anklet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anklet</span></header><div>/ˈæŋklət/ (<em>say</em> 'angkluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">an ornament for the ankle, corresponding to a bracelet for the wrist or forearm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002707" href="entry://ankle%23bigmac000002707"><span class="smallcaps">ank(le)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042171" href="entry://-let%23bigmac000042171"><span class="smallcaps">-let</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankus</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">an elephant goad.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>ankuś</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankylose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankylose</span><z><span target_id="7nRkEBBLmU">v.t.</span><span target_id="m4GoRSFtCx">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæŋkəloʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhlohz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ankylosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">ankylosing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7nRkEBBLmU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> to join together or consolidate, as two otherwise freely approximating similar or dissimilar hard tissues, like the bones of a joint or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="m4GoRSFtCx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq005"> to grow together or become joined by ankylosis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anchylose</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>ankylos</em> bent, crooked + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052854" href="entry://-ose%23bigmac000052854"><span class="smallcaps">-ose<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankylosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankylosis</span></header><div>/æŋkəˈloʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> angkuh'lohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> morbid adhesion of the bones of a joint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq352"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> consolidation or union of two similar or dissimilar hard tissues previously freely approximating, as the bones of a joint, or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anchylosis</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>ankyl</em>(<em>os</em>) crooked (as from stiffening of the joints) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ankylotic</strong> /æŋkəˈlɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> angkuh'lotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANL<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">the trading name of the Australian Shipping Commission, set up by the Commonwealth Government in 1956 to operate coastal and overseas cargo shipping.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Australian National Line</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316761850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANL<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq338">Australian Netball League.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ann.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ann.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> annual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq753"> annuity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anna</span></header><div>/ˈænə/ (<em>say</em> 'anuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a former unit of currency in India; one sixteenth of a rupee.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>ānā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anne<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anne" src="word_pronunciations/01005.mp3"></audio></span>/æn/ (<em>say</em> an) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> <strong>Princess</strong> (<em>Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise</em>, <em>the Princess Royal</em>), born 1950, daughter of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq253"> <strong>Queen</strong>, 1665–1714, queen of Great Britain 1702–14 (daughter of James II).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq532"> <strong>Saint</strong>, (popularly held to be) the mother of the Virgin Mary.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anne<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anne" src="word_pronunciations/01005.mp3"></audio></span>/æn/ (<em>say</em> an) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">a mountain in southern central Tasmania, near Lake Pedder. 1425 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annelid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annelid</span></header><div>/ˈænəlɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhlid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">a member of the Annelida, a phylum of worms comprising earthworms, leeches, various marine worms, etc., characterised by their ringed or segmented bodies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>annélide</em>, from Latin <em>ānellus</em> (diminutive of <em>ānulus</em> ring) + <em>-ide</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036151" href="entry://-id%23bigmac000036151"><span class="smallcaps">-id<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annex</span><z><span target_id="aZdedn2jqT">v.t.</span><span target_id="qrnIG6rXvo">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aZdedn2jqT"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annex" src="word_pronunciations/00889.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'aneks), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annex" src="word_pronunciations/00890.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɛks/ (<em>say</em> uh'neks) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> to attach, join, or add, especially to something larger or more important; unite; append; subjoin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> to invade and take possession of (a neighbouring country, territory, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq082"> to take possession of, take to one’s own use permanently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take without permission; appropriate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qrnIG6rXvo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annex" src="word_pronunciations/00889.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'aneks) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq011"> something annexed or added, especially a supplement to a document: <em class="example">an annex to a treaty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq830"> an annexe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a</em>(<em>n</em>)<em>nexe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Medieval Latin <em>annexāre</em>, from Latin <em>annexus</em>, past participle, joined] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annexable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annexe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annexe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annexe" src="word_pronunciations/00888.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'aneks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> a subsidiary building or an addition to a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq708"> something annexed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">annex</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annexure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annexure</span></header><div>/əˈnɛkʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nekshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102578" href="entry://annex%23bigmac000102578"><strong>annex</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102578" href="entry://annex%23mq011">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annigoni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annigoni</span></header><div>/ænəˈgoʊni/ (<em>say</em> anuh'gohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pietro</strong> /ˈpjɛtroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'pyetroh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">1910–88, Italian portrait painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anning</span></header><div>/ˈænɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mary</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">1799–1847, English palaeontologist; discovered the first plesiosaur and the first pterodactyl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anniv.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anniv.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq498">anniversary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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announce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">announce</span><z><span target_id="tf8KTjLUzi">v.t.</span><span target_id="NE1pGRhvqZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="sCrFxWFf29">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of announce" src="word_pronunciations/00897.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnaʊns/ (<em>say</em> uh'nowns) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">announced</strong>, <strong class="bold">announcing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tf8KTjLUzi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> to make known publicly; give notice of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> to state the approach or presence of: <em class="example">to announce guests; </em><em class="example">to announce dinner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq580"> to make known to the mind or senses.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NE1pGRhvqZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq593"> to work as an announcer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sCrFxWFf29">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Radio</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">back announce</strong>, to announce the details relating to a program, music item, etc., after it has been played on air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">forward announce</strong>, to announce the details relating to a program, music item, etc., before it is played on air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>announce</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>anoncier</em>, from Latin <em>annuntiāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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announcement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">announcement</span></header><div>/əˈnaʊnsmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nownsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> public or formal notice announcing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> the act of announcing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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announcer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">announcer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of announcer" src="word_pronunciations/00896.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnaʊnsə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nownsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> someone who announces, especially one who reads the news, etc., on radio or television.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> a person who makes announcements on a public address system, as at a sports meeting, festival, show, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annoy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annoy</span><z><span target_id="RUcJTozUxl">v.t.</span><span target_id="hIzfQb6tu6">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annoy" src="word_pronunciations/00898.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'noy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RUcJTozUxl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> to disturb in a way that is displeasing, troubling, or slightly irritating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> <em class="label">Military</em> to molest; harm.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hIzfQb6tu6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq072"> to be disagreeable or troublesome.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anoye</em>, from Old French <em>enui</em>, from <em>en</em>(<em>n</em>)<em>uyer</em> displease, from Late Latin <em>inodiāre</em>, from <em>in odiō</em> in hatred] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annoyed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annoyedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annoyer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annoying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annoying</span></header><div>/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'noying) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">causing annoyance: <em class="example">annoying habits.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>annoyingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annoyingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annuitise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac890188352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annuitise</span></header><div>/əˈnjuətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">annuitised</strong>, <strong class="bold">annuitising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">to access (an annuity investment) in periodic income payments.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">annuitize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>annuitisation</strong> /əˌnjuətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.nyoohuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anon.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anon.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq903">anonymous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anonym</span></header><div>/ˈænənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> an assumed or false name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> an anonymous person or publication.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>anonyme</em>, from Greek <em>anōnymos</em>, from <em>a-</em> without + <em>ōnymos</em> name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anonymise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac3123610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anonymise</span></header><div>/əˈnɒnəmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'nonuhmuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">anonymised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anonymising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq37"> to render anonymous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Internet</em> to make the IP address or any other identifying features of a computer initiating (a message) inaccessible to the person receiving it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anonymize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anonymiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anonymisation</strong> /əˌnɒnəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.nonuhmuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anonymous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anonymous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anonymous" src="word_pronunciations/00909.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> uh'nonuhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: <em class="example">an anonymous pamphlet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq888"> of unknown name; whose name is withheld: <em class="example">an anonymous author.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq338"> lacking individuality; without distinguishing features; without identity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anōnymos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anonymity</strong> /ænəˈnɪməti/ (<em>say</em> anuh'nimuhtee)</div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anonymousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anonymously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anopheles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anopheles</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anopheles" src="word_pronunciations/00910.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɒfəliz/ (<em>say</em> uh'nofuhleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Anopheles</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">any mosquito of the genus <em>Anopheles</em>, which, when infested with the organisms causing malaria, may transmit the disease to human beings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anopheles mosquito</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek: useless, hurtful]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorectic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorectic</span><z><span target_id="Unh2RpjOea">adj.</span><span target_id="Ke4eh7o91L">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænəˈrɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'rektik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Unh2RpjOea"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002802" href="entry://anorexic%23bigmac000002802"><strong>anorexic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002802" href="entry://anorexic%23mq726">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> Also, <strong class="vs">anorexic</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely thin, as if suffering from anorexia nervosa.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ke4eh7o91L">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq320"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002802" href="entry://anorexic%23bigmac000002802"><strong>anorexic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002802" href="entry://anorexic%23mq285">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorexia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorexia</span></header><div>/ænəˈrɛksiə/ (<em>say</em> anuh'rekseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> Also, <strong class="vs">anorexy</strong>. lack of appetite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002801" href="entry://anorexia%20nervosa%23bigmac000002801"><strong>anorexia nervosa</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>orexis</em> longing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorexic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorexic</span><z><span target_id="zeF7ZOvySI">adj.</span><span target_id="5cN8SQKsG1">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænəˈrɛksɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuh'reksik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zeF7ZOvySI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> Also, <strong class="vs">anorectic</strong>. suffering from anorexia nervosa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002799" href="entry://anorectic%23bigmac000002799"><strong>anorectic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002799" href="entry://anorectic%23mq728">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5cN8SQKsG1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq285"> Also, <strong class="vs">anorectic</strong>. a person suffering from anorexia nervosa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorthic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorthic</span></header><div>/æˈnɔθɪk/ (<em>say</em> a'nawthik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077980" href="entry://triclinic%23bigmac000077980"><strong>triclinic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorthite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorthite</span></header><div>/æˈnɔθaɪt/ (<em>say</em> a'nawthuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">a mineral of the plagioclase feldspar group, calcium aluminium silicate, CaAl<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>, occurring in basic igneous rocks; indianite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>orthos</em> straight + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anorthitic</strong> /ˌænɔˈθɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anaw'thitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorthosite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorthosite</span></header><div>/æˈnɔθəsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> a'nawthuhsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a granular igneous rock composed largely of labradorite or a more calcic feldspar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>orthos</em> straight + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>. Compare French <em>anorthose</em> a feldspar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anosmia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anosmia</span></header><div>/æˈnɒzmiə/ (<em>say</em> a'nozmeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">loss of the sense of smell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>an-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + stem of <em>osmē</em> smell + <em>-ia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anosmic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anosmatic</strong> /ænəzˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> anuhz'matik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anosognosia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac024743015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anosognosia</span></header><div>/ənɒsəgˈnoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> uhnosuhg'nohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">a condition characterised by a deficiency in body awareness, leading the sufferer to be unaware of the existence of an impediment such as blindness, deafness, aphasia, etc.; caused by physiological damage to brain structures, especially to the right hemisphere.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anosognosic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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another
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">another</span><z><span target_id="JfH22cJBZC">adj.</span><span target_id="kHz70s3Yoa">pron.</span><span target_id="oXgCjgurWy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of another" src="word_pronunciations/00913.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnʌðə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nudhuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JfH22cJBZC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> a second; a further; an additional: <em class="example">another piece of cake.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> a different; a distinct; of a different kind: <em class="example">at another time; </em><em class="example">another man.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="kHz70s3Yoa">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq953"> one more; an additional one: <em class="example">try another.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq092"> a different one; something different: <em class="example">going from one house to another.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oXgCjgurWy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">one another</strong>, one the other; each other: <em class="example">love one another.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; originally <em>an other</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anotherie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anotherie</span></header><div>/əˈnʌðəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'nudhuhree) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">another.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anotheree</strong>, <strong class="vs">anothery</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anouilh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anouilh</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ˈnwi/ (<em>say</em> on'nwee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean-Marie-Lucien-Pierre</strong> /ʒɒ̃-maˈri-lysjæ̃-piˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> zhon-mah'ree-loohsyan-pee'air), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">1910–87, French playwright; noted for his modernisation of classical themes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anoxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anoxia</span></header><div>/əˈnɒksiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nokseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq459"> an absence of oxygen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq547"> a pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091505" href="entry://oxygen%23bigmac000091505"><span class="smallcaps">ox(ygen)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anoxic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ans.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ans.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq908">answer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anschluss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anschluss</span></header><div>/ˈænʃlʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'anshloos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a union, especially the political union of Austria with Germany in 1938.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>anschliessen</em> to join]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annuity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annuity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annuity" src="word_pronunciations/00900.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnjuəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">annuities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> a specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed or a contingent period, often for the recipient’s life, in consideration of a stipulated premium paid either in prior instalment payments or in a single payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> the right to receive such an income, or the duty to make such a payment or payments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>annuitee</em>, from French <em>annuité</em>, from Latin <em>annuus</em> yearly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annul</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of annul" src="word_pronunciations/00902.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnʌl/ (<em>say</em> uh'nul) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">annulled</strong>, <strong class="bold">annulling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> to make void or null; abolish (used especially of laws or other established rules, usages, and the like): <em class="example">to annul a marriage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq491"> to reduce to nothing: obliterate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anulle</em>(<em>n</em>), from Late Latin <em>annullāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>annullable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annulet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annulet</span></header><div>/ˈænjələt/ (<em>say</em> 'anyuhluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> a little ring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> an encircling band, moulding, or fillet, as on a Doric capital.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq962"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a small circle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>annulus</em> ring + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annulment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annulment</span></header><div>/əˈnʌlmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'nulmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> an invalidation, as of a marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> act of annulling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annulose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annulose</span></header><div>/ˈænjəloʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'anyuhlohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">provided with or composed of rings: <em class="example">the annulose structure of a worm.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>annulōsus</em>, from Latin <em>annulus</em> ring]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annulus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annulus</span></header><div>/ˈænjələs/ (<em>say</em> 'anyuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">annuli</strong> /ˈænjəlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'anyuhluy) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">annuluses</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, variant of <em>ānulus</em> ring]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annunzio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annunzio</span></header><div>/aˈnuntsjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'noohntsyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gabriele</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018578" href="entry://d%27Annunzio%23bigmac000018578"><strong>d’Annunzio</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anoa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anoa</span></header><div>/əˈnoʊə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">either of two species of small, forest-dwelling buffalo of Sulawesi: the <strong>lowland anoa</strong>, <em>Bubalus depressicornis</em>, and the smaller <strong>mountain anoa</strong>, <em>B. quarlesi</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Bahasa Indonesia, from Macassarese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anode</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anode" src="word_pronunciations/00905.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'anohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> the electrode which gives off positive ions, or towards which negative ions or electrons move or collect in electrolysis, as in a voltaic cell, radio valve, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> the positive pole of a battery or other source of current (opposed to <em>cathode</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq925"> the plate of a radio valve.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anodos</em> way up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anodic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anodic</span></header><div>/əˈnoʊdɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'nohdik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">relating to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anodal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anodise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anodise</span></header><div>/ˈænədaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhduyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">anodised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anodising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">to coat a metal, especially magnesium or aluminium, with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anodize</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002778" href="entry://anode%23bigmac000002778"><span class="smallcaps">anod(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><span class="smallcaps">-ise<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anodyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anodyne</span><z><span target_id="LrZ9OjJ8E3">n.</span><span target_id="cRyDIVqzLA">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anodyne" src="word_pronunciations/00906.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænədaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhduyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LrZ9OjJ8E3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> a medicine, especially a drug, that relieves or removes pain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> anything relieving distress.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cRyDIVqzLA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq853"> relieving pain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq800"> soothing to the feelings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq418"> insipid; bland: <em class="example">an anodyne, inane and instantly forgettable song.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anōdynus</em>, from Greek <em>anōdynos</em> freeing from pain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anoestrus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anoestrus</span></header><div>/əˈnistrəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'neestruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">the interval in a female sexual cycle between periods of oestrus when mating does not occur.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anoestrous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anoint</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anoint" src="word_pronunciations/00907.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈnɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'noynt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> to put oil on; apply an unguent or oily liquid to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> to smear with any liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq849"> to consecrate by applying a holy oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq527"> to consecrate to the service of God.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anoynte</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>enoint</em>, past participle of <em>enoindre</em>, from Latin <em>inunguere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anointer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anointment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anointed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775025019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anointed</span><z><span target_id="tDlD30ak6H">adj.</span><span target_id="8UFVvKEe8c">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈnɔɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'noyntuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tDlD30ak6H"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq5"> consecrated by the application of a holy oil.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8UFVvKEe8c">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">the anointed </strong>(<strong class="phr">one</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq977"> Jesus Christ.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq815"> a person chosen to fill a particular role, position in life, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac775025019" href="#mq977">2a</a> a translation of Greek <em>Christos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anole</span></header><div>/əˈnoʊl/ (<em>say</em> uh'nohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">any of numerous American iguanid lizards of the genus <em>Anolis</em>, capable of changing the colour of the skin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Kalinago, an Arawakan language of the Lesser Antilles]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anolyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anolyte</span></header><div>/ˈænəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">that part of an electrolyte which surrounds the anode in electrolysis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002778" href="entry://anode%23bigmac000002778"><span class="smallcaps">anode</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023287" href="entry://electrolyte%23bigmac000023287"><span class="smallcaps">electrolyte</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomia</span></header><div>/eɪˈnoʊmiə/ (<em>say</em> ay'nohmeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">loss of the ability to name objects or to recall names.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>nom</em>(<em>en</em>) name + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomie</span></header><div>/ˈænəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> a social vacuum marked by the absence of social norms or values.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> the state of alienation experienced as a result of the absence of social norms or values.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anomy</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Greek <em>anomia</em> lawlessness] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anomic</strong> /əˈnɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'nomik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anselm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anselm</span></header><div>/ˈænsɛlm/ (<em>say</em> 'anselm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury 1093–1109, Scholastic theologian and philosopher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anserine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anserine</span></header><div>/ˈænsərin/ (<em>say</em> 'ansuhreen), /-səraɪn/ (<em>say</em> -suhruyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, the goose family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq631"> resembling a goose; goose-like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq949"> stupid; foolish; silly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anserīnus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ansermet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ansermet</span></header><div>/ɒ̃sɛˈmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> onse'may) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernest Alexandre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ansett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ansett</span></header><div>/ˈænsɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'anset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> <strong>Sir Reginald Myles</strong>, 1909–81, Australian aviator and company director of transport and tourist enterprises. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/reginald+ansett.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> his son, <strong>Robert Graham</strong> (<em>Bob</em>), born 1933, Australian company director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anstey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anstey</span></header><div>/ˈænsti/ (<em>say</em> 'anstee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> <strong>F</strong> (born <em>Thomas Anstey Guthrie</em>), 1856–1934, English writer, author of <em>Vice Versa</em> (1882).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq100"> <strong>Francis George</strong>, 1865–1940, Australian Labor politician, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANSTO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANSTO</span></header><div>/ˈænstoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'anstoh) <div class="def"><span id="mq586">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac226243589" href="entry://Australian%20Nuclear%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Organisation%23bigmac226243589"><strong>Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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answer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">answer</span><z><span target_id="02ig2gnvRd">n.</span><span target_id="VFskfGh7ir">v.i.</span><span target_id="JVaZknqPZZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="DJrh2IQFG4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of answer" src="word_pronunciations/00914.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænsə/ (<em>say</em> 'ansuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of answer" src="word_pronunciations/00915.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈan-/ (<em>say</em> 'ahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="02ig2gnvRd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> a spoken or written reply to a question, request, letter, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> a reply or response in act: <em class="example">the answer was a volley of fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq994"> a reply to a charge or an accusation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Law</em> a pleading of facts by a defendant in opposition to those stated in the plaintiff’s declaration; defence to a divorce petition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq920"> a solution to a doubt or problem, especially in mathematics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq888"> a piece of work (written or otherwise) performed as a demonstration of knowledge or ability in a test or examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq194"> a re-echoing, imitation, or repetition of sounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq941"> <em class="label">Music</em> the entrance of a fugue subject, usually on the dominant, after its first presentation in the main key.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VFskfGh7ir">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq742"> to make answer; reply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq025"> to respond by a word or act: <em class="example">to answer with a nod.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JVaZknqPZZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq526"> to make answer to; to reply or respond to: <em class="example">to answer a person; </em><em class="example">to answer a question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq257"> to give as an answer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq745"> to make a defence against (a charge); meet or refute (an argument).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq851"> to act in reply or response to: <em class="example">to answer the bell; </em><em class="example">to answer a summons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq005"> to respond to (mechanical direction or steering): <em class="example">the car answered the wheel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq512"> to serve or suit: <em class="example">this will answer the purpose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq734"> to discharge (a responsibility, claim, debt, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq352"> to conform or correspond to; be similar or equivalent to: <em class="example">to answer a description.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq687"> to atone for; make amends for.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DJrh2IQFG4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq694"> <strong class="phr">answer back</strong>, to make a rude or impertinent reply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">answer for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq786"> to be or declare oneself responsible or accountable for: <em class="example">I will answer for his safety.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq484"> to give assurance of; vouch for: <em class="example">he answered for the truth of the statement.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq112"> to act or suffer in consequence of: <em class="example">to answer for one’s sins.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq377"> to be satisfactory or serve for: <em class="example">to answer for a particular purpose.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq381"> <strong class="phr">answer to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq331"> to respond to (a stimulus, direction, command, etc.); obey; acknowledge: <em class="example">to answer to the whip; </em><em class="example">to answer to one’s name.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq376"> to correspond to; conform to: <em class="example">to answer to a description.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq443"> to be directly inferior to in a chain of command.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>andswaru</em> an answer, <em>andswarian</em> swear against (charges)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>answerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>answerless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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answerphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254532974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">answerphone</span></header><div>/ˈænsəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'ansuhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">a telephone with an answering machine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant</span><z><span target_id="6FzP1gn957">n.</span><span target_id="QgEx7TgeRA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ant" src="word_pronunciations/00986.mp3"></audio></span>/ænt/ (<em>say</em> ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6FzP1gn957"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> any of certain small hymenopterous insects constituting the family Formicidae, very widely distributed in thousands of species, all of which have some degree of social organisation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QgEx7TgeRA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">have ants in one’s pants</strong>, to be restless or impatient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">the ant’s pants</strong>, someone or something considered the ultimate in style, novelty or cleverness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>amte</em>, Old English <em>æmete</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq918">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><strong>anti-</strong></a>, especially before a vowel or <em>h</em>, as in <em>antacid</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq691">antonym.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anta</span></header><div>/ˈæntə/ (<em>say</em> 'antuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anta" src="word_pronunciations/00939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænti/ (<em>say</em> 'antee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a square pier or pilaster, formed by thickening a wall at its extremity, often having a base and a capital.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin (found only in plural)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antbed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388389222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antbed</span></header><div>/ˈæntbɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'antbed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">of or relating to things made from the material from a termite mound, moistened and packed into shape: <em class="example">an antbed floor; </em><em class="example">an antbed oven.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ant bed</strong>, <strong class="vs">ant-bed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ante</span><z><span target_id="6NDEIVNb9S">n.</span><span target_id="ZKEk5ZfvGh">v.t.</span><span target_id="u0FTVFhhFK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ante" src="word_pronunciations/00939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænti/ (<em>say</em> 'antee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6NDEIVNb9S"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Poker</em> a stake put into the pool by each player after seeing their hand but before drawing new cards, or, sometimes, before seeing their hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq729"> the amount paid as one’s share.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq960"> a payment, usually monetary, extracted as part of a bargain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZKEk5ZfvGh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq204"> (<strong class="bold">anted</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">anteed</strong>, <strong class="bold">anteing</strong>) <em class="label">Poker</em> to put (one’s stake) into the pool.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="u0FTVFhhFK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">ante up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq224"> to pay one’s share as contribution.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq753"> to put up (the price or amount to be paid or contributed): <em class="example">he will ante up $1000.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq239"> to settle an account.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">raise </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the ante</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq222"> to increase suddenly the price to be paid, as for goods or services.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq017"> to raise the requirements, as for a job, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq946"> to increase what is at stake.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [independent use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002843" href="entry://ante-%23bigmac000002843"><span class="smallcaps">ante-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ante-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ante-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq859">a prefix meaning ‘before in space or time’, as in <em>antedate</em>, <em>antediluvian</em>, <em>anteroom</em>, <em>antecedent</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antebellum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antebellum</span></header><div>/ˌæntiˈbɛləm/ (<em>say</em> .antee'beluhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">before the war, especially with reference to the American Civil War.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: <em>ante bellum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antecede
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antecede</span></header><div>/æntəˈsid/ (<em>say</em> antuh'seed) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">anteceded</strong>, <strong class="bold">anteceding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">to go before, as in order; precede.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002847" href="entry://antecedent%23bigmac000002847"><span class="smallcaps">antecedent</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antecedence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antecedence</span></header><div>/æntəˈsidəns/ (<em>say</em> antuh'seeduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> the act of going before; precedence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq015"> the quality or condition of being antecedent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq999"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antecedency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antecedent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antecedent</span><z><span target_id="zIYnQA9Rwq">adj.</span><span target_id="HECDtKC4e0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antecedent" src="word_pronunciations/00926.mp3"></audio></span>/æntəˈsidənt/ (<em>say</em> antuh'seeduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zIYnQA9Rwq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) going or being before; preceding; prior: <em class="example">an antecedent event.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HECDtKC4e0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq706"> (<em>plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> ancestry.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> one’s personal history, especially in the early stages of one’s life.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq215"> a preceding circumstance, event, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq855"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> the word or phrase, usually a noun or its equivalent, which is replaced by a pronoun or other substitute later (or rarely, earlier) in the sentence or in a subsequent sentence. In <em>Jack lost a hat and he can’t find it</em>, <em>Jack</em> is the antecedent of <em>he</em>, and <em>hat</em> is the antecedent of <em>it</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq342"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the first term of a ratio; the first or third term of a proportion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq309"> <em class="label">Logic</em> the first member of a conditional or hypothetical proposition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antecēdens</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antecedently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antechinus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antechinus</span></header><div>/æntəˈkaɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> antuh'kuynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antechinuses</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a type of Australian marsupial mouse of the family Dasyuridae, as the widespread <strong>yellow-footed antechinus</strong>, <em>Antechinus flavipes</em>, having a grey head, orange-brown rump and feet, and a black tip on the tail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin from Greek <em>anti-</em> counterpart of + Greek <em>echinos</em> hedgehog; with reference to its bristles]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antechoir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antechoir</span></header><div>/ˈæntikwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'anteekwuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antefix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antefix</span></header><div>/ˈæntifɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'anteefiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antefixes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">antefixa</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> an upright ornament at the eaves of a tiled roof, to conceal the foot of a row of convex tiles which cover the joints of the flat tiles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> an ornament above the top moulding of a cornice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antefixum</em>, properly neuter of <em>antefixus</em> fixed before] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antefixal</strong> /æntiˈfɪksəl/ (<em>say</em> antee'fiksuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anteflexion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anteflexion</span></header><div>/æntiˈflɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> antee'flekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a bending forwards, especially of the body of the uterus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antelope</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antelope" src="word_pronunciations/00932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antelopes</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">antelope</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> a slenderly built, hollow-horned ruminant allied to cattle, sheep, and goats, found chiefly in Africa and Asia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> leather made from its skin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>antelop</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>antalopus</em>, from Late Greek <em>antholops</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antenna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antenna</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antenna" src="word_pronunciations/00934.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɛnə/ (<em>say</em> an'tenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antennae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antenna" src="word_pronunciations/00935.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɛni/ (<em>say</em> an'tenee) <em>for def. 1</em>, <strong class="bold">antennas</strong> <em>for def. 2</em>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> one of the jointed appendages occurring in pairs on the heads of insects, crustaceans, etc., often called feelers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq357"> an electrical device that receives, and sometimes sends, electromagnetic and microwave signals.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq871"> such a device designed to be attached to a vehicle, phone, television, etc., for the reception of information conveyed in this way.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: a sailyard] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antennal</strong>, <strong>antennary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antenniform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antenniform</span></header><div>/ænˈtɛnəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> an'tenuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">shaped like an antenna.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antennule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antennule</span></header><div>/ænˈtɛnjul/ (<em>say</em> an'tenyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a small antenna, specifically one of the anterior pair in crustaceans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antependium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antependium</span></header><div>/æntiˈpɛndiəm/ (<em>say</em> antee'pendeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antependia</strong> /æntiˈpɛndiə/ (<em>say</em> antee'pendeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">the decoration of the front of an altar, as a covering of silk, or a painted panel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002843" href="entry://ante-%23bigmac000002843"><span class="smallcaps">ante-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055283" href="entry://pend%23bigmac000055283"><span class="smallcaps">pend</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antepenult
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antepenult</span></header><div>/æntipəˈnʌlt/ (<em>say</em> anteepuh'nult) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">the last syllable but two in a word, as <em>-syl-</em> in <em>monosyllable</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: short for (<em>syllaba</em>)<em> antepaenultima </em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anterior
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anterior</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anterior" src="word_pronunciations/00937.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> an'tearreeuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq570"> placed before; situated more to the front (opposed to <em>posterior</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> going before in time; preceding; earlier: <em class="example">an anterior age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> pronounced with an air-stream obstruction located at or in front of the alveolar ridge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: comparative adjective from <em>ante</em> before] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anteriority</strong> /ˌæntɪəriˈɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> .antearree'oruhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anteriorly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anteroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anteroom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anteroom" src="word_pronunciations/00938.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntirum/ (<em>say</em> 'anteeroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> a smaller room through which access is had to a main room.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> a waiting room.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002843" href="entry://ante-%23bigmac000002843"><span class="smallcaps">ante-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104519" href="entry://room%23bigmac000104519"><span class="smallcaps">room</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anteversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anteversion</span></header><div>/æntiˈvɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> antee'vershuhn), /-ˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> -'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">a tipping forward of the uterus with its fundus directed towards the pubis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anteversio</em> a putting before]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antevert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antevert</span></header><div>/æntiˈvɜt/ (<em>say</em> antee'vert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">to displace (the uterus) by tipping forward.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antevertere</em> precede]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthelion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthelion</span></header><div>/æntˈhiliən/ (<em>say</em> ant'heeleeuhn), /ænˈθi-/ (<em>say</em> an'thee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anthelia</strong> /æntˈhiliə/ (<em>say</em> ant'heeleeuh), /ænˈθiliə/ (<em>say</em> an'theeleeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">(especially in polar regions) a luminous ring seen round the shadow of the observer’s head as thrown by the sun on a cloud, fogbank, or moist surface.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, properly neuter of <em>anthēlios</em> opposite the sun]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthelmintic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthelmintic</span><z><span target_id="dwN2oR2eBm">adj.</span><span target_id="wKBvtJkBjl">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænθəlˈmɪntɪk/ (<em>say</em> anthuhl'mintik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dwN2oR2eBm"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> destroying or expelling intestinal worms.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wKBvtJkBjl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq292"> an anthelmintic remedy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anthelminthic</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>anth-</em>, combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> before an aspirate + Greek <em>helminth</em> worm + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>; originally <em>anthelminthic</em> in English, then erroneously <em>anthelmintic</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthem</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anthem" src="word_pronunciations/00940.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænθəm/ (<em>say</em> 'anthuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> a hymn, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> a piece of sacred vocal music, usually with words taken from the Scriptures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq312"> a hymn sung in alternate parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq640"> a recorded song or piece of music which achieves cult status with its audience: <em class="example">a disco anthem; </em><em class="example">a gay anthem.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>antem</em>, Old English <em>antemn</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>antefn</em>(<em>e</em>), from Vulgar Latin <em>antefna</em>, from Late Latin <em>antifona</em>, variant of <em>antiphōna</em>, from Greek. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003062" href="entry://antiphon%23bigmac000003062"><span class="smallcaps">antiphon</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthemic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthemion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthemion</span></header><div>/ænˈθimiən/ (<em>say</em> an'theemeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anthemia</strong> /ænˈθimiə/ (<em>say</em> an'theemeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">an ornament of floral forms in a flat radiating cluster, as in architectural decoration, vase painting, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: flower]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anther
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anther</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anther" src="word_pronunciations/00941.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænθə/ (<em>say</em> 'anthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>anthēra</em>, from Greek, feminine of <em>anthēros</em> flowery]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antheridium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antheridium</span></header><div>/ænθəˈrɪdiəm/ (<em>say</em> anthuh'rideeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antheridia</strong> /ænθəˈrɪdiə/ (<em>say</em> anthuh'rideeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">a male sex organ in algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns, which contains motile male gametes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, diminutive of <em>anthēra</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002879" href="entry://anther%23bigmac000002879"><span class="smallcaps">anther</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antheridial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antherozoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antherozoid</span></header><div>/ˈænθərəzɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'anthuhruhzoyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">the motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthesis</span></header><div>/ænˈθisəs/ (<em>say</em> an'theesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: full bloom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152150772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthill</span></header><div>/ˈænthɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ant-hil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002883" href="entry://ant%20hill%23bigmac000002883"><strong>ant hill</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antho-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antho-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq335">a word element meaning ‘flower’, as in <em>anthocyanin</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>anthos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthodium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthodium</span></header><div>/ænˈθoʊdiəm/ (<em>say</em> an'thohdeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anthodia</strong> /ænˈθoʊdiə/ (<em>say</em> an'thohdeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">a flower head or capitulum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>anthōdēs</em> flower-like + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthol.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq256">anthology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthologise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthologise</span><z><span target_id="Su0OyL1rrA">v.i.</span><span target_id="frSQWYMxhJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ænˈθɒlədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> an'tholuhjuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">anthologised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anthologising</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Su0OyL1rrA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> to make an anthology.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="frSQWYMxhJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq941"> to include in an anthology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anthologize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anthology" src="word_pronunciations/00942.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈθɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> an'tholuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anthologies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> a collection of short, choice poems, especially epigrams, of varied authorship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> any collection of literary pieces of varied authorship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anthologia</em>, literally, a flower-gathering] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthological</strong> /ænθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> anthuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anthony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anthony<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈænθəni/ (<em>say</em> 'anthuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">251?–356?, Egyptian hermit; founder of Christian monasticism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Antony</strong> /ˈæntəni/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhnee).</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anthony<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈænθəni/ (<em>say</em> 'anthuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> (<strong>John</strong>)<strong> Doug</strong>(<strong>las</strong>), 1929–2020, Australian National Party federal politician; leader of the National Party 1971–84; deputy prime minister 1971–72, 1975–83.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> <strong>Julie</strong> (born <em>Julie Moncrieff Lush</em>), born 1951, Australian singer and actor.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Doug Anthony</strong> succeeded his father, HL Anthony, in the House of Representatives as Australian Country Party member for Richmond, NSW, in 1957. He became deputy leader of the Country (National) party in 1966 and was minister for the interior (1964–67) and for primary industry (1967–71). He became party leader in 1971 and was deputy prime minister and minister for trade and industry from 1971 until the Coalition government’s electoral defeat in 1972. Upon the Coalition’s return to office in 1975, he resumed his position as deputy prime minister and became minister for overseas trade and national resources until 1983 and the next change of government. In 1984 he resigned his seat. His son, Larry Anthony, held the Richmond seat in the House of Representatives as a Nationals member from 1996 to 2004.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthophore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthophore</span></header><div>/ˈænθəfɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'anthuhfaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">a form of floral stipe, produced by the elongation of the internode between the calyx and the corolla, and bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anthophoros</em> flower-bearing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthophorous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389305427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthro</span></header><div>/ˈænθroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'anthroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">a creature in a computer game, etc., which is given human-like characteristics, as being able to walk upright and talk, and which has a human-like face and shape.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthrop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthrop</span></header><div>/ˈænθrɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'anthrop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">an anthropologist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthrop.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthrop.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> anthropological.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> anthropology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac990677870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropic</span></header><div>/ænˈθrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> an'thropik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> of or relating to a human being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> <em class="label">Geology</em> of the period in which human remains are found.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anthropik</em>(<em>os</em>) human]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq080">a word element meaning ‘human being’, as in <em>anthropocentric</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anthrop-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>anthrōpos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anthropocene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171555781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anthropocene</span><z><span target_id="pHDLqi50vd">adj.</span><span target_id="g0smG4JEQM">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈænθrəpəsin/ (<em>say</em> 'anthruhpuhseen), /ænˈθrɒpəsin/ (<em>say</em> an'thropuhseen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pHDLqi50vd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> relating to a proposed epoch comprising the most recent period of the earth’s history, characterised by the impact of the activities of human beings on the earth’s climate and ecosystems.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g0smG4JEQM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq909"> this proposed epoch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropocentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropocentric</span></header><div>/ˌænθrəpəˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpuh'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> regarding humankind as the central fact of the universe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> assuming humankind to be the final aim and end of the universe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq409"> viewing and interpreting everything in terms of human experience and values.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropocentrism</strong>, <strong>anthropocentricism</strong> /ˌænθrəpəˈsɛntrəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpuh'sentruhsizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropodicy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac650880479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropodicy</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒdəsi/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'poduhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">a philosophical justification for the existence of humans.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075918" href="entry://theodicy%23bigmac000075918"><span class="smallcaps">theodicy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropodical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropogenesis</span></header><div>/ˌænθrəpəˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpuh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anthropogeny</strong> /ˌænθrəˈpɒdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> .anthruh'pojuhnee). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029882" href="entry://genesis%23bigmac000029882"><span class="smallcaps">genesis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropogenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384351088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropogenic</span></header><div>/ˌænθrəpəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpuh'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">caused by human beings: <em class="example">anthropogenic stress on coral reefs.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antic</span><z><span target_id="5kKWTHJMgh">n.</span><span target_id="lX0S21Ivq5">adj.</span><span target_id="uR4PQjVtTH">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antic" src="word_pronunciations/00956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'antik) <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5kKWTHJMgh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> a grotesque pageant; ridiculous interlude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> an actor playing a grotesque or ludicrous part; buffoon; clown: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The buried pipes ring out / The flour-faced Antic runs from sight</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kenneth slessor</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq670"> a grotesque, caricatured, or distorted artistic representation, especially in architecture, as a gargoyle.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lX0S21Ivq5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq168"> fantastic; odd; grotesque: <em class="example">an antic disposition.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uR4PQjVtTH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq868"> (<strong class="bold">anticked</strong>, <strong class="bold">anticking</strong>) to perform antics; to caper.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac979074903" href="entry://antics%23bigmac979074903"><strong>antics</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Italian <em>antico</em> old (but associated with the grotesque in old carvings in ancient Rome), from Latin <em>antīquus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antichlor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antichlor</span></header><div>/ˈæntiklɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'anteeklaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">any of various substances, especially sodium thiosulphate, used for removing excess chlorine from paper pulp, textiles, fibres, etc., after bleaching.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013370" href="entry://chlorine%23bigmac000013370"><span class="smallcaps">chlor(ine)</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antichloristic</strong> /ˌæntikləˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteekluh'ristik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticholinergic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticholinergic</span><z><span target_id="sqczoTmqVD">adj.</span><span target_id="j4pdWip8Dv">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntikɒləˈnɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteekoluh'nerjik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sqczoTmqVD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> antagonistic to acetylcholine.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="j4pdWip8Dv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq746"> an anticholinergic substance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013446" href="entry://choline%23bigmac000013446"><span class="smallcaps">cholin(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac358686328" href="entry://-ergic%23bigmac358686328"><span class="smallcaps">-ergic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antichrist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antichrist</span></header><div>/ˈæntikraɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'anteekruyst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Theology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> a particular personage or power (variously identified or explained) conceived as appearing in the world as a mighty antagonist of Christ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) an opponent of Christ; a person or power antagonistic to Christ.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>antichrīstos</em>; replacing Middle English <em>antecrist</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Antichristian</strong> /æntiˈkrɪstʃən/ (<em>say</em> antee'krischuhn), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticline</span></header><div>/ˈæntiklaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'anteekluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">an anticlinal rock structure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticlinorium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticlinorium</span></header><div>/ˌæntiklaɪˈnɔriəm/ (<em>say</em> .anteekluy'nawreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anticlinoria</strong> /ˌæntiklaɪˈnɔriə/ (<em>say</em> .anteekluy'nawreeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">a compound anticline, consisting of a series of subordinate anticlines and synclines, the whole having the general contour of an arch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticlockwise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticlockwise</span><z><span target_id="TmuhHZd3cO">adv.</span><span target_id="i0M1oE4Pj5">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anticlockwise" src="word_pronunciations/00954.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈklɒkwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> antee'klokwuyz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="TmuhHZd3cO"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> in a direction opposite to that of the rotation of the hands of a clock.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="i0M1oE4Pj5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq621"> of or relating to movement in this direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticoincidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticoincidence</span></header><div>/ˌæntikoʊˈɪnsədəns/ (<em>say</em> .anteekoh'insuhduhns) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Electronics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">relating to a device with two input terminals which delivers an output pulse if only one input terminal receives a pulse, but none if both input terminals receive a pulse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anticosti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anticosti</span></header><div>/æntəˈkɒsti/ (<em>say</em> antuh'kostee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">an island in eastern Canada, in the estuary of the St Lawrence; a part of Quebec. About 210 km long; 7881 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979074903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antics</span></header><div>/ˈæntɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'antiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">odd, amusing or ridiculous behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099499" href="entry://antic%23bigmac000099499"><span class="smallcaps">antic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anticyclone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anticyclone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anticyclone" src="word_pronunciations/00955.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈsaɪkloʊn/ (<em>say</em> antee'suyklohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">an extensive horizontal movement of the atmosphere spirally around and away from a gradually progressing central region of high barometric pressure, the spiral motion being clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, anticlockwise in the Southern.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anticyclonic</strong> /ˌæntisaɪˈklɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteesuy'klonik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antidiphtheritic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antidiphtheritic</span><z><span target_id="McHSN6w7q4">adj.</span><span target_id="op4OlO8zpG">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntidɪfθəˈrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteedifthuh'ritik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="McHSN6w7q4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> curing or preventing diphtheria.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="op4OlO8zpG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq402"> an antidiphtheritic remedy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antidiuretic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447047289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antidiuretic</span><z><span target_id="ehJGKoXt2k">adj.</span><span target_id="n0EAz4ecqC">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntidaɪjuˈrɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteeduyyooh'retik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ehJGKoXt2k"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> of or relating to a substance that decreases the output of urine.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n0EAz4ecqC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq824"> such a substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antidote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antidote</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antidote" src="word_pronunciations/00958.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntidoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'anteedoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> whatever prevents or counteracts injurious effects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antidotum</em>, from Greek <em>antidotos</em> (verbal adjective) given against] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antidotal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antidromic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antidromic</span></header><div>/æntiˈdrɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'dromik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to the usual one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of a species of plant) exhibiting both left and right-hand twining.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + Greek <em>dromos</em> a running + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antifa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102661990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antifa</span><z><span target_id="jgRZUw4rfU">n.</span><span target_id="4brt15sXZs">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ænˈtifə/ (<em>say</em> an'teefuh), /ˈæntifa/ (<em>say</em> 'anteefah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jgRZUw4rfU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq766"> anti-fascist action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> <strong>the</strong>, militant activists opposed to fascism, considered collectively.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4brt15sXZs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq587"> anti-fascist: <em class="example">antifa tactics.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101049" href="entry://fascism%23bigmac000101049"><span class="smallcaps">fa(scism)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antifebrile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antifebrile</span><z><span target_id="ZtkS2dmyXj">adj.</span><span target_id="1rhLSIH9Uj">n.</span></z></header><div>/æntiˈfibraɪl/ (<em>say</em> antee'feebruyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZtkS2dmyXj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq948"> efficacious against fever; febrifuge; antipyretic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1rhLSIH9Uj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq814"> an antifebrile agent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026056" href="entry://febrile%23bigmac000026056"><span class="smallcaps">febrile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antifebrin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antifebrin</span></header><div>/æntiˈfibrən/ (<em>say</em> antee'feebruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200074" href="entry://acetanilide%23bigmac000200074"><strong>acetanilide</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antifouling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antifouling</span><z><span target_id="Dqev2aM7RZ">adj.</span><span target_id="AS5anLxVu3">n.</span></z></header><div>/æntiˈfaʊlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> antee'fowling) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Dqev2aM7RZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> preventing growth of marine organisms on a ship’s bottom.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AS5anLxVu3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq460"> an antifouling agent, usually in the form of a paint.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropoid</span><z><span target_id="4msg9CkzQp">adj.</span><span target_id="todjle0e3l">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anthropoid" src="word_pronunciations/00946.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænθrəpɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'anthruhpoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4msg9CkzQp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq667"> Also, <strong class="vs">anthropoidal</strong>. resembling a human being.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="todjle0e3l">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq806"> an anthropoid ape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anthrōpoeidēs</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropologist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropologist</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒlədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'poluhjuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">someone who studies or has expert knowledge of anthropology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anthropology" src="word_pronunciations/00947.mp3"></audio></span>/ænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'poluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq863"> the systematic study that deals with the origin, development (physical, intellectual, cultural, moral, etc.) and varieties of humanity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> the body of knowledge associated with that study.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropological</strong> /ænθrəpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'lojikuhl)</div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropologic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropologically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropometrics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropometrics</span></header><div>/ænθrəpəˈmɛtrɪks/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'metriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">the science of anthropometry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropometry</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'pomuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046581" href="entry://-metry%23bigmac000046581"><span class="smallcaps">-metry</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropometric</strong> /ˌænθrəpəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpuh'metrik), <strong>anthropometrical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropomorphic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropomorphic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anthropomorphic" src="word_pronunciations/00948.mp3"></audio></span>/ænθrəpəˈmɔfɪk/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'mawfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">ascribing human form or attributes to beings or things not human, especially to a deity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048158" href="entry://-morph%23bigmac000048158"><span class="smallcaps">-morph</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropomorphise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropomorphise</span><z><span target_id="AsFDYR3zPR">v.t.</span><span target_id="vbq5X7zPKG">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ænθrəpəˈmɔfaɪz/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'mawfuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">anthropomorphised</strong>, <strong class="bold">anthropomorphising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AsFDYR3zPR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> to ascribe human form or attributes to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vbq5X7zPKG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq587"> to ascribe human form or attributes to an animal, a god, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anthropomorphize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropomorphism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropomorphism</span></header><div>/ænθrəpəˈmɔfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'mawfizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">anthropomorphic conception or representation, as of a deity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anthropomorphist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropomorphosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropomorphosis</span></header><div>/ænθrəpəˈmɔfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'mawfuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">transformation into human form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048170" href="entry://morphosis%23bigmac000048170"><span class="smallcaps">morphosis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropomorphous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropomorphous</span></header><div>/ænθrəpəˈmɔfəs/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'mawfuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> having or resembling the human form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> anthropomorphic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>anthrōpomorphos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthroponomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthroponomy</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'ponuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">the science that deals with the laws regulating the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anthroponomics</strong> /ænθrəpəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> anthruhpuh'nomiks). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050449" href="entry://-nomy%23bigmac000050449"><span class="smallcaps">-nomy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthroponomical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthroposol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549608268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthroposol</span></header><div>/ˈænθrəpəsɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'anthruhpuhsol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">(in Australian soil taxonomy) a soil type created by human activity, as by mine spoil mixing with original soil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac679217266" href="entry://-sol%23bigmac679217266"><span class="smallcaps">-sol</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthroposophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthroposophy</span></header><div>/ænθrəˈpɒsəfi/ (<em>say</em> anthruh'posuhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> wisdom arising from knowledge of the nature of human beings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> the spiritualistic system of religion and philosophy taught by the Austrian philosopher, Rudolf Steiner, 1861–1925.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002905" href="entry://anthropo-%23bigmac000002905"><span class="smallcaps">anthropo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070296" href="entry://-sophy%23bigmac000070296"><span class="smallcaps">-sophy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anthroposophist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthurium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthurium</span></header><div>/ænˈθjuriəm/ (<em>say</em> an'thyoohreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">any plant of the tropical American genus <em>Anthurium</em>, characterised by large, often highly-coloured leaves, a cylindrical spadix and a coloured spathe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>anth-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002884" href="entry://antho-%23bigmac000002884"><span class="smallcaps">antho-</span></a> + <em>-urium</em> (from Greek <em>oura</em> tail)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti</span><z><span target_id="PY8Cz6ENEl">n.</span><span target_id="TtICqiladm">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anti" src="word_pronunciations/00939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænti/ (<em>say</em> 'antee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PY8Cz6ENEl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq467"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antis</strong>) someone who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TtICqiladm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq009"> against; opposed to; antagonistic (to).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix meaning ‘against’, ‘opposed to’, with the following particular meanings: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> opposed; in opposition: <em class="example">anti-British, anti-slavery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> rival or spurious; pseudo-: <em class="example">antibishop, anti-Messiah.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq618"> the opposite or reverse of: <em class="example">antihero, anticlimax.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq409"> not; un-: <em class="example">antilogical, antigrammatical.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq598"> placed opposite: <em class="example">antipole, anti-chorus.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq374"> moving in a reverse or the opposite direction: <em class="example">anticyclone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> corrective; preventive; curative: <em class="example">antipyretic, antistimulant.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ant-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antibes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antibes</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ˈtib/ (<em>say</em> on'teeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">a port and tourist resort in south-eastern France, on the Riviera.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antibiosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antibiosis</span></header><div>/ˌæntibaɪˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .anteebuy'ohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">an association between organisms which is injurious to one of them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + Greek <em>biōsis</em> act of living]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antibiotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antibiotic</span><z><span target_id="8jvYnyY9JW">n.</span><span target_id="76AjnCdLiQ">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antibiotic" src="word_pronunciations/00950.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteebuy'otik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8jvYnyY9JW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> a chemical substance produced by microorganisms which, in dilute solutions, may inhibit the growth of or kill bacteria and other microorganisms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> such a substance isolated and purified (as penicillin, streptomycin, etc.) and used in the treatment of infectious diseases of humans, animals, and plants.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="76AjnCdLiQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq007"> of or involving antibiotics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> inimical to life; destroying.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antibody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antibody</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antibody" src="word_pronunciations/00951.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntibɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'anteebodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antibodies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">any of various proteins which are produced by a vertebrate as a result of the presence of a foreign substance in the body and which act to neutralise or remove that substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antifreeze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antifreeze</span></header><div>/ˈæntifriz/ (<em>say</em> 'anteefreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">a liquid used in the radiator of an internal-combustion engine to lower the freezing point of the cooling medium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antifriction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antifriction</span><z><span target_id="xdlI5Pr4RC">adj.</span><span target_id="v3N7b3Osx2">n.</span></z></header><div>/æntiˈfrɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> antee'frikshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xdlI5Pr4RC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> preventing or reducing friction; lubricating.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v3N7b3Osx2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq921"> an antifriction agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antigen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antigen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antigen" src="word_pronunciations/00960.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntədʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhjuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antigen" src="word_pronunciations/00959.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænti-/ (<em>say</em> 'antee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">any substance which when injected into animal tissues will stimulate the production of antibodies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002936" href="entry://antibody%23bigmac000002936"><span class="smallcaps">anti(body)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029833" href="entry://-gen%23bigmac000029833"><span class="smallcaps">-gen</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antigenic</strong> /æntəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> antuh'jenik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antigone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antigone</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪgəni/ (<em>say</em> an'tiguhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">a daughter of Oedipus by his mother, Jocasta. For performing funeral rites (forbidden by edict of Creon, King of Thebes) over her brother Polynices, she was condemned to be buried alive, and hanged herself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antigonus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antigonus</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪgənəs/ (<em>say</em> an'tiguhnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Cyclops</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">382?–301 BC, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedonia 306–301 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antihelix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antihelix</span></header><div>/æntiˈhilɪks/ (<em>say</em> antee'heeliks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antihelices</strong> /æntiˈhiləsiz/ (<em>say</em> antee'heeluhseez) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">antihelixes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">the inner curved ridge of the pinna of the ear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033670" href="entry://helix%23bigmac000033670"><span class="smallcaps">helix</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033670" href="entry://helix%23mq031">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antihero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antihero</span></header><div>/ˈæntiˌhɪəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'antee.hearroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antiheroes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">a hero or central character who does not possess the traditional heroic virtues or characteristics.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antiheroic</strong> /ˌæntihəˈroʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteehuh'rohik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiketogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiketogenesis</span></header><div>/ˌæntikitoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .anteekeetoh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">prevention of the excessive formation of acetone bodies in the body, such as occurs in diabetes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040024" href="entry://ketosis%23bigmac000040024"><span class="smallcaps">keto(sis)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029882" href="entry://genesis%23bigmac000029882"><span class="smallcaps">genesis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antiketogenic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiknock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiknock</span></header><div>/ˈæntinɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'anteenok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">a material, usually a lead compound, added to the fuel to eliminate or minimise detonation in an internal-combustion engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antilegomena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antilegomena</span></header><div>/ˌæntiləˈgɒmənə/ (<em>say</em> .anteeluh'gomuhnuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a group of books now part of the New Testament which were not at first universally accepted, including the Apocalypse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: (neuter plural present participle passive) things spoken against]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antill</span></header><div>/ˈæntɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'antil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">1904–86, Australian composer; best known for the ballet suite <em>Corroboree</em> (1944). <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Portrait of John Antill and Dr Eugene and Mrs Goossens.&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Portrait+of+John+Antill+and+Dr+Eugene+and+Mrs+Goossens.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>John Antill</strong> studied the violin and composition at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, and later became a member of both the Conservatorium Orchestra and the ABC Symphony Orchestra, a small group from which ultimately the Sydney Symphony Orchestra evolved. In 1934 he joined the staff of the Australian Broadcasting Commission and was its federal music editor from 1950 until his retirement in 1970. He was knighted in 1981. <em>Corroboree</em> is one of the first Australian pieces to blend Aboriginal and Western music.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antilles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antilles</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪliz/ (<em>say</em> an'tileez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into the <strong>Greater Antilles</strong> (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico), and, to the south-east, the <strong>Lesser Antilles</strong> (the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, Barbados, Curaçao and other islands of the former Netherlands Antilles).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Antillean</strong> /æntəˈliən/ (<em>say</em> antuh'leeuhn), /ænˈtɪliən/ (<em>say</em> an'tileeuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antilog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antilog</span></header><div>/ˈæntilɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'anteelog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">antilogarithm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antilogism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antilogism</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪlədʒɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> an'tiluhjizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Logic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a group of three inconsistent propositions, two of which are premises of a syllogism that contradicts the third.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Greek <em>antilogismos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antilogy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antilogy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antilogy" src="word_pronunciations/00964.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> an'tiluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antilogies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">a contradiction in terms or ideas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>antilogia</em> contradiction] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antilogous</strong> /ænˈtɪləgəs/ (<em>say</em> an'tiluhguhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimere</span></header><div>/ˈæntimɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'anteemear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000529" href="entry://actinomere%23bigmac000000529"><strong>actinomere</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antimeric</strong> /æntiˈmɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'merik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antimerism</strong> /ænˈtɪmərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> an'timuhrizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimonic</span></header><div>/æntiˈmɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'monik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimonite</span></header><div>/ˈæntɪmənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'antimuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072135" href="entry://stibnite%23bigmac000072135"><strong>stibnite</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimonous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimonous</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪmənəs/ (<em>say</em> an'timuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">containing trivalent antimony.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antimonious</strong> /æntəˈmoʊniəs/ (<em>say</em> antuh'mohneeuhs).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimonsoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimonsoon</span></header><div>/ˌæntimɒnˈsun/ (<em>say</em> .anteemon'soohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a current of air moving in a direction opposite to that of a given monsoon and lying above it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimony</span></header><div>/ˈæntəməni/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhmuhnee), /ænˈtɪməni/ (<em>say</em> an'timuhnee), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈæntəmoʊni/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhmohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">a brittle, lustrous, white metallic element occurring in nature free or combined, used chiefly in alloys and (in compounds) in medicine.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Sb; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 121.75; <em>atomic number</em>: 51. <div class="etym">[late Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>antimōnium</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antimonial</strong> /æntəˈmoʊniəl/ (<em>say</em> antuh'mohneeuhl), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈæntəmoʊni/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimonyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimonyl</span></header><div>/ˈæntəmənɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhmuhnil), /ænˈtɪmə-/ (<em>say</em> an'timuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">a radical containing antimony and oxygen (SbO) which forms salts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003031" href="entry://antimony%23bigmac000003031"><span class="smallcaps">antimon(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32138462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antina</span></header><div>/ænˈtinə/ (<em>say</em> an'teenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a rock-rat, <em>Zyzomys pedunculatus</em>, with long yellow-brown fur above and white fur beneath; originally widely distributed in central Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arrernte]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antineutrino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antineutrino</span></header><div>/ˌæntinjuˈtrinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .anteenyooh'treenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">the antiparticle of a neutrino.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antineutron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antineutron</span></header><div>/æntiˈnjutrɒn/ (<em>say</em> antee'nyoohtron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">an antiparticle which annihilates a neutron on collision.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antinode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antinode</span></header><div>/ˈæntinoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'anteenohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">a point, line, or region in a vibrating medium at which the amplitude of variation of the disturbance is greatest, situated halfway between two adjacent nodes; loop.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antinodal</strong> /æntiˈnoʊdəl/ (<em>say</em> antee'nohduhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antinomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antinomy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antinomy" src="word_pronunciations/00966.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪnəmi/ (<em>say</em> an'tinuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antinomies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq668"> opposition between laws and principles; contradiction in law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the mutual contradiction of two principles or correctly drawn inferences, each of which is supported by reason.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antinomia</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antinovel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antinovel</span></header><div>/ˈæntinɒvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'anteenovuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a novel in which the traditional approach to such aspects as plot, form, character, etc., is deliberately rejected.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antinutrient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602854350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antinutrient</span></header><div>/æntiˈnjutriənt/ (<em>say</em> antee'nyoohtreeuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a natural or synthetic compound which inhibits the absorption of nutrients into the body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051462" href="entry://nutrient%23bigmac000051462"><span class="smallcaps">nutrient</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antioch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antioch</span></header><div>/ˈæntɪɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'antiok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">a town in southern Turkey; capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 BC.</span></div> Turkish, <strong>Antakya</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Antiochian</strong> /æntiˈoʊkiən/ (<em>say</em> antee'ohkeeuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiperiodic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiperiodic</span><z><span target_id="lwo8k8JVG5">adj.</span><span target_id="SFxsezneBt">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntipɪəriˈɒdɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteepearree'odik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lwo8k8JVG5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> efficacious against periodic diseases, as intermittent fever.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SFxsezneBt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq503"> an antiperiodic agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiphlogistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiphlogistic</span><z><span target_id="fmXhOaFn40">adj.</span><span target_id="8XWpqWT7CS">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntifləˈdʒɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteefluh'jistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fmXhOaFn40"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> checking inflammation.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8XWpqWT7CS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq555"> Also, <strong class="vs">antiphlogistine</strong>. an antiphlogistic remedy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056176" href="entry://phlogistic%23bigmac000056176"><span class="smallcaps">phlogistic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiphon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiphon</span></header><div>/ˈæntəfən/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> a verse sung in response.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq029"> a psalm, hymn, or prayer sung in alternate parts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq038"> a verse or a series of verses sung as a prelude or conclusion to some part of the service.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>antiphōna</em>, from Greek: (properly neuter plural) sounding in answer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiphony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiphony</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪfəni/ (<em>say</em> an'tifuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antiphonies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq265"> a psalm, etc., so sung; an antiphon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> a responsive musical utterance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antiphonic</strong> /æntəˈfɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> antuh'fonik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipode</span></header><div>/ˈæntipoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'anteepohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">the direct or exact opposite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003071" href="entry://antipodes%23bigmac000003071"><span class="smallcaps">antipodes</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antipodal</strong> /ænˈtɪpədl/ (<em>say</em> an'tipuhdl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipodes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipodes</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antipodes" src="word_pronunciations/00970.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪpədiz/ (<em>say</em> an'tipuhdeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq787"> points diametrically opposite to each other on the earth or any globe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> the part or parts of the world diametrically opposite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq086"> (<em>sometimes construed as singular</em>) the direct or exact opposite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq600"> <strong>the Antipodes</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq109"> Australia.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq896"> Australasia, as the Antipodes of Britain.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq774"> a group of uninhabited islands in the South Pacific, belonging to NZ.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: plural of <em>antipous</em> with feet opposite]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipope</span></header><div>/ˈæntipoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'anteepohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">someone who is elected pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiproton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiproton</span></header><div>/æntiˈproʊtɒn/ (<em>say</em> antee'prohton) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">a subatomic particle of unit negative charge with a mass equal to that of a proton.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059629" href="entry://proton%23bigmac000059629"><span class="smallcaps">proton</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipsychotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467566902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipsychotic</span><z><span target_id="lPwa7Uq9cT">adj.</span><span target_id="w8mw1LDkDW">n.</span></z></header><div>/æntisaɪˈkɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> anteesuy'kotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lPwa7Uq9cT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> of or relating to a group of medicines which are used to help control some of the symptoms of serious mental illness.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w8mw1LDkDW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq846"> such a drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antipyretic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antipyretic</span><z><span target_id="J2WdV2fhDH">adj.</span><span target_id="vziSKk8I2B">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntipaɪˈrɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteepuy'retik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J2WdV2fhDH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> checking or preventing fever.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vziSKk8I2B">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq741"> an antipyretic agent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060329" href="entry://pyretic%23bigmac000060329"><span class="smallcaps">pyretic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antler</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antler" src="word_pronunciations/00982.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntlə/ (<em>say</em> 'antluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>auntelere</em>, from Old French <em>antoillier</em>, from Latin <em>ant</em>(<em>e</em>) before + <em>oculus</em> eye]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antlered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antlered</span></header><div>/ˈæntləd/ (<em>say</em> 'antluhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> having antlers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> decorated with antlers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antlia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antlia</span></header><div>/ˈæntliə/ (<em>say</em> 'antleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Antliae</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Vela.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>antlia </em>(<em>pneumatica</em>) (air) pump, from Greek <em>antlia</em> bilge water, bucket; coined by N de La Caille, 1713–62]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antoinette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antoinette</span></header><div>/æntwəˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> antwuh'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marie</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045137" href="entry://Marie%20Antoinette%23bigmac000045137"><strong>Marie Antoinette</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antoninus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antoninus</span></header><div>/æntəˈnaɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> antuh'nuynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marcus Aurelius</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045087" href="entry://Marcus%20Aurelius%23bigmac000045087"><strong>Marcus Aurelius</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antonioni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antonioni</span></header><div>/ˌæntoʊniˈoʊni/ (<em>say</em> .antohnee'ohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michelangelo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">1912–2007, Italian film director; English language films include <em>Blow-Up</em> (1967) and <em>The Passenger</em> (1975).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antonius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antonius</span></header><div>/ænˈtoʊniəs/ (<em>say</em> an'tohneeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marcus</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">→ Mark <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099501" href="entry://Antony%23bigmac000099501"><strong>Antony</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antony</span></header><div>/ˈæntəni/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mark</strong> (<em>Marcus Antonius</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">83?–30 BC, Roman general; friend of Caesar; member of second triumvirate and rival of Augustus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antonym</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antonym" src="word_pronunciations/00983.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'antuhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a word opposed in meaning to another (opposed to <em>synonym</em>): <em class="example">‘good’ is the antonym of ‘bad’.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002823" href="entry://ant-%23bigmac000002823"><span class="smallcaps">ant-</span></a> + <em>-onym</em>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074305" href="entry://synonym%23bigmac000074305"><span class="smallcaps">synonym</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antonymic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antonymy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94374088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antonymy</span></header><div>/ænˈtɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> an'tonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">the semantic relationship of oppositeness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antrim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antrim</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Antrim" src="word_pronunciations/00984.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'antruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> a county in north-eastern Northern Ireland, no longer functioning as an administrative region; replaced in 1973 by several unitary districts, including that of Antrim. 3100 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> a unitary district in north-eastern Northern Ireland in County Antrim. 415 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aontraim</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antrorse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antrorse</span></header><div>/ænˈtrɔs/ (<em>say</em> an'traws) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">bent or directed forwards or upwards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>antrorsus</em>, from Latin <em>antero-</em> front + <em>versus</em>, past participle, turned] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antrorsely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antrum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antrum" src="word_pronunciations/00984.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'antruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antra</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antrum" src="word_pronunciations/00985.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæntrə/ (<em>say</em> 'antruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a cavity in a bone, especially that in the maxilla.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>antron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac655719094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antsy</span></header><div>/ˈæntsi/ (<em>say</em> 'antsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">antsier</strong>, <strong class="bold">antsiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq22"> agitated; irritable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> restless; impatient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the phrase <em>have ants in one’s pants</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100360" href="entry://ant%23bigmac000100360"><span class="smallcaps">ant</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100360" href="entry://ant%23mq931">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antung</span></header><div>/ænˈtʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> an'toong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099911" href="entry://Dandong%23bigmac000099911"><strong>Dandong</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antwerp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antwerp</span></header><div>/ˈæntwɜp/ (<em>say</em> 'antwerp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> a province in northern Belgium. 2859 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> a seaport in and the capital of this province.</span></div> French, <strong>Anvers</strong> /ɒ̃ˈvɛə/ (<em>say</em> on'vair). Flemish, <strong>Antwerpen</strong> /ˈɒntvɛəpə/ (<em>say</em> 'ontvairpuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac769316869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anty</span></header><div>/ˈænti/ (<em>say</em> 'antee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">sugar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the frequent presence of <em>ants</em> in sugar containers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antyesti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146092369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antyesti</span></header><div>/æntˈjɛsti/ (<em>say</em> ant'yestee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a Hindu funeral ceremony in which the body is washed and dressed and taken to the cremation site where the son of the dead person lights the funeral pyre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anu<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈanu/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">(in Babylonian mythology) the sky god, and king of the gods.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac97614327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anu<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/aˈnu/ (<em>say</em> ah'nooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Christine</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">born 1970, Australian pop singer, dancer and actor.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Christine Anu</strong> was born in Cairns. After graduating in dance in 1992 from NAISDA in Sydney, she performed in Australia and internationally with the Bangarra Dance Company. In 1995 her version of ‘Island Home’ won the APRA award for song of the year, and in 1996 Anu was voted best female artist at both the ARIAs and at the Deadly Sounds National Aboriginal and Islander Music Awards. Her stage appearances include the musical <em>Rent</em> (1998), <em>Intimate and Deadly</em> (2004), a cabaret show about her life, and one of the lead roles in a 2010 production of <em>The Sapphires</em>. Her film appearances include the role of an exotic dancer in <em>Moulin Rouge!</em> (US/Australia, 2001).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiq.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiq.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq761">antiquity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antique</span><z><span target_id="Y3qqkvUXgf">adj.</span><span target_id="m2YOGbfrXN">n.</span><span target_id="tp3nkM0t8R">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antique" src="word_pronunciations/00973.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtik/ (<em>say</em> an'teek) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Y3qqkvUXgf"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> belonging to former times as contrasted with modern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq832"> dating from an early period: <em class="example">antique furniture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq046"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very old-fashioned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq107"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> aged; ancient: <em class="example">these antique walls.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m2YOGbfrXN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq097"> an object of art or a furniture piece of a former period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq305"> the antique (usually Greek or Roman) style, especially in art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq354"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq944"> an old person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq367"> an outdated thing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a style of bold face type.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq136"> <em class="label">Printing</em> book paper featuring a rough surface.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tp3nkM0t8R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq054"> (<strong class="bold">antiqued</strong>, <strong class="bold">antiquing</strong>) to make appear antique.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>antīquus</em> old] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antiquely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antiqueness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiquity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiquity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antiquity" src="word_pronunciations/00974.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪkwəti/ (<em>say</em> an'tikwuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antiquities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> the quality of being ancient; great age: <em class="example">a family of great antiquity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> ancient times; former ages: <em class="example">the errors of dark antiquity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq399"> the time before the Middle Ages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq050"> the ancients collectively; the people of ancient times.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq460"> (<em>usually plural</em>) something belonging to or remaining from ancient times.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>antiquité</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antirrhinum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antirrhinum</span></header><div>/æntiˈraɪnəm/ (<em>say</em> antee'ruynuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">any plant of the genus <em>Antirrhinum</em>, herbs native to the Northern Hemisphere; snapdragon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>antirrhīnon</em> snout-like, from the flower’s resemblance to a calf’s snout]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiscorbutic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiscorbutic</span><z><span target_id="HJlWuxNBka">adj.</span><span target_id="5yrNDrcCyj">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæntiskɔˈbjutɪk/ (<em>say</em> .anteeskaw'byoohtik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HJlWuxNBka"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> efficacious against scurvy.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5yrNDrcCyj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq258"> an antiscorbutic agent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066129" href="entry://scorbutic%23bigmac000066129"><span class="smallcaps">scorbutic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antisepsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antisepsis</span></header><div>/æntiˈsɛpsəs/ (<em>say</em> antee'sepsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">destruction of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiseptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiseptic</span><z><span target_id="TYOaaWanUt">adj.</span><span target_id="nHkvQqshE0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antiseptic" src="word_pronunciations/00975.mp3"></audio></span>/æntəˈsɛptɪk/ (<em>say</em> antuh'septik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TYOaaWanUt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq900"> relating to or causing antisepsis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nHkvQqshE0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq018"> an antiseptic agent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>antiseptically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antisepticise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antisepticise</span></header><div>/æntəˈsɛptəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> antuh'septuhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">antisepticised</strong>, <strong class="bold">antisepticising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">to treat with antiseptics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antisepticize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiserum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiserum</span></header><div>/æntiˈsɪərəm/ (<em>say</em> antee'searruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antiserums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">antisera</strong> /æntiˈsɪərə/ (<em>say</em> antee'searruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">serum containing antibodies to a particular disease, obtained from humans or animals which have either survived the disease or been inoculated with it, and used for injection into other humans or animals to provide protection from the disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antisthenes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antisthenes</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪsθəniz/ (<em>say</em> an'tisthuhneez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">444?–365? BC, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antistrophe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antistrophe</span></header><div>/ænˈtɪstrəfi/ (<em>say</em> an'tistruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> the part of an ancient Greek choral ode, answering to a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq478"> the second of two metrically corresponding systems in a poem.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: a turning about] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antistrophic</strong> /æntiˈstrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'strofik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antithesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antithesis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antithesis" src="word_pronunciations/00977.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪθəsəs/ (<em>say</em> an'tithuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">antitheses</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antithesis" src="word_pronunciations/00978.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪθəsiz/ (<em>say</em> an'tithuhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> opposition; contrast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em> or <em>to</em>) the direct opposite: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The pro-family stereotype is called ‘God’s Police’ while its antithesis is ‘Damned Whore’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>the values they held were sometimes almost the antithesis of accepted Australian attitudes.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wendy lowenstein and morag loh</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq978"> the setting of one clause or other member of a sentence against another to which it is opposed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq716"> a clause or member thus set in opposition.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: opposition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antithetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antithetic</span></header><div>/æntəˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> antuh'thetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> of the nature of or involving antithesis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq483"> directly opposed or contrasted.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antithetical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>antithetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antitoxic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antitoxic</span></header><div>/æntiˈtɒksɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'toksik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> counteracting toxic influences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> of or serving as an antitoxin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antitoxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antitoxin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antitoxin" src="word_pronunciations/00979.mp3"></audio></span>/æntiˈtɒksən/ (<em>say</em> antee'toksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> a substance formed in the body, which counteracts a specific toxin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> the antibody formed in immunisation with a given toxin, used in treating or immunising against certain infectious diseases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antitrust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antitrust</span></header><div>/æntiˈtrʌst/ (<em>say</em> antee'trust) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">of or relating to trade practices law regulating commercial agreements and practices which restrict or impede competition in a market economy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100653" href="entry://trust%23bigmac000100653"><span class="smallcaps">trust</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100653" href="entry://trust%23mq981">10</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antitype
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antitype</span></header><div>/æntiˈtaɪp/ (<em>say</em> antee'tuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">that which is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>antītypos</em> corresponding as a stamp to the die] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antitypic</strong> /æntiˈtɪpɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee'tipik), <strong>antitypical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antivenene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antivenene</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antivenene" src="word_pronunciations/00980.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæntivəˈnin/ (<em>say</em> .anteevuh'neen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> an antitoxin produced in the blood by repeated injections of venom, as of snakes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> the antitoxic serum obtained from such blood.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antivenin</strong>, <strong class="vs">antivenom</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082422" href="entry://venom%23bigmac000082422"><span class="smallcaps">ven(om)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023866" href="entry://-ene%23bigmac000023866"><span class="smallcaps">-ene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antivenom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antivenom</span></header><div>/æntiˈvɛnəm/ (<em>say</em> antee'venuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003119" href="entry://antivenene%23bigmac000003119"><strong>antivenene</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antivirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac5447750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antivirus</span><z><span target_id="PVEJOXsgT7">n.</span><span target_id="LJNO47BaT9">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæntivaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'anteevuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PVEJOXsgT7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq994"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003121" href="entry://antiviral%23bigmac000003121"><strong>antiviral</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq54"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a program designed to nullify a computer virus by identifying and destroying it before it can damage the system.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LJNO47BaT9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq616"> effective against viruses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Computers</em> of or relating to an antivirus: <em class="example">antivirus software.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083003" href="entry://virus%23bigmac000083003"><span class="smallcaps">virus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANU</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq577">Australian National University.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anubis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anubis</span></header><div>/əˈnjubəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohbuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Egyptian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">the god of the dead, a son of Osiris identified by the Greeks with Hermes, and represented as having the head of a dog.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Anoubis</em>, from Egyptian <em>Anup</em> jackal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anuresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anuresis</span></header><div>/ænjuˈrisəs/ (<em>say</em> anyooh'reesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">the inability to urinate.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003149" href="entry://anuria%23bigmac000003149"><strong>anuria</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from <em>an-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>ourēsis</em> urination]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anuria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anuria</span></header><div>/əˈnjuriə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nyoohreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">the absence or suppression of urine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002335" href="entry://an-%23bigmac000002335"><span class="smallcaps">an-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081719" href="entry://-uria%23bigmac000081719"><span class="smallcaps">-uria</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anus" src="word_pronunciations/00987.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anvil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anvil</span><z><span target_id="b4HzkktQcX">n.</span><span target_id="eMtFOztRHF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anvil" src="word_pronunciations/00989.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'anvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b4HzkktQcX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually red-hot or white-hot, are hammered into desired shapes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> anything on which blows are struck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Music</em> a percussion instrument consisting of a small steel bar which is struck with a hard mallet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq097"> the fixed jaw in certain measuring instruments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq220"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036918" href="entry://incus%23bigmac000036918"><strong>incus</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eMtFOztRHF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq941"> <strong class="phr">on the anvil</strong>, unformulated; under discussion; under construction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>anvilt</em>, Old English <em>anfilt</em>(<em>e</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anxiety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anxiety</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anxiety" src="word_pronunciations/00990.mp3"></audio></span>/æŋˈzaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> ang'zuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anxieties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> distress or uneasiness of mind caused by apprehension of danger or misfortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq740"> solicitous desire; eagerness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> a state of apprehension and psychic tension found in some forms of mental disorder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anxietas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anxiolytic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anxiolytic</span></header><div>/æŋzaɪəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> angzuyuh'litik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">a drug which relieves anxiety, such as a tranquilliser.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100251" href="entry://anxiety%23bigmac000100251"><span class="smallcaps">anxi(ety)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044037" href="entry://-lytic%23bigmac000044037"><span class="smallcaps">-lytic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anxious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anxious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anxious" src="word_pronunciations/00991.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋʃəs/ (<em>say</em> 'angshuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anxious" src="word_pronunciations/00992.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæŋk-/ (<em>say</em> 'angk-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> full of anxiety or solicitude; greatly troubled or solicitous: <em class="example">to be anxious about someone’s safety.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq178"> earnestly desirous: <em class="example">anxious to please; </em><em class="example">anxious for your safety.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq291"> attended with or showing solicitude or uneasiness: <em class="example">anxious forebodings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq868"> causing anxiety or worry; difficult: <em class="example">an anxious business; </em><em class="example">an anxious time.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>anxius</em> troubled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anxiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anxiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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any
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">any</span><z><span target_id="MxtEeCFWqM">adj.</span><span target_id="gTdKZWjp0j">pron.</span><span target_id="b94dWd5jAJ">adv.</span><span target_id="NgmJhuzPvI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of any" src="word_pronunciations/01002.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'enee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MxtEeCFWqM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> one, a, an, or (with plural noun) some, whatever or whichever it may be: <em class="example">if you have any witnesses, produce them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> in whatever quantity or number, great or small: <em class="example">have you any butter?; </em><em class="example">have you any blank disks?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq136"> every: <em class="example">any schoolchild would know that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq337"> (<em>with a negative</em>) none at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq548"> a great or unlimited (amount): <em class="example">any number of things.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="gTdKZWjp0j">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq458"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) any person; anybody</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq666"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) any persons: <em class="example">he does better than any before him; </em><em class="example">unknown to any.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq833"> any single one or any one’s; any thing or things; any quantity or number: <em class="example">I haven’t any.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="b94dWd5jAJ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq121"> in any degree; to any extent; at all: <em class="example">do you feel any better?; </em><em class="example">will this route take any longer?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NgmJhuzPvI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">any one …</strong>, any single or individual (person or thing): <em class="example">any one part of the town.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">get any</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse: <em class="example">are you getting any?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ǣnig</em>, from <em>ān</em> one]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anybody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anybody</span><z><span target_id="WTsom7LHqE">pron.</span><span target_id="0TwIZuAgBj">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anybody" src="word_pronunciations/00994.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnibɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'eneebodee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anybody" src="word_pronunciations/00995.mp3"></audio></span>/-bədi/ (<em>say</em> -buhdee) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="WTsom7LHqE"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> any person.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0TwIZuAgBj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq791"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anybodies</strong>) a person of little note or importance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099502" href="entry://any%23bigmac000099502"><span class="smallcaps">any</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072273" href="entry://body%23bigmac000072273"><span class="smallcaps">body</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anyhow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anyhow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anyhow" src="word_pronunciations/00996.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛnihaʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'eneehow) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> in any case; at all events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq487"> in a careless manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq526"> in any way whatever.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anymore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anymore</span></header><div>/ɛniˈmɔ/ (<em>say</em> enee'maw) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> (<em>usually with a negative or interrogative</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">any longer; still; from now on.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">any more</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anyone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anyone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anyone" src="word_pronunciations/00997.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛniwʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'eneewun) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">any person; anybody.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099502" href="entry://any%23bigmac000099502"><span class="smallcaps">any</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102365" href="entry://one%23bigmac000102365"><span class="smallcaps">one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anything
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anything</span><z><span target_id="zOVU1rjLPm">pron.</span><span target_id="DFbgzXyc3x">n.</span><span target_id="mUs3MTgHeT">adv.</span><span target_id="14WIKS9uIb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anything" src="word_pronunciations/00998.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛniθɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'eneething) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="zOVU1rjLPm"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> any thing whatever; something, no matter what.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DFbgzXyc3x">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq660"> a thing of any kind.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="mUs3MTgHeT">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq175"> in any degree; to any extent.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="14WIKS9uIb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq486"> <strong class="phr">if anything</strong>, if it is possible to make a judgement at all: <em class="example">the patient is worse, if anything; </em><em class="example">if anything she’s too lenient.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq276"> <strong class="phr">like anything</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> greatly; with great energy or emotion.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Sometimes, the pronunciation /ˈɛniθɪŋk/ is heard. It is thought to be a survival of a sound change in early Middle English, in which words ending in <em>-ing</em>, which had been pronounced /-ɪŋg/, lost the final /g/ and became /-ɪŋ/. But, in the case of <em>everything</em>, <em>something</em>, <em>nothing</em>, and <em>anything</em>, the final /g/ became unvoiced and was changed into /k/. This change was retained in some conservative dialects, particularly in south-eastern England. It came to Australia as part of the London dialect.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anythink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016413062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anythink</span></header><div>/ˈɛniθɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'eneethingk) <div class="chunk"><em>pronoun</em>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adverb</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">anything.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003161" href="entry://anything%23bigmac000003161"><strong>anything</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anytime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680592753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anytime</span></header><div>/ˈɛnitaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'eneetuym) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">at any time: <em class="example">anytime, anywhere.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anywhere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anywhere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anywhere" src="word_pronunciations/01000.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛniwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'eneewair) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">in, at, or to any place.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">anyplace</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anywise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anywise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anywise" src="word_pronunciations/01001.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛniwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'eneewuyz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">in any way or respect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANZ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANZ</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq005">Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANZAAS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANZAAS</span></header><div>/ˈænzæs/ (<em>say</em> 'anzas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science; an association of scientific workers and scholars formed in 1888 as the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science; present name since 1930.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANZAC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANZAC</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ANZAC" src="word_pronunciations/01004.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænzæk/ (<em>say</em> 'anzak) <div class="def"><span id="mq963">Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzio</span></header><div>/ˈænzioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'anzeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">a town in Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, about 48 km south of Rome; Roman ruins; World War II battle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANZUS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANZUS</span><z><span target_id="pbi8b1mHhe">n.</span><span target_id="xIVUxW2yvY">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈænzəs/ (<em>say</em> 'anzuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pbi8b1mHhe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> Also, <strong class="vs">ANZUS Treaty</strong>, <strong class="vs">ANZUS Pact</strong>. a mutual defence treaty between Australia, NZ, and the US, signed in 1951; US security commitment to New Zealand suspended since 1985. Official name, <strong>Australia, New Zealand and the United States Security Treaty</strong>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xIVUxW2yvY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq98"> relating to this treaty, or to Australia, NZ and the US as participants in this treaty: <em class="example">an ANZUS meeting; </em><em class="example">the ANZUS countries.</em></span></div> <div class="backshade">In Australia, <strong>ANZUS</strong> was seen initially as a guarantee of US support against communist aggression. Over the years, Australian commitment under ANZUS has widened, with Australia supporting the US in Vietnam, the 1991 Gulf War and Somalia, and in 2001 pledging support for the US following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The treaty also provides a framework for the sharing of defence technologies, logistics and intelligence. In 1985 the Lange Labour government in NZ banned US nuclear-powered ships; this led to the US suspending its security commitment to NZ. The ANZUS treaty remains in effect between Australia and the US and between Australia and NZ.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AO</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> Officer of the Order of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq264"> <em class="label">TV</em> adults only.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq463"> Australian Opera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq472"> (in Russian placenames) Autonomous Region.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003178" href="#mq472">4</a> Russian <em>A</em>(<em>vtonomnaja</em>)<em> O</em>(<em>blast</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AOB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AOB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq588">any other business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AOC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac340857680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AOC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq540">Australian Olympic Committee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AOG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac782549843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AOG</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq440">Assemblies of God.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aorist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aorist</span><z><span target_id="9PkqqV7MJI">n.</span><span target_id="tHGPaSIy5z">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9PkqqV7MJI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> a tense of the Greek verb expressing past action without implication as to whether the action was momentary, continuous, completed, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tHGPaSIy5z">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq050"> of or in the aorist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aoristos</em> indefinite]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aoristic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aoristic</span></header><div>/ɛəˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> air'ristik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> relating to the aorist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> indefinite; indeterminate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aorta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aorta</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aorta" src="word_pronunciations/01007.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈɔtə/ (<em>say</em> ay'awtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aortas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">aortae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aorta" src="word_pronunciations/01008.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈɔti/ (<em>say</em> ay'awtee))<br/> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>aortē</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aortic</strong>, <strong>aortal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AOT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AOT</span></header><div>/eɪ oʊ ˈti/ (<em>say</em> ay oh 'tee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">upside down; head over heels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>rse</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>ver</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>it</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AOTC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AOTC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq197">Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094200" href="entry://Telstra%20Corporation%23bigmac000094200"><strong>Telstra Corporation</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ap-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ap-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq937">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><strong>apo-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ap-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq690">a variant in Latin of the prefix <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a> before words beginning with <em>p</em>, as in <em>appose</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ap.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ap.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq252">April.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AP</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> Associated Press.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> Australia Party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq741"> Anangu Pitjantjatjara.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac566703255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APA</span></header><div>/eɪ pi ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay pee 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">a style of pale ale developed in the US, deriving its flavour from American hops.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>A</em>(<em>merican</em>)<em> P</em>(<em>ale</em>)<em> A</em>(<em>le</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac906824396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq784">all points bulletin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APC<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ pi ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ay pee 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">the mixture of acetylsalicylic acid, phenacetin, and caffeine, formerly used in treatment of pain and fever.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APC<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">Armoured Personnel Carrier.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphesis</span></header><div>/ˈæfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'afuhsuhs), /əˈfisəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'feesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">(in historical linguistic process) the gradual disappearance of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in <em>mend</em> from <em>amend</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: a letting go]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphetic</span></header><div>/əˈfɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'fetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">of, relating to, or due to aphesis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aphetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aphid" src="word_pronunciations/01021.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'ayfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">any of the plant-sucking insects of the family Aphididae; greenfly; plant louse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from New Latin <em>aphides</em>, plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003238" href="entry://aphis%23bigmac000003238"><span class="smallcaps">aphis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aphidian</strong> /əˈfɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> uh'fideeuhn), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphis</span></header><div>/ˈeɪfəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ayfuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aphides</strong> /ˈeɪfədiz/ (<em>say</em> 'ayfuhdeez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">any insect of the genus <em>Aphis</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphonia</span></header><div>/əˈfoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> uh'fohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">loss of voice, due to a structural or functional disturbance of the vocal organs which can be caused by physical injury or emotional disturbance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: speechlessness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphonic</span><z><span target_id="C2Fge71ITm">adj.</span><span target_id="am4QrubImp">n.</span></z></header><div>/eɪˈfɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'fonik) <em class="label">Pathology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C2Fge71ITm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> affected with aphonia.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="am4QrubImp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq695"> someone affected with aphonia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphorise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphorise</span></header><div>/ˈæfəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'afuhruyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">aphorised</strong>, <strong class="bold">aphorising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">to utter aphorisms; write or speak in aphorisms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aphorize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphorism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphorism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aphorism" src="word_pronunciations/01022.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæfərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'afuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">a terse saying embodying a general truth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>aphorismus</em>, from Greek <em>aphorismos</em> definition, a short pithy sentence] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aphorismic</strong>, <strong>aphorismatic</strong> /æfərɪzˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> afuhriz'matik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphorist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphorist</span></header><div>/ˈæfərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'afuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">a maker of aphorisms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphoristic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphoristic</span></header><div>/æfəˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> afuh'ristik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> of, like, or containing aphorisms: <em class="example">his sermons were always richly aphoristic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> given to making or quoting aphorisms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aphoristically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphotic</span></header><div>/əˈfɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'fotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> without light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> of or relating to a plant growing in the aphotic region.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056276" href="entry://photic%23bigmac000056276"><span class="smallcaps">photic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aphrodite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aphrodite</span></header><div>/æfrəˈdaɪti/ (<em>say</em> afruh'duytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">the Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Venus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphtha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac045576858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphtha</span></header><div>/ˈæfθə/ (<em>say</em> 'afthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aphthae</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac941627930" href="entry://mouth%20ulcer%23bigmac941627930"><strong>mouth ulcer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aphtha</em>, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aphthous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphyllous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphyllous</span></header><div>/əˈfɪləs/ (<em>say</em> uh'filuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">naturally leafless.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aphyllos</em> leafless]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphylly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphylly</span></header><div>/əˈfɪli/ (<em>say</em> uh'filee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">leaflessness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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API
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac126691552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">API</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq128">application programming interface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apia</span></header><div>/ˈapiə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">a seaport in and the capital of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), on Upolu island.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apicectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apicectomy</span></header><div>/eɪpəˈsɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> aypuh'sektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apicectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">excision of the root of a tooth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apex</em> top + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022875" href="entry://-ectomy%23bigmac000022875"><span class="smallcaps">-ectomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apices
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apices</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apices" src="word_pronunciations/01027.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪpəsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'aypuhseez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">a plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003220" href="entry://apex%23bigmac000003220"><strong>apex</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apiculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apiculture</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apiculture" src="word_pronunciations/01028.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪpikʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'aypeekulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">the rearing of bees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>api</em>(<em>s</em>) bee + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099185" href="entry://culture%23bigmac000099185"><span class="smallcaps">culture</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apicultural</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apiculturist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apiece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apiece</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apiece" src="word_pronunciations/01029.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpis/ (<em>say</em> uh'pees) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each: <em class="example">an orange apiece; </em><em class="example">costing a dollar apiece.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [originally two words, <em>a</em> to or for each + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104914" href="entry://piece%23bigmac000104914"><span class="smallcaps">piece</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apiphobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac29709147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apiphobia</span></header><div>/æpiˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> apee'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">an abnormal fear of bees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>api</em>(<em>s</em>) bee + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apiphobe</strong> /ˈæpifoʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'apeefohb), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apis</span></header><div>/ˈapɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahpis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">the sacred bull of the ancient Egyptians, to which divine honours were paid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Apis</em>, from Egyptian <em>hapi</em> probably, the running (bull)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apish</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'aypish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> slavishly imitative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq254"> foolishly affected.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>apishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apivorous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apivorous</span></header><div>/eɪˈpɪvərəs/ (<em>say</em> ay'pivuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">feeding on bees, as certain birds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>api</em>(<em>s</em>) bee + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083312" href="entry://-vorous%23bigmac000083312"><span class="smallcaps">-vorous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aplenty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aplenty</span></header><div>/əˈplɛnti/ (<em>say</em> uh'plentee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>placed after the noun</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">in abundance: <em class="example">there’s food aplenty for all.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095185" href="entry://plenty%23bigmac000095185"><span class="smallcaps">plenty</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aplite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aplite</span></header><div>/ˈæplaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'apluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">haplite</strong> /ˈhæplaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'hapluyt). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>haploos</em> single, simple + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aplitic</strong> /əˈplɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'plitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aplomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aplomb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aplomb" src="word_pronunciations/01030.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈplɒm/ (<em>say</em> uh'plom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> a perpendicular position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>à</em> according to + <em>plomb</em> plummet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apnoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apnoea</span></header><div>/ˈæpniə/ (<em>say</em> 'apneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> suspension of respiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104431" href="entry://asphyxia%23bigmac000104431"><strong>asphyxia</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apnea</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>apnoia</em> lack of wind] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apnoeal</strong>, <strong>apnoeic</strong> /æpˈniɪk/ (<em>say</em> ap'neeik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq727">a prefix meaning ‘from’, ‘away’, ‘off’, ‘asunder’, as in <em>apomorphine</em>, <em>apophyllite</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ap-</strong>, <strong class="vs">aph-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000015" href="entry://ab-%23bigmac000000015"><span class="smallcaps">ab-<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apo</span></header><div>/ˈapoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahpoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">an active volcano in the Philippines on southern Mindanao, near Davao; the highest peak in the Philippines. 2954 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apoc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apoc.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq954">Apocalypse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apocope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apocope</span></header><div>/əˈpɒkəpi/ (<em>say</em> uh'pokuhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">the process of deriving a word by apocopation.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac10809238" href="entry://apocopate%23bigmac10809238"><strong>apocopate</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>apokopē</em> a cutting off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apocrypha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apocrypha</span></header><div>/əˈpɒkrəfə/ (<em>say</em> uh'pokruhfuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>now construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">fourteen books included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate versions of the Bible as an appendix to the Old Testament, but usually omitted from Protestant editions of the Bible as not considered canonical.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from neuter plural of Late Latin <em>apocryphus</em> secret, uncanonical, in <em>apocrypha scripta</em> uncanonical writings] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Apocryphal</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apocynthion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apocynthion</span></header><div>/æpəˈsɪnθiən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'sintheeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">the point of a satellite’s orbit about the moon most distant from the moon.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055598" href="entry://pericynthion%23bigmac000055598"><strong>pericynthion</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + <em>Cynth</em>(<em>ia</em>) the goddess of the moon + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apodeixis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apodeixis</span></header><div>/æpəˈdeɪksɪs/ (<em>say</em> apuh'dayksis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Logic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">an apodictic proof.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apodixis</strong> /æpəˈdɪksəs/ (<em>say</em> apuh'diksuhs). <div class="etym">[Greek: demonstration]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apodictic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apodictic</span></header><div>/æpəˈdɪktɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'diktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> incontestable because demonstrated or demonstrable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Logic</em> descriptive of a proposition (in Aristotelian logic) or a judgement (in Kantian), the truth of which it claims to be necessary.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apodeictic</strong> /æpəˈdaɪktɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'duyktik), <strong class="vs">apodictical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>apodeiktikos</em> demonstrative] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apodictically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apodosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apodosis</span></header><div>/əˈpɒdəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'poduhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apodoses</strong> /əˈpɒdəsiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'poduhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">(in a conditional sentence) the clause stating the consequence.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059587" href="entry://protasis%23bigmac000059587"><strong>protasis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059587" href="entry://protasis%23mq038">1</a>). <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek: return, answering clause]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apogee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apogee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apogee" src="word_pronunciations/01033.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the point in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite most distant from the earth (opposed to <em>perigee</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> the highest or most distant point; climax.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>apogée</em>, from Latin <em>apogēum</em>, from Greek <em>apogaion </em>(<em>diastēma</em>) (distance) from the earth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apogeal</strong>, <strong>apogean</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apogeotropism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apogeotropism</span></header><div>/æpədʒiˈɒtrəpɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> apuhjee'otruhpizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">(of a plant) growth or tendency away from the earth; negative geotropism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>apogeotropic</strong> /æpədʒiəˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuhjeeuh'tropik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ape</span><z><span target_id="0R8ivpn9tU">n.</span><span target_id="uYdJiqdOI0">v.t.</span><span target_id="ihvJ8fjKBe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ape" src="word_pronunciations/01018.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪp/ (<em>say</em> ayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0R8ivpn9tU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> any of various extant, tailless, anthropoid primates including the gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gibbons, and excluding monkeys.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq667"> <em class="label">Anthropology</em> any member of the superfamily Hominoidea, comprising the lesser apes and great apes, including humans, and their extinct ancestors. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031471" href="entry://great%20ape%23bigmac000031471"><strong>great ape</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac144324951" href="entry://lesser%20ape%23bigmac144324951"><strong>lesser ape</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq301"> (loosely) any primate other than humans, including monkeys.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq368"> an imitator; a mimic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who is apelike in size, appearance or behaviour; brute: <em class="example">leave him alone you big ape.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) (a term of abuse for a dark-skinned person.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq402"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> £500.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uYdJiqdOI0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq617"> (<strong class="bold">aped</strong>, <strong class="bold">aping</strong>) to imitate servilely; mimic.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ihvJ8fjKBe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq620"> <strong class="phr">go ape</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>over</em>) to react with excessive and unrestrained pleasure, excitement, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old English <em>apa</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apelike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APEC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APEC</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'aypek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group; a forum for economic debate and cooperation, founded in 1989; membership consists of 21 countries of the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, NZ and the US.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>APEC</strong> developed from an initiative of Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with the backing of the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). Hawke publicly announced the idea in Seoul in January 1989, and the first meeting was held in Canberra in November that year. It has become the primary regional vehicle for promoting open trade and practical economic cooperation. Policy development is undertaken at a series of meetings of APEC ministers (education, trade, science and technology, etc.), with key decisions taken at the annual meeting of APEC leaders. Policies are arrived at by consultation and consensus and are adopted voluntarily.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apelles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apelles</span></header><div>/əˈpɛliz/ (<em>say</em> uh'peleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">360?–315? BC, Greek painter, praised by Pliny the Elder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apennines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apennines</span></header><div>/ˈæpənaɪnz/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhnuynz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a mountain range traversing the length of the Italian peninsula. Highest peak, Monte Corno, 2912 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806949918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apera</span></header><div>/əˈpɛrə/ (<em>say</em> uh'peruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">a fortified and blended wine of Australia, ranging in taste from dry to very sweet.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009555" href="entry://sherry%23bigmac000009555"><strong>sherry</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[derived from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089996" href="entry://aperitif%23bigmac000089996"><span class="smallcaps">aperitif</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098273" href="entry://champagne%23bigmac000098273"><strong>champagne</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aperçu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aperçu</span></header><div>/apɛəˈsu/ (<em>say</em> ahpair'sooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aperçus</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> a perception or intuitive understanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq619"> an outline or summary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>apercevoir</em> perceive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aperient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aperient</span><z><span target_id="xzNlQsQBpp">adj.</span><span target_id="xDO5G8bdLh">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aperient" src="word_pronunciations/01013.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪəriənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pearreeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xzNlQsQBpp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> purgative; laxative.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xDO5G8bdLh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq446"> a medicine or an article of diet that acts as a mild laxative.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aperitive</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aperiens</em>, present participle, opening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aperiodic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aperiodic</span></header><div>/ˌeɪpɪəriˈɒdɪk/ (<em>say</em> .aypearree'odik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">not periodic; irregular.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055620" href="entry://periodic%23bigmac000055620"><span class="smallcaps">periodic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aperiodicity</strong> /ˌeɪpɪəriəˈdɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> .aypearreeuh'disuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aperitif
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aperitif</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aperitif" src="word_pronunciations/01014.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɛrətɪf/ (<em>say</em> uh'peruhtif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">a small alcoholic drink, as a cocktail or glass of sherry, often taken as an appetiser.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac085751394" href="entry://digestif%23bigmac085751394"><strong>digestif</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">aperitive</strong> /əˈpɛrətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'peruhtiv). <div class="etym">[French <em>apéritif</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aperitive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121582318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aperitive</span></header><div>/əˈpɛrətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'peruhtiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089996" href="entry://aperitif%23bigmac000089996"><strong>aperitif</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003214" href="entry://aperient%23bigmac000003214"><strong>aperient</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aperture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aperture</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aperture" src="word_pronunciations/01015.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpətʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> a hole, slit, crack, gap, or other opening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> the opening in the diaphragm of an optical instrument which controls the amount of light allowed to enter; in a camera, usually measured as an f number or f-stop, the smaller the f number the larger the opening.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apertūra</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apery</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpəri/ (<em>say</em> 'aypuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aperies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> apish behaviour; mimicry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> a silly trick.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097882" href="entry://ape%23bigmac000097882"><span class="smallcaps">ap(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23bigmac000024465"><span class="smallcaps">-ery</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apeshit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624544018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apeshit</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpʃɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'aypshit) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">go apeshit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">to behave in a wild and unrestrained manner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apex</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apex" src="word_pronunciations/01017.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪpɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'aypeks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apexes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">apices</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apex" src="word_pronunciations/01016.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪpəsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'aypuhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> the tip, point, or vertex of anything; the summit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq926"> climax; acme.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: point, summit] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This word has variant plural forms, <em>apexes</em> being the English plural, and <em>apices</em> being derived from the Latin plural. Either form is acceptable.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59135062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq801">absolute pollen frequency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aph-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aph-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq905">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><strong>apo-</strong></a> used before an aspirate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphelion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphelion</span></header><div>/əˈfiliən/ (<em>say</em> uh'feeleeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aphelia</strong> /əˈfiliə/ (<em>say</em> uh'feeleeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">the point of a planet’s, comet’s, or artificial satellite’s orbit most distant from the sun (opposed to <em>perihelion</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hellenised form of New Latin <em>aphēlium</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003225" href="entry://aph-%23bigmac000003225"><span class="smallcaps">aph-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033644" href="entry://helio-%23bigmac000033644"><span class="smallcaps">helio-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apheliotropic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apheliotropic</span></header><div>/əfiliəˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhfeeleeuh'tropik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">growing away from the sun, as of plant roots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033661" href="entry://heliotropic%23bigmac000033661"><span class="smallcaps">heliotropic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apheresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apheresis</span></header><div>/əˈfɛrəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'feruhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003226" href="entry://aphaeresis%23bigmac000003226"><strong>aphaeresis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apollo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Apollo" src="word_pronunciations/01035.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒloʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'poloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> a Greek (and Roman) deity, the god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, youthful manly beauty, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> an unusually good-looking young man.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Apoll ōn</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359551895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Apollo" src="word_pronunciations/01035.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒloʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'poloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">a US space program which aimed to explore the moon by having a person land on its surface and return safely to the earth; crew members of the spaceship Apollo 11 made the first lunar landing on 20 July 1969.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086993" href="#bigmac000086993"><span class="smallcaps">Apollo<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apollodorus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollodorus</span></header><div>/əpɒləˈdɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> uhpoluh'dawruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">died c. AD 130, Greek architect and engineer; designed Trajan’s column.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apollyon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollyon</span></header><div>/əˈpɒljən/ (<em>say</em> uh'polyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">the destroyer; the angel of the bottomless pit. Revelation 9:11.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Abaddon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek: (properly adjective) destroying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apologetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apologetic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apologetic" src="word_pronunciations/01036.mp3"></audio></span>/əpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhpoluh'jetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> making apology or excuse for fault, failure, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> defending by speech or writing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apologetical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>apologēticus</em>, from Greek <em>apologētikos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apologetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apologetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apologetics</span></header><div>/əpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhpoluh'jetiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> the science or technique of defensive argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> the branch of theology concerned with the defence of Christianity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apologia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apologia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apologia" src="word_pronunciations/01037.mp3"></audio></span>/æpəˈloʊdʒiə/ (<em>say</em> apuh'lohjeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">a formal defence or justification in speech or writing, as of a cause or doctrine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: a speech in defence, from <em>apo-</em> against + <em>-logia</em> speaking]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apologise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apologise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apologise" src="word_pronunciations/01038.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'poluhjuyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">apologised</strong>, <strong class="bold">apologising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> to offer excuses or regrets for some fault, insult, failure, or injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq634"> to make a formal defence in speech or writing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apologize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>apologiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apologist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apologist</span></header><div>/əˈpɒlədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> uh'poluhjuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> someone who makes an apology or defence in speech or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq174"> a defender of Christianity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq923"> one of the authors of the early Christian apologies.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apologue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apologue</span></header><div>/ˈæpəlɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhlog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq994"> a didactic narrative; a moral fable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> an allegory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>apologus</em>, from Greek <em>apologos</em> a story, tale]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apology" src="word_pronunciations/01039.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh'poluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apologies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> an expression of regret offered for some fault, failure, insult, or injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> an apologia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq128"> a poor specimen or substitute; a makeshift: <em class="example">a sad apology for a hat.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apologia</em>, from Greek <em>apologia</em>, speech in defence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac58265202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Apology" src="word_pronunciations/01039.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh'poluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq15">the apology to the Indigenous people of Australia for past government laws and policies that inflicted injustice and suffering on them, especially for the removal of the stolen generations from their families, passed as a motion in the federal parliament on 13 February 2008, having been introduced by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apolune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apolune</span></header><div>/ˈæpəlun/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhloohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">the highest point in the orbit of a body which is circling the moon, with respect to the moon’s centre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + <em>lune</em> (Latin <em>lūna</em> moon), modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003281" href="entry://apogee%23bigmac000003281"><span class="smallcaps">apogee</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apomict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apomict</span></header><div>/ˈæpəmɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhmikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">an organism produced by apomixis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apomixis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apomixis</span></header><div>/æpəˈmɪksəs/ (<em>say</em> apuh'miksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apomixes</strong> /æpəˈmɪksiz/ (<em>say</em> apuh'mikseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">reproduction which replaces or is a substitute for sexual reproduction, so that all progeny so derived have the same genetic constitution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + <em>mixis</em> mixing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apomorphine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apomorphine</span></header><div>/æpəˈmɔfin/ (<em>say</em> apuh'mawfeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">an artificial crystalline alkaloid prepared from morphine, formerly used in the form of the hydrochloride as an emetic and expectorant.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apomorphin</strong> /æpəˈmɔfən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'mawfuhn), <strong class="vs">apomorphia</strong> /æpəˈmɔfiə/ (<em>say</em> apuh'mawfeeuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aponeurosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aponeurosis</span></header><div>/æpənjuˈroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> apuhnyooh'rohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aponeuroses</strong> /æpənjuˈroʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> apuhnyooh'rohseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a whitish fibrous membrane formed by the expansion of a tendon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek, from <em>aponeurousthai</em> become a tendon] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aponeurotic</strong> /æpənjuˈrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuhnyooh'rotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apophenia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731692466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apophenia</span></header><div>/æpəˈfiniə/ (<em>say</em> apuh'feeneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">the tendency to perceive patterns and connections between unrelated things, where no pattern or connection actually exists.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined from Greek <em>apo-</em> from, away + <em>phainein</em> to show]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apophthegm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apophthegm</span></header><div>/ˈæpəθɛm/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhthem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apothegm</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>apophthegma</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apophthegmatic</strong> /æpəθɛgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuhtheg'matik), <strong>apophthegmatical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apophyge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apophyge</span></header><div>/əˈpɒfədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh'pofuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> the small, hollow outward spread at the bottom of the shaft of a pillar by which it joins the base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> a similar but slighter spread at the top of the shaft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: literally, an escape]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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app
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">app</span></header><div>/æp/ (<em>say</em> ap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103999" href="entry://application%23bigmac000103999">application</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103999" href="entry://application%23mq267">10</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> a digital product which can be downloaded onto a smartphone, tablet, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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app.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">app.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq930"> apparent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> appended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq823"> appendix.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq760"> appointed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq904"> approval.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq600"> approved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq367"> approximate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac053859492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq589">amyloid precursor protein.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appel</span></header><div>/əˈpɛl/ (<em>say</em> uh'pel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Fencing</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one’s intent to attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> a smart stroke with the blade used for the purpose of procuring an opening.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appellee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appellee</span></header><div>/æpɛlˈi/ (<em>say</em> apel'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">the person against whom an accusation or an appeal is lodged.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>apele</em> summoned]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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append
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">append</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of append" src="word_pronunciations/01066.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɛnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'pend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> to add, as an accessory; subjoin; annex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> to attach as a pendant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appendere</em> hang (something) on]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appendectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392588009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appendectomy</span></header><div>/ˌæpɛnˈdɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> .apen'dektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">appendectomies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Surgery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">excision of the vermiform appendix.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">appendicectomy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095021" href="entry://appendix%23bigmac000095021"><span class="smallcaps">append(ix)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022875" href="entry://-ectomy%23bigmac000022875"><span class="smallcaps">-ectomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appendicectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appendicectomy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appendicectomy" src="word_pronunciations/01062.mp3"></audio></span>/əpɛndəˈsɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> uhpenduh'sektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">appendicectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac392588009" href="entry://appendectomy%23bigmac392588009"><strong>appendectomy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appendicitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appendicitis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appendicitis" src="word_pronunciations/01063.mp3"></audio></span>/əpɛndəˈsaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> uhpenduh'suytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">inflammation of the vermiform appendix.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>appendix</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095021" href="entry://appendix%23bigmac000095021"><span class="smallcaps">appendix</span></a> + <em>ītis</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appendicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appendicle</span></header><div>/əˈpɛndɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'pendikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">a small appendage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appendicula</em>, diminutive of <em>appendix</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095021" href="entry://appendix%23bigmac000095021"><span class="smallcaps">appendix</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appendicular</strong> /ˌæpɛnˈdɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> .apen'dikyuhluh), <strong>appendiculate</strong> /ˌæpɛnˈdɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> .apen'dikyuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appendix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appendix</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appendix" src="word_pronunciations/01064.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɛndɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh'pendiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">appendixes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">appendices</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appendix" src="word_pronunciations/01065.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɛndəsiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'penduhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> matter which supplements the main text of a book, generally explanatory, statistical, or bibliographic material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq435"> a process or projection.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq704"> the vermiform appendix.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: appendage, addition] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This word has variant plural forms, <em>appendixes</em> being the English plural, and <em>appendices</em> being derived from the Latin plural. Either form is acceptable.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apperceive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apperceive</span></header><div>/æpəˈsiv/ (<em>say</em> apuh'seev) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">apperceived</strong>, <strong class="bold">apperceiving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> to be conscious of perceiving; comprehend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq042"> to comprehend by assimilating (a new idea) with the mass of concepts, etc., already in the mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003348" href="entry://apperception%23bigmac000003348"><span class="smallcaps">apperception</span></a>, modelled on <em>perceive</em>, <em>perception</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apperception
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apperception</span></header><div>/æpəˈsɛpʃən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'sepshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> conscious perception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq151"> the act of apperceiving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apperceptive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appert</span></header><div>/aˈpɛə/ (<em>say</em> ah'pair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Nicolas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">1749–1814, French cook, inventor of the method of food preservation now called canning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appetence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appetence</span></header><div>/ˈæpətəns/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhtuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> strong natural craving; appetite; intense desire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> instinctive inclination or natural tendency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq129"> material or chemical attraction or affinity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appetentia</em> seeking after] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appetent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appetency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appetency</span></header><div>/ˈæpətənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhtuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">appetencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101521" href="entry://appetence%23bigmac000101521"><strong>appetence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appetiser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appetiser</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appetiser" src="word_pronunciations/01068.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpətaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhtuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">a food or drink that stimulates the desire for food.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">appetizer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appetising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appetising</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appetising" src="word_pronunciations/01069.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpətaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhtuyzing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">exciting or appealing to the appetite.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">appetizing</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>appetisingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appetite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appetite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appetite" src="word_pronunciations/01070.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpətaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhtuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> a desire for food or drink: <em class="example">to work up an appetite.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> a desire to supply any bodily want or craving: <em class="example">the natural appetites.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq091"> an innate or acquired demand or propensity to satisfy a want: <em class="example">an appetite for reading.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq845"> (<em>often used in the negative</em>) an enthusiasm for a particular course of action: <em class="example">to have no appetite for budget cuts.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>appetit</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>appetītus</em> onset, desire for]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appetitive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appetitive</span></header><div>/əˈpɛtətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'petuhtiv), /ˈæpətaɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhtuytiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">relating to appetite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apophyllite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apophyllite</span></header><div>/əˈpɒfəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pofuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">a mineral, a hydrous potassium and calcium fluorosilicate occurring in white crystals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + Greek <em>phyllon</em> leaf + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>; so named because of its tendency to exfoliate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apophysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apophysis</span></header><div>/əˈpɒfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'pofuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apophyses</strong> /əˈpɒfəsiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'pofuhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">an outgrowth; a process; a projection or protuberance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: an offshoot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apoplectic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apoplectic</span><z><span target_id="xsGWzQe7B8">adj.</span><span target_id="e0JxgyhZTG">n.</span></z></header><div>/æpəˈplɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'plektik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xsGWzQe7B8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">apoplectical</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> of or relating to apoplexy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> having or inclined to apoplexy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq223"> full of rage.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e0JxgyhZTG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq154"> a person having or disposed to apoplexy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>apoplectically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apoplexy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apoplexy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apoplexy" src="word_pronunciations/01040.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpəplɛksi/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhpleksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apoplexies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> marked loss of bodily function due to cerebral haemorrhage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> haemorrhage into the tissue of any organ, especially the brain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq880"> extreme anger; rage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apoplexie</em>, from Latin <em>apoplēxia</em>, from Greek, from <em>apoplēssein</em> disable by a stroke]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apoptosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568752480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apoptosis</span></header><div>/æpɒpˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> apop'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a key biological regulatory mechanism by which a cell dies because of signals generated within it or by outside activators at its surface; PCD.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + Greek <em>ptōsis</em> a felling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aport</span></header><div>/əˈpɔt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pawt) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">on or towards the port side.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aposiopesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aposiopesis</span></header><div>/æpəsaɪəˈpisəs/ (<em>say</em> apuhsuyuh'peesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">a sudden breaking off in the middle of a sentence, as if from unwillingness to proceed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, <em>aposiōpan</em> be silent] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aposiopetic</strong> /ˌæpəsaɪəˈpɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .apuhsuyuh'petik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostille</span></header><div>/əˈpɒstl/ (<em>say</em> uh'postl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq611"> a marginal annotation or note.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac537969520" href="entry://apostille%20certificate%23bigmac537969520"><strong>apostille certificate</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apostil</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>apostille</em>, from <em>apostiller</em>, from <em>à</em> to + <em>postille</em> marginal note, probably from Medieval Latin <em>postilla</em>, from <em>post</em> after + <em>illa</em> those things]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apostle" src="word_pronunciations/01043.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒsəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'posuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> (<em>often upper case</em>) one of the twelve disciples sent forth by Christ to preach the gospel. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003316" href="entry://Apostles%23bigmac000003316"><strong>Apostles</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq315"> any important Christian teacher or missionary, especially in the early period of the spread of Christianity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq748"> a pioneer of any great moral reform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq226"> a vigorous and zealous upholder (of a principle, cause, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apostel</em>, Old English <em>apostol</em>, from Latin <em>apostolus</em>, from Greek <em>apostolos</em> one sent away. Compare Middle English <em>apostle</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apostleship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostlebird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostlebird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apostlebird" src="word_pronunciations/01042.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒsəlbɜd/ (<em>say</em> uh'posuhlberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">a greyish-brown, communal nest-building flock bird endemic to the Australian interior, <em>Struthidea cinerea</em>; happy family; twelve apostle bird.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apostle bird</strong>. <div class="etym">[from their habit of flying in groups of about 12, the number of the <em>apostles</em> of Christ]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apostles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apostles</span></header><div>/əˈpɒsəlz/ (<em>say</em> uh'posuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">the twelve disciples sent forth by Christ to preach the gospel: Andrew, Bartholomew, John, James the Lesser, James the Greater, Jude, Matthew, Matthias (replacing Judas Iscariot), Peter, Philip, Simon, and Thomas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostolic</span></header><div>/æpəˈstɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'stolik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> relating to or characteristic of an apostle, especially of the Twelve Apostles, or of the work of an apostle, especially the social work: <em class="example">the sisterhood was devoted to apostolic works.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> derived from the Apostles in regular sequence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq013"> of the pope; papal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apostolical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>apostolically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apostolicism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apostolicity</strong> /əpɒstəˈlɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhpostuh'lisuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostrophe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostrophe<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apostrophe" src="word_pronunciations/01044.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒstrəfi/ (<em>say</em> uh'postruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> the sign (’) used to indicate: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> the omission of one or more letters in a word, as in <em>o’er</em> for <em>over</em>, <em>halo’d</em> for <em>haloed</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> the possessive case, as in <em>lion’s</em>, <em>lions’</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq860"> certain plurals, as in <em>several MD’s</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003321" href="#bigmac000003321"><span class="smallcaps">apostrophe<sup>2</sup></span></a>, by confusion with French <em>apostrophe</em>, from Latin <em>apostrophus</em>, from Greek <em>apostrophos</em> turned away, elided] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apostrophic</strong> /æpəˈstrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'strofik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostrophe<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apostrophe" src="word_pronunciations/01045.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɒstrəfi/ (<em>say</em> uh'postruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">a digression from a discourse, especially in the form of a personal address to someone not present.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: a turning away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apostrophic</strong> /æpəˈstrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuh'strofik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostrophise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostrophise</span><z><span target_id="u3IzWbzOoh">v.t.</span><span target_id="b1dkj5kwXK">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈpɒstrəfaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'postruhfuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">apostrophised</strong>, <strong class="bold">apostrophising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="u3IzWbzOoh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq382"> to address by apostrophe.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b1dkj5kwXK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq661"> to utter an apostrophe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apostrophize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apothecium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apothecium</span></header><div>/æpəˈθisiəm/ (<em>say</em> apuh'theeseeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apothecia</strong> /æpəˈθisiə/ (<em>say</em> apuh'theeseeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">the fruit of certain lichens, usually an open, saucer- or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer which bears asci.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>apothēca</em> (from Greek <em>apothēkē</em> storehouse) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apothecial</strong> /æpəˈθisiəl/ (<em>say</em> apuh'theeseeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apothegm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apothegm</span></header><div>/ˈæpəθɛm/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhthem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003301" href="entry://apophthegm%23bigmac000003301"><strong>apophthegm</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>apothegmatic</strong> /æpəθɪgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> apuhthig'matik), <strong>apothegmatical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apothem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apothem</span></header><div>/ˈæpəθɛm/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhthem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">a perpendicular from the centre of a regular polygon to one of its sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003268" href="entry://apo-%23bigmac000003268"><span class="smallcaps">apo-</span></a> + Greek <em>thema</em>, from <em>tithenai</em> to set]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apotheosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apotheosis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apotheosis" src="word_pronunciations/01048.mp3"></audio></span>/əpɒθiˈoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> uhpothee'ohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apotheoses</strong> /əpɒθiˈoʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> uhpothee'ohseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> exaltation to the rank of a god.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> the glorification of any person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq151"> a deified or glorified ideal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: deification]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apotheosise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apotheosise</span></header><div>/əˈpɒθiəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'potheeuhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">apotheosised</strong>, <strong class="bold">apotheosising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">to deify.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apotheosize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appin</span></header><div>/ˈæpən/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">a town in NSW, south of Campbelltown; site of a colliery where 14 men were killed by a gas explosion in 1979.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple</span><z><span target_id="js7QnyqmpR">n.</span><span target_id="BvkpxQzZAW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apple" src="word_pronunciations/01074.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="js7QnyqmpR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> the edible fruit, usually round and with red, yellow or green skin, of the tree <em>Malus pumila</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> Also, <strong class="vs">apple tree</strong>. the tree, cultivated in most temperate regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq586"> the fruit of any of certain other species of tree of the same genus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq269"> Also, <strong class="vs">apple tree</strong>. any of these trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq852"> any of various other fruits, or fruit-like products or plants, usually specially designated, as the custard apple, love apple (tomato), oak-apple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq463"> the forbidden fruit of the tree in the Garden of Eden; temptation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq249"> Also, <strong class="vs">apple tree</strong>. any of various myrtaceous trees of the genus <em>Angophora</em>, of temperate eastern Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq434"> Also, <strong class="vs">apple box</strong>, <strong class="vs">apple tree</strong>. a large, spreading Australian tree, <em>Eucalyptus bridgesiana</em>, thought to resemble an apple tree; but but.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BvkpxQzZAW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">compare apples to oranges</strong>, to try to compare two things which are so essentially different that any comparison is misleading.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>æppel</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apples
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac269833089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apples</span></header><div>/ˈæpəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhlz) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">she’s apples</strong> or <strong class="phr">she’ll be apples</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">all is well.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? rhyming slang (1920s) <em>apples and rice</em> nice, apples and rice being a popular dessert in the early 1900s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac241270935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applet</span></header><div>/ˈæplət/ (<em>say</em> 'apluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a small Java computer program which can be sent via hypertext transfer protocol and which runs on the client machine rather than the server.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103999" href="entry://application%23bigmac000103999"><span class="smallcaps">appl(ication)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appleton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appleton</span></header><div>/ˈæpəltən/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhltuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> <strong>Sir Edward Victor</strong>, 1892–1965, English scientist; his research into the ionosphere was important to the development of radar; Nobel prize for physics 1947.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> <strong>Jean</strong>, 1911–2003, Australian painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applied
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applied</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of applied" src="word_pronunciations/01080.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈplaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'pluyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> put to practical use, as a science when its laws are concrete phenomena (distinguished from <em>abstract</em>, <em>theoretical</em>, or <em>pure</em> science).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> laid flat against.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appliqué
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appliqué</span><z><span target_id="PfSM3wKMjA">adj.</span><span target_id="QL5LEp30Fk">n.</span><span target_id="0RwSVUrjdt">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appliqué" src="word_pronunciations/01081.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpləkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'apluhkay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PfSM3wKMjA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> formed with ornamentation of one material sewn or otherwise applied to another.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QL5LEp30Fk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq678"> the ornamentation used to make an appliqué material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq861"> work so formed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0RwSVUrjdt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq163"> (<strong class="bold">appliquéd</strong>, <strong class="bold">appliquéing</strong>) to apply or form as in appliqué work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, past participle of <em>appliquer</em> put on]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apply
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apply</span><z><span target_id="Og2Hgbe7Q6">v.t.</span><span target_id="4mza2bqlfX">v.i.</span><span target_id="4zwtuw0kKU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apply" src="word_pronunciations/01082.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈplaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'pluy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">applied</strong>, <strong class="bold">applying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Og2Hgbe7Q6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> to lay on; bring into physical proximity or contact: <em class="example">to apply a match to powder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> to bring to bear; put into practical operation, as a principle, law, rule, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq099"> to put to use; employ: <em class="example">they know how to apply their labour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq003"> to devote to some specific purpose: <em class="example">to apply a sum of money to pay a debt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq786"> to use (a word or statement) with reference to some person or thing as applicable or pertinent: <em class="example">to apply the testimony to the case.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq064"> to give with earnestness or assiduity; employ with attention; set: <em class="example">to apply one’s mind to one’s lessons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq661"> to appliqué.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4mza2bqlfX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq079"> to have a bearing or reference; be pertinent: <em class="example">the argument applies to the case.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq528"> to make a formal application or request: <em class="example">to apply for a job.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4zwtuw0kKU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">apply one’s mind to</strong>, to concentrate or focus on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aplie</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>aplier</em>, from Latin <em>applicāre</em> attach] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>applier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appoint</span><z><span target_id="0XWQaHYRAp">v.t.</span><span target_id="2Lj1xbinAM">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appoint" src="word_pronunciations/01084.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'poynt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0XWQaHYRAp"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> to nominate or assign to a position, or to perform a function; set apart; designate: <em class="example">to appoint a new secretary.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> to constitute, ordain, or fix by decree, order, or decision; decree: <em class="example">laws appointed by God.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> to determine by authority or agreement; fix; settle: <em class="example">a time appointed for the meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Law</em> to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq761"> to provide with what is requisite; equip: <em class="example">to appoint a flat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq034"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to point at by way of censure.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2Lj1xbinAM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq436"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to ordain; resolve; determine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>apoint</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>apointer</em>, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>pointer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101339" href="entry://point%23bigmac000101339"><span class="smallcaps">point<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appointed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appointer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appointee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appointee</span></header><div>/əpɔɪnˈti/ (<em>say</em> uhpoyn'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> a person appointed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> a beneficiary under a legal appointment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appointive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appointive</span></header><div>/əˈpɔɪntɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'poyntiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">relating to or dependent on appointment: <em class="example">an appointive office.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appointment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appointment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appointment" src="word_pronunciations/01083.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɔɪntmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'poyntmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq408"> the act of appointing, designating, or placing in office: <em class="example">to fill a vacancy by appointment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq817"> an office held by a person appointed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> the act of fixing by mutual agreement; engagement: <em class="example">an appointment to meet at six o’clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq781"> (<em>usually plural</em>) equipment, as for a ship, hotel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq113"> decree; ordinance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appointor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appointor</span></header><div>/əˈpɔɪntə/ (<em>say</em> uh'poyntuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">a donee of a power; a person who nominates another for an office.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apportion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apportion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apportion" src="word_pronunciations/01085.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'pawshuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">to divide and assign in just proportion or according to some rule; distribute or allocate proportionally: <em class="example">to apportion expenses.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>apportionner</em>, from <em>à</em> to + <em>portionner</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101361" href="entry://portion%23bigmac000101361"><span class="smallcaps">portion</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apportionable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apportionment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apportionment</span></header><div>/əˈpɔʃənmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pawshuhnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq554"> the act of apportioning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> <em class="label">Government</em> the division of a geographical area into electorates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appose</span></header><div>/æˈpoʊz/ (<em>say</em> a'pohz), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">apposed</strong>, <strong class="bold">apposing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> to put or apply (one thing) to or near to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq539"> to place next, as one thing to another; place side by side, as two things.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>apposer</em>, from <em>à</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>poser</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058258" href="entry://pose%23bigmac000058258"><span class="smallcaps">pose<sup>2</sup></span></a>, associated with derivatives of Latin <em>apponere</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003390" href="entry://apposite%23bigmac000003390"><span class="smallcaps">apposite</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apposite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apposite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apposite" src="word_pronunciations/01086.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpəzət/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhzuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">suitable; well-adapted; pertinent: <em class="example">an apposite answer.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>appositus</em>, past participle, put to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appositely</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appositeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apposition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apposition" src="word_pronunciations/01087.mp3"></audio></span>/æpəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> apuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq980"> the act of adding to or together; a placing together; juxtaposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq217"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a syntactic relation between expressions, usually consecutive, which have the same function and the same relation to other elements in the sentence, the second expression identifying or supplementing the first. For example, <em>Adam, the first man</em>, has <em>the first man</em> in apposition to <em>Adam.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>appositional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>appositionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appositive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appositive</span><z><span target_id="3hXjJZww7o">adj.</span><span target_id="iobCfNY0sJ">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈpɒzətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'pozuhtiv) <em class="label">Grammar</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3hXjJZww7o">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> placed in apposition.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iobCfNY0sJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq830"> a word or phrase placed in apposition.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>appositively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apprehend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apprehend</span><z><span target_id="3mBFGpw4zx">v.t.</span><span target_id="OjZ1Yv7fsX">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apprehend" src="word_pronunciations/01092.mp3"></audio></span>/æprəˈhɛnd/ (<em>say</em> apruh'hend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3mBFGpw4zx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> to grasp the meaning of; understand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to entertain suspicion or fear of; anticipate: <em class="example">I apprehend no violence.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OjZ1Yv7fsX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq440"> to understand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq947"> to be apprehensive; fear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apprehendere</em> seize] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apprehender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apprehensible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apprehensible</span></header><div>/æprəˈhɛnsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> apruh'hensuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">capable of being understood.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>apprehensibility</strong> /ˌæprəhɛnsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> .apruhhensuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apprehension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apprehension</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apprehension" src="word_pronunciations/01093.mp3"></audio></span>/æprəˈhɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> apruh'henshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> anticipation of adversity; dread or fear of coming evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> the faculty of apprehending; understanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq643"> a view, opinion, or idea on any subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq214"> the act of arresting; seizure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apprehensio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apprehensive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apprehensive</span><z><span target_id="dhxW7RxJyF">adj.</span><span target_id="ZOCPvJf2kS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/æprəˈhɛnsɪv/ (<em>say</em> apruh'hensiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dhxW7RxJyF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> uneasy or fearful about something that may happen: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>ambulance attendants take up their posts, apprehensive and silent</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZOCPvJf2kS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">apprehensive of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq477"> fearful of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq801"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> perceptive or appreciative of.</span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>apprehensively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apprehensiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apprentice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apprentice</span><z><span target_id="i6vC5ju2A5">n.</span><span target_id="yQHxhE7QVJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apprentice" src="word_pronunciations/01094.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈprɛntəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'prentuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i6vC5ju2A5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq562"> someone who works for another with obligations to learn a trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> a learner; a novice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a trainee jockey under 21 years of age.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yQHxhE7QVJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq397"> (<strong class="bold">apprenticed</strong>, <strong class="bold">apprenticing</strong>) to bind to or put under the care of an employer for instruction in a trade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aprentys</em>, from Old French <em>aprentis</em>, from <em>a</em>(<em>p</em>)<em>rendre</em> teach, learn, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003395" href="entry://apprehend%23bigmac000003395"><span class="smallcaps">apprehend</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apprenticeship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apprise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apprise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apprise" src="word_pronunciations/01095.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'pruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">apprised</strong>, <strong class="bold">apprising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">(sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to give notice to; inform; advise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>a</em>(<em>p</em>)<em>pris</em>, past participle of <em>a</em>(<em>p</em>)<em>prendre</em> learn, teach. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003398" href="entry://apprentice%23bigmac000003398"><span class="smallcaps">apprentice</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appro</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of appro" src="word_pronunciations/01105.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæproʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'aproh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">on appro</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">for examination, without obligation to buy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100123" href="entry://approval%23bigmac000100123"><span class="smallcaps">approval</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approve<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="U9XLdFkVJc">v.t.</span><span target_id="biMMva6UoY">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of approve" src="word_pronunciations/01102.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpruv/ (<em>say</em> uh'proohv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">approved</strong>, <strong class="bold">approving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="U9XLdFkVJc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> to pronounce or consider good; speak or think favourably of: <em class="example">to approve the policies of the government.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> to confirm or sanction officially; ratify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to demonstrate in practice; show.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq207"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make good; attest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to prove by trial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to convict.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="biMMva6UoY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq705"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to speak or think favourably: <em class="example">his parents didn’t approve of her; </em><em class="example">we’ll start at once if you approve.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aprove</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>aprover</em>, from Latin <em>approbāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>approvable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>approver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>approving</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>approvingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approve<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of approve" src="word_pronunciations/01102.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpruv/ (<em>say</em> uh'proohv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">approved</strong>, <strong class="bold">approving</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">to improve; increase the value of; turn to one’s own profit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old North French <em>approer</em> profit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approved
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approved</span><z><span target_id="Lj1DlWWy9M">v.</span><span target_id="xv8B2K0wRq">n.</span><span target_id="Jpt29BjyWd">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əˈpruvd/ (<em>say</em> uh'proohvd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="Lj1DlWWy9M"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq28"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101195" href="entry://approve%23bigmac000101195"><strong>approve</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xv8B2K0wRq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq338"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003408" href="entry://approved%20handicap%23bigmac000003408"><strong>approved handicap</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq053"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003409" href="entry://approved%20horse%23bigmac000003409"><strong>approved horse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Jpt29BjyWd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq940"> <strong class="phr">be approved</strong>, to be authorised or sanctioned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approvement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approvement</span></header><div>/əˈpruvmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'proohvmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">enclosure of part of a stretch of common land.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approver</span></header><div>/əˈpruvə/ (<em>say</em> uh'proohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">an accomplice in crime who accuses others of the same offence and is admitted as a witness at the discretion of the court to give evidence against their companions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">prover</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>approver</em>, to consent unto]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approx.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approx.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq324">approximately.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apr.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apr.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq539">April.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APRA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac81037090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APRA<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæprə/ (<em>say</em> 'apruh) <div class="def"><span id="mq303">Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203768950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APRA<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæprə/ (<em>say</em> 'apruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq53">Australasian Performing Right Association; a copyright collecting agency, formed in 1926, which administers the rights of local and international composers, songwriters and publishers in Australia and NZ; part of a network of similar bodies worldwide; in 1997 merged with the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS).</span></div> Official name, <strong>APRA AMCOS</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apricot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apricot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apricot" src="word_pronunciations/01107.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪprikɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'aypreekot), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apricot" src="word_pronunciations/01108.mp3"></audio></span>/-prə-/ (<em>say</em> -pruh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq865"> the downy yellow fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree <em>Prunus armeniaca</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> the tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> a pinkish yellow or yellowish pink.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>apricock</em>, ? blend of Latin <em>praecoqua</em> apricots (neuter plural of <em>praecoquus</em> early ripe) and French <em>abricot</em> apricot, from Portuguese <em>albricoque</em>, from Spanish <em>albar</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>coque</em>, from Arabic <em>al barqūq</em>, from Late Greek <em>praikokion</em>, from Latin (as above)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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April
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">April</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of April" src="word_pronunciations/01109.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪprəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aypruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Aprīlis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aprium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac97915550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aprium</span></header><div>/ˈæpriəm/ (<em>say</em> 'apreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq38">a variety of fruit, developed by crossing an apricot with a plum and then crossing it back to an apricot, resulting in three-quarters apricot and one-quarter plum; resembling apricots but with a sweeter taste.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003419" href="entry://apricot%23bigmac000003419"><span class="smallcaps">apri(cot)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057478" href="entry://plum%23bigmac000057478"><span class="smallcaps">(pl)um<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apron</span><z><span target_id="OvKCyBLeUZ">n.</span><span target_id="HtVcXX6Cpv">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apron" src="word_pronunciations/01110.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪprən/ (<em>say</em> 'aypruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OvKCyBLeUZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> a piece of clothing made in various ways for covering, and usually also protecting, the front of the person more or less completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> a flat continuous conveyor belt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> that part of a lathe carriage containing the clutches and gears that transmit feeder or lead screw motion to the carriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq318"> any device for protecting a surface of earth such as a river bank, from the action of moving water.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq765"> a platform to receive the water falling over a dam.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq681"> a panel or board below a window, projecting slightly into a room.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq817"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a panel fitted to the lower part of the front or the back of a car, to hide the underside components and to reduce air resistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq042"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> the part of the ring canvas outside the ropes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq008"> a paved or hard-packed area abutting on airfield buildings and hangars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq576"> the part of the stage in front of the proscenium arch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq119"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a timber fixed behind the lower part of the stem above the fore end of the keel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq589"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a deposit of gravel and sand extending forward from a moraine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq293"> the neck fold of a merino ram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an excess of stomach fat which overhangs the pubic area.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HtVcXX6Cpv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq627"> to put an apron on; furnish with an apron.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>napron</em> (<em>a napron</em> being later taken as <em>an apron</em>), from Old French <em>naperon</em>, diminutive of <em>nape</em>, from Latin <em>nappa</em> napkin, cloth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apronectomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac031717727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apronectomy</span></header><div>/eɪprənˈɛktəmi/ (<em>say</em> aypruhn'ektuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apronectomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">the surgical removal of excess stomach skin and fat which hangs over the pubic area, often occurring after substantial weight loss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003423" href="entry://apron%23bigmac000003423"><span class="smallcaps">apron</span></a> (from the resemblance of the overhanging skin and fat to an apron) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022875" href="entry://-ectomy%23bigmac000022875"><span class="smallcaps">-ectomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apropos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apropos</span><z><span target_id="ZtnI1Biyyc">adv.</span><span target_id="xfVVpcZEWc">adj.</span><span target_id="pTSEnvAXCy">prep.</span><span target_id="pY7zer2O5n">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apropos" src="word_pronunciations/01111.mp3"></audio></span>/æprəˈpoʊ/ (<em>say</em> apruh'poh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ZtnI1Biyyc"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> to the purpose; opportunely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq570"> by the way.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xfVVpcZEWc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq887"> opportune; pertinent: <em class="example">apropos remarks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="pTSEnvAXCy">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq520"> regarding: <em class="example">apropos the next meeting.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pY7zer2O5n">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">apropos of</strong>, with reference or regard to; in respect of: <em class="example">apropos of nothing.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>à propos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq771">Australian Public Service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apse" src="word_pronunciations/01112.mp3"></audio></span>/æps/ (<em>say</em> aps) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a vaulted semicircular or polygonal recess in a building, especially at the end of the choir of a church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq748"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087699" href="entry://apsis%23bigmac000087699"><strong>apsis</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq224"> <strong>apse line</strong>, the line of apsides. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087699" href="entry://apsis%23bigmac000087699"><strong>apsis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087699" href="entry://apsis%23mq586">1b</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>apsis</em>, from Greek (<em>h</em>)<em>apsīs</em> loop, circle, bow, arch, apse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apsidal</strong> /ˈæpsədl/ (<em>say</em> 'apsuhdl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apsis</span></header><div>/ˈæpsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'apsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apsides</strong> /æpˈsaɪdiz/ (<em>say</em> ap'suydeez), /ˈæpsədiz/ (<em>say</em> 'apsuhdeez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq000"> either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (<strong>higher apsis</strong>) farthest from the centre of attraction, and the other (<strong>lower apsis</strong>) nearest to it.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq586"> <strong>line of apsides</strong>, the line coinciding with the major axis of an orbit.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> an apse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087698" href="entry://apse%23bigmac000087698"><span class="smallcaps">apse</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apt</span><z><span target_id="Pp9nZiAD2U">adj.</span><span target_id="m1JfIl01Rp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apt" src="word_pronunciations/01116.mp3"></audio></span>/æpt/ (<em>say</em> apt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Pp9nZiAD2U"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> unusually intelligent; quick to learn: <em class="example">an apt pupil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq054"> suited to the purpose or occasion: <em class="example">an apt metaphor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq723"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> prepared; ready; willing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m1JfIl01Rp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq409"> <strong class="phr">apt to</strong>, inclined or disposed to: <em class="example">the baby is apt to cry when we leave the room.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>aptus</em> fastened, joined, fitted] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aptly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aptness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac823430832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APT</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq449">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac751856206" href="entry://advanced%20persistent%20threat%23bigmac751856206"><strong>advanced persistent threat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apterous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apterous</span></header><div>/ˈæptərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aptuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> wingless, as some birds and insects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Botany</em> without membranous expansions, as a stem.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>apteros</em> without wings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apteryx
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apteryx</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apteryx" src="word_pronunciations/01113.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæptərɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'aptuhriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apteryxes</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apteryx" src="word_pronunciations/01114.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæptərɪksəz/ (<em>say</em> 'aptuhriksuhz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">any of several flightless ratite birds of NZ, constituting the genus <em>Apteryx</em>, allied to the extinct moa; kiwi.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <em>pteryx</em> wing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aptitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aptitude</span></header><div>/ˈæptətjud/ (<em>say</em> 'aptuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> a natural tendency or acquired inclination; both capacity and propensity for a certain course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> readiness in learning; intelligence; talent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq306"> the state or quality of being apt; special fitness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>aptitūdo</em>, from Latin <em>aptus</em> fit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aptonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac30169363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aptonym</span></header><div>/ˈæptənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'aptuhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac897134407" href="entry://aptronym%23bigmac897134407"><strong>aptronym</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aptronym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897134407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aptronym</span></header><div>/ˈæptrənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'aptruhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a name that reflects the job, hobby, character, etc., of the person so named, such as <em>Mr Green</em> for a gardener.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aptonym</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003426" href="entry://apt%23bigmac000003426"><span class="smallcaps">apt</span></a> + <em>-r-</em> + <em>-onym</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074305" href="entry://synonym%23bigmac000074305"><span class="smallcaps">synonym</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apuleius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apuleius</span></header><div>/æpjəˈliəs/ (<em>say</em> apyuh'leeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lucius</strong> /ˈlusjəs/ (<em>say</em> 'loohsyuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">fl. c. 160, Roman philosopher and satirist, author of <em>The Golden Ass</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apulia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apulia</span></header><div>/əˈpjuliə/ (<em>say</em> uh'pyoohleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a region in south-eastern Italy. 19 275 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Bari.</span></div> Italian, <strong>Puglia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apure</span></header><div>/æˈpʊəri/ (<em>say</em> a'poouhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">a river flowing from western Venezuela east to the Orinoco. About 480 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apus</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aypuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Apodis</strong> /əˈpoʊdəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'pohduhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Musca and Octans.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: genus name for bird-of-paradise, from Greek <em>apous</em> footless]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APY
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac150415360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APY</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq379">Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apyretic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apyretic</span></header><div>/eɪpaɪˈrɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> aypuy'retik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">free from fever.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>apyretos</em> without fever + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aq.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aq.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq720">water.</span></div><div class="etym"> Also, <strong class="vs">aq.</strong> [Latin <em>aqua</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AQ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AQ</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq055">achievement quotient.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AQI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122823865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AQI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq837">Australian question intonation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqiqa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475402755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqiqa</span></header><div>/əˈkikə/ (<em>say</em> uh'keekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Islam</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">the sacrifice of a sheep or goat which is made as part of the ceremony of thanksgiving for the birth of a child, usually after the baby’s hair is cut and a name is given.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AQIS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac187943464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AQIS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq398">Australian Quarantine Inspection Service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aqmola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac13600322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aqmola</span></header><div>/ækˈmoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> ak'mohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac164760240" href="entry://Astana%23bigmac164760240"><strong>Astana</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Akmola</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqua
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqua</span></header><div>/ˈækwə/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aquae</strong> /ˈækwi/ (<em>say</em> 'akwee) <em>for def. 1</em>, <strong class="bold">aquas</strong> <em>for def. 2</em>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> <em class="label">Chiefly Pharmaceutical</em> water; a liquid; a solution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> light blue-green or greenish blue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqueduct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqueduct</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aqueduct" src="word_pronunciations/01124.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækwədʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhdukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq779"> a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, the water usually flowing by gravity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq061"> a structure which carries a conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a canal or passage through which liquids pass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aquae ductus</em> conveyance of water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqueous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqueous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aqueous" src="word_pronunciations/01125.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækwiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'akweeuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aqueous" src="word_pronunciations/01126.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪkwi-/ (<em>say</em> 'aykwee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> of, like, or containing water; watery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> (of rocks) formed of matter deposited in or by water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqui-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac184409618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqui-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq106">a variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171138363" href="entry://aqua-%23bigmac171138363"><strong>aqua-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquiclude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac280798203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquiclude</span></header><div>/ˈækwiklud/ (<em>say</em> 'akweekloohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a rock, soil or sediment below the surface of the earth which does not allow water to pass through it, and so often forms the boundary of an aquifer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquiculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquiculture</span></header><div>/ˈækwəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094187" href="entry://aquaculture%23bigmac000094187"><strong>aquaculture</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquifer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquifer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aquifer" src="word_pronunciations/01127.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækwəfə/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">a geological formation which holds water in sufficient quantity to provide a source of water that can be tapped by a bore.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aquafer</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac184409618" href="entry://aqui-%23bigmac184409618"><span class="smallcaps">aqui-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026225" href="entry://-fer%23bigmac000026225"><span class="smallcaps">-fer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aquila
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aquila<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈakwila/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkweelah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">a town in central Italy; capital of Abruzzi region; destructive earthquake, 2009.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aquila<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈækwələ/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Aquilae</strong> /ˈækwəli/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhlee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus and on the celestial equator.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: eagle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquilegia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquilegia</span></header><div>/ækwəˈlidʒiə/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'leejeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">any plant of the genus <em>Aquilegia</em>; columbine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, variant of <em>aquilēja</em> columbine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aquileia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aquileia</span></header><div>/ækwəˈliə/ (<em>say</em> akwuh'leeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">an ancient city at the northern end of the Adriatic; important Roman centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquiline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquiline</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aquiline" src="word_pronunciations/01128.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈækwəlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuhluyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> of or like the eagle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq816"> (of the nose) curved like an eagle’s beak; hooked.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aquilīnus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ar-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ar-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq631">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a> (by assimilation) before <em>r</em>, as in <em>arrear</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ar</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">argon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ar.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ar.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> Arabic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> Aramaic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AR</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> autonomous region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq508"> augmented reality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ara</span></header><div>/ˈarə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Arae</strong> /ˈari/ (<em>say</em> 'ahree))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">the Altar, a southern constellation near Scorpio.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: altar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq394">Australian Regular Army.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093490" href="entry://Australian%20Army%23bigmac000093490"><strong>Australian Army</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac945628491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arb</span></header><div>/ab/ (<em>say</em> ahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">an arbitrageur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arbela
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arbela</span></header><div>/aˈbɛlə/ (<em>say</em> ah'beluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024356" href="entry://Erbil%23bigmac000024356"><strong>Erbil</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbiter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbiter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbiter" src="word_pronunciations/01134.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈabətə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> a person empowered to decide points at issue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> someone who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: witness, judge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitress</span></header><div>/ˈabətrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhtruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">a female arbiter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbor<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbor" src="word_pronunciations/01141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈabə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003544" href="entry://arbour%23bigmac000003544"><strong>arbour</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbor<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbor" src="word_pronunciations/01141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈabə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq917"> a beam, shaft, axis, or spindle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq995"> a bar or shaft used to support either the work or the cutting tools during a machining process.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Foundry</em> a reinforcing member of a core or mould.</span></div><div class="etym"> [pseudo-Latin variant of earlier <em>arber</em>, from French <em>arbre</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbor<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈabɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arbores</strong> /ˈabəriz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhreez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">a tree (used chiefly in botanical names).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbor.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbor.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq191">arboriculture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arboreous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arboreous</span></header><div>/aˈbɔriəs/ (<em>say</em> ah'bawreeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> having many trees; wooded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003535" href="entry://arboreal%23bigmac000003535"><strong>arboreal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq564"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003537" href="entry://arborescent%23bigmac000003537"><strong>arborescent</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arboreus</em> relating to trees]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arborescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arborescent</span></header><div>/abəˈrɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh'resuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">tree-like in size or form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arborescens</em>, present participle, becoming a tree] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arborescence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arboretum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arboretum</span></header><div>/abəˈritəm/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh'reetuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arboreta</strong> /abəˈritə/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh'reetuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a plot of land where a variety of trees or shrubs are grown for study or popular interest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: a plantation of trees; first used by JC Loudon, 1783–1843, Scottish garden designer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arborglyph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac782837824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arborglyph</span></header><div>/ˈabəglɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhglif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac105302761" href="entry://dendroglyph%23bigmac105302761"><strong>dendroglyph</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003532" href="entry://arbor%23bigmac000003532"><span class="smallcaps">arbor<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030655" href="entry://glyph%23bigmac000030655"><span class="smallcaps">glyph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arboriculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arboriculture</span></header><div>/əˈbɒrikʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'boreekulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">the cultivation of trees and shrubs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>arbori-</em> (combining form representing Latin <em>arbor</em> tree) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099185" href="entry://culture%23bigmac000099185"><span class="smallcaps">culture</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arboricultural</strong> /əbɒriˈkʌltʃərəl/ (<em>say</em> uhboree'kulchuhruhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arboriculturist</strong> /əbɒriˈkʌltʃərəst/ (<em>say</em> uhboree'kulchuhruhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arborist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arborist</span></header><div>/ˈabərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a specialist in the care and cultivation of trees. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Arborist clearing broken branches and other material caught in the trees to help ensure safety, Wollumbin National Park NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/arborist.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003532" href="entry://arbor%23bigmac000003532"><span class="smallcaps">arbor<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arbour" src="word_pronunciations/01141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈabə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> a bower formed by trees, shrubs, or vines, often on a trellis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a grass plot; lawn; garden; orchard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arbor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English (<em>h</em>)<em>erber</em>, from Anglo-French, variant of Old French (<em>h</em>)<em>erbier</em>, from Latin <em>herbārium</em>, from <em>herba</em> plant; influenced by Latin <em>arbor</em> tree] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arbuckle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arbuckle</span></header><div>/ˈabʌkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbukuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roscoe</strong> (‘<em>Fatty</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">1881–1932, US comedian, especially noted for performances in silent films.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arbuthnot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arbuthnot</span></header><div>/aˈbʌθnət/ (<em>say</em> ah'buthnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">1667–1735, Scottish satirist and physician; friend of Swift and Pope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbutus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbutus</span></header><div>/aˈbjutəs/ (<em>say</em> ah'byoohtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> any of the evergreen shrubs or trees of the ericaceous genus <em>Arbutus</em>, especially <em>A. unedo</em>, of southern Europe, with scarlet berries, cultivated for ornament and food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> a creeping ericaceous plant, <em>Epigaea repens</em>, of the US, with fragrant white and pink flowers (<strong>trailing arbutus</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: strawberry tree]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archenteron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archenteron</span></header><div>/aˈkɛntərɒn/ (<em>say</em> ah'kentuhron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Embryology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">the primitive enteron or digestive cavity of a gastrula.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003559" href="entry://arch-%23bigmac000003559"><span class="smallcaps">arch-</span></a> + Greek <em>enteron</em> intestine] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archenteric</strong> /akənˈtɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> ahkuhn'terik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archeo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437156763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archeo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq672">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003564" href="entry://archaeo-%23bigmac000003564"><strong>archaeo-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archeology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archeology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archeology" src="word_pronunciations/01146.mp3"></audio></span>/akiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003567" href="entry://archaeology%23bigmac000003567"><strong>archaeology</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>archeologic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archeologically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archeologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac80844755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archeon</span></header><div>/ˈakeɪɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkayon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac666893774" href="entry://archaeon%23bigmac666893774"><strong>archaeon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archeopteryx
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac156267145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archeopteryx</span></header><div>/akiˈɒptərɪks/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'optuhriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq35">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003568" href="entry://archaeopteryx%23bigmac000003568"><strong>archaeopteryx</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archeozoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archeozoic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archeozoic" src="word_pronunciations/01147.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌakiəˈzoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeuh'zohik) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003569" href="entry://Archaeozoic%23bigmac000003569"><strong>Archaeozoic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archer" src="word_pronunciations/01153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">someone who shoots with a bow and arrow; a bowman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, variant of Old French <em>archier</em>, from Latin <em>arcārius</em>, from <em>arcus</em> bow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archer" src="word_pronunciations/01153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> <strong>John Lee</strong>, 1791–1852, Irish-born architect and engineer in Australia; designed many buildings in Tasmania.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq349"> <strong>Robyn</strong>, born 1948, Australian performer, singer, and writer; exponent of the works of Brecht.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Born in Adelaide, <strong>Robyn Archer</strong> began her singing career at the age of 12 and has since performed in many stage, television and cabaret productions and concert tours, both in Australia and internationally. Although her repertoire is eclectic, she is particularly noted for renditions of the songs of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. She is also a writer of songs, essays, articles, speeches and verse. Archer has directed theatre and arts festivals in Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne and Tasmania. She was made Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France) in 2001 and an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2002.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archer<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="2ZsQdJs8Cb">n.</span><span target_id="vLIN0cbrZJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archer" src="word_pronunciations/01153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2ZsQdJs8Cb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> an Australian racehorse, the winner of the first two Melbourne Cups (1861, 1862).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vLIN0cbrZJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq360"> <strong class="phr">since Archer won the Cup</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great length of time.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archer<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archer" src="word_pronunciations/01153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">a river in northern Qld, flowing in a westerly direction into the Gulf of Carpentaria at Aurukun.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Thomas <em>Archer</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093534" href="entry://Archer%20family%23bigmac000093534"><span class="smallcaps">Archer family</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archer<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archer" src="word_pronunciations/01153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">the zodiacal constellation or sign Sagittarius.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archerfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archerfish</span></header><div>/ˈatʃəfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuhfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">archerfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">archerfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">any of several species of small tropical fishes as <em>Toxotes jaculator</em> of northern Australia and South-East Asian waters, which catch insects by stunning them with a jet of water forced through a hole in the mouth.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archery</span></header><div>/ˈatʃəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> the practice, art, or skill of an archer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> archers collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> an archer’s bows, arrows, and other weapons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archespore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archespore</span></header><div>/ˈakəspɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhspaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">the primitive cell, or group of cells, which gives rise to the spore-producing cells.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archesporium</strong> /akəˈspɔriəm/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'spawreeuhm). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003583" href="entry://arche-%23bigmac000003583"><span class="smallcaps">arche-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071231" href="entry://spore%23bigmac000071231"><span class="smallcaps">spore</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archesporial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archetype
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archetype</span></header><div>/ˈakətaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhtuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> a model or first form; the original pattern or model after which a thing is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> someone or something adhering closely to the model or first form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq790"> (in Jungian psychology) an inherited mode of perception or response linked to the instincts, which is part of the collective unconscious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>archetypum</em>, from Greek <em>archetypon</em>, neuter of <em>archetypos</em> first-moulded, original] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archetypal</strong> /akəˈtaɪpəl/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'tuypuhl), <strong>archetypical</strong> /akəˈtɪpɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'tipikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archi-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003559" href="entry://arch-%23bigmac000003559"><strong>arch-</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Biology</em> ‘original’ or ‘primitive’, as in <em>archicarp</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003559" href="entry://arch-%23bigmac000003559"><span class="smallcaps">arch-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archicerebellum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378856781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archicerebellum</span></header><div>/ˌakisɛrəˈbɛləm/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeseruh'beluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">archicerebella</strong> /ˌakisɛrəˈbɛlə/ (<em>say</em> .ahkeeseruh'beluh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">that part of the brain of vertebrate animals which controls muscle tone, movement, balance and coordination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003602" href="entry://archi-%23bigmac000003602"><span class="smallcaps">archi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012404" href="entry://cerebellum%23bigmac000012404"><span class="smallcaps">cerebellum</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archicerebellar</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac878048091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archie</span><z><span target_id="c5fjGFL83r">n.</span><span target_id="U61wkhfpP9">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈatʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchee) (<em>also lower case</em>) <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c5fjGFL83r">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq633"> an anti-aircraft gun, especially as used by German forces in World War I. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A Bristol Fighter in flight over bursts of anti-aircraft fire. This photograph from the British Air Ministry collection was labelled &amp;#8216;the man who despises &amp;#8220;Archies&amp;#8221;&amp;#8217;.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Archie_H12050.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="U61wkhfpP9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq853"> anti-aircraft: <em class="example">an Archie barrage.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by a Royal Flying Corps pilot from the line of a music-hall song ‘Archibald, certainly not!’ with reference to the lack of accuracy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archilochus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archilochus</span></header><div>/akəˈloʊkəs/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'lohkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">fl. 7th century BC, Greek poet; only fragments of his works survive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archimedes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archimedes</span></header><div>/akəˈmidiz/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'meedeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">287?–212 BC, Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor; noted for many discoveries in mathematics, mechanics and hydrostatics including the formulae for calculating the area of various figures, the principle of levers, Archimedes’ screw for raising water, and Archimedes’ principle of the upthrust of a floating body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arching
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arching</span></header><div>/ˈatʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahching) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">arched work or formation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archipenko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archipenko</span></header><div>/akəˈpɛŋkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahkuh'pengkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Aleksandr Porfiryevich</strong> /ˈæləksændə pɔˈfɪərjəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhksanduh paw'fearryuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">1887–1964, Ukrainian sculptor who lived in the US after 1923; pioneer in abstract sculpture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archiphoneme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archiphoneme</span></header><div>/ˈakiˌfoʊnim/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkee.fohneem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">an abstract linguistic unit postulated as underlying the expression of two phonemes in cases where the differences between these phonemes have been neutralised by contact.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archit.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archit.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq261">architecture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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architect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">architect</span><z><span target_id="T54ULnUsxn">n.</span><span target_id="R37GKpJAjX">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of architect" src="word_pronunciations/01158.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakətɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhtekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T54ULnUsxn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> someone whose profession it is to design buildings and superintend their construction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> the deviser, maker, or creator of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> <em class="label">Computers</em> someone who designs hardware or software.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="R37GKpJAjX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq466"> to design (a building) as an architect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq907"> to frame, draft or draw up: <em class="example">to architect a plan.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq695"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to design (a system or program).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>architectus</em>, from Greek <em>architektōn</em> chief builder]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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architectonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">architectonic</span></header><div>/akətɛkˈtɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> ahkuhtek'tonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> relating to architecture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> relating to construction or design of any kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq078"> resembling architecture in manner or technique of structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq973"> having the grandeur of monumental architecture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq034"> (of a science or structure) giving the principle of organisation of a system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">architectonical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>architectonicus</em>, from Greek <em>architektonikos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>architectonically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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architectonics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">architectonics</span></header><div>/akətɛkˈtɒnɪks/ (<em>say</em> ahkuhtek'toniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> the science of architecture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> the (science of the) systematic arrangement of knowledge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">architecture</span><z><span target_id="V8tcOL5IBJ">n.</span><span target_id="Nor9MeCW2j">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of architecture" src="word_pronunciations/01157.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V8tcOL5IBJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> the art or science of building, including plan, design, construction, and decorative treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq370"> the style of building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq688"> the action or process of building; construction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq897"> a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq086"> buildings collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq122"> structure or design.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Computers</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq632"> the design of the physical structure of a microprocessor, specifying the arrangement and interconnection of its components and of any computer system which it controls.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq742"> the design of a software system, starting with its individual components and functions and moving to the interaction of the components with one another to achieve a required outcome.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Nor9MeCW2j">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">architectured</strong>, <strong class="bold">architecturing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq154"> to design the architecture of (a building).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq325"> to design or plan: <em class="example">to architecture the future.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>architectūra</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archive</span><z><span target_id="nHKZA7vhMa">n.</span><span target_id="Ciyj4FdgHg">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archive" src="word_pronunciations/01160.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakaɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nHKZA7vhMa"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often plural</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> the non-current documents or records relating to the activities, rights, claims, treaties, constitutions, etc., of a family, corporation, community, or nation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq392"> the agency or organisation responsible for collecting and storing such documents.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ciyj4FdgHg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq400"> (<strong class="bold">archived</strong>, <strong class="bold">archiving</strong>) to file in archives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>archīvum</em>, from Greek <em>archeion</em> public building, plural, records]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archivist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archivist</span></header><div>/ˈakəvəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhvuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a custodian of archives, in charge of collection and cataloguing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archivolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archivolt</span></header><div>/ˈakəvɒlt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhvolt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a band of mouldings or other ornamentation about an arched opening.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: stem of <em>archivolto</em>, from <em>archi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003558" href="entry://arch%23bigmac000003558"><span class="smallcaps">arch<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>volto</em> turned]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archlet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archlet</span></header><div>/ˈatʃlət/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">a small arch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003558" href="entry://arch%23bigmac000003558"><span class="smallcaps">arch<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042171" href="entry://-let%23bigmac000042171"><span class="smallcaps">-let</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archlute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archlute</span></header><div>/ˈatʃlut/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchlooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075942" href="entry://theorbo%23bigmac000075942"><strong>theorbo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archon</span></header><div>/ˈakɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq011"> any ruler.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>archōn</em> ruler, properly present participle of <em>archein</em> be first, rule] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archonship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archpriest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archpriest</span></header><div>/atʃˈprist/ (<em>say</em> ahch'preest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">a priest holding first rank, as among the members of a cathedral chapter or among the clergy of a district outside the episcopal city.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>archpriesthood</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archwise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archwise</span></header><div>/ˈatʃwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchwuyz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">in the shape of an arch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arco</span><z><span target_id="aYsaYx8xTt">adv.</span><span target_id="WS2IQws2j5">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈakoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="aYsaYx8xTt"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> (a musical direction) played with the bow, as the violin.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WS2IQws2j5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq189"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arcos</strong>) a passage so played.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: bow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arco</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arctic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arctic</span><z><span target_id="DTzeTq8gcQ">adj.</span><span target_id="JmLzkqvnv6">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arctic" src="word_pronunciations/01165.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaktɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DTzeTq8gcQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> (<em>often upper case</em>) of, at, or near the North Pole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> extremely cold; frigid.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JmLzkqvnv6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq098"> (<em>upper case</em>) the region north of the Arctic Circle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arcticus</em>, from Greek <em>arktikos</em> of the Bear (constellation), northern; replacing Middle English <em>artik</em>, from Old French <em>artique</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arctophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877156147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arctophile</span></header><div>/ˈaktoʊfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahktohfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">a person who loves teddy bears, especially a collector.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>arktos</em> bear + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056103" href="entry://-phile%23bigmac000056103"><span class="smallcaps">-phile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arcturus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arcturus</span></header><div>/akˈtjʊərəs/ (<em>say</em> ahk'tyoouhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Boötes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Arktouros</em> guardian of the Bear (Ursa Major)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ardèche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ardèche</span></header><div>/aˈdɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> ah'desh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">a department in south-eastern France. 5555 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Privas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401174310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arden<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈadən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eve</strong> (born <em>Eunice Quedens</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">1908–90, US stage, television, and film actor; films include <em>Mildred Pierce</em> (1945) and <em>Grease</em> (1978).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arden<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈadn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Forest of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">a forest district in northern Warwickshire, formerly occupying a large area in central and eastern England; scene of Shakespeare’s <em>As You Like It</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ardency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ardency</span></header><div>/ˈadənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'ahduhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ardencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">warmth of feeling; ardour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ardennes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ardennes</span></header><div>/aˈdɛn/ (<em>say</em> ah'den) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> a department in north-eastern France. 5255 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Charleville-Mézières.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> <strong>Forest of</strong>, a wooded plateau along the river Meuse, in north-eastern France, south-eastern Belgium, and Luxembourg; German counteroffensive in World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ardent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ardent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ardent" src="word_pronunciations/01169.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈadənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> glowing with feeling, earnestness, or zeal; passionate; fervent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He had written so many ardent, innocent letters to the women in his years</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>for the wild at heart a night under the stars to test even the most ardent tourist.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, australian wonders</span>, <span class="smallcaps">n.d.</span></em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq138"> glowing; flashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq025"> burning, fiery, or hot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ardens</em>, present participle, burning; replacing Middle English <em>ardaunt</em>, from Old French <em>ardant</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ardently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ardern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac741399561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ardern</span></header><div>/ˈadɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahdern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">born 1980, NZ Labour politician; prime minister 2017–2023.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ardour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ardour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ardour" src="word_pronunciations/01170.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈadə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> warmth of feeling; fervour; eagerness; zeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> burning heat.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ardor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ardrey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ardrey</span></header><div>/ˈadri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahdree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">1908–80, US writer; noted for controversial theories of evolution of human behaviour set out in such books as <em>African Genesis</em> (1961) and <em>The Territorial Imperative</em> (1966).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arduous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arduous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arduous" src="word_pronunciations/01171.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈadʒuəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjoohuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> requiring great exertion; laborious; strenuous: <em class="example">an even more arduous campaign; </em><em class="example">an arduous climb to the top.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> hard to endure; severe; full of hardships: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We were dealing through interpreters with people who had been through a very arduous six-month trip</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq648"> hard to climb; steep: <em class="example">an arduous mountain path.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arduus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arduously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arduousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">area</span><z><span target_id="YGGInlkJMO">n.</span><span target_id="7EoxoRh4C0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of area" src="word_pronunciations/01173.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YGGInlkJMO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> any particular extent of surface; region; tract: <em class="example">the settled area.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> a piece of unoccupied ground; an open space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq420"> extent, range or scope: <em class="example">the whole area of science.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq246"> a field of study, interest, or knowledge: <em class="example">her area is 19th century Australian history.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a sunken space leading to a cellar or basement entrance, or in front of basement or cellar windows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> amount of surface (plane or curved); two-dimensional extent; the SI unit of area is the square metre (m<sup>2</sup>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq521"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Physiology</em> a zone of the cerebral cortex with a specific function.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7EoxoRh4C0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">good area</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> that area of the pitch to which a ball is delivered by a bowler which is predicted to optimise the chances of the batter getting out; differs according to the style of the bowler and the weakness of the batter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: piece of level ground, open space] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>areal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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areca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">areca</span></header><div>/ˈærɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'arikuh), /əˈri-/ (<em>say</em> uh'ree-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> Also, <strong class="vs">areca palm</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq589"> any palm of the genus <em>Areca</em>, of tropical Asia and the Malay Archipelago.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq991"> any of various palms formerly referred to the genus <em>Areca</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq82"> Also, <strong class="vs">areca palm</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006923" href="entry://betel%20palm%23bigmac000006923"><strong>betel palm</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> Also, <strong class="vs">areca nut</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104750" href="entry://betel%20nut%23bigmac000104750"><strong>betel nut</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese, from Malayalam <em>ādekka</em>, from Tamil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arena</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arena" src="word_pronunciations/01175.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrinə/ (<em>say</em> uh'reenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> the oval space in a Roman amphitheatre for combats or other performances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq494"> an enclosure for sports contests, shows, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq961"> a field of conflict or endeavour: <em class="example">the arena of politics.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: sand, sandy place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arena</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Arena" src="word_pronunciations/01175.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrinə/ (<em>say</em> uh'reenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tina</strong> (<em>Filippina </em>(<em>Pina</em>)<em> Lydia Arena</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">born 1967, Australian pop and rock singer; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2015.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Tina Arena</strong> was born in Melbourne and began her career at the age of seven on the television program <em>Young Talent Time</em>. She reached an international audience in 1994 with the hit album <em>Don’t Ask</em>, which included the single ‘Chains’. This album won five ARIA awards and was the biggest-selling album to date by any Australian female. Subsequent albums include <em>In Deep</em> in 1997, with French versions that were major hits in Europe, <em>Greatest Hits</em> in 2004, <em>Songs of Love and Loss</em> in 2007, and <em>Eleven</em> in 2015. Arena sang at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Having based herself in France, in 2009 she was awarded the French Order of Merit for her artistic contributions to that country.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arenicolous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arenicolous</span></header><div>/ærəˈnɪkələs/ (<em>say</em> aruh'nikuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">inhabiting sand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arēna</em> sand + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015067" href="entry://-colous%23bigmac000015067"><span class="smallcaps">-colous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arensky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arensky</span></header><div>/əˈrɛnski/ (<em>say</em> uh'renskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anton Stepanovich</strong> /ˌæntɒn stɛˈpanəvitʃ/ (<em>say</em> .anton ste'pahnuhveech), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">1861–1906, Russian composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arenson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac646535877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arenson</span></header><div>/ˈærənsən/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhnsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>David L</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">born 1947, US games designer; with Gary Gygax created <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em>, the first role-playing game, in 1974.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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areocentric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">areocentric</span></header><div>/ærioʊˈsɛntrɪk/ (<em>say</em> areeoh'sentrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">having the planet Mars as centre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>areo-</em> (combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099412" href="entry://Ares%23bigmac000099412"><span class="smallcaps">Ares</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089641" href="entry://-centric%23bigmac000089641"><span class="smallcaps">-centric</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arc</span><z><span target_id="mSYsS5XCHi">n.</span><span target_id="YC4kxMUbLj">v.i.</span><span target_id="hlZJn9GUHb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arc" src="word_pronunciations/01166.mp3"></audio></span>/ak/ (<em>say</em> ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mSYsS5XCHi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> any part of a circle or other curved line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the luminous bridge formed by the passage of a current across a gap between two conductors or terminals, due to the incandescence of the conducting gas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the part of a circle representing the apparent course of a heavenly body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq459"> anything bow-shaped.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YC4kxMUbLj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">arced</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arc" src="word_pronunciations/01168.mp3"></audio></span>/akt/ (<em>say</em> ahkt), <strong class="bold">arcing</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arc" src="word_pronunciations/01167.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈakɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahking))</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq818"> to form an electric arc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq771"> to move in an arc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hlZJn9GUHb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">arc up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq101"> to increase suddenly in intensity: <em class="example">the fire arced up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq378"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to react angrily: <em class="example">to arc up at a critical comment.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq436"> <strong class="phr">strike an arc</strong>, (in electric welding) to apply a rod to the material to be welded, thereby causing an arc (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095794" href="entry://arc%23mq976">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ark</em>, from Latin <em>arcus</em> bow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Arc" src="word_pronunciations/01166.mp3"></audio></span>/ak/ (<em>say</em> ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jeanne d’</strong> /ʒan/ (<em>say</em> zhahn) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094295" href="entry://Joan%20of%20Arc%23bigmac000094295"><strong>Joan of Arc<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq017">AIDS-related complex.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arch<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="H2BYeJ53SV">n.</span><span target_id="rQb6PPfV0b">v.t.</span><span target_id="ItHkjPgMty">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arch" src="word_pronunciations/01162.mp3"></audio></span>/atʃ/ (<em>say</em> ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H2BYeJ53SV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> a curved structure resting on supports at both extremities, used to sustain weight, to bridge or roof an open space, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq178"> an archway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq885"> something bowed or curved; any bow-like part: <em class="example">the arch of the foot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq170"> any curvature in the form of an arch: <em class="example">the arch of the heavens.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq882"> one of the principal ridge-shapes of a fingerprint, forming a set of simple curves (distinguished from <em>loop</em> and <em>whorl</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rQb6PPfV0b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq134"> to cover with a vault, or span with an arch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq060"> to throw or make into the shape of an arch or vault; curve: <em class="example">a horse arches its neck.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ItHkjPgMty">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq102"> to form an arch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>arche</em>, a feminine variant of <em>arc</em> (from Latin <em>arcus</em> bow), due to confusion with <em>arche</em> ark (from Latin <em>arca</em> coffer)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arch<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Whc62Wk7Mp">adj.</span><span target_id="ZyfOfOVFvr">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arch" src="word_pronunciations/01163.mp3"></audio></span>/atʃ/ (<em>say</em> ahch) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Whc62Wk7Mp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq275"> chief; most important; principal: <em class="example">the arch rebel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> cunning; sly; roguish: <em class="example">an arch smile.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZyfOfOVFvr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq740"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a chief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [separate use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003559" href="entry://arch-%23bigmac000003559"><span class="smallcaps">arch-</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arch-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arch-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix meaning: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> chief, principal, as in <em>archbishop</em>, <em>archenemy</em>, <em>arch-priest</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> extreme, as in <em>arch-conservative</em>, <em>arch-polite</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>arch-</em>, Old English <em>arce-</em>, <em>erce-</em>, from Latin <em>arch-</em>, <em>arche-</em>, <em>archi-</em>, from Greek, combining forms of <em>archos</em> chief]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arch.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arch.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> archaic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq845"> archaism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq737"> archery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq380"> archipelago.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq037"> architect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq287"> architectural.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq752"> architecture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arch.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arch.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq256">archbishop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archbishop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archbishop</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archbishop" src="word_pronunciations/01151.mp3"></audio></span>/atʃˈbɪʃəp/ (<em>say</em> ahch'bishuhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">a bishop of the highest rank.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>arcebiscop</em> (representing <em>hēahbiscop</em> high bishop); replacing Latin <em>archiepiscopus</em>, from Greek <em>archiepiskopos</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003559" href="entry://arch-%23bigmac000003559"><span class="smallcaps">arch-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102477" href="entry://bishop%23bigmac000102477"><span class="smallcaps">bishop</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archbishopric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archbishopric</span></header><div>/atʃˈbɪʃəprɪk/ (<em>say</em> ahch'bishuhprik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">the see, diocese, or office of an archbishop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archbp.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archbp.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq520">Archbishop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archdiocese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archdiocese</span></header><div>/atʃˈdaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> ahch'duyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">the diocese of an archbishop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archduchess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archduchess</span></header><div>/atʃˈdʌtʃəs/ (<em>say</em> ahch'duchuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> the wife of an archduke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> a princess of the Austrian imperial family.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archduchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archduchy</span></header><div>/atʃˈdʌtʃi/ (<em>say</em> ahch'duchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">archduchies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">the territory of an archduke or an archduchess.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archduke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archduke</span></header><div>/atʃˈdjuk/ (<em>say</em> ahch'dyoohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>archdukedom</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arche-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arche-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq603">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003602" href="entry://archi-%23bigmac000003602"><strong>archi-</strong></a>, as in <em>archegonium</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arche-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq082">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003564" href="entry://archaeo-%23bigmac000003564"><strong>archaeo-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arched
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arched</span></header><div>/atʃt/ (<em>say</em> ahcht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> made, covered, or spanned with an arch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq832"> having the form of an arch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archegonium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archegonium</span></header><div>/akiˈgoʊniəm/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'gohneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">archegonia</strong> /akiˈgoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'gohneeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>archegonos</em> first of a race + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>archegonial</strong>, <strong>archegoniate</strong> /akiˈgoʊniət/ (<em>say</em> ahkee'gohneeuht), /-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archenemy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archenemy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of archenemy" src="word_pronunciations/01152.mp3"></audio></span>/atʃˈɛnəmi/ (<em>say</em> ahch'enuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">archenemies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> a chief enemy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> (<em>upper case</em>) Satan; the Devil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argentite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argentite</span></header><div>/ˈadʒəntaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjuhntuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">silver sulphide, Ag<sub>2</sub>S, a dark lead-grey sectile mineral, crystalline or massive, an important ore of silver; silver glance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>argentum</em> silver + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argentous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argentous</span></header><div>/aˈdʒɛntəs/ (<em>say</em> ah'jentuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">containing monovalent silver, as argentous chloride, AgCl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argentum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argentum</span></header><div>/aˈdʒɛntəm/ (<em>say</em> ah'jentuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">silver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argil</span></header><div>/ˈadʒəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">clay, especially potter’s clay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>argil</em>(<em>l</em>)<em>e</em>, from Latin <em>argilla</em>, from Greek: white clay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argila
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742523444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argila</span></header><div>/aˈgilə/ (<em>say</em> ah'geeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034936" href="entry://hookah%23bigmac000034936"><strong>hookah</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic (Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, Jordanian) variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049259" href="entry://narghile%23bigmac000049259"><span class="smallcaps">narghile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argilliferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argilliferous</span></header><div>/adʒəˈlɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> ahjuh'lifuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">containing clayey matter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argillite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argillite</span></header><div>/ˈadʒəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">any compact sedimentary rock composed mainly of clay minerals and slightly metamorphosed; claystone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>argilla</em> white clay + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arginine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arginine</span></header><div>/ˈadʒənin/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjuhneen), /-naɪn/ (<em>say</em> -nuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">an essential amino acid, NH=C(NH<sub>2</sub>).NH.(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>.CH(NH<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup>)COO<sup>-</sup>, found in proteins, an intermediate in the urea cycle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Argenin</em> (of uncertain origin)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argive</span><z><span target_id="R9bFpQgfE2">adj.</span><span target_id="3319VdkRaH">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈagaɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguyv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="R9bFpQgfE2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> of or relating to Argos.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq391"> Greek.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3319VdkRaH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq594"> a native of Argos.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq627"> any Greek.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Argo" src="word_pronunciations/01183.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈagoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">the ship in which Jason sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, from <em>argys</em> bright, swift]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Argo" src="word_pronunciations/01183.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈagoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Argus</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a very large southern constellation, now divided into four, lying largely south of Canis Major.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Argo Navis</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>Argo Navis</em> the ship Argo, named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094710" href="#bigmac000094710"><span class="smallcaps">Argo<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argol</span></header><div>/ˈagɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">crude tartar; wine stone.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">argal</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>argoile</em>, from Anglo-French <em>argoil</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argolis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argolis</span></header><div>/ˈagəlɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhlis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq597"> a department and ancient district in south-eastern Greece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq687"> <strong>Gulf of</strong>, a gulf of the Aegean, in south-eastern Greece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argon</span></header><div>/ˈagɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a colourless, odourless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Ar; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 39.948; <em>atomic number</em>: 18. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek, properly neuter of <em>argos</em> idle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argos</span></header><div>/ˈagɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">an ancient city in south-eastern Greece, the centre of Argolis; a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argosy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argosy</span></header><div>/ˈagəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">argosies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>Ragusea</em> a vessel of <em>Ragusa</em>, former Italian name (until 1918) of Dubrovnik, seaport in S Croatia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of argot" src="word_pronunciations/01183.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈagoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">the peculiar language or jargon of any class or group; cant; originally, that of thieves and vagabonds, devised for purposes of disguise and concealment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>argotic</strong> /aˈgɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ah'gotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argue</span><z><span target_id="r9rXK6wyUr">v.i.</span><span target_id="1Dzj1x5mlF">v.t.</span><span target_id="qHX9RpKBbL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of argue" src="word_pronunciations/01185.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈagju/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgyooh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">argued</strong>, <strong class="bold">arguing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="r9rXK6wyUr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> to present reasons for or against a thing: <em class="example">to argue for or against a proposed law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> to contend in argument; dispute: <em class="example">to argue with someone about something.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1Dzj1x5mlF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq698"> to state the reasons for or against: <em class="example">counsel argued the cause.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq547"> to maintain in reasoning: <em class="example">to argue that something must be so.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq659"> to argue in favour of; support by argument: <em class="example">his letter argues restraint.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq774"> to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning: <em class="example">to argue one out of a plan.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq099"> to show; prove or imply: <em class="example">his clothes argue poverty.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qHX9RpKBbL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">argue the toss</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq638"> to go on arguing after a dispute has been settled.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq531"> to debate or discuss, especially at length.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>argue</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>arguer</em>, from Latin <em>argūtāre</em>, frequentative of <em>arguere</em> show] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arguer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arguendo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arguendo</span></header><div>/agjuˈɛndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahgyooh'endoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">in the course of argument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argufy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argufy</span></header><div>/ˈagjəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgyuhfuy) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">argufied</strong>, <strong class="bold">argufying</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">to argue or wrangle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102808" href="entry://argue%23bigmac000102808"><span class="smallcaps">argu(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029109" href="entry://-fy%23bigmac000029109"><span class="smallcaps">-fy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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areodesy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">areodesy</span></header><div>/æriˈɒdəsi/ (<em>say</em> aree'oduhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">that branch of applied mathematics which determines by observation and measurement, the shape and area of large tracts of the surface of the planet Mars, or the shape and size of the planet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>areo-</em> (combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099412" href="entry://Ares%23bigmac000099412"><span class="smallcaps">Ares</span></a>) + <em>-desy</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029970" href="entry://geodesy%23bigmac000029970"><span class="smallcaps">geodesy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>areodetic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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areola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">areola</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of areola" src="word_pronunciations/01176.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɪələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'rearluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">areolae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of areola" src="word_pronunciations/01177.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɪəli/ (<em>say</em> uh'rearlee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> a small ring of colour, as around a pustule or the human nipple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq079"> a small interstice, as between the fibres of connective tissue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, diminutive of <em>ārea</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003654" href="entry://area%23bigmac000003654"><span class="smallcaps">area</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>areolar</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>areolate</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>areolation</strong> /əriəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhreeuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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areole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">areole</span></header><div>/ˈɛərioʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">an areola.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>areola</em>, diminutive of <em>area</em> open space]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arepa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac354584303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arepa</span></header><div>/əˈreɪpə/ (<em>say</em> uh'raypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">(in South America) a thick, round pancake of corn meal, cooked, and often served with a filling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arequipa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arequipa</span></header><div>/ærəˈkipa/ (<em>say</em> aruh'keepah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a city in Peru, in the southern part; former Inca city.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ares
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ares</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ares" src="word_pronunciations/01192.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəriz/ (<em>say</em> 'airreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">the Greek god of war, identified by the Romans with Mars.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arête
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arête</span></header><div>/əˈreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">a sharp ridge of a mountain; the divide between two glaciated valleys.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>arista</em> awn, spine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arethusa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arethusa</span></header><div>/ærəˈθjuzə/ (<em>say</em> aruh'thyoohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a nymph who was changed by Artemis into a spring on the island of Ortygia (near Syracuse, Sicily) to save her from the pursuing river god, Alpheus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aretino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aretino</span></header><div>/ærəˈtinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> aruh'teenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pietro</strong> /piˈɛtroʊ/ (<em>say</em> pee'etroh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">1492–1556, Italian political satirist and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arezzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arezzo</span></header><div>/əˈrɛtsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'retsoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">a town in Italy in Tuscany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARFID
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac050748166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARFID</span></header><div>/ˈafɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahfid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">an eating disorder characterised by a restriction imposed by the sufferer on their food intake, the restriction, which results in significant nutritional deficit, not being linked to a medical condition, a self-image problem or a culturally sanctioned practice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>voidant/</em>)<em>r</em>(<em>estrictive</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>ood</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>ntake</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>isorder</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arg.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arg.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq043">argentum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac852304952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARG</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq16">alternate reality game.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argent</span><z><span target_id="iDiDIfVoch">n.</span><span target_id="w91xU8RzOY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of argent" src="word_pronunciations/01182.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈadʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iDiDIfVoch"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> silver or white.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> money.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w91xU8RzOY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq312"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> like silver; silvery white.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq673"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> (<em>placed after the noun</em>) silver or white.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>argentum</em> silver]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argenteuil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argenteuil</span></header><div>/aʒɒ̃ˈtɜji/ (<em>say</em> ahzhon'teryee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">an industrial city in northern France, on the Seine, about 8 km north-west of Paris.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argentic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argentic</span></header><div>/aˈdʒɛntɪk/ (<em>say</em> ah'jentik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">of or containing silver, with a valency greater than the corresponding argentous compound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argentiferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argentiferous</span></header><div>/adʒənˈtɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> ahjuhn'tifuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">silver-bearing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>argent</em>(<em>um</em>) silver + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036244" href="entry://-iferous%23bigmac000036244"><span class="smallcaps">-iferous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argentina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argentina</span></header><div>/adʒənˈtinə/ (<em>say</em> ahjuhn'teenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">a republic in southern South America, on the Atlantic and bounded by the Andes mountains to the west; a Spanish colony before independence in 1816; a republic since 1852. 2 766 889 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Spanish and Native American languages including Quechua. <em>Currency</em>: Argentine peso. <em>Capital</em>: Buenos Aires.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Argentine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argentine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argentine</span><z><span target_id="TkdFeDlHBb">adj.</span><span target_id="iqB8s0AH08">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈadʒəntaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjuhntuyn), /-tin/ (<em>say</em> -teen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TkdFeDlHBb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> relating to or resembling silver.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iqB8s0AH08">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq692"> a silvery substance obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>argentum</em> silver + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037164" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037164"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argentine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argentine</span><z><span target_id="Jf85xZYuFV">n.</span><span target_id="9vwBbhzSuw">adj.</span><span target_id="ieiCoDlDwM">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈadʒəntaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjuhntuyn), /-tin/ (<em>say</em> -teen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Jf85xZYuFV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> Also, <strong class="vs">Argentinian</strong>, <strong class="vs">Argentinean</strong> /adʒənˈtɪniən/ (<em>say</em> ahjuhn'tineeuhn). a native or inhabitant of Argentina.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9vwBbhzSuw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq299"> Also, <strong class="vs">Argentinian</strong>, <strong class="vs">Argentinean</strong> /adʒənˈtɪniən/ (<em>say</em> ahjuhn'tineeuhn). of or relating to Argentina.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ieiCoDlDwM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">the Argentine</strong>, Argentina.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argument
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argument</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of argument" src="word_pronunciations/01188.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈagjəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgyuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> an argumentation; debate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq879"> a matter of contention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq079"> a process of reasoning; series of reasons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq077"> a statement or fact tending to support a point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq972"> an address or composition intended to convince others of the truth of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq859"> an abstract or summary of the chief points in a book or sections of a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq436"> the theme or thesis of a literary composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> (of a function) an independent variable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq413"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a datum or value used while transferring information from part to part of a program.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq007"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> evidence or proof.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>argūmentum</em> proof]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argumentum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argumentum</span></header><div>/agjəˈmɛntəm/ (<em>say</em> ahgyuh'mentuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">argument, as <strong>argumentum ad hominem</strong>, argument designed to appeal to the prejudices of an audience or attack the character of an opponent; or <strong>argumentum ad rem</strong>, argument confined strictly to relevant issues.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argus</span></header><div>/ˈagəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq317"> an observant or vigilant person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> any pheasant of the Malayan genera <em>Argusianus</em> and <em>Rheinardia</em>, marked with eye-like spots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003716" href="entry://Argus%23bigmac000003716"><span class="smallcaps">Argus<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argus<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈagəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">a giant with a hundred eyes, set to guard the heifer Io. His eyes were transferred, after his death, to the peacock’s tail.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argus<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈagəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">an Australian newspaper published in Melbourne from 1846 to 1957.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argyle</span><z><span target_id="ZzcS22M8Uy">n.</span><span target_id="wWkL6wQ7gb">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈagaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZzcS22M8Uy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> a diamond-shaped pattern of two or more colours, used in knitting socks, sweaters, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wWkL6wQ7gb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq763"> having such a pattern.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>Argyll</em>, the pattern being adapted from the tartan of the Argyll clan]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argyle<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈagaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Stanley Seymour</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">1867–1940, Australian radiologist and Nationalist Party politician; premier of Victoria 1932–35. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Lord Nuffield, Sir Stanley Argyle and others.&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Lord+Nuffield%2C+Sir+Stanley+Argyle+and+others.jpeg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argyle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈagaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a major reservoir about 40 km south of Kununurra, in WA; formed by the damming in 1970–72 of the Ord River; the main reservoir of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme; nearby <strong>Argyle Diamond Mine</strong>, the world’s biggest diamond producer, began production in 1985; a Ramsar wetland site.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argyllshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476509712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argyllshire</span></header><div>/aˈgaɪlʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> ah'guylshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a former county in western Scotland.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003721" href="entry://Argyll%20and%20Bute%23bigmac000003721"><strong>Argyll and Bute</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argyrol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argyrol</span></header><div>/ˈadʒərɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahjuhrol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">a compound of silver and a protein, formerly applied to mucous membranes as a mild antiseptic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>argyros</em> silver + <em>-ol</em> (unexplained)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arhythmia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arhythmia</span></header><div>/eɪˈrɪðmiə/ (<em>say</em> ay'ridhmeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003866" href="entry://arrhythmia%23bigmac000003866"><strong>arrhythmia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aria</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aria" src="word_pronunciations/01190.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈariə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> an air or melody.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> an elaborate melody for a single voice, with accompaniment, in an opera, oratorio, etc., especially one consisting of a principal and a subordinate section, and a repetition of the first with or without alterations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin <em>āēr</em> air]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARIA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844535656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARIA</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ARIA" src="word_pronunciations/01190.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈariə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> Australian Recording Industry Association; a trade association formed in 1983 to represent the interests of recording companies, replacing the <strong>Association of Australian Record Manufacturers </strong>(<strong>AARM</strong>) which had been formed in 1956.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> an award presented by this association. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100655597" href="entry://ARIA%20Award%23bigmac100655597"><strong>ARIA Award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arica</span></header><div>/əˈrikə/ (<em>say</em> uh'reekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> a seaport in northern Chile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074474" href="entry://Tacna-Arica%23bigmac000074474"><strong>Tacna-Arica</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arid" src="word_pronunciations/01191.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærəd/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> dry; without moisture; parched with heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> uninteresting; dull; unrewarding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq100"> barren; unproductive; lacking spiritual or creative life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āridus</em> dry] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aridity</strong> /əˈrɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'riduhtee), <strong>aridness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aridly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ariège
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ariège</span></header><div>/ariˈɛəʒ/ (<em>say</em> ahree'airzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">a department in southern France. 4903 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Foix.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ariel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ariel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ariel" src="word_pronunciations/00390.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">an Arabian gazelle, <em>Gazella arabica</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ariel gazelle</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>aryal</em> stag or ibex]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ariel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ariel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ariel" src="word_pronunciations/00390.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">one of the satellites of Uranus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after a character in Shakespeare’s <em>The Tempest</em>, a spirit of the air having magical powers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aries</span><z><span target_id="yl2kanXBUM">n.</span><span target_id="xRskawqkG1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aries" src="word_pronunciations/01192.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəriz/ (<em>say</em> 'airreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yl2kanXBUM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Arietis</strong> /əˈraɪətəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'ruyuhtuhs)) a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> the first sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 21 March; the Ram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq183"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087867" href="entry://Arian%23bigmac000087867"><strong>Arian<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xRskawqkG1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">first point of Aries</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082535" href="entry://vernal%20equinox%23bigmac000082535"><strong>vernal equinox</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082535" href="entry://vernal%20equinox%23mq719">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin: the Ram, translation of Greek <em>krīos</em> the Ram, ? reinterpretation of Akkadian <em>agru</em>, Sumerian <em>LU.ḪUĜ.GA</em> hired farm labourer, name of constellation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arietta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arietta</span></header><div>/æriˈɛtə/ (<em>say</em> aree'etuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a short aria.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ariette</strong> /æriˈɛt/ (<em>say</em> aree'et). <div class="etym">[Italian, diminutive of <em>aria</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003725" href="entry://aria%23bigmac000003725"><span class="smallcaps">aria</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aright</span></header><div>/əˈraɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'ruyt) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">rightly; correctly; properly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ariki
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac282757375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ariki</span></header><div>/ˈæriki/ (<em>say</em> 'areekee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">a Māori principal chief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aril
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aril</span></header><div>/ˈærəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">an accessory covering or appendage of certain seeds, especially one arising from the placenta, funicle or hilum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>arillus</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>arillī</em> dried grapes, from Spanish <em>arillos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arillode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arillode</span></header><div>/ˈærəloʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhlohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a false aril; an aril which originates from the micropyle instead of at or below the hilum, as in the nutmeg.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003739" href="entry://aril%23bigmac000003739"><span class="smallcaps">aril</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051800" href="entry://-ode%23bigmac000051800"><span class="smallcaps">-ode<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arioso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arioso</span></header><div>/æriˈoʊsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> aree'ohsoh), /-zoʊ/ (<em>say</em> -zoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">(a musical direction) in the manner of an air or melody.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, <em>aria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003725" href="entry://aria%23bigmac000003725"><span class="smallcaps">aria</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arioso</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ariosto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ariosto</span></header><div>/æriˈɒstoʊ/ (<em>say</em> aree'ostoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ludovico</strong> /ludəˈvikoʊ/ (<em>say</em> loohduh'veekoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">1474–1533, Italian poet, author of <em>Orlando Furioso</em> (1516).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arise</span><z><span target_id="iwke1kC6MN">v.i.</span><span target_id="QBAbjH6Bj1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arise" src="word_pronunciations/01193.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈraɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'ruyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iwke1kC6MN"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">arose</strong>, <strong class="bold">arisen</strong>, <strong class="bold">arising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> to come into being or action; originate; appear: <em class="example">new questions arise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> to move upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq254"> to rise; get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QBAbjH6Bj1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq273"> <strong class="phr">arise from</strong>, to result or proceed from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>arise</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>ārīsan</em>, from <em>ā-</em> up + <em>rīsan</em> rise]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arista
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arista</span></header><div>/əˈrɪstə/ (<em>say</em> uh'ristuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aristae</strong> /əˈrɪsti/ (<em>say</em> uh'ristee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a bristle-like appendage of grain, etc.; an awn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq685"> <em class="label">Entomology</em> a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous and hemipterous insects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003671" href="entry://ar%C3%AAte%23bigmac000003671"><span class="smallcaps">arête</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristide</span></header><div>/arɪsˈtid/ (<em>say</em> ahris'teed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean-Bertrand</strong> /ʒɒ̃-bɛəˈtrɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhon-bair'tron), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">born 1953, Haitian ecclesiastic and politician; became president of Haiti in 1991 but later exiled; re-elected in 1993 but prevented from entering the country by the military; after being restored by the US was president 1994–96; president again from 2001 until forced to leave the country in 2004; returned to Haiti in 2011.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristides</span></header><div>/ærəsˈtaɪdiz/ (<em>say</em> aruhs'tuydeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Aristides the Just</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">530?–467? BC, Athenian statesman and general; important in Greek victories over the Persians at Marathon (490) and Salamis, an island off the south-east coast of Greece, (480).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristippus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristippus</span></header><div>/ærəsˈtɪpəs/ (<em>say</em> aruhs'tipuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">435?–356? BC, Greek philosopher who founded a school at Cyrene, an ancient Greek city in northern Africa, and formed the philosophy of hedonism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aristo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aristo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq900">a word element meaning ‘best’, ‘superior’, as in <em>aristocratic</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>aristos</em> best]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aristology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259125625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aristology</span></header><div>/ærəsˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> aruhs'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">the art and science of dining, encompassing the selection, cooking and presentation of dishes to achieve the greatest sense of wellbeing and enjoyment of a meal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>arist</em>(<em>on</em>) breakfast, lunch + <em>-o-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aristologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aristotle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aristotle</span></header><div>/ærəsˈtɒtl/ (<em>say</em> aruhs'totl), /ˈærəstɒtl/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhstotl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a bottle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aris</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aristotle" src="word_pronunciations/01226.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhs). <div class="etym">[rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristotle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristotle</span></header><div>/ærəˈstɒtl/ (<em>say</em> aruh'stotl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">384–322 BC, Greek philosopher, pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great; influenced Islamic philosophers as Averroës, and Catholic theologians as Thomas Aquinas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arith.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arith.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> arithmetic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> arithmetical.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arithmetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arithmetic</span><z><span target_id="4Cep2itskT">n.</span><span target_id="MrF6Xf89kx">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4Cep2itskT"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arithmetic" src="word_pronunciations/01199.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɪθmətɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'rithmuhtik) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> the branch of mathematics dealing principally with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of real numbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> Also, <strong class="vs">theoretical arithmetic</strong>. the theory of numbers; the study of the divisibility of whole numbers, the remainders after division, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq014"> a book on this subject.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MrF6Xf89kx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq917"> /ærəθˈmɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> aruhth'metik) of or relating to arithmetic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arithmētica</em>, from Greek <em>arithmētike</em>, properly feminine of <em>arithmētikos</em> of or for reckoning; replacing Middle English <em>arsmetik</em>, from Old French <em>arismetique</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arius</span></header><div>/ˈɛəriəs/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">died 336, Christian priest at Alexandria, who held that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac574451369" href="entry://Arian%23bigmac574451369"><strong>Arian<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ariyoshi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ariyoshi</span></header><div>/ariˈjɒʃi/ (<em>say</em> ahree'yoshee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sawako</strong> /saˈwakoʊ/ (<em>say</em> sah'wahkoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">1931–84, Japanese writer of social and historical novels and short stories, and of murder mysteries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ariz.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ariz.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq255">Arizona.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arizona
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arizona</span></header><div>/ærəˈzoʊnə/ (<em>say</em> aruh'zohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">a state in the south-western US. 295 024 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Phoenix.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: Ariz.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arjuna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arjuna</span></header><div>/aˈdʒunə/ (<em>say</em> ah'joohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hindu Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">the chief hero of the Bhagavad-gita.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ark<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="KRSRG0tCVq">n.</span><span target_id="Fjrt8PuK4g">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ark" src="word_pronunciations/01200.mp3"></audio></span>/ak/ (<em>say</em> ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KRSRG0tCVq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> (<em>often upper case</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">Noah’s ark</strong>. the vessel built by Noah for safety during the Flood. Genesis 6–9.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> any similar large floating vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq520"> Also, <strong class="vs">ark of the covenant</strong>. a chest or box of great sanctity representing the presence of the Deity, borne by the Israelites in their desert wandering (Numbers 10:35), the most sacred object of the tabernacle and of the temple in Jerusalem, where it was kept in the holy of holies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq989"> Also, <strong class="vs">holy ark</strong>. a wooden chest in the synagogue holding scrolls of Jewish law.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Fjrt8PuK4g">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">out of the ark</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq029"> very old.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq465"> old-fashioned.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq057"> <strong class="phr">went out with the ark</strong>, to be extremely old-fashioned and outdated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>arc</em>, <em>earc</em>, from Latin <em>arca</em> a chest, coffer]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697491313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ark<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ark" src="word_pronunciations/01200.mp3"></audio></span>/ak/ (<em>say</em> ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often reduplicated</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">the sound a crow makes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aark</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ark.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ark.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq875">Arkansas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arkley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac133709273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arkley</span></header><div>/ˈakli/ (<em>say</em> 'ahklee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Howard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">1951–99, Australian painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arkose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arkose</span></header><div>/ˈakoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkohz), /-oʊs/ (<em>say</em> -ohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">a coarse hard sandstone composed of quartz, feldspar and other products derived from the disintegration of granite rocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arkwright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arkwright</span></header><div>/ˈakraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">1732–92, English inventor (of a water-powered spinning machine).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806798330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARL</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> Australian Rugby League.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> Australasian Recycling Label.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arlberg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arlberg</span></header><div>/ˈalbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> a mountain pass in western Austria. About 1800 m high.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> a tunnel beneath this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arlen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arlen</span></header><div>/ˈalən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Albert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">1905–93, Australian orchestral composer and writer of plays and musical comedies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arles</span></header><div>/alz/ (<em>say</em> ahlz), /al/ (<em>say</em> ahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a town in south-eastern France on the river Rhône; Roman amphitheatre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arlington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arlington</span></header><div>/ˈalɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq099"> a county in the US, in north-eastern Virginia; site of a US national cemetery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> a city in northern Texas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arliss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arliss</span></header><div>/ˈaləs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George</strong> (born <em>George Augustus Andrews</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">1868–1946, British stage and film actor; Academy Award for best actor for the title role in <em>Disraeli</em> (1929).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arltunga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arltunga</span></header><div>/alˈtʌŋgə/ (<em>say</em> ahl'tungguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">a former gold-rush centre in the NT, east of Alice Springs; now a historical reserve.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="05BbSDQp0h">n.</span><span target_id="xgl7lUWZis">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arm" src="word_pronunciations/01215.mp3"></audio></span>/am/ (<em>say</em> ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="05BbSDQp0h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> the upper limb of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> this limb, exclusive of the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq745"> the forelimb of any four-legged vertebrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq320"> some part of an organism like or likened to an arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq840"> any arm-like part, as of a lever or of the yard of a ship (the <strong>yardarm</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq247"> a covering for the arm, as the sleeve of a garment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq220"> a branch or subdivision of an organisation or structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq069"> a projecting support for the forearm at the side of a chair, sofa, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq318"> an area of water that branches off from the main body of water: <em class="example">an arm of the sea.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xgl7lUWZis">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq619"> <strong class="phr">arm in arm</strong>, with the arm of one person linked with the arm of another usually as an expression of intimacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">at arm’s length</strong>, at a distance, yet almost within reach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">chance one’s arm</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take a risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq677"> <strong class="phr">in arms</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq47"> carried in the arms, as a child.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq99"> not yet independent or fully developed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">keep someone at arm’s length</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to keep someone at a distance, in terms of emotions, alliances, business dealings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq316"> <strong class="phr">the long arm of the law</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the police.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">with open arms</strong>, cordially.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>arm</em>, <em>earm</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>armus</em> shoulder, Greek <em>harmos</em> joint] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>armless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="QUIZK14hF3">n.</span><span target_id="WBeBBbfgXr">v.i.</span><span target_id="WV4Qiv3YkD">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arm" src="word_pronunciations/01216.mp3"></audio></span>/am/ (<em>say</em> ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QUIZK14hF3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> (<em>usually plural</em>) an offensive or defensive implement for use in war; a weapon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq729"> <em class="label">Military</em> a fighting branch of the military service, as the infantry, cavalry, field artillery, air corps, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq767"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098969" href="entry://arms%23bigmac000098969"><strong>arms</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WBeBBbfgXr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq306"> to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WV4Qiv3YkD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq807"> to equip with arms: <em class="example">to arm a vehicle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq586"> to cover or provide with whatever will add strength, force, or security.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq604"> to prepare (a weapon) for use: <em class="example">to arm a grenade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq512"> to fit or prepare (a thing) for any specific purpose or effective use: <em class="example">to arm a land mine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq98"> (in an aircraft) to engage the locking mechanism on (a cabin door).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>arme</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>armer</em>, from Latin <em>armāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59524271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq331">Australian Republican Movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARMD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac350398796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARMD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq208">age-related macular degeneration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armed</span></header><div>/amd/ (<em>say</em> ahmd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> bearing arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> supported or maintained by arms: <em class="example">armed peace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq328"> provided with a defence; ready.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arose</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arose" src="word_pronunciations/01219.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈroʊz/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohz) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089014" href="entry://arise%23bigmac000089014"><strong>arise</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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around
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">around</span><z><span target_id="cO9eqVmZUQ">adv.</span><span target_id="3qF10pOvc9">prep.</span><span target_id="EgP2lXsOsI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of around" src="word_pronunciations/01220.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'rownd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="cO9eqVmZUQ"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq729"> in a circle or sphere; round about; on every side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> here and there; about: <em class="example">to travel around.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq83"> with a circular movement: <em class="example">the wheels go around.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq222"> at or to a place understood, as a shop, a friend’s house, office, etc.: <em class="example">I’ll be around at three; </em><em class="example">we’ll go around and see if they have a spare part.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq316"> somewhere about or near: <em class="example">there was no one around when I called; </em><em class="example">to wait around for a person.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="3qF10pOvc9">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq710"> about; on all sides; encircling; encompassing: <em class="example">a halo around his head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq938"> here and there in: <em class="example">to roam around the country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq110"> somewhere in or near: <em class="example">to stay around the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq080"> approximately; near in time, amount, etc.: <em class="example">around ten o’clock; </em><em class="example">around a million.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EgP2lXsOsI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">around about</strong>, approximately: <em class="example">to take around about an hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq957"> <strong class="phr">have been around</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq438"> to have been active or in circulation: <em class="example">that band has been around for a couple of years.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq236"> to have acquired much experience.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq273"> <strong class="phr">what goes around, comes around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of an idea of cosmic retributive justice in which good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds punished.) See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039774" href="entry://karma%23bigmac000039774"><strong>karma</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039774" href="entry://karma%23mq331">4</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104554" href="entry://round%23bigmac000104554"><span class="smallcaps">round</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arouse</span><z><span target_id="auB0CjcWwG">v.t.</span><span target_id="x7hu8dh2mt">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arouse" src="word_pronunciations/01221.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈraʊz/ (<em>say</em> uh'rowz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">aroused</strong>, <strong class="bold">arousing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="auB0CjcWwG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> to excite into action; stir or put in motion; call into being: <em class="example">aroused to action; </em><em class="example">arousing suspicion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> to wake from sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq078"> to awaken sexual excitement and readiness in.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="x7hu8dh2mt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq101"> to become aroused.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104556" href="entry://rouse%23bigmac000104556"><span class="smallcaps">rouse<sup>1</sup></span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089014" href="entry://arise%23bigmac000089014"><span class="smallcaps">arise</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arouser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arp</span></header><div>/ap/ (<em>say</em> ahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean </strong> /ʒɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhon) or <strong>Hans</strong> /hans/ (<em>say</em> hans), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">1887–1966, French sculptor, painter, and poet; one of the founders of Dada.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arpeggio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arpeggio</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arpeggio" src="word_pronunciations/01222.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈpɛdʒioʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'pejeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arpeggios</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> the sounding of the notes of a chord separately and in succession instead of simultaneously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> (especially on keyboard instruments and the harp) the breaking or spreading of a chord so that the notes are sounded in very rapid succession and finally all sound together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq668"> a chord sounded in either of these ways.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>arpeggiare</em> play on the harp]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arquebus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arquebus</span></header><div>/ˈakwəbəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkwuhbuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">a light handgun with matchlock or wheel-lock mechanism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">harquebus</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>arquebuse</em>, from Italian (obsolete) <em>arcobuso</em>, from Dutch <em>haakbus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arr.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arr.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> arranged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq100"> arrival.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq938"> arrive; arrived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arrernte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arrernte</span><z><span target_id="AdMiZ5OXt7">n.</span><span target_id="huJ7cKlYpL">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈarəndə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahruhnduh), /ˈærəndə/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AdMiZ5OXt7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area of Central Australia around Alice Springs, extending from the vicinity of the Finke River in the west to the Simpson Desert in the east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq634"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="huJ7cKlYpL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq573"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Arunta</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Aranda</strong>. <div class="backshade"><div class="p0">The name <strong>Arrernte</strong> covers several groups, including Eastern and Western Arrernte, with some dialect variation even within these groups. Several other peoples across a large part of Central Australia, such as the Alyawarr from the Sandover River area, are closely related. Their languages have undergone some major sound changes, notably loss of initial consonants; for example, the words <em>karli</em> (boomerang) and <em>wangka</em> (language) in Noongar, a language of WA, correspond to the forms <em>ayle</em> and <em>angke</em>(<em>ntye</em>) in Eastern Arrernte. Arrernte is now taught in schools in Alice Springs under the Language in Schools program.</div><div class="p1">The spelling <em>Arunta</em> dates from the work of Baldwin Spencer and FJ Gillen, who undertook anthropological studies in Central Australia in the early 20th century and published a book on the ‘Arunta’ in 1927. That spelling also appears in the name of HMAS <em>Arunta</em>, the second Australian naval ship to bear this name. Another spelling is found in the name of the Canberra suburb Aranda.</div><div class="p1">German Lutheran missionaries established a mission at Ntaria, in Western Arrernte territory, in 1877, and named it Hermannsburg. By the 1890s materials in and about the language were being produced there, and a translation of the New Testament into (Western) Arrernte was completed in 1919. Hermannsburg was the birthplace of painter Albert Namatjira and of linguist TGH Strehlow, whose father was a pastor at the mission.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrest</span><z><span target_id="o8wHjoRROx">v.t.</span><span target_id="mEXanpX2ig">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arrest" src="word_pronunciations/01230.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɛst/ (<em>say</em> uh'rest) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="o8wHjoRROx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> to capture; seize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq851"> to catch and fix: <em class="example">to arrest the attention.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq235"> to bring to a standstill; stop; check: <em class="example">to arrest the current of a river.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq707"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> to stop the active growth of: <em class="example">to arrest a cancer.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mEXanpX2ig">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq965"> taking a person into custody in connection with a legal proceeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq721"> any seizure or taking by force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq869"> the act of stopping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq794"> the state of being stopped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq372"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> any device for arresting motion in a mechanism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>arest</em>(<em>e</em>), from Old French <em>areste</em> stoppage, from <em>arester</em>, from Late Latin <em>adrestāre</em> (Latin <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>restāre</em> stop)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arrester</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrestee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrestee</span></header><div>/ərɛsˈti/ (<em>say</em> uhres'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">someone who is under an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003864" href="entry://arrestment%23bigmac000003864">arrestment</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003864" href="entry://arrestment%23mq936">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arresting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arresting</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arresting" src="word_pronunciations/01229.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɛstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'resting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">catching the attention; striking: <em class="example">an arresting painting.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrestment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrestment</span></header><div>/əˈrɛstmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'restmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> <em class="label">Law</em> the state of being under arrest; detention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Scottish Law</em> the prevention of a debtor (the arrestee) from paying a creditor, until a claim upon that creditor by another person (the arrester) has been met.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrgh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrgh</span></header><div>/arg/ (<em>say</em> ahrg) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">(an exclamation indicating strong feelings of disgust, revulsion, etc., as if in choking.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arrhenius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arrhenius</span></header><div>/aˈrɛniʊs/ (<em>say</em> ah'reneeoos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Svante August</strong> /ˈsvantə ˈoʊgʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'svahntuh 'ohgoost), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">1859–1927, Swedish scientist; developed the theory of electrolytic dissociation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrhythmia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrhythmia</span></header><div>/eɪˈrɪðmiə/ (<em>say</em> ay'ridhmeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">any disturbance in the rhythm of the heartbeat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: want of rhythm] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arrhythmic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arrighi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arrighi</span></header><div>/əˈrigi/ (<em>say</em> uh'reegee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Luciana Maria</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">Australian film and theatre designer, born in Brazil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arris</span><z><span target_id="SxnhsKWxvs">n.</span><span target_id="pgAt14l81U">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arris" src="word_pronunciations/01226.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SxnhsKWxvs"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> the line, edge, or hip in which the two straight or curved surfaces of a body, forming an exterior angle, meet.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pgAt14l81U">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq899"> to sand the edge of (a piece of glass) to remove the sharp edge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>areste</em>, from Latin <em>arista</em> ear of grain, bone of a fish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arrised</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrive</span><z><span target_id="rDuBmMYvkj">v.i.</span><span target_id="WG7FgQSG08">v.t.</span><span target_id="Fuf5yj0pwd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arrive" src="word_pronunciations/01231.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈraɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'ruyv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">arrived</strong>, <strong class="bold">arriving</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rDuBmMYvkj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one’s destination: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I … arrived at the gate just in time to run into Annie and Jessie</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> to come: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When the baby arrived and was a girl, Molly was annoyed</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq607"> to happen; occur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq811"> to attain a position of success in the world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq199"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to come to shore.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WG7FgQSG08">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq595"> to reach; come to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq532"> to happen to.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Fuf5yj0pwd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq062"> <strong class="phr">arrive at</strong>, to reach in any course or process; attain: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I think understanding and mutual toleration was arrived at between them and the bush animals.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>a</em>(<em>r</em>)<em>rive</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>a</em>(<em>r</em>)<em>river</em>, from Late Latin <em>arrīpāre</em> come to shore] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arriver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrivederci
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrivederci</span></header><div>/ərivəˈdɜtʃi/ (<em>say</em> uhreevuh'derchee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">until we see each other again; goodbye for the present.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrivism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrivism</span></header><div>/əˈrivɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'reevizuhm), /ˈærəvɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhvizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">acting in accordance with unbridled ambition, especially when social climbing or in the pursuit of a career.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arrivisme</strong> /əˈrivəzmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'reevuhzmuh). <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armenia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armenia</span></header><div>/aˈminiə/ (<em>say</em> ah'meeneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> a republic in western Asia, bordered by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey; a constituent republic of the Soviet Union 1922–91, known as the <strong>Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic</strong>. 29 785 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Armenian. <em>Currency</em>: dram. <em>Capital</em>: Yerevan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> a region of western Asia, including this republic and parts of Turkey and Iran; the traditional home of the Armenians, an ancient Indo-European people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armentières
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armentières</span></header><div>/ˈaməntɪəz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhntearz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">a town in northern France, in Nord department, near the border with Belgium; scene of battles between Allied and German forces during World War I in October–November 1914 and in April 1918. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The remains of the Hotel de Ville at Armenti&amp;amp;egrave;res after shelling, early 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Armentieres_E01696.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A soldier looks at the ruins of Armenti&amp;amp;egrave;res, early 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Armentieres_E01698.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">In early 1916, following the end of the Gallipoli campaign, Anzac infantry divisions were sent to reinforce Allied troops on the Western Front in northern France. For training in trench warfare, newly arrived units were stationed in a quiet sector of the front line near <strong>Armentières</strong> which became known as ‘the nursery’. It was there, during the night of 25–26 June 1916, during an Australian raid on German trenches, that Private William Jackson gained the first Victoria Cross awarded to a member of the AIF in the European phase of the war. Under heavy fire, Jackson rescued wounded fellow members of his raiding party from no man’s land with an arm so badly damaged by a bursting shell that it was later amputated. He was only 18 at the time, and was the youngest member of the AIF to win the Victoria Cross in World War I. <em>Mademoiselle from Armentières</em> was a popular song among Allied soldiers.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac879653466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armfield</span></header><div>/ˈamfild/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Neil</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">born 1955, Australian theatre director; director of Company B Belvoir 1994–2010.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armful</span></header><div>/ˈamfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmfool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">armfuls</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">as much as the arm, or both arms, can hold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armhole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armhole</span></header><div>/ˈamhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmhohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">a hole in a garment for the arm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armiger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armiger</span></header><div>/ˈamədʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> a person entitled to armorial bearings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq287"> an armourbearer to a knight; a squire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin: squire, Latin armourbearer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arming</span></header><div>/ˈamɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead to bring up a sample of the sand, mud, etc., of the sea bottom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arminius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arminius</span></header><div>/aˈmɪniəs/ (<em>say</em> ah'mineeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> (<em>Hermann</em>), c. 18 BC–AD 19, Germanic hero; defeated Roman army, AD 9.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> <strong>Jacobus</strong> /dʒəˈkoʊbəs/ (<em>say</em> juh'kohbuhs) (<em>Jacob Harmensen</em>), 1560–1609, Dutch Protestant theologian who modified certain Calvinistic doctrines, especially that of predestination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armipotent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armipotent</span></header><div>/aˈmɪpətənt/ (<em>say</em> ah'mipuhtuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">mighty in arms or war.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>armipotens</em> powerful in arms]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armistice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armistice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armistice" src="word_pronunciations/01208.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaməstəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhstuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the parties, as to discuss peace; a truce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>armistitium</em>, from Latin <em>armi-</em> (combining form of <em>arma</em> arms) + <em>-stitium</em> (from <em>sistere</em> stop)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armistice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac515419455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armistice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Armistice" src="word_pronunciations/01208.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaməstəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhstuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">the truce that ended hostilities in World War I, signed by representatives of Britain, France and Germany on 11 November 1918; originally running for 36 days, it was renewed regularly until the signing of the formal peace treaty, the Treaty of Versailles, in 1919. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Crowds in Martin Place, Sydney, celebrating the news of the signing of the Armistice on 11 November 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Armistice_H11563.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A group of women and children rejoicing in a Sydney street at the signing of the Armistice on 11 November 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Armistice_A03281.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The Forest of Compi&amp;amp;egrave;gne, France, where the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Armistice_A03039.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Armistice</strong> was signed at 5 am on 11 November 1918 in a carriage of the Allied Supreme Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch’s private train in the forest of Compiègne, some 65 kilometres north-east of Paris. It brought hostilities to a close six hours later, at 11 am, when buglers sounded a general ceasefire across the Western Front. Under the terms of the Armistice, the German army evacuated all occupied territory and withdrew to beyond the Rhine River – a neutral zone was established on the right bank, while the Allies occupied the left bank. Germany had to pay reparations for damage done and also had to hand over war equipment, including machine guns, artillery pieces, aircraft, locomotives and railway carriages and its entire submarine fleet, while its surface naval fleet was disbanded. See also Treaty of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082557" href="entry://Versailles%23bigmac000082557"><strong>Versailles</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armlet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armlet</span></header><div>/ˈamlət/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> an ornamental band worn on the arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq466"> a little arm: <em class="example">an armlet of the sea.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armoire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armoire</span></header><div>/aˈmwa/ (<em>say</em> ah'mwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002106" href="entry://ambry%23bigmac000002106"><span class="smallcaps">ambry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armor" src="word_pronunciations/01211.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈamə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103829" href="entry://armour%23bigmac000103829"><strong>armour</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armorica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armorica</span></header><div>/aˈmɒrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> ah'morikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">an ancient region in north-western France, corresponding generally to Brittany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armorist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armorist</span></header><div>/ˈamərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">someone skilled in heraldry or the blazoning of arms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armory" src="word_pronunciations/01210.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaməri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">armories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> the art of blazoning arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq611"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> heraldic bearings or arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq439"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> an armourer’s shop; an arsenal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq000"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003819" href="entry://armoury%23bigmac000003819"><strong>armoury</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant spelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003819" href="entry://armoury%23bigmac000003819"><span class="smallcaps">armoury</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armour</span><z><span target_id="nzNtDwwuGv">n.</span><span target_id="9KLKHy5Z7v">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armour" src="word_pronunciations/01211.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈamə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nzNtDwwuGv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> defensive equipment; any covering worn as a protection against offensive weapons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> a metallic sheathing or protective covering, especially metal plates used on warships, armoured vehicles, aeroplanes, and fortifications.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq093"> any protective covering, as the scales of a fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq981"> that which serves as a protection or safeguard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq045"> the outer wrapping of metal, usually fine, braided steel wires, on a cable, primarily for the purpose of mechanical protection.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9KLKHy5Z7v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq048"> to cover with armour or armour plate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>armure</em>, from Old French <em>armeüre</em>, from Latin <em>armātūra</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armoured
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armoured</span></header><div>/ˈaməd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> protected by armour or armour plate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> consisting of troops using armoured vehicles: <em class="example">an armoured division.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armored</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armourer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armourer</span></header><div>/ˈamərə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> a maker or repairer of armour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq753"> a manufacturer of arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq936"> an official, soldier, or sailor in charge of the upkeep of small arms in a regiment or on a naval vessel. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Soldiers at the armourers workshop of the Australian Ordnance Depot at P&amp;amp;eacute;ronne, Somme region, France, October 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/armourer_E03616.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armorer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armoury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armoury</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armoury" src="word_pronunciations/01210.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaməri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">armouries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> a collection of arms or armour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq191"> armour collectively.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armory</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>armurie</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103829" href="entry://armour%23bigmac000103829"><span class="smallcaps">armour</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armpit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armpit</span><z><span target_id="TTyu6ajnQc">n.</span><span target_id="jeTGtCvMaH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armpit" src="word_pronunciations/01212.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈampɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmpit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TTyu6ajnQc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; the axilla.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jeTGtCvMaH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">up to one’s armpits in</strong>, extremely busy with; deeply involved in.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armrest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armrest</span></header><div>/ˈamrɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmrest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a rest or support, as on a chair, for the arm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arms</span><z><span target_id="bIRJqTbSOX">pl. n.</span><span target_id="AWTNbvyR8V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arms" src="word_pronunciations/01213.mp3"></audio></span>/amz/ (<em>say</em> ahmz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="bIRJqTbSOX"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003780" href="entry://arm%23bigmac000003780"><strong>arm<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003780" href="entry://arm%23mq268">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Military</em> small arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq656"> heraldic bearings.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AWTNbvyR8V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">bear arms</strong>, to perform military service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">call to arms</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq447"> a summons to battle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq076"> a rallying cry usually seeking support or particular action, as an inflammatory political speech, a policy statement, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq291"> <strong class="phr">take arms</strong>, to resort to fighting; fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">under arms</strong>, armed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq691"> (<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in arms</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq077"> armed and prepared to resist.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq463"> very angry and indignant: <em class="example">to be up in arms about perceived injustices.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>armes</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>arma</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armstrong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armstrong</span></header><div>/ˈamstrɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmstrong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> <strong>Gillian May</strong>, born 1950, Australian film director; films include <em>My Brilliant Career</em> (1979) and <em>Oscar and Lucinda</em> (1997).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> <strong>Helen Porter</strong> → Dame Nellie <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038620" href="entry://Melba%23bigmac000038620"><strong>Melba</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> <strong>Kerry</strong>, born 1958, Australian film and television actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq261"> <strong>Lance Edward</strong>, born 1971, US cyclist; won the Tour de France seven times 1999–2005 but was stripped of these titles in 2012 after being found guilty of drug-taking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq693"> <strong>Leah</strong>, born 1964, Australian businesswoman and Indigenous rights activist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq363"> (<strong>Daniel</strong>)<strong> Louis</strong> (‘<em>Satchmo</em>’), 1900–71, US jazz trumpeter and composer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq863"> <strong>Neil Alden</strong>, 1930–2012, US astronaut; first person to walk on the moon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq006"> <strong>Warwick Windridge</strong>, 1879–1947, Australian Test cricket all-rounder.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Gillian Armstrong</strong> won a scholarship in 1973 to the Australian Film and Television School, Sydney, and went on to direct a documentary, <em>Smokes and Lollies</em> (1975), for the SA Film Corporation, and <em>The Singer and the Dancer</em> (1976), a longer feature. In 1979 <em>My Brilliant Career</em> won immediate critical and popular acclaim, and was shown at Cannes. Her next feature, <em>Starstruck</em> (1982), was a rock musical, and she has also directed rock music videos. She has since directed several films overseas, including <em>Mrs Soffel</em> (US, 1984), <em>Little Women</em> (US, 1994) and <em>Charlotte Gray</em> (US, UK, 2001). Further Australian films include <em>High Tide</em> (1987), <em>The Last Days of Chez Nous</em> (1992), <em>Oscar and Lucinda</em> (1997) and the documentary <em>Unfolding Florence</em> (2006). Although not overtly feminist, Armstrong’s films are often about women seeking release from social restrictions.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">army</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of army" src="word_pronunciations/01214.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈami/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">armies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the naval and, in some countries, the air forces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> a large body of people trained and armed for war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq823"> any body of people organised for any cause: <em class="example">the Salvation Army</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq742"> a host; a great multitude.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>armee</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>armāta</em> armed forces]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armyworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armyworm</span></header><div>/ˈamiwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmeewerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> the larval form of a small fawn-coloured moth, being one of three species, as the <strong>common armyworm</strong>, <em>Leucania convecta</em>, the <strong>southern armyworm</strong>, <em>Persectania ewingii</em>, and the <strong>inland armyworm</strong>, <em>Persectania dyscrita</em>, the caterpillars of all species being distinguished by three parallel white stripes running from head to tail, and their habit of feeding in groups; a pest of cereal crops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> the brown or black caterpillar of a small brown moth, <em>Spodoptera mauritia</em>, which feeds in a group and is a pest of lawns and pastures.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">army worm</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the caterpillars’ habit of moving in large groups]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arndt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arndt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Arndt" src="word_pronunciations/01476.mp3"></audio></span>/ant/ (<em>say</em> ahnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bettina Mary</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">born 1949 in England, Australian psychologist; noted for work on sex education and counselling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arne</span></header><div>/an/ (<em>say</em> ahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas Augustine</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">1710–78, English composer, especially of songs such as ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and songs from Shakespeare’s plays.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arnhem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arnhem</span></header><div>/ˈanəm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cape</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">a promontory on the Gove Peninsula in the NT.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arnica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arnica</span></header><div>/ˈanɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> any plant of the genus <em>Arnica</em>, especially <em>A. montana</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq206"> a tincture of the flowers of such a plant, applied medicinally to sprains and bruises.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arnim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arnim</span></header><div>/ˈanɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Achim von</strong> /ˈakɪm vɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkim von), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">1781–1831, German poet and author; edited with Clemens Brentano the collection of folk poetry <em>Des Knaben Wunderhorn</em> (The Youth’s Magic Horn).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arno</span></header><div>/ˈanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a river flowing from the Apennines in central Italy west through Florence to the Ligurian Sea. About 225 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arnold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arnold</span></header><div>/ˈanəld/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnuhld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> <strong>Benedict</strong>, 1741–1801, general in the American War of Independence who defected to the British army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> <strong>Lynn Maurice Ferguson</strong>, born 1949, Australian state Labor politician; premier of SA 1992–93.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq220"> <strong>Matthew</strong>, 1822–88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic; author of <em>Culture and Anarchy</em> (1869).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arnott
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arnott</span></header><div>/ˈanət/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alwyn James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">1899–1973, Australian medical academic; instrumental in founding the Dental Hospital, Sydney.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437477646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aro</span></header><div>/ˈeɪroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayroh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac009215549" href="entry://aromantic%23bigmac009215549"><strong>aromantic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aroha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac771889523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aroha</span></header><div>/ˈaroʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahrohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">love; compassion; empathy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aroid</span><z><span target_id="p4MsQcUPdC">adj.</span><span target_id="1SZParWoxv">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈærɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aroyd), /ˈɛə-/ (<em>say</em> 'air-) <em class="label">Botany</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="p4MsQcUPdC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq332"> belonging to or resembling the Araceae or arum family of plants which includes the arum, taro, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1SZParWoxv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq057"> an aroid plant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003987" href="entry://arum%23bigmac000003987"><span class="smallcaps">ar(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aroma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aroma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aroma" src="word_pronunciations/01218.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈroʊmə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq370"> a smell arising from spices, plants, etc., especially an agreeable smell; fragrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> (of wines and spirits) the smell or bouquet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq382"> a characteristic, subtle quality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: spice, sweet herb]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aroona
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aroona</span></header><div>/əˈrunə/ (<em>say</em> uh'roohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">a valley in the northern Flinders Ranges, SA; the subject of paintings by Hans Heysen and other Australian artists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arriviste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arriviste</span></header><div>/ærəˈvist/ (<em>say</em> aruh'veest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">an ambitious person; social climber or careerist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arroba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arroba</span></header><div>/əˈroʊbə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rohbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> a unit of weight, about 11 kg in some Spanish-speaking countries, about 15 kg in some Portuguese-speaking countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> a varying unit of liquid measure in Spanish-speaking countries, about 16 litres when used to measure wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish and Portuguese, from Arabic <em>ar-rub‘</em> the quarter (of a quintal)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrondissement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrondissement</span></header><div>/əˈrɒndəsmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'ronduhsmuhnt), /əˌrɒndɪsˈmɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> uh.rondis'mon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> the largest administrative division of a French department. Each arrondissement is divided into cantons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq622"> a borough of Paris.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrow</span><z><span target_id="dS3jPbhPG5">n.</span><span target_id="ue0cqPOuaM">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arrow" src="word_pronunciations/01235.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'aroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dS3jPbhPG5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> a slender, straight, generally pointed, missile weapon made to be shot from a bow, the shaft being made of a light material, fitted with feathers at the neck end to help guide it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> anything resembling an arrow in form, as the inflorescence of sugar cane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq702"> a figure of an arrow used to indicate direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq226"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102077" href="entry://broad%20arrow%23bigmac000102077"><strong>broad arrow</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ue0cqPOuaM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq494"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to produce an arrow-shaped inflorescence, as sugar cane when ripening.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>arwe</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arrowless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arrow-shaped</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrowroot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrowroot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arrowroot" src="word_pronunciations/01234.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈærərut/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhrooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> a tropical American plant, <em>Maranta arundinacea</em>, or related species, whose rhizomes yield a nutritious starch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> the starch itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq908"> a similar starch from other plants, used in puddings, biscuits, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrowshot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrowshot</span></header><div>/ˈæroʊʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'arohshot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">the range of an arrow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrowworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrowworm</span></header><div>/ˈæroʊwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'arohwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">any member of the phylum Chaetognatha, small transparent pelagic animals of elongate form with lateral fins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrowy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrowy</span></header><div>/ˈæroʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'arohee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> like an arrow in shape, speed, effect, etc.; swift or piercing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq961"> consisting of arrows.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arroyo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arroyo</span></header><div>/əˈrɔɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'royoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq069"> a creek or stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> a steep-sided gully or channel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>arroyo</em>, from Latin <em>arrugio</em> gallery in a mine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arroyo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac880979634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arroyo</span></header><div>/əˈrɔɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'royoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gloria Macapagal</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">born 1947, Philippine politician; president of the Philippines 2001–2010.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arse</span><z><span target_id="785Cu5orf6">n.</span><span target_id="plkm1rPe9H">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arse" src="word_pronunciations/01239.mp3"></audio></span>/as/ (<em>say</em> ahs) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="785Cu5orf6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> the rump; bottom; buttocks; posterior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq606"> the bottom, base or tail end of something.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq861"> the seat of a pair of pants.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq586"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq407"> a despised person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq775"> a fool.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq945"> impudence: <em class="example">what arse!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq709"> one’s body or person; oneself: <em class="example">get your arse out of there.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq109"> sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq674"> people viewed collectively as sexual objects.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="plkm1rPe9H">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">arsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">arsing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">a bit </strong>(or <strong class="phr">piece</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of arse</strong>, a person considered as a sexual object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq539"> <strong class="phr">a boot up the arse</strong>, swift punishment or retribution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">arse about</strong>, in reverse or illogical order: <em class="example">he did the exercise completely arse about.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq716"> <strong class="phr">arse about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to act like a fool; waste time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">arse about face</strong>, changed in direction; back to front.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">arse over tit </strong>(or <strong class="phr">kettle</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">apex</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">turkey</strong>), fallen heavily and awkwardly, usually in a forward direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">arse up</strong>, to spoil; cause to fail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">cover one’s arse</strong>, to protect oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">down on one’s arse</strong>, out of luck; destitute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">get off one’s arse</strong>, to make a real effort (to do something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">get one’s arse into gear</strong>, to become organised and ready for action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq667"> <strong class="phr">get the arse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq720"> to be dismissed, especially from employment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq886"> to be rejected or rebuffed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq584"> <strong class="phr">give someone the arse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq910"> to dismiss someone, especially from employment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq409"> to reject or rebuff someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq198"> <strong class="phr">kick arse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq435"> to assert authority by being violent and aggressive towards people.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq821"> to defeat opponents soundly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">kick someone’s arse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> to beat someone convincingly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq490"> to reprimand someone severely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">kiss my arse</strong>, (an expression of derision.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">make an arse of oneself</strong>, to behave in a way that others view as despicable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq777"> <strong class="phr">my arse</strong>, (an expression of disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">not able to be arsed</strong>, to not care enough about something to act: <em class="example">I just can’t be arsed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq51"> <strong class="phr">pain in the arse</strong>, an annoying person, thing, event, etc.: <em class="example">this computer is a pain in the arse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq993"> <strong class="phr">… the arse off someone</strong>, (used after a verb as an intensifier): <em class="example">her speech bored the arse off everyone; </em><em class="example">he worked the arse off his apprentice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq648"> <strong class="phr">up Cook’s arse</strong>, <em class="label">NZ</em> (an expression of disgust.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">up your arse</strong>, (with verbs of action, as <em>ram</em>, <em>shove</em>, <em>stick</em>) (used as a derisive retort): <em class="example">stick your job up your arse.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">ass</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>ears</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Australian English has the pronunciation /as/, but, in certain terms derived from <em>arse</em> which originate in US English, there is an awareness of the US spelling <em>ass</em> and its pronunciation /æs/. Individuals choose to adopt one or the other spelling and pronunciation according to their sense of whether they are adopting an Americanism or not.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsehole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsehole</span><z><span target_id="0mvaEEeP2E">n.</span><span target_id="Qhhkxpr7ST">v.t.</span><span target_id="W6Vk0XqCK4">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈashoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahs-hohl) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0mvaEEeP2E">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> the anus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq074"> a despised person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq115"> a despised place: <em class="example">this town is the arsehole of the universe.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Qhhkxpr7ST">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq768"> to remove (a person) from a place quickly and without ceremony; to throw (someone) out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq422"> to dismiss, sack.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="W6Vk0XqCK4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">arsehole about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to behave stupidly or inanely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">arsehole off</strong>, to depart quickly or unobtrusively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">from arsehole to breakfast time</strong>, completely.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arseholes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arseholes</span></header><div>/ˈashoʊlz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahs-hohlz) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">(an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsekicker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731508740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsekicker</span></header><div>/ˈaskɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahskikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">a person who exerts discipline on a group, usually through intimidatory methods.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arse-kicker</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsekicking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac503839579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsekicking</span><z><span target_id="FFo67NKYlp">n.</span><span target_id="sXaIQUFZ5E">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈaskɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahskiking) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FFo67NKYlp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> verbal admonitions, punishment, etc., meted out to people who are considered incompetent, lazy, or troublemaking.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sXaIQUFZ5E">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq050"> admired for boldness and innovation in style.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arse-kicking</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arselick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arselick</span></header><div>/ˈaslɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahslik) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">to behave in an obsequious and sycophantic fashion in order to gain favour with someone.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>arselicking</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arselicker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arselicker</span></header><div>/ˈaslɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahslikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a sycophant.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenic</span><z><span target_id="ZUBTdVYGEJ">n.</span><span target_id="ZzUSKPo66E">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZUBTdVYGEJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arsenic" src="word_pronunciations/01238.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈasənɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhnik), /ˈasnɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsnik) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> a greyish white element having a metallic lustre, volatilising when heated, and forming poisonous compounds. <em>Symbol</em>: As; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 74.9216; <em>atomic number</em>: 33.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq465"> Also, <strong class="vs">arsenite</strong>. arsenic trioxide or white arsenic, As<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, which is used in medicine and painting, and in poison for vermin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq397"> a mineral, the native element, occurring in white or grey masses.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZzUSKPo66E">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq361"> /aˈsɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> ah'senik) of or containing arsenic, especially in the pentavalent state.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>arsenik</em>, from Latin <em>arsenicum</em>, from Greek <em>arsenikon</em> orpiment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenide</span></header><div>/ˈasənaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhnuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">a compound containing two elements, of which arsenic is the negative one, as <em>silver arsenide</em>, Ag<sub>3</sub>As.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenite</span></header><div>/ˈasənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> a salt of any of the hypothetical arsenous acids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003897" href="entry://arsenic%23bigmac000003897"><strong>arsenic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003897" href="entry://arsenic%23mq465">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artful" src="word_pronunciations/01251.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> crafty; cunning; tricky: <em class="example">artful schemes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> skilful in adapting means to ends; ingenious.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>artfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437329865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artha</span></header><div>/ˈatə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">(in Hinduism) the goal of wealth, being one of the four goals, or purusharthas.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020069" href="entry://dharma%23bigmac000020069"><strong>dharma</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020069" href="entry://dharma%23mq310">7</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac136218757" href="entry://kama%23bigmac136218757"><strong>kama</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac136218757" href="entry://kama%23mq737">2</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac499486140" href="entry://moksha%23bigmac499486140"><strong>moksha</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>artha</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthritic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthritic</span><z><span target_id="Ebzyfzd5iT">adj.</span><span target_id="S6s9L1Bm2q">n.</span></z></header><div>/aˈθrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ah'thritik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ebzyfzd5iT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> suffering or tending to suffer from arthritis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> of or of the nature of arthritis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="S6s9L1Bm2q">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq388"> an arthritic person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthritis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arthritis" src="word_pronunciations/01252.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈθraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> ah'thruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">inflammation of a joint, as in gout or rheumatism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: joint disease]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthro-</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">a word element meaning ‘joint’, as in <em>arthropod</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arthr-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>arthron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthrodesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac89758397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthrodesis</span></header><div>/aˈθrɒdəsəs/ (<em>say</em> ah'throduhsuhs), /aθrəˈdisəs/ (<em>say</em> ahthruh'deesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arthrodeses</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">the surgical fusion of a joint to relieve intractable pain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003938" href="entry://arthro-%23bigmac000003938"><span class="smallcaps">arthro-</span></a> + Greek (<em>syn</em>)<em>desis</em> a binding together]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthromere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthromere</span></header><div>/ˈaθrəmɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthruhmear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">one of the segments or parts into which the body of articulated animals is divided.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003938" href="entry://arthro-%23bigmac000003938"><span class="smallcaps">arthro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046262" href="entry://-mere%23bigmac000046262"><span class="smallcaps">-mere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthropod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthropod</span><z><span target_id="gLbHKyXtJI">n.</span><span target_id="cieFjrWshx">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arthropod" src="word_pronunciations/01253.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaθrəpɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthruhpod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gLbHKyXtJI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> any of the Arthropoda, the phylum of segmented invertebrates, having jointed legs, as the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cieFjrWshx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq284"> Also, <strong class="vs">arthropodal</strong> /aθrəˈpoʊdl/ (<em>say</em> ahthruh'pohdl), /aˈθrɒpədl/ (<em>say</em> ah'thropuhdl), <strong class="vs">arthropodous</strong>. belonging to or relating to the Arthropoda.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthroscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac21994868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthroscope</span></header><div>/ˈaθrəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthruhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a thin tubular fibre-optic instrument fitted with a miniature camera and precision tools, used in surgical and diagnostic procedures on a joint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003938" href="entry://arthro-%23bigmac000003938"><span class="smallcaps">arthro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066121" href="entry://-scope%23bigmac000066121"><span class="smallcaps">-scope</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthroscopic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthroscopic</span></header><div>/aθrəˈskɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> ahthruh'skopik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">of or relating to a surgical procedure which involves the visualisation and examination of a joint by the insertion of an arthroscope between the bones.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac21994868" href="entry://arthroscope%23bigmac21994868"><span class="smallcaps">arthroscop(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthroscopy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthroscopy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arthroscopy" src="word_pronunciations/01255.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈθrɒskəpi/ (<em>say</em> ah'throskuhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arthroscopies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq51"> the examination of a joint using an arthroscope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq606"> Also, <strong class="vs">arthroscopic debridement</strong>. the use of this technique to facilitate the removal of damaged tissue or foreign matter in a joint.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthrospore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthrospore</span></header><div>/ˈaθrəspɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthruhspaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> <em class="label">Bacteriology</em> an isolated vegetative cell which has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria, and not regarded as a true spore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq511"> <em class="label">Botany</em> one of a number of spores of various low fungi and algae, united in the form of a string of beads, formed by fission.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003938" href="entry://arthro-%23bigmac000003938"><span class="smallcaps">arthro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071231" href="entry://spore%23bigmac000071231"><span class="smallcaps">spore</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arthur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthur<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaθə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">legendary king in post-Roman Britain; leader of the Knights of the Round Table and the subject of much European literature, as Sir Thomas Malory’s <em>Morte d’Arthur</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Arthur Pendragon</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthur<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaθə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> <strong>Chester Alan</strong>, 1830–86, 21st president of the US 1881–85.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq969"> <strong>Sir George</strong>, 1784–1854, English-born administrator in Australia; lieutenant-governor of Tasmania 1823–36; established Port Arthur penal settlement; policy of rounding up Aboriginal people and confining them to the south-eastern part of Tasmania.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>George Arthur</strong> improved the administration of the convict system in Tasmania by combining incentives for reform with severe punishment for delinquents, who were put into chain gangs or sent to the penal settlement he established at Port Arthur. He closely supervised police, magistrates, the masters of assigned servants and the issue of tickets of leave. A devout evangelical, he strove to improve local morals and behaviour by extending religious teaching, and removed a number of incompetent and dishonest officials. He was, however, unable to control the increasing conflict between white settlers and the Aboriginal inhabitants of Tasmania, which escalated into a series of violent incidents. His solution, purportedly aimed at protecting the Aboriginal population, was to round them up and confine them in the south-eastern corner of the island. This period is now known as the Black War. Though few were captured, Arthur’s policy succeeded in that it cleared the settled areas of the Indigenous inhabitants. In 1836 Arthur was recalled to England, his authoritarian administrative methods having aroused opposition in the colony.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthur<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaθə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> a mountain in north-eastern Tasmania, near Launceston. 1188 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> a mountain in north-eastern Qld, near Innisfail. 450 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq686"> a mountain in southern NSW, near Narrandera. 250 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq762"> a mountain in central WA. 617 m.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthur<sup>4</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaθə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">not to know whether one is Arthur or Martha</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">to be in a confused state of mind.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138236988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthur<sup>5</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaθə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">(a name used humorously to refer to arthritis): <em class="example">when Arthur is playing up, I need help to do things.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? a shortening of the epenthetic pronunciation of <em>arthritis</em> (as /aθəˈraɪtəs/ with a vowel inserted between the first two syllables)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artic" src="word_pronunciations/01262.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">a semitrailer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003957" href="entry://articulated%20truck%23bigmac000003957"><span class="smallcaps">articulated truck</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artichoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artichoke</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artichoke" src="word_pronunciations/01257.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatətʃoʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhchohk), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artichoke" src="word_pronunciations/01256.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatɪtʃoʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtichohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> a herbaceous, thistle-like plant, <em>Cynara scolymus</em>, with an edible flower head; globe artichoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> the edible portion, used as a table vegetable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq075"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039036" href="entry://Jerusalem%20artichoke%23bigmac000039036"><strong>Jerusalem artichoke</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [It: <em>articiocco</em>, from Provençal <em>arquichaut</em>, from Arabic <em>al kharshūf</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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article
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">article</span><z><span target_id="i8iTTnAXUg">n.</span><span target_id="kEDdyoqXCM">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of article" src="word_pronunciations/01259.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i8iTTnAXUg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> an individual piece or thing of a class; an item or particular: <em class="example">an article of food; </em><em class="example">an article of dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> any thing: <em class="example">what is that article?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq365"> a piece of writing on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or literary publication, especially of a newspaper, magazine, review, or other periodical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq818"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq141"> a word whose function is to determine the syntactic scope of the noun with which it is associated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq251"> (in English) any of the determiners <em>the</em>, <em>a</em>, or <em>an</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089260" href="entry://definite%20article%23bigmac000089260"><strong>definite article</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036944" href="entry://indefinite%20article%23bigmac000036944"><strong>indefinite article</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq413"> a clause, item, point, or particular in a contract, treaty, or other formal agreement; a condition or stipulation in a contract or bargain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq382"> a separate clause or provision of a statute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq478"> (<em>plural</em>) a document drawn up in articles; an agreement or code.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq859"> a matter or subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq176"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> juncture or moment.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kEDdyoqXCM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">articled</strong>, <strong class="bold">articling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq901"> to set forth in articles; charge or accuse specifically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq769"> to bind by articles of covenant or stipulation: <em class="example">to article an apprentice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq609"> to bind by articles of agreement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>articulus</em>, diminutive of <em>artus</em> joint]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artifice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artifice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artifice" src="word_pronunciations/01264.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatəfəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhfuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> a crafty device or expedient; a clever trick or stratagem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq461"> craft; trickery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq677"> skilful or apt contrivance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> workmanship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>artificium</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificer</span></header><div>/aˈtɪfəsə/ (<em>say</em> ah'tifuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> a skilful or artistic worker; craftsperson.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq412"> someone who is skilful in devising ways of making things; an inventor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Military</em> an enlisted person trained in the maintenance and repair of military equipment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artillery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artillery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artillery" src="word_pronunciations/01269.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈtɪləri/ (<em>say</em> ah'tiluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> mounted guns, movable or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> the troops, or the branch of an army, concerned with the use and service of such guns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq126"> the science that deals with the use of such guns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>artilrie</em>, from Old French <em>artillerie</em> implements of war]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artist" src="word_pronunciations/01273.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatəst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> a person who practises one of the fine arts, especially a painter or sculptor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> a person who practises one of the performing arts, as an actor or singer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq305"> a person who exhibits art in their work, or makes an art of their employment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq053"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an artisan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person noted or notorious for a reprehensible aspect of their behaviour: <em class="example">booze artist.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>artiste</em>, from Italian <em>artista</em>, from Late Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003913" href="entry://art%23bigmac000003913"><span class="smallcaps">art<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artiste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artiste</span></header><div>/aˈtist/ (<em>say</em> ah'teest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> an entertainer, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq081"> (often mockingly, or tongue-in-cheek) a female artist in the more popular theatrical arts, with more pretensions than talent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq493"> a stripper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artistic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artistic" src="word_pronunciations/01271.mp3"></audio></span>/aˈtɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> ah'tistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> conformable to the standards of art; aesthetically excellent or admirable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq767"> of, like, or befitting an artist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq115"> naturally gifted to be an artist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq580"> stormy, emotional, and capricious, as temperament or behaviour popularly ascribed to artists.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artistical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>artistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artistry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artistry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artistry" src="word_pronunciations/01272.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatəstri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhstree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">artistries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> artistic effect or quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> artistic pursuits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artless</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artless" src="word_pronunciations/01274.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatləs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous: <em class="example">an artless mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> natural; simple: <em class="example">artless beauty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq769"> lacking art, knowledge, or skill.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>artlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>artlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Artois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Artois</span></header><div>/aˈtwa/ (<em>say</em> ah'twah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a former province in northern France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac865148551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artsy</span><z><span target_id="vXnTaw8G9H">adj.</span><span target_id="WKzUiBuIbn">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈatsi/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtsee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vXnTaw8G9H">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> (<strong class="bold">artsier</strong>, <strong class="bold">artsiest</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089784" href="entry://arty%23bigmac000089784"><strong>arty</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089784" href="entry://arty%23mq440">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089784" href="entry://arty%23mq410">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WKzUiBuIbn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq775"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">artsies</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089784" href="entry://arty%23bigmac000089784"><strong>arty</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089784" href="entry://arty%23mq868">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artwork</span></header><div>/ˈatwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> a work of art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq361"> the specially prepared material from which a book is to be printed, especially the non-text material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq730"> (formerly) any piece of specially designed material from which a printer’s plate or block, etc., was composed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arty</span><z><span target_id="qiiJYX5CqZ">adj.</span><span target_id="Q3cZhf5wYO">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arty" src="word_pronunciations/01275.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈati/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qiiJYX5CqZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">artier</strong>, <strong class="bold">artiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> artistic: <em class="example">an arty advertisement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> ostentatious in display of artistic interest: <em class="example">an arty guest.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q3cZhf5wYO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq868"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arties</strong>) an arty person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artsy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785716024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARU</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq160">Australian Rugby Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aruba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aruba</span></header><div>/əˈrubə/ (<em>say</em> uh'roohbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">an island off the coast of Venezuela; an autonomous division of the Netherlands, until 1986 part of the Netherlands Antilles. 179 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Dutch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arugula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979411731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arugula</span></header><div>/əˈrugələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'roohguhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063884" href="entry://rocket%23bigmac000063884"><strong>rocket<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arum</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəm/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> any plant of the genus <em>Arum</em>, having an inflorescence consisting of a spadix enclosed in a large spathe, as the cuckoopint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> any of various allied plants in cultivation, as the <strong>arum lily</strong>, <em>Zantedeschia aethiopica</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>aron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arunta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arunta</span></header><div>/əˈrʌntə/ (<em>say</em> uh'runtuh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105214" href="entry://Arrernte%23bigmac000105214"><strong>Arrernte</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac751107050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq562">antiretroviral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arvo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arvo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arvo" src="word_pronunciations/01277.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈavoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahvoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">afternoon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aftie</strong>, <strong class="vs">afto</strong>. <div class="etym">[modified shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001045" href="entry://afternoon%23bigmac000001045"><span class="smallcaps">afternoon</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aryl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aryl</span></header><div>/ˈærɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'aril) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">of or relating to any of the organic groups, formally obtained from the aromatic hydrocarbons by removing a hydrogen atom, as phenyl (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>) from benzene (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>6</sub>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003841" href="entry://aromatic%23bigmac000003841"><span class="smallcaps">ar(omatic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arseniuret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arseniuret</span></header><div>/aˈsinjurət/ (<em>say</em> ah'seenyoohruht), /aˈsɛn-/ (<em>say</em> ah'sen-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003900" href="entry://arsenide%23bigmac000003900"><strong>arsenide</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003897" href="entry://arsenic%23bigmac000003897"><span class="smallcaps">arseni(c)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081701" href="entry://-uret%23bigmac000081701"><span class="smallcaps">-uret</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arseniuretted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arseniuretted</span></header><div>/aˈsinjurɛtəd/ (<em>say</em> ah'seenyoohretuhd), /aˈsɛn-/ (<em>say</em> ah'sen-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">arseniureted</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenopyrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenopyrite</span></header><div>/asənoʊˈpaɪraɪt/ (<em>say</em> ahsuhnoh'puyruyt), /asənə-/ (<em>say</em> ahsuhnuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">a common mineral, iron arsenic sulphide, FeAsS, occurring in silver-white to steel-grey crystals or masses, an ore of arsenic; white mundic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>arseno-</em> (combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003897" href="entry://arsenic%23bigmac000003897"><span class="smallcaps">arsenic</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060339" href="entry://pyrite%23bigmac000060339"><span class="smallcaps">pyrite</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenous</span></header><div>/ˈasənəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">containing trivalent arsenic, as <em>arsenous chloride</em>, AsCl<sub>3</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsewipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829898012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsewipe</span></header><div>/ˈaswaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'ahswuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">a despicable person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US slang <em>asswipe</em> toilet paper] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsine</span></header><div>/ˈasin/ (<em>say</em> 'ahseen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> arseniuretted hydrogen, AsH<sub>3</sub>, a colourless, flammable, highly poisonous gas, with a fetid garlic-like smell, used in chemical warfare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> any derivative of this compound, in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic radicals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003897" href="entry://arsenic%23bigmac000003897"><span class="smallcaps">ars(enic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsis</span></header><div>/ˈasəs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arses</strong> /ˈasiz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq506"> (originally) the unaccented syllable of a foot in verse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq186"> (in later use) the unstressed part of a rhythmical unit (opposed to <em>thesis</em>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Music</em> the anacrusis, or up beat (opposed to <em>thesis</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: a raising (apparently of hand or voice)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arson</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arson" src="word_pronunciations/01240.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈasən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">the act of maliciously setting fire to someone else’s property, or to one’s own property, for illegal purposes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French, from Late Latin <em>arsio</em> a burning] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arsonist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arsy" src="word_pronunciations/01241.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈasi/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">arsier</strong>, <strong class="bold">arsiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">lucky.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arsey</strong>, <strong class="vs">arsie</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076666" href="entry://tin%20arse%23bigmac000076666"><span class="smallcaps">tin arse</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="UeSJzbh4zg">n.</span><span target_id="amFT1v7lQS">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of art" src="word_pronunciations/01276.mp3"></audio></span>/at/ (<em>say</em> aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UeSJzbh4zg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> the production or expression of what is beautiful (especially visually), appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> any illustration in a newspaper or magazine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq936"> a department of skilled performance: <em class="example">industrial art.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq536"> (<em>plural</em>) a branch of learning or university study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq265"> (<em>plural</em>) liberal arts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq624"> skilled execution or agency (often opposed to <em>nature</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq904"> a skill or knack; a method of doing a thing, especially if it is difficult.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq892"> craft; cunning: <em class="example">glib and oily art.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq628"> studied action; artificiality in behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq528"> (<em>usually plural</em>) an artifice or artful device: <em class="example">the arts and wiles of politics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq204"> learning or science.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="amFT1v7lQS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq734"> produced with greater-than-usual quality or artistic values: <em class="example">an art comic.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>ars</em> skill, art]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of art" src="word_pronunciations/01276.mp3"></audio></span>/at/ (<em>say</em> aht) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">second person singular present indicative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><strong>be</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>art</em>, <em>ert</em>, Old English <em>eart</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>es</em>,]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> article.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq774"> artificial.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ART
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437474501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ART</span></header><div>/ˈeɪ a ti/ (<em>say</em> 'ay ah tee), /at/ (<em>say</em> aht) <div class="def"><span id="mq498">assisted reproductive technology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artel</span></header><div>/aˈtɛl/ (<em>say</em> ah'tel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">(formerly, in the Soviet Union) a peasants’ or workers’ cooperative enterprise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Artemis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Artemis</span></header><div>/ˈatəməs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">a goddess, sister of Apollo, represented as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon; identified by the Romans with Diana.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Cynthia</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arteriole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arteriole</span></header><div>/aˈtɪərioʊl/ (<em>say</em> ah'tearreeohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a small artery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>arteriola</em>, diminutive of <em>artēria</em> artery]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arteriosclerosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arteriosclerosis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arteriosclerosis" src="word_pronunciations/01247.mp3"></audio></span>/aˌtɪərioʊskləˈroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> ah.tearreeohskluh'rohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">an arterial disease occurring especially in the elderly, characterised by inelasticity and thickening of the vessel walls, with lessened blood flow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: <em>artērio-</em> (combining form of <em>artēria</em> artery) + <em>sklērōsis</em> hardening] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>arteriosclerotic</strong> /aˌtɪərioʊskləˈrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ah.tearreeohskluh'rotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arteritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arteritis</span></header><div>/atəˈraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> ahtuh'ruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">inflammation of an artery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>artēria</em> artery + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artery" src="word_pronunciations/01248.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">arteries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a blood vessel which conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq978"> a main channel in any ramifying system of communications or transport, as in drainage or roads.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>arterie</em>, from Latin <em>artēria</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arteveld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arteveld</span></header><div>/ˈatəvɛlt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhvelt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> <strong>Jacob van</strong>, 1290?–1345, statesman of Flanders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> his son, <strong>Philip van</strong>, 1340?–82, popular leader of Flanders.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Artevelde</strong> /ˈatəvɛldə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhvelduh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ascent" src="word_pronunciations/01284.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> the act of ascending; upward movement; rise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> a rising from a lower to a higher state, degree, or grade; advancement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq315"> the act of climbing or travelling up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq162"> the way or means of ascending; upward slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq526"> a procedure towards a source or beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq209"> gradient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095048" href="entry://ascend%23bigmac000095048"><span class="smallcaps">ascend</span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099701" href="entry://descent%23bigmac000099701"><span class="smallcaps">descent</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascetic</span><z><span target_id="UmRb52vOBV">n.</span><span target_id="E42AXkEgM6">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ascetic" src="word_pronunciations/01286.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'setik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UmRb52vOBV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq848"> someone who lives a life of austerity, especially for religious reasons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> a person who leads an abstemious life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq395"> (in the early Christian church) a monk; hermit.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="E42AXkEgM6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq125"> relating to asceticism or ascetics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq034"> rigorously abstinent; austere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq523"> unduly strict in religious exercises or mortifications.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>askētikos</em> relating to a monk or hermit, from <em>askētēs</em> monk, hermit (originally athlete)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asceticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asceticism</span></header><div>/əˈsɛtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'setuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> the life or practice of an ascetic; the principles and historic course of the ascetics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq650"> <em class="label">Theology</em> the theory or systemic exposition of the means (whether negative, as self-denial and abstinence, or positive, as the exercise of natural and Christian virtues) by which a complete conformity with the divine will may be attained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> rigorous self-discipline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Asch" src="word_pronunciations/01298.mp3"></audio></span>/æʃ/ (<em>say</em> ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sholem</strong> /ˈʃoʊləm/ (<em>say</em> 'shohluhm), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">1880–1957, Polish-born US writer who wrote in Yiddish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asche</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Asche" src="word_pronunciations/01298.mp3"></audio></span>/æʃ/ (<em>say</em> ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Thomas Stange</strong>(<strong>r</strong>)<strong> Heiss</strong>)<strong> Oscar</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">1871–1936, Australian stage actor, producer, and writer whose most famous work, <em>Chu-Chin-Chow</em>, ran for five years on the London stage. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/Oscar+Asche.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascidium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascidium</span></header><div>/əˈsɪdiəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'sideeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ascidia</strong> /əˈsɪdiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sideeuh))<br/> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a bag-like or pitcher-shaped part.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>askidion</em>, diminutive of <em>askos</em> bag]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASCII
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASCII</span></header><div>/ˈæski/ (<em>say</em> 'askee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">a standard computer code for representing alphanumeric characters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>A</em>(<em>merican</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>tandard</em>)<em> C</em>(<em>ode for</em>)<em> I</em>(<em>nformation</em>)<em> I</em>(<em>nterchange</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascites
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascites</span></header><div>/əˈsaɪtiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'suyteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">an abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>askitēs</em> a kind of dropsy, from <em>askos</em> bag, belly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascitic</strong> /əˈsɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'sitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asclepius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asclepius</span></header><div>/əˈsklipiəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'skleepeeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">the god of medicine and a son of Apollo; Roman counterpart is Aesculapius.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asco-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asco-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq515">a word element meaning ‘bag’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>asko-</em>, combining form of <em>askos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascochyta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac492536015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascochyta</span></header><div>/æskəˈkaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> askuh'kuytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">any of various sac fungi of the genus <em>Ascochyta</em>; pathogenic mostly to dicotyledonous plants, especially chickpeas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [genus name, New Latin, from Greek <em>askos</em> sac, wineskin + <em>chytos</em> pouring out (with reference to the abundance of spores)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascogonium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascogonium</span></header><div>/æskəˈgoʊniəm/ (<em>say</em> askuh'gohneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ascogonia</strong> /æskəˈgoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> askuh'gohneeuh))<br/> (in certain ascomycetous fungi) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> the female sexual organ; the archicarp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> the portion of the archicarp which receives the antheridial nuclei and puts out the hyphae bearing the asci.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004026" href="entry://asco-%23bigmac000004026"><span class="smallcaps">asco-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030934" href="entry://-gonium%23bigmac000030934"><span class="smallcaps">-gonium</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascogonial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascomycete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascomycete</span></header><div>/ˌæskəmaɪˈsit/ (<em>say</em> .askuhmuy'seet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">a fungus of the class Ascomycetes, including the yeasts, mildews, truffles, etc., characterised by bearing the sexual spores, ascospores, in an ascus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ascomycetous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascospore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascospore</span></header><div>/ˈæskəspɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'askuhspaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">a sexually produced spore borne in an ascus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ascosporous</strong>, <strong>ascosporic</strong> /æskəˈspɔrɪk/ (<em>say</em> askuh'spawrik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ascot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ascot</span></header><div>/ˈæskət/ (<em>say</em> 'askuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a town in England, in Bracknell Forest unitary district, Berkshire; famous for its nearby racecourse and the race meeting held there annually in June.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascribe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascribe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ascribe" src="word_pronunciations/01288.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈskraɪb/ (<em>say</em> uh'skruyb) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ascribed</strong>, <strong class="bold">ascribing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> to attribute, impute, or refer to (a cause or source); assign to: <em class="example">the alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> to consider or allege to belong to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ascrībere</em> add to a writing; replacing Middle English <em>ascrive</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>ascriv-</em>, stem of <em>ascrire</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascribable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascription
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascription</span></header><div>/əˈskrɪpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'skripshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> the act of ascribing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> a statement ascribing something, specifically, praise to the Deity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adscription</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascus</span></header><div>/ˈæskəs/ (<em>say</em> 'askuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">asci</strong> /ˈæski/ (<em>say</em> 'askee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>askos</em> bag, wineskin, bladder]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194067093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASD</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> autism spectrum disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> Australian Signals Directorate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asdic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asdic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asdic" src="word_pronunciations/01289.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæzdɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'azdik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">a device to determine the presence and location of objects under water by measuring the direction and return time of a sound echo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ASDIC</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>A</em>(<em>llied</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>ubmarine</em>)<em> D</em>(<em>etection</em>)<em> I</em>(<em>nvestigation</em>)<em> C</em>(<em>ommittee</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arytenoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arytenoid</span><z><span target_id="7afYTW94cg">adj.</span><span target_id="EiX6MOA4rK">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈærətənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhtuhnoyd), /əˈrɪtənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'rituhnoyd), /ærəˈtinɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> aruh'teenoyd) <em class="label">Anatomy</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7afYTW94cg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> ladle- or cup-shaped (applied to two small cartilages at the top of the larynx, and to some of the muscles connected with them).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EiX6MOA4rK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq271"> an arytenoid cartilage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arytaenoid</strong>, <strong class="vs">arytenoidal</strong> /ærətəˈnɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> aruhtuh'noydl). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>arytainoeidēs</em> ladle-shaped]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arzner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arzner</span></header><div>/ˈaznə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahznuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dorothy</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">1900–79, US film director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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as-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">as-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq947">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a> before <em>s</em>, as in <em>assert</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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As
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">As</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">arsenic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AS</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> Anglo-Saxon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> Australian Standards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121623650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq764">Australian Soccer Association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASADA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac435313100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASADA</span></header><div>/əˈsadə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority; a federal government body responsible for the elimination of doping in Australian sport; established in 2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asben
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asben</span></header><div>/æsˈbɛn/ (<em>say</em> as'ben) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001284" href="entry://Air%23bigmac000001284"><strong>Air</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asbestos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asbestos</span><z><span target_id="hD01puvS65">n.</span><span target_id="A4w2wWhFh1">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asbestos" src="word_pronunciations/01279.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈbɛstəs/ (<em>say</em> uhs'bestuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asbestos" src="word_pronunciations/01280.mp3"></audio></span>/æs-/ (<em>say</em> as-), /-tɒs/ (<em>say</em> -tos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hD01puvS65"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> any of various silicate minerals having a fibrous structure, in particular, the amphibole group and chrysotile; used in fire-retardant devices and clothing and in building materials, but now banned in many countries as known to cause mesothelioma and asbestosis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> a fire-resistant material woven from asbestos fibres.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="A4w2wWhFh1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq321"> Also, <strong class="vs">asbestine</strong>. made of or relating to this material.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: unquenchable; replacing Middle English <em>asbeston</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asbestosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asbestosis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asbestosis" src="word_pronunciations/01278.mp3"></audio></span>/æsbɛsˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> asbes'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">inflammation of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004007" href="entry://asbestos%23bigmac000004007"><span class="smallcaps">asbestos</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASBO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920737662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASBO</span></header><div>/ˈæzboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'azboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">a civil order made against a person who has been shown to engage in a behaviour deemed anti-social.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>nti-</em>)<em>s</em>(<em>ocial</em>)<em> b</em>(<em>ehaviour</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>rder</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASBV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352777669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASBV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq617">Australian sheep breeding value.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac738010221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> Australian Sports Commission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> Army Service Corps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASCAS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac46711454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASCAS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq503">Australian Soil Carbon Accreditation Scheme.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascend</span><z><span target_id="5w9Lrx7GJB">v.i.</span><span target_id="odcACySeud">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ascend" src="word_pronunciations/01283.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'send) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5w9Lrx7GJB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> to climb or go upwards; mount; rise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> to rise to a higher point or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq345"> to go towards the source or beginning; go back in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq994"> <em class="label">Music</em> to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to a higher one.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="odcACySeud">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq276"> to go or move upwards upon or along; climb; mount: <em class="example">to ascend a hill; </em><em class="example">to ascend the staircase.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ascende</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>ascendere</em> climb up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascendable</strong></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ascendible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation of derived form, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014925" href="entry://collectable%23bigmac000014925"><strong>collectable</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascender</span></header><div>/əˈsɛndə/ (<em>say</em> uh'senduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> someone or something that ascends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the part of such letters as <em>b</em>, <em>h</em>, <em>d</em>, and <em>f</em> that rises above the body of most lower-case letters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascending
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascending</span></header><div>/əˈsɛndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'sending) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> rising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Botany</em> growing or directed upwards, especially obliquely or in a curve from the base.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascension</span></header><div>/əˈsɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'senshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">the act of ascending; ascent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ascensio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ascension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502638119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ascension<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/əˈsɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'senshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> <em class="label">Christianity</em> the ascending of Christ into heaven.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Islam</em> the ascending of Mohammed into heaven.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ascension<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əˈsɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'senshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">a British island in the southern Atlantic. 88 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASEAN
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASEAN</span></header><div>/ˈæziæn/ (<em>say</em> 'azeean), /ˈæs-/ (<em>say</em> 'as-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">Association of South-East Asian Nations; a treaty grouping originally consisting of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, dating from 1967; Brunei admitted as a member in 1984; Vietnam admitted in 1995; Myanmar and Laos admitted in 1997; Cambodia admitted in 1999; in 1974 Australia became ASEAN’s first dialogue partner.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asean</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling of <em>South-East Asia</em> see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070462" href="entry://South-East%20Asia%23bigmac000070462"><strong>South-East Asia</strong></a>.</div><div class="backshade"><strong>ASEAN</strong>’s stated aims are to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through the joint efforts of treaty partners, and to promote regional peace and stability. ASEAN was established during the rapprochement between Indonesia, Malaysia and other conservative South-East Asian regimes following the eclipse of President Sukarno of Indonesia. In the years since there has been no armed conflict between its members. In 1992 ASEAN launched a scheme towards an ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) aimed at increasing the region’s competitiveness as a single economic unit. Australia is one of several ASEAN dialogue partners, as is the European Union. This involvement entails sending representatives to ASEAN’s annual ministerial meetings and participating in the conferences which take place after these meetings and in the ASEAN regional forum. Australia appointed a resident ambassador to ASEAN in 2013.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aseity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308351452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aseity</span></header><div>/əˈseɪəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'sayuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">existence which derives from itself and from no other being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>aseitas</em>, from Latin <em>ā</em> from + <em>sē</em> oneself + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038662" href="entry://-ity%23bigmac000038662"><span class="smallcaps">-ity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asepha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac086626688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asepha</span></header><div>/əˈsɛfə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sefuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">a meeting of all the members of a kibbutz.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew: meeting]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asepsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asepsis</span></header><div>/əˈsɛpsəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'sepsuhs), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq905"> absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> methods or treatment, as by surgical operation, characterised by the use of instruments, dressings, etc., that are free from such microorganisms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067370" href="entry://sepsis%23bigmac000067370"><span class="smallcaps">sepsis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aseptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aseptic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aseptic" src="word_pronunciations/01290.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪˈsɛptɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'septik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> free from the living germs of disease, fermentation, or putrefaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> designed to prevent infection by pathogenic microscopic organisms: <em class="example">aseptic packaging.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aseptically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="uSU22verNo">n.</span><span target_id="0izmU1lCa6">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ash" src="word_pronunciations/01298.mp3"></audio></span>/æʃ/ (<em>say</em> ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uSU22verNo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning: <em class="example">hot ashes; </em><em class="example">cigarette ash; </em><em class="example">soda ash.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Geology</em> finely pulverised lava thrown out by a volcano in eruption.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0izmU1lCa6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq527"> to cause the ash collected on the tip of (a cigar or cigarette) to fall, usually by giving a light tap: <em class="example">don’t ash your cigarette on the carpet!</em></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098943" href="entry://ashes%23bigmac000098943"><strong>ashes</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>asce</em>, <em>æsce</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ash" src="word_pronunciations/01299.mp3"></audio></span>/æʃ/ (<em>say</em> ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> any tree of the genus <em>Fraxinus</em>, family Oleaceae, of the Northern Hemisphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> the wood, tough, straight-grained, and elastic, and valued as timber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq511"> any of many Southern Hemisphere trees whose timber or foliage resembles that of the ash, especially species of the genera <em>Eucalyptus</em>, <em>Flindersia</em> and <em>Elaeocarpus</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>asch</em>, Old English <em>æsc</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ash" src="word_pronunciations/01298.mp3"></audio></span>/æʃ/ (<em>say</em> ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">the old English letter <em>æ</em>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23mq244">2</a>). <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>æsc</em>, special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004041" href="#bigmac000004041"><span class="smallcaps">ash<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASH
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271977902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASH</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq163">Australian stock horse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashbridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashbridge</span></header><div>/ˈæʃbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ashbrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bryan Trevor</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">1924–95, NZ ballet dancer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashburton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashburton</span></header><div>/ˈæʃbɜtn/ (<em>say</em> 'ashbertn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> a river in WA, rising in the north-west near the Ophthalmia Range and in the wet season flowing west to the Indian Ocean near Onslow. 650 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq500"> a town in NZ on the South Island, south-west of Christchurch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096097" href="#mq221">1</a> named after Lord <em>Ashburton</em>, president of the Royal Geographical Society at the time of the European discovery of the river]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashby</span></header><div>/ˈæʃbi/ (<em>say</em> 'ashbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Eric</strong> (<em>Baron of Brandon</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">1904–93, English botanist and academic; professor of botany at Sydney University 1938–47.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashcroft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashcroft</span></header><div>/ˈæʃkrɒft/ (<em>say</em> 'ashkroft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Peggy</strong> (<em>Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">1907–91, English actor; Academy Award for best supporting actress for <em>A Passage to India</em> (1984).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashdod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac83528571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashdod</span></header><div>/ˈæʃdɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'ashdod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">a town in central Israel, on the Mediterranean coast; major port.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ashe" src="word_pronunciations/01298.mp3"></audio></span>/æʃ/ (<em>say</em> ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arthur Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">1943–93, US tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 1975.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashen<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ashen" src="word_pronunciations/01293.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'ashuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq641"> ash-coloured; grey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> consisting of ashes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004040" href="entry://ash%23bigmac000004040"><span class="smallcaps">ash<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023695" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023695"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashen<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ashen" src="word_pronunciations/01293.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'ashuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> relating to the ash tree or its timber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq259"> made of wood from the ash tree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004041" href="entry://ash%23bigmac000004041"><span class="smallcaps">ash<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023695" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023695"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashes</span><z><span target_id="TMorN8JYJN">pl. n.</span><span target_id="V8EuZtU1C3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæʃəz/ (<em>say</em> 'ashuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="TMorN8JYJN"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004040" href="entry://ash%23bigmac000004040"><strong>ash<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004040" href="entry://ash%23mq034">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq867"> the embers of a camp fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq047"> ruins, as from destruction by burning: <em class="example">the ashes of an ancient empire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq639"> the remains of a corpse after cremation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="V8EuZtU1C3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">in the ashes</strong>, (of food) cooked in the ashes of a camp fire: <em class="example">potatoes in the ashes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">grow up in the ashes</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to be brought up in a traditional Aboriginal community, seen as gathered around the camp fire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashes</span></header><div>/ˈæʃəz/ (<em>say</em> 'ashuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> the trophy, in the form of an urn containing a cremated cricket stump (or bail), kept permanently in England, played for by England and Australia in test cricket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> a series of cricket test matches played between England and Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq755"> an imaginary trophy symbolising the winning of other England-Australia sports events, especially Rugby League test series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq698"> a series of such test matches.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>The Ashes</strong> represent cricket supremacy between England and Australia; the victorious team is said to have won them. Cricketing contests between England and Australia became common in the second half of the 19th century and, for some Australians, became a test of national character. The Australian team in England in 1882 was a strong one and defeated – by seven runs – an English team at The Oval. When a sporting newspaper published an obituary notice ‘In affectionate remembrance of English cricket’, it included the words ‘the body will be cremated and the ashes taken back to Australia’. In 1883 a group of Melbourne women burnt a stump (or a bail, according to some sources) and, placing the ashes in an urn, presented them to the victorious English captain. This tiny urn now resides at Lord’s in London.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashet</span></header><div>/ˈæʃət/ (<em>say</em> 'ashuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a type of platter, especially for serving meat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>assiette</em>, from Middle French, seating of guests at a table, course at a meal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashford</span></header><div>/ˈæʃfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'ashfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a town in northern NSW in the shire of Inverell; limestone caves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashlering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashlering</span></header><div>/ˈæʃlərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ashluhring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004056" href="entry://ashlar%23bigmac000004056"><strong>ashlar</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004056" href="entry://ashlar%23mq991">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004057" href="entry://ashlaring%23bigmac000004057"><strong>ashlaring</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashok
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4590069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashok</span></header><div>/ˈaʃɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahshok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a small, slow-growing tree of tropical Asia, <em>Seraca asoca</em>, with orange and scarlet flowers, held sacred by Buddhists because the Buddha was said to have been born under it, and by Hindus as the symbol of love.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ashoka</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>aśoka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashore</span><z><span target_id="bQN5PuH1Qe">adv.</span><span target_id="F894vy2qkf">adj.</span><span target_id="QEZfnChnVA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ashore" src="word_pronunciations/01294.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> uh'shaw) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="bQN5PuH1Qe"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> to shore; on or to the land.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="F894vy2qkf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq174"> on land (opposed to <em>aboard</em> or <em>afloat</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QEZfnChnVA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq433"> <strong class="phr">go ashore</strong>, to disembark from a ship, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashton</span></header><div>/ˈæʃtən/ (<em>say</em> 'ashtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq347"> <strong>Sir Frederick William Mallandaine</strong>, 1906–88, English dancer and choreographer; his ballets include <em>La Fille mal gardée</em> (1960).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq785"> <strong>James</strong>, 1859–1935, Australian painter, born in Britain; noted for seascapes. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© State Library of South Australia - B 6750&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/james+ashton.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq164"> <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>John</strong>)<strong> William</strong> (<em>Will</em>), 1881–1963, son of James, Australian painter; noted for landscapes. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/william+ashton.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq859"> <strong>Queenie</strong> (born <em>Edith Muriel Cover</em>), 1903–99, Australian actor and singer in musical comedy, radio, and television. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/queenie+ashton.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashtoreth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashtoreth</span></header><div>/ˈæʃtərɛθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ashtuhreth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">an ancient Semitic goddess.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004203" href="entry://Astarte%23bigmac000004203"><strong>Astarte</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashur</span></header><div>/ˈæʃʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'ashoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004197" href="entry://Assur%23bigmac000004197"><strong>Assur</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashy</span></header><div>/ˈæʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'ashee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">ashier</strong>, <strong class="bold">ashiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> ash-coloured; pale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> of ashes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq461"> sprinkled or covered with ashes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq414">air speed indicator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Asia" src="word_pronunciations/01615.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">the largest continent, bounded by Europe and the Pacific, Arctic, and Indian oceans; separated from Europe by the Ural Mountains, Black Sea, and Mediterranean Sea, and from Africa by the Red Sea. 44 418 500 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASIC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac163319606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASIC<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ ɛs aɪ ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ay es uy 'see), /ˈeɪsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aysik), /ˈæsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'asik) <div class="def"><span id="mq724">Australian Securities and Investments Commission.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac27602068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASIC<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈeɪsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aysik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">Australian Standard Industrial Classification; a numerical code set up by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to classify industries according to type of endeavour, in conformation with ISIC (the International Standard Industrial Classification prepared by the UN).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aside</span><z><span target_id="XfR3Ke4mjp">adv.</span><span target_id="XzyWep76ad">n.</span><span target_id="oP5C48faxD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aside" src="word_pronunciations/01301.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'suyd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="XfR3Ke4mjp"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> on or to one side; to or at a short distance; apart; away from some position or direction: <em class="example">to turn aside.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq464"> away from one’s thoughts or consideration: <em class="example">to put one’s cares aside.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XzyWep76ad">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq647"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> a part of an actor’s lines not supposed to be heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq845"> words spoken in an undertone, so as not to be heard by some of the people present.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq659"> a remark or comment which is incidental to the main subject.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oP5C48faxD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">move aside</strong>, to move out of the way to allow the passage of another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103421" href="entry://side%23bigmac000103421"><span class="smallcaps">side</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asimov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asimov</span></header><div>/ˈæzəmɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'azuhmof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Isaac</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">1920–92, Russian-born biochemist and science fiction author; works include <em>I, Robot</em> (1950) and <em>The Gods Themselves</em> (1972).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asinine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asinine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asinine" src="word_pronunciations/01302.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsənaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhnuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">stupid; obstinate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>asinīnus</em>, from <em>asinus</em> ass] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asininely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asininity</strong> /æsəˈnɪnəti/ (<em>say</em> asuh'ninuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASIO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASIO</span></header><div>/ˈeɪzioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayzeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; a statutory body formed in 1949 responsible for counterespionage and for the collecting of information on subversive or terrorist activity.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>ASIO</strong> plays a key role in Australia’s counterterrorism defences, monitors the activities of foreign intelligence agents within Australia, and keeps track of individuals and groups judged liable to engage in politically motivated or communal violence. ASIO does not investigate lawful protest or purely criminal activities. It is responsible to the federal attorney-general.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASIS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASIS</span></header><div>/ˈeɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">Australian Secret Intelligence Service; an agency for the secret collection of information on the intentions of foreign countries.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>ASIS</strong> was formed in 1952, but its existence was not publicly acknowledged until 1977. Its tasks can include reporting on major defence, international relations, or national economic issues. Recent emphases in intelligence-gathering include counterterrorism, cybersecurity and people smuggling. It is responsible to the minister for foreign affairs.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ask</span><z><span target_id="KPe5dcqMSh">v.t.</span><span target_id="GdnyaVpGHc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ask" src="word_pronunciations/01305.mp3"></audio></span>/ask/ (<em>say</em> ahsk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KPe5dcqMSh"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> to put a question to: <em class="example">ask him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> to seek to be informed about: <em class="example">to ask the way; </em><em class="example">to ask her the way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq381"> to seek by words to obtain; request: <em class="example">to ask advice; </em><em class="example">to ask a favour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq152"> to solicit; request of (with a personal object, and with or without <em>for</em> before the thing desired): <em class="example">I ask you a great favour; </em><em class="example">ask her for advice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq854"> to demand; expect: <em class="example">to ask a price for something.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq288"> to call for; require: <em class="example">the job asks time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq579"> to invite: <em class="example">to ask guests.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to publish (banns); publish the banns of (persons).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GdnyaVpGHc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq416"> <strong class="phr">a big ask</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an expectation which it would be extremely difficult to meet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">ask after </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), to make inquiry about: <em class="example">she asked after him; </em><em class="example">she asked about him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq303"> <strong class="phr">ask around</strong>, to make general inquiries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">ask for</strong>, to request or petition for: <em class="example">to ask for bread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq305"> <strong class="phr">ask for it </strong>(or <strong class="phr">trouble</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave so as to invite trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">ask someone out</strong>, to ask someone to accompany one on an outing or to a social engagement, especially with a view to forming a romantic or sexual relationship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">I ask you</strong>, (an exclamation indicating surprise, disgust, disdain, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">if you ask me</strong>, (a rhetorical phrase meaning ‘in my opinion’.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>asken</em>, Old English <em>āscian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> A common mispronunciation of <em>ask</em> is /aks/, but this is not regarded as standard Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aske
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aske</span></header><div>/æsk/ (<em>say</em> ask) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">died 1537, English attorney who led the Pilgrimage of Grace, and was hanged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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askew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">askew</span><z><span target_id="6MlLpJptEC">adv.</span><span target_id="UQEn8mekb9">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of askew" src="word_pronunciations/01304.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈkju/ (<em>say</em> uhs'kyooh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6MlLpJptEC"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq705"> to one side; out of line; obliquely; awry.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UQEn8mekb9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq994"> oblique.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069150" href="entry://skew%23bigmac000069150"><span class="smallcaps">skew</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Askey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Askey</span></header><div>/ˈæski/ (<em>say</em> 'askee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arthur Bowden</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">1900–82, English radio and stage comedian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Askin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Askin</span></header><div>/ˈæskən/ (<em>say</em> 'askuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Robert William</strong> (<em>Robin William Askin</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">1909–81, Australian state Liberal politician; premier of NSW 1965–75.</span></div> <div class="backshade">After an early career as a bank officer, <strong>Robert Askin</strong> was elected to the NSW parliament as a Liberal Party member in 1950 and became party leader in 1959. In the 1965 state election he managed to dislodge Labor from government after a term of 24 years. His premiership was noted for his strong leadership style, for his advocacy of states’ rights, and for his opposition to demonstrations against the Vietnam War, among other conservative policies. Much quoted is his advice to his driver, during the visit of US President Lyndon Johnson in 1966, to ‘run over the bastards’ (referring to demonstrating anti-war protesters). Askin was knighted in 1972.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Askja
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Askja</span></header><div>/ˈaskjə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahskyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a volcano in eastern central Iceland. 1510 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918916520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASL</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> American Sign Language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq150"> above sea level. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066461" href="entry://sea%20level%23bigmac000066461"><strong>sea level</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asleep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asleep</span><z><span target_id="w4n5nqdjFy">adv.</span><span target_id="G0qyYOaExv">adj.</span><span target_id="1U0e1FJ3CP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asleep" src="word_pronunciations/01306.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈslip/ (<em>say</em> uh'sleep) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="w4n5nqdjFy"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> in or into a state of sleep.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="G0qyYOaExv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq049"> sleeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq027"> dormant; inactive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq445"> (of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq600"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) dead.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1U0e1FJ3CP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">asleep at the wheel</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq316"> (of a driver) in a state of sleep, resulting in loss of control of a motor vehicle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq162"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> inattentive to a task or activity for which one is responsible.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">half asleep</strong>, extremely drowsy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aslope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aslope</span><z><span target_id="JdUh4clpdw">adv.</span><span target_id="Qdrb1hbxce">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsloʊp/ (<em>say</em> uh'slohp) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="JdUh4clpdw"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> at a slope.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Qdrb1hbxce">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq272"> sloping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asmodeus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asmodeus</span></header><div>/æsˈmoʊdiəs/ (<em>say</em> as'mohdeeuhs), /æsmoʊˈdɪəs/ (<em>say</em> asmoh'dears) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">(in Jewish demonology) an evil spirit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Asmodaeus</em>, from Greek <em>Asmodaios</em>, from Hebrew <em>Ashmadai</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASMR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac227043345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASMR</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq818">autonomous sensory meridian response.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASMRtist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac275049182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASMRtist</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛs ɛm ˈatəst/ (<em>say</em> ay es em 'ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">someone who creates online videos that will purposefully induce the ASMR sensation in others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac227043345" href="entry://ASMR%23bigmac227043345"><span class="smallcaps">ASMR</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091563" href="entry://artist%23bigmac000091563"><span class="smallcaps">artist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac287727824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aso</span></header><div>/ˈasoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Taro</strong> /ˈtaroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'tahroh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">born 1940, Japanese politician; prime minister 2008–09.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asoka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asoka</span></header><div>/əˈsoʊkə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">died 232 BC, Buddhist king in India 273?–232.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asp<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asp" src="word_pronunciations/01321.mp3"></audio></span>/æsp/ (<em>say</em> asp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra, <em>Naja naja</em>, said to have caused Cleopatra’s death, and much used by snake charmers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> the common European viper or adder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq872"> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081654" href="entry://uraeus%23bigmac000081654"><strong>uraeus</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aspis</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asp<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asp" src="word_pronunciations/01321.mp3"></audio></span>/æsp/ (<em>say</em> asp) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete or Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004112" href="entry://aspen%23bigmac000004112"><strong>aspen</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>æspe</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004112" href="entry://aspen%23bigmac000004112"><span class="smallcaps">aspen</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspect</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspect" src="word_pronunciations/01308.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæspɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'aspekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> appearance to the eye or mind; look: <em class="example">the physical aspect of the country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> countenance; facial expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> a feature or quality: <em class="example">an unpleasant aspect of his character.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq338"> a way in which a thing may be viewed or regarded: <em class="example">both aspects of a question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq432"> view commanded; exposure: <em class="example">the house has a southern aspect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq191"> the side or surface facing a given direction: <em class="example">the dorsal aspect of a fish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq684"> the component of the meaning of a verb or a verb phrase which indicates the way the action is regarded or experienced, especially in relation to the passage of time, completion, repetition, or duration, as in <em>he has eaten his meal</em> (completed action), and <em>he was eating it</em> (ongoing but incomplete action).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq236"> (in some languages) the category or set of verb inflections or other syntactic devices, which denote these relations, such as the imperfect inflections of Latin which imply lack of completion, or the auxiliary use of <em>have</em> in English in the perfect tense, as in <em>I have done it</em>, which implies completion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Astrology</em> the relative position of planets as determining their influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq958"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a look; glance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>aspectus</em>, from <em>aspicere</em> look at]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspen</span><z><span target_id="PmILCOLMIz">n.</span><span target_id="R8Eb2wX6jR">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspen" src="word_pronunciations/01309.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæspən/ (<em>say</em> 'aspuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PmILCOLMIz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> any of various species of poplar, as <em>Populus tremula</em> of Europe, and <em>P. tremuloides</em> (<strong>quaking aspen</strong>) or <em>P. alba</em> (<strong>white aspen</strong>) in America, with leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="R8Eb2wX6jR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq863"> of or relating to the aspen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq273"> trembling or quivering, like the leaves of the aspen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aspen</em> (adjective) from <em>asp</em> white poplar (Old English <em>æspe</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023695" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023695"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asperges
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asperges</span></header><div>/æsˈpɜdʒiz/ (<em>say</em> as'perjeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> the optional rite of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and people with holy water before Solemn Mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> a Latin anthem beginning with the word ‘asperges’, formerly sung while the priest performed this rite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>asperges </em>(<em>me hyssopo</em>) may Thou cleanse (me with hyssop)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspergillosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspergillosis</span></header><div>/æsˌpɜdʒəˈloʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> as.perjuh'lohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aspergilloses</strong> /æsˌpɜdʒəˈloʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> as.perjuh'lohseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">disease in an animal caused by aspergilli.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspergillum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspergillum</span></header><div>/æspəˈdʒɪləm/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'jiluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aspergilla</strong> /æspəˈdʒɪlə/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'jiluh) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">aspergillums</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a brush or instrument for sprinkling holy water; aspersorium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aspergere</em> sprinkle + <em>-illum</em>, diminutive suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspergillus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspergillus</span></header><div>/æspəˈdʒɪləs/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'jiluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aspergilli</strong> /æspəˈdʒɪli/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'jilee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">any fungus of the genus <em>Aspergillus</em>, family Aspergillaceae, whose sporophores are distinguished by a bristly, knob-like top.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004115" href="entry://aspergillum%23bigmac000004115"><span class="smallcaps">aspergillum</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asperity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asperity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asperity" src="word_pronunciations/01310.mp3"></audio></span>/æsˈpɛrəti/ (<em>say</em> as'peruhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asperity" src="word_pronunciations/01311.mp3"></audio></span>/əs-/ (<em>say</em> uhs-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">asperities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> roughness or sharpness of temper; severity; acrimony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> hardship; difficulty; rigour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq065"> roughness of surface; unevenness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq420"> something rough or harsh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>asperitas</em> roughness; replacing Middle English <em>asprete</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assign</span><z><span target_id="J2yCsqqyxb">v.t.</span><span target_id="aTQRTs5r3g">v.i.</span><span target_id="f9lj0jkxD7">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assign" src="word_pronunciations/01344.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsaɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'suyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="J2yCsqqyxb"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> to make over or give, as in distribution; allot: <em class="example">assign rooms at a hotel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq552"> to appoint, as to a post or duty: <em class="example">assign to stand guard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> to allocate (a convict) for employment by a private individual, as an officer or settler, generally as a shepherd, domestic servant, labourer, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq320"> to designate; specify: <em class="example">to assign a day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq562"> to ascribe; attribute; refer: <em class="example">to assign a reason.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Law</em> to transfer: <em class="example">to assign a contract.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Military</em> to place permanently on duty with a unit or under a commander.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aTQRTs5r3g">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Law</em> to transfer property, especially in trust for the benefit of creditors.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f9lj0jkxD7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq890"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred: <em class="example">my heirs and assigns.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>assigne</em>(<em>n</em>) from Old French <em>as</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>igner</em>, from Latin <em>assignāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assigner</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em>, <strong>assignor</strong> /æsɪˈnɔ/ (<em>say</em> asi'naw), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assigned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assigned</span></header><div>/əˈsaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'suynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> allocated; allotted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> made over into the service of a private individual: <em class="example">assigned convict; </em><em class="example">assigned servant.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assignee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assignee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assignee" src="word_pronunciations/01342.mp3"></audio></span>/əsaɪˈni/ (<em>say</em> uhsuy'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> <em class="label">Law</em> someone to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for their own enjoyment or in trust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq084"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a private individual, as a settler, officer, etc., to whom a convict was assigned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assignment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assignment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assignment" src="word_pronunciations/01343.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsaɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'suynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> something assigned, as a particular task or duty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> the act of assigning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq138"> the placing of a convict with a private individual in order to provide that individual with the convict’s work and services.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq855"> the state of a convict so placed: <em class="example">on assignment</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq208"> the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq827"> a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq347"> a task set for a student to do as part of a course.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assiniboine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assiniboine</span></header><div>/əˈsɪnəbɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'sinuhboyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">a river in southern Canada, flowing from south-eastern Saskatchewan into the Red River in southern Manitoba. About 725 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assisi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assisi</span></header><div>/əˈsizi/ (<em>say</em> uh'seezee), /-ˈsisi/ (<em>say</em> -'seesee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">a town in central Italy, in Umbria; birthplace of St Francis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assist</span><z><span target_id="zD2dZtrF1F">v.t.</span><span target_id="UQe58j6gr0">v.i.</span><span target_id="zO8sDTplOz">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assist" src="word_pronunciations/01347.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɪst/ (<em>say</em> uh'sist) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zD2dZtrF1F"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> to give support, help, or aid to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> to be associated with as an assistant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> to act as a surgical assistant to (a surgeon).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UQe58j6gr0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq995"> to give aid or help.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq184"> to act as an assistant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to be present, as at a meeting, ceremony, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zO8sDTplOz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq474"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a play which helps a teammate to score.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>assister</em>, from Latin <em>assistere</em> stand by] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assister</strong>; <em class="label">Law</em>, <strong>assistor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assistive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assiut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assiut</span></header><div>/æˈsjut/ (<em>say</em> a'syooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104224" href="entry://Asyut%23bigmac000104224"><strong>Asyut</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assize</span></header><div>/əˈsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'suyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> (<em>usually plural</em>) (formerly, in England and Wales) a trial session, civil or criminal, held periodically in specific locations by a judge (usually of the High Court) on circuit through the English counties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a legislative enactment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>as</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ise</em> session, from <em>aseeir</em>, from Latin <em>assidere</em> sit by]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assn</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq620">association.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Assn</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assoc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assoc.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> associate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> associated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq967"> association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assoil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assoil</span></header><div>/əˈsɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'soyl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> to absolve; acquit; pardon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq558"> to atone for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, present indicative of <em>a</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>soldre</em>, from Latin <em>absolvere</em> loosen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assort</span><z><span target_id="YJQ4tlPNCS">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZAkJ4raV3E">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈsɔt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sawt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YJQ4tlPNCS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq766"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to distribute according to sort or kind; classify: <em class="example">buttons assorted into different sizes and colours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq314"> to furnish with a suitable assortment or variety of goods: <em class="example">the store was fully assorted with the latest models.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZAkJ4raV3E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq486"> to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited: <em class="example">green colours assort well with mahogany.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq620"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (followed by <em>with</em>) to associate; consort.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Middle French <em>assorter</em> distribute, join]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assorted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assorted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assorted" src="word_pronunciations/01354.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɔtəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'sawtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> consisting of selected kinds; arranged in sorts or varieties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> consisting of various kinds; miscellaneous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> matched; suited.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assortment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assortment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assortment" src="word_pronunciations/01355.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɔtmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sawtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> the act of assorting; distribution; classification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq603"> an assorted collection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASSR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASSR</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq151">(formerly, in Russian placenames) Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian <em>A</em>(<em>vtonomnaja</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>ovetskaja</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>ocialističeskaja</em>)<em> R</em>(<em>espublika</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asst</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq559">assistant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assume
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assume</span><z><span target_id="HBABmcQonH">v.t.</span><span target_id="M062u8ZFw4">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assume" src="word_pronunciations/01357.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsjum/ (<em>say</em> uh'syoohm) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">assumed</strong>, <strong class="bold">assuming</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HBABmcQonH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> to take for granted or without proof; suppose as a fact: <em class="example">assume a principle in reasoning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> to take upon oneself; undertake: <em class="example">to assume office; </em><em class="example">to assume an obligation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq302"> to take on or put on oneself: <em class="example">to assume new habits of life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq358"> to pretend to have or be; feign: <em class="example">to assume a false humility.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq352"> to appropriate or arrogate: <em class="example">to assume a right to oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to take into association, employment, use, etc.; adopt: <em class="example">they assumed him as a partner in the business.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="M062u8ZFw4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq750"> to be arrogant; make presumptuous claims.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Latin <em>assūmere</em> take up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assumable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assumer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assumed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assumed</span></header><div>/əˈsjumd/ (<em>say</em> uh'syoohmd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> pretended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> taken for granted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> usurped.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>assumedly</strong> /əˈsjumədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'syoohmuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assuming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assuming</span></header><div>/əˈsjumɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'syoohming) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">arrogant; presuming.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>assumingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asperse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asperse</span></header><div>/əˈspɜs/ (<em>say</em> uh'spers) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">aspersed</strong>, <strong class="bold">aspersing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> to assail with damaging charges or insinuations; cast reproach upon; slander.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> to sprinkle; bespatter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aspersus</em>, past participle, sprinkled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asperser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspersion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspersion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspersion" src="word_pronunciations/01312.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈspɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'sperzhuhn), /əˈspɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'spershuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> a damaging imputation; a derogatory criticism: <em class="example">to cast aspersions on one’s character.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq617"> the act of aspersing: <em class="example">to baptise by aspersion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq394"> a shower or spray.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004117" href="entry://asperse%23bigmac000004117"><span class="smallcaps">aspers(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspersorium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspersorium</span></header><div>/æspəˈsɔriəm/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'sawreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aspersoria</strong> /æspəˈsɔriə/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'sawreeuh) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">aspersoriums</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> a vessel for holding holy water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004115" href="entry://aspergillum%23bigmac000004115"><strong>aspergillum</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004117" href="entry://asperse%23bigmac000004117"><span class="smallcaps">asperse</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052706" href="entry://-orium%23bigmac000052706"><span class="smallcaps">-orium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asphodel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asphodel</span></header><div>/ˈæsfədɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'asfuhdel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> any of various liliaceous plants of the genera <em>Asphodelus</em> and <em>Asphodeline</em>, native to southern Europe, with white, pink, or yellow flowers; in Greek mythology, the flower of the dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> any of various other plants, as the daffodil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>asphodelus</em>, from Greek <em>asphodelos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asphyxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asphyxia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asphyxia" src="word_pronunciations/01316.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈfɪksiə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'fikseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">the extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, caused by sufficient interference with respiration, as in choking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: stopping of the pulse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspic<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspic" src="word_pronunciations/01317.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæspɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aspik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> a cold dish of meat, fish, etc., served set in a jellied mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq845"> the jellied garnish, made from fish or meat stock, sometimes with added gelatine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004123" href="#bigmac000004123"><span class="smallcaps">aspic<sup>2</sup></span></a> (snake) from the different colours of the jelly, like those of a snake]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspic<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspic" src="word_pronunciations/01317.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæspɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aspik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">an asp.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026548" href="entry://asp%23bigmac000026548"><strong>asp<sup>1</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[French, from Latin <em>aspis</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspic<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspic" src="word_pronunciations/01317.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæspɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aspik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">the great lavender, <em>Lavandula latifolia</em>, yielding an oil used in perfumery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Medieval Latin (<em>lavendula</em>)<em> spīca</em> (lavender) spike]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspidistra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspidistra</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspidistra" src="word_pronunciations/01318.mp3"></audio></span>/æspəˈdɪstrə/ (<em>say</em> aspuh'distruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">a smooth, stemless Asian herb, <em>Aspidistra elatior</em>, subfamily Nolinoideae, family Asparagaceae, bearing large evergreen leaves often striped with white, once widely grown as a house plant; often seen as a symbol of genteel respectability; cast-iron plant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>aspis</em> shield]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aspie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac804977259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aspie</span></header><div>/ˈæspi/ (<em>say</em> 'aspee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">a person with Asperger’s syndrome.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aspie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspire</span><z><span target_id="qeWIScopfu">v.i.</span><span target_id="GIAxiDSicW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspire" src="word_pronunciations/01319.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈspaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'spuyuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qeWIScopfu"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">aspired</strong>, <strong class="bold">aspiring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> to be eager (to do something): <em class="example">to aspire after immortality; </em><em class="example">to aspire to be a leader</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> to rise up; soar; mount.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GIAxiDSicW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq831"> <strong class="phr">aspire to</strong>, to aim at (something, usually something great or lofty): <em class="example">to aspire to greatness.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aspyre</em>, from Latin <em>aspīrāre</em> breathe on] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aspirer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aspiring</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aspiringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspirin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspirin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aspirin" src="word_pronunciations/01320.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsprən/ (<em>say</em> 'aspruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq039"> acetylsalicylic acid, C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, used to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> a tablet of aspirin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German (originally trademark): <em>A</em>(<em>cetyl</em>) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000366" href="entry://acetyl%23bigmac000000366"><span class="smallcaps">acetyl</span></a> + <em>Spir</em>(<em>säure</em>) salicylic (acid) (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071056" href="entry://spiraea%23bigmac000071056"><span class="smallcaps">spiraea</span></a>) + <em>-in</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asplund
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asplund</span></header><div>/æsˈplʊnd/ (<em>say</em> as'ploond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gunnar</strong> /ˈgʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'goonuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">1885–1940, Swedish architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspro<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæsproʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'asproh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">associate professor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087994" href="entry://associate%23bigmac000087994"><span class="smallcaps">as(sociate)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059304" href="entry://professor%23bigmac000059304"><span class="smallcaps">pro(fessor)</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspro<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæsproʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'asproh), /ˈas-/ (<em>say</em> 'ahs-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">a male sex worker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac020352001" href="entry://ass%23bigmac020352001"><span class="smallcaps">as(s)<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100388" href="entry://professional%23bigmac000100388"><span class="smallcaps">pro(fessional)</span></a>; pun on the trademark <em>Aspro</em>, a form of <em>aspirin</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asquint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asquint</span></header><div>/əˈskwɪnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'skwint) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">with an oblique glance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>squint</em> (of uncertain origin; compare Dutch <em>schuinte</em> slope)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asquith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asquith</span></header><div>/ˈæskwəθ/ (<em>say</em> 'askwuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Herbert Henry</strong> (<em>1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">1852–1928, British politician; prime minister 1908–16.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ass<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ass" src="word_pronunciations/01361.mp3"></audio></span>/æs/ (<em>say</em> as) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq528"> a long-eared, usually ash-coloured mammal, <em>Equus asinus</em>, related to the horse, serving as a slow, patient, sure-footed beast of burden; donkey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> any allied wild species, as the <strong>Mongolian wild ass</strong>, <em>E. hemionus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq532"> a fool; a blockhead.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>assa</em>, ultimately from Latin <em>asinus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac020352001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ass<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ass" src="word_pronunciations/01361.mp3"></audio></span>/æs/ (<em>say</em> as) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ass.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ass.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> Assistant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> Association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASSA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASSA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq862">Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assemble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assemble</span><z><span target_id="id7bUJv0C5">v.t.</span><span target_id="CUvQWmy3Zm">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assemble" src="word_pronunciations/01330.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛmbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'sembuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">assembled</strong>, <strong class="bold">assembling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="id7bUJv0C5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> to bring together; gather into one place, company, body or whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> to put or fit (parts) together; put together the parts of (a mechanism, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CUvQWmy3Zm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq615"> to come together; gather; meet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>as</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>emble</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>as</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>embler</em>, from Late Latin <em>*assimulāre</em> compare, imitate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assemblé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assemblé</span></header><div>/əsɒmˈbleɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhsom'blay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">(in ballet) a leap with one leg extended, followed by a landing with the feet crossed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assembler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assembler</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assembler" src="word_pronunciations/01329.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛmblə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sembluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> someone or something that assembles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a program which converts symbolic language to machine language on a word-for-word basis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assembly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assembly" src="word_pronunciations/01332.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> uh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">assemblies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> a company of persons gathered together, usually for the same purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq327"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Government</em> a legislative body, especially a lower house of a legislature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> the act of assembling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq388"> the state of being assembled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq006"> <em class="label">Military</em> a signal, as by drum or bugle, for troops to fall into ranks or otherwise assemble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq457"> the putting together of complex machinery, as aeroplanes, from interchangeable parts of standard dimensions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq498"> such parts, before or after assembling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>as</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>emblee</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assent</span><z><span target_id="vJDKt7qXhl">v.i.</span><span target_id="67kSmUBMlq">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assent" src="word_pronunciations/01333.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sent) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vJDKt7qXhl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to agree by expressing acquiescence or admitting truth; express agreement or concurrence: <em class="example">to assent to a statement.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="67kSmUBMlq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq813"> agreement, as to a proposal; acquiescence; concurrence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq072"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090510" href="entry://royal%20assent%23bigmac000090510"><strong>royal assent</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>as</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ente</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>as</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>enter</em>, from Latin <em>assentārī</em>, frequentative of <em>assentīrī</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assenter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assenting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assentingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assert</span><z><span target_id="b7MpuiHiP4">v.t.</span><span target_id="VlQXy3imsh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assert" src="word_pronunciations/01334.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɜt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="b7MpuiHiP4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> to state as true; affirm; declare: <em class="example">to assert that one is innocent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VlQXy3imsh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">assert oneself</strong>, to put oneself forward boldly and insistently.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>assertus</em>, past participle, joined to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assertable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asserter</strong></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assertor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assertion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assertion</span></header><div>/əˈsɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'sershuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> a positive statement; an unsupported declaration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq293"> the act of asserting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assertive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assertive</span></header><div>/əˈsɜtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'sertiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">given to asserting; positive; dogmatic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>assertively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assertiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assertoric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assertoric</span></header><div>/æsɜˈtɒrɪk/ (<em>say</em> aser'torik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Logic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">(in Kantian logic) descriptive of a proposition or judgement which claims to be true, but is not necessarily true.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assertory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assertory</span></header><div>/əˈsɜtəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'sertuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">affirming; assertive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assess</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assess" src="word_pronunciations/01336.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛs/ (<em>say</em> uh'ses) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation: <em class="example">the property was assessed at two million dollars.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> to fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq330"> to impose a tax or other charge on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq774"> to measure or evaluate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>assesse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>assesser</em>, from Late Latin <em>assessāre</em> fix a tax, frequentative of Latin <em>assidēre</em> sit at] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assessable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assessment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assessment</span></header><div>/əˈsɛsmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'sesmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq109"> the act of assessing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> an opinion or judgement formed by assessing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq479"> an amount assessed as payable; an official valuation of taxable property, etc., or the value assigned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assessor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assessor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assessor" src="word_pronunciations/01335.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛsə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sesuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> someone who assesses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> someone who makes assessments of value or cost, as of damage for insurance purposes, or of property, etc., for taxation purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq686"> an advisory associate or assistant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq841"> someone who advises a court on questions which involve technical or scientific knowledge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq657"> someone who shares another’s position, rank, or dignity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: assistant judge, Medieval Latin assessor of taxes; replacing Middle English <em>assessour</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assessorial</strong> /ˌæsɛˈsɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> .ase'sawreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asset</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asset" src="word_pronunciations/01338.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'aset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> a useful thing or quality: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This ability to roll the eyes was a great asset on this sort of expedition.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> an item of property, as a building, a piece of equipment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq457"> an economic resource: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And even the best-intentioned Australian governors saw the future of the Aboriginal as becoming an asset in the developing cash economy.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq311"> (in intelligence organisations) a spy in the field; mole; informant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq282"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac771217877" href="entry://digital%20asset%23bigmac771217877"><strong>digital asset</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assets
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assets</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assets" src="word_pronunciations/01337.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsɛts/ (<em>say</em> 'asets) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> resources available to a business or an individual for future economic benefit or service potential, and consisting of such items as real property, machinery, inventory, cash and securities, etc. (<strong>tangible assets</strong>), and of patents, trademarks and goodwill (<strong>intangible assets</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> property or effects (opposed to <em>liabilities</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> the detailed listing of property owned by a firm and money owing to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq215"> property in the hands of an executor or administrator sufficient to pay the debts or legacies of the testator or intestate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq642"> any property available for paying debts, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old French <em>asetz</em> (adverb) enough, taken as plural noun, from Latin <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>satis</em> enough]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asshole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac302864267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asshole</span></header><div>/ˈæshoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'as-hohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095704" href="entry://arsehole%23bigmac000095704"><strong>arsehole</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asshur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asshur</span></header><div>/ˈæʃʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'ashoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004197" href="entry://Assur%23bigmac000004197"><strong>Assur</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assiduity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assiduity</span></header><div>/æsɪˈdjuəti/ (<em>say</em> asi'dyoohuhtee), /əˈsɪdjuəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'sidyoohuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">assiduities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> constant or close application; diligence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> (<em>plural</em>) devoted or solicitous attentions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assiduous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assiduous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assiduous" src="word_pronunciations/01340.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɪdʒuəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'sijoohuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> constant; unremitting: <em class="example">assiduous reading.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq403"> constant in application; attentive; devoted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>assiduus</em> sitting down to] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assiduously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assiduousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assumpsit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assumpsit</span></header><div>/əˈsʌmsət/ (<em>say</em> uh'sumsuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq224"> (before 1875) a legal action for breach of a simple contract (a promise not under seal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> an actionable promise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: he or she undertook]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assumption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assumption</span></header><div>/əˈsʌmʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'sumshuhn), /əˈsʌmpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'sumpshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> the act of taking for granted or supposing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> something taken for granted; a supposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq299"> the act of taking to or upon oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq483"> arrogance; presumption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq860"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the bodily taking up into heaven of the Virgin Mary after her death.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq020"> (<em>upper case</em>) a feast commemorating it, celebrated on 15 August.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Logic</em> the minor premise of a syllogism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assumptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assumptive</span></header><div>/əˈsʌmtɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'sumtiv), /əˈsʌmptɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'sumptiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> taken for granted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq067"> characterised by assumption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq882"> presumptuous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assur</span></header><div>/ˈæsə/ (<em>say</em> 'asuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">the supreme national god of Assyria.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ashur</strong>, <strong class="vs">Asshur</strong>, <strong class="vs">Asur</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assure" src="word_pronunciations/01360.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> uh'shaw) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">assured</strong>, <strong class="bold">assuring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> to make (one) sure or certain; convince, as by a promise or declaration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> to make (a future event) sure; ensure: <em class="example">this assures the success of our work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq809"> to secure or confirm; render safe or stable: <em class="example">to assure a person’s position.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq266"> to give confidence to; encourage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq027"> to insure, especially against death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq374"> <em class="label">Law</em> to transfer or convey (property).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq889"> to undertake an assurance of support for (a migrant). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac837343776" href="entry://assurance%20of%20support%23bigmac837343776"><strong>assurance of support</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>assure</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>aseürer</em>, from Late Latin <em>assēcūrāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assurer</strong>; <em class="label">Law</em>, <strong>assuror</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assured
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assured</span><z><span target_id="uHjxJ4V0Wf">adj.</span><span target_id="pOjNP2ThDG">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈʃɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'shawd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uHjxJ4V0Wf"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> made sure; sure; certain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> bold; confident.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq204"> boldly presumptuous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pOjNP2ThDG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq682"> the beneficiary under a policy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq888"> the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.</span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>assuredly</strong> /əˈʃɔrədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'shawruhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assuredness</strong> /əˈʃɔrədnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'shawruhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assuree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac714057703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assuree</span></header><div>/əˈʃɔri/ (<em>say</em> uh'shawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq14">a new resident for whom an assurance of support has been made.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac837343776" href="entry://assurance%20of%20support%23bigmac837343776"><strong>assurance of support</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assurgent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assurgent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assurgent" src="word_pronunciations/19493.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɜdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'serjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Botany</em> curving upwards, as leaves; ascending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> shown rising out of the sea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>assurgens</em>, present participle, rising up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>assurgency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assurity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394108852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assurity</span></header><div>/əˈʃɔrəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'shawruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> certainty: <em class="example">to provide some assurity in the midfield.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> a promise; definite commitment: <em class="example">to give an assurity of future investment.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">assurety</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089626" href="entry://assurance%23bigmac000089626"><span class="smallcaps">assur(ance)</span></a> + <em>-i-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089624" href="entry://surety%23bigmac000089624"><span class="smallcaps">(sure)ty</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This coinage appears to be replacing ‘surety’ by association with <em>assurance</em>, and would not be universally accepted as standard.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assyria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assyria</span></header><div>/əˈsɪriə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sireeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">an ancient empire in south-western Asia; greatest extent about 750–612 BC from Egypt to the Tigris River and Persian Gulf.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assyriology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assyriology</span></header><div>/əˌsɪriˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh.siree'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">the systematic study of Assyrian antiquities.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Assyriologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aster</span></header><div>/ˈæstə/ (<em>say</em> 'astuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Botany</em> any plant of the large genus <em>Aster</em>, family Compositae, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq057"> a plant of some allied genus, as <em>Stokesia cyanea</em> (<strong>Stoke’s aster</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq209"> Also, <strong class="vs">cytaster</strong>. <em class="label">Biology</em> either of two star-shaped structures formed in a cell during mitosis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: star]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asteria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asteria</span></header><div>/æˈstɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> a'stearreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">a precious stone which shows asterism when cabochon-cut, as the star sapphire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asterisk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asterisk</span><z><span target_id="tS2hRKi9ca">n.</span><span target_id="aaeVsXQHTA">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asterisk" src="word_pronunciations/01362.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæstərɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'astuhrisk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tS2hRKi9ca"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> the figure of a star (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> something in the shape of a star or asterisk.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aaeVsXQHTA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq313"> to identify or mark by means of this sign.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>asteriscus</em>, from Greek <em>asteriskos</em>, diminutive of <em>astēr</em> star]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asterism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asterism</span></header><div>/ˈæstərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'astuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq204"> a group of stars.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq850"> a constellation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Crystallography</em> a property of some crystallised minerals of showing a starlike luminous figure in transmitted light or, in a cabochon-cut stone, by reflected light.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>asterismos</em>, from <em>asterizein</em> mark with stars] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asteriated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astern</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astern" src="word_pronunciations/01363.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstɜn/ (<em>say</em> uh'stern) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> to the rear (of); behind; in a backward direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> in the rear; in a position behind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072094" href="entry://stern%23bigmac000072094"><span class="smallcaps">stern<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asteroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asteroid</span><z><span target_id="TUrTytoNBy">n.</span><span target_id="vjO9JHiicS">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asteroid" src="word_pronunciations/01364.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæstərɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'astuhroyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TUrTytoNBy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> one of several hundred small celestial bodies with orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter; minor planet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> any of the Asteroidea, a class of echinoderms characterised by a starlike body with radiating arms or rays, as the starfishes.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vjO9JHiicS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq568"> starlike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> belonging to or relating to the asteroids (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004214" href="#mq887">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>asteroeidēs</em> starlike]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asteroseismology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727580110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asteroseismology</span></header><div>/ˌæstəroʊsaɪzˈmɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .astuhrohsuyz'moluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">the study of the internal structure of pulsating stars by examining the frequencies of their oscillations, different modes of oscillation penetrating to different depths inside the star.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>asteroseismologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asthenia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asthenia</span></header><div>/əsˈθiniə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'theeneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">lack or loss of strength; debility.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>astheneia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asthenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asthenic</span><z><span target_id="IiPGSeujhb">adj.</span><span target_id="dOAsbAeDb2">n.</span></z></header><div>/əsˈθɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhs'thenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IiPGSeujhb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> of or relating to asthenia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> weak; lacking strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> of a physical type characterised by a small trunk, slight muscular development, and long limbs.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dOAsbAeDb2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq575"> an asthenic person or type.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asthenosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asthenosphere</span></header><div>/əsˈθinəsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'theenuhsfear), /-ˈθɛn-/ (<em>say</em> -'then-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a relatively low-density and plastic layer of the earth beneath the lithosphere, extending from 80 to 150 km below the earth’s surface.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>asthenos</em> weak + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070920" href="entry://-sphere%23bigmac000070920"><span class="smallcaps">-sphere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asthma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asthma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asthma" src="word_pronunciations/01365.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæsmə/ (<em>say</em> 'asmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">a paroxysmal disorder of respiration with laboured breathing, a feeling of constriction in the chest, and coughing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: panting; replacing Middle English <em>asma</em>, from Medieval Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asti</span></header><div>/ˈæsti/ (<em>say</em> 'astee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a town in north-western Italy, in Piedmont; known for its sparkling wine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astilbe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astilbe</span></header><div>/əˈstɪlbi/ (<em>say</em> uh'stilbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">any plant of the saxifragaceous genus <em>Astilbe</em>, grown in cool climates for the clusters of small, showy flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astir</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astir" src="word_pronunciations/01367.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstɜ/ (<em>say</em> uh'ster) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq241"> in a stir; in motion or activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> up and about; out of bed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astley</span></header><div>/ˈæstli/ (<em>say</em> 'astlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> <strong>Thea Beatrice May</strong>, 1925–2004, Australian novelist and short-story writer; works include <em>The Slow Natives</em> (1965), <em>It’s Raining in Mango</em> (1987), and <em>Drylands</em> (1999); won the Miles Franklin Award four times.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq548"> <strong>William</strong> (‘<em>Price Warung</em>’), 1855–1911, Australian journalist and short-story writer.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Thea Astley</strong> was born in Brisbane and educated at the University of Qld. She has taught in schools in Qld and NSW, and at Macquarie University, NSW, until her retirement in 1980. Her early novels include <em>Girl with a Monkey </em>(1958) and <em>A Descant for Gossips </em>(1960), which was dramatised for ABC television in 1983. She won the Miles Franklin Award for <em>The Well Dressed Explorer</em> (1962), <em>The Slow Natives</em> (1965), <em>The Acolyte</em> (1972) and <em>Drylands</em> (2000), and in 1997 was nominated for <em>The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow</em> (1996). She has also published collections of short stories: <em>Hunting the Wild Pineapple</em> (1979), <em>It’s Raining in Mango</em> (1987) and <em>Collected Stories</em> (1997).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aston
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aston</span></header><div>/ˈæstən/ (<em>say</em> 'astuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> <strong>Francis William</strong>, 1877–1945, English physicist; developed the mass spectrograph; noted for research into isotopes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> <strong>Matilda Ann</strong> (<em>Tilly</em>), 1873–1947, Australian writer and teacher of the blind. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Tilly Aston&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;Image courtesy of State Library of Queensland.&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Tilly+Aston.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Tilly Aston</strong> was blind from the age of six but pursued her education at the St Kilda School for the Blind and later at Melbourne University. She became a music teacher and later head of the school she had attended. She published nine books of verse and prose, including <em>Maiden Verses</em>(1901), <em>Old Timers</em>(1938) and an autobiography, <em>Memoirs of Tilly Aston</em>(1946). She was a founder of the Victorian Association of Braille Writers and president of the Association for the Advancement of the Blind until her death.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astonish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astonish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astonish" src="word_pronunciations/01368.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstɒnɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'stonish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">to strike with sudden and overpowering wonder; surprise greatly; amaze.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>astony</em>, ? Old English <em>āstunian</em>, intensive of <em>stunian</em> resound. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004235" href="entry://astound%23bigmac000004235"><span class="smallcaps">astound</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072849" href="entry://stun%23bigmac000072849"><span class="smallcaps">stun</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astonisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astonished
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astonished</span><z><span target_id="Oag4KOCzKZ">v.</span><span target_id="0h5b6iWL0R">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈstɒnɪʃt/ (<em>say</em> uh'stonisht) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="Oag4KOCzKZ"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004231" href="entry://astonish%23bigmac000004231"><strong>astonish</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0h5b6iWL0R">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq541"> extremely surprised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astonishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astonishing</span></header><div>/əˈstɒnəʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'stonuhshing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">causing astonishment; amazing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>astonishingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astonishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astonishment</span></header><div>/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'stonishmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> an object or cause of amazement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astound</span><z><span target_id="4Blhw6ESTz">v.t.</span><span target_id="HP43xWTOMT">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astound" src="word_pronunciations/01369.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'stownd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4Blhw6ESTz"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HP43xWTOMT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq673"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> astonished.</span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of obsolete <em>astone</em>, <em>astun</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004231" href="entry://astonish%23bigmac000004231"><span class="smallcaps">astonish</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072849" href="entry://stun%23bigmac000072849"><span class="smallcaps">stun</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astoundingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astounded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astounded</span><z><span target_id="Blck1YfaaS">v.</span><span target_id="05ohh147Np">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈstaʊndəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'stownduhd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="Blck1YfaaS"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq206"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004235" href="entry://astound%23bigmac000004235"><strong>astound</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="05ohh147Np">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq555"> extremely surprised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astounding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astounding</span><z><span target_id="5dlYbAe0Me">v.</span><span target_id="A9L7anJldi">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'stownding) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="5dlYbAe0Me"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004235" href="entry://astound%23bigmac000004235"><strong>astound</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="A9L7anJldi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq555"> extremely surprising.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astr.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astr.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> astronomer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq595"> astronomical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq801"> astronomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrict</span></header><div>/əˈstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> uh'strikt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> to bind fast; confine; constrain or restrict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> to bind morally or legally.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>astrictus</em>, past participle, drawn close] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astriction</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astride</span><z><span target_id="KOyelu9RO2">adv.</span><span target_id="SPLPCiSDPM">prep.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astride" src="word_pronunciations/01372.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstraɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'struyd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="KOyelu9RO2"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> in the posture of striding or straddling.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="SPLPCiSDPM">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq263"> with a leg on each side of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astringe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astringe</span></header><div>/əˈstrɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'strinj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">astringed</strong>, <strong class="bold">astringing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">to compress; bind together; constrict.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>astringere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astringent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astringent</span><z><span target_id="dT8hMhd1mh">adj.</span><span target_id="w0iYAcbtUI">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astringent" src="word_pronunciations/01373.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈstrɪndʒənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'strinjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dT8hMhd1mh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> (as affecting the skin) refreshing, tightening, drying: <em class="example">an astringent aftershave lotion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> severe, sharp, austere: <em class="example">an astringent style.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq282"> (of tastes) unpleasantly dry, hard (in wines, from the presence of tannin).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> contracting; constrictive; styptic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w0iYAcbtUI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq753"> an astringent agent (especially cosmetic).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq270"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a substance which contracts the tissues or canals of the body, thereby diminishing discharges, as of blood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: stem of <em>astringens</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astringency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astringently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq055">a word element meaning ‘star’, as in <em>astrology</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>astron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asur</span></header><div>/ˈæsə/ (<em>say</em> 'asuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004197" href="entry://Assur%23bigmac000004197"><strong>Assur</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASX
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASX</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛs ˈɛks/ (<em>say</em> ay es 'eks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651"></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac196343539" href="entry://Australian%20Securities%20Exchange%23bigmac196343539"><strong>Australian Securities Exchange</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac23662824" href="entry://ASX%20Group%23bigmac23662824"><strong>ASX Group</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asylee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac227989048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asylee</span></header><div>/əsaɪˈli/ (<em>say</em> uhsuy'lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">a person seeking <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004291" href="entry://asylum%23bigmac000004291">asylum</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004291" href="entry://asylum%23mq812">3</a>) who is already in the US or at a port of entry at the time of application.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asylum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asylum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asylum" src="word_pronunciations/01382.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsaɪləm/ (<em>say</em> uh'suyluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq742"> an institution for the maintenance and care of the insane, the blind, orphans or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; a sanctuary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq812"> <em class="label">International Law</em> protection, usually right of residence, granted by the government of a country to one or more refugees who have left their own country because of war or because of political or other persecution: <em class="example">the Afghan refugees applied for asylum in New Zealand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq527"> any secure retreat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>asylon</em>, neuter of <em>asylos</em> inviolable]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asymmetric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asymmetric</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asymmetric" src="word_pronunciations/01383.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪsəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> aysuh'metrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> not symmetrical; without symmetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Logic</em> denoting relations which, if they hold between one term and a second, do not hold between the second and the first: <em class="example">the relation ‘being an ancestor of’ is asymmetric.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq759"> (of a communications system) having a different data speed and rate of data transfer in each direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq592"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013301" href="entry://chiral%23bigmac000013301"><strong>chiral</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">asymmetrical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>asymmetrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asymmetry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asymmetry</span></header><div>/eɪˈsɪmətri/ (<em>say</em> ay'simuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">lack of symmetry or proportion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>asymmetria</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asymptote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asymptote</span></header><div>/ˈæsəmtoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhmtoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a straight line which is approached more and more closely by a point moving along a curved line but which is not touched by that point however far it moves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>asymptōtos</em> not close] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asymptotic</strong> /æsəmˈtɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> asuhm'totik), <strong>asymptotical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asymptotically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asynchronism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asynchronism</span></header><div>/eɪˈsɪŋkrənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> ay'singkruhnizuhm), /eɪˈsɪn-/ (<em>say</em> ay'sin-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>asynchronous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asynclitic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467262295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asynclitic</span></header><div>/eɪsɪŋˈklɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> aysing'klitik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">not synclitic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asynclitism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac028730086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asynclitism</span></header><div>/eɪˈsɪŋklətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> ay'singkluhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">not in a state of synclitism because the head of the unborn child is tilted to the shoulder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac879098534" href="entry://synclitism%23bigmac879098534"><span class="smallcaps">synclitism</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asyndeton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asyndeton</span></header><div>/əˈsɪndətɒn/ (<em>say</em> uh'sinduhton), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">the omission of conjunctions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, neuter of <em>asyndetos</em> unjoined] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asyndetic</strong> /æsɪnˈdɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> asin'detik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>asyndetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asystole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac422182458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asystole</span><z><span target_id="oNRlaiAbKq">n.</span><span target_id="dTcyn6IZmy">adj.</span></z></header><div>/eɪˈsɪstəli/ (<em>say</em> ay'sistuhlee) <em class="label">Medicine</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oNRlaiAbKq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq309"> a state of the heart in which there is an absence of systole, and hence no contraction of the myocardium and no blood flow, leading to death.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dTcyn6IZmy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq606"> of, relating to, or designating a heart in such a condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq843"> of or relating to a patient suffering such a heart condition.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>asystolic</strong> /eɪsɪsˈtɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> aysis'tolik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asyut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asyut</span></header><div>/æˈsjut/ (<em>say</em> a'syooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a city in northern central Egypt, on the Nile.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Assiut</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq288">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><strong>ad-</strong></a> before <em>t</em>, as in <em>attend</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq254">atomic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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At
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">At</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">astatine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AT</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq354"> appropriate technology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq389"> anaerobic threshold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq775"> algorithmic trading.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATAGI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac038871020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATAGI</span></header><div>/əˈtagi/ (<em>say</em> uh'tahgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">an Australian federal body formed in 1998 to advise on vaccine and immunisation research, administration, and programs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATAR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672497594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATAR</span></header><div>/ˈeɪta/ (<em>say</em> 'aytah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">Australian Tertiary Admission Rank; a score out of 100 which reports a student’s achievement in relation to that of other students, based on the results gained in the end of secondary schooling qualification and used by universities to select school leavers for admission; in 2009–10 replaced the TER or UAI in all Australian states except Qld.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac633862674" href="entry://OP%23bigmac633862674"><strong>OP<sup>4</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac449051924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATC</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">air traffic control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrobiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrobiology</span></header><div>/ˌæstroʊbaɪˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .astrohbuy'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> the exploration of living things in the universe, in particular to further the understanding of the origin of life and the mechanism for its expansion beyond its planet of origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> the branch of biology that deals with this.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>astrobiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrobiological</strong> /æstroʊbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> astrobuyuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrobiologically</strong> /æstroʊbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> astrobuyuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrocyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrocyte</span></header><div>/ˈæstroʊsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'astrohsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a star-shaped cell, especially in neurology.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004252" href="entry://astro-%23bigmac000004252"><span class="smallcaps">astro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018334" href="entry://-cyte%23bigmac000018334"><span class="smallcaps">-cyte</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrocytoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac035106718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrocytoma</span></header><div>/ˌæstroʊsaɪˈtoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> .astrohsuy'tohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">astrocytomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">astrocytomata</strong> /æstroʊsaɪˈtoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> astrohsuy'tohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">a tumour occurring in the brain and occasionally in the spinal cord.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004256" href="entry://astrocyte%23bigmac000004256"><span class="smallcaps">astrocyt(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16483496" href="entry://-oma%23bigmac16483496"><span class="smallcaps">-oma</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrodome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrodome</span></header><div>/ˈæstrədoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhdohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">a transparent dome on the top of the fuselage of an aeroplane, for astronomical observation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004252" href="entry://astro-%23bigmac000004252"><span class="smallcaps">astro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021396" href="entry://dome%23bigmac000021396"><span class="smallcaps">dome</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrogeology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrogeology</span></header><div>/ˌæstroʊdʒiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .astrohjee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">the branch of geology that deals with the structure and composition of planets other than the earth, and of other bodies in the solar system.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>astrogeological</strong> /æstroʊdʒiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> astrohjeeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrogeologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrol.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> astrologer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> astrological.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq142"> astrology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astrology" src="word_pronunciations/01374.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtrɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uhs'troluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> a study which assumes, and professes to interpret, the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq265"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> astronomy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>astrologia</em>, from Greek. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004252" href="entry://astro-%23bigmac000004252"><span class="smallcaps">astro-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrologer</strong>, <strong>astrologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrological</strong> /æstrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> astruh'lojikuhl), <strong>astrologic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrologically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrometry</span></header><div>/əˈstrɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> uh'stromuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">measurement of the positions, motions, and distances of the celestial bodies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004252" href="entry://astro-%23bigmac000004252"><span class="smallcaps">astro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046581" href="entry://-metry%23bigmac000046581"><span class="smallcaps">-metry</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrometric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrometrist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astron.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astron.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> astronomer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq527"> astronomical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq000"> astronomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronomer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronomer</span></header><div>/əsˈtrɒnəmə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tronuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">an expert in astronomy; a scientific observer of the celestial bodies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronomy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astronomy" src="word_pronunciations/01378.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtrɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tronuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> the science of the celestial bodies, their motions, positions, distances, magnitudes, structures, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> the body of knowledge relating to this science.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>astronomie</em>, from Latin <em>astronomia</em>, from Greek. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004252" href="entry://astro-%23bigmac000004252"><span class="smallcaps">astro-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050449" href="entry://-nomy%23bigmac000050449"><span class="smallcaps">-nomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrophysics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrophysics</span></header><div>/ˌæstroʊˈfɪzɪks/ (<em>say</em> .astroh'fiziks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">astronomical physics, a branch of physics dealing with the physical properties and phenomena of the celestial bodies.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>astrophysical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astrophysicist</strong> /ˌæstroʊˈfɪzəsəst/ (<em>say</em> .astroh'fizuhsuhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrosphere</span></header><div>/ˈæstrəsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> the central portion of an aster, in which the centrosome lies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> the whole aster exclusive of the centrosome; attraction sphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrotourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336659976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrotourism</span></header><div>/ˈæstroʊtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'astrohtoouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac301479122" href="entry://dark%20sky%20tourism%23bigmac301479122"><strong>dark sky tourism</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">astro-tourism</strong>, <strong class="vs">astronomy tourism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>astrotourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astroturf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astroturf</span><z><span target_id="kTIOZA0M34">n.</span><span target_id="EpvpnaVPpw">v.t.</span><span target_id="3wn89jENYp">v.i.</span><span target_id="sIV4BOcTcR">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astroturf" src="word_pronunciations/01379.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæstroʊtɜf/ (<em>say</em> 'astrohterf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kTIOZA0M34"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> an artificial grass made of nylon backed with vinyl, used as a lawn or playing surface.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EpvpnaVPpw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq380"> to cover (an area) with such artificial grass.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3wn89jENYp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq660"> to engage in astroturf marketing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq881"> to apply the principles of astroturf marketing to a political or publicity campaign.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sIV4BOcTcR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq300"> engaged in astroturf marketing: <em class="example">an astroturf lobby group.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; coined in 1966, from the <em>Astrodome</em>, an indoor ball park in Houston, Texas, where this surface was first used] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astroturfing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astrovertisement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac411377157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astrovertisement</span></header><div>/ˈæstroʊvɜtəsmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'astrohvertuhsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">an advertisement fashioned on the earth’s surface, of such a size that it can be picked up by satellite imaging.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astute</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of astute" src="word_pronunciations/01380.mp3"></audio></span>/əsˈtjut/ (<em>say</em> uhs'tyooht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious; shrewd; cunning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>astūtus</em>, from <em>astus</em> adroitness, cunning] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astutely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>astuteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac738573440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASU</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> Australian Services Union.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq390"> Amalgamated Shearers’ Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asunción
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asunción</span></header><div>/asʊnsiˈoʊn/ (<em>say</em> ahsoonsee'ohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">the capital of Paraguay, in the southern part, on the Paraguay River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asunder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asunder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of asunder" src="word_pronunciations/01381.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsʌndə/ (<em>say</em> uh'sunduh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> into separate parts; in or into pieces: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a sudden ghastly rending asunder of the clouds showed far below them the heaving ocean</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> apart or widely separated: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They struggled on, asunder and in silence, until he stood beside her on the rocky headland it had been her intention to conquer.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>asunder</em>, <em>o</em>(<em>n</em>)<em>sunder</em>, Old English <em>on sundran</em> apart. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073398" href="entry://sunder%23bigmac000073398"><span class="smallcaps">sunder</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athlete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athlete</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of athlete" src="word_pronunciations/01393.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæθlit/ (<em>say</em> 'athleet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq195"> anyone trained to exercises of physical agility and strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> someone trained for track and field events only.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āthlēta</em>, from Greek <em>āthlētēs</em> contestant in games]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athletic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athletic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of athletic" src="word_pronunciations/01395.mp3"></audio></span>/æθˈlɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ath'letik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> physically active and strong.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> of, like, or befitting an athlete.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq883"> of a physical type characterised by long limbs, a large build, and well-developed muscles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq724"> of or relating to athletics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āthlēta</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>athletically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>athleticism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athletics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athletics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of athletics" src="word_pronunciations/01394.mp3"></audio></span>/æθˈlɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> ath'letiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> (<em>usually construed as plural</em>) athletic sports, as running, rowing, boxing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> (<em>usually construed as singular</em>) track and field events only.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq297"> (<em>usually construed as singular</em>) the practice of athletic exercises; the principles of athletic training.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athodyd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athodyd</span></header><div>/ˈæθoʊdaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'athohduyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061227" href="entry://ramjet%23bigmac000061227"><strong>ramjet</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>a</em>(<em>ero</em>)<em>th</em>(<em>erm</em>)<em>ody</em>(<em>namic</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>uct</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athos</span></header><div>/ˈæθɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'athos), /ˈeɪθɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'aythos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in north-eastern Greece; site of an independent republic of 20 theocratic monasteries. 340 km<sup>2</sup>; about 56 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A3
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A3</span></header><div>/eɪˈθri/ (<em>say</em> ay'three) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">an international standard size of paper, 420 × 297 mm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aths
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac628242702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aths</span></header><div>/æθs/ (<em>say</em> aths) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">athletics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atilt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atilt</span></header><div>/əˈtɪlt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tilt) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> at a tilt or inclination; tilted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> in a tilting encounter.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>atilt</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atkins
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atkins</span></header><div>/ˈætkənz/ (<em>say</em> 'atkuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> <strong>David</strong>, born 1955, Australian dancer and choreographer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> <strong>Richard</strong> (<em>Richard Bowyer</em>), 1745–1820, English legal officer in Australia; judge advocate 1802–09.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq413"> <strong>Tommy</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077004" href="entry://Tommy%20Atkins%23bigmac000077004"><strong>Tommy Atkins</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atkinson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atkinson</span></header><div>/ˈætkənsən/ (<em>say</em> 'atkuhnsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> <strong>Caroline Louisa Waring</strong>, 1834–72, Australian novelist and writer of natural history articles. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/caroline+atkinson.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq414"> <strong>Sir Harry Albert</strong>, 1831–92, NZ politician, born in England; prime minister 1876–77, 1883–84, 1884, 1887–91.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq253"> <strong>Rowan Sebastian</strong>, born 1955, English comic television and film actor and screenwriter; noted for the ‘Blackadder’ and ‘Mr Bean’ characters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atli</span></header><div>/ˈatli/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scandinavian Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">the king of the Huns who married Gudrun, widow of Sigurd, for her inheritance, slew her brothers, and was killed by her in turn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Icelandic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004445" href="entry://Attila%23bigmac000004445"><span class="smallcaps">Attila</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atm</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq146">standard atmosphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATM</span></header><div>/eɪ ti ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> ay tee 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004805" href="entry://automatic%20teller%20machine%23bigmac000004805"><strong>automatic teller machine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atmolysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atmolysis</span></header><div>/ətˈmɒləsəs/ (<em>say</em> uht'moluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">the separation of a mixture of gases through the walls of a porous vessel due to the different diffusion rates of the constituent molecules.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>atmos</em> vapour + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044027" href="entry://-lysis%23bigmac000044027"><span class="smallcaps">-lysis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atmos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373777626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atmos</span></header><div>/ˈætmɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'atmos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> (in sound recording) the natural sounds of a given location or space; background noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> characteristic environment; dominant mood: <em class="example">the atmos of the room.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004384" href="entry://atmosphere%23bigmac000004384"><span class="smallcaps">atmosphere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atmosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atmosphere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atmosphere" src="word_pronunciations/01398.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætməsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'atmuhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> the gaseous fluid surrounding the earth; the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq818"> this medium at a given place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq880"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the gaseous envelope surrounding any of the heavenly bodies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> any gaseous envelope or medium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq786"> a gas introduced inside the plastic envelope of food packaging, especially for meat or fruit and designed to inhibit bacterial growth. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac526162179" href="entry://modified%20atmosphere%20packaging%23bigmac526162179"><strong>modified atmosphere packaging</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq531"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063624" href="entry://standard%20atmosphere%23bigmac000063624"><strong>standard atmosphere</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq816"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075185" href="entry://technical%20atmosphere%23bigmac000075185"><strong>technical atmosphere</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq118"> environing or pervading influence: <em class="example">an atmosphere of freedom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq848"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac373777626" href="entry://atmos%23bigmac373777626"><strong>atmos</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq230"> the quality in a work of art which produces a predominant mood or impression.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>atmosphaera</em>, from Greek <em>atmo</em>(<em>s</em>) vapour + <em>sphaira</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070919" href="entry://sphere%23bigmac000070919"><span class="smallcaps">sphere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atmospheric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atmospheric</span><z><span target_id="3E6cOx6zOl">adj.</span><span target_id="5XV6aPFkHk">n.</span></z></header><div>/ætməsˈfɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> atmuhs'ferik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3E6cOx6zOl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">atmospherical</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> relating to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: <em class="example">atmospheric vapours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq584"> caused, produced, or operated on by the atmosphere: <em class="example">atmospheric pressure.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5XV6aPFkHk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq430"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Radio</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071829" href="entry://static%23bigmac000071829"><strong>static</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071829" href="entry://static%23mq448">7</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>atmospherically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATNF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac637509429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATNF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq093">Australia Telescope National Facility.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac347488354" href="entry://Australia%20Telescope%23bigmac347488354"><strong>Australia Telescope</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATO</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq828">Australian Taxation Office.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atoll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atoll</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atoll" src="word_pronunciations/01399.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'atol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a ringlike coral island enclosing a lagoon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Divehi <em>atol</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATCA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac637509428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATCA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq093">Australia Telescope Compact Array.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac347488354" href="entry://Australia%20Telescope%23bigmac347488354"><strong>Australia Telescope</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atchoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac694631120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atchoo</span></header><div>/əˈtʃu/ (<em>say</em> uh'chooh) <div class="def"><span id="mq849">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac956706090" href="entry://achoo%23bigmac956706090"><strong>achoo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ate" src="word_pronunciations/01389.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪt/ (<em>say</em> ayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ate" src="word_pronunciations/01388.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛt/ (<em>say</em> et) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101415" href="entry://eat%23bigmac000101415"><strong>eat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ate" src="word_pronunciations/07636.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'aytee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ate" src="word_pronunciations/01275.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈati/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">a goddess personifying the fatal blindness or recklessness which produces crime, and the divine punishment which follows it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atebrin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atebrin</span></header><div>/ˈætəbrən/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhbruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004305" href="entry://atabrine%23bigmac000004305"><strong>atabrine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atelier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atelier</span></header><div>/aˈtɛljeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ah'telyay), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">the workshop or studio of an artist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: workplace, originally pile of chips, from Old French <em>astele</em> chip, from Late Latin <em>astella</em>, from Latin <em>astula</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aten</span></header><div>/ˈatən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Egyptian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a sun-god introduced into Egyptian religion by Akhenaten as the only god.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aton</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atheism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atheism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atheism" src="word_pronunciations/01390.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪθiˌɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aythee.izuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> rejection of the idea of the existence of a god or gods, and usually of all forms of the supernatural, on the basis that there is no scientific evidence for belief in their existence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> disbelief in the existence of a god or gods (opposed to <em>theism</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>atheos</em> without a god + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atheist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atheist</span></header><div>/ˈeɪθiəst/ (<em>say</em> 'aytheeuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> a person who rejects the idea of the existence of a god or gods, or of any supernatural being, on the basis of lack of evidence that they exist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> someone who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods (opposed to <em>theist</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>atheos</em> without a god + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atheistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atheistic</span></header><div>/ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> .aythee'istik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">relating to or characteristic of atheists; involving, containing, or tending to atheism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atheistical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>atheistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atheling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atheling</span></header><div>/ˈæθəlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'athuhling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">an Anglo-Saxon male of royal blood; a prince.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>æþeling</em>, from <em>æþelu</em> noble family + <em>-ing</em>, suffix of appurtenance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athena</span></header><div>/əˈθinə/ (<em>say</em> uh'theenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">the goddess of wisdom, arts, industries, and prudent warfare, identified by the Romans with Minerva.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Athene</strong> /əˈθini/ (<em>say</em> uh'theenee), <strong class="vs">Pallas Athene</strong>, <strong class="vs">Pallas</strong>, <strong class="vs">Pallas Athena</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>Athēne</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athens</span></header><div>/ˈæθənz/ (<em>say</em> 'athuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">the capital of Greece, in the south-eastern part near the Saronic Gulf; in the 5th century BC, an important artistic, intellectual and political centre.</span></div> Greek, <strong>Athínai</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atheroma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atheroma</span></header><div>/æθəˈroʊmə/ (<em>say</em> athuh'rohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">atheromas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">atheromata</strong> /æθəˈroʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> athuh'rohmuhtuh))<br/> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004345" href="entry://atherosclerosis%23bigmac000004345"><strong>atherosclerosis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atheromatous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atherosclerosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atherosclerosis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atherosclerosis" src="word_pronunciations/01391.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæθəroʊskləˈroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .athuhrohskluh'rohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">a form of the disease arteriosclerosis in which fatty substances deposit in and beneath the intima of the arteries and harden to form plaque, thus immobilising the artery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>athēr</em> chaff + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066094" href="entry://sclerosis%23bigmac000066094"><span class="smallcaps">sclerosis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atherton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atherton<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæθətn/ (<em>say</em> 'athuhtn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> <strong>John</strong>, 1837–1913, Australian pastoralist; settled in northern Qld; discovered tin at Herberton in 1879. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/John+Atherton.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> <strong>Michael</strong>, born 1950 in Britain, Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atherton<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæθətn/ (<em>say</em> 'athuhtn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">a town and shire on the Atherton Tableland, Qld.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004346" href="#bigmac000004346"><span class="smallcaps">Atherton<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade">This region lies within the traditional territory of the Dyirbal people. The tablelands were settled by Europeans in the 1870s and 1880s. <strong>Atherton</strong> was on the route from Port Douglas to the Herberton tin mines and grew out of cedar-cutters’ camps in 1881–82. Pioneer and prospector John Atherton was the first to bring in stock from Rockhampton. Atherton is now the commercial centre of a rich agricultural region growing sugar cane and a variety of other crops.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athevening
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac304536617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athevening</span></header><div>/æθˈivnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ath'eevning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a form of athleisure designed to be worn when going out at night.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athirst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athirst</span></header><div>/əˈθɜst/ (<em>say</em> uh'therst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) having a keen desire; eager.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> thirsty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076162" href="entry://thirst%23bigmac000076162"><span class="smallcaps">thirst</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athleisure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac882356620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athleisure</span></header><div>/æθˈlɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> ath'lezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">clothing, shoes, etc., designed for both exercise and general casual wear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrip</span></header><div>/əˈtrɪp/ (<em>say</em> uh'trip) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">(of an anchor) raised just enough to clear the bottom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100593" href="entry://trip%23bigmac000100593"><span class="smallcaps">trip</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100593" href="entry://trip%23mq578">28a</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atrium" src="word_pronunciations/01416.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪtriəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aytreeuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atrium" src="word_pronunciations/01415.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæt-/ (<em>say</em> 'at-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">atria</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">atriums</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq599"> the central main room of an ancient Roman private house.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq254"> a courtyard, mostly surrounded by colonnades, in front of an early Christian or medieval church.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq839"> an open area which is central to the design of a building, especially one designed for public use.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> an internal cavity or space; applied variously to different cavities in different organisms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq666"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq790"> one of the two chambers of the heart through which blood from the veins passes into the ventricles.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq885"> the part of the tympanic cavity of the ear below the head of the malleus.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099161" href="#mq159">1</a> Latin; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099161" href="#mq388">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099161" href="#mq666">3</a> New Latin, special use of Latin <em>atrium</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atrial</strong> /ˈeɪtriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aytreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrocious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrocious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atrocious" src="word_pronunciations/01418.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtroʊʃəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'trohshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> extremely or shockingly wicked or cruel; heinous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq467"> shockingly bad or lacking in taste; execrable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq693"> very bad.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004418" href="entry://atrocity%23bigmac000004418"><span class="smallcaps">atroci(ty)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atrociously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atrociousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrocity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrocity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atrocity" src="word_pronunciations/01419.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtrɒsəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'trosuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">atrocities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> the quality of being atrocious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq769"> an atrocious deed or thing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>atrōcitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrophied
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrophied</span></header><div>/ˈætrəfid/ (<em>say</em> 'atruhfeed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrophy</span><z><span target_id="D79Fq7OGGd">n.</span><span target_id="icZ8HMSVdd">v.t.</span><span target_id="BE0V1iXxn2">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atrophy" src="word_pronunciations/01420.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætrəfi/ (<em>say</em> 'atruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D79Fq7OGGd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or other cause.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> degeneration; reduction in size and functional power through lack of use.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">atrophied</strong>, <strong class="bold">atrophying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="icZ8HMSVdd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq471"> to affect with atrophy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BE0V1iXxn2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq378"> to undergo atrophy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>atrophie</em>, from Latin <em>atrophia</em>, from Greek: lack of nourishment] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atrophic</strong> /əˈtroʊfɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'trohfik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atropine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atropine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atropine" src="word_pronunciations/01421.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætrəpən/ (<em>say</em> 'atruhpuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atropine" src="word_pronunciations/01422.mp3"></audio></span>/-in/ (<em>say</em> -een) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, racemic hyoscyamine, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>23</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>, obtained from belladonna (deadly nightshade) and other solanaceous plants; it is used medicinally as an antispasmodic, to dilate the pupil of the eye, or as premedication, before an anaesthetic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Atropa</em>, the belladonna genus (from Greek <em>Atropos</em>, one of the three Fates, who cut off the thread of life) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atropism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atropism</span></header><div>/ˈætrəpɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'atruhpizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">the morbid state induced by atropine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atropos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atropos</span></header><div>/ˈætrəpɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'atruhpos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">one of the three Fates, who cut off the thread of life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: literally, inflexible]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATSE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970342031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATSE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq94">Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATSIC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATSIC</span></header><div>/ˈætsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'atsik) <div class="def"><span id="mq395">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATSICDC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499613710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATSICDC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq676">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attemper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attemper</span><z><span target_id="57kYucjRPV">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZRRRUfSf9B">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əˈtɛmpə/ (<em>say</em> uh'tempuh) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="57kYucjRPV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> to qualify, modify, or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> to regulate or modify the temperature of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq611"> to soothe; mollify; mitigate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZRRRUfSf9B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq901"> to accommodate; adapt: <em class="example">to attemper to the new climate.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>attemperāre</em> fit; replacing Middle English <em>atempre</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>atemprer</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attempt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attempt</span><z><span target_id="zfvzi31rzK">v.t.</span><span target_id="KU6iSeWtes">n.</span><span target_id="51giMfVOmV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attempt" src="word_pronunciations/01428.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛmpt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tempt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attempt" src="word_pronunciations/01429.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛmt/ (<em>say</em> uh'temt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zfvzi31rzK"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: <em class="example">to attempt a conversation; </em><em class="example">to attempt to study.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to tempt.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KU6iSeWtes">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq404"> effort put forth to accomplish something; a trial or essay.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="51giMfVOmV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq634"> <strong class="phr">attempt on someone’s life</strong>, a murderous attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">attempt someone’s life</strong>, to attack someone with the intent of murdering them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">make an attempt</strong>, to try to do something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>attemptāre</em> try] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attemptability</strong> /əˌtɛmptəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> uh.temptuh'biluhtee), /-tɛmt-/ (<em>say</em> -temt-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attemptable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attempter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attenborough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attenborough</span></header><div>/ˈætnbrə/ (<em>say</em> 'atnbruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq667"> <strong>Sir David Frederick</strong>, born 1926, British broadcaster and naturalist; wrote and presented the television series <em>Life on Earth</em> (1979).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> his brother, <strong>Richard Samuel</strong>, <strong>Baron</strong>, 1923–2014, British film actor, producer, and director; directed <em>Gandhi</em> (1982).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attend</span><z><span target_id="NwSgkaeW9Q">v.t.</span><span target_id="3uBVl9CFD4">v.i.</span><span target_id="0Aen0LDjRi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attend" src="word_pronunciations/01432.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'tend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NwSgkaeW9Q"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> to be present at: <em class="example">to attend school; </em><em class="example">to attend a meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq413"> to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: <em class="example">a cold attended with fever.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq956"> to minister to; devote one’s services to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq489"> to wait upon or accompany as a servant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq937"> to take charge of; tend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to wait for; expect.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3uBVl9CFD4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq360"> to give attention; pay regard or heed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to wait.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0Aen0LDjRi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">attend on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq525"> to wait on with service: <em class="example">a servant attending on the monarch.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq537"> to be consequent on: <em class="example">serious consequences will attend on delay.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">attend to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq410"> to apply oneself to: <em class="example">to attend to one’s work.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq359"> to take care or charge of: <em class="example">to attend to a task.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>atende</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>atendre</em>, from Latin <em>attendere</em> stretch towards] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attendee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attendee</span></header><div>/ətɛnˈdi/ (<em>say</em> uhten'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a person attending an event such as a conference, exhibition, concert, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attention</span><z><span target_id="bHq7xZRKzb">n.</span><span target_id="EOHj6LqX0L">interj.</span><span target_id="NbmkuQdeZ3">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bHq7xZRKzb"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attention" src="word_pronunciations/01433.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenshuhn) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> the act or faculty of attending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> concentration of the mind upon an object; maximal integration of the higher mental processes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq186"> observant care; consideration; notice: <em class="example">your letter will receive early attention.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq317"> civility or courtesy: <em class="example">attention to a stranger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq247"> (<em>plural</em>) acts of courtesy indicating regard, as in courtship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Military</em> a position held by soldiers in a formal drill of motionless attentiveness with the body held erect, the eyes to the front, the arms stiffly by the sides, and the heels together with toes turned outwards at an angle of 45 degrees.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="EOHj6LqX0L">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq624"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attention" src="word_pronunciations/01433.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenshuhn), /əˌtɛnˈʃʌn/ (<em>say</em> uh.ten'shun) (a command given in formal drill to take the position of attention.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq502"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attention" src="word_pronunciations/01433.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenshuhn) (a command given by a person in authority for attentive silence.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NbmkuQdeZ3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attention" src="word_pronunciations/01433.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenshuhn) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq416"> <strong class="phr">call attention to</strong>, to bring to the notice of other people; emphasise; highlight: <em class="example">in her speech the minister called attention to the falling unemployment figures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">centre </strong>(or <strong class="phr">focus</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of attention</strong>, someone or something upon which everyone’s gaze or concentration is fixed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">draw attention to</strong>, to cause others to take notice of: <em class="example">the refugees staged a protest to draw attention to their plight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">draw attention to oneself</strong>, to behave in a way that causes others to notice, usually with disapproval: <em class="example">stop shouting like that – you’re drawing attention to yourself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq553"> <strong class="phr">pay attention </strong>(<strong class="phr">to</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq218"> to concentrate: <em class="example">pay attention, I’m only going to tell you this once; </em><em class="example">I didn’t pay attention to what she said.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq331"> to focus particularly on: <em class="example">to pay attention to every detail.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq473"> to make one’s attraction to another known; court: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When Paul started to pay attention to her, a great emotional flood was released that seemed to wash away some of her love and talent for music.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">pay no attention </strong>(<strong class="phr">to</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq653"> to withhold one’s interest or gaze: <em class="example">to pay no attention to the passing scenery.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq679"> to fail to be offended by: <em class="example">his remarks were insulting but I paid no attention to them.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>attencíoun</em>, from Latin <em>attentio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attentional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attentive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attentive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attentive" src="word_pronunciations/01434.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛntɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'tentiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> characterised by or giving attention; observant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> assiduous in service or courtesy; polite; courteous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>attentively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attentiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attest</span><z><span target_id="gKzStKGLud">v.t.</span><span target_id="6K9Aye7yo8">v.i.</span><span target_id="YMZLrjyjr0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attest" src="word_pronunciations/01436.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɛst/ (<em>say</em> uh'test) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gKzStKGLud"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq198"> to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing; especially, affirm in an official capacity: <em class="example">to attest the truth of a statement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> to give proof or evidence of; manifest: <em class="example">her works attest her industry.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6K9Aye7yo8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq172"> to certify to the genuineness of a document by signing as witness.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YMZLrjyjr0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> witness; testimony; attestation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>attestarí</em> bear witness] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attester</strong>, <strong>attestor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atom" src="word_pronunciations/01411.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætəm/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em> the smallest part of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction, composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons, whose number determine the element.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a hypothetical particle of matter so minute as to not allow for any division.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq473"> anything extremely small; a minute quantity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>atomus</em>, from Greek <em>atomos</em> indivisible]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic" src="word_pronunciations/01408.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'tomik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> relating to atoms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq944"> propelled or driven by nuclear energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq537"> using or having developed atomic weapons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> existing as free uncombined atoms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq192"> extremely minute.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atomical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>atomically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomicity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomicity</span></header><div>/ætəˈmɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> atuh'misuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the feature possessed by a transaction by which all of the processes involved in that transaction are regarded as a single process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the number of atoms in each molecule of a molecular element.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq819"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> valency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomics</span></header><div>/əˈtɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh'tomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">the branch of nuclear physics dealing with nuclear energy, nuclear fission, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomise" src="word_pronunciations/01410.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætəmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhmuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">atomised</strong>, <strong class="bold">atomising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq449"> to reduce to atoms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> to reduce to fine particles or spray.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atomize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>atomisation</strong> /ˌætəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .atuhmuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomiser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomiser</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomiser" src="word_pronunciations/01409.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætəmaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhmuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">an apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray, as for medicinal application.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atomizer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomism</span></header><div>/ˈætəmɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">the theory that minute discrete, finite, unchangeable, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter, and that all observable change is attributable to change in the relation of such elements to one another.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>atomist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atomistic</strong> /ætəˈmɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> atuh'mistik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈætəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">atomies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> an atom; a mote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> a diminutive being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>atomī</em> atoms]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈætəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">atomies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a skeleton.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104512" href="entry://anatomy%23bigmac000104512"><span class="smallcaps">anatomy</span></a>, taken as <em>an atomy</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aton</span></header><div>/ˈatən/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004325" href="entry://Aten%23bigmac000004325"><strong>Aten</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atone</span><z><span target_id="46hTp9fv7k">v.i.</span><span target_id="A0uWva2MTB">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atone" src="word_pronunciations/01414.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtoʊn/ (<em>say</em> uh'tohn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">atoned</strong>, <strong class="bold">atoning</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="46hTp9fv7k">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to make amends or reparation, as for an offence or a crime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to make up, as for errors or deficiencies.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="A0uWva2MTB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq502"> to make amends for; expiate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to harmonise; make harmonious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098315" href="entry://atonement%23bigmac000098315"><span class="smallcaps">atonement</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atonable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atonement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atonement</span></header><div>/əˈtoʊnmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tohnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> (in Christian theology) the reconciliation of God and humankind by means of the life, sufferings, and death of Christ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq736"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> reconciliation; agreement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [phrase <em>at one</em> in accord + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046169" href="entry://-ment%23bigmac000046169"><span class="smallcaps">-ment</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atonic</span><z><span target_id="qw8LAfR85f">adj.</span><span target_id="3pH38FwFh1">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈtɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'tonik), /eɪ-/ (<em>say</em> ay-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qw8LAfR85f"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq439"> unaccented.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq965"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083203" href="entry://voiceless%23bigmac000083203">voiceless</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083203" href="entry://voiceless%23mq769">5</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> characterised by atony.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3pH38FwFh1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq987"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077049" href="entry://tonic%23bigmac000077049"><span class="smallcaps">tonic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atony</span></header><div>/ˈætəni/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>atonia</em>, from Greek: languor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atop</span><z><span target_id="UidBqZzpsa">adv.</span><span target_id="MK2OLxWwUY">prep.</span></z></header><div>/əˈtɒp/ (<em>say</em> uh'top) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="UidBqZzpsa"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> on or at the top.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="MK2OLxWwUY">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq303"> on the top of: <em class="example">atop the house.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atopy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atopy</span></header><div>/ˈætəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a genetic tendency to develop acute allergic reactions on exposure to an antigen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atopic syndrome</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>atopia</em> unusualness] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>atopic</strong> /eɪˈtɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'topik), <strong>atopical</strong> /eɪˈtɒpɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> ay'topikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq517">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000667" href="entry://adenosine%20triphosphate%23bigmac000000667"><strong>adenosine triphosphate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atremble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atremble</span></header><div>/əˈtrɛmbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'trembuhl) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">in a trembling state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atresia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac480872240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atresia</span></header><div>/əˈtriʒə/ (<em>say</em> uh'treezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">the congenital absence or excessive narrowing of a duct or canal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atreus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atreus</span></header><div>/ˈeɪtriəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aytreeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a king of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. His evil deeds and those of his house gave many themes to the Greek dramatists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attic" src="word_pronunciations/01437.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'atik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> that part of a building, especially a house, directly under a roof; a garret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> a room or rooms in that part, frequently used for storage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq579"> a low storey or decorative wall above an entablature or the main cornice of a building.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>attique</em>, from Latin <em>Atticus</em> Attic (originally, as applied to a square column in building)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attic</span><z><span target_id="lArYxMDPQk">adj.</span><span target_id="2BxmcQT7kz">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Attic" src="word_pronunciations/01437.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'atik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lArYxMDPQk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> relating to Attica, the region around Athens, Greece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> (<em>often lower case</em>) displaying simple elegance, incisive intelligence, and delicate wit.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2BxmcQT7kz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq167"> a native or inhabitant of Attica; an Athenian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq902"> the Ionic dialect of ancient Athens which became the standard of Greek literature (from the 5th century BC).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Atticus</em>, from Greek <em>Attikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attica</span></header><div>/ˈætɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'atikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">the region around Athens, in south-eastern Greece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atticism</span></header><div>/ˈætəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> peculiarity of style or idiom belonging to Attic Greek.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> Attic elegance of diction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq742"> concise and elegant expression.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atticism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attila
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attila</span></header><div>/əˈtɪlə/ (<em>say</em> uh'tiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Scourge of God</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">died AD 453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe; defeated at Châlons-sur-Marne, 451, by the Romans and Visigoths.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attire</span><z><span target_id="3NxlUDvl5y">v.t.</span><span target_id="MUlptsWq0g">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attire" src="word_pronunciations/01438.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtaɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'tuyuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3NxlUDvl5y"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> (<strong class="bold">attired</strong>, <strong class="bold">attiring</strong>) to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MUlptsWq0g">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq495"> clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq566"> the horns of a deer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>atire</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>atirer</em> put in order, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>tire</em> row]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attitude</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attitude" src="word_pronunciations/01439.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætətjud/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> position, disposition, or manner with regard to a person or thing: <em class="example">a menacing attitude.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq077"> position of the body appropriate to an action, emotion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq562"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the inclination of the three principal axes of an aircraft relative to the wind, to the ground, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> a pose in ballet in which the dancer stands on one leg, the other bent behind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq910"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> behaviour which is lively, energetic and showing determination; dynamism: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>record companies are falling over themselves to sign girl groups with attitude.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catherine lumby</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> opinionated, aggressive, and dominating behaviour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bimbos with attitude and bad root jobs</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sydney morning herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1995</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>attitudine</em> aptness, from Medieval Latin <em>aptitūdo</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003431" href="entry://aptitude%23bigmac000003431"><span class="smallcaps">aptitude</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attitudinal</strong> /ætəˈtjudənəl/ (<em>say</em> atuh'tyoohduhnuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attitudinally</strong> /ætəˈtjudənəli/ (<em>say</em> atuh'tyoohduhnuhlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attitudinise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attitudinise</span></header><div>/ætəˈtjudənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> atuh'tyoohduhnuyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">attitudinised</strong>, <strong class="bold">attitudinising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">to assume affected attitudes; pose for effect.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">attitudinize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>attitudiniser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac951016156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attle</span></header><div>/ˈætl/ (<em>say</em> 'atl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">waste material consisting of mined rock that contains no ore.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Cornish <em>atal</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attlee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attlee</span></header><div>/ˈætli/ (<em>say</em> 'atlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Clement Richard</strong>, <strong>1st Earl</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">1883–1967, British politician; prime minister 1945–51; his government instituted many social welfare programs, such as the National Health Service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atto-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atto-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq887">a prefix denoting 10<sup>-18</sup> of a given unit, as in <em>attometre</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: a [Danish or Norwegian <em>atter</em> eighteen, from Old Norse <em>āttjān</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attorn</span><z><span target_id="y9PqtOMhOm">v.i.</span><span target_id="C1WyBWv1ll">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əˈtɜn/ (<em>say</em> uh'tern) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Law</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="y9PqtOMhOm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> to acknowledge the relation of tenant to a new landlord.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C1WyBWv1ll">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq469"> to turn over to another; transfer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>attornāre</em>, from Old French <em>atorner</em> transfer, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>torner</em> turn] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attornment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attorney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attorney</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attorney" src="word_pronunciations/01441.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtɜni/ (<em>say</em> uh'ternee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">attorneys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> a person duly appointed or empowered by another to transact any business for them (<strong>attorney in fact</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq364"> <em class="label">Now Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041662" href="entry://lawyer%23bigmac000041662"><strong>lawyer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>atorne</em>, from Old French, past participle of <em>atorner</em> assign]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attosecond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301574800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attosecond</span></header><div>/ˈætoʊsɛkənd/ (<em>say</em> 'atohsekuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq22">the smallest unit of time ever measured, one quintillionth (10<sup>-18</sup>) of a second; used in photon research.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attrib.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attrib.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> attribute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> attributive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attribute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attribute</span><z><span target_id="snsMQ6qKO9">n.</span><span target_id="Zy8SNOJwLX">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="snsMQ6qKO9"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attribute" src="word_pronunciations/01444.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈætrəbjut/ (<em>say</em> 'atruhbyooht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> something attributed as belonging; a quality, character, characteristic, or property: <em class="example">wisdom is one of his attributes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq765"> a word or phrase grammatically subordinate to another, serving to limit (identify, particularise, describe, or supplement) the meaning of the form to which it is attached. For example: in <em>the red house</em>, <em>red</em> limits the meaning of <em>house</em>; it is an attribute of <em>house</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq646"> an attributive word; adjunct.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq767"> <em class="label">Fine Arts</em> a symbol of office, character, or personality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq780"> <em class="label">Logic</em> that which is predicated or affirmed of a subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq822"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> reputation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Zy8SNOJwLX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq327"> /əˈtrɪbjut/ (<em>say</em> uh'tribyooht) (<strong class="bold">attributed</strong>, <strong class="bold">attributing</strong>) <strong class="phr">attribute to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq368"> to consider as belonging to, authored by, etc.: <em class="example">to attribute a piece to Haydn.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq799"> to consider as caused by: <em class="example">to attribute the breakdown to a faulty design.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English (as adjective), from Latin <em>attribūtus</em>, past participle, assigned] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attributable</strong> /əˈtrɪbjətəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'tribyuhtuhbuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attributably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attributableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attributer</strong>, <strong>attributor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attribution</span></header><div>/ætrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> atruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> the act of attributing; ascription.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq345"> that which is ascribed; an attribute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq310"> authority or function assigned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attributive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attributive</span><z><span target_id="cWj7espwn1">adj.</span><span target_id="FAH1coem71">n.</span></z></header><div>/əˈtrɪbjətɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'tribyuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cWj7espwn1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> relating to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq767"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> expressing an attribute; (in English) applied typically to adjectives which precede the noun they modify. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058727" href="entry://predicative%20adjective%23bigmac000058727"><strong>predicative adjective</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FAH1coem71">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq713"> a word expressing an attribute; attributive word, phrase, or clause.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>attributively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attributiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attrite</span><z><span target_id="71dSgNi1F8">adj.</span><span target_id="FmpELmkuo7">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/əˈtraɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'truyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="71dSgNi1F8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq181"> Also, <strong class="vs">attrited</strong>. <em class="label">Obsolete</em> worn by rubbing or attrition.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FmpELmkuo7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq6"> (<strong class="bold">attrited</strong>, <strong class="bold">attriting</strong>) <em class="label">US Military</em> to reduce (an enemy force) in numbers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>attrītus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attrition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attrition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attrition" src="word_pronunciations/01446.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtrɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'trishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> a rubbing against; friction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> a wearing down or away by friction; abrasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Theology</em> sorrow for one’s sins motivated by fear of punishment rather than love of God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Military</em> the reduction of the effectiveness of a force caused by loss of personnel and material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq361"> a natural, gradual reduction in membership or personnel, as by retirement, resignation or death.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>attrītio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attune</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attune" src="word_pronunciations/01448.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtjun/ (<em>say</em> uh'tyoohn), /-tʃun/ (<em>say</em> -choohn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">attuned</strong>, <strong class="bold">attuning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Music</em> to adjust to tune or harmony; bring into accord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> (<em>usually in the passive</em>) to adjust (a person) to accept their surroundings, situation, environment, etc.: <em class="example">he has become attuned to the office politics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq607"> (in reiki) to maximise the receptivity of (the recipient) to reiki energy, by means of procedures or ceremonies conducted by a reiki master.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004299" href="entry://at-%23bigmac000004299"><span class="smallcaps">at-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100640" href="entry://tune%23bigmac000100640"><span class="smallcaps">tune</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>attunement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atua
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atua</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atua" src="word_pronunciations/01449.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatuə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtoohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a god, supernatural being, or demon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq220">all-terrain vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atwell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atwell</span></header><div>/ˈætwəl/ (<em>say</em> 'atwuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Winifred</strong> (born <em>Una Levisohn</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">1911?–83, classical and boogie pianist; born in Trinidad; became a naturalised Australian 1981.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atwood</span></header><div>/ˈætwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'atwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Margaret Eleanor</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">born 1939, Canadian novelist and poet; novels include <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em> (1986), <em>Alias Grace</em> (1996), <em>The Blind Assassin</em> (2000) which won the Booker Prize, and <em>The Testaments</em> (2019) which was a joint winner of the Booker Prize.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atychiphobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510639042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atychiphobia</span></header><div>/eɪtɪkiˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> aytikee'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">an abnormal and persistent fear of failure, to the degree that it has negative effects on the pattern of one’s life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>atychēs</em> unfortunate + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056185" href="entry://-phobia%23bigmac000056185"><span class="smallcaps">-phobia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Au
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Au</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">gold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aurum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AU</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> astronomical unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq0"> African Union.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq723"> alternative universe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aube</span></header><div>/oʊb/ (<em>say</em> ohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">a department in north-eastern France. 6027 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Troyes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aubergine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aubergine</span><z><span target_id="mw1KzvPpLB">n.</span><span target_id="JMwp18LyQ1">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈoʊbəʒin/ (<em>say</em> 'ohbuhzheen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aubergine" src="word_pronunciations/01455.mp3"></audio></span>/-dʒin/ (<em>say</em> -jeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mw1KzvPpLB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023054" href="entry://eggplant%23bigmac000023054"><strong>eggplant</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JMwp18LyQ1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq447"> of the colour of the dark-fruited eggplant, ranging from reddish-purple to bluish-purple.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aubrietia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aubrietia</span></header><div>/ɔˈbriʃə/ (<em>say</em> aw'breeshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">any of the trailing, purple-flowered plants of the cruciferous genus <em>Aubrietia</em>, much grown in rock gardens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auburn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auburn</span><z><span target_id="3Ae7fOqSPF">n.</span><span target_id="OZ2w7du8cI">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auburn" src="word_pronunciations/01456.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔbən/ (<em>say</em> 'awbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3Ae7fOqSPF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> a reddish-brown or golden-brown colour.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OZ2w7du8cI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq403"> having auburn colour: <em class="example">auburn hair.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>auburne</em>, from Old French <em>auborne</em>, from Latin <em>alburnus</em> whitish, from <em>albus</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> ab urbe condita.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> Australian Universities Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auchinleck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auchinleck</span></header><div>/ɔˈkɪnlɛk/ (<em>say</em> aw'kinlek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Claude John Eyre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">1884–1981, British field marshal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auction</span><z><span target_id="VG2iFaCj74">n.</span><span target_id="oTmtltclIN">v.t.</span><span target_id="xrSoBuN4aS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auction" src="word_pronunciations/01457.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'okshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VG2iFaCj74"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> a public sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> <em class="label">Cards</em> (in bridge or certain other games) the competitive bidding to fix a contract that a player or players undertake to fulfil.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oTmtltclIN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq369"> Also, <strong class="vs">auction off</strong>. to sell by auction: <em class="example">he auctioned off his furniture.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xrSoBuN4aS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">by auction</strong>, by means of an auction: <em class="example">to sell a house by auction.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auctio</em> an increasing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auctioneer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auctioneer</span><z><span target_id="JroY1rmMDn">n.</span><span target_id="lZcFVR5gN1">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ɒkʃəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> okshuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JroY1rmMDn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> someone who conducts sales by auction.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lZcFVR5gN1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq663"> to auction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793885706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq181">Australian dollar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aude</span></header><div>/ɔd/ (<em>say</em> awd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">a department in southern France. 6343 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Carcassonne.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auden</span></header><div>/ˈɔdn/ (<em>say</em> 'awdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>W</strong>(<strong>ystan</strong>)<strong> H</strong>(<strong>ugh</strong>) /ˈwɪstən/ (<em>say</em> 'wistuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">1907–73, US poet born in England, noted for his lyrical technique.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aug.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aug.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq064">August.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augend</span></header><div>/ˈɔdʒɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'awjend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">a number to which another number, the addend, is added.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>augendum</em> the thing to be increased, neuter gerundive of <em>augēre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auger" src="word_pronunciations/01470.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔgə/ (<em>say</em> 'awguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> a carpenter’s tool larger than a gimlet, with a spiral groove for boring holes in wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> a large tool for boring holes deep in the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq057"> a tool, often simply the thread of a drill bit, used for extracting a small sample of a mineral deposit from a depth without actual excavation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq122"> an agricultural machine which is essentially a large auger acting as an Archimedes’ screw to lift grain, as into a silo, truck, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, variant of <em>nauger</em> (<em>a nauger</em> being taken as <em>an auger</em>), Old English <em>nafogār</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aught
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aught<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="sq01ZCMKOa">n.</span><span target_id="iPwuI8hogQ">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aught" src="word_pronunciations/01471.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔt/ (<em>say</em> awt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sq01ZCMKOa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> anything whatever; any part: <em class="example">for aught I know.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="iPwuI8hogQ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> in any degree; at all; in any respect.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ought</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>aught</em>, <em>ought</em>, Old English <em>āwiht</em>, <em>ōwiht</em> at all, anything, from <em>ā</em>, <em>ō</em> ever + <em>wiht</em> thing]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aught<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aught" src="word_pronunciations/01471.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔt/ (<em>say</em> awt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">nought; zero (0).</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100838" href="entry://naught%23bigmac000100838"><span class="smallcaps">naught</span></a>; <em>a naught</em> being taken as <em>an aught</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augier</span></header><div>/oʊʒiˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ohzhee'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Guillaume Victor Emile</strong> /gijɒm viktɔ ɛˈmil/ (<em>say</em> geeyom veektaw e'meel), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">1820–89, French dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augite</span></header><div>/ˈɔdʒaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awjuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a mineral, a silicate, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium, a dark-green to black variety of pyroxene, characteristic of basic eruptive rocks like basalt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>augītēs</em> precious stone, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>augitic</strong> /ɔˈdʒɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> aw'jitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augment</span><z><span target_id="42b7EJgNQk">v.t.</span><span target_id="Orp7aZ9BK2">v.i.</span><span target_id="NMj74LRGMn">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of augment" src="word_pronunciations/01472.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔgˈmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> awg'ment)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="42b7EJgNQk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> to make larger; enlarge in size or extent; increase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> to add an augment to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Orp7aZ9BK2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq084"> to become larger.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NMj74LRGMn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq048"> /ˈɔgmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'awgmuhnt) <em class="label">Grammar</em> (in Greek, Sanskrit, etc.) a prefixed vowel or a lengthened initial vowel, which characterises certain forms in the inflection of verbs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>augment</em>(<em>en</em>), from Latin <em>augmentāre</em> increase] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>augmentable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>augmenter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augmented
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augmented</span></header><div>/ɔgˈmɛntəd/ (<em>say</em> awg'mentuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">(of an interval) greater by a semitone than the corresponding perfect or major interval.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augmentor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augmentor</span></header><div>/ɔgˈmɛntə/ (<em>say</em> awg'mentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> any nerve that increases the activity rate of an organ as a gland or muscle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> (in vertebrates) the nerve which increases the heartbeat rate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Aerospace</em> a device, as an afterburner, which achieves additional thrust from a jet or rocket engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augsburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augsburg</span></header><div>/ˈaʊgzbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'owgzberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a city in southern Germany (formerly in West Germany), in western Bavaria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augur</span><z><span target_id="BLgPl4S3qQ">n.</span><span target_id="zSgvKhFYGo">v.t.</span><span target_id="wj0wF2dw8b">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of augur" src="word_pronunciations/01473.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔgə/ (<em>say</em> 'awguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BLgPl4S3qQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq954"> one of a body of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens, for guidance in public affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> any soothsayer; prophet.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zSgvKhFYGo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq463"> to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq926"> to afford an omen of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wj0wF2dw8b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq204"> to conjecture from signs or omens; presage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq243"> to be a sign; bode (<em>well</em> or <em>ill</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>augural</strong> /ˈɔgjərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'awgyuhruhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>augurship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augury</span></header><div>/ˈɔgjəri/ (<em>say</em> 'awgyuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auguries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> the art or practice of an augur; divination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> a rite or observation of an augur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq752"> an omen, token, or indication.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>augurium</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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august
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">august</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of august" src="word_pronunciations/01475.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈgʌst/ (<em>say</em> aw'gust) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> dignified and imposing, calling forth the utmost respect; grand; majestic: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>what testimony could I possibly give that would … cause so much as a ripple in that august Senate body?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq269"> venerable: <em class="example">your august father.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>augustus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>augustly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>augustness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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August
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">August</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of August" src="word_pronunciations/01474.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔgəst/ (<em>say</em> 'awguhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">the eighth month of the year, containing 31 days.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004527" href="entry://Augustus%23bigmac000004527"><span class="smallcaps">Augustus<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augusta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augusta</span></header><div>/ɔˈgʌstə/ (<em>say</em> aw'gustuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">a city in the US, the capital of Maine, in the south-western part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augustine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augustine</span></header><div>/ɔˈgʌstən/ (<em>say</em> aw'gustuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Augustine of Hippo</em>), 354–430, leader of the early Christian church; author of <em>City of God</em> and <em>Confessions</em>; bishop of the seaport Hippo Regius in northern Africa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> <strong>Saint</strong>, died 604, Roman monk; headed the group of missionaries that landed in England in 597 and began the conversion of the English to Christianity; first archbishop of Canterbury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augustus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augustus<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɔˈgʌstəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'gustuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus</em>, <em>Augustus Caesar</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">63 BC–AD 14, first Roman emperor, 27 BC–AD 14; reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius Caesar.</span></div> Formerly (before 27 BC), <strong>Octavian</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augustus<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/əˈgʌstəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'gustuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">a monolith in WA, 320 km east of Carnarvon. 1105 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auk</span></header><div>/ɔk/ (<em>say</em> awk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> any of certain short-winged, three-toed, pelagic diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, as the <strong>razor-billed auk</strong>, <em>Alca torda</em>, and the <strong>little auk</strong>, <em>Alle alle</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031472" href="entry://great%20auk%23bigmac000031472"><strong>great auk</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scandinavian; compare Danish <em>alke</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audible</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of audible" src="word_pronunciations/01459.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔdəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'awduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">capable of being heard; actually heard; loud enough to be heard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>audībilis</em>, from Latin <em>audīre</em> hear] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audibility</strong> /ɔdəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> awduh'biluhtee), <strong>audibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audibly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audience</span><z><span target_id="Oeozybgi3S">n.</span><span target_id="fWUihvXPc3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of audience" src="word_pronunciations/01460.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔdiəns/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Oeozybgi3S"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> an assembly of hearers or spectators: <em class="example">the audience at a film.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> the persons reached by a book, radio or television broadcast, website, etc.; public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq941"> liberty or opportunity of being heard or of speaking with or before a person or group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq839"> <em class="label">Government</em> admission of a diplomatic representative to a sovereign or high officer of government; formal interview.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq769"> the act of hearing or attending to words or sounds.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fWUihvXPc3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">give audience to</strong>, to give access to (someone) to state a cause, make a claim, etc.: <em class="example">the ruler gave audience to the diplomats.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>audientia</em> attention, hearing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audient</span><z><span target_id="15DSN8WA6G">adj.</span><span target_id="AMDDhwNCRU">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔdiənt/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="15DSN8WA6G"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> hearing; listening.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AMDDhwNCRU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq244"> a listener.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>audiens</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audile</span><z><span target_id="So407xBUkk">n.</span><span target_id="JI836oxbpR">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔdaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'awduyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="So407xBUkk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> someone in whose mind auditory images are especially distinct.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JI836oxbpR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq674"> of or relating to hearing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004501" href="entry://auditory%23bigmac000004501"><span class="smallcaps">aud(itory)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036293" href="entry://-ile%23bigmac000036293"><span class="smallcaps">-ile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audio</span><z><span target_id="iZOcLdUMBk">adj.</span><span target_id="OrXqAQhvnG">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔdioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iZOcLdUMBk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> of or relating to sound or hearing: <em class="example">an audio frequency.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> designating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies in the transmission, reception or reproduction of sound: <em class="example">audio amplifier.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq342"> operating at audio frequencies.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OrXqAQhvnG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq196"> such apparatus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audio-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audio-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq325">a word element meaning ‘hear’, ‘of or for hearing’, as in <em>audiometer</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Latin <em>audīre</em> hear]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiobook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912869164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiobook</span></header><div>/ˈɔdioʊbʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeohbook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a sound recording, as on a CD, digital audio file, etc., of a book being read aloud: <em class="example">to listen to an audiobook while driving.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">audio book</strong>, <strong class="vs">talking book</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of audiology" src="word_pronunciations/01461.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔdiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> awdee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> the science of the hearing mechanism, especially the measurement, diagnosis and management of impaired function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> the body of knowledge associated with that science.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004489" href="entry://audio-%23bigmac000004489"><span class="smallcaps">audio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audiological</strong> /ɔdiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> awdeeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiometer</span></header><div>/ɔdiˈɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> awdee'omuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">an instrument for measuring and recording hearing thresholds for pure tones at normally audible frequencies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004489" href="entry://audio-%23bigmac000004489"><span class="smallcaps">audio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audiometric</strong> /ɔdioʊˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> awdeeoh'metrik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiometry</span></header><div>/ɔdiˈɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> awdee'omuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">the study and practice of the measurement of auditory capability.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004489" href="entry://audio-%23bigmac000004489"><span class="smallcaps">audio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046581" href="entry://-metry%23bigmac000046581"><span class="smallcaps">-metry</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audiometrist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiophile</span></header><div>/ˈɔdioʊfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeohfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">someone who is interested in the high-fidelity reproduction of sound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004489" href="entry://audio-%23bigmac000004489"><span class="smallcaps">audio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056103" href="entry://-phile%23bigmac000056103"><span class="smallcaps">-phile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiphone</span></header><div>/ˈɔdəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'awduhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a kind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve; dentiphone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac442262852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audism</span></header><div>/ˈɔdɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'awdizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">discrimination against deaf or hearing-impaired people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004489" href="entry://audio-%23bigmac000004489"><span class="smallcaps">aud(io-)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq419">2</a>), modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060932" href="entry://racism%23bigmac000060932"><span class="smallcaps">racism</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067702" href="entry://sexism%23bigmac000067702"><span class="smallcaps">sexism</span></a>, etc.] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>audist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audit</span><z><span target_id="pnHmKQITFs">n.</span><span target_id="crEoRc2qwU">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of audit" src="word_pronunciations/01469.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔdət/ (<em>say</em> 'awduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pnHmKQITFs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq284"> a thorough examination or inspection, particularly in relation to an approved standard measure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a judicial hearing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="crEoRc2qwU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq428"> to make an audit of; examine (accounts, etc.) officially.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq045"> to attend (lectures, classes, etc.) with official approval, but not for credit and without obligation to do the work of the course.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>audite</em>, from Latin <em>audītus</em> a hearing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>auditing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auditee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac533153698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auditee</span></header><div>/ɔdəˈti/ (<em>say</em> awduh'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">a person who is being audited.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audition</span><z><span target_id="utbsyW6gOs">n.</span><span target_id="I5HkydXho5">v.t.</span><span target_id="f9zBHucw5K">v.i.</span><span target_id="2KuBDxHAsE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of audition" src="word_pronunciations/01463.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈdɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aw'dishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="utbsyW6gOs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> the act, sense, or power of hearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> a hearing given to a musician, speaker, etc., to test voice qualities, performance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq067"> <em class="label">Rare</em> what is heard.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="I5HkydXho5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq003"> to give (someone) an audition.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="f9zBHucw5K">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq093"> to be tested or to perform in an audition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2KuBDxHAsE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">audition for</strong>, to undergo an audition in the hope of securing (a part, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>audītio</em> a hearing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auditor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auditor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auditor" src="word_pronunciations/01468.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔdətə/ (<em>say</em> 'awduhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> a hearer; listener.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> a person appointed and authorised to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auditorium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auditorium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auditorium" src="word_pronunciations/01464.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔdəˈtɔriəm/ (<em>say</em> awduh'tawreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auditoriums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">auditoria</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auditorium" src="word_pronunciations/01465.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔdəˈtɔriə/ (<em>say</em> awduh'tawreeuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> the space for the audience in a concert hall, theatre, school, or other building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq952"> a large building or room for meetings, assemblies, theatrical performances, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auditory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auditory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auditory" src="word_pronunciations/01466.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔdətri/ (<em>say</em> 'awduhtree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auditory" src="word_pronunciations/01467.mp3"></audio></span>/-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">relating to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing: <em class="example">the auditory nerve.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>audītōrius</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>auditorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Audubon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Audubon</span></header><div>/ˈɔdəbɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'awduhbon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">1785?–1851, US naturalist, who painted and wrote about the birds of North America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auriga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auriga<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɔˈraɪgə/ (<em>say</em> aw'ruyguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Aurigae</strong> /ɔˈraɪdʒi/ (<em>say</em> aw'ruyjee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Orion, containing the stars Capella and Epsilon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Latin: charioteer]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auriga<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ɔˈrigə/ (<em>say</em> aw'reeguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">a mountain in western PNG near the border of Western and Sepik Districts. 3879 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auriscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac808210675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auriscope</span></header><div>/ˈɔrəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'awruhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052963" href="entry://otoscope%23bigmac000052963"><strong>otoscope</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aurist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aurist</span></header><div>/ˈɔrəst/ (<em>say</em> 'awruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052960" href="entry://otologist%23bigmac000052960"><strong>otologist</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aurochs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aurochs</span></header><div>/ˈɔrɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'awroks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aurochs</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> a large wild European bovine, <em>Bos primigenius</em>, domesticated during the Stone Age, now extinct; urus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq512"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085451" href="entry://wisent%23bigmac000085451"><strong>wisent</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German, variant of <em>Auerochs</em>, Middle High German <em>ūr-ochse</em>, from <em>ūr</em> (related to Old English <em>ūr</em> wild ox) + <em>Ochse</em> ox]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aurora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aurora</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aurora" src="word_pronunciations/01486.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɔrə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a display in the skies of moving streamers, bands, curtains, arcs, etc., of light, visible at high latitudes and caused by streams of charged particles from the sun, passing into the earth’s magnetic field.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004565" href="entry://Aurora%23bigmac000004565"><span class="smallcaps">Aurora</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aurora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aurora</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aurora" src="word_pronunciations/01486.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈrɔrə/ (<em>say</em> uh'rawruh), /ɔˈrɔrə/ (<em>say</em> aw'rawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">dawn, personified as a goddess.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aurous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aurous</span></header><div>/ˈɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'awruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq291"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> containing monovalent gold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> of or containing gold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004571" href="entry://aurum%23bigmac000004571"><span class="smallcaps">aur(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aurukun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aurukun</span></header><div>/ærəˈkun/ (<em>say</em> aruh'koohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">an Aboriginal mission settlement in Qld, on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula.</span></div> <div class="backshade">From 1975 to 1978, with Mornington Island, <strong>Aurukun</strong> was at the centre of a land-rights dispute when, against the wishes of both the local people and the Presbyterian (later Uniting) Church which administered the then reserves, the Qld government moved to authorise mining of the rich bauxite deposits there. Following the 1996 Wik decision, Aurukun reverted to native title held by the Wik people.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aurum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aurum</span></header><div>/ˈɔrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'awruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">gold.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Au</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aus</span><z><span target_id="Mc9cQ1Pr2S">n.</span><span target_id="3geVAA72mD">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aus" src="word_pronunciations/16597.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒz/ (<em>say</em> oz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mc9cQ1Pr2S">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> an Australian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3geVAA72mD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq452"> Australian.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aus’</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq044">Australian Union of Students.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AusAID
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AusAID</span></header><div>/ˈɒzeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ozayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">Australian Agency for International Development.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac705625890" href="entry://Australian%20Aid%23bigmac705625890"><strong>Australian Aid</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auschwitz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auschwitz</span></header><div>/ˈaʊʃvɪts/ (<em>say</em> 'owshvits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">a town in south-western Poland; site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.</span></div> Polish, <strong>Oświȩcim</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AusE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423896585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AusE</span></header><div>/ɒzˈi/ (<em>say</em> oz'ee) <div class="def"><span id="mq469">Australian English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUSFTA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac524126636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUSFTA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq594">Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ausgleich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ausgleich</span></header><div>/ˈaʊsglaɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'owsgluyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">the agreement made between Austria and Hungary in 1867, regulating the relations between the countries and setting up the Dual Monarchy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auskick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac180648483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auskick</span></header><div>/ˈɒzkɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ozkik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">a form of Australian Rules modified for children, with a reduced playing area and playing time, and modified equipment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auslese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auslese</span></header><div>/ˈaʊsleɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'owslayzuh), /ˈɒzleɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'ozlayz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">(of wine) made from grapes which have been carefully selected.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Auslese</em> choice wine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUSMAT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889605061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUSMAT</span></header><div>/ˈɒzmæt/ (<em>say</em> 'ozmat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a medical relief team comprising doctors, nurses, paramedics, logisticians and support health staff, assembled by the Australian Government to provide aid in disaster areas.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian Medical Assistance Team</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>Aus</em>(<em>tralian</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>edical</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>ssistance</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>eam</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auklet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auklet</span></header><div>/ˈɔklət/ (<em>say</em> 'awkluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">any of various small seabirds found in northern Pacific waters, as the <strong>crested auklet</strong>, <em>Aethia cristatella</em>, and its allies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004529" href="entry://auk%23bigmac000004529"><span class="smallcaps">auk</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042171" href="entry://-let%23bigmac000042171"><span class="smallcaps">-let</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUKUS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac008516099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUKUS</span></header><div>/ˈɔkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'awkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">a partnership agreement between the US, the UK and Australia, established in 2021, to share access to military technologies, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, etc., especially for national security measures in the Indo-Pacific.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aukus</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091280" href="entry://Australia%23bigmac000091280"><span class="smallcaps">A(ustralia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000079032" href="entry://UK%23bigmac000079032"><span class="smallcaps">UK</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081781" href="entry://US%23bigmac000081781"><span class="smallcaps">US</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478051585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aula</span></header><div>/ˈaʊlə/ (<em>say</em> 'owluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aulas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">aulae</strong> /ˈaʊli/ (<em>say</em> owlee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a hall, courtyard, etc., especially one within a university.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: literally, court, forecourt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auld</span></header><div>/ɔld/ (<em>say</em> awld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James Muir</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">1879–1942, Australian painter; noted for oil landscapes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aulis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aulis</span></header><div>/ˈɔləs/ (<em>say</em> 'awluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">an ancient harbour in eastern central Greece, in Boeotia; the port from which the Greeks sailed for the Trojan War.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aulos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aulos</span></header><div>/ˈɔləs/ (<em>say</em> 'awluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auloi</strong> /ˈɔlɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'awloy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">an ancient Greek double-reed wind instrument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>aulos</em> tube, pipe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aum</span></header><div>/ɔm/ (<em>say</em> awm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052163" href="entry://om%23bigmac000052163"><strong>om</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aumbry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aumbry</span></header><div>/ˈɔmbri/ (<em>say</em> 'awmbree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002106" href="entry://ambry%23bigmac000002106"><strong>ambry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aunt</span><z><span target_id="0vF0IYBGdw">n.</span><span target_id="N1LsIt2UZy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aunt" src="word_pronunciations/01476.mp3"></audio></span>/ant/ (<em>say</em> ahnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0vF0IYBGdw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> the sister of one’s father or mother.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq926"> the wife of one’s uncle or aunt (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004540" href="#mq778">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> (a term of address used by children to a female friend of the family.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="N1LsIt2UZy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">my sainted aunt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of surprise or disbelief).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>ante</em>, from Latin <em>amita</em> a father’s sister]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auntie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434557329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auntie</span></header><div>/ˈanti/ (<em>say</em> 'ahntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004541" href="entry://aunty%23bigmac000004541"><strong>aunty</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aunty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aunty</span></header><div>/ˈanti/ (<em>say</em> 'ahntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aunties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an aunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq473"> (a familiar form of address for an aunt.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq614"> (a courtesy title occasionally used for an older woman not necessarily connected by birth to the speaker but considered to have strong social ties to the family.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq474"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq707"> a female relative of an older generation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq320"> a closely connected non-Aboriginal woman.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq821"> (<em>upper case</em>) (a title of respect for a female elder of an Aboriginal community.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq462"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq578"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an effeminate or homosexual older male.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">auntie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aura</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aura" src="word_pronunciations/01478.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔrə/ (<em>say</em> 'awruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auras</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">aurae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aura" src="word_pronunciations/01479.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔri/ (<em>say</em> 'awree))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> a distinctive air, atmosphere, character, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Yet there was something about Australia, hard though life could be, which created an aura of plenty.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> a subtle emanation thought to proceed from a body and surrounding it as an atmosphere: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She told me I had a wonderful aura and that I could help people if I wanted to.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the motion of the air at an electrified point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq908"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a sensation, as of a current of cold air, or other sensory experience, preceding an attack of epilepsy, hysteria, migraine, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: breath of air]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aurelius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aurelius</span></header><div>/ɔˈriliəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'reeleeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marcus</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045087" href="entry://Marcus%20Aurelius%23bigmac000045087"><strong>Marcus Aurelius</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Aurelian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aureole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aureole</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aureole" src="word_pronunciations/01480.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒrioʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'oreeohl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aureole" src="word_pronunciations/01481.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔ-/ (<em>say</em> 'aw-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq888"> any encircling ring of light or colour; a halo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq371"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016492" href="entry://corona%23bigmac000016492"><strong>corona<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016492" href="entry://corona%23mq780">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016492" href="entry://corona%23mq656">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq881"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a zone surrounding an igneous intrusion in which contact metamorphism of the country rock has taken place; contact zone.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aureola</strong> /ɒriˈoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> oree'ohluh), /ɔˈriələ/ (<em>say</em> aw'reeuhluh). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>aureola</em>, feminine of <em>aureolus</em> golden]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aureomycin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aureomycin</span></header><div>/ˌɔrioʊˈmaɪsən/ (<em>say</em> .awreeoh'muysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">an antibiotic effective against diseases of bacterial origin by stopping bacterial protein synthesis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auric</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auric" src="word_pronunciations/01484.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'awrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">of or containing gold, especially in the trivalent state.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aurum</em> gold + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auric</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Auric" src="word_pronunciations/01484.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'awrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges</strong> /ʒɔʒ/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">1899–1983, French composer; member of the group of post-impressionist composers called Les Six.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auricle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auricle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auricle" src="word_pronunciations/01482.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'awrikuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auricle" src="word_pronunciations/01483.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒr-/ (<em>say</em> 'or-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq829"> the projecting outer portion of the ear; the pinna.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq691"> an ear-shaped sac forming part of an atrium of the heart.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq909"> (<em>especially in non-technical use</em>) an atrium of the heart.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> a part like or likened to an ear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auricula</em>, diminutive of <em>auris</em> ear] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>auricled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auricula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auricula</span></header><div>/əˈrɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> uh'rikyuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auriculae</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">any of a wide variety of cultivated plants derived from <em>Primula auricula</em>, native to the European Alps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auriferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auriferous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auriferous" src="word_pronunciations/01485.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈrɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'rifuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">yielding or containing gold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>aurifer</em> gold-bearing + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ausonius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ausonius</span></header><div>/ɔˈsoʊniəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'sohneeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Decimus Magnus</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">c. AD 310–395, Roman poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auspice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auspice</span><z><span target_id="RfWq0dMEc3">n.</span><span target_id="ZoI6HvHbYr">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔspəs/ (<em>say</em> 'awspuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RfWq0dMEc3"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auspices</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auspice" src="word_pronunciations/01487.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔspəsəz/ (<em>say</em> 'awspuhsuhz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> (<em>usually plural</em>) favouring influence; patronage: <em class="example">under the auspices of the Australian Red Cross Society.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> a propitious circumstance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq026"> a divination or prognostication, originally from birds.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZoI6HvHbYr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq666"> (<strong class="bold">auspiced</strong>, <strong class="bold">auspicing</strong>) to administer funding for (a project) on behalf of another organisation or individual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>auspicium</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>auspicial</strong> /ɔˈspɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> aw'spishuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auspicious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auspicious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auspicious" src="word_pronunciations/01488.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈspɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'spishuhs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of auspicious" src="word_pronunciations/01489.mp3"></audio></span>/ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> of good omen; betokening success; favourable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Their start had been auspicious, said the latter; seldom had he had such a fair wind to come out with.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq622"> favoured by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auspicium</em> divination + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>auspiciously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>auspiciousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUSSAT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUSSAT</span></header><div>/ˈɒzˌsæt/ (<em>say</em> 'oz.sat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">an organisation formed in 1981 by the federal government and Telecom Australia to own and operate Australia’s domestic satellite communications system; first satellite launched 1985; privatised in 1992.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052505" href="entry://Optus%20Communications%23bigmac000052505"><strong>Optus Communications</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>Aus</em>(<em>tralia’s National</em>)<em> Sat</em>(<em>ellite System</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aussie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aussie</span><z><span target_id="GebKc3Etig">adj.</span><span target_id="g5T1fyuV9j">n.</span><span target_id="hWvqo7ixNh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aussie" src="word_pronunciations/01490.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒzi/ (<em>say</em> 'ozee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GebKc3Etig">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">Ozzie</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> Australian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq511"> Also, <strong class="vs">Australiana</strong>. (of a pizza) having bacon and egg as a feature in the topping.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g5T1fyuV9j">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq656"> Also, <strong class="vs">Ozzie</strong>. an Australian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq857"> Also, <strong class="vs">Ozzie</strong>. Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq422"> Also, <strong class="vs">Ozzie</strong>. <em class="label">Finance</em> the Australian dollar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq007"> <em class="label">World War I</em> a wound of sufficient severity to require the return of the recipient to Australia.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hWvqo7ixNh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">a camouflaged Aussie</strong>, <em class="label">World War I</em> an Englishman serving with the AIF.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! oi! oi! oi!</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">Ozzie</strong>. (a cheer used in supporting Australian sportspeople in international competition.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> popularised at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091280" href="entry://Australia%23bigmac000091280"><span class="smallcaps">Aus(tralia)</span></a> + <em>-s-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070819" href="#mq007">6</a> play on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007849" href="entry://Blighty%23bigmac000007849"><span class="smallcaps">Blighty</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007849" href="entry://Blighty%23mq174">2</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Aussieness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aust.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aust.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq930"> Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq497"> Australian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUSTEL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac067626312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUSTEL</span></header><div>/ˈɒstɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'ostel), /ˈɒztɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'oztel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">Australian Telecommunications Authority; the former supervisory body for the telecommunications industry, set up by the federal government in 1989; replaced in 1997 by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austen</span></header><div>/ˈɒstən/ (<em>say</em> 'ostuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jane</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">1775–1817, English novelist; her works include <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> (1813) and <em>Emma</em> (1816).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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austenite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">austenite</span></header><div>/ˈɒstənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ostuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a solid solution of one or more elements in face-centred cubic iron; unless otherwise designated (such as nickel austenite) the solute is generally assumed to be carbon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir WC Roberts-<em>Austen</em>, 1843–1902, English metallurgist + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>austenitic</strong> /ɒstəˈnɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ostuh'nitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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austere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">austere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of austere" src="word_pronunciations/01491.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒsˈtɪə/ (<em>say</em> os'tear), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of austere" src="word_pronunciations/01492.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔs-/ (<em>say</em> aws-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> harsh in manner; stern in appearance; forbidding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> severe in disciplining or restraining oneself; morally strict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq369"> grave; sober; serious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq658"> severely simple; without ornament: <em class="example">austere writing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq653"> rough to the taste; sour or harsh in flavour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>austērus</em>, from Greek <em>austēros</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>austerely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>austereness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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austerity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">austerity</span><z><span target_id="tg2rjePm3y">n.</span><span target_id="bpsFRid3r0">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɒsˈtɛrəti/ (<em>say</em> os'teruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tg2rjePm3y"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">austerities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> austere quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; lack of luxury or ornament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a severe or ascetic practice.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bpsFRid3r0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq446"> evincing austerity; adopted for the sake of, or because of, austerity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austerlitz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austerlitz</span></header><div>/ˈɔstəlɪts/ (<em>say</em> 'awstuhlits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">a town in the Czech Republic in the eastern part, in Moravia; Napoleon defeated the combined Russian and Austrian armies here 1805.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austin<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɒstən/ (<em>say</em> 'ostuhn), /ˈɔstən/ (<em>say</em> 'awstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> <strong>James</strong>, 1810–96, Australian settler, born in Britain; settled in Tasmania and Victoria with his brother Thomas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> <strong>Thomas</strong>, 1815–71, brother of James, early Australian settler, born in Britain.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɒstən/ (<em>say</em> 'ostuhn), /ˈɔstən/ (<em>say</em> 'awstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">a salt lake in eastern central WA, about 50 km north of Mount Magnet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austria</span></header><div>/ˈɒstriə/ (<em>say</em> 'ostreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a republic in central Europe, containing part of the Alps and the Danube basin; the centre of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of World War I (1918). 83 855 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: German. <em>Currency</em>: euro (formerly, schilling). <em>Capital</em>: Vienna.</span></div> German, <strong>Österreich</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Austrian</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austro-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq836">a word element meaning southern, as <em>Austro-Asian</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>auster</em> the south]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austro-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq618">a word element meaning ‘Austria’, ‘Austrian’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austronesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austronesia</span></header><div>/ˌɒstrəˈniʒə/ (<em>say</em> .ostruh'neezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">islands of the central and south Pacific.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004723" href="entry://Austro-%23bigmac000004723"><span class="smallcaps">Austro-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>nesos</em> island + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austudy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac678525415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austudy</span></header><div>/ˈɒzˌstʌdi/ (<em>say</em> 'oz.studee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq24">an Australian federal government scheme offering means-tested financial assistance to mature-age full-time students; commenced in 1986.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AUSTUDY</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aut-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aut-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq031">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><strong>auto-<sup>1</sup></strong></a> before most vowels, as in <em>autacoid</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autecism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autecism</span></header><div>/ˈɔtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac429978389" href="entry://autoecism%23bigmac429978389"><strong>autoecism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autecology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autecology</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">that branch of ecology which deals with the individual organism or a single-species population and its environment.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074286" href="entry://synecology%23bigmac000074286"><strong>synecology</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auteur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auteur</span><z><span target_id="z58xX8y3nd">n.</span><span target_id="EaZ1I2CQp3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/oʊˈtɜ/ (<em>say</em> oh'ter) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z58xX8y3nd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> a film director whose films reflect their personal artistic vision to such a degree that the director may be regarded as their author, and whose films collectively may be regarded as a body of work sharing identifiable individual styles, themes, and techniques.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EaZ1I2CQp3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq948"> of, relating to, characteristic of, or directed by an auteur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: author, originator; first used in relation to filmmaking theory by François Truffaut in <em>Cahiers du Cinéma</em> (1954); popularised in English from the early 1960s in the work of US film critic and theorist Andrew Sarris, 1928–2012] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>auteurist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auth.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auth.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> author.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> authorised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authentic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authentic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of authentic" src="word_pronunciations/01517.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈθɛntɪk/ (<em>say</em> aw'thentik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> entitled to acceptance or belief; reliable; trustworthy: <em class="example">an authentic story.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> of the authorship or origin reputed; of genuine origin: <em class="example">authentic documents.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq786"> (of food) not modified from its natural or original form as by genetic modification or by the administration of drugs to an animal: <em class="example">authentic chicken.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Law</em> executed with all due formalities: <em class="example">an authentic deed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq891"> <em class="label">Music</em> (of a church mode) having a range extending from the final to the octave above. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057153" href="entry://plagal%23bigmac000057153"><strong>plagal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> authoritative.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">authentical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>authenticus</em>, from Greek <em>authentikos</em> warranted] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authentically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authenticity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authenticity</span></header><div>/ˌɔθɛnˈtɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> .awthen'tisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">authenticities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">the quality of being authentic; reliability; genuineness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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author
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">author</span><z><span target_id="ZPTr6EgOEN">n.</span><span target_id="pUpSOWEOZv">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of author" src="word_pronunciations/01523.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔθə/ (<em>say</em> 'awthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZPTr6EgOEN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> the literary productions of a writer: <em class="example">to find a passage in an author.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq170"> the originator, beginner, or creator of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq530"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the person who identifies and names a new species of plant or animal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pUpSOWEOZv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq416"> to be the author of; write.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>autor</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>auctor</em> originator] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authoress</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authorial</strong> /ɔˈθɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> aw'thawreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authorless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>authoring</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authorise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authorise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of authorise" src="word_pronunciations/01518.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔθəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'awthuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">authorised</strong>, <strong class="bold">authorising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> to give authority or legal power to; empower (to do something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq325"> to establish by authority or usage: <em class="example">authorised by custom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq994"> to afford a ground for; warrant; justify.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">authorize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>authoriser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authorised
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authorised</span></header><div>/ˈɔθəraɪzd/ (<em>say</em> 'awthuhruyzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> authoritative; endowed with authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq217"> legally or duly sanctioned.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">authorized</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authority</span><z><span target_id="wfdJjvHeD1">n.</span><span target_id="zvhJXD8XQc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of authority" src="word_pronunciations/01521.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈθɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> aw'thoruhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of authority" src="word_pronunciations/01522.mp3"></audio></span>/ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wfdJjvHeD1"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">authorities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> the right to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; the right to control, command, or determine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> a person or body with such rights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq984"> an accepted source of information, advice, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq594"> an expert on a subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq467"> a statute, court rule, or judicial decision which establishes a rule or principle of law; a ruling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq585"> title to respect or acceptance; commanding influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq004"> a warrant for action; justification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq295"> testimony; witness.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zvhJXD8XQc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq756"> <strong class="phr">by the authority of</strong>, with the power derived from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>auctorite</em>, from Latin <em>auctōritas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authorship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authorship</span></header><div>/ˈɔθəʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'awthuhship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq428"> the occupation or career of writing books, articles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> origin as to author, composer, or compiler: <em class="example">the authorship of a book.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009048834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autie</span><z><span target_id="MswKZBOek0">adj.</span><span target_id="f29nX0Smir">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔti/ (<em>say</em> 'awtee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MswKZBOek0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> autistic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f29nX0Smir">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq953"> an autistic person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autism" src="word_pronunciations/01524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'awtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> a neurodevelopmental syndrome of unknown aetiology, chiefly characterised by some degree of inability to comprehend or communicate, failure to relate emotionally, and inappropriate or obsessive behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> fantasy; introverted thought; daydreaming; marked subjectivity of interpretation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004728" href="entry://aut-%23bigmac000004728"><span class="smallcaps">aut-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autistic</span><z><span target_id="AEzbdXG4Jm">adj.</span><span target_id="MHueRKo0fW">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɔˈtɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> aw'tistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AEzbdXG4Jm"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> of or relating to autism.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MHueRKo0fW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq729"> someone who suffers from autism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'awtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autos</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">an automobile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="28ellNz0g6">n.</span><span target_id="lsZHQuqLfM">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'awtoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="28ellNz0g6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004796" href="entry://automatic%20control%23bigmac000004796"><strong>automatic control</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lsZHQuqLfM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">on auto</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq958"> (of a machine, as an aeroplane) on automatic control.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq452"> (of a person) acting in a reasonably competent way but without giving full attention, as a result of shock, fatigue, absent-mindedness, etc.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq860">a word element meaning ‘self’, ‘same’, as in <em>autograph</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aut-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>autos</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq948">a combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004810" href="entry://automobile%23bigmac000004810"><strong>automobile</strong></a>, as in <em>auto-electrician</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autobus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac235237538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autobus</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊbʌs/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohbus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cycling</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">(in a road race) the group of cyclists who form a large group behind the peloton; gruppetto.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autochthon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autochthon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autochthon" src="word_pronunciations/01527.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈtɒkθən/ (<em>say</em> aw'tokthuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autochthons</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">autochthones</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autochthon" src="word_pronunciations/01528.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈtɒkθəniz/ (<em>say</em> aw'tokthuhneez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> an aboriginal inhabitant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> <em class="label">Ecology</em> one of the indigenous animals or plants of a region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq481"> in alpine geology, a succession of beds moved comparatively little from their original site of formation, despite being intensely folded and faulted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: literally, sprung from the land itself]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autochthonous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autochthonous</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒkθənəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'tokthuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> relating to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Geology</em> (of rocks) having had their dominant constituents formed in situ, as rock salt.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac99138434" href="entry://allochthonous%23bigmac99138434"><strong>allochthonous</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">autochthonal</strong>, <strong class="vs">autochthonic</strong> /ˌɔtɒkˈθɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .awtok'thonik). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004754" href="entry://autochthon%23bigmac000004754"><span class="smallcaps">autochthon</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autochthonism</strong>, <strong>autochthony</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocomplete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac531337677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocomplete</span><z><span target_id="o6Mrt2Ghf2">n.</span><span target_id="IZfhtPwVRJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="o6Mrt2Ghf2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq954"> /ˈɔtoʊkəmplit/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohkuhmpleet) a software application which automatically enters previously entered information into a data field.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IZfhtPwVRJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq315"> /ɔtoʊkəmˈplit/ (<em>say</em> awtohkuhm'pleet) (<strong class="bold">autocompleted</strong>, <strong class="bold">autocompleting</strong>) to automatically furnish (a data field) with information.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">auto-complete</strong>, <strong class="vs">autofill</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocorrect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576640313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocorrect</span><z><span target_id="1Uk4gKnkSd">n.</span><span target_id="dLtnXUPsjB">v.t.</span><span target_id="DFuELzTRA8">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊkərɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohkuhrekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1Uk4gKnkSd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> (in a digital device) an application with the function of correcting spelling errors as text is being typed by the user.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dLtnXUPsjB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq832"> (of this application) to change the spelling of (a word).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DFuELzTRA8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq618"> (of a word) to be changed by this application, usually to something specified.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autocue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autocue</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autocue" src="word_pronunciations/01530.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtoʊkju/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohkyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075326" href="entry://teleprompter%23bigmac000075326"><strong>teleprompter</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autodestruct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autodestruct</span><z><span target_id="2T2GqxatmR">v.i.</span><span target_id="8LdbiGGgES">n.</span><span target_id="Wfszlk85oK">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɔtoʊdəˈstrʌkt/ (<em>say</em> awtohduh'strukt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2T2GqxatmR"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq346"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066903" href="entry://selfdestruct%23bigmac000066903"><strong>selfdestruct</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066903" href="entry://selfdestruct%23mq206">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8LdbiGGgES">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq789"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066903" href="entry://selfdestruct%23bigmac000066903"><strong>selfdestruct</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066903" href="entry://selfdestruct%23mq536">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Wfszlk85oK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq321"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066903" href="entry://selfdestruct%23bigmac000066903"><strong>selfdestruct</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066903" href="entry://selfdestruct%23mq410">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autodigestion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autodigestion</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊdaɪˈdʒɛstʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtohduy'jeschuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004790" href="entry://autolysis%23bigmac000004790"><strong>autolysis</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autodigestive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoecism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429978389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoecism</span></header><div>/ɔˈtisɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> aw'teesizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">autecism</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004728" href="entry://aut-%23bigmac000004728"><span class="smallcaps">aut-</span></a> + Greek <em>oikos</em> house + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autoecious</strong> /ɔˈtiʃəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'teeshuhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoerotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoerotic</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊəˈrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .awtohuh'rotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">producing sexual emotion without association with another person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoerotism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoerotism</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊˈɛrətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh'eruhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">the arousal and satisfaction of sexual emotion within or by oneself, usually by masturbation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autoeroticism</strong> /ˌɔtoʊəˈrɒtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .awtohuh'rotuhsizuhm).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autofermenter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autofermenter</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊfəˈmɛntə/ (<em>say</em> .awtohfuh'mentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a vessel used in winemaking in which the cap (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101100" href="entry://cap%23mq296">16</a>) remains submerged during fermentation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autofiction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac941936428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autofiction</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊˈfɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> awtoh'fikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> a genre of writing in which an autobiographical account is fictionalised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq539"> a work in this genre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004751" href="entry://autobiography%23bigmac000004751"><span class="smallcaps">auto(biography)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026449" href="entry://fiction%23bigmac000026449"><span class="smallcaps">fiction</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autofill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac395482930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autofill</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊfɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohfil) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac531337677" href="entry://autocomplete%23bigmac531337677"><strong>autocomplete</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autofocus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac953920993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autofocus</span><z><span target_id="5c1rIybhSb">n.</span><span target_id="tF6HINNK9r">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊfoʊkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohfohkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5c1rIybhSb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> a system for focusing lenses in cameras and other optical systems automatically.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tF6HINNK9r">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq543"> (<strong class="bold">autofocused</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">autofocussed</strong>, <strong class="bold">autofocusing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">autofocussing</strong>) to focus automatically through such a system.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AF [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089695" href="entry://focus%23bigmac000089695"><span class="smallcaps">focus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autogenesis</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103628" href="entry://abiogenesis%23bigmac000103628"><strong>abiogenesis</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autogeny</strong> /ɔˈtɒdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> aw'tojuhnee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autogenetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autogenetic</span></header><div>/ɔtədʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> awtuhjuh'netik), /ɔtoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> awtoh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> self-generated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Biology</em> of autogenesis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autogenetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autogenous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autogenous</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒdʒənəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'tojuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> self-produced; self-generated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> relating to substances generated in the body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autogenēs</em> self-produced + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autogenously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autogiro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autogiro</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊˈdʒaɪroʊ/ (<em>say</em> awtoh'juyroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004777" href="entry://autogyro%23bigmac000004777"><strong>autogyro</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autogyro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autogyro</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈdʒaɪroʊ/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'juyroh), /ɔtoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> awtoh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">an aircraft with horizontally rotating blades turned in flight by air forces resulting from its forward motion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish (originally trademark) <em>autogiro</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032316" href="entry://gyro-%23bigmac000032316"><span class="smallcaps">gyro-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autohypnosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autohypnosis</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊhɪpˈnoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .awtohhip'nohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">self-induced hypnosis or hypnotic state.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autohypnotic</strong> /ˌɔtoʊhɪpˈnɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .awtohhip'notik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoicous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoicous</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɔɪkəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'toykuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">having the male and female reproductive organs on the same plant, synoicous, paroicous, or otherwise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004728" href="entry://aut-%23bigmac000004728"><span class="smallcaps">aut-</span></a> + Greek <em>oikos</em> house + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autosuggestion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autosuggestion</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəsəˈdʒɛstʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhsuh'jeschuhn), /ˌɔtoʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">suggestion arising from within a person (as opposed to one from an outside source, especially another person).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autotimer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autotimer</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊtaɪmə/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohtuymuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a device for turning a cooking stove on at a preset time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autotomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autotomy</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒtəmi/ (<em>say</em> aw'totuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autotomies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">the spontaneous casting off of a damaged or trapped body part, such as tails by lizards, legs by spiders and crabs, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077022" href="entry://-tomy%23bigmac000077022"><span class="smallcaps">-tomy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autotoxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autotoxin</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈtɒksən/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'toksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">a toxin or poisonous principle formed within the body and acting against it.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autotoxic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autotrophic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autotrophic</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈtrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'trofik), /-ˈtroʊfɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'trohfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">(of an organism) independent of an external source of organic carbon for provision of material for obtaining energy, being able to manufacture it entirely from inorganic material, as most chlorophyll-containing plants.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034103" href="entry://heterotrophic%23bigmac000034103"><strong>heterotrophic</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078255" href="entry://trophic%23bigmac000078255"><span class="smallcaps">trophic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autotroph</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autotune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac339334738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autotune</span><z><span target_id="zCIluaYmUw">n.</span><span target_id="8AMfw3DpBH">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊtʃun/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohchoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zCIluaYmUw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> an audio processor used to correct notes which are imperfectly pitched in a recording, sometimes used to create special effects.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8AMfw3DpBH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">autotuned</strong>, <strong class="bold">autotuning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq262"> to edit (a music recording) using autotune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq953"> to adapt (a music recording) by applying special effects using autotune, taking advantage of the fact that it alters the sound quality in altering the pitch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autotype
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autotype</span><z><span target_id="PRKxAKdp1Y">n.</span><span target_id="JzDd8lWC2R">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔtətaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhtuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PRKxAKdp1Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> a photographic process for producing prints in black and white.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> a picture so produced; facsimile.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JzDd8lWC2R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq237"> to produce by an autotypic process.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autotypic</strong> /ɔtəˈtɪpɪk/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'tipik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autotypy</strong> /ˈɔtətaɪpi/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhtuypee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Autry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Autry</span></header><div>/ˈɔtri/ (<em>say</em> 'awtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Orvon</strong>)<strong> Gene</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">1907–98, US film actor and singer in Westerns such as <em>Carolina Moon</em> (1940) and <em>Back in the Saddle</em> (1941).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autumn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autumn</span><z><span target_id="PRD3G2KSqw">n.</span><span target_id="DkV8wGuDql">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autumn" src="word_pronunciations/01544.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtəm/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PRD3G2KSqw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> the season of the year between summer and winter; in the Southern Hemisphere, usually understood to include March, April and May.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq497"> a period of maturity passing into decline.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DkV8wGuDql">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">the autumn of life</strong>, old age.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>autumnus</em>; replacing Middle English <em>autompne</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autunite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autunite</span></header><div>/ˈɔtənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">a yellow mineral, a hydrous calcium uranium phosphate, CaU<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>12</sub>.8H<sub>2</sub>O, occurring in crystals as nearly square tablets; a minor ore of uranium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Autun</em>, a town in E France. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AUV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638824213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AUV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq937">autonomous underwater vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Auvergne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Auvergne</span></header><div>/oʊˈvɛən/ (<em>say</em> oh'vairn), /oʊˈvɜn/ (<em>say</em> oh'vern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">a region and former province in central France. 25 988 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aux.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aux.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq206">auxiliary.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">auxil.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auxin</span></header><div>/ˈɔksən/ (<em>say</em> 'awksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">any of a class of substances which in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, especially root formation, bud growth, fruit and leaf drop, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <em>auxein</em>, from Greek <em>auxē</em> increase + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auxochrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auxochrome</span></header><div>/ˈɔksəkroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'awksuhkrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">any group of atoms which make a chromogen acidic or basic, giving it the ability to adhere to wool and silk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>auxo-</em> (representing Greek <em>auxanein</em> increase) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013611" href="entry://-chrome%23bigmac000013611"><span class="smallcaps">-chrome</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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av.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">av.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq075">average.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AV</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> audio-visual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> Authorised Version.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Av
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568915021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Av</span></header><div>/æv/ (<em>say</em> av) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac386337911" href="entry://Ab%23bigmac386337911"><strong>Ab</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ave</span><z><span target_id="xWgUPVplJs">interj.</span><span target_id="ZX0sDRB8br">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈaveɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahvay) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="xWgUPVplJs"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> hail! welcome!</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZX0sDRB8br">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq906"> the salutation ‘ave’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq382"> (<em>upper case</em>) Ave Maria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq855"> (<em>upper case</em>) the time for the recitation of the Angelus, so called because the Ave Maria is thrice repeated in it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, imperative of <em>avēre</em> be or fare well]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ave</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq624">avenue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ave</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoimmune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936852296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoimmune</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊəˈmjun/ (<em>say</em> awtohuh'myoohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> of or relating to the autoimmune system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> of or relating to a disease which involves an attack by antibodies or lymphocytes on parts of the body itself, as if they were foreign matter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">auto-immune</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>autoimmunity</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoinjector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac870748087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoinjector</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊɪnˈdʒɛktə/ (<em>say</em> awtohin'jektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a hypodermic syringe preloaded with a single dose of a medication for use in emergency situations, such as the provision of instant treatment for anaphylactic shock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">auto-injector</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autokinetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autokinetic</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊkəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .awtohkuh'netik), /-kaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -kuy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">self-moving; automatic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autokīnētos</em> self-moved + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autologous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342343198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autologous</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒləgəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'toluhguhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">(of cells or tissue) obtained from the person who is to receive them, as with blood transfusions, skin grafts, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Autolycus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Autolycus</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒləkəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'toluhkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> maternal grandfather of Odysseus, renowned as a thief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> a lighthearted thief, trickster, or plagiarist; an opportunist (from the character in Shakespeare’s <em>Winter’s Tale</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autolysin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autolysin</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒləsən/ (<em>say</em> aw'toluhsuhn), /ɔtəˈlaɪsən/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'luysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">an autolytic agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autolysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autolysis</span></header><div>/ɔˈtɒləsəs/ (<em>say</em> aw'toluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044027" href="entry://-lysis%23bigmac000044027"><span class="smallcaps">-lysis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autolytic</strong> /ɔtəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'litik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automobile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automobile</span><z><span target_id="pvh1C3mwHD">n.</span><span target_id="ggtvHzTVL4">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of automobile" src="word_pronunciations/01539.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtəməbil/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhmuhbeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pvh1C3mwHD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a car (or other self-propelled road transport vehicle).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ggtvHzTVL4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq422"> automotive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102178" href="entry://mobile%23bigmac000102178"><span class="smallcaps">mobile</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>automobilist</strong> /ɔtəˈmoʊbələst/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'mohbuhluhst), /ɔtəməˈbiləst/ (<em>say</em> awtuhmuh'beeluhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automotive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automotive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of automotive" src="word_pronunciations/01540.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'mohtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> propelled by a self-contained power plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> of or relating to motor vehicles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomic</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈnɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'nomik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> autonomous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> <em class="label">Botany</em> produced by internal forces or causes; spontaneous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq447"> of or relating to the autonomic nervous system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq056"> of or relating to autonomics.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>autonomically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomics</span></header><div>/ɔtəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> awtuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">the science, study, or practice of developing a number of self-governing systems, as within a large business organisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autonomous" src="word_pronunciations/01541.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈtɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> aw'tonuhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq999"> <em class="label">Government</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq746"> self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq076"> relating to an autonomy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> independent; self-contained; self-sufficient; self-governing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq497"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> containing its own guiding principles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Biology</em> existing as an independent organism and not as a mere form or state of development of an organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq876"> <em class="label">Botany</em> spontaneous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autonomos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autonomously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autonomy" src="word_pronunciations/01542.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔˈtɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> aw'tonuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autonomies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Government</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq144"> the condition of being autonomous; self-government, or the right of self-government.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq081"> a self-governing community.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> independence; self-sufficiency; self-regulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the doctrine that the individual human will contains its own principles and laws.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autonomia</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autonomist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autonomism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonym</span></header><div>/ˈɔtənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">a work published under the author’s own name.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>nym</em>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074305" href="entry://synonym%23bigmac000074305"><span class="smallcaps">synonym</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autopilot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autopilot</span><z><span target_id="EYUBlzTsnn">n.</span><span target_id="CxqDHFJzQY">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/ (<em>say</em> 'awtoh.puyluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EYUBlzTsnn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> a device in an aircraft’s control system that can be engaged to keep an aircraft flying on a preset course.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CxqDHFJzQY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">on autopilot</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq901"> (of an aircraft) flying under the control of the autopilot.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq29"> (of a person) acting in a reasonably competent way but without giving full attention, as a result of shock, fatigue, absent-mindedness, etc.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">automatic pilot</strong>, <strong class="vs">automatic control</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autopoiesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac304132953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autopoiesis</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊpoʊˈisəs/ (<em>say</em> awtohpoh'eesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">the process whereby a system produces and replaces its own components in a continuous interaction with its environment.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac612883919" href="entry://allopoiesis%23bigmac612883919"><strong>allopoiesis</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>autopoietic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autopoietically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autopolyploid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549177553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autopolyploid</span><z><span target_id="EecEm4HSpO">adj.</span><span target_id="cJywGCXJSK">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɔtoʊˈpɒliplɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> awtoh'poleeployd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EecEm4HSpO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq87"> having more than two sets of chromosomes derived from the same species.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cJywGCXJSK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq285"> such an organism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autopsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autopsy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of autopsy" src="word_pronunciations/01543.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔtɒpsi/ (<em>say</em> 'awtopsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autopsies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; a post-mortem examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq662"> personal observation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>autopsia</em> seeing with one’s own eyes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoroute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoroute</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊrut/ (<em>say</em> 'awtohrooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">(in France) a freeway.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: motor road]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autosome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autosome</span></header><div>/ˈɔtəsoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'awtuhsohm), /-zoʊm/ (<em>say</em> -zohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">any chromosome other than the sex chromosome in species having both types of chromosomes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004745" href="entry://auto-%23bigmac000004745"><span class="smallcaps">auto-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070202" href="entry://-some%23bigmac000070202"><span class="smallcaps">-some<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>autosomal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avebury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avebury</span></header><div>/ˈeɪvbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ayvbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">a village in southern England, in Wiltshire, near Stonehenge; site of a large system of prehistoric megaliths.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avenge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avenge</span><z><span target_id="a5tv4hwJp3">v.t.</span><span target_id="9aeHiEJ5w2">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avenge" src="word_pronunciations/01555.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɛndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'venj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">avenged</strong>, <strong class="bold">avenging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a5tv4hwJp3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: <em class="example">to avenge a death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq627"> to take vengeance on behalf of: <em class="example">avenge your brother.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9aeHiEJ5w2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq755"> to take vengeance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>avenge</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>avengier</em>, from <em>a-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099140" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000099140"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>vengier</em> revenge, from Latin <em>vindicāre</em> punish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avenger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avengement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aventine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aventine</span></header><div>/ˈævəntaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhntuyn), /-tɪn/ (<em>say</em> -tin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Aventīnus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aventurine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aventurine</span><z><span target_id="JjQ5SxdNST">n.</span><span target_id="9EuKbkQRRf">adj.</span></z></header><div>/aˈvɛntʃərin/ (<em>say</em> ah'venchuhreen), /-ən/ (<em>say</em> -uhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JjQ5SxdNST"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> an opaque, brown glass containing fine, gold-coloured particles; goldstone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq512"> any of several varieties of minerals, especially quartz or feldspar, spangled with bright particles of mica, hematite, or other minerals.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9EuKbkQRRf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq186"> spangled; glittering.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">avanturine</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Italian <em>avventurina</em>, from <em>avventura</em> chance (the mineral being rare and found only by chance)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avenue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avenue</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avenue" src="word_pronunciations/01556.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈævənju/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhnyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> a street or road, especially one which is wide and lined with a double row of trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> any street so called.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq825"> <em class="label">British</em> the main way of approach, lined with trees, through grounds to a country house or monumental building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq521"> a way or opening for entrance into a place: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Carey led hard, marked strongly in the wet conditions and used handball to good effect to give North Melbourne a sure avenue to goal.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq852"> means of access or attainment: <em class="example">to explore various avenues of inquiry.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, originally past participle feminine of <em>avenir</em>, from Latin <em>advenīre</em> come to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aver</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aver" src="word_pronunciations/01563.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɜ/ (<em>say</em> uh'ver) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">averred</strong>, <strong class="bold">averring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> to affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Law</em> to allege as a fact.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>aver</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>averer</em>, from Latin <em>ad-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000593" href="entry://ad-%23bigmac000000593"><span class="smallcaps">ad-</span></a> + <em>vērus</em> true]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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averment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">averment</span></header><div>/əˈvɜmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vermuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> the act of averring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq548"> a positive statement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Law</em> an allegation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avernus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avernus</span></header><div>/əˈvɜnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'vernuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon by the ancients as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile-smelling vapours arose, supposedly killing birds over it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Averno</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <em>ornis</em> bird]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Averroës
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Averroës</span></header><div>/əˈvɛroʊiz/ (<em>say</em> uh'veroheez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">1126?–1198, Arab philosopher in Spain; influence on Christian and Jewish thought.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>ibn-Rushd</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Averrhoës</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Averroism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Averroism</span></header><div>/ˌævəˈroʊɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .avuh'rohizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">the philosophy of Averroës, consisting chiefly of a pantheistic interpretation of the doctrines of Aristotle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Averrhoism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Averroist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Averroistic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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averse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">averse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of averse" src="word_pronunciations/01559.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɜs/ (<em>say</em> uh'vers) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> having strong feelings of antipathy or repugnance; opposed: <em class="example">averse to flattery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Botany</em> turned away from the central axis (opposed to <em>adverse</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āversus</em>, past participle, turned away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aversely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>averseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aversion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aversion" src="word_pronunciations/01560.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'verzhuhn), /-ˈvɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> -'vershuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) an averted state of the mind or feelings; repugnance, antipathy, or rooted dislike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> a cause of dislike; an object of repugnance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a turning away.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aversive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aversive</span></header><div>/əˈvɜsɪv/ (<em>say</em> uh'versiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">inducing an aversion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avert</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avert" src="word_pronunciations/01562.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɜt/ (<em>say</em> uh'vert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> to turn away or aside: <em class="example">to avert one’s eyes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> to ward off; prevent: <em class="example">to avert evil.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>avertir</em>, from Latin <em>āvertere</em> turn away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>averter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avertable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avesta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avesta</span></header><div>/əˈvɛstə/ (<em>say</em> uh'vestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">the Books of Wisdom; the sacred writings of Zoroastrianism containing the teachings of Zoroaster, the ancient Persian religious teacher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aveyron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aveyron</span></header><div>/avɛˈrɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> ahve'ron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">a department in southern France. 8772 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Rodez.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avg.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avg.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq409">average.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">avge</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avgolemono
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac168645141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avgolemono</span></header><div>/ˌævgəˈlɛmənoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .avguh'lemuhnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">(in Greek cookery) a frothy soup containing lemon juice, eggs and rice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac978979042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avi</span></header><div>/ˈævi/ (<em>say</em> 'avee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">an avatar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004857" href="entry://avatar%23bigmac000004857"><span class="smallcaps">av(atar)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-i(e)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq080">a word element meaning ‘bird’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, combining form of <em>avis</em> bird]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avicenna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avicenna</span></header><div>/ævɪˈsɛnə/ (<em>say</em> avi'senuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">AD 980–1037, Arab physician and philosopher; his best known work is the <em>Canon of Medicine</em>, which greatly influenced medieval medicine.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>ibn-Sina</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aviculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aviculture</span></header><div>/ˈeɪvəˌkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayvuh.kulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">the rearing or keeping of birds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004882" href="entry://avi-%23bigmac000004882"><span class="smallcaps">avi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099185" href="entry://culture%23bigmac000099185"><span class="smallcaps">culture</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aviculturist</strong> /eɪvəˈkʌltʃərəst/ (<em>say</em> ayvuh'kulchuhruhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avid" src="word_pronunciations/01569.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈævəd/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> keenly desirous; eager; greedy: <em class="example">an avid reader; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was so avid for gossip about the activities of his fellows that she had formed the habit of making mental notes of all that she saw and heard</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> keen; sharp; strong: <em class="example">avid hunger.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>avidus</em> eager] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avidly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avidin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avidin</span></header><div>/ˈævədən/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> a protein found in the white of egg which combines with biotin causing a biotin deficiency in the diet of the consumer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> a similar protein of bacterial origin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004890" href="entry://avid%23bigmac000004890"><span class="smallcaps">avid</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007369" href="entry://biotin%23bigmac000007369"><span class="smallcaps">(biot)in</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avidity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avidity</span></header><div>/əˈvɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> uh'viduhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">eagerness; greediness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avignon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avignon</span></header><div>/aviˈnjɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> ahvee'nyon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">a town in south-eastern France, on the river Rhône; well known for its largely destroyed 12th-century bridge and the splendid buildings remaining from the period 1309–1377 when it was the undisputed seat of the papacy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avionic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac832330645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avionic</span></header><div>/ˌeɪviˈɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ayvee'onik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">of or relating to avionics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avionics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avionics</span></header><div>/ˌeɪviˈɒnɪks/ (<em>say</em> .ayvee'oniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">the study and use of electronic equipment for aircraft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004885" href="entry://aviation%23bigmac000004885"><span class="smallcaps">avi(ation)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023327" href="entry://electronics%23bigmac000023327"><span class="smallcaps">(electr)onics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avirulent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avirulent</span></header><div>/əˈvɪrələnt/ (<em>say</em> uh'viruhluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">(of organisms) having no virulence, as a result of age, heat, etc.; non-virulent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AVM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507558676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AVM</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Royal Australian Air Force</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">air vice-marshal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avo</span></header><div>/ˈævoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'avoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">an avocado.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AVO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104492897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AVO</span></header><div>/eɪ vi ˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ay vee 'oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">an order issued by a local court, which protects a person fearing violence, molestation, or harassment, by forbidding the named party to approach or contact the protected person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>pprehended</em>)<em> v</em>(<em>iolence</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>rder</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avoca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avoca</span></header><div>/əˈvoʊkə/ (<em>say</em> uh'vohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">a town in central Victoria, about 50 km north-west of Ballarat; former goldmining centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avocet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avocet</span></header><div>/ˈævəsɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus <em>Recurvirostra</em>, having a long, slender beak curving upwards towards the end, as the red-necked avocet, <em>Recurvirostra novaehollandiae</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">avoset</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>avocette</em>, from Italian <em>avocetta</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoid</span><z><span target_id="gxJ1sKUrxv">v.t.</span><span target_id="Eu0RkDfffN">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avoid" src="word_pronunciations/01573.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'voyd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gxJ1sKUrxv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> to keep away from; keep clear of; shun; evade: <em class="example">to avoid a person; </em><em class="example">to avoid danger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Law</em> to make void or of no effect; invalidate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq745"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to empty; eject or expel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Eu0RkDfffN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to go away; leave.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>avoide</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>avoider</em>, variant of Old French <em>esvuidier</em> empty out; from <em>es-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>vuidier</em> (from Latin <em>viduāre</em>) empty. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100588" href="entry://void%23bigmac000100588"><span class="smallcaps">void</span></a> (adjective)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avoidable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avoidably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avoider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoirdupois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoirdupois</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avoirdupois" src="word_pronunciations/01575.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌævwadjuˈpwa/ (<em>say</em> .avwahdyooh'pwah), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avoirdupois" src="word_pronunciations/01574.mp3"></audio></span>/ævədəˈpɔɪz/ (<em>say</em> avuhduh'poyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq262"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004905" href="entry://avoirdupois%20weight%23bigmac000004905"><strong>avoirdupois weight</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> weight; heaviness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>avoir de pois</em>, from Old French: goods sold by weight, literally, to have weight]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac1684986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoision</span></header><div>/əˈvɔɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh'voyzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a strategy that takes advantage of the grey area between what is legal, acceptable, etc., and what is not, especially in relation to tax.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac434120455" href="entry://tax%20avoision%23bigmac434120455"><strong>tax avoision</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102912" href="entry://avoidance%23bigmac000102912"><span class="smallcaps">avoidance</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086990" href="entry://evasion%23bigmac000086990"><span class="smallcaps">evasion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avon</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> /ˈeɪvɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ayvon), /ˈeɪvən/ (<em>say</em> 'ayvuhn) a river in central England, flowing south-west through Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 129 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> /ˈævɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'avon) a river in south-western WA; the upper course of the Swan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoset</span></header><div>/ˈævəsɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'avuhset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004900" href="entry://avocet%23bigmac000004900"><strong>avocet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avouch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avouch</span></header><div>/əˈvaʊtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'vowch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> to make frank affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> to assume responsibility for; guarantee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq356"> to admit; confess.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>avouche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>avochier</em>, from Latin <em>advocāre</em> summon] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avouchment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avow" src="word_pronunciations/01576.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈvaʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'vow) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> to admit or acknowledge frankly or openly; own; confess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> to state; assert; affirm; declare.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>avowe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>avoer</em>, from Latin <em>advocāre</em> summon] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avowable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avowed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avowed</span></header><div>/əˈvaʊd/ (<em>say</em> uh'vowd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">acknowledged; declared: <em class="example">an avowed enemy.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>avowedly</strong> /əˈvaʊədli/ (<em>say</em> uh'vowuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>avowedness</strong> /əˈvaʊədnəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'vowuhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avulsed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avulsed</span></header><div>/əˈvʌlst/ (<em>say</em> uh'vulst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Surgery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">(of a wound) having the tissue torn away.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avulsion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avulsion</span></header><div>/əˈvʌlʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh'vulshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> a tearing away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> <em class="label">Law</em> the sudden removal of soil by change in a river’s course or by a flood, from the land of one owner to that of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> a part torn off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>āvulsio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awa</span></header><div>/əˈwa/ (<em>say</em> uh'wah), /əˈwɔ/ (<em>say</em> uh'waw) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">away.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWA<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/eɪ dʌbəlju ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay dubuhlyooh 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia); an Australian communications company, established in 1913; influential in early Australian radio broadcasting and now involved in the manufacture of electronic gaming equipment, air traffic control systems, etc.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289109507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWA<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq725">Australian Workplace Agreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWAS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469622024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWAS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq813">Australian Women’s Army Service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441107738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWB</span></header><div>/eɪ dʌbəlju ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> ay dubuhlyooh 'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">Australia’s major national grain marketing organisation; formed from the <strong>Australian Wheat Board</strong>, a government statutory body formed originally in 1939 and several times reconstituted; privatised in 1999.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac27033594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq573">all-wheel drive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awe</span><z><span target_id="HSpSItRwVm">n.</span><span target_id="5DzUf9EzoX">v.t.</span><span target_id="Dy3YQfBFxt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awe" src="word_pronunciations/01587.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔ/ (<em>say</em> aw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HSpSItRwVm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq300"> respectful or reverential fear, inspired by what is grand or sublime: <em class="example">to regard the works of nature with awe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq161"> fear or dread.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq15"> the power to inspire such fear or dread.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5DzUf9EzoX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">awed</strong>, <strong class="bold">awing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq201"> to inspire with awe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq282"> to influence or restrain by awe.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Dy3YQfBFxt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq907"> <strong class="phr">in awe of</strong>, full of respectful admiration for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>agi</em> fear]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aweigh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aweigh</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aweigh" src="word_pronunciations/01585.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈweɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'way) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">(of an anchor) raised just enough to be clear of the bottom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + weigh see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103495" href="entry://weigh%23bigmac000103495"><span class="smallcaps">weigh<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103495" href="entry://weigh%23mq237">4</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awesome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awesome</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awesome" src="word_pronunciations/01586.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'awsuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> inspiring awe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq782"> characterised by awe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq115"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely impressive; of high quality.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>awesomely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awesomeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awful</span><z><span target_id="8kNLGxuRN6">adj.</span><span target_id="n50I58Pnbf">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awful" src="word_pronunciations/01588.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'awfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8kNLGxuRN6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> extremely bad; unpleasant; ugly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very great: <em class="example">an awful lot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq453"> inspiring fear; dreadful; terrible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq931"> full of awe; reverential.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq971"> inspiring reverential awe; solemnly impressive.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="n50I58Pnbf">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very: <em class="example">it’s awful hot.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004919" href="entry://awe%23bigmac000004919"><span class="smallcaps">awe</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028852" href="entry://-ful%23bigmac000028852"><span class="smallcaps">-ful</span></a>; replacing Old English <em>egeful</em> dreadful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awfully
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469876983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awfully</span></header><div>/ˈɔfəli/ (<em>say</em> 'awfuhlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> very badly: <em class="example">he treats his dogs awfully.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">awfully good; </em><em class="example">an awfully long way.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awheto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awheto</span></header><div>/ˈawɛtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahwetoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082295" href="entry://vegetable%20caterpillar%23bigmac000082295"><strong>vegetable caterpillar</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aweto</strong>, <strong class="vs">awhato</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awhile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awhile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awhile" src="word_pronunciations/01589.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈwaɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'wuyl) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">for a short time or period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awit</span></header><div>/ˈawɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahwit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a long metrical tale or romance written in a vernacular language of the Philippines during the period of Spanish control; similar to the korido, but showing less Spanish influence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202261950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awks</span></header><div>/ɔks/ (<em>say</em> awks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">awkward or uncomfortable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">awk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awl</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awl" src="word_pronunciations/01591.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔl/ (<em>say</em> awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> any of various broad-winged butterflies of the skipper family in which the wings are held upright at rest and which have forwardly-projecting awl-like palps.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>al</em>, Old English <em>æl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWL</span></header><div>/eɪ dʌbəlju ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> ay dubuhlyooh 'el) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">absent without leave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWLA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWLA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq526">Australian Women’s Land Army.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085604" href="entry://Women%27s%20Land%20Army%23bigmac000085604"><strong>Women’s Land Army</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085604" href="entry://Women%27s%20Land%20Army%23mq175">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awn" src="word_pronunciations/01593.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔn/ (<em>say</em> awn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> a bristle-like appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard of wheat, barley, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> any similar bristle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>ögn</em> husk] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>awnless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Awngthim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac354122885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Awngthim</span><z><span target_id="x3M8aIcKIW">n.</span><span target_id="UPH08dijhE">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈaʊŋtɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'owngtim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x3M8aIcKIW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area around Weipa in northern Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UPH08dijhE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq682"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awning</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awning" src="word_pronunciations/01592.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'awning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> a roof-like shelter of canvas, etc., before a window or door, over a deck, etc., as for protection from the sun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068294" href="entry://shop%20awning%23bigmac000068294"><strong>shop awning</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq376"> a shelter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from French <em>auvent</em> penthouse (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055398" href="entry://penthouse%23mq983">4</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awoke</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awoke" src="word_pronunciations/01594.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈwoʊk/ (<em>say</em> uh'wohk) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104070" href="entry://awake%23bigmac000104070"><strong>awake<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWOL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWOL</span><z><span target_id="PbiqTkKLVb">adj.</span><span target_id="2TvqmdLUpS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of AWOL" src="word_pronunciations/01595.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ ˌdʌbəlju oʊ ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> ay .dubuhlyooh oh 'el), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of AWOL" src="word_pronunciations/01596.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪwɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'aywol) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PbiqTkKLVb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> <em class="label">Chiefly US Military</em> absent without leave.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2TvqmdLUpS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq36"> <strong class="phr">go AWOL</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave without permission or notice: <em class="example">I don’t know where she is - she just went AWOL.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US <em>a</em>(<em>bsent</em>)<em> w</em>(<em>ith</em>)<em>o</em>(<em>ut</em>)<em> l</em>(<em>eave</em>); the reinterpretation of the <em>o</em> as representing ‘official’ is a late change]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Awoonor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Awoonor</span></header><div>/aˈwunɔ/ (<em>say</em> ah'woohnaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kofi</strong> /ˈkoʊfi/ (<em>say</em> 'kohfee) (<em>George Awoonor-Williams</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">1935–2013, Ghanaian poet writing in English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of awry" src="word_pronunciations/01597.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈraɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'ruy) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> with a turn or twist to one side; askew: <em class="example">to glance awry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> away from reason or the truth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq505"> amiss; wrong: <em class="example">our plans went awry.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>on wry</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000000001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088948" href="entry://wry%23bigmac000088948"><span class="smallcaps">wry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWST
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382930791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWST</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq493">Australian Western Standard Time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWU</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq139">Australian Workers’ Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axe</span><z><span target_id="yaLk4dQgqr">n.</span><span target_id="srfEYvz1yd">v.t.</span><span target_id="H9cOuvW8Nf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axe" src="word_pronunciations/01599.mp3"></audio></span>/æks/ (<em>say</em> aks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yaLk4dQgqr"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">axes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a guitar, usually electric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq814"> <strong>the axe</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq167"> a drastic cutting down (of expenses).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq094"> dismissal from a job, position, or the like; the sack.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="srfEYvz1yd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">axed</strong>, <strong class="bold">axing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq661"> to shape or trim with an axe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq492"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cut down; reduce (expenditure, prices, etc.) sharply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq964"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dismiss from a position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq295"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bring (a project, etc.) to an end; discontinue.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="H9cOuvW8Nf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq373"> <strong class="phr">have an axe to grind</strong>, to have a private purpose or selfish end to attain. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US; from the tale of a man who, having admired a grindstone, asked to see it in action, but once the stone was turning, produced an axe of his own to sharpen; said to come from an article by Benjamin Franklin with the young Franklin as the innocent tricked into turning the grindstone]</div></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">ax</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>æx</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axebird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axebird</span></header><div>/ˈæksbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'aksberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac434830135" href="entry://large-tailed%20nightjar%23bigmac434830135"><strong>large-tailed nightjar</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101030" href="entry://axe%23bigmac000101030"><span class="smallcaps">axe</span></a>, from the sound of its call + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089669" href="entry://bird%23bigmac000089669"><span class="smallcaps">bird<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axed</span><z><span target_id="gtsxFYiQti">v.</span><span target_id="j4eloLut9J">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ækst/ (<em>say</em> akst) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="gtsxFYiQti"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101030" href="entry://axe%23bigmac000101030"><strong>axe</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="j4eloLut9J">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq555"> fired; summarily dismissed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq344"> (of a project) abandoned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axel" src="word_pronunciations/01606.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">(in figure skating) a jump executed by a skater who leaps from the forward outer edge of one skate, makes one and a half turns in the air, then lands on the backward outer edge of the other skate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Axel</em> Paulsen, died 1938, Norwegian figure skater]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axenic</span></header><div>/eɪˈzinɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'zeenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">free of foreign organisms; uncontaminated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086104" href="entry://xeno-%23bigmac000086104"><span class="smallcaps">xen(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axes<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axes" src="word_pronunciations/01598.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksiz/ (<em>say</em> 'akseez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089502" href="entry://axis%23bigmac000089502"><strong>axis<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axes<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈæksəz/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101030" href="entry://axe%23bigmac000101030"><strong>axe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axil" src="word_pronunciations/01606.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>axilla</em> armpit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axile</span></header><div>/ˈæksaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuyl), /ˈæksəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">in or of an axis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089502" href="entry://axis%23bigmac000089502"><span class="smallcaps">axis<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036293" href="entry://-ile%23bigmac000036293"><span class="smallcaps">-ile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axilla</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axilla" src="word_pronunciations/01601.mp3"></audio></span>/ækˈsɪlə/ (<em>say</em> ak'siluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">axillae</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axilla" src="word_pronunciations/01602.mp3"></audio></span>/ækˈsɪli/ (<em>say</em> ak'silee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the armpit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> the corresponding region on a bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq364"> <em class="label">Botany</em> an axil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axiology</span></header><div>/ˌæksiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .aksee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">the branch of philosophy that deals with value systems, including ethics, aesthetics, religion, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>axio</em>(<em>s</em>) worthy + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>axiological</strong> /ˌæksiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .akseeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axiom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axiom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axiom" src="word_pronunciations/01603.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksiəm/ (<em>say</em> 'akseeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> a recognised truth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> an established and universally accepted principle or rule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Logic</em>, <em class="label">Mathematics</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a proposition which is assumed without proof for the sake of studying the consequences that follow from it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>axiōma</em>, from Greek: a requisite]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axis<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axis" src="word_pronunciations/01604.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">axes</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axis" src="word_pronunciations/01598.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksiz/ (<em>say</em> 'akseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> the central line of any symmetrical, or nearly symmetrical, body: <em class="example">the axis of a cylinder; </em><em class="example">the axis of the building.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq947"> a fixed line adopted for reference, as in plotting a curve on a graph, in crystallography, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq647"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq800"> a central or principal structure, about which something turns or is arranged: <em class="example">the skeletal axis.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq922"> the second cervical vertebra.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the longitudinal support on which organs or parts are arranged; the stem, root; the central line of any body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq439"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> one of three fixed lines of reference defining the lines of an aeroplane, mutually perpendicular and meeting at the centre of gravity. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq816"> <strong>longitudinal axis</strong>, from nose to tail.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq318"> <strong>lateral axis</strong>, from wingtip to wingtip.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq844"> <strong>vertical axis</strong>, from top to bottom.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq632"> <em class="label">Fine Arts</em> one or more theoretical central lines around which an artistic form is organised or composed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq852"> an alliance of two or more nations to coordinate their foreign and military policies, and to draw in with them a group of dependent or supporting powers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: axle, axis, board. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004954" href="entry://axle%23bigmac000004954"><span class="smallcaps">axle</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axis<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axis" src="word_pronunciations/01604.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">axises</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">axis</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013327" href="entry://chital%23bigmac000013327"><strong>chital</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">axis deer</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac374633184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Axis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Axis" src="word_pronunciations/01604.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan prior to and during World War II, beginning with the Rome-Berlin Axis (1936).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axle" src="word_pronunciations/01606.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or with which a wheel or pair of wheels rotate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq671"> either end (spindle) of an axletree or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq818"> the whole (fixed) axletree, or a similar bar connecting and turning with two opposite wheels of a vehicle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>eaxl</em>(<em>e</em>) shoulder, crossbeam (in <em>eaxle-gespann</em> crossbeam attachment place). Compare Icelandic <em>öxl</em> shoulder, axle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axletree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axletree</span></header><div>/ˈæksəltri/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhltree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">a bar fixed crosswise under a vehicle, with a rounded spindle at each end upon which a wheel rotates.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004954" href="entry://axle%23bigmac000004954"><span class="smallcaps">axle</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100580" href="entry://tree%23bigmac000100580"><span class="smallcaps">tree</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axolotl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axolotl</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axolotl" src="word_pronunciations/01608.mp3"></audio></span>/æksəˈlɒtl/ (<em>say</em> aksuh'lotl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axolotl" src="word_pronunciations/01607.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksəlɒtl/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhlotl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> any of several Mexican salamanders that breed in the larval stage, in Mexico prized as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq912"> the larva of any salamander (especially of the genus <em>Ambystoma</em>) that matures sexually in the larval stage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Nahuatl]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of axon" src="word_pronunciations/01609.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksən/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">the appendage of a neuron which transmits impulses from the neuron to other cells.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">axone</strong> /ˈæksoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'aksohn). <div class="etym">[Greek: axis]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axonometric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axonometric</span></header><div>/æksənəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> aksuhnuh'metrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">(of a projection, drawing, etc.) having all lines in a representation of a three-dimensional object drawn to scale.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>axōn</em> axis + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046581" href="entry://-metry%23bigmac000046581"><span class="smallcaps">-metr(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Axum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Axum</span></header><div>/ˈaksʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahksoom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001419" href="entry://Aksum%23bigmac000001419"><strong>Aksum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac224575087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aya</span></header><div>/ˈaɪja/ (<em>say</em> 'uyyah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a verse of the Koran.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ayah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayckbourn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayckbourn</span></header><div>/ˈeɪkbɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'aykbawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">born 1939, English dramatist, noted for comedies; author of the trilogy <em>The Norman Conquests</em> (1973).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aydin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aydin</span></header><div>/ˈaɪdɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'uydin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">a town in western Turkey, south-east of Izmir; ancient ruins.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aidin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aye<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="zIUK1mIDdz">adv.</span><span target_id="4DKG1xajna">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aye" src="word_pronunciations/01611.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪ/ (<em>say</em> uy) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zIUK1mIDdz"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> yes.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4DKG1xajna">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq722"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ayes</strong>) an affirmative vote or voter: <em class="example">the ayes have it.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ay</strong>. <div class="etym">[earlier <em>I</em>, ? variant of Middle English <em>yie</em>, Old English <em>gī</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077351" href="entry://yea%23bigmac000077351"><span class="smallcaps">yea<sup>1</sup></span></a> (with loss of <em>y</em> as in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102611" href="entry://if%23bigmac000102611"><span class="smallcaps">if</span></a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aye<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aye" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">ever; always.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ay</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>ei</em>, <em>ai</em>, from Old Norse <em>ei</em>, related to Old English <em>ā</em> ever]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ayer" src="word_pronunciations/00539.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə/ (<em>say</em> air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir A</strong>(<strong>lfred</strong>)<strong> J</strong>(<strong>ules</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">1910–89, English philosopher and teacher; logical positivist, as expressed in his book <em>Language, Truth, and Logic</em> (1936).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayers</span></header><div>/ɛəz/ (<em>say</em> airz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">1821–97, Australian politician, born in England; premier of SA in 1863, 1865, 1867–68, 1872–73.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayesha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayesha</span></header><div>/ˈaiʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'aheeshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001385" href="entry://Aisha%23bigmac000001385"><strong>Aisha</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aymé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aymé</span></header><div>/ɛˈmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> e'may) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marcel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">1902–67, French novelist, essayist and playwright.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayr</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ayr" src="word_pronunciations/00539.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə/ (<em>say</em> air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> a town and shire in northern eastern Qld at the mouth of the Burdekin River; sugar mills.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095549" href="entry://Ayrshire%23bigmac000095549"><strong>Ayrshire<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Following exploration in the 1840s by Ludwig Leichhardt, the upper Burdekin River was settled in the 1860s, but the lower, marshy section, traditionally inhabited by the Bindal people, was not occupied until the 1870s. When two of the early sugarcane growers merged their estates in 1881–82 a small settlement began to develop, and <strong>Ayr</strong> was proclaimed a town in 1882. From 1883 sugar mills opened in the region, and the town is now at the heart of one of Australia’s most productive sugarcane-growing areas. The district is also known for its mangoes and melons, and is a major rice-producing area. Ayr had to be completely rebuilt after devastation by a cyclone in 1903.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayrshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayrshire<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛəʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'airshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a former county in south-western Scotland; part of the Strathclyde region from 1975; in 1996 divided into the unitary districts of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and East Ayrshire.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ayr</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac730940006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayrshire<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈɛəʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'airshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">one of a hardy breed of dairy cattle, well-muscled, of medium size, and brown and white in colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095549" href="#bigmac000095549"><span class="smallcaps">Ayrshire<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayrton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayrton</span></header><div>/ˈɛətən/ (<em>say</em> 'airtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hertha</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">1854–1923, English electrical engineer; conducted research in the field of the electric arc and invented an anti-gas fan used in World War I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayurveda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac445161851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayurveda</span></header><div>/ajəˈveɪdə/ (<em>say</em> ahyuh'vayduh), /eɪjə-/ (<em>say</em> ayyuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">the ancient Hindu science of health and medicine, which views physical wellbeing as being interdependent with emotional and spiritual wellbeing, and sees the energy systems of the individual as part of those of the universe as a whole; treatments such as Yoga, meditation, dietary changes, and herbal medicines are used to treat the causes of ill health.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ayurvedic medicine</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit <em>ayur</em> life + <em>veda</em> knowledge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Ayurvedic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayuthia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayuthia</span></header><div>/aˈjuθiə/ (<em>say</em> ah'yoohtheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">a city in central Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River; former capital of the country.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ayudhya</strong> /aˈjudjə/ (<em>say</em> ah'yoohdyuh), <strong class="vs">Ayutthaya</strong> /aˈjutəjə/ (<em>say</em> ah'yoohtuhyuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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az-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">az-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq847">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100171" href="entry://azo-%23bigmac000100171"><strong>azo-</strong></a> used before vowels, as in <em>azole</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azeotrope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azeotrope</span></header><div>/əˈziətroʊp/ (<em>say</em> uh'zeeuhtrohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">a mixture of volatile liquids in such proportions as to have a minimum or maximum boiling point.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200001" href="entry://a-%23bigmac000200001"><span class="smallcaps">a-<sup>6</sup></span></a> + <em>zeo-</em> (combining form representing Greek <em>zein</em> boil) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078253" href="entry://-trope%23bigmac000078253"><span class="smallcaps">-trope</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azeri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac852458631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azeri</span></header><div>/əˈzɛəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'zairree), /əˈzɜri/ (<em>say</em> uh'zerree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Azeris</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Azeri</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094245" href="entry://Azerbaijani%23bigmac000094245"><strong>Azerbaijani</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azide</span></header><div>/ˈeɪzaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ayzuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">a salt, or other derivative, of hydrazoic acid HN<sub>3</sub>, many of which are explosive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095941" href="entry://azo%23bigmac000095941"><span class="smallcaps">az(o)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036163" href="entry://-ide%23bigmac000036163"><span class="smallcaps">-ide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azikiwe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azikiwe</span></header><div>/æˈzikəweɪ/ (<em>say</em> a'zeekuhway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Nnamdi</strong> /ənˈnæmdi/ (<em>say</em> uhn'namdee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">1904–96, first president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1963–66.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azimuth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azimuth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of azimuth" src="word_pronunciations/01613.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæzəməθ/ (<em>say</em> 'azuhmuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em>, <em class="label">Navigation</em> the arc of the horizon from the celestial meridian to the foot of the great circle passing through the zenith, the nadir, and the point of the celestial sphere in question (in astronomy commonly reckoned from the south point of the horizon towards the west point; in navigation reckoned from the north point of the horizon towards the east point).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Surveying</em>, <em class="label">Gunnery</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> an angle measured clockwise from the south or north.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>azimut</em>, from Old French, from Arabic <em>assumūt</em>, from <em>as</em> (= <em>al</em>) the + <em>sumūt</em>, plural of <em>samt</em> way] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>azimuthal</strong> /æzəˈmjuθəl/ (<em>say</em> azuh'myoohthuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>azimuthally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azine</span></header><div>/ˈæzin/ (<em>say</em> 'azeen), /-aɪn/ (<em>say</em> -uyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">any of a group of organic compounds having six atoms, one or more of them nitrogen, arranged in a conjugated unsaturated ring, the number of nitrogen atoms being indicated by a prefix, as in <em>diazine</em>, <em>triazine</em>, <em>tetrazine</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">azin</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099873" href="entry://az-%23bigmac000099873"><span class="smallcaps">az-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azo</span></header><div>/ˈeɪzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayzoh), /ˈæ-/ (<em>say</em> 'a-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">consisting of or containing the divalent group -N=N-.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq766">a prefix indicating the presence of an azo group: <em class="example">azobenzene.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azobenzene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azobenzene</span></header><div>/ˌæzoʊˈbɛnzin/ (<em>say</em> .azoh'benzeen), /-bɛnˈzin/ (<em>say</em> -ben'zeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">an orange-red crystalline substance, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>N=NC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>, obtained from nitrobenzene by reduction in an alkaline solution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azoic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azoic</span></header><div>/əˈzoʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'zohik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">relating to geological time before life appeared.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>azōos</em> lifeless + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azole</span></header><div>/ˈæzoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'azohl), /əˈzoʊl/ (<em>say</em> uh'zohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">any of a group of organic compounds having five atoms, one or more of them nitrogen, arranged in a fully unsaturated ring; the number of nitrogen atoms is indicated by a prefix, as in <em>diazole</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099873" href="entry://az-%23bigmac000099873"><span class="smallcaps">az-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052093" href="entry://-ole%23bigmac000052093"><span class="smallcaps">-ole</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azolla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azolla</span></header><div>/æˈzɒlə/ (<em>say</em> a'zoluh), /ə-/ (<em>say</em> uh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">any species of the genus <em>Azolla</em>, small floating ferns forming a carpet on slow-moving or still water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander I</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zanduh), /-zan-/ (<em>say</em> -zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> (Russian, <em>Aleksandr Pavlovich</em>), 1777–1825, tsar of Russia 1801–25.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> (Serbian, <em>Aleksandar Obrenović</em>), 1876–1903, king of Serbia 1889–1903.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq651"> (son of Peter I of Serbia), 1888–1934, king of Yugoslavia 1921–34.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander II</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zanduh), /-zan-/ (<em>say</em> -zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">(Russian, <em>Aleksandr Nikolaevich</em>), 1818–81, tsar of Russia 1855–81; emancipated serfs in 1861.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander III
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander III</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zanduh), /-zan-/ (<em>say</em> -zahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> 1241–86, king of Scotland 1249–86.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> (Russian, <em>Aleksandr Aleksandrovich</em>), 1845–94, tsar of Russia 1881–94 (son of Alexander II).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexius I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexius I</span></header><div>/əˈlɛksiəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'lekseeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Alexius Comnenus</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">1048–1118, emperor of the Byzantine Empire 1081–1118.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alfonso XII
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alfonso XII</span></header><div>/ælˈfɒnsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> al'fonsoh), /-zoʊ/ (<em>say</em> -zoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">1857–85, king of Spain 1874–85.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alfonso XIII
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alfonso XIII</span></header><div>/ælˈfɒnsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> al'fonsoh), /-zoʊ/ (<em>say</em> -zoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">1886–1941, king of Spain from 1886 until deposed in 1931 when the republic was established.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alsike clover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alsike clover</span></header><div>/ælsaɪk ˈkloʊvə/ (<em>say</em> alsuyk 'klohvuh), /-sɪk/ (<em>say</em> -sik), /ɔl-/ (<em>say</em> awl-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">a European clover, <em>Trifolium hybridum</em>, with whitish or pink flowers; can, particularly when wet, cause gastrointestinal distress and photosensitisation to pasturing livestock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Alsike</em>, a locality near Stockholm, Sweden]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amenhotep III
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amenhotep III</span></header><div>/amənˈhoʊtɛp/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhn'hohtep), /æmən-/ (<em>say</em> amuhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">king of Egypt 1411?–1375 BC.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Amenophis III</strong> /æməˈnoʊfəs/ (<em>say</em> amuh'nohfuhs).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amenhotep IV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amenhotep IV</span></header><div>/amənˈhoʊtɛp/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhn'hohtep), /æmən-/ (<em>say</em> amuhn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001409" href="entry://Akhenaten%23bigmac000001409"><strong>Akhenaten</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angas family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angas family</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian family notable in public life in SA since its foundation. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> <strong>George Fife</strong>, 1789–1879, English-born philanthropist and one of the founders of SA. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/george+fife+angas.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> his son, <strong>George French</strong>, 1822–86, Australian illustrator, painter, and naturalist, born in England. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/george+french+angas.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq038"> <strong>John Howard</strong>, 1823–1904, son of George Fife, English-born philanthropist; preceded his father in settling in SA. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img src="images/john+howard+angas.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>George Fife Angas</strong> was born and educated in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. After beginning a career as a coachmaker his business interests expanded into commerce and shipping, and he dreamt of making the newly founded colony of SA into ‘a place of refuge for pious dissenters of Great Britain … and a place where the children of pious farmers might have farms on which to settle and provide bread for their families’. Although he did not arrive in SA until 1851, he and his wife Rosetta (nee French) and family had constantly championed the colony’s cause. For example, Angas formed the South Australian Company, helped German settlers emigrate in 1838, and fought for the rights of the settlement before the 1841 select committee into its early failings. From his arrival in SA until 1866, Angas served as a member of the legislative council, but was disenchanted with the religious life of the new colony. After retirement from an active political career, Angas settled on his Lindsay Park Estate near Angaston. When he died he was eulogised by the local press as the true founder of SA.</div><div class="backshade"><strong>George French Angas</strong> embarked on a career as an illustrator and natural scientist. In 1842 he produced <em>A Ramble in Malta and Sicily</em>; in 1847 <em>South Australia Illustrated, The New Zealanders Illustrated</em> and <em>Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand</em>; in 1849 <em>The Kaffirs Illustrated</em> and <em>Description of the Barossa Range</em>; and in 1851 <em>Six Views of the Gold Field of Ophir</em>and <em>Views of the Gold Regions of Australia.</em> His later publications included travelogues, poetry, and narrative and scientific papers on the study of sea shells. From 1853 until 1860 he was secretary to the Australian Museum in Sydney. After this appointment he moved to SA and became chairman of the Angaston District Council from 1860 to 1862. His involvement in a local scandal led to his father’s displeasure, and he was sent to England in February 1863. He lived in London until his death.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-conservationist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-conservationist</span></header><div>/ˌænti-kɒnsəˈveɪʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> .antee-konsuh'vayshuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">someone who is in opposition to the conservation movement and its assessment of the need for programs to conserve natural and historic resources.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-conservation</strong> /ˌænti-kɒnsəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .antee-konsuh'vayshuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-conservative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739628600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-conservative</span><z><span target_id="0BwM25AMNQ">adj.</span><span target_id="GqFoJSjYPG">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌænti-kənˈsɜvətɪv/ (<em>say</em> .antee-kuhn'servuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0BwM25AMNQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> opposed to conservatism, especially to political conservatism.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GqFoJSjYPG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq872"> someone who is thus opposed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-feminism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac915910513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-feminism</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈfɛmənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'femuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">opposition to feminism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-feminist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-militarism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac842893742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-militarism</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈmɪlətərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'miluhtuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">opposition to the concept or principles of militarism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-militarist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-missile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-missile</span><z><span target_id="TDrvNMUi4h">adj.</span><span target_id="HIO4JgfySQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ˈmɪsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> antee-'misuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TDrvNMUi4h"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> designed or used in defence against guided missiles.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HIO4JgfySQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq945"> a ballistic device with a homing instrument, for defence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antiochus III
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antiochus III</span></header><div>/ænˈtaɪəkəs/ (<em>say</em> an'tuyuhkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Antiochus the Great</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">242–187 BC, king of Syria 223–187; extended Seleucid empire; fought against the Romans, by whom he was defeated in Greece (191) and Asia Minor (190).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antiochus IV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antiochus IV</span></header><div>/ænˈtaɪəkəs/ (<em>say</em> an'tuyuhkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Antiochus Epiphanes</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">died 164? BC, king of Syria 175–164?; provoked the revolt of the Maccabees (167) by attacking the Jewish people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-socialist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac703788283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-socialist</span><z><span target_id="GsW1ai95wP">adj.</span><span target_id="lLftKwuV24">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ˈsoʊʃələst/ (<em>say</em> antee-'sohshuhluhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GsW1ai95wP"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq615"> opposed to socialism.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lLftKwuV24">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq387"> someone who is thus opposed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aquino family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aquino family</span></header><div>/aˈkinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'keenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> <strong>Benigno</strong> /bəˈninoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'neenoh), 1932–83, Philippine politician, chief opposition leader from 1965 until his assassination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> his wife, <strong>Corazon</strong>, 1933–2009, Philippine politician; president 1986–92.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq534"> their son, <strong>Benigno</strong> (‘<em>Noynoy</em>’, <em>Benigno Aquino III</em>), 1960–2021, Philippine politician; president 2010–16.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archer family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archer family</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archer family" src="word_pronunciations/01153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a family of Australian brothers, important as early pastoralists and explorers in Qld. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> <strong>Charles</strong>, 1813–62, explorer and pastoralist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> <strong>John</strong>, 1814–57, pastoralist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq118"> <strong>David</strong>, 1816–1900, pastoralist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq790"> <strong>William</strong>, 1818–96, explorer and pastoralist; first European to discover the Fitzroy River in 1853.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq480"> <strong>Archibald</strong>, 1820–1902, pastoralist and politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq237"> <strong>Thomas</strong>, 1823–1905, explorer and pastoralist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq636"> <strong>Colin</strong>, 1832–1921, pastoralist, explorer, and shipbuilder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azonic</span></header><div>/eɪˈzoʊnɪk/ (<em>say</em> ay'zohnik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">not confined to any particular zone or region; not local.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azores
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242304560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azores</span></header><div>/əˈzɔz/ (<em>say</em> uh'zawz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a group of islands in the northern Atlantic, west of Portugal; an autonomous region of Portugal. 2300 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Portuguese, <strong>Açores</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azorin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azorin</span></header><div>/aθoʊˈrin/ (<em>say</em> ahthoh'reen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>José Martínez Ruiz</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">1874–1967, Spanish novelist, dramatist, and critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azote</span></header><div>/æˈzoʊt/ (<em>say</em> a'zoht), /əˈzoʊt/ (<em>say</em> uh'zoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">nitrogen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>azōtos</em>, properly, ungirt (mistakenly thought to mean lifeless, the gas being unfit to support life in respiration)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>azoted</strong> /æˈzoʊtəd/ (<em>say</em> a'zohtuhd), /əˈzoʊtəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'zohtuhd), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azotea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azotea</span></header><div>/ˌazɔˈtɛjə/ (<em>say</em> .ahzaw'teyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the stone terrace or balcony of an old Spanish-style mansion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [American Spanish: flat roof]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azoth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azoth</span></header><div>/ˈæzɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'azoth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Alchemy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">mercury, as the assumed first principle of all metals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, variant of <em>azoch</em>, from Arabic <em>az zāwūq</em> the mercury]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azotic</span></header><div>/əˈzɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'zotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">of or relating to azote; nitric.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azotise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azotise</span></header><div>/ˈæzətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'azuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">azotised</strong>, <strong class="bold">azotising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">to nitrogenise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">azotize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azov</span></header><div>/ˈazɒv/ (<em>say</em> 'ahzov) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sea of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a sea north-east of the Black Sea and connected with it by Kerch Strait. About 38 800 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Azof</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AZT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AZT</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of AZT" src="word_pronunciations/01614.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ zɛd ˈti/ (<em>say</em> ay zed 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">an antiviral drug, azidothymidine, originally produced from fish sperm, but now made synthetically, used to inhibit the replication of HIV; zidovudine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aztec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aztec</span></header><div>/ˈæztɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'aztek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> a member of an indigenous people dominant in Central Mexico at the time of the Spanish invasion (1519).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> a Uto-Aztecan language of the Nahuatl subgroup, still extensively spoken in Mexico; Nahuatl.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Aztecan</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azure</span><z><span target_id="Gq316oI2Ir">adj.</span><span target_id="itbHP3BnHP">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of azure" src="word_pronunciations/01615.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayzhuh), /æˈzjʊə/ (<em>say</em> a'zyoouh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Gq316oI2Ir"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq191"> of a sky-blue colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq121"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> (<em>placed after the noun</em>) blue.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="itbHP3BnHP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq083"> the blue of an unclouded sky.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> blue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq727"> a blue pigment, now especially cobalt blue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq319"> the sky.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>azur</em>, from Arabic <em>lāzward</em>, from Persian <em>lajward</em> lapis lazuli] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>azury</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azurite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azurite</span></header><div>/ˈæʒjəraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'azhyuhruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> a blue mineral, a hydrous copper carbonate, Cu<sub>3</sub>(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>, an ore of copper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> a gem of moderate value, ground from this mineral.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005007" href="entry://azure%23bigmac000005007"><span class="smallcaps">azur(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azygous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azygous</span></header><div>/əˈzɪgəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'ziguhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">not being one of a pair; single.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>azygos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbott family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbott family</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Abbott family" src="word_pronunciations/00028.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæbət/ (<em>say</em> 'abuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian family of politicians and journalists. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> <strong>Sir Joseph Palmer</strong>, 1842–1901, state politician, pastoralist and solicitor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> his son, <strong>John Henry Macartney</strong>, 1874–1953, journalist and author.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq773"> <strong>Macartney</strong>, 1877–1960, son of Sir Joseph, state and federal politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq244"> <strong>Joseph Palmer</strong>, 1891–1965, son of Sir Joseph, pastoralist and federal politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq342"> <strong>Charles Lydiard Aubrey</strong>, 1886–1975, nephew of Sir Joseph, soldier and politician; administrator of the NT 1937–46; served in World War I including the charge at Beersheba.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abdullah II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499924216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abdullah II</span></header><div>/æbˈdʊlə/ (<em>say</em> ab'dooluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">born 1962, became king of Jordan in 1999; son of King Hussein.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adams family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adams family</span></header><div>/ˈædəmz/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a distinguished US family, which has included two presidents. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> <strong>John</strong>, 1735–1826, second president of the US, 1797–1801; leader in the American War of Independence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq056"> <strong>John Quincy</strong> /ˈkwɪnsi/ (<em>say</em> 'kwinsee), 1767–1848, his son, sixth president of the US, 1825–29; secretary of state 1817–25.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> <strong>Charles Francis</strong>, 1807–86, son of John Quincy Adams, US politician; minister to Great Britain 1861–68.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq225"> <strong>Henry Brooks</strong>, 1838–1918, son of Charles Francis Adams, US historian and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agrippina II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agrippina II</span></header><div>/ægrəˈpinə/ (<em>say</em> agruh'peenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">AD 15–59, mother of the Roman emperor Nero.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albert I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albert I</span></header><div>/ˈælbət/ (<em>say</em> 'albuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> (<em>Albert the Bear</em>), c. 1100–70, margrave of Brandenburg; military leader.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> c. 1255–1308, king of Germany 1298–1308.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq313"> 1875–1934, king of the Belgians 1909–34.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albert II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albert II</span></header><div>/ˈælbət/ (<em>say</em> 'albuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq039"> born 1934, king of Belgium 1993–2013.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq228"> (<em>Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre de Grimaldi</em>, <em>Prince of Monaco</em>), born 1958, reigning prince of Monaco since 2005.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Artaxerxes I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Artaxerxes I</span></header><div>/atəˈzɜksiz/ (<em>say</em> ahtuh'zerkseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq626"> king of Persia 464–425 BC; son of Xerxes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> died AD 242, king of Persia AD 212?–242; founder of the dynasty and empire of the Sassanidae.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Artaxerxes II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Artaxerxes II</span></header><div>/atəˈzɜksiz/ (<em>say</em> ahtuh'zerkseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">died 359? BC, king of Persia 404?–359 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Artaxerxes III
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Artaxerxes III</span></header><div>/atəˈzɜksiz/ (<em>say</em> ahtuh'zerkseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">died 338 BC, king of Persia 359–338 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashton family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashton family</span></header><div>/ˈæʃtən/ (<em>say</em> 'ashtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a family of Australian artists. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> <strong>Julian Rossi</strong>, 1851–1942, born in England, landscape painter; founded the influential Sydney Art School (now the Julian Ashton Art School) in 1896.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> his son, <strong>Julian Howard</strong>, 1877–1964, landscape painter and journalist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq746"> <strong>Julian Richard</strong>, 1913–2001, son of Julian Howard, painter; official war artist during World War II; director of Julian Ashton Art School 1960–77.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Julian Rossi Ashton</strong> attended art schools in both London and Paris before migrating to Australia in 1878. Working first as an illustrator for different publications, he turned his attention to painting and teaching at the Art Society of NSW. In about 1895 he began his own art school, which not only endured but always enjoyed a considerable reputation. Among his students were Elioth Gruner, Thea Proctor, William Dobell and Sydney Long.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astor family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astor family</span></header><div>/ˈæstə/ (<em>say</em> 'astuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> US and British family involved in commerce and politics. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> <strong>John Jacob</strong>, 1763–1848, US fur merchant and investor, born in Germany.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> <strong>William Waldorf</strong>, <strong>1st Viscount Astor of Hever</strong>, 1848–1919, British newspaper proprietor and US diplomat, born in the US.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq530"> his son, <strong>Waldorf</strong>, <strong>2nd Viscount</strong>, 1879–1952, British politician and newspaper proprietor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq198"> <strong>Nancy</strong>, <strong>Viscountess</strong>, 1879–1964, first woman to take a seat in the British House of Commons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq246"> <strong>John Jacob</strong>, <strong>1st Baron Astor of Hever</strong>, 1886–1971, English newspaper proprietor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derain</span></header><div>/dəˈræ̃/ (<em>say</em> duh'ran) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André</strong> /ɒ̃ˈdreɪ/ (<em>say</em> on'dray), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">1880–1954, French Fauvist painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Malraux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Malraux</span></header><div>/malˈroʊ/ (<em>say</em> mahl'roh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André</strong> /ɒ̃ˈdreɪ/ (<em>say</em> on'dray), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">1901–76, French writer, art philosopher and politician; author of <em>La Condition humaine</em> (1933).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Masséna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Masséna</span></header><div>/maseɪˈna/ (<em>say</em> mahsay'nah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André</strong> /ɒ̃ˈdreɪ/ (<em>say</em> on'dray) (<em>Prince d’Essling</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">1758–1817, French marshal under Napoleon I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maurois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maurois</span></header><div>/mɒˈrwa/ (<em>say</em> mo'rwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André</strong> /ɒ̃ˈdreɪ/ (<em>say</em> on'dray) (<em>Emile Herzog</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nin</span></header><div>/nɪn/ (<em>say</em> nin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anaïs</strong> /əˈniəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'neeuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">1903–77, US novelist and diarist, born in France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Niyazov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac183044910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Niyazov</span></header><div>/niˈjazəf/ (<em>say</em> nee'yahz7f) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saparmurad Atayévich</strong> /səpəmʊˈrat əˌteɪjəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> suhpuhmoo'raht uh.tayyuhvich) (‘<em>Turkmenbashi</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">1940–2006, Turkmen politician; president of Turkmenistan from independence in 1992 to 2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Novotný
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Novotný</span></header><div>/ˈnɒvɒtni/ (<em>say</em> 'novotnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Antonín</strong> /ˈantɒnjin/ (<em>say</em> 'ahntonyeen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">1904–75, president of Czechoslovakia 1957–68.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Previn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Previn</span></header><div>/ˈprɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'prevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir André George</strong> /ˈɒndreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ondray) (born <em>Andreas Ludwig Priwin</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">1929–2019, German-born US conductor, arranger and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gide</span></header><div>/ʒid/ (<em>say</em> zheed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André</strong> /ɒ̃ˈdreɪ/ (<em>say</em> on'dray), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, and critic; Nobel prize for literature 1947.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kertész
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kertész</span></header><div>/ˈkɛətɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'kairtesh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> <strong>André</strong> /ˈandreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahndray), 1894–1985, Hungarian photographer; an influential pioneer of photojournalism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> <strong>Imre</strong> /ˈɪmrə/ (<em>say</em> 'imruh), 1930–2016, Hungarian novelist; works include <em>Sorstalansag</em> (<em>Fateless</em>, 1975); Nobel prize for literature 2002.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kolingba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kolingba</span></header><div>/koʊˈlɪŋba/ (<em>say</em> koh'lingbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">1935–2010, president of Central African Republic 1981–93.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Le Nôtre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Le Nôtre</span></header><div>/lə ˈnoʊtrə/ (<em>say</em> luh 'nohtruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André</strong> /ɒ̃ˈdreɪ/ (<em>say</em> on'dray), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">1613–1700, French landscape gardener, designed the park at the Palace of Versailles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-minded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-minded</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-maɪndəd/ (<em>say</em> 'air-muynduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> interested in aviation or in the aviation aspects of problems.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq989"> favouring increased use of aircraft.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>airmindedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allyl group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allyl group</span></header><div>/ˈæləl grup/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhl groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">an alkenyl group, CH<sub>2</sub>=CH–CH<sub>2</sub>–, related to allyl alcohol.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allyl radical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>all</em>(<em>ium</em>) garlic + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>allylic</strong> /əˈlɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'lilik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ante meridiem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ante meridiem</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ante meridiem" src="word_pronunciations/00924.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌænti məˈrɪdiəm/ (<em>say</em> .antee muh'rideeuhm) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> before noon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> the time between 12 midnight and 12 noon. <em>Abbrev.</em>: am, a.m.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>antemeridian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a priori
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a priori</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of a priori" src="word_pronunciations/00011.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ priˈɔri/ (<em>say</em> ay pree'awree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of a priori" src="word_pronunciations/00010.mp3"></audio></span>/a praɪˈɔraɪ/ (<em>say</em> ah pruy'awruy) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> from cause to effect; from a general law to a particular instance; valid independently of observation (opposed to <em>a posteriori</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> claiming to report matters of fact but actually not supported by factual study.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: from something prior] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>apriority</strong> /eɪpraɪˈɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> aypruy'oruhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aprioristic</strong> /eɪpraɪəˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> aypruyuh'ristik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>aprioristically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a.b.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a.b.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq100">able-bodied (seaman).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AB</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a cappella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a cappella</span><z><span target_id="gRaqd99Yio">adj.</span><span target_id="5E67QoonF2">adv.</span></z></header><div>/a kəˈpɛlə/ (<em>say</em> ah kuh'peluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gRaqd99Yio"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> performed without instrumental accompaniment: <em class="example">an a cappella performance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="5E67QoonF2">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq101"> without instrumental accompaniment: <em class="example">they performed a cappella.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> in the style of church or chapel music.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acapella</strong>, <strong class="vs">alla cappella</strong> /alə kəˈpɛlə/ (<em>say</em> ahluh kuh'peluh). <div class="etym">[Italian <em>cappella</em> chapel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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access time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">access time</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of access time" src="word_pronunciations/00142.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæksɛs taɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'akses tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the time taken by an electronic device or a computer to complete a task, as to connect with a service provider or to store or retrieve a piece of data.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">access</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetate fibre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetate fibre</span></header><div>/ˌæsəteɪt ˈfaɪbə/ (<em>say</em> .asuhtayt 'fuybuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> an artificial fibre made from pure cellulose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> material made from this fibre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acetate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrobatic gymnastics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194170608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrobatic gymnastics</span></header><div>/ækrəbætɪk dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/ (<em>say</em> akruhbatik jim'nastiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a form of gymnastics undertaken as a competitive sport in which a pair or group of gymnasts perform routines set to music which incorporate acrobatic moves, dance steps and tumbling.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">acro</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylate resin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylate resin</span></header><div>/ˌækrəleɪt ˈrɛzən/ (<em>say</em> .akruhlayt 'rezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">any of a class of acrylic resins used in adhesives, plastics, emulsion paints, and paper and textile finishes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acrylate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic nail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac497770838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic nail</span></header><div>/əˌkrɪlɪk ˈneɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh.krilik 'nayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">an artificial fingernail made from an acrylic resin and attached to a person’s real fingernail and painted as part of a manicure treatment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acrylic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic paint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic paint</span></header><div>/əˌkrɪlɪk ˈpeɪnt/ (<em>say</em> uh.krilik 'paynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">artist’s colour based on acrylic polymer resin and mixed with water or an acrylic medium.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acrylic</strong>, <strong class="vs">acrylic colour</strong>, <strong class="vs">acrylic polymer colour</strong>, <strong class="vs">polymer colour</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic resin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic resin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrylic resin" src="word_pronunciations/00243.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌkrɪlɪk ˈrɛzən/ (<em>say</em> uh.krilik 'rezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">one of the group of thermoplastic resins formed by polymerising the esters or amides of acrylic acid, used chiefly when transparency is desired. Perspex and plexiglas are in this group.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acrylic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acts of the Apostles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acts of the Apostles</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">the fifth book in the New Testament</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Acts</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerosol container
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerosol container</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerosol container" src="word_pronunciations/00399.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛərəsɒl kənˈteɪnə/ (<em>say</em> airruhsol kuhn'taynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a metal container for storing a substance under pressure and subsequently dispensing it as a spray.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aerosol</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-school care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac660644531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-school care</span></header><div>/aftə-ˈskul kɛə/ (<em>say</em> ahftuh-'skoohl kair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">professional care of school-age children after the close of school, usually in a centre on or near the school premises.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aftercare</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agar-agar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agar-agar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agar-agar" src="word_pronunciations/00462.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪgər-ˈeɪgə/ (<em>say</em> ayguhr-'ayguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">a gelatine-like product of certain seaweeds, used to solidify culture media and, especially in Asia, for soups, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay <em>agar</em> jelly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agri-solar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599957841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agri-solar</span><z><span target_id="bNyKW6ent5">n.</span><span target_id="2QWymJ3u8R">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈægri-soʊlə/ (<em>say</em> 'agree-sohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bNyKW6ent5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> Also, <strong class="vs">agrivoltaics</strong>. the practice of utilising land for the production of solar energy through the installation of solar panels while simultaneously farming the land.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2QWymJ3u8R">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq388"> of or relating to such practices: <em class="example">agri-solar initiatives.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agrisolar</strong>, <strong class="vs">agri solar</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001199" href="entry://agriculture%23bigmac000001199"><span class="smallcaps">agri(culture)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070073" href="entry://solar%23bigmac000070073"><span class="smallcaps">solar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a.h.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a.h.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq773">after hours.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AH</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIDS-related complex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIDS-related complex</span></header><div>/ˌeɪdz-rəleɪtəd ˈkɒmplɛks/ (<em>say</em> .aydz-ruhlaytuhd 'kompleks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a syndrome, caused by the HIV virus, which is sometimes a precursor to AIDS; symptoms are swelling of the lymph nodes and fever.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ARC</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Segovia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Segovia</span></header><div>/səˈgoʊviə/ (<em>say</em> suh'gohveeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Andrés</strong> /anˈdreɪs/ (<em>say</em> ahn'drays), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">1893–1987, Spanish classical guitarist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Varda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Varda</span></header><div>/vaˈda/ (<em>say</em> vah'dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Agnès</strong> /aˈnjɛs/ (<em>say</em> ah'nyes), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">1928–2019, French film director, born in Belgium; influential figure of the French New Wave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A, a
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A, a</span><z><span target_id="tgUVKMjcnk">n.</span><span target_id="XaBfL0K7WR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of A, a" src="word_pronunciations/01617.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tgUVKMjcnk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">A’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">As</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">a’s</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> the first letter of the English alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq089"> the first in any series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq380"> the highest mark for school, college, or university work; alpha.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq510"> the sixth degree in the scale of C major, or the first in the relative minor scale (A minor).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq794"> a written or printed note representing this tone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq883"> a string, key, or pipe tuned to this note.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq100"> (in the fixed system of solmisation) the sixth note of the scale, called <em>la</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq660"> the note to which concert performers tune their instruments; concert A.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq549"> a series of standard paper sizes, such as A1, A3, etc., being subdivisions of the basic A0 size, 1189 × 841 mm.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XaBfL0K7WR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">from A to Z</strong>, from beginning to end.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the first letter of the Roman alphabet, with prototypes <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093986" href="entry://alpha%23bigmac000093986"><span class="smallcaps">alpha</span></a> in Greek and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089758" href="entry://aleph%23bigmac000089758"><span class="smallcaps">aleph</span></a> in the Phoenician and old Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amazon stone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amazon stone</span></header><div>/ˈæməzən stoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhzuhn stohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">a green feldspar, a variety of microline, used as an ornamental material.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amazonite</strong> /ˈæməzənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhzuhnuyt). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac362294839" href="entry://Amazon%23bigmac362294839"><span class="smallcaps">Amazon<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101940" href="entry://stone%23bigmac000101940"><span class="smallcaps">stone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Indian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac261860120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Indian</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈɪndiən/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'indeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098966" href="entry://Native%20American%23bigmac000098966"><strong>Native American</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Amerindian</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098966" href="entry://Native%20American%23bigmac000098966"><strong>Native American</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Sign Language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac184403504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Sign Language</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a sign language for the hearing-impaired using hand gestures, developed in the United States.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ameslan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AMPA receptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101182813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AMPA receptor</span></header><div>/ˈæmpə rəsɛptə/ (<em>say</em> 'ampuh ruhseptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">the ionotropic receptor for glutamate in the brain that enables fast synaptic transmission in the central nervous system, so called because of its ability to be activated by AMPA; thought to be involved in the encoding of memory.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AMPAR</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac299712003" href="entry://AMPA%23bigmac299712003"><span class="smallcaps">AMPA</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061699" href="entry://receptor%23bigmac000061699"><span class="smallcaps">receptor</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyl nitrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyl nitrite</span></header><div>/æməl ˈnaɪtraɪt/ (<em>say</em> amuhl 'nuytruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">a yellowish volatile liquid ester, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>11</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>, with a fragrant odour, used in medicine as a vasodilator especially in the treatment of angina pectoris, and to heighten pleasure during sexual orgasm.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">amyl</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anal retentive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anal retentive</span><z><span target_id="Y7JsQZ9DYV">n.</span><span target_id="g2kNBWYfIe">adj.</span></z></header><div>/eɪnəl rəˈtɛntɪv/ (<em>say</em> aynuhl ruh'tentiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y7JsQZ9DYV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> a person with traits such as orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, which are thought to be the result of fixation at the anal stage of development.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="g2kNBWYfIe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">anal-retentive</strong>, <strong class="vs">anal</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq284"> (of a person) having these characteristics: <em class="example">an anal retentive personality.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq0"> (of behaviour, etc.) exhibiting these characteristics: <em class="example">an anal retentive obsession with neatness.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anally retentive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anal retentiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angasi oyster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac284730094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angasi oyster</span></header><div>/æŋgazi ˈɔɪstə/ (<em>say</em> anggahzee 'oystuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">an Australian native flat oyster, <em>Ostrea angasi</em>, which grows naturally on the sea floor; found in marine and estuarine habitats of southern Australia from mid-NSW to the southern parts of WA.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">angasi</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle iron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle iron</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəl aɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhl uyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> a bar of iron in the form of an angle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> a rolled iron or steel bar with an L-shaped cross-section, used mainly in iron constructions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">angle</strong>, <strong class="vs">angle section</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angora cat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angora cat</span></header><div>/æŋˌgɔrə ˈkæt/ (<em>say</em> ang.gawruh 'kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">a long-haired variety of the domestic cat.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Angora</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally bred in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac560667897" href="entry://Angora%23bigmac560667897"><span class="smallcaps">Angora<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angora goat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angora goat</span></header><div>/æŋˌgɔrə ˈgoʊt/ (<em>say</em> ang.gawruh 'goht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">one of a breed of domestic goat principally reared for its long, silky fleece known as mohair.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Angora</strong>. <div class="etym">[the breed was originally established in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac560667897" href="entry://Angora%23bigmac560667897"><span class="smallcaps">Angora<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angora rabbit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angora rabbit</span></header><div>/æŋˌgɔrə ˈræbət/ (<em>say</em> ang.gawruh 'rabuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">any of various long-haired breeds of domestic rabbit the hair of which is used to make Angora yarn or fabric.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Angora</strong>. <div class="etym">[? translation of French <em>lapin angora</em> rabbit of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac560667897" href="entry://Angora%23bigmac560667897"><span class="smallcaps">Angora<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angostura bark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angostura bark</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgəstʃurə ˈbak/ (<em>say</em> .angguhschoohruh 'bahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">the bitter aromatic bark of a South American tree, <em>Galipea officinalis</em>, supposedly valuable as a tonic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">angostura</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Angostura</em>, former name of Ciudad Bolívar, a town in eastern Venezuela]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annual general meeting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac588718487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annual general meeting</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> the obligatory annual meeting of the shareholders and directors of a registered company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> an annual meeting of the members of any organisation, as a club, sporting group, school committee, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AGM</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant bear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant bear</span></header><div>/ˈænt bɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ant bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq611"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030168" href="entry://giant%20anteater%23bigmac000030168"><strong>giant anteater</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103575" href="entry://aardvark%23bigmac000103575"><strong>aardvark</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antbear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant bed</span></header><div>/ˈænt bɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'ant bed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> an extensive ant nest in the ground, sometimes forming a slight mound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq491"> a termite mound.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antbed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant heap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant heap</span></header><div>/ˈænt hip/ (<em>say</em> 'ant heep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a pile of dirt thrown up by ants in building a nest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antheap</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant hill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant hill</span></header><div>/ˈænt hɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ant hil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> a mound of earth formed by a colony of ants in constructing their habitation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq391"> a mound of earth typically 1 to 2 m high, built up by termites in forming a nest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anthill</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-Semitic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491314382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-Semitic</span></header><div>/ænti-səˈmɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee-suh'mitik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">prejudiced against Jewish people.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antisemitic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-Semitically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-Semitism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897021758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-Semitism</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈsɛmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'semuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">prejudice against Jewish people.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antisemitism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-vaxxer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216186110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-vaxxer</span><z><span target_id="9d2atG8qIM">n.</span><span target_id="i2OX5kAYJu">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ˈvæksə/ (<em>say</em> antee-'vaksuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9d2atG8qIM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> a person opposed to vaccination.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="i2OX5kAYJu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq826"> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-vax</strong>. opposed to vaccination: <em class="example">anti-vaxxer parents.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antivaxxer</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac836279720" href="entry://anti-vax%23bigmac836279720"><span class="smallcaps">anti-vax</span></a> + <em>-x-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-1
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-1</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of A-1" src="word_pronunciations/00012.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ-ˈwʌn/ (<em>say</em> ay-'wun) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> registered as a first-class vessel in a shipping register, as Lloyd’s Register.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> first-class; excellent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">A1</strong>, <strong class="vs">A-one</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appropriate technology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appropriate technology</span></header><div>/əˌproʊpriət tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> uh.prohpreeuht tek'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">the most suitable technology, taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of a particular place or process in terms of the relative costs of supply of capital, labour, raw materials and energy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AT</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabian horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac717264273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabian horse</span></header><div>/əˌreɪbiən ˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> uh.raybeeuhn 'haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">a horse with a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, native to Arabia and adjacent countries; known for its good temperament, intelligence and spirited disposition.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Arab</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbor vitae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbor vitae</span></header><div>/abə ˈvitaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh 'veetuy), /abə ˈvaɪti/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh 'vuytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> an evergreen tree of the coniferous genus <em>Thuja</em>, especially <em>T. occidentalis</em>, planted for hedges, etc. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061885" href="entry://red%20cedar%23bigmac000061885"><strong>red cedar</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061885" href="entry://red%20cedar%23mq366">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">NZ</em> the endemic cypress, <em>Libocedrus plumosa</em>; kawaka.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq221"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a tree-like appearance in a vertical section of the cerebellum, due to the arrangement of the white and grey nerve tissues.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arborvitae</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin: tree of life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arch rival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac605435959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arch rival</span></header><div>/atʃ ˈraɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> ahch 'ruyvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">the chief rival.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archrival</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arc sine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arc sine</span></header><div>/ˈak saɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahk suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">the inverse mathematical function to the sine, if y is the sine of θ, then θ is the arc sine of y; inverse sine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arcsin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arc tangent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arc tangent</span></header><div>/ˈak tændʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahk tanjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">the inverse function to the tangent; if y is the tangent of θ, then θ is the arc tangent of y; inverse tangent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arctan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ARIA Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100655597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ARIA Award</span></header><div>/ˈariə əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahreeuh uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">one of a set of annual awards made by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for music recording in various categories.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ARIA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm lock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm lock</span></header><div>/ˈam lɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahm lok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a restraining hold in which a person attacking from behind twists the arm of the person who is being held behind their back, the wrist being pulled up as far as possible.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armlock</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm wrestle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268691535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm wrestle</span></header><div>/ˈam rɛsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahm resuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> a contest of arm wrestling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a tough, low-scoring game or period of play in a team sport, such as Australian Rules, soccer, basketball, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq931"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any keenly contested struggle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arm-wrestle</strong>, <strong class="vs">armwrestle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm-wrestle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac5865520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm-wrestle</span></header><div>/ˈam-rɛsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahm-resuhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">arm-wrestled</strong>, <strong class="bold">arm-wrestling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq64">to take part in a contest of arm wrestling.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armwrestle</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>arm-wrestler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashgrove boot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429589915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashgrove boot</span></header><div>/ˈæʃgroʊv but/ (<em>say</em> 'ashgrohv booht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Brisbane Region Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">a woman’s high-heeled, knee-high leather or vinyl boot.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ashgrovian</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the fact that the Brisbane suburb <em>Ashgrove</em> is close to the suburb The Gap, with allusion to the high boot being close to the ‘gap’, referring to the vagina]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ash pan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574600530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash pan</span></header><div>/ˈæʃ pæn/ (<em>say</em> 'ash pan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq19">a tray for collecting ashes from a fire, as in a steam engine, wood-burning stove, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ashpan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attention deficit disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac619610563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attention deficit disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac123520082" href="entry://attention%20deficit%20hyperactivity%20disorder%23bigmac123520082"><strong>attention deficit hyperactivity disorder</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ADD</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123520082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attention deficit hyperactivity disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a genetic disorder resulting in biochemical imbalances in the brain which cause symptoms which may include inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ADHD</strong>, <strong class="vs">attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder</strong>; <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">attention deficit disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aum Shinrikyo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac294536924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aum Shinrikyo</span></header><div>/aʊm ʃɪnˈrɪkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> owm shin'rikoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">a Japanese religious cult aiming to seek to teach the truth about the creation and destruction of the universe; carried out a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway on 20 March 1995.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aleph</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Business Number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac180606143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Business Number</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">an 11-digit number allocated by the government to a business, which must be displayed on invoices, receipts, letterhead, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105144" href="entry://Australian%20Company%20Number%23bigmac000105144"><strong>Australian Company Number</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">ABN</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air base
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air base</span></header><div>/ˈɛə beɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'air bays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a base for military aircraft.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airbase</strong>; <em class="label">Navy</em>, <strong class="vs">air station</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air burst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air burst</span></header><div>/ˈɛə bɜst/ (<em>say</em> 'air berst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> an explosion of a bomb, shell, etc., in the atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> an explosion of a nuclear weapon in the air at a height greater than the maximum radius of the fireball.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airburst</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air gun</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air gun" src="word_pronunciations/00525.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə gʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'air gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a gun in which the projectile is discharged by the release of compressed air or other gas.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026753" href="entry://firearm%23bigmac000026753"><strong>firearm</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">airgun</strong>, <strong class="vs">gas gun</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air jack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac3341705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air jack</span></header><div>/ˈɛə dʒæk/ (<em>say</em> 'air jak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">a device, inflated with compressed air, used to raise and lower a heavy weight, especially a motor vehicle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airjack</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air power
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558258650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air power</span></header><div>/ˈɛə paʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'air powuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">the strength of a country’s air force.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airpower</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967599737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air shot</span></header><div>/ˈɛə ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'air shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq44">(in ball sports) an attempted strike in which the player misses the ball entirely.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airshot</strong>, <strong class="vs">fresh-air shot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air show
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac983413612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air show</span></header><div>/ˈɛə ʃoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'air shoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">an exhibition of aircraft, often including a display of air formations and stunts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airshow</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air step
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac021093664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air step</span></header><div>/ˈɛə stɛp/ (<em>say</em> 'air step) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a misstep (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047348" href="entry://misstep%23mq441">1</a>) occurring when a person who is walking or running unexpectedly encounters a depression, a step down or a change in gradient, and so does not find the expected solid ground underfoot.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airstep</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air strike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air strike</span></header><div>/ˈɛə straɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'air struyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">an attack by fighters, bombers or attack aircraft on a specific objective.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airstrike</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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à la mode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">à la mode</span><z><span target_id="clMxFDyTez">adv.</span><span target_id="GP2xq3n9GI">adj.</span></z></header><div>/a la ˈmoʊd/ (<em>say</em> ah lah 'mohd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="clMxFDyTez"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> in or according to the fashion.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GP2xq3n9GI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq578"> (of beef) larded and braised or stewed with vegetables, herbs, etc., and served with a rich brown gravy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq291"> <em class="label">US</em> (of dessert) served with ice cream: <em class="example">apple pie à la mode.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alamode</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aleutian Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aleutian Islands</span></header><div>/əluʃən ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> uhloohshuhn 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">an archipelago extending west from the Alaska Peninsula between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean for about 1900 km; a part of Alaska.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aleutians</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alfalfa sprouts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286129254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alfalfa sprouts</span></header><div>/ælˈfælfə spraʊts/ (<em>say</em> al'falfuh sprowts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq4">the sprouts of alfalfa seeds, often used in salads.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alfalfa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alley-oop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley-oop</span><z><span target_id="52Ythzdl1I">interj.</span><span target_id="iWfNNlSi9H">n.</span></z></header><div>/æli-ˈup/ (<em>say</em> alee-'oohp), /æli-ˈʊp/ (<em>say</em> alee-'oop) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="52Ythzdl1I">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> (an exclamation of encouragement, exhortation, etc., preceding some vigorous action or forceful effort.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iWfNNlSi9H">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq29"> <em class="label">Basketball</em> a pass made by one player to another who is running towards the basket, the second player catching the ball in midair and dunking it before landing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alleyoop</strong>, <strong class="vs">allez oop</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>allez hop</em>, from <em>allez</em> go! + <em>hop</em> an exclamation of encouragement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all right
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all right</span><z><span target_id="i2QrnZ8xg1">adj.</span><span target_id="jVvM8SCzBT">adv.</span><span target_id="XFaYopZlPT">interj.</span><span target_id="8Dj2GQAbRK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of all right" src="word_pronunciations/00600.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔl ˈraɪt/ (<em>say</em> awl 'ruyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="i2QrnZ8xg1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> in good condition; not harmed, damaged or sick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> satisfactory but not outstanding: <em class="example">his work is all right, but not worth a raise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq606"> acceptable or permissible: <em class="example">is it all right if I leave early?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq823"> (of a person) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq316"> acceptable; trustworthy: <em class="example">the gang thought Jack was all right.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq389"> moderately likeable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq387"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> respectable.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq263"> (of a situation) safe: <em class="example">the teacher moved away and it was all right to continue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq835"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> settled; agreed upon: <em class="example">your job’s all right for next Monday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq403"> not lacking for anything; not in need of assistance: <em class="example">if you kids are all right I’ll go to the shops.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="jVvM8SCzBT">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq554"> satisfactorily; acceptably; correctly: <em class="example">she did the job all right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq384"> (<em>often ironic</em>) without fail; certainly: <em class="example">you stuffed that up, all right!</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="XFaYopZlPT">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq813"> Also, <strong class="vs">too right</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of delighted affirmation or approval.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8Dj2GQAbRK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq117"> <strong class="phr">a bit of all right</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something or someone exciting admiration, especially a sexually attractive person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alright</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Although <em>alright</em> has been a disputed usage for <em>all right</em>, it is increasingly common in published writing.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-terrain vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-terrain vehicle</span></header><div>/ɔl-təreɪn ˈviɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> awl-tuhrayn 'veeikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a vehicle designed for use on land or water, having usually six or eight chain-driven wheels with round, cleated tyres inflated to a low pressure, a small air-cooled engine, and an unsinkable body made from plastic or fibreglass.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">all terrain vehicle</strong>, <strong class="vs">ATV</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha-fetoprotein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha-fetoprotein</span></header><div>/ˌælfə-fitoʊˈproʊtin/ (<em>say</em> .alfuh-feetoh'prohteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">a substance produced by a fetus; a high level in the mother’s blood may indicate that the baby has spina bifida.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alpha-foetoprotein</strong>, <strong class="vs">AFP</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative dispute resolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149541429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative dispute resolution</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">dispute resolution by processes which encourage disputants to reach their own solution and in which a neutral third party may act as a facilitator, as by arbitration, mediation, referral to experts, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">assisted dispute resolution</strong>, <strong class="vs">appropriate dispute resolution</strong>, <strong class="vs">ADR</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a.m.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a.m.</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of a.m." src="word_pronunciations/00794.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪ ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> ay 'em) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> before noon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> the period from 12 midnight to 12 noon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">am</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>ante merīdiem</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amazon Basin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557029378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amazon Basin</span></header><div>/æməzən ˈbeɪsən/ (<em>say</em> amuhzuhn 'baysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">the vast area of land drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries, covering about seven million km<sup>2</sup> within nine countries, the major part of which consists of moist broadleaf forest (the <strong>Amazon rainforest</strong>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Amazonia</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Amazon Basin</strong> contains the largest rainforest area in the world, with almost one sixth of the world’s broadleaf forests. Some 60 per cent of the Basin’s rainforest is in Brazil, where it makes up almost half of that country. It is an area of remarkable biodiversity with many areas still unexplored. The Amazon contains the world’s largest river basin and one-fifth of the world’s fresh water. Its rainforest is home to 10 per cent of all known species on the earth and claims the highest plant diversity on the earth. It is also one of the world’s most important carbon sinks. The rainforest remained relatively intact until the 1970s, when construction of roads through it by the Brazilian government made it more accessible to farmers (mainly for cattle-raising and soybean cultivation), leading to intense and ongoing deforestation, usually by burning; it is also logged. In 2014 the New York Declaration on Forests committed signatories to halve the rate of loss of forests globally by 2020 and end natural forest loss by 2030. Deforestation rates in the Amazon had fallen from 28 500 square kilometres in 2004 to 4560 square kilometres in 2012, a decrease of 70 per cent. But in 2013 deforestation rates were up again to 5000 square kilometres a year. Rainforests do not regenerate easily; most of the global rainforest lost annually is in the Amazon Basin.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Company Number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Company Number</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a unique nine-digit number which is allotted to each Australian company as identification on official registration.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac180606143" href="entry://Australian%20Business%20Number%23bigmac180606143"><strong>Australian Business Number</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">ACN</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Sign Language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Sign Language</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">a sign language for the deaf using hand gestures, developed and used in Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Auslan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto body
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388883905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto body</span><z><span target_id="PuNnwwtcmi">n.</span><span target_id="ZyJUbKGkMw">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊ bɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'awtoh bodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PuNnwwtcmi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auto bodies</strong>) the outer casing of a motor vehicle (opposed to <em>chassis</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZyJUbKGkMw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq313"> of or relating to the outer casing of a motor vehicle: <em class="example">auto body dent removal.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autobody</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto carrier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac563759990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto carrier</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊ kæriə/ (<em>say</em> 'awto kareeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">a type of rolling stock used to transport cars, small trucks, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autorack</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic gain control
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic gain control</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">that part of an amplifier which varies the gain inversely with the strength of the input signal, thus maintaining an approximately constant output.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">AGC</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic teller machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic teller machine</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">computerised equipment located outside banks and building societies, in shopping areas, etc., offering basic banking facilities and operated by inserting a plastic card with a magnetised strip and keying in a personal identification number.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ATM</strong>, <strong class="vs">automated teller machine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aviation medicine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aviation medicine</span></header><div>/ˌeɪvieɪʃən ˈmɛdəsən/ (<em>say</em> .ayveeayshuhn 'meduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">the special field of medicine which draws together aspects of occupational medicine, health and safety issues, and environmental factors, in relation to the biological and psychological problems of people in aircraft, both crew and passengers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aeromedicine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Awgie Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac282531738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Awgie Award</span></header><div>/ˈɔgi əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'awgee uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">one of a set of annual awards established in 1967 and presented since 1968 in Australia, recognising the best scripts for stage, film, television, and radio.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Awgie</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>AWG</em> (Australian Writers’ Guild) which presents the awards]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beautician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beautician</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beautician" src="word_pronunciations/01999.mp3"></audio></span>/bjuˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> byooh'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a person skilled in cosmetic treatment and beauty aids.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aesthetician</strong>. <div class="etym">[US (1920s); <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101129" href="entry://beauty%23bigmac000101129"><span class="smallcaps">beaut(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036119" href="entry://-ician%23bigmac000036119"><span class="smallcaps">-ician</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzocaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzocaine</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzəkeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'benzuhkayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a water-insoluble crystalline ester, NH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>COOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub> (ethyl para-aminobenzoate), used as a local anaesthetic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anaesthesin</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006745" href="entry://benzo-%23bigmac000006745"><span class="smallcaps">benzo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014592" href="entry://cocaine%23bigmac000014592"><span class="smallcaps">(co)caine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cassette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cassette</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cassette" src="word_pronunciations/03798.mp3"></audio></span>/kəˈsɛt/ (<em>say</em> kuh'set), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cassette" src="word_pronunciations/03797.mp3"></audio></span>/kæˈsɛt/ (<em>say</em> ka'set) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Photography</em> the film-holder in certain types of camera; magazine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq562"> Also, <strong class="vs">audiocassette</strong>. (in a tape recorder) a plastic container enclosing both a recording tape and two hubs about which it winds.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq872"> a device of similar principle with wider tape, as in a video recorder.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq103"> a tape recorder designed to use such a device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq757"> the wastewater holder in a cassette toilet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: little box]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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celestial navigation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">celestial navigation</span></header><div>/səˌlɛstiəl nævəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> suh.lesteeuhl navuh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">navigation based on the positions of celestial bodies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">astronavigation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climbing asparagus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105824781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climbing asparagus</span></header><div>/klaɪmɪŋ əˈspærəgəs/ (<em>say</em> kluyming uh'sparuhguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">a perennial woody climber, <em>Asparagus plumosus</em>, with thorny stems and feathery fern-like leaves; native to South Africa and now a weed in Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">asparagus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cook<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Cook" src="word_pronunciations/05346.mp3"></audio></span>/kʊk/ (<em>say</em> kook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> <strong>Captain James</strong>, 1728–79, English navigator, noted for his voyages of exploration in the Pacific; explored and mapped the east coast of Australia in the <em>Endeavour</em> in 1770, which led to the British colonisation of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> <strong>Sir Joseph</strong>, 1860–1947, Australian federal Liberal politician, born in England; prime minister 1913–14. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Joseph Cook, who was prime minister of Australia when World War I commenced in August 1914, though replaced shortly afterwards by Andrew Fisher. Cook also served as minister for the navy in the Hughes government 1917&amp;#8211;20.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Cook1_H16064.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq858"> <strong>Kenneth</strong>, 1929–87, Australian writer; works include the novel <em>Wake in Fright</em> (1961).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq645"> <strong>Patrick St John</strong>, born 1949, Australian cartoonist and satirist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq266"> <strong>Peter</strong>, born 1950, Australian jockey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq334"> <strong>Peter Edward</strong>, 1937–95, British writer and entertainer; noted for revues, films and the television comedy series <em>Not Only … But Also</em> (1965–71, with Dudley Moore).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq847"> <strong>Roger Hugh</strong>, born 1965, Australian state labor politician; became premier of WA in 2023.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>James Cook</strong> was born in Whitby in Yorkshire, the son of a labourer. In 1755, after an apprenticeship on colliers, he joined the Royal Navy. In 1768 he commanded an expedition in the <em>Endeavour</em> to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus, after which he charted both islands of NZ and then sailed westwards, sighting Australia on 19 April 1770, near Cape Howe. Proceeding up the coast, he spent a few days at Botany Bay and in July, after striking a reef, was compelled to repair in the river which is now named the Endeavour River near Cooktown. Cook’s second voyage took place in 1772–75. With the <em>Resolution</em>and <em>Adventure</em> he visited NZ and Tahiti, twice crossed the Antarctic Circle (the first to do so), visited Easter Island, the New Hebrides, Tonga and New Caledonia (the first European to visit the last). He sailed from England again in July 1776, with the <em>Resolution</em> and the <em>Discovery</em>, by the Cape of Good Hope to NZ, the Tonga group and Tahiti, before striking north to the Bering Strait. Returning south to Hawaii, he was identified with the god Lono, with whose celebration his visit coincided, but was killed there on 14 February 1779. Cook was a highly skilful navigator and comparatively humane in his treatment of those under his command.</div><div class="backshade">English-born <strong>Joseph Cook</strong> worked in the Lithgow mines until his election to the NSW Legislative Assembly as a Labor member in 1891; in 1901, as a member of the Free Trade Party, he was elected to the first federal parliament. Cook became leader of the Free Trade Party in 1908. In 1909 he combined with Protectionist leader Alfred Deakin in the newly created Liberal party to form the Fusion government, in which he served as minister for defence. In 1913 Cook succeeded Deakin as leader of the Liberal Party and in 1913–14 served as prime minister. From 1917 to 1921 Cook was a member of the Hughes Nationalist government. He retired from politics to become high commissioner for Australia in London (1921–27), then returned to private life in Sydney. Cook’s abandonment of his early principles led some to accuse him of opportunism.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cook<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Cook" src="word_pronunciations/05346.mp3"></audio></span>/kʊk/ (<em>say</em> kook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">a mountain in NZ, in the central part of the South Island; the highest point in NZ. 3764 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aorangi</strong>, <strong class="vs">Aoraki</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark sky tourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301479122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark sky tourism</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">tourism which features remote locations with no light pollution for the purpose of studying the night sky.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dark-sky tourism</strong>, <strong class="vs">astrotourism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dark sky tourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital asset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac771217877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital asset</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈæsɛt/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'aset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">an item, as a piece of text, an image, video, etc., which is digitised for inclusion in a digital product and for which permission for its use has been obtained and included in the item’s metadata.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">asset</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hadrian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hadrian</span></header><div>/ˈheɪdriən/ (<em>say</em> 'haydreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">AD 76–138, Roman emperor AD 117–138.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Adrian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hallelujah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac875019221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hallelujah</span><z><span target_id="OSwMZ1siDc">interj.</span><span target_id="RIxuOEg1Ru">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hallelujah" src="word_pronunciations/10817.mp3"></audio></span>/hæləˈlujə/ (<em>say</em> haluh'loohyuh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="OSwMZ1siDc"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq950"> (a religious exclamation meaning ’Praise (ye) the Lord!’.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of joy, applause, relief, or the like.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RIxuOEg1Ru">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq792"> an exclamation of ‘hallelujah!’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq523"> a musical composition wholly or principally based upon the word ‘hallelujah’.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">halleluiah</strong>, <strong class="vs">alleluia</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hebrew <em>hallelūyah</em> praise ye Jehovah]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hangnail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hangnail</span></header><div>/ˈhæŋneɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'hangnayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a small piece of partly detached skin at the side or base of the fingernail.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agnail</strong>. <div class="etym">[aspirated variant of <em>angnail</em>, Old English <em>angnægl</em>, altered by association with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104529" href="entry://hang%23bigmac000104529"><span class="smallcaps">hang</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hercules
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hercules<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈhɜkjəliz/ (<em>say</em> 'herkyuhleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> Also, <strong class="vs">Alcides</strong>. <em class="label">Classical Legend</em> a hero of great strength and courage who performed 12 extraordinary tasks. Greek, <strong>Heracles</strong>, <strong>Herakles</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq185"> a man of great strength and powerful physique.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, literally, having the glory of Hera]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hercules<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈhɜkjəliz/ (<em>say</em> 'herkyuhleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Herculeis</strong> /hɜkjuˈliəs/ (<em>say</em> herkyooh'leeuhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a northern constellation, bordering Corona Borealis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033906" href="#bigmac000033906"><span class="smallcaps">Hercules<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-ion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-ion</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq728">a suffix of nouns denoting action or process, state or condition, or sometimes things or persons, as in <em>allusion</em>, <em>communion</em>, <em>flexion</em>, <em>fusion</em>, <em>legion</em>, <em>opinion</em>, <em>suspicion</em>, <em>union</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013845" href="entry://-cion%23bigmac000013845"><strong>-cion</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086140" href="entry://-xion%23bigmac000086140"><strong>-xion</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">-tion</strong>, <strong class="vs">-ation</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>-io</em>, suffix forming nouns, especially from verbs]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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morello
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">morello</span></header><div>/məˈrɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> muh'reloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">morellos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">a sour cherry, <em>Prunus cerasus</em> var. <em>austera</em>, with a dark-coloured skin and juice.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">amarelle</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain; compare Flemish <em>morelle</em>, from Italian <em>amarello</em>, diminutive of <em>amaro</em> bitter (from Latin <em>amārus</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motorcade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motorcade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of motorcade" src="word_pronunciations/15244.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmoʊtəkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'mohtuhkayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a procession or parade of motor cars.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">autocade</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048316" href="entry://motor%23bigmac000048316"><span class="smallcaps">motor</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012076" href="entry://cavalcade%23bigmac000012076"><span class="smallcaps">(caval)cade</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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om
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">om</span></header><div>/ɒm/ (<em>say</em> om) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq062"> a mantric syllable indicating the supreme principle, used in mystical contemplation of ultimate reality, as in yoga.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq68"> (a mystic name for the trinity of the chief Hindu gods, Brahman, Shiva and Vishnu.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq70"> the symbol for this syllable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aum</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>om</em>; Sanskrit <em>aum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orchil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orchil</span></header><div>/ˈɔkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'awkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> a violet colouring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of <em>Roccella</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> any such lichen. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042944" href="entry://litmus%23bigmac000042944"><strong>litmus</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">archil</strong>. <div class="etym">[late Middle English, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plastic</span><z><span target_id="EqRwN6beh2">adj.</span><span target_id="bwQvfJYsoj">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plastic" src="word_pronunciations/17576.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'plastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EqRwN6beh2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> concerned with or relating to moulding or modelling: <em class="example">plastic arts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq411"> capable of being moulded or of receiving form: <em class="example">plastic substances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq866"> produced by moulding: <em class="example">plastic figures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq730"> having the power of moulding or shaping formless or yielding material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Biology</em>, <em class="label">Pathology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028022" href="entry://formative%23bigmac000028022"><strong>formative</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028022" href="entry://formative%23mq269">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq599"> Also, <strong class="vs">anaplastic</strong>. <em class="label">Surgery</em> concerned with or relating to the remedying or restoring of malformed, injured, or lost parts: <em class="example">plastic surgery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq543"> pliable; impressionable: <em class="example">the plastic mind of youth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq275"> made of or consisting of plastic: <em class="example">a plastic bag.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq636"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq452"> (of food) synthetic and tasteless.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq948"> false and insincere: <em class="example">he’s a plastic person.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq340"> lacking real commitment to a belief or cause: <em class="example">a plastic activist; </em><em class="example">a plastic politician.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bwQvfJYsoj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq207"> any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials which may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins. Plastics are used in place of such other materials as glass, wood, and metals in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> credit or debit cards as a means of making a payment: <em class="example">have you brought your plastic?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>plasticus</em> that may be moulded, from Greek <em>plastikos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>plastically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prenatal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prenatal</span><z><span target_id="F1un2V6dVo">adj.</span><span target_id="oRr9IQdiht">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of prenatal" src="word_pronunciations/18072.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌpriˈneɪtl/ (<em>say</em> .pree'naytl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="F1un2V6dVo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> before birth; during pregnancy: <em class="example">a prenatal clinic.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oRr9IQdiht">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq683"> a prenatal examination.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antenatal</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098294" href="entry://pre-%23bigmac000098294"><span class="smallcaps">pre-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049315" href="entry://natal%23bigmac000049315"><span class="smallcaps">natal<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>prenatally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Prince Albert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Prince Albert</span></header><div>/prɪns ˈælbət/ (<em>say</em> prins 'albuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> a double-breasted, long frock coat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq364"> (<em>plural</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">alberts</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> coverings for the feet made from sacking, cloth, etc., worn by swagmen, tramps, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> a body piercing consisting of a ring placed through the urethral opening and exiting through the glans on the underside of the penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Prince <em>Albert Edward</em> (later <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022973" href="entry://Edward%20VII%23bigmac000022973"><span class="smallcaps">Edward VII</span></a>) who popularised the coat; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059100" href="#mq364">2</a> from his alleged poverty before he became Prince Consort; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059100" href="#mq646">3</a> from the popular belief that he wore a body piercing to strap his penis to his thigh to maintain the line of his trousers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pro-ana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac073262003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pro-ana</span></header><div>/proʊ-ˈænə/ (<em>say</em> proh-'anuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">of or relating to or exhibiting an attitude of approval of anorexia nervosa behaviours.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac985772181" href="entry://pro-mia%23bigmac985772181"><strong>pro-mia</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">ana</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095873" href="entry://pro%23bigmac000095873"><span class="smallcaps">pro<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002801" href="entry://anorexia%20nervosa%23bigmac000002801"><span class="smallcaps">an(orexi)a (nervosa)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pure Land Buddhism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pure Land Buddhism</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a form of Mahayana Buddhism based on sutras written in India in the 2nd century AD about the teachings of a buddha known as the Amitabha Buddha; in the Pure Land tradition, devotion to the Amitabha Buddha will lead to rebirth in his realm, the western paradise, created by him as an ideal training ground for those who aspire to buddhahood.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Amidism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ruby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ruby</span><z><span target_id="3I6G9e5JxK">n.</span><span target_id="MsnLRgV76O">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ruby" src="word_pronunciations/19906.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrubi/ (<em>say</em> 'roohbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3I6G9e5JxK"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">rubies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> a red variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem (<strong>true ruby</strong> or <strong>oriental ruby</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> a piece of this stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq297"> any of various similar stones, as the spinel ruby, balas ruby, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq860"> deep red; carmine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq166"> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">agate</strong>. a printing type (about 5½ point) of a size between pearl and nonpareil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq239"> a sweet, fortified wine made in Australia, which is of a deep red colour and younger and fresher than a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075035" href="entry://tawny%23bigmac000075035">tawny</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075035" href="entry://tawny%23mq242">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MsnLRgV76O">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq313"> ruby-coloured: <em class="example">ruby lips.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq130"> made from or containing a ruby.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>rubi</em>(<em>s</em>), from Latin <em>rubeus</em> red; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064462" href="#mq239">6</a> a reduction of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098335" href="entry://ruby%20port%23bigmac000098335"><span class="smallcaps">ruby port</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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selfdestruct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">selfdestruct</span><z><span target_id="cdsOtacjWw">v.i.</span><span target_id="4K8CnVoMQL">n.</span><span target_id="bLUKw2xtj1">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cdsOtacjWw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq206"> /sɛlfdəˈstrʌkt/ (<em>say</em> selfduh'strukt) to explode as a result of interference or according to some preset internal mechanism.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4K8CnVoMQL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq536"> /ˈsɛlfdəstrʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'selfduhstrukt) an autodestructing device.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bLUKw2xtj1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq410"> /ˈsɛlfdəstrʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'selfduhstrukt) of or relating to, an aeroplane, missile, etc., equipped with a selfdestruct.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autodestruct</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shutdown heat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shutdown heat</span></header><div>/ˈʃʌtdaʊn hit/ (<em>say</em> 'shutdown heet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">the heat generated in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down, due to the radioactive substances formed in the fuel elements.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">afterheat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Yemen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Yemen</span></header><div>/saʊθ ˈjɛmən/ (<em>say</em> sowth 'yemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">(formerly) a republic on the southern coast of the Arabian peninsula; formed in 1967 from the British colony of Aden and Protectorate of South Arabia; in 1990 united with North Yemen.</span></div> Official name, <strong>People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095572" href="entry://Yemen%23bigmac000095572"><strong>Yemen</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Aden</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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telethon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">telethon</span></header><div>/ˈtɛləθɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'teluhthon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">a television program lasting for many hours, soliciting contributions from viewers in support of a charity or other community effort.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004356" href="entry://-athon%23bigmac000004356"><strong>-athon</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">appealathon</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075265" href="entry://tele-%23bigmac000075265"><span class="smallcaps">tele-<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075265" href="entry://tele-%23mq160">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004356" href="entry://-athon%23bigmac000004356"><span class="smallcaps">-(a)thon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-tion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-tion</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq971">a composite suffix used to form abstract nouns consisting of the final consonant of participial and other stems, plus <em>-ion</em>, used to express an action (<em>revolution</em>, <em>commendation</em>), or a state (<em>contrition</em>, <em>volition</em>), or associated meanings (<em>relation</em>, <em>temptation</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">-ation</strong>, <strong class="vs">-cion</strong>, <strong class="vs">-sion</strong>, <strong class="vs">-ion</strong>, <strong class="vs">-xion</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>-tio</em> (from <em>-t</em>, past participle stem ending, + <em>-io</em>, noun suffix); also representing French <em>-tion</em>, German <em>-tion</em>, etc., from Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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traymobile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">traymobile</span></header><div>/ˈtreɪməbil/ (<em>say</em> 'traymuhbeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">a small table on castors for carrying dishes, serving food, etc., for use in the home.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em>, <strong class="vs">autotray</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Twi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Twi</span><z><span target_id="leYP9YqGGV">n.</span><span target_id="Nk0UiBRlI8">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Twi" src="word_pronunciations/24045.mp3"></audio></span>/twi/ (<em>say</em> twee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="leYP9YqGGV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> Also, <strong class="vs">Ashanti</strong>. a language spoken in southern Ghana; one of the two main dialects of Akan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Twi</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Twis</strong>) any of various peoples who use this language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq596"> a member of one of these peoples.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Nk0UiBRlI8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to these peoples or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United States of America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United States of America</span></header><div>/əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> uh'merikuh), /əˈmɛrəkə/ (<em>say</em> uh'meruhkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">a federal republic in North America between Canada and Mexico, also comprising the States of Alaska, north-west of Canada, and Hawaii, in the central Pacific; 13 British colonies declared independence in 1776 and became the United States after the War of Independence. 9 363 123 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English, Hawaiian, various Native American languages and Inuit. <em>Currency</em>: US dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Washington, DC.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: USA, US Also, <strong class="vs">America</strong>, <strong class="vs">the States</strong>, <strong class="vs">the United States</strong>, <strong class="vs">the US</strong>, <strong class="vs">the USA</strong>, <strong class="vs">the US of A</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac530581000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unna</span></header><div>/ˈʌnə/ (<em>say</em> 'unuh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> (an interrogative tag, requiring a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer): <em class="example">she’s a beautiful baby, unna?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> (a response to a statement, seeking confirmation or clarification); is that so?; really?: <em class="example">‘He’s got a new job.’ ‘Unna?’</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ana</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vermiform appendix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vermiform appendix</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of vermiform appendix" src="word_pronunciations/24682.mp3"></audio></span>/vɜməfɔm əˈpɛndɪks/ (<em>say</em> vermuhfawm uh'pendiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a narrow, blind tube protruding from the caecum, situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen in humans, and having no known useful function, its diameter being about that of a pencil and its length approximately 10 cm.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">appendix</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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windsock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">windsock</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of windsock" src="word_pronunciations/25484.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪndsɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'windsok), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of windsock" src="word_pronunciations/25485.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪnsɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'winsok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> Also, <strong class="vs">airsock</strong>, <strong class="vs">wind cone</strong>, <strong class="vs">wind sleeve</strong>. a wind-direction indicator, installed at airports and elsewhere, consisting of an elongated truncated cone of textile material, flown from a mast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> a textile cover placed over a microphone to absorb and filter out extraneous sounds such as wind noise, air ruffles, breath poppings, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101777" href="entry://wind%23bigmac000101777"><span class="smallcaps">wind<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102735" href="entry://sock%23bigmac000102735"><span class="smallcaps">sock<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yataghan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yataghan</span></header><div>/ˈjætəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'yatuhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">a Turkish sabre with a curved blade, having an eared pommel and lacking a guard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ataghan</strong>, <strong class="vs">yatagan</strong>. <div class="etym">[Ottoman Turkish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abul Kasim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abul Kasim</span></header><div>/abʊl kaˈsim/ (<em>say</em> ahbool kah'seem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">died 1013?, Arab surgeon and medical writer.</span></div> Latin, <strong>Albucasis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Åland Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Åland Islands</span></header><div>/alənd ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> ahluhnd 'uyluhndz), /ˈɔ-/ (<em>say</em> 'aw-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">a group of Finnish islands in the Baltic between Sweden and Finland. 1481 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Finnish, <strong>Ahvenanmaa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belgorod-Dnestrovski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belgorod-Dnestrovski</span></header><div>/ˌbɛlgərət-dnjɪsˈtrɔfski/ (<em>say</em> .belguhruht-dnyis'trawfskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">a seaport in southern Ukraine, on the Black Sea at the mouth of the Dniester River; within Romania 1918–40.</span></div> Romanian, <strong>Cetatea Albă</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Akkerman</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Byelgorod-Dnestrovski</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ciudad Bolívar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ciudad Bolívar</span></header><div>/sjuˈðað bɒˈliva/ (<em>say</em> syooh'dhahdh bo'leevah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">a town in eastern Venezuela; a port on the Orinoco.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Angostura</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dandong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dandong</span></header><div>/dænˈdɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> dan'dong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a seaport in north-eastern China, at the mouth of the Yalu River; frontier station.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Antung</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Tan-tung</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abalone farm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac649270001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abalone farm</span></header><div>/æbəˈloʊni fam/ (<em>say</em> abuh'lohnee fahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">an area of sheltered water where abalone are commercially cultivated and harvested.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abalone viral ganglioneuritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac666159608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abalone viral ganglioneuritis</span></header><div>/ˌgæŋglioʊnjuˈraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .ganggleeohnyooh'ruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a virulent herpes-like virus which affects the nervous tissue of abalone and rapidly causes its death; no known effect on human health; first detected in Victoria in 2006.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ganglioneuritis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abandoned porn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac831365753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abandoned porn</span></header><div>/əˈbændənd pɔn/ (<em>say</em> uh'banduhnd pawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">a genre of photography which romanticises abandoned buildings and urban areas in a state of decay.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ruin porn</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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à bas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">à bas</span></header><div>/a ˈba/ (<em>say</em> ah 'bah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">down with (the person or thing named)!</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbey Theatre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbey Theatre</span></header><div>/ˌæbi ˈθɪətə/ (<em>say</em> .abee 'theartuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">a theatre in Dublin associated with the Irish National Theatre Society (founded 1901) and the dramas of Synge, Yeats, and Brendan Behan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbott and Costello
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbott and Costello</span></header><div>/æbət ən kɒsˈtɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> abuht uhn kos'teloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">a US comedy duo, William (‘<em>Bud</em>’) Abbott, 1897–1974, and Lou Costello (<em>Louis Francis Cristillo</em>), 1906–59; worked on stage, film, and television.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abbott's booby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac332618840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abbott’s booby</span></header><div>/æbəts ˈbubi/ (<em>say</em> abuhts 'boohbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Abbott’s boobies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">an endangered booby, <em>Papasula abbotti</em>, which breeds on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after WL <em>Abbott</em>, 1860–1936, US naturalist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ab crack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac331672780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab crack</span></header><div>/ˈæb kræk/ (<em>say</em> 'ab krak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a well-defined concave line on the body which runs vertically through the centre of the abdomen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103621" href="entry://abdomen%23bigmac000103621"><span class="smallcaps">ab(domen)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103961" href="entry://crack%23bigmac000103961"><span class="smallcaps">crack<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103961" href="entry://crack%23mq565">36</a>), modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac372240225" href="entry://butt%20crack%23bigmac372240225"><span class="smallcaps">butt crack</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ABC Sinfonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ABC Sinfonia</span></header><div>/sɪnˈfoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> sin'fohneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">an Australian training orchestra established by the ABC in 1967 and entered by scholarship.</span></div> Formerly (1967–80), <strong>National Training Orchestra</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abd al-Rahman I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abd al-Rahman I</span></header><div>/æbd al-ˈramən/ (<em>say</em> abd ahl-'rahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">731–788, Emir of Cordoba 756–788, member of the Umayyad ruling family of Syria; fled to Spain in 756 and established an independent Muslim kingdom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abdominal migraine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac129525661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abdominal migraine</span></header><div>/əbˌdɒmənəl ˈmaɪgreɪn/ (<em>say</em> uhb.domuhnuhl 'muygrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">a non-specific irritation of the bowel, caused by stress, allergic reaction, etc., especially as experienced by children.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stomach migraine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abdul-Hamid II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abdul-Hamid II</span></header><div>/ˌæbdʊl-hæˈmid/ (<em>say</em> .abdool-ha'meed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">1842–1918, sultan of Turkey 1876–1909; deposed by the Young Turks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac867750010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz</span></header><div>/æbˌdʊlə ɪbən ˌæbdʊl aˈziz/ (<em>say</em> ab.dooluh ibuhn .abdool ah'zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">1924–2015, king and prime minister of Saudi Arabia 2005–2015; had ruled as regent since 1996 during the illness of his half-brother King Fahd.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abdul Rahman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac327173914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abdul Rahman</span></header><div>/æbdʊl ˈramən/ (<em>say</em> abdool 'rahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tunku</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq76">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac148932429" href="entry://Rahman%20Putra%20Al-Haj%23bigmac148932429"><strong>Rahman Putra Al-Haj</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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à Becket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">à Becket</span></header><div>/ə ˈbɛkət/ (<em>say</em> uh 'bekuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint Thomas</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006334" href="entry://Becket%23bigmac000006334"><strong>Becket</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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à Beckett family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">à Beckett family</span></header><div>/ə ˈbɛkət/ (<em>say</em> uh 'bekuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a legal family having influence in early Australia. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> <strong>Sir William</strong>, 1806–69, Australian judge, born in England; first chief justice of the colony of Victoria, 1850–57.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> his brother, <strong>Thomas Turner</strong>, 1808–92, Australian solicitor and politician, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq454"> <strong>Sir Thomas</strong>, 1836–1919, son of Thomas Turner, Australian judge, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abel Prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416778878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abel Prize</span></header><div>/ˈeɪbəl praɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhl pruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a prize awarded annually by the government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after NH <a data-mq-recid="bigmac740390665" href="entry://Abel%23bigmac740390665"><span class="smallcaps">Abel<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abel Tasman National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abel Tasman National Park</span></header><div>/eɪbəl ˈtæzmən/ (<em>say</em> aybuhl 'tazmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a national park of NZ, in the north-west of the South Island. 17 593 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gaziantep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gaziantep</span></header><div>/gaˈziantɛp/ (<em>say</em> gah'zeeahntep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">a city in southern Turkey.</span></div> Formerly (until 1921), <strong>Aintab</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hagatña
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac1076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hagatña</span></header><div>/həˈgatnjə/ (<em>say</em> huh'gahtnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">the capital of Guam; US naval base.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Agaña</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hahndorf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hahndorf</span></header><div>/ˈhandɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'hahndawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a town in the Mount Barker district, SA, in the Mount Lofty Ranges; site of the annual German-style festival Schützenfest.</span></div> Formerly (during World War I and up to 1936), <strong>Ambleside</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Irrawaddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Irrawaddy</span></header><div>/ɪrəˈwɒdi/ (<em>say</em> iruh'wodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a river flowing south through Myanmar to the Bay of Bengal. About 2012 km.</span></div> Myanmar, <strong>Ayeyarwaddy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Legaspi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Legaspi</span></header><div>/ləˈgæspi/ (<em>say</em> luh'gaspee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a seaport in the Philippine Islands, on south-eastern Luzon.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Albay</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Zealand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Zealand</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of New Zealand" src="word_pronunciations/15677.mp3"></audio></span>/nju ˈzilənd/ (<em>say</em> nyooh 'zeeluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a parliamentary state in the South Pacific, comprising two major islands (the North Island and the South Island) and various minor islands; became a dominion in 1907; an independent member of the Commonwealth. 269 057 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English, and Māori. <em>Currency</em>: NZ dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Wellington.</span></div><div class="etym"> Māori, <strong>Aotearoa</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: NZ [Dutch <em>Nieuw Zeeland</em> New <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093034" href="entry://Zeeland%23bigmac000093034"><span class="smallcaps">Zeeland</span></a>, the name given by Abel Tasman in 1642]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nursultan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289740756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nursultan</span></header><div>/nʊəsʊlˈtan/ (<em>say</em> noouhsool'tahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">the capital city of Kazakhstan, in the northern part.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Astana</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Nur-Sultan</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Nursultan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105238" href="entry://Nazarbayev%23bigmac000105238"><span class="smallcaps">Nazarbayev</span></a>, president of Kazakhstan 1990–2019]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Syria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Syria</span></header><div>/ˈsɪriə/ (<em>say</em> 'sireeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> a republic in western Asia on the Mediterranean Sea; part of the Ottoman Empire before World War I; a French mandate until independence in 1944; merged with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic in 1958; seceded in 1961. 185 180 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Arabic, also Kurdish, Armenian, Turkish, Circassian, and Syriac. <em>Currency</em>: Syrian pound. <em>Capital</em>: Damascus. Official name, <strong>Syrian Arab Republic</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq595"> an ancient country in south-west Asia, including what is now Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and adjacent areas; a part of the Roman Empire. Biblical name, <strong>Aram</strong>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Syrian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zagreb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zagreb</span></header><div>/ˈzagrɛb/ (<em>say</em> 'zahgreb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">the capital city of Croatia, in the central western part.</span></div> German, <strong>Agram</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zaporozhye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zaporozhye</span></header><div>/zəpaˈrɔʒji/ (<em>say</em> zuhpah'rawzhyee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a city in Ukraine on the river Dnieper.</span></div> Ukrainian, <strong>Zaporizhzhia</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Aleksandrovsk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assurance of support
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac837343776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assurance of support</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a legally binding agreement between an Australian resident or organisation (the <strong>assurer</strong>) and the Australian government, in which the assurer agrees to provide support to a migrant (the <strong>assuree</strong>) so that the assuree does not need to rely on government welfare.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Winehouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac018172257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Winehouse</span></header><div>/ˈwaɪnhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'wuynhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Amy</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">1983–2011, British singer and songwriter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yolk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yolk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yolk" src="word_pronunciations/25813.mp3"></audio></span>/joʊk/ (<em>say</em> yohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> the yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Biology</em> that part of the contents of the egg of an animal which enters directly into the formation of the embryo (<strong>formative yolk</strong> or <strong>archiblast</strong>), together with any material which nourishes the embryo during its formation (<strong>nutritive yolk</strong>, <strong>deutoplasm</strong> or <strong>parablast</strong>); distinguished from a mass of albumen (the white of the egg) which may surround it, and from the membrane or shell enclosing the whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq212"> the essential part; the inner core.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq620"> a natural grease exuded from the skin of sheep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>yolke</em>, <em>yelke</em>, Old English <em>geolca</em>, from <em>geolu</em> yellow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>yolkless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>yolky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AA cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac063721078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AA cream</span></header><div>/eɪ ˈeɪ krim/ (<em>say</em> ay 'ay kreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">a cream designed to promote the production of collagen in the skin to counteract the effects of aging.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac145902732" href="entry://BB%20cream%23bigmac145902732"><strong>BB cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac911661150" href="entry://CC%20cream%23bigmac911661150"><strong>CC cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac911105156" href="entry://DD%20cream%23bigmac911105156"><strong>DD cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac991567684" href="entry://EE%20cream%23bigmac991567684"><strong>EE cream</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>a</em>(<em>nti-</em>)<em>a</em>(<em>geing</em>)<em> cream</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AACTA Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac15415918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AACTA Award</span></header><div>/ˈæktə əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'aktuh uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">one of a set of awards which are major means of recognising merit in the Australian film and television industry, made annually for all aspects of filmmaking; established in 1958 under the administration of the Australian Film Institute (AFI); from 2011 administered by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) with the first awards under the new name presented in 2012.</span></div> Formerly (1958–2011), <strong>AFI Award</strong>, <strong>Australian Film Institute Award</strong>. <div class="backshade"><strong>AACTA Awards</strong> are voted by industry peers and honour outstanding achievement in a range of categories including feature film; television drama, comedy and light entertainment; documentary; short fiction and short animation. In the early years, entries were mainly documentaries and films made by government departments, and it was not until the expansion of the Australian film industry in the 1970s that feature films began to dominate. Award areas include acting, direction, cinematography, costume design, screenplay, musical score, sound, editing, animation and visual effects.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aa lava
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826234592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aa lava</span></header><div>/ˈaˌa lavə/ (<em>say</em> 'ah.ah lahvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a black lava characterised by jagged, angular and sharply pointed blocks formed by bursts of gas escaping from a volcano forcing their way through the rapidly congealing surface of the molten rock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">block lava</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hawaiian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aaron's rod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aaron’s rod</span></header><div>/ɛərənz ˈrɒd/ (<em>say</em> airruhnz 'rod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> a widespread biennial plant, <em>Verbascum thapsus</em>, densely covered with woolly hairs and having erect spikes of yellow flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a decorative moulding consisting of a tall straight stem with curling foliage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A'asia
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abaca tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac837314132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abaca tree</span></header><div>/ˈæbəkə tri/ (<em>say</em> 'abuhkuh tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a Philippine plant, <em>Musa textilis</em>, resembling the banana tree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aberdare Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aberdare Mountains</span></header><div>/æbədɛə ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> abuhdair 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">a mountain range in Kenya, north of Nairobi. Highest peak, 3962 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aberdeen Angus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aberdeen Angus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Aberdeen Angus" src="word_pronunciations/00036.mp3"></audio></span>/æbədin ˈæŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> abuhdeen 'angguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">one of a breed of hornless beef cattle, with smooth hair which is usually black although some individuals may be red; originally bred in Scotland and now raised in Australia, especially in higher rainfall areas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aberdeen sausage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aberdeen sausage</span></header><div>/æbədin ˈsɒsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> abuhdeen 'sosij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a large beef sausage boiled in a cloth, then untied and rolled in browned breadcrumbs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abietic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abietic acid</span></header><div>/æbiˌɛtɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> abee.etik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">a yellow crystalline acid, C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>29</sub>COOH, derived from the resin of a species of pine, used in dryers, varnishes, and soaps; sylvic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [stem of Latin <em>abiēs</em> fir + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ab initio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab initio</span></header><div>/ˌæb əˈnɪʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> .ab uh'nisheeoh) <div class="def"><span id="mq565">from the beginning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abiotic stress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac292081182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abiotic stress</span></header><div>/eɪbaɪɒtɪk ˈstrɛs/ (<em>say</em> aybuyotik 'stres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">the negative impact on living organisms caused by non-living factors in their environment, such as water salinity, climate, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac168478234" href="entry://biotic%20stress%23bigmac168478234"><strong>biotic stress</strong></a>. <div class="backshade"><div class="p0"><strong>Abiotic stress</strong> is the diagnosis in plants and animals that are negatively affected by non-living or ‘abiotic’ factors in their environment. This can include soil, drought and other climate-related factors. In Australia, the most common forms of abiotic stress are heat and salinity. Agriculturally, this has affected the Australian wheat belt, with studies showing a correlation between increases in average temperature and decreases in grain yield. There are also numerous studies being conducted with the object of increasing salinity resistance in crops.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abiy Ahmed Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac601779027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abiy Ahmed Ali</span></header><div>/ˌabi ˌamɛd ˈali/ (<em>say</em> .ahbee .ahmed 'ahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">born 1976, Ethiopian politician; became prime minister in 2018; awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace prize for work towards ending the territorial disagreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablative absolute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablative absolute</span></header><div>/æblətɪv ˈæbsəlut/ (<em>say</em> abluhtiv 'absuhlooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">(in Latin grammar) a construction not dependent upon any other part of the sentence, consisting of a noun and a participle, noun and adjective, or two nouns, in which both members are in the ablative case, as Latin <em>viā factā</em>, ‘the road having been made’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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able-bodied
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">able-bodied</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of able-bodied" src="word_pronunciations/00053.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪbəl-bɒdid/ (<em>say</em> 'aybuhl-bodeed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> physically healthy; robust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq082"> not having a physical disability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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able-bodied seaman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">able-bodied seaman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of able-bodied seaman" src="word_pronunciations/00052.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌeɪbəl-bɒdid ˈsimən/ (<em>say</em> .aybuhl-bodeed 'seemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">an experienced seaman who has passed certain tests in practical nautical skills.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">able seaman</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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able seaman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">able seaman</span></header><div>/eɪbəl ˈsimən/ (<em>say</em> aybuhl 'seemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000096" href="entry://able-bodied%20seaman%23bigmac000000096"><strong>able-bodied seaman</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq498"> <em class="label">Navy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq120"> a sailor in the Royal Australian Navy ranking below leading seaman and above seaman; equivalent in rank to leading aircraftman and leading aircraftwoman in the Royal Australian Air Force.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq761"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AB</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq140"> a sailor of similar rank in any other navy.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ablutions block
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257509032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ablutions block</span></header><div>/əˈbluʃənz blɒk/ (<em>say</em> uh'bloohshuhnz blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">a building which incorporates facilities for personal hygiene and washing clothes, as at a camping ground, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abnormal item
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac983458223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abnormal item</span></header><div>/æbnɔməl ˈaɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> abnawmuhl 'uytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">a gain, loss, expense or item of revenue which occurs in the normal course of a company’s business but which is regarded as abnormal because of its size and effect during the reporting period.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac676649973" href="entry://extraordinary%20item%23bigmac676649973"><strong>extraordinary item</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abnormal psychology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abnormal psychology</span></header><div>/ˌæbnɔməl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .abnawmuhl suy'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">the branch of psychology that deals with the mental phenomena, behaviour patterns, etc., of individuals who deviate widely from the average.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>abnormal psychologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-bomb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of A-bomb" src="word_pronunciations/00013.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈeɪ-bɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103209" href="entry://atomic%20bomb%23bigmac000103209"><strong>atomic bomb</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abominable snowman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abominable snowman</span></header><div>/əˌbɒmənəbəl ˈsnoʊmæn/ (<em>say</em> uh.bomuhnuhbuhl 'snohman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a manlike creature supposedly inhabiting the snows of the Himalayas; yeti.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Advancement League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac919162177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Advancement League</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">one of several organisations established in the Australian states from the 1930s, with the aim of campaigning for recognition of injustices suffered by Aboriginal people and helping them to achieve full citizenship and social justice.</span></div> <div class="backshade">In the early years of their formation, <strong>Aboriginal Advancement Leagues</strong> had a large proportion of non-Aboriginal members. One of their main aims was to work for full citizenship for Aboriginal people. After the achievement of this in 1967 there was an increase in Aboriginal membership, and concerns moved to issues such as health, housing, land rights and the preservation of Aboriginal culture and heritage. The remaining bodies, such as the Aborigines Advancement League (Vic), which was formally established in 1957, have become important Aboriginal self-help agencies.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac683377179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac799639158" href="entry://Indigenous%20Business%20Australia%23bigmac799639158"><strong>Indigenous Business Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">a former Australian federal government statutory body responsible for policy-making in the area of Indigenous affairs and for administering government programs; established in 1989, amalgamating the previous Department of Aboriginal Affairs (established 1972) and the Aboriginal Development Commission (established 1980); abolished in 2004 with its elected regional councils continuing in an advisory role until 2005.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac527375149" href="entry://National%20Indigenous%20Council%23bigmac527375149"><strong>National Indigenous Council</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac665839653" href="entry://National%20Congress%20of%20Australia%27s%20First%20Peoples%23bigmac665839653"><strong>National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ATSIC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac945204852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal art</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəl ˈat/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhl 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">art created by Indigenous people, in traditional or contemporary style, and often incorporating conventional designs and symbols that, in some contexts, have religious significance and power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Arts Committee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Arts Committee</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">a constituent part of the Australia Council, with the purpose of distributing funding to support the preservation and revitalisation of Aboriginal art; set up in 1989 to replace the <strong>Aboriginal Arts Board</strong> which had been one of the seven wings of the Australia Council since its inception in 1973.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Canadian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920458374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Canadian</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəl kəˈneɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhl kuh'naydeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a member of one of the First Nations of Canada.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac675162525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal community</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəl kəˈmjunəti/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhl kuh'myoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Aboriginal communities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> the Aboriginal inhabitants of a town, region, etc., collectively: <em class="example">a prominent member of the local Aboriginal community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> a township or village inhabited by mostly Aboriginal people, governed by their own council.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Community Court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac778680675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Community Court</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> (in WA) a division of the magistrates court in which an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person pleading guilty to some types of crime can have their case heard, the magistrate presiding over the court and determining a sentence, with information and assistance provided by an elder of the local community; first established in 2006.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> (in SA) a division of the magistrates court in which an Aboriginal person pleading guilty to some types of crime can have their case heard, the defendant agreeing to undergo treatment to address issues which have brought them before the court, their progress being reviewed by the magistrate with an elder present; in some cases, sentencing of the defendant carried out without undergoing a treatment program; first established in 2017.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac128531431" href="entry://Koori%20Children%27s%20Court%23bigmac128531431"><strong>Koori Children’s Court</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac265357050" href="entry://Koori%20Court%23bigmac265357050"><strong>Koori Court</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac236086249" href="entry://Murri%20Court%23bigmac236086249"><strong>Murri Court</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac243227377" href="entry://Nunga%20Court%23bigmac243227377"><strong>Nunga Court</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac573316721" href="entry://Youth%20Koori%20Court%23bigmac573316721"><strong>Youth Koori Court</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Community Justice Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac992048408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Community Justice Group</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">(in NSW) any of various bodies comprising Aboriginal members of community who provide support to Aboriginal people within the criminal justice system, as well as services aimed at reducing crime and recidivism.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac940319073" href="entry://Community%20Justice%20Group%23bigmac940319073"><strong>Community Justice Group</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACJG</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Court Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac076145925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Court Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac243227377" href="entry://Nunga%20Court%23bigmac243227377"><strong>Nunga Court</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal customary law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac870191876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal customary law</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq193"> the body of culturally embedded principles and practices which govern traditional Aboriginal society.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq558"> such a principle or practice.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Aboriginal law</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Development Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103526724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Development Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">a federal statutory body set up in 1980 to make grants and loans for Aboriginal housing and commercial projects; functions taken over by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation in 1990 which was then replaced by Indigenous Business Australia in 2000.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal flag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac657833490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal flag</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəl ˈflæg/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhl 'flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">the flag adopted by the Australian Aboriginal people; first flown at land rights demonstrations in the 1970s.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The top half of the flag is black, representing Aboriginal people, the bottom half red, representing the earth, with a large yellow circle in the centre representing the sun. It was designed by Harold Thomas, an Arrernte elder, in 1971.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905491078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">an Australian dance company formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1998; presented a fusion of Western classical and contemporary dance and traditional Indigenous dance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Scheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851655828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Scheme</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac514674024" href="entry://National%20Aboriginal%20Islander%20Skills%20Development%20Association%23bigmac514674024"><strong>National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal land rights
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609406761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal land rights</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> the land rights of Aboriginal people with regard to their traditional land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> the legal recognition of such rights.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225983275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a federal Act, proclaimed in 1977, giving recognition to Aboriginal land rights in the NT.</span></div> <div class="backshade">This Act was an important step in the recognition of Aboriginal land rights. It provided for Aboriginal land trusts to hold title to Aboriginal land and for the investigation of Aboriginal claims to unalienated Crown land. One of the best known claims under the Act was that of the Gurindji people in 1981, following on from the 1966 strike by Aboriginal pastoral workers on Wave Hill station in the NT. The claim was eventually successful and in 1986 ownership of the land was transferred.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Land Trust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac720894533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Land Trust</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">one of various statutory bodies holding title to land handed back to the traditional Aboriginal owners, exercising its functions in accordance with the local Aboriginal land council.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac868520449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal law</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəl ˈlɔ/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhl 'law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac870191876" href="entry://Aboriginal%20customary%20law%23bigmac870191876"><strong>Aboriginal customary law</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal protection board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac471346014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal protection board</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac645888265" href="entry://protection%20board%23bigmac645888265"><strong>protection board</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal reserve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal reserve</span></header><div>/æbəˌrɪdʒənəl rəˈzɜv/ (<em>say</em> abuh.rijuhnuhl ruh'zerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in Australia) a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062842" href="entry://reserve%23bigmac000062842">reserve</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062842" href="entry://reserve%23mq556">13</a>) formerly put aside for habitation by Aboriginal people.</span></div> <div class="backshade">From the 1860s, Acts were passed in each of the colonies providing for proclamation of areas reserved for Aboriginal people. These were not specific portions of tribal lands, but were areas chosen unilaterally by officials and controlled by the colonial (later state) authorities, who had power to send Aboriginal people to reserves and to transfer them from reserve to reserve. Aboriginal occupants had no right of tenure. Most early reserves were not large; the vast reserves in central Australia and Arnhem Land were created in the 1920s. From the late 1960s, most extant reserves were transferred to some form of Aboriginal ownership.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal Sentencing Court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617741270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal Sentencing Court</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac243227377" href="entry://Nunga%20Court%23bigmac243227377"><strong>Nunga Court</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aboriginal time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949539616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aboriginal time</span></header><div>/æbəˈrɪdʒənəl taɪm/ (<em>say</em> abuh'rijuhnuhl tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a relaxed approach to schedules in which something commences when people are all ready for it to begin and stops when they grow tired of it, rather than at set times on the clock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ab origine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab origine</span></header><div>/æb əˈrɪdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> ab uh'rijuhnee) <div class="def"><span id="mq182">from the very first; from the source or origin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abortion doula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac511141755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abortion doula</span></header><div>/əˈbɔʃən dulə/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawshuhn doohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a person who provides physical, emotional and informational support to a woman who is terminating a pregnancy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abortion pill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abortion pill</span></header><div>/əˈbɔʃən pɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh'bawshuhn pil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">a pill used to bring about an abortion, such as one containing mifepristone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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about face
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421449052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">about face</span></header><div>/əbaʊt ˈfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> uhbowt 'fays) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq32">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac291238004" href="entry://about%20turn%23bigmac291238004"><strong>about turn</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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about-face
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">about-face</span><z><span target_id="36y2Lx6y9z">n.</span><span target_id="62W0uqJNQe">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of about-face" src="word_pronunciations/00072.mp3"></audio></span>/əbaʊt-ˈfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> uhbowt-'fays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="36y2Lx6y9z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq685"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200020" href="entry://about-turn%23bigmac000200020"><strong>about-turn</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="62W0uqJNQe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq903"> (<strong class="bold">about-faced</strong>, <strong class="bold">about-facing</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200020" href="entry://about-turn%23bigmac000200020"><strong>about-turn</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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about-ship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">about-ship</span></header><div>/əbaʊt-ˈʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> uhbowt-'ship) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">about-shipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">about-shipping</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">to tack a ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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about turn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac291238004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">about turn</span><z><span target_id="BCETEozsxN">interj.</span><span target_id="2xxHTkvesX">n.</span></z></header><div>/əbaʊt ˈtɜn/ (<em>say</em> uhbowt 'tern) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="BCETEozsxN"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> (a military command to turn, face in the opposite direction, usually in a prescribed manner, as <em>right about turn</em>, <em>left about turn</em>.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2xxHTkvesX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq733"> this manoeuvre.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">about face</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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about-turn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">about-turn</span><z><span target_id="ZgJGtd12er">n.</span><span target_id="VxHwLVDd7Q">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/əbaʊt-ˈtɜn/ (<em>say</em> uhbowt-'tern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZgJGtd12er"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> <em class="label">Chiefly Military</em> the performance of an about turn as a manoeuvre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq444"> a complete sudden change in position, principle, attitude, etc.; volte-face.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VxHwLVDd7Q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Chiefly Military</em> to perform an about turn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq102"> to turn in the opposite direction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">about-face</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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above-award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">above-award</span></header><div>/əˈbʌv-əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'buv-uhwawd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053216" href="entry://over-award%23bigmac000053216"><strong>over-award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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above-ground pool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731650561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">above-ground pool</span></header><div>/əˌbʌv-graʊnd ˈpul/ (<em>say</em> uh.buv-grownd 'poohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">a domestic swimming pool which sits above ground level (opposed to <em>below-ground pool</em>, <em>in-ground pool</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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above-the-line voting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373640990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">above-the-line voting</span></header><div>/əˌbʌv-ðə-laɪn ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh.buv-dhuh-luyn 'vohting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">an optional method of voting in a Senate election by which the voter indicates their choice of the party or other groups given at the top of each column on the ballot paper above a line under which is shown the list of individual candidates within the group.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac824262944" href="entry://below-the-line%20voting%23bigmac824262944"><strong>below-the-line voting</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ab ovo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab ovo</span></header><div>/æb ˈoʊvoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ab 'ohvoh) <div class="def"><span id="mq160">from the beginning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ab ōvō usque ad māla</em> from the beginning to the end (literally, ‘from egg to apple’; from the Roman habit of beginning a meal with egg and ending it with fruit)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abrolhos Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abrolhos Islands</span></header><div>/əˌbrɒləs ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> uh.broluhs 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096840" href="entry://Houtman%20Abrolhos%23bigmac000096840"><strong>Houtman Abrolhos</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absentee landlord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absentee landlord</span></header><div>/ˌæbsənti ˈlændlɔd/ (<em>say</em> .absuhntee 'landlawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">an owner, investor, or incumbent who lives in a place, region, or country other than that from which their income is drawn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absentee vote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32229428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absentee vote</span></header><div>/æbsənˈti voʊt/ (<em>say</em> absuhn'tee voht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">a vote lodged by a voter who, on election day, is outside the division in which they are enrolled but still within their state or territory.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">absent vote</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absent fail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475279863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absent fail</span><z><span target_id="m3G8g2m22a">n.</span><span target_id="JzCmdOZebW">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/æbsənt ˈfeɪl/ (<em>say</em> absuhnt 'fayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m3G8g2m22a"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> a grading given to a student who has not completed one or more of the required assessment tasks or other compulsory components for a course.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JzCmdOZebW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq265"> to be given such a grade.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AF Also, <strong class="vs">fail absent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absent healing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac594773156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absent healing</span></header><div>/æbsənt ˈhilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> absuhnt 'heeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">spiritual or physical healing which takes place at some remove from the healer as a parapsychological event.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absent-minded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absent-minded</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absent-minded" src="word_pronunciations/00090.mp3"></audio></span>/æbsənt-ˈmaɪndəd/ (<em>say</em> absuhnt-'muynduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">forgetful of one’s immediate surroundings; preoccupied.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>absent-mindedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>absent-mindedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absent without leave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absent without leave</span></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">away from military duties without permission, but without the intention of deserting.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AWL</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abso-bloody-lutely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626570405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abso-bloody-lutely</span><z><span target_id="gEaw8RwY3r">interj.</span><span target_id="tFr0POUcd5">adv.</span></z></header><div>/æbsə-blʌdi-ˈlutli/ (<em>say</em> absuh-bludee-'loohtlee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="gEaw8RwY3r">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> (an emphatic form of <em>absolutely</em> with <em>bloody</em> as an infix.)</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="tFr0POUcd5">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq749"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">abso-bloody-lutely wonderful</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac705724653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute age</span></header><div>/æbsəlut ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the age of a rock calculated in actual rather than relative terms, usually expressed in years.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> the age of an artefact expressed in terms of actual years.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac741662925" href="entry://relative%20age%23bigmac741662925"><strong>relative age</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute alcohol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absolute alcohol" src="word_pronunciations/00096.mp3"></audio></span>/æbsəlut ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">ethyl alcohol (ethanol) containing not more than one per cent by weight of water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute altitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute altitude</span></header><div>/æbsəlut ˈæltətjud/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'altuhtyoohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">the vertical height of an aircraft directly above the surface over which it is flying.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute chronology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac572178995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute chronology</span></header><div>/æbsəlut krəˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht kruh'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">a method of locating historical events in time by referring them to specific dates in a chronological era.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac20768326" href="entry://relative%20chronology%23bigmac20768326"><strong>relative chronology</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122466387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute dating</span></header><div>/ˈæbsəlut deɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'absuhlooht dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq45">the determining of a specific date for an archaeological or palaeontological site or artefact, usually from its physical or chemical properties, as by radiocarbon dating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute humidity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute humidity</span></header><div>/æbsəlut hjuˈmɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht hyooh'miduhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035472" href="entry://humidity%23bigmac000035472"><strong>humidity</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035472" href="entry://humidity%23mq135">2c</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute liability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac120269807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute liability</span></header><div>/æbsəlut laɪəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht luyuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099429" href="entry://strict%20liability%23bigmac000099429"><strong>strict liability</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute majority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute majority</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absolute majority" src="word_pronunciations/00097.mp3"></audio></span>/æbsəlut məˈdʒɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht muh'joruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">absolute majorities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044551" href="entry://majority%23bigmac000044551"><strong>majority</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044551" href="entry://majority%23mq130">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute monarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888337181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute monarchy</span></header><div>/æbsəlut ˈmɒnəki/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'monuhkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a form of monarchy in which the power of the sovereign is not limited by laws or by a constitution.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">despotic monarchy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute music</span></header><div>/æbsəlut ˈmjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">music whose patterns in sound are not intended to illustrate, or describe (opposed to <em>programme music</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute pitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute pitch</span></header><div>/æbsəlut ˈpɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'pich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the ability to sing or recognise the pitch of a note by ear.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">perfect pitch</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute pollen frequency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac886721539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute pollen frequency</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq91">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac905699941" href="entry://pollen%20frequency%23bigmac905699941"><strong>pollen frequency</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: APF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute privilege
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac199282497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute privilege</span></header><div>/æbsəlut ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'privuhlij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101444" href="entry://privilege%23bigmac000101444"><strong>privilege</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101444" href="entry://privilege%23mq946">9</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute temperature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute temperature</span></header><div>/ˌæbsəlut ˈtɛmprətʃə/ (<em>say</em> .absuhlooht 'tempruhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">thermodynamic temperature; temperature measured in kelvins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute value
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute value</span></header><div>/æbsəlut ˈvælju/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'valyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">(of a number) magnitude.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absolute zero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absolute zero</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of absolute zero" src="word_pronunciations/00098.mp3"></audio></span>/æbsəlut ˈzɪəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> absuhlooht 'zearroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">the unattainable lower limit to temperature, or that temperature at which the particles whose motion constitutes heat would be at rest, being defined as <strong>zero kelvin</strong> (-273.15 degrees Celsius or -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorbed dose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorbed dose</span></header><div>/əbˌsɔbd ˈdoʊs/ (<em>say</em> uhb.sawbd 'dohs), /-ˌzɔbd/ (<em>say</em> -.zawbd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">the amount of energy from ionising radiation absorbed by unit mass of material, measured in grays.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorption band
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorption band</span></header><div>/əbˈsɔpʃən bænd/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawpshuhn band) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">one of a number of the dark bands in an absorption spectrum identifying specific wavelengths of light which have been absorbed by the surrounding medium.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">absorption line</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorption factor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorption factor</span></header><div>/əbˈsɔpʃən fæktə/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawpshuhn faktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200028" href="entry://absorptance%23bigmac000200028"><strong>absorptance</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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absorption spectrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">absorption spectrum</span></header><div>/əbˈsɔpʃən ˌspɛktrəm/ (<em>say</em> uhb'sawpshuhn .spektruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the spectrum observed when light or other electromagnetic radiation is passed through an unexcited gas and examined with a spectroscope.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023608" href="entry://emission%20spectrum%23bigmac000023608"><strong>emission spectrum</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstract art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstract art</span></header><div>/æbstrækt ˈat/ (<em>say</em> abstrakt 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">a 20th-century concept of art, which rejects the function of art as portraying perceived reality; nonrepresentational art.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstract music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstract music</span></header><div>/æbstrækt ˈmjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> abstrakt 'myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000169" href="entry://absolute%20music%23bigmac000000169"><strong>absolute music</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstract noun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstract noun</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of abstract noun" src="word_pronunciations/00112.mp3"></audio></span>/æbstrækt ˈnaʊn/ (<em>say</em> abstrakt 'nown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">a noun having an abstract meaning, as <em>honesty</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac914408423" href="entry://concrete%20noun%23bigmac914408423"><strong>concrete noun</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abstract of title
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abstract of title</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">a chronological statement of the instruments and events, traced back to the original grant of title, under which a person is currently entitled to property; not applicable to property held under Torrens Title, title to which depends upon registration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abu-Bekr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abu-Bekr</span></header><div>/əbu-ˈbɛkə/ (<em>say</em> uhbooh-'bekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">573–634, first caliph of Mecca, 632–634; Mohammed’s father-in-law and successor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Abu-Bakr</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abu Dhabi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac238729435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abu Dhabi</span></header><div>/ˌæbu ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> .abooh 'dahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> the largest of the emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates. 73 060 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq029"> the capital of this emirate and of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Abū Ẓaby</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abundance bowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac880435262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abundance bowl</span></header><div>/əˈbʌndəns boʊl/ (<em>say</em> uh'bunduhns bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> Also, <strong class="vs">wealth bowl</strong>. (in feng shui) a small bowl in which items representing wealth, such as coins, faux gems, etc., are displayed, intended to invite prosperity into the premises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac661627014" href="entry://buddha%20bowl%23bigmac661627014"><strong>buddha bowl</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ab urbe condita
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ab urbe condita</span></header><div>/æb ˌɜbeɪ ˈkɒndɪta/ (<em>say</em> ab .erbay 'konditah) <div class="def"><span id="mq100">from the founding of the city (Rome, c. 753 BC). The year 360 AUC would be the 360th year after the founding of Rome.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AUC Also, <strong class="vs">anno urbis conditae</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abu Simbel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abu Simbel</span></header><div>/ˌæbu ˈsɪmbəl/ (<em>say</em> .abooh 'simbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a former village in southern Egypt, now covered by Lake Nasser; site of two temples of Ramses II, which were moved in 1966–67 to a level above the lake.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ipsambul</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abū Ẓaby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abū Ẓaby</span></header><div>/ˌæbu ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> .abooh 'dahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac238729435" href="entry://Abu%20Dhabi%23bigmac238729435"><strong>Abu Dhabi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abyssal hill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac65348593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abyssal hill</span></header><div>/əbɪsəl ˈhɪl/ (<em>say</em> uhbisuhl 'hil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">a small submarine hill, rising from several metres to several hundred metres above the ocean floor, and sometimes several kilometres in diameter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abyssal plain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989576661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abyssal plain</span></header><div>/əbɪsəl ˈpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> uhbisuhl 'playn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">a flat or very gently sloping area on the bottom of the abyssopelagic zone which is covered in sediment accumulated over millions of years.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abyssal zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac204026595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abyssal zone</span></header><div>/əˈbɪsəl zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> uh'bisuhl zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac350049568" href="entry://abyssopelagic%20zone%23bigmac350049568"><strong>abyssopelagic zone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Abyssinian cat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Abyssinian cat</span></header><div>/ˌæbəsɪniən ˈkæt/ (<em>say</em> .abuhsineeuhn 'kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">one of a breed of small, slender cats, having short greyish or brown hair darker at the tips, and a black stripe along the spine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accessibility ramp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac641177171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accessibility ramp</span></header><div>/əksɛsəˈbɪləti ræmp/ (<em>say</em> uhksesuh'biluhtee ramp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a ramp that has been installed to allow access to an area in situations where access would otherwise be difficult, as one for the use of people in wheelchairs when entering a building, or one hinged to a wharf or landing stage which allows people to step onto or off a boat regardless of the state of the tide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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access parent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">access parent</span></header><div>/ˈæksɛs pɛərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'akses pairruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">the non-custodial parent who, as part of a family court proceeding, has been awarded access to a child or children.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac355212073" href="entry://custodial%20parent%23bigmac355212073"><strong>custodial parent</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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access road
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">access road</span></header><div>/ˈæksɛs roʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'akses rohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a road which allows entry to a group of residences, a rural property, a motorway, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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access way
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664943980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">access way</span></header><div>/ˈæksɛs weɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'akses way) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a designated safe passage along, across, or out of a rail corridor, usually furnished with ramps to allow pedestrians and vehicles to cross the tracks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accidental discovery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accidental discovery</span></header><div>/æksədɛntl dəsˈkʌvri/ (<em>say</em> aksuhdentl duhs'kuvree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">a discovery made by accident in the course of some other undertaking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accident-prone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accident-prone</span></header><div>/ˈæksədənt-proʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'aksuhduhnt-prohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> abnormally susceptible to accidents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> dangerous: <em class="example">this is an accident-prone stretch of road.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acclimatisation society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acclimatisation society</span></header><div>/əˌklaɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃən səsaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> uh.kluymuhtuy'zayshuhn suhsuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">(in Australia and New Zealand) a society formed to introduce flora and fauna from abroad in the hope of acclimatising them to the local environment and so enriching it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acclimatization society</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodation address
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164394106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodation address</span></header><div>/əkɒməˈdeɪʃən əˌdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhkomuh'dayshuhn uh.dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">an address, not one’s own, to which one’s mail may be sent discreetly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodation bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodation bill</span></header><div>/əkɒməˈdeɪʃən bɪl/ (<em>say</em> uhkomuh'dayshuhn bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">a bill of exchange endorsed by one person for another, to enable the second person to obtain credit or raise money by giving extra security.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">accommodation draft</strong>, <strong class="vs">accommodation note</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodation house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodation house</span></header><div>/əkɒməˈdeɪʃən haʊs/ (<em>say</em> uhkomuh'dayshuhn hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> (formerly) a boarding and lodging house for travellers, especially stockworkers, drovers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> a unit, either freestanding or incorporated into a larger set of such units as a motel, which can be rented for accommodation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq810"> <strong>special accommodation house</strong>, an institution providing accommodation, especially for the aged, sick, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodation ladder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodation ladder</span></header><div>/əkɒməˈdeɪʃən lædə/ (<em>say</em> uhkomuh'dayshuhn laduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a ladder or stairway hung from a ship’s side to connect with boats below.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accommodation paddock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accommodation paddock</span></header><div>/əkɒməˈdeɪʃən pædək/ (<em>say</em> uhkomuh'dayshuhn paduhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">an area set aside for the overnight pasturing of travelling livestock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accordion-pleated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accordion-pleated</span></header><div>/əˈkɔdiən-plitəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kawdeeuhn-pleetuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">pleated in tight folds which resemble the folds in a piano accordion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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account card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">account card</span></header><div>/əˈkaʊnt kad/ (<em>say</em> uh'kownt kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">a credit or debit card, often one linked to a particular service or commodity provider.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accounting period
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135814269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accounting period</span></header><div>/əˈkaʊntɪŋ pɪəriəd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kownting pearreeuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">the interval for which companies prepare reports of their financial transactions, usually one year, although interim reports may be drawn up at monthly, quarterly or half-yearly intervals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accounts payable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac625833212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accounts payable</span></header><div>/əkaʊnts ˈpeɪəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhkownts 'payuhbuhl) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">business debts which have not yet been paid, resulting from the purchase of goods from suppliers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accounts receivable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724453751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accounts receivable</span></header><div>/əkaʊnts rəˈsivəbəl/ (<em>say</em> uhkownts ruh'seevuhbuhl) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">business credits for which payment has not yet been received, resulting from sales to customers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accrued day off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac81834316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accrued day off</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">a day off work taken as compensation for hours already worked in addition to the normal work period.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADO Also, <strong class="vs">accumulated day off</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accrued interest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accrued interest</span></header><div>/əkrud ˈɪntrəst/ (<em>say</em> uhkroohd 'intruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">the amount of interest accumulated at a given time but not yet paid (or received).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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abyssopelagic zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac350049568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">abyssopelagic zone</span></header><div>/əˌbɪsoʊpəˈlædʒɪk zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> uh.bisohpuh'lajik zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">the deepest part of the ocean where the water is near freezing, there is no sunlight at all, and the pressure is crushing.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac603026391" href="entry://bathypelagic%20zone%23bigmac603026391"><strong>bathypelagic zone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac862148809" href="entry://epipelagic%20zone%23bigmac862148809"><strong>epipelagic zone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac553990803" href="entry://hadopelagic%20zone%23bigmac553990803"><strong>hadopelagic zone</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac220847405" href="entry://mesopelagic%20zone%23bigmac220847405"><strong>mesopelagic zone</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">abyssal zone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A/C
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A/C</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> account current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> air conditioning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academic dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academic dress</span></header><div>/ˌækədɛmɪk ˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> .akuhdemik 'dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">formal university dress, as cap and gown, and sometimes dark suit, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academic freedom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academic freedom</span></header><div>/ˌækədɛmɪk ˈfridəm/ (<em>say</em> .akuhdemik 'freeduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">freedom of a teacher to discuss social, economic, or political problems without interference from university or public officials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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academic year
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">academic year</span></header><div>/ˌækədɛmɪk ˈjɪə/ (<em>say</em> .akuhdemik 'year) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">that part of the year during which universities, colleges, etc., are in session, starting in February or March but in the Northern Hemisphere in September or October.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Académie Française
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Académie Française</span></header><div>/əˌkædəmi frɒ̃ˈsɛz/ (<em>say</em> uh.kaduhmee fron'sez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028503" href="entry://French%20Academy%23bigmac000028503"><strong>French Academy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Academy Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac996411123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Academy Award</span><z><span target_id="lPGuEYSw8h">n.</span><span target_id="mTTv7vSxzc">phr.</span></z></header><div>/əkædəmi əˈwɔd/ (<em>say</em> uhkaduhmee uh'wawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lPGuEYSw8h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> one of a set of annual awards made by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for excellence in various aspects of filmmaking; established 1929. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095260" href="entry://Oscar%23bigmac000095260"><strong>Oscar</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mTTv7vSxzc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq780"> <strong class="phr">an Academy Award performance</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>ironic</em>) an excessively emotional display.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a US organisation formed in 1927 to aid the advancement of the film industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Academy of Science
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Academy of Science</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004602" href="entry://Australian%20Academy%20of%20Science%23bigmac000004602"><strong>Australian Academy of Science</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">a national body formed in 1971 to promote teaching and research in the social sciences.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASSA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Academy ratio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac305415495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Academy ratio</span></header><div>/əˈkædəmi reɪʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kaduhmee raysheeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Film</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">an aspect ratio of 1.375 (width) to 1 (height) of a 35 mm frame.</span></div><div class="etym"> [adopted as the standard ratio in film by the <em>Academy</em> of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1932]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acai berry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac111896321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acai berry</span></header><div>/əˈsaɪi bɛri/ (<em>say</em> uh'suyee beree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acai berries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a small, edible, purplish berry which is the fruit of the <strong>acai palm tree</strong>, <em>Euterpe oleracea</em>, found in the flood plains and swamps of Central and South America; valued for its high nutritional content and as an aid to weight loss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>acai</em>, from Tupi-Guaraní + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006850" href="entry://berry%23bigmac000006850"><span class="smallcaps">berry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a capriccio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a capriccio</span></header><div>/a kəˈprɪtʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah kuh'pricheeoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">(a musical direction) freely; at the whim of the performer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: according to caprice]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acapulco gold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac951498107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acapulco gold</span></header><div>/ækəpʊlkoʊ ˈgoʊld/ (<em>say</em> akuhpoolkoh 'gohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">golden-leafed marijuana from south-western Mexico.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accelerator principle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accelerator principle</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛləreɪtə prɪnsəpəl/ (<em>say</em> uhk'seluhraytuh prinsuhpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">an economic principle which states that an increase (or decrease) in the rate of consumer demand will cause an acceleration (or deceleration) in the rate of investment in machines to produce those consumer goods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptable daily intake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113210381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptable daily intake</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">a measure of the amount of a particular substance which can be ingested daily over a long period of time without risk to human health; used of food additives, etc., rather than contaminants.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac478192873" href="entry://tolerable%20daily%20intake%23bigmac478192873"><strong>tolerable daily intake</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptable risk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483692680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptable risk</span></header><div>/əksɛptəbəl ˈrɪsk/ (<em>say</em> uhkseptuhbuhl 'risk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">a risk, considered to be small or of no great consequence, which one must necessarily take in order to be able to achieve a positive benefit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptance house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptance house</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛptəns haʊs/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septuhns hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a financial institution which specialises in handling bills of exchange for foreign trade.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">British</em>, <strong class="vs">accepting house</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acceptance rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acceptance rate</span></header><div>/əkˈsɛptəns reɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhk'septuhns rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">a level of acceptance: <em class="example">it has a high acceptance rate in the community.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accumulated day off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595126093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accumulated day off</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac81834316" href="entry://accrued%20day%20off%23bigmac81834316"><strong>accrued day off</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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accumulative sentence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">accumulative sentence</span></header><div>/əˌkjumjələtɪv ˈsɛntəns/ (<em>say</em> uh.kyoohmyuhluhtiv 'sentuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">a sentence of imprisonment which is to be served after another sentence already imposed (opposed to <em>concurrent sentence</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ac-dc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ac-dc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ac-dc" src="word_pronunciations/00126.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌeɪˌsi-ˈdiˌsi/ (<em>say</em> .ay.see-'dee.see) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> of or relating to an electric device, as a radio, which can operate from either an alternating current or direct current power source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> bisexual; attracted to both males and females as sexual partners.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AC/DC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AC/DC</span></header><div>/eɪ si ˈdi si/ (<em>say</em> ay see 'dee see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">Australian hard-rock group, formed in 1973; members have included Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson (replacing Scott after his death), Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetate rayon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetate rayon</span></header><div>/ˌæsəteɪt ˈreɪɒn/ (<em>say</em> .asuhtayt 'rayon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">a rayon made from cellulose acetate, differing from viscose rayon in having a greater strength when wet and in being more sensitive to high temperature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetic acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acetic acid" src="word_pronunciations/00198.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌsitɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uh.seetik 'asuhd), /əˌsɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.setik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">ethanoic acid, a colourless liquid, CH<sub>3</sub>COOH, the essential constituent of vinegar, used in the manufacture of acetate rayon and the production of numerous esters as solvents and flavouring agents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetic anhydride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetic anhydride</span></header><div>/əˌsitɪk ænˈhaɪdraɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh.seetik an'huydruyd), /əˈsɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'setik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">a colourless, pungent fluid, (CH<sub>3</sub>CO)<sub>2</sub>O, the anhydride of acetic acid, used as a reagent and in the production of plastics, film, and fabrics derived from cellulose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetoacetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetoacetic acid</span></header><div>/əˌsitoʊəsitɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uh.seetohuhseetik 'asuhd), /-əsɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> -uhsetik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">a carboxylic acid, CH<sub>3</sub>COCH<sub>2</sub>COOH; excreted in urine and found in abnormal quantities in the urine of diabetics; one of the ketone bodies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetone body
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetone body</span></header><div>/æsətoʊn ˈbɒdi/ (<em>say</em> asuhtohn 'bodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acetone bodies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040021" href="entry://ketone%20body%23bigmac000040021"><strong>ketone body</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetyl coenzyme A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetyl coenzyme A</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a thioester coenzyme which has a key role in fatty acid synthesis and acyl group transfer reactions.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014738" href="entry://coenzyme%20A%23bigmac000014738"><strong>coenzyme A</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetylene lamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetylene lamp</span></header><div>/əˌsɛtəlin ˈlæmp/ (<em>say</em> uh.setuhleen 'lamp), /-lən/ (<em>say</em> -luhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">a lamp burning acetylene.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acetylsalicylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acetylsalicylic acid</span></header><div>/ˌæsətlsæləˌsɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .asuhtlsaluh.silik 'asuhd), /əˌsitl-/ (<em>say</em> uh.seetl-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087993" href="entry://aspirin%23bigmac000087993"><strong>aspirin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ac.ft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ac.ft</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq533">acre-foot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achaean League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achaean League</span></header><div>/əkiən ˈlig/ (<em>say</em> uhkeeuhn 'leeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a political confederation of Achaean and other Greek cities, 281–146 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achievement age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achievement age</span></header><div>/əˈtʃivmənt eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'cheevmuhnt ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">the age at which, according to an accepted standard of capability, any young person should be able to carry out a selected task successfully.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achievement quotient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achievement quotient</span></header><div>/əˈtʃivmənt kwoʊʃənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'cheevmuhnt kwohshuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(according to a system of specially designed tests) educational age divided by actual age. Thus a child of 10 years whose educational achievement equals that of the average 12-year-old has an achievement quotient of 1.2 (commonly expressed as 120).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037741" href="entry://intelligence%20quotient%23bigmac000037741"><strong>intelligence quotient</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AQ</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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achievement test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">achievement test</span></header><div>/əˈtʃivmənt tɛst/ (<em>say</em> uh'cheevmuhnt test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a test designed to measure the results of learning or teaching, as contrasted with tests of native ability or aptitude.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037743" href="entry://intelligence%20test%23bigmac000037743"><strong>intelligence test</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achilles heel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achilles heel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Achilles heel" src="word_pronunciations/00208.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌkɪliz ˈhil/ (<em>say</em> uh.kileez 'heel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">a single major weakness or point of vulnerability.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the Greek legend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000392" href="entry://Achilles%23bigmac000000392"><span class="smallcaps">Achilles</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Achilles tendon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Achilles tendon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Achilles tendon" src="word_pronunciations/00209.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌkɪliz ˈtɛndən/ (<em>say</em> uh.kileez 'tenduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the Greek legend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000392" href="entry://Achilles%23bigmac000000392"><span class="smallcaps">Achilles</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid battery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac726846457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid battery</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'batree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac608108748" href="entry://lead-acid%20battery%23bigmac608108748"><strong>lead-acid battery</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid drainage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac51058033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid drainage</span></header><div>/ˈæsəd dreɪnɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd draynij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">the process whereby water draining over rock surfaces exposed to air and rain becomes more acidic because of chemical reaction with the rock, especially if it contains sulphides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid drop</span></header><div>/ˈæsəd drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">a sharp-tasting boiled lolly of sugar and tartaric acid: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Dolour bought threepence-worth of acid drops, lime-green and sour, current-red and sweet</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid dye</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">any of a large group of dyes, mostly sodium salts of sulphonic acids, used mainly for fibres derived from cellulose, as cotton, linen or rayon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid-fast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid-fast</span></header><div>/ˈæsəd-fast/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd-fahst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">resistant to decolourisation by acid after staining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid-forming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid-forming</span></header><div>/ˈæsəd-fɔmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd-fawming) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> yielding acid in chemical reaction; acidic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> (of food) containing a large amount of acid ash after complete oxidisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid-free paper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac187888941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid-free paper</span></header><div>/æsəd-fri ˈpeɪpə/ (<em>say</em> asuhd-free 'paypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">paper which has had the acid removed from the pulp so that it has a neutral pH, making it less subject to deterioration than normal papers; archival paper.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">permanent paper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid grassland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783697348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid grassland</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈgraslænd/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'grahsland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq68">a grassland which has formed on acidic poor-quality soil or gravel, comprising mostly fine-leaved grasses and herbs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid house</span></header><div>/ˈæsəd haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">a blend of rap music and disco with a heavy beat, which incorporates sampled industrial sounds, vocal phrases, laughs and screams, and which is played at dance parties, often as a background to drug taking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091202" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000091202"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035235" href="entry://house%23bigmac000035235"><span class="smallcaps">house<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acid-house</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid jazz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192597617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid jazz</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈdʒæz/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'jaz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">a form of jazz that incorporates elements of soul, funk, and disco; originated in London in the mid 1980s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid mine drainage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894929908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid mine drainage</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">acid drainage triggered by mining processes, especially those which expose large surface areas of rock.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AMD <div class="backshade"><strong>Acid mine drainage</strong> describes the toxic environmental effect of contaminated water runoff from mining sites (often abandoned). Surface or groundwater flowing from or over mined areas comes into contact with sulphide minerals (e.g. pyrite) and reacts with oxygen and water to form sulphuric acid. The acid in turn dissolves metals and salts from disturbed soils, exposed rocks and tailings on the mine site that can leach into ground and surface water systems. Heavy metals leached from mines can include lead, copper, zinc, cadmium, aluminium, iron, magnesium and selenium. Acid levels in run-off water can be 10 000 times the acidity of normal water, poisonous to drink and harmful to aquatic organisms and habitats. AMD is a major environmental issue for the mining industry in Australia and internationally. A prime example in Australia is that of Mt Lyell in Tasmania where as a result of historic mining practices, significant pollution still occurs in Macquarie Harbour via the King River catchment.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acidophilus milk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acidophilus milk</span></header><div>/æsəˌdɒfələs ˈmɪlk/ (<em>say</em> asuh.dofuhluhs 'milk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">a fermented milk which alters the bacterial content of the intestines. The fermenting bacteria are of the species <em>Lactobacillus acidophilus</em>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040948" href="entry://lactobacillus%23bigmac000040948"><strong>lactobacillus</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid rain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid rain</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acid rain" src="word_pronunciations/00211.mp3"></audio></span>/æsəd ˈreɪn/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'rayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">highly acidic rain, caused by pollution in the atmosphere.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Acid rain</strong> is formed when airborne pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels, and from industrial activities and vehicles emissions, as well as from natural events such as bushfires, undergo reactions with water vapour and other chemicals in the atmosphere to yield acids. Clouds forming in this air are therefore acidic, as is the rain that falls from them. Acid rain affects the balance of nutrients in soils, rivers and lakes, and so the health of vegetation, fish and other wildlife. It can also contaminate drinking water and air (by forming smog), and can corrode buildings and other structures. Laws curbing the emissions that contribute to acid rain aim to reduce the environmental and economic damage caused. Because there is more industrial activity in the Northern than the Southern Hemisphere, there are more acid rain problems in that hemisphere, in particular in north-western Europe, China, eastern United States and Canada.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid reflux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394027070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid reflux</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈriflʌks/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'reefluks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac581380477" href="entry://gastro-oesophageal%20reflux%23bigmac581380477"><strong>gastro-oesophageal reflux</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid rock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid rock</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈrɒk/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'rok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">a form of heavy rock music which is often textually based on the content of LSD trips, and which is intended to be listened to by LSD users.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid shock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296782057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid shock</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈʃɒk/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'shok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">the impact of a sudden marked increase in acid levels on plant and animal life, as, for example, in the rapid acidification of aquatic ecosystems due to increased emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and subsequent precipitation as acid rain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid soil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid soil</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈsɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'soyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a soil of acid reaction, or having predominance of hydrogen ions, tasting sour in solution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid test</span></header><div>/æsəd ˈtɛst/ (<em>say</em> asuhd 'test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq652"> a test for gold using nitric acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> a rigorous test which conclusively establishes a judgement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid value
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid value</span></header><div>/ˈæsəd ˌvælju/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd .valyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide neutralised by the free acids present in one gram of a fat, oil, or resin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acid number</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acid-washed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acid-washed</span></header><div>/ˈæsəd-wɒʃt/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhd-wosht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">(of denim clothing) having a mottled pattern produced by washing in a chemical bath which makes the dye run or streak.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquisitions librarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquisitions librarian</span></header><div>/ækwəzɪʃənz laɪˈbrɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> akwuhzishuhnz luy'brairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a librarian who has the responsibility for obtaining new books, journals, publications, etc., for a library.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquisitive prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquisitive prize</span></header><div>/əˈkwɪzətɪv ˌpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> uh'kwizuhtiv .pruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a cash prize, offered in art competitions and the like, the award and acceptance of which entitles the donor to ownership of the winning work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acre-foot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acre-foot</span></header><div>/ˌeɪkə-ˈfʊt/ (<em>say</em> .aykuh-'foot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">a unit of volume of water in irrigation in the imperial system, being the amount covering one acre to a depth of one foot equal to 43 560 cubic feet or 1233.48183754752 m<sup>3</sup>.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: ac.ft</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acro dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac264040476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acro dance</span></header><div>/ˈækroʊ dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'akroh dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">a style of dance that combines elements of classical ballet, jazz, modern dance, etc., with acrobatic elements such as gymnastics, balance, contortion, etc.; originated in vaudeville.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acro dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>acro dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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across-the-board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">across-the-board</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of across-the-board" src="word_pronunciations/00239.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈkrɒs-ðə-bɔd/ (<em>say</em> uh'kros-dhuh-bawd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">embracing all categories; general: <em class="example">an across-the-board increase.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23bigmac000091635"><span class="smallcaps">board</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23mq148">27</a>).]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of acrylic acid" src="word_pronunciations/00242.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌkrɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uh.krilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">a colourless, corrosive liquid, CH<sub>2</sub>=CH–CO<sub>2</sub>H, used in the manufacture of polymerised fibres and coatings; propenoic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic aldehyde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic aldehyde</span></header><div>/əˌkrɪlɪk ˈældəhaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh.krilik 'alduhhuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000489" href="entry://acrolein%23bigmac000000489"><strong>acrolein</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104694468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic art</span></header><div>/əˌkrɪlɪk ˈat/ (<em>say</em> uh.krilik 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> an acrylic or perspex design, or an artwork or photograph imposed on an acrylic or perspex base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> a genre of Aboriginal art using acrylic colour rather than traditional ochres.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic colour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac169887247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic colour</span></header><div>/əˌkrɪlɪk ˈkʌlə/ (<em>say</em> uh.krilik 'kuluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000506" href="entry://acrylic%20paint%23bigmac000000506"><strong>acrylic paint</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acrylic color</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acrylic polymer colour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599582631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acrylic polymer colour</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000506" href="entry://acrylic%20paint%23bigmac000000506"><strong>acrylic paint</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acrylic polymer color</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acting out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac881049487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acting out</span></header><div>/æktɪŋ ˈaʊt/ (<em>say</em> akting 'owt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">antisocial behaviour often carried out with an unconscious or semiconscious desire to draw attention to one’s frustration and anxiety, being a release mechanism which has its roots in an underlying troubled psychological state.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acting-out</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinic ray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinic ray</span></header><div>/ækˌtɪnɪk ˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> ak.tinik 'ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">a ray of electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation, able to cause chemical changes in exposed materials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actinium-228
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actinium-228</span></header><div>/ækˌtɪniəm-tu tu ˈeɪt/ (<em>say</em> ak.tineeuhm-tooh tooh 'ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">an isotope of actinium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action bias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac379847711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action bias</span></header><div>/ækʃən ˈbaɪəs/ (<em>say</em> akshuhn 'buyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">the tendency to choose to take action in any situation, even though not taking action may lead to a better outcome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action figure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158378594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action figure</span></header><div>/ˈækʃən fɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhn figuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a doll representing a character of an action movie, comic strip, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac156348112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action group</span></header><div>/ˈækʃən grup/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhn groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a group of people who form an organisation to achieve a specific purpose, as lobbying, fundraising, promoting conservation projects, etc.: <em class="example">a resident action group.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action movie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac803533136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action movie</span></header><div>/ˈækʃən muvi/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhn moohvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a film which features danger and excitement and often violence.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">action film</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action-packed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action-packed</span></header><div>/ˈækʃən-pækt/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhn-pakt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">(of an entertainment, sporting event, etc.) full of dramatic events.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action painting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action painting</span></header><div>/ˈækʃən ˌpeɪntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhn .paynting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">a form of non-geometric abstract art in which the importance of the physical act of painting as a means of expression is stressed rather than the finished product; both traditional styles and technical procedures are largely ignored.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ACI Packaging Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ACI Packaging Group</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">a group of companies with interests in glass manufacture, plastics, building products, engineering, etc.; incorporated in 1922 as Australian Consolidated Industries; in 1988 taken over by BTR Nylex which subsequently changed its name to ACI Packaging.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ack-ack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ack-ack</span><z><span target_id="p4KuyCUPuL">n.</span><span target_id="o8u0Pw7gW5">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æk-ˈæk/ (<em>say</em> ak-'ak) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="p4KuyCUPuL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> anti-aircraft fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> anti-aircraft arms.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="o8u0Pw7gW5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq447"> anti-aircraft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally used by radio operators in WWI for A.A. (anti-aircraft)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Acknowledgement of Country
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124360594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Acknowledgement of Country</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Acknowledgements of Country</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">the official recognition of the Indigenous traditional custodians of a locality, given in the preamble to a public event, meeting, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac754391168" href="entry://Welcome%20to%20Country%23bigmac754391168"><strong>Welcome to Country</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">acknowledgement of country</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ack-willy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ack-willy</span></header><div>/æk-ˈwɪli/ (<em>say</em> ak-'wilee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">absent without leave.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ack-willie</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the military signalling code in which Ack represented A and Willy represented W, signalling AW, short for AWL]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aclinic line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aclinic line</span></header><div>/əˌklɪnɪk ˈlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh.klinik 'luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">an imaginary line around the earth near the equator where the magnetic needle remains horizontal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acme thread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556069102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acme thread</span></header><div>/ækmi ˈθrɛd/ (<em>say</em> akmee 'thred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a trapezoid-shaped thread for a lead screw which is strong but easily manufactured, designed for power transmission and the carrying of loads.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acne mechanica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522320467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acne mechanica</span></header><div>/ækni məˈkænɪkə/ (<em>say</em> aknee muh'kanikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">a form of acne caused by friction or rubbing of the skin against heavy clothing, protective equipment, a prosthesis, etc., the acne being exacerbated by heat and sweat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acne rosacea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac919348437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acne rosacea</span></header><div>/ækni roʊˈzeɪsiə/ (<em>say</em> aknee roh'zayseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac972154296" href="entry://rosacea%23bigmac972154296"><strong>rosacea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acorn banksia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501757665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acorn banksia</span></header><div>/ˈeɪkɔn bæŋksiə/ (<em>say</em> 'aykawn bangkseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a phreatophytic banksia, <em>Banksia prionotes</em>, growing to about 10 m, with long, toothed leaves and orange flowers in a characteristic acorn shape; common around Perth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustic impedance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustic impedance</span></header><div>/əˌkustɪk ɪmˈpidəns/ (<em>say</em> uh.koohstik im'peeduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">the complex ratio of sound pressure to the rate of volume displacement of the surface producing the sound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustic mine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustic mine</span></header><div>/əˌkustɪk ˈmaɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh.koohstik 'muyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">a mine designed to be exploded by vibration, as by that from the propeller of a passing ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustic phonetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustic phonetics</span></header><div>/əˌkustɪk fəˈnɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh.koohstik fuh'netiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">the branch of phonetics concerned with the physical qualities of speech sounds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustic privacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac415888511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustic privacy</span></header><div>/əˌkustɪk ˈpraɪvəsi/ (<em>say</em> uh.koohstik 'pruyvuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq45">privacy which is characterised by an absence of unwanted noise intruding into one’s environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acoustic tile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acoustic tile</span></header><div>/əˌkustɪk ˈtaɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh.koohstik 'tuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">a tile of some soft, sound-absorbent material, as cork, used for the interiors of recording studios, concert halls, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquired characteristic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquired characteristic</span></header><div>/əˌkwaɪəd kærəktəˈrɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh.kwuyuhd karuhktuh'ristik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">a characteristic that is the result of the effect of the environment rather than of heredity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquired immune deficiency syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001253" href="entry://AIDS%23bigmac000001253"><strong>AIDS<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquired taste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquired taste</span></header><div>/əˌkwaɪəd ˈteɪst/ (<em>say</em> uh.kwuyuhd 'tayst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> an unusual liking acquired through experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> the thing so liked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acquired trait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550778028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acquired trait</span></header><div>/əkwaɪəd ˈtreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhkwuyuhd 'trayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">a characteristic that an organism develops in response to its environment, theorised in Lamarckism and Neo-Lamarckism to be inherited by the next generation.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041100" href="entry://Lamarckism%23bigmac000041100"><strong>Lamarckism</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049709" href="entry://Neo-Lamarckism%23bigmac000049709"><strong>Neo-Lamarckism</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action replay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action replay</span></header><div>/ækʃən ˈripleɪ/ (<em>say</em> akshuhn 'reeplay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037652" href="entry://instant%20replay%23bigmac000037652"><strong>instant replay</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action stations
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action stations</span></header><div>/ˈækʃən ˌsteɪʃənz/ (<em>say</em> 'akshuhn .stayshuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq331"> stations to be taken up in readiness for or during battle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq802"> positions taken up preparatory to action.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq187"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq046"> <em class="label">Military</em> the command to take up action stations.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq083"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a warning or command to get ready for action.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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action verb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac233179424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">action verb</span></header><div>/ækʃən ˈvɜb/ (<em>say</em> akshuhn 'verb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac836715086" href="entry://dynamic%20verb%23bigmac836715086"><strong>dynamic verb</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activated carbon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activated carbon</span></header><div>/ˌæktəveɪtəd ˈkabən/ (<em>say</em> .aktuhvaytuhd 'kahbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">granulated charcoal heated to 800°–1000°C in a current of steam to remove hydrocarbons; highly absorbent of gases and vapours because of its enormous surface area; used in solvent recovery, deodorisation, and as an antidote to certain poisons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">active carbon</strong>, <strong class="vs">activated charcoal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activated complex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activated complex</span></header><div>/ˌæktəveɪtəd ˈkɒmplɛks/ (<em>say</em> .aktuhvaytuhd 'kompleks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">a short-lived transition state which appears during chemical reactions, when the molecules can no longer be considered as reactants, and are not yet products.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activated sludge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activated sludge</span></header><div>/ˌæktəveɪtəd ˈslʌdʒ/ (<em>say</em> .aktuhvaytuhd 'sluj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">aerated sewage sludge, added to raw sewage to hasten bacterial decomposition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active aging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742945336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active aging</span></header><div>/æktɪv ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> aktiv 'ayjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">an approach to old age in which opportunities to maintain physical, social and mental wellbeing are actively sought as a way of extending healthy life expectancy and quality of life.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">active ageing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active carbon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active carbon</span></header><div>/æktɪv ˈkabən/ (<em>say</em> aktiv 'kahbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000546" href="entry://activated%20carbon%23bigmac000000546"><strong>activated carbon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active fault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392056924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active fault</span></header><div>/æktɪv ˈfɔlt/ (<em>say</em> aktiv 'fawlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a fault which has been the location of displacement or seismic activity during the geographically recent period, that is, within the last 10 000 years.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active fund
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac380491312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active fund</span></header><div>/ˈæktɪv fʌnd/ (<em>say</em> 'aktiv fund) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">an investment fund based on the principles of active investment.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac421272133" href="entry://passive%20fund%23bigmac421272133"><strong>passive fund</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active fund management
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620417345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active fund management</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">a fund management strategy in which the fund manager adopts a policy of active investment.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac612881116" href="entry://passive%20fund%20management%23bigmac612881116"><strong>passive fund management</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">active management</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active galactic nucleus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855660400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active galactic nucleus</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">active galactic nuclei</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">a galactic nucleus which emits an extremely high level of luminous radiation which is posited to be caused by a supermassive black hole.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AGN</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active immunity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active immunity</span></header><div>/æktɪv əˈmjunəti/ (<em>say</em> aktiv uh'myoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">immunity achieved by the manufacture of antibodies within the organism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active income
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac090664167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active income</span></header><div>/ˈæktɪv ɪnkʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'aktiv inkum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">income earned through regular employment, as from a salary or wage.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac514774208" href="entry://passive%20income%23bigmac514774208"><strong>passive income</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active ingredient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac842088447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active ingredient</span></header><div>/æktɪv ɪnˈgridiənt/ (<em>say</em> aktiv in'greedeeuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">a substance, contained in a drug or medication, which has a specific beneficial effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active investing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac559383755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active investing</span></header><div>/æktɪv ɪnˈvɛstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> aktiv in'vesting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac495741723" href="entry://active%20investment%23bigmac495741723"><strong>active investment</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac495741723" href="entry://active%20investment%23mq176">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active investment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac495741723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active investment</span></header><div>/æktɪv ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ (<em>say</em> aktiv in'vestmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> Also, <strong class="vs">active investing</strong>. an investment strategy in which an initial investment is based on a benchmark stock index, but subsequent investments are chosen as being likely to increase the performance of the benchmark index, although often at greater risk. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac735484706" href="entry://passive%20investment%23bigmac735484706"><strong>passive investment</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> such an investment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>active investor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active list
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active list</span></header><div>/ˈæktɪv lɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'aktiv list) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">a list of military officers on full pay available for or engaged in service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active listening
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899817615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active listening</span></header><div>/æktɪv ˈlɪsənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> aktiv 'lisuhning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">the practice of giving one’s full attention to what someone is saying, both verbally and with body language, and by positively engaging through demonstrating understanding, asking open-ended questions, withholding judgement, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>active listener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active service</span></header><div>/æktɪv ˈsɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> aktiv 'servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq705"> the performance of military duty in the field in time of war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> the state of being on full duty with full pay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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active suspension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">active suspension</span></header><div>/ˌæktɪv səˈspɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> .aktiv suh'spenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a computerised suspension system for motor vehicles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activity-based working
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac001864055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activity-based working</span></header><div>/ækˌtɪvəti-beɪst ˈwɜkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ak.tivuhtee-bayst 'werking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a style of organisation of a workplace, designed to have multiple areas intended to facilitate certain individual tasks, with other areas intended for group meetings, brainstorming, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ABW</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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activity series
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">activity series</span></header><div>/ækˈtɪvəti sɪəriz/ (<em>say</em> ak'tivuhtee searreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023304" href="entry://electromotive%20series%23bigmac000023304"><strong>electromotive series</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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act of faith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">act of faith</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acts of faith</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> an act which demonstrates or tests the strength of a person’s convictions, as a personal sacrifice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a risk or gamble, especially one taken because of a hunch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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act of God
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">act of God</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acts of God</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a direct, sudden, and irresistible action of natural forces, such as could not humanly have been foreseen or prevented, for example, tornado, tidal wave, flood, and earth movements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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act of grace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">act of grace</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acts of grace</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq944"> an act of Parliament granting a general pardon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq558"> payment by a government to a citizen with whom it is in dispute to avoid protracted litigation, although the government is not legally liable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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act of indemnity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">act of indemnity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acts of indemnity</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">an act of Parliament passed to exempt persons from punishment for illegal actions undertaken in the public interest, as in wartime.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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act of Parliament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">act of Parliament</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acts of Parliament</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">a bill passed by parliament and bearing the royal assent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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act of war
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">act of war</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">acts of war</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">an illegal act of aggression by a country against another with which it is nominally at peace.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Actors' Studio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Actors’ Studio</span></header><div>/aktəz ˈstjudioʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahktuhz 'styoohdeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a New York acting workshop founded in 1947; promotes the Method approach to acting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actual grace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actual grace</span></header><div>/ˈæktʃuəl greɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'akchoohuhl grays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">supernatural help given by God to enlighten the mind and strengthen the will to do good and avoid evil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actual ground zero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actual ground zero</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">the point on the earth’s surface below, at, or above the centre of the burst of a nuclear weapon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actual sin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actual sin</span></header><div>/æktʃuəl ˈsɪn/ (<em>say</em> akchoohuhl 'sin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Theology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">the sin of an individual, as contrasted with original sin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actual sound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac438213941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actual sound</span></header><div>/ˈæktʃuəl saʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'akchoohuhl sownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq26">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac544487816" href="entry://diegetic%20sound%23bigmac544487816"><strong>diegetic sound</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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actus reus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931565103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">actus reus</span></header><div>/æktəs ˈreɪəs/ (<em>say</em> aktuhs 'rayuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">the act or series of acts which constitute a crime, as opposed to the intention of the accused.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046158" href="entry://mens%20rea%23bigmac000046158"><strong>mens rea</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>actus</em> deed + <em>reus</em> guilty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acupuncture point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acupuncture point</span></header><div>/ˌækəpʌŋktʃə ˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> .akuhpungkchuh 'poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">one of a set of points on the body at which an inserted needle affects the flow of the chi.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac396881279" href="entry://chi%23bigmac396881279"><strong>chi<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acute arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acute arch</span></header><div>/əˈkjut ˌatʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'kyooht .ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095974" href="entry://lancet%20arch%23bigmac000095974"><strong>lancet arch</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acute care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acute care</span></header><div>/əkjut ˈkɛə/ (<em>say</em> uhkyooht 'kair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">the medical services such as surgery, intensive care, medical and nursing care, which are provided for the immediate assessment and treatment of patients.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>acute-care</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acute confusional state
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac40657292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acute confusional state</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">an acquired overwhelming and usually irreversible impairment of mental function with alteration of consciousness, such as occurs with dementia, delirium, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acute dose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acute dose</span></header><div>/əkjut ˈdoʊs/ (<em>say</em> uhkyooht 'dohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">a total dose of radiation received at one time over a period so short that biological recovery cannot occur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acute toxicity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507176517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acute toxicity</span></header><div>/əkjut tɒkˈsɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> uhkyooht tok'sisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">toxic effects in an organism occurring after a short period of intense exposure to the substance causing the toxicity.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac717879372" href="entry://chronic%20toxicity%23bigmac717879372"><strong>chronic toxicity</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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acyl group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">acyl group</span></header><div>/ˈæsəl grup/ (<em>say</em> 'asuhl groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a group R–(C=O)–, formally derived from a carboxylic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adam's ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adam’s ale</span></header><div>/ædəmz ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> aduhmz 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adam's apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adam’s apple</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Adam’s apple" src="word_pronunciations/00282.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈædəmz æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhmz apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">a projection of the thyroid cartilage at the front of the throat, usually more prominent in men than in women.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adam-Smith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adam-Smith</span></header><div>/ædəm-ˈsmɪθ/ (<em>say</em> aduhm-'smith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Patricia Jean</strong> (<em>Patsy</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">1926–2001, Australian writer and historian; noted for works of social history including <em>The Anzacs</em> (1978) and <em>Outback Heroes</em> (1981). <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Patsy Adam-Smith&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/patsy-adam-smith.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adam's needle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adam’s needle</span></header><div>/ædəmz ˈnidl/ (<em>say</em> aduhmz 'needl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">a species of yucca, <em>Yucca smalliana</em>, much cultivated for ornament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptive clothing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac893884357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptive clothing</span></header><div>/əˌdæptɪv ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh.daptiv 'klohdhing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">clothing which has been designed to facilitate dressing for someone with a physical or intellectual disability, incorporating such features as velcro, different positions for fastenings, special fabrics, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adaptive wear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptive disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac58080364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptive disorder</span></header><div>/əˌdæptɪv dɪsˈɔdə/ (<em>say</em> uh.daptiv dis'awduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a disorder produced by a failure to adapt, as at any growth or developmental stage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptive optics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac998988968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptive optics</span></header><div>/əˌdæptɪv ˈɒptɪks/ (<em>say</em> uh.daptiv 'optiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">the process by which the shape of a mirror in a telescope is changed to compensate for atmospheric distortion, using a bright reference star near the region being viewed to determine the amount of adaption required.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptive radiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptive radiation</span></header><div>/əˌdæptɪv reɪdiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.daptiv raydee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">the evolution of an unspecialised group of organisms into species which, although still related to the original group, have developed in different ways in response to different environments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adaptive sport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac022771813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adaptive sport</span></header><div>/əˌdæptɪv ˈspɔt/ (<em>say</em> uh.daptiv 'spawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a sport which has been modified to suit participants with physical or intellectual disabilities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-D converter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-D converter</span></header><div>/eɪ-di kənˈvɜtə/ (<em>say</em> ay-dee kuhn'vertuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002399" href="entry://analog-to-digital%20converter%23bigmac000002399"><strong>analog-to-digital converter</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">A to D converter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad creep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac794992941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad creep</span></header><div>/ˈæd krip/ (<em>say</em> 'ad kreep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq79">the slow rise of pervasive advertising, particularly advertising which appears in locations or areas of life which had previously been free of it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ad-Dawḥah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ad-Dawḥah</span></header><div>/æd-ˈdɔha/ (<em>say</em> ad-'dawhah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091963" href="entry://Doha%23bigmac000091963"><strong>Doha</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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added time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">added time</span></header><div>/ˈædəd taɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhd tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">extra time allowed in a match where the scores are equal at full time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenosine triphosphate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenosine triphosphate</span></header><div>/əˌdɛnəsin traɪˈfɒsfeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh.denuhseen truy'fosfayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">the triphosphate of adenosine, present in all living cells, which represents a store of chemical energy.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ATP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenyl cyclase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenyl cyclase</span></header><div>/ˌædənaɪl ˈsaɪkleɪz/ (<em>say</em> .aduhnuyl 'suyklayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">an enzyme which catalyses the conversion of adenosine triphosphate to cyclic AMP.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenylic acid</span></header><div>/ˌædənɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .aduhnilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">the monophosphate of adenosine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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à deux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">à deux</span></header><div>/a ˈdɜ/ (<em>say</em> ah 'der) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">of or for two; two at a time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad fin.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad fin.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq165">to the end.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: <em>ad fīnem</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adhesive capsulitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac726184377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adhesive capsulitis</span></header><div>/ədˌhisɪv ˌkæpsjəˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> uhd.heesiv .kapsyuh'luytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac834954845" href="entry://capsulitis%23bigmac834954845"><strong>capsulitis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adhesive tape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adhesive tape</span></header><div>/ədˌhisɪv ˈteɪp/ (<em>say</em> uhd.heesiv 'tayp), /-ˌhizɪv/ (<em>say</em> -.heeziv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">a tape, usually of plastic or fabric, coated on one side with an adhesive, used for binding, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad hoc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad hoc</span><z><span target_id="rl07okaiWO">adj.</span><span target_id="aqG8a7Uibi">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad hoc" src="word_pronunciations/00271.mp3"></audio></span>/æd ˈhɒk/ (<em>say</em> ad 'hok) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rl07okaiWO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> for this (special purpose); an <strong>ad hoc committee</strong> is one set up to deal with one subject only (opposed to <em>omnibus</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> impromptu; an <strong>ad hoc decision</strong> is one made with regard to the exigencies of the moment.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="aqG8a7Uibi">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq614"> with respect to this (subject or thing).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad hominem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad hominem</span></header><div>/æd ˈhɒmənəm/ (<em>say</em> ad 'homuhnuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> appealing to a person’s prejudices or special interests, instead of to their intellect: <em class="example">an argument ad hominem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> relying on personal attack.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: to the man]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adiabatic process
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac233392582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adiabatic process</span></header><div>/ˌædiəbætɪk ˈproʊsɛs/ (<em>say</em> .adeeuhbatik 'prohses) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Thermodynamics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">the thermodynamic transformation which occurs in a system without the exchange of heat between the system and its environment, as in the adiabatic cooling of a parcel of air accompanying expansion, and the adiabatic warming accompanying compression.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad idem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad idem</span></header><div>/æd ˈɪdəm/ (<em>say</em> ad 'iduhm) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">of the same mind, used especially in relation to contracts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adi Granth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394798432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adi Granth</span></header><div>/adi ˈgrant/ (<em>say</em> ahdee 'grahnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac125287952" href="entry://Guru%20Granth%20Sahib%23bigmac125287952"><strong>Guru Granth Sahib</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad inf.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad inf.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq427">to infinity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ad infīnītum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad infinitum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad infinitum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad infinitum" src="word_pronunciations/00272.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæd ɪnfəˈnaɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> .ad infuh'nuytuhm) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> to infinity; endlessly; without limit.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq678"> over and over again; in a tediously repetitive manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adipic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac134552084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adipic acid</span></header><div>/ədɪpɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uhdipik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq64">a white crystalline organic compound, (CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub> (COOH)<sub>2</sub>; used in the production of nylon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adipose fin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adipose fin</span></header><div>/ædəpoʊs ˈfɪn/ (<em>say</em> aduhpohs 'fin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">a finlike projection, fleshy and lacking rays, behind the dorsal fin, as in the trout and salmon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adipose tissue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adipose tissue</span></header><div>/ˈædəpoʊs ˌtɪʃu/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhpohs .tishooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">specialised cells in animals distributed throughout the body for storage of fats chiefly as triglycerides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adirondack Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adirondack Mountains</span></header><div>/ædəˌrɒndæk ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> aduh.rondak 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">a mountain range in the US, in north-eastern New York State; a part of the Appalachian system. Highest peak, Mt Marcy, 1629 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Adirondacks</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adis Abeba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adis Abeba</span></header><div>/ˈædəs ˈæbəba/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhs 'abuhbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091648" href="entry://Addis%20Ababa%23bigmac000091648"><strong>Addis Ababa</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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added tradesman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">added tradesman</span></header><div>/ædəd ˈtreɪdzmən/ (<em>say</em> aduhd 'traydzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a man who, though lacking formal trade qualifications, was employed during World War II to do work normally carried out by a qualified tradesperson.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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added value
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac925021205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">added value</span></header><div>/ædəd ˈvælju/ (<em>say</em> aduhd 'valyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">something added to a product or process which increases its value.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adder's meat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adder’s meat</span></header><div>/ˈædəz mit/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhz meet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">the greater stitchwort, <em>Stellaria holostea</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adder's tongue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adder’s tongue</span></header><div>/ˈædəz tʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhz tung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">a fern of the genus <em>Ophioglossum</em>, with a spore-bearing spike.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adding machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adding machine</span></header><div>/ˈædɪŋ məʃin/ (<em>say</em> 'ading muhsheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">any of various, usually monetary, calculating machines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Addis Ababa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Addis Ababa</span></header><div>/ædəs ˈæbəbə/ (<em>say</em> aduhs 'abuhbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">the capital of Ethiopia, situated on a central plateau.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Adis Abeba</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Addison's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Addison’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈædəsənz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'aduhsuhnz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">a disease characterised by asthenia, low blood-pressure, and a brownish colouration of the skin, due to progressive destruction of the suprarenal cortex.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after T <em>Addison</em>, 1793–1860, English physician, who first described it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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addition compound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">addition compound</span></header><div>/əˈdɪʃən ˌkɒmpaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uh'dishuhn .kompownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">a compound formed by chemical addition, with no secondary products.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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add-on
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">add-on</span><z><span target_id="Hi3YutGkPT">n.</span><span target_id="DoueNq8Ue1">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈæd-ɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'ad-on) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hi3YutGkPT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq887"> an additional optional item of equipment, as for a motor vehicle, computer, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>domestic models … with the advanced add-ons</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> an additional property, acquired to supplement the scope of an existing property.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq193"> something added as an afterthought or optional extra.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DoueNq8Ue1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq820"> designed to be optionally added on to existing plans, equipment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq296"> liable to be added on to whatever has been offered or agreed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Add-on charges can quickly offset what appears to be a better interest rate.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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add-on insurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac637397709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">add-on insurance</span></header><div>/æd-ɒn ɪnˈʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> ad-on in'shawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">insurance sold as additional to basic motor vehicle insurance, often relating to specific eventualities such as mechanical breakdown or damage to tyres, rims, paint, and windscreens, but sometimes including extended warranty, gap insurance, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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address-in-reply
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">address-in-reply</span></header><div>/əˌdrɛs-ɪn-rəˈplaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh.dres-in-ruh'pluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">the reply to the speech made by the sovereign or the sovereign’s representative at the opening of a parliamentary session.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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address munging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac685605297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">address munging</span></header><div>/əˈdrɛs mʌndʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'dres munjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">the deliberate alteration of a return email address so that it is intelligible to the recipient but cannot be harvested by those sending spam.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adelaide Festival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac673551103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adelaide Festival</span></header><div>/ædəleɪd ˈfɛstəvəl/ (<em>say</em> aduhlayd 'festuhvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">an arts and culture festival held in Adelaide, biennially from 1960 to 2012 and annually from 2013.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adelaide Festival of Arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adelaide Festival of Arts</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">an arts and cultural festival held biennially in Adelaide in March since 1960, featuring opera, theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, cabaret, the Adelaide Writers’ Week, and visual arts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adelaide Hills
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adelaide Hills</span></header><div>/ædəleɪd ˈhɪlz/ (<em>say</em> aduhlayd 'hilz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a range of hills to the east of Adelaide, SA, partly developed for urban uses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adelaide Observatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adelaide Observatory</span></header><div>/ædəleɪd əbˈzɜvətri/ (<em>say</em> aduhlayd uhb'zervuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">an observatory set up under Sir Charles Todd in Adelaide in 1874.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adelaide Steamship Co.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adelaide Steamship Co.</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>The</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">an interstate shipping company which operated in Australia from 1875.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adélie Coast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adélie Coast</span></header><div>/ədili ˈkoʊst/ (<em>say</em> uhdeelee 'kohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">a coastal region of Antarctica south of Australia; under French sovereignty.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Adélie Land</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adélie penguin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adélie penguin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Adélie penguin" src="word_pronunciations/00277.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌdili ˈpɛŋgwən/ (<em>say</em> uh.deelee 'penggwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a penguin <em>Pygoscelis adeliae</em>, which breeds mainly in Antarctica but is occasionally found on the southern coast of Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000654" href="entry://Ad%C3%A9lie%20Coast%23bigmac000000654"><span class="smallcaps">Adélie Coast</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adenosine diphosphate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107209217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adenosine diphosphate</span></header><div>/əˌdɛnəsɪn daɪˈfɒsfeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh.denuhsin duy'fosfayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a compound formed when adenosine triphosphate stored in blood platelets releases a phosphate group triggering the release of metabolic energy; when damaged platelets release it, however, it is instrumental in promoting the clumping of platelets in the blood clotting process.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjacent angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjacent angle</span></header><div>/əˌdʒeɪsənt ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.jaysuhnt 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">one of two angles having the same vertex and having a common side between them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjectival clause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512820579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjectival clause</span></header><div>/ædʒəktaɪvəl ˈklɔz/ (<em>say</em> ajuhktuyvuhl 'klawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">a clause which performs the function of an adjective, as <em>who was old</em> in <em>The man, who was old, fell down</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adjective clause</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjournment debate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53723836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjournment debate</span></header><div>/əˈdʒɜnmənt dəbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'jernmuhnt duhbayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq51">a debate at the end of a parliamentary sitting day, following the motion to adjourn the house, in which members may speak on topics of their choice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjournment of debate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac497328805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjournment of debate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">the postponement of parliamentary debate on a bill for a fixed time, to allow members to study it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjunct professor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac587209336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjunct professor</span></header><div>/ædʒʌŋkt prəˈfɛsə/ (<em>say</em> ajungkt pruh'fesuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">a person filling a senior academic position in a department, usually on a temporary basis, who is given this title in recognition of the contribution that they are able to make to the department’s function or to its subject area: <em class="example">the Adjunct Professor in Linguistics.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjustable-pitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjustable-pitch</span></header><div>/ədʒʌstəbəl-ˈpɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhjustuhbuhl-'pich) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">(of a propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed to suit various conditions of flight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adjutant general
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adjutant general</span></header><div>/ædʒətənt ˈdʒɛnrəl/ (<em>say</em> ajuhtuhnt 'jenruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">adjutants general</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> (in the British Army) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq204"> the head of a department of the general staff.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq805"> an executive officer of a general.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> (in the US Army) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq108"> the chief administrative officer of the Army.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq395"> a member of this officer’s department, from which adjutants for higher command are assigned.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq150"> <em class="label">US</em> a high, often the highest, officer of the National Guard of a state or territory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad lib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad lib</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad lib" src="word_pronunciations/00273.mp3"></audio></span>/æd ˈlɪb/ (<em>say</em> ad 'lib) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">freely; in an impromptu manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000722" href="entry://ad%20libitum%23bigmac000000722"><span class="smallcaps">ad libitum</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad-lib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad-lib</span><z><span target_id="CnMaxEXzQn">adj.</span><span target_id="bS5Xh1MON4">n.</span><span target_id="gGgRRvNwQM">v.t.</span><span target_id="KYenudrTht">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad-lib" src="word_pronunciations/00324.mp3"></audio></span>/æd-ˈlɪb/ (<em>say</em> ad-'lib) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CnMaxEXzQn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> in an improvised fashion: <em class="example">an ad-lib performance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bS5Xh1MON4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"><span id="mq616"> such an improvised performance or utterance.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ad-libbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">ad-libbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gGgRRvNwQM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq625"> to improvise and deliver extemporaneously.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KYenudrTht">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq511"> to improvise, as notes, words or actions, during rehearsal or performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad libitum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad libitum</span></header><div>/æd ˈlɪbətəm/ (<em>say</em> ad 'libuhtuhm) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">at pleasure; to any extent; without restriction, used in music to indicate that the manner of performance of a passage is left to the discretion of the performer.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ad lib [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad litteram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad litteram</span></header><div>/æd ˈlɪtəræm/ (<em>say</em> ad 'lituhram) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">to the letter; exactly: <em class="example">to cite an author verbatim and ad litteram.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad loc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad loc.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq711">at the place.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: <em>ad locum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Administrative and Clerical Officers' Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Administrative and Clerical Officers’ Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">the trade union of the Commonwealth Public Service of Australia, formed in 1913.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACOA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Administrative Appeals Tribunal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac190410579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Administrative Appeals Tribunal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">an independent adjudicative tribunal which reviews administrative decisions by Commonwealth ministers and officials and by some non-government bodies that adversely affect members of the public.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAT <div class="backshade">Established in 1975, the <strong>Administrative Appeals Tribunal</strong> has jurisdiction over areas such as social security, taxation, veterans’ affairs, Commonwealth employees’ compensation and superannuation, criminal deportation, civil aviation, customs, freedom of information, and corporate and export-market development grants. In 2015 reviews relating to migration and refugees were added to its jurisdiction. It reviews the legality of decisions, assessing them on their merits. It may uphold, modify or reverse a decision. Further appeals may be made to the Federal Court but only on points of law.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administrative committee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administrative committee</span></header><div>/ədˌmɪnəstrətɪv kəˈmɪti/ (<em>say</em> uhd.minuhstruhtiv kuh'mitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">a committee which looks after administrative matters for an organisation, especially a committee which manages the internal affairs of a political party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administrative law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administrative law</span></header><div>/ədˌmɪnəstrətɪv ˈlɔ/ (<em>say</em> uhd.minuhstruhtiv 'law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq946"> the body of law relating to the powers, duties, and organisation of public administrative authorities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq189"> one of the laws within this body of law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Administrative Review Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac247255972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Administrative Review Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">a Commonwealth statutory body which oversees and monitors the Australian system of administrative law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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administrative tribunal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac162747139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">administrative tribunal</span></header><div>/ədˌmɪnəstrətɪv traɪˈbjunəl/ (<em>say</em> uhd.minuhstruhtiv truy'byoohnuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077934" href="entry://tribunal%23bigmac000077934"><strong>tribunal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admiral of the fleet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484316841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admiral of the fleet</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">admirals of the fleet</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Navy</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq286"> a person holding the ceremonial position of chief of the Royal Australian Navy; a non-active role, usually a member of the royal family; equivalent in rank to field marshal in the Australian Army and marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: FADM</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq431"> an officer of similar rank in any other navy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Admiral's Cup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Admiral’s Cup</span></header><div>/ædmərəlz ˈkʌp/ (<em>say</em> admuhruhlz 'kup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> a series of international yachting races held every two years off Cowes, England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> the trophy for this event.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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admiral's walk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">admiral’s walk</span></header><div>/ædmərəlz ˈwɔk/ (<em>say</em> admuhruhlz 'wawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095487" href="entry://gallery%23bigmac000095487"><strong>gallery</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095487" href="entry://gallery%23mq958">11</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Admiralty Gulf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Admiralty Gulf</span></header><div>/ædmərəlti ˈgʌlf/ (<em>say</em> admuhruhltee 'gulf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the north-west coast of WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Admiralty House
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac953983112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Admiralty House</span></header><div>/ædmərəlti ˈhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> admuhruhltee 'hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">the official residence in Sydney of the governor-general of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Admiralty Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Admiralty Islands</span></header><div>/ædmərəlti ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> admuhruhltee 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">a group of islands north-east of New Guinea, forming part of the Bismarck Archipelago; the main part of the Manus province of PNG. 2072 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Admiralty Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Admiralty Mountains</span></header><div>/ædmərəlti ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> admuhruhltee 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">a mountain range in Antarctica, in Wilkes Land. Highest peak, Mount Sabine, 3719 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad nauseam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad nauseam</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad nauseam" src="word_pronunciations/00274.mp3"></audio></span>/æd ˈnɔziəm/ (<em>say</em> ad 'nawzeeuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad nauseam" src="word_pronunciations/00275.mp3"></audio></span>/-si-/ (<em>say</em> -see-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> to a sickening or disgusting extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq193"> tediously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adobe flat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adobe flat</span></header><div>/əˌdoʊbi ˈflæt/ (<em>say</em> uh.dohbee 'flat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">a plain consisting of adobe deposited by short-lived rainfall or thaw streams, usually having a smooth or unmarked surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adobe hut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931173311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adobe hut</span></header><div>/əˌdoʊbi ˈhʌt/ (<em>say</em> uh.dohbee 'hut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000752" href="entry://adobe%23bigmac000000752"><strong>adobe</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000752" href="entry://adobe%23mq587">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-double
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac106131287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-double</span></header><div>/eɪ-ˈdʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> ay-'dubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a truck with two trailers linked by a converter dolly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">A-double truck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad rem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad rem</span></header><div>/æd ˈrɛm/ (<em>say</em> ad 'rem) <div class="def"><span id="mq527">to the matter or thing. To reply <em>ad rem</em> is to keep to the subject being considered.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenal gland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenal gland</span></header><div>/əˈdrinəl glænd/ (<em>say</em> uh'dreenuhl gland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073679" href="entry://suprarenal%20gland%23bigmac000073679"><strong>suprarenal gland</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenaline junkie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac360308563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenaline junkie</span></header><div>/əˈdrɛnələn dʒʌŋki/ (<em>say</em> uh'drenuhluhn jungkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">a person who enjoys risk-taking, especially in extreme sports.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adrenaline addict</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenaline pen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518693766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenaline pen</span></header><div>/əˈdrɛnələn pɛn/ (<em>say</em> uh'drenuhluhn pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac123517390" href="entry://adrenaline%20autoinjector%23bigmac123517390"><strong>adrenaline autoinjector</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adrenocorticotropic hormone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adrenocorticotropic hormone</span></header><div>/əˌdrinoʊkɔtɪkəˌtrɒpɪk ˈhɔmoʊn/ (<em>say</em> uh.dreenohkawtikuh.tropik 'hawmohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000512" href="entry://ACTH%23bigmac000000512"><strong>ACTH</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adrenocorticotrophic hormone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adrian Quist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adrian Quist</span></header><div>/eɪdriən ˈkwɪst/ (<em>say</em> aydreeuhn 'kwist) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">intoxicated; drunk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>Adrian</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060809" href="entry://Quist%23bigmac000060809"><span class="smallcaps">Quist</span></a> pissed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adriatic Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adriatic Sea</span></header><div>/ˌeɪdriætɪk ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> .aydreeatik 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy to the west and Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Albania to the east. About 800 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adult message
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac67153057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adult message</span></header><div>/ædʌlt ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> adult 'mesij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq36">a message with sexually explicit content, as sent by a text messaging service or appearing on an internet message board or forum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adult onset diabetes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac68385958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adult onset diabetes</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">type 2 diabetes.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><strong>diabetes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq560">1</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adult orphan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac811636854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adult orphan</span></header><div>/ædʌlt ˈɔfən/ (<em>say</em> adult 'awfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">a person who, as an adult, is bereaved of both parents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adult stem cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac817992617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adult stem cell</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a form of stem cell found in some bodily organs and tissues which is itself undifferentiated but has the capacity for self-renewal and differentiation into certain types of specialised cells, usually only of the cell type existing within the organ or tissue of origin.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855492872" href="entry://embryonic%20stem%20cell%23bigmac855492872"><strong>embryonic stem cell</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">somatic stem cell</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adult suffrage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac464537882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adult suffrage</span></header><div>/əˌdʌlt ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh.dult 'sufrij), /ˌædʌlt/ (<em>say</em> .adult) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080575" href="entry://universal%20suffrage%23bigmac000080575"><strong>universal suffrage</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad valorem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad valorem</span></header><div>/æd vəˈlɔrəm/ (<em>say</em> ad vuh'lawruhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">in proportion to the value. An <em>ad valorem</em> duty charged on goods entering a country is fixed at a percentage of the customs value as stated on the invoice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Advance Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421647864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Advance Australia</span></header><div>/ədvæns əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> uhdvans uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">the motto on the Australian coat of arms, meaning ‘may Australia develop and prosper’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [a patriotic slogan dating back at least to the 1830s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Advance Australia Fair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Advance Australia Fair</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq112">the national anthem of Australia, 1974–76, and from 1984, replacing ‘God Save the Queen’; composed about 1878.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advance care directive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac636743631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advance care directive</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac198049581" href="entry://advance%20directive%23bigmac198049581"><strong>advance directive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advanced handicap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advanced handicap</span></header><div>/ədˌvænst ˈhændikæp/ (<em>say</em> uhd.vanst 'handeekap), /-ˌvanst/ (<em>say</em> -.vahnst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a restricted race for horses which are specified as being in the advanced class in accordance with the rules operating in each State.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advanced horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advanced horse</span></header><div>/ədˌvænst ˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> uhd.vanst 'haws), /-ˌvanst/ (<em>say</em> -.vahnst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a horse eligible to run in an advanced handicap.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">advanced-class horse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advance directive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac198049581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advance directive</span></header><div>/ædvæns dəˈrɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> advans duh'rektiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">an instruction as to the type and level of health care a person wishes to receive in the event of their being unable to indicate their wishes, usually applying to the situation of terminal illness or injury and forming part of a living will.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">advance care directive</strong>, <strong class="vs">advance medical directive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advanced persistent threat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac751856206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advanced persistent threat</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">the threat of an undetected and sophisticated cyberattack in which the perpetrators gain long-term unauthorised access to a computer network, especially targeting major business sectors such as government, defence, financial services, etc., with the aim of espionage or theft, or to cause widescale disruption.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: APT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advance guard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advance guard</span></header><div>/ədˈvæns gad/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vans gahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">a body of troops going before the main force to clear the way, guard against surprise, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">advanced guard</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advance party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110290527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advance party</span></header><div>/ədvæns ˈpati/ (<em>say</em> uhdvans 'pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">advance parties</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">a small force sent out ahead of the main force to reconnoitre, make preparations, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advantage rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advantage rule</span></header><div>/ədˈvæntɪdʒ rul/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vantij roohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Basketball</em>, <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">the rule which allows the referee or umpire to allow play to continue despite an infringement if the team infringed against has secured an advantage which they would lose if play was stopped.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advection fog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac878490988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advection fog</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛkʃən fɒg/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vekshuhn fog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">a fog formed when a mass of warm moist air moves laterally over a colder ground surface and is cooled to below its dewpoint.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Advent calendar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac133255787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Advent calendar</span></header><div>/ædvɛnt ˈkæləndə/ (<em>say</em> advent 'kaluhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">a calendar of the days leading up to Christmas, usually starting on December 1, and designed and decorated in various ways.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Advent Sunday
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Advent Sunday</span></header><div>/ædvɛnt ˈsʌndeɪ/ (<em>say</em> advent 'sunday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">the first Sunday in Advent, being the Sunday nearest to St Andrew’s Day (30 November).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Adventure Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Adventure Bay</span></header><div>/ədvɛntʃə ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhdvenchuh 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">an inlet on the eastern coast of Bruny Island, Tasmania; an anchoring place for many early navigators such as Abel Tasman and Captain James Cook.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventure playground
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventure playground</span></header><div>/ədvɛntʃə ˈpleɪgraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uhdvenchuh 'playgrownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a children’s playground equipped with large artefacts such as pipes, vehicle bodies, etc., or large naturally occurring materials as heavy logs, boulders, etc., the whole being calculated to encourage children to vigorous, imaginative play and the creation of their own adventure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventure race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac891866277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventure race</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛntʃə reɪs/ (<em>say</em> uhd'venchuh rays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq19">a race in which the contestants cross natural terrain on foot, by boat, on a bicycle, etc., using orienteering skills to select the best path to take.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adventure racing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>adventure racer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventure running
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac256688570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventure running</span></header><div>/ədvɛntʃə ˈrʌnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhdvenchuh 'runing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">the sport of running over a long-distance course through a natural terrain which may present hazards such as rocks, snow, high altitude, etc., using orienteering skills to select the best route.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>adventure runner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adventure sport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839888517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adventure sport</span></header><div>/ədˈvɛntʃə spɔt/ (<em>say</em> uhd'venchuh spawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">an exhilarating sport, usually for individuals, which involves a degree of danger, as parachuting, white water canoeing, abseiling, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ad verbum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ad verbum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ad verbum" src="word_pronunciations/00276.mp3"></audio></span>/æd ˈvɜbəm/ (<em>say</em> ad 'verbuhm) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">to the word; exact in wording according to an original.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertising agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertising agency</span></header><div>/ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ eɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhtuyzing ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">advertising agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">a business which designs and produces advertisements, especially advertising campaigns in the media.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advertising campaign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advertising campaign</span></header><div>/ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ kæmpeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhtuyzing kampayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">a sequence of advertisements in the media designed to promote a product, support a cause, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advisory body
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680877685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advisory body</span></header><div>/ədˈvaɪzəri bɒdi/ (<em>say</em> uhd'vuyzuhree bodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">advisory bodies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a body of people appointed by a government to report on government policy in a designated area and to offer policy advice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Advisory War Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac207957351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Advisory War Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a body set up to advise the Australian government during World War II; operated 1940–45.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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advocacy call
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459438128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">advocacy call</span></header><div>/ˈædvəkəsi kɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'advuhkuhsee kawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq87">a phone call delivering a pre-recorded message, as from a politician to a constituent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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adzuki bean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821044598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">adzuki bean</span></header><div>/ædˈzuki bin/ (<em>say</em> ad'zoohkee been) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> a bean plant, <em>Vigna angularis</em>, native to China and Japan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq17"> the small, slightly sweet, red-brown bean from this plant, used in sweet dishes in Asian cooking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">azuki bean</strong>. <div class="etym">[Japanese <em>azuki</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aegean Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aegean Islands</span></header><div>/əˌdʒiən ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> uh.jeeuhn 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">Greek and Turkish islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Dodecanese, Cyclades, and Sporades groups.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aegean Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aegean Sea</span></header><div>/ədʒiən ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> uhjeeuhn 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey. About 560 km long; about 320 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeneas Silvius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeneas Silvius</span></header><div>/əˌniəs ˈsɪlviəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.neeuhs 'silveeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057099" href="entry://Pius%20II%23bigmac000057099"><strong>Pius II</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeolian harp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeolian harp</span></header><div>/iˌoʊliən ˈhap/ (<em>say</em> ee.ohleeuhn 'hahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">a box over which are stretched a number of strings of equal length, tuned in unison and sounded by the wind; wind harp.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aeolian lyre</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aeolian mode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aeolian mode</span></header><div>/iˌoʊliən ˈmoʊd/ (<em>say</em> ee.ohleeuhn 'mohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">a scale, represented by the white keys of a keyboard instrument, beginning on A.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeolian soil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac736283066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeolian soil</span></header><div>/iˌoʊliən ˈsɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> ee.ohleeuhn 'soyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">fine soil which has resulted from the deposition of windblown particles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial burn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920380977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial burn</span></header><div>/ɛəriəl ˈbɜn/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl 'bern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">an instance of aerial burning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial burning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac318769677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial burning</span></header><div>/ɛəriəl ˈbɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl 'berning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">a form of controlled burning in which incendiary pellets are dropped from a helicopter onto a designated site.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial logging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac916330449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial logging</span></header><div>/ɛəriəl ˈlɒgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl 'loging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">any of various systems for transporting logs through the air from the logging site to a loading point, the most common of which is by helicopter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial magnetometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial magnetometer</span></header><div>/ɛəriəl mægnəˈtɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl magnuh'tomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">a device carried in an aircraft and used to measure variations in the earth’s magnetic field.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airborne magnetometer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aerial Medical Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac045454733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aerial Medical Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064374" href="entry://Royal%20Flying%20Doctor%20Service%23bigmac000064374"><strong>Royal Flying Doctor Service</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial perspective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial perspective</span></header><div>/ɛəriəl pəˈspɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl puh'spektiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">that branch of perspective which considers the variations of light, shade, and colour in objects delineated or photographed, according to their distances, the quality of light falling on them, and the medium through which they are seen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial photograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial photograph</span></header><div>/ɛəriəl ˈfoʊtəgræf/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl 'fohtuhgraf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">a photograph taken from the air.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerial photography</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial ping-pong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial ping-pong</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aerial ping-pong" src="word_pronunciations/00389.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛəriəl ˈpɪŋ-pɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl 'ping-pong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">Australian Rules.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial spraying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial spraying</span></header><div>/ɛəriəl ˈspreɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl 'spraying) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">the spreading of weedicides, pesticides, etc., from an aircraft; crop dusting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial supering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial supering</span></header><div>/ɛəriəl ˈsupərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> airreeuhl 'soohpuhring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">the process of spreading superphosphate over paddocks from an aeroplane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerial top dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerial top dressing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">the process of spreading top dressing over paddocks from an aeroplane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobic dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152501796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobic dancing</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊbɪk ˈdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> airrohbik 'dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">energetic dancing, as linedancing, hip-hop, Latin, etc., in which aerobic exercises are performed to music.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aerobics dancing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobic threshold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac847145973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobic threshold</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊbɪk ˈθrɛʃhoʊld/ (<em>say</em> airrohbik 'threshhohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">the physiological state of the body induced by a level of physical exercise just short of that required to cross the anaerobic threshold.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AeT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobic training
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308747556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobic training</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊbɪk ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> airrohbik 'trayning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">fitness training involving aerobic exercise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerobic training zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac865033972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerobic training zone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">the training intensity range that will improve aerobic fitness without overtaxing the cardiorespiratory system, arrived at by determining a maximal heart rate calculated as the age of the participant subtracted from 220.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerodynamic missile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerodynamic missile</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊdaɪˌnæmɪk ˈmɪsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> .airrohduy.namik 'misuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">a missile which uses aerodynamic forces to maintain its flight path, generally employing propulsion guidance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerodynamic tubing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerodynamic tubing</span></header><div>/ɛəroʊˌdaɪnæmɪk ˈtjubɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> airroh.duynamik 'tyoohbing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">hollow metal tubing used in the construction of bicycle frames, tapering at front and back to reduce air resistance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeromagnetic prospecting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeromagnetic prospecting</span></header><div>/ˌɛəroʊmægˌnɛtɪk ˈprɒspɛktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .airrohmag.netik 'prospekting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a technique of exploration of an area using an aerial magnetometer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affinity mapping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064656513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affinity mapping</span></header><div>/əˈfɪnəti mæpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'finuhtee maping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">the process of creating one or more affinity diagrams.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirmation of allegiance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429283512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirmation of allegiance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102520" href="entry://affirmation%23bigmac000102520">affirmation</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102520" href="entry://affirmation%23mq542">5</a>) taken instead of an oath of allegiance by someone not wishing to take an oath.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac995561699" href="entry://oath%20of%20allegiance%23bigmac995561699"><strong>oath of allegiance</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirmation of office
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac529465007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirmation of office</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">an affirmation which a person makes before undertaking the duties of an office, especially a position within or associated with a government.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affirmative action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affirmative action</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of affirmative action" src="word_pronunciations/00424.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌfɜmətɪv ˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.fermuhtiv 'akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">action designed to provide increased employment opportunities for groups who have previously suffered from discrimination, especially women and minority racial groups.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afghan hound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afghan hound</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Afghan hound" src="word_pronunciations/00434.mp3"></audio></span>/æfgæn ˈhaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> afgan 'hownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">one of a breed of greyhounds with a very long silky coat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFI Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac744956602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFI Award</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛf ˈaɪ əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> ay ef 'uy uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq62">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac15415918" href="entry://AACTA%20Award%23bigmac15415918"><strong>AACTA Award</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian Film Institute Award</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AFL Women's
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793023984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AFL Women’s</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">an Australian Rules competition for women, comprising eighteen teams; formed 2017.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFLW</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a fortiori
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a fortiori</span></header><div>/ˌeɪ fɔtiˈɔri/ (<em>say</em> .ay fawtee'awree) <div class="def"><span id="mq297">for a still stronger reason; even more certain; all the more.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-frame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-frame</span><z><span target_id="0acHr0qYvb">adj.</span><span target_id="OgcZieWt6H">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪ-freɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-fraym) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0acHr0qYvb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> (of a house or other small buildings) built with a steeply pitched roof which forms the walls and extends to the foundations, so as to resemble an A.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OgcZieWt6H">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq077"> a type of chassis frame shaped like the letter A.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq004"> a triangulated tow bar attached to the steering of a towed vehicle which causes the wheels to turn in response to the turning of the towing vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq026"> Also, <strong class="vs">A-frame sign</strong>. a sign consisting of two boards, hinged at the top, which can stand unsupported when the boards are spread apart at the base; used to display notices or advertising; sandwich board.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">A frame</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936386814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African American</span><z><span target_id="DpnNCUu7Mw">n.</span><span target_id="7avPNUxHor">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæfrɪkən əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> .afrikuhn uh'merikuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DpnNCUu7Mw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> an American of African descent.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7avPNUxHor">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq673"> Also, <strong class="vs">African-American</strong>. of or relating to Americans of African descent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Afro-American</strong>, <strong class="vs">Black American</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African boxthorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African boxthorn</span></header><div>/æfrɪkən ˈbɒksθɔn/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn 'boksthawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a plant, <em>Lycium ferocissimum</em>, with orange-red berries and stout spines, found as a weed in pasture areas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African buffalo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac720397285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African buffalo</span></header><div>/ˈæfrɪkən bʌfəloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'afrikuhn bufuhloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011178" href="entry://Cape%20buffalo%23bigmac000011178"><strong>Cape buffalo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac708333285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African daisy</span></header><div>/æfrɪkən ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">African daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac637059754" href="entry://white%20arctotis%23bigmac637059754"><strong>white arctotis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African horned cucumber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac025141119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African horned cucumber</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac904299492" href="entry://kiwano%23bigmac904299492"><strong>kiwano</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Africanised bee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Africanised bee</span></header><div>/ˌæfrɪkənaɪzd ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> .afrikuhnuyzd 'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040181" href="entry://killer%20bee%23bigmac000040181"><strong>killer bee</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040181" href="entry://killer%20bee%23mq182">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Africanized bee</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African lawn beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac471306959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African lawn beetle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac149041014" href="entry://lawn%20beetle%23bigmac149041014"><strong>lawn beetle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African lily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African lily</span></header><div>/æfrɪkən ˈlɪli/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn 'lilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">African lilies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001076" href="entry://agapanthus%23bigmac000001076"><strong>agapanthus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African lovegrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616859117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African lovegrass</span></header><div>/æfrɪkən ˈlʌvgras/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn 'luvgrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">a tufted, often tussocky, perennial grass, <em>Eragrostis curvula</em>, native to East Africa, with an erect seed head; drought-resistant, common on sandy soils and usually unpalatable to cattle; generally regarded as a weed in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African mahogany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac868482776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African mahogany</span></header><div>/æfrɪkən məˈhɒgəni/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn muh'hoguhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">any of various trees of the African genus <em>Khaya</em>, with wood similar to that of mahogany, especially <em>K. senegalensis</em>, an imposing tree now grown for timber in northern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African National Congress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African National Congress</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a South African political organisation, founded in 1912 and banned from 1960 to 1990, fighting against apartheid and for majority rule; became the ruling political party after the elections of 1994.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ANC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African olive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709312828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African olive</span></header><div>/æfrɪkən ˈɒləv/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn 'oluhv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a small evergreen South African tree, <em>Olea europaea africana</em>, with white to cream tubular flowers; introduced into Australia as an ornamental and now regarded as a weed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac61760670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African Plate</span></header><div>/æfrɪkən ˈpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn 'playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a major tectonic plate including the African continent and surrounding waters to the east, south, and west.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African sleeping sickness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African sleeping sickness</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a disease, usually marked progressively by fever, wasting, and lethargy due to infection of the central nervous system; caused by a parasitic protozoan, <em>Trypanosoma gambiense</em>, carried by a tsetse fly, <em>Glossina palpalis</em>; common in parts of Africa and generally fatal if untreated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African swine fever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac041477720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African swine fever</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">a highly contagious viral disease of pigs, transmitted by ticks and contact with infected animals, characterised by high fever, loss of appetite and haemorrhaging; usually fatal.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASF Also, <strong class="vs">African swine flu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac8086661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African Union</span></header><div>/æfrɪkən ˈjunjən/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn 'yoohnyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">an association of independent African states founded in Durban, South Africa, in 2002 with a policy which included respect for the sovereignty of its 53 member states, the promotion of mutual cooperation, and non-alignment in world affairs; replaced the <strong>Organisation of African Unity</strong> which had been founded in Addis Ababa in 1963.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African violet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African violet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of African violet" src="word_pronunciations/00445.mp3"></audio></span>/æfrɪkən ˈvaɪələt/ (<em>say</em> afrikuhn 'vuyuhluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a plant, <em>Saintpaulia ionantha</em>, with violet, pink, or white flowers, popular in cultivation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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African wild dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac72724115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">African wild dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">a wild dog of sub-Saharan Africa, <em>Lycaon pictus</em>, which hunts in packs, coloured with patches of brown, black, red, yellow and white, and having large ears.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">African hunting dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afro-American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afro-American</span></header><div>/ˌæfroʊ-əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> .afroh-uh'merikuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac936386814" href="entry://African%20American%23bigmac936386814"><strong>African American</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afro-Asian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afro-Asian</span></header><div>/ˌæfroʊ-ˈeɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> .afroh-'ayzhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">consisting of or relating to both Africa and Asia, or both Africans and Asians, especially the nations of Africa and Asia when considered together as a group of developing countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afro-Asiatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afro-Asiatic</span><z><span target_id="Z7eF6l6M1q">n.</span><span target_id="UX5xa214b9">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æfroʊ-ˈeɪziætɪk/ (<em>say</em> afroh-'ayzeeatik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z7eF6l6M1q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> a family of languages of northern Africa and south-western Asia, comprising the Semitic, ancient Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic and Chadic subfamilies. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Semito-Hamitic</strong>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UX5xa214b9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq205"> denoting or relating to this language family.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afro comb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afro comb</span></header><div>/ˈæfroʊ koʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'afroh kohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">a flat wide comb with very long teeth, suitable for combing an afro hairdo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afro-rock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afro-rock</span></header><div>/ˈæfroʊ-rɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'afroh-rok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">rock music with rhythms, established largely by drumming, which are felt to be black African in character.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">afro-rock</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-acquired property
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-acquired property</span></header><div>/ˌaftər-əkwaɪəd ˈprɒpəti/ (<em>say</em> .ahftuhr-uhkwuyuhd 'propuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">after-acquired properties</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">property acquired by a bankrupt after sequestration, usually vested in the trustee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-dinner mint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-dinner mint</span></header><div>/aftə-ˈdɪnə mɪnt/ (<em>say</em> ahftuh-'dinuh mint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a peppermint-flavoured chocolate, sometimes served after a formal dinner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-dinner speech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141645292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-dinner speech</span></header><div>/aftə-dɪnə ˈspitʃ/ (<em>say</em> ahftuh-dinuh 'speech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">a speech of an entertaining, motivating, or ceremonial nature, given when the main part of a formal dinner is over.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">after-dinner talk</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>after-dinner speaker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeroplane mode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191627772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeroplane mode</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəpleɪn moʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhplayn mohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac402117625" href="entry://flight%20mode%23bigmac402117625"><strong>flight mode</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeroplane ride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeroplane ride</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəpleɪn raɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhplayn ruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">the whirling around of a child held by a leg and an arm, done as an amusement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aeroplane spin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aeroplane spin</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəpleɪn spɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhplayn spin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a manoeuvre in which an opponent is hauled onto the wrestler’s shoulders and spun around to induce giddiness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerosol art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerosol art</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəsɒl at/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhsol aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">art which involves painting by means of spray cans and which is linked to street murals and graffiti in style; graffiti art.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>aerosol artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerosol bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerosol bomb</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəsɒl bɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhsol bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">an aerosol container for spraying insecticides on a large scale, especially agriculturally.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerosol can
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac725415606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerosol can</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəsɒl kæn/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhsol kan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac792970236" href="entry://spray%20can%23bigmac792970236"><strong>spray can</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerosol spray gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813215469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerosol spray gun</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071312" href="entry://spray%20gun%23bigmac000071312"><strong>spray gun</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071312" href="entry://spray%20gun%23mq193">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aerosol string
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314805261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aerosol string</span></header><div>/ˈɛərəsɒl strɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'airruhsol string) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a brightly coloured flexible plastic string which is produced by propelling a liquid stream from an aerosol can, the solvent evaporating in the air, thus creating a continuous strand; used as a children’s toy or for festivities, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aero tow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aero tow</span></header><div>/ˈɛəroʊ toʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'airroh toh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">(of a glider) a tow by powered aircraft to a prearranged height before the glider is released.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aetatis suae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aetatis suae</span></header><div>/aɪˌtatəs ˈsuaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uy.tahtuhs 'soohuy), /iˌtatəs ˈsui/ (<em>say</em> ee.tahtuhs 'soohee) <div class="def"><span id="mq426">in a certain year of one’s age.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aetolian League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aetolian League</span></header><div>/iˌtoʊliən ˈlig/ (<em>say</em> ee.tohleeuhn 'leeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a Greek political confederation which flourished in the 3rd century BC in opposition to the Achaean League.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AEW&C
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62080877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AEW&amp;C</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq646">Airborne Early Warning and Control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Afars and the Issas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Afars and the Issas</span></header><div>/ˈafaz ən ði ˈɪsaz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahfahz uhn dhee 'isahz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Territory of the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098358" href="entry://Djibouti%23bigmac000098358"><strong>Djibouti</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affaire de coeur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affaire de coeur</span></header><div>/əfɛə də ˈkɜ/ (<em>say</em> uhfair duh 'ker) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">an affair of the heart; love affair.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affaire d'honneur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affaire d’honneur</span></header><div>/əfɛə dɒˈnɜ/ (<em>say</em> uhfair do'ner) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">an affair of honour; a duel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affective computing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac221796370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affective computing</span></header><div>/əfɛktɪv kəmˈpjutɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhfektiv kuhm'pyoohting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">software with some human-like interfacing abilities enabling a more intelligent interaction between humans and computers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affiliate marketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac778050381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affiliate marketing</span></header><div>/əfɪliət ˈmakətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhfileeuht 'mahkuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">a form of marketing in which a business rewards its affiliates for customers they bring to the business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affiliation order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affiliation order</span></header><div>/əfɪliˈeɪʃən ɔdə/ (<em>say</em> uhfilee'ayshuhn awduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">an order made by a magistrate making the proven father of an illegitimate child pay maintenance for a specified period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affinity diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac088770949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affinity diagram</span></header><div>/əˈfɪnəti daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> uh'finuhtee duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">a visual display resulting from organising data or ideas into groups based on their natural relationships.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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affinity group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">affinity group</span></header><div>/əˈfɪnəti grup/ (<em>say</em> uh'finuhtee groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">a group of people united to further a project or purpose they have in common, as obtaining cheap block tickets on an airline, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age-long
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age-long</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒ-lɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ayj-long) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">lasting for an age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agency worker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac613985820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agency worker</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒənsi wɜkə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjuhnsee werkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq81">a casual worker employed through an agency for a specific task.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agenda-setting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agenda-setting</span><z><span target_id="oMX8oYQBzw">n.</span><span target_id="VCqqGEelA4">adj.</span></z></header><div>/əˈdʒɛndə-sɛtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'jenduh-seting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oMX8oYQBzw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq980"> the process by which issues which are prominent in the media achieve a corresponding salience in the public mind.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VCqqGEelA4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq686"> of or relating to this process: <em class="example">the agenda-setting function of the media is to tell people, not what to think, but what to think about.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agenda 21
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac6136010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agenda 21</span></header><div>/əˌdʒɛndə twɛnti ˈwʌn/ (<em>say</em> uh.jenduh twentee 'wun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">a plan of action at global, national and local level to further the aim of achieving sustainable development in the 21st century, adopted by the nations that attended the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac954732583" href="entry://Rio%20Declaration%23bigmac954732583"><strong>Rio Declaration</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agent blue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agent blue</span></header><div>/eɪdʒənt ˈblu/ (<em>say</em> ayjuhnt 'blooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">a solution of the sodium salt of cacodylic acid, used as a defoliant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agent-general
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agent-general</span></header><div>/ˌeɪdʒənt-ˈdʒɛnrəl/ (<em>say</em> .ayjuhnt-'jenruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">the representative of an Australian state government in the UK, especially promoting tourism and business.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agent general</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agent Orange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agent Orange</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Agent Orange" src="word_pronunciations/00467.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪdʒənt ˈɒrɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> ayjuhnt 'orinj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">a 50:50 mixture of n-butyl esters of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, used as a defoliant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from the colour-code labelling of the containers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agent Orange stress syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agent Orange stress syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">a pattern of nervous and physical symptoms said to be caused by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Agent Orange syndrome</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agent provocateur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agent provocateur</span></header><div>/ˌaʒɒ̃ prəvɒkəˈtɜ/ (<em>say</em> .ahzhon pruhvokuh'ter) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agents provocateurs</strong> /ˌaʒɒ̃ prəvɒkəˈtɜz/ (<em>say</em> .ahzhon pruhvokuh'terz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> a secret agent hired to incite suspected persons to some illegal action, outbreak, etc., that will make them liable to punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq444"> any person who tries to incite dissatisfaction or unrest, especially one who incites to an illegal action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agent Purple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agent Purple</span></header><div>/eɪdʒənt ˈpɜpəl/ (<em>say</em> ayjuhnt 'perpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">a 50:30:20 mixture, 50% n-butyl ester of 2,4-D, and 30:20 of the n-butyl and isobutyl esters of 2,4,5-T, used as a defoliant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from the colour-code labelling of the containers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agent White
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agent White</span></header><div>/eɪdʒənt ˈwaɪt/ (<em>say</em> ayjuhnt 'wuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">a solution containing 2,4-D and picloram, used as a defoliant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from the colour-code labelling of the containers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age of consent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age of consent</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">the age at which someone is considered by law to be able to give consent to marriage or sexual intercourse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age of discretion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age of discretion</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">the age at which a person becomes legally responsible for certain acts and competent to exercise certain powers.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac358995298" href="entry://criminal%20responsibility%23bigmac358995298"><strong>criminal responsibility</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Age of Reason
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Age of Reason</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">any period in history, especially the 18th century in Europe, characterised by a critical approach to religious, social, and philosophical matters that seeks to repudiate beliefs or systems not based on or justifiable by reason.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023939" href="entry://Enlightenment%23bigmac000023939"><strong>Enlightenment</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age-old
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age-old</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒ-oʊld/ (<em>say</em> 'ayj-ohld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">having been in existence for a very long time: <em class="example">the age-old enmity between the two countries.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age pension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age pension</span></header><div>/eɪdʒ ˈpɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> ayj 'penshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">a social security payment made to people over a certain stipulated age, in Australia subject to a means test.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age-related macular degeneration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac542575218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age-related macular degeneration</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac585893203" href="entry://macular%20degeneration%23bigmac585893203"><strong>macular degeneration</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AMD, ARMD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age spot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac156716273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age spot</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒ spɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'ayj spot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac159245057" href="entry://liver%20spot%23bigmac159245057"><strong>liver spot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ag gag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876785380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ag gag</span></header><div>/ˈæg gæg/ (<em>say</em> 'ag gag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">a law or set of laws which prohibit covert surveillance of factory farms for the purpose of documenting cruelty to animals, and which require any evidence of cruelty to be handed over to proper authorities for investigation without delay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac118831166" href="entry://ag%23bigmac118831166"><span class="smallcaps">ag</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029173" href="entry://gag%23bigmac000029173"><span class="smallcaps">gag<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agglutinating language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agglutinating language</span></header><div>/əˈglutəneɪtɪŋ ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'gloohtuhnayting .langgwij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">a language whose affixes are invariable and are juxtaposed instead of fused. Turkish and Hungarian are agglutinating languages.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001125" href="entry://agglutination%23bigmac000001125"><strong>agglutination</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001125" href="entry://agglutination%23mq824">6</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-five
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-five</span></header><div>/ˈaftə-faɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuh-fuyv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">(of women’s clothing) designed for evening wear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after grog bog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560307148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after grog bog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a bowel movement experienced the morning after a night of drinking a large quantity of alcohol.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AGB Also, <strong class="vs">grog bog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-hours
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-hours</span></header><div>/ˈaftər-aʊəz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuhr-owuhz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> of or relating to a shop, service, etc., which operates after normal shopping hours: <em class="example">an after-hours chemist.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq969"> of or relating to liquor trading in hotel bars outside the legal hours: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the publicans and some of their clients [faced] after-hours drinking charges.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq460"> of or relating to any activity undertaken outside the normal hours of work: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The vegetable garden his after-hours job; one which he guarded jealously.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barney roberts</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afternoon shift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afternoon shift</span></header><div>/aftəˈnun ʃɪft/ (<em>say</em> ahftuh'noohn shift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">(in a factory, shipyard, etc., where continuous shifts are worked) the shift which is neither day shift nor night shift, and typically runs from early afternoon to some time before midnight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afternoon tea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afternoon tea</span></header><div>/ˌaftənun ˈti/ (<em>say</em> .ahftuhnoohn 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> a light, but sometimes quite formal, meal, at which cakes, sandwiches, etc., are served with tea, usually at about three or four o’clock in the afternoon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> any small quantity of food or drink taken after the midafternoon, as by children when returning from school.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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afternoon time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac042038136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">afternoon time</span></header><div>/aftəˈnun taɪm/ (<em>say</em> ahftuh'noohn tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">afternoon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after peak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after peak</span></header><div>/ˈaftə pik/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuh peek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">an enclosed space aft under decks, used as a store or for keeping drinking water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-play
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-play</span></header><div>/ˈaftə-pleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahftuh-play) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">sexual play after intercourse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-sales service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-sales service</span></header><div>/ˌaftə-seɪlz ˈsɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> .ahftuh-saylz 'servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">the service given by a company after the sale of goods, especially during the period of warranty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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after-school care centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499542236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">after-school care centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">a place where children are cared for as part of an after-school care program.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aga Khan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aga Khan</span></header><div>/agə ˈkan/ (<em>say</em> ahguh 'kahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> the hereditary leader of the Ismailian branch of Muslims in Pakistan and India.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> <strong>Aga Khan III</strong> (<em>Aga Sultan Sir Mohammed Shah</em>), 1877–1957, leader of the Ismailian branch 1885–1957.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq967"> <strong>Aga Khan IV</strong> (<em>Sháh Karim al-Husainy</em>), born 1936, grandson of Aga Khan III, became leader of the Ismailian branch in 1957.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac884102358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A game</span><z><span target_id="U2lcL085Mh">n.</span><span target_id="qId6gVZbBn">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪ geɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ay gaym) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U2lcL085Mh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq467"> one’s best performance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qId6gVZbBn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">bring one’s A game</strong>, to set out to produce one’s best performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ag-bike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ag-bike</span></header><div>/ˈæg-baɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ag-buyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001193" href="entry://agricultural%20bike%23bigmac000001193"><strong>agricultural bike</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Age Book of the Year Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac743184175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Age Book of the Year Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">one of a set of Australian literary awards made annually by the <em class="label">Age</em> newspaper in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry; established in 1974.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age bracket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age bracket</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒ brækət/ (<em>say</em> 'ayj brakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">an age category, often with defined limits: <em class="example">the 20 to 30 age bracket.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aged care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac172701193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aged care</span><z><span target_id="qzEDHvU7Wi">n.</span><span target_id="DUEmBlGfd9">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒd kɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ayjd kair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qzEDHvU7Wi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> the care of elderly people as through accommodation, services, health care, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DUEmBlGfd9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq300"> Also, <strong class="vs">aged-care</strong>. of or relating to the care of aged people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aged worker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aged worker</span></header><div>/eɪdʒd ˈwɜkə/ (<em>say</em> ayjd 'werkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a worker who is certified as being aged and therefore entitled to earn less than the normal minimum rate prescribed for their classification.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age fraud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac345590796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age fraud</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒ frɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'ayj frawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">the misrepresentation of one’s age in order to gain an advantage, as in competitive sports, in the obtaining of social security benefits, in gaining access to restricted venues, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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age group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">age group</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdʒ grup/ (<em>say</em> 'ayj groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">a group of persons having similar ages, and sometimes other characteristics in common, as scholastic ability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aha moment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac801424484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aha moment</span></header><div>/əˈha moʊmənt/ (<em>say</em> uh'hah mohmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a flash of creative insight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A horizon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac320240716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A horizon</span></header><div>/ˈeɪ həraɪzən/ (<em>say</em> 'ay huhruyzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">the soil horizon which comprises the top level of soil, usually of mixed organic and mineral composition; topsoil.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac824948323" href="entry://O%20horizon%23bigmac824948323"><strong>O horizon</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac500173099" href="entry://B%20horizon%23bigmac500173099"><strong>B horizon</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac425868626" href="entry://C%20horizon%23bigmac425868626"><strong>C horizon</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ahura Mazda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ahura Mazda</span></header><div>/ahʊrə ˈmæzdə/ (<em>say</em> ahhooruh 'mazduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052718" href="entry://Ormazd%23bigmac000052718"><strong>Ormazd</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aide-de-camp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aide-de-camp</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aide-de-camp" src="word_pronunciations/00504.mp3"></audio></span>/eɪd-də-ˈkɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> ayd-duh-'kon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aides-de-camp</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">a military or naval officer acting as a confidential assistant to a superior, especially a general, governor, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: assistant in the field]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aide-mémoire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aide-mémoire</span></header><div>/eɪd-mɛmˈwa/ (<em>say</em> ayd-mem'wah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aide-mémoires</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="bold">aides-mémoire</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">a reminder; a memorandum of discussion, agreement, or action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The form <em>aides-mémoire</em> follows the French and the form <em>aide-mémoires</em> the English way of forming plurals. While there are still those who prefer the French form, the English form is increasingly the norm.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AIDS-related
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AIDS-related</span></header><div>/ˈeɪdz-rəleɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'aydz-ruhlaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">caused by or related to the disease, AIDS.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ain't
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ain’t<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/eɪnt/ (<em>say</em> aynt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> a non-standard contraction forming the negative of the verb <strong>be</strong> in the present tense and which now represents: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> am not: <em class="example">I ain’t the one to bear a grudge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq673"> are not: <em class="example">you ain’t allowed; </em><em class="example">we ain’t all that bad; </em><em class="example">they ain’t here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq037"> is not: <em class="example">ain’t she the one!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Ain’t</em> is widely considered to be non-standard but was formerly common in speech and is still heard in some dialects and in familiar expressions such as <em>now ain’t that the truth!</em> and <em>it ain’t necessarily so</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ain’t<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/eɪnt/ (<em>say</em> aynt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> a non-standard contraction forming the negative of the verb <strong>have</strong> in the present tense and which now represents: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> have not: <em class="example">I ain’t seen it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> has not: <em class="example">she ain’t been here.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air alert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air alert</span></header><div>/ˈɛər əlɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'airr uhlert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> the act of flying while waiting for orders or for enemy aeroplanes to appear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> the signal to take stations for such action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air ambulance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air ambulance</span></header><div>/ɛər ˈæmbjələns/ (<em>say</em> airr 'ambyuhluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a light aircraft equipped like an ambulance, used to fly patients especially from outback and country centres to a hospital.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air bed</span></header><div>/ˈɛə bɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'air bed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">an inflatable mattress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-beef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-beef</span></header><div>/ɛə-ˈbif/ (<em>say</em> air-'beef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">frozen cattle carcasses transported to markets or export ports by air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-bell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-bell</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-bɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'air-bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> a bubble of air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq016"> <em class="label">Photography</em> a bubble of air which leaves marks on a photograph during processing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air biscuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac364352090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air biscuit</span></header><div>/ˈɛə bɪskət/ (<em>say</em> 'air biskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a fart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air bladder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air bladder</span></header><div>/ˈɛə blædə/ (<em>say</em> 'air bladuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> a vesicle or sac containing air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> <em class="label">Ichthyology</em> a symmetrical sac filled with air whose principal function is the regulation of the hydrostatic equilibrium of the body; a swim bladder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airborne magnetometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airborne magnetometer</span></header><div>/ˌɛəbɔn mægnəˈtɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> .airbawn magnuh'tomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000874" href="entry://aerial%20magnetometer%23bigmac000000874"><strong>aerial magnetometer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-bound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-bound</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-baʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'air-bownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">stopped up or blocked by a volume of air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air brake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air brake</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air brake" src="word_pronunciations/00514.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə breɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'air brayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a hinged flap or other extendible device for reducing the speed of an aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> a brake or system of brakes operated by compressed air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-breathing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-breathing</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-briðɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'air-breedhing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq994"> of or relating to an organism which breathes by taking air into the lungs: <em class="example">air-breathing vertebrates.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> (of a jet engine) requiring an intake of air for the combustion of its fuel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agile development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813385364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agile development</span></header><div>/ædʒaɪl dəˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> ajuyl duh'veluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a system of developing programs which emphasises team development with frequent adaptation to changing requirements, rapid delivery of functioning software and a sensitivity to the customer’s goals and workflows.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">agile computing</strong>, <strong class="vs">agile software development</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agile wallaby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agile wallaby</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agile wallaby" src="word_pronunciations/00482.mp3"></audio></span>/ædʒaɪl ˈwɒləbi/ (<em>say</em> ajuyl 'woluhbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">agile wallabies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a sandy-coloured wallaby, <em>Macropus agilis</em>, with a distinct white stripe on the cheek and hip, which frequents the river country of northern Australia; jungle kangaroo; river wallaby; sandy wallaby.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aging in place
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac937753440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aging in place</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a policy that supports elderly people who wish to live in their own chosen dwelling in retirement and old age, the aim being to ensure a combination of safety, comfort and independence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Agnus Dei
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Agnus Dei</span></header><div>/ˌanjʊs ˈdeɪi/ (<em>say</em> .ahnyoos 'dayee), /ˌægnʊs/ (<em>say</em> .agnoos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Christianity</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq703"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq595"> a figure of a lamb as emblematic of Christ.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq624"> such a representation with the nimbus inscribed with the cross about its head, and supporting the banner of the cross.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq767"> a wax medallion stamped with this figure and blessed by the pope, or a fragment of such a medallion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> the Latin name of the invocation or chant, <em>Agnus dei qui tollis peccata mundi</em> which in English begins, <em>Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world</em>, and which is often uttered three times as part of religious services especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq487"> the music accompanying this prayer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin: Lamb of God. See John 1:29]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agogic accent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agogic accent</span></header><div>/əˌgɒdʒɪk ˈæksɛnt/ (<em>say</em> uh.gojik 'aksent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">an effect similar to an accent produced by sustaining one of a pair of notes slightly beyond its written value.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agonic line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agonic line</span></header><div>/əˈgɒnɪk laɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'gonik luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">an imaginary line on the earth’s surface connecting points at which the declination of the earth’s magnetic field is zero.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agony aunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agony aunt</span></header><div>/ˈægəni ant/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhnee ahnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">the person who answers readers’ letters in an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001178" href="entry://agony%20column%23bigmac000001178">agony column</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001178" href="entry://agony%20column%23mq065">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agony column
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agony column</span></header><div>/ˈægəni kɒləm/ (<em>say</em> 'aguhnee koluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq065"> a section in a magazine or newspaper in which readers’ letters, asking for advice about personal problems, are published and answered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055777" href="entry://personal%20column%23bigmac000055777"><strong>personal column</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ag pilot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac551386126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ag pilot</span></header><div>/ˈæg paɪlət/ (<em>say</em> 'ag puyluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq46">a light-aircraft pilot involved in the aerial agricultural industry, as in spraying crops, spreading fertiliser, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001192" href="entry://agricultural%23bigmac000001192"><span class="smallcaps">ag(ricultural)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056773" href="entry://pilot%23bigmac000056773"><span class="smallcaps">pilot</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ag pipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ag pipe</span></header><div>/ˈæg paɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'ag puyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001198" href="entry://agricultural%20pipe%23bigmac000001198"><strong>agricultural pipe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agricultural bike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agricultural bike</span></header><div>/ˈægrəˈkʌltʃərəl baɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'agruh'kulchuhruhl buyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">a motorcycle designed for use on rural properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agricultural college
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agricultural college</span></header><div>/ægrəˈkʌltʃərəl ˌkɒlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> agruh'kulchuhruhl .kolij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a tertiary institution, usually residential, offering diploma courses in dairying, animal husbandry, food technology, winemaking, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agricultural high school
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agricultural high school</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">often with residential facilities, a secondary school which provides general education and also subjects of agricultural importance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agricultural holding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agricultural holding</span></header><div>/ægrɪˌkʌltʃərəl ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> agri.kulchuhruhl 'hohlding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a form of agricultural lease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agricultural pipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agricultural pipe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of agricultural pipe" src="word_pronunciations/00497.mp3"></audio></span>/ægrəˈkʌltʃərəl paɪp/ (<em>say</em> agruh'kulchuhruhl puyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a pipe, formerly made of porous material but now usually made from continuous plastic pipe with concentric ridges and slits, used for drainage in agriculture, landscaping, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ag pipe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agricultural revolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac875206241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agricultural revolution</span></header><div>/ægrəˌkʌltʃərəl rɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> agruh.kulchuhruhl revuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> a transformation in the way a society uses land for the purpose of food production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq7"> (<em>often upper case</em>) any of various instances of this, involving, for example, changes in methods of crop rotation, fertilisation of soil, and size of agricultural holdings, especially the gradual change in these agricultural methods which occurred in Britain between 1750 and 1900 in response to the expanding population associated with the Industrial Revolution and the need for greater production of food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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agriculture visa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549052890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">agriculture visa</span></header><div>/ˈægrəkʌltʃə vizə/ (<em>say</em> 'agruhkulchuh veezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">(formerly) a visa which allows the holder to live in Australia for a specified time in order to work in industries such as farming, fisheries, forestry and meat processing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac528656035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-group</span></header><div>/ˈeɪ-grup/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Broken Hill</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">the group of people born in Broken Hill or surrounding area; locals (opposed to <em>B-group</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>A-grouper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ag visa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac601452563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ag visa</span></header><div>/ˈæg vizə/ (<em>say</em> 'ag veezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">an agriculture visa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A.h
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A.h</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq419">ampere hour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air cell</span></header><div>/ˈɛə sɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'air sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">a small cavity full of air in plant or animal tissue; air sac; air bladder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air chamber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air chamber</span></header><div>/ˈɛə tʃeɪmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'air chaymbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> a chamber containing air, as in a pump or a lifeboat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> a compartment of a hydraulic system containing air which by its elasticity equalises the pressure and flow of liquid within the system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air chief marshal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air chief marshal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Air Force</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> a commissioned officer of the highest rank in the Royal Australian Air Force; equivalent in rank to an admiral in the Royal Australian Navy or general in the Australian Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACM</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq513"> an officer of similar rank in any other air force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-cock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-cock</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-kɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'air-kok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001378" href="entry://air%20valve%23bigmac000001378"><strong>air valve</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air collar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122618015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air collar</span></header><div>/ˈɛə kɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'air koluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">a style of shirt worn with the points of the collar buttoned down, but no tie.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air commodore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air commodore</span></header><div>/ˈɛə ˌkɒmədɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'air .komuhdaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Air Force</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> a commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Air Force ranking below air vice-marshal and above group captain; equivalent in rank to commodore in the Royal Australian Navy and brigadier in the Australian Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AIRCDRE</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq415"> an officer of similar rank in any other air force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-condenser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-condenser</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-kəndɛnsə/ (<em>say</em> 'air-kuhndensuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> <em class="label">Radio</em> a capacitor in which the dielectric is air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> a machine for condensing air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-condition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-condition</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-kəndɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'air-kuhndishuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> to furnish with an air-conditioning system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq774"> to treat (air) with such a system.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>air-conditioned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air conditioner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air conditioner</span></header><div>/ˈɛə kəndɪʃənə/ (<em>say</em> 'air kuhndishuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">an apparatus for air-conditioning a room, house, motor vehicle, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air conditioning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air conditioning</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air conditioning" src="word_pronunciations/00521.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə kəndɪʃənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'air kuhndishuhning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a system of treating air in buildings or vehicles to assure temperature, humidity, dustlessness, and movement at levels most conducive to personal comfort, manufacturing processes, or preservation of items stored, as books, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">air-conditioning</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-cool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-cool</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-kul/ (<em>say</em> 'air-koohl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from, as by a stream of air flowing over a finned engine cylinder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq296"> to air-condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air corridor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air corridor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air corridor" src="word_pronunciations/00516.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛə ˈkɒrədɔ/ (<em>say</em> air 'koruhdaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">an air route established by international agreement or government regulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air cover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air cover</span></header><div>/ˈɛə kʌvə/ (<em>say</em> 'air kuvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq449"> the protection of ground forces by an air force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> the aircraft so employed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aircraft carrier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aircraft carrier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aircraft carrier" src="word_pronunciations/00522.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəkraft ˌkæriə/ (<em>say</em> 'airkrahft .kareeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a large naval ship, designed to serve as an air base at sea, with a long strip of deck for the taking off and landing of aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aircraft disinsection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac713522554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aircraft disinsection</span></header><div>/ɛəkraft dɪsɪnˈsɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> airkrahft disin'sekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">the application of pesticides to aircraft, passengers, baggage, etc., especially as a biosecurity measure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disinsection</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aircraft tug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658031536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aircraft tug</span></header><div>/ɛəkraft ˈtʌg/ (<em>say</em> airkrahft 'tug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">a vehicle designed to move an aircraft to a particular location in an airport, as away from the terminal prior to take-off.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tug</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air crane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac833691471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air crane</span></header><div>/ˈɛə kreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'air krayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a powerful helicopter designed to lift and transport heavy objects, as construction materials, water to be dumped on bushfires, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air current</span></header><div>/ˈɛə kʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'air kuruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> any moving stream of air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> a flow of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air curtain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air curtain</span></header><div>/ˈɛə kɜtn/ (<em>say</em> 'air kertn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">a stream of compressed air directed, usually downwards, across a doorway, to form a shield against draughts, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air cushion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air cushion</span><z><span target_id="IPVmuAF7bm">n.</span><span target_id="VweE6OsbvG">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛə kʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'air kooshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IPVmuAF7bm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq863"> an inflatable airtight cushion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020583" href="entry://air%20chamber%23bigmac000020583"><strong>air chamber</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020583" href="entry://air%20chamber%23mq940">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq551"> the cushion of air supporting a hovercraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq772"> a pocket of air sealed into the sole of a shoe, especially a sports shoe, as a shock absorber.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VweE6OsbvG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq382"> of or relating to a hovercraft.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>air-cushioned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air cylinder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air cylinder</span></header><div>/ˈɛə sɪləndə/ (<em>say</em> 'air siluhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">a cylinder containing air, especially (with a piston) as a device for checking the recoil of a gun.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air dam</span></header><div>/ˈɛə dæm/ (<em>say</em> 'air dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a body panel fitted beneath the front bumper of a motor vehicle, designed to restrict the flow of air underneath the vehicle, thus creating a slight vacuum and a down force at the front, which reduces air drag and aerodynamic lift.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air drain</span></header><div>/ˈɛə dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'air drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a cavity in the external walls of a building to prevent damp from penetrating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air dribble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air dribble</span></header><div>/ˈɛə drɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'air dribuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Basketball</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a movement in which a player throws the ball into the air and bats it before it touches the ground.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-dry</span><z><span target_id="bdyR65TJbB">v.t.</span><span target_id="YQ6E0973lG">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛə-draɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'air-druy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bdyR65TJbB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> (<strong class="bold">air-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">air-drying</strong>) to remove moisture from by evaporation in free air.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YQ6E0973lG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq726"> dry beyond further evaporation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air duct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air duct</span></header><div>/ˈɛə dʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'air dukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> a channel or pipe carrying warmed air in a heating system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq074"> a channel, tube, or pipe which forms part of a ventilation system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air filter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac779733764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air filter</span></header><div>/ˈɛə fɪltə/ (<em>say</em> 'air filtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">any of various devices designed to remove impurities, as dust and smoke, from the air, especially so as to make it safe for breathing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">air purifier</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>air filtration</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airflow meter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airflow meter</span></header><div>/ˈɛəfloʊ mitə/ (<em>say</em> 'airfloh meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">a device which measures lung capacity, used as an indicator of respiratory function and thus as a measure of respiratory health, especially in the treatment of asthma.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air foil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air foil</span></header><div>/ˈɛə fɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'air foyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">the winglike structure fitted above the body of many sporting and racing cars to give firmer traction and allow faster cornering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air force</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air force" src="word_pronunciations/00511.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə fɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'air faws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">the branch of the armed forces of any country concerned with military aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Air Force Academy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Air Force Academy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094585" href="entry://Royal%20Australian%20Air%20Force%20College%23bigmac000094585"><strong>Royal Australian Air Force College</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Air Force blue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112761445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Air Force blue</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">a deep greyish blue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally the medium azure blue of the uniforms of the RAF and the air forces of other Commonwealth countries]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air fry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac721330652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air fry</span></header><div>/ˈɛə fraɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'air fruy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">air fried</strong>, <strong class="bold">air frying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">to cook in an air fryer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">air-fry</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>air fried</strong>, <strong>air-fried</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air fryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152613069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air fryer</span></header><div>/ˈɛə fraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'air fruyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a fryer which uses superheated air and minimal oil to fry foods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-fuel bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-fuel bomb</span></header><div>/ɛə-ˈfjuəl bɒm/ (<em>say</em> air-'fyoohuhl bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028827" href="entry://fuel-air%20explosive%23bigmac000028827"><strong>fuel-air explosive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air gap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air gap</span></header><div>/ˈɛə gæp/ (<em>say</em> 'air gap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> an air-insulated gap in a magnetic circuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> a gap in air between two conducting electrodes, especially a spark gap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air guitar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac730675170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air guitar</span></header><div>/ɛə gəˈta/ (<em>say</em> air guh'tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> an imaginary guitar which someone pretends to hold and play, usually to rock music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> the action of playing an air guitar.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>air guitarist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air hockey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724358669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air hockey</span></header><div>/ˈɛə hɒki/ (<em>say</em> 'air hokee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq64">an arcade game played with a puck floating on jets of air propelled from the table’s surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air horn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac838107244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air horn</span></header><div>/ˈɛə hɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'air hawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a horn activated by a pressurised air source, used on large vehicles such as trucks, fire engines, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air hostess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air hostess</span></header><div>/ˈɛə hoʊstɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'air hohstes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">a female flight attendant.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In response to the feeling that the title <em>air hostess</em> was demeaning to women employed in that position, the job title was change to the non-sexist <em>flight attendant</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-intake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-intake</span></header><div>/ˈɛər-ɪnteɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'airr-intayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq193"> an opening in an aircraft for introducing air, mainly for the engines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq871"> the opening through which air enters a carburettor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> a quantity of air taken in.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air ioniser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173967001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air ioniser</span></header><div>/ˈɛər aɪənaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'airr uyuhnuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049632" href="entry://negative%20ion%20generator%23bigmac000049632"><strong>negative ion generator</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air jacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air jacket</span></header><div>/ˈɛə dʒækət/ (<em>say</em> 'air jakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> an envelope of enclosed air about part of a machine, as for checking the transmission of heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> a lifebelt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air kiss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac460801190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air kiss</span></header><div>/ˈɛə kɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'air kis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">a formalised kiss of greeting or farewell in which one’s lips do not make contact with the other person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air knife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac345411627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air knife</span></header><div>/ˈɛə naɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'air nuyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">air knives</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a tool which is designed to clean excess liquid or debris from a surface by directing a thin, bladelike stream of air at high pressure over it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air letter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air letter</span></header><div>/ˈɛə lɛtə/ (<em>say</em> 'air letuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000898" href="entry://aerogram%23bigmac000000898"><strong>aerogram</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Airlie Beach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Airlie Beach</span></header><div>/ˌɛəli ˈbitʃ/ (<em>say</em> .airlee 'beech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">a tourist resort on the central coast of Qld, near the Whitsunday Passage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airline bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac189017054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airline bag</span></header><div>/ˈɛəlaɪn bæg/ (<em>say</em> 'airluyn bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">a light travel bag, suitable to be taken as hand luggage on an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally provided to passengers by airline companies]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air marshal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air marshal</span></header><div>/ˈɛə maʃəl/ (<em>say</em> 'air mahshuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force ranking below air chief marshal and above air vice-marshal; equivalent in rank to a lieutenant general in the Australian Army or vice admiral in the Royal Australian Navy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq642"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AIRMSHL</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq536"> an officer of similar rank in any other air force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq627"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac57114836" href="entry://sky%20marshal%23bigmac57114836"><strong>sky marshal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air mass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air mass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air mass" src="word_pronunciations/00512.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə mæs/ (<em>say</em> 'air mas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a large body of air, up to thousands of kilometres in extent, of uniform temperature and humidity, and impacting on an adjacent air mass at a well-defined front; classified according to temperature as Arctic, Antarctic, Polar, Tropical or Equatorial, and by humidity as maritime, continental or monsoonal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air mattress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air mattress</span></header><div>/ˈɛə mætrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'air matruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001288" href="entry://air%20bed%23bigmac000001288"><strong>air bed</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air mile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air mile</span></header><div>/ˈɛə maɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'air muyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">a distance equal to a nautical mile.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air pageant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378902897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air pageant</span></header><div>/ˈɛə pædʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'air pajuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a display of aeroplanes, both on the ground and in flight, often with a historical theme.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air passage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac226776123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air passage</span></header><div>/ˈɛə pæsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'air pasij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">the conduit for a flow of air, as a duct in a mine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air picket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air picket</span></header><div>/ˈɛə pɪkət/ (<em>say</em> 'air pikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">airborne early warning aircraft disposed around a position, area, or formation, primarily to detect, report and track approaching enemy aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air pistol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac788370625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air pistol</span></header><div>/ˈɛə pɪstl/ (<em>say</em> 'air pistl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">a pistol in which the projectile is discharged by the release of compressed air or other gas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac147005230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air plant</span></header><div>/ˈɛə plænt/ (<em>say</em> 'air plant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">an epiphytic plant, as a tillandsia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air pocket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air pocket</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air pocket" src="word_pronunciations/00517.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə pɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'air pokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a downward current of air, usually causing a sudden loss of altitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> any pocket of air, as in a mine, where gas or water is held back by the air pressure in the pocket.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air pollution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173474461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air pollution</span></header><div>/ˈɛə pəluʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'air puhloohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">the contamination of the air by substances such as chemical fumes, particulate matter, gases, etc.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The major source of <strong>air pollution</strong> in Australia is the motor vehicle with exhausts causing chemicals such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons to enter the air. Before the phase-out of leaded petrol, which began in 1993, the national air quality standard for lead was regularly exceeded in urban environments. Lead levels are now much reduced at less than 10 per cent of the national annual standard of 0.5 micrograms per cubic metre of air. Other contaminants include ozone (from the action of sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbon compounds), sulphur dioxide (mainly from the burning of fossil fuels containing sulphur for electricity generation) and microscopic particles (from combustion processes). In sunny weather, cities and industrial centres can experience photochemical smog, a whitish or brownish haze in the atmosphere, caused by reactions between some air pollutants especially nitrogen oxides and unburned fuel from vehicle exhausts with atmospheric oxygen in the presence of sunlight. The substances formed are toxic to humans and animals, irritating eyes, nasal and oral cavities. Many plants wilt and can die from photochemical smog. Australia has fewer air pollution problems than other countries due to its lower population density, fewer sources of pollution and coal-fired power stations being situated away from major cities.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airport novel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377381264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airport novel</span></header><div>/ˈɛəpɔt nɒvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'airpawt novuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">a style of popular fiction, presented usually as a thick paperback with a colourful cover, designed as light reading for long periods of travel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airport slot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac517705362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airport slot</span></header><div>/ˈɛəpɔt slɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'airpawt slot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087638" href="entry://slot%23bigmac000087638"><strong>slot<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087638" href="entry://slot%23mq247">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air pressure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air pressure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air pressure" src="word_pronunciations/00518.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə prɛʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'air preshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> the pressure of the atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq408"> the pressure exerted by the air, as inside a tyre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air purifier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac396415493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air purifier</span></header><div>/ˈɛə pjurəfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'air pyoohruhfuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac779733764" href="entry://air%20filter%23bigmac779733764"><strong>air filter</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>air purification</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air quotes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac843234906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air quotes</span></header><div>/ˈɛə kwoʊts/ (<em>say</em> 'air kwohts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">the representation of quotation marks during speech, made by a movement of the fingers in the air, and used to indicate that an expression is a quotation, is intended ironically, or is one that the speaker would not normally use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air rage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77626387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air rage</span></header><div>/ˈɛə reɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'air rayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">uncontrolled aggressive behaviour in an aeroplane, resulting from the tensions of air travel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air raid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air raid</span><z><span target_id="iu24kWkct0">n.</span><span target_id="JziL3tthfY">v.t.</span><span target_id="hUhdZsBIa2">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air raid" src="word_pronunciations/00519.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə reɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'air rayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iu24kWkct0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> a raid or incursion by hostile aircraft, especially for dropping bombs or other missiles.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JziL3tthfY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq856"> to attack from the air.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hUhdZsBIa2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to protest volubly; nag; scold.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>air raider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-raid shelter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-raid shelter</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-reɪd ʃɛltə/ (<em>say</em> 'air-rayd sheltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">a security area or place used as a refuge during an air raid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-raid warden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-raid warden</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-reɪd wɔdn/ (<em>say</em> 'air-rayd wawdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a person who has temporary police duties during an air raid alert.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air rifle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air rifle</span></header><div>/ˈɛə raɪfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'air ruyfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">an air gun with rifled bore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air route
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air route</span></header><div>/ˈɛə rut/ (<em>say</em> 'air rooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">an established flight path from one place to another, usually organised into stages with intermediate stopping points, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air sac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air sac</span></header><div>/ˈɛə sæk/ (<em>say</em> 'air sak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> a sac containing air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq445"> any of certain cavities in a bird’s body connected with the lungs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq905"> a saclike dilatation of an insect trachea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac703072753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-sea</span></header><div>/ɛə-ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> air-'see) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">of or relating to an operation in which aircraft at sea are involved: <em class="example">air-sea rescue by helicopter.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air seeder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161569466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air seeder</span></header><div>/ˈɛə sidə/ (<em>say</em> 'air seeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">a pneumatic seed distributor, for sowing seed on broadacre farms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air sign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac505410977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air sign</span></header><div>/ˈɛə saɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'air suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">one of the three astrological signs which are thought to share characteristics of intelligence and sociability, these signs being Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac321787822" href="entry://earth%20sign%23bigmac321787822"><strong>earth sign</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac903676866" href="entry://fire%20sign%23bigmac903676866"><strong>fire sign</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac299414631" href="entry://water%20sign%23bigmac299414631"><strong>water sign</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-slake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-slake</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-sleɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'air-slayk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">air-slaked</strong>, <strong class="bold">air-slaking</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">to slake by moist air, as lime.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air snips
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac348615113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air snips</span></header><div>/ˈɛə snɪps/ (<em>say</em> 'air snips) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">pneumatic secateurs, requiring less pressure to operate than manual secateurs; used for pruning thick vines and stems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airspeed indicator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airspeed indicator</span></header><div>/ˈɛəspid ɪndəkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'airspeed induhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a device in an aeroplane to measure its speed relative to the air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air sport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046239666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air sport</span></header><div>/ˈɛə spɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'air spawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a sport or activity which is performed while airborne, such as hang-gliding, ballooning, drone racing, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-spray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-spray</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-spreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'air-spray) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">relating to compressed-air spraying devices or to liquids used in them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air station
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac615540509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air station</span></header><div>/ˈɛə steɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'air stayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Navy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001287" href="entry://air%20base%23bigmac000001287"><strong>air base</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air structure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air structure</span></header><div>/ˈɛə strʌktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'air strukchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">the set of routes flown by a particular airline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Air Supply
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Air Supply</span></header><div>/ˈɛə səplaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'air suhpluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">Australian pop group, formed in 1976; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2013.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air support
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air support</span></header><div>/ˈɛə səpɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'air suhpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">assistance given to ground troops by an air force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air suspension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac398590052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air suspension</span></header><div>/ˈɛə səspɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'air suhspenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac363720412" href="entry://pneumatic%20suspension%23bigmac363720412"><strong>pneumatic suspension</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air swing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air swing</span></header><div>/ˈɛə swɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'air swing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Golf</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a swing of the club which does not connect with the ball.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-switch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-switch</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-swɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'air-swich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">an electrical switch in which the interruption of the circuit occurs in air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air tanker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac633247653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air tanker</span></header><div>/ˈɛə tæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'air tangkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq14">an aeroplane fitted with a tank filled with water or fire-suppressant foam, designed for rapid release onto a bushfire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-taxi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-taxi</span></header><div>/ˈɛə-tæksi/ (<em>say</em> 'air-taksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">a light aircraft used for chartered trips.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air terminal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air terminal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of air terminal" src="word_pronunciations/00513.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛə tɜmənəl/ (<em>say</em> 'air termuhnuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">a place of assembly for air passengers, not necessarily at an airport, with administrative offices, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-to-air missile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-to-air missile</span></header><div>/ɛə-tu-ˈɛə mɪsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> air-tooh-'air misuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">a missile, usually guided, fired from an aircraft at a target above the ground.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air-to-surface missile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air-to-surface missile</span></header><div>/ɛə-tə-ˈsɜfəs mɪsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> air-tuh-'serfuhs misuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a missile, usually guided, designed to be fired from an aircraft at a target on the ground.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">air-to-ground missile</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air traffic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429787442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air traffic</span></header><div>/ˈɛə træfɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'air trafik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq809"> the organised movements of aircraft along set flight paths.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq668"> the aircraft travelling over a given area along such flight paths.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090230" href="entry://air%23bigmac000090230"><span class="smallcaps">air</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077511" href="entry://traffic%23bigmac000077511"><span class="smallcaps">traffic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air traffic control
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air traffic control</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">direction of airborne aircraft movement by ground-based personnel via a radiotelephone link or, in emergencies, by light signals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air trap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air trap</span></header><div>/ˈɛə træp/ (<em>say</em> 'air trap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">a device which uses a water seal to prevent the escape of foul air from sinks, drains, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air turbine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air turbine</span></header><div>/ˈɛə tɜbaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'air terbuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078596" href="entry://turbine%23bigmac000078596"><strong>turbine</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078596" href="entry://turbine%23mq535">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air valve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air valve</span></header><div>/ˈɛə vælv/ (<em>say</em> 'air valv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq577"> a device for controlling the flow of air through a pipe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> a device for releasing air that has accumulated in a pipeline, as at the top of a hill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air vent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851770361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air vent</span></header><div>/ˈɛə vɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'air vent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a vent designed to enhance airflow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air vesicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air vesicle</span></header><div>/ˈɛə vɛsɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'air vesikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">a large air-filled pocket, present mainly in plants which float on water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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air vice-marshal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">air vice-marshal</span></header><div>/ˌɛə vaɪs-ˈmaʃəl/ (<em>say</em> .air vuys-'mahshuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Air Force</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> a commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Air Force ranking below air marshal and above air commodore; equivalent in rank to rear admiral in the Royal Australian Navy and major general in the Australian Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AVM</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq266"> an officer of similar rank in any other air force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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airy-fairy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">airy-fairy</span></header><div>/ˌɛəri-ˈfɛəri/ (<em>say</em> .airree-'fairree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> light and delicate; whimsical; fanciful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq782"> lacking sufficient substance or realism: <em class="example">airy-fairy plans.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from ‘airy, fairy Lilian’ of Tennyson’s poem <em>Lilian</em> (1830)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ais kacang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ais kacang</span></header><div>/ˌaɪs ˈkʌtʃʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> .uys 'kuchung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac781631545" href="entry://ABC%23bigmac781631545"><strong>ABC<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aix-la-Chapelle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aix-la-Chapelle</span></header><div>/ɛks-la-ʃəˈpɛl/ (<em>say</em> eks-lah-shuh'pel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091641" href="entry://Aachen%23bigmac000091641"><strong>Aachen</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ai yi yi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774375952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ai yi yi</span></header><div>/aɪ jaɪ ˈjaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uy yuy 'yuy) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">(an expression of dismay.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ai yo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895411970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ai yo</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ ˈjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'uy 'yoh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac670616309" href="entry://aiya%23bigmac670616309"><strong>aiya</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Chinese, as in Cantonese <em>āaiyō</em>, Mandarin <em>āiyō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Akabane virus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac823437179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Akabane virus</span></header><div>/ækəˈbani vaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> akuh'bahnee vuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">an arbovirus, carried by midges, which causes abortions, stillbirths and congenital abnormalities in cattle, sheep and goats; identified in Australia in 1972.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Akabane</em>, a town on western Kyushu island, Japan, where it was first identified in 1971]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AK-47
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac11087310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AK-47</span></header><div>/eɪ keɪ-fɔti ˈsɛvən/ (<em>say</em> ay kay-fawtee 'sevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">a type of Kalashnikov automatic rifle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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akoya pearl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300657281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">akoya pearl</span></header><div>/əkɔɪə ˈpɜl/ (<em>say</em> uhkoyuh 'perl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a small round pearl produced by various oysters of the genus <em>Pinctada</em> and renowned for its lustre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese <em>akoya</em> saltwater]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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à la
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">à la</span></header><div>/ˈa la/ (<em>say</em> 'ah lah) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> according to the: <em class="example">à la carte; </em><em class="example">à la mode.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> (short for <em>à la mode de</em>) after the manner or fashion of: <em class="example">à la Dame Edna.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French: at, to, in + the; feminine form used before a word beginning with a consonant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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à la carte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">à la carte</span><z><span target_id="oPeafKEkUI">adv.</span><span target_id="7Xh7GZliYY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of à la carte" src="word_pronunciations/00001.mp3"></audio></span>/a la ˈkat/ (<em>say</em> ah lah 'kaht) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="oPeafKEkUI"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> according to the menu; with a stated price for each dish: <em class="example">to dine à la carte.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7Xh7GZliYY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq225"> (of a menu) offering a range of dishes from which the diner chooses a selection.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ala Dagh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ala Dagh</span></header><div>/alə ˈdak/ (<em>say</em> ahluh 'dahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> a mountain range in southern Turkey. Highest peak, about 3350 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> a mountain range in eastern Turkey. Highest peak, 3500 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ala Daǧg</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alai Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alai Mountains</span></header><div>/alaɪ ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> ahluy 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">a mountain range in Kyrgyzstan; a part of the Tien Shan mountain system. Peaks, 4800 to 5850 m.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Alajskij Chrebet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alain-Fournier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alain-Fournier</span></header><div>/alæ̃-fʊəˈnjeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ahlan-foouh'nyay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (born <em>Henri-Alban Fournier</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">1886–1914, French poet and novelist, author of <em>Le Grand Meaulnes</em> (1913).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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à la king
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">à la king</span></header><div>/a la ˈkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ah lah 'king) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>usually placed after the noun</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">(of food) served in a cream sauce with peppers and mushroom: <em class="example">chicken à la king.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alarcón y Mendoza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alarcón y Mendoza</span></header><div>/alaˈkoʊn i mɛnˈdoʊθə/ (<em>say</em> ahlah'kohn ee men'dohthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Juan Ruiz de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">c. 1580–1639, Spanish playwright, born in Mexico.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alarm bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alarm bird</span></header><div>/əˈlam bɜd/ (<em>say</em> uh'lahm berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094871" href="entry://masked%20lapwing%23bigmac000094871"><strong>masked lapwing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alarm clock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alarm clock</span></header><div>/əˈlam klɒk/ (<em>say</em> uh'lahm klok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a clock which can be set to sound a bell or the like at a particular time, used to rouse people from sleep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alaska Highway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alaska Highway</span></header><div>/əlæskə ˈhaɪweɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhlaskuh 'huyway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a road extending from eastern British Columbia, Canada, to Fairbanks, Alaska; built in 1942 as a US military supply route. 2452 km.</span></div> Unofficially, <strong>Alcan Highway</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alaskan malamute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac945968925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alaskan malamute</span></header><div>/əlæskən ˈmæləmut/ (<em>say</em> uhlaskuhn 'maluhmooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac986336089" href="entry://malamute%23bigmac986336089"><strong>malamute</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alaska Peninsula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alaska Peninsula</span></header><div>/əlæskə pəˈnɪnʃələ/ (<em>say</em> uhlaskuh puh'ninshuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">a long, narrow peninsula forming the south-western extension of the mainland of Alaska. About 644 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alaska Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alaska Range</span></header><div>/əlæskə ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhlaskuh 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">a mountain range in southern Alaska. Highest peak, Mt McKinley, 6090 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alba Longa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alba Longa</span></header><div>/ælbə ˈlɒŋgə/ (<em>say</em> albuh 'longguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a city of ancient Latium, south-east of Rome; fabled birthplace of Romulus and Remus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albany doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albany doctor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Albany doctor" src="word_pronunciations/00553.mp3"></audio></span>/ælbəni ˈdɒktə/ (<em>say</em> albuhnee 'doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">(in the eastern, central, and southern wheat-belt areas of WA) a strong, cool, southerly sea breeze which blows after a hot day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the coastal town of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098242" href="entry://Albany%23bigmac000098242"><span class="smallcaps">Albany</span></a> to the south of these areas]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albany Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albany Island</span></header><div>/ɔlbəni ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> awlbuhnee 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">an uninhabited island south-east of Cape York, Qld. 7 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albany woolly bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046947195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albany woolly bush</span></header><div>/ˈælbəni/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac150746496" href="entry://woolly%20bush%23bigmac150746496"><strong>woolly bush</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albatross Parliament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac917633877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albatross Parliament</span></header><div>/ælbətrɒs ˈpaləmənt/ (<em>say</em> albuhtros 'pahluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">a gathering of retired mariners at a public meeting place, often at a hotel, or on the wharves, to discuss old times and current events.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? (1860s) coined by Hobart journalist, Alec Hume]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albemarle Sound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albemarle Sound</span></header><div>/ˌælbəmal ˈsaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> .albuhmahl 'sownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">a sound on the Atlantic coast of the US, in north-eastern North Carolina. About 96 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alberti bass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alberti bass</span></header><div>/ælˌbɜti ˈbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> al.bertee 'bays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">an 18th-century style of left-hand piano accompaniment characterised by broken chords.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albert's lyrebird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albert’s lyrebird</span></header><div>/ælbəts ˈlaɪəbɜd/ (<em>say</em> albuhts 'luyuhberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">the smaller of the two lyrebird species, <em>Menura alberti</em>, duller in colour and having a less elaborate tail than the superb lyrebird.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Albert lyrebird</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albertus Magnus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albertus Magnus</span></header><div>/ælˌbɜtəs ˈmægnəs/ (<em>say</em> al.bertuhs 'magnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Albert</em>, <em>Count von Böllstadt</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">1193?–1280, German scholastic philosopher; teacher of Thomas Aquinas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albion Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albion Park</span></header><div>/ælbiən ˈpak/ (<em>say</em> albeeuhn 'pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> a town in eastern NSW, in the Illawarra district.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> a racecourse in Brisbane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albury-Wodonga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albury-Wodonga</span></header><div>/ˌɔlbəri-wəˈdɒŋgə/ (<em>say</em> .awlbuhree-wuh'dongguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">a regional urban growth centre on the Murray River, formed in 1973 by the cities of Albury, NSW, on the north bank and Wodonga, Victoria, on the south bank.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Albury-Wodonga</strong> stands on land traditionally inhabited by the Wiradjuri and Waveroo peoples. Following the crossing of the Murray River here in 1824 by explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell, two settlements developed, one on each bank. <strong>Albury</strong> became a major paddle-steamer port as well as a centre for the manufacture of riverboats. From 1858, together with Wodonga, it was also an important telegraph link between Sydney and Melbourne. The railway from Sydney opened in 1881 and from Melbourne in 1883, but, because the gauges differed, all goods and passengers had to be transferred at Albury until a standard-gauge through line was opened in 1962. Albury is now an important pastoral, commercial and industrial centre. A large paper mill established in 1981 produces almost one-third of the nation’s newsprint requirements. The <strong>Wodonga</strong> settlement grew in the 1840s and was gazetted as Belvoir in 1852. From the 1850s the river trade stimulated growth until the railway from Melbourne opened in 1873. After the separation of the colonies in 1851, Belvoir and Albury became border towns with customs posts, but were closely linked in 1861 when a bridge was built over the Murray. Adopting the name Wodonga in 1869, the town became a thriving cattle-sales centre. One of Australia’s largest migrant camps operated at nearby Bonegilla from 1947 to 1971. The formation of the Albury-Wodonga growth-centre accelerated development to create one of Australia’s largest inland cities.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Albury-Wodonga Developmental Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac228240967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Albury-Wodonga Developmental Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">a Commonwealth statutory body established in 1974 by the Commonwealth, NSW, and Victorian governments as part of an overall decentralisation policy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcan Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcan Australia</span></header><div>/ˌælkæn əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> .alkan uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">an aluminium company formed from a Canadian parent company; part of a consortium that operates the world’s largest alumina refinery at Gladstone, Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcan Highway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcan Highway</span></header><div>/ˌælkæn ˈhaɪweɪ/ (<em>say</em> .alkan 'huyway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089052" href="entry://Alaska%20Highway%23bigmac000089052"><strong>Alaska Highway</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcoa of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcoa of Australia</span></header><div>/ælˈkoʊə/ (<em>say</em> al'kohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">a US-controlled aluminium company operating bauxite mines and refineries in WA, and a smelter at Geelong, Victoria; first mine brought into production in 1963.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcohol-free
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac683492577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcohol-free</span></header><div>/ˈælkəhɒl-ˌfri/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhhol-.free) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq99"> not containing alcohol: <em class="example">alcohol-free cocktails.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> of or relating to a place or event at which alcoholic drinks cannot be bought or consumed: <em class="example">an alcohol-free dance party; </em><em class="example">an alcohol-free community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) abstaining from drinking alcohol; teetotal: <em class="example">I’ve been alcohol-free for three months now.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alcoholics Anonymous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alcoholics Anonymous</span></header><div>/ælkəˌhɒlɪks əˈnɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> alkuh.holiks uh'nonuhmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">an association of sufferers of alcoholism who give each other mutual support by meeting anonymously to discuss the difficulties encountered in overcoming their addiction.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcoholic strength
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcoholic strength</span></header><div>/ælkəˌhɒlɪk ˈstrɛŋθ/ (<em>say</em> alkuh.holik 'strength) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">the quantity of ethyl alcohol in a wine or spirit, expressed as per cent alcohol by volume or per cent proof spirit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcohol management plan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459759420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcohol management plan</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">a restriction imposed by government on the supply and use of alcoholic drinks in a particular location in an effort to reduce alcohol-related crime and violence in the community.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AMP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alcohol powder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac573915735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alcohol powder</span></header><div>/ˈælkəhɒl paʊdə/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhhol powduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac457412412" href="entry://powdered%20alcohol%23bigmac457412412"><strong>powdered alcohol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldabra Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldabra Island</span></header><div>/ælˌdæbrə ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> al.dabruh 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">an island in the Indian Ocean, north-west of Madagascar; administered by Seychelles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldeburgh Festival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldeburgh Festival</span></header><div>/ɔlbərə ˈfɛstəvəl/ (<em>say</em> awlbuhruh 'festuhvuhl), /ɔld-/ (<em>say</em> awld-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">an English music festival founded in 1947 by Benjamin Britten and held annually at Aldeburgh in Suffolk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al dente
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al dente</span></header><div>/æl ˈdɛnteɪ/ (<em>say</em> al 'dentay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">(of spaghetti, etc.) cooked lightly so that it still offers resistance to the teeth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: to the tooth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alderman Lushington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alderman Lushington</span></header><div>/ɔldəmən ˈlʌʃɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> awlduhmuhn 'lushingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097893" href="entry://lushington%23bigmac000097893"><strong>lushington</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al desko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac552465759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al desko</span></header><div>/æl ˈdɛskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> al 'deskoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq26">at one’s desk: <em class="example">to have lunch al desko.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094808" href="entry://alfresco%23bigmac000094808"><span class="smallcaps">alfresco</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldis lamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldis lamp</span></header><div>/ˈɔldəs læmp/ (<em>say</em> 'awlduhs lamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">a portable signalling lamp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aldus Manutius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aldus Manutius</span></header><div>/ˌɔldəs məˈnjuʃəs/ (<em>say</em> .awlduhs muh'nyoohshuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">→ Aldus <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045003" href="entry://Manutius%23bigmac000045003"><strong>Manutius</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-league
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac156892092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-league</span></header><div>/ˈeɪ-lig/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-leeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq4">the group of men’s or women’s teams playing a sport, especially soccer, at the highest level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aleatory contract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561175818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aleatory contract</span></header><div>/æliˌeɪtəri ˈkɒntrækt/ (<em>say</em> alee.aytuhree 'kontrakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">a contract or agreement of which the effects with respect both to the advantages and the losses depend on uncertain events; a wagering contract.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alemana turn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac628833292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alemana turn</span></header><div>/æləˈmanə tɜn/ (<em>say</em> aluh'mahnuh tern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a dancing figure in which the woman turns under the man’s raised left arm, featured in Latin dancing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Spanish <em>alemana</em> German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alençon lace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alençon lace</span></header><div>/əlɛnsən ˈleɪs/ (<em>say</em> uhlensuhn 'lays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> a delicate needlepoint lace made in Alençon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> a machine reproduction of this lace, with a cordlike outline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Alençon</em>, a lace-making centre in NW France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aleph-nought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aleph-nought</span></header><div>/aləf-ˈnɔt/ (<em>say</em> ahluhf-'nawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">the cardinal number of a countable set, such as the set of positive integers.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: ℵ<sub>0</sub> Also, <strong class="vs">aleph-null</strong>, <strong class="vs">aleph-zero</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aleppo gall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aleppo gall</span></header><div>/əˈlɛpoʊ gɔl/ (<em>say</em> uh'lepoh gawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">the gall of the oak tree, rich in tannin; nut-gall.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Aleppo</em>, a city in NW Syria]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alert button
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac509965902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alert button</span></header><div>/əˈlɜt bʌtn/ (<em>say</em> uh'lert butn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> a small electronic alarm signal generator which can be attached to one’s belt, bag, etc., to summon help in an emergency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq80"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a button on a webpage which allows the user to arrange for an email alert service for updates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander I Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander I Island</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">an island off the coast of Antarctica, west of Graham Land.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander Archipelago</span></header><div>/æləgzændə akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> aluhgzanduh ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">a group of coastal islands in south-eastern Alaska.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander Nevski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander Nevski</span></header><div>/æləgˌzændə ˈnɛvski/ (<em>say</em> aluhg.zanduh 'nevskee), /ˈnjɛfski/ (<em>say</em> 'nyefskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">1220?–63, Russian prince, warrior, and statesman; defeated the Swedes at the Neva River in 1240.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander Severus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander Severus</span></header><div>/æləgˌzændə səˈvɪərəs/ (<em>say</em> aluhg.zanduh suh'vearruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">AD 208?–235, Roman emperor, 222–235.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algorithmic transparency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac292673762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algorithmic transparency</span></header><div>/ælgəˌrɪðmɪk trænsˈpɛərənsi/ (<em>say</em> alguh.ridhmik trans'pairruhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">the principle that companies which use large amounts of data to create computer algorithms should make public the factors they have based the algorithms upon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algo trading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac372635766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algo trading</span></header><div>/ˈælgoʊ treɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'algoh trayding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">algorithmic trading.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>algo trader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al-Haram Mosque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595412347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al-Haram Mosque</span></header><div>/æl-haˌram ˈmɒsk/ (<em>say</em> al-hah.rahm 'mosk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, surrounding the Ka’ba; Islam’s largest mosque.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>al-Masjid al-Haram</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Holy Mosque</strong>, <strong class="vs">Sacred Mosque</strong>, <strong class="vs">Great Mosque</strong>, <strong class="vs">Grand Mosque</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>al-haram</em> holy, sacred, forbidden to non-Muslims]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al-Ḥïjāz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al-Ḥïjāz</span></header><div>/æl-ˈhidʒæz/ (<em>say</em> al-'heejaz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033615" href="entry://Hejaz%23bigmac000033615"><strong>Hejaz</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al Hilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al Hilla</span></header><div>/æl ˈhɪlə/ (<em>say</em> al 'hiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034335" href="entry://Hilla%23bigmac000034335"><strong>Hilla</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ali Baba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ali Baba</span></header><div>/æli ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> alee 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">the poor woodcutter, hero of a tale in <em>The Arabian Nights’ Entertainment</em>, who uses the magic words ‘open sesame’ to open the door to the wealth in the cave of the Forty Thieves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alice band
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac581039971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alice band</span></header><div>/ˈæləs bænd/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhs band) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">a curved headband made of plastic, stiffened fabric, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alice band</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the band worn by <em>Alice</em> in illustrations of Lewis Carroll’s <em>Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland</em> (1865)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alice Springs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alice Springs</span></header><div>/æləs ˈsprɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> aluhs 'springz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">a town in central Australia in the southern part of the NT; on the Todd River and on a plain in the MacDonnell Ranges; surveyed in 1888 and officially called Stuart until 1933.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">the Alice</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Alice</em> Todd, wife of Sir Charles Todd] </div><div class="backshade">The Arrernte people are the traditional inhabitants of this area. In 1871 an Overland Telegraph station named <strong>Alice Springs</strong> was built at a waterhole to the north of the present town and became the focal point for a small community as cattle runs were established. Following gold finds in the MacDonnell Ranges a settlement took shape at the present town site and was surveyed as a railhead. The town of Stuart, named after explorer John McDouall Stuart, was established in 1889 and grew after further gold discoveries in 1902. From 1916 Stuart became a base for the Australian Inland Mission and in 1928 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. From 1927 to 1931 it served as administrative headquarters for Central Australia while a separate territory. Completion of the rail link from Adelaide via Oodnadatta in 1929 marked the beginning of tourism and led to increased development. Renamed Alice Springs in 1933, the town served as a military base and administrative headquarters for the NT during World War II, and in 1943 the road to Darwin was sealed as a strategic route. In 1951 the School of the Air began operating. Tourism has now become a key industry, and the town is also a major centre for the surrounding mining, pastoralist and indigenous communities. The railway line from Alice Springs to Darwin was completed in 2003; the service began in 2004.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alidade bubble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alidade bubble</span></header><div>/ˈælədeɪd bʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhdayd bubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">a device operating like a spirit level to determine the horizontal or vertical plane of reference from which the alidade takes measurement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alien yoga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985076422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alien yoga</span></header><div>/eɪliən ˈjoʊgə/ (<em>say</em> ayleeuhn 'yohguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac646998481" href="entry://nauli%23bigmac646998481"><strong>nauli</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from the alien appearance of the stomach when practised]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alimentary canal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alimentary canal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alimentary canal" src="word_pronunciations/00593.mp3"></audio></span>/æləmɛntri kəˈnæl/ (<em>say</em> aluhmentree kuh'nal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">the digestive passage in any animal from mouth to anus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alimentary tract</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-line</span><z><span target_id="ApFdLiBbh3">adj.</span><span target_id="67Hk6Ta6Qj">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪ-laɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-luyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ApFdLiBbh3"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> (of a dress, skirt, etc.) slightly flaring so as to resemble somewhat the letter A.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="67Hk6Ta6Qj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq822"> a dress, etc., in this style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ali Pasha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ali Pasha</span></header><div>/ali ˈpaʃə/ (<em>say</em> ahlee 'pahshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>the Lion of Janina</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">1741–1822, Turkish governor of Albania and part of Greece; assassinated after plotting against Turkey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aliquot scaling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aliquot scaling</span></header><div>/ˈæləkwɒt skeɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhkwot skayling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">a method (used by some pianoforte makers) of producing a fuller tone in the upper strings of a piano by adding a set of sympathetic strings sounding an octave higher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-list
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac632085188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-list</span></header><div>/ˈeɪ-lɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-list) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">a list, often unwritten, of the most desirable celebrities or other public figures sought for prestigious or spectacular social events, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">A list</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>A-lister</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alive call
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac981040839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alive call</span></header><div>/əˈlaɪv kɔl/ (<em>say</em> uh'luyv kawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a telephone call facilitated by a government authority to allow someone who has arrived as an asylum seeker to ring relatives in their country of origin to let them know that they are alive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al-Jabal ash-Sharqī
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al-Jabal ash-Sharqī</span></header><div>/al-dʒabal aʃ-ˈʃaki/ (<em>say</em> ahl-jahbahl ahsh-'shahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003005" href="entry://Anti-Lebanon%23bigmac000003005"><strong>Anti-Lebanon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al Jazeera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574275917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al Jazeera</span></header><div>/æl dʒəˈzɪərə/ (<em>say</em> al juh'zearruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">a news and current affairs television network, based in Doha, Qatar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>al-gazīra</em> the island]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al-Jazīrah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac913965888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al-Jazīrah</span></header><div>/æl-dʒəˈzɪərə/ (<em>say</em> al-juh'zearruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030135" href="entry://Gezira%23bigmac000030135"><strong>Gezira</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al-Jīzah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al-Jīzah</span></header><div>/æl-ˈdʒizə/ (<em>say</em> al-'jeezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091999" href="entry://El%20Giza%23bigmac000091999"><strong>El Giza</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander technique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander technique</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændə tɛknik/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zanduh tekneek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">a system of posture modification which aims to promote the unimpeded relationship between body and mind, resulting in better performance in acting, musicianship, etc., and in the relief of such symptoms as headache, backache, stress, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after FM <em>Alexander</em>, 1869–1955, Tasmanian actor who developed this system]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexander the Great
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexander the Great</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">356–323 BC, king of Macedonia 336–323; conqueror of Greek city-states and Persian Empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandra Land
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandra Land</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændrə lænd/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandruh land) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a former name for part of what is now the NT, adopted in 1865 but no longer in use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandra's parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac65084889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandra’s parrot</span></header><div>/æləgzændrəz ˈpærət/ (<em>say</em> aluhgzandruhz 'paruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac936261951" href="entry://princess%20parrot%23bigmac936261951"><strong>princess parrot</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alexandra parrot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alexandrine parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994217864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alexandrine parrot</span></header><div>/æləgzændrin ˈpærət/ (<em>say</em> aluhgzandreen 'paruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">a large parakeet, <em>Psittacula eupatria</em>, yellowish green with bright green wings, tail and head, a maroon shoulder patch and red beak; native to Punjab but imported into Europe where it has naturalised.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alexandrine parakeet</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001593" href="entry://Alexander%20the%20Great%23bigmac000001593"><span class="smallcaps">Alexander the Great</span></a> who favoured them]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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'alf-a-mo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214848561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">’alf-a-mo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/af-ə-ˈmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahf-uh-'moh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> (a request to someone else to wait for the speaker to catch up.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> (a request for a brief pause in a conversation, activity, etc., for reconsideration.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete military slang; shortened form of <em>half a moment!</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac184857634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">’alf-a-mo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/af-ə-ˈmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahf-uh-'moh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">a toothbrush moustache.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>half a moustache</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al Fatah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al Fatah</span></header><div>/æl ˈfætə/ (<em>say</em> al 'fatuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">→ Al <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025912" href="entry://Fatah%23bigmac000025912"><strong>Fatah</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al-Fayyūm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al-Fayyūm</span></header><div>/al-faˈjʊm/ (<em>say</em> ahl-fah'yoom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023392" href="entry://El%20Faiy%C3%BBm%23bigmac000023392"><strong>El Faiyûm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al fine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al fine</span></header><div>/æl ˈfineɪ/ (<em>say</em> al 'feenay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">to the end (a musical direction, as after a <em>da capo</em> or <em>dal segno</em>, to continue to <em>fine</em>, the indicated end).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alfredo sauce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257680176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alfredo sauce</span></header><div>/ælfreɪdoʊ ˈsɔs/ (<em>say</em> alfraydoh 'saws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">a rich pasta sauce made from cream, butter and parmesan cheese.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Italian restaurateur <em>Alfredo</em> di Lello who created the sauce in the 1920s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alfred the Great
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alfred the Great</span></header><div>/ˈælfrəd/ (<em>say</em> 'alfruhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">AD 849–899, king of Wessex 871–899, overlord of England; defeated invading Danes and established the overlordship of the West Saxon royal house, built the first English fleet, encouraged education, and translated or had translated several Latin works into English, thus encouraging learning and writing in English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alfvén wave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alfvén wave</span></header><div>/alˈveɪn weɪv/ (<em>say</em> ahl'vayn wayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">a wave which propagates through an electrically conducting fluid in the direction of an applied magnetic field.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101495" href="entry://magnetohydrodynamics%23bigmac000101495"><strong>magnetohydrodynamics</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after Hannes <em>Alfvén</em>, 1908–95, Swedish astrophysicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algal mat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac559648217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algal mat</span></header><div>/ælgəl ˈmæt/ (<em>say</em> alguhl 'mat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a thick sheet of blue-green algae found in shallow water in marine environments, and in lakes and rivers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alginic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alginic acid</span></header><div>/ælˌdʒɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> al.jinik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">an insoluble acid, (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>8</sub>-O<sub>6</sub>)n, found in certain seaweeds; used as a thickening agent in foods and for sizing paper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algoa Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algoa Bay</span></header><div>/ælgoʊə ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> algohuh 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">an indentation of the Indian Ocean in South Africa, in the province of Eastern Cape.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Algonquian-Mosan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Algonquian-Mosan</span></header><div>/ælˌgɒŋkiən-ˈmoʊsən/ (<em>say</em> al.gongkeeuhn-'mohsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">a great linguistic phylum of North America including Algonquian, Salishan, and Wakashan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algorithmic accountability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436730216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algorithmic accountability</span></header><div>/ælgəˌrɪðmɪk əkaʊntəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> alguh.ridhmik uhkowntuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">the principle that companies which use large amounts of data to create computer algorithms are responsible for the effects of any built-in algorithmic bias.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algorithmic bias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137174767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algorithmic bias</span></header><div>/ælgəˌrɪðmɪk ˈbaɪəs/ (<em>say</em> alguh.ridhmik 'buyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">prejudice built into a computer algorithm which reflects the bias of the humans who carried out the programming and data selection which were used to create the algorithm.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">machine bias</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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algorithmic trading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac038225463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">algorithmic trading</span></header><div>/ælgəˌrɪðmɪk ˈtreɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> alguh.ridhmik 'trayding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">a trading system that uses mathematical models to assist in making decisions on buying or selling.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AT <div class="deriv">–<strong>algorithmic trader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkali metal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkali metal</span></header><div>/ˌælkəlaɪ ˈmɛtl/ (<em>say</em> .alkuhluy 'metl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">a monovalent metal, one of the first group of the periodic table, including lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium, whose hydroxides are alkalis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkaline diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac059798457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkaline diet</span></header><div>/ælkəlaɪn ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> alkuhluyn 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a diet that combats acidity with a high proportion of fresh fruit and vegetables, legumes, grains and nuts; based on the idea that optimal health comes from having a balanced pH in the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkaline hydrolysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936959393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkaline hydrolysis</span></header><div>/ælkəlaɪn haɪˈdrɒləsəs/ (<em>say</em> alkuhluyn huy'droluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a form of water cremation using water and potassium to decompose a body; aquamation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001701" href="entry://alkaline%23bigmac000001701"><span class="smallcaps">alkaline</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035715" href="entry://hydrolysis%23bigmac000035715"><span class="smallcaps">hydrolysis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkali soil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkali soil</span></header><div>/ˌælkəlaɪ ˈsɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> .alkuhluy 'soyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">any of various soils in poorly drained or arid regions, containing a large amount of soluble mineral salts (chiefly of sodium) which in dry weather appear on the surface as a (usually white) crust or powder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkane series
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkane series</span></header><div>/ˈælkeɪn ˌsɪəriz/ (<em>say</em> 'alkayn .searreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a homologous series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+2</sub>, as <em>methane</em> (CH<sub>4</sub>), <em>ethane</em> (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>), etc.; paraffin series; alkanes; methane series.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkene series
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkene series</span></header><div>/ˈælkin ˌsɪəriz/ (<em>say</em> 'alkeen .searreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having one double bond, with the general formula, C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n</sub>; ethylene series.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkyd resin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkyd resin</span></header><div>/ælkəd ˈrɛzən/ (<em>say</em> alkuhd 'rezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030656" href="entry://glyptal%20resin%23bigmac000030656"><strong>glyptal resin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkyl group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkyl group</span></header><div>/ˈælkəl grup/ (<em>say</em> 'alkuhl groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">a univalent group formally derived from an alkane by removal of a hydrogen atom, having the general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+1</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alkyl radical</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001697" href="entry://alkali%23bigmac000001697"><span class="smallcaps">alk(ali)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alkyl halide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alkyl halide</span></header><div>/ælkəl ˈhælaɪd/ (<em>say</em> alkuhl 'haluyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">an organic compound with the type formula RX, where R is a group derived from alkane and X is a halogen, as chloromethane, CH<sub>3</sub>Cl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all abilities
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431901654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all abilities</span></header><div>/ɔl əˈbɪlətiz/ (<em>say</em> awl uh'biluhteez) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">of or relating to a sport, program, facility, team, etc., that is suitable for people of all physical, mental and behavioural capabilities: <em class="example">an all abilities team; </em><em class="example">an all abilities playground.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">all-abilities</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alla breve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alla breve</span></header><div>/ælə ˈbriv/ (<em>say</em> aluh 'breev) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> an expression denoting a species of time in which every bar contains a breve, or four minims.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq467"> a time value of four crotchets to a bar, but taken with the minim as the unit, that is, twice as fast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alla marcia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alla marcia</span></header><div>/ælə ˈmaʃə/ (<em>say</em> aluh 'mahshuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">(a musical direction) in march style.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allan-a-Dale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allan-a-Dale</span></header><div>/ˌælən-ə-ˈdeɪl/ (<em>say</em> .aluhn-uh-'dayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">(in English balladry) a youth, befriended by Robin Hood, who kept his sweetheart from wedding an aged knight and took her for his own bride.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allan Border Medal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59535669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allan Border Medal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">a medal awarded annually to Australia’s most successful cricketer over a 12-month period; first presented for the 1999/2000 season.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Allan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008626" href="entry://Border%23bigmac000008626"><span class="smallcaps">Border</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alla prima
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alla prima</span></header><div>/ælə ˈprimə/ (<em>say</em> aluh 'preemuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">(of a painting) completed by a single application of pigments, as distinguished from painting built up in stages by applying successive layers of pigments; direct painting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alla tedesca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alla tedesca</span></header><div>/ælə təˈdɛskə/ (<em>say</em> aluh tuh'deskuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">(a musical direction) in German style; implies waltz rhythm with changing tempo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alla turca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alla turca</span></header><div>/ælə ˈtɜkə/ (<em>say</em> aluh 'terkuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">(a musical direction) in Turkish style; implies a noisy piece with a harmonically repetitive accompaniment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826605862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-Australian</span></header><div>/ɔl-əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> awl-uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> owned, made, manufactured, invented, etc., in Australia: <em class="example">the all-Australian game; </em><em class="example">an all-Australian company.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> comprised in its entirety of Australians: <em class="example">an all-Australian cast.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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All Blacks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">All Blacks</span></header><div>/ˈɔl blæks/ (<em>say</em> 'awl blaks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> <strong>the</strong>, the NZ international men’s Rugby Union football team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq231"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the colour of the team’s uniform]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all clear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all clear</span></header><div>/ɔl ˈklɪə/ (<em>say</em> awl 'klear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> a signal, etc., that an air raid, or other cause for alarm or activity, is over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> an indication that hazards, impediments, etc., have been removed and it is safe to embark on or continue a journey, project, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq432"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> the signal given to the goal umpire by the field umpire that there has been no infringement of rules immediately before an attempt at a goal or a behind, thus leaving the goal umpire free to signal whether a goal or behind has been scored.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-conquering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac73079288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-conquering</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈkɒŋkərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> awl-'kongkuhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">triumphing over all; victorious.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816098142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-day</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">lasting the whole day: <em class="example">all-day parking; </em><em class="example">an all-day conference.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-day sucker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-day sucker</span></header><div>/ˌɔl-deɪ ˈsʌkə/ (<em>say</em> .awl-day 'sukuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">a large flat round sweet, often on a stick.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1945)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allegheny Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac56567948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allegheny Mountains</span></header><div>/ˌæləgeɪni ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> .aluhgaynee 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">a mountain range in the US, in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia; a part of the Appalachian system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Alleghenies</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allemande sauce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allemande sauce</span></header><div>/æləmænd ˈsɔs/ (<em>say</em> aluhmand 'saws), /-mɒnd/ (<em>say</em> -mond), /-mand/ (<em>say</em> -mahnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">a savoury white sauce containing eggs and cream.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allen key
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allen key</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of allen key" src="word_pronunciations/00613.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈælən ki/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhn kee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">one of a number of variously-sized, small, hexagonal metal bars bent to form a right angle, the ends of which may be slotted into the matching recess in the heads of grub screws or certain bolts so as to tighten or loosen them.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allen wrench</strong>, <strong class="vs">hex key</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Allen's rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994141343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Allen’s rule</span></header><div>/ˈælənz rul/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhnz roohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">a rule which states that a warm-blooded animal typically has shorter legs, tail and ears in colder climates than it does in warmer climates, as an adaptation for heat conservation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [posited in 1877 by Joel Asaph <em>Allen</em>, 1838–1921, US zoologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alley cat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112929785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley cat</span></header><div>/ˈæli kæt/ (<em>say</em> 'alee kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> a cat which roams wild in the street.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a promiscuous person, not restrained by social mores.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alley clerk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley clerk</span></header><div>/ˈæli klak/ (<em>say</em> 'alee klahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a person who arranges bets for a two-up player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alley cropping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac645600016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley cropping</span></header><div>/ˈæli krɒpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'alee kroping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">an agricultural system in which the growing of perennial species, such as shrubs or trees, is combined with the growing of annual crops between the spaced rows of perennials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alley loafer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley loafer</span></header><div>/ˈæli loʊfə/ (<em>say</em> 'alee lohfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">a penniless two-up player who is never allowed a seat round a ring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alley up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alley up</span></header><div>/ˌæli ˈʌp/ (<em>say</em> .alee 'up) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">to go along.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? French <em>allez</em>, imperative <em>aller</em> to go]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-fired
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-fired</span><z><span target_id="YgTE2FrO7v">adj.</span><span target_id="BbmyS3Kprk">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɔl-faɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-fuyuhd) <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YgTE2FrO7v">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> extreme; excessive: <em class="example">they’re in an all-fired hurry.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="BbmyS3Kprk">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq692"> extremely; excessively: <em class="example">why is it so all-fired important?</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-fives
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-fives</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈfaɪvz/ (<em>say</em> awl-'fuyvz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a variety of the game of dominoes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-fours
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-fours</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈfɔz/ (<em>say</em> awl-'fawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a card game for two or three players or two partnerships in which a 52-card pack is used in which special scoring values are allotted to each rank.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">high-low jack</strong>, <strong class="vs">seven up</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allied angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allied angle</span></header><div>/ælaɪd ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> aluyd 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">one of a pair of angles formed by the intersection of two parallel lines with a transversal, such that both angles lie on the same side of the transversal and are between the parallel lines.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">co-interior angle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alligator clip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alligator clip</span></header><div>/ˈæləgeɪtə klɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhgaytuh klip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a spring-loaded toothed metal grip designed to be attached to an electrical wire, used to create an electrical connection, as in jumper leads.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alligator pear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alligator pear</span></header><div>/ˈæləgeɪtə pɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhgaytuh pair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004897" href="entry://avocado%23bigmac000004897"><strong>avocado</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004897" href="entry://avocado%23mq364">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the resemblance of the coarse green skin to the skin of an alligator]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alligator weed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac593680710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alligator weed</span></header><div>/ˈæləgeɪtə wid/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhgaytuh weed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">a weed with broad leaves and white flowers, <em>Alternanthera philoxeroides</em>, commonly found in Australian waterways.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-important
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-important</span></header><div>/ɔl-ɪmˈpɔtənt/ (<em>say</em> awl-im'pawtuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">essential; important above all things.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-in
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-in</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-ɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-in) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> with extras included; inclusive: <em class="example">at the all-in rate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> without restrictions: <em class="example">all-in wrestling.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-in bet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-in bet</span></header><div>/ɔl-ɪn ˈbɛt/ (<em>say</em> awl-in 'bet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">a bet in which the backer’s money is lost if the contestant in a race fails to win, for whatever reason, such as failing to start.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-inclusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-inclusive</span></header><div>/ɔl-ɪnˈklusɪv/ (<em>say</em> awl-in'kloohsiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">covering everything necessary: <em class="example">an all-inclusive price.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-industrials
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-industrials</span></header><div>/ɔl-ɪnˈdʌstriəlz/ (<em>say</em> awl-in'dustreeuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">the list of share prices of industrial companies listed on the stock exchange.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-in-one
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-in-one</span></header><div>/ˌɔl-ɪn-ˈwʌn/ (<em>say</em> .awl-in-'wun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039487" href="entry://jumpsuit%23bigmac000039487"><strong>jumpsuit</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039487" href="entry://jumpsuit%23mq964">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-knowing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac605255126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-knowing</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈnoʊɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> awl-'nohing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">knowing everything; omniscient: <em class="example">an all-knowing god.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-night
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-night</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-naɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-nuyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> in operation throughout the night; open all night: <em class="example">all-night chemist.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> continuing all night.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>all-nighter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allocated pension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888703423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allocated pension</span></header><div>/ˌæləkeɪtəd ˈpɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> .aluhkaytuhd 'penshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq26">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002762" href="entry://annuity%23bigmac000002762"><strong>annuity</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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All Ordinaries Index
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">All Ordinaries Index</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of All Ordinaries Index" src="word_pronunciations/00601.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɔl ɔdənəriz ˈɪndɛks/ (<em>say</em> .awl awduhnuhreez 'indeks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">(on the Australian Stock Exchange) an index which gives a weighted average of the ordinary share prices of a specified large group of companies expressed in relation to a base period.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">All Ordinaries</strong>, <strong class="vs">All Ords</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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All Ords
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">All Ords</span></header><div>/ɔl ˈɔdz/ (<em>say</em> awl 'awdz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001813" href="entry://All%20Ordinaries%20Index%23bigmac000001813"><strong>All Ordinaries Index</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allotment of shares
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325223897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allotment of shares</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">the allocation of new shares in a company to people who have applied for them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all' ottava
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all’ ottava</span></header><div>/æl əˈtavə/ (<em>say</em> al uh'tahvuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">a musical direction (8va) placed above or below the stave, to indicate that the passage covered is to be played one octave higher or lower respectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-out</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of all-out" src="word_pronunciations/00602.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔl-aʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-owt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">using all one’s resources; complete; total: <em class="example">an all-out effort.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-over
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-over</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-oʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-ohvuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">extending or repeated all over, as a decorative pattern on embroidered or lace fabrics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-overish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-overish</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈoʊvərɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> awl-'ohvuhrish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">drunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-over painting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-over painting</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-oʊvə ˌpeɪntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-ohvuh .paynting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> a method used in action painting whereby the painting surface is covered in a random fashion, with no distinct top or bottom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> a painting which has an overall design of almost identical elements or an almost uniform colour field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac131127516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-party</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-pati/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-pahtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">of or relating to something which includes all the political parties of a state, country, etc.: <em class="example">an all-party alliance.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all points bulletin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912078465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all points bulletin</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">a message in a networked system that goes to all members of the network.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: APB</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-powerful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-powerful</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈpaʊəfəl/ (<em>say</em> awl-'powuhfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">having or exercising exclusive and unlimited authority; omnipotent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-purpose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-purpose</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈpɜpəs/ (<em>say</em> awl-'perpuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">for every purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-right
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac236962193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-right</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-raɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-ruyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">highly approved: <em class="example">an all-right sheila; </em><em class="example">an all-right bloke.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-round
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-round</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of all-round" src="word_pronunciations/00603.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔl-raʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-rownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq905"> able to do many things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> having general use; not too specialised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq549"> <em class="label">US</em> extending all about.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">all-around</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-rounder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-rounder</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈraʊndə/ (<em>say</em> awl-'rownduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> someone able to do many things with equal competence (opposed to <em>specialist</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq027"> someone skilled in all aspects of a game, as a cricketer who bowls, bats, and fields equally well.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq898"> someone skilled in many sports.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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All Saints' Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">All Saints’ Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">a Christian festival celebrated on 1 November in honour of all the saints; Allhallows.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-seeing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989532470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-seeing</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˈsiɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> awl-'seeing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">seeing everything: <em class="example">an all-seeing god.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-singing, all-dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac339062037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-singing, all-dancing</span></header><div>/ɔl-ˌsɪŋɪŋ ɔl-ˈdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> awl-.singing awl-'dansing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq98"> (of an event or theatrical production) spectacular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq402"> (of a product) equipped with a number of astonishing features: <em class="example">an all-singing, all-dancing laptop computer.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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All Souls' Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">All Souls’ Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">(in the Roman Catholic Church) a day of prayer for the souls of the dead, on 2 November.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-star</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-sta/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-stah) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">(of a theatre production or the like) having all or many of the parts played by stars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-time</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-taɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-tuym) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">(greatest) of all time to date; outstanding: <em class="example">he’s an all-time rogue; </em><em class="example">an all-time high; </em><em class="example">an all-time low.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-up</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of all-up" src="word_pronunciations/00604.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔl-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-up) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> total; inclusive: <em class="example">the all-up weight is three tonnes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> cumulative: <em class="example">an all-up bet.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluvial fan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluvial fan</span></header><div>/əˌluviəl ˈfæn/ (<em>say</em> uh.loohveeuhl 'fan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">a fan-shaped alluvial deposit formed by a stream where its velocity is abruptly decreased, as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alluvial cone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluvial ground
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluvial ground</span></header><div>/əˌluviəl ˈgraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> uh.loohveeuhl 'grownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">an area of potentially auriferous soil made up of sediments deposited by streams.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluvial miner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluvial miner</span></header><div>/əˌluviəl ˈmaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> uh.loohveeuhl 'muynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">someone who seeks for alluvial gold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluvial plain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276117797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluvial plain</span></header><div>/əluviəl ˈpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> uhloohveeuhl 'playn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a river flood plain with a surface covered by alluvial deposits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alluvial terrace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac332978047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alluvial terrace</span></header><div>/əluviəl ˈtɛrəs/ (<em>say</em> uhloohveeuhl 'teruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">a level strip of alluvial soil which was once the flood plain of a watercourse which has since cut more deeply into the ground to create a new flood plain at a lower level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-weather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-weather</span></header><div>/ˈɔl-wɛðə/ (<em>say</em> 'awl-wedhuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">of or for any or all types of weather.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alpes-Maritimes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alpes-Maritimes</span></header><div>/alp-mariˈtim/ (<em>say</em> ahlp-mahree'teem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">a department in south-eastern France. 4294 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Nice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha-amino acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha-amino acid</span></header><div>/ælfə-əˌminoʊ ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> alfuh-uh.meenoh 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002186" href="entry://amino%20acid%23bigmac000002186"><strong>amino acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha-amylase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha-amylase</span></header><div>/ˌælfə-ˈæməleɪz/ (<em>say</em> .alfuh-'amuhlayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002321" href="entry://amylase%23bigmac000002321"><strong>amylase</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha and omega
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha and omega</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">beginning and end.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphabet block
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphabet block</span></header><div>/ˈælfəbɛt ˌblɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuhbet .blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="entry://block%23bigmac000095626">block</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="entry://block%23mq439">2</a>) with a letter of the alphabet on each face.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alphabet cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac766151864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alphabet cream</span></header><div>/ˈælfəbɛt krim/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuhbet kreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">any of a range of light foundation creams named using letters of the alphabet.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac063721078" href="entry://AA%20cream%23bigmac063721078"><strong>AA cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac145902732" href="entry://BB%20cream%23bigmac145902732"><strong>BB cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac911661150" href="entry://CC%20cream%23bigmac911661150"><strong>CC cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac911105156" href="entry://DD%20cream%23bigmac911105156"><strong>DD cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac991567684" href="entry://EE%20cream%23bigmac991567684"><strong>EE cream</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alpha Centauri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alpha Centauri</span></header><div>/ælfə sɛnˈtɔri/ (<em>say</em> alfuh sen'tawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a system of three stars that together form the brightest object in the constellation of Centaurus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Rigil Kent</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin: the Alpha star of Centaurus]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha decay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha decay</span></header><div>/ælfə dəˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> alfuh duh'kay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">radioactive disintegration in which alpha particles are emitted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha diversity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac838455865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha diversity</span></header><div>/ˈælfə dəvɜsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh duhversuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alpha diversities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">the biodiversity to be found in one particular confined area or ecosystem, usually expressed by the number of species; species richness.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac441702060" href="entry://beta%20diversity%23bigmac441702060"><strong>beta diversity</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha female
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570624313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha female</span></header><div>/ælfə ˈfimeɪl/ (<em>say</em> alfuh 'feemayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the dominant female in a group of social animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an assertive or dominant woman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha geek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac455176328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha geek</span></header><div>/ælfə ˈgik/ (<em>say</em> alfuh 'geek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a person who holds a dominant position in contemporary society because of their command of technology.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093986" href="entry://alpha%23bigmac000093986"><span class="smallcaps">alpha</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093986" href="entry://alpha%23mq939">6</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089926" href="entry://geek%23bigmac000089926"><span class="smallcaps">geek<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha-helix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha-helix</span></header><div>/ælfə-ˈhilɪks/ (<em>say</em> alfuh-'heeliks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">a stabilising structure found in proteins, formed by hydrogen bonding between different peptide bonds within the protein.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha iron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha iron</span></header><div>/ˈælfə aɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh uyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">a form of iron which, when pure, exists up to approximately 900°C; consisting of body-centred cubic crystals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha-keto acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha-keto acid</span></header><div>/ˌælfə-kitoʊ ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .alfuh-keetoh 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040016" href="entry://keto%20acid%23bigmac000040016"><strong>keto acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha-ketoglutaric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha-ketoglutaric acid</span></header><div>/ælfə-ˌkitoʊgluˌtærɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> alfuh-.keetohglooh.tarik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">a dibasic acid, HOOCCH<sub>2</sub>.CH<sub>2</sub>.COCOOH, formed from glutamic acid, and one of the intermediates in the citric acid cycle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha male
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac57863786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha male</span></header><div>/ælfə ˈmeɪl/ (<em>say</em> alfuh 'mayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the dominant male in a group of social animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an assertive or dominant man: <em class="example">the office politics were impossible, with three aspiring alpha males.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha particle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha particle</span></header><div>/ælfə ˈpatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> alfuh 'pahtikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a positively charged particle composed of two protons and two neutrons (and therefore equivalent to the nucleus of a helium atom) and spontaneously emitted by some radioactive substances.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha predator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192191395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha predator</span></header><div>/ælfə ˈprɛdətə/ (<em>say</em> alfuh 'preduhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac469704902" href="entry://apex%20predator%23bigmac469704902"><strong>apex predator</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha pup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124774481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha pup</span></header><div>/ˈælfə pʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh pup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">a child whom other children respect and imitate, viewed as a market leader.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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all-wheel drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826696891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">all-wheel drive</span></header><div>/ɔl-wil ˈdraɪv/ (<em>say</em> awl-weel 'druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> a system which gives a constant connection of all four wheels of a motor vehicle to the source of power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> a motor vehicle which has such a system. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AWD</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allyl alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allyl alcohol</span></header><div>/ˌæləl ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> .aluhl 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">a colourless liquid, CH<sub>2</sub>=CH–CH<sub>2</sub>–OH, whose vapour is very irritating to the eyes; propenol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allyl resin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allyl resin</span></header><div>/æləl ˈrɛzən/ (<em>say</em> aluhl 'rezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">any of a class of synthetic resins formed by the polymerisation of compounds containing the allyl group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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allyl sulphide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">allyl sulphide</span></header><div>/æləl ˈsʌlfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> aluhl 'sulfuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">a colourless or pale-yellow liquid with a strong smell and antiseptic properties, (C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>S, found in garlic; oil of garlic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">allyl sulfide</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ally-shoring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211669076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ally-shoring</span></header><div>/ˈælaɪ-ʃɔrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aluy-shawring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac185593798" href="entry://friendshoring%23bigmac185593798"><strong>friendshoring</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alma-Ata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alma-Ata</span></header><div>/ælmə-ˈatə/ (<em>say</em> almuh-'ahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095063" href="entry://Almaty%23bigmac000095063"><strong>Almaty</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al-Madīnah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al-Madīnah</span></header><div>/æl-məˈdinə/ (<em>say</em> al-muh'deenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045895" href="entry://Medina%23bigmac000045895"><strong>Medina</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alma mater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alma mater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alma mater" src="word_pronunciations/00641.mp3"></audio></span>/ælmə ˈmeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> almuh 'maytuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alma mater" src="word_pronunciations/00642.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmatə/ (<em>say</em> 'mahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">one’s school, college, or university.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: fostering mother]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al Mansur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al Mansur</span></header><div>/al manˈsʊə/ (<em>say</em> ahl mahn'soouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Abu Djafar Abdallah</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">AD 712?–775, Eastern caliph AD 754–775; founder of Baghdad.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alma-Tadema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alma-Tadema</span></header><div>/ælmə-ˈtædəmə/ (<em>say</em> almuh-'taduhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Lawrence</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">1836–1912, British painter of scenes of ancient Greek and Roman life; born in the Netherlands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al-Minyā
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al-Minyā</span></header><div>/al-ˈmɪnjə/ (<em>say</em> ahl-'minyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023454" href="entry://El%20Minya%23bigmac000023454"><strong>El Minya</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almond cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac544733926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almond cream</span></header><div>/amənd ˈkrim/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhnd 'kreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq95">(in Hong Kong cookery) a sweet dessert of crushed almonds in a soup, usually served hot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almond green
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almond green</span></header><div>/amənd ˈgrin/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhnd 'green) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">the pale clear green colour of the fruit of the almond.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almond milk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac197118061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almond milk</span></header><div>/ˈamənd mɪlk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhnd milk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a non-dairy liquid product made by processing ground, soaked almonds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almond oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almond oil</span></header><div>/amənd ˈɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhnd 'oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> a colourless, fatty oil expressed from almonds and used in cosmetics, as a lubricant, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> Also, <strong class="vs">bitter almond oil</strong>. an oil extracted from bitter almonds whose chief constituent is benzaldehyde, used in medicine, for flavouring, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq154"> any of various nut oils similar to bitter almond oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq054"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006737" href="entry://benzaldehyde%23bigmac000006737"><strong>benzaldehyde</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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almond-shaped
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac753921583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">almond-shaped</span></header><div>/ˈamənd-ʃeɪpt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhnd-shaypt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">having the shape of an almond; oval with pointed ends.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aloe vera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aloe vera</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aloe vera" src="word_pronunciations/00650.mp3"></audio></span>/æloʊ ˈvɪərə/ (<em>say</em> aloh 'vearruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">an aloe plant, <em>Aloe barbadensis</em>, having fleshy leaves from which a vulnerary agent is derived which is used in skin lotions, gels, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alopecia areata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alopecia areata</span></header><div>/æləˌpiʃə ɛəriˈatə/ (<em>say</em> aluh.peeshuh airree'ahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a condition in which patches of hair fall out.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alpes-de-Haute-Provence</span></header><div>/alp-də-oʊt-prɒˈvɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> ahlp-duh-oht-pro'vons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">a department of south-eastern France. 6988 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Digne.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Basses-Alpes</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha PVP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac083699581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha PVP</span></header><div>/ælfə pi vi ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> alfuh pee vee 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a designer drug of the cathinone class, which can cause excessive stimulation, paranoia and hallucinations.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">a PVP</strong>, <strong class="vs">α-PVP</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha radiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha radiation</span></header><div>/ˌælfə reɪdiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .alfuh raydee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">radiation consisting of streams of positively-charged particles emitting from some naturally occurring elements as radium and uranium, as well as from some synthetic elements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha ray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha ray</span></header><div>/ˈælfə reɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a stream of alpha particles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alpha variant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac555951233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alpha variant</span></header><div>/ˈælfə vɛəriənt/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh vairreeuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac674971069" href="entry://Alpha%23bigmac674971069"><strong>Alpha<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alpha variant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpha wave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpha wave</span></header><div>/ˈælfə weɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'alfuh wayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a periodic variation in the electrical potential of the normal cerebral cortex with a frequency about 8 to 12 hertz in the resting state.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006922" href="entry://beta%20wave%23bigmac000006922"><strong>beta wave</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">alpha rhythm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpine ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpine ash</span></header><div>/ælpaɪn ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> alpuyn 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">the tall tree, <em>Eucalyptus delegatensis</em>, of mountainous regions in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpine celery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac860342239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpine celery</span></header><div>/ˌælpaɪn ˈsɛləri/ (<em>say</em> .alpuyn 'seluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">an alpine shrub, <em>Aciphylla procumbens</em>, which has dense, cushion-like tufts up to 2 m in diameter, low prostrate branches and numerous cream flowers; native to Tasmania where it is found on mountain summits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpine cider gum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac978862261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpine cider gum</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">a small branching shrub, <em>Eucalyptus archeri</em>, native to Tasmania where it grows at high altitudes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpine coral fern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483128228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpine coral fern</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">a low-growing fern, <em>Gleichenia alpina</em>, with fronds which are green above and a hairy brown below; widespread on mountain moors in Tasmania and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alpine Fault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac503754660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alpine Fault</span></header><div>/ˈælpaɪn fɔlt/ (<em>say</em> 'alpuyn fawlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">a major fracture in the earth’s crust running through the South Island of NZ, where the Australian Plate meets the Pacific Plate. About 400 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpine heath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365341448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpine heath</span></header><div>/ælpaɪn ˈhiθ/ (<em>say</em> alpuyn 'heeth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a small evergreen woody shrub, <em>Archeria comberi</em>, with dark-green leaves and small pink or white bell-shaped flowers; native to alpine regions of Tasmania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alpine National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108612719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alpine National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq54">a national park in north-eastern Victoria, established in 1989 from several existing parks and becoming the largest national park in Victoria; extensive snowfields; with adjoining national parks in NSW and the ACT forms a protected area that includes almost all of Australia’s high country. 646 000 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alpine plantain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac338516108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alpine plantain</span></header><div>/ˌælpaɪn ˈplæntən/ (<em>say</em> .alpuyn 'plantuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq8">an alpine rosette herb, <em>Plantago daltonii</em>, with white or yellow, usually solitary, flowers; native to Tasmania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al-Qaeda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353452816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al-Qaeda</span></header><div>/æl-ˈkaɪədə/ (<em>say</em> al-'kuyuhduh), /æl-ˈkaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> al-'kuyduh), /æl-kaɪˈidə/ (<em>say</em> al-kuy'eeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a militant Islamic organisation believed to have been founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s, for the purpose of resisting non-Islamic influences in Islamic countries by military, often terrorist, means.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Al Qaeda</strong>, <strong class="vs">Al-Qaeda</strong>, <strong class="vs">al-Qa’ida</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic: the base]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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al-Shabaab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561102250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">al-Shabaab</span></header><div>/æl-ʃəˈbab/ (<em>say</em> al-shuh'bahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a militant Islamic organisation operating in Somalia, originating as the armed wing of a group of sharia-based courts that took over the administration of Somalia after the collapse of the government in 1991 and which split into smaller factions after being defeated by the Ethiopian-backed transitional government in 2006; the organisation retains control of rural areas of Somalia and has been responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in Somalia and elsewhere in East Africa.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">al-Shabab</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic: literally, the youth, the young people]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al Sirat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al Sirat</span></header><div>/ˌæl sɪˈræt/ (<em>say</em> .al si'rat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Islam</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> the correct path of religion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> the bridge, fine as a razor’s edge, over which, according to tradition, all who enter paradise must pass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>al sirāt</em> the road]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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also-ran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">also-ran</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of also-ran" src="word_pronunciations/00666.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔlsoʊ-ˌræn/ (<em>say</em> 'awlsoh-.ran) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> an unplaced horse in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> a nonentity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Altai Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Altai Mountains</span></header><div>/altaɪ ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> ahltuy 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">a mountain system in central Asia, mostly in Mongolia and southern Russia. Highest peak, Belukha, 4620 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Altay Mountains</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altar boy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altar boy</span></header><div>/ˈɔltə bɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuh boy), /ˈɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">an altar attendant of minor rank; server; acolyte.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altar call
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508197422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altar call</span></header><div>/ˈɔltə kɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'awltuh kawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">an invitation for people to come to the front of a Christian meeting for ministry, especially a prayer for salvation in response to a sermon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altered chord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altered chord</span></header><div>/ɔltəd ˈkɔd/ (<em>say</em> awltuhd 'kawd), /ɒl-/ (<em>say</em> ol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">a chord in which at least one note has been changed from its normal pitch in the key.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternate angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternate angle</span></header><div>/ɔltɜnət ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> awlternuht 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">one of a pair of equal angles formed by the intersection of two parallel lines with a transversal, so that each angle lies on the opposite side of the transversal and both lie between the parallel lines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternate reality game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783341416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternate reality game</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">a computer game which uses the real world as the setting for a narrative that is largely constructed by the player.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ARG</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternate straight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac403880897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternate straight</span></header><div>/ɔltɜnət ˈstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> awlternuht 'strayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poker</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac372665529" href="entry://skip%20straight%23bigmac372665529"><strong>skip straight</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternating current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternating current</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of alternating current" src="word_pronunciations/00678.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɔltəneɪtɪŋ ˈkʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> .awltuhnayting 'kuruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electricity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">a current that reverses direction in regular cycles.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020640" href="entry://direct%20current%23bigmac000020640"><strong>direct current</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AC, a.c.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternation of generations
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternation of generations</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">the alternation between generations of asexual with sexual reproduction in certain plants and animals, as in mosses and tapeworms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative agriculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac940211710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative agriculture</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv ˈægrəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv 'agruhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">agriculture which, in its practices and systems, conforms to such goals as the conservation of energy, the preservation of the environment, long-term sustainability and the production of healthier foodstuffs.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Various approaches to farming are grouped under the broad description of <strong>alternative agriculture</strong>. They share practices such as the avoidance of chemical fertilisers and pesticides in the pursuit of sustainable farming. Each approach, however, has slightly different emphasis. Organic farming employs crop rotation, the use of crop residues, animal manures, legumes, green manure, mineral-bearing rocks, and certain biological pest controls to promote good soil and plant growth, and to combat weeds and plant pests. Australia is one of a number of countries with accrediting organisations which permit or prohibit certain farming practices and so can certify whether a product can be classified as organic. Permaculture (the term deriving from ‘permanent agriculture’) promotes the conscious creation of agriculturally productive ecosystems integrating each landscape and the people on it to produce a sustainable supply of food, energy and shelter. Biodynamic farming is based on the idea that plants must derive their nutrients directly from the soil ecosystem and promotes the use of certain preparations claimed to intensify natural processes. Organisms such as worms and bacteria in the soil break down organic matter and make nutrients available to pastures or crops.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative culture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927570709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative culture</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv ˈkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv 'kulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">a loose social movement opposed to the traditions and social standards that characterise industrialised capitalist societies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative currency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac715887612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative currency</span></header><div>/ɔltɜnətɪv ˈkʌrənsi/ (<em>say</em> awlternuhtiv 'kuruhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alternative currencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">any form of money that is developed as an alternative to the dominant or national currency, as a cryptocurrency, and is not regulated by national governments or banks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative fact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac643803376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative fact</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv ˈfækt/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv 'fakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">a false statement presented as fact, especially one made in a political context.</span></div><div class="etym"> [popularised in 2017 by Kellyanne Conway, US political adviser to then president Donald Trump]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative fuel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac758163052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative fuel</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv ˈfjuəl/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv 'fyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">fuel which is not a fossil fuel, such as biodiesel, ethanol, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative lifestyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative lifestyle</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv 'luyfstuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">a lifestyle which is based on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001961" href="entry://alternative%23bigmac000001961">alternative</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001961" href="entry://alternative%23mq637">7</a>) values.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>alternative lifestyler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative medicine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac751620576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative medicine</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv ˈmɛdəsən/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv 'meduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq383"> the range of practices and treatments, often based on traditional remedies, which fall outside the scope of mainstream medicine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> a practice or treatment which is considered to be part of alternative medicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative reality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762952470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative reality</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv riˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv ree'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alternative realities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq996"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac141091779" href="entry://alternative%20universe%23bigmac141091779"><strong>alternative universe</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> a situation or social context which differs so markedly from the norm that it is regarded as a different world or universe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alternate reality</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative technology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative technology</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv tek'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">technology which is environmentally friendly, such as the technology involved in fuel cells, solar panels, wind generators, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative text
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac737468060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative text</span></header><div>/ɔlˈtɜnətɪv tɛkst/ (<em>say</em> awl'ternuhtiv tekst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac444969000" href="entry://alt%20text%23bigmac444969000"><strong>alt text</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative universe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141091779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative universe</span></header><div>/ˌɔltɜnətɪv ˈjunəvɜs/ (<em>say</em> .awlternuhtiv 'yoohnuhvers) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq873"> (originally in science fiction) a postulated universe which is different from our own, and in which events may develop in different ways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Physics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac14667940" href="entry://parallel%20universe%23bigmac14667940"><strong>parallel universe</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac14667940" href="entry://parallel%20universe%23mq047">2</a>).</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AU Also, <strong class="vs">alternate universe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alternative vote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alternative vote</span></header><div>/ɔlˌtɜnətɪv ˈvoʊt/ (<em>say</em> awl.ternuhtiv 'voht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">the second vote in a preferential voting system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altissimo register
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955587042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altissimo register</span></header><div>/ælˈtɪsɪmoʊ rɛdʒəstə/ (<em>say</em> al'tisimoh rejuhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001974" href="entry://altissimo%23bigmac000001974"><strong>altissimo</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001974" href="entry://altissimo%23mq447">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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altitude sickness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">altitude sickness</span></header><div>/ˈæltətjud sɪknəs/ (<em>say</em> 'altuhtyoohd siknuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">illness with such symptoms as nausea, vomiting, breathlessness, anorexia, and nosebleed, caused by an oxygen deficiency, as encountered at high altitudes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alt key
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac752041699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt key</span></header><div>/ˈɔlt ki/ (<em>say</em> 'awlt kee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a key on a keyboard which is used to change the function of another key.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>alt</em>(<em>ernate</em>)<em> key</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alt-left
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac333650428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt-left</span><z><span target_id="qG6LCGwbYl">adj.</span><span target_id="VHJ6P1GuxI">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɔlt-ˈlɛft/ (<em>say</em> awlt-'left) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qG6LCGwbYl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> extremely left-wing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VHJ6P1GuxI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq534"> a person holding extreme left-wing views.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq005"> <strong>the alt-left</strong>, the far-left political movement.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac074143332" href="entry://alt-right%23bigmac074143332"><strong>alt-right</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alto clef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alto clef</span></header><div>/ˈæltoʊ klɛf/ (<em>say</em> 'altoh klef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">a sign placing middle C on the third line of the stave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alto horn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alto horn</span></header><div>/æltoʊ ˈhɔn/ (<em>say</em> altoh 'hawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001969" href="entry://althorn%23bigmac000001969"><strong>althorn</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alto-rilievo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alto-rilievo</span></header><div>/ˌæltoʊ-rəˈlivoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .altoh-ruh'leevoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">alto-rilievos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">sculpture in high relief, in which the figures project from the background by at least half their depth (opposed to <em>bas-relief</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alto-relievo</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alt pop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45418339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt pop</span></header><div>/ˈɔlt pɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'awlt pop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a genre of pop music tinged with melancholy and soulfulness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001961" href="entry://alternative%23bigmac000001961"><span class="smallcaps">alt(ernative)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001961" href="entry://alternative%23mq637">7</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058102" href="entry://pop%20music%23bigmac000058102"><span class="smallcaps">pop music</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alt-right
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac074143332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt-right</span><z><span target_id="75VxbnoF8g">adj.</span><span target_id="Hwr8veRzbw">n.</span></z></header><div>/ɔlt-ˈraɪt/ (<em>say</em> awlt-'ruyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="75VxbnoF8g"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> extremely right-wing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hwr8veRzbw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq707"> a person holding extreme right-wing views.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq510"> <strong>the alt-right</strong>, the far-right political movement.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac333650428" href="entry://alt-left%23bigmac333650428"><strong>alt-left</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[originally US; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac575312883" href="entry://alt-%23bigmac575312883"><span class="smallcaps">alt-<sup>1</sup></span></a> +‎ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089436" href="entry://right%23bigmac000089436"><span class="smallcaps">right</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089436" href="entry://right%23mq492">26b</a>), indicating an alternative to mainstream right-wing or Republican ideologies]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alts and adds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alts and adds</span></header><div>/ɔlts ən ˈædz/ (<em>say</em> awlts uhn 'adz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">alterations and additions, especially to a house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alt text
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac444969000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alt text</span></header><div>/ˈɔlt tɛkst/ (<em>say</em> 'awlt tekst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">text which is encoded in the HTML of a webpage to describe the appearance or purpose of an image, the text being accessible to the vision-impaired through a screen reader.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alternative text</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al'Ubaid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al’Ubaid</span><z><span target_id="qhpeh9Itxm">n.</span><span target_id="d7pPZPm4sB">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ælˈjubaɪəd/ (<em>say</em> al'yoohbuyuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qhpeh9Itxm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> an early phase of Mesopotamian culture.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="d7pPZPm4sB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq324"> relating to or characteristic of this culture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Al’Ubaid</em> in southern Iraq, site of an ancient Sumerian city]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Al Ubayyid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Al Ubayyid</span></header><div>/al ubaˈjid/ (<em>say</em> ahl oohbah'yeed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023458" href="entry://El%20Obeid%23bigmac000023458"><strong>El Obeid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alu family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589389534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alu family</span></header><div>/ˈælu fæmli/ (<em>say</em> 'alooh famlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">sequences of DNA which are repeated and which in humans comprise 3-6% of the total DNA; found only in primates and in humans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminium foil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminium foil</span></header><div>/ˌæljəmɪniəm ˈfɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> .alyuhmineeuhm 'foyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">thin sheets of aluminium used for wrapping food, as for cooking in an oven.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aluminium sulphate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519095582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aluminium sulphate</span></header><div>/æljəmɪniəm ˈsʌlfeɪt/ (<em>say</em> alyuhmineeuhm 'sulfayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">a white, crystalline substance, Al<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, used as a flocculant in the treatment of water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aluminium sulfate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alvarez Quintero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alvarez Quintero</span></header><div>/ˈalbareɪθ kinˈtɛəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlbahrayth keen'tairroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq743"> <strong>Joaquín</strong> /hwaˈkin/ (<em>say</em> hwah'keen), 1873–1944, Spanish dramatist; joint author with his brother of over 100 plays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> his brother, <strong>Serafín</strong> /sɛraˈfin/ (<em>say</em> serah'feen), 1871–1938, Spanish dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alveolar arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alveolar arch</span></header><div>/ælˌviələr ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> al.veeuhluhr 'ahch), /ˌælvioʊlə/ (<em>say</em> .alveeohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">that part of the upper jawbone in which the teeth are set.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alveolar ridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alveolar ridge</span></header><div>/ælˌviələ ˈrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> al.veeuhluh 'rij), /ˌælvioʊlə/ (<em>say</em> .alveeohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">the ridge-like inward projection of the gums between the hard palate and the upper front teeth; teethridge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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alveolar theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">alveolar theory</span></header><div>/ælˌviələ ˈθɪəri/ (<em>say</em> al.veeuhluh 'thearree), /ˌælvioʊlə/ (<em>say</em> .alveeohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">the theory that protoplasm consists of viscid bubbles or chambers filled with more fluid substances.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Alzheimer's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Alzheimer’s disease</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Alzheimer’s disease" src="word_pronunciations/00697.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæltshaɪməz dəˌziz/ (<em>say</em> 'alts-huymuhz duh.zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">a progressive organic brain disease which appears usually in middle age or old age and which results in confusion, memory failure, disorientation, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alzheimer’s</strong>. <div class="etym">[from Alois <em>Alzheimer</em>, 1864–1915, German neurologist, who described it in 1907]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amadeus Basin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac75752655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amadeus Basin</span></header><div>/æməˌdeɪəs ˈbeɪsən/ (<em>say</em> amuh.dayuhs 'baysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">a large limestone aquifer beneath the central desert of Australia, mainly in the NT but extending into WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amalgamated Metal Workers Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amalgamated Metal Workers Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac284681426" href="entry://Australian%20Manufacturing%20Workers%27%20Union%23bigmac284681426"><strong>Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac414981921" href="entry://Communications%20Electrical%20Electronic%20Energy%20Information%20Postal%20Plumbing%20and%20Allied%20Services%20Union%20of%20Australia%23bigmac414981921"><strong>Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amalgamated Shearers' Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amalgamated Shearers’ Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">a union formed in 1886; joined with maritime workers in the strike of 1890.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia)
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia)</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004913" href="entry://AWA%23bigmac000004913"><strong>AWA<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amateur hour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac360791983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amateur hour</span></header><div>/ˈæmətər aʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'amuhtuhr owuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> a section of a television, radio, comedy, etc., show during which non-professionals are invited to perform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a performance or situation which lacks quality and professionalism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amazon ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amazon ant</span></header><div>/ˌæməzən ˈænt/ (<em>say</em> .amuhzuhn 'ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a species of red ant, <em>Polyergus rufescens</em>, that steals and enslaves the young of other species.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amber ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436769151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amber ale</span></header><div>/æmbər ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> ambuhr 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">a beer similar to a pale ale, reddish brown in colour and moderately heavy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amber alert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac596125179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amber alert</span></header><div>/æmbər əˈlɜt/ (<em>say</em> ambuhr uh'lert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a code indicating that there is an urgent need for the media to broadcast information to assist in locating a missing child who is thought to have been abducted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US; named for <em>Amber</em> Hagerman, a nine-year-old child abducted and murdered in Texas in 1996]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amber fluid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amber fluid</span></header><div>/æmbə ˈfluəd/ (<em>say</em> ambuh 'floohuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">beer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amber liquid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amber potch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amber potch</span></header><div>/æmbə ˈpɒtʃ/ (<em>say</em> ambuh 'poch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">potch containing amber-coloured opal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amber wine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123072878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amber wine</span></header><div>/æmbə ˈwaɪn/ (<em>say</em> ambuh 'wuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac262217351" href="entry://orange%20wine%23bigmac262217351"><strong>orange wine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambient advertising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac9907775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambient advertising</span></header><div>/æmbiənt ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ambeeuhnt 'advuhtuyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">any kind of advertising that occurs in some non-standard medium such as on taxis, on the handles of supermarket trolleys, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ambient advertiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambient dose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambient dose</span></header><div>/æmbiənt ˈdoʊs/ (<em>say</em> ambeeuhnt 'dohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">in a nuclear explosion, the radiation dose as measured outside shielding material.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambiguous loss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429861134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambiguous loss</span></header><div>/æmbɪgjuəs ˈlɒs/ (<em>say</em> ambigyoohuhs 'los) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">the loss of a relative, friend, etc., which occurs in a way that produces an unresolved grief, often producing a lingering, debilitating physical or psychological response, as is the case with someone who has disappeared without explanation, who has declined into dementia, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambit claim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambit claim</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ambit claim" src="word_pronunciations/00717.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæmbət kleɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ambuht klaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a claim made by employees to a conciliation and arbitration court which anticipates bargaining and compromise with the employer and is therefore extreme in its demands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ambrose golf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac472034601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ambrose golf</span></header><div>/ˈæmbroʊz gɒlf/ (<em>say</em> 'ambrohz golf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">golf played according to the rules of an Ambrose event.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambrosia beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambrosia beetle</span></header><div>/æmˈbroʊziə bitl/ (<em>say</em> am'brohzeeuh beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a bark beetle of the family Curculionidae from the subfamily Scolytidae or Platypodinae.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ambrosian chant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ambrosian chant</span></header><div>/æmˌbroʊziən ˈtʃænt/ (<em>say</em> am.brohzeeuhn 'chant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a mode of singing or chanting introduced by St Ambrose, AD 340?–397, in Milan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambs-ace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambs-ace</span></header><div>/ˈeɪmz-eɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'aymz-ays), /ˈæmz-/ (<em>say</em> 'amz-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq682"> the double ace, the lowest throw at dice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> bad luck; misfortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq180"> the smallest amount or distance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ames-ace</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>ambes as</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>ambās as</em> double ace]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulance chaser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulance chaser</span></header><div>/ˈæmbjələns tʃeɪsə/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhns chaysuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">a lawyer who seeks out clients who have been involved in accidents.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ambulance-chasing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulance officer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac019318293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulance officer</span></header><div>/ˈæmbjələns ɒfəsə/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhns ofuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a person, often a paramedic, who attends the sick or injured in an ambulance and provides emergency primary care.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulance ramping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985370288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulance ramping</span></header><div>/ˈæmbjələns ræmpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhns ramping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a situation in which ambulance officers cannot complete the transfer of a patient to a hospital’s care due to a lack of appropriate staff, space, etc., in the hospital, the ambulance having to remain at the hospital and therefore being unavailable to go to the aid of other patients.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ramping</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulance station
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulance station</span></header><div>/ˈæmbjələns steɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhns stayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">a building in which ambulance services, equipment and staff are housed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambulant toilet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac691170584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambulant toilet</span></header><div>/ˈæmbjələnt tɔɪlət/ (<em>say</em> 'ambyuhluhnt toyluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">a toilet unit which is larger than usual and has some disability aids for people with restricted mobility.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac303417116" href="entry://disabled%20toilet%23bigmac303417116"><strong>disabled toilet</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002113" href="entry://ambulant%23bigmac000002113"><span class="smallcaps">ambulant</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002113" href="entry://ambulant%23mq893">2</a>) with reference to the person with partial mobility + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103505" href="entry://toilet%23bigmac000103505"><span class="smallcaps">toilet</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103505" href="entry://toilet%23mq741">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ambush marketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac17243369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ambush marketing</span></header><div>/ˈæmbʊʃ makətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'amboosh mahkuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq26">marketing that is designed to attract attention at an event without payment for the rights to advertise at it, as by having members of the audience displaying the brand.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ambush marketer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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am-dram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136549842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">am-dram</span></header><div>/ˈæm-dræm/ (<em>say</em> 'am-dram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">theatrical productions produced and performed by amateurs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098747" href="entry://amateur%23bigmac000098747"><span class="smallcaps">am(ateur)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005044" href="entry://dramatics%23bigmac000005044"><span class="smallcaps">dram(atics)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amen-Ra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amen-Ra</span></header><div>/amən-ˈra/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhn-'rah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002127" href="entry://Amun%23bigmac000002127"><strong>Amun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amen snorter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amen snorter</span></header><div>/eɪˈmɛn snɔtə/ (<em>say</em> ay'men snawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a member of the clergy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American alliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475260864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American alliance</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən əˈlaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn uh'luyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">(in Australia) the strategic military and diplomatic agreements, treaties, and understandings existing between the US and Australia since 1945.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American aloe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American aloe</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈæloʊ/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'aloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012359" href="entry://century%20plant%23bigmac000012359"><strong>century plant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American bandogge mastiff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac166884793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American bandogge mastiff</span></header><div>/ˈbændɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'bandog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a Molosser, usually a mastiff crossed with a pit bull terrier.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005498" href="entry://band%23bigmac000005498"><span class="smallcaps">band<sup>3</sup></span></a> in the sense of ‘chain’, from the practice of chaining the dogs during the day and releasing them as guard dogs at night]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American bison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101425664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American bison</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈbaɪsən/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'buysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104854" href="entry://bison%23bigmac000104854"><strong>bison<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104854" href="entry://bison%23mq097">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American buggy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American buggy</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈbʌgi/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'bugee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088024" href="entry://buggy%23bigmac000088024"><strong>buggy<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088024" href="entry://buggy%23mq038">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Civil War
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Civil War</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013991" href="entry://Civil%20War%23bigmac000013991"><strong>Civil War</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013991" href="entry://Civil%20War%23mq703">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American cockroach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac674536002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American cockroach</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈkɒkroʊtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'kokrohch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a large cockroach, <em>Periplaneta americana</em>, reddish-brown with a yellowish margin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American football
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American football</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈfʊtbɔl/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'footbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">a game similar to Rugby football, in which two teams of eleven players each try to score touchdowns and field goals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American foulbrood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137872895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American foulbrood</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈfaʊlbrud/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'fowlbroohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq78">a disease of honey bees, caused by a spore-forming bacterium, causing the death of young larvae and reducing populations rapidly.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFB</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Legion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Legion</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈlidʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'leejuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a society, organised in 1919, composed of former members of the US armed forces who served in World Wars I and II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American option
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420664297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American option</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈɒpʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'opshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">an option that can be exercised at or before its maturity date.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac922962277" href="entry://European%20option%23bigmac922962277"><strong>European option</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American organ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American organ</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈɔgən/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'awguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">a keyboard instrument similar to the harmonium, but in which the air is sucked through the reeds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Revolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Revolution</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən rɛvəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn revuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083714" href="entry://War%20of%20American%20Independence%23bigmac000083714"><strong>War of American Independence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American River
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American River</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈrɪvə/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'rivuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> a town on Kangaroo Island in southern SA; fishing, whaling and sealing area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq320"> a channel on the east side of Kangaroo Island, SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American robin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac307595440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American robin</span></header><div>/əmɛrɪkən ˈrɒbən/ (<em>say</em> uhmerikuhn 'robuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063838" href="entry://robin%23bigmac000063838"><strong>robin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063838" href="entry://robin%23mq809">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Samoa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Samoa</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən səˈmoʊə/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn suh'mohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">the islands of the Samoa group belonging to the US, including mainly Tutuila and the Manua islands. <em>Languages</em>: English and Samoan. 197 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Currency</em>: US dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Pago Pago.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American sandwich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American sandwich</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪkən ˈsænwɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh.merikuhn 'sanwich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">a sandwich with large amounts of filling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American Standard Version
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American Standard Version</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">a revised version of the King James Version of the Bible published in 1901 by a group of American scholars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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American War of Independence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">American War of Independence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083714" href="entry://War%20of%20American%20Independence%23bigmac000083714"><strong>War of American Independence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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America's Cup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">America’s Cup</span></header><div>/əmɛrɪkəz ˈkʌp/ (<em>say</em> uhmerikuhz 'kup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq491"> a perpetual international challenge competition for 12 m yachts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> the trophy awarded for winning this competition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the schooner <em>America</em>, which won the trophy (originally called the One Hundred Guinea Trophy) in Britain in 1851] </div><div class="backshade">In 1851 the Royal Yacht Squadron in England offered a hundred-guinea cup to the winner of a race around the Isle of Wight. It was won by the schooner <em>America,</em> whose owners later gave the cup to the New York Yacht Club. The <strong>America’s Cup</strong>, as it became known, remained in American hands until it was won by Australia in 1983. Australia had unsuccessfully challenged for the cup five times: in 1962 <em>Gretel</em> was defeated by <em>Weatherley</em>; <em>Dame Pattie</em> lost to <em>Intrepid</em> in 1967; <em>Gretel II</em> was defeated by <em>Intrepid</em> in 1970; <em>Southern Cross</em> by <em>Courageous</em> in 1974, and in 1980 <em>Australia</em> lost to <em>Freedom</em>. In 1983 the Alan Bond syndicate yacht <em>Australia II</em> defeated the American defender <em>Liberty</em>. The cup was returned to America in 1987 when <em>Kookaburra III</em> was defeated by the American challenger <em>Stars and Stripes</em>. Since then the cup has been held by the US, NZ and Switzerland.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amerigo Vespucci
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amerigo Vespucci</span></header><div>/əˌmɛrɪgoʊ vɛsˈputʃi/ (<em>say</em> uh.merigoh ves'poohchee), /ameɪˈrigoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahmay'reegoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">→ Amerigo <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011434" href="entry://Vespucci%23bigmac000011434"><strong>Vespucci</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ames-ace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ames-ace</span></header><div>/ˌeɪmz-ˈeɪs/ (<em>say</em> .aymz-'ays), /ˌæmz-/ (<em>say</em> .amz-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002107" href="entry://ambs-ace%23bigmac000002107"><strong>ambs-ace</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amethystine python
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amethystine python</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amethystine python" src="word_pronunciations/00737.mp3"></audio></span>/æməˌθɪstin ˈpaɪθən/ (<em>say</em> amuh.thisteen 'puythuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">the largest of Australian pythons, <em>Liasis amethystinus</em>, distributed from Qld to New Guinea; rock python; Schneider python.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amicus curiae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amicus curiae</span></header><div>/əˌmikʊs ˈkjurii/ (<em>say</em> uh.meekoos 'kyoohree-ee), /-riaɪ/ (<em>say</em> -reeuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a person not a party to the litigation who volunteers or is invited by the court to give advice to the court upon some matter pending before it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">friend of the court</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin: friend of the court]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amino acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amino acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amino acid" src="word_pronunciations/00746.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌminoʊ ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uh.meenoh 'asuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amino acid" src="word_pronunciations/00745.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæmənoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .amuhnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">any of a group of organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxyl group. Up to twenty alpha-amino acids are considered the building blocks from which proteins are formed, but many others exist in nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amino acid dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33940087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amino acid dating</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">the dating of organic remains based on the observation of the degree of racemisation of amino acids which, in living organisms, are held in the laevo- position, but which, after death, slowly convert to the dextro- position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amino group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amino group</span></header><div>/əˌminoʊ ˈgrup/ (<em>say</em> uh.meenoh 'groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">the basic group, NH<sub>2</sub>, present in a molecule.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amino resin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amino resin</span></header><div>/əˌminoʊ ˈrɛzən/ (<em>say</em> uh.meenoh 'rezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">any of a class of thermosetting resins formed by the interaction of an amine with an aldehyde, used chiefly for coatings for paper and textiles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amino sugar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac298073998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amino sugar</span></header><div>/əminoʊ ˈʃʊgə/ (<em>say</em> uhmeenoh 'shooguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a sugar which contains an amino group in place of a hydroxyl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonium carbonate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonium carbonate</span></header><div>/əˌmoʊniəm ˈkabəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh.mohneeuhm 'kahbuhnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">an ammonium salt of carbonic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonium chloride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonium chloride</span></header><div>/əˌmoʊniəm ˈklɔraɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh.mohneeuhm 'klawruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">a white granular powder, NH<sub>4</sub>Cl, used medicinally and industrially; sal ammoniac.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonium hydroxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonium hydroxide</span></header><div>/əˌmoʊniəm haɪˈdrɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh.mohneeuhm huy'droksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">a basic solution of ammonia in water, used extensively in domestic cleaning agents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonium ion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonium ion</span></header><div>/əˈmoʊniəm ˌaɪən/ (<em>say</em> uh'mohneeuhm .uyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">the group NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>, formed by addition of a proton to ammonia, which can form salts, analogous to metal salts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23bigmac000002203"><span class="smallcaps">ammon(ia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103015" href="entry://ion%23bigmac000103015"><span class="smallcaps">ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ammonium nitrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ammonium nitrate</span></header><div>/əˌmoʊniəm ˈnaɪtreɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh.mohneeuhm 'nuytrayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">a white, soluble solid salt, the nitrate of ammonia, NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>, used in explosives, and fertilisers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amnesty International
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amnesty International</span></header><div>/ˈæmnəsti ɪntəˈnæʃnəl/ (<em>say</em> 'amnuhstee intuh'nashnuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">an international organisation formed in 1961 to help people imprisoned for their political or religious beliefs.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amniotic fluid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amniotic fluid</span></header><div>/ˌæmniɒtɪk ˈfluəd/ (<em>say</em> .amneeotik 'floohuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">the watery fluid in the amnion, in which the embryo is suspended.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amniotic membrane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amniotic membrane</span></header><div>/ˌæmniɒtɪk ˈmɛmbreɪn/ (<em>say</em> .amneeotik 'membrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002219" href="entry://amnion%23bigmac000002219"><strong>amnion</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amnok-kang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amnok-kang</span></header><div>/amˈnɒk-kʌng/ (<em>say</em> ahm'nok-kung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086222" href="entry://Yalu%23bigmac000086222"><strong>Yalu</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoeba-like
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143991222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoeba-like</span></header><div>/əˈmibə-laɪk/ (<em>say</em> uh'meebuh-luyk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq109"> resembling an amoeba.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> fluid and shifting in form; protean.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ameba-like</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoebic dysentery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoebic dysentery</span></header><div>/əˌmibɪk ˈdɪsəntri/ (<em>say</em> uh.meebik 'disuhntree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a variety of dysentery whose causative agent is a protozoan, <em>Endamoeba histolytica</em>, characterised especially by intestinal ulceration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amebic dysentery</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amoebic meningitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amoebic meningitis</span></header><div>/əˌmibɪk mɛnənˈdʒaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.meebik menuhn'juytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a very rare form of meningitis due to infection through the nose to the meninges of the brain by protozoans of the genus <em>Naegleria</em>, free-living amoebae found in contaminated warm fresh water and thermal springs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amebic meningitis</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amorphous semiconductor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amorphous semiconductor</span></header><div>/əˌmɔfəs sɛmikənˈdʌktə/ (<em>say</em> uh.mawfuhs semeekuhn'duktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electricity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a non-crystalline, glassy material with semiconducting properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amor propio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac34044676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amor propio</span></header><div>/amɔ ˈprɒpioʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahmaw 'propeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">self-esteem; self respect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amotivational syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac68497807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amotivational syndrome</span></header><div>/əmoʊtəˈveɪʃənəl sɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> uhmohtuh'vayshuhnuhl sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq42">a syndrome characterised by lack of motivation, especially a diminished desire to participate in social activities, employment, etc.; thought by some to be associated with marijuana smoking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amount of substance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amount of substance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a basic physical quantity that is proportional to the number of specified particles of a substance. The specified particle may be an atom, molecule, ion, radical, electron, etc., or any specified group of such particles. The basic SI unit of amount of substance is the mole.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047627" href="entry://mole%23bigmac000047627"><strong>mole<sup>4</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amour-propre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amour-propre</span></header><div>/ˌamɔ-ˈproʊprə/ (<em>say</em> .ahmaw-'prohpruh), /əmɔ-ˈproʊprə/ (<em>say</em> uhmaw-'prohpruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">self-esteem; self-respect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampere hour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampere hour</span></header><div>/æmpɛə ˈaʊə/ (<em>say</em> ampair 'owuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a non-SI unit of electric charge equal to 3600 coulombs; the quantity of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: A.h</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ampere-turn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ampere-turn</span></header><div>/ˌæmpɛə-ˈtɜn/ (<em>say</em> .ampair-'tern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> one complete turn or convolution of a conducting coil, through which one ampere of current passes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> the magnetomotive force produced by one ampere passing through one complete turn or convolution of a coil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amphibious assault ship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119712781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amphibious assault ship</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Navy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a ship used to land and support ground forces in an assault on enemy territory, as by landing craft or helicopter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amphibious ship</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amplitude modulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amplitude modulation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of amplitude modulation" src="word_pronunciations/00785.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæmplətjud mɒdʒəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ampluhtyoohd mojuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a system of radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its amplitude (distinguished from <em>frequency modulation</em>).</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amsler grid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118023708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amsler grid</span></header><div>/ˈæmzlə grɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'amzluh grid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a grid of black horizontal and vertical lines on a white background with a dot at the centre, used to test for disturbances in a person’s central visual field, such disturbances producing the effect of wavy or missing lines in the grid; a diagnostic tool for macular degeneration as well as for changes in the optic nerve.</span></div><div class="etym"> [developed by Marc <em>Amsler</em>, 1891–1968, Swiss ophthalmologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amu Darya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amu Darya</span></header><div>/aˈmu darˈja/ (<em>say</em> ah'mooh dahr'yah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a river flowing from the Pamirs in central Asia north-west to the Aral Sea. About 2250 km.</span></div> Ancient, <strong>Oxus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Amundsen Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Amundsen Sea</span></header><div>/aməndsən ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhndsuhn 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">a part of the South Pacific Ocean off Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amuse-bouche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826638953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amuse-bouche</span></header><div>/əmuz-ˈbuʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhmoohz-'boohsh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">amuse-bouches</strong> /əmuz-ˈbuʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhmoohz-'boohsh) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">amuses-bouche</strong> /əmuz-ˈbuʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhmoohz-'boohsh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a small serving of food to whet the appetite.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amuse-gueule</strong> /əmuz-ˈgɜl/ (<em>say</em> uhmoohz-'gerl). <div class="etym">[French: amuse the mouth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amusement arcade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amusement arcade</span></header><div>/əˈmjuzmənt akeɪd/ (<em>say</em> uh'myoohzmuhnt ahkayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">an arcade with various devices for entertainment as pinball machines, shooting galleries, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amusement park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amusement park</span></header><div>/əˈmjuzmənt pak/ (<em>say</em> uh'myoohzmuhnt pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">a commercially run enclosed ground where amusements (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094786" href="entry://amusement%23mq545">3</a>) are permanently situated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyl acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyl acetate</span></header><div>/æməl ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> amuhl 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a colourless liquid ester, pentyl acetate, CH<sub>3</sub>COOC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>11</sub>, used as a solvent, in perfumes, and as a flavouring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyl alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyl alcohol</span></header><div>/æməl ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> amuhl 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">a colourless liquid, pentanol, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>11</sub>OH, consisting of a mixture of two or more isomeric alcohols.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyl nitrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac841860809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyl nitrate</span></header><div>/æməl ˈnaɪtreɪt/ (<em>say</em> amuhl 'nuytrayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">an ester of amyl alcohol and nitric acid, CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>ONO<sub>2</sub>, used as an additive in diesel fuel where it accelerates ignition; formerly used as a treatment for angina; inhaled as a recreational drug to induce a rapid flow of blood to the heart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyloid beta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac411786092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyloid beta</span></header><div>/æməlɔɪd ˈbitə/ (<em>say</em> amuhloyd 'beetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac568419846" href="entry://beta-amyloid%23bigmac568419846"><strong>beta-amyloid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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amyloid precursor protein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac055355211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">amyloid precursor protein</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a protein, the proteolysis of which creates beta-amyloid.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: APP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anabolic steroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anabolic steroid</span></header><div>/ˌænəbɒlɪk ˈstɪərɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> .anuhbolik 'stearroyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">any of a group of synthetic androgens which accelerate bone and muscle growth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobic bacteria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac116274138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobic bacteria</span></header><div>/ænəroʊbɪk bækˈtɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> anuhrohbik bak'tearreeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">bacteria which are able to live in the absence of oxygen or which die when exposed to oxygen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobic biological treatment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918035551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobic biological treatment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">a treatment, as for waste waters, landfill, etc., involving anaerobic bacteria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobic lagoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136765707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobic lagoon</span></header><div>/ænəroʊbɪk ləˈgun/ (<em>say</em> anuhrohbik luh'goohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a pool of liquid waste undergoing treatment by means of anaerobic bacteria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobic metabolism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac784299124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobic metabolism</span></header><div>/ænəroʊbɪk məˈtæbəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> anuhrohbik muh'tabuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">the creation of energy for the body by breaking down glycogen in the absence of oxygen, with lactic acid as a by-product.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobic threshold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac784595100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobic threshold</span></header><div>/ænəroʊbɪk ˈθrɛʃhoʊld/ (<em>say</em> anuhrohbik 'threshhohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">the point at which lactic acid begins to build up in a muscle at a rate greater than it can be removed; an indication of athletic fitness.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaerobic training
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac505449075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaerobic training</span></header><div>/ænəroʊbɪk ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> anuhrohbik 'trayning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">fitness training involving anaerobic exercise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anagama kiln
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac3777434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anagama kiln</span></header><div>/ænəˈgamə kɪln/ (<em>say</em> anuh'gahmuh kiln) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">a single-chambered, tunnel-shaped, woodfired kiln with a firebox at one end and a flue at the other, the whole structure sloping up a rise so that the heat and ash travels from the firebox through the stacked pottery to the flue.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac780571213" href="entry://noborigama%20kiln%23bigmac780571213"><strong>noborigama kiln</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Japanese <em>anagama</em> cave kiln]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anal bleaching
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724331408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anal bleaching</span></header><div>/eɪnəl ˈblitʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> aynuhl 'bleeching) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a cosmetic procedure to lighten the darker area of the skin around the anus for aesthetic reasons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anal canal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anal canal</span></header><div>/eɪnəl kəˈnæɛl/ (<em>say</em> aynuhl kuh'nael) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">the end part of the rectum leading to the anus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anal fin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anal fin</span></header><div>/eɪnəl ˈfɪn/ (<em>say</em> aynuhl 'fin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">(in fishes) the median ventral unpaired fin behind the anus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analog broadcasting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249504406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analog broadcasting</span></header><div>/ænəlɒg ˈbrɔdkastɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> anuhlog 'brawdkahsting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">broadcasting by the use of an analog system (opposed to <em>digital broadcasting</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23bigmac000002393"><span class="smallcaps">analog</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23mq820">1</a>) + <em>broadcasting</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analog computer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analog computer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analog computer" src="word_pronunciations/00809.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌænəlɒg kəmˈpjutə/ (<em>say</em> .anuhlog kuhm'pyoohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">a type of computer in which information is represented by directly measurable, continuously varying quantities (as voltages, resistances, or rotations).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020404" href="entry://digital%20computer%23bigmac000020404"><strong>digital computer</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">analogue computer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analog-to-digital converter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analog-to-digital converter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of analog-to-digital converter" src="word_pronunciations/00810.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌænəlɒg-tə-ˌdɪdʒətəl kənˈvɜtə/ (<em>say</em> .anuhlog-tuh-.dijuhtuhl kuhn'vertuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a device which converts an analog signal to a digital equivalent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">analog-digital converter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anal sex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anal sex</span></header><div>/eɪnəl ˈsɛks/ (<em>say</em> aynuhl 'seks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">sexual intercourse involving the insertion of the penis into the anal passage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anal intercourse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analysis of variance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analysis of variance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a statistical procedure for resolving the total variance of a set of variates into component variances, which are associated with factors affecting the variates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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analytical geometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">analytical geometry</span></header><div>/ænəˌlɪtɪkəl dʒiˈɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> anuh.litikuhl jee'omuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">geometry treated by algebra, the position of any point being determined by numbers which are its coordinates with respect to a system of coordinates; coordinate geometry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ananda Marga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ananda Marga</span></header><div>/əˌnændə ˈmagə/ (<em>say</em> uh.nanduh 'mahguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">originally, a communalistic Hindu movement founded in India in 1955 by Shri Anandamurti; now a worldwide movement combining meditation, yoga, spirituality and social service.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit: literally, joy way] </div><div class="backshade">In Australia, the <strong>Ananda Marga</strong> sect was falsely alleged to be associated with political crimes: the 1978 bombing of the Hilton Hotel, Sydney, and the conspiracy to murder a National Front leader. Three members were tried for the second of these, found guilty and imprisoned in 1979. They were released in 1985 after a special government inquiry, and fully pardoned in 1987.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ananda Margi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118829332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ananda Margi</span></header><div>/əˌnændə ˈmagi/ (<em>say</em> uh.nanduh 'mahgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a follower of the Ananda Marga movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905711884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> a local government area in the north-western corner of SA, populated by the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples, formed from a land title grant made in 1981.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> the council which represents this area. <em>Abbrev.</em>: APY</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Anangu Pitjantjatjara (AP)</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anaphylactic shock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac67363827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anaphylactic shock</span></header><div>/ænəfəlæktɪk ˈʃɒk/ (<em>say</em> anuhfuhlaktik 'shok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq84">an acute systemic reaction produced by an allergen to which the victim has become sensitised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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An Cabhán
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">An Cabhán</span></header><div>/ʌn kəˈvan/ (<em>say</em> un kuh'vahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091853" href="entry://Cavan%23bigmac000091853"><strong>Cavan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancestor worship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac768295174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancestor worship</span></header><div>/ˈænsɛstə wɜʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'ansestuh wership) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">a religious practice based on the belief that one’s ancestors have a continued existence after death which should be acknowledged by offerings, rituals, etc., and that they can be called upon to influence affairs in this world on behalf of their descendants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancestral being
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac696223487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancestral being</span></header><div>/ænˌsɛstrəl ˈbiɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> an.sestruhl 'beeing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> a spirit entity from an earlier period of the history of a tribe, community, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq817"> (in Aboriginal belief) a being among the creators of the world in the Dreaming who was an ancestor of today’s Aboriginal people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancestral spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac661892127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancestral spirit</span></header><div>/ænˌsɛstrəl ˈspɪrət/ (<em>say</em> an.sestruhl 'spiruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">the spirit of an ancestor, viewed in different cultures as worthy of veneration and able to exert an influence on the present world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor baby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac337697294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor baby</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkə beɪbi/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh baybee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anchor babies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">a child born in a country with birthright citizenship to a mother who is not a citizen of the country in which the birth occurred, especially when viewed as a means of securing citizenship or legal residency for other family members.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor bolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac814507828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor bolt</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkə boʊlt/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh bohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq287"> a bolt which has the head embedded in concrete but the thread protruding and so is available to support a load through which it passes and to which it is made firm by tightening the nut of the bolt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq590"> a bolt with the same purpose but held in a hole drilled into the concrete or brick by epoxy resin or an attachment to the bolt itself which expands and holds it in when the nut is tightened.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor building
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249107908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor building</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkə bɪldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh bilding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a residential or office building which is connected to or built above a mall (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044670" href="entry://mall%23mq325">2</a>), but which has a separate entrance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor buoy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor buoy</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkə bɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh boy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">a small buoy made fast to an anchor and floating above it, to indicate its position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor light
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor light</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkə laɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a light carried at the bow or stern of a ship at anchor, visible from any direction for at least 3 km.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">riding light</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor point</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkə pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">the position on an archer’s face towards which the bowstring is drawn for each shot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor ring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor ring</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkə rɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> the ring which connects an anchor to its chain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077247" href="entry://torus%23bigmac000077247"><strong>torus</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077247" href="entry://torus%23mq498">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchor tenant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49680017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchor tenant</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkə tɛnənt/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuh tenuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a major tenant, often the first, in a building, mall, etc., who gives prestige to the property and secures customer traffic from which minor tenants benefit.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anchor tenancy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anchovy pear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anchovy pear</span></header><div>/ˌæntʃəvi ˈpɛə/ (<em>say</em> .anchuhvee 'pair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> the fruit of a West Indian tree, <em>Grias cauliflora</em>, often pickled, and somewhat resembling the mango.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> the tree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancien régime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancien régime</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ancien régime" src="word_pronunciations/00833.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɒ̃sjæ̃ reɪˈʒim/ (<em>say</em> .onsyan ray'zheem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">any former government, especially one representing the interests of the wealthy and powerful, now seen as outmoded and discredited.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ancien Régime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ancien Régime</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ancien Régime" src="word_pronunciations/00833.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌɒ̃sjæ̃ reɪˈʒim/ (<em>say</em> .onsyan ray'zheem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">the order, especially the system of government, which prevailed in France before the French Revolution (1789).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancient code
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac712462543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancient code</span></header><div>/eɪnʃənt ˈkoʊd/ (<em>say</em> aynshuhnt 'kohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">some sections of the human genome code for proteins which are basic to the function of cells and which have probably remained the same since bacteria first evolved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancient grain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac253791395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancient grain</span></header><div>/eɪnʃənt ˈgreɪn/ (<em>say</em> aynshuhnt 'grayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">a type of grain or seed which has not been been hybridised, as spelt, barley, black rice, buckwheat, quinoa, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ancient Greek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ancient Greek</span></header><div>/eɪnʃənt ˈgrik/ (<em>say</em> aynshuhnt 'greek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">Greek as spoken before approximately 300 BC.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089279" href="entry://Greek%23bigmac000089279"><strong>Greek</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089279" href="entry://Greek%23mq506">4</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancient history
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancient history</span></header><div>/eɪnʃənt ˈhɪstəri/ (<em>say</em> aynshuhnt 'histuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> history before the end of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq703"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> information or events of the recent past which are common knowledge or are no longer relevant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancient light
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancient light</span></header><div>/eɪnʃənt ˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> aynshuhnt 'luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">(in British property law) a window or other opening that has existed for a certain period of time and is therefore protected at common law against obstruction by an adjoining owner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ancillary relief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ancillary relief</span></header><div>/ænˌsɪləri rəˈlif/ (<em>say</em> an.siluhree ruh'leef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">supplementary or incidental relief sought in addition to the main relief as in matrimonial causes, proceedings for maintenance, custody, settlement of property or damages for adultery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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An Clár
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">An Clár</span></header><div>/ʌn ˈklɔ/ (<em>say</em> un 'klaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096403" href="entry://Clare%23bigmac000096403"><strong>Clare</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096403" href="entry://Clare%23mq128">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</span></header><div>/ˈændəmən ən ˈnɪkoʊba/ (<em>say</em> 'anduhmuhn uhn 'nikohbah) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">two groups of islands in the Bay of Bengal, south-west of Myanmar; a centrally administered territory of India. 8140 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Port Blair.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andaman Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andaman Sea</span></header><div>/ændəmən ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> anduhmuhn 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">a sea between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Malay Peninsula.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andamooka matrix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andamooka matrix</span></header><div>/ændəmukə ˈmeɪtrɪks/ (<em>say</em> anduhmoohkuh 'maytriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a pale, porous opal <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045567" href="entry://matrix%23bigmac000045567">matrix</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045567" href="entry://matrix%23mq751">10</a>) which can be processed to give the appearance of a good gem opal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096074" href="entry://Andamooka%23bigmac000096074"><span class="smallcaps">Andamooka</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andersen Nexø
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andersen Nexø</span></header><div>/ˌandəsən ˈnɛksɜ/ (<em>say</em> .ahnduhsuhn 'nekser) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Martin</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">→ Martin Andersen <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050013" href="entry://Nex%C3%B8%23bigmac000050013"><strong>Nexø</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anderson's Creek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anderson’s Creek</span></header><div>/ændəsənz ˈkrik/ (<em>say</em> anduhsuhnz 'kreek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> a creek near the town of Warrandyte, north-east of Melbourne, where one of the first gold discoveries was made (1851).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq205"> the original name of the town of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac105007508" href="entry://Warrandyte%23bigmac105007508"><strong>Warrandyte</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anderson shelter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anderson shelter</span></header><div>/ˈændəsən ʃɛltə/ (<em>say</em> 'anduhsuhn sheltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">a small air-raid shelter, principally consisting of a corrugated steel arch, usually set into the ground.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir John <em>Anderson</em>, 1882–1958, British Home Secretary at the outbreak of World War II]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andhra Pradesh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac195748887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andhra Pradesh</span></header><div>/ˌændrə praˈdɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> .andruh prah'desh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">a state in south-eastern India, formed in 1953 from parts of Madras and Hyderabad. 275 100 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Hyderabad.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andorra la Vella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andorra la Vella</span></header><div>/ænˌdɔrə la ˈvɛlə/ (<em>say</em> an.dawruh lah 'veluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">the capital of Andorra, in the western part of the principality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andrea del Sarto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andrea del Sarto</span></header><div>/ˌændriə dɛl ˈsatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .andreeuh del 'sahtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">1486–1531, Italian Florentine painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andreanof Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andreanof Islands</span></header><div>/ændriˌanɒf ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> andree.ahnof 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">a group of islands in the western part of the Aleutian Islands. 3708 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Andrews Sisters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac586503564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Andrews Sisters</span></header><div>/ˈændruz sɪstəz/ (<em>say</em> 'androohz sistuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">US vocal group formed in the late 1930s; members were sisters LaVerne (1911–67), Patty (1918–2013) and Maxene (1916–95).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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An Dún
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">An Dún</span></header><div>/ʌn ˈdun/ (<em>say</em> un 'doohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021749" href="entry://Down%23bigmac000021749"><strong>Down</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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andy mac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">andy mac</span></header><div>/ændi ˈmæk/ (<em>say</em> andee 'mak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">a zack.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anechoic chamber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anechoic chamber</span></header><div>/ˌænɛkoʊɪk ˈtʃeɪmbə/ (<em>say</em> .anekohik 'chaymbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">a room especially built and treated for acoustic measurement and research.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemone buttercup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105392247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemone buttercup</span></header><div>/əˌnɛməni ˈbʌtəkʌp/ (<em>say</em> uh.nemuhnee 'butuhkup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">a buttercup, <em>Ranunculus anemoneus</em>, native to Tasmania, with a large, single, bright yellow flower, the outer surface of which is tinged with red and purple and the inner surface with gold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anemone fish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anemone fish</span></header><div>/əˈnɛməni fɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> uh'nemuhnee fish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anemone fish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">anemone fishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">any of various damselfishes of the genus <em>Amphiprion</em>; the species <em>Amphiprion akindynos</em> is the state faunal (marine) emblem of Qld.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014402" href="entry://clownfish%23bigmac000014402"><strong>clownfish</strong></a>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aneroid barometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aneroid barometer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aneroid barometer" src="word_pronunciations/00848.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌænərɔɪd bəˈrɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> .anuhroyd buh'romuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure and, indirectly, altitude, by registering the pressure exerted on the elastic top of a box or chamber exhausted of air.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac774194208" href="entry://mercury%20barometer%23bigmac774194208"><strong>mercury barometer</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angela Merici
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angela Merici</span></header><div>/andʒələ məˈritʃi/ (<em>say</em> ahnjuhluh muh'reechee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">1474?–1540, Italian Roman Catholic nun; founded the Ursuline order in 1535.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel dust</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəl dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056070" href="entry://phencyclidine%23bigmac000056070"><strong>phencyclidine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> (<em>dated</em>) any of various other recreational drugs, especially cocaine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the effect of the drug on the person taking it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angel Falls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac438611574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angel Falls</span></header><div>/eɪndʒəl ˈfɔlz/ (<em>say</em> aynjuhl 'fawlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">a waterfall in eastern Venezuela, the highest free-falling falls in the world. 979 m high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel food cake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel food cake</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">a light cake made from egg whites, sugar, flour and flavouring, usually cooked in a ring tin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">angel cake</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel gear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74545926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel gear</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəl gɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl gear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">the state of having the gears of a motor vehicle in neutral while the vehicle is in motion, as when coasting down a hill to save fuel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that if anything goes wrong, only an angel can save the occupants of the vehicle since the engine is not controlled in any way]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel investor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488183094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel investor</span></header><div>/eɪndʒəl ɪnˈvɛstə/ (<em>say</em> aynjuhl in'vestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">an investor who helps to finance a startup business, often in exchange for shares.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>angel investment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angelman syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac651983591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angelman syndrome</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəlmən sɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhlmuhn sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">a genetic condition characterised by severe intellectual disability and developmental delay, seizures, jerkiness of movement, and a smiling, happy demeanour; caused by a missing section on the mother’s copy of chromosome 15.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after HA <em>Angelman</em>, 1915–96, British paediatrician who first identified the syndrome in 1965]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angel of Death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157851410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angel of Death</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq721"> (in Judaism and Christianity) a personification of the power that killed the firstborn of the Egyptians at the time of the sparing of the Israelites. Exodus 12.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> (in popular usage) Josef Mengele, Nazi doctor who selected people for extermination at Auschwitz.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq534"> (in popular usage) a mass murderer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel-on-horseback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel-on-horseback</span></header><div>/ˌeɪndʒəl-ɒn-ˈhɔsbæk/ (<em>say</em> .aynjuhl-on-'hawsbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">an oyster wrapped in bacon, grilled and sometimes served on toast as an hors d’oeuvre.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019977" href="entry://devil-on-horseback%23bigmac000019977"><strong>devil-on-horseback</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel peach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491542913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel peach</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəl pitʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl peech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> a variety of peach with a distinctive flattened shape, being the fruit of a tree originating in China and grown in the US in the 19th century; introduced into Australia in the early 21st century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> the tree itself.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doughnut peach</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel ring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac72130781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel ring</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəl rɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a lifebuoy located on a rock ledge at a dangerous fishing spot along the coast, to be used if an angler is swept off the rocks and into the water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel shark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel shark</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəl ʃak/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl shahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060876" href="entry://rabbit-fish%23bigmac000060876"><strong>rabbit-fish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060876" href="entry://rabbit-fish%23mq619">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002551" href="entry://angelfish%23bigmac000002551"><strong>angelfish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002551" href="entry://angelfish%23mq573">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel's share
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443413708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel’s share</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəlz ʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhlz shair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">the amount of alcohol which evaporates from a whisky cask during maturation, typically about two per cent per year.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel stone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel stone</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəl stoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl stohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">hard, white clay containing thin veins of potch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angelus Silesius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angelus Silesius</span></header><div>/ˈaŋgəlʊs zɪˈleɪziʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahngguhloos zi'layzeeoos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Johannes Scheffler</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">1624–77, German poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angel water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angel water</span></header><div>/ˈeɪndʒəl wɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'aynjuhl wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">a scented water originally made with angelica but later with various other substances, as ambergris or rosewater.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angina pectoris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angina pectoris</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of angina pectoris" src="word_pronunciations/00854.mp3"></audio></span>/ændʒaɪnə ˈpɛktərəs/ (<em>say</em> anjuynuh 'pektuhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a syndrome characterised by paroxysmal, constricting pain below the sternum, most easily precipitated by exertion or excitement and caused by ischaemia of the heart muscle, usually due to a coronary artery disease, such as arteriosclerosis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: angina of the chest]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle bracket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle bracket</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəl brækət/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhl brakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> an L-shaped metal bracket used to support a shelf, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq408"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23bigmac000100191"><strong>bracket</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23mq987">6a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle of attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle of attack</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">the acute angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the direction of its motion relative to the undisturbed air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle of incidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle of incidence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> the angle that a line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with the perpendicular to that surface at the point of meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the longitudinal axis of the fuselage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq394"> Also, <strong class="vs">rigging angle of incidence</strong>. the fixed angle between the chord line of the wing or tailplane and the axis of the fuselage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle of reflection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle of reflection</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">the angle that a ray of light, or the like, reflected from a surface, makes with a perpendicular to that surface at the point of reflection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle of refraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle of refraction</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">the angle that a refracted ray of light makes with the perpendicular to the interfacial surface at the point of refraction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle of repose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac31608485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle of repose</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">the maximum angle at which unconsolidated material, such as scree, will remain stable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle of slide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac900195245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle of slide</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">the degree of deviation from the horizontal at which loose material, such as scree, will begin to slide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle-park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle-park</span></header><div>/æŋgəl-ˈpak/ (<em>say</em> angguhl-'pahk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">to park a motor vehicle at an angle to the kerb, generally at an angle of 45°.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac731200180" href="entry://parallel-park%23bigmac731200180"><strong>parallel-park</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>angle-parking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angle quote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac646003817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angle quote</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəl kwoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhl kwoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">a quotation mark, single opening &lt; or double &lt;&lt;, single closing &gt; or double &gt;&gt;, commonly used in some European countries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">angle quotation mark</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglican Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglican Church</span></header><div>/æŋglɪkən ˈtʃɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> angglikuhn 'cherch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">the Church of England and the churches in other countries in full communion with it, as the Anglican Church of Australia, the Church of Ireland, the Episcopal Church of Scotland, the Church of Wales, the Episcopal Church in the US, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglican Church in Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274685019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglican Church in Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">the Church of England in Australia, renamed in 1981.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-American</span><z><span target_id="WkE5bvH3xZ">adj.</span><span target_id="WQFOCynZ5u">n.</span></z></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-uh'merikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WkE5bvH3xZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq167"> belonging or relating to, or connected with, England and America, especially the United States, or with the people of both: <em class="example">Anglo-American commerce.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> relating to the English who have settled in America, especially in the United States, or have become American citizens.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WQFOCynZ5u">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq904"> a native or descendant of a native of England who has settled in America, especially in the United States, or has become an American citizen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Australian</span><z><span target_id="AkGRehesMH">adj.</span><span target_id="5BPHSbbOxz">n.</span></z></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AkGRehesMH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> belonging or relating to, or connected with both Britain and Australia, sometimes particularly England and Australia: <em class="example">the Anglo-Australian legal system.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> relating to an Australian or Australians who have come from Britain or Ireland, or who are of British or Celtic descent (sometimes also of other European origin).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5BPHSbbOxz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq510"> an Australian from Britain or Ireland, or of British or Celtic descent (sometimes also of other European origin).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> (especially formerly) a person from Britain or of British descent who has settled in Australia but still retains emotional ties with Britain, especially with England.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anglo Australian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Australian Telescope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac11294079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Australian Telescope</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-əsˌtreɪljən ˈtɛləskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-uhs.traylyuhn 'teluhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">a powerful telescope located at the Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, NSW; commissioned in 1974 by the Australian and British governments; since 2010 operated solely by the Australian Astronomical Observatory division of the Australian Commonwealth government.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Catholic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Catholic</span><z><span target_id="XvqbO2katZ">n.</span><span target_id="sLp7UeOd31">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ˈkæθlɪk/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'kathlik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XvqbO2katZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> someone who practises Anglo-Catholicism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> an Anglican Catholic, as opposed to a Roman or Greek Catholic.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sLp7UeOd31">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq019"> of or relating to Anglo-Catholicism or Anglo-Catholics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Catholicism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123745326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Catholicism</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-kəˈθɒləsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-kuh'tholuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">a movement within the Anglican Church favouring ritual and language similar to those of the Roman Catholic Church, including the use of incense, wearing of vestments by clergy, etc.; originated within the Church of England in the 19th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo Celt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo Celt</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊ ˈkɛlt/ (<em>say</em> anggloh 'kelt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">a person who is of Anglo-Celtic origin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anglo-Celt</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Celtic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Celtic</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ˈkɛltɪk/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'keltik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">of or relating to a person whose origin was in the British Isles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anglo Celtic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-French
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-French</span><z><span target_id="d3652ws1hi">adj.</span><span target_id="TAvoyYGOgd">n.</span></z></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ˈfrɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'french) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="d3652ws1hi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq213"> English and French.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> relating to Anglo-French (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002616" href="#mq814">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TAvoyYGOgd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq814"> that dialect of French current in England from the Norman Conquest to the end of the Middle Ages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Indian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Indian</span><z><span target_id="MC0TTETil7">n.</span><span target_id="jIAxBqEbA4">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ˈɪndiən/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'indeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MC0TTETil7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> a person of mixed English and Indian parentage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> a person of British birth who has lived for a long time in India.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq865"> (in colonial times) a British person living in India.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq20"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac467103636" href="entry://Anglo-Indian%20English%23bigmac467103636"><strong>Anglo-Indian English</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jIAxBqEbA4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq385"> of or relating to Anglo-Indians.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq259"> of or relating to England and India as politically associated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq289"> of or relating to Anglo-Indian English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Irish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Irish</span><z><span target_id="M8ik0sAtgA">adj.</span><span target_id="kWVPnoK5c3">n.</span></z></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ˈaɪrɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'uyrish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="M8ik0sAtgA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> English and Irish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq371"> relating to the English who have settled in Ireland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq830"> relating to people of mixed English and Irish descent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kWVPnoK5c3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq880"> the people of English birth or descent living in Ireland, collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq620"> people of mixed English and Irish descent, collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Latin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac195909914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Latin</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ˈlætn/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'latn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">the Latin language as spoken and written in Britain in the Middle Ages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Norman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Norman</span><z><span target_id="OaCwsVf3m8">adj.</span><span target_id="mM1DXCSEkI">n.</span></z></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ˈnɔmən/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'nawmuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OaCwsVf3m8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> relating to that period, 1066–1154, when England was ruled by Normans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> relating to the Normans who settled in England, or their descendants, or their dialect of French.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mM1DXCSEkI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq804"> one of the Normans who settled in England after 1066, or a descendant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq168"> Anglo-French.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Nubian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Nubian</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-ˈnjubiən/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'nyoohbeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">one of a breed of British goats developed by interbreeding native British breeds with Nubian goats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Nubian goat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22014882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Nubian goat</span></header><div>/æŋgloʊ-njubiən ˈgoʊt/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-nyoohbeeuhn 'goht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051321" href="entry://Nubian%20goat%23bigmac000051321"><strong>Nubian goat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anglo-Saxon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anglo-Saxon</span><z><span target_id="P1gdvgRKJR">n.</span><span target_id="rT58pkWpRF">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anglo-Saxon" src="word_pronunciations/00859.mp3"></audio></span>/æŋgloʊ-ˈsæksən/ (<em>say</em> anggloh-'saksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="P1gdvgRKJR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> one of the Germanic inhabitants of England whose arrival there began in the 5th century AD and who ceased to dominate after the Norman Conquest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> a person of English descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq380"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052038" href="entry://Old%20English%23bigmac000052038"><strong>Old English</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052038" href="entry://Old%20English%23mq244">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq409"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058745" href="entry://pre-English%23bigmac000058745"><strong>pre-English</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058745" href="entry://pre-English%23mq730">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq585"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) plain and unpretentious English.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rT58pkWpRF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq384"> of, relating to, or characteristic of the Anglo-Saxons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq016"> relating to Anglo-Saxon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>Anglo-Saxonēs</em> the English people; replacing Old English <em>Angulseaxan</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>Anglī Saxonēs</em>, Latinisations of the Old English folk names <em>Angle</em> and <em>Seaxan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ang mo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac567662711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ang mo</span></header><div>/æŋ ˈmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ang 'moh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Singaporean and Malaysian English Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">a white person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ang moh</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hokkien <em>âng-mô</em> Westerner, literally, red hair, from <em>âng</em> red + <em>mô</em> hair]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angostura bitters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angostura bitters</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgəstʃurə ˈbɪtəz/ (<em>say</em> .angguhschoohruh 'bituhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">a bitter aromatic tonic prepared in Trinidad from barks, roots, herbs, etc., under a secret formula.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ang pow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ang pow</span></header><div>/ˌʌŋ ˈpaʊ/ (<em>say</em> .ung 'pow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in Malaysia and Singapore) a red envelope containing money, given to children and unmarried adults at Chinese New Year, and also given on other festive occasions.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000186" href="entry://lai%20see%23bigmac100000186"><strong>lai see</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Hokkien <em>âng-pau</em>, <em>âng</em> red + <em>pau</em> packet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angra Mainyu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac343801588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angra Mainyu</span></header><div>/ængrə ˈmaɪnu/ (<em>say</em> angruh 'muynooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001235" href="entry://Ahriman%23bigmac000001235"><strong>Ahriman</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angry Penguins
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angry Penguins</span></header><div>/æŋgri ˈpɛŋgwənz/ (<em>say</em> anggree 'penggwuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> a school of Australian modernist poets founded and led by Max Harris; active in the 1940s until the Ern Malley hoax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> an Australian avant-garde quarterly journal devoted to art and literature, published 1940–46, first in Adelaide and from 1943 in Melbourne until it was discontinued following the Ern Malley hoax.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angry water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635719924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angry water</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgri wɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'anggree wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">carbonated water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angry young man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angry young man</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">a young man, especially a writer, outspokenly disgusted with the existing social order.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angular acceleration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angular acceleration</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgjələr əksɛləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .anggyuhluhr uhkseluh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">rate of change of angular velocity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angular diameter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angular diameter</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgjələ daɪˈæmətə/ (<em>say</em> .anggyuhluh duy'amuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">the angle which the apparent diameter of a celestial body subtends at the observer’s eye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angular distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angular distance</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgjələ ˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> .anggyuhluh 'distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">the distance between two bodies in terms of the angle subtended by them at the point of observation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angular frequency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angular frequency</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgjələ ˈfrikwənsi/ (<em>say</em> .anggyuhluh 'freekwuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">angular frequencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">the frequency of a periodic phenomenon expressed in radians per second, which is equal to 2π multiplied by the frequency in hertz.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angular momentum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angular momentum</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgjələ moʊˈmɛntəm/ (<em>say</em> .anggyuhluh moh'mentuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">the product of the angular velocity of a rotating body and its moment of inertia about the same axis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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angular velocity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">angular velocity</span></header><div>/æŋgjələ vəˈlɒsəti/ (<em>say</em> anggyuhluh vuh'losuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">angular velocities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">the rate of change of the angular displacement of a moving body about an axis; in SI units, measured in radians per second.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angus & Robertson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angus &amp; Robertson</span></header><div>/ˌæŋgəs ən ˈrɒbətsən/ (<em>say</em> .angguhs uhn 'robuhtsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">a former Australian book retailing and publishing firm, established in Sydney in 1886; various changes of ownership from the 1970s; publishing and bookselling activities now separately owned by HarperCollins Publishers and WHSmith respectively.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">A &amp; R</strong>. <div class="backshade"><strong>Angus &amp; Robertson</strong> began as a small bookshop owned by George Robertson and David Angus. Growing rapidly, the business involved publishing from the early years, and played a major role in the development of Australian literature. When Angus retired in 1900, Frederick Victor Wymark bought his share, and in 1907 the company became public. After Robertson’s death in 1933, it continued to expand nationally to become Australia’s first nationwide bookselling chain. It also opened a publishing office and then a bookshop in London. The publishing and retail arms of the business separated in the 1970s, and the next 30 years saw both growth and further ownership changes. In 1989 the publishing company amalgamated with Harper and Row and William Collins to form HarperCollins Publishers; the bookshop chain was purchased by the British WHSmith group in 2001. From 2009, Angus &amp; Robertson was under the portfolio of a retail operations company owned by Pacific Equity Partners. In 2011 this retail operation was placed into voluntary administration and retail stores were closed. The Angus &amp; Robertson website was sold to media conglomerate Pearson and has been retained as a clone of the website Bookworld. A small number of HarperCollins publications continue to have the Angus &amp; Robertson imprint.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Angus Og
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Angus Og</span></header><div>/æŋgəs ˈɒg/ (<em>say</em> angguhs 'og) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Irish Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">the god of love and beauty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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An Iarmhí
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">An Iarmhí</span></header><div>/ʌn ˈiəvi/ (<em>say</em> un 'eeuhvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092987" href="entry://Westmeath%23bigmac000092987"><strong>Westmeath</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aniline dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aniline dye</span></header><div>/ˌænələn ˈdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .anuhluhn 'duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">any organic dye made from a coal-tar base (because the earliest ones were made from aniline).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal-assisted therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac063041466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal-assisted therapy</span></header><div>/ænəməl-əˌsɪstəd ˈθɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl-uh.sistuhd 'theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac726621937" href="entry://pet%20therapy%23bigmac726621937"><strong>pet therapy</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAT Also, <strong class="vs">animal assisted therapy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549709028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal bar</span></header><div>/ˈænəməl ba/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhl bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">(in the NT) a bar which opens at 10 a.m. and shuts at 2 p.m. when takeaway alcohol outlets open.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the low standard of dress, behaviour, and decor typical of such bars]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankle boot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac841730739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankle boot</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəl but/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhl booht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a boot that reaches the ankle or just above the ankle; bootie.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankle bracelet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac562894332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankle bracelet</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəl breɪslət/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhl braysluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> an item of jewellery comprising a decorative chain, designed to be fastened around the ankle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> Also, <strong class="vs">ankle monitor</strong>. an electronic device, fastened to the ankle of a convicted offender, which gives information of their whereabouts at regular intervals, alerting authorities to any movement outside an allowed range.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankle-deep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankle-deep</span></header><div>/æŋkəl-ˈdip/ (<em>say</em> angkuhl-'deep) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">high or deep enough to cover the ankles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankle monitor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977546252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankle monitor</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəl mɒnətə/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhl monuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac562894332" href="entry://ankle%20bracelet%23bigmac562894332"><strong>ankle bracelet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac562894332" href="entry://ankle%20bracelet%23mq346">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankle sock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankle sock</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəl sɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhl sok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a sock which reaches just above the ankle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ankle tap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622163607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ankle tap</span></header><div>/ˈæŋkəl tæp/ (<em>say</em> 'angkuhl tap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sport</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">a tackle in which a player taps or hooks an opposing player’s ankle or foot, throwing the other player off balance as they run.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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An Mhí
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">An Mhí</span></header><div>/ʌn ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> un 'vee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092420" href="entry://Meath%23bigmac000092420"><strong>Meath</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annapolis Royal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annapolis Royal</span></header><div>/əˌnæpələs ˈrɔɪəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.napuhluhs 'royuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">a town in western Nova Scotia, on an arm of the Bay of Fundy; the first settlement in Canada (1605).</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Port Royal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ann Arbor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ann Arbor</span></header><div>/æn ˈabə/ (<em>say</em> an 'ahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">a city in the US, in south-eastern Michigan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anne Boleyn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anne Boleyn</span></header><div>/æn bəˈlɪn/ (<em>say</em> an buh'lin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">→ Anne <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008354" href="entry://Boleyn%23bigmac000008354"><strong>Boleyn</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anne of Austria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anne of Austria</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">1601–66, queen of Louis XIII of France; regent during minority of her son Louis XIV.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anne of Bohemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anne of Bohemia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">1366–94, queen of Richard II of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anne of Cleves
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anne of Cleves</span></header><div>/klivz/ (<em>say</em> kleevz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">1515–57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Annie's room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Annie’s room</span></header><div>/ˈæniz rum/ (<em>say</em> 'aneez roohm) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">up in Annie’s room </strong>(<strong class="phr">behind the clock</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">(an evasive response to a query about the whereabouts of someone or something.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally British military jargon of World War I; a whimsical reply to avoid a real answer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annihilation radiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annihilation radiation</span></header><div>/ənaɪəˌleɪʃən reɪdiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhnuyuh.layshuhn raydee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">the radiation produced when a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, interact and disappear with a resultant release of energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anniversary date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac748562842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anniversary date</span></header><div>/ænəˈvɜsəri deɪt/ (<em>say</em> anuh'versuhree dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">the specified renewal date of a contract: <em class="example">a monthly anniversary date.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anniversary Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anniversary Day</span></header><div>/ænəˈvɜsəri deɪ/ (<em>say</em> anuh'versuhree day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004596" href="entry://Australia%20Day%23bigmac000004596"><strong>Australia Day</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">SA Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059252" href="entry://Proclamation%20Day%23bigmac000059252"><strong>Proclamation Day</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">NZ</em> the day observed annually by each NZ province to commemorate its founding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ann-Margret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ann-Margret</span></header><div>/æn-ˈmagrət/ (<em>say</em> an-'mahgruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Ann-Margaret Olsson</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">born 1941, Swedish-born US film actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anno aetatis suae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anno aetatis suae</span></header><div>/ˌænoʊ aɪtatəs ˈsuaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .anoh uytahtuhs 'soohuy), /ˌænoʊ itatəs ˈsui/ (<em>say</em> .anoh eetahtuhs 'soohee) <div class="def"><span id="mq492">in the year of his or her age.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anno Domini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anno Domini</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anno Domini" src="word_pronunciations/00893.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌænoʊ ˈdɒmənaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .anoh 'domuhnuy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anno Domini" src="word_pronunciations/00894.mp3"></audio></span>/-ni/ (<em>say</em> -nee) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> in the year of our Lord. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AD</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq039"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the passing years: <em class="example">I can’t do what I could once – it must be anno Domini.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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announcement culture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604172566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">announcement culture</span></header><div>/əˈnaʊnsmənt kʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh'nownsmuhnt kulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">the propensity of social media users to post details and photos of their lives, with the underlying notion that these public postings are what give worth to these aspects of their lives. </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anno urbis conditae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anno urbis conditae</span></header><div>/ˌænoʊ ɜbɪs ˈkɒndɪtaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .anoh erbis 'kondituy) <div class="def"><span id="mq250">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200037" href="entry://ab%20urbe%20condita%23bigmac000200037"><strong>ab urbe condita</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: in the year of the city’s founding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annual leave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac668224279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annual leave</span></header><div>/ænjuəl ˈliv/ (<em>say</em> anyoohuhl 'leev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">paid leave of absence from work, a certain period of which an employee is entitled to each year, the amount of time accruing as a proportion of time worked.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">holiday leave.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annual report
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annual report</span></header><div>/ˌænjuəl rəˈpɔt/ (<em>say</em> .anyoohuhl ruh'pawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a summary of a company’s activities for the past financial year, containing the auditor’s report, the audited accounts and an address by the chairperson, and usually presented at the annual general meeting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annual ring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annual ring</span></header><div>/ænjuəl ˈrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> anyoohuhl 'ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">one of the yearly growth rings on a cross-section of a tree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annual ryegrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annual ryegrass</span></header><div>/ˌænjuəl ˈraɪgras/ (<em>say</em> .anyoohuhl 'ruygrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085199" href="entry://Wimmera%20rye%23bigmac000085199"><strong>Wimmera rye</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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annular ligament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">annular ligament</span></header><div>/ˌænjələ ˈlɪgəmənt/ (<em>say</em> .anyuhluh 'liguhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">the general ligamentous envelope which surrounds the wrist or ankle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anointing of the sick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anointing of the sick</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">a sacrament administered by the application of holy oils to a person who is suffering a serious illness, to bring spiritual strength to the sufferer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomalistic month
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomalistic month</span></header><div>/əˌnɒməlɪstɪk ˈmʌnθ/ (<em>say</em> uh.nomuhlistik 'munth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">the average interval between consecutive passages of the moon through the perigee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anomalistic year
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anomalistic year</span></header><div>/əˌnɒməlɪstɪk ˈjɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh.nomuhlistik 'year) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">the average interval between consecutive passages of the earth through the perihelion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorexia athletica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac013485980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorexia athletica</span></header><div>/ænərɛksiə æθˈlɛtɪkə/ (<em>say</em> anuhrekseeuh ath'letikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">an eating disorder in which a compulsion to exercise excessively is accompanied by a diet which is rigorously focused on low caloric, fat and sugar intake, to the extent that physical damage and malnutrition may occur; hypergymnasia; sports anorexia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anorexia nervosa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anorexia nervosa</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anorexia nervosa" src="word_pronunciations/00912.mp3"></audio></span>/ænərɛksiə nɜˈvoʊsə/ (<em>say</em> anuhrekseeuh ner'vohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a mental disorder, most common in adolescent girls, causing an aversion to food, which may lead to serious malnutrition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002800" href="entry://anorexia%23bigmac000002800"><span class="smallcaps">anorexia</span></a> + Latin <em>nervosa</em> feminine form of <em>nervosus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104233" href="entry://nervous%23bigmac000104233"><span class="smallcaps">nervous</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104233" href="entry://nervous%23mq595">4</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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another place
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">another place</span></header><div>/ənʌðə ˈpleɪs/ (<em>say</em> uhnudhuh 'plays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq144"> Also, <strong class="vs">the other place</strong>. (a term used in one chamber of a bicameral parliament to refer to the other chamber. In the House of Representatives it is understood to mean the Senate, and vice versa.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> (a term in general use as a reference to an associated or rival group or enterprise.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally from the traditional ill-feeling between the two British houses of parliament]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ansett Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ansett Australia</span></header><div>/ˌænsɛt əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> .anset uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a former Australian airline, servicing domestic and Asia-Pacific routes, founded in 1936 as a domestic only airline by Reginald Ansett; ceased operating 2002.</span></div> Formerly (1936–57), <strong>Ansett Airways</strong>; (1957–68), <strong>Ansett-ANA</strong>; (1968–90), <strong>Ansett Airlines of Australia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anson Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anson Bay</span></header><div>/ænsən ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ansuhn 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">a large inlet on the coast of the NT; the Daly and Reynolds rivers flow into it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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answering machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">answering machine</span></header><div>/ˈænsərɪŋ məʃin/ (<em>say</em> 'ansuhring muhsheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a recording device which automatically responds to an incoming telephone call and records a message to be played back later.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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an't
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">an’t</span></header><div><div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of an’t" src="word_pronunciations/01476.mp3"></audio></span>/ant/ (<em>say</em> ahnt) contraction of <em>are not</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of an’t" src="word_pronunciations/01476.mp3"></audio></span>/ant/ (<em>say</em> ahnt) contraction of <em>am not</em> (as an interrogative).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq055"> /eɪnt/ (<em>say</em> aynt) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> contraction of <em>is not</em>, <em>has not</em>, <em>have not</em>, or <em>am not</em> (as a statement).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq120"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of an’t" src="word_pronunciations/00986.mp3"></audio></span>/ænt/ (<em>say</em> ant) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> contraction of <em>an it</em> (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002333" href="entry://an%23bigmac000002333"><strong>an<sup>2</sup></strong></a>): <em class="example">an’t please you.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Archipelago</span></header><div>/æntˌaktɪk akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ant.ahktik ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053985" href="entry://Palmer%20Archipelago%23bigmac000053985"><strong>Palmer Archipelago</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic beech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic beech</span></header><div>/æntˌaktɪk ˈbitʃ/ (<em>say</em> ant.ahktik 'beech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">any tree of the genus <em>Nothofagus</em> of southern temperate regions, as <em>Nothofagus cunninghamii</em> of south-eastern Australia, a very tall evergreen with small leaves, or <em>Nothofagus moorei</em> of north-eastern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal black
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal black</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈblæk/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'blak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">any black pigment made from calcined bone or similar animal matter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal companion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610951757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal companion</span></header><div>/ˌænəməl kəmˈpænjən/ (<em>say</em> .anuhmuhl kuhm'panyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac52593588" href="entry://companion%20animal%23bigmac52593588"><strong>companion animal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal fat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal fat</span></header><div>/ˈænəməl fæt/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhl fat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">any fat, such as butter, lard, or suet, that comes from an animal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal hoarding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac196315300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal hoarding</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈhɔdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'hawding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">a compulsive urge to collect numerous animals as pets, often to the detriment of both the owner and the animals.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>animal hoarder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal husbandry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal husbandry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of animal husbandry" src="word_pronunciations/00873.mp3"></audio></span>/ænəməl ˈhʌzbəndri/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'huzbuhndree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">the practice or science of breeding, feeding, and care of animals, especially on a farm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal hypnosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178151316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal hypnosis</span></header><div>/ˌænəməl hɪpˈnoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .anuhmuhl hip'nohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac677118796" href="entry://tonic%20immobility%23bigmac677118796"><strong>tonic immobility</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal kingdom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal kingdom</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈkɪŋdəm/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'kingduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">the animals of the world collectively (distinguished from <em>plant kingdom</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal liberation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal liberation</span></header><div>/ˌænəməl lɪbəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .anuhmuhl libuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a movement which seeks to ensure humane treatment of animals, especially in farming and research.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>animal liberationist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal magnetism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal magnetism</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈmægnətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'magnuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> attractive power or charm exerted by one’s physical or animal nature, especially by physical beauty, strength, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq562"> hypnotism.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq764"> hypnotic powers.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal onesie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac096214426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal onesie</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈwʌnzi/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'wunzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac103647842" href="entry://onesie%23bigmac103647842">onesie</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac103647842" href="entry://onesie%23mq462">1</a>) styled to resemble an animal in colouring and in the shaping of the hood, and sometimes having other characteristics, as a tail, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal park</span></header><div>/ˈænəməl pak/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhl pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">a zoo in which the animals are allowed to move freely through large enclosures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal rights
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal rights</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈraɪts/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'ruyts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">the rights which animals have on ethical and moral grounds to be treated in a humane way and to be protected from cruelty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal spirits
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal spirits</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈspɪrəts/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'spiruhts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">exuberance of health and life; animation and good humour; buoyancy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal starch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal starch</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈstatʃ/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'stahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030638" href="entry://glycogen%23bigmac000030638"><strong>glycogen</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal therapist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391689421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal therapist</span></header><div>/ˈænəməl θɛrəpəst/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhl theruhpuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> a person trained to treat domesticated animals, usually with complementary or alternative therapies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq308"> a person who accompanies and supervises a domesticated animal in the provision of pet therapy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq290"> the animal itself.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pet therapist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995846391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal therapy</span></header><div>/ˈænəməl θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhl theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac726621937" href="entry://pet%20therapy%23bigmac726621937"><strong>pet therapy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal waste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276735420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal waste</span></header><div>/ˈænəməl weɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'anuhmuhl wayst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562"><a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104002" href="entry://waste%23bigmac000104002">waste</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104002" href="entry://waste%23mq854">27</a>) voided by animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animal welfare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724508391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animal welfare</span></header><div>/ænəməl ˈwɛlfɛə/ (<em>say</em> anuhmuhl 'welfair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">the treatment of animals in such a way as to promote their health and wellbeing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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animated cartoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">animated cartoon</span></header><div>/ˌænəmeɪtəd kaˈtun/ (<em>say</em> .anuhmaytuhd kah'toohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099555" href="entry://cartoon%23bigmac000099555"><strong>cartoon</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099555" href="entry://cartoon%23mq347">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anindilyakwa Land Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anindilyakwa Land Council</span></header><div>/ænˌɪndɪlˈjakwə/ (<em>say</em> an.indil'yahkwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">the land council of the Anindilyakwa people of Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island, NT; formed in 1991 when separated from the Northern Land Council.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ALC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic bottom water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac43067814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic bottom water</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a dense mass of water in the deep seas around Antarctica, formed mainly in the Weddell and Ross seas, which flows around Antarctica and then northerly to enter the oceans, passing through and mixing with the water of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current; characterised by high salinity and density as a result of the removal of pure water as sea ice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Circle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Antarctic Circle" src="word_pronunciations/00922.mp3"></audio></span>/æntˌaktɪk ˈsɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> ant.ahktik 'serkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">the northern boundary of the South Frigid Zone, 23° 28’ from the South Pole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Circumpolar Current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac756351318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Circumpolar Current</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq89">an ocean current travelling in an easterly direction around Antarctica; the strongest ocean current in the world; protects Antarctica from warm seas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Coastal Current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac159688418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Coastal Current</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a narrow ocean current flowing in a westerly direction parallel to the coast of Antarctica and ending up in the gyres circulating in the Weddell and Ross seas; the southernmost current in the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Ocean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Ocean</span></header><div>/æntˌaktɪk ˈoʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> ant.ahktik 'ohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">the ocean south of the Antarctic Circle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Peninsula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Peninsula</span></header><div>/æntˌaktɪk pəˈnɪnʃələ/ (<em>say</em> ant.ahktik puh'ninshuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">the largest peninsula of Antarctica, located between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific.</span></div> Formerly (until 1964), <strong>Palmer Peninsula</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac695439542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Plate</span></header><div>/æntˌaktɪk ˈpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> ant.ahktik 'playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a major tectonic plate including the continent of Antarctica and surrounding waters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Treaty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac870097350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Treaty</span></header><div>/æntˌaktɪk ˈtriti/ (<em>say</em> ant.ahktik 'treetee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a treaty providing for the Antarctic area south of 60°S latitude to be preserved for peaceful purposes and scientific cooperation and setting aside disputes over territorial sovereignty.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Antarctic Treaty</strong> was signed in December 1959 by the 12 nations, including Australia, which were active in Antarctic science. It came into force in June 1961, when Australia hosted the first meeting of treaty member nations in Canberra. As of 2016, there were 53 signatory nations. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac509968153" href="entry://Madrid%20Protocol%23bigmac509968153"><strong>Madrid Protocol</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antarctic Zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antarctic Zone</span></header><div>/æntˌaktɪk ˈzoʊn/ (<em>say</em> ant.ahktik 'zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">the section of the earth’s surface lying within the Antarctic Circle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antbed house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851654383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antbed house</span></header><div>/ˈæntbɛd haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'antbed hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq36">a house made in a fashion similar to an adobe hut, using the material from a termite mound which is moistened and packed into a brick shape, and then left to dry to make bricks.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ant bed house</strong>, <strong class="vs">ant-bed house</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant cap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant cap</span></header><div>/ˈænt kæp/ (<em>say</em> 'ant kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a metal lining on the top of a stump or pier beneath a building to discourage termites from entering the building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant-cap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146567676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant-cap</span></header><div>/ˈænt-kæp/ (<em>say</em> 'ant-kap) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ant-capped</strong>, <strong class="bold">ant-capping</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">to top (a stump, pier, etc.) with an ant cap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antelope kangaroo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antelope kangaroo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antelope kangaroo" src="word_pronunciations/00931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæntəloʊp kæŋgəˈru/ (<em>say</em> .antuhlohp kangguh'rooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003014" href="entry://antilopine%20wallaroo%23bigmac000003014"><strong>antilopine wallaroo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ante-mortem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ante-mortem</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈmɔtəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'mawtuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">before death: <em class="example">an ante-mortem confession.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antenna gland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antenna gland</span></header><div>/ænˌtɛnə ˈglænd/ (<em>say</em> an.tenuh 'gland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031586" href="entry://green%20gland%23bigmac000031586"><strong>green gland</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antenna mine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antenna mine</span></header><div>/ænˈtɛnə maɪn/ (<em>say</em> an'tenuh muyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">a contact mine fitted with antennae, which, when touched by a steel ship, fire the mine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anterior cruciate ligament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171936850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anterior cruciate ligament</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac670298104" href="entry://cruciate%20ligament%23bigmac670298104"><strong>cruciate ligament</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anterolateral ligament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac789342311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anterolateral ligament</span></header><div>/ˌæntəroʊˌlætərəl ˈlɪgəmənt/ (<em>say</em> .antuhroh.latuhruhl 'liguhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">a ligament in the anterior of the human knee, thought to function as a stabiliser for internal rotation of the knee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ante-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ante-up</span></header><div>/ˈænti-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'antee-up) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">poker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [derived from phrasal verb <em>ante up</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100988" href="entry://ante%23bigmac000100988"><span class="smallcaps">ante</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100988" href="entry://ante%23mq990">5</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant farm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876700157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant farm</span></header><div>/ˈænt fam/ (<em>say</em> 'ant fahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a small ant nest enclosed between sheets of glass, to provide an opportunity for the activities of the ants to be observed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthology series
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac106869209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthology series</span></header><div>/ænˈθɒlədʒi sɪəriz/ (<em>say</em> an'tholuhjee searreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a radio or television series that retains a constant style, title and location but introduces new stories and new characters in each episode or season.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anthony Lagoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anthony Lagoon</span></header><div>/ˌænθəni ləˈgun/ (<em>say</em> .anthuhnee luh'goohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">a large permanent lagoon in the north-east of the NT on the Barkly Tableland; stock-route watering point.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anthony of Padua
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anthony of Padua</span></header><div>/ænθəni əv ˈpædʒuə/ (<em>say</em> anthuhnee uhv 'pajoohuh), /æntəni/ (<em>say</em> antuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">1195–1231, Franciscan monk and preacher in Italy and France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant-house plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant-house plant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ant-house plant" src="word_pronunciations/00917.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænt-haʊs ˌplænt/ (<em>say</em> 'ant-hows .plant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">any member of the genera <em>Hydnophytum</em> and <em>Myrmecodia</em> of the family Rubiaceae, comprising epiphytic shrubs which house ants in a hollow tuber-like stock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropic principle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac823696892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropic principle</span></header><div>/ænθrɒpɪk ˈprɪnsəpəl/ (<em>say</em> anthropik 'prinsuhpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">the theory that a universe which is observed by living, sentient beings must be compatible with the conditions for life of those observing beings; if this were not the case, the observing beings would not exist and the universe would go unbeheld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropogenic climate change
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac70410283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropogenic climate change</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">climate change caused by human activity, such as the use of petrol-fuelled vehicles leading to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACC <div class="backshade"><div class="p0">Climate change is caused by a combination of factors, some being external to human activity and some flowing from it. <strong>Anthropogenic climate change</strong> refers to changes directly caused by human activity. Across the world, the most significant of these drivers is the burning of fossil fuels, which releases heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This is compounded by changes in land use as in the clearing of land for agriculture and deforestation, which releases large volumes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.</div><div class="p1">The review of the Garnaut Climate Change Review of 2008, conducted in 2011, recorded that while most Australians still believe that climate change is occurring, fewer believe that the change is attributable to human activity. The review also concluded that the majority of Australians support taking action on this issue without waiting for global consensus.</div> See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030516" href="entry://global%20warming%23bigmac000030516"><strong>global warming</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropogenic global warming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac996721560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropogenic global warming</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">global warming caused by human activity, such as that producing increased emissions of greenhouse gases.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AGW</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anthropoid ape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anthropoid ape</span></header><div>/ˌænθrəpɔɪd ˈeɪp/ (<em>say</em> .anthruhpoyd 'ayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">any of the extant non-human great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans) and lesser apes (gibbons), all of which lack cheek pouches and developed tails.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-abortion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112514362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-abortion</span></header><div>/ænti-əˈbɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> antee-uh'bawshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq41">opposed to the practice of abortion: <em class="example">anti-abortion groups; </em><em class="example">anti-abortion legislation.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-aircraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-aircraft</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈɛəkraft/ (<em>say</em> antee-'airkrahft) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">designed for or used in defence against enemy aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-angiogenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389935358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-angiogenic</span></header><div>/ˌænti-ˌændʒioʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .antee-.anjeeoh'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">of or relating to a drug or other substance which inhibits the formation of new blood vessels, used in some cancer treatments to stop the supply of blood to a tumour, and so prevent its growth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-authoritarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483525909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-authoritarian</span></header><div>/ˌænti-ɔθɒrəˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> .antee-awthoruh'tairreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">opposed to the subjection of individuals to those in authority; in favour of individual freedom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiballistic missile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiballistic missile</span></header><div>/ˌæntibəlɪstɪk ˈmɪsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> .anteebuhlistik 'misuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a missile designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-capitalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49068766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-capitalism</span></header><div>/ˌænti-ˈkæpətəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .antee-'kapuhtuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">opposition to capitalism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-capitalist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-censorship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac343735325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-censorship</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> antee-'sensuhship) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">opposed to the practice of censorship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-clerical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-clerical</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈklɛrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> antee-'klerikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy in public affairs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-clericalism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-communism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac181557802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-communism</span></header><div>/ˌænti-ˈkɒmjənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .antee-'komyuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">an active opposition to communism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-communist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-communist</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-conscription
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-conscription</span></header><div>/ˌænti-kənˈskrɪpʃən/ (<em>say</em> .antee-kuhn'skripshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">in opposition to compulsory enrolment into the armed services: <em class="example">the anti-conscription movement.</em> <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;An anti-conscription poster displayed during the conscription referendum campaign of 1916. Because of high Australian casualties on the Western Front, it was argued that Australia needed to provide reinforcements of 5500 men per month to maintain its forces overseas at operational level. With advertising campaigns not achieving targets for recruitment of volunteers, Prime Minister Hughes decided to ask the people in a referendum if they would agree to a proposal requiring men to undergo compulsory training to serve overseas. The referendum, held on 28 October 1916, was defeated. A second referendum on the issue, held in 1917, was also defeated.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/anti-conscription_RC00336.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-convict movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874626098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-convict movement</span></header><div>/ˌænti-ˈkɒnvɪkt muvmənt/ (<em>say</em> .antee-'konvikt moohvmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac515201220" href="entry://anti-transportation%20movement%23bigmac515201220"><strong>anti-transportation movement</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anti-Corn Law League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anti-Corn Law League</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">an association formed in opposition to the English Corn Laws by Richard Cobden and John Bright in 1839.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-corrosive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac795759630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-corrosive</span><z><span target_id="RO2c4EjMBd">adj.</span><span target_id="jou9615TDv">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-kəˈroʊsɪv/ (<em>say</em> antee-kuh'rohsiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RO2c4EjMBd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> of or relating to a substance that prevents or limits chemical corrosion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jou9615TDv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq522"> such a substance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-corrosion</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-corruption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622720069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-corruption</span></header><div>/ˌænti-kəˈrʌpʃən/ (<em>say</em> .antee-kuh'rupshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">against or as a deterrent to corrupt practices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-crop agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-crop agent</span></header><div>/ˌænti-ˈkrɒp eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> .antee-'krop ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a living organism or chemical used to cause disease or damage to selected food or industrial crops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-dazzle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-dazzle</span></header><div>/ˈænti-ˌdæzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'antee-.dazuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002991" href="entry://anti-glare%23bigmac000002991"><strong>anti-glare</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-democratic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac150898716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-democratic</span></header><div>/ænti-dɛməˈkrætɪk/ (<em>say</em> antee-demuh'kratik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq91">opposed to the principles or practice of democracy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-democracy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367460596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-discrimination</span></header><div>/ˌænti-dəskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .antee-duhskrimuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">relating to measures designed to reduce discrimination, especially that based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, etc.: <em class="example">most states have now passed anti-discrimination legislation.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-drone gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149037893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-drone gun</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈdroʊn gʌn/ (<em>say</em> antee-'drohn gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a gun-like device used to disable a drone (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq837">3</a>) by means of an electronic signal that shuts down or takes control of the drone’s GPS.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drone gun</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-fascism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557525785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-fascism</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈfæʃɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'fashizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">opposition to fascism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-fascist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-female
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac580317278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-female</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈfimeɪl/ (<em>say</em> antee-'feemayl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">opposed to, excluding or disadvantageous to females: <em class="example">the club’s membership policy was criticised as being anti-female.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-fortification law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316772347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-fortification law</span></header><div>/ˌænti-fɔtəfəˈkeɪʃən lɔ/ (<em>say</em> .antee-fawtuhfuh'kayshuhn law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a law which gives police the authority, having obtained a court order, to forcibly remove physical barriers and closed-circuit television systems set up to protect what police have reason to believe is an organisation conducting illegal activities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-gazumping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-gazumping</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anti-gazumping" src="word_pronunciations/00949.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌænti-gəˈzʌmpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .antee-guh'zumping) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">designed to combat the practice of gazumping: <em class="example">anti-gazumping legislation.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-glare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-glare</span></header><div>/ˈænti-glɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'antee-glair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">designed to reduce the glare of sunlight or headlights on the windscreen of a vehicle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-dazzle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-government
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232742911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-government</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈgʌvənmənt/ (<em>say</em> antee-'guvuhnmuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> critical of the government: <em class="example">anti-government protesters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> opposed to the principle of government: <em class="example">an anti-government philosophy.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-gravity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136742445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-gravity</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈgrævəti/ (<em>say</em> antee-'gravuhtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">of or relating to a device designed to nullify the laws of gravity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antigua and Barbuda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antigua and Barbuda</span></header><div>/ænˈtigə ən baˈbjudə/ (<em>say</em> an'teeguh uhn bah'byoohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a parliamentary state consisting of three islands, Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda (uninhabited), part of the Leeward Islands chain in the West Indies; a British colony before independence in 1981. 442 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: English. <em>Currency</em>: East Caribbean dollar. <em>Capital</em>: St John’s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-homeless spikes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113784024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-homeless spikes</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈhoʊmləs spaɪks/ (<em>say</em> antee-'hohmluhs spuyks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">raised pointed projections embedded in flat surfaces of shared public spaces to discourage sitting or sleeping, especially by the homeless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-hoon law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac27569103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-hoon law</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈhun lɔ/ (<em>say</em> antee-'hoohn law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">a law designed to discourage hooning by impounding or immobilising the motor vehicle involved for a period of time as well as imposing fines and licence restrictions on the offending driver.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-hooning law</strong>, <strong class="vs">hoon law</strong>, <strong class="vs">hooning law</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-immigration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949731129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-immigration</span></header><div>/ænti-ɪməˈgreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> antee-imuh'grayshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">opposed to immigration. </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-imperialist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459640811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-imperialist</span><z><span target_id="FUmRk2KoTi">adj.</span><span target_id="FHihwSb6rI">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ɪmˈpɪəriələst/ (<em>say</em> antee-im'pearreeuhluhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FUmRk2KoTi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq74"> opposed to imperialism: <em class="example">anti-imperialist views.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FHihwSb6rI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq775"> someone who is opposed to imperialism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-inflammatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac120462762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-inflammatory</span><z><span target_id="ogk1fwfxS9">adj.</span><span target_id="c2SEGNrMZh">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ɪnˈflæmətəri/ (<em>say</em> antee-in'flamuhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ogk1fwfxS9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> of or relating to a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c2SEGNrMZh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq243"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">anti-inflammatories</strong>) such a medication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-inflationary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420533477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-inflationary</span></header><div>/ænti-ɪnˈfleɪʃənəri/ (<em>say</em> antee-in'flayshuhnuhree), /-ʃənri/ (<em>say</em> -shuhnree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">of or relating to measures designed to combat or counteract inflation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-intellectual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638281349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-intellectual</span><z><span target_id="1toCgCK7KR">adj.</span><span target_id="TBBrgTQ31V">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ɪntəˈlɛktʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> antee-intuh'lekchoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1toCgCK7KR"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> opposed or hostile to intellectualism or intellectual pursuits.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TBBrgTQ31V">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq444"> someone who is thus opposed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-intellectualism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521957159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-intellectualism</span></header><div>/ænti-ɪntəˈlɛktʃuəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-intuh'lekchoohuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">opposition or hostility to intellectualism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anti-Lebanon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anti-Lebanon</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈlɛbənɒn/ (<em>say</em> antee-'lebuhnon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">a mountain range in south-western Syria, east of the Lebanon Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Hermon, 2814 m.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al-Jabal ash-Sharqī</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-litter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598151355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-litter</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈlɪtə/ (<em>say</em> antee-'lituh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">of or relating to measures designed to reduce or combat littering: <em class="example">an anti-litter campaign.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-lock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac536817539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-lock</span></header><div>/ˈænti-lɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'antee-lok) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq40">of or relating to brakes or braking systems in motor vehicles or aircraft which prevent the wheels from locking under fierce braking.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000151" href="entry://ABS%23bigmac000000151"><strong>ABS<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antilopine wallaroo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antilopine wallaroo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of antilopine wallaroo" src="word_pronunciations/00965.mp3"></audio></span>/ænˈtɪləpaɪn wɒləˌru/ (<em>say</em> an'tiluhpuyn woluh.rooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">a large kangaroo, <em>Macropus antilopinus</em>, found in plains and woodland areas from northern Qld to the Kimberley region of north-western Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">antelope kangaroo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-masker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac571115144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-masker</span><z><span target_id="lyCbMYMF7c">n.</span><span target_id="5bK8le7jtN">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ˈmaskə/ (<em>say</em> antee-'mahskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lyCbMYMF7c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> a person who is part of the movement opposing the wearing of masks (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089876" href="entry://mask%23mq555">9b</a>) in an epidemic or pandemic.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5bK8le7jtN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq397"> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-mask</strong>. of, relating to, or adhering to this movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-monarchism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac256134877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-monarchism</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈmɒnəkɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'monuhkizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">opposition to the principles of monarchy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-monarchist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-monarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554616184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-monarchy</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈmɒnəki/ (<em>say</em> antee-'monuhkee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">opposed to the principles of monarchy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antimony glance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antimony glance</span></header><div>/ˌæntəməni ˈglæns/ (<em>say</em> .antuhmuhnee 'glans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072135" href="entry://stibnite%23bigmac000072135"><strong>stibnite</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-national
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac765455683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-national</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈnæʃnəl/ (<em>say</em> antee-'nashnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">opposed to or contrary to the interests of one’s own nation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-nationalisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301186926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-nationalisation</span><z><span target_id="ufm1jMoGoC">n.</span><span target_id="biwFBSylkL">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌænti-næʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .antee-nashnuhluy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ufm1jMoGoC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> opposition to the principles or process of nationalisation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="biwFBSylkL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq50"> opposed to the principles or process of nationalisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-nationalization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-nuke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-nuke</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈnjuk/ (<em>say</em> antee-'nyoohk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-nuker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-patriotism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930509286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-patriotism</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'paytreeuhtizuhm), /-ˈpæt-/ (<em>say</em> -'pat-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">opposition to patriotism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-patriotic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-personnel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-personnel</span></header><div>/ˌænti-pɜsəˈnɛl/ (<em>say</em> .antee-persuh'nel) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">used to kill or injure people rather than used against mechanised vehicles, equipment, defences, etc.: <em class="example">anti-personnel bombs.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700954441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-union</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈjunjən/ (<em>say</em> antee-'yoohnyuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">opposed to trade unionism: <em class="example">an anti-union stance.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-unionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac86177991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-unionist</span><z><span target_id="eJPPhFPw37">adj.</span><span target_id="FA0zsNe6fq">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ˈjunjənəst/ (<em>say</em> antee-'yoohnyuhnuhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eJPPhFPw37"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq865"> opposed to trade unionism.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FA0zsNe6fq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq952"> someone who is thus opposed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-vax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836279720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-vax</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈvæks/ (<em>say</em> antee-'vaks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac216186110" href="entry://anti-vaxxer%23bigmac216186110"><strong>anti-vaxxer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac216186110" href="entry://anti-vaxxer%23mq826">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002928" href="entry://anti-%23bigmac000002928"><span class="smallcaps">anti-</span></a> + <em>vax-</em> (respelling of the first part of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081905" href="entry://vaccination%23bigmac000081905"><span class="smallcaps">vaccination</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-vivisectionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-vivisectionist</span></header><div>/ˌænti-vɪvəˈsɛkʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> .antee-vivuh'sekshuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">someone who opposes the practice of vivisection.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-vivisection</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-vivisectionism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-war
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac978510908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-war</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈwɔ/ (<em>say</em> antee-'waw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">opposed to war in general, or to a particular war: <em class="example">an anti-war rally.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant-like
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac644064935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant-like</span></header><div>/ˈænt-laɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ant-luyk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> resembling an ant in form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> very small: <em class="example">ant-like creatures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq58"> having the characteristics of an ant or ants, especially being numerous and following after the other: <em class="example">an ant-like procession.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant lion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant lion</span></header><div>/ˈænt laɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'ant luyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">the predacious larva of various neuropterous insects of the family Myromeleontidae, which digs a deep-sided pit in sandy soil into which ants and other small insects fall.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the sense of its being a voracious predator on ants]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant nest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant nest</span></header><div>/ˈænt nɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'ant nest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">a place made by ants, as by tunnelling in the earth, or used by them, for the depositing of their eggs and the shelter of their young.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ant’s nest</strong>, <strong class="vs">ants’ nest</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antonello da Messina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antonello da Messina</span></header><div>/antɒˈnɛloʊ da mɛˌsinə/ (<em>say</em> ahnto'neloh dah me.seenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">c. 1430–79, Italian Renaissance painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antoninus Pius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antoninus Pius</span></header><div>/æntəˌnaɪnəs ˈpaɪəs/ (<em>say</em> antuh.nuynuhs 'puyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">AD 86–161, emperor of Rome 138–161; succeeded Hadrian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ant orchid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ant orchid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ant orchid" src="word_pronunciations/00916.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænt ɔkəd/ (<em>say</em> 'ant awkuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a terrestrial orchid <em>Chiloglottis formicifera</em>, found on the central coast of NSW and in NZ, the flower of which is fancifully thought to resemble an ant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Antrim Hills
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Antrim Hills</span></header><div>/æntrəm ˈhɪlz/ (<em>say</em> antruhm 'hilz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">a range of low mountains in Antrim, in Northern Ireland. Highest peak, Troskan, 554 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Antrim Mountains</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ants on a log
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443190216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ants on a log</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a snack comprising a short length of celery, filled with peanut butter or cream cheese and topped with sultanas or currants.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ants on logs</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anvil bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anvil bird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of anvil bird" src="word_pronunciations/00988.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænvəl bɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'anvuhl berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050411" href="entry://noisy%20pitta%23bigmac000050411"><strong>noisy pitta</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from its habit of using a stone or small stump as an <em>anvil</em> on which to break open snail shells when feeding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anwar Ibrahim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac001981065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anwar Ibrahim</span></header><div>/ænwa ˈɪbrəhɪm/ (<em>say</em> anwah 'ibruhhim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">born 1947, Malaysian politician; initiated the Reformasi movement; opposition leader 2008–14.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anxiety shirt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac385563367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anxiety shirt</span></header><div>/æŋˈzaɪəti ʃɜt/ (<em>say</em> ang'zuyuhtee shert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a close-fitting garment for an animal, as a dog or cat, providing a gentle pressure that has a calming effect; used in thunderstorms, car travel, separation anxiety attacks, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anxiety vest</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anxious Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anxious Bay</span></header><div>/æŋʃəs ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> angshuhs 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">a bight on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula, SA. About 68 km wide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by Matthew Flinders after a windy night spent there]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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any way
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">any way</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of any way" src="word_pronunciations/00993.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛni weɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'enee way) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> in any way or manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> carelessly; haphazardly; anyhow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac biscuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac biscuit</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈbɪskət/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'biskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a biscuit made from wheat flour, rolled oats, desiccated coconut and golden syrup.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anzac biscuit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac Breakout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac473539389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac Breakout</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈbreɪkaʊt/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'braykowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac674304023" href="entry://August%20Offensive%23bigmac674304023"><strong>August Offensive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiplant agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiplant agent</span></header><div>/æntiˈplænt eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> antee'plant ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a living organism or a chemical used to cause disease or damage to vegetation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-pollution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923015404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-pollution</span></header><div>/ænti-pəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> antee-puh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">of or relating to measures designed to reduce or counteract pollution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antiradiation missile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antiradiation missile</span></header><div>/ˌæntireɪdiˈeɪʃən ˌmɪsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> .anteeraydee'ayshuhn .misuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a missile which homes passively on a radiation source.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-religion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806183328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-religion</span><z><span target_id="RBYKyvvECO">n.</span><span target_id="swvS9ktnJm">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-rəˈlɪdʒən/ (<em>say</em> antee-ruh'lijuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RBYKyvvECO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> opposition to all religious beliefs and practices.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="swvS9ktnJm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq196"> opposed to religious beliefs and practices: <em class="example">an anti-religion stance.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-religious</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-roll bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-roll bar</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈroʊl ba/ (<em>say</em> antee-'rohl bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a torsion bar added to suspension systems in motor vehicles, to prevent roll when cornering.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-sway bar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-royalist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277327153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-royalist</span><z><span target_id="b1kIGZeznu">adj.</span><span target_id="8hYfDIqLdu">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ˈrɔɪələst/ (<em>say</em> antee-'royuhluhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="b1kIGZeznu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> opposed to or critical of the monarchy or of monarchism.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8hYfDIqLdu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq536"> someone who is thus opposed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-Semite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-Semite</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈsɛmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> antee-'semuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">someone prejudiced against Jewish people.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> While <em>Semite</em> has the broad sense meaning ‘a speaker of a Semitic language’, the form <em>anti-Semite</em> has been restricted in use to mean ‘anti-Jewish’ since the late 19th century.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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antisense gene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac655531514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">antisense gene</span></header><div>/æntiˈsɛns dʒin/ (<em>say</em> antee'sens jeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq62">a piece of DNA that is complementary to an existing gene which, when inserted into the genome, locks the expression of the primary gene; used in gene therapy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-siphoning law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20655931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-siphoning law</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈsaɪfənɪŋ lɔ/ (<em>say</em> antee-'suyfuhning law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">(in telecommunications and broadcasting legislation) a provision ensuring that particular events of cultural significance will be available on free-to-air television for viewing by the general public, the aim being to prevent these events from being siphoned off to pay TV.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-slavery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-slavery</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈsleɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> antee-'slayvuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">opposed to slavery, especially (formerly) of black Africans in the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-slip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac075946228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-slip</span></header><div>/ˈænti-slɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'antee-slip) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050916" href="entry://non-slip%23bigmac000050916"><strong>non-slip</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-sway bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-sway bar</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈsweɪ ba/ (<em>say</em> antee-'sway bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003088" href="entry://anti-roll%20bar%23bigmac000003088"><strong>anti-roll bar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-tank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-tank</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈtæŋk/ (<em>say</em> antee-'tangk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">designed for use against tanks or other armoured vehicles: <em class="example">anti-tank gun.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-tank gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557981052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-tank gun</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈtæŋk gʌn/ (<em>say</em> antee-'tangk gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq8">a gun designed to damage or destroy an armoured vehicle by penetrating the vehicle’s armour. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A German anti-tank gun, just beyond Westhoek Bridge, near Ypres. It was captured by the Australians during fighting in September 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/anti-tank%20gun_C04188.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A German Army anti-tank gun with its crew behind the shield ready to fire at advancing British Army tanks, Western Front, October 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/anti-tank%20gun_H13453.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-terror
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac269480638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-terror</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈtɛrə/ (<em>say</em> antee-'teruh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">designed to oppose or nullify terrorist activities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-terrorism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210782212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-terrorism</span><z><span target_id="1fjb69WzTo">adj.</span><span target_id="5vBxpKcCLz">n.</span></z></header><div>/ænti-ˈtɛrərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'teruhrizuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1fjb69WzTo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-terrorist</strong>. of or relating to measures taken by a government, etc., to prevent or control terrorism: <em class="example">anti-terrorism laws; </em><em class="example">anti-terrorism campaign.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5vBxpKcCLz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq965"> such measures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-theft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac943991360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-theft</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈθɛft/ (<em>say</em> antee-'theft) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">of or relating to that which is designed to prevent theft: <em class="example">an anti-theft device; </em><em class="example">anti-theft system.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-theism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac504839615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-theism</span></header><div>/ænti-ˈθiɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> antee-'theeizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">opposition to theism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-theist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-transportationist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-transportationist</span></header><div>/ˌænti-trænspɔˈteɪʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> .antee-transpaw'tayshuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">a person opposed to the system of transportation of convicts.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>anti-transportationism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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anti-transportation movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac515201220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">anti-transportation movement</span></header><div>/ˌænti-trænspɔˈteɪʃən muvmənt/ (<em>say</em> .antee-transpaw'tayshuhn moohvmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">a movement which grew in strength in the Australian colonies in the 1840s and 1850s, agitating for the ending of transportation of convicts from Britain; various associations were formed such as the <strong>Australasian Anti-Transportation League</strong>, formed in Tasmania (then Van Diemen’s Land) in the late 1840s.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-convict movement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac Bridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761343166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac Bridge</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'brij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a bridge spanning a bay in the western part of Sydney Harbour, opened in 1996 to replace the former <strong>Glebe Island Bridge</strong> and known by this name until 1998; the longest cable-stayed bridge in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac button
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac button</span></header><div>/ˈænzæk bʌtn/ (<em>say</em> 'anzak butn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a nail used in place of a missing button.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ANZAC Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac5092454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ANZAC Corps</span></header><div>/ˈænzæk kɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'anzak kaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">either of two Australian and New Zealand army corps formed during World War I.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac706787417" href="entry://I%20ANZAC%20Corps%23bigmac706787417"><strong>I ANZAC Corps</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac514136616" href="entry://II%20ANZAC%20Corps%23bigmac514136616"><strong>II ANZAC Corps</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac Cove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac Cove</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈkoʊv/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'kohv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">the cove on the western coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey where Australian and NZ troops landed in 1915 during World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Anzac Cove, June 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac%20Cove_DAX2173.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A view of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, looking along North Beach from a point halfway between Anzac Cove and Suvla.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac%20Cove_PS1586.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Troops, supplies and tents along the beach at Anzac Cove not long after the landing in April 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac%20Cove_A03092.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">Only 660 metres long, the small and narrow beach of <strong>Anzac Cove</strong> is bordered by the headlands of Ari Bumu, to the north, and Little Ari Bumu, to the south and backed by a succession of jumbled ridges cut by deep, dead-end gullies. Australian and NZ troops landed here on 25 April 1915 as part of an attempt to capture Turkish positions on the high ground of the Sari Bair range, then advance inland across the Gallipoli peninsula to take control of the Dardanelles from Turkish forces. The landing was made more than 1 kilometre north of the intended beach, the flatter Gaba Tepe. As a result, troops had to struggle through thick scrub up unexpectedly steep and hostile terrain in the early morning darkness. A coordinated advance proved impossible. Units became separated from each other and the increasing Turkish fire caused heavy casualties, particularly among officers, deepening the confusion as groups were left to fend for themselves without command. By nightfall 16 000 men had been landed; of those, more than 2000 Australians had been killed or wounded.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac Day</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Anzac Day" src="word_pronunciations/01003.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈænzæk deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'anzak day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">25 April, the anniversary of the Anzac landing on Gallipoli in 1915, celebrated in Australia as a day on which past military sacrifice is remembered, and as a public holiday. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Australian soldiers march through the streets of Cairo on 25 April 1916 on their way to do honour to their fallen comrades at the Old Cairo Cemetery. Many Australian soldiers who died of wounds or disease resulting from their service on Gallipoli were buried in this cemetery.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac%20Day_C00016.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Four World War I Light Horse veterans taking part in the Anzac Day march in Melbourne, 25 April 1966.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac%20Day_P04474.002.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and Sir Douglas Haig on the dais outside Australia House, London, during an Anzac march through the city, 25 April 1919.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Anzac%20Day_H16106.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ANZAC Day</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> While the most commonly accepted form, and that used by the Australian War Memorial and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, is <strong>Anzac Day</strong>, some institutions, notably the RSL, prefer the form <strong>ANZAC Day</strong>.</div><div class="backshade">By the 1920s, <strong>Anzac Day</strong> ceremonies, including a dawn service and march by veterans, were being held throughout Australia. In the 1940s, World War II veterans joined parades, as did, in the ensuing decades, returned servicemen and women from the conflicts in Malaya, Indonesia, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, as well as veterans from allied countries, and peacekeepers. In recent years there has been an increasing number of people making the pilgrimage to Turkey to attend the Anzac Day dawn service at Gallipoli.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac Day rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408365641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac Day rule</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly ACT Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a notional rule that home heating systems should not be used until after 25 April.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ANZAC Day rule</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac Pact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac299597730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac Pact</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈpækt/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'pakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">an agreement between Australia and NZ, made in 1944, seeking a regional zone of defence in the south-west Pacific and asserting their joint interests and responsibilities in the region.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac Peace prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac Peace prize</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a prize awarded annually by the Returned Services League to an Australian considered to have contributed to international understanding and world peace; first awarded 1978.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac soup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac756682073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac soup</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈsup/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'soohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">the water collected in a shell hole polluted by a corpse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872930300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac spirit</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈspɪrət/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'spiruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq58">the spirit of courage, endurance, and self-sacrifice thought to be typical of the Australian soldiers during the Gallipoli campaign.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac stew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac75366582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac stew</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈstju/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'styooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">very thin army-issue soup.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac tile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314347026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac tile</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈtaɪl/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'tuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac693476652" href="entry://Anzac%20wafer%23bigmac693476652"><strong>Anzac wafer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Anzac wafer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac693476652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Anzac wafer</span></header><div>/ænzæk ˈweɪfə/ (<em>say</em> anzak 'wayfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">an army-issue biscuit, part of the iron rations: *Anzac wafer<em>, a hard biscuit, which was supplied to the A.I.F. in place of bread. One of the most durable materials used in the war.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sidney j baker</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anzac tile</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the frequency with which it was issued at Anzac Cove as a substitute for bread, and from its thinness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A/O
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A/O</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq505">account of.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">a/o</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ao dai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac363871897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ao dai</span></header><div>/aʊ ˈzaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ow 'zuy), /aʊ ˈjaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ow 'yuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">a style of dress considered a national costume in Vietnam, now most commonly worn by women, comprising silk pants and a tight-fitting tunic top.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Vietnamese: long padded coat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-OK
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-OK</span></header><div>/eɪ-oʊˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ay-oh'kay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">very good; functioning correctly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">A-okay</strong>. <div class="etym">[first used by John A Powers, NASA spokesman, in connection with a manned flight in 1961]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apache dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apache dance</span></header><div>/əˈpæʃ dæns/ (<em>say</em> uh'pash dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">an energetic dance, originating in Parisian burlesque and vaudeville shows, especially one for a man and a woman imitating a Parisian gangster and his girlfriend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apartment house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apartment house</span></header><div>/əˈpatmənt haʊs/ (<em>say</em> uh'pahtmuhnt hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">a building divided into apartments (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003199" href="entry://apartment%23mq701">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APC bath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APC bath</span></header><div>/eɪ pi ˈsi baθ/ (<em>say</em> ay pee 'see bahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099077" href="entry://birdbath%23bigmac000099077"><strong>birdbath</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099077" href="entry://birdbath%23mq434">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>rm</em>)<em>p</em>(<em>its and</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>rutch</em>); play on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087361" href="entry://APC%23bigmac000087361"><span class="smallcaps">APC<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ape hangers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ape hangers</span></header><div>/ˈeɪp hæŋəz/ (<em>say</em> 'ayp hanguhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">motorcycle or bicycle handlebars so curved that the handles are above the level of the rider’s shoulders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aperture synthesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aperture synthesis</span></header><div>/ˌæpətʃə ˈsɪnθəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .apuhchuh 'sinthuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">the use of two or more aerials in a radio telescope to synthesise a large aperture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apex Clubs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apex Clubs</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpɛks klʌbz/ (<em>say</em> 'aypeks klubz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">an association of clubs, the first formed in Victoria in 1931, dedicated to community service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apex fare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apex fare</span></header><div>/ˈeɪpɛks fɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'aypeks fair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">a discounted air fare offered for a reservation paid in advance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>a</em>(<em>dvance</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>urchase</em>)<em> ex</em>(<em>cursion</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025811" href="entry://fare%23bigmac000025811"><span class="smallcaps">fare</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apex predator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469704902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apex predator</span></header><div>/eɪpɛks ˈprɛdətə/ (<em>say</em> aypeks 'preduhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a predator which is at the top of the food chain, and has itself no natural predator.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alpha predator</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apgar score
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apgar score</span></header><div>/ˈæpga skɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'apgah skaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">the score used to evaluate the fitness of a newborn infant, based on heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, cough reflex and colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after V <em>Apgar</em>, 1909–74, US anaesthetist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphotic region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphotic region</span></header><div>/əˌfɒtɪk ˈridʒən/ (<em>say</em> uh.fotik 'reejuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">a biogeographical region of deep water characterised by the absence of light, as in the depths of the ocean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aphrodisiac tea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac786599698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aphrodisiac tea</span></header><div>/ˌæfrədɪziæk ˈti/ (<em>say</em> .afruhdizeeak 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> a herbal infusion thought to have aphrodisiac effects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> a synthetic cannabis or cannabinoid sold as such a tea to avoid illegality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aplastic anaemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aplastic anaemia</span></header><div>/eɪˌplæstɪk əˈnimiə/ (<em>say</em> ay.plastik uh'neemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a severe anaemia due to destruction or depressed function of the bone marrow, with no regenerative hyperplasia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apollo Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollo Bay</span></header><div>/əpɒloʊ ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhpoloh 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">a bay and holiday resort in southern Victoria; early whaling settlement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apollo Belvedere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollo Belvedere</span></header><div>/əˌpɒloʊ ˈbɛlvədɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh.poloh 'belvuhdear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">a marble statue of Apollo, found in 1485, and now in the Belvedere, Rome; probably a Roman copy of a Greek original.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apollonius of Perga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollonius of Perga</span></header><div>/æpəˌloʊniəs əv ˈpɜgə/ (<em>say</em> apuh.lohneeuhs uhv 'perguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">fl. second half of 3rd century BC, Greek mathematician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apollonius of Rhodes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apollonius of Rhodes</span></header><div>/æpəˌloʊniəs əv ˈroʊdz/ (<em>say</em> apuh.lohneeuhs uhv 'rohdz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">born c. 295 BC, Greek poet, author of <em>Argonautica</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a posteriori
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a posteriori</span></header><div>/ˌeɪ pɒstɛriˈɔri/ (<em>say</em> .ay posteree'awree) <div class="def"><span id="mq972">from effect to cause; based upon actual observation or upon experimental data (opposed to <em>a priori</em>): <em class="example">an a posteriori argument.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: from the subsequent or latter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostille certificate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac537969520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostille certificate</span></header><div>/əˈpɒstl sətɪfəkət/ (<em>say</em> uh'postl suhtifuhkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">an authorisation, usually in the form of a stamp on a public document, clarifying that the document is formally proved valid and genuine; usually done to ensure acceptance by overseas businesses, governments or courts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostille stamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac883097997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostille stamp</span></header><div>/əˈpɒstl stæmp/ (<em>say</em> uh'postl stamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">the stamp on a public document constituting an apostille certificate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apostles' Creed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apostles’ Creed</span></header><div>/əpɒsəlz ˈkrid/ (<em>say</em> uhposuhlz 'kreed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a concise statement of Christian belief traditionally ascribed to the Apostles, used mainly in the Western Church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostle spoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostle spoon</span></header><div>/əˈpɒsəl spun/ (<em>say</em> uh'posuhl spoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">a silver spoon with a figure of one of the Apostles at the end of the handle; formerly a common christening present.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostolic delegate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostolic delegate</span></header><div>/ˌæpəstɒlɪk ˈdɛləgət/ (<em>say</em> .apuhstolik 'deluhguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">an ecclesiastical representative of the pope in a country which has no diplomatic relations with the Vatican.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apostolic See
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apostolic See</span></header><div>/ˌæpəstɒlɪk ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> .apuhstolik 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">the Church of Rome, traditionally founded by St Peter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apostolic succession
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apostolic succession</span></header><div>/ˌæpəstɒlɪk səkˈsɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> .apuhstolik suhk'seshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">the descent of faith and order from Christ’s Apostles through the consecration of bishops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apothecaries' measure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apothecaries’ measure</span></header><div>/əˈpɒθəkriz mɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> uh'pothuhkreez mezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">a system of units formerly used in compounding and dispensing liquid drugs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apothecaries' ounce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apothecaries’ ounce</span></header><div>/əˈpɒθəkriz aʊns/ (<em>say</em> uh'pothuhkreez owns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101577" href="entry://ounce%23bigmac000101577"><strong>ounce<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101577" href="entry://ounce%23mq025">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apothecaries' weight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apothecaries’ weight</span></header><div>/əˈpɒθəkriz weɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'pothuhkreez wayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">a system of weights formerly used in compounding and dispensing drugs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appalachian Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appalachian Mountains</span></header><div>/æpəleɪʃən ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> apuhlayshuhn 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">a mountain system of eastern North America, extending from Quebec province in Canada to northern Alabama. Highest peak, Mt Mitchell, 2037 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Appalachians</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apparel tape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993462879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apparel tape</span></header><div>/əˈpærəl teɪp/ (<em>say</em> uh'paruhl tayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac774708736" href="entry://Hollywood%20tape%23bigmac774708736"><strong>Hollywood tape</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appearance money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appearance money</span></header><div>/əˈpɪərəns mʌni/ (<em>say</em> uh'pearruhns munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq554"> Also, <strong class="vs">attendance money</strong>. a sum of money paid to an employee for reporting for work whether or not there is work available on that day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> a sum of money paid to a celebrity by a promoter in order to secure the celebrity’s appearance at a particular event.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appellate court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148328325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appellate court</span></header><div>/əˈpɛlət kɔt/ (<em>say</em> uh'peluht kawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a court having the power to hear appeals and review decisions made in another court.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">court of appeal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appellation control
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211735140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appellation control</span></header><div>/æpəleɪʃən kənˈtroʊl/ (<em>say</em> apuhlayshuhn kuhn'trohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq78">the system originating in France for certifying the regional origin of a wine, used in conjunction with regulations concerning how the wine is made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appenzeller cheese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac73824614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appenzeller cheese</span></header><div>/æpənzɛlə ˈtʃiz/ (<em>say</em> apuhnzeluh 'cheez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">a hard, straw-coloured cheese from the Appenzell region of Switzerland, with tiny holes and a golden rind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appian Way
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appian Way</span></header><div>/ˈæpiən weɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'apeeuhn way) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">an ancient Roman road extending from Rome to the seaport of Brundisium in south-eastern Italy (now Brindisi); begun 312 BC. About 560 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple-berry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple-berry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apple-berry" src="word_pronunciations/01073.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpəl-bɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhl-beree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> a slender vine, <em>Billardiera scandens</em>, growing in eucalypt forests and having pendulous usually greenish yellow flowers ripening to a green, yellow or, less commonly, red berry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> the berry of this vine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple betty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac482878469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple betty</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈbɛti/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'betee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apple bettys</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">apple betties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003362" href="entry://apple%20crumble%23bigmac000003362"><strong>apple crumble</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple box</span></header><div>/ˈæpəl bɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhl boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097887" href="entry://apple%23bigmac000097887"><strong>apple</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097887" href="entry://apple%23mq434">8</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple brandy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210125690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple brandy</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈbrændi/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'brandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apple brandies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a brandy distilled from apples and holding the apple flavour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple bush</span></header><div>/ˈæpəl bʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhl boosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an aromatic biennial forb, <em>Pterocaulon sphacelatum</em>, with pinkish flower heads; native to the Alice Springs region.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple caramel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple caramel</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈkærəməl/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'karuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003362" href="entry://apple%20crumble%23bigmac000003362"><strong>apple crumble</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple charlotte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple charlotte</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈʃalət/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'shahluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012826" href="entry://charlotte%23bigmac000012826"><strong>charlotte</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple crumble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple crumble</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈkrʌmbəl/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'krumbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">a baked sweet dish of sliced apple topped with a crumbly pastry of brown sugar, flour and butter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apple betty</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple cucumber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991920837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple cucumber</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈkjukʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'kyoohkumbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">the globular, white-skinned variety of cucumber, <em>Cucumis sativus</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple green
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple green</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈgrin/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'green) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">a clear, light green.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>apple-green</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple gum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple gum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of apple gum" src="word_pronunciations/01072.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæpəl gʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhl gum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">any of certain Australian trees thought to resemble an apple tree, such as the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097887" href="entry://apple%23bigmac000097887">apple</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097887" href="entry://apple%23mq434">8</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">apple box</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple hut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac323148276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple hut</span></header><div>/ˈæpəl hʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhl hut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a light-weight prefabricated fibreglass field hut, constructed from eight curved wall sections and four floor panels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the red colour and shape]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apple Islander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apple Islander</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈaɪləndə/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'uyluhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">someone who was born in Tasmania, or who has come to regard it as their home.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Apple Isle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Apple Isle</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈaɪl/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'uyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">Tasmania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple mead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926525907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple mead</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈmid/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'meed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac395727401" href="entry://cyser%23bigmac395727401"><strong>cyser</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple of discord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple of discord</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">an object of disputation and envy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally with reference to the apple inscribed ‘for the fairest’ and thrown into an assembly of the Greek gods]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple of Peru
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple of Peru</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">an erect, pale blue-flowered herb, <em>Nicandra physalodes</em>, native to South America but a weed of cultivation elsewhere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple of Sodom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple of Sodom</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq493"> a herbaceous perennial, <em>Calotropis procera</em>, native to tropical Africa and Asia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq252"> a prickly herbaceous perennial, <em>Solanum linnaeanum</em>, native to Mediterranean regions; a weed in parts of Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003368" href="#mq493">1</a> identified as a plant historically described as being found near <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069991" href="entry://Sodom%23bigmac000069991"><span class="smallcaps">Sodom</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069991" href="entry://Sodom%23mq565">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple pandowdy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple pandowdy</span></header><div>/ˌæpəl pænˈdaʊdi/ (<em>say</em> .apuhl pan'dowdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apple pandowdies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">a pudding of stewed apple slices topped with a spiced dough and baked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple-pie bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac913242932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple-pie bed</span></header><div>/æpəl-paɪ ˈbɛd/ (<em>say</em> apuhl-puy 'bed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a bed shortsheeted, or in any way made uncomfortable as a joke.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? French <em>nappe pliée</em>, ‘folded linen’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple-pie order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352123214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple-pie order</span></header><div>/æpəl-paɪ ˈɔdə/ (<em>say</em> apuhl-puy 'awduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">perfect order.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the French phrase <em>cap à pie</em>, referring to wearing armour ‘from head to foot’, suggesting methodical order and known in English since 1780; ? from <em>nappe pliée</em> ‘folded linen’, suggesting neatness. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac913242932" href="entry://apple-pie%20bed%23bigmac913242932"><span class="smallcaps">apple-pie bed</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apples and pears
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apples and pears</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">stairs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple sauce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple sauce<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="fEwGilXjSG">n.</span><span target_id="3ZtV2qRrqG">interj.</span></z></header><div>/æpəl ˈsɔs/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'saws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fEwGilXjSG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> apples stewed to soft pulp.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="3ZtV2qRrqG">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq681"> <em class="label">Canadian</em>, <em class="label">US</em> nonsense; rubbish.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple sauce<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/æpəl ˈsɔs/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'saws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">a horse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple snow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac98124304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple snow</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈsnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'snoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">stiffly beaten egg white flavoured with apple puree, served cold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apple strudel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apple strudel</span></header><div>/æpəl ˈstrudl/ (<em>say</em> apuhl 'stroohdl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072783" href="entry://strudel%23bigmac000072783"><strong>strudel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Appleton layers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Appleton layers</span></header><div>/ˈæpəltən leɪəz/ (<em>say</em> 'apuhltuhn layuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">the upper layers of the ionosphere, beyond the Heaviside layer, important in the reflection of radio waves.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027181" href="entry://F%20layer%23bigmac000027181"><strong>F layer</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after Sir Edward <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003374" href="entry://Appleton%23bigmac000003374"><span class="smallcaps">Appleton</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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application program
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">application program</span></header><div>/æpləˈkeɪʃən proʊgræm/ (<em>say</em> apluh'kayshuhn prohgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103999" href="entry://application%23bigmac000103999"><strong>application</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103999" href="entry://application%23mq267">10</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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application software
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">application software</span></header><div>/æpləˌkeɪʃən ˈsɒftwɛə/ (<em>say</em> apluh.kayshuhn 'softwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">computer software which is designed for a specific business area or to fulfil a particular task or activity within such an area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applied linguistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applied linguistics</span></header><div>/əplaɪd lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhpluyd ling'gwistiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">that branch of linguistics which attempts to develop solutions to real problems to which linguistics has relevance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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applied mathematics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac065582275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">applied mathematics</span></header><div>/əplaɪd mæθəˈmætɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhpluyd mathuh'matiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">that branch of mathematics which attempts to develop solutions to real problems to which mathematics has relevance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appliqué stitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825271060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appliqué stitch</span></header><div>/ˈæpləkeɪ stɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'apluhkay stich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac619334858" href="entry://fell%20stitch%23bigmac619334858"><strong>fell stitch</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appointment viewing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac187903516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appointment viewing</span></header><div>/əˈpɔɪntmənt vjuɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'poyntmuhnt vyoohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">the practice of viewing episodes of a television series as they are released serially (opposed to <em>binge watching</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apprehended domestic violence order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825583407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apprehended domestic violence order</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq27">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac736765462" href="entry://ADVO%23bigmac736765462"><strong>ADVO</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apprehended violence order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289036273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apprehended violence order</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac104492897" href="entry://AVO%23bigmac104492897"><strong>AVO</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approach shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103698151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approach shot</span></header><div>/əˈproʊtʃ ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> uh'prohch shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> a shot employed by a player to send their opponent to the back of the court, giving the first player time to come into the net for a volley on the return shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a shot made to or towards the green after a tee shot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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appropriation bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac355571973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">appropriation bill</span></header><div>/əproʊpriˈeɪʃən bɪl/ (<em>say</em> uhprohpree'ayshuhn bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a bill by which parliament authorises the expenditure by government of the public money from consolidated revenue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approved deposit fund
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approved deposit fund</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">a fund administered by a bank, insurance company, etc., which is exempt from income tax and which can receive eligible termination payments from a superannuation fund or similar source.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approved handicap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approved handicap</span></header><div>/əˌpruvd ˈhændikæp/ (<em>say</em> uh.proohvd 'handeekap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">a restricted race for horses which are specified as being in the approved class in accordance with the rules operating in each state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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approved horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">approved horse</span></header><div>/əˌpruvd ˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> uh.proohvd 'haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a horse eligible to run in an approved handicap.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">approved class horse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APRA AMCOS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885776211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APRA AMCOS</span></header><div>/æprə ˈæmkɒs/ (<em>say</em> apruh 'amkos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac203768950" href="entry://APRA%23bigmac203768950"><strong>APRA<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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après-ski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">après-ski</span><z><span target_id="iO4gWwl0dg">adj.</span><span target_id="TMuRTw4xjU">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌæpreɪ-ˈski/ (<em>say</em> .apray-'skee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iO4gWwl0dg"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> of or relating to (a party, social occasion) held at the end of a day spent skiing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TMuRTw4xjU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq728"> such a party.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: after ski]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apricot brandy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apricot brandy</span></header><div>/eɪprikɒt ˈbrændi/ (<em>say</em> aypreekot 'brandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">apricot brandies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a drink with a base of brandy flavoured with apricots.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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April fool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">April fool</span></header><div>/eɪprəl ˈful/ (<em>say</em> aypruhl 'foohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">a victim on April Fools’ Day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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April Fools' Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">April Fools’ Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">1 April; the day observed by playing jokes on unsuspecting people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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apron strings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">apron strings</span><z><span target_id="7BbTE0njjc">pl. n.</span><span target_id="n0vJjSNmK1">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈeɪprən strɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'aypruhn stringz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="7BbTE0njjc"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq486"> the ties of an apron.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="n0vJjSNmK1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">tied to the apron strings</strong>, emotionally dependent on or bound to a person, as a child is to its mother.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aptitude test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aptitude test</span></header><div>/ˈæptətʃud tɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'aptuhchoohd test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">a test for special fitness; a test given to ascertain the sort of work a person has the ability to learn, such as clerical work, mechanical work, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a PVP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac738009651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a PVP</span></header><div>/eɪ pi vi ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> ay pee vee 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac083699581" href="entry://alpha%20PVP%23bigmac083699581"><strong>alpha PVP</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">α-PVP</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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APY Lands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac987943763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">APY Lands</span></header><div>/eɪ pi ˈwaɪ lændz/ (<em>say</em> ay pee 'wuy landz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac905711884" href="entry://Anangu%20Pitjantjatjara%20Yankunytjatjara%23bigmac905711884"><strong>Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac905711884" href="entry://Anangu%20Pitjantjatjara%20Yankunytjatjara%23mq680">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arab League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arab League</span></header><div>/ærəb ˈlig/ (<em>say</em> aruhb 'leeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a voluntary association of sovereign Arab states, formed in 1945 to coordinate their policies and activities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arab Spring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178930090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arab Spring</span></header><div>/ærəb ˈsprɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> aruhb 'spring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a series of popular uprisings and protests occurring in a number of Middle Eastern countries in 2010–11, in some of which, as in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, leading to the overthrow of an autocratic ruler and paving the way for the institution of a more liberal form of government.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003478" href="entry://Arab%23bigmac000003478"><span class="smallcaps">Arab</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101883" href="entry://spring%23bigmac000101883"><span class="smallcaps">spring</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101883" href="entry://spring%23mq998">42</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arafura Games
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac486619340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arafura Games</span></header><div>/ærəfjurə ˈgeɪmz/ (<em>say</em> aruhfyoohruh 'gaymz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">an international sporting competition held every two years in Darwin, founded in 1991.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Arafura Sports Festival</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003499" href="entry://Arafura%20Sea%23bigmac000003499"><span class="smallcaps">Arafura (Sea)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052160" href="entry://Olympic%20Games%23bigmac000052160"><span class="smallcaps">(Olympic) Games</span></a>; participants originally from nations bordering the Arafura Sea]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arafura Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arafura Sea</span></header><div>/ærəˌfjurə ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> aruh.fyoohruh 'see), /ærəˌfʊərə/ (<em>say</em> aruh.foouhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">a sea lying between PNG, Indonesia, and the northern coast of Australia, including the Gulf of Carpentaria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Portuguese <em>Alfours</em> free men, as applied to the inland peoples of the Aru Islands]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arakan Yoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arakan Yoma</span></header><div>/araˌkan ˈjoʊma/ (<em>say</em> ahrah.kahn 'yohmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">a mountain range in Myanmar between the Irrawaddy River and the west coast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aral Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55986676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aral Sea</span></header><div>/ˌærəl ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> .aruhl 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">an inland sea bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, east of the Caspian Sea. 67 770 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aran Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aran Islands</span></header><div>/ærən ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> aruhn 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">a group of three islands off the west coast of Ireland. 46 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arbitration Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac972320526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arbitration Commission</span></header><div>/abəˈtreɪʃən kəˌmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh'trayshuhn kuh.mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq67">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004626" href="entry://Australian%20Conciliation%20and%20Arbitration%20Commission%23bigmac000004626"><strong>Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arbitration court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arbitration court</span></header><div>/abəˈtreɪʃən kɔt/ (<em>say</em> ahbuh'trayshuhn kawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a tribunal with powers to conciliate and arbitrate in industrial disputes, as, formerly, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arbor Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arbor Day</span></header><div>/ˈabə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahbuh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">the day set aside for the planting of trees and for encouraging public awareness of the value of trees and the need to care for them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US, introduced in Nebraska in 1872]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arborio rice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242359358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arborio rice</span></header><div>/aˈbɔrioʊ raɪs/ (<em>say</em> ah'bawreeoh ruys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a short-grain pearl rice variety with a high starch content, used especially in risotto to create a creamy texture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arcade game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac804001082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arcade game</span></header><div>/aˈkeɪd geɪm/ (<em>say</em> ah'kayd gaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">a coin-operated device for entertainment, such as pinball.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally as located in an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087384" href="entry://amusement%20arcade%23bigmac000087384"><span class="smallcaps">(amusement) arcade</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arch bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arch bar</span></header><div>/ˈatʃ ba/ (<em>say</em> 'ahch bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">a metal bar which supports bricks above a door or window, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archbishop of Canterbury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac542072762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archbishop of Canterbury</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">the bishop of the highest rank and principal leader of the Church of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arched dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arched dam</span></header><div>/atʃt ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> ahcht 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a dam built in the shape of an arch, so that the pressure of the impounded water is transferred to the abutments.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arch dam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archer Bend National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archer Bend National Park</span></header><div>/atʃə ˈbɛnd/ (<em>say</em> ahchuh 'bend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">a national park in northern Qld, on the western side of Cape York Peninsula, south of Weipa. 166 000 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archibald Memorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archibald Memorial</span></header><div>/atʃəbɔld məˈmɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> ahchuhbawld muh'mawreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a bronze fountain in Hyde Park, Sydney, commemorating the association of France and Australia in World War I.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Archibald Fountain</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after JF <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003603" href="entry://Archibald%23bigmac000003603"><span class="smallcaps">Archibald</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archibald Prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archibald Prize</span></header><div>/atʃəbɔld ˈpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> ahchuhbawld 'pruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">an art prize awarded annually in Australia since 1921 for an oil or watercolour portrait, generally of a public figure; administered by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW.</span></div><div class="etym"> [founded from a bequest for an art prize made by JF <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003603" href="entry://Archibald%23bigmac000003603"><span class="smallcaps">Archibald</span></a>] </div><div class="backshade">Well-known artists who have won the <strong>Archibald Prize</strong> include Judy Cassab, William Dobell, Keith Looby, Clifton Pugh, Brett Whiteley and John Olsen. The prize has created several controversies, the most famous being the award of the 1943 prize to William Dobell for a portrait of Joshua Smith, in which Smith’s features were so distorted that many argued it could not be deemed a portrait. Later controversies were sparked off by photorealist entries, and by the inclusion of a sketch within a painting. A People’s Choice Award was introduced in 1988 and a Packing Room Prize in 1991. A number of alternative exhibitions have developed for those works not selected each year, especially the SH Ervin Gallery’s Salon des Refusés.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archimedes' principle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archimedes’ principle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Archimedes’ principle" src="word_pronunciations/01155.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌakəmidiz ˈprɪnsəpəl/ (<em>say</em> .ahkuhmeedeez 'prinsuhpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">the principle that the apparent loss in weight of a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Archimedes' screw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Archimedes’ screw</span></header><div>/ˌakəmidiz ˈskru/ (<em>say</em> .ahkuhmeedeez 'skrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">a device consisting essentially of a rotatable spiral passage within an inclined cylinder for raising water to a height when rotated.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Archimedean screw</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqua ammonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqua ammonia</span></header><div>/ækwə əˈmoʊnjə/ (<em>say</em> akwuh uh'mohnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23bigmac000002203"><strong>ammonia</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23mq614">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">aqua ammoniae</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqua fortis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqua fortis</span></header><div>/ækwə ˈfɔtɪs/ (<em>say</em> akwuh 'fawtis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">concentrated nitric acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: strong water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqua nappy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac733156257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqua nappy</span></header><div>/ˈækwə næpi/ (<em>say</em> 'akwuh napee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">aqua nappies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac395223054" href="entry://swim%20nappy%23bigmac395223054"><strong>swim nappy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqua regia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqua regia</span></header><div>/ækwə ˈridʒə/ (<em>say</em> akwuh 'reejuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a mixture of one part of nitric acid and three parts of hydrochloric acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: royal water (with allusion to its power to dissolve gold)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aquatic reserve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648309752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aquatic reserve</span></header><div>/əˌkwɒtɪk rəˈzɜv/ (<em>say</em> uh.kwotik ruh'zerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a designated marine area, usually smaller than a marine national park, which is established to protect biodiversity and to provide representative samples of marine life and habitats.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Aquatic reserves</strong> are designated sections of existing marine areas in which the wildlife is protected from human intervention. They are designed to preserve and assist the local biodiversity. Each state Department of Primary Industry is responsible for maintaining these reserves with the aforementioned objectives, as well as providing an area to facilitate education and scientific research into the local habitats, threatened and protected species. Cook Island is one such region in NSW, featuring several species falling into those categories, including the giant Queensland groper, black rock cod and the grey nurse shark.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqua vitae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqua vitae</span></header><div>/ækwə ˈvitaɪ/ (<em>say</em> akwuh 'veetuy), /ækwə ˈvaɪti/ (<em>say</em> akwuh 'vuytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq298"> alcohol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> spirituous drink, as brandy or whisky.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin: water of life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqueous ammonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqueous ammonia</span></header><div>/ˌækwiəs əˈmoʊnjə/ (<em>say</em> .akweeuhs uh'mohnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23bigmac000002203"><strong>ammonia</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23mq614">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aqueous humour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aqueous humour</span></header><div>/ˌækwiəs ˈhjumə/ (<em>say</em> .akweeuhs 'hyoohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">the limpid watery fluid which fills the space between the cornea and the crystalline lens in the eye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arab bread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arab bread</span></header><div>/ˈærəb brɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhb bred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041835" href="entry://Lebanese%20bread%23bigmac000041835"><strong>Lebanese bread</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabian camel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabian camel</span></header><div>/əˌreɪbiən ˈkæməl/ (<em>say</em> uh.raybeeuhn 'kamuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088570" href="entry://camel%23bigmac000088570"><strong>camel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088570" href="entry://camel%23mq119">1a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabian Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabian Desert</span></header><div>/əˌreɪbiən ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> uh.raybeeuhn 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">a large desert in Egypt between the Nile valley and the Red Sea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabian horse racing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac911563433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabian horse racing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">the racing of Arabian horses, which differs from thoroughbred racing in that there are no weight restrictions on the jockeys and there is, in Australia, no betting on the outcome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabian Peninsula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac944493455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabian Peninsula</span></header><div>/əˌreɪbiən pəˈnɪnʃələ/ (<em>say</em> uh.raybeeuhn puh'ninshuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a large peninsula in south-western Asia, consisting predominantly of desert, surrounded by the Persian Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea; location of the countries of Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia, with Bahrain being an island off its east coast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabian Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabian Sea</span></header><div>/əreɪbiən ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> uhraybeeuhn 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">the north-western part of the Indian Ocean, between India and Arabia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arabica bean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458110109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arabica bean</span></header><div>/əˈræbɪkə bin/ (<em>say</em> uh'rabikuh been) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">the bean of the tree <em>Coffea arabica</em>, cultivated commercially to produce coffee of high quality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabic alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985537953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabic alphabet</span></header><div>/ærəbɪk ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> aruhbik 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">an alphabet with 28 letters, some of these being similar in form and therefore distinguished by additional dots above and below, and with individual letters having different forms depending on whether the letter appears at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabic numerals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabic numerals</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Arabic numerals" src="word_pronunciations/01130.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌærəbɪk ˈnjumərəlz/ (<em>say</em> .aruhbik 'nyoohmuhruhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">the characters 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, in general Western use since the 12th century.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Arabic figures</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arabic script
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827964536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arabic script</span></header><div>/ærəbɪk ˈskrɪpt/ (<em>say</em> aruhbik 'skript) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">a cursive script written from right to left, used to write the Arabic language in a number of Middle Eastern, African, East Asian and South Asian countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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archival paper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240840766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">archival paper</span></header><div>/aˈkaɪvəl peɪpə/ (<em>say</em> ah'kuyvuhl paypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187888941" href="entry://acid-free%20paper%23bigmac187888941"><strong>acid-free paper</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arc light
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arc light</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arc light" src="word_pronunciations/01142.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈak laɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahk luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> Also, <strong class="vs">arc lamp</strong>. a lamp in which the light source of high intensity is an electric arc, usually between carbon rods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq801"> the light produced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arctic Circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arctic Circle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Arctic Circle" src="word_pronunciations/01164.mp3"></audio></span>/aktɪk ˈsɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> ahktik 'serkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">the southern boundary of the North Frigid Zone, 23°28’ from the North Pole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arctic fox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783979797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arctic fox</span></header><div>/aktɪk ˈfɒks/ (<em>say</em> ahktik 'foks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">a small fox, <em>Alopex lagopus</em>, of treeless tundra areas of the Northern Hemisphere, having a long bushy tail and a white coat in winter, except for a small percentage which have a blue coat.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008056" href="entry://blue%20fox%23bigmac000008056"><strong>blue fox</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arctic Ocean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arctic Ocean</span></header><div>/aktɪk ˈoʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> ahktik 'ohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">an ocean north of North America, Asia, and the Arctic Circle. About 14 090 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arctic Zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arctic Zone</span></header><div>/aktɪk ˈzoʊn/ (<em>say</em> ahktik 'zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">the section of the earth’s surface lying within the Arctic Circle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arcus cloud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac186495453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arcus cloud</span></header><div>/ˈakəs klaʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahkuhs klowd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a low, horizontal cloud formation, as a shelf cloud.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>arcus</em> bow, arch + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104733" href="entry://cloud%23bigmac000104733"><span class="smallcaps">cloud</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arc welder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arc welder</span></header><div>/ak ˈwɛldə/ (<em>say</em> ahk 'welduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> a person employed to do arc welding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> the machinery or equipment used in arc welding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arc welding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arc welding</span></header><div>/ak ˈwɛldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ahk 'welding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">welding in which the heat is provided by an electric arc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ardennes Offensive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ardennes Offensive</span></header><div>/aˈdɛn əˌfɛnsɪv/ (<em>say</em> ah'den uh.fensiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">→ Battle of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093560" href="entry://Bulge%23bigmac000093560"><strong>Bulge</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ardent spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ardent spirit</span></header><div>/adənt ˈspɪrət/ (<em>say</em> ahduhnt 'spiruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">a strong alcoholic drink made by distillation, as brandy, whisky, or gin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ard Macha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ard Macha</span></header><div>/ˈɔd mʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'awd mukuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003783" href="entry://Armagh%23bigmac000003783"><strong>Armagh</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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area centralis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac472692952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">area centralis</span></header><div>/ɛəriə sɛnˈtraləs/ (<em>say</em> airreeuh sen'trahluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">an oval area at the centre of the retina of many mammals, encompassing the fovea centralis; present in species with eyes located at the front of the head, and specialised for high resolution and binocular vision.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028232" href="entry://fovea%20centralis%23bigmac000028232"><strong>fovea centralis</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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area code
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">area code</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of area code" src="word_pronunciations/01172.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛəriə koʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuh kohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">a sequence of numbers preceding a telephone subscriber’s number, indicating the area or exchange.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">STD code</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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area navigation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">area navigation</span></header><div>/ɛəriə nævəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> airreeuh navuh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">flying with the required accuracy on any track in a defined air space by processing instrumental data which provide the pilot with continuous positional information.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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area rug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570414468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">area rug</span></header><div>/ˈɛəriə rʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuh rug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a rug or mat designed to cover a particular area as opposed to a whole room.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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area rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">area rule</span></header><div>/ˈɛəriə rul/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuh roohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a method of design for obtaining minimum drag from the overall configuration of an aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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area school
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">area school</span></header><div>/ˈɛəriə skul/ (<em>say</em> 'airreeuh skoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly SA and Tasmania</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a state school in a rural area which provides both primary and secondary education.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">also Qld</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012314" href="entry://central%20school%23bigmac000012314"><strong>central school</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015904" href="entry://consolidated%20school%23bigmac000015904"><strong>consolidated school</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021067" href="entry://district%20school%23bigmac000021067"><strong>district school</strong></a>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em>also </em>(<em>formerly</em>)<em class="label"> Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac363730220" href="entry://high%20top%23bigmac363730220"><strong>high top</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aren't
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aren’t</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of aren’t" src="word_pronunciations/01476.mp3"></audio></span>/ant/ (<em>say</em> ahnt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq644"> contraction of <em>are not</em>: <em class="example">they aren’t here yet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq570"> contraction of <em>am not</em> (as an interrogative): <em class="example">aren’t I clever?</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argand diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argand diagram</span></header><div>/ˈagænd daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'ahgand duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> a plane geometrical representation of the complex number <em>z</em> = <em>x</em> + <em>iy</em>, the point having rectangular coordinates (<em>x</em>, <em>y</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq675"> a graph or figure obtained by the above method expressing some given relationship between complex numbers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Jean Robert <em>Argand</em>, 1768–1822, French mathematician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argan oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32740190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argan oil</span></header><div>/ˈagən ɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhn oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">the oil from the seed of the tree <em>Argania spinosa</em>, now growing only in semidesert soil in Morocco; used in cooking, cosmetics, and medicine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Moroccan oil</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argentine ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argentine ant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Argentine ant" src="word_pronunciations/01181.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌadʒəntin ˈænt/ (<em>say</em> .ahjuhnteen 'ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">a very destructive small brown ant, <em>Linepithema humile</em>, now spread widely throughout the world from its original centre in South America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argentine trumpet-vine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argentine trumpet-vine</span></header><div>/ˌadʒəntin ˈtrʌmpət-vaɪn/ (<em>say</em> .ahjuhnteen 'trumpuht-vuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a large climbing plant, <em>Clystroma callistegioides</em>, thriving under most conditions and bearing in spring and summer large trumpet flowers of lilac, marked with yellow and purple.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argie-bargie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argie-bargie</span></header><div>/ˌadʒi-ˈbadʒi/ (<em>say</em> .ahjee-'bahjee) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088303" href="entry://argy-bargy%23bigmac000088303"><strong>argy-bargy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arginine phosphate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arginine phosphate</span></header><div>/ˌadʒənin ˈfɒsfeɪt/ (<em>say</em> .ahjuhneen 'fosfayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">the phosphate of arginine, present as the phosphagen in tissues of most invertebrates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argle-bargle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argle-bargle</span></header><div>/agəl-ˈbagəl/ (<em>say</em> ahguhl-'bahguhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088303" href="entry://argy-bargy%23bigmac000088303"><strong>argy-bargy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argonauts' Club
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argonauts’ Club</span></header><div>/ˈagənɔts klʌb/ (<em>say</em> 'ahguhnawts klub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">an ABC radio program and club for children, designed to encourage creative talent; on air 1941–69.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argon laser photocoagulator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argon laser photocoagulator</span></header><div>/ˌfoʊtoʊkoʊˈægjəleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> .fohtohkoh'agyuhlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">an instrument which projects small points of heat onto an opaque surface, used to treat some diseases of the eye, especially retinal detachment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argonne Forest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argonne Forest</span></header><div>/agɒn ˈfɒrəst/ (<em>say</em> ahgon 'foruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">a wooded region in north-eastern France; scene of battles in September–October 1918 which were part of the final Allied offensive against Germany that led to the end of World War I; also scene of fighting in 1944 during World War II. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Shell exploding in the Argonne Forest, October 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Argonne%20Forest_P00105.005.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argon welding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argon welding</span></header><div>/agɒn ˈwɛldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ahgon 'welding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">a form of electric welding in which argon is used as a shield around the weld to keep out air and prevent oxidation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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argy-bargy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">argy-bargy</span><z><span target_id="GWknC0Oz72">n.</span><span target_id="b9EtaGP5ip">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˌadʒi-ˈbadʒi/ (<em>say</em> .ahjee-'bahjee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GWknC0Oz72">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> argumentative talk; wrangling; disputation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b9EtaGP5ip">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq869"> (<strong class="bold">argy-bargied</strong>, <strong class="bold">argy-bargying</strong>) to wrangle; argue tediously; bandy words.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">argie-bargie</strong>, <strong class="vs">argle-bargle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argyle apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argyle apple</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Argyle apple" src="word_pronunciations/01189.mp3"></audio></span>/agaɪl ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> ahguyl 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">a medium-sized tree, <em>Eucalyptus cinerea</em>, of eastern Australia, often cultivated for its picturesque appearance and blue-grey foliage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Argyle</em> county, NSW + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097887" href="entry://apple%23bigmac000097887"><span class="smallcaps">apple</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097887" href="entry://apple%23mq249">7</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Argyll and Bute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Argyll and Bute</span></header><div>/aˈgaɪl ən bjut/ (<em>say</em> ah'guyl uhn byooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a unitary authority in western Scotland, formed from the former counties of Argyllshire and Bute which had been part of the Strathclyde region 1975–96. 6930 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Lochgilphead.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arias Sánchez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arias Sánchez</span></header><div>/ˈariəs ˌsæntʃəz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahreeuhs .sanchuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Oscar</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">born 1941, Costa Rican politician; president 1986–90; Nobel Peace prize 1987.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristarchus of Samos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristarchus of Samos</span></header><div>/ˈseɪmɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'saymos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">c. 310–230 BC, Greek astronomer and mathematician; exponent of the theory of a sun-centred universe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aristotelian logic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aristotelian logic</span></header><div>/ˌærɪstətiliən ˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> .aristuhteeleeuhn 'lojik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq901"> the logic of Aristotle especially in the modified form taught in the Middle Ages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> formal logic, dealing with the logical form, rather than the content, of propositions, and based on the four propositional forms: all S is P; no S is P; some S is P; some S is not P.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arithmetic mean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arithmetic mean</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arithmetic mean" src="word_pronunciations/01196.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌærəθmɛtɪk ˈmin/ (<em>say</em> .aruhthmetik 'meen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">the mean obtained by adding several quantities together and dividing the sum by the number of quantities. For example, the arithmetic mean of 1, 5, 2, 8 is 4.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arithmetic progression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arithmetic progression</span></header><div>/ˌærəθmɛtɪk prəˈgrɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> .aruhthmetik pruh'greshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">a sequence in which each term is obtained by the addition of a constant number to the preceding term. For example, 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 6, 1, -4, -9, -14.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arithmetical progression</strong>, <strong class="vs">arithmetic series</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arithmetic unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arithmetic unit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arithmetic unit" src="word_pronunciations/01198.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌærəθmɛtɪk ˈjunət/ (<em>say</em> .aruhthmetik 'yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">the section of a computer which does arithmetical processes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a rivederci
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a rivederci</span></header><div>/ə rivəˈdɜtʃi/ (<em>say</em> uh reevuh'derchee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090591" href="entry://arrivederci%23bigmac000090591"><strong>arrivederci</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac375130316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm ball</span></header><div>/ˈam bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahm bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">a delivery from a slow bowler which has no spin on it, thus producing an unexpected straight-on flight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the fact that it follows the direction of the bowler’s arm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm candy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac266299836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm candy</span></header><div>/ˈam kændi/ (<em>say</em> 'ahm kandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">an attractive companion at a social event.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armchair Norm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armchair Norm</span></header><div>/amtʃɛə ˈnɔm/ (<em>say</em> ahmchair 'nawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051059" href="entry://Norm%23bigmac000051059"><strong>Norm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armchair philosopher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123626708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armchair philosopher</span></header><div>/amtʃɛə fəlˈɒsəfə/ (<em>say</em> ahmchair fuhl'osuhfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a person who theorises about events from the comfort of their own situation in life, without actually undergoing any of the experiences on which they claim to be an expert.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armchair revolutionary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365631104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armchair revolutionary</span></header><div>/amtʃɛə rɛvəˈluʃənri/ (<em>say</em> ahmchair revuh'loohshuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a person who espouses a revolutionary cause and philosophy from the comfort of their own more conforming situation in life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armchair ride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armchair ride</span></header><div>/amtʃɛə ˈraɪd/ (<em>say</em> ahmchair 'ruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">(usually in a competitive situation) easy progress, easy success.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armed bullhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armed bullhead</span></header><div>/amd ˈbʊlhɛd/ (<em>say</em> ahmd 'boolhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057653" href="entry://pogge%23bigmac000057653"><strong>pogge</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armed conflict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armed conflict</span></header><div>/amd ˈkɒnflɪkt/ (<em>say</em> ahmd 'konflikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a dispute between groups, countries, etc., in which military force is employed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armed Constabulary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armed Constabulary</span></header><div>/amd kənˈstæbjələri/ (<em>say</em> ahmd kuhn'stabyuhluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">a militia-style constabulary force formed to protect settlers during the Māori Wars of the mid-19th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armed intervention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armed intervention</span></header><div>/amd ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> ahmd intuh'venshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an intervention in a dispute between groups, countries, etc., in which military force is employed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armed robbery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085179047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armed robbery</span></header><div>/amd ˈrɒbəri/ (<em>say</em> ahmd 'robuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> the action or practice of robbery committed by a person or persons carrying weapons, especially firearms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> an instance of such robbery.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">armed rob</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armed services
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armed services</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of armed services" src="word_pronunciations/01207.mp3"></audio></span>/amd ˈsɜvəsəz/ (<em>say</em> ahmd 'servuhsuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">all of the principal military forces of a country or countries including the army, navy, marines, air force, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armed forces</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armenian cucumber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac712761359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armenian cucumber</span></header><div>/aminiən ˈkjukʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> ahmeeneeuhn 'kyoohkumbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> a long slender melon, similar in appearance to a cucumber, with a light-green, smooth skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> the plant which produces this fruit, <em>Cucumis melo</em> var. <em>flexuosus</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armillary sphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armillary sphere</span></header><div>/aˌmɪləri ˈsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> ah.miluhree 'sfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">an arrangement of rings, all circles of a single sphere, showing the relative positions of the principal circles of the celestial sphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Armistice Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Armistice Day</span></header><div>/ˈaməstəs deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuhstuhs day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062528" href="entry://Remembrance%20Day%23bigmac000062528"><strong>Remembrance Day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armorial bearings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armorial bearings</span></header><div>/aˌmɔriəl ˈbɛərɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> ah.mawreeuhl 'bairringz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">a coat of arms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armoured car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armoured car</span></header><div>/aməd ˈka/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhd 'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> a military vehicle with wheels, light armour, and, usually, machine-guns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> an armour-plated van used for transporting money, valuables, etc., usually with an armed guard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armored car</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armoured dinosaur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432255141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armoured dinosaur</span></header><div>/aməd ˈdaɪnəsɔ/ (<em>say</em> ahmuhd 'duynuhsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">a dinosaur, as an ankylosaurus, with a barrel-shaped body and a back covered with bony plates and spines, either for protection or for heat regulation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armored dinosaur</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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armour plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">armour plate</span></header><div>/ˈamə pleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmuh playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">a plate or plating of specially hardened steel used to cover warships, tanks, aircraft, fortifications, etc., to protect them from enemy fire.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armor plate</strong>, <strong class="vs">armour plating</strong>, <strong class="vs">armor plating</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>armour-plated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arms-length
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arms-length</span></header><div>/ˈamz-lɛŋθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmz-length) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">indirect; at a remove or distance: <em class="example">arms-length funding.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arm’s-length</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arms race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arms race</span></header><div>/ˈamz reɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmz rays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">competition between nations in building up military resources.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm wave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac500659981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm wave</span><z><span target_id="UU41USpSZf">n.</span><span target_id="KccvCOW6R7">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈam weɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'ahm wayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UU41USpSZf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> a wave of the arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq817"> a hip-hop dance move in which a flexing movement flows from one arm to the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq413"> a speech, paper, interview, etc., designed to call attention to a project or theory.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KccvCOW6R7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq575"> (<strong class="bold">arm waved</strong>, <strong class="bold">arm waving</strong>) to perform an arm wave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm-waving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14619037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm-waving</span></header><div>/ˈam-weɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahm-wayving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq167"> the waving of one’s arms, as in signalling, dancing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> speculative discussion about a theory or potential project.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arm wrestling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arm wrestling</span></header><div>/ˈam rɛslɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ahm resling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">a game in which two contestants sit facing each other with their elbows resting on a table and their hands clasped, the aim of the game being to push the opponent’s arm flat onto the table.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">arm bending</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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army ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">army ant</span></header><div>/ˈami ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmee ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">any of various Old World and New World ants which form predatory foraging groups, travelling in vast swarms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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army list
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">army list</span></header><div>/ˈami lɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'ahmee list) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">a list of all commissioned military officers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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army of occupation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">army of occupation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">an army established in conquered territory to maintain order and to ensure the carrying out of peace or armistice terms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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army reserve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac942993164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">army reserve</span></header><div>/ami rəˈzɜv/ (<em>say</em> ahmee ruh'zerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> the part of a country’s fighting force not in active service, but used as a further means of defence in case of necessity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> a fraction of a military force held in readiness to sustain the attack or defence made by the rest of the force.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">reserve</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Army Reserve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820883368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Army Reserve</span></header><div>/ami rəˈzɜv/ (<em>say</em> ahmee ruh'zerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093490" href="entry://Australian%20Army%23bigmac000093490"><strong>Australian Army</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Army Service Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377241481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Army Service Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq566"> (formerly) the division of Australian Army responsible for supply, transport services, etc., originating in 1901; disbanded in 1973 when its functions were divided between the army transport corps and ordnance corps. Official name (1901–48), <strong>Australian Army Service Corps (AASC)</strong>; (1949–73), <strong>Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC)</strong>. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Army Service Corps transports, France, 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Army%20Service%20Corps_DAX1769.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq66"> the Royal Army Service Corps; a former division within the British Army with similar functions of providing supply, transport, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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army surplus store
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">army surplus store</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">originally a shop selling discarded military goods as camping equipment, apparel, tools, etc., but now also selling similar goods at low prices.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">army disposals store</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arnhem Land
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arnhem Land</span></header><div>/ˈanəm lænd/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnuhm land) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq644"> a region in the NT, in the north-eastern part, made an Aboriginal reserve in 1931, now the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust; noted prehistoric archaeological and art sites. About 97 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> (formerly) an area comprising the northern part of the NT from the Roper River west to the Victoria River.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the Dutch ship <em>Arnhem</em>, from which the first European sighting of this region was made, in 1623] </div><div class="backshade">For at least the last 40 000 years, <strong>Arnhem Land</strong> has been inhabited by Aboriginal peoples, including the Yolngu people, and is rich in rock art and artefacts. European contact with the region dates from the Dutch sighting in 1623. Abel Tasman sailed along the northern coast in 1644, but it was not until 1803 that it was charted by Matthew Flinders. From before 1750 until 1906, Macassarese came in search of trepang for the Chinese market. Land explorers included Ludwig Leichhardt (1845) and David Lindsay (1883), but much of the inland area was inaccessible. Attempts to establish three European settlements were unsuccessful. From 1908, mission stations began to be established and stations such as Oenpelli, Maningrida and Yirrkala are now home to many of the area’s Aboriginal people. Family groups have also returned to their traditional homelands, and their art, especially bark painting, is renowned worldwide. From the 1970s, the traditional inhabitants have granted mining licences in return for royalties, and mining for minerals such as bauxite, uranium, manganese, diamonds, lead, zinc and copper has become a major industry. The area has many noted prehistoric archaeological and art sites.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arnold von Winkelried
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arnold von Winkelried</span></header><div>/ˌanəld fɒn ˈvɪŋkəlrit/ (<em>say</em> .ahnuhld fon 'vingkuhlreet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085346" href="entry://Winkelried%23bigmac000085346"><strong>Winkelried</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arnott's Biscuits
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arnott’s Biscuits</span></header><div>/ˈanəts/ (<em>say</em> 'ahnuhts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a biscuit manufacturing company, founded in Australia in 1865; since 1993 controlled by the US Campbell Soup Co.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aroint thee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aroint thee</span></header><div>/əˈrɔɪnt ði/ (<em>say</em> uh'roynt dhee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">avaunt! begone!</span></div><div class="etym"> [first recorded in Shakespeare; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromatic compound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromatic compound</span></header><div>/ˌærəmætɪk ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> .aruhmatik 'kompownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">any of a class of organic compounds including benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and their derivatives, which contain one or more stabilised, conjugated, unsaturated rings of carbon atoms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aromatic oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aromatic oil</span></header><div>/ærəmætɪk ˈɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> aruhmatik 'oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an oil which when heated gives off a perfume, as for perfumery, cosmetics, aromatherapy, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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around-the-clock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32711693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">around-the-clock</span></header><div>/əˈraʊnd-ðə-klɒk/ (<em>say</em> uh'rownd-dhuh-klok) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">for 24 hours a day without a break; continuous: <em class="example">around-the-clock nursing care.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arranged marriage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77605827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arranged marriage</span></header><div>/əreɪndʒd ˈmærɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhraynjd 'marij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">a marriage that is arranged between the families of the two people being married, often with the help of a matchmaker, and usually with the consent of the couple.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac49234416" href="entry://forced%20marriage%23bigmac49234416"><strong>forced marriage</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac249962755" href="entry://servile%20marriage%23bigmac249962755"><strong>servile marriage</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arthroscopic debridement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arthroscopic debridement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arthroscopic debridement" src="word_pronunciations/01254.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌaθrəskɒpɪk dəˈbraɪdmənt/ (<em>say</em> .ahthruhskopik duh'bruydmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003943" href="entry://arthroscopy%23bigmac000003943"><strong>arthroscopy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003943" href="entry://arthroscopy%23mq606">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arthur Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthur Range</span></header><div>/aθə ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> ahthuh 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">a mountain range in south-western Tasmania. Highest point, Federation Peak, 1223 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arthurs Lake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthurs Lake</span></header><div>/ˈaθəz leɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahthuhz layk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a lake in the central plateau region of Tasmania; part of the Great Lake hydro-electricity scheme.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir George <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094241" href="entry://Arthur%23bigmac000094241"><span class="smallcaps">Arthur<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arthurs paragalaxias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac186575377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arthurs paragalaxias</span></header><div>/ˌaθəz pærəgəˈlæksiəs/ (<em>say</em> .ahthuhz paruhguh'lakseeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Arthurs paragalaxias</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">the freshwater fish, <em>Paragalaxias mesotes</em>, olive-gold with irregular greenish-grey blotches and bars, and amber or golden fins; found in only two lakes in central Tasmania.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096096" href="entry://Arthurs%20Lake%23bigmac000096096"><span class="smallcaps">Arthurs Lake</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artichoke heart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artichoke heart</span></header><div>/ˈatətʃoʊk hat/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhchohk haht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cookery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">the fleshy middle part of the globe artichoke, trimmed and cooked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artichoke thistle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artichoke thistle</span></header><div>/ˈatətʃoʊk ˌθɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhchohk .thisuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artichoke thistle" src="word_pronunciations/01256.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈatɪtʃoʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtichohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a large thistle, <em>Cynara cardunculus</em>, native to Mediterranean regions; cardoon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articled clerk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articled clerk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of articled clerk" src="word_pronunciations/01258.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌatɪkəld ˈklak/ (<em>say</em> .ahtikuhld 'klahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">a person under articles of agreement to serve a solicitor in return for training.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articles of association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articles of association</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> the regulations and constitution of a registered company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> the document containing these regulations, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Articles of Confederation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Articles of Confederation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">the first constitution of the thirteen American colonies, adopted in 1781 by the Continental Congress and lasting till 1788.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articles of faith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articles of faith</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">(a statement of) the essential points of faith held by a particular church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articulated truck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articulated truck</span></header><div>/aˌtɪkjəleɪtəd ˈtrʌk/ (<em>say</em> ah.tikyuhlaytuhd 'truk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a semitrailer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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articulatory phonetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">articulatory phonetics</span></header><div>/aˌtɪkjələtri fəˈnɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> ah.tikyuhluhtree fuh'netiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">the branch of phonetics concerned with how the body produces speech sounds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial blood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial blood</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ˈblʌd/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl 'blud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">a blood substitute in the form of a chemical emulsion which is capable of carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide, used in medical emergencies or where the patient objects to the use of real blood on religious grounds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial general intelligence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582106364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial general intelligence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">a hypothetical artificial intelligence which shares the same level of cognitive abilities in learning, understanding, problem solving, etc., as a human.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AGI Also, <strong class="vs">general AI</strong>, <strong class="vs">strong AI</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial grass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial grass</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ˈgras/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl 'grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> imitation grass made from nylon, synthetics, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036661" href="entry://improved%20pasture%23bigmac000036661"><strong>improved pasture</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial horizon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial horizon</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl həˈraɪzən/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl huh'ruyzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> a level reflector, as a surface of mercury, used in determining the altitudes of stars, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> the bubble in a sextant or octant for aerial use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial insemination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial insemination</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artificial insemination" src="word_pronunciations/01265.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ɪnsɛməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl insemuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">a method of inducing pregnancy by artificial introduction of viable sperm into the canal of the cervix, widely practised on cattle and horses for the purpose of selective breeding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial intelligence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial intelligence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artificial intelligence" src="word_pronunciations/01266.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl in'teluhjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> the ability of a computer or other device or application to function as if possessing human intelligence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> the branch of computer science which deals with the design and use of machines that have this ability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial kidney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial kidney</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ˈkɪdni/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl 'kidnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">a machine for carrying out haemodialysis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">kidney machine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial language</span></header><div>/atəfɪʃəl ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ahtuhfishuhl 'langgwij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> a language invented for a particular purpose, for which the rules are explicitly established prior to its use, as Esperanto.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq487"> in the area of communication between people and computers, a language conveying instructions to machines for which the rules are explicitly established prior to its use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrester bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac848179483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrester bed</span></header><div>/əˈrɛstə bɛd/ (<em>say</em> uh'restuh bed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly WA and SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">an area on the side of a road, filled with soft sand and gravel, into which a vehicle can drive if the driver is having difficulty braking: <em class="example">we need a crane to get the truck out of the arrester bed.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vehicle arrester bed</strong>, <strong class="vs">truck arrester bed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrière-pensée
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrière-pensée</span></header><div>/ˌæriɛə-ˈpɒnseɪ/ (<em>say</em> .areeair-'ponsay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a mental reservation; hidden motive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ar Rimal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ar Rimal</span></header><div>/a rɪˈmal/ (<em>say</em> ah ri'mahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064421" href="entry://Rub%27%20al%20Khali%23bigmac000064421"><strong>Rub‘ al Khali</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrow grass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrow grass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of arrow grass" src="word_pronunciations/01233.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈæroʊ gras/ (<em>say</em> 'aroh grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">any one of the grass-like marsh plants of the genus <em>Triglochin</em>; the burst seed capsule resembles an arrowhead.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrow-poison frog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrow-poison frog</span></header><div>/ˌæroʊ-pɔɪzən ˈfrɒg/ (<em>say</em> .aroh-poyzuhn 'frog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019532" href="entry://dendrobates%23bigmac000019532"><strong>dendrobates</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arrowroot biscuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arrowroot biscuit</span></header><div>/ˌærərut ˈbɪskət/ (<em>say</em> .aruhrooht 'biskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a plain, semi-sweet, dry biscuit, made with arrowroot starch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arse antlers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731422744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arse antlers</span></header><div>/ˈas æntləz/ (<em>say</em> 'ahs antluhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a tattoo just above the buttocks, having a central section and curving extensions on each side.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arse bandit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arse bandit</span></header><div>/ˈas bændət/ (<em>say</em> 'ahs banduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">a male homosexual.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arse grass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac199907647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arse grass<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈas gras/ (<em>say</em> 'ahs grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">PNG English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">a kilt worn as part of the ceremonial dress of villagers in the highlands of PNG, consisting of several leaves suspended front and behind from a bark belt; traditionally worn on special occasions and in battle.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127539101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arse grass<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈas gras/ (<em>say</em> 'ahs grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">the grass species hairy panic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arsenic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arsenic acid</span></header><div>/aˌsɛnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> ah.senik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a water-soluble, crystalline compound, H<sub>3</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub>.½H<sub>2</sub>O, used in the manufacture of arsenates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arse-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arse-up</span><z><span target_id="wxWCyAjvSd">adj.</span><span target_id="Y57B7neLBe">adv.</span></z></header><div>/as-ˈʌp/ (<em>say</em> ahs-'up) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wxWCyAjvSd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> wrong side up; topsy-turvy.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Y57B7neLBe">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq511"> in a clumsy fashion.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ars poetica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ars poetica</span></header><div>/az poʊˈɛtɪkə/ (<em>say</em> ahz poh'etikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> the art of poetry or poetics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> a statement of the artistic principles espoused by a particular poet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art brut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art brut</span></header><div>/at ˈbrut/ (<em>say</em> aht 'brooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">the spontaneous pictorial compositions of psychotics, children and amateur painters, sometimes considered to have formal aesthetic value.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: raw art]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Art Deco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Art Deco</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Art Deco" src="word_pronunciations/01242.mp3"></audio></span>/at ˈdɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> aht 'dekoh), /ˈdeɪkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'daykoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a decorative style, originally of the 1920s and 1930s, characterised by rectilinear and streamlined forms and the innovative use of materials as plastic, glass, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">art deco</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>Art Déco</em>, shortened form of <em>Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs</em>, Paris, 1925]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artesian basin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artesian basin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artesian basin" src="word_pronunciations/01249.mp3"></audio></span>/aˌtiʒən ˈbeɪsən/ (<em>say</em> ah.teezhuhn 'baysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a geological structural feature or combination of such features in which water is confined under pressure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artesian bore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artesian bore</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artesian bore" src="word_pronunciations/01250.mp3"></audio></span>/aˌtiʒən ˈbɔ/ (<em>say</em> ah.teezhuhn 'baw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">a bore whose shaft penetrates an aquifer and in which the water level rises above ground by hydrostatic pressure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artesian well</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>artésien</em> relating to <em>Artois</em>, former province of France where such wells were bored]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artesian water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artesian water</span></header><div>/aˌtiʒən ˈwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> ah.teezhuhn 'wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">water from an artesian bore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art form
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac944331378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art form</span></header><div>/ˈat fɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'aht fawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> an established form of artistic expression, such as ballet, film or jazz music: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Adelaide Festival of Arts artistic director Stephen Page says popular music is an art form and deserves to be included in the festival.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> a specific type of behaviour which has been developed to an extreme degree: <em class="example">procrastination turned into an art form.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art house</span></header><div>/ˈat haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'aht hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">a cinema devoted to the screening of movies of artistic significance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>art-house</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ash-blond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash-blond</span><z><span target_id="Cu6vKWggCM">adj.</span><span target_id="3AprzoGUfO">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Cu6vKWggCM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq599"> /ˈæʃ-blɒnd/ (<em>say</em> 'ash-blond) very light blond in colour.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3AprzoGUfO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq775"> /æʃ-ˈblɒnd/ (<em>say</em> ash-'blond) a person with ash-blond hair.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ash can
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash can</span></header><div>/ˈæʃ kæn/ (<em>say</em> 'ash kan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a garbage bin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashen-faced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579503060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashen-faced</span></header><div>/ˈæʃən-feɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'ashuhn-fayst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">extremely white in the face as from sickness, emotion, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ashes bread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac070848860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ashes bread</span></header><div>/ˈæʃəz brɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'ashuhz bred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">damper cooked in the embers of a camp fire.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ashes damper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ash fall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash fall</span></header><div>/ˈæʃ fɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'ash fawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> a rain of airborne volcanic ash falling from the cloud which follows an eruption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> a deposit of volcanic ash resulting from such a fall and found lying on the ground surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ash flow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash flow</span></header><div>/ˈæʃ floʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ash floh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> an avalanche of volcanic ash, generally a highly heated mixture of volcanic gases and ash and produced by sudden explosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> a deposit of volcanic ash and other debris resulting from such a flow and found lying on the ground surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ash-grey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ash-grey</span><z><span target_id="nDNZCF6IK4">n.</span><span target_id="C24ahLMK0z">adj.</span></z></header><div>/æʃ-ˈgreɪ/ (<em>say</em> ash-'gray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nDNZCF6IK4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> the pale grey of ashes.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C24ahLMK0z">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq752"> of the colour of ashes; pale grey.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ash colour</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashmolean Museum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashmolean Museum</span></header><div>/ˌæʃmoʊliən mjuˈziəm/ (<em>say</em> .ashmohleeuhn myooh'zeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">a museum at Oxford University, England, with noted art and archaeological collections.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Elias <em>Ashmole</em>, 1617–92, English antiquary who founded it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashmore and Cartier Islands</span></header><div>/ˌæʃmɔr ən ˈkatiə/ (<em>say</em> .ashmawr uhn 'kahteeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a group of four uninhabited islands (Cartier Island and the three Ashmore Islands, being the three permanent dry-land areas of the <strong>Ashmore Reef</strong>) in the Indian Ocean more than 500 km off the WA coast north of Derby; under Australian government jurisdiction; includes the Ashmore Reef Marine National Nature Reserve, established in 1983.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ashton-Warner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ashton-Warner</span></header><div>/æʃtən-ˈwɔnə/ (<em>say</em> ashtuhn-'wawnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sylvia</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">1908–84, NZ educationalist and writer; noted for <em>Teacher</em> (1963) and novels including <em>Spinster</em> (1958) and <em>Incense to Idols</em> (1960).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ash Wednesday
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ash Wednesday</span></header><div>/æʃ ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ash 'wenzday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> the first day of Lent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq811"> 16 February, 1983, which marked the start of three days of bushfires in Victoria and SA, claiming 71 lives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asia Minor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asia Minor</span></header><div>/eɪʒə ˈmaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuh 'muynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">historically, a region in western Asia, consisting of the peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and corresponding approximately to the area that now forms most of Asiatic Turkey.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088352" href="entry://Anatolia%23bigmac000088352"><strong>Anatolia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian bee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac660042152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian bee</span></header><div>/eɪʒən ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn 'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">a bee, <em>Apis cerana</em>, common in Papua New Guinea and South-East Asia; regarded as a pest in Australia because it carries the varroa mite, against which the European honey bee, widely used in commercial beekeeping, has no defences.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asian honey bee</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian brown cloud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac848742970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian brown cloud</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">air pollution caused by wood fires, industrial activity, vehicle exhausts, etc., which hangs over a large part of South Asia and the Indian Ocean; thought to intensify global warming and to affect climate in South Asia and tropical Australia.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Asian brown cloud</strong> is a large cloud of pollution that hangs over eastern China and southern Asia, intensifying throughout November to May. It is caused by the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and land clearing as well as the large quantities of aerosols in the air. It has been linked to glacial melting in Nepal as well as changes in rainfall around the Indian Ocean, including increased rainfall in tropical sections of northern Australia. With the majority of the brown cloud being attributed to inhabitants of the region burning wood and dung for cooking fires, efforts are being made to provide alternative fuel sources and mitigate the formation of the cloud.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian flu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian flu</span></header><div>/eɪʒən ˈflu/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn 'flooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a form of influenza caused by a virus believed to have been carried from Asia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asian influenza</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">Asiatic flu</strong>, <strong class="vs">Asiatic influenza</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian frogmouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907780709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian frogmouth</span></header><div>/eɪʒən ˈfrɒgmaʊθ/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn 'frogmowth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028703" href="entry://frogmouth%23bigmac000028703"><strong>frogmouth</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028703" href="entry://frogmouth%23mq287">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian honey bee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac771021603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian honey bee</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac660042152" href="entry://Asian%20bee%23bigmac660042152"><strong>Asian bee</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian house gecko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac896691941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian house gecko</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">a gecko, <em>Hemidactylus frenatus</em>, native to South-East Asia, now common in northern Australia and gradually moving south; pink brown to dark brown in colour</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">common house gecko</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian koel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513505442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian koel</span></header><div>/eɪʒən ˈkoʊəl/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn 'kohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040566" href="entry://koel%23bigmac000040566"><strong>koel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040566" href="entry://koel%23mq298">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial organ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac008483886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial organ</span></header><div>/atəfɪʃəl ˈɔgən/ (<em>say</em> ahtuhfishuhl 'awguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">an organ of the body which has been synthetically made, and replaces a natural organ, such as an artificial kidney, artificial heart, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial person
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac495722965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial person</span></header><div>/atəfɪʃəl ˈpɜsən/ (<em>say</em> ahtuhfishuhl 'persuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a body invested by law with a legal personality, such as a corporation (opposed to <em>natural person</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial radioactivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial radioactivity</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ˌreɪdioʊækˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl .raydeeohak'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103155" href="entry://induced%20radioactivity%23bigmac000103155"><strong>induced radioactivity</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial respiration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial respiration</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of artificial respiration" src="word_pronunciations/01267.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌatəfɪʃəl rɛspəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl respuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">any of various methods for restarting the breathing of a person whose breathing has stopped, as by expired air resuscitation or by the application of rhythmic pressure to the rib cage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial selection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial selection</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl səˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl suh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066807" href="entry://selection%23bigmac000066807"><strong>selection</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066807" href="entry://selection%23mq933">7</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial silk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial silk</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ˈsɪlk/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl 'silk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">rayon or any other similar synthetic material.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial skin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial skin</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ˈskɪn/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl 'skin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a skin substitute made from carbohydrates reinforced with animal protein fibre, used particularly in the treatment of burns.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artificial sweetener
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539743049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artificial sweetener</span></header><div>/ˌatəfɪʃəl ˈswitnə/ (<em>say</em> .ahtuhfishuhl 'sweetnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">a synthetic sugar used as an ingredient in low-calorie food and drinks, or as an additive to tea, coffee, etc., for people who are dieting or diabetic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artillery plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artillery plant</span></header><div>/aˈtɪləri plænt/ (<em>say</em> ah'tiluhree plant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">a small-leaved succulent plant, <em>Pilea microphylla</em>, grown in gardens and a weed in tropical areas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artisan champagne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac525564744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artisan champagne</span></header><div>/ˈatəzən ʃæmpeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhzuhn shampayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac537367032" href="entry://grower%20champagne%23bigmac537367032"><strong>grower champagne</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artisan drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac841252934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artisan drink</span></header><div>/ˈatəzən drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuzuhn dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">a beverage which is made by traditional, often labour-intensive methods, usually in small batches, rather than by large-scale factory processing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artisan food
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac52479086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artisan food</span></header><div>/ˈatəzən fud/ (<em>say</em> 'ahtuhzuhn foohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">food which is made by traditional, often labour-intensive methods and usually in small batches, rather than by large-scale factory processing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artistic gymnastics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac848463683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artistic gymnastics</span></header><div>/aˌtɪstɪk dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/ (<em>say</em> ah.tistik jim'nastiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a form of gymnastics undertaken as a competitive sport in which a gymnast performs short routines on various apparatus such as parallel bars, vault, rings, etc., being judged on execution and presentation.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac739574199" href="entry://rhythmic%20gymnastics%23bigmac739574199"><strong>rhythmic gymnastics</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>artistic gymnast</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artistic swimming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac248361240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artistic swimming</span></header><div>/atɪstɪk ˈswɪmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ahtistik 'swiming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074254" href="entry://synchronised%20swimming%23bigmac000074254"><strong>synchronised swimming</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>artistic swimmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artist-in-residence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100556908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artist-in-residence</span></header><div>/atəst-ɪn-ˈrɛzədəns/ (<em>say</em> ahtuhst-in-'rezuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037554" href="entry://-in-residence%23bigmac000037554"><strong>-in-residence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artist's proof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artist’s proof</span></header><div>/atəsts ˈpruf/ (<em>say</em> ahtuhsts 'proohf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">any of the proofs in a limited edition of original prints, usually numbered and signed by the artist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art music</span></header><div>/ˈat mjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'aht myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">music which has a theoretical foundation and consequently some form of notation, as distinct from folk music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Art Nouveau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Art Nouveau</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Art Nouveau" src="word_pronunciations/01243.mp3"></audio></span>/at nuˈvoʊ/ (<em>say</em> aht nooh'voh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">an international style of art, architecture and interior decoration, popular from 1890 to 1914, characterised by a naturalistic depiction of organic and vegetable forms, and by flowing curves and lines.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">art nouveau</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: literally, new art]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art paper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art paper</span></header><div>/ˈat peɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'aht paypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Printing</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq377"> coated paper, usually with a high gloss surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq619"> heavy paper used for art or craft projects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art psychotherapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119386570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art psychotherapy</span></header><div>/ˈat saɪkoʊθɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'aht suykohtheruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac41350514" href="entry://art%20therapy%23bigmac41350514"><strong>art therapy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arts and crafts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac600827790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arts and crafts</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq44"> pursuits of an artistic nature, as painting, pottery, etc., usually pursued as a hobby or as an educational activity for children.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> the products of such pursuits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arts and Crafts Movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598789806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arts and Crafts Movement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">a movement which emphasised simplicity of design and the use of handmade products in areas such as the arts, architecture, and furniture-making; originated in Britain in the mid-19th century in reaction to the mass production of goods brought about by the Industrial Revolution and ornateness of the Victorian style of design; also significant in the US, and in Australia from the late 19th century; influential until about 1920.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arts centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac397975465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arts centre</span></header><div>/ˈats sɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'ahts sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> a venue for performances of music, dance, etc., usually classical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> a venue for the creation and display of visual arts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">British</em>, <em class="label">US</em> an educational institution for the teaching of the arts, focusing on practice and performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arts Council of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arts Council of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">a non-government organisation founded in Sydney in 1946 which aims to promote public appreciation of the arts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art silk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art silk</span></header><div>/at ˈsɪlk/ (<em>say</em> aht 'silk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003971" href="entry://artificial%20silk%23bigmac000003971"><strong>artificial silk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art song
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac925160936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art song</span></header><div>/ˈat sɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aht song) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">a song composed to convey a specific artistic effect, especially a composition written for a solo voice with a piano accompaniment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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artsy-craftsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192169841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">artsy-craftsy</span></header><div>/atsi-ˈkraftsi/ (<em>say</em> ahtsee-'krahftsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080056" href="entry://arty-crafty%23bigmac000080056"><strong>arty-crafty</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac41350514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art therapy</span></header><div>/ˈat θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'aht theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the use of art to promote healing or wellbeing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">art psychotherapy</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>art therapist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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art union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">art union</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of art union" src="word_pronunciations/01244.mp3"></audio></span>/at ˈjunjən/ (<em>say</em> aht 'yoohnyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> a lottery, especially one with goods as prizes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq988"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a major lottery, endorsed and taxed by the government.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally a lottery with works of art as prizes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arty-crafty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arty-crafty</span></header><div>/ati-ˈkrafti/ (<em>say</em> ahtee-'krahftee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">affectedly artistic; artistic but useless, pretentious, or trivial.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artsy-craftsy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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arty-farty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">arty-farty</span></header><div>/ati-ˈfati/ (<em>say</em> ahtee-'fahtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">pretentious; precious.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artsy-fartsy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aru Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aru Islands</span></header><div>/aru ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> ahrooh 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">an island group in Indonesia, south-west of New Guinea. About 8500 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Arunachal Pradesh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Arunachal Pradesh</span></header><div>/arəˈnakəl prəˈdɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> ahruh'nahkuhl pruh'desh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">a state in India, in the north-eastern part; a union territory prior to 1986. 83 743 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Itanagar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asbestos cancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asbestos cancer</span></header><div>/əsˈbɛstəs kænsə/ (<em>say</em> uhs'bestuhs kansuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046361" href="entry://mesothelioma%23bigmac000046361"><strong>mesothelioma</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ascension Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ascension Day</span></header><div>/əˈsɛnʃən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'senshuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Christianity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">the fortieth day after Easter, commemorating the ascension of Christ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASCII art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac405065791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASCII art</span></header><div>/ˈæski at/ (<em>say</em> 'askee aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">an art genre which makes use of the characters in the ASCII standard set, manipulating them by means of computer processes to form a graphic design.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004021" href="entry://ASCII%23bigmac000004021"><span class="smallcaps">ASCII</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003913" href="entry://art%23bigmac000003913"><span class="smallcaps">art<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascochyta blight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac674570678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascochyta blight</span></header><div>/æskəkaɪtə ˈblaɪt/ (<em>say</em> askuhkuytuh 'bluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq150"> a disease of chickpeas caused by the fungus <em>Ascochyta rabiei</em>, (formerly <em>Phoma rabiei</em>); black spot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> a blight found on other plants, as peas, lentils, etc., caused by various species of <em>Ascochyta</em>; black spot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ascoli Piceno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ascoli Piceno</span></header><div>/ˌaskɒli pɪˈtʃɛnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .ahskolee pi'chenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">a town in Italy, in the Marches; massacre of Roman citizens in 90 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ascorbic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ascorbic acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ascorbic acid" src="word_pronunciations/01287.mp3"></audio></span>/əskɔbɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uhskawbik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">a water-soluble vitamin, vitamin C, which has a major role in the formation of collagen, bones, blood vessels and connective tissues; occurring naturally in citrus fruits, tomatoes, capsicum, and green vegetables, but also produced synthetically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asexual flag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac706866680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asexual flag</span></header><div>/eɪˈsɛkʃuəl flæg/ (<em>say</em> ay'sekshoohuhl flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a flag consisting of four horizontal stripes of black, grey, white and purple, used to represent the asexual community.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">asexual pride flag</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assault and battery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assault and battery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">an assault with an actual touching or other violence upon another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assault rifle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assault rifle</span></header><div>/əˈsɒlt raɪfəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'solt ruyfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">a short rifle able to fire in automatic and semi-automatic modes for close combat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Assemblies of God
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac538270562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Assemblies of God</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">a Pentecostal, evangelical Christian movement involving a number of individual churches working together in voluntary cooperation; the Australian organisation was formed in 1937.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AOG</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assembly anchorage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assembly anchorage</span></header><div>/əˈsɛmbli æŋkərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh'semblee angkuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">an anchorage or port intended primarily for the assembly and onward routing of ocean-going shipping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assembly line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assembly line</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of assembly line" src="word_pronunciations/01331.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈsɛmbli laɪn/ (<em>say</em> uh'semblee luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">a sequential arrangement of machines, tools, and workers in which each worker performs a special operation on an incomplete unit, which passes down a line of workers until it is finished.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">production line</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assertiveness training
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assertiveness training</span></header><div>/əˈsɜtɪvnəs ˌtreɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'sertivnuhs .trayning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">training which fosters the ability to overcome one’s shyness and inhibitions so that it is possible to state clearly and positively one’s wishes or opinions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asses' bridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asses’ bridge</span></header><div>/æsəz ˈbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> asuhz 'brij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058025" href="entry://pons%20asinorum%23bigmac000058025"><strong>pons asinorum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asset backing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asset backing</span></header><div>/ˈæsɛt bækɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aset baking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">the book value of the assets of a company usually expressed on a per share basis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asset stripping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asset stripping</span></header><div>/ˈæsɛt ˌstrɪpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aset .striping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">the practice of identifying and selling off the readily separable assets of a company, especially one that has been acquired through a recent takeover.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assigned servant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assigned servant</span></header><div>/əsaɪnd ˈsɜvənt/ (<em>say</em> uhsuynd 'servuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a convict put into the charge of a private individual to work as a servant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assignment system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assignment system</span></header><div>/əˈsaɪnmənt sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> uh'suynmuhnt sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a system under which convicts were assigned to settlers as servants and labourers, discontinued in 1841.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assistance animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac751520962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assistance animal</span></header><div>/əˈsɪstəns ænəməl/ (<em>say</em> uh'sistuhns anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">any of various animals that have been trained to assist a person with a physical or mental disability or condition.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">service animal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assistance dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522974747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assistance dog</span></header><div>/əˈsɪstəns dɒg/ (<em>say</em> uh'sistuhns dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac845282284" href="entry://service%20dog%23bigmac845282284"><strong>service dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assisted dying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac180801212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assisted dying</span></header><div>/əsɪstəd ˈdaɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhsistuhd 'duying) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">the process by which a person suffering from a terminal illness or other incurable condition, particularly one involving extreme chronic pain, is provided, under medical supervision, with a legal drug, to be administered by the medical professional or by the patient themself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assisted migration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118489832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assisted migration</span></header><div>/əsɪstəd maɪˈgreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsistuhd muy'grayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> the migration of new settlers to a country which is made financially possible with assistance, usually from a government organisation; in the case of Australia, most notably the British migrants after World War II whose £10 part payment of the fare to Australia was supplemented by the Australian government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> the deliberate relocation of an animal or plant species, with the assistance of human intervention, usually when its normal habitat is no longer available as a result of climate change, development, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assisted passage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assisted passage</span></header><div>/æsɪstəd ˈpæsədʒ/ (<em>say</em> asistuhd 'pasuhj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">a government-subsidised passage to Australia granted to an approved immigrant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assisted reproduction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac283939876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assisted reproduction</span></header><div>/əsɪstəd riprəˈdʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhsistuhd reepruh'dukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">human reproduction achieved by using assisted reproductive technology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assisted reproductive technology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829628984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assisted reproductive technology</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">the application of laboratory or clinical technology to gametes or embryos for the purpose of achieving human reproduction, as by fertility treatments, artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilisation, and surrogacy.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ART</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assisted suicide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac29944276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assisted suicide</span></header><div>/əsɪstəd ˈsuəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> uhsistuhd 'soohuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">a suicide which is accomplished with the help or counsel of another; illegal in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assisted voting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac670548465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assisted voting</span></header><div>/æsɪstəd ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> asistuhd 'vohting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">voting done with the assistance of another person nominated by the voter or by a polling official, allowed in cases where the voter is visually impaired, physically incapacitated, or illiterate, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian paradox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476143856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian paradox</span></header><div>/eɪʒən ˈpærədɒks/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn 'paruhdoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">the apparently paradoxical finding that in Asia there is a lower incidence of cardiac disease and cancer than in Western countries, despite the fact that cigarette smoking is prevalent; ascribed to the protection given by a diet high in antioxidants such as those in green tea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian pear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac685450014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian pear</span></header><div>/eɪʒən ˈpɛə/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn 'pair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049298" href="entry://nashi%20pear%23bigmac000049298"><strong>nashi pear</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian tiger mosquito
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac769970687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian tiger mosquito</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Asian tiger mosquitoes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">an aggressive striped mosquito, <em>Aedes albopictus</em>, capable of spreading diseases such as dengue, Ross River virus, etc.; spreading from South-East Asia to Australia and other parts of the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian tsunami
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac878062750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian tsunami</span></header><div>/eɪʒən suˈnami/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn sooh'nahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a tsunami which occurred in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, causing widespread loss of life and damage in areas of South and South-East Asia, including Indonesia (especially the province of Aceh), Sri Lanka, and Thailand; approximately 270 000 people died.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Boxing Day tsunami</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian values
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac832638047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian values</span></header><div>/eɪʒən ˈvæljuz/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuhn 'valyoohz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">the values ascribed by some to an Asian culture, particularly those with a Confucian tradition, and popularly supposed to stress family ties, filial piety, hard work, thrift, and the subservience of the individual to the community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asian water buffalo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac430659978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asian water buffalo</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083851" href="entry://water%20buffalo%23bigmac000083851"><strong>water buffalo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asia-Pacific
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asia-Pacific</span></header><div>/eɪʒə-pəˈsɪfɪk/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuh-puh'sifik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">of or relating to the geographic region formed by the countries which border the Pacific Ocean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asiatic cholera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asiatic cholera</span></header><div>/ˌeɪʒɪætɪk ˈkɒlərə/ (<em>say</em> .ayzhiatik 'koluhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013439" href="entry://cholera%23bigmac000013439"><strong>cholera</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013439" href="entry://cholera%23mq037">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A side
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A side</span></header><div>/ˈeɪ saɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'ay suyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">the principal side of a gramophone record.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asking price
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asking price</span></header><div>/ˈaskɪŋ praɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'ahsking pruys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">the price demanded by a seller, usually considered as subject to bargaining or discount.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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as-new
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">as-new</span></header><div>/ˈaz-nju/ (<em>say</em> 'ahz-nyooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">matching the original state: <em class="example">a car in as-new condition.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asparagus fern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac776941112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asparagus fern</span></header><div>/əˈspærəgəs fɜn/ (<em>say</em> uh'sparuhguhs fern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> Also, <strong class="vs">basket asparagus</strong>. a dense scrambler, <em>Asparagus aethiopicus</em>, with pink flowers, red berries, and spiny dark-green stems supporting leaf-like flattened stems in groups of four or more; native to South Africa and an invasive weed in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> any of various other aggressive vine-like plants of the genus <em>Asparagus</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asparagus lettuce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136369172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asparagus lettuce</span></header><div>/əˈspærəgəs lɛtəs/ (<em>say</em> uh'sparuhguhs letuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac654250807" href="entry://celtuce%23bigmac654250807"><strong>celtuce</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspartic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspartic acid</span></header><div>/əspatɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uhspahtik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">an amino acid, HOO CCH<sub>2</sub> CH(NH<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup>)COO<sup>-</sup>, found especially in young sugar cane and sugar beet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Aspartic</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004104" href="entry://asparagus%23bigmac000004104"><span class="smallcaps">asparagus</span></a>, because it is obtained from an amino acid found in asparagus]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspect ratio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspect ratio</span></header><div>/æspɛkt ˈreɪʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> aspekt 'raysheeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq023"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> the ratio between the dimension at right angles to the motion, and the dimension parallel to the motion; thus for an aerofoil the ratio of the span to the mean chord, for a fore-and-aft sail the ratio of the luff to the foot, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> the ratio of the width of an image to its height.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Asperger's syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac933170942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Asperger’s syndrome</span></header><div>/ˈæspɜgəz sɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'asperguhz sindrohm), /ˈæspɜdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> 'asperjuhz), /æsˈpɜgəz/ (<em>say</em> as'perguhz), /æsˈpɜdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> as'perjuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a form of autism characterised by a tendency to social isolation and eccentric behaviour with some distinctive speech patterns and noticeable clumsiness in gross motor movements.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asperger syndrome</strong>, <strong class="vs">Asperger’s</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Hans <em>Asperger</em>, 1906–80, Austrian physician who first described the condition, in 1944]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspirational voter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761252157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspirational voter</span></header><div>/æspəreɪʃənəl ˈvoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> aspuhrayshuhnuhl 'vohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">a voter in an election whose choice of candidate is linked to their own material ambitions and desire to improve their situation in life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aspiration pneumonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac438609129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aspiration pneumonia</span></header><div>/ˌæspəreɪʃən njuˈmoʊnjə/ (<em>say</em> .aspuhrayshuhn nyooh'mohnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">pneumonia which has developed as a result of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087685" href="entry://aspiration%23bigmac000087685">aspiration</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087685" href="entry://aspiration%23mq325">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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assassin bug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">assassin bug</span></header><div>/əˈsæsən bʌg/ (<em>say</em> uh'sasuhn bug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">any insect of the heteropterous family Reduviidae, most of which are predacious and some of which are bloodsucking parasites of warm-blooded animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Associated Press
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Associated Press</span></header><div>/əsoʊsieɪtəd ˈprɛs/ (<em>say</em> uhsohseeaytuhd 'pres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">a business organisation of newspapers throughout the US together with correspondents abroad for the reporting and distribution of news.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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associate professor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">associate professor</span></header><div>/əˌsoʊʃiət prəˈfɛsə/ (<em>say</em> uh.sohsheeuht pruh'fesuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">a university teacher ranking next below a professor.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061533" href="entry://reader%23bigmac000061533"><strong>reader</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061533" href="entry://reader%23mq641">6</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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association football
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">association football</span></header><div>/əsoʊsiˌeɪʃən ˈfʊtbɔl/ (<em>say</em> uhsohsee.ayshuhn 'footbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069877" href="entry://soccer%23bigmac000069877"><strong>soccer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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association of ideas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">association of ideas</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">the tendency of a sensation, perception, thought, etc., to recall others previously coexisting in consciousness with it or with states similar to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astanga yoga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac846744723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astanga yoga</span></header><div>/æʃˈtæŋgə joʊgə/ (<em>say</em> ash'tangguh yohguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">a form of hatha yoga advocating exercises in breathing, posture and focus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ashtanga yoga</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>aṣṭānga</em>, from <em>aṣṭ</em> eight, with reference to the eight parts of the body which touch the ground in an elaborate obeisance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astatic galvanometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astatic galvanometer</span></header><div>/eɪˌstætɪk gælvəˈnɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> ay.statik galvuh'nomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">a moving-magnet galvanometer in which the magnets are so arranged that the earth’s magnetic field (or any other uniform field) exerts no controlling torque on the moving system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asthma plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asthma plant</span></header><div>/ˈæsmə plænt/ (<em>say</em> 'asmuh plant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a common tropical weed, <em>Euphorbia pilulifera</em>, thought to alleviate pulmonary complaints.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">asthma herb</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asthma weed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191327314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asthma weed</span></header><div>/ˈæsmə wid/ (<em>say</em> 'asmuh weed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055231" href="entry://pellitory%23bigmac000055231"><strong>pellitory</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055231" href="entry://pellitory%23mq155">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asti spumante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asti spumante</span></header><div>/ˌæsti spjuˈmænti/ (<em>say</em> .astee spyooh'mantee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> a sweet, sparkling, white wine made in the area around the Italian town of Asti.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> a similar wine produced elsewhere.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Asti</em>, a town in Piedmont in north-western Italy + Italian <em>spumante</em> foaming, sparkling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astral body
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astral body</span></header><div>/ˈæstrəl bɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'astruhl bodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">astral bodies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Theosophy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">a body separate from, but corresponding to, the human body and surviving it in death, but made of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004242" href="entry://astral%23bigmac000004242">astral</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004242" href="entry://astral%23mq760">3</a>) substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astral projection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac310293653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astral projection</span></header><div>/æstrəl prəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> astruhl pruh'jekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac800000178" href="entry://astral%20travel%23bigmac800000178"><strong>astral travel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astral spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astral spirit</span></header><div>/æstrəl ˈspɪrət/ (<em>say</em> astruhl 'spiruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq899"> a celestial intelligence (such as the soul of a dead person, a demon, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> <em class="label">Theosophy</em> a spirit composed of astral substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astral travel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astral travel</span></header><div>/æstrəl ˈtrævəl/ (<em>say</em> astruhl 'travuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">an out-of-body experience in which the spirit seems to separate from the body and travel independently to the spirit world.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">astral projection</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astral trip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astral trip</span></header><div>/æstrəl ˈtrɪp/ (<em>say</em> astruhl 'trip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a particular experience of astral travel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888223966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">an international prize for children’s and youth literature, awarded annually by the Swedish government since 2002; the largest in the world in terms of prize money.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in honour of Swedish children’s book writer, <em>Astrid Lindgren</em>, 1907–2002]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astrolabe Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astrolabe Bay</span></header><div>/æstrəleɪb ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> astruhlayb 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a bay on the northern coast of PNG, in Madang Province.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Astrolabe Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Astrolabe Mountains</span></header><div>/æstrəleɪb ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> astruhlayb 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">a mountain range in Central Province, PNG, inland from Port Moresby.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronomical clock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronomical clock</span></header><div>/ˌæstrənɒmɪkəl ˈklɒk/ (<em>say</em> .astruhnomikuhl 'klok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">a clock which reads sidereal time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronomical day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronomical day</span></header><div>/ˌæstrənɒmɪkəl ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> .astruhnomikuhl 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23bigmac000089286"><strong>day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23mq989">3d</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronomical unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronomical unit</span></header><div>/ˌæstrənɒmɪkəl ˈjunət/ (<em>say</em> .astruhnomikuhl 'yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a unit, defined as 149 597 870 km, approximately equal to the mean distance between the centre of the earth and the centre of the sun, used as a unit of distance in astronomy.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: AU Also, <strong class="vs">astronomic unit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronomical year
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronomical year</span></header><div>/ˌæstrənɒmɪkəl ˈjɪə/ (<em>say</em> .astruhnomikuhl 'year) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090652" href="entry://year%23bigmac000090652"><strong>year</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090652" href="entry://year%23mq755">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astronomic binary star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac139335834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astronomic binary star</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">a binary star system which is too faint to see but which can be detected by the orbital motion of one of its stars which indicates a binary system even if the other star remains unseen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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astroturf marketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211235855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">astroturf marketing</span></header><div>/æstroʊtɜf ˈmakətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> astrohterf 'mahkuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">the marketing of a product, person, organisation, etc., apparently by unsolicited word of mouth but in fact by a covert campaign organised by the marketer, especially one conducted through the internet and social media.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion of a grassroots campaign in which the ‘grass’ is fake]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aswan High Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aswan High Dam</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">a large dam across the Nile near Aswan, a city in south-eastern Egypt, completed in 1970, and forming the reservoir Lake Nasser. 109 m high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASX Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac23662824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASX Group</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛs ˈɛks grup/ (<em>say</em> ay es 'eks groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">an Australian company formed in 2006 by the merger of the holding companies of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange; its four main branches are the Australian Securities Exchange and corporations providing clearing, settlement and compliance services.</span></div> Formerly (2006–10), <strong>ASX Limited</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ASX 24
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac611238555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ASX 24</span></header><div>/eɪ ɛs ɛks twɛnti-ˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> ay es eks twentee-'faw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac196343539" href="entry://Australian%20Securities%20Exchange%23bigmac196343539"><strong>Australian Securities Exchange</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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asylum seeker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac945206694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">asylum seeker</span></header><div>/əˈsaɪləm sikə/ (<em>say</em> uh'suyluhm seekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a person who has applied for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004291" href="entry://asylum%23bigmac000004291">asylum</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004291" href="entry://asylum%23mq812">3</a>) in a country not their own and who is awaiting the determination of their status as a refugee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a.t.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a.t.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq646">ampere turn.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">A.T.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-team
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664164568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-team</span></header><div>/ˈeɪ-tim/ (<em>say</em> 'ay-teem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">the group regarded as excelling in a particular field.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US military name of a commando group; popularised by the US television series <em>The A-Team</em> (1983–87) about a band of fugitive soldiers who hire themselves out as soldiers of fortune]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a tempo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a tempo</span></header><div>/a ˈtɛmpoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah 'tempoh) <div class="def"><span id="mq515">(a musical direction) resuming the speed which was set before a ritardando or an accelerando.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at-grade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac337810416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at-grade</span></header><div>/æt-ˈgreɪd/ (<em>say</em> at-'grayd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">of or relating to a junction, intersection, crossing, etc., in which the roads which meet or cross are all on the same level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athanasian Creed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athanasian Creed</span></header><div>/æθəˌneɪʒən ˈkrid/ (<em>say</em> athuh.nayzhuhn 'kreed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Theology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a (probably) post-Augustinian creed of the Christian faith, of unknown authorship, formerly ascribed to Athanasius.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atharva-Veda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atharva-Veda</span></header><div>/ətavə-ˈveɪdə/ (<em>say</em> uhtahvuh-'vayduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082276" href="entry://Veda%23bigmac000082276"><strong>Veda</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit, from <em>Atharvan</em> the priest who is believed to have first instituted the worship of fire + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082276" href="entry://Veda%23bigmac000082276"><span class="smallcaps">Veda</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atheist church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000241057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atheist church</span></header><div>/eɪθiəst ˈtʃɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> aytheeuhst 'cherch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">an organisation with similarities to a church in that the members congregate to listen to inspirational talks, sing songs, and share a social occasion, but which celebrates life rather than worshipping a particular deity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athel pine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athel pine</span></header><div>/ˈæθəl paɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'athuhl puyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">a tree, <em>Tamarix aphylla</em>, native to southern Asia and North Africa, cultivated in desert areas as it thrives in poor soil and tolerates extreme temperatures; a noxious weed in Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">athel tree</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>athl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atherton Tableland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atherton Tableland</span></header><div>/æθətn ˈteɪbəllænd/ (<em>say</em> athuhtn 'taybuhlland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">a plateau in the Great Dividing Range in northern Qld west of Cairns; tobacco and maize production. 32 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athlete biological passport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac111586375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athlete biological passport</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">an ongoing electronic record of an athlete’s biological profile obtained from regular collections of blood samples, which could indicate past doping practice even if the athlete is, at the time of a current blood test, free of illegal drugs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athlete's foot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athlete’s foot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of athlete’s foot" src="word_pronunciations/01392.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌæθlits ˈfʊt/ (<em>say</em> .athleets 'foot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">tinea of the foot, especially of the skin between the toes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (early 1900s); from the fact that it flourishes in the warm, moist environment of athletes’ shoes, and may be spread through the use of communal showers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Athletics Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac941084630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Athletics Australia</span></header><div>/æθˈlɛtɪks əsˌtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> ath'letiks uhs.traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">the national coordinating body for athletics in Australia.</span></div> Formerly (1927–82), <strong>Amateur Athletic Union of Australia</strong>; (1982–89), <strong>Australian Athletics Union</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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athletic support
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">athletic support</span></header><div>/æθˌlɛtɪk səˈpɔt/ (<em>say</em> ath.letik suh'pawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088085" href="entry://jockstrap%23bigmac000088085"><strong>jockstrap</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at-home
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at-home</span><z><span target_id="1soJDhFWyk">n.</span><span target_id="7SewxrNFWH">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ət-ˈhoʊm/ (<em>say</em> uht-'hohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1soJDhFWyk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> a reception in one’s home.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7SewxrNFWH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq988"> of or relating to activities, events, etc., which take place at home.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atkins diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac473152168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atkins diet</span></header><div>/ˈætkənz daɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'atkuhnz duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">a diet which is high in protein and fat, and low in carbohydrates.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after US physician, Robert C <em>Atkins</em>, who promoted it in the 1970s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlantic Charter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantic Charter</span></header><div>/ətˌlæntɪk ˈtʃatə/ (<em>say</em> uht.lantik 'chahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">the joint declaration of US President FD Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill (14 August 1941) resulting from a meeting at sea, and setting forth a program of postwar peace aims.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlantic City
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantic City</span></header><div>/ətlæntɪk ˈsɪti/ (<em>say</em> uhtlantik 'sitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a town in the US, in south-eastern New Jersey; coastal resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlantic Ocean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantic Ocean</span></header><div>/ətlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhtlantik 'ohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">an ocean bordered by North and South America in the Western Hemisphere, and Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere, divided by the equator into the <strong>North Atlantic</strong> and the <strong>South Atlantic</strong>. About 81 662 700 km<sup>2</sup>; with connecting seas, about 106 450 000 km<sup>2</sup>; greatest known depth, 8381 m.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>Atlanticum mare</em>, from Greek <em>Atlantikos</em> relating to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004376" href="entry://Atlas%23bigmac000004376"><span class="smallcaps">Atlas</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlantic Pact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantic Pact</span></header><div>/ətlæntɪk ˈpækt/ (<em>say</em> uhtlantik 'pakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">the treaty (1949) which established the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlantic salmon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlantic salmon</span></header><div>/ətlæntɪk ˈsæmən/ (<em>say</em> uhtlantik 'samuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Atlantic salmon</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Atlantic salmons</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a food and game fish, <em>Salmo salar</em>, mainly of northern coastal Atlantic waters, but grown commercially elsewhere, as in Tasmania.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atlantic salmon</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlas moth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlas moth</span></header><div>/ˈætləs mɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'atluhs moth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">a very large emperor moth, <em>Coscinocera hercules</em>, of Qld and the island of New Guinea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Atlas Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Atlas Mountains</span></header><div>/ætləs ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> atluhs 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">a mountain range in north-western Africa, extending for about 2414 km through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Highest peak, Mt Tizi, 4165 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ATM card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac732101188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ATM card</span></header><div>/eɪ ti ˈɛm kad/ (<em>say</em> ay tee 'em kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac444865016" href="entry://cash%20card%23bigmac444865016"><strong>cash card</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atmospheric boundary layer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac760013950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atmospheric boundary layer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">the lower layer of the earth’s atmosphere, nearest to earth, where friction with land and water affects wind speed and direction; of varying depth according to terrain, but usually up to about 1 km above the earth’s surface.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">friction layer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atmospheric pressure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atmospheric pressure</span></header><div>/ætməsfɛrɪk ˈprɛʃə/ (<em>say</em> atmuhsferik 'preshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">the pressure exerted on an object by the atmosphere; at sea level a column of air 1 square metre across weighs 100 kilonewtons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atmospheric river
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392282025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atmospheric river</span></header><div>/ætməsfɛrɪk ˈrɪvə/ (<em>say</em> atmuhsferik 'rivuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transports most of the water vapour outside the tropics; capable, on reaching landfall, of creating extreme rainfall and snow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at. no.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at. no.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq536">atomic number.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A to D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A to D</span></header><div>/eɪ tə ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> ay tuh 'dee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">analog to digital.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic age</span></header><div>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">the period in history initiated by the first use of the atomic bomb and characterised by nuclear energy as a military, political, and industrial factor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic bomb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic bomb" src="word_pronunciations/01400.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈbɒm/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material, with consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy; its explosion is extremely violent and attended by great heat, brilliant light and strong gamma-ray radiation.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103214" href="entry://hydrogen%20bomb%23bigmac000103214"><strong>hydrogen bomb</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">atom bomb</strong>, <strong class="vs">A-bomb</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic clock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic clock</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic clock" src="word_pronunciations/01401.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈklɒk/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'klok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">a highly accurate clock in which an electric oscillator, as a crystal, is set vibrating by a stream of atoms, the frequency of vibrations being used as the regulator for the time-keeping device.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic heat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic heat</span></header><div>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈhit/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'heet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">the product of the specific heat and the atomic weight of an element; approximately equal to 25 200 joules per kelvin, or to 6 calories per gram per degree for solid elements at normal temperatures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic mass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic mass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic mass" src="word_pronunciations/01403.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈmæs/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'mas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">the actual average mass of an atom of an element, measured in atomic mass units.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103040" href="entry://relative%20atomic%20mass%23bigmac000103040"><strong>relative atomic mass</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic mass unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic mass unit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">a unit for expressing the mass of atoms and molecules; equal to 1.66053 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg, one twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12; dalton.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: u</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic number</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic number" src="word_pronunciations/01404.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈnʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'numbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: at. no.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic philosophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic philosophy</span></header><div>/əˌtɒmɪk fəˈlɒsəfi/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik fuh'losuhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004400" href="entry://atomism%23bigmac000004400"><strong>atomism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic pile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic pile</span></header><div>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈpaɪl/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'puyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101280" href="entry://pile%23bigmac000101280"><strong>pile<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101280" href="entry://pile%23mq044">7</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic power
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic power</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic power" src="word_pronunciations/01405.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'powuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103097" href="entry://nuclear%20power%23bigmac000103097"><strong>nuclear power</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic structure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic structure</span></header><div>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈstrʌktʃə/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'strukchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">the concept of an atom composed of a positively charged nucleus surrounded and electrically neutralised by negatively charged electrons, revolving in orbits at varying distances from the nucleus, the constitution of the nucleus and the arrangement of the electrons differing with the different chemical elements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic theory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic theory" src="word_pronunciations/01406.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈθɪəri/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the theory of the atom having a complex internal structure and electrical properties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the mathematical description of the behaviour of the electrons in the atom about the nucleus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq412"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018489" href="entry://Dalton%27s%20atomic%20theory%23bigmac000018489"><strong>Dalton’s atomic theory</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq660"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004400" href="entry://atomism%23bigmac000004400"><strong>atomism</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atomic hypothesis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic typo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac042423820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic typo</span></header><div>/ətɒmɪk ˈtaɪpoʊ/ (<em>say</em> uhtomik 'tuypoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">atomic typos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a typographical error which produces a real word, although the wrong word, and is therefore not picked up by a spellchecker, as <em>pubic</em> for <em>public</em>, or <em>three</em> for <em>there</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that the mistake is usually very small, being one letter omitted or changed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic warfare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic warfare</span></header><div>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈwɔfɛə/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'wawfair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">warfare in which atomic weapons are used.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic weapon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic weapon</span></header><div>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈwɛpən/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'wepuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">any weapon (especially a bomb, shell, or missile) in which the destructive power is derived from nuclear energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atomic weight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atomic weight</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of atomic weight" src="word_pronunciations/01407.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɒmɪk ˈweɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh.tomik 'wayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103040" href="entry://relative%20atomic%20mass%23bigmac000103040"><strong>relative atomic mass</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atom-smasher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atom-smasher</span></header><div>/ˈætəm-smæʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'atuhm-smashuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">any device for disintegrating or splitting atoms, as an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103127" href="entry://accelerator%23bigmac000103127">accelerator</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103127" href="entry://accelerator%23mq788">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrial fibrillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918799428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrial fibrillation</span></header><div>/eɪtriəl fɪbrəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> aytreeuhl fibruh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">an irregular heartbeat, often one that is very fast, causing symptoms such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath and fatigue.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AF, Afib</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atrioventricular node
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atrioventricular node</span></header><div>/ætrioʊvɛnˌtrɪkjələ ˈnoʊd/ (<em>say</em> atreeohven.trikyuhluh 'nohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">a mass of specialised conductive tissue in the heart, which transmits electrical impulses to initiate contraction; A-V node.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at-risk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at-risk</span></header><div>/æt-ˈrɪsk/ (<em>say</em> at-'risk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">of or relating to a person who runs greater risk than usual, especially of undesirable social and medical consequences.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at sign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105462179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at sign</span></header><div>/ˈæt saɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'at suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> the symbol @.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> this symbol used <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq120"> to indicate unit price: <em class="example">10 apples @ 50 cents.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq448"> (in email addresses) to separate the name of the user from the domain name.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq997"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> this symbol used in chemical formulas to distinguish a guest molecule from a fullerene.</span></div><div class="etym"> [symbol used as an abbreviation for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002282" href="entry://amphora%23bigmac000002282"><span class="smallcaps">amphora</span></a> (a measure of capacity) in medieval times in Europe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attaché case
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attaché case</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attaché case" src="word_pronunciations/01423.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈtæʃeɪ keɪs/ (<em>say</em> uh'tashay kays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">a small rectangular briefcase with a hinged lid, for documents, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attachment parenting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac929575329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attachment parenting</span></header><div>/ətætʃmənt ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uhtachmuhnt 'pairruhnting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">a philosophy of parenting which emphasises the formation of a strong emotional bond between the child and its parents as a precursor to fulfilled relationships as an adult, characterised by frequent close contact such as co-sleeping and breastfeeding on demand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined in 2001 by US paediatrician William Sears]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attachment theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876987982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attachment theory</span></header><div>/əˈtætʃmənt ˌθɪəri/ (<em>say</em> uh'tachmuhnt .thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a theory which states that human beings will develop mature emotional relationships as adults if they have had a strong emotional bond in childhood with at least one parent or other primary caregiver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attack ad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac69607862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attack ad</span></header><div>/əˈtæk æd/ (<em>say</em> uh'tak ad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a political advertisement which relies on a strategy of undermining the personal integrity of an opponent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attack Creek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attack Creek</span></header><div>/ətæk ˈkrik/ (<em>say</em> uhtak 'kreek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">a creek north of Tennant Creek in the NT; its waterholes were used by the explorer John McDouall Stuart and workers on the Overland Telegraph Line.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attack dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570151940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attack dog</span></header><div>/əˈtæk dɒg/ (<em>say</em> uh'tak dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq29"> a dog trained to attack on the command of its handler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq11"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an aggressive, pugnacious person, especially a parliamentarian whose role is to attack the opposition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attack rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912558169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attack rate</span></header><div>/əˈtæk reɪt/ (<em>say</em> uh'tak rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">(in epidemiology) the proportion of people with a particular disease in a given population, usually expressed as a ratio of the number of new cases in the population divided by the total population.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attainment test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attainment test</span></header><div>/əˈteɪnmənt tɛst/ (<em>say</em> uh'taynmuhnt test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a test designed to measure the level of knowledge attained by an individual, as opposed to native ability or intelligence; achievement test.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attendance money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attendance money</span></header><div>/əˈtɛndəns mʌni/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenduhns munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003340" href="entry://appearance%20money%23bigmac000003340"><strong>appearance money</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003340" href="entry://appearance%20money%23mq554">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attendance officer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attendance officer</span></header><div>/əˈtɛndəns ɒfəsə/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenduhns ofuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">an officer of a state child welfare department whose duties particularly include checking on children who habitually absent themselves from school; truant officer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attentional blink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac227241688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attentional blink</span></header><div>/ətɛnʃənəl ˈblɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> uhtenshuhnuhl 'blingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">a brief period of inattention following the locating of a target item in a stream of visual stimuli.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attention-grabbing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835928749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attention-grabbing</span></header><div>/əˈtɛnʃən-græbɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenshuhn-grabing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq4">of or relating to behaviour, graphic design, etc., which is calculated primarily to draw attention to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attention span
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626032974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attention span</span></header><div>/əˈtɛnʃən spæn/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenshuhn span) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">the length of time during which a person can concentrate effectively: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But Mr Beattie said children, especially primary school children, did not have the attention span to cope with a 9am to 5pm school day.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attention whore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac915056646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attention whore</span></header><div>/əˈtɛnʃən hɔ/ (<em>say</em> uh'tenshuhn haw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">someone who behaves or speaks in an outrageous or provocative manner as a means of attracting attention.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attentive driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac026696626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attentive driver</span></header><div>/ətɛntɪv ˈdraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> uhtentiv 'druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> a driver of a motor vehicle who does not allow distractions to divert them from paying attention to driving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> a person in a driverless vehicle who watches the operation of the vehicle, ready to intervene and take control in case of emergency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Att. Gen.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Att. Gen.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq969">Attorney-General.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attic order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac472210254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attic order</span></header><div>/ˈætɪk ɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'atik awduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">a square column of any of the five orders of columns.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Attic salt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Attic salt</span></header><div>/ˌætɪk ˈsɒlt/ (<em>say</em> .atik 'solt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">dry, delicate wit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Attic wit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attorney at law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attorney at law</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law </em>(<em>now chiefly US</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a solicitor; an officer of the court authorised to appear before it as representative of a party to a legal controversy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attorney-general
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attorney-general</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of attorney-general" src="word_pronunciations/01440.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌtɜni-ˈdʒɛnrəl/ (<em>say</em> uh.ternee-'jenruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often upper case</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">attorneys-general</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">attorney-generals</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">the chief law officer of a government and the minister responsible for the administration of justice.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AG, Att. Gen.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attraction money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attraction money</span></header><div>/əˈtrækʃən mʌni/ (<em>say</em> uh'trakshuhn munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a component of rates of pay designed to attract people to employment in certain positions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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attraction sphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">attraction sphere</span></header><div>/əˈtrækʃən sfɪə/ (<em>say</em> uh'trakshuhn sfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004280" href="entry://astrosphere%23bigmac000004280"><strong>astrosphere</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004280" href="entry://astrosphere%23mq601">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A2 milk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac35185842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A2 milk</span></header><div>/eɪ tu ˈmɪlk/ (<em>say</em> ay tooh 'milk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">milk which contains only A2 beta-casein proteins, thought to be less allergenic than milk which contains A1 proteins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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at. wt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">at. wt</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq990">atomic weight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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atypical autism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103652487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">atypical autism</span></header><div>/eɪtɪpɪkəl ˈɔtɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> aytipikuhl 'awtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a form of autism in which a person exhibits some but not all of the behaviours indicative of autism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au bleu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au bleu</span></header><div>/oʊ ˈblɜ/ (<em>say</em> oh 'bler) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">(of fish) cooked in a court-bouillon or stock containing a lot of vinegar, and as a result, turning bluish in colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: <em>bleu</em> blue]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aubusson carpet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aubusson carpet</span></header><div>/ˌoʊbəsɒn ˈkapət/ (<em>say</em> .ohbuhson 'kahpuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a fine French carpet with a flat tapestry weave, hand woven in Aubusson, a town in central France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au citron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au citron</span></header><div>/oʊ sɪˈtrɒn/ (<em>say</em> oh si'tron) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">with lemon juice, peel, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: with lemon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au contraire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au contraire</span></header><div>/oʊ kɒnˈtrɛə/ (<em>say</em> oh kon'trair) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> on the contrary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> on the opposite or adverse side.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au courant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au courant</span></header><div>/oʊ kuˈrɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> oh kooh'ron) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">acquainted with what is going on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auction bridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auction bridge</span></header><div>/ɒkʃən ˈbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> okshuhn 'brij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">a variety of bridge in which all tricks won, whether bid or not, score towards game.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102052" href="entry://contract%20bridge%23bigmac000102052"><strong>contract bridge</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auctioneer bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auctioneer bird</span></header><div>/ɒkʃəˈnɪə bɜd/ (<em>say</em> okshuh'near berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013529" href="entry://chowchilla%23bigmac000013529"><strong>chowchilla</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audio frequency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audio frequency</span></header><div>/ɔdioʊ ˈfrikwənsi/ (<em>say</em> awdeeoh 'freekwuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">audio frequencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">any frequency at which a soundwave is audible to the human ear, between 15 and 20 000 hertz.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audiophile bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac956852304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audiophile bar</span></header><div>/ˈɔdioʊfaɪl ba/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeohfuyl bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac520820521" href="entry://vinyl%20bar%23bigmac520820521"><strong>vinyl bar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audio system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audio system</span></header><div>/ˈɔdioʊ ˌsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'awdeeoh .sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070411" href="entry://sound%20system%23bigmac000070411"><strong>sound system</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audio tattoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513391515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audio tattoo</span></header><div>/ɔdioʊ tæˈtu/ (<em>say</em> awdeeoh ta'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac740767796" href="entry://soundwave%20tattoo%23bigmac740767796"><strong>soundwave tattoo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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audio watermark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac766853164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">audio watermark</span></header><div>/ɔdioʊ ˈwɔtəmak/ (<em>say</em> awdeeoh 'wawtuhmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq68">a digital watermark in audio material.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac982057248" href="entry://digital%20watermark%23bigmac982057248"><strong>digital watermark</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auditor-general
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auditor-general</span></header><div>/ˌɔdətə-ˈdʒɛnrəl/ (<em>say</em> .awduhtuh-'jenruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often upper case</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">auditors-general</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">auditor-generals</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">an officer whose duty it is to investigate and report to parliament whether any expenditure by government departments is not authorised by Act or regulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auditory brainstem implant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac215953409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auditory brainstem implant</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">an artificial hearing device, similar to the cochlear implant, but with the pad of electrodes implanted directly into the base of the brain on the nerve centre of the cochlea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auditory nerve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auditory nerve</span></header><div>/ˈɔdətri nɜv/ (<em>say</em> 'awduhtree nerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">the nerve which transmits the sensation of sound, running from the cochlea towards the brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au fait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au fait</span></header><div>/oʊ ˈfeɪ/ (<em>say</em> oh 'fay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">having experience or practical knowledge of a thing; expert; versed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au fond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au fond</span></header><div>/oʊ ˈfɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> oh 'fon) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">at bottom or to the bottom; thoroughly; in reality; fundamentally.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auf Wiedersehen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auf Wiedersehen</span></header><div>/aʊf ˈvidəzeɪn/ (<em>say</em> owf 'veeduhzayn), /-zeɪən/ (<em>say</em> -zayuhn) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">until we meet again; goodbye for the present.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augean stables
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augean stables</span></header><div>/ɔˈdʒiən steɪbəlz/ (<em>say</em> aw'jeeuhn staybuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">the stables in which a king (<strong>Augeas</strong>) kept 3000 oxen and which had not been cleaned for thirty years. Hercules accomplished the task in a single day by turning the river Alpheus through the stable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augmented reality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac748808131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augmented reality</span></header><div>/ɔgmɛntəd riˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> awgmentuhd ree'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">augmented realities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">the incorporation of computer-generated effects and virtualisation into a real-world scenario or experience.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AR</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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augmented virtuality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243698423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">augmented virtuality</span></header><div>/ɔgmɛntəd vɜtjuˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> awgmentuhd vertyooh'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">augmented virtualities</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Computer Games</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">a type of virtual reality into which some images of real world objects are inserted, as by live streaming or by 3D imaging.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Augrabies Falls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Augrabies Falls</span></header><div>/ɔgrabi ˈfɔlz/ (<em>say</em> awgrahbee 'fawlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">a cascade on the Orange River in southern Africa. 146 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au gratin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au gratin</span></header><div>/oʊ ˈgrætn/ (<em>say</em> oh 'gratn), /grəˈtæn/ (<em>say</em> gruh'tan) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">(of food) cooked with a covering of browned breadcrumbs or grated cheese or with both.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: with a crust]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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August Offensive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac674304023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">August Offensive</span></header><div>/ˈɔgʌst əˌfɛnsɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'awgust uh.fensiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">an attempt made in August 1915 by the Allied forces at Gallipoli to break the stalemate existing since the landings on 25 April 1915 by a series of attacks aimed at seizing higher ground from the Turkish forces. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The depleted B Company, 14th Battalion, AIF, at roll call after the unsuccessful offensive of 8 August 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/August%20Offensive_A01225.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anzac Breakout</strong>, <strong class="vs">Battle of Sari Bair</strong>. <div class="backshade">The aim of the <strong>August Offensive</strong> was to capture the high points Chunuk Bair and Hill 971 in the Sari Bair Range and thus gain control of the Gallipoli peninsula’s central heights and so allow the troops confined to the cramped beachheads at Anzac Cove to ‘break out’. The operation began on 6 August 1915 with the Allied capture of Lone Pine, and attacks later the same day, directed at Chunuk Bair (which was held for two days by NZ troops), Hill Q and Hill 971 – but any gains made were lost again by 10 August in the Turkish counteroffensive. The assault on the Nek, on 7 August, by the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade, made no gains and left nearly half of the 600 attackers dead. On 7 August British forces were landed at Suvla Bay to establish a base and assist the main attack, but time squandered before the assault was launched allowed the Turkish defenders to move troops and guns into position; the British suffered heavy casualties and were unable to take the heights. An unsuccessful later attempt to link Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay by taking Hill 60 also resulted in heavy losses. The August Offensive had failed. Attackers and defenders once again dug in and the stalemate persisted until the evacuation of Allied troops – those from Anzac Cove over the two nights of 19–20 December 1915, and those from Cape Helles in January 1916. The meticulous planning for this final operation was the work of Australian Brigadier General Brudenell White and took place in absolute secrecy. Carried out in silence and darkness, it was the only really successful Allied operation of the entire Gallipoli campaign.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au jus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au jus</span></header><div>/oʊ ˈʒus/ (<em>say</em> oh 'zhoohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">(of meat) served in its own gravy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au lait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au lait</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of au lait" src="word_pronunciations/01453.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊ ˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> oh 'lay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">prepared or served with milk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auld lang syne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auld lang syne</span></header><div>/oʊld læŋ ˈzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> ohld lang 'zuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> old times, especially times fondly remembered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> old or long friendship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq250"> (<em>upper case</em>) a song traditionally sung to celebrate friendship, as on New Year’s Eve, the departure of a passenger ship, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish <em>auld langsyne</em>, from <em>auld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104686" href="entry://old%23bigmac000104686"><span class="smallcaps">old</span></a> + <em>lang</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103345" href="entry://long%23bigmac000103345"><span class="smallcaps">long<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>syne</em> before now, ago (related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088934" href="entry://since%23bigmac000088934"><span class="smallcaps">since</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aulic Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aulic Council</span></header><div>/ɔlɪk ˈkaʊnsəl/ (<em>say</em> awlik 'kownsuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">a personal council of the Holy Roman Emperor, founded in 1498, exercising chiefly judicial powers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au naturel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au naturel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of au naturel" src="word_pronunciations/01454.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊ nætʃəˈrɛl/ (<em>say</em> oh nachuh'rel) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq549"> in the natural state; naked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> cooked plainly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq374"> uncooked.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aung San Suu Kyi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aung San Suu Kyi</span></header><div>/ˌaʊŋ san su ˈtʃi/ (<em>say</em> .owng sahn sooh 'chee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Daw</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">born 1945, Myanmar diplomat and politician; while opposition leader was under house arrest 1989–95, 2000–02, 2003–10; after the 2015 election victory of her party became state counsellor (a newly created position as a constitutional clause relating to foreign marriage barred her from becoming president); arrested and imprisoned in 2021 following a military coup d’état; awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1991.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aunt Sally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aunt Sally</span></header><div>/ant ˈsæli/ (<em>say</em> ahnt 'salee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a figure, typically of a woman smoking a pipe, at which objects are thrown at a fair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> a person who is the butt of jibes, insults, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aunty's downfall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aunty’s downfall</span></header><div>/antiz ˈdaʊnfɔl/ (<em>say</em> ahnteez 'downfawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">gin; mother’s ruin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au pair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au pair</span><z><span target_id="qCXNWBuKS3">n.</span><span target_id="tUSXbpmGv3">adj.</span><span target_id="xEhV7SM2ic">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/oʊ ˈpɛə/ (<em>say</em> oh 'pair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qCXNWBuKS3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> a young foreigner, especially a woman or girl, who does domestic work for a small payment and board and lodging, often in order to improve command of the language of the country visited.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tUSXbpmGv3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq127"> of or relating to an au pair: <em class="example">an au pair girl.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xEhV7SM2ic">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq932"> to work as an au pair.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au poivre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au poivre</span></header><div>/oʊ ˈpwavr/ (<em>say</em> oh 'pwahvr) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">cooked with ground black pepper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: with pepper]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aural hygiene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac960712523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aural hygiene</span></header><div>/ɔrəl ˈhaɪdʒin/ (<em>say</em> awruhl 'huyjeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">the practices which keep devices related to hearing, as hearing aids, ear plugs, or ear inserts, free from microorganisms or mould which can cause ear infections.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au revoir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au revoir</span></header><div>/oʊ rəˈvwa/ (<em>say</em> oh ruh'vwah), /oʊ ˈvwa/ (<em>say</em> oh 'vwah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">until we see each other again; goodbye for the present.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian and New Zealand Army Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">an army corps formed in 1914–15 during World War I, eventually with three Australian divisions and one NZ division; formed in Egypt; saw service at Gallipoli; disbanded in 1916 following the Gallipoli evacuation and replaced with I ANZAC Corps and II ANZAC Corps. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Anzacs in Turkey: A group of Anzacs preparing a meal, Gallipoli, 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Army%20Corps_A05251.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Anzacs in France: King George V visiting Anzac troops in France, 1916. The king is standing on the sand-bagged wall of a communication trench watching Anzacs at drill below.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Army%20Corps_P00077.013.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Anzacs in Egypt: Officer cadets of the Anzac mounted division outside one of the buildings at the training school, Zeitoun, northern Egypt, 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Army%20Corps_P00153.003.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ANZAC <div class="backshade"><div class="p0">Early in 1915 the <strong>Australian and New Zealand Army Corps</strong> headquarters in Cairo adopted the acronym <strong>ANZAC</strong> to replace the cumbersome ‘Australia and NZ Army Corps’; the name was suggested by British Lieutenant AT White. Commanding officer Lieutenant General William Birdwood approved the new title, and the word <strong>Anzac</strong>, which has become synonymous with the Gallipoli campaign and Australian soldiers in general, was born. The Anzacs who first went into battle at Gallipoli were part of a much larger force which consisted also of British, French and Indian troops, but because the Australians and New Zealanders were first ashore and because this was their countries’ first experience of war on such a large a scale, the campaign became peculiarly associated with them. The high reputation won by the Anzacs at Gallipoli was deserved, but it also suited elements in the British press to praise their vigour and endurance in unfavourable comparison with the prosecution of the war on the Western Front. This British adulation reinforced pride in and admiration for the Anzacs at home.</div><div class="p1">Early in 1916, following the Allied withdrawal from Gallipoli, the ANZAC Corps was split into two new formations – I ANZAC Corps, consisting of the 1st and 2nd Australian Divisions and the New Zealand Division (later re-allocated to II ANZAC), and II ANZAC Corps, consisting of the 4th and 5th Australian divisions and the NZ division (the 3rd Australian Division, still being raised in Australia, went straight to Britain, where Major General John Monash became its commander). Lieutenant General William Birdwood assumed command of I ANZAC Corps, accompanied it to France, and directed its operations throughout 1916 and 1917. In November 1917 all five Australian divisions were grouped together as the Australian Corps; the NZ division was moved to a British corps.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003168" href="entry://ANZAAS%23bigmac000003168"><strong>ANZAAS</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094200" href="entry://Telstra%20Corporation%23bigmac000094200"><strong>Telstra Corporation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Antarctic Territory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Antarctic Territory</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">a region in eastern Antarctica including most of the land between 45° and 160°, claimed as a territory of Australia 1933–59.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Army</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈami/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">the Australian permanent land warfare force; developed from the <strong>Australian Military Forces</strong> formed in 1901 (known up to 1915 as the <strong>Commonwealth Military Forces</strong>); present structure with a full-time force and smaller part-time force dates from 1947–48, the full-time force being known up to 1996 as the <strong>Australian Regular Army</strong> and the part-time force being restructured from the <strong>Citizens Military Forces</strong> (1943–47) and known up to 1980 as the <strong>Australian Citizen Military Force</strong> and from 1980–96 as the <strong>Army Reserve</strong>; the name Australian Army replaced Australian Military Forces in 1980; now a separate entity within the Australian Defence Force.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004662" href="entry://Australian%20Imperial%20Force%23bigmac000004662"><strong>Australian Imperial Force</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Army Medical Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac058251326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Army Medical Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac318525929" href="entry://Royal%20Australian%20Army%20Medical%20Corps%23bigmac318525929"><strong>Royal Australian Army Medical Corps</strong></a>. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Crowds of wellwishers farewell Australian Army Medical Corps personnel who have just embarked on the transport HMS &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Mooltan&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt; at Port Melbourne railway pier, 18 May 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Army%20Medical%20Corps_C01009.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A member of the Australian Army Medical Corps in a field laboratory in Egypt, 1916.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Army%20Medical%20Corps_H02795.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAMC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Army Nursing Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994845834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Army Nursing Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">a reserve force of volunteer civilian nurses formed in 1903 to provide nursing services to the Australian armed forces; in 1943 changed from an auxiliary service to an incorporated part of the military services; in 1948 became the <strong>Royal Australian Army Nursing Service </strong>(<strong>RAANS</strong>); designated a corps in 1951. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A staff nurse of the Australian Army Nursing Service wearing her Army Nursing uniform during World War I service.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Army%20Nursing%20Service_P03253.004.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac152578156" href="entry://Royal%20Australian%20Army%20Nursing%20Corps%23bigmac152578156"><strong>Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AANS <div class="backshade">At the outbreak of World War I, nurses to staff the medical units of the AIF were recruited from the <strong>Australian Army Nursing Service</strong> reserve and from the civil nursing profession. The first group left Australia in September 1914, and in the course of the war more than 2280 nurses served overseas, staffing medical facilities in Italy, France, Belgium, Greece, Egypt, Salonika, Palestine, Mesopotamia and India – wherever there were Australian troops, including hospital ships treating the wounded and ill from Gallipoli; many also served in British hospitals. Seven were awarded Military Medals for their courage under fire.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Army Service Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122884248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Army Service Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac377241481" href="entry://Army%20Service%20Corps%23bigmac377241481"><strong>Army Service Corps</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac377241481" href="entry://Army%20Service%20Corps%23mq566">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Associated Press
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac909051075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Associated Press</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000012" href="entry://AAP%23bigmac000000012"><strong>AAP</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Association for Cultural Freedom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Association for Cultural Freedom</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">an organisation first formed in 1954 as the Australian Committee for Cultural Freedom; established to counter communism and its alleged threat to cultural freedom; disbanded in the early 1990s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Astronomical Observatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac756466016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Astronomical Observatory</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a Commonwealth government division operating the Anglo-Australian Telescope and the UK Schmidt Telescope, both located at the Siding Spring Observatory.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac11294079" href="entry://Anglo-Australian%20Telescope%23bigmac11294079"><strong>Anglo-Australian Telescope</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Automobile Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Automobile Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a federal body formed in 1924 which represents motorists’ associations from each state and the NT.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian badger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian badger</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈbædʒə/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'bajuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085599" href="entry://wombat%23bigmac000085599"><strong>wombat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Ballet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Ballet</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈbæleɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'balay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">the national ballet company of Australia, founded in 1962.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian Ballet</strong> developed from the Borovansky ballet companies, which provided its original members. Under founding artistic director Peggy van Praagh and associate director Robert Helpmann, the company achieved early international status, and guest dancers included Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. The Australian Ballet School was established in 1964. A second company, known as the Dancer’s Company, was founded in 1979, comprising graduating students and dancers of the Australian Ballet. With a diverse repertoire that includes great ballet classics as well as contemporary works, the Australian Ballet performs both in Australia and overseas, and is based at the Australian Ballet Centre in Melbourne. See also Edouard <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008673" href="entry://Borovansky%23bigmac000008673"><strong>Borovansky</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian ballot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian ballot</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈbælət/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'baluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">a ballot which ensures secrecy in voting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called because this system was first used in SA]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian bindweed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856627031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian bindweed</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈbaɪndwid/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'buyndweed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a climbing or trailing shrub, <em>Convolvulus erubescens</em>, having bright pink to white funnel-shaped flowers, widespread throughout Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blushing bindweed</strong>, <strong class="vs">pink bindweed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian blue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian blue</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈblu/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'blooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a light blue colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aurora australis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aurora australis</span></header><div>/ərɔrə ɒsˈtraləs/ (<em>say</em> uhrawruh os'trahluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere; southern lights.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aurora Australis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aurora Australis</span></header><div>/ərɔrə ɒsˈtraləs/ (<em>say</em> uhrawruh os'trahluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">an Australian icebreaker commissioned for work in the Antarctic in 1990; decommissioned in 2020.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aurora borealis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aurora borealis</span></header><div>/ərɔrə bɔriˈaləs/ (<em>say</em> uhrawruh bawree'ahluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere; northern lights.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aus. Rules
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aus. Rules</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq820">Australian Rules.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aussie Bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aussie Bond</span></header><div>/ɒzi ˈbɒnd/ (<em>say</em> ozee 'bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004698" href="entry://Australian%20Savings%20Bond%23bigmac000004698"><strong>Australian Savings Bond</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aussie kiss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620333081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aussie kiss</span></header><div>/ɒzi ˈkɪs/ (<em>say</em> ozee 'kis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac131531964" href="entry://Australian%20kiss%23bigmac131531964"><strong>Australian kiss</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aussie Rules
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aussie Rules</span></header><div>/ˌɒzi ˈrulz/ (<em>say</em> .ozee 'roohlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088992" href="entry://Australian%20Rules%23bigmac000088992"><strong>Australian Rules</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aussie Spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac481057630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aussie Spirit</span></header><div>/ɒzi ˈspɪrət/ (<em>say</em> ozee 'spiruht) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq433"> <strong>the</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101868" href="entry://Spirit%23bigmac000101868"><strong>Spirit</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101868" href="entry://Spirit%23mq810">2a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of the Australian international women’s softball team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aussie Steelers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac505519740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aussie Steelers</span></header><div>/ɒzi ˈstiləz/ (<em>say</em> ozee 'steeluhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> <strong>the</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac081503049" href="entry://Steelers%23bigmac081503049"><strong>Steelers</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac081503049" href="entry://Steelers%23mq852">1a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq169"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of the Australian international men’s softball team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aussie swazi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac520313880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aussie swazi</span></header><div>/ɒzi ˈswɒzi/ (<em>say</em> ozee 'swozee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> a right-wing and jingoistic Australian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> the Southern Cross as a symbol of ultra-nationalism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070819" href="entry://Aussie%23bigmac000070819"><span class="smallcaps">Aussie</span></a> + shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073940" href="entry://swastika%23bigmac000073940"><span class="smallcaps">swastika</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasian Anti-transportation League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819719049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasian Anti-transportation League</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac515201220" href="entry://anti-transportation%20movement%23bigmac515201220"><strong>anti-transportation movement</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasian bittern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac810595752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasian bittern</span></header><div>/ɒstrəˌleɪʒən ˈbɪtən/ (<em>say</em> ostruh.layzhuhn 'bituhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">the bittern, <em>Botaurus poiciloptilus</em>, with camouflaging brown plumage, of southern Australia, New Caledonia and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasian breed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasian breed</span></header><div>/ɒstrəˌleɪʒən ˈbrid/ (<em>say</em> ostruh.layzhuhn 'breed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">one of several breeds of sheep evolved in Australia and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasian gannet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasian gannet</span></header><div>/ɒstrəˌleɪʒən ˈgænət/ (<em>say</em> ostruh.layzhuhn 'ganuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a common seabird, <em>Morus serrator</em>, having a white body, black primary and secondary feathers, a golden head and short throat stripe; found in open oceans and islands off Australia and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasian grebe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394398357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasian grebe</span></header><div>/ɒstrəˌleɪʒən ˈgrib/ (<em>say</em> ostruh.layzhuhn 'greeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">a small grebe, <em>Tachybaptus novaehollandiae</em>, which in breeding plumage has a brown head with a chestnut streak on each side, a yellow eye, and a yellow spot at the base of the bill; found in south-eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, some Pacific islands, Australia and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasian Performing Right Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352864503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasian Performing Right Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac203768950" href="entry://APRA%23bigmac203768950"><strong>APRA<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasian robin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727425941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasian robin</span></header><div>/ɒstrəˌleɪʒən ˈrɒbən/ (<em>say</em> ostruh.layzhuhn 'robuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq58">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063838" href="entry://robin%23bigmac000063838"><strong>robin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063838" href="entry://robin%23mq844">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australasian shoveler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582813811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australasian shoveler</span></header><div>/ɒstrəˌleɪʒən ˈʃʌvələ/ (<em>say</em> ostruh.layzhuhn 'shuvuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068436" href="entry://shoveler%23bigmac000068436"><strong>shoveler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068436" href="entry://shoveler%23mq141">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austral doubah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258387757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austral doubah</span></header><div>/ɒstrəl ˈduba/ (<em>say</em> ostruhl 'doohbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac393321383" href="entry://bush%20banana%23bigmac393321383"><strong>bush banana</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Act 1986
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316042034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Act 1986</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">an Act making the legislation of Australian parliaments independent of British parliaments and courts; passed first in Australia and then in Westminster.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australia Act</strong> terminated Westminster’s powers to legislate for Australia, and the restrictions upon state legislation arising from its subordination to British law. It also abolished all remaining constitutional provision for appeals from Australian courts to the Privy Council in London. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia and New Zealand Banking Group</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">an international banking group, established in 1835 by royal charter as the Bank of Australasia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ANZ</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Council</span></header><div>/əˈstreɪljə kaʊnsəl/ (<em>say</em> uh'straylyuh kownsuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">a statutory authority established in 1975 to encourage the development of the arts in Australia and to provide greater access to the arts; replaced an advisory body formed in 1968.</span></div> Full name, <strong>Australia Council for the Arts</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australia Council</strong> has both a funding role, via grants and awards given to arts organisations and individual artists, and an advisory role in the development of arts policy. The artistic fields covered by the council are: Aboriginal and Torres Strait arts, community arts and cultural development, emerging and experimental arts, music, dance, theatre, visual arts and literature.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Day</span></header><div>/əˈstreɪljə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> uh'straylyuh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">26 January, the anniversary of the landing of Governor Phillip at Sydney Cove in 1788 which began British settlement in Australia; marked in Australia with a public holiday.</span></div> <div class="backshade">While many Australians see <strong>Australia Day</strong> as a time of celebration, a large number of Aboriginal Australians feel alienated from this concept. Since 1992 the day has also been marked by Survival Day concerts. Australia Day events in recent years have concentrated on expressing national diversity.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Felix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Felix</span></header><div>/əstreɪljə ˈfilɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuh 'feeliks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">the term applied by explorer Thomas Mitchell to a region south of the Murray River (present-day Victoria).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia First Movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia First Movement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">a nationalist organisation formed in Sydney in 1941 to support the defence of Australia by recalling Australian forces from overseas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia House
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia House</span></header><div>/əstreɪljə ˈhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuh 'hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">the office of the Australian High Commission in London.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194821318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia II</span></header><div>/əstreɪljə ˈtu/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuh 'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq43">a 12 m class yacht which represented the Royal Perth Yacht Club in the 1983 America’s Cup and defeated the defending yacht <em>Liberty</em>, representing the New York Yacht Club, in the first successful challenge since 1851; captained by John Bertrand and designed by Ben Lexcen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia–Japan Foundation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac131688076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia–Japan Foundation</span></header><div>/əsˌtreɪljə--dʒəˈpæn faʊndeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> uhs.traylyuh–juh'pan fowndayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a statutory authority within the Department of Foreign Affairs established in 1976 to advance and expand interaction between the two countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406025905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">an organisation formed by the Australian Film Institute in 2011 to promote Australian achievement in film and television and to administer the awards for the film and television industry.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac15415918" href="entry://AACTA%20Award%23bigmac15415918"><strong>AACTA Award</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AACTA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Academy of Science
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Academy of Science</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">an independent national scientific institution established in 1954 to promote science, maintain its standards and recognise outstanding achievements in this field.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Academy of the Humanities
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Academy of the Humanities</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">an independent body established in 1969 to further the understanding of, and study in, the humanities, and to act as an advisory body in this field.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AAH</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Academy of the Social Sciences
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216758993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Academy of the Social Sciences</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000240" href="entry://Academy%20of%20the%20Social%20Sciences%20in%20Australia%23bigmac000000240"><strong>Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Agricultural Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac154302601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Agricultural Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an Australian pastoral and mining company established in 1824 in the Port Stephens area of the colony of NSW to improve the flocks of merino sheep; now operates cattle stations in Qld and NT; Australia’s oldest agricultural company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Agricultural Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Agricultural Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a council of federal and state government agricultural ministers established in 1934 to promote the welfare and improvement of agricultural industries and products.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac705625890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Aid</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈeɪd/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">the federal government body which manages Australia’s official overseas-aid program; developed from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) which it replaced in 2013; AusAID, in turn, developed from the Australian Development Assistance Bureau (ADAB) within the Department of Foreign Affairs, which had replaced the Australian Development Assistance Agency (ADAA).</span></div> Formerly (1995–2013), <strong>Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)</strong>; (1987–95), <strong>Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB)</strong>; (1977–87), <strong>Australian Development Assistance Bureau (ADAB)</strong>; (1974–77), <strong>Australian Development Assistance Agency (ADAA)</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Airlines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Airlines</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈɛəlaɪnz/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'airluynz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> an Australian domestic airline established by the federal government in 1946; incorporated into Qantas in 1993. Formerly (1946–86), <strong>Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq143"> an Australian low-cost international airline, established in 2002 as a division of Qantas; ceased operating in 2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Alps</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">the highest section of the Great Dividing Range, extending from south-eastern NSW to southern central Victoria; site of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme. Highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, 2228 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Alps Walking Track
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501755598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Alps Walking Track</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a walking track extending from Walhalla, Victoria, north through the high country of Alpine National Park to Kosciuszko National Park in south-eastern NSW, and ending in the ACT. 650 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Citizens Military Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49315008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Citizens Military Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093490" href="entry://Australian%20Army%23bigmac000093490"><strong>Australian Army</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACMF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Communications and Media Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac42810088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Communications and Media Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">the federal government body responsible for regulating the communications industry in Australia; created in 2005 by the merging of the Australian Communications Authority and the Australian Broadcasting Authority, in response the emergence of digital and other new forms of communications technologies.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACMA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Communications Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac807602146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Communications Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">a former federal government body responsible for regulating telecommunications and radiocommunications in Australia; established in 1997; in 2005 merged with the Australian Broadcasting Authority to form the Australian Communications and Media Authority.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Competition and Consumer Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">a federal government statutory authority created in 1995 by the merging of the <strong>Trade Practices Commission</strong> (TPC, formed 1974) and <strong>Prices Surveillance Authority</strong> (PSA, formed 1984, replacing the Prices Justification Tribunal); responsibilities include consumer protection, prices surveillance and the administration of the Trade Practices Act which deals primarily with company mergers and acquisitions and anti-competitive or unfair market practices.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACCC <div class="backshade">Responsibilities of the <strong>ACCC</strong> include consumer protection, prices surveillance and the administration of the Trade Practices Act, which deals primarily with company mergers and acquisitions and anti-competitive or unfair market practices.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">(formerly) the major Australian federal industrial tribunal (1973–88).</span></div> Formerly (1956–73), <strong>Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004663" href="entry://Australian%20Industrial%20Relations%20Commission%23bigmac000004663"><strong>Australian Industrial Relations Commission</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Conservation Foundation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Conservation Foundation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a private organisation founded in 1965 to further the practice and understanding of conservation by lobbying governments and working with community and business groups.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACF <div class="backshade">Successful campaigns with which the <strong>ACF</strong> has been associated include opposing the mining of Ellison Reef, Qld (1967); halting sand mining on Fraser Island, Qld (1976); preventing the Franklin River in Tasmania being dammed (1983); establishing the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary (1994); and declaring the Greater Blue Mountains, NSW, a World Heritage area (2000).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Consolidated Industries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Consolidated Industries</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000405" href="entry://ACI%20Packaging%20Group%23bigmac000000405"><strong>ACI Packaging Group</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Convict Sites
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac411503829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Convict Sites</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">eleven sites associated with Australia’s convict history, as a group inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2010, the group comprising Old Government House and Domain, Parramatta, NSW; Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney; Cockatoo Island Convict Site, Sydney; Old Great North Road, near Wiseman’s Ferry, NSW; Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area, Norfolk Island; Port Arthur Historic Site, Tasmania; Cascades Female Factory, Hobart; Darlington Probation Station, Maria Island, Tasmania; Coal Mines Historic Site, Tasmania; Brickendon-Woolmers Estates, near Longford, Tasmania; and Fremantle Prison, WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian coot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian coot</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈkut/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'kooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a common aquatic bird of Australia, <em>Fulica atra australis</em>, a subspecies of the Eurasian coot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121874209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Corps</span></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljən kɔ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuhn kaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">an army corps formed in November 1917 during World War I from the five Australian divisions fighting on the Western Front which had previously made up I ANZAC Corps and II ANZAC Corps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Council for International Development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac062555138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Council for International Development</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">the coordination body for non-government overseas aid organisations and international development agencies in Australia; formed in 1965.</span></div> Formerly (1965–2004), <strong>Australian Council for Overseas Aid</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACFID <div class="backshade"><strong>ACFID</strong> coordinates more than 90 organisations. It liaises with and makes representations to Australian governments and UN agencies. It also disseminates information on the need for and results of aid, including refugee and migrant services, and assists coordination in emergencies.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Council for Overseas Aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac322094617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Council for Overseas Aid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac062555138" href="entry://Australian%20Council%20for%20International%20Development%23bigmac062555138"><strong>Australian Council for International Development</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACFOA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021311" href="entry://DOGS%23bigmac000021311"><strong>DOGS</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Council of Churches
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Council of Churches</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004631" href="entry://National%20Council%20of%20Churches%20in%20Australia%23bigmac000004631"><strong>National Council of Churches in Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Council of Social Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Council of Social Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a national social-welfare umbrella organisation established in 1956.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACOSS <div class="backshade"><strong>ACOSS</strong> membership includes national bodies such as church, charity, consumer and self-help groups, policy and professional organisations, together with its eight state and territory councils. ACOSS is the principal voice of low-income and disadvantaged people in social and economic policy debates and is represented on many government welfare bodies. In the late 1990s it was active in the national discussion of taxation reform and helped to achieve the exclusion of food from the GST. More recently, it has been active in policy debates on climate and energy.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Council of Trade Unions
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Council of Trade Unions</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">a national body formed in 1927 which acts as the coordinator of the Australian trade union movement, oversees the management of each trade union and controls disputes within unions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACTU <div class="backshade">In 2016, the <strong>ACTU</strong> consisted of 46 affiliated unions representing almost 2 million workers. There is a branch of the ACTU in each state, usually called a Trades and Labor Council. During the presidency of Bob Hawke (1970–79) the ACTU played a prominent role in industrial disputes throughout Australia and in 1983 concluded the Prices and Income Accord with the then federal Labor Government.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Council on the Ageing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Council on the Ageing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a voluntary welfare organisation, partly government-funded, which provides services for the aged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Country Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac810805868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Country Party</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">former name of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac362958846" href="entry://National%20Party%20of%20Australia%23bigmac362958846"><strong>National Party of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Border Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac084240147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Border Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a government department established in July 2015 and encompassing the previous functions of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to maintain border security and to manage detention centres and carry out investigations and enforcement in relation to illicit goods and immigration malpractice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Broadcasting Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Broadcasting Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">a former federal statutory body responsible for regulating television and radio broadcasting and internet content in Australia; established in 1992, replacing the <strong>Australian Broadcasting Tribunal</strong> which had been formed in 1977 to replace the <strong>Australian Broadcasting Control Board</strong>; in 2005 merged with the Australian Communications Authority to form the Australian Communications and Media Authority.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ABA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Broadcasting Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Broadcasting Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004617" href="entry://Australian%20Broadcasting%20Corporation%23bigmac000004617"><strong>Australian Broadcasting Corporation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Broadcasting Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a statutory authority which operates a non-commercial, national television network, domestic and overseas radio services and online services; other activities include production of drama and music programs for television and radio, book publishing and CD and DVD production; originally formed as a commission in 1932, became a corporation in 1983.</span></div> Formerly (1932–1983), <strong>Australian Broadcasting Commission</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ABC <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian Broadcasting Corporation</strong> is a large media system, with more than 100 radio stations and more than 80 television stations, plus online services. Other activities include the production of drama and music programs for television and radio, book publishing, and CD and DVD production. Originally formed as the <strong>Australian Broadcasting Commission</strong> in 1932, it became a corporation in 1983.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian brush turkey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac552127414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian brush turkey</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009675" href="entry://brush%20turkey%23bigmac000009675"><strong>brush turkey</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009675" href="entry://brush%20turkey%23mq472">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian bugle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac126095201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian bugle</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈbjugəl/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'byoohguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">a small herb, <em>Ajuga australis</em>, with a rosette of leaves and soft erect stems with deep blue or purple tubular flowers with a long spreading lower lip; found in a range of soils and habitats throughout Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091281" href="entry://Australian%23bigmac000091281"><span class="smallcaps">Australian<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009831" href="entry://bugle%23bigmac000009831"><span class="smallcaps">bugle<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Bureau of Statistics</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">a federal body formed in 1906, responsible for the collection of statistics and the conduct of censuses throughout Australia.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ABS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian bustard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac726715797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian bustard</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈbʌstəd/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'bustuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010266" href="entry://bustard%23bigmac000010266"><strong>bustard</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010266" href="entry://bustard%23mq75">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Capital Territory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Capital Territory</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">an Australian federal territory, created in 1911 as an enclave within south-eastern NSW; contains Canberra, the country’s capital city; its courts have legal jurisdiction also in the Jervis Bay Territory. 2330 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACT <div class="backshade">The area now known as the <strong>Australian Capital Territory</strong> lies within the traditional territory of the Ngunnawal and Ngarigo peoples. European exploration and settlement date from the 1820s. Upon Federation, both Melbourne and Sydney vied for selection as the nation’s capital. As a compromise, the Constitution provided for a new capital city to be built in territory taken from NSW but located at least 100 miles (160 kilometres) from Sydney. After a number of sites were considered, the present location was chosen in 1908, together with territory at Jervis Bay to provide access to the sea. Initially known as the Federal Capital Territory, it was formally named the Australian Capital Territory in 1938. The ACT is governed by a ministry headed by a chief minister and has a legislative assembly that has all state and local government functions, although its decisions can be overruled by the federal government. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096344" href="entry://Canberra%23bigmac000096344"><strong>Canberra</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac77443647" href="entry://Jervis%20Bay%20Territory%23bigmac77443647"><strong>Jervis Bay Territory</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Catholic Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Catholic Church</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">the Roman Catholic Church in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Catholic University
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Catholic University</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">a public university with campuses in NSW, Victoria, the ACT, and Qld, founded in 1991 following the amalgamation of several Roman Catholic tertiary institutions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian cattle dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian cattle dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a purebred dog with black or red face and ears and dark-blue body speckled with lighter blues, developed in Australia for work with cattle by crossing the blue merle Scotch collie with the dingo, then crossing the result with the Dalmatian and the black-and-tan kelpie; formally recognised in Australia in 1897; blue heeler.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian blue-speckle cattle dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">blue cattle dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Central Daylight Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac73399565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Central Daylight Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">the time zone to which SA and the NSW town of Broken Hill move when daylight saving is observed during the warmer months, one hour ahead of Australian Central Standard Time and ten and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACDT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Central Standard Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895889152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Central Standard Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">a time zone lying on the 142nd meridian including SA, NT, and the town of Broken Hill in NSW, nine and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, a half-hour behind Australian Eastern Standard Time and one and a half hours ahead of Australian Western Standard Time.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACST</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">a body representing the interests of business, manufacturing and industry in all states and the NT; promotes domestic and overseas trade, and serves as an advisory body to the government; formed in 1992 from the merging of the Australian Confederation of Industry (formed 1977) and the Australian Chamber of Commerce (formed 1972).</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACCI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Chamber Orchestra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac424256110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Chamber Orchestra</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">an Australian national orchestra of mainly string players, formed in 1975.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACO</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian chat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac174695160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian chat</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈtʃæt/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'chat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq58">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac711777868" href="entry://chat%23bigmac711777868"><strong>chat<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac711777868" href="entry://chat%23mq322">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Christian Churches
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392465026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Christian Churches</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">a network of Australian evangelical Christian churches including the Assemblies of God, formed in 2000.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421486436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Church</span></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljən tʃɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuhn cherch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a Christian church founded in Melbourne in 1884 by Charles Strong, a Presbyterian minister who had been accused of heresy; noted for liberal theology and commitment to social justice; dissolved in 1957.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian courser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian courser</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian courser" src="word_pronunciations/01495.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən ˈkɔsə/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'kawsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087793" href="entry://Australian%20pratincole%23bigmac000087793"><strong>Australian pratincole</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian crake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac345143097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian crake</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈkreɪk/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'krayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071282" href="entry://spotted%20crake%23bigmac000071282"><strong>spotted crake</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071282" href="entry://spotted%20crake%23mq513">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian crawl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian crawl</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian crawl" src="word_pronunciations/01496.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən ˈkrɔl/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'krawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087582" href="entry://freestyle%23bigmac000087582"><strong>freestyle</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087582" href="entry://freestyle%23mq718">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Crawl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Crawl</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian Crawl" src="word_pronunciations/01496.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən ˈkrɔl/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'krawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">Australian pop group, formed in 1978, featuring lead singer James Reyne; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1996.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Crime Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727498420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Crime Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">a Commonwealth government statutory authority operating from 2003; functions include criminal intelligence collection and analysis; replaced the <strong>National Crime Authority</strong> which has been established in 1984.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACC <div class="backshade">The <strong>ACC</strong> was formed as part of the Howard government’s policy of increasing the role of the Commonwealth in investigating terrorism and organised crime, in the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the US. It brought together in one agency the former National Crime Authority (NCA), the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence (ABCI) and the Office of Strategic Crime Assessments (OSCA).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Defence Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Defence Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">the total Australian defence force body, consisting of the three armed services (the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force) and support services; formed in the 1970s when the armed services were restructured and the position of chief of defence force staff was created; the three services remain separate entities within the Defence Force.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADF <div class="backshade">The <strong>ADF</strong> was formed in the 1970s when the armed services were restructured and the position of chief of defence force staff was created. The three forces remain separate entities within the Defence Force.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Defence Force Academy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Defence Force Academy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">an academy for officer cadets of the three armed forces, established 1986 in the ACT; offers tertiary training previously provided at Point Cook, Duntroon Military College, and the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADFA <div class="backshade"><strong>ADFA</strong> provides military and academic programs simultaneously to officer cadets of all three armed services. Cadets graduate in Science, Engineering or Arts, and after further specialised military training become commissioned officers.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Democrats
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Democrats</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈdɛməkræts/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'demuhkrats) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a liberalist political party formed in 1977 by former federal Liberal politician Don Chipp.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian Democrats</strong> set out to be a centre party responsive to all sections of the community. All decisions on policies and leadership positions are made by secret postal ballot in which all members equally have the right to vote. Although the party has held some state lower house seats, it has not been able to gain a House of Representatives seat. Its main parliamentary membership has been in the upper houses. From 1977 it held seats in the Senate, and successfully pursued balance-of-power politics to gain concessions from governments. The federal election of 2001 marked the beginning of a fall in public support, due mainly to internal problems, especially regarding leadership. The party’s national vote further declined at the 2004 election, when it failed to win any Senate seats, a result repeated in 2007; the party has had no federal parliamentary representation since July 2008. Many liberalist voters instead turned to the Greens, which replaced the Democrats as the third force in Australian politics. Party leaders since Don Chipp retired in 1986 have been Janine Haines, Janet Powell, John Coulter, Cheryl Kernot, Meg Lees, Natasha Stott Despoja, Andrew Bartlett and Lyn Allison. The Australian Democrats was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission in 2015, and re-registered in 2019.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Derby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Derby</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈdɜbi/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'derbee), /ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a horserace run annually at Ascot, Perth, on Boxing Day; first run 1972.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Design Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Design Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">one of a set of annual awards for design excellence in manufactured goods; first awarded in 1969 by the Industrial Design Council of Australia (under the former name of <strong>Good Design Label</strong>); the program became a division of Standards Australia in 1991.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Fair Pay Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775392381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Fair Pay Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">a federal commission established in 2005 to set minimum wages and conditions, replacing the Australian Industrial Commission’s role in this area; replaced in 2009 by Fair Work Australia, then by the Fair Work Commission in 2013.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFPC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian feathers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian feathers</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈfɛðəz/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'fedhuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">gumleaves used as bedding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Federal Police
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Federal Police</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">the major law enforcement body of the Australian Commonwealth, created in 1979 with the incorporation of the former Commonwealth and ACT police forces.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFP <div class="backshade">Areas in which the <strong>AFP</strong> is involved include crime and drug intelligence, people smuggling, e-crime, counterterrorism, the detection of counterfeit currency, money laundering, and the investigation of major fraud.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian fernwren
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac120061038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian fernwren</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈfɜnrɛn/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'fernren) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">(formerly) the fernwren.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Film Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Film Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">an Australian government agency formed in 1975 to encourage the making and promotion of films and television programs in Australia; since 2003 has included ScreenSound Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Film Institute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac845421292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Film Institute</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">an independent body set up in 1958 to promote the Australian film industry.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Film Institute Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518039479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Film Institute Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac15415918" href="entry://AACTA%20Award%23bigmac15415918"><strong>AACTA Award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Film, Television and Radio School
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Film, Television and Radio School</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">a college in Sydney, NSW, dealing with the techniques of film, television and radio production; established as a statutory authority in 1973.</span></div> Formerly (until 1986), <strong>Australian Film and Television School</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFTRS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Financial Review
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793793889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Financial Review</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">an Australian national newspaper with emphasis on financial news, formerly owned by Fairfax Media, since 2018 part of the publishing division of Nine; first published as a weekly in 1951; published as a daily since 1963.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian finch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599409879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian finch</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈfɪntʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'finch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq51">any Australian representative of various finch-like birds of the family Estrildidae, including waxbills, firetails, grassfinches and mannikins, originating in Africa but widely represented in Australia, as the Gouldian finch, <em>Erythrura gouldiae</em>, and the beautiful firetail, <em>Stagonopleura bella</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian flag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian flag</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən flæg/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">the bottom of one’s shirt when it has come out from one’s trousers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Flying Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Flying Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">a military flying organisation, formed in 1912, which operated in World War I as part of the AIF; absorbed into the RAAF when it was created in 1921. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A group of Australian Flying Corps trainee pilots at a training wing airfield in England in 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Flying%20Corps_P01034.051.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFC <div class="backshade">Australia was the only British dominion to establish its own flying corps for service in World War I. Training began in August 1914 at Point Cook, Vic. Shortly after the outbreak of war, the <strong>Australian Flying Corps</strong> sent aircraft to assist in capturing German colonies in what is now north-east New Guinea. In April 1915 a small unit of AFC pilots and mechanics, but no aircraft, was sent to Mesopotamia (now Iraq) to help protect British oil interests. In the following year the No. 1 Squadron of the AFC was dispatched to Egypt where they were used in both reconnaissance (such as photographic flights over Turkish lines) and combat (such as the bombing of Gaza and Beersheba); Lieutenant Frank McNamara, a member of No. 1 Squadron, earned the first Australian air Victoria Cross here. Nos 2, 3 and 4 squadrons saw action on the Western Front, patrolling Allied lines, bombing enemy positions and strafing and bombing enemy aircraft. The AFC remained part of the Australian Army until 1919, when it was disbanded along with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). The RAAF was formed in 1921. Pioneer pilots who gained their basic flying experience with the AIF included Charles Kingsford Smith, Ross and Keith Smith and Hudson Fysh.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Football
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Football</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈfʊtbɔl/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'footbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088992" href="entry://Australian%20Rules%23bigmac000088992"><strong>Australian Rules</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Football League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Football League</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">the organisation which replaced the Victorian Football League in 1990 and which regulates conditions of the game of Australian Rules football.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AFL</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Fossil Mammal Sites
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362376086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Fossil Mammal Sites</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">two Australian sites noted for a proliferation of mammal fossils, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac610274493" href="entry://Naracoorte%20Caves%20National%20Park%23bigmac610274493"><strong>Naracoorte Caves National Park</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac288400314" href="entry://Riversleigh%23bigmac288400314"><strong>Riversleigh</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian frogmouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626640340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian frogmouth</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈfrɒgmaʊθ/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'frogmowth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075036" href="entry://tawny%20frogmouth%23bigmac000075036"><strong>tawny frogmouth</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian fur seal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian fur seal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">an Antarctic and southern Australian eared seal, <em>Arctocephalus doriferus</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Geological Survey Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Geological Survey Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a federal government institution, primarily concerned with mineral search and control, formed in 1946.</span></div> Formerly (1946–92), <strong>Bureau of Mineral Resources</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AGSO</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian goshawk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian goshawk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian goshawk" src="word_pronunciations/01499.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən ˈgɒshɔk/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'gos-hawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">(formerly) the brown goshawk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Grand Prix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Grand Prix</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">the premier motor race in Australia, first held 1928; since 1985 has formed a round of the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, held in Melbourne from 1996, previously in Adelaide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Journalists' Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Journalists’ Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103557" href="entry://Media%2C%20Entertainment%20and%20Arts%20Alliance%23bigmac000103557"><strong>Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AJA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian kestrel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian kestrel</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈkɛstrəl/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'kestruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">(formerly) the nankeen kestrel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian king parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74954386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian king parrot</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac217611458" href="entry://king%20parrot%23bigmac217611458"><strong>king parrot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian kiss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac131531964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian kiss</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈkɪs/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'kis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">oral sex.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">Aussie kiss</strong>. <div class="etym">[modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028526" href="entry://French%20kiss%23bigmac000028526"><span class="smallcaps">French kiss</span></a>, with a pun on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac303566551" href="entry://Down%20Under%23bigmac303566551"><span class="smallcaps">Down Under</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Labor Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Labor Party</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">one of the main political parties in Australia, historically representing the interests of trade unions and workers; originated in the economic depression and strikes by shearers and maritime workers in the 1890s; adopted present title in 1908.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ALP Also, <strong class="vs">Labor Party</strong>. <div class="backshade">The oldest Australian political party, the <strong>Labor Party</strong> adopted its present title in 1908, but has a history dating back to the 1890s, a period which saw economic depression and strikes by shearers and maritime workers. The spelling ‘Labor’ has been used from 1912 when it was adopted to make an association with the American labor movement. Labor has governed federally in 1904 (under John Watson), 1908–09 and 1910–13 (under Andrew Fisher), 1914–16 (under Andrew Fisher, then WM Hughes), 1929–32 (under James Scullin), 1941–49 (under John Curtin, then Francis Forde, then Ben Chifley), 1972–75 (under Gough Whitlam), 1983–96 (under Bob Hawke, then Paul Keating), and 2007–13 (under Kevin Rudd, then Julia Gillard, then Kevin Rudd again). Other leaders of the party (while in opposition) have been HV Evatt, Arthur Calwell, Bill Hayden, Kim Beazley, Simon Crean, Mark Latham, and Bill Shorten. The party has been subject to three major splits: in 1916–17 over the conscription issue; in 1929, when Joseph Lyons and his supporters merged with the Nationalists to form the United Australia Party; and in the mid-1950s with the formation of the Democratic Labor Party.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian language</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'langgwij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> an Indigenous language of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq056"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> bad language thought of as typically Australian: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Clock, clock, clock of wheels and rattle and clink of chains, crack of whips and explosions of Australian language.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1907</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq057"> <strong>the Australian language</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004645" href="entry://Australian%20English%23bigmac000004645"><strong>Australian English</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Law Reform Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac693725624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Law Reform Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">a permanent, independent federal statutory corporation, established in 1975 to conduct inquiries into areas of law reform.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ALRC <div class="backshade">The <strong>ALRC</strong> is concerned with the modernisation and simplification of federal laws, and with improved access to justice. It also considers proposals for uniformity between the laws of the territories and the laws of the states. ALRC recommendations provide advice to government but do not automatically become law.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian League of Rights
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian League of Rights</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">an extreme right-wing political organisation founded in the early 1960s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Light Horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Light Horse</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">an Australian mounted division, consisting of several brigades, which served in the Middle East in World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917, painted by George Lambert in 1920. Lambert&amp;#8217;s work depicts the impact of men and horses on the Turkish troops and trenches. A tangled mass of horses and soldiers is shown against a backdrop of barren and undulating landscape.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Light%20Horse_ART02811.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Members of the 1st Australian Light Horse regiment formed up on the beach with their horses, Palestine, 1916.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Light%20Horse_P00153.006.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">Many recruits for the <strong>Australian Light Horse</strong> were experienced horsemen from cattle-farming districts. The role of the Light Horse was to scout and raid; they were mounted infantry and, unlike the cavalry which fought from horseback, light horsemen normally dismounted to fight with rifles and bayonets, with one man of each four-strong section keeping the horses under cover. On some occasions they fought without horses, as in the charge on the Nek during the Gallipoli campaign, and they also sometimes charged on horseback, such as at Beersheba . The light horseman’s uniform was similar to that of the ordinary soldier apart from the distinctive emu feather plume on the slouch hat. Their mounts were the Australian-bred Waler. The last regiment was disbanded in 1944.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac006889207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac268043847" href="entry://United%20Voice%23bigmac268043847"><strong>United Voice</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Loan Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac68966786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Loan Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac876941888" href="entry://Loan%20Council%23bigmac876941888"><strong>Loan Council</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian lowline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829070076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian lowline</span></header><div>/əsˌtreɪljən ˈloʊlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> uhs.traylyuhn 'lohluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">one of a breed of black, naturally polled cattle developed from the Aberdeen Angus, the small stature of which is a result of a low growth rate which has the incidental benefit of producing tender meat.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lowline</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the division of the original herd into <em>lowline</em>, control line and highline at the Trangie Research Centre in 1974]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian magpie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian magpie</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈmægpaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'magpuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044423" href="entry://magpie%23bigmac000044423"><strong>magpie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044423" href="entry://magpie%23mq199">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Maritime College
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Maritime College</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">an autonomous tertiary institution near Launceston, Tasmania, founded in 1977, offering courses for shipping, port and fishing industries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac319964954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a postal survey undertaken by the Federal government in 2017 to establish the views of the electorate on the issue of same-sex marriage equality; same-sex marriage survey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian materialism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac618868559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian materialism</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn muh'tearreeuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">a philosophical school which developed in Australia in the mid-20th century, based on the work on the mind-brain identity theory by a group of philosophers, especially Ullin Place and JJC Smart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Medical Assistance Team
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423953097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Medical Assistance Team</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac889605061" href="entry://AUSMAT%23bigmac889605061"><strong>AUSMAT</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Medical Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Medical Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">the major medico-political body of doctors in Australia, formed in 1961 to replace the Australian branches of the British Medical Association.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AMA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Greens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441574612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Greens</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈgrinz/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'greenz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a national political party in the form of a confederation of eight state and territory Green parties, with policies centred on environmental and social justice issues; formed in 1992 as a confederation of the already existing state-based parties.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Greens</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian Greens</strong> gained their first federal parliamentary representative when party leader Bob Brown entered the Senate in 1996. By the 2007 general election the Greens had replaced the Democrats as the third force in Australian politics. In 2013 there were nine Greens senators and one Greens member of the House of Representatives, with several Greens members in each of the state parliaments except that of Queensland. Some of the support for the Greens came from disaffected Labor voters responding to the Greens’ policy of more humane treatment of asylum seekers and other human rights issues. In 2012 Bob Brown retired and was replaced by Christine Milne as federal party leader. Richard Di Natale was party leader from 2015 to 2020, and Adam Bandt became leader in 2020.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian ground thrush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian ground thrush</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac348694594" href="entry://Bassian%20thrush%23bigmac348694594"><strong>Bassian thrush</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Hearing Services
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac520890495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Hearing Services</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">a federal government business enterprise offering rehabilitation, research and consultancy services in the area of audiology, set up as a statutory authority in 1991; became a business enterprise in 1997.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AHS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Height Datum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142744361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Height Datum</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a mapping system applied to Australia which uses a datum, or agreed level, from which the heights of naturally occurring features can be measured; this level, to which the value of zero is given, is equivalent to the mean sea level for 1966–68 at thirty tide gauges around the coast of the Australian continent.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AHD <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Elevations quoted using this datum are normally followed by the abbreviation <em>AHD</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Heritage Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Heritage Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">an independent statutory agency established in 1975 to advise the federal government on conservation of the national estate.</span></div> Formerly (until 2004), <strong>Australian Heritage Commission</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian Heritage Council</strong> operates within the federal department with responsibility for the environment. Its role encompasses the assessment, policy formulation, and support of major heritage programs, including the assessing of places nominated for the National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List and the nomination of places for these lists. However, it has no power in respect of actions contemplated by non-Commonwealth persons or corporations, such as state or local governments or private owners or institutions.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian hobby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac21763966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian hobby</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈhɒbi/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'hobee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034520" href="entry://hobby%23bigmac000034520"><strong>hobby<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034520" href="entry://hobby%23mq359">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian honours
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731173566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian honours</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈɒnəz/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'onuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">an honours system established in 1975; the Order of Australia, with a general and a military division, is the principal component.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian honors</strong>. <div class="backshade">The principal honour is the Order of Australia, with a general and a military division, awarded in the name of the sovereign by the governor-general on the advice of a government committee. Nomination may be made by any person or organisation. Ranks within the Order (with their postnominals) are: Knight/Dame (AK/AD) (these awards now discontinued), Companion (AC), Officer (AO), Member (AM) and Medal of the Order (OAM). As well as the Order of Australia, there is a range of bravery, gallantry and service awards. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac114579490" href="entry://imperial%20honours%23bigmac114579490"><strong>imperial honours</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Illawarra Shorthorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Illawarra Shorthorn</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">one of a breed of horned dairy cattle with a thick smooth coat, usually deep red, free from black or brindle marking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Imperial Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Imperial Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a special army of volunteers for overseas service which began enlistment in 1914; formed again in World War II. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Members seated in the foyer of the sergeants&amp;#8217; mess at the Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, Cairo, Egypt, 1919.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Imperial%20Force_B01388.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Two privates of the 28th Battalion, AIF, July 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Australian%20Imperial%20Force_H16879.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AIF <div class="backshade"><div class="p0">In 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, the 1st <strong>Australian Imperial Force</strong>, was raised by voluntary enlistment for service overseas (existing militia forces were unable to serve overseas). In November 1914 the first contingent, consisting of 20 000 men – one infantry division and the 1st Light Horse – set sail for war training camps in Egypt. In February 1915 they were joined by a second contingent which included NZ troops and all were grouped together as the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, under the command of Major General Birdwood. In April 1915 it was sent into action on the Gallipoli peninsula.</div><div class="p1">By the end of World War I the 1st AIF comprised five infantry divisions and made up most of two mounted divisions. More than 330 000 men, about one-fifth of whom were recruited from country districts, served in Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai, Palestine, Britain and on the Western Front in France and Belgium. Almost half of those were wounded and 59 000 died on active service. About 2100 women served with the 1st AIF, mainly as nurses. Australia was the only country with an all-volunteer army in World War I.</div><div class="p1">In World War II more than 690 000 men and 35 000 women enlisted in the 2nd AIF, which fought as part of British formations in the Mediterranean campaigns and served with Australian militia divisions in the Pacific.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Industrial Relations Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Industrial Relations Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">a federal commission with the main functions of facilitating agreement-making between employers and employees, and of preventing or settling industrial disputes; set up in 1988 but with origins in the reconstitution of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in 1956; replaced in 2009 by Fair Work Australia, its role in fixing minimum wages having earlier been taken over by the Australian Fair Pay Commission; Fair Work Australia was replaced by the Fair Work Commission in 2013.</span></div> Formerly (1956–73), <strong>Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission</strong>; (1973–88), <strong>Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AIRC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Industry Development Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Industry Development Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac673162650" href="entry://AIDC%23bigmac673162650"><strong>AIDC</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Inland Mission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Inland Mission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">an organisation offering support to people in remote parts of the country, founded in 1912 by the Presbyterian Church with John Flynn as first superintendent; in 1977 replaced by the Uniting Church’s Frontier Services and the Presbyterian Inland Mission.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AIM <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian Inland Mission</strong> (AIM) was founded to provide for the medical, social and spiritual needs of those living in the outback. Nursing and hospital outposts were opened, and communication was improved with the invention of the pedal radio. In 1928 Flynn’s vision of providing medical help to isolated patients by plane became a reality with the launching of the AIM Medical Service, later known as the Flying Doctor Service. With the formation of the Uniting Church in 1977, the work of the AIM was continued by two separate organisations: the Uniting Church’s Frontier Services and the Presbyterian Inland Mission. See also John <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094271" href="entry://Flynn%23bigmac000094271"><strong>Flynn</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064374" href="entry://Royal%20Flying%20Doctor%20Service%23bigmac000064374"><strong>Royal Flying Doctor Service</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac288204165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a research institution, based in Canberra; set up by the federal government in 1964 as the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies; name changed in 1989.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AIATSIS <div class="backshade"><strong>AIATSIS</strong> is governed by a council of nine members, four elected by the Institute’s membership and five others, who must be Indigenous persons, appointed by the minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. Research projects include language research, family and community histories, archaeology and cultural-heritage management studies, social anthropology, native-title research, history, health and human biology, performance and art studies.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Institute of Marine Sciences
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Institute of Marine Sciences</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">a statutory authority established in 1972 for research into marine science, based near Townsville, Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Institute of Sport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Institute of Sport</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a government-funded public company, incorporated in 1980 to develop sporting opportunities for Australians and to support research in sports science and medicine.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AIS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian International Development Assistance Bureau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac515040058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian International Development Assistance Bureau</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac705625890" href="entry://Australian%20Aid%23bigmac705625890"><strong>Australian Aid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Jockey Club
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Jockey Club</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">the principal racing body in NSW, founded in 1842.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AJC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Journal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Journal</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈdʒɜnəl/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'jernuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a literary magazine published in Melbourne 1865–1958.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac226243589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">a statutory authority established in 1987 for the research and development of nuclear science in Australia; replaced the <strong>Australian Atomic Energy Commission</strong> (AAEC) which had been established in 1953 to research the mining and use of uranium.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ANSTO <div class="backshade">The main areas of science in which <strong>ANSTO</strong> is involved are nuclear medicine, atmospheric monitoring, material engineering, neutron scattering techniques, and the environment and climate change. Its nuclear infrastructure includes the research reactors HIFAR (High Flux Australian Reactor) and OPAL (Australia’s Open Pool Australian Lightwater), both at Lucas Heights, south of Sydney, and the National Medical Cyclotron, which produces short-lived radioisotopes for nuclear-medical procedures, and which is located in the grounds of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Nursing Federation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac327346317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Nursing Federation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, formed in 1988, with antecedents going back to the Trained Nurses Guild, formed 1922.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian of the Year
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac937900850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian of the Year</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> a national award made annually to an Australian citizen for contribution to the community or nation, their standing as a role model, or excellence in their field; established in 1960.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> one of a similar set of awards made annually to an Australian citizen in each state and territory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq821"> someone who has won such an award.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian owlet-nightjar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164740061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian owlet-nightjar</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən aʊlət-ˈnaɪtdʒa/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn owluht-'nuytjah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a small nocturnal bird, <em>Aegotheles cristatus</em>, found throughout Australia and New Guinea, having cryptic plumage, large non-reflective eyes and roosting in tree hollows or stumps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian painted lady
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac547756604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian painted lady</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Australian painted ladies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a common butterfly, <em>Vanessa kershawi</em>, of the family Nymphalidae, found throughout subtropical Australia and New Zealand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian painted snipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800971555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian painted snipe</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac905432397" href="entry://painted%20snipe%23bigmac905432397"><strong>painted snipe</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac905432397" href="entry://painted%20snipe%23mq546">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Patriotic Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Patriotic Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a private organisation formed in NSW in 1835 which agitated for change in the existing constitution; disbanded in 1842.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian pelican
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574139863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian pelican</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈpɛləkən/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'peluhkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055219" href="entry://pelican%23bigmac000055219"><strong>pelican</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055219" href="entry://pelican%23mq525">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Performing Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Performing Group</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a Melbourne experimental theatre company, operating from the 1960s to the early 1980s; fostered work of Australian playwrights such as David Williamson and Jack Hibberd.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian pipit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian pipit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian pipit" src="word_pronunciations/01500.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən ˈpɪpət/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'pipuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063474" href="entry://Richard%27s%20pipit%23bigmac000063474"><strong>Richard’s pipit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac145481142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Plate</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac112720851" href="entry://Indo-Australian%20Plate%23bigmac112720851"><strong>Indo-Australian Plate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian pony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian pony</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈpoʊni/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'pohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">one of a sturdy breed of small horses developed in the 19th century from a cross between Timor ponies and imported British stock (mainly Welsh ponies) and recognised as a breed in 1931.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac414981921" href="entry://Communications%20Electrical%20Electronic%20Energy%20Information%20Postal%20Plumbing%20and%20Allied%20Services%20Union%20of%20Australia%23bigmac414981921"><strong>Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian pratincole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian pratincole</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈprætɪŋkoʊl/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'pratingkohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">a small, long-legged, reddish-brown bird, <em>Stiltia isabella</em>, inhabiting semi-arid regions; it runs rapidly over the ground to catch prey, breeds in Australia and migrates to Borneo, Java and New Guinea; Australian courser.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Press Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Press Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">a private body formed in Australia in 1976 by several press associations to maintain high journalistic standards and consider complaints made about Australian newspapers, magazines, and associated digital outlets.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Although funded by the media industry, the <strong>Australian Press Council</strong> remains independent from it. Complaints to the council do not require a solicitor and cost nothing. The council has no legal authority, but relies on the willingness of publishers and editors to adhere voluntarily to its adjudications. Its members represent publishers, journalists and members of the public.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac248032046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Prudential Regulation Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">a statutory body established in 1998 to oversee the stability of financial institutions, such as banks, credit unions, insurance companies, and superannuation funds.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: APRA <div class="backshade"><strong>APRA</strong> was established as a result of the federal government investigation into the banking sector that followed the string of bank collapses in the early 1990s. Its aim is to promote prudent management of financial institutions, and to maximise the likelihood that they will remain financially sound and be able to meet their obligations to depositors and policyholders. APRA is fully funded by the industries it supervises. In 2002 the royal commission into the collapse of the insurance company HIH found that APRA had failed to identify problems in that body.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian question intonation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac618690521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian question intonation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">an intonation featuring the high rising terminal.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AQI [from the British perception, based on their experience of Australian television, that this is a feature of Australian English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac320762616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac698223073" href="entry://Public%20Transport%20Union%23bigmac698223073"><strong>Public Transport Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Military Forces
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821826220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Military Forces</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093490" href="entry://Australian%20Army%23bigmac000093490"><strong>Australian Army</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AMF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian miniature pony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac924248645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian miniature pony</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">one of a breed of pony established by crossing Shetland ponies with the Argentine Falabella, resulting in a slimmer, finer-boned appearance; recognised as a breed in 1974.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Mining Industry Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac928087681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Mining Industry Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac49383962" href="entry://Minerals%20Council%20of%20Australia%23bigmac49383962"><strong>Minerals Council of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Mist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac607460379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Mist</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈmɪst/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'mist) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">one of a breed of spotted or marbled cat derived from crossing an Abyssinian or Burmese and a domestic cat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687562718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">the premier motorcycle race in Australia, first held 1914; since 1989 has formed a round of the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix; held in Phillip Island from 1997, previously in NSW or Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Museum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Museum</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən mjuˈziəm/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn myooh'zeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">a museum in Sydney, established in 1827; Australia’s oldest museum.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Colonial Museum</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian Museum</strong> was originally known as the Colonial Museum, and in its early years its main activity was collecting and exchanging specimens with European museums. The museum now holds extensive collections of natural-science and cultural artefacts and conducts research in the fields of conservation and biodiversity, materials conservation and the built environment, anthropology and natural sciences. The museum’s education service was set up in 1946, and its Lizard Island Research Station was established in 1973.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Music Centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac766536586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Music Centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a national organisation established in 1974 to promote the performance and understanding of music by Australian composers.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AMC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Mutual Provident Society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Mutual Provident Society</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002244" href="entry://AMP%23bigmac000002244"><strong>AMP<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian National Botanic Gardens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250872571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian National Botanic Gardens</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">the national botanical gardens, in Canberra, instituted by the federal government in 1933 with the aim of growing, studying, and promoting Australian flora; first planting in 1945; officially opened in 1970.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian national flag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian national flag</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">a flag consisting of five white stars of the Southern Cross and the white, seven-pointed Commonwealth star on a blue background with a Union Jack in canton.</span></div> <div class="backshade">This flag evolved from the winning design in a national competition held after Federation in 1901. The Commonwealth star originally had six points, representing the six states; the seventh point, for the territories, was added in 1908; however, though generally used, it was not adopted officially as the national flag until 1953 when the Menzies government’s Flags Act established its status and dimensions. In recent decades there has been a movement for the national flag to be changed to lessen its British association and make it more representative of multicultural and Aboriginal Australia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian National Football
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian National Football</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088992" href="entry://Australian%20Rules%23bigmac000088992"><strong>Australian Rules</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian National Gallery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian National Gallery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">former name of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105022" href="entry://National%20Gallery%20of%20Australia%23bigmac000105022"><strong>National Gallery of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian National Line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian National Line</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002718" href="entry://ANL%23bigmac000002718"><strong>ANL<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian National Maritime Museum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian National Maritime Museum</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a museum at Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, opened in 1991.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian National Maritime Museum</strong> was built as part of the 1980s Darling Harbour redevelopment. Its collection covers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maritime traditions; European exploration and discovery; the sea voyages of convicts, migrants and refugees; naval life and history; water sports and recreation; and Australia’s seafaring links with the US. Permanent exhibits include the 1959 Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS <em>Vampire</em>, a 19th-century lighthouse, a full-size replica of James Cook’s HMS <em>Endeavour</em>, and the restored 1874 barque <em>James Craig</em>. In 1999 the adjacent Wharf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre was opened to house the museum’s conservation activities and its public research resource, the Vaughan Evans Library. The Welcome Wall, on the museum’s northern side, honours the achievements of migrants to Australia, many of whom disembarked at the nearby Pyrmont docks.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian National University
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian National University</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">a university established in Canberra in 1946 originally for postgraduate research but since 1960 also offering primary degrees.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ANU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian native plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac24521354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian native plant</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a plant which is indigenous to Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian native</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Natives' Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Natives’ Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a friendly society founded in Melbourne in 1871 for the promotion of Australia’s welfare and advancement; in Victoria played a large role in the furthering of the cause of federation; later expanded to all states, from 1927 functioning as two separate organisations, a friendly society and an insurance company.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ANA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Netball League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac287229489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Netball League</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">an Australian netball competition, first contested in 2008; now comprising eight state or territory teams.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ANL</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australians for Constitutional Monarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac96891396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australians for Constitutional Monarchy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">an organisation formed in 1992 with the aim of lobbying for the preservation of the Australian Constitution, in particular the retention of the role of the British sovereign.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ACM <div class="backshade">The <strong>ACM</strong> was first led by national executive director Tony Abbott (later prime minister). He was succeeded by Kerry Jones. Under her directorship the organisation led the campaign against a republic during the 1990s which culminated in the defeat of the republican proposal at the referendum of November 1999 (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062770" href="entry://republicanism%23bigmac000062770"><strong>republicanism</strong></a>). The movement remains active with Thomas Flynn having succeeded Kerry Jones as director. Another leading member is its national convener, Professor David Flint.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian shad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac372681885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian shad</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈʃæd/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'shad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Australian shad</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Australian shads</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008493" href="entry://bony%20bream%23bigmac000008493"><strong>bony bream</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian sheep breeding value
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103740860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian sheep breeding value</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">a genetic ideal for Australian sheep, used as a measure of the genetic potential that a sheep will pass on to its progeny by ignoring other factors such as condition, age of ewe, and single or twin, that mask the basic genetic make-up of the sheep.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASBV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian shelduck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac409584923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian shelduck</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈʃɛldʌk/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'shelduk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq40">an endemic Australian duck, <em>Tadorna tadornoides</em>, with a glossy green head, white collar, and chestnut to brown breast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian shepherd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152991382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian shepherd</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈʃɛpəd/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'shepuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">one of a breed of medium-sized dogs, similar in appearance to the border collie, developed in the US for herding livestock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? <em class="label">Australian</em> from its resemblance to working dogs which accompanied sheep imported from Australia to the US]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Shipping Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac988713606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Shipping Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002718" href="entry://ANL%23bigmac000002718"><strong>ANL<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian shoveler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac1805083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian shoveler</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈʃʌvələ/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'shuvuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068436" href="entry://shoveler%23bigmac000068436"><strong>shoveler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068436" href="entry://shoveler%23mq141">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Signals Directorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995516686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Signals Directorate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">an organisation within the Department of Defence established in 1948 as the <strong>Defence Signals Division</strong>; function is to protect the security of Australian defence, diplomatic, and intelligence communications, to intercept foreign electronic signals and intelligence communications, and to provide advice to the government on cybersecurity, disaster response, and national security.</span></div> Formerly (1964–2013), <strong>Defence Signals Directorate (DSD)</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian silky terrier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian silky terrier</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">a small, lightly built dog of medium length with erect ears and a long, silky, blue or grey-blue coat with tan markings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Sydney silky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Six
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Six</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈsɪks/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'siks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a type of car manufactured in Australia in the 1920s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Soil Carbon Accreditation Scheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac305565143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Soil Carbon Accreditation Scheme</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">a soil carbon auditing scheme, initiated in 2007, under which the carbon sequestered on farm land is measured and assigned carbon credits which can then be sold on behalf of the owner or manager of the farm.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASCAS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac062996365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac435313100" href="entry://ASADA%23bigmac435313100"><strong>ASADA</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Sports Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416128145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Sports Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">a federal government body established in 1989 to implement national sports policy in Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASC <div class="backshade">The <strong>ASC</strong> ’s aims include the development and maintenance of an effective national sports infrastructure, the promotion of elite sporting excellence, and increased community participation in quality sports activities by all Australians. It is responsible for the Australian Institute of Sport, which forms one of its divisions, and supports the development of the Australian sport system through its Participation and Sustainable Sports division, which promotes sports participation programs and community education about the importance of physical activities.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian spotted crake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232492124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian spotted crake</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071282" href="entry://spotted%20crake%23bigmac000071282"><strong>spotted crake</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071282" href="entry://spotted%20crake%23mq513">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Standard Industrial Classification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Standard Industrial Classification</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac27602068" href="entry://ASIC%23bigmac27602068"><strong>ASIC<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian stock horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian stock horse</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">one of a breed of stock horses similar to the Waler, bred from Thoroughbreds, Arabians and larger ponies.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASH</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540649289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">a museum in Longreach, Qld, recording the history and culture of rural Australia, opened in 1988; operating as a memorial to the explorers and early European settlers of the outback.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian tea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550710669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian tea</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈti/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">a fundraising event at which afternoon tea is provided, participants donating items as cakes, jams, pickles, clothing, etc., for sale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac120095952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac038871020" href="entry://ATAGI%23bigmac038871020"><strong>ATAGI</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Railways Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Railways Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac698223073" href="entry://Public%20Transport%20Union%23bigmac698223073"><strong>Public Transport Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian raven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac237644274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian raven</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈreɪvən/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'rayvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">the large, black, endemic raven, <em>Corvus coronoides</em>, having prominent throat hackles, white eyes, and a distinctive, drawn-out, wailing call.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The non-technical name for this bird is the <strong>crow</strong>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian realm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian realm</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈrɛlm/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'relm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a biogeographical realm comprising mainland Australia, Tasmania, and the islands south-east of Wallace’s Line, including the islands of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, but excluding the New Zealand realm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Reconciliation Convention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739812511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Reconciliation Convention</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac739812512" href="entry://Reconciliation%20Convention%23bigmac739812512"><strong>Reconciliation Convention</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Recording Industry Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac808200631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Recording Industry Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac844535656" href="entry://ARIA%23bigmac844535656"><strong>ARIA</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac844535656" href="entry://ARIA%23mq890">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Red Cross Society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Red Cross Society</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">a body formed in 1914 to give assistance to the sick and wounded; originally a branch of the British Red Cross; became independent in 1938 and incorporated as the Australian Red Cross in 1941; its activities now include the Australian Red Cross Blood Service and social welfare services.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100050" href="entry://Red%20Cross%23bigmac000100050"><strong>Red Cross</strong></a>. <div class="backshade">During World War I, the Australian branch of the Red Cross provided care and food parcels for the sick and wounded, as well as clothing, medical supplies and equipment. Its volunteers worked in Australian hospitals and from 1915 medical transport became one of its major activities, both overseas and in Australia. The Blood Transfusion Service (now the Australian Red Cross Blood Service) was set up in 1929 in Victoria and subsequently expanded to the rest of Australia. World War II placed huge demands on the newly independent <strong>Australian Red Cross Society</strong>, which organised comforts and correspondence for thousands of Australian prisoners of war, carried out other relief operations and gave assistance to Australian troops overseas, as by increasing its medical transport services. Following the war, the society extended its activities to disaster relief, promoting awareness of the Geneva Convention and other international humanitarian agreements, care of the aged and disabled, community services, overseas aid, service to refugees, and training the public in first aid and home nursing. The society consists of eight state and territory divisions, with national headquarters in Melbourne. It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and has no political, religious or cultural affiliations.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Regular Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Regular Army</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093490" href="entry://Australian%20Army%23bigmac000093490"><strong>Australian Army</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ARA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Republican Movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac307043762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Republican Movement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">an organisation formed in 1991 with the aim of working towards the changing of the Australian Constitution, to make the head of state an Australian citizen elected directly by the people or chosen by the parliament.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ARM <div class="backshade">The <strong>ARM</strong> played a leading role in the 1990s campaign for an Australian republic and in the drafting of the model for a republic that was defeated in the referendum of November 1999. Its first chairperson was author, Thomas Keneally, and from 1993 to 2000, the organisation was chaired by lawyer and investment banker Malcolm Turnbull, who later entered federal parliament as a Liberal member and became prime minister. The movement remains active. Sports journalist and author Peter FitzSimons became chairperson in 2015, and was replaced in 2022 by former soccer player and human rights activist, Craig Foster. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062770" href="entry://republicanism%23bigmac000062770"><strong>republicanism</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian ringneck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191884335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian ringneck</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈrɪŋnɛk/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'ringnek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098097" href="entry://ringneck%20parrot%23bigmac000098097"><strong>ringneck parrot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian round lime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac998272381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian round lime</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac339892356" href="entry://round%20lime%23bigmac339892356"><strong>round lime</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Rules
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Rules</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian Rules" src="word_pronunciations/01501.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən ˈrulz/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'roohlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a code of football requiring two teams of 18 players, which originated in Australia in 1859; influenced by the various forms of football played at the time, as association football, Gaelic football, Rugby football, etc., and also possibly by marngrook.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian National Football</strong>, <strong class="vs">Australian Football</strong>; <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">Aussie Rules</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian salmon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian salmon</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈsæmən/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'samuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Australian salmon</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Australian salmons</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">a large sportfish, <em>Arripis trutta</em>, of Australian and NZ coastal waters, superficially resembling a salmon but actually a marine perch.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">native salmon</strong>, <strong class="vs">salmon trout</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em>, <strong class="vs">bay trout</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian salute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian salute</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian salute" src="word_pronunciations/01502.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən səˈlut/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn suh'looht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">the movement of hand and arm to brush away flies from one’s face.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the great Australian salute</strong>, <strong class="vs">Barcoo salute</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Savings Bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Savings Bond</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">(formerly) an Australian government investment bond introduced in 1976 and issued in series for terms of seven to eight years to raise money from the small investor; final series issued in 1987.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Science and Technology Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Science and Technology Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">a council created in 1977 to advise the federal government on matters relating to science and technology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Secret Intelligence Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Secret Intelligence Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004083" href="entry://ASIS%23bigmac000004083"><strong>ASIS</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Securities and Investments Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">a statutory body established in 1998 to administer the law relating to company formation and dissolution, securities, futures, consumer protection, etc.; replaced the <strong>Australian Securities Commission</strong> (ASC, 1989–98) which was formerly the <strong>National Companies and Securities Commission</strong> (NCSC).</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASIC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Security Intelligence Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004081" href="entry://ASIO%23bigmac000004081"><strong>ASIO</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Services Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac630276035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Services Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">a federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, formed by amalgamation in 1994; former unions subsumed in this body include the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees’ Union (first registered as the Municipal Employees Association of Australian in 1910) and the Federated Clerks’ Union of Australia (registered 1911).</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian terrier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian terrier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Australian terrier" src="word_pronunciations/01503.mp3"></audio></span>/əstreɪljən ˈtɛriə/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'tereeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a small, sturdy, low-set and rather elongated dog with erect ears, and a short, coarse coat, usually grey-blue with rich tan markings on face and legs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Trade Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac808818943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Trade Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac441856766" href="entry://Austrade%23bigmac441856766"><strong>Austrade</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian values
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188394606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian values</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈvæljuz/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'valyoohz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">values which are assumed to be central to generally accepted social mores in Australia, and which may be thought to reflect Australian culture and history.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian/Vogel Literary Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560222939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian/Vogel Literary Award</span></header><div>/ˈvoʊgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'vohguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">an award for a previously unpublished work of fiction or Australian history or biography, made annually since 1980.</span></div><div class="etym"> [promoted by the <em class="label">Australian</em> newspaper and sponsored by the <em>Vogel</em> bread company]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian warbler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979201760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian warbler</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈwɔblə/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'wawbluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>in non-technical use</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq58">any of various small songbirds, as gerygones, thornbills, scrubwrens, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian War Memorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian War Memorial</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">an institution in Canberra comprising a shrine, museum, and archive, commemorating the service of Australians in war; designed 1926–27, opened in 1941; later additions include the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (1993).</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australian War Memorial</strong> owes its origin to the noted war correspondent and historian Charles Bean, who lobbied for the creation of a national museum to commemorate the sacrifice of Australians in World War I. Bean also played a major role in its development, together with the memorial’s first director, John Treloar. Its extensive collection of World War I records and relics was begun in 1917. Initially on view in long-running exhibitions in both Melbourne and Sydney, the collection did not have a permanent home until the completion of the Australian War Memorial building in Canberra in 1941. The Roll of Honour and the Hall of Memory were completed in 1959, the latter eventually becoming the location of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Extended in 1971 to accommodate the display of World War II material, the Australian War Memorial now houses collections from all wars and peacekeeping operations in which Australia has been involved.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Western Standard Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519856679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Western Standard Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">a time zone lying on the 120th meridian in WA eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, two hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time, and one and a half hours behind Australian Central Standard Time.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AWST</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Wheat Board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401762016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Wheat Board</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac441107738" href="entry://AWB%23bigmac441107738"><strong>AWB</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian White
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820925113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian White</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈwaɪt/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'wuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">one of a breed of cleanskin sheep developed in NSW, valued for its high-quality meat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian white ibis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac415231100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian white ibis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a common ibis, <em>Threskiornis molucca</em>, having a white body, black secondary feathers and a bald black head and bill, found throughout Australia, New Guinea, the Maluku and nearby islands; formerly known and classified as the sacred ibis, <em>T. aethiopicus</em>; once rare in urban areas but, since the 1970s, has migrated to urban areas along the east coast of Australia.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064789" href="entry://sacred%20ibis%23bigmac000064789"><strong>sacred ibis</strong></a>. Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">bin chicken</strong>, <strong class="vs">dump chook</strong>, <strong class="vs">tip turkey</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Women's Army Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac208109178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Women’s Army Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">an auxiliary military force comprised of women, formed in 1941 during World War II to serve in Australia in roles such as signalling; some members served in Dutch and Australian New Guinea in 1944–45; disbanded 1947.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AWAS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Women's Weekly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Women’s Weekly</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">an Australian magazine published since 1933; originally a weekly publication, it became a monthly magazine in 1983; founded by Frank Packer and published by Australian Consolidated Press until 2012 when it was taken over by the Bauer Media Group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian wood duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac9680590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian wood duck</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085652" href="entry://wood%20duck%23bigmac000085652"><strong>wood duck</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085652" href="entry://wood%20duck%23mq615">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Wool Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Wool Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">(formerly, 1973–91) a statutory organisation responsible for the promotion and commercial administration of the wool industry; functions now taken over by the International Wool Secretariat and Wool International.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Workers' Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Workers’ Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">an Australian trade union formed in 1891 by shearers and other rural workers; became one of Australia’s largest unions with membership drawn from widely varying industries; in 1993 amalgamated with the Federation of Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Employees (FIMEE); FIMEE had been formed in 1991 by amalgamation of several unions, including the Federated Ironworkers’ Association (first registered 1911).</span></div> Formerly (1993–95), <strong>AWU-FIMEE Amalgamated Union</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: AWU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian Workplace Agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157161848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian Workplace Agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">formerly (1997–2008), a form of workplace agreement between an employer and an individual employee governing the terms of their employment, overriding any state or federal award which had previously regulated the employment relationship.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AWA <div class="backshade">The introduction of <strong>Australian Workplace Agreements</strong> in 1997 was part of a program of changes to industrial relations legislation commenced by the Howard Coalition government with the <em>Workplace Relations Act 1996</em>, designed to narrow the scope of industrial awards, decrease the role of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and increase non-union agreements. One of the early acts of the Rudd Labor government was to abolish this system of workplace agreements.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian wren
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac614362307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian wren</span></header><div>/əstreɪljən ˈrɛn/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuhn 'ren) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq58">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085939" href="entry://wren%23bigmac000085939"><strong>wren</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085939" href="entry://wren%23mq134">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australian X disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australian X disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091284" href="entry://Australian%20encephalitis%23bigmac000091284"><strong>Australian encephalitis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Party</span></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljə pati/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuh pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">a minor political party of social reform founded in 1966, its members merging with the Australian Democrats after the founding of the party in 1977.</span></div> Formerly (1966–67), <strong>Liberal Reform Group</strong>; (1967–69), <strong>Australian Reform Movement</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Australia Party</strong> had its origins among dissatisfied Liberals, especially those critical of Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War. In 1977 most of its remaining members joined the Australian Democrats.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Post
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Post</span></header><div>/əstreɪljə ˈpoʊst/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuh 'pohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">Australian Postal Corporation; a self-funding federal government business enterprise responsible for administering postal services in Australia; established as the Australian Postal Commission in 1975, replaced the Postmaster-General’s Department; became a corporation in 1989.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856651662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Prize</span></header><div>/əsˈtreɪljə praɪz/ (<em>say</em> uhs'traylyuh pruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">a federal government prize for achievement in science or technology which promoted human welfare; awarded annually 1990–99.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australia Telescope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac347488354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australia Telescope</span></header><div>/əstreɪljə ˈtɛləskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> uhstraylyuh 'teluhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">a set of eight radio telescopes, comprising six telescopes making up the <strong>Australia Telescope Compact Array </strong>(<strong>ATCA</strong>) near Narrabri, NSW, the Mopra radio telescope near Coonabarabran, NSW, and the Parkes radio telescope, near Parkes, NSW; operated by the <strong>Australia Telescope National Facility </strong>(<strong>ATNF</strong>) within the CSIRO.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austral Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austral Islands</span></header><div>/ɒstrəl ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> ostruhl 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093544" href="entry://Tubuai%20Islands%23bigmac000093544"><strong>Tubuai Islands</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Australo-Papuan robin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac26377237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Australo-Papuan robin</span></header><div>/əsˌtraloʊ-ˌpapjuən ˈrɒbən/ (<em>say</em> uhs.trahloh-.pahpyoohuhn 'robuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063838" href="entry://robin%23bigmac000063838"><strong>robin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063838" href="entry://robin%23mq844">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austral sarsaparilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48798879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austral sarsaparilla</span></header><div>/ɒstrəl saspəˈrɪlə/ (<em>say</em> ostruhl sahspuh'riluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a variety of sarsaparilla, <em>Smilax australis</em>, with green wiry stems bearing scattered sharp thorns and greenish-white fragrant flowers in dense umbels; barbwire vine; lawyer vine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austria-Hungary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austria-Hungary</span></header><div>/ˌɒstriə-ˈhʌŋgəri/ (<em>say</em> .ostreeuh-'hungguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a former monarchy in central Europe, including the empire of Austria, kingdom of Hungary and various administrative divisions known as crownlands; dissolved 1918.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Austro-Hungarian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Austro-Asiatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac066069516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Austro-Asiatic</span></header><div>/ˌɒstroʊ-eɪziˈætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .ostroh-ayzee'atik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">a family of languages including the Mon-Khmer languages of South-East Asia and some languages in India.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Autant-Lara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Autant-Lara</span></header><div>/oʊˈtɒ̃-laˈra/ (<em>say</em> oh'ton-lah'rah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Claude</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">1903–2000, French film director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authentication key
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173582353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authentication key</span></header><div>/ɔθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ki/ (<em>say</em> awthentuh'kayshuhn kee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">a code which is based on a unique set of numbers, data relating to the transaction, etc., which authenticates and secures a data transfer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digital key</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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authorised capital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">authorised capital</span></header><div>/ɔθəraɪzd ˈkæpətl/ (<em>say</em> awthuhruyzd 'kapuhtl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">the amount of a company’s capital which directors are able to raise through issuing shares without seeking the shareholders’ approval.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">authorized capital</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Authorised Version
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Authorised Version</span></header><div>/ɔθəraɪzd ˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> awthuhruyzd 'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">an English translation of the Bible prepared under James I and published in 1611.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Authorized Version</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autism assistance dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac098087336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autism assistance dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">a service dog trained to assist a person with autism, as by providing stability and independence, reducing anxiety, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autism service dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">autism dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autism dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac003135700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autism dog</span></header><div>/ˈɔtɪzəm dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'awtizuhm dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac098087336" href="entry://autism%20assistance%20dog%23bigmac098087336"><strong>autism assistance dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autism service dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798312008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autism service dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac098087336" href="entry://autism%20assistance%20dog%23bigmac098087336"><strong>autism assistance dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autism spectrum disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac326508873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autism spectrum disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">a disorder encompassing a wide range of symptoms including those identified as autism, Asperger’s syndrome and atypical autism.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-analyser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-analyser</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊ-ˈænəlaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-'anuhluyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">a machine which estimates the concentrations of constituents of fluid, especially blood.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">auto-analyzer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-banking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-banking</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊ-bæŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'awtoh-bangking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">the use of automatic machines to carry out a wide range of the operations involved in the business of a bank.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-besity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484161656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-besity</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊ-ˈbisəti/ (<em>say</em> awtoh-'beesuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">an increase in the ownership of large motor vehicles, especially SUVs, these vehicles thought to pose a greater risk to pedestrians, cyclists and smaller vehicles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-da-fé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-da-fé</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊ-da-ˈfeɪ/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-dah-'fay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autos-da-fé</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">the public declaration of the judgement passed on persons tried in the courts of the Spanish Inquisition, followed by execution of the sentences imposed, including burning (by civil authorities) of heretics at the stake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese: act of (the) faith]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-ignition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-ignition</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊ-ɪgˈnɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-ig'nishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> the ignition of the fuel and air mixture in an internal-combustion engine due to the heat of the combustion chamber or to compression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> spontaneous combustion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoimmune system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac777405607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoimmune system</span></header><div>/ɔtoʊɪmˈjun sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> awtohim'yoohn sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">the system within the body which produces antibodies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">auto-immune system</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-infection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-infection</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊ-ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-in'fekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">infection from within the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-inoculation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-inoculation</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊ-ɪnɒkjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-inokyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">inoculation of a healthy part with an infective agent from a diseased part of the same body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto-intoxication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto-intoxication</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊ-ɪntɒksəˈkəɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtoh-intoksuh'kuhishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">poisoning with toxic substances formed within the body, as during intestinal digestion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autoland gear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autoland gear</span></header><div>/ˌɔtoʊlænd ˈgɪə/ (<em>say</em> .awtohland 'gear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">automatic landing gear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic clutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724660545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic clutch</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəmætɪk ˈklʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhmatik 'kluch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a clutch which automatically engages or disengages gears, the mechanism being controlled by the selection of gears made by the driver or by a computer; manumatic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic control
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic control</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəmætɪk kənˈtroʊl/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhmatik kuhn'trohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> the control of a system by a mechanism which is capable of acting to compensate for disturbances in the system without human intervention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004817" href="entry://autopilot%23bigmac000004817"><strong>autopilot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic coupling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic coupling</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəmætɪk ˈkʌplɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhmatik 'kupling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Railways</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">a coupling which, on the meeting of two vehicles, automatically couples them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic data processing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic data processing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">the use of computers and other information-handling machines to store, organise, and perform calculations on large quantities of numerical data with the minimum of human intervention.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic direction finder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic direction finder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">a radio navigation aid.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ADF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic flight control system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic flight control system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a system which includes all equipment to control automatically the flight of an aircraft or missile to a path or altitude described by references internal or external to the aircraft or missile.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic pilot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic pilot</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəmætɪk ˈpaɪlət/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhmatik 'puyluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004817" href="entry://autopilot%23bigmac000004817"><strong>autopilot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic pistol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic pistol</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəmætɪk ˈpɪstl/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhmatik 'pistl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">a pistol which can be fired automatically or semiautomatically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic rifle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic rifle</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəmætɪk ˈraɪfəl/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhmatik 'ruyfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">a type of rifle which can be fired automatically or semiautomatically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic transmission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic transmission</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəmætɪk trænzˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhmatik tranz'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">a transmission system on a motor vehicle in which gear-changing is operated automatically in accordance with vehicle or engine speed rather than manually by the driver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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automatic writing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709871935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">automatic writing</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəmætɪk ˈraɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhmatik 'ruyting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac800000613" href="entry://spirit%20writing%23bigmac800000613"><strong>spirit writing</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq689"> writing which is not planned or thought out in advance but is a spontaneous production of whatever thoughts come to mind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomic nervous system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263238006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomic nervous system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physiology</em>, <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">the part of the peripheral nervous system which controls the involuntary functions of the glands, blood vessels, the viscera, and the heart and smooth muscles.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac37498595" href="entry://somatic%20nervous%20system%23bigmac37498595"><strong>somatic nervous system</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomous car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669825074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomous car</span></header><div>/ɔˌtɒnəməs ˈka/ (<em>say</em> aw.tonuhmuhs 'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac035811521" href="entry://driverless%20car%23bigmac035811521"><strong>driverless car</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomous community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836409905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomous community</span></header><div>/ɔˌtɒnəməs kəˈmjunəti/ (<em>say</em> aw.tonuhmuhs kuh'myoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">autonomous communities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq89">(in various countries) a political or administrative division with some degree of self-government, as, in Spain, a major political division, usually consisting of one or more provinces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomous sensory meridian response
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac547797649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomous sensory meridian response</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a pleasurable, tingling sensation in the head, scalp and back, thought to be elicited as a response to various stimuli, such as the sound of whispering, paper rustling or crinkling, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ASMR</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autonomous underwater vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac612601616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autonomous underwater vehicle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a remotely-operated vehicle designed to travel underwater, usually for military, commercial and research purposes.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: AUV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto tow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto tow</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊ ˌtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'awtoh .toh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">(of a glider) a tow by an automobile, until the glider reaches sufficient altitude to cast off.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auto wrecker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774668038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auto wrecker</span></header><div>/ˈɔtoʊ ˌrɛkə/ (<em>say</em> 'awtoh .rekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">someone whose business it is to dismantle old motor vehicles to salvage any functional spare parts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">auto dismantler</strong>, <strong class="vs">wrecker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autrefois acquit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autrefois acquit</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəfɔɪz əˈkwɪt/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhfoyz uh'kwit), /ˌoʊtrəfwa/ (<em>say</em> .ohtruhfwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a plea to a prosecution, that the prisoner has already been tried for the same offence and has been acquitted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: formerly acquitted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autrefois attaint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autrefois attaint</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəfɔɪz əˈteɪnt/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhfoyz uh'taynt), /ˌoʊtrəfwa/ (<em>say</em> .ohtruhfwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">a plea to a prosecution that a person was attainted of treason or felony, and could thus not be indicted for another treason or felony while the attainder remained in force, because that person was considered dead in law.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: formerly attainted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autrefois convict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autrefois convict</span></header><div>/ˌɔtəfɔɪz kənˈvɪkt/ (<em>say</em> .awtuhfoyz kuhn'vikt), /ˌoʊtrəfwa/ (<em>say</em> .ohtruhfwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">a plea to a prosecution, that the prisoner has been already tried and convicted for the same offence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: formerly convicted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autumn crocus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autumn crocus</span></header><div>/ɔtəm ˈkroʊkəs/ (<em>say</em> awtuhm 'krohkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> any of several plants of the genus <em>Colchicum</em>, family Colchicaceae, producing their flowers in autumn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> a perennial plant, <em>Colchicum autumnale</em>, with purple, pink or white flowers resembling those of a crocus and flowering in autumn; naked ladies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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autumn leaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">autumn leaf</span></header><div>/ɔtəm ˈlif/ (<em>say</em> awtuhm 'leef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> a leaf of a deciduous tree which changes colour and falls in the autumn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> a jockey, apprentice, etc., who has often fallen from a horse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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au vin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">au vin</span></header><div>/oʊ ˈvæn/ (<em>say</em> oh 'van) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">cooked with wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: with wine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aux Cayes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aux Cayes</span></header><div>/oʊ ˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> oh 'kay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042149" href="entry://Les%20Cayes%23bigmac000042149"><strong>Les Cayes</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auxiliary language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137395915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auxiliary language</span></header><div>/ɒgˌzɪljəri ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> og.zilyuhree 'langgwij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> a constructed language intended for international use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq513"> a language designated for use at an international meeting or in other places where a common language is needed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auxiliary note
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auxiliary note</span></header><div>/ɒgˈzɪljəri noʊt/ (<em>say</em> og'zilyuhree noht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a melody note not part of the harmony, to which a part moves by one step up or down in between two harmony notes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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auxiliary verb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">auxiliary verb</span></header><div>/ɒgˌzɪljəri ˈvɜb/ (<em>say</em> og.zilyuhree 'verb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">a verb customarily preceding certain forms of other verbs, used to express distinctions of time, aspect, modality, etc., as <em>do</em>, <em>am</em>, etc., in I <em>am</em> going; we <em>shall</em> go; we <em>have</em> gone; <em>do</em> they go?</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avant-garde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avant-garde</span><z><span target_id="ZPJOaE7pha">n.</span><span target_id="68lzCK1cZe">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of avant-garde" src="word_pronunciations/01552.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌævɒnt-ˈgad/ (<em>say</em> .avont-'gahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZPJOaE7pha"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> the vanguard; the leaders in progress in any field, especially the arts; the new ideas or thinkers.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="68lzCK1cZe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq466"> of or relating to the avant-garde.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq820"> modern; experimental; (affectedly) ultra-modern.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: vanguard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ave Maria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ave Maria</span></header><div>/aveɪ məˈriə/ (<em>say</em> ahvay muh'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> the Latin name of the ‘Hail, Mary’ prayer in the Roman Catholic Church, based on the salutation of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary and the words of her kinswoman Elizabeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq993"> the hour for saying this prayer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq574"> a recitation of this prayer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq333"> the bead or beads on a rosary used to count off each prayer as spoken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq389"> any of the numerous musical settings of the Ave Maria, for choir, solo voice, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ave Mary</strong> /aveɪ ˈmɛəri/ (<em>say</em> ahvay 'mairree). <div class="etym">[Latin: hail, Mary]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avenue of honour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac053059854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avenue of honour</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">a row of trees planted along a street, path, etc., in memory of a person or group of people, as to honour soldiers who died in a war.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awe walk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac580198760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awe walk</span></header><div>/ˈɔ wɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'aw wawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a leisurely walk taken with the intention of paying close attention to one’s natural surroundings in order to find something which brings a feeling of wonder and awe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aw-shucks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac222534861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aw-shucks</span></header><div>/ɔ-ˈʃʌks/ (<em>say</em> aw-'shuks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">ostensibly simple-hearted and naive: <em class="example">his aw-shucks approach fooled no-one.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the exclamation <em>aw shucks!</em> thought to be typical of a country bumpkin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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AWU-FIMEE Amalgamated Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac614825523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">AWU-FIMEE Amalgamated Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">former name (1993–95) of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004712" href="entry://Australian%20Workers%27%20Union%23bigmac000004712"><strong>Australian Workers’ Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axe-breaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axe-breaker</span></header><div>/ˈæks-breɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'aks-braykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">any tree whose timber has a hard, close or interlocking grain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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axis of symmetry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">axis of symmetry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a straight line for which every point on a given curve has corresponding to it another point such that the line connecting the two points is bisected by the given line.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Axminster carpet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Axminster carpet</span></header><div>/ˌæksmɪnstə ˈkapət/ (<em>say</em> .aksminstuh 'kahpuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a kind of carpet having a stiff jute back and a cut pile of wool.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Axminster</em>, a town in England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aye-aye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aye-aye</span></header><div>/ˈaɪ-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'uy-uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a nocturnal lemur, <em>Daubentonia madagascariensis</em>, of Madagascar, about the size of a domestic cat and with rodent-like front teeth and a specialised thin middle finger used to extract grubs and larvae from tree trunks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Malagasy <em>aiay</em>; probably imitation of its cry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ayers Rock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ayers Rock</span></header><div>/ɛəz ˈrɒk/ (<em>say</em> airz 'rok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097642" href="entry://Uluru%23bigmac000097642"><strong>Uluru</strong></a>.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Uluru/Ayers Rock</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Sir Henry <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004971" href="entry://Ayers%23bigmac000004971"><span class="smallcaps">Ayers</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Aylesbury duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Aylesbury duck</span></header><div>/ˌeɪlzbri ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> .aylzbree 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">one of a breed of white, domestic ducks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Aylesbury</em>, a town in England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Azaña y Diez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Azaña y Diez</span></header><div>/ʌˈthanjə i ˈdiɛθ/ (<em>say</em> u'thahnyuh ee 'dee-eth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Manuel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">1880–1940, Spanish politician; prime minister 1931–33, 1936; president 1936–39.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azimuthal projection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azimuthal projection</span></header><div>/æzəˌmjuθəl prəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> azuh.myoohthuhl pruh'jekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">a map projection based on the concept of projecting the earth’s surface on to a tangent plane surface; zenithal projection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azo dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azo dye</span></header><div>/ˌæzoʊ ˈdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .azoh 'duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">any of a large group of synthetic colouring substances which contain an azo group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azonal soil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azonal soil</span></header><div>/eɪˌzoʊnəl ˈsɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> ay.zohnuhl 'soyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">one of a group of immature soils on which climate and vegetation have had little influence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azuki bean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac612682853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azuki bean</span></header><div>/əˈzuki bin/ (<em>say</em> uh'zoohkee been) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac821044598" href="entry://adzuki%20bean%23bigmac821044598"><strong>adzuki bean</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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azure kingfisher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac50368956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">azure kingfisher</span></header><div>/eɪʒə ˈkɪŋfɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> ayzhuh 'kingfishuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq90">a small kingfisher, <em>Ceyx azureus</em>, brilliant blue on the back and head with rusty red or cinnamon underparts and red legs; widely distributed around Australia and neighbouring islands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babe-in-a-cradle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babe-in-a-cradle</span></header><div>/ˌbeɪb-ɪn-ə-ˈkreɪdl/ (<em>say</em> .bayb-in-uh-'kraydl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a terrestrial orchid, <em>Epiblema grandiflorum</em>, with a long slender stem and lilac to deep mauve flowers, and having a column supposedly resembling a baby in a cradle; found in wet places in south-western WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bachelor-at-arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bachelor-at-arms</span></header><div>/ˌbætʃələr-ət-ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> .bachuhluhr-uht-'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bachelors-at-arms</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104425" href="entry://bachelor%23bigmac000104425"><strong>bachelor</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104425" href="entry://bachelor%23mq126">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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back-answer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back-answer</span><z><span target_id="iIW3cFIYfN">v.i.</span><span target_id="z3Km683S1M">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/bæk-ˈænsə/ (<em>say</em> bak-'ansuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iIW3cFIYfN"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> to make a retort, usually regarded as an impertinence.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="z3Km683S1M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq774"> to reply or make a retort to (someone): <em class="example">the child back-answered the teacher.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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average cost curve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac269348700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">average cost curve</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq70">a graph which shows the average cost per unit of output.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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average speed camera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142409070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">average speed camera</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac901573036" href="entry://point-to-point%20speed%20camera%23bigmac901573036"><strong>point-to-point speed camera</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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aversion therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">aversion therapy</span></header><div>/əˈvɜʒən θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> uh'verzhuhn theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">a form of behaviour therapy in which punishment or aversive stimulation is used to eliminate undesired responses, as an electric shock administered when an obsessive subject is shown a picture of their obsession.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avian flu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac957606059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avian flu</span></header><div>/eɪviən ˈflu/ (<em>say</em> ayveeuhn 'flooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac25055446" href="entry://avian%20influenza%23bigmac25055446"><strong>avian influenza</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avian influenza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac25055446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avian influenza</span></header><div>/eɪviən ɪnˈfluɛnzə/ (<em>say</em> ayveeuhn in'floohenzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">any of a wide range of influenza viruses affecting birds, some strains of which, such as the H5N1 virus, are transmittable from birds to humans, this being recognised for the first time in Hong Kong in 1997.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">avian flu</strong>, <strong class="vs">bird flu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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A-V node
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">A-V node</span></header><div>/eɪ-vi ˈnoʊd/ (<em>say</em> ay-vee 'nohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004414" href="entry://atrioventricular%20node%23bigmac000004414"><strong>atrioventricular node</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avocado hand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac065803788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avocado hand</span></header><div>/ævəkadoʊ ˈhænd/ (<em>say</em> avuhkahdoh 'hand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">an injury to the hand, caused by the knife slipping in the process of removing the stone of an avocado, and cutting the hand or fingers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avogadro's hypothesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avogadro’s hypothesis</span></header><div>/ævəˌgædroʊz haɪˈpɒθəsəs/ (<em>say</em> avuh.gadrohz huy'pothuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">the hypothesis which states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Avogadro’s law</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Count Amedeo <em>Avogadro</em>, 1776–1856, Italian physicist and chemist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avogadro's number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avogadro’s number</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Avogadro’s number" src="word_pronunciations/01572.mp3"></audio></span>/ævəˌgædroʊz ˈnʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> avuh.gadrohz 'numbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of substance; 6.02252 × 10<sup>23</sup> per mole.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Avogadro’s constant</strong>. <div class="etym">[See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004902" href="entry://Avogadro%27s%20hypothesis%23bigmac000004902"><span class="smallcaps">Avogadro’s hypothesis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoidance rules
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac293015682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoidance rules</span></header><div>/əˈvɔɪdəns rulz/ (<em>say</em> uh'voyduhns roohlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq21">(in Aboriginal culture) the rules which govern how people behave towards one another, in particular the people who must be avoided, or, if necessary, spoken to through a third party or in special language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoid list
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac445638789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoid list</span></header><div>/əˈvɔɪd lɪst/ (<em>say</em> uh'voyd list) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a supposed list of people one wishes not to socialise with.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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avoirdupois weight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">avoirdupois weight</span></header><div>/ˌævwadjupwa ˈweɪt/ (<em>say</em> .avwahdyoohpwah 'wayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">a system of weights formerly used in most English-speaking countries for goods other than gems, precious metals and drugs. 27.34 grains = 1 dram; 16 drams = 1 ounce; 16 ounces = 1 pound; 112 pounds or (US) 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight; 20 hundredweight = 1 ton. The pound contains 7000 grains and is equivalent to 0.453 592 37 kg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avon Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avon Dam</span></header><div>/eɪvɒn ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> ayvon 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">a reservoir on the Avon River in NSW, a tributary of the Nepean; forms one of the main sources of Sydney’s water supply.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Avon Descent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114175826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Avon Descent</span></header><div>/ævɒn dəˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> avon duh'sent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">an annual whitewater event held over two days on the Avon River, WA, involving both power boats and paddle craft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096110" href="entry://Avon%23bigmac000096110"><span class="smallcaps">Avon</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096110" href="entry://Avon%23mq935">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099701" href="entry://descent%23bigmac000099701"><span class="smallcaps">descent</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Avon Descenter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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a.w.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">a.w.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq577">atomic weight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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award wage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">award wage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of award wage" src="word_pronunciations/01541.mp3"></audio></span>/əˌwɔd ˈweɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> uh.wawd 'wayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">(in Australia and New Zealand) a wage arrived at by mutual consent or arbitration and fixed by an industrial court, payable by law to all employees in a particular occupation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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award-winning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac987902071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">award-winning</span></header><div>/əˈwɔd-wɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uh'wawd-wining) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">of such quality as to have won an award.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awareness bracelet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270197139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awareness bracelet</span></header><div>/əˈwɛənəs breɪslət/ (<em>say</em> uh'wairnuhs braysluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a bracelet, often made simply from cord, plastic, etc., which has a specific colour, design, etc., which links it to a particular cause or fundraising appeal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awe-inspiring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awe-inspiring</span></header><div>/ˈɔr-ɪnspaɪrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'awr-inspuyring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> filling one with awe: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You enter this mysterious cavern below the chin of an awe-inspiring giant head with two huge crystal eyes and a mouth gushing water into an artificial lake.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> worthy of awe; magnificent: <em class="example">an awe-inspiring cathedral.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> amazing; exciting; worthy of amazement, excitement, or admiration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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awe-struck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">awe-struck</span></header><div>/ˈɔ-strʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'aw-struk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">filled with awe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">awe-stricken</strong> /ˈɔ-strɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'aw-strikuhn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bad actor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac451640085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad actor</span></header><div>/bæd ˈæktə/ (<em>say</em> bad 'aktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> an actor (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093821" href="entry://actor%23mq429">1</a>) whose performance is considered to be below standard or unbelievable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> a person, group, company, etc., who behaves in a disruptive or illegal manner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bad apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad apple</span></header><div>/bæd ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> bad 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> a morally reprehensible person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> one of a group, worse than the rest, and likely to corrupt the others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bad-arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac698549083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad-arse</span><z><span target_id="Ob5K1CXWID">n.</span><span target_id="wU98WHsxU7">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæd-as/ (<em>say</em> 'bad-ahs) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ob5K1CXWID">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> a person who is intimidating because of their aggressive behaviour combined with a complete lack of morals or scruples.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wU98WHsxU7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq323"> tough and aggressive; threatening.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">badarse</strong>, <strong class="vs">bad arse</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bad-ass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac68363715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad-ass</span><z><span target_id="VHFCJu03wd">n.</span><span target_id="eUqwchMvvS">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæd-æs/ (<em>say</em> 'bad-as) <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VHFCJu03wd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac698549083" href="entry://bad-arse%23bigmac698549083"><strong>bad-arse</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac698549083" href="entry://bad-arse%23mq208">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eUqwchMvvS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq210"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac698549083" href="entry://bad-arse%23bigmac698549083"><strong>bad-arse</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac698549083" href="entry://bad-arse%23mq323">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">badass</strong>, <strong class="vs">bad ass</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baile Átha Cliath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baile Átha Cliath</span></header><div>/ˌbʌljaˈkliə/ (<em>say</em> .bulyah'kleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091977" href="entry://Dublin%23bigmac000091977"><strong>Dublin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bait advertising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bait advertising</span></header><div>/beɪt ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bayt 'advuhtuyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">the unfair trading practice of advertising goods or services at a special price when the advertiser does not intend to continue the offer for a reasonable period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bait and switch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297906624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bait and switch</span></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> of or relating to a form of advertising in which a seller advertises a heavily discounted item to attract customers, then claims to have sold out of that item, offering something else at a higher price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq31"> of or relating to similar financial practices: <em class="example">bait and switch lending.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baked alaska
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baked alaska</span></header><div>/beɪkt əˈlæskə/ (<em>say</em> baykt uh'laskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac986035763" href="entry://alaska%23bigmac986035763"><strong>alaska</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bald Archy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac904974216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bald Archy</span></header><div>/bɔld ˈatʃi/ (<em>say</em> bawld 'ahchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">an Australian art prize, given for a humorous or satirical portrait, usually of a celebrity; instituted in 1994.</span></div><div class="etym"> [intended as a parody of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090360" href="entry://Archibald%20Prize%23bigmac000090360"><span class="smallcaps">Archibald Prize</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ball and chain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ball and chain</span><z><span target_id="aoJ1TS5iOB">n.</span><span target_id="HsDmcv3BoY">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aoJ1TS5iOB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> a heavy iron ball fastened by a chain to a prisoner’s leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> any restraint.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HsDmcv3BoY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">the old ball and chain</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s wife.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ball-and-socket joint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ball-and-socket joint</span></header><div>/ˌbɔl-ən-ˈsɒkət dʒɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> .bawl-uhn-'sokuht joynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a joint formed by a ball or knob in a socket, admitting a degree of rotary movement in every direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banded anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banded anteater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banded anteater" src="word_pronunciations/01758.mp3"></audio></span>/bændəd ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> banduhd 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051374" href="entry://numbat%23bigmac000051374"><strong>numbat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac972751208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia</span></header><div>/bæŋˈgarə/ (<em>say</em> bang'gahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a professional performing company formed as an independent body by graduates of the National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association in 1989; presents Indigenous dance and contemporary Western dance and music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banjo Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac838940067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banjo Award</span></header><div>/ˈbændʒoʊ əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'banjoh uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">one of a set of Australian literary awards made annually 1974–97 in several categories by the National Book Council.</span></div> Formerly (1974–87), <strong>National Book Council Book Award</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after AB (<em>Banjo</em>) Paterson]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bank acceptance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bank acceptance</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋk əksɛptəns/ (<em>say</em> 'bangk uhkseptuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">a draft endorsed or otherwise formally acknowledged by a bank on which it is drawn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bank account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bank account</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋk əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'bangk uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100014" href="entry://account%23bigmac000100014">account</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100014" href="entry://account%23mq207">10</a>) with a bank.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bank of Adelaide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bank of Adelaide</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">(formerly) a SA bank, established in 1865; taken over by the ANZ in 1979.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bankstown Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bankstown Airport</span></header><div>/ˌbæŋkstaʊn ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> .bangkstown 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">an airport for light aircraft in Sydney, NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbary ape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbary ape</span></header><div>/ˌbabəri ˈeɪp/ (<em>say</em> .bahbuhree 'ayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a short-tailed monkey, <em>Macaca sylvanus</em>, of northern Africa and Gibraltar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbituric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbituric acid</span></header><div>/babəˌtjʊərɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> bahbuh.tyoouhrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a heterocyclic compound, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O, from which several hypnotic and sedative drugs are derived; malonyl urea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Barbitursäure</em>, perhaps from the name <em>Barbara</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081722" href="entry://uric%23bigmac000081722"><span class="smallcaps">ur(ic)</span></a> + <em>Säure</em> acid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzoic acid</span></header><div>/bɛnˌzoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> ben.zohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a white, crystalline acid, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>COOH, obtained from benzoin and other balsams or from toluene, used in medicine, aniline dye manufacture, as a food preservative, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006740" href="entry://benzene%23bigmac000006740"><span class="smallcaps">benz(ene)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac357492063" href="entry://-oic%23bigmac357492063"><span class="smallcaps">-oic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernese Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernese Alps</span></header><div>/bɜˈniz/ (<em>say</em> ber'neez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a range of the Alps in south-western Switzerland. Highest peak, 4275 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bernese Oberland</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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best and fairest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995825842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">best and fairest</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sport</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">an award made to the player who has displayed the greatest skill and fairest play during a match or during the season.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <strong class="vs">fairest and best</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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best ask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458867112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">best ask</span></header><div>/bɛst ˈask/ (<em>say</em> best 'ahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">the lowest quoted price for a particular stock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beta-amylase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beta-amylase</span></header><div>/ˈbitə-æməleɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuh-amuhlayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002321" href="entry://amylase%23bigmac000002321"><strong>amylase</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beta-amyloid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568419846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beta-amyloid</span></header><div>/bitə-ˈæməlɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> beetuh-'amuhloyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">an amyloid formed from the proteolysis of amyloid precursor protein; the chief component of the hard plaques present in the brains of sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amyloid beta</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beta-hydroxybutyric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beta-hydroxybutyric acid</span></header><div>/ˌbitə-haɪdrɒksibjuˌtɪrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .beetuh-huydrokseebyooh.tirik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">a carboxylic acid, CH<sub>3</sub> CHOH CH<sub>2</sub> COOH, distributed widely in nature; it is one of the ketone bodies and is an intermediate in fatty acid synthesis and breakdown.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhumibol Adulyadej
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhumibol Adulyadej</span></header><div>/puˌmipɒn əduljəˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> pooh.meepon uhdoohlyuh'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">1927–2016, king of Thailand 1946–2016.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bible Society in Australia Incorporated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bible Society in Australia Incorporated</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">the Australian arm of a private organisation which translates and distributes Bibles; first Australian branch in Sydney, 1817.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biblical Aramaic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biblical Aramaic</span></header><div>/ˌbɪblɪkəl ærəˈmeɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> .biblikuhl aruh'mayik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">the Aramaic language as used in the original texts of the Old Testament books of Daniel and Ezra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bid-a-bid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bid-a-bid</span></header><div>/ˈbɪd-ə-bɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bid-uh-bid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007088" href="entry://biddy-biddy%23bigmac000007088"><strong>biddy-biddy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bid-ask spread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac769289226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bid-ask spread</span></header><div>/ˈbɪd-ask sprɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bid-ahsk spred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq48">(in the share market) the difference between the price buyers are offering (the bid price) and the price at which sellers are offering to sell (the ask price).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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big air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac011828791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">big air</span><z><span target_id="Fl5ZxzFSuj">n.</span><span target_id="59EV4GzX3h">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bɪg ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> big 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fl5ZxzFSuj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> a jump or manoeuvre that involves great height or airborne time, as in sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, surfing, etc., the rider often performing tricks while airborne.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="59EV4GzX3h">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq904"> of or relating to such a jump or manoeuvre, or to a sport, competition, etc., involving them: <em class="example">big air snowboarding.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Big Apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Big Apple</span></header><div>/bɪg ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> big 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">New York.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US horseracing slang used in New Orleans for New York racetracks (seen as a desirable goal as a big red apple is a desirable thing to eat); popularised by racing writer John J FitzGerald in the 1920s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Big Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Big Australian</span></header><div>/bɪg əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> big uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">the Broken Hill Proprietary Company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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big-headed ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac853678911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">big-headed ant</span></header><div>/bɪg-ˈhɛdəd ænt/ (<em>say</em> big-'heduhd ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac842176919" href="entry://coastal%20brown%20ant%23bigmac842176919"><strong>coastal brown ant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilge artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilge artist</span></header><div>/ˈbɪldʒ atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'bilj ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">a person notorious for speaking or writing specious nonsense.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binary arithmetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binary arithmetic</span></header><div>/baɪnəri əˈrɪθmətɪk/ (<em>say</em> buynuhree uh'rithmuhtik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">arithmetic using the binary number system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bio-assay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bio-assay</span></header><div>/baɪoʊ-ˈæseɪ/ (<em>say</em> buyoh-'asay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">determination of the strength of a drug by comparing its biological effect with that of a standard preparation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bishop Auckland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bishop Auckland</span></header><div>/bɪʃəp ˈɔklənd/ (<em>say</em> bishuhp 'awkluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">a town in England, in central Durham; seat of the bishops of Durham since the 12th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bark art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602510316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bark art</span></header><div>/ˈbak at/ (<em>say</em> 'bahk aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">a style of collage in which the base material used is bark taken from various trees, especially paperbarks.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bark artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barmy Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac062476128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barmy Army</span></header><div>/bami ˈami/ (<em>say</em> bahmee 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> the supporters of the English cricket team on tour, viewed collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq675"> the supporters of other British teams on tour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that the England supporters travelling to Australia for the Ashes series in 1994/95 were ‘barmy’ for travelling so far at such expense when they were bound to lose]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnardo's Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnardo’s Australia</span></header><div>/bəˌnadoʊz əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> buh.nahdohz uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a publicly-funded organisation in NSW and the ACT which houses and cares for destitute children.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrister-at-law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrister-at-law</span></header><div>/ˌbærəstər-ət-ˈlɔ/ (<em>say</em> .baruhstuhr-uht-'law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barristers-at-law</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">barrister (chiefly as a formal title).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baseline-and-credit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780307774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baseline-and-credit</span></header><div>/beɪslaɪn-ən-ˈkrɛdət/ (<em>say</em> baysluyn-uhn-'kreduht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">of or relating to an emissions trading scheme in which polluters earn credits for emissions below agreed baselines, such credits being available to be sold to other polluters.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac369129179" href="entry://cap-and-trade%23bigmac369129179"><strong>cap-and-trade</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basket of goods and services
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac640017034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basket of goods and services</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a selection of goods and services, the prices of which are monitored, usually for the purpose of calculating a price index.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basses-Alpes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basses-Alpes</span></header><div>/bas-ˈalp/ (<em>say</em> bahs-'ahlp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091671" href="entry://Alpes-de-Haute-Provence%23bigmac000091671"><strong>Alpes-de-Haute-Provence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batting average
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508586736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batting average</span></header><div>/ˈbætɪŋ ævrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bating avrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the number of runs scored over the number of times a batter has been dismissed, used as an indicator of performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> the record of successes versus failures: <em class="example">to have a good batting average in one’s job.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Battye Library of Western Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Battye Library of Western Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">a library of Western Australian history, an adjunct to the WA State Reference Library.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after JS <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006089" href="entry://Battye%23bigmac000006089"><span class="smallcaps">Battye</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baucis and Philemon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baucis and Philemon</span></header><div>/ˈbɔsəs ən fɪˈlimɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawsuhs uhn fi'leemon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a poor and aged Phrygian couple who were rewarded for offering hospitality to Zeus and Hermes in disguise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bed and board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bed and board</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">sleeping accommodation and meals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bed and breakfast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bed and breakfast</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> (in a motel or the like) the provision of sleeping accommodation and breakfast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> an establishment providing sleeping accommodation and breakfast to paying guests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq185"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> imprisonment for seven days.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: B &amp; B</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bed and breakfast deal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59819557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bed and breakfast deal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq15">a transaction on the London share market where the holders of particular shares wish to sell them late in the day’s trading and then buy them back at the start of the next day’s trading, in order to establish a profit and loss for tax purposes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beef ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beef ant</span></header><div>/ˈbif ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'beef ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045806" href="entry://meat%20ant%23bigmac000045806"><strong>meat ant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beer and prawns night
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac451842218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beer and prawns night</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">an entertainment in which cold cooked prawns are offered as a meal accompanied by beer to drink.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belt and Road
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314892017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belt and Road</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac617079284" href="entry://Belt%20and%20Road%20Initiative%23bigmac617079284"><strong>Belt and Road Initiative</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: B &amp; R</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belt and Road Initiative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617079284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belt and Road Initiative</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">a policy of China to establish global land and maritime trade routes, and to invest in foreign infrastructure, such as ports, railways, telecommunication networks, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BRI Also, <strong class="vs">Belt and Road</strong>, <strong class="vs">One Belt One Road</strong>. <div class="etym">[modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac741325854" href="entry://Silk%20Road%23bigmac741325854"><span class="smallcaps">Silk Road</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ben Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ben Ali</span></header><div>/bɛn ˈali/ (<em>say</em> ben 'ahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Zine al-Abidine</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">1936–2019, Tunisian soldier and politician; president 1987–2011.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bent-arm balance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bent-arm balance</span></header><div>/bɛnt-am ˈbæləns/ (<em>say</em> bent-ahm 'baluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Gymnastics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">a position of the body in which it is balanced vertically above the hands with the arms bent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bismarck Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bismarck Archipelago</span></header><div>/ˌbɪzmak akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .bizmahk ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a group of islands in the south-western Pacific, north-east of New Guinea and forming part of PNG, including the Admiralty Islands, New Hanover, New Ireland and adjacent islands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitter almond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114452721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitter almond</span></header><div>/bɪtər ˈamənd/ (<em>say</em> bituhr 'ahmuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq97">a variety of almond tree which produces nuts containing hydrogen cyanide; detoxified, the oil is used as a flavouring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408186320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black American</span></header><div>/blæk əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> blak uh'merikuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac936386814" href="entry://African%20American%23bigmac936386814"><strong>African American</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-and-blue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-and-blue</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of black-and-blue" src="word_pronunciations/02460.mp3"></audio></span>/blæk-ən-ˈblu/ (<em>say</em> blak-uhn-'blooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">discoloured, as by bruising.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">black and blue</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black and tan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black and tan</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">a drink made by mixing beer and stout.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black and Tan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black and Tan</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a member of an armed force of about 6000 soldiers sent by the British government to Ireland in June 1920, to suppress revolutionary activity; so called from the colour of their uniforms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black and white
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black and white</span><z><span target_id="3F3dSGefEa">n.</span><span target_id="KtgPydXxqw">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3F3dSGefEa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq009"> print or writing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KtgPydXxqw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">in black and white</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq654"> in print or in writing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq759"> with oppositions clearly defined.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-and-white
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-and-white</span><z><span target_id="PkzM0JM518">adj.</span><span target_id="f89PxDqnvI">n.</span></z></header><div>/blæk-ən-ˈwaɪt/ (<em>say</em> blak-uhn-'wuyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PkzM0JM518"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> of black and white colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq077"> of or relating to a film, a television program, or photographs which are not in colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq955"> of or relating to a television set which does not display colour transmissions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq530"> with clearly apparent oppositions and a limited range of options.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f89PxDqnvI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq160"> a black-and-white photograph.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq549"> a drawing or picture done in black and white only.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq741"> a black-and-white television set.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-and-white art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-and-white art</span></header><div>/blæk-ən-waɪt ˈat/ (<em>say</em> blak-uhn-wuyt 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">line drawings done as illustrations, especially cartoons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-and-white artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-and-white artist</span></header><div>/blæk-ən-ˈwaɪt atəst/ (<em>say</em> blak-uhn-'wuyt ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">an artist who specialises in line drawings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-and-white photography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac637654574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-and-white photography</span></header><div>/blæk-ən-waɪt fəˈtɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> blak-uhn-wuyt fuh'togruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">photography which represents an image in black, white, and shades of grey.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac175567626" href="entry://colour%20photography%23bigmac175567626"><strong>colour photography</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black Angus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac523861710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black Angus</span></header><div>/blæk ˈæŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> blak 'angguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">one of the original Aberdeen Angus cattle breed, being predominantly solid black in colour.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac837329077" href="entry://Red%20Angus%23bigmac837329077"><strong>Red Angus</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black apple</span></header><div>/blæk ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> blak 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">an ornamental rough-barked tree, <em>Planchonella australis</em> (formerly <em>Sideroxylon australe</em>), of warm east-coast regions, which has broad, leathery, glossy leaves, small clusters of flowers, and black, plum-like fruit, the seeds of which are sometimes used for necklaces; wild plum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black armband
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894240978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black armband</span><z><span target_id="PDTCaZ6QaG">n.</span><span target_id="Wtdg3bkuzx">adj.</span></z></header><div>/blæk ˈambænd/ (<em>say</em> blak 'ahmband) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PDTCaZ6QaG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> a band of black material worn around one’s left arm as a sign of mourning.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Wtdg3bkuzx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq520"> Also, <strong class="vs">black-armband</strong>. (<em>derogatory</em>) of or relating to an interpretation of Australian history which foregrounds past injustices and wrongs, especially those committed against Indigenous Australians: <em class="example">a black armband view of history.</em> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac957475618" href="entry://white%20blindfold%23bigmac957475618"><strong>white blindfold</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the phrase ‘black armband view of history’ was first used in 1993 by historian Geoffrey Blainey, who later said he had in mind the custom of Australian Rules footballers to wear a black armband when a club worthy had died; previous use had been made of the black armband in Aboriginal protests dating back to the 1970 celebrations of the bicentennial of Cook’s arrival in Australia, and reference was made by Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) to ‘the black armband history of my people’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black art</span></header><div>/blæk ˈat/ (<em>say</em> blak 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes plural</em>) <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">witchcraft; magic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blair Athol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blair Athol</span></header><div>/blɛər ˈæθɒl/ (<em>say</em> blairr 'athol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">a coalfield in central Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blast area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blast area</span></header><div>/ˈblast ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'blahst airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">the area within which casualties and damage are to be expected due to the force of an explosion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blind alley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blind alley</span></header><div>/ˌblaɪnd ˈæli/ (<em>say</em> .bluynd 'alee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> a road, street, etc., closed at one end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> a position or situation offering no hope of progress or improvement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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block and tackle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">block and tackle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="entry://block%23bigmac000095626">block</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="entry://block%23mq881">11</a>) and associated ropes used for hoisting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blonde ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac712722685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blonde ale</span></header><div>/blɒnd ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> blond 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac642739650" href="entry://golden%20ale%23bigmac642739650"><strong>golden ale</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonaparte Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonaparte Archipelago</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnəpat akəˌpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnuhpaht ahkuh.peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a group of islands off the northern coast of WA, between Broome and Brunswick Bay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bon appétit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bon appétit</span></header><div>/bɒn æpəˈti/ (<em>say</em> bon apuh'tee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">(an expression used indicating the speaker’s wish for someone to have a satisfying meal.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booking agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930791873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booking agent</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkɪŋ eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'booking ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> a person or business that arranges travel or transport on behalf of a client.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> a person or business that acts on behalf of a performer, celebrity, etc., in arranging performances, appearances, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>booking agency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boolean algebra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boolean algebra</span></header><div>/ˌbuliən ˈældʒəbrə/ (<em>say</em> .boohleeuhn 'aljuhbruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">a mathematical system of representing statements in logic using operators such as ‘and’, ‘or’ and ‘not’, in which each element or variable has one of only two possible values, as ‘true’ or ‘false’; used extensively in computer science for programming and information retrieval.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after George <em>Boole</em>, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boom arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boom arm</span></header><div>/ˈbum am/ (<em>say</em> 'boohm ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100440" href="entry://boom%23bigmac000100440"><strong>boom<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100440" href="entry://boom%23mq878">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boomps-a-daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91802589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boomps-a-daisy</span></header><div>/ˈbʊmps-ə-deɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'boomps-uh-dayzee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">(an exclamation made when someone accidentally bumps into someone.)</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084986" href="entry://whoops%23bigmac000084986"><strong>whoops</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from the music-hall song <em>Hands, Knees and Bumps-a-daisy</em> in which the singers bump hips; also popular as a dance style, especially in the 1940s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boots-and-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boots-and-all</span></header><div>/buts-ən-ˈɔl/ (<em>say</em> boohts-uhn-'awl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">wholehearted: <em class="example">a boots-and-all capitalist.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boots and saddles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boots and saddles</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">a cavalry bugle call for mounted formation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booze artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booze artist</span></header><div>/ˈbuz atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'boohz ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">a person noted for being a heavy drinker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boracic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac219658406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boracic acid</span></header><div>/bəræsɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> buhrasik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008650" href="entry://boric%20acid%23bigmac000008650"><strong>boric acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boric acid</span></header><div>/bɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> bawrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">any of a group of acids derived from boron trioxide with varying amounts of water especially orthoboric or boracic acid, B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.3H<sub>2</sub>O (or H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>), used as an antiseptic, preservative, and in fireproofing compounds, cosmetics, cements and enamel, but also metaboric acid, B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.H<sub>2</sub>O (or HBO<sub>2</sub>), pyroboric acid, 2B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.3H<sub>2</sub>O (or H<sub>6</sub>B<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub>), or tetraboric acid, 2B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.H<sub>2</sub>O (or H<sub>2</sub>B<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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born-again
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">born-again</span><z><span target_id="6bTY9EHZPz">adj.</span><span target_id="Pb6HCQFnoo">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6bTY9EHZPz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> /bɔn-əˈgɛn/ (<em>say</em> bawn-uh'gen) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> evangelical; revivalistic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> dedicated, as to a sport, an artistic endeavour, etc., and showing the enthusiasm and zeal typical of born-again Christians.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Pb6HCQFnoo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq710"> /ˈbɔn-əgɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawn-uhgen) a member of an evangelical Christian group, especially one converted through a personal religious experience.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borosilicic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borosilicic acid</span></header><div>/ˌbɔroʊsəˌlɪsɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .bawrohsuh.lisik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">a hypothetical acid yielding borosilicate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosnia and Herzegovina</span></header><div>/hɜtsəgoʊˈvinə/ (<em>say</em> hertsuhgoh'veenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">a republic in south-eastern Europe consisting of two adjacent regions, bordered by Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and the Adriatic Sea; Bosnia was an independent kingdom in medieval times before becoming a Turkish province; part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1908–18; in 1918, with Herzegovina, became part of Serbia within the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later called Yugoslavia); became a separate republic within the reconstituted socialist Yugoslavia in 1946; seceded from Yugoslavia in 1991–92; territorial control disputed by Serb, Croatian and Muslim groups. 51 129 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian. <em>Currency</em>: convertible marka. <em>Capital</em>: Sarajevo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bosnia-Herzegovina</strong>, <strong class="vs">Bosnia and Hercegovina</strong>, <strong class="vs">Bosnia-Hercegovina</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Botany Bay aristocracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac858149750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Botany Bay aristocracy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">those free settlers arriving in the Australian colonies in the mid-1800s, along with emancipists already in the colonies, who regarded themselves as superior by virtue of their free status and the wealth and property they acquired.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bot army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac634146063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bot army</span></header><div>/bɒt ˈami/ (<em>say</em> bot 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac89235209" href="entry://botnet%23bigmac89235209"><strong>botnet</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">zombie army</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac108858742" href="entry://bot%23bigmac108858742"><span class="smallcaps">bot<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003825" href="entry://army%23bigmac000003825"><span class="smallcaps">army</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bot attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775944294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bot attack</span></header><div>/ˈbɒt ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'bot uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">an attack on a computer network by a botnet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac108858742" href="entry://bot%23bigmac108858742"><span class="smallcaps">bot<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103903" href="entry://attack%23bigmac000103903"><span class="smallcaps">attack</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottle age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottle age</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtl eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'botl ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">the character of a wine, obtained by long storage in the bottle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowlers arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146292280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowlers arm</span></header><div>/ˈboʊləz am/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluhz ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac704173930" href="entry://bowling%20arm%23bigmac704173930"><strong>bowling arm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blonde d'Aquitaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blonde d’Aquitaine</span></header><div>/ˌblɒnd ˈdækwəteɪn/ (<em>say</em> .blond 'dakwuhtayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">one of a breed of beef cattle of European origin with a large frame and lean body, suited for the white veal trade.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood alcohol concentration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood alcohol concentration</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">the concentration of alcohol in the bloodstream measured above or below a specified legal limit.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BAC Also, <strong class="vs">blood alcohol level</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood alcohol reading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood alcohol reading</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">a measurement of blood alcohol concentration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood alcohol test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood alcohol test</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">a test to measure blood alcohol concentration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood and bone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood and bone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">fertiliser made by treating animal residues from abattoirs and reducing them to powder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood and thunder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood and thunder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">violence; sensationalism; bombast; extravagant anger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood-and-thunder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood-and-thunder</span></header><div>/ˌblʌd-ən-ˈθʌndə/ (<em>say</em> .blud-uhn-'thunduh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">(of films, plays, etc.) characterised by violence and bombast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue ant</span></header><div>/ˈblu ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'blooh ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">the wingless female of a large Australian thynnid wasp, <em>Diamma bicolor</em>, having a metallic blue-green body, red legs and a very painful sting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue-arsed fly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue-arsed fly</span><z><span target_id="P22qDqTu5l">n.</span><span target_id="sQaV3hrAtc">phr.</span></z></header><div>/blu-ast ˈflaɪ/ (<em>say</em> blooh-ahst 'fluy) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="P22qDqTu5l">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> the fly which causes sheep strike, the green blowfly, <em>Lucilia cuprina</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sQaV3hrAtc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">like a blue-arsed fly</strong>, in an erratic and frenzied fashion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue asbestos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue asbestos</span></header><div>/blu æsˈbɛstəs/ (<em>say</em> blooh as'bestuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017474" href="entry://crocidolite%23bigmac000017474"><strong>crocidolite</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192922302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue ash</span></header><div>/blu ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008031" href="entry://blueberry%20ash%23bigmac000008031"><strong>blueberry ash</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blueberry ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blueberry ash</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blueberry ash" src="word_pronunciations/02640.mp3"></audio></span>/blubəri ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> bloohbuhree 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">a graceful tree of eastern Australia, <em>Elaeocarpus reticulatus</em>, with fringed bell-like flowers and blue berries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blue ash</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue-green algae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue-green algae</span></header><div>/ˌblu-grin ˈældʒi/ (<em>say</em> .blooh-green 'aljee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094820" href="entry://cyanobacteria%23bigmac000094820"><strong>cyanobacteria</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bob and wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bob and wheel</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">a short line (the bob) followed by a group of longer lines (the wheel) usually at the end of a stanza.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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body armour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955198394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">body armour</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdi amə/ (<em>say</em> 'bodee ahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">protective apparel such as bullet-proof vests, helmets, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">body armor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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body art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac448994048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">body art</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdi at/ (<em>say</em> 'bodee aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">the decorative modification of the body by piercing, tattooing, scarring, painting, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolt action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413289956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolt action</span></header><div>/boʊlt ˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> bohlt 'akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a mechanism on a rifle for closing the breechblock, which is activated by sliding a bolt (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101087" href="entry://bolt%23bigmac000101087"><strong>bolt<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101087" href="entry://bolt%23mq435">1</a>) into place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolt-and-lever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999690923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolt-and-lever</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlt-ən-livə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlt-uhn-leevuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">of, relating to, or designating a gun action in which fresh cartridges are loaded by a lever situated near the trigger, the breech being opened and closed by means of a bolt.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060046" href="entry://pump%20action%23bigmac000060046"><strong>pump action</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac413289956" href="entry://bolt%20action%23bigmac413289956"><span class="smallcaps">bolt (action)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102874" href="entry://lever%23bigmac000102874"><span class="smallcaps">lever</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bomb alert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac307460693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bomb alert</span></header><div>/ˈbɒm əlɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'bom uhlert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac389458158" href="entry://bomb%20scare%23bigmac389458158"><strong>bomb scare</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombe alaska
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombe alaska</span></header><div>/bɒm əˈlæskə/ (<em>say</em> bom uh'laskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">an alaska in a bombe shape.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broad a
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broad a</span></header><div>/brɔd ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> brawd 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">the sound of ‘a’ in ‘father’, contrasted with flat ‘a’, the sound of ‘a’ in ‘fat’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broad arrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broad arrow</span></header><div>/brɔd ˈæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> brawd 'aroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> a mark of the shape of a broad arrow-head, placed upon British governmental stores, and formerly on convict clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq821"> <em class="label">Archery</em> an arrow having an expanded head.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broad Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broad Australian</span></header><div>/brɔd əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> brawd uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">that pronunciation of Australian English which is least acceptable as a prestige form and in which the characteristics of Australian pronunciation are at their most extreme.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102078" href="entry://spectrum%20of%20Australian%20English%23bigmac000102078"><strong>spectrum of Australian English</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broca's area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac750259375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broca’s area</span></header><div>/ˈbroʊkəz ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'brohkuhz airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">an area of the cerebral cortex with functions linked to the production of spoken language.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac055849989" href="entry://Wernicke%27s%20area%23bigmac055849989"><strong>Wernicke’s area</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after French neurosurgeon Paul <em>Broca</em>, 1824–1880]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broderie anglaise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broderie anglaise</span></header><div>/ˌbroʊdəri ˈɒŋgleɪz/ (<em>say</em> .brohduhree 'ongglayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">white embroidery on white material with eyelet and cutwork designs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: English embroidery]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broken Hill allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac006678038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broken Hill allowance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">a type of district allowance paid above the usual rate of pay for employees working in Broken Hill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bromic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bromic acid</span></header><div>/broʊmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> brohmik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">an acid, HBrO<sub>3</sub>, containing bromine and oxygen, used as an oxidising agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bronze Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bronze Age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bronze Age" src="word_pronunciations/03121.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɒnz eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bronz ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">the age in the history of humankind (between the Stone and Iron Ages) marked by the use of bronze implements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brown ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brown ale</span></header><div>/braʊn ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> brown 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a beer with a dark amber or brown colour, and brewed from brown malt, with additional flavours including caramel, chocolate, toffee, nuts, and biscuit. </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brown algae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brown algae</span></header><div>/braʊn ˈældʒi/ (<em>say</em> brown 'aljee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">algae belonging to the division Phaeophyta, usually brown as a result of brown pigments added to their chlorophyll.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bruce auction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bruce auction</span></header><div>/brus ˈɒkʃən/ (<em>say</em> broohs 'okshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">an auction of donated goods, designed as a fundraising activity for some charitable cause.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from John Vans Agnew <em>Bruce</em>, 1822–63, construction contractor and philanthropist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brute force attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314492386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brute force attack</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">an attempt to gain unauthorised access to a password-protected system by using passwords created from all possible combinations of letters, numbers, symbols, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubble-and-squeak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubble-and-squeak</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bubble-and-squeak" src="word_pronunciations/03175.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌbəl-ən-ˈskwik/ (<em>say</em> bubuhl-uhn-'skweek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq836"> any mix of left-over vegetables, especially potato and cabbage, fried together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">British</em> a dish of beef and cabbage fried together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the effects of frying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Buccaneer Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Buccaneer Archipelago</span></header><div>/ˌbʌkənɪər akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .bukuhnearr ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">four groups of islands in the north of WA at the entrance to King Sound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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budget account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">budget account</span></header><div>/ˈbʌdʒət əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'bujuht uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">an account with a department store, bank, etc., into which the holder makes regular deposits to cover bills.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Buenos Aires
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Buenos Aires</span></header><div>/bwɛnəs ˈɛəriz/ (<em>say</em> bwenuhs 'airreez), /bweɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> bwaynuhs), /ˈaɪriz/ (<em>say</em> 'uyreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a seaport in and the capital of Argentina, in the eastern part, on the river Plate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bugger-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bugger-all</span></header><div>/bʌgər-ˈɔl/ (<em>say</em> buguhr-'awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">very little; nothing: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There’s bugger-all that’s good about it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim winton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bugger all</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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building alignment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">building alignment</span></header><div>/ˈbɪldɪŋ əˌlaɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'bilding uh.luynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009845" href="entry://building%20line%23bigmac000009845"><strong>building line</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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building application
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac849333085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">building application</span></header><div>/ˈbɪldɪŋ ˌæpləkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'bilding .apluhkayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">an application to a planning authority, usually a local government authority, to alter or construct a building.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">BA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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built-up area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">built-up area</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of built-up area" src="word_pronunciations/03229.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌbɪlt-ʌp ˈɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> .bilt-up 'airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">an area of with a high density of buildings and habitation, usually one within which speed limits apply to traffic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowling alley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowling alley</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlɪŋ æli/ (<em>say</em> 'bohling alee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq729"> a long enclosure for playing bowls, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq984"> a covered place with a long, narrow, planked enclosure, for tenpin bowling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowling arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704173930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowling arm</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlɪŋ am/ (<em>say</em> 'bohling ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">(in lawn bowls and carpet bowls) an arm-like device with a close and release mechanism that a player uses to bowl a bowl or pick up a bowl without bending over.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bowlers arm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowling average
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598405695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowling average</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlɪŋ ævrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohling avrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">a statistic used to compare the performance of individual bowlers; arrived at by dividing the number of runs conceded by the number of wickets taken.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brace and bit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brace and bit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">a boring tool consisting of a bit and a handle for rotating it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brain attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192898718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brain attack</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪn ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'brayn uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq51">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103873" href="entry://stroke%23bigmac000103873"><strong>stroke<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103873" href="entry://stroke%23mq142">6</a>).</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Some medical authorities recommend the use of the term <em>brain attack</em> as a clearer description of the nature and seriousness of what has traditionally been called a <em>stroke</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandy alexander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandy alexander</span></header><div>/brændi æləgˈzændə/ (<em>say</em> brandee aluhg'zanduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">a cocktail made from brandy, crème de cacao, and cream mixed over ice, garnished with grated nutmeg.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brandy Alexander</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bread and butter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bread and butter</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> bread spread with butter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> means of living; livelihood: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I wrote things at odd times, things that I wanted to write, different from those I wrote to please the kind Editor, who was desirous of helping me with bread and butter.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bread-and-butter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bread-and-butter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bread-and-butter" src="word_pronunciations/02993.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌbrɛd-ən-ˈbʌtə/ (<em>say</em> .bred-uhn-'butuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq973"> of or relating to the means of living; mercenary: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But their underlying motivation, a dominating concern with bread-and-butter issues, has remained constant.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ross m martin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> practical; matter-of-fact; basic: <em class="example">a bread-and-butter approach to life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq839"> expressing thanks for hospitality, as a letter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bread-and-butter letter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62446435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bread-and-butter letter</span></header><div>/ˌbrɛd-ən-ˈbʌtə lɛtə/ (<em>say</em> .bred-uhn-'butuh letuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">a letter written out of a sense of obligation for some favour received, as from a guest to a host.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bread-and-butter plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac754797434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bread-and-butter plate</span></header><div>/ˌbrɛd-ən-ˈbʌtə pleɪt/ (<em>say</em> .bred-uhn-'butuh playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">a small plate which accompanies the main plate in a dinner service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bread and butter pudding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bread and butter pudding</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">a baked pudding made with bread and custard filling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breast augmentation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447895462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breast augmentation</span></header><div>/brɛst ɔgmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> brest awgmen'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac539205723" href="entry://breast%20enlargement%23bigmac539205723"><strong>breast enlargement</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathing apparatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac241882325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathing apparatus</span></header><div>/ˈbriðɪŋ æpəˌratəs/ (<em>say</em> 'breedhing apuh.rahtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">equipment designed to provide breathable air, either while the wearer is underwater, as a scuba set, or while on land, as for firefighting, rescue work, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bric-a-brac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bric-a-brac</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bric-a-brac" src="word_pronunciations/03047.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪk-ə-bræk/ (<em>say</em> 'brik-uh-brak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">miscellaneous ornamental articles of antiquarian, decorative, or other interest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bric-à-brac</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, obsolete <em>à bric à brac</em> at random]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bricks-and-mortar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac217802277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bricks-and-mortar</span></header><div>/brɪks-ən-ˈmɔtə/ (<em>say</em> briks-uhn-'mawtuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> built of bricks and mortar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> designating a company or institution which has a physical building location (as opposed to an online website).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bright ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac092655677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bright ale</span></header><div>/braɪt ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> bruyt 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">a pale ale which is a bright yellow colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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British Antarctic Territory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">British Antarctic Territory</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">a colony in the south Atlantic created in 1962 from certain of the Falkland Islands Dependencies and comprising the South Shetland Islands, the South Orkney Islands and Graham Land.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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British North America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">British North America</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">the former British colonies of Canada and the east coast of America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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caproic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">caproic acid</span></header><div>/kəˌproʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> kuh.prohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">an organic acid, hexanoic acid, CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>COOH, used to make artificial flavouring agents.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>capr-</em> (combining form representing Latin <em>caper</em> goat) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac357492063" href="entry://-oic%23bigmac357492063"><span class="smallcaps">-oic</span></a>; so called from its smell]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920006583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">(in the first decades of settlement) the governor of one of the Australian colonies; Governor-in-Chief.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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captive audience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">captive audience</span></header><div>/kæptɪv ˈɔdiəns/ (<em>say</em> kaptiv 'awdeeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">people who have entered into a situation for a particular purpose, as at a restaurant, and are subjected to advertisements, propaganda, solicitations, etc., without their consent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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car alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">car alarm</span></header><div>/ˈkar əlam/ (<em>say</em> 'kahr uhlahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">a burglar alarm designed to be installed in a motor vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbamic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbamic acid</span></header><div>/kaˌbæmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> kah.bamik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a hypothetical compound, NH<sub>2</sub>COOH, known only in the form of its salts and esters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011335" href="entry://carb-%23bigmac000011335"><span class="smallcaps">carb-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002176" href="entry://amide%23bigmac000002176"><span class="smallcaps">am(ide)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbolic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbolic acid</span></header><div>/kaˌbɒlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> kah.bolik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056077" href="entry://phenol%23bigmac000056077"><strong>phenol</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056077" href="entry://phenol%23mq032">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011335" href="entry://carb-%23bigmac000011335"><span class="smallcaps">carb-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23mq541">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon absorber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac653443171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon absorber</span></header><div>/ˈkabən əbzɔbə/ (<em>say</em> 'kahbuhn uhbzawbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">an air pollution control device using carbon absorption.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon absorption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac583241866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon absorption</span></header><div>/ˈkabən əbzɔpʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'kahbuhn uhbzawpshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">the process by which activated carbon absorbs contaminants from air or water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon arc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon arc</span></header><div>/ˈkabən ak/ (<em>say</em> 'kahbuhn ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">an electric arc produced between two carbon electrodes as in an arc light, or between one carbon electrode and metal, as in certain arc welders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon capture and storage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac75902740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon capture and storage</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">carbon capture, followed by its containment in a holding medium or geological formation so as to prevent its release into the atmosphere.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CCS <div class="backshade">One of the methods proposed to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide gas released into the atmosphere is to contain it at the point at which it is vented. Typically this involves extracting it from a concentrated emission stream as would occur at a coal-fired power station. The greater part of the gas is trapped in a medium, such as a water-based solvent or a polymer, and is subsequently liberated in a chamber, liquefied and piped to a geologically stable cavern in close proximity to the emission source. But the efficacy of the process is contentious; the liquefaction of carbon dioxide is problematic. Furthermore, it is estimated that around 20 per cent of the energy output of such a coal-fired power plant would need to be diverted to capturing, transporting and storing the carbon dioxide so generated. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac544979154" href="entry://geosequestration%23bigmac544979154"><strong>geosequestration</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbonic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbonic acid</span></header><div>/kaˌbɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> kah.bonik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">the acid, H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>, formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water, known in the form of its salts and esters, the carbonates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbonic acid gas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbonic acid gas</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011370" href="entry://carbon%20dioxide%23bigmac000011370"><strong>carbon dioxide</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbonic anhydrase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbonic anhydrase</span></header><div>/kaˌbɒnɪk ænˈhaɪdreɪz/ (<em>say</em> kah.bonik an'huydrayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">an enzyme which catalyses the equilibrium between carbonic acid and water plus carbon dioxide; important in carbon dioxide transport and pH control in mammals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carboxylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carboxylic acid</span></header><div>/kabɒkˌsɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> kahbok.silik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">an organic acid (as acetic acid, benzoic acid), characterised by the presence of one or more carboxyl groups.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cardiac arrest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cardiac arrest</span></header><div>/ˌkadiæk əˈrɛst/ (<em>say</em> .kahdeeak uh'rest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">a serious arrhythmia in which the heart stops pumping blood through the circulatory system, commonly caused by coronary occlusion, electric shock, drowning or asphyxia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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careers adviser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">careers adviser</span></header><div>/kəˈrɪəz ədvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> kuh'rearz uhdvuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">a teacher in a secondary school who advises students about careers, and about courses in tertiary institutions suited to their needs; pathways adviser.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">careers advisor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Carlton and United Breweries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Carlton and United Breweries</span></header><div>/ˈkaltən/ (<em>say</em> 'kahltuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">a commercial brewery established in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1907 by the amalgamation of six large firms; Australia’s largest brewer; since 1990 part of the Foster’s Brewing Group.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CUB</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Caro's acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Caro’s acid</span></header><div>/ˌkæroʊz ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .karohz 'asuhd), /ˌka-/ (<em>say</em> .kah-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23bigmac000055810"><strong>persulphuric acid</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23mq011">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after N <em>Caro</em>, 1871–1935, German chemist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carpenter ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999774214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carpenter ant</span></header><div>/ˈkapəntə ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'kahpuhntuh ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq23">a large ant of the genus <em>Camponotus</em>, especially <em>C. pennsylvanicus</em>, the adults of which are usually black; nests are established in wood from which wood fragments are cut to expand galleries (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095487" href="entry://gallery%23bigmac000095487">gallery</a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095487" href="entry://gallery%23mq303">12</a>). </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cash account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cash account</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cash account" src="word_pronunciations/03781.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkæʃ əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'kash uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> current account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq079"> <em class="label">Bookkeeping</em> a record kept of cash transactions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butyl alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butyl alcohol</span></header><div>/bjutəl ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> byoohtuhl 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">one of a group of three isomeric butanols of the formula C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>OH.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butyric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butyric acid</span></header><div>/bjuˌtɪrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> byooh.tirik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010278" href="entry://butanoic%20acid%23bigmac000010278"><strong>butanoic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Byzantine architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Byzantine architecture</span></header><div>/bɪzəntin ˈakətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> bizuhnteen 'ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a style of architecture developed in Byzantium and its provinces during the 5th and 6th centuries AD, characterised by centralised plans, vaulting, and rich use of light, shade, colourful mosaics, paintings, and decoration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cadbury Schweppes Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cadbury Schweppes Australia</span></header><div>/kædbri ˈʃwɛps/ (<em>say</em> kadbree 'shweps) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">an Australian public company incorporated in 1971; manufacturing chocolates, confectionery, soft drinks and other foodstuffs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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café au lait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">café au lait</span></header><div>/ˌkæfeɪ oʊ ˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> .kafay oh 'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> coffee made with hot milk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> a light-brown colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: coffee with milk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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call account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac285519073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">call account</span></header><div>/ˈkɔl əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'kawl uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">a type of deposit account with a financial institution from which the depositor can withdraw all moneys previously deposited at any given time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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call and response
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac868509531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">call and response</span></header><div>/kɔl ən rəˈspɒns/ (<em>say</em> kawl uhn ruh'spons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq377"> a musical technique, rooted in African traditions, in which there is a repeated alternation of passages, with the lead singing, calling out or playing a passage to which the other performers respond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> a classroom management technique where a teacher gains the attention of students with a call to which students respond with a learned verbal or gestural signal such as clapping or raising a hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq574"> any similar technique in which a presenter, speaker, etc., engages the audience by repeatedly asking questions or making statements to invoke audience responses, often simply cheering and applause.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Call to Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac947643949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Call to Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855006707" href="entry://Christian%20Democratic%20Party%23bigmac855006707"><strong>Christian Democratic Party</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855006707" href="entry://Christian%20Democratic%20Party%23mq086">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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camber angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">camber angle</span></header><div>/ˈkæmbər æŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'kambuhr angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">the angle between the cambered front wheel of a motor vehicle and the vertical.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Camp David Agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Camp David Agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a peace treaty signed in 1978 by Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Begin, negotiated also by US President Carter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac82270490" href="entry://Camp%20David%23bigmac82270490"><span class="smallcaps">Camp David</span></a>, where the treaty was signed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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canteen arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac685260483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">canteen arm</span></header><div>/kænˈtin am/ (<em>say</em> kan'teen ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac239537268" href="entry://tuckshop%20arm%23bigmac239537268"><strong>tuckshop arm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cap-and-ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac871740485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cap-and-ball</span></header><div>/kæp-ən-ˈbɔl/ (<em>say</em> kap-uhn-'bawl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">of, relating to, or designating a firearm which employs a percussion cap to ignite the gunpowder which, on exploding, propels the ball.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cap-and-trade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac369129179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cap-and-trade</span></header><div>/kæp-ən-ˈtreɪd/ (<em>say</em> kap-uhn-'trayd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">of or relating to an emissions trading scheme in which a cap is set for allowable emissions in a particular area, and individual emitters are given their allocation of emission permits which they can use or sell provided the overall cap is not breached.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac780307774" href="entry://baseline-and-credit%23bigmac780307774"><strong>baseline-and-credit</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cap-a-pie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cap-a-pie</span></header><div>/kæp-ə-ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> kap-uh-'pee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">from head to foot.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cap-à-pie</strong>. <div class="etym">[French (obsolete)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cape Arid National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cape Arid National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a national park on the south-east coast of WA, east of Cape Le Grand National Park, proclaimed in 1969. 279 832 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cape ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cape ash</span></header><div>/keɪp ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> kayp 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a timber tree, <em>Ekebergia capensis</em>, family Meliaceae, of southern Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capillary action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac573464062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capillary action</span></header><div>/kəˈpɪləri ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuh'piluhree akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">the elevation or depression of liquids in fine tubes, etc., due to the relative strengths of the intermolecular forces within the liquid, as by surface tension, and the attraction between the molecules of the liquid and the tube; it accounts for the seeping up of water through the interstices of rock, the rising of sap in trees, the soaking up of water in paper towel, etc.; capillarity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capital account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capital account</span></header><div>/ˈkæpətl əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'kapuhtl uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> a business account stating the owner’s or shareholder’s interest in the assets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq82"> that part of a country’s balance of payments that forms a record of the inflow and outflow of loans and investments by private individuals, companies, and governments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq107"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Accounting</em> accounts showing the net worth, as in a business enterprise, as assets minus liabilities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capital appreciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capital appreciation</span></header><div>/ˌkæpətl əprisiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .kapuhtl uhpreesee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">an increase in the value of an asset over a period of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capital asset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capital asset</span></header><div>/kæpətl ˈæsɛt/ (<em>say</em> kapuhtl 'aset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026994" href="entry://fixed%20asset%23bigmac000026994"><strong>fixed asset</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bull-a-bull
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull-a-bull</span></header><div>/ˈbʊl-ə-bʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bool-uh-bool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058163" href="entry://poroporo%23bigmac000058163"><strong>poroporo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bull ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull ant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bull ant" src="word_pronunciations/03236.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊl ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'bool ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> any of the large, aggressive, primitive ants of the genus <em>Myrmecia</em> having powerful jaws and a painful sting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> any large ant with a painful sting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bullant</strong>, <strong class="vs">bulldog ant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bull artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull artist</span></header><div>/ˈbʊl atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'bool ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">someone notorious for excessive talk which is usually boastful, exaggerated and unreliable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bullshit artist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bulldog ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bulldog ant</span></header><div>/ˈbʊldɒg ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'booldog ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102416" href="entry://bull%20ant%23bigmac000102416"><strong>bull ant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bullshit artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bullshit artist</span></header><div>/ˈbʊlʃɪt ˌatəst/ (<em>say</em> 'boolshit .ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009882" href="entry://bull%20artist%23bigmac000009882"><strong>bull artist</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumpy ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumpy ash</span></header><div>/bʌmpi ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> bumpee 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">a tree, <em>Flindersia schottiana</em>, noted for the irregular swellings or bumps along its trunk.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017853" href="entry://cudgerie%23bigmac000017853"><strong>cudgerie</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bunyip aristocracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bunyip aristocracy</span></header><div>/bʌnjəp ærəsˈtɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> bunyuhp aruhs'tokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>ironic</em>) (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">Australians who consider themselves to be superior to others in wealth or status.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Daniel Deniehy, 1828–65, member of NSW parliament 1857–59, in response to WC Wentworth’s proposal for a new colonial aristocracy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bunyip Aristocracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac043715770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bunyip Aristocracy</span></header><div>/bʌnjəp ærəsˈtɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> bunyuhp aruhs'tokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>humorous</em>) (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> the knights and dames of the Order of Australia created by Malcolm Fraser in 1976 and removed by the Labor government of Robert Hawke in 1986.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> the system of Australian knights and dames proposed by Tony Abbott as Prime Minister.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burglar alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burglar alarm</span></header><div>/ˈbɜglər əˌlam/ (<em>say</em> 'bergluhr uh.lahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">an electric device which sounds a loud alarm if a building is forcibly entered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Burke and Wills
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48916794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Burke and Wills</span></header><div><div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">cover more ground than Burke and Wills</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">to travel a great distance, usually in a roundabout way.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the explorers, Robert O’Hara <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010089" href="entry://Burke%23bigmac000010089"><span class="smallcaps">Burke</span></a> and William John <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085178" href="entry://Wills%23bigmac000085178"><span class="smallcaps">Wills</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Burns, Philp and Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Burns, Philp and Company</span></header><div>/bɜnz ˈfɪlp/ (<em>say</em> bernz 'filp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">an Australian company with major interests in food ingredients and shipping operations, formerly operating also as a wholesale and retail merchant, importer, shipping and general travel agent, steel, glass and liquor merchant, etc.; incorporated in 1883, public status since 1896.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bush Aborigine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac439280287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bush Aborigine</span></header><div>/bʊʃ æbəˈrɪdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> boosh abuh'rijuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">an Aboriginal person living in a traditional manner, away from white society.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bush Aboriginal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bush Church Aid Society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bush Church Aid Society</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">an organisation formed in Sydney, NSW, in 1919 by Anglican clergy and laypeople to provide missionary and medical services to outback Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BCA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bushfire arson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac410829761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bushfire arson</span></header><div>/ˈbʊʃfaɪə asən/ (<em>say</em> 'booshfuyuh ahsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">the crime of starting a bushfire intentionally or through reckless activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bush Nursing Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bush Nursing Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">one of the autonomous organisations established in the various states of Australia to provide a district nursing service to isolated communities and outback areas; first association established in Victoria in 1911.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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business activity statement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac159392960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">business activity statement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a statement which a business is required to submit to the government agency on a regular basis, containing an account of transactions and allowing the calculation of tax, especially GST, payable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">BAS</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Business Council of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700304997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Business Council of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a national organisation representing major companies; formed in 1983 with the aim of influencing government economic policy.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BCA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butanoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butanoic acid</span></header><div>/bjutæˌnoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> byoohta.nohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">either of two isomeric acids C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>–COOH, especially the one, a rancid liquid, present in spoiled butter.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">butyric acid</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010277" href="entry://butane%23bigmac000010277"><span class="smallcaps">butan(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac357492063" href="entry://-oic%23bigmac357492063"><span class="smallcaps">-oic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butenedioic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butenedioic acid</span></header><div>/ˌbjutinˌdaɪoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .byoohteen.duyohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028922" href="entry://fumaric%20acid%23bigmac000028922"><strong>fumaric acid</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq252"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044646" href="entry://maleic%20acid%23bigmac000044646"><strong>maleic acid</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac114454228" href="entry://butanediol%23bigmac114454228"><span class="smallcaps">butanedi(ol)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac357492063" href="entry://-oic%23bigmac357492063"><span class="smallcaps">-oic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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button accordion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240049312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">button accordion</span></header><div>/bʌtn əˈkɔdiən/ (<em>say</em> butn uh'kawdeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000310" href="entry://accordion%23bigmac000000310"><strong>accordion</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000310" href="entry://accordion%23mq122">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chromatic button accordion</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cash and carry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cash and carry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> a system of trading in which goods must be paid for and taken away by the customer at the time of purchase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> a retailer or wholesaler operating on such a basis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq940"> (formerly) a shop, often self-service, where sales were on a strictly cash basis, and no deliveries were made, as opposed to traditional corner stores, which delivered customers’ orders on account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq676"> <em class="label">Finance</em> the simultaneous purchase of a security and sale of a futures contract for that security in the futures market, with the intention of delivering the security to the futures market on the delivery day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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castle in the air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">castle in the air</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">a visionary project; a daydream.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">castle in Spain</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Castor and Pollux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Castor and Pollux</span></header><div>/kastər ən ˈpɒləks/ (<em>say</em> kahstuhr uhn 'poluhks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">twin sons of Leda and brothers of Helen, famous for protection of sailors, and for brotherly affection. Pollux, who was fathered by Zeus and was immortal, spent alternate days with the gods and with his mortal brother (fathered by the mortal Tyndareus) in Hades.</span></div> Greek name (when considered together), <strong>the Dioscuri</strong>. Latin name, <strong>the Gemini</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat-and-dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat-and-dog</span></header><div>/kæt-n-ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> kat-n-'dog) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">characterised by constant hostility and frequent quarrels: <em class="example">they lead a cat-and-dog life together.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [16th century; from the supposed enmity between the two species]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat-and-mouse game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557136196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat-and-mouse game</span></header><div>/kæt-n-ˈmaʊs geɪm/ (<em>say</em> kat-n-'mows gaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq86">a period of tense inactivity in a conflict, business rivalry, etc., in which each side waits for the other to make a move so that they can respond aggressively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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catch-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">catch-all</span><z><span target_id="hzPSlB60iW">n.</span><span target_id="cBkstyRCVD">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkætʃ-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'kach-awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hzPSlB60iW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052195" href="entry://omnium%20gatherum%23bigmac000052195"><strong>omnium gatherum</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cBkstyRCVD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq736"> covering several different words, meanings or situations: <em class="example">a catch-all phrase.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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catch as catch can
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">catch as catch can</span><z><span target_id="xcKDBB3zUI">n.</span><span target_id="HxfQAI7b37">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xcKDBB3zUI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> a style of wrestling in which any hold is allowed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HxfQAI7b37">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">play catch as catch can</strong>, to adopt unorthodox and desperate measures to achieve a goal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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catch-as-catch-can
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806667258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">catch-as-catch-can</span><z><span target_id="XZImQe0Tww">adj.</span><span target_id="1h3WTHyHgf">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˌkætʃ-əz-ˌkætʃ-ˈkæn/ (<em>say</em> .kach-uhz-.kach-'kan) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XZImQe0Tww"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> indiscriminate: <em class="example">a catch-as-catch-can approach.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="1h3WTHyHgf">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq105"> indiscriminately.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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catchment area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">catchment area</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of catchment area" src="word_pronunciations/03846.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkætʃmənt ˌɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'kachmuhnt .airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> Also, <strong class="vs">catchment basin</strong>. <em class="label">Geography</em> a drainage area, especially of a reservoir or river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Sociology</em> the area from which persons may come to a central institution, as a school or hospital.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">catchment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Catherine of Aragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Catherine of Aragon</span></header><div>/ˈærəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'aruhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">1485–1536, first wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Mary I of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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caught-and-bowled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac745373301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">caught-and-bowled</span></header><div>/kɔt-ən-ˈboʊld/ (<em>say</em> kawt-uhn-'bohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">a dismissal in which the bowler takes the catch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cave art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac18778586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cave art</span></header><div>/ˈkeɪv at/ (<em>say</em> 'kayv aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">artworks drawn, stencilled, or engraved on the walls of a cave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cell animation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac968745689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cell animation</span></header><div>/ˈsɛl ænəˌmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'sel anuh.mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">a process by which an animated cartoon is made, using a sequence of individual drawings on transparencies, each drawing being slightly different, so that when filmed the illusion of motion is created.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cellulose acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cellulose acetate</span></header><div>/ˌsɛljəloʊs ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> .selyuhlohs 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">an acetate ester of cellulose used to make textiles, artificial leathers, yarns, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cent auction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cent auction</span></header><div>/ˈsɛnt ɒkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'sent okshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012352" href="entry://cent%20sale%23bigmac000012352"><strong>cent sale</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central African Federation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central African Federation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">→ Federation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063374" href="entry://Rhodesia%20and%20Nyasaland%23bigmac000063374"><strong>Rhodesia and Nyasaland</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central America</span></header><div>/sɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> sentruhl uh'merikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">continental North America south of Mexico, comprising Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Belize. About 520 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Central American</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central Asia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac346126779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central Asia</span></header><div>/sɛntrəl ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> sentruhl 'ayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">the area from the Caspian Sea in the west to the western border of China in the east, comprising Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Central Asian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central Australia</span></header><div>/sɛntrəl əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> sentruhl uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> the southern section of the present NT; separate administrative unit with capital at Alice Springs (then called Stuart), 1927–31.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq691"> Also, <strong class="vs">central Australia</strong>. the remote interior of Australia in general; the centre; the red centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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central borrowing authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">central borrowing authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">central borrowing authorities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">(in Australia) an authority centralising the borrowing powers of some or all semi-government and government authorities in a state in order to bring about orderly marketing of securities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">CBA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central Intelligence Agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central Intelligence Agency</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">the US federal government agency that coordinates intelligence, espionage, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CIA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central Provinces and Berar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central Provinces and Berar</span></header><div>/bɛˈra/ (<em>say</em> be'rah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a former province in central India, now a part of Madhya Pradesh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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centre of attraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">centre of attraction</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> the point towards which bodies tend by force of gravity or some other force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq733"> someone or something on which everyone’s attention is fixed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It had always been Wade who was the centre of attraction, especially with the girls.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ricki francis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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CER agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">CER agreement</span></header><div>/si i ˈar əgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> see ee 'ahr uhgreemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">the Closer Economic Relations trade agreement signed by Australia and NZ on 1 January 1983; Anzcer; Anzcerta.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>C</em>(<em>loser</em>)<em> E</em>(<em>conomic</em>)<em> R</em>(<em>elations</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104423" href="entry://agreement%23bigmac000104423"><span class="smallcaps">agreement</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ceramic art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314755953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ceramic art</span></header><div>/səræmɪk ˈat/ (<em>say</em> suhramik 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">art created from ceramic materials.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ceramic artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cerebrovascular accident
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cerebrovascular accident</span></header><div>/sɛrəbroʊˌvæskjələr ˈæksədənt/ (<em>say</em> seruhbroh.vaskyuhluhr 'aksuhduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103873" href="entry://stroke%23bigmac000103873"><strong>stroke<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103873" href="entry://stroke%23mq142">6</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cerebral vascular accident</strong>, <strong class="vs">CVA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cerotic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cerotic acid</span></header><div>/sərɒtɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suhrotik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">the monobasic fatty acid, C<sub>26</sub>H<sub>53</sub>COOH, of beeswax.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>kērōton</em> waxed + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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certified accountant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148529052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">certified accountant</span></header><div>/sɜtəfaɪd əˈkaʊntənt/ (<em>say</em> sertuhfuyd uh'kowntuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">an accountant who is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">certified practising accountant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cetatea Albă
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cetatea Albă</span></header><div>/tʃeɪˌtatjə ˈalbə/ (<em>say</em> chay.tahtyuh 'ahlbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">the Romanian name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093073" href="entry://Belgorod-Dnestrovski%23bigmac000093073"><strong>Belgorod-Dnestrovski</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chaff-and-grain store
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chaff-and-grain store</span></header><div>/tʃaf-ən-ˈgreɪn stɔ/ (<em>say</em> chahf-uhn-'grayn staw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059283" href="entry://produce%20store%23bigmac000059283"><strong>produce store</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chalk and talk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chalk and talk</span><z><span target_id="dfjrxydnfg">n.</span><span target_id="OxiuZywHVw">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dfjrxydnfg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq944"> the traditional method of teaching in which a teacher talks and writes on a blackboard instead of using more recently developed teaching aids and techniques.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OxiuZywHVw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq164"> Also, <strong class="vs">chalk-and-talk</strong>. of or relating to this method of teaching.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>chalk-and-talker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Champagne-Ardenne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Champagne-Ardenne</span></header><div>/ʃæmˌpeɪn-aˈdɛn/ (<em>say</em> sham.payn-ah'den) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">an administrative region in north-eastern France. 25 606 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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change agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469077687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">change agent</span></header><div>/ˈtʃeɪndʒ eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'chaynj ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">someone who effects or facilitates change in processes, policies, etc., with the aim of increasing effectiveness, wellbeing, etc., within a group or organisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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character actor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">character actor</span></header><div>/ˈkærəktər æktə/ (<em>say</em> 'karuhktuhr aktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">an actor who portrays striking or eccentric characters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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character assassination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">character assassination</span></header><div>/ˈkærəktə əsæsəneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'karuhktuh uhsasuhnayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an attack on someone’s reputation which is devious or dishonest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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charge account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charge account</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of charge account" src="word_pronunciations/04087.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃadʒ əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'chahj uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a credit arrangement with a department store, service station, etc., whereby the purchase of goods is charged to the customer’s account.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">credit account</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chargé d'affaires
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chargé d’affaires</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chargé d’affaires" src="word_pronunciations/04086.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌʃaʒeɪ dəˈfɛə/ (<em>say</em> .shahzhay duh'fair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chargés d’affaires</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chargé d’affaires" src="word_pronunciations/04086.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌʃaʒeɪ dəˈfɛə/ (<em>say</em> .shahzhay duh'fair))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> (in full: <strong>chargé d’affaires ad interim</strong>) an official placed in charge of diplomatic business during the temporary absence of the ambassador or minister.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> an envoy to a state to which a diplomat of higher grade is not sent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chargé</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: literally, entrusted with affairs]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Charles de Gaulle Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Charles de Gaulle Airport</span></header><div>/tʃalz də ˈgɔl/ (<em>say</em> chahlz duh 'gawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">an airport for Paris, France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Charlotte Amalie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Charlotte Amalie</span></header><div>/ˌʃalət əˈmaliə/ (<em>say</em> .shahluht uh'mahleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">a seaport in and the capital of the Virgin Islands (US), on St Thomas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chartered accountant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chartered accountant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chartered accountant" src="word_pronunciations/04102.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃatəd əˈkaʊntənt/ (<em>say</em> chahtuhd uh'kowntuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">an accountant who is a full member of one of the institutes of accountants granted a royal charter which have branches in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cheese and greens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac166314944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cheese and greens</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially SA and Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">a meal or snack comprising assorted cheeses served with salad or other vegetables.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chelating agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chelating agent</span></header><div>/kəˈleɪtɪŋ eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> kuh'layting ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a multivalent coordinating agent or ligand which is able to form a complex with a metal ion, the coordinated metal being present in one or more rings with the ligand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chemical abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chemical abuse</span></header><div>/ˈkɛmɪkəl əbjus/ (<em>say</em> 'kemikuhl uhbyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">the use of chemicals for a purpose for which they were not intended, especially inhalation for the experiencing of hallucinogenic or euphoric effects.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>chemical abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chemical affinity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chemical affinity</span></header><div>/kɛmɪkəl əˈfɪnəti/ (<em>say</em> kemikuhl uh'finuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chemical affinities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> chemical attraction; the force binding atoms together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> the free energy change during a chemical reaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chemical agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chemical agent</span></header><div>/kɛmɪkəl ˈeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> kemikuhl 'ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">a solid, liquid, or gas which through its chemical properties produces lethal or damaging effects on humans, animals, plants, or material, or produces a screening or signalling smoke.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cheque account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cheque account</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cheque account" src="word_pronunciations/04158.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃɛk əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'chek uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">an account with a financial institution from which money may be withdrawn by cheque at any time by the customer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chicken à la king
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chicken à la king</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a dish of diced cooked chicken served in a white sauce with mushrooms and cream.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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child abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">child abuse</span></header><div>/ˈtʃaɪld əbjus/ (<em>say</em> 'chuyld uhbyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">mistreatment of a child, especially by a parent or guardian, which may take the form of physical or psychological ill-treatment, neglect, or sexual molestation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>child abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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child allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">child allowance</span></header><div>/ˈtʃaɪld əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'chuyld uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025705" href="entry://family%20allowance%23bigmac000025705"><strong>family allowance</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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child and family health centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac818244356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">child and family health centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a health centre for children up to twelve years old.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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children overboard affair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac151962579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">children overboard affair</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a controversy relating to a claim that in October 2001 children were thrown overboard from a boat carrying people seeking asylum in Australia, in an attempt to force Royal Australian Navy ships to pick them up; this claim, later proven to be inaccurate, was used by government members as a campaign tool in the election of November 2001.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">children overboard incident</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chinese apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac474359068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chinese apple</span></header><div>/tʃaɪniz ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> chuyneez 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially Qld and WA</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq22"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095749" href="entry://lilly%20pilly%23bigmac000095749"><strong>lilly pilly</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095749" href="entry://lilly%20pilly%23mq589">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> the fruit of the lilly pilly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chip and chase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762751576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chip and chase</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a chip kick after which the player who kicked the ball pursues it in order to retain possession.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chip on a stick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137192681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chip on a stick</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chips on a stick</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">a whole potato which has been spiralised and threaded onto a skewer, then battered and deep-fried, especially as sold as a snack at a public event; tornado potato; spiral potato; potato twister; potato slinky.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chloracetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chloracetic acid</span></header><div>/klɔrəˌsitɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> klawruh.seetik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013375" href="entry://chloroacetic%20acid%23bigmac000013375"><strong>chloroacetic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chlor-alkali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chlor-alkali</span></header><div>/klɔr-ˈælkəlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> klawr-'alkuhluy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">of or relating to industries producing chlorine and sodium hydroxide which are used in the manufacture of petrochemicals and alumina.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chloric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chloric acid</span></header><div>/klɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> klawrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">an acid, HClO<sub>3</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chloroacetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chloroacetic acid</span></header><div>/ˌklɔroʊəsitɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .klawrohuhseetik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">any of three acetic acids: <strong>monochloroacetic acid</strong>, CH<sub>2</sub>Cl.COOH, which forms rhombic crystals; <strong>dichloroacetic acid</strong>, CHCl<sub>2</sub>.COOH, which is a colourless liquid; and <strong>trichloroacetic acid</strong>, CCl<sub>3</sub>.COOH, which forms deliquescent rhombic crystals. All forms are used as wart-removers and in the manufacture of dyes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chloracetic acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chlorogenic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136374460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chlorogenic acid</span></header><div>/klɔrədʒɛnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> klawruhjenik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a compound present in coffee and black tea which raises homocysteine concentrations in plasma, which, at high levels, can contribute to cardiovascular disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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citizen's arrest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac896787103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">citizen’s arrest</span></header><div>/sɪtəzənz əˈrɛst/ (<em>say</em> situhzuhnz uh'rest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq5">an arrest made by a private citizen, permissible only where the offender is caught in the act.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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citizens' assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727232661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">citizens’ assembly</span></header><div>/sɪtəzənz əˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> situhzuhnz uh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> (in Australia) a representative group of citizens, usually chosen from the census and electoral roll by an independent authority, and brought together to find common ground on an issue of significance to the whole country, usually one on which the electorate is divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> (in ancient Athens) the assembly which it was the duty of all adult males to attend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq487"> any of various other assemblies of citizens held in various countries or at various times.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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citric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">citric acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of citric acid" src="word_pronunciations/04392.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪtrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> sitrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">an organic acid containing three carboxyl groups, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, occurring in small amounts in almost all living cells as a component of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and in greater amounts in many fruits, especially in limes and lemons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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citric acid cycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">citric acid cycle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077940" href="entry://tricarboxylic%20acid%20cycle%23bigmac000077940"><strong>tricarboxylic acid cycle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Clare of Assisi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Clare of Assisi</span></header><div>/klɛər əv əˈsisi/ (<em>say</em> klairr uhv uh'seesee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">1194–1253, Franciscan nun; founder of the Poor Clares; patron saint of television.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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class action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">class action</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of class action" src="word_pronunciations/04442.mp3"></audio></span>/klas ˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> klahs 'akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">a legal action brought by a group of people with identical individual claims against a common defendant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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classical architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">classical architecture</span></header><div>/klæsɪkəl ˈakətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> klasikuhl 'ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> any architectural style distinguished by clarity and balance of design and plan, expressive of poise and dignity, and as a rule by the use of a Greek or Roman vocabulary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq810"> the architecture of Greek and Roman antiquity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq530"> the architectural style popular from 1770–1840, especially in Europe, which sought to revive Greek and Roman architecture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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classified ad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">classified ad</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of classified ad" src="word_pronunciations/04445.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌklæsəfaɪd ˈæd/ (<em>say</em> .klasuhfuyd 'ad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">a newspaper advertisement, usually single-column, placed in an appropriately headed set, as for job vacancies, objects for sale, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clean agriculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac60810961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clean agriculture</span></header><div>/klin ˈægrəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> kleen 'agruhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">agricultural methods which minimise the use of chemicals, as pesticides, and ensure that such chemicals are used correctly so that there is not an unacceptable residue present in the food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Clean Up Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac34085893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Clean Up Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">an organisation which promotes the cleaning up of local areas by community volunteers, as by collecting rubbish, etc.; originated with a community clean-up organised by Ian Kiernan in 1989; <strong>Clean Up Australia Day</strong> held annually since 1999.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clear air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819415214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clear air</span></header><div>/klɪə ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> klear 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Aviation</em> air in which there are no clouds or visible turbulence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Politics</em>, <em class="label">Commerce</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a stretch of time in which there are no immediate pressing problems so that there is a chance to be proactive rather than reactive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clear air turbulence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac645651270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clear air turbulence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aviation</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">sudden atmospheric turbulence occurring under cloudless conditions, usually at high altitude, causing aircraft to be buffeted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clear and present danger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac147086455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clear and present danger</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> a serious and definite threat to the security of a country: <em class="example">to take action since terrorism is a clear and present danger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq313"> (<em>humorous</em>) any serious threat or danger: <em class="example">a clear and present danger to the chances of our team winning.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [originated as a US legal term in relation to the principle that the right to free speech can be overridden in situations where it is necessary to protect the public or the country; the expression used by US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in a decision handed down concerning public protest against the draft during World War I]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Clement of Alexandria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Clement of Alexandria</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Titus Flavius Clemens</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">c. AD 150–c. 215, Greek Christian theologian and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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click and collect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac083516938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">click and collect</span><z><span target_id="RGAi7WwY8I">n.</span><span target_id="KERzahQ9Xz">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RGAi7WwY8I"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> a method by which a customer purchases goods online from a store’s website and then collects them instore or from another designated location.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KERzahQ9Xz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq293"> of or relating to this method of purchase.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">click &amp; collect</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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click-and-mortar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac728278161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">click-and-mortar</span></header><div>/klɪk-ən-ˈmɔtə/ (<em>say</em> klik-uhn-'mawtuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">of or relating to a company which has operations both online and offline, as by having both a commercial website and a physical store.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climate anxiety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac577183179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climate anxiety</span></header><div>/klaɪmət æŋˈzaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> kluymuht ang'zuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac844875101" href="entry://eco-anxiety%23bigmac844875101"><strong>eco-anxiety</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climatic allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climatic allowance</span></header><div>/klaɪˈmætɪk əˌlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> kluy'matik uh.lowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">a special rate paid to certain employees to compensate them for working in areas where extreme climatic conditions are experienced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clip art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac583803730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clip art</span></header><div>/ˈklɪp at/ (<em>say</em> 'klip aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">a collection of graphical images designed to be copied and inserted into other applications.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cloak-and-dagger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cloak-and-dagger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cloak-and-dagger" src="word_pronunciations/04527.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊk-ən-ˈdægə/ (<em>say</em> klohk-uhn-'daguh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">melodramatic; concerned with espionage, intrigue, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chock-a-block
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chock-a-block</span><z><span target_id="7VjT7ykqjU">adj.</span><span target_id="xPmSL8sq1G">adv.</span><span target_id="fEvAmw3qwz">phr.</span></z></header><div>/tʃɒk-ə-ˈblɒk/ (<em>say</em> chok-uh-'blok) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7VjT7ykqjU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> Also, <strong class="vs">chocka</strong>, <strong class="vs">chocker</strong>, <strong class="vs">chokka</strong>. full; overcrowded.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="xPmSL8sq1G">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078838" href="entry://two-blocks%23bigmac000078838"><strong>two-blocks</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078838" href="entry://two-blocks%23mq523">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq701"> Also, <strong class="vs">chocka</strong>, <strong class="vs">chocker</strong>, <strong class="vs">chokka</strong>. in a jammed or crowded condition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fEvAmw3qwz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">be chock-a-block up someone</strong>, (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to be engaged in sexual intercourse with someone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chock-and-log
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chock-and-log</span><z><span target_id="248HIiFIfj">n.</span><span target_id="IGz7hizGjz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/tʃɒk-ən-ˈlɒg/ (<em>say</em> chok-uhn-'log) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="248HIiFIfj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> a rough, wooden fence of logs laid on supporting blocks.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IGz7hizGjz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq888"> of or relating to a fence made in this fashion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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choice architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac209746936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">choice architecture</span></header><div>/tʃɔɪs ˈakətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> choys 'ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq486"> a framework which influences the decisions people make, as the ordering of options in a form, the positioning of products in a supermarket, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq871"> a social framework which helps people to achieve better decision-making in areas of health, domestic economy, education, etc., by establishing supportive frameworks such as personal contacts which encourage commitment to a decision, rewards which match the individual investment, public policy in line with such initiatives, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cholic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cholic acid</span></header><div>/koʊlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> kohlik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">a steroidal bile acid, C<sub>23</sub>H<sub>39</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.COOH.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>cholic</em> from Greek <em>cholikos</em> of bile]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chonky apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388527134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chonky apple</span></header><div>/tʃɒŋki ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> chongkee 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac474359068" href="entry://Chinese%20apple%23bigmac474359068"><strong>Chinese apple</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chorion amnionitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chorion amnionitis</span></header><div>/ˌkɔriən ˌæmniənˈaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .kawreeuhn .amneeuhn'uytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">infection of the amniotic sac.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chose in action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chose in action</span></header><div>/ʃoʊz/ (<em>say</em> shohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> an intangible form of property as debts, shares, intellectual property, contractual rights, etc., recoverable by an action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> a right which can be protected only by legal action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chromatic aberration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chromatic aberration</span></header><div>/krəˌmætɪk æbəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> kruh.matik abuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Optics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">(of a lens system) the variation of either the focal length or the magnification, with different wavelengths of light, characterised by prismatic colouring at the edges of, and colour distortion within, the optical image.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chromatic button accordion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648988345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chromatic button accordion</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac240049312" href="entry://button%20accordion%23bigmac240049312"><strong>button accordion</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chrome alum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chrome alum</span></header><div>/kroʊm ˈæləm/ (<em>say</em> krohm 'aluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a dark violet double sulphate of chromium and potassium, KCr(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.12H<sub>2</sub>O, crystallising like common alum, and used in dyeing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chromic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chromic acid</span></header><div>/kroʊmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> krohmik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">a hypothetical acid, H<sub>2</sub>CrO<sub>4</sub>, which exists only in solution and as chromate salts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chronological age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chronological age</span></header><div>/krɒnəˌlɒdʒɪkəl ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> kronuh.lojikuhl 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">one’s age in years, months, etc., regardless of one’s achievements.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046171" href="entry://mental%20age%23bigmac000046171"><strong>mental age</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chug-a-lug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263901905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chug-a-lug</span></header><div>/tʃʌg-ə-ˈlʌg/ (<em>say</em> chug-uh-'lug) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>noun</em>, <em>interjection</em> (<strong class="bold">chug-a-lugged</strong>, <strong class="bold">chug-a-lugging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088233" href="entry://chug%23bigmac000088233"><strong>chug<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Church and School Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Church and School Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a body established by the Church of England in Australia in 1826, to receive grants of land and money for the building and maintenance of churches and schools; superseded by 1836.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Church Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Church Army</span></header><div>/tʃɜtʃ ˈami/ (<em>say</em> cherch 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">a Church of England organisation founded in 1882 on the pattern of the Salvation Army to assist the clergy in practical work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Church Assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Church Assembly</span></header><div>/tʃɜtʃ əˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> cherch uh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">a consultative council of the Church of England established in 1919 and elected every five years.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cinnamic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cinnamic acid</span></header><div>/səˌnæmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suh.namik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">an aromatic, unsaturated acid, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CH=CHCOOH, derived from cinnamon, balsams, etc., or by synthesis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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circuits and bumps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac623809263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">circuits and bumps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">(in pilot training) an exercise involving landing an aircraft and immediately taking off, the exercise being repeated after a short circling flight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cis-aconitic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cis-aconitic acid</span></header><div>/ˌsɪs-ˌækənɪtɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .sis-.akuhnitik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">a tricarboxylic acid, HOOC.CH<sub>2</sub>.C(COOH)=CH.COOH, formed from citrate, an intermediate in the citric acid cycle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coffee art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac002099140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coffee art</span></header><div>/ˈkɒfi at/ (<em>say</em> 'kofee aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">the art of creating patterns in the milky foam on the top of a coffee with the underlying crema, the pattern created either by pouring the foam in a specific manner, or by using the tip of a fine stirrer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">latte art</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cohabitation agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac298167735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cohabitation agreement</span></header><div>/koʊhæbəˈteɪʃən əgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> kohhabuh'tayshuhn uhgreemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">an agreement between two people living or intending to live together in relation to property, specifying what each partner brings to the relationship and how it is to be divided if they should separate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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co-interior angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">co-interior angle</span></header><div>/koʊ-ɪnˌtɪəriər ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> koh-in.tearreeuhr 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001777" href="entry://allied%20angle%23bigmac000001777"><strong>allied angle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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collective agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">collective agreement</span></header><div>/kəlɛktɪv əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> kuhlektiv uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">the contract, written or oral, made after negotiations following a dispute between an employer or employers and a union or unions on behalf of all the employees represented by the union or unions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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College of Arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">College of Arms</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a collegiate body, incorporated in England in 1483, with jurisdiction over armorial bearings and matters of pedigree.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Heralds’ College</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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colonial animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">colonial animal</span></header><div>/kəˌloʊniəl ˈænəməl/ (<em>say</em> kuh.lohneeuhl 'anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a collective life form comprising single-celled animals joined with others to form a single unit, as in most corals and some cnidarians and protochordates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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comb-across
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac747161431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">comb-across</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊm-əkrɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'kohm-uhkros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac120219698" href="entry://comb-over%23bigmac120219698"><strong>comb-over</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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combinatorial analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">combinatorial analysis</span></header><div>/kɒmbɪnəˌtɔriəl əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> kombinuh.tawreeuhl uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">the branch of mathematics which studies the theory of enumeration, or combinations and permutations, especially in order to arrive at configurations satisfying certain given conditions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">combinatorics</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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come-at-able
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">come-at-able</span></header><div>/kʌm-ˈæt-əbəl/ (<em>say</em> kum-'at-uhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">accessible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coming of age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161664453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coming of age</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> achievement of adulthood, traditionally associated in many Western countries with a twenty-first birthday.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> a similar achievement of maturity in the development of a movement, organisation, country, product, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coming-of-age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101841113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coming-of-age</span></header><div>/ˈkʌmɪŋ-əv-eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'kuming-uhv-ayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">of or relating to the reaching of adulthood: <em class="example">a coming-of-age biopic.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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commedia dell'arte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">commedia dell’arte</span></header><div>/kɒˌmeɪdiə dɛlˈateɪ/ (<em>say</em> ko.maydeeuh del'ahtay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> a stylised form of popular comedy developed in Italy in the 16th and 17th centuries, employing improvisations on traditional situations and characters, as Punch (Punchinello, Pierrot), Pantaloon, Columbine, and Harlequin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> a form of comedy derived from this, using contemporary themes and characters.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">commedia</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian: literally, comedy of art]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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commercial art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">commercial art</span></header><div>/kəˌmɜʃəl ˈat/ (<em>say</em> kuh.mershuhl 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">graphic art created specifically for commercial uses, especially for advertising, illustrations in magazines or books, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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commercial artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac482208251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">commercial artist</span></header><div>/kəˌmɜʃəl ˈatəst/ (<em>say</em> kuh.mershuhl 'ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">an artist who makes a living from creating artwork for commercial use, as for advertising, publishing, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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commission agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">commission agent</span></header><div>/kəˈmɪʃən eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> kuh'mishuhn ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> Also, <strong class="vs">commission merchant</strong>. an agent who receives goods for sale on a commission basis, or who buys on this basis and has the goods delivered to a principal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> <em class="label">British</em> a bookmaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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common rule award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272577202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">common rule award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">an industrial award binding on all employers and employees engaged in the industries or occupations covered by the award, irrespective of whether they were parties to the dispute or proceedings leading to the award, and of whether they entered the relevant industry or occupation before or after the commencement of the award.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">general award</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">an Australian private body formed in 1936; pioneer of all-metal military aircraft mass production in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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closed adoption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016739870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">closed adoption</span></header><div>/kloʊzd əˈdɒpʃən/ (<em>say</em> klohzd uh'dopshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">an adoption in which the adoptive family and the biological mother are unknown to each other, having no contact or means of contact.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac640897367" href="entry://open%20adoption%23bigmac640897367"><strong>open adoption</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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closed class action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac652962575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">closed class action</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a class action on behalf of those people who register their interest.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac073303851" href="entry://open%20class%20action%23bigmac073303851"><strong>open class action</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coach-and-four
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coach-and-four</span></header><div>/koʊtʃ-ən-ˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> kohch-uhn-'faw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">a coach drawn by four horses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Coal & Allied Industries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Coal &amp; Allied Industries</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">an Australian public company incorporated in 1960, dealing in coalmining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coal ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484406864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coal ash</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊl æʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'kohl ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq62">the residue of the burning of coal, as in power plants, traditionally placed in landfill as waste, but now being reclaimed for use in the making of concrete and asphalt, and as construction fill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coastal brown ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac842176919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coastal brown ant</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">a small, yellowish-brown to dark-brown ant of tropical and subtropical regions, <em>Pheidole megacephala</em>, considered a pest of houses, gardens, and natural environments; thought to be a native of southern Africa.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">big-headed ant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coat-armour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coat-armour</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊt-amə/ (<em>say</em> 'koht-ahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a coat of arms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coat-armor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coat of arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coat of arms</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> a surcoat or tabard embroidered with heraldic devices, worn by medieval knights over their armour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq667"> the heraldic bearings of a person, corporation, city, etc.; hatchment; escutcheon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of French <em>cotte d’armes</em>] </div><div class="backshade"> The Commonwealth of Australia, all states and a large number of cities have adopted <strong>coats of arms</strong>. The first Commonwealth coat of arms was granted by the sovereign in 1908 and was replaced by the present coat of arms in 1912. It consists of the six state badges within an ermine border to signify Federation, a crest comprising a seven-point gold star on a gold and blue wreath, and a kangaroo and emu as supporters, all framed by branches of wattle. The wattle was added to the design for the 1912 version at the suggestion of the prime minister, Andrew Fisher. It is not part of the armorial bearings and so does not appear in the blazon (official description). State coats of arms were granted as follows: Qld, 1893; NSW, 1908; Victoria, 1910; Tasmania, 1917; SA, 1936; WA, 1969.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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co-author
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">co-author</span><z><span target_id="mDoHFp8t7S">n.</span><span target_id="jFPyt6Ul1h">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/koʊ-ˈɔθə/ (<em>say</em> koh-'awthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mDoHFp8t7S"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> a joint author.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jFPyt6Ul1h">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq345"> to write (a book) in partnership with someone else.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cobb and Co
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cobb and Co</span></header><div>/ˈkɒb ən koʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'kob uhn koh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">an Australian coach company established in 1853 by four Americans and purchased by James Rutherford and partners in 1859; operated until 1924 when it was superseded by the service car.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>Cobb and Co</strong> was the largest coaching company in Australia from 1853, when Freeman Cobb and three other Americans imported American coaches and began services from Melbourne to Sandridge (Port Melbourne) and later to the goldfields. The company changed hands several times and in 1859 was acquired by James Rutherford and partners. In 1862 its headquarters transferred to Bathurst, NSW, where it expanded into other activities. Extending into Qld in 1865, it operated there as a separate company. Railways pushed the coaches into remoter areas, and the last coach ran in 1924. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cobbler's awl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cobbler’s awl</span></header><div>/kɒbləz ˈɔl/ (<em>say</em> kobluhz 'awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022710" href="entry://eastern%20spinebill%23bigmac000022710"><strong>eastern spinebill</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004900" href="entry://avocet%23bigmac000004900"><strong>avocet</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the shape of the beak of the avocet, the name applied later to the eastern spinebill]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Coca-Cola Amatil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420281302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Coca-Cola Amatil</span></header><div>/koʊkə-koʊlə ˈæmətɪl/ (<em>say</em> kohkuh-kohluh 'amuhtil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">an Australian company with interests primarily in soft drinks; formed in 1989 when the US Coca-Cola Company became the major partner in the former Amatil which had developed from British Tobacco, registered in Australia in 1927.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cock-a-doodle-doo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cock-a-doodle-doo</span><z><span target_id="yk5rtlGaN6">n.</span><span target_id="aOSzBPD86v">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˌkɒk-ə-dudl-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> .kok-uh-doohdl-'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yk5rtlGaN6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">cock-a-doodle-doos</strong>) the sound of the crowing of a cock.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aOSzBPD86v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq545"> (<strong class="bold">cock-a-doodle-dooed</strong>, <strong class="bold">cock-a-doodle-dooing</strong>) to crow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cock-a-hoop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cock-a-hoop</span></header><div>/kɒk-ə-ˈhup/ (<em>say</em> kok-uh-'hoohp) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">in a state of unrestrained joy or exultation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cock-a-leekie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cock-a-leekie</span></header><div>/kɒk-ə-ˈliki/ (<em>say</em> kok-uh-'leekee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">a soup made from a fowl boiled with leeks, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cocky-leeky</strong>, <strong class="vs">cocka-leekie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Scottish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cock-and-bull story
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cock-and-bull story</span></header><div>/ˌkɒk-ən-ˈbʊl stɔri/ (<em>say</em> .kok-uhn-'bool stawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">an absurd improbable story told as true: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was preparing some cock-and-bull story, some lie maybe, that he wouldn’t even expect you to believe.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cockatoo apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cockatoo apple</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cockatoo apple" src="word_pronunciations/04625.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒkətu ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> kokuhtooh 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">a small tree, <em>Planchonia careya</em>, common in northern Australia, with bark used as a fish poison.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cocky apple</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cocky apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocky apple</span></header><div>/ˈkɒki æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'kokee apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> a small semi-deciduous tropical tree of northern Australia and New Guinea, <em>Planchonia careya</em>, which has pale-green leaves which colour orange or scarlet before dropping in the dry season, and large pale-green flowers with long white stamens, stained red at the base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq098"> the egg-shaped greenish fruit of this tree which has edible flesh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088781" href="entry://cocky%23bigmac000088781"><span class="smallcaps">cocky<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097887" href="entry://apple%23bigmac000097887"><span class="smallcaps">apple</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coenzyme A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coenzyme A</span></header><div>/koʊɛnzaɪm ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> kohenzuym 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">a coenzyme containing a thiol group which activates carboxylic acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coeur à la crème
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4855558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coeur à la crème</span></header><div>/kɜ a la ˈkrɛm/ (<em>say</em> ker ah lah 'krem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">(in French cookery) a rich heart-shaped sweet dessert made principally from cream, sour cream and cream cheese with sugar and flavourings, often served with a tart fresh-fruit coulis such as passionfruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, cream heart]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commonwealth Bank of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">a bank established as a statutory corporation in 1911 which acted as Australia’s central bank, as well as a general bank, up to the foundation of the Reserve Bank in 1959; became a public company in 1991; <strong>Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia</strong> is a subsidiary.</span></div> Formerly (1960–90), <strong>Commonwealth Banking Corporation</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: CBA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004663" href="entry://Australian%20Industrial%20Relations%20Commission%23bigmac000004663"><strong>Australian Industrial Relations Commission</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commonwealth of Australia Gazette</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">the official weekly record of the Commonwealth Government, listing all acts of Parliament, appointments, vacancies, transfers and promotions in the Commonwealth Public Service, and orders-in-council.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commonwealth Parliamentary Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">an organisation formed in 1948 to promote good relations between the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations; membership is available to all sitting members of parliament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017789" href="entry://CSIRO%23bigmac000017789"><strong>CSIRO</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Communist Party of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Communist Party of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a socialist political party founded in 1920; affiliated with the Comintern in 1922; disbanded in 1991; reconstituted in 1996 when the <strong>Socialist Party of Australia</strong> (SPA), which had been formed in 1971 by breakaway members of the Communist Party, changed its name to Communist Party of Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CPA <div class="backshade">The <strong>Communist Party of Australia</strong> was formed in Sydney and affiliated with the Communist International (Comintern) in 1922. It achieved its greatest influence in the 1940s when its membership peaked at about 25 000 and it controlled many major unions. Its only parliamentary representative, FW Paterson, represented Bowen in the Qld Legislative Assembly in 1944–50. The party was proscribed by the federal government during part of World War II, and in 1950 the Menzies government brought in the <em>Communist Party Dissolution Act</em> in an attempt to proscribe the party again. This Act met with considerable public opposition, in particular those clauses which were seen as an infringement of individual civil liberties, and was declared unconstitutional by the High Court in 1951. In the same year the Menzies government put a referendum to overcome the Act’s invalidity, but the public narrowly rejected the proposal to ban the party. From the 1950s, the CPA declined under the weight of disillusion with the Soviet Union, combined with electoral insignificance and repeated internal splits. It was finally disbanded in 1991. In 1996 the Socialist Party of Australia, which had been established in 1971 by a breakaway group of the CPA because of disagreement over the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, changed its name to the Communist Party of Australia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Community and Public Sector Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989248184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Community and Public Sector Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">an Australian federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, registered in 1994; formed from the amalgamation of several unions, including that representing Commonwealth Public Service employees, first registered in 1913 and known previously (1956–82) as the Administrative and Clerical Officers’ Association.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CPSU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Community Arts Board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Community Arts Board</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a board of the Australia Council, established in 1977.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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companion animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac52593588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">companion animal</span></header><div>/kəmˈpænjən ˌænəməl/ (<em>say</em> kuhm'panyuhn .anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">a domestic animal, as a cat, dog, etc., kept primarily for companionship.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">animal companion</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This term was introduced in the 1980s as an alternative to the term <em>pet</em>, which was thought to imply an exploitative and speciesist view of animals. It has become widely adopted in official and legal terminology and also in medical terminology in the context of the therapeutic benefits of animal companionship. However, in general use, the term <em>pet</em> remains the most widely used.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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company administrator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128277431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">company administrator</span></header><div>/kʌmpəni ədˈmɪnəstreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> kumpuhnee uhd'minuhstraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a person appointed under the insolvency act to administer the affairs of a company in liquidation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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complementary angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">complementary angle</span></header><div>/ˌkɒmpləmɛntri ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> .kompluhmentree 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">the complement of the given angle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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compressed air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">compressed air</span></header><div>/kəmˌprɛst ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.prest 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">air, under a higher than atmospheric pressure, the expansive force of which is used to operate drills, brakes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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compressed-air car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac909259855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">compressed-air car</span></header><div>/kəmˌprɛst-ɛə ˈka/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.prest-air 'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a car which uses a compressed-air engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computer-aided design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computer-aided design</span></header><div>/kəmˌpjutər-eɪdəd dəˈzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.pyoohtuhr-ayduhd duh'zuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">the use of computers in design allowing the designer greater flexibility in formulating projects on screen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">CAD</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computer-aided instruction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computer-aided instruction</span></header><div>/kəmˌpjutər-eɪdəd ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.pyoohtuhr-ayduhd in'strukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">the use of computers for instructional purposes, as in language teaching, mathematical instruction, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">CAI</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computer-aided manufacturing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computer-aided manufacturing</span></header><div>/kəmˌpjutər-eɪdəd mænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.pyoohtuhr-ayduhd manyuh'fakchuhring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">the use of computers in the manufacturing process for networking machines and computerised devices such as robots.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">CAM</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computer animation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computer animation</span></header><div>/kəmˌpjutər ænəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhm.pyoohtuhr anuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">the computer-controlled animation of images, as diagrams or cartoons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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consent agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">consent agreement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of consent agreement" src="word_pronunciations/05154.mp3"></audio></span>/kənˈsɛnt əgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> kuhn'sent uhgreemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015865" href="entry://consent%20award%23bigmac000015865"><strong>consent award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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consent award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">consent award</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of consent award" src="word_pronunciations/05155.mp3"></audio></span>/kənˈsɛnt əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> kuhn'sent uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">an award made by an industrial tribunal where the parties have already reached agreement on the terms of a settlement but want it to have the force of an arbitrated award and hence submit it to a tribunal for ratification.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103572" href="entry://award%23bigmac000103572"><strong>award</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103572" href="entry://award%23mq760">5</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conservation area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780835221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conservation area</span></header><div>/kɒnsəˈveɪʃən ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> konsuh'vayshuhn airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">(in Tasmania) an area of natural and sometimes cultural significance, deemed of less nationwide significance than a national park, preserved and managed by the state government and able to be visited by the general public.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac376701120" href="entry://conservation%20park%23bigmac376701120"><strong>conservation park</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac157414411" href="entry://state%20conservation%20area%23bigmac157414411"><strong>state conservation area</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac522964504" href="entry://state%20park%23bigmac522964504"><strong>state park</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac635905997" href="entry://wilderness%20park%23bigmac635905997"><strong>wilderness park</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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constitutional amendment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac541461855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">constitutional amendment</span></header><div>/kɒnstəˌtjuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt/ (<em>say</em> konstuh.tyoohshuhnuhl uh'mendmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> the altering of a section of a constitution, as in Australia, the Commonwealth Constitution or of one of the state constitutions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> an alteration so made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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construction area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">construction area</span></header><div>/kənˈstrʌkʃən ˌɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> kuhn'strukshuhn .airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">an area in which building, demolition blasting, etc., is under way.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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consular agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">consular agent</span></header><div>/kɒnsjələr ˈeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> konsyuhluhr 'ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> a consular officer of one of the lower ranks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq713"> any consular officer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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contact aureole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">contact aureole</span></header><div>/kɒntækt ˈɔrioʊl/ (<em>say</em> kontakt 'awreeohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004550" href="entry://aureole%23bigmac000004550"><strong>aureole</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004550" href="entry://aureole%23mq881">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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contagious abortion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac278219597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">contagious abortion</span></header><div>/kənteɪdʒəs əˈbɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhntayjuhs uh'bawshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102084" href="entry://brucellosis%23bigmac000102084"><strong>brucellosis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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continuous partial attention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851250623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continuous partial attention</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq57">a state of mind in which one’s attention is frequently being interrupted, as by incoming email, instant messaging, mobile phones, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CPA [phrase coined by US IT consultant Linda Stone in 1998]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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contra account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225479445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">contra account</span></header><div>/ˈkɒntrə əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'kontruh uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">an account that accumulates data and is deducted from another account, such as accumulated depreciation which is offset against plant and equipment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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control alt delete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac36274848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">control alt delete</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a keyboard command, executed by simultaneously pressing the control, alt and delete keys which, on IBM PC or PC-compatible systems, interrupts a malfunctioning or non-responsive application.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Conzinc Riotinto of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Conzinc Riotinto of Australia</span></header><div>/kɒnzɪŋk rioʊˈtɪntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> konzingk reeoh'tintoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017171" href="entry://CRA%23bigmac000017171"><strong>CRA</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coon and goon night
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac41962285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coon and goon night</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">a social function at which cheese and wine are provided as refreshment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Coon</em>, a brand of cheese + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac014827913" href="entry://goon%23bigmac014827913"><span class="smallcaps">goon<sup>2</sup></span></a>; modelled humorously on the term <em>wine and cheese night</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cops and robbers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac090665877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cops and robbers</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a game in which children pretend to be police and villains, the villains escaping the police and the police attempting to capture or pretending to shoot the villains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coq au vin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coq au vin</span></header><div>/kɒk oʊ ˈvæn/ (<em>say</em> kok oh 'van) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">a dish of chicken cooked in wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: chicken in wine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cor anglais
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cor anglais</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cor anglais" src="word_pronunciations/05395.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔr ˈɒŋgleɪ/ (<em>say</em> kawr 'ongglay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">the alto of the oboe family, richer in tone and a fifth lower than the oboe; English horn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: English horn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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core aeration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459307657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">core aeration</span></header><div>/kɔr ɛəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> kawr air'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">the aeration of grass, as in a lawn, golf course, cricket field, etc., by removing plugs of soil and thatch, thus reducing compaction and allowing air, water and nutrients to reach the grass roots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100602" href="entry://core%23bigmac000100602"><span class="smallcaps">core</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100602" href="entry://core%23mq913">7</a>) + <em>aeration</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>core aerator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corner area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corner area</span></header><div>/ˈkɔnər ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'kawnuhr airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">one of the quarter circles drawn in each corner of a soccer field from which a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094990" href="entry://corner%23bigmac000094990">corner</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094990" href="entry://corner%23mq854">10</a>) is taken.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Corona Australis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Corona Australis</span></header><div>/kəroʊnə ɒsˈtraləs/ (<em>say</em> kuhrohnuh os'trahluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Coronae Australis</strong> /kəroʊni ɒsˈtraləs/ (<em>say</em> kuhrohnee os'trahluhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a small constellation between the constellations Ara and Pavo in the Southern Hemisphere.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: southern crown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Council of Australian Governments
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Council of Australian Governments</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">a conference of state premiers, territory chief ministers, and the prime minister, also attended by the president of the Australian Local Government Association; chaired by the prime minister and held irregularly, but usually at least once a year, to discuss matters of common concern, especially economic reform issues; began in 1992, replacing the former Premiers’ Conferences; in 2020 the Council was temporarily replaced by the National Cabinet, a meeting of federal and state and territory leaders to manage the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the National Cabinet ultimately being reformulated as part of the National Federation Reform Council, permanently replacing COAG.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: COAG</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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country and western
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">country and western</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016905" href="entry://country%20music%23bigmac000016905"><strong>country music</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Country Music Awards of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270128021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Country Music Awards of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac519449611" href="entry://Golden%20Guitar%20Award%23bigmac519449611"><strong>Golden Guitar Award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Country Women's Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Country Women’s Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">an Australian organisation, without political or religious affiliations, which provides services for country women and children; first established in NSW in 1922, and now operating in all states.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CWA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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court of appeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561088124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">court of appeal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac148328325" href="entry://appellate%20court%23bigmac148328325"><strong>appellate court</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Court of Appeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Court of Appeal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> (in NSW) a court exercising the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction in civil matters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq205"> (in Britain) the second highest appellate court (after the House of Lords), forming part of the Supreme Court of Judicature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq323"> (in NZ) a court to which appeals can be made from the High Court and from jury trials in the District Court.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Court of Criminal Appeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Court of Criminal Appeal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">(in NSW) a court exercising the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction in criminal matters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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COVID arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458368509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">COVID arm</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊvəd am/ (<em>say</em> 'kohvuhd ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a red, itchy, swollen, or painful rash on the upper arm, experienced by some after a vaccination for COVID-19.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cowboys and Indians
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575542713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cowboys and Indians</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a game in which children pretend to be cowboys and Native Americans of the Wild West, each side attempting to escape the other or to capture or pretend to shoot their opponents.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098966" href="entry://Native%20American%23bigmac000098966"><strong>Native American</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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craft award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">craft award</span></header><div>/ˈkraft əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'krahft uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">an award of an industrial tribunal relating to a particular craft as distinct from an industry or establishment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Crafts Council of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Crafts Council of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">a private body established in 1971 to provide national representation for Australian crafts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crag-and-tail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crag-and-tail</span></header><div>/kræg-ən-ˈteɪl/ (<em>say</em> krag-uhn-'tayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">a hill or crag, of which one face has a steep slope and the other a gentle slope; commonly formed by glacial action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crap artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119717129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crap artist</span></header><div>/ˈkræp atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'krap ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009882" href="entry://bull%20artist%23bigmac000009882"><strong>bull artist</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crazy ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263445044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crazy ant</span></header><div>/ˈkreɪzi ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'krayzee ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">any of various ant species of the genera <em>Paratrechina</em> or <em>Anoplolepis</em>, especially the yellow crazy ant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from their characteristic erratic and rapid movements]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cream ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac606469970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cream ale</span></header><div>/krim ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> kreem 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a beer similar to a lager, being clear pale straw in colour with a light flavour of malt and hops and a corn finish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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creative accounting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac44918832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">creative accounting</span></header><div>/kriˌeɪtɪv əˈkaʊntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> kree.aytiv uh'kownting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">the structuring or adapting of accounts to meet a desired outcome, to an extent that is misleading but not illegal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The … government did itself no favours by exaggerating early spending pledges for schools and hospitals which, once creative accounting was stripped away, barely existed.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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credit account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387303938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">credit account</span></header><div>/ˈkrɛdət əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'kreduht uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012775" href="entry://charge%20account%23bigmac000012775"><strong>charge account</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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credit agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">credit agency</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of credit agency" src="word_pronunciations/05685.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɛdət ˌeɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'kreduht .ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">credit agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">an organisation that investigates on behalf of a client the credit worthiness of the client’s prospective customers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crème anglaise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144148186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crème anglaise</span></header><div>/krɛm ɒ̃ˈgleɪz/ (<em>say</em> krem on'glayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">a custard sauce, often flavoured with vanilla.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, English cream]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crime against humanity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crime against humanity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">crimes against humanity</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">a crime, such as genocide, which is committed against a group of people because of their ethnic origin, religion, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computer art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computer art</span></header><div>/kəmˈpjutər at/ (<em>say</em> kuhm'pyoohtuhr aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110886816" href="entry://digital%20art%23bigmac110886816"><strong>digital art</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">programmed art</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computer-assisted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac8445876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computer-assisted</span></header><div>/kəmpjutər-əˈsɪstəd/ (<em>say</em> kuhmpyoohtuhr-uh'sistuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">of or relating to an activity or process which is regulated or enhanced by computer technology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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computerised axial tomography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">computerised axial tomography</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">computerised tomography with the resultant image in the axial plane.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">computerized axial tomography</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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con amore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con amore</span></header><div>/kɒn əˈmɔreɪ/ (<em>say</em> kon uh'mawray) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> with love, tender enthusiasm, or zeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> (a musical direction) tenderly and lovingly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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con anima
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con anima</span></header><div>/kɒn ˈænəmə/ (<em>say</em> kon 'anuhmuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">(a musical direction) with feeling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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con artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac228558676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con artist</span></header><div>/ˈkɒn atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'kon ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a person who swindles a victim out of their money or property, or persuades them to do something they would not otherwise have done, by initially gaining their trust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089660" href="entry://confidence%23bigmac000089660"><span class="smallcaps">con(fidence)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091563" href="entry://artist%23bigmac000091563"><span class="smallcaps">artist</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091563" href="entry://artist%23mq126">5</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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concept album
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">concept album</span></header><div>/ˈkɒnsɛpt ælbəm/ (<em>say</em> 'konsept albuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">a sound recording on which all the various tracks are linked, as by a repeated musical idea, to make a single artistic concept.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conceptual art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conceptual art</span></header><div>/kənˌsɛptʃuəl ˈat/ (<em>say</em> kuhn.sepchoohuhl 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">art in the mind of the artist which may be expressed merely by a written statement, but which does not normally take material form.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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concert A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">concert A</span></header><div>/kɒnsət ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> konsuht 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">the note to which concert performers tune their instruments.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015579" href="entry://concert%20pitch%23bigmac000015579"><strong>concert pitch</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015579" href="entry://concert%20pitch%23mq054">1</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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concert aria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">concert aria</span></header><div>/kɒnsət ˈariə/ (<em>say</em> konsuht 'ahreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">an aria in the manner of Grand Opera intended to be sung at a concert, that is, without costume and actions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conciliation and arbitration system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conciliation and arbitration system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">an established, institutionalised system of resolving industrial disputes by <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015595" href="entry://conciliation%23bigmac000015595">conciliation</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015595" href="entry://conciliation%23mq335">3</a>) and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003526" href="entry://arbitration%23bigmac000003526">arbitration</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003526" href="entry://arbitration%23mq543">2</a>).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014932" href="entry://collective%20bargaining%23bigmac000014932"><strong>collective bargaining</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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concrete art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">concrete art</span></header><div>/kɒnkrit ˈat/ (<em>say</em> konkreet 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq029"> abstract art based on simple, precise, purely visual forms, including geometric and non-geometric elements, which are sufficient to themselves and which do not need to represent reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> art in the medium of concrete, as on walls of buildings or roadways.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">concretism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conditioned air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac457876169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conditioned air</span></header><div>/kəndɪʃənd ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> kuhndishuhnd 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">air that has been heated or cooled by an air conditioner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Confederate States of America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Confederate States of America</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">the eleven southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi) which seceded from the American Union in 1860–61, precipitating the American Civil War.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Confederation of Australian Industry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Confederation of Australian Industry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004624" href="entry://Australian%20Chamber%20of%20Commerce%20and%20Industry%23bigmac000004624"><strong>Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Confederation of Australian Motor Sport</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">a private organisation formed in 1953, responsible for conducting motor sporting events.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CAMS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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confined aquifer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">confined aquifer</span></header><div>/kənfaɪnd ˈækwəfə/ (<em>say</em> kuhnfuynd 'akwuhfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">an aquifer in which water is confined under pressure by overlying and underlying impermeable strata.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conformational analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conformational analysis</span></header><div>/kɒnfəˌmeɪʃənəl əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> konfuh.mayshuhnuhl uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">an analysis of molecular conformation or shape from observed physical and chemical properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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connie agate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac606034674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">connie agate</span></header><div>/kɒni ˈægət/ (<em>say</em> konee 'aguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially NSW and Qld</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">a highly-prized playing marble, made from agate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? alteration of <em>cornelian</em> (variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070818" href="entry://carnelian%23bigmac000070818"><span class="smallcaps">carnelian</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099168" href="entry://agate%23bigmac000099168"><span class="smallcaps">agate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coronary artery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coronary artery</span></header><div>/ˌkɒrənri ˈatəri/ (<em>say</em> .koruhnree 'ahtuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">an artery supplying blood to the heart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coronary artery bypass graft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac974779541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coronary artery bypass graft</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a surgical procedure in which veins removed from one part of the body, usually the leg, or arteries redirected from the chest wall are used to bypass a narrowed or blocked section of artery on the heart, allowing the heart to receive sufficient blood to function effectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coronary artery bypass graft surgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac614857467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coronary artery bypass graft surgery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010399" href="entry://bypass%20surgery%23bigmac000010399"><strong>bypass surgery</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">CABG surgery</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corporate adviser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477711999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corporate adviser</span></header><div>/kɔpərət ədˈvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> kawpuhruht uhd'vuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">a professional consultant who assists a business in various ways, as by reviewing strategy, setting and monitoring goals, advising on acquisitions, undertaking valuations, raising finance, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">corporate advisor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corps-à-corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corps-à-corps</span></header><div>/kɔr-ə-ˈkɔ/ (<em>say</em> kawr-uh-'kaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">(in fencing) any position in which two fencers are engaged in such a way that neither can use their weapon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: body to body]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corps area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corps area</span></header><div>/ˈkɔr ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'kawr airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">the geographical area within which a corps commander exercises military responsibility.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corpus allatum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corpus allatum</span></header><div>/ˌkɔpəs əˈleɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> .kawpuhs uh'laytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">corpora allata</strong> /kɔpərə əˈleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> kawpuhruh uh'laytuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">one of a pair of small, ductless, hormone-secreting glands in the head of an insect behind the brain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: added body]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corresponding angles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corresponding angles</span></header><div>/ˌkɒrəspɒndɪŋ ˈæŋgəlz/ (<em>say</em> .koruhsponding 'angguhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">a pair of equal angles formed by the intersection of two parallel lines with a transversal, such that both angles lie on the same side of the transversal and are similarly placed with respect to the parallel lines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Corruption and Crime Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432856677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Corruption and Crime Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">a permanent commission with wide-reaching powers of investigation, set up in 2003 by the WA state government to investigate and counter corrupt behaviour by public officers in the state.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CCC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cost accountant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac981262207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cost accountant</span></header><div>/ˈkɒst əkaʊntənt/ (<em>say</em> 'kost uhkowntuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">a person whose job is cost accounting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cost accounting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cost accounting</span></header><div>/ˈkɒst əˌkaʊntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kost uh.kownting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">the identification and assessment of costs relating to a business, organisation, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cost-benefit analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cost-benefit analysis</span></header><div>/kɒst-ˌbɛnəfət əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> kost-.benuhfuht uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">the study of a project’s financial viability by comparing its cost to its actual or expected returns or benefits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Côte d'Azur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Côte d’Azur</span></header><div>/koʊt daˈzyr/ (<em>say</em> koht dah'zoohr) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">French name for the Riviera of southern France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Côtes-d'Armor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Côtes-d’Armor</span></header><div>/koʊt-daˈmɔ/ (<em>say</em> koht-dah'maw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a department of western France. 6878 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Saint-Brieuc.</span></div> Formerly (until 1990), <strong>Côtes-du-Nord</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cottian Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cottian Alps</span></header><div>/ˈkɒtiən/ (<em>say</em> 'koteeuhn) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">a range of the Alps on the boundary between France and Italy. Highest peak, Monte Viso, 3841 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cough-variant asthma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105662153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cough-variant asthma</span></header><div>/ˌkɒf-vɛəriənt ˈæsmə/ (<em>say</em> .kof-vairreeuhnt 'asmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a form of asthma in which the sufferer develops a chronic dry cough but exhibits no other symptoms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coulomb attraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437305323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coulomb attraction</span></header><div>/ˈkulɒm ətrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'koohlom uhtrakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016789" href="entry://coulomb%20force%23bigmac000016789"><strong>coulomb force</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac471064412" href="entry://Reconciliation%20Australia%23bigmac471064412"><strong>Reconciliation Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Council for World Mission (Congregational and Reformed)
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Council for World Mission (Congregational and Reformed)</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">the organisation founded in 1795 to support the overseas work of the London Missionary Society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Crime and Misconduct Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac430828937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Crime and Misconduct Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">a permanent commission with wide-reaching powers, set up in 2002 by the Qld state government to investigate and counter corrupt behaviour by public officers in the state, and also organised crime and paedophilia; replaced the <strong>Criminal Justice Commission</strong>, which had been set up in 1989 after the inquiry into police corruption headed by Tony Fitzgerald, and the <strong>Queensland Crime Commission</strong>, which had been set up in 1997 to investigate organised and major crime.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CMC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Crimes Act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac427417687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Crimes Act</span></header><div>/ˈkraɪmz ækt/ (<em>say</em> 'kruymz akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">an Australian federal statute, first enacted in 1914, with the general purpose of ‘Protection of the Constitution’, and covering a wide range of offences, including political crimes such as sedition, espionage and the release of official secrets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crisis actor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918935347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crisis actor</span></header><div>/ˈkraɪsəs æktə/ (<em>say</em> 'kruysuhs aktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">a person who pretends to be a victim of, or involved in, a crisis, disaster, etc., and is filmed or photographed for the purpose of propaganda or disinformation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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critical altitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">critical altitude</span></header><div>/ˌkrɪtɪkəl ˈæltətjud/ (<em>say</em> .kritikuhl 'altuhtyoohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">the altitude beyond which an aircraft or air-breathing guided missile ceases to perform satisfactorily.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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critical angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">critical angle</span></header><div>/ˌkrɪtɪkəl ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> .kritikuhl 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> <em class="label">Optics</em> the limiting angle of incidence for total internal reflection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> the angle of attack at which there is a sudden change in the airflow round an aerofoil with subsequent decrease in lift and increase in drag.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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critical apparatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">critical apparatus</span></header><div>/ˌkrɪtɪkəl æpəˈratəs/ (<em>say</em> .kritikuhl apuh'rahtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">the information found in scholarly editions of literary texts, usually in footnotes, concerning variant texts and interpretations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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critical-path analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">critical-path analysis</span></header><div>/ˌkrɪtɪkəl-paθ əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> .kritikuhl-pahth uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a mathematical method which yields the minimum solution to a problem, given a set of constraints, as logistics of supply, organisation of a factory, production line, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">US soft rock group formed in 1968.</span></div> See David <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017523" href="entry://Crosby%23bigmac000017523"><strong>Crosby</strong></a>, Stephen <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072200" href="entry://Stills%23bigmac000072200"><strong>Stills</strong></a>, Neil <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091100" href="entry://Young%23bigmac000091100"><strong>Young<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross-action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross-action</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒs-ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'kros-akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">the bringing by the defendant in an action of another action against the plaintiff in respect of the same subject matter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crotonic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crotonic acid</span></header><div>/kroʊˌtɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> kroh.tonik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">an unsaturated, aliphatic acid, CH<sub>3</sub>CH=CHCOOH, used in organic synthesis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Crown agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Crown agent</span></header><div>/kraʊn ˈeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> krown 'ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">an agent for the Crown in charge of the finances of a Crown colony.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Crown auction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Crown auction</span></header><div>/kraʊn ˈɒkʃən/ (<em>say</em> krown 'okshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">the sale of government owned land at public auction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crow's-ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crow’s-ash</span></header><div>/ˈkroʊz-æʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'krohz-ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a large tree, <em>Flindersia australis</em>, with dense white flowers; an ornamental shade tree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crunch and sip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820598586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crunch and sip</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq326"> a break during a school class in which students have a snack of fruit or raw vegetables and water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq548"> the food and water supplied for this break.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crux ansata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crux ansata</span></header><div>/krʌks ænˈsatə/ (<em>say</em> kruks an'sahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">a T-shaped cross with a loop at the top; ankh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: cross with a handle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crystal-associated cholangiopathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac029997244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crystal-associated cholangiopathy</span></header><div>/ˌkrɪstəl-əsoʊʃieɪtəd kəˌlændʒiˈɒpəθi/ (<em>say</em> .kristuhl-uhsohsheeaytuhd kuh.lanjee'opuhthee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">a disease of livestock grazing on plants containing saponin, as hairy panic, causing photosensitivity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cultivated Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cultivated Australian</span></header><div>/ˌkʌltəveɪtəd əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> .kultuhvaytuhd uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">that pronunciation of Australian English which serves as a prestige form.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102078" href="entry://spectrum%20of%20Australian%20English%23bigmac000102078"><strong>spectrum of Australian English</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cultural appropriation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac054265658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cultural appropriation</span></header><div>/kʌltʃərəl əproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> kulchuhruhl uhprohpree'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">the adoption by a group of a specific element of another culture, as forms of dress, personal adornments, music and art styles, religious beliefs, social behaviour, etc., usually involving some degree of assimilation into the culture which is borrowing it, and sometimes viewed negatively by the group from which the appropriation is made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cultural attaché
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cultural attaché</span></header><div>/ˌkʌltʃərəl əˈtæʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> .kulchuhruhl uh'tashay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">an attaché whose special consideration is to promote cultural exchange between the diplomatic mission and the country from which the attaché is posted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cure-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cure-all</span></header><div>/ˈkjʊər-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'kyoouhr-awl), /ˈkjuər-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'kyoohuhr-awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">a cure for all ills; a panacea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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current account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">current account</span></header><div>/ˈkʌrənt əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'kuruhnt uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq382"> that part of a country’s balance of payments that records transactions in goods, services, income, and transfers between it and the rest of the world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097905" href="entry://cheque%20account%23bigmac000097905"><strong>cheque account</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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current assets
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">current assets</span></header><div>/kʌrənt ˈæsɛts/ (<em>say</em> kuruhnt 'asets) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">cash, together with loans and other assets which can be readily converted to cash within a year.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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custard apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">custard apple</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of custard apple" src="word_pronunciations/05962.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌstəd æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'kustuhd apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> the fruit of the subtropical deciduous tree <em>Annona atemoya</em>, a hybrid of <em>A. squamosa</em> (<strong>sweetsop</strong>) and <em>A. cherimola</em> (<strong>cherimoya</strong>), possessing soft edible pulp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> the tree itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cut-and-come-again
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727025425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cut-and-come-again</span></header><div>/kʌt-ən-kʌm-əˈgɛn/ (<em>say</em> kut-uhn-kum-uh'gen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> (of a leafy plant) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq278"> able to be partially harvested as needed, allowing for regrowth from the centre.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq860"> able to be harvested completely, leaving the roots in the ground so that the plant regrows.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> (of food, as a joint of meat, a cake, etc.) returned to for a second helping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cut-and-paste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac235274495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cut-and-paste</span></header><div>/kʌt-ən-ˈpeɪst/ (<em>say</em> kut-uhn-'payst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> the manipulation of a document by cutting and pasting as part of the editing process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a similar exercise of removing and repositioning text between applications or documents, or within a document.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cut and polish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac572534163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cut and polish</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">the process of cutting and polishing a motor vehicle.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="entry://cut%23bigmac000101926"><strong>cut</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="entry://cut%23mq638">81</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cut-and-shut car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac717727940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cut-and-shut car</span></header><div>/kʌt-ən-ʃʌt ˈka/ (<em>say</em> kut-uhn-shut 'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">a car in which the undamaged front end of one vehicle has been welded to the undamaged back end of another.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cut and shut</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cute aggression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac093941146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cute aggression</span></header><div>/kjut əˈgrɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> kyooht uh'greshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">the desire or compulsion to squeeze, pinch, etc., someone or something perceived as overwhelmingly lovable or cute, especially a baby or young animal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyanic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyanic acid</span></header><div>/saɪˌænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suy.anik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a poisonous compound, HOCN, isomeric with fulminic acid, but unstable except at low temperatures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyanuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyanuric acid</span></header><div>/saɪəˌnjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suyuh.nyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a heterocyclic substance, C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O, obtained by heating urea or by the action of water on cyanuric chloride; tricyanic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018208" href="entry://cyano-%23bigmac000018208"><span class="smallcaps">cyan(o)-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081722" href="entry://uric%23bigmac000081722"><span class="smallcaps">uric</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyber affair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597249278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyber affair</span></header><div>/saɪbər əˈfɛə/ (<em>say</em> suybuhr uh'fair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">a romance conducted by two people who communicate online without actually meeting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyber attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac16248908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyber attack</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪbər ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'suybuhr uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">an infiltration of the internet communications system of a country, organisation, etc., with the intent to damage or disrupt the system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cyberattack</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyber audit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907655460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyber audit</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪbər ɔdət/ (<em>say</em> 'suybuhr awduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a review of a computer system or application, involving the assessment of data obtained from staff or from computer logs, as a measure of performance, security, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyclic adenylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyclic adenylic acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">the compound produced by many hormones acting on adenyl cyclase; it activates specific enzymes to ultimately produce the response characteristic of the hormone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyclic AMP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyclic AMP</span></header><div>/ˌsaɪklɪk eɪ ɛm ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> .suyklik ay em 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018229" href="entry://cyclic%20adenylic%20acid%23bigmac000018229"><strong>cyclic adenylic acid</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018228" href="entry://cyclic%23bigmac000018228"><span class="smallcaps">cyclic</span></a> + <em>a</em>(<em>ldenosine</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>ono</em>)<em>p</em>(<em>hosphate</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cyrillic alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cyrillic alphabet</span></header><div>/sərɪlɪk ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> suhrilik 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an old Slavic alphabet based mainly on Greek uncials, originally used for writing Old Church Slavonic and adopted with some modifications for the writing of Russian and some other Slavic languages and for some non-Slavic languages of the Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union).</span></div><div class="etym"> [reputed to have been invented by St <em>Cyril</em>, AD 827–869, Greek missionary]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cytidylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cytidylic acid</span></header><div>/saɪtəˌdɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suytuh.dilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">the monophosphate of cytidine, present in all living cells mainly in combined form; one of the monomeric sub-units in ribonucleic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D/A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D/A</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq758">Deposit Account.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D-A converter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D-A converter</span></header><div>/ˌdi-eɪ kənˈvɜtə/ (<em>say</em> .dee-ay kuhn'vertuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">digital to analog converter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">D to A converter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dad and mum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dad and mum</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">rum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dadra and Nagar Haveli</span></header><div>/dəˌdra ən ˌnʌga əˈvɛli/ (<em>say</em> duh.drah uhn .nugah uh'velee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">a union territory of western India on the Gulf of Cambay. 489 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Silvassa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dad's Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dad’s Army</span><z><span target_id="cQoYZ9Exzw">n.</span><span target_id="zZTwjbN4Vi">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dædz ˈami/ (<em>say</em> dadz 'ahmee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cQoYZ9Exzw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> a body of retired or unfit soldiers or mothballed plant or machinery brought back into service: <em class="example">a Dad’s Army of old power stations.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zZTwjbN4Vi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq055"> amateurish and old-fashioned, as if full of old fogies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dad’s army</strong>. <div class="etym">[with reference to the British Home Guard, and made popular by the British television series of the same name, first released in 1967]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Albert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac946294168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Albert</span></header><div>/ˈdʌlbɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'dulbair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugen</strong> /ˈɔɪgən/ (<em>say</em> 'oyguhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">1864–1932, German composer, born in Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Albertis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Albertis</span></header><div>/dælˈbɜtəs/ (<em>say</em> dal'bertuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Luigi Maria</strong> /luˌidʒi məˈriə/ (<em>say</em> looh.eejee muh'reeuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">1841–1901, Italian explorer in PNG, especially around the Fly River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Alembert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Alembert</span></header><div>/dalɒ̃ˈbɛə/ (<em>say</em> dahlon'bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Le Rond</strong> /ʒɒ̃ lə ˈrɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhon luh 'ron), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">1717–83, French mathematician, physicist and philosopher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalgety Australia Holdings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalgety Australia Holdings</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">a company incorporated in 1884 in Australia as Dalgety and Company; founded by FG Dalgety with headquarters in London; originally operating in the agricultural and pastoral industries, later expanding into a variety of areas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dally M Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467694670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dally M Award</span></header><div>/dæli ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> dalee 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">one of a set of annual awards made to the best players in several categories in the Australasian National Rugby League competition; established in 1990.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Herbert (‘<em>Dally’</em>) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046378" href="entry://Messenger%23bigmac000046378"><span class="smallcaps">Messenger</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Alpuget
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Alpuget</span></header><div>/dælˈpjuʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dal'pyoohzhay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Josephine</strong>)<strong> Blanche</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">born 1944, Australian writer; her works include the novel <em>Turtle Beach</em> (1981) and <em>Robert J. Hawke: a biography</em> (1982); married to former prime minister Bob Hawke.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalton's atomic theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalton’s atomic theory</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">the theory that matter is composed of indivisible particles called atoms; the atoms of any particular element being identical in all respects, but differing from those of other elements in their mass. Compounds are formed by the combination of different elements in simple numerical proportions. Although refined by modern discoveries this theory forms the basis of chemistry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John <em>Dalton</em>, 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daman and Diu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daman and Diu</span></header><div>/daˌman ən ˈdiu/ (<em>say</em> dah.mahn uhn 'deeooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a union territory in western India, formerly a district of Portuguese India; annexed by India December 1961, forming part of the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu until 1987. 112 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Daman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damn-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damn-all</span><z><span target_id="fadenn0wxc">n.</span><span target_id="t1px3OxXZt">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dæm-ˈɔl/ (<em>say</em> dam-'awl) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fadenn0wxc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq905"> a negligible amount: <em class="example">he’s done damn-all today.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="t1px3OxXZt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq149"> very few.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq243"> negligible; trifling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damon and Pythias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damon and Pythias</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪmən ən ˈpɪθiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'daymuhn uhn 'pitheeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">two friends, celebrated for their loyalty to each other. Damon offered himself as voluntary hostage for Pythias, sentenced to death for treason by Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dampier Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dampier Archipelago</span></header><div>/dæmpiər akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dampeeuhr ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">a group of islands off the north-western coast of WA, extending for about 64 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D and C
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D and C</span></header><div>/di ən ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> dee uhn 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">dilatation and curettage, a surgical method for the removal of tissue from the uterus by scraping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danger alley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793135610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danger alley</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪndʒə æli/ (<em>say</em> 'daynjuh alee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">a road which presents a hazard to drivers of motor vehicles, because of obstructions or because only a narrow route is available between other vehicles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Annunzio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Annunzio</span></header><div>/daˈnʊntsioʊ/ (<em>say</em> dah'noontseeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gabriele</strong> /gabriˈɛleɪ/ (<em>say</em> gahbree'elay), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">1863–1938, Italian author, war hero and Fascist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daphnis and Chloë
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daphnis and Chloë</span></header><div>/dæfnəs ən ˈkloʊi/ (<em>say</em> dafnuhs uhn 'klohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">two lovers in pastoral literature, especially in a Greek romance attributed to Longus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darby and Joan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darby and Joan</span></header><div>/dabi ən ˈdʒoʊn/ (<em>say</em> dahbee uhn 'john) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">the typical ‘old married couple’ happily leading a life of placid domesticity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from character names in an anonymous 18th-century verse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Arcy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Arcy</span></header><div>/ˈdasi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> <strong>Dame Constance Elizabeth</strong>, 1879–1950, Australian gynaecologist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> <strong>William Knox</strong>, 1849–1917, English-born mineral and oil prospector in Australia and the Persian Gulf; instrumental in the establishment of the British Petroleum company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark academia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949534583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark academia</span></header><div>/dak ækəˈdimiə/ (<em>say</em> dahk akuh'deemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> an aesthetic whose adherents seek to demonstrate a serious interest in academic pursuits, following a retro fashion which draws on the style of students at prestigious universities in the first half of the 20th century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq383"> a subgenre of mystery or horror fiction which takes place in an academic institution, especially an old, prestigious school or university.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark adaptation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark adaptation</span></header><div>/ˈdak ˌædæpteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk .adaptayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">the reflex response of the eye to a diminution of light, comprising the dilation of the iris and an increase in the number of functioning rods with a corresponding decrease in the number of functioning cones (opposed to <em>light adaptation</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dark adaption</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dark-adapted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dark Ages
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dark Ages</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dark Ages" src="word_pronunciations/06084.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdak eɪdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk ayjuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> the period in history from about AD 476 to about AD 1000, formerly regarded as a time of lack of knowledge and enlightenment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> the whole of the Middle Ages, the period preceding the Renaissance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq167"> a state of backwardness or unenlightenment: <em class="example">you’re really living in the Dark Ages, aren’t you?</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwin Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac533601666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin Award</span></header><div>/ˈdawən əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'dahwuhn uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a nominal award given humorously to someone who, through a stupid action, has killed themself or rendered themself sterile, thus not being able to reproduce and pass on the inherent lack of intelligence seen as causing their action, thereby being said to have done a service to humanity; lists of such awards and related anecdotes appearing from the mid-1980s.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Charles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018668" href="entry://Darwin%23bigmac000018668"><span class="smallcaps">Darwin<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daughters of the American Revolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daughters of the American Revolution</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">a US patriotic society of women descended from Americans of the period of the War of Independence, which was organised in 1890.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Avenant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Avenant</span></header><div>/ˈdævənənt/ (<em>say</em> 'davuhnuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">1606–68, English Restoration dramatist and poet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Davenant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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David d'Angers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">David d’Angers</span></header><div>/daˌvid dɒ̃ˈʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dah.veed don'zhay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Pierre Jean David</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">1788–1856, French sculptor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davis apparatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davis apparatus</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvəs æpəˌratəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhs apuh.rahtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a device to enable occupants to escape from a disabled submarine; escape lock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir RH <em>Davis</em>, died 1965, English inventor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Day of Atonement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Day of Atonement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095202" href="entry://Yom%20Kippur%23bigmac000095202"><strong>Yom Kippur</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac175736329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead air</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> ded 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Radio</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">a period of silence during a radio broadcast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-and-alive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-and-alive</span></header><div>/dɛd-ən-əˈlaɪv/ (<em>say</em> ded-uhn-uh'luyv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> (of a place) sleepy; backward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> (of a person) dull; unaware.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac720055038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead arm</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈam/ (<em>say</em> ded 'ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">temporary loss of sensation in an arm, as a result of a sharp blow to a muscle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac946622058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead arse</span><z><span target_id="VGPEusjd7R">adj.</span><span target_id="PL76W6bw17">adv.</span><span target_id="619tAmFq2c">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛd as/ (<em>say</em> 'ded ahs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VGPEusjd7R"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> (used as an intensifier): <em class="example">a dead arse liar.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="PL76W6bw17">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq654"> completely; absolutely: <em class="example">to come dead arse last.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="619tAmFq2c">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq470"> an idiot.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead axle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac600832567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead axle</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈæksəl/ (<em>say</em> ded 'aksuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">an axle on which wheels rotate but which does not itself rotate.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042982" href="entry://live%20axle%23bigmac000042982"><strong>live axle</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deadly Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac532356365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deadly Award</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdli əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'dedlee uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">one of a set of annual awards made in Australia recognising excellence in music, sport, entertainment, and community achievement among Indigenous Australians; established in 1995.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Deadly</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018855" href="entry://deadly%23bigmac000018855"><span class="smallcaps">deadly</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018855" href="entry://deadly%23mq919">6</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaf adder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaf adder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deaf adder" src="word_pronunciations/06158.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛf ædə/ (<em>say</em> 'def aduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094791" href="entry://death%20adder%23bigmac000094791"><strong>death adder</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094791" href="entry://death%20adder%23mq011">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaf-aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaf-aid</span></header><div>/ˈdɛf-eɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'def-ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">an electrical or other device used by the deaf to improve their hearing; hearing aid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death adder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death adder</span><z><span target_id="bYEgrCL9Re">n.</span><span target_id="dFNqTn4HI8">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛθ ædə/ (<em>say</em> 'deth aduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bYEgrCL9Re"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq011"> Also, <strong class="vs">deaf adder</strong>. a venomous viper-like snake, <em>Acanthophis antarcticus</em>, of Australia and the island of New Guinea, having a stout body and broad head; an elapid rather than a true adder. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© G Holloway/NPWS, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/death+adder.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> any of various elapids found in Australia, as the <strong>northern death adder</strong>, <em>Acanthophis praelongus</em>, the <strong>desert death adder</strong>, <em>Acanthophis pyrrhus</em>, and the <strong>Kimberley death adder</strong>, <em>Acanthophis cryptamydros</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq851"> a mean, avaricious person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dFNqTn4HI8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">have a death adder in one’s pocket</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be mean or parsimonious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally <em>deaf adder</em> from its habit of remaining immobile even when people approached it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135045923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt agreement</span></header><div>/ˈdɛt əgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> 'det uhgreemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">a legally binding government-approved agreement between a debtor and their creditors to adjust the repayment of loans to a level that the debtor can manage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac600131625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Declaration of Rights and Sentiments</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a document detailing women’s rights and signed by 68 women and 32 men at the first women’s rights convention in New York in 1848.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Declaration of Sentiments</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decree absolute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decree absolute</span></header><div>/dəˌkri ˈæbsəlut/ (<em>say</em> duh.kree 'absuhlooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">a final decree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Defence Science and Technology Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Defence Science and Technology Group</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022170" href="entry://DST%20Group%23bigmac000022170"><strong>DST Group</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defensive architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851208471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defensive architecture</span></header><div>/dəfɛnsɪv ˈakətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> duhfensiv 'ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> a style of architecture designed to protect a building, city, territory, etc., against attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq816"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571726313" href="entry://hostile%20architecture%23bigmac571726313"><strong>hostile architecture</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferred annuity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895752693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferred annuity</span></header><div>/dəfɜd əˈnjuəti/ (<em>say</em> duhferd uh'nyoohuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deferred annuities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">an annuity that commences payment at a stated time in the future, that is, the first payment is deferred, usually until the holder’s retirement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferred lifetime annuity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862610203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferred lifetime annuity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deferred lifetime annuities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">an annuity which will provide regular payments from a nominated deferred date; designed to provide an income in very old age.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DLA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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definite article
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">definite article</span></header><div>/dɛfənət ˈatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> defuhnuht 'ahtikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a type of determiner that indicates that a noun is either specific or generic; (in English) the word ‘the’, as in <em>the camera that I bought in Hong Kong</em> or <em>the platypus is becoming rare</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degenerative arthritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac51995477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degenerative arthritis</span></header><div>/dədʒɛnərətɪv aˈθraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> duhjenuhruhtiv ah'thruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052902" href="entry://osteoarthritis%23bigmac000052902"><strong>osteoarthritis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delayed-action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delayed-action</span></header><div>/dəleɪd-ˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhlayd-'akshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">of or relating to a device which can be set to perform after a period of time has elapsed: <em class="example">delayed-action fuse; </em><em class="example">delayed-action bomb.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delayed auditory feedback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delayed auditory feedback</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">the return by electronic methods to the ears of a person speaking, of what is being said a split second after it has been said; usually induces stuttering or some form of speech impairment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delaying action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delaying action</span></header><div>/dəˈleɪɪŋ ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'laying akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">any action taken whose purpose is to gain time, especially a military action delaying the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum damage possible without becoming involved in decisive combat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de los Angeles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de los Angeles</span></header><div>/də lɒs ˈændʒələs/ (<em>say</em> duh los 'anjuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Victoria</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212"> 1923–2005, Spanish soprano opera and concert singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delta-atracotoxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac17502191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delta-atracotoxin</span></header><div>/dɛltə-ætrəkoʊˈtɒksən/ (<em>say</em> deltuh-atruhkoh'toksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac185801570" href="entry://robustoxin%23bigmac185801570"><strong>robustoxin</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">δ-atracotoxin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denial of access
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907392219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denial of access</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Insurance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a policy that compensates the holder for loss of business as a result of the restriction or prevention of access to their business premises, as a result of an accident, emergency, or construction affecting nearby buildings, roads, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denial-of-service attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265313938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denial-of-service attack</span></header><div>/dənaɪəl-əv-ˈsɜvəs ətæk/ (<em>say</em> duhnuyuhl-uhv-'servuhs uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">a cyber attack which targets an institution or corporation which provides an online service over the internet, as a bank, stock exchange, etc., by putting the service out of action.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">distributed denial of service</strong>, <strong class="vs">DoS attack</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deoxyribonucleic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deoxyribonucleic acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deoxyribonucleic acid" src="word_pronunciations/06443.mp3"></audio></span>/diˌɒksiˌraɪboʊnjuˌkliɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> dee.oksee.ruybohnyooh.kleeik 'asuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deoxyribonucleic acid" src="word_pronunciations/06444.mp3"></audio></span>/-njuˌkleɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> -nyooh.klayik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099190" href="entry://DNA%23bigmac000099190"><strong>DNA</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">desoxyribonucleic acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deposit account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deposit account</span></header><div>/dəˈpɒzət əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> duh'pozuht uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">an account at a financial institution opened for the purpose of saving money and earning interest, as opposed to a current account.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depreciation allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depreciation allowance</span></header><div>/dəpriʃiˈeɪʃən əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> duhpreeshee'ayshuhn uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">the maximum annual amount allowed by taxation authorities for the owner of capital equipment to write off equipment as an acceptable deduction against income.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depressed area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depressed area</span></header><div>/dəˈprɛst ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> duh'prest airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a region where unemployment and a low standard of living prevail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Desbrowe-Annear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Desbrowe-Annear</span></header><div>/dəbraʊ-əˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> duhbrow-uh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">→ Harold Desbrowe <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098283" href="entry://Annear%23bigmac000098283"><strong>Annear</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac168132532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert art</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈat/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a style of modern Australian Aboriginal art, originating at Papunya, NT.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac471841255" href="entry://Papunya%20Tula%23bigmac471841255"><strong>Papunya Tula</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert death adder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac748225479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert death adder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">an elapid snake, <em>Acanthophis pyrrhus</em>, reddish brown or yellowish red in colour; found in arid parts of western and central Australia; one of the most venomous land snakes in the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designer and cutter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac840962599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designer and cutter</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">a person whose job is to make garments, especially in the crucial stages of designing the garment and cutting it out of the fabric.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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development application
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">development application</span></header><div>/dəˈvɛləpmənt æpləˌkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'veluhpmuhnt apluh.kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">an application to a planning authority, usually a local government authority, to change the use of land, undertake mining, alter or construct a building, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's advocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s advocate</span></header><div>/dɛvəlz ˈædvəkət/ (<em>say</em> devuhlz 'advuhkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">an advocate of an opposing or bad cause, especially for the sake of argument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of New Latin <em>advocātus diabolī</em>, in the Roman Catholic Church the official appointed to present the arguments against a proposed canonisation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dial-a-dealer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac005313723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dial-a-dealer</span></header><div>/daɪəl-ə-ˈdilə/ (<em>say</em> duyuhl-uh-'deeluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">of or relating to a system in which a customer contacts a dealer (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089982" href="entry://dealer%23mq556">2</a>) by phone to ask for drugs to be delivered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialect atlas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialect atlas</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəlɛkt ætləs/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhlekt atluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">an atlas showing how the distinctive features of a dialect or dialects are distributed geographically.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">linguistic atlas</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diameter at breast height
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970798869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diameter at breast height</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">a measure of the diameter of the trunk of a standing tree; in Australia, at 1.3 m above the ground.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: dbh</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dibasic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac615775879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibasic acid</span></header><div>/daɪbeɪsɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> duybaysik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">an acid containing two replaceable hydrogen ions, such as carbonic acid H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>, and able to form normal and acid salts, such as (in the case of carbonic acid) sodium carbonate Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> and sodium bicarbonate NaHCO<sub>3</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicarboxylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicarboxylic acid</span></header><div>/daɪˌkabɒkˌsɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> duy.kahbok.silik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">any of the organic compounds which have two carboxyl groups, –COOH.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichromic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichromic acid</span></header><div>/daɪˌkroʊmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> duy.krohmik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">the hypothetical acid, H<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, from which the dichromates (sometimes called bichromates) are derived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictionary attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009203418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictionary attack</span></header><div>/ˌdɪkʃənri əˈtæk/ (<em>say</em> .dikshuhnree uh'tak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> an attempt to gain unauthorised access to a password-protected system by using a large volume of words and character combinations to generate potential passwords, especially using lists of passwords revealed in past breaches of data.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac314492386" href="entry://brute%20force%20attack%23bigmac314492386"><strong>brute force attack</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called as lists of words found in dictionaries were originally used in attempts to uncover passwords]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital archaeology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac468919209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital archaeology</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl akiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl ahkee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> the process of discovering, decoding, and preserving data held within software and hardware which has become defunct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> archaeology assisted by digital technology.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digital archaeologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110886816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital art</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒətəl at/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuhl aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">graphics, photographs, animation, video, music, etc., produced by computer or other digital medium.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">computer art</strong>, <strong class="vs">programmed art</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital audio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital audio</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈɔdioʊ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'awdeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">a system of recording and reproduction of sound which is based on digital encoding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital-to-analog converter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital-to-analog converter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digital-to-analog converter" src="word_pronunciations/06711.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪdʒətəl-tu-ˌænəlɒg kənˈvɜtə/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl-tooh-.anuhlog kuhn'vertuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">an electronic device for converting digital signals to analog signals.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digital-to-analog conversion</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dinaric Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dinaric Alps</span></header><div>/dəˌnærɪk ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> duh.narik 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a mountain range on the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina; a part of the eastern Alpine system. Highest peak, Troglav, 1913 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dine and dash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac808375390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dine and dash</span></header><div>/daɪn ən dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> duyn uhn dash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a type of fraud in which a diner orders and consumes food and beverages, but then absconds without paying: <em class="example">a dine and dash on table five.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dine-and-dash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490061099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dine-and-dash</span></header><div>/daɪn-ən-dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> duyn-uhn-dash) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">of or relating to a dine and dash: <em class="example">a dine-and-dash woman. </em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ding-a-ling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ding-a-ling</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋ-ə-lɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ding-uh-ling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">a fool; idiot; eccentric person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dingaling</strong>. <div class="etym">[imitative of a bell]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinosaur ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268937464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinosaur ant</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnəsɔr ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhsawr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a reddish-orange ant, <em>Nothomyrmecia macrops</em>, of southern Australia, which forages in trees at night, each individual harvesting one tree, and returning to the nest with stung prey in the morning before the temperature rises.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020543" href="entry://dinosaur%23bigmac000020543"><span class="smallcaps">dinosaur</span></a> from the notion that this is one of the earliest true ants which developed from the wasp 100 million years ago + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100360" href="entry://ant%23bigmac000100360"><span class="smallcaps">ant</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct action</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of direct action" src="word_pronunciations/06783.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˌrɛkt ˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh.rekt 'akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">any method of directly pitting the strength of organised workers or any other large group against employers or capitalists or government, as by strikes, picketing, sabotage, working strictly to rule, civil disobedience, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>direct-actionist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollar area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollar area</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlər ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'doluhr airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">those countries in which the US dollar is the international unit of currency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolly ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac959409105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolly ant</span></header><div>/ˈdɒli ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'dolee ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">any of various large black ants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of the genus name <em>Doli</em>(<em>choderus</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164426654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic abuse</span></header><div>/dəmɛstɪk əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> duhmestik uh'byoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac886878105" href="entry://domestic%20violence%23bigmac886878105"><strong>domestic violence</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>domestic abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Don Banks Music Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac200888330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Don Banks Music Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">an annual prize awarded for outstanding contribution to music in Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Donald <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005594" href="entry://Banks%23bigmac000005594"><span class="smallcaps">Banks</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doncaster and Templestowe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doncaster and Templestowe</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnkæstər ən ˌtɛmpəlstoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'donkastuhr uhn .tempuhlstoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">a city within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, north-west of its centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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don't argue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244991459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">don’t argue</span></header><div>/doʊnt ˈagju/ (<em>say</em> dohnt 'ahgyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian Rules Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a stiff-arm fend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorman, Long and Co
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorman, Long and Co</span></header><div>/dɔmən ˈlɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> dawmuhn 'long) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">an English company which was contracted in 1923 to design and erect the Sydney Harbour Bridge in accordance with the plans and specifications of JJC Bradfield.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dos-à-dos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dos-à-dos</span><z><span target_id="x6AqSUsZhp">adv.</span><span target_id="tI2QZ5sFuh">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌdoʊz-a-ˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .dohz-ah-'doh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="x6AqSUsZhp"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> back to back.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tI2QZ5sFuh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq231"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dos-à-dos</strong> /ˌdoʊz-a-ˈdoʊz/ (<em>say</em> .dohz-ah-'dohz)) a seat designed so that the occupants sit back to back.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DoS attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477010270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DoS attack</span></header><div>/ˈdɒs ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'dos uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac265313938" href="entry://denial-of-service%20attack%23bigmac265313938"><strong>denial-of-service attack</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839917263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot art</span></header><div>/ˈdɒt at/ (<em>say</em> 'dot aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">a style of Aboriginal art in which ochre or other pigment is applied as a series of dots to build up a composite picture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-acting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-acting</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-æktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-akting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">(of any reciprocating machine or implement) acting effectively in both directions (distinguished from <em>single-acting</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double adaptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double adaptor</span></header><div>/dʌbəl əˈdæptə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl uh'daptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> a plug-in connector by which two electrical appliances may be operated simultaneously from a single power point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq712"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) a homosexual who both receives and performs anal sex.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double adapter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double agent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double agent" src="word_pronunciations/07173.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl ˈeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq496"> a secret agent working simultaneously for two opposed countries, usually without either knowing of the agent’s association with the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> a person employed by a company or other organisation who behaves in a similar duplicitous fashion, usually for profit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douglas-Apsley National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac857711002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douglas-Apsley National Park</span></header><div>/ˈdʌgləs-æpsli/ (<em>say</em> 'dugluhs-apslee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">a national park on the east coast of Tasmania, declared in 1989. 16 080 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down-and-out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down-and-out</span><z><span target_id="sJv8vR5lYF">adj.</span><span target_id="HcMyhBx1uV">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of down-and-out" src="word_pronunciations/07210.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊn-ən-ˈaʊt/ (<em>say</em> down-uhn-'owt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sJv8vR5lYF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> beaten and unable to continue the fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> having no money, friends or prospects; hopeless.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HcMyhBx1uV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person, usually of disreputable appearance, without friends, money, or prospects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowry abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac674112471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowry abuse</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊri əbjus/ (<em>say</em> 'dowree uhbyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">the practice of harassment, physical abuse or financial coercion that a wife or her relatives may suffer at the hands of her husband and his family in demand for greater dowry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag-anchor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag-anchor</span></header><div>/ˈdræg-æŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'drag-angkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066383" href="entry://sea%20anchor%23bigmac000066383"><strong>sea anchor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawing account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawing account</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'drawing uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Banking</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097905" href="entry://cheque%20account%23bigmac000097905"><strong>cheque account</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dribs and drabs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dribs and drabs</span></header><div>/drɪbz ən ˈdræbz/ (<em>say</em> dribz uhn 'drabz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">small and often irregular amounts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dried flower arrangement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac106448478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dried flower arrangement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a number of dried flowers still on their stems, often with dried leaves, arranged in a vase as a floral decoration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct memory access
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct memory access</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">a data path to a computer memory in which the central processing unit does not intervene; used for high speed transfer of large volumes of data.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">direct memory channel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disability allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disability allowance</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈbɪləti əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> disuh'biluhtee uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">an amount of money paid for working under certain unpleasant conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaster area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaster area</span></header><div>/dəˈzastər ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> duh'zahstuhr airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> an area designated as a disaster (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087180" href="entry://disaster%23mq864">2</a>) in which there is a breakdown of communications, supplies and services, as a result of some catastrophe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq525"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who seems overwhelmed by misfortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an untidy place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discourse analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961213846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discourse analysis</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskɔs ənæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'diskaws uhnaluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> a process for revealing the structure of an extended or complex utterance, that is, one longer than one sentence, with a linguistic and sociolinguistic perspective.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> a particular analysis resulting from this process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dish antenna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585777048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dish antenna</span></header><div>/dɪʃ ænˈtɛnə/ (<em>say</em> dish an'tenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">an antenna, commonly used in microwave systems, having a dish-shaped reflector.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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displacement activity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">displacement activity</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt ækˌtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> dis'playsmuhnt ak.tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">displacement activities</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">an activity, usually irrelevant to the situation, by which the focus in an area of psychological conflict can be transferred to something more acceptable to the ego.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissociative anaesthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94601872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissociative anaesthetic</span></header><div>/dɪsoʊʃətɪv ænəsˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> disohshuhtiv anuhs'thetik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">one of a class of drugs which separate perception from reality or sensation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dissociative anesthetic</strong>, <strong class="vs">disassociative anaesthetic</strong>, <strong class="vs">disassociative anesthetic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distilling apparatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac633789062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distilling apparatus</span></header><div>/dɪsˈtɪlɪŋ æpəˌratəs/ (<em>say</em> dis'tiling apuh.rahtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093043" href="entry://distiller%23bigmac000093043"><strong>distiller</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093043" href="entry://distiller%23mq540">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">distilling condenser</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distressed area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distressed area</span></header><div>/dəˌstrɛst ˈɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> duh.strest 'airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019671" href="entry://depressed%20area%23bigmac000019671"><strong>depressed area</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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district allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">district allowance</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstrɪkt əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'distrikt uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">an allowance paid above the usual rate of pay as compensation for hardships arising from working in a particular district, as isolation, heat, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">zone allowance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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district attorney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">district attorney</span></header><div>/dɪstrɪkt əˈtɜni/ (<em>say</em> distrikt uh'ternee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">the public prosecutor for a specific district.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disulphuric acid</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪsʌlfjʊərɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .duysulfyoouhrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028931" href="entry://fuming%20sulphuric%20acid%23bigmac000028931"><strong>fuming sulphuric acid</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dithionic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dithionic acid</span></header><div>/daɪˌθaɪənɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> duy.thuyuhnik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">a moderately strong, stable acid, H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dithionous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dithionous acid</span></header><div>/daɪˌθaɪənəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> duy.thuyuhnuhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">an acid, H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, known only in solution and as salts called dithionites, hydrosulphites, hyposulphites.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hyposulphurous acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNA analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977408548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNA analysis</span></header><div>/ˌdi ɛn eɪ əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> .dee en ay uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">the analysis of DNA especially for identification purposes, as in identifying a corpse.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029892" href="entry://genetic%20fingerprinting%23bigmac000029892"><strong>genetic fingerprinting</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">DNA testing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do-all</span></header><div>/ˈdu-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dooh-awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018643" href="entry://factotum%23bigmac000018643"><strong>factotum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctrine of affection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctrine of affection</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">the theory that classifies musical effects used to express particular concepts and emotions such as joy, sorrow, languor, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Affectenlehre</em> doctrine of emotional expression]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog and bone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862332639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog and bone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">the telephone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog and goanna rules
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127582030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog and goanna rules</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">no rules at all, as of an event being run in a disorganised fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [humorous reference to the lack of rules that would apply in a fight between a dog and a goanna]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog collar act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac699210908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog collar act</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq337"> an informal name for the <em>Transport Workers Act 1929</em> which, amongst other measures designed to constrain the unions on the docks, required wharf labourers to have a licence to work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> an informal name for various acts passed in the 1940s and 1950s by state jurisdictions which set out restrictions on conferring citizenship on an Aboriginal person, such as refraining from socialising with kin, and having to apply for an exemption from the prohibition on travelling from place to place.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog act</strong>. <div class="etym">[def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac699210908" href="#mq337">1</a> from the licence to work being likened to a dog licence; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac699210908" href="#mq343">2</a> from the notion that people felt that they were like a dog on a lead, controlled in their movements by the state]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drift anchor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drift anchor</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪft æŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'drift angkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">a sea anchor or drag.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263031005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking age</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">the age at which one is legally permitted to drink alcohol in hotels, clubs, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive-away
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac60207612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive-away</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv-əweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv-uhway) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> of or relating to the purchase of a motor vehicle which can be driven away immediately after sale, with the cost of registration and compulsory third-party insurance being included in the price: <em class="example">a drive-away deal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq99"> of or relating to a service which delivers a motor vehicle to its owner at a specified location: <em class="example">a drive-away company.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driver ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driver ant</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪvər ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'druyvuhr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">any army ant of the genus <em>Dorylus</em>, occurring in tropical Africa and America, which live in temporary nests and travel as vast armies in long files, preying on other animals, chiefly insects.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">army ant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driver-assist car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724812711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driver-assist car</span></header><div>/draɪvər-əˈsɪst ka/ (<em>say</em> druyvuhr-uh'sist kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a car equipped with advanced systems to alert the driver to potential problems or assist the driver, as automated lighting, cruise control, automated braking, etc., using inputs from radar, sensors, GPS, image processing, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought-affected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac120473353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought-affected</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt-əfɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt-uhfektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">adversely affected by severe drought.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug abuse</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg əbjus/ (<em>say</em> 'drug uhbyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">the improper use of one or more drugs, especially narcotic and hallucinogenic drugs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drug abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug of abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac884582856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug of abuse</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq96">a drug taken for non-medical reasons, as a recreational drug, viewed as leading to dependence and addiction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug of addiction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888023782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug of addiction</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq70">an addictive drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum and bass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839990735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum and bass</span></header><div>/drʌm ən ˈbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> drum uhn 'bays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">a type of rhythmically complex dance music employing breakbeat.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drum ’n’ bass</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314428322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry age</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'druy ayj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">to age (meat) by the process of dry aging: <em class="example">to dry age for ten days.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry-age</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry aging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac770572388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry aging</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druy 'ayjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">a method of aging meat by placing it in a controlled, refrigerated environment.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac996571362" href="entry://wet%20aging%23bigmac996571362"><strong>wet aging</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">dry ageing</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dry-aged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D to A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D to A</span></header><div>/ˌdi tu ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> .dee tooh 'ay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">digital to analog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dual Alliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dual Alliance</span></header><div>/djuəl əˈlaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuhl uh'luyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> the alliance formed in 1891–94 between France and Russia, lasting until the Bolshevik revolution in 1917.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> the alliance between Germany and Austria, 1879–1918, more frequently called the Austro-German alliance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dub-a-dub-dub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141253455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dub-a-dub-dub</span></header><div>/dʌb-ə-dʌb-ˈdʌb/ (<em>say</em> dub-uh-dub-'dub) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">(a realisation in speech of the prefix <em>www</em> used in website addresses.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dub-dub-dub</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ducks and drakes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducks and drakes<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="CEO2XlaILD">pl. n.</span><span target_id="Hohf1nrLuI">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="CEO2XlaILD"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq902"> <em class="label">British</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041386" href="entry://skimming%20stones%23bigmac000041386"><strong>skimming stones</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Hohf1nrLuI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">make ducks and drakes of</strong> or <strong class="phr">play </strong>(<strong class="phr">at</strong>)<strong class="phr"> ducks and drakes with</strong>, to handle recklessly; squander.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>duck</em> a flat stone used in children’s games, the game being accompanied by the cry <em>duck</em> for the first rebound from the water, <em>drake</em> for the second, <em>a halfpenny cake</em> for the third, and <em>a penny to pay the baker</em> for the fourth]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducks and drakes<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">the shakes, as caused by a hangover, Parkinson’s disease, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ducks and geese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducks and geese</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">the police.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dulles Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dulles Airport</span></header><div>/ˌdʌləs ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> .duluhs 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">an airport of Washington, DC, US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb ague
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb ague</span></header><div>/dʌm ˈeɪgju/ (<em>say</em> dum 'aygyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumfries and Galloway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumfries and Galloway</span></header><div>/dʌmfriz ən ˈgæləweɪ/ (<em>say</em> dumfreez uhn 'galuhway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">an administrative district in south-western Scotland, formed as a region in 1975 from the former counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire; became a unitary district in 1996. 6425 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Dumfries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duress alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac472177006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duress alarm</span></header><div>/djuˈrɛs əlam/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'res uhlahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">an alarm to be activated by a person, such as a security guard, healthcare worker, etc., who is being threatened with violence by another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac713521137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch angle</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> duch 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">a camera shot in which the vertical lines in the shot are at a slight angle to the frame.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dutch tilt</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch auction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch auction</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈɒkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duch 'okshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac980597556" href="entry://reverse%20auction%23bigmac980597556"><strong>reverse auction</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamic random access memory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamic random access memory</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">a computer memory in which the information gradually decays, the cells needing to be topped up at frequent intervals, but the overall system being faster and cheaper than SRAM.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DRAM</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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family allowance supplement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">family allowance supplement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a tax-free fortnightly payment in addition to the family allowance payment, to provide extra income support to low-income families with children.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FAS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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family and domestic violence leave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac654269885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">family and domestic violence leave</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">leave of absence granted to an employee because of violent, threatening or other abusive behaviour towards them from a family or household member.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Family Court of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Family Court of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">the court which originated in 1976 in response to the Family Law Act of 1975 and whose function is to rule in cases of marriage dissolution on maintenance, property, custody, etc.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Family Court</strong> was set up in response to the <em>Family Law Act 1975</em>. This Act introduced new divorce law based on a single ground only: the irretrievable breakdown of marriage evidenced by one year’s separation, without regard to fault.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Family Voice Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac472180136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Family Voice Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq44">an organisation with a conservative Christian ethical basis, aiming primarily to preserve the family as the basic social unit.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac26336" href="entry://Festival%20of%20Light%23bigmac26336"><strong>Festival of Light</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: FAVA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fan art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac692967653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fan art</span></header><div>/ˈfæn at/ (<em>say</em> 'fan aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">art created by fans of a popular television show or other work, involving characters and settings from that work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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f.a.q.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">f.a.q.</span></header><div>/ɛf eɪ ˈkju/ (<em>say</em> ef ay 'kyooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">of reasonable quality (applied originally to wheat judged by its milling quality but subsequently more generally): <em class="example">the land hereabouts is only f.a.q.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>f</em>(<em>air</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>verage</em>)<em> q</em>(<em>uality</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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farm animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">farm animal</span></header><div>/ˈfam ænəməl/ (<em>say</em> 'fahm anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an animal gainfully or usefully maintained on a farm, as a cow, a horse, a working dog, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Farmers' and Settlers' Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">a NSW organisation aimed at protecting the interests of primary producers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fart-arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fart-arse</span><z><span target_id="3lDZgTLas2">n.</span><span target_id="zfYAFKcFH6">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfat-as/ (<em>say</em> 'faht-ahs) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3lDZgTLas2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> an ineffectual person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zfYAFKcFH6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq246"> (<strong class="bold">fart-arsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">fart-arsing</strong>) <strong class="phr">fart-arse about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to waste time; to idle.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fat-a-gram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fat-a-gram</span></header><div>/ˈfæt-ə-græm/ (<em>say</em> 'fat-uh-gram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23bigmac000031215"><strong>-gram<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23mq557">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fat attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac725847168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fat attack</span></header><div>/ˈfæt ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'fat uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> a weight-loss initiative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> an urge to eat fatty or rich foods that will lead to weight gain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fatty acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fatty acid</span></header><div>/fæti ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fatee 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">any of a class of aliphatic acids, especially one such as palmitic, stearic, oleic, etc., present as glycerides in animal and vegetable fats and oils, some of which are required by the body for biological processes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federal Court of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federal Court of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a national court set up in 1976 with jurisdiction mainly in the areas of industrial matters, bankruptcy, and trade practices, now also in native title cases; it may override judgements of the Supreme Courts of the territories and, in some instances, of state courts other than the Supreme Courts.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Federal Court</strong> assumed some areas of jurisdiction formerly exercised in part by the High Court of Australia, and wholly replaced the Australian Industrial Court and the Federal Court of Bankruptcy. One of its key roles is the judicial review of administrative action by federal government departments, officials and agencies.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federated Clerks' Union of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federated Clerks’ Union of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac630276035" href="entry://Australian%20Services%20Union%23bigmac630276035"><strong>Australian Services Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federated Ironworkers' Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federated Ironworkers’ Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004712" href="entry://Australian%20Workers%27%20Union%23bigmac000004712"><strong>Australian Workers’ Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federated Ship Painters and Dockers' Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federated Ship Painters and Dockers’ Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">an Australian trade union of waterfront workers including riggers, sail-makers, scaffolders, etc., formed in 1915, registered in 1916, deregistered in 1993.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federated Storemen and Packers' Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federated Storemen and Packers’ Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac505009869" href="entry://National%20Union%20of%20Workers%23bigmac505009869"><strong>National Union of Workers</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federation of Australian Historical Societies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federation of Australian Historical Societies</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">a federation formed in 1977 comprising the principal historical societies of each state and territory, which promotes study of Australian history.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">→ Federation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063374" href="entry://Rhodesia%20and%20Nyasaland%23bigmac000063374"><strong>Rhodesia and Nyasaland</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Federation of South Arabia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Federation of South Arabia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090049" href="entry://South%20Arabia%23bigmac000090049"><strong>South Arabia</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090049" href="entry://South%20Arabia%23mq479">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feline agranulocytosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feline agranulocytosis</span></header><div>/filaɪn əˌgrænjəloʊsaɪˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> feeluyn uh.granyuhlohsuy'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac772973008" href="entry://feline%20infectious%20enteritis%23bigmac772973008"><strong>feline infectious enteritis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fenech Adami
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fenech Adami</span></header><div>/fɛnək əˈdami/ (<em>say</em> fenuhk uh'dahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eddie</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">born 1934, Maltese politician; prime minister of Malta 1987–96; 1998–2004; president 2004–09.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ferrite-rod aerial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ferrite-rod aerial</span></header><div>/ˌfɛraɪt-rɒd ˈɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> .feruyt-rod 'airreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">a radio aerial, especially of portable radios, consisting of a coil of wire running around a short rod of ferrite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac643447408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fetal alcohol spectrum disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">the continuing range of disorders arising from birth defects caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, including physical, cognitive, and behavioural disorders.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FASD Also, <strong class="vs">foetal alcohol spectrum disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fetal alcohol syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fetal alcohol syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a condition, caused by the pregnant woman’s high consumption of alcohol, in which a baby is born with a low birth weight, characteristic facial deformities and usually intellectual impairment.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FAS Also, <strong class="vs">foetal alcohol syndrome</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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f.f.a.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">f.f.a.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> free fatty acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> free from alongside (ship).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fibric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac61899602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fibric acid</span></header><div>/faɪbrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fuybrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">an acid formed from the protein fibrin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field allowance</span></header><div>/ˈfild əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'feeld uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">extra pay for military officers on active service.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field ambulance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field ambulance</span></header><div>/ˈfild ˌæmbjuləns/ (<em>say</em> 'feeld .ambyoohluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">a medical unit to give emergency treatment on the battlefield. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A field ambulance on Anzac Beach on the day of the landing at Gallipoli, April 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/field%20ambulance_PS1661.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;An Australian horse-drawn field ambulance and stretcher-bearers taking cover behind a clump of trees on the battlefield at Bullecourt in May 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/field%20ambulance_E00505.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field artillery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field artillery</span></header><div>/ˈfild atɪləri/ (<em>say</em> 'feeld ahtiluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">artillery mobile enough to accompany troops in the field. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Members of the 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, at Gallipoli, 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/field%20artillery_P00188.022.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;French Field Artillery on the march at Alexandria, Egypt, during World War I.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/field%20artillery_PS1101.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field assistant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103495384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field assistant</span></header><div>/ˈfild əsɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> 'feeld uhsistuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">a person who assists someone doing a field study.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fifth Amendment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fifth Amendment</span></header><div>/fɪfθ əˈmɛndmənt/ (<em>say</em> fifth uh'mendmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">the section of the Constitution of the US concerning certain criminal proceedings, double jeopardy, etc., sometimes invoked by witnesses at legislative hearings to avoid giving self-incriminating testimony.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Film Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Film Australia</span></header><div>/fɪlm əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> film uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">a film production and distribution company owned by the Australian government, specialising in television and educational documentaries; formerly a branch of the Australian Film Commission.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Finance Sector Union of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac493996176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Finance Sector Union of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">a federal trade union representing bank employees and other finance sector workers, affiliated to the ACTU, formed in 1994 by amalgamation; former unions subsumed in this body include the Australian Bank Employees Union (first registered as the Bank Officials Association in 1919).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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financial adviser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac545349029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">financial adviser</span></header><div>/faɪnænʃəl ədˈvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> fuynanshuhl uhd'vuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a person whose job is to develop financial strategies for individuals or organisations.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">financial advisor</strong>, <strong class="vs">financial planner</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fine art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378347715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine art</span><z><span target_id="bBZXkI5kpf">n.</span><span target_id="oYXFLROqtN">phr.</span></z></header><div>/faɪn ˈat/ (<em>say</em> fuyn 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bBZXkI5kpf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> an art form categorised as one of the fine arts. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026675" href="entry://fine%20arts%23bigmac000026675"><strong>fine arts</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> anything carried to an extreme of skill or sophistication: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I can see that among other things I’ll have to teach you the fine art of prevarication.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oYXFLROqtN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">get</strong>)<strong class="phr"> something down to a fine art</strong>, to be (or become) very skilful, and usually efficient, at doing something: <em class="example">he’s got the grocery shopping down to a fine art and can do it in under an hour.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fine arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine arts</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fine arts" src="word_pronunciations/09098.mp3"></audio></span>/faɪn ˈats/ (<em>say</em> fuyn 'ahts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">those arts which seek expression through beautiful or significant modes, as architecture, sculpture, painting, ceramics, engraving, and music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fa'afafine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539472181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fa’afafine</span><z><span target_id="vvUW4VdZys">n.</span><span target_id="W1a9vqEApq">adj.</span></z></header><div>/faˈfafɪnə/ (<em>say</em> fah'fahfinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vvUW4VdZys"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> (in Samoan culture) a person of third gender who is designated male at birth but raised as a female.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="W1a9vqEApq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq170"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Samoan: literally, in the manner of a woman]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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face-ache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">face-ache</span></header><div>/ˈfeɪs-eɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'fays-ayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> facial pains; neuralgia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an extremely ugly or irritating person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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facial angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">facial angle</span></header><div>/feɪʃəl ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> fayshuhl 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">the angle formed on the face of a skull by a line from nasion to prosthion at its intersection with Reid’s baseline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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factor analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">factor analysis</span></header><div>/fæktər ənˈæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> faktuhr uhn'aluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a technique for determining which among a set of variables, for which statistics are held, exert the greatest influence on the matter being investigated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Factory Acts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Factory Acts</span></header><div>/ˈfæktəri ækts/ (<em>say</em> 'faktuhree akts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">any of various laws relating to working conditions in factories, especially those passed in Britain in the early 19th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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factory air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">factory air</span></header><div>/ˈfæktri ɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'faktree air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">air conditioning fitted during the manufacture of a motor vehicle rather than installed at a later time.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">factory air conditioning</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz</span></header><div>/ˌfad ɪbən ˌæbdʊl aˈziz/ (<em>say</em> .fahd ibuhn .abdool ah'zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">1922?–2005, king and prime minister of Saudi Arabia 1982–2005.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fail absent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac929970917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fail absent</span></header><div>/feɪl ˈæbsənt/ (<em>say</em> fayl 'absuhnt) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac475279863" href="entry://absent%20fail%23bigmac475279863"><strong>absent fail</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fairest and best
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac696041285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fairest and best</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac995825842" href="entry://best%20and%20fairest%23bigmac995825842"><strong>best and fairest</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fair Work Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac390253127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fair Work Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a federal industrial relations tribunal established in 2009 as part of a new workplace relations system, with the main functions of fixing minimum conditions, including minimum wages, facilitating the making of enterprise agreements, and resolving workplace disputes through conciliation, mediation, or arbitration; replaced both the Australian Fair Pay Commission and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FWA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fait accompli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fait accompli</span></header><div>/ˌfeɪt əkɒmˈpli/ (<em>say</em> .fayt uhkom'plee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">an accomplished fact; a thing already done.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, accomplished fact]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fallen angel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49740078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fallen angel</span></header><div>/fɔlən ˈeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> fawluhn 'aynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> one of the angels who were cast out of heaven, in particular, Lucifer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a company, previously regarded as blue-chip, but now of doubtful financial standing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fallen arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fallen arch</span></header><div>/fɔlən ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> fawluhn 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">an insufficient arching of the underside of the foot leading to flat feet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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false acacia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">false acacia</span></header><div>/fɔls əˈkeɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> fawls uh'kayshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043174" href="entry://locust%23bigmac000043174"><strong>locust</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043174" href="entry://locust%23mq942">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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false alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">false alarm</span></header><div>/fɔls əˈlam/ (<em>say</em> fawls uh'lahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> an alarm sounded or given without appropriate cause, either in error or with intent to deceive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq93"> a situation which is interpreted as being dangerous without actually being so.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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false-flag attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac580289765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">false-flag attack</span></header><div>/fɔls-flæg əˈtæk/ (<em>say</em> fawls-flag uh'tak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">an attack secretly planned or carried out by a government against its own people, which is then publicly attributed to another nation in order to justify retaliatory action.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">false flag</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>false-flag</em> referring to the practice of pirate ships which flew false national flags to deceive other ships]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Family Action Movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419377802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Family Action Movement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq64">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855006707" href="entry://Christian%20Democratic%20Party%23bigmac855006707"><strong>Christian Democratic Party</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855006707" href="entry://Christian%20Democratic%20Party%23mq086">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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family allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">family allowance</span></header><div>/fæmli əˈlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> famlee uh'lowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">a regular social security payment made, subject to a means test, to persons supporting one child or more.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fingerspelling alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621539748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fingerspelling alphabet</span></header><div>/ˌfɪŋgəspɛlɪŋ ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> .fingguhspeling 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac754390317" href="entry://manual%20alphabet%23bigmac754390317"><strong>manual alphabet</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fingerspelled alphabet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire-adapted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac712394941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire-adapted</span></header><div>/faɪər-əˈdæptəd/ (<em>say</em> fuyuhr-uh'daptuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq365"> (of an environment or ecosystem) changed by extensive and prolonged fires at regular intervals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> (of a plant or animal) having evolved in response to frequent fires by developing mechanisms for regeneration.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The landscape and flora of Australia have been significantly modified by the presence of regular fires over the past 15–60 million years. A prevalence of bushfires and high temperatures has meant that flora in particular has had to become <strong>fire-adapted</strong>. The ability of Australian plants to cope with fire sets them apart from other world flora. In some cases, not only have Australian plants adapted to fire, they actually need fire to propagate. Three examples in Australian flora show the types of responses evolved to combat the destructiveness of a bushfire. Some plants, such as the paperbark, have buds underneath their thick layers of bark. These cease to be dormant after a fire, using the starch provided by the bark above as nourishment until they have enough greenery to begin photosynthesis. Another adaptation is enlarged roots which can provide enough energy for new growth. A further response that has evolved in many members of the banksia family is seed pods that do not open unless in the presence of intense heat.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire-affected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac351750564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire-affected</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪər-əfɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhr-uhfektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> damaged by fire: <em class="example">fire-affected roads; </em><em class="example">to demolish a fire-affected building.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> (of persons) incurring loss of or damage to property or services as a result of fire, especially bushfire: <em class="example">fire-affected residents.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire alarm</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪər əlam/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhr uhlahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq633"> a visible or audible signal that a fire has started; sometimes indicating other hazards, as chemical pollutants, asbestos, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> an apparatus for giving this signal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire-and-brimstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire-and-brimstone</span></header><div>/ˌfaɪər-ən-ˈbrɪmstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> .fuyuhr-uhn-'brimstohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">relating to a preacher who or sermon which puts emphasis on hell and its eternal torments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire and rescue service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac189019751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire and rescue service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">a government organisation which provides urban firefighting and rescue services.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589721829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire ant</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪər ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuhr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a small red ant, <em>Solenopsis invicta</em>, with a painful burning sting, native to South America, and introduced into the southern United States in the 1930s; in 2001 established in Australia in the Brisbane region; a serious environmental pest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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firehose API
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac815284375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">firehose API</span></header><div>/faɪəhoʊz eɪ pi ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> fuyuhhohz ay pee 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">an API which delivers data to a very large number of users in real time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first aid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of first aid" src="word_pronunciations/09138.mp3"></audio></span>/fɜst ˈeɪd/ (<em>say</em> ferst 'ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">emergency aid or treatment given to persons suffering accident, injury, etc., until the services of a doctor can be obtained.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>first aider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first-aid kit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371769560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first-aid kit</span></header><div>/fɜst-ˈeɪd kɪt/ (<em>say</em> ferst-'ayd kit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a small pack of items useful in administering first aid, as bandages, medications, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first anniversary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac31318860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first anniversary</span></header><div>/fɜst ænəˈvɜsəri/ (<em>say</em> ferst anuh'versuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">the anniversary of the day when two people became romantically linked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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First Anzac Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362688983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">First Anzac Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac706787417" href="entry://I%20ANZAC%20Corps%23bigmac706787417"><strong>I ANZAC Corps</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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First Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">First Australian</span></header><div>/fɜst əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> ferst uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">an Indigenous Australian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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First Australian Ballet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">First Australian Ballet</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">the first Australian-based ballet company, formed in Sydney, NSW, in 1931 and continuing to exist until the early 1950s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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First Peoples' Assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420230478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">First Peoples’ Assembly</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">(in Victoria) a representative body of traditional owners elected to represent the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander citizens and negotiate a treaty with the Victorian Government.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first point of Aries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first point of Aries</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082535" href="entry://vernal%20equinox%23bigmac000082535">vernal equinox</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082535" href="entry://vernal%20equinox%23mq719">2</a>) of the Northern Hemisphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fish and chippery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258899362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fish and chippery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">a fish and chip shop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fish and chips
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fish and chips</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">fish fillets coated with batter, and potato chips, both fried in deep fat or oil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fish and chip shop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127036653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fish and chip shop</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a shop which sells fresh seafood, fried battered fish, potato scallops, hot chips, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fit-and-flare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac126509929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fit-and-flare</span></header><div>/fɪt-ən-ˈflɛə/ (<em>say</em> fit-uhn-'flair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">(of a dress) having a fitted top but flaring from or below the hips.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fiumicino Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fiumicino Airport</span></header><div>/ˌfjumitʃinoʊ ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> .fyoohmeecheenoh 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">an airport for Rome, Italy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fixed asset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fixed asset</span></header><div>/fɪkst ˈæsɛt/ (<em>say</em> fikst 'aset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">any long-term asset which is held solely for use and not for conversion into cash, as land, buildings, machinery, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">capital asset</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fixed-wing aircraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fixed-wing aircraft</span></header><div>/fɪkst-ˌwɪŋ ˈɛəkraft/ (<em>say</em> fikst-.wing 'airkrahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">any aircraft which gains lift by means of fixed aerofoils.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flanged button australite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502192100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flanged button australite</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">a rare australite in the shape of a flanged button, that is, a central disc with a rim around it, the shape being created by its passage in a molten state through the earth’s atmosphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flashback arrestor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac93340740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flashback arrestor</span></header><div>/ˈflæʃbæk ərɛstə/ (<em>say</em> 'flashbak uhrestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a device commonly used with an oxywelding torch, LPG cylinder, etc., to prevent oxygen and a fuel gas mixing within one hose and to quench any flame that burns back up the equipment so that it cannot reach a pipe or cylinder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flat a
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flat a</span></header><div>/flæt ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> flat 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">the sound of ‘a’, in ‘fat’, contrasted with broad ‘a’, the sound of ‘a’ in ‘father’. Some words may be pronounced with either the broad or flat ‘a’, as <em>dance</em>, <em>chance</em>, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flat adverb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432589066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flat adverb</span></header><div>/flæt ˈædvɜb/ (<em>say</em> flat 'adverb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">an adverb that has the same form as its related adjective, rather than taking an <em>-ly</em> inflection, as <em>flat</em> in <em>to lie flat</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flavin adenine dinucleotide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flavin adenine dinucleotide</span></header><div>/ˌfleɪvən ˌædənin daɪˈnjukliətaɪd/ (<em>say</em> .flayvuhn .aduhneen duy'nyoohkleeuhtuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">a cofactor involved in some biochemical reactions catalysed by dehydrogenases, as succinate dehydrogenase in the citric acid cycle.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FAD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fleet admiral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fleet admiral</span></header><div>/ˈflit ædmərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'fleet admuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">the highest ranking officer in the US Navy, ranking next above admiral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fleet Air Arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fleet Air Arm</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">the branch of the Royal Navy concerned with aviation; the British naval air force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flesh-and-blood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359543724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flesh-and-blood</span></header><div>/ˈflɛʃ-ən-blʌd/ (<em>say</em> 'flesh-uhn-blud) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> existing in the real world: <em class="example">a flesh-and-blood hero.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq529"> (of a fictional character) depicted in a realistic lifelike and convincing manner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flight arrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flight arrow</span></header><div>/ˈflaɪt æroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'fluyt aroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> a long and light arrow in general; a shaft or arrow for the longbow, as distinguished from a bolt for the crossbow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flight attendant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flight attendant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flight attendant" src="word_pronunciations/09266.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈflaɪt ətɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> 'fluyt uhtenduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">someone whose job is to attend to passengers and to their safety on an aircraft, serving meals, giving information, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Flinders University of South Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Flinders University of South Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a university in Adelaide, SA, established in 1966.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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floating asset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">floating asset</span></header><div>/ˈfloʊtɪŋ æsɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'flohting aset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">an asset produced or purchased by a company for the purpose of conversion into cash at a profit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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floating point arithmetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">floating point arithmetic</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">arithmetic involving floating point numbers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flood-affected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258973006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flood-affected</span></header><div>/ˈflʌd-əfɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> 'flud-uhfektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">adversely affected by flooding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flora and fauna reserve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flora and fauna reserve</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065265" href="entry://sanctuary%23bigmac000065265"><strong>sanctuary</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065265" href="entry://sanctuary%23mq693">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flotsam and jetsam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flotsam and jetsam</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found either floating upon the sea or washed ashore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq472"> odds and ends.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027434" href="entry://flotsam%23bigmac000027434"><span class="smallcaps">flotsam</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039072" href="entry://jetsam%23bigmac000039072"><span class="smallcaps">jetsam</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flower arrangement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flower arrangement</span></header><div>/ˈflaʊər əreɪndʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'flowuhr uhraynjmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a decorative design made with flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fore-and-aft sail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fore-and-aft sail</span></header><div>/fɔr-ən-aft ˈseɪl/ (<em>say</em> fawr-uhn-ahft 'sayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">any sail not set on a yard, usually bent to a gaff or set on a stay in the centre line.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095891" href="entry://sail%23bigmac000095891"><strong>sail</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095891" href="entry://sail%23mq893">1</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foreign accent syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac588913266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foreign accent syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a rare syndrome which can affect a person who has experienced a stroke or head trauma, the control of the muscles used to produce speech being impaired which leads to a change in accent.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FAS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foreign aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foreign aid</span></header><div>/fɒrən ˈeɪd/ (<em>say</em> foruhn 'ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">financial and other aid given to underdeveloped countries by technologically more advanced ones.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forensic animation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac58671568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forensic animation</span></header><div>/fəˌrɛnzɪk ænəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> fuh.renzik anuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">animation techniques used to reconstruct a crime.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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formic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">formic acid</span></header><div>/fɔmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fawmik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a colourless irritant liquid, methanoic acid, HCOOH, produced by some ants and other insects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>formīca</em> ant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fortress Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fortress Australia</span></header><div>/fɔtrəs əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> fawtruhs uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">a defence policy which states that in time of war Australia must be defended in its approaches, and which is therefore opposed to having defence forces stationed outside Australia (opposed to <em>forward defence</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forwarding agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forwarding agent</span></header><div>/ˈfɔwədɪŋ eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'fawwuhding ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">an agent who organises the collection, forwarding and delivery of goods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a NSW Aboriginal self-help welfare organisation operating 1963–75.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FAA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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four-and-a-half bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">four-and-a-half bond</span></header><div>/ˌfɔr-ən-ə-ˈhaf bɒnd/ (<em>say</em> .fawr-uhn-uh-'hahf bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072665" href="entry://stretcher%20bond%23bigmac000072665"><strong>stretcher bond</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">(in the Book of Revelation) four riders symbolising pestilence, war, famine, and death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fourier analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fourier analysis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Fourier analysis" src="word_pronunciations/09579.mp3"></audio></span>/fʊriər əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> fooreeuhr uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">the decomposition of any periodic function such as a complex sound or electromagnetic waveform into the sum of a number of sine and cosine functions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from JBJ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028199" href="entry://Fourier%23bigmac000028199"><span class="smallcaps">Fourier</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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four of a kind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">four of a kind</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">a set of four cards of the same denomination, as four kings, four tens, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fourth age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac619046605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fourth age</span></header><div>/fɔθ ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> fawth 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">the final period of life, that of extreme old age, usually regarded as over 85 years of age and characterised by varying degrees of biological and functional decline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [concept formulated in the work of Paul Baltes, 1939–2006, German psychologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fra Angelico
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fra Angelico</span></header><div>/fra ænˈdʒɛlɪkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> frah an'jelikoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">→ Fra <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002554" href="entry://Angelico%23bigmac000002554"><strong>Angelico</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frail aged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac917899336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frail aged</span><z><span target_id="4KSScf1glr">adj.</span><span target_id="S1yYy3Y8zY">n.</span></z></header><div>/freɪl ˈeɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> frayl 'ayjd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4KSScf1glr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> designating an elderly person who exhibits symptoms such as muscle weakness, exhaustion, and slowed gait, and who may be prone to increased instability and confusion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="S1yYy3Y8zY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq513"> <strong>the frail aged</strong>, people in this physical and mental state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free agent</span></header><div>/fri ˈeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> free 'ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">someone who has the power to act freely and without constraint, and is not responsible to anyone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free air overpressure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free air overpressure</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">the pressure, in excess of the ambient atmospheric pressure, created in the air by the blast wave from an explosion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free alongside ship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free alongside ship</span></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">(a term of sale meaning that the seller agrees to deliver the merchandise alongside ship without extra charge to the buyer.)</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FAS, f.a.s.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free-associate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free-associate</span><z><span target_id="iilxl3YGU4">v.i.</span><span target_id="9zjRxsqwcI">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/fri-əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> free-uh'sohsheeayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">free-associated</strong>, <strong class="bold">free-associating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iilxl3YGU4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> to elaborate a train of thought suggested by a spontaneous reaction to a word, image, thought, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9zjRxsqwcI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq725"> to link (words, ideas, etc.) which may not appear to have any connection; improvise verbally upon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluoroacetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164903040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluoroacetic acid</span></header><div>/ˌflʊəroʊəˌsitɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .floouhrohuh.seetik 'asuhd), /ˌfluroʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .floohroh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">a colourless, water-soluble, highly toxic compound, FCH<sub>2</sub>COOH, used in some pesticides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluoroboric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluoroboric acid</span></header><div>/ˌflʊəroʊbɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .floouhrohbawrik 'asuhd), /ˌfluroʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .floohroh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">a strong acid, HBF<sub>4</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hydrofluoboric acid</strong> /ˌhaɪdroʊfluəˌbɔrɪkˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huydrohfloohuh.bawrik'asuhd), <strong>fluoboric acid</strong> /ˌfluoʊbɔrɪkˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .floohohbawrik'asuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluorophosphoric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluorophosphoric acid</span></header><div>/ˌflʊəroʊfɒsfɒrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .floouhrohfosforik 'asuhd), /ˌfluroʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .floohroh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">any of the three acids H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>3</sub>F (<em>mono-</em>), HPO<sub>2</sub>F<sub>2</sub> (<em>di-</em>), or HPF<sub>6</sub> (<em>hexa-</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fluophosphoric acid</strong> /ˌfluoʊfɒsfɒrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .floohohfosforik 'asuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluorosilicic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluorosilicic acid</span></header><div>/ˌflʊəroʊsəlɪsɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .floouhrohsuhlisik 'asuhd), /ˌfluroʊ-/ (<em>say</em> .floohroh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">an unstable acid, H<sub>2</sub>SiF<sub>6</sub>, used in aqueous solution or in the form of its salts as a wood preservative, disinfectant, and hardening agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fly agaric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fly agaric</span></header><div>/flaɪ ˈægərɪk/ (<em>say</em> fluy 'aguhrik), /-əˈgærɪk/ (<em>say</em> -uh'garik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">a very poisonous mushroom, <em>Amanita muscaria</em>, red with white spots on top, with white gills and stem.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from its earlier use in parts of Europe for making a poison for flies]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fly and flop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac067743114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fly and flop</span><z><span target_id="qlBCw0Rkbz">n.</span><span target_id="IrPzbR3oaa">adj.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qlBCw0Rkbz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq668"> a holiday which comprises a flight to a destination where one intends to relax and rest, having few plans.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IrPzbR3oaa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq619"> of or relating to such a holiday: <em class="example">a fly and flop destination.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fly-and-flop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fly-ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fly-ash</span></header><div>/ˈflaɪ-æʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'fluy-ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">the fine ash produced from burning pulverised coal, found to have cement-like qualities in concrete and also sometimes used in brick-making.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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FOI-able
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991309171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">FOI-able</span></header><div>/ɛf oʊ ˈaɪ-əbəl/ (<em>say</em> ef oh 'uy-uhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">(of a document) safe to be disclosed to public scrutiny if required under freedom-of-information laws.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027688" href="entry://FOI%23bigmac000027688"><span class="smallcaps">FOI</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Foley artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709733193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Foley artist</span></header><div>/ˈfoʊli atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'fohlee ahtust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">a person who specialises in making the sounds to be recorded as sound effects for film or television.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac227311873" href="entry://Foley%20studio%23bigmac227311873"><span class="smallcaps">Foley (studio)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091563" href="entry://artist%23bigmac000091563"><span class="smallcaps">artist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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folic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">folic acid</span></header><div>/foʊlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fohlik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">one of the B complex of vitamins that is used in the treatment of certain types of anaemia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>fol</em>(<em>ium</em>) leaf + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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folie à deux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211195219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">folie à deux</span></header><div>/fɒli a ˈdɜ/ (<em>say</em> folee ah 'der) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq33">a rare syndrome that involves a madness shared by two people, especially two people in a close relationship in which one person has a genuine psychosis and the other is emotionally dependent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">folly à deux</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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folk art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac810813290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">folk art</span></header><div>/ˈfoʊk at/ (<em>say</em> 'fohk aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq73">art, especially visual art, which is traditional in a particular country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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folly à deux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923422860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">folly à deux</span></header><div>/fɒli a ˈdɜ/ (<em>say</em> folee ah 'der) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq42">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211195219" href="entry://folie%20%C3%A0%20deux%23bigmac211195219"><strong>folie à deux</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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food additive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac43560217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">food additive</span></header><div>/ˈfud ædətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'foohd aduhtiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a substance added to food to enhance its appearance or taste, to increase its nutritional value, or to maintain its freshness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Food and Agriculture Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Food and Agriculture Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">the United Nations agency that administers development programs for increase in food production, etc., in underdeveloped countries.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FAO <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body is spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foot-and-mouth disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foot-and-mouth disease</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of foot-and-mouth disease" src="word_pronunciations/09431.mp3"></audio></span>/fʊt-ən-ˈmaʊθ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> foot-uhn-'mowth duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a contagious viral disease of cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, characterised by a vesicular eruption about the hoofs and mouth. The disease very rarely affects humans.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FMD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Football Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Football Association</span></header><div>/ˈfʊtbɔl əsoʊsiˌeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'footbawl uhsohsee.ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">the body responsible for the organisation and administration of association football in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forasmuch as
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forasmuch as</span></header><div>/fɔrəzˈmʌtʃ æz/ (<em>say</em> fawruhz'much az) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">in view of the fact that; seeing that; since.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fore-and-aft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fore-and-aft</span><z><span target_id="M7S6yfX4Ha">adj.</span><span target_id="uUma2O8HRP">adv.</span></z></header><div>/fɔr-ən-ˈaft/ (<em>say</em> fawr-uhn-'ahft) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="M7S6yfX4Ha"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> parallel to the longitudinal axis of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> denoting a rig in which the principal sails are set on gaffs, stags, or masts, on the centre line of the vessel.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="uUma2O8HRP">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq535"> Also, <strong class="vs">all fore-and-aft</strong>. from stem to stern.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fore-and-after
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fore-and-after</span></header><div>/fɔr-ən-ˈaftə/ (<em>say</em> fawr-uhn-'ahftuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">a vessel with fore-and-aft sails, as a schooner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fun and games
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fun and games</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> inconsequential activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> amatory play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq175"> (<em>ironic</em>) problems and difficulties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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funk art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">funk art</span></header><div>/fʌnk ˈat/ (<em>say</em> funk 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a style of art originating on the west coast of America which reacted against the more rigid New York style of abstract expressionism, and sought freer, more human forms of expression; a regional variant of pop art.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuzzy wuzzy angel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuzzy wuzzy angel</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">any indigenous person of PNG who helped the Australians, especially the wounded, during World War II.</span></div><div class="etym"> [extension of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029104" href="entry://fuzzy%20wuzzy%23bigmac000029104"><span class="smallcaps">fuzzy wuzzy</span></a>, used by Australian troops in World War II] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Although the term <em>fuzzy wuzzy</em> is generally derogatory and racist, in this case the name was used with affection and respect.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gala apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac239300841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gala apple</span></header><div>/ˈgalə æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'gahluh apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a variety of apple developed in NZ, with a yellow-red skin and mild flavour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gallic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gallic acid</span></header><div>/gælɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> galik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">a complex phenolic acid, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>H, a white or yellowish crystalline powder found in nut-galls, mangoes, and other plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gallium arsenide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gallium arsenide</span></header><div>/gæliəm ˈasənaɪd/ (<em>say</em> galeeuhm 'ahsuhnuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a gallium compound, GaAs, used as an alternative semiconductor to silicon in supercomputers and other specialist applications because electrons can move through it five times faster than through silicon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gamma-aminobutyric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac013262291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gamma-aminobutyric acid</span></header><div>/gæmə-əˌminoʊˌbjutɪrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> gamuh-uh.meenoh.byoohtirik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">an amino acid, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>C<sub>4</sub>, that acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter which regulates the transmission of nerve impulses in the central nervous system.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GABA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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G and S
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac924344419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">G and S</span></header><div>/dʒi ən ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> jee uhn 'es) <div class="def"><span id="mq810">Gilbert and Sullivan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gas attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gas attack</span></header><div>/ˈgæs ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'gas uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">an attack in which asphyxiating or poisonous gases are employed, as by liberating the gases, and allowing the wind to carry the fumes, or by gas shells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gatwick Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gatwick Airport</span></header><div>/gætwɪk ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> gatwik 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">an airport in Surrey, England, serving London.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac380776144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac45091" href="entry://Sydney%20Gay%20and%20Lesbian%20Mardi%20Gras%23bigmac45091"><strong>Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gen alpha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664812039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gen alpha</span></header><div>/dʒɛn ˈælfə/ (<em>say</em> jen 'alfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac185109313" href="entry://generation%20alpha%23bigmac185109313"><strong>generation alpha</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093574" href="entry://GATT%23bigmac000093574"><strong>GATT</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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general AI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761183802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">general AI</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɛnrəl eɪ aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'jenruhl ay uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac582106364" href="entry://artificial%20general%20intelligence%23bigmac582106364"><strong>artificial general intelligence</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">general artificial intelligence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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General American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401018578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">General American</span></header><div>/dʒɛnrəl əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> jenruhl uh'merikuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac956858227" href="entry://American%20English%23bigmac956858227"><strong>American English</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac956858227" href="entry://American%20English%23mq413">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by US linguist George P Krapp, 1872–1934, in <em>The English Language in America</em> (1925)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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general anaesthesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268025038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">general anaesthesia</span></header><div>/dʒɛnrəl ænəsˈθiʒə/ (<em>say</em> jenruhl anuhs'theezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> drug-induced insensibility to pain and other sensation throughout the whole body, involving a state of unconsciousness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> the administration of a drug to produce this effect.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">general anesthesia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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general anaesthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">general anaesthetic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of general anaesthetic" src="word_pronunciations/10028.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɛnrəl ænəsˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> jenruhl anuhs'thetik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> a substance which anaesthetises the entire body and produces loss of consciousness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> the procedure for this.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">general anesthetic</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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General Assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">General Assembly</span></header><div>/dʒɛnrəl əˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> jenruhl uh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> one of the principal bodies within the United Nations, and the only one in which all members are represented.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> the highest court or authority of the Presbyterian Church of each country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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General Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">General Australian</span></header><div>/dʒɛnrəl əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> jenruhl uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">that pronunciation of Australian English adopted by the majority of Australians.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102078" href="entry://spectrum%20of%20Australian%20English%23bigmac000102078"><strong>spectrum of Australian English</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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general award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419647216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">general award</span></header><div>/dʒɛnrəl əˈwɔd/ (<em>say</em> jenruhl uh'wawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac272577202" href="entry://common%20rule%20award%23bigmac272577202"><strong>common rule award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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generation alpha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac185109313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">generation alpha</span></header><div>/dʒɛnəreɪʃən ˈælfə/ (<em>say</em> jenuhrayshuhn 'alfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">the generation growing up after 2010 when communications technology was focused on the smartphone, interactivity was assumed and social media gained great power alongside traditional media.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gen alpha</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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generative AI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114877032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">generative AI</span></header><div>/dʒɛnərətɪv eɪ ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> jenuhruhtiv ay 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">an artificial-intelligence application which is capable of producing new content, such as text, images, videos, etc., through the use of machine learning.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">generative artificial intelligence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gentle Annie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gentle Annie</span></header><div>/dʒɛntl ˈæni/ (<em>say</em> jentl 'anee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (<em>sometimes ironic</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a gently sloping hill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally a coachman’s term]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gentleman-at-arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gentleman-at-arms</span></header><div>/ˌdʒɛntlmən-ət-ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> .jentlmuhn-uht-'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">gentlemen-at-arms</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">one of a guard of forty gentlemen (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029942" href="entry://gentleman%23mq903">3</a>) with their officers who attend the British sovereign on state occasions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gentlemen's agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gentlemen’s agreement</span></header><div>/ˌdʒɛntlmənz əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> .jentlmuhnz uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">an agreement binding as a matter of honour alone, not enforceable at law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Geological and Mining Museum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Geological and Mining Museum</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a museum established in Sydney in 1882, part of the NSW Department of Mines; houses collections of rocks, minerals, fossils and photographs of mines and sites.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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German South-West Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">German South-West Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092487" href="entry://Namibia%23bigmac000092487"><strong>Namibia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gerry and the Pacemakers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gerry and the Pacemakers</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Gerry and the Pacemakers" src="word_pronunciations/12816.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'jeree) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">British pop group formed in 1961, featuring lead singer Gerry Marsden (1942–2021).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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get-at-able
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">get-at-able</span></header><div>/gɛt-ˈæt-əbəl/ (<em>say</em> get-'at-uhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">able to be reached or attained; accessible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gettysburg Address
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gettysburg Address</span></header><div>/ˌgɛtizbɜg əˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> .geteezberg uh'dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">the speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, president of the US, at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, in 1863.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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get-up-and-go
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">get-up-and-go</span></header><div>/ˌgɛt-ʌp-ən-ˈgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .get-up-uhn-'goh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">enthusiasm; energy; enterprise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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giant anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">giant anteater</span></header><div>/dʒaɪənt ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> juyuhnt 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a large terrestrial tropical American edentate, the great anteater, <em>Myrmecophaga tridactyla</em>, subsisting on termites, ants, and other insects, and having powerful front claws, a long, tapering snout and extensile tongue, and a shaggy grey coat marked with a conspicuous black band.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ant bear</strong>, <strong class="vs">great anteater</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gibberellic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gibberellic acid</span></header><div>/dʒɪbəˌrɛlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> jibuh.relik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a terpene hormone produced by the fungus <em>Gibberella fujikuroa</em>, C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>21</sub>O<sub>4</sub>.COOH; stimulates plant growth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gilbert and Sullivan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421124118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gilbert and Sullivan</span></header><div>/ˌgɪlbət ən ˈsʌləvən/ (<em>say</em> .gilbuht uhn 'suluhvuhn) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">the English librettist William Gilbert and the English composer Arthur Sullivan who from 1871 to 1896 collaborated to create comic operettas; noted works include <em>HMS Pinafore</em> (1878), <em>The Pirates of Penzance</em> (1879), and <em>The Mikado</em> (1885).</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: G and S</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ginger ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ginger ale<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ginger ale" src="word_pronunciations/10143.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪndʒər ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> jinjuhr 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">a soft drink, flavoured with ginger, used for mixing with spirits, especially brandy.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac748431454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ginger ale<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ginger ale" src="word_pronunciations/10143.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪndʒər ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> jinjuhr 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098515" href="entry://bail%23bigmac000098515"><strong>bail<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glacial acetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glacial acetic acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">pure acetic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gladys Knight and the Pips
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gladys Knight and the Pips</span></header><div>/ˌglædəs ˈnaɪt/ (<em>say</em> .gladuhs 'nuyt) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">US rhythm and blues group, formed in 1952.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free association</span></header><div>/fri əsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> free uhsohsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> the first association called forth by each of a series of stimulus words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq093"> a train of thought elicited in response to a single word.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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freedom of action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">freedom of action</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">the right to act in pursuit of one’s own interests.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free-for-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free-for-all</span></header><div>/fri-fər-ˈɔl/ (<em>say</em> free-fuhr-'awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> Also, <strong class="vs">free fight</strong>. a fight, game, contest, etc., open to everyone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq993"> a brawl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq263"> any event which becomes chaotic, usually as a result of the number of people involved.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1880s) a horserace in which any horse could compete]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free-to-air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free-to-air</span></header><div>/fri-tu-ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> free-tooh-'air) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">(of television) supplied at no cost to the consumer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French Academy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French Academy</span></header><div>/frɛntʃ əˈkædəmi/ (<em>say</em> french uh'kaduhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">an association of 40 scholars and members of the literary profession, formally established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu and devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language and establishing standards of correct usage.</span></div> French, <strong>Académie Française</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French and Indian War
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French and Indian War</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">the war between France and England in America, 1754–60, in which the French were aided by Indian allies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French North Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French North Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">the former French colonies of Algeria, French Morocco and Tunisia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French West Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac969621320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French West Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a former federation of eight French overseas territories in western Africa: Dahomey (now Benin), French Guinea (now Guinea), French Sudan (now Mali), Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Dakar, and Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fresh air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac896545410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fresh air</span></header><div>/frɛʃ ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> fresh 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">the air outside, considered to be more invigorating and refreshing than the air inside a building, vehicle, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fresh-air shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac442124844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fresh-air shot</span></header><div>/frɛʃ-ˈɛə ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> fresh-'air shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac967599737" href="entry://air%20shot%23bigmac967599737"><strong>air shot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frog and toad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frog and toad</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">a road.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuck-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuck-all</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuck-all" src="word_pronunciations/09744.mp3"></audio></span>/fʌk-ˈɔl/ (<em>say</em> fuk-'awl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuck-all" src="word_pronunciations/09743.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfʌk-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'fuk-awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">very little, nothing: <em class="example">they’ve done fuck-all all day.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fuerte avocado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac765494402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fuerte avocado</span></header><div>/ˈfwɛəteɪ ævəkadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'fwairtay avuhkahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">an avocado, <em>Persea americana</em>, with a smooth green skin and creamy, pale-green flesh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after (<em>El</em>)<em> Fuerte</em>, a city in Mexico]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuji apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829933494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuji apple</span></header><div>/ˈfudʒi æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'foohjee apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a variety of apple developed in Japan, with sweet, juicy, crisp flesh and red skin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [part translation of Japanese <em>fuji ringo</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028848" href="entry://Fuji%23bigmac000028848"><span class="smallcaps">Fuji</span></a> + <em>ringo</em> apple]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full age</span></header><div>/fʊl ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> fool 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">the age at which one becomes an adult, in Australia the age of 18; legal majority.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fulminic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fulminic acid</span></header><div>/fʊlˌmɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fool.minik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">an acid, HONC, an isomer of cyanic acid, found only in its salts, the fulminates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fumaric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fumaric acid</span></header><div>/fjuˌmærɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fyooh.marik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">an acid, trans-butenedioic acid, HOOCCH=CHCOOH, isomeric with maleic acid, occurring in small amounts in almost all living cells as a component of the citric acid cycle and in greater amounts in several plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuming sulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuming sulphuric acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">a solution of sulphur trioxide in sulphuric acid, H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, forming crystals below 35°C; oleum; pyrosulphuric acid; disulphuric acid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fuming sulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gog and Magog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gog and Magog</span></header><div>/gɒg ən ˈmeɪgɒg/ (<em>say</em> gog uhn 'maygog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> <em class="label">Old Testament</em> a warlike prince and the country from which he comes to fight with Israel. Ezekiel 38.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">New Testament</em> two kings, agents of Satan, who are to be destroyed by God. Revelation 20:8–10.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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going-away outfit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">going-away outfit</span></header><div>/ˌgoʊɪŋ-əˈweɪ ˌaʊtfɪt/ (<em>say</em> .gohing-uh'way .owtfit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">clothing customarily worn by a bride when leaving on her honeymoon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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golden age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">golden age</span></header><div>/goʊldən ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> the first and best age of the world, when humankind lived in innocence and happiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> the most flourishing period in the history of a nation, literature, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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golden ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac642739650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">golden ale</span></header><div>/goʊldən ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">a premium ale which is typically lighter in colour than the standard ale, has the flavour of hops, and a slight bitterness in the finish.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blonde ale</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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golden arches
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575761580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">golden arches</span></header><div>/goʊldən ˈatʃəz/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn 'ahchuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">an outlet of the family restaurant chain McDonald’s.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the shape and colour of the large capital M signs that appear at the entrance to McDonald’s outlets]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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golden aster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">golden aster</span></header><div>/goʊldən ˈæstə/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn 'astuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">any plant of a North American genus, <em>Chrysopsis</em>, of aster-like species with bright golden-yellow flowers, especially a wildflower species, <em>C. mariana</em>, abundant in the eastern US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Golden Globe Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac205830492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Golden Globe Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">one of a set of annual film and television awards made in the US by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA); established 1943.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Golden Guitar Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519449611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Golden Guitar Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">one of a set of annual country music awards made in Australia by the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA), known officially as the Country Music Awards of Australia; established 1973.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Golden Raspberry Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac280884835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Golden Raspberry Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">one of a set of nominal annual awards in filmmaking, awarded for the worst performance, direction, writing, etc.; established 1980.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Razzie</strong>. <div class="etym">[play on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090240" href="entry://raspberry%23bigmac000090240"><span class="smallcaps">raspberry<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold open access
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac299487437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold open access</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">open access to journal articles for which an article-processing charge is incurred by the author, their institution, or other funders.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac420276937" href="entry://green%20open%20access%23bigmac420276937"><strong>green open access</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.</span></header><div>/goʊldsbrə ˈmɔt/ (<em>say</em> gohldsbruh 'mawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">an Australian wool company founded in 1881 by Richard Goldsbrough; became part of Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort in 1962.</span></div> Formerly (1881–88), <strong>R. Goldsbrough and Co.</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac629013553" href="entry://Foster%27s%20Brewing%20Group%23bigmac629013553"><strong>Foster’s Brewing Group</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Góngora y Argote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Góngora y Argote</span></header><div>/ˈgɒngɔrə i agoʊteɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'gongawruh ee ahgohtay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Luis de</strong> /luis deɪ/ (<em>say</em> lwees duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">1561–1627, Spanish lyric poet; his work noted for its richness of vocabulary, classical allusions and imagery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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good afternoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">good afternoon</span></header><div>/gʊd aftəˈnun/ (<em>say</em> good ahftuh'noohn) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">(a conventional expression used at a meeting or parting during the afternoon.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goods and services tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goods and services tax</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq709"> an indirect tax, usually imposed on the consumption of goods and services and most often calculated on the value that is added at each stage of the manufacturing and distribution process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> a collection of ad valorem taxes on a broad variety of subject matters, including goods, services and real property.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GST Also, <strong class="vs">value added tax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gorno-Altai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gorno-Altai</span></header><div>/ˌgɔnoʊ-ælˈtaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .gawnoh-al'tuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094497" href="entry://Altai%23bigmac000094497"><strong>Altai</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Gorno-Altay</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gothic arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gothic arch</span></header><div>/gɒθɪk ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> gothik 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095974" href="entry://lancet%20arch%23bigmac000095974"><strong>lancet arch</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gouled Aptidon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gouled Aptidon</span></header><div>/ˌgulɛd ˈæptədɒn/ (<em>say</em> .goohled 'aptuhdon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hassan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">1916–2006, Djibouti politician and army commander; first president of Djibouti after independence; president 1977–99.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grab-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grab-all</span></header><div>/ˈgræb-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'grab-awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">a set net used for fishing near the shore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grace after meals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970699173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grace after meals</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">a short prayer (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101125" href="entry://grace%23bigmac000101125">grace</a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101125" href="entry://grace%23mq961">11</a>) said after a meal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Glen Albyn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Glen Albyn</span></header><div>/glɛn ˈælbən/ (<em>say</em> glen 'albuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031499" href="entry://Great%20Glen%23bigmac000031499"><strong>Great Glen</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gleneagles Agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gleneagles Agreement</span></header><div>/glɛnˈigəlz əˌgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> glen'eeguhlz uh.greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a Commonwealth of Nations agreement signed in 1977 at Gleneagles, Scotland, opposing sporting links with South Africa because of its then apartheid policy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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globe amaranth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">globe amaranth</span></header><div>/gloʊb ˈæmərənθ/ (<em>say</em> glohb 'amuhruhnth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005070" href="entry://bachelor%27s%20button%23bigmac000005070"><strong>bachelor’s button</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005070" href="entry://bachelor%27s%20button%23mq079">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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globe artichoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">globe artichoke</span></header><div>/gloʊb ˈatətʃoʊk/ (<em>say</em> glohb 'ahtuhchohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a type of artichoke, <em>Cynara scolymus</em>, widely cultivated for food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gloom-and-doom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gloom-and-doom</span></header><div>/ˈglum-ən-dum/ (<em>say</em> 'gloohm-uhn-doohm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">of an exaggeratedly pessimistic nature.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gloom and doom</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glucuronic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glucuronic acid</span></header><div>/glukjuˌrɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> gloohkyooh.ronik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a sugar acid related to glucose, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>9</sub>O<sub>5</sub> COOH, present in plant and bacterial gums, often conjugated with compounds foreign to the body, such as drugs, to make them soluble for excretory purposes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glutamic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glutamic acid</span></header><div>/gluˌtæmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> glooh.tamik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">an amino acid, HOOC.CH<sub>2</sub>.CH<sub>2</sub>.CH(NH<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup>)COO<sup>-</sup>, occurring in proteins, which plays an important part in the nitrogen metabolism of plants and animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glyceric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glyceric acid</span></header><div>/glɪˌsɛrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> gli.serik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a colourless, syrupy fluid, CH<sub>2</sub>OHCHOHCOOH, produced by oxidation of glycerol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glycocholic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glycocholic acid</span></header><div>/ˌglaɪkəkɒlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .gluykuhkolik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">a bile acid, C<sub>26</sub>H<sub>43</sub>NO<sub>6</sub>, which on hydrolysis yields glycine and cholic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glycogenic amino acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glycogenic amino acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">any of various amino acids whose carbon skeletons are metabolised to intermediates in glucose and glycogen synthesis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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go-ahead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000001778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">go-ahead</span><z><span target_id="GjfgoYpfSc">adj.</span><span target_id="7BqiDCSuNW">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of go-ahead" src="word_pronunciations/10262.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgoʊ-əhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'goh-uhhed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GjfgoYpfSc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> going forward; advancing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq684"> progressive; active; enterprising.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7BqiDCSuNW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq591"> permission to proceed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102346" href="entry://go%23bigmac000102346"><span class="smallcaps">go<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088539" href="entry://ahead%23bigmac000088539"><span class="smallcaps">ahead</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001778" href="#mq684">2</a> US colloquial (1830s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goal area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goal area</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊl ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'gohl airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> <em class="label">Soccer</em> a rectangular space in front of each goal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Hockey</em> a semicircular space in front of each goal. A goal is discounted unless the shot is made within the goal area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goat-and-galah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac772068926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goat-and-galah</span></header><div>/goʊt-ən-gəˈla/ (<em>say</em> goht-uhn-guh'lah) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">(of a country town or hotel) small and lacking in services.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goat antelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goat antelope</span></header><div>/goʊt ˈæntəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> goht 'antuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> a goat-like antelope of the genus <em>Naemorhedus</em>, as the goral, <em>N. goral</em>, or <em>N. crispus</em> of Japan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> any antelope of the tribe Rupicaprini, a subdivision of the sheep and goat family, and including the chamois, goral, serow, and Rocky Mountain goat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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go-away money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14922254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">go-away money</span></header><div>/goʊ-əˈweɪ mʌni/ (<em>say</em> goh-uh'way munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a financial settlement made by an employer to an employee who has been dismissed to persuade them not to pursue claims of unfair dismissal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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God almighty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">God almighty</span></header><div>/gɒd ɔlˈmaɪti/ (<em>say</em> god awl'muytee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">(an expression of surprise or anger.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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God-almighty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">God-almighty</span></header><div>/gɒd-ɔlˈmaɪti/ (<em>say</em> god-awl'muytee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">extremely; with absurd exaggeration: <em class="example">don’t be so God-almighty pleased with yourself.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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god-awful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">god-awful</span></header><div>/ˈgɒd-ɔfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'god-awfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">terrible; appalling.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">God-awful</strong>, <strong class="vs">godawful</strong>. <div class="etym">[US slang (1880s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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God's acre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">God’s acre</span></header><div>/gɒdz ˈeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> godz 'aykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">a burial ground; cemetery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Godwin Austen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Godwin Austen</span></header><div>/gɒdwən ˈɒstn/ (<em>say</em> godwuhn 'ostn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040728" href="entry://K2%23bigmac000040728"><strong>K2</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grace-and-favour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grace-and-favour</span></header><div>/ˈgreɪs-ən-ˌfeɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'grays-uhn-.fayvuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">granted by the sovereign as a mark of gratitude: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>her grace-and-favour apartment at the palace.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grace-and-favor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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graffiti art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">graffiti art</span></header><div>/grəˈfiti at/ (<em>say</em> gruh'feetee aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a popular art form, usually produced as a mural, which adopts a graffiti style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Graian Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Graian Alps</span></header><div>/ˌgreɪən ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> .grayuhn 'alps), /ˌgraɪ-/ (<em>say</em> .gruy-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">the northern part of the western Alps on the French-Italian border. Highest peak, Gran Paradiso, 4061 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grain alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grain alcohol</span></header><div>/ˈgreɪn ˌælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'grayn .alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">alcohol made from grain; ethyl alcohol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gram atom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gram atom</span></header><div>/ˈgræm ætəm/ (<em>say</em> 'gram atuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">that quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element; now replaced by the mole.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gram atomic weight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grand-aunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grand-aunt</span></header><div>/ˈgrænd-ant/ (<em>say</em> 'grand-ahnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031473" href="entry://great-aunt%23bigmac000031473"><strong>great-aunt</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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graphic arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">graphic arts</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of graphic arts" src="word_pronunciations/10455.mp3"></audio></span>/græfɪk ˈats/ (<em>say</em> grafik 'ahts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">drawing, engraving, etching, and other arts involving the use of lines, strokes, colour, etc., to express or convey ideas on flat surfaces, used especially in illustration and advertising.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>graphic artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gray on a tray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202827045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gray on a tray</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">grays on trays</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac735835225" href="entry://grey%20on%20a%20tray%23bigmac735835225"><strong>grey on a tray</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grazier's alert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grazier’s alert</span></header><div>/greɪziəz əˈlɜt/ (<em>say</em> grayzeeuhz uh'lert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a cold-weather warning issued by the weather bureau to graziers, especially in the lambing season.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grease and oil change
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac567500448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grease and oil change</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a routine maintenance operation in which the engine oil is changed and parts are greased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a surgical operation or other procedure or designed to improve one’s physical health, especially in relation to the circulatory system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Anabranch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Anabranch</span></header><div>/greɪt ˈænəbræntʃ/ (<em>say</em> grayt 'anuhbranch), /-brantʃ/ (<em>say</em> -brahnch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">the branch of the Darling which leaves the river near Menindee in NSW flowing south to join the Murray below the junction of the Murray and Darling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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great anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac921295951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">great anteater</span></header><div>/greɪt ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> grayt 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030168" href="entry://giant%20anteater%23bigmac000030168"><strong>giant anteater</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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great ape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">great ape</span></header><div>/greɪt ˈeɪp/ (<em>say</em> grayt 'ayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> any extant member of the family Hominidae, comprising the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq369"> (formerly) any extant non-human member of family Hominidae.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Artesian Basin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Artesian Basin</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a large artesian water-bearing basin underlying one fifth of the area of Australia; including about two-thirds of Qld, and parts (in decreasing order of magnitude) of SA, NSW and the NT; one of the world’s largest. 1 735 300 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The vast aquifer of the <strong>Great Artesian Basin</strong> consists of layers of permeable sandstone containing water under pressure confined between layers of impermeable rocks. Rainfall enters the Basin through sandstone outcrops, mainly along its elevated eastern rim on the western foothills of the Great Dividing Range in Qld, and moves through the sandstone in a westward direction at a rate of between one and five metres per year; it is discharged naturally through mound springs in the western and south-western margins of the Basin. Bores sunk in the 1880s allowed the pastoral industry to spread into the low rainfall regions of central and western Qld. The discharge of water through free-flowing bores peaked at 2000 megalitres a day in 1915, but as more bores were sunk the lowered water levels in the aquifers reduced the pressure forcing the water to the surface. Today, most bores require pumping equipment to bring the water to the surface and outflow from the Basin has dropped to 1500 megalitres a day. The Basin provides a reliable water supply for livestock, town use and industrial and mining enterprises; sodium levels make it generally unsuitable for agriculture. Measures taken to ensure its long-term sustainability include capping free-flowing bores and replacing open bore drains with pipes, tanks and troughs to prevent wastage through evaporation.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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great auk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">great auk</span></header><div>/greɪt ˈɔk/ (<em>say</em> grayt 'awk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a large, flightless seabird, <em>Pinguinus impennis</em>, formerly abundant on the coasts of the northern Atlantic, but now extinct; garefowl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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great-aunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">great-aunt</span></header><div>/ˈgreɪt-ant/ (<em>say</em> 'grayt-ahnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">an aunt of one’s father or mother.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Australian Bight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Australian Bight</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the widest inlet on the Australian coastline including large sections of the coast of SA and WA along the Southern Ocean; stretches from Cape Pasley, WA to the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula in SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Greater Antilles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac38235262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Greater Antilles</span></header><div>/greɪtər ænˈtɪliz/ (<em>say</em> graytuhr an'tileez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003009" href="entry://Antilles%23bigmac000003009"><strong>Antilles</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Greater Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491133380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Greater Australia</span></header><div>/greɪtə əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> graytuh uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a single continental plate which separated from Gondwanaland 60 million years ago, on which today are mainland Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green acid</span></header><div>/grin ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> green 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">one of a number of mixtures of sulphonic acids used in the manufacture of detergents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green algae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green algae</span></header><div>/grin ˈældʒi/ (<em>say</em> green 'aljee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">algae belonging to the division Chlorophyta, grass-green in colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green and gold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green and gold</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">the Australian national sports uniform colours: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Keneally said this week he would trade his literary talent for the chance to wear the green and gold against the Poms.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday tasmanian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green and golden bell frog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac886684672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green and golden bell frog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">a species of bell frog, <em>Litoria aurea</em>, olive to emerald green with irregular blotches of brown or gold, with a call that resembles a revving motorbike; distributed throughout eastern and south-eastern Australia.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac80506045" href="entry://motorbike%20frog%23bigmac80506045"><strong>motorbike frog</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac778628587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green ant</span></header><div>/ˈgrin ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'green ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq340"> the small aggressive green-coloured ant, <em>Oecophylla smaragdina</em>, of northern Australia which generally lives in colonies in the leaves of trees; weaver ant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac225964618" href="entry://green-head%20ant%23bigmac225964618"><strong>green-head ant</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">green tree-ant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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greenfields agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac968320644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">greenfields agreement</span></header><div>/grinfildz əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> greenfeeldz uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">an agreement on terms and conditions for future employees of a new business or commercial venture, set before there are any employees with whom to negotiate.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac557557021" href="entry://employer%20greenfields%20agreement%23bigmac557557021"><strong>employer greenfields agreement</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac396019314" href="entry://union%20greenfields%20agreement%23bigmac396019314"><strong>union greenfields agreement</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green-head ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225964618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green-head ant</span></header><div>/grin-hɛd ˈænt/ (<em>say</em> green-hed 'ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a metallic-green ant, <em>Rhytidoponera metallica</em>, which builds nests underground, found throughout Australia but particularly in urban areas; the venom injected by its bite causes a sharp stinging sensation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">green ant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green open access
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420276937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green open access</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">open access provided through making an earlier version of published research available for free public use in an institutional repository, personal website, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac299487437" href="entry://gold%20open%20access%23bigmac299487437"><strong>gold open access</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Green Room Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac331809088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Green Room Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">one of a set of annual awards for excellence in the performing arts in Melbourne, presented since 1983 by the Green Room Association; began in 1982 to encourage and promote the performing arts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green tide algae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac364787902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green tide algae</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq37">fast-growing algae which flourish in eutrophic environments.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Green tide algae</strong> is a type of algae that can grow in large quantities in nutrient-rich environments. The algae are from various genera including <em>Ulva</em>, <em>Enteromorpha</em> and <em>Cladophora</em> and are found worldwide in temperate waters. These forms of algae are of interest in terms of their application in bioremediation in pond-based aquaculture.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey-A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142809090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey-A</span><z><span target_id="y30tQ6jJ2Q">n.</span><span target_id="gcUQ5xSWcp">adj.</span></z></header><div>/greɪ-ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> gray-'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y30tQ6jJ2Q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> a person who only rarely experiences or desires sexual or romantic attraction.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gcUQ5xSWcp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq270"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031686" href="entry://grey%20area%23bigmac000031686"><span class="smallcaps">grey (area)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004039" href="entry://asexual%23bigmac000004039"><span class="smallcaps">a(sexual)</span></a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac009215549" href="entry://aromantic%23bigmac009215549"><span class="smallcaps">a(romantic)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey area</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grey area" src="word_pronunciations/10539.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgreɪ ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'gray airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq191"> an issue which is not clear-cut; a subject which is vague and ill-defined: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The State Electoral Commission had created confusion and grey areas by saying it would accept ticks but not crosses on ballot papers</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq457"> the area midway between two extremes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey-aromantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202139663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey-aromantic</span></header><div>/greɪ-eɪrəˈmæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> gray-ayruh'mantik) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac886970748" href="entry://grey-romantic%23bigmac886970748"><strong>grey-romantic</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>grey-aromantically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey-asexual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885333673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey-asexual</span></header><div>/greɪ-eɪˈsɛkʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> gray-ay'sekshoohuhl) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac045387558" href="entry://greysexual%23bigmac045387558"><strong>greysexual</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031686" href="entry://grey%20area%23bigmac000031686"><span class="smallcaps">grey (area)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004039" href="entry://asexual%23bigmac000004039"><span class="smallcaps">asexual</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grey-asexuality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grey-asexually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey on a tray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac735835225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey on a tray</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">greys on trays</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">a snowboarder of mature years.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">gray on a tray</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grid magnetic angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grid magnetic angle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">the angular difference in direction between grid north and magnetic north, measured east or west from grid north.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grivation</strong>, <strong class="vs">grid variation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grog artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grog artist</span></header><div>/ˈgrɒg atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'grog ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">a heavy drinker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ground art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ground art</span></header><div>/ˈgraʊnd at/ (<em>say</em> 'grownd aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> artworks done on the ground, as pavement art or sand art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> a genre of Aboriginal art in which rocks are arranged on the earth in significant ways, as for a bora or corroboree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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group A strep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362725286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">group A strep</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac263641279" href="entry://strep%20A%23bigmac263641279"><strong>strep A</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GAS Also, <strong class="vs">Group A Strep</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grunge art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac976093263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grunge art</span></header><div>/ˈgrʌndʒ at/ (<em>say</em> 'grunj aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a style of art which is deliberately unsophisticated in form and materials, and provocative in attitude, in a manner similar to grunge music.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grunge</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region</span></header><div>/ˈgwʌŋʃi ˈdʒwʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'gwungshee 'jwung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">an administrative division of southern China. 220 400 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Nanning.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Kwangsi Chuang AR</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guanylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guanylic acid</span></header><div>/gwaˌnɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> gwah.nilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">the monophosphate of guanosine, present in all living cells, mainly in combined form, as in ribonucleic acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guardian angel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guardian angel</span></header><div>/gadiən ˈeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> gahdeeuhn 'aynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> (in some religious beliefs) an angel who has the particular care of an individual soul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> a person who prevents one from making a mistake, incurring a mishap, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Guides Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Guides Australia</span></header><div>/gaɪdz əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> guydz uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">an Australian organisation, affiliated to the London-based World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, set up in 1926 to coordinate the various Girl Guide groups that had developed in Australia since about 1912.</span></div> Formerly (until 1996), <strong>Girl Guide Association of Australia</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094979" href="entry://Guide%23bigmac000094979"><strong>Guide</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Guido d'Arezzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Guido d’Arezzo</span></header><div>/ˌgwidoʊ daˈrɛtsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .gweedoh dah'retsoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">c.990–c.1050, Italian or French monk, reformer of musical notation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gum ammoniac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gum ammoniac</span></header><div>/gʌm əˈmoʊniæk/ (<em>say</em> gum uh'mohneeak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">a medicinal gum resin from the umbelliferous plant, <em>Dorema ammoniacum</em>, of Persia, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gum arabic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gum arabic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gum arabic" src="word_pronunciations/10675.mp3"></audio></span>/gʌm ˈærəbɪk/ (<em>say</em> gum 'aruhbik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a gum obtained from <em>Senegalia senegal</em> and other species of acacia, used in making mucilage, ink, emulsifiers, etc.; acacia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gum acacia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gustavus Adolphus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gustavus Adolphus</span></header><div>/gʊsˌtavəs əˈdɒlfəs/ (<em>say</em> goos.tahvuhs uh'dolfuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">1594–1632, king of Sweden 1611–32.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Gustavus II</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guts-ache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac768123548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guts-ache</span></header><div>/ˈgʌts-eɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'guts-ayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a pain in the abdomen; colic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gutter of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962508140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gutter of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">the Darling River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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h.a.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">h.a.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq231">in the year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>hōc annō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Haas avocado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553381032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Haas avocado</span></header><div>/ˈhas ævəkadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'hahs avuhkahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac108626166" href="entry://Hass%20avocado%23bigmac108626166"><strong>Hass avocado</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Haidar Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Haidar Ali</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪdə ˈali/ (<em>say</em> .huyduh 'ahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035632" href="entry://Hyder%20Ali%23bigmac000035632"><strong>Hyder Ali</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-adder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-adder</span></header><div>/ˈhaf-ædə/ (<em>say</em> 'hahf-aduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">a circuit in a computer which performs part of the function of adding two numbers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-a-dozen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-a-dozen</span><z><span target_id="N1piu8B2pO">adj.</span><span target_id="WLLVHHWtt3">pron.</span></z></header><div>/haf-ə-ˈdʌzən/ (<em>say</em> hahf-uh-'duzuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="N1piu8B2pO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq089"> six: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The baby, who had cut half-a-dozen teeth without a murmur</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary leslie</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="WLLVHHWtt3">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq170"> six: <em class="example">I’ll have half-a-dozen please.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-and-half
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-and-half</span><z><span target_id="7YjiWF2Td5">adj.</span><span target_id="Bz6ag65BKq">adv.</span><span target_id="7zNShO2XdM">n.</span></z></header><div>/haf-ən-ˈhaf/ (<em>say</em> hahf-uhn-'hahf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7YjiWF2Td5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq195"> half one thing and half another.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Bz6ag65BKq">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq471"> in two equal portions.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7zNShO2XdM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq680"> a mixture of two things.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-axe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-axe</span></header><div>/ˈhaf-æks/ (<em>say</em> 'hahf-aks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a young man.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ham-and-beef shop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ham-and-beef shop</span></header><div>/hæm-ən-ˈbif ʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> ham-uhn-'beef shop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a shop that sells cooked meats; delicatessen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ham, cheese and tomato
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac917528004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ham, cheese and tomato</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078007" href="entry://trifecta%23bigmac000078007"><strong>trifecta</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078007" href="entry://trifecta%23mq946">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hammer and sickle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hammer and sickle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> an emblem consisting of a crossed hammer and sickle representing the industrial worker and the peasant; adopted as the emblem of the Soviet Union in 1923.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> any similar emblem of communism outside the Soviet Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hand, foot and mouth disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046691847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hand, foot and mouth disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">a usually mild viral illness caused by a coxsackie virus, causing blisters on the hands and feet, and in the mouth and groin.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: HFMD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hidden agenda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hidden agenda</span></header><div>/hɪdn əˈdʒɛndə/ (<em>say</em> hidn uh'jenduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a purpose which is not fully revealed but which is to be accomplished alongside or through the ostensible aims.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that one agenda is presented officially and openly to a meeting while the real purpose of the meeting is kept hidden]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hide-and-go-seek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac764940083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hide-and-go-seek</span></header><div>/haɪd-n-goʊ-ˈsik/ (<em>say</em> huyd-n-goh-'seek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially Tasmania</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087175" href="entry://hide-and-seek%23bigmac000087175"><strong>hide-and-seek</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hide-and-seek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hide-and-seek</span></header><div>/ˈhaɪd-n-sik/ (<em>say</em> 'huyd-n-seek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">a children’s game in which some hide and others seek them.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hidings</strong>; <em class="label">Especially Tasmania</em>, <strong class="vs">hide-and-go-seek</strong>; <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA and WA</em>, <strong class="vs">hidey</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high achiever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac187000382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high achiever</span></header><div>/haɪ əˈtʃivə/ (<em>say</em> huy uh'cheevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">a person who is motivated to achieve better than the norm in whatever field they are in: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As a person who considers himself a high achiever, I have great difficulty contemplating failure.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>high-achieving</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high altar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high altar</span></header><div>/haɪ ˈɔltə/ (<em>say</em> huy 'awltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">the main altar of a large church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high-growth area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high-growth area</span></header><div>/haɪ-ˈgroʊθ ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> huy-'grohth airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">an urban or suburban developed area characterised by high growth in population and/or building activity, sometimes including commercial and industrial activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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his-and-hers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac665239504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">his-and-hers</span></header><div>/hɪz-ən-ˈhɜz/ (<em>say</em> hiz-uhn-'herz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">specifically designed or presented in two forms, one for men and the other for women.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hit-and-miss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hit-and-miss</span></header><div>/hɪt-n-ˈmɪs/ (<em>say</em> hit-n-'mis) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">haphazard; random.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hit-or-miss</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hit-and-miss brickwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hit-and-miss brickwork</span></header><div>/hɪt-n-ˌmɪs ˈbrɪkwɜk/ (<em>say</em> hit-n-.mis 'brikwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">stretcher bond laid with a gap of approximately 50 mm instead of a perpend, for ventilation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hit-and-run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hit-and-run</span><z><span target_id="TYtXc7BgYu">adj.</span><span target_id="ERSPFMxoJp">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hit-and-run" src="word_pronunciations/11331.mp3"></audio></span>/hɪt-n-ˈrʌn/ (<em>say</em> hit-n-'run) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TYtXc7BgYu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> Also, <strong class="vs">hit-run</strong>. denoting or relating to the driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident in which they were involved without stopping to give assistance or fulfil any legal obligations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq630"> Also, <strong class="vs">hit-run</strong>. of or relating to such an accident.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq113"> (of an air raid) lasting only a short time and marked by a rapid withdrawal from the area of attack.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ERSPFMxoJp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq939"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a hit-and-run accident.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq749"> Also, <strong class="vs">nick-and-run</strong>, <strong class="vs">snick-and-run</strong>, <strong class="vs">tip-and-go</strong>, <strong class="vs">tippety cricket</strong>, <strong class="vs">tippy cricket</strong>; <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em>, <strong class="vs">tip-and-run</strong>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <strong class="vs">tippety</strong>, <strong class="vs">tippety-run</strong>; <em class="label">Especially SA</em>, <strong class="vs">tippy-go</strong>; <em class="label">Especially SA and Qld</em>, <strong class="vs">tippy-go-run</strong>; <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">Qld</em>, <strong class="vs">tippy-runs</strong>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <strong class="vs">tipsy</strong>. a form of cricket in which the person batting must run if they hit the ball.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hole-and-corner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hole-and-corner</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hole-and-corner" src="word_pronunciations/11382.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊl-ən-ˈkɔnə/ (<em>say</em> hohl-uhn-'kawnuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">surreptitious; sneaky.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hole-and-corner man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac846712719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hole-and-corner man</span></header><div>/hoʊl-ən-ˈkɔnə mæn/ (<em>say</em> hohl-uhn-'kawnuh man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a person who avoids public scrutiny.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hole and Corner man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hole and Corner man</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a person who advocated severity in dealing with transported convicts and was opposed to the emancipists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Holmes à Court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Holmes à Court</span></header><div>/ˈhoʊmz ə kɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'hohmz uh kawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> <strong>Janet Lee</strong>, born 1943, Australian business executive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> her husband, (<strong>Michael</strong>)<strong> Robert Hamilton</strong>, 1937–90, Australian financier.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Holy Alliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Holy Alliance</span></header><div>/hoʊli əˈlaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> hohlee uh'luyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">a league formed by the principal sovereigns of Europe (without the pope and the rulers of Britain and Turkey) in 1815 after the fall of Napoleon, with the professed object of Christian brotherhood, but the practical object of repressing revolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home aid</span></header><div>/hoʊm ˈeɪd/ (<em>say</em> hohm 'ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021401" href="entry://domestic%20help%23bigmac000021401"><strong>domestic help</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home-and-away
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac778397572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home-and-away</span></header><div>/hoʊm-ən-əˈweɪ/ (<em>say</em> hohm-uhn-uh'way) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Sport</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">of or relating to a round-robin sporting competition in which teams play games at their home ground and the opposition’s home ground over the course of the competition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home automation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604262515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home automation</span></header><div>/hoʊm ɔtəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> hohm awtuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">the control of household routine operations and domestic appliances by digitally controlled systems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home-ground advantage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac559565206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home-ground advantage</span></header><div>/ˌhoʊm-graʊnd ədˈvæntədʒ/ (<em>say</em> .hohm-grownd uhd'vantuhj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">the advantage a team derives from playing on its home ground, as from familiarity with the field, extra support from the fans, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heir apparent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heir apparent</span></header><div>/ɛər əˈpærənt/ (<em>say</em> airr uh'paruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">heirs apparent</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided they survive the ancestor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heir-at-law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heir-at-law</span></header><div>/ɛər-ət-ˈlɔ/ (<em>say</em> airr-uht-'law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">heirs-at-law</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">an heir by legal right.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Helen Lempriere Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac295693211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Helen Lempriere Award</span></header><div>/lɛmpriˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> lempree'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">an award for contemporary Australian sculpture, given annually since 2000.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award</strong>. <div class="etym">[awarded in honour of Australian artist <em>Helen Lempriere</em>, 1907–91]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hellenikon Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hellenikon Airport</span></header><div>/hɛˈlɛnɪkɒn/ (<em>say</em> he'lenikon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">an airport of Athens, Greece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hell's Angel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hell’s Angel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Hell’s Angel" src="word_pronunciations/11127.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛlz ˈeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> helz 'aynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">a member of a motorcycle organisation originating in the US in 1948, with clubs worldwide, including in Australia from the 1960s; often characterised by the wearing of denim clothing and leather jackets; some members of the organisation associated with lawless behaviour and organised crime.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Helpmann Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac331809089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Helpmann Award</span></header><div>/ˈhɛlpmən əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'helpmuhn uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">one of a set of annual national awards for excellence in the performing arts in Australia, established in 2001 by the Australian Entertainment Industry Association; areas covered include theatre, opera, dance, and music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir Robert <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033717" href="entry://Helpmann%23bigmac000033717"><span class="smallcaps">Helpmann</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Helsinki Accord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Helsinki Accord</span></header><div>/hɛlsɪŋki əˈkɔd/ (<em>say</em> helsingkee uh'kawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">an agreement, without the status of a legal treaty, on cooperation in matters of security, science, commerce, industry, human rights, etc., reached between a group of western and eastern European countries, the US and Canada at the end of the first series of the discussions of the Conference on European Security and Cooperation in Helsinki, Finland, in 1975.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Helsinki Final Act</strong>, <strong class="vs">Helsinki Agreement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hemp agrimony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hemp agrimony</span></header><div>/hɛmp ˈægrəməni/ (<em>say</em> hemp 'agruhmuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017490" href="entry://crofton%20weed%23bigmac000017490"><strong>crofton weed</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hen-and-chicken fern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hen-and-chicken fern</span></header><div>/hɛn-ən-ˈtʃɪkən fɜn/ (<em>say</em> hen-uhn-'chikuhn fern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq700"> an attractive fern of eastern Australia, <em>Asplenium bulbiferum</em>, so called because the new shoots grow on the parent fern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq130"> any of various similar plants.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hen-and-chickens</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hen-and-chickens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hen-and-chickens</span></header><div>/hɛn-ən-ˈtʃɪkənz/ (<em>say</em> hen-uhn-'chikuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> any of several herbs, especially those having offshoot or runner plants growing around the parent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> a species of houseleek, <em>Sempervivum tectorum</em>, native to Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq798"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031877" href="entry://ground%20ivy%23bigmac000031877"><strong>ground ivy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq569"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033775" href="entry://hen-and-chicken%20fern%23bigmac000033775"><strong>hen-and-chicken fern</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hep A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hep A</span></header><div>/hɛp ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> hep 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033836" href="entry://hepatitis%20A%23bigmac000033836"><strong>hepatitis A</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hepatitis A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hepatitis A</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hepatitis A" src="word_pronunciations/11163.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛpətaɪtəs ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> hepuhtuytuhs 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a form of hepatitis caused by the hepatitis A virus, occurring mainly in young children and spread by contaminated food or eating utensils; infectious hepatitis.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">hep A</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hereford and Worcester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hereford and Worcester</span></header><div>/ˈhɛrəfəd ən ˈwʊstə/ (<em>say</em> 'heruhfuhd uhn 'woostuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a former county in west central England near Wales, formed from the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire in 1974, and abolished in 1998.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033929" href="entry://Herefordshire%23bigmac000033929"><strong>Herefordshire</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heritage act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac506877374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heritage act</span></header><div>/ˈhɛrətɪdʒ ækt/ (<em>say</em> 'heruhtij akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">a statutory framework for the identification and conservation of heritage items, set up by any of various national, state, or international bodies, such as the Australian Heritage Commission and the World Heritage Committee, to preserve areas, buildings, etc., of cultural or natural significance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heritage architect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441075974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heritage architect</span></header><div>/hɛrətɪdʒ ˈakətɛkt/ (<em>say</em> heruhtij 'ahkuhtekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">an architect specialising in the evaluation and restoration of buildings with heritage significance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hero and Leander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hero and Leander</span></header><div>/liˈændə/ (<em>say</em> lee'anduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">two lovers in a late Greek poem. Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite who lived in a tower in Sestos, at the edge of the Hellespont, was visited nightly by her lover Leander, who had to swim across the strait from his home on the other side. On a stormy night the guiding lamp in her tower was extinguished and he was drowned. Hero, finding his body, hurled herself to the rocks beside it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Herod Agrippa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Herod Agrippa</span></header><div>/hɛrəd əˈgrɪpə/ (<em>say</em> heruhd uh'gripuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">10 BC–AD 44, king of Judea AD 41–44.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Herod Antipas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Herod Antipas</span><z><span target_id="mFLsbg0ZPS">n.</span><span target_id="0IqwGs8FeF">phr.</span></z></header><div>/hɛrəd ˈæntɪpæs/ (<em>say</em> heruhd 'antipas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mFLsbg0ZPS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> died after AD 39, ruler of Galilee AD 4–39; executed John the Baptist and presided at the trial of Jesus.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0IqwGs8FeF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">out-Herod Herod</strong>, to out-do in wickedness, violence, or ranting. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Hamlet</em> (Act III: Scene 2) with reference to the medieval mystery plays in which Herod Antipas was portrayed as a blustering tyrant]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heroic age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heroic age</span></header><div>/həˈroʊɪk eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> huh'rohik ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a period of legendary heroic activity, as that of ancient Greece or Rome, when heroes were supposed to have lived, seeking glory in heroic response to the challenges of destiny and the gods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hexanoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970291811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hexanoic acid</span></header><div>/hɛksənoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> heksuhnohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">the carboxylic acid derived from hexane; caproic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hans Adam II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hans Adam II</span></header><div>/hænz ˈadəm/ (<em>say</em> hanz 'ahduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">born 1945, sovereign prince of Liechtenstein from 1989.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard and fast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard and fast</span><z><span target_id="ko4awxqsmd">adj.</span><span target_id="Ei5l0gAOKM">adv.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ko4awxqsmd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> Also, <strong class="vs">hard-and-fast</strong>. strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: <em class="example">hard and fast rules.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Ei5l0gAOKM">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq721"> firmly and securely: <em class="example">bound hard and fast.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard play area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970019088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard play area</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">a surfaced area of a school playground, designed for sports such as basketball, handball, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hard play</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hare and hounds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hare and hounds</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a kind of paperchase.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Harun al-Rashid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Harun al-Rashid</span></header><div>/haˌrun æl-ræˈʃid/ (<em>say</em> hah.roohn al-ra'sheed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">AD 763?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809. One of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in <em>The Arabian Nights’ Entertainment</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hass avocado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108626166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hass avocado</span></header><div>/ˈhas ævəkadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'hahs avuhkahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">a dark-green pebbly-skinned avocado.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Haas avocado</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hautes-Alpes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hautes-Alpes</span></header><div>/oʊts-ˈalp/ (<em>say</em> ohts-'ahlp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a department in south-eastern France. 5643 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Gap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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headline act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac471634592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">headline act</span></header><div>/ˈhɛdlaɪn ækt/ (<em>say</em> 'hedluyn akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> the performer, group, etc., among others taking part in a concert, music festival, etc., which is considered the most popular, and which is therefore given most prominence in advertising, programs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> any performer in a particular sphere regarded as taking the lead role.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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head of agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac760149271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">head of agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> the subject being dealt with by a specific section of a contract or agreement, usually appearing in capital letters at the beginning of the section.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq62"> (<em>plural</em>) the most important subjects dealt with by a contract or legal agreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Heard and McDonald Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Heard and McDonald Islands</span></header><div>/hɜd ən məkˈdɒnəld/ (<em>say</em> herd uhn muhk'donuhld) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">an Australian Antarctic territory in the Southern Ocean, about 4023 km south-west of Fremantle; transferred from the UK in 1947, a scientific research station conducting meteorological investigations was established and later abandoned in 1955; inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Heard and McDonald Islands</strong> is the location of the only known continuously active volcano on a subantarctic island. This is Big Ben (2747 metres), which dominates ice-covered Heard Island. The islands were formed by, and continue to demonstrate the processes of, the plume type of volcanism, and as such represent an outstanding example of ongoing geological processes in the development of the earth’s landforms. This is one of the values that contributed to their inclusion on the World Heritage List. Heard and McDonald are also the only subantarctic island group believed to contain no known species directly introduced by humans. This provides within one site an intact set of interrelated ecosystems – terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine – in which the ongoing evolution of plants and animals occurs in a natural state. The islands are a vital habitat and breeding ground for seals and birds, including the world’s largest colony of Marconi penguins.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hearing aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hearing aid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hearing aid" src="word_pronunciations/11051.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɪərɪŋ eɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'hearring ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">a compact, inconspicuous amplifier worn to improve one’s hearing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heart attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heart attack</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of heart attack" src="word_pronunciations/11055.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhat ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'haht uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> any sudden severe instance of heart malfunction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> the blocking of an artery to the heart resulting in the death of part of the heart muscle; myocardial infarct.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016502" href="entry://coronary%20thrombosis%23bigmac000016502"><strong>coronary thrombosis</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heart-in-a-box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac131400901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heart-in-a-box</span></header><div>/hat-ɪn-ə-ˈbɒks/ (<em>say</em> haht-in-uh-'boks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">of or relating to a system for preserving a revived heart taken from a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23bigmac000021473">donor</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23mq409">2</a>) for use as a transplant, the heart being placed in a case equipped to maintain a supply of blood and nutrients to the heart, and to keep it at an appropriate temperature; allows for the transplantation of an already functioning heart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hearts-and-flowers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hearts-and-flowers</span></header><div>/hats-ən-ˈflaʊəz/ (<em>say</em> hahts-uhn-'flowuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">excessive sentimentality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hearts-and-minds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac532146720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hearts-and-minds</span></header><div>/hats-ən-ˈmaɪndz/ (<em>say</em> hahts-uhn-'muyndz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">designed to convince and enthuse people: <em class="example">a hearts-and-minds tour.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Heathrow Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Heathrow Airport</span></header><div>/ˈhiθroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'heethroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">the main airport serving London, situated west of London.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">London Airport</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heavier-than-air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heavier-than-air</span></header><div>/ˌhɛviə-ðən-ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> .heveeuh-dhuhn-'air) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> of greater specific gravity than the air, as aeroplanes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> of or relating to such aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heavy-armed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heavy-armed</span></header><div>/ˈhɛvi-amd/ (<em>say</em> 'hevee-ahmd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">equipped with heavy arms or armour, as troops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hedge accentor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436339665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hedge accentor</span></header><div>/ˈhɛdʒ əksɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'hej uhksentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033556" href="entry://hedge%20sparrow%23bigmac000033556"><strong>hedge sparrow</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heel-and-toe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heel-and-toe</span><z><span target_id="ARkTRnFZ3C">adj.</span><span target_id="0qSX2jxR40">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/hil-ən-ˈtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> heel-uhn-'toh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ARkTRnFZ3C"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> denoting a pace, as in walking contests, in which the heel of the front foot touches ground before the toes of the rear one leave it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0qSX2jxR40">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq982"> (<strong class="bold">heel-and-toed</strong>, <strong class="bold">heel-and-toeing</strong>) to operate the accelerator and brake of a motor vehicle with the heel and the toe of the same foot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home owners association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679238417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home owners association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">a body which comprises all the individual home owners in a community housing project, and which collectively owns and is responsible for common areas and shared amenities.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: HOA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Homestead Act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Homestead Act</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Homestead Act" src="word_pronunciations/11406.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhoʊmstɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'hohmsted) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a special act (1862) of the US Congress which made lands in the West available to settlers without payments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Homo antecessor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389339882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Homo antecessor</span></header><div>/ˌhoʊmoʊ æntəˈsɛsə/ (<em>say</em> .hohmoh antuh'sesuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">an extinct hominid of Europe, possibly a direct antecedent of <em>Homo heidelbergensis</em>; fossil evidence found in Spain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034790" href="entry://Homo%23bigmac000034790"><span class="smallcaps">Homo</span></a> + Latin <em>antecessor</em> ancestor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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honey ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408337999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">honey ant</span></header><div>/ˈhʌni ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'hunee ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034891" href="entry://honey-pot%20ant%23bigmac000034891"><strong>honey-pot ant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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honey-pot ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">honey-pot ant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of honey-pot ant" src="word_pronunciations/11438.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌhʌni-pɒt ˈænt/ (<em>say</em> .hunee-pot 'ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">any of various ants of several genera, including <em>Melophorus</em> and <em>Camponotus</em>, which has the ability to store a sweet liquid (like honey) in its distended crop, traditionally prized by Aboriginal people as food.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">honey-bag ant</strong>, <strong class="vs">honey ant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hoof-and-hook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hoof-and-hook</span></header><div>/ˈhʊf-ən-hʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'hoof-uhn-hook) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">of or relating to a competition in which cattle are judged live, and then slaughtered to be judged for carcase characteristics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hopkins River Area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hopkins River Area</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">a region in western Victoria which is registered as part of the national estate. 2500 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hopper ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac452570532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hopper ant</span></header><div>/ˈhɒpər ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'hopuhr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac821781004" href="entry://jack%20jumper%20ant%23bigmac821781004"><strong>jack jumper ant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hop, step, and jump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hop, step, and jump</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078119" href="entry://triple%20jump%23bigmac000078119"><strong>triple jump</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> a short distance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Horn of Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Horn of Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">an area of north-eastern Africa, including Somalia and surrounding territories.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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horse-and-buggy age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">horse-and-buggy age</span></header><div>/hɔs-ən-ˈbʌgi eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> haws-uhn-'bugee ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">the past viewed as being totally outmoded and surpassed by present technological achievement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hostile architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac571726313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hostile architecture</span></header><div>/hɒstaɪl ˈakətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> hostuyl 'ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">a style of architecture for shared public spaces which utilises design features that discourage unwanted behaviour, such as anti-homeless spikes or benches with armrests to prevent people, especially the homeless, from lying down and sleeping.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">defensive architecture</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot air</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hot air" src="word_pronunciations/11537.mp3"></audio></span>/hɒt ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> hot 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">empty, pretentious talk or writing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot air balloon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot air balloon</span></header><div>/hɒt ɛə bəˈlun/ (<em>say</em> hot air buh'loohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101173" href="entry://balloon%23bigmac000101173">balloon</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101173" href="entry://balloon%23mq019">1</a>) which is kept aloft by heating the air within it, usually by a controlled flame beneath its opening.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot atom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot atom</span></header><div>/hɒt ˈætəm/ (<em>say</em> hot 'atuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">an atom that has high kinetic or internal energy as a result of exposure to a nuclear process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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house agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house agent</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊs eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'hows ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098036" href="entry://real%20estate%20agent%23bigmac000098036"><strong>real estate agent</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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house arrest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house arrest</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊs ərɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'hows uhrest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">confinement to one’s place of residence (by an authority).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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house of accommodation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510696437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house of accommodation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000303" href="entry://accommodation%20house%23bigmac000000303"><strong>accommodation house</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000303" href="entry://accommodation%20house%23mq443">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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House of Assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">House of Assembly</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq652"> the legislative assembly or the lower chamber of certain bicameral parliaments, especially in Commonwealth countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> the lower house of the parliaments of SA and Tasmania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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House Un-American Activities Committee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">House Un-American Activities Committee</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">the committee of the US House of Representatives which initiated divisive anti-communist investigations in the late 1940s and 1950s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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housing association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">housing association</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊzɪŋ əsoʊsiˌeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'howzing uhsohsee.ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a non-profit society or body for constructing, improving or managing houses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Houtman Abrolhos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Houtman Abrolhos</span></header><div>/haʊtmən əˈbrɒləs/ (<em>say</em> howtmuhn uh'broluhs) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">three groups of islands and coral-islet outriders lying in the Indian Ocean west of Geraldton, WA.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in 1619 by Frederik de <em>Houtman</em>, a Dutch sea captain, from his name + Portuguese <em>abre olhos</em> look out!] </div><div class="backshade">The <strong>Houtman Abrolhos</strong> were reached and named in 1619 by Dutch captain Frederick de Houtman, in the <em>Dordrecht</em>. Pelsaert Island, in the group, was named after François Pelsaert, captain of the <em>Batavia</em>, which was wrecked there in 1629. Pelsaert went to Batavia (Jakarta) in an open boat for help, but a mutiny led to 125 deaths before his return later that year. Geelvinck Bay and Channel were named by Willem de Vlamingh, visiting in the <em>Geelvinck</em>in 1697. The <em>Zeewyck</em> was wrecked on islands in 1727. The islands are now a major source of rock lobsters; pearl farming is also important.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hue and cry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hue and cry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamour to give an alarm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> a proclamation for the capture of a criminal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq380"> any public clamour against or over something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Sally felt convinced they would raise a hue and cry if they saw her climb out.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lesbia harford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1924</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hume and Hovell Walking Track
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac804773780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hume and Hovell Walking Track</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">a long-distance walking track in NSW, extending from Yass south to Albury; where possible, follows the route taken by the explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell on their 1824 expedition to Port Phillip. 440 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hundreds and thousands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hundreds and thousands</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">very small, brightly coloured sugary balls, used in decorating cakes, sweets, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hunt-and-peck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac650866495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hunt-and-peck</span></header><div>/hʌnt-ən-ˈpɛk/ (<em>say</em> hunt-uhn-'pek) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">of or relating to a method of typing in which the keyboard is looked at and only two fingers are used for keying, as practised by someone who has not learned to touch-type.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that the keys are <em>hunted</em> for and then tapped in a <em>pecking</em> manner]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hunters and Collectors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac782632238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hunters and Collectors</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">Australian rock group, formed in 1981; disbanded in 1998.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>Hunters and Collectors</strong> gave their first public performance in Melbourne in 1981. Their music is dominated by thumping bass guitar and drums, and the deep lyrics and powerful voice of lead singer Mark Seymour. Their albums include <em>Jaws of Life</em> (1984), <em>Way to Go Out</em> (1985) and the live album <em>Human Frailty</em> (1986), with the re-recorded version of the single ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’, which became an Australian rock classic. They recorded their final album, <em>Juggernaut</em>, in 1998.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Husein ibn-Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Husein ibn-Ali</span></header><div>/hʊˌseɪn ɪbən-ˈali/ (<em>say</em> hoo.sayn ibuhn-'ahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">1856–1931, first king of Hejaz 1916–24.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hyaluronic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hyaluronic acid</span></header><div>/haɪəljuˌrɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huyuhlyooh.ronik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">any of a group of complex polysaccharides found in the vitreous humour of the eye, umbilical cord, synovial fluid, and other animal tissues.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hyder Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hyder Ali</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪdər ˈali/ (<em>say</em> .huyduhr 'ahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">1722–1782, a Muslim ruler of Mysore from 1761, and military leader against the British in India.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Haidar Ali</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydnocarpic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydnocarpic acid</span></header><div>/hɪdnoʊˌkapɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> hidnoh.kahpik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">a white crystalline acid, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>7</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>10</sub>COOH, obtained from chaulmoogra oil, formerly used to treat leprosy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydraulic accumulator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydraulic accumulator</span></header><div>/haɪˌdrɒlɪk əˈkjumjəleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> huy.drolik uh'kyoohmyuhlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> a device, consisting of a hydraulic ram loaded with a heavy weight, for storing water under pressure in order to equalise the load on machinery supplied by a pump when the demand is intermittent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq984"> any apparatus for absorbing shock or storing energy in a hydraulic system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrazoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrazoic acid</span></header><div>/haɪdrəˌzoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huydruh.zohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a highly toxic acid composed of hydrogen and nitrogen, HN<sub>3</sub>, occurring as a very explosive, colourless liquid with a penetrating smell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydriodic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydriodic acid</span></header><div>/haɪdriˌɒdɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huydree.odik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035636" href="entry://hydr-%23bigmac000035636"><span class="smallcaps">hydr-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100465" href="entry://iodine%23bigmac000100465"><span class="smallcaps">iod(ine)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydro-aeroplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydro-aeroplane</span></header><div>/haɪdroʊ-ˈɛərəpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> huydroh-'airruhplayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094782" href="entry://seaplane%23bigmac000094782"><strong>seaplane</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094782" href="entry://seaplane%23mq713">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrobromic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrobromic acid</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪdroʊbroʊmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huydrohbrohmik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrochloric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrochloric acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hydrochloric acid" src="word_pronunciations/11690.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌhaɪdrəklɒrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huydruhklorik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">a colourless, poisonous fuming liquid formed by the solution of hydrogen chloride in water, used extensively in chemical and industrial processes; the commercial form is muriatic acid; spirits of salt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035669" href="entry://hydro-%23bigmac000035669"><span class="smallcaps">hydro-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013365" href="entry://chloric%20acid%23bigmac000013365"><span class="smallcaps">chloric acid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrocyanic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrocyanic acid</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪdroʊsaɪˌænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huydrohsuy.anik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a colourless, poisonous liquid formed by the solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; prussic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035669" href="entry://hydro-%23bigmac000035669"><span class="smallcaps">hydro-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018199" href="entry://cyanic%23bigmac000018199"><span class="smallcaps">cyanic<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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illness anxiety disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac652366616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">illness anxiety disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a condition characterised by depression brought on by an unfounded but debilitating anxiety about one’s health.</span></div> Also, (<em>in non-technical use</em>), <strong class="vs">hypochondria</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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image-based abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009397975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">image-based abuse</span></header><div>/ɪmɪdʒ-beɪst əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> imij-bayst uh'byoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac056524326" href="entry://revenge%20porn%23bigmac056524326"><strong>revenge porn</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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immigration agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac338070196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">immigration agent</span></header><div>/ɪməˈgreɪʃən eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> imuh'grayshuhn ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq12"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac893375616" href="entry://migration%20agent%23bigmac893375616"><strong>migration agent</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a person employed in Australia to promote immigration into Australia, or to assist in the settlement of immigrants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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impact-absorbing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">impact-absorbing</span></header><div>/ˈɪmpækt-əbzɔbɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'impakt-uhbzawbing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">of or relating to parts of a motor vehicle, as the instrument panel, which are designed to minimise the effects of a collision, either because they give way or because they are made of resilient material.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Imperial Chemical Industries (Aust)
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Imperial Chemical Industries (Aust)</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac346550615" href="entry://Orica%23bigmac346550615"><strong>Orica</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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important bird area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac197838897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">important bird area</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">a recognised area requiring conservation and management because of its importance for the survival of a bird species threatened by extinction.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IBA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in absentia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in absentia</span></header><div>/ɪn æbˈsɛntiə/ (<em>say</em> in ab'senteeuh), /-ʃiə/ (<em>say</em> -sheeuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">in or during (one’s) absence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in-and-in
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in-and-in</span></header><div>/ɪn-ən-ˈɪn/ (<em>say</em> in-uhn-'in) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">repeatedly within the same family, strain, etc.: <em class="example">to breed stock in-and-in.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in-app
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac307573312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in-app</span></header><div>/ɪn-ˈæp/ (<em>say</em> in-'ap) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">within the one app: <em class="example">in-app purchases.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inasmuch as
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inasmuch as</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inasmuch as" src="word_pronunciations/12004.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnəzˈmʌtʃ əz/ (<em>say</em> inuhz'much uhz) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq057"> in view of the fact that; seeing that; since.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> in so far as; to such a degree as.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">in as much as</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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indecent assault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">indecent assault</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of indecent assault" src="word_pronunciations/12096.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˌdisənt əˈsɒlt/ (<em>say</em> in.deesuhnt uh'solt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">an assault accompanied by an indecent act, such as sexual display or suggestion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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indefinite article
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">indefinite article</span></header><div>/ɪnˌdɛfənət ˈatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> in.defuhnuht 'ahtikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">the article (as <em>a</em>, <em>an</em>) which classes as ‘single and unidentified’ the noun it modifies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac464099322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a permanent commission set up in 2011 by the Victorian state government to investigate and counter corrupt behaviour by public officers in the state; became fully operational in 2013.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IBAC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Independent Commission Against Corruption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac661649054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Independent Commission Against Corruption</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a permanent commission with wide-reaching powers of investigation, set up in 1988 by the NSW state government to investigate and counter corrupt behaviour by public officers in the state.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ICAC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589705799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NSW</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">a panel set up by a municipal council and comprising three independent expert members and a community member, with one of the experts provided by the NSW planning minister to act as chair; required to assess and determine the outcome of development applications of high value, corruption risk, sensitivity or strategic importance in a manner which is transparent and accountable.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IHAP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian antelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121032639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian antelope</span></header><div>/ɪndiən ˈæntəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> indeeuhn 'antuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007566" href="entry://blackbuck%23bigmac000007566"><strong>blackbuck</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian-Australian Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821922024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian-Australian Plate</span></header><div>/ɪndiən-əsˌtreɪljən ˈpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> indeeuhn-uhs.traylyuhn 'playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac112720851" href="entry://Indo-Australian%20Plate%23bigmac112720851"><strong>Indo-Australian Plate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian pale ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94011885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian pale ale</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac344345574" href="entry://India%20pale%20ale%23bigmac344345574"><strong>India pale ale</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian States and Agencies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian States and Agencies</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049411" href="entry://Native%20States%23bigmac000049411"><strong>Native States</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrofluoboric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrofluoboric acid</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪdroʊfluəˌbɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huydrohfloohuh.bawrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027531" href="entry://fluoroboric%20acid%23bigmac000027531"><strong>fluoroboric acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrofluoric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrofluoric acid</span></header><div>/haɪdroʊˌflʊərɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huydroh.floouhrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">a colourless, corrosive, poisonous solution of hydrogen fluoride in water, used to etch glass and in certain industrial processes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035669" href="entry://hydro-%23bigmac000035669"><span class="smallcaps">hydro-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027521" href="entry://fluoric%23bigmac000027521"><span class="smallcaps">fluoric</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrosulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrosulphuric acid</span></header><div>/haɪdroʊsʌlˌfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huydrohsul.fyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">an aqueous solution of hydrogen sulphide.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hydrosulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydrosulphurous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydrosulphurous acid</span></header><div>/haɪdroʊˌsʌlfərəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huydroh.sulfuhruhs 'asuhd), /-sʌlˌfjurəs/ (<em>say</em> -sul.fyoohruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">hyposulphurous acid.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021088" href="entry://dithionous%20acid%23bigmac000021088"><strong>dithionous acid</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">hydrosulfurous acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydroxy acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydroxy acid</span></header><div>/haɪˌdrɒksi ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huy.droksee 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> one of a class of organic acids containing a hydroxyl group and showing properties of both an alcohol and acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hydroxycitric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244203874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hydroxycitric acid</span></header><div>/haɪˌdrɒksiˌsɪtrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huy.droksee.sitrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a derivative of citric acid found in many tropical fruits, but in particular derived from the rind of the brindleberry; used as an ingredient in many weight-loss products because it is claimed to be able to block the conversion of carbohydrates into fat.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: HCA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hypo-allergenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hypo-allergenic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hypo-allergenic" src="word_pronunciations/11725.mp3"></audio></span>/haɪpoʊ-æləˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> huypoh-aluh'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">having relatively low allergenic properties: <em class="example">hypo-allergenic earrings; </em><em class="example">a hypo-allergenic dog.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hypoallergenic</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035897" href="entry://hypo-%23bigmac000035897"><span class="smallcaps">hypo-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035897" href="entry://hypo-%23mq538">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001761" href="entry://allergenic%23bigmac000001761"><span class="smallcaps">allergenic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hypochlorous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hypochlorous acid</span></header><div>/haɪpəˌklɔrəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huypuh.klawruhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">an acid, HOCl whose solutions have strong bleaching properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hyponitrous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hyponitrous acid</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪpənaɪtrəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huypuhnuytruhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">an unstable crystalline acid, H<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hypophosphoric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hypophosphoric acid</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪpəfɒsˌfɒrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huypuhfos.forik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">a tetrabasic acid, H<sub>4</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, produced by the slow oxidation of phosphorus in moist air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hypophosphorous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hypophosphorous acid</span></header><div>/haɪpəˌfɒsfərəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> huypuh.fosfuhruhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a monobasic acid of phosphorus, H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>2</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hyposulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hyposulphuric acid</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪpoʊsʌlˌfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huypohsul.fyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021086" href="entry://dithionic%20acid%23bigmac000021086"><strong>dithionic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hyposulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hyposulphurous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hyposulphurous acid</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪpoʊˌsʌlfərəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .huypoh.sulfuhruhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021088" href="entry://dithionous%20acid%23bigmac000021088"><strong>dithionous acid</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hyposulfurous acid</strong>, <strong class="vs">hydrosulphurous acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ice age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ice age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ice age" src="word_pronunciations/11751.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪs eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'uys ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> a time of widespread glaciation; a glacial epoch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq603"> (<em>upper case</em>) the Pleistocene glacial epoch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ice-axe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ice-axe</span></header><div>/ˈaɪs-æks/ (<em>say</em> 'uys-aks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">an axe used by mountaineers, etc., to cut footholds in ice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ice-scoured area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ice-scoured area</span></header><div>/ˌaɪs-skaʊəd ˈɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> .uys-skowuhd 'airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">an area having surface features resulting from scouring by an advancing ice sheet during glaciation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ICI Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ICI Australia</span></header><div>/ˌaɪ si aɪ əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> .uy see uy uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac346550615" href="entry://Orica%23bigmac346550615"><strong>Orica</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Id-ul-Adha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989475700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Id-ul-Adha</span></header><div>/id-ʊl-ˈadə/ (<em>say</em> eed-ool-'ahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac497269356" href="entry://Eid-ul-Adha%23bigmac497269356"><strong>Eid-ul-Adha</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ill-advised
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ill-advised</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ill-advised" src="word_pronunciations/11810.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪl-ədvaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> 'il-uhdvuyzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">acting or done without due consideration; imprudent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>ill-advisedly</strong> /ɪl-ədˈvaɪzədli/ (<em>say</em> il-uhd'vuyzuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ill-assorted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ill-assorted</span></header><div>/ˈɪl-əsɔtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'il-uhsawtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">badly matched.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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India pale ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344345574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">India pale ale</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a style of pale ale, with a hoppy flavour; originally exported from England to India by the East India Company.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IPA Also, <strong class="vs">Indian pale ale</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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indicated airspeed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">indicated airspeed</span></header><div>/ˌɪndəkeɪtəd ˈɛəspid/ (<em>say</em> .induhkaytuhd 'airspeed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">the reading of an airspeed indicator which, at high altitudes, will be lower than the true airspeed owing to the lower air density.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indigenous Business Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac799639158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indigenous Business Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq38">an Australian federal government statutory authority which aims to provide opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and communities to acquire assets, both in terms of home ownership and business enterprises; set up in 2000 to replace the <strong>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation </strong>(<strong>ATSICDC</strong>) which had been established in 1990. </span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IBA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indigenous Land Use Agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac694318500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indigenous Land Use Agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">a voluntary agreement between a native title group and individuals, organisations or governments about the use of land and water.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ILUA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indo-Aryan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indo-Aryan</span><z><span target_id="e1sBh2iIW5">n.</span><span target_id="h6IuFvnBLg">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɪndoʊ-ˈɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> indoh-'airreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e1sBh2iIW5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> a member of one of the Indo-European peoples of India and Pakistan.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="h6IuFvnBLg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq561"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037019" href="entry://Indic%23bigmac000037019"><strong>Indic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037019" href="entry://Indic%23mq647">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq124"> of or relating to the Indo-Aryans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indo-Australian Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112720851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indo-Australian Plate</span></header><div>/ˌɪndoʊ-əsˌtreɪljən ˈpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> .indoh-uhs.traylyuhn 'playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">a major tectonic plate including the Australian continent and its surrounding waters and extending to the Indian subcontinent and surrounding waters; consists of two subplates, the <strong>Australian Plate</strong> and the <strong>Indian Plate</strong>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Indian-Australian Plate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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indole acetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">indole acetic acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">an important plant growth hormone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inducement allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inducement allowance</span></header><div>/ɪnˈdjusmənt əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> in'dyoohsmuhnt uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">an allowance paid to employees to encourage them to work on a particular project or in a particular, remote, or otherwise unfavourable area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial action</span></header><div>/ɪnˈdʌstriəl ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> in'dustreeuhl akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">organised disruptive action, as a strike or go-slow, taken by a group of workers, to promote what they conceive to be either their own interests or the general public good.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial and organisational psychology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995499701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial and organisational psychology</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac333192649" href="entry://organisational%20psychology%23bigmac333192649"><strong>organisational psychology</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">IO psychology</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>industrial and organisational psychologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial archaeology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial archaeology</span></header><div>/ɪnˌdʌstriəl akiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> in.dustreeuhl ahkee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">the branch of archaeology dealing with industrial sites.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">industrial archeology</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>industrial archaeologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial arts</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of industrial arts" src="word_pronunciations/12166.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˌdʌstriəl ˈats/ (<em>say</em> in.dustreeuhl 'ahts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">the skills and techniques required in industry, as technical drawing, metalwork, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial award</span></header><div>/ɪnˈdʌstriəl əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> in'dustreeuhl uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103572" href="entry://award%23bigmac000103572"><strong>award</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103572" href="entry://award%23mq760">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Industrial Design Council of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Industrial Design Council of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">an organisation, established in 1958 and financed by government, industry and commerce, encouraging a high quality of design in Australian-made goods and presenting awards for design excellence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Industries Assistance Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Industries Assistance Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094395" href="entry://Industry%20Commission%23bigmac000094395"><strong>Industry Commission</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IAC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industry allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industry allowance</span></header><div>/ˈɪndəstri əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'induhstree uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">an allowance paid to employees in a particular industry or section of an industry, to compensate them for the existence of certain unfavourable features (as intermittency of work) characteristic of the industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industry award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industry award</span></header><div>/ˈɪndəstri əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'induhstree uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">an award covering all employees, whatever their classification, in a particular industry or branch of industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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influenza A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac515745663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">influenza A</span></header><div>/ɪnfluɛnzə ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> infloohenzuh 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">a species of RNA virus which causes influenza in birds and some mammals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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informal art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">informal art</span></header><div>/ɪnˈfɔməl at/ (<em>say</em> in'fawmuhl aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a style of art developed in the 1950s which depends on the abandonment of all objective forms in favour of creation through spontaneity and improvisation of new and unknown forms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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information age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">information age</span></header><div>/ɪnfəˈmeɪʃən ˌeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> infuh'mayshuhn .ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">that period in the history of the world in which possession or provision of information is seen as a key element in society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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input-output analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">input-output analysis</span></header><div>/ɪnpʊt-ˈaʊtpʊt əˌnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> inpoot-'owtpoot uh.naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> the analysis of the results of electronic data processing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Economics</em> a method of tracing the connection between products and the resources required to produce them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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insider attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124205371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">insider attack</span></header><div>/ɪnˈsaɪdə ətæk/ (<em>say</em> in'suyduh uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">an attack from a person or persons within one’s own troops, police force, etc., usually an enemy who has infiltrated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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insofar as
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">insofar as</span></header><div>/ɪnsoʊˈfar æz/ (<em>say</em> insoh'fahr az) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">to the extent that.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">in so far as</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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intangible asset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77739536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intangible asset</span></header><div>/ɪntændʒəbəl ˈæsɛt/ (<em>say</em> intanjuhbuhl 'aset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">an asset, such as a patent, copyright, brand name, etc., which has no physical properties but which can be identified, given a monetary value, and therefore recorded on a balance sheet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inter alia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inter alia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inter alia" src="word_pronunciations/12459.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪntər ˈeɪliə/ (<em>say</em> intuhr 'ayleeuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">among other things.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inter alios
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inter alios</span></header><div>/ɪntər ˈeɪlioʊs/ (<em>say</em> intuhr 'ayleeohs) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">among others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interim accommodation order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459681554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interim accommodation order</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">(in Victoria) an order issued by a children’s court to say where a child must live until the next court date; made in order to ensure the child’s safety and wellbeing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interim award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interim award</span></header><div>/ˈɪntərəm əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'intuhruhm uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">an award made by an arbitration court pending the full and complete hearing of an application to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interior angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac163090064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interior angle</span></header><div>/ɪntɪəriə ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> intearreeuh 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">an angle that lies on the inside of a polygon between two adjacent sides.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">internal angle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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internal angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676986039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">internal angle</span></header><div>/ɪntɜnəl ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> internuhl 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac163090064" href="entry://interior%20angle%23bigmac163090064"><strong>interior angle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137100895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">an organisation formed in 1998 to promote the creative, technical, and professional progress of the internet and other forms of interactive media; diverse international membership includes developers of the internet, musicians, journalists and writers, artists and executives of media and other companies; presenter of the annual Webby Awards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Atomic Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Atomic Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">an international time standard, based on the SI unit of the second, synchronised by means of atomic clocks and satellites, introduced in 1958.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: TAI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Bank for Reconstruction and Development</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085839" href="entry://World%20Bank%23bigmac000085839"><strong>World Bank</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Development Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Development Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">an organisation established in 1960 to provide low-interest loans to developing countries. It belongs to the World Bank Group.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IDA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Dublin Literary Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108736355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Dublin Literary Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">an international literary prize established in 1994 and awarded annually since 1996; the largest in the world in terms of prize money.</span></div> Formerly (1994–2015), <strong>International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award</strong>. <div class="etym">[sponsored by the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091977" href="entry://Dublin%23bigmac000091977"><span class="smallcaps">Dublin</span></a> city government, originally along with the productivity improvement company IMPAC]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Phonetic Alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Phonetic Alphabet</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">an alphabet designed to provide a consistent and universally understood system of letters and other symbols for writing the speech sounds of all languages.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IPA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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international sea and swell scale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">international sea and swell scale</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">a combined scale for recording the sea from ‘calm’ to ‘confused’, and the swell from ‘no swell’ to ‘confused swell’ by figures 00 to 99 where the first digit represents the sea and the second digit represents the swell.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Douglas scale</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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internet anonymiser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac665854119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">internet anonymiser</span></header><div>/ɪntənɛt əˈnɒnəmaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> intuhnet uh'nonuhmuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">an application that makes it impossible to trace activity on the internet to the user, a proxy server hiding the computer’s identifying information.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">internet anonymizer</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>internet anonymisation</strong> /ɪntənɛt əˌnɒnəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> intuhnet uh.nonuhmuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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intra-atomic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intra-atomic</span></header><div>/ˈɪntrə-ətɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'intruh-uhtomik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">within an atom or atoms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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invasive strep A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac614875478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">invasive strep A</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">the bacteria strep A which has infected the blood, meninges, lungs or bone.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: iGAS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Invincible Armada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Invincible Armada</span></header><div>/ɪnvɪnsəbəl aˈmadə/ (<em>say</em> invinsuhbuhl ah'mahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070620" href="entry://Spanish%20Armada%23bigmac000070620"><strong>Spanish Armada</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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iodic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">iodic acid</span></header><div>/aɪˌɒdɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> uy.odik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a white crystalline water-soluble solid, HIO<sub>3</sub>, which forms iodates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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IP address
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac238864929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">IP address</span></header><div>/aɪ ˈpi ədrɛs/ (<em>say</em> uy 'pee uhdres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a unique numerical identifier for a computer connected to the internet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">IP number</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Irish Republican Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Irish Republican Army</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> an Irish volunteer military organisation formed in 1913 to fight for Irish independence from Britain; took part in the Easter Rising in 1916, the war of independence 1919–21 and the subsequent civil war 1922–23.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq87"> a militant Irish nationalist organisation, claiming descent from the original Irish Republican Army, aiming to end the status of Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom and to promote a united independent Ireland; associated with the political party Sinn Fein; in 1969 split into two factions: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq968"> the <strong>Official Irish Republican Army</strong> which put more emphasis on political means and by the 1970s had limited activity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq470"> the <strong>Provisional Irish Republican Army</strong> which promoted both paramilitary guerilla activities and political methods; because of militant actions was banned in the Republic of Ireland and classified as a terrorist group in the United Kingdom; took part in the peace process which began in the late 1990s, finally announcing the end of its armed campaign in 2005, after which an assembly and power-sharing executive were established in Northern Ireland.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq770"> <strong>Real Irish Republican Army</strong>, a breakaway group from the Provisional Irish Republican Army, formed in 1997 because of opposition to the peace process; responsible for several terrorist acts.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IRA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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iron age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac743283689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">iron age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of iron age" src="word_pronunciations/12645.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪən eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuhn ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">the last and worst age of the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Iron Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Iron Age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Iron Age" src="word_pronunciations/12645.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪən eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuhn ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">the time during which early humans lived and made implements of iron; followed the Stone and Bronze Ages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Isle of Anglesey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac93942532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Isle of Anglesey</span></header><div>/ˈæŋgəlsi/ (<em>say</em> 'angguhlsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">an island and unitary district in north-western Wales; formerly a county; part of the county of Gwynedd 1974–96. 720 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Llangefni.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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isolated children's allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">isolated children’s allowance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">an allowance made to assist students who are geographically restricted, disabled or handicapped, or in need of special instruction, or from an itinerant family.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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isolation allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">isolation allowance</span></header><div>/aɪsəˈleɪʃən əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> uysuh'layshuhn uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">an allowance paid to employees to compensate them for working in areas which are relatively deprived of, and far from, various social amenities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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isopropyl alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">isopropyl alcohol</span></header><div>/aɪsoʊˌroʊpəl ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> uysoh.rohpuhl 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">a colourless liquid, (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CHOH, used in the manufacture of antifreeze and as a solvent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jack jumper ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821781004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jack jumper ant</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">a large aggressive black ant, <em>Myrmecia pilosula</em>, native to Australia, which grasps its victim in its jaws and gives a painful sting from its tail, the venom of which can cause a fatal anaphylaxis; found mainly in the southern and eastern regions of Australia; hopper ant.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">jumper ant</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>Jack</em> common name + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039476" href="entry://jumper%20ant%23bigmac000039476"><span class="smallcaps">jumper ant</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jack-of-all-trades
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jack-of-all-trades</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jack-of-all-trades" src="word_pronunciations/12746.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdʒæk-əv-ˈɔl-treɪdz/ (<em>say</em> .jak-uhv-'awl-traydz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">someone who can turn a hand to anything but who has no one special skill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jack plug and socket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jack plug and socket</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a plug and socket arrangement allowing quick connections between circuits and devices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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j'adoube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac204727589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">j’adoube</span></header><div>/ʒaˈdub/ (<em>say</em> zhah'doohb), /ʒə-/ (<em>say</em> zhuh-) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chess</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">(an expression used by a player when they wish to touch a playing piece without intending to make a move.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, I adjust]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jai alai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122944791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jai alai</span></header><div>/haɪ əˈlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> huy uh'luy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> a game, similar to pelota, in which the ball is bounced off a walled space using a handheld curved wicker device to produce high speeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq206"> the walled space in which the game is played.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Basque]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jammu and Kashmir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jammu and Kashmir</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">a state in northern India.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039801" href="entry://Kashmir%23bigmac000039801"><strong>Kashmir</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jan and Dean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jan and Dean</span></header><div>/dʒæn ən ˈdin/ (<em>say</em> jan uhn 'deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">US surf-music vocal duo, Jan Berry (born 1941), and Dean Torrence (born 1940).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Java apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac473880300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Java apple</span></header><div>/ˈdʒavə æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'jahvuh apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac140423948" href="entry://wax%20jambu%23bigmac140423948"><strong>wax jambu</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac140423948" href="entry://wax%20jambu%23mq104">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jazz age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac627890685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jazz age</span></header><div>/ˈdʒæz eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'jaz ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq31">(especially in the US) the era between the end of World War I and the start of the Depression during which jazz became popular; seen as a time of extravagance and hedonism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? coined by US writer F Scott Fitzgerald as in his short-story collection <em>Tales of the Jazz Age</em> (1922)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jeanne d'Arc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jeanne d’Arc</span></header><div>/ʒan ˈdak/ (<em>say</em> zhahn 'dahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094295" href="entry://Joan%20of%20Arc%23bigmac000094295"><strong>Joan of Arc<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jefferson Airplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jefferson Airplane</span></header><div>/dʒɛfəsən ˈɛəpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> jefuhsuhn 'airplayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">US folk-rock band formed in 1965; adopted the name Jefferson Starship in 1974.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jekyll-and-Hyde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jekyll-and-Hyde</span><z><span target_id="sudQaxXO6j">adj.</span><span target_id="zeeqoOHPUE">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Jekyll-and-Hyde" src="word_pronunciations/12804.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɛkəl-ən-ˈhaɪd/ (<em>say</em> jekuhl-uhn-'huyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sudQaxXO6j"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> (of a person) having sharply contrasted good and bad qualities.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zeeqoOHPUE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq28"> a person having such sharply contrasted qualities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the dual-personality character in RL Stevenson’s <em>The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</em> (1886); Dr Jekyll was able, by use of a drug, to become a separate and evil individual, known as Mr Hyde, enabling him to live out his hidden, baser impulses]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jerusalem artichoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jerusalem artichoke</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Jerusalem artichoke" src="word_pronunciations/12818.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒəˌrusələm ˈatətʃoʊk/ (<em>say</em> juh.roohsuhluhm 'ahtuhchohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> a species of sunflower, <em>Helianthus tuberosus</em>, having edible tuberous underground stems or rootstocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> the tuber itself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Jerusalem</em>, alteration, by folk etymology, of Italian <em>girasole</em> sunflower, from <em>girare</em> turn + <em>sole</em> sun]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jet-about
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jet-about</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɛt-əbaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'jet-uhbowt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">relating to or involving air travel: <em class="example">a jet-about holiday.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jewish Autonomous Region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jewish Autonomous Region</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">an administrative division of south-eastern Russia, in eastern Siberia. 36 000 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Birobidzhan.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Yevrejskaja AO</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Birobidzhan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Joan of Arc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Joan of Arc<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˌdʒoʊn əv ˈak/ (<em>say</em> .john uhv 'ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (‘<em>Maid of Orléans</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">1412–31, French heroine who aroused the spirit of nationalism in France against the English and was burnt by them as a witch after she was found guilty of heresy by the French ecclesiastical court. In 1920 she was canonised.</span></div> French, <strong>Jeanne d’Arc</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Joan of Arc<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">a shark.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Joe average
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac331840573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Joe average</span></header><div>/dʒoʊ ˈævrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> joh 'avrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">a typical, ordinary citizen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">John F. Kennedy International Airport</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">the international airport for New York, on south-western Long Island.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Idlewild</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: JFK</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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John of Austria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">John of Austria</span></header><div>/ˈɒstriə/ (<em>say</em> 'ostreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Don John</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">1547–78, Spanish naval commander and general; victor at the battle of Lepanto.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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joint account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">joint account</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɔɪnt əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'joynt uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">an account at a financial institution which is kept in the names of two or more persons or parties and which is subject to withdrawals by any one of them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac789869589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons</span></header><div>/dʒoʊ dʒoʊ ˈzɛp/ (<em>say</em> joh joh 'zep) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">Australian rock band, formed in 1975, featuring lead singer Joe Camilleri; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Jo Jo Zep and His Little Helpers</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jordan almond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jordan almond</span></header><div>/dʒɔdən ˈamənd/ (<em>say</em> jawduhn 'ahmuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">a large, hard-shelled type of Spanish almond.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>jardyne</em> (from French <em>jardin</em> garden) <em>almaunde</em>, i.e., garden almond. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001871" href="entry://almond%23bigmac000001871"><span class="smallcaps">almond</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Joseph of Arimathaea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Joseph of Arimathaea</span></header><div>/ærəməˈθiə/ (<em>say</em> aruhmuh'theeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">a rich Israelite who laid the body of Jesus in the tomb. Matthew 27:57–60.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Judaeo-Arabic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342518237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Judaeo-Arabic</span></header><div>/dʒuˌdeɪjoʊ-ˈærəbɪk/ (<em>say</em> ju.dayoh-'aruhbik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">any of the various forms of Arabic spoken by Jewish people in northern Africa and the Middle East.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Judeo-Arabic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Judeo-Arabic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274346486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Judeo-Arabic</span></header><div>/dʒuˌdeɪjoʊ-ˈærəbɪk/ (<em>say</em> ju.dayoh-'aruhbik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac342518237" href="entry://Judaeo-Arabic%23bigmac342518237"><strong>Judaeo-Arabic</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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judge advocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">judge advocate</span></header><div>/dʒʌdʒ ˈædvəkət/ (<em>say</em> juj 'advuhkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a legal officer appointed to sum up the evidence at a court martial and to direct the court on questions of law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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judge advocate general
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">judge advocate general</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">a senior legal official appointed to advise the governor-general, ministers and senior military commanders in matters of law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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judicial activism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac78763387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">judicial activism</span></header><div>/dʒudɪʃəl ˈæktəvɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> joohdishuhl 'aktuhvizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">the willingness of judges to comment publicly on matters of justice and to make judgements that may bring about a political or social change.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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judicial audit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">judicial audit</span></header><div>/dʒudɪʃəl ˈɔdət/ (<em>say</em> joohdishuhl 'awduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">a survey of the operations of an organisation with a view to establishing that these remain within the bounds of the law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Julian Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Julian Alps</span></header><div>/dʒuliən ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> joohleeuhn 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">a mountain range in north-western Slovenia. Highest peak, Mt Triglav, 2863 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jumaada Awal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816180312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jumaada Awal</span></header><div>/dʒuˌmadə ˈawal/ (<em>say</em> jooh.mahduh 'ahwahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq46">(in the Islamic calendar) the fifth month of the year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jumper ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jumper ant</span></header><div>/ˈdʒʌmpər ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'jumpuhr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">a reddish-black ant of the genus <em>Promyrmecia</em>, native to Australia, which grasps its victim with its jaws and gives a painful sting from its tail; found mainly in southern Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from its ability to jump from surrounding vegetation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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junk art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">junk art</span></header><div>/dʒʌŋk ˈat/ (<em>say</em> jungk 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">a style of art, consisting principally of assemblages and constructions made from urban debris, as scrapped metal, wood and rubber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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juvenile idiopathic arthritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107660690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">juvenile idiopathic arthritis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq23">a form of rheumatoid arthritis of unknown cause which develops in children from the age of six months to 16 years.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: JIA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kai Tak Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kai Tak Airport</span></header><div>/kaɪ ˈtæk/ (<em>say</em> kuy 'tak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">the international airport of Hong Kong.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kangaroo apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kangaroo apple</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kangaroo apple" src="word_pronunciations/12998.mp3"></audio></span>/kæŋgəˈru æpəl/ (<em>say</em> kangguh'rooh apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">either of two shrubs, <em>Solanum aviculare</em> and <em>S. laciniatum</em>, which have berries which are edible when completely ripe, but contain the toxic alkaloid solanine when immature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kemal Atatürk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kemal Atatürk</span></header><div>/ˈkɛməl ˈætətɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'kemuhl 'atuhterk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004314" href="entry://Atat%C3%BCrk%23bigmac000004314"><strong>Atatürk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kennedy Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac425047521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kennedy Award</span></header><div>/ˈkɛnədi əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'kenuhdee uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">one of a set of awards recognising excellence in journalism in Australia; established in 2012.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Les <em>Kennedy</em>, 1958–2011, Australian journalist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kerb appeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700266174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kerb appeal</span></header><div>/ˈkɜb əpil/ (<em>say</em> 'kerb uhpeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac303301974" href="entry://street%20appeal%23bigmac303301974"><strong>street appeal</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac303301974" href="entry://street%20appeal%23mq091">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">curb appeal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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keto acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keto acid</span></header><div>/ˈkitoʊ æsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'keetoh asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">a compound that is both a ketone and an acid, as acetoacetic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz</span></header><div>/ˈkalɪd ɪbn ˈæbdʊl aˈzɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'kahlid ibn 'abdool ah'ziz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia 1975–82.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Khemlani affair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac880578472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Khemlani affair</span></header><div>/kɛmˈlani əfɛə/ (<em>say</em> kem'lahnee uhfair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac707389250" href="entry://loans%20affair%23bigmac707389250"><strong>loans affair</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Khemlani Affair</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kick-arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85747283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kick-arse</span></header><div>/ˈkɪk-as/ (<em>say</em> 'kik-ahs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> exciting; stimulating: <em class="example">kick-arse music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> (of a person) energetic; dynamic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">kickarse</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally US (1970s), meaning ‘aggressive or violent’] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kick-off area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kick-off area</span></header><div>/ˈkɪk-ɒf ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'kik-of airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030703" href="entry://goal%20square%23bigmac000030703"><strong>goal square</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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killer app
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac221552287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">killer app</span></header><div>/kɪlər ˈæp/ (<em>say</em> kiluhr 'ap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a computing application which has widespread usefulness and thus generates big sales.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kinetic art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kinetic art</span></header><div>/kənɛtɪk ˈat/ (<em>say</em> kuhnetik 'aht), /kaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> kuy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">artistic constructions which have one or more moving elements, whether activated by motor, by hand, or by air currents, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kingsford Smith Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kingsford Smith Airport</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">the international and domestic air terminal at Mascot, Sydney, NSW, established in 1920.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kipp's apparatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kipp’s apparatus</span></header><div>/ˈkɪps æpəˌratəs/ (<em>say</em> 'kips apuh.rahtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">an apparatus formerly used in laboratories for the production of a gas (most commonly hydrogen sulphide) which can be made by the action of a liquid on a solid; used especially for the production of hydrogen sulphide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kirribilli agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac942596896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kirribilli agreement</span></header><div>/kɪrəbɪli əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> kiruhbilee uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> Also, <strong class="vs">Kirribilli Agreement</strong>. an agreement made in 1988 between Australian prime minister Bob Hawke and deputy prime minister Paul Keating in relation to the future resignation of Hawke as Labor Party leader, the assumption being that Keating would then be elected by the Labor Party to succeed him as party leader and therefore prime minister.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> Also, <strong class="vs">Kirribilli deal</strong>. an unofficial arrangement for the handing over of power by a leader to a successor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the original agreement (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac942596896" href="#mq949">1</a>) being made at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac125337889" href="entry://Kirribilli%20House%23bigmac125337889"><span class="smallcaps">Kirribilli House</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiss and cry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522544211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiss and cry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ice Skating</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">an area adjacent to an ice rink where figure skaters wait after a performance for their marks to be announced.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Finnish skating official, Jane Erkko, in 1983; modelled on phrase such as <em>kiss and tell</em>, <em>kiss and ride</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiss and drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac563286571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiss and drop</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">a procedure for dropping off a child from a motor vehicle in a designated zone at a school.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiss and ride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac803113742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiss and ride</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> a procedure for dropping off a passenger from a motor vehicle at a train station or bus station so that they can travel to work, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac563286571" href="entry://kiss%20and%20drop%23bigmac563286571"><strong>kiss and drop</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that the driver of the vehicle is often the partner of the commuter so that a quick kiss precedes an exit from the vehicle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiss-and-ride commuter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiss-and-ride commuter</span></header><div>/kɪs-ən-ˌraɪd kəˈmjutə/ (<em>say</em> kis-uhn-.ruyd kuh'myoohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">a commuter who is driven to and from the point of contact with the public transport system, usually by the partner, spouse, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiss-and-ride zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac587048727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiss-and-ride zone</span></header><div>/kɪs-ən-ˈraɪd zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> kis-uhn-'ruyd zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a designated area outside a train station, etc., where cars can stop briefly to drop off or pick up passengers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiss-and-tell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiss-and-tell</span><z><span target_id="rnxmk9o2ET">adj.</span><span target_id="NrRZWawwLt">n.</span></z></header><div>/kɪs-ən-ˈtɛl/ (<em>say</em> kis-uhn-'tel) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rnxmk9o2ET"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> of or relating to a book, newspaper article, etc., which reveals the private life of someone with whom the writer has been associated in a position of trust, often a romantic liaison, that gives access to such details.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NrRZWawwLt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq356"> such a book, newspaper article, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knock-for-knock agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knock-for-knock agreement</span></header><div>/nɒk-fə-nɒk əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> nok-fuh-nok uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">an agreement between insurance companies, whereby each company bears the loss to its own policyholder without requiring the policyholder to bring an action against the other party involved, as in a car accident.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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know-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">know-all</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of know-all" src="word_pronunciations/13175.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnoʊ-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'noh-awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> someone who claims to know everything, or everything about a particular subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq944"> someone who appears to know everything.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">know-it-all</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Komsomolsk-on-Amur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Komsomolsk-on-Amur</span></header><div>/ˌkɒmsəmɒlsk-ɒn-aˈmʊə/ (<em>say</em> .komsuhmolsk-on-ah'moouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a town in western Russia in the south of the Khabarovsk territory, on the Amur River; built by members of the Komsomol, 1932.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Komsomolskna-Amur</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kool Aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac315760889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kool Aid</span></header><div>/ˈkul eɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'koohl ayd) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">drink the Kool Aid</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">to accept unquestioningly an opinion, proposal, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [refers to the Jonestown massacre (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091291" href="entry://Jonestown%23bigmac000091291"><span class="smallcaps">Jonestown</span></a>) where the cult followers were given <em>Kool Aid</em> (a US brand of soft drink) laced with strychnine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kwangsi Chuang AR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kwangsi Chuang AR</span></header><div>/kwʌŋsi ˈtʃuaŋ/ (<em>say</em> kwungsee 'choohahng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092093" href="entry://Guangxi%20Zhuang%20Autonomous%20Region%23bigmac000092093"><strong>Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Labour and Socialist International
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Labour and Socialist International</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088388" href="entry://International%23bigmac000088388"><strong>International</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088388" href="entry://International%23mq526">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands</span></header><div>/ˌlækədaɪv ˌmɪnɪkɔɪ ən ʌmənˈdivi/ (<em>say</em> .lakuhduyv .minikoy uhn umuhn'deevee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">former name of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092299" href="entry://Lakshadweep%20Islands%23bigmac000092299"><strong>Lakshadweep Islands</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lactic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lactic acid</span></header><div>/læktɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> laktik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> hydroxy acid, CH<sub>3</sub>CHOHCOOH, found in sour milk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Biochemistry</em> an end product of anaerobic glycolysis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laevulic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laevulic acid</span></header><div>/liˌvjulɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> lee.vyoohlik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">a hygroscopic acid, CH<sub>3</sub>COCH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>COOH, obtained industrially from sugar by reaction with hydrochloric acid, and used to clean metals, such as milk cans, to guard against bacterial infection.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">laevulinic acid</strong>; <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">levulic acid</strong>, <strong class="vs">levulinic acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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La Guardia Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">La Guardia Airport</span></header><div>/la ˈgwadiə/ (<em>say</em> lah 'gwahdeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">an airport of New York City, US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lancet arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lancet arch</span></header><div>/ˈlænsət atʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'lansuht ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a narrow arch with an acutely pointed head; ogive.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acute arch</strong>, <strong class="vs">Gothic arch</strong>, <strong class="vs">pointed arch</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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land agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">land agent</span></header><div>/ˈlænd eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'land ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098036" href="entry://real%20estate%20agent%23bigmac000098036"><strong>real estate agent</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> <em class="label">British</em> a person employed to administer or manage an estate on behalf of its owners.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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land art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">land art</span></header><div>/ˈlænd at/ (<em>say</em> 'land aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">an art movement in the US since the late 1960s which rejects the sophistication of contemporary professional art and of urban life in general, and seeks elemental experience by the digging of trenches, building of mounds, etc., in deserted and remote places; earthworks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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land of milk and honey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">land of milk and honey</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a land of great fertility and promise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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landscape architect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">landscape architect</span></header><div>/lændskeɪp ˈakətɛkt/ (<em>say</em> landskayp 'ahkuhtekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">someone whose profession is to adapt an area of land to give a particular visual effect.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>landscape architecture</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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L'Aquila
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">L’Aquila</span></header><div>/ˈlakwila/ (<em>say</em> 'lahkweelah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003463" href="entry://Aquila%23bigmac000003463"><strong>Aquila<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lares and penates
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lares and penates</span></header><div>/ˌlarɛz ən pəˈnatɛz/ (<em>say</em> .lahrez uhn puh'nahtez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Roman Mythology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> household gods.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq860"> the tutelary deities of the state.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq369"> the cherished possessions of a family or household.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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large air tanker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac849341047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">large air tanker</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">an air tanker with increased capacity for carrying water or fire suppressant and increased cruising speed and range.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LAT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laser acupuncture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laser acupuncture</span></header><div>/leɪzər ˈækjəpʌŋtʃə/ (<em>say</em> layzuhr 'akyuhpungchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">a form of acupuncture in which laser beams are used instead of needles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Latin alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac909916219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Latin alphabet</span></header><div>/lætn ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> latn 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16344533" href="entry://Roman%20alphabet%23bigmac16344533"><strong>Roman alphabet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Latin America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Latin America</span></header><div>/lætn əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> latn uh'merikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">part of the American continents south of the United States, in which Romance languages are officially spoken.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Latin American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac773846776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Latin American</span><z><span target_id="jL3tUIcmx7">adj.</span><span target_id="0kAuDURgnt">n.</span></z></header><div>/lætn əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> latn uh'merikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jL3tUIcmx7"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> Also, <strong class="vs">Latin-American</strong>. of or relating to the parts of Central and South America where Spanish or Portuguese is officially spoken.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0kAuDURgnt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq268"> a native inhabitant of this area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Latin American Free Trade Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254092097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Latin American Free Trade Association</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq096">an association established in 1960 to promote mutual cooperation and integration among Latin American countries; originally formed to create a common market but this aim was not realised.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LAFTA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Latin American Integration Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Latin American Integration Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">an organisation for economic cooperation set up in 1980 by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LAIA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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latte art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac264140224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">latte art</span></header><div>/lateɪ ˈat/ (<em>say</em> lahtay 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac002099140" href="entry://coffee%20art%23bigmac002099140"><strong>coffee art</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Laurel and Hardy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Laurel and Hardy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">a team of US comic film actors, <strong>Stan Laurel</strong> (<em>Arthur Stanley Jefferson</em>), 1890–1965, born in Britain, the thin one, and <strong>Oliver Hardy</strong>, 1892–1957, the fat one.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lauric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lauric acid</span></header><div>/lɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> lawrik 'asuhd), /lɒ-/ (<em>say</em> lo-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">a crystalline aliphatic acid, CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>10</sub>COOH, occurring as glycerides in milk, palm oil, laurel oil, etc.; used in the manufacture of detergents and cosmetics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lauryl alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lauryl alcohol</span></header><div>/lɒrəl ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> loruhl 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a crystalline aliphatic alcohol, CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>10</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH, used in the manufacture of detergents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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law-abiding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">law-abiding</span></header><div>/ˈlɔr-əbaɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'lawr-uhbuyding) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">abiding by or keeping the law; obedient to law: <em class="example">law-abiding citizens.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>law-abidingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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law of supply and demand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">law of supply and demand</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">the economic principle that the price of a good or a service is determined by the forces of supply and demand so that, all other things being equal, an increase in demand causes the price to rise, while an increase in supply causes the price to fall.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lay-away
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lay-away</span></header><div>/ˈleɪ-əweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'lay-uhway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041677" href="entry://lay-by%23bigmac000041677"><strong>lay-by</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041677" href="entry://lay-by%23mq566">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041677" href="entry://lay-by%23mq413">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lead acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lead acetate</span></header><div>/lɛd ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> led 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">a toxic white soluble crystalline salt, (CH<sub>3</sub>COO)<sub>2</sub>Pb.3H<sub>2</sub>O, formerly used as a mordant and as a dryer in paints; sugar of lead.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lead-acid battery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac608108748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lead-acid battery</span></header><div>/lɛd-æsəd ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> led-asuhd 'batree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">a battery consisting of an acid-proof case divided into individual secondary cells, the electrodes of which are largely of lead; the commonest form of rechargeable battery, used in vehicles, domestic electricity generators etc.; accumulator.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012204" href="entry://cell%23bigmac000012204"><strong>cell<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012204" href="entry://cell%23mq311">8</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">acid battery</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lead arsenate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lead arsenate</span></header><div>/lɛd ˈasəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> led 'ahsuhnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">plumbous arsenate, Pb<sub>3</sub>– (AsO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, a very poisonous crystalline compound, used as an insecticide and fungicide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leading aircraftman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leading aircraftman</span></header><div>/lidɪŋ ˈɛəkraftmən/ (<em>say</em> leeding 'airkrahftmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">leading aircraftmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Air Force</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> a man in the Royal Australian Air Force ranking below corporal and above aircraftman; equivalent in rank to able seaman in the Royal Australian Navy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: LAC</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq040"> a man of similar rank in any other air force.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">leading aircraftsman</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant <em>leading aircraftsman</em> is in use, though considered incorrect by the Royal Australian Air Force.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leading aircraftwoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac006273926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leading aircraftwoman</span></header><div>/lidɪŋ ˈɛəkraftwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> leeding 'airkrahftwoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">-women</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Air Force</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq503"> a woman in the Royal Australian Air Force ranking below corporal and above aircraftwoman; equivalent in rank to able seaman in the Royal Australian Navy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: LACW</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq584"> a woman of similar rank in any other air force.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">leading aircraftswoman</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant <em>leading aircraftswoman</em> is in use, though considered incorrect by the Royal Australian Air Force.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leading article
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leading article</span></header><div>/lidɪŋ ˈatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> leeding 'ahtikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">a principal editorial article in a newspaper; a leader.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leave of absence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leave of absence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">permission to be absent from one’s work or other duties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lebanese Arabic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394384307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lebanese Arabic</span></header><div>/lɛbəniz ˈærəbɪk/ (<em>say</em> lebuhneez 'aruhbik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">a variety of Arabic which is the language of contemporary Lebanon but which has no official status.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Le Duc Anh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Le Duc Anh</span></header><div>/leɪ dʊk ˈan/ (<em>say</em> lay dook 'ahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">1920–2019, Vietnamese army general who led the Vietcong in the Vietnamese War; president of Vietnam 1992–97.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legal action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legal action</span></header><div>/ligəl ˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> leeguhl 'akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a proceeding in the courts instituted by one party against another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legal advice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legal advice</span></header><div>/ligəl ədˈvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> leeguhl uhd'vuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">advice on the legal aspects of a situation or on a proceeding in law, given by a legal professional, as a solicitor, barrister, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legal adviser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legal adviser</span></header><div>/ligəl ədˈvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> leeguhl uhd'vuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">a person who is competent to advise on a proceeding in law, as a solicitor, barrister, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">legal advisor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legal age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971099853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legal age</span></header><div>/ligəl ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> leeguhl 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">an age which has legal significance, in relation to a specific activity, as for being an adult, being able to vote, being able to drink, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legal aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legal aid</span></header><div>/ligəl ˈeɪd/ (<em>say</em> leeguhl 'ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">financial assistance given to persons according to a scale based on income and capital for the purpose of legal proceedings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legislative amendment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac532134472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legislative amendment</span></header><div>/ˌlɛdʒəslətɪv əˈmɛndmənt/ (<em>say</em> .lejuhsluhtiv uh'mendmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> the altering of a parliamentary bill before it is passed into law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> an alteration so made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Legislative Assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Legislative Assembly</span></header><div>/ˌlɛdʒəslətɪv əˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> .lejuhsluhtiv uh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> the lower chamber of certain bicameral parliaments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq623"> the lower house of the parliaments of NSW, Victoria and WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq748"> the only house in the Qld parliament and in the NT and ACT legislatures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lemon aspen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739920983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lemon aspen</span></header><div>/lɛmən ˈæspən/ (<em>say</em> lemuhn 'aspuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> a small-to-medium rainforest tree, <em>Acronychia acidula</em>, of northern Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> the pale lemon-coloured fruit of this tree which has a spicy lemon flavour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Leonardo da Vinci International Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Leonardo da Vinci International Airport</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">the principal airport of Rome, Italy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lepontine Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lepontine Alps</span></header><div>/ləpɒntaɪn ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> luhpontuyn 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a central range of the Alps in southern Switzerland and northern Italy. Highest peak, Mt Leone, 3560 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lesser anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac170125225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lesser anteater</span></header><div>/lɛsər ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> lesuhr 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac529842252" href="entry://southern%20tamandua%23bigmac529842252"><strong>southern tamandua</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lesser Antilles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214997066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lesser Antilles</span></header><div>/lɛsər ænˈtɪliz/ (<em>say</em> lesuhr an'tileez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003009" href="entry://Antilles%23bigmac000003009"><strong>Antilles</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Caribbees</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lesser ape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144324951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lesser ape</span></header><div>/lɛsə ˈeɪp/ (<em>say</em> lesuh 'ayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030192" href="entry://gibbon%23bigmac000030192"><strong>gibbon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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letter of advice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">letter of advice</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> a document, especially in commercial shipments, giving specific information as to the consignor’s agent, bank, warehouse, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a drawer’s document, usually forwarded ahead of the bill of lading and other papers giving title to goods shipped by the drawer, stating that a bill has been issued against the drawee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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letters of administration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">letters of administration</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">an instrument issued by a court or public official authorising an administrator to take control of and dispose of the estate of the deceased, where the deceased died intestate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lever action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac139323296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lever action</span></header><div>/ˈlivə ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'leevuh akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a mechanism on a rifle for closing the breechblock, which is activated by a lever.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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levulinic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">levulinic acid</span></header><div>/ˌlɛvjəlɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .levyuhlinik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041013" href="entry://laevulic%20acid%23bigmac000041013"><strong>laevulic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">levulic acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lewis acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lewis acid</span></header><div>/ˈluəs æsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'loohuhs asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">any substance which accepts an electron-pair, as a hydrogen ion or boron trifluoride.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Gilbert Newton <em>Lewis</em>, 1875–1946, US chemist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lhasa apso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lhasa apso</span></header><div>/lasə ˈæpsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> lahsuh 'apsoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">a small dog of Tibetan breed having an upward curving tail and long, straight, usually brownish hair, which falls heavily over the eyes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tibetan: literally, terrier of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042311" href="entry://Lhasa%23bigmac000042311"><span class="smallcaps">Lhasa</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liberal arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liberal arts</span></header><div>/lɪbrəl ˈats/ (<em>say</em> libruhl 'ahts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">the course of instruction at a university, comprising the arts, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [anglicisation of Latin <em>artēs līberālēs</em> arts of free men]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Liberal Party of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Liberal Party of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">a conservative political party formed by Robert Menzies in 1945; a successor to previous conservative parties, the first of which was the Fusion Liberal Party formed in 1909 with the merging of the Free-traders and the Protectionists, all professing encouragement of private enterprise and opposition to socialism.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049363" href="entry://Nationalist%20Party%23bigmac000049363"><strong>Nationalist Party</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080528" href="entry://United%20Australia%20Party%23bigmac000080528"><strong>United Australia Party</strong></a>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Liberal Party of Australia</strong> was formed by Robert Menzies following a conference in Canberra of various conservative political bodies in late 1944. The party, launched in December of that year and officially inaugurated on 28 August 1945, was a successor to previous conservative parties – the first being the (Fusion) Liberal Party formed in 1909 with the merging of Joseph Cook’s Free Traders and Alfred Deakin’s Protectionists – all professing encouragement of private enterprise and opposition to socialism (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049363" href="entry://Nationalist%20Party%23bigmac000049363"><strong>Nationalist Party</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080528" href="entry://United%20Australia%20Party%23bigmac000080528"><strong>United Australia Party</strong></a>). Since its formation, the Liberal Party has been the major non-Labor party in Australia. In coalition with the National Party (formerly the Country Party), it has been especially successfully in federal elections, governing 1949–72 (under Robert Menzies, then Harold Holt, then John McEwen of the Country Party as caretaker prime minister, then John Gorton, then William McMahon); 1975–83 (under Malcolm Fraser); 1996–2007 (under John Howard); 2013–22 (under Tony Abbott, then Malcolm Turnbull, then Scott Morrison). Other leaders of the party (while in opposition) have been Billy Snedden, Andrew Peacock, John Hewson, Alexander Downer, Brendan Nelson and Peter Dutton.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042385" href="entry://Libya%23bigmac000042385"><strong>Libya</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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licorice allsorts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">licorice allsorts</span></header><div>/lɪkərɪʃ ˈɔlsɔts/ (<em>say</em> likuhrish 'awlsawts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">variously shaped sweets, licorice flavoured or having licorice sections.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">liquorice allsorts</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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life-affirming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508471192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">life-affirming</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪf-əfɜmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'luyf-uhferming) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">re-enforcing the positive aspects of life; uplifting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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life alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac082598770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">life alarm</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪf əlam/ (<em>say</em> 'luyf uhlahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac403832523" href="entry://personal%20alarm%23bigmac403832523"><strong>personal alarm</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac403832523" href="entry://personal%20alarm%23mq167">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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life assurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">life assurance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of life assurance" src="word_pronunciations/13612.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪf əʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> 'luyf uhshawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042453" href="entry://life%20insurance%23bigmac000042453"><strong>life insurance</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light adaptation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light adaptation</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪt ædæpteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'luyt adaptayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> the reflex response of the eye to bright light comprising a contraction of the iris, and an increase in the number of functioning cones with a corresponding decrease in the number of functioning rods (opposed to <em>dark adaptation</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> the ability of certain plants and animals to thrive in low light conditions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">light adaption</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>light-adapted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light air</span></header><div>/laɪt ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> luyt 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">a wind of Beaufort scale force 1, that is, one with average wind speed of 1 to 3 knots, or 1 to 5 km/h.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light ale</span></header><div>/laɪt ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> luyt 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> a pale malt beer, light in colour and flavour, and of comparatively low alcoholic strength; usually bottled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> a low-alcohol beer. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043593" href="entry://low-alcohol%23bigmac000043593"><strong>low-alcohol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lighter-than-air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lighter-than-air</span></header><div>/laɪtə-ðən-ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> luytuh-dhuhn-'air) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq091"> (of aircraft) of less specific gravity than the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> of or relating to such aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lightning arrester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lightning arrester</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ərɛstə/ (<em>say</em> 'luytning uhrestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">a device preventing damage to radio, telephonic, or other electrical equipment from lightning or other high-voltage currents, reducing the voltage of a surge applied to its terminals and restoring itself to its original operating condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lign-aloes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lign-aloes</span></header><div>/laɪn-ˈæloʊz/ (<em>say</em> luyn-'alohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">the drug aloes; aloes-wood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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limiting adjective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">limiting adjective</span></header><div>/ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˌædʒəktɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'limuhting .ajuhktiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">(in English and some other languages) one of a small group of adjectives which modify the nouns to which they are applied by restricting rather than describing or qualifying. <em>This</em>, <em>some</em>, and <em>certain</em> are limiting adjectives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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line abreast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491106094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">line abreast</span></header><div>/laɪn əˈbrɜst/ (<em>say</em> luyn uh'brest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">a battle formation in which ships, planes, etc., advance side by side in one line.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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line ahead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac694123198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">line ahead</span></header><div>/laɪn əˈhɛd/ (<em>say</em> luyn uh'hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a battle formation in which ships, tanks, etc., move in single file, thus maximising their broadside firing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Linear A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Linear A</span></header><div>/lɪniər ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> lineeuhr 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">an undeciphered system of writing found in inscriptions on tablets, pottery, etc., found at Minoan sites on Crete.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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linear accelerator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">linear accelerator</span></header><div>/lɪniər əkˈsɛləreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> lineeuhr uhk'seluhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">an apparatus for accelerating ions to high energies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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linguistic atlas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">linguistic atlas</span></header><div>/lɪŋˈgwɪstɪk ætləs/ (<em>say</em> ling'gwistik atluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020132" href="entry://dialect%20atlas%23bigmac000020132"><strong>dialect atlas</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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linoleic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">linoleic acid</span></header><div>/lɪnoʊˌliɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> linoh.leeik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">a polyunsaturated fatty acid, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>31</sub>COOH, occurring as a glyceride in fats and drying oils such as linseed oil and safflower oil; an essential part of mammalian diets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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linolenic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">linolenic acid</span></header><div>/lɪnoʊˌlinɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> linoh.leenik 'asuhd), /-ˌlɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> -.lenik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a polyunsaturated fatty acid C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>29</sub>COOH, occurring as a glyceride in linseed oil and safflower oil; used as a drying agent in paints; an essential part of mammalian diets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liquid air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liquid air</span></header><div>/lɪkwəd ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> likwuhd 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">air in its liquid state, an intensely cold, transparent substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liquid ammonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757742857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liquid ammonia</span></header><div>/lɪkwəd əˈmoʊnjə/ (<em>say</em> likwuhd uh'mohnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23bigmac000002203"><strong>ammonia</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002203" href="entry://ammonia%23mq614">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liquid assets
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liquid assets</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of liquid assets" src="word_pronunciations/13720.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪkwəd ˈæsɛts/ (<em>say</em> likwuhd 'asets) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> that part of a trading bank’s assets which consist of its notes and coins, its cash with the Reserve Bank of Australia, and its Commonwealth Treasury bills.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> the cash and readily realisable assets of a company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liquor amnii
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac532606567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liquor amnii</span></header><div>/laɪkɔr ˈæmniaɪ/ (<em>say</em> luykawr 'amneeuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Embryology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">liquid contained in the amnion which surrounds the foetus; the waters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liquorice allsorts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568377112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liquorice allsorts</span></header><div>/lɪkərɪʃ ˈɔlsɔts/ (<em>say</em> likuhrish 'awlsawts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042409" href="entry://licorice%20allsorts%23bigmac000042409"><strong>licorice allsorts</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little America</span></header><div>/lɪtl əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> litl uh'merikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">the base established 1929 for the Antarctic expeditions of Admiral Richard E Byrd, on the Bay of Whales, south of the Ross Sea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little Athletics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761216086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little Athletics</span></header><div>/lɪtl æθˈlɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> litl ath'letiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">an organisation involving children in athletic activities outside of school; initiated in Victoria in 1964; first state body, Victorian Little Athletics Association, formed in 1967; Australian Little Athletics (ALA) formed in 1972.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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little auk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">little auk</span></header><div>/lɪtl ˈɔk/ (<em>say</em> litl 'awk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a small, short-billed auk, <em>Alle alle</em>, of Greenland and Arctic areas; dovekie.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little Ice Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac685975648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little Ice Age</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">the period between about 1550 and 1860 during which the climate of the world became colder, especially marked in the middle latitudes, and there was an increase in the formation of glaciers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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live-action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152569245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">live-action</span></header><div>/laɪv-ˈækʃən/ (<em>say</em> luyv-akshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> of or relating to a broadcast or telecast of an event, especially a sporting event, which is heard or seen as the event takes place with no delay introduced by recording, etc.: <em class="example">live-action coverage of the cricket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> of or relating to a film, or part of a film, in which real people and surroundings are filmed (opposed to <em>animated</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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live-action role-playing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679545655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">live-action role-playing</span></header><div>/laɪv-ækʃən ˈroʊl-pleɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> luyv-akshuhn 'rohl-playing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a form of game in which participants can, within the parameters of the game, create their own roles and improvise the actions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LARP Also, <strong class="vs">live-action gaming</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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look-around
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477578285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">look-around</span></header><div>/ˈlʊk-əraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'look-uhrownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">a brief examination of a location.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lord of Appeal in Ordinary</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">a life baron who has held high judicial office for two years or practised at the bar for at least fifteen years, appointed to hear appeals in the House of Lords and the Privy Council; Law Lord.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Los Angeles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Los Angeles</span></header><div>/lɒs ˈændʒələs/ (<em>say</em> los 'anjuhluhs), /-liz/ (<em>say</em> -leez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">a seaport in the US, in south-western California.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loss assessor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loss assessor</span></header><div>/ˈlɒs əsɛsə/ (<em>say</em> 'los uhsesuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">someone who investigates the validity of an insurance claim and assesses the extent of the loss on behalf of an insurer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">loss adjuster</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lost City of Atlantis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821744722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lost City of Atlantis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004374" href="entry://Atlantis%23bigmac000004374"><strong>Atlantis<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lost time allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lost time allowance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">an allowance paid to casual employees to compensate them for time lost in finding new employment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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love affair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">love affair</span></header><div>/ˈlʌv əfɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'luv uhfair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq729"> a romantic or sexual relationship between two people, especially a temporary one with one or both of the partners being married to someone else or in another committed relationship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> such a relationship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq504"> a strong liking for something: <em class="example">a love affair with motorbikes.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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love apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">love apple</span></header><div>/ˈlʌv æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'luv apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076983" href="entry://tomato%23bigmac000076983"><strong>tomato</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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love-in-a-mist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">love-in-a-mist</span></header><div>/lʌv-ɪn-ə-ˈmɪst/ (<em>say</em> luv-in-uh-'mist) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a herbaceous plant, <em>Nigella damascena</em>, with feathery dissected leaves and whitish or blue flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low achiever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501094601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low achiever</span></header><div>/loʊ əˈtʃivə/ (<em>say</em> loh uh'cheevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">a person who, for motivational reasons rather than lack of ability, fails to succeed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>low-achieving</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low-alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low-alcohol</span></header><div>/loʊ-ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> loh-'alkuhhol) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">of or relating to beer which has a lower than usual percentage of alcohol (opposed to <em>full-strength</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">low alcohol</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Low Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Low Archipelago</span></header><div>/loʊ akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> loh ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078426" href="entry://Tuamotu%20Archipelago%23bigmac000078426"><strong>Tuamotu Archipelago</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low area</span></header><div>/ˈloʊ ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'loh airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a region where the atmospheric or barometric pressure is lower than that of the surrounding regions: <em class="example">the low area in the central part of a cyclone.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lower Austria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lower Austria</span></header><div>/loʊər ˈɒstriə/ (<em>say</em> lohuhr 'ostreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a province in north-eastern Austria. 19 174 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> German, <strong>Niederösterreich</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Loyal Associations
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Loyal Associations</span></header><div>/ˌlɔɪəl əsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/ (<em>say</em> .loyuhl uhsohsee'ayshuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">military bodies, comprising volunteers, formed by the governor of NSW in 1800 and disbanded in 1810.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lunatic asylum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lunatic asylum</span></header><div>/ˈlunətɪk əsaɪləm/ (<em>say</em> 'loohnuhtik uhsuyluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">a hospital or other institution for people who are mentally ill.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See the note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103491" href="entry://lunatic%23bigmac000103491"><strong>lunatic</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lyon King of Arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lyon King of Arms</span></header><div>/laɪən kɪŋ əv ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> luyuhn king uhv 'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">the chief herald of Scotland.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Lord Lyon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lysergic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lysergic acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lysergic acid" src="word_pronunciations/14022.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪˌsɜdʒɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> luy.serjik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> a crystalline tetracyclic acid which can be produced from ergot, and which can be converted to LSD.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043681" href="entry://LSD%23bigmac000043681"><strong>LSD<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lysergic acid diethylamide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lysergic acid diethylamide</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043681" href="entry://LSD%23bigmac000043681"><strong>LSD<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ma'am
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ma’am</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ma’am" src="word_pronunciations/14023.mp3"></audio></span>/mæm/ (<em>say</em> mam), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ma’am" src="word_pronunciations/14025.mp3"></audio></span>/mam/ (<em>say</em> mahm), <em>or if unstressed</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ma’am" src="word_pronunciations/14024.mp3"></audio></span>/məm/ (<em>say</em> muhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> madam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> (the term of address for a female royal person.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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live axle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">live axle</span></header><div>/laɪv ˈæksəl/ (<em>say</em> luyv 'aksuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">an axle to which the wheels are fixed, so that axle and wheels rotate together.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac600832567" href="entry://dead%20axle%23bigmac600832567"><strong>dead axle</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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living allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">living allowance</span></header><div>/ˈlɪvɪŋ əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'living uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">an allowance paid to a person to compensate for additional expense or inconvenience incurred as a result of having to live away from home to pursue a course of study or work at a particular place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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living area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac596310712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">living area</span></header><div>/ˈlɪvɪŋ ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'living airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> an area for family activities in a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (in colonial times) an allotment of land from which it was possible to make a living.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loans affair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac707389250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loans affair</span></header><div>/ˈloʊnz əfɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'lohnz uhfair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a controversy relating to the attempt of the Whitlam government in 1974–75 to borrow a large sum of money from Arab sources, using Indian financier Tirath Khemlani as an intermediary; criticised by the opposition for being done in secrecy and by irregular channels; used as justification for the Senate refusing to pass the 1975 budget, thus creating the constitutional crisis of 1975.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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local anaesthesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475041724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">local anaesthesia</span></header><div>/loʊkəl ænəsˈθiʒə/ (<em>say</em> lohkuhl anuhs'theezhuh), /-ziə/ (<em>say</em> -zeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> drug-induced loss of sensation in a part of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq232"> the administration of a drug to produce this effect.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">local anesthesia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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local anaesthetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">local anaesthetic</span></header><div>/loʊkəl ænəsˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> lohkuhl anuhs'thetik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> a drug, usually injected, which anaesthetises only part of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> the procedure for this.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">local anesthetic</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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local area command
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99952116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">local area command</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NSW</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a police station serving one of the local areas into which NSW is divided, and responsible to a regional commander.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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local area network
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">local area network</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">a computer networking system which links computers within a limited geographical area to a central computer by means of landlines.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac602427883" href="entry://wide%20area%20network%23bigmac602427883"><strong>wide area network</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">LAN</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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local authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">local authority</span></header><div>/loʊkəl əˈθɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> lohkuhl uh'thoruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">local authorities</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">the body of people, both elected and paid workers, responsible for the administration of local government.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">local body</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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local government area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">local government area</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a designated area of a state or territory, over which an administrative body such as a council has responsibility.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LGA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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locality allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">locality allowance</span></header><div>/loʊˈkæləti əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> loh'kaluhtee uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">an allowance paid above the usual rate of pay as compensation for working under difficult conditions peculiar to a particular locality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Loch Ard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Loch Ard</span></header><div>/lɒk ˈad/ (<em>say</em> lok 'ahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">an iron clipper ship wrecked near Cape Otway, Victoria, in 1878; only two survivors out of fifty on board.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lock-and-key theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac990952520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lock-and-key theory</span></header><div>/lɒk-ən-ˈki θɪəri/ (<em>say</em> lok-uhn-'kee thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biochemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">the theory that cells specifically react with only one or very few similar compounds, the cell having the lock and a chemical such as an enzyme, drug, etc., being the key.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lock-in amplifier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lock-in amplifier</span></header><div>/lɒk-ɪn ˈæmpləfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> lok-in 'ampluhfuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">an amplifier which is sensitive to a very narrow band of frequencies; used to extract a faint signal from background noise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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locomotor ataxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">locomotor ataxia</span></header><div>/loʊkəˌmoʊtər əˈtæksiə/ (<em>say</em> lohkuh.mohtuhr uh'takseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">a degenerative disease of the spinal cord, marked by loss of control over the muscular movements, mainly in walking; tabes dorsalis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Loire-Atlantique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Loire-Atlantique</span></header><div>/lwar-atlɒ̃ˈtik/ (<em>say</em> lwahr-ahtlon'teek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">a department in north-western France. 6975 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Nantes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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London Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">London Airport</span></header><div>/lʌndən ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> lunduhn 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033464" href="entry://Heathrow%20Airport%23bigmac000033464"><strong>Heathrow Airport</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac645843564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long arm</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ am/ (<em>say</em> 'long ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac505454118" href="entry://long%20gun%23bigmac505454118"><strong>long gun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long-awaited
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899822423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long-awaited</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ-əweɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'long-uhwaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">waited for eagerly over a long period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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look-alike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">look-alike</span><z><span target_id="hlE4dsLyck">n.</span><span target_id="HcFRScb8A2">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈlʊk-əlaɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'look-uhluyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hlE4dsLyck"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> something or someone that bears a striking similarity to another in appearance: <em class="example">an Arnold Schwarzenegger look-alike.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HcFRScb8A2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq611"> bearing a striking similarity to another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mac and cheese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac818805433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mac and cheese</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044075" href="entry://macaroni%20cheese%23bigmac000044075"><strong>macaroni cheese</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mac’n’cheese</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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macrocytic anaemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">macrocytic anaemia</span></header><div>/ˌmækroʊsɪtɪk əˈnimiə/ (<em>say</em> .makrohsitik uh'neemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">an anaemia characterised by predominance of macrocytes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Madison Avenue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Madison Avenue</span></header><div>/mædəsən ˈævənju/ (<em>say</em> maduhsuhn 'avuhnyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a street in New York City on which are concentrated the offices of many advertising and public relations firms and which has, therefore, become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic ant hill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic ant hill</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">the nest of the magnetic termite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Magnitsky act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112618537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Magnitsky act</span></header><div>/mægˈnɪtski ækt/ (<em>say</em> mag'nitskee akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">a law which allows a government to impose sanctions on foreign individuals, companies, etc., who commit human rights violations and engage in corrupt behaviour, as by freezing their assets and placing bans on entry visas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sergei <em>Magnitsky</em>, 1972–2009, Russian auditor, who reported a misappropriation of funds by Russian government officials and was subsequently held in custody where he died]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maid abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964533085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maid abuse</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪd əbjus/ (<em>say</em> 'mayd uhbyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Singaporean and Malaysian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq89">any of various forms of ill-treatment of maids, from physical assault to withholding passports or money.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>maid abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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major arcanum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">major arcanum</span></header><div>/meɪdʒər aˈkeɪnəm/ (<em>say</em> mayjuhr ah'kaynuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> the set of 22 tarot cards which do not belong to any of the four suits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> such a card; trump.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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major axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">major axis</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪdʒər æksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'mayjuhr aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">(in mathematics) the axis of an ellipse which passes through both foci.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047128" href="entry://minor%20axis%23bigmac000047128"><strong>minor axis</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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make and break
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">make and break</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">a device for alternately making and breaking an electric circuit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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make-up artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">make-up artist</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪk-ʌp atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'mayk-up ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a person whose job it is to apply the make-up of actors, presenters, etc., in film, theatre, television, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Malay apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393714546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Malay apple</span></header><div>/məleɪ ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> muhlay 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq808"> an evergreen tree, <em>Syzygium malaccense</em>, native to South-East Asia, with dark-green glossy leaves and red-purple flowers in drooping clusters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq58"> the red oval fruit of this tree, thin-skinned with crisp white flesh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Malay Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac398019304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Malay Archipelago</span></header><div>/məleɪ akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> muhlay ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">an extensive archipelago in the Indian and Pacific oceans south-east of Asia, consisting of the islands of New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Moluccas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maleic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maleic acid</span></header><div>/məˌliɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> muh.leeik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">an unsaturated dibasic acid, butenedioic acid, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>(COOH)<sub>2</sub>, the cis-isomer of fumaric acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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malic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">malic acid</span></header><div>/mælɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> malik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">a crystalline, dibasic hydroxy acid, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>OH(COOH)<sub>2</sub>, occurring in small amounts in almost all living cells as a component of the citric acid cycle, and in greater amounts in apples, grapes, and other fruits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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malonic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">malonic acid</span></header><div>/məˌlɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> muh.lonik 'asuhd), /məˌloʊnɪk/ (<em>say</em> muh.lohnik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">a dibasic acid, CH<sub>2</sub>(COOH)<sub>2</sub>, easily decomposed by heat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>malonique</em>, alteration of <em>malique</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044659" href="entry://malic%23bigmac000044659"><span class="smallcaps">malic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mamas and the Papas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mamas and the Papas</span></header><div>/ˌmʌməz ən ðə ˈpʌpəz/ (<em>say</em> .mumuhz uhn dhuh 'pupuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">US pop group, formed in 1965.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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man-at-arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">man-at-arms</span></header><div>/mæn-ət-ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> man-uht-'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">men-at-arms</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> a male soldier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> a heavily armed male soldier on horseback.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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manganic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">manganic acid</span></header><div>/mæŋˌgænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> mang.ganik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">an acid, H<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>4</sub>, not known in the free state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mano a mano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac31154663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mano a mano</span></header><div>/manoʊ a ˈmanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> mahnoh ah 'mahnoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">one on one: <em class="example">to reach a deal mano a mano.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: hand to hand]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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manual alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac754390317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">manual alphabet</span></header><div>/mænjuəl ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> manyoohuhl 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq35">a system of representing the letters of an alphabet by forming shapes with the hands, most commonly with one hand (as in sign languages used in France, America, Ireland, etc.) or with two hands (as in sign languages used in England, Scotland, Wales, Australia, etc.); fingerspelling alphabet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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manual arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">manual arts</span></header><div>/mænjuəl ˈats/ (<em>say</em> manyoohuhl 'ahts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">particular skills in the use of the hands, especially metalwork, carpentry, etc., which are taught as school subjects to provide training for future employment in industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Marble Arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Marble Arch</span></header><div>/mabəl ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> mahbuhl 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> an ornamental gateway near the north-eastern entrance to Hyde Park, London.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq959"> the district adjacent to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Marcus Aurelius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Marcus Aurelius</span></header><div>/makəs ɔˈreɪliəs/ (<em>say</em> mahkuhs aw'rayleeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Marcus Aurelius Antoninus</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">AD 121–180, emperor of Rome AD 161–180; Stoic philosopher and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Margaret of Anjou
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Margaret of Anjou</span></header><div>/ɒ̃ˈʒu/ (<em>say</em> on'zhooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">1430–82, queen of England, wife of Henry VI.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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margaric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">margaric acid</span></header><div>/maˌgærɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> mah.garik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a white fatty acid, CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>15</sub>COOH, resembling stearic acid and obtained from lichens or synthetically.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>margaron</em> pearl + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Marie Antoinette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Marie Antoinette</span></header><div>/ˌmari ɒntwəˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> .mahree ontwuh'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">1755–93, Austrian archduchess who, as wife of Louis XVI, became queen of France 1774–93; unpopular with the French people and executed in the French Revolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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marine protected area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250597887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">marine protected area</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">a marine or estuarine area which is managed so that it can be protected against overuse, degradation, biodiversity loss, etc., as a marine park or marine sanctuary.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MPA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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marital aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac790357792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">marital aid</span></header><div>/ˈmærətəl eɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'maruhtuhl ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">any device designed to increase the pleasure of sexual intercourse, sold ostensibly to improve the state of the user’s marriage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maritime Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maritime Alps</span></header><div>/mærətaɪm ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> maruhtuym 'alps) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">a range of the Alps in south-eastern France and north-western Italy. Highest peak, Argentera, 3316 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maritime Union of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac170804510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maritime Union of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">a federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of the Seamen’s Union of Australia (registered 1943) and the Waterside Workers Federation of Australia (registered 1907).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mark Antony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mark Antony</span></header><div>/mak ˈæntəni/ (<em>say</em> mahk 'antuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">→ Mark <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099501" href="entry://Antony%23bigmac000099501"><strong>Antony</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac072596760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Air Force</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> a person holding the ceremonial position of chief of the Royal Australian Air Force; a non-active role, usually a member of the royal family; equivalent in rank to admiral of the fleet in the Royal Australian Navy and field marshal in the Australian Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq752"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: MRAAF</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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martial art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">martial art</span></header><div>/maʃəl ˈat/ (<em>say</em> mahshuhl 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> any of various methods, codes or traditions of training for combat, mostly originating in Asia, as judo, kung fu, taekwondo, kendo, etc., now commonly also practised as sports.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq461"> (<em>plural</em>) these practices considered as a whole.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>martial artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mass appeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac354736328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mass appeal</span></header><div>/mæs əˈpil/ (<em>say</em> mas uh'peel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">qualities of a popular style that elicit a favourable response from the generality of people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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master-at-arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">master-at-arms</span></header><div>/mastər-ət-ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> mahstuhr-uht-'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> a petty officer in the navy responsible for the maintenance of disciplinary regulations on board ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq449"> an officer on a merchant ship performing the same function.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Master of Arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Master of Arts</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> a second university degree, usually in a branch of the humanities or social sciences, normally awarded to someone who has completed at least one year’s postgraduate study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> someone holding this degree. <em>Abbrev.</em>: MA</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Masters Apprentices
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Masters Apprentices</span></header><div>/mastəz əˈprɛntəsəz/ (<em>say</em> mahstuhz uh'prentuhsuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">Australian rock group, formed in 1965; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mata'afa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac207292653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mata’afa</span></header><div>/matəˈafə/ (<em>say</em> mahtuh'ahfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fiamē Naomi</strong> /fiˈameɪ/ (<em>say</em> fee'ahmay), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">born 1957, Samoan politician; became prime minister in 2021.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maternal and child health centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac538443747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maternal and child health centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">a health centre for mothers and young children.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mature age student
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mature age student</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">an adult who has taken up a course of study at a later age than normal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mature-age student</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maximum and minimum thermometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maximum and minimum thermometer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">a type of differential thermometer, used for measuring the highest and lowest temperatures over a period of time, usually 24 hours.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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May apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">May apple</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪ æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'may apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> an American perennial herb, <em>Podophyllum peltatum</em>, of the family Podophyllaceae, bearing an edible, yellowish, egg-shaped fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> the fruit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meal allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meal allowance</span></header><div>/ˈmil əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'meel uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">an allowance paid to employees required to work overtime in excess of a specified number of hours or during a particular period of the day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meat analogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513670490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meat analogue</span></header><div>/ˈmit ænəlɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'meet anuhlog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">a food product which looks like meat but is made from something else, usually vegetable matter; meat substitute.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">meat analog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meat-and-potatoes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009176545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meat-and-potatoes</span></header><div>/mit-ən-pəˈteɪtoʊz/ (<em>say</em> meet-uhn-puh'taytohz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> of or relating to the most basic or fundamental component of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq018"> without ostentation; modest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Aside from 15 Brownlow medals hanging around their necks, generally speaking they are a meat-and-potatoes team</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sydney morning herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the phrase <em>meat and potatoes</em>; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104113" href="entry://meat%23bigmac000104113"><span class="smallcaps">meat</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104113" href="entry://meat%23mq463">8</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meat ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meat ant</span></header><div>/ˈmit ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'meet ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">any of various ants which characteristically swarm to meat or carrion, especially <em>Iridomyrmex purpureus</em>, a large mound-building ant with a black abdomen and a red head.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beef ant</strong>, <strong class="vs">mound ant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meat axe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meat axe</span><z><span target_id="wT6opy1Ct0">n.</span><span target_id="8jVnB91RzU">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmit æks/ (<em>say</em> 'meet aks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wT6opy1Ct0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014171" href="entry://cleaver%23bigmac000014171"><strong>cleaver</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014171" href="entry://cleaver%23mq171">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8jVnB91RzU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">mad as a meat axe</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq885"> very angry.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq363"> insane; eccentric.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">meataxe</strong>. <div class="etym">[US English (1830s); phrase modelled on US slang <em>as wicked</em> or <em>vicious as a meat axe</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mechanical advantage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mechanical advantage</span></header><div>/məˌkænɪkəl ədˈvæntɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> muh.kanikuhl uhd'vantij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">the ratio of the force performing the work done by a mechanism to the input force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meconic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meconic acid</span></header><div>/məˌkɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> muh.konik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">a white crystalline solid, C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, present in opium and formerly used as a test for opium poisoning as it gives a dark-red stain with ferric chloride.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>mēkōn</em> poppy + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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media agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac481117276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">media agency</span></header><div>/ˈmidiə eɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'meedeeuh ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">media agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">an organisation which delivers communications to target audiences for a client, using both traditional or social media.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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medical abortion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac126557352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">medical abortion</span></header><div>/mɛdɪkəl əˈbɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> medikuhl 'uhbawshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">a termination of pregnancy carried out for medical reasons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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medication-assisted treatment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382008548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">medication-assisted treatment</span></header><div>/mɛdəˌkeɪʃən-əsɪstəd ˈtritmənt/ (<em>say</em> meduh.kayshuhn-uhsistuhd 'treetmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">the use of medication such as methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone in combination with behavioural therapies and counselling to treat substance abuse disorders, especially opioid addiction to heroin and prescription pain medications.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MAT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meet and greet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59627555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meet and greet</span><z><span target_id="DtG8wDCTFN">n.</span><span target_id="EOyWcmnGo2">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ftrgu4Bh19">v.i.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DtG8wDCTFN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> an official occasion to welcome visitors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> an event at which a politician, celebrity, etc., spends time meeting and chatting with members of the public: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mr Latham spent one hour doing a meet and greet at the Belmont shopping centre in Swan with sitting Labor MP Kim Wilkie.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EOyWcmnGo2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq412"> to welcome (someone) officially.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ftrgu4Bh19">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq555"> (of a politician, celebrity, etc.) to spend time meeting and chatting with members of the public, usually at a planned and structured event.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>meet-and-greet</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mehemet Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mehemet Ali</span></header><div>/məˌhɛmət ˈali/ (<em>say</em> muh.hemuht 'ahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">1769–1849, pasha and viceroy of Egypt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Mohammed Ali</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Melbourne International Arts Festival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac95421148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Melbourne International Arts Festival</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">an arts and culture festival held annually in Melbourne in October since 1986, featuring dance, theatre, music, and visual arts.</span></div> Formerly (1986–90), <strong>Spoleto Festival</strong>; (1990–93), <strong>Melbourne International Festival of the Arts</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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memorandum of association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">memorandum of association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a formal document constituting the charter of incorporation of a company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ménage à trois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ménage à trois</span></header><div>/meɪˌnaʒ a ˈtrwa/ (<em>say</em> may.nahzh ah 'trwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> an occasion on which three people engage in group sexual activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> a household of three people, at least one of whom is having a sexual relationship with the other two.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, literally, household of three]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Men at Work
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Men at Work</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">Australian pop group, formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1985; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1994.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Menéndez de Avilés
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Menéndez de Avilés</span></header><div>/mɛˈnɛndeɪθ deɪ abiˈleɪs/ (<em>say</em> me'nendayth day ahbee'lays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pedro</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">1519–74, Spanish admiral and coloniser, especially in America; founded St Augustine, oldest permanent city in the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental age</span></header><div>/ˈmɛntl eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'mentl ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">the degree of mental development or intelligence of an individual in comparison with the average intelligence of normal children at different ages. It is determined by a graded series of tests, in the form of tasks or questions, designed to measure native ability rather than the result of education: <em class="example">a child 10 years old with a mental age of 12.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013654" href="entry://chronological%20age%23bigmac000013654"><strong>chronological age</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mental as Anything
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mental as Anything</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">Australian pop and rock group, formed in 1976; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2009.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental health first aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742537701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental health first aid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">emergency mental health support given to a person who is seen to be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis, until the services of a professional can be obtained.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>mental health first aider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mercantile agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mercantile agency</span></header><div>/ˈmɜkəntaɪl eɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'merkuhntuyl ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mercantile agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">a concern which obtains information concerning the financial standing, business reputation, and credit ratings of individuals, firms and companies for the benefit of its subscribers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mergui Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mergui Archipelago</span></header><div>/mɜˈgwi akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> mer'gwee ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a group of more than 200 islands in the Andaman Sea, near the coast of southern Myanmar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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merry-andrew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">merry-andrew</span></header><div>/mɛri-ˈændru/ (<em>say</em> meree-'androoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">a clown; buffoon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mess allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mess allowance</span></header><div>/ˈmɛs əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'mes uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">monies allowed to augment rations in a mess.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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metaphosphoric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">metaphosphoric acid</span></header><div>/mɛtəfɒsˌfɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> metuhfos.fawrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">an acid, HPO<sub>3</sub>, derived from phosphorous pentoxide, and containing the least water of the phosphoric acids.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056264" href="entry://phosphoric%20acid%23bigmac000056264"><strong>phosphoric acid</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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methacrylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">methacrylic acid</span></header><div>/ˌmɛθəkrɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .methuhkrilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">a synthetically-produced, colourless, crystalline, water-soluble substance, CH<sub>2</sub>C(CH<sub>3</sub>)COOH, the esters of which are used in making plastics, as perspex.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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methanoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">methanoic acid</span></header><div>/mɛθəˌnoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> methuh.nohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028031" href="entry://formic%20acid%23bigmac000028031"><strong>formic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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method acting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">method acting</span></header><div>/ˈmɛθəd æktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'methuhd akting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an acting technique by which actors try to immerse themselves in the emotional world of the character they are portraying so that the responses required by the part have a feeling of authenticity because they draw on a deeper emotional base.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>The Method</em>, also known as the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000109357" href="entry://Stanislavsky%20Method%23bigmac000109357"><span class="smallcaps">Stanislavsky Method</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>method actor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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methyl acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">methyl acetate</span></header><div>/mɛθəl ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> methuhl 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a colourless, combustible, volatile ester, CH<sub>3</sub>COOCH<sub>3</sub>, having a fragrant odour, used as a solvent; the methyl ester of acetic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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methyl alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">methyl alcohol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of methyl alcohol" src="word_pronunciations/14707.mp3"></audio></span>/mɛθəl ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> methuhl 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">a colourless, flammable, poisonous liquid, CH<sub>3</sub>OH, of the alcohol class, formerly obtained by the distillation of wood, but now produced synthetically from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used as a fuel, solvent, etc.; wood alcohol.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">methanol</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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methyl benzoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">methyl benzoic acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076975" href="entry://toluic%20acid%23bigmac000076975"><strong>toluic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Metropolitan Museum of Art</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">an art gallery in New York, US, with one of the world’s largest collections of ancient, medieval and modern art; founded in 1870.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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microlight aircraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac531563517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">microlight aircraft</span></header><div>/ˌmaɪkrəlaɪt ˈɛəkraft/ (<em>say</em> .muykruhluyt 'airkrahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">an ultralight aircraft with weight shift controls for stabilisation; trike.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">microlight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mid-Atlantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mid-Atlantic</span></header><div>/mɪd-ətˈlæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> mid-uht'lantik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">of a form of spoken English, usually readily accepted as agreeable, in which both British and American influences are apparent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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middle age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">middle age</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> midl 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">the period between youth and old age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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middle-aged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">middle-aged</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of middle-aged" src="word_pronunciations/14777.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪdl-eɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> 'midl-ayjd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> intermediate in age between youth and old age; commonly, from about 45 to 60 years old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> characteristic of or suitable for middle-aged people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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middle-aged spread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">middle-aged spread</span></header><div>/mɪdl-eɪdʒd ˈsprɛd/ (<em>say</em> midl-ayjd 'spred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">weight gained in middle age, especially around the stomach and hips.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">middle-age spread</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle Ages
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle Ages</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Middle Ages" src="word_pronunciations/14775.mp3"></audio></span>/mɪdl ˈeɪdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> midl 'ayjuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">the time in European history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance (from the late 5th century to about AD 1350); sometimes restricted to the later part of this period (after 1100); sometimes extended to 1450 or 1500.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle America</span></header><div>/mɪdl əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> midl uh'merikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">the territories between the US and South America comprising Mexico, Central America, Panama, and the Greater and Lesser Antilles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle Atlantic States
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle Atlantic States</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">the US states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Middle States</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle Australia</span><z><span target_id="NgrSm6yCVq">n.</span><span target_id="3Sxi0H5tzS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/mɪdl əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> midl uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NgrSm6yCVq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> average, middle-class Australians, viewed collectively as establishing the norm in social customs, habits and mores.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3Sxi0H5tzS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">Mr and Mrs Middle Australia</strong>, the average married couple.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">middle Australia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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migration agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac893375616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">migration agent</span></header><div>/maɪˈgreɪʃən eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> muy'grayshuhn ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a person registered with an official agency who is able to offer assistance to prospective migrants to gain a visa, to provide documentation, to deal with government departments, and to understand aspects of the law in relation to migration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">immigration agent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mild ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mild ale</span></header><div>/maɪld ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> muyld 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098759" href="entry://mild%23bigmac000098759"><strong>mild</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098759" href="entry://mild%23mq180">11</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mile-a-minute vine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681756494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mile-a-minute vine</span></header><div>/maɪl-ə-ˈmɪnət vaɪn/ (<em>say</em> muyl-uh-'minuht vuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq859"> Also, <strong class="vs">mile-a-minute weed</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac61880985" href="entry://mikania%20vine%23bigmac61880985"><strong>mikania vine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> any of various other plants that demonstrate rapid growth, as morning glory and lignum vine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Miles Franklin Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Miles Franklin Award</span></header><div>/maɪlz ˈfræŋklən/ (<em>say</em> muylz 'frangkluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">an annual literary prize awarded since 1957 for an Australian novel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the estate of Miles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094641" href="entry://Franklin%23bigmac000094641"><span class="smallcaps">Franklin<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade">Some years before her death in 1948, Miles Franklin established a bequest in her will for a ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’. The first recipient of the <strong>Miles Franklin Award</strong>, in 1957, was Patrick White for his novel <em>Voss</em>. It has since been won by most leading Australian novelists, including Randolph Stow, Thea Astley, George Johnston, Thomas Keneally, Jessica Anderson, Peter Carey, Tim Winton, Christopher Koch, Alex Miller, Shirley Hazzard and Andrew McGahon. The award became surrounded by controversy in 1995 when it was given to Helen Demidenko for <em>The Hand that Signed the Paper</em>. It was later revealed that Demidenko was an assumed name, and that she did not have the Ukrainian family background that she had claimed was the basis for her understanding of Ukrainian society in World War II, the setting for the novel. There had also been controversy in 1993 when the judges disqualified Frank Moorhouse’s novel <em>Grand Days</em> for not sufficiently portraying Australian life, because of its backdrop of Europe in the 1920s and the early days of the League of Nations. Moorhouse eventually won the award for <em>Dark Palace</em> in 2001. In 2009, with his novel <em>Breath</em>, Tim Winton became the first author to win the prize four times unshared; Thea Astley also won the prize four times but shared her 1962 win.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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milk and honey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">milk and honey</span><z><span target_id="3V6jIe4BsL">n.</span><span target_id="xvlK5FwzjJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3V6jIe4BsL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq79"> abundance; plenty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> luxury.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xvlK5FwzjJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">land of milk and honey</strong>, a land of great fertility and promise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">live on milk and honey</strong>, to live in luxury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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milk-and-water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">milk-and-water</span></header><div>/mɪlk-n-ˈwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> milk-n-'wawtuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">weak or insipid; wishy-washy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mind-altering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mind-altering</span></header><div>/ˈmaɪnd-ɔltərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'muynd-awltuhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">of or relating to a substance which changes one’s ability to think or react appropriately, often with accompanying mood swings and unusual bodily sensations: <em class="example">a mind-altering drug.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Minerals Council of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49383962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Minerals Council of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">a body representing companies involved in mineral exploration and mining in Australia, with the aim of furthering the development of the minerals industry; formed in 1995 to replace the <strong>Australian Mining Industry Council</strong> which had been established in 1967.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MCA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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minimal art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">minimal art</span></header><div>/mɪnəməl ˈat/ (<em>say</em> minuhmuhl 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">art in the minimalist style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ministering angel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac288086237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ministering angel</span></header><div>/mɪnəstərɪŋ ˈeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> minuhstuhring 'aynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">someone who is attentive to another in a time of trouble, especially in a time of illness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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minor arcanum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">minor arcanum</span></header><div>/maɪnər aˈkeɪnəm/ (<em>say</em> muynuhr ah'kaynuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> the set of tarot cards which are not trump cards, divided into four suits (swords, cups, wands and pentagrams); readings take account of the card number, suit, and order of appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> such a card.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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minor axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">minor axis</span></header><div>/ˈmaɪnər æksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'muynuhr aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">the axis of an ellipse perpendicular to the major axis.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044547" href="entry://major%20axis%23bigmac000044547"><strong>major axis</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mirabel Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mirabel Airport</span></header><div>/mɪrəbɛl ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> miruhbel 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">the principal airport of Montreal, Canada.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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miss and out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157135009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">miss and out</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a track cycling race, usually for individual competitors, in which the last rider completing each lap is eliminated, the race ending in a sprint for the finish from the small number of riders left; devil take the hindmost.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Miss Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac71700561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Miss Australia</span></header><div>/mɪs əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> mis uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> the title held by the young woman who won an annual competition for fundraising purposes run by the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association (formerly Australian Spastic Centres) from 1954–2000, known as the <strong>Miss Australia Quest</strong> 1954–92 and the <strong>Miss Australia Awards</strong> 1993–2000, the competition originating in beauty contests organised intermittently by various organisations from the early 20th century; the young women contestants were judged on the funds they raised as well as personal attributes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq17"> a title used loosely in association with various other competitions, as for the young woman selected as the Australian entrant in the Miss Universe contest (officially <strong>Miss Universe in Australia</strong>) or as the Australian entrant in the Miss World contest (officially <strong>Miss World Australia</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mix-and-match
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mix-and-match</span></header><div>/ˈmɪks-ən-mætʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'miks-uhn-mach) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">(of items of clothing) designed to be combined with other items selected by the wearer to create an original and pleasing combination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mixed action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85312872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mixed action</span></header><div>/ˈmɪkst ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'mikst akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">(formerly) a common-law proceeding seeking both property and damages by way of remedy.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac045867919" href="entry://personal%20action%23bigmac045867919"><strong>personal action</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac829592736" href="entry://real%20action%23bigmac829592736"><strong>real action</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mixed martial arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac339165679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mixed martial arts</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">a combat sport which allows both striking and grappling, with the contestants both standing and on the ground, using techniques drawn from a variety of martial arts.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MMA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mo Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac694408794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mo Award</span></header><div>/ˈmoʊ əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'moh uhwayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">one of a set of awards made annually in Australia since 1975 for excellence in all fields of live musical entertainment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094149" href="entry://Mo%23bigmac000094149"><span class="smallcaps">Mo<sup>1</sup></span></a>, stage name of Roy Rene]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mobility aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac16875062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mobility aid</span></header><div>/moʊˈbɪləti eɪd/ (<em>say</em> moh'biluhtee ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> any device which helps a disabled person to achieve greater mobility, as a wheelchair, walking frame, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq44"> an electronic device, usually employing ultrasound, used by visually-impaired people to detect obstacles in their path.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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modified atmosphere packaging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac526162179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">modified atmosphere packaging</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a form of packaging for foodstuffs, especially raw meat, in which the natural atmosphere of the packaged item is altered as by reducing oxygen and increasing nitrogen or carbon dioxide to inhibit the growth of bacteria.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MAP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Modified Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Modified Australian</span></header><div>/ˌmɒdəfaɪd əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> .moduhfuyd uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">that pronunciation of Australian English which seeks to imitate British upper class speech, usually considered affected.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102078" href="entry://spectrum%20of%20Australian%20English%23bigmac000102078"><strong>spectrum of Australian English</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mohammed Ahmed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mohammed Ahmed</span></header><div>/məˌhaməd ˈamɛd/ (<em>say</em> muh.hahmuhd 'ahmed), /məˌhæməd/ (<em>say</em> muh.hamuhd), /moʊ-/ (<em>say</em> moh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac74252654" href="entry://Mahdi%23bigmac74252654"><strong>Mahdi</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac74252654" href="entry://Mahdi%23mq776">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mohammed Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mohammed Ali</span></header><div>/məˌhaməd ˈali/ (<em>say</em> muh.hahmuhd 'ahlee), /məˌhæməd/ (<em>say</em> muh.hamuhd), /moʊ-/ (<em>say</em> moh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> 1878–1931, Indian Muslim leader; advocate of Indian independence and associate of Gandhi.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045969" href="entry://Mehemet%20Ali%23bigmac000045969"><strong>Mehemet Ali</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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molecular archaeology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac880844624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">molecular archaeology</span></header><div>/məlɛkjələr akiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> muhlekyuhluhr ahkee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">the analysis of chemical residue on objects found at archaeological sites to provide more information about life in earlier times at the particular site.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>molecular archaeologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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molybdic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">molybdic acid</span></header><div>/məlɪbdɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> muhlibdik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">a yellowish crystalline solid, MoO<sub>3</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mom-and-pop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mom-and-pop</span></header><div>/mɒm-ən-ˈpɒp/ (<em>say</em> mom-uhn-'pop) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> of or relating to a small retail business, especially one owned by a small operator and run by members of the family: <em class="example">a mom-and-pop store.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> of, relating to, or designating an enterprise, investment, etc., that is independently financed and small in scope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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monoclonal antibody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">monoclonal antibody</span></header><div>/ˌmɒnoʊkloʊnəl ˈæntibɒdi/ (<em>say</em> .monohklohnuhl 'anteebodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">monoclonal antibodies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">an antibody produced by a cell cloned in a laboratory, which produces antibodies more abundantly and uniformly than a natural cell, the antibody being able to bind specifically to a single site on almost any chosen antigen or reveal previously unknown antigen sites; used in medical research as a diagnostic tool or in the treatment of some diseases such as cancer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mooley apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561111799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mooley apple</span></header><div>/ˈmuli æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'moohlee apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023675" href="entry://emu-apple%23bigmac000023675"><strong>emu-apple</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Aboriginal language; Paakantyi, Wangkumara and Malyangapa <em>muli</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Morecambe and Wise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Morecambe and Wise</span></header><div>/mɔkəm ən ˈwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> mawkuhm uhn 'wuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a British comedy duo, Eric Morecambe (<em>John Eric Bartholomew</em>), 1926–84, and Ernie Wise (<em>Ernest Wiseman</em>) 1925–99; appeared especially on television.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Moreton Bay ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Moreton Bay ash</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">a tree of eastern Qld and northern NSW, <em>Corymbia tessellaris</em>, with weeping branches, grey bark and whitish flowers; carbeen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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morning after
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">morning after</span></header><div>/mɔnɪŋ ˈaftə/ (<em>say</em> mawning 'ahftuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">the morning after a drinking bout.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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morning-after
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">morning-after</span></header><div>/mɔnɪŋ-ˈaftə/ (<em>say</em> mawning-'ahftuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">relating to a hangover: <em class="example">that morning-after feeling.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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morning-after pill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">morning-after pill</span></header><div>/mɔnɪŋ-ˈaftə pɪl/ (<em>say</em> mawning-'ahftuh pil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">prostaglandin, taken on the morning after sexual intercourse has occurred.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mortar and pestle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mortar and pestle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a set comprising a mortar (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048194" href="entry://mortar%23bigmac000048194"><strong>mortar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048194" href="entry://mortar%23mq033">1</a>) and an appropriately sized pestle, used for grinding substances to a powder or paste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Morte d'Arthur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Morte d’Arthur</span></header><div>/mɔt ˈdaθə/ (<em>say</em> mawt 'dahthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a compilation and translation of French Arthurian romances made by Sir Thomas Malory, fl. 1470, English author, and printed by Caxton in 1485.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mururoa Atoll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mururoa Atoll</span></header><div>/murəroʊə ˈætɒl/ (<em>say</em> moohruhrohuh 'atol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, in the southern Pacific; scene of French nuclear tests since 1966.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Muscat and Oman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Muscat and Oman</span></header><div>/mʌskət ən oʊˈman/ (<em>say</em> muskuht uhn oh'mahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">the former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088343" href="entry://Oman%23bigmac000088343"><strong>Oman</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a museum in Sydney, NSW, established in 1950; formerly the Technological, Industrial and Sanitary Museum 1893 and the Sydney Technological Museum 1880.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Museum of Contemporary Art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Museum of Contemporary Art</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">a museum of modern art in Sydney, NSW, opened in 1991.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MCA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Museum of Modern Art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Museum of Modern Art</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">a gallery of mainly American and European modern art in New York, US; founded in 1929.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MOMA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Museum of Old and New Art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac902822402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Museum of Old and New Art</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">a privately-funded gallery exhibiting both antiquities and modern art, opened in 2011 in the outskirts of Hobart.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MONA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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musical anhedonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780405180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">musical anhedonia</span></header><div>/mjuzɪkəl ænhəˈdoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> myoohzikuhl anhuh'dohneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">an inability to take pleasure in listening to any kind of music.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac534282427" href="entry://anhedonia%23bigmac534282427"><strong>anhedonia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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music appreciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">music appreciation</span></header><div>/ˌmjuzɪk əpriʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .myoohzik uhpreeshee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">training intended to develop an understanding of music through listening skills.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Musica Viva Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Musica Viva Australia</span></header><div>/ˌmjuzɪkə ˈvivə/ (<em>say</em> .myoohzikuh 'veevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">a private Australian organisation, founded in 1945; primarily an entrepreneurial body promoting chamber music.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">the Music Viva Society</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mutual admiration society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mutual admiration society</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">two people who admire each other greatly, but whose admiration for each other is viewed as self-serving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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n/a
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">n/a</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> no account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> no answer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq064"> not applicable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq364"> not available.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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n.a.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">n.a.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> not applicable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> not available.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nail art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac46556435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nail art</span></header><div>/ˈneɪl at/ (<em>say</em> 'nayl aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq40">the decoration of nails on fingers and toes, as by painting designs, affixing adornments such as rhinestones, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>nail artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Najib Abdul Razak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100044443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Najib Abdul Razak</span></header><div>/nəˌdʒib ˌæbdʊl ˈrazək/ (<em>say</em> nuh.jeeb .abdool 'rahzuhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dato’ Seri Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">born 1953, Malaysian politician; prime minister 2009–18.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nanna arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac875404865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nanna arm</span></header><div>/ˈnænə am/ (<em>say</em> 'nanuh ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac239537268" href="entry://tuckshop%20arm%23bigmac239537268"><strong>tuckshop arm</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nana arm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Narcotics Anonymous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac312474140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Narcotics Anonymous</span></header><div>/nakɒtɪks əˈnɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> nahkotiks uh'nonuhmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">an association of sufferers of substance abuse who give each other mutual support by meeting anonymously to discuss the difficulties encountered in overcoming their addiction.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864124586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">an annual award for a work by an Indigenous artist; established in 1984 by the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Week
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac779533875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Week</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac139430787" href="entry://NAIDOC%20Week%23bigmac139430787"><strong>NAIDOC Week</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Aboriginal Conference
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Aboriginal Conference</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">an elected body representing Aboriginal interests, set up in 1977–78 by the Australian federal government to advise it on Aboriginal interests and to replace the former National Aboriginal Consultative Committee; operated until 1985.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NAC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514674024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">an Australian education agency, based in Sydney, which runs arts training programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; formed in 1988 from the former Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Scheme (AISDS) formed in 1975.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NAISDA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mosquito army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046382780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mosquito army</span></header><div>/məsˈkitoʊ ami/ (<em>say</em> muhs'keetoh ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mosquito armies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a group of community volunteers who use their own vehicles and firefighting equipment to extinguish or stop the spread of bushfires, especially those which are difficult for regular firefighters to access.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from their ability to access more areas quickly due to lighter equipment and smaller vehicles]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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moss agate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">moss agate</span></header><div>/ˈmɒs ægət/ (<em>say</em> 'mos aguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">a kind of agate or chalcedony containing brown or black moss-like dendritic markings from various impurities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motte and bailey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105884977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motte and bailey</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">a type of castle built in Britain by the Normans, consisting of a motte at the foot of which was an enclosed court.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mound ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mound ant</span></header><div>/ˈmaʊnd ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'mownd ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045806" href="entry://meat%20ant%23bigmac000045806"><strong>meat ant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mountain ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mountain ash</span></header><div>/maʊntən ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> mowntuhn 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq181"> any of several eucalypts, as <em>Eucalyptus regnans</em> of Australia, one of the tallest tree species in the world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> any of various small trees of the genus <em>Sorbus</em>, as the European rowan, <em>S. aucuparia</em>, and the American <em>S. americana</em>, both having pinnate leaves and bearing small white corymbose flowers succeeded by bright red to orange berries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mount Alexander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mount Alexander</span></header><div>/maʊnt æləgˈzændə/ (<em>say</em> mownt aluhg'zanduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">a rich goldfield centred on Castlemaine, Victoria, discovered in 1851.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mover and shaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mover and shaker</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">an important and influential person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US, from <em>Ode</em> (1874), a poem by Arthur O’Shaughnessy, 1844–81, British poet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mucic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mucic acid</span></header><div>/mjusɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> myoohsik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">a dibasic crystalline acid, HOOC(CHOH)<sub>4</sub>COOH, obtained by oxidising certain gums, milk sugar, or galactose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muconic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muconic acid</span></header><div>/mjuˌkɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> myooh.konik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a white crystalline solid, HOOCCH:CHCH:CHCOOH, formed from certain aromatic amino acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mud army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373410479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mud army</span></header><div>/mʌd ˈami/ (<em>say</em> mud 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mud armies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">volunteers who clear the mud from dwellings inundated by floodwaters once the waters have receded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mug alec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mug alec</span></header><div>/ˈmʌg ælək/ (<em>say</em> 'mug aluhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">a foolish man, often loud-mouthed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Muhammad Ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Muhammad Ali</span></header><div>/məhæməd ˈali/ (<em>say</em> muhhamuhd 'ahlee), /məhaməd aˈli/ (<em>say</em> muhhahmuhd ah'lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Cassius Marcellus Clay</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">1942–2016, US boxer; first won title of world heavyweight champion in 1964.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mulga apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977856595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mulga apple</span></header><div>/mʌlgə ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> mulguh 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">the edible spherical gall on the spiky leaves of the mulga, containing the larva of a wasp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mülheim an der Ruhr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mülheim an der Ruhr</span></header><div>/ˈmylhaɪm an dɜ ˈruə/ (<em>say</em> 'moohlhuym ahn der 'roohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">a town in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in western North Rhine-Westphalia, near Essen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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multi-agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac849030176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">multi-agency</span></header><div>/mʌlti-ˈeɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> multee-'ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">of, relating to, involving, or constituting more than one agency, especially of government agencies: <em class="example">a multi-agency investigation.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">multiagency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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multiple alleles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">multiple alleles</span></header><div>/mʌltəpəl əˈlilz/ (<em>say</em> multuhpuhl uh'leelz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mum-and-dad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88237651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mum-and-dad</span></header><div>/mʌm-ən-ˈdæd/ (<em>say</em> mum-uhn-'dad) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">of or relating to parental couples, especially as opposed to corporations, wealthy speculators, etc.: <em class="example">mum-and-dad investors.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Muntz-Adams
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Muntz-Adams</span></header><div>/mʌnts-ˈædəmz/ (<em>say</em> munts-'aduhmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Josephine</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">1862–1950, Australian painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muriatic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muriatic acid</span></header><div>/mjuriˌætɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> myoohree.atik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">(the commercial name for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035676" href="entry://hydrochloric%20acid%23bigmac000035676"><strong>hydrochloric acid</strong></a>.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">an irrigation area in central south-western NSW, centred on the Murrumbidgee River; project began in 1906. About 510 000 ha.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MIA <div class="backshade">From 1899 Samuel McCaughey experimented successfully with an extensive network of irrigation channels on his North Yanco Station grazing property beside the Murrumbidgee River, transforming semi-arid plains into productive agricultural land. In 1902 the NSW government resumed lands for the development of the <strong>Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme</strong>. Construction of the main storage reservoir, Burrinjuck Dam, commenced in 1907 and the first water flowed to farmlands in 1912. Water is delivered to each farm by gravitation, flowing from the dam down the main canal and then into a network of smaller supply channels. Today the MIA consists of two main irrigation areas: Yanco, around Leeton, and Mirrool, around Griffith. Rice, grapes, vegetables, poultry and eggs are the main produce.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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national accounts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265224180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">national accounts</span></header><div>/næʃnəl əˈkaʊnts/ (<em>say</em> nashnuhl uh'kownts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a report on the value of income, expenditure and production in a country’s economy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Acoustic Laboratories
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Acoustic Laboratories</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">an Australian organisation which fulfils research functions in the area of audiology, set up in 1942 by the National Health and Medical Research Council; in 1991 incorporated within Australian Hearing Services as its research branch.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Commonwealth Acoustic Laboratories</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: NAL</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a civilian agency coordinating US aeronautical and space activities.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NASA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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national anthem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">national anthem</span></header><div>/næʃnəl ˈænθəm/ (<em>say</em> nashnuhl 'anthuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a song officially adopted by a nation for use at public gatherings, official ceremonies, etc.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The Australian national anthem is ‘Advance Australia Fair’. The exact date of its composition is unknown; it was first performed in Sydney in 1878. It gained a semi-official status and was often sung at public occasions, including the inauguration of the Commonwealth in Melbourne in 1901, along with ‘God Save the Queen (or King)’ (the British national anthem) which was the official national anthem until 1974 and again from 1976 to 1984. In April 1974 the Whitlam government announced that ‘Advance Australia Fair’ would be preferred except in the Queen’s presence or when acknowledging the Queen as head of state of Australia. In January 1976 the Fraser government reinstated ‘God Save the Queen’ for regal and vice-regal occasions, ceremonies involving the defence forces and for the Loyal Toast. On other occasions ‘Advance Australia Fair’, selected as the national song, could be played, but not sung. In 1984 ‘Advance Australia Fair’ was again adopted as the national anthem, with minor changes to its wording.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Anti-Corruption Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac040667892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Anti-Corruption Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">an independent federal government statutory body responsible for conducting inquiries into corruption in the Australian Commonwealth public sector; established in 2023, replacing the <strong>Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity</strong> which was established in 2006.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NACC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Assembly</span></header><div>/næʃnəl əˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> nashnuhl uh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> <em class="label">French History</em> the first of the revolutionary assemblies; in session 1789–91.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> any of various national legislative bodies, especially in French-speaking countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Association of Testing Authorities
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Association of Testing Authorities</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">an Australian national organisation of more than 1200 laboratories, both public and private, which requires members to have effective traceability to national standards of physical quantities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Australia Bank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Australia Bank</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">a bank established in 1858 as the <strong>National Bank of Australasia</strong>; merged with the Commercial Banking Company (CBC) of Sydney in 1981; name changed in 1984.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NAB</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac665839653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">an organisation functioning as the national Indigenous representative body, advising on and promoting Indigenous rights and the cultural, social and economic security of Indigenous peoples; establishment announced by the federal government in 2009 following the abolition of the National Indigenous Council in 2008; created with assistance of the Australian Human Rights Commission; incorporated as a company in 2010; made up of a board of directors, an ethics council, and annual forum of delegates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Council of Churches in Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Council of Churches in Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">an organisation formed in 1946, funded by the public and various churches, concerned with overseas financial aid and Christian and community aid and development in Australia.</span></div> Formerly (until 1994), <strong>Australian Council of Churches</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: NCCA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Council of Women of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Council of Women of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">an organisation founded in 1896 with no religious or political affiliations, with the aim of promoting the welfare and advancement of women in society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Crime Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac586691475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Crime Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac727498420" href="entry://Australian%20Crime%20Commission%23bigmac727498420"><strong>Australian Crime Commission</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Film and Sound Archive of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">a federal government organisation established to collect, preserve, and exhibit material from Australian films, television, radio, music recordings, etc.; formed from the film and sound records of the National Library of Australia which had been officially collected since 1935; name changed to ScreenSound Australia in 1999, but reverted to original name in 2004.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Gallery of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Gallery of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">the gallery in Canberra which houses the national collection of Australian and overseas art; opened in 1982.</span></div> Formerly (until 1992), <strong>Australian National Gallery</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: NGA <div class="backshade">The <strong>National Gallery of Australia</strong> houses more than 100 000 works of art across four main areas: Australian art, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, Asian art and international art. Works in the collections are mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries and comprise paintings, prints, barks, sculpture, photography, posters, textiles, illustrated books and decorative arts. Highlights include a forest of Tiwi burial poles, 25 paintings from Sydney Nolan’s ‘Ned Kelly’ series, and international acquisitions such as Jackson Pollack’s <em>Blue Poles</em>, Willem de Kooning’s <em>Woman V</em> and two versions of Constantin Brancusi’s <em>Bird in Space</em>. The NGA building was designed by Colin Madigan; construction began in 1974 and it was opened in 1982. In 2010 a major extension was opened to house the gallery’s extensive collection of Australian Indigenous art.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Health and Medical Research Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Health and Medical Research Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">the body established in Australia in 1937 which advises both Commonwealth and state governments on all matters relating to health and medical research.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Indigenous Music Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214544818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Indigenous Music Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">one of a set of awards made in Australia recognising excellence in music among Indigenous people, with an annual performance and awards ceremony held in Darwin; established in 2004.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">NIMA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Institute of Dramatic Art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Institute of Dramatic Art</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050098" href="entry://NIDA%23bigmac000050098"><strong>NIDA</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Library of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Library of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">an independent institution established in 1901, having developed out of the Parliamentary Library; now situated in Canberra, offering an Australia-wide service.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NLA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Museum of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac369196422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Museum of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a museum in Canberra, with displays and collections relating to Australian history, culture and environment; opened in 2001.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NMA <div class="backshade">The <strong>National Museum of Australia</strong> holds major collections relating to each of its three main themes: land, nation and people. Exhibits range from a collection of 80 000 stone tools and the nation’s largest collection of bark paintings (1600 works by numerous artists) to a carcass of the extinct Tasmanian tiger, the heart of legendary racehorse Phar Lap, a sword that belonged to Governor Lachlan Macquarie, and a water bottle that belonged to explorer Robert O’Hara Burke. The brightly coloured building housing the museum was designed by Howard Raggatt. It opened in 2001 as part of the centenary of Australian Federation celebrations. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac179121999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Occupational Health and Safety Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac413690806" href="entry://Safe%20Work%20Australia%20Council%23bigmac413690806"><strong>Safe Work Australia Council</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Party of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362958846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Party of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">an Australian political party which, since the early 20th century, under various names, has represented rural interests.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">National Country Party</strong>, <strong class="vs">Australian Country Party</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: NPA Also, <strong class="vs">The Nationals</strong>. <div class="backshade">The origins of the <strong>National Party of Australia</strong> lie in the period immediately after World War I. The first organised political party representing country interests was formed in WA in 1913; however, it was the domestic consequences of the war which convinced the rural sector nationwide of the need for separate country representation in parliament. In the 1919 federal election several candidates representing rural electoral organisations were successful, and in 1920 some of these formed the Australian Country Party, which in 1922, under the leadership of Earle Page, won 22 seats. An electoral alliance with the Nationalist Party was agreed upon in 1923. Since then the party has been part of every federal non-Labor government except for the years 1932–34 and 1939–40. During these periods of government, the leader of the party has, by convention, been deputy prime minister. On three occasions the deputy prime minister has been required to act as interim prime minister: in April 1939 (Earle Page), August to October 1941 (Arthur Fadden) and December 1967 to January 1968 (John McEwen). Party leaders since McEwen have been Doug Anthony, Ian Sinclair, Charles Blunt, Tim Fischer, John Anderson, Mark Vaile, Warren Truss and Barnaby Joyce. The party’s strength has rested on its ability to capture seats in rural areas and its vital support of the Liberal Party as a coalition partner in government. Since the 1980s it has seen some decline in its support base but received solid electoral support in the federal general election of 2013.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Portrait Gallery of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac809119221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Portrait Gallery of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">a gallery of Australian portraiture established in Canberra in 1998.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Roads and Motorists' Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Roads and Motorists’ Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac69959393" href="entry://NRMA%23bigmac69959393"><strong>NRMA</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Rural Advisory Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac24264748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Rural Advisory Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq20">an Australian independent advisory council comprising state representatives, a federal representative, and a range of experts, established in 1999 to advise the federal government on rural matters, including the provision of relief to farmers in exceptional circumstances such as prolonged drought.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">NRAC</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Safety Council of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Safety Council of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a national organisation concerned with all aspects of accident prevention; originally formed in Victoria in 1928, and federally based since 1959.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Trust of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Trust of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">an institution organised on a State basis, whose function is to acquire and conserve lands and buildings of special historic, aesthetic or other interest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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native advertising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328980700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">native advertising</span></header><div>/neɪtlv ˈædvətaɪzlŋ/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'advertuyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">an online advertising technique in which the advertising material is made to match the surrounding website in style and function, thus being less intrusive and more likely to engage the interest of the user of the site.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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native alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac657537126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">native alphabet</span></header><div>/neɪtɪv ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">the symbols used in the traditional orthography of one’s native language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Native American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Native American</span><z><span target_id="oi2hpttcJq">n.</span><span target_id="13fbvRUzIL">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> .naytiv uh'merikuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oi2hpttcJq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> a member of one of the indigenous peoples of North, South or Central America, especially of the North.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> any of the languages of the Native Americans.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="13fbvRUzIL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq891"> of or relating to the Native Americans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq641"> of or relating to any of the Native American languages.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">American Indian</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Native American</em> is now the preferred term in the US, especially in official contexts. <em>American Indian</em> is also still used widely, both within and outside the US. <em>Indian</em> and <em>Red Indian</em> are regarded as inappropriate or offensive.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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native apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">native apple</span></header><div>/neɪtɪv ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048754" href="entry://muntrie%23bigmac000048754"><strong>muntrie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq944"> any of various trees of the genera <em>Eucalyptus</em> and <em>Angophora</em>, thought to resemble the apple.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">native apple tree</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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native apricot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">native apricot</span></header><div>/neɪtɪv ˈeɪprikɒt/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'aypreekot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049415" href="entry://native%20willow%23bigmac000049415"><strong>native willow</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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natural abundance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">natural abundance</span></header><div>/nætʃrəl əˈbʌndəns/ (<em>say</em> nachruhl uh'bunduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">the abundance of each isotope in an element as it is found in nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Navigation Acts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Navigation Acts</span></header><div>/nævəˈgeɪʃən ækts/ (<em>say</em> navuh'gayshuhn akts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">a series of acts, the first of which was passed in 1651, aiming at the expansion of British trade and the establishment of Britain as the supreme naval power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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necrotising arachnidism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388537787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">necrotising arachnidism</span></header><div>/ˌnɛkrətaɪzɪŋ əˈræknədɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .nekruhtuyzing uh'raknuhdizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">skin ulceration and inflammation and, in some cases, necrosis, resulting from a spider bite.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">necrotizing arachnidism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nei Monggol Autonomous Region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nei Monggol Autonomous Region</span></header><div>/ˈneɪ mɒŋˈgoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'nay mong'gohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">an autonomous region in north-eastern China. 1 177 500 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Hohhot.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Inner Mongolia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nerve agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nerve agent</span></header><div>/ˈnɜv eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'nerv ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">a lethal chemical agent which, when absorbed into the body, disrupts the nervous and respiratory functions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Netherlands Antilles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Netherlands Antilles</span></header><div>/nɛθələndz ænˈtɪliz/ (<em>say</em> nethuhluhndz an'tileez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">(formerly) a self-governing federation in the southern West Indies, forming an autonomous division of the Netherlands; dissolved in 2010, with the islands of Curaçao and the southern part of St Martin becoming autonomous states within the Netherlands and other islands becoming integrated into the Netherlands as overseas special municipalities.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Curaçao</strong>, <strong class="vs">Netherlands West Indies</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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neuraminic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac720253513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">neuraminic acid</span></header><div>/njurəmɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> nyoohruhminik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a monosaccharide not occurring naturally, although its derivatives are found in animal tissue and in bacteria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049839" href="entry://neural%23bigmac000049839"><span class="smallcaps">neur(al)</span></a> with reference to the brain lipids from which it was derived + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002183" href="entry://amine%23bigmac000002183"><span class="smallcaps">amin(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Age</span></header><div>/nju ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> nyooh 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">a social revolution which replaces traditional attitudes and mores with a new approach based on a loose mysticism, especially in health and medicine and attitudes to the environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [with reference to the astrological ‘Age of Aquarius’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>New Ager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New-Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New-Age</span></header><div>/ˈnju-eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'nyooh-ayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">of or relating to the New Age.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">new-age</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Noah's ark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158203936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Noah’s ark<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/noʊəz ˈak/ (<em>say</em> nohuhz 'ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098968" href="entry://ark%23bigmac000098968"><strong>ark<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098968" href="entry://ark%23mq366">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Noah’s ark<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/noʊəz ˈak/ (<em>say</em> nohuhz 'ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> a shark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> a nark.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Noah</strong>, <strong class="vs">Noah’s</strong>. <div class="etym">[rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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noble art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">noble art</span></header><div>/noʊbəl ˈat/ (<em>say</em> nohbuhl 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008943" href="entry://boxing%23bigmac000008943"><strong>boxing<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nominative absolute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nominative absolute</span></header><div>/nɒmənətɪv ˈæbsəlut/ (<em>say</em> nomuhnuhtiv 'absuhlooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">a group of words including a substantive together with a participial modifier, not grammatically related to any other element in the sentence. In the following sentence, ‘the sun having set’ is a nominative absolute construction: <em class="example">the sun having set, we ate dinner.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nominative of address
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nominative of address</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083188" href="entry://vocative%23bigmac000083188"><strong>vocative</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-abrasive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539019651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-abrasive</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈbreɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'braysiv), /-zɪv/ (<em>say</em> -ziv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">not abrasive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-abrasively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>non-abrasiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-absorbent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac982402543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-absorbent</span><z><span target_id="BcjLTnFhns">adj.</span><span target_id="QMHZ7WlDHG">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-əbˈsɔbənt/ (<em>say</em> non-uhb'sawbuhnt), /-ˈzɔ-/ (<em>say</em> -'zaw-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BcjLTnFhns"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> not absorbent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QMHZ7WlDHG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq235"> something that does not absorb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-academic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785442790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-academic</span><z><span target_id="MrOQXKsZnT">adj.</span><span target_id="BuWhuppg5S">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-ækəˈdɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-akuh'demik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MrOQXKsZnT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> not academic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BuWhuppg5S">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq284"> a person who is employed at a university or college, but who is not a teacher or researcher.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-academically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-acceptance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110055426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-acceptance</span></header><div>/nɒn-əkˈsɛptəns/ (<em>say</em> non-uhk'septuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">failure or refusal to accept.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-access
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-access</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈæksɛs/ (<em>say</em> non-'akses) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">the absence of opportunity for sexual intercourse, as when a husband, because of absence, could not have fathered his wife’s child.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-achievement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107770697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-achievement</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈtʃivmənt/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'cheevmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq96">failure to achieve.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-action verb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac89837580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-action verb</span></header><div>/nɒn-ækʃən ˈvɜb/ (<em>say</em> non-akshuhn 'verb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq31">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac59219176" href="entry://stative%20verb%23bigmac59219176"><strong>stative verb</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-activity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac799082698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-activity</span></header><div>/nɒn-ækˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> non-ak'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">non-activities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">lack of activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-addictive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac883620398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-addictive</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈdɪktɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'diktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">not addictive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-adherence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac269176897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-adherence</span></header><div>/nɒn-ədˈhɪərəns/ (<em>say</em> non-uhd'hearruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">lack of adherence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-adherent</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-adjacent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac175397411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-adjacent</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈdʒeɪsənt/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'jaysuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">not adjacent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-adjacently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-admission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463574649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-admission</span></header><div>/nɒn-ədˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> non-uhd'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">failure or refusal to admit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-aggression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-aggression</span><z><span target_id="4FndWsJfnl">n.</span><span target_id="DITnIWXzU8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-əˈgrɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'greshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4FndWsJfnl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> deliberate avoidance of aggression, especially where hostility exists.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DITnIWXzU8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq758"> of or relating to non-aggression: <em class="example">a non-aggression policy.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-aggressive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-agricultural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377814644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-agricultural</span></header><div>/nɒn-ægrəˈkʌltʃərəl/ (<em>say</em> non-agruh'kulchuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">not agricultural.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-agriculturally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-alcoholic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac209073166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-alcoholic</span></header><div>/nɒn-ælkəˈhɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-alkuh'holik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">not alcoholic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Age music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac366274827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Age music</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">any of various music styles designed to be relaxing, uplifting, and peaceful, so as to dispel stressful or unharmonious thoughts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Amsterdam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Amsterdam</span></header><div>/nju ˈæmstədæm/ (<em>say</em> nyooh 'amstuhdam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">a former Dutch town on Manhattan Island in the US; the capital of New Netherland; renamed New York by the British, 1664.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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new arrival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270172119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">new arrival</span></header><div>/nju əˈraɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> nyooh uh'ruyvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">someone who has just recently arrived, as a newcomer to a country, a newborn baby, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Australia</span></header><div>/nju əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> nyooh uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a settlement established by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893 as an attempt to achieve an ideal state of socialism; the community collapsed in 1915.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>New Australia</strong> was the name of the first of the two utopian settlements established in Paraguay by radical political and union activist William Lane and his New Australia movement in the 1890s. Most of the settlers were trade unionists disillusioned by the failure of maritime, shearers’ and miners’ strikes. They hoped to create a new society based on socialist principles, but economic difficulties, petty rivalries and Lane’s rigid social attitudes led to the failure of the dream. In 1894 Lane and his supporters moved to a new colony, Cosme, but by the early 1900s both settlements had disintegrated.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Australian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of New Australian" src="word_pronunciations/15674.mp3"></audio></span>/nju əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> nyooh uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> an immigrant, especially one whose first language is not English; migrant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq892"> a member of the New Australia settlement in Paraguay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Model Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Model Army</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">the army of the English Parliamentarians, established in 1645 during the Civil War.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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news agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">news agency</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of news agency" src="word_pronunciations/15682.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnjuz eɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'nyoohz ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">news agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">an organisation which collects news and supplies it to newspapers, television and radio stations, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816025577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">one of a set of Australian literary awards made annually in several categories by the NSW state government since 1979.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Stone Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Stone Age</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">the neolithic era.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nick-and-run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780112677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nick-and-run</span></header><div>/nɪk-ən-ˈrʌn/ (<em>say</em> nik-uhn-'run) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034466" href="entry://hit-and-run%23bigmac000034466"><strong>hit-and-run</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034466" href="entry://hit-and-run%23mq749">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide</span></header><div>/nɪkəˌtɪnəmaɪd ˌædənin daɪˈnjukliətaɪd/ (<em>say</em> nikuh.tinuhmuyd .aduhneen duy'nyoohkleeuhtuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">an important cofactor produced from niacin involved in reactions catalysed by many dehydrogenases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nicotinic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nicotinic acid</span></header><div>/nɪkətɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> nikuhtinik 'asuhd), /-tin-/ (<em>say</em> -teen-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">an acid derived from the oxidation of nicotine, niacin, (C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N)COOH, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., and which is the component of the vitamin B complex which counteracts pellagra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ni-Fe accumulator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ni-Fe accumulator</span></header><div>/naɪ-ˌfi əˈkjumjəleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> nuy-.fee uh'kyoohmyuhlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022936" href="entry://Edison%20cell%23bigmac000022936"><strong>Edison cell</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; from the chemical symbols <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050038" href="entry://Ni%23bigmac000050038"><span class="smallcaps">Ni</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026008" href="entry://Fe%23bigmac000026008"><span class="smallcaps">Fe</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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night air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930929470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">night air</span></header><div>/naɪt ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> nuyt 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">the air outdoors at night, considered to be refreshing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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night-and-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">night-and-day</span></header><div>/naɪt-ən-ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> nuyt-uhn-'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">a couch with a mechanism which allows the back to be made level with the seat to form a bed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region</span></header><div>/nɪŋʃia ˈhueɪ/ (<em>say</em> ningsheeah 'hoohay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">an administrative division in north-western China. 66 400 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Yinchuan.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Ningsia Hui AR</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ninghsia Hui AR</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nitric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nitric acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nitric acid" src="word_pronunciations/15750.mp3"></audio></span>/naɪtrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> nuytrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a corrosive liquid, HNO<sub>3</sub>, with powerful oxidising properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nitrous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nitrous acid</span></header><div>/naɪtrəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> nuytruhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">an acid, HNO<sub>2</sub>, known only in solution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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n-nonoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">n-nonoic acid</span></header><div>/ɛn-nəˌnoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> en-nuh.nohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050477" href="entry://nonanoic%20acid%23bigmac000050477"><strong>nonanoic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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n-nonylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">n-nonylic acid</span></header><div>/ɛn-nəˌnɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> en-nuh.nilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055207" href="entry://pelargonic%20acid%23bigmac000055207"><strong>pelargonic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Non-aligned Movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289308705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Non-aligned Movement</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlaɪnd muvmənt/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'luynd moohmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">an association of countries that do not regard themselves as closely aligned with the world’s major powers, originating at a meeting in Indonesia in 1955; first summit of 25 nations in Belgrade in 1961 on the initiative of Yugoslav President Tito; now over 100 members including many developing countries.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NAM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-alignment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-alignment</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlaɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'luynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">the political attitude of a state which does not associate, ally, or identify itself with the political ideology or objective espoused by another state or states, especially powerful states, or with the foreign policies stemming therefrom; the situation of a state which is not part of an alliance or power bloc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-aligned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-allegiance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac929075180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-allegiance</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlidʒəns/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'leejuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">lack of allegiance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-allelic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac326476911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-allelic</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlilɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'leelik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">not allelic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-allergic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac212092427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-allergic</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'lerjik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">not allergic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-alliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac581380165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-alliance</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈlaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'luyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">refusal to enter into an alliance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-amortising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac247786407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-amortising</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈmɔtaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'mawtuyzing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">not amortising.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">non-amortizing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nonanoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nonanoic acid</span></header><div>/nɒnənoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> nonuhnohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055207" href="entry://pelargonic%20acid%23bigmac000055207"><strong>pelargonic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">n-nonoic acid</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>nōnus</em> ninth. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002511" href="entry://-ane%23bigmac000002511"><span class="smallcaps">-ane</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-A non-B hepatitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-A non-B hepatitis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033837" href="entry://hepatitis%20C%23bigmac000033837"><strong>hepatitis C</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-appearance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-appearance</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈpɪərəns/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'pearruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">failure or neglect to appear, as in a court.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-aquatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100011910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-aquatic</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈkwɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'kwotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">not aquatic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-arrival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102670458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-arrival</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈraɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'ruyvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">failure to arrive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-art</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈat/ (<em>say</em> non-'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq891"> the absence of art; something which lacks art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> a kind of art in which the creator tries to avoid artifice and conventional artistic devices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-Aryan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac932843000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-Aryan</span><z><span target_id="rm8SKIPhlQ">adj.</span><span target_id="VzQOx4ikhl">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-ˈɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> non-'airreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rm8SKIPhlQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> not Aryan.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VzQOx4ikhl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq505"> a person who is not an Aryan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-assessable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac814713392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-assessable</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈsɛsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'sesuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">not assessable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-attendance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930261409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-attendance</span></header><div>/nɒn-əˈtɛndəns/ (<em>say</em> non-uh'tenduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">failure to attend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-automatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac31327890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-automatic</span><z><span target_id="UTQ4AQCAHb">adj.</span><span target_id="uTclOkNHze">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-ɔtəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-awtuh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UTQ4AQCAHb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> not automatic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uTclOkNHze">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq580"> a machine which does not operate automatically, as a car with manual gear shift.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-automatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-availability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac636934581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-availability</span></header><div>/nɒn-əveɪləˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> non-uhvayluh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">non-availabilities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">lack of availability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-disclosure agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac229589908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-disclosure agreement</span></header><div>/nɒn-dɪsˈkloʊʒə əgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> non-dis'klohzhuh uhgreemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">a contract between two or more parties in which one or more agree not to disclose confidential information to any third party.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NDA Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">gag clause</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nordhausen acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nordhausen acid</span></header><div>/ˌnɔdhaʊzən ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .nawd-howzuhn 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028931" href="entry://fuming%20sulphuric%20acid%23bigmac000028931"><strong>fuming sulphuric acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac782824359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Africa</span></header><div>/nɔθ ˈæfrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> nawth 'afrikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">that part of Africa abutting on the Mediterranean Sea, generally considered to comprise Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>North African</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North America</span></header><div>/nɔθ əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> nawth uh'merikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">the northernmost continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt McKinley, Alaska, 6187 m; lowest, Death Valley, eastern California, 84 m below sea level. 24 400 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>North American</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North American Free Trade Agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North American Free Trade Agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">an agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico, signed in 1992, to set up a common market.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">NAFTA</strong> /ˈnæftə/ (<em>say</em> 'naftuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North American Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac928870711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North American Plate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">a major tectonic plate including most of the North American continent, as well as extending east to Greenland and west to the most easterly part of Siberia, Russia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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north and south
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">north and south</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a mouth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Asia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118420161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Asia</span></header><div>/nɔθ ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> nawth 'ayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">the area of Asia that includes the north-eastern region of China, most of Siberia, and the mountains and islands of the Asian part of the Arctic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>North Asian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Atlantic Drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Atlantic Drift</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">a continuation of the Gulf Stream, flowing north-east across the Atlantic Ocean towards the British Isles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Atlantic Treaty Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a military alliance established in 1949, linking a group of European countries with the US and Canada with the aim of mutual defence, originally against possible Soviet aggression.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NATO <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body is spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Australia</span></header><div>/nɔθ əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> nawth uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a former colony, established in 1846 and abandoned in 1847; comprised the area north of latitude 26° south and east of the border of WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Ayrshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac771506305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Ayrshire</span></header><div>/nɔθ ˈɛəʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> nawth 'airshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">an administrative district in western central Scotland; part of the former county of Ayrshire which was included in Strathclyde region in 1975; formed as a unitary district in 1996. 884 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Irvine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Northern Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Northern Australia</span></header><div>/nɔðən əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> nawdhuhn uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">a former administrative division formed in 1926; with Central Australia became the Northern Territory in 1931.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Northern Australian Monsoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac606595154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Northern Australian Monsoon</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a monsoon trough originating in the Indian Ocean and southern Asian waters, producing heavy rainfall over northern Australia from December to March.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NAM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nostro account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nostro account</span></header><div>/ˈnɒstroʊ əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'nostroh uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">an account conducted by a bank in one country with a bank in a foreign country and recorded in the currency of the foreign country.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083323" href="entry://vostro%20account%23bigmac000083323"><strong>vostro account</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Italian <em>nostro</em> our + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100014" href="entry://account%23bigmac000100014"><span class="smallcaps">account</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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noughts and crosses
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">noughts and crosses</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">a commonly played children’s game in which two players set down alternately, in the nine compartments of a figure made of crossed lines, the one a cross, and the other a nought, the object of the game being to be the first to get three crosses or three noughts in a row.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">noughts-and-crosses</strong>; <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">tic-tac-toe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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novus actus interveniens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">novus actus interveniens</span></header><div>/ˌnoʊvəs æktəs ɪntəˈvɛniənz/ (<em>say</em> .nohvuhs aktuhs intuh'veneeuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">a new act by a third person which intervenes between a first person’s act and the damage it causes a second person, and which renders the first person no longer liable for damage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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now-and-then photography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac694841005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">now-and-then photography</span></header><div>/naʊ-ən-ðɛn fəˈtɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> now-uhn-dhen fuh'togruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac921027162" href="entry://rephotography%23bigmac921027162"><strong>rephotography</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">then-and-now photography</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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NSW Nurses' Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">NSW Nurses’ Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">a NSW trade union, formed in 1945, registered separately from the Australian Nursing Federation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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NSW Premier's Literary Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac355791293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">NSW Premier’s Literary Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac816025577" href="entry://New%20South%20Wales%20Premier%27s%20Literary%20Award%23bigmac816025577"><strong>New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuclear accelerator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88958535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuclear accelerator</span></header><div>/njukliər əkˈsɛləreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> nyoohkleeuhr uhk'seluhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">a device which accelerates charged particles to velocities which enable them to overcome the coulomb repulsion from the nucleus, thus initiating a nuclear reaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuclear age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuclear age</span></header><div>/ˈnjukliər eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'nyoohkleeuhr ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">the period of time beginning with the development of the atomic bomb in the 1940s and its explosion at Hiroshima in 1945.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nuclear Disarmament Party of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nuclear Disarmament Party of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">an Australian political party with its policy based largely on the issue of nuclear disarmament, formed in 1984 as the Nuclear Disarmament Party; deregistered in 1992; re-registered in 1998; deregistered again in 2009.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NDP <div class="backshade">The <strong>Nuclear Disarmament Party</strong> was formed prior to the 1984 federal elections, at which Jo Vallentine won a Senate seat for the party in WA. Peter Garrett also stood for the Senate in the same election, losing by a narrow margin. Vallentine remained a Senator representing the NDP until 1990, thereafter representing a wider environmental coalition, including the Greens, until 1993. The party was deregistered in 1992 and in 1998 re-registered as the Nuclear Disarmament Party of Australia. It was deregistered again in 2009.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nuclear Free Australia Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nuclear Free Australia Party</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">an Australian single-issue political party of the late 1980s, formed in 1985 by a breakaway group from the Nuclear Disarmament Party.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NFAP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nucleic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nucleic acid</span></header><div>/njuˌkliɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> nyooh.kleeik 'asuhd), /njuˌkleɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> nyooh.klayik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">any polynucleotide of high molecular weight, occurring in all living cells and viruses. There are two main types, ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100621" href="entry://nucleus%23bigmac000100621"><span class="smallcaps">nucle(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">an observatory sited in north-western England, in Cheshire; its radio telescope, operated by Manchester University, has a parabolic dish 75 m in diameter.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Jodrell Bank</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nuku'alofa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700914778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nuku’alofa</span></header><div>/nukuəˈloʊfə/ (<em>say</em> noohkoohuh'lohfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">the capital of Tonga, on north coast of Tongatapu Island.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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numerical analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">numerical analysis</span></header><div>/njuˌmɛrɪkəl əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> nyooh.merikuhl uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">the use of numerical methods for the analysis of problems and the ascertaining of margins of error, usually with the aid of a computer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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numerical aperture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">numerical aperture</span></header><div>/njuˌmɛrɪkəl ˈæpətʃə/ (<em>say</em> nyooh.merikuhl 'apuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a measure of the resolving power of a microscope, equal to the product of the refractive index of the medium in which the object is placed and the size of the angle between the axis and the most oblique ray entering the instrument; the resolving power is proportional to the numerical aperture.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: NA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nursing aide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nursing aide</span></header><div>/ˈnɜsɪŋ eɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'nersing ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">someone who assists a registered nurse by performing basic patient body care, as washing, supervising meals, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuts and bolts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuts and bolts</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">the most basic components; the essentials of a situation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuts-and-bolts man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuts-and-bolts man</span></header><div>/nʌts-ən-ˈboʊlts mæn/ (<em>say</em> nuts-uhn-'bohlts man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> a man whose interests and aptitudes are essentially practical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> a person who puts emphasis on analysing the essential factors of a situation, policy, plan, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nuyts Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nuyts Archipelago</span></header><div>/nɔɪts akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> noyts ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">a group of about 30 rocks and islands in the Great Australian Bight south-south-west of Ceduna, SA; largest island, St Peter Island, about 13 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oak-apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oak-apple</span></header><div>/ˈoʊk-æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ohk-apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">any of various roundish galls produced on oaks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oath of allegiance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995561699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oath of allegiance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> (in Australia) an oath of loyalty and acknowledgement of duty of allegiance to the reigning monarch and their successors, taken by members of parliament and various other government office holders; in some cases, as with members of some state parliaments, now replaced with a pledge of loyalty to Australia; formerly also required to be taken by new citizens, now replaced by a pledge of commitment to Australia. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac125580280" href="entry://pledge%20of%20commitment%23bigmac125580280"><strong>pledge of commitment</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> (in various other countries) an oath of loyalty and acknowledgement of duty of allegiance to one’s country, or to the head of state of the country, or to its constitution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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objet d'art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">objet d’art</span></header><div>/ɒbʒeɪ ˈda/ (<em>say</em> obzhay 'dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">objets d’art</strong> /ɒbʒeɪ ˈda/ (<em>say</em> obzhay 'dah))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">an article of artistic worth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oblique angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oblique angle</span></header><div>/əblik ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> uhbleek 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">an angle that is less than 180° but not a right angle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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obtuse angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">obtuse angle</span></header><div>/əbtjus ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> uhbtyoohs 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">an angle exceeding 90° but less than 180°.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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occupational health and safety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827884698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">occupational health and safety</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> the maintaining of the health and safety of employees in the workplace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> the procedures put in place to ensure this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq224"> the legislation requiring this.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: OH&amp;S</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ocean acidification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447148128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ocean acidification</span></header><div>/oʊʃən əsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ohshuhn uhsiduhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">the process by which the ocean is made more acidic as a result of an increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolving into oceans, rivers, and lakes; harmful to many marine organisms and a cause of coral bleaching.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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odds and sods
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">odds and sods</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a miscellaneous collection of people or things.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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office automation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">office automation</span></header><div>/ɒfəs ɔtəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ofuhs awtuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">the fitting out of an office with the latest in computer equipment so that tasks once performed by people can be done by computer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Office of National Assessments
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac548536428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Office of National Assessments</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">an Australian federal government body, established in 1977 to report directly to the prime minister on international political, security and economic matters and coordinate the collection of intelligence.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ONA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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officer at arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">officer at arms</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088965" href="entry://herald%23bigmac000088965"><strong>herald</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088965" href="entry://herald%23mq348">4</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">officer of arms</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ogee arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ogee arch</span></header><div>/ˈoʊdʒi atʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ohjee ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">a form of pointed arch, each side of which has the curve of an ogee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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O'Hare International Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">O’Hare International Airport</span></header><div>/oʊˈhɛə/ (<em>say</em> oh'hair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">the principal airport of Chicago, US; one of the world’s largest and busiest airports.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old age</span></header><div>/oʊld ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> ohld 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">the later period of life, especially after retirement.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>old-aged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old age pension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old age pension</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001116" href="entry://age%20pension%23bigmac000001116"><strong>age pension</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Old Stone Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Old Stone Age</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">the Palaeolithic period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oleic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oleic acid</span></header><div>/oʊˌliɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> oh.leeik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">an oily liquid, a monounsaturated fatty acid, CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>7</sub>CH=CH(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>7</sub>COOH, present in fats and oils as the glycerol ester.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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on-again off-again
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556230663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">on-again off-again</span></header><div>/ɒn-əgɛn ˈɒf-əgɛn/ (<em>say</em> on-uhgen 'of-uhgen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">of, relating to, or designating a pattern of operation typified by frequent interruptions: <em class="example">an on-again off-again romance; </em><em class="example">on-again off-again negotiations.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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once-a-month pill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">once-a-month pill</span></header><div>/wʌns-ə-ˈmʌnθ pɪl/ (<em>say</em> wuns-uh-'munth pil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">a birth-control pill using prostaglandins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one another
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one another</span></header><div>/wʌn əˈnʌðə/ (<em>say</em> wun uh'nudhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">(referring to each of several reciprocally): <em class="example">they all began to shout at one another.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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I ANZAC Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac706787417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">I ANZAC Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">an army corps formed in 1916 during World War I from several Australian divisions and a NZ division; with II ANZAC Corps replaced the original Australian and NZ Army Corps (ANZAC); the NZ division later re-allocated to II ANZAC Corps; saw service on the Western Front; replaced in 1917 by the Australian Corps. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Members of the 6th Brigade, I Anzac Corps, halted in a congested part of a sunken road during their march to the rear area of the Somme battlefield in October 1916. The I Anzac Corps had been ordered back to the Somme after seven weeks at Ypres to take part in an advance to the outskirts of Bapaume, to be concluded before winter set in.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/I%20Anzac%20Corps_EZ0122.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004608" href="entry://Australian%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Army%20Corps%23bigmac000004608"><strong>Australian and New Zealand Army Corps</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one-armed bandit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one-armed bandit</span></header><div>/wʌn-amd ˈbændət/ (<em>say</em> wun-ahmd 'banduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a poker machine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bandit</strong>. <div class="etym">[referring to the fact that the machine, which in older styles had a lever at the side, ‘robs’ one of money]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one-punch attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac665870842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one-punch attack</span></header><div>/wʌn-pʌntʃ əˈtæk/ (<em>say</em> wun-punch uh'tak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">an attack on a person which takes the form of a king hit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">one-punch assault</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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on-stream analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">on-stream analysis</span></header><div>/ˌɒn-strim əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> .on-streem uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">continuous instrument analysis of a process (such as oil refining, ore separation) such that any departures from standards set for the final product can be recognised and rectified.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ontological argument
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ontological argument</span></header><div>/ɒntəˌlɒdʒɪkəl ˈagjəmənt/ (<em>say</em> ontuh.lojikuhl 'ahgyuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">the a priori argument for the being of God, founded on the assumption that existence is a property and one discoverable in the very concept of God, whose perfection as a being must be achieved by existence in both intellect and reality rather than in intellect alone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ooh-ah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819962886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ooh-ah</span></header><div>/u-ˈa/ (<em>say</em> ooh-'ah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">(an exaggerated exclamation of delight and admiration.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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op amp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">op amp</span></header><div>/ˈɒp æmp/ (<em>say</em> 'op amp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052405" href="entry://operational%20amplifier%23bigmac000052405"><strong>operational amplifier</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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op art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">op art</span></header><div>/ɒp ˈat/ (<em>say</em> op 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">a style of abstract art of the post-1950s which uses optical effects to give the illusion of movement, these effects themselves being the central aim.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052476" href="entry://optical%23bigmac000052476"><span class="smallcaps">op(tical)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003913" href="entry://art%23bigmac000003913"><span class="smallcaps">art<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open access
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac058509420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open access</span><z><span target_id="N197xm5fEC">adj.</span><span target_id="fF7YsDmeII">n.</span></z></header><div>/oʊpən ˈæksɛs/ (<em>say</em> ohpuhn 'akses) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="N197xm5fEC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> able to be freely accessed by all, especially of information.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fF7YsDmeII">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq703"> the provision of free online access to scholarly research. </span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac299487437" href="entry://gold%20open%20access%23bigmac299487437"><strong>gold open access</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac420276937" href="entry://green%20open%20access%23bigmac420276937"><strong>green open access</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: OA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open adoption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac640897367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open adoption</span></header><div>/oʊpən əˈdɒpʃən/ (<em>say</em> ohpuhn uh'dopshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">an adoption in which the adoptive family and the biological mother are known to each other, the degree of contact after the adoption being established to suit all involved.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac016739870" href="entry://closed%20adoption%23bigmac016739870"><strong>closed adoption</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open air</span></header><div>/oʊpən ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> ohpuhn 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">the unconfined atmosphere; outdoor air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open-air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open-air</span></header><div>/ˈoʊpən-ɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'ohpuhn-air) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open-and-shut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open-and-shut</span><z><span target_id="mKZJ5LzHEZ">adj.</span><span target_id="be5zY0vGtV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of open-and-shut" src="word_pronunciations/16240.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈoʊpən-ən-ʃʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'ohpuhn-uhn-shut) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mKZJ5LzHEZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> obvious; easily decided.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="be5zY0vGtV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq21"> <strong class="phr">open-and-shut case</strong>, a situation in which the decision to be made is clear: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the NSL tribunal on Monday night deliberated on what seemed an open-and-shut case for five solid hours.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open class action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac073303851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open class action</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">a class action on behalf of everyone involved unless they choose to opt out.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac652962575" href="entry://closed%20class%20action%23bigmac652962575"><strong>closed class action</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Open Learning Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Open Learning Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">an institution offering off-campus university education by means of television and radio broadcasts; developed by a consortium of Australian universities led by Monash University in 1992 and established as a private company in 1993; courses and degrees provided by a number of universities and TAFE institutions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: OLA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Opera Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742804869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Opera Australia</span></header><div>/ɒpərə əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> opuhruh uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">the national opera company, formed in 1997 by the merging of the Australian Opera and the Victoria State Opera.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004691" href="entry://Australian%20Opera%23bigmac000004691"><strong>Australian Opera</strong></a>. <div class="backshade">The Australian Opera, the older of the two parent organisations of <strong>Opera Australia</strong>, developed from 1956 under the umbrella of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust. In that year, known as the Australian Opera Company, it performed four Mozart operas in all Australian capital cities. In 1957 the name was changed to the Elizabethan Trust Opera Company, and in 1965 it joined forces with the JC Williamson theatrical organisation to present a season with Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge, greatly enhancing the profile of opera in Australia. In 1970 the company was established as a separate entity to the Elizabethan Theatre Trust and called the Australian Opera. The opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973 gave it a permanent performance home. Since then the company has attained international status with a constantly expanding repertoire of classic and contemporary works, including operas commissioned from Australian composers, such as Richard Meale’s <em>Voss</em>. OzOpera, the company’s educational and touring arm, was launched in 1996, shortly before the merger with Victoria State Opera (established in 1977). The company performs at the Sydney Opera House for the summer and winter seasons and at Melbourne’s Arts Centre for the autumn and spring seasons. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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operational amplifier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">operational amplifier</span></header><div>/ɒpəˌreɪʃənəl ˈæmpləfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> opuh.rayshuhnuhl 'ampluhfuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">a monolithic amplifier which, together with external components, can be used to add, subtract, invert, integrate, differentiate, etc., electrical signals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">op amp</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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optical activity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">optical activity</span></header><div>/ɒptɪkəl ækˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> optikuhl ak'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarised light as it travels through certain materials, used as a means of characterising substances in solution.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">optical rotation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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optically active
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac530468480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">optically active</span></header><div>/ɒptɪkəli ˈæktɪv/ (<em>say</em> optikuhlee 'aktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">having optical activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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optic axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">optic axis</span></header><div>/ɒptɪk ˈæksəs/ (<em>say</em> optik 'aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">the direction or directions, uniaxial or biaxial respectively, in a crystal exhibiting double refraction, along which this phenomenon does or does not occur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oral fluid analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac066319314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oral fluid analysis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">the analysis of a person’s oral fluid to detect the presence in it of an illicit drug; saliva test.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Orang Asli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819976721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Orang Asli</span></header><div>/ɔrʌŋ ˈʌsli/ (<em>say</em> awrung 'uslee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">the aboriginal peoples of West Malaysia, the region of Malaysia comprising the eleven states that lie on the southern Malay Peninsula.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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order arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">order arms</span></header><div>/ɔdər ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> awduhr 'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> a rifle drill position in which the rifle is held at the right side, with the butt on the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> the command to move the rifle to this position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Order of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Order of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">an Australian order of honour, instituted in 1975, consisting of two divisions, General and Military, each with four levels; recognises outstanding public service.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: OA <div class="backshade"> The <strong>Order of Australia</strong> was established in 1975 to ‘reward achievement and merit to Australia and humanity at large’. It has both civil and military divisions, consisting of knights and dames, companions, officers, members and medallists. Awards are made by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Council of the Order, from nominations which may be submitted by any person or organisation in Australia. The order is thus less open to political influence than the imperial honours system, and is entirely managed in Australia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Organisation of African Unity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Organisation of African Unity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac8086661" href="entry://African%20Union%23bigmac8086661"><strong>African Union</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body was spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Organisation of American States
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Organisation of American States</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">an organisation formed in 1948, comprising the US and various Central and South American states, formed for the purpose of cooperation in economic, military, and political matters.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: OAS <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body is spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Orly Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Orly Airport</span></header><div>/ɔli ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> awlee 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">an airport for Paris, France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orthoboric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orthoboric acid</span></header><div>/ɔθəˌbɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> awthuh.bawrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">a white crystalline solid, H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>, occurring in nature or prepared from borates, formerly used in aqueous solution as a mild antiseptic and in glazes; boric acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orthophosphoric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orthophosphoric acid</span></header><div>/ˌɔθoʊfɒsfɒrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .awthohfosforik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">the tribasic acid of pentavalent phosphorus, H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>, a colourless, crystalline compound, forming phosphates which are used in fertilisers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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out-and-out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">out-and-out</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of out-and-out" src="word_pronunciations/16408.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaʊt-ən-aʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'owt-uhn-owt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">thoroughgoing; thorough; complete; unqualified.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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over-age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">over-age</span></header><div>/ˈoʊvər-eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'ohvuhr-ayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">beyond the proper age.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053203" href="entry://over-%23bigmac000053203"><span class="smallcaps">over-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100476" href="entry://age%23bigmac000100476"><span class="smallcaps">age</span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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over-and-under
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac150985130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">over-and-under</span></header><div>/oʊvər-ən-ˈʌndə/ (<em>say</em> ohvuhr-uhn-'unduh) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053525" href="entry://over-under%23bigmac000053525"><strong>over-under</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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over-award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">over-award</span></header><div>/ˈoʊvər-əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'ohvuhr-uhwawd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">of or relating to a rate of pay which is higher than that awarded by an industrial tribunal for a particular work classification.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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over-the-air television
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413915901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">over-the-air television</span></header><div>/oʊvə-ði-ɛə ˈtɛləvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> ohvuh-dhee-air 'teluhvizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac799548606" href="entry://terrestrial%20television%23bigmac799548606"><strong>terrestrial television</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxalic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxalic acid</span></header><div>/ɒkˌsælɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> ok.salik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a white, crystalline, dibasic acid, (COOH)<sub>2</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O, first discovered in the juice of a species of oxalis (wood sorrel), used in textile and dye manufacturing, in bleaching, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>oxalic</em>, from French <em>oxalique</em>, from Latin <em>oxalis</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053587" href="entry://oxalis%23bigmac000053587"><span class="smallcaps">oxalis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxaloacetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxaloacetic acid</span></header><div>/ɒksəloʊəˌsɛtɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> oksuhlohuh.setik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">a dibasic carboxylic acid, HOOCCH<sub>2</sub>CO.COOH, a key intermediary metabolite involved in the citric acid cycle and the formation of aspartic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxidising agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxidising agent</span></header><div>/ˈɒksədaɪzɪŋ eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'oksuhduyzing ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">any substance which brings about an oxidation process.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">oxidizing agent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxygen absorber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac547103753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxygen absorber</span></header><div>/ɒksədʒən əbˈsɔbə/ (<em>say</em> oksuhjuhn uhb'sabuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> any of various chemical substances which reduces or completely removes oxygen in enclosed spaces or fluids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> a small sachet containing such a substance, especially as used in food packaging.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">oxygen scavenger</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxygen acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxygen acid</span></header><div>/ˈɒksədʒən æsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'oksuhjuhn asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053635" href="entry://oxyacid%23bigmac000053635"><strong>oxyacid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oyer and terminer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oyer and terminer</span></header><div>/ɔɪjər ən ˈtɜmənə/ (<em>say</em> oyyuhr uhn 'termuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> (in English law) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq150"> a commission or writ directing the holding of a court to try offences.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq154"> the court itself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">US</em> any of various higher criminal courts in some of the States.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French: literally, hear and finish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oz apoth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oz apoth</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq321">apothecaries ounce.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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p.a.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">p.a.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq115">per annum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pa'anga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac925033243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pa’anga</span></header><div>/pəˈæŋə/ (<em>say</em> puh'anguh), /ˈpæŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'panguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">the principal monetary unit of Tonga.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pace attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437761900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pace attack</span></header><div>/ˈpeɪs ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'pays uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">the strength of a team provided by its fast bowlers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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painted applemoth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">painted applemoth</span></header><div>/peɪntəd ˈæpəlmɒθ/ (<em>say</em> payntuhd 'apuhlmoth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">a polyphagous moth, <em>Orgyia anartoides</em>, which infests Australian apple orchards; the female is wingless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pale ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pale ale</span></header><div>/peɪl ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> payl 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">a style of beer made with pale malt, originally made in Britain in the early 1700s and lighter in colour than the beers popular at that time.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac344345574" href="entry://India%20pale%20ale%23bigmac344345574"><strong>India pale ale</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac566703255" href="entry://APA%23bigmac566703255"><strong>APA</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palestinian Autonomous Areas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676079290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palestinian Autonomous Areas</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the areas within Israel granted autonomous status under the 1993 agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, over which the Palestinian National Authority has had varying degrees of control since 1994.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Palestinian Administered Territories</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palestinian National Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac608254647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palestinian National Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">the authority which governs the Palestinian Autonomous Areas, formed in 1994; its areas of control include health, education, social welfare, tourism, and some aspects of taxation.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PNA Also, <strong class="vs">Palestinian Authority</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pallas Athene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994474456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pallas Athene</span></header><div>/pæləs əˈθini/ (<em>say</em> paluhs uh'theenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq35">a name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004338" href="entry://Athena%23bigmac000004338"><strong>Athena</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Pallas</strong>, <strong class="vs">Pallas Athena</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palmer Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palmer Archipelago</span></header><div>/pamər akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> pahmuhr ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a group of islands between South America and Antarctica forming part of the British colony of the Falkland Islands and dependencies.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Antarctic Archipelago</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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palmitic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">palmitic acid</span></header><div>/pælˌmɪtɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> pal.mitik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">a crystalline saturated carboxylic acid, C<sub>15</sub>H<sub>31</sub>COOH, occurring as a glyceride in palm oil and in most solid fats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palo Alto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palo Alto</span></header><div>/ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .paloh 'altoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a city in western California, south-east of San Francisco; Stanford University residential community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pan-African
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pan-African</span><z><span target_id="hXxBbrnICZ">adj.</span><span target_id="7QGSuejOf7">n.</span></z></header><div>/pæn-ˈæfrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> pan-'afrikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hXxBbrnICZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> of or relating to all the countries or peoples of Africa.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7QGSuejOf7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq740"> a believer in pan-Africanism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pan-African Congress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pan-African Congress</span></header><div>/pæn-æfrɪkən ˈkɒngrɛs/ (<em>say</em> pan-afrikuhn 'kongres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a political movement in various countries of Africa replaced in 1963 by the Organisation of African Unity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pan-Africanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pan-Africanism</span></header><div>/pæn-ˈæfrɪkənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> pan-'afrikuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pan-American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pan-American</span></header><div>/pæn-əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> pan-uh'merikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">of or relating to all the countries or peoples of North, Central, and South America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pan-Americanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pan-Americanism</span></header><div>/pæn-əˈmɛrɪkənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> pan-uh'merikuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of North, Central, and South America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pan American Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pan American Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">an organisation of the 21 American republics to further understanding and peace.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pan-Arabism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pan-Arabism</span></header><div>/pæn-ˈærəbɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> pan-'aruhbizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all Arab states.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pan-Arab</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac678384878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pandemic influenza A (H1N1)</span></header><div>/pænˌdɛmɪk ɪnfluˌɛnzə ˈeɪ (eɪtʃ wʌn ˈɛn wʌn)/ (<em>say</em> pan.demik inflooh.enzuh 'ay (aych wun 'en wun)) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">an influenza virus affecting pigs, which can be transmitted from pigs to humans and then transmitted by human-to-human contact, especially the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus; symptoms include fever, a sore throat and coughing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pandemic </strong>(<strong class="vs">H1N1</strong>), <strong class="vs">human swine influenza</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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P and L account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">P and L account</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102117" href="entry://profit%20and%20loss%20account%23bigmac000102117"><strong>profit and loss account</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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panel van art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91980830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">panel van art</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">decorative drawings and graphics painted on to the duco of a panel van; typically featuring lurid sexual or comic-book themes and styles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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panic attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478593153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">panic attack</span></header><div>/ˈpænɪk ətæk/ (<em>say</em> 'panik uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> an episode of panic disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> a feeling of intense anxiety: <em class="example">she had a panic attack when she realised she had lost her wallet.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pantothenic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pantothenic acid</span></header><div>/ˌpæntəθɛnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .pantuhthenik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">an oily hydroxy acid, HOCH<sub>2</sub>C(CH)<sub>2</sub>CHOHCONHCH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>COOH, found in plant and animal tissues, rice, bran, etc., which is essential for cell growth, and is a constituent of coenzyme A.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pão de Açúcar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pão de Açúcar</span></header><div>/pɒ̃ʊ di aˈsuka/ (<em>say</em> ponoo dee ah'soohkah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024592" href="entry://Sugar%20Loaf%20Mountain%23bigmac000024592"><strong>Sugar Loaf Mountain</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paperless arrest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac023179978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paperless arrest</span></header><div>/peɪpələs əˈrɛst/ (<em>say</em> paypuhluhs uh'rest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">an arrest in which the arresting officer can detain someone thought to have committed or to be about to commit an offence, such as obscenity, disorderly conduct, etc., the offender being charged after a specified period of time or released without charge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that the arresting officer does not have to complete the usual paperwork until such time as a charge is actually laid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parabolic aerial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parabolic aerial</span></header><div>/pærəˌbɒlɪk ˈɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> paruh.bolik 'airreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">an aerial used especially in radar and radio telescopes, consisting of a large concave mirror the reflective surface of which has the shape of a paraboloid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paralysis agitans
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paralysis agitans</span></header><div>/pəræləsəs ˈædʒətænz/ (<em>say</em> puhraluhsuhs 'ajuhtanz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054471" href="entry://Parkinson%27s%20disease%23bigmac000054471"><strong>Parkinson’s disease</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054322" href="entry://paralysis%23bigmac000054322"><span class="smallcaps">paralysis</span></a> + <em>agitans</em>, present participle of <em>agitare</em> excite]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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par avion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">par avion</span></header><div>/par ˈæviɒn/ (<em>say</em> pahr 'aveeon) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">by aeroplane (as a designation for matter to be sent airmail).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parent award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parent award</span></header><div>/ˈpɛərənt əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'pairruhnt uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">an award which is regarded as setting the minimum standard of payment for employees in a particular calling or classification.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Parents and Citizens Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Parents and Citizens Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">in Australia, an organisation formed by parents of children attending a government school and other citizens with the purpose of fostering local interest and support for the school; formed into Parents and Citizens Federations in the various states.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: P &amp; C</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Paris attacks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378046505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Paris attacks</span></header><div>/pærəs əˈtæks/ (<em>say</em> paruhs uh'taks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a series of co-ordinated terrorist attacks involving suicide bombers and mass shootings on 13 November 2015 in several locations in Paris, France, which killed 130 people; attacks carried out by extremist militant group Islamic State.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Paris terror attacks</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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park and bark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349837827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">park and bark</span></header><div><div abbr="derog. adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">(especially in opera) relating to a performance style where the singer remains stationary instead of utilising the space of the stage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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park-and-ride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">park-and-ride</span></header><div>/ˈpak-ən-raɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'pahk-uhn-ruyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">relating to commuters who drive their cars to a bus or train station, park them there, and continue their journeys on public transport.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040356" href="entry://kiss-and-ride%20commuter%23bigmac000040356"><strong>kiss-and-ride commuter</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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park assist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac253044391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">park assist</span></header><div>/pak əˈsɪst/ (<em>say</em> pahk uh'sist) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> a system in a motor vehicle which utilises multiple sensors to move the vehicle in or out of a parking spot with only minimal intervention, such as braking, from the driver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq067"> an entry or exit from a parking spot using such a system.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac002556145" href="entry://parking%20pilot%23bigmac002556145"><strong>parking pilot</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Park Avenue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Park Avenue</span></header><div>/pak ˈævənju/ (<em>say</em> pahk 'avuhnyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a street in New York City, which, because of its large, expensive apartments, has come to represent luxury, the height of fashion, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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participial adjective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820523829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">participial adjective</span></header><div>/patəsɪpiəl ˈædʒəktɪv/ (<em>say</em> pahtuhsipeeuhl 'ajuhktiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">the English <em>-ing</em> form of a verb when used with an adjectival function. <em>Running</em> is a participial adjective in the phrase ‘running water’; gerundive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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particle accelerator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">particle accelerator</span></header><div>/patɪkəl əkˈsɛləreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> pahtikuhl uhk'seluhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103127" href="entry://accelerator%23bigmac000103127"><strong>accelerator</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103127" href="entry://accelerator%23mq788">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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party animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac267094656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">party animal</span></header><div>/ˈpati ænəməl/ (<em>say</em> 'pahtee anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">a person who enjoys parties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pass-agg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac318737540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pass-agg</span></header><div>/pæs-ˈæg/ (<em>say</em> pas-'ag) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">passive aggressive: <em class="example">a pass-agg email.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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passive aggressive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53010575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">passive aggressive</span><z><span target_id="kNptCZeMzs">adj.</span><span target_id="pANcadwq2B">n.</span></z></header><div>/pæsɪv əˈgrɛsɪv/ (<em>say</em> pasiv uh'gresiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kNptCZeMzs"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> deliberately uncooperative; employing methods that frustrate the objectives of others without confronting them with outright refusal.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pANcadwq2B">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq506"> a person who behaves in such a manner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pathways adviser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac583115120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pathways adviser</span></header><div>/paθweɪz ədˈvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> pathwayz uhd'vuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011469" href="entry://careers%20adviser%23bigmac000011469"><strong>careers adviser</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pathways advisor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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patient-controlled analgesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac78886557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">patient-controlled analgesia</span></header><div>/ˌpeɪʃənt-kəntroʊld ænəlˈdʒiziə/ (<em>say</em> .payshuhnt-kuhntrohld anuhl'jeezeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a system whereby a patient on an intravenous drip can administer their own painkilling medication by means of a machine which also monitors and limits the amount dispensed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PCA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Patrick White Literary Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Patrick White Literary Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">an award established in 1973 by Patrick White, presented annually to an Australian writer who has not received deserved recognition for their work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Paumotu Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Paumotu Archipelago</span></header><div>/paʊmoʊtu akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> powmohtooh ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078426" href="entry://Tuamotu%20Archipelago%23bigmac000078426"><strong>Tuamotu Archipelago</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pavement art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pavement art</span></header><div>/ˈpeɪvmənt at/ (<em>say</em> 'payvmuhnt aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">pictures drawn, often in coloured chalks or pastels, on the pavement, usually accompanied by an invitation to donate money to the artist.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pavement artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pay-and-display
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518257416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay-and-display</span></header><div>/peɪ-ən-dəˈspleɪ/ (<em>say</em> pay-uhn-duh'splay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> of or relating to a ticket vending machine in a parking area, where the driver must purchase a ticket and display it on the dashboard of the vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq469"> of, relating to, or using this system of payment for parking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pay-as-you-go tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac38942495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay-as-you-go tax</span></header><div>/peɪ-əz-ju-ˈgoʊ tæks/ (<em>say</em> pay-uhz-yooh-'goh taks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">a form of withholding tax in which tax is deducted from income before it is paid to the recipient.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PAYG tax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pay-as-you-throw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191569165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay-as-you-throw</span></header><div>/ˈpeɪ-əz-ju-θroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'pay-uhz-yooh-throh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">of or relating to a system of charging for the disposal of non-recyclable waste, intended as an incentive to increase recycling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pay-per-click advertising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864835897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay-per-click advertising</span></header><div>/peɪ-pɜ-klɪk ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> pay-per-klik 'advuhtuyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">online advertising in which the publishers of a website accept advertising on their site, the basis for payment being a charge for every click-through from the site to the advertiser’s site.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PPC advertising</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pea and thimble trick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac427240123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pea and thimble trick</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a carnival betting game in which the player attempts to guess which of three thimbles the pea is under.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pearl-ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pearl-ash</span></header><div>/ˈpɜl-æʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'perl-ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">commercial carbonate of potassium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pectic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pectic acid</span></header><div>/pɛktɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> pektik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">any of several water-insoluble products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pectoral arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pectoral arch</span></header><div>/pɛktrəl ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> pektruhl 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq130"> (in a human) the bony arch, formed by the collarbone and shoulderblade, which attaches the upper extremity to the axial skeleton.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pectoral girdle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pelargonic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pelargonic acid</span></header><div>/ˌpɛləgɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .peluhgonik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a saturated carboxylic acid, CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>7</sub>COOH, usually made synthetically by the oxidisation of oleic acid, but which can be obtained in the form of esters, especially from the leaves of the pelargonium; nonanoic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pelvic arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pelvic arch</span></header><div>/pɛlvɪk ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> pelvik 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> (in humans) the arch, formed by the innominate bones, which attaches the lower extremity to the axial skeleton.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pelvic girdle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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penalty area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">penalty area</span></header><div>/ˈpɛnəlti ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'penuhltee airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Soccer</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">a space in front of each goal, within which any of various infringements by the defending team results in a penalty kick being awarded to the opposing team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Penguin Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Penguin Award</span></header><div>/ˈpɛŋgwən əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'penggwuhn uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">formerly, one of a set of annual awards for excellence in the television industry, made by the Television Society of Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the supposed resemblance of the award, a sculpture of a human ear surrounded by a television screen, to a penguin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pennine Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pennine Alps</span></header><div>/pɛnaɪn ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> penuyn 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a mountain range on the Swiss–Italian border. Highest peak, Monte Rosa, 4638 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Pennines</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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penny-a-liner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">penny-a-liner</span></header><div>/pɛni-ə-ˈlaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> penee-uh-'luynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">a hack writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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penny-ante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">penny-ante</span></header><div>/pɛni-ˈænti/ (<em>say</em> penee-'antee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">mean-minded; petty; niggardly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104858" href="entry://penny%23bigmac000104858"><span class="smallcaps">penny</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100988" href="entry://ante%23bigmac000100988"><span class="smallcaps">ante</span></a>; US English (1850s) from the game of poker where the ante was fixed as one penny]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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penny arcade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">penny arcade</span></header><div>/pɛni aˈkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> penee ah'kayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">a place of amusement providing coin-operated games of chance, etc., originally at a penny per play.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pepper-and-salt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pepper-and-salt</span></header><div>/pɛpər-ən-ˈsɒlt/ (<em>say</em> pepuhr-uhn-'solt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> composed of a fine mixture of black with white, as cloth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> (of hair) streaked with grey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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per-acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">per-acid</span></header><div>/pɜr-ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> perr-'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">an acid formed by the oxidation of a normal acid by hydrogen peroxide or electrolytic oxidation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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per annum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">per annum</span></header><div>/pɜr ˈænəm/ (<em>say</em> perr 'anuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of per annum" src="word_pronunciations/17100.mp3"></audio></span>/pər ˈænəm/ (<em>say</em> puhr 'anuhm) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">by the year; yearly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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perboric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">perboric acid</span></header><div>/pɜˌbɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> per.bawrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055722" href="entry://peroxyboric%20acid%23bigmac000055722"><strong>peroxyboric acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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perched aquifer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164068682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">perched aquifer</span></header><div>/pɜtʃt ˈækwəfə/ (<em>say</em> percht 'akwuhfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">an aquifer which sits above the watertable, being enclosed in an impermeable rock or sediment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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perchloric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">perchloric acid</span></header><div>/pəˌklɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> puh.klawrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a strong, oxidising acid of chlorine, HClO<sub>4</sub>, containing one more oxygen atom than chloric acid, and occurring as a colourless liquid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055467" href="entry://per-%23bigmac000055467"><span class="smallcaps">per-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013370" href="entry://chlorine%23bigmac000013370"><span class="smallcaps">chlor(ine)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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perchromic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">perchromic acid</span></header><div>/pəˌkroʊmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> puh.krohmik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">an unstable acid, H<sub>3</sub>CrO<sub>8</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O, which forms stable salts called <strong>perchromates</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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perdisulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">perdisulphuric acid</span></header><div>/pɜdaɪsʌlˌfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> perduysul.fyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23bigmac000055810"><strong>persulphuric acid</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23mq446">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">perdisulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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performance anxiety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac50257043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">performance anxiety</span></header><div>/pəˈfɔməns æŋzaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> puh'fawmuhns angzuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">an acute attack of anxiety that inhibits the fluent execution of a required task.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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performance art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">performance art</span></header><div>/pəfɔməns ˈat/ (<em>say</em> puhfawmuhns 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">an art form which incorporates aspects of music, theatre, and dance.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048868" href="entry://music%20theatre%23bigmac000048868"><strong>music theatre</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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performative activism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687780110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">performative activism</span></header><div>/pəfɔmətɪv ˈæktəvɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> puhfawmuhtiv 'aktuhvizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">a form of virtue signalling by a public figure, company, government, etc., which shows support for a cause in a way that requires little effort.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>performative activist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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performing arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">performing arts</span></header><div>/pəfɔmɪŋ ˈats/ (<em>say</em> puhfawming 'ahts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">drama, music and the dance, collectively: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Our performing arts declare our nation and feed its economy as surely as does Hollywood, America’s second-larges export earner, declare and feed America.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bob ellis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>performing artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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periodic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">periodic acid</span></header><div>/pɜraɪˌɒdɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> perruy.odik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">any of a series of acids derived from I<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> by the addition of <em>n</em> molecules of water, where <em>n</em> has values from 1 to 7.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055467" href="entry://per-%23bigmac000055467"><span class="smallcaps">per-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038215" href="entry://iodic%23bigmac000038215"><span class="smallcaps">iodic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peripheral artery disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac287004350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peripheral artery disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac687209118" href="entry://peripheral%20vascular%20disease%23bigmac687209118"><strong>peripheral vascular disease</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PAD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peripheral atherosclerosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624174959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peripheral atherosclerosis</span></header><div>/ pərɪfərəl æθəroʊskləˈroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> puhrifuhruhl athuhrohskluh'rohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac687209118" href="entry://peripheral%20vascular%20disease%23bigmac687209118"><strong>peripheral vascular disease</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Permanent Court of Arbitration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Permanent Court of Arbitration</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">the official name of The <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032485" href="entry://Hague%20Tribunal%23bigmac000032485"><strong>Hague Tribunal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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permanganic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">permanganic acid</span></header><div>/ˌpɜmæŋgænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .permangganik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">an acid, HMnO<sub>4</sub>, containing manganese.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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permonosulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">permonosulphuric acid</span></header><div>/pɜˌmɒnoʊsʌlˌfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> per.monohsul.fyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23bigmac000055810"><strong>persulphuric acid</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23mq011">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">permonosulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pernicious anaemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pernicious anaemia</span></header><div>/pənɪʃəs əˈnimiə/ (<em>say</em> puhnishuhs uh'neemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a macrocytic anaemia produced by deficient maturation of the red blood cells, and associated with subacute degenerative lesions in the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord, glossitis, gastric disturbances, and atrophy of the gastric mucosa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peroxyboric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peroxyboric acid</span></header><div>/pəˌrɒksibɔrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> puh.rokseebawrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a hypothetical acid, perboric acid, HBO<sub>3</sub>, known by its salts (perborates).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peroxydisulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peroxydisulphuric acid</span></header><div>/pəˌrɒksidaɪsʌlˌfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> puh.rokseeduysul.fyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23bigmac000055810"><strong>persulphuric acid</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23mq446">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">peroxydisulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peroxymonosulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peroxymonosulphuric acid</span></header><div>/pəˌrɒksiˌmɒnoʊsʌlˌfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> puh.roksee.monohsul.fyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23bigmac000055810"><strong>persulphuric acid</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055810" href="entry://persulphuric%20acid%23mq011">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">peroxymonosulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac045867919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal action</span></header><div>/ˈpɜsənəl ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'persuhnuhl akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">(formerly) a common-law proceeding claiming a debt, a chattel, or damages (opposed to <em>real action</em>).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac85312872" href="entry://mixed%20action%23bigmac85312872"><strong>mixed action</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac403832523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal alarm</span></header><div>/pɜsənəl əˈlam/ (<em>say</em> persuhnuhl uh'lahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq167"> Also, <strong class="vs">life alarm</strong>. a small audio device activated when its wearer falls over, or presses a button, or pulls a pin or cord, the device then sending a signal to emergency services or nominated contacts that the user needs assistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq215"> a small device which, when activated, emits a piercing noise; designed to shock a would-be attacker and bring others to one’s aid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">personal safety device</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal digital assistant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961815080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal digital assistant</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571968390" href="entry://PDA%23bigmac571968390"><strong>PDA<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personalised app
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554348549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personalised app</span></header><div>/pɜsənəlaɪzd ˈæp/ (<em>say</em> persuhnuhluyzd 'ap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">an application which is in some way tailored to the user’s needs or tastes, as by combining it with other available functionality, altering the design, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">personalized app</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal medical alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276788698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal medical alarm</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">an electronic device worn around the neck or wrist, or on one’s clothing, which can be activated in a medical emergency to summon help.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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persulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">persulphuric acid</span></header><div>/ˌpɜsʌlfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .persulfyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq011"> Also, <strong class="vs">Caro’s acid</strong>, <strong class="vs">permonosulphuric acid</strong>, <strong class="vs">peroxymonosulphuric acid</strong>. a white crystalline solid, H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>5</sub>, used as an oxidising agent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> Also, <strong class="vs">perdisulphuric acid</strong>, <strong class="vs">peroxydisulphuric acid</strong>. a white hygroscopic crystalline solid, H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>, used in the manufacture of hydrogen peroxide.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">persulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Perth and Kinross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac954975481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Perth and Kinross</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">an administrative district in northern central Scotland; formed from the former counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire which became part of Tayside region in 1975; became a unitary district in 1996. 5321 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Perth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Perth International Arts Festival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251912463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Perth International Arts Festival</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">an arts and culture festival held annually in Perth in February since 1953, featuring international and contemporary drama, theatre, music, film, visual arts, street arts, and literature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Peruvian ground apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac305773150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Peruvian ground apple</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac337618983" href="entry://yacon%23bigmac337618983"><strong>yacon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Peter, Paul and Mary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Peter, Paul and Mary</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">US folk trio formed in 1961 by Peter Yarrow (born 1938), Noel Paul Stookey (born 1937), and Mary Travers (1936–2009).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pet parenting agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac035391175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pet parenting agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">an agreement between two people in a relationship on what they would do with their pets if the relationship ended.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pet sharing agreement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Petrov affair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Petrov affair</span></header><div>/ˈpɛtrɒf əfɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'petrof uhfair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a controversy resulting from the defection of two Soviet Embassy officials in Canberra, Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, in 1954; this led to a Royal Commission into Soviet espionage in Australia and to domestic political repercussions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Petrov Affair</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Petrov affair</strong> began in April 1954 when Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov, third secretary at the Soviet embassy in Canberra, defected and was granted political asylum by the Australian government. The Soviet ambassador tried to fly Petrov’s wife, Evdokia, back to Moscow, but the aircraft was intercepted at Darwin by local police and Mrs Petrov, too, sought and was granted asylum. The Petrovs revealed that they had been involved in espionage in Australia, and handed over many documents associated with these activities. A royal commission, appointed to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, sat from May 1954 to March 1955. One of the documents tabled at the commission named two staffers of the Labor federal opposition leader, Dr HV Evatt. Evatt insisted that the document was a fabrication, devised by the Petrovs as part of a political conspiracy against him and the Australian Labor Party. The commission found that the Petrovs were genuine and their papers authentic; that the Soviet embassy in Canberra had been used for many years to coordinate espionage in Australia; and that the only Australians who had knowingly participated in espionage had been communists. The Petrov affair had considerable domestic political repercussions in Australia, and was representative of the Cold War friction between Communist and Western nations at the time. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pet sharing agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac045353905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pet sharing agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac035391175" href="entry://pet%20parenting%20agreement%23bigmac035391175"><strong>pet parenting agreement</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pharaoh ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac34128118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pharaoh ant</span></header><div>/ˈfɛəroʊ ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'fairroh ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">a small yellow, almost transparent ant, <em>Monomorium pharaonis</em>, which inhabits buildings and is thought to be of concern in hospitals as it carries pathogens; native to western Africa but now distributed throughout every continent except Antarctica.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phenyl acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phenyl acetate</span></header><div>/fɛnəl ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> fenuhl 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">the acetate ester of phenol, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OOCCH<sub>3</sub> or CH<sub>3</sub>COOC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>, used as a solvent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phonetic alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phonetic alphabet</span></header><div>/fənɛtɪk ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> fuhnetik 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a set of symbols for transcribing speech sounds, in which each symbol represents one distinct sound or sound unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> a list of words used in certain communication channels to identify unambiguously the letters of the alphabet, as <em>alpha</em> for <em>A</em>, <em>bravo</em> for <em>B</em>, <em>Charlie</em> for <em>C</em>, and so on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phosphatidic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phosphatidic acid</span></header><div>/fɒsfəˌtaɪdɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fosfuh.tuydik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">the parent acid for many phospholipids, containing laevoglycerol esterified with two fatty acid residues and phosphoric acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phosphoric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phosphoric acid</span></header><div>/fɒsˌfɒrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fos.forik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">any of three acids, orthophosphoric acid, H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>, metaphosphoric acid, HPO<sub>3</sub>, or pyrophosphoric acid, H<sub>4</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, derived from phosphorus pentoxide, P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, with various amounts of water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phosphorous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phosphorous acid</span></header><div>/fɒsfərəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> fosfuhruhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a colourless, water-soluble, crystalline acid of phosphorus, H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>3</sub>, from which phosphites are derived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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photo-aging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac42214059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">photo-aging</span></header><div>/ˈfoʊtoʊ-eɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'fohtoh-ayjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq23">aging of the skin, especially on the face, accelerated by exposure to the ultraviolet radiation of sunlight.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">photo-ageing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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physical abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac063265163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">physical abuse</span></header><div>/fɪzəkəl əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> fizuhkuhl uh'byoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a form of abuse in which injury or trauma is caused to another person or animal by way of bodily contact: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A study examining the links between various forms of child abuse — from emotional and physical abuse to sexual assault and neglect — hopes to uncover patterns of offending as well as the financial cost to the community.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2019</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>physical abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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physical anthropology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">physical anthropology</span></header><div>/fɪzəkəl ænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> fizuhkuhl anthruh'poluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">a branch of anthropology concerned with human evolution and the classification of peoples by means of the measurement and description of physical characteristics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piano accordion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piano accordion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of piano accordion" src="word_pronunciations/17344.mp3"></audio></span>/piænoʊ əˈkɔdiən/ (<em>say</em> peeanoh uh'kawdeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">an accordion having a piano-like keyboard for the right hand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piano arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575779145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piano arm</span></header><div>/piˈænoʊ am/ (<em>say</em> pee'anoh ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac239537268" href="entry://tuckshop%20arm%23bigmac239537268"><strong>tuckshop arm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pick-up arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pick-up arm</span></header><div>/ˈpɪk-ʌp am/ (<em>say</em> 'pik-up ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">the free-swinging arm of a gramophone which contains the pick-up.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pick-up artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac733197544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pick-up artist</span></header><div>/ˈpɪk-ʌp atəst/ (<em>say</em> 'pik-up ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a person, especially a man, who has success in procuring casual sexual partners.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PUA Also, <strong class="vs">pickup artist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pico de Aneto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pico de Aneto</span></header><div>/ˌpikoʊ deɪ aˈnɛtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .peekoh day ah'netoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002540" href="entry://Aneto%23bigmac000002540"><strong>Aneto</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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picolinic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">picolinic acid</span></header><div>/pɪkəˌlɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> pikuh.linik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a crystalline acid, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N(COOH), obtained by oxidation of an isomer of picoline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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picric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">picric acid</span></header><div>/pɪkrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> pikrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">an intensely bitter yellow acid, 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>OH(NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, used as a dye and an explosive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>pikros</em> bitter + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pied-à-terre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pied-à-terre</span></header><div>/pieɪd-a-ˈtɛə/ (<em>say</em> peeayd-ah-'tair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">a lodging for occasional or temporary use.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, foot (footing) on ground]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pig in a blanket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193949350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pig in a blanket</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pigs in a blanket</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">pigs in blankets</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">a cocktail frankfurt wrapped in pastry and baked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pinch and a punch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac873327290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pinch and a punch</span></header><div><div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> (<em>among children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">(an expression used on the first day of any month, while the action of pinching and punching someone is performed, as part of a children’s ritual in which each child tries to be the first to say it.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of the expression (<em>a</em>)<em> pinch and a punch for the first </em>(<em>day</em>)<em> of the month</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pins and needles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pins and needles</span><z><span target_id="NTK288VvJA">pl. n.</span><span target_id="yIEjQ35IR3">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="NTK288VvJA"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> a tingling sensation in the limbs, as that which accompanies the return of feeling after numbness; a form of paraesthesia.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yIEjQ35IR3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq411"> <strong class="phr">on pins and needles</strong>, nervous; worried: <em class="example">I was on pins and needles until the plane landed.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pis aller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pis aller</span></header><div>/ˌpiz aˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> .peez ah'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">the last resort.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, to go worst]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Piscis Austrinus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Piscis Austrinus</span></header><div>/ˈpɪsəs ɒˈstraɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'pisuhs o'struynuhs), /ˈpaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'puy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Piscis Austrini</strong> /ˈpɪsəs ɒˈstraɪnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pisuhs o'struynuy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">a southern constellation between Aquarius and Grus; Southern Fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: southern fish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pitch-and-toss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pitch-and-toss</span></header><div>/pɪtʃ-ən-ˈtɒs/ (<em>say</em> pich-uhn-'tos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">a game in which players throw coins at a mark, the most accurate player then being allowed to toss all the coins and keep those which come down heads up.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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placenta accreta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac2702537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">placenta accreta</span></header><div>/pləsɛntə əˈkritə/ (<em>say</em> pluhsentuh uh'kreetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">a placenta which does not detach normally in the third stage of labour, sometimes causing haemorrhaging and requiring surgical removal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: a placenta which is fixed on]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Plains of Abraham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Plains of Abraham</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">a high plain adjoining the city of Quebec in Canada; battlefield where the English under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm, 1759.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plan A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436901210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plan A</span></header><div>/plæn ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> plan 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">the preferred choice or plan of action out of two or more options.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac643165461" href="entry://plan%20B%23bigmac643165461"><strong>plan B</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plane angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plane angle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plane angle" src="word_pronunciations/17558.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpleɪn æŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'playn angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">an angle between two intersecting lines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plant association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993642315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plant association</span></header><div>/plænt əsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> plant uhsohsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a plant community characterised by particular dominant members and a uniform structure as a whole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plastic art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plastic art</span></header><div>/plæstɪk ˈat/ (<em>say</em> plastik 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> three-dimensional art created from modelling, moulding, etc., as sculpture, as distinct from painting and drawing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> (<em>usually plural</em>) any of the creative visual arts, including sculpture, painting, drawing, architecture and the graphic arts, as distinct from literature and music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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platinised asbestos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">platinised asbestos</span></header><div>/ˌplætənaɪzd æsˈbɛstəs/ (<em>say</em> .platuhnuyzd as'bestuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">asbestos which has been treated with finely divided platinum, used as a catalyst.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">platinized asbestos</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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platinocyanic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">platinocyanic acid</span></header><div>/ˌplætənoʊsaɪˌænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .platuhnohsuy.anik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">an acid containing platinum and the radical cyanogen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plein-air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plein-air</span></header><div>/plæn-ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> plan-'air), /pleɪn-ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> playn-'air) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">relating to an art movement, originating in France about 1865 and concerned with rendering the effects of outdoor light and atmosphere on to a canvas so that the finished painting gives the impression of the open air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>plein air</em> open air]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plug-and-play
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961674788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plug-and-play</span></header><div>/ˈplʌg-ænd-pleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'plug-and-play) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">of or relating to a computer system which automatically configures certain peripheral devices connected to it, so that they may be used immediately upon being plugged in.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PnP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poco a poco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poco a poco</span></header><div>/ˌpoʊkoʊ a ˈpoʊkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .pohkoh ah 'pohkoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">(a musical direction) gradually.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pointed arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pointed arch</span></header><div>/pɔɪntəd ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> poyntuhd 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095974" href="entry://lancet%20arch%23bigmac000095974"><strong>lancet arch</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polar axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polar axis</span></header><div>/poʊlər ˈæksəs/ (<em>say</em> pohluhr 'aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a line about which a body rotates, or about which a rotation is measured.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Polaris attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac026282625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Polaris attack</span></header><div>/pəˈlarəs ətæk/ (<em>say</em> puh'lahruhs uhtak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a manoeuvre performed by a shark which launches itself vertically through the water, often leaping partially or completely out of the water to seize its prey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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political agenda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989583169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">political agenda</span></header><div>/pəlɪtɪkəl əˈdʒɛndə/ (<em>say</em> puhlitikuhl uh'jenduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> a set of policies laid out by a government, or by a political party hoping to gain government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> a set of policies or goals relating to government action pursued by an interest group or other organisation or individual: <em class="example">the group decided to use militant action to further its political agenda.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq688"> a set of policies or goals relating to an organisation, pursued, often covertly, by an interest group or individual within the organisation: <em class="example">the political agenda behind the plan put forward by the hospital administrator.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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political animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91383781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">political animal</span></header><div>/pəˈlɪtɪkəl ænəməl/ (<em>say</em> puh'litikuhl anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a person, often a politician, whose whole life involves the interpersonal strategies and operational tactics commonly believed to be essential for political success.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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political asylum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac893573915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">political asylum</span></header><div>/pəlɪtɪkəl əˈsaɪləm/ (<em>say</em> puhl1t1kuhl uh'suyluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756"><a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004291" href="entry://asylum%23bigmac000004291">asylum</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004291" href="entry://asylum%23mq812">3</a>) provided by a foreign country for someone fleeing political persecution in their own country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pollen analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pollen analysis</span></header><div>/ˈpɒlən ənæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'poluhn uhnaluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054031" href="entry://palynology%23bigmac000054031"><strong>palynology</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polyhydric alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polyhydric alcohol</span></header><div>/ˌpɒlihaɪdrɪk ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> .poleehuydrik 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">an alcohol which contains two or more hydroxyl groups.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polyvinyl acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polyvinyl acetate</span></header><div>/pɒliˌvaɪnəl ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> polee.vuynuhl 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a transparent thermoplastic resin, produced by the polymerisation of vinyl acetate, used as an adhesive, in inks, paints and lacquers, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PVA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pond apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac13789732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pond apple</span></header><div>/pɒnd ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> pond 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a shrub or small tree, <em>Annona glabra</em>, forming dense thickets in watercourses and wet areas; introduced as grafting stock for the custard apple it is now an aggressive weed in tropical Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the apple-shaped fruit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pons asinorum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pons asinorum</span></header><div>/pɒnz æsəˈnɔrəm/ (<em>say</em> ponz asuh'nawruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">the geometrical proposition (Euclid, 1:5) that if a triangle has two of its sides equal, the angles opposite these sides are also equal; so named from the difficulty experienced by beginners in mastering it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: bridge of asses]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poor-man's asparagus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac678662155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poor-man’s asparagus</span></header><div>/pɔ-mænz əˈspærəgəs/ (<em>say</em> paw-manz uh'sparuhguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq64">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000106961" href="entry://Good%20King%20Henry%23bigmac000106961"><strong>Good King Henry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pop art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pop art</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pop art" src="word_pronunciations/17819.mp3"></audio></span>/pɒp ˈat/ (<em>say</em> pop 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">modern art, including painting, sculpture, serigraphy and collage, which rejects any distinction between good and bad taste, and which draws images and materials from popular culture and industry, especially mass production.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pop artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pop-up ad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac397851524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pop-up ad</span></header><div>/ˈpɒp-ʌp æd/ (<em>say</em> 'pop-up ad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">an advertisement which appears on a webpage, though unrequested by the visitor to the site.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058133" href="entry://pop-up%20menu%23bigmac000058133"><span class="smallcaps">pop-up (menu)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000591" href="entry://ad%23bigmac000000591"><span class="smallcaps">ad<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pork and bean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac702226376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pork and bean</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">a male homosexual; queen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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porn-and-prawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac198142512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">porn-and-prawn</span><z><span target_id="H3MQNuaiIL">n.</span><span target_id="pKL3mW2cxd">adj.</span></z></header><div>/pɔn-ən-ˈprɔn/ (<em>say</em> pawn-uhn-'prawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H3MQNuaiIL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> the food and entertainment offered on a porn-and-prawn night.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pKL3mW2cxd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq843"> of or relating to such food and entertainment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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porn-and-prawn night
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac033109252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">porn-and-prawn night</span></header><div>/pɔn-ən-ˈprɔn naɪt/ (<em>say</em> pawn-uhn-'prawn nuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">a fundraiser which combines a prawn night with pornographic entertainment, usually strippers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Adelaide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Adelaide</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈædəleɪd/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'aduhlayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">the main port and harbour for SA, north-west of Adelaide; transport, industry and shipping centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Albert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Albert</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈælbət/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'albuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">a coastal town in southern Victoria, south of Yarram; formerly a port of entry and administrative centre for Gippsland from the 1840s–70s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Arthur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Arthur</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈaθə/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'ahthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">an inlet and small town on the Tasman Peninsula in south-eastern Tasmania, south-east of Hobart; a notorious penal settlement 1830–77; now part of the national estate.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Port Arthur</strong> is in territory traditionally inhabited by the Paredarerme people. The Tasman Peninsula was explored by Abel Tasman in 1642, and by George Bass and Matthew Flinders in 1798–99, and was charted by Louis de Freycinet of the Baudin expedition in 1802. In 1830 a penal settlement was established there to consolidate all the Van Diemen’s Land penal stations in one area: Macquarie Harbour and Maria Island settlements closed as a result. It operated until 1877, 14 years after transportation ceased and after at least 12 500 convicts had served their sentences here. During that period a military detachment and guard dogs at Eaglehawk Neck prevented all but a few escapes. The bushranger Martin Cash and his associates were among the few who succeeded (in 1843). Historic buildings on the site were restored from 1979 and include the 1836 church, the 1842 hospital and the grain mill, one of the largest in Australia, built in 1844 and converted to a penitentiary in 1855–57. Since 1987 the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority has been responsible for preserving and maintaining the site, now regarded as one of Australia’s most important heritage sites and a major tourism destination. In 1996 it was the scene of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac979108108" href="entry://Port%20Arthur%20massacre%23bigmac979108108"><strong>Port Arthur massacre</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Arthur massacre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979108108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Arthur massacre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">an event in which 32 people were murdered at Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996 by a lone gunman, Martin Bryant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Augusta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Augusta</span></header><div>/pɔt əˈgʌstə/ (<em>say</em> pawt uh'gustuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">a city and port at the head of the Spencer Gulf in SA, north-north-west of Adelaide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Augusta</em> Young, wife of Sir HF Young, governor of SA] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Port Augusta</strong> is in territory traditionally inhabited by the Nukunu people. Matthew Flinders anchored near the town site in 1802. Edward Eyre was in the area in 1839, and in 1840 led an expedition from here to the Lake Eyre district. A village was established in 1852 and in the 1860s developed as a significant port shipping out wool and wheat; in 1866 the first shipment of camels for use in the inland was landed here. The town was proclaimed in 1875 and the railway from Adelaide via Quorn opened in 1882. The first long-distance telephone call in Australia was made from Semaphore (Adelaide) to Port Augusta in 1878. The town declined with the slump in the wool and wheat industries between 1895 and 1903, but revived with the building of the transcontinental railway (1912–17). The building of the standard-gauge railway from Port Pirie in 1937 and the opening of the Adelaide to Darwin rail link in 2004 strengthened Port Augusta’s importance as a road and rail transport hub; the port, however, ceased operations in 1973. A large power station opened in 1954, supplied with coal from Leigh Creek. Port Augusta was proclaimed a city in 1963. Power generation is the main industry, with tourism services also important. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port-au-Prince
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac95394948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port-au-Prince</span></header><div>/pɔt-oʊ-ˈprɪns/ (<em>say</em> pawt-oh-'prins), /-ˈpræ̃s/ (<em>say</em> -'prans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">a seaport in and the capital of Haiti, in the southern part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Portia Geach Memorial Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836293617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Portia Geach Memorial Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">an award for portraiture by Australian female artists; made annually since 1965.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Portia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100112590" href="entry://Geach%23bigmac100112590"><span class="smallcaps">Geach</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Porto Alegre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Porto Alegre</span></header><div>/ˌpɔtu aˈlɛgri/ (<em>say</em> .pawtooh ah'legree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a seaport in southern Brazil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Phillip Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Phillip Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">a syndicate formed in Hobart in 1835, to obtain land from the Aboriginal inhabitants of Port Phillip and establish a settlement; treaty made with some local Aboriginal people but nullified by the NSW governor and each member credited with £7000.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Portuguese West Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Portuguese West Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104053" href="entry://Angola%23bigmac000104053"><strong>Angola</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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possessive adjective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac79457085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">possessive adjective</span></header><div>/pəzɛsɪv ˈædʒəktɪv/ (<em>say</em> puhzesiv 'ajuhktiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">the adjectival form of a possessive pronoun, as <em>my</em>, <em>his</em>, <em>her</em>, <em>our</em>, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-and-beam construction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-and-beam construction</span></header><div>/poʊst-ən-ˈbim kənstrʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> pohst-uhn-'beem kuhnstrukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a constructional system in which the load is borne by the posts and beams, and not by the walls.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">post-and-lintel construction</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-and-rail fence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-and-rail fence</span></header><div>/ˌpoʊst-ən-reɪl ˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> .pohst-uhn-rayl 'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">a wooden fence constructed from posts with connecting rails slotted into them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-and-rail tea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-and-rail tea</span></header><div>/poʊst-ən-reɪl ˈti/ (<em>say</em> pohst-uhn-rayl 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">strong, coarse bush tea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the coarse fragments of stalk and leaf (? and wooden fragments added by unscrupulous vendors) it contained]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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postnuptial agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761440562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">postnuptial agreement</span></header><div>/poʊstnʌpʃəl əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> pohstnupchuhl uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a legal contract made between two married people, detailing various financial or domestic arrangements, in particular outlining a settlement in the event of a divorce.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">postnuptial</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-object art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-object art</span></header><div>/poʊst-ˌɒbdʒɛkt ˈat/ (<em>say</em> pohst-.objekt 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">art not concerned with producing a material object but with sharing the intellectual and emotional process involved in creating something.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-traumatic amnesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55408966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-traumatic amnesia</span></header><div>/ˌpoʊst-trɔˌmætɪk æmˈniʒə/ (<em>say</em> .pohst-traw.matik am'neezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">a temporary brain dysfunction and memory loss of the events which occurred prior to or after an injury is sustained.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PTA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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potassium-argon dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">potassium-argon dating</span></header><div>/pəˌtæsiəm-ˈagɒn deɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> puh.taseeuhm-'ahgon dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">a method of dating rocks which depends on the ratio of potassium-40 to radiogenic argon-40 which they contain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pot-au-feu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pot-au-feu</span></header><div>/pɒt-oʊ-ˈfɜ/ (<em>say</em> pot-oh-'fer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a traditional French dish of meat and vegetables.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, pot on the fire]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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powdered alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac457412412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">powdered alcohol</span></header><div>/paʊdəd ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> powduhd 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">a powder made by the micro-encapsulation of minute drops of alcohol each in a covering of an innocuous substance as a protein, starch or gelatine which dissolves in water; when water is added an alcoholic beverage is formed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alcohol powder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Power Institute of Fine Arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Power Institute of Fine Arts</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">an institute established in 1968 in the University of Sydney, NSW; concerned with the study of art, in particular contemporary art.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Dr JJW <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099231" href="entry://Power%23bigmac000099231"><span class="smallcaps">Power<sup>1</sup></span></a>, by whose bequest it was established]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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power of appointment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">power of appointment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">the right granted by one person (the donor) to another (the donee or appointer) to dispose of the donor’s property or create rights therein.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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power of attorney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">power of attorney</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">powers of attorney</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a written document given by one person or party to another authorising the latter to act for the former.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">letter of attorney</strong>, <strong class="vs">warrant of attorney</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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PPC advertising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839698908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">PPC advertising</span></header><div>/pi pi si ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> pee pee see 'advuhtuyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac864835897" href="entry://pay-per-click%20advertising%23bigmac864835897"><strong>pay-per-click advertising</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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precision agriculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac482125363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">precision agriculture</span></header><div>/prəsɪʒən ˈægrəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> pruhsizhuhn 'agruhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">the use of technology such as satellite imagery, unmanned aerial vehicles, camera systems, lasers, etc., to improve farm management.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PA Also, <strong class="vs">precision farming</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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predicative adjective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">predicative adjective</span></header><div>/prəˌdɪkətɪv ˈædʒəktɪv/ (<em>say</em> pruh.dikuhtiv 'ajuhktiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">an adjective which occurs within the predicate as complement of the subject (<em>she is sick</em>) or of the object (<em>it made her sick</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Premier's Literary Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365313048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Premier’s Literary Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac816025577" href="entry://New%20South%20Wales%20Premier%27s%20Literary%20Award%23bigmac816025577"><strong>New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq852"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac78322584" href="entry://Victorian%20Premier%27s%20Literary%20Award%23bigmac78322584"><strong>Victorian Premier’s Literary Award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prenuptial agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac174675166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prenuptial agreement</span></header><div>/prinʌptʃəl əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> preenupchuhl uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a legal contract made by two people before their wedding, detailing various financial or domestic arrangements, in particular outlining a settlement in the event of a divorce.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">prenup</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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present arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">present arms</span></header><div>/prəzɛnt ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> pruhzent 'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">position in which the rifle is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle up and the trigger side of the gun forward.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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preservation age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac334640108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">preservation age</span></header><div>/prɛzəˈveɪʃən eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> prezuh'vayshuhn ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">the age at which a person can have access to their superannuation benefits, ranging between 55 and 60.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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press agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">press agency</span></header><div>/ˈprɛs eɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'pres ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">press agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">an organisation that collects news for distribution to the newspapers, radio, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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press agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">press agent</span></header><div>/ˈprɛs eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'pres ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a person who is employed by an organisation or an individual in the public sphere to organise publicity on their behalf.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">publicity agent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pret-a-porter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac578415612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pret-a-porter</span></header><div>/prɛt-ə-ˈpɔteɪ/ (<em>say</em> pret-uh-'pawtay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061560" href="entry://ready-to-wear%23bigmac000061560"><strong>ready-to-wear</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">prêt à porter</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>prêt à porter</em> ready to wear]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Prices and Incomes Accord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Prices and Incomes Accord</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">an agreement between the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, operating during the period of Labor government 1983–96; initially formulated at the National Economic Summit in February 1983 (and subsequently renegotiated a number of times), emphasising that the simultaneous reduction of the rate of unemployment and inflation rather than just low inflation was the principal goal of economic policy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Prices Surveillance Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Prices Surveillance Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104934" href="entry://Australian%20Competition%20and%20Consumer%20Commission%23bigmac000104934"><strong>Australian Competition and Consumer Commission</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PSA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prickly acacia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac284626098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prickly acacia</span></header><div>/prɪkli əˈkeɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> priklee uh'kayshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq67">a small, thorny, spreading tree, <em>Vachellia nilotica</em>, with clusters of golden-yellow flowers; a weed in semi-arid areas of Australia, especially in Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prickly ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prickly ash</span></header><div>/prɪkli ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> priklee 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> a shrub or small tree, <em>Zanthoxylum americanum</em>, of North America, with aromatic leaves and branches usually armed with strong prickles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq852"> an Australian tree, <em>Orites excelsa</em>, with useful and attractive timber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prickly custard apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514221697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prickly custard apple</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq51">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070432" href="entry://soursop%23bigmac000070432"><strong>soursop</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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primary accent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">primary accent</span></header><div>/praɪmri ˈæksɛnt/ (<em>say</em> pruymree 'aksent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059066" href="entry://primary%20stress%23bigmac000059066"><strong>primary stress</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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primitive art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">primitive art</span></header><div>/prɪmətɪv ˈat/ (<em>say</em> primuhtiv 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">art produced by artists with no formal training, often relying on traditional techniques and subjects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Princeton architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac834639279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Princeton architecture</span></header><div>/ˈprɪnstən akətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'prinstuhn ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac006418602" href="entry://Von%20Neumann%20architecture%23bigmac006418602"><strong>Von Neumann architecture</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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principal axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">principal axis</span></header><div>/prɪnsəpəl ˈæksəs/ (<em>say</em> prinsuhpuhl 'aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">the straight line passing through both the centre of the surface of a lens or mirror and its centre of curvature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Printing and Kindred Industries Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Printing and Kindred Industries Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac284681426" href="entry://Australian%20Manufacturing%20Workers%27%20Union%23bigmac284681426"><strong>Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pritzker Architecture Prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774073900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pritzker Architecture Prize</span></header><div>/ˈprɪtskə/ (<em>say</em> 'pritskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">an international award made annually by the Hyatt Foundation in the US since 1979.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after its founder, JA <em>Pritzker</em>, died 1999, US businessman and philanthropist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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private act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">private act</span></header><div>/ˈpraɪvət ækt/ (<em>say</em> 'pruyvuht akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a statute passed in the interests of individuals, local authorities, etc., rather than the general public.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pro-am
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pro-am</span><z><span target_id="6pDy5Dl5zT">adj.</span><span target_id="MPgDM3Ctsl">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈproʊ-æm/ (<em>say</em> 'proh-am) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6pDy5Dl5zT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> (in sport) involving both professionals and amateurs.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MPgDM3Ctsl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq635"> a sporting competition involving both professionals and amateurs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100388" href="entry://professional%23bigmac000100388"><span class="smallcaps">pro(fessional)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098747" href="entry://amateur%23bigmac000098747"><span class="smallcaps">am(ateur)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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profit and loss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">profit and loss</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">the income and expenditure arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an accounting statement for a business over a stated period.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>profit-and-loss</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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profit and loss account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">profit and loss account</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">the financial statement of an accounting entity disclosing the revenues, expenses, gains and losses arising in a specific period, and the result of the period expressed as an operating profit or an operating loss.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">profit and loss statement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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programmed art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">programmed art</span></header><div>/ˈproʊgræmd at/ (<em>say</em> 'prohgramd aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110886816" href="entry://digital%20art%23bigmac110886816"><strong>digital art</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Progress Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Progress Association</span></header><div>/ˈproʊgrɛs əsoʊsieɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'prohgres uhsohseeayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">a local organisation formed by residents in a town, district, etc., to develop and improve community amenities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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project assurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53223785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">project assurance</span></header><div>/proʊdʒɛkt əˈʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> prohjekt uh'shawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq90">the monitoring of a business project to check progress against a plan, business risks, operating standards, user satisfaction, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>project assurer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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propanoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">propanoic acid</span></header><div>/ˌproʊpənoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .prohpuhnohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059491" href="entry://propionic%20acid%23bigmac000059491"><strong>propionic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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propenoic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">propenoic acid</span></header><div>/proʊpəˌnoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> prohpuh.nohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000504" href="entry://acrylic%20acid%23bigmac000000504"><strong>acrylic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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propionic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">propionic acid</span></header><div>/ˌproʊpiɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .prohpeeonik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">a liquid aliphatic acid, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>COOH.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">propanoic acid</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059207" href="entry://pro-%23bigmac000059207"><span class="smallcaps">pro-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>piōn</em> fat + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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propyl alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">propyl alcohol</span></header><div>/proʊpəl ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> prohpuhl 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">one of two isomeric alcohols, C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>OH.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">propanol</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queen Anne's War
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queen Anne’s War</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">the conflicts of the North American phase of the War of the Spanish Succession; fought by English and French colonists (1701–1713).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quick asset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quick asset</span></header><div>/kwɪk ˈæsɛt/ (<em>say</em> kwik 'aset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">an asset which is held in the form of cash, or can be readily converted into cash without significant loss.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quinic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quinic acid</span></header><div>/kwɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> kwinik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a white crystalline organic acid, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>7</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>COOH.H<sub>2</sub>O, present in cinchona bark, coffee beans, and the leaves of many plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>quin</em>(<em>a</em>) (from Quechua <em>kina</em> bark) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Qur'an
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Qur’an</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Qur’an" src="word_pronunciations/13194.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔˈran/ (<em>say</em> kaw'rahn), /kə-/ (<em>say</em> kuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101584" href="entry://Koran%23bigmac000101584"><strong>Koran</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Qur’anic</strong> /kɔˈrænɪk/ (<em>say</em> kaw'ranik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rabbath Ammon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rabbath Ammon</span></header><div>/ˌræbəθ ˈæmən/ (<em>say</em> .rabuhth 'amuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">the ancient royal city of the Ammonites; the site of modern Amman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rabia Awal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687373470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rabia Awal</span></header><div>/rəˌbiə ˈawal/ (<em>say</em> ruh.beeuh 'ahwahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq39">(in the Islamic calendar) the third month of the year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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racemic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">racemic acid</span></header><div>/rəsimɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> ruhseemik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">an isomeric modification of tartaric acid, which is sometimes found in the juice of grapes in conjunction with the common dextrorotatory form, and which is optically inactive, but can be separated (or resolved) into the two optical isomers, dextrorotatory and laevorotatory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rack-and-pinion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack-and-pinion</span><z><span target_id="9r7su38GoF">n.</span><span target_id="jyVP4n0ZxP">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rack-and-pinion" src="word_pronunciations/18799.mp3"></audio></span>/ræk-ən-ˈpɪnjən/ (<em>say</em> rak-uhn-'pinyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9r7su38GoF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> a system for the conversion of rotary to linear motion and vice versa, consisting of a pinion and a mated rack (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104297" href="entry://rack%23bigmac000104297"><strong>rack<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104297" href="entry://rack%23mq689">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jyVP4n0ZxP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq653"> of, using, or comprising such a system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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racquet abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">racquet abuse</span></header><div>/ˈrækət əbjus/ (<em>say</em> 'rakuht uhbyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">a display of temper on a tennis court which involves throwing the racquet, an action which incurs a penalty in competition tennis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>racquet abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radical axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radical axis</span></header><div>/rædɪkəl ˈæksəs/ (<em>say</em> radikuhl 'aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">(of two circles) the line such that tangents drawn from any point of the line to the two circles are equal in length.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radioactive age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radioactive age</span></header><div>/reɪdioʊˌæktɪv ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> raydeeoh.aktiv 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">the age of a mineral, fossil, or wooden object as estimated from its content of radioactive isotopes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radio altimeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radio altimeter</span></header><div>/ˌreɪdioʊ ˈæltəmitə/ (<em>say</em> .raydeeoh 'altuhmeetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">an electronic altimeter which indicates the height of an aircraft by measuring the time taken for an emitted radio wave to travel to the ground and back again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Radio Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac893023938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Radio Australia</span></header><div>/ˌreɪdioʊ əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> .raydeeoh uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">the international radio and online service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; introduced 1939.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radium A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radium A</span></header><div>/reɪdiəm ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> raydeeuhm 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a substance, formed from radon by disintegration, which gives rise to radium B.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rag-and-bone man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rag-and-bone man</span></header><div>/ræg-ən-ˈboʊn mæn/ (<em>say</em> rag-uhn-'bohn man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">a man who deals in discarded clothing, furniture, household articles, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rag-and-bone merchant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rag and stick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac954283417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rag and stick</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">a sailing boat.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac868652481" href="entry://stink%20pot%23bigmac868652481"><strong>stink pot</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rahman Putra Al-Haj
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148932429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rahman Putra Al-Haj</span></header><div>/ˌramən ˌputrə al-ˈhadʒ/ (<em>say</em> .rahmuhn .poohtruh ahl-'hahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tunku Abdul</strong> /ˌtʊŋku ˈæbdʊl/ (<em>say</em> .toongkooh 'abdool), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq32">1903–90, Malaysian politician; chief minister, later prime minister, of Malaya from independence in 1957 to 1963; prime minister of Malaysia 1963–70.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rain-affected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac948866625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rain-affected</span></header><div>/ˈreɪn-əfɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> 'rayn-uhfektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq67"> interrupted by rain: <em class="example">a rain-affected game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq784"> badly affected by rain: <em class="example">rain-affected concrete; </em><em class="example">rain-affected crops.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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R and D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">R and D</span></header><div>/ar ən ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> ahr uhn 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062822" href="entry://research%20and%20development%23bigmac000062822"><strong>research and development</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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random-access
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">random-access</span></header><div>/rændəm-ˈæksɛs/ (<em>say</em> randuhm-'akses) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">denoting or relating to an information-storage device designed to reduce the effect of variation of access time for an arbitrary sequence of addresses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pros and cons
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac797201281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pros and cons</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">the arguments for and against something: <em class="example">the committee had to consider all the pros and cons before making a decision.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: for and against]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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proscenium arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac854199338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">proscenium arch</span></header><div>/prəsiniəm ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> pruhseeneeuhm 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">the decorative arch or opening between the stage and the auditorium of a theatre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prostate-specific antigen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901507068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prostate-specific antigen</span></header><div>/ˌprɒsteɪt-spəsɪfɪk ˈæntədʒən/ (<em>say</em> .prostayt-spuhsifik 'antuhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac662952634" href="entry://PSA%23bigmac662952634"><strong>PSA<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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protected area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac908985324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">protected area</span></header><div>/prətɛktəd ˈɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> pruhtektuhd 'airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">an area of land or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Protectorate of South Arabia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Protectorate of South Arabia</span></header><div>/əˈreɪbiə/ (<em>say</em> uh'raybeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090049" href="entry://South%20Arabia%23bigmac000090049"><strong>South Arabia</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090049" href="entry://South%20Arabia%23mq922">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Provence-Côte d'Azur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Provence-Côte d’Azur</span></header><div>/prəˌvɒ̃s-koʊt daˈzyə/ (<em>say</em> pruh.vons-koht dah'zoohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">an administrative region in south-eastern France. 31 228 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Marseilles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prussic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prussic acid</span></header><div>/prʌsɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> prusik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035681" href="entry://hydrocyanic%20acid%23bigmac000035681"><strong>hydrocyanic acid</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>prussic</em>, from French <em>prussique</em>, from <em>Prusse</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059721" href="entry://Prussia%23bigmac000059721"><span class="smallcaps">Prussia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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p's and q's
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">p’s and q’s</span></header><div>/piz ən ˈkjuz/ (<em>say</em> peez uhn 'kyoohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">behaviour; manners: <em class="example">to mind one’s p’s and q’s.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? from children’s difficulty in distinguishing <em>p</em> and <em>q</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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psoriatic arthritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac792884809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">psoriatic arthritis</span></header><div>/sɔriætɪk aˈθraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> sawreeatik ah'thruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the joints; linked with psoriasis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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psychiatric assistance dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762510136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">psychiatric assistance dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">a service dog trained to assist an owner who has a psychiatric illness, as by providing a calming effect to help its owner through a panic attack.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">psychiatric service dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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psychological first aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac370603236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">psychological first aid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">emergency mental health support given to a person who has experienced a natural disaster or other traumatic event, until the services of a professional can be obtained.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>psychological first aider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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PTSD assistance dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447727973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">PTSD assistance dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a service dog trained to assist an owner with post-traumatic stress disorder, as by providing a calming effect to alleviate panic attacks and by interrupting sleep disturbed by nightmares.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PTSD service dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">PTSD dog</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058375" href="entry://post-traumatic%20stress%20disorder%23bigmac000058375"><span class="smallcaps">p(ost-)t(raumatic) s(tress) d(isorder)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac522974747" href="entry://assistance%20dog%23bigmac522974747"><span class="smallcaps">assistance dog</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public accountant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public accountant</span></header><div>/pʌblɪk əˈkaʊntənt/ (<em>say</em> publik uh'kowntuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">a person who carries on the business of accounting, offering services to the public for remuneration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public-address system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public-address system</span></header><div>/pʌblɪk-əˈdrɛs sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> publik-uh'dres sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">an electronic system consisting of microphone, amplifier, and a loudspeaker, or a number of each of these units, which serves to amplify sound, as for use in a public hall, for speech or music.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PA</strong>, <strong class="vs">PA system</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public administration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public administration</span></header><div>/pʌblɪk ədmɪnəsˈtreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> publik uhdminuhs'trayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">the administration of government policy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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publicity agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac875090001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">publicity agent</span></header><div>/pʌbˈlɪsəti ɜɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> pub'lisuhtee ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058915" href="entry://press%20agent%23bigmac000058915"><strong>press agent</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public service announcement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456097069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public service announcement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">an announcement made to a community, state, or nation, usually to inform or educate.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PSA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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puff adder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">puff adder</span></header><div>/ˈpʌf ædə/ (<em>say</em> 'puf aduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">a large, venomous African snake, <em>Bitis arietans</em>, which puffs up its body when irritated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pull-apart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac657933755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pull-apart</span></header><div>/ˈpʊl-əpat/ (<em>say</em> 'pool-uhpaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">a loaf of bread, often flavoured with herbs, cheese, bacon, etc., designed to be pulled apart with the fingers, rather than sliced.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pullapart</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pulmonary artery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pulmonary artery</span></header><div>/pʌlmənri ˈatəri/ (<em>say</em> pulmuhnree 'ahtuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">an artery conveying (venous) blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pump action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pump action</span></header><div>/ˈpʌmp ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'pump akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">the sliding action of certain rifles and shotguns which reloads the weapon without the need to open the breech.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Punta Arenas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Punta Arenas</span></header><div>/ˌpunta aˈreɪnas/ (<em>say</em> .poohntah ah'raynahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">a seaport in southern Chile, on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost town in the world.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Magallanes</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pyramus and Thisbe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pyramus and Thisbe</span></header><div>/ˌpɪrəməs ən ˈθɪzbi/ (<em>say</em> .piruhmuhs uhn 'thizbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">two young lovers of Babylon. Pyramus killed himself when he mistakenly thought Thisbe to be dead, and she committed suicide on discovering his body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pyrénées-Atlantiques
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pyrénées-Atlantiques</span></header><div>/pireɪˌneɪz-atlɒ̃ˈtik/ (<em>say</em> peeray.nayz-ahtlon'teek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">a department of south-western France. 7713 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Pau.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Basses-Pyrénées</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Pyrénées</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyroligneous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyroligneous acid</span></header><div>/ˌpaɪroʊˌlɪgniəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .puyroh.ligneeuhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">an acidic distillate obtained from wood and containing about 10 per cent acetic acid; wood vinegar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyroligneous alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyroligneous alcohol</span></header><div>/ˌpaɪroʊˌlɪgniəs ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> .puyroh.ligneeuhs 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046526" href="entry://methyl%20alcohol%23bigmac000046526"><strong>methyl alcohol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyrophoric alloy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyrophoric alloy</span></header><div>/paɪroʊˌfɒrɪk ˈælɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> puyroh.forik 'aloy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">an alloy which is spontaneously flammable, and used in automatic lighters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyrophosphoric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyrophosphoric acid</span></header><div>/ˌpaɪroʊfɒsfɒrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .puyrohfosforik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">the acid H<sub>4</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, formed by the union of one molecule of phosphorus pentoxide with two molecules of water. It is a water-soluble, crystalline powder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyrosulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyrosulphuric acid</span></header><div>/ˌpaɪroʊsʌlfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .puyrohsulfyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028931" href="entry://fuming%20sulphuric%20acid%23bigmac000028931"><strong>fuming sulphuric acid</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pyrosulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyruvic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyruvic acid</span></header><div>/paɪˌruvɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> puy.roohvik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">an alpha-keto acid, CH<sub>3</sub>COCOOH, important in many biochemical processes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060341" href="entry://pyro-%23bigmac000060341"><span class="smallcaps">pyr(o)-</span></a> + Latin <em>ūv</em>(<em>a</em>) grape + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyruvic aldehyde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyruvic aldehyde</span></header><div>/paɪˌruvɪk ˈældəhaɪd/ (<em>say</em> puy.roohvik 'alduhhuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">an organic compound, CH<sub>3</sub>COCHO, containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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qualitative analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">qualitative analysis</span></header><div>/kwɒləˌteɪtɪv əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> kwoluh.taytiv uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">the chemical analysis of a compound or mixture in order to ascertain the nature of its constituents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quality assurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589992449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quality assurance</span></header><div>/kwɒləti əˈʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> kwoluhtee uh'shawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">the practices adopted by a business, service provider, etc., to ensure the quality of the products or services provided.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quantitative analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quantitative analysis</span></header><div>/kwɒntəˌteɪtɪv əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> kwontuh.taytiv uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> the chemical analysis of a compound or mixture in order to determine the amounts and proportions of its constituents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> the analysis of a situation or event through mathematical and statistical modelling and measurement, as to determine the value of a financial asset.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>quantitative analyst</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quaternary ammonium compound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quaternary ammonium compound</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">any of a class of compounds with the general formula, R<sub>4</sub>N<sup>+</sup>, formally derived from ammonium hydroxide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queen Alexandra Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queen Alexandra Range</span></header><div>/æləgˈzændrə/ (<em>say</em> aluhg'zandruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a mountain range in Antarctica. Highest peak, Mount Kirkpatrick, 4528 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queen Anne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queen Anne</span></header><div>/kwin ˈæn/ (<em>say</em> kween 'an) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">denoting or relating to a style of architecture which obtained in England in the reign of Queen Anne (1702–14), combining classical designs and plans with baroque decorative motifs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queen Anne's Bounty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queen Anne’s Bounty</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq766"> a fund formed by Queen Anne in 1704 used to supplement the incomes of some Anglican clergy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> the board or commission now administering this fund.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Queen Anne's lace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Queen Anne’s lace</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">an umbelliferous plant, <em>Daucus carota</em>, with large lacy umbels of minute, white flowers, the central one usually dark purple; wild carrot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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random-access memory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">random-access memory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of random-access memory" src="word_pronunciations/18897.mp3"></audio></span>/rændəm-ˈæksɛs mɛmri/ (<em>say</em> randuhm-'akses memree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061199" href="entry://RAM%23bigmac000061199"><strong>RAM<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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R and R
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">R and R<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ar ən ˈa/ (<em>say</em> ahr uhn 'ah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Military</em> time off from military duties, when troops are allowed to leave the combat area for rest and recreation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> time off from one’s work, studies, etc., for the purpose of rest and recreation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">R &amp; R</strong>. <div class="etym">[Originally US Military <em>rest and recreation</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512647574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">R and R<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Surf Lifesaving</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">rescue and resuscitation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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R and T
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac034836890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">R and T</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac892948619" href="entry://rub%20and%20tug%23bigmac892948619"><strong>rub and tug</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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range anxiety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595053016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">range anxiety</span></header><div>/ˈreɪndʒ æŋzaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> 'raynj angzuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">the stress experienced by the driver of an electric vehicle when they are unsure of reaching their destination or a recharging point before the vehicle’s battery runs out of power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rank and file
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rank and file</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">the body of an army, or any other organisation or group, apart from officers or leaders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the positions taken by soldiers ready for inspection – standing side by side (in <em>ranks</em>) and standing in line behind other soldiers (in <em>files</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rapid antigen test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813726864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rapid antigen test</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">a test of a sample from a nasal or oral swab to detect viral proteins from a specific organism, such as the virus SARS-CoV-2, the test producing a result within a short timeframe.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RAT <div class="deriv">–<strong>rapid antigen testing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rara avis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rara avis</span></header><div>/rɛərə ˈeɪvəs/ (<em>say</em> rairruh 'ayvuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">rarae aves</strong> /rɛəri ˈeɪviz/ (<em>say</em> rairree 'ayveez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq318">a rare person or thing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: rare bird]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ras al Khaimah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ras al Khaimah</span></header><div>/ˌræs æl ˈkaɪma/ (<em>say</em> .ras al 'kuymah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092928" href="entry://United%20Arab%20Emirates%23bigmac000092928"><strong>United Arab Emirates</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rat-arsed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac318141940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rat-arsed</span></header><div>/ˈræt-ast/ (<em>say</em> 'rat-arst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">completely intoxicated with alcoholic drinks, drugs, etc.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rat-a-tat-tat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac772707550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rat-a-tat-tat</span></header><div>/ræt-ə-tæt-ˈtæt/ (<em>say</em> rat-uh-tat-'tat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">(a representation of the sound of knocking at a door, window, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-act</span></header><div>/ri-ˈækt/ (<em>say</em> ree-'akt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">to act or perform again; re-enact.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061506" href="entry://re-%23bigmac000061506"><span class="smallcaps">re-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061506" href="entry://re-%23mq541">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100797" href="entry://act%23bigmac000100797"><span class="smallcaps">act</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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real action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829592736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">real action</span></header><div>/ˈril ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'reel akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">(formerly) a common-law proceeding for the specific recovery of land (opposed to <em>personal action</em>).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac85312872" href="entry://mixed%20action%23bigmac85312872"><strong>mixed action</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Real Property Act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac688035044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Real Property Act</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">the act of parliament passed in South Australia in 1886 which introduced the Torrens title system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rear admiral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rear admiral</span></header><div>/rɪər ˈædmərəl/ (<em>say</em> rearr 'admuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Navy</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> a commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Navy ranking below vice admiral and above commodore; equivalent in rank to major general in the Australian Army and air vice-marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq611"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: RADM</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq009"> an officer of similar rank in any other navy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the position of the ship or squadron of ships required to sail behind the squadron commanded by the vice admiral]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rear area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rear area</span></header><div>/ˈrɪər ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'rearr airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a rest and recreational area during wartime: <em class="example">Sydney was a rear area for the troops fighting in Vietnam.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rebreathing apparatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rebreathing apparatus</span></header><div>/riˌbriðɪŋ æpəˈratəs/ (<em>say</em> ree.breedhing apuh'rahtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">a breathing apparatus in which exhaled gases are passed through a carbon dioxide filter and breathed again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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recession art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">recession art</span></header><div>/rəˈsɛʃən at/ (<em>say</em> ruh'seshuhn aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">a style of performance art which makes use of inexpensive materials and which is often impermanent and limited in nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Reconciliation Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac471064412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Reconciliation Australia</span></header><div>/rɛkənsɪliˌeɪʃən əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> rekuhnsilee.ayshuhn uhs'traylyuh ) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">an independent body set up to provide a national focus for the promoting of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians; created by the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016797" href="entry://Council%20for%20Aboriginal%20Reconciliation%23bigmac000016797"><strong>Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation</strong></a> to continue its work after the council’s finalisation at the end of 2000; the council had been established by the federal government in 1991.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The aim of <strong>Reconciliation Australia</strong> is stated as the creation of partnerships with government, business and both Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations to achieve social and economic equity for Indigenous Australians, and to strengthen reconciliation by acknowledging the past while looking towards a shared future. A principal goal is the elimination of the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. Reconciliation Australia has not pursued the policies of a formal treaty and a statement of rights and obligations, which had been priorities of its predecessor, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, but which were rejected by the Howard government.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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recruitment agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53621224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">recruitment agency</span></header><div>/rəˌkrutmənt ˈædʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> ruh.kroohtmuhnt 'ajuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">recruitment agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">a business which finds staff for temporary and regular positions in client firms; job centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rectus abdominis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac590028280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rectus abdominis</span></header><div>/ˌrɛktəs æbˈdɒmənəs/ (<em>say</em> .rektuhs ab'domuhnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">recti abdominis</strong> /ˌrɛktaɪ æbˈdɒmənəs/ (<em>say</em> .rektuy ab'domuhnuhs))<br/> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">one of a pair of straight muscles running vertically beside one another down the midline of the anterior wall of the human abdomen, extending from the pubic region to the lower costal ribs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red admiral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red admiral</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈædmərəl/ (<em>say</em> red 'admuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a common butterfly, <em>Vanessa atalanta</em>, having wings bearing reddish bands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148155584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red ale</span></header><div>/ˈrɛd eɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'red ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> a dark amber ale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> a lager with caramel colouring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red alert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red alert</span><z><span target_id="2S2r1TVPhF">n.</span><span target_id="MCN3uP3CJi">phr.</span></z></header><div>/rɛd əˈlɜt/ (<em>say</em> red uh'lert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2S2r1TVPhF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> a condition of preparedness, to meet at imminent attack or emergency.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MCN3uP3CJi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">on red alert</strong>, in a state of preparedness, especially in the face of an imminent attack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red algae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red algae</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈældʒi/ (<em>say</em> red 'aljee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">algae of the class Rhodophyceae, in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Red Angus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac837329077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Red Angus</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈæŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> red 'angguys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">one of a breed of cattle derived from the selection of individual red Aberdeen Angus cattle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Red Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Red Army</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈami/ (<em>say</em> red 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">the official name of the army of the former Soviet Union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Red Army Faction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Red Army Faction</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102160" href="entry://Baader-Meinhof%23bigmac000102160"><strong>Baader-Meinhof</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-arse</span></header><div>/ˈrɛd-as/ (<em>say</em> 'red-ahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Military Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">a raw recruit; rookie.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red ash</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> red 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a very large tree of the east coast of Australia, <em>Alphitonia excelsa</em>, with dark grey bark, narrow leaves, cream flowers and a round black fruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the bright red of the timber]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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redevelopment area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">redevelopment area</span></header><div>/ridəˈvɛləpmənt ˌɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> reeduh'veluhpmuhnt .airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">an urban area designated as being below certain sanitary and other standards and scheduled for improvement but not demolition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-necked avocet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-necked avocet</span></header><div>/rɛd-nɛkt ˈævəsɛt/ (<em>say</em> red-nekt 'avuhset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">an avocet native to Australia, <em>Recurvirostra novaehollandiae</em>, with a bright chestnut head and neck, white body and black wing tips, found in salty or brackish marshes or tidal inlets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Red Ochre Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254093714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Red Ochre Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">an award for lifetime achievement in, or contribution to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, awarded annually to a male and a female Indigenous artist; established in 1993.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reducing agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reducing agent</span></header><div>/rəˈdjusɪŋ eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> ruh'dyoohsing ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and is oxidised in the process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reductio ad absurdum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reductio ad absurdum</span></header><div>/rəˌdʊktioʊ æd əbˈsɜdəm/ (<em>say</em> ruh.dookteeoh ad uhb'serduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the absurd inevitable conclusion to which it would logically lead.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red wood ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac343762747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red wood ant</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085638" href="entry://wood%20ant%23bigmac000085638"><strong>wood ant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reef and beef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727009409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reef and beef</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac583841655" href="entry://surf%20and%20turf%23bigmac583841655"><strong>surf and turf</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reflex anal dilatation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reflex anal dilatation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">the involuntary expansion of the anus on examination, used as an indicator of previous repeated anal penetration and for determining whether a child has been sexually abused.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reflex angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reflex angle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of reflex angle" src="word_pronunciations/19191.mp3"></audio></span>/riflɛks ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> reefleks 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">an angle greater than 180° but less than 360°.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reflex arc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reflex arc</span></header><div>/riflɛks ˈak/ (<em>say</em> reefleks 'ahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">the path taken by neural impulses within the body from stimulus to reflex action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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regen ag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991972602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">regen ag</span></header><div>/ridʒɛn ˈæg/ (<em>say</em> reejen 'ag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">regenerative agriculture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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regenerative agriculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835383993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">regenerative agriculture</span></header><div>/rəˌdʒɛnərətɪv ˈægrəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> ruh.jenuhruhtiv 'agruhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">a form of agriculture which aims to restore or improve soil health to facilitate an increased production of quality food or other crop, as by reducing use of pesticides, increasing biodiversity through crop cover and crop rotation, and improving carbon sequestration and water retention.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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regular army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">regular army</span></header><div>/rɛgjələr ˈami/ (<em>say</em> regyuhluhr 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">a permanently organised military force maintained by a nation in peace as well as in war; standing army.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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regulus of antimony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">regulus of antimony</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">commercially pure metallic antimony.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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relative age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac741662925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">relative age</span></header><div>/rɛlətɪv ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> reluhtiv 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the age of a rock, artefact, etc., relative to other rocks in a sequence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> the age of an artefact relative to its surrounds.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac705724653" href="entry://absolute%20age%23bigmac705724653"><strong>absolute age</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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relative atomic mass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">relative atomic mass</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">the average mass of the atoms of an element in its naturally occurring state, relative to the mass of an atom of the carbon-12 isotope taken as exactly 12.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103039" href="entry://atomic%20mass%23bigmac000103039"><strong>atomic mass</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">atomic weight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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remote area firefighting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000327960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">remote area firefighting</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">firefighting carried out in areas which cannot be reached by wheeled vehicles because the terrain is trackless, steep, etc., usually with the assistance of trained personnel brought in by helicopter or boat.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>remote area firefighter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rent-a-crowd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac439846063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rent-a-crowd</span><z><span target_id="tJL5gNMYQn">n.</span><span target_id="xUHx2QOCLf">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrɛnt-ə-kraʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'rent-uh-crowd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tJL5gNMYQn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> a group of people, ostensibly fans or supporters, but actually paid to swell the numbers at an event.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xUHx2QOCLf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq765"> of or relating to or typical of such a crowd.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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repurchase agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">repurchase agreement</span></header><div>/riˈpɜtʃəs əgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> ree'perchuhs uhgreemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">an agreement between two participants in the money market whereby the first party sells securities to a second party and at the same time undertakes to buy them back at a specified price at some agreed time in the future.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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research and development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">research and development</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">that branch of industry concerned with scientific research and the technological development of the results.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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research assistant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">research assistant</span></header><div>/rəˈsɜtʃ əsɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> ruh'serch uhsistuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">someone who assists another in research.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Reserve Bank of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Reserve Bank of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">the central bank of Australia, responsible for banking and other services for the federal and some state governments; regulates the Australian monetary and banking system; originated in 1911 with the establishment of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia; established in 1959 to take over the central banking functions of that institution.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RBA <div class="backshade">The <strong>Reserve Bank</strong> originated in 1911, when legislation established the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. In the <em>Reserve Bank Act 1959</em>, this original body corporate was preserved as the Reserve Bank of Australia, specifically to carry on the central banking functions; at that same time, the commercial and savings banking functions were transferred to a new institution, which carried on the old name of Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The function of the RBA underwent a major change with the floating of the Australian dollar in 1983 when it ceased to have control over foreign exchange; instead, from this time on, it gradually built up a specialised banking-supervision function. This changed again with the report of the Wallis Committee into the Australian financial system in 1996. As a result of this, from 1998 the banking-supervision function was transferred from the RBA to a newly created authority, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) assuming responsibility for market integrity and consumer protection across the financial system. The RBA retained, as its major function, responsibility for monetary policy, particularly with the aim of controlling inflation, and the maintenance of financial stability, including the stability of the payments system.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rest area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rest area</span></header><div>/ˈrɛst ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'rest airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">a parking spot at the side of the road, sometimes with cooking and toilet facilities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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restricted area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">restricted area</span></header><div>/rəˈstrɪktəd ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> ruh'striktuhd airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> an area in which traffic is not permitted to exceed a certain speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> any area from which certain groups of people are excluded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Returned and Services League of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Returned and Services League of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064406" href="entry://RSL%23bigmac000064406"><strong>RSL</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reverse angle shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac634712396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reverse angle shot</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Film</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a shot that takes a direction that is opposite to the previous shot, as happens when the camera follows one person speaking and then the other, as in a conversation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">reverse shot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reverse auction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980597556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reverse auction</span></header><div>/rəvɜs ˈɒkʃən/ (<em>say</em> ruhvers 'okshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">an auction in which the price is gradually lowered until a bid is made.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dutch auction</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rhaetian Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rhaetian Alps</span></header><div>/riʃən ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> reeshuhn 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">a chain of the Alps in eastern Switzerland and western Austria. Highest peak, Mt Bernina, 4052 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rheumatoid arthritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rheumatoid arthritis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rheumatoid arthritis" src="word_pronunciations/19590.mp3"></audio></span>/rumətɔɪd aˈθraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> roohmuhtoyd ah'thruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">a chronic autoimmune disease marked by inflammation of the lining of the joints, frequently accompanied by marked deformities, and causing damage to the bone and cartilage.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rhodesia and Nyasaland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rhodesia and Nyasaland</span></header><div>/roʊˌdiʒə ən naɪˈæsəlænd/ (<em>say</em> roh.deezhuh uhn nuy'asuhland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Federation of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">the former federation of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and Nyasaland (now Malawi); existed 1953–63.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Central African Federation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rhône-Alpes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rhône-Alpes</span></header><div>/roʊn-ˈalp/ (<em>say</em> rohn-'ahlp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">an administrative region in south-eastern France comprising the departments of Rhône, Loire, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isère, Ardèche, and Drôme. 44 600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Lyons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rhythm and blues
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rhythm and blues</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a commercialised style of popular music in vogue in the early 1960s, using both vocal and instrumental elements, based on the guitar and derived ultimately from the African American blues style but with a quicker tempo and more complex rhythms.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: R &amp; B</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ribonucleic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ribonucleic acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ribonucleic acid" src="word_pronunciations/19610.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌraɪboʊnjuˌkliɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .ruybohnyooh.kleeik 'asuhd), /-njuˌkleɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> -nyooh.klayik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063773" href="entry://RNA%23bigmac000063773"><strong>RNA</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ricinoleic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ricinoleic acid</span></header><div>/ˌrɪsənoʊˌliɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .risuhnoh.leeik 'asuhd), /-əˌnoʊliɪk/ (<em>say</em> -uh.nohleeik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">an unsaturated hydroxy acid, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>32</sub>(OH)COOH, occurring in castor oil in the form of the glyceride.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063483" href="entry://ricin%23bigmac000063483"><span class="smallcaps">ricin</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052093" href="entry://-ole%23bigmac000052093"><span class="smallcaps">-ole</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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right angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">right angle</span><z><span target_id="G4YE9A2XXu">n.</span><span target_id="vg9rSsXbPc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of right angle" src="word_pronunciations/19651.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraɪt æŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'ruyt angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G4YE9A2XXu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> an angle formed at the interception of two perpendicular lines, and equal to half a straight angle, or approximately 1.57 radians; an angle of 90°.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vg9rSsXbPc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">at right angles to</strong>, perpendicular to.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>right-angled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>right-angledness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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right-angled triangle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">right-angled triangle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of right-angled triangle" src="word_pronunciations/19653.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌraɪt-æŋgəld ˈtraɪæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> .ruyt-angguhld 'truyangguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">a triangle in which one of the angles is a right angle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">right triangle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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right ascension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">right ascension</span></header><div>/raɪt əˈsɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> ruyt uh'senshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> the rising of a star or point above the horizon on the celestial sphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> the arc of the celestial equator measured eastwards from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the point on the celestial sphere in question, and expressed in degrees or time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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right away
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">right away</span></header><div>/raɪt əˈweɪ/ (<em>say</em> ruyt uh'way) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">directly; immediately: <em class="example">I’ll do it right away.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rinse and repeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac260019403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rinse and repeat</span></header><div>/rɪns ən rəˈpit/ (<em>say</em> rins uhn ruh'peet) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">to repetitively engage in the same action or behaviour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rinse, repeat</strong>. <div class="etym">[jocularly recalling instructions for shampooing the hair]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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riot act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">riot act</span><z><span target_id="rXclcXAYHs">n.</span><span target_id="VKSrryciVQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈraɪət ækt/ (<em>say</em> 'ruyuht akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rXclcXAYHs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> (<em>upper case</em>) a former English statute, by the reading aloud of which a magistrate could make it incumbent on rioters to disperse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VKSrryciVQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">read someone the riot act</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq733"> to issue a heavy warning to someone against proceeding in a course of action.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq846"> to reprimand someone severely.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rip and read
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502764832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rip and read</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Journalism Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">the system of taking news stories from a primary source, such as a wire service, and broadcasting them or posting them verbatim on another news service.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rip ’n’ read</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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risk assessment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20685424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">risk assessment</span></header><div>/ˈrɪsk əsɛsmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'risk uhsesmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">the assessment of possible hazards involved in the workplace, on school excursions, at community events, etc., especially with regard to insurance: <em class="example">the school conducted a risk assessment before taking the class to the zoo.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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risk-averse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616010768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">risk-averse</span></header><div>/rɪsk-əˈvɜs/ (<em>say</em> risk-uh'vers) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> reluctant to take risks; cautious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq723"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> of, relating to, or designating an investor who consistently chooses conservative investments and avoids those with an element of risk even though they offer greater gain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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robo-adviser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac577822663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">robo-adviser</span></header><div>/ˈroʊboʊ-ədˈvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'rohboh-uhd'vuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">a financial adviser who provides advice with information largely obtained using applications for automating research in investment management.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">robo-advisor</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>robo-advisory</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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robotic process automation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac716088122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">robotic process automation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">the application of technology to the need to manage business processes, as handling transactions, manipulating data, etc., by a web crawler to find existing applications that might be employed.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RPA [<em>robotic</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063845" href="entry://robot%23bigmac000063845"><span class="smallcaps">robot</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063845" href="entry://robot%23mq561">4</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101448" href="entry://process%23bigmac000101448"><span class="smallcaps">process<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004807" href="entry://automation%23bigmac000004807"><span class="smallcaps">automation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock-and-roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock-and-roll</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rock-and-roll" src="word_pronunciations/19750.mp3"></audio></span>/rɒk-ən-ˈroʊl/ (<em>say</em> rok-uhn-'rohl) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063914" href="entry://rock%27n%27roll%23bigmac000063914"><strong>rock’n’roll</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock ape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock ape</span></header><div>/ˈrɒk eɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'rok ayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> an oaf; idiot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq015"> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) a black person, especially an Aboriginal or a Kanaka person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac374499814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock art</span></header><div>/ˈrɒk at/ (<em>say</em> 'rok aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> the art of creating pictures on rock surfaces by painting, drawing, or carving out sections of rock, traditionally practised by Australian Aboriginal peoples: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the possible effects of industrial emissions on ancient Aboriginal rock art on the Burrup Peninsula.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> a picture created on a rock surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock art gallery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171315396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock art gallery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">a large number of rock paintings on one rock surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rocker arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rocker arm</span></header><div>/ˈrɒkər am/ (<em>say</em> 'rokuhr ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">a lever, usually pivoted near its midpoint, used to transmit motion to a valve stem from a cam.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rocks and crops
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130698276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rocks and crops</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">minerals and agriculture: <em class="example">a rocks and crops expert.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roman à clef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roman à clef</span></header><div>/roʊˌmɒn a ˈkleɪ/ (<em>say</em> roh.mon ah 'klay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">romans à clef</strong> /roʊˌmɒn a ˈkleɪ/ (<em>say</em> roh.mon ah 'klay))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fiction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, novel with a key]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roman alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac16344533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roman alphabet</span></header><div>/roʊmən ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> rohmuhn 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">the alphabet used in writing Latin, derived from a variety of the Greek alphabet which had been borrowed and adapted by the Etruscans, and then further adapted by the ancient Romans; since adopted with modifications and additions for writing western European and other languages. </span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Latin alphabet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roman arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roman arch</span></header><div>/roʊmən ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> rohmuhn 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a semicircular arch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roman architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roman architecture</span></header><div>/roʊmən ˈakətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> rohmuhn 'ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">the architecture of the ancient Romans, characterised by rational design and planning, the use of vaulting and concrete masonry, and the use of the classical orders only sporadically for purposes of architectural articulation and decoration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roping-in award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roping-in award</span></header><div>/roʊpɪŋ-ˈɪn əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> rohping-'in uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">an industrial award made for the purpose of extending the provisions of an existing award to respondent employers to ensure that they do not remain award-free.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rose acacia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rose acacia</span></header><div>/roʊz əˈkeɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> rohz uh'kayshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">a small tree, <em>Robinia hispida</em>, of the north-eastern US, having large, dark rose-coloured scentless flowers in racemes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rose-apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rose-apple</span></header><div>/ˈroʊz-æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'rohz-apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">a small evergreen tree, <em>Syzygium jambos</em>, native to South-East Asia, with an edible fruit much used in the tropics in confectionery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roseworthy Agricultural College
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roseworthy Agricultural College</span></header><div>/ˈroʊzwɜði/ (<em>say</em> 'rohzwerdhee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a college near Roseworthy, SA, a small town north-east of Adelaide; responsible for discovery that some poor crops in Australia were due to mineral deficiency in the soil; since 1990 amalgamated with the University of Adelaide, forming its Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ross and Cromarty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ross and Cromarty</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒməti/ (<em>say</em> 'kromuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a former county in north-western Scotland; now divided between Highland and Western Isles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rotary wing aircraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rotary wing aircraft</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">an aircraft wholly or partly supported in flight by rotors, as a helicopter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rotorcraft</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rough-and-ready
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rough-and-ready</span></header><div>/rʌf-ən-ˈrɛdi/ (<em>say</em> ruf-uhn-'redee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> rough, rude, or crude, but good enough for the purpose: <em class="example">in a rough-and-ready fashion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> exhibiting or showing rough vigour rather than refinement or delicacy: <em class="example">rough-and-ready behaviour.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rough-and-tumble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rough-and-tumble</span><z><span target_id="CDENJjLMyH">adj.</span><span target_id="F9tGI02WKJ">n.</span></z></header><div>/rʌf-ən-ˈtʌmbəl/ (<em>say</em> ruf-uhn-'tumbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CDENJjLMyH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> characterised by violent, disorganised, unconstrained behaviour: <em class="example">a rough-and-tumble fight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> given to such action.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F9tGI02WKJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq357"> rough, disorganised play: <em class="example">the children were having a rough-and-tumble.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rough-barked apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000108907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rough-barked apple</span></header><div>/rʌf-bakt ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> ruf-bahkt 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an angophora of sandy soils of the east coast of Australia, <em>Angophora floribunda</em>, with a rough bark and creamy flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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round-arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">round-arm</span><z><span target_id="lmlN5zeg5D">adj.</span><span target_id="wjigJvBD7U">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈraʊnd-am/ (<em>say</em> 'rownd-ahm) <em class="label">Cricket</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lmlN5zeg5D">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq029"> denoting a manner of bowling in which the arm was held more or less horizontal, now no longer allowed.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="wjigJvBD7U">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq811"> employing such a style of bowling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roxas y Acuña
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roxas y Acuña</span></header><div>/ˌroʊkas i aˈkunjə/ (<em>say</em> .rohkahs ee ah'koohnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">1892–1948, first president of the Philippine republic 1946–48.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Academy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Academy</span></header><div>/rɔɪəl əˈkædəmi/ (<em>say</em> royuhl uh'kaduhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a society founded in 1768 by George III of England to encourage the visual arts by the establishment of a school of design and the holding of an annual exhibition of the works of living artists.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RA Also, <strong class="vs">Royal Academy of Arts</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Air Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Air Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">the air force of Great Britain formed in 1918 from the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RAF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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royal assent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">royal assent</span></header><div>/rɔɪəl əˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> royuhl uh'sent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">the formal act of recognition by the sovereign or the sovereign’s representative (in Australia, the governor-general in federal parliament, the governor in state parliaments) which transforms a parliamentary bill into an act of parliament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Australian Air Force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Australian Air Force</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">the Australian air defence body, created in 1921 as a successor to the Australian Flying Corps which it absorbed; now a separate entity within the Australian Defence Force.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RAAF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Australian Air Force College
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Australian Air Force College</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">a service academy first established in 1947 near Melbourne, Victoria; since 1986 incorporated into the Australian Defence Force Academy.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Royal Australian Air Force Academy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac318525929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Australian Army Medical Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">the medical service of the Australian Army, formed in 1903 as the <strong>Australian Army Medical Corps</strong> by combining the military medical services from each state; designated Royal in 1948.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RAAMC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152578156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">the nursing service of the Australian Army, formed as a corps in 1951 but originating as a volunteer service in 1903.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac994845834" href="entry://Australian%20Army%20Nursing%20Service%23bigmac994845834"><strong>Australian Army Nursing Service</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: RAANC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Australian Army Nursing Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac781241962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Australian Army Nursing Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac994845834" href="entry://Australian%20Army%20Nursing%20Service%23bigmac994845834"><strong>Australian Army Nursing Service</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Australian Army Service Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118666452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Australian Army Service Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac377241481" href="entry://Army%20Service%20Corps%23bigmac377241481"><strong>Army Service Corps</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac377241481" href="entry://Army%20Service%20Corps%23mq566">1</a>).</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RAASC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Australian Naval College
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Australian Naval College</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a college for navy officers in Jervis Bay Territory, opened in 1913; since 1986 tertiary academic functions transferred to the Australian Defence Force Academy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">HMAS Creswell</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Australian Navy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Australian Navy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">the Australian permanent maritime warfare force; developed from the <strong>Commonwealth Naval Forces</strong> formed in 1901 and given the title Royal Australian Navy in 1911; now a separate entity within the Australian Defence Force. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The RAN destroyer HMAS &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Yarra&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt; entering the harbour of Malta, 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Royal%20Australian%20Navy_H12463.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The RAN cruiser HMAS &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Sydney&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt; at sea, 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Royal%20Australian%20Navy_H12452.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RAN</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Humane Society of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Humane Society of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">an organisation existing since 1874 and known by its present name since 1882, which makes awards for bravery to people saving or attempting to save human life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Life Saving Society Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599364311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Life Saving Society Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">an association with branches in all states which aims to prevent drowning at freshwater and still water locations and increase awareness of water safety; originated from the <strong>Royal Life Saving Society </strong>(<strong>RLSS</strong>) formed in England in 1891, the first Australian branch of which was established in NSW in 1894; in 1924 responsibility for ocean beaches taken over by Surf Life Saving Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RLSSA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Naval Air Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456223840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Naval Air Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">the air arm of Britain’s Royal Navy, originating in 1912; a branch of the Royal Flying Corps until 1915; operated as the over-water British air service for most of World War I; in 1918 merged with the Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RANS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a society founded in England in 1824 and in Australia in 1871; campaigns for the humane treatment of animals.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RSPCA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roy and HG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132260654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roy and HG</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">an Australian comic duo, consisting of ‘Rampaging Roy Slaven’ and ‘HG Nelson’, noted for satirical sports commentary.</span></div> See John <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021792" href="entry://Doyle%23bigmac000021792"><strong>Doyle</strong></a>, Greig <a data-mq-recid="bigmac21793" href="entry://Pickhaver%23bigmac21793"><strong>Pickhaver</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rub-a-dub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rub-a-dub</span></header><div>/ˈrʌb-ə-dʌb/ (<em>say</em> 'rub-uh-dub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">the sound of a drum when beaten.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rub-a-dub-dub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rub-a-dub-dub</span></header><div>/rʌb-ə-dʌb-ˈdʌb/ (<em>say</em> rub-uh-dub-'dub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a hotel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>rub-a-dub-dub</em> pub]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rub and tug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892948619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rub and tug</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a massage for a man which finishes with the masseuse or masseur masturbating the client.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: R and T</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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run-around
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">run-around</span><z><span target_id="qHv31nNsXy">n.</span><span target_id="cx7uOulDT9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of run-around" src="word_pronunciations/19946.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrʌn-əraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'run-uhrownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qHv31nNsXy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq151"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> equivocation; evasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq624"> <em class="label">Printing</em> an arrangement of type using a column width narrower than the body of the text, as around an illustration.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cx7uOulDT9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">give someone the run-around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fob someone off with evasions and subterfuges.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">runround</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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running account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669830322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">running account</span></header><div>/ˈrʌnɪŋ əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'runing uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">an account kept with a shop, business, etc., so that goods can be supplied as needed, the total debt being paid at agreed intervals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rutherford-Bohr atom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rutherford-Bohr atom</span></header><div>/ˌrʌðəfəd-ˈbɔr ætəm/ (<em>say</em> .rudhuhfuhd-'bawr atuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008317" href="entry://Bohr%20theory%23bigmac000008317"><strong>Bohr theory</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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s.a.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">s.a.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq486"> semiannual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> without year or date. [Latin <em>sine anno</em>]</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq688"> subject to approval.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq410"> sex appeal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sable antelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sable antelope</span></header><div>/seɪbəl ˈæntəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> saybuhl 'antuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">a large antelope, <em>Hippotragus niger</em>, of Africa, with long, sabre-like horns.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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saccharic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">saccharic acid</span></header><div>/səˌkærɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suh.karik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, COOH(CHOH)<sub>4</sub>COOH, made by the oxidisation of glucose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sachsen-Anhalt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sachsen-Anhalt</span></header><div>/ˈzaksən-ˌanhalt/ (<em>say</em> 'zahksuhn-.ahnhahlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105014" href="entry://Saxony-Anhalt%23bigmac000105014"><strong>Saxony-Anhalt</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sacrament of penance and reconciliation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac013101188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sacrament of penance and reconciliation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) <em class="label">Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">the sacrament in which penitents confess their sins and receive absolution.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">sacrament of confession</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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safe rainfall area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac209257256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">safe rainfall area</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">agricultural land which gets a reliable average rainfall.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Safe Work Australia Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413690806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Safe Work Australia Council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">a federal body consisting of representatives of government, employers, and employees, set up in 2009 to initiate and coordinate policies and procedures to prevent death, injury, and disease in workplaces, its work being supported by the executive agency <strong>Safe Work Australia</strong>; replaced the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) which had been set up in 2005 to replace National Occupational Health and Safety Commission which had operated from 1985.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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S Afr.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">S Afr.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> South Africa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq211"> South African.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sahitya Akademi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sahitya Akademi</span></header><div>/saˈhɪtjə əˈkadəmi/ (<em>say</em> sah'hityuh uh'kahduhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">an Indian government institution set up to cultivate literature in both English and Indian languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Albans
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Albans</span></header><div>/sənt ˈɔlbənz/ (<em>say</em> suhnt 'awlbuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a city in south-east England, in Hertfordshire; Roman ruins, Norman cathedral; site of two battles in the Wars of the Roses, 1455, 1461.</span></div> Latin, <strong>Verulamium</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Andrews
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Andrews</span></header><div>/sənt ˈændruz/ (<em>say</em> suhnt 'androohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">a town in eastern Scotland, in Fife, on the North Sea; famous golf links and oldest university in Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saint Andrew's Cross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saint Andrew’s Cross</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">a white X-shaped cross on a blue background.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saint Andrew's Cross spider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saint Andrew’s Cross spider</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a large reddish-coloured spider, <em>Argyope aetherea</em>, with white and yellow transverse bands on the abdomen, which constructs a white silken cross in the centre of its snare, along the arms of which it arranges its legs in pairs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Andrew's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Andrew’s Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">30 November, celebrated in honour of St Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saint Anthony's Cross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saint Anthony’s Cross</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">a T-shaped cross.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Arnaud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Arnaud</span></header><div>/sænt aˈnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> sant ah'noh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">a town in the Wimmera District, Victoria; noted for the cast iron lace on many of the buildings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in honour of Jacques Leroy de <em>St Arnaud</em>, French commander in the Crimea]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Augustine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Augustine</span></header><div>/seɪnt ˈɔgəstin/ (<em>say</em> saynt 'awguhsteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">a seacoast town in the US, in north-east Florida; founded by the Spanish, 1565; oldest city in the US; resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Christopher and Nevis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Christopher and Nevis</span></header><div>/sənt ˌkrɪstəfər ən ˈnɛvəs/ (<em>say</em> suhnt .kristuhfuhr uhn 'nevuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091576" href="entry://St%20Kitts%20and%20Nevis%23bigmac000091576"><strong>St Kitts and Nevis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla</span></header><div>/sənt ˌkrɪstəfə-ˌnɛvəs-æŋˈgwɪlə/ (<em>say</em> suhnt .kristuhfuh-.nevuhs-ang'gwiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091577" href="entry://St%20Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla%23bigmac000091577"><strong>St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St John Ambulance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St John Ambulance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a voluntary first aid organisation founded in England in 1887; in Australia, the <strong>St John Ambulance Association</strong>, which trains people in first aid and provides home nursing, was established in Sydney in 1890 and the <strong>St John Ambulance Brigade</strong>, which provides first aid services for public events, in 1902; there are now branches in all states.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the Knights Hospitallers of <em>St John</em> of Jerusalem, a medieval religious military order with medical responsibilities]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Kitts and Nevis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Kitts and Nevis</span></header><div>/sənt ˌkɪts ən ˈnivəs/ (<em>say</em> suhnt .kits uhn 'neevuhs), /ˈnɛvəs/ (<em>say</em> 'nevuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a federal parliamentary state consisting of two islands at the northern end of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies; formerly the British colony of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla which became an Associated State in 1967 (Anguilla reverted to a British dependency in 1980); fully independent since 1983. 261 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: English, and an English-based creole. <em>Currency</em>: East Caribbean dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Basseterre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">St Christopher and Nevis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla</span></header><div>/sənt ˌkɪts-nɛvəs-æŋˈgwɪlə/ (<em>say</em> suhnt .kits-nevuhs-ang'gwiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a former British colony and Associated State in the West Indies.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091576" href="entry://St%20Kitts%20and%20Nevis%23bigmac000091576"><strong>St Kitts and Nevis</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091685" href="entry://Anguilla%23bigmac000091685"><strong>Anguilla</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">St Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Pierre and Miquelon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Pierre and Miquelon</span></header><div>/sæ̃ piˌɛə ən ˈmikəlɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> san pee.air uhn 'meekuhlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a French overseas department consisting of eight small islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland, Canada. 242 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English and French. <em>Capital</em>: St Pierre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Vincent and the Grenadines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Vincent and the Grenadines</span></header><div>/sənt ˌvɪnsənt ən ðə ˈgrɛnədinz/ (<em>say</em> suhnt .vinsuhnt uhn dhuh 'grenuhdeenz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">a parliamentary state in the Windward Islands group of the West Indies, consisting of the island of St Vincent and a group of smaller islands known as the St Vincent Grenadines; a British colony and Associated State before independence in 1979. 389 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: English, and an English-based creole. <em>Currency</em>: East Caribbean dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Kingstown.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>St Vincentian</strong>, <strong>Vincentian</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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s.a.l.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">s.a.l.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq819">surface air lifted; denoting a class of overseas mail in which the mail is transported by road or rail within countries and by air between countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sal ammoniac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sal ammoniac</span></header><div>/sæl əˈmoʊniæk/ (<em>say</em> sal uh'mohneeak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002212" href="entry://ammonium%20chloride%23bigmac000002212"><strong>ammonium chloride</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salicylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salicylic acid</span></header><div>/ˌsæləsɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .saluhsilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">an acid, HOC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>COOH, prepared from salicin or from phenol, and used as an antiseptic, in the manufacture of aspirin, and medically as a remedy for rheumatic and gouty affections, usually in the form of a salicylate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salient angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62360115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salient angle</span></header><div>/ˌseɪliənt ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> .sayleeuhnt 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq67">an outward-pointing angle; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180°.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac841149891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</span></header><div>/salˌman bɪn abdʊləˌziz æl ˈsaʊd/ (<em>say</em> sahl.mahn bin ahbdooluh.zeez al 'sowd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">born 1935, became king and prime minister of Saudi Arabia in 2015.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Salvation Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Salvation Army</span></header><div>/sælˌveɪʃən ˈami/ (<em>say</em> sal.vayshuhn 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">a quasi-military Christian organisation, founded in England in 1865 by William Booth to revive religion among the masses; renowned for its charitable work among the poor and homeless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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S Am.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">S Am.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> South America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq066"> South American.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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S Amer.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">S Amer.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq062"> South America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> South American.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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San'a
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac910126947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">San‘a</span></header><div>/saˈna/ (<em>say</em> sah'nah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">the capital of Yemen, in the central western part; formerly, the capital of North Yemen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Sanaa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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San Andreas Fault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">San Andreas Fault</span></header><div>/sæn ænˈdreɪəs/ (<em>say</em> san an'drayuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">a major fracture in the earth’s crust running through western California; site of many tremors and earthquakes, including the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. About 960 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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San Antonio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">San Antonio</span></header><div>/sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ/ (<em>say</em> san an'tohneeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">a port in the US in southern central Texas; site of the Alamo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sand art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191679480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sand art</span></header><div>/ˈsænd at/ (<em>say</em> 'sand aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq1"> artworks produced using sand, often variously coloured, to create designs or pictures, or to form sculptures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> Also, <strong class="vs">sand drawing</strong>. a genre of Aboriginal art comprising drawings done with the hand or a stick in sand, often patterns with religious significance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>sand artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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san fairy Ann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">san fairy Ann</span></header><div>/ˌsæn fɛəri ˈæn/ (<em>say</em> .san fairree 'an) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">it doesn’t matter.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac513901886" href="entry://maleesh%23bigmac513901886"><strong>maleesh</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[corruption of French <em>ça ne fait rien</em>; used by World War I troops in France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santa Ana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santa Ana</span></header><div>/ˌsæntə ˈænə/ (<em>say</em> .santuh 'anuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> a city in north-western El Salvador.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> a city in the US, in south-western California.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santa Anna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santa Anna</span></header><div>/ˌsanta ˈana/ (<em>say</em> .sahntah 'ahnah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Antonio López de</strong> /anˌtoʊnjoʊ ˈloʊpɛθ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> ahn.tohnyoh 'lohpeth day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">1795–1876, Mexican general and politician; massacred Alamo defenders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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São Tomé and Príncipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">São Tomé and Príncipe</span></header><div>/ˌsaʊ toʊˈmeɪ ən ˈprɪnsɪpə/ (<em>say</em> .sow toh'may uhn 'prinsipuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">a republic off the west coast of Africa, consisting of two main islands and some rocky islets in the Gulf of Guinea; a Portuguese colony and overseas province before independence in 1975. 964 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Portuguese, also local creoles. <em>Currency</em>: dobra. <em>Capital</em>: São Tomé.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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saturated air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac833886296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">saturated air</span></header><div>/sætʃəreɪtəd ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> sachuhraytuhd 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">air containing the maximum amount of water vapour for the prevailing temperature and pressure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saturday afternoon soldier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac797284146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saturday afternoon soldier</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a member of the Citizen Military Forces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saudi Arabia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saudi Arabia</span></header><div>/saʊdi əˈreɪbiə/ (<em>say</em> sowdee uh'raybeeuh), /ˈsɔdi/ (<em>say</em> 'sawdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">a kingdom in south-western Asia, occupying most of the Arabian peninsula with a long coastline on the Red Sea; founded by Ibn Saud (1902–69), who in 1902 had captured the sultanate of Nejd from Turkish rule; after Turkish defeat in World War I he campaigned against other Arab rulers and became King of the Hejaz in 1925; the two kingdoms united in 1932. 2 240 000 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Arabic. <em>Currency</em>: Saudi riyal. <em>Capital</em>: Riyadh.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Saudi Arabian</strong>, <strong>Saudi</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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save-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">save-all</span></header><div>/ˈseɪv-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'sayv-awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">a means, contrivance, or receptacle for preventing loss or waste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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savings account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">savings account</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of savings account" src="word_pronunciations/20205.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈseɪvɪŋz əˌkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'sayvingz uh.kownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">an account with a savings bank or permanent building society on which a rate of interest is paid and money can be withdrawn at short notice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Savoy Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Savoy Alps</span></header><div>/səvɔɪ ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> suhvoy 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">a range of the Alps in south-eastern France. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 4809 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saxe-Altenburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saxe-Altenburg</span></header><div>/sæks-ˈæltənbɜg/ (<em>say</em> saks-'altuhnberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">a former duchy in Thuringia, in central Germany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saxony-Anhalt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saxony-Anhalt</span></header><div>/ˈsæksəni-ˌanhalt/ (<em>say</em> 'saksuhnee-.ahnhahlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">a state in central Germany. 20 443 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Magdeburg.</span></div> German, <strong>Sachsen-Anhalt</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scaly anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scaly anteater</span></header><div>/skeɪli ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> skaylee 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054112" href="entry://pangolin%23bigmac000054112"><strong>pangolin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Schengen Agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac833059571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Schengen Agreement</span></header><div>/ʃɛŋən əˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> shenguhn uh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">an agreement signed in 1985 by members of the European Union to allow free movement of people within the Schengen Area.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac466803455" href="entry://Schengen%23bigmac466803455"><span class="smallcaps">Schengen</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Schengen Area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac010251056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Schengen Area</span></header><div>/ʃɛŋən ˈɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> shenguhn 'airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">an area encompassing those member countries of the European Union which do not apply border controls within the region.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac466803455" href="entry://Schengen%23bigmac466803455"><span class="smallcaps">Schengen</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Schiphol Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Schiphol Airport</span></header><div>/skɪpɒl ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> skipol 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">the principal airport of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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school age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">school age</span></header><div>/ˈskul eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'skoohl ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">the age set by law for children to start school attendance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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school-age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">school-age</span></header><div>/ˈskul-eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'skoohl-ayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">of or relating to children who are of an age to be at school.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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school avoidance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac399030689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">school avoidance</span></header><div>/skul əˈvɔɪdəns/ (<em>say</em> skoohl uh'voyduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac757988998" href="entry://school%20refusal%23bigmac757988998"><strong>school refusal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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school of arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">school of arts</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a hall in a country town or a suburb with facilities for working people to study and attend educational lectures; the schools of arts organisation was established in Australia in 1827.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mechanics’ institute</strong>, <strong class="vs">mechanics’ hall</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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School of the Air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">School of the Air</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">an educational service for children in isolated areas of Australia, which supplements their correspondence courses; first broadcast in 1951, it originally used the radio network of the Royal Flying Doctor Service but now uses a range of telecommunication facilities.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SOTA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scooper aircraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45810094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scooper aircraft</span></header><div>/ˈskupə ɛəkraft/ (<em>say</em> 'skoohpuh airkrahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">an aircraft designed to be able to scoop water from dams, lakes, etc., for use in firefighting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scotch ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac396750934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scotch ale</span></header><div>/skɒtʃ ˈeɪl/ (<em>say</em> skoch 'ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">a style of beer originating in Scotland, characterised as full-bodied and malty, and dark brown in colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scout Association of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scout Association of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">an Australian organisation, affiliated to the Switzerland-based World Organisation of the Scout Movement; set up in 1958 as the <strong>Australian Boy Scout Association</strong> to coordinate the various Scout groups that had developed in Australia since the early 20th century; incorporated in 1967; name changed in 1972 after the admitting of girls to some age sections; girls have been included in all sections since 1987.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087252" href="entry://Scout%23bigmac000087252"><strong>Scout</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ScreenSound Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136491624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ScreenSound Australia</span></header><div>/ˌskrinsaʊnd əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> .skreensownd uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049350" href="entry://National%20Film%20and%20Sound%20Archive%20of%20Australia%23bigmac000049350"><strong>National Film and Sound Archive of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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screw axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">screw axis</span></header><div>/ˈskru æksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'skrooh aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">an axis of symmetry about which the atoms in a crystal lattice are arranged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea air
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea air</span></header><div>/si ˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> see 'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">the air or atmosphere of the sea or seacoast, considered to be beneficial to the health.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea anchor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea anchor</span></header><div>/ˈsi æŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'see angkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a floating anchor used at sea to prevent a ship from drifting or to keep its head to the wind, commonly consisting of a framed cone of canvas dragged along with its large open base towards the ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea anemone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea anemone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sea anemone" src="word_pronunciations/20442.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsi əˌnɛməni/ (<em>say</em> 'see uh.nemuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">any of the common marine animals of the phylum Coelenterata, class Anthozoa, of sedentary habits, having a columnar body topped by a disc bearing one or more circles of tentacles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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search-and-destroy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579058985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">search-and-destroy</span></header><div>/ˌsɜtʃ-ən-dəˈstrɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> .serch-uhn-duh'stroy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">of or relating to a military operation which aims to find and eliminate specifically targeted enemy personnel or equipment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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search-and-rescue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431524649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">search-and-rescue</span></header><div>/ˌsɜtʃ-ən-ˈrɛskju/ (<em>say</em> .serch-uhn-'reskyooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">of or relating to a rescue mission which depends on first finding the person or persons to be rescued, as with a helicopter rescue of sailors washed overboard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seasonal adjustment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724704861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seasonal adjustment</span></header><div>/sizənəl əˈdʒʌstmənt/ (<em>say</em> seezuhnuhl uh'justmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a statistical adjustment to data, as unemployment figures, to remove the influence of regular periodic variations, with the aim of reporting the underlying trend in the data.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seasonal affective disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889620953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seasonal affective disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">a type of clinical depression that is triggered by the climatic conditions associated with a particular season.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">SAD</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seasonally-adjusted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seasonally-adjusted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of seasonally-adjusted" src="word_pronunciations/20480.mp3"></audio></span>/sizənəli-əˈdʒʌstəd/ (<em>say</em> seezuhnuhlee-uh'justuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">of or relating to sets of figures modified by a seasonal adjustment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seasonal water assignment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20378680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seasonal water assignment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">the allocation of water from seasonal flows in accordance with a government plan to regulate use of the water resource.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sebacic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sebacic acid</span></header><div>/səˌbæsɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suh.basik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">a white crystalline dibasic acid, (CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>8</sub>(COOH)<sub>2</sub>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of earlier <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066560" href="entry://sebaceous%23bigmac000066560"><span class="smallcaps">sebaceous</span></a> (<em>acid</em>), replacing <em>-eous</em> with <em>-ic</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Second Advent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Second Advent</span></header><div>/sɛkənd ˈædvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> sekuhnd 'advent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066611" href="entry://Second%20Coming%23bigmac000066611"><strong>Second Coming</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Second Anzac Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821525031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Second Anzac Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac514136616" href="entry://II%20ANZAC%20Corps%23bigmac514136616"><strong>II ANZAC Corps</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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secondary accent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">secondary accent</span></header><div>/sɛkəndri ˈæksɛnt/ (<em>say</em> sekuhndree 'aksent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066604" href="entry://secondary%20stress%23bigmac000066604"><strong>secondary stress</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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secret agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">secret agent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of secret agent" src="word_pronunciations/20507.mp3"></audio></span>/sikrət ˈeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> seekruht 'ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a spy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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secret alphabet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac95259175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">secret alphabet</span></header><div>/sikrət ˈælfəbɛt/ (<em>say</em> seekruht 'alfuhbet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">an alphabet in which the customary letters are replaced with selected symbols in order to make words indecipherable to anyone except those who know the letter-symbol correspondences.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seizure assistance dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac572661333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seizure assistance dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac681631133" href="entry://seizure%20dog%23bigmac681631133"><strong>seizure dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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selection act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">selection act</span></header><div>/səˈlɛkʃən ækt/ (<em>say</em> suh'lekshuhn akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">one of a number of acts of parliament, especially in NSW and Victoria, which sought to break up the very large land holdings of squatters after the middle of the 19th century and make land available to free selectors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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selective amnesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac796325661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">selective amnesia</span></header><div>/səlɛktɪv æmˈniʒə/ (<em>say</em> suhlektiv am'neezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq402"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> a disorder in which particular memories are retained while others are suppressed, often as a result of trauma.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq959"> (<em>humorous</em>) an apparent inability to remember something unpleasant or discreditable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">selective memory</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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selenic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">selenic acid</span></header><div>/səˌlinɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suh.leenik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">a strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>4</sub>, analogous to sulphuric acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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selenous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">selenous acid</span></header><div>/səlinəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suhleenuhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a weak, dibasic acid, H<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>3</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-abasement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-abasement</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈbeɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'baysmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">abasement or humiliation of oneself, especially as a penance or punishment administered from guilt or shame.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-abnegation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-abnegation</span></header><div>/ˌsɛlf-æbnəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .self-abnuh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">self-denial.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-absorbed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-absorbed</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əbˈsɔbd/ (<em>say</em> self-uhb'sawbd), /-zɔbd/ (<em>say</em> -zawbd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">particularly preoccupied with one’s own thoughts, interests, etc., especially to the exclusion of others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-absorption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-absorption</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əbˈsɔpʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-uhb'sawpshuhn), /-zɔp-/ (<em>say</em> -zawp-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">preoccupation with oneself, especially to the exclusion of other interests.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-abuse</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈbjus/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'byoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac104752937" href="entry://self-injury%23bigmac104752937"><strong>self-injury</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> masturbation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-accusation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669070914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-accusation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ækjuˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-akyooh'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">accusation of oneself or one’s own actions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-accusatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac525746325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-accusatory</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈkjuzətəri/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'kyoohzuhtuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">accusatory of oneself or one’s own actions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-accused
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac824659813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-accused</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈkjuzd/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'kyoohzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">accused of oneself by oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-accusing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-accusing</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈkjuzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'kyoohzing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">penitent; accepting or assuming blame.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-acting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-acting</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈæktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-'akting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">automatic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-actualisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-actualisation</span></header><div>/ˌsɛlf-æktʃuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .self-akchoohuhluy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">the realisation of a person’s potential to develop as a mature, autonomous, creative being.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">self-actualization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-adaptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac758401675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-adaptive</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈdæptɪv/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'daptiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">of, relating to, or employing software that is able to respond to input and adapt itself in what appears to be an autonomous manner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-addressed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-addressed</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈdrɛst/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'drest) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">addressed to oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-adhesive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-adhesive</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ədˈhizɪv/ (<em>say</em> self-uhd'heeziv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">able to stick to something merely by being pressed against it, without the need of a glue: <em class="example">a self-adhesive label.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-adjusting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-adjusting</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈdʒʌstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'justing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">capable of adjusting itself, or automatically returning to an original position, as a machine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-administer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac95499705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-administer</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ədˈmɪnəstə/ (<em>say</em> self-uhd'minuhstuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">to give oneself (medicines, injections, etc.) without professional help.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-administered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>self-administering</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-admiration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac896616536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-admiration</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ædməˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-admuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">admiration of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-admiring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995457480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-admiring</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ədˈmaɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-uhd'muyuhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">admiring of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-admiringly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac398578224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-admiringly</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ədˈmaɪərɪŋli/ (<em>say</em> self-uhd'muyuhringlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">with admiration of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-adornment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791389323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-adornment</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈdɔnmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'dawnmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">adornment of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-adulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac41013655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-adulation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ædʒəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-ajuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">adulation of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-advancement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac30627388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-advancement</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ədˈvænsmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-uhd'vansmuhnt), /-ˈvans-/ (<em>say</em> -'vahns-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">the act of advancing one’s own interests.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-advertisement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac50687553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-advertisement</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ədˈvɜtəsmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-uhd'vertuhsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">advertisement of oneself or one’s own interests.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-advertising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac185336536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-advertising</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-'advuhtuyzing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">advertising of oneself or one’s own interests, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-aggrandisement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-aggrandisement</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈgrændəzmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'granduhzmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">increase of one’s own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">self-aggrandizement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-aligning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac767737138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-aligning</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈlaɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'luyning) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">automatically aligning itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-alignment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac766063414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-alignment</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈlaɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'luynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">alignment of itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216431513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-analysis</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">analysis of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-annealing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-annealing</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈnilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'neeling) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">denoting or relating to certain metals, as lead, tin and zinc, which recrystallise at air temperatures so that they may be cold-worked without strain-hardening.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-appointed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-appointed</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈpɔɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'poyntuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">acting or speaking as if having authority, without being authorised or requested to do so.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-appreciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749413189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-appreciation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əpriʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-uhpreeshee'ayshuhn), /-əprisi-/ (<em>say</em> -uhpreesee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">appreciation of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-approval
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408759416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-approval</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈpruvəl/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'proohvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">approval of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-assertion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-assertion</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈsɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'sershuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">insistence on or expression of one’s own importance, claims, wishes, opinions, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-assertive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-assurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-assurance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of self-assurance" src="word_pronunciations/20558.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛlf-əˈʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'shawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">self-confidence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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service animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257980713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">service animal</span></header><div>/ˈsɜvəs ænəməl/ (<em>say</em> 'servuhs anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac751520962" href="entry://assistance%20animal%23bigmac751520962"><strong>assistance animal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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serviced apartment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437615494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">serviced apartment</span></header><div>/sɜvəst əˈpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> servuhst 'uhpahtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">an apartment which is rented for short or long stays, in which basic housekeeping services are provided.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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service legal agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994997013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">service legal agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a contract between an internet service provider and a customer that details the level of service which the customer can expect.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SLA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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servo-assisted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">servo-assisted</span></header><div>/ˌsɜvoʊ-əˈsɪstəd/ (<em>say</em> .servoh-uh'sistuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">of or relating to a mechanism the operation of which is controlled by a servomechanism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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set-and-forget
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac707473024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">set-and-forget</span></header><div>/sɛt-ən-fəˈgɛt/ (<em>say</em> set-uhn-fuh'get) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> (of a device) capable of being left without supervision once fixed at a particular setting: <em class="example">a set-and-forget slow cooker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> (of a strategy, policy, etc.) requiring initial thought and decision-making but then not requiring any further intervention.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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settlement agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac366338574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">settlement agent</span></header><div>/ˈsɛtlmənt eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'setlmuhnt ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">a person who arranges a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101241" href="entry://settlement%23bigmac000101241">settlement</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101241" href="entry://settlement%23mq990">11</a>), as in business or real estate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>settlement agency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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settler Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac883395246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">settler Australian</span></header><div>/sɛtlə əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> setluh uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">an Australian belonging to the community which settled in Australia after colonisation, or a descendant of such a person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seven against Thebes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seven against Thebes</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">the seven heroes (Adrastus, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Polynices, and Tydeus) who made an expedition against Thebes to seat Polynices on the throne. They were defeated, but ten years later the sons of the Seven (the Epigoni) attacked Thebes successfully.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seventh-day Adventist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seventh-day Adventist</span></header><div>/ˌsɛvənθ-deɪ ədˈvɛntəst/ (<em>say</em> .sevuhnth-day uhd'ventuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">a member or adherent of a Christian group who believe that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent and who observe Saturday instead of Sunday as the Sabbath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sex aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sex aid</span></header><div>/ˈsɛks eɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'seks ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">an item of clothing, a pornographic book, or a device as a vibrator, dildo, etc., to stimulate erotic response.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sex appeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sex appeal</span></header><div>/ˈsɛks əpil/ (<em>say</em> 'seks uhpeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">the quality of being sexually attractive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sexual assault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac246151682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sexual assault</span></header><div>/sɛkʃuəl əˈsɒlt/ (<em>say</em> sekshoohuhl uh'solt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> sexual activity inflicted on a person without their consent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> (in some jurisdictions) a statutory crime replacing rape, divided into categories according to the degree of violence accompanying the sexual intercourse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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s.f.a.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">s.f.a.</span></header><div>/ɛs ɛf ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> es ef 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">very little; next to nothing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>s</em>(<em>weet</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>uck</em>)-<em>a</em>(<em>ll</em>) or <em>s</em>(<em>weet</em>)<em> F</em>(<em>anny</em>)<em> A</em>(<em>dams</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Shah Alam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Shah Alam</span></header><div>/ʃa ʌˈlʌm/ (<em>say</em> shah u'lum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a city in West Malaysia, the capital of Selangor State.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shake-a-leg dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417429796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shake-a-leg dancing</span></header><div>/ʃeɪk-ə-lɛg ˈdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> shayk-uh-leg 'dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">(in Aboriginal dances) a style of dancing in which the participants form a ring, each one taking it in turn to come into the centre where they perform a dance which involves a rapid in-and-out movement of the knees.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Shannon Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Shannon Airport</span></header><div>/ʃænən ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> shanuhn 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">an international airport in Ireland, near Limerick.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Shatt-al-Arab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Shatt-al-Arab</span></header><div>/ˌʃæt-æl-ˈærəb/ (<em>say</em> .shat-al-'aruhb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">a river in south-eastern Iraq formed by the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, flowing south-east to the Persian Gulf. 200 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sheet anchor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sheet anchor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sheet anchor" src="word_pronunciations/20809.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃit æŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'sheet angkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> a large anchor used only in cases of emergency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq287"> a final reliance or resource.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>shute anker</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Shell Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251650162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Shell Australia</span></header><div>/ʃɛl əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> shel uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">the Australian operation of an international company with major interests in crude oil and natural gas exploration and production; incorporated in 1927 as <strong>Shell Co of Australia</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Shepard avocado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac740258037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Shepard avocado</span></header><div>/ʃɛpəd ævəˈkadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> shepuhd avuh'kahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq42">an almost pear-shaped avocado with a smooth green skin when ripe and a golden buttery flesh; grown on the Atherton Tablelands and near Bundaberg.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Shepherd avocado</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after John ‘Jack’ <em>Shepherd</em>, avocado industry pioneer in California]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-assured
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-assured</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈʃɔd/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'shawd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">self-confident.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-aware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-aware</span></header><div>/sɛlf-əˈwɛə/ (<em>say</em> self-uh'wair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> conscious of or knowing one’s character, abilities, and weaknesses, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq650"> excessively aware of or obsessed with oneself.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-awareness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-absorbent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401175597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-absorbent</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-əbˈsɔbənt/ (<em>say</em> .semee-uhb'sawbuhnt), /-ˈzɔ-/ (<em>say</em> -'zaw-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq24">partly or somewhat absorbent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-abstract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac418565304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-abstract</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-ˈæbstrækt/ (<em>say</em> .semee-'abstrakt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq23">partly or somewhat abstract.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>semi-abstractly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-acoustic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-acoustic</span></header><div>/sɛmi-əˈkustɪk/ (<em>say</em> semee-uh'koohstik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">(of an instrument) designed to be played either as an acoustic or an electric instrument: <em class="example">semi-acoustic guitar.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-active
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428251058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-active</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-ˈæktɪv/ (<em>say</em> .semee-'aktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">partly or somewhat active.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>semi-actively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-adhesive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621086268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-adhesive</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-ədˈhisɪv/ (<em>say</em> .semee-uhd'heesiv), /-ˈhizɪv/ (<em>say</em> -'heeziv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">somewhat adhesive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-agricultural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214648531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-agricultural</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-ægrəˈkʌltʃərəl/ (<em>say</em> .semee-agruh'kulchuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">partly agricultural.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-arid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-arid</span></header><div>/sɛmi-ˈærəd/ (<em>say</em> semee-'aruhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">(of regions of the earth) being appreciably dry but not as dry as arid regions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">semiarid</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>semi-aridity</strong> /sɛmi-əˈrɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> semee-uh'riduhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-articulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141441076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-articulate</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-aˈtɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> .semee-ah'tikyuhluht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">partly or somewhat articulate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>semi-articulately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-autonomous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539983613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-autonomous</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmi-ɔˈtɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> .semee-aw'tonuhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">partly or somewhat autonomous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>semi-autonomously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semi-government authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semi-government authority</span></header><div>/sɛmi-ˌgʌvənmənt ɔˈθɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> semee-.guvuhnmuhnt aw'thoruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">a government instrumentality responsible to parliament through a minister.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Senior Australian of the Year
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301318408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Senior Australian of the Year</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> a national award made annually to an Australian citizen over 65 years of age for contribution to the community or nation, their standing as a role model, or excellence in their field; established in 1999.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> one of a similar set of awards made annually to an Australian citizen in each state and territory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq984"> someone who has won such an award.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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separation allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">separation allowance</span></header><div>/sɛpəˈreɪʃən əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> sepuh'rayshuhn uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">an allowance made by a soldier to a spouse and augmented by the state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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separation anxiety disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac38156067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">separation anxiety disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> a condition in which one experiences excessive and developmentally inappropriate anxiety on separation from one’s home or from those to whom one is attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> a similar anxiety experienced by dogs when left alone, often resulting in continuous barking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">separation anxiety</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sequestrating agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sequestrating agent</span></header><div>/ˌsɛkwəstreɪtɪŋ ˈeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> .sekwuhstrayting 'ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">any chemical, as a chelating agent, which induces sequestration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sequestering agent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Serbia and Montenegro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626538225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Serbia and Montenegro</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">a former federation in south-eastern Europe.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094852" href="entry://Serbia%23bigmac000094852"><strong>Serbia</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092455" href="entry://Montenegro%23bigmac000092455"><strong>Montenegro</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kingdom of the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094332" href="entry://Yugoslavia%23bigmac000094332"><strong>Yugoslavia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sergeant-at-arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sergeant-at-arms</span></header><div>/sadʒənt-ət-ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> sahjuhnt-uht-'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq144"> an officer of a lower house of parliament, as the Australian House of Representatives, whose office is responsible for various administrative tasks in parliament house, such as delivering messages, announcing visitors, maintaining order, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> an officer of an association or fraternal body, responsible for maintaining internal order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq053"> <em class="label">History</em> an officer who served a monarch or a noble, especially as an armed attendant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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serjeant-at-arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">serjeant-at-arms</span></header><div>/sadʒənt-ət-ˈamz/ (<em>say</em> sahjuhnt-uht-'ahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067462" href="entry://sergeant-at-arms%23bigmac000067462"><strong>sergeant-at-arms</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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show-and-tell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac808295032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">show-and-tell</span></header><div>/ʃoʊ-ən-ˈtɛl/ (<em>say</em> shoh-uhn-'tel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">a school activity in which young children bring some interesting object to show their class while they talk about it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sickle-cell anaemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sickle-cell anaemia</span></header><div>/ˌsɪkəl-sɛl əˈnimiə/ (<em>say</em> .sikuhl-sel uh'neemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">a hereditary disease characterised by the crystallisation of sickle cells within erythrocytes, distorting them and clogging blood vessels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side-arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side-arm</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪd-am/ (<em>say</em> 'suyd-ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">a weapon (such as a pistol, sword, etc.) carried at the side or in the belt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silent auction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638666803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silent auction</span></header><div>/saɪlənt ˈɒkʃən/ (<em>say</em> suyluhnt 'okshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">an auction in which bidders record their bids in advance, often by writing them down, the goods or services being given ultimately to the highest listed bidder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silicic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silicic acid</span></header><div>/səlɪsɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suhlisik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">any of certain acids formed when alkaline silicates are treated with acids to form amorphous gelatinous masses, which dissociate readily into silica and water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silky anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silky anteater</span></header><div>/sɪlki ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> silkee 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">an arboreal, prehensile-tailed anteater, <em>Cyclopes didactylus</em>, of tropical South America, about the size of a squirrel and having silky, golden fur.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">two-toed anteater</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silo art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791767086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silo art</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪloʊ at/ (<em>say</em> 'suyloh aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">decorative paintings, murals, graphics, etc., painted on to the road-facing surface of a silo.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>silo artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Silver Abyssinian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826206582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Silver Abyssinian</span></header><div>/sɪlvə æbəˈsɪniən / (<em>say</em> silvuh abuh'sineeuhn ) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a variety of Abyssinian cat with a silver ticking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Sydney Silver</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silver age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silver age</span></header><div>/ˈsɪlvər eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'silvuhr ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">(in Greek and Roman mythology) the second of the ages of humankind, inferior to the first or golden age, and a period of luxury and impiety.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Simon and Garfunkel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Simon and Garfunkel</span></header><div>/saɪmən ən ˈgafʌŋkəl/ (<em>say</em> suymuhn uhn 'gahfungkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">US pop duo, performing 1957–70, consisting of Paul Simon (see Paul <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099121" href="entry://Simon%23bigmac000099121"><strong>Simon<sup>2</sup></strong></a>) and Art Garfunkel (born 1941).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Singapore ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225587324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Singapore ant</span></header><div>/sɪŋəpɔr ˈænt/ (<em>say</em> singuhpawr 'ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq49">a light-brown ant, <em>Monomorium destructor</em>, widely distributed throughout Australia; attracted to power points and electrical items.</span></div><div class="etym"> [thought to have been introduced into WA from Singapore in the 1970s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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single-acting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">single-acting</span></header><div>/ˈsɪŋgəl-æktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'singguhl-akting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">(of any reciprocating machine or implement) acting effectively in only one direction (distinguished from <em>double-acting</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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single-action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">single-action</span></header><div>/ˈsɪŋgəl-ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'singguhl-akshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">(of a firearm) requiring cocking of the hammer before firing: <em class="example">a single-action rifle.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sinkiang Uighur AR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sinkiang Uighur AR</span></header><div>/ˈsɪnkiʌng ˈwiguə/ (<em>say</em> 'sinkeeung 'weegoohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">the former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093017" href="entry://Xinjiang%20Uygur%20Autonomous%20Region%23bigmac000093017"><strong>Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sitsang AR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sitsang AR</span></header><div>/sɪtˈsʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> sit'sung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093018" href="entry://Xizang%20Autonomous%20Region%23bigmac000093018"><strong>Xizang Autonomous Region</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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six-bob-a-day tourist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac787156371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">six-bob-a-day tourist</span></header><div>/sɪks-bɒb-ə-deɪ ˈtʊərəst/ (<em>say</em> siks-bob-uh-day 'toouhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">an Australian soldier in World War I.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the daily rate of pay (six shillings) to a soldier serving in World War I]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skew arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skew arch</span></header><div>/ˈskju atʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'skyooh ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">an arch whose axis is not perpendicular to the faces of its abutments, as where a railway crosses a road at an angle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skin and bones
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skin and bones</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq808"> an extremely emaciated physique.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> a person having such a physique.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skull and crossbones
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skull and crossbones</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a representation of a front view of a human skull above two crossed bones, originally used on pirates’ flags, and now used as a warning sign, as in designating poisons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slack-arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac564902169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slack-arse</span></header><div>/ˈslæk-as/ (<em>say</em> 'slak-ahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">someone who avoids work or responsibility.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>slack-arsed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sheppard's adjustment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sheppard’s adjustment</span></header><div>/ʃɛpədz əˈdʒʌstmənt/ (<em>say</em> shepuhdz uh'justmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a statistical method of correcting the bias in standard deviations and higher moments of distributions due to grouping values of the variable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after William <em>Sheppard</em>, 20th-century English statistician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sheremetievo Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sheremetievo Airport</span></header><div>/ʃɛrəˌmɛtjɛvoʊ ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> sheruh.metyevoh 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">the principal airport of Moscow, Russia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shift allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shift allowance</span></header><div>/ˈʃɪft əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'shift uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">an allowance paid to employees on shiftwork as compensation for their having to work outside the usual span of hours fixed for day workers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">shift loading</strong>, <strong class="vs">shift premium</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shifting agriculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shifting agriculture</span></header><div>/ʃɪftɪŋ ˈægrəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> shifting 'agruhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">a form of agriculture in which an area of land is cleared and cultivated, and after a period of time abandoned for a fresh area, for a variety of reasons ranging from deliberate fallowing to the nomadic habits of the farmers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">shifting cultivation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shiny arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shiny arse</span></header><div>/ˈʃaɪni as/ (<em>say</em> 'shuynee ahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> a soldier in a base unit, as opposed to one in the fighting line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq471"> a male office worker.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">shiny</strong>, <strong class="vs">shiny bum</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>shiny arsed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ship Painters and Dockers' Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ship Painters and Dockers’ Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026091" href="entry://Federated%20Ship%20Painters%20and%20Dockers%27%20Union%23bigmac000026091"><strong>Federated Ship Painters and Dockers’ Union</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shipping agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shipping agent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shipping agent" src="word_pronunciations/20845.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃɪpɪŋ eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'shiping ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">the representative of a shipowner, who transacts business on the shipowner’s behalf.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ship's articles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ship’s articles</span></header><div>/ʃɪps ˈatɪkəlz/ (<em>say</em> ships 'ahtikuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">the terms on which sailors serve on a ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shock absorber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shock absorber</span></header><div>/ˈʃɒk əbsɔbə/ (<em>say</em> 'shok uhbsawbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a device for deadening shock or concussion, especially one on a motor vehicle for checking sudden or excessive movements of the suspension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the part of an aircraft undercarriage which absorbs the impact on landing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Shonky Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463581609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Shonky Award</span></header><div>/ˈʃɒŋki əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'shongkee uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">a nominal annual award for the most unreliable, unsafe, or falsely advertised products on the Australian market; established in 2006 by the consumer advocacy group CHOICE.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Shonky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shoot-and-scoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558244516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoot-and-scoot</span></header><div>/ʃut-ən-ˈskut/ (<em>say</em> shooht-uhn-'skooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> a tactic employed in World War II by artillery units who became visible to the enemy when they fired because of the smoke produced by the gun, and who therefore changed position as quickly as possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq688"> a similar tactic adopted by other units, as infantry or reconnaissance, whose aim is to inflict casualties on the enemy but not to engage in battle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shop assistant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shop assistant</span></header><div>/ˈʃɒp əsɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> 'shop uhsistuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">someone who sells goods in a retail shop.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sales assistant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shop awning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shop awning</span></header><div>/ˈʃɒp ɔnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'shop awning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a roof-like structure over the pavement in front of a shop, etc., as a protection for pedestrians against sun and rain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shopping arcade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617468338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shopping arcade</span></header><div>/ˈʃɒpɪŋ akeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'shoping ahkayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003554" href="entry://arcade%23bigmac000003554"><strong>arcade</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003554" href="entry://arcade%23mq448">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short and curlies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short and curlies</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068364" href="entry://short%20hairs%23bigmac000068364"><strong>short hairs</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short arm</span></header><div>/ʃɔt ˈam/ (<em>say</em> shawt 'ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> Also, <strong class="vs">small arm</strong>. a firearm with a short barrel, as a revolver, pistol, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055319" href="entry://penis%23bigmac000055319"><strong>penis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101945" href="entry://short%23bigmac000101945"><span class="smallcaps">short</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003780" href="entry://arm%23bigmac000003780"><span class="smallcaps">arm<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short-arm parade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short-arm parade</span></header><div>/ˌʃɔt-am pəˈreɪd/ (<em>say</em> .shawt-ahm puh'rayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">(in an establishment of the armed forces) a parade called for the medical inspection of the men’s genitals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">short-arm inspection</strong>. <div class="etym">[military slang by analogy with a parade inspection of rifles (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068341" href="entry://short%20arm%23bigmac000068341"><span class="smallcaps">short arm</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short arse</span></header><div>/ˈʃɔt as/ (<em>say</em> 'shawt ahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">a person of below average height.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>short-arsed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short back and sides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short back and sides</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">a man’s hairdo in which the hair is cropped close to the head at the back and sides, often seen as an indication of conservative attitudes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slap-and-tickle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slap-and-tickle</span></header><div>/slæp-ən-ˈtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> slap-uhn-'tikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">sexual play, usually lighthearted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slash-and-burn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658943136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slash-and-burn</span></header><div>/slæʃ-ən-ˈbɜn/ (<em>say</em> slash-uhn-'bern) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">of or relating to a method of cultivation of land, especially in developing countries, in which natural vegetation is cut down and burnt as a preliminary to growing crops or pasture: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Indonesian officials have in the past blamed traditional farmers’ slash and burn cultivation methods for forest and ground fires during the drought season.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slave ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slave ant</span></header><div>/ˈsleɪv ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'slayv ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">an ant, as <em>Formica fusca</em>, held in captivity by any other species, as <em>Formica sanguinea</em> (called <strong>slave-making ants</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sleep apnoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477694067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sleep apnoea</span></header><div>/slip ˈæpniə/ (<em>say</em> sleep 'apneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">a temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, often caused by obstruction of the airway, as by enlarged tonsils, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sleep apnea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sleeve anchor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac267249643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sleeve anchor</span></header><div>/ˈsliv æŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'sleev angkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">a fixed support designed to be used in a concrete, brick or block base, the outer sleeve being expandable so that the whole support anchors itself in the hole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slide-action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slide-action</span></header><div>/ˈslaɪd-ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'sluyd-akshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">of or relating to a gun fired from the shoulder which is reloaded by the action of a sliding lever.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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small and mid-sized business
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac524269184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">small and mid-sized business</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac005417109" href="entry://small%20and%20medium-sized%20enterprise%23bigmac005417109"><strong>small and medium-sized enterprise</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SMB</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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small arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac718607942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">small arm</span></header><div>/smɔl ˈam/ (<em>say</em> smawl 'ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068341" href="entry://short%20arm%23bigmac000068341"><strong>short arm</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068341" href="entry://short%20arm%23mq259">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098763" href="entry://small%23bigmac000098763"><span class="smallcaps">small</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003780" href="entry://arm%23bigmac000003780"><span class="smallcaps">arm<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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small arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">small arms</span></header><div>/ˈsmɔl amz/ (<em>say</em> 'smawl ahmz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">firearms collectively which are small enough to be carried by a person, as rifles, revolvers, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>small-arms</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smart alec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smart alec</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of smart alec" src="word_pronunciations/21322.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsmat ælɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'smaht alik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">someone who is ostentatious in the display of knowledge or skill, often despite basic ignorance or lack of ability.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">smart aleck</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Alex</em> Hoag, New York thief (1840s) who, as a prostitute’s pimp, devised a way of entering a client’s room through a secret panel in order to rob them while they were otherwise occupied]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smart-arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smart-arse</span></header><div>/ˈsmat-as/ (<em>say</em> 'smaht-ahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089037" href="entry://smart%20alec%23bigmac000089037"><strong>smart alec</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>smart-arse</strong>, <strong>smart-arsed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smash-and-grab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smash-and-grab</span><z><span target_id="8uTDQAa2G6">n.</span><span target_id="NRdq3cHrhe">adj.</span></z></header><div>/smæʃ-ən-ˈgræb/ (<em>say</em> smash-uhn-'grab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8uTDQAa2G6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> a robbery performed swiftly by breaking a shopwindow, as of a jeweller’s, snatching the goods, and running away.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NRdq3cHrhe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq747"> <em class="label">Soccer</em> of a style of play in which a team, which has been consistently under pressure during a game, suddenly breaks through to secure a goal against all the odds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smashed avocado generation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923350218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smashed avocado generation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">the generation who reached maturity from 2010, characterised as not being able to buy property because they spend their disposable income on entertainment, eating out, travel, etc., rather than saving the deposit for a home.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the popular brunch dish of <em>smashed avocado</em> on toast, served at cafes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Smith and Wesson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Smith and Wesson</span></header><div>/ˈwɛsən/ (<em>say</em> 'wesuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">a make of firearm, especially a type of cartridge revolver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Horace <em>Smith</em>, 1808–1893, and Daniel B <em>Wesson</em>, 1825–1906, US founders of a firm of gunsmiths]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smoke alarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac571313613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smoke alarm</span></header><div>/ˈsmoʊk əlam/ (<em>say</em> 'smohk uhlahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> a warning signal indicating that the presence of smoke has been detected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq139"> the device that gives this alarm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smooth-barked apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579435469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smooth-barked apple</span></header><div>/smuð-bakt ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> smoohdh-bahkt 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074159" href="entry://Sydney%20red%20gum%23bigmac000074159"><strong>Sydney red gum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snakes and ladders
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snakes and ladders</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">a game played on a board with pictures of snakes and ladders positioned at various points along the route taken by players; if one lands on the head of a snake, one’s counter is moved back to the tail of the snake, and if one lands on the bottom rung of a ladder, one immediately progresses to its top.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snick-and-run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876295710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snick-and-run</span></header><div>/snɪk-n-ˈrʌn/ (<em>say</em> snik-n-'run) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034466" href="entry://hit-and-run%23bigmac000034466"><strong>hit-and-run</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034466" href="entry://hit-and-run%23mq749">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snow angel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac079209423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snow angel</span></header><div>/ˈsnoʊ eɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> 'snoh aynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">an impression left in snow which resembles the conventional representation of an angel, created by lying on one’s back and making sweeping movements with one’s arms and legs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102730" href="entry://snow%23bigmac000102730"><span class="smallcaps">snow<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102730" href="entry://snow%23mq275">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23bigmac000101128"><span class="smallcaps">angel</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23mq653">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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so-and-so
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">so-and-so</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of so-and-so" src="word_pronunciations/21425.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsoʊ-ən-soʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'soh-uhn-soh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">so-and-sos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> someone or something not definitely named: <em class="example">Mr So-and-so.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a very unpleasant or unkind person: <em class="example">he really is a so-and-so.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social anxiety disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac701066014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social anxiety disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac250358" href="entry://social%20phobia%23bigmac250358"><strong>social phobia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Socialist Party of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258383886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Socialist Party of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099362" href="entry://Communist%20Party%20of%20Australia%23bigmac000099362"><strong>Communist Party of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Society of Australian Genealogists
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Society of Australian Genealogists</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a society formed in Sydney in 1932 for the promotion and encouragement of the study of genealogy and heraldry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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socks and jocks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624793120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">socks and jocks</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">men’s underwear in general.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soda apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254129862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soda apple</span></header><div>/ˈsoʊdə æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'sohduh apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a shrub or small tree, <em>Solanum aculeastrum</em>, with bitter, poisonous berries; native to southern Africa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [adaptation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003368" href="entry://apple%20of%20Sodom%23bigmac000003368"><span class="smallcaps">apple of Sodom</span></a>, a related species of plant, with <em>Sodom</em> changed to <em>soda</em> in reference to its detergent properties]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soda ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soda ash</span></header><div>/ˈsoʊdə æʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'sohduh ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069974" href="entry://sodium%20carbonate%23bigmac000069974"><strong>sodium carbonate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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solar apex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">solar apex</span></header><div>/soʊlər ˈeɪpɛks/ (<em>say</em> sohluhr 'aypeks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">the point on the celestial sphere towards which the solar system is moving, relative to the stars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soldier ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soldier ant</span></header><div>/ˈsoʊldʒər ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'sohljuhr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">one of the ants in a colony whose function is to defend the nest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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solid angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">solid angle</span></header><div>/ˈsɒləd æŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'soluhd angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting in a common point or at the vertex of a cone; the supplementary SI unit of solid angle is the steradian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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solutions architect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac506655075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">solutions architect</span></header><div>/səluʃənz ˈakətɛkt/ (<em>say</em> suhloohshunz 'ahkuhtekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">a developer who considers the requirements identified by the client and plans the architecture of the software to fulfil those requirements.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">solution architect</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>solutions architecture</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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song and dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202475841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">song and dance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a fuss or commotion: <em class="example">there was a huge song and dance at the council meeting.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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son of a bitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">son of a bitch</span><z><span target_id="tSLhWrf4ci">n.</span><span target_id="qbaL9HdbkF">interj.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tSLhWrf4ci">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> a mean and contemptible person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> an object which has incurred one’s wrath, as by malfunctioning, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="qbaL9HdbkF">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq469"> (an exclamation of frustration, anger, astonishment, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">SOB</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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son of a gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">son of a gun</span><z><span target_id="vnZjzoiRoh">n.</span><span target_id="IrwBqtaJLV">phr.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vnZjzoiRoh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> a person, especially a man, and especially when seen as having demonstrated their prowess in some way: <em class="example">that son of a gun really knows how to ride a horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> someone seen as being mildly annoying or mischievous; rascal.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IrwBqtaJLV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">I’ll be a son of a gun</strong>, (an exclamation of surprise, admiration, irritation, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally with a stronger negative sense; ? from an 18th expression referring to the illegitimate child of a soldier or sailor; later used as a euphemism for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070264" href="entry://son%20of%20a%20bitch%23bigmac000070264"><span class="smallcaps">son of a bitch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sorbic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sorbic acid</span></header><div>/sɔbɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> sawbik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">a white crystalline solid, CH<sub>3</sub>CH: CHCH: CHCOOH, used as a fungicide and food preservative.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>sorbic</em> from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070304" href="entry://sorb%23bigmac000070304"><span class="smallcaps">sorb</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Africa</span></header><div>/saʊθ ˈæfrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> sowth 'afrikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">a republic in the southern-most part of Africa, bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Eswatini; the Dutch Cape Colony (formed 1652) became a British colony in 1806; after British victory in the Boer War this was merged with the Transvaal and other British dependencies such as Natal to form the Union of South Africa, a British dominion (1910); independent since 1934 and a republic since 1961; apartheid system from 1948 (when National Party came to power) to 1994 when first multi-race elections under new democratic constitution were held. 1 123 226 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Afrikaans, English and African languages including Xhosa, Zulu and Sesotho. <em>Currency</em>: rand. <em>Capitals</em>: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial).</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Union of South Africa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South African
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South African</span><z><span target_id="6rVznyEt0g">adj.</span><span target_id="gXjelXNgRl">n.</span></z></header><div>/saʊθ ˈæfrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> sowth 'afrikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6rVznyEt0g"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> of southern Africa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> of the Republic of South Africa.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gXjelXNgRl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq645"> a native or inhabitant of the Republic of South Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South African Dutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South African Dutch</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001016" href="entry://Afrikaans%23bigmac000001016"><strong>Afrikaans</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008270" href="entry://Boer%23bigmac000008270"><strong>Boer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008270" href="entry://Boer%23mq479">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South African fillet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac746088034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South African fillet</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially SA and WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">smoked cod.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South African Republic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South African Republic</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094103" href="entry://Transvaal%23bigmac000094103"><strong>Transvaal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South African variant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac860193944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South African variant</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac774411448" href="entry://Beta%23bigmac774411448"><strong>Beta<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">South Africa variant</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092815" href="entry://South%20Africa%23bigmac000092815"><span class="smallcaps">South Africa</span></a>, where it was first reported]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Alligator River
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Alligator River</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096068" href="entry://Alligator%23bigmac000096068"><strong>Alligator</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096068" href="entry://Alligator%23mq493">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South America</span></header><div>/saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> sowth uh'merikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a continent in the southern part of the western hemisphere, joined to Central America by the Panama Isthmus and bounded by the Caribbean to the north, the Pacific to the west, and the Atlantic to the east. 17 816 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>South American</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South American Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359545969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South American Plate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">a major tectonic plate including the South American continent, and including waters to the east.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Arabia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Arabia</span></header><div>/saʊθ əˈreɪbiə/ (<em>say</em> sowth uh'raybeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> <strong>Federation of</strong>, a federation in southern Arabia, lasting from 1959–67, comprising 16 states of the Protectorate of South Arabia and the state (formerly colony) of Aden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> <strong>Protectorate of</strong>, a former British protectorate in southern Arabia, comprising various states and tribal units and including the island of Socotra.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070529" href="entry://South%20Yemen%23bigmac000070529"><strong>South Yemen</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Asia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac845789040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Asia</span></header><div>/saʊθ ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> sowth 'ayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">the area of Asia that comprises India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, sometimes also regarded as including the countries of South-East Asia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>South Asian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Australia</span></header><div>/saʊθ əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> sowth uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">a state in central southern Australia. 984 400 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Adelaide.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Australian</span><z><span target_id="AAMd0GCe2f">n.</span><span target_id="kD4SaKudU0">adj.</span></z></header><div>/saʊθ əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> sowth uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AAMd0GCe2f"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> someone who was born in SA, or for whom it has come to be the home state.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kD4SaKudU0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq288"> of or relating to the state of SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Australian Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Australian Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a joint-stock company formed in 1835, with GF Angas as director, to encourage investment and colonisation in SA; liquidated in 1949, the company had contributed significantly to SA’s early development.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Australian Film Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Australian Film Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a statutory government body founded in 1973 to produce and distribute films; ceased film production in 1993.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Australian Theatre Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Australian Theatre Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">a drama company based in Adelaide, established in 1965; its first director was John Tasker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Ayrshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604449291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Ayrshire</span></header><div>/saʊθ ˈɛəʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> sowth 'airshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">an administrative district in south-western Scotland; part of the former county of Ayrshire which was included in Strathclyde region in 1975; formed as a unitary district in 1996. 1202 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Ayr.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Southern Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Southern Alps</span></header><div>/sʌðən ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> sudhuhn 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">a mountain range in NZ, on the South Island. Highest peak, Mt Cook, 3764 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Southern Annular Mode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365089282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Southern Annular Mode</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a ring of climate variability which encircles the South Pole, encompassing southern Australia; characterised by a westerly wind belt that shifts from north to south; as it pushes further north it drives cold fronts and storm systems into southern Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SAM <div class="backshade"><strong>The Southern Annular Mode</strong> (SAM) is the movement of a westerly wind belt either north or south along the southern edge of Australia. This belt influences rainfall in this region, with differences depending on whether SAM is in a positive or negative phase. During a positive phase, rainfall may be reduced, and during a negative phase, this may be increased.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Southern Aurora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Southern Aurora</span></header><div>/sʌðən əˈrɔrə/ (<em>say</em> sudhuhn uh'rawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">an overnight train which travelled between Sydney and Melbourne between 1962 and 1986 on standard gauge track, dispensing with the previous train change at Albury-Wodonga; in 1986 combined with the <em>Spirit of Progress</em> to form the <em>Sydney Express</em> (from Melbourne) and the <em>Melbourne Express</em> (from Sydney).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spherical aberration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spherical aberration</span></header><div>/sfɛrɪkəl æbəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> sferikuhl abuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">variation in focal length of a lens from centre to edge due to its spherical shape.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spherical angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spherical angle</span></header><div>/sfɛrɪkəl ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> sferikuhl 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">an angle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spick-and-span
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spick-and-span</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spick-and-span" src="word_pronunciations/21738.mp3"></audio></span>/spɪk-ən-ˈspæn/ (<em>say</em> spik-uhn-'span) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> neat and clean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq515"> perfectly new; fresh.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spick and span</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <em>spick-and-span-new</em>, variant of <em>span-new</em>, from Old Norse <em>spānnȳr</em>, literally, chip-new, that is, just cut from timber]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spider ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856989708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spider ant</span></header><div>/ˈspaɪdər ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'spuyduhr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">any of various black or red ants of the genus <em>Leptomyrmex</em>, with a thin body, elongated head, and long thin legs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from their resemblance to a spider]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spinal muscular atrophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac079872669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spinal muscular atrophy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">any of several genetic disorders characterised by the degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, the degeneration causing muscular weakness and atrophy, and is sometimes fatal.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SMA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spiny anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spiny anteater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spiny anteater" src="word_pronunciations/21770.mp3"></audio></span>/spaɪni ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> spuynee 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022802" href="entry://echidna%23bigmac000022802"><strong>echidna</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spiritus asper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spiritus asper</span></header><div>/spɪrətəs ˈæspə/ (<em>say</em> spiruhtuhs 'aspuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099092" href="entry://rough%20breathing%23bigmac000099092"><strong>rough breathing</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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split-arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901478610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">split-arse</span><z><span target_id="s6b1tsKMeZ">adj.</span><span target_id="QQ499VvRFV">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsplɪt-as/ (<em>say</em> 'split-ahs) <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="s6b1tsKMeZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> showy; reckless.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QQ499VvRFV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq673"> a flying stunt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">split-ass</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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split system air conditioner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac294611715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">split system air conditioner</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">an air conditioner which has the condenser as an external unit and the air distribution system inside the building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sports anorexia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac777215559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sports anorexia</span></header><div>/spɔts ænəˈrɛksiə/ (<em>say</em> spawts anuh'rekseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac013485980" href="entry://anorexia%20athletica%23bigmac013485980"><strong>anorexia athletica</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spotted alfalfa aphid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476534054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spotted alfalfa aphid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">a yellow-green aphid, <em>Therioaphis trifolii</em>, with rows of spots across the body; a pest of lucerne or clover; accidentally introduced into Australia from the Mediterranean and the Middle East.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Square Kilometre Array
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac195386725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Square Kilometre Array</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a radio telescope, the largest and most sensitive in the world, planned to be built by a global science and engineering organisation established in 2011 with headquarters in Britain; antennas will be located in South Africa, other parts of southern Africa, Australia, and NZ.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SKA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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staging area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">staging area</span></header><div>/ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'stayjing airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a predetermined place of assembly for troops to form up prior to an action, embarkation, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">staging camp</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stalling angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stalling angle</span></header><div>/ˈstɔlɪŋ ˌæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'stawling .angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">the angle of attack providing maximum lift for an aircraft; below this angle the airflow becomes turbulent, leading to an abrupt loss of lift.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002587" href="entry://angle%20of%20attack%23bigmac000002587"><strong>angle of attack</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">stall angle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standard atmosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standard atmosphere</span></header><div>/stændəd ˈætməsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> standuhd 'atmuhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Physics</em> any hypothetical atmosphere the physical properties of which are given arbitrary values approximating to mean conditions, for such purposes as comparing the performance of aircraft, ballistic calculations, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> a reference for atmospheric pressure with an accepted value of 101 325 pascals, no longer regarded as a standard unit. <em>Symbol</em>: atm</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Standards Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Standards Australia</span></header><div>/stændədz əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> standuhdz uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">an independent organisation, supported by the federal government, which prepares Australian standards in areas such as construction, electro-technology and materials, and provides certification services; formed as the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association in 1922.</span></div> Formerly (1929–88), <strong>Standards Association of Australia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standing army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standing army</span></header><div>/stændɪŋ ˈami/ (<em>say</em> standing 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">a permanently organised military force kept up by a nation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stannic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stannic acid</span></header><div>/stænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> stanik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">any of a series of amorphous powders with the general formula SnO<sub>2</sub>.XH<sub>2</sub>O; <strong>alpha-stannic acid</strong> is formed by the action of alkalis on stannic chloride and <strong>beta-stannic acid</strong> by the action of nitric acid on metallic tin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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star anise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">star anise</span></header><div>/star əˈnis/ (<em>say</em> stahr uh'nees), /star ˈænəs/ (<em>say</em> stahr 'anuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> an aromatic, evergreen shrub or small tree, <em>Illicium anisatum</em>, native to Japan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> the fruit of this plant used as a spice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South-West Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South-West Africa</span></header><div>/saʊθ-wɛst ˈæfrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> sowth-west 'afrikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092487" href="entry://Namibia%23bigmac000092487"><strong>Namibia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South-West Africa People's Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South-West Africa People’s Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a guerilla organisation which fought for majority rule in South Africa, formed in 1958; based in Namibia (South-West Africa) and Angola.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SWAPO <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>-isation</em> used above is in line with standard Australian practice. However, the official English language name of this body was spelt with <em>-ization</em>. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><strong>-ise<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South-West Asia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936137271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South-West Asia</span></header><div>/saʊθ-wɛst ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> sowth-west 'ayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">the area of the Middle East that comprises the eastern Mediterranean countries Israel, Lebanon and Syria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Soxhlet apparatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Soxhlet apparatus</span></header><div>/ˈsɒkslət æpəˌratəs/ (<em>say</em> 'soksluht apuh.rahtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a laboratory apparatus for extracting the soluble portion of any substance by continuously circulating a boiling solvent through it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Franz von <em>Soxhlet</em>, 1848–1926, German agricultural chemist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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space age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">space age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of space age" src="word_pronunciations/21623.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspeɪs eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'spays ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">the period in history when exploration of and travel in space has been possible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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space-age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">space-age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of space-age" src="word_pronunciations/21625.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspeɪs-eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'spays-ayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> of or relating to the space age, especially to its advanced technology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> ultra-modern; highly sophisticated: <em class="example">a car with space-age styling.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish America
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac339990824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish America</span></header><div>/spænɪʃ əˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> spanish uh'merikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">the Spanish-speaking countries south of the United States: Mexico, Central America (except British Honduras), South America (except Brazil and Guiana), and most of the West Indies.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Spanish-American</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish-American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish-American</span><z><span target_id="EGx3EZxcVB">adj.</span><span target_id="Ak3qjsa9n7">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌspænɪʃ-əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> .spanish-uh'merikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EGx3EZxcVB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq380"> denoting or relating to the parts of America where Spanish is the prevailing language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> relating to Spain and America, sometimes to Spain and the United States.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ak3qjsa9n7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq571"> a native or inhabitant of a Spanish-American country, especially a person of Spanish descent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish–American War
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish–American War</span></header><div>/ˌspænɪʃ--əmɛrɪkən ˈwɔ/ (<em>say</em> .spanish–uhmerikuhn 'waw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a war between the US and Spain in 1898 marking the beginning of US imperialism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish Armada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish Armada</span></header><div>/spænɪʃ aˈmadə/ (<em>say</em> spanish ah'mahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">a fleet sent by Spain against England in 1588; forced from the Channel by the English fleet and later shattered and dispersed by storms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Armada</strong>, <strong class="vs">the Invincible Armada</strong>. <div class="etym">[See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003781" href="entry://armada%23bigmac000003781"><span class="smallcaps">armada</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish North Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish North Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">a group of Spanish possessions in northern Africa, administered as an integral part of Spain; consists mainly of Ceuta and Melilla, two enclaves within Morocco. 33 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish West Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish West Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">a former territory of Spain in north-western Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sparge arms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sparge arms</span></header><div>/ˈspadʒ amz/ (<em>say</em> 'spahj ahmz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">arm-like sparge pipes, as the perforated tubes which spray hot water onto the malt mash in the manufacture of beer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spatial awareness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac30695824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spatial awareness</span></header><div>/speɪʃəl əˈwɛənəs/ (<em>say</em> spayshuhl uh'wairnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">the ability to recognise the relationship in terms of space between oneself and other people or objects, or between two or more objects, especially as used in gauging distance and being able to manipulate shapes in one’s mind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Special Air Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac736675694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Special Air Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">(in Australia, NZ and Britain) an army unit specialising in secret operations, especially anti-terrorism.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SAS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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special purpose acquisition company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342237961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">special purpose acquisition company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac790603277" href="entry://SPAC%23bigmac790603277"><strong>SPAC</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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specific activity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">specific activity</span></header><div>/spəˌsɪfɪk ækˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> spuh.sifik ak'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the activity per unit mass of a pure radioactive isotope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the activity of a radioactive isotope in a material per unit mass of that material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Biochemistry</em> the activity of an enzyme in units per milligram of protein.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spectrum analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spectrum analysis</span></header><div>/spɛktrəm əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> spektruhm uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq318">the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spectrographic analysis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speculative application
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac074540415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speculative application</span></header><div>/spɛkjələtɪv æpləˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> spekyuhluhtiv apluh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">an unsolicited approach by a person in search of an employment position to a business which is not advertising, usually by sending the business their curriculum vitae.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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star apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">star apple</span></header><div>/star ˈæpəl/ (<em>say</em> stahr 'apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, <em>Chrysophyllum cainito</em>, of the size of an apple, and when cut across presenting a star-shaped figure within.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> Also, <strong class="vs">star apple tree</strong>. the tree; caimito</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stars and Bars
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stars and Bars</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">the flag adopted by the Confederate States of America, consisting of two broad horizontal bars of red separated by one of white, with a blue union marked with as many white stars, arranged in a circle, as the number of Confederate States.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stars and Stripes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stars and Stripes</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">the national flag of the United States, consisting of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, equal to the number of the original states, with a blue union marked with white stars equal in number to the whole number of states.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state aid</span></header><div>/steɪt ˈeɪd/ (<em>say</em> stayt 'ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">financial support from a government, especially to non-government schools.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state-aided
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state-aided</span></header><div>/ˈsteɪt-eɪdəd/ (<em>say</em> 'stayt-ayduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">receiving financial support from the state, as a school.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state anxiety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac768262373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state anxiety</span></header><div>/steɪt æŋˈzaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> stayt ang'zuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq63">an anxious state of mind that derives from a particular set of circumstances.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac735107670" href="entry://trait%20anxiety%23bigmac735107670"><strong>trait anxiety</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state conservation area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157414411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state conservation area</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">(in NSW) an area of natural and sometimes cultural significance, deemed of less nationwide significance than a national park, preserved and managed by the state government and able to be visited by the general public.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac780835221" href="entry://conservation%20area%23bigmac780835221"><strong>conservation area</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac376701120" href="entry://conservation%20park%23bigmac376701120"><strong>conservation park</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac522964504" href="entry://state%20park%23bigmac522964504"><strong>state park</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac635905997" href="entry://wilderness%20park%23bigmac635905997"><strong>wilderness park</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state-of-the-art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state-of-the-art</span></header><div>/steɪt-əv-ði-ˈat/ (<em>say</em> stayt-uhv-dhee-'aht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">of, relating to, or reflecting the most recent developments in a particular area of knowledge, technology, etc.: <em class="example">the latest model of the range embodies the best state-of-the-art features.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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State of the Union address
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac317236525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">State of the Union address</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">an address delivered annually by the President of the United States to Congress, giving the government’s view of the state of the nation and outlining plans for legislation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state's attorney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state’s attorney</span></header><div>/steɪts əˈtɜni/ (<em>say</em> stayts uh'ternee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">(in judicial proceedings) the legal representative of the state; a public prosecutor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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station agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">station agent</span></header><div>/ˈsteɪʃən eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'stayshuhn ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071848" href="entry://stationmaster%23bigmac000071848"><strong>stationmaster</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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statutory authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">statutory authority</span></header><div>/stætʃətri ɔˈθɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> stachuhtree aw'thoruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">statutory authorities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a government agency created by an act of parliament, with the legal status of a corporate body with an independent legal existence: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Consequently I ended up in the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) which is a statutory authority but a bureaucracy just the same, tied down by rules and regulations and a hierarchical pecking order.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jackie huggins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">statutory body</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stay-at-home
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stay-at-home</span><z><span target_id="IbJWWUE95U">adj.</span><span target_id="P93doIaGNj">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsteɪ-ət-hoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'stay-uht-hohm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IbJWWUE95U"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> unadventurous; not inclined to travel.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="P93doIaGNj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq112"> a stay-at-home person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stearic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stearic acid</span></header><div>/stiˌærɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> stee.arik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">a colourless, odourless, insoluble, waxy, carboxylic acid, octadecanoic acid, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>35</sub>–COOH, the glycerides of which are the principal components of animal fats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stencil art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac788802215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stencil art</span></header><div>/ˈstɛnsəl at/ (<em>say</em> 'stensuhl aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> art created using stencils.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> a genre of Aboriginal art in which an object, often a hand, is placed on a surface and liquid pigment is sprayed around it from the mouth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sterling area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sterling area</span></header><div>/ˈstɜlɪŋ ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'sterling airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">an association of countries which hold their currency reserves in London and use sterling in international trade.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">scheduled territories</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sticky agrimony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac457033401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sticky agrimony</span></header><div>/stɪki ˈægrəməni/ (<em>say</em> stikee 'agruhmuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017490" href="entry://crofton%20weed%23bigmac000017490"><strong>crofton weed</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stiff-arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stiff-arm</span><z><span target_id="XaBtKLijbw">n.</span><span target_id="lAfsgdkFS8">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈstɪf-am/ (<em>say</em> 'stif-ahm) <em class="label">Rugby Football</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XaBtKLijbw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072169" href="entry://stiff-arm%20tackle%23bigmac000072169"><strong>stiff-arm tackle</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lAfsgdkFS8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq046"> to give (someone) a stiff-arm tackle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stiff-arm fend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749893763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stiff-arm fend</span></header><div>/stɪf-am ˈfɛnd/ (<em>say</em> stif-ahm 'fend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">a move made by a ball-carrier to fend off an opponent coming at them by placing the ball under one arm and holding the other out stiffly in front with the palm outstretched to ward off the oncoming player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stiff-arm tackle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stiff-arm tackle</span></header><div>/stɪf-am ˈtækəl/ (<em>say</em> stif-ahm 'takuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">the illegal felling of an opponent by combining a punch with the action of a tackle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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support act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac79881865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">support act</span></header><div>/səpɔt ˈækt/ (<em>say</em> suhpawt 'akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">a performer, band, etc., that performs  before a headline act at a concert, music festival, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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supporting act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000109491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">supporting act</span></header><div>/səpɔtɪŋ ˈækt/ (<em>say</em> suhpawting 'akt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> a theatrical performance which has second billing to the main performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq978"> (in business, politics, etc.) a person who makes a noticeable contribution to the success of a front runner.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>supporting actor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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supra-axillary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356848337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">supra-axillary</span></header><div>/suprə-ækˈsɪləri/ (<em>say</em> soohpruh-ak'siluhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq55">rising above an axil, as a bud or branch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surface-active agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surface-active agent</span></header><div>/ˈsɜfəs-ˌæktɪv ˌeɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'serfuhs-.aktiv .ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">any substance which when added to a liquid reduces its surface tension and thus increases its spreading or wetting properties.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">surfactant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surface area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac546132576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surface area</span></header><div>/sɜfəs ˈɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> serfuhs 'airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a measure of the total area of the surface of an object.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surface-to-air missile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surface-to-air missile</span></header><div>/sɜfəs-tu-ˈɛə mɪsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> serfuhs-tooh-'air misuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">a missile which is designed to be launched from the ground against airborne targets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surf and turf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac583841655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surf and turf</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">a dish including both seafood and meat.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">reef and beef</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Surf Life Saving Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac221171253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Surf Life Saving Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">an association with branches in all states which aims to prevent drowning at ocean beaches and increase awareness of water safety; originated from the Surf Bathing Association of NSW formed in 1907; in 1924 took over surf safety responsibility from the Royal Life Saving Society.</span></div> Formerly (until 1991), <strong>Surf Life Saving Association of Australia</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: SLSA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surge area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surge area</span></header><div>/ˈsɜdʒ ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'serj airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">an area of land which is inundated by high seas, as in a cyclone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surgical appliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surgical appliance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of surgical appliance" src="word_pronunciations/22619.mp3"></audio></span>/sɜdʒɪkəl əˈplaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> serjikuhl uh'pluyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">any device designed to be worn to support a damaged or deformed part of the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surgical assistant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac237973506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surgical assistant</span></header><div>/sɜdʒɪkəl əˈsɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> serjikuhl uh'sistuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a medical practitioner who performs a delegated portion of a surgical procedure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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suspended animation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">suspended animation</span></header><div>/səˌspɛndəd ænəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> suh.spenduhd anuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">temporary cessation of the vital functions, as due to asphyxia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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suspense account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">suspense account</span></header><div>/səˈspɛns əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> suh'spens uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">an account in which items are entered which, for some reason, cannot at once be placed in the account to which they are intended to go.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sustainable agriculture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sustainable agriculture</span></header><div>/səsteɪnəbəl ˈægrəkʌltʃə/ (<em>say</em> suhstaynuhbuhl 'agruhkulchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">farming systems which meet the needs of society now and into the future by maintaining or improving profitable food and fibre production whilst conserving natural resources.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sustainable farming</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sustainable architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739956521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sustainable architecture</span></header><div>/səsteɪnəbəl ˈakətɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> suhstaynuhbuhl 'ahkuhtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">architecture incorporating design features which are directed towards maintaining a sustainable environment, as green roofs, recycling, solar energy, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Swami Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700332322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Swami Army</span></header><div>/swami ˈami/ (<em>say</em> swahmee 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">the supporters of the Indian cricket team, viewed collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073900" href="entry://swami%23bigmac000073900"><span class="smallcaps">swami</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003825" href="entry://army%23bigmac000003825"><span class="smallcaps">army</span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac062476128" href="entry://Barmy%20Army%23bigmac062476128"><span class="smallcaps">Barmy Army</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweep arrangement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweep arrangement</span></header><div>/ˈswip əreɪndʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'sweep uhraynjmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a facility offered to individual customers of a bank or other financial institution whereby funds in excess of a certain level held in an account earning no or low interest, are automatically transferred to an account earning a high interest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweet alyssum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweet alyssum</span></header><div>/swit əˈlɪsəm/ (<em>say</em> sweet uh'lisuhm), /ˈæləsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'aluhsuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">a garden plant, <em>Lobularia maritima</em>, with small white, pink or violet flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweet-and-sour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweet-and-sour</span></header><div>/swit-n-ˈsaʊə/ (<em>say</em> sweet-n-'sowuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">(of a sauce) flavoured with sugar and vinegar and used with meat, especially pork, fish, etc., as in Asian cookery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>tángcù</em>, from <em>táng</em> sugar + <em>cù</em> vinegar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Swiss Army knife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac451446533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Swiss Army knife</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Swiss Army knives</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">a folding pocketknife with many blades and attachments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally designed for the <em>Swiss Army</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stock and station agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stock and station agent</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq729"> someone engaged in the business of buying and selling rural properties and stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> a firm which supplies provisions to rural properties.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stock agent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stomach-ache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stomach-ache</span></header><div>/ˈstʌmək-eɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'stumuhk-ayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">a pain in the stomach or abdomen; gastralgia; colic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stone-age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac348479554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stone-age</span></header><div>/ˈstoʊn-eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'stohn-ayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">old-fashioned, especially of technology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stone Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stone Age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Stone Age" src="word_pronunciations/22175.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstoʊn eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'stohn ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">the time during which early humans lived and made implements of stone, chiefly of flint; it corresponds to the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs up to the beginning of the Bronze Age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stop-action camera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stop-action camera</span></header><div>/ˌstɒp-ækʃən ˈkæmrə/ (<em>say</em> .stop-akshuhn 'kamruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">an automatically-operated camera for exposing successive frames of a film at regular but lengthy intervals, as in shooting the growth of a flower in accelerated motion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straight angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straight angle</span></header><div>/ˈstreɪt æŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'strayt angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">an angle of 180°.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straight-arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straight-arm</span></header><div>/ˈstreɪt-am/ (<em>say</em> 'strayt-ahm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">to ward off an opponent by holding the arm straight and pushing with the palm of the hand; fend (off).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straight-arrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac841766357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straight-arrow</span></header><div>/ˈstreɪt-æroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'strayt-aroh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">adhering to traditional mores, rejecting drugs, casual sex, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071777" href="entry://START%23bigmac000071777"><strong>START</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stratford-on-Avon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stratford-on-Avon</span></header><div>/strætfəd-ɒn-ˈeɪvən/ (<em>say</em> stratfuhd-on-'ayvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a town in central England, on the river Avon, in Warwickshire; Shakespeare’s birthplace.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Stratford-upon-Avon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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strava art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac533312037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">strava art</span></header><div>/ˈstravə at/ (<em>say</em> 'strahvuh aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">a picture overlaying a digital map, created by GPS tracking of a route travelled by a runner, cyclist, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Strava</em>, the name of an app which uses GPS to map and display a route travelled + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003913" href="entry://art%23bigmac000003913"><span class="smallcaps">art<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>strava artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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street appeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac303301974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">street appeal</span></header><div>/ˈstrit əpil/ (<em>say</em> 'street uhpeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> a collection of money for a charity undertaken by volunteers approaching people in the street.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> Also, <strong class="vs">kerb appeal</strong>. the attractiveness of a property when viewed from the street.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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street Arab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">street Arab</span></header><div>/ˈstrit ærəb/ (<em>say</em> 'street aruhb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac980485476" href="entry://street%20urchin%23bigmac980485476"><strong>street urchin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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street art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476361782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">street art</span></header><div>/ˈstrit at/ (<em>say</em> 'street aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">art which is performed or produced in the street, as chalk pictures, yarn bombing, mural installations, aerosol art, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>street artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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strep A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263641279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">strep A</span></header><div>/strɛp ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> strep 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">a bacterium which can cause diseases such as strep throat, tonsillitis, scarlet fever, cellulitis and impetigo; spread person-to-person through respiratory droplets.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">group A strep</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072656" href="entry://streptococcus%23bigmac000072656"><span class="smallcaps">strep(tococcus)</span></a> + A]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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strip-a-gram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">strip-a-gram</span></header><div>/ˈstrɪp-ə-græm/ (<em>say</em> 'strip-uh-gram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23bigmac000031215"><strong>-gram<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23mq557">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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strong AI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac593446481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">strong AI</span></header><div>/strɒŋ eɪ ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> strong ay 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac582106364" href="entry://artificial%20general%20intelligence%23bigmac582106364"><strong>artificial general intelligence</strong></a>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855239401" href="entry://weak%20AI%23bigmac855239401"><strong>weak AI</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">strong artificial intelligence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stub axle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stub axle</span></header><div>/ˈstʌb æksəl/ (<em>say</em> 'stub aksuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a short axle which carries a wheel used for steering a vehicle, and which is capable of restricted angular movement about a kingpin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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studio apartment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">studio apartment</span></header><div>/ˈstjudioʊ əpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'styoohdeeoh uhpahtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">an apartment with one main room comprising a bedroom and lounge room, usually with kitchen facilities in the same room, and a separate bathroom; a bedsitter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">studio</strong>, <strong class="vs">studio unit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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suberic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">suberic acid</span></header><div>/suˌbɛrɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> sooh.berik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a crystalline dibasic acid, (CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub>(COOH)<sub>2</sub>, derived from cork.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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subliminal advertising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540908070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">subliminal advertising</span></header><div>/səblɪmənəl ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> suhblimuhnuhl 'advuhtuyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a form of advertising, banned in many countries, which uses subliminal messages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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subsistence allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">subsistence allowance</span></header><div>/səbˈsɪstəns əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> suhb'sistuhns uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> money paid in advance to an employee to enable immediate needs to be met, until the regular payday.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq570"> money paid to an employee in addition to a salary to cover incidental expenses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq075"> money paid to members of the armed forces in lieu of meals; an allowance for food.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">subsistence money</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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substance abuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">substance abuse</span></header><div>/ˈsʌbstəns əbjus/ (<em>say</em> 'substuhns uhbyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">the detrimental and addictive use of drugs, legal or illegal.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>substance abuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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succinic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">succinic acid</span></header><div>/sʌkˌsɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> suk.sinik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">a white crystalline soluble acid, (CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(COOH)<sub>2</sub>, which is found in nearly all cells as an intermediate in the citric acid cycle. It occurs naturally in amber and is manufactured synthetically and used in dyes, perfumes and lacquers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sugar alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac381440471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sugar alcohol</span></header><div>/ʃʊgər ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> shooguhr 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate with the general formula H(HCHO)<sub>n</sub> + 1H, as opposed to sugar H(HCHO)<sub>n</sub>HCO; used as a sweetener for processed food to avoid using sugar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sugar ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac922345993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sugar ant</span></header><div>/ˈʃʊgər ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'shooguhr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">one of several stingless ants of the genus <em>Camponotus</em>, such as the widely found <em>Camponotus nigriceps</em> which has a black head and orange body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sugar art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac986320004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sugar art</span></header><div>/ˈʃʊgər at/ (<em>say</em> 'shooguhr aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">the culinary technique of making cake decorations out of spun sugar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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suicide first aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac091911413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">suicide first aid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">emergency mental health support given to a person who is seen to be at risk of taking their own life, until the services of a professional can be obtained.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>suicide first aider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sulphamic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sulphamic acid</span></header><div>/sʌlˌfæmɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> sul.famik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">a white crystalline solid, HSO<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>, which gives weakly acid water solutions; used as a metal and ceramic cleaner and as a stabilising agent for chlorine and hypochlorite in swimming pools, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sulfamic acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sulphonic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sulphonic acid</span></header><div>/sʌlˌfɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> sul.fonik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">any of a large group of organic compounds containing the sulphonic group. They are strong acids, giving neutral sodium salts and used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sulfonic acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sulphuric acid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sulphuric acid" src="word_pronunciations/22486.mp3"></audio></span>/sʌlˌfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> sul.fyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">the dibasic acid of sulphur, H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>, a colourless, corrosive, oily liquid, made from sulphur trioxide and used in many industrial processes; oil of vitriol.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sulphurous acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sulphurous acid</span></header><div>/sʌlfərəs ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> sulfuhruhs 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">an acid, H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>, formed by dissolving sulphur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts (sulphites).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sulfurous acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sulu Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sulu Archipelago</span></header><div>/sulu akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> soohlooh ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">an island group in the south-west Philippine Islands, separating the Celebes Sea from the <strong>Sulu Sea</strong>, an arm of the Pacific north-east of Borneo. 2813 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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summative assessment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac706754831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">summative assessment</span></header><div>/sʌmətɪv əˈsɛsmənt/ (<em>say</em> sumuhtiv uh'sesmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">an assessment of a student’s grasp of content or skills, made at the end of a course or period of education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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summer ale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225369137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">summer ale</span></header><div>/ˈsʌmər eɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'sumuhr ayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a light, refreshing beer, suitable to drink in the heat of summer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sun-and-planet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sun-and-planet</span></header><div>/sʌn-ən-ˈplænət/ (<em>say</em> sun-uhn-'planuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">denoting a system of toothed gearing in which a small wheel moves round a larger wheel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sun animalcule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sun animalcule</span></header><div>/ˌsʌn ænəˈmælkjul/ (<em>say</em> .sun anuh'malkyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">a predatory heliozoan of the genus <em>Actinophrys</em>, resembling a miniature sun with a globular form and numerous tapering pseudopodia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sun Aria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sun Aria</span></header><div>/sʌn ˈariə/ (<em>say</em> sun 'ahreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">a music contest inaugurated in Melbourne in 1924, and in Sydney as part of the City of Sydney Eisteddfod in 1933.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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superciliary arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519458019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">superciliary arch</span></header><div>/supəsɪljəri ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> soohpuhsilyuhree 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a broad, bony ridge extending sideways from the glabella on either side above the eye socket.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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supplementary angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">supplementary angle</span></header><div>/sʌpləˌmɛntri ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> supluh.mentree 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">either of two angles whose sum is 180°.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sword and sorcery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac542490029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sword and sorcery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq83">a genre of fiction in which stories are set in some imaginary time and place and feature fighting with swords, daggers, etc., and magical events.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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SWOT analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac027315356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">SWOT analysis</span></header><div>/ˈswɒt ənæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'swot uhnaluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">an analysis of a business under the headings of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>s</em>(<em>trengths</em>)<em> w</em>(<em>eaknesses</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>pportunities and</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>hreats</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099345" href="entry://analysis%23bigmac000099345"><span class="smallcaps">analysis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">a festival including a street parade held annually in Sydney, now in February or March; began as a protest march for gay rights in 1978.</span></div> Formerly (1979–88), <strong>Sydney Gay Mardi Gras</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sydney Theatre Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac651527692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sydney Theatre Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">one of a set of awards for excellence in the performing arts in Sydney, presented annually from 2006 by the Sydney Reviewers, a group of Sydney theatre critics, established in 2005; awards programs set up in replacement of a former Sydney theatre awards program which had been in effect 1978–95.</span></div> Formerly (1978–95), <strong>Sydney Theatre Critics’ Circle Award</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sylvic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sylvic acid</span></header><div>/sɪlvɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> silvik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000078" href="entry://abietic%20acid%23bigmac000000078"><strong>abietic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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synthetic aperture radar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac615341282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">synthetic aperture radar</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">a type of radar which creates a high-resolution image or a three-dimensional reconstruction of a surface, the radar being transported by a moving platform, such as an aircraft or spacecraft.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SAR</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Syrian Arab Republic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Syrian Arab Republic</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092846" href="entry://Syria%23bigmac000092846"><strong>Syria</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092846" href="entry://Syria%23mq588">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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system administrator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813814702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">system administrator</span></header><div>/ˌsɪstəm ædˈmɪnəstreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> .sistuhm ad'minuhstraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">a person responsible for maintaining a computer system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sysadmin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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systems analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">systems analysis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of systems analysis" src="word_pronunciations/22798.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪstəmz ənæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'sistuhmz uhnaluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">the analysis of an activity or project, usually with the aid of a computer, to determine its aims, methods and effectiveness.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>systems analyst</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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systems architect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac334045022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">systems architect</span></header><div>/ˈsɪstəmz akətɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'sistuhmz ahkuhtekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">a developer who designs and builds systems in the light of systems analysis and information theory.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>systems architecture</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tacna-Arica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tacna-Arica</span></header><div>/ˈtaknə-aˈrikə/ (<em>say</em> 'tahknuh-ah'reekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">a maritime region in western South America, long in dispute between Chile and Peru; annexed by Chile, 1883; divided as a result of arbitration into Tacna department, Peru, and Arica department, Chile, 1929.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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take-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">take-all</span></header><div>/ˈteɪk-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'tayk-awl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">a disease of wheat caused by the fungus, <em>Ophiobolus graminis</em>, which attacks the base of the plant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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T and C
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac305335665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">T and C</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq833">terms and conditions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ts and Cs</strong>, <strong class="vs">T’s and C’s</strong>, <strong class="vs">T and Cs</strong>, <strong class="vs">T and C’s</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tantalic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tantalic acid</span></header><div>/tænˌtælɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> tan.talik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">an acid which forms complex salts (tantalates); tantalum pentoxide-hydrate, Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>.xH<sub>2</sub>O.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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target audience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac623205263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">target audience</span></header><div>/ˈtagət ɔdiəns/ (<em>say</em> 'tahguht awdeeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">the group of people to whom a product or service is directed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tartaric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tartaric acid</span></header><div>/taˌtærɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> tah.tarik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">an organic acid, (CHOHCOOH)<sub>2</sub> existing in four isomeric modifications, the common or dextrorotatory form being a colourless crystalline compound and one of the principal acids of wine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tattoo art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac159275642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tattoo art</span></header><div>/tætu ˈat/ (<em>say</em> tatooh 'art) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">art created by marking the skin with indelible patterns, pictures, legends, etc., by making punctures in it and inserting pigments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018123" href="entry://tattoo%23bigmac000018123"><span class="smallcaps">tattoo<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003913" href="entry://art%23bigmac000003913"><span class="smallcaps">art<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tattoo artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Taufa’ahau Tupou IV</span></header><div>/ˌtaʊfə əhaʊ ˈtupoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .towfuh uhhow 'toohpoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">1918–2006, king of Tonga 1968–2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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taurocholic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">taurocholic acid</span></header><div>/tɔrəˌkɒlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> tawruh.kolik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">an acid, C<sub>26</sub>H<sub>45</sub>NO<sub>7</sub>S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of oxen, etc., which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>tauro-</em> (combining form of Greek <em>tauros</em> bull, ox) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013445" href="entry://cholic%20acid%23bigmac000013445"><span class="smallcaps">cholic acid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tax agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tax agent</span></header><div>/ˈtæks eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'taks ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">a person who is authorised by the government to prepare income tax returns for a fee and to handle any other transactions relating to tax for a taxpayer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tax amnesty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tax amnesty</span></header><div>/ˈtæks æmnəsti/ (<em>say</em> 'taks amnuhstee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">tax amnesties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a period of time in which people who pay overdue government taxes will not be subject to the usual penalties for not paying tax on time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tax avoidance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tax avoidance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tax avoidance" src="word_pronunciations/22971.mp3"></audio></span>/tæks əˈvɔɪdəns/ (<em>say</em> taks uh'voyduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">the taking of lawful measures to minimise one’s tax liabilities.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075046" href="entry://tax%20evasion%23bigmac000075046"><strong>tax evasion</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tax avoision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434120455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tax avoision</span></header><div>/ˈtæks əvɔɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'taks uhvoyzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">strategies to avoid taxation which are in the grey area between avoidance (legal claims) and evasion (fraud).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tea and Sugar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tea and Sugar</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">a supply train which ran between Port Augusta, SA, and Kalgoorlie, WA.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called because it supplied groceries to the settlements along its route]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tea-and-sugar bushranger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tea-and-sugar bushranger</span></header><div>/ˌti-ən-ʃʊgə ˈbʊʃreɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> .tee-uhn-shooguh 'booshraynjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> a swagman who begs or purloins tea, sugar, and other minor provisions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> a petty thief.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tea-and-sugar burglar</strong>, <strong class="vs">tea-and-sugar bandit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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teacher aide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">teacher aide</span></header><div>/ˈtitʃər eɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'teechuhr ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">a person employed in a non-professional capacity to assist a teacher.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">teacher’s aide</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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teaching aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">teaching aid</span></header><div>/ˈtitʃɪŋ eɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'teeching ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">an item of prepared material, or a piece of equipment such as a tape recorder, film strip, etc., used by a teacher to assist in the presentation of a lesson.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tear-arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tear-arse</span></header><div>/ˈtɛər-as/ (<em>say</em> 'tairr-ahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093109" href="entry://tearaway%23bigmac000093109"><strong>tearaway</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> golden syrup or treacle.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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teaser ad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">teaser ad</span></header><div>/ˈtizər æd/ (<em>say</em> 'teezuhr ad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">an advertisement designed primarily to attract customers to a shop by making a special offer on one item.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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technical atmosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">technical atmosphere</span></header><div>/ˌtɛknɪkəl ˈætməsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> .teknikuhl 'atmuhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a unit used on the European continent equal to one kilogram force per square centimetre, which equals 98 066.5 pascals.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: at</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tel Aviv
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tel Aviv</span></header><div>/tɛl əˈviv/ (<em>say</em> tel uh'veev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">a city in western Israel.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Tel Aviv-Jaffa</strong>. Hebrew, <strong>Tel Aviv-Yafo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Telecom Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Telecom Australia</span></header><div>/ˌtɛləkɒm əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> .teluhkom uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094200" href="entry://Telstra%20Corporation%23bigmac000094200"><strong>Telstra Corporation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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teleological argument
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">teleological argument</span></header><div>/ˌtiliəlɒdʒɪkəl ˈagjəmənt/ (<em>say</em> .teeleeuhlojikuhl 'ahgyuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">the argument for the existence of God based on the assumption that order in the universe implies an orderer and cannot be a natural feature of the universe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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telephone answering machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">telephone answering machine</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002821" href="entry://answering%20machine%23bigmac000002821"><strong>answering machine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tell-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137693296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tell-all</span></header><div>/ˈtɛl-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'tel-awl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">wholly revealing: <em class="example">a tell-all biography.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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telluric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">telluric acid</span></header><div>/tɛlˌjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> tel.yoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">a very weak dibasic acid, H<sub>6</sub>TeO<sub>6</sub>, which is a moderately strong oxidising agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Temple of Artemis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Temple of Artemis</span></header><div>/tɛmpəl əv ˈatəməs/ (<em>say</em> tempuhl uhv 'ahtuhmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">the large and imposing temple at Ephesus, dedicated to Artemis (Diana); one of the Seven Wonders of the World.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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temporal awareness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553525277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">temporal awareness</span></header><div>/tɛmpərəl əˈwɛənəs/ (<em>say</em> tempuhruhl uh'wairnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">a sense of the passage of time, especially as employed in registering rhythm and in pacing one’s movements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tennessee Valley Authority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tennessee Valley Authority</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">an organisation set up by the US government in 1933 to harness the Tennessee River for cheap electric power, irrigation, flood control, increased navigation, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: TVA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thomas à Kempis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thomas à Kempis</span></header><div>/tɒməs ə ˈkɛmpəs/ (<em>say</em> tomuhs uh 'kempuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039936" href="entry://Kempis%23bigmac000039936"><strong>Kempis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thomas Playford Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thomas Playford Airport</span></header><div>/ˌtɒməs ˈpleɪfəd ˈɛəpɔt/ (<em>say</em> .tomuhs 'playfuhd 'airpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">an airport for Adelaide, SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thousand and One Nights
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thousand and One Nights</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>The</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">→ The <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003486" href="entry://Arabian%20Nights%27%20Entertainment%23bigmac000003486"><strong>Arabian Nights’ Entertainment</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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three-awn grass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">three-awn grass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of three-awn grass" src="word_pronunciations/23310.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈθri-ɔn gras/ (<em>say</em> 'three-awn grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">any of various species of grass with a trifid awn, as wire grass or kerosene grass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thunderstorm asthma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac117638433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thunderstorm asthma</span></header><div>/θʌndəstɔm ˈæsmə/ (<em>say</em> thunduhstawm 'asmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a severe form of asthma brought on by a thunderstorm which splits pollen that is too big to enter the airways into smaller particles that can reach the small airways of the lungs and cause an asthma attack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thymidylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thymidylic acid</span></header><div>/θaɪməˌdɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> thuymuh.dilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">the monophosphate of thymidine, present in all living cells, mainly in combined form, as in deoxyribonucleic acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tibetan antelope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971738558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tibetan antelope</span></header><div>/təbɛtn ˈæntəloʊp/ (<em>say</em> tuhbetn 'antuhlohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac208584366" href="entry://chiru%23bigmac208584366"><strong>chiru</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tight-arsed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tight-arsed</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪt-ast/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyt-ahst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> mean; parsimonious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq606"> haughty.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>tight-arse</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tight-arse Tuesday
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679571547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tight-arse Tuesday</span></header><div>/taɪt-as ˈtjuzdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> tuyt-ahs 'tyoohzday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a Tuesday on which concessional prices are regularly made available for the movies.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time allowance</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪm əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'tuym uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">an amount of time allowed off the normal working week without loss of pay, in consideration for working under certain unpleasant conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time and motion study
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time and motion study</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">time and motion studies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">the systematic examination of methods of working, especially in industrial organisations, in order to improve efficiency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tin arse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tin arse</span></header><div>/ˈtɪn as/ (<em>say</em> 'tin ahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">a lucky person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tin bum</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076664" href="entry://tin%23bigmac000076664"><span class="smallcaps">tin</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076664" href="entry://tin%23mq749">8</a>)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100974" href="entry://arse%23bigmac000100974"><strong>arse</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ting-a-ling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ting-a-ling</span></header><div>/tɪŋ-ə-ˈlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ting-uh-'ling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a tingling sound, especially one made by a small bell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tin-pan alley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tin-pan alley</span></header><div>/ˌtɪn-pæn ˈæli/ (<em>say</em> .tin-pan 'alee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> the district of a city where most of the popular music is published.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq663"> the realm of composers or publishers of popular music, or such persons as a group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (early 1900s) with reference to 28th Street in New York; from US <em>tin pan</em> a cheap, tinny piano]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tiobraid Árann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tiobraid Árann</span></header><div>/ˌtɪbrɪd ˈɔrən/ (<em>say</em> .tibrid 'awruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092886" href="entry://Tipperary%23bigmac000092886"><strong>Tipperary</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tip-and-go
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac506816415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tip-and-go</span></header><div>/tɪp-ən-ˈgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> tip-uhn-'goh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034466" href="entry://hit-and-run%23bigmac000034466"><strong>hit-and-run</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034466" href="entry://hit-and-run%23mq749">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tip-and-run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tip-and-run</span></header><div>/tɪp-ən-ˈrʌn/ (<em>say</em> tip-uhn-'run) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034466" href="entry://hit-and-run%23bigmac000034466"><strong>hit-and-run</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034466" href="entry://hit-and-run%23mq749">5</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tippy-go-run</strong>, <strong class="vs">tippety-run</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tishab b'Ab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tishab b’Ab</span></header><div>/tiˈʃab bəˈab/ (<em>say</em> tee'shahb buh'ahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">(in the Jewish calendar) the ninth day of the month of Ab observed in memory of the destruction of the First and Second Temples.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tishah b’Av</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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titanic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">titanic acid</span></header><div>/taɪˌtænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> tuy.tanik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076789" href="entry://titanium%20dioxide%23bigmac000076789"><strong>titanium dioxide</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> any of various acids derived from it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tenpin bowling alley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483022786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tenpin bowling alley</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">a venue for tenpin bowling, set up with lanes with pins at one end and bowlers at the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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terebic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">terebic acid</span></header><div>/tərɛbɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> tuhrebik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">an acid, C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, formed by the action of nitric acid on oil of turpentine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075564" href="entry://terebinth%23bigmac000075564"><span class="smallcaps">tereb(inth)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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terephthalic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">terephthalic acid</span></header><div>/tɛrəfˌθælɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> teruhf.thalik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, carboxylic acid, benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(COOH)<sub>2</sub>, used in combination with glycols to form linear, crystalline fibres, as dacron and terylene.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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terra alba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">terra alba</span></header><div>/tɛrə ˈælbə/ (<em>say</em> teruh 'albuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">any of various white, earthy or powdery substances as pipeclay, gypsum, kaolin, or magnesia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: white earth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Terra Australis Incognita
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Terra Australis Incognita</span></header><div>/ˌtɛrə ɒstraləs ɪnkɒgˈnitə/ (<em>say</em> .teruh ostrahluhs inkog'neetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">the mass of land assumed by early cartographers to stretch across much of the south of the world thereby giving balance to the globe; its existence disproved by European voyages of exploration in the 18th century, such as those of Captain James Cook; the origin of the name <em>Australia</em> and of the epithet for Australia, the (<em>Great</em>)<em> South Land</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: unknown southern land]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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territorial army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">territorial army</span></header><div>/tɛrəˌtɔriəl ˈami/ (<em>say</em> teruh.tawreeuhl 'ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">an army, often voluntary, organised for home or national defence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Test Act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Test Act</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Test Act" src="word_pronunciations/23178.mp3"></audio></span>/tɛst/ (<em>say</em> test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">a statute, passed 1673 and repealed 1828, requiring military officers and public officials to swear an oath of allegiance to the Crown and take the sacraments of the Church of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tete-a-tete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tete-a-tete</span><z><span target_id="aRcH4sIC71">adj.</span><span target_id="fywmQRc4T5">n.</span><span target_id="2RVJMFM1nE">adv.</span></z></header><div>/tɛt-a-ˈtɛt/ (<em>say</em> tet-ah-'tet), /teɪt-a-ˈteɪt/ (<em>say</em> tayt-ah-'tayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aRcH4sIC71"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> of, between, or for two persons together, without others.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fywmQRc4T5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq090"> a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq626"> a sofa shaped like an S so that two people are able to converse face to face; vis-a-vis.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2RVJMFM1nE">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq932"> (of two persons) together in private: <em class="example">to sit tete-a-tete.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tête-à-tête</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: head to head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tetracyanoplatinic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tetracyanoplatinic acid</span></header><div>/ˌtɛtrəˌsaɪənoʊpləˌtɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .tetruh.suyuhnohpluh.tinik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057319" href="entry://platinocyanic%20acid%23bigmac000057319"><strong>platinocyanic acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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theatre of the absurd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">theatre of the absurd</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a modern dramatic genre which expresses the belief that the human condition is essentially absurd.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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them-and-us
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac493401260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">them-and-us</span></header><div>/ðɛm-ən-ˈʌs/ (<em>say</em> dhem-uhn-'us) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">exclusionist; divisive: <em class="example">a them-and-us mentality.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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theoretical arithmetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">theoretical arithmetic</span></header><div>/θiəˌrɛtɪkəl əˈrɪθmətɪk/ (<em>say</em> theeuh.retikuhl uh'rithmuhtik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003760" href="entry://arithmetic%23bigmac000003760"><strong>arithmetic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003760" href="entry://arithmetic%23mq957">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Therapeutic Goods Administration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271915356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Therapeutic Goods Administration</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">the Australian federal government agency responsible for regulating medical drugs, medical devices, and organic substances used in medical treatment, as blood, blood components, and tissue and cellular products.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: TGA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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therapy animal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac319333395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">therapy animal</span></header><div>/θɛrəpi ænəməl/ (<em>say</em> 'theruhpee anuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">a domesticated animal used in pet therapy, such as a dog, guinea pig, horse, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">therapy pet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thiocyanic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thiocyanic acid</span></header><div>/ˌθaɪoʊsaɪˌænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .thuyohsuy.anik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">an unstable acid, HSCN, known chiefly in the form of its salts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thionic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thionic acid</span></header><div>/θaɪˌɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> thuy.onik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">any of four acids of sulphur of the type H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>X</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, where <em>x</em> is a number from 2 to 5.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thiosulphuric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thiosulphuric acid</span></header><div>/ˌθaɪoʊsʌlˌfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .thuyohsul.fyoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">an acid, H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, which may be regarded as sulphuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulphur.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">thiosulfuric acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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third age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac54478671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">third age</span></header><div>/θɜd ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> therd 'ayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">the period in life of retirement, the previous two periods being youth and employed adulthood: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>what geriatric experts now refer to as The Third Age - or the extension of healthy middle age well into what we once thought were the sunset years.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of French <em>troisième âge</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thirty-nine Articles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thirty-nine Articles</span></header><div>/θɜti-naɪn ˈatɪkəlz/ (<em>say</em> thertee-nuyn 'ahtikuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">the 39 points of doctrine subscribed to by the clergy of the Church of England, as prescribed by an act of Parliament of 1571, and forming a fundamental part of the constitution of the Anglican Church of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thomas à Becket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thomas à Becket</span></header><div>/tɒməs ə ˈbɛkət/ (<em>say</em> tomuhs uh 'bekuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006334" href="entry://Becket%23bigmac000006334"><strong>Becket</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tits and ass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac170700376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tits and ass</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">female nudity, especially when sexualised in a film, magazine, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tits and arse</strong>, <strong class="vs">tits and bums</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>tits-and-ass</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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to-and-fro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">to-and-fro</span><z><span target_id="pl40o963zv">n.</span><span target_id="qzgzDG7quS">adj.</span><span target_id="V6mLkVphH2">adv.</span></z></header><div>/tu-ən-ˈfroʊ/ (<em>say</em> tooh-uhn-'froh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pl40o963zv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> movement back and forth: <em class="example">the to-and-fro of the pendulum.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qzgzDG7quS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq279"> of or relating to such a movement: <em class="example">the to-and-fro motion of the boat.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="V6mLkVphH2">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq789"> back and forth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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to-and-from
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">to-and-from</span></header><div>/tu-ən-ˈfrɒm/ (<em>say</em> tooh-uhn-'from) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">an Englishman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>to-and-from</em>, Pom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toffee apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toffee apple</span></header><div>/ˈtɒfi æpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'tofee apuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">an apple coated with toffee, fixed onto a small stick.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toing and froing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toing and froing</span></header><div>/ˌtuɪŋ ən ˈfroʊɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .toohing uhn 'frohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">movement back and forth, often apparently random.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">toing-and-froing</strong>, <strong class="vs">to-ing and fro-ing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toluic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toluic acid</span></header><div>/tɒlˌjuɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> tol.yoohik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of benzoic acid, CH<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>COOH, which are derivatives of toluene.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tom and Jerry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tom and Jerry</span></header><div>/tɒm ən ˈdʒɛri/ (<em>say</em> tom uhn 'jeree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">a hot drink composed of rum and water (or milk) with beaten eggs, spiced and sweetened.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tom, Dick, and Harry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tom, Dick, and Harry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">common people generally; anybody at all: <em class="example">they invited every Tom, Dick, and Harry.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tommy Atkins
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tommy Atkins</span></header><div>/tɒmi ˈætkənz/ (<em>say</em> tomee 'atkuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> any private of the British Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> the rank and file collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [a familiar name for the typical British soldier, arising out of the use of the name <em>Thomas Atkins</em> in specimen forms given in official regulations from 1815]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tone argument
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140698331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tone argument</span></header><div>/toʊn ˈagjəmənt/ (<em>say</em> tohn 'ahgyuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac352659250" href="entry://tone%20policing%23bigmac352659250"><strong>tone policing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tone arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tone arm</span></header><div>/ˈtoʊn am/ (<em>say</em> 'tohn ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056545" href="entry://pick-up%20arm%23bigmac000056545"><strong>pick-up arm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tongkat ali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac170879683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tongkat ali</span></header><div>/tɒŋkæt aˈli/ (<em>say</em> tongkat ah'lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">a small tree of Malaysia and Indonesia, <em>Eurycoma longifolia</em>, the root of which is used as a medicinal herb and as an aphrodisiac.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tongue-and-groove joint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tongue-and-groove joint</span></header><div>/ˌtʌŋ-ən-ˈgruv ˌdʒɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> .tung-uhn-'groohv .joynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">(in carpentry) a joint consisting of a tongue on the edge of one board and a matching groove on the edge of the next.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tonic accent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tonic accent</span></header><div>/tɒnɪk ˈæksɛnt/ (<em>say</em> tonik 'aksent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">vocal accent, or syllabic stress, in pronunciation or speaking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tool allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tool allowance</span></header><div>/ˈtul əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'toohl uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">an allowance paid by an employer to tradespeople who equip themselves with the tools necessary for their work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tooth avulsion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac468076289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tooth avulsion</span></header><div>/ˈtuθ əvʌlʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'toohth uhvulshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Anthropology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">the removal of a tooth for ceremonial purposes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Torvill and Dean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac685171906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Torvill and Dean</span></header><div>/ˈtɔvɪl ən din/ (<em>say</em> 'tawvil uhn deen) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a duo of English ice-skaters (Jayne Torvill, born 1957, and Christopher Dean, born 1958) who won the world ice dancing championships 1981–1983.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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total abstainer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">total abstainer</span></header><div>/toʊtl əbˈsteɪnə/ (<em>say</em> tohtl uhb'staynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">someone who, for religious or other reasons, abstains from any form of alcoholic drink.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Totalisator Agency Board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Totalisator Agency Board</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074389" href="entry://TAB%23bigmac000074389"><strong>TAB<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074389" href="entry://TAB%23mq441">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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touch-and-go
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">touch-and-go</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of touch-and-go" src="word_pronunciations/23601.mp3"></audio></span>/tʌtʃ-ən-ˈgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> tuch-uhn-'goh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq721"> hasty, sketchy, or desultory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> precarious, risky: <em class="example">a highly touch-and-go situation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq466"> uncertain; hard to predict: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>For the first four years it had been touch and go whether they would not go bankrupt</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nevil shute</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1952</span>.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">touch and go</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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touch-and-go landing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791629820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">touch-and-go landing</span></header><div>/tʌtʃ-ən-goʊ ˈlændɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> tuch-uhn-goh 'landing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">an aircraft manoeuvre involving putting the wheels down on the landing strip and immediately taking off again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toxic asset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251180646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toxic asset</span></header><div>/tɒksɪk ˈæsɛt/ (<em>say</em> toksik 'aset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">a financial asset, the value of which has been revealed to be significantly diminished because it is affected by toxic debt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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track and circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac190609213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">track and circle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac180815041" href="entry://Panaramitee%23bigmac180815041"><strong>Panaramitee</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tracker action
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tracker action</span></header><div>/ˈtrækər ækʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'trakuhr akshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a completely mechanical action in a pipe organ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Trade Practices Act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785030792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Trade Practices Act</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">(in Australia) the primary federal statute regulating the conduct of trade among corporations in the business sector.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trades and labour council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trades and labour council</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a trade union peak council within a particular state or region that coordinates and represents affiliated unions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">trades and labor council</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trailing arbutus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trailing arbutus</span></header><div>/ˌtreɪlɪŋ aˈbjutəs/ (<em>say</em> .trayling ah'byoohtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003549" href="entry://arbutus%23bigmac000003549"><strong>arbutus</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003549" href="entry://arbutus%23mq747">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trait anxiety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac735107670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trait anxiety</span></header><div>/treɪt æŋˈzaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> trayt ang'zuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">an anxious state of mind that derives from a particular personality or temperament.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac768262373" href="entry://state%20anxiety%23bigmac768262373"><strong>state anxiety</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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transactional analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">transactional analysis</span></header><div>/trænzækʃənəl əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> tranzakshuhnuhl uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">a form of individual or group psychotherapy which analyses behaviour into that appropriate to the child, adult or parent role acted out by a person and attributes neurosis to inappropriate response in one or other of these roles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">TA</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Trans-Australia Airlines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Trans-Australia Airlines</span></header><div>/ˌtrænz-əstreɪljə ˈɛəlaɪnz/ (<em>say</em> .tranz-uhstraylyuh 'airluynz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091282" href="entry://Australian%20Airlines%23bigmac000091282"><strong>Australian Airlines</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: TAA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Trans Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Trans Australian</span></header><div>/trænz əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> tranz uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">a train which ran between Adelaide and Perth, 1917–91.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trans fatty acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680418590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trans fatty acid</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">a type of unsaturated fat occurring naturally in meat and dairy products but also created as a side effect of the hydrogenation of plant oils in the process of creating margarine; thought to increase the risk of coronary heart disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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transfer balance account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac013634617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">transfer balance account</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">an account into which amounts transferred in or out, as pensions or annuities, are recorded so that they can be measured against the transfer balance cap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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transient ischaemic attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561070569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">transient ischaemic attack</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac845379296" href="entry://TIA%23bigmac845379296"><strong>TIA</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Transport Workers' Union of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Transport Workers’ Union of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">a federal trade union, registered in 1987, first formed as the as the Motor Transport and Chauffeurs Association in 1912.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: TWU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Transylvanian Alps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Transylvanian Alps</span></header><div>/trænsəlˌveɪniən ˈælps/ (<em>say</em> transuhl.vayneeuhn 'alps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a mountain range in southern Romania forming a south-western extension of the Carpathian system. Highest peak, Mt Negoiul, 2544 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trapeze artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trapeze artist</span></header><div>/trəˈpiz atəst/ (<em>say</em> truh'peez ahtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">a performer in a circus, etc., who is skilled in the use of the trapeze.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trash and treasure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trash and treasure</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a mixture of useless objects and objects of undiscovered value, as at a sale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trash-and-treasure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trash-and-treasure</span></header><div>/træʃ-ən-ˈtrɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> trash-uhn-'trezhuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">of or relating to trash and treasure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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travel advisory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149238303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">travel advisory</span></header><div>/ˈtrævəl ədvaɪzəri/ (<em>say</em> 'travuhl uhdvuyzuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a notice, especially one issued by a government authority, giving advice on the degree of risk involved in travelling to certain parts of the world affected by war, diseases, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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travel agency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">travel agency</span></header><div>/ˈtrævəl eɪdʒənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'travuhl ayjuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">travel agencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">a business that arranges journeys and accommodation for travellers, as by procuring tickets, reservations, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">travel bureau</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>travel agent</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trench art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac177219728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trench art</span></header><div>/trɛntʃ ˈat/ (<em>say</em> trench 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">objects made or decorated by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians during the period of World War I, such as decorated shell cases, crucifixes, carvings, military models, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Trentino-Alto Adige
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Trentino-Alto Adige</span></header><div>/trɛnˈtinoʊ-ˈaltoʊ ˈadidʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> tren'teenoh-'ahltoh 'ahdeejay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">a region in north-eastern Italy. 13 613 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Triangulum Australe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Triangulum Australe</span></header><div>/traɪˌæŋgjəlʊm ɒˈstreɪli/ (<em>say</em> truy.anggyuhloom o'straylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Trianguli Australis</strong> /traɪˌæŋgjəlaɪ ɒˈstreɪləs/ (<em>say</em> truy.anggyuhluy o'strayluhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">a small, bright triangular constellation in the polar region of the southern sky between Ara and the Southern Cross.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: Southern Triangle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tri-aquathon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tri-aquathon</span></header><div>/traɪ-ˈækwəθɒn/ (<em>say</em> truy-'akwuhthon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a competition in three parts, the first leg of the race being swimming, the second surfboard paddling, and the third surf-ski paddling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tricarboxylic acid cycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tricarboxylic acid cycle</span></header><div>/traɪˌkabɒkˈsɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> truy.kahbok'silik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">a cyclic system of reactions, occurring in almost all living cells, whereby pyruvic acid is metabolised to carbon dioxide, and the energy thereby liberated is trapped as chemical energy for use in biosynthesis, etc.; citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trichloroacetic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trichloroacetic acid</span></header><div>/traɪˌklɔroʊəˌsitɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> truy.klawrohuh.seetik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a strong poisonous acid, CCl<sub>3</sub>COOH; used in medicine and pharmacy, and as a herbicide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tricyanic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tricyanic acid</span></header><div>/traɪsaɪˌænɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> truysuy.anik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018214" href="entry://cyanuric%20acid%23bigmac000018214"><strong>cyanuric acid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tricyclic antidepressant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tricyclic antidepressant</span></header><div>/traɪˌsaɪklɪk ˌæntidəˈprɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> truy.suyklik .anteeduh'presuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">an antidepressant which has three rings in its chemical structure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Trinidad and Tobago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Trinidad and Tobago</span></header><div>/ˌtrɪnədæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .trinuhdad uhn tuh'baygoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a republic consisting of two islands at the southern end of the Lesser Antilles group in the Caribbean Sea; a Spanish, then a British colony before independence in 1962; a republic since 1976. 5128 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English, also various creoles and Hindi. <em>Currency</em>: Trinidad and Tobago dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Port of Spain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Triple Alliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Triple Alliance</span></header><div>/ˌtrɪpəl əˈlaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> .tripuhl uh'luyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> the alliance (1882–1915) between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq231"> a league (1717) of France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands against Spain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq554"> a league (1668) of England, Sweden, and the Netherlands against France.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The Triple Alliance (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078115" href="#mq991">1</a>) originated in the fact that Germany and Austria-Hungary shared borders and a language, and had been allied since 1879 (the Dual Alliance). In 1882 Italy joined the alliance because it wanted military support in the event of an attack by France. However, in 1902 Italy made a secret pact with France that it would remain neutral in the event of a German attack on France. When World War I broke out in 1914 Italy remained neutral until 1915, when it entered the war as an ally of Britain, France and Russia. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012311" href="entry://Central%20Powers%23bigmac000012311"><strong>Central Powers</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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triple antigen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">triple antigen</span></header><div>/trɪpəl ˈæntədʒən/ (<em>say</em> tripuhl 'antuhjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a combined vaccine given to babies and children at regular intervals to give long-term immunity against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tropical soda apple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac361761892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tropical soda apple</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">a prickly perennial shrub, <em>Solanum viarum</em>, which invades open to semi-shaded areas as pastures, roadsides, parks, etc.; unpalatable to stock; native to South America and an aggressive weed in NSW and Qld.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078262" href="entry://tropical%23bigmac000078262"><span class="smallcaps">tropical</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac254129862" href="entry://soda%20apple%23bigmac254129862"><span class="smallcaps">soda apple</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trouble and strife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trouble and strife</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a wife.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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truck and dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac176461041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truck and dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">a high-sided truck with a similarly high-sided trailer, used for hauling gravel, sand, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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truck arrester bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926454335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truck arrester bed</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac848179483" href="entry://arrester%20bed%23bigmac848179483"><strong>arrester bed</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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truckie's arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286541154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truckie’s arm</span></header><div>/ˈtrʌkiz am/ (<em>say</em> 'trukeez ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">the arm which the driver of a motor vehicle exposes to the sun through the window, so that it tans more than the other arm.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">trucker arm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tuamotu Archipelago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tuamotu Archipelago</span></header><div>/tuəˌmoʊtu akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> toohuh.mohtooh ahkuh'peluhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">a group of French coral islands in the southern Pacific. 860 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Low Archipelago</strong>, <strong class="vs">Paumotu Archipelago</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tuckshop arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac239537268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tuckshop arm</span></header><div>/ˈtʌkʃɒp am/ (<em>say</em> 'tukshop ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">the arm of an overweight woman having flabby triceps.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">canteen arm</strong>, <strong class="vs">piano arm</strong>, <strong class="vs">nanna arm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ultraviolet A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456412790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ultraviolet A</span></header><div>/ʌltrəˌvaɪələt ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ultruh.vuyuhluht 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">a form of ultraviolet light which is less intense but has greater penetration than ultraviolet B.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac899919188" href="entry://ultraviolet%20B%23bigmac899919188"><strong>ultraviolet B</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: UVA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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umbrella thorn acacia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046404065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">umbrella thorn acacia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a medium-to-large canopied tree, <em>Vachellia tortilis</em>, with a characteristic combination of one straight thorn with a small hooked thorn alongside; found on the savanna of Africa.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">thorn tree</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Umm al-Qaiwain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000079152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Umm al-Qaiwain</span></header><div>/um æl-kaɪˈweɪn/ (<em>say</em> oohm al-kuy'wayn) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092928" href="entry://United%20Arab%20Emirates%23bigmac000092928"><strong>United Arab Emirates</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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un-Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101916302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">un-Australian</span></header><div>/ʌn-əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> un-uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq908"> not Australian in character: <em class="example">an un-Australian landscape; </em><em class="example">an un-Australian novel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> (of conduct, behaviour, etc.) not conforming to ideas of traditional Australian morality and customs, such as fairness, honesty, hard work, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mr Elliott said the idea should not be seen as un-Australian or against the ethos of the nation’s culture of not ‘dobbing in mates’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq124"> violating a pattern of conduct, behaviour, etc., which, it is implied by the user of the term, is one embraced by Australians: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It’s un-Australian to drive past a pub.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john singleton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq5"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> disloyal to the Australian nation, especially by virtue of being subject to manipulation by an influence from outside Australia, derived from certain political, religious and ethnic affiliations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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uncome-at-able
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000079499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">uncome-at-able</span></header><div>/ʌnkʌm-ˈæt-əbəl/ (<em>say</em> unkum-'at-uhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">inaccessible; unattainable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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under-age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000079699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">under-age</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of under-age" src="word_pronunciations/24162.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʌndər-eɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'unduhr-ayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">below the customary or required age, especially below the legal age, as for entering licensed premises, marrying, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">under-aged</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unget-at-able
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unget-at-able</span></header><div>/ʌngɛt-ˈæt-əbəl/ (<em>say</em> unget-'at-uhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036696" href="entry://inaccessible%23bigmac000036696"><strong>inaccessible</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ungetatable</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>unget-at-ably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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union greenfields agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac396019314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">union greenfields agreement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a greenfields agreement struck between an employer and one or more unions deemed to be representative of the future workforce, usually with a maximum nominal expiry date of five years.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Union of South Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Union of South Africa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">former name of the Republic of South Africa.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092815" href="entry://South%20Africa%23bigmac000092815"><strong>South Africa</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Arab Republic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Arab Republic</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> a former republic in north-eastern Africa, created by the union of Egypt and Syria in 1958, and dissolved by Syria’s withdrawal in 1961.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq512"> the former official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091995" href="entry://Egypt%23bigmac000091995"><strong>Egypt</strong></a> (until 1971). <em>Abbrev.</em>: UAR</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Arab States
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Arab States</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">the federation (in 1958) of the United Arab Republic and the kingdom of Yemen; dissolved 1961.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Artists Corporation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Artists Corporation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">US film production and distribution company founded in 1919 by DW Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charles Chaplin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Associations of Women
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac452001512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Associations of Women</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">an Australian organisation founded in 1929 by Lady Jessie Street to unite women’s associations nationally and to lobby collectively for women’s rights.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Australia Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Australia Party</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq237"> the main conservative political party in Australia from 1931 until its collapse after the 1943 federal elections. <em>Abbrev.</em>: UAP</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq760"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac761623896" href="entry://Palmer%20United%20Party%23bigmac761623896"><strong>Palmer United Party</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>United Australia Party</strong> was formed in May 1931 from the Nationalist Party, combined with the All for Australia League, together with a group of right-wing Labor parliamentarians, led by Joseph Lyons, who became the party’s leader. From 1932 to 1934 the UAP governed in its own right and from 1934 to 1941 it formed a coalition government with the Country Party, except for a period between April 1939 and March 1940, when it governed alone. Riddled by internal disputes and feuds with the Country Party, the UAP disintegrated after the 1943 elections, subsequently being replaced when Robert Menzies formed the Liberal Party of Australia in 1944–45.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092929" href="entry://United%20Kingdom%23bigmac000092929"><strong>United Kingdom</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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University of Adelaide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">University of Adelaide</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a university established in Adelaide, SA, in 1874; since 1990 incorporating the Roseworthy Agricultural College.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tula adze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tula adze</span></header><div>/ˈtjulə ædz/ (<em>say</em> 'tyoohluh adz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a cutting tool which consists of a stone flake, often a tula, hafted in resin onto a wooden handle; traditionally used by the Aboriginal people of central Australia for chiselling and scraping wood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabana <em>dhurla</em> small stone cutting tool]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tungstic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tungstic acid</span></header><div>/tʌŋstɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> tungstik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> a hydrate of tungsten trioxide, H<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>4</sub>.H<sub>2</sub>O, used in the manufacture of tungsten lamp filaments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> any of a group of acids derived from tungsten by polymerisation of tungsten trioxide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq735"> tungsten trioxide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tunku Abdul Rahman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tunku Abdul Rahman</span></header><div>/ˌtʊŋku ˌæbdʊl ˈramən/ (<em>say</em> .toongkooh .abdool 'rahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac148932429" href="entry://Rahman%20Putra%20Al-Haj%23bigmac148932429"><strong>Rahman Putra Al-Haj</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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turf accountant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">turf accountant</span></header><div>/ˈtɜf əkaʊntənt/ (<em>say</em> 'terf uhkowntuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008534" href="entry://bookmaker%23bigmac000008534"><strong>bookmaker</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Turks and Caicos Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Turks and Caicos Islands</span></header><div>/tɜks ən ˈkeɪkɒs/ (<em>say</em> terks uhn 'kaykos) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">two groups of islands in the south-eastern part of the Bahamas; a British colony. 430 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English, also an English-based creole. <em>Capital</em>: Grand Turk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Turnhouse Airport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Turnhouse Airport</span></header><div>/ˈtɜnhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'ternhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">the principal airport of Edinburgh, Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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TV Week Logie Awards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac170164186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">TV Week Logie Awards</span></header><div>/ˈloʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'lohgee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034900" href="entry://Logie%23bigmac000034900"><strong>Logie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tweedledum and Tweedledee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tweedledum and Tweedledee</span></header><div>/twidlˌdʌm ən twidlˈdi/ (<em>say</em> tweedl'dum uhn tweedl'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">any two persons, things, etc., nominally different but practically the same.</span></div><div class="etym"> [humorous imitative coinage, apparently first applied as nicknames to GF Handel and Giovanni Battista Bononcini, 1670–c.1755, Italian composer, with reference to their musical rivalry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twelve apostle bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twelve apostle bird</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003315" href="entry://apostlebird%23bigmac000003315"><strong>apostlebird</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Twelve Apostles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Twelve Apostles</span></header><div>/twɛlv əˈpɒsəlz/ (<em>say</em> twelv uh'posuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> → the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003316" href="entry://Apostles%23bigmac000003316"><strong>Apostles</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq084"> <strong>the</strong>, a group of tall limestone formations jutting out of the ocean off the southern coast of Victoria near Warrnambool. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Two of the Twelve Apostles (currently only eight of the original twelve are still standing), Vic.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Patricia Garay&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+twelve+apostles.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Two-and-a-half International
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Two-and-a-half International</span></header><div>/tu-ən-ə-haf ɪntəˈnæʃnəl/ (<em>say</em> tooh-uhn-uh-hahf intuh'nashnuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088388" href="entry://International%23bigmac000088388"><strong>International</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088388" href="entry://International%23mq038">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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II ANZAC Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514136616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">II ANZAC Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">an army corps formed in 1916 during World War I from two newly created Australian divisions (the 4th and 5th); with I ANZAC Corps replaced the original Australian and NZ Army Corps (ANZAC); a NZ division later allocated here from I ANZAC Corps; saw service on the Western Front; replaced in 1917 by the Australian Corps at which time the NZ division was moved to a British corps. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Part of the Passchendaele battlefield, Belgium, photographed a few weeks after the attack on Passchendaele by the II Anzac Corps on 12 October 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/II%20Anzac%20Corps_P02416.007.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004608" href="entry://Australian%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Army%20Corps%23bigmac000004608"><strong>Australian and New Zealand Army Corps</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two-toed anteater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two-toed anteater</span></header><div>/tu-toʊd ˈæntitə/ (<em>say</em> tooh-tohd 'anteetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068778" href="entry://silky%20anteater%23bigmac000068778"><strong>silky anteater</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tyne and Wear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tyne and Wear</span></header><div>/taɪn ən ˈwɛə/ (<em>say</em> tuyn uhn 'wair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a metropolitan county in north-eastern England, administered since 1986 by several unitary districts. 540 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tyrant ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443338515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tyrant ant</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪrənt ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyruhnt ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">any of various mound-building ants of the genus <em>Iridomyrmex</em>, which can be black, brown, or brown with a red head, as the meat ant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so named because they are behaviourally dominant and highly aggressive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ugly American
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac974370348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ugly American</span></header><div>/ʌgli əˈmɛrɪkən/ (<em>say</em> uglee uh'merikuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">an American who exhibits, especially in foreign locations, what are thought to be the worst qualities of their nationality, such as an overbearing, loud, and insensitive manner and an exploitative greed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ugly Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac754895490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ugly Australian</span></header><div>/ʌgli əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> uglee uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">an Australian who exhibits, especially in foreign locations, what are thought to be the worst qualities of their nationality, such as crass and boorish behaviour and an unwillingness to enter into anyone else’s culture or lifestyle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ulster Defence Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000079059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ulster Defence Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">(in Northern Ireland) a Protestant paramilitary group.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: UDA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ultra-ambitious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac452849161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ultra-ambitious</span></header><div>/ʌltrə-æmˈbɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> ultruh-am'bishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">excessively ambitious.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ultralight aircraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000079088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ultralight aircraft</span></header><div>/ˌʌltrəlaɪt ˈɛəkraft/ (<em>say</em> .ultruhluyt 'airkrahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a fixed-wing powered aircraft of limited weight, designed to carry not more than two people.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ultralight</strong>, <strong class="vs">ultralight plane</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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University of Notre Dame Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac206259289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">University of Notre Dame Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a private Roman Catholic university, the Australian branch of an American institution, based in WA, with campuses in Fremantle, Broome, and Sydney; established in 1989.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: UNDA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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University of South Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">University of South Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">a university with campuses in Adelaide and Whyalla, SA, founded in 1991 by the merger of several campuses of the former SA Institute of Technology and the SA College of Advanced Education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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University of the Third Age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac80586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">University of the Third Age</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">an organisation providing educational courses for older people, especially those who have retired.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: U3A</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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University of Western Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">University of Western Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a university in Perth, WA, established in 1911.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: UWA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unlawful assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unlawful assembly</span></header><div>/ʌnˌlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> un.lawfuhl uh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">a meeting of three or more persons with intent to commit a crime or breach of the peace.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unmanned aerial vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560840116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unmanned aerial vehicle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a reusable unmanned aircraft, either remotely controlled or flying to a preset program; remotely piloted vehicle; drone.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: UAV</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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up-and-coming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">up-and-coming</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of up-and-coming" src="word_pronunciations/24375.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʌp-ən-kʌmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'up-uhn-kuming) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">about to become successful, popular, powerful, etc.: <em class="example">an up-and-coming politician.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">up and coming</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>up-and-comer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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up-and-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">up-and-down</span></header><div>/ˈʌp-ən-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'up-uhn-down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> taking place, performed, or formed alternately or both upwards and downwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> inconsistent in performance; erratic.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">up and down</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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up-and-under
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">up-and-under</span></header><div>/ʌp-ən-ˈʌndə/ (<em>say</em> up-uhn-'unduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">a punt kick with height but no great distance, giving players time to reach the point where it drops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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upper atmosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">upper atmosphere</span></header><div>/ʌpər ˈætməsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> upuhr 'atmuhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">that part of the earth’s atmosphere which can be reached by rocket or satellite, but not by balloon; the atmosphere from about 30 km upwards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Upper Austria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Upper Austria</span></header><div>/ʌpər ˈɒstriə/ (<em>say</em> upuhr 'ostreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">a province in northern Austria. 11 979 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Linz.</span></div> German, <strong>Oberösterreich</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ural-Altaic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ural-Altaic</span><z><span target_id="WDLm0lx3gr">adj.</span><span target_id="IjdaPXyA5S">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌjurəl-ælˈteɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> .yoohruhl-al'tayik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WDLm0lx3gr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> of or relating to the Ural Mountains, on the border between European Russia and Siberia, and the Altai Mountains, in southern Siberia and north-western Mongolia, or the country or peoples around them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq295"> relating to the peoples using Ural-Altaic (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093344" href="#mq366">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IjdaPXyA5S">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq366"> a proposed, but unproved, linguistic phylum combining the Uralian, Turkic, Tungusic, and Mongolian families of languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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urban art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac694291371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">urban art</span></header><div>/ˈɜbən at/ (<em>say</em> 'erbuhn aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> contemporary art in public spaces, as pavement art, graffiti, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq471"> a contemporary genre of Indigenous art which contrasts in purpose and execution with traditional art.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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urban assault vehicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac618734947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">urban assault vehicle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> a large armoured military vehicle designed for close combat in a city.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> (<em>humorous</em>) a four-wheel drive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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uric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">uric acid</span></header><div>/jurɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> yoohrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">a colourless, scaly compound, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, an oxidised purine, found in the joints in gout; the principal nitrogenous excretory product of birds and most reptiles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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uridylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">uridylic acid</span></header><div>/jurəˌdɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> yoohruh.dilik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">the monophosphate of uridine, present in all living cells, mainly in combined form, as in ribonucleic acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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urine analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">urine analysis</span></header><div>/ˈjurən ənæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohruhn uhnaluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">analysis of urine chemically or microscopically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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user acceptance testing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac871210000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">user acceptance testing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">the final phase in the development of software in which it is given practical application in real-world contexts to determine its success with users.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: UAT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Uto-Aztecan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Uto-Aztecan</span></header><div>/jutoʊ-ˈæztɛkən/ (<em>say</em> yoohtoh-'aztekuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">of or relating to a Native American language group, widespread from Idaho to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico, and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific; includes Hopi, Ute, Shoshone, Comanche, Nahuatl (Aztec), Piman, and other languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vacant allotment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac714596984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vacant allotment</span></header><div>/veɪkənt əˈlɒtmənt/ (<em>say</em> vaykuhnt uh'lotmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac699274253" href="entry://vacant%20block%23bigmac699274253"><strong>vacant block</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vacuum aspiration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vacuum aspiration</span></header><div>/vækjum æspəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> vakyoohm aspuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">a method of aborting a fetus in which suction is used to abstract it from the uterus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Valera y Alcalá Galiano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Valera y Alcalá Galiano</span></header><div>/vaˈleɪrə i alkaˌla gaˈljanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> vah'layruh ee ahlkah.lah gah'lyahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Juan</strong> /hwan/ (<em>say</em> hwahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">1824–1905, Spanish novelist, critic, and politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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valeric acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">valeric acid</span></header><div>/vəlɛərɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> vuhlairrik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">any of several isomeric organic acids, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>COOH, the common one being a liquid of pungent smell obtained from valerian roots.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Valle d'Aosta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Valle d’Aosta</span></header><div>/ˌvaleɪ daˈɒsta/ (<em>say</em> .vahlay dah'ostah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a region in north-western Italy, on the Swiss border. 3263 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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value-add
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141521568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">value-add</span></header><div>/vælju-ˈæd/ (<em>say</em> valyooh-'ad) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">to add to the value of a product or service at any stage of production.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>value-added</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>value-adding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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value added
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac578548014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">value added</span></header><div>/vælju ˈædəd/ (<em>say</em> valyooh 'aduhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">the value over and above the basic value of a product or service, which is added at any stage in production.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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value added tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">value added tax</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088363" href="entry://goods%20and%20services%20tax%23bigmac000088363"><strong>goods and services tax</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: VAT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vanadic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vanadic acid</span></header><div>/vənædɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> vuhnadik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">any of certain acids containing vanadium, especially one with the formula H<sub>3</sub>VO<sub>4</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van Allen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van Allen</span></header><div>/væn ˈælən/ (<em>say</em> van 'aluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James Alfred</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">1914–2006, US physicist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van Allen belt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van Allen belt</span></header><div>/væn ˈælən/ (<em>say</em> van 'aluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">either of two regions above the earth (one at a height of about 4000 km, another at about 20 000 km) in which charged particles are trapped by the earth’s magnetic field.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after James Alfred <em>Van Allen</em>, 1914–2006, US physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vehicle arrester bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac167255589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vehicle arrester bed</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac848179483" href="entry://arrester%20bed%23bigmac848179483"><strong>arrester bed</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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verd antique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">verd antique</span></header><div>/vɜd ænˈtik/ (<em>say</em> verd an'teek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> a green, mottled or impure serpentine, used for decorative purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> any of various similar greenish stones.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French: antique green]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vertical angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vertical angle</span></header><div>/vɜtɪkəl ˈæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> vertikuhl 'angguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq463"> either of the two opposite angles formed by two intersecting lines or planes; vertically opposite angle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq913"> the angle at the vertex of a triangle or polygon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> an angle measured on a vertical circle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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very large air tanker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920630673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">very large air tanker</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">an air tanker capable of at least a 40 000 litre load of water or fire suppressant, and capable of 400 nautical miles return flight.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: VLAT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vibrato arm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820583232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vibrato arm</span></header><div>/vəˈbratoʊ am/ (<em>say</em> vuh'brahtoh ahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">an arm-like attachment on an electric guitar used to flex the strings in unison to create vibrato and other distorting effects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vicar apostolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vicar apostolic</span></header><div>/ˌvɪkər æpəˈstɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> .vikuhr apuh'stolik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> a Roman Catholic missionary or titular bishop stationed either in a country where no episcopal see has yet been established, or in one where the succession of bishops has been interrupted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> <em class="label">History</em> an archbishop, bishop, or other ecclesiastic to whom the pope delegated a portion of his jurisdiction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vice admiral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vice admiral</span></header><div>/vaɪs ˈædmərəl/ (<em>say</em> vuys 'admuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">a naval officer next in rank below an admiral.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>vice admiralty</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Victoria and Albert Museum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Victoria and Albert Museum</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a museum of the decorative and applied arts in London, England; founded in 1856; with its present name and site from 1899.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: V and A [named after Queen <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082750" href="entry://Victoria%23bigmac000082750"><span class="smallcaps">Victoria<sup>1</sup></span></a> and Prince <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001478" href="entry://Albert%23bigmac000001478"><span class="smallcaps">Albert<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Victorian Arts Centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Victorian Arts Centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">an arts centre located in the city of Melbourne comprising three main sections: gallery, theatres and spire, and concert hall.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Victorian College of the Arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Victorian College of the Arts</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">an institution providing education in the fine and performing arts; established as a college of advanced education in 1972; affiliated with the University of Melbourne in 1992.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Victorian Premier's Literary Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac78322584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Victorian Premier’s Literary Award</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">one of a set of Australian literary awards made annually in several categories by the Victorian state government since 1985.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vide ante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vide ante</span></header><div>/videɪ ˈænteɪ/ (<em>say</em> veeday 'antay), /-ti/ (<em>say</em> -tee) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">see before (used to direct a reader’s attention to preceding material).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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video art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">video art</span></header><div>/ˈvɪdioʊ at/ (<em>say</em> 'videeoh aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">an art genre based on video material, with or without audio, often used in video installations.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>video artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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video assistant referee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907831469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">video assistant referee</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac047862490" href="entry://VAR%23bigmac047862490"><strong>VAR</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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video game art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac759350621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">video game art</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a genre of art in which a video game is used as the material for an artistic creation by techniques of editing, modifying, patching and repurposing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>video game artist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a private Australian organisation established in 1980 to counsel and represent its members.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Villiers de l'Isle Adam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Villiers de l’Isle Adam</span></header><div>/ˌvɪljə də lil aˈdɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> .vilyuh duh leel ah'don) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Auguste</strong> /oʊˈgyst/ (<em>say</em> oh'goohst), <strong>Comte de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">1838–89, French early symbolist poet and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vincent's angina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vincent’s angina</span></header><div>/ˌvɪnsənts ænˈdʒaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> .vinsuhnts an'juynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a disease characterised by ulceration of the mucosa of the tonsils, pharynx, and mouth, and the development of a membrane, caused by a bacillus and a spirillum; trench mouth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Vincent’s infection</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after JH <em>Vincent</em>, 1862–1950, French physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vinyl acetate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vinyl acetate</span></header><div>/vaɪnəl ˈæsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> vuynuhl 'asuhtayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">a colourless, easily polymerised ester, CH<sub>3</sub>COOCH=CH<sub>2</sub>, used in the plastics industry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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viola d'amore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">viola d’amore</span></header><div>/vioʊlə dəˈmɔreɪ/ (<em>say</em> veeohluh duh'mawray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">a viol with numerous sympathetic strings (in addition to several gut strings), producing a characteristic silvery tone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, viol of love]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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virus alert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687185198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">virus alert</span></header><div>/ˈvaɪrəs əlɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'vuyruhs uhlert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">a warning provided, usually by an organisation whose applications are affected, that a virus has been released.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vis-a-vis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vis-a-vis</span><z><span target_id="Tqnisj8X57">adv.</span><span target_id="2mPTZ5k4hb">adj.</span><span target_id="8kuWz0JG0U">prep.</span><span target_id="gNgx23oLlC">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of vis-a-vis" src="word_pronunciations/24839.mp3"></audio></span>/viz-a-ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> veez-ah-'vee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Tqnisj8X57"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> face to face.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2mPTZ5k4hb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq370"> face to face; opposite.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="8kuWz0JG0U">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq305"> face to face with; opposite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> regarding; with relation to: <em class="example">discussions with the treasurer vis-a-vis the finances of a proposal.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gNgx23oLlC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">vis-a-vis</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq814"> someone face to face with or situated opposite to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq439"> a person corresponding in status or function to another; opposite number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq618"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075724" href="entry://tete-a-tete%23bigmac000075724"><strong>tete-a-tete</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075724" href="entry://tete-a-tete%23mq626">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq808"> a horse-drawn carriage in which the occupants sat face to face.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vis-à-vis</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: face to face]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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visual aid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">visual aid</span></header><div>/vɪʒjuəl ˈeɪd/ (<em>say</em> vizhyoohuhl 'ayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a device, technique, or the like, which uses the student’s sense of sight in carrying on or assisting the learning process: <em class="example">television and photographs are good visual aids.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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visual album
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423450898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">visual album</span></header><div>/vɪʒjuəl ˈælbəm/ (<em>say</em> vizhyoohuhl 'albuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">an album recording on which the music is accompanied by a series of video clips or an album-length film.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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visual arts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">visual arts</span></header><div>/vɪʒjuəl ˈats/ (<em>say</em> vizhyoohuhl 'ahts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">painting, sculpture, etc., especially as opposed to other arts, as literature, music, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Visual Arts Board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Visual Arts Board</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">a board of the Australia Council established in 1975 to assist in the development of visual arts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitamin A
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitamin A</span></header><div>/vaɪtəmən ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> vuytuhmuhn 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">a fat-soluble yellow unsaturated alcohol found in green and yellow vegetables, butter, egg yolk and fish-liver oil, essential for the prevention of night blindness and the protection of epithelial tissue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vitamin A<sub>1</sub></strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitamin A2
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitamin A<sub>2</sub></span></header><div>/vaɪtəmən eɪ ˈtu/ (<em>say</em> vuytuhmuhn ay 'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a vitamin found in the tissues of freshwater fish, with a function similar to that of vitamin A.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vogel Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560222940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vogel Award</span></header><div>/ˈvoʊgəl əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'vohguhl uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac560222939" href="entry://Australian/Vogel%20Literary%20Award%23bigmac560222939"><strong>Australian/Vogel Literary Award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voice-activated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac831612732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voice-activated</span></header><div>/ˈvɔɪs-æktəveɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'voys-aktuhvaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">activated by a spoken command: <em class="example">a voice-activated light switch.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voice actor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac965351377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voice actor</span></header><div>/ˈvɔɪs æktə/ (<em>say</em> 'voys aktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">an actor who speaks a part for an animated character in a film or television show.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voice over artist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac494785648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voice over artist</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">an actor who specialises in doing voice overs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">voice artist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vol-au-vent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vol-au-vent</span></header><div>/vɒl-oʊ-ˈvɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> vol-oh-'von) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a pastry case, often filled with meat in a sauce, or with fruit, or the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, flight in the wind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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volcanic ash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac562440399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">volcanic ash</span></header><div>/vɒlkænɪk ˈæʃ/ (<em>say</em> volkanik 'ash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">fine particles of mineral matter from a volcanic eruption.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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volt-ampere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">volt-ampere</span></header><div>/voʊlt-ˈæmpɛə/ (<em>say</em> vohlt-'ampair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">an electrical unit equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, which with direct current circuits is equivalent to one watt, used in rating transformers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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volumetric analysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">volumetric analysis</span></header><div>/vɒljəˌmɛtrɪk əˈnæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> volyuh.metrik uh'naluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> chemical analysis by volume, especially by titration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq129"> determination of the volume of gases or changes in their volume during combination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Voluntary Aid Detachment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570885478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Voluntary Aid Detachment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> in World War I, an Australian voluntary organisation, mainly of women, founded in 1915 and based on the British organisation of the same name; worked in conjunction with the Red Cross in providing aid to returned wounded soldiers. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) personnel march along Macquarie Street, Sydney, as part of the celebrations marking the end of World War I in 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Voluntary%20Aid%20Detachment_H18780.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> in World War II, an organisation that initially provided voluntary medical workers in military hospitals in Australia and, later, in field hospitals overseas; from 1942 administered as an organisation within the army medical service, with members given rank and payment. <em>Abbrev.</em>: VAD</span></div> <div class="backshade">Members of the <strong>Voluntary Aid Detachment</strong> received first aid and home nursing training from the St John Ambulance Association. They were not fully qualified nurses and worked without pay in Red Cross hospitals and convalescent homes, providing nursing assistance and other supports for returned and wounded soldiers. At the start of the World War I, Australian VADs were restricted by the Defence Council from travelling overseas, so instead many joined British detachments. This policy was changed in 1916 and the first detachment of official Australian VADs to serve overseas left Australia in September 1916. Their care for ex-soldiers and their families continued after the war. From 1928–1948 the VAD became a technical reserve of the Army Medical Corps, administered under the Minister of Defence, and in 1940 its members began receiving payment for their duties, which had expanded to include positions such as clerks, ambulance drivers, storekeepers, radiographers, dental orderlies and laundry staff.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Von Neumann architecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac006418602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Von Neumann architecture</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">the basic design of a computer that has been accepted since the 1940s, characterised by having a single processor and a single memory for instruction and data, and executing programs by following one instruction after another in a sequence.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">von Neumann architecture</strong>, <strong class="vs">Princeton architecture</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after John <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083304" href="entry://von%20Neumann%23bigmac000083304"><span class="smallcaps">von Neumann</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voodoo accounting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac470115148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voodoo accounting</span></header><div>/vudu əˈkaʊntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> voohdooh uh'kownting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq20">any form of accounting in which financial statements are manipulated to show higher profits, fewer liabilities and more assets than is actually the case.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vostro account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vostro account</span></header><div>/ˈvɒstroʊ əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'vostroh uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">an account conducted by a bank in one country with a bank in a foreign country and recorded in the currency of the original country.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051198" href="entry://nostro%20account%23bigmac000051198"><strong>nostro account</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Italian <em>vostro</em> your + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100014" href="entry://account%23bigmac000100014"><span class="smallcaps">account</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vox angelica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vox angelica</span></header><div>/vɒks ænˈdʒɛlɪkə/ (<em>say</em> voks an'jelikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">an organ stop producing delicate tones, and having two pipes for each digital, one of which is tuned slightly sharp, so that by their dissonance a wavy effect is produced.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vox caelestis</strong> /vɒks səˈlɛstɪs/ (<em>say</em> voks suh'lestis). <div class="etym">[Latin: angelic voice]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vuelta Abajo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vuelta Abajo</span></header><div>/ˌvweɪlta aˈbahoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .vwayltah ah'bahhoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">a region in western Cuba; famous for its tobacco.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wait-a-bit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wait-a-bit</span></header><div>/ˈweɪt-ə-bɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'wayt-uh-bit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> any of various plants bearing thorns or prickly appendages, as a procumbent herb, <em>Harpagophytum procumbens</em>, of southern Africa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099729" href="entry://wait-a-while%23bigmac000099729"><strong>wait-a-while</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Afrikaans <em>wacht-een-beetje</em>, from the thorns which caught the clothing of the passer-by]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wait-and-see
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac677872121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wait-and-see</span></header><div>/ˈweɪt-ən-si/ (<em>say</em> 'wayt-uhn-see) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">temporising; delaying until more is known: <em class="example">a wait-and-see approach.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wait-a-while
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wait-a-while</span></header><div>/ˈweɪt-ə-waɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'wayt-uh-wuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> any of various plants bearing thorns or prickly appendages, especially <em>Acacia colletioides</em>, of the drier regions of southern Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089345" href="entry://lawyer%20vine%23bigmac000089345"><strong>lawyer vine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [transferred use of <em>wait-a-bit</em> or <em>wait-a while</em>, any of several South African thorny plants]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Waite Agricultural Research Institute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Waite Agricultural Research Institute</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">an institute established by the University of Adelaide, located at the foot of the Mount Lofty Ranges, SA; conducts research and teaching in those disciplines associated with agricultural science.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Walkley Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259131841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Walkley Award</span></header><div>/ˈwɔkli əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'wawklee uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">one of a set of awards recognising excellence in journalism in Australia; established in 1956.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir William <em>Walkley</em>, 1896–1976, NZ founder of Australian oil company Ampol]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Wallis and Futuna Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Wallis and Futuna Islands</span></header><div>/ˈwɒləs ən fuˈtjunə/ (<em>say</em> 'woluhs uhn fooh'tyoohnuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">an island group in the south-western Pacific; a self-governing French overseas territory. 321 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: French and two Polynesian languages. <em>Capital</em>: Mata-Utu.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wandering albatross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wandering albatross</span></header><div>/ˌwɒndərɪŋ ˈælbətrɒs/ (<em>say</em> .wonduhring 'albuhtros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">a large albatross, <em>Diomedea exulans</em>, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wedge anchor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac489142077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wedge anchor</span></header><div>/ˈwɛdʒ æŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'wej angkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a fixed support designed to be used in a concrete base, a hole being drilled in the concrete into which the anchor is inserted, and then, once it is expanded, firmly wedged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weight-for-age
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weight-for-age</span></header><div>/weɪt-fər-ˈeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> wayt-fuhr-'ayj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">of a horserace, etc., in which the contestants are handicapped according to their age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-acquainted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000110082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-acquainted</span><z><span target_id="kvSfC5GWyo">adj.</span><span target_id="3upZcAdnsN">phr.</span></z></header><div>/wɛl-əˈkweɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> wel-uh'kwaynted) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kvSfC5GWyo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> on familiar terms: <em class="example">two people who are well-acquainted.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3upZcAdnsN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">well-acquainted with</strong>, extremely knowledgeable about.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well acquainted</strong> /ˈwɛl əkweɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel uhkwaynted).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-acted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac433481258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-acted</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-æktəd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-aktuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq365"> skilfully performed on the stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> well affected or simulated.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well acted</strong> /wɛl ˈæktəd/ (<em>say</em> wel 'aktuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-adjusted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac848463478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-adjusted</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-ədʒʌstəd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhjusted) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> adjusted to function correctly: <em class="example">a well-adjusted engine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq60"> (of a person) of an equable temperament.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well adjusted</strong> /wɛl əˈdʒʌstəd/ (<em>say</em> wel uh'justuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-advanced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac167968679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-advanced</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-ədvænst/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhdvanst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">having progressed a considerable way: <em class="example">a well-advanced program; </em><em class="example">a well-advanced tumour.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well advanced</strong> /wɛl ədˈvænst/ (<em>say</em> wel uhd'vanst).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-advised
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-advised</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-ədvaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhdvuyzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">prudent; acting with care and wisdom: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You will be well advised to let them have their glory, take it from me.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well advised</strong> /wɛl ədˈvaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> wel uhd'vuyzd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-aimed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac2831394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-aimed</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-eɪmd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-aymd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">aimed skilfully.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well aimed</strong> /wɛl ˈeɪmd/ (<em>say</em> wel 'aymd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-appointed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-appointed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of well-appointed" src="word_pronunciations/25214.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɛl-əpɔɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhpoyntuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">comfortably and adequately equipped, decorated, furnished, etc., as a hotel, house, or the like.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well appointed</strong> /wɛl əˈpɔɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> wel uh'poyntuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-argued
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923780311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-argued</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-agjud/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-ahgyoohd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">argued skilfully.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well argued</strong> /wɛl ˈagjud/ (<em>say</em> wel 'ahgyoohd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-armed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac68332162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-armed</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-amd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-ahmd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">sufficiently armed for combat.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well armed</strong> /wɛl ˈamd/ (<em>say</em> wel 'ahmd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-arranged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825624922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-arranged</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-əreɪndʒd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhraynjd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">arranged skilfully.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well arranged</strong> /wɛl əˈreɪndʒd/ (<em>say</em> wel uh'raynjd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-assorted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac473619597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-assorted</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-əsɔtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-uhsawtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">well-matched.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well assorted</strong> /wɛl əˈsɔtəd/ (<em>say</em> wel uh'sawtuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Wernicke's area
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac055849989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Wernicke’s area</span></header><div>/ˈvɜnɪkəz ɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> 'vernikuhz airreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">an area of the cerebral cortex responsible for the understanding of spoken language.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac750259375" href="entry://Broca%27s%20area%23bigmac750259375"><strong>Broca’s area</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after German neurologist Carl <em>Wernicke</em>, 1848–1905]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Africa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432532399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Africa</span></header><div>/wɛst ˈæfrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> west 'afrikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq29">a region in the western part of Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Atlantic Ocean, including the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>West African</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Alligator River
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Alligator River</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096068" href="entry://Alligator%23bigmac000096068"><strong>Alligator</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096068" href="entry://Alligator%23mq802">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Asia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Asia</span></header><div>/wɛst ˈeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> west 'ayzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046779" href="entry://Middle%20East%23bigmac000046779"><strong>Middle East</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046779" href="entry://Middle%20East%23mq813">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>West Asian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Atlantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Atlantic</span><z><span target_id="Xt9N2Tta0i">n.</span><span target_id="yoVmTDQDEU">adj.</span></z></header><div>/wɛst ətˈlæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> west uht'lantik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xt9N2Tta0i"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> the western part of the Atlantic Ocean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> a group of African languages, including Fulani and Wolof; a branch of the Niger-Congo family.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yoVmTDQDEU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq264"> of or relating to these languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Aussie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac776442892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Aussie</span><z><span target_id="nyMKSrKYWa">n.</span><span target_id="2h62ppJHTh">adj.</span></z></header><div>/wɛst ˈɒzi/ (<em>say</em> west 'ozee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nyMKSrKYWa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq491"> a Western Australian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2h62ppJHTh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq752"> Western Australian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Australian<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/wɛst əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> west uhs'traylyuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac215312349" href="entry://Western%20Australian%23bigmac215312349"><strong>Western Australian</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Australian<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/wɛst əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> west uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">an Australian newspaper which began publication in WA in 1879, with origins in the Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal, which first appeared in 1833; became a daily in 1885; from the 1920s to the 1980s owned successively by West Australian Newspapers Ltd, the Melbourne-based Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, News Corporation and Bond Corporation, before the creation of a new company West Australian Newspapers Holdings; since 2011 part of Seven West Media.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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want ad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">want ad</span></header><div>/ˈwɒnt æd/ (<em>say</em> 'wont ad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">a classified advertisement for something wanted, as a job, car, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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want-away
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582044472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">want-away</span></header><div>/ˈwɒnt-əweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'wont-uhway) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">designating a member of a team who wants to leave that team and to become available for selection by another team.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wantaway</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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waratah anemone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">waratah anemone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of waratah anemone" src="word_pronunciations/25023.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɒrəta ənɛməni/ (<em>say</em> 'woruhtah uhnemuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">a small, brownish-red sea anemone, <em>Actinia tenebrosa</em>, with vivid light-red tentacles, widespread and common along the Australian coastline; bloodsucker.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sea waratah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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War of American Independence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">War of American Independence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775–83, by which the colonies won their independence.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">American Revolution</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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war of attrition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000110014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">war of attrition</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a war in which there are no major battles but a series of skirmishes intended to weaken the enemy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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War of the Austrian Succession
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">War of the Austrian Succession</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a war (1740–48) in which Austria, England, and the Republic of the Netherlands opposed Prussia, France, and Spain over the right of succession of Maria Theresa of Austria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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War of the Grand Alliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">War of the Grand Alliance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">a war (1688–97) in which the Grand Alliance, comprising the Holy Roman Empire, the United Provinces, England, Spain, and Savoy, fought against Louis XIV of France following his invasion of the Palatinate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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warts-and-all
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000110022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">warts-and-all</span></header><div>/ˈwɔts-ən-ɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'wawts-uhn-awl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">honest about the bad as well as the good aspects: <em class="example">a warts-and-all documentary.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083746" href="entry://wart%23bigmac000083746"><span class="smallcaps">wart</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083746" href="entry://wart%23mq419">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wash-and-wear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wash-and-wear</span></header><div>/ˈwɒʃ-ən-wɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'wosh-uhn-wair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">treated so as to be easily washed and need no ironing: <em class="example">a wash-and-wear shirt.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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watch and act
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac052723139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">watch and act</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">a mid-range bushfire warning in response to a heightened level of threat, advising people in the proximity of the fire to be alert for any further warnings that might be issued and to either leave or take action to protect their property, such as securing any items near the house, providing ladder access to the roof, preparing to extinguish spot fires, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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watering hole attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac364577576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">watering hole attack</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a cyber attack on an organisation in which, rather than attacking the organisation’s system directly, the perpetrator installs malware on a site observed to be frequently visited by members of the organisation, the malware eventually infecting the computer of one of the targeted group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that animals gather in numbers to drink at a watering hole, making them vulnerable to attack by predators]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac170804510" href="entry://Maritime%20Union%20of%20Australia%23bigmac170804510"><strong>Maritime Union of Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wattle and daub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wattle and daub</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq027"> wattles (interwoven rods) plastered with mud or clay and used as a building material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq348"> a dwelling made from such material.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ways and means
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ways and means</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> legislation, methods, and means of raising revenue for the use of the government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> methods of accomplishing something.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weak AI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855239401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weak AI</span></header><div>/wik eɪ ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> week ay 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">artificial intelligence systems designed for specific tasks, such as chess machines, voice recognition systems, chatbots, etc., which mimic human intelligence but lack the understanding, consciousness, and general cognitive abilities of the human brain.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac593446481" href="entry://strong%20AI%23bigmac593446481"><strong>strong AI</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wear and tear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wear and tear</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">diminution, decay, damage, or injury sustained by ordinary use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wearing apparel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wearing apparel</span></header><div>/ˈwɛərɪŋ əpærəl/ (<em>say</em> 'wairring uhparuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">dress in general; garments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weather alert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weather alert</span></header><div>/ˈwɛðər əlɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'wedhuhr uhlert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a warning broadcast on radio or television of an approaching storm or gale, or of an impending cold change.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weaver ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554833335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weaver ant</span></header><div>/ˈwivər ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'weevuhr ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac778628587" href="entry://green%20ant%23bigmac778628587"><strong>green ant</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac778628587" href="entry://green%20ant%23mq340">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [from its habit of constructing nests from leaves held together with larval silk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Webby Award
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463359909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Webby Award</span></header><div>/ˈwɛbi əwɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'webee uhwawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">one of a group of annual international awards recognising excellence on the internet, established in 1996 and awarded since 1997 in four categories comprising websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web; presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Webby</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105139" href="entry://World%20Wide%20Web%23bigmac000105139"><span class="smallcaps">(World Wide) Web</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Australian Ballet Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Australian Ballet Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">a ballet company formed in WA in 1952.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Australian Current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac218788821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Australian Current</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">a current flowing northward along the west coast of Australia, which curves towards the west to join the South Equatorial Current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Australia</span></header><div>/wɛstən əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> westuhn uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">a state in western Australia, the largest of the six states in land area. 2 525 500 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Perth.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: WA</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Australia Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491801591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Australia Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">an annual holiday celebrated in WA on the first Monday in June to commemorate the state’s foundation and subsequent achievements.</span></div> Formerly (until 2011), <strong>Foundation Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac215312349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Australian</span><z><span target_id="zK1QRAXKR0">n.</span><span target_id="uQn4qzwR3n">adj.</span></z></header><div>/wɛstən əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> westuhn uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zK1QRAXKR0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq836"> someone who was born in Western Australia, or who has come to regard it as their home.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uQn4qzwR3n">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq733"> of or relating to the state of Western Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">West Australian</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Both <em>West Australian</em> and <em>Western Australian</em> can be used to refer to someone from Western Australia or as the adjectival form. Some people consider <em>Western Australian</em> the correct form (the name of the state is <em>Western Australia</em>), but there is a long tradition of using the shorter form, as, for example, in the name of the newspaper <em>The West Australian</em> and the West Australian Opera.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Westminster Abbey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Westminster Abbey</span></header><div>/ˌwɛstmɪnstər ˈæbi/ (<em>say</em> .westminstuhr 'abee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">a collegiate church in London founded in 1065 by King Edward the Confessor; present structure built from 1245; the site of coronation of almost every English king and queen since William I, of most royal marriages, and of many national ceremonies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103589" href="entry://west%23bigmac000103589"><span class="smallcaps">west</span></a> (with reference to its situation west of the City of London) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047142" href="entry://minster%23bigmac000047142"><span class="smallcaps">minster</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103618" href="entry://abbey%23bigmac000103618"><span class="smallcaps">abbey</span></a> (with reference to its origins as a Benedictine monastery in the 11th century)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Westminster Assembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Westminster Assembly</span></header><div>/ˌwɛstmɪnstər əˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> .westminstuhr uh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">a convocation, mostly of divines, which met at Westminster from 1643 to 1649, whose decisions on matters of faith and discipline have become the standard of orthodoxy in most English-speaking Presbyterian churches.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet aging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac996571362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet aging</span></header><div>/ˈwɛt eɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'wet ayjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">a method of aging a cut of meat by storing it for a period of time in a vacuum-sealed plastic bag.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac770572388" href="entry://dry%20aging%23bigmac770572388"><strong>dry aging</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">wet ageing</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>wet-aged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet and dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet and dry</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">fine emery paper used either with a lubricant to reduce clogging or in a dry state, for producing a good finish on metal or the like.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet-and-dry bulb hygrometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet-and-dry bulb hygrometer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059833" href="entry://psychrometer%23bigmac000059833"><strong>psychrometer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wetting agent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wetting agent</span></header><div>/ˈwɛtɪŋ eɪdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'weting ayjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">any surfactant substance added to a liquid to increase its penetrating, spreading, or wetting properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wheel alignment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac453360107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wheel alignment</span></header><div>/ˈwil əlaɪnmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'weel uhluynmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> the correction of the relationship of the front and rear wheels to each other, as well as to the vehicle’s chassis and the road surface, to give optimal performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> the balance of the front to the rear wheels: <em class="example">an unusual wheel alignment.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wheel and axle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wheel and axle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a device (one of the so-called simple machines) consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a wheel concentric with the drum is firmly fastened. Ropes are so applied that as one unwinds from the wheel the other is wound on to the drum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wheel animalcule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wheel animalcule</span></header><div>/ˌwil ænəˈmælkjul/ (<em>say</em> .weel anuh'malkyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064260" href="entry://rotifer%23bigmac000064260"><strong>rotifer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wheeling and dealing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000110100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wheeling and dealing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">intense negotiations in business or politics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white admiral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white admiral</span></header><div>/waɪt ˈædmərəl/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'admuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">a butterfly, <em>Limenitis camilla</em>, with brown wings with prominent white markings, inhabiting Europe and much of Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white alkali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white alkali</span></header><div>/waɪt ˈælkəlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'alkuhluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">a whitish layer of mineral salts, especially sodium sulphate, sodium chloride, and magnesium sulphate, often found on top of soils under low rainfall.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white angel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white angel</span></header><div>/waɪt ˈeɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'aynjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a drink made by mixing methylated spirits and white shoe polish.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">white lady</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white ant</span><z><span target_id="e10I53MMp5">n.</span><span target_id="wdSPJsxIL3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of white ant" src="word_pronunciations/25338.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwaɪt ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'wuyt ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e10I53MMp5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> any of various species of wood-eating isopterous insects which, like ants, exhibit social organisation and often form enormous moist colonies; destructive of trees, wooden fences, houses, etc.; termite.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wdSPJsxIL3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">have white ants upstairs </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in the attic</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be insane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white-ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white-ant</span></header><div>/ˈwaɪt-ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'wuyt-ant) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">to subvert or undermine from within (an organisation or enterprise).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>white-anter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>white-anting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white arctotis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac637059754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white arctotis</span></header><div>/waɪt akˈtoʊtəs/ (<em>say</em> wuyt ahk'tohtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a prostrate perennial herb, <em>Arctotis stoechadifolia</em>, with silvery leaves and a white daisy flower; native to South Africa but a garden escape which has become a weed in Australia; African daisy; coast daisy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white arsenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white arsenic</span></header><div>/waɪt ˈasənɪk/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'ahsuhnik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">arsenic trioxide.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003897" href="entry://arsenic%23bigmac000003897"><strong>arsenic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003897" href="entry://arsenic%23mq465">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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White Australia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac828548698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">White Australia</span><z><span target_id="wzRPPDguHv">n.</span><span target_id="qOVp14SKnh">adj.</span></z></header><div>/waɪt əsˈtreɪljə/ (<em>say</em> wuyt uhs'traylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wzRPPDguHv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an Australia with a predominantly white population with immigration policies excluding non-whites.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qOVp14SKnh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq629"> of or relating to the political policies, opinions, etc., which accord with this view of Australia: <em class="example">a White Australia platform.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white Australian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white Australian</span></header><div>/waɪt əsˈtreɪljən/ (<em>say</em> wuyt uhs'traylyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">an Australian of European descent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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White Australia policy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">White Australia policy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">(formerly) the Australian government’s restricted immigration policy, which began in the 1850s with restrictions being placed on the number of Chinese on the goldfields and later spread to include other groups.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Although commonly used, this was never the official term for the policy of restricting non-European immigration to Australia, which began with the measures enacted by colonial governments to restrict Chinese immigration to the goldfields and then passed into Commonwealth law with the <em>Immigration Restriction Act 1901</em>. The name originated with WM Hughes (later prime minister) who in 1901 labelled the Labor Party’s immigration plank ‘White Australia’. From 1902 to 1958 many non-European migrants were excluded by means of a dictation test. Under this supposedly ‘diplomatic’ system, intending immigrants who were thought ‘undesirable’ were subjected to a test in any European language, usually one with which they were unfamiliar. The decision in 1966 to allow highly skilled non-Europeans to settle in Australia, and to permit those already in residence to change their status from temporary to permanent, was publicly acknowledged as the end of the policy, although the record suggests that the practice lingered into the 1970s. The term ‘White Australia’ had been eliminated from all government documents by 1945.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wide-angle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wide-angle</span></header><div>/ˈwaɪd-æŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'wuyd-angguhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">(in photography) denoting or relating to a camera lens with a wide angle of view (up to 100°) and a short focal length.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wide area network
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602427883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wide area network</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">a computer network which connects computers over a wide area.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043112" href="entry://local%20area%20network%23bigmac000043112"><strong>local area network</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: WAN</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wide-awake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wide-awake</span><z><span target_id="L0riJ3Rajz">adj.</span><span target_id="XxV0h0PXkR">n.</span></z></header><div>/waɪd-əˈweɪk/ (<em>say</em> wuyd-uh'wayk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="L0riJ3Rajz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> fully awake; with the eyes wide open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> alert, keen, or knowing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XxV0h0PXkR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq048"> a soft wide-brimmed felt hat as worn by a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016904" href="entry://countryman%23bigmac000016904">countryman</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016904" href="entry://countryman%23mq979">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Willem-Alexander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac292559383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Willem-Alexander</span></header><div>/ˌvɪləm-æləgˈzandə/ (<em>say</em> .viluhm-aluhg'zahnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">born 1967, king of the Netherlands from 2013.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wing-and-wing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wing-and-wing</span></header><div>/wɪŋ-ən-ˈwɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> wing-uhn-'wing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031016" href="entry://goosewinged%23bigmac000031016"><strong>goosewinged</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031016" href="entry://goosewinged%23mq167">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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winter aconite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">winter aconite</span></header><div>/wɪntər ˈækənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> wintuhr 'akuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">a small herb, <em>Eranthis hyemalis</em>, a native of the temperate parts of Europe, often cultivated for its bright yellow flowers, which appear very early in the spring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Women's Land Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Women’s Land Army</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> (in Britain) an organisation, operating during both world wars, of women working in agriculture to make up the shortage of manpower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq175"> any of several similar organisations in other countries; the <strong>Australian Women’s Land Army</strong> (AWLA) was formed in 1942 and operated until the end of World War II in 1945.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Women's Royal Australian Army Corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac983315036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">an army corps comprised of women, formed in 1951; disbanded in 1984 when women soldiers were integrated into the Australian Army.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: WRAAC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wood alcohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wood alcohol</span></header><div>/wʊd ˈælkəhɒl/ (<em>say</em> wood 'alkuhhol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq971"> the product of the destructive distillation of wood, consisting principally of methyl alcohol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046526" href="entry://methyl%20alcohol%23bigmac000046526"><strong>methyl alcohol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wood-and-water joey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wood-and-water joey</span></header><div>/wʊd-ən-ˈwɔtə dʒoʊi/ (<em>say</em> wood-uhn-'wawtuh johee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> a station hand, usually very young, performing menial tasks; an odd-job man; rouseabout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> a servile hanger-on: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’m not going to be wood-and-water Joey, I can tell ye, not for you nor no other men.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088109" href="entry://joey%23bigmac000088109"><span class="smallcaps">joey<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wood ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wood ant</span></header><div>/ˈwʊd ænt/ (<em>say</em> 'wood ant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a large ant, <em>Formica rufa</em>, of woodlands of Europe; red and brownish black with large mandibles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">red wood ant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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word association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">word association</span></header><div>/ˈwɜd əsoʊsieɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'werd uhsohseeayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> a psychoanalytic technique in which the subject responds to a key word by the first word that comes to mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq500"> a party game in which each member of the group in turn gives a word associated with the previous one.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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work of art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">work of art</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> a piece of creative work in the arts, especially a painting or a piece of sculpture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> anything executed extremely well or in particularly good taste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bazaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bazaine</span></header><div>/baˈzeɪn/ (<em>say</em> bah'zayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>François Achille</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">1811–88, French general and marshal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Becket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Becket</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkət/ (<em>say</em> 'bekuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint Thomas </strong>(<strong>à</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">c. 1118–70, archbishop of Canterbury; murdered because of his opposition to Henry II’s policies towards the Church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Becquerel family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Becquerel family</span></header><div>/bɛkəˈrɛl/ (<em>say</em> bekuh'rel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a family of French physicists. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> <strong>Antoine César</strong> /ɒ̃ˌtwan seɪˈza/ (<em>say</em> on.twahn say'zah), 1788–1878, physicist and father of Alexandre Edmond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> <strong>Alexandre Edmond</strong> /alɛkˌsɒ̃drə ɛdˈmɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> ahlek.sondruh ed'mon), 1820–91, physicist and father of Antoine Henri.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq018"> (<strong>Antoine</strong>)<strong> Henri</strong> /ɒ̃ˌtwan ɒ̃ˈri/ (<em>say</em> on.twahn on'ree), 1852–1908, physicist who discovered radioactivity; shared Nobel prize for physics 1903 with Marie and Pierre Curie.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bizet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bizet</span></header><div>/ˈbizeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'beezay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges</strong> /ʒɔʒ/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh) (born <em>Alexandre César Léopold Bizet</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">1838–75, French composer, best known for his opera <em>Carmen</em> (1875).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boieldieu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boieldieu</span></header><div>/bwalˈdjɜ/ (<em>say</em> bwahl'dyer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>François-Adrien</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">1775–1834, French composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bourgeois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourgeois</span></header><div>/bʊəˈʒwa/ (<em>say</em> boouh'zhwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Léon Victor Auguste</strong> /ˈleɪˌɒ̃ vikˌtɔ oʊˈgyst/ (<em>say</em> 'lay.on veek.taw oh'goohst), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">1851–1925, French politician; first chairman of the League of Nations; Nobel Peace prize 1920.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boyd family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boyd family</span></header><div>/bɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> boyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a family of Australians distinguished in the arts. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> <strong>Arthur Merric</strong>, 1862–1940, Australian water-colour painter, born in NZ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> his second son, (<strong>William</strong>)<strong> Merric</strong>, 1888–1959, potter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> his third son, (<strong>Theodore</strong>)<strong> Penleigh</strong>, 1890–1923, painter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq605"> his fourth son, <strong>Martin à Beckett</strong>, 1893–1972, writer, born in Switzerland, settled in England; author of <em>A Difficult Young Man</em> (1955) and <em>The Cardboard Crown</em> (1952).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq212"> <strong>Robin Gerard Penleigh</strong>, son of Penleigh, 1919–71, architect and author; books include <em>The Australian Ugliness</em> (1960).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq063"> <strong>Arthur Merric Bloomfield</strong>, son of Merric, 1920–99, painter, sculptor and potter; Australian of the Year 1995.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq131"> <strong>Guy Martin à Beckett</strong>, second son of Merric, 1923–88, sculptor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq069"> <strong>David Fielding Gough</strong>, third son of Merric, 1924–2011, potter and painter.</span></div> <div class="backshade">After living and studying with his grandfather, <strong>Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd</strong> held his first exhibition in Melbourne in 1936. During World War II, Boyd served as an army cartographer in Melbourne. He shared a studio at Murrumbeena with John Perceval until 1949, producing pottery and sculpture as well as paintings. In 1959 Boyd moved to London, where he soon achieved international recognition. Over the next 20 years he alternated between residence in Suffolk and Australia. In 1975 Boyd donated a major collection of his life’s work to the National Gallery of Australia and in 1993 made a gift to the nation of his property at Bundanon, near Nowra, NSW, now a residential arts centre. A retrospective exhibition of his work was mounted by the Art Gallery of NSW in 1994. Major themes in Boyd’s painting range from loss, vulnerability and concern for the outcast, to exploration of the landscape and national identity.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chénier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chénier</span></header><div>/ʃeɪnˈjeɪ/ (<em>say</em> shayn'yay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>André Marie de</strong> /ɒ̃ˌdreɪ maˈri də/ (<em>say</em> on.dray mah'ree duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">1762–94, French poet; influenced by the ancient Greeks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D & M
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D &amp; M</span></header><div>/di ən ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> dee uhn 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">a serious conversation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>d</em>(<em>eep</em>)<em> and m</em>(<em>eaningful</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Gaulle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Gaulle</span></header><div>/də ˈgɔl/ (<em>say</em> duh 'gawl), /ˈgoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'gohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles André Joseph Marie</strong> /ʃal ɒ̃ˌdreɪ ʒoʊˌzɛf maˈri/ (<em>say</em> shahl on.dray zhoh.zef mah'ree), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">1890–1970, French general and politician; president of France 1959–69.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fleury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fleury</span></header><div>/flɜˈri/ (<em>say</em> fler'ree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> <strong>André Hercule de</strong> /ɒ̃ˌdreɪ ɛəˈkyl də/ (<em>say</em> on.dray air'koohl duh), 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman; chief adviser to Louis XV.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> <strong>Claude</strong>, 1640–1723, French ecclesiastical historian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Franck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Franck</span></header><div>/frɒ̃k/ (<em>say</em> fronk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> <strong>César Auguste</strong> /seɪˌza oʊˈgyst/ (<em>say</em> say.zah oh'goohst), 1822–90, French composer and organist, born in Belgium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> <strong>James</strong>, 1882–1964, US physicist, born in Germany, noted for contributions to quantum theory; shared Nobel prize for physics 1925, with Gustav Hertz.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gabin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gabin</span></header><div>/gaˈbæ̃/ (<em>say</em> gah'ban) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean</strong> /ʒɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhon) (<em>Jean-Alexis Moncorgé</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">1904–76, French film actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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G & T
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac281350119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">G &amp; T</span></header><div>/dʒi ən ˈti/ (<em>say</em> jee uhn 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a gin and tonic drink.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gondomar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gondomar</span></header><div>/goʊndoʊˈma/ (<em>say</em> gohndoh'mah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Diego Sarmiento de Acuñ</strong> /ˌdjeɪgoʊ saˌmjɛntoʊ deɪ aˈkunjə/ (<em>say</em> .dyaygoh sah.myentoh day ah'koohnyuh), <strong>Count of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">1567–1626, Spanish diplomat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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John of the Cross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">John of the Cross</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Juan de Yepis y Álvarez</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">1542–91, Spanish mystic; with Saint Theresa founder of the discalced Carmelites.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>San Juan de la Cruz</strong> /san ˌhwan də la ˈkruθ/ (<em>say</em> sahn .hwahn duh lah 'kroohth).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Junot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Junot</span></header><div>/ʒyˈnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> zhooh'noh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Andoche</strong> /ɒ̃ˈdɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> on'dosh) (<em>Duc d’Abrantès</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">1771–1813, French marshal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kempis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kempis</span></header><div>/ˈkɛmpəs/ (<em>say</em> 'kempuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas à</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">1380?–1471, German monk and author.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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workplace agreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610705032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">workplace agreement</span></header><div>/ˈwɜkpleɪs əgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> 'werkplays uhgreemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">a written formal agreement made between an employer and employees at a particular workplace about pay and other employment conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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workplace health and safety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac054156077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">workplace health and safety</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> the maintaining of the health and safety of employees in the workplace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> the procedures put in place to ensure this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq569"> the legislation requiring this.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: WHS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wrap account
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930645328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wrap account</span></header><div>/ˈræp əkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'rap uhkownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">an account, usually a large account, which is managed by an investment broker for an annual or quarterly fee, rather than a commission on transactions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wrap</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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xanthic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">xanthic acid</span></header><div>/zænθɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> zanthik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">an unstable organic acid with the type formula ROCSSH, the methyl and ethyl esters of which are colourless, oily liquids with a penetrating smell. Its copper salts are bright yellow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>xanthique</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086089" href="entry://xantho-%23bigmac000086089"><span class="smallcaps">xantho-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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xanthoproteic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">xanthoproteic acid</span></header><div>/ˌzænθoʊproʊˌtiɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .zanthohproh.teeik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">a yellow substance of unknown structure formed by the action of nitric acid on proteins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086089" href="entry://xantho-%23bigmac000086089"><span class="smallcaps">xantho-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059602" href="entry://protein%23bigmac000059602"><span class="smallcaps">prote(in)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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X-axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">X-axis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of X-axis" src="word_pronunciations/25723.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɛks-æksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'eks-aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">the horizontal reference axis in a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Xi'an
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Xi’an</span></header><div>/ʃiˈæn/ (<em>say</em> shee'an) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">a city in central China; capital of Shaanxi province.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Sian</strong>, <strong class="vs">Hsian</strong>, <strong class="vs">Siking</strong>, <strong class="vs">Singan</strong>, <strong class="vs">Changan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region</span></header><div>/ˈʃɪndʒiʌŋ ˈwigʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'shinjeeung 'weegoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">an administrative division of north-western China, formerly a province. 1 646 900 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Urumqi.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Sinkiang Uighur AR</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Xizang Autonomous Region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Xizang Autonomous Region</span></header><div>/ʃiˈzʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> shee'zung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">an administrative division of south-western China, comprising Tibet; part of China since 1951; became an autonomous region in 1965. 1 221 600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Lhasa.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Sitsang AR</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac401805791" href="entry://Tibet%23bigmac401805791"><strong>Tibet</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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X-ray art
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">X-ray art</span></header><div>/ˌɛks-reɪ ˈat/ (<em>say</em> .eks-ray 'aht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">Aboriginal art originating in western Arnhem Land which characteristically depicts both internal and external organs of human and animal subjects.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">x-ray art</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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xylic acid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">xylic acid</span></header><div>/ˌzaɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> .zuylik 'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">any of six isomeric acids derived from xylene, (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>COOH.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yack-ai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yack-ai</span></header><div>/ˈjæk-aɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'yak-uy) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">(an exclamation drawing attention or expressing enthusiasm.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yagi aerial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yagi aerial</span></header><div>/ˈjagi ˌɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'yahgee .airreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">a directional aerial used in television and radio astronomy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after H <em>Yagi</em>, 1886–1976, Japanese electrical engineer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Y-axis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Y-axis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Y-axis" src="word_pronunciations/25739.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwaɪ-æksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'wuy-aksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">the vertical reference axis in a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yellow crazy ant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac863389120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yellow crazy ant</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a species of ant, <em>Anoplolepis gracilipes</em>, yellow-brown in colour and stingless, which form large colonies; possibly originating in western Africa, it is now a pest in northern Australia and Christmas Island, and elsewhere in the world, because it destroys native plants and animals in the areas it colonises.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yellow-footed antechinus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yellow-footed antechinus</span></header><div>/ˌjɛloʊ-fʊtəd æntiˈkaɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> .yeloh-footuhd antee'kuynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045091" href="entry://mardo%23bigmac000045091"><strong>mardo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yesterday, today and tomorrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac753298661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yesterday, today and tomorrow</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">the shrub <em>Brunfelsia pauciflora</em>.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac396352244" href="entry://brunfelsia%23bigmac396352244"><strong>brunfelsia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yevrejskaja AO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yevrejskaja AO</span></header><div>/ˈjɛvreɪskaja/ (<em>say</em> 'yevrayskahyah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093167" href="entry://Jewish%20Autonomous%20Region%23bigmac000093167"><strong>Jewish Autonomous Region</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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You Am I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122324641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">You Am I</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">Australian rock group, formed in 1989, featuring lead singer Tim Rogers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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young adult fiction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac156595172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">young adult fiction</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">fiction written to suit adolescents, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, in terms of subject matter and language level.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">young adult literature</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Young Australian of the Year
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac004092007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Young Australian of the Year</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> a national award made annually to an Australian citizen between 16 and 30 years of age for contribution to the community or nation, their standing as a role model, or excellence in their field; established in 1980.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> one of a similar set of awards made annually to an Australian citizen in each state and territory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq662"> someone who has won such an award.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Young Men's Christian Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Young Men’s Christian Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086410" href="entry://YMCA%23bigmac000086410"><strong>YMCA<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Young Women's Christian Association
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Young Women’s Christian Association</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086531" href="entry://YWCA%23bigmac000086531"><strong>YWCA</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zaid ibn Sultan an-Nahayan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zaid ibn Sultan an-Nahayan</span></header><div>/ˌzaid ɪbən sʌltən an-ˈnahajan/ (<em>say</em> .zaheed ibuhn sultuhn ahn-'nahhahyahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sheikh</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">1918–2004, became ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966; president of the United Arab Emirates 1971–2004.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zand Avesta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac612731896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zand Avesta</span></header><div>/zænd əˈvɛstə/ (<em>say</em> zand uh'vestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086607" href="entry://Zend%20Avesta%23bigmac000086607"><strong>Zend Avesta</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zapatista National Liberation Army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428718479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zapatista National Liberation Army</span></header><div>/zæpəˈtistə/ (<em>say</em> zapuh'teestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">a Mexican guerilla organisation seeking to improve the status and living conditions of minority indigenous groups in southern Mexico; armed uprising in early 1994.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Zapatista Army of National Liberation</strong>, <strong class="vs">Zapatista Army</strong>. <div class="etym">[from Mexican Spanish <em>Zapatista</em>, a follower of Emiliano <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086560" href="entry://Zapata%23bigmac000086560"><span class="smallcaps">Zapata</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zend Avesta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zend Avesta</span></header><div>/zɛnd əˈvɛstə/ (<em>say</em> zend uh'vestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">the Avesta, including the traditional exposition, the Zend.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Zand Avesta</strong>. <div class="etym">[Farsi <em>Avesta-va-Zend</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004878" href="entry://Avesta%23bigmac000004878"><span class="smallcaps">Avesta</span></a> with commentary]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zero article
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac990423008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zero article</span></header><div>/zɪəroʊ ˈatɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> zearroh 'ahtikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088101" href="entry://article%23bigmac000088101">article</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088101" href="entry://article%23mq818">4</a>) which is absent so that a noun which would normally take a definite or indefinite article appears without it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zero-day attack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac381834954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zero-day attack</span></header><div>/zɪəroʊ-deɪ əˈtæk/ (<em>say</em> zearroh-day uh'tak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">an attack on an application by an outside user accessing the computer via the internet, that exploits a vulnerability in the application for which there is no available patch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zombie army
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac37830729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zombie army</span></header><div>/ˈzɒmbi ami/ (<em>say</em> 'zombee ahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">zombie armies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac634146063" href="entry://bot%20army%23bigmac634146063"><strong>bot army</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zone allowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zone allowance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of zone allowance" src="word_pronunciations/25884.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈzoʊn əlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> 'zohn uhlowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021062" href="entry://district%20allowance%23bigmac000021062"><strong>district allowance</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zygomatic arch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zygomatic arch</span></header><div>/zaɪgəˌmætɪk ˈatʃ/ (<em>say</em> zuyguh.matik 'ahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">the narrow arch of bone between the malar bone and the temporal bone of mammals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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b. & b.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">b. &amp; b.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq812">blood and bone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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B & B
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B &amp; B</span></header><div>/bi ən ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> bee uhn 'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006347" href="entry://bed%20and%20breakfast%23bigmac000006347"><strong>bed and breakfast</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">b &amp; b</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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B & D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B &amp; D<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bi ən ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> bee uhn 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">brandy and dry ginger ale.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac904326115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B &amp; D<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bi ən ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> bee uhn 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">sexual practice involving bondage and discipline (or domination).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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B & S
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B &amp; S</span></header><div>/bi ən ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> bee uhn 'es) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a dance for young people in a country area, often held in a woolshed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">B &amp; S ball</strong>. <div class="etym">[abbreviation of <em>bachelors’ and spinsters’</em> ball]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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b. & w.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">b. &amp; w.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq917">black and white.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bartholdi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bartholdi</span></header><div>/baˈtɒldi/ (<em>say</em> bah'toldee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frédéric Auguste</strong> /freɪdeɪˌrik oʊˈgʊst/ (<em>say</em> frayday.reek oh'goost), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">1834–1904, French sculptor of the Statue of Liberty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bavay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bavay</span></header><div>/baˈveɪ/ (<em>say</em> bah'vay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Auguste Joseph François de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">1856–1944, Australian industrial scientist, born in Belgium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kierkegaard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kierkegaard</span></header><div>/ˈkɪəkəgad/ (<em>say</em> 'kearkuhgahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sören Aabye</strong> /ˈsɜrən ˈɔby/ (<em>say</em> 'serruhn 'awbooh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">1813–55, Danish religious philosopher regarded as the forerunner of existentialism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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La Caille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">La Caille</span></header><div>/la ˈkai/ (<em>say</em> lah 'kahee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Nicholas Louis</strong>, <strong>Abbé de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">1713–62, French astronomer; compiled catalogue of southern stars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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La Chaise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">La Chaise</span></header><div>/la ˈʃeɪz/ (<em>say</em> lah 'shayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pére François d’Aix de</strong> /pɛə frɒ̃ˌswa ˈdɛks də/ (<em>say</em> pair fron.swah 'deks duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">1624–1709, French Roman Catholic priest, confessor to Louis XIV.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Laclos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Laclos</span></header><div>/laˈkloʊ/ (<em>say</em> lah'kloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de</strong> /piɛə ɒ̃ˌbwaz frɒ̃ˌswa ʃoʊdɜˈloʊ də/ (<em>say</em> peeair on.bwahz fron.swah shohder'loh duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">1741–1803, French soldier and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Le Sage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Le Sage</span></header><div>/lə ˈsaʒ/ (<em>say</em> luh 'sahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alain René</strong> /aˌlæ̃ rəˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> ah.lan ruh'nay), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist; author of <em>Gil Blas</em> (1715–35).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Lesage</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lindsay family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lindsay family</span></header><div>/ˈlɪnzi/ (<em>say</em> 'linzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian family of artists and writers. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> <strong>Percival Charles</strong>, 1870–1952, illustrator and landscape painter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> his brother, <strong>Sir Lionel Arthur</strong>, 1874–1961, etcher, printmaker, art critic, painter, and cartoonist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq603"> their brother, <strong>Norman Alfred William</strong>, 1879–1969, influential painter, etcher, illustrator, and author; wrote the children’s book <em>The Magic Pudding</em> (1918).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq429"> their sister, <strong>Ruby</strong>, 1885–1919, book and magazine illustrator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq576"> their brother, <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>Ernest</strong>)<strong> Daryl</strong>, 1890–1976, painter; noted for his landscapes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq676"> <strong>Lady Joan à Beckett</strong>, 1896–1984, wife of Sir Daryl, painter and novelist; author of <em>Picnic at Hanging Rock</em> (1967).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq311"> <strong>Jack</strong>, 1900–90, son of Norman, radical writer, historian, translator and critic.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Lionel Lindsay</strong> was employed as a cartoonist from 1903 to 1926. He exhibited etchings and from the 1920s received international acclaim for his wood engravings and printmaking. From the 1930s he voiced his criticism of modernist tendencies in art; his critical works include <em>Conrad Martens: The Man and his Work</em>(1920). His younger brother <strong>Norman Lindsay</strong> was a sickly child who spent many hours indoors cultivating a facility for drawing. In 1896 Lionel, who was already a black-and-white illustrator, gave him work drawing for the <em>Hawklet.</em>The <em>Decameron</em>illustrations were produced at this time. Initially drawn as an exercise in composition, the 30 drawings are rich and intricate in detail. In 1901 Norman Lindsay moved from Melbourne to Sydney to work as staff artist for the <em>Bulletin</em>. Over the next 20 years he became an artist of national stature whose work, with its prominent motif of naked female sirens, was frequently attacked by Protestant churchmen, whom Lindsay dismissed as ‘wowsers’. During the 1920s and 1930s his home at Springwood, in the Blue Mountains, became a forum for young Australian writers including Kenneth Slessor and Douglas Stewart. A talented writer himself, Norman Lindsay wrote 13 works of fiction including the classic children’s story <em>The Magic Pudding</em>, and the novels <em>Redheap</em> (1930), which was banned until 1959, and <em>The Cousin from Fiji</em>(1945). After his death the Springwood house was bequeathed to the National Trust of Australia as a museum for his work. Norman Lindsay’s paintings, drawings and etchings are represented in most Australian collections.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maintenon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maintenon</span></header><div>/mæ̃tˈnɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> mant'non) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marquise de</strong> (<em>Françoise d’Aubigné</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">1635–1719, second wife of Louis XIV of France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maupassant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maupassant</span></header><div>/moʊpaˈsɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> mohpah'son) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Henri René Albert</strong>)<strong> Guy de</strong> /ɒ̃ˌri rəˌneɪ alˈbɛə ˈgi də/ (<em>say</em> on.ree ruh.nay ahl'bair 'gee duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">1850–93, French short-story writer and novelist; short stories include <em>Boule de suif</em> (1880) and <em>Mademoiselle Fifi</em> (1883), novels include <em>Pierre et Jean</em> (1888).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Montespan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Montespan</span></header><div>/mɒ̃tɛsˈpɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> montes'pon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marquise de</strong> (<em>Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">1641–1707, mistress of Louis XIV of France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Murray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Murray<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈmʌri/ (<em>say</em> 'muree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> <strong>Andy</strong> (<em>Sir Andrew Barron Murray</em>), born 1987, Scottish tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 2013, 2016.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq082"> <strong>Anna Maria</strong> → Anna Maria <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010016" href="entry://Bunn%23bigmac000010016"><strong>Bunn</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq941"> <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>George</strong>)<strong> Gilbert </strong>(<strong>Aimé</strong>), 1866–1957, British classical scholar, born in Australia; known for his rhymed verse translations of major Greek dramatists.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq307"> <strong>Henry William</strong> (<em>Harry</em>), 1880–1966, Australian soldier and grazier; many bravery awards during World War I including the Victoria Cross. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Lieutenant Colonel Harry Murray, painted by George Bell in 1919. Murray served at Gallipoli and then in France. As captain with the 13th Battalion, he led his company in an attack on Stormy Trench, near Gueudecourt, on 4&amp;#8211;5 February 1917. The night attack was launched across frozen snow and Murray&amp;#8217;s men reached the objective trench and set up a barricade. The Germans counterattacked, shattering the barricade, and were bombing heavily when Murray called on artillery support and led a charge which drove them off. For this achievement Murray was awarded the Victoria Cross. In March 1918 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and given command of the 4th Machine Gun Battalion, in which position he remained until the end of the war.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Murray1_ART00101.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq125"> <strong>Iain</strong>, born 1958, Australian champion yachtsman and designer of racing boats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq550"> <strong>Jack</strong> (‘<em>Gelignite Jack</em>’), 1910–83, Australian sportsperson, noted for motor rally racing, football and waterskiing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq126"> <strong>Sir James Augustus Henry</strong>, 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer and linguist; one of the original editors (1879–1915) of what became the <em>Oxford English Dictionary</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq815"> <strong>John</strong>, c. 1775–?, Australian sailor and explorer, born in England; first European to discover Port Phillip, 1802.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq233"> <strong>John</strong>, 1851–1916, Australian politician; premier of Victoria 1909–12.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq581"> <strong>Sir John Hubert Plunkett</strong>, 1861–1940, Australian administrator in New Guinea; became the first lieutenant-governor in 1908 when New Guinea was renamed Papua and possession given to Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq776"> <strong>Les</strong>(<strong>lie Allan</strong>), 1938–2019, Australian poet, editor and literary critic; author of <em>The Vernacular Republic: Poems 1961–1981</em> (1982) and <em>Learning Human: Selected Poems</em> (2002).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq158"> <strong>Stuart</strong>, 1837–1919, Australian civil engineer and mine and land surveyor, born in Scotland; a pioneer of water conservation in Victoria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq958"> <strong>Stuart</strong>, 1926–2015, Australian architect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq638"> <strong>Sir Terence Aubrey</strong>, 1810–73, father of Sir John Hubert Plunkett, Australian politician, born in Ireland.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Having enlisted as a private, Tasmanian-born <strong>Harry Murray</strong>, a timber-cutter before the war, landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 as a machine-gunner in the 16th Battalion. He rose rapidly through the ranks, along the way being wounded twice and winning the Distinguished Conduct Medal for ‘exceptional courage, energy and skill’. By March 1916, when he sailed for France with the 13th Battalion, he had reached the rank of captain. On the Western Front Murray received the Distinguished Service Order for the ‘courage and initiative’ shown leading his men Mouquet Farm in August 1916. After recovering from wounds suffered there, in February 1917 Murray led his company in a night attack on Stormy Trench, near Gueudecourt, where under heavy fire they repelled repeated counterattacks to capture and hold the objective trench. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross. For his part in the First Battle of Bullecourt, in April 1918, he received a Bar to his DSO. He also received the French Croix de Guerre.</div><div class="backshade"><strong>Les Murray</strong> was born at Nabiac, NSW. After graduating from the University of Sydney he worked as a translator of European languages at the Australian National University, in Canberra, before becoming a full-time poet in 1971. Much of his work is centred on his love for the Australian countryside and his respect for ordinary country people. His publications include <em>The Boys Who Stole the Funeral</em> (1980), <em>Dog Fox Field</em> (1990), <em>Subhuman Redneck Poems</em> (1996), <em>Learning Human: Selected Poems</em> and the verse novel <em>Fredy Neptune</em> (1998). His numerous awards include the Grace Leven prize for poetry, premiers’ awards, the TS Eliot prize for poetry and the Queen’s gold medal for poetry.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Murray<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈmʌri/ (<em>say</em> 'muree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> a river forming the border between NSW and Victoria; rising in the Great Dividing Range and flowing westerly into SA where it then flows south to enter Lake Alexandrina. About 2600 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> a river in south-eastern WA, its tributaries rising near Narrogin, then meeting to form the Murray which flows easterly through the Darling Range, past Pinjarra and into the sea near Mandurah.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq570"> <strong>Lake</strong>, a lake in PNG, in Western Province; the largest lake in PNG. 647 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097193" href="#mq784">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097193" href="#mq502">2</a> named after Sir George <em>Murray</em>, 1772–1846, British secretary of state for the colonies 1828–30] </div><div class="backshade">The first Europeans to see the <strong>Murray River</strong> were the explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell in 1824; they named it the Hume. Charles Sturt explored it by boat in 1829–30 and named it the Murray. River transport developed from the 1850s, serving the needs of inland pastoralists and gold-seekers, with Goolwa, SA, and Echuca, Victoria, becoming important ports; river trade declined with the building of railways. Storage reservoirs constructed on the river from the early 20th century include the Hume and Dartmouth dams, Victoria Lake, and the Euston and Yarrawonga weirs. The Murray is the main stream of the largest river system of the Australian continent. Its top bank on the Victorian side forms the border between Victoria and NSW.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pinzón
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pinzón</span></header><div>/pinˈθɒn/ (<em>say</em> peen'thon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq729"> <strong>Martín Alonzo</strong> /aˈlɒnθoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'lonthoh), 1440–93, Spanish navigator, who commanded the <em>Pinta</em> on Columbus’ first voyage to America (1492–93).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> his brother, <strong>Vicente Yáñez</strong>, c.1460–c.1524, Spanish navigator, who commanded the <em>Nina</em> on Columbus’ first voyage (1492–93).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Primo de Rivera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Primo de Rivera</span></header><div>/ˌprimoʊ deɪ riˈvɛəra/ (<em>say</em> .preemoh day ree'vairrah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> <strong>José Antonio</strong> /hoʊˈseɪ anˈtoʊnjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> hoh'say ahn'tohnyoh), 1903–39, Spanish politician; founder of the Falange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq846"> his father, <strong>Miguel</strong> /miˈgɛl/ (<em>say</em> mee'gel), 1870–1930, Spanish general; dictator of Spain 1923–30.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Réaumur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Réaumur</span></header><div>/reɪoʊˈmyə/ (<em>say</em> rayoh'moohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>René Antoine Ferchault de</strong> /rəˌneɪ ɒ̃ˌtwan fɛəˈʃoʊ də/ (<em>say</em> ruh.nay on.twahn fair'shoh duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Récamier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Récamier</span></header><div>/reɪkamiˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> raykahmee'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Madame</strong> (<em>Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">1777–1849, French social leader in the literary and political circles of Paris.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918569184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sade</span></header><div>/sad/ (<em>say</em> sahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Comte Donatien Alphonse François de</strong> /kɒ̃t dɒnaˌtiˈæ̃ alˌfɒ̃s frɒ̃ˈswa də/ (<em>say</em> kont donah.tee'an ahl.fons fron'swah duh) (<em>Marquis de Sade</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for the mixture of sex and cruelty in his books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saint-Just
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saint-Just</span></header><div>/sæ̃-ˈʒyst/ (<em>say</em> san-'zhoohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis Antoine Léon de</strong> /luˌi ɒ̃ˌtwan leɪˈɒ̃ də/ (<em>say</em> looh.ee on.twahn lay'on duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">1767–94, French writer and revolutionary leader; guillotined with Robespierre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cause</span><z><span target_id="IHCrTW65sW">n.</span><span target_id="qqJ0BsymUy">v.t.</span><span target_id="awoCsmaiOt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cause" src="word_pronunciations/03897.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔz/ (<em>say</em> kawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IHCrTW65sW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq690"> that which produces an effect; the thing, person, etc., from which something results.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq698"> the ground of any action or result; reason; motive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq364"> good or sufficient reason: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she frets without cause.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq295"> Also, <strong class="vs">cause of action</strong>. a ground of legal action; the matter over which a person goes to law.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq338"> a case for judicial decision; action.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq211"> any subject of discussion or debate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq750"> that side of a question which a person or party supports; the aim, purpose, etc., of a group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the end or purpose for which a thing is done or produced (now only in <em>final causes</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qqJ0BsymUy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq741"> (<strong class="bold">caused</strong>, <strong class="bold">causing</strong>) to be the cause of; bring about.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="awoCsmaiOt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq845"> <strong class="phr">show cause</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Law</em> to provide a sound argument against a provisional judgement or order being confirmed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq937"> to provide a sound reason to a committee, authority, etc., as to why an action detrimental to one’s interest should not proceed.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>causa</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>causable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>causeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>causer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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centrifugal force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">centrifugal force</span></header><div>/sɛnˌtrɪfəgəl ˈfɔs/ (<em>say</em> sen.trifuhguhl 'faws), /ˌsɛntrəfjugəl/ (<em>say</em> .sentruhfyoohguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">an outward force, fictitious because it is mistakenly perceived to be a force pulling an object outwards when it is travelling around a central point.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012344" href="entry://centripetal%20force%23bigmac000012344"><strong>centripetal force</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">centrifugal action</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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centripetal force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">centripetal force</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of centripetal force" src="word_pronunciations/03975.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛnˌtrɪpətl ˈfɔs/ (<em>say</em> sen.tripuhtl 'faws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">a force, directed towards the centre of a circle or curve, which causes a body to move in a circular or curved path.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">centripetal action</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Changchow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Changchow</span></header><div>/tʃæŋˈtʃaʊ/ (<em>say</em> chang'chow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012700" href="entry://Changzhou%23bigmac000012700"><strong>Changzhou</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ch’ang-chou</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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charabanc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charabanc</span></header><div>/ˈʃærəbæŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'sharuhbangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">a motor coach, especially an open one formerly much used in sightseeing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">char-à-banc</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>char à bancs</em> car with benches]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chasseur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chasseur</span><z><span target_id="uI8oKuimOI">n.</span><span target_id="SoIvB2wXJQ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ʃæˈsɜ/ (<em>say</em> sha'ser) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uI8oKuimOI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> (in the French army) one of a body of troops (cavalry or infantry) equipped and trained for rapid movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> <em class="label">British Obsolete</em> a uniformed footman or attendant; a liveried servant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq602"> a hunter.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SoIvB2wXJQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq895"> Also, <strong class="vs">à la chasseur</strong>. garnished with mushrooms cooked with shallots and white wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, chaser]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chill-out room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac640090258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chill-out room</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɪl-aʊt rum/ (<em>say</em> 'chil-owt roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> a room or area at a dance venue, which is quiet, cool and equipped with comfortable seating, etc., where patrons may go to seek relief from the noise and heat of the dance area, or to recover from the effects of recreational drugs, especially ecstasy, which raises the user’s body temperature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> a place to rest and relax, away from noise and activity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chill-out area</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cholera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cholera</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cholera" src="word_pronunciations/04259.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒlərə/ (<em>say</em> 'koluhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> Also, <strong class="vs">Asiatic cholera</strong>. an acute, infectious disease, due to a specific microorganism, <em>Vibrio cholerae</em>, endemic in parts of South and South-East Asia, and epidemic generally, marked by profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, cramp, etc., and often fatal if untreated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> any non-specific inflammatory enteritis characterised by pain and diarrhoea, known variously as <strong>sporadic cholera</strong>, <strong>bilious cholera</strong>, <strong>cholera morbus</strong>, <strong>cholera nostras</strong> or, in the case of a gastrointestinal illness once commonly affecting young children in warm weather, <strong>cholera infantum</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq455"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> any disease characterised by violent diarrhoea. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074057" href="entry://swine%20fever%23bigmac000074057"><strong>swine fever</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087409" href="entry://fowl%20cholera%23bigmac000087409"><strong>fowl cholera</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>choleraic</strong> /kɒləˈreɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> koluh'rayik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chug<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="APpm1NIIOW">n.</span><span target_id="S3aODTEY95">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chug" src="word_pronunciations/04325.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃʌg/ (<em>say</em> chug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="APpm1NIIOW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> a short, dull explosive sound: <em class="example">the steady chug of an engine.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="S3aODTEY95">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">chugged</strong>, <strong class="bold">chugging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq871"> to make this sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq250"> to move while making this sound: <em class="example">the train chugged along.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chug<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="QcKNJNAkQc">v.i.</span><span target_id="T6Bk38EKo9">n.</span><span target_id="x6EZDJtUtW">interj.</span></z></header><div>/tʃʌg/ (<em>say</em> chug) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QcKNJNAkQc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> (<strong class="bold">chugged</strong>, <strong class="bold">chugging</strong>) to down a drink quickly without pause.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T6Bk38EKo9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq227"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq265"> one long drink swallowed without pause, often at a special social occasion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq774"> a drinking session.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="x6EZDJtUtW">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq127"> (an exclamation used as an encouragement to drink in such a manner.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chug-a-lug</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac263901905" href="entry://chug-a-lug%23bigmac263901905"><span class="smallcaps">chug-a-lug</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clean girl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681405264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clean girl</span></header><div>/ˈklin gɜl/ (<em>say</em> 'kleen gerl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> Also, <strong class="vs">clean girl aesthetic</strong>. a women’s fashion characterised by neutral-coloured, elegantly casual clothing, a simple hairstyle, often with the hair pulled away from the face, and the appearance of having applied little or no makeup, the aesthetic intended to convey a natural elegance and beauty, achieved with little or no intervention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq490"> a female who has adopted such a fashion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">an area of land on the Cobourg Peninsula, NT, which in 1981 was handed back to its traditional Aboriginal owners; formerly operated as a wildlife sanctuary; with the adjoining marine park forms the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park; a Ramsar wetland site.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Cobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land and Wildlife Sanctuary</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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comb-over
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac120219698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">comb-over</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊm-oʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'kohm-ohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq89">a hairstyle favoured by balding men in which the hair is parted low on the side and combed over to cover the top of the head.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">comb-across</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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compass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">compass</span><z><span target_id="dqFEEpf8DC">n.</span><span target_id="zZkRDTnnww">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of compass" src="word_pronunciations/04895.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌmpəs/ (<em>say</em> 'kumpuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dqFEEpf8DC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> an instrument for determining directions, consisting essentially of a freely moving magnetised needle indicating magnetic north and south.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq184"> the enclosing line or limits of any area; measurement round.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq591"> space within limits; area; extent; range; scope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq950"> the total range of notes of a voice or of a musical instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq121"> due or proper limits; moderate bounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq718"> a passing round; a circuit; a detour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq999"> (<em>usually plural</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">a pair of compasses</strong>. an instrument for describing circles, measuring distances, etc., consisting generally of two movable legs hinged at one end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a circle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zZkRDTnnww">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq494"> to go or move round; make the circuit of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq563"> to extend or stretch around; hem in; encircle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq881"> to attain or achieve; accomplish; obtain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq290"> to contrive; scheme.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq603"> to make curved or circular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq756"> to grasp with the mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>compas</em>, from Old French, from <em>compasser</em> divide exactly, from Latin <em>compassus</em> equal step] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>compassable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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connie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">connie<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈkɒni/ (<em>say</em> 'konee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a tram conductor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015669" href="entry://conductor%23bigmac000015669"><span class="smallcaps">con(ductor)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-n-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">connie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈkɒni/ (<em>say</em> 'konee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Eastern Mainland</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> Also, <strong class="vs">connie agate</strong>. a type of playing marble made of agate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> Also, <strong class="vs">coondie</strong>, <strong class="vs">cundy</strong>. (especially formerly) a small stone that can be thrown; pebble. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030185" href="entry://gibber%23bigmac000030185"><strong>gibber<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030185" href="entry://gibber%23mq261">2</a>); <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008566" href="entry://boondie%23bigmac000008566"><strong>boondie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008566" href="entry://boondie%23mq313">1</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009388" href="entry://brinnie%23bigmac000009388"><strong>brinnie</strong></a>; <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">NT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac209086" href="entry://coondie%23bigmac209086"><strong>coondie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac209086" href="entry://coondie%23mq713">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac990571255" href="entry://gonnie%23bigmac990571255"><strong>gonnie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac484113874" href="entry://goolie%23bigmac484113874"><strong>goolie<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786979057" href="entry://ronnie%23bigmac786979057"><strong>ronnie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095421" href="entry://yonnie%23bigmac000095421"><strong>yonnie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? alteration of <em>cornelian</em> (variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070818" href="entry://carnelian%23bigmac000070818"><span class="smallcaps">carnelian</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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country music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">country music</span></header><div>/ˈkʌntri mjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'kuntree myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a type of music originating in the Southern and Western United States, consisting mainly of rural songs accompanied by a stringed instrument such as the guitar or fiddle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">country and western</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cutaway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cutaway</span><z><span target_id="hXhmT2pnTK">adj.</span><span target_id="zm4Mj8C3aA">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkʌtəweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kutuhway) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hXhmT2pnTK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> (of a coat) having the skirt cut away from the waist in front in a curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq007"> (of a model of a building, etc.) with part cut away to reveal the interior.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zm4Mj8C3aA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq229"> a cutaway coat.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cut-away</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delicatessen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delicatessen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delicatessen" src="word_pronunciations/06353.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛləkəˈtɛsən/ (<em>say</em> deluhkuh'tesuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a shop selling cooked or prepared goods ready for serving, usually having a noticeable proportion of specialist items.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">continental delicatessen</strong>; <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">ham and beef shop</strong>. <div class="etym">[US (1890s), German <em>Delikatessen</em>, plural of <em>Delikatesse</em> delicacy, from French <em>délicatesse</em>, from Italian <em>delicatezza</em>, from <em>delicato</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101181" href="entry://delicate%23bigmac000101181"><span class="smallcaps">delicate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diable</span></header><div>/diˈablə/ (<em>say</em> dee'ahbluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">of or relating to food which is cooked with hot spices; devilled.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">à la diable</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diegetic sound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac544487816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diegetic sound</span></header><div>/daɪəˈdʒɛtɪk saʊnd/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'jetik sownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Film</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq999"> a sound component of a film, produced by a source that is visible on the screen or whose source is implied as being present within the construct of the film, as when the audience hears a character speaking, a radio playing, a horn blowing, etc. (opposed to <em>non-diegetic sound</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> such a sound.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">actual sound</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>diegetic</em> (relating to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac114065259" href="entry://diegesis%23bigmac114065259"><span class="smallcaps">diegesis</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101650" href="entry://sound%23bigmac000101650"><span class="smallcaps">sound<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dihedral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dihedral</span><z><span target_id="shPizkhaBW">adj.</span><span target_id="Dxkyc0MzY2">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈhidrəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'heedruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="shPizkhaBW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> having, or formed by, two planes: <em class="example">a dihedral angle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq173"> relating to or having a dihedral angle or angles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq179"> (of an aircraft) having the wings sloping, especially upwards. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002657" href="entry://anhedral%23bigmac000002657"><strong>anhedral</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dxkyc0MzY2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq665"> Also, <strong class="vs">dihedral angle</strong>, <strong class="vs">dihedron</strong>. <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the figure made by two planes which intersect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq275"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the inclination to the horizontal, especially upwards, of the wings, etc., of an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>hedra</em> seat, base + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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S & M
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49939394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">S &amp; M</span></header><div>/ɛs ən ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> es uhn 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">sexual practice involving sadism and masochism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sully-Prudhomme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sully-Prudhomme</span></header><div>/syli-pryˈdɒm/ (<em>say</em> soohlee-prooh'dom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>René François Armand</strong> /rəˌneɪ frɒ̃ˌswa aˈmɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> ruh.nay fron.swah ah'mon), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">1839–1907, French poet; Nobel prize for literature 1901. </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tardieu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tardieu</span></header><div>/taˈdjɜ/ (<em>say</em> tah'dyer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Andre Pierre Gabriel Amédée</strong> /ɒ̃ˌdreɪ piˌɛə gabriˌɛl ameɪˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> on.dray pee.air gahbree.el ahmay'day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">1876–1945, French politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tassie Spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac528670777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tassie Spirit</span></header><div>/tæzi ˈspɪrət/ (<em>say</em> tazee 'spiruht) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> <strong>the</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101868" href="entry://Spirit%23bigmac000101868"><strong>Spirit</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101868" href="entry://Spirit%23mq155">4a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq942"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of the Tasmania Australian Netball League team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tocqueville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tocqueville</span></header><div>/ˈtɒkvɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'tokvil), /tɒkˈvil/ (<em>say</em> tok'veel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de</strong> /alɛkˌsi ʃal ɒ̃ˌri mɒˌris kleɪˈrɛl də/ (<em>say</em> ahlek.see shahl on.ree mo.rees klay'rel duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">1805–59, French statesman and author; major works are <em>De la Démocratie en Amérique</em> (1835–40) and <em>L’Ancien Régime et la Révolution</em> (1856).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vogue<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of vogue" src="word_pronunciations/24897.mp3"></audio></span>/voʊg/ (<em>say</em> vohg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq963"> the fashion, as at a particular time: <em class="example">a style in vogue fifty years ago.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> popular currency, acceptance, or favour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>rhyming slang had a vogue in World War II, but an influence delaying its demise has been the large postwar intake of English migrants.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sidney j baker</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>voguer</em> row, from Italian <em>vogare</em>, ? from Latin <em>vocāre</em> call (through use in sailors’ shanties)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac797800332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vogue<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/voʊg/ (<em>say</em> vohg) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">vogued</strong>, <strong class="bold">voguing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">vogueing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">to dance in the style of voguing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083197" href="entry://voguing%23bigmac000083197"><span class="smallcaps">voguing</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Voltaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Voltaire</span></header><div>/vɒlˈtɛə/ (<em>say</em> vol'tair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>François Marie Arouet de</strong> /frɒ̃ˌswa maˌri aˈrweɪ də/ (<em>say</em> fron.swah mah.ree ah'rway duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, dramatist, and essayist; his major works include <em>Lettres philosophiques</em> (1734) and the satire <em>Candide</em> (1759).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Voltairean</strong> /vɒlˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> vol'tairreeuhn), <strong>Voltairian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zamora y Torres
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zamora y Torres</span></header><div>/θaˈmɔra i ˈtɒreɪs/ (<em>say</em> thah'mawrah ee 'torays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Niceto Alcalá</strong> /niˈθeɪtoʊ alkaˈla/ (<em>say</em> nee'thaytoh ahlkah'lah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">1877–1949, Spanish politician; first president of the Spanish Republic, 1931–1936.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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splish-splash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac583549115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">splish-splash</span><z><span target_id="drk97uRikf">n.</span><span target_id="9WbP90pp14">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/splɪʃ-ˈsplæʃ/ (<em>say</em> splish-'splash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="drk97uRikf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> the sound of water splashing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9WbP90pp14">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq344"> to paddle in water, producing such a sound.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>splishing and splashing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baader-Meinhof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baader-Meinhof</span></header><div>/badə-ˈmaɪnhɒf/ (<em>say</em> bahduh-'muynhof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">a group of West German anti-capitalist guerillas, led by Andreas Baader (1943–77) and Ulrike Meinhof (1934–76).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Baader-Meinhof gang</strong>, <strong class="vs">Red Army Faction</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baba</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baba" src="word_pronunciations/01815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">a cake, sometimes served as a dessert, made from yeast-leavened dough, sometimes mixed with raisins and currants, and flavoured while still hot with a rum or other syrup.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baba au rhum</strong>, <strong class="vs">rum baba</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Polish: old woman]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bachelor's button
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bachelor’s button</span></header><div>/ˌbætʃələz ˈbʌtn/ (<em>say</em> .bachuhluhz 'butn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> any of various plants of the herbaceous genus <em>Craspedia</em>, having round flower heads usually yellow to deep orange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> any similar plant of the family Compositae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq079"> Also, <strong class="vs">globe amaranth</strong>. an annual herb, <em>Gomphrena globosa</em>, family Amaranthaceae, of India, now widely cultivated in many horticultural varieties as an ornamental.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballooning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000079848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballooning</span></header><div>/bəˈlunɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'loohning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">the activity of riding in hot air balloons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hot air ballooning</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>balloonist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bassian thrush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac348694594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bassian thrush</span></header><div>/bæsiən ˈθrʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> baseeuhn 'thrush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">an endemic Australian thrush, <em>Zoothera lunulata</em>, olive-brown above with scalloped breast and underparts; found along the south-eastern coast, Tasmania, Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island and on the Atherton Tableland.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian ground thrush</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096156" href="entry://Bass%20Strait%23bigmac000096156"><span class="smallcaps">Bass (Strait)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087704" href="entry://-ian%23bigmac000087704"><span class="smallcaps">-ian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belt race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276635507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belt race</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlt reɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'belt rays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">an event at a surf carnival in which lifesavers wearing a belt compete to be first to bring back to shore individuals who simulate the need to be rescued.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">belt-and-line race</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benevolent society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benevolent society</span></header><div>/bəˈnɛvələnt səˌsaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> buh'nevuhluhnt suh.suyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">benevolent societies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028630" href="entry://friendly%20society%23bigmac000028630"><strong>friendly society</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> a charitable organisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">benevolent association</strong>, <strong class="vs">benevolent fund</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally US]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biddy-biddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biddy-biddy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biddy-biddy" src="word_pronunciations/02279.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪdi-bɪdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bidee-bidee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">any low-growing herb of the genus <em>Acaena</em>, family Rosaceae, bearing a clinging burr.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bidi-bidi</strong>, <strong class="vs">biddy-bid</strong>, <strong class="vs">bid-a-bid</strong>, <strong class="vs">biddy</strong>, <strong class="vs">biddy bush</strong>, <strong class="vs">piripiri</strong>. <div class="etym">[Māori <em>piri-piri</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipolar disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac631253509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipolar disorder</span></header><div>/baɪˈpoʊlə dɪsɔdə/ (<em>say</em> buy'pohluh disawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of excitation and depression; manic depression.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bipolar affective disorder</strong>, <strong class="vs">bipolar mood disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bison<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bison" src="word_pronunciations/02400.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪsən/ (<em>say</em> 'buysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bison</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> Also, <strong class="vs">American bison</strong>. a large North American ruminant, <em>Bison bison</em>, with high, well-haired shoulders; also popularly but erroneously known as the buffalo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085451" href="entry://wisent%23bigmac000085451"><strong>wisent</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, of Germanic origin; compare German <em>Wisent</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85558430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bison<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bison" src="word_pronunciations/02400.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪsən/ (<em>say</em> 'buysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a round potato with dark-red skin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bomb scare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389458158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bomb scare</span></header><div>/ˈbɒm skɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'bom skair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a threat of a bomb exploding.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bomb alert</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booay</span><z><span target_id="v52WfYGfMC">n.</span><span target_id="0Ee2rDEBXn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booay" src="word_pronunciations/02774.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbueɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohay) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v52WfYGfMC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq805"> a remote country district.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0Ee2rDEBXn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">up the booay</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq962"> in the backblocks.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq001"> in difficulties; in a predicament.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq565"> completely wrong.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boo-ai</strong>, <strong class="vs">boohai</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Puhoi</em>, a once remote region north of Auckland]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boss<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tUw7ia7fiO">n.</span><span target_id="3NdSv2vKFM">v.i.</span><span target_id="WS3exzJA38">v.t.</span><span target_id="ax8t3IpCPU">adj.</span><span target_id="YzSLPXS0PE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boss" src="word_pronunciations/02847.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒs/ (<em>say</em> bos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tUw7ia7fiO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> someone who employs or superintends workers; a foreperson or manager.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq269"> anyone who asserts command over others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq479"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq376"> (a term of address to a foreperson, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a humorous term of address to someone seen as being in a position of authority.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq994"> the male owner of a rural property. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047349" href="entry://missus%23bigmac000047349"><strong>missus</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047349" href="entry://missus%23mq800">2b</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq583"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq453"> a person accepted as having authority in matters of traditional culture.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq104"> a non-Aboriginal person of European descent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq142"> <em class="label">US</em> a politician who runs a political machine, often using devious or underhand methods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq633"> <em class="label">Computer Games</em> a strong enemy character who must be defeated in order to progress to the next level, stage, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3NdSv2vKFM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq462"> to be domineering.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WS3exzJA38">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq464"> Also, <strong class="vs">boss about</strong>, <strong class="vs">boss around</strong>. to order around.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq102"> <em class="label">Computer Games</em> to defeat (a strong enemy character) in order to progress to the next level, stage, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ax8t3IpCPU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq842"> chief; master: <em class="example">boss cook.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent: <em class="example">that new car is boss.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YzSLPXS0PE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq753"> <strong class="phr">boss it over</strong>, to be master of or over; manage; direct; control: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Ellison Eyre just wants to boss it over everybody,’ Tom said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">james aldridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">boss up</strong>, to assertively take control, especially of one’s own life, relationships, career, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US, from Dutch <em>baas</em> master. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005013" href="entry://baas%23bigmac000005013"><span class="smallcaps">baas</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boss<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="BUN77PWpvR">n.</span><span target_id="5X6u0xpVtS">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boss" src="word_pronunciations/02848.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒs/ (<em>say</em> bos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BUN77PWpvR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> a protuberance or roundish excrescence on the body or on some organ of an animal or plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq018"> a knob-like mass of rock, especially such an outcrop of eruptive rock.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq158"> a small mass of intrusive rock having a circular, elliptical or irregular ground plan and descending into the earth with steep sides; stock.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq929"> an ornamental protuberance of metal, ivory, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a knob-like projection of ornamental character, as at the intersection of ribs or groins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq043"> an enlarged, usually strengthened section of a shaft, wheel hub, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq423"> a raised circular pad on a machine part, which surrounds an attachment hole.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5X6u0xpVtS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq691"> to ornament with bosses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq150"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095001" href="entry://emboss%23bigmac000095001"><strong>emboss</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bos</em>, from Old French <em>boce</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094091" href="entry://botch%23bigmac000094091"><span class="smallcaps">botch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bower<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="VpebKqzTay">n.</span><span target_id="O9PZBwXSBS">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bower" src="word_pronunciations/02902.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VpebKqzTay"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> a leafy shelter or recess; an arbour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq972"> the short alley of twigs and vegetation decorated with manufactured and natural objects, often blue, made by certain male bowerbirds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> a chamber; a boudoir.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="O9PZBwXSBS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq063"> to enclose in or as in a bower; embower.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bour</em>, Old English <em>būr</em> a dwelling, cottage, related to <em>būan</em> dwell]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bower<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bower" src="word_pronunciations/02903.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">an anchor carried at a ship’s bow.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bower anchor</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101977" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000101977"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024337" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024337"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bower<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bower" src="word_pronunciations/02904.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">(in euchre and other card games) the knave of trumps (<strong>right bower</strong>) or the other knave of the same colour (<strong>left bower</strong>); the highest cards in the game, unless the joker (often called the <strong>best bower</strong>) is used.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Bauer</em> peasant, jack (in cards)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bower<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bower" src="word_pronunciations/02902.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">someone or something that bows or bends.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102478" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000102478"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broken Hill Proprietary Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broken Hill Proprietary Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>The</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007004" href="entry://BHP%20Billiton%23bigmac000007004"><strong>BHP Billiton</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">the Big Australian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brush turkey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brush turkey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brush turkey" src="word_pronunciations/03163.mp3"></audio></span>/brʌʃ ˈtɜki/ (<em>say</em> brush 'terkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian brush turkey</strong>, <strong class="vs">bush turkey</strong>, <strong class="vs">scrub turkey</strong>. a large mound-building bird, <em>Alectura lathami</em>, of wooded regions of eastern Australia; reappearing in the northern suburbs of Sydney and in the Illawarra.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> any of various megapode birds of New Guinea and adjacent islands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buddha bowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac661627014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buddha bowl</span></header><div>/ˈbʊdə boʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'booduh bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">a dish served in a bowl, comprising a protein component, such as egg, tofu or lean meat, a grain component, such as quinoa or rice, a range of cooked and raw vegetables, and a dressing; often vegetarian.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">macro bowl</strong>, <strong class="vs">hippie bowl</strong>, <strong class="vs">abundance bowl</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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building line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">building line</span></header><div>/ˈbɪldɪŋ laɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bilding luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">a boundary set on either side of a street by a planning authority, beyond which buildings may not project.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">building alignment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bulge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bulge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bulge" src="word_pronunciations/03233.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌldʒ/ (<em>say</em> bulj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Battle of the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">the final German offensive of World War II, begun 16 December 1944 and thrusting deep into Allied territory in northern and eastern Belgium; repulsed January 1945.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ardennes Offensive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bypass surgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bypass surgery</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪpas sɜdʒəri/ (<em>say</em> 'buypahs serjuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">surgery relating to a bypass operation, especially to circumvent diseased blood vessels in the heart.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coronary artery bypass graft surgery</strong>; <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">cabbage surgery</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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camping ground
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">camping ground</span></header><div>/ˈkæmpɪŋ graʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'kamping grownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">a supervised site, often with amenities, on which tents may be erected, and caravans or recreational vehicles may be parked for holiday occupation; usually with fewer facilities than a caravan park.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">camping site</strong>, <strong class="vs">campground</strong>, <strong class="vs">camping area</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cape buffalo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cape buffalo</span></header><div>/ˈkeɪp bʌfəloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'kayp bufuhloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">a large, short-haired buffalo, <em>Syncerus caffer</em>, of southern Africa, having massive curved horns; the only species of buffalo native to the African continent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">African buffalo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capsulitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac834954845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capsulitis</span></header><div>/kæpsjəˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> kapsyuh'luytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a stiffening of the shoulder or other joint to the point where the patient is unable to move the joint more than a small distance in any direction, the cause of the complaint being as yet unknown; frozen shoulder.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adhesive capsulitis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cash card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac444865016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cash card</span></header><div>/ˈkæʃ kad/ (<em>say</em> 'kash kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> Also, <strong class="vs">ATM card</strong>, <strong class="vs">key card</strong>. a card which allows one to perform certain banking activities via an automatic teller machine; usually also able to be used as a debit card for EFTPOS transactions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac434992105" href="entry://travel%20card%23bigmac434992105"><strong>travel card</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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catalane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">catalane</span></header><div>/kætəˈlani/ (<em>say</em> katuh'lahnee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">(of large cuts of meat) garnished with coarsely diced eggplant, sauteed in oil, and served with rice.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">à la catalane</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doha Round
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac879549722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doha Round</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊha raʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'dohhah rownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">a series of international trade negotiations organised by the World Trade Organisation, begun in Doha, Qatar, in 2001, with the aim of reaching agreement on the lowering of trade barriers around the world.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Doha Development Round</strong>, <strong class="vs">Doha Development Agenda</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolomite Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolomite Mountains</span></header><div>/ˌdɒləmaɪt ˈmaʊntənz/ (<em>say</em> .doluhmuyt 'mowntuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a mountain range in northern Italy; a part of the Alpine system. Highest peak, Marmolada 3342 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dolomite Alps</strong>, <strong class="vs">the Dolomites</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic violence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac886878105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic violence</span></header><div>/dəmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns/ (<em>say</em> duhmestik 'vuyuhluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">violence committed or threatened by one member of a household against the person or property of another, as co-tenants or people in shared housing.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac004883688" href="entry://family%20violence%23bigmac004883688"><strong>family violence</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: DV Also, <strong class="vs">domestic abuse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drainage basin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drainage basin</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪnɪdʒ beɪsən/ (<em>say</em> 'draynij baysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">the entire area drained by a river and all its tributaries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drainage area</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driverless car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac035811521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driverless car</span></header><div>/draɪvələs ˈka/ (<em>say</em> druyvuhluhs 'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a computer-operated car which is able to drive itself on a public thoroughfare using radar, lidar, GPS, odometry, and computer vision to navigate its way safely.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">autonomous car</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamic verb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836715086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamic verb</span></header><div>/daɪˈnæmɪk vɜb/ (<em>say</em> duy'namik verb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a verb which indicates an action or process, as <em>The child jumps</em>, or <em>The light fades</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac59219176" href="entry://stative%20verb%23bigmac59219176"><strong>stative verb</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">action verb</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Falls Festival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450660878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Falls Festival</span></header><div>/ˈfɔlz fɛstəvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'fawlz festuhvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">a music and culture festival held annually since 1993; locations include Lorne (Victoria), Marion Bay (Tasmania), Yelgun (northern NSW), and Fremantle (WA).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Falls Music &amp; Arts Festival</strong>, <strong class="vs">Falls</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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farnarkle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">farnarkle</span></header><div>/ˈfanakəl/ (<em>say</em> 'fahnahkuhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">farnarkled</strong>, <strong class="bold">farnarkling</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">to indulge in farnarkling: <em class="example">while politicians farnarkle around, the economy gets steadily worse.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">farnarkel</strong>, <strong class="vs">farnarkle around</strong>, <strong class="vs">farnarkel around</strong>. <div class="etym">[backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025837" href="entry://farnarkling%23bigmac000025837"><span class="smallcaps">farnarkling</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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FAS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">FAS</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> /ɛf eɪ ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> ef ay 'es) Also, <strong class="vs">f.a.s</strong>. free alongside ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> /ɛf eɪ ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> ef ay 'es) family allowance supplement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq435"> /fæz/ (<em>say</em> faz) fetal alcohol syndrome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq310"> /ɛf eɪ ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> ef ay 'es) foreign accent syndrome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flag<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="J1oR6FAIzf">n.</span><span target_id="1ODJywJXwk">v.t.</span><span target_id="yXe6NVIOd2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flag" src="word_pronunciations/09193.mp3"></audio></span>/flæg/ (<em>say</em> flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J1oR6FAIzf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> a piece of cloth, commonly bunting, of varying size, shape, colour, and device, usually attached by one edge to a staff or cord, and used as an ensign, standard, symbol, signal, decoration, display, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq475"> a pennant awarded to a winning team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq665"> any of various competitions for such a flag.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq432"> the final game in a premiership: <em class="example">to play in the flag on Saturday.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq956"> one of a pair of flags on a beach marking an area considered safe for swimming and patrolled by surf lifesavers: <em class="example">to swim between the flags.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq492"> any signal or indicator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq991"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a ship carrying an admiral’s flag; a flagship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> the tuft of long feathers on the leg of falcons and most other hawks; the lengthened feathers on the crus or tibia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> the tail of a deer or of a setter dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099617" href="entry://masthead%23bigmac000099617"><strong>masthead</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099617" href="entry://masthead%23mq240">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq878"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a mark made by a proof corrector indicating an omission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq659"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a marker assigned to an item of stored data.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq552"> a slip of paper used as a bookmark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq108"> an attachment to the meter of a taxi showing whether the taxi is engaged or not.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq209"> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian flag</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> part of a shirt, which has come untucked and hangs out over the trousers.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1ODJywJXwk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">flagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">flagging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq579"> to place a flag or flags over or on; decorate with flags.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq580"> to communicate (information) by, or as by, a flag: <em class="example">to flag one’s intentions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq593"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to mark with a flag: <em class="example">all additions to the file will be flagged.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq879"> to decoy, as game, by waving a flag or the like to excite attention or curiosity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq068"> to identify in some way as marked for future reference: <em class="example">she flagged her interest in the proposal very early in the meeting.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yXe6NVIOd2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq439"> <strong class="phr">flag down</strong>, to signal (a driver of a motor vehicle) to stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq520"> <strong class="phr">flag of convenience</strong>, the flag of a country in which a ship has been registered only to gain some financial or legal advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">flag of distress</strong>, a flag displayed as a signal of distress, generally at half-mast or upside down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">flag of truce</strong>, a white flag displayed as an invitation to the enemy to confer, or carried as a sign of peaceful intention by one sent to deal with the enemy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">have the flags out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq323"> to celebrate or welcome.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq787"> to be menstruating.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">keep the flag flying</strong>, to appear courageous and cheerful in the face of difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">raise the flags</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to score a goal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq500"> to accomplish something.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq518"> <strong class="phr">show the flag</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq540"> to assert one’s claim or interest, especially by the physical presence of troops, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq727"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put in an appearance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">strike </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lower</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the flag</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq944"> to relinquish command, as of a ship.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq453"> to submit or surrender.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095370" href="entry://flap%23bigmac000095370"><span class="smallcaps">flap</span></a> (noun), and obsolete <em>fag</em> (noun) flap, flag; corresponding words in German, Dutch, etc., from English] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>flagless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flag<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flag" src="word_pronunciations/09194.mp3"></audio></span>/flæg/ (<em>say</em> flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> any of various marsh plants with long, sword-shaped leaves, as the <strong>flag lily</strong>, <em>Iris germanica</em>, or the cumbungi.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq487"> the long, slender leaf of such a plant or of a cereal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>flagge</em>; origin uncertain. Compare Danish <em>flag</em>,  Dutch <em>vlag</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flag<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flag" src="word_pronunciations/09195.mp3"></audio></span>/flæg/ (<em>say</em> flag) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">flagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">flagging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> to hang loosely or limply; droop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> to fall off in vigour, energy, activity, interest, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When conversation flagged, he mooched round the room</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">helen garner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095370" href="entry://flap%23bigmac000095370"><span class="smallcaps">flap</span></a> (verb), and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100454" href="entry://fag%23bigmac000100454"><span class="smallcaps">fag<sup>1</sup></span></a> (verb), in obsolete sense of droop. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100955" href="#bigmac000100955"><span class="smallcaps">flag<sup>1</sup></span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flag<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="k4eKjxBThh">n.</span><span target_id="jDOnhNZEZk">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flag" src="word_pronunciations/09195.mp3"></audio></span>/flæg/ (<em>say</em> flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k4eKjxBThh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> a flat slab of stone used for paving, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq595"> (<em>plural</em>) a walk paved with such slabs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jDOnhNZEZk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq070"> (<strong class="bold">flagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">flagging</strong>) to pave with flags.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>flagge</em> turf (later also slab of stone), confluence of Old Norse <em>flag</em> and <em>flaga</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flight mode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac402117625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flight mode</span></header><div>/ˈflaɪt moʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'fluyt mohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">a setting on a mobile phone, tablet, etc., that allows for basic use of the device while suspending signal transmission and receipt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">airplane mode</strong>, <strong class="vs">aeroplane mode</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the requirement that a mobile phone, etc., have its transmitting function turned off during a plane flight]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flyaway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flyaway</span></header><div>/ˈflaɪəweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'fluyuhway) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> (especially of hair or garments) fluttering; streaming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq497"> flighty; volatile; frivolous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq513"> (of hair) inclined to come loose after it has been styled; wispy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fly-away</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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freestyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">freestyle</span><z><span target_id="Qc0yiKfblI">n.</span><span target_id="6rmGJwwh0K">adj.</span><span target_id="fseI9wdZOl">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of freestyle" src="word_pronunciations/09639.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfristaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'freestuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Qc0yiKfblI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> Also, <strong class="vs">crawl</strong>, <strong class="vs">Australian crawl</strong>. a swimming stroke in prone position characterised by alternate overarm movements and a continuous up-and-down kick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq314"> a swimming race in which the competitors may use any stroke they choose, usually the freestyle (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087582" href="#mq718">1</a>) because it is the fastest.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq285"> the style of swimming used in such a race.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq417"> a style of BMX or skateboard riding consisting of complicated tricks and manoeuvres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq243"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> a style of wrestling in which almost every kind of hold is permitted; all-in wrestling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Skiing</em> a style of cross-country skiing for which short skis with a glider the full length of the ski are used.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq608"> (in sports such as skiing, skating, gymnastics, skydiving, etc.) a style which allows the performer scope to demonstrate skill, as by featuring unrestricted movement, aerobatics, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq551"> a form of dance music heavily influenced by Latin music; Latin hip-hop.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6rmGJwwh0K">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq009"> of or relating to freestyle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq186"> of or relating to a shopper who freestyles (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087582" href="#mq103">11</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fseI9wdZOl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">freestyled</strong>, <strong class="bold">freestyling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq60"> to practise freestyle movements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq103"> to buy an outfit, wear it for an evening, and then return it to the retailer the next day as purportedly unsatisfactory; wardrobe.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>freestyler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>freestyling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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friendshoring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac185593798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">friendshoring</span></header><div>/ˈfrɛndʃɔrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'frendshawring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a government practice of redirecting supply chain networks to foreign countries who are regarded as political or economic allies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ally-shoring</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full sail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full sail</span></header><div>/fʊl ˈseɪl/ (<em>say</em> fool 'sayl) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> with all sails set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> Also, <strong class="vs">at full sail</strong>. moving rapidly: <em class="example">she burst into the room full sail.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fusible metal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fusible metal</span></header><div>/ˈfjuzəbəl mɛtl/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohzuhbuhl metl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">any of various alloys, as one of bismuth, lead, and tin, which melt at comparatively low temperatures, and hence can be used for making various safety devices.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fusible alloy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Glen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Glen</span></header><div>/greɪt ˈglɛn/ (<em>say</em> grayt 'glen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">a valley in Highland, Scotland, with a series of lochs connected by the Caledonian Canal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Glen More</strong>, <strong class="vs">Glen Albyn</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grecque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grecque</span></header><div>/grɛk/ (<em>say</em> grek) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Cookery</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> of Greek origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> (of a dish) cooked with olive oil, lemon juice and spices, usually served cold.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">à la grecque</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey-romantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac886970748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey-romantic</span><z><span target_id="PwBFQaxxkf">n.</span><span target_id="aZgcOvo398">adj.</span></z></header><div>/greɪ-rəˈmæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> gray-ruh'mantik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PwBFQaxxkf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> a person who rarely experiences or desires romantic attraction.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aZgcOvo398">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq647"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">greyromantic</strong>, <strong class="vs">grey-aromantic</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031686" href="entry://grey%20area%23bigmac000031686"><span class="smallcaps">grey (area)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac009215549" href="entry://aromantic%23bigmac009215549"><span class="smallcaps">(a)romantic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grey-romantically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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greysexual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac045387558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">greysexual</span><z><span target_id="c0WNlPccEM">n.</span><span target_id="fD2LuMuinY">adj.</span></z></header><div>/greɪˈsɛkʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> gray'sekshoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c0WNlPccEM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> a person who rarely experiences sexual desire for or attraction to others.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fD2LuMuinY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq109"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grey-sexual</strong>, <strong class="vs">grey-asexual</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>greysexuality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>greysexually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grower champagne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac537367032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grower champagne</span></header><div>/ˈgroʊə ʃæmpeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'grohuh shampayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">champagne which is produced exclusively from grapes grown on the producer’s vineyard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artisan champagne</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Guru Granth Sahib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac125287952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Guru Granth Sahib</span></header><div>/grant/ (<em>say</em> grahnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">the principal scripture of Sikhism, containing hymns, poetry and teachings of the early Sikh gurus; originally compiled under the direction of the fifth guru, Arjan Dev (1563–1606) and added to by the tenth guru, Gobind Singh (1666–1708) at which time it was affirmed as the supreme spiritual authority of Sikhism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Adi Granth</strong>, <strong class="vs">Granth</strong>, <strong class="vs">Sri Guru Granth Sahib</strong>. <div class="etym">[Punjabi, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032220" href="entry://guru%23bigmac000032220"><span class="smallcaps">guru</span></a> + <em>granth</em> book + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064905" href="entry://sahib%23bigmac000064905"><span class="smallcaps">sahib</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-crown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-crown</span></header><div>/haf-ˈkraʊn/ (<em>say</em> hahf-'krown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">(formerly) a silver-nickel coin worth two shillings and sixpence.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">half-a-crown</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Halle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Halle</span></header><div>/ˈhalə/ (<em>say</em> 'hahluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">a city in southern Germany (formerly in East Germany).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Halle an der Saale</strong> /ˌhalə an dɛə ˈzalə/ (<em>say</em> .hahluh ahn dair 'zahluh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ham<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ham" src="word_pronunciations/10845.mp3"></audio></span>/hæm/ (<em>say</em> ham) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> one of the rear quarters of a pig, especially the heavy-muscled part, between hip and hock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> the meat of this part, especially when smoked or salted and dried for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq139"> the part of the leg behind the knee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq105"> (<em>often plural</em>) the back of the thigh or the thigh and the buttock together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hamme</em>, Old English <em>hamm</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ham<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="G5jfIVFeJK">n.</span><span target_id="olxuDy03FA">v.t.</span><span target_id="HaJWjNzO4O">v.i.</span><span target_id="PP9FEVNtNJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ham" src="word_pronunciations/10846.mp3"></audio></span>/hæm/ (<em>say</em> ham) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G5jfIVFeJK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> Also, <strong class="vs">ham actor</strong>. an actor who overacts.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq354"> the operator of a ham radio; a radio ham.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hammed</strong>, <strong class="bold">hamming</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="olxuDy03FA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq912"> to act out in an exaggerated way: <em class="example">he hammed the whole show.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HaJWjNzO4O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq670"> to act with exaggerated expression of emotion; overact.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PP9FEVNtNJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">ham it up</strong>, to exaggerate one’s feelings or responses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <em>hamfatter</em>, a contemptuous name for a low-grade actor in 19th century US, who could afford only ham fat to remove stage make-up]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469677357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ham<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ham" src="word_pronunciations/10845.mp3"></audio></span>/hæm/ (<em>say</em> ham) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">go ham</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">to approach something with extreme enthusiasm, zeal, or aggression.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">go HAM</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>h</em>(<em>ard</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>s a</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>otherfucker</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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health care directive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac887262423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">health care directive</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac981183498" href="entry://living%20will%23bigmac981183498"><strong>living will</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">advance health directive</strong>, <strong class="vs">advance </strong>(<strong class="vs">health</strong>)<strong class="vs"> care directive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hedge sparrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hedge sparrow</span></header><div>/ˈhɛdʒ spæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'hej sparoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">a small accentor, <em>Prunella modularis</em>, which frequents hedges, found throughout Europe to northern Iran.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hedge accentor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hilla</span></header><div>/ˈhɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'hiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">a market town in central Iraq near the site of Babylon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Al Hilla</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hollywood tape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774708736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hollywood tape</span></header><div>/ˈhɒliwʊd teɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'holeewood tayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">double-sided adhesive tape used to hold clothing in place by affixing it to the body.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">body tape</strong>, <strong class="vs">apparel tape</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark <em>Hollywood Fashion Tape</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Holocene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Holocene</span><z><span target_id="J2sDZvSMbJ">adj.</span><span target_id="x7anoL60rb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Holocene" src="word_pronunciations/11392.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɒləsin/ (<em>say</em> 'holuhseen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J2sDZvSMbJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> of, relating to, or formed in the second and most recent epoch of the Quaternary period, which began 10 000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x7anoL60rb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq441"> <strong>the</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">the Recent</strong>, <strong class="vs">Recent Age</strong>. the Holocene epoch or rock series.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>holocène</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034661" href="entry://holo-%23bigmac000034661"><span class="smallcaps">holo-</span></a> + Greek <em>kainos</em> new, recent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hostile witness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hostile witness</span></header><div>/ˌhɒstaɪl ˈwɪtnəs/ (<em>say</em> .hostuyl 'witnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a witness who deliberately obstructs the party who called them and who therefore may be made subject to cross-examination by that party.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adverse witness</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hugo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hugo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈhjugoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'hyoohgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> <strong>Jonathan Burke</strong>, fl. 1812, impostor in Australia claiming to be a member of the British royal family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq871"> <strong>Victor Marie</strong>, 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist; leading exponent of romanticism. Best known for <em>Notre-Dame de Paris</em> (1831) and <em>Les Misérables</em> (1862).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac812483015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hugo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈhjugoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'hyoohgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq39">one of several awards presented by the World Science Fiction Convention for achievements in science fiction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Hugo award</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Hugo</em> Gernsback, 1884–1967, Luxembourg-born US science fiction author and editor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ice kacang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ice kacang</span></header><div>/aɪs kʌˈtʃʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> uys ku'chung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac781631545" href="entry://ABC%23bigmac781631545"><strong>ABC<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ais kacang</strong>, <strong class="vs">ice kachang</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102607" href="entry://ice%23bigmac000102607"><span class="smallcaps">ice</span></a> + Malay <em>kacang</em> beans]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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induced radioactivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">induced radioactivity</span></header><div>/ɪnˌdjust ˌreɪdioʊækˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> in.dyoohst .raydeeohak'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">radioactivity which has been induced in stable elements by bombarding them with high-energy particles (e.g. neutrons).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">artificial radioactivity</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inflammaging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac628553696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inflammaging</span></header><div>/ɪnfləˈmeɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> influh'mayjing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">chronic low-grade inflammation of organs and tissues, which can accelerate aging and lead to arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, dementia and other autoimmune disorders and neurogenerative diseases. </span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">inflamm-aging</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037294" href="entry://inflammation%23bigmac000037294"><span class="smallcaps">inflammation</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001099" href="entry://aging%23bigmac000001099"><span class="smallcaps">aging</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Iraqi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Iraqi</span><z><span target_id="0bM9iyhuoy">n.</span><span target_id="icchK2TpRr">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ɪˈraki/ (<em>say</em> i'rahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0bM9iyhuoy"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Iraqis</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq473"> a native or inhabitant of Iraq.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> Also, <strong class="vs">Iraqi Arabic</strong>. the dialect of Arabic spoken in Iraq.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="icchK2TpRr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq168"> of or relating to Iraq or its inhabitants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Islamic State
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638164630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Islamic State</span></header><div>/ɪzˌlæmɪk ˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> iz.lamik 'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">an extremist Islamic movement with military control of some territory in Iraq and Syria and with operations in other areas of the world, particularly in the Middle East and Africa; originated as a Sunni insurgency group in Iraq following the US-led invasion in 2003, and moved into Syria following the start of civil war there in 2011; claims to be a worldwide caliphate; noted for human rights abuses and war crimes, and widely regarded as a terrorist organisation.</span></div> Full Arabic name, <strong>ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah fī ’l-ʿIrāq wa-sh-Shām</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: IS Also, <strong class="vs">Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant </strong>(<strong class="vs">ISIL</strong>), <strong class="vs">Islamic State of Iraq and Syria </strong>(<strong class="vs">ISIS</strong>), <strong class="vs">Daesh</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The name <em>Daesh</em>, an abbreviation of the full Arabic name, is gaining some currency because of the desire to avoid appearing to give legitimacy to the movement and its claim to be a caliphate by using the term <em>State</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jack-in-the-box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jack-in-the-box</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jack-in-the-box" src="word_pronunciations/12745.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒæk-ɪn-ðə-bɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'jak-in-dhuh-boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">jack-in-the-boxes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">jacks-in-the-box</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq946"> a toy consisting of a figure, enclosed in a box, which springs out when the lid is unfastened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq126"> a seashore tree, <em>Hernandia peltata</em>, widely spread from Asia to northern Australia and the western Pacific.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">jack-in-a-box</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kedge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kedge</span><z><span target_id="qnxMYbnM9z">v.t.</span><span target_id="6FpXOUqq2Z">v.i.</span><span target_id="h9xoM9QY7u">n.</span></z></header><div>/kɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> kej) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">kedged</strong>, <strong class="bold">kedging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qnxMYbnM9z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> to warp or pull (a ship, etc.) along by means of a rope attached to an anchor.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6FpXOUqq2Z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq820"> to move by being pulled along with the aid of an anchor.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h9xoM9QY7u">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq434"> Also, <strong class="vs">kedge anchor</strong>. a small anchor used in kedging.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cagge</em>(<em>n</em>) warp, fasten]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ketone body
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ketone body</span></header><div>/ˈkitoʊn bɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'keetohn bodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ketone bodies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">one of the three related compounds, acetone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid and acetoacetic acid, produced in the liver; alternatives to glucose as an energy-source for many cells. The excretion of these compounds is associated with diabetes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acetone body</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knockabout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knockabout</span><z><span target_id="0bJWYlCn3r">n.</span><span target_id="YOIGDSDNjq">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈnɒkəbaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'nokuhbowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0bJWYlCn3r"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a small handy yacht with a jib and mainsail but no bowsprit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq541"> a station hand; a person who does odd jobs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YOIGDSDNjq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq330"> suitable for rough use, as a garment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq740"> characterised by knocking about; rough; boisterous: <em class="example">knockabout comedy.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">knock-around</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Koran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Koran</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Koran" src="word_pronunciations/13194.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔˈran/ (<em>say</em> kaw'rahn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Koran" src="word_pronunciations/13195.mp3"></audio></span>/kə-/ (<em>say</em> kuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> the sacred scripture of Islam, believed by Muslims to contain revelations made in Arabic by Allah directly to Mohammed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> a copy of the text of this scripture.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Qur’an</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>qur’ān</em> reading, recitation, from <em>qara’a</em> read] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Koranic</strong> /kɔˈrænɪk/ (<em>say</em> kaw'ranik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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K2
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">K2</span></header><div>/keɪ ˈtu/ (<em>say</em> kay 'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">a mountain in India, in northern Kashmir in the Karakoram range; second highest mountain in the world. 8610 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dapsang</strong>, <strong class="vs">Godwin Austen</strong>. <div class="etym">[second peak to be measured in the 1856 survey of the Karakoram range, hence K2]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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La Scala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">La Scala</span></header><div>/la ˈskalə/ (<em>say</em> lah 'skahluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">an opera house in Milan, Italy, built in 1778; substantially rebuilt in 1946 after damage in World War II.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Teatro alla Scala</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lawn beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149041014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lawn beetle</span></header><div>/ˈlɔn bitl/ (<em>say</em> 'lawn beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">a small black beetle, <em>Heteronychus orator</em>, found in lawn grass, the larvae of which eat the grass roots; native to South Africa.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">African lawn beetle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lebanese bread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lebanese bread</span></header><div>/lɛbəniz ˈbrɛd/ (<em>say</em> lebuhneez 'bred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">leavened bread in large flat discs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Arab bread</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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letter of marque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">letter of marque</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">licence or commission granted by a state to a private citizen to capture and confiscate merchant ships of another nation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">letter of marque and reprisal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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life insurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">life insurance</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪf ɪnʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> 'luyf inshawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">insurance providing payment of a specific sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the assured, or to the assured or to a named beneficiary should the assured reach a specified age.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">life assurance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lilly pilly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lilly pilly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lilly pilly" src="word_pronunciations/13652.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɪli pɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'lilee pilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> Also, <strong class="vs">lilli pilli</strong>. a tree, <em>Acmena smithii</em>, with purplish white fruits, common along streams and in rainforests of eastern Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> Also, <em class="label">Especially Qld and WA</em>, <strong class="vs">Chinese apple</strong>, <strong class="vs">lilli pilli</strong>. any of various Australian species of the genus <em>Syzygium</em>, having small, purple, edible fruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Loan Council
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876941888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Loan Council</span></header><div>/ˈloʊn kaʊnsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'lohn kownsuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a council whose membership consists of the federal and state treasurers; oversees and coordinates public sector borrowings; established 1927.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian Loan Council</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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model
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">model</span><z><span target_id="9jVn3P1X7L">n.</span><span target_id="gMv5pPGyXE">adj.</span><span target_id="5Gs3gK37Yq">v.t.</span><span target_id="k3zMxrswbu">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of model" src="word_pronunciations/15016.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɒdl/ (<em>say</em> 'modl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9jVn3P1X7L"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> a standard or example for imitation or comparison; a pattern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or serve as a copy of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq736"> an image in clay, wax, or the like to be reproduced in more durable material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq119"> Also, <strong class="vs">artist’s model</strong>. a person who poses for a painter, photographer, sculptor, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq791"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq676"> someone employed in the fashion industry to wear and display garments for potential buyers; mannequin.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq240"> such a person who poses for photographs to be used in the media for advertising or promotional display.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq885"> mode of structure or formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq279"> a typical or specific form or style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq801"> a computerised projection into the future of an anticipated outcome.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gMv5pPGyXE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq859"> serving as a model.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq273"> worthy to serve as a model; exemplary.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">modelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">modeled</strong>; <strong class="bold">modelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">modeling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5Gs3gK37Yq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq418"> to form or plan according to a model.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq458"> to give shape or form to; fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq262"> to make a model or representation of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq183"> to fashion in clay, wax, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq852"> to display, especially by wearing: <em class="example">to model evening dresses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq582"> to create a computerised projection into the future of: <em class="example">to model possible scenarios.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="k3zMxrswbu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq479"> to make models.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq239"> to produce designs in some plastic material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq085"> to assume a typical or natural appearance, as the parts of a drawing in progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq025"> to serve or be employed as a model.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>modèle</em>, from Italian <em>modello</em>, diminutive of <em>modo</em>, from Latin <em>modus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090320" href="entry://mode%23bigmac000090320"><span class="smallcaps">mode<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>modeller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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molybdenum trioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">molybdenum trioxide</span></header><div>/məlɪbdənəm traɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> muhlibduhnuhm truy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a white crystalline powder, MoO<sub>3</sub>, which is the anhydride of molybdic acid; used in the manufacture of molybdenum compounds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">molybdic anhydride</strong>, <strong class="vs">molybdic oxide</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Moroccan oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203021684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Moroccan oil</span></header><div>/məˈrɒkən ɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> muh'rokuhn oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac32740190" href="entry://argan%20oil%23bigmac32740190"><strong>argan oil</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Moroccan argan oil</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Morse code
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Morse code</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Morse code" src="word_pronunciations/15192.mp3"></audio></span>/mɔs ˈkoʊd/ (<em>say</em> maws 'kohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">a system of dots, dashes, and spaces, or the corresponding sounds or the like, used in telegraphy and signalling to represent the letters of the alphabet, numerals, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">morse code</strong>, <strong class="vs">Morse alphabet</strong>, <strong class="vs">morse alphabet</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after SFB <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048183" href="entry://Morse%23bigmac000048183"><span class="smallcaps">Morse</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muezzin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muezzin</span></header><div>/muˈɛzən/ (<em>say</em> mooh'ezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">(in Muslim communities) the crier who, from a minaret or other part of a mosque, at stated hours five times daily, intones aloud the call summoning the faithful to prayer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">muazzin</strong>, <strong class="vs">mu’adhdhin</strong>. <div class="etym">[Ottoman Turkish <em>müezzin</em> and Arabic <em>muazzin</em>, dialect variant of <em>mu’adhdhin</em>, literally, one who calls]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Munich Pact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Munich Pact</span></header><div>/mjunɪk ˈpækt/ (<em>say</em> myoohnik 'pakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">the pact signed by Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy on 29 September, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Munich Agreement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Namibia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Namibia</span></header><div>/nəˈmɪbiə/ (<em>say</em> nuh'mibeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">a republic in south-western Africa on the Atlantic coast, bordered by the Republic of South Africa, Botswana and Angola; a German colony before becoming a South African mandate in 1920 (under the League of Nations); mandate terminated by the UN in 1971 but this not recognised by South Africa; was a centre of opposition to the South African apartheid system; became independent in 1990. 824 292 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Afrikaans and English, also German and African languages. <em>Currency</em>: Namibian dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Windhoek.</span></div> Formerly (1884–1920), <strong>German South-West Africa</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">South-West Africa</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Namibian</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nankeen kestrel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nankeen kestrel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nankeen kestrel" src="word_pronunciations/15510.mp3"></audio></span>/næŋkin ˈkɛstrəl/ (<em>say</em> nangkeen 'kestruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">a small falcon, <em>Falco cenchroides</em>, rufous above and white below, found in mainland Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea; the most common of the smaller Australian raptorial birds; sparrowhawk.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian kestrel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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napolitaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">napolitaine</span></header><div>/næpɒlɪˈteɪn/ (<em>say</em> napoli'tayn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">with a sauce, of Italian origin, made from tomatoes, garlic, parsley, oil, and Marsala.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">à la Napolitaine</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>à la Napolitaine</em> in the manner of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092491" href="entry://Naples%23bigmac000092491"><span class="smallcaps">Naples</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nashi pear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nashi pear</span></header><div>/næʃi ˈpɛə/ (<em>say</em> nashee 'pair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> an Asian pear tree, <em>Pyrus pyrifolia</em>, with white flowers and red leaves in spring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq743"> the fruit of this tree, having a crisp texture and yellow skin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asian pear</strong>. <div class="etym">[Japanese <em>nashi</em> pear + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055029" href="entry://pear%23bigmac000055029"><span class="smallcaps">pear</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Native States
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Native States</span></header><div>/neɪtɪv ˈsteɪts/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'stayts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Indian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">the 562 semi-independent states, under British rule to some extent, which, by 1948, had merged with provinces.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Indian States and Agencies</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nauli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac646998481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nauli</span></header><div>/ˈnaʊli/ (<em>say</em> 'nowlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">(in hatha yoga) a technique which incorporates a rolling movement of the stomach muscles, the rolling movement serving to massage the internal organs; thought to aid constipation and digestion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nauli kryria</strong>; <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">alien yoga</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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naval college
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">naval college</span></header><div>/ˈneɪvəl kɒlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'nayvuhl kolij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a collegiate institution for training naval officers.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">naval academy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nicholson Museum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nicholson Museum</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">an archaeological museum in the University of Sydney, NSW, established in 1860; closed in 2020 when the collection was moved to the Chau Chak Wing Museum.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Nicholson Museum of Antiquities</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Sir Charles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050063" href="entry://Nicholson%23bigmac000050063"><span class="smallcaps">Nicholson<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-slip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-slip</span></header><div>/ˈnɒn-slɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'non-slip) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">designed, constructed or treated in such a way as to minimise danger of slipping.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">anti-slip</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Norm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Norm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Norm" src="word_pronunciations/15827.mp3"></audio></span>/nɔm/ (<em>say</em> nawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">an average citizen viewed as a non-participant in any kind of physical exercise while addicted to watching spectator sports on television.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">armchair Norm</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the name <em>Norm</em>, linked to ‘the normal man’ of the cartoon character devised for the <em>Life. Be In It</em> promotion campaign, conceived, written and drawn by Alex Stitt, graphic designer, in 1974]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nubian goat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nubian goat</span></header><div>/njubiən ˈgoʊt/ (<em>say</em> nyoohbeeuhn 'goht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">one of a breed of domestic goats having long legs, a high, rounded face, and large pendulous ears, bred for its meat, hide and milk.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anglo-Nubian goat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuclear power
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuclear power</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nuclear power" src="word_pronunciations/15897.mp3"></audio></span>/njukliə ˈpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> nyoohkleeuh 'powuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> energy released in nuclear reactions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> a world power having developed its own atomic weapons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">atomic power</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lofoten Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lofoten Islands</span></header><div>/loʊfoʊtn ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> lohfohtn 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">a group of islands north-west of and belonging to Norway; rich fishing grounds. 5130 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Lofoten and Vesterålen</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac505454118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long gun</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ gʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'long gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">a firearm with a long barrel, as a rifle or shotgun.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">long arm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lushington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lushington</span></header><div>/ˈlʌʃɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'lushingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">a drunkard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alderman Lushington</strong>. <div class="etym">[from a club called the City of <em>Lushington</em>, formed by theatrical production staff in London in 1822, with a ‘lord mayor’, ‘aldermen’ and other such titled positions; <em>Lushington</em> with allusion to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088444" href="entry://lush%23bigmac000088444"><span class="smallcaps">lush<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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macaroni cheese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">macaroni cheese</span></header><div>/ˌmækəroʊni ˈtʃiz/ (<em>say</em> .makuhrohnee 'cheez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a dish of macaroni in a cheese sauce.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">macaroni and cheese</strong>, <strong class="vs">mac and cheese</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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macular degeneration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585893203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">macular degeneration</span></header><div>/ˌmækjələ dədʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .makyuhluh duhjenuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ophthalmology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a degenerative disease of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044271" href="entry://macula%23bigmac000044271">macula</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044271" href="entry://macula%23mq299">2</a>), causing a progressive loss of central vision. There are two types: <strong>dry macular degeneration</strong>, where the macular degenerates with age; and <strong>wet macular degeneration</strong>, where abnormal blood vessels grow in the back of the eye and cause damage to the macular.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MD Also, <strong class="vs">age-related macular degeneration.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magpie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magpie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of magpie" src="word_pronunciations/14112.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmægpaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'magpuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian magpie</strong>. a common black and white bird, <em>Gymnorhina tibicen</em>, with a solid body, strong legs, and a large pointed bill, found throughout Australia and in New Guinea, and noted for its beautiful song and vigorous defence of nesting sites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> any of various currawongs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq749"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044426" href="entry://magpie%20lark%23bigmac000044426"><strong>magpie lark</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq072"> any of various birds of the genus <em>Pica</em> and other genera of the family Corvidae, superficially similar to the Australian magpie but unrelated to it, as the <strong>black-billed magpie</strong>, <em>P. pica</em>, of Europe and North America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq727"> a chattering person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq694"> someone who collects useless objects; bowerbird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq265"> someone who collects ideas from various sources and presents them as a whole original work; plagiarist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Shooting</em>, <em class="label">Archery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq772"> the third ring or part from the centre of a target, between the inner and the outer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq679"> a shot which strikes this part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq268"> the score value of this part.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq141"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who was born in South Australia, or who has come to regard it as their home.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Mag</em>, familiar variant of <em>Margaret</em>, female given name + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056590" href="entry://pie%23bigmac000056590"><span class="smallcaps">pie<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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majority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">majority</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of majority" src="word_pronunciations/14145.mp3"></audio></span>/məˈdʒɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> muh'joruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">majorities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> the greater part or number: <em class="example">the majority of the population.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq130"> Also, <strong class="vs">absolute majority</strong>. a number of votes constituting more than half the total number of votes cast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq622"> Also, <strong class="vs">simple majority</strong>. a number of votes that is greater than the number gained by any other candidate, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq035"> the party or faction with the majority vote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq977"> Also, <strong class="vs">legal majority</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028864" href="entry://full%20age%23bigmac000028864"><strong>full age</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq114"> the military rank or office of a major.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>majorité</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>mājōritas</em>, from Latin <em>mājor</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103419" href="entry://major%23bigmac000103419"><span class="smallcaps">major</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Majority</em> is one of a group of words which can take a singular or plural verb depending on whether it is the unity of the concept which is being stressed or the plurality of the individual people or items forming the group. See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014934" href="entry://collective%20noun%23bigmac000014934"><strong>collective noun</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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malamute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac986336089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">malamute</span></header><div>/ˈmæləmut/ (<em>say</em> 'maluhmooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq29">an Arctic sled dog, noted for its strength and endurance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alaskan malamute</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after the Inuit <em>Mahlemut</em> people who developed the breed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mammee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mammee</span></header><div>/mæˈmi/ (<em>say</em> ma'mee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> a tall, tropical American resin-yielding tree, <em>Mammea americana</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> Also, <strong class="vs">mammee apple</strong>. its large, edible fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq450"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045226" href="entry://marmalade%20tree%23bigmac000045226"><strong>marmalade tree</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mamey</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish <em>mamey</em>, from Haitian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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managed investment scheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac770828447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">managed investment scheme</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac556131640" href="entry://managed%20fund%23bigmac556131640"><strong>managed fund</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> Also, <strong class="vs">agricultural investment scheme</strong>. a scheme for investment in an agricultural project in which the project is initiated by a company which then attracts investors, the company continuing to manage the project on behalf of these investors, as in a forestry or niche crops investment scheme in which an investor usually leases some land that is used to grow the tree or plant, the promoter or manager being responsible for planting, maintaining, harvesting and sale of the crop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq263"> one of a number of schemes for investment in another type of project or industry, as in the film industry.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MIS Also, <strong class="vs">management investment scheme</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Marshall Plan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Marshall Plan</span></header><div>/ˈmaʃəl plæn/ (<em>say</em> 'mahshuhl plan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a plan for aiding the economic recovery of European countries after World War II, originated by George C Marshall in 1947. Later called <strong>European Recovery Program</strong>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Marshall Aid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mason-Dixon Line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mason-Dixon Line</span></header><div>/meɪsən-ˈdɪksən laɪn/ (<em>say</em> maysuhn-'diksuhn luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, partly surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon between 1763 and 1767, popularly considered before the abolition of slavery as a line of demarcation between free and slave states.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Mason and Dixon’s Line</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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medical directive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813726549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">medical directive</span></header><div>/mɛdɪkəl dəˈrɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> medikuhl duh'rektiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> an instruction about the type of health care a person should receive, especially one made by the person to indicate their own wishes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> Also, <strong class="vs">advance medical directive</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac198049581" href="entry://advance%20directive%23bigmac198049581"><strong>advance directive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental hospital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental hospital</span></header><div>/ˈmɛntl hɒspɪtl/ (<em>say</em> 'mentl hospitl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059782" href="entry://psychiatric%20hospital%23bigmac000059782"><strong>psychiatric hospital</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mental asylum</strong>, <strong class="vs">mental home</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mereenie Sandstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac334314750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mereenie Sandstone</span></header><div>/mərini ˈsændstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> muhreenee 'sandstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">an aquifer which forms part of the Amadeus Basin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Mereenie Sandstone Aquifer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mesoamerica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202741223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mesoamerica</span></header><div>/mɛsoʊəˈmɛrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> mesohuh'merikuh), /miz-/ (<em>say</em> meez-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a region including parts of Mexico and Central America, especially as a region of cultures and civilisations prior to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Meso-America</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Mesoamerican</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meunière
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meunière</span></header><div>/mɜniˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> mernee'air) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">(usually of fish), floured, fried in butter and served in a sauce of hot butter and lemon juice.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">à la meunière</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: miller’s wife]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mill</span><z><span target_id="WB62Ld2y0s">n.</span><span target_id="8jzzBDYm2o">v.t.</span><span target_id="q3M7WxNPzH">v.i.</span><span target_id="3gztlE59SX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mill" src="word_pronunciations/14847.mp3"></audio></span>/mɪl/ (<em>say</em> mil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WB62Ld2y0s"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> a building or establishment fitted with machinery, in which any of various mechanical operations or forms of manufacture is carried on, especially the spinning or weaving of cotton or wool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> a mechanical appliance or a building or establishment equipped with appliances for grinding corn into flour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq950"> a machine for grinding, crushing, pulverising, or extracting liquid from, any solid substance: <em class="example">a coffee mill; </em><em class="example">a pulp mill; </em><em class="example">a cider mill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq059"> a steel roller for receiving and transferring an impressed design, as to a calico-printing cylinder or a banknote-printing plate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq066"> a machine which does its work by rotary motion, as one used by a lapidary for cutting and polishing precious stones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq985"> any of various other apparatuses for working materials into due form or performing other mechanical operations: <em class="example">a timber mill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq304"> any institution or machine that churns out mass produced goods</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8jzzBDYm2o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq720"> to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq347"> to finish the edge of (a coin, etc.) with a series of fine notches or transverse grooves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq554"> to beat or stir, as to a froth: <em class="example">to mill chocolate.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="q3M7WxNPzH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq317"> Also, <strong class="vs">mill about</strong>. to move confusedly in a circle, as a herd of cattle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3gztlE59SX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq098"> <strong class="phr">go through the mill</strong>, to undergo a gruelling or difficult experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">run of the mill</strong>, conventional; commonplace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mille</em>, <em>myln</em>, Old English <em>mylen</em>, from Late Latin <em>molīnum</em>, from Latin <em>mola</em> millstone, mill]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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missed miscarriage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672922627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">missed miscarriage</span></header><div>/mɪsd ˈmɪskærɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> misd 'miskarij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">a type of pregnancy loss in which the embryo or fetus dies within the womb but expulsion does not occur, especially in stages of early pregnancy and often without the usual symptoms of miscarriage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">missed abortion</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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point-to-point speed camera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901573036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">point-to-point speed camera</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">one of a pair of speed cameras used to measure the average speed of vehicles over a distance, a driver incurring an infringement notice if their average speed exceeds the speed limit for that distance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">average speed camera</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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p'raps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">p’raps</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of p’raps" src="word_pronunciations/17141.mp3"></audio></span>/præps/ (<em>say</em> praps) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">perhaps.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">p’r’aps</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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precautionary principle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac76962734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">precautionary principle</span></header><div>/prəˈkɔʃənəri ˌprɪnsəpəl/ (<em>say</em> pruh'kawshuhnuhree .prinsuhpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">an ethical and political principle, applying particularly in the environmental context, which states that if there is the risk of serious or irreversible harm occurring to people or to the environment, lack of full scientific certainty about the existence of the risk should not be used as a reason for failing to take or for postponing measures to prevent it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">precautionary approach</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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primary stress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">primary stress</span></header><div>/praɪmri ˈstrɛs/ (<em>say</em> pruymree 'stres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">the principal or strongest accent of a word.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">primary accent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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princess parrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936261951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">princess parrot</span></header><div>/prɪnsɛs ˈpærət/ (<em>say</em> prinses 'paruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">an endemic, highly nomadic, long-tailed parrot, <em>Polytelis alexandrae</em>, having a lilac forehead and pink throat, found in arid areas of inland Australia; now vulnerable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Alexandra’s parrot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Proclamation Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Proclamation Day</span></header><div>/prɒkləˈmeɪʃən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> prokluh'mayshuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">an annual holiday in SA, 26 December, commemorating the state’s foundation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Anniversary Day</strong>, <strong class="vs">Commemoration Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prothonotary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prothonotary</span></header><div>/proʊθəˈnoʊtəri/ (<em>say</em> prohthuh'nohtuhree), /proʊˈθɒnətri/ (<em>say</em> proh'thonuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">prothonotaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> one of the principal officials of a Supreme Court, who has a responsibility to issue writs, and also has some judicial powers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> Also, <strong class="vs">prothonotary apostolic</strong>(<strong class="vs">al</strong>). a member of the college of twelve prelates in the Roman Catholic Church which records papal acts, canonisations, beatifications, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq208"> the principal ecclesiastical secretary of a patriarch of the Eastern Church.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">protonotary</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>prōthonotārius</em>, Late Latin <em>prōtonotārius</em>, from Greek <em>prōtonotārios</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>prothonotarial</strong> /ˌprɒθənoʊˈtɛəriəl/ (<em>say</em> .prothuhnoh'tairreeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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purge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">purge</span><z><span target_id="lafg1kNv88">v.t.</span><span target_id="AWm3leg1oH">v.i.</span><span target_id="4RR9b1rvVS">n.</span><span target_id="wL5HMVOA7i">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of purge" src="word_pronunciations/18565.mp3"></audio></span>/pɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> perj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">purged</strong>, <strong class="bold">purging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lafg1kNv88">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> to cleanse; rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; purify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> to eliminate, as by killing, an unwanted person, as a political opponent or potential opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq671"> to clear (a person, etc.) of imputed guilt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq580"> to clear away or wipe out legally (an offence, accusation, etc.) by atonement or other suitable action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq663"> Also, <strong class="vs">purge away</strong>, <strong class="vs">purge out</strong>. to remove by cleansing or purifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq377"> to clear or empty (the bowels, etc.) by causing evacuation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq351"> to cause evacuation of the bowels of (a person).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="AWm3leg1oH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq825"> to become cleansed or purified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq745"> to undergo or cause purging of the bowels.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4RR9b1rvVS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq181"> the act or process of purging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq568"> something that purges, as a purgative medicine or dose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq362"> the elimination from political activity, as by killing, of political opponents and others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq497"> the period when such an elimination takes place: <em class="example">he disappeared in Stalin’s great purge of 1936–38.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any alcoholic beverage.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wL5HMVOA7i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq089"> <strong class="phr">purge from</strong>, to expel from: <em class="example">to purge undesirables from a group.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">purge of</strong>, to rid or clear of: <em class="example">to purge a party of undesirable members.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>purgier</em>, from Latin <em>purgāre</em> cleanse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>purger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pyrogallol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pyrogallol</span></header><div>/paɪroʊˈgælɒl/ (<em>say</em> puyroh'galol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a white crystalline phenolic compound, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub> (OH)<sub>3</sub>, obtained by heating gallic acid. Alkaline solutions absorb oxygen from the air and become dark brown.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pyrogallic acid</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060341" href="entry://pyro-%23bigmac000060341"><span class="smallcaps">pyro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029273" href="entry://gallic%23bigmac000029273"><span class="smallcaps">gall(ic)<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pyrogallic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ramallah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108068174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ramallah</span></header><div>/rəˈmalə/ (<em>say</em> ruh'mahluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">a town in the West Bank, north of Jerusalem; headquarters of the Palestinian National Authority.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ram Allah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Recent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac937054220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Recent</span><z><span target_id="vhOghybFeW">n.</span><span target_id="LU7OzlD387">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrisənt/ (<em>say</em> 'reesuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vhOghybFeW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> <strong>the</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">Recent Age</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095448" href="entry://Holocene%23bigmac000095448"><strong>Holocene</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095448" href="entry://Holocene%23mq441">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LU7OzlD387">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq90"> of or relating to the Holocene.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Remembrance Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Remembrance Day</span></header><div>/rəˈmɛmbrəns deɪ/ (<em>say</em> ruh'membruhns day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">the anniversary of the end of World War I on 11 November 1918, when the armistice was signed. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A painting by Bob Marchant of a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of opening of the Australian War Memorial held on Remembrance Day, 2001.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Remembrance%20Day_ART91794.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The premier of NSW, William McKell, placing a wreath on the cenotaph in Martin Place, Sydney, on Remembrance Day, 1945.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Remembrance%20Day_122169.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Armistice Day</strong>. <div class="backshade">Ceremonies to remember those who died or suffered in World War I, and to reflect on the loss and suffering caused by the war have been held on 11 November since 1919, the first anniversary of the end of hostilities. The anniversary was originally called Armistice Day, but after World War II the name <strong>Remembrance Day</strong> became more generally used so as to include both world wars. In Australia, Remembrance Day is marked by observing one minute of silence at 11 am on 11 November, to ‘remember those who died or suffered for Australia’s cause in all wars and armed conflicts’. Red poppies are worn.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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respiration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">respiration</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of respiration" src="word_pronunciations/19464.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛspəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> respuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq345"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq300"> Also, <strong class="vs">aerobic respiration</strong>. the process by which energy is acquired in a living organism or cell by the breakdown of organic molecules, especially sugars, using free oxygen with the release of carbon dioxide.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq299"> Also, <strong class="vs">anaerobic respiration</strong>. (in living organisms) a process by which energy is produced in the absence of oxygen; fermentation.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>respiracioun</em>, from Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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robin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">robin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of robin" src="word_pronunciations/19735.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɒbən/ (<em>say</em> 'robuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> any of various birds of the large family Petroicidae, of Australia, NZ, New Guinea and some Pacific Islands, the male of some species having a red breast, similar to, but much brighter than, the unrelated European robin, as the eastern yellow robin, the western yellow robin, the scarlet robin, the scrub-robin, and the red-capped robin; Australo-Papuan robin; Australasian robin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> any of several small European birds having a red or reddish breast, especially the European robin, <em>Erithacus rubecula</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq809"> Also, <strong class="vs">American robin</strong>. a large American thrush, <em>Turdus migratorius</em>, with a chestnut-red breast and abdomen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq028"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063817" href="entry://roband%23bigmac000063817"><strong>roband</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>Robyn</em>, from Old French <em>Robin</em>, diminutive of <em>Robert</em> Robert]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock'n'roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock’n’roll</span><z><span target_id="g5ER0Z4k1K">n.</span><span target_id="K7n7M3Nd0c">adj.</span><span target_id="zPmdZMvUlY">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rock’n’roll" src="word_pronunciations/19749.mp3"></audio></span>/rɒkənˈroʊl/ (<em>say</em> rokuhn'rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g5ER0Z4k1K"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> a form of pop music originating in the 1950s in America which has a twelve bar blues form, and a heavily accented rhythm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq611"> a dance or style of dance performed to this music.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="K7n7M3Nd0c">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq017"> of or relating to this music.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zPmdZMvUlY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq731"> to play or dance to rock’n’roll music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq33"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to set out on a journey, begin a task, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rock-and-roll</strong>, <strong class="vs">rock-’n’-roll</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>rock’n’roller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rosacea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac972154296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rosacea</span></header><div>/roʊˈzeɪsiə/ (<em>say</em> roh'zayseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">a skin condition of the face characterised by redness caused by enlargement of the blood vessels under the skin, combined with acne-like eruptions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">acne rosacea</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin (<em>acne</em>)<em> rosacea</em>, rose-coloured (acne)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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round lime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac339892356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">round lime</span></header><div>/raʊnd ˈlaɪm/ (<em>say</em> rownd 'luym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> a large shrub, <em>Citrus australis</em>, with white or pinkish flowers and cylindrical knobbly fruit; found in south-eastern Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq673"> the fruit of this shrub.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian round lime</strong>, <strong class="vs">dooja</strong>, <strong class="vs">Gympie lime</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rumbler siren
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac741689114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rumbler siren</span></header><div>/ˈrʌmblər saɪrən/ (<em>say</em> 'rumbluhr suyruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">an alarm on a fire engine or other emergency vehicle which emits a low-frequency sound designed to alert people who are prevented from hearing an ordinary alarm by traffic noise, mobile phones with ear plugs, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rumbler alarm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Saronic Gulf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Saronic Gulf</span></header><div>/səˌrɒnɪk ˈgʌlf/ (<em>say</em> suh.ronik 'gulf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">a wide inlet of the Aegean Sea, on the south-eastern coast of Greece.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Gulf of Aegina</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nunga Court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243227377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nunga Court</span></header><div>/ˈnʊŋə kɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'noonguh kawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">(in SA) a division of the magistrates court in which an Aboriginal person pleading guilty to, or found guilty of, some types of crime can have their case heard, the magistrate presiding over the court and determining a sentence, with information and assistance provided by an elder or senior member of the local community, and the defendant, their family, victim, and Aboriginal members of the community encouraged to participate; first established in 1999.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac778680675" href="entry://Aboriginal%20Community%20Court%23bigmac778680675"><strong>Aboriginal Community Court</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac128531431" href="entry://Koori%20Children%27s%20Court%23bigmac128531431"><strong>Koori Children’s Court</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac265357050" href="entry://Koori%20Court%23bigmac265357050"><strong>Koori Court</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac236086249" href="entry://Murri%20Court%23bigmac236086249"><strong>Murri Court</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac573316721" href="entry://Youth%20Koori%20Court%23bigmac573316721"><strong>Youth Koori Court</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Aboriginal Sentencing Court</strong>, <strong class="vs">Aboriginal Court Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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opinion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">opinion</span><z><span target_id="1GlMezGQlz">n.</span><span target_id="BZnvtXAsfA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of opinion" src="word_pronunciations/16268.mp3"></audio></span>/əˈpɪnjən/ (<em>say</em> uh'pinyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1GlMezGQlz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> judgement or belief resting on grounds insufficient to produce certainty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> a personal view, attitude, or estimation: <em class="example">public opinion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq846"> the expression of a personal view, estimation, or judgement: <em class="example">to give an opinion on tariffs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq339"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq384"> Also, <strong class="vs">advisory opinion</strong>. formal or non-binding advice as to the legal position relating to some matter, given by a court or by counsel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq728"> the formal statement made by a judge giving the reasons for a judicial decision, particularly in cases dealing with a new aspect of law.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq300"> a judgement or estimate of a person or thing with respect to character, merit, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq483"> a favourable estimate; esteem.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BZnvtXAsfA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">a matter of opinion</strong>, a matter about which there are different views held.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">in one’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">own</strong>)<strong class="phr"> opinion</strong>, to one’s belief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>opīnio</em> supposition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orange wine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac262217351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orange wine</span></header><div>/ɒrɪndʒ ˈwaɪn/ (<em>say</em> orinj 'wuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a wine made from white-wine grapes which have not had the skins removed, the juice staying in contact with the skins for a period of time, ranging from days to weeks and imparting flavour and colour in a way that is normally considered undesirable in a white wine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">amber wine</strong>, <strong class="vs">skin-contact wine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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organisational psychology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac333192649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">organisational psychology</span></header><div>/ɔgənaɪˌzeɪʃənəl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> awguhnuy.zayshuhnuhl suy'koluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">the branch of psychology which deals with people at work, especially in relationship to environmental influences, stress, worker-management relationships, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">industrial and organisational psychology</strong>, <strong class="vs">occupational psychology</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>organisational psychologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orly</span></header><div>/ˈɔli/ (<em>say</em> 'awlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">(of fish) dipped in batter, deep-fried and served with a tomato sauce.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">à la orly</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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over-under
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">over-under</span><z><span target_id="8JVJ1pTUhO">adj.</span><span target_id="EcvlTG4F3q">n.</span></z></header><div>/oʊvər-ˈʌndə/ (<em>say</em> ohvuhr-'unduh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8JVJ1pTUhO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> (of double-barrelled firearms) with one barrel mounted over the other.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EcvlTG4F3q">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq078"> such a firearm.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">over-and-under</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxyacid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxyacid</span></header><div>/ɒksiˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> oksee'asuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">an inorganic acid containing oxygen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">oxygen acid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pain</span><z><span target_id="wIVrGJk4xl">n.</span><span target_id="7P2H42aZFV">v.t.</span><span target_id="WjLaqz3Qgu">v.i.</span><span target_id="6TT2WaFfOJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pain" src="word_pronunciations/16641.mp3"></audio></span>/peɪn/ (<em>say</em> payn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wIVrGJk4xl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> bodily or mental suffering or distress (opposed to <em>pleasure</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq182"> a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq410"> (<em>plural</em>) laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care: <em class="example">great pains have been taken.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq263"> (<em>plural</em>) (<em>dated</em>) the suffering of childbirth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq880"> Also, <strong class="vs">pain in the neck</strong>, <strong class="vs">pain in the gut</strong>; (<em>taboo</em>), <strong class="vs">pain in the arse</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an irritating, tedious, or unpleasant person or thing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7P2H42aZFV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq555"> to inflict pain on; hurt; distress.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WjLaqz3Qgu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq881"> to cause pain or suffering.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6TT2WaFfOJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">at pains to</strong>, extremely careful to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">on pain of</strong>, liable to the penalty of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>peine</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>poena</em> penalty, pain, from Greek <em>poinē</em> fine, penalty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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painted snipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905432397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">painted snipe</span></header><div>/peɪntəd ˈsnaɪp/ (<em>say</em> payntuhd 'snuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> Also, <strong class="vs">Australian painted snipe</strong>. a medium-sized wader, <em>Rostratula australis</em>, with a long bill, and distinctive chocolate-brown and white markings; endemic to Australia, frequenting shallow freshwater wetlands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq278"> either of two other similar waders, the <strong>greater painted snipe</strong>, <em>Rostratula benghalensis</em>, of Africa and southern Asia, and the <strong>South American painted snipe</strong>, <em>Nycticryphes semicollaris</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pair</span><z><span target_id="behuCbUq7m">n.</span><span target_id="rmdbZDZh74">v.t.</span><span target_id="1Ach7OVn0x">v.i.</span><span target_id="IUBHmDRNmf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pair" src="word_pronunciations/16642.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛə/ (<em>say</em> pair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="behuCbUq7m"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pairs</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">pair</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq011"> two things of a kind, matched for use together: <em class="example">a pair of gloves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> a combination of two parts joined together: <em class="example">a pair of scissors.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq085"> a married or engaged couple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq955"> two people, animals, etc., regarded as having a common characteristic: <em class="example">a pair of fools.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq572"> two mated animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq422"> a span or team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq817"> two members on opposite sides in a deliberative body who for convenience (as to permit absence) arrange together to forgo voting on a given occasion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq248"> the arrangement thus made.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq906"> one member of such an arrangement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq147"> two cards of the same denomination, without regard to suit or colour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq203"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac946360813" href="entry://pairs%23bigmac946360813"><strong>pairs</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac946360813" href="entry://pairs%23mq161">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq497"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac946360813" href="entry://pairs%23bigmac946360813"><strong>pairs</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac946360813" href="entry://pairs%23mq272">2</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq466"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> a racing shell having two rowers, each with one oar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq837"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> two parts or pieces so connected that they mutually constrain relative motion (<strong>kinematic pair</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq518"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq190"> Also, <strong class="vs">a pair of spectacles</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a failure by the person batting to score in either innings of a match.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq073"> <strong>king pair</strong>, a failure by the person batting to score in either innings of a match as a result of a dismissal on the first ball bowled to them in each case.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a party of miners (usually six) working together; a gang.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rmdbZDZh74">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq767"> to arrange in pairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq014"> to join in a pair; mate; couple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq300"> to cause to mate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq507"> to establish a wireless connection between (two devices or systems) through bluetooth: <em class="example">trouble pairing the phone and the car.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1Ach7OVn0x">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq636"> Also, <strong class="vs">pair off</strong>. to separate into pairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq494"> to form a pair or pairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> to form a pair to forgo voting.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IUBHmDRNmf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">cancel pairs</strong>, <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> to suspend pairing, ensuring that votes are counted strictly according to the actual number of members present.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>paire</em>, from Latin <em>pāria</em>, neuter plural of <em>pār</em> equal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pairable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pairability</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pallas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pallas<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Pallas" src="word_pronunciations/16646.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpæləs/ (<em>say</em> 'paluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004338" href="entry://Athena%23bigmac000004338"><strong>Athena</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Pallas Athene</strong> /əˈθini/ (<em>say</em> uh'theenee).</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac738984567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pallas<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Pallas" src="word_pronunciations/16646.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpæləs/ (<em>say</em> 'paluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq8">an asteroid, one of the largest bodies in the asteroid belt; revolves around the sun in a period of 4.62 years.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053953" href="#bigmac000053953"><span class="smallcaps">Pallas<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parallel universe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14667940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parallel universe</span></header><div>/pærəlɛl ˈjunəvɜs/ (<em>say</em> paruhlel 'yoohnuhvers) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Originally Science Fiction</em> a postulated universe in another space-time continuum parallel to our own, usually thought of as having many similarities but being different in some significant way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> Also, <strong class="vs">alternative universe</strong>. <em class="label">Physics</em> a universe postulated to exist alongside our own, although it cannot be detected.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Parisian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Parisian</span><z><span target_id="q3iodsiWd4">adj.</span><span target_id="t9KRzw9OLi">n.</span></z></header><div>/pəˈrɪziən/ (<em>say</em> puh'rizeeuhn), /-ˈriʒən/ (<em>say</em> -'reezhuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="q3iodsiWd4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> of or relating to Paris, France.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> (<em>lower case</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">à la parisienne</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq010"> with a sauce made of shallots, white wine and meat stock, seasoned with lemon juice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq884"> with a garnish that includes potato balls, glazed with meat jelly.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t9KRzw9OLi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq940"> a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peripheral vascular disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687209118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peripheral vascular disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">a disease in which the arteries narrow, leading to reduced circulation of blood flow, especially to the legs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">peripheral artery disease</strong>, <strong class="vs">peripheral atherosclerosis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pet therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac726621937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pet therapy</span></header><div>/ˈpɛt θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'pet theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">the use of a trained domesticated animal, under the guidance of its handler, to provide the beneficial effect of companionship and interaction as part of a treatment program for someone who has a physical or mental health problem.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">animal-assisted therapy</strong>, <strong class="vs">animal therapy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phencyclidine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phencyclidine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of phencyclidine" src="word_pronunciations/17279.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛnˈsaɪklədin/ (<em>say</em> fen'suykluhdeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a combined depressant and hallucinogen, originally manufactured as a veterinary anaesthetic, now considered highly dangerous.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PCP</strong>, <strong class="vs">angel dust</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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playact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">playact</span></header><div>/ˈpleɪækt/ (<em>say</em> 'playakt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">to pretend; to behave theatrically or melodramatically.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">play-act</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>playacting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pneumatic suspension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac363720412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pneumatic suspension</span></header><div>/njuˌmætɪk səˈspɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> nyooh.matik suh'spenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">a form of suspension for motor vehicles in which compressed gas or air is the main supportive element.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">air suspension</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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school refusal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757988998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">school refusal</span></header><div>/skul rəˈfjuzəl/ (<em>say</em> skoohl ruh'fyoohzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq996"> an ongoing reluctance or refusal of a child to attend school or to remain at school for the expected duration, characterised by high levels of distress and anxiety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> an instance of such refusal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">school avoidance</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>school refuser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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secondary stress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">secondary stress</span></header><div>/sɛkəndri ˈstrɛs/ (<em>say</em> sekuhndree 'stres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">a stress accent weaker than primary stress, but stronger than lack of stress.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">secondary accent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Second Coming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Second Coming</span></header><div>/sɛkənd ˈkʌmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> sekuhnd 'kuming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">(in Christian belief) the future coming of Christ to establish a personal reign upon the earth as its king.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Second Advent</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seizure dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681631133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seizure dog</span></header><div>/ˈsiʒə dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'seezhuh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">a service dog trained to assist an owner who has epilepsy, as by finding assistance when needed, activating a personal alarm, and by providing a calming effect when the owner is experiencing or recovering from a seizure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">seizure response dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">seizure service dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">seizure assistance dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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service dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac845282284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">service dog</span></header><div>/ˈsɜvəs dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'servuhs dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">a dog trained to assist an owner with a physical or mental disability or condition, by performing a number of functions, such as opening and closing doors, pressing pedestrian crossing buttons, finding assistance when necessary, providing a calming effect, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">assistance dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">medical service dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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session beer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122803945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">session beer</span></header><div>/ˈsɛʃən bɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'seshuhn bear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a low-alcohol beer suitable for session drinking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">session ale</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seven Wonders of the World
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seven Wonders of the World</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">the seven structures considered by ancient and medieval writers to be the most remarkable of ancient times: the Egyptian pyramids, the Mausoleum erected by Artemisia at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the walls and Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Colossus of Rhodes, the statue of Zeus by Phidias at Olympia, and the Pharos or lighthouse at Alexandria.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Seven Wonders of the Ancient World</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shark bell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shark bell</span></header><div>/ˈʃak bɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'shahk bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a bell or siren rung or sounded at a beach when a shark is sighted offshore, to order surfers from the water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">shark alarm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shave</span><z><span target_id="caYSOnPGzz">v.i.</span><span target_id="jbXy1naRo9">v.t.</span><span target_id="KMMGP1irTe">n.</span><span target_id="sI8ao0ceD6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shave" src="word_pronunciations/20785.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃeɪv/ (<em>say</em> shayv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shaved</strong>, <strong class="bold">shaved</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">shaven</strong>, <strong class="bold">shaving</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="caYSOnPGzz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> to remove a growth of beard with a razor.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jbXy1naRo9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq828"> to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it close to the skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq484"> Also, <strong class="vs">shave off</strong>, <strong class="vs">shave away</strong>. to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq589"> to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: <em class="example">to shave hides in preparing leather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq511"> to make smooth or even by cutting off thin slices: <em class="example">to shave wood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq323"> to cut or trim closely: <em class="example">to shave a lawn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq750"> to scrape or graze; come very near to: <em class="example">to shave a corner.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KMMGP1irTe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq106"> the act or process of shaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq230"> a thin slice; a shaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq271"> any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sI8ao0ceD6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">close shave</strong>, a narrow miss or escape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sceafan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short hairs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short hairs</span><z><span target_id="GRlReniOtG">pl. n.</span><span target_id="o8zFr56zEV">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ʃɔt ˈhɛəz/ (<em>say</em> shawt 'hairz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="GRlReniOtG">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> pubic hair.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="o8zFr56zEV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq996"> <strong class="phr">have by the short hairs</strong>, to have at one’s mercy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">short and curlies</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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singalong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">singalong</span></header><div>/ˈsɪŋəlɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'singuhlong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">an entertainment or party at which guests are invited to join in the singing of songs, often to an accompaniment provided by a pianist, band, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sing-a-long</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skip straight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac372665529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skip straight</span></header><div>/ˈskɪp streɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'skip strayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poker</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">an unofficial poker hand in which the cards are in consecutive order with every second card missing, as 3-5-7-9-J.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">alternate straight</strong>, <strong class="vs">Dutch straight</strong>, <strong class="vs">kangaroo straight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sky marshal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac57114836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sky marshal</span></header><div>/ˈskaɪ maʃəl/ (<em>say</em> 'skuy mahshuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a guard placed on an aeroplane to maintain security.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">air marshal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slop</span><z><span target_id="GxQpeaXx8v">v.t.</span><span target_id="tpftAHh6h7">v.i.</span><span target_id="WiNdv7uLQ6">n.</span><span target_id="ED5Km2Rt4B">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slop" src="word_pronunciations/21284.mp3"></audio></span>/slɒp/ (<em>say</em> slop) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">slopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">slopping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GxQpeaXx8v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> to spill or splash (liquid).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq108"> to spill liquid upon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tpftAHh6h7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq643"> Also, <strong class="vs">slop about</strong>. to spill or splash liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq361"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of persons, etc.) to be unduly effusive; gush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq553"> to walk or go on a route covered by mud, slush or water: <em class="example">we slopped along the creek.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WiNdv7uLQ6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq260"> a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq415"> liquid mud.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq942"> swill, or the refuse of the kitchen, etc., often used as food for pigs or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq038"> (<em>often plural</em>) weak or unappetising liquid or semiliquid food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq683"> (<em>often plural</em>) the dirty water, liquid refuse, etc., of a household or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq166"> (<em>plural</em>) (in distilling) the mash remaining after distilling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq460"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> beer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq276"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a choppy sea.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ED5Km2Rt4B">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq143"> <strong class="phr">slop over</strong>, (of liquid) to run over in spilling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sloppe</em> mud hole, Old English <em>-sloppe</em> (in <em>cusloppe</em> cowslip, literally, cow slime); related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069450" href="entry://slip%23bigmac000069450"><span class="smallcaps">slip<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slot<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="EZDt92QnWl">n.</span><span target_id="kM9dDmlxAO">v.t.</span><span target_id="A03HRXkP59">v.i.</span><span target_id="odhwaLx8XK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slot" src="word_pronunciations/21290.mp3"></audio></span>/slɒt/ (<em>say</em> slot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EZDt92QnWl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> a narrow, elongated depression or aperture, especially one to receive or admit something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq429"> a position within a system.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq575"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a position within a given grammatical construction, such as that in which a subject or modifier may occur, and which therefore defines the function of any words which fill it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq010"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> an air passage in an aerofoil directing the air from the lower to the upper surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq215"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076642" href="entry://time%20slot%23bigmac000076642"><strong>time slot</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq247"> Also, <strong class="vs">airport slot</strong>. an allocated timeframe for an aircraft to make a landing or take-off.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> prison.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">slotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">slotting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kM9dDmlxAO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq217"> to provide with a slot or slots; make a slot in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq862"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to kick (a ball) into a goal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq693"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to lock up in a cell.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="A03HRXkP59">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq633"> (sometimes followed by <em>into</em>) to fit: <em class="example">your talk can slot into the morning program.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="odhwaLx8XK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq902"> <strong class="phr">slot home a winner</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq364"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em> to score a goal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq82"> to succeed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">slot in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq838"> to insert into a slot.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq141"> to settle in; adapt.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq898"> <strong class="phr">work one’s slot out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work very hard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>esclot</em> hollow between breasts] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slotter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slot<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slot" src="word_pronunciations/21290.mp3"></audio></span>/slɒt/ (<em>say</em> slot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> the track or trail of a deer or other animal, as shown by the marks of the feet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq352"> the track, trace, or trail of anything.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French and Old French <em>esclot</em> print of a horse; probably related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069414" href="entry://sleuth%23bigmac000069414"><span class="smallcaps">sleuth</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smooth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smooth</span><z><span target_id="ADEdgsYV9H">adj.</span><span target_id="8R7UzK7wyg">adv.</span><span target_id="nLOnaW9QpM">v.t.</span><span target_id="cT4GfapYcr">n.</span><span target_id="gmKJgoOeow">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of smooth" src="word_pronunciations/21354.mp3"></audio></span>/smuð/ (<em>say</em> smoohdh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ADEdgsYV9H"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> free from projections or irregularities of surface such as would be perceived in touching or stroking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> free from hairs or a hairy growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq730"> free from inequalities of surface, ridges or hollows, obstructions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq559"> generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq138"> of uniform consistency; free from lumps, as a batter, a sauce, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq309"> free from or proceeding without breaks, abrupt bends, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq195"> free from unevenness or roughness: <em class="example">smooth driving.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq113"> easy and uniform, as an outline, motion, the working of a machine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq940"> having projections worn away: <em class="example">a tyre worn smooth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq794"> free from hindrances or difficulties: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The changes to the trust deed, which followed a smooth passage through Parliament</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq377"> undisturbed, tranquil, or equable, as the feelings, temper, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq985"> easy, flowing, elegant, or polished, as speech, a speaker, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq649"> pleasant, agreeable, or ingratiatingly polite, as manner, persons, etc.; bland or suave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq314"> free from harshness or sharpness of taste, as wine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq149"> not harsh to the ear, as sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> without aspiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq685"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> of or relating to the back of a racquet (from the texture of the strings on that side).</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="8R7UzK7wyg">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq261"> in a smooth manner; smoothly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nLOnaW9QpM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq561"> Also, <strong class="vs">smooth down</strong>. to make smooth of surface, as by scraping, planing, pressing, stroking, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq343"> Also, <strong class="vs">smooth away</strong>. smooth out to remove (projections, etc.) in making something smooth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq164"> to tranquillise, calm, or soothe, as the feelings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq529"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make more polished, elegant, agreeable, or plausible, as wording, verse, manners, the person, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cT4GfapYcr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq704"> the act of smoothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq433"> that which is smooth; a smooth part or place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq622"> the smooth side of a racquet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gmKJgoOeow">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">smooth over</strong>, to gloss over or palliate, as something unpleasant or wrong.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>smothe</em>, Old English <em>smōþ</em>, <em>smēþe</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>smoother</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>smoothly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>smoothness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social phobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social phobia</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl 'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> an extreme and irrational fear of embarrassing oneself in social situations, leading to social isolation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> a specific anxiety related to social situations, such as a fear of public speaking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">social anxiety disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sound system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sound system</span></header><div>/ˈsaʊnd sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'sownd sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a combination of audio components, as CD players, record-players, tape decks, speakers, mixers, amplifiers, etc., which comprise a system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">audio system</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soundwave tattoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac740767796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soundwave tattoo</span></header><div>/saʊndweɪv tæˈtu/ (<em>say</em> sowndwayv ta'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">a tattoo in the design of a soundwave from which an audio file can be retrieved and played through a smartphone app; the audio file first recorded and then uploaded to an app which creates a soundwave stencil of the audio, the soundwave then tattooed onto the skin, with the audio able to be played once a photo of the tattoo has been uploaded to the app.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">audio tattoo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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southern tamandua
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac529842252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">southern tamandua</span></header><div>/sʌðən tæmənˈduə/ (<em>say</em> sudhuhn tamuhn'doohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">a medium-sized arboreal anteater, <em>Tamandua tetradactyla</em>, of tropical South America. </span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lesser anteater</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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space pop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975055832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">space pop</span></header><div>/ˈspeɪs pɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'spays pop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">a genre of pop music of the 1950s and 1960s often using a string orchestra for a warm sound.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">space-age pop</strong>. <div class="etym">[from its association with the optimism and excitement generated by the space program in the US at that time]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spirit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Spirit" src="word_pronunciations/21782.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspɪrət/ (<em>say</em> 'spiruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089075" href="entry://Holy%20Spirit%23bigmac000089075"><strong>Holy Spirit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> Also, <strong class="vs">Aussie Spirit</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq810"> <strong>the</strong>, the Australian international women’s softball team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq278"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq682"> <strong>the</strong>, the Victoria women’s cricket team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq766"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq406"> Also, <strong class="vs">Tassie Spirit</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq155"> <strong>the</strong>, the Tasmania Australian Netball League team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq128"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq533"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq516"> <strong>the</strong>, the Bendigo WNBL team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq988"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spitting image
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spitting image</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spitting image" src="word_pronunciations/21785.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> .spiting 'imij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">someone or something that is an exact likeness of another person or thing: <em class="example">she is the spitting image of her sister.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spit and image</strong>, <strong class="vs">dead spit</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from <em>the very spit of</em> where <em>spit</em> is a euphemism for seminal ejaculation, with the notion that one is born of the other]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sport</span><z><span target_id="eWlxWt0FMx">n.</span><span target_id="D8DvrMnkrE">v.i.</span><span target_id="oN18h8zll6">v.t.</span><span target_id="tebyMonZdW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sport" src="word_pronunciations/21834.mp3"></audio></span>/spɔt/ (<em>say</em> spawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eWlxWt0FMx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> an activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, usually requiring some degree of physical prowess, as hunting, fishing, racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq185"> a particular form of such activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq385"> sporting activity: <em class="example">to be good at sport.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq330"> (<em>plural</em>) a meeting for athletic competition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq920"> the pastime of hunting, shooting, or fishing with reference to the pleasure achieved: <em class="example">we had good sport today.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq813"> diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq242"> playful trifling, jesting, or mirth: <em class="example">to do or say a thing in sport.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq152"> derisive jesting; ridicule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq487"> an object of derision; a laughing-stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq427"> something sported with or tossed about like a plaything: <em class="example">to be the sport of circumstances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a term of address, usually between males): <em class="example">g’day, sport.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who is interested in pursuits involving betting or gambling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq695"> <em class="label">Biology</em> an animal or a plant, or a part of a plant, that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; a mutation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq010"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> amorous dalliance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="D8DvrMnkrE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq508"> to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq954"> to play, frolic, or gambol, as a child or an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq477"> to engage in some open-air or athletic pastime or sport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq875"> to deal lightly; trifle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq281"> to ridicule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq145"> <em class="label">Botany</em> to mutate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to trifle playfully.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oN18h8zll6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq804"> to have or wear, especially ostentatiously, proudly, etc.: <em class="example">he sported a black eye and a broken nose; </em><em class="example">she sported a large red hat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to display freely or with ostentation: <em class="example">to sport a roll of money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to pass (time) in amusement or sport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq032"> Also, <strong class="vs">sport away</strong>. <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to spend or squander recklessly or lightly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tebyMonZdW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq859"> <strong class="phr">a bad sport</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq175"> a person who exhibits despised qualities in playing sport, such as cheating or the inability to lose graciously, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq656"> a person who is ill-natured and irritable.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">a good sport</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq558"> a person who exhibits esteemed qualities in playing sport, such as fairness or the ability to lose graciously, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq383"> a person who is good-natured and easygoing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">be a sport</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq748"> to play fair.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq975"> to accede to a request; be agreeable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Would you be a sport, Fred? 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spray can
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac792970236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spray can</span></header><div>/ˈspreɪ kæn/ (<em>say</em> 'spray kan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a small metal container for storing under pressure, and subsequently dispensing as a spray, such products as insecticides, waxes, lacquers, etc.; aerosol can.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spraycan</strong>, <strong class="vs">aerosol can</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spray gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spray gun</span></header><div>/ˈspreɪ gʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'spray gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> a device for forcing paint, etc., through a small nozzle so that it issues in a fine, even spray.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq193"> Also, <strong class="vs">aerosol spray gun</strong>. a spray gun which uses an aerosol process to convert the liquid into a fine mist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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squander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">squander</span><z><span target_id="JoFjeEI9AP">v.t.</span><span target_id="irJYDfKsuA">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of squander" src="word_pronunciations/21901.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈskwɒndə/ (<em>say</em> 'skwonduh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JoFjeEI9AP"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> Also, <strong class="vs">squander away</strong>. to spend (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="irJYDfKsuA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq473"> <em class="label">Rare</em> extravagant or wasteful expenditure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin obscure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>squanderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standalone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standalone</span><z><span target_id="HRdLgQ61hD">adj.</span><span target_id="EfA0eSTiUt">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of standalone" src="word_pronunciations/21979.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstændəloʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'standuhlohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HRdLgQ61hD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq377"> of or relating to a computerised device which does not need to be linked up to a larger computer system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq944"> of or relating to computer software that does not require a network connection to be able to function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> of or relating to a company or organisation that does not depend on a larger company or organisation for financial support or direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq917"> of or relating to any product or enterprise that is independently managed.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EfA0eSTiUt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq307"> a computerised device which does not need to be linked up to a larger computer system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq784"> a company, organisation, product or enterprise which is independently run.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stand-alone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stative verb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59219176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stative verb</span></header><div>/ˈsteɪtɪv vɜb/ (<em>say</em> 'staytiv verb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a verb which indicates a state or condition which is not changing, as in <em>I own a house</em>, or <em>I hate vegetables</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac836715086" href="entry://dynamic%20verb%23bigmac836715086"><strong>dynamic verb</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">non-action verb</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Steelers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac081503049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Steelers</span></header><div>/ˈstiləz/ (<em>say</em> 'steeluhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq852"> <strong>the</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">Aussie Steelers</strong>. the Australian international men’s softball team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq220"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq375"> <strong>the</strong>, Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">Wheelabies</strong>. the Australian international men’s wheelchair rugby team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq011"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straightaway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straightaway</span><z><span target_id="5IpVEKilKB">adv.</span><span target_id="bMXpGIALAl">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of straightaway" src="word_pronunciations/22217.mp3"></audio></span>/streɪtəˈweɪ/ (<em>say</em> straytuh'way) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="5IpVEKilKB"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> Also, <strong class="vs">straight away</strong>. immediately; at once; right away.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bMXpGIALAl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq542"> Also, <strong class="vs">straightway</strong>. <em class="label">US</em> a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stretcher bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stretcher bond</span></header><div>/strɛtʃə ˈbɒnd/ (<em>say</em> strechuh 'bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a common arrangement of brickwork, in which each brick is laid as a stretcher, the bricks in each alternate course laid so that the perpend of the brick is in the centre of the one above and below.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">half bond</strong>, <strong class="vs">four-and-a-half bond</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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strict liability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">strict liability</span></header><div>/ˌstrɪkt laɪəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> .strikt luyuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">liability regardless of fault, that is, by proving actus reus though not necessarily mens rea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">absolute liability</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stroke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stroke<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="GwVt6tYE8W">n.</span><span target_id="eDds16kJo3">v.t.</span><span target_id="7UlxRByFgu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stroke" src="word_pronunciations/22302.mp3"></audio></span>/stroʊk/ (<em>say</em> strohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GwVt6tYE8W"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq789"> an act of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, a hammer, etc.; a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> a hitting of or upon anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> a striking of a clapper or hammer, as on a bell, or the sound produced by this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq650"> a throb or pulsation, as of the heart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq554"> something likened to a blow in its effect, as in causing pain, injury, or death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq142"> Also, <strong class="vs">cerebrovascular accident</strong>. <em class="label">Pathology</em> a sudden interruption to the supply of blood to the brain, caused by haemorrhage, thrombosis or embolism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq914"> a destructive discharge of electricity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq658"> a piece of luck, fortune, etc., befalling one: <em class="example">a stroke of good luck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq884"> a vigorous movement, as if in dealing a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq029"> a single complete movement, especially one continuously repeated in some process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq318"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq858"> one of a series of alternating continuous movements of something back and forth over or through the same line.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq055"> the complete movement of a moving part (especially a reciprocating part) in one direction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq839"> the distance traversed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq308"> a halfway revolution of an engine during which the piston travels from one extreme of its range to the other.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq662"> each of the succession of movements of the arms and legs in swimming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq330"> a type or method of swimming: <em class="example">freestyle is the fastest stroke.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq152"> a vigorous attempt to attain some object: <em class="example">a bold stroke for liberty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq806"> a measure adopted for a particular purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq702"> a feat or achievement: <em class="example">a stroke of genius.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq582"> an act, piece, or amount of work, etc.: <em class="example">not to do a stroke all day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq674"> a distinctive or effective touch in a literary composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq145"> a movement of a pen, pencil, brush, graver, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq697"> a mark traced by or as if by a pen, pencil, brush, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq419"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac42872530" href="entry://solidus%23bigmac42872530"><strong>solidus</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac42872530" href="entry://solidus%23mq390">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq962"> (in some games) a hitting of the ball in a certain manner: <em class="example">an overhand stroke.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq478"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq266"> a single pull of the oar.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq694"> manner or style of moving the oars.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq595"> the rower nearest to the stern of the boat, to whose strokes those of the other rowers must conform.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq001"> the position in the boat occupied by this rower.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Squash</em> the time during which the ball is in play after a service.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eDds16kJo3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">stroked</strong>, <strong class="bold">stroking</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq485"> to mark with a stroke or strokes, as of a pen; cancel, as by a stroke of a pen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq725"> to row as stroke of (a boat or crew).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7UlxRByFgu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">stroke out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq851"> to suffer a stroke (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103873" href="entry://stroke%23bigmac000103873"><strong>stroke<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103873" href="entry://stroke%23mq142">6</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq501"> to react with excessive zeal: <em class="example">to stroke out about the new parking regulations.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>strok</em>, from unrecorded Old English noun <em>straác</em>, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101970" href="entry://strike%23bigmac000101970"><span class="smallcaps">strike</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stroke<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="CrtvgIMpDo">v.t.</span><span target_id="z5k3jkUciR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stroke" src="word_pronunciations/22303.mp3"></audio></span>/stroʊk/ (<em>say</em> strohk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CrtvgIMpDo"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> (<strong class="bold">stroked</strong>, <strong class="bold">stroking</strong>) to pass the hand or an instrument over (something) lightly or with little pressure; rub gently, as in soothing or caressing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z5k3jkUciR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq040"> the act or an instance of stroking; a stroking movement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>strācian</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101970" href="entry://strike%23bigmac000101970"><span class="smallcaps">strike</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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subsistence farming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">subsistence farming</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of subsistence farming" src="word_pronunciations/22413.mp3"></audio></span>/səbsɪstəns ˈfamɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> suhbsistuhns 'fahming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">farming in which the produce is consumed by the farmer and their family, leaving little or no surplus for marketing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">subsistence agriculture</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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such
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">such</span><z><span target_id="ESTzNkKtLr">adj.</span><span target_id="bWuYgMIz9W">pron.</span><span target_id="BE4HlOnU65">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of such" src="word_pronunciations/22445.mp3"></audio></span>/sʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> such) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ESTzNkKtLr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq347"> of the kind, character, degree, extent, etc., of that or those indicated or implied: <em class="example">such a man is dangerous.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> of that particular kind or character: <em class="example">the food, such as it was, was plentiful.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq651"> like or similar: <em class="example">tea, coffee, and such commodities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq993"> in such a manner or degree: <em class="example">such terrible deeds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq391"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">he is such a nice man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq362"> being the person or thing, or the persons or things, indicated: <em class="example">if any member be behind in his or her payments, such member shall be suspended.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq713"> Also, <strong class="vs">such and such</strong>. being definite or particular, but not named or specified: <em class="example">it happened at such a time in such a town.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="bWuYgMIz9W">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq978"> being as stated or indicated: <em class="example">such is the case.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq036"> such a person or thing, or such persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq490"> the person or thing, or the persons or things, indicated: <em class="example">he claims to be a friend but is not such.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BE4HlOnU65">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">as such</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq926"> as being what is indicated; in that capacity: <em class="example">the leader, as such, is entitled to respect.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq580"> in itself or themselves: <em class="example">wealth, as such, does not appeal to him.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq198"> <strong class="phr">or some such</strong>, or some similar thing: <em class="example">environmental vandalism or some such.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">such as</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq090"> of the kind specified: <em class="example">people such as these are not to be trusted.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq111"> for example: <em class="example">she likes outdoor sports such as tennis and football.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>swich</em>, Old English <em>swulc</em>, variant of <em>swylc</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweetheart deal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweetheart deal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sweetheart deal" src="word_pronunciations/22701.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈswithat dil/ (<em>say</em> 'sweet-haht deel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">a private agreement reached between two parties, as an employer and a trade union, to their mutual advantage, often made without proper regard for other parties affected or society as a whole: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>governments had to stop ‘sweetheart deals’ and ‘featherbedding’ in their own departments before they could start other economy reforms.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sweetheart agreement</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swim nappy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac395223054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swim nappy</span></header><div>/ˈswɪm næpi/ (<em>say</em> 'swim napee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">swim nappies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">a non-absorbent nappy with elasticised sides to prevent leakage, designed for use in water, often reusable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">swimming nappy</strong>, <strong class="vs">aqua nappy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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synchronised swimming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">synchronised swimming</span></header><div>/ˌsɪŋkrənaɪzd ˈswɪmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .singkruhnuyzd 'swiming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">a sport in which teams of swimmers perform movements to music.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">synchronized swimming</strong>, <strong class="vs">artistic swimming</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>synchronised swimmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tampa crisis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac279880695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tampa crisis</span></header><div>/ˈtæmpə kraɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'tampuh kruysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq47">a situation which occurred in August 2001 when a Norwegian container vessel, the <em>Tampa</em>, rescued 433 asylum seekers from a sinking boat near Christmas Island; Australia refused permission for the ship to proceed into Australian waters, leading to tension between Australia and Norway; the incident, and the accompanying emphasis on the issue of asylum seekers and border protection, played a part in the election of November 2001.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tampa incident</strong>, <strong class="vs">Tampa affair</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tarawa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tarawa</span></header><div>/təˈrawə/ (<em>say</em> tuh'rahwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">an atoll in Kiribati, forming the capital of the country, with government functions centred at several villages on the atoll.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tarawa Atoll</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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terrestrial television
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac799548606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">terrestrial television</span></header><div>/tərɛstriəl ˈtɛləvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> tuhrestreeuhl 'teluhvizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">a system of broadcasting television programs by sending them directly from the distribution centre via radio waves to a receiving set with an antenna, as opposed to via satellite.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">over-the-air television</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thornapple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thornapple</span></header><div>/ˈθɔnæpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'thawnapuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> any of the poisonous plants constituting the genus <em>Datura</em>, the species of which bear capsules covered with prickly spines, as the common thornapple, <em>Datura stramonium</em>, an annual herb with hairy, lobed leaves and white or pale lavender flowers, widespread in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> a fruit of some species of thorn tree, genus <em>Crataegus</em>; haw.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">thorn-apple</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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titanium dioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">titanium dioxide</span></header><div>/taɪˌteɪniəm daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> tuy.tayneeuhm duy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">a white insoluble powder, TiO<sub>2</sub>, used as a white pigment and in ceramics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">titanium oxide</strong>, <strong class="vs">titanic oxide</strong>, <strong class="vs">titanic acid</strong>, <strong class="vs">titania</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tombstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tombstone<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tombstone" src="word_pronunciations/23505.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtumstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'toohmstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> a stone, usually bearing an inscription, set to mark a tomb or grave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> Also, <strong class="vs">tombstone advertisement</strong>. a public notice or advertisement by a company using brief, centred text with a large amount of white spacing, especially of announcements by the finance industry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq143"> <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> a very hard track.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076986" href="entry://tomb%23bigmac000076986"><span class="smallcaps">tomb</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101940" href="entry://stone%23bigmac000101940"><span class="smallcaps">stone</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076992" href="#mq523">2</a> from the resemblance to the style of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076992" href="#bigmac000076992"><span class="smallcaps">tombstone</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076992" href="#mq932">1</a>) inscription]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac903473154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tombstone<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈtumstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'toohmstohn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">tombstoned</strong>, <strong class="bold">tombstoning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">to engage in tombstoning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac089255006" href="entry://tombstoning%23bigmac089255006"><span class="smallcaps">tombstoning<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tombstoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tone policing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352659250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tone policing</span></header><div>/ˈtoʊn pəlisɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'tohn puhleesing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">the practice of criticising an argument because of the emotional manner in which it has been expressed, rather than the content itself.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tone argument</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tonic immobility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac677118796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tonic immobility</span></header><div>/tɒnɪk ɪməˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> tonik imuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> a temporary state of paralysis in humans, brought about by feelings of extreme fear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> Also, <strong class="vs">animal hypnosis</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq309"> a temporary state of paralysis in animals, brought about by extreme fear or, in the case of certain animals, by external stimulus, such as, with sharks and stingrays, being turned upside down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq079"> a defence mechanism of certain animals in which they feign death to avoid danger from predators; thanatosis.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">freeze response</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tractor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tractor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tractor" src="word_pronunciations/23658.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtræktə/ (<em>say</em> 'traktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> a motor vehicle, usually fitted with deeply treaded tyres, used to draw farm implements as the plough, seed-drill, etc., and loads and also as a source of power for agricultural machinery, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq018"> someone or something that draws or pulls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq264"> something used for drawing or pulling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq403"> Also, <strong class="vs">tractor propeller</strong>. a propeller mounted at the front of an aeroplane, thus exerting a pull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq887"> Also, <strong class="vs">tractor aeroplane</strong>. an aeroplane with a propeller so mounted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>tract</em> (verb) draw (from Latin <em>tractus</em>, past participle) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052516" href="entry://-or%23bigmac000052516"><span class="smallcaps">-or<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tree ring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac850687245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tree ring</span></header><div>/ˈtri rɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'tree ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">one of a series of rings visible in a cross-section of a tree, which indicates a point of new growth in the cambium, as in spring.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">annual ring</strong>, <strong class="vs">growth ring</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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triannual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160420240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">triannual</span></header><div>/traɪˈænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> truy'anyoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> occurring every three years: <em class="example">triannual vaccinations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> Also, <strong class="vs">tri-annual</strong>. occurring three times a year.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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triple jump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">triple jump</span></header><div>/ˈtrɪpəl dʒʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'tripuhl jump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">an Olympic field event, the object of which is to cover the greatest possible distance by taking in a continuous movement, a hop, a step, and a jump.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hop, step, and jump</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>triple jumper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tubuai Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tubuai Islands</span></header><div>/ˌtubuaɪ ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> .toohboohuy 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">an island group in the southern Pacific in French Polynesia; first European discovery by Captain James Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. 173 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Austral Islands</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tungsten trioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tungsten trioxide</span></header><div>/tʌŋstən traɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> tungstuhn truy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">a yellow insoluble powder, WO<sub>3</sub>, used in the manufacture of tungstates.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tungstic acid</strong>, <strong class="vs">tungstic anhydride</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unitary district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576317522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unitary district</span></header><div>/ˈjunətri dɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohnuhtree distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">(in the United Kingdom) an administrative unit within a single-tier system of local government, especially one of those that became administratively independent of the county councils in 1996–98.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">unitary authority</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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universal suffrage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">universal suffrage</span></header><div>/junəvɜsəl ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> yoohnuhversuhl 'sufrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> the right to vote provided to all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> the principle that the right to vote for one’s government, etc., should be extended to everyone above a specified age, usually eighteen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">adult suffrage</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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upsadaisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">upsadaisy</span></header><div>/ˈʌpsədeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'upsuhdayzee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">(used to encourage or reassure a child when being lifted, climbing, or standing up.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ups-a-daisy</strong>, <strong class="vs">upsi-daisy</strong>, <strong class="vs">upsy-daisy</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of earlier <em>up-a-daisy</em> and <em>up-a-day</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103966" href="entry://up%23bigmac000103966"><span class="smallcaps">up</span></a> + the ending of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040921" href="entry://lackaday%23bigmac000040921"><span class="smallcaps">lackaday</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vacant block
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac699274253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vacant block</span></header><div>/veɪkənt ˈblɒk/ (<em>say</em> vaykuhnt 'blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="entry://block%23bigmac000095626">block</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="entry://block%23mq714">19b</a>) on which there are no buildings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vacant allotment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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VAR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac047862490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">VAR</span></header><div>/vi eɪ ˈa/ (<em>say</em> vee ay 'ah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Soccer</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> a person who reviews video footage of an on-field incident that resulted in a referee decision, the review being passed back to the referee who holds ultimate responsibility for maintaining or reversing their initial decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> the system and its technology used in such a review: <em class="example">to replay footage from the VAR.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">video assistant referee</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>v</em>(<em>ideo</em>) <em>a</em>(<em>ssistant</em>) <em>r</em>(<em>eferee</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Conservative Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Conservative Party</span></header><div>/kənˈsɜvətɪv pati/ (<em>say</em> kuhn'servuhtiv pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> a political party in Great Britain, founded in the early 1830s as a successor to the Tory Party; the major right-wing party in Britain, though characterising itself chiefly as moderately progressive in policy. Official name, <strong>Conservative and Unionist Party</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq725"> any of various political parties in other countries, generally favouring right-wing policies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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CRA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">CRA</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">an Australian holding company with large mineral processing and mining interests; incorporated in 1959; present name since 1980.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Rio Tinto Mining Company of Australia</strong>, <strong class="vs">Conzinc Riotinto of Australia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyanobacteria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyanobacteria</span></header><div>/ˌsaɪænoʊbækˈtɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> .suyanohbak'tearreeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">cyanobacterium</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a phylum of photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing chlorophyll and photosynthetic pigments; best known for their presence in various water bodies, where often responsible for harmful algal blooms, they also live in extreme environments and in symbiosis with other organisms; no longer considered true algae.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">blue-green algae</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018206" href="entry://cyano-%23bigmac000018206"><span class="smallcaps">cyano-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005174" href="entry://bacteria%23bigmac000005174"><span class="smallcaps">bacteria</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cyanobacterial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djibouti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djibouti</span></header><div>/dʒəˈbuti/ (<em>say</em> juh'boohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">a republic in eastern Africa, on the Gulf of Aden bordered by Somalia and Ethiopia; a French territory before independence in 1977. 21 783 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: French, Afar (a local Cushitic language), Somali and Arabic. <em>Currency</em>: Djibouti franc. <em>Capital</em>: Djibouti.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Territory of the Afars and the Issas</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Jibuti</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Djiboutian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodd-Frank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac976480439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodd-Frank</span></header><div>/dɒd-ˈfræŋk/ (<em>say</em> dod-'frangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">(in the US) a piece of federal financial reform legislation, passed in 2010, with the aim of decreasing risk in the financial system, especially targeting the practices of credit rating agencies which had played a major part in the global financial crisis of 2008.</span></div> Full name, <strong>Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Christopher <em>Dodd</em> and Barney <em>Frank</em>, the sponsors of the bill]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Down</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Down" src="word_pronunciations/07232.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊn/ (<em>say</em> down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">a county in south-eastern Northern Ireland on the Irish Sea, no longer functioning as an administrative region; replaced in 1973 by several unitary districts, including those of Down and North Down. 2466 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Irish, <strong>An Dún</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DST Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DST Group</span></header><div>/di ɛs ti ˈgrup/ (<em>say</em> dee es tee 'groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">Defence Science and Technology Group; a research institute within the Commonwealth Department of Defence, the second largest (after CSIRO) research organisation in Australia; created in 1974 from the restructuring of several defence units.</span></div> Formerly (until 2015), <strong>Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">DST</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dublin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dublin</span></header><div>/ˈdʌblən/ (<em>say</em> 'dubluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the eastern part on the river Liffey.</span></div> Irish, <strong>Baile Átha Cliath</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fair Work Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac485901798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fair Work Commission</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">a federal industrial relations tribunal established in 2013 as part of a workplace relations system, with the main functions of fixing minimum conditions, including minimum wages, facilitating the making of enterprise agreements, and resolving workplace disputes through conciliation, mediation, or arbitration; replaced both the Australian Fair Pay Commission and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, and in 2013, Fair Work Australia.</span></div> Formerly (2009–13), <strong>Fair Work Australia</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: FWC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vinyl bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac520820521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vinyl bar</span></header><div>/ˈvaɪnəl ba/ (<em>say</em> 'vuynuhl bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">a bar, cafe, restaurant, etc., which features music played on vinyl records, especially using high quality sound equipment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">listening bar</strong>, <strong class="vs">audiophile bar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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waste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">waste</span><z><span target_id="47kg5LDaJM">v.t.</span><span target_id="XlG6Z7bjIM">v.i.</span><span target_id="umZBrkcxPk">n.</span><span target_id="CcQ8fttqsG">adj.</span><span target_id="cwreMa0xqP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of waste" src="word_pronunciations/25070.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪst/ (<em>say</em> wayst) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wasted</strong>, <strong class="bold">wasting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="47kg5LDaJM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail; squander: <em class="example">to waste money; </em><em class="example">to waste time; </em><em class="example">to waste effort; </em><em class="example">to waste words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> to fail or neglect to use, or let go to waste: <em class="example">to waste an opportunity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> to destroy or consume gradually, or wear away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq790"> to wear down or reduce in bodily substance, health, or strength; emaciate; enfeeble: <em class="example">to be wasted by disease or hunger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq004"> to destroy, devastate, or ruin: <em class="example">a country wasted with fire and sword.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq175"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to murder.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XlG6Z7bjIM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq386"> to be consumed or spent uselessly or without being fully utilised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq698"> to become gradually consumed, used up, or worn away: <em class="example">a candle wastes in burning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> (of a jockey) to deliberately lose weight rapidly to achieve a certain weight for a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq202"> Also, <strong class="vs">waste away</strong>. to lose flesh or strength, or become emaciated or enfeebled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq351"> Also, <strong class="vs">waste away</strong>. to diminish gradually, or dwindle, as wealth, power, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq457"> to pass gradually, as time.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="umZBrkcxPk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq094"> useless consumption or expenditure, or use without adequate return: <em class="example">waste of material; </em><em class="example">a waste of money; </em><em class="example">a waste of time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq826"> neglect, instead of use: <em class="example">waste of opportunity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq985"> gradual destruction, impairment, or decay: <em class="example">the waste and repair of bodily tissue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq364"> devastation or ruin, as from war, fire, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq336"> a region or place laid waste or in ruins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq821"> anything unused, unproductive, or not properly utilised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq544"> an uncultivated tract of land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq277"> a tract of wild land, desolate country, or desert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq915"> <em class="label">Law</em> positive damage to, or neglect of land by a tenant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq747"> an empty, desolate, or dreary tract or extent: <em class="example">a waste of snow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq180"> anything left over or superfluous, as excess material, by-products, etc., not of use for the work in hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq153"> remnants from the working of cotton, etc., used for wiping machinery, absorbing oil, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq505"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq084"> sullage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq454"> a pipe or conduit for draining sullage from a fitting or a floor, as floor waste.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> material derived by mechanical and chemical disintegration of rock, as the detritus transported by streams, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> material unused by or unusable to an organism, especially such material voided by the body as excrement: <em class="example">bodily waste; </em><em class="example">animal waste.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CcQ8fttqsG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq392"> not used or in use: <em class="example">waste energy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq184"> (of land, regions, etc.) uninhabited and wild, desolate and barren, or desert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq209"> (of regions, towns, etc.) in a state of desolation and ruin, as from devastation or decay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq972"> left over or superfluous: <em class="example">to utilise waste products of manufacture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq738"> having served a purpose and no longer of use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq992"> rejected as useless or worthless, or refuse: <em class="example">waste products.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> relating to material unused by or unusable to the organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq051"> intended to receive, hold, or carry away refuse or surplus material, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cwreMa0xqP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">a waste of space</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person considered useless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">go to waste</strong>, to be wasted; fail to be used.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">lay waste</strong>, to destroy; devastate; ruin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin <em>vastus</em> desolate, empty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water buffalo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water buffalo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of water buffalo" src="word_pronunciations/25077.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɔtə bʌfəloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuh bufuhloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">the largest species of buffalo, <em>Bubalus bubalis</em>, originally from India but now domesticated and widely used as a draught animal; feral in northern Australia; carabao.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Asian water buffalo</strong>, <strong class="vs">Indian buffalo</strong>, <strong class="vs">water ox</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet-the-bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet-the-bed</span></header><div>/ˈwɛt-ðə-bɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'wet-dhuh-bed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018549" href="entry://dandelion%23bigmac000018549"><strong>dandelion</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018549" href="entry://dandelion%23mq330">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011208" href="entry://capeweed%23bigmac000011208"><strong>capeweed</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wet-a-bed</strong>, <strong class="vs">pee-the-bed</strong>. <div class="etym">[Compare French <em>pissenlit</em>; from the diuretic properties of these plants]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white tie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white tie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of white tie" src="word_pronunciations/25356.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪt ˈtaɪ/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'tuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> a white bow tie for men, worn with the most formal style of evening dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> Also, <strong class="vs">white tie and tails</strong>. the most formal style of evening dress for men, of which the characteristic garments are a white bow tie and a tail coat (distinguished from <em>black tie</em>): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>If you have to go to the kind of function which requires you to hire full white tie and tails, don’t go.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">suzy jarratt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whoopsadaisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476297348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whoopsadaisy</span></header><div>/ˈwʊpsədeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'woopsuhdayzee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084986" href="entry://whoops%23bigmac000084986"><strong>whoops</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">whoops-a-daisy</strong>, <strong class="vs">woops-a-daisy</strong>, <strong class="vs">whoopsie-daisy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wilderness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wilderness</span><z><span target_id="qIvaqppqeG">n.</span><span target_id="UCKAXRfBDO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wilderness" src="word_pronunciations/25435.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪldənəs/ (<em>say</em> 'wilduhnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qIvaqppqeG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> Also, <strong class="vs">wilderness area</strong>. a large tract of land remote at its core from mechanised access or settlement, substantially unmodified by modern technological society or capable of being restored to that state, and of sufficient size to make practicable the long-term protection of its natural systems.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq145"> wild and uncultivated land, especially when of great natural beauty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq465"> any desolate or uninviting area of land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq126"> (<em>humorous</em>) a part of a garden in which plants grow with unchecked luxuriance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq304"> a bewildering mass or collection.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UCKAXRfBDO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">in the wilderness</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq865"> in a state or place of isolation; away from the centre of things.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq787"> out of political office.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <em>wilder</em>(<em>n</em>) wild (Old English <em>wilddēoren</em> of wild beasts) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049803" href="entry://-ness%23bigmac000049803"><span class="smallcaps">-ness</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wither
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wither</span><z><span target_id="3HkDwchAeu">v.i.</span><span target_id="TNqFoQfy7Y">v.t.</span><span target_id="sVy4cTWBqs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wither" src="word_pronunciations/25538.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪðə/ (<em>say</em> 'widhuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3HkDwchAeu"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq288"> to shrivel; fade; decay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> Also, <strong class="vs">wither away</strong>. to deteriorate or lose freshness.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TNqFoQfy7Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq694"> to make flaccid, shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture; cause to lose freshness, bloom, vigour, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq730"> to affect harmfully; blight: <em class="example">reputations withered by scandal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq210"> to abash, as by a scathing glance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sVy4cTWBqs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">wither on the vine</strong>, to disappear because of lack of use or attention.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; ? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098807" href="entry://weather%23bigmac000098807"><span class="smallcaps">weather</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wood spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wood spirit</span></header><div>/ˈwʊd spɪrət/ (<em>say</em> 'wood spiruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> Also, <strong class="vs">wood alcohol</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046526" href="entry://methyl%20alcohol%23bigmac000046526"><strong>methyl alcohol</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq339"> a supernatural being supposedly inhabiting woods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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woolly bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac150746496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">woolly bush</span></header><div>/ˈwʊli bʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'woolee boosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">a shrub, <em>Adenanthos sericeus</em>, with soft foliage and small red flowers nested in the foliage at the tip of a branch; native to the south coast of WA but used widely as a hedge plant throughout Australia; silver streak.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Albany woolly bush</strong>; <em class="label">SA</em>, <strong class="vs">pat bush</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yalu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yalu</span></header><div>/ˈjalu/ (<em>say</em> 'yahlooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">a river forming part of the boundary between North Korea and the north-eastern provinces of China, flowing south-west to the Yellow Sea. About 480 km.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Amnok-kang</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zataar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac754762950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zataar</span></header><div>/zəˈta/ (<em>say</em> zu'tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq027"> the condiment made by mixing dried herbs with sesame seeds, dried sumac and salt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> a piece of pita bread seasoned with this condiment and olive oil.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">za’atar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic a herb (especially oregano)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beta<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bitə/ (<em>say</em> beetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">(<em>followed by genitive of a specified constellation</em>) the second brightest star in a constellation: <em class="example">Beta Orionis.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774411448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beta<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbitə/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">a variant (B.1.351) of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">South African variant</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Beta variant</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the second letter of the Greek alphabet, following a naming policy for variants of SARS-CoV-2 instigated to avoid the possible stigma involved in naming them after the place where they were first reported]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beta<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beta" src="word_pronunciations/02226.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitə/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">of or relating to Beta format.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black Stone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac924953374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black Stone</span></header><div>/blæk ˈstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> blak 'stohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">a dark-coloured stone embedded in the south-eastern corner of the Ka’ba at Mecca, in Islamic belief being a divine meteorite that fell at the feet of Adam and Eve; touching and kissing the stone is an important part of the hajj.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>al-Hajar al-Aswad</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boko Haram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466820138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boko Haram</span></header><div>/ˌboʊkoʊ həˈram/ (<em>say</em> .bohkoh huh'rahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a militant Islamist group based in northern Nigeria, responsible for terrorist actions such as assassinations, attacks on schools, and kidnappings; promotes a philosophy of forbidding Muslims to take part in any activity associated with Western culture, such as voting in elections and receiving a secular education; founded in 2002 with a focus on opposition to Western education; military operations to control territory and establish a so-called caliphate began in 2009 followed by increased association with Islamic State.</span></div> Official Arabic name, <strong>Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hausa, loosely translated as ‘Western education is forbidden’; Arabic name means ‘People committed to the propagation of the Prophet’s teaching and Jihad’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cairo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cairo</span></header><div>/ˈkaɪroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'kuyroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">the capital of Egypt, in the northern part, on the eastern bank of the Nile.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al-Qāhirah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cavan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cavan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Cavan" src="word_pronunciations/03910.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkævən/ (<em>say</em> 'kavuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">a county in the northern Republic of Ireland, in Ulster. 1888 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Irish, <strong>An Cabhán</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christian Democratic Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855006707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christian Democratic Party</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> a political grouping with a conservative Christian ethical basis, with policies including the preservation of the family as basic social unit, also with emphasis on issues such as maintenance of border security, etc.; developed in 1974 from the Festival of Light in NSW. Formerly (1974–77), <strong>Family Action Movement</strong>; (1977–97), <strong>Call to Australia</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> any of various political parties, as in Europe or South America, usually with moderate conservative policies and a historical link to the Christian church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Clare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Clare</span></header><div>/klɛə/ (<em>say</em> klair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> a county in western Republic of Ireland, in Munster province. 3188 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>County town</em>: Ennis. Irish, <strong>An Clár</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> a town and area in south-eastern SA, north of Adelaide; winemaking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Frankfurt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Frankfurt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Frankfurt" src="word_pronunciations/09607.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfræŋkfət/ (<em>say</em> 'frangkfuht), /-fʊət/ (<em>say</em> -foouht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">a city in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in the state Hesse, on the river Main.</span></div> Full name, <strong>Frankfurt am Main</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Frankfort</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Galápagos Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Galápagos Islands</span></header><div>/gəˌlæpəgəs ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> guh.lapuhguhs 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">an archipelago on the equator in the Pacific, about 965 km west of and belonging to Ecuador; many unique species of animal life. 7845 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>Archipiélago de Colón</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gezira
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gezira</span></header><div>/dʒəˈzɪərə/ (<em>say</em> juh'zearruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a region of eastern Sudan between the White and Blue Niles.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>al-Jazīrah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gold Dagger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242269045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gold Dagger</span></header><div>/goʊld ˈdægə/ (<em>say</em> gohld 'daguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">an international crime writing award made annually by the Crime Writers’ Association of the UK since 1960.</span></div> Formerly (1955–59), <strong>Crossed Red Herring Award</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Guinea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Guinea</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Guinea" src="word_pronunciations/10665.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'ginee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> a republic on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Liberia, Senegal, Mali and Côte d’Ivoire; a part of French West Africa before independence in 1958. 245 836 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: French and Niger-Congo languages such as Mande and Susu. <em>Currency</em>: Guinean franc. <em>Capital</em>: Conakry. Official name, <strong>Popular and Revolutionary Republic of Guinea</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">French Guinea</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> formerly, a coastal region in western Africa, extending from the river Gambia to the Gabon estuary.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Guinean</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hejaz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hejaz</span></header><div>/hiˈdʒæz/ (<em>say</em> hee'jaz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">a former independent kingdom in western Arabia, bordering on the Red Sea, now forming a part of Saudi Arabia; the holy cities of Islam, Mecca and Medina are in Hejaz. About 388 500 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Mecca.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al-Ḥïjāz</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Hedjaz</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Industry Commission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Industry Commission</span></header><div>/ˈɪndʌstri kəmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'industree kuhmishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">(formerly) an Australian statutory authority, established in 1974 to replace the Tariff Board and to advise the federal government on assistance to private industry; reconstituted in 1990 to report with a wider perspective on the economic performance of industry and the effects of government assistance and regulation; in 1997 subsumed within the newly established Productivity Commission.</span></div> Formerly (1974–90), <strong>Industries Assistance Commission</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: IC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Wool Secretariat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac026169293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Wool Secretariat</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">an Australian statutory authority with responsibility for wool industry research and promotion; formed in 1993 by the merger of several bodies that had developed from the former Australian Wool Corporation in 1991.</span></div> Formerly (1993–95), <strong>Australian Wool Research and Promotional Organisation</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: IWS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lakshadweep Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lakshadweep Islands</span></header><div>/lækˌʃædwip ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> lak.shadweep 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">a group of small islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the south-western coast of India; a territory of India. 32 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Kavaratti.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Les Cayes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Les Cayes</span></header><div>/leɪ ˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> lay 'kay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">a seaport on the south-western coast of Haiti.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Aux Cayes</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Libya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Libya</span></header><div>/ˈlɪbjə/ (<em>say</em> 'libyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">a republic in northern Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Egypt and Sudan; an Italian colony before occupation by Britain and France in 1942; gained independence as a kingdom in 1951; a republic since 1969. 1 775 500 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Arabic, also English and Italian. <em>Currency</em>: Libyan dinar. <em>Capital</em>: Tripoli.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Long Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549722945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Long Bay</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ beɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'long bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">a prison in Sydney, NSW; established in 1909.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Her Majesty’s Australian Prison Long Bay</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lüshun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lüshun</span></header><div>/ˈlyʃuɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'loohshoohen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a port in north-eastern China, in southern Liaoning province at the tip of Liaodong peninsula, adjoining the port of Dalian.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Port Arthur</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mariinsky Theatre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384236394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mariinsky Theatre</span></header><div>/mariˈɪnski θɪətə/ (<em>say</em> mahree'inskee theartuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">a theatre in St Petersburg, Russia, the principal performing arts centre of the country, with a resident orchestra, opera company and ballet company.</span></div> Formerly (1917–35), <strong>Academic State Theatre</strong>; (1935–91), <strong>Kirov Theatre</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Meath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Meath</span></header><div>/miθ/ (<em>say</em> meeth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a county in eastern Republic of Ireland, in Leinster. 2336 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>County town</em>: Trim.</span></div> Irish, <strong>An Mhí</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Medina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Medina</span></header><div>/mɛˈdinə/ (<em>say</em> me'deenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">a town in western Saudi Arabia, where Mohammed was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah, and where his tomb is situated.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Al-Madīnah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Monte Carlo Rally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995178495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Monte Carlo Rally</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">a car rally held annually in Monaco, the course running along the French Riviera within Monaco and south-east France; instituted in 1901.</span></div> Official French name, <strong> Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Yemen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Yemen</span></header><div>/nɔθ ˈjɛmən/ (<em>say</em> nawth 'yemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">(formerly) a republic in the south-west of the Arabian peninsula; part of the Ottoman Empire, then an independent kingdom until civil war 1962–67; a republic from 1967; in 1990 united with South Yemen.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Yemen Arab Republic</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095572" href="entry://Yemen%23bigmac000095572"><strong>Yemen</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Novaya Zemlya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Novaya Zemlya</span></header><div>/ˈnɒvəjə zɪmˈlja/ (<em>say</em> 'novuhyuh zim'lyah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">two large islands in the Arctic Ocean, north of Russia in Europe; a part of Russia. About 90 650 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Novaja Zeml’a</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Nova Zembla</strong> /ˈnɔvə zɪmˈbla/ (<em>say</em> 'nawvuh zim'blah).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nuffield Scholarship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nuffield Scholarship</span></header><div>/nʌfild ˈskɒləʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> nufeeld 'skoluhship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a scholarship awarded in a program which offers opportunities for overseas study of agriculture to suitably qualified Australians, being one of a number of similar programs in several countries of the Commonwealth of Nations; established in 1948 by the Nuffield Foundation, a British charitable organisation, now administered in Australia by Nuffield Australia.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Nuffield Award</strong>. <div class="etym">[the foundation established by William Richard Morris, Viscount <em>Nuffield</em>, 1877–1963, English motor manufacturer and philanthropist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nullarbor National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nullarbor National Park</span></header><div>/ˈnʌləbɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'nuluhbaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">a national park in SA, situated on the coast of the Nullarbor Plain and extending to the WA border; established in 1979. 231 900 ha.</span></div> Full name, <strong>Nullarbor National Park and Regional Reserve</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin: no tree]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Oman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Oman</span></header><div>/oʊˈman/ (<em>say</em> oh'mahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a sultanate in south-eastern Arabia, on the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman; a special relationship with the UK since the 19th century but full independence recognised in 1951 treaty. 300 000 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Arabic, also English. <em>Currency</em>: rial Omani. <em>Capital</em>: Muscat.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Muscat and Oman</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Omani</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Orica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac346550615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Orica</span></header><div>/ˈɒrɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'orikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">an Australian chemical and mining company; incorporated as <strong>Imperial Chemical Industries </strong>(<strong>Aust.</strong>) in 1928.</span></div> Formerly (1971–98), <strong>ICI Australia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ormazd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ormazd</span></header><div>/ˈɔməzd/ (<em>say</em> 'awmuhzd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">(in Zoroastrianism) the embodiment of all that is good, emanating from primordial light.</span></div> Earlier name, <strong>Ahura Mazda</strong>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001235" href="entry://Ahriman%23bigmac000001235"><strong>Ahriman</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Ormuzd</strong>. <div class="etym">[Persian, from Avestan <em>Ahura Mazda</em> from <em>ahura</em> spirit and <em>mazdā</em> wise]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Parliament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Parliament</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Parliament" src="word_pronunciations/16812.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpaləmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'pahluhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq224"> Also, <strong class="vs">Federal Parliament</strong>, <strong class="vs">Commonwealth Parliament</strong>. the national assembly of elected representatives, comprising an upper and lower house, which forms, with the Sovereign, the legislature of Australia. Official name, <strong>Parliament of Australia</strong>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq107"> a similar assembly in each state.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now consisting of the House of Commons, which exercises effective power, the House of Lords, and the Sovereign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq701"> any one of similar legislative bodies of other countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq477"> the building where Parliament assembles; Parliament House.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Public Transport Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac698223073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Public Transport Union</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">the trading name of an Australian federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of several former unions, including the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen (registered 1927) and the Australian Railways Union (registered 1921).</span></div> Official name, <strong>Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: PTU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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RSL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">RSL</span></header><div>/ar ɛs ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> ahr es 'el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">Returned and Services League of Australia; established in 1916 to provide assistance to those who have served in the armed forces and to their dependants.</span></div> Formerly (1916–40), <strong>Returned Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia</strong>; (1940–65), <strong>Returned Sailors’, Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Imperial League of Australia</strong>; (1965–90), <strong>Returned Services League of Australia</strong>. <div class="backshade">The organisation that became the <strong>RSL</strong> was founded in 1916 and grew out of the spirit of camaraderie and concern for the welfare of fellow servicemen during and after World War I. For many veterans, the mental trauma suffered and physical injuries made reintegration into mainstream society difficult. The organisation lobbied for assistance in the form of pensions, medical attention, homes and preference in employment. In 1921 it began selling silk poppies on Armistice Day (now Remembrance Day) to raise funds for its welfare work for members and their dependants, which grew to include war veteran’s homes, financial assistance schemes, educational scholarships, counselling services, housing assistance, medical and health services, and clubs for senior citizens and youth clubs. Although the RSL strongly asserts that it is non-political, it has been a very effective pressure group in its efforts to gain benefits for veterans. It also makes representations on matters of defence and foreign policy.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sugar Loaf Mountain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sugar Loaf Mountain</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">a mountain in south-eastern Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. 404 m.</span></div> Portuguese, <strong>Pão de Açúcar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tipperary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tipperary</span></header><div>/tɪpəˈrɛəri/ (<em>say</em> tipuh'rairree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a county in the southern Republic of Ireland, in Munster province, divided administratively into two parts.</span></div> Irish, <strong>Tiobraid Árann</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tribune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tribune</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Tribune" src="word_pronunciations/23819.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtrɪbjun/ (<em>say</em> 'tribyoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">an Australian weekly newspaper, published by the Communist Party of Australia from 1920 to 1991.</span></div> Formerly (1920–21), <strong>the Australian Communist</strong>; (1921–23), <strong>the Communist</strong>; (1923–39), <strong>the Worker’s Weekly</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Uluru
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Uluru</span></header><div>/uləˈru/ (<em>say</em> oohluh'rooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">a giant sandstone monolith on a plain in the south-west of the NT; of spiritual and cultural significance to the Anangu people. 335 m high.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Uluru/Ayers Rock</strong>. Former name, <strong>Ayers Rock</strong>. <div class="etym">[Pitjantjatjara] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Uluru</strong> lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara peoples. The district was explored by William Gosse and Ernest Giles on rival expeditions in 1872–73, and by William Tietkins in 1889. Baldwin Spencer visited the area in 1894 and later developed an interest in Aboriginal anthropology. Many areas are sacred to the traditional owners and are closed to the public. Much rock art is preserved. Ayers Rock National Park was created in 1950, and in 1958 combined with the Olgas (Kata Tjuta) under the NT Parks and Reserves Board. The park was granted International Biosphere Reserve status by UNESCO in 1977. In 1983–84 tourist facilities were moved from Uluru to the village of Yulara, 20 kilometres away. Today Uluru and Kata Tjuta are part of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park; the area was handed over to the traditional owners in 1985, then leased back for use as a national park. In 1993 the monolith was officially dual named Ayers Rock/Uluru. In 2002 the order of the dual names was reversed to Uluru/Ayers Rock. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097643" href="entry://Uluru-Kata%20Tjuta%20National%20Park%23bigmac000097643"><strong>Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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United Voice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268043847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">United Voice</span></header><div>/junaɪtəd ˈvɔɪs/ (<em>say</em> yoohnuytuhd 'voys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a federal trade union, affiliated to the ACTU, formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of the Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees Union of Australia (registered 1958 with antecedents to 1910) and the Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (registered 1916).</span></div> Formerly (1992–2011), <strong>Australian Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Uniting Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Uniting Church</span></header><div>/juˈnaɪtɪŋ tʃɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> yooh'nuyting cherch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">an Australian church formed in 1977 drawing membership from the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Uniting Church in Australia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Warrandyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105007508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Warrandyte</span></header><div>/ˈwɒrəndaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'woruhnduyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">a small town in southern Victoria, about 24 km north-east of Melbourne; originated as a mining town.</span></div> Original name, <strong>Anderson’s Creek</strong>. <div class="backshade"> <strong>Warrandyte</strong> lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Wuywurrung people. The first European settler was James Anderson, who established a run here in 1839. Gold was found at Anderson’s Creek by Louis Michel in 1851 and the area became Victoria’s first goldfield. The Yarra River was diverted through Evelyn Tunnel by a mining company in the 1880s so that the ridge in the bend of the riverbed could be mined. Mining continued in the district until World War I. Warrandyte developed as an artists’ colony from the late 19th century. Since the 1950s it has been an outer suburb of Melbourne.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Westmeath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Westmeath</span></header><div>/wɛstˈmið/ (<em>say</em> west'meedh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">a county in the central Republic of Ireland, in Leinster. 1764 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>County town</em>: Mullingar.</span></div> Irish, <strong>An Iarmhí</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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World Bank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">World Bank</span></header><div>/wɜld ˈbænk/ (<em>say</em> werld 'bank) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">an international bank set up by the United Nations in 1944 to economically assist developing countries, especially by loans.</span></div> Official name, <strong>International Bank for Reconstruction and Development</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Year 12 Certificate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680269864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Year 12 Certificate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">the qualification gained on completion of a full secondary education in the ACT.</span></div> Full name, <strong>Australian Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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B, b
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B, b</span><z><span target_id="7rkHsRl0L5">n.</span><span target_id="GBhsrHJa2X">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of B, b" src="word_pronunciations/02053.mp3"></audio></span>/bi/ (<em>say</em> bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7rkHsRl0L5"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">B’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Bs</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">b’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bs</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> the second letter of the English alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq609"> the second in any series: <em class="example">schedule B.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq321"> the second highest mark for school, college, or university work; beta.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq599"> the seventh degree in the scale of C major or the second degree in the relative minor scale (A minor).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq285"> a written or printed note representing this tone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq713"> a key, string, or pipe tuned to this note.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq932"> (in solmisation) the seventh note of the scale of C, called <em>te</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq726"> a series of standard paper sizes, such as B1, B3, etc., being subdivisions of the basic B0 size, 1414 × 1000 mm.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GBhsrHJa2X">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq677"> <strong class="phr">not to know B from a bull’s foot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be stupid and ignorant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the second letter of the Roman alphabet, corresponding to Greek <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093997" href="entry://beta%23bigmac000093997"><span class="smallcaps">beta</span></a> and Phoenician and Hebrew <em>beth</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bang<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6fYQRtqmTm">n.</span><span target_id="OkPSEfjkJp">v.t.</span><span target_id="RKk9tiGZcL">v.i.</span><span target_id="jKKnFcchE3">adv.</span><span target_id="YnJLo36li4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bang" src="word_pronunciations/01778.mp3"></audio></span>/bæŋ/ (<em>say</em> bang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6fYQRtqmTm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq980"> a loud, sudden explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> a resounding stroke or blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq995"> a knock; a bump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an instance of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq800"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) a sexual partner (in contexts where performance, willingness, etc., is evaluated): <em class="example">a pretty good bang.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq473"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> energy; spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a thrill; excitement.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OkPSEfjkJp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq273"> to strike or beat resoundingly: <em class="example">she banged the desk with her fist.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq536"> to slam: <em class="example">he always bangs the door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq712"> to knock or bump: <em class="example">he banged his head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq217"> to place or move with a bang: <em class="example">to bang a plate down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq054"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RKk9tiGZcL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq707"> to strike violently or noisily: <em class="example">to bang on the door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq271"> to make a loud noise, as of violent blows: <em class="example">the guns banged away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq891"> to slam; to slam repeatedly: <em class="example">the door banged.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq863"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="jKKnFcchE3">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exactly; precisely; just: <em class="example">bang in the middle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YnJLo36li4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq769"> <strong class="phr">bang it over</strong>, to finish a task, activity, etc.: <em class="example">we’ll bang it over in no time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq362"> <strong class="phr">bang on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq967"> dead-centre.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq485"> perfectly correct.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq459"> to dwell on a topic persistently or tediously.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">bang one’s head against a brick wall</strong>, to make repeated attempts to do something without ever achieving success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">bang over</strong>, to finish (a task) quickly or with little effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">bang the drum</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq436"> to promote a cause, etc., with fervour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq746"> to present one’s case in an unwarrantedly emphatic and longwinded fashion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq585"> <strong class="phr">bang up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq514"> to make pregnant.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq585"> to damage: <em class="example">he really banged up his knee when he fell.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq743"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(<strong class="phr">more</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bang for one’s buck</strong>, to get (greater) value from one’s investment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">go off with a bang</strong>, to be a considerable success: <em class="example">the party went off with a bang.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">the whole bang lot </strong>(or <strong class="phr">circus</strong>), everything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">with a </strong>(<strong class="phr">big</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bang</strong>, in a highly visible and noticeable manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Old Norse <em>bang</em> hammering, bungling]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bang<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="9Wjc7KOKiZ">n.</span><span target_id="rvTlkreCfV">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bang" src="word_pronunciations/01778.mp3"></audio></span>/bæŋ/ (<em>say</em> bang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9Wjc7KOKiZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> (<em>often plural</em>) a fringe of banged hair.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rvTlkreCfV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq910"> to cut (the hair) so as to form a fringe over the forehead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq278"> to cut the hair of the tail of (a horse, etc.) straight across, just below the dock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005558" href="entry://bangtail%23bigmac000005558"><span class="smallcaps">bangtail</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bang<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bang" src="word_pronunciations/01778.mp3"></audio></span>/bæŋ/ (<em>say</em> bang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006994" href="entry://bhang%23bigmac000006994"><strong>bhang</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banger</span><z><span target_id="opBGrDbbGE">n.</span><span target_id="zBMPjGxeYv">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'banguh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="opBGrDbbGE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010004" href="entry://bunger%23bigmac000010004"><strong>bunger<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> a sausage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq621"> an old, dilapidated car.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq069"> <em class="label">Music</em> an extremely popular song, album, concert, etc., especially a lively one.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zBMPjGxeYv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq974"> <strong class="phr">three bangers short of a barbie</strong>, dimwitted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? originally a military colloquialism]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bank<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="t8quDzmuV5">n.</span><span target_id="NDm9hP1Bxv">v.t.</span><span target_id="rRdRSxEQXr">v.i.</span><span target_id="J1XOQkLddL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bank" src="word_pronunciations/01790.mp3"></audio></span>/bæŋk/ (<em>say</em> bangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t8quDzmuV5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> a long pile or mass: <em class="example">bank of earth; </em><em class="example">bank of snow; </em><em class="example">bank of clouds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> a slope or acclivity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq878"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> the slope immediately bordering the course of a river along which the water normally runs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Oceanography</em> a broad submarine elevation in the continental shelf lying some distance off the coast, over which the water is relatively shallow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Coalmining</em> the surface around the mouth of a shaft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq903"> the lateral inclination of an aeroplane, especially during a curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq794"> the lateral inclination of a road at curves.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NDm9hP1Bxv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq656"> to border with or like a bank; embank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq026"> to tip or incline (an aeroplane) laterally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq668"> to cover up (a fire) with ashes or fuel and close the dampers, to make it burn long and slowly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rRdRSxEQXr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq420"> to tip or incline laterally, as an aircraft, a road, a cycle racing track, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="J1XOQkLddL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">bank and bank</strong>, <em class="label">NZ</em> (of a river) in flood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">bank up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq332"> to rise in or form banks, as clouds or snow: <em class="example">the snow is banking up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq153"> to accumulate: <em class="example">the line of cars banked up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq501"> to form into a bank or mass: <em class="example">to bank up the snow.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>banke</em>, probably from Scandinavian]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bank<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="VSw6HmAEW5">n.</span><span target_id="RCLX6WWghE">v.i.</span><span target_id="ErYmI7IbYo">v.t.</span><span target_id="aoeCGRG2oI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bank" src="word_pronunciations/01791.mp3"></audio></span>/bæŋk/ (<em>say</em> bangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VSw6HmAEW5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> an institution for receiving and lending money (in some cases, issuing notes or holding current accounts that serve as money) and transacting other financial business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> the office or quarters of such an institution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq149"> (in games) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq550"> the stock or fund of pieces from which the players draw.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq227"> the fund of the manager or the dealer.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq285"> any storage place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq072"> any store or reserve: <em class="example">a blood bank.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RCLX6WWghE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq117"> to exercise the functions of a bank or banker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq813"> to keep money in, or have an account with, a bank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq903"> (in games) to hold the bank.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ErYmI7IbYo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq314"> to deposit in a bank.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aoeCGRG2oI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">bank on</strong>, to rely or count on: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The airline is banking on higher load factors than the 64 per cent achieved in the June quarter.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">make bank</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a large amount of money, especially in a short period of time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>banke</em>, from French <em>banque</em>, from Italian <em>banca</em>, originally bench, table; of Germanic origin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100990" href="#bigmac000100990"><span class="smallcaps">bank<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087495" href="entry://bench%23bigmac000087495"><span class="smallcaps">bench</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bank<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bank" src="word_pronunciations/01792.mp3"></audio></span>/bæŋk/ (<em>say</em> bangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq826"> an arrangement of objects in line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Music</em> a row of keys in an organ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> a bench for rowers in a galley.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq014"> a row or tier of oars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq786"> the rowers on one bench or to one oar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>banck</em>, from Old French <em>banc</em> bench, from Late Latin <em>bancus</em>, from the Germanic source of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087495" href="entry://bench%23bigmac000087495"><span class="smallcaps">bench</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banker<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banker" src="word_pronunciations/01784.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq298"> someone who manages a bank or is in the banking business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> someone who holds or supplies money for another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq631"> (in games) the keeper or holder of the bank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq498"> a gambling card game.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098274" href="entry://bank%23bigmac000098274"><span class="smallcaps">bank<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banker<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="QGJWicKnyo">n.</span><span target_id="zC0zCIKgMU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banker" src="word_pronunciations/01785.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QGJWicKnyo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> a bank-high flood.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zC0zCIKgMU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">run a banker</strong>, (of a river) to be flowing up to the top of the banks. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Creek after recent rainfall, Armidale NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Dawn Tranter&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+banker.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100990" href="entry://bank%23bigmac000100990"><span class="smallcaps">bank<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024337" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024337"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bargain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bargain</span><z><span target_id="HGBflJivmS">n.</span><span target_id="TeY7pXWYj3">v.i.</span><span target_id="9fjqpbtNPU">v.t.</span><span target_id="09MihIvwsy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bargain" src="word_pronunciations/01828.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbagən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HGBflJivmS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take, or perform and receive, in a transaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> such an agreement as affecting one of the parties: <em class="example">a losing bargain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq458"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> an agreement to sell or to purchase; a sale or purchase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq174"> that which is acquired by bargaining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq678"> an advantageous purchase.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TeY7pXWYj3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq410"> to discuss the terms of a bargain; haggle over terms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq473"> to come to an agreement; make a bargain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9fjqpbtNPU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq677"> to arrange by bargain; stipulate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="09MihIvwsy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">bargain for</strong>, to be prepared for; expect: <em class="example">he got more than he bargained for.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">bargain on</strong>, to count on; expect: <em class="example">I hadn’t bargained on thirty people for dinner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq927"> <strong class="phr">into the bargain</strong>, over and above what is stipulated; moreover; besides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq580"> <strong class="phr">strike a bargain</strong>, to make a bargain; come to terms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bargaigne</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bargainer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barge pole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barge pole</span><z><span target_id="ALnelXyZoM">n.</span><span target_id="IBFijtbPPM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barge pole" src="word_pronunciations/01829.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbadʒ poʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahj pohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ALnelXyZoM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> a pole used to propel a barge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IBFijtbPPM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">not touch with a </strong>(<strong class="phr">ten foot or forty foot</strong>)<strong class="phr"> barge pole</strong>, to have nothing to do with; not to go near. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 17th century; originally with reference to a ten-foot pair of tongs, <em>barge pole</em> replacing <em>tongs</em> in the late 1890s]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barmy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barmy</span><z><span target_id="0zLjN72h6l">adj.</span><span target_id="4jmRRCdrhO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barmy" src="word_pronunciations/01839.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbami/ (<em>say</em> 'bahmee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0zLjN72h6l">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq327"> (<strong class="bold">barmier</strong>, <strong class="bold">barmiest</strong>) lacking reason; irrational.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4jmRRCdrhO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">barmy as a bandicoot</strong>, remarkably irrational or eccentric.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally full of froth, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047388" href="entry://barm%23bigmac000047388"><span class="smallcaps">barm</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrel<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="74WuXVfTNu">n.</span><span target_id="2BZX4XcEv4">v.t.</span><span target_id="6tSvUHSkrg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrel" src="word_pronunciations/01860.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="74WuXVfTNu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq926"> a wooden cylindrical vessel made of staves hooped together, and having slightly bulging sides and flat parallel ends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> a unit of quantity in the imperial system, equal to 159.113 15 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m<sup>3</sup>, and in the US, to 158.9873 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m<sup>3</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq081"> any vessel, case, or part similar in form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq10"> anything which is barrel-shaped, as the trunk of a tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq526"> the tube of a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq041"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Building Trades</em> that part of a pipe through which the bore and the wall thickness remain uniform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the chamber of a pump, in which the piston works.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq143"> <em class="label">Horology</em> the cylindrical case in a watch or clock within which the mainspring is coiled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq990"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> the hard, horny, hollow part of the stem at the base of a feather; the calamus or quill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq932"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the main portion of a capstan about which the rope winds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006682" href="entry://benefit%23bigmac000006682">benefit</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006682" href="entry://benefit%23mq890">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2BZX4XcEv4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">barrelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">barreled</strong>; <strong class="bold">barrelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">barreling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq075"> to put or pack in a barrel or barrels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq901"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to knock over or run into (as in football): <em class="example">I’ll barrel the bloke.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6tSvUHSkrg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">barrel along</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move along swiftly and confidently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">over a barrel</strong>, at a disadvantage; in difficulty. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the past practice of resuscitating someone rescued from drowning by draping them over a barrel, which was then rocked backwards and forwards to help drain the water from the person’s lungs]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barel</em>, from Old French <em>baril</em>, probably from <em>barre</em> bar, stave]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrel<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrel" src="word_pronunciations/01860.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">a hat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>barrel of fat</em> hat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barter</span><z><span target_id="GBBbaV2yai">v.i.</span><span target_id="rUeiNRhPoe">v.t.</span><span target_id="IoseeZdOio">n.</span><span target_id="QNV6CtnVZX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barter" src="word_pronunciations/01873.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbatə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GBBbaV2yai"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rUeiNRhPoe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq692"> to exchange in trade as one commodity for another; trade.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IoseeZdOio">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq024"> the act of bartering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq499"> the thing bartered.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QNV6CtnVZX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">barter away</strong>, to bargain away unwisely or dishonourably.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bartre</em>, frequentative of obsolete <em>barrat</em> (verb), from Old French <em>barater</em> exchange, cheat. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005808" href="entry://barrator%23bigmac000005808"><span class="smallcaps">barrator</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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base
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">base<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LsdKSt0E5R">n.</span><span target_id="vLlaHjjmRF">adj.</span><span target_id="GOHS4maRGM">v.t.</span><span target_id="NxLhfxjON4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of base" src="word_pronunciations/01882.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪs/ (<em>say</em> bays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LsdKSt0E5R"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> the bottom of anything, considered as its support; that on which a thing stands or rests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> a fundamental principle or groundwork; foundation; basis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq404"> the part of a column on which the shaft immediately rests.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq419"> the lowest member of a wall or monument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq471"> the lower elements of a complete structure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Biology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq273"> the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq397"> the point of attachment.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq029"> the principal element or ingredient of anything, considered as its fundamental part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> one of the four fixed stations to which players run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq801"> a starting point for competitors in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq391"> the goal in hockey and some other games.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq196"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq760"> a fortified or protected area or place used by any of the armed services.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq464"> a supply installation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq496"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq296"> the number which serves as a starting point for a logarithmic or other numerical system.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq849"> the side or face of a geometric figure to which an altitude is conceived of as being drawn.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq993"> a primary place of residence, employment, etc.: <em class="example">his base is Hong Kong but he travels widely.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq009"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005900" href="entry://baseline%23bigmac000005900"><strong>baseline</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the part of a transistor which controls the current flow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq705"> any of numerous compounds which react with an acid to form a salt, as metallic oxides and hydroxides, amines, alkaloids and ammonia.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq367"> the hydroxide of an electropositive element or group.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq486"> a group or molecule which takes up or accepts protons.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> the form to which affixes are added in the construction of a complex word; root; stem. For example, <em>want</em> is the base in <em>unwanted</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq974"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> the lower part of a shield.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq439"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac825923600" href="entry://freebase%23bigmac825923600"><strong>freebase</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac825923600" href="entry://freebase%23mq86">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq779"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101832" href="entry://speed%23bigmac000101832"><strong>speed</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101832" href="entry://speed%23mq751">7</a>).</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vLlaHjjmRF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq554"> serving as a base.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GOHS4maRGM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">based</strong>, <strong class="bold">basing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq371"> to make or form a base or foundation for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq749"> to place or establish on a base or basis; ground; found; establish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq798"> to locate the main part of (a business, enterprise, etc.): <em class="example">he decided to base his operations in Albury.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq812"> to locate (a person) somewhere as their primary place of residence or employment: <em class="example">to base the CEO in Hong Kong.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NxLhfxjON4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq938"> <strong class="phr">base on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq704"> to arrive at as a result of: <em class="example">I based my conclusion on the facts available.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq135"> to create after the pattern of: <em class="example">the character of Viola is based on his mother.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">base over apex</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fallen heavily and awkwardly, usually in a forward direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq956"> <strong class="phr">touch base with</strong>, to make contact with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek <em>basis</em> a stepping, a step, pedestal, base] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Some writers object to the combination of <em>base</em> and <em>around</em> or <em>round</em>, and argue that the only possible collocation is <em>base on</em> or <em>upon</em> (as in def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104567" href="#mq938">24</a>). But there is corpus evidence to show the increasing use of <em>base</em> (<em>a</em>)<em>round</em>, perhaps on the analogy of <em>centre</em> (<em>a</em>)<em>round</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">base<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="9N9dfU6E72">adj.</span><span target_id="E9UTA4s9aA">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of base" src="word_pronunciations/01883.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪs/ (<em>say</em> bays) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9N9dfU6E72"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">baser</strong>, <strong class="bold">basest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq380"> morally low; without dignity of sentiment; mean-spirited; selfish; cowardly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> characteristic of an inferior person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq811"> of little value: <em class="example">the base metals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq152"> debased or counterfeit: <em class="example">base coin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq770"> of illegitimate birth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq117"> <em class="label">Old English Law</em> (of an estate or tenant) not held or holding by honourable tenure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq216"> not classical or refined: <em class="example">base language.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq633"> deep or grave in sound; bass: <em class="example">the base tones of a piano.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> of humble origin or station.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> occupying a low position; low-lying.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E9UTA4s9aA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq300"> <em class="label">Music Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005961" href="entry://bass%23bigmac000005961"><strong>bass<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bas</em>, from Late Latin <em>bassus</em> low] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bash</span><z><span target_id="UAlTRJmw41">v.t.</span><span target_id="qW8DfNnkxs">n.</span><span target_id="lpN8f3CGma">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bash" src="word_pronunciations/01886.mp3"></audio></span>/bæʃ/ (<em>say</em> bash) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UAlTRJmw41"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq320"> to strike with a crushing or smashing blow: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And when we had eaten those on the ground we would shake the tree to make new ones fall, and even bash the tree with stones to shake the fruit down</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">w.e. harney</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1947</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq642"> Also, <strong class="vs">bash up</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to assault: <em class="example">he was bashed outside the pub.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq772"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to use greatly or excessively: <em class="example">bash the bottle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qW8DfNnkxs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq960"> a crushing blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq435"> a party, especially a large one.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq959"> a drinking spree: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I thought maybe he was only talking about our usual Saturday night bash after the dance</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">t.a.g. hungerford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq133"> a long cross-country car race: <em class="example">the Sydney to Darwin Bash.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq351"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) a sexual partner (in contexts where performance, willingness, etc., is evaluated): <em class="example">a dud bash.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq876"> the longitudinal dent in the crown of a slouch hat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lpN8f3CGma">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">bash it</strong>, (an exclamation of contempt, disgust, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">bash one’s brains out</strong>, to expend a great deal of effort in intellectual activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">give it a bash</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq110"> to make an attempt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq513"> to go on a drinking spree.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">have a bash</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to make an attempt: <em class="example">I’ll have a bash at fixing the car.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastard</span><z><span target_id="Mp1tuXLPIz">n.</span><span target_id="BJyNzsRCXk">adj.</span><span target_id="JQ3agyVskD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bastard" src="word_pronunciations/01908.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbastəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bahstuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mp1tuXLPIz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> an illegitimate child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> something irregular, inferior, spurious, or unusual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an unpleasant or despicable person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He’s a real bastard, my old man.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq497"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any person (without pejorative sense): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Ah, you porridge-eating Presbyterian bastard,’ said Andy, ‘we couldn’t think of getting married without you.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Hope the poor bastard has enough money for coffee,’ Henry said solemnly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">neilma sidney</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something which causes difficulty or annoyance: <em class="example">it’s a real bastard!</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BJyNzsRCXk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq221"> illegitimate in birth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq964"> spurious; not genuine; false.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq845"> of abnormal or irregular mixture; of unusual make-up or proportions: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>By this time the racism of the white pioneer on the frontier was commonly justified by a bastard melange of pseudo-Darwinism and the assumptions of the stock-breeder.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq692"> having the appearance of; resembling in some degree: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Where the blackwood, the box, and the bastard oak grew</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">adam lindsay gordon</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1870</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq518"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> despicable: <em class="example">a bastard act.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JQ3agyVskD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq939"> <strong class="phr">a bastard of a …</strong>, an extremely difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, etc., …: <em class="example">a bastard of a job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq381"> <strong class="phr">be a bastard</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to present as a difficulty, causing irritation: <em class="example">going to work on a Sunday is such a bastard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">happy as a bastard on Father’s Day</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> miserable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">like a bastard</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (used as an intensifier): <em class="example">raining like a bastard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">lonely as a bastard on Father’s Day</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very lonely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq922"> <strong class="phr">you old bastard</strong>, (a form of greeting from one male to another, usually humorous and friendly.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French: probably from <em>bast</em> pack saddle + <em>-ard</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003646" href="entry://-ard%23bigmac000003646"><span class="smallcaps">-ard</span></a>, through meaning of mule; for semantic development, compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048593" href="entry://mulatto%23bigmac000048593"><span class="smallcaps">mulatto</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102104" href="entry://bugger%23bigmac000102104"><strong>bugger</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batshit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac029919933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batshit</span><z><span target_id="DTbcsqJKSJ">n.</span><span target_id="tLTsLgdhPG">adj.</span><span target_id="n3tdxn3d7J">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæt-ʃɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'batshit) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DTbcsqJKSJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq821"> lies; nonsense.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tLTsLgdhPG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq591"> crazy; insane.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="n3tdxn3d7J">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq248"> <strong class="phr">batshit crazy</strong>, crazy; insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq804"> <strong class="phr">boring </strong>(or <strong class="phr">dreary</strong>)<strong class="phr"> as batshit</strong>, extremely dull and tedious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq131"> <strong class="phr">crazy as batshit</strong>, crazy; insane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battledore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battledore</span><z><span target_id="JNtX8hIafn">n.</span><span target_id="UWLvtAZC3E">v.i.</span><span target_id="mjDxauZBkJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="GXaXtiLdkA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbætldɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'batldaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JNtX8hIafn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> an instrument shaped like a tennis racquet, but smaller, used in striking a shuttlecock in play.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq788"> a wooden bat-shaped instrument used in washing or smoothing clothes.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">battledored</strong>, <strong class="bold">battledoring</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UWLvtAZC3E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq405"> to toss to and fro.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mjDxauZBkJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq656"> to toss (a ball) to and fro.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GXaXtiLdkA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq806"> <strong class="phr">battledore and shuttlecock</strong>, the game played with a battledore and a shuttlecock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>batyldore</em>, ? from <em>bater</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006061" href="entry://batter%23bigmac000006061"><span class="smallcaps">batter<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>dore</em> beetle, with dissimilation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battler</span><z><span target_id="FP5PNOpbol">n.</span><span target_id="v9Fgy1vi5i">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battler" src="word_pronunciations/01938.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætlə/ (<em>say</em> 'batluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FP5PNOpbol"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> someone who struggles continually and persistently against heavy odds: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Only a battler such as Bob could live here in this wet land and ever hope to survive.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">w.e. harney</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1947</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> a conscientious worker, especially one living at subsistence level: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He had been a battler himself – his family was poor and he had come to the city and worked his way through night school.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq233"> an itinerant worker reduced to living as a swagman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq181"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a small-time better who struggles to make a living from the horses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sex worker.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v9Fgy1vi5i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">little Aussie battler</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the stereotype of the hardworking Australian of small means.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babe</span><z><span target_id="rHPOaY6jnE">n.</span><span target_id="I57q1YdHGD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of babe" src="word_pronunciations/01625.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪb/ (<em>say</em> bayb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rHPOaY6jnE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> a baby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a familiar term of address, especially to a woman): <em class="example">hey, babe, how’ve you been?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman or man regarded as sexually attractive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a term used by women for a woman regarded as having style and substance.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="I57q1YdHGD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq934"> <strong class="phr">a babe in arms</strong>, a young baby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq555"> <strong class="phr">a babe in the woods</strong>, an innocent or inexperienced person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">a newborn babe</strong>, a child just born: <em class="example">innocent as a newborn babe; </em><em class="example">helpless as a newborn babe.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bachelor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bachelor</span><z><span target_id="Y3bCPx6RU3">n.</span><span target_id="ICaSweenEW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bachelor" src="word_pronunciations/01633.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætʃələ/ (<em>say</em> 'bachuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y3bCPx6RU3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> an unmarried man of any age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> a person who has taken the first degree at a university (used only in titles and certain other expressions referring to such as degree): <em class="example">a Bachelor of Arts; </em><em class="example">a bachelor’s degree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq126"> a young feudal knight who followed the banner of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq714"> an unmated mature male animal, especially a young male fur seal kept from the breeding grounds by the older males.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ICaSweenEW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">a confirmed bachelor</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq291"> a man who remains resolutely single.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq739"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) a homosexual man.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bacheler</em>, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>baccalārius</em> farm worker] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bachelordom</strong> /ˈbætʃələdəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bachuhluhduhm), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bachelorhood</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bachelorism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bachelorship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bachelorette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac21118886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bachelorette</span><z><span target_id="Acd2Covxtx">n.</span><span target_id="mCe30JrP7q">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bætʃələˈrɛt/ (<em>say</em> bachuhluh'ret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Acd2Covxtx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> an unmarried woman, usually young but of marriageable age.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mCe30JrP7q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq596"> <strong class="phr">a confirmed bachelorette</strong>, a woman who remains resolutely single.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104425" href="entry://bachelor%23bigmac000104425"><span class="smallcaps">bachelor</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024736" href="entry://-ette%23bigmac000024736"><span class="smallcaps">-ette</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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background
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">background</span><z><span target_id="cJSHQYZu05">n.</span><span target_id="A66FqxQxIb">adj.</span><span target_id="i5Iq8qqX5k">v.t.</span><span target_id="V45ECcvEzL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of background" src="word_pronunciations/01656.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækgraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bakgrownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cJSHQYZu05"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> the ground or parts situated in the rear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq738"> the surface or ground against which the parts of a picture are relieved.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq013"> the portions of a picture represented as in the distance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq739"> the social, historical and other antecedents which explain an event or condition: <em class="example">the background of the war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq418"> a person’s origin and education, in relation to present character, status, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq362"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the counting rate of a Geiger counter or other counter tube due to radioactive sources other than the one being measured.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="A66FqxQxIb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq183"> of or relating to the background; in the background.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Computers</em> of or relating to background processing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="i5Iq8qqX5k">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq115"> to provide background information for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq496"> <em class="label">Politics</em> to secretly research the actions or activities of (an opponent) with the intention of leaking any damaging information to the media.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq481"> to fatten (cattle) for pastoralists or exporters for a fee, often linked to the numbers of kilos gained.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="V45ECcvEzL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">background against</strong>, <em class="label">Politics</em> to provide information to the media that is damaging to (a political opponent).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">in the background</strong>, out of sight or notice; in obscurity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backgrounding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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back seat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back seat</span><z><span target_id="BEN9aH75RO">n.</span><span target_id="gOGSuTCo26">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bæk ˈsit/ (<em>say</em> bak 'seet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BEN9aH75RO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> a seat at the back.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gOGSuTCo26">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">take a back seat</strong>, to retire into obscurity, or into an insignificant or subordinate position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backwards</span><z><span target_id="C8BHnrkPw7">adv.</span><span target_id="od6GKz9Nyl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backwards" src="word_pronunciations/01674.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækwədz/ (<em>say</em> 'bakwuhdz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="C8BHnrkPw7"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> towards the back or rear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> with the back foremost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq783"> in reverse of the usual or right way: <em class="example">to spell backwards.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq890"> towards the past.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq041"> towards a worse or less advanced condition; retrogressively.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="od6GKz9Nyl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq499"> <strong class="phr">backwards and forwards</strong>, to and fro.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">bend </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lean</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fall</strong>)<strong class="phr"> over backwards</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go to a great deal of trouble: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I bent over backwards to achieve that, right from that decision date back in 1971.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">backward</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>bakweardes</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099088" href="entry://backward%23bigmac000099088"><span class="smallcaps">backward</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083679" href="entry://-wards%23bigmac000083679"><span class="smallcaps">-wards</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bag</span><z><span target_id="5a010ZDCTW">n.</span><span target_id="JMEosqBH3Z">v.i.</span><span target_id="0zDMI6bJ5M">v.t.</span><span target_id="v4XFdIfMFB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bag" src="word_pronunciations/01702.mp3"></audio></span>/bæg/ (<em>say</em> bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5a010ZDCTW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> a receptacle of leather, cloth, plastic, paper, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq698"> a suitcase or other portable receptacle for carrying articles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq428"> a handbag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq426"> <em class="label">Racing</em> a bookmaker’s bag for holding money laid on bets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq396"> the contents of a bag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq298"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq607"> a sandbag.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq454"> <strong>the bags</strong>, <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> the sandbag parapet of a trench.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq315"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq513"> a sac, as in the body of an animal or insect.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq316"> an udder.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq191"> something that is baggy or hangs loosely, as a loose fold of skin under the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq533"> tally; score: <em class="example">a bag of five goals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq822"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq737"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> a hunter’s take of game, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Angling</em> a fisherman’s take of fish.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> a base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq575"> (<em>plural</em>) trousers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an unattractive woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a chosen occupation, hobby, pursuit, etc.: <em class="example">golfing is his bag.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a measure of cocaine, usually 1 gram. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104297" href="entry://rack%23bigmac000104297"><strong>rack<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104297" href="entry://rack%23mq964">9</a>).</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq262"> <strong>the bag</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the breathalyser.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bagging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JMEosqBH3Z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq990"> to swell or bulge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq840"> to hang loosely like an empty bag.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0zDMI6bJ5M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq793"> to put into a bag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq002"> to cause to swell or bulge; distend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq167"> to spread mortar from the joints in a thin film over the face of (brickwork) with a damp hessian or other bag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq933"> to kill or catch, as in hunting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to grab; seize; steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq711"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrest and jail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq982"> Also, <strong class="vs">bag out</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise, especially sarcastically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq073"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to run (a horse) to lose.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v4XFdIfMFB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">a mixed bag</strong>, a wide range of items, outcomes, etc., with some good and some bad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">bag and baggage</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> with all one’s possessions; completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq291"> <strong class="phr">bag it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drive a vehicle at high speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">bag of bones</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an animal or person emaciated through want.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">bag of tricks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq760"> a miscellaneous collection of items.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq255"> a person never at a loss.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">bag of wind</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq392"> a loquacious person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq562"> a football.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">bags of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a lot of: <em class="example">bags of money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">carry the bag</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bear the responsibility; take the blame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq15"> <strong class="phr">get a bag!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a derisive expression of contempt for a cricketer who has missed a catch.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">in the bag</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq152"> secured; certain to be accomplished: <em class="example">the contract is in the bag.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to the hunter’s game-bag]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq503"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> (of a horse, jockey, etc.) running to lose, in order to suit a bookmaker’s pattern of betting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq693"> <strong class="phr">rough as bags</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) extremely rough in either manners or looks. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally ‘rough as a sandbag’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">work </strong>(or <strong class="phr">carry</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">swing</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sling</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the bag</strong>, <em class="label">Racing Colloquial</em> to operate as a bookmaker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bagge</em>, probably from Old Norse <em>baggi</em> pack, bundle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bait</span><z><span target_id="OZzbIYVl1Y">n.</span><span target_id="cgHxBoXCMJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="u2oXCQ0P7B">v.i.</span><span target_id="lc1F9BlPXy">adj.</span><span target_id="fy81S1U1df">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bait" src="word_pronunciations/01707.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪt/ (<em>say</em> bayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OZzbIYVl1Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> food or some substitute used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> food containing a harmful additive such as poison or razor blades used to lure and kill animals considered pests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq255"> food containing a drug used to dope greyhounds, racehorses, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq223"> an allurement; enticement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq541"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who is considered sexually attractive.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cgHxBoXCMJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq873"> to prepare (a hook or trap) with bait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq072"> to add harmful substances to (food) to kill or drug animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq325"> to lure as with bait; seek to entrap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq127"> to set dogs upon (an animal) for sport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq014"> to goad to anger; torment (someone) for amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to feed (a beast of burden) during a journey.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="u2oXCQ0P7B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to stop for refreshment during a journey.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lc1F9BlPXy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq045"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> self-evident; obvious.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fy81S1U1df">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">get a bait</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to eat something that causes stomach illness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>beita</em> feed, bait] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baiter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldheaded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldheaded</span><z><span target_id="cconulQOZi">adj.</span><span target_id="ZDWjwNtI6Z">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bɔldˈhɛdəd/ (<em>say</em> bawld'heduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cconulQOZi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> having a bald head.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZDWjwNtI6Z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">go at something baldheaded</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act suddenly with great (and often rash) energy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US slang, ? from rushing out in such haste that one is hatless]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ball<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="RPLDHdUqs0">n.</span><span target_id="92cudGOodB">v.t.</span><span target_id="a9YRkj3xsO">v.i.</span><span target_id="2Xm0cyqhAY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ball" src="word_pronunciations/01738.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔl/ (<em>say</em> bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RPLDHdUqs0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> a spherical or approximately spherical body; a sphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> a round or roundish body, of different materials and sizes, hollow or solid, for use in various games, as cricket, football, tennis, or golf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> any of various games played with a ball, especially an informal or unstructured ball game as played by children: <em class="example">the kids are outside playing ball.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq556"> a throw, play, action, movement, etc., of a ball: <em class="example">a low ball; </em><em class="example">a high ball; </em><em class="example">a flighted ball.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq214"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> a pitch by the pitcher that passes above the batter’s shoulder, below the knee or outside their reach, four of which entitle the batter to take a walk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq669"> possession of the ball by a team or individual: <em class="example">the team’s wingers received plenty of ball.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq749"> a solid projectile, usually spherical, for a cannon, rifle, pistol, etc. (distinguished from a <em>shell</em>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq175"> projectiles, especially bullets, collectively.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq767"> any part of a thing, especially of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant: <em class="example">the ball of the thumb.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq994"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a testicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq129"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> a planetary or celestial body, especially the earth.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="92cudGOodB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq151"> to make into a ball or balls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq283"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="a9YRkj3xsO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq778"> to form or gather into a ball.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2Xm0cyqhAY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">a ball of muscle </strong>(or <strong class="phr">strength</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">style</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who is very healthy (very strong) (very stylish).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">ball up</strong>, to perform a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005440" href="entry://ball-up%23bigmac000005440">ball-up</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005440" href="entry://ball-up%23mq852">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq520"> <strong class="phr">do one’s balls on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a man) to become infatuated with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">drop the ball</strong>, to lose interest or commitment to a project.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">grab someone by the balls</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to impress someone favourably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq914"> <strong class="phr">have someone by the balls</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have someone in one’s power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">have the ball at one’s feet</strong>, to be in a position of immediate opportunity or obligation to act. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from football]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq305"> <strong class="phr">have the ball in one’s court</strong>, to have the opportunity or obligation to act. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from tennis, where the player can only strike the ball when it is in their half of the court]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">keep the ball rolling</strong>, to keep something going; keep up the rate of progress or activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">off the ball</strong>, <em class="label">Football</em> away from the main action of the game: <em class="example">a fight broke out off the ball.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">on the ball</strong>, in touch with a situation, reality, etc.; alert; sharp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">play ball</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to work together; cooperate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">play hard ball</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> to behave aggressively and with ruthless determination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq049"> <strong class="phr">start </strong>(or <strong class="phr">set</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the ball rolling</strong>, to start an operation; set an activity in motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq016"> <strong class="phr">that’s the way the ball bounces</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> that’s how things are.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq775"> <strong class="phr">the round ball game</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) soccer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bal</em>, from Old Norse <em>böllr</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ball<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="oScNrAEAZL">n.</span><span target_id="hpNsijJkXO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ball" src="word_pronunciations/01739.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔl/ (<em>say</em> bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oScNrAEAZL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> a social gathering (usually formal) at which people dance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hpNsijJkXO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq963"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(<strong class="phr">oneself</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a ball</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have an extremely pleasurable experience: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was a really good night, I had a ball.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bal</em>, from Old French <em>baler</em> dance, from Late Latin <em>ballāre</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac943635062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ball<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/bɔl/ (<em>say</em> bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">a glass of spirits, especially malt whisky.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ball of malt</strong>. <div class="etym">[Irish English, ? by association with <em>ball of fire</em> a glass of brandy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ball game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ball game</span><z><span target_id="K0wOEvKMtg">n.</span><span target_id="drsAvkhghm">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɔl geɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'bawl gaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K0wOEvKMtg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> a game played with a ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq185"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005891" href="entry://baseball%23bigmac000005891"><strong>baseball</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="drsAvkhghm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">whole</strong>)<strong class="phr"> new ball game</strong>, a new set of circumstances calling for a different approach.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ballgame</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balls</span><z><span target_id="e8KUbzvMmt">n.</span><span target_id="XzWuKfO7ts">interj.</span><span target_id="uoHJ0YZRSL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balls" src="word_pronunciations/01736.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔlz/ (<em>say</em> bawlz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e8KUbzvMmt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq782"> courage; boldness; forcefulness: <em class="example">you have to have balls to win through.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> rubbish; nonsense: <em class="example">what a lot of balls.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="XzWuKfO7ts">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq486"> (an exclamation of repudiation, ridicule, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uoHJ0YZRSL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq225"> <strong class="phr">balls something up</strong>, to bring something to a state of hopeless confusion or difficulty: <em class="example">you’ve really ballsed the whole thing up now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq069"> <strong class="phr">balls up</strong>, to make an error.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">break someone’s balls</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq171"> to intimidate someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq260"> to be overly demanding of someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">not get one’s balls in a knot</strong>, to restrain one’s temper, anxieties, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000104076"><span class="smallcaps">ball<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23mq994">9</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banana<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="iJsWtHx4bo">n.</span><span target_id="SbbjBvqC7i">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banana" src="word_pronunciations/01755.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnanə/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iJsWtHx4bo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> a plant of the tropical genus <em>Musa</em>, of which various species are cultivated for their nutritious fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> the pulpy fruit, especially that of <em>M. × paradisiaca</em>, with yellow skin when ripe, growing in clusters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> <em class="label">Asian English Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) a westernised Asian person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SbbjBvqC7i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">be bananas</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq763"> to be out of one’s mind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq750"> to be appealing and cute.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq771"> <strong class="phr">be bananas about</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq146"> to take great delight in (something).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq807"> to be extremely attracted to (someone).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq811"> <strong class="phr">cool bananas</strong>, (an exclamation of understanding and agreement.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq536"> <strong class="phr">go bananas</strong>, to become uncontrollably angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">top bananas</strong>, (an exclamation indicating approval, admiration, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese, Spanish, from an indigenous language of Guinea; compare Wolof, Malinke <em>banana</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099921" href="#mq386">3</a> from the idea that the person is yellow on the outside but white inside]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681642081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banana<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banana" src="word_pronunciations/01755.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnanə/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a person opposed to any kind of building development.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">BANANA</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>B</em>(<em>uild</em>)<em> A</em>(<em>bsolutely</em>)<em> N</em>(<em>othing</em>)<em> A</em>(<em>nywhere</em>)<em> N</em>(<em>ear</em>)<em> A</em>(<em>nyone</em>) or <em>A</em>(<em>nything</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandbox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandbox</span><z><span target_id="bu27vMDDKK">n.</span><span target_id="fEZMG9liIw">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbændbɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'bandboks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bu27vMDDKK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> a light box usually of cylindrical pasteboard or thin wood, originally for holding a hat, collars, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fEZMG9liIw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq017"> <strong class="phr">come </strong>(or <strong class="phr">step</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out of a bandbox</strong>, to be especially well and smartly dressed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandicoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandicoot</span><z><span target_id="dwrYkUTLuQ">n.</span><span target_id="l3MxhkcaPQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="lrAurUMiHh">v.t.</span><span target_id="UbU5BrbYiB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandicoot" src="word_pronunciations/01761.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændikut/ (<em>say</em> 'bandeekooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dwrYkUTLuQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> any of various small, omnivorous, somewhat rat-like Australian and New Guinean marsupials of the families Paramelidae and Peroryctidea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq177"> any of the very large rats of the genus <em>Bandicota</em>, of India and Sri Lanka, as <em>B. bandicota</em>; Malabar rat; pig-rat.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="l3MxhkcaPQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to dig or fossick.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lrAurUMiHh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dig up (root vegetables, potatoes, etc.) with the fingers, leaving the top of the plant undisturbed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UbU5BrbYiB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">bald as a bandicoot</strong>, remarkably bald.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq310"> <strong class="phr">bandy as a bandicoot</strong>, remarkably bandy-legged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq573"> <strong class="phr">barmy as a bandicoot</strong>, remarkably irrational or eccentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge</strong>, lonely and forlorn: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I mooched around all evening like an orphan bandicoot on a burnt ridge</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq187"> <strong class="phr">lousy as a bandicoot</strong>, miserly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">miserable </strong>(or <strong class="phr">poor</strong>)<strong class="phr"> as a bandicoot</strong>, extremely miserable (or poor).</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally used of def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101108" href="#mq177">2</a>, from Telugu <em>pandikokku</em> pig-rat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandy<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="gqyTJrv1XV">v.t.</span><span target_id="xcL6oIkZF5">n.</span><span target_id="YanKuPNlCx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandy" src="word_pronunciations/01770.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændi/ (<em>say</em> 'bandee) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gqyTJrv1XV"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bandied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bandying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> to pass from one to another, or back and forth; give and take.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> to throw or strike to and fro, or from side to side, as a ball in tennis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xcL6oIkZF5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bandies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq504"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005534" href="entry://bandy-ball%23bigmac000005534"><strong>bandy-ball</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq217"> a stick similar to a hockey stick, used in bandy-ball.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YanKuPNlCx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">bandy about</strong>, to talk about in a non-specific way, often without a full grasp of the facts: <em class="example">bandying about figures in the millions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">bandy words</strong>, to engage in an argument, with each person countering the position held by the other: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She would not want to bandy words with me there in the darkness.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gerald murnane</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin obscure. Compare French <em>bander</em> bandy, <em>se bander</em> band together, ? from <em>bande</em> side]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697495866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandy<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="YWoA5FVCy5">adj.</span><span target_id="ZLhwZ17G15">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandy" src="word_pronunciations/01770.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændi/ (<em>say</em> 'bandee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YWoA5FVCy5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bandier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bandiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> (of legs) curving outwardly so that the knees are separated when the ankles are close or in contact: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He dismounted, skated up to us on his bandy legs, and took a seat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005536" href="entry://bandy-legged%23bigmac000005536"><strong>bandy-legged</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZLhwZ17G15">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">knock someone bandy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq610"> to reduce someone to a dazed or bewildered state, as from violent treatment, astonishment, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq240"> to defeat or get the better of someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006665" href="entry://bendy%23bigmac000006665"><span class="smallcaps">bendy</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac852899215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandy<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandy" src="word_pronunciations/01770.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændi/ (<em>say</em> 'bandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bandies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">a bandicoot.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bandie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baulk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baulk</span><z><span target_id="u7lwqVD7Ui">v.i.</span><span target_id="qlrRHl446M">v.t.</span><span target_id="v9HhgwOVZP">n.</span><span target_id="vdHKP3gKhq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baulk" src="word_pronunciations/01948.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔk/ (<em>say</em> bawk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="u7lwqVD7Ui"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> to stop, as at an obstacle: <em class="example">he baulked at making the speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> (of horses) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to make an incomplete or misleading move, especially an illegal one.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qlrRHl446M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq429"> to place a baulk in the way of; hinder; thwart: <em class="example">baulked in one’s hopes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq892"> to let slip; fail to use: <em class="example">to baulk an opportunity.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v9HhgwOVZP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq246"> a check or hindrance; a defeat or disappointment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq437"> a miss, slip, or failure: <em class="example">to make a baulk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq721"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq915"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> an illegal move, especially a false move by the pitcher to throw the ball when there are runners on the base.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq966"> in other sports, an incomplete or misleading motion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq657"> a strip of land left unploughed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq806"> a crossbeam in the roof of a house which unites and supports the rafters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq410"> a roughly squared timber beam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq852"> a rope connecting a line of fishing nets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq909"> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> a strip of earth left standing between the trenches of an excavation so that a sample of the stratigraphy remains available for study until the last possible moment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq030"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq777"> any of the eight panels or compartments lying between the cushions of the table and the baulk lines.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq041"> <strong>in baulk</strong>, inside any of these spaces.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Croquet</em> a line a short distance in from the base line and parallel to it at the top right-hand or bottom left-hand end of a croquet lawn, from which play may begin.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vdHKP3gKhq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq348"> <strong class="phr">baulk at</strong>, to check oneself from (doing something) because of doubts, misgivings, scruples, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">balk</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>balca</em> ridge, related to Old Norse <em>balkr</em> partition] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baulker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bean</span><z><span target_id="WnFYueKAt3">n.</span><span target_id="9qpebEGl8r">v.t.</span><span target_id="HQUNaYIQx8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bean" src="word_pronunciations/01978.mp3"></audio></span>/bin/ (<em>say</em> been) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WnFYueKAt3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq246"> the edible fruit or seed of various species of the family Fabaceae especially of the genus <em>Phaseolus</em> used either fresh or dried.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> a plant producing such seeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq944"> any of various other bean-like seeds or plants, as the coffee bean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a coin; anything of the least value: <em class="example">I haven’t a bean.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the human head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) the clitoris.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9qpebEGl8r">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hit on the head.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HQUNaYIQx8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">count beans</strong>, to practise as an accountant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">flick one’s bean</strong>, (<em>taboo</em>) (of a female) to masturbate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">full of beans</strong>, energetic; vivacious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">give someone beans</strong>, to berate or attack someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">know how many beans make five</strong>, to be aware; be well informed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq881"> <strong class="phr">not add up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">amount</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to a row of beans</strong>, not to amount to anything significant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">old bean</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly British Obsolescent Colloquial</em> (a familiar form of address to a man.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">spill the beans</strong>, to divulge information, often unintentionally. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from secret ballots held by the ancient Greeks in which a white bean (signalling acceptance) or a black bean (signalling rejection) were placed in a jar. If the jar spilled, the precise numbers cast, which were supposed to be secret, were revealed.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bene</em>, Old English <em>bēan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bear<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="GJ9KCbj4Es">v.t.</span><span target_id="6uJukeFvRO">v.i.</span><span target_id="1OnOjtHSay">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bear" src="word_pronunciations/01987.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛə/ (<em>say</em> bair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bore</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bear" src="word_pronunciations/02669.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw) <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">bare</strong>; <strong class="bold">borne</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">born</strong>; <strong class="bold">bearing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GJ9KCbj4Es">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> to hold up; support: <em class="example">to bear the weight of the roof.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> to carry: <em class="example">to bear gifts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> to conduct; guide; take: <em class="example">they bore him to his quarters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq013"> to render; afford; give: <em class="example">to bear witness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq223"> to transmit or spread (gossip, tales, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq869"> to undergo; suffer: <em class="example">to bear pain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq537"> to sustain without yielding or suffering injury (usually negative unless qualified): <em class="example">I can’t bear your scolding.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq454"> to accept or have as an obligation: <em class="example">to bear responsibility; </em><em class="example">to bear the cost; </em><em class="example">to bear the blame.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq332"> to hold up under; sustain: <em class="example">his claim doesn’t bear close examination.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq333"> to be fit for or worthy of: <em class="example">the story doesn’t bear repeating.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq036"> to have and be entitled to: <em class="example">to bear title.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq326"> to possess as a quality, characteristic, etc.; have in or on: <em class="example">to bear traces; </em><em class="example">to bear an inscription.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq753"> to stand in (a relation or ratio): <em class="example">the relation that price bears to profit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq107"> to carry in the mind: <em class="example">to bear love; </em><em class="example">to bear a grudge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq271"> to exhibit; show.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq832"> to have and use; exercise: <em class="example">to bear sway.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq756"> to manage (oneself, one’s body, head, etc.): <em class="example">to bear oneself erectly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq381"> to conduct (oneself).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq778"> to give birth to: <em class="example">to bear quintuplets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq741"> to produce by natural growth: <em class="example">plants bear leaves.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6uJukeFvRO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq769"> to have relevance to: <em class="example">this remark bears on the subject.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq804"> to tend in course or direction; move; go: <em class="example">the ship bears due west.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq088"> to be located or situated: <em class="example">the headland bears due west from us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq877"> to bring forth young, fruit, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1OnOjtHSay">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq087"> <strong class="phr">bear away</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to alter course away from the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">bear down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq376"> (of a woman in labour) to make a voluntary muscular expulsive effort.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq017"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to press down heavily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq498"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) (of a ship, motor vehicle, etc.) to approach, usually at speed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq019"> <strong class="phr">bear on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq813"> to continue without pause or interruption.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq520"> to have an effect, reference, or bearing on: <em class="example">time bears heavily on him.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">bear oneself</strong>, to adopt a specified manner or deportment: <em class="example">to bear oneself with pride.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">bear out</strong>, to confirm; prove right: <em class="example">the facts bear me out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq291"> <strong class="phr">bear up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq983"> to hold, or remain firm, as under pressure: <em class="example">will the wall bear up under the weight of the roof?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq220"> to remain strong in a time of difficulty: <em class="example">how are you bearing up after your accident?</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally a sailing expression, meaning to bear the tiller up to windward in order to keep the vessel’s head away from the wind]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq518"> <strong class="phr">bear with</strong>, to be patient with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq875"> <strong class="phr">bring to bear</strong>, to bring into effective operation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bere</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>beran</em>; related to German <em>gebären</em> bring forth, distantly related to Latin <em>ferre</em> bear, Greek <em>pherein</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bear<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="fWpcDnDpOP">n.</span><span target_id="uJY1CAjbfj">adj.</span><span target_id="t2dGrwHOiS">v.t.</span><span target_id="5WgNMa8QFJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="dPtdJHN5hA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bear" src="word_pronunciations/01988.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛə/ (<em>say</em> bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fWpcDnDpOP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> any of the carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse, heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> any of various animals resembling the bear, as the ant bear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq896"> a gruff, clumsy, or rude person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq014"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> someone who sells (often what they do not possess) with the expectation of buying in at a lower price and making a profit of the difference (opposed to a <em>bull</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq631"> (in general business) someone who believes that conditions are or will be unfavourable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq794"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq727"> a large, hirsute homosexual man.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq847"> (a term used predominantly by members of the gay community to refer to a large, hirsute man regardless of his sexuality.)</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uJY1CAjbfj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="7"><span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> of, relating to, or caused by declining prices in stocks, etc.: <em class="example">a bear market.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">beared</strong>, <strong class="bold">bearing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="t2dGrwHOiS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq081"> to attempt to lower the price of (stocks).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5WgNMa8QFJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq531"> to operate in stocks for a decline in price.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dPtdJHN5hA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq501"> <strong class="phr">like a bear with a sore head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> intensely irritable; grumpy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bere</em>, Old English <em>bera</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beat</span><z><span target_id="WpswlVUOeC">v.t.</span><span target_id="Dv2hjVxfxt">v.i.</span><span target_id="gQv5DfknCe">n.</span><span target_id="uuz9LtayRE">adj.</span><span target_id="SPqZrMTGSA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beat" src="word_pronunciations/01995.mp3"></audio></span>/bit/ (<em>say</em> beet) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">beat</strong>, <strong class="bold">beaten</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">beat</strong>, <strong class="bold">beating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WpswlVUOeC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> to strike repeatedly and usually violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> to thrash, cane, or flog, as a punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq907"> to whisk; stir, as in order to thicken or aerate: <em class="example">to beat cream; </em><em class="example">to beat egg whites.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq913"> to dash against: <em class="example">rain beating the trees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq225"> to flutter or flap: <em class="example">a bird beating its wings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq378"> to sound as on a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq521"> to make (a path) by repeated treading.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Music</em> to mark (time) by strokes, as with the hand or a metronome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq648"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> to scour (forest, grass, bush, etc.) in order to rouse game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq274"> to overcome in a contest; defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq365"> to break or destroy (a habit or the like).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq891"> to be superior to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq740"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to frustrate or baffle; be too difficult for: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Beats me,’ said the policeman, ‘how a new chum got himself up here at all.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq134"> to take measures to counteract or offset: <em class="example">leaving early to beat the rush hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq133"> to anticipate (someone) in reaching or achieving a goal: <em class="example">she beat him to the corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq877"> <em class="label">US</em> to swindle or cheat: <em class="example">to beat someone out of five hundred dollars.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Dv2hjVxfxt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq164"> to strike repeated blows; pound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq615"> to throb or pulsate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq859"> to radiate intense light or heat; glare: <em class="example">the sun beat down on his head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq650"> to fall violently: <em class="example">the rain beat down on the roof.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq668"> to dash (<em>against</em>, <em>on</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq546"> to resound under blows, as a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq843"> to play, as on a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq911"> to scour cover in order to rouse game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq350"> to be capable of being beaten (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104699" href="#bigmac000104699">beat</a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104699" href="#mq907">3</a>): <em class="example">this cream won’t beat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to make a beat or beats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to make progress to windward by sailing full and by, first on one tack and then on the other.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gQv5DfknCe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq340"> a stroke or blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq361"> the sound made by it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq355"> a throb or pulsation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Horology</em> the stroke made by the action of the escapement of a watch or clock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq571"> a beaten path or habitual round, as of a police officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq794"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a similar habitual round or path followed by a sex worker looking for clients, or people looking for a sexual partner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq533"> Also, <strong class="vs">gay beat</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a place, as a club, men’s toilet, etc., used for anonymous male homosexual intercourse: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Like most Canberra homosexuals they know about the gay ‘beats’ - dark, grimy places that pedal [sic] a sort of take-away sex. All of them have done it or watched it but they are all aware of it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">canberra times</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq152"> the area of land a musterer must clear of sheep or cattle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq499"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq858"> the audible, visual, or mental marking of the metrical divisions of music.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq460"> a stroke of the hand, baton, etc., marking time division or accent for music during performance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> the accent, stress, or ictus, in a foot or rhythmical unit of poetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq142"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a periodic fluctuation caused by simultaneous occurrence of two waves, currents, or sounds of slightly different frequency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq293"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> a firm movement against the opponent’s blade, made with the object of deflecting it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq481"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq761"> the act of scouring for game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq393"> a shoot in which game is raised by beating.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq506"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a beatnik.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a deadbeat; loafer; sponger.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uuz9LtayRE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="43"><span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exhausted; worn out: <em class="example">I’m dead beat after working all day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> defeated: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’ve raced all day through the scorching heat / After old Bowneck: now I’m beat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. (banjo) paterson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq390"> of or relating to the beat generation or their culture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq118"> abhorring traditional conventions of dress, behaviour, etc.; cool.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SPqZrMTGSA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">beat about the bush</strong>, to approach a matter in a roundabout way; avoid coming to the point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">beat a retreat</strong>, to withdraw hurriedly, as from an unpleasant situation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the military sense of the phrase, that is, to give the signal for a retreat, the tradition being to use different drum rhythms to signify different activities, such as a charge or a retreat]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">beat down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq068"> to subdue; subject; overcome.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq495"> to suppress or override (opposition, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq705"> to secure a lower price from by haggling.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq377"> <strong class="phr">beat hollow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have an emphatic win over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">beat it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go away; depart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">beat off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq903"> to repulse; thrust aside.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to masturbate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">beat out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq353"> to hammer (metal) thin; flatten.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq089"> to forge or make by repeated blows.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq784"> to put out (a fire) by beating it: <em class="example">to beat out the flame.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq150"> to mark out (a rhythm) with the hand.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq716"> <strong class="phr">beat the bounds</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq789"> (formerly, in Britain) to define the boundaries (of a parish) by striking the ground with rods, or some other method.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq989"> to delimit or define the scope, as of a topic, argument, or the like.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">beat the count</strong>, <em class="label">Boxing</em> to rise from the floor of the ring before the referee has counted ten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">beat the drum</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq857"> to promote a cause, etc., with fervour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq75"> to present one’s case in an unwarrantedly emphatic and longwinded fashion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">beat the gun</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq661"> (of a competitor in a race) to begin before the starting gun has fired.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq390"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin prematurely; be overeager.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">beat them off with a stick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be swamped by enthusiastic offers and admiring attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">beat the punch</strong>, <em class="label">Boxing</em> to strike an opponent before they can land a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">beat up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq829"> to assault (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq257"> to damage (something).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> to exaggerate (a story).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">beat up on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to berate as being at fault.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bete</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bēatan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beating</span><z><span target_id="tVOCGqn7QD">n.</span><span target_id="W7jvEaxD82">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tVOCGqn7QD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> the act of a person or thing that beats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq060"> the same act administered as punishment; whipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> a defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq059"> a pulsation or throb.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="W7jvEaxD82">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">take a beating</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to suffer a major defeat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beauty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beauty</span><z><span target_id="vAxZazNptR">n.</span><span target_id="52VlhWb2Cb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beauty" src="word_pronunciations/02003.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbjuti/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vAxZazNptR"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beauties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> that quality or characteristic which excites an admiring pleasure, or delights the eye or the aesthetic sense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> something or someone beautiful: <em class="example">the tree was a beauty to behold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq664"> a grace, charm or pleasing excellence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq347"> a particular advantage: <em class="example">one of the beauties of this job is that I have so much spare time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq912"> Also, <strong class="vs">little beauty</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something exciting wonder, admiration, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="52VlhWb2Cb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">little</strong>)<strong class="phr"> beauty</strong>, an excellent or remarkable example of its kind: <em class="example">the fish was a beauty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq725"> (<strong class="phr">you</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(<strong class="phr">little</strong>)<strong class="phr"> beauty</strong>, (an exclamation of approval, delight, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beute</em>, from Old French <em>beaute</em>, from <em>beau</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098569" href="entry://beau%23bigmac000098569"><span class="smallcaps">beau</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beaver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beaver<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="SOBP7nEhUe">n.</span><span target_id="vhnC6phtJ1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beaver" src="word_pronunciations/02007.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbivə/ (<em>say</em> 'beevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SOBP7nEhUe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> an amphibious rodent of the genus <em>Castor</em>, of Europe, Asia, and North America, valued for its fur and formerly for castor, and noted for its ingenuity in damming streams with trees, branches, stones, mud, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> the fur of the beaver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq850"> a flat, round hat made of beaver fur or a similar fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq647"> a man’s high silk hat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq846"> a heavy woollen cloth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq113"> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) the vagina and external female genitalia.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vhnC6phtJ1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">beaver away</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to work hard, like a beaver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bever</em>, Old English <em>beofor</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beaver<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beaver" src="word_pronunciations/02007.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbivə/ (<em>say</em> 'beevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> a piece of armour protecting the lower part of the face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq900"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083052" href="entry://visor%23bigmac000083052"><strong>visor</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083052" href="entry://visor%23mq824">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq519"> a full style of beard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>baviere</em>, from Middle French: originally, bib, from <em>bave</em> saliva]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beck<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="QhVMDjDu0Z">n.</span><span target_id="xDnxH9Ptd1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beck" src="word_pronunciations/02016.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛk/ (<em>say</em> bek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QhVMDjDu0Z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> a beckoning gesture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> <em class="label">Scottish</em> a bow or curtsy of greeting.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xDnxH9Ptd1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">at someone’s beck and call</strong>, ready to obey someone immediately; subject to someone’s slightest wish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006339" href="entry://beckon%23bigmac000006339"><span class="smallcaps">beckon</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beck<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beck" src="word_pronunciations/02016.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛk/ (<em>say</em> bek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a brook.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>bekkr</em>, related to Old English <em>bece</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bed</span><z><span target_id="7gBLD6v8dc">n.</span><span target_id="22wgQeC8SR">v.t.</span><span target_id="81kaytAqtY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bed" src="word_pronunciations/02039.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛd/ (<em>say</em> bed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7gBLD6v8dc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq797"> the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq579"> the bedstead alone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> the use of a bed for the night; lodging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq027"> a place for sexual relations: <em class="example">she took him to her bed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq176"> any resting place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq528"> something resembling a bed in form or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq036"> a piece of ground (in a garden) in which plants are grown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq729"> <em class="label">Tasmania Obsolete</em> a group of trees, usually of the same type, growing together: <em class="example">a bed of Huon pines.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq440"> the ground under a body of water: <em class="example">the bed of a lake.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq304"> a piece or part forming a foundation or base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a sedimentary rock unit with essentially uniform composition, marked by a more or less well-defined divisional plane from its neighbours above and below.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq449"> a foundation surface of earth or rock supporting a track or pavement: <em class="example">a road bed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq310"> the undersurface of a brick, shingle, slate, or tile in position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq478"> either of the horizontal surfaces of a stone in position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the flat surface in a printing press on which the forme of type is laid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> flesh enveloping the base of a claw.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="22wgQeC8SR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bedded</strong>, <strong class="bold">bedding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq817"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> to plant in or as in a bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq113"> to lay flat, or in a bed or layer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq347"> to embed, as in a substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq910"> to go to bed with (someone) for sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="81kaytAqtY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq133"> <strong class="phr">a bed of roses</strong>, an extremely pleasant situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">bed down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq982"> to provide (someone) with a bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq088"> to put (someone) to bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq757"> to make a bed for (a horse, cattle, domestic animal, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq898"> to go to bed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the country boys bed down in the straw beside the sleek bulls in their stalls.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john douglas pringle</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">get out of bed on the wrong side</strong> or <strong class="phr">get up on the wrong side of the bed</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be uncharacteristically bad-tempered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq744"> <strong class="phr">put to bed</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq350"> to ensure (someone) goes to bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to lock up (a publication) in formes in a press before printing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq369"> to consign (a publication) to the printing process.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bedd</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bee<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="eShaqgRjVK">n.</span><span target_id="8VNsguz2Wx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bee" src="word_pronunciations/02053.mp3"></audio></span>/bi/ (<em>say</em> bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eShaqgRjVK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> any of various hymenopterous insects of the superfamily Apoidea, which includes many social and solitary bees of several families, as the bumblebees, honey bees, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq155"> the common honey bee, <em>Apis mellifera</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8VNsguz2Wx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">a bee in one’s bonnet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq261"> an obsession: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You seem almost to have a bee in your bonnet about this question of what makes us human – in the broadest terms, genes or culture.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robert dessaix</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq103"> a slightly crazy idea, attitude, fad, etc.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? reminiscent of the 16th-century expression <em>have a head full of bees</em>; from the notion of confused buzzing in one’s brain]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">a bee’s dick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a very small amount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq150"> <strong class="phr">the bee’s knees</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something arousing great admiration. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1920s); one of a number of phrases involving the combination of an animal with an inappropriate part of the body or item of clothing, usually reinforced by rhyme, alliteration or assonance. Some, including <em>the cat’s pyjamas</em> and <em>the cat’s whiskers</em> along with <em>the bee’s knees</em>, have endured; others, such as <em>the eel’s heel</em> and <em>the kipper’s knickers</em>, have not.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bēo</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bee<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bee" src="word_pronunciations/02053.mp3"></audio></span>/bi/ (<em>say</em> bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">a piece of hard wood, bolted to the side of the bowsprit, through which to reeve stays.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beh</em> ring, Old English <em>bēag</em>, <em>bēah</em> ring]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624500570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bee<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bee" src="word_pronunciations/02053.mp3"></audio></span>/bi/ (<em>say</em> bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a community social gathering with the purpose of performing a task, producing handiwork, etc.: <em class="example">gardening bee; </em><em class="example">quilting bee.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [US English (1760s); ? British dialect <em>bean</em>, <em>been</em> voluntary help, from Middle English <em>bene</em> a favour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beeline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beeline</span><z><span target_id="WBnZGadwWC">n.</span><span target_id="ZUVVWS04PS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beeline" src="word_pronunciations/02045.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbilaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'beeluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WBnZGadwWC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> a direct route; the shortest possible course: <em class="example">when the meeting finished we all headed in a beeline for the refreshments.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZUVVWS04PS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">make a beeline</strong>, to proceed swiftly and directly towards: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The no-hopers always make a beeline for this place.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray bail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bee-line</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the notion that bees return in a direct course to their hives]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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been
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">been</span><z><span target_id="ZZGsuoYoCH">v.</span><span target_id="31RTBJF1Rm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of been" src="word_pronunciations/02047.mp3"></audio></span>/bin/ (<em>say</em> been), <em>weak forms</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of been" src="word_pronunciations/02352.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪn/ (<em>say</em> bin), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of been" src="word_pronunciations/02046.mp3"></audio></span>/bən/ (<em>say</em> buhn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="ZZGsuoYoCH"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><strong>be</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="31RTBJF1Rm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">been and gone and</strong>, (an insertion in the past perfect tense of a verb, often implying dismay, achievement with difficulty, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the fact is – don’t laugh – but I’m sure nobody can help it – I have been and gone and got married, Molly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ada cambridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1904</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">been there, done that</strong>, (an expression implying familiarity with the topic of discussion, often with dismissive overtones.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English (northern) <em>been</em>, <em>bin</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><span class="smallcaps">be</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beer</span><z><span target_id="Ff1S6PU5gK">n.</span><span target_id="3bNX5o4kQa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beer" src="word_pronunciations/02049.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪə/ (<em>say</em> bear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ff1S6PU5gK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley and flavoured with hops, etc., to give a bitter taste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses, or sugar, yeast, etc.: <em class="example">root beer; </em><em class="example">ginger beer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq257"> a glass, can, etc., of beer: <em class="example">let’s have a beer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq455"> (when ordering in a hotel): <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq61"> <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> a glass of beer of approximately 285 mL (10 fl oz). Compare <em class="label">NT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101023" href="entry://handle%23bigmac000101023"><strong>handle</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101023" href="entry://handle%23mq033">8</a>); <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">some Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092824" href="entry://middy%23bigmac000092824"><strong>middy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092824" href="entry://middy%23mq453">1</a>); <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101389" href="entry://pot%23bigmac000101389"><strong>pot<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101389" href="entry://pot%23mq281">6</a>); <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010107" href="entry://schooner%23bigmac000010107"><strong>schooner</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010107" href="entry://schooner%23mq737">3</a>); <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <em class="label">Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075429" href="entry://ten%23bigmac000075429"><strong>ten</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075429" href="entry://ten%23mq313">5</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq931"> <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">Qld</em> a glass of beer of approximately 200 mL (7 fl oz). Compare <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089937" href="entry://butcher%23bigmac000089937"><strong>butcher<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA and Victoria</em>, <em class="label">also Tasmania and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030429" href="entry://glass%23bigmac000030429"><strong>glass</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030429" href="entry://glass%23mq473">8</a>); <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <em class="label">Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100030" href="entry://seven%23bigmac000100030"><strong>seven</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100030" href="entry://seven%23mq184">5</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq276"> <em class="label">Tasmania</em> (formerly) a glass of beer of approximately 170 mL (6 fl oz). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101259" href="entry://six%23bigmac000101259"><strong>six</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101259" href="entry://six%23mq242">5</a>).</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3bNX5o4kQa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq246"> <strong class="phr">all beer and skittles</strong>, (<em>usually in the negative</em>) entirely pleasurable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bere</em>, Old English <em>bēor</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beerless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beetle<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="1JRwMj967Q">n.</span><span target_id="R9ioDZ1INF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beetle" src="word_pronunciations/02050.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitl/ (<em>say</em> 'beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1JRwMj967Q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> any insect of the order Coleoptera, characterised by having forewings modified as hard, horny structures (elytra), not vibrated in flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> any of various insects resembling beetles, as the common cockroach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq437"> a Volkswagen car of the first type produced, so called because of its shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq925"> (<em>also upper case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dice game in which the aim is to assemble or draw a beetle-shaped figure.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="R9ioDZ1INF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq658"> <strong class="phr">beetle along</strong>, to move rapidly along, especially in a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq007"> <strong class="phr">beetle off</strong>, to depart quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">beetle up</strong>, to move rapidly towards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bētylle</em>, <em>bityl</em>, Old English <em>bitula</em> literally, biter]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beetle<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZjEm7HHGQ1">n.</span><span target_id="3kDCijfyOv">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beetle" src="word_pronunciations/02050.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitl/ (<em>say</em> 'beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZjEm7HHGQ1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, consolidate earth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> any of various wooden instruments for beating linen, mashing potatoes, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3kDCijfyOv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">beetled</strong>, <strong class="bold">beetling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq540"> to use a beetle on; drive, ram, beat, or crush with a beetle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq147"> to finish (cloth) by means of a beetling machine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English (Anglian) *<em>bētel</em>; replacing Old English <em>bīetl</em>, from <em>bēatan</em> beat]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beetle<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="sd6UWO6pZA">adj.</span><span target_id="5wlWzJKzXB">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beetle" src="word_pronunciations/02050.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitl/ (<em>say</em> 'beetl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sd6UWO6pZA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq044"> projecting, overhanging: <em class="example">beetle brows.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5wlWzJKzXB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq646"> (<strong class="bold">beetled</strong>, <strong class="bold">beetling</strong>) to project; jut out; overhang.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006465" href="entry://beetle-browed%23bigmac000006465"><span class="smallcaps">beetle-browed</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beetling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beetroot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beetroot</span><z><span target_id="LMlf7p2bv1">n.</span><span target_id="uYGJbDBPIh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beetroot" src="word_pronunciations/02051.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitrut/ (<em>say</em> 'beetrooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LMlf7p2bv1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> the edible root of the red beet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uYGJbDBPIh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">go beetroot</strong>, to flush in the face, often because of embarrassment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">red as a beetroot</strong>, flushed in the face, often because of embarrassment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beggar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beggar</span><z><span target_id="hyScXdv3E9">n.</span><span target_id="NS6ryeVM5p">v.t.</span><span target_id="I9aEGYO0oa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beggar" src="word_pronunciations/02070.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛgə/ (<em>say</em> 'beguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hyScXdv3E9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> someone who begs alms, or lives by begging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq533"> a penniless person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq561"> <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> a person: <em class="example">a lucky beggar.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NS6ryeVM5p">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq683"> to reduce to beggary; impoverish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq822"> to exhaust the resources of: <em class="example">to beggar description.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="I9aEGYO0oa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">a beggar for punishment</strong>, someone who consistently exerts themself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq155"> <strong class="phr">beggar belief</strong>, to cause astonishment to the point of disbelief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beggar</em>, <em>begger</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104715" href="entry://beg%23bigmac000104715"><span class="smallcaps">beg</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003473" href="entry://-ar%23bigmac000003473"><span class="smallcaps">-ar<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beggardom</strong> /ˈbɛgədəm/ (<em>say</em> 'beguhduhm), <strong>beggarhood</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beggarman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bell<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tGzaQCgomF">n.</span><span target_id="eNiGeXJLr7">v.t.</span><span target_id="sqys1Tk3gU">v.i.</span><span target_id="GwFLT33ToZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bell" src="word_pronunciations/02137.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛl/ (<em>say</em> bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tGzaQCgomF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> a sounding instrument, usually of metal, cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, rung by the strokes of a clapper, tongue, or hammer suspended within it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> any instrument emitting a ringing signal, especially an electrical device in which an electromagnet causes a hammer to strike repeatedly a hollow metal hemisphere, producing a continuous ringing sound, as a doorbell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq097"> the stroke, sound, or signal emitted by such an instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq270"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a telephone call: <em class="example">to give someone a bell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the half-hourly subdivisions of a watch of four hours, each being marked by single or double strokes of a bell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq310"> any object in the shape of a traditional bell (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104722" href="#mq061">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq912"> the end of a musical wind instrument, or any tube when its edge has been turned out and enlarged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq517"> a pouch of skin and hair that hangs from the neck of certain deer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103693" href="entry://umbrella%23bigmac000103693"><strong>umbrella</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103693" href="entry://umbrella%23mq411">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eNiGeXJLr7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq354"> to put a bell on (grazing cattle, etc.), so as to know where they are: <em class="example">the horses had been hobbled and belled for the night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq472"> to cause to swell into a bell shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq280"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a telephone call to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sqys1Tk3gU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq225"> to take or have the form of a bell.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GwFLT33ToZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">bells and whistles</strong>, additional features, especially those which are of a frivolous and a superficially attractive nature. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from fairground organs, or from the massive theatre organs which supplied the music for silent films and were fitted with bells, whistles and other noise-makers to produce special sound effects]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq104"> <strong class="phr">bell the cat</strong>, to undertake a dangerous enterprise for the common good. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a fable about a colony of mice troubled by a menacing cat, who wanted to hang a bell around the cat’s neck to warn the group of the cat’s approach]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">ring a bell</strong>, to jog the memory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">with bells on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq552"> in all one’s finery.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq243"> ready and eager: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Queensland and Victoria have already indicated they’ll have women’s teams there with bells on and NSW is looking to have two teams.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">flatball news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1993</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? with reference to the costume of a court jester]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>belle</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100006" href="#bigmac000100006"><span class="smallcaps">bell<sup>2</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100007" href="entry://bellow%23bigmac000100007"><span class="smallcaps">bellow</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bell<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="QVo3JgJFw3">v.i.</span><span target_id="Vk9HjZU17D">v.t.</span><span target_id="Q4IZI45lQI">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bell" src="word_pronunciations/02137.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛl/ (<em>say</em> bel) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QVo3JgJFw3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> to bellow like a deer in the rutting season.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to bellow; roar.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Vk9HjZU17D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq979"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to utter in a bellow.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q4IZI45lQI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq126"> the cry of a rutting deer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>belle</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bellan</em> roar, related to German <em>bellen</em> bark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellyful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellyful</span><z><span target_id="YP61sU4T9p">n.</span><span target_id="6VimBqhiE9">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛlifʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'beleefool) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YP61sU4T9p">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> enough or more than enough.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6VimBqhiE9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">have had a bellyful</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to have reached the limit of one’s patience or tolerance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belt</span><z><span target_id="dJcwAdyMVi">n.</span><span target_id="2KLUDVMvrq">v.t.</span><span target_id="cgN5NvPoUR">v.i.</span><span target_id="bVqhVDR9wA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belt" src="word_pronunciations/02154.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛlt/ (<em>say</em> belt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dJcwAdyMVi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> a band of flexible material, as leather, worn around the waist to support clothing, for decoration, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Sport</em> such a band as a token of honour or achievement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Surf Lifesaving</em> a wide canvas belt which is worn by the member of the surf lifesaving team who swims out to effect a rescue, and which is attached to the surf-line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq846"> any encircling or transverse band, strip, or strips: <em class="example">a belt of storms moving along the coast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq23"> a strip of a city comprising a suburb or number of suburbs in which a specified group of people tend to predominate: <em class="example">the stockbroker belt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq012"> a large strip of land having distinctive properties or characteristics: <em class="example">the wheat belt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq709"> a flexible band or cord connecting and pulling about each of two or more wheels, pulleys or the like, to transmit or change the direction of motion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq392"> conveyor belt.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq847"> <em class="label">Navy</em> a series of armour plates around a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq938"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq563"> a cloth strip with loops, or a series of metal links with grips, for holding cartridges which are fed into an automatic gun.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq947"> a band of leather or webbing, worn around the waist and used as a support for weapons, ammunition, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> an imaginary line round the body at the level of the navel below which the boxer must not strike.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2KLUDVMvrq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq997"> to gird or furnish with a belt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq855"> to surround or mark as if with a belt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq644"> to fasten on (a sword, etc.) by means of a belt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq649"> to beat with a belt, strap, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cgN5NvPoUR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq685"> to engage in vocal belting.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bVqhVDR9wA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq017"> <strong class="phr">below the belt</strong>, against the rules; unfairly. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from boxing, in which a rule banning hitting below the belt or waistband was adopted in 1838 and was one of the rules published in 1867 under the sponsorship of John Sholto Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">belt along</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move quickly or expeditiously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">belt into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq355"> to begin with speed and vigour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to eat or drink quickly: <em class="example">belt that food into you.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq170"> <strong class="phr">belt out</strong>, to sing very loudly and often raucously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The ‘prisoners’ at the rear belted out the psalms and hymns as if they could not have done other than give of their best and heartiest.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">belt up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq107"> to be quiet; shut up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq940"> to fasten a safety belt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq241"> to beat; strike: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He had been belting up some dagoes with the boys when one of the dagoes pulled a pocket-knife.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">william dick</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq470"> <strong class="phr">get under one’s belt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq133"> to consume (food): <em class="example">get this steak under your belt.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq418"> to possess (a qualification, achievement, etc.): <em class="example">she has a PhD under her belt now.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq593"> <strong class="phr">tighten one’s belt</strong>, to reduce expenditure: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>If you’re laying people off and telling people in your business to tighten your belt, senior executives then find it inconsistent to go to the airport and get on Concorde rather than subsonic aircraft.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, ? from Latin <em>balteus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bladder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bladder</span><z><span target_id="WdcsAb3VXq">n.</span><span target_id="9F4ivsRnzh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bladder" src="word_pronunciations/02491.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblædə/ (<em>say</em> 'bladuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WdcsAb3VXq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq632"> a distensible pelvic sac with membranous and muscular walls, for storage and expulsion of urine excreted by the kidneys.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq611"> any similar sac or receptacle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a sac or the like containing air, as in certain seaweeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq585"> any inflatable or distensible bag, as the inner bag of a football or wine cask, or the bellows of bagpipes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq556"> anything inflated, empty, or unsound.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9F4ivsRnzh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq164"> <strong class="phr">have a Chinese </strong>(or <strong class="phr">Japanese</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">Woolworths</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bladder</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to suffer from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028561" href="entry://frequency%23bigmac000028561">frequency</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028561" href="entry://frequency%23mq909">7</a>). <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the perception of initial Chinese and Japanese imports into Australia as being cheap and unreliable, and of Woolworths as a shop selling cheap goods]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">have a weak bladder</strong>, to suffer from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028561" href="entry://frequency%23bigmac000028561">frequency</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028561" href="entry://frequency%23mq909">7</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>blædre</em> bladder, blister] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bladderless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bladdery</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blank</span><z><span target_id="RIqVpTp62r">adj.</span><span target_id="QgTHAsEZlF">n.</span><span target_id="AN3ZFEeHny">v.t.</span><span target_id="So46p45Ktz">v.i.</span><span target_id="nnMrzCGl6Q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blank" src="word_pronunciations/02507.mp3"></audio></span>/blæŋk/ (<em>say</em> blangk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RIqVpTp62r"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> (of paper, etc.) free from marks; not written or printed on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> not filled in: <em class="example">a blank cheque.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> unrelieved or unbroken by ornament or opening: <em class="example">a blank wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq898"> lacking some usual or completing feature; empty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq627"> void of interest, results, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq621"> showing no attention, interest, or emotion: <em class="example">a blank face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq824"> disconcerted; nonplussed: <em class="example">a blank look.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq829"> complete, utter, or unmitigated: <em class="example">blank stupidity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq772"> white or pale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq808"> Also, <strong class="vs">blanky</strong>, <strong class="vs">blankety</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (euphemistic for any vulgar or taboo epithet).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QgTHAsEZlF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq286"> a place where something is lacking: <em class="example">a blank in one’s memory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq118"> a void; emptiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq459"> a space left (to be filled in) in written or printed matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq289"> a printed form containing such spaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq630"> a dash put in place of an omitted letter or word, especially to disguise a profanity or obscenity: <em class="example">instead of her age, she wrote blanks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a piece of metal prepared to be stamped or cut into a finished object, such as a coin or key.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Archery</em> the white mark in the centre of a butt or target at which an arrow is aimed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq391"> a blank cartridge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq883"> a domino unmarked on one or both of its halves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq091"> a lottery ticket which does not win.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq41"> <em class="label">Basketball</em> a zero score.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AN3ZFEeHny">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> to stamp or punch out of flat stock as with a die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deliberately ignore (someone or something).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="So46p45Ktz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become blank: <em class="example">the screen blanked; </em><em class="example">mind blanked.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nnMrzCGl6Q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">blank out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq666"> to make blank or void: <em class="example">to blank out an entry.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq325"> to lose attention, consciousness, memory, etc., momentarily: <em class="example">to blank out for a minute.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">draw a blank</strong>, to be unsuccessful, especially when looking for someone or something, or trying to find out about something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>police were armed with five arrest warrants, but admit they drew a blank with three.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from an early type of lottery in which only numbered counters could win a prize, so to draw an unmarked counter was to fail to win anything]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">go blank</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq733"> (of a screen) to become clear of any image.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq465"> (of the mind) to lose conscious thought.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq652"> <strong class="phr">in blank</strong>, (of a document) with spaces left to be filled in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq498"> <strong class="phr">fire </strong>(or <strong class="phr">shoot</strong>)<strong class="phr"> blanks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a man) to be sterile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>blanc</em> white, of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blankness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blatant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blatant</span><z><span target_id="HMjEqmKktt">adj.</span><span target_id="nzTEGyQYsw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blatant" src="word_pronunciations/02515.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbleɪtənt/ (<em>say</em> 'blaytuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HMjEqmKktt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> (of actions, etc.) flagrantly obvious or undisguised: <em class="example">a blatant error; </em><em class="example">a blatant lie.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> bleating: <em class="example">blatant herds.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nzTEGyQYsw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">be blatant about</strong>, to be offensively conspicuous in; be barefaced about.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? formed on Latin <em>blatīre</em> babble; coined by English poet Edmund Spenser, c.1552–99] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blatancy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blatantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blaze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaze<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="hLjsNecuyM">n.</span><span target_id="O9kAFUvf59">v.i.</span><span target_id="TTpBPG2BTW">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blaze" src="word_pronunciations/02518.mp3"></audio></span>/bleɪz/ (<em>say</em> blayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hLjsNecuyM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> a bright flame or fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> a bright, hot gleam or glow: <em class="example">the blaze of day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> a sparkling brightness: <em class="example">a blaze of jewels.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq160"> a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, fury: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Phoebe turned on her sister in a blaze of anger.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary gaunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1897</span>.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blazing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="O9kAFUvf59">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq093"> to burn brightly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq121"> to shine like flame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq024"> (of guns) to fire continuously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> to be meritoriously conspicuous.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TTpBPG2BTW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq956"> to exhibit vividly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>blase</em> torch, flame]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaze<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="qgaORTHyPp">n.</span><span target_id="2BnYGfEgox">v.t.</span><span target_id="7qCs133yI2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blaze" src="word_pronunciations/02519.mp3"></audio></span>/bleɪz/ (<em>say</em> blayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qgaORTHyPp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> a spot or mark made on a tree, as by removing a piece of the bark, to indicate a boundary or a path in a forest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> a white mark running down the face of a horse, cow, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2BnYGfEgox">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq950"> (<strong class="bold">blazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blazing</strong>) to mark with blazes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7qCs133yI2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">blaze a trail</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq993"> to mark out a trail with blazes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq956"> to break new ground; pioneer.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099490" href="#mq045">1</a> originally US; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099490" href="#mq292">2</a> ? from Old Norse <em>blesi</em> or Middle Low German <em>blesse</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaze<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blaze" src="word_pronunciations/02518.mp3"></audio></span>/bleɪz/ (<em>say</em> blayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">blazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blazing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> to make known; proclaim; publish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq774"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to blow, as from a trumpet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blase</em>(<em>n</em>), from Middle Dutch, related to Icelandic <em>blāsa</em> blow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blind</span><z><span target_id="Dmn7W2jwRr">adj.</span><span target_id="lfIP0PYgeh">v.t.</span><span target_id="BdUjcxPmY1">n.</span><span target_id="rmuCWWygpQ">adv.</span><span target_id="gkeoUean4k">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blind" src="word_pronunciations/02544.mp3"></audio></span>/blaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> bluynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Dmn7W2jwRr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> lacking the sense of sight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> unwilling or unable to try to understand: <em class="example">blind to all arguments.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq861"> not controlled by reason: <em class="example">blind tenacity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq251"> not possessing or proceeding from intelligence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq378"> lacking all awareness: <em class="example">a blind stupor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq488"> drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq874"> hard to see or understand: <em class="example">blind reasoning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq970"> that cannot be seen round; obstructing vision: <em class="example">a blind corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq750"> having no outlets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq282"> closed at one end: <em class="example">a blind street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq141"> done without seeing: <em class="example">blind flying.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq137"> of or relating to an experiment, test, etc., in which information that may cause bias is withheld from the participant or the person testing them: <em class="example">a blind drug trial.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq415"> made without knowledge in advance: <em class="example">a blind date.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq185"> deliberately ignoring a specified feature as a distinguishing characteristic: <em class="example">gender blind; </em><em class="example">race blind; </em><em class="example">sector blind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq288"> of or relating to blind persons.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lfIP0PYgeh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq104"> to make blind, as by injuring, dazzling, or bandaging the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq935"> to make obscure or dark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq223"> to deprive of discernment or judgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq337"> to outshine; eclipse.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BdUjcxPmY1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq544"> <strong>the blind</strong>, sightless people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq053"> something that obstructs vision or keeps out light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq571"> a shade for a window, as a strip of cloth on a roller, or a venetian blind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq190"> a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves; a hide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq466"> a cover for masking action or purpose; decoy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Poker</em> a forced bet placed by a player to the left of the dealer, as in Texas hold ’em; made in lieu of an ante.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq506"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bout of excessive drinking; drinking spree.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="rmuCWWygpQ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq516"> without being able to see one’s way: <em class="example">to fly blind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq175"> without assessment or prior consideration: <em class="example">to enter into a deal blind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> greatly: <em class="example">they robbed him blind; </em><em class="example">blind drunk.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gkeoUean4k">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">bake blind</strong>, to bake (a pastry case) before it is filled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">blind as a bat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely blind. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that bats live in dark places and cannot see]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq180"> <strong class="phr">mark blind</strong>, (of an examiner) to mark examination papers without knowledge of the identities of the examinees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq499"> <strong class="phr">on the blind</strong>, in a situation where not all the conditions can be known: <em class="example">small-time opal seekers sink shafts on the blind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">the blind leading the blind</strong>, the ignorant or misinformed having the role of instructing those seeking information.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blinding</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blindingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blindly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blindness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blind spot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blind spot</span><z><span target_id="BimIG9LGSD">n.</span><span target_id="Rwlt26aCdJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blind spot" src="word_pronunciations/02542.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblaɪnd spɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'bluynd spot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BimIG9LGSD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a small area on the retina, insensitive to light, at which the optic nerve leaves the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq178"> a matter about which one is ignorant, unintelligent, or prejudiced, despite knowledge of related things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq066"> <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> an area in which signals are weak and their reception poor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq322"> (in a motor vehicle) a line of sight obscured by a window column or other obstruction.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Rwlt26aCdJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq741"> <strong class="phr">have a blind spot</strong>, to be unable to comprehend a certain point, fact, argument, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blindspot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blob</span><z><span target_id="bZURMxRg1L">n.</span><span target_id="J0iglNpEI0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blob" src="word_pronunciations/02555.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒb/ (<em>say</em> blob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bZURMxRg1L"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> a small globe of liquid; a bubble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq330"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (in cricket) nought; no runs: <em class="example">out for a blob.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq093"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an incompetent person; fool.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="J0iglNpEI0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq612"> <strong class="phr">be a blob at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be incompetent at: <em class="example">to be a blob at French.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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block
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">block</span><z><span target_id="YRUg69YGrZ">n.</span><span target_id="K6PQ8EPuyq">adj.</span><span target_id="MmcTYRXHCz">v.t.</span><span target_id="GmcNflLkRN">v.i.</span><span target_id="hT4Juhk2ed">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of block" src="word_pronunciations/02562.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒk/ (<em>say</em> blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YRUg69YGrZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane or approximately plane faces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> a child’s building brick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq724"> a mould or piece on which something is shaped or kept in shape, as a hat block.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq938"> one of the short wooden or brick supports by which a timber-floored building is elevated above the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq801"> a piece of wood prepared for cutting, or as cut, for wood engraving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq219"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a letterpress printing plate mounted on a base to make it type-high.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq501"> a (wooden) bench or board for chipping or cutting on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq035"> the support on which a person about to be beheaded lays their head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq731"> a platform from which an auctioneer sells.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq320"> <em class="label">Chiefly WA and Tasmania</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011682" href="entry://carton%23bigmac000011682"><strong>carton</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011682" href="entry://carton%23mq262">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq881"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq775"> a device consisting of one or more grooved pulleys mounted in a casing or shell, to which a hook or the like is attached, used for transmitting power, changing direction of motion, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq751"> the casing or shell holding the pulley.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq441"> an obstacle or hindrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq868"> a blocking or obstructing, or blocked or obstructed state or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq757"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> an obstruction, as of a nerve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a hindering of an opponent’s actions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a mark made on the crease by the person batting when taking guard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq251"> a quantity, portion, or section taken as a unit or dealt with at one time: <em class="example">block of tickets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a set of data or instructions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq237"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq677"> a fairly large area of land, especially for settlement, mining, farming, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq714"> a section of land, frequently suburban, as for building a house, etc.: <em class="example">a block of land; </em><em class="example">a building block.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq988"> <em class="label">NZ</em> the area of land, especially Crown or State forest, over which a trapper or hunter is licensed to operate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq788"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq699"> one large building, divided into offices, apartments, etc.: <em class="example">an office block; </em><em class="example">a block of flats.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq630"> a building containing a number of units of a particular type: <em class="example">a toilet block; </em><em class="example">a shower block; </em><em class="example">a cell block.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq231"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq003"> a portion of a city, town, etc., enclosed by (usually four) neighbouring and intersecting streets.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq385"> the length of one side of this; distance between one intersection and the next.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq316"> <em class="label">Railways</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac235253777" href="entry://block%20section%23bigmac235253777"><strong>block section</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq445"> a stage direction added to a script.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq672"> a large number of shares taken together, as on the stock exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq996"> a writing or sketching pad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">Philately</em> a group of four or more unseparated stamps, not in a strip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> a starting block.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq156"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a bowl which blocks the opponent’s logical course to the jack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq956"> a blocked shoe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a wristwatch.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="K6PQ8EPuyq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq456"> organised as a block (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="#mq251">17</a>): <em class="example">block teaching for two weeks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MmcTYRXHCz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq883"> to fit with blocks; mount on a block.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq698"> to shape or prepare on or with a block.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq166"> to cut into blocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq403"> to write in stage directions on (a script).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq267"> to obstruct (a space, progress, etc.); check or hinder (a person, etc.) by placing obstacles in the way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq725"> to prevent access by (a specified phone number, email address, etc.) to one’s phone number, social media account, email, etc.: <em class="example">he blocked his ex-boyfriend’s number.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq640"> to restrict the use of (a currency, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq062"> <em class="label">Pathology</em>, <em class="label">Physiology</em> to stop the passage of impulses in (a nerve, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GmcNflLkRN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="41"><span id="mq790"> to act so as to obstruct an opponent (as in football, boxing, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to stop the ball with the bat; to bat defensively.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hT4Juhk2ed">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="43"><span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">block in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq784"> to draw or paint roughly without detail or elaboration.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq612"> to outline or explain in a general way.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">block out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq305"> to obscure from view: <em class="example">the smoke blocked out the sun.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq101"> to conceal by screening in some way: <em class="example">to block out the silence with noise; </em><em class="example">to block out the image with a red spot.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq023"> to prevent penetration by: <em class="example">this cream blocks out radiation.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq313"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to determine the three-dimensional character of (an ore body), usually by diamond drilling.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq727"> <strong class="phr">do the block</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to promenade the fashionable area of town: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was Saturday morning, and fashionable Melbourne was ‘doing the Block’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">fergus hume</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1898</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">have been around the block a few times</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a man) to have had numerous love affairs</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">knock someone’s block off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to punch someone in the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">lose </strong>(or <strong class="phr">do</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s block</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become very angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq513"> <strong class="phr">new kid </strong>(or <strong class="phr">boy</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">girl</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on the block</strong>, a newcomer arriving into an established group, as a particular field, organisation, etc., especially one who attracts attention as a force in the group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq223"> <strong class="phr">off one’s block</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> insane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blok</em>, apparently from Old French <em>bloc</em> block, mass, of Germanic origin; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="#mq826">47</a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="#mq575">48</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="#mq223">50</a> special sense of <em>block</em> to mean ‘head’ in use from the 16th century; from <em>blockhead</em> a head-shaped wooden block used by hatmakers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloke</span><z><span target_id="mwgF2aEXS2">n.</span><span target_id="jkAruGTzPf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloke" src="word_pronunciations/02564.mp3"></audio></span>/bloʊk/ (<em>say</em> blohk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mwgF2aEXS2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> a man; fellow; guy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I hate being seen as a good bloke; I am too angry to be a good bloke.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a man in authority; the boss: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I just merely ast for work … an’ I thought the bloke was goin’ to jump down my throat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jkAruGTzPf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq56"> <strong class="phr">a good bloke</strong>, a man who is dependable, reliable, fair, etc. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091469" href="entry://guy%23bigmac000091469"><strong>guy<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091469" href="entry://guy%23mq766">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq600"> <strong class="phr">the old bloke</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq532"> one’s father.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq223"> one’s husband.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq855"> one’s boss.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [British slang, ? from Shelta or Romani]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood</span><z><span target_id="ZAbkO3Byqd">n.</span><span target_id="tTPJo1sAol">v.t.</span><span target_id="tkf57ioBgu">adj.</span><span target_id="8rgGFCaaNg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blood" src="word_pronunciations/02592.mp3"></audio></span>/blʌd/ (<em>say</em> blud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZAbkO3Byqd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq254"> the fluid that circulates in the arteries and veins or principal vascular system of animals, in humans being of a red colour and consisting of a pale-yellow plasma containing semisolid corpuscles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> body fluids spilling or spilled out; gore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq531"> the vital principle; life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq068"> bloodshed; slaughter; murder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq306"> temper or state of mind: <em class="example">a person of hot blood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq904"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089661" href="entry://flesh%23bigmac000089661"><strong>flesh</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089661" href="entry://flesh%23mq156">17</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">British</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em> a profligate or dissolute man, especially one in fashionable society.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq671"> physical and cultural extraction: <em class="example">of Italian blood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq331"> descent from a common ancestor: <em class="example">related by blood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq142"> people of a kind specified: <em class="example">young blood; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>the board of the company is keen to introduce new blood at the top.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq921"> <strong>the blood</strong>, <em class="label">British</em> royal extraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq176"> <em class="label">Stock Breeding</em> recorded and respected ancestry; purebred breeding.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tTPJo1sAol">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq442"> to cause to bleed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq992"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq669"> to give (hounds, etc.) a first taste or sight of blood.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq506"> to smear with blood, as after a hunt.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq691"> <em class="label">Greyhound Racing</em> to give (greyhounds) the taste of blood by allowing them to chase, catch and kill a live animal in the place of a tin hare; an illegal practice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq515"> to initiate in the ways of a group, organisation, etc., by real experience.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tkf57ioBgu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq389"> purebred: <em class="example">a blood mare.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8rgGFCaaNg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq372"> <strong class="phr">get blood from a stone</strong>, to extract value from a source previously considered incapable of such.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq083"> <strong class="phr">in cold blood</strong>, calmly, coolly, and deliberately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">make one’s blood boil</strong>, to cause one to be angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">make one’s blood run cold</strong>, to cause one to experience sudden fear, apprehension, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">one’s blood is up</strong>, one’s anger or belligerence is aroused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq371"> <strong class="phr">one’s blood is worth bottling</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one is exceptionally meritorious or praiseworthy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>blōd</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104903" href="#mq371">23</a> ? Australian World War I military slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blown<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="IgwY20GoVQ">adj.</span><span target_id="l6AwvXWLbg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blown" src="word_pronunciations/02606.mp3"></audio></span>/bloʊn/ (<em>say</em> blohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IgwY20GoVQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> inflated; distended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq313"> out of breath; fatigued; exhausted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq564"> flyblown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq153"> formed by blowing: <em class="example">blown glass.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq213"> (of a motor vehicle, or its internal combustion engine) supercharged (opposed to <em>unblown</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="l6AwvXWLbg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">blown out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">away</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> amazed, usually with delight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101086" href="entry://blow%23bigmac000101086"><span class="smallcaps">blow<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blown<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blown" src="word_pronunciations/02606.mp3"></audio></span>/bloʊn/ (<em>say</em> blohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">fully expanded or opened, as a flower.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007990" href="entry://blow%23bigmac000007990"><span class="smallcaps">blow<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowtorch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowtorch</span><z><span target_id="1UzyzEwwc1">n.</span><span target_id="o39jCxb8o4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blowtorch" src="word_pronunciations/02608.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbloʊtɔtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blohtawch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1UzyzEwwc1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> a portable apparatus which gives an extremely hot flame by forcing oxyacetylene under pressure through a small nozzle and burning it in air; used in welding, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="o39jCxb8o4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq449"> <strong class="phr">a blowtorch to the belly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> intense pressure to capitulate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue</span><z><span target_id="W1huWCxS9r">n.</span><span target_id="e0RvtCq4Dw">adj.</span><span target_id="YHWIz3UyhQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="eJm5lTkHia">v.i.</span><span target_id="xzPOMX2hyK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blue" src="word_pronunciations/02651.mp3"></audio></span>/blu/ (<em>say</em> blooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W1huWCxS9r"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> the pure hue of clear sky; deep azure (between green and violet in the spectrum).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> <strong>the blue</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq623"> the sky.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq438"> the sea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq211"> the unknown; the dim distance; nowhere: <em class="example">out of the blue.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq406"> Also, <strong class="vs">washing blue</strong>. a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes in laundering them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq031"> a blue thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq993"> a person who wears blue, or is a member of a group characterised by a blue symbol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq453"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq232"> a sportsperson who represents or has represented their university in a contest with another.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq775"> the honour awarded for this.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq558"> the colours awarded for this.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq329"> (<em>plural</em>) blue clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq713"> a bluestocking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq761"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008085" href="entry://blues%23bigmac000008085"><strong>blues</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Skiing</em> (in Australia) the medium grade of ski run. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23bigmac000088544"><strong>black</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23mq960">21</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="entry://green%23bigmac000101005"><strong>green</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="entry://green%23mq993">29</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq176"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fight; dispute: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But this evening he said he had ‘had a bit of a blue with the missus’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nino culotta (john o’grady)</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq309"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a summons in law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a mistake.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="e0RvtCq4Dw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bluer</strong>, <strong class="bold">bluest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq517"> of the colour blue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq740"> tinged with blue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq816"> (of the skin) discoloured by cold, contusion, fear, rage, or vascular collapse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq518"> (of a steak) quickly seared on the outside and rare inside.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq918"> of or relating to a police force: <em class="example">the extended blue family.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq120"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> depressed; gloomy: <em class="example">a blue mood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq715"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> out of tune: <em class="example">a blue note.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq793"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> obscene, or relating to obscenity.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> dark-skinned: <em class="example">a blue person.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blued</strong>, <strong class="bold">blueing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bluing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YHWIz3UyhQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq515"> to make blue; dye a blue colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq688"> to treat (laundry) with blue (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="#mq406">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq049"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spend wastefully; squander.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eJm5lTkHia">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xzPOMX2hyK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq089"> <strong class="phr">cop the blue</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take the blame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq53"> <strong class="phr">feel blue</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be in a state of depression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq36"> (<strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the blue blazes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">what the blue blazes is going on?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">make a blue</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a mistake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">once in a blue moon</strong>, rarely and exceptionally. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008077" href="entry://blue%20moon%23bigmac000008077"><strong>blue moon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">out of the blue </strong>(<strong class="phr">yonder</strong>), unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">scream blue murder</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq434"> (of a child) to scream loudly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq901"> to protest vociferously.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">stack on a blue</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to instigate a fight or a brawl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">talk until one is blue in the face</strong>, to lecture someone, or explain something, to the point of exhaustion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blew</em>, from Old French <em>bleu</em>, of Germanic origin; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="#mq396">22</a> from Irish Gaelic use] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bluely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blueness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue funk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue funk</span><z><span target_id="fSA6l1LctR">n.</span><span target_id="hANO1bWUY2">phr.</span></z></header><div>/blu ˈfʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'fungk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fSA6l1LctR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> a state of extreme fear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq349"> a state of depression.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hANO1bWUY2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">in a blue funk</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq945"> extremely anxious.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq260"> extremely depressed.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue moon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue moon</span><z><span target_id="DjSETvjkuv">n.</span><span target_id="lwehegzEcg">phr.</span></z></header><div>/blu ˈmun/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'moohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DjSETvjkuv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> the second full moon in a calendar month, such second full moons occurring slightly less than once a year.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq989"> a morph of the greengrocer cicada which is turquoise in colour.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lwehegzEcg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">once in a blue moon</strong>, seldom; very rarely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the US <em>Maine Farmers’ Almanac</em> (1932) which defined a fourth full moon occurring in a season, in addition to the usual three, as a <em>blue moon</em>. This was later misinterpreted by an amateur astronomer as being the second full moon in a month. This remains as the current meaning (see def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008077" href="#mq154">1</a>); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008077" href="#mq989">2</a> from the blue colour of the insect and by association with the collocation <em>blue moon</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue streak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue streak</span><z><span target_id="4HU7fPA0iQ">n.</span><span target_id="e9W1AHgPm2">phr.</span></z></header><div>/blu ˈstrik/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'streek) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4HU7fPA0iQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> something moving very fast.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e9W1AHgPm2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">curse a blue streak</strong>, to swear vehemently and at length.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blush</span><z><span target_id="OM5hyNUryC">v.i.</span><span target_id="bQJxmxGcki">v.t.</span><span target_id="QmtkHvTjvq">n.</span><span target_id="RNbh8Jr727">adj.</span><span target_id="I5oJ3SR4h5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blush" src="word_pronunciations/02660.mp3"></audio></span>/blʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> blush) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OM5hyNUryC"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> to redden as from embarrassment, shame, or modesty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> to feel shame (<em>at</em>, <em>for</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> (of the sky, flowers, etc.) to become rosy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bQJxmxGcki">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq692"> to make red; flush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq828"> to make known by a blush.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QmtkHvTjvq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq095"> a reddening, as of the face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq910"> a rosy or pinkish tinge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq484"> Also, <strong class="vs">blush wine</strong>. a pale pink wine, as a rosé or pink champagne.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq156"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008123" href="entry://blusher%23bigmac000008123"><strong>blusher</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RNbh8Jr727">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq459"> pale pink.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="I5oJ3SR4h5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> first blush</strong>, at first sight: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And at the first blush the worst of the trouble seemed over, instead of just beginning.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ada cambridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1904</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blusche</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>blyscan</em> redden] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blushful</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blushless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blushing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blushingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berth</span><z><span target_id="iVTQNYZo4x">n.</span><span target_id="mT2GhuDTxk">v.t.</span><span target_id="gtYgVQSNIG">v.i.</span><span target_id="zUzRXYaBMj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of berth" src="word_pronunciations/02202.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜθ/ (<em>say</em> berth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iVTQNYZo4x"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> a shelf-like space, bunk, or whole room allotted to a traveller on a vessel or a train as a sleeping space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq615"> room for a vessel to moor at a dock or ride at anchor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq733"> a space allowed for safety or convenience between a vessel and other vessels, rocks, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq141"> any place allotted to a person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he was today hurriedly given a newly created berth on the sands of Australia’s most famous beach.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq095"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> job; position.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mT2GhuDTxk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq631"> to assign or allot anchoring ground to; give space to lie in, as a ship in a dock.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gtYgVQSNIG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq443"> to come to a dock, anchorage, or mooring.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zUzRXYaBMj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq126"> <strong class="phr">give a wide berth to</strong>, to avoid; keep away from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101237" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101237"><span class="smallcaps">bear<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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best
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">best</span><z><span target_id="w7scCChsqx">adj.</span><span target_id="6cJjL0sIj3">adv.</span><span target_id="MmcsGBBwXX">n.</span><span target_id="r20qRhVn9B">v.t.</span><span target_id="hA3rXN8HEi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of best" src="word_pronunciations/02225.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛst/ (<em>say</em> best) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w7scCChsqx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>superlative of <strong>good</strong></em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq960"> of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: <em class="example">the best judgement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq403"> most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: <em class="example">the best way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq898"> largest; most: <em class="example">I haven’t seen her for the best part of an hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq515"> favourite: <em class="example">best friend.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6cJjL0sIj3">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> (<em>superlative of <strong>well</strong></em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq773"> most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq622"> in or to the highest degree; most fully.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MmcsGBBwXX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq445"> the best thing, state, or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq824"> one’s finest clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq617"> utmost or best quality.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="r20qRhVn9B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq740"> to defeat; beat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq261"> to outdo; surpass.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hA3rXN8HEi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">all the best</strong>, (an expression of good will, used as a farewell or a toast.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">at best</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq197"> in the best circumstances: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A live radio programme – as distinct from the radio news, which at best is second-hand – has the virtue of being a direct, person-to-person message.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq296"> in the most favourable view: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Surveys about sex and marihuana have produced conflicting results, and the available evidence is at best inconclusive.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank crowley and lorna cartwright</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">at one’s best</strong>, appearing or performing as well as possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">be the best</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq920"> to be the most superior of its kind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq718"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) to have outstanding personal qualities.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq008"> <strong class="phr">for the best</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq570"> having an unexpectedly good result: <em class="example">it all turned out for the best.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq580"> with good intentions or motives: <em class="example">I’m sure she meant it for the best.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq690"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the best of</strong>, to defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">get the best out of</strong>, to so manage or operate as to coax the best performance from: <em class="example">to get the best out of a car; </em><em class="example">to get the best out of a player.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq409"> <strong class="phr">give someone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">something</strong>)<strong class="phr"> best</strong>, to admit defeat to someone or something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So after that I’ll give it best; No more with Fate I’ll battle.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. (banjo) paterson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1895</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq052"> <strong class="phr">had best</strong>, would be wiser, safer, etc., to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He decided he had best get some sleep.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas keneally</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq317"> <strong class="phr">have the best of both worlds</strong>, to combine or enjoy the benefits of two different situations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq488"> <strong class="phr">make the best of</strong>, to manage as well as one can with (unfavourable or adverse circumstances).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">the best thing since sliced bread</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something worthy of great admiration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beste</em>, Old English <em>betst</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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between
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">between</span><z><span target_id="y3YZbCGOEZ">prep.</span><span target_id="1668zl9X0p">adv.</span><span target_id="pnKBiv0fTb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of between" src="word_pronunciations/02239.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈtwin/ (<em>say</em> buh'tween), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of between" src="word_pronunciations/02240.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="y3YZbCGOEZ"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> in the space separating (two or more points, objects, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree: <em class="example">between 12 and 1 o’clock; </em><em class="example">between pink and red.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq393"> connecting: <em class="example">a link between parts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq974"> involving; concerning: <em class="example">war between nations; </em><em class="example">choice between things.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq814"> by joint action or possession of: <em class="example">to own land between them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq194"> distinguishing one thing from another: <em class="example">he can’t tell the difference between butter and margarine.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="1668zl9X0p">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq501"> in the intervening space or time; in an intermediate position or relation: <em class="example">visits far between.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pnKBiv0fTb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq698"> <strong class="phr">between you and me</strong> or <strong class="phr">between ourselves</strong>, in confidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq180"> <strong class="phr">come between</strong>, to act as a barrier or obstruction to affection, ambition, etc., between (people): <em class="example">don’t let your aunt come between us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">in between</strong>, after one item, event, etc., and before another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>betwene</em>, Old English <em>betwēonan</em>, <em>betwēonum</em>, from <em>be</em> by + <em>-twēonan</em>, <em>-twēonum</em>, from <em>twā</em> two] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <div class="p0">It is sometimes argued that <em>between</em> should be used only with two things or people (<em>between the two of us</em>) and that otherwise <em>among</em> should be used (<em>among the three of us</em>). But few people follow this rule strictly, and it is quite idiomatic to say <em>between the three of us</em>.</div><div class="p1">It is also common to find that the phrase <em>between you and me</em> is altered to <em>between you and I</em> but this is a case of hypercorrection.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betwixt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betwixt</span><z><span target_id="XTIfDcF5Qw">prep.</span><span target_id="OSBlAIYYxA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈtwɪkst/ (<em>say</em> buh'twikst), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="XTIfDcF5Qw"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> between.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OSBlAIYYxA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq652"> <strong class="phr">betwixt and between</strong>, neither the one nor the other; in a middle position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>betwix</em>, Old English <em>betweox</em>; for final <em>-t</em> compare <em>against</em>, etc.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bib</span><z><span target_id="KhG2MxROxO">n.</span><span target_id="G0rTsGxHHM">v.t.</span><span target_id="K8CIMhYB3M">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bib" src="word_pronunciations/02263.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪb/ (<em>say</em> bib) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KhG2MxROxO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> an article of clothing worn under the chin by a child, especially while eating, to protect the clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> the part of an apron, overalls, etc., above the waist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq033"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bib</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bibs</strong>) an edible fish, <em>Trisopterus luscus</em>, of the north-eastern Atlantic; pout; pouting.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="G0rTsGxHHM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq394"> (<strong class="bold">bibbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bibbing</strong>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to tipple.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="K8CIMhYB3M">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s bib out</strong>, to refrain from interfering with or inquiring into the affairs of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">one’s best bib and tucker</strong>, one’s best clothes. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from clothing terminology of the 17th and 18th centuries, when a <em>bib</em> was an article of clothing worn over the breast, usually the upper part of an apron, and a <em>tucker</em> was a piece of lace worn by women across the bodice; so properly in relation to women’s clothing, but also used of men]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq984"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stick</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s bib in</strong>, to interfere in the affairs of another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bibben</em>; origin uncertain, ? from Latin <em>bibere</em> to drink] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104813" href="#mq033">3</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibful</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bibfool) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">say a bibful</strong>, to make a profoundly true observation, often succinctly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> <strong class="phr">spill a bibful</strong>, to make a surprising and important disclosure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biff</span><z><span target_id="mC0D64Xu60">n.</span><span target_id="M4hvkHYN8A">v.t.</span><span target_id="H2swlPGt8F">v.i.</span><span target_id="ExG3ey9D72">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bɪf/ (<em>say</em> bif) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mC0D64Xu60">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> a blow; punch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> a fight.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="M4hvkHYN8A">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq021"> to punch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H2swlPGt8F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq507"> to fight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ExG3ey9D72">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq585"> <strong class="phr">biff and bang</strong>, rough behaviour, especially in football, involving pushing and hitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq959"> <strong class="phr">go the biff</strong>, to fight with the fists.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US colloquialism (1840s); imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bill<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="A27j1GWoWn">n.</span><span target_id="TN28EZUD8u">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bill" src="word_pronunciations/02332.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪl/ (<em>say</em> bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A27j1GWoWn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> an account of money owed for goods or services supplied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> a slip or ticket showing the amount owed for goods consumed or purchased, especially in a restaurant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Government</em> a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq509"> a written or printed public notice or advertisement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq393"> any written paper containing a statement of particulars: <em class="example">a bill of charges; </em><em class="example">a bill of expenditures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq698"> a bill of exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq406"> <em class="label">US</em> a piece of paper money; note.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq371"> <em class="label">Law</em> a bill of indictment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq642"> a printed theatre program or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq933"> program; entertainment: <em class="example">there is a good bill at the theatre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an acknowledgement of debt; a promissory note.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TN28EZUD8u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq248"> to announce by bill or public notice: <em class="example">a new actor was billed for this week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq641"> to schedule as part of a program.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq270"> to render an account of money owed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bille</em>, from Anglo-Latin <em>billa</em>, variant of Medieval Latin <em>bulla</em> seal (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098709" href="entry://bull%23bigmac000098709"><span class="smallcaps">bull<sup>3</sup></span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>billable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bill<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="N019LrvoE1">n.</span><span target_id="E0CGapYQti">v.i.</span><span target_id="bykcyMFo8e">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bill" src="word_pronunciations/02333.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪl/ (<em>say</em> bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N019LrvoE1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> that part of the jaws of a bird covered with a horny sheath; a beak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq71"> a similar horny protuberance on a billfish, as the swordfish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Geography</em> a beak-like promontory or headland.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="E0CGapYQti">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq726"> to join bills or beaks, as doves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq161"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kiss.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bykcyMFo8e">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">bill and coo</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq559"> (of doves, etc.) to join beaks and make soft murmuring sounds.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kiss and talk fondly.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bile</em> beak]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bill<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bill" src="word_pronunciations/02334.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪl/ (<em>say</em> bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> a medieval shafted weapon with a broad hook-shaped blade and a spike at the back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> a billhook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the point or extremity of the fluke of an anchor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>bil</em> curved sword]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bill of sale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bill of sale</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">a document transferring title in personal property from one person to another, either temporarily as security against a loan or debt (<strong>conditional bill of sale</strong>), or permanently (<strong>absolute bill of sale</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billy<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="EYv7012dA1">n.</span><span target_id="leCc7gZjt9">adj.</span><span target_id="GQdphmsnpd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billy" src="word_pronunciations/02330.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'bilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EYv7012dA1"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">billies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> a cylindrical container for liquids, sometimes enamelled, usually having a close-fitting lid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> any container, often makeshift, for boiling water, making tea, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq544"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bong (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100052" href="entry://bong%23bigmac000100052"><strong>bong<sup>2</sup></strong></a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="leCc7gZjt9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq825"> made in a billy: <em class="example">billy tea; </em><em class="example">billy bread.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GQdphmsnpd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq539"> <strong class="phr">boil the billy</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to prepare billy tea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq453"> (<em>humorous</em>) to make tea; take a break.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">punch a billy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to smoke an entire cone (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015678" href="entry://cone%23mq876">10a</a>) of marijuana in one hit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq039"> <strong class="phr">punch billies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to smoke marijuana in a bong (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100052" href="entry://bong%23bigmac000100052"><strong>bong<sup>2</sup></strong></a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Scottish <em>bally</em> a milk-pail]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billy" src="word_pronunciations/02331.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'bilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">quartzitic rock formed by the silicification of Tertiary sands and gravels by adjacent flows of basalt.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billy<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billy" src="word_pronunciations/02330.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'bilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">billies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007227" href="entry://billy%20goat%23bigmac000007227"><strong>billy goat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382305210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billy<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billy" src="word_pronunciations/02330.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'bilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">billies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a child.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>billy lid</em> kid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bind</span><z><span target_id="ogma4q0dji">v.t.</span><span target_id="nxGqRDbFnS">v.i.</span><span target_id="5zQoOKEFRE">n.</span><span target_id="VHSdmMrLbd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bind" src="word_pronunciations/02345.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪnd/ (<em>say</em> buynd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bound</strong>, <strong class="bold">binding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ogma4q0dji">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> to make fast with a band or bond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> to swathe or bandage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq475"> to fasten around; fix in place by girding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq727"> to cause to cohere or harden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq088"> to unite by any legal or moral tie: <em class="example">bound by debt; </em><em class="example">bound by duty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq663"> to hold to a particular state, place, employment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq170"> (<em>usually passive</em>) to place under obligation or compulsion: <em class="example">all are bound to obey the laws.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq561"> to make compulsory or obligatory: <em class="example">to bind an order with a deposit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq417"> Also, <strong class="vs">bind out</strong>. to indenture as an apprentice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> to hinder or restrain (the bowels) from their natural operations; constipate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq172"> to fasten or secure within a cover, as a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq476"> to cover the edge of, as for protection or ornament.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nxGqRDbFnS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq479"> to become compact or solid; cohere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq741"> to have the power to be obligatory: <em class="example">an obligation that binds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq735"> to tie up anything, especially sheaves of grain.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5zQoOKEFRE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq924"> something that binds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq851"> an irritating circumstance; nuisance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq098"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007272" href="entry://bine%23bigmac000007272"><strong>bine<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq925"> <em class="label">Mining</em> hardened clay between layers of coal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq938"> <em class="label">Music</em> a tie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq107"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> a thrust which forces the opponent’s sword diagonally across the target.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VHSdmMrLbd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">bind over</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to put under legal obligation: <em class="example">to bind someone over to keep the peace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq622"> <strong class="phr">bind up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq280"> to encircle with a band or ligature: <em class="example">bind up your hair.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq595"> to bandage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">in a bind</strong>, awkwardly placed; in a dilemma.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>binden</em>, Old English <em>bindan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bird<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="RjwlAviDlz">n.</span><span target_id="ZCxtpLrk49">v.i.</span><span target_id="fFGSBT0pYX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bird" src="word_pronunciations/02382.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜd/ (<em>say</em> berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RjwlAviDlz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> any of the Aves, a class of warm-blooded vertebrates having a body more or less completely covered with feathers, and the forelimbs so modified as to form wings by means of which most species fly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq058"> a game bird.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq013"> a clay pigeon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person, especially one having some peculiarity: <em class="example">he’s an odd bird.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> a certainty to win; cert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq745"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq630"> a woman.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq935"> a girlfriend.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq133"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq274"> <strong>the bird</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq677"> a sound of derision, as a raspberry (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090240" href="entry://raspberry%23bigmac000090240"><strong>raspberry<sup>2</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090240" href="entry://raspberry%23mq346">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq826"> an offensive gesture made by holding up the middle finger: <em class="example">to flip someone the bird.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the young of any fowl.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZCxtpLrk49">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq600"> to catch or shoot birds.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fFGSBT0pYX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">a dead bird</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> a certainty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">a little bird told me</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating that one has been informed by an unnamed source.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">bird in the hand</strong>, that which is sure, although perhaps not entirely satisfactory. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the proverb <em>a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq957"> <strong class="phr">birds of a feather</strong>, people of similar character or like tastes. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the proverb <em>birds of a feather flock together</em> in which <em>of a feather</em> means ‘of similar type, having the same kind of plumage’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">for the birds</strong>, trivial, worthless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">like a bird</strong>, easily, swiftly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">make a </strong>(<strong class="phr">dead</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bird of it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ensure that a task, project, etc., is completed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq623"> <strong class="phr">the birds and the bees</strong>, (<em>euphemistic</em>) human sexual relations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>byrd</em>, <em>bryd</em>, Old English <em>brid</em>(<em>d</em>) young bird, chick] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>birdless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bird<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bird" src="word_pronunciations/02382.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜd/ (<em>say</em> berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> a prison sentence: <em class="example">to do bird.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq581"> a prison: <em class="example">in the bird.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>birdlime</em> time]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bistort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bistort</span></header><div>/ˈbɪstɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'bistawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq491"> a European perennial herb, <em>Polygonum bistorta</em>, with a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> a plant of other allied species, as <strong>Virginia bistort</strong>, <em>P. virginianum</em>, and <strong>Alpine bistort</strong>, <em>P. viviparum</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: <em>bis</em> twice + <em>torta</em>, past participle feminine, twisted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bit<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6PIPu0CwYm">n.</span><span target_id="ZaMs5VKaRZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="a8uqyZ95FG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bit" src="word_pronunciations/02417.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪt/ (<em>say</em> bit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6PIPu0CwYm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> the metal mouthpiece of a bridle, with the adjacent parts to which the reins are fastened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> anything that curbs or restrains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the cutting or penetrating part of various tools: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq095"> the cutting portion of an axe or hatchet or the removable cutter in the plane, brace, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq461"> the movable boring or drilling part (in many forms) used in a carpenter’s brace, a drilling machine, or the like.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq205"> the part of a key which enters the lock and acts on the bolt and tumblers.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZaMs5VKaRZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">bitting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq012"> to put a bit in the mouth of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq950"> to curb; restrain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq594"> to grind a bit on.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="a8uqyZ95FG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">on the bit</strong>, (of a horse) restrained by pressure on the bit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq609"> <strong class="phr">take the bit between one’s teeth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq753"> to tackle a task, problem, etc., in a determined and energetic fashion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq775"> to throw off control; rush headlong.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a horse’s sensitivity to its rider’s direction when the bit is in the soft part of the animal’s mouth. Should the horse take the bit between its teeth, it no longer feels the pull of the reins and is no longer under the control of the rider.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>byt</em>, Old English <em>bite</em> action of biting] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bitless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bit<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="qREP8hJ90l">n.</span><span target_id="teRPYS8hmO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bit" src="word_pronunciations/02418.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪt/ (<em>say</em> bit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qREP8hJ90l"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> a small piece or quantity of anything: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I was having a bit of fun.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> a short time: <em class="example">wait a bit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> the smallest amount; jot; whit: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The two dogs huddled in closer to me and I didn’t mind a bit.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq622"> one’s share or part of a duty, task, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After they’ve said their bit, they’ll knock off.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq492"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) a woman, considered as a sex object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a coin worth more than one unit of currency: <em class="example">threepenny bit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> twelve and a half cents.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="teRPYS8hmO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">a bit</strong>, to a small extent, degree, time, etc.: <em class="example">a bit funny.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">a bit of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq119"> rather; to a small degree: <em class="example">a bit of a shock; </em><em class="example">a bit of a nuisance.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq324"> someone who is representative of a specified style or class of people: <em class="example">a bit of rough; </em><em class="example">a bit of skirt.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">a bit of all right</strong>, something or someone exciting admiration, especially a sexually attractive person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq377"> <strong class="phr">a bit on the side</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq452"> something beyond the usual arrangement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq177"> a romantic or sexual relationship outside a committed relationship such as a marriage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq770"> the person with whom such an affair is conducted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">a good bit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great deal: <em class="example">a good bit of what was said was rubbish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">bit by bit</strong>, slowly; gradually; in stages: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This the trooper read out bit by bit from a slip of paper, seeing one order obeyed before he gave another, as one reciting a recipe for making pudding.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">bits and bobs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> miscellaneous small items.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">do one’s bit</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform one’s fair share of an allocated task.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq525"> to help out generally.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq152"> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> to do something towards helping to win the war.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq066"> <strong class="phr">get a bit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">have a bit both ways</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt to cover oneself against any eventuality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq290"> <strong class="phr">not a bit of it</strong>, not at all; by no means.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bite</em>, Old English <em>bita</em> bit, morsel]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bit<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bit" src="word_pronunciations/02419.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪt/ (<em>say</em> bit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a single, basic unit of information stored by a computer, being the smallest possible unit, and having one of only two possible values, 0 or 1; more complex information is represented by combinations of consecutive bits.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088877" href="entry://byte%23bigmac000088877"><strong>byte</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007252" href="entry://binary%20digit%23bigmac000007252"><span class="smallcaps">b(inary dig)it</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394869759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bit<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bit" src="word_pronunciations/02417.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪt/ (<em>say</em> bit) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101254" href="entry://bite%23bigmac000101254"><strong>bite</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Archaic or Rural</em> past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101254" href="entry://bite%23bigmac000101254"><strong>bite</strong></a>: <em class="example">to be bit with a snake.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitch</span><z><span target_id="yW5WrzwRE8">n.</span><span target_id="RY4H0ym765">v.i.</span><span target_id="1YihoZXB93">v.t.</span><span target_id="hB9aJvJOqg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bitch" src="word_pronunciations/02406.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> bich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yW5WrzwRE8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq416"> a female dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> any female canine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a disagreeable or malicious woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) any woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a contemptible person, male or female.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a weak or subservient man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq503"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something giving rise to difficulties and dissatisfaction: <em class="example">life’s a bitch; </em><em class="example">the bitch of a thing won’t work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a complaint.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (in soap operas, etc.) a stock character who is a calculating and manipulating woman: <em class="example">she plays the new bitch in next season’s offering.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RY4H0ym765">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq100"> to complain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1YihoZXB93">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq312"> to spoil; bungle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hB9aJvJOqg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">bitch and fold</strong>, <em class="label">Politics</em> a strategy in which a member of an opposition party vehemently and publicly criticises a policy proposed by the government, only to ultimately vote in favour of the policy in order for it to pass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq764"> <strong class="phr">rich bitch</strong>, a wealthy and unreasonably demanding woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>biche</em>, Old English <em>bicce</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bitchiness</strong>, <strong>bitchery</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bitchily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> While <em>bitch</em> is a colloquialism for a person or thing causing irritation, <em>bitch</em> used as a general term for ‘a woman’ is offensive.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black</span><z><span target_id="IvnBJRnciC">adj.</span><span target_id="fParRWMEmL">n.</span><span target_id="ZNGwhEi3yr">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ku05lsnrjh">v.i.</span><span target_id="JAbc5xjHTh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of black" src="word_pronunciations/02490.mp3"></audio></span>/blæk/ (<em>say</em> blak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IvnBJRnciC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> without brightness or colour; absorbing all or nearly all the rays emitted by a light source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> wearing black or dark clothing, armour, etc.: <em class="example">the black prince.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq712"> relating or belonging to an ethnic group characterised by dark skin pigmentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq600"> soiled or stained with dirt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq274"> characterised by absence of light; involved or enveloped in darkness: <em class="example">a black night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq769"> gloomy; dismal: <em class="example">a black outlook.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq829"> boding ill; sudden; forbidding: <em class="example">black words; </em><em class="example">black looks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq163"> without any moral light or goodness; evil; wicked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq070"> caused or marked by ruin or desolation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq590"> indicating censure, disgrace, or liability to punishment: <em class="example">a black mark on one’s record.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq442"> illicit: <em class="example">black market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq494"> prohibited or banned by a trade union.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq143"> (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq094"> superficially humorous but pursuing an underlying theme related to the darker side of life: <em class="example">That play made me laugh but it was really black.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fParRWMEmL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq728"> a colour without hue at one extreme end of the scale of greys, opposite to white. A black surface absorbs light of all hues equally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq676"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a person belonging to an ethnic group characterised by dark skin pigmentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq271"> a black speck, flake, or spot, as of soot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq955"> black clothing, especially as a sign of mourning: <em class="example">to be in black.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq374"> <em class="label">Chess</em>, <em class="label">Draughts</em> the dark-coloured pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq413"> black pigment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Skiing</em> (in Australia) the most difficult grade of ski run. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="entry://blue%23bigmac000104917"><strong>blue</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="entry://blue%23mq391">10</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="entry://green%23bigmac000101005"><strong>green</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="entry://green%23mq993">29</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZNGwhEi3yr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq061"> to make black; put black on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq300"> to clean and polish (shoes) with blacking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq295"> (of a trade union) to ban or prevent normal industrial working in (a factory, industry, or the like).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ku05lsnrjh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq476"> to become black; take on a black colour.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JAbc5xjHTh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq117"> <strong class="phr">as black as pitch</strong>, (of the night) very dark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">as black as the ace of spades</strong>, very dark-skinned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">black out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq259"> to obscure by concealing all light in defence against air raids.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq393"> to jam (a radio).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq906"> to suppress (news).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq071"> to impose a blackout on (a particular area).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq060"> to lose consciousness.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq89"> <strong class="phr">black up</strong>, <em class="label">Theatre</em> to put on black skin make-up to play the part of a black person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">have one’s blacks</strong>, to have made the transition from provisional licence, with a red or green P-plate, to an unrestricted driver’s licence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">in the black</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq427"> financially solvent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq950"> (of betting odds) any bet above or including even money.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">on one’s blacks</strong>, on an unrestricted driver’s licence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blak</em>, Old English <em>blæc</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blackish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blackishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In North America, the term <em>Black</em> was once considered an offensive way to refer to Americans of African origin. From the 1960s, however, African Americans themselves began to claim the term <em>Black</em> as one to be used with pride and dignity. Some groups of Indigenous Australians have similarly promoted the term in Australia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black bear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762631550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black bear</span></header><div>/blæk ˈbɛə/ (<em>say</em> blak 'bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">either of two black-coated bears, the <strong>American black bear</strong>, <em>Euarctos</em> (or <em>Ursus</em>) <em>americanus</em>, of Canada, US and Mexico, and the <strong>Asiatic black bear</strong>, <em>Ursus thibetanus</em>, of eastern Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">board</span><z><span target_id="zJzuShdn3z">n.</span><span target_id="mUVtRGBNUy">v.t.</span><span target_id="IbjglQZ7QT">v.i.</span><span target_id="e2bkDteJSk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of board" src="word_pronunciations/02668.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔd/ (<em>say</em> bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zJzuShdn3z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> a piece of timber sawn thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Theatre</em> the stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq872"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq940"> Also, <strong class="vs">shearing board</strong>. in a shearing shed, the clear part of the floor on which the sheep are shorn; in a <em>centre-board shed</em> the single board has sheep pens around the outside, in a <em>double-board shed</em> the pens are in the middle: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Out on the board the old shearer stands, Grasping his shears in his long bony hands</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, old bush songs</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq197"> the complement of shearers employed in a woolshed: <em class="example">they had a full board.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq805"> the killing floor of a meatworks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq064"> a flat slab of wood for some specific purpose: <em class="example">an ironing-board; </em><em class="example">jigger board.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq982"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066131" href="entry://scoreboard%23bigmac000066131"><strong>scoreboard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq935"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073728" href="entry://surfboard%23bigmac000073728"><strong>surfboard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq329"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069125" href="entry://skateboard%23bigmac000069125"><strong>skateboard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq612"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac38770848" href="entry://kiteboard%23bigmac38770848"><strong>kiteboard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq306"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac175105656" href="entry://paddleboard%23bigmac175105656"><strong>paddleboard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Squash</em> a band of wood, tin or other resonating material 60 cm high across the base of the front wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq830"> a sheet of wood, paper, etc., with or without markings, for some special use: <em class="example">a breadboard; </em><em class="example">a chessboard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq185"> a blackboard or whiteboard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq235"> stiff cardboard covered with paper, cloth, or the like, to form the binding for a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq215"> a table, especially to serve food on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq211"> daily meals, especially as provided for pay, often as part of accommodation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq985"> an official body of people who direct or supervise some activity: <em class="example">a board of directors; </em><em class="example">board of trade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq793"> the border or edge of anything, as in <em>seaboard</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq896"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq053"> the side of a ship.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq284"> one leg, or tack, of the course of a ship beating to windward.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mUVtRGBNUy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq614"> to cover or close with boards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq700"> to furnish with food, or with food and lodging, especially for pay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq969"> to board out: <em class="example">to board the dog for the holidays.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq460"> to go aboard or enter (a ship, train, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq671"> to come up alongside of (a ship), as to attack or to go on board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq142"> to approach; accost.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IbjglQZ7QT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq983"> to occupy a room in a dwelling, often with meals provided, in return for payment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e2bkDteJSk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">across the board</strong>, in a comprehensive fashion. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from horseracing, in which odds were displayed on a notice board. A punter collected across the board if his horse won first, second, or third place.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq048"> <strong class="phr">board out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq187"> to place out for meals and lodgings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq441"> <em class="label">Military</em> to discharge or retire (a member of the armed services) on medical grounds.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq990"> (formerly, in some Australian states) to send a child who was a ward of the state to be cared for in a private family home, rather than in a state-run institution, their care being subsidised by the government.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">by the board</strong>, over the ship’s side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">go by the board</strong>, to be discarded, neglected, or destroyed. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to the boards, or sides, of a sailing ship. Something that goes by the board goes overboard, and in all probability will never be seen again.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">on board</strong>, on or in a ship, aeroplane, or vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq233"> <strong class="phr">on the board</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Sport</em> having made a first score in a competitive game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq47"> having taken the first steps towards success in an enterprise.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">sweep the board</strong>, (in gambling, especially cards) to win all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq033"> <strong class="phr">take on board</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq826"> to grasp the significance of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq78"> to accept and use, as an idea, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>bord</em> board, table, shield]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bob<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Tml4haT15E">n.</span><span target_id="SMg73RvEAO">v.t.</span><span target_id="VQdfW3rDWm">v.i.</span><span target_id="GpZNbey8tl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bob" src="word_pronunciations/02685.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒb/ (<em>say</em> bob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tml4haT15E"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> a short jerky motion: <em class="example">a bob of the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq438"> a quick curtsy.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Mining</em> the beam of a pumping engine.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bobbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SMg73RvEAO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq231"> to move quickly down and up: <em class="example">to bob the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq302"> to indicate with such a motion: <em class="example">to bob a greeting.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VQdfW3rDWm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq998"> to make a jerky motion with head or body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq984"> to curtsy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq296"> to move up and down with a bouncing motion, as a boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq328"> to move about with jerky motions.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GpZNbey8tl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq590"> <strong class="phr">bob around</strong>, to move around with a bobbing action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq961"> <strong class="phr">bob up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq369"> to rise to the surface or into view suddenly or jerkily: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A small inhuman face bobbed up in front of him, and screamed, showing rows of white, gleaming teeth.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan d vinge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq489"> to arrive or happen: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His assistant, Vince Mele, seems to have bobbed up in most of Hobart’s Italian restaurants.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday tasmanian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">bob up and down</strong>, to repeatedly rise up to the surface or into view and then disappear quickly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English: origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bob<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="yr8FdtcGNf">n.</span><span target_id="Rzy9X7xeXd">v.t.</span><span target_id="PGh5ciy1l5">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bob" src="word_pronunciations/02686.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒb/ (<em>say</em> bob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yr8FdtcGNf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> a style of short haircut for women and children.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq703"> a horse’s tail cut short.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq081"> a small dangling or terminal object, as the weight on a pendulum or a plumbline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Poetry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq079"> a short line either at the end of a stanza or followed by a wheel. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008191" href="entry://bob%20and%20wheel%23bigmac000008191"><strong>bob and wheel</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq591"> a short-lined refrain or burden.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Angling</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq096"> a knot of worms, rags, etc., on a string.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq050"> a float for a fishing line.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq062"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq15"> one of the rounded runners for a bobsleigh.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq980"> the bobsleigh itself.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bobbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Rzy9X7xeXd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq706"> to cut short; dock.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PGh5ciy1l5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Angling</em> to fish with a bob.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bobbe</em> bunch, cluster, knob; origin obscure]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bob<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="mYPdp2rXk9">n.</span><span target_id="BddgOSjpmO">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bob" src="word_pronunciations/02687.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒb/ (<em>say</em> bob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mYPdp2rXk9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> a tap; light blow.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BddgOSjpmO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq505"> (<strong class="bold">bobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bobbing</strong>) to tap; strike lightly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bobben</em>; ? imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bob<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="Nf0tFkrzsq">n.</span><span target_id="eunCoO0P8q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bob" src="word_pronunciations/02685.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒb/ (<em>say</em> bob) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Nf0tFkrzsq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq173"> (formerly) a shilling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Convict Obsolete</em> a flogging of fifty lashes. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075700" href="entry://tester%23bigmac000075700"><strong>tester<sup>3</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009872" href="entry://bull%23bigmac000009872"><strong>bull<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010963" href="entry://canary%23bigmac000010963"><strong>canary<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eunCoO0P8q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq984"> <strong class="phr">worth a bob or two</strong>, (<em>ironic</em>) extremely valuable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101366" href="#mq950">2</a> see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075700" href="entry://tester%23bigmac000075700"><span class="smallcaps">tester<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bob<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bob" src="word_pronunciations/02685.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒb/ (<em>say</em> bob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">any of various sets of changes in bellringing, rung on six (<strong>bob minor</strong>), eight (<strong>bob major</strong>), ten (<strong>bob royal</strong>), or twelve (<strong>bob maximus</strong>) bells.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102482" href="#bigmac000102482"><span class="smallcaps">bob<sup>1</sup></span></a>, referring to the movement of a bell]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">body</span><z><span target_id="zKBL5QRhTh">n.</span><span target_id="0HUvgB6a1S">v.t.</span><span target_id="w5MzIHZDMF">adj.</span><span target_id="qVKNG32SfG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of body" src="word_pronunciations/02700.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zKBL5QRhTh"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bodies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq254"> the physical structure of an animal (and sometimes, of a plant) living or dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> a corpse; carcass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq871"> the trunk or main mass of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq991"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the physical structure of an animal minus limbs and head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> the central structure of a building, especially the nave of a church; the major mass of a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq109"> a vehicle minus wheels and other appendages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq137"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the hull of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq786"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the fuselage of an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the shank of a type, supporting the face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> a figure having the dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness; a solid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq779"> <em class="label">Physics</em> anything having inertia; a mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq990"> any of the larger visible spherical objects in space, as a sun, moon, or planet: <em class="example">heavenly bodies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq652"> the major portion of an army, population, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq236"> the central part of a speech or document, minus introduction, conclusion, indexes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq059"> <em class="label">Law</em> the physical person of an individual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq699"> a collective group, or an artificial person: <em class="example">body politic; </em><em class="example">body corporate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq246"> a number of things or people taken together: <em class="example">the student body.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq797"> a separate or distinct mass, as of water: <em class="example">a large body of water swept down in the flood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq007"> consistency or density; substance; strength as opposed to thinness: <em class="example">wine of a good body.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq423"> (of hair) springiness; resilience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq594"> matter or physical substance (opposed to <em>spirit</em> or <em>soul</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq881"> that part of a dress which covers the trunk, or the trunk above the waist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> the quality possessed by wool when the staple appears full and bulky.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0HUvgB6a1S">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq234"> (<strong class="bold">bodied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bodying</strong>) to invest with or as with a body.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w5MzIHZDMF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq235"> <em class="label">Printing</em> (of printed matter) used mainly for the text, generally less than 14 point (distinguished from <em>display matter</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qVKNG32SfG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq722"> <strong class="phr">body and soul</strong>, entirely; completely: <em class="example">she owned him body and soul.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">body forth</strong>, to represent in physical form: <em class="example">the statue bodied forth the sculptor’s view of the world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">keep body and soul together</strong>, to remain alive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">know where the bodies are buried</strong>, to know all the scandals and secrets of the past, as in politics, business, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bodig</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bodied</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bog<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="BbQqYpCR7n">n.</span><span target_id="0sAGEvEpLb">v.t.</span><span target_id="nsSbCZ9aM7">v.i.</span><span target_id="BgnFAEgIxh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bog" src="word_pronunciations/02716.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒg/ (<em>say</em> bog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BbQqYpCR7n"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> wet, spongy ground, with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq691"> an area or stretch of such ground, usually of limited extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq541"> an area of muddy ground, especially caused by rain.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq654"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a type of putty used to fill dents in the bodywork of vehicles.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bogging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0sAGEvEpLb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq436"> to cause (a vehicle) to run into mud, sand, etc., stopping its progress: <em class="example">to bog the car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq715"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to shovel (ore, mullock, etc.), especially underground.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nsSbCZ9aM7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq844"> (of a vehicle) to run into mud, sand, etc., thereby having its progress halted.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BgnFAEgIxh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq698"> <strong class="phr">bog down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq377"> to falter or lose momentum, especially as the result of a series of delays.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq983"> to impede the progress of (someone), especially by creating innumerable small difficulties and restraints.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq007"> to be prevented from progressing, as from or as if from sinking in mud.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">bog in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq330"> to eat voraciously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq002"> to attack a task vigorously: <em class="example">if we all bog in, it will be done quickly.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq208"> <strong class="phr">bog up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fill with bog (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101275" href="entry://bog%23mq654">4</a>): <em class="example">to bog up the rusty holes.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Gaelic: soft] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boggish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boggy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bog<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="MwGSg4RsWx">n.</span><span target_id="3GJhhTRIaE">v.i.</span><span target_id="hOZ4IdIkGV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bog" src="word_pronunciations/02716.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒg/ (<em>say</em> bog) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MwGSg4RsWx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> the act or instance of defecating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a lavatory or latrine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq107"> a piece of excrement.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3GJhhTRIaE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq819"> (<strong class="bold">bogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bogging</strong>) to defecate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hOZ4IdIkGV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">bog oneself</strong>, to be extremely scared.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">hang a bog</strong>, to defecate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; ? special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101275" href="#bigmac000101275"><span class="smallcaps">bog<sup>1</sup></span></a> or extracted from earlier <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008290" href="entry://boghouse%23bigmac000008290"><span class="smallcaps">boghouse</span></a>. Compare also earlier <em>boggart</em> toilet]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac636081796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bog<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bog" src="word_pronunciations/02716.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒg/ (<em>say</em> bog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq61">a person, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socio-economic background, viewed as uncultured.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac512583859" href="entry://barry%23bigmac512583859"><strong>barry<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28636597" href="entry://bennie%23bigmac28636597"><strong>bennie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23bigmac000008275"><strong>bogan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23mq708">1</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac719695306" href="entry://boonie%23bigmac719695306"><strong>boonie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac36607936" href="entry://Charlene%23bigmac36607936"><strong>Charlene</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac427999671" href="entry://Charmaine%23bigmac427999671"><strong>Charmaine</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110750160" href="entry://cogger%23bigmac110750160"><strong>cogger</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23bigmac000026227"><strong>feral<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23mq11">10</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23bigmac000088031"><strong>bevan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23mq748">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710586866" href="entry://bev-chick%23bigmac710586866"><strong>bev-chick</strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac473146523" href="entry://booner%23bigmac473146523"><strong>booner</strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac572473136" href="entry://charnie%20bum%23bigmac572473136"><strong>charnie bum</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac663762242" href="entry://chigger%23bigmac663762242"><strong>chigger<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Riverina</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac298812509" href="entry://gullie%23bigmac298812509"><strong>gullie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Melbourne Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579498092" href="entry://mocca%23bigmac579498092"><strong>mocca</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac902735888" href="entry://scozzer%23bigmac902735888"><strong>scozzer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084515" href="entry://westie%23bigmac000084515"><strong>westie</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bold</span><z><span target_id="HLSZuB42Lz">adj.</span><span target_id="WHwWMfmuou">v.t.</span><span target_id="TV73kG6tfj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bold" src="word_pronunciations/02726.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊld/ (<em>say</em> bohld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HLSZuB42Lz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> not hesitating in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> not hesitating to breach the rules of propriety; forward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq421"> calling for daring, unhesitating action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq867"> overstepping usual bounds or conventions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq755"> conspicuous to the eye: <em class="example">bold handwriting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq771"> steep; abrupt: <em class="example">a bold promontory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq752"> (of wool) of good quality and having a well-defined crimp (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087692" href="entry://crimp%23mq787">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq753"> <em class="label">Printing</em> (of type, etc.) with heavy lines; in bold face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq138"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> trusting; assured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq128"> <em class="label">Philippine English Colloquial</em> mildly pornographic, or relating to mild pornography: <em class="example">a bold movie.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WHwWMfmuou">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq370"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq309"> to make (text) appear in bold face, as in print or on a computer screen.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq314"> to indicate bold face for (text) as by underscoring with a wavy line.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TV73kG6tfj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">make bold with</strong>, to take liberties with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq920"> <strong class="phr">make so bold as to</strong>, to be cheeky enough to (do something).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>b</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>ald</em>, cognate with German <em>bald</em> soon] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boldly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boldness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bomb</span><z><span target_id="pPhaUoU21r">n.</span><span target_id="qMptDAvNY2">adj.</span><span target_id="ZUU9Ncjfso">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZqM0oPub8W">v.i.</span><span target_id="eBUMA20nyX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bomb" src="word_pronunciations/02744.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒm/ (<em>say</em> bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pPhaUoU21r"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> a hollow projectile filled with an explosive charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> any similar missile or explosive device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq671"> <strong>the bomb</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq679"> the atomic bomb.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something that is excellent: <em class="example">this pizza is the bomb.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a rough spherical or ellipsoidal mass of lava ejected from a volcano.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Rugby League</em> an up-and-under directed near or over the opponents’ goal line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a long, high kick, usually towards the goal square of one’s team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq648"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an old car.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a failure, as in an examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq212"> any of various ways of jumping into a body of water to maximise splash.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq415"> Also, <strong class="vs">dive-bomb</strong>, <strong class="vs">honey pot</strong>. a bomb (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="#mq212">9a</a>) in which the knees are tucked under the chin.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a drug.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qMptDAvNY2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent: <em class="example">a bomb movie.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZUU9Ncjfso">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq354"> to hurl bombs at; drop bombs upon, as from an aeroplane; bombard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to jump onto (someone) in water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail; perform badly at: <em class="example">she bombed the exam.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spray (a train, etc.) with graffiti.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZqM0oPub8W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq512"> to explode a bomb or bombs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq539"> to hurl or drop bombs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq964"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq227"> to jump into a body of water in a manner which maximises splash.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq389"> Also, <strong class="vs">dive-bomb</strong>, <strong class="vs">honey pot</strong>. to execute a bomb (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="#mq415">9b</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform badly; fail.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eBUMA20nyX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">bomb out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq779"> to err; to fail: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I had a go at the job, but I bombed out.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">richard beckett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq159"> to be heavily under the influence of drugs: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the kind of quiet Kiwi farmer, who just bombs out on lager on a Friday night.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">go like a bomb</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq293"> to turn out successfully.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq445"> (of a motor vehicle, etc.) to go rapidly.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bombe</em>, from Italian <em>bomba</em>, from Latin <em>bombus</em> a booming sound, from Greek <em>bombos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombshell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombshell</span><z><span target_id="fxKRAq979q">n.</span><span target_id="jIXHzdfjH4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bombshell" src="word_pronunciations/02743.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒmʃɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'bomshel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fxKRAq979q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> a bomb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> an unexpected or devastating action: <em class="example">his resignation was a bombshell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a very attractive woman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jIXHzdfjH4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">drop a bombshell</strong>, to make a startling or unexpected announcement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bondi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bondi</span><z><span target_id="vMLcqTzTch">n.</span><span target_id="UQFppaG6r5">adj.</span><span target_id="2d49tTE46W">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒndaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bonduy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vMLcqTzTch"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> a beach and suburb in Sydney, NSW; tourist attraction.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UQFppaG6r5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq387"> of or relating to Bondi.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2d49tTE46W">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq498"> <strong class="phr">shoot through like a Bondi tram</strong>, to depart in haste. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a reference to the electric express trams that ran from the Sydney city centre to Bondi Beach from the early years of the 20th century until 1960. The phrase dates from World War II services slang, when it also meant to go AWOL.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [? Dharug <em>boondi</em> sound of waves breaking on the beach, sound of tumbling waters]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bone</span><z><span target_id="qkkI3M05Ns">n.</span><span target_id="YNy6I9ZMRH">v.t.</span><span target_id="2esQQDCzjT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bone" src="word_pronunciations/02758.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊn/ (<em>say</em> bohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qkkI3M05Ns"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq240"> any of the separate pieces of which the skeleton of a vertebrate is composed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq170"> the hard tissue which composes the skeleton.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq278"> a bone or piece of a bone with the meat adhering to it, as an article of food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> any of various similar substances, such as ivory, whalebone, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq399"> something made of bone, or of a substance resembling bone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq613"> a strip of whalebone used to stiffen corsets, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq783"> a white colour with a touch of yellowish beige; the colour of dry bones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq293"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032716" href="entry://hambone%23bigmac000032716"><strong>hambone</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008457" href="entry://boner%23bigmac000008457"><strong>boner</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq107"> (<em>plural</em>) the skeleton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq940"> (<em>plural</em>) a body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq459"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091473" href="entry://dice%23bigmac000091473"><strong>dice</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091473" href="entry://dice%23mq288">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq400"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Theatre</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq347"> noisemakers of bone or wood used by a minstrel endman.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq384"> an endman.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq976"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a nickname for a doctor.)</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YNy6I9ZMRH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">boned</strong>, <strong class="bold">boning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq636"> to take out the bones of: <em class="example">to bone a fish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq638"> to put whalebone into (clothing).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (in tribal culture) to intend the death of (someone) by pointing a bone at them: <em class="example">he died ten days after being boned.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to put ground bone into, as fertiliser.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dismiss from a position; fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq666"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse with (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2esQQDCzjT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">bare bones</strong>, the essentials without any trimming: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They soon learned that cultural living in its bare bones is talk.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">greg dening</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">bone of contention</strong>, a matter which causes disagreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq225"> <strong class="phr">bone up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to study hard; acquire information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">close to </strong>(or <strong class="phr">near</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the bone</strong>, indecent; risqué.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">feel in one’s bones</strong>, to understand intuitively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">grow man bones</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to develop a tough attitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">have a bone to pick with</strong>, to have a point of dispute or a matter for complaint with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq771"> <strong class="phr">have good bones</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq108"> (of a person) to have a well-formed skeletal structure leading to a pleasing appearance and physical strength.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq985"> (of a house) to have a solid underlying structure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq53"> <strong class="phr">jump </strong>(<strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone’s bones</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq254"> <strong class="phr">make no bones about</strong>, to be absolutely frank about. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally from the 15th-century expression <em>to find bones in</em> which meant to encounter a difficulty (such as one would in finding bones in soup). The opposite expression was used from the 16th century to mean that you had no difficulty in some course of action.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq025"> <strong class="phr">make old bones</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually in the negative</em>) to live to an old age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">off the bone</strong>, (of meat) having been removed from the bone; sold or served as fillets, slices, etc.: <em class="example">ham off the bone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">on the bone</strong>, (of meat) sold or served, either sliced or unsliced, with the bone still in place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">point the bone at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq873"> (in tribal Aboriginal culture) to intend the death of (someone) by pointing a bone at them.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bring or wish bad luck upon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to indicate as guilty.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq558"> <strong class="phr">to the bone</strong>, through and through; thoroughly: <em class="example">chilled to the bone; </em><em class="example">bad to the bone</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boon</em>, Old English <em>bān</em> bone] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boneless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boo<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="aZHgoNL2ba">interj.</span><span target_id="IJm5GOKEQM">n.</span><span target_id="aqnlxFbvPo">v.i.</span><span target_id="IBNL4AOMkn">v.t.</span><span target_id="FxTBArMZb2">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bu/ (<em>say</em> booh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="aZHgoNL2ba"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> (an exclamation used to express contempt, disapprobation, etc., or to frighten.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IJm5GOKEQM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"><span id="mq998"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boos</strong>) this exclamation.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">booed</strong>, <strong class="bold">booing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aqnlxFbvPo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq356"> to cry ‘boo’.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IBNL4AOMkn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq953"> to cry ‘boo’ at; show disapproval of by booing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FxTBArMZb2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">wouldn’t say boo to a goose</strong>, to be timid or shy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bo</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>booer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac543932520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bu/ (<em>say</em> booh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a boyfriend or girlfriend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally Black English meaning ‘a child’, transferred in the 1990s to ‘sweetheart’, ‘loved one’, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098569" href="entry://beau%23bigmac000098569"><span class="smallcaps">beau</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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book
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">book<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="mTaUqqgVZg">n.</span><span target_id="RX389XIbrG">v.t.</span><span target_id="dfkdffgyPi">v.i.</span><span target_id="ptyx4bUuDW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of book" src="word_pronunciations/02794.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊk/ (<em>say</em> book) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mTaUqqgVZg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> a text of some length, comprising a whole work as a treatise or other literary composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> such a text in printed form on consecutive sheets fastened or bound together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq727"> such a text in digital form; ebook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq337"> a number of sheets of writing paper bound together and used for making entries, as of commercial transactions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq053"> a division of a literary work, especially one of the larger divisions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Music</em> the text of an opera, operetta, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq190"> a record of bets, as on a horserace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq466"> <em class="label">Cards</em> the number of tricks or cards which must be taken before any trick counts in the score.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq506"> a set of tickets, cheques, stamps, etc., bound together like a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq516"> a pile or package of leaves, as of tobacco.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq175"> a number of mares, bitches, etc., to be mated with the one sire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq544"> anything that serves for the recording of facts or events: <em class="example">the book of Nature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone’s intentions, plans, or arrangements: <em class="example">it doesn’t suit my book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> a bookmaker.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RX389XIbrG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq347"> to enter in a book or list; record; register.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq745"> to engage (a place, passage, etc.) beforehand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq195"> to put (somebody, something) down for a place, passage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq807"> to engage (a person or company) for a performance or performances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq511"> to record the name of, with a view to possible prosecution for a minor offence: <em class="example">the police booked him for speeding.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dfkdffgyPi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq182"> to engage a place, services, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ptyx4bUuDW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">a closed book</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq415"> something which is incomprehensible: <em class="example">maths is a closed book to me.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq379"> a matter which is to be discussed no further.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq929"> <strong class="phr">an open book</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq202"> someone whose feelings, motives, etc., can be clearly interpreted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq962"> something which can be clearly understood or interpreted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">book in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq068"> to register one’s name for service, accommodation, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Then one day I got some luggage delivered to a hotel and booked in ahead under another name.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq016"> to register (someone) for service, accommodation, etc.: <em class="example">to book the children in.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">book up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq495"> to reserve (a place, etc.): <em class="example">the wedding party has booked up most of the hotel rooms.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq705"> to purchase (an item) using a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac495836936" href="entry://key%20card%23bigmac495836936">key card</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac495836936" href="entry://key%20card%23mq879">2</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">bring to book</strong>, to bring to account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">by the book</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq940"> formally.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq457"> authoritatively; correctly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In Russia, the police often don’t go by the book - comic book, rule book, any book.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">clean the books up</strong>, <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to confess to numerous unsolved crimes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">in someone’s bad books</strong>, out of favour with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">in someone’s good books</strong>, in favour with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">keep the books</strong>, <em class="label">Accounting</em> to maintain the records of the financial transactions of an organisation or commercial enterprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq707"> <strong class="phr">make a book</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to lay and receive bets in the expectation that the odds are such that whichever horse wins, a profit is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">off book</strong>, <em class="label">Theatre</em> no longer needing the script as a prompt because the lines are memorised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">on the books</strong>, entered on the list of members.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">play by the book </strong>(or <strong class="phr">rules</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq829"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to play without infringing any of the rules of the game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq382"> to proceed or act according to any set of rules or according to the conventions of a society, organisation, group, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">suit someone’s book</strong>, (<em>often in the negative</em>) to be agreeable to someone, and accord with their plans or wishes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">take a leaf out of someone’s book</strong>, to emulate someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">the Book</strong>, the Bible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq863"> <strong class="phr">the books</strong>, a record of commercial transactions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq063"> <strong class="phr">throw the book at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq920"> to bring all possible charges against (an offender).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq611"> to sentence (an offender) to the maximum penalties.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq239"> to punish severely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">trick the books</strong>, <em class="label">Originally World War I Colloquial</em> to practise a deception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">without book</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq608"> by memory.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq810"> without authority.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; ? related to Old English <em>bōc</em>, <em>bēce</em> beech] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bookless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bookable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149226347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">book<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="CKhNA3fW9B">v.i.</span><span target_id="HriQ1HnsHx">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bʊk/ (<em>say</em> book) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CKhNA3fW9B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> to move quickly; run.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HriQ1HnsHx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq054"> <strong class="phr">book it </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to depart at speed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US campus slang (1960s); shortened form of <em>bookity-book</em> imitative of the sound of thongs slapping on the ground]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boom<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="vheaodP3iJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="W31a0qOJ4i">v.t.</span><span target_id="5ObOvho9aW">n.</span><span target_id="oGh5mpKqTC">adj.</span><span target_id="ETtujMfquA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boom" src="word_pronunciations/02798.mp3"></audio></span>/bum/ (<em>say</em> boohm) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vheaodP3iJ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq663"> to make a deep, prolonged, resonant sound; make a rumbling, humming, or droning noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to move with a resounding rush or great impetus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq599"> to progress or flourish vigorously, as a business, a city, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="W31a0qOJ4i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq238"> Also, <strong class="vs">boom out</strong>. to give forth with a booming sound: <em class="example">the clock boomed out twelve.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5ObOvho9aW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq391"> a deep, hollow, continued sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq581"> a roaring, rumbling, or reverberation, as of waves or distant guns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq054"> the cry of the bittern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq793"> a period of high economic growth and general prosperity, especially when seen as part of a cycle (<strong>boom and bust</strong>) of prosperity and decline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq174"> an increase in support or enthusiasm for: <em class="example">a boom in sailboarding.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq629"> a rise in popularity, as of a political candidate.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oGh5mpKqTC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq186"> caused by a boom: <em class="example">boom prices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq980"> (<em>often upper case</em>) of or relating to a style of Australian architecture of the late Victorian period, heavily decorated with slate roof tiles, verandahs, polychromatic brick walls, decorated parapets, and double-hung timber windows, reflecting the economic prosperity of the boom of the 1880s.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ETtujMfquA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">boom boom</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation made after delivering the punchline of a joke, especially as an indication of ironic appreciation of the humour.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097835" href="entry://zoom%23bigmac000097835"><span class="smallcaps">zoom</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100993" href="#mq545">2</a> from the boom made by the sails of sailing ships with the wind filling the sails and therefore travelling at great speed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>booming</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boom<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="zCegJRkS6O">n.</span><span target_id="MVDL0zDtV2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boom" src="word_pronunciations/02799.mp3"></audio></span>/bum/ (<em>say</em> boohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zCegJRkS6O"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a long pole or spar used to extend the foot of certain sails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> a chain or cable or a series of connected floating timbers, etc., serving to obstruct navigation, to confine floating timber, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq136"> the area thus shut off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a spar or beam projecting from the mast of a derrick, supporting or guiding the weights to be lifted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq878"> (in a television or film studio) a movable arm supporting a microphone or floodlight above the actors, or an aerial camera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq845"> an adjustable projecting arm from a vehicle, aircraft, machine, etc., used to hold or direct equipment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MVDL0zDtV2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">lower the boom on</strong>, to prohibit; refuse: <em class="example">he lowered the boom on further discussion.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch: tree, beam. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098568" href="entry://beam%23bigmac000098568"><span class="smallcaps">beam</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boot<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nCl3cqfowU">n.</span><span target_id="d49qNodBeD">v.t.</span><span target_id="XEXX2ICENY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boot" src="word_pronunciations/02816.mp3"></audio></span>/but/ (<em>say</em> booht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nCl3cqfowU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> a heavy shoe, especially one reaching above the ankle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> a covering, usually of leather, rubber or a similar synthetic material, for the foot and leg, reaching up to and sometimes beyond the knee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq643"> (formerly, in Scotland) an instrument of torture for the leg comprising an iron case with wedges being driven between it and the leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq343"> a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq209"> a place for baggage, usually at the rear of a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq344"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> the stage in the development of inflorescence of a plant, as wheat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq825"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a kick.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="d49qNodBeD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq509"> to put boots on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq837"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kick; drive by kicking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dismiss; discharge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XEXX2ICENY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">bet one’s boots</strong>, to be certain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">boot home</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to ride (a horse) to win, kicking it to greater speed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In his first season of riding, he booted home 60 winners</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq477"> to push (something) into position forcibly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq418"> to emphasise strongly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">boots and all</strong>, completely; with all one’s strength or resources: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I figure it’s only a matter of time before the Chinese come in, boots and all.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">get the boot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be discharged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">give someone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">something</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the boot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reject or dismiss someone or something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">have one’s heart in one’s boots</strong>, to be extremely despondent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">in your boot!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contempt, derision, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq097"> <strong class="phr">put in the boot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq478"> to make an assault by kicking as in a street brawl.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq872"> to make a malicious verbal attack.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">put the boot into someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq287"> to assault someone by kicking as in a street brawl.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq918"> to treat someone harshly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq988"> to make a malicious verbal attack on someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">strap on the boots</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to play football.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">too big for one’s boots</strong>, holding too high an opinion of oneself; conceited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">the boot’s on the other foot</strong>, the situation has been reversed, as when a person who was at an advantage is now at a disadvantage. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the fact that until the late 18th century shoes were made to be put on either foot, rather than shaped for the left and right, so if a boot pinched or chafed, the wearer could try reversing the situation by putting it on the other foot to see if that was a better fit]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">the order of the boot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq300"> a physical ejection of a person from a gathering, meeting, workplace, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq312"> dismissal, as from a job.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bote</em>, from Old French; of Germanic origin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064735" href="entry://sabot%23bigmac000064735"><span class="smallcaps">sabot</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boot<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="4WWtqwaLyC">v.i.</span><span target_id="72JI9aEGOa">n.</span><span target_id="DaMarSv4vb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boot" src="word_pronunciations/02817.mp3"></audio></span>/but/ (<em>say</em> booht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4WWtqwaLyC"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> to be of profit, advantage, or avail: <em class="example">it boots not to complain.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="72JI9aEGOa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq296"> something additional as payment or recompense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq678"> remedy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DaMarSv4vb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">to boot</strong>, into the bargain; in addition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bote</em>, Old English <em>bōt</em> advantage]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boot<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="CYZX8H2yuO">v.t.</span><span target_id="m1D2GS2XdW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boot" src="word_pronunciations/02818.mp3"></audio></span>/but/ (<em>say</em> booht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CYZX8H2yuO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> Also, <strong class="vs">boot up</strong>. to start (a computer), as by activating the operating system.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m1D2GS2XdW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq665"> <strong class="phr">boot up</strong>, (of a computer) to become operational. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014861" href="entry://cold%20boot%23bigmac000014861"><strong>cold boot</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083700" href="entry://warm%20boot%23bigmac000083700"><strong>warm boot</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099692" href="entry://bootstrap%23bigmac000099692"><span class="smallcaps">bootstrap</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099692" href="entry://bootstrap%23mq329">2</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac091857591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boot<sup>4</sup></span></header><div>/but/ (<em>say</em> booht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">to vomit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? US echoic campus slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac696586838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bord</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bord" src="word_pronunciations/01945.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔd/ (<em>say</em> bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">one of a series of cutting or excavation across the grain of the coal, which relate broad passageways to narrow passages or headways; part of the <strong>bord and pillar</strong> method.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant spelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23bigmac000091635"><span class="smallcaps">board</span></a>, from the boards laid down on the floor of the passageways]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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born
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">born</span><z><span target_id="OpUG3KS1CO">v.</span><span target_id="oPQws37Vy3">adj.</span><span target_id="Reh9jVV5cU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of born" src="word_pronunciations/02839.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔn/ (<em>say</em> bawn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="OpUG3KS1CO"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> a past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101237" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101237"><strong>bear<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, now normally replaced in all senses by <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008659" href="entry://borne%23bigmac000008659"><strong>borne</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oPQws37Vy3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq704"> brought forth into independent being or life, from or as from the womb: <em class="example">the baby was born; </em><em class="example">the idea was born.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq383"> possessing from birth the quality or character stated: <em class="example">a born fool.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Reh9jVV5cU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth</strong>, to inherit social or financial advantages and privileges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq495"> <strong class="phr">born and bred</strong>, brought up from birth: <em class="example">born and bred in Dapto.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">born of</strong>, arising from: <em class="example">born of experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq198"> <strong class="phr">born to rule</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq518"> born with the expectation of governing, as in the case of an heir to a throne.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq643"> having innate qualities of leadership.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">not born yesterday</strong>, not easily deceived: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I told you she wasn’t born yesterday.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [properly past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101237" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101237"><span class="smallcaps">bear<sup>1</sup></span></a>; Middle English and Old English <em>boren</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Born</em> and <em>borne</em> were once alternative spellings, but current practice is to use <em>born</em> when referring to birth (<em>where was she born?</em>) and <em>borne</em> in other cases (<em>she’s borne the burden very cheerfully</em>).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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both
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">both</span><z><span target_id="Ri4WvhwMvX">adj.</span><span target_id="8dLlsi1iP0">pron.</span><span target_id="XLBCVYWypd">adv.</span><span target_id="qLOR9Wro5L">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of both" src="word_pronunciations/02854.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊθ/ (<em>say</em> bohth) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ri4WvhwMvX"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> the one and the other: <em class="example">give both dates.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="8dLlsi1iP0">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq749"> the two together: <em class="example">both had been there.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="XLBCVYWypd">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq916"> alike; equally: <em class="example">she is both ready and willing; </em><em class="example">both men and women.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qLOR9Wro5L">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">have a bet both ways</strong>, to place an each-way bet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">have it both ways</strong>, to attempt to maintain both of two mutually exclusive possibilities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bothe</em>, <em>bathe</em>, from Old Norse <em>bāthir</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottom</span><z><span target_id="xEPD63Xiki">n.</span><span target_id="zFqei6HqQx">v.t.</span><span target_id="osrzXy3ogM">v.i.</span><span target_id="IVJM6VvNm4">adj.</span><span target_id="VxCl2ku2Zo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bottom" src="word_pronunciations/02862.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtəm/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xEPD63Xiki"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: <em class="example">the bottom of a hill; </em><em class="example">the bottom of a page.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq913"> the place of least honour, dignity, or achievement: <em class="example">the bottom of the class; </em><em class="example">our team finished at the bottom of the ladder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq190"> the lowest gear of a motor; first gear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq178"> the underside: <em class="example">the price was marked on the bottom of the plate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq752"> the ground under any body of water: <em class="example">the bottom of the sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq859"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> low-lying alluvial land adjacent to a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq837"> the part of a ship below the wales.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq927"> a ship.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq355"> the seat of a chair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq949"> the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq338"> the fundamental part; basic aspect: <em class="example">from the bottom of my heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a stratum carrying a sought-after mineral: <em class="example">the hole reached three bottoms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq687"> the inmost part or inner end of a recess, bay, lane, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq195"> (<em>sometimes plural</em>) the part of a two-piece garment designed to be worn on the lower half of the body: <em class="example">pyjama bottom; </em><em class="example">bikini bottom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq299"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the passive (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054707" href="entry://passive%23mq585">14</a>) partner in a homosexual relationship who is penetrated by the active partner during sex; catcher; taker.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zFqei6HqQx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq424"> to get to the bottom of; fathom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq654"> to dig (a mine) to sufficient depth to reach paydirt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq376"> to furnish with a base or bottom, as of metal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="osrzXy3ogM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq247"> to be based; rest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq041"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>out</em>) to strike against the bottom or end; reach the bottom: <em class="example">we bottomed on a gutter; </em><em class="example">we bottomed at three metres.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq98"> to reach the lowest level thought likely: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The September figures show that there is some way before the housing industry will bottom and experience a turnaround.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq394"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq624"> (of motor vehicle springs or shock absorbers), to be forced into an extreme position of compression: <em class="example">the springs bottomed as the car hit the cattle grid.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq422"> (of the undercarriage of a motor vehicle) to make contact with the ground.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq763"> (of a mine) to reach a point beyond which further mining is useless.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IVJM6VvNm4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq051"> lowest; undermost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq567"> fundamental: <em class="example">the bottom cause.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VxCl2ku2Zo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">at bottom</strong>, in reality; fundamentally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq002"> <strong class="phr">bottom on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq558"> to reach (gold, etc.) at depth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq969"> Also, <strong class="vs">bottom upon</strong>. to base or found on (an idea, belief, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">bottom out</strong>, to reach the lowest level thought likely: <em class="example">the recession in the economy has bottomed out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq836"> <strong class="phr">bottoms up</strong>, (an exclamation used as an encouragement to finish a drink.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq967"> <strong class="phr">get to the bottom of</strong>, to understand fully.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>botm</em>, related to German <em>Boden</em>, ground, floor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouquet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouquet</span><z><span target_id="HOSbneWMrK">n.</span><span target_id="T7LrHwNsaS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouquet" src="word_pronunciations/02889.mp3"></audio></span>/buˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> booh'kay), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouquet" src="word_pronunciations/02888.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> boh'kay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HOSbneWMrK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> a bunch of flowers; a nosegay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> the characteristic aroma of wine, liqueurs, etc.; nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq929"> (<em>plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq277"> approval, applause: <em class="example">to get no bouquets.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq4"> flattering remarks.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="T7LrHwNsaS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">bouquets and brickbats</strong>, compliments and insults.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">throw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">toss</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a bouquet </strong>(or <strong class="phr">bouquets</strong>), to be complimentary; offer flattering remarks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: bunch, clump of trees, from Old French <em>bosquet</em> little wood, diminutive of <em>bosc</em> wood. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102192" href="entry://bush%23bigmac000102192"><span class="smallcaps">bush<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bow<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="fUkw48uZnF">v.i.</span><span target_id="66hhtu0I7C">v.t.</span><span target_id="8jM0x9DNrI">n.</span><span target_id="V0W6naR6tN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bow" src="word_pronunciations/02915.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊ/ (<em>say</em> bow) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fUkw48uZnF"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> to bend or curve downwards; stoop: <em class="example">the pines bowed low.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> to yield; submit: <em class="example">to bow to the inevitable.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq661"> to bend the body or head in worship, reverence, respect, or submission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq065"> to incline the head or body, or both, in salutation, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="66hhtu0I7C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq045"> to bend or incline in worship, submission, respect, civility, or agreement: <em class="example">to bow one’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq077"> to cause to submit; subdue; crush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq099"> to cause to stoop: <em class="example">age had bowed his head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq702"> to express by a bow, or by bowing: <em class="example">to bow one’s thanks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq106"> to usher (<em>in</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.) with a bow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq649"> to cause to bend; make curved or crooked.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8jM0x9DNrI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq242"> an inclination of the head or body in salutation, assent, thanks, reverence, respect, or submission.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="V0W6naR6tN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">bow and scrape</strong>, to be servile: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘if you like to bow and scrape to rich people, well and good,’ I said; ‘but that’s not my way.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">bow out</strong>, to retire; leave the scene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">bow to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq344"> to make a bow to: <em class="example">to bow to the queen.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq847"> to defer to: <em class="example">to bow to someone’s superior knowledge.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">take a bow</strong>, to acknowledge compliments, admiration, applause, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bowe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>būgan</em>, related to German <em>biegen</em> bend. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005270" href="entry://bail%23bigmac000005270"><span class="smallcaps">bail<sup>4</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bowed</strong> /baʊd/ (<em>say</em> bowd), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bow<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="JpdWoAIztR">n.</span><span target_id="g1MDa49peN">adj.</span><span target_id="VlcCTS27FY">v.t.</span><span target_id="oms2dTX0wg">v.i.</span><span target_id="F0KVKjdqX0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bow" src="word_pronunciations/02916.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JpdWoAIztR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> a strip of flexible wood or other material bent by a string stretched between its ends, used for shooting arrows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq265"> a bend or curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq136"> something curved or arc-shaped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq261"> a looped knot, as of ribbon, composed of one or two loops and two ends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq670"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006153" href="entry://b-bows%23bigmac000006153"><strong>b-bows</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq456"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq601"> an implement, originally curved, but now almost always straight, with horsehairs stretched upon it, designed for playing any stringed instrument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq621"> a single stroke of such an implement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq305"> the arched front part of a saddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq739"> a U-shaped piece under an animal’s neck to hold a yoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq550"> a rainbow.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="g1MDa49peN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq612"> curved; bent like a bow: <em class="example">bow legs.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VlcCTS27FY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq546"> to bend into the form of a bow; curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq801"> <em class="label">Music</em> to perform on (a stringed instrument).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oms2dTX0wg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq863"> to bend into a curve or bow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq665"> to play a stringed instrument with a bow.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="F0KVKjdqX0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq409"> <strong class="phr">a new </strong>(or <strong class="phr">second</strong>)<strong class="phr"> string to one’s bow</strong>, a new skill: <em class="example">to add a new string to one’s bow by learning a foreign language.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">draw a long bow</strong>, to exaggerate; overstate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I have little doubt that in some stories … he drew the long bow.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary durack</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">have two strings to one’s bow</strong>, to have more than one talent, possible course of action, etc., able to be used. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice in medieval times of longbow users carrying an extra string in case the first one broke]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bowe</em>, Old English <em>boga</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bowless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bow<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="IZ7rhUAapI">n.</span><span target_id="vTXCI9ix5t">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bow" src="word_pronunciations/02917.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊ/ (<em>say</em> bow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IZ7rhUAapI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> (<em>sometimes plural</em>) the front or forward part or end of a ship, boat, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq801"> Also, <strong class="vs">bow oar</strong>. the foremost oar used in rowing a boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq084"> Also, <strong class="vs">bow oar</strong>, <strong class="vs">bowman</strong>. the person who pulls that oar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vTXCI9ix5t">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq780"> <strong class="phr">on the port bow</strong>, within 45° to port of the direction in which the ship is heading.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">on the starboard bow</strong>, within 45° to starboard of the direction in which the ship is heading.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Low German <em>boog</em>, or Dutch <em>boeg</em>, related to Old English <em>bōg</em> shoulder. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008788" href="entry://bough%23bigmac000008788"><span class="smallcaps">bough</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowl<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowl" src="word_pronunciations/02911.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊl/ (<em>say</em> bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids, food, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> the contents of a bowl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq684"> a rounded, hollow part: <em class="example">the bowl of a pipe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq116"> a large drinking cup; a goblet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq545"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac135668448" href="entry://skate%20bowl%23bigmac135668448"><strong>skate bowl</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq197"> festive drinking; conviviality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq463"> any bowl-shaped depression or formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq100"> an edifice with a bowl-like interior, as for athletic contests, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bolle</em>, Old English <em>bolla</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowl<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="GrsKo44NrI">n.</span><span target_id="yBjLroBXtn">v.i.</span><span target_id="w7UeLbdZyg">v.t.</span><span target_id="WvYL5D2uEM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowl" src="word_pronunciations/02912.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊl/ (<em>say</em> bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GrsKo44NrI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> one of the biased or weighted balls used in the game of bowls; wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq034"> one of the balls, having little or no bias, used in playing ninepins or tenpin bowling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq473"> a cast or delivery of the ball in bowling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq902"> a bowling alley.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a rotating cylindrical part in a machine, as one to reduce friction.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yBjLroBXtn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq492"> to play with bowls, or at bowling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq671"> to roll a bowl, as in the game of bowls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to deliver the ball with a straight arm, usually with the intention that it should bounce once before reaching the person batting.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="w7UeLbdZyg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq243"> to roll or trundle, as a ball, hoop, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq335"> to carry or convey as in a wheeled vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to dismiss (the person batting) by delivering a ball which breaks their wicket.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WvYL5D2uEM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">bowl along</strong>, to move along smoothly and rapidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">bowl down</strong>, to knock down, as by a ball in bowling: <em class="example">he bowled down everyone in his path.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">bowl over</strong>, to knock or strike, as by the ball in bowling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq722"> <strong class="phr">bowl someone over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq323"> to disconcert; upset: <em class="example">to be bowled over by a setback.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq806"> to impress greatly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Lloyd Webber said he first came across Rehman’s music while listening to a hit Hindi film song on British television and was ‘bowled over’ by the melody.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boule</em>, from Old French: ball, from Latin <em>bulla</em> bubble]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowline</span><z><span target_id="on4EkMk0kq">n.</span><span target_id="f4bo7dzjyV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowline" src="word_pronunciations/02909.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluyn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowline" src="word_pronunciations/02908.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="on4EkMk0kq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> Also, <strong class="vs">bowline knot</strong>. a knot which forms a non-slipping loop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq060"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a rope leading forward and fastened to the leech of a square sail, used to steady the weather leech of the sail and keep it forward.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="f4bo7dzjyV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">on a bowline</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> sailing close to the wind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101977" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000101977"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103121" href="entry://line%23bigmac000103121"><span class="smallcaps">line<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">box<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="FGFS7mLP2Q">n.</span><span target_id="NUfUgomb9S">v.t.</span><span target_id="SQnyDa2GLb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of box" src="word_pronunciations/02928.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒks/ (<em>say</em> boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FGFS7mLP2Q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq006"> a case or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., with a lid or removable cover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030550" href="entry://glory%20box%23bigmac000030550"><strong>glory box</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq617"> a speaker box.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq186"> any amplifier or electronic device.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq152"> the quantity contained in a box.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq666"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq629"> a packet or case containing presents.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq758"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013572" href="entry://Christmas%20box%23bigmac000013572"><strong>Christmas box</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq451"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq991"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011682" href="entry://carton%23bigmac000011682"><strong>carton</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011682" href="entry://carton%23mq262">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq725"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011776" href="entry://cask%23bigmac000011776"><strong>cask</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011776" href="entry://cask%23mq955">3</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq61"> a compartment or place shut or railed off for the accommodation of a small number of people in a public place, especially in theatres, opera houses, sporting venues, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq133"> (in a court of law) a stand or pew reserved for witnesses, the accused or the jury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq236"> a small shelter: <em class="example">a watchman’s box.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq479"> a portable, sometimes wheeled, box-like structure in which numbers of convicts working outdoors were confined for the night; caravan.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq65"> a similar accommodation used by shepherds allowing them to remain close to their flocks.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq633"> <em class="label">British</em> a small house, as for use while following some sport: <em class="example">a shooting box.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq848"> the driver’s seat on a horse-drawn carriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq974"> a loosebox.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq588"> part of a page of a periodical set off by lines, border, or white space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> an enclosing, protecting, or hollow part; a casing; a chamber; a bush; a socket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq876"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103822" href="entry://protector%23bigmac000103822"><strong>protector</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103822" href="entry://protector%23mq504">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq580"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> the space where the batter stands (or, less often, the pitcher or coach).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq407"> <em class="label">Squash</em> the square marked on the court floor from which a player serves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq413"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> a zone within which an activity is required to take place, as the exchange of batons in a relay race, or the positioning of a pole in the pole vault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq804"> Also, <strong class="vs">boxing</strong>, <strong class="vs">box-up</strong>. a mixing up of separate flocks of sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> a bowl or pit cut in the side of a tree for collecting sap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq799"> <strong>the box</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a television set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) the vagina and external female genitalia.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NUfUgomb9S">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq289"> to put into a box.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq752"> to enclose or confine as in a box.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq702"> to furnish with a box.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq083"> to form into a box or the shape of a box.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq839"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to modify (a bet on two or more competitors) so that any combination of these competitors in the first placings of the race wins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>off</em>) to boxhaul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq811"> to make a hole or cut in (a tree) for the sap to collect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq405"> to mix (paint).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq522"> Also, <strong class="vs">box up</strong>. to allow (separate mobs of sheep) to become indiscriminately mixed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SQnyDa2GLb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">back in one’s box</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> back in a position of appropriate acquiescence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq371"> <strong class="phr">be a box of birds</strong>, to be happy and in good health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">box in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq658"> to build a box around.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq396"> to surround; hem in: <em class="example">to be boxed in by traffic.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Athletics</em>, <em class="label">Racing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to join with other competitors in preventing (a rival) from forging ahead by hemming them in.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq086"> <strong class="phr">box of tricks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq676"> a person who is lively, inventive, and unpredictable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq668"> a container holding equipment or tools: <em class="example">what have you got in your box of tricks?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">box the compass</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to name the compass points in order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq933"> <strong class="phr">box up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq382"> Also, <strong class="vs">box</strong>. to mix indiscriminately (as separate mobs of sheep).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq739"> to confine; hem in.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq469"> <strong class="phr">make a box of</strong>, to muddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">nothing out of the box</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not remarkable; mediocre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq622"> <strong class="phr">one out of the box</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an outstanding person or thing. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a variation on the US expression <em>to come out of a bandbox</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087873" href="entry://bandbox%23bigmac000087873"><span class="smallcaps">bandbox</span></a>) meaning to look very smart]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">the whole box and dice</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the whole; the lot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">think outside the box</strong>, to take an unconventional approach: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the ATO had needed to think outside the box when it came to a public education campaign of unprecedented proportions.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a play on <em>think outside the square</em>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102413" href="#bigmac000102413"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boxful</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">box<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="299Orz2A0z">n.</span><span target_id="wvw29WoEBo">v.t.</span><span target_id="0fkJVwn72w">v.i.</span><span target_id="QrEKMoXVZt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of box" src="word_pronunciations/02929.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒks/ (<em>say</em> boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="299Orz2A0z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> a blow as with the hand or fist.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wvw29WoEBo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq520"> to strike with the hand or fist, especially on the ear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq491"> to fight in a boxing match.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0fkJVwn72w">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq674"> to fight with the fists; spar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QrEKMoXVZt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq622"> <strong class="phr">box clever</strong>, to rely on one’s wits rather than one’s strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">box on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq616"> to argue; disagree.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq591"> to show no sign of giving in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq660"> to resume an activity that has been suspended temporarily.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">box<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of box" src="word_pronunciations/02930.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒks/ (<em>say</em> boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq859"> an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus <em>Buxus</em>, especially <em>B. sempervirens</em>, used for ornamental borders, hedges, etc., and yielding a hard, durable wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> the wood itself. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102414" href="entry://boxwood%23bigmac000102414"><strong>boxwood</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102414" href="entry://boxwood%23mq884">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq305"> any tree of a group of species in the genus <em>Eucalyptus</em> with a characteristic close, short-fibred bark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq580"> any of various other species of shrubs or trees.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">box tree</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English and Old English, from Latin <em>buxus</em>, from Greek <em>pyxos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brace</span><z><span target_id="U5X03oUVmh">n.</span><span target_id="RQaxBOZDXe">v.t.</span><span target_id="rR9xQAErxT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brace" src="word_pronunciations/02940.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪs/ (<em>say</em> brays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U5X03oUVmh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a device for holding and turning tools for boring or drilling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq530"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> a piece of timber, metal, etc., used to support or position another piece or portion of a framework.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq311"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (on a square-rigged ship) a rope by which a yard is swung about and secured horizontally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Music</em> leather loops sliding upon the tightening cords of a drum to change their tension and therewith the pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Canoeing</em> a steadying stroke made with the paddle to prevent capsizing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq283"> (<em>often plural</em>) <em class="label">Dentistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq958"> a round or flat metal wire placed against surfaces of the teeth, and used to straighten irregularly arranged teeth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq707"> an orthodontic appliance of an arch wire attached to brackets bonded to teeth, which can be tightened to correct bad alignment of the teeth.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> an appliance for supporting a weak joint or joints.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq507"> (<em>plural</em>) straps or bands worn over the shoulders for holding up the trousers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq633"> a pair; a couple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq276"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq41"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23bigmac000100191"><strong>bracket</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23mq987">6a</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq571"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Mathematics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23bigmac000100191"><strong>bracket</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23mq730">7a</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq316"> <em class="label">Music</em> connected staves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq044"> a defence or protection for the arm, especially one used in archery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RQaxBOZDXe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">braced</strong>, <strong class="bold">bracing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq560"> to furnish, fasten, or strengthen with or as with a brace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq123"> to fix firmly; make steady.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq185"> to make tight; increase the tension of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq412"> to act as a stimulant to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to swing or turn round (the yards of a ship) by means of the braces.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rR9xQAErxT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">brace up</strong>, to rouse one’s strength or vigour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Brace up now, Jack, and keep your wits about you,’ whispered Andy to me just before they came in.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq621"> <strong class="phr">in a brace of shakes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> immediately.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brase</em>(<em>n</em>) from Old French <em>bracier</em> embrace, from <em>brace</em> the two arms (compare def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101999" href="#mq633">11</a>), from Latin <em>brāchia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracket</span><z><span target_id="Gc6sx1x9QY">n.</span><span target_id="QpVIsO2RF5">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bracket" src="word_pronunciations/02946.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrækət/ (<em>say</em> 'brakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Gc6sx1x9QY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> a wooden, metal, etc., support of triangular outline placed under a shelf or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq548"> a shelf or shelves supported by a bracket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> an ornamental projection from the face of a wall intended to support a statue, pier, etc.; a corbel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq750"> a projecting fixture for gas or electricity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq656"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> a small piece of stainless steel bonded onto a tooth and to which an arch wire is attached for straightening irregularities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq601"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq987"> one of a pair of marks used in writing or printing to enclose parenthetical matter, interpolations, etc., as a <strong>square bracket</strong>, [ or ], or a <strong>curly bracket</strong>, { or } (also called a <strong>brace</strong>), or a <strong>round bracket</strong>, ( or ) (also called a <strong>parenthesis</strong>), or an <strong>angle bracket</strong>, &lt; or &gt;.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq143"> <em class="label">Printing</em> square brackets, especially as used to enclose an editorial interpolation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq730"> (<em>plural</em>) parentheses of various shapes indicating that the enclosed quantity is to be treated as a unit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq997"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093660" href="entry://vinculum%23bigmac000093660"><strong>vinculum</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093660" href="entry://vinculum%23mq976">2a</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq465"> a category within a larger grouping: <em class="example">the 20–30 age bracket; </em><em class="example">the upper income bracket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq933"> a grouping of persons, especially based on the amount of their taxable income: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the group wants to attract uninsured patients, with the target market for cosmetic surgery being the higher income bracket.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq642"> a small group of musical items in a performance: <em class="example">a bracket of songs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq589"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq191"> <em class="label">Gunnery</em> a sequence of shots fired at a range or elevation producing both shorts and overs on a target.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QpVIsO2RF5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq261"> to furnish with or support by a bracket or brackets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq659"> to place within brackets; couple with a brace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq544"> to associate or mention together, implying equality of some kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Gunnery</em> to place (shots) both beyond and short of a target as the means of determining the range of a target.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bragget</em>, from French <em>braguette</em>, from Provençal, or Spanish, diminutive of <em>bragga</em>, from Latin <em>brācae</em>, plural, breeches, of Celtic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bradbury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac275951300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradbury<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrædbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bradbuhree) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">do a Bradbury</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">to achieve a surprising victory or success due to good luck rather than ability.</span></div><div class="etym"> [with reference to Steven <em>Bradbury</em>, born 1973, Australian ice skater who, although not expected to place, won the gold medal in the 1000 m short track event at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games after his rivals collided and fell during the race]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradbury<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrædbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bradbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>David</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">born 1951, Australian film director, mainly of documentaries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brass</span><z><span target_id="4neNjccWK8">n.</span><span target_id="P5bu4Xlrts">adj.</span><span target_id="ZDVgtzvUhe">v.i.</span><span target_id="3WPVjsExVV">v.t.</span><span target_id="omcLCmov4U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brass" src="word_pronunciations/02976.mp3"></audio></span>/bras/ (<em>say</em> brahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4neNjccWK8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> a durable, malleable, and ductile yellow alloy, consisting essentially of copper and zinc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> a utensil, ornament, or other article made of brass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a bearing, bush, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq556"> the group of musical instruments belonging to the trumpet and horn families (brass instruments), usually made of brass and having a funnel-shaped mouthpiece without a reed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq501"> a memorial tablet incised with an effigy, coat of arms or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq704"> metallic yellow; lemon, amber, or reddish yellow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq583"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac582531489" href="entry://top%20brass%23bigmac582531489"><strong>top brass</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq855"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excessive assurance; impudence; effrontery: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’ve got to admire his almighty nerve in a way, none of us would have had the brass</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq341"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="P5bu4Xlrts">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq780"> of brass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq210"> using musical instruments of the horn and trumpet family.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZDVgtzvUhe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq942"> to welsh.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3WPVjsExVV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq071"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cheat or defraud.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="omcLCmov4U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">bold as brass</strong>, with extreme assurance and effrontery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">part brass rags</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to have an argument. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> British (late 19th century) from Royal Navy use; ? from the sailor’s practice of sharing rags for cleaning brass with a close friend]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brass</em>, Old English <em>bræs</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bread</span><z><span target_id="nVUUNsfOLu">n.</span><span target_id="esiC7NpHUu">v.t.</span><span target_id="yivNKQKuIx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bread" src="word_pronunciations/02998.mp3"></audio></span>/brɛd/ (<em>say</em> bred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nVUUNsfOLu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> a food made of flour or meal, milk or water, etc., made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or the like, and baked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> food or sustenance; livelihood: <em class="example">to earn one’s bread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> the wafer or bread used in the Eucharist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money; earnings.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="esiC7NpHUu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Cookery</em> to cover or dress with breadcrumbs or meal.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yivNKQKuIx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">bread and circuses</strong>, benefits or distractions provided by a government to those it governs to deflect attention from social and economic inequalities. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the Latin expression <em>Duas tantum res anxius optat, Panem et circenses</em>, which translates as ‘Let the restless person hope for two things only, bread and circuses’, a reference by the Roman satirist Juvenal to the ways of curbing unrest among the population of ancient Rome]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">bread and water</strong>, subsistence rations, especially as a punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">break bread</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq733"> to partake of or share food.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> to administer or join in Communion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">cast one’s bread upon the waters</strong>, to act generously without thought of benefit or return. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the Old Testament (Ecclesiastes 11:1): ‘Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">daily bread</strong>, the food necessary each day to sustain life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq80"> <strong class="phr">know which side one’s bread is buttered </strong>(<strong class="phr">on</strong>), to know how one’s personal advantage is best served.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>breed</em>, Old English <em>brēad</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>breadless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bready</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breast</span><z><span target_id="B0JRpPb50O">n.</span><span target_id="T0sWJs3YIp">v.t.</span><span target_id="BRe4p12hA7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breast" src="word_pronunciations/03017.mp3"></audio></span>/brɛst/ (<em>say</em> brest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B0JRpPb50O"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> the outer front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from neck to belly; the chest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the corresponding part in lower animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> a standard cut of meat from this area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> a mammary or milk gland, especially of a woman, or of female animals whose milk glands are similarly formed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq207"> <strong>the breast</strong>, a woman’s breast considered as a source of milk: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I had been giving him the breast and got up to lay him down</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq239"> that part of a garment which covers the chest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq470"> the bosom regarded as the seat of thoughts and feelings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq104"> thoughts; feelings; mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq640"> any surface or part resembling or likened to the human breast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Mining</em> the face or heading at which the working is going on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq682"> in coal mines, a chamber driven in the seam from the gangway for the extraction of coal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="T0sWJs3YIp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq221"> to meet or oppose with the breast, as in racing: <em class="example">to breast the finishing tape.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq551"> to walk through, submerged up to the chest (a body of water, river, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq871"> to lean on (a bar, counter, etc.): <em class="example">six men were breasting the bar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq669"> to bring up to the breast, as in card playing: <em class="example">please breast your cards!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq332"> to face; meet boldly or advance against: <em class="example">the ship breasted the waves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq697"> to reach the top when travelling over (a hill, rise, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BRe4p12hA7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the breast</strong>, (of a baby) being fed human breast milk (opposed to <em>on the bottle</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">make a clean breast of</strong>, to make a full confession of. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the idea of the breast as the seat of the emotions, the soul, etc.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brest</em>, Old English <em>brēost</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breath</span><z><span target_id="qbM4PwLyZc">n.</span><span target_id="LdbLfgguFN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breath" src="word_pronunciations/03028.mp3"></audio></span>/brɛθ/ (<em>say</em> breth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qbM4PwLyZc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> respiration, especially as necessary to life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq197"> ability to breathe, especially freely: <em class="example">out of breath.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq496"> time to breathe; pause or respite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq942"> a single respiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq504"> the brief time required for it; an instant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq561"> an utterance; whisper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq601"> a light current of air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq627"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> voiceless expiration of air, used in the production of many speech sounds, such as <em>p</em> or <em>f</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq587"> moisture emitted in respiration, especially when condensed and visible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq618"> a slight suggestion: <em class="example">a breath of scandal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq820"> an odorous exhalation, or the air impregnated by it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> odour; vapour.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LdbLfgguFN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq501"> <strong class="phr">a breath of fresh air</strong>, an original or innovative influence, person, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">below </strong>(or <strong class="phr">under</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s breath</strong>, in a low voice or whisper: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Bother the widows,’ the mayor mumbled under his breath.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy wall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1939</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq057"> <strong class="phr">don’t hold your breath</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a phrase indicating that an expected event will not happen soon.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">draw breath</strong>, to take a deep breath as after strenuous exercise, a long speech, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">hold one’s breath</strong>, to deliberately refrain from exhaling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">out of breath</strong>, gasping for breath as the result of some exertion; breathless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq54"> <strong class="phr">take a deep breath</strong>, to prepare oneself for an unpleasant or dangerous experience, by or as by breathing deeply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">take someone’s breath away</strong>, to astonish someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq173"> <strong class="phr">waste one’s breath</strong>, to speak to no effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq38"> <strong class="phr">with bated breath</strong>, in a state of nervous anticipation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from <em>bated</em>, variant form of <em>abated</em>, that is, with reference to the instinctive holding of one’s breath in suspenseful anxiety]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>breeth</em>, Old English <em>brǣþ</em> smell, exhalation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathe</span><z><span target_id="uWGdAqgJoJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="tY3kFiIkBM">v.t.</span><span target_id="NRcBYZYqP8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathe" src="word_pronunciations/03023.mp3"></audio></span>/brið/ (<em>say</em> breedh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">breathed</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathe" src="word_pronunciations/03024.mp3"></audio></span>/briðd/ (<em>say</em> breedhd), <strong class="bold">breathing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uWGdAqgJoJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> to inhale and exhale air; respire: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>in the cooler air we will breathe easier.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">b wongar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq495"> (<em>only in infinitive</em>) to pause, as for breath; take rest: <em class="example">give me a chance to breathe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq036"> to blow lightly, as air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq341"> to live; exist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq109"> to exhale an odour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq329"> (of a film) to undergo an intermittent loss of sharp focus as a result of the film not being held flat in the gate of the projector.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tY3kFiIkBM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq536"> to inhale and exhale in respiration: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Yer’d grudge me the air I breathe, if you thought it cost money.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">louis stone</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1911</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq962"> to allow to rest or recover breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq071"> to put out of breath; tire or exhaust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq787"> to give utterance to; whisper: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She did not, however, breathe a word of this to Richard.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq507"> to express; manifest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq377"> to exhale: <em class="example">dragons breathing fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq342"> to inject by breathing; infuse: <em class="example">to breathe courage into the troops; </em><em class="example">to breathe new life into a project.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq610"> to exercise briskly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NRcBYZYqP8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq089"> <strong class="phr">breathe down someone’s neck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put pressure on someone to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">breathe hard</strong>, to inhale and exhale deeply, especially after strenuous exertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq045"> <strong class="phr">breathe heavily</strong>, to inhale and exhale deeply, as with sickness, pain, emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">breathe in</strong>, to inhale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">breathe more freely</strong>, to be freed from anxiety or fear; relax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">breathe of</strong>, to be redolent of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">breathe out</strong>, to exhale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq24"> <strong class="phr">not breathe a word </strong>(or <strong class="phr">syllable</strong>), to refrain from divulging information to another.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breathable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brick</span><z><span target_id="BOtOZOpWBS">n.</span><span target_id="mhSb6VVD5i">v.t.</span><span target_id="w6RWDJ22zD">adj.</span><span target_id="LdCwXESS0V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brick" src="word_pronunciations/03051.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪk/ (<em>say</em> brik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BOtOZOpWBS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> a block of clay, usually rectangular, hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> such blocks collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq099"> the material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq498"> any similar block, especially a small one of painted wood, used as a child’s toy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq561"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a loaf of bread shaped like a brick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq734"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq473"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> the sum of £10 (from the colour of the £10 note).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the sum of ten dollars: <em class="example">can you lend me a brick?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Music Colloquial</em> an amplifier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq562"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a prison sentence of ten years’ duration.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mhSb6VVD5i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq424"> to falsify evidence against (someone) to substantiate a criminal charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq454"> to render (a mobile phone, computer, etc.) inoperable, usually by attempting to extend its use in a way not permitted by the maker.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w6RWDJ22zD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq548"> constructed of brick: <em class="example">a brick barbecue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq332"> (of a residential area) made up of brick or brick veneer homes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LdCwXESS0V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">a brick </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a few bricks</strong>)<strong class="phr"> short </strong>(<strong class="phr">of a load</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> simple-minded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">be a brick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be a person deserving of special thanks or approbation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">be bricking it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be in a state of panic. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the phrase <em>to shit a brick</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq778"> <strong class="phr">brick up</strong>, to lay, line, wall, build, or shut up with brick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">built like a brick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) well-built; stocky.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq795"> <strong class="phr">drop a brick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a social blunder or solecism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">like a ton of bricks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> heavily: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>both had a way of coming down on sinners like a ton of bricks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">off one’s brick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely angry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [15th century <em>bryke</em>, from Middle Dutch <em>bricke</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099565" href="#mq454">10</a> from the idea that the phone, computer, etc. becomes as useless as a brick] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bricking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridge<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="pUE9PTHWVM">n.</span><span target_id="nnxIV1hewW">v.t.</span><span target_id="3MHYrGoCsB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bridge" src="word_pronunciations/03055.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> brij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pUE9PTHWVM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> a structure spanning a river, chasm, road, or the like, and affording passage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq203"> a raised transverse platform from which the officer in charge navigates or pilots a ship.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq597"> the bridge house or other superstructure on this platform.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq616"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the ridge or upper line of the nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq684"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> an artificial replacement of a missing tooth or teeth, supported by natural teeth adjacent to the space, which may be fixed or removable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq487"> <em class="label">Music</em> a thin support across which the strings of a stringed instrument are stretched above the sounding-board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Music</em> a short transitional section that connects two parts of a composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq632"> (on spectacles) the part which joins the two lenses and rests on the bridge or sides of the nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq387"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> an instrument for measuring electrical impedance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq624"> <em class="label">US Railways</em> a signal gantry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq071"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a ridge or wall-like projection of firebrick or the like, at either end of the hearth in a metallurgical furnace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq657"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> a notched piece of wood with a long handle, used to support a cue when the distance is otherwise too great to reach; rest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq24"> a horizontal body piercing through the bridge of the nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq57"> <em class="label">Yoga</em> a pose in which, from a starting position of lying supine on the floor, the person bends the knees and draws the body up to form a straight line from head to knees.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nnxIV1hewW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bridged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bridging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq498"> to make a bridge over; span.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq513"> to make (a way) by a bridge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3MHYrGoCsB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">build bridges</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq884"> to construct bridges.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq671"> to create links between two hostile groups in the hope that reconciliation may be achieved.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq807"> <strong class="phr">build a bridge </strong>(<strong class="phr">and get over it</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a dismissive expression directed at someone who is complaining about something.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brigge</em>, Old English <em>brycg</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bridgeable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bridgeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridge<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bridge" src="word_pronunciations/03056.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> brij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cards</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">a game for four players, derived from whist, in which the trump suit is decided by bidding among players and in which one partnership plays to fulfil a certain declaration against the other partnership which tries to prevent this.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102052" href="entry://contract%20bridge%23bigmac000102052"><strong>contract bridge</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039824" href="entry://auction%20bridge%23bigmac000039824"><strong>auction bridge</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brief</span><z><span target_id="67uXwUyy50">adj.</span><span target_id="N9JxBM2Jcl">n.</span><span target_id="JosBuKAVyv">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ljddn7i8u0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brief" src="word_pronunciations/03062.mp3"></audio></span>/brif/ (<em>say</em> breef) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="67uXwUyy50"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> of little duration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq930"> using few words; concise; succinct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> abrupt or curt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq911"> close-fitting and short in length or extent: <em class="example">brief underpants.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N9JxBM2Jcl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq466"> a short and concise writing or statement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq983"> an outline, the form of which is determined by set rules, of all the possible arguments and information on one side of a controversy: <em class="example">a debater’s brief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Law</em> a summary prepared by a solicitor for a barrister, containing all the information and documents relevant to the presentation of a case in court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a barrister.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq489"> a briefing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope’s signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq555"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a letter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq573"> a note of instruction, usually from a church official, to a refuge or hostel which guarantees accommodation to the bearer.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq884"> <em class="label">Racing Colloquial</em> a ticket issued by a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077260" href="entry://totalisator%23bigmac000077260">totalisator</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077260" href="entry://totalisator%23mq386">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JosBuKAVyv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq939"> to instruct by a brief or briefing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq064"> <em class="label">Law</em> to retain as advocate in a suit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ljddn7i8u0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">hold a brief for</strong>, to espouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">in brief</strong>, in few words; in short.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>brevis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>briefly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>briefness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brown</span><z><span target_id="3gMipdhtK7">n.</span><span target_id="9Wp58a5wbX">adj.</span><span target_id="4gUMeSs9pV">v.t.</span><span target_id="cubMtHS6en">v.i.</span><span target_id="1pVPyyOhh6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brown" src="word_pronunciations/03150.mp3"></audio></span>/braʊn/ (<em>say</em> brown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3gMipdhtK7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> a dark shade with yellowish or reddish hue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq55"> a brown snake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq171"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a copper coin, especially a penny.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9Wp58a5wbX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq068"> of the colour brown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq651"> relating or belonging to an ethnic group characterised by brown skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq736"> (of a white (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084780" href="entry://white%23mq470">5</a>) person) sunburned or tanned.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4gUMeSs9pV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq102"> to make brown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq160"> <em class="label">Cookery</em> to fry or roast until brown: <em class="example">to brown the potatoes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cubMtHS6en">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq093"> to become brown.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1pVPyyOhh6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq938"> <strong class="phr">brown as a berry</strong>, brown-skinned. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the Middle English use of <em>brown</em> to mean ‘dusky’ and <em>berry</em> to mean ‘a grape’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq121"> <strong class="phr">do someone brown</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deceive or con someone: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We saw he’d pay near anything and Ben would do him brown; / But a fair thing is a fair thing; so we turned Ben Murray down.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1919</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>brūn</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brownish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brownness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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browneye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">browneye</span><z><span target_id="3rTDDGclm8">n.</span><span target_id="KcqgP6NmUz">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbraʊnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'brownuy) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3rTDDGclm8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> the anus.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KcqgP6NmUz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq580"> <strong class="phr">chuck a browneye</strong>, to bend over presenting naked buttocks, especially to an audience or crowd.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brown paper bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brown paper bag</span><z><span target_id="of3c8xaLQ5">n.</span><span target_id="EhwJjX7ppm">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="of3c8xaLQ5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> a small bag made from brown paper, suitable for packing cut lunches.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EhwJjX7ppm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">not able to fight one’s way out of a brown paper bag</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) weak and inadequate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brush<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7Z4BwsqyhK">n.</span><span target_id="ssWmhYHr7A">v.t.</span><span target_id="8hSirAQhSa">v.i.</span><span target_id="CiqCGG7F0f">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brush" src="word_pronunciations/03168.mp3"></audio></span>/brʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> brush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7Z4BwsqyhK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> an instrument consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, rubbing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq803"> an act of brushing; an application of a brush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq170"> the bushy tail of an animal, especially of a fox.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq441"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq129"> the female pubic area.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq847"> a woman, considered a sex object.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq625"> the art or skill of a painter of pictures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq662"> a painter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq796"> a slight skimming touch or contact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq187"> a brief hostile encounter; argument; skirmish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq546"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq791"> a conductor serving to maintain electric contact between stationary and moving parts of a machine or other apparatus.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq357"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009667" href="entry://brush%20discharge%23bigmac000009667"><strong>brush discharge</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ssWmhYHr7A">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq472"> to sweep, rub, clean, polish, etc., with or as with a brush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq586"> to touch lightly in passing; pass lightly over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq701"> to dress (the hair) using a brush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq251"> Also, <strong class="vs">brush off</strong>. to ignore or shun.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8hSirAQhSa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq349"> to move or skim with a slight contact.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CiqCGG7F0f">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq194"> <strong class="phr">brush aside</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq117"> to remove by brushing or by lightly passing over.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq350"> to ignore.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq072"> <strong class="phr">brush up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq183"> to polish up; smarten.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq007"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to revise and renew or improve one’s skill.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">with a broad brush</strong>, employing a wide-ranging and general approach, so as to cover the most significant features without focusing on detail: <em class="example">to outline the issue with a broad brush.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brusshe</em>, from Old French <em>broisse</em>, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German <em>büriste</em> brush] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brushy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brush<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="NB4bvo0K0q">n.</span><span target_id="kfza9JuzQt">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brush" src="word_pronunciations/03169.mp3"></audio></span>/brʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> brush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NB4bvo0K0q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> a dense growth of low-growing bushes, shrubs, bracken, etc.; scrub; a thicket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> such vegetation cut and used as a building material: <em class="example">a shed made of brush.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq037"> a sparsely settled region covered with scrub.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq966"> tall dense rainforest.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kfza9JuzQt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq624"> made of brush (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009663" href="#mq300">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> bush, surviving in the names of plants or animals as <em>brush turkey</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brusche</em>, from Old French <em>broce</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095579" href="#bigmac000095579"><span class="smallcaps">brush<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brushy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buck<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="s5MK751niR">n.</span><span target_id="GhCDO5tmeu">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buck" src="word_pronunciations/03194.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌk/ (<em>say</em> buk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="s5MK751niR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> the male of the deer or antelope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> the male of certain other animals, as the rabbit or hare, kangaroo, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq811"> a young man viewed as a sexual animal; stud: <em class="example">the young bucks were roaming the town.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a fop; dandy: <em class="example">a Regency buck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a groom-to-be at their bucks party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq842"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) a Native American or African American man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) (<em>dated</em>) an Aboriginal man: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>About the premises as we reached them swarmed scores of gins, bucks, and native children.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coralie and leslie rees</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GhCDO5tmeu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq139"> (especially of an animal) male.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq764"> (formerly) relating to an all-male performance or attendance: <em>a buck spree</em>, <em>a buck set</em> (dance).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bukke</em>, coalescence of Old English <em>bucca</em> male goat and <em>bucc</em> male deer]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buck<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="d0b2EdW5g9">v.i.</span><span target_id="z2mtJMseWF">v.t.</span><span target_id="WetpLXmLCo">n.</span><span target_id="wrqpxiMIYp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buck" src="word_pronunciations/03195.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌk/ (<em>say</em> buk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="d0b2EdW5g9"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> (of a saddle or pack animal) to leap with arched back and come down with head low and forelegs stiff, in order to dislodge rider or pack.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="z2mtJMseWF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq743"> to throw or attempt to throw (a rider) by bucking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq483"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to resist obstinately; object strongly to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But he bucked the mini-skirt trend and put his hemlines at the knee.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WetpLXmLCo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq913"> an act of bucking.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wrqpxiMIYp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">buck at</strong>, to resist obstinately; object strongly to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">buck the trend</strong>, to go against what is considered by the majority to be the best option.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq272"> <strong class="phr">buck up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq198"> to become more cheerful, vigorous, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Come on, buck up old dear.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jean bedford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq831"> to make (someone) more cheerful, vigorous, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>something to eat will buck us up a bit</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary gaunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1897</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq066"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> to make an effort.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq126"> (an exclamation urging someone to hurry.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">give it a buck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an attempt; chance</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">have a buck at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to try; make an attempt at.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099468" href="#bigmac000099468"><span class="smallcaps">buck<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buck<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="AIXeRCJzEV">n.</span><span target_id="16EcyBW3qC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buck" src="word_pronunciations/03196.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌk/ (<em>say</em> buk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AIXeRCJzEV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> <em class="label">Poker</em> any object in the kitty which reminds the winner of some privilege or duty when it is their turn to deal next.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="16EcyBW3qC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">pass the buck</strong>, to shift the responsibility or blame to another person. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the fact that in poker the <em>buck</em> (see def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098802" href="entry://buck%23mq233">1</a>) is put in front of the dealer and moves with the change of dealer]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">the buck stops here</strong>, ultimate responsibility rests here. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> coined by Harry Truman, US president 1945–53, with reference to the phrase <em>pass the buck</em>. See def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098802" href="entry://buck%23mq534">2</a>.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>buck</em>(<em>horn knife</em>), an object commonly used in poker as a buck (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098802" href="#mq233">1</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buck<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="4Ysg7YnzcS">n.</span><span target_id="j7vkUzxpCZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buck" src="word_pronunciations/03197.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌk/ (<em>say</em> buk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4Ysg7YnzcS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq133"> a dollar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="j7vkUzxpCZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">a fast </strong>(or <strong class="phr">quick</strong>)<strong class="phr"> buck</strong>, money earned with little effort, often by dishonest means.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009770" href="entry://buckskin%23bigmac000009770"><span class="smallcaps">buckskin</span></a>, an accepted form of exchange in the US frontier]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buck<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buck" src="word_pronunciations/03194.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌk/ (<em>say</em> buk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">not containing the mineral sought; barren: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>No one in his senses ever expected to get gold out of a buck reef.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary gaunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1897</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bucketload
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160989681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bucketload</span><z><span target_id="YQM6XyV6oU">n.</span><span target_id="k7Njhlitm8">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌkətloʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bukuhtlohd) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YQM6XyV6oU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> a great quantity or number.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="k7Njhlitm8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">by the bucketload</strong>, in great quantities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">pour </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tip</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a bucketload on</strong>, to make damaging accusations or derogatory statements about.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Buckley's
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Buckley’s</span><z><span target_id="NYQdVZ7Pfv">n.</span><span target_id="tzr58msAtt">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌkliz/ (<em>say</em> 'bukleez) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NYQdVZ7Pfv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> Also, <strong class="vs">Buckley’s chance</strong>, <strong class="vs">Buckley’s hope</strong>. a very slim chance; forlorn hope: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You reckon I haven’t got Buckley’s?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">d’arcy niland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tzr58msAtt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq847"> <strong class="phr">Buckley’s and none</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) two chances amounting to next to no chance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091818" href="entry://Buckley%23bigmac000091818"><span class="smallcaps">Buckley</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098707" href="entry://Buckley%27s%23mq847">2</a>: influenced by the pun on the name of the former Melbourne department store, <em>Buckley and Nunn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bugger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bugger</span><z><span target_id="x5GA92VwZC">n.</span><span target_id="RRbfCTuHBA">v.t.</span><span target_id="U1abPP91ri">interj.</span><span target_id="6Iwoo0P5Az">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bugger" src="word_pronunciations/03221.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌgə/ (<em>say</em> 'buguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x5GA92VwZC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> (<em>taboo</em>) someone who practises bestiality or sodomy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a person: <em class="example">come on, you old bugger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a contemptible person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq137"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a nuisance, a difficulty; something unpleasant or nasty: <em class="example">that recipe is a real bugger; </em><em class="example">it’s a bugger of a day.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RRbfCTuHBA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq002"> (<em>taboo</em>) to practise bestiality or sodomy on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to render incapable: <em class="example">exercise buggers me for anything else.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to render useless; ruin: <em class="example">to have buggered the camera.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq686"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to damn or curse, as an indication of contempt or dismissal: <em class="example">bugger him, I’m going home; </em><em class="example">bugger it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq639"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause inconvenience to someone; delay.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="U1abPP91ri">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq183"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a strong exclamation of annoyance, disgust, etc.): <em class="example">Oh, bugger!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6Iwoo0P5Az">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">a bugger of a …</strong>, an extremely difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, etc., …: <em class="example">a bugger of a job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">a bugger’s muddle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a chaotic mess. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally British Military slang ? 1920s]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">bugger about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to mess about; fiddle around.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq384"> <strong class="phr">bugger all</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> nothing, or next to nothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">bugger it!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of annoyance, frustration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">bugger me </strong>(<strong class="phr">dead</strong>)<strong class="phr">!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of astonishment.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq073"> <strong class="phr">bugger off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to remove oneself: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Now bugger off, I’ve got work to do.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray bail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq655"> <strong class="phr">bugger that for a joke!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating total rejection of a proposal, request, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">bugger up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq602"> to cause damage to: <em class="example">you’ve really buggered up the fridge.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq395"> to cause frustration or inconvenience to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq957"> <strong class="phr">play silly </strong>(or <strong class="phr">funny</strong>)<strong class="phr"> buggers</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to engage in time-wasting activities and frivolous behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bougre</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>Bulgarus</em> a Bulgarian, a heretic (certain Bulgarian heretics being charged with buggery)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> When used to describe a person (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102104" href="#mq474">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102104" href="#mq443">3</a>), this word can be offensive or affectionate, depending on the intentions of the speaker, which are usually manifest in tone of voice, verbal context, etc.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buggerise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buggerise</span></header><div>/ˈbʌgəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'buguhruyz) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">buggerised</strong>, <strong class="bold">buggerising</strong>)<br/> <strong class="phr">buggerise about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">to behave aimlessly or ineffectually.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">buggerize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buggery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buggery</span><z><span target_id="SOyOSn5K1X">n.</span><span target_id="E9YT8o2rjY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buggery" src="word_pronunciations/03220.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌgəri/ (<em>say</em> 'buguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SOyOSn5K1X"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq339"> (<em>taboo</em>) anal intercourse with a human or with an animal; the practice of sodomy or bestiality.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E9YT8o2rjY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">as </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> buggery</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example">hot as buggery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">go to buggery</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq912"> (an exclamation of dismissal, contempt, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq519"> to deteriorate: <em class="example">the school has gone to buggery since the principal left.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq895"> <strong class="phr">like buggery</strong>, (an intensifier with adverbial force): <em class="example">we ran like buggery; </em><em class="example">my arm hurts like buggery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">off to buggery</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq874"> greatly off course; in error; astray.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq577"> a long way away.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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build
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">build</span><z><span target_id="5wCsu41yIq">v.t.</span><span target_id="sCxLgRuvtJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="15dBYThxMh">n.</span><span target_id="Cfmb4ehHCn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of build" src="word_pronunciations/03228.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪld/ (<em>say</em> bild) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">built</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">builded</strong>; <strong class="bold">building</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5wCsu41yIq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> to construct (something relatively complex) by assembling and combining parts: <em class="example">build a house; </em><em class="example">build an empire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> to establish, increase, and strengthen: <em class="example">to build a business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq488"> to base; form; construct: <em class="example">to build one’s hopes on promises.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq348"> <em class="label">Games</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq660"> to make (words) from letters.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq175"> to add (cards) to each other according to number, suit, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sCxLgRuvtJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq276"> to engage in the art or business of building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq068"> to increase in number: <em class="example">a crowd building in the foyer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq562"> to increase in intensity: <em class="example">the pressure is building.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="15dBYThxMh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq500"> manner or style of construction or formation: <em class="example">a yacht with a sleek build; </em><em class="example">a person with a heavy build.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq606"> a construction project.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a version of a program, usually one of many created in the development process.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Cfmb4ehHCn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq098"> <strong class="phr">build a fence around</strong>, to bolster up against opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">build on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq800"> Also, <strong class="vs">build upon</strong>. to use as a basis, in forming or constructing a plan, system of thought, etc.: <em class="example">to build on the ideas of others.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq360"> to add a room or rooms to a house.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">build out</strong>, to obstruct the view from (a building) by erecting another building close to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">build towards</strong>, to work up to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq784"> <strong class="phr">build up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq997"> to increase or strengthen: <em class="example">to build up a business.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq085"> to claim public attention for (a person or product) by means of an advertising campaign.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq383"> to fill in with houses: <em class="example">to build up a new estate.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">build up to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq171"> to prepare for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq290"> to increase gradually to.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bilden</em>, <em>bulde</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>byldan</em>, from <em>bold</em> dwelling, house]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bull
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LewM4QThhV">n.</span><span target_id="wK2NHdLrQL">adj.</span><span target_id="DBzMxlMq9Y">v.t.</span><span target_id="QWDs4WfZE8">v.i.</span><span target_id="c3soQHncBy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bull" src="word_pronunciations/03260.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊl/ (<em>say</em> bool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LewM4QThhV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> an adult male of the domestic cow, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> an adult male of any bovine animal, especially of the genus <em>Bos</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> the male of various other large animals, as the elephant, whale, etc., the female of which is the cow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq868"> a violent or powerful, bull-like person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq926"> (formerly) a waterside worker favoured by the supervisor and hence given preference when the workers congregated each day for selection at the wharf gates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> someone who buys in the hope of selling later at a profit due to a rise in prices (opposed to <em>bear</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq426"> (in general business) someone who believes that conditions are or will be favourable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> the polishing and cleaning of equipment.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wK2NHdLrQL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq365"> male: <em class="example">a bull elephant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq934"> bull-like; large.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq648"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> relating to the bulls; marked by a rise in price: <em class="example">a bull market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a hull form) of high block coefficient, with blunt bow and stern (opposed to <em>fine</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DBzMxlMq9Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq810"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have intercourse with (a woman).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq111"> to endeavour to raise the price of (stocks, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq112"> to operate in, for a rise in price: <em class="example">to bull the market.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QWDs4WfZE8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq126"> (of a cow) to be on heat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c3soQHncBy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">bull at a gate</strong>, an impatient and headstrong person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq856"> <strong class="phr">bull in a china shop</strong>, an inept or clumsy person in a situation requiring care or tact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq732"> <strong class="phr">charge at like a bull at a gate</strong>, to approach in a forceful, headstrong manner, especially in a situation where skill and subtlety are required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">charge like a wounded bull</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fix prices that are excessive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">not within a bull’s roar</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) nowhere near: <em class="example">not within a bull’s roar of home; </em><em class="example">not within a bull’s roar of winning.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bule</em>, Old English <em>bula</em>; also Middle English <em>bulle</em>, Old English <em>bull-</em> in <em>bulluc</em> bull calf. Compare Icelandic <em>boli</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bull" src="word_pronunciations/03261.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊl/ (<em>say</em> bool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Convict Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">a flogging of seventy-five lashes.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101366" href="entry://bob%23bigmac000101366"><strong>bob<sup>4</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010963" href="entry://canary%23bigmac000010963"><strong>canary<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075700" href="entry://tester%23bigmac000075700"><strong>tester<sup>3</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[obsolete British slang <em>bull</em> a crown piece or five shillings. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075700" href="entry://tester%23bigmac000075700"><span class="smallcaps">tester<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bull" src="word_pronunciations/03262.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊl/ (<em>say</em> bool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> a formal and solemn papal document dealing with an important matter and usually having a bulla attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> the bulla itself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bulle</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>bulla</em> seal, document, from Latin: bubble, knob]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bull" src="word_pronunciations/03260.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊl/ (<em>say</em> bool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100668" href="entry://bullseye%23bigmac000100668"><strong>bullseye</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100668" href="entry://bullseye%23mq218">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100668" href="entry://bullseye%23mq079">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq912"> the score value of a bullseye: <em class="example">she scored a bull.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull<sup>5</sup></span><z><span target_id="ELHuKtdrb7">n.</span><span target_id="7nVG2BR3MA">v.t.</span><span target_id="75y9GRaV4O">v.i.</span><span target_id="5KILWqopnn">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bull" src="word_pronunciations/03260.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊl/ (<em>say</em> bool) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ELHuKtdrb7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> nonsense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> trivial or boastful talk.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7nVG2BR3MA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq885"> to lie to; dupe.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="75y9GRaV4O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq419"> to boast; exaggerate.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="5KILWqopnn">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq266"> Also, <strong class="vs">bulls</strong>. (an exclamation implying that what has been said is nonsensical or wrong.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009928" href="entry://bullshit%23bigmac000009928"><span class="smallcaps">bullshit</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull<sup>6</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bull" src="word_pronunciations/03260.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊl/ (<em>say</em> bool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a sweet, alcoholic beverage traditionally made by some Aboriginal peoples from honey and water; beal; bool.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>bull</em> a drink made from spirit or sugar residue]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bullet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bullet</span><z><span target_id="IsyGZE05yI">n.</span><span target_id="WG2b1OQ2KO">v.t.</span><span target_id="SlYyC4nuYp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bullet" src="word_pronunciations/03250.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊlət/ (<em>say</em> 'booluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IsyGZE05yI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> a small ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq512"> Also, <strong class="vs">bullet point</strong>. a heavy dot used in a document to make a particular passage of text more prominent, especially used before each of a number of items in a list.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq673"> a recording which is moving rapidly up the popularity chart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq348"> the symbol placed beside the name of such a recording on the charts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq068"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dismissal from employment: <em class="example">to get the bullet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq541"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a capsule containing a drug.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WG2b1OQ2KO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bulleted</strong>, <strong class="bold">bulleting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq568"> to send at great speed, as at the speed of a bullet: <em class="example">to bullet the ball through the goalposts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq588"> to mark (text in a document) with a bullet (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102140" href="#mq512">3</a>): <em class="example">these points need to be bulleted.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SlYyC4nuYp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">bite the bullet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq585"> to face up bravely to an ordeal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq686"> to make a hard decision.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice in the days before anaesthetics of giving wounded soldiers a bullet to bite on to help them endure the pain of an amputation or other operation]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">dodge a bullet</strong>, to avoid a potential disaster.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>boulet</em>(<em>ti</em>), diminutive of <em>boule</em> ball]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bull-headed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bull-headed</span><z><span target_id="4ZDt91YvGz">adj.</span><span target_id="wEjMltSCz0">adv.</span><span target_id="wCtZdwqY16">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bull-headed" src="word_pronunciations/03238.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊl-ˈhɛdəd/ (<em>say</em> bool-'heduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4ZDt91YvGz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> obstinate; blunderingly stubborn; stupid.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="wEjMltSCz0">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq881"> obstinately.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wCtZdwqY16">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">go bull-headed at</strong>, to undertake aggressively or blunderingly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bum<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="IAl4S1WB3M">n.</span><span target_id="dlYYDCLqBy">interj.</span><span target_id="38vnvLsb45">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bum" src="word_pronunciations/03274.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌm/ (<em>say</em> bum) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IAl4S1WB3M">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> the rump; buttocks.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="dlYYDCLqBy">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq608"> (an exclamation of dismay, disappointment, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="38vnvLsb45">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq412"> <strong class="phr">a pain in the bum</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq310"> a problem or difficulty.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq633"> an irritating person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">bums on seats</strong>, the number of people attracted to attend an entertainment or event, watch a television show, etc., or buy seats in a train, aeroplane, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">die in the bum</strong>, to fail completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq014"> (<strong class="phr">go</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bite your bum</strong>, (an impolite dismissal indicating the speaker’s wish to end the conversation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq338"> <strong class="phr">stick it up your bum</strong>, (a deliberately insulting expression of dismissal.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bom</em> anus]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391309978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bum<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="ILHJIh4C1y">n.</span><span target_id="G0FPp31AEU">v.t.</span><span target_id="izjLUHbQh8">v.i.</span><span target_id="jWZsY1U7v2">adj.</span><span target_id="shsk2cv5UO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bum" src="word_pronunciations/03274.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌm/ (<em>say</em> bum) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ILHJIh4C1y">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> a shiftless or dissolute person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> a habitual loafer or tramp: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I thought for sure you would quit everything and head for Queensland to be a bum which you’re always threatening to do.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank moorhouse</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq526"> a person viewed as worthless.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bummed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bumming</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="G0FPp31AEU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq569"> to get for nothing; borrow without expectation of returning: <em class="example">to bum a cigarette.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="izjLUHbQh8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq746"> to live at the expense of others; lead an idle or dissolute life: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Greg Sullivan, who had spent his youth bumming up and down the coast as a surfer of indifferent ability</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jWZsY1U7v2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq563"> of poor, wretched, or miserable quality; bad: <em class="example">a bum actor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq558"> (of a musical note) out of tune; badly executed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="shsk2cv5UO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq487"> <strong class="phr">a bum steer</strong>, a piece of incorrect information or advice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">bum a ride </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a lift</strong>), to appeal successfully for a free ride in a car, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">bum around</strong>, to waste time in idleness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq31"> <strong class="phr">give someone a bum steer</strong>, to mislead someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US, ? from <em>bummer</em>, adaptation of German <em>Bummler</em>, from <em>bummeln</em> stroll, loiter, loaf; compare also Scottish <em>bum</em> lazy, grubby person]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bump</span><z><span target_id="1kGT32fLpJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="JQB4vfvkQk">v.i.</span><span target_id="ggsGRpkKye">n.</span><span target_id="ZaszEdy5He">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bump" src="word_pronunciations/03273.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌmp/ (<em>say</em> bump) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1kGT32fLpJ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> to come more or less heavily in contact with; strike; collide with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq985"> to cause to strike or collide: <em class="example">to bump one’s head against the wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq106"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq581"> to dismiss, as an employee or a member of a team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq676"> to reject (someone).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq245"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq104"> to postpone or cancel (a scheduled interview, guest appearance, segment, etc.), especially to make room for another guest or segment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq001"> to cause (someone) to have a radio or television appearance cancelled or postponed due to scheduling changes: <em class="example">the station bumped me for the prime minister.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq455"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to bowl (the ball) in such a way that it bounces high on pitching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq479"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to use the hip or shoulder to harass the player in possession of the ball.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JQB4vfvkQk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq826"> (sometimes followed by <em>against</em>) to come in contact; collide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the ball) to bounce high on pitching when bowled.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ggsGRpkKye">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq856"> the act of bumping; a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq055"> a dull thud; the noise of collision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq041"> the shock of a blow or collision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq593"> a swelling or contusion from a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq925"> a small area raised above the level of the surrounding surface, as on the skull or on a road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a knock made or received by a hip or shoulder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq344"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq343"> <em class="label">Phrenology</em> a raised area of the human skull supposedly indicating certain traits of character or capacities.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq338"> such a trait or native capacity: <em class="example">bump of locality.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq790"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a rapidly rising current of air which gives an aeroplane a dangerous jolt or upward thrust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq784"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an inhalation of any of various narcotics, especially cocaine.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZaszEdy5He">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq179"> <strong class="phr">bump about</strong>, to jolt in the course of movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq844"> <strong class="phr">bump and grind</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sexually aggressive dance movement, usually performed by female dancers, in which the pelvis is both thrust forwards and backwards and rotated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq29"> <strong class="phr">bump in</strong>, to set up all equipment, etc., for a film shoot, an exhibition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">bump into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq590"> to collide with: <em class="example">to bump into a wall.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq145"> to meet by chance: <em class="example">to bump into an old friend.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">bump off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">bump out</strong>, to dismantle and remove all equipment, etc., after a film shoot, exhibition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">bump someone’s head</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq683"> to outdo; best.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq429"> to deceive; con.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq089"> <strong class="phr">bump uglies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of two people) to have sexual intercourse with each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">bump up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to increase (in extent, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [early modern English; imitative of the sound of a collision] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bumpless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumper</span><z><span target_id="ZGbki20qWK">n.</span><span target_id="PHxdM7wLIS">adj.</span><span target_id="Ufa6urhBdb">v.t.</span><span target_id="YokqhANKIS">v.i.</span><span target_id="EGDgFj3Dq3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bumper" src="word_pronunciations/03270.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌmpə/ (<em>say</em> 'bumpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZGbki20qWK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> a person or thing that bumps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009963" href="entry://bumper%20bar%23bigmac000009963"><strong>bumper bar</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> a cup or glass filled to the brim, especially when drunk as a toast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq974"> something unusually large or full.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a cigarette end; a discarded cigarette, partly smoked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq862"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a bowl which is bounced on to the green by a player who fails to bend low enough over the mat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq293"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a ball which is so bowled that it bounces high when it pitches; bouncer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq073"> <em class="label">Pinball</em> a raised area on the playing surface of a pinball machine which automatically responds to the impact of the ball and applies additional force to it.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PHxdM7wLIS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq040"> unusually abundant: <em class="example">bumper crops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq576"> large: <em class="example">a bumper packet of cornflakes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ufa6urhBdb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq808"> to fill to the brim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq433"> to drink a bumper as a toast to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YokqhANKIS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq578"> to drink toasts.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EGDgFj3Dq3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">bumper to bumper</strong>, with one motor vehicle close behind another in slow procession: <em class="example">to drive bumper to bumper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq923"> <strong class="phr">not worth a bumper</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> worthless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bun</span><z><span target_id="nTTgrP92T1">n.</span><span target_id="KywVZub2W3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bun" src="word_pronunciations/03296.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌn/ (<em>say</em> bun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nTTgrP92T1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq319"> a kind of bread roll, usually slightly sweetened and round-shaped, and sometimes containing spice, dried currants, citron, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq414"> hair arranged on the head in a bun shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq792"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> (in Asian cookery) a ball of dough, about the size and shape of a dinner roll, typically cooked by steaming and including various savoury fillings: <em class="example">a chicken bun; </em><em class="example">a pork bun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a female supporter of a sports team, especially one who is thought of as being prepared to make herself available for individual or group sex.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KywVZub2W3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">do one’s bun</strong>, <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">have a bun in the oven</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be pregnant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bunne</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bunch of fives
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bunch of fives</span><z><span target_id="V9W9Q8pAP8">n.</span><span target_id="BVqFpnjUJw">phr.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V9W9Q8pAP8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> the fist, when used to hit another person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BVqFpnjUJw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq749"> <strong class="phr">give someone a bunch of fives</strong>, to hit someone with the fist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bunk<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="0DUm85hEKh">n.</span><span target_id="E8uUN1tcvR">v.i.</span><span target_id="swxpTsV8s5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bunk" src="word_pronunciations/03289.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> bungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0DUm85hEKh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq346"> a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> one of a pair of beds built one above the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq535"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac743018291" href="entry://bunk%20bed%23bigmac743018291"><strong>bunk bed</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any bed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="E8uUN1tcvR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq241"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to occupy a bunk; sleep, especially in rough quarters: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He bunked in the machinery shed, somewhere above our hut.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">eve langley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="swxpTsV8s5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq739"> <strong class="phr">bunk down</strong>, to go to bed, often in a makeshift bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq418"> <strong class="phr">bunk in</strong>, to share sleeping quarters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bunk<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bunk" src="word_pronunciations/03290.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> bungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">humbug; nonsense.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010015" href="entry://bunkum%23bigmac000010015"><span class="smallcaps">bunkum</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bunk<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bunk" src="word_pronunciations/03289.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> bungk) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> <strong class="phr">do a bunk</strong>, to run away; take flight: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>All I know is, he’s done a bunk.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jessica anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">bunk off</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to abscond.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British English dialect <em>bunk</em> to run away; thence schoolboy slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burl<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6miiNC07Qm">n.</span><span target_id="QTOig34DDY">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of burl" src="word_pronunciations/03317.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜl/ (<em>say</em> berl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6miiNC07Qm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> Also, <strong class="vs">tree burl</strong>. a dome-shaped, wart-like growth on the trunk of a tree, around 60 cm across and protruding by 30 cm or more, which can be sliced to make burlwood veneer, or shaped or turned into bowls, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QTOig34DDY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq253"> to remove burls from (cloth) in finishing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>burle</em>, from Old French <em>bourle</em>, from Late Latin <em>burra</em> flock of wool] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>burled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burl<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="oogYTfMhXH">v.i.</span><span target_id="VNPbdLfPdv">v.t.</span><span target_id="QQj1mMAiOX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of burl" src="word_pronunciations/03318.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜl/ (<em>say</em> berl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oogYTfMhXH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move quickly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Trucks nudged for space at the gutters or burled along the reddish roads</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coralie and leslie rees</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VNPbdLfPdv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq694"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause (a coin, etc.) to spin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to taunt and jeer at: <em class="example">to burl the teacher.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq256"> <em class="label">US Timber Industry</em> to cause a floating log to rotate rapidly by treading on it continuously.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QQj1mMAiOX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">give it a burl</strong>, to make an attempt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’ll always be pissin’ into the wind, but that don’t mean it isn’t worth givin’ it a burl.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">have a burl</strong>, to make a wager, as in two-up.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">birl</strong>. <div class="etym">[northern British dialect <em>birl</em> to spin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burn<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Wewl1pzCqp">v.i.</span><span target_id="XQvWBnk84M">v.t.</span><span target_id="gtCeTmpj5o">n.</span><span target_id="yuTWISgufb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of burn" src="word_pronunciations/03322.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜn/ (<em>say</em> bern) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">burnt</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">burned</strong>, <strong class="bold">burning</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Wewl1pzCqp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> to be on fire: <em class="example">the fuel burns.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> (of a furnace, etc.) to contain fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq642"> to feel heat or a physiologically identical sensation: <em class="example">his face was burning in the wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Sport</em> (of a muscle) to produce a burning sensation as a result of the build-up of lactic acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq610"> to give light: <em class="example">the lights in the house burn all night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq208"> to glow like fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq334"> (in games) to be extremely close to finding a concealed object or guessing an answer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq169"> to feel strong passion: <em class="example">she was burning with anger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq825"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to undergo combustion; oxidise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq494"> to become discoloured, tanned, or charred through heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq227"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to be electrocuted in an electric chair.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XQvWBnk84M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq983"> to consume, partly or wholly, with fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq099"> to put to death by burning: <em class="example">they were burnt at the stake.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq891"> to cause to feel the sensation of heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq973"> to injure, discolour, char, or treat with heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq858"> to produce with fire: <em class="example">to burn charcoal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to cause to undergo combustion; oxidise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq002"> to calcine (earth, etc.) so as to obtain a pigment: <em class="example">burnt sienna; </em><em class="example">burnt umber.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq380"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq519"> to copy (data) sequentially onto a CD, DVD, or optical disc: <em class="example">to burn files for archiving.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq928"> to copy data sequentially onto (a CD, DVD, or optical disc): <em class="example">to burn a disc of your favourite songs.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq132"> to cause (someone) suffering, hurt, or hardship: <em class="example">to be burnt by bad publicity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq45"> to betray, cheat or dupe: <em class="example">I’m wary of buying second-hand cars – I’ve been burnt before.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to insult (someone), especially in a cutting manner.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gtCeTmpj5o">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq406"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> an injury produced by heat or by abnormal cold, chemicals, poison gas, electricity, or lightning. A <strong>first-degree burn</strong> is characterised by reddening; a <strong>second-degree burn</strong> by blistering; a <strong>third-degree burn</strong> by charring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq605"> the operation of burning or baking, as in brick-making.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq998"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089354" href="entry://burn-off%23bigmac000089354"><strong>burn-off</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Sport</em> the sensation in a muscle, usually momentary, caused by the build-up of lactic acid as a result of strenuous exercise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq013"> an unofficial speed trial, on a motorcycle or in a car.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq082"> a fast run.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq069"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a cutting insult.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yuTWISgufb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">burn ahead</strong>, (of bushfires) to travel in a manner difficult or impossible to control: <em class="example">the fire’s burning ahead on a wide front.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">burn off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq309"> to clear (land) for agriculture by burning the vegetation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq864"> to clear land of undergrowth, dead wood, etc., by burning it, often as a precaution against bushfire.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq999"> to dispose of (rubbish, as waste paper, garden refuse, etc.) by burning it.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq676"> to set fire to sugarcane crops prior to harvesting, in order to remove pests and unwanted plant material.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq529"> to start to race, on a motorcycle or in a car.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq409"> to outstrip (someone) in a race: <em class="example">he burned me off at the lights.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq126"> to outperform (someone) in a competition or on the sports field.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq346"> (of clouds, mist, etc.) to fade away in the sunlight, leaving a clear day.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">burn one’s fingers</strong>, to suffer through rash interference or impudence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq065"> <strong class="phr">burn out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq876"> (of a fire or flame) to die out for want of fuel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq994"> (of a rocket, missile, etc.) to complete the burning of its fuel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq397"> (of an engine) to become severely damaged by overheating.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq765"> to lose one’s capacity or motivation for effective action, usually through prolonged occupational stress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq456"> (of a dragster driver) to perform a burnout.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">burn rubber</strong>, <em class="label">Motor Vehicles Colloquial</em> to accelerate quickly so as to leave a tyre mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">burn the midnight oil</strong>, to stay up late studying, working, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq135"> <strong class="phr">burn up</strong>, to pass through or over quickly and easily: <em class="example">to burn up the kilometres in a car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">burn up the track </strong>(or <strong class="phr">road</strong>), to drive a vehicle or run along a road or track at high speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">feel the burn</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> to reach a level of exercise where a muscle is momentarily deprived of oxygen, causing a build-up of lactic acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq67"> <strong class="phr">go for the burn</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> to exercise strenuously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>At the Prince Salman Social Centre in Riyadh, Saudi women pump iron in the weight room or go for the burn at aerobics class.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">to burn</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in abundance: <em class="example">they have money to burn.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bernen</em> from Old English <em>beornan</em>, <em>bærnan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>burning</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>burning</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burn<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of burn" src="word_pronunciations/03322.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜn/ (<em>say</em> bern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">a brook or rivulet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>burne</em>, <em>bourne</em>, Old English <em>burna</em>, <em>burne</em> a stream]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burst</span><z><span target_id="jm5MBkWuQ1">v.i.</span><span target_id="XRHts3VObH">v.t.</span><span target_id="dutrjQujOu">n.</span><span target_id="BILQL1eh0l">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of burst" src="word_pronunciations/03336.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜst/ (<em>say</em> berst) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">burst</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">bursted</strong>; <strong class="bold">bursting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jm5MBkWuQ1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> to fly apart or break open with sudden violence; explode.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> to issue forth suddenly and forcibly from or as from confinement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq040"> to break or give way from violent pain or emotion: <em class="example">to burst into speech; </em><em class="example">to burst into tears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq306"> to be extremely full, as if ready to break open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq187"> to become visible, audible, evident, etc., suddenly and clearly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XRHts3VObH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq339"> to cause to burst; break suddenly and violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq655"> to cause or suffer the rupture of: <em class="example">to burst a blood vessel.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dutrjQujOu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq072"> the act of bursting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq727"> a sudden display of activity or energy: <em class="example">a burst of applause; </em><em class="example">a burst of speed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq006"> a sudden expression or manifestation of emotion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq876"> a sudden and violent issuing forth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq605"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq698"> the explosion of a projectile, especially in a specified place: <em class="example">an air burst.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq325"> a series of shots fired by one pressure on the trigger of an automatic weapon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq808"> a break; rupture: <em class="example">a burst in the pipe.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BILQL1eh0l">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">burst at the seams</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq562"> to be extremely full: <em class="example">the bag was bursting at the seams.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq432"> to be full of food: <em class="example">after that meal I’m bursting at the seams.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">burst at the seams with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be full of: <em class="example">the hall was bursting at the seams with parents; </em><em class="example">kids bursting at the seams with energy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">on the burst</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq467"> on a drinking spree; on a bender</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq916"> <em class="label">Football</em> (of a player) advancing at full speed.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>berst</em>(<em>en</em>), <em>burst</em>(<em>en</em>), variants of Old English <em>berstan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>burster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burton<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜtn/ (<em>say</em> 'bertn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq994"> any of various kinds of tackle used for setting up rigging, raising sails, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq627"> any of various small tackles, especially one having a two-sheave and a one-sheave block.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? metathetic variant of earlier <em>Bretton</em>(<em>takle</em>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009279" href="entry://Breton%23bigmac000009279"><span class="smallcaps">Breton</span></a> tackle]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burton<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜtn/ (<em>say</em> 'bertn) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">go for a burton</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> to be missing, ruined, or destroyed: <em class="example">my new hat has gone for a burton.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> to fall over, usually in a spectacular fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally euphemism to describe British airmen missing in World War II; ? with reference to <em>Burton</em> a type of ale]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bus</span><z><span target_id="z8TUlQGv1j">n.</span><span target_id="pWvvwA4581">v.i.</span><span target_id="641KAGxC3Y">v.t.</span><span target_id="Hp9LnQ3HrY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bus" src="word_pronunciations/03382.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌs/ (<em>say</em> bus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z8TUlQGv1j"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">buses</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">busses</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> a vehicle with a long body equipped with seats for passengers, usually operating within a scheduled service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a motor car or aeroplane: <em class="example">the old bus is playing up.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq194"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010165" href="entry://busbar%23bigmac000010165"><strong>busbar</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010165" href="entry://busbar%23mq575">2</a>).</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bussed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bused</strong>, <strong class="bold">bussing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">busing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pWvvwA4581">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq427"> to travel by bus.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="641KAGxC3Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq081"> to transport (people) by bus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to transport (children) by bus to a more remote school in order to create racially integrated classes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Hp9LnQ3HrY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq680"> <strong class="phr">miss the bus</strong>, to miss an opportunity; be too late.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq652"> <strong class="phr">throw someone under the </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bus</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to sacrifice a friend or ally to save one’s own interests.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098113" href="entry://omnibus%23bigmac000098113"><span class="smallcaps">omnibus</span></a>; with reference to an aeroplane, popular airmen’s slang in World War I] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The regular plural form of <em>bus</em> should be <em>buses</em> but a variant form <em>busses</em> has considerable frequency. Similarly, the verb form which should have a <em>ss</em> has acquired a form with a single <em>s</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bush<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="FJjcfGVDY5">n.</span><span target_id="YHezcDrZgn">v.i.</span><span target_id="s3oDms4gqT">v.t.</span><span target_id="zNvsapN9q1">adj.</span><span target_id="f8CYGoGeIR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bush" src="word_pronunciations/03367.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> boosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FJjcfGVDY5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> a woody plant, especially a low one, with many branches which usually arise from or near the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a small cluster of shrubs appearing as a single plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq417"> something resembling or suggesting a bush, as a head of thick, shaggy hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq320"> a fox’s tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq211"> (in Australia and Africa) terrain covered with bushy vegetation or trees, especially when uncultivated or in its natural state: <em class="example">to walk through thick bush.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a patch of native forest: <em class="example">a very pretty bush stretching up the range.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq709"> <strong>the bush</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq664"> the natural ecosystem of Australia including flora, fauna and landforms: <em class="example">Australians love the bush.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq639"> the regions outside major cities, encompassing open land, cultivated land, forests, towns, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Gran came to stay soon after we shifted back to the bush.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rocky marshall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq597"> people living in rural areas, considered collectively: <em class="example">the bush is up in arms about the closure of bank branches.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq845"> <em class="label">NZ</em> the native forest.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the pubic hair.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YHezcDrZgn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq013"> to be or become bushy; branch or spread as or like a bush.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="s3oDms4gqT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq042"> to cover with bushes; protect with bushes set round about; support with bushes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to clear the ground, chiefly under citrus trees.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zNvsapN9q1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq831"> found in, or typical of, the bush (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102192" href="#mq639">7b</a>): <em class="example">bush pub; </em><em class="example">bush hospitality.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq918"> uncivilised; rough; makeshift: <em class="example">bush bed; </em><em class="example">bush carpentry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq183"> relaxed in style or protocol: <em class="example">bush cricket.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="f8CYGoGeIR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">beat about the bush</strong>, to fail to come to the point; prevaricate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">bush it</strong>, to live or camp in the bush: <em class="example">we were lost and had to bush it for the night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">go bush</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq370"> (of animals) to stray and live in the bush.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq800"> (of people) to reject civilisation and live an isolated life in the bush: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Some of the old rabbit trappers were well known in the town, but there were always one or two semi-hermits who had gone bush.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">james aldridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq313"> to adopt a way of life which is without the comforts and attractions of the big city, especially one which is close to nature.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">out bush</strong>, in or to a remote bush region: <em class="example">I have been out bush for many years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">take to the bush</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq258"> to go to live in the bush, especially to turn one’s back on civilisation and adopt a way of life close to nature.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq12"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> to escape custody or leave settlement and become a bushranger.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; unexplained variant of <em>busk</em>, from Scandinavian; compare Danish <em>busk</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bush<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Y10oLLSRYy">n.</span><span target_id="klx3HFD3tO">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bush" src="word_pronunciations/03367.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> boosh) <em class="label">Machinery</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y10oLLSRYy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> a lining of metal or the like let into an orifice to guard against wearing by friction, erosion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> a metal lining, usually detachable, used as a bearing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="klx3HFD3tO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq161"> to furnish with a bush; line with metal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>busse</em> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bushel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bushel</span><z><span target_id="xDWjDvazQh">n.</span><span target_id="qWUKrBJvZH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bushel" src="word_pronunciations/03356.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊʃəl/ (<em>say</em> 'booshuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xDWjDvazQh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> a unit of dry measure in the imperial system equal to 36.36872 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m<sup>3</sup> (8 gal); formerly specified to certain weights according to the commodity, as 60 lb for wheat, 40 lb for oats, and so on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> Also, <strong class="vs">Winchester bushel</strong>. <em class="label">US</em> a unit of dry measure equal to 35.239070 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m<sup>3</sup>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qWUKrBJvZH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq389"> <strong class="phr">hide one’s light under a bushel</strong>, to conceal one’s abilities or good qualities. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the earthenware or wooden container that held a bushel of grain, which would hide the light of a candle placed underneath it; from the New Testament (Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:15): ‘Neither do men light a candle, or put it under a bushel, but on a candle-stick and it giveth light to all that are within the house’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boyschel</em>, from Old French <em>boissiel</em>, diminutive of <em>boisse</em>, from a Celtic word meaning hollow of the hand]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bush hanky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac552168082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bush hanky</span></header><div>/bʊʃ ˈhæŋki/ (<em>say</em> boosh 'hangkee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">use a bush hanky</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">to perform a bush blow.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac866698322" href="entry://bush%20blow%23bigmac866698322"><strong>bush blow</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">bushman’s hanky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bust<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bust" src="word_pronunciations/03378.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌst/ (<em>say</em> bust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> the head and shoulders of a person done in sculpture, either in the round or in relief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> the chest or breast; the bosom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>buste</em>, from Italian <em>busto</em>, of unknown origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bust<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="YJreYJV92l">v.i.</span><span target_id="NSlxXKkL9Q">v.t.</span><span target_id="phcG9vXQEr">n.</span><span target_id="2w8n5Cgy8P">adj.</span><span target_id="Nb6cqNJcCe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bust" src="word_pronunciations/03379.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌst/ (<em>say</em> bust) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YJreYJV92l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> to burst.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq544"> to go bankrupt.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NSlxXKkL9Q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq648"> to burst (<em>in</em>, <em>out</em>, <em>through</em>, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq463"> to squander: <em class="example">to bust one’s pay packet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq770"> to bankrupt; ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq843"> to reduce in rank or grade; demote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq454"> <em class="label">US</em> to subdue; break the spirits of (a horse, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq515"> to apprehend for an illegal activity, especially for possession of drugs or stolen goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq530"> (of the police) to carry out a raid on (a place): <em class="example">they busted the club again last night.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="phcG9vXQEr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq408"> a complete failure; bankruptcy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq615"> a drunken party or spree; brawl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq996"> the act of breaking and entering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq847"> a police raid, often in search of a specified illegal substance: <em class="example">a drug bust.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2w8n5Cgy8P">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq480"> Also, <strong class="vs">busted</strong>. broken; ruined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq368"> bankrupt.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Nb6cqNJcCe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">be busting</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq533"> to urgently need to urinate or defecate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq517"> to be extremely eager: <em class="example">busting to have a go.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">bust a gut</strong>, to overexert oneself: <em class="example">don’t bust a gut over that job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq691"> <strong class="phr">bust a move</strong>, to dance, especially in an energetic manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq701"> <strong class="phr">bust one’s boiler</strong>, to overexert oneself: <em class="example">don’t bust your boiler on the exercise bike.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">bust up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq557"> to part finally; quarrel and part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq852"> to smash.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq276"> to interrupt violently (a political meeting or other gathering).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">go bust</strong>, to become bankrupt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq962"> <strong class="phr">on the bust</strong>, on a drunken spree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089267" href="entry://burst%23bigmac000089267"><span class="smallcaps">burst</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buster</span><z><span target_id="HLLOy8FD1R">n.</span><span target_id="WsA3uT71Se">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bustuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HLLOy8FD1R">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> someone or something that attacks or overpowers something, usually specified: <em class="example">crime busters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070475" href="entry://southerly%20buster%23bigmac000070475"><strong>southerly buster</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq279"> a fall, especially from a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq314"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> (a term of address to a man or boy.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WsA3uT71Se">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">come a buster</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq104"> to fall over.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq820"> to fail, usually because of a misfortune.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103282" href="entry://bust%23bigmac000103282"><span class="smallcaps">bust<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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busy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">busy</span><z><span target_id="AVh2rmduaK">adj.</span><span target_id="7MGloQsUv5">v.t.</span><span target_id="CtuSfbh5T2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of busy" src="word_pronunciations/03381.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'bizee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AVh2rmduaK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">busier</strong>, <strong class="bold">busiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> actively and attentively engaged: <em class="example">busy with his work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq475"> not at leisure; otherwise engaged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq279"> full of or characterised by activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq170"> officious; meddlesome; prying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq635"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023890" href="entry://engaged%23bigmac000023890"><strong>engaged</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023890" href="entry://engaged%23mq851">7</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7MGloQsUv5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq728"> (<strong class="bold">busied</strong>, <strong class="bold">busying</strong>) to keep occupied; make or keep busy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CtuSfbh5T2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">be busy</strong>, to be preoccupied and thus not wishing to be disturbed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">busy about</strong>, to occupy oneself with anxious activity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Meanwhile, Jimmie busied about looking for food and cartridges, while Mort sat weeping.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas keneally</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">busy as a blue-arsed fly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely busy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">busy oneself</strong>, to keep oneself occupied.</span></div><div class="etym"> [defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095667" href="#mq698">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095667" href="#mq635">5</a> (adjective) Middle English <em>busi</em>, <em>bisi</em>, Old English <em>bysig</em>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095667" href="#mq728">6</a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095667" href="#mq645">8</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095667" href="#mq660">10</a> (verb) Middle English <em>bisien</em>, Old English <em>bysgian</em>, from <em>bysig</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095667" href="#bigmac000095667"><span class="smallcaps">busy</span></a> (adjective)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>busyness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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but
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">but</span><z><span target_id="jqzq2cxe2Q">conj.</span><span target_id="FeZ9jwGWtK">prep.</span><span target_id="ZugThWpnuq">adv.</span><span target_id="MAMc4YPago">n.</span><span target_id="0JzyPqZiT8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of but" src="word_pronunciations/03411.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌt/ (<em>say</em> but), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of but" src="word_pronunciations/03410.mp3"></audio></span>/bət/ (<em>say</em> buht) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="jqzq2cxe2Q"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> on the contrary; yet: <em class="example">they all went, but I didn’t.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> except, rather than, or save: <em class="example">anywhere but here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq914"> without the circumstance that, or that not: <em class="example">it never rains but it pours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq082"> otherwise than: <em class="example">I can do nothing but go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq209"> that (especially after <em>doubt</em>, <em>deny</em>, etc., with a negative): <em class="example">I don’t doubt but he will do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq928"> Also, <strong class="vs">but that</strong>. that not (after a negative or question): <em class="example">the children never played but that a quarrel followed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq578"> who or which not: <em class="example">no leader worthy of the name ever existed but was an optimist (who was not an optimist).</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="FeZ9jwGWtK">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq894"> with the exception of; except; save: <em class="example">no one replied but me.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ZugThWpnuq">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq583"> only; just: <em class="example">there is but one God.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq909"> (a mildly adversative addition with the force of ‘however’ or ‘though’, used in standard speech at the beginning of a sentence, and in non-standard speech also often at the end of a sentence.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MAMc4YPago">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq295"> a restriction or objection: <em class="example">no buts about it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0JzyPqZiT8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq536"> <strong class="phr">all but</strong>, almost: <em class="example">all but dead.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">but for</strong>, except for; had it not been for; were it not for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>b</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>ūta</em>(<em>n</em>) on the outside, without, from <em>be-</em> by + <em>ūt</em> out + <em>-an</em> adverb suffix] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Some writers object to sentences beginning with <em>but</em> on the grounds that it is a conjunction which should link clauses within a sentence and should not appear to link a new sentence with the previous one. In fact many writers do use <em>but</em> at the beginning of a sentence and there is no reason to object to the practice provided that it is not overdone.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butchers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butchers<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZPpsIQWDBl">adj.</span><span target_id="Qfcj6lYEwX">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʊtʃəz/ (<em>say</em> 'boochuhz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZPpsIQWDBl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> ill.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qfcj6lYEwX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">go butchers </strong>(<strong class="phr">hook</strong>)<strong class="phr"> at</strong>, to become angry with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>butcher’s hook</em> crook]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butchers<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbʊtʃəz/ (<em>say</em> 'boochuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">a look.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>butcher’s hook</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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button
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">button</span><z><span target_id="bLDVmgZbg1">n.</span><span target_id="pkNtD0I27m">v.t.</span><span target_id="VnHuHvH9iV">v.i.</span><span target_id="whqYLO3b2V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of button" src="word_pronunciations/03404.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌtn/ (<em>say</em> 'butn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bLDVmgZbg1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> a disc or knob on a piece of cloth which, when passed through a slit or loop either in the same piece or another, serves as a fastening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> anything resembling a button.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a bud or other protuberant part of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq568"> a young or undeveloped mushroom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq516"> a disc pressed to close an electric circuit, as in ringing a bell; push-button.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a small outlined area on a screen which, when selected, performs some function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq770"> (<em>plural</em>) a page or bellboy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a globule or mass of metal lying at the bottom of a crucible after fusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> the protective knob fixed to the point of a foil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq857"> a badge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> a leather projection round the loom of an oar to prevent it slipping through the rowlock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq504"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the nose: <em class="example">he was hit on the button.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pkNtD0I27m">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq213"> to fasten with a button or buttons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq327"> to provide with a button or buttons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq082"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> to touch with the button of the foil.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VnHuHvH9iV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq486"> to be capable of being buttoned.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="whqYLO3b2V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq950"> <strong class="phr">bright as a button</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely well and in good spirits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq070"> <strong class="phr">button down</strong>, to restrain: <em class="example">to have everything buttoned down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">button up</strong>, to bring (a business transaction, etc.) to a successful conclusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">button </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s lips</strong> or <strong class="phr">button the lip</strong>, to cease talking; keep quiet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">not worth a button</strong>, of little value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">on the button</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exactly right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">press the </strong>(<strong class="phr">right</strong>)<strong class="phr"> buttons</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to say or do whatever will get the required response from another person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">push someone’s buttons</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arouse strong emotions in someone, sometimes in an attempt to manipulate their behaviour: <em class="example">marketers must know how to push people’s buttons.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boton</em>, from Old French, from <em>bouter</em> thrust. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090633" href="entry://butt%23bigmac000090633"><span class="smallcaps">butt<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>buttoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buy</span><z><span target_id="bVfYEaAAIO">v.t.</span><span target_id="N0lx0G7rCA">v.i.</span><span target_id="HWe20hgQ44">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buy" src="word_pronunciations/03415.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪ/ (<em>say</em> buy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bought</strong> /bɔt/ (<em>say</em> bawt), <strong class="bold">buying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bVfYEaAAIO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying an equivalent, especially in money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq764"> to acquire by giving any kind of recompense: <em class="example">to buy favour with flattery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq112"> to hire; bribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accept: <em class="example">do you think he’ll buy the idea?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="N0lx0G7rCA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq923"> to be or become a purchaser.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HWe20hgQ44">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">a bad buy</strong>, a purchase which causes disappointment or regret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">good</strong>)<strong class="phr"> buy</strong>, a worthwhile or pleasing purchase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">buy back</strong>, to repurchase something previously owned but then sold to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">buy in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> (of a broker) to obtain a share scrip from another broker to cover their position after a third broker fails to deliver shares.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq381"> to join in; become involved.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">buy into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq626"> to acquire shares in (a company): <em class="example">to buy into BHP.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq004"> to choose to become involved in: <em class="example">to buy into an argument.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq415"> <strong class="phr">buy into trouble</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to undertake a course of action against the better judgement of oneself or others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq934"> <strong class="phr">buy it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq154"> to be killed: <em class="example">he bought it at Bathurst.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq452"> to regard as a credible proposition, explanation, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">buy off</strong>, to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment; purchase the nonintervention of; bribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq739"> <strong class="phr">buy out</strong>, to secure all of the share or interest in an enterprise held by (an owner or partner).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">buy the dip</strong>, <em class="label">Finance</em> to buy assets in the share market at a low price in the wake of a sell-off of shares.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">buy up</strong>, to buy as much as one can of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>b</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>yen</em> etc., from Old English <em>bycgan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>buyable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buzz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buzz</span><z><span target_id="3ImV1Z9bW7">n.</span><span target_id="BX3taqk9uA">v.i.</span><span target_id="8dq22JRZYa">v.t.</span><span target_id="8Hz1MEaLdJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buzz" src="word_pronunciations/03419.mp3"></audio></span>/bʌz/ (<em>say</em> buz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3ImV1Z9bW7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq660"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a telephone call.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq682"> a feeling of exhilaration or pleasure, especially as induced by drugs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq133"> a similar experience of pleasure, delight, etc.: <em class="example">I get a real buzz out of going sailing.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq984"> <strong>the buzz</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> rumour; report.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BX3taqk9uA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq521"> to make a low, vibrating, humming sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq568"> to move (<em>around</em>, <em>along</em>, etc.), especially with energy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8dq22JRZYa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq652"> to make a buzzing sound with: <em class="example">the fly buzzed its wings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq318"> to communicate with buzzes, as in signalling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq711"> to fly an aeroplane very low over: <em class="example">to buzz a field.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq927"> to signal or greet (someone) by flying an aeroplane low and slowing the motor spasmodically.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8Hz1MEaLdJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">buzz about</strong>, to move busily from place to place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq807"> <strong class="phr">buzz along</strong>, to move busily along: <em class="example">to watch the vehicles buzz along the highway.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq083"> <strong class="phr">buzz off</strong>, to go away; depart: <em class="example">I told her to buzz off; </em><em class="example">buzz off!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cable</span><z><span target_id="vPnMutyIFH">n.</span><span target_id="u6QkV0LH8v">v.t.</span><span target_id="Mp6Ze1eH83">v.i.</span><span target_id="tqGqCkM3t4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cable" src="word_pronunciations/03453.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'kaybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vPnMutyIFH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> a thick, strong rope, often one of several wires twisted together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq486"> the rope or chain used to hold a vessel at anchor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq583"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010477" href="entry://cable%20length%23bigmac000010477"><strong>cable length</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq984"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a stranded conductor typically of copper wire or optical fibre, or a combination of such conductors insulated from one another and used for the transmission of electricity or for telecommunication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq543"> (formerly) a telegram sent abroad, especially by submarine cable.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq000"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010486" href="entry://cable%20television%23bigmac000010486"><strong>cable television</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">cabled</strong>, <strong class="bold">cabling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="u6QkV0LH8v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq063"> to send (a message) by submarine cable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq919"> to send a cable to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq078"> to fasten with a cable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq069"> to furnish with a cable or cables.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Mp6Ze1eH83">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq003"> to send a message by submarine cable.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tqGqCkM3t4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq742"> <strong class="phr">lay a cable</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defecate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cable</em>, <em>cabel</em>, from Old French <em>cable</em>, from Late Latin <em>capulum</em> halter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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caboodle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">caboodle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of caboodle" src="word_pronunciations/03454.mp3"></audio></span>/kəˈbudl/ (<em>say</em> kuh'boohdl) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">the whole </strong>(<strong class="phr">kit and</strong>)<strong class="phr"> caboodle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">the whole lot, pack, or crowd.</span></div><div class="etym"> [unexplained variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008506" href="entry://boodle%23bigmac000008506"><span class="smallcaps">boodle<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008506" href="entry://boodle%23mq568">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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call
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">call</span><z><span target_id="zbKu1vKN3P">v.t.</span><span target_id="DmoBt3eWxa">v.i.</span><span target_id="NVqctXI6u5">n.</span><span target_id="P0RxWOL355">adj.</span><span target_id="dcEE00XhDS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of call" src="word_pronunciations/03531.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔl/ (<em>say</em> kawl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zbKu1vKN3P"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq963"> to cry out in a loud voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> (of a bird or other animal) to utter (its characteristic cry).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq414"> to announce; proclaim: <em class="example">to call a halt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq682"> to read over (a roll or list) in a loud voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq430"> to attract the attention of by loudly uttering something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq252"> to rouse from sleep as by a call: <em class="example">call me at 8 o’clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq772"> to command or request to come; summon: <em class="example">the boy was called by his mother; </em><em class="example">to call a cab; </em><em class="example">to call a witness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq004"> to summon to an office, duty, etc.: <em class="example">to call someone to the ministry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq631"> to summon to the degree of barrister-at-law: <em class="example">to call someone to the bar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq012"> to convoke or convene, as a meeting or assembly: <em class="example">to call a committee meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Law</em> to bring under consideration or discussion: <em class="example">the case will be called next week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq451"> to telephone: <em class="example">to call a friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq181"> to attract or lure (wild birds, etc.) by a particular cry or sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq835"> <em class="label">US</em> to demand payment or fulfilment of (a loan, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq296"> <em class="label">US</em> to demand (bonds, etc.) for payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq795"> to give a name to; name: <em class="example">his parents named him James but the boys call him Jim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq078"> to designate as something specified: <em class="example">he called me a liar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq415"> to reckon; consider; estimate: <em class="example">to call a thing a success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq254"> to announce (an event in the game, as the end of an over, a no ball, a wide, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq869"> to announce that (a bowler) has bowled a no ball.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq584"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> to request (a player) to state their intended shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Poker</em> to require (a player) to show their hand, after equalling their bet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq359"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to bid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq072"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq743"> to nominate (heads or tails) to win the toss of a coin.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq702"> to nominate (one of two possible choices, as rough or smooth) using objects other than coins to determine an outcome in a selection process.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq308"> to describe (a race, sporting event, etc.) on radio or television, or over the broadcasting system at the venue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq466"> to give timed instructions to dancers to execute new movements in (a dance), as in country or bush music.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DmoBt3eWxa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq601"> to speak loudly, as to attract attention; shout; cry: <em class="example">to call for help.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq434"> (of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq123"> to make a short visit; stop at a place on some errand or business: <em class="example">he called at the shop to pick up the groceries.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq210"> to initiate a telephone communication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the person batting) to cry out to one’s partner as a signal to attempt or not attempt a run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq845"> to announce the result of a contest, etc.: <em class="example">the election was too close to call.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Poker</em> to demand a showing of hands.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NVqctXI6u5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq465"> a cry or shout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq140"> the cry of a bird or other animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq871"> an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring the animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq261"> a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq294"> a note blown on a horn to encourage hounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq701"> a short visit: <em class="example">to make a call on someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq149"> a telephone conversation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq998"> a summons; invitation; bidding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq525"> a sense of divine appointment to a vocation or service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq686"> a request or invitation to take up a post, as a priest, or a professor in a university, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq268"> the summons (to the bar) to receive the degree of barrister-at-law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq031"> a need or occasion: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘You’ve got no call to be looking down on me, Father Cooley.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq182"> a demand or claim: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘So awfully sorry, don’t you know,’ said Felix, as he slipped into a seat by Madge; ‘but a fellow like me has got to be careful of his time – so many calls on it.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">fergus hume</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1898</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq148"> a roll call.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq708"> the verbal description of a race or other sporting event by a commentator on radio or television, or over the broadcasting system at the venue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Poker</em> a demand for the showing of hands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq518"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a cry from the person batting who has the ball in view to the other to attempt or not attempt a run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq301"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010789" href="entry://call%20option%23bigmac000010789"><strong>call option</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq615"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a bid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq976"> in random selection processes such as tossing a coin, the chance to nominate the winning option: <em class="example">it’s your call; </em><em class="example">to get the call.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq839"> a demand for payment of an obligation, especially where payment is at the option of the creditor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> the option of claiming stock at or before a given date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq005"> a decision to say or do something or act in a certain way: <em class="example">he swore at the footballers drinking at the bar – a dodgy call in anyone’s books.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq877"> <strong>the call</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq760"> permission from the chair to speak at a meeting: <em class="example">the minister was given the call.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq95"> <em class="label">Two-up</em> the right to call, that is, to nominate either heads or tails to win the toss.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="P0RxWOL355">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="58"><span id="mq635"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> repayable on demand: <em class="example">call money; </em><em class="example">a call loan.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dcEE00XhDS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="59"><span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">call after</strong>, to hail; recall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">call attention to oneself</strong>, to behave in such a manner that people will take notice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq907"> <strong class="phr">call back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq059"> to recall; summon or bring back.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq390"> to revoke; retract: <em class="example">to call back one’s words.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq092"> to telephone a further time or in reply.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq756"> <strong class="phr">call down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq394"> to invoke from above; cause to descend: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Some in real professional beggar’s style called down blessings on me</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq521"> to reprimand; scold.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq480"> <strong class="phr">call for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq567"> to go and get.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq762"> to require; demand; need: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Anybody must have agreed that the situation called for sternness on Mrs Roxburgh’s part, so she kicked again, and hurt a toe.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq937"> to advocate: <em class="example">the minister called for tougher penalties.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq068"> <strong class="phr">call for margin</strong>, <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> a demand for payment upon the balance owed to a stockbroker because of the shrinking value of the security.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">call forth</strong>, to bring or summon into action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq902"> <strong class="phr">call in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq695"> to collect: <em class="example">to call in debts.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq337"> to withdraw from circulation: <em class="example">to call in gold; </em><em class="example">to call in notes.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq473"> to invite; summon to or as to one’s assistance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">call in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">into</strong>)<strong class="phr"> question</strong>, to throw doubt upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">call into being</strong>, to create.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">call into play</strong>, to activate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq884"> <strong class="phr">call it a …</strong>, to end an activity for a specified part of the day: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>At 3.45am, the heavens dump tropical rain on the festivities, driving anyone who can still stand indoors. Many call it a night.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq056"> <strong class="phr">call it a day</strong>, to bring an activity to a close whether temporarily or permanently: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I think that, if I’m right about this, it’s high time for us to call it a day, throw in the sponge and so on.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">helen garner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">call it off</strong>, to abandon an activity, proceedings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">call off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq714"> to order to cease a pursuit: <em class="example">to call off the dogs.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq941"> to cancel or postpone: <em class="example">to call off the party.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq609"> to terminate an activity: <em class="example">to call off the game.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq981"> <strong class="phr">call of nature</strong>, (<em>euphemistic</em>) the desire or need to urinate or defecate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Albert, however, gets the group into trouble when he decides he needs to answer an urgent call of nature – and the only place available in the middle of Manhattan is what looks like a secluded alley.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">call of the wild</strong>, the desire to return to a freer natural habitat or lifestyle: <em class="example">the caged leopard felt the call of the wild.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">call on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq052"> to appeal to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The main Indo-Chinese lobby called on me to make a public apology.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq841"> to make a short visit to: <em class="example">to call on friends.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq074"> <strong class="phr">call out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq220"> to utter in a loud voice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq439"> to summon into service: <em class="example">to call out the militia.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq515"> to bring into play; elicit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to challenge to a duel.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">call over</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to mention (a case) in court so that the solicitor concerned may inform the court whether he or she is ready to proceed or not.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">call someone </strong>(<strong class="phr">out</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on something</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> to declare someone to be bluffing about something.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq980"> to correct or rebuke someone for bad behaviour, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq500"> <strong class="phr">call someone’s attention to</strong>, to bring to someone’s notice: <em class="example">he called the police officer’s attention to the disturbance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">call the wambulance!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>ironic</em>) (an exclamation of mock alarm and solicitude, intended to convey that the other person is seeking sympathy for something which is not serious.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">call up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq334"> to bring into action, discussion, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq566"> to require payment of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq519"> to ask for payment of (all or part of the unpaid part of a company’s share capital).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq131"> to summon for military service, jury duty, shiftwork, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq475"> to recollect: <em class="example">to call up my sorrows afresh.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq662"> to telephone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq342"> <strong class="phr">call yourself a …</strong>, (an exclamatory rebuke implying that the person addressed lacks the qualities required to be considered as specified): <em class="example">call yourself a man!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq957"> <strong class="phr">good call</strong>, (an exclamation expressing approval for what is considered to be a good decision, analysis, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">on call</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq683"> Also, <strong class="vs">at call</strong>. <em class="label">Commerce</em> payable or subject to return without advance notice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq489"> (of doctors, etc.) available for duty at short notice.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">your call!</strong>, (an invitation to someone else to take responsibility for a decision.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>calle</em>(<em>n</em>) makeover of Old English <em>ceallian</em> under the influence of Old Norse <em>kalla</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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camel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">camel</span><z><span target_id="KyzBct6bxT">n.</span><span target_id="0Tb3A6mmG5">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of camel" src="word_pronunciations/03548.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkæməl/ (<em>say</em> 'kamuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KyzBct6bxT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> either of two large ruminant quadrupeds of the genus <em>Camelus</em>, native to southern Eurasia, used as beasts of burden, and for meat, milk, hides, and wool: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq119"> the <strong>Arabian camel</strong>, with one hump, <em>C. dromedarius</em>, now entirely domesticated except for wild populations in Australia which were introduced in the 19th century; used in Arabia for racing; dromedary.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq545"> the <strong>Bactrian camel</strong>, with two humps, <em>C. bactrianus</em>, domesticated except for a wild population in the Gobi desert.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq237"> a brown colour somewhat lighter than fawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058042" href="entry://pontoon%23bigmac000058042"><strong>pontoon<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058042" href="entry://pontoon%23mq994">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0Tb3A6mmG5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq787"> of a camel colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, from Latin <em>camēlus</em>, from Greek <em>kamēlos;</em>, of Semitic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>camelish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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camp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">camp<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="KyNxCKfll8">n.</span><span target_id="5z03jH0anR">v.i.</span><span target_id="N9ty2EBeYw">v.t.</span><span target_id="vNAXe24fX5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of camp" src="word_pronunciations/03563.mp3"></audio></span>/kæmp/ (<em>say</em> kamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KyNxCKfll8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> a group of tents, caravans, or other temporary shelters in one place: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Most of the Kurds passed the Allied-run refugee camp of 1200 tents just outside Zakho, deciding instead to return home</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald-sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> the persons sojourning in such shelters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq373"> the place where the shelters are situated; a camping ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq376"> a place where people travelling in the bush, such as stock workers, drovers, etc., stop for the night, usually establishing basic shelter and cooking facilities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq461"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> an Aboriginal domain centred around a dwelling place which can be temporary, as an overnight shelter, or permanent, as a group of houses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq440"> an overnight resting place for livestock: <em class="example">a cattle camp.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq45"> a place where kangaroos gather to rest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq744"> a place where flying foxes settle during the day when they are resting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq056"> a site where soldiers are housed, in structures originally intended to be temporary: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Although we had been rushed away from camp, the ship didn’t seem to be in a hurry to sail and we didn’t leave port until late on the nineteenth of April.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq999"> army life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq826"> a place where people are accommodated in tents or dormitory-style buildings to engage in a shared enthusiasm over a number of days for sport, music, painting, scouting activities, or a school or holiday program.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq863"> a group of people favouring the same ideals, doctrines, etc.: <em class="example">the socialist camp.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sleep; rest.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5z03jH0anR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq952"> to establish or make a camp: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Well, what about us making a fire, and boiling the quartpot, we’ll camp here this evening, and let the horses have a bit of a spell.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank clune</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1937</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq541"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq311"> (of livestock) to assemble or rest at a favoured place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq757"> to rest briefly, as for lunch or during the heat of the day: <em class="example">they camped for an hour.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to find temporary or makeshift accommodation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You sleep here. I’ll camp in Youie’s room.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="N9ty2EBeYw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq865"> to put or station (troops, etc.) in a camp shelter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq142"> to rest (stock) overnight in a particular location.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq528"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to place: <em class="example">he camped his chewie under the piano stool.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vNAXe24fX5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">camp out</strong>, to live temporarily in a tent or similar shelter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">have a foot in both camps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep on good terms with each of two opposing parties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq655"> <strong class="phr">make camp</strong>, to establish a camp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq112"> <strong class="phr">strike camp</strong>, to disassemble and remove the tents, equipment, etc., of a camp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>campo</em> field, from Latin <em>campus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">camp<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="OX0mDMGN8n">adj.</span><span target_id="nPvgv7HkhQ">n.</span><span target_id="mjooek3Q37">v.i.</span><span target_id="Q6PwYyX16m">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of camp" src="word_pronunciations/03564.mp3"></audio></span>/kæmp/ (<em>say</em> kamp) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OX0mDMGN8n"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> Also, <strong class="vs">campy</strong>. exaggeratedly theatrical and flashy in style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> (of a male) effeminate; given to acting and speaking with exaggerated mannerisms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq540"> (of a male) homosexual.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nPvgv7HkhQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq731"> an exaggerated effeminate style, often self-parodying or vulgar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq624"> a male homosexual.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mjooek3Q37">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq105"> to act in a camp manner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Q6PwYyX16m">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">camp as a row of </strong>(<strong class="phr">pink</strong>)<strong class="phr"> tents</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a male) ostentatiously homosexual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">camp it up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq506"> to make an ostentatious or affected display.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq508"> (of a male) to flaunt one’s homosexuality.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">camp up</strong>, to perform or imbue (something) with a camp quality: <em class="example">he camped up his performance of Othello.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">high camp</strong>, behaviour or performance heavily marked with camp features.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>se camper</em> to posture, behave in an exaggerated manner] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>campery</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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camper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">camper</span><z><span target_id="lueGSCbRbi">n.</span><span target_id="X3XsDrwBCu">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkæmpə/ (<em>say</em> 'kampuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lueGSCbRbi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> someone who makes camp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq886"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098287" href="entry://campervan%23bigmac000098287"><strong>campervan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098287" href="entry://campervan%23mq369">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="X3XsDrwBCu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq884"> <strong class="phr">not a happy camper</strong>, a person who is displeased for some reason: <em class="example">he was not a happy camper after losing his wallet; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>I felt it was my responsibility as a consumer to let them know I was not a happy camper.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq310"> <strong class="phr">one happy camper</strong>, a person who is very pleased with the turn of events.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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candy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">candy</span><z><span target_id="NOpiWp59MY">n.</span><span target_id="WDUKDeldHm">v.t.</span><span target_id="UtoWZ9SEY1">v.i.</span><span target_id="c8aQgByKdS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of candy" src="word_pronunciations/03586.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkændi/ (<em>say</em> 'kandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NOpiWp59MY"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">candies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> a sweet made of sugar crystallised by boiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> <em class="label">US</em> any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., combined with other ingredients.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq314"> <em class="label">US</em> a single piece of such a confection.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">candied</strong>, <strong class="bold">candying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WDUKDeldHm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq850"> to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq916"> <em class="label">US</em> to cook in sugar or syrup, as yams.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq862"> to reduce (sugar, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq799"> to cover with sugar-like crystals, as of ice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq201"> to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UtoWZ9SEY1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq253"> to become covered with sugar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq498"> to crystallise.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c8aQgByKdS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq5"> <strong class="phr">like taking candy from a baby</strong>, extremely easy to do.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>sugar candy</em>, from French <em>sucre candi</em> candied sugar (<em>candi</em> from Arabic <em>qand</em> cane sugar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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canter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">canter</span><z><span target_id="qKsxruQznk">n.</span><span target_id="2kiBlZXzNp">v.i.</span><span target_id="D8IggZ6kjo">v.t.</span><span target_id="MNLItfcY4E">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of canter" src="word_pronunciations/03611.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkæntə/ (<em>say</em> 'kantuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qKsxruQznk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> an easy gait of a horse (or other quadruped) in which in the course of each stride three feet are off the ground at once; between a trot and a gallop in speed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2kiBlZXzNp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq458"> to go or ride at a canter.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="D8IggZ6kjo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq608"> to make (a horse) go at a canter.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MNLItfcY4E">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">win at a canter</strong>, to win easily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>Canterbury gallop</em> (as of pilgrims to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096353" href="entry://Canterbury%23bigmac000096353"><span class="smallcaps">Canterbury</span></a>, England)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cap<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="f3CvIe3KZF">n.</span><span target_id="W4i6oPIulE">v.t.</span><span target_id="vhQAHYDedb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cap" src="word_pronunciations/03670.mp3"></audio></span>/kæp/ (<em>say</em> kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f3CvIe3KZF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> a covering for the head, especially one fitting closely and made of softer material than a hat, and having little or no brim, but often having a peak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> the flat, peaked headdress worn by soldiers and others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq403"> a special headdress denoting rank, occupation, etc.: <em class="example">a cardinal’s cap; </em><em class="example">nurse’s cap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq700"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048196" href="entry://mortarboard%23bigmac000048196"><strong>mortarboard</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048196" href="entry://mortarboard%23mq283">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq579"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq746"> a headdress denoting that the wearer has been selected for a special team, as one representing their country, in certain sports, as cricket.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq603"> membership of such a team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq600"> a close-fitting waterproof head covering worn when swimming, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq444"> a covering of lace, etc., for a woman’s head, usually worn indoors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq146"> the detachable protective top of a fountain pen, jar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq308"> anything resembling or suggestive of a covering for the head in shape, use, or position, as the cornice of a pedestal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq500"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103031" href="entry://crown%23bigmac000103031"><strong>crown</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103031" href="entry://crown%23mq081">15b</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq066"> the acme.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq041"> the top or upper surface, as of a wave, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq701"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the pileus of a mushroom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq233"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq100"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055512" href="entry://percussion%20cap%23bigmac000055512"><strong>percussion cap</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq080"> a noisemaking device for toy pistols and starter’s guns, made of a small quantity of explosive wrapped in paper or other thin material.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq451"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020189" href="entry://diaphragm%23bigmac000020189"><strong>diaphragm</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020189" href="entry://diaphragm%23mq181">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq296"> (in winemaking) the skins and seeds forming the head in a fermentation tank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq486"> an upper limit on a price, salary, etc.: <em class="example">to put a cap on spending.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Wool</em> the end of a wool bale on which the baling pressure is applied, closed by pinned flaps.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="W4i6oPIulE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">capped</strong>, <strong class="bold">capping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq624"> to provide or cover with or as with a cap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq823"> to seal off (a gas or oil well).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103031" href="entry://crown%23bigmac000103031"><strong>crown</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103031" href="entry://crown%23mq272">25</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq069"> to select as a member of a representative team in football, cricket, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq830"> <em class="label">NZ</em> to confer a degree on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq951"> to complete.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq892"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to surpass; follow up, especially with something as good or better, as a story, sporting achievement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq33"> to place an upper limit on (a price, salary, etc.): <em class="example">the cost for postage stamps will be capped at 50c.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vhQAHYDedb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">cap and bells</strong>, the traditional dress of a jester.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">cap and gown</strong>, academic dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq777"> <strong class="phr">cap in hand</strong>, humbly, submissively; as a suppliant: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mr Field said he had not gone ‘cap in hand’ to the Federal Government.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the custom of removing headwear as a sign of respect or courtesy]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq547"> <strong class="phr">cap off</strong>, to conclude satisfactorily: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The win capped off a good weekend for Dowling who has found form with the bat in recent weeks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">if the cap fits, wear it</strong>, if the judgement applies, accept it. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally with reference to a jester’s cap, with the inference that it is suitable headwear for a fool]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">set one’s cap at</strong>, to try to capture the admiration and attention of; try to secure as a lover. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 18th century; a reference to the ornate headwear formerly worn by a young woman on social occasions when she was trying to look her best and attract male attentions]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq552"> <strong class="phr">to cap it all </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">all off</strong>), as the last and overwhelming piece of good or bad fortune.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cappe</em>, Old English <em>cæpe</em>, from Late Latin <em>cappa</em>, <em>cāpa</em> cap, hooded cloak, cape]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cap<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cap" src="word_pronunciations/03670.mp3"></audio></span>/kæp/ (<em>say</em> kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> a capsule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> a quantity of narcotics, as heroin or hashish.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cap<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cap" src="word_pronunciations/03670.mp3"></audio></span>/kæp/ (<em>say</em> kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a caption.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac222696102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cap<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cap" src="word_pronunciations/03670.mp3"></audio></span>/kæp/ (<em>say</em> kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a cappuccino.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144479065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cap<sup>5</sup></span><z><span target_id="3HvC4WJ0cu">interj.</span><span target_id="k7og1kKuas">n.</span></z></header><div>/kæp/ (<em>say</em> kap) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="3HvC4WJ0cu">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq667"> Also, <strong class="vs">cappin’</strong>. (an expression used to indicate that something is a lie.) Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac913952142" href="entry://no%20cap%23bigmac913952142"><strong>no cap</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k7og1kKuas">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq494"> something that is untrue; nonsense; rubbish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally Black English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">card<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="IWoitTGdNB">n.</span><span target_id="iIioFKL5is">v.t.</span><span target_id="Z6fM3UwAxO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of card" src="word_pronunciations/03714.mp3"></audio></span>/kad/ (<em>say</em> kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IWoitTGdNB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> a piece of stiff paper or thin pasteboard, usually rectangular, for various uses: <em class="example">a business card.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058302" href="entry://postcard%23bigmac000058302"><strong>postcard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq877"> a piece of cardboard with more or less elaborate ornamentation, bearing a complimentary greeting: <em class="example">a Christmas card.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq176"> one of a set of small pieces of cardboard with spots or figures, used in playing various games, in prognostication, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq313"> (<em>plural</em>) a game or games played with such a set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq218"> a resource, plan, idea, approach to a problem or proposition, etc.: <em class="example">that’s his best card.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq551"> a program of events, as at horseraces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the par score for a course: <em class="example">two under the card.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq850"> the circular piece of paper or other material on which the 32 points indicating direction are marked in a compass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a circuit board: <em class="example">a sound card; </em><em class="example">a video card.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq928"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> a perforated strip of cardboard, etc., used to control the pattern in weaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq715"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person of some indicated characteristic: <em class="example">a cool card.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a likeable, amusing, or facetious person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Old Jim was a card with a sense of fun and often he’d put on a show</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.s. allison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iIioFKL5is">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq463"> to place (data) on cards for reference, as for a card index.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq26"> to ask (someone) for proof of age, as at a club, bar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to score.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Z6fM3UwAxO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq646"> <strong class="phr">have a card up one’s sleeve</strong>, to have a secret plan, resource, etc., that can be used to advantage at a later time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">keep </strong>(or <strong class="phr">play with</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hold</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s cards close to one’s chest</strong>, to be secretive about one’s moves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq568"> <strong class="phr">on the cards</strong>, likely to happen: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The romance is blossoming, marriage is on the cards.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 19th century; ? from the use of cards in fortune-telling]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">pick the card</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to choose the winners in every race on the program.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">play the … card</strong>, to introduce a specified issue into a debate in the hope of gaining an advantage: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘He could play the health card, or he could play the human rights card, but as for now no one’s too sure what he’ll do,’ said one Spanish source close to the Skase family.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lay</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s cards on the table</strong>, to speak plainly or candidly; disclose all information in one’s possession.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French <em>carte</em>, from Latin <em>charta</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012843" href="entry://chart%23bigmac000012843"><span class="smallcaps">chart</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>carding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">card<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="HfGu6PTndI">n.</span><span target_id="5FbAo1eY7K">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of card" src="word_pronunciations/03715.mp3"></audio></span>/kad/ (<em>say</em> kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HfGu6PTndI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> a toothed implement or wire brush used in disentangling and combing out fibres of wool, flax, etc., preparatory to spinning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq693"> a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5FbAo1eY7K">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq971"> to dress (wool, etc.) with a card.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>carde</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>cardus</em>, Latin <em>carduus</em> thistle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>carder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>carding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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caring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac996603602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">caring</span><z><span target_id="kKQqSux4oa">adj.</span><span target_id="9kS8qQx0DK">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkɛərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kairring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kKQqSux4oa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq79"> sympathetic and nurturing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9kS8qQx0DK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq470"> <strong class="phr">caring and sharing</strong>, (<em>sometimes ironic</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq34"> empathetic.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq197"> exchanges of confidences, particularly in relation to some distressing experience, which are intended to promote emotional healing.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carried
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897399902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carried</span><z><span target_id="TrHEJ1ROhg">v.</span><span target_id="V35GIAPFFs">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkærid/ (<em>say</em> 'kareed) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="TrHEJ1ROhg"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102061" href="entry://carry%23bigmac000102061"><strong>carry</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="V35GIAPFFs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq495"> <strong class="phr">get carried away</strong>, to experience extreme feelings, especially enthusiasm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carrot</span><z><span target_id="nw5JezsY5b">n.</span><span target_id="R3tlB2lHh5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of carrot" src="word_pronunciations/03759.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkærət/ (<em>say</em> 'karuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nw5JezsY5b"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq685"> a plant of the umbelliferous genus <em>Daucus</em>, especially <em>D. carota</em>, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its reddish edible root.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq867"> the root of this plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq687"> an incentive: <em class="example">to dangle a carrot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="R3tlB2lHh5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq87"> <strong class="phr">carrot and stick</strong>, a method of motivating behaviour in a desired direction by offering reward for compliance and punishment for noncompliance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’re trying to use a carrot and stick approach. We’re using a stick for very high income earners, the carrot is the rebate</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>carotte</em>, from Latin <em>carōta</em>, from Greek <em>karōton</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carry</span><z><span target_id="RK6ZxYzmJD">v.t.</span><span target_id="H3uFQhoBuA">v.i.</span><span target_id="evxopd2gA9">n.</span><span target_id="M7i6xvQQXb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of carry" src="word_pronunciations/03760.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkæri/ (<em>say</em> 'karee) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">carried</strong>, <strong class="bold">carrying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RK6ZxYzmJD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> to convey from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, pocket, hand, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> to transmit or transfer in any manner; take or bring: <em class="example">the wind carries sounds; </em><em class="example">she carries her audience with her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq534"> to bear the weight, burden, etc., of; sustain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq516"> to bear (body weight, usually qualified as to amount): <em class="example">she’s carrying an extra 10 kilos; </em><em class="example">he tends to carry a lot of weight; </em><em class="example">to carry less weight now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq171"> to take a (leading or guiding part) in acting or singing; bear or sustain (a part or melody).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq849"> to hold (the body, head, etc.) in a certain manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq608"> to behave or comport (oneself).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq720"> to take, especially by force; capture; win.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq958"> to secure the election of (a candidate) or the adoption of (a motion or bill).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq805"> to print or publish in a newspaper or magazine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq370"> to extend or continue in a given direction or to a certain point: <em class="example">to carry the war into enemy territory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq106"> to lead or impel; conduct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq029"> to have as an attribute, property, consequence, etc.: <em class="example">his opinion carries great weight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq845"> to support or give validity to (a related claim, etc.): <em class="example">one decision carries another.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq800"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to transfer (a number) from one column to the next, as from units to tens, tens to hundreds, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq318"> to keep on hand or in stock.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq460"> to keep on one’s account books, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq786"> to bear, as a crop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq614"> to be pregnant with: <em class="example">she is carrying her third child.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq553"> to support (livestock): <em class="example">our grain supply will carry the cattle through the winter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq191"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to advance beyond or go by (an object or expanse) with one stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> to retain and pursue (a scent).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Ice Hockey</em> to move (the puck) along the ice; dribble.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H3uFQhoBuA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq484"> to act as a bearer or conductor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq673"> to have or exert propelling force: <em class="example">the rifle carries a long way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq973"> to be transmitted, propelled, or sustained: <em class="example">my voice carries farther than his.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq405"> to bear the head in a particular manner, as a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Soccer</em> of the goalkeeper, to infringe the rules by taking more than four steps before putting the ball back into play.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="evxopd2gA9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">carries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq233"> range, as of a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the distance traversed by a ball before it alights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq780"> land separating navigable waters, over which a canoe or boat must be carried; a portage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq749"> the last manoeuvre of a sheep dog trial in which the dog must take sheep through a gate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq241"> a carrying.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="M7i6xvQQXb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq310"> <strong class="phr">carry away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq953"> to cause (someone) to lose control or ordinary restraint: <em class="example">his passion carried him away.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq763"> to cause (someone) to be engrossed so as to lose some awareness of where they are: <em class="example">she was carried away by the ballet.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq542"> to remove by force: <em class="example">the nest was carried away by the storm.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a mast, sail, etc.) to break or tear away from its fastenings.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">carry forward</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq578"> to make progress with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq047"> <em class="label">Bookkeeping</em> to transfer (an amount, etc.) to the next column, page, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">carry off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq119"> to win (the prize, honour, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq389"> to manage or handle (a difficult situation, etc.): <em class="example">he carried it off well.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq588"> to cause the death of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">carry on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq975"> to manage; conduct: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it turned out that Wilding’s business was carried on, not in Melbourne but in Ballarat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq620"> to continue; keep up without stopping: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>With Jess to help him outdoors, Phil carried on after his father’s death.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq024"> to behave in an excited or foolish manner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq837"> to exhibit signs of being in a temper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq837"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to dally amorously; flirt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>carrying on with the Yanks during the war.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">carry oneself</strong>, to present a (specified) demeanour: <em class="example">to carry oneself proudly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">carry out</strong>, to accomplish or complete (a plan, scheme, etc.): <em class="example">we carried out the details of her plan.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq654"> <strong class="phr">carry over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq491"> to postpone; hold off until later.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> to defer completion of (a contract) so that it falls under a different account.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq567"> (of vegetables, etc., not sold in a day’s trading) to remain for later sale.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">carry the day</strong>, to succeed; triumph.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">carry the drinks</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> to act as twelfth man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">carry the fight</strong>, <em class="label">Boxing</em> to attack persistently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">carry through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq076"> to accomplish; complete.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq885"> to support or help (in a difficult situation, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>carie</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old North French <em>carier</em>, from Late Latin <em>carricāre</em> convey by wagon, from Latin <em>carrus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087518" href="entry://car%23bigmac000087518"><span class="smallcaps">car</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cart</span><z><span target_id="phb8WNS8wI">n.</span><span target_id="pdLbcwmPxb">v.t.</span><span target_id="UbqKiZBF8y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cart" src="word_pronunciations/03770.mp3"></audio></span>/kat/ (<em>say</em> kaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="phb8WNS8wI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> a heavy horse-drawn vehicle, usually with solid tyres and made chiefly of wood, without springs, formerly used for carrying heavy goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> (formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle especially one used, and sometimes specifically designed, for home delivery of domestic supplies: <em class="example">a bread cart; </em><em class="example">a milk cart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq751"> any small vehicle moved by hand.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pdLbcwmPxb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq096"> to convey in a cart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq523"> to convey, especially something awkward or cumbersome which is transported with difficulty.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UbqKiZBF8y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">cart around</strong>, to convey from one destination to another: <em class="example">to cart the kids around.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">carted </strong>(<strong class="phr">around the ground</strong>), <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> (of a bowler) having many runs scored against one’s deliveries by a batter hitting freely in all directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">in the cart</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in an awkward or unpleasant predicament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">put the cart before the horse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq507"> to reverse the natural order.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq098"> to confuse cause and effect.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cart</em>(<em>e</em>), metathetic variant of Old English <em>cræt</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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case
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">case<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7XBhw52VwI">n.</span><span target_id="ThOhnN23c9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of case" src="word_pronunciations/03779.mp3"></audio></span>/keɪs/ (<em>say</em> kays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7XBhw52VwI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq759"> an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> the actual state of things: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This has been the case for a year, now.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">glenda adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq158"> a question or problem of moral conduct: <em class="example">a case of conscience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq494"> situation; condition; plight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq367"> a state of things involving a question for discussion or decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq490"> a statement of facts, reasons, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The case for conservation is obvious to him and he’s bewildered because others do not see the obvious.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq829"> an instance of disease, etc., requiring medical or surgical treatment or attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq775"> a medical or surgical patient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq246"> a person, family, or other social unit receiving any kind of professional social assistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq544"> a proceeding, civil or criminal, in a court of law.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq307"> the set of submissions made in support of a party to a proceeding.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq405"> a category in the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and (in languages other than English) adjectives, indicating their syntactic roles within the phrase or clause.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq697"> an abstract category expressing any of the underlying syntactic relations which nouns, pronouns and adjectives contract with each other in a particular phrase or clause.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq944"> a set of such categories in a particular language.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq017"> the meaning of, or typical of, such a category.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq479"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a peculiar or unusual person: <em class="example">he’s a case.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ThOhnN23c9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">case by case</strong>, considering each instance separately, looking at its individual aspects and features.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq756"> <strong class="phr">in any case</strong>, under any circumstances; anyhow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">in case of</strong>, in the event of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq349"> (<strong class="phr">just</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in case</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq366"> if; if it should happen that: <em class="example">there are doctors on stand-by just in case there is an emergency; </em><em class="example">the company is insured against legal liability in case civil action is brought.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq136"> as a precaution: <em class="example">I’ll take an umbrella, just in case.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>cas</em>, from Latin <em>cāsus</em> a falling, occurrence; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099505" href="#mq479">12</a> US (1830s)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">case<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="FkM2NrztdB">n.</span><span target_id="Pz3Pr791qR">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of case" src="word_pronunciations/03780.mp3"></audio></span>/keɪs/ (<em>say</em> kays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FkM2NrztdB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> a thing for containing or enclosing something; a receptacle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> a sheath or outer covering: <em class="example">a knife case.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq582"> a box with its contents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq674"> the amount contained in a box or other container.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq145"> a cased frame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq697"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073246" href="entry://suitcase%23bigmac000073246"><strong>suitcase</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq152"> a wooden box or crate for packing fruit in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq734"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011682" href="entry://carton%23bigmac000011682"><strong>carton</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011682" href="entry://carton%23mq262">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq419"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> the case-hardened surface of a piece of steel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq991"> <em class="label">Bookbinding</em> a completed book cover ready to be fitted to form the binding of a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq962"> <em class="label">Printing</em> (in hot-metal printing) a tray, of wood or metal, divided into compartments for holding types for use by a compositor and usually arranged in a set of two, the <strong>upper case</strong> for capitals, etc., and the <strong>lower case</strong> for small letters, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Pz3Pr791qR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">cased</strong>, <strong class="bold">casing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq478"> to put or enclose in a case; cover with a case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq266"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to examine or survey (a house, bank, etc.) in planning a crime: <em class="example">case the joint.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>casse</em>, from Old North French, from Latin <em>capsa</em> box, receptacle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cast</span><z><span target_id="DAWWppwwqD">v.t.</span><span target_id="XxzqFh4KLZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="GCyOFYedb8">n.</span><span target_id="PJzlfloYUD">adj.</span><span target_id="VaqCbdKbq7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cast" src="word_pronunciations/03819.mp3"></audio></span>/kast/ (<em>say</em> kahst) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">cast</strong>, <strong class="bold">casting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DAWWppwwqD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> to throw; fling; hurl (<em>away</em>, <em>off</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> to throw off or away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq724"> to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq413"> to cause (light, etc.) to fall upon something or in a certain direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq343"> to throw out (a fishing line, anchor, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq145"> to throw down; throw (an animal) on its back or side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq683"> to part with; lose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq977"> to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.), especially prematurely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq184"> to bring forth (young), especially abortively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq783"> to send off (a swarm), as bees do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq990"> to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq163"> to throw up (earth, etc.), as with a shovel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq367"> to put or place, especially hastily or forcibly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq144"> to deposit (a vote, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq397"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq332"> to allot parts of (a play, film, TV show, etc.) to actors.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq999"> to select (actors) for a play, film, TV show, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq489"> to transmit (video) from a mobile phone, tablet, etc. to a television screen or monitor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> to form (molten metal, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring into a mould; to produce (an object or article) by such a process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq904"> to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq010"> to compute or calculate astrologically, as a horoscope; forecast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq162"> to ponder or consider; contrive, devise, or plan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq892"> to turn or twist; warp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq479"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to bring (a boat) round.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq151"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to let go or let (<em>loose</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.) as a vessel from a mooring.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XxzqFh4KLZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq456"> to calculate or add.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq170"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to conjecture; forecast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq119"> to warp, as timber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq519"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to turn, especially to get the boat’s head away from the wind; tack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq238"> of a sheepdog, to make a wide sweep to get around sheep without disturbing them.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GCyOFYedb8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq388"> the act of casting or throwing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Archery</em> the distance a bow can shoot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq420"> the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Games</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq820"> a throw of dice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq296"> the number rolled.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Angling</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq125"> the act of throwing the line or net on the water.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq879"> a line so thrown.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq054"> the leader, with flies attached.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> a dispersal of the hounds in all directions to recapture a scent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq684"> a secondary swarm of bees, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq076"> the sweep a sheepdog makes when rounding up sheep, the first stage of a sheepdog trial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq743"> a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq862"> the form in which something is made or written; arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq430"> the actors to whom the parts in a play, film, TV show, etc., are assigned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq906"> the act of casting or founding.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq539"> the quantity of metal cast at one time.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq800"> something shaped in a mould while in a fluid or plastic state; a casting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq573"> any impression or mould made from an object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a rigid surgical dressing usually made of plaster-of-Paris bandage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq362"> a reproduction or copy, as a plaster model, made in a mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq679"> outward form; appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq881"> sort; kind; style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq001"> tendency; inclination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq556"> a permanent twist or turn, especially a squint: <em class="example">to have a cast in one’s eye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq834"> a warp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq716"> a slight tinge of some colour; hue; shade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq805"> a dash or trace; a small amount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq825"> computation; calculation; addition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq357"> a conjecture; forecast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq130"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> one of the wormlike coils of sand passed by the lugworm or other worms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a fossil showing only surface features of an organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> a mass of feathers, furs, bones, or other indigestible matters ejected from the stomach by a hawk or other birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq113"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq012"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a sounding.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PJzlfloYUD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="59"><span id="mq167"> discarded; lost: <em class="example">the cast shoe of a horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq423"> (of a sheep) fallen, and unable to rise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq131"> moulded; having a certain shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq154"> (of a performance production) having all actors selected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq878"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> drunk.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VaqCbdKbq7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="64"><span id="mq768"> <strong class="phr">be cast down</strong>, to be disappointed or discouraged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">cast about</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq219"> to search this way and that, as for the scent in hunting: <em class="example">to cast about to find the way.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq111"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to make a mental effort, as in search for an excuse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq585"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to scheme.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">cast a vote</strong>, to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099482" href="entry://vote%23bigmac000099482">vote</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099482" href="entry://vote%23mq225">9</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq066"> <strong class="phr">cast away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq471"> to reject.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq002"> to shipwreck.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq615"> <strong class="phr">cast back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq204"> to refer to something past.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq931"> to show resemblance to a remote ancestor.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq859"> <strong class="phr">cast down</strong>, to depress; discourage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq765"> <strong class="phr">cast for age</strong>, (of sheep, etc.) culled from the flock or herd because of poor condition due to age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq606"> <strong class="phr">cast </strong>(<strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s lot with</strong>, to join forces with whatever the outcome; side with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">cast off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq698"> to let (a vessel) loose from a mooring.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq516"> to discard or reject.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq920"> to let go.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to estimate the amount of space necessary for a piece of copy when printed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq454"> <em class="label">Knitting</em> to make the final row of stitches.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq288"> <strong class="phr">cast on</strong>, <em class="label">Knitting</em> to make the initial row of stitches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">cast out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq557"> to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss or disband.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq771"> to throw out a fishing line or the like.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">cast up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq700"> to compute; calculate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq901"> to turn up.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>casten</em>, from Old Norse <em>kasta</em> throw]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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castle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">castle</span><z><span target_id="na0YuTmxCI">n.</span><span target_id="RbALXGGUYO">v.t.</span><span target_id="v8Md3H6vGU">v.i.</span><span target_id="m9Y5GsHac3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of castle" src="word_pronunciations/03811.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkasəl/ (<em>say</em> 'kahsuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of castle" src="word_pronunciations/03810.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkæsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'kasuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="na0YuTmxCI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> a fortified residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval town.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq267"> a strongly fortified, permanently garrisoned stronghold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq174"> a large and stately residence, especially one which imitates the forms of a medieval castle.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq985"> <em class="label">Chess</em> the rook.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">castled</strong>, <strong class="bold">castling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RbALXGGUYO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq977"> to place or enclose in or as in a castle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq428"> <em class="label">Chess</em> to move (the king) in castling.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="v8Md3H6vGU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Chess</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq189"> to move the king sideways two squares and bring the castle to the first square the king passed over.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq730"> (of the king) to be moved in this manner.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m9Y5GsHac3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">castles in the air</strong>, day dreams: <em class="example">to build castles in the air.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>castel</em>, from Old North French, from Latin <em>castellum</em> fortress, diminutive of <em>castrum</em> fortified place; replacing Old English <em>castel</em> village, from Latin (Vulgate) <em>castellum</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>castled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="79HQ1gE2NK">n.</span><span target_id="ea8mp7lkjW">v.t.</span><span target_id="gHsqaPO7Wx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cat" src="word_pronunciations/03880.mp3"></audio></span>/kæt/ (<em>say</em> kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="79HQ1gE2NK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq317"> a domesticated carnivore, <em>Felis catus</em> (also <em>Felis sylvestris catus</em>), thought to be descended from the African wildcat, <em>Felis sylvestris lybica</em>, and now widely distributed in a number of breeds; feral populations exist throughout all habitats in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> any carnivore of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, lynx, bobcat, puma, cheetah, wildcat, ocelot, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a spiteful and gossipy woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq057"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011993" href="entry://cat-o%27-nine-tails%23bigmac000011993"><strong>cat-o’-nine-tails</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq964"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011898" href="entry://catboat%23bigmac000011898"><strong>catboat</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq864"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098902" href="entry://catfish%23bigmac000098902"><strong>catfish</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a tackle used in hoisting an anchor to the cathead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq044"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099267" href="entry://tipcat%23bigmac000099267"><strong>tipcat</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ea8mp7lkjW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">catted</strong>, <strong class="bold">catting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq148"> to flog with a cat-o’-nine-tails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to hoist (an anchor) to the cathead.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gHsqaPO7Wx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq076"> <strong class="phr">cat on a hot tin roof</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103260" href="entry://hot%23bigmac000103260"><strong>hot</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103260" href="entry://hot%23mq131">35</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq169"> <strong class="phr">go like a cut cat</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="entry://cut%23bigmac000101926"><strong>cut</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="entry://cut%23mq583">110</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">have too much of what the cat licks itself with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very talkative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">herding cats</strong>, attempting to arrive at a conclusion when various elements of the process keep changing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq441"> <strong class="phr">kick </strong>(or <strong class="phr">flog</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">whip</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the cat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give way to suppressed feelings of frustration by venting one’s irritation on someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">let the cat out of the bag</strong>, to disclose information, usually unintentionally. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 18th century; ? from the market practice of substituting a cat for a piglet, thus deceiving the unwary buyer until the bag was opened]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">look like something the cat dragged in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very unkempt or badly dressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">no room to swing a cat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating a confined, cramped, or cluttered place.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 17th-century English colloquialism of uncertain origin]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq622"> <strong class="phr">play cat and mouse</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100771" href="entry://play%23bigmac000100771"><strong>play</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100771" href="entry://play%23mq784">69</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">set</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the cat among the pigeons</strong>, to cause a disturbance; introduce a disrupting factor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">rain cats and dogs</strong>, to rain heavily. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a whimsical explanation of the noise and confusion of a storm]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq532"> <strong class="phr">see which way the cat jumps</strong>, to await the outcome of events (before committing oneself to a decision).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq480"> <strong class="phr">she’s the cat’s mother!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating disapproval of the use of the pronoun ‘she’ with reference to a woman as not indicating sufficient respect.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq307"> <strong class="phr">the cat’s pyjamas </strong>(or <strong class="phr">whiskers</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something arousing great admiration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>catt</em>, <em>catte</em>, related to German <em>Katze</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>catus</em>, <em>cattus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cat" src="word_pronunciations/03881.mp3"></audio></span>/kæt/ (<em>say</em> kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a catamaran.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cat" src="word_pronunciations/03882.mp3"></audio></span>/kæt/ (<em>say</em> kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a person, especially a young jazz musician or devotee of jazz.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from Wolof <em>-kat</em> person. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033841" href="entry://hepcat%23bigmac000033841"><span class="smallcaps">hepcat</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cat" src="word_pronunciations/03880.mp3"></audio></span>/kæt/ (<em>say</em> kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> the passive partner in a male homosexual relationship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Prison</em> a male inmate who, while heterosexual outside of prison, submits to the passive role in homosexual sex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq256"> (<em>derogatory</em>) any male homosexual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq276"> (<em>derogatory</em>) an effeminate male.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011878" href="entry://catamite%23bigmac000011878"><span class="smallcaps">catamite</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894391139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat<sup>5</sup></span></header><div>/kæt/ (<em>say</em> kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac45260135" href="entry://catcon%23bigmac45260135"><strong>catcon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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catch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">catch</span><z><span target_id="fvBJ1PVuoq">v.t.</span><span target_id="qptZLKXBgJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="IRmhjY5UEX">n.</span><span target_id="Jaevr4BGvx">adj.</span><span target_id="ZeUXCW7rt4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of catch" src="word_pronunciations/03849.mp3"></audio></span>/kætʃ/ (<em>say</em> kach) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">caught</strong>, <strong class="bold">catching</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fvBJ1PVuoq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> to capture, especially after pursuit; take captive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq836"> to ensnare, entrap, or deceive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq763"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq967"> to be in time to reach (a train, boat, etc.): <em class="example">I barely caught the 5.03.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq758"> to board; travel on: <em class="example">I caught a cab to Bondi.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq871"> to come upon suddenly; surprise or detect, as in some action: <em class="example">I caught him doing it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq805"> to strike; hit: <em class="example">the blow caught him on the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq849"> to intercept and seize (a ball, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq249"> to come up to in a pursuit or race: <em class="example">to catch the leaders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq625"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to join (a wave) at such a time and in such a manner that it carries the surfer with it towards the beach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to dismiss (the person batting) by intercepting and holding the ball after it has been struck by the bat and before it touches the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq111"> to check (one’s breath, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq178"> to get, receive, incur, or contract (often used figuratively): <em class="example">to catch a cold; </em><em class="example">I caught the spirit of the occasion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq276"> to lay hold of; grasp, seize, or snatch; grip or entangle: <em class="example">a nail caught his sleeve.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq554"> to allow to be caught; be entangled with: <em class="example">to catch one’s finger in a door; </em><em class="example">to catch one’s coat on a nail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq725"> to fasten with or as with a catch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq377"> to get by attraction or impression: <em class="example">to catch the eye; </em><em class="example">to catch someone’s attention.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq469"> to hear or see (a radio or television program): <em class="example">did you catch that program on the Great Barrier Reef?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq454"> to captivate; charm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq694"> to understand by the senses or intellect: <em class="example">to catch a speaker’s word.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qptZLKXBgJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq699"> to become fastened or entangled: <em class="example">the kite caught in the trees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq058"> to take hold: <em class="example">the door lock catches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq187"> to become lit, take fire, ignite: <em class="example">the wood caught instantly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq797"> to be successful in catching: <em class="example">this bait catches well.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IRmhjY5UEX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq306"> the act of catching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq819"> anything that catches, especially a device for checking motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq531"> that which is caught, as a quantity of fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq908"> anything worth getting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq977"> a ball game played with two or more players, in which a ball is thrown and caught.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person of either sex regarded as a desirable matrimonial prospect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq023"> <em class="label">Music</em> a round, especially one in which the words are so arranged as to produce ludicrous effects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq071"> the catching and holding of the ball after it has been struck and before it touches the ground.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq714"> the wicket so gained.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq609"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> the beginning of a stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a difficulty, usually unseen: <em class="example">what’s the catch?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq324"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006606" href="entry://bell%20sheep%23bigmac000006606"><strong>bell sheep</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Jaevr4BGvx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq631"> containing a catch (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095347" href="#mq448">32</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZeUXCW7rt4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq897"> <strong class="phr">catch at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq944"> to grasp or snatch.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq474"> to be glad to get: <em class="example">he caught at the chance.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq077"> <strong class="phr">catch it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get a scolding or a beating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq702"> <strong class="phr">catch on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq659"> to become popular.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq113"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to grasp mentally; understand.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq652"> <strong class="phr">catch one’s breath</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq345"> to cease breathing for a short moment due to shock or fear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq423"> to rest after exercise until normal breathing is restored.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">catch one’s death </strong>(<strong class="phr">of cold</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to contract a severe cold or chill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq164"> <strong class="phr">catch out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq496"> to trap (somebody), as into revealing a secret or displaying ignorance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq556"> to surprise.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq258"> <strong class="phr">catch up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq672"> to seize quickly: <em class="example">he caught up the child in his arms.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq933"> to embroil or entangle: <em class="example">they were caught up in the crowd.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq986"> to follow and reach, become level with, or overtake: <em class="example">he caught her up by running.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq558"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em> or <em>with</em>) to reach or become level with others: <em class="example">I’m so far behind I’ll never catch up; </em><em class="example">he caught up to the field at the bend; </em><em class="example">she has caught up with the rest of the class by hard work.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq911"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em> or <em>on</em>) to make up a deficiency in: <em class="example">since my holiday I’ve been trying to catch up; </em><em class="example">I must catch up with my sewing; </em><em class="example">she caught up on her sleep.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq691"> <strong class="phr">catch you later</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of farewell.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cache</em>(<em>n</em>), <em>cacche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old North French <em>cachier</em>, from Late Latin <em>captiāre</em>, from Latin <em>capere</em> take]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cement</span><z><span target_id="t562zUE5FN">n.</span><span target_id="MnM03eFx0k">v.t.</span><span target_id="PdBIn7SnDb">v.i.</span><span target_id="eMifrMpQ2h">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cement" src="word_pronunciations/03947.mp3"></audio></span>/səˈmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> suh'ment) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t562zUE5FN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> any of various substances which are soft when first prepared but later become hard or stone-like, used for joining stones, making floors, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> a material of this kind (the ordinary variety, often called <strong>Portland cement</strong>) commonly made by burning a mixture of clay and limestone, used for making concrete for foundations or the like, covering floors, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq320"> (<em>in non-technical use</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102384" href="entry://concrete%23bigmac000102384"><strong>concrete</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102384" href="entry://concrete%23mq170">9</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq133"> anything that binds or unites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> an adhesive plastic substance used to fill teeth or to pack fillings or inlays into teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq880"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012249" href="entry://cementum%23bigmac000012249"><strong>cementum</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq035"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> the powder utilised during cementation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq087"> a cellulose solvent used for joining cinematograph film.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MnM03eFx0k">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq415"> to unite by, or as by, cement: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hunger and humiliation cemented and perpetuated early Irish clan-based collectivistic ‘mateship’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miriam dixson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq421"> to coat or cover with cement.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PdBIn7SnDb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq644"> to become cemented; join together or unite; cohere.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eMifrMpQ2h">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">be able to talk under wet cement</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely voluble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>caementum</em> rough stone; replacing Middle English <em>siment</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cementer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cent</span><z><span target_id="AXlw2n9IXU">n.</span><span target_id="Ap9unmZZtC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cent" src="word_pronunciations/03980.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛnt/ (<em>say</em> sent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AXlw2n9IXU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> a fractional monetary unit of Australia and of many other countries, equal to one hundredth part of a dollar or other unit of decimal currency, as the euro, the South African rand and Sri Lankan rupee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> (formerly, in Australia) a coin of the value of a cent.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ap9unmZZtC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq751"> <strong class="phr">not have a red cent</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have no money at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">not worth a red cent</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be of minimal value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">two cents</strong> or <strong class="phr">two cents </strong>(or <strong class="phr">cent’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> worth</strong>, point of view; opinion: <em class="example">to get in your two cents.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: short for <em>centēsimus</em> hundredth, from <em>centum</em> hundred]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">centre</span><z><span target_id="nb26gczXuW">n.</span><span target_id="Jb6PmNChrt">adj.</span><span target_id="wjqrfk140o">v.t.</span><span target_id="uuxDE4Tfdv">v.i.</span><span target_id="ZQTdlzKqdi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of centre" src="word_pronunciations/03970.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nb26gczXuW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equidistant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equidistant from the vertices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> a point, pivot, axis, etc., round which anything rotates or revolves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq729"> a building or building complex which houses a number of related specified services: <em class="example">a shopping centre; </em><em class="example">a sports centre; </em><em class="example">a medical centre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq036"> a person, thing, group, etc., occupying the middle position, especially troops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq409"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) (in continental Europe) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq744"> that part of a legislative assembly which sits in the centre of the chamber, a position customarily assigned to representatives holding views intermediate between those of the conservatives or right and the progressives or left.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq198"> a party holding such views.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Basketball</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq326"> the position of the player in the centre of the court, where the centre jump takes place at the beginning of play.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq752"> the player who holds this position.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012335" href="entry://centre%20three-quarter%23bigmac000012335"><strong>centre three-quarter</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq406"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq093"> the centre of the playing area, especially the centre circle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq367"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012326" href="entry://centreman%23bigmac000012326"><strong>centreman</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012326" href="entry://centreman%23mq506">1</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Two-up</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq350"> the central part of the ring where the spinner stands and bets with the spinner are taken.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq171"> Also, <strong class="vs">centreman</strong>. the person who holds all bets made by the spinner.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq051"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific organic process: <em class="example">the vasomotor centre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq227"> a pointed rod mounted in the headstock spindle or tailstock of a lathe. A tailstock centre is a <strong>dead centre</strong> if non-rotating, a <strong>live centre</strong> if free to rotate with the work. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042985" href="entry://live%20centre%23bigmac000042985"><strong>live centre</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100694" href="entry://dead%20centre%23bigmac000100694"><strong>dead centre</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq533"> one of two similar points on some other machine, as a planing machine, enabling an object to be turned on its axis.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq482"> a tapered indentation in a piece to be turned on a lathe into which the centre is fitted.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Jb6PmNChrt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="12"><span id="mq379"> in a central or prominent position: <em class="example">centre court; </em><em class="example">centre stage.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">centred</strong>, <strong class="bold">centring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wjqrfk140o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq932"> to place in or on a centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq790"> to collect at a centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq031"> to determine or mark the centre of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq557"> to adjust, shape, or modify (an object, part, etc.) so that its axis or the like is in a central or normal position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq438"> <em class="label">Soccer</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to pass (the ball) from the wing to the midfield.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uuxDE4Tfdv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq714"> to be at or come to a centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Soccer</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to centre the ball.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZQTdlzKqdi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">centre </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round</strong>, to be concerned principally with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>My only doubts concerning Leconte during that game centred around his ability to handle the mental pressures of top tennis.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">centre on</strong>, to focus on: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The girls were all chattering again and Edith was not the only one with thoughts centred on chicken pie.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">center</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>centre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>centrum</em>, from Greek <em>kentron</em> sharp point, centre] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> A discussion that is <em>centred on</em> a topic (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089541" href="#mq672">21</a>) is pretty clearly focused, but a discussion that is <em>centred </em>(<em>a</em>)<em>round</em> a topic (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089541" href="#mq908">20</a>) seems to imply a broad area which nevertheless has its limits. There are those who object to the seeming contradiction of centring or focusing within a broad area, but many writers seem to use <em>centre </em>(<em>a</em>)<em>round</em> meaningfully.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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certainty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">certainty</span><z><span target_id="VtfnBfIq3u">n.</span><span target_id="bNNhSuV4n1">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsɜtənti/ (<em>say</em> 'sertuhntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VtfnBfIq3u"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">certainties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> the state of being certain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq248"> something certain; an assured fact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq801"> something regarded as certain to happen, to achieve a desired result as winning a race, etc.: <em class="example">that horse is an absolute certainty.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bNNhSuV4n1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq310"> <strong class="phr">a dead certainty</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something considered to be certain to happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq175"> <strong class="phr">for a certainty</strong>, without any doubt; surely.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chafe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chafe</span><z><span target_id="Er14n5ci6n">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZWGOy6RvAx">v.i.</span><span target_id="PQ5hUJQBPn">n.</span><span target_id="475NGnk309">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chafe" src="word_pronunciations/04016.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃeɪf/ (<em>say</em> chayf) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">chafed</strong>, <strong class="bold">chafing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Er14n5ci6n">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> to warm by rubbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq603"> to wear or abrade by rubbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> to make sore by rubbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq539"> to irritate; annoy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq870"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to heat; make warm.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZWGOy6RvAx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq324"> to rub; press with friction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq227"> to become worn or sore by rubbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq132"> to be irritated or annoyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq699"> to become impatient; fret.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PQ5hUJQBPn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq116"> irritation; annoyance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq404"> heat, wear or soreness caused by rubbing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="475NGnk309">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq613"> <strong class="phr">chafe at the bit</strong>, to be impatient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chaufe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>chaufer</em>, from Late Latin contraction of Latin <em>calefacere</em> make hot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chalk</span><z><span target_id="EBMN9rkPKi">n.</span><span target_id="mPHR5utcKd">v.t.</span><span target_id="OMRA3Zp9Dt">v.i.</span><span target_id="OlKXOcuI09">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chalk" src="word_pronunciations/04035.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɔk/ (<em>say</em> chawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EBMN9rkPKi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a soft, white, pure limestone consisting of calcareous fossilised skeletal fragments of microscopic algae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> a prepared piece of chalk or chalklike substance, especially calcium sulphate, for marking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq762"> a mark made with chalk.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mPHR5utcKd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq817"> to mark or write with chalk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq846"> to rub over or whiten with chalk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq374"> to treat or mix with chalk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq187"> to make pale; blanch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OMRA3Zp9Dt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq347"> to score, as in darts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq35"> (of paint) to develop a fine white powder on the surface.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OlKXOcuI09">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq247"> <strong class="phr">by a long chalk</strong> or <strong class="phr">by long chalks</strong>, by far; by a considerable extent or degree. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the use of chalk to score contests, the furthest chalk mark indicating the winner]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">chalk out</strong>, <em class="label">British</em> to outline (a plan, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">chalk up</strong>, to score: <em class="example">they chalked up 360 runs in the first innings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">chalk up to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq255"> to ascribe to, regard as the cause of: <em class="example">I chalked my failure up to nervousness.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq407"> to regard as having contributed towards the accumulation of: <em class="example">chalk it up to experience.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">like chalk and cheese</strong>, complete opposites. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 14th century; from the idea that both newly made cheese and freshly dug chalk are soft and white and therefore superficially similar in appearance, although very different in their qualities and value]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chalke</em>, Old English <em>cealc</em>, from Latin <em>calx</em> lime] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chalklike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chalkface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chalkface</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɔkfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'chawkfays) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">work at the chalkface</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">(of teachers) to be actively engaged in teaching in the classroom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [humorous alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088815" href="entry://coalface%23bigmac000088815"><span class="smallcaps">coalface</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088815" href="entry://coalface%23mq354">4</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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challenge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">challenge</span><z><span target_id="Bqfh3XozK2">n.</span><span target_id="hXlQe3P1ZJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="U2yufWjqox">v.i.</span><span target_id="3GdP1VxulJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of challenge" src="word_pronunciations/04036.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃæləndʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'chaluhnj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Bqfh3XozK2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> a call to engage in a contest of skill, strength, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> a call to fight, as a duel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq536"> something that makes demands upon one’s abilities, endurance, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Learning to shoot was a challenge I met and a skill I acquired.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq036"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq207"> a calling to account or into question (as of qualifications, rights to participate, be present, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When blacks assumed African names and proclaimed ‘Black is Beautiful’ this was a challenge to the basic cultural assumptions of American society</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dennis altman</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Military</em> the demand of a sentry for identification or the password.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Law</em> a formal objection to the qualifications of a juror or to the legality of an entire jury.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq621"> <em class="label">US</em> the assertion that a vote is invalid or that a voter is not legally qualified.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> the exposure of a person or animal to an antigen, in order to determine the reaction of their immune system to that antigen; used in allergy testing.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">challenged</strong>, <strong class="bold">challenging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hXlQe3P1ZJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq546"> to summon to a contest of skill, strength, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq153"> to demand as of right; lay claim to; have a claim to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq823"> to make demands, especially stimulating demands, upon: <em class="example">this job will challenge your abilities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq033"> to take exception to; call in question: <em class="example">to challenge the wisdom of a procedure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Military</em> to halt and demand identification or password from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq378"> <em class="label">Law</em> to take formal exception to (a juror or jury).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq616"> <em class="label">US</em> to assert that (a vote) is invalid or (a voter) is not qualified to vote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq404"> to test (a person or animal) with a challenge (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100026" href="#mq259">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="U2yufWjqox">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq020"> to make or issue a challenge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> (of hounds) to cry or give tongue on picking up the scent.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3GdP1VxulJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq743"> <strong class="phr">challenge someone as to his freedom</strong>, <em class="label">Australian History</em> to demand that someone show proof of being a free man and not a convict.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chalange</em>, from Old French <em>chalenge</em>, from Latin <em>calumnia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010816" href="entry://calumny%23bigmac000010816"><span class="smallcaps">calumny</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>challenging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>challengeable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chamois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chamois</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chamois</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chamois" src="word_pronunciations/04046.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃæmwa/ (<em>say</em> 'shamwah) <em>for def. 1</em>, /ˈʃæmiz/ (<em>say</em> 'shameez) <em>for defs 2 and 3</em>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chamois" src="word_pronunciations/04046.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃæmwa/ (<em>say</em> 'shamwah) either of two agile goat-like antelopes <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq674"> the <strong>alpine chamois</strong>, <em>Rupicapra rupicapra</em>, of high mountains of Europe and south-western Asia.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq777"> the <strong>Pyrenean chamois</strong>, <em>R. pyrenaica</em>, of the Pyrenees, and the Apennines of central Italy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq068"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chamois" src="word_pronunciations/04047.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃæmi/ (<em>say</em> 'shamee) Also, <strong class="vs">shammy</strong>. a soft, pliable leather made from various skins dressed with oil (especially fish oil), originally prepared from the skin of the chamois.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq78"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chamois" src="word_pronunciations/04047.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃæmi/ (<em>say</em> 'shamee) Also, <strong class="vs">shammy</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq132"> a piece of chamois used for drying glass, motor vehicle paintwork, etc., after washing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq996"> an absorbent cloth made of synthetic material, similarly used.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Late Latin <em>camox</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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champ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">champ<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qvfE1hTqxd">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ym4npQIrFA">v.i.</span><span target_id="40cmyCOGLj">n.</span><span target_id="mjTythGyKK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of champ" src="word_pronunciations/04052.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃæmp/ (<em>say</em> champ) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qvfE1hTqxd"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> to bite upon, especially impatiently: <em class="example">horses champing the bit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> to crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ym4npQIrFA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq077"> to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="40cmyCOGLj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq027"> the act of champing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mjTythGyKK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq267"> <strong class="phr">champ at the bit</strong>, to be keen to see action: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Like a war-horse, I was champing at the bit.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? nasalised variant (compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010025" href="entry://bunt%23bigmac000010025"><span class="smallcaps">bunt<sup>1</sup></span></a>) of <em>chop</em> bite at, from <em>chap</em>, <em>chop</em> jaw]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">champ<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of champ" src="word_pronunciations/04053.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃæmp/ (<em>say</em> champ) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">a champion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US slang (mid-1800s); shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103820" href="entry://champion%23bigmac000103820"><span class="smallcaps">champion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chance</span><z><span target_id="rssTNVn1jm">n.</span><span target_id="LLWbFRJCan">v.i.</span><span target_id="wwhejVExxZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="5UhbVlhHsB">adj.</span><span target_id="hHaIBEE6sd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chance" src="word_pronunciations/04059.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃæns/ (<em>say</em> chans), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chance" src="word_pronunciations/04060.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃans/ (<em>say</em> chahns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rssTNVn1jm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> the absence of any known reason why an event should turn out one way rather than another, spoken of as if it were a real agency: <em class="example">chance governs all.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq942"> fortune; fate; luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq920"> a possibility or probability of anything happening: <em class="example">the chances are two to one against us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq749"> an opportunity: <em class="example">now is your chance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq346"> a risk or hazard: <em class="example">take a chance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq972"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> an opportunity to take a wicket, usually by taking a catch.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an unfortunate event; a mishap.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">chanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">chancing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LLWbFRJCan">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq846"> to happen or occur by chance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wwhejVExxZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take the chances or risks of; risk.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5UhbVlhHsB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq397"> due to chance: <em class="example">a chance occurrence.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hHaIBEE6sd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq216"> <strong class="phr">by chance</strong>, accidentally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">chance it</strong>, to take a risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">chance on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to come upon by chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">chance one’s arm</strong>, to make an attempt, often in spite of a strong possibility of failure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq032"> <strong class="phr">half a chance</strong>, any opportunity at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq985"> <strong class="phr">take one’s chance</strong>, to seize an opportunity regardless of risk to oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">the main chance</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq018"> the opportunity to further one’s own interests: <em class="example">he had a constant eye to the main chance.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq364"> the most likely prospect for success.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the dice game, hazard, in which the caster’s first call is the <em>main</em>; this used figuratively to mean ‘the prime objective’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chea</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>nce</em>, from Old French <em>cheance</em>, from Late Latin <em>cadentia</em> a falling out, from <em>cadens</em>, present participle, falling] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chanceful</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chanceless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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change
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">change</span><z><span target_id="eBMMVao2iF">v.t.</span><span target_id="TQdtaXdG20">v.i.</span><span target_id="mm1LIXEfta">n.</span><span target_id="poUhbQZ2Qf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of change" src="word_pronunciations/04067.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃeɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> chaynj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">changed</strong>, <strong class="bold">changing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eBMMVao2iF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> (sometimes followed by <em>into</em>) to make different; alter in condition, appearance, etc.; turn: <em class="example">to change one’s habits.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq151"> to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else: <em class="example">to change one’s job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq253"> to give or get smaller money in exchange for: <em class="example">to change a twenty-dollar note.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq236"> to give or get different currency in exchange for: <em class="example">to change dollars into euros.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq200"> to give and take reciprocally; exchange: <em class="example">to change places with someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq809"> to remove and replace the coverings of: <em class="example">to change a baby.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq371"> to select a higher or lower (gear of a motor vehicle).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TQdtaXdG20">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq745"> to become different; alter: <em class="example">to change to a new person; </em><em class="example">to change into a magician.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq013"> to make a change or an exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq561"> to change trains or other conveyances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq901"> to change one’s clothes.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mm1LIXEfta">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq354"> variation; alteration; modification; deviation; transformation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq855"> the substitution of one thing for another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq639"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac625340491" href="entry://change%20station%23bigmac625340491"><strong>change station</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq492"> (of weather) an alteration usually towards lower temperatures, rain, etc.: <em class="example">take a jumper in case there’s a change.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq558"> variety or novelty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq227"> the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another: <em class="example">change of the moon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq632"> the supplanting of one thing by another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq792"> that which is or may be substituted for another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq965"> a fresh set of clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq985"> useful information: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’re not going to get any change out of me, Mrs Darcy, so you needn’t be snooping around for any information about my feelings.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq517"> a balance of money that is returned when the sum tendered is larger than the sum due.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq645"> coins of low denomination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq429"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <em class="label">Commerce</em> a place where merchants meet for business transactions; an exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq569"> (<em>usually plural</em>) any of the various sequences in which a peal of bells may be rung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq840"> <em class="label">Music</em> a harmonic progression.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="poUhbQZ2Qf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">a change for the better</strong>, an improvement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">change down</strong>, to select a lower gear while driving a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">change for the better</strong>, to improve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq533"> <strong class="phr">change front</strong>, <em class="label">Military</em> to shift a military force in another direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq318"> <strong class="phr">change hands</strong>, to pass from one possessor to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq909"> <strong class="phr">change one’s mind</strong>, to alter one’s intentions or opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">change one’s tune</strong>, to change one’s mind; reverse previously held views, attitudes, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> known since the 16th century; ? from travelling minstrels who changed songs to suit different audiences]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">change up</strong>, to select a higher gear while driving a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">ring the changes</strong>, to vary the manner of performing an action, especially one that is often repeated; execute a number of manoeuvres or variations. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from bellringing, with reference to the various sequences in which the bells can be rung. See def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097907" href="entry://change%23mq569">25</a> above.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>change</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>changier</em>, from Late Latin <em>cambiāre</em>, Latin <em>cambīre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chapter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chapter</span><z><span target_id="SEEWyoUvPz">n.</span><span target_id="x63yXvMBGm">v.t.</span><span target_id="3aGr69I9CW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chapter" src="word_pronunciations/04077.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃæptə/ (<em>say</em> 'chaptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SEEWyoUvPz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> a main division, usually numbered, of a book, treatise, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> a branch, usually localised, of a society or fraternity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq973"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq242"> an assembly of the monks in a monastery, or of those in a province, or of the entire order.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq038"> a general assembly of the canons of a church.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq718"> a meeting of the elected representatives of the provinces or houses of a religious community.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq613"> the body of such canons or representatives collectively.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq147"> a division of the acts of Parliament passed in a session.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Horology</em> any one of the Roman figures used on clocks and watches to mark the time of day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq570"> in the Roman Catholic Church, a short scriptural quotation read at various parts of the office, as after the last psalm in the service of lauds, prime, tierce, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq075"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012749" href="entry://chapterhouse%23bigmac000012749"><strong>chapterhouse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x63yXvMBGm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq688"> to divide into or arrange in chapters.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3aGr69I9CW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">chapter and verse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq397"> an exact reference.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq690"> precise details.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the <em>chapters</em> and <em>verses</em> into which the books of the Bible are divided, which biblical scholars would give as references, expecting others to recognise them]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">chapter of accidents</strong>, a series of closely following misfortunes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chapitre</em>, from Old French, variant of <em>chapitle</em>, from Latin <em>capitulum</em> small head, capital of column, chapter, diminutive of <em>caput</em> head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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charge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charge</span><z><span target_id="j9QOWfeh4w">v.t.</span><span target_id="S4DJd13tlt">v.i.</span><span target_id="8f4Zgob2gT">n.</span><span target_id="hBBEIMbhhj">interj.</span><span target_id="JwIPtExv1i">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of charge" src="word_pronunciations/04090.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> chahj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">charged</strong>, <strong class="bold">charging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="j9QOWfeh4w">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> to put a load or burden on or in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> to fill or furnish (something) with the appropriate quantity of what it is designed to receive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq461"> to supply a quantity of electricity to (a battery) usually sufficient to make it fully operational again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq717"> to fill (air, water, etc.) with other matter in a state of diffusion or solution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq174"> to load (a weapon) prior to firing: <em class="example">they waited with muskets charged.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq596"> to fill (a glass, etc.) with drink, especially in preparation for a toast: <em class="example">please charge your glasses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq379"> to load or burden (the mind, heart, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq737"> to lay a command or injunction upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq318"> to instruct authoritatively, as a judge does a jury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq106"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to find fault in: <em class="example">charge him with carelessness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq136"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to lay blame upon; blame: <em class="example">to charge someone with negligence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq583"> to hold liable for payment; enter a debit against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq832"> to list or record as a debt or obligation; enter as a debit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq874"> to postpone payment on (a service or purchase) by having it recorded on one’s charge account: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>said to the salesgirl, ‘I’ll take this and charge it.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq643"> to impose or ask as a price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq536"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq645"> to attack by rushing violently against.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq635"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to so rush against (an opposing player) illegally.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq573"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> to place a bearing on (a shield, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="S4DJd13tlt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq664"> to make an onset; rush, as to an attack.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8f4Zgob2gT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq658"> a load or burden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq368"> the quantity of anything which an apparatus is fitted to hold, or holds, at one time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq965"> a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq730"> a duty or responsibility laid upon or entrusted to one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq552"> care, custody, or superintendence: <em class="example">to have charge of a thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq399"> anything or anybody committed to one’s care or management.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> a parish or congregation committed to the spiritual care of a minister or priest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq492"> a command or injunction; exhortation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Law</em> an address by a judge to a jury at the close of a trial, instructing them as to the legal points, the weight of evidence, etc., affecting their verdict in the case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq059"> an accusation or imputation of guilt: <em class="example">he was arrested on a charge of murder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq900"> expense or cost: <em class="example">improvements made at a tenant’s own charge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq414"> a sum or price charged: <em class="example">a charge of $2 for admission.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq160"> a pecuniary burden, encumbrance, tax, or lien; cost; expense; liability to pay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq553"> an entry in an account of something due.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq588"> a charge account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq520"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq637"> an impetuous onset or attack, as of soldiers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> an illegal violent pushing of an opposing player.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq188"> a signal by bugle, drum, etc., for a military charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> an electric charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq942"> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Electronics</em> the quantity of electricity stored in a capacitor or electrical storage battery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq745"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104662" href="entry://bearing%23bigmac000104662"><strong>bearing</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104662" href="entry://bearing%23mq905">10</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq248"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an alcoholic drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a thrill; a kick.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="hBBEIMbhhj">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="41"><span id="mq583"> (an exclamation uttered by a leader of a cavalry going into battle.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JwIPtExv1i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="42"><span id="mq639"> <strong class="phr">charge at</strong>, to run at fiercely and recklessly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">charge like a wounded bull</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fix prices that are excessive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq490"> <strong class="phr">charge up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq194"> to recharge (a battery).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq244"> to postpone payment on (a service or purchase) by having it recorded on one’s charge account.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">give in charge</strong>, to deliver to the police.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq006"> <strong class="phr">in charge</strong>, in command; having supervisory powers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">in charge of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq568"> having the care or supervision of: <em class="example">in charge of the class.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq539"> <em class="label">US</em> under the care or supervision of: <em class="example">in charge of the teacher.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq125"> <strong class="phr">in the charge of</strong>, in the care of; under the supervision of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Little children left in the charge of the aged and the halt were running hither and thither, bleating like black lambs</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">lay </strong>(or <strong class="phr">press</strong>)<strong class="phr"> charges</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to pursue a conviction in a court of law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">take charge</strong>, to put oneself in control of people or events.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chargen</em> to load, fill, from Old French <em>charg</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>er</em>, from Late Latin <em>carricāre</em> load. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087518" href="entry://car%23bigmac000087518"><span class="smallcaps">car</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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charley horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charley horse</span></header><div>/ˈtʃali hɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'chahlee haws) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(or <strong class="phr">suffer</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a charley horse</strong>, <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">to experience stiffness or cramp in the leg, especially following exertion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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charm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charm<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Auh5Ois5Tf">n.</span><span target_id="iO3dwfm2L8">v.t.</span><span target_id="pys46f8ryB">v.i.</span><span target_id="JxDolfCzkM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of charm" src="word_pronunciations/04099.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃam/ (<em>say</em> chahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Auh5Ois5Tf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> a power to please and attract; fascination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> some quality or feature exerting a fascinating influence: <em class="example">feminine charms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq783"> something which possesses this power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq964"> a trinket to be worn on a chain, bracelet, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq558"> something worn for its supposed magical effect; an amulet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq064"> any action supposed to have magical power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq519"> the chanting or recitation of a magic verse or formula.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq253"> a verse or formula credited with magical power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq673"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the internal quantum number used to account for some of the unusual properties and behaviour of quarks.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iO3dwfm2L8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq469"> to attract powerfully by beauty, etc.; please greatly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq306"> to act upon with or as with a charm; enchant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq361"> to endow with or protect by supernatural powers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq219"> to calm, soothe, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pys46f8ryB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq899"> to be fascinating or pleasing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq955"> to use charms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq890"> to act as a charm.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JxDolfCzkM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">charm the pants off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq085"> to seduce.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq729"> to greatly impress someone, especially on a first meeting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq535"> <strong class="phr">like a charm</strong>, successfully; perfectly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>charme</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>carmen</em> song, incantation]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charm<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of charm" src="word_pronunciations/04099.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃam/ (<em>say</em> chahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">blended singing of birds, children, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cherm</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>cerm</em>, <em>ceorm</em>, variant of <em>cierm</em> outcry. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089754" href="entry://chirm%23bigmac000089754"><span class="smallcaps">chirm</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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charmed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac688579537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charmed</span><z><span target_id="eyQNF3Lrko">v.</span><span target_id="jDYhwKlChU">adj.</span><span target_id="G7Go99txn7">phr.</span></z></header><div>/tʃamd/ (<em>say</em> chahmd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="eyQNF3Lrko"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103061" href="entry://charm%23bigmac000103061"><strong>charm<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jDYhwKlChU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq94"> delighted; captivated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq28"> <em class="label">Physics</em> affected by charm (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103061" href="entry://charm%23bigmac000103061"><strong>charm<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103061" href="entry://charm%23mq673">9</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="G7Go99txn7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">lead </strong>(or <strong class="phr">live</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a charmed life</strong>, to experience a lot of good fortune, particularly in escaping from situations of danger. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Macbeth</em> (Act V: Scene 8) in which Macbeth, while fighting with Macduff, asserts: ‘I bear a charmed life, which must not yield, To one of woman born.’]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chase<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="kN4xv5TYQm">v.t.</span><span target_id="foxOyBCKIc">v.i.</span><span target_id="GLxcz8A9dg">n.</span><span target_id="GZ9oHNSH8A">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chase" src="word_pronunciations/04112.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃeɪs/ (<em>say</em> chays) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">chased</strong>, <strong class="bold">chasing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kN4xv5TYQm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> (in sport) to attempt to equal or better (an opponent’s score): <em class="example">the Australians were chasing the Poms’ first innings score of 401.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq493"> to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq834"> to drive by pursuing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="foxOyBCKIc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to run or hasten.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GLxcz8A9dg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq174"> the act of chasing; pursuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq481"> an object of pursuit; a thing chased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq530"> the occupation or sport of hunting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq503"> <em class="label">British</em> an unenclosed tract of privately owned land reserved for animals to be hunted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq966"> a flora and fauna reserve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq101"> the right of keeping game or of hunting on the land of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq026"> a steeplechase.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GZ9oHNSH8A">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">chase after</strong>, to follow in pursuit: <em class="example">to chase after someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">chase away</strong>, to chase (someone) so as to cause them to run away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq597"> <strong class="phr">chase back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Cycle Racing</em> to gain ground on a cyclist who has broken away from the peloton.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq707"> <em class="label">Football</em> to move to catch up with an opponent after a turnaround.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">chase off</strong>, to chase (someone) so as to cause them to leave a position or location.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">chase up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq035"> to stimulate to action: <em class="example">I’ll have to chase her up on that.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq825"> to locate or find: <em class="example">I’ll chase up some help.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">cut to the chase</strong>, to address the most important issue immediately, without preliminary small talk; get to the point.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chace</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>chacier</em>, from Latin <em>captiāre</em> seize. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095347" href="entry://catch%23bigmac000095347"><span class="smallcaps">catch</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chase<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="YJNr5yJv9P">n.</span><span target_id="YrlIOW5hVc">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chase" src="word_pronunciations/04113.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃeɪs/ (<em>say</em> chays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YJNr5yJv9P"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> a rectangular iron frame in which composed type, etc., is secured or locked, for printing or plate-making.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq773"> Also, <strong class="vs">chasing</strong>. a groove, furrow, or trench; a lengthened hollow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Gunnery</em> the part of a cannon in front of the trunnions.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YrlIOW5hVc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">chased</strong>, <strong class="bold">chasing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq027"> to groove or indent, so as to make into a screw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq505"> to cut in making a screw thread.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>châsse</em> reliquary, shrine, spectacle frame, from Latin <em>capsa</em> box]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chase<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chase" src="word_pronunciations/04112.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃeɪs/ (<em>say</em> chays) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">chased</strong>, <strong class="bold">chasing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023744" href="entry://enchase%23bigmac000023744"><span class="smallcaps">enchase</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cheap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cheap</span><z><span target_id="bsJuwqG8kt">adj.</span><span target_id="rzjDq6kuOJ">adv.</span><span target_id="3e1zXwREkD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cheap" src="word_pronunciations/04131.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃip/ (<em>say</em> cheep) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bsJuwqG8kt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> of a relatively low price; at a bargain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> costing little labour or trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq724"> charging low prices: <em class="example">a very cheap shop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq198"> of poor quality: <em class="example">that material is cheap and nasty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq344"> obtainable at a low rate of interest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>cheered on by bankers able to offer cheap credit.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq667"> of decreased value or purchasing power, as currency depreciated due to inflation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq034"> of little account; of small value: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Don’t hold yourself cheap.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">beverley farmer</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq872"> base; mean: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>an utterly unsafe and slippery world of cheap deals, ruthless blood-letting, shabby betrayals</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> miserly; stingy; mean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq544"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a woman) promiscuous and unrefined; trashy.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="rzjDq6kuOJ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq093"> at a low price; at small cost.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3e1zXwREkD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq662"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> cheap as chips </strong>(or <strong class="phr">dirt</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely cheap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">cheap and cheerful</strong>, low-priced but of reasonable quality or enjoyable: <em class="example">a cheap and cheerful restaurant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq143"> <strong class="phr">cheap and nasty</strong>, low-priced and of very poor quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">cheap at half the price</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely cheap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">cheap drunk</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who becomes intoxicated after taking only a little alcoholic liquor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">on the cheap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at a low price.</span></div><div class="etym"> [16th century; shortened form of earlier <em>goode chepe</em> good purchase, price, from Middle English <em>chepe</em>, Old English <em>cēap</em> trade, bargaining, purchase] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cheaply</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cheapness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cheesy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cheesy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈtʃizi/ (<em>say</em> 'cheezee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">cheesier</strong>, <strong class="bold">cheesiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> like cheese: <em class="example">cheesy taste; </em><em class="example">cheesy consistency.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> smelly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089021" href="entry://cheese%23bigmac000089021"><span class="smallcaps">chees(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cheesiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cheesy<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="saciBO6tc4">adj.</span><span target_id="6G3533MucU">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtʃizi/ (<em>say</em> 'cheezee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="saciBO6tc4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> (<strong class="bold">cheesier</strong>, <strong class="bold">cheesiest</strong>) excessively sentimental or mawkish; corny: <em class="example">cheesy country music.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6G3533MucU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">a cheesy grin</strong>, a forced and artificial smile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089021" href="entry://cheese%23bigmac000089021"><span class="smallcaps">cheese<sup>1</sup></span></a>, this word being spoken to give the appearance of a smile while being photographed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cherry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cherry</span><z><span target_id="QUbZkRFnhR">n.</span><span target_id="vq2Qsv22oP">adj.</span><span target_id="vQZpXmvt46">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cherry" src="word_pronunciations/04164.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'cheree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QUbZkRFnhR"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">cherries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> the fruit of any of various trees of the genus <em>Prunus</em>, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> the tree itself. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Susan Butler&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+cherry+tree.JPG"/></span> </span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq463"> its wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq621"> any of various fruits or plants resembling the cherry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq578"> a bright red.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> a red mark made by a cricket ball on a bat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq20"> the hymen as a symbol of virginity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq25"> virginity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq234"> a virgin.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vq2Qsv22oP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq105"> bright red.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq352"> made of the wood of the cherry tree.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vQZpXmvt46">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq274"> <strong class="phr">pop someone’s cherry</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse with a virgin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">the cherry on top </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on the cake</strong>), a desirable feature on top of something already deemed good.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq619"> <strong class="phr">two bites of </strong>(or <strong class="phr">at</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the cherry</strong>, two attempts: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Of course, if you are rich enough and do not have the marks to qualify for university through the normal channels, you can simply buy your way in. In other words, rich kids get two bites of the cherry</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">federal hansard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chery</em>, <em>chiri</em>, backformation from Old English <em>ciris</em> (the <em>-s</em> being taken for plural sign), from Vulgar Latin <em>*ceresia</em>, from Latin <em>cerasus</em> cherry tree, from Greek <em>kerasos</em>. Compare French <em>cerise</em>, Old North French <em>cherise</em>, etc., from Vulgar Latin (as above)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cheshire cat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cheshire cat</span></header><div>/tʃɛʃɪə ˈkæt/ (<em>say</em> cheshear 'kat) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">grin </strong>(or <strong class="phr">smile</strong>)<strong class="phr"> like a Cheshire cat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">to be extremely self-satisfied.</span></div><div class="etym"> [phrase popularised by Lewis Carroll in <em>Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland</em> (1865) in which the cat disappeared leaving only its grin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chestnut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chestnut</span><z><span target_id="VvoDubR5kA">n.</span><span target_id="4rPWMcLfU4">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chestnut" src="word_pronunciations/04171.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'chesnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VvoDubR5kA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> the edible nut of trees of the genus <em>Castanea</em>, of the beech family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> any of the trees, as <em>C. sativa</em> (<strong>Spanish chestnut</strong>), <em>C. dentata</em> (<strong>American chestnut</strong>), or <em>C. crenata</em> (<strong>Japanese chestnut</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048119" href="entry://Moreton%20Bay%20chestnut%23bigmac000048119"><strong>Moreton Bay chestnut</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq890"> the wood of the chestnut tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq887"> any of various fruits or trees resembling the chestnut, especially the horse chestnut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq865"> reddish brown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq508"> a reddish-brown horse: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The chestnut outpaces, outstretches the brown.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">adam lindsay gordon</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1870</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq657"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an old or stale joke, anecdote, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq954"> the callosity of the inner side of a horse’s leg.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4rPWMcLfU4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq433"> reddish brown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq115"> (especially of horses) sorrel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>chesten</em> chestnut (Middle English, Old English <em>cisten-</em>, variant of *<em>cesten</em>, from West Germanic <em>*kastinia</em>, from Latin <em>castanea</em>, from Greek <em>kastanea</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104336" href="entry://nut%23bigmac000104336"><span class="smallcaps">nut</span></a>; replacing Middle English <em>chasteine</em>, from Old French; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098874" href="#mq657">8</a> from the notion of chestnuts being stored for later use]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chiack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chiack</span><z><span target_id="5OCIw9daHQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="EQVka6V752">n.</span><span target_id="1Ai0ywxW8q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chiack" src="word_pronunciations/04179.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃaɪæk/ (<em>say</em> 'chuyak) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5OCIw9daHQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> to jeer; taunt; deride; tease: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he drove himself, I think to quiet war-stuff in his head. / You could chiack him out of it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EQVka6V752">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq623"> jeering; cheek.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1Ai0ywxW8q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">chiack around</strong>, to behave in a foolish, boisterous manner. </span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chyack</strong>, <strong class="vs">shiack</strong>. <div class="etym">[British slang <em>chi-hike</em>, a salute, exclamation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chiacking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chick</span><z><span target_id="Mu9oRRWEXe">n.</span><span target_id="MhtIzn78Ji">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chick" src="word_pronunciations/04187.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɪk/ (<em>say</em> chik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mu9oRRWEXe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> a young chicken or other bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq703"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a young woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a child.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MhtIzn78Ji">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">pull a chick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attract a woman with the aim of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [diminutive of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102410" href="entry://chicken%23bigmac000102410"><span class="smallcaps">chicken</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chicken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chicken</span><z><span target_id="fYGt0i3u3U">n.</span><span target_id="QDlOS02zPM">adj.</span><span target_id="ueK7oAVTUh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chicken" src="word_pronunciations/04184.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʃɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'chikuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fYGt0i3u3U"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> a common domesticated gallinaceous bird, <em>Gallus gallus domesticus</em>, of the family Phasianidae, having a prominent comb and wattles and farmed for its eggs, flesh and feathers or kept for cockfighting; believed to be descended from the red junglefowl, <em>Gallus gallus</em>, and now bred into numerous breeds and varieties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> the young of the domestic fowl; chick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq507"> a slaughtered and dressed chicken, either raw or cooked: <em class="example">a frozen chicken; </em><em class="example">a roast chicken.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq678"> the flesh of this bird used as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq599"> any of certain other birds as <strong>Mother Carey’s chicken</strong> (the stormy petrel) or the <strong>prairie chicken</strong> (the prairie hen).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a coward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a young person, especially a young girl.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QDlOS02zPM">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> cowardly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ueK7oAVTUh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq646"> (<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s chickens come home to roost</strong>, the consequences of an action are visited on its perpetrator: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Since the elections, the chickens have come home to roost</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">chicken out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to withdraw because of cowardice, tiredness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">count one’s chickens before they are hatched</strong>, to act on an expectation which has not yet been fulfilled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">play chicken</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq507"> to perform a dangerous dare.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq457"> to stand in the path of an approaching vehicle daring the driver to run one down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq407"> (of the drivers of two vehicles) to proceed along a collision course, as a test of courage.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chicken</em>, Old English <em>cicen</em>, <em>ciken</em>. compare Dutch <em>kieken</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chill</span><z><span target_id="coEPAG4ovA">n.</span><span target_id="pOtV5AIVfZ">adj.</span><span target_id="C8ubko7bbp">v.i.</span><span target_id="RKgrvBDq1h">v.t.</span><span target_id="ASsNTPCHa7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chill" src="word_pronunciations/04206.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɪl/ (<em>say</em> chil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="coEPAG4ovA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq570"> coldness, especially a moderate but penetrating coldness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq872"> a sensation of cold, usually with shivering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq480"> a cold stage, as a first symptom of illness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq414"> a depressing influence or sensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq069"> a metal mould for making chilled castings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq255"> a piece of metal which connects the base of a bed to the bedhead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq171"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq786"> a metal insert embedded in the surface of a sand mould or core, or placed in a mould cavity to increase the cooling rate at that point.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq674"> white iron occurring on a grey iron casting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq002"> a coldness of manner, lack of friendliness.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pOtV5AIVfZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq572"> cold; tending to cause shivering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq225"> shivering with cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq979"> depressing or discouraging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq746"> not warm or hearty: <em class="example">a chill reception.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="C8ubko7bbp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq325"> to become cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq008"> to be seized with a chill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq801"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> to become hard, especially on the surface, by sudden cooling, as a metal mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq737"> Also, <strong class="vs">chill out</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to let go of emotional tension and stressful engagement; relax.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RKgrvBDq1h">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq139"> to affect with cold; make chilly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>An icy breeze filtered through the open window, chilling the compartment.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">simon french</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq800"> to make cool, but not freeze: <em class="example">to chill wines.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq637"> to harden by sudden cooling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq438"> to depress; discourage: <em class="example">chill his hopes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq289"> to horrify: <em class="example">the commandant’s words chilled me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq136"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> to harden (cast-iron or steel) on the surface by casting in a metal mould.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ASsNTPCHa7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">take a chill pill</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to calm down.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chile</em>, Old English <em>ciele</em>, <em>cile</em> coolness. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088721" href="entry://cool%23bigmac000088721"><span class="smallcaps">cool</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094087" href="entry://cold%23bigmac000094087"><span class="smallcaps">cold</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chillness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chillingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chilled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chill pill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274480347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chill pill</span><z><span target_id="X4Kum0Wj8X">n.</span><span target_id="zGI2Msysxq">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtʃɪl pɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'chil pil) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X4Kum0Wj8X">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> an antidepressant or anti-anxiety drug.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zGI2Msysxq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq179"> <strong class="phr">take a chill pill</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq254"> to take such a medication.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq270"> to calm down.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chinaman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chinaman</span><z><span target_id="9lWmoMFoHm">n.</span><span target_id="1s8pHCX9XS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtʃaɪnəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'chuynuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9lWmoMFoHm"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chinamen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a native of China; a Chinese person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq062"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a googly bowled by a left-handed person which spins as a leg break to a right-handed person batting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Mining</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101150" href="entry://chute%23bigmac000101150"><strong>chute<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101150" href="entry://chute%23mq275">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq997"> a cutting, bank or ramp so designed that a vehicle may be driven under it and loaded from above.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a large stone found in gold-bearing gravels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Shearing</em> an unshorn lock (like a pigtail) on a sheep’s rump.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1s8pHCX9XS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq117"> <strong class="phr">have killed a Chinaman</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) (a fanciful explanation for a run of bad luck or ill fortune): <em class="example">the way his life is going, he must have killed a Chinaman.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091880" href="entry://China%23bigmac000091880"><span class="smallcaps">China</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac672982431" href="entry://-man%23bigmac672982431"><span class="smallcaps">-man</span></a>; originally in Chinese Pidgin English, direct translation of Cantonese <em>jūnggwokyàhn</em>, from <em>jūnggwok</em> China + <em>yàhn</em> man, person] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Chinaman</em> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090288" href="#mq160">1</a>) is now widely considered to be an offensive term. It has been supplanted by <em>Chinese</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chink<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="PWFIQb0j4K">n.</span><span target_id="x9Y0PM2Jnh">v.t.</span><span target_id="MPqm9Yuac2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chink" src="word_pronunciations/04218.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> chingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PWFIQb0j4K"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> a crack, cleft, or fissure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> a narrow opening.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x9Y0PM2Jnh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> to fill up chinks in (a log wall) as with daub.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MPqm9Yuac2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq811"> <strong class="phr">a chink in one’s armour</strong>, a point at which one is emotionally or otherwise vulnerable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently from Old English <em>cinu</em>, <em>cine</em> crack, fissure + <em>-k</em>, suffix. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051721" href="entry://-ock%23bigmac000051721"><span class="smallcaps">-ock</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chink<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="wC1Cjsq8nY">v.i.</span><span target_id="ocqjO9FllK">v.t.</span><span target_id="4fmvfqgimH">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chink" src="word_pronunciations/04219.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> chingk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wC1Cjsq8nY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> to make a short, sharp, ringing sound, as of coins or glasses striking together.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ocqjO9FllK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq385"> to cause (something) to make this sound.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4fmvfqgimH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq534"> a chinking sound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chip<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Re3jlMSwut">n.</span><span target_id="PJkJ8KaqjB">v.t.</span><span target_id="2hDXzBcsWn">v.i.</span><span target_id="jkrBzA06yh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chip" src="word_pronunciations/04226.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> chip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Re3jlMSwut"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> a small piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> a very thin slice or piece of food, etc.: <em class="example">chocolate chips.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> Also, <strong class="vs">potato chip</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq329"> a deep-fried finger of potato.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq897"> a thin slice of potato, fried and salted, usually eaten cold; crisp; potato crisp.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq918"> a mark made by chipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq534"> <em class="label">Games</em> a counter or disc used to represent money in certain gambling games.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> a small thin piece of semiconducting material with electrical circuits etched and/or deposited on to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq984"> a small cut or uncut piece of diamond or crystal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">US</em> anything trivial or worthless, or dried up or without flavour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq073"> <em class="label">US</em> a piece of dried dung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq752"> wood, straw, etc., in thin strips for weaving into hats, baskets, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq382"> <em class="label">NZ</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013282" href="entry://chip%20basket%23bigmac000013282"><strong>chip basket</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013282" href="entry://chip%20basket%23mq848">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq848"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013300" href="entry://chip%20shot%23bigmac000013300"><strong>chip shot</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046686" href="entry://microchip%23bigmac000046686"><strong>microchip</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046686" href="entry://microchip%23mq989">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a reprimand.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq543"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">chipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">chipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PJkJ8KaqjB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq812"> to hew or cut with an axe, chisel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to use a hoe or similar implement to clear (weed growth) without disturbing the soil surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq926"> to cut or break off (bits or fragments).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq259"> to disfigure by breaking off fragments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq209"> to cut (potatoes) into chips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq302"> to shape or produce by cutting away pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq416"> to reduce (trees, logs, etc.) to small pieces for wood pulp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq042"> to taunt, chaff, poke fun at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq131"> to kick or hit (a ball) so as to loft it a short distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq721"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046686" href="entry://microchip%23bigmac000046686"><strong>microchip</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046686" href="entry://microchip%23mq721">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2hDXzBcsWn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq075"> to break off in small pieces; to become chipped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to make a chip shot.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jkrBzA06yh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq377"> <strong class="phr">cash in one’s chips</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from gambling; in use in the US by 1880; a reference to the <em>chips</em> (see def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100960" href="entry://chip%23mq534">5</a> above) used in games such as poker and the fact that, at the end of a game, players hand in their chips and get cash for them]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">chip in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to contribute money, help, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq116"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to interrupt; enter uninvited into a debate or argument being conducted by others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq137"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to turn seed in (with a harrow, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Games</em> to bet by means of chips, as in poker.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">chip off the old block</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person inheriting marked family characteristics. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 17th century; cut from the same block of wood or stone and therefore sharing the same characteristics]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">chip on the shoulder</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a long-standing resentment; grievance. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1830s); from the practice of provoking a fight by placing a wood chip on the shoulder and challenging others to knock it off]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">have had one’s chips</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have lost one’s opportunity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">the chips are down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the moment of decision has been reached. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to gambling chips, which are put down as the bet is laid, after which there is no turning back]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>chippen</em>, Old English <em>cippian</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chip<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chip" src="word_pronunciations/04226.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> chip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a tricky or special method by which an opponent can be thrown.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>chip</em> (verb) trip. Compare Icelandic <em>kippa</em> scratch, pull]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chivvy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chivvy</span><z><span target_id="DCYb6buG7O">v.t.</span><span target_id="ArLRhja3g4">v.i.</span><span target_id="u1ms2r5Xs6">n.</span><span target_id="VBL2RMYcLW">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtʃɪvi/ (<em>say</em> 'chivee) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">chivvied</strong>, <strong class="bold">chivvying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DCYb6buG7O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> to harass; worry; nag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> <em class="label">British</em> to chase; run after.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ArLRhja3g4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq406"> to scamper; race.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="u1ms2r5Xs6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq607"> a hunting cry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq629"> a hunt chase.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VBL2RMYcLW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">chivvy along</strong>, to urge (someone) on their way; shepherd.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chevy</strong>. <div class="etym">[? variant of <em>chevy</em>, alluding to ‘Chevy Chase’, scene of a famous battle celebrated in a Scottish ballad]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chloe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chloe<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈkloʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'klohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq15"> Demeter, as goddess of the young green crops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> (in pastoral and other literature) a maiden, especially one beloved.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Chloë</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>chloē</em> (feminine) green]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chloe<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈkloʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'klohee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">drunk as Chloe</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">very drunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chook raffle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chook raffle</span><z><span target_id="AahBgQ8AE7">n.</span><span target_id="AxtwlohRFd">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtʃʊk ræfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'chook rafuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AahBgQ8AE7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> a raffle, commonly held in hotels, clubs, etc., in which a frozen chicken is the prize: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The pub next to the old Courier Mail office in Brisbane ran Friday night chook raffles, as did every other pub in Queensland.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AxtwlohRFd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq866"> <strong class="phr">… couldn’t organise a chook raffle </strong>(<strong class="phr">in a pub</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression used to emphasise that someone is an incompetent organiser.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chop<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="AqSqjxPZGC">v.t.</span><span target_id="o863fepjZ9">v.i.</span><span target_id="eOdFpJugTy">n.</span><span target_id="q7FVdCo0xj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chop" src="word_pronunciations/04269.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> chop) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">chopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">chopping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AqSqjxPZGC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> to cut with a quick, heavy blow or series of blows, using an axe, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> to make by so cutting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq652"> to cut in pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to hit (a ball) with a chop stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dismiss; give the sack to; fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq493"> <em class="label">SE Asian English Colloquial</em> to strike (a person) with a chopper, parang, or the blade of a knife.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="o863fepjZ9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq077"> to make a quick heavy stroke or a series of strokes, as with an axe.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eOdFpJugTy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq905"> the act of chopping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq368"> a cutting blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq387"> a short, downward cutting blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq160"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013477" href="entry://chop%20stroke%23bigmac000013477"><strong>chop stroke</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq437"> a piece chopped off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a share.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq468"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085647" href="entry://woodchop%23bigmac000085647"><strong>woodchop</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq380"> a slice of lamb, veal, pork, mutton, etc., with the bone still attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq891"> a short, irregular, broken motion of waves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq377"> a stretch of water characterised by this wave formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq810"> <strong>the chop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq212"> a deathblow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq197"> the sack; dismissal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an accented strum on a guitar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq245"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a crack; cleft.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="q7FVdCo0xj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">chop in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq321"> to move suddenly into the way; intervene.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq552"> to interrupt.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">chop off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq499"> to cut off: <em class="example">to chop off a dead branch.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq392"> to cut short: <em class="example">to chop off negotiations.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq641"> to remove from: <em class="example">to chop a second off his time.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">chop out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq893"> to remove suddenly; omit: <em class="example">to chop out a whole section.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cease to do: <em class="example">to chop out smoking.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq873"> <strong class="phr">for the chop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq395"> (of an animal) destined for slaughter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq518"> (of a person) about to be dismissed from a job, position, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq467"> (of an organisation) about to be abolished.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">in for one’s chop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> eager to claim a portion or share.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025703" href="entry://chap%23bigmac000025703"><span class="smallcaps">chap<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chop<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="JjhYEfPsvy">v.i.</span><span target_id="zrw8cz9S7A">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chop" src="word_pronunciations/04270.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> chop) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JjhYEfPsvy"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">chopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">chopping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> to turn, shift, or change suddenly, as the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to barter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to bandy words; argue.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zrw8cz9S7A">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">chop and change</strong>, to be unreasonably variable; make frequent changes to arrangements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq775"> <strong class="phr">chop logic</strong>, to reason or dispute argumentatively; argue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of obsolete <em>chap</em> barter, Middle English <em>chapien</em>, Old English <em>cēapian</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095358" href="entry://cheap%23bigmac000095358"><span class="smallcaps">cheap</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chop<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="YAhTJVySgT">n.</span><span target_id="GUKdQ3cEIn">v.t.</span><span target_id="LYaebckaEK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chop" src="word_pronunciations/04271.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> chop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YAhTJVySgT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> (in Asia) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq779"> a personal seal or stamp, used to authorise transactions, verify documents, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq744"> a design, corresponding to a brand or trademark, stamped on goods to indicate their special identity.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GUKdQ3cEIn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq528"> (<strong class="bold">chopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">chopping</strong>) to mark with a seal, stamp, or design.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LYaebckaEK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">not much chop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> no good.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>chāp</em> impression, stamp]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chough</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chough" src="word_pronunciations/04286.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃʌf/ (<em>say</em> chuf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> either of two glossy black corvine birds, the <strong>red-billed chough</strong>, <em>Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax</em>, and the <strong>yellow-billed chough</strong>, or <strong>Alpine chough</strong>, <em>P. graculus</em>, of Eurasia and north-western Africa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq496"> <strong>white-winged chough</strong>, a sooty black bird with white wing patches, <em>Corcorax melanorhamphos</em>, endemic to eastern Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>choghe</em>. Compare Old English <em>cēo</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christmas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christmas</span><z><span target_id="TpWRj0DHvN">n.</span><span target_id="hqrX0gW0nf">adj.</span><span target_id="x5EaFuXPdC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Christmas" src="word_pronunciations/04299.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɪsməs/ (<em>say</em> 'krismuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TpWRj0DHvN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus, celebrated on 25 December or, by some Orthodox or Eastern Rite churches, on 6 or 7 January.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac838655795" href="entry://Christmas%20Day%23bigmac838655795"><strong>Christmas Day</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq319"> the season when this occurs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hqrX0gW0nf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq461"> given on, held on, or connected with Christmas.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="x5EaFuXPdC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">have all one’s Christmases come at once</strong>, to have extreme good fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">think one is Christmas</strong>, to be pleased with oneself; be elated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cristmasse</em>, Old English <em>Cristes mæsse</em> mass of Christ. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045350" href="entry://-mas%23bigmac000045350"><span class="smallcaps">-mas</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christmas tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christmas tree</span><z><span target_id="l9ppBbxmYP">n.</span><span target_id="QrKjf67Pbz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Christmas tree" src="word_pronunciations/04298.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɪsməs tri/ (<em>say</em> 'krismuhs tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l9ppBbxmYP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> a tree, or part of a tree, especially of a conifer, hung with decorations at Christmas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> an artificial tree made for this purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq890"> a tree of the mistletoe family, <em>Nuytsia floribunda</em>, with golden flowers in summer; native to western Australia; mooja.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">NZ</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057658" href="entry://pohutukawa%23bigmac000057658"><strong>pohutukawa</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq417"> an assemblage of pipes, valves, fittings, etc., which are the above-ground part of a well, as for mining oil, gas, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QrKjf67Pbz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">all done up like a Christmas tree</strong>, (of a woman) flashily adorned with jewellery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088231" href="entry://Christmas%23bigmac000088231"><span class="smallcaps">Christmas</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100580" href="entry://tree%23bigmac000100580"><span class="smallcaps">tree</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013584" href="#mq417">5</a> from the resemblance to a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013584" href="#bigmac000013584"><span class="smallcaps">Christmas tree</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013584" href="#mq390">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chuck<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ULCFIrk3Tg">v.t.</span><span target_id="LaBnkUf6OM">v.i.</span><span target_id="PUuqPyr7ln">n.</span><span target_id="wFN1ZUUa2y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chuck" src="word_pronunciations/04321.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃʌk/ (<em>say</em> chuk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ULCFIrk3Tg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq783"> to throw with a quick motion, usually a short distance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Grandpa’s always chucking boondies at Grandma’s grave,’ said Jack, deadpan.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to compel to go, especially forcibly: <em class="example">they chucked him out of the nightclub.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (often followed by <em>out</em>, <em>away</em>, etc.) to discard; dispose of; throw away: <em class="example">to chuck old food out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq836"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to resign from: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Is all about chucking a sailor’s life, / And settling down at home.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1918</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq414"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to vomit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq348"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to do; perform: <em class="example">to chuck a U-ey.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LaBnkUf6OM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to vomit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq456"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100779" href="entry://throw%23bigmac000100779"><strong>throw</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100779" href="entry://throw%23mq175">24</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PUuqPyr7ln">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq700"> a light pat or tap, as under the chin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq454"> a toss; a short throw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq580"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq563"> an act of vomiting: <em class="example">to have a chuck.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq760"> vomit: <em class="example">there was chuck on the pavement.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq035"> <strong>the chuck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dismissal.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wFN1ZUUa2y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq769"> <strong class="phr">chuck a willy </strong>(or <strong class="phr">wobbly</strong>), to exhibit a sudden fit of temper: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After the outburst has subsided those family members who may have prompted an uncharacteristic protest will long remember the day mum ‘blew her top’, ‘snapped her twig’, ‘popped her cork’, ‘hit the roof’, ‘did her block’ and ‘chucked a willy’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nancy keesing</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">chuck in</strong>, to contribute: <em class="example">I’ll chuck in ten dollars.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq041"> <strong class="phr">chuck it </strong>(<strong class="phr">in</strong>), to abandon an occupation, job, activity, etc., especially suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">chuck it up</strong>, <em class="label">World War I</em> to surrender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">chuck off</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to speak sarcastically or critically: <em class="example">to chuck off at the teacher.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">chuck one’s hand in</strong>, to give up; refuse to go on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq878"> <strong class="phr">chuck one’s weight about</strong>, to be overbearing; interfere forcefully and unwelcomely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq804"> <strong class="phr">chuck pies</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to bowl bad deliveries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq376"> <strong class="phr">chuck up</strong>, to vomit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably imitative, but compare French <em>choquer</em> knock] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>chucker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chuck<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chuck" src="word_pronunciations/04322.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃʌk/ (<em>say</em> chuk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> Also, <strong class="vs">chuck steak</strong>. the cut of beef between the neck and the shoulderblade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq010"> a block or log used as a chock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq021"> a mechanical device for holding tools in a drill, etc., or work in a machine: <em class="example">lathe chuck.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013396" href="entry://chock%23bigmac000013396"><span class="smallcaps">chock</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chuck<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="gmLYn0exHD">v.i.</span><span target_id="kem72N7Y4D">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chuck" src="word_pronunciations/04321.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃʌk/ (<em>say</em> chuk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gmLYn0exHD"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> to cluck.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kem72N7Y4D">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq567"> a clucking sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq976"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> (a term of endearment.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">church</span><z><span target_id="wwRXV4cxjW">n.</span><span target_id="Aa7p69SmAq">v.t.</span><span target_id="ktSvqOyzaD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of church" src="word_pronunciations/04333.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> cherch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wwRXV4cxjW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> an edifice for public Christian worship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> public worship of God in a church; church service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq794"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the whole body of Christian believers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq236"> (<em>often upper case</em>) any division of this body professing the same creed and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a Christian denomination: <em class="example">the Uniting Church.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq433"> a body of Christians worshipping in a particular building or constituting one congregation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq308"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the institutionalised religious groups often seen as a social and political force: <em class="example">the conflict between Church and State.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq512"> the clerical profession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq729"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq716"> a community which is like a church in having a collective belief or purpose, regular gatherings, etc., but which does not worship a god.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq620"> the building in which such a community meets.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Aa7p69SmAq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq562"> to conduct or bring to church, especially for special services.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq502"> to perform a church service of thanksgiving for (a woman after childbirth).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ktSvqOyzaD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">a broad church</strong>, a political organisation or other group or movement which is capable of encompassing a wide range of opinions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>churche</em>, <em>chirche</em>, Old English <em>cir</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>ce</em>, <em>cyrice</em>, from Greek <em>kȳriakon</em>(<em>doma</em>) Lord’s (house)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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circus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">circus</span><z><span target_id="X6H85NymWr">n.</span><span target_id="gMHHczDVOc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of circus" src="word_pronunciations/04382.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɜkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'serkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X6H85NymWr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> a company of performers, animals, etc., especially a travelling company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq746"> the performance itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> a circular arena surrounded by tiers of seats, for the exhibition of wild animals, acrobatic feats, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq312"> (in ancient Rome) a large, usually oblong, or oval, roofless enclosure, surrounded by tiers of seats rising one above another, for chariot races, public games, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq757"> anything like the Roman circus, as a natural amphitheatre, a circular range of houses as those built in the 18th century, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq238"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027590" href="entry://flying%20circus%23bigmac000027590"><strong>flying circus</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq241"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a place, originally circular, where several streets converge: <em class="example">Piccadilly Circus.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq791"> uproar; a display of rowdy sport and behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq670"> an entertaining or humorous person: <em class="example">he’s a real circus.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a circlet or ring.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gMHHczDVOc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">funny as a circus</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely funny.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>kirkos</em> ring]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clamp<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="WoKCNSINAd">n.</span><span target_id="2jzQopMFO5">v.t.</span><span target_id="OymVFKbyBp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clamp" src="word_pronunciations/04422.mp3"></audio></span>/klæmp/ (<em>say</em> klamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WoKCNSINAd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq139"> an appliance with opposite sides or parts that may be screwed or otherwise brought together to hold or compress something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq895"> one of a pair of movable pieces, made of lead or other soft material, for covering the jaws of a vice and enabling it to grasp without bruising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq048"> a device to secure a spar in a clutch.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq186"> a heavy timber acting as a bearer for a deck beam in a wooden ship.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2jzQopMFO5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq329"> to fasten with or fix in a clamp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq279"> to press firmly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OymVFKbyBp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq344"> <strong class="phr">clamp down</strong>, to become more strict: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>that time they clamped down a lot on students.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wendy lowenstein and morag loh</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">put a clamp on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put a stop to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>klampe</em> clamp, cleat]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clamp<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="PlQZ57zRjm">v.i.</span><span target_id="6d2hS3Wbxb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clamp" src="word_pronunciations/04422.mp3"></audio></span>/klæmp/ (<em>say</em> klamp) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PlQZ57zRjm"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq809"> to tread heavily; clump.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6d2hS3Wbxb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq664"> a heavy tread.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clamp<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="vYMRM9L0iJ">n.</span><span target_id="DYSl4ambfg">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clamp" src="word_pronunciations/04422.mp3"></audio></span>/klæmp/ (<em>say</em> klamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vYMRM9L0iJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> <em class="label">British</em> a stack of root vegetables, especially potatoes, stored under earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> a pile of bricks for burning in the open air.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DYSl4ambfg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq978"> to stack (potatoes, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>klamp</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clean</span><z><span target_id="8MSJnMuSCQ">adj.</span><span target_id="Di5i1FAqfK">adv.</span><span target_id="IvREoW6IP7">v.t.</span><span target_id="TVRSJ3rjCe">v.i.</span><span target_id="q95vKqzVLq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clean" src="word_pronunciations/04469.mp3"></audio></span>/klin/ (<em>say</em> kleen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8MSJnMuSCQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> free from dirt or filth; unsoiled; unstained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq393"> free from foreign or extraneous matter: <em class="example">the wool was sold at $4.27 a kilogram clean.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq061"> free of radioactivity: <em class="example">to enter a clean room.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq621"> free from defect or blemish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq941"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq103"> free from disease: <em class="example">a clean bill of health.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq318"> (of stock and grazing land) free of disease, animal pests, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq385"> not using illegal drugs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq357"> unadulterated; pure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq636"> not polluting the environment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq695"> entirely (or almost) without correction; easily readable: <em class="example">clean printer’s proofs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq751"> free from encumbrances or obstructions: <em class="example">a clean harbour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq678"> (of a ship) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq132"> having its bottom free of marine growth, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq703"> having a clean bill of health.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq543"> (of timber) free from knots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq709"> <em class="label">Aerodynamics</em> designed to create a wake of as little turbulence as possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq141"> free from any form of defilement; morally pure; innocent; upright; honourable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq583"> uncorrupted: <em class="example">a clean cop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq006"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq475"> free of behaviour regarded as reprehensible, such as eye-gouging, attacks to the genitals, etc.: <em class="example">a clean fight.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq777"> (of a boxer) who scores points from blows delivered by the knuckle section of the gloves: <em class="example">a clean puncher.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq648"> free from dirty habits, as an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq901"> (among the Jews) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq283"> (of persons) free from ceremonial defilement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq785"> (of animals, fowl, and fish) permissible to eat.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq612"> neatly or evenly made or proportioned; shapely; trim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq939"> even; with a smooth edge or surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq021"> free from awkwardness; not bungling; dexterous; adroit: <em class="example">a clean leap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq581"> complete; perfect: <em class="example">a clean sweep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Weightlifting</em> (of a lift) without touching the barbell against the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> carrying no weapons, stolen goods, drugs, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Di5i1FAqfK">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq918"> in a clean manner; cleanly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq819"> wholly; completely; quite.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IvREoW6IP7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq855"> to make clean.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TVRSJ3rjCe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq376"> to perform or to undergo a process of cleaning.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="q95vKqzVLq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq767"> <strong class="phr">clean as a whistle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely clean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq490"> <strong class="phr">clean bowled</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> bowled by a ball which breaks the wicket without touching the person batting or the bat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq781"> <strong class="phr">clean out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq052"> to rid of dirt, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq451"> to use up; exhaust.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq542"> to drive out by force.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq622"> to empty or rid (a place) of contents, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Margaret decided to clean out a cupboard the white ants had chewed.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kylie tennant</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq874"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take all money from, especially illegally: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’d do all I could to attract shearers to the place after shearing, and keep them from rushing to the next shanty with their cheques, or down to Sydney to be cleaned out by barmaids.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1907</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq866"> <strong class="phr">clean up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq320"> to rid of dirt, etc.: <em class="example">to clean up the kitchen.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq588"> to get rid of dirt, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So I helped to wash the dishes and clean up, then they took me into the sitting-room.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq854"> to finish up; reach the end of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq884"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make (money, or the like) as profit, gain, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He must’ve cleaned up a terrible lot of money since he started.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make money or the like, as profit or gain: <em class="example">to clean up at the races.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Sport</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to defeat soundly: <em class="example">Carlton cleaned up Richmond last Saturday.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Sport</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to win decisively: <em class="example">Australia cleaned up at the SCG.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Rural Colloquial</em>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to clear (land) especially by fire so as to encourage desirable vegetation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">clean up one’s act</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to improve one’s behaviour, practices, etc., to meet an acceptable standard: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>League footballers had cleaned up their act since the advent of trial by video</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq187"> <strong class="phr">come clean</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a full confession.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>clene</em>, Old English <em>clǣne</em> pure, clear, related to Dutch and German <em>klein</em> small] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cleanable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cleanness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clear</span><z><span target_id="i46l6ip72u">adj.</span><span target_id="ORDVJJYAsA">adv.</span><span target_id="63hZyxI2C6">v.t.</span><span target_id="wf71iXdwQt">v.i.</span><span target_id="V4CyTCSJJx">n.</span><span target_id="fQShMa1wMQ">interj.</span><span target_id="lxL1uGCb7Y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clear" src="word_pronunciations/04475.mp3"></audio></span>/klɪə/ (<em>say</em> klear) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="i46l6ip72u"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> bright; shining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq261"> transparent; pellucid: <em class="example">good, clear wine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq567"> of a pure, even colour: <em class="example">a clear complexion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq643"> distinctly perceptible to the eye, ear, or mind; easily seen, heard or understood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq463"> distinct; evident; plain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq802"> free from confusion, uncertainty, or doubt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq615"> perceiving or discerning distinctly: <em class="example">a clear thinker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq332"> convinced; certain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq057"> free from guilt or blame; innocent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He drank their brandy with a clear conscience.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq508"> serene; calm; untroubled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq370"> free from obstructions or obstacles; open: <em class="example">a clear space.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq200"> (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) unentangled or disengaged; free.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq382"> not in code; in plain language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq423"> having no parts that protrude, are rough, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq536"> freed or emptied of contents, cargo, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq069"> without limitation or qualification: <em class="example">a clear victory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq188"> without obligation or liability; free from debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq084"> without deduction or diminution: <em class="example">a clear $100.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq274"> (of vowel sounds) light; resembling a front vowel in quality.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ORDVJJYAsA">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq815"> in a clear manner; clearly; distinctly; entirely.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="63hZyxI2C6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq604"> to make clear; free from darkness, cloudiness, muddiness, indistinctness, confusion, uncertainty, obstruction, contents, entanglement, obligation, liability, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq051"> to free from imputation, especially of guilt; prove or declare to be innocent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq466"> to pass or get over without entanglement or collision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq635"> to pay (a debt) in full.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq992"> to pass (cheques, etc.) through a clearing house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq855"> to free (a person, etc.) from debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq890"> to gain as clear profit: <em class="example">to clear $1000 in a transaction.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq441"> to free (a ship, cargo, etc.) from legal detention at a port by satisfying the customs and other required conditions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq541"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to get (the ball) away from the area of one’s own goal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq160"> to decode.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq474"> to approve or authorise, or to obtain approval or authorisation for, a thing or person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq723"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq803"> to unload (a gun) making sure no ammunition remains.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq524"> to free (a gun) of stoppages.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq668"> to remove objects from: <em class="example">to clear the table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq322"> to remove trees, undergrowth, etc., from (an area of land).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq698"> to sell off, as in a clearance sale.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wf71iXdwQt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq788"> to become clear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq090"> (of a ship) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq100"> to comply with the customs and other conditions legally imposed upon leaving or entering a port.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq938"> to leave port after having complied with such conditions.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V4CyTCSJJx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq129"> plain language; not code: <em class="example">the orders were radioed in clear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq752"> (in badminton) a lob used to move one’s opponent to the back of the court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq569"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">NZ</em> barren peat-land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq636"> (<em>plural</em>) transparent plastic screening used to keep out wind, rain, etc., especially as used on boats and outdoor eating areas.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="fQShMa1wMQ">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="43"><span id="mq189"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> (a warning to stand clear of a patient who is about to be administered an electric shock.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lxL1uGCb7Y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq968"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> clear as day</strong>, (of ideas, explanations, etc.) extremely clear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq977"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> clear as mud</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of ideas, explanations, etc.) not clear; confused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">clear off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq145"> to remove objects from so as to leave (a table, etc.) clear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq772"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often used imperatively</em>) to leave; go away: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Clear off and tell your boss to go back home!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank clune</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1937</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">clear out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq753"> to empty or remove, in order to make clear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq744"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave; go away.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">clear the air</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq198"> to relieve tension.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq076"> to remove misunderstanding: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>decisive action was needed to clear the air on ‘this grubby episode.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq121"> <strong class="phr">clear up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq520"> to make clear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq022"> to solve; explain: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I wish to clear up a point here.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq016"> to put things in order; tidy up: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Estelle had come in, cooked, cleared up and cleared out.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lennie lower</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1930</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq574"> (of weather) to become brighter, lighter, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘It may clear up later,’ suggested the mother, though she did not much care, provided the day preserved more or less the shape she had decided on.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq949"> <strong class="phr">clear with</strong>, to obtain approval for (something) from (someone): <em class="example">to clear the deal with the boss.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">in the clear</strong>, free from the imputation of blame, censure, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq377"> <strong class="phr">see one’s way clear to</strong>, to be able or willing to: <em class="example">can you see your way clear to helping me this morning?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cler</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>clārus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>clearable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>clearer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cleared</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clef</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clef" src="word_pronunciations/04484.mp3"></audio></span>/klɛf/ (<em>say</em> klef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">a symbol in music notation placed upon a stave to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces. The <strong>G clef</strong> (or <strong>treble clef</strong>) indicates that the second line of the stave corresponds to the G next above middle C. The <strong>F clef</strong> (or <strong>bass clef</strong>) indicates that the fourth line of the stave corresponds to the F next below middle C. The <strong>C clef</strong> (or <strong>alto clef</strong>) indicates middle C on the third line of the stave.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>clāvis</em> key]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cleft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cleft<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cleft" src="word_pronunciations/04482.mp3"></audio></span>/klɛft/ (<em>say</em> kleft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> a division formed by cleaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq777"> (in horses) a crack on the bend of the pastern.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>clift</em>, Old English <em>geclyft</em> split, crack, fissure]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cleft<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="mBAoY5Bj8H">v.</span><span target_id="NkBnbnAMoH">adj.</span><span target_id="RHC7z2VkEm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cleft" src="word_pronunciations/04483.mp3"></audio></span>/klɛft/ (<em>say</em> kleft) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="mBAoY5Bj8H"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> a past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086913" href="entry://cleave%23bigmac000086913"><strong>cleave<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NkBnbnAMoH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq720"> cloven; split; divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq364"> (of a leaf) having divisions formed by incisions or narrow sinuses which extend halfway, or more than halfway, to the midrib or the base.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RHC7z2VkEm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq348"> <strong class="phr">in a cleft stick</strong>, unable to take any action without being disadvantaged or harmed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cliff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cliff</span><z><span target_id="YFC8R92m57">n.</span><span target_id="1Mmma8uWky">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cliff" src="word_pronunciations/04503.mp3"></audio></span>/klɪf/ (<em>say</em> klif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YFC8R92m57"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> the high, steep face of a rocky mass; precipice. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;North Head Nature Reserve, Manly NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Kate Sherington&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+cliff.JPG"/></span> </span></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1Mmma8uWky">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq272"> <strong class="phr">go off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">over</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a cliff</strong>, to experience a disaster: <em class="example">the politician who went off a cliff during the election.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>clif</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clock<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="uzZFX1lYlu">n.</span><span target_id="w913nEReAw">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZUpJuQfZIw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clock" src="word_pronunciations/04534.mp3"></audio></span>/klɒk/ (<em>say</em> klok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uzZFX1lYlu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> an instrument for measuring and indicating time, having either pointers on a numbered dial or a digital display to show the hour, etc., and not carried on the person. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102188" href="entry://watch%23bigmac000102188"><strong>watch</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102188" href="entry://watch%23mq268">17</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a piece of measuring equipment having a dial, as an odometer, taxi-meter, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq929"> the dial itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> a circuit producing regular pulses which control the operations of a system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a prison sentence of twelve months’ duration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq331"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq874"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> the face.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a punch, especially in the face.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="w913nEReAw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq898"> to time, test, or ascertain by the clock, especially in races by athletes, horses, cars, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq920"> (on pinball machines, computer games, etc.) to make (the digital readout of the scoreboard) return to the initial position of zeros in a single game of continuous play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hit or strike in the head or face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq116"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to observe: <em class="example">to clock someone’s expression of surprise.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZUpJuQfZIw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">against the clock</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq117"> in haste, as to meet a deadline.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq828"> (in a competitive sport) in an attempt to beat a record time rather than another contestant: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>this year’s Easter Cup winner will race against the clock at Mowbray today.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq170"> <strong class="phr">around the clock</strong>, continuously; 24 hours a day: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Scott, working virtually around the clock to overcome a hamstring strain, was unable to convince the medical staff and selectors that he would be fit for the sudden death clash at the MCG.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">at the top of the clock</strong>, on the hour: <em class="example">news at the top of the clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq090"> <strong class="phr">clock off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to register the time of departure at a place of work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq691"> <strong class="phr">clock on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>), to register the time of arrival at a place of work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>clokke</em>, from Middle Dutch <em>klocke</em> instrument for measuring time; compare Old English <em>clugge</em> bell, Old North French <em>cloke</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095104" href="#mq116">10</a> originally US slang (1920s)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clock<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clock" src="word_pronunciations/04535.mp3"></audio></span>/klɒk/ (<em>say</em> klok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">an embroidered or woven ornament on each side of a stocking, extending from the ankle upwards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clock<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="ICuJTBkZfk">n.</span><span target_id="RYSQ5NVv5P">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clock" src="word_pronunciations/04534.mp3"></audio></span>/klɒk/ (<em>say</em> klok) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ICuJTBkZfk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> a punch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RYSQ5NVv5P">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq237"> to hit; strike.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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close quarters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">close quarters</span><z><span target_id="Pvlh9AGLrD">pl. n.</span><span target_id="PUa3awYmLL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of close quarters" src="word_pronunciations/04543.mp3"></audio></span>/kloʊs ˈkwɔtəz/ (<em>say</em> klohs 'kwawtuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="Pvlh9AGLrD"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> a small, cramped place or position: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the three of them living at such close quarters you could hear one another’s coughs, groans, dreams almost, anywhere inside the echoing house.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> direct and close contact in a fight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PUa3awYmLL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">at close quarters</strong>, in a confined space.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cloud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cloud</span><z><span target_id="YIAp82l0ON">n.</span><span target_id="vGSW3zBtHZ">adj.</span><span target_id="kZPq7bFY24">v.t.</span><span target_id="GCPShAFPso">v.i.</span><span target_id="g6hoDeHbl1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cloud" src="word_pronunciations/04560.mp3"></audio></span>/klaʊd/ (<em>say</em> klowd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YIAp82l0ON"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq305"> a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth’s surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> any similar mass, especially of smoke or dust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq036"> a dim or obscure area in something otherwise clear or transparent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq309"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a patch or spot, differing in colour from the surrounding surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq982"> anything that obscures, darkens, or causes gloom, trouble, suspicion, disgrace, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq367"> a great number of insects, birds, etc., flying together: <em class="example">a cloud of locusts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq251"> a multitude; a crowd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq8"> <strong>the cloud</strong>, <em class="label">Computers</em> the software resources and other services, particularly storage, made available through the internet or other network. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac592240489" href="entry://cloud%20computing%23bigmac592240489"><strong>cloud computing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vGSW3zBtHZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq433"> of or relating to clouds: <em class="example">cloud cover; </em><em class="example">cloud chart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq428"> of, relating to, or employing cloud computing: <em class="example">cloud storage; </em><em class="example">cloud templates.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kZPq7bFY24">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq481"> to overspread or cover with, or as with, a cloud or clouds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq949"> to overshadow; obscure; darken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq201"> to make gloomy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq595"> to place under suspicion, disgrace, etc.: <em class="example">to cloud someone’s reputation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq122"> to variegate with patches of another colour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GCPShAFPso">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq072"> to grow cloudy; become clouded.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g6hoDeHbl1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">black</strong>)<strong class="phr"> cloud over</strong>, an adverse condition, suspicion, etc., relating to: <em class="example">there has been a black cloud over the project since May.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq394"> <strong class="phr">cloud over</strong>, to become cloudy and dull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq929"> <strong class="phr">have one’s head in the clouds</strong>, to be divorced from reality; be in a dreamlike state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq469"> <strong class="phr">in the clouds</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq618"> imaginary; unreal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq994"> impractical.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq338"> <strong class="phr">on cloud nine</strong>, in a state of bliss. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1960s); originally <em>cloud seven</em>, perhaps an allusion to ‘seventh heaven’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq836"> <strong class="phr">under a cloud</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq272"> under suspicion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq197"> in doubt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The latest figures on business investment spending appear to have put some federal Budget forecasts under a cloud.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cloud</em>(<em>e</em>) a mass of vapour, Old English <em>clūd</em> rock, hill]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clown</span><z><span target_id="ngo2TIsCp8">n.</span><span target_id="EtBZoOYDRD">v.i.</span><span target_id="wwZrLnPXqG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clown" src="word_pronunciations/04567.mp3"></audio></span>/klaʊn/ (<em>say</em> klown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ngo2TIsCp8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> a jester or buffoon, as in a circus or similar entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fool; idiot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq531"> a peasant; a rustic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq154"> a coarse, ill-bred person; a boor.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EtBZoOYDRD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq248"> to act like a clown.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wwZrLnPXqG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">clown around</strong>, to play the fool.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain. Compare Icelandic <em>klunni</em> clumsy fellow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>clowning</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clue</span><z><span target_id="RkB0ycodOH">n.</span><span target_id="hgBwb7tOFh">v.t.</span><span target_id="Qg9zORbiXm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clue" src="word_pronunciations/04574.mp3"></audio></span>/klu/ (<em>say</em> klooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RkB0ycodOH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq623"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086915" href="entry://clew%23bigmac000086915"><strong>clew</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hgBwb7tOFh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq783"> (<strong class="bold">clued</strong>, <strong class="bold">cluing</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086915" href="entry://clew%23bigmac000086915"><strong>clew</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qg9zORbiXm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">clue someone up</strong>, to give someone the facts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq600"> <strong class="phr">not have a clue</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq44"> to be completely ignorant or without ideas on a subject.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq110"> to be completely out of touch with what is happening.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086915" href="entry://clew%23bigmac000086915"><span class="smallcaps">clew</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clutch<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="C3sHEQrlyw">v.t.</span><span target_id="lPGVioVodi">n.</span><span target_id="IOMt1onpJF">adj.</span><span target_id="gDnUpKrFKl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clutch" src="word_pronunciations/04579.mp3"></audio></span>/klʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> kluch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C3sHEQrlyw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> to seize with, or as with, the hands or claws; grasp; grip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> to grip or hold tightly or firmly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lPGVioVodi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq628"> the hand, claw, paw, etc., when grasping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq003"> (<em>usually plural</em>) power of disposal or control; mastery: <em class="example">in the clutches of an enemy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq372"> the act of clutching; a snatch; a grasp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq221"> a tight grip or hold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq408"> a device for gripping something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq682"> a coupling or appliance by which working parts of machinery (as a pulley and a shaft) may be made to engage or disengage at will; especially in a motor vehicle, the device which engages and disengages the engine from the transmission, or the pedal, etc., which operates the device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq869"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014444" href="entry://clutch%20bag%23bigmac000014444"><strong>clutch bag</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IOMt1onpJF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> of or relating to a player who can perform in the clutch: <em class="example">a clutch hitter; </em><em class="example">a clutch shot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gDnUpKrFKl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">clutch at</strong>, to try to seize or grasp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">in the clutch</strong>, <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> at the point where one has to perform under pressure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>clucche</em>(<em>n</em>), variant of <em>clycche</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>clyccan</em> crook or bend, close (the hand), clench]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clutch<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="RnI3JojzjA">n.</span><span target_id="R5fF7eUSBr">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clutch" src="word_pronunciations/04580.mp3"></audio></span>/klʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> kluch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RnI3JojzjA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> a hatch of eggs; the number of eggs produced or incubated at one time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> a brood of chickens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq610"> a group; a bunch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="R5fF7eUSBr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq485"> to hatch (chickens).</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of dialect <em>cletch</em>, related to <em>cleck</em> hatch, from Old Norse; compare Swedish <em>kläcka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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co
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102555023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">co</span></header><div>/koʊ/ (<em>say</em> koh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">… and co</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">(someone named) and those associated with them, as friends, family, colleagues, etc.: <em class="example">Sally and co are coming for dinner; </em><em class="example">Mark and co presented a solid case.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088173" href="entry://company%23bigmac000088173"><span class="smallcaps">company</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coal</span><z><span target_id="7EPBugK2j6">n.</span><span target_id="AaAo5StAHP">v.t.</span><span target_id="6ZztRpma08">v.i.</span><span target_id="j1I3sv54wK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of coal" src="word_pronunciations/04591.mp3"></audio></span>/koʊl/ (<em>say</em> kohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7EPBugK2j6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> a black or brown carbon-based sedimentary rock formed by the accumulation and decomposition of plant material in layers and used as a fuel; main types are <strong>hard coal</strong> (anthracite), <strong>soft coal</strong> (bituminous coal), <strong>brown coal</strong> (lignite).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a piece of wood or other combustible substance either glowing, charred, or burnt out: <em class="example">to cook over hot coals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq280"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> charcoal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AaAo5StAHP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq295"> to burn to coal or charcoal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq006"> to provide with coal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6ZztRpma08">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq208"> to take in coal for fuel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="j1I3sv54wK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">add coals to the fire</strong>, to make a bad situation, dissension, etc., worse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">coals of fire</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq296"> good actions or the like in return for bad, giving rise to feelings of remorse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq677"> reproaches.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq975"> <strong class="phr">coals to Newcastle</strong>, anything supplied unnecessarily. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> British English, Newcastle being the heart of the coal-mining region in England]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">haul over the coals</strong>, to scold; reprimand. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice of ordeal by fire which was used in the 15th and 16th centuries to identify heretics. The suspected heretic was dragged over a bed of coals and if they survived were deemed innocent, thus escaping punishment by death.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cole</em>, Old English <em>col</em> live coal] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Coal</strong> is the most abundant of the fossil fuels in the world. It is also a significant source of air pollution. When burnt (mostly under boilers to make steam for electrical generators or, as coke, in iron-ore smelters to make steel), it sends into the atmosphere significant loads of particles, aerosols, greenhouse gases and sulphur dioxide. Australia is ranked among the top six countries in the world for economic deposits of black and brown coal. Most black coal is in NSW and Qld, with small, locally important sites in WA, SA and Tasmania. Brown coal is primarily in Victoria with smaller deposits in WA, SA and Tasmania. Physically, brown coal resembles damp, crumbly soil. It requires far more burning than black coal to generate the same heat. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coalface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coalface</span><z><span target_id="5SDmbhjeBF">n.</span><span target_id="6KjA2Ppcwo">adj.</span><span target_id="6VmDlf95s3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkoʊlfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'kohlfays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5SDmbhjeBF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> the part of the coal seam from which coal is cut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq074"> the place where ideas and theories have to be put into practice.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6KjA2Ppcwo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq241"> real-life, as opposed to theoretical.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6VmDlf95s3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq354"> <strong class="phr">at the coalface</strong>, at the place where the real work is done, as opposed to the administration, theorising, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coast</span><z><span target_id="rnRX1bP4vo">n.</span><span target_id="El7A1hgbTX">v.i.</span><span target_id="C5itzvoNwC">v.t.</span><span target_id="ATnGxrwgw5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of coast" src="word_pronunciations/04596.mp3"></audio></span>/koʊst/ (<em>say</em> kohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rnRX1bP4vo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> the land next to the sea; the seashore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> the region adjoining it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the boundary or border of a country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq546"> <em class="label">US</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq403"> the slope down which a sled travels.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq519"> a slide or ride down a hill, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="El7A1hgbTX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq667"> to move along after effort has ceased; keep going on acquired momentum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq241"> to travel on a downward slope, as on a bicycle, without using pedals, or in a motor vehicle with the engine switched off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to loaf; move about the country as a tramp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq308"> to proceed or sail along, or sail from port to port of, a coast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq388"> to slide on a sledge down a snowy or icy hillside or incline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq822"> to drift along without aim or effort: <em class="example">the child is coasting at school.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C5itzvoNwC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq590"> to sail along the coast of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ATnGxrwgw5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">coast along</strong>, to act or perform with minimal effort: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Just coast along with Treasury as you find it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq105"> (<strong class="phr">from</strong>)<strong class="phr"> coast to coast</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq058"> across an entire continent, island or land mass enclosed by sea; used especially with reference to the east and west coasts of Australia.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq853"> nationwide.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Sport</em> from one end of a field of play directly to the goal at the other end.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">the coast is clear</strong>, the danger has gone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>coste</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>costa</em> rib, side]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cobblers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cobblers</span><z><span target_id="OUMxc1Z0pQ">pl. n.</span><span target_id="RHCbVlx916">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkɒbləz/ (<em>say</em> 'kobluhz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="OUMxc1Z0pQ">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> testicles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq105"> nonsense; rubbish.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RHCbVlx916">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq267"> <strong class="phr">a load of old cobblers</strong>, a lot of nonsense.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>cobbler’s awls</em> balls]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cock<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="8CbgLKlcda">n.</span><span target_id="fZ8lzeIsHw">v.t.</span><span target_id="35HoFeM111">v.i.</span><span target_id="xiwCP1SzIK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cock" src="word_pronunciations/04644.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒk/ (<em>say</em> kok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8CbgLKlcda"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq635"> a male chicken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq842"> the male of any bird, especially of the gallinaceous kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq067"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the crowing of the cock: <em class="example">they were up at first cock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq541"> a leader; chief person; ruling spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq648"> a device for permitting or arresting the flow of a liquid or gas from a receptacle or through a pipe; a tap or stop valve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq898"> (in a firearm) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq753"> that part of the lock which by its fall or action causes the discharge; the hammer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq481"> the position into which the cock or hammer is brought by being drawn partly or completely back, preparatory to firing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq834"> the pointer or needle of a balance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq709"> <em class="label">Curling</em> the mark aimed at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq624"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) the penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq481"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) a despicable man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq525"> <em class="label">British</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania Colloquial</em> (a friendly form of address to a male, usually by a male): <em class="example">how’re you going, cock?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fZ8lzeIsHw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq011"> to pull back and set the cock or hammer of (a firearm) preparatory to firing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="35HoFeM111">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq521"> to cock the firing mechanism of a gun.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xiwCP1SzIK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">cock and bull</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> nonsense; an incredible story.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq991"> <strong class="phr">cock of the walk</strong>, a struttingly domineering person, as the leader of a gang.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cok</em>, Old English <em>cocc</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cock<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="k7Z1bKUWaW">v.t.</span><span target_id="NOOn1ApaJO">v.i.</span><span target_id="oXFi54iOnq">n.</span><span target_id="GOEQ35Jysu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cock" src="word_pronunciations/04645.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒk/ (<em>say</em> kok) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="k7Z1bKUWaW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq706"> to set or turn up or to one side, often in an assertive, jaunty, or significant manner.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NOOn1ApaJO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq750"> to stand or stick up conspicuously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to strut; swagger; put on airs of importance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oXFi54iOnq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq914"> the act of turning the head, a hat, etc., up or to one side in a jaunty or significant way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq433"> the position of anything thus placed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq416"> the angle to the wrist at which something is held: <em class="example">the cock of the racquet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GOEQ35Jysu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq933"> <strong class="phr">cock a snook </strong>(or <strong class="phr">snoot</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put a thumb to the nose, in a contemptuous gesture. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from <em>cock</em> meaning to stand out conspicuously (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099978" href="entry://cock%23mq750">2</a> above), with reference to the hand position at the tip of the nose, with the thumb at the nose and the fingers extended or sometimes waggling]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">cock up</strong>, to make a mess of; ruin: <em class="example">you really cocked that up.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [probably special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088149" href="#bigmac000088149"><span class="smallcaps">cock<sup>1</sup></span></a> in the sense of ‘projection’]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cock<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="4WcqWcfgex">n.</span><span target_id="brtsqAEnXH">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cock" src="word_pronunciations/04644.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒk/ (<em>say</em> kok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4WcqWcfgex"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> a conical pile of hay, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="brtsqAEnXH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq872"> to put (hay, etc.) in such piles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English. Compare Norwegian <em>kok</em> heap]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cock<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cock" src="word_pronunciations/04644.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒk/ (<em>say</em> kok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">nonsense.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hot cock</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058116" href="entry://poppycock%23bigmac000058116"><span class="smallcaps">poppycock</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cocked hat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocked hat</span><z><span target_id="KhZ52Pxvfz">n.</span><span target_id="Z1v4Vydmdb">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kɒkt ˈhæt/ (<em>say</em> kokt 'hat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KhZ52Pxvfz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq755"> a hat having the brim turned up on two or three sides, common in the 18th century.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Z1v4Vydmdb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">knock into a cocked hat</strong>, to damage or destroy completely; outdo, overcome, or defeat utterly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cockhorse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cockhorse</span><z><span target_id="vK0XAUONxO">n.</span><span target_id="5pltyMhoF0">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kɒkˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> kok'haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vK0XAUONxO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> a child’s rocking horse or hobby horse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5pltyMhoF0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq462"> <strong class="phr">ride a cockhorse</strong>, to be jubilant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099978" href="entry://cock%23bigmac000099978"><span class="smallcaps">cock<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102536" href="entry://horse%23bigmac000102536"><span class="smallcaps">horse</span></a>; originally from a cocked leg on which the child rides]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cocky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocky<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cocky" src="word_pronunciations/04642.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒki/ (<em>say</em> 'kokee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">cockier</strong>, <strong class="bold">cockiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">arrogantly smart; pertly self-assertive; conceited: <em class="example">a cocky fellow; </em><em class="example">a cocky air; </em><em class="example">a cocky answer.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088149" href="entry://cock%23bigmac000088149"><span class="smallcaps">cock<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cockily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cockiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocky<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="6UuTPpVXIX">n.</span><span target_id="VkeqxtWefC">v.i.</span><span target_id="XHWjIlzOWu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cocky" src="word_pronunciations/04643.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒki/ (<em>say</em> 'kokee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6UuTPpVXIX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">cockies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq900"> a cockatoo, or other parrot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq044"> a farmer, especially one who farms in a small way: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The cocky’s a hard-working bloke / From dawn till night-lamp’s flicker</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">keith garvey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1979</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VkeqxtWefC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq502"> (<strong class="bold">cockied</strong>, <strong class="bold">cockying</strong>) to follow the occupation of a farmer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XHWjIlzOWu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">a mouth like a cocky’s cage</strong>, a mouth which is unpleasantly furred, as a result of sickness, excess drinking, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq830"> <strong class="phr">like the cocky on the biscuit tin</strong>, in a solitary fashion. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the single parrot of the Arnott’s Biscuits logo]</div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cockie</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014615" href="entry://cockatoo%23bigmac000014615"><span class="smallcaps">cock(atoo)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac411615073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocky<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cocky" src="word_pronunciations/04642.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒki/ (<em>say</em> 'kokee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">cockies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a cockroach.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cockie</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014649" href="entry://cockroach%23bigmac000014649"><span class="smallcaps">cock(roach)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coin</span><z><span target_id="YhtzXQtolv">n.</span><span target_id="clVEJCJFed">v.t.</span><span target_id="m7l6T2wjkL">v.i.</span><span target_id="nt7tgxvTX5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of coin" src="word_pronunciations/04694.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> koyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YhtzXQtolv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of the government for use as money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq193"> such pieces collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq270"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060830" href="entry://quoin%23bigmac000060830"><strong>quoin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060830" href="entry://quoin%23mq633">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="clVEJCJFed">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq946"> to make (money) by stamping metal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq438"> to convert (metal) into money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make or gain (money) rapidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq535"> to make; invent; fabricate: <em class="example">to coin words.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="m7l6T2wjkL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq961"> to counterfeit money, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nt7tgxvTX5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">coin a phrase</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to use an acknowledged cliché.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq459"> <strong class="phr">coin it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a lot of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq548"> <strong class="phr">pay someone in their own coin</strong>, to treat someone as they have treated others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">the other side of the coin</strong>, the other side of the argument; the opposing point of view.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French: wedge, corner, die, from Latin <em>cuneus</em> wedge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>coinable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>coiner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cold</span><z><span target_id="1g7GXAMSaQ">adj.</span><span target_id="5pZilv5Poa">n.</span><span target_id="emyhsDPqMl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cold" src="word_pronunciations/04711.mp3"></audio></span>/koʊld/ (<em>say</em> kohld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1g7GXAMSaQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: <em class="example">a cold day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> having a temperature lower than the normal temperature of the body: <em class="example">cold hands.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq617"> producing or feeling, especially in a high degree, a lack of warmth: <em class="example">I am cold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq976"> dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> unconscious because of a severe blow, shock, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His sudden, furious attack left Peter stretched out cold on the ground.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">alan marshall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq030"> deficient in passion, emotion, enthusiasm, ardour, etc.: <em class="example">cold reason.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq660"> not affectionate, cordial, or friendly; unresponsive: <em class="example">a cold reply.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq989"> lacking sensual desire; frigid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq066"> failing to excite feeling or interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq261"> imperturbable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq937"> depressing; dispiriting: <em class="example">cold misgivings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq856"> having become faint or weak: <em class="example">a cold scent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq083"> distant from the object of search.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq630"> unprepared: <em class="example">he started cold in the race.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq643"> (of colours) blue in effect, or inclined towards blue in tone: <em class="example">a picture cold in tone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq208"> slow to absorb heat, as a soil containing a large amount of clay and hence retentive of moisture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq807"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> innocent of a charge laid against one.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5pZilv5Poa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq180"> the relative absence of heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq358"> the sensation produced by loss of heat from the body, as by contact with anything having a lower temperature than that of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq611"> <strong>the cold</strong>, cold weather: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It’s no good for him hanging around here in the cold.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq248"> Also, <strong class="vs">the common cold</strong>. an indisposition caused by a virus, characterised by catarrh, hoarseness, coughing, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="emyhsDPqMl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq131"> <strong class="phr">a cold one</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a glass, bottle, or can of cold beer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">cold as charity</strong>, (of the weather) extremely cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq381"> <strong class="phr">cold as a stepmother’s kiss</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">catch cold</strong>, to contract a cold (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094087" href="entry://cold%23mq248">21</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">cold comfort</strong>, almost no consolation; negligible comfort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">cold feet</strong>, loss of courage or confidence for carrying out some undertaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">cold sweat</strong>, perspiration and coldness caused by fear, nervousness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">get cold feet</strong>, to abandon an activity, proceedings, etc., because of a sudden attack of nervousness about the outcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">in cold blood</strong>, calmly; coolly and deliberately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq031"> <strong class="phr">in the cold</strong>, neglected; ignored: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>ultimately they will be both ‘left in the cold’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">leave someone cold</strong>, to fail to affect someone, as with enthusiasm, sympathy, etc.: <em class="example">her ravings left him cold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">take cold</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to contract a cold (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094087" href="entry://cold%23mq248">21</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq506"> <strong class="phr">throw cold water on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq557"> to dampen the enthusiasm of (a person); discourage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq145"> to dampen enthusiasm for (a plan, etc.).</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a reference to the shock to the naked body caused by a dousing of cold water]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English (Anglian) <em>cald</em>; replacing Old English <em>ceald</em>. Compare Latin <em>gelidus</em> icy] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>coldish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>coldly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>coldness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">collapse</span><z><span target_id="5i15AwQ4d0">v.i.</span><span target_id="bGZTCw9PSu">v.t.</span><span target_id="YSQvCUtY20">n.</span><span target_id="O4ivyMOLa0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of collapse" src="word_pronunciations/04721.mp3"></audio></span>/kəˈlæps/ (<em>say</em> kuh'laps) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">collapsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">collapsing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5i15AwQ4d0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: <em class="example">the roof collapsed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq155"> to be made so that parts can be folded, placed, etc., together: <em class="example">this card table collapses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq091"> to break down; come to nothing; fail: <em class="example">the project collapsed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq480"> to lose strength, courage, etc., suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq164"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq298"> to sink into extreme weakness.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq855"> (of lungs) to come into an airless state.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bGZTCw9PSu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq192"> to cause to collapse.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YSQvCUtY20">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq665"> a falling in or together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq041"> a sudden, complete failure; a breakdown.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O4ivyMOLa0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">collapse in a </strong>(<strong class="phr">screaming</strong>)<strong class="phr"> heap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq021"> to give up completely in the face of overwhelming difficulties.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq926"> to succumb to exhaustion after some energetic or physically challenging activity.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>collapsus</em>, past participle, fallen together]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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collection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">collection</span><z><span target_id="DoZikBfiC2">n.</span><span target_id="Xh2KfyoGj5">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kəˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DoZikBfiC2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> the act of collecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> the clearing of letterboxes by a paid official.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq113"> that which is collected; a set of objects, specimens, writings, etc., gathered together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq237"> a sum of money collected, especially for charity or church use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq490"> the gathering of such money.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Xh2KfyoGj5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq500"> <strong class="phr">take up a collection</strong>, to collect money to support someone in need.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>collectio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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collision course
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">collision course</span><z><span target_id="SPuE9abGXm">n.</span><span target_id="aJre7IKrQS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kəˈlɪʒən kɔs/ (<em>say</em> kuh'lizhuhn kaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SPuE9abGXm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq881"> a course or path of a vehicle which, if unchanged, will cause a collision.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aJre7IKrQS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">on a collision course with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq114"> on a course that will inevitably lead to a collision with (another vehicle, boat, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq938"> headed towards an inevitable argument or showdown with (another person).</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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come
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">come</span><z><span target_id="PxhPFmop44">v.i.</span><span target_id="t2qF8BocZ4">cop. v.</span><span target_id="fFm2Lcq2nb">v.t.</span><span target_id="U9UBaSJFTF">interj.</span><span target_id="JZ0C7zlkBJ">n.</span><span target_id="XdsKNLUevS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of come" src="word_pronunciations/04800.mp3"></audio></span>/kʌm/ (<em>say</em> kum) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">came</strong>, <strong class="bold">come</strong>, <strong class="bold">coming</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PxhPFmop44">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> to move towards the speaker or towards a particular place; approach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> to arrive by movement or in course of progress; approach or arrive in time, succession, etc. (sometimes in subjunctive use preceding its subject): <em class="example">when Christmas comes; </em><em class="example">come Christmas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq226"> to move into view; appear: <em class="example">the light comes and goes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq404"> to extend; reach: <em class="example">the shorts will come to your knees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq465"> to take place; occur; happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq929"> to occur at a certain point, position, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq684"> to be available, produced, offered, etc.: <em class="example">toothpaste comes in a tube.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq595"> to occur to the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq769"> to befall a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq697"> to issue; emanate; be derived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq170"> to arrive or appear as a result: <em class="example">this comes of carelessness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq472"> to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition: <em class="example">to come into use.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq914"> to enter into being or existence; be born.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have an orgasm.</span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="t2qF8BocZ4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq387"> to become: <em class="example">to come untied.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq443"> to turn out to be: <em class="example">his dream came true.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fFm2Lcq2nb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq908"> to produce; cause: <em class="example">don’t come that rubbish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq840"> to play the part of.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="U9UBaSJFTF">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq242"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq650"> (in the imperative, used to call attention, express remonstrance, etc.): <em class="example">come, that will do.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq265"> (often repeated in order to comfort, calm, etc.): <em class="example">come, come, what’s all the fuss.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JZ0C7zlkBJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq425"> Also, <strong class="vs">cum</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> semen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XdsKNLUevS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq215"> <strong class="phr">as … as they come</strong>, as (good, bad, typical, etc.) as can be found: <em class="example">this computer is as fast as they come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">come about</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq849"> to arrive in due course; come to pass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq907"> to tack (in a boat).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq655"> <strong class="phr">come across</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq838"> to meet with, especially by chance.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They would come across signs that the white men had been here</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hyllus maris and sonia borg</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq506"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pay or give.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq954"> to communicate successfully; be understood.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq064"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to agree to have sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">come again</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq886"> to return.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq999"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a request that the speaker repeat what they have just said.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">come along</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq470"> to progress: <em class="example">how’s your project coming along?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq95"> to proceed in company with another or others: <em class="example">when we left, she decided to come along.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq459"> (a request for someone to make haste, hurry, or make an effort.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">come and …</strong>, (a phrase creating an imperative): <em class="example">come and see what I have done.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">come around</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq287"> to relent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq108"> to recover consciousness; revive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq540"> to change direction, point of view, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">come at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq385"> to rush at; attack.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to agree to do: <em class="example">he won’t come at that.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq936"> <strong class="phr">come back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq724"> to return, especially in memory.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq413"> to return to a former position or state.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq343"> to retort.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq232"> to be reincarnated: <em class="example">to come back as a dog.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">come back at</strong>, to retaliate against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">come by</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq184"> to obtain; acquire.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq783"> to stop for a brief visit.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">come clean</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to confess: <em class="example">after years of lying they have finally come clean.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">come down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq144"> to be handed down by tradition or inheritance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq397"> to travel, especially from a town.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq332"> to cease to be under the effects of a drug.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq611"> (of a river) to flood.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq003"> <em class="label">British</em> to leave a university.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">come down </strong>(<strong class="phr">heavily</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on</strong>, to punish severely: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The system has come down on us like a ton of bricks and we want to find a way out from under the rubble.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">come down in the world</strong>, to lose wealth, rank, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq010"> <strong class="phr">come down off</strong>, to cease to feel the heightened effects of (a drug, an exhilarating experience, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">come down with</strong>, to become afflicted with, especially with a disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq892"> <strong class="phr">come forward</strong>, to offer one’s services, etc.; volunteer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">come from</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq151"> to derive or be obtained from.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq456"> to live in, or to have been born or brought up in: <em class="example">I come from Perth.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">come from behind</strong>, to improve (in sport, business, etc.) so as to overtake rivals: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We have come from behind five or six times this year to win</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">come good</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to improve after an unpromising beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">come home with a wet sail</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to achieve success despite adversity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">come in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq308"> to enter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq360"> to arrive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq420"> to become useful, fashionable, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq887"> to finish in a race or competition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq820"> (of odds on a horse, dog, etc.) to become lower.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq53"> (of the milk of a newly lactating mother) to surge in volume and to change in composition usually three or four days after a baby’s birth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to move from the bush or an Aboriginal camp to an urban centre of white settlement, with the consequent abandonment of traditional culture.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be duped; fall for a trick.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">come in handy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be useful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq125"> <strong class="phr">come in spinner</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (in two-up, a call to the spinner to toss the coins.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq879"> <strong class="phr">come into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq054"> to get.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq076"> to inherit.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq743"> <strong class="phr">come nothing</strong>, <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to make no admissions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">come of age</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq430"> to reach the age of legal responsibility.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq331"> to become mature: <em class="example">the nation has come of age.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq906"> <strong class="phr">come off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq539"> to happen; occur.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq800"> to be completed; result: <em class="example">how did the game come off?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq573"> to reach the end; acquit oneself: <em class="example">to come off with honours.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq672"> to become detached or unfastened: <em class="example">the button came off in my hands.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq362"> <strong class="phr">come off it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a request that someone be reasonable): <em class="example">come off it, mate!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq679"> <strong class="phr">come on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq881"> to meet unexpectedly: <em class="example">they came on a small creek where they stopped.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq001"> to make progress; develop: <em class="example">the project has come on since she took over.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq556"> to appear onstage: <em class="example">the applause when he came on was deafening.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq834"> to begin; start: <em class="example">the rain came on suddenly.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq716"> (<em>usually imperative</em>) to hurry: <em class="example">come on or we’ll be late.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq805"> to germinate, as grain.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq388"> (a sporting barracker’s cry): <em class="example">come on the Blues!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq389"> (used imperatively as an exhortation to another to change their point of view to agree with the speaker).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq825"> <strong class="phr">come on </strong>(<strong class="phr">a bit</strong>)<strong class="phr"> strong</strong>, to express oneself rather too forcefully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">come one’s guts</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to confess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">come on to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make sexual advances to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">come out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq947"> to appear; be published.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq268"> to be revealed; show itself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq113"> to make a debut in society, on the stage, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq012"> to emerge; reach the end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq167"> (of a photograph) to be developed successfully.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq423"> to openly acknowledge or declare one’s LGBTQIA status or identity: <em class="example">to come out to one’s family.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq967"> to openly acknowledge a previously concealed or unknown aspect of one’s identity, as specified: <em class="example">to come out as a vegan; </em><em class="example">to come out as a Labor voter.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq154"> to turn out (as specified): <em class="example">the clothes came out clean.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to leave Europe or America to make a home in Australia.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq878"> <strong class="phr">come out of the woodwork</strong>, to appear as from nowhere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">come out on</strong>, to declare support for: <em class="example">to come out on abortion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">come out on the side of</strong>, to support publicly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">come out with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq585"> to tell; say.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq115"> to bring out; publish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq066"> to blurt out.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq471"> <strong class="phr">come over</strong>, to happen to; affect: <em class="example">what’s come over him?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq002"> <strong class="phr">come round</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq615"> to relent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq204"> to recover consciousness; revive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq931"> to change direction, point of view, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq723"> <strong class="phr">come the double on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take a second portion or share, especially when doing so deceitfully: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Because he’s been coming the double / On clients, has ‘Gentleman, One’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. (banjo) paterson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq859"> <strong class="phr">come the … on</strong>, to attempt a specified deception: <em class="example">don’t come the martyr on me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq765"> <strong class="phr">come the raw prawn</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to try to put over a deception. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a British colloquialism for a fool (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101400" href="entry://prawn%23bigmac000101400"><span class="smallcaps">prawn</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101400" href="entry://prawn%23mq249">2</a>)]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">come through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq698"> to succeed; reach an end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq516"> to do as expected or hoped.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq920"> to pass through.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">come to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq454"> to recover consciousness.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq288"> to amount to; equal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq358"> to take the way off a vessel, as by bringing its head into the wind, anchoring, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">come to heel</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq925"> (of a dog) to fall in behind the owner, following in the to-heel position. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089505" href="entry://heel%23bigmac000089505"><strong>heel<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089505" href="entry://heel%23mq395">23a</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq269"> to submit to someone’s control; follow commands obediently and submissively.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">come to light</strong>, to be found after a lapse of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq771"> <strong class="phr">come to light with</strong>, to produce; supply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">come to pass</strong>, to occur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">come undone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">unstuck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">unglued</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a plan or a person) to be shown to be a failure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq901"> <strong class="phr">come up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq551"> to arise; present itself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq857"> to be presented for discussion or consideration.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq522"> to arrive; travel, especially to a town.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq673"> to finish up (as specified), especially after cleaning or polishing: <em class="example">the table came up shiny.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq569"> <em class="label">British</em> to come into residence at a school or university.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">come up against</strong>, to meet, as a difficulty or opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">come up to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq381"> to equal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq939"> to approach; near.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">come up trumps</strong>, to be successful; perform well. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from card games. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100609" href="entry://trump%23bigmac000100609"><span class="smallcaps">trump<sup>1</sup></span></a>.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq639"> <strong class="phr">come up with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq282"> to produce; supply.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq574"> to present; propose.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq037"> to come level with (another person, vehicle, boat, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">come upon</strong>, to meet unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq719"> <strong class="phr">how come</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a question asking how a situation described has arisen): <em class="example">how come you’re not going?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>comen</em>, Old English <em>cuman</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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comeback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">comeback</span><z><span target_id="DhpGUzFpRC">n.</span><span target_id="C7yYJWI37X">adj.</span><span target_id="kigJog5P73">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of comeback" src="word_pronunciations/04793.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌmbæk/ (<em>say</em> 'kumbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DhpGUzFpRC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq496"> a return to a former position, prosperity, etc., as after a period of retirement: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But believe me, aphrodisiacs are all set for a comeback.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">suzy jarratt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a retort; repartee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a ground for complaint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq337"> (<em>upper case</em>) a sheep which is three-quarters Merino, as one bred from a pure Merino ram and a crossbred ewe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq984"> a type of rust-resistant wheat.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C7yYJWI37X">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq253"> of or relating to a comeback.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kigJog5P73">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq084"> <strong class="phr">make a comeback</strong>, to effect a successful return to a previous career, activity, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [derived from phrasal verb <em>come back</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102120" href="entry://come%23bigmac000102120"><span class="smallcaps">come</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102120" href="entry://come%23mq936">29</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coming</span><z><span target_id="ag0l5sOpR9">n.</span><span target_id="aaKaY4W2A2">adj.</span><span target_id="SUqlgkYz5h">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkʌmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kuming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ag0l5sOpR9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> approach; arrival; advent.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aaKaY4W2A2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq172"> that comes; approaching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq258"> on the way to fame or success: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>who would emerge from the war with reputation and a great potential – the coming man … even perhaps the heir-apparent</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SUqlgkYz5h">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">comings and goings</strong>, general activities involving movement from one place to another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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common
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">common</span><z><span target_id="0kMr3MtwpG">adj.</span><span target_id="5Yr5lyrYd9">n.</span><span target_id="crKGUVppuY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of common" src="word_pronunciations/04862.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒmən/ (<em>say</em> 'komuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0kMr3MtwpG"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question: <em class="example">common property.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> joint; united: <em class="example">to make common cause against the enemy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq847"> relating or belonging to the whole community; public: <em class="example">common council.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq263"> of or relating to any church service or prayer which is shared by others rather than individually undertaken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq883"> generally or publicly known; notorious: <em class="example">a common thief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq331"> widespread; general; ordinary: <em class="example">common knowledge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq123"> of frequent occurrence; familiar; usual: <em class="example">a common event; </em><em class="example">common salt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq192"> hackneyed; trite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq378"> of mediocre or inferior quality; mean; low.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq521"> coarse; vulgar: <em class="example">his language is so common.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq652"> ordinary; having no rank, etc.: <em class="example">common soldier; </em><em class="example">the common people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq288"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> denoting a trunk from which two or more arteries, veins, or nerves are given off: <em class="example">the common carotid arteries.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq254"> (in English grammar) denoting the gender of a noun or pronoun which can be used of both male and female referents, such as <em>student</em>, <em>artist</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq667"> denoting the case of English nouns and some pronouns which keep the same form of the word for both subject and object roles.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> (of a syllable) either long or short.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5Yr5lyrYd9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq404"> (<em>also plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq773"> Also, <strong class="vs">town common</strong>. an unenclosed tract of land available for public pasture.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq972"> Also, <strong class="vs">town common</strong>. an area of public land used by the community for recreation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq796"> (in Australia) a tract of land comprising a number of individual landholdings, managed and worked collectively by the group of landholders.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq196"> <em class="label">Law</em> the power, shared with other persons to enter on the land or waters of another, and to remove something therefrom, as by pasturing cattle, catching fish, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq896"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> an office or form of service used on a festival of a particular kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq354"> (<em>plural</em>) common bricks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the community or public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the common people.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="crKGUVppuY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq406"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> common as dirt </strong>(or <strong class="phr">mud</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> found plentifully and therefore of no great value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq249"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> common as muck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> vulgar; uncouth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">common or garden variety</strong>, the ordinary type: <em class="example">a commentator of the common or garden variety.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq698"> <strong class="phr">in common</strong>, in joint possession, use, etc.; jointly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>comun</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>commūnis</em> common, general] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>commonness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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community
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">community</span><z><span target_id="85oChTGU8U">n.</span><span target_id="MflARw3uc4">adj.</span><span target_id="lzUEhRrCBD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of community" src="word_pronunciations/04875.mp3"></audio></span>/kəˈmjunəti/ (<em>say</em> kuh'myoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="85oChTGU8U"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">communities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> all the people of a specific locality or country: <em class="example">the new transport service is for the benefit of the whole community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> <strong>the community</strong>, the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq448"> a particular locality, considered together with its inhabitants: <em class="example">a small rural community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq091"> a group of people within a society with a shared ethnic or cultural background, especially within a larger society: <em class="example">the Aboriginal community; </em><em class="example">Melbourne’s Greek community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq721"> a group of people with a shared profession, etc.: <em class="example">the scientific community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq82"> a group of people living together and practising common ownership.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> a group of men or women leading a common life according to a rule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq823"> a group of organisms, both plant and animal, living together in an ecologically related fashion in a definite region: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A little-appreciated fact about a natural community of plants and animals such as a rain forest community is that it virtually recycles all materials used as resources.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">charles birch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq133"> joint possession, enjoyment, liability, etc.: <em class="example">community of property.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq499"> similar character; agreement; identity: <em class="example">community of interests.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MflARw3uc4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq970"> (of a radio or television station) owned and operated by the community which uses it.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lzUEhRrCBD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq63"> <strong class="phr">the community at large</strong>, the general populace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>commūnitas</em>; replacing Middle English <em>comunete</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In Indigenous circles <em>community</em> is now often used without the definite article in the sense of def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100473" href="#mq041">1</a> when the reference is to an Indigenous community, as in <em>Community wants more dialogue with the government</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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con
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ryVqXkU23Y">adv.</span><span target_id="0nRKqmLb9i">n.</span><span target_id="srbpvQNfvY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of con" src="word_pronunciations/05336.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒn/ (<em>say</em> kon) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ryVqXkU23Y"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> against a proposition, opinion, etc. (opposed to <em>pro</em>): <em class="example">to argue pro and con.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0nRKqmLb9i">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq628"> the argument, arguer, or voter against a proposition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="srbpvQNfvY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq307"> <strong class="phr">the pros and cons</strong>, the advantages and disadvantages.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of Latin <em>contrā</em>, (as adverb) in opposition, (as preposition) against]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of con" src="word_pronunciations/05337.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒn/ (<em>say</em> kon) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">conned</strong>, <strong class="bold">conning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">to learn; study; commit to memory; peruse or examine carefully.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">con up</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098288" href="entry://can%23bigmac000098288"><span class="smallcaps">can<sup>1</sup></span></a>, Old English <em>can</em>, <em>con</em>, a finite form of <em>cunnan</em> know]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="mP5ft2luX9">v.t.</span><span target_id="Evi2Kv7nAT">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of con" src="word_pronunciations/05338.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒn/ (<em>say</em> kon) <em class="label">Nautical</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mP5ft2luX9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> (<strong class="bold">conned</strong>, <strong class="bold">conning</strong>) to direct the steering of (a ship).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Evi2Kv7nAT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq768"> the station or post of the person who cons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq195"> the act or process of conning.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">conn</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of obsolete <em>cond</em>, shortened form of <em>condue</em>, from Old French <em>conduire</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101235" href="entry://conduct%23bigmac000101235"><span class="smallcaps">conduct</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="L5XymNQQo2">adj.</span><span target_id="DhxfZNkLxb">n.</span><span target_id="h6D5SfyBKm">v.t.</span><span target_id="lAAaythC9m">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of con" src="word_pronunciations/05339.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒn/ (<em>say</em> kon) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="L5XymNQQo2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> of, relating to, or employing a confidence trick: <em class="example">con game; </em><em class="example">con email.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DhxfZNkLxb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq500"> a confidence trick; swindle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="h6D5SfyBKm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">conned</strong>, <strong class="bold">conning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq317"> to swindle; defraud.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq253"> to deceive with intent to gain some advantage.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lAAaythC9m">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">con on to</strong>, to engage with in order to gain sexual favours.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015712" href="entry://confidence%20trick%23bigmac000015712"><span class="smallcaps">confidence trick</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of con" src="word_pronunciations/05340.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒn/ (<em>say</em> kon) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con<sup>6</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of con" src="word_pronunciations/05336.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒn/ (<em>say</em> kon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015879" href="entry://conservatorium%23bigmac000015879"><strong>conservatorium</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">con<sup>7</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of con" src="word_pronunciations/05336.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒn/ (<em>say</em> kon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">a convict.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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condor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">condor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of condor" src="word_pronunciations/05049.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒndɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'kondaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">either of two large vultures found in the Americas, the endangered <strong>Andean condor</strong>, <em>Vultur gryphus</em>, formerly widespread in South America but now greatly reduced in numbers, and the critically endangered <strong>California condor</strong>, <em>Gymnogyps californianus</em>, formerly found in California, now extirpated in the wild and breeding only in captivity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Quechua <em>cuntur</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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connive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">connive</span><z><span target_id="yn2MuwylTz">v.i.</span><span target_id="YxCuAhvBjb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of connive" src="word_pronunciations/05134.mp3"></audio></span>/kəˈnaɪv/ (<em>say</em> kuh'nuyv) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yn2MuwylTz"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> (<strong class="bold">connived</strong>, <strong class="bold">conniving</strong>) (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to cooperate secretly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YxCuAhvBjb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq318"> <strong class="phr">connive at</strong>, to avoid noticing (that which one should oppose or condemn but secretly approves); give aid to (wrongdoing, etc.), by forbearing to act or speak; be secretly accessory to: <em class="example">conniving at their escape.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>connīvēre</em>, variant of <em>cōnīvēre</em> shut the eyes] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>conniver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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consent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">consent</span><z><span target_id="n39nGTJ1bI">v.i.</span><span target_id="ixW4LUPmbF">n.</span><span target_id="7Aqdrc0ytR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of consent" src="word_pronunciations/05156.mp3"></audio></span>/kənˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> kuhn'sent) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="n39nGTJ1bI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to give assent; agree; comply or yield: <em class="example">to consent to the request; </em><em class="example">to consent to do this.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to agree in sentiment, opinion, etc.; be in harmony.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ixW4LUPmbF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq764"> assent; acquiescence; permission; compliance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq452"> agreement in sentiment, opinion, a course of action, etc.: <em class="example">by common consent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq627"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> accord; concord; harmony.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7Aqdrc0ytR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">age of consent</strong>, the age at which consent to certain acts, especially sexual intercourse and marriage, is valid in law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">common consent</strong>, agreement of the majority.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>consente</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>consentir</em>, from Latin <em>consentīre</em> feel together] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>consenter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>consentingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>consenting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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continental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continental<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="pcglMyLQd4">adj.</span><span target_id="coPLcXtumq">n.</span></z></header><div>/kɒntəˈnɛntl/ (<em>say</em> kontuh'nentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pcglMyLQd4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> of, or of the nature of, a continent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) of or relating to the mainland of Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq169"> (of food) in a European style.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="coPLcXtumq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq759"> an inhabitant of a continent, especially (<em>usually cap.</em>) of the mainland of Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">Chiefly SA and NSW</em> a fete, especially with a dinner and dance in the evening.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101155" href="entry://continent%23bigmac000101155"><span class="smallcaps">continent</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016023" href="#mq669">5</a> from British English (mid-19th century) <em>Continental Sunday</em> a day of public entertainment, as on the Continent]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continental<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/kɒntəˈnɛntl/ (<em>say</em> kontuh'nentl) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">not to give a continental</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">to be not the slightest bit upset or concerned.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>continental</em>, a piece of paper money issued by the Continental Congress, one of the two American legislative congresses during and after the War of American Independence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cook<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="NF6NOVAWp6">v.t.</span><span target_id="58AeJIRAIz">v.i.</span><span target_id="ShvBg84knK">n.</span><span target_id="RhIRNDiEa1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cook" src="word_pronunciations/05346.mp3"></audio></span>/kʊk/ (<em>say</em> kook) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NF6NOVAWp6"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> to prepare (food) by the action of heat, as by boiling, baking, roasting, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq540"> to extract ingredients for and prepare (a recreational drug): <em class="example">police raided a lab suspected of cooking ice.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq295"> to change (a solid form of a recreational drug) to liquid by action of heat: <em class="example">cook crack cocaine.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq824"> to subject (anything) to the action of heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to falsify; manipulate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq580"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ruin; spoil.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="58AeJIRAIz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq878"> to prepare food by the action of heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq477"> (of food) to undergo cooking.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ShvBg84knK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq339"> someone who cooks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq097"> someone whose occupation is the preparation of food for the table.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RhIRNDiEa1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq735"> <strong class="phr">chief cook and bottle-washer</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who, as well as being responsible for some enterprise, also does much of the work, especially manual work, for it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">cook off</strong>, to take part in a cooking competition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq493"> <strong class="phr">cook someone’s goose</strong>, to frustrate or spoil someone’s plans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">cook the books</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq460"> to falsify accounts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq804"> to falsify a result: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>two national newspapers … cooked the books with ludicrous stories that Seles was as loud as a diesel locomotive.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">cook up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq329"> to concoct; invent falsely: <em class="example">to cook up an excuse.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq418"> to prepare heroin for injection: <em class="example">they were cooking up in the next room.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>cōc</em>, from Late Latin <em>cocus</em>, Latin <em>coquus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cook<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cook" src="word_pronunciations/05346.mp3"></audio></span>/kʊk/ (<em>say</em> kook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">a look.</span></div><div class="etym"> [possibly rhyming slang, (Captain) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091108" href="entry://Cook%23bigmac000091108"><span class="smallcaps">Cook<sup>1</sup></span></a>, or possible Yiddish <em>guck</em> a look, glance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Coolongolook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac777121882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Coolongolook</span></header><div>/kəˈlʊŋgəlʊk/ (<em>say</em> kuh'loongguhlook) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">things are crook in Coolongolook</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly NSW Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">present circumstances are bad.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Especially Victoria Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102451" href="entry://Tallarook%23bigmac000102451"><strong>Tallarook</strong></a>; <em class="label">NSW Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097203" href="entry://Muswellbrook%23bigmac000097203"><strong>Muswellbrook</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Coolongolook</em>, a town in NSW, south of Taree]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coon</span><z><span target_id="DrE4cqwIto">n.</span><span target_id="LOsxjVHor1">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kun/ (<em>say</em> koohn) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DrE4cqwIto">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq512"> <em class="label">US</em> a raccoon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq430"> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) a member of a dark-skinned people, as an Indigenous Australian or an African American.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LOsxjVHor1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">a gone coon</strong>, a person for whom failure is inevitable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US; shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060950" href="entry://racoon%23bigmac000060950"><span class="smallcaps">(rac)coon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cop<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="YWnXauuWlz">n.</span><span target_id="TbhX0hsGQh">v.t.</span><span target_id="vsfN19pGBM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cop" src="word_pronunciations/05392.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒp/ (<em>say</em> kop) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YWnXauuWlz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> a police officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068737" href="entry://silent%20cop%23bigmac000068737"><strong>silent cop</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq406"> an arrest; a state of being caught.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq604"> payment.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TbhX0hsGQh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">copped</strong>, <strong class="bold">copping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq968"> to steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq891"> to receive in payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq048"> to accept resignedly; put up with: <em class="example">would you cop a deal like that?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq735"> to be allotted; receive: <em class="example">she copped more than her fair share.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq675"> to see; look at: <em class="example">cop that poster over there.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vsfN19pGBM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq576"> <strong class="phr">a fair cop</strong>, the discovery of a wrongdoer in the act or with guilt apparent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">a sure cop</strong>, something certain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq192"> <strong class="phr">a sweet cop</strong>, an easy job.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">cop a load</strong>, to contract venereal disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">cop it</strong>, to be punished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq767"> <strong class="phr">cop it sweet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq188"> to accept something unpleasant, as a punishment, an unfair ruling, etc., without complaint: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>they went to war when their country called them and they went to Changi and to hell and back and they lost their brothers and husbands and copped it sweet and they have suffered enough.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bob ellis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq854"> to be fortunate; enjoy easy living.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq970"> <strong class="phr">cop out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq638"> to fail to do something which one had a responsibility to do; evade responsibility: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Regulations here are similar but authorities cop out by saying there are no clearly defined parameters.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq020"> to fail completely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">cop the lot</strong>, to bear the brunt of some misfortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq299"> <strong class="phr">cop this</strong>, (a verbal accompaniment of an act of aggression): <em class="example">cop this, you bastard!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">not much cop</strong>, not worthwhile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq499"> <strong class="phr">play good cop, bad cop</strong>, (of two people) to adopt different roles, one intimidating and the other friendly, in order to manipulate someone into capitulating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British northern dialect <em>cop</em> to seize, from French <em>caper</em>, from Latin <em>capere</em> to seize, take]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cop<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cop" src="word_pronunciations/05392.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒp/ (<em>say</em> kop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> a conical mass of thread, etc., wound on a spindle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the top or crest, especially of a hill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>cop</em>, <em>copp</em> top, summit. Compare German <em>Kopf</em> head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cork<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6pH5zo7CmL">n.</span><span target_id="Fzg8nNnyoI">v.t.</span><span target_id="Sm2oxDygj5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cork" src="word_pronunciations/03890.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔk/ (<em>say</em> kawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6pH5zo7CmL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> the outer bark of the cork oak, used for making stoppers of bottles, floats, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq816"> something made of cork.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq319"> a piece of cork, or other material (as rubber), used as a stopper for a bottle, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq145"> a small float to buoy up a fishing line or to indicate when a fish bites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq744"> <em class="label">Botany</em> an outer tissue of bark produced by and exterior to the phellogen.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Fzg8nNnyoI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq804"> to provide or fit with cork or a cork.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq542"> Also, <strong class="vs">cork up</strong>. to stop with, or as with, a cork.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq041"> to blacken with burnt cork.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Sm2oxDygj5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq965"> <strong class="phr">put a cork in it</strong>, to be quiet; cease to talk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">pop one’s cork</strong>, to overreact, especially by becoming anxious or irritable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>alcorque</em> shoe with cork, from Arabic <em>al qorq</em>, from Latin <em>quercus</em> oak] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>corky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cork<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="aoA7tjLAOQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="2H2YEKKPjs">adj.</span><span target_id="zKqJ54zeZG">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cork" src="word_pronunciations/03890.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔk/ (<em>say</em> kawk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aoA7tjLAOQ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> to make numb with a blow: <em class="example">to cork your knee.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2H2YEKKPjs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq399"> corked: <em class="example">a cork thigh.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zKqJ54zeZG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq817"> a numbing blow to a muscle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq133"> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">corkie</strong>. a corked muscle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>cawk</em> a blow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corner</span><z><span target_id="7rzh2CjQqV">n.</span><span target_id="9q8KqUoo7O">v.t.</span><span target_id="Z4Wk0EAQCx">v.i.</span><span target_id="oLUNuxDXJx">adj.</span><span target_id="ZwzaIb3cIw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of corner" src="word_pronunciations/05425.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɔnə/ (<em>say</em> 'kawnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7rzh2CjQqV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> the meeting place of two or three converging lines or surfaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> the space between two or three converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq264"> a projecting angle of a solid object: <em class="example">I bumped my head on the corner of the cupboard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq928"> the place where two streets meet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq561"> an end; margin; edge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq441"> an awkward or embarrassing position, especially one from which escape is impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Finance</em> a monopolising or a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity, to a point permitting control of price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq181"> a region or quarter, especially if considered remote: <em class="example">all the corners of the earth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq332"> a piece to protect the corner of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Soccer</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a free kick or hit from the corner of the field taken by the attacking side when the ball has crossed the goal line after last being touched by a member of the defending side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> the space between the junction of two of the ropes, where the contestants rest between rounds.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9q8KqUoo7O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq209"> to furnish with corners.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq140"> to place in or drive into a corner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq213"> to force into an awkward or difficult position, or one from which escape is impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq357"> to gain a monopoly in (a stock, supply, etc.): <em class="example">to corner wheat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq872"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to stay on the shoulder of (a wave).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Z4Wk0EAQCx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq109"> to form a corner in a stock or commodity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq727"> to turn a corner in a motor vehicle, especially at speed.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oLUNuxDXJx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq668"> situated at a junction of two roads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq008"> made to be fitted or used in a corner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZwzaIb3cIw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq19"> <strong class="phr">corner the market</strong>, to dominate or gain control of a market, usually in a specified commodity: <em class="example">to corner the market in wheat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">cut corners</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq775"> to take short cuts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq949"> to bypass an official procedure, or the like.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">cut off a corner</strong>, to take a short cut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">get one’s corner</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain one’s share.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">round the corner</strong>, very close; within walking distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">turn a corner</strong>, to enter into a state of easy progress after a series of difficulties or obstacles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">turn the corner</strong>, to begin to get well; improve.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, variant of Old French <em>cornere</em>, from Latin <em>cornū</em> horn, corner]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cost</span><z><span target_id="XQuu1xjaYJ">n.</span><span target_id="buWImxTDUu">v.t.</span><span target_id="65PGxaeMWH">v.i.</span><span target_id="dTGDxxlpQb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cost" src="word_pronunciations/05503.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒst/ (<em>say</em> kost) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XQuu1xjaYJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq319"> the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: <em class="example">the cost of a new car is very high.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> a sacrifice, loss, or penalty: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it is more important to have meaningful relationships with other human beings than it is to ‘get ahead’ at the cost of such relationships</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">junie morosi</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq041"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> the sums which the successful party is usually entitled to recover for reimbursement of particular expenses incurred in the litigation.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq375"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> the charges which a solicitor is entitled to make and recover from the client as remuneration for professional services.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">cost</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>for defs 7 and 8</em>, <strong class="bold">costed</strong>; <strong class="bold">costing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="buWImxTDUu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq001"> to require the expenditure of (money, time, labour, etc.) in exchange, purchase, or payment; be of the price of; be acquired in return for: <em class="example">it cost 50 cents.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq445"> to result in a particular sacrifice, loss, or penalty: <em class="example">it may cost him his life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq216"> to estimate or determine the cost of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="65PGxaeMWH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq129"> to estimate or determine costs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dTGDxxlpQb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq049"> <strong class="phr">at all costs</strong> or <strong class="phr">at any cost</strong>, regardless of the cost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq750"> <strong class="phr">at the cost of</strong>, incurring the loss of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">bear the cost</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), to take on all the financial burden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq761"> <strong class="phr">cost a bomb</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely expensive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq588"> <strong class="phr">cost an arm and a leg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cost a lot of money.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from <em>coster</em>, from Latin <em>constāre</em> stand together] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>costless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coulomb force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coulomb force</span></header><div>/ˈkulɒm fɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'koohlom faws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">the force between two electrically charged bodies. If the charges are of the same polarity, either positive or negative, the force is repulsive (<strong>coulomb repulsion</strong>); if they are of opposite polarity the force is attractive (<strong>coulomb attraction</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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count
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">count<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="D1GtDq2sgv">v.t.</span><span target_id="M0vtyjjGXN">v.i.</span><span target_id="eflI39LiQz">n.</span><span target_id="s94JLdAOue">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of count" src="word_pronunciations/05559.mp3"></audio></span>/kaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> kownt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="D1GtDq2sgv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> to check over one by one (the individuals of a collection) in order to ascertain their total number; enumerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> to reckon up; calculate; compute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq877"> to list or name the numerals up to.: <em class="example">to count a hundred.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq111"> to include in a reckoning; take into account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq342"> to reckon to the credit of another; ascribe; impute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq766"> to esteem; consider.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="M0vtyjjGXN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq385"> to count the items of a collection one by one in order to know the total.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq097"> to list or name the numerals in order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq816"> to reckon numerically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq981"> to have a numerical value (as specified).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq389"> to be accounted or worth: <em class="example">a book which counts as a masterpiece.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq485"> to enter into consideration: <em class="example">every effort counts.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eflI39LiQz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq685"> the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq607"> the number representing the result of a process of counting, such as the number of sheep shorn by an individual shearer, or the number of cattle in a muster, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq651"> an accounting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">Law</em> a distinct charge or cause of action in a declaration or indictment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq452"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq604"> the number of hanks of a length of cotton or yarn in a specified weight.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq778"> the number used to indicate fineness of raw wool.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> the calling aloud by the referee of ten seconds, after which, if a boxer is unable to stand up, a loss by knockout is declared.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq418"> regard; notice; awareness.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s94JLdAOue">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">count back</strong>, to redo a reckoning after some element of the original count has been removed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">count for</strong>, to be worth; amount to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">count in</strong>, to include in a projected enterprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">count off</strong>, to divide into groups by calling off numbers in order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">count on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq160"> to depend or rely on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq468"> to allow for as a possibility: <em class="example">they didn’t count on the visitors coming early.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">count out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq263"> to count (something, especially money), handling each unit individually: <em class="example">to count out the change.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq787"> to count (sheep or cattle) as they leave the pen or paddock, as after shearing, branding, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq867"> to exclude: <em class="example">count me out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq299"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to proclaim (someone) the loser because of their inability to stand up before the referee has counted ten seconds.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq325"> <em class="label">British Parliamentary Procedure</em> to adjourn (a sitting of the House of Commons) because of the lack of a quorum.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">count </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to</strong>, to list or name the numerals in order up to (a specified amount): <em class="example">to count to a hundred.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">on all counts</strong>, in every respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">out for the count</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> still knocked out after the referee’s count of ten.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq369"> completely exhausted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq951"> unable to continue an activity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">take the </strong>(<strong class="phr">full</strong>)<strong class="phr"> count</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq193"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to be counted out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq4"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be knocked out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq9"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be killed.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>counte</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>conter</em>, from Latin <em>computāre</em> calculate, reckon]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">count<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of count" src="word_pronunciations/05560.mp3"></audio></span>/kaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> kownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">(in some European countries) a nobleman corresponding in rank to the English earl.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>counte</em>, from Latin <em>comes</em> companion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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country
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">country</span><z><span target_id="qHngm22zBY">n.</span><span target_id="8Aq7I6bWGb">adj.</span><span target_id="XiWE8HPHKm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of country" src="word_pronunciations/05557.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌntri/ (<em>say</em> 'kuntree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qHngm22zBY"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">countries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq55"> a relatively large area of land occupied by a group of people organised under a single, usually independent, government; nation; state; land: <em class="example">the countries of Asia; </em><em class="example">to visit a foreign country.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq801"> the people forming such a group: <em class="example">the whole country rebelled.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> any considerable territory demarcated by geographical conditions or by a distinctive population.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq406"> the land of one’s birth or citizenship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq108"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> traditional land with its embedded cultural values relating to the Dreaming: <em class="example">the importance of Country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq347"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq382"> land, especially with reference to its character, quality, or use: <em class="example">sandstone country; </em><em class="example">farming country.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq738"> land, especially with reference to its association with a person or people: <em class="example">Lawson country.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq485"> <strong>the country</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq806"> the rural districts (as opposed to towns or cities): <em class="example">to have a holiday in the country.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq990"> people living in rural areas, considered collectively: <em class="example">the country votes differently to the city.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq883"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016905" href="entry://country%20music%23bigmac000016905"><strong>country music</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> any part of the ground on which a sporting event takes place which is far from the main area of activity, as the outfield in cricket, or the part of the course away from the stands in horseracing.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8Aq7I6bWGb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq637"> of the country; rural.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq388"> rude; unpolished: <em class="example">country manners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq951"> of a country or one’s own country.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XiWE8HPHKm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq384"> <strong class="phr">country born </strong>(<strong class="phr">and bred</strong>), having grown up in the country and exhibiting the qualities associated with a rural lifestyle, as physical strength and honest character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">go to the country</strong>, to call an election.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq332"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) <strong class="phr">off country</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> away from one’s traditional land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq026"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) <strong class="phr">on country</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> on one’s traditional land.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>contree</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>contrāta</em>, literally, what lies opposite, from Latin <em>contrā</em> opposite to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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country mile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130597166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">country mile</span><z><span target_id="Li3UD7ANio">n.</span><span target_id="CixxAOoGuA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kʌntri ˈmaɪl/ (<em>say</em> kuntree 'muyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Li3UD7ANio"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> an indeterminate measure of great distance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CixxAOoGuA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">by a country mile</strong>, by a long way: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The knockout, of course, is Penfold’s Grange Hermitage, one of the greatest red wines in the world and the finest wine by a country mile in the southern hemisphere.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac897814343" href="entry://bush%20mile%23bigmac897814343"><strong>bush mile</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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course
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">course</span><z><span target_id="pkT3mOgjAp">n.</span><span target_id="Q2q9Ypb6UO">v.t.</span><span target_id="x2jkKCcs4O">v.i.</span><span target_id="DcLworgOF0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of course" src="word_pronunciations/05572.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔs/ (<em>say</em> kaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pkT3mOgjAp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> advance in a particular direction; onward movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> the path, route or channel along which anything moves: <em class="example">the course of a stream; </em><em class="example">the course of a ship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq268"> the ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq886"> the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: <em class="example">in the course of a year; </em><em class="example">the course of a battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq714"> customary manner of procedure; regular or natural order of events: <em class="example">the course of a disease; </em><em class="example">the course of an argument; </em><em class="example">a matter of course.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq943"> a mode of conduct; behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq624"> a particular manner of proceeding: <em class="example">try another course with him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq859"> a systematised or prescribed series: <em class="example">a course of studies; </em><em class="example">a course of lectures; </em><em class="example">a course of medical treatments.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq300"> any one of the studies in such a series: <em class="example">the first course in algebra.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq073"> a part of a meal served at one time: <em class="example">the main course was steak.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq788"> the point of the compass towards which a ship sails.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq204"> the lowest square sail on any mast of a square-rigged ship, identified as <em>fore course</em>, <em>main course</em>, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq422"> a continuous horizontal (or inclined) range of stones, bricks, or the like, in a wall, the face of a building, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq148"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> the row of stitches going across from side to side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq364"> (<em>often plural</em>) the menses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq815"> a charge, as in tilting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq207"> pursuit of game with dogs.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a race.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">coursed</strong>, <strong class="bold">coursing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Q2q9Ypb6UO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq655"> to run through or over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq468"> to chase; pursue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq974"> to hunt (game) with hounds, especially by sight and not by scent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq158"> to cause (dogs) to pursue game.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="x2jkKCcs4O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq738"> to race greyhounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq776"> to follow a course; direct one’s course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq311"> to run; move swiftly; race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq546"> to engage in coursing, in a hunt, a tilting match, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DcLworgOF0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">course of action</strong>, a plan of future steps to be taken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">in due course</strong>, in the proper or natural order; at the right time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">of course</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq761"> certainly; obviously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> naturally; as to be expected: <em class="example">a ruling to be applied of course.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">off course</strong>, having strayed from the proper path or bearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">on course</strong>, on the proper path or bearing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; replacing Middle English <em>cors</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>cursus</em> a running]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fritter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fritter<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fritter" src="word_pronunciations/09694.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfrɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'frituh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">fritter away</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">to disperse or squander piecemeal, or waste little by little: <em class="example">to fritter away one’s money.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>fitter</em>, from <em>fit</em> part] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fritterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fritter<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fritter" src="word_pronunciations/09695.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfrɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'frituh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">a small cake of batter, sometimes containing fruit or some other ingredient, fried in deep fat or sautéed in a frying pan.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>frytour</em>, from Old French <em>friture</em>, from <em>frire</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028803" href="entry://fry%23bigmac000028803"><span class="smallcaps">fry<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fro</span><z><span target_id="TcF0MmbyJ9">adv.</span><span target_id="HrgakJfNYh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fro" src="word_pronunciations/09725.mp3"></audio></span>/froʊ/ (<em>say</em> froh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="TcF0MmbyJ9"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> from; back.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HrgakJfNYh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq946"> <strong class="phr">to and fro</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq089"> back and forth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq683"> hither and thither.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, earlier <em>frā</em>, from Old Norse <em>frā</em>, related to Old English <em>fram</em> from]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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froth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">froth</span><z><span target_id="b6ACxvy91c">n.</span><span target_id="Zk2lbw3wpx">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZfNV3CFoG4">v.i.</span><span target_id="SQPaloUgJn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of froth" src="word_pronunciations/09720.mp3"></audio></span>/frɒθ/ (<em>say</em> froth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b6ACxvy91c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> an aggregation of bubbles, as on a fermented liquid; foam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq18"> the foamy top which forms on milk when it is whipped or agitated or heated with steam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq796"> any similar foamy surface, as on water stirred up by a surf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq410"> a foam of saliva or fluid resulting from disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq097"> a foam of saliva at the mouth of a hard-driven horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq665"> something unsubstantial or evanescent, as idle talk; trivial ideas: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But behind all the froth of the boy’s talk there lurked, it seemed, a purpose.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq863"> Also, <strong class="vs">froff</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excitement: <em class="example">bursting with froth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Zk2lbw3wpx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq377"> to cover with froth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq780"> Also, <strong class="vs">froth up</strong>. to cause to foam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq563"> to emit like froth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq977"> Also, <strong class="vs">froff</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very excited or keen about (someone or something): <em class="example">frothing over the casting; </em><em class="example">frothing the outfit.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZfNV3CFoG4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq849"> Also, <strong class="vs">froth up</strong>. to give out froth; foam.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SQPaloUgJn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq10"> <strong class="phr">all froth and bubble</strong>, without substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq223"> <strong class="phr">froth at the mouth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely angry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>frothe</em>, ? from Old Norse <em>froða</em>. Compare also Old English <em>afreoþan</em> form froth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>frothing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fruitcake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fruitcake</span><z><span target_id="7T4ttpGNNB">n.</span><span target_id="WdTmZQLpxf">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfrutkeɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'froohtkayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7T4ttpGNNB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> a rich cake containing currants, nuts, lemon peel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a foolish or eccentric person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WdTmZQLpxf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">nutty as a fruitcake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> foolish; very eccentric.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fruit cake</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuck</span><z><span target_id="LwUeZNGUG1">v.t.</span><span target_id="hePE1QZPSP">v.i.</span><span target_id="DmwxYx8fCk">n.</span><span target_id="omgAn2gWAf">interj.</span><span target_id="CH5OQPFNud">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuck" src="word_pronunciations/09747.mp3"></audio></span>/fʌk/ (<em>say</em> fuk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LwUeZNGUG1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> to make a sexual thrust as with the penis; rub against in a sexual way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq431"> Also, <strong class="vs">fuck up</strong>. to make a mess of; to ruin or break: <em class="example">this doesn’t work any more – you’ve fucked it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hePE1QZPSP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq768"> to have sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DmwxYx8fCk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq347"> an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq493"> a sexual partner (in contexts where performance, willingness, etc., is evaluated): <em class="example">a good fuck; </em><em class="example">an easy fuck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq965"> a despicable person: <em class="example">a stupid fuck.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="omgAn2gWAf">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq499"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq337"> (an exclamation of disgust or annoyance.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq709"> (an exclamation of wonder or delight.)</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CH5OQPFNud">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">… as fuck</strong>, (an intensifier following an adjective): <em class="example">to be as tired as fuck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">for fuck’s sake</strong>, (an exclamation of surprise and exasperation, disdain, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq784"> <strong class="phr">fuck a duck</strong>, (an exclamation of surprise.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq254"> <strong class="phr">fuck around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq185"> to behave stupidly or inanely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq521"> to be sexually unfaithful or promiscuous.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">fuck it</strong>, (an exclamation of extreme annoyance.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq14"> <strong class="phr">fuck me </strong>(<strong class="phr">dead</strong>), (an exclamation of surprise.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">fuck off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq564"> to go away; depart: <em class="example">after that, we fucked off; </em><em class="example">just fuck off!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq705"> (<em>used imperatively</em>) (a harsh expression of abuse or dismissal.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq388"> Also, <strong class="vs">fuck-off</strong>. extremely impressive or large: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Nothing says welcome to ’Straya like a fuck off huge Great White Shark circling your boat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">punkee</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2017</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">fuck someone around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), to treat someone unfairly; deceive, or cause inconvenience, distress, etc., to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq533"> <strong class="phr">fuck someone off</strong>, to annoy someone greatly: <em class="example">that really fucks me off!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq078"> <strong class="phr">fuck someone over</strong>, to treat someone unfairly with calculated malice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">fuck someone up</strong>, to destroy someone’s emotional wellbeing and stability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq007"> <strong class="phr">fuck up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq177"> to make a mistake: <em class="example">You’ve really fucked up this time.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq116"> to ruin; make a mess of: <em class="example">I’ve fucked up this cake – we’ll have to buy one.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">fuck with someone</strong>, to attempt to manipulate or get the better of someone: <em class="example">don’t fuck with me!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">fuck with someone’s head </strong>(or <strong class="phr">mind</strong>), to cause someone confusion or mental distress, especially in an attempt to manipulate them in some way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">fuck you</strong>, (an exclamation of dismissal.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq377"> <strong class="phr">go fuck yourself</strong>, (an expression of rejection, dismissal, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">not give a </strong>(<strong class="phr">flying</strong>)<strong class="phr"> fuck</strong>, not to care at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">the fuck</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example">who the fuck are you?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq701"> <strong class="phr">what the fuck</strong>, (an exclamation of astonishment combined with dismay or annoyance.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [early Modern English <em>fuk</em>, late Middle English <em>fuken</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuckload
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669556770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuckload</span><z><span target_id="KwLC6gAWmr">n.</span><span target_id="v8LvQIE368">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfʌkloʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'fuklohd) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KwLC6gAWmr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> a great amount: <em class="example">a fuckload of money.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v8LvQIE368">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">a fuckload</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example">to feel a fuckload better.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuel</span><z><span target_id="pq4OlTCfgw">n.</span><span target_id="O7YAI7yX6F">v.t.</span><span target_id="fGFr97v97z">v.i.</span><span target_id="aJcvP1wHVH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuel" src="word_pronunciations/09753.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfjuəl/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuel" src="word_pronunciations/09754.mp3"></audio></span>/fjul/ (<em>say</em> fyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pq4OlTCfgw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> material used to feed an engine, as petrol, diesel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq172"> a source of energy for operating machines, appliances, etc., as gas or electricity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq619"> a fissile material used in a nuclear reactor to produce energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq645"> accumulated deadwood and vegetation which could feed a bushfire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq687"> the means of sustaining or increasing passion, ardour, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq775"> food; those elements in food which enable the body to produce energy.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fuelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">fueled</strong>; <strong class="bold">fuelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">fueling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="O7YAI7yX6F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq568"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq436"> to supply with fuel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq089"> to increase (a reaction) as if by adding fuel: <em class="example">the media were fuelling mass hysteria over the issue.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fGFr97v97z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq712"> Also, <strong class="vs">fuel up</strong>. to procure or take in fuel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aJcvP1wHVH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">add fuel to the fire</strong>, to aggravate a situation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fuelle</em>, from Old French <em>feuaile</em>, from Latin <em>focus</em> hearth, fireplace]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6mB9nzAId1">adj.</span><span target_id="kRrG4VDnXR">adv.</span><span target_id="qDhTBWUWa4">v.t.</span><span target_id="lm6gzOy4r8">v.i.</span><span target_id="0sdTaWibZW">n.</span><span target_id="uXHut4Gb6j">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of full" src="word_pronunciations/09770.mp3"></audio></span>/fʊl/ (<em>say</em> fool) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6mB9nzAId1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: <em class="example">a full cup; </em><em class="example">a full theatre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> complete; entire; maximum: <em class="example">a full supply.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq304"> of unmixed ancestry: <em class="example">a full Aboriginal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq556"> of the maximum size, amount, extent, volume, etc.: <em class="example">a full kilometre; </em><em class="example">full pay; </em><em class="example">the full moon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq223"> (of garments, etc.) wide, ample, or having ample folds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq418"> filled or rounded out, as in form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq83"> addressing or covering many aspects or possibilities: <em class="example">a full explanation; </em><em class="example">a full treatment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Music</em> ample and complete in volume or richness of sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq362"> (of wines) having considerable body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq069"> (of a horse) still ungelded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq501"> (of a mare) pregnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq245"> being fully or entirely such: <em class="example">a full brother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq130"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> intoxicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq017"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a hull form) with bluff bow and stern, and almost square mid section.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="kRrG4VDnXR">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq779"> exactly or directly: <em class="example">the blow struck him full in the face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq268"> (<em>with verbs</em>) completely; fully: <em class="example">to full look at the picture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (<em>with adjectives</em>) completely or entirely: <em class="example">full ripe.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qDhTBWUWa4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Sewing</em> to ease one side of a seam into the other, by gathers or tucks.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lm6gzOy4r8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq159"> (of the moon) to become full.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0sdTaWibZW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq979"> (of the moon) the stage of complete illumination.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uXHut4Gb6j">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq041"> <strong class="phr">be full of it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq253"> to habitually express opinions which are outrageous or incorrect.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq6"> to put on airs.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">full and by</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> with the sails full and sailing close to the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">full as a boot </strong>(or <strong class="phr">goog</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tick</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fart</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq657"> very drunk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq087"> unable to eat any more.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq055"> <strong class="phr">full as a state school</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely full; overcrowded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">full drunk</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> completely intoxicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq751"> <strong class="phr">full of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq648"> engrossed with or absorbed in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq895"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exasperated by: <em class="example">I’m getting full of this job.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">full of oneself</strong>, conceited; egoistic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq459"> <strong class="phr">full steam ahead</strong>, with all energy and enthusiasm; without reservation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">full up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> filled to capacity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq525"> having all places taken: <em class="example">the car park is full up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq806"> (of a person) replete; having eaten enough.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq379"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> highly emotional and close to tears.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq978"> exasperated; disgruntled.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">full up of</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> exasperated with; tired of: <em class="example">full up of fruit picking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">in full</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq158"> without reduction; to or for the full amount: <em class="example">a receipt in full.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq873"> without abbreviation or contraction.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq609"> <strong class="phr">in full cry</strong>, in hot pursuit, as dogs in the chase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">in full force</strong>, with no-one missing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq208"> <strong class="phr">know full well</strong>, to be extremely sure of: <em class="example">to know full well the consequences.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq419"> <strong class="phr">on the full</strong>, (of a ball) in flight before bouncing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">to the full</strong>, in full measure; to the utmost extent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>full</em>, <em>ful</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>plēnus</em> full, Greek <em>plēthein</em> be full; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100969" href="#mq268">16</a> possibly deriving from the idiom <em>to know full well</em> becoming <em>to full know</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="O2N8SEAHx3">v.t.</span><span target_id="0B2bRFK2Al">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of full" src="word_pronunciations/09770.mp3"></audio></span>/fʊl/ (<em>say</em> fool) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="O2N8SEAHx3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> to cleanse and thicken (cloth, etc.) by special processes in manufacture.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0B2bRFK2Al">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq548"> (of cloth, etc.) to become compacted or felted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fulle</em>(<em>n</em>), backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028883" href="entry://fuller%23bigmac000028883"><span class="smallcaps">fuller<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fulminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fulminate</span><z><span target_id="V80QJ2NRlD">v.i.</span><span target_id="dE5lCL6f1M">v.t.</span><span target_id="0xz2eUCWgL">n.</span><span target_id="cGJ5Htry8w">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fulminate" src="word_pronunciations/09772.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfʊlməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'foolmuhnayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fulminate" src="word_pronunciations/09773.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfʌl-/ (<em>say</em> 'ful-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fulminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">fulminating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="V80QJ2NRlD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> to explode with a loud noise; detonate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dE5lCL6f1M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq352"> to cause to explode.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0xz2eUCWgL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> one of a group of unstable explosive compounds derived from fulminic acid, especially the mercury salt of fulminic acid which is a powerful detonating agent.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cGJ5Htry8w">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">fulminate against</strong>, to issue denunciations or the like against.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>fulminātus</em>, past participle, struck by lightning] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fulminator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fulminatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fun</span><z><span target_id="EsYtv6lVlj">n.</span><span target_id="KHiiLCEmER">v.i.</span><span target_id="WO7IKjNr5k">adj.</span><span target_id="CsSadYbTP1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fun" src="word_pronunciations/09803.mp3"></audio></span>/fʌn/ (<em>say</em> fun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EsYtv6lVlj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> enjoyment or amusement.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KHiiLCEmER">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq484"> (<strong class="bold">funned</strong>, <strong class="bold">funning</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act in a joking way.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WO7IKjNr5k">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq723"> providing enjoyment or entertainment: <em class="example">a fun place to be.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq696"> lively and entertaining: <em class="example">a fun person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq675"> enjoyable; entertaining: <em class="example">a party that was so fun.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CsSadYbTP1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq774"> <strong class="phr">for fun</strong>, purely for amusement: <em class="example">just for fun, we ran down the hill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq777"> <strong class="phr">have fun</strong>, to be entertained and diverted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">in fun</strong>, as a joke, playfully; not seriously: <em class="example">I’m sorry you’re offended – it was said in fun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">like fun</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in no way whatsoever: <em class="example">like fun I’ll give you breakfast in bed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq418"> <strong class="phr">make fun of</strong> or <strong class="phr">poke fun at</strong>, to ridicule.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? dialect variant of obsolete <em>fon</em> (verb) befool. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088447" href="entry://fond%23bigmac000088447"><span class="smallcaps">fond<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The sense in def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090202" href="#mq675">5</a> is not regarded as standard. Similarly the comparative <em>funner</em> and the superlative <em>funnest</em> which relate to this sense are not regarded as standard and often employed with humorous intent.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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funk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">funk<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="BqxkLzK3MR">n.</span><span target_id="VlVvDr3E5d">v.t.</span><span target_id="yrdZZCopht">v.i.</span><span target_id="PfEVdEQ1Bf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of funk" src="word_pronunciations/09796.mp3"></audio></span>/fʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> fungk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BqxkLzK3MR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq316"> cowering fear; state of fright or terror.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> someone who funks; a coward.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VlVvDr3E5d">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq929"> to be afraid of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq238"> to frighten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq840"> to shrink from; try to shirk.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yrdZZCopht">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq673"> to shrink or quail in fear.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PfEVdEQ1Bf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">in a funk</strong>, in a state of terror.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Flemish <em>fonck</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">funk<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of funk" src="word_pronunciations/09796.mp3"></audio></span>/fʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> fungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> a strong smell or stink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> sweat generated during sex, dancing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> anything basic, elemental, or earthy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq362"> anything attractive or beautiful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from French, related to dialect <em>funkier</em> to give off smoke, from Old French, from Latin <em>fūmigāre</em> to smoke]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac395509622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">funk<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of funk" src="word_pronunciations/09796.mp3"></audio></span>/fʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> fungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">an up-tempo style of soul music originating on the west coast of America and distinguished by much syncopation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028987" href="entry://funky%23bigmac000028987"><span class="smallcaps">funky</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuse<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tV29GO9wWs">n.</span><span target_id="sX7uE9yBql">v.i.</span><span target_id="CH2trRKdYB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuse" src="word_pronunciations/09826.mp3"></audio></span>/fjuz/ (<em>say</em> fyoohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tV29GO9wWs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a device for preventing an excessive current from passing through a circuit, consisting of a piece of wire which breaks the circuit by melting if the current exceeds a specified value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> a tube, ribbon, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> a mechanical or electronic device to detonate an explosive charge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sX7uE9yBql">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq463"> (<strong class="bold">fused</strong>, <strong class="bold">fusing</strong>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq709"> (of an electrical appliance) to fail because of an internal short circuit: <em class="example">the toaster fused.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq890"> (of an electrical circuit) to cause, perhaps because of a short or overloading, the fuse governing it to burn out: <em class="example">the power circuit has fused.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CH2trRKdYB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">blow a fuse</strong>, to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">have a short fuse</strong>, to tend to become angry quickly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>fuso</em>, from Latin <em>fūsus</em> spindle]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuse<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="7qArtqr3Ty">v.t.</span><span target_id="UVRnjVZJ8l">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuse" src="word_pronunciations/09827.mp3"></audio></span>/fjuz/ (<em>say</em> fyoohz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fused</strong>, <strong class="bold">fusing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7qArtqr3Ty">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> to combine or blend by melting together; melt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> to unite or blend into a whole, as if by melting together.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UVRnjVZJ8l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq772"> to become liquid under the action of heat; melt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq691"> to become united or blended, as if by melting together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>fūsus</em>, past participle, poured, melted, cast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuss</span><z><span target_id="WLE2aRlLN7">n.</span><span target_id="wDE9Z1RM2D">v.t.</span><span target_id="FLe1NzuRBY">v.i.</span><span target_id="xUwESiXNXJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuss" src="word_pronunciations/09833.mp3"></audio></span>/fʌs/ (<em>say</em> fus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WLE2aRlLN7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq865"> an excessive display of anxious activity; needless or useless bustle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> a commotion, argument, or dispute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> a person given to fussing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wDE9Z1RM2D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq780"> to worry or perturb: <em class="example">going to the dentist doesn’t fuss her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq940"> to put into a fuss; disturb with unimportant things; bother.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FLe1NzuRBY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq923"> to make a fuss; make much ado about unimportant things; to move fussily about.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xUwESiXNXJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq701"> <strong class="phr">fuss over</strong>, to pay excessive attention to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">make a fuss about</strong>, to draw attention forcefully to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">make a fuss of</strong>, to treat with special care and affection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">not be fussed about</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dislike: <em class="example">I’m not fussed about tripe.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fusser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fussing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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futz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac933194836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">futz</span></header><div>/ˈfʌts/ (<em>say</em> 'futs) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">futz around</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">to fool or play around in a time-wasting fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Yiddish <em>arumfartsn</em> literally, to fart around]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gad<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gad" src="word_pronunciations/09850.mp3"></audio></span>/gæd/ (<em>say</em> gad) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">gadded</strong>, <strong class="bold">gadding</strong>)<br/> <strong class="phr">gad about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">to move restlessly or idly from place to place, especially in search of pleasure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from obsolete <em>gadling</em> companion, from Old English <em>gœdeling</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gad<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="osrCjSjw3m">n.</span><span target_id="uH2dcEtVrl">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gad" src="word_pronunciations/09850.mp3"></audio></span>/gæd/ (<em>say</em> gad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="osrCjSjw3m"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> a goad for driving cattle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> a pointed mining tool for breaking up rock, coal, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uH2dcEtVrl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq245"> (<strong class="bold">gadded</strong>, <strong class="bold">gadding</strong>) to break up with a mining gad.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>gaddr</em> spike]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gamble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gamble</span><z><span target_id="4gzUEjOlbS">v.i.</span><span target_id="gBwYkurOJR">v.t.</span><span target_id="PNYdRUuw2R">n.</span><span target_id="atfC2IBdTu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gamble" src="word_pronunciations/09902.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgæmbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'gambuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">gambled</strong>, <strong class="bold">gambling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4gzUEjOlbS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> to play at any game of chance for stakes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq881"> to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq244"> to act on favourable hopes or assessment: <em class="example">in calling the general election, the prime minister is gambling on public acceptance of his policies to date.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gBwYkurOJR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq498"> to risk or venture.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PNYdRUuw2R">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq624"> any matter or thing involving risk or uncertainty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq666"> a venture in or as in gambling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="atfC2IBdTu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq676"> <strong class="phr">gamble away</strong>, to lose or squander by betting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably British dialect variant of Middle English <em>gamenen</em>, Old English <em>gamenian</em> to sport, play] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gambler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gambling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac613882903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gambling</span><z><span target_id="ROIBMpFX8f">v.</span><span target_id="B8haJSqzPi">n.</span><span target_id="igToDafsB8">adj.</span><span target_id="byIjDB3O3G">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈgæmblɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'gambling) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="ROIBMpFX8f"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq95"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102283" href="entry://gamble%23bigmac000102283"><strong>gamble</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B8haJSqzPi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq872"> the act or process of gambling.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="igToDafsB8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq719"> of or relating to the activity of gambling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="byIjDB3O3G">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">a gambling man</strong>, a man who likes to gamble.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">game<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="c9WfkOfAEm">n.</span><span target_id="pA1yvorVfJ">adj.</span><span target_id="SRMzeZbmCM">v.i.</span><span target_id="MJ6TlhC5tQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="F810xm9mQg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of game" src="word_pronunciations/09907.mp3"></audio></span>/geɪm/ (<em>say</em> gaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c9WfkOfAEm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> an amusement or pastime: <em class="example">children’s games.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> the apparatus employed in playing any of certain games: <em class="example">a shop selling toys and games.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq247"> a contest for amusement in the form of a trial of chance, skill, or endurance, according to set rules; a match: <em class="example">a game of football; </em><em class="example">a game of chess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq463"> a single contest of play, or a definite portion of play in a particular game: <em class="example">a rubber of three games in bridge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq487"> the number of points required to win a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq851"> a particular manner or style of playing a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq080"> a proceeding carried on according to set rules as in a game: <em class="example">the game of diplomacy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq096"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> business or profession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq471"> a trick; strategy: <em class="example">to see through someone’s game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq188"> sport of any kind; joke: <em class="example">to make game of a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq728"> wild animals, including birds and fishes, such as are hunted or taken for sport or profit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq257"> the flesh of wild animals or game, used for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq726"> any object of pursuit or attack; prey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq245"> fighting spirit; pluck.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pA1yvorVfJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">gamer</strong>, <strong class="bold">gamest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq391"> relating to animals hunted or taken as game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq644"> with fighting spirit; plucky; resolute: <em class="example">as game as a fighting cock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em> or by an infinitive) willing to undertake something hazardous or challenging: <em class="example">I’m game to go bushwalking; </em><em class="example">I’m game for a swim.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq288"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> confident in public; self-assertive.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">gamed</strong>, <strong class="bold">gaming</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SRMzeZbmCM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq748"> to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq253"> to play video games.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MJ6TlhC5tQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq228"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac077264997" href="entry://gamify%23bigmac077264997"><strong>gamify</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq190"> to exploit or manipulate (a system, law, situation, etc.) to one’s own advantage: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>From a system of price regulation in which incumbents gamed the regulations to gouge customers, we’ve moved to a system of price regulation based on the electoral cycle.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">crikey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2018</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="F810xm9mQg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">a game of two halves</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> a game which has a very different character in its two halves, as when a team plays well in the first half and badly in the second. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally a phrase used with reference to soccer, possibly in the UK in the late 1980s]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">game on!</strong>, (an exclamation indicating that there is the possibility of real competition between two contestants who are demonstrating equal skill, determination, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">game, set, and match</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) a convincing victory; complete triumph. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the announcement made at the end of a tennis match]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">game the system</strong>, to manipulate a set of regulations to one’s own advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq497"> <strong class="phr">give the game away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq040"> to reject or abandon a pursuit or activity previously followed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq520"> to reveal some strategy or secret.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">have game</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq912"> to be skilled at flirtation, with the aim of attracting a partner for a sexual encounter: <em class="example">to have good game.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq283"> to be extremely skilled or talented, especially with flair: <em class="example">that goalkeeper has game.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">have skin in the game</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be directly invested or involved in something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq256"> <strong class="phr">have the game sewn up</strong>, to be clearly winning a sporting match.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq973"> <strong class="phr">have the game by the throat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be clearly winning a sporting match.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq034"> <strong class="phr">lift one’s game</strong>, to improve one’s performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq481"> <strong class="phr">off one’s game</strong>, not giving one’s best performance; out of form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">on one’s game</strong>, giving one’s best performance; in form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq941"> <strong class="phr">on the game</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> working as a sex worker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq771"> <strong class="phr">play a dangerous game</strong>, to pursue a strategy or tactic that involves danger to oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">play the game</strong>, to act fairly or justly, or in accordance with recognised rules.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq449"> <strong class="phr">the main game</strong>, the most important focus of interest or concern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">the only game in town</strong>, the only project or enterprise that people are willing to give their attention to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq070"> <strong class="phr">throw the game away</strong>, to lose a contest as a result of ineptitude or blunders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq354"> <strong class="phr">two can play at that game</strong>, (an expression hinting at intended retaliation): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I don’t think those threats help very much – two can play at those games, I don’t want to,’ Dr Wooldridge told reporters.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>gamen</em> amusement, fun] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gamely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gameness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">game<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of game" src="word_pronunciations/09908.mp3"></audio></span>/geɪm/ (<em>say</em> gaym) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029393" href="entry://gammy%23bigmac000029393"><strong>gammy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; ? shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029393" href="entry://gammy%23bigmac000029393"><span class="smallcaps">gammy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">court</span><z><span target_id="yhbinSlzmI">n.</span><span target_id="3dz6man6wD">v.t.</span><span target_id="Psl34NB9t8">v.i.</span><span target_id="1WfarCuLLR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of court" src="word_pronunciations/05583.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔt/ (<em>say</em> kawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yhbinSlzmI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> an open space wholly or partly enclosed by a wall, buildings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq842"> a large building within such a space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq563"> a stately dwelling; manor house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq419"> a short street.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq119"> a smooth, level area on which to play tennis, netball, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq265"> one of the divisions of such an area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq626"> the residence of a sovereign or other high dignitary; palace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq352"> the collective body of persons forming a sovereign’s retinue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq177"> a sovereign and their councillors as the political rulers of a state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq389"> a formal assembly held by a sovereign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq838"> homage paid, as to a sovereign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq936"> a place where justice is administered.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq976"> a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq017"> the judge or judges who sit in a court.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq272"> the body of qualified members of a corporation, council, board, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq219"> a branch or lodge of a friendly society.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3dz6man6wD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq450"> to endeavour to win the favour of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq761"> to seek the affections of; woo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq544"> to attempt to gain (applause, favour, a decision, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq277"> to hold out inducements to; invite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq306"> to provoke or risk provoking as a consequence of one’s actions: <em class="example">to court disaster.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Psl34NB9t8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq278"> to seek another’s love; woo.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1WfarCuLLR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">a friend at court</strong>, someone who can be influential on one’s behalf, especially with authorities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">hold court</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq426"> (of a sovereign) to have a formal assembly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq045"> to preside in regal fashion over a group of followers and admirers.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">out of court</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq996"> <em class="label">Law</em> without a hearing; privately.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq481"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> out of the question; not to be considered.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">pay court</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to give assiduous attention in order to gain favour or affection: <em class="example">pay court to the new president.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>cort</em>, from Latin <em>co</em>(<em>ho</em>)<em>rs</em> enclosure, also division of troops (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088625" href="entry://cohort%23bigmac000088625"><span class="smallcaps">cohort</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cow<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="AXjFs1q4Nb">n.</span><span target_id="zuXJxJk6fr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cow" src="word_pronunciations/05612.mp3"></audio></span>/kaʊ/ (<em>say</em> kow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AXjFs1q4Nb"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">cows</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">kine</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq711"> a large bovine, <em>Bos taurus</em>, the <strong>domestic cow</strong>, owing ancestry to both the European aurochs, <em>B. primigenius</em>, and the Asian zebu, <em>B. indicus</em>, domesticated since prehistoric times and bred into many breeds, as the Jersey, Hereford, Friesian, etc., especially for dairy and beef farming. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© P. Robey, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/cow+bigmac000101209+711.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq32"> a mature female domestic cow.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> a mature female of any bovine animal, especially of the genus <em>Bos</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq040"> the female of various other large animals, as the elephant, whale, etc., the male of which is the bull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an ugly or bad-tempered woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq601"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) any person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person specified as objectionable (<em>rotten cow</em>), wretched (<em>poor cow</em>), foolish (<em>silly cow</em>), etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zuXJxJk6fr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq603"> <strong class="phr">a cow of a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an extremely difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable …: <em class="example">a cow of a job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq186"> <strong class="phr">a fair cow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> anything regarded as disagreeable or difficult.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">have a cow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very angry, anxious, upset, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq85"> <strong class="phr">like Brown’s cows</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq687"> in blind obedience: <em class="example">to follow like Brown’s cows.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq153"> in a disorderly fashion: <em class="example">to wander about like Brown’s cows.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">till the cows come home</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> for a long time; forever.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>cu</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cow<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cow" src="word_pronunciations/05613.mp3"></audio></span>/kaʊ/ (<em>say</em> kow) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">to frighten with threats, etc.; intimidate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably Old Norse <em>kūga</em> cow, tyrannise over] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cowed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crab<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ziBrYnxfoY">n.</span><span target_id="Cvvm3iyvcQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="YX4VVXkmVL">v.t.</span><span target_id="JobDnBGv1D">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crab" src="word_pronunciations/05624.mp3"></audio></span>/kræb/ (<em>say</em> krab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ziBrYnxfoY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> any of the stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans constituting the suborder Brachyura (<strong>true crabs</strong>) having a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen or so-called tail being small and folded under the thorax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> any of various other crustaceans (as the <strong>hermit crab</strong>), or other animals (as the <strong>horseshoe crab</strong>), resembling the true crabs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq969"> any of various mechanical contrivances for hoisting or pulling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq208"> (<em>plural</em>) a losing throw, as two aces, in the game of hazard.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq538"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017123" href="entry://crablouse%23bigmac000017123"><strong>crablouse</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">crabbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">crabbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Cvvm3iyvcQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq014"> to move sideways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq782"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> (of an aircraft) to head partly into the crosswind to compensate for drift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq564"> to fish for crabs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YX4VVXkmVL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq700"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to head (an aircraft) partly into the crosswind to compensate for drift.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JobDnBGv1D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq021"> <strong class="phr">catch a crab</strong>, <em class="label">Rowing</em> to make a faulty stroke, as one in which the blade either enters the water at the wrong angle and sinks too deep, or is held at the wrong angle and fails to enter the water at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq413"> <strong class="phr">draw the crabs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq252"> <em class="label">World War I</em> to attract artillery fire. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the humorous likening of artillery shells to crabs]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq558"> to attract the attention of the authorities, especially the police.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>crabbe</em>, Old English <em>crabba</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crabbing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crab<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crab" src="word_pronunciations/05625.mp3"></audio></span>/kræb/ (<em>say</em> krab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> a crabapple (fruit or tree).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an ill-tempered or grouchy person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Scottish <em>scrab</em> the wild apple, from Old Norse; ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017116" href="entry://crabbed%23bigmac000017116"><span class="smallcaps">crabbed</span></a> with reference to the sour flavour]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crab<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="UdpC1VrWkO">v.i.</span><span target_id="jO7Dpn47Yo">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crab" src="word_pronunciations/05626.mp3"></audio></span>/kræb/ (<em>say</em> krab) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">crabbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">crabbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UdpC1VrWkO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Falconry</em> (of hawks) to claw each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to find fault.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jO7Dpn47Yo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Falconry</em> to claw, as a hawk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Middle Dutch <em>krabben</em> scratch, quarrel; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104570" href="#bigmac000104570"><span class="smallcaps">crab<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crack<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="d2alqpnXbs">v.i.</span><span target_id="NL4UqdUr8R">v.t.</span><span target_id="cULLigisYi">n.</span><span target_id="NQ6Xgvzbc8">adj.</span><span target_id="TAME0JTk5A">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crack" src="word_pronunciations/05633.mp3"></audio></span>/kræk/ (<em>say</em> krak) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="d2alqpnXbs"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> to make a sudden, sharp sound in, or as in, breaking; snap, as a whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> to break with a sudden, sharp sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq681"> to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq440"> (of the voice) to break abruptly and discordantly, especially into an upper register.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq069"> to fail; give way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq996"> to break with grief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq826"> to become unsound mentally.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NL4UqdUr8R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq501"> to cause to make a sudden sharp sound; make a snapping sound with (a whip, etc.); strike with a sharp noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq341"> to break without complete separation of parts; break into fissures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq051"> to break with a sudden sharp sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq333"> to break (wheat) into coarse particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq453"> to subject to the process of cracking in the distillation of petroleum, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq432"> to damage; impair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq740"> to make (the voice) harsh or unmanageable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq316"> to utter or tell, as a joke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to break into (a safe, vault, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to open and drink (a bottle of wine, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq217"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to solve (a mystery, complicated problem, etc.): <em class="example">detectives have cracked the case at last.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to catch and ride (a wave).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to feign: <em class="example">to crack a deaf ’un; </em><em class="example">to crack hard-up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq547"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to boast.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cULLigisYi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq034"> a sudden, sharp noise, as of something breaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq925"> the snap of a whip, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq013"> a shot, as with a rifle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq850"> a resounding blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq634"> a break without complete separation of parts; a fissure; a flaw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq598"> a slight opening, as one between door and doorpost, or between two floorboards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq427"> a mental flaw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq607"> a broken or changing tone of the voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq133"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac894481668" href="entry://crack%20cocaine%23bigmac894481668"><strong>crack cocaine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq767"> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> a cleft in rock, narrower than a chimney.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a try; an opportunity or chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an expert: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So all the cracks had gathered to the fray</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. (banjo) paterson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1895</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq782"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a joke; gibe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq813"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a moment; instant: <em class="example">he was on his feet again in a crack.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac124368900" href="entry://bum%20crack%23bigmac124368900"><strong>bum crack</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq490"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) the vagina and external female genitalia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq874"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq905"> a boast.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq884"> the object praised in such a boast.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq499"> <strong>the crack</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq778"> a burglary.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq520"> safe-breaking.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NQ6Xgvzbc8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq675"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of superior excellence; first-rate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>My father was a crack shot with rifle and shot-gun</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TAME0JTk5A">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="41"><span id="mq433"> <strong class="phr">at first crack</strong>, at dawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> crack of dawn</strong>, extremely early in the morning, possibly at first light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq14"> <strong class="phr">crack a sad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) to sulk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">crack a smile</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to smile, though disinclined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">crack down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to take severe measures, especially in enforcing discipline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">crack hardy </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hearty</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to endure with patience; put on a brave front. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from obsolete use of <em>crack</em>. See def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103961" href="entry://crack%23mq535">20</a>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq965"> <strong class="phr">crack it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq966"> to be successful in an enterprise, project, etc.: <em class="example">it was a tough assignment but we cracked it.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq569"> to lose control of one’s temper.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">crack it for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain, especially by criminal means: <em class="example">to crack it for a few hundred quid.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">crack of dawn</strong>, the first light of the day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq639"> <strong class="phr">crack of doom</strong>, the end of the world; doomsday.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq423"> <strong class="phr">crack on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq344"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to carry or set sail boldly, especially in heavy weather.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Chiefly Nautical</em> (of a powered vessel) to pursue a course at high speed, especially in adverse conditions.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">crack on to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to strike up a conversation with (someone) with the ultimate purpose of engaging in sexual activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq118"> <strong class="phr">crack someone off</strong>, (of a judge in a campdraft) to give a single crack of a whip to signal the end of a rider’s attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq744"> <strong class="phr">crack up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq636"> to break into pieces.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to suffer a physical or mental breakdown.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq140"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to laugh uncontrollably.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq376"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause to laugh uncontrollably; amuse greatly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">get cracking</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to start an activity, especially energetically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">have a crack at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt; try.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">what’s cracking?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> what’s going on that is of interest?</span></div><div class="etym"> [unexplained variant of obsolete <em>crake</em> creak, Old English <em>cracian</em> resound. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017253" href="entry://creak%23bigmac000017253"><span class="smallcaps">creak</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100059" href="entry://croak%23bigmac000100059"><span class="smallcaps">croak</span></a>, all probably imitative in origin; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103961" href="#mq133">30</a> probably from the crackling sound the pellets make when smoked; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103961" href="#mq675">40</a> from def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103961" href="#mq884">38b</a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac398859813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crack<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/kræk/ (<em>say</em> krak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">so good as to be addictive: <em class="example">crack ice cream.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [adjectival use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103961" href="#bigmac000103961"><span class="smallcaps">crack<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103961" href="#mq133">30</a>), short for <em>crack cocaine</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cracker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cracker<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="UiJamZjpzj">n.</span><span target_id="KKf9awFEwv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cracker" src="word_pronunciations/05628.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrækə/ (<em>say</em> 'krakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UiJamZjpzj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq503"> a thin, crisp biscuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> a kind of firework which explodes with a loud report; firecracker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq001"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008420" href="entry://bonbon%23bigmac000008420"><strong>bonbon</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008420" href="entry://bonbon%23mq395">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq304"> something which has a particular quality in a high degree: <em class="example">this pace is a cracker; </em><em class="example">a cracker of a joke.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq328"> a sheep, cow, horse, etc., in poor condition and of little worth, especially a female animal past lactation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq148"> <em class="label">US</em> one of a class of poor whites in parts of the south-eastern US.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq530"> someone or something that cracks, especially an attachment of cord or horsehair to the end of a whip, allowing a loud report on flexion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq26"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a hacker (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032378" href="entry://hacker%23mq201">2a</a>), usually one whose purpose is destructive; black hat hacker.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KKf9awFEwv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">not to have a cracker</strong>, to have no money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq487"> <strong class="phr">not worth a cracker</strong>, of little worth.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac981983891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cracker<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cracker" src="word_pronunciations/05628.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrækə/ (<em>say</em> 'krakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039754" href="entry://karaka%23bigmac000039754"><strong>karaka</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crapload
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac033693380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crapload</span><z><span target_id="Lljo4EoCtH">n.</span><span target_id="GPIUH2Wu2Q">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkræploʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'kraplohd) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Lljo4EoCtH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> a great amount: <em class="example">a crapload of money.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GPIUH2Wu2Q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">a crapload</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example">to feel a crapload better.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crash<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZSSaKpPpJW">v.t.</span><span target_id="HyyNFDghZl">v.i.</span><span target_id="pbvGlKE2VI">n.</span><span target_id="noPhU8FUED">adj.</span><span target_id="pnHDRrdEdy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crash" src="word_pronunciations/05659.mp3"></audio></span>/kræʃ/ (<em>say</em> krash) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZSSaKpPpJW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> to force or impel with violence and noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq403"> to damage (a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc.) in a collision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq674"> to break (something) into pieces violently and noisily; shatter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to come uninvited to (a party, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq196"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to enter without buying a ticket: <em class="example">to crash the stadium.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HyyNFDghZl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq325"> to break or fall to pieces with noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq775"> to make a loud, clattering noise as of something dashed to pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq865"> to collapse or fail suddenly, as a financial enterprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq232"> to move or go with a crash; strike with a crash: <em class="example">the vase crashed onto the floor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq407"> (of a motor vehicle) to hit something with a sudden impact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq389"> (of an aircraft) to fail in flight, hitting the ground with a sudden impact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq097"> (of a computer system) to shut down because of a software or hardware malfunction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq988"> to collapse or fall asleep with exhaustion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq771"> to find a place to sleep: <em class="example">to crash at a friend’s house.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defecate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pbvGlKE2VI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq827"> a breaking or falling to pieces with loud noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq489"> the shock of collision and breaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq146"> a sudden and violent falling to ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq049"> a computer shutdown caused by a software or hardware malfunction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq434"> a sudden collapse of a financial enterprise or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq192"> a sudden loud noise, as of something dashed to pieces; the sound of thunder, loud music, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq998"> (of an aircraft) the act of crashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the act of defecating.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="noPhU8FUED">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq511"> characterised by all-out, intensive effort, especially to meet an emergency: <em class="example">a crash program.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pnHDRrdEdy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq257"> <strong class="phr">crash and burn</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq456"> to suffer a major defeat or setback.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq9"> to fall asleep from exhaustion.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>crasshen</em>, of imitative origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crasher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crash<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crash" src="word_pronunciations/05659.mp3"></audio></span>/kræʃ/ (<em>say</em> krash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> a fabric of plain weave, made of rough, irregular, or lumpy yarns. It may be used as linen or cotton towelling, rayon dress fabric, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048619" href="entry://mull%23bigmac000048619"><strong>mull<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048619" href="entry://mull%23mq225">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crave</span><z><span target_id="1OklGLYfdt">v.t.</span><span target_id="JHRqURMYlJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crave" src="word_pronunciations/05665.mp3"></audio></span>/kreɪv/ (<em>say</em> krayv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1OklGLYfdt"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">craved</strong>, <strong class="bold">craving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> to long for or desire eagerly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq767"> to need greatly; require.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq907"> to ask earnestly for (something); beg for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq013"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to ask (a person) earnestly for something or to do something.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JHRqURMYlJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq873"> <strong class="phr">crave for</strong>, to beg or plead for: <em class="example">to crave for mercy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">crave for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">after</strong>), to long for: <em class="example">to crave for chocolate; </em><em class="example">to crave after sweet things.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>craven</em>, Old English <em>crafian</em>. Compare Icelandic <em>krefja</em> demand] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>craver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crazy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crazy</span><z><span target_id="uJQ1VI3qli">adj.</span><span target_id="8zU2Qyb8LV">adv.</span><span target_id="FZNht5fYCO">n.</span><span target_id="QxjIyONryG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crazy" src="word_pronunciations/05671.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkreɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'krayzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uJQ1VI3qli"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">crazier</strong>, <strong class="bold">craziest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> demented; mad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> eccentric; bizarre; unusual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq255"> unrealistic; impractical: <em class="example">a crazy scheme.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq305"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> likely to collapse, fall to pieces, or disintegrate: <em class="example">a crazy building.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq500"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent: <em class="example">a crazy horn player.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="8zU2Qyb8LV">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq492"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">crazy busy; </em><em class="example">crazy hot; </em><em class="example">crazy happy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FZNht5fYCO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq600"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">crazies</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who is considered eccentric or insane.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QxjIyONryG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">crazy about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">for</strong>), intensely enthusiastic or excited about.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>crazily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>craziness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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credit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">credit</span><z><span target_id="BoTw554TGw">n.</span><span target_id="nvNXG8LrDD">v.t.</span><span target_id="AWrgevIaBf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of credit" src="word_pronunciations/05692.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɛdət/ (<em>say</em> 'kreduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BoTw554TGw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> commendation or honour or acknowledgement given for some action, quality, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> a person or thing being acknowledged as a source of commendation or honour: <em class="example">a credit to the team.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq093"> influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one’s reputation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq433"> repute; reputation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq675"> trustworthiness; credibility: <em class="example">a story that has credit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq965"> (<em>plural</em>) a list, appearing at the beginning or end of a film or television program, which shows the names of those who have been associated with its production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq127"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq522"> official acceptance and recording of the work of a student in a particular course of study.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq306"> a unit of a curriculum (short for <strong>credit hour</strong>): <em class="example">she took the course for four credits.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq191"> Also, <strong class="vs">pass with credit</strong>. (in some educational institutions) a result in an examination which indicates performance higher than necessary to pass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq955"> the practice of allowing time for payment for goods, etc., obtained on trust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq423"> reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq344"> power to buy or borrow on trust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq431"> a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq977"> the balance in one’s favour in an account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq744"> <em class="label">Bookkeeping</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq106"> the acknowledgement of payment or value received, in an account, by an entry on the right-hand side.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq636"> the side (right-hand) of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to <em>debit</em>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq974"> any entry, or the total shown, on the credit side.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq140"> any deposit or sum against which one may draw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq182"> any aggregate of positive gains equivalent to a purchasing power, entitling the possessor to certain advantages, as an emissions credit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nvNXG8LrDD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq517"> to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq572"> to reflect credit upon; do credit to; give reputation or honour to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq750"> to accredit (<em>with</em>): <em class="example">to credit the child with doing his homework.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq746"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Bookkeeping</em> to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq545"> to give the benefit of such an entry to (a person, etc.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq936"> to award educational credits to: <em class="example">credited with three points in history.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AWrgevIaBf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">be a credit to</strong>, to behave in a way that brings honour to (someone considered a guardian or mentor).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">do someone credit</strong> or <strong class="phr">do credit to someone</strong>, to be a source of honour or distinction to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">give credit to</strong>, to believe: <em class="example">to give credit to the theory of global warming.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">give </strong>(<strong class="phr">full</strong>)<strong class="phr"> credit to</strong>, to acknowledge the worth of (someone) in achieving something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">in good credit with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq742"> in a solid financial position in relation to: <em class="example">in good credit with the bank.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq680"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> enjoying the esteem of: <em class="example">in good credit with the king.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">on credit</strong>, by deferred payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">to one’s credit</strong>, in acknowledgement of one’s good intentions or behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>credito</em>, from Latin <em>creditus</em>, past participle, believed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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creek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">creek</span><z><span target_id="VQXvf3or0h">n.</span><span target_id="RXWBTb9opg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of creek" src="word_pronunciations/05697.mp3"></audio></span>/krik/ (<em>say</em> kreek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VQXvf3or0h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> a defined watercourse, whether flowing or dry according to the season, and whether a single channel or a number of channels; usually of lesser size and length relative to a river and ultimately flowing into another creek or a river. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Clouds Creek, Nymboida NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Louise Kelly&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+creek.JPG"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a narrow recess in the shore of the sea; a small inlet or bay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a narrow or winding passage.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RXWBTb9opg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">up the creek </strong>(<strong class="phr">without a paddle</strong>) or <strong class="phr">up shit creek </strong>(<strong class="phr">without a paddle</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a predicament; in trouble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>creke</em> probably from Old Norse <em>kriki</em> crack, nook; the Australian English sense (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017309" href="#mq407">1</a>) derives from the British English sense (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017309" href="#mq180">2</a>) now obsolete in Australian English; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017309" href="#mq132">4</a> of US origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crest</span><z><span target_id="1AG7pS3ox9">n.</span><span target_id="Z20zRtdXMU">v.t.</span><span target_id="WHGEWnVVC6">v.i.</span><span target_id="GEq6DwSVoS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crest" src="word_pronunciations/05718.mp3"></audio></span>/krɛst/ (<em>say</em> krest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1AG7pS3ox9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq251"> a tuft or other natural growth of the top of an animal’s head, as the comb of a cock.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq776"> feathers on top of a bird’s head which stand upright or are erectile.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> anything resembling or suggesting such a tuft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq658"> the ridge of the neck of a horse, dog, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq905"> the mane growing from this ridge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq936"> a plume or other ornament on the top of a helmet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq231"> a helmet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq677"> the apex of a helmet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq234"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq410"> a figure used in heraldry above the escutcheon in a coat of arms.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq320"> the distinguishing device, similar to a coat of arms, used by schools, universities, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq167"> the head or top of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq116"> the highest part of a hill or mountain range.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq135"> a ridge or ridge-like formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a ridge along the surface of a bone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq406"> the foamy top of a wave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq308"> the highest point in the flow of water from a weir; sill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq631"> the highest or best of the kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq554"> pride; high spirit; courage; daring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a cresting.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Z20zRtdXMU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq670"> to furnish with a crest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq428"> to serve as a crest for; crown or top.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq274"> to reach the crest or summit of (a hill).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WHGEWnVVC6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq162"> to form or rise into a crest, as a wave.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GEq6DwSVoS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq44"> <strong class="phr">on the crest of a wave</strong>, on the verge of great progress, success, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>creste</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>crista</em> tuft] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crested</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crestless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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croker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">croker</span></header><div>/ˈkroʊkə/ (<em>say</em> 'krohkuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">make a croker of</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">to consume leaving only the refuse: <em class="example">the caterpillars made a croker of the tomatoes.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>croke</em> the core of an apple or pear]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crook</span><z><span target_id="Jn3aqff5Qa">n.</span><span target_id="L0HGMUaFha">adj.</span><span target_id="edvCW3QBPM">v.t.</span><span target_id="PUCNMlqyKo">v.i.</span><span target_id="yyr6i4eYD1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crook" src="word_pronunciations/05772.mp3"></audio></span>/krʊk/ (<em>say</em> krook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Jn3aqff5Qa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> a bent or curved piece, appendage, etc.; a hook; the hooked part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a shepherd’s staff hooked at one end or as the crozier of a bishop or abbot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq348"> the act of crooking or bending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq113"> any bend, turn, or curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq135"> a device on some musical wind instruments for changing the pitch, consisting of a piece of tubing inserted into the main tube; bocal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq573"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dishonest person, especially a swindler, or thief.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="L0HGMUaFha">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq714"> sick; disabled: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Albert … wondered if the poor bugger was feeling crook.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq458"> bad; inferior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq510"> unpleasant; difficult: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But it’s pretty crook for you blokes doing all that work for nothing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq354"> broken; damaged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq577"> dishonest; illegal: <em class="example">there was no crook element on the goldfield.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="edvCW3QBPM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq506"> to bend; curve; make a crook in.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PUCNMlqyKo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq484"> to bend; curve.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yyr6i4eYD1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">as crook as Rookwood</strong>, <em class="label">NSW</em> very ill; unwell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">be crook on</strong>, to be annoyed with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">crook as a </strong>(<strong class="phr">mangy</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dog </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a dog’s hind leg</strong>), feeling extremely unwell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq441"> <strong class="phr">go crook</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq698"> to lose one’s temper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq196"> to cease to function properly: <em class="example">the fridge has gone crook.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">go crook at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>), to upbraid noisily: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She doesn’ just go crook on yer, she flies f’ the hair-brush</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">put someone crook</strong>, to give wrong or bad advice to someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>crok</em>(<em>e</em>), from Old Norse <em>krōkr</em> hook; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017506" href="#mq714">7</a> northern British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crooked
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crooked</span><z><span target_id="Z1dwF18D49">adj.</span><span target_id="LfIkICWQ4d">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crooked" src="word_pronunciations/05771.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrʊkəd/ (<em>say</em> 'krookuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Z1dwF18D49"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> bent; not straight; curved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> deformed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dishonest: <em class="example">a crooked deal.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LfIkICWQ4d">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">crooked as a dog’s hind leg</strong>, extremely dishonest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">crooked on</strong>, angry with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>gecrōcod</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crookedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crookedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crop</span><z><span target_id="PjK9i7xG85">n.</span><span target_id="saOGRsrCrd">v.t.</span><span target_id="Pkn8ufUBLj">v.i.</span><span target_id="MJBWOkEc1s">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crop" src="word_pronunciations/05777.mp3"></audio></span>/krɒp/ (<em>say</em> krop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PjK9i7xG85"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq262"> the cultivated produce of the ground, as grain or fruit, while growing or when gathered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq374"> the yield of such produce for a particular season.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq033"> the yield of some other product in a season: <em class="example">the lamb crop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq479"> a supply produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq808"> a collection or group of persons or things occurring together: <em class="example">a crop of lies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq983"> the stock or handle of a whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq009"> a short riding whip with a loop instead of a lash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq853"> an entire tanned hide of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq341"> the act of cropping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq073"> a mark produced by clipping the ears, as of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq334"> a style of wearing the hair cut short.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq219"> a head of hair so cut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq383"> an outcrop of a vein or seam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq065"> a special pouch-like enlargement of the gullet of many birds, in which food is held, and may undergo partial preparation for digestion.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq563"> a digestive organ in other animals; the craw.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">cropped</strong>, <strong class="bold">cropping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="saOGRsrCrd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq181"> to cut off or remove the head or top of (a plant, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq298"> to cut off the ends or a part of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq780"> to cut short.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq624"> to clip the ears, hair, etc., of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to cut off or mask the unwanted parts of (a print or negative).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq653"> to cause to bear a crop or crops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> to cut or shear the nap of (a fabric) so as to give a smooth face or a level nap.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Pkn8ufUBLj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq182"> to bear or yield a crop or crops.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MJBWOkEc1s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">crop out</strong>, <em class="label">Mining</em> to come to the surface of the ground, as a vein of ore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">crop up</strong>, to appear unintentionally or unexpectedly: <em class="example">a new problem has cropped up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq619"> <strong class="phr">neck and crop</strong>, entirely; completely; summarily: <em class="example">to oust them neck and crop.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; originally meaning protuberance. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017610" href="entry://croup%23bigmac000017610"><span class="smallcaps">croup<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cropper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cropper<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cropper" src="word_pronunciations/05776.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'kropuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> someone or something that crops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> someone who raises a crop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> someone who cultivates land for its owner in return for part of the crop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq543"> a plant which furnishes a crop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq552"> a machine that shears the nap of cloth.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cropper<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cropper" src="word_pronunciations/05776.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'kropuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">one of a breed of pigeons, having the power of distending their crops; a pouter.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac612793939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cropper<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cropper" src="word_pronunciations/05776.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'kropuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">come a cropper</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> to fall heavily, especially from a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> to fail; collapse, or be struck by misfortune: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He had seen how people came a cropper by giving way to impulse.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the phrase <em>neck and crop</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100561" href="entry://neck%23bigmac000100561"><span class="smallcaps">neck</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100561" href="entry://neck%23mq709">22</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross</span><z><span target_id="okRQeQoO8U">n.</span><span target_id="BKFuD8eOqu">v.t.</span><span target_id="oZZpzM3sWo">v.i.</span><span target_id="gDwHKqpNtk">adj.</span><span target_id="aZgVh8VNqm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cross" src="word_pronunciations/05796.mp3"></audio></span>/krɒs/ (<em>say</em> kros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="okRQeQoO8U"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> a figure of the cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq233"> the cross as the symbol of Christianity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq432"> a small cross with a human figure attached to it, as a representation of Jesus crucified; crucifix.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq020"> the sign of the cross made with the right hand as an act of devotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq781"> a structure or monument sometimes in the form of a cross, set up for prayer, as a memorial or a place where proclamations are read.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq991"> the place in a town or village where such a monument stands or stood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq985"> any of various conventional representations or modifications of the Christian emblem as used symbolically or for ornament, as in heraldry, art, etc.: <em class="example">a Latin cross; </em><em class="example">Greek cross; </em><em class="example">St. George’s cross; </em><em class="example">Maltese cross.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq702"> the crucifixion of Jesus as the culmination of His redemptive mission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq538"> any suffering borne for Jesus’ sake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq909"> any burden, affliction, responsibility, etc., that one has to bear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq651"> the teaching of redemption gained by Jesus’ death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq969"> Christian religion or those who accept it; Christianity; Christendom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq218"> any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq225"> such a mark made instead of a signature by a person unable to write.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq775"> a four-way joint or connection used in pipe-fitting, the connections being at right angles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq807"> a crossing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq159"> a place of crossing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> a blow delivered to the head through an opponent’s guard, or over the opponent’s arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq668"> <em class="label">Soccer</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102332" href="entry://pass%23bigmac000102332">pass</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102332" href="entry://pass%23mq918">56</a>) from a wing position towards the centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq054"> an opposing; thwarting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq323"> a crossing of animals or plants; a mixing of breeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq227"> an animal, plant, breed, etc., produced by crossing; a crossbreed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq774"> something intermediate in character between two things.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BKFuD8eOqu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq743"> to move, pass, or extend from one side to the other side of (a street, river, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq707"> to lie or pass across; intersect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq867"> to transport across something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq451"> to meet and pass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq898"> to oppose openly; thwart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq370"> to cause (members of different genera, species, breeds, varieties, or the like) to produce offspring; cross-fertilise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq808"> to mark with a cross.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq894"> to place in the form of a cross or crosswise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq669"> to put or draw (a line, etc.) across.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq623"> to mark (the face of a cheque) with two vertical parallel lines with or without the words ‘not negotiable’ written between them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq928"> to set (a yard, etc.) in position across a mast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq455"> to make the sign of the cross upon or over, as in devotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to encounter.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oZZpzM3sWo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="38"><span id="mq097"> to lie or be athwart; intersect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq847"> to move, pass, extend from one side or place to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq117"> to meet and pass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq670"> to interbreed.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gDwHKqpNtk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="42"><span id="mq884"> lying or passing crosswise or across each other; athwart; transverse: <em class="example">cross axes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq100"> involving interchange; reciprocal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq234"> contrary; opposite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq925"> adverse; unfavourable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq416"> ill-humoured; snappish: <em class="example">a cross word.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq240"> crossbred; hybrid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq767"> illegal; dishonest.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aZgVh8VNqm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="49"><span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">cross as two sticks</strong>, extremely cross.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">cross one’s fingers</strong>, to hope for a good outcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq713"> <strong class="phr">cross one’s heart</strong>, to pledge; promise; swear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">cross out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq184"> to cancel by marking with a cross or with a line or lines.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq120"> to indicate (something) as being incorrect with such a mark.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">cross someone’s lips</strong>, to be uttered by: <em class="example">swearwords never crossed his lips.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">cross someone’s mind</strong>, to occur to someone; come to someone as an idea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq316"> <strong class="phr">cross someone’s palm with silver</strong>, to give money to someone to tell one’s fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq30"> <strong class="phr">cross someone’s path</strong>, to encounter someone by chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq665"> <strong class="phr">cross the floor</strong>, (in parliament) to vote with an opposing party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">on the cross</strong>, dishonestly. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the distinction in the Flash language between <em>the cross</em> illegal activities and <em>the square</em> legal activities]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old English <em>crúc</em>, from Latin <em>crux</em>; also Old Norse <em>kross</em>, from Old Irish, from Latin <em>crux</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crossly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crossness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross-purpose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross-purpose</span><z><span target_id="ANCyPBdSSJ">n.</span><span target_id="1WWUONM7PE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cross-purpose" src="word_pronunciations/05785.mp3"></audio></span>/krɒs-ˈpɜpəs/ (<em>say</em> kros-'perpuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ANCyPBdSSJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> an opposing or contrary purpose.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1WWUONM7PE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">at cross-purposes</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) involved in a misunderstanding, such that each person makes a wrong interpretation of the other’s interests or intentions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cruciate ligament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac670298104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cruciate ligament</span></header><div>/ˈkruʃiət lɪgəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'kroohsheeuht liguhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">one of two major ligaments of the knee which connect the femur to the tibia and give stability to the knee, as either the <strong>anterior cruciate ligament</strong>, lying towards the front of the knee joint, or the <strong>posterior cruciate ligament</strong>, lying towards the back of the knee joint.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crumpet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crumpet</span><z><span target_id="2s90ffijkJ">n.</span><span target_id="ZXVTdZc4nZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crumpet" src="word_pronunciations/05833.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrʌmpət/ (<em>say</em> 'krumpuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2s90ffijkJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> a kind of soft, moist, flat yeast cake, with a smooth brown base and many small holes on the upper surface, usually served toasted and buttered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> women regarded as sex objects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the head: <em class="example">soft in the crumpet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZXVTdZc4nZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">not worth a crumpet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> worthless; of little or no value.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>crumpet cake</em> curled cake, Middle English <em>crompid</em>, past participle of obsolete <em>crump</em>, variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087692" href="entry://crimp%23bigmac000087692"><span class="smallcaps">crimp<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crush</span><z><span target_id="6utGgcKBqD">v.t.</span><span target_id="AKMqVNbf56">v.i.</span><span target_id="vNayY4xf5w">n.</span><span target_id="Zg7taSIZ3W">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of crush" src="word_pronunciations/05837.mp3"></audio></span>/krʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> krush) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6utGgcKBqD"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> to press and bruise between two hard bodies; squeeze out of shape or normal condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> to break into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq240"> to force out by pressing or squeezing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq501"> to put down, overpower, or subdue completely; overwhelm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq197"> to oppress harshly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to drink (wine, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="AKMqVNbf56">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq115"> to become crushed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq557"> to advance with crushing; press or crowd forcibly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vNayY4xf5w">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq311"> the act of crushing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq517"> the state of being crushed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq823"> a great crowd; a crowded social gathering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq282"> a permanent or portable construction, often built from tubular steel, to form a small yard in which individual cattle receive veterinary or routine treatment such as de-horning, drenching, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq017"> a narrow, funnel-shaped, fenced passage along which stock, especially cattle, are driven for handling; race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq849"> a device for crushing bulk fruit, as grapes, oranges, etc., to extract the juice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq175"> a beverage made by expressing the juice from fruit, as from oranges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq651"> <strong>the crush</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq338"> (in cane-growing areas) the time of year when the sugar cane is harvested.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq827"> (in grape-growing areas) the time of year when the grapes are harvested.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq946"> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> a regiment or unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq341"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an infatuation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Zg7taSIZ3W">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">crush on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be infatuated with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq473"> <strong class="phr">crush the price</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lay out a bookmaker’s money on a horse so that the odds shorten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq034"> <strong class="phr">have a crush on</strong>, to be infatuated with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>crusch</em>(<em>en</em>), apparently from Old French <em>croissir</em> crash, gnash, break, crush; probably of Germanic origin; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098485" href="#mq341">18</a> originally US slang (1880s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crusher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>crushed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cry</span><z><span target_id="cVWj4cuktZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="UWC1AFsgx6">v.t.</span><span target_id="m5FppRI4QB">n.</span><span target_id="tJSNrsj2H5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cry" src="word_pronunciations/05854.mp3"></audio></span>/kraɪ/ (<em>say</em> kruy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">cried</strong>, <strong class="bold">crying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cVWj4cuktZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> to weep; shed tears, with or without sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq456"> to call loudly; shout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq323"> to give forth vocal sounds or characteristic calls, as animals; yelp; bark.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UWC1AFsgx6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq633"> to utter or pronounce loudly; call out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq852"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to announce orally in public; sell by outcry: <em class="example">to cry one’s wares.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to cry over; lament.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m5FppRI4QB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">cries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq055"> the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq402"> clamour; outcry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq713"> an entreaty; appeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq414"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an oral proclamation or announcement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq598"> a call of wares for sale, etc., as by a street vendor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq087"> public report.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq137"> an opinion generally expressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq679"> a battle cry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq027"> a political or party slogan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq260"> a fit of weeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq549"> the utterance or call of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq647"> a pack of hounds.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tJSNrsj2H5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">a far cry</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq955"> quite some distance; a long way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq741"> only remotely related; very different.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq412"> <strong class="phr">cry down</strong>, to disparage; belittle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">cry foul</strong>, to claim that an injustice has been done.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">cry off</strong>, to break (a promise, agreement, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">cry out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq019"> to shout or make a loud sound because of being afraid, hurt, surprised, etc.: <em class="example">he cried out in pain.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq453"> to speak or call out in a loud voice: <em class="example">she cried out for help.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">cry out for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq091"> to beg for or implore in a loud voice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq435"> to be conspicuously lacking in: <em class="example">the house is crying out for a new coat of paint.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq764"> <strong class="phr">cry poor </strong>(or <strong class="phr">poor mouth</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a pretence of poverty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq291"> <strong class="phr">cry up</strong>, to praise; extol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq878"> <strong class="phr">cry wolf</strong>, to give a false alarm, often on a number of occasions as a way of getting attention. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the fable of the shepherd boy who enjoyed the consternation he created by crying ‘wolf’ when in fact there was none. When a wolf really did appear, no-one heeded his cries for help and he was eaten.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>crie</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>crier</em>, from Latin <em>quirītāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cucumber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cucumber</span><z><span target_id="caUS7heMcq">n.</span><span target_id="QzhAchYcT1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cucumber" src="word_pronunciations/05866.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkjukʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'kyoohkumbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="caUS7heMcq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> a creeping plant, <em>Cucumis sativus</em>, occurring in many cultivated forms, yielding a long or globular fleshy fruit which is commonly eaten green as a salad and used for pickling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> the fruit of this plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> any of various allied or similar plants or their fruits.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QzhAchYcT1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq058"> <strong class="phr">cool as a cucumber</strong>, poised and confident.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French (obsolete) <em>cocombre</em>, from Latin <em>cucumis</em>; replacing Middle English <em>cucumer</em>, from Latin <em>cucumis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cunning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cunning</span><z><span target_id="95Q6XRQazW">n.</span><span target_id="kfmJd7Oh6x">adj.</span><span target_id="Ew1OVkW6iw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cunning" src="word_pronunciations/05909.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kuning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="95Q6XRQazW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq405"> ability; skill; expertness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> skill employed in a crafty manner; skilfulness in deceiving; craftiness; guile.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kfmJd7Oh6x">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq627"> exhibiting or wrought with ingenuity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq515"> artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> skilful; expert.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ew1OVkW6iw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq327"> <strong class="phr">cunning as a shithouse </strong>(or <strong class="phr">outhouse</strong>)<strong class="phr"> rat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) extremely cunning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; variant of Old English <em>cunnung</em>, from <em>cunnan</em> know (how). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098288" href="entry://can%23bigmac000098288"><span class="smallcaps">can<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cunningly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cunningness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cunt</span><z><span target_id="1MUGnd1uUr">n.</span><span target_id="IuN3O4qaN6">adj.</span><span target_id="rlkk1vJtLd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cunt" src="word_pronunciations/05910.mp3"></audio></span>/kʌnt/ (<em>say</em> kunt) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1MUGnd1uUr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> the vagina and external female genitalia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> a contemptible person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq321"> something which causes difficulty or aggravation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq311"> women viewed collectively as sexual objects: <em class="example">there was a lot of cunt at the party last night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq056"> sexual intercourse with a woman.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IuN3O4qaN6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq957"> despicable or reprehensible: <em class="example">a cunt thing to do.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rlkk1vJtLd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">a bit of cunt</strong>, a woman viewed as a sexual object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">a cunt of a …</strong>, an extremely difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, etc., …: <em class="example">a cunt of a job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq636"> <strong class="phr">a mad cunt</strong>, a person who is thought to be eccentric or weird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">a sick cunt</strong>, a person who is much admired.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cunt</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>kunt</em>, <em>queinte</em>, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse <em>kunta</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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curve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">curve</span><z><span target_id="SdF4th73Iu">n.</span><span target_id="8by3IvPlnn">v.i.</span><span target_id="sCmClMGJVz">v.t.</span><span target_id="KCNNncLl7J">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of curve" src="word_pronunciations/05954.mp3"></audio></span>/kɜv/ (<em>say</em> kerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SdF4th73Iu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> a continuously bending line, usually without angles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> any curved outline, form, thing, or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> a line on a graph, diagram, etc., representing a continuous variation in force, quantity, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq285"> a curved ruler used by draftsmen.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">curved</strong>, <strong class="bold">curving</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8by3IvPlnn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq767"> to bend in a curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq597"> to take the course of a curve.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sCmClMGJVz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq979"> to bend into a curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq185"> to cause to take the course of a curve.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KCNNncLl7J">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">ahead of the curve</strong>, in advance of the generality of practice or use: <em class="example">to be ahead of the curve in adopting new technology.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from aeronautical use with reference to a power curve which shows how an aircraft’s speed changes in response to changes in engine power. To be behind the curve is to be in danger of stalling whereas being ahead of the curve gives greater manoeuvrability]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">flatten the curve</strong>, (in epidemiology) to reduce the rate of increase in the numbers of new cases of a disease over a particular period. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> in allusion to the shape of a curve on a graph with new case numbers on the Y-axis and time on the X-axis]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>curvus</em> bent, curved] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>curvedly</strong> /ˈkɜvədli/ (<em>say</em> 'kervuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>curvedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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curveball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892759064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">curveball</span><z><span target_id="JZXrtFx45W">n.</span><span target_id="LaiG5AVg2O">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkɜvbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'kervbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JZXrtFx45W"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> a type of pitch in which spin is imparted to the ball causing it to follow a curving trajectory which drops as the ball approaches the plate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LaiG5AVg2O">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq266"> <strong class="phr">throw someone a curveball</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to present someone with an unexpected and difficult challenge.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">curve ball</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cush</span></header><div>/ˈkʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'koosh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">all cush</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">all right; okay.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cush-n-all</strong>, <strong class="vs">cush-n-andy</strong>. <div class="etym">[? backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018104" href="entry://cushy%23bigmac000018104"><span class="smallcaps">cushy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cut</span><z><span target_id="2JyS6Ys4yh">v.t.</span><span target_id="XyFoQpZ4uL">v.i.</span><span target_id="aj8EZzebtr">adj.</span><span target_id="up6FFpM8Sp">n.</span><span target_id="clGkEib29h">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cut" src="word_pronunciations/05986.mp3"></audio></span>/kʌt/ (<em>say</em> kut) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">cut</strong>, <strong class="bold">cutting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2JyS6Ys4yh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> to penetrate, with or as with a sharp-edged instrument: <em class="example">he cut his finger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> to strike sharply, as with a whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq560"> to wound severely the feelings of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq611"> to divide, with or as with a sharp-edged instrument; sever; carve: <em class="example">to cut a rope; </em><em class="example">to cut bread into slices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq393"> to hew or saw down; fell: <em class="example">to cut timber.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq624"> to detach, with or as with a sharp-edged instrument; separate from the main body; lop off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq200"> to reap; mow; harvest: <em class="example">to cut grain; </em><em class="example">to cut hay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq111"> to trim by clipping, shearing, paring, or pruning: <em class="example">to cut the hair; </em><em class="example">to cut the nails.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq885"> to castrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to circumcise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq742"> to intersect; cross: <em class="example">one line cuts another at right angles.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq501"> to stop; halt the running of, as an engine, a liquid, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq988"> to abridge or shorten by omitting a part: <em class="example">to cut a speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq357"> to lower; reduce; diminish; bring down: <em class="example">to cut rates.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq130"> <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> to stop recording or transmitting (a scene, broadcast, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to edit (filmed material) by cutting and rearranging pieces of film.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq524"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq401"> to record (a song, piece of music, etc.): <em class="example">the group cut three songs last night.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq870"> to produce (a CD, record, etc.) by recording: <em class="example">they cut two CDs last year.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq922"> to make or fashion by cutting, as a statue, jewel, garment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq190"> to hollow out; excavate; dig: <em class="example">to cut a trench.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq978"> to perform or execute: <em class="example">to cut a caper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to renounce; give up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq406"> to refuse to recognise socially.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to absent oneself from: <em class="example">to cut school.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq553"> to divide (a pack of cards) at random into two or more parts, by removing cards from the top.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq031"> to take (a card) from a pack.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to hit (a ball) either with the hand or some instrument so as to change its course and often to cause it to spin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq603"> in batting, to strike with a cross-bat and dispatch (a ball) on the off side, usually in a direction between cover and fine third man.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq875"> in bowling, to cause (the ball) to deviate on bouncing, usually by making the seam strike the pitch; seam.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq539"> of sheep, to yield (wool) on being shorn: <em class="example">the sheep cut a heavy fleece.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> to dilute or adulterate (originally liquor, as whisky, then a drug, as heroin) with other substances.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XyFoQpZ4uL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq227"> to penetrate or divide something as with a sharp-edged instrument; make an incision: <em class="example">this knife won’t cut.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq132"> to allow incision or severing: <em class="example">butter cuts easily.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq699"> to pass, go, or come, especially in the most direct way (<em>across</em>, <em>through</em>, <em>in</em>, etc.): <em class="example">to cut across a field.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq116"> to strike sharply, as with a whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq404"> (of the teeth) to grow through the gums.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to cut the cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> to stop filming or recording.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to run away; make off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq148"> (of a horse) to interfere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to make a cut in batting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq757"> <em class="label">Medicine Colloquial</em> to perform a surgical operation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aj8EZzebtr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq790"> that has been subjected to cutting; divided into pieces by cutting; detached by cutting: <em class="example">cut flowers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Botany</em> incised; cleft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq129"> fashioned by cutting; having the surface shaped or ornamented by grinding and polishing: <em class="example">cut glass.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq748"> reduced by, or as by, cutting: <em class="example">cut rates.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq976"> diluted; adulterated; impure: <em class="example">cut heroin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq274"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq721"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> circumcised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> angry or upset.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="up6FFpM8Sp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="48"><span id="mq960"> the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq375"> a piece cut off, especially of meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Meat Industry</em> part of an animal, usually cut as one piece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> share: <em class="example">his cut was 20 per cent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq403"> the quantity cut, as wool or timber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq731"> the result of cutting, as an incision, wound, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq399"> a passage, channel, etc., made by cutting or digging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq750"> a harvest, especially of sugar cane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq380"> a job as a shearer: <em class="example">to arrange a cut for the coming season.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq835"> manner or fashion in which anything is cut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq312"> manner or style; kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq314"> a passage or course straight across: <em class="example">a short cut.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq653"> an excision or omission of a part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq461"> a part excised or omitted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq569"> part of a mob of livestock separated from a main mob: <em class="example">a cut of 300 steers was taken.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq098"> a reduction in price, salary, staffing, etc.: <em class="example">pay cuts; </em><em class="example">staff cuts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq548"> an act, speech, etc., which wounds the feelings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq278"> a blow from a cane; corporal punishment, especially when administered to schoolchildren.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq656"> an engraved block or plate used for printing, or an impression from it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq601"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a refusal to recognise an acquaintance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq987"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq143"> the act of cutting a ball.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq424"> the spin of the ball.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq730"> Also, <strong class="vs">cut shot</strong>. <em class="label">Cricket</em> a batting stroke which cuts (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="#mq603">26a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq997"> a track on a record.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a cutting of the cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq933"> one of several pieces of straw, paper, etc., used in drawing lots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq764"> a quick transition from one shot to another.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq71"> an edited version of recorded material: <em class="example">first cut; </em><em class="example">director’s cut.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq589"> the quantity of wool shorn: <em class="example">my cut was thirty bales.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="clGkEib29h">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="75"><span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">a cut above</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> somewhat superior in some respect: <em class="example">a new performer who is definitely a cut above; </em><em class="example">a student who is a cut above the rest of the class.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">cut across</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq659"> to take a short cut.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq544"> to interrupt.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">cut a dash</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an impression by one’s ostentatious or flamboyant behaviour or dress: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Milliners were in seventh heaven – ladies eager to cut a dash were happy to pay £1,000 ($A2,730) for a show-stopping hat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">cut a long story short</strong>, to give a succinct account of events, exposition of an argument, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">cut and dried</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq131"> fixed or settled in advance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>That wasn’t a cut and dried decision because clearly circumstances in Afghanistan are changing</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq579"> lacking freshness or spontaneity.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the practice of cutting and drying herbs, which then lack freshness]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">cut and paste</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq423"> to edit (a document) originally by cutting it up and pasting it together in a different order.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to move (data) from one application or document to another, or from one location in a document to another.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">cut and polish</strong>, to remove the clear protective layer over the paint surface of (a motor vehicle), this layer having become worn and less shiny over time, and polish to restore the paint colour and shine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq658"> <strong class="phr">cut and run</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave unceremoniously and in great haste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">cut and thrust</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq133"> swordplay with the edge as well as the point of the sword.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq515"> lively exchange of opinions or arguments: <em class="example">the cut and thrust of politics.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">cut a swell </strong>(or <strong class="phr">shine</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a display; swagger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">cut back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq946"> to shorten or reduce.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq745"> (in a novel, film, etc.) to return suddenly to earlier events.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq091"> <em class="label">Football</em> to reverse direction suddenly by moving in the diagonally opposite course.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to change the direction of one’s board by going out of a wave and coming back into it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">cut both ways</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq636"> (of an argument, proposal, etc.) to support and oppose the same contention.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq196"> to be beneficial in some respects and disadvantageous in others.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">cut down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq379"> to bring down by cutting.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq753"> to reduce, especially expenses, costs, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">cut down to size</strong>, to reduce to the proper status or level, or to the frame of mind in keeping with a person’s position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">cut from the same cloth</strong>, similar in fundamental ways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">cut in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq080"> to interrupt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq975"> (in traffic) to pull in dangerously soon after overtaking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq738"> to allow (oneself or someone else) a share: <em class="example">he cut his brother in on the deal.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq645"> to move in between a dancing couple in order to dance with one of them.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq416"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to switch on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq101"> to begin to shear sheep.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq408"> to join a card game by taking the place of someone who is leaving.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq387"> <strong class="phr">cut it</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make the grade; be competent: <em class="example">she couldn’t cut it in her new job.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq293"> to go; leave: <em class="example">let’s cut it.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">cut it fine</strong>, to leave only a narrow margin of error.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">cut it out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an interjection telling someone to stop doing something, such as quarrelling): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Cut it out, you two.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim winton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">cut it </strong>(<strong class="phr">too</strong>)<strong class="phr"> fat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to overdo something; be ostentatious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">cut no ice</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to make no impression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">cut off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq864"> to separate from the main body or part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq680"> to intercept.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq916"> to interrupt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq888"> to bring to a sudden end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq400"> to shut out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq838"> to disinherit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq389"> (in a telephone conversation) to disconnect.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq592"> to go off in another direction.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth</strong>, to live within the limits of one’s resources or opportunities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq462"> <strong class="phr">cut one’s losses</strong>, to abandon a project in which one has already invested some part of one’s capital, either material or emotional, for no return, so as not to incur more losses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq021"> <strong class="phr">cut one’s stick</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to depart; leave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">cut one’s teeth on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to gain experience on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">cut out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq966"> to omit; delete; excise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq041"> to spend all the money represented by (a cheque).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq392"> to oust and replace; supplant (especially a rival).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq971"> to move suddenly out of the lane or path in which one has been driving.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to remove the background from (an illustration) so that the outline of the subject appears on an unprinted background.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq719"> (of an electrical device) to switch off, as when overloaded.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq027"> to remove (individual livestock) from a herd or flock.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq457"> to clear (a timbered area) completely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq685"> to leave (someone) out of a card game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq009"> (of a shearer) to come to the end of a contract.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq743"> to cause (a shearing shed) to cease operation: <em class="example">several sheds were cut out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="l"><span id="mq736"> to stop; cease; come to an end: <em class="example">the shearing cut out; </em><em class="example">the electricity cut out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="m"><span id="mq154"> to plan or arrange; prepare.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="n"><span id="mq570"> to fashion or shape by cutting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">cut out for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">to be</strong>), well fitted for (an occupation, role, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>when he was not yet eighteen years old, Baudin believed the young man was lazy and not cut out to be an officer.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim flannery</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">cut someone dead</strong>, to ignore someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="104"> <span id="mq590"> <strong class="phr">cut someone’s lunch</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt to gain the affection of someone’s girlfriend or boyfriend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="105"> <span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">cut someone short</strong>, to interrupt someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="106"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">cut teeth</strong>, to have the teeth grow through the gums.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="107"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">cut to the chase</strong>, to address the most important issue immediately, without preliminary small talk; get to the point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="108"> <span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">cut up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq537"> to cut into pieces.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq711"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise severely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to upset or cause distress to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq716"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to adopt cutthroat tactics.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="109"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">cut up rough </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nasty</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave badly; become unpleasant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="110"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">go like a cut cat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go very fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="111"> <span id="mq047"> <strong class="phr">in for one’s cut</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> participating in the expectation of a share in the spoils or profit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="112"> <span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">make the cut</strong>, (in sports where players or competitors are selected from a large field during preliminary trials) to qualify for the actual game or competition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="113"> <span id="mq973"> <strong class="phr">the cuts</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a caning: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’re gonna get the cuts from Mr Dunstan</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cutten</em>, <em>kytten</em>, <em>kitten</em>; from Old Norse, compare Swedish dialect <em>kata</em> cut]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cute</span><z><span target_id="SEBWDIbdGH">adj.</span><span target_id="IP43t7tbhJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cute" src="word_pronunciations/05975.mp3"></audio></span>/kjut/ (<em>say</em> kyooht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SEBWDIbdGH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">cuter</strong>, <strong class="bold">cutest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq578"> appealing in manner or appearance, especially of someone or something which is small or which is pretty in a childlike way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> sexually pleasing or attractive.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IP43t7tbhJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">cute as a button</strong>, extremely cute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq806"> <strong class="phr">cute with the truth</strong>, creating a false impression without resorting to an outright lie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">get cute with someone</strong>, to speak or behave in an impudent manner to someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093726" href="entry://acute%23bigmac000093726"><span class="smallcaps">acute</span></a>, originally with the sense of ‘clever’, ‘shrewd’, then in the US (1830s), with the sense of ‘cunning’, ‘interesting’, ‘attractive’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cutely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cuteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cut lunch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cut lunch</span><z><span target_id="YXRHjUeLwQ">n.</span><span target_id="wQqe8hDaJj">phr.</span></z></header><div>/kʌt ˈlʌntʃ/ (<em>say</em> kut 'lunch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YXRHjUeLwQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> Also, <strong class="vs">lap lunch</strong>. a light lunch, usually sandwiches, prepared at home to be eaten elsewhere.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wQqe8hDaJj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq002"> <strong class="phr">carry a cut lunch</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have an honest job.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dab hand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dab hand</span><z><span target_id="8UyPBNcL0F">n.</span><span target_id="4zRGt0G56F">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dæb ˈhænd/ (<em>say</em> dab 'hand) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8UyPBNcL0F">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq887"> a person particularly skilled at doing something: <em class="example">a dab hand in the kitchen.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4zRGt0G56F">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">be a dab hand at</strong>, to be expert in (a specified activity): <em class="example">to be a dab hand at lawn bowls.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British school slang <em>dab</em> expert, ? a corruption of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000671" href="entry://adept%23bigmac000000671"><span class="smallcaps">adept</span></a>, ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018378" href="entry://dab%23bigmac000018378"><span class="smallcaps">dab<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daddy</span><z><span target_id="L2ra2LesYE">n.</span><span target_id="FylqG604tq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daddy" src="word_pronunciations/06026.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdædi/ (<em>say</em> 'dadee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L2ra2LesYE"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">daddies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> (<em>with children</em>) a father.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007280" href="entry://sugar%20daddy%23bigmac000007280"><strong>sugar daddy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq126"> (a familiar form of address for a father.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FylqG604tq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq835"> <strong class="phr">the daddy of them all</strong>, the biggest, most powerful, most impressive, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq500"> <strong class="phr">who’s your daddy</strong>, (an expression demanding acknowledgement that one is in charge, in the lead, in superior form, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018398" href="entry://dad%23bigmac000018398"><span class="smallcaps">dad</span></a> + <em>-d-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dagger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dagger<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="gn2ZmvjKo9">n.</span><span target_id="xqa8QMzi47">v.t.</span><span target_id="VjHp74rFrQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dagger" src="word_pronunciations/06032.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdægə/ (<em>say</em> 'daguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gn2ZmvjKo9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> a short, sharp-edged and pointed weapon, like a small sword, used for thrusting and stabbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a mark (†) used for references, etc.; the obelisk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq583"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> hand shears.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xqa8QMzi47">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq146"> to stab with a dagger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to mark with a dagger.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VjHp74rFrQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">be at daggers drawn</strong>, to be in bitter conflict: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I saw women kiss each other who had been at daggers drawn ever since I could remember</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1902</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq233"> <strong class="phr">look daggers at</strong>, to cast angry, threatening, or vengeful glances at.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from obsolete <em>dag</em> pierce, stab]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dagger<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dagger" src="word_pronunciations/06032.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdægə/ (<em>say</em> 'daguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018431" href="entry://dag%20picker%23bigmac000018431"><strong>dag picker</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098145" href="entry://dag%23bigmac000098145"><span class="smallcaps">dag<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dally</span><z><span target_id="XYk8JVIXZv">v.i.</span><span target_id="ix80ATMPDQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dally" src="word_pronunciations/06051.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæli/ (<em>say</em> 'dalee) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XYk8JVIXZv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dallied</strong>, <strong class="bold">dallying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq622"> to sport or play, especially amorously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq490"> to waste time; loiter; delay.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ix80ATMPDQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">dally away</strong>, to let pass in idleness: <em class="example">to dally the hours away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">dally with</strong>, to play mockingly with; trifle with: <em class="example">dally with danger.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>daly</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>dalier</em> talk; ? of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dallier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damn</span><z><span target_id="7zuGfecnZq">v.t.</span><span target_id="Y8f7dP3E2G">n.</span><span target_id="XIfUUOB69p">adv.</span><span target_id="DWka870PRT">adj.</span><span target_id="E1GlL2Cys0">interj.</span><span target_id="nLHb4UspCE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of damn" src="word_pronunciations/06058.mp3"></audio></span>/dæm/ (<em>say</em> dam) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7zuGfecnZq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq055"> to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> to condemn as a failure: <em class="example">damn a play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq951"> to bring condemnation upon; ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq918"> to doom to eternal punishment, or condemn to hell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq227"> to swear at or curse, using the word ‘damn’.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y8f7dP3E2G">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq904"> a negligible amount: <em class="example">not worth a damn.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="XIfUUOB69p">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq466"> extremely: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>but by the tenth year of service I knew I was damn good</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jackie huggins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DWka870PRT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq839"> (an intensifier expressing dislike, annoyance, etc.): <em class="example">a damn fool; </em><em class="example">a damn nuisance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="E1GlL2Cys0">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq691"> (an expression of annoyance, anger, frustration, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nLHb4UspCE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">as near as damn it</strong>, as near as conceivably possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">damn it</strong>, (an expression of anger, annoyance, or emphasis): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She’ll love him, damn it, and tell him naughty stories about her colonel in India.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">neilma sidney</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">not to give </strong>(or <strong class="phr">care</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a damn</strong>, not to care; be unconcerned. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that repeated swearing reduces the force of the word]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>damne</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>damner</em>, from Latin <em>damnāre</em> condemn, doom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damper<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="mDxx4Urdee">n.</span><span target_id="Jm1bBTzAhb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of damper" src="word_pronunciations/06060.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæmpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dampuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mDxx4Urdee"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> someone or something that damps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq293"> a movable plate for regulating the draught in a stove, furnace, ducting system, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq042"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq538"> a device in stringed keyboard instruments to deaden the vibration of the strings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq782"> the mute of a brass instrument, as a horn.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq196"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> an attachment to keep the indicator of a measuring instrument from oscillating excessively, usually a set of vanes in an air space or fluid, or a short-circuited winding in a magnetic field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq428"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a device which absorbs the energy of a force and reduces the natural tendency to oscillate of what it is attached to, as the shock absorbers fitted to a vehicle’s suspension or devices to reduce road tremor in the steering, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Jm1bBTzAhb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">put a damper on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to discourage.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damper<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of damper" src="word_pronunciations/06061.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæmpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dampuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">bread made from a simple flour and water dough with or without a raising agent, traditionally cooked in the coals or in a camp oven; bush bread.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>damper</em> something which takes the edge off the appetite]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac305532635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damper<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdæmpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dampuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">one of a breed of cleanskin sheep developed in WA by crossing the dorper and Damara breeds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance</span><z><span target_id="z7ejOi8IMq">v.i.</span><span target_id="Y4zICUSs51">v.t.</span><span target_id="YwfGDDrvXm">n.</span><span target_id="h43Dn82DBJ">adj.</span><span target_id="AXpH1Ets9u">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dance" src="word_pronunciations/06066.mp3"></audio></span>/dæns/ (<em>say</em> dans), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dance" src="word_pronunciations/06067.mp3"></audio></span>/dans/ (<em>say</em> dahns) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">danced</strong>, <strong class="bold">dancing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="z7ejOi8IMq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> to move with the feet or body rhythmically, especially to music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq570"> to bob up and down.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Y4zICUSs51">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq127"> to perform or take part in (a dance).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq875"> to cause to dance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YwfGDDrvXm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq618"> a successive group of rhythmical steps, generally executed to music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq869"> an act or round of dancing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq160"> a social gathering for dancing; ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq475"> a piece of music suited in rhythm to a particular form of dancing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq537"> a series of rhythmic movements as performed by some insects or birds, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq297"> dancing as an art or profession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq724"> <strong>the dance</strong>, dancing viewed as an art form.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="h43Dn82DBJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq109"> of or relating to dancing: <em class="example">a dance teacher.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq123"> of or relating to dance music: <em class="example">dance tracks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AXpH1Ets9u">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">dance attendance</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to attend constantly or solicitously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">dance on air </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nothing</strong>), <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be hanged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq612"> <strong class="phr">dance the night away</strong>, to spend the night in celebration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">lead someone a merry dance</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to frustrate someone, as by constantly changing one’s moods, intentions, attitudes, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>daunse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>danser</em>; probably of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandy<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="NwpYk9XSCi">n.</span><span target_id="6Cx2o3OyQt">adj.</span><span target_id="GS0hi9o0nZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dandy" src="word_pronunciations/06072.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdændi/ (<em>say</em> 'dandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NwpYk9XSCi"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dandies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> a man who is excessively concerned about clothes and appearance; fop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq541"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something very fine or first rate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a yawl with a jigger mast aft on which a mizzen lugsail is set.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6Cx2o3OyQt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dandier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dandiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq055"> foppish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq521"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fine; first-rate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GS0hi9o0nZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">fine and dandy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? special use of <em>Dandy</em>, variant of <em>Andy</em> (Andrew)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dandyish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dandyism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dandy" src="word_pronunciations/06072.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdændi/ (<em>say</em> 'dandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dandies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">a small container (approximately 100 mL) of ice cream.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Especially NSW</em>, <em class="label">Qld and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091430" href="entry://bucket%23bigmac000091430"><strong>bucket</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091430" href="entry://bucket%23mq640">6</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087557" href="entry://dixie%23bigmac000087557"><strong>dixie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087557" href="entry://dixie%23mq718">2</a>). <div class="etym">[20th century; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daniel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daniel</span><z><span target_id="i4GMwYLTmq">n.</span><span target_id="RhOzw1hGbL">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdænjəl/ (<em>say</em> 'danyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i4GMwYLTmq"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> a Jewish captive and prophet living in Babylon, written about in the biblical books of Daniel and Susanna, where he appears as a shrewd judge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> a book in the Old Testament.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RhOzw1hGbL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq602"> <strong class="phr">a Daniel come to judgement</strong>, a wise person, especially one who resolves an intractable difficulty. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> (Act IV: Scene 1)]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>Dāni’ēl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darken</span><z><span target_id="222sS1oqay">v.t.</span><span target_id="5M7No9S1cI">v.i.</span><span target_id="Y5J7bHod0C">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdakən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="222sS1oqay"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> to make dark or darker; make obscure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq665"> to make less white or clear in colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq328"> to make gloomy; sadden: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Much of Tim O’Cannon’s life subsequently was darkened by misfortune.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq873"> to make blind.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5M7No9S1cI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq641"> to become dark or darker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq989"> to become obscure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq552"> to become less white or clear in colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq106"> to grow clouded, as with gloom or anger: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Dutch’s face darkened with gathering fury.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq204"> to become blind.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Y5J7bHod0C">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq194"> <strong class="phr">never darken someone’s door again</strong>, to have no further contact with someone, usually because of anger or disappointment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098697" href="entry://dark%23bigmac000098697"><span class="smallcaps">dark</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023694" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023694"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>darkener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>darkening</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darkie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darkie</span><z><span target_id="N4wmoqH7Dx">n.</span><span target_id="8TsKHKRzn9">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaki/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N4wmoqH7Dx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) (<em>dated</em>) a dark-skinned person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq716"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043747" href="entry://luderick%23bigmac000043747"><strong>luderick</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq500"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101943" href="entry://stool%23bigmac000101943">stool</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101943" href="entry://stool%23mq369">10</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8TsKHKRzn9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">chuck </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a darkie</strong>, to indulge in a fit of ill humour or bad temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">drop </strong>(or <strong class="phr">choke</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">strangle</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a darkie</strong>, to defecate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">darky</strong>, <strong class="vs">darkey</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darn<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="kcycviAqOO">v.t.</span><span target_id="wKDLcDEzp1">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of darn" src="word_pronunciations/06093.mp3"></audio></span>/dan/ (<em>say</em> dahn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kcycviAqOO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> to mend (clothes, etc., or a tear or hole) with rows of stitches, sometimes with crossing and interwoven rows to fill up a gap.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wKDLcDEzp1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq172"> a darned place in a garment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq323"> the act of darning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Middle English <em>dernen</em>, Old English <em>dernan</em> hide] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>darner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darn<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="AH9CtidgbN">v.t.</span><span target_id="DLcIRoGffN">interj.</span><span target_id="jHznU8Yo2z">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of darn" src="word_pronunciations/06094.mp3"></audio></span>/dan/ (<em>say</em> dahn) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018652" href="entry://darned%23bigmac000018652"><strong>darned</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AH9CtidgbN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq079"> to confound; curse.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="DLcIRoGffN">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq164"> (a mild expletive.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jHznU8Yo2z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">not give a darn</strong>, to be utterly indifferent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100964" href="entry://damn%23bigmac000100964"><span class="smallcaps">damn</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dash<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dxmOOKkF7z">v.t.</span><span target_id="z1bw7NoVcC">v.i.</span><span target_id="yPorQmpdcj">n.</span><span target_id="fV7nRh7Vyz">interj.</span><span target_id="nvWqossXAV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dash" src="word_pronunciations/06101.mp3"></audio></span>/dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> dash) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dxmOOKkF7z"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> to strike violently, especially so as to break to pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq510"> to throw or thrust violently or suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq074"> to splash violently; bespatter (with water, mud, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq583"> to apply roughly as by splashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq509"> to throw something into so as to produce a mixture; mix; adulterate: <em class="example">to dash wine with water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq019"> to ruin or frustrate (hopes, plans, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq077"> to depress or dispirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq576"> to confound or abash.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="z1bw7NoVcC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq259"> to strike with violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq993"> to move with violence; rush.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yPorQmpdcj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq717"> a violent and rapid blow or stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq598"> a check or discouragement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq549"> the throwing or splashing of water, etc., against a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq548"> the sound of splashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq915"> a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘No,’ he said with a dash of good humour, ‘no, we won’t have a cloth.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq213"> a hasty stroke, especially of a pen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq983"> a horizontal line of varying length (usually – or —) used in writing and printing as a mark of punctuation to indicate an abrupt break or pause in a sentence, to begin and end a parenthetic clause, as an indication of omission of letters, words, etc., as a dividing line between distinct portions of matter, and for other purposes. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac901664057" href="entry://en%20dash%23bigmac901664057"><strong>en dash</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac826691421" href="entry://em%20dash%23bigmac826691421"><strong>em dash</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Music</em> the sign placed above or below a note to indicate that it is to be played staccato.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> an acute accent, used in algebra and in lettering diagrams as a discrimination mark; prime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq739"> an impetuous movement; a rush; a sudden onset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> a short race or sprint decided in one attempt, not in heats: <em class="example">a hundred-metre dash.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq385"> spirited action; vigour in action or style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Telegraphy</em> a signal of longer duration than a dot, used in groups of dots and dashes to represent letters, as in Morse code.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="fV7nRh7Vyz">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq198"> (a mild expletive.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nvWqossXAV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq097"> <strong class="phr">cut a dash</strong>, to make an impression by one’s ostentatious or flamboyant behaviour or dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq371"> <strong class="phr">dash down</strong>, to write or draw hastily: <em class="example">to dash down a quick sketch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">dash off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq022"> to hurry away.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq202"> to perform hastily, as by writing, drawing, acting, playing, or creating in any way: <em class="example">to dash off a letter; </em><em class="example">to dash off a quick soufflé.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq431"> <strong class="phr">do one’s dash</strong>, to exhaust one’s energies or opportunities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dasche</em>(<em>n</em>); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100943" href="#mq195">21</a> US (mid-1800s) meaning ‘a race run in one heat’]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dash<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="tXZfyBcJzU">n.</span><span target_id="kKrlw90Rl4">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dash" src="word_pronunciations/06102.mp3"></audio></span>/dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> dash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tXZfyBcJzU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq473"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018678" href="entry://dashboard%23bigmac000018678"><strong>dashboard</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018678" href="entry://dashboard%23mq868">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kKrlw90Rl4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq749"> of or relating to a dashboard: <em class="example">dash lighting.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="92TN6tP0Gj">n.</span><span target_id="NcOURRoWAk">v.i.</span><span target_id="ex4Uvi8XsY">v.t.</span><span target_id="0jEhfDVO5C">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of date" src="word_pronunciations/06111.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪt/ (<em>say</em> dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="92TN6tP0Gj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> a particular day, as denoted by some system for marking the passage of time: <em class="example">today’s date is 11 February.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq729"> an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq185"> the time or period of an event or to which anything belongs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq820"> the time during which anything lasts; duration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq791"> an appointment made for a particular time: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Wasps must now win their last match to book another date with Wolves in the second semi-final.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq78"> a social engagement with someone in whom one has a romantic interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq575"> any social engagement: <em class="example">a date with some friends at the movies.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq921"> a person with whom one has a social engagement, especially someone in whom one has a romantic interest: <em class="example">who is your date for the formal?</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NcOURRoWAk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq101"> to have a date: <em class="example">the letter dates from 1873.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq963"> to belong to a particular period; have its origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq139"> to reckon from some point in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq484"> to go out on dates (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101200" href="#mq78">6</a>) on a regular basis: <em class="example">how long have you two been dating?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ex4Uvi8XsY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq956"> to mark or furnish with a date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq592"> to ascertain or fix the date or time of; assign a date or time to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq462"> to show to be of a certain age, old-fashioned, or out of date: <em class="example">that dress dates you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq317"> to go out with (a person in whom one has a romantic interest) on social engagements.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0jEhfDVO5C">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">make a date</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to fix on a mutually agreed time for something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">small- </strong>(or <strong class="phr">large-</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">light-</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heavy-</strong>)<strong class="phr"> for-dates</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq108"> (of a baby in utero) smaller (or larger) (or lighter) (or heavier) than would be expected at a particular stage of development.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq012"> (of a pregnant woman) carrying such a baby in utero.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">to date</strong>, to the present time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Medieval Latin <em>data</em>, properly past participle feminine of Latin <em>dāre</em> give; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101200" href="#mq791">5</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101200" href="#mq78">6</a> originally US (late 1800s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="DZNsElXESo">n.</span><span target_id="WmbWimDl2K">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of date" src="word_pronunciations/06112.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪt/ (<em>say</em> dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DZNsElXESo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> the oblong, fleshy fruit of the date palm, a staple food in northern Africa, Arabia, etc., and an important export.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> the date palm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the anus.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WmbWimDl2K">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq994"> (<em>taboo</em>) to have anal sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq760"> to poke or prod in the buttocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>dactylus</em>, from Greek <em>daktylos</em> date, originally finger]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dawdle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dawdle</span><z><span target_id="QIzKvEk2Pa">v.i.</span><span target_id="KpszhhkhT0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dawdle" src="word_pronunciations/06123.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔdəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawduhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QIzKvEk2Pa"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dawdled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dawdling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> to waste time; idle; trifle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> to walk slowly or lag behind others.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KpszhhkhT0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">dawdle away</strong>, to waste (time) by trifling: <em class="example">to dawdle away the hours.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <em>daddle</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076892" href="entry://toddle%23bigmac000076892"><span class="smallcaps">toddle</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dawdler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead bat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac822415914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead bat</span><z><span target_id="cwJXZ4tnVI">n.</span><span target_id="WMz6slXPhA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɛd ˈbæt/ (<em>say</em> ded 'bat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cwJXZ4tnVI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a bat held straight with such a light grip that it yields to the pressure of the ball which loses momentum and falls to the ground. </span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WMz6slXPhA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">play </strong>(<strong class="phr">with</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a dead bat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to refuse to respond to a challenge or respond in a neutral way so as to defuse it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead horse<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dɛd ˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> ded 'haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">tomato sauce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead horse<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="n1PqPY7c5d">n.</span><span target_id="K1ixPwdVLw">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɛd ˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> ded 'haws) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n1PqPY7c5d">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> a debt.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="K1ixPwdVLw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">flog a dead horse</strong>, to make useless efforts, as in attempting to raise interest in an issue no longer considered relevant: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>No use flogging a dead horse.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray bail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> coined by 19th-century British parliamentarian John Bright to disparage the apparent lack of interest of the Parliament in a reform bill]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">work off a dead horse</strong>, to work for money which will go towards paying a debt. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian English (1840s); ? in the sense of working to pay for a horse that was already dead. Similar phrases such as <em>work for a dead horse</em>, meaning ‘to work for wages already paid’, and <em>pull a dead horse</em> were used in Britain from the 17th century.]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadset</span><z><span target_id="OqIjukTCUr">adj.</span><span target_id="fHPb9molv4">interj.</span><span target_id="a78Yt8RI5f">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛdsɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'dedset) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OqIjukTCUr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> certain; assured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq352"> genuine.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="fHPb9molv4">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq464"> (an exclamation of surprise or confirmation): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Deadset, I’m not hungry, I just had a curried chop in Home Science.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gabrielle carey and kathy lette</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1979</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="a78Yt8RI5f">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">deadset against</strong>, strongly opposed to.</span></div> Also, (<em>in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">dead set</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deal<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="4ELLyiSlqA">v.i.</span><span target_id="PERjRxWIbz">v.t.</span><span target_id="E1MXmFzOLX">n.</span><span target_id="cnrhRZUgT0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deal" src="word_pronunciations/06163.mp3"></audio></span>/dil/ (<em>say</em> deel) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dealt</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deal" src="word_pronunciations/06162.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛlt/ (<em>say</em> delt), <strong class="bold">dealing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4ELLyiSlqA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> to conduct oneself towards persons: <em class="example">deal fairly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> to distribute, especially the cards required in a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq247"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to sell recreational drugs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>in the imperative</em>) to accept the consequences.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PERjRxWIbz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq519"> to distribute among a number of recipients.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq897"> to distribute (the cards) among the players.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq146"> to give a player (a specific card) in dealing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq040"> to deliver (blows, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E1MXmFzOLX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq093"> a business transaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq676"> a bargain or arrangement for mutual advantage, as in commerce or politics, often a secret or underhand one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq190"> treatment; arrangement: <em class="example">a raw deal; </em><em class="example">a fair deal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq026"> a quantity, amount, extent, or degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq970"> an indefinite but large amount or extent: <em class="example">a deal of money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq294"> a unit quantity of marijuana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq019"> act of dealing or distributing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq915"> the distribution to the players of the cards in a game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq952"> the set of cards in one’s hand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq629"> the turn of a player to deal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq128"> the period of time during which a deal is played.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq549"> any undertaking, organisation, etc.; affair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq156"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> portion or share.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cnrhRZUgT0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">a big deal</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an important event; a serious matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq480"> <strong class="phr">a done deal</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq618"> an agreement that is concluded and that cannot be undone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq131"> any situation that does not allow change.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">a good deal of</strong>, a lot of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq224"> <strong class="phr">a great deal</strong>, very much: <em class="example">to care a great deal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">a great deal of</strong>, a lot of: <em class="example">a great deal of money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">big deal</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an ironic exclamation indicating contempt or indifference.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">deal hardly by someone</strong>, to treat someone harshly or unfairly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">deal in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq488"> to trade or do business in: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I know </em>that<em> much about dealing in secondhand furniture.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq874"> to have as its subject: <em class="example">this poem deals in ideas of immortality.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq750"> <strong class="phr">deal it out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deliver a sustained verbal attack on someone: <em class="example">he can really deal it out when he’s in a bad mood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">deal oneself in</strong>, to take an active part in a negotiation, business deal, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">deal out</strong>, to give to someone as their share; apportion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq203"> <strong class="phr">deal someone back into the game</strong>, <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> to make an error that allows a previously overwhelmed opponent to have a new chance to win the game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">deal with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq415"> to do business with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq288"> to occupy oneself or itself with: <em class="example">deal with the first question; </em><em class="example">botany deals with the study of plants.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq104"> to take action with respect to; handle: <em class="example">to have many problems to deal with.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq105"> to take effective action with respect to; handle successfully: <em class="example">she managed to deal with the difficult situation.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq106"> to take disciplinary or punitive action with respect to: <em class="example">the role of law courts is to deal with law-breakers; </em><em class="example">the principal will deal with you later.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">do a deal</strong>, to conclude an agreement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>delen</em>, Old English <em>dǣlan</em>, from <em>dǣl</em> part]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deal<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="1qPMjbStEu">n.</span><span target_id="4WdFiu4ceU">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deal" src="word_pronunciations/06164.mp3"></audio></span>/dil/ (<em>say</em> deel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1qPMjbStEu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> a board or plank, especially of fir or pine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> such boards collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq680"> fir or pine wood.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4WdFiu4ceU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq558"> made of fir or pine wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq787"> in the form of deal (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094789" href="#mq800">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dele</em>, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death</span><z><span target_id="AxIptmzU0L">n.</span><span target_id="tTwNkqpy9g">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of death" src="word_pronunciations/06170.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛθ/ (<em>say</em> deth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AxIptmzU0L"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of the vital functions of an animal or plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the agent of death personified, usually represented as a skeleton, or as an old man holding a scythe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> the state of being dead: <em class="example">to lie still in death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq070"> extinction; destruction: <em class="example">it will mean the death of our hopes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq989"> the time at which a person dies: <em class="example">the letters may be published after my death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq377"> manner of dying: <em class="example">a hero’s death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq029"> loss or deprivation of civil life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq261"> loss or absence of spiritual life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq683"> bloodshed or murder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq733"> a cause or occasion of death: <em class="example">you’ll be the death of me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq496"> a pestilence: <em class="example">the black death.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tTwNkqpy9g">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">at death’s door</strong>, in danger of death; gravely ill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">do to death</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq811"> to kill.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq319"> to repeat until hackneyed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">fate worse than death</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually humorous</em>) a circumstance regarded as particularly horrible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">in at the death</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> present when the hunted animal is caught and killed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq021"> present at the climax or conclusion of a series of events or a situation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">like grim death</strong>, tenaciously, firmly: <em class="example">he hung on like grim death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">put to death</strong>, to kill; execute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">sick to death</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> irritated or annoyed to an extreme degree: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’re sick to death of the same old tunes.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deeth</em>, Old English <em>dēaþ</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death wish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death wish</span><z><span target_id="xZiWdpRCm4">n.</span><span target_id="PpwNohvm8J">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛθ wɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'deth wish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xZiWdpRCm4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> the desire, especially subconscious, for one’s own death, or sometimes for the death of another.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PpwNohvm8J">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq307"> <strong class="phr">have a death wish</strong>, to pursue a course of action which is against one’s own interests, especially one which displays a reckless indifference to danger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deck</span><z><span target_id="vuM4bjfepW">n.</span><span target_id="er9xEZGOG4">v.t.</span><span target_id="cwcWL6pKUS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deck" src="word_pronunciations/06240.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛk/ (<em>say</em> dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vuM4bjfepW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> a horizontal platform extending from side to side of a ship or of part of a ship, forming a covering for the space below and itself serving as a floor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq854"> any platform or part suggesting the deck of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq309"> a floor, platform or tier, as in a bus or bridge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq950"> an unenclosed, elevated platform or verandah, usually of wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq812"> the top surface of a surfboard or skateboard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq498"> the horizontal platform on or in a tape recorder, record player, or the like, above which the turntable or spools revolve, and which often incorporates some of the controls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq448"> a pack of playing cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a small packet of a drug such as heroin or cocaine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="er9xEZGOG4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to furnish with or as with a deck, as a vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq285"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to knock (someone) to the ground.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cwcWL6pKUS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">below decks</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq735"> (on a ship) in any of the decks below the main deck.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq092"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in the genital region.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">between decks</strong>, on a deck or decks below the main deck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">clear the decks</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to prepare for combat, as by removing from the deck all unnecessary gear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to prepare for action of any kind.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq975"> <strong class="phr">deck out</strong>, to decorate or dress up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">hit the deck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq013"> to fall to the ground or floor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq420"> to rise from bed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq471"> <strong class="phr">not playing with a full deck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq627"> <strong class="phr">off deck</strong>, (of mobile phone services) with the branding of the service provider who has obtained content under contract to the content provider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">on deck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq884"> on duty; on hand; present at the time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq054"> alive: <em class="example">is he still on deck?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq877"> (of mobile phone services) with the supplier identified to the customer in the phone delivery.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>decken</em> cover]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declaim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declaim</span><z><span target_id="q43yu4a9tp">v.i.</span><span target_id="WCzeXe2TFl">v.t.</span><span target_id="iX3fgRsUys">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of declaim" src="word_pronunciations/06241.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkleɪm/ (<em>say</em> duh'klaym) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="q43yu4a9tp"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> to speak aloud rhetorically; make a formal speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq525"> to speak or write for oratorical effect, without sincerity or sound argument.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WCzeXe2TFl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq309"> to utter aloud in a rhetorical manner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iX3fgRsUys">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">declaim against</strong>, to inveigh against.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>declame</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>dēclāmāre</em> cry aloud] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>declaimer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defeat</span><z><span target_id="G28XcCd5AX">v.t.</span><span target_id="5M1VLzK8zp">n.</span><span target_id="bvsJ1ZByRF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defeat" src="word_pronunciations/06286.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfit/ (<em>say</em> duh'feet) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="G28XcCd5AX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> to overcome in a contest, battle, etc.; vanquish; win or achieve victory over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq520"> to frustrate; thwart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq531"> <em class="label">Law</em> to annul.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5M1VLzK8zp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq066"> the act of overcoming in a contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq593"> an overthrow; vanquishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq386"> a bringing to naught; frustration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq794"> undoing; destruction; ruin.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bvsJ1ZByRF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">admit defeat</strong>, to acknowledge that one has been unsuccessful in attempting to do something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>defete</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>de</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>fait</em>, past participle of <em>desfaire</em> undo, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>faire</em> (from Latin <em>facere</em> do)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defeater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defiance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defiance</span><z><span target_id="fnPKgUU3rc">n.</span><span target_id="lYwjEnM4k7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defiance" src="word_pronunciations/06300.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> duh'fuyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fnPKgUU3rc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq693"> open disregard: <em class="example">in defiance of criticism.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq672"> a challenge to meet in combat or contest.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lYwjEnM4k7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">act of defiance</strong>, an action which is calculated to challenge the authority of a person or institution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deja vu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deja vu</span><z><span target_id="jdStzUfdgv">n.</span><span target_id="9Q7HJwQGCe">adj.</span><span target_id="Pi2QGPglZb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deja vu" src="word_pronunciations/06334.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪʒa ˈvu/ (<em>say</em> dayzhah 'vooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jdStzUfdgv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq378"> the sense or illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9Q7HJwQGCe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq976"> unoriginal; trite.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Pi2QGPglZb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">deja vu all over again</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> tediously familiar, as an often repeated experience.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">déjà vu</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: literally, already seen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliver</span><z><span target_id="e791WPRYkQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="FRWPxNyjyC">v.i.</span><span target_id="wK79zNworh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deliver" src="word_pronunciations/06366.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪvə/ (<em>say</em> duh'livuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="e791WPRYkQ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> to give up or surrender; give into another’s possession or keeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> to carry and pass over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq783"> to direct; cast; cause to move in a certain direction: <em class="example">the bowler delivers the ball to the batsman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq231"> to strike: <em class="example">to deliver a blow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq623"> to give forth or produce: <em class="example">our mines are still delivering 192 million tonnes of coal each year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq726"> to give forth in words; utter or pronounce: <em class="example">to deliver a verdict.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq877"> to bring forth (young); give birth to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq117"> to assist (a female) in giving birth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq953"> to assist at the birth of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq064"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to disburden (oneself) of thoughts, opinions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq173"> to set free; liberate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq474"> to release or save: <em class="example">deliver us from evil.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FRWPxNyjyC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq666"> to make a delivery or deliveries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq140"> to give birth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq898"> to provide a delivery service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq191"> to perform a task competently and professionally; come up to expectations: <em class="example">he seems to have the qualifications, but can he deliver?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wK79zNworh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq580"> <strong class="phr">deliver a serve</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an opening statement as part of a planned debate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq769"> <strong class="phr">deliver </strong>(<strong class="phr">someone</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of</strong>, to free, rid, clear, etc., oneself from something.: <em class="example">She was delivered of a fine baby boy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq547"> <strong class="phr">deliver the goods</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bring good results; provide a good outcome.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>delivre</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>délivrer</em>, from Late Latin <em>dēlīberāre</em> set free] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deliverer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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den
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">den</span><z><span target_id="nMtqO3FTgd">n.</span><span target_id="2SDSqcDHfa">v.i.</span><span target_id="66sdiagUcI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of den" src="word_pronunciations/06440.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛn/ (<em>say</em> den) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nMtqO3FTgd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> a secluded place, as a cave, serving as the habitation of a wild beast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> a cave as a place of shelter, concealment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq591"> a squalid or vile abode or place: <em class="example">dens of misery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq27"> a place devoted to an illicit activity: <em class="example">a gambling den.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq003"> a cosy or secluded room for personal use.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2SDSqcDHfa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq050"> (<strong class="bold">denned</strong>, <strong class="bold">denning</strong>) to live in or as in a den.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="66sdiagUcI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq354"> <strong class="phr">a den of iniquity</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a place where it is suspected that evil practices, such as drinking, gambling, and prostitution, occur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>denn</em>. Compare early modern Dutch <em>denne</em> floor, cave, den, German <em>Tenne</em> (threshing) floor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depreciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depreciation</span><z><span target_id="VBMO570fDN">n.</span><span target_id="60Swr5qwSq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depreciation" src="word_pronunciations/06471.mp3"></audio></span>/dəpriʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhpreeshee'ayshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depreciation" src="word_pronunciations/06472.mp3"></audio></span>/-prisi-/ (<em>say</em> -preesee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VBMO570fDN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq428"> a decrease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq467"> the notional amount of money involved in such a decrease, viewed as a cost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq883"> a decrease in the purchasing or exchange value of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq224"> a lowering in estimation; disparagement.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="60Swr5qwSq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">accelerated depreciation</strong>, <em class="label">Accounting</em> a method of depreciation which has the effect of allocating large portions of an asset’s cost to depreciation expense in the early years of its useful life and smaller portions in later years.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derry</span></header><div>/ˈdɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'deree) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">have a derry on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">to have a grudge against; be antagonistic towards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>derry-down</em> a meaningless refrain of a folk song, associated with the phrase <em>have a down on</em> (someone)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">design</span><z><span target_id="Q192eNDWHO">v.t.</span><span target_id="gDFkIdQJNh">v.i.</span><span target_id="dvE9Xr7FGX">n.</span><span target_id="OvYDKXGEXT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of design" src="word_pronunciations/06525.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Q192eNDWHO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> to plan or fashion artistically or skilfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq914"> to intend for a definite purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq385"> to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan: <em class="example">he is designing a plan to enlarge his garden.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq635"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to mark out, as by a sign; indicate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gDFkIdQJNh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq379"> to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq598"> to plan and fashion a work of art, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dvE9Xr7FGX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq310"> an outline, sketch, or plan, as of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq793"> the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc.; the pattern or device of artistic work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq805"> the art of designing: <em class="example">a school of design.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq407"> a plan; a project; a scheme.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq822"> a hostile plan; crafty scheme.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq021"> the end in view; intention; purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq642"> adaptation of means to a preconceived end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq035"> an artistic work.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OvYDKXGEXT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq234"> <strong class="phr">by design</strong>, deliberately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">have designs against</strong>, to plan the downfall of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq040"> <strong class="phr">have designs on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq120"> to be intent on acquiring or gaining: <em class="example">to have designs on success.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq187"> to want to have a sexual relationship with.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>désigner</em> designate, from Latin <em>dēsignāre</em> mark out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil</span><z><span target_id="XhGGKuY7Le">n.</span><span target_id="FWm3VmuXkb">v.t.</span><span target_id="RT6Irbyj7L">v.i.</span><span target_id="yqcnwC6jBz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devil" src="word_pronunciations/06598.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XhGGKuY7Le"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> (in Jewish, Christian and Islamic theologies) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq441"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) the supreme spirit of evil and enemy of God; Satan.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq283"> a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humankind both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq439"> (in many religions) an evil spirit; demon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq601"> a depiction of the devil as a man with a tail, cloven hoofs, and horns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq244"> an atrociously wicked, cruel, or ill-tempered person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq009"> a person of great cleverness, energy, or recklessness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq499"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074953" href="entry://Tasmanian%20devil%23bigmac000074953"><strong>Tasmanian devil</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq186"> the errand boy or the youngest apprentice in a printing office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person, usually one in unfortunate circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq053"> <em class="label">British Law</em> a barrister employed by another barrister to work on a case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq660"> a hack writer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq886"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fighting spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq080"> a machine designed to do destructive work, especially with spikes or sharp teeth, as a machine for tearing rags, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq998"> any of various portable furnaces or braziers.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq183"> <strong>the devil</strong>, (an emphatic exclamation or mild oath used to express disgust, anger, astonishment, negation, etc.)</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">devilled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">deviled</strong>; <strong class="bold">devilling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">deviling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FWm3VmuXkb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq534"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to harass, torment or pester.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Cookery</em> to prepare (food) with the addition of hot spices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq650"> to tear (rags, cloth, etc.) with a devil (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101633" href="#mq080">12</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RT6Irbyj7L">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq065"> to do work, especially hackwork, for a lawyer or writer; perform arduous or unpaid work or without recognition of one’s services.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yqcnwC6jBz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq394"> <strong class="phr">between the devil and the deep blue sea</strong>, faced with two equally distasteful alternatives. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the great fear with which people in past times approached sea voyages with their attendant hardships and dangers, being seen as an evil as great as the Devil]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">give the devil his due</strong>, to do justice to or give deserved credit to an unpleasant or disliked person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq376"> <strong class="phr">go to the devil</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq949"> to fail completely; be ruined.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq284"> to become depraved.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq759"> (an exclamation expressing annoyance, disgust, impatience, etc.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">let the devil take the hindmost</strong>, to leave the least fortunate to suffer unpleasant consequences; abandon or leave others to their fate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">play the </strong>(<strong class="phr">very</strong>)<strong class="phr"> devil with</strong>, to ruin; do great harm to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">raise the devil</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq825"> to cause a lot of commotion or trouble.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq105"> to complain or protest vociferously.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">speak </strong>(or <strong class="phr">talk</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of the devil</strong>, (an expression indicating that the person who has been the subject of conversation is arriving.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">the devil is in the detail</strong>, (an expression indicating that a superficially simple task or attractive offer presents obstacles on closer examination.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> adapted from the phrase <em>God is in the detail</em> meaning that paying attention to detail is a worthy exercise]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq914"> <strong class="phr">the devil of a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">the devil of a hard time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">the devil to pay</strong>, serious trouble to be faced. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> thought to be from the popular stories about doing deals with the Devil, with the inevitable demand for payment. The link to caulking timber in ships came later as a folk etymology and, as a consequence, the phrase was expanded with the additional ‘and no pitch hot’.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>devel</em>, Old English <em>deofol</em>, from Latin <em>diabolus</em>, from Greek <em>diabolos</em> slanderer, accuser, traducer, calumniator, being the name used in Greek translations of the Hebrew bible for Satan]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="EpUQAawSF6">n.</span><span target_id="IRguYrzJfv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dick" src="word_pronunciations/06657.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪk/ (<em>say</em> dik) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EpUQAawSF6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq307"> the penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq380"> a foolish person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq253"> a person who behaves in an annoying or objectionable manner.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq967"> nothing: <em class="example">it means dick.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IRguYrzJfv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq555"> <strong class="phr">big swinging dick</strong>, (<em>derogatory</em>) a man who is successful and powerful and who behaves in an arrogant fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq701"> <strong class="phr">dick around</strong>, to behave aimlessly or ineffectually; waste time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">have had the dick</strong>, to be broken or ruined.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Dick</em>, generic name for a man. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039259" href="entry://John%20Thomas%23bigmac000039259"><span class="smallcaps">John Thomas</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dick" src="word_pronunciations/06658.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪk/ (<em>say</em> dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">a detective.</span></div><div class="etym"> [19th-century British criminal slang <em>dick</em> to watch, from Romani <em>dik</em> to look, from Hindi; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088346" href="entry://dekko%23bigmac000088346"><span class="smallcaps">dekko</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicky bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicky bird</span><z><span target_id="p4P4BRa9G1">n.</span><span target_id="KcxpKrTh2Q">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪki bɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'dikee berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="p4P4BRa9G1"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>with children</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> a bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> the penis.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KcxpKrTh2Q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq71"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">little</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dicky bird told me</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating that one has been informed by an unnamed source.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dickie bird</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diddly squat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac718486328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diddly squat</span><z><span target_id="C4RIutN47z">n.</span><span target_id="PKoHe2f0VL">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɪdli ˈskwɒt/ (<em>say</em> didlee 'skwot) <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C4RIutN47z">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> absolutely nothing: <em class="example">to mean diddly squat; </em><em class="example">to do diddly squat.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PKoHe2f0VL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq234"> <strong class="phr">know diddly squat about</strong>, to be completely ignorant of.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diddly</strong>, <strong class="vs">diddly-squat</strong>, <strong class="vs">diddlysquat</strong>, <strong class="vs">squat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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die
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">die<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="YcqnEGhp1K">v.i.</span><span target_id="fO4teli7eC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of die" src="word_pronunciations/06688.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ/ (<em>say</em> duy) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YcqnEGhp1K"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">died</strong>, <strong class="bold">dying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq339"> to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: <em class="example">the secret died with him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq831"> to lose force, strength, or active qualities: <em class="example">traditions die slowly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq832"> to cease to function; stop: <em class="example">the engine died.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq502"> to pass gradually: <em class="example">the echoes slowly died.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq072"> to lose spiritual life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq134"> to faint or languish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq849"> to suffer as if dying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq448"> to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq30"> (in computer games) to lose one’s chance of winning the game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq577"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of an actor, comedian, etc.) to gradually lose the approval or attention of an audience: <em class="example">to die on stage.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fO4teli7eC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">be dying for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to desire or want keenly or greatly: <em class="example">I’m dying for a drink.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq315"> <strong class="phr">be dying to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to desire or want keenly to: <em class="example">I’m dying to see Venice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">die a death</strong>, to fail completely and come to a finish: <em class="example">free services will die a death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">die away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq031"> to pass gradually away; subside.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq602"> (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: <em class="example">the music gradually died away.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq057"> <strong class="phr">die back</strong>, (of a plant, etc.) to wither from the top downwards to the stem or root.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq416"> <strong class="phr">die down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq530"> to become calm or quiet; subside.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq293"> (of a plant, etc.) to die above the ground, leaving only the root.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq68"> <strong class="phr">die for</strong>, to sacrifice one’s own life for the sake of: <em class="example">to die for one’s country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq863"> <strong class="phr">die hard</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq122"> to die only after a bitter struggle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq294"> (of a belief, theory, etc.) to persist despite all efforts at suppression.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">die in the bum</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">die in the hole</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be an instant failure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq613"> <strong class="phr">die like a dog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die in a wretched, miserable or undignified way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">die off</strong>, to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq957"> <strong class="phr">die on someone</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq272"> to die, in circumstances where the death leaves a possibly unexpected responsibility or obligation to someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq393"> to cease to function for someone: <em class="example">the engine died on me.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq673"> to fall asleep while in the company of someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq996"> <strong class="phr">die out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq278"> to pass gradually away; fade gradually.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq392"> to become extinct; disappear.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq657"> <strong class="phr">die with one’s leg in the air</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely shocked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">never say die</strong>, to refuse to admit defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">to die for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely wonderful, desirable, etc.: <em class="example">they sell ice creams to die for.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [early Middle English <em>deghen</em>, from Old Norse <em>deyja</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23bigmac000089684"><span class="smallcaps">dead</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098195" href="entry://death%23bigmac000098195"><span class="smallcaps">death</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">die<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="zBUxoQoJOp">n.</span><span target_id="6sQqcQfdC6">v.t.</span><span target_id="EOwxV2SYyY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of die" src="word_pronunciations/06689.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ/ (<em>say</em> duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zBUxoQoJOp"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dies</strong> <em>for defs 1, 2 and 4</em>, <strong class="bold">dice</strong> <em>for def. 3</em>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq996"> any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq649"> a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces, to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq019"> one of the separate pieces of such a device.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq394"> a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> an engraved stamp for impressing a design, etc., upon some softer material, as in coining money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq130"> singular of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091473" href="entry://dice%23bigmac000091473"><strong>dice</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> the dado of a pedestal, especially when cubical.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6sQqcQfdC6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq104"> (<strong class="bold">died</strong>, <strong class="bold">dieing</strong>) to impress, shape, or cut with a die.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EOwxV2SYyY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq372"> <strong class="phr">straight as a die</strong>, utterly honest and uncompromising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">the die is cast</strong>, the decision has been irrevocably made. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a reference to gambling, where, after throwing the dice, the player must accept how they fall. The phrase is a translation of the Latin <em>jacta alea est</em> attributed to Julius Caesar upon his crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BC.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>de</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>datum</em>, originally past participle neuter, literally, given (apparently in sense of given by fortune)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diet<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="S2O7KCrXju">n.</span><span target_id="4uwuIpcPW9">v.t.</span><span target_id="MSnepfh5Nk">v.i.</span><span target_id="MccMwdpxif">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diet" src="word_pronunciations/06686.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="S2O7KCrXju"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> food considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: <em class="example">milk is a wholesome article of diet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> a particular selection of food, especially as prescribed to improve the physical condition, regulate weight, or cure a disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> the usual or regular food or foods a person eats most frequently.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq713"> anything that is habitually provided.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dieted</strong>, <strong class="bold">dieting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4uwuIpcPW9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq103"> to regulate the food of, especially in order to improve the physical condition or regulate weight.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MSnepfh5Nk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq415"> to select or limit the food one eats to improve one’s physical condition or lose weight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MccMwdpxif">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">be on a diet</strong>, to be following a prescribed diet, especially so as to lose weight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diete</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>diaeta</em>, from Greek <em>diaita</em> way of living, diet] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dieter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dieting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diet<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diet" src="word_pronunciations/06687.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> the general assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>diēta</em>, <em>diaeta</em> public assembly, apparently the same word as Latin <em>diaeta</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102081" href="#bigmac000102081"><span class="smallcaps">diet<sup>1</sup></span></a>), with sense affected by Latin <em>dies</em> day]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilemma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilemma</span><z><span target_id="4TkrKeH1rG">n.</span><span target_id="Qen6SWWg9B">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilemma" src="word_pronunciations/06728.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɛmə/ (<em>say</em> duh'lemuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilemma" src="word_pronunciations/06729.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4TkrKeH1rG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives; an embarrassing or perplexing situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> <em class="label">Logic</em> a form of argument in which two or more alternatives (<strong>the horns of the dilemma</strong>) are presented, each of which is indicated to have consequences (usually unfavourable) for the person who must choose.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qen6SWWg9B">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq859"> <strong class="phr">on the horns of a dilemma</strong>, in a difficult situation in which the way forward is not clear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: double proposition] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dilemmatic</strong> /dɪləˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> diluh'matik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dime</span><z><span target_id="xmF5aPPfaG">n.</span><span target_id="aO5YKhOGTE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dime" src="word_pronunciations/06743.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪm/ (<em>say</em> duym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xmF5aPPfaG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> a silver coin of the US, of the value of 10 cents or ¹⁄₁₀ dollar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aO5YKhOGTE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq338"> <strong class="phr">a dime a dozen</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely plentiful and therefore usually cheap. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a US expression of the 1930s, a dime being the lowest silver coin worth ten cents]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">on one’s own dime</strong>, paying one’s own expenses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">on someone’s dime</strong>, at the expense of someone other than oneself: <em class="example">on his father’s dime; </em><em class="example">on the government’s dime.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, variant of <em>disme</em>, from Latin <em>decima pars</em> tenth part, tithe, properly feminine of <em>decimus</em> tenth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dine</span><z><span target_id="g9zlUroEaT">v.i.</span><span target_id="zEFoYoeYw6">v.t.</span><span target_id="mCyJpI1g3f">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dine" src="word_pronunciations/06752.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪn/ (<em>say</em> duyn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dined</strong>, <strong class="bold">dining</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="g9zlUroEaT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> to take any meal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zEFoYoeYw6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq584"> to entertain at dinner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mCyJpI1g3f">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq858"> <strong class="phr">dine at the Y</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to engage in cunnilingus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">dine out</strong>, to eat dinner away from home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq702"> <strong class="phr">dine out on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq469"> to be invited to places where one might not otherwise have gone on the strength of (a particular ability, qualification, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq675"> to entertain with (a particular joke, anecdote, etc.) at a dinner or other social occasion.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dine</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>dîner</em>, from Late Latin <em>disjējūnāre</em> breakfast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner</span><z><span target_id="vsxmxtp78w">n.</span><span target_id="T13XujOyMQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinner" src="word_pronunciations/06763.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vsxmxtp78w"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq965"> the evening meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> (especially formerly) the midday meal; lunch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq587"> a formal meal in honour of some person or occasion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="T13XujOyMQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq028"> <strong class="phr">done like a dinner</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> completely defeated or outwitted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diner</em>, from French, originally infinitive. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088676" href="entry://dine%23bigmac000088676"><span class="smallcaps">dine</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dinnerless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty linen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty linen</span><z><span target_id="0zS47bwFVL">n.</span><span target_id="63bZhKQjsq">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɜti ˈlɪnən/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'linuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0zS47bwFVL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> soiled laundry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq690"> private history, especially that of a scandalous nature.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="63bZhKQjsq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq455"> <strong class="phr">wash </strong>(or <strong class="phr">air</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s dirty linen in public</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reveal or discuss matters of a scandalous nature from one’s private life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disappear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disappear</span><z><span target_id="w6HPE37NQF">v.i.</span><span target_id="ROeAX4yURe">v.t.</span><span target_id="UDbnPdwPID">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disappear" src="word_pronunciations/06816.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈpɪə/ (<em>say</em> disuh'pear) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="w6HPE37NQF"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> to cease to appear or be seen; vanish from sight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> to cease to exist or be known; pass away; end gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq667"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) (of a person) to go missing, especially as a consequence of abduction or arrest for political reasons, followed by secret imprisonment or murder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go away; depart.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ROeAX4yURe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq310"> to cause to disappear: <em class="example">the magician disappears a card.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq806"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) to abduct, and usually subsequently murder or imprison (a political opponent, dissident, etc.), without making their fate known.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UDbnPdwPID">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">do a disappearing act</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to go away rapidly; depart.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disappearing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disappointment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disappointment</span><z><span target_id="znRxnoUHIN">n.</span><span target_id="20i3pb758G">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ (<em>say</em> disuh'poyntmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="znRxnoUHIN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> the act or fact of disappointing: <em class="example">he has lost hope because of frequent disappointments.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> state or feeling of being disappointed: <em class="example">great was their disappointment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq017"> something that disappoints: <em class="example">the play was a disappointment.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="20i3pb758G">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq521"> <strong class="phr">be a disappointment to</strong>, to be a cause of regret arising from a failure to meet expectations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discount
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discount</span><z><span target_id="OvgvSCDP7w">v.t.</span><span target_id="Nc7eSRjqqm">v.i.</span><span target_id="fepeDwvmh9">n.</span><span target_id="j8Zck5kMfu">adj.</span><span target_id="GsjkoSfTk3">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OvgvSCDP7w"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discount" src="word_pronunciations/06859.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'diskownt) to deduct an amount from the purchase price of (an item): <em class="example">they are discounting refrigerators this week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discount" src="word_pronunciations/06859.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'diskownt) to purchase or sell (a bill or note) before maturity at a reduction based on the interest for the time it still has to run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq490"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discount" src="word_pronunciations/06860.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> dis'kownt) to leave out of account; disregard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq865"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discount" src="word_pronunciations/06860.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> dis'kownt) to make a deduction from; allow for exaggeration in (a statement, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq398"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discount" src="word_pronunciations/06860.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> dis'kownt) to take (an event, etc.) into account in advance, especially with loss of value, effectiveness, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Nc7eSRjqqm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq852"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discount" src="word_pronunciations/06859.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'diskownt) to advance money after deduction of interest.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fepeDwvmh9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discount" src="word_pronunciations/06859.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'diskownt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq961"> the act of discounting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq526"> amount deducted for prompt payment or other special reason.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq741"> any deduction from the nominal value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq464"> the amount of interest obtained by someone who discounts.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="j8Zck5kMfu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq139"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discount" src="word_pronunciations/06859.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'diskownt) having, showing or offering a discount or discounts: <em class="example">discount store; </em><em class="example">discount price.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GsjkoSfTk3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq539"> <strong class="phr">at a discount</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq362"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> below par.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq998"> in low esteem or regard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq530"> not in demand.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>desconter</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>conter</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102869" href="entry://count%23bigmac000102869"><span class="smallcaps">count<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discountable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discounter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discretion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discretion</span><z><span target_id="nR2YyIOp7A">n.</span><span target_id="1yp3lzWdBL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discretion" src="word_pronunciations/06871.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkrɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nR2YyIOp7A"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> power or right of deciding, or of acting according to one’s own judgement; freedom of judgement or choice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> the quality of being discreet; discernment of what is judicious or expedient, especially with reference to one’s own actions or speech; prudence.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1yp3lzWdBL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">at one’s discretion</strong>, as one wishes or decides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishwater</span><z><span target_id="yr32jhcLNr">n.</span><span target_id="7lRaZOQuoT">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪʃwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dishwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yr32jhcLNr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any weak drink.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7lRaZOQuoT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq344"> <strong class="phr">dull as dishwater</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very boring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distance</span><z><span target_id="SINnEWAVaB">n.</span><span target_id="ctKpomvYsQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="i5xSUwnBRK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distance" src="word_pronunciations/06987.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> 'distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SINnEWAVaB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> the extent of space intervening between things or points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> the state or fact of being distant, as of one thing from another; remoteness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq773"> the interval between two points of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq286"> remoteness in any respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq399"> a distant point, place or region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq635"> the distant part of a landscape, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq209"> reserve or aloofness; one’s proper degree of aloofness: <em class="example">to keep one’s distance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq096"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq331"> the official length to be run, usually measured in kilometres, formerly in furlongs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq983"> the length by which a horse is said to have won a race, as a head, neck, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> disagreement or dissension; a quarrel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ctKpomvYsQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">distanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">distancing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq000"> to leave behind at a distance, as at a race; surpass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq216"> to place at a distance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And it was easier having distanced himself from the flesh to stay that way</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">michael wilding</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq436"> to cause to appear distant.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="i5xSUwnBRK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">come a </strong>(<strong class="phr">good</strong>)<strong class="phr"> distance</strong>, to progress; advance: <em class="example">our business has come a good distance in the last year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq324"> <strong class="phr">go the distance</strong>, to complete a proposed undertaking, as of a horse running a course, a boxer lasting the proposed number of rounds, a student gaining a degree, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq135"> <strong class="phr">keep at a distance</strong>, to exclude from close personal contact: <em class="example">to keep one’s work colleagues at a distance.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distinction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distinction</span><z><span target_id="juJGN7hSte">n.</span><span target_id="nvzjs15KB2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distinction" src="word_pronunciations/06999.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɪŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tingkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="juJGN7hSte"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> a marking off or distinguishing as different.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> the recognising or noting of differences; discrimination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq796"> a discrimination made between things as different.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq275"> the condition of being different; a difference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq278"> a distinguishing characteristic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq458"> a distinguishing or treating with special attention or favour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq412"> a mark of special favour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq972"> marked superiority; note; eminence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq756"> (in certain examinations) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq355"> a high-level grade or mark, in some systems the highest awarded.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq399"> <strong>high distinction</strong>, an award above distinction.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq732"> distinguished appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq573"> division.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nvzjs15KB2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">a fine distinction</strong>, a subtle difference between two items, identified by a keen observer or analyst.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dive</span><z><span target_id="Q1Xw6rKd3U">v.i.</span><span target_id="LaCfDIGUBY">v.t.</span><span target_id="YkDpbBAHvV">n.</span><span target_id="0pIN0uBW6n">adj.</span><span target_id="wQJ0oHcajL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dive" src="word_pronunciations/07040.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪv/ (<em>say</em> duyv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dived</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="bold">dove</strong> /doʊv/ (<em>say</em> dohv); <strong class="bold">dived</strong>; <strong class="bold">diving</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Q1Xw6rKd3U">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> to plunge, especially head first, as into water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq745"> to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine, scuba diver, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> (of an aeroplane) to plunge downward at a greater angle than when gliding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq297"> to dart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq696"> to decline rapidly: <em class="example">sales dived in October.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LaCfDIGUBY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq34"> to dive in (an area) for sport: <em class="example">to dive the reef.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YkDpbBAHvV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq113"> the act of diving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq538"> an instance of diving: <em class="example">he scored highly for that dive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq988"> a session of scuba diving: <em class="example">we have a dive arranged for tomorrow morning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq809"> a sharp fall: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The dive has occurred across all measures, particularly with regard to Australians’ expectations of short-term economic conditions.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq938"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> a pretended knockout (prearranged between two boxers): <em class="example">he took a dive in the third round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq851"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a disreputable place, as for drinking, gambling, etc., especially a cellar or basement.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0pIN0uBW6n">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq958"> of, relating to, or designed for diving, especially scuba diving: <em class="example">a dive watch; </em><em class="example">a dive knife.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wQJ0oHcajL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">dive into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq757"> to penetrate suddenly into anything, as with the hand: <em class="example">to dive into one’s pockets.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq30"> to enter deeply into a subject, business, etc.: <em class="example">to dive into politics.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">take a dive</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq473"> <em class="label">Soccer</em>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to fall deliberately to the ground, pretending to be fouled by an opponent. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally a US boxing expression for a boxer who intentionally dived to the canvas]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> to decline rapidly, as shown on a measurement scale; as the stock exchange, the temperature, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dive</em>(<em>n</em>) dive, dip, Old English <em>dȳfan</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086924" href="#mq851">12</a> US slang (1870s) a disreputable haunt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divide</span><z><span target_id="7cnwQ4bWkc">v.t.</span><span target_id="0QHwhEZUxM">v.i.</span><span target_id="T1bu9OgqcA">n.</span><span target_id="8SEA4bEq8b">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divide" src="word_pronunciations/07043.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">divided</strong>, <strong class="bold">dividing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7cnwQ4bWkc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> to separate into parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq472"> to separate or part from each other or from something else; sunder; cut off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> to deal out in parts; apportion; share.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq616"> to separate in opinion or feeling; cause to disagree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq972"> to distinguish the kinds of; classify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq385"> to separate into equal parts by the process of division.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq045"> to be a divisor of, without a remainder.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq889"> to graduate (a rule, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq959"> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> to separate (a legislature, etc.) into two groups in ascertaining the vote on a question.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0QHwhEZUxM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq310"> to become divided or separated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq199"> to share something with others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq579"> to branch; diverge; fork.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to go through the process of division.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> to vote by separating into two groups.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T1bu9OgqcA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> act of dividing; a division.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq068"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> a watershed: <em class="example">the Great Divide.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8SEA4bEq8b">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq848"> <strong class="phr">divide and rule</strong>, to maintain one’s power by setting elements of the opposition against each other.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>divide</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>dīvidere</em> force asunder, cleave, part, distribute]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodo</span><z><span target_id="qbxdofoygq">n.</span><span target_id="wNrgSezY9F">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dodo" src="word_pronunciations/07085.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qbxdofoygq"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dodoes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dodos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> a large, ground-dwelling bird, <em>Raphus cucullatus</em>, of the extinct family Raphidae, related to the pigeon family, formerly inhabiting the island of Mauritius. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023080" href="entry://solitaire%23bigmac000023080"><strong>solitaire</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a silly or slow-witted person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wNrgSezY9F">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq985"> <strong class="phr">dead as a dodo</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq545"> completely lifeless.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq50"> completely inactive.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? modelled on the earlier expression <em>dead as a doornail</em> but with reference to the extinct bird]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [perhaps from obsolete Portuguese <em>doudo</em> fool, simpleton (? because the birds were easily caught by sailors), or from obsolete Dutch <em>dodors</em>, from <em>dod</em>, variant of <em>dot</em> tuft of feathers + <em>aars</em> arse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doing</span><z><span target_id="Zaob7VbxIO">v.</span><span target_id="dUL2gjKM4R">n.</span><span target_id="tA9N1wquCF">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈduɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohing) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="Zaob7VbxIO"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><strong>do<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dUL2gjKM4R">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq577"> action; performance; execution: <em class="example">it’s all in the doing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a scolding; a beating.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tA9N1wquCF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">be doing</strong>, to take place (mainly of something interesting or in need of investigation): <em class="example">what’s doing down at the pub tonight?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq552"> <strong class="phr">be nothing doing</strong>, to be no activity or prospects, as for obtaining a job: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Well, Mia; there was nothing doing at Rutherglen,’ we repeated, ‘and the maize was picked early this year at Tumut, because of the floods; so we’ll have to hang around home until work turns up.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">eve langley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">nothing doing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating refusal.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">take a bit of </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a lot of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">some</strong>)<strong class="phr"> doing</strong>, to require great effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">the doings</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq426"> the parts of something considered as a whole: <em class="example">the doings for a picnic lunch.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq232"> the proceedings: <em class="example">to get on with the doings at the meeting.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollar</span><z><span target_id="atfQVvBIJM">n.</span><span target_id="MKlLbmatjP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dollar" src="word_pronunciations/07113.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="atfQVvBIJM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> the principal monetary unit of Australia, divided into 100 cents. <em>Symbol</em>: $ <em>Abbrev.</em>: AUD</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> the principal monetary unit of various other countries, as in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brunei, some countries of the West Indies, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq847"> a note or coin of the value of a dollar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq516"> <em class="label">Malaysian English</em> a ringgit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094004" href="entry://holey%20dollar%23bigmac000094004"><strong>holey dollar</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> five shillings.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MKlLbmatjP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">big dollars</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large amount of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">feel like a million dollars</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to feel very happy, pleased, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq321"> <strong class="phr">look like a million dollars</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to look very attractive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq066"> <strong class="phr">one’s bottom dollar</strong>, the last of one’s money: <em class="example">down to his bottom dollar.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from US gambling dens; poker chips were stacked in a column, so a player betting with the chip at the bottom of the stack was staking the last of their money]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq580"> <strong class="phr">the … dollar</strong>, money from a specified source: <em class="example">the advertising dollar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">top dollar</strong>, a very high price: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>South Australia’s water restrictions are proving a boon for traders with the resource expected to fetch top dollar at auction in the Riverland this week.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>daler</em>, from Low German, related to German <em>Thaler</em>, for <em>Joachimsthaler</em> coin of Joachimsthal, in Bohemia where they were coined; the English name for the German Thaler of the 16th century; the English name for the former Spanish <em>peso</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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done
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">done</span><z><span target_id="BBC9iaaLF4">v.</span><span target_id="ZoI3SkKwlu">adj.</span><span target_id="c2h3guShUS">interj.</span><span target_id="dY95PgbBCs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of done" src="word_pronunciations/07137.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌn/ (<em>say</em> dun) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="BBC9iaaLF4"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><strong>do<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZoI3SkKwlu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq619"> executed; completed; finished; settled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq946"> cooked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq390"> worn out; used up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq776"> in conformity with fashion and good taste: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After you have been introduced, and if you have sufficient grasp of the language, it is the done thing to start talking about your ‘relationships’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">alex buzo</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="c2h3guShUS">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq961"> (an exclamation signifying that something has been agreed upon, settled, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dY95PgbBCs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq97"> <strong class="phr">done and dusted</strong>, completed in every last detail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq416"> <strong class="phr">done for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq562"> dead.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq525"> (<em>figurative</em>) in serious difficulty.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq574"> close to death.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq257"> utterly exhausted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq215"> deprived of one’s means of livelihood, etc.; ruined.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">done in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very tired; exhausted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq087"> <strong class="phr">done out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> cheated of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">done to death</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> hackneyed; trite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">done up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq632"> dressed in a way that is too formal or showy for the occasion or in contrast with one’s usual more casual style.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq512"> dressed in a particular style or costume: <em class="example">done up like a policeman.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq910"> finished; ruined.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq379"> <strong class="phr">get done</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be beaten, as in a contest or fight: <em class="example">the Tigers got done last Saturday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq096"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">be</strong>)<strong class="phr"> done with</strong>, to finish relations or connections with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>At this treatment he whined, so I agreed to talk the matter over with him and have done with it once and for all.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">not done</strong>, generally frowned upon; not acceptable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qWvRhcKJwk">n.</span><span target_id="6pXiqdYnGN">adj.</span><span target_id="DQTOm6xz9F">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donkey" src="word_pronunciations/07141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qWvRhcKJwk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">donkeys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> a domesticated ass, <em>Equus asinus</em>, used as a beast of burden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq349"> a stupid, silly or obstinate person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6pXiqdYnGN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> auxiliary: <em class="example">donkey pump.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DQTOm6xz9F">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq433"> <strong class="phr">donkey’s years </strong>(or <strong class="phr">ages</strong>), a long time: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There was no coffee any more, for donkey’s years.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a pun on <em>donkey’s ears</em>, they and the time described being similarly long]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq526"> <strong class="phr">on like Donkey Kong</strong>, (of a competition, game, etc.) increasing in intensity. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the video game <em>Donkey Kong</em> in which players move up levels of skill]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [? familiar variant of <em>Duncan</em>, man’s given name]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Lu9FQhc4nc">v.t.</span><span target_id="IlFXxdt4tZ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donkey" src="word_pronunciations/07141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee) <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Lu9FQhc4nc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IlFXxdt4tZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq724"> a ride obtained from being donkeyed.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq106">21</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq211">29</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq421">28</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23bigmac000021674"><strong>doubler</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><span class="smallcaps">dinky<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door</span><z><span target_id="Vsxijk11vs">n.</span><span target_id="Q5Adk3YDZp">v.t.</span><span target_id="zSLHHyQ3k2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of door" src="word_pronunciations/07149.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔ/ (<em>say</em> daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Vsxijk11vs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq853"> a movable barrier of wood or other material, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in a groove, for closing and opening a passage or opening into a building, room, cupboard, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> a doorway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq275"> the building, etc., to which a door belongs: <em class="example">two doors down the street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq692"> any means of approach or access, or of exit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq056"> <strong>the door</strong>, the takings from a show’s ticket sales at the door.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Q5Adk3YDZp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq862"> to open the door of a vehicle in the path of (an oncoming bicyclist).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zSLHHyQ3k2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">behind closed doors</strong>, away from public scrutiny: <em class="example">to discuss a matter behind closed doors.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">door to door</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq510"> directly from one specified point to another: <em class="example">to deliver door to door.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq430"> going from one home or business to another: <em class="example">to sell door to door.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">lay something at someone’s door</strong>, to attribute something to someone; to impute blame for something to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">next door to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq643"> in the next house to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq515"> very near; bordering upon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">out of doors</strong>, in the open air; outside a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq749"> <strong class="phr">see someone to the door</strong>, to accompany someone as they make their departure from a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">show someone the door</strong>, to dismiss someone from the house; turn someone out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dore</em>, Old English <em>duru</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>fores</em> (plural) (the two leaves of a) door]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doornail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doornail</span><z><span target_id="mNrglasANX">n.</span><span target_id="odvoiGjNlj">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɔneɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawnayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mNrglasANX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="odvoiGjNlj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">dead as a doornail</strong>, dead beyond any doubt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dose</span><z><span target_id="vZ6AtRD16S">n.</span><span target_id="mJ9PowxTIW">v.t.</span><span target_id="2afBls7A9G">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dose" src="word_pronunciations/07164.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊs/ (<em>say</em> dohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vZ6AtRD16S"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> a definite quantity of anything analogous to medicine, especially of something nauseous or disagreeable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq374"> <em class="label">Physics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103158" href="entry://absorbed%20dose%23bigmac000103158"><strong>absorbed dose</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mJ9PowxTIW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dosing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq562"> to administer in or apportion for doses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq817"> to give doses to.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2afBls7A9G">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">a dose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a venereal infection, as gonorrhoea, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he’ll either pick up a dose, or he’ll get her up the duff</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Medieval Latin <em>dosis</em>, from Greek <em>dosis</em> a giving, from <em>didonai</em> to give]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="KAQzk34nih">n.</span><span target_id="M99IsscWav">v.t.</span><span target_id="B0C86iQTny">v.i.</span><span target_id="D57i6krzVn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dot" src="word_pronunciations/07171.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒt/ (<em>say</em> dot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KAQzk34nih"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> a minute or small spot on a surface; a speck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq553"> a small, roundish mark made with or as with a pen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq846"> anything relatively small or speck-like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq412"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq029"> a point placed after a note or rest, to indicate that the duration of the note or rest is to be increased one half. A double dot further increases the duration by one half the value of the single dot.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq826"> a point placed under or over a note to indicate that it is to be played staccato, that is, shortened.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq562"> <em class="label">Telegraphy</em> a signal of shorter duration than a dash, used in groups of dots, dashes, and spaces, to represent letters in Morse or a similar code.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq003"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq525"> a full stop.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq471"> the mark made above a lower-case letter ‘i’.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq608"> a decimal point.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq937"> the keyboard symbol (.), especially as used in domain names.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">dotting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="M99IsscWav">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq219"> to mark with or as with a dot or dots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq408"> to stud or diversify, as dots do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq593"> to place like dots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq900"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hit; punch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="B0C86iQTny">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq455"> to limp: <em class="example">the one-legged man came dotting down the path.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq955"> to make a dot or dots: <em class="example">the birds dotted around the waterhole.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="D57i6krzVn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">dot and carry one</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq331"> Also, <strong class="vs">dot and go one</strong>. (an expression representing the sound made in walking by a person with a wooden leg, thus coming to mean ‘a limping person’.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq616"> (in elementary arithmetic) to set down the unit and carry over the tens to the next column.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq248"> <strong class="phr">dot one’s i’s and cross one’s t’s</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pay particular attention to detail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">join </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the dots</strong>, to make the connections leading to a complete or comprehensive understanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq615"> <strong class="phr">on the dot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> punctual; exactly on time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">the dots</strong>, <em class="label">Jazz Colloquial</em> musical notation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">the year dot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a point in time far in the past (the notional start of time).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>dott</em> head of a boil. Compare Dutch <em>dot</em> kind of knot] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dotter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dot" src="word_pronunciations/07171.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒt/ (<em>say</em> dot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Civil Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021783" href="entry://dowry%23bigmac000021783"><strong>dowry</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021783" href="entry://dowry%23mq329">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>dōs</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dotal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double</span><z><span target_id="AtCVOXZRaa">adj.</span><span target_id="RqTT66QVd9">pron.</span><span target_id="PoDEqDtz3D">n.</span><span target_id="EHDNMpjycO">v.t.</span><span target_id="7TGskazvV9">v.i.</span><span target_id="jSW2oXyJKU">adv.</span><span target_id="XDgBXbXa55">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double" src="word_pronunciations/07191.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AtCVOXZRaa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> twice as great, heavy, strong, etc.: <em class="example">double pay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> twofold in form, size, amount, extent, etc.; of extra size or weight: <em class="example">a double blanket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq315"> composed of two like parts or members; paired: <em class="example">a double cherry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of flowers) having the number of petals greatly increased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq906"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq799"> (of musical instruments) producing a tone an octave lower than the notes indicate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq737"> (of brass instruments) having a wider bore thus producing a deeper sonority.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq590"> twofold in character, meaning, or conduct; ambiguous: <em class="example">a double interpretation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq688"> deceitful; hypocritical; insincere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq182"> folded over once; folded in two; doubled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq076"> duple, as time or rhythm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Printing</em> denoting a size of paper of twice the area of the size specified.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="RqTT66QVd9">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq710"> a twofold size or amount; twice as much.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PoDEqDtz3D">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq519"> a duplicate; a counterpart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Printing</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088943" href="entry://doublet%23bigmac000088943"><strong>doublet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088943" href="entry://doublet%23mq362">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq876"> a sudden backward turn or bend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq095"> a shift or artifice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> one of the more important feasts of the year, so called because the antiphon is doubled, that is, sung in full before each psalm as well as after (except for little hours).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a substitute actor who takes another’s place, as in difficult or dangerous scenes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> an actor with two parts in one play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Military</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095639" href="entry://double%20time%23bigmac000095639"><strong>double time</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095639" href="entry://double%20time%23mq331">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095639" href="entry://double%20time%23mq321">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> two successive faults in serving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq662"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021678" href="entry://doubles%23bigmac000021678"><strong>doubles</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021678" href="entry://doubles%23mq640">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq472"> (in bridge or other card games) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq301"> a challenge by an opponent that the declarer cannot fulfil the contract, increasing the points to be won or lost.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq611"> a hand which warrants such a challenge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq261"> a conventional bid informing a partner that one’s hand is of a certain strength.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq972"> (in darts) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq694"> a narrow space between two parallel circles on the outer edge of a dartboard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq370"> a throw which places a dart there.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq965"> (in Australia) a form of multiple betting on two horseraces: <em class="example">feature double; </em><em class="example">daily double.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq134"> a ticket, as for an entertainment, social event, etc., for two people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq137"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a two-barrelled shotgun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq390"> the performance of a cricketer who has scored a thousand runs and taken a hundred wickets in one season.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq421"> Also, <strong class="vs">double-bank</strong>. <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em> a ride obtained from being doubled (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="#mq162">38</a>). Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq106">21</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23mq458">1</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23mq660">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23mq841">1</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23mq161">1</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23mq781">1</a>); <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23bigmac000021674"><strong>doubler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23mq300">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23mq176">1</a>).</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">doubled</strong>, <strong class="bold">doubling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EHDNMpjycO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq565"> to make double or twice as great: <em class="example">to double a sum; </em><em class="example">to double a size.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to act as a double or substitute for (another actor).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq328"> to be or have twice as much as.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq515"> (sometimes followed by <em>over</em>, <em>up</em>, <em>back</em>, etc.) to bend or fold with one part upon another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq111"> to clench (the fist).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq937"> to sail or go round: <em class="example">to double Cape Horn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq199"> to couple; associate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Music</em> to reduplicate by means of a note in another part, either at the unison or at an octave above or below.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq259"> to increase (the points) to be won or lost on a declaration.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq541"> to make increased, as a bid.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq162"> Also, <strong class="vs">double-bank</strong>. <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em> to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq211">29</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23mq975">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23mq000">1</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23mq170">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23mq724">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23mq899">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23mq799">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7TGskazvV9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq805"> to become double.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq641"> (sometimes followed by <em>up</em>) to double a stake in gambling or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq205"> (sometimes followed by <em>up</em>) to bend or fold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq813"> <em class="label">Military</em> to march at the double-time pace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq653"> to serve in two capacities, as <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq732"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> to play two stage roles in a small company.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Music</em> to play two instruments in a band.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq659"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to become increased, as a bid.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="jSW2oXyJKU">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq112"> twofold; doubly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XDgBXbXa55">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the double</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fast; quickly; at a run.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq460"> in double time, as in marching troops.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">come the double on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deceive; double-cross.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">double back</strong>, to turn back on a course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq069"> <strong class="phr">double down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq347"> (in blackjack) to double one’s original bid in exchange for one additional card.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq555"> to reassert one’s opinion or statement, in the face of opposition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq001"> to become more intent on pursuing a strategy,</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq180"> <strong class="phr">double meaning</strong>, a meaning which operates on two levels at once, as at a literal and a figurative or idiomatic level: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The title has a double meaning in French – fleeing in panic and going limp sexually.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">double or quits</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq369"> a bet in which a debt is doubled if the debtor loses, or discharged if the debtor wins.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq921"> any of various gambling games based on this principle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">double up</strong>, to share quarters, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">live </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lead</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a double life</strong>, to conduct one’s life in an apparently blameless fashion while secretly involved in a dishonourable, immoral, or socially disapproved activity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>duble</em>, from Latin <em>duplus</em> twice as much, from <em>duplex</em> twofold] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doubleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doubler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowitcher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac145652256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowitcher</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊwɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dowwichuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">any of various wading birds of the genus <em>Limnodromus</em>, as the <strong>Asian dowitcher</strong>, <em>L. semipalmatus</em>, a vagrant to northern Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Iroquoian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Jet7xUST33">adv.</span><span target_id="j3W4vKEndz">prep.</span><span target_id="L9gV1rWZrq">adj.</span><span target_id="2L0IjlRwCh">n.</span><span target_id="lviMysqcjp">v.t.</span><span target_id="Z1l6B24dPj">v.i.</span><span target_id="cWIf6mcfoM">interj.</span><span target_id="O71mpQLIsN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of down" src="word_pronunciations/07232.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊn/ (<em>say</em> down) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Jet7xUST33"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; into or in a lower position or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq310"> on or to the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq100"> to a point of submission, inactivity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq124"> to or in a position spoken of as lower, as the south, the country, a business district, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq122"> in or into a city, having come from a country area: <em class="example">he was relieved the wool had gone down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq159"> to or at a low point, degree, rate, pitch, volume, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq143"> from an earlier to a later time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq673"> from a greater to a lesser bulk, degree of consistency, strength, etc.: <em class="example">to boil down syrup.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq348"> in due position or state: <em class="example">to settle down to work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq985"> on paper or in a book: <em class="example">to write down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq662"> in cash; at once: <em class="example">to pay $40 down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> touching the ring floor with some part of the body other than the feet.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="j3W4vKEndz">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq330"> to, towards, or at a lower place on or in: <em class="example">down the stairs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq049"> to, towards, near, or at a lower station, condition, or rank in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq530"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq596"> away from the source, origin, etc., of: <em class="example">down the river.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq482"> down at: <em class="example">I’ve a cottage down the coast.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq308"> in the same course or direction as: <em class="example">to sail down the wind.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="L9gV1rWZrq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq552"> downwards; going or directed downwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq061"> travelling away from a terminus: <em class="example">a down train.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq522"> confined to bed through illness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq519"> fallen or prostrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq237"> not in activity: <em class="example">the wind is down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq653"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq443"> not operational: <em class="example">the power is down; </em><em class="example">the factory is down.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq928"> (of a computerised system) not operational, usually because of a malfunction.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq576"> being a portion of the full price of an article bought on an instalment plan or mortgage, etc., that is paid at the time of purchase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq586"> losing or having lost money at gambling: <em class="example">he was $10 down after a day at the races.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq312"> losing or behind an opponent by a specified number of points, holes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> depressed; unhappy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> keen; eager: <em class="example">totally down for the movies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq558"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in prison: <em class="example">he is down for a few months.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2L0IjlRwCh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq533"> a downward movement; a descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq890"> a reverse: <em class="example">the ups and downs of fortune.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lviMysqcjp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq753"> to put or throw down: <em class="example">to down the tools.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq015"> to overthrow or subdue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq229"> to drink or eat at speed: <em class="example">to down a schooner of beer; </em><em class="example">to down a meal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq606"> to cause to fall to earth: <em class="example">to down a plane.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Z1l6B24dPj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq623"> to go down; fall.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="cWIf6mcfoM">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq931"> (a command, especially to a dog, to cease jumping, etc.): <em class="example">down Rover!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq536"> (a command to take cover, or duck.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O71mpQLIsN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="38"><span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">down and out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq021"> without friends, money, or prospects.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> touching the flat canvas with some part of the body other than the feet and unable to rise again.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">down at heel</strong>, poor; shabby; seedy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">down at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>), at or in any place considered lower, as in altitude, or in being more southerly located: <em class="example">down in the big smoke.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">down below</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> concerning one’s genitalia: <em class="example">I’ve got problems down below.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">down in the mouth</strong>, discouraged; depressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">down on</strong>, over-severe towards; unnecessarily ready to detect faults in and punish harshly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">down on one’s luck</strong>, suffering a period of poverty, destitution, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq288"> <strong class="phr">down south</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq298"> in the south.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of money) not spent, but in the bank: <em class="example">put it all down south.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq520"> <strong class="phr">down the line</strong>, at a later time: <em class="example">to be regretful somewhere down the line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq031"> <strong class="phr">down to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq040"> to any place considered lower, as in altitude, or being more southerly in geographical location.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq913"> attributable to: <em class="example">success down to hard work.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq920"> <strong class="phr">down tools</strong>, (of workers) to cease to work, as in starting a strike: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Rail workers down tools to discuss industrial action</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq029"> <strong class="phr">down with …</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq537"> (an exclamation indicating total resistance, as to a person in power, a law or regulation, a practice, etc.): <em class="example">down with taxes; </em><em class="example">down with the king!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> agreeing with or accepting of: <em class="example">to be down with the new program.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq805"> <strong class="phr">go down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to perform oral sex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq073"> <strong class="phr">have a down on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bear a grudge against; be hostile towards: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘It’s a pity Ernest has such a down on the blackfellows,’ Mrs Maplestead was saying.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> British thieves’ slang, from <em>down</em> a suspicion, mistrust]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">on the down low</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a discreet or unobtrusive manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq384"> <strong class="phr">send down</strong>, <em class="label">British</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq085"> to expel from university.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq767"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to send to prison: <em class="example">he was sent down for three years.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>doune</em>, late Old English <em>dūne</em>, aphetic variant of <em>adūne</em>, earlier <em>of dūne</em> from (the) hill. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021748" href="#bigmac000021748"><span class="smallcaps">down<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of down" src="word_pronunciations/07233.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊn/ (<em>say</em> down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> the first feathering of young birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> the soft under-plumage of birds as distinct from the contour feathers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq122"> a soft hairy growth, as the hair on the human face when first beginning to appear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq712"> a fine soft pubescence upon plants and some fruits.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq891"> the light feather pappus or coma upon seeds by which they are borne upon the wind, as in the dandelion and thistle.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>downe</em>, from Old Norse <em>dūnn</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of down" src="word_pronunciations/07232.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊn/ (<em>say</em> down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> an area of open, rolling, upland country with fairly smooth slopes usually covered with grass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> (<em>upper case</em>) one of any breed of sheep belonging to the short wool group raised on the chalk downs of England: <em class="example">the Dorset Down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq998"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a hill; a sand hill or dune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq012"> <strong>the downs</strong>, an area characterised by rolling, open country, usually thinly wooded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dūn</em> hill. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022332" href="entry://dune%23bigmac000022332"><span class="smallcaps">dune</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The word <em>down</em> is largely fossilised in Australian English in placenames, such as the <em>Darling Downs</em> or the <em>Kimberley Downs</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downer</span><z><span target_id="QYwu1iWcR3">n.</span><span target_id="TLuVjEzUgb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downer" src="word_pronunciations/07215.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'downuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QYwu1iWcR3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> a depressant or tranquilliser: <em class="example">uppers and downers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq600"> a depressing experience.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TLuVjEzUgb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">on a downer</strong>, undergoing a bout of depression.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downhill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downhill</span><z><span target_id="zBCOSraPQ4">adv.</span><span target_id="a8JKK2VZ7I">adj.</span><span target_id="xOhmmcANRl">n.</span><span target_id="cuA73b5zoS">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zBCOSraPQ4"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downhill" src="word_pronunciations/07220.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊnˈhɪl/ (<em>say</em> down'hil) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> down the slope of a hill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq819"> <em class="label">Yachting</em> in the direction of the wind: <em class="example">this boat is at her best downhill.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="a8JKK2VZ7I">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downhill" src="word_pronunciations/07219.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnhɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'downhil) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq485"> going or tending downwards on or as on a hill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Skiing</em> of or relating to skiing down slopes, as opposed to cross-country skiing; alpine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Yachting</em> of or relating to a yacht which is running with the wind: <em class="example">a downhill racer.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xOhmmcANRl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq979"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downhill" src="word_pronunciations/07219.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnhɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'downhil) <em class="label">Skiing</em> a high-speed race downhill in which skiers compete in turn, the winner being the competitor who completes the course in the fastest time.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cuA73b5zoS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">be downhill all the way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq099"> to become progressively worse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq576"> to become progressively easier.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">go downhill</strong>, to deteriorate or go into a decline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doze</span><z><span target_id="aE5RIDJsZ3">v.i.</span><span target_id="S7b3SE1opc">n.</span><span target_id="l9o8r6yRmJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doze" src="word_pronunciations/07239.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊz/ (<em>say</em> dohz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aE5RIDJsZ3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dozed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dozing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> to sleep lightly or fitfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> to be dull or half asleep.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="S7b3SE1opc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq678"> a light or fitful sleep.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="l9o8r6yRmJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq032"> <strong class="phr">doze away</strong>, to pass or spend (time) in drowsiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">doze off</strong>, to fall into a light sleep unintentionally.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Old English <em>dwǣsian</em> become stupid, Danish <em>döse</em> make dull, heavy, drowsy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drain</span><z><span target_id="Pl1BeVbFnk">v.t.</span><span target_id="dXeENkaXTY">v.i.</span><span target_id="ytQ2nZbMvk">n.</span><span target_id="rydL5BoXOu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drain" src="word_pronunciations/07257.mp3"></audio></span>/dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> drayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Pl1BeVbFnk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> to draw off gradually, as a liquid; remove by degrees, as by filtration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> to draw off or take away completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq055"> to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq903"> to deprive of possessions, resources, etc., by gradual withdrawal; exhaust.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dXeENkaXTY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq117"> to flow off gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq468"> to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of moisture.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ytQ2nZbMvk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq800"> that by which anything is drained, as a pipe or conduit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> one of the three electrodes of a field effect transistor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq933"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> a material or appliance for maintaining the opening of a wound to permit free exit of fluid contents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq500"> gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq020"> the cause of a continual outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq648"> act of draining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a small drink.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rydL5BoXOu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">circle the drain</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to face impending failure, with circumstances rapidly getting worse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq013"> <strong class="phr">drain the dragon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to urinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq553"> <strong class="phr">drain the swamp</strong>, <em class="label">Politics Colloquial</em> to remove corruption from government, a political party, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">go down the drain</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq438"> to be wasted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq585"> to become worthless.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq845"> <strong class="phr">laugh like a drain</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to laugh loudly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>drēnian</em>, <em>drēahnian</em> drain, strain out; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="entry://dry%23bigmac000088409"><span class="smallcaps">dry</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drainable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drainer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draw</span><z><span target_id="9zji5LIPfB">v.t.</span><span target_id="K5zcAohzWF">v.i.</span><span target_id="6MDpW7YS7C">n.</span><span target_id="CD3GWUte3l">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draw" src="word_pronunciations/07287.mp3"></audio></span>/drɔ/ (<em>say</em> draw) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">drew</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draw" src="word_pronunciations/07288.mp3"></audio></span>/dru/ (<em>say</em> drooh), <strong class="bold">drawn</strong>, <strong class="bold">drawing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9zji5LIPfB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq559"> (sometimes followed by <em>along</em>, <em>away</em>, <em>in</em>, <em>out</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.) to cause to come as by a pulling force; pull; drag; lead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> to bring or take out, as from a receptacle or source: <em class="example">to draw water; </em><em class="example">to draw blood; </em><em class="example">to draw tears; </em><em class="example">to draw teeth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq770"> to bring towards oneself or itself, as by inherent force or influence; attract: <em class="example">draw a crowd; </em><em class="example">draw flak.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq183"> to pick or choose at random.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq758"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq595"> to be dealt or take (a card) from the pack.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to remove (trumps, or outstanding cards of a given suit) from an opponent’s hand.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq230"> to sketch in lines or words; delineate; depict: <em class="example">to draw a picture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq801"> to mark out; trace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq636"> to frame or formulate, as a distinction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq122"> to take in, as by sucking or inhaling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq991"> to get; derive; deduce: <em class="example">to draw a conclusion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq407"> to disembowel (a fowl, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq956"> to drain (a pond, etc.) by a channel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq924"> to pull out to full or greater length; stretch; make by attenuating, as wire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq266"> to wrinkle or shrink by contraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq627"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> to digest and cause to discharge: <em class="example">to draw an abscess by a poultice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq707"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq341"> to withdraw (money), as from a bank account.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq532"> to write or sign (a cheque, order, draft, or bill of exchange).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq103"> to receive (income) on a regular basis from a fund, investment, etc., as superannuation payments.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq261"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a boat) to displace (a certain depth of water).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to leave (a contest) undecided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq326"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to be placed in (a certain position) for the start of a race: <em class="example">to draw a good position.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq803"> <em class="label">Archery</em> to pull back the bowstring and arrow of (a bow) preparatory to shooting the arrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> to cause to recoil after impact, as if pulled back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq135"> to gather in (a crop, as hay, corn, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq909"> to obtain (a commodity, as sand, gravel, etc.) from its source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq121"> to search (a covert) for game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Curling</em> to toss (the stone) gently.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="K5zcAohzWF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq853"> to exert a pulling, moving, or attracting force: <em class="example">a sail draws by being filled with wind and properly trimmed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq311"> to be drawn; move (<em>on</em>, <em>off</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.) as under a pulling force: <em class="example">the day draws near.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq597"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to take out a sword, pistol, etc., for action: <em class="example">to draw on an opponent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq322"> to use or practise the art of tracing figures; practise drawing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq977"> to shrink or contract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> to act as an irritant or to cause blisters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq628"> to produce or have a draught of air, etc., as in a pipe or flue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Games</em> to leave a contest undecided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq881"> (of a hound) to advance carefully towards the game, after indicating it by pointing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq408"> (of a hound) to follow the game animal by its scent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq943"> (of tea) to infuse.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6MDpW7YS7C">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq181"> the act of drawing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq920"> something that draws or attracts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq166"> that which is drawn, as a lot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq833"> the distance from the bottom of a mine pit to the top.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq981"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a drawn or undecided contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Lacrosse</em> the starting or restarting movement of a game, in which the crosses of two opposing players are pulled apart, having previously been placed back to back with the ball between them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq279"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq998"> the path taken by a bowl after delivery.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq994"> the extent of the curve in the path a bowl takes, as a result of its in-built bias.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq169"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a deliberate <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069419" href="entry://slice%23bigmac000069419">slice</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069419" href="entry://slice%23mq746">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq189"> <em class="label">Canoeing</em> a stroke used to propel the canoe sideways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq012"> the drawing of a gun out of its holster: <em class="example">Cowboy Dan was quick on the draw.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CD3GWUte3l">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">draw a bath</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> to fill a bathtub with water in preparation for a bath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">draw a bead on</strong>, to take aim at. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from <em>bead</em>, the front sight of a gun]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq346"> <strong class="phr">draw a blank</strong>, to be unsuccessful, especially when looking for someone or something, or trying to find out about something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>police were armed with five arrest warrants, but admit they drew a blank with three.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from an early type of lottery in which only numbered counters could win a prize, so to draw an unmarked counter was to fail to win anything]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">draw a line in the sand</strong>, to indicate a limit to the activities of an adversary, which if crossed will result in retaliation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">draw back</strong>, to inhale deeply the smoke from a cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq719"> <strong class="phr">draw down</strong>, <em class="label">Banking</em> to transfer (funds) from one account to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">draw near</strong>, to approach gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq047"> <strong class="phr">draw on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq375"> to approach; to near.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq289"> to pull on (a garment).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq807"> to call on or make a demand on: <em class="example">to draw on supplies.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq760"> to make a levy or call on (for money, supplies, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">draw out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq692"> to extract.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq531"> to lengthen or prolong.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq639"> to encourage or persuade (somebody) to talk.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">draw someone’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">something’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> attention</strong>, to cause someone or something to notice: <em class="example">a movement, enough to draw the lion’s attention.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq622"> <strong class="phr">draw stumps</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to pull up the stumps as a sign that the day’s play has ended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">draw the lead</strong>, <em class="label">Boxing</em> to force an opponent to lead, and then counter-punch through the opponent’s guard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">draw the line</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq218"> to fix a limit: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But Lee said it would be ‘very difficult’ to draw the line on what can or cannot be discussed, especially in certain ‘grey areas’ where the discussions are not political but have implications on the society.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq634"> to refuse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq374"> <strong class="phr">draw the teeth of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to render harmless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">draw to someone’s attention</strong>, to cause someone to notice: <em class="example">to draw Mary’s attention to the lack of food.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq420"> <strong class="phr">draw up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq849"> to bring to a halt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq806"> to come to a halt</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq203"> to prepare or set out (a document, plan, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq343"> to arrange, especially in military formation.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drawen</em>, Old English <em>dragan</em>, related to German <em>tragen</em> carry, bear. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100461" href="entry://drag%23bigmac000100461"><span class="smallcaps">drag</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dream</span><z><span target_id="SKEFadVXsb">n.</span><span target_id="oeyhOoa3oI">adj.</span><span target_id="lgWR3PAxfs">v.i.</span><span target_id="wCUmdBRQWl">v.t.</span><span target_id="Vf9NrMrRms">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dream" src="word_pronunciations/07295.mp3"></audio></span>/drim/ (<em>say</em> dreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SKEFadVXsb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> a succession of images or ideas present in the mind during sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> the sleeping state in which this occurs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq418"> an object seen in a dream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq698"> an involuntary vision occurring to one awake: <em class="example">a waking dream.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq043"> a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq547"> a wild or vain fancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq330"> something or somebody of an unreal beauty or charm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq082"> a hope that gives one inspiration; an aim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a period of imprisonment of six months.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oeyhOoa3oI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="10"><span id="mq433"> ideal: <em class="example">my dream home.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dreamed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dreamt</strong> /drɛmt/ (<em>say</em> dremt), <strong class="bold">dreaming</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lgWR3PAxfs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq806"> to have a dream or dreams.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq781"> to indulge in daydreams or reveries.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wCUmdBRQWl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq229"> to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq180"> to imagine as if in a dream; fancy; suppose.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Vf9NrMrRms">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq208"> <strong class="phr">dream away</strong>, to pass or spend (time, etc.) in dreaming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq220"> <strong class="phr">dream of</strong>, to think or conceive of (something) in a very remote way: <em class="example">to dream of having a holiday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">dream on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating that someone is being unrealistic.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">dream up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to form or plan in the imagination; invent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">in a dream</strong>, inattentive, as if in a state of dreaming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">in your dreams</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating that the person addressed is indulging in wishful thinking or unrealistic fantasy.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dreem</em> dream, Old English <em>drēam</em> mirth, noise; change of meaning probably due to Scandinavian influence. Compare Icelandic <em>draumr</em> dream] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreamer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreamful</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreamless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreamlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreamlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The forms <em>dreamed</em> and <em>dreamt</em> are in variation, with corpus evidence indicating that <em>dreamed</em> is now much more frequently used than <em>dreamt</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450310327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressed</span><z><span target_id="KQPrtbAtI1">v.</span><span target_id="BC66tAbXfJ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/drɛst/ (<em>say</em> drest) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="KQPrtbAtI1"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq224"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087664" href="entry://dress%23bigmac000087664"><strong>dress</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BC66tAbXfJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq524"> (<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dressed up like a pox doctor’s clerk</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) wearing clothes designed to impress but in reality are cheap and tasteless. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> British and Australian slang (1940s); origin unknown but a reference to cheap but flashy clothes typically worn by such people, perhaps to achieve some dignity]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">all dressed up</strong>, wearing one’s best clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">all dressed up with </strong>(or <strong class="phr">and</strong>)<strong class="phr"> nowhere to go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a state of preparedness for an event or set of circumstances which have not eventuated, resulting in a sense of anticlimax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq266"> <strong class="phr">dressed to kill</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wearing clothes designed to impress people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">dressed </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to the nines</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wearing one’s best clothes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drink</span><z><span target_id="04aEPXNGLz">v.i.</span><span target_id="1ppIaZ66Ua">v.t.</span><span target_id="em5E0OdJFd">n.</span><span target_id="d3yhfw1Ggj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drink" src="word_pronunciations/07323.mp3"></audio></span>/drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> dringk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">drank</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>formerly</em>, <strong class="bold">drunk</strong>; <strong class="bold">drunk</strong>, <em>sometimes</em> <strong class="bold">drank</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>formerly</em>, <strong class="bold">drunken</strong>; <strong class="bold">drinking</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="04aEPXNGLz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> to swallow water or other liquid; imbibe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq797"> to imbibe alcoholic beverages, especially habitually or to excess; tipple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq580"> to be suitable for drinking: <em class="example">a wine that will drink well in five years.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1ppIaZ66Ua">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq372"> to swallow (a liquid).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq027"> to take in (a liquid) in any manner; absorb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq015"> to take in through the senses, especially with eagerness and pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq236"> to swallow the contents of (a cup, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq219"> to drink in honour of or with good wishes for: <em class="example">to drink one’s health.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="em5E0OdJFd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq212"> any liquid which is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; a beverage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq840"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq123"> alcoholic beverages.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq319"> a measure of an alcoholic beverage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq266"> excessive indulgence in alcoholic beverages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq865"> a draught of liquid; a potion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq424"> (<em>plural</em>) a small informal party: <em class="example">come over for drinks tonight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq144"> <strong>the drink</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the sea or a large lake.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d3yhfw1Ggj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">a long time between drinks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a long time between two pleasurable events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">be drinking up</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to be engaged in a prolonged bout of drinking alcoholic beverages (usually with a group of people).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">drink heavily</strong>, to consume excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq938"> <strong class="phr">drink to</strong>, to salute in drinking; drink in honour of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq048"> <strong class="phr">drink with the flies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drink (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104453" href="entry://drink%23mq797">2</a>) alone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> implying such an unsociable attitude or aversion to fellow human beings that one would prefer to have just flies for company]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drinke</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>drincan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive</span><z><span target_id="FyHfxYxMyt">v.t.</span><span target_id="Joo6XOzgzH">v.i.</span><span target_id="mmZtkL2UJ9">n.</span><span target_id="fH6lwdfXma">adj.</span><span target_id="Qd8MmwSWac">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drive" src="word_pronunciations/07330.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪv/ (<em>say</em> druyv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">drove</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">drave</strong>; <strong class="bold">driven</strong>; <strong class="bold">driving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FyHfxYxMyt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> to send along, away, off, in, out, back, etc., by compulsion; force along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> to overwork; overtask.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq063"> to cause and guide the movement of (an animal, vehicle, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq898"> to convey in a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq459"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq544"> to keep (machinery) going.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq170"> to keep (an enterprise, activity, etc.) going: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ageing population driving growth in demand for optometry</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq080"> to impel; urge; compel: <em class="example">to drive someone to do something; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ageing population driving growth in demand for optometry</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq806"> to carry (business, a bargain, etc.) vigorously through.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq461"> to motivate and shape (a plan, proposal, etc.): <em class="example">to drive the agenda.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq896"> <em class="label">Mining</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to excavate horizontally (or nearly so).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">Golf</em>, <em class="label">Bowls</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to hit or throw (the ball) very swiftly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq310"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> to chase (game).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq863"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have the mastery of (a tool, device, etc., especially an electronic one.)</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Joo6XOzgzH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq993"> to act as the driving force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq558"> to be in control of a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to go along before an impelling force; be impelled: <em class="example">the ship drove before the wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be the one in the group who is in command of a device, especially an electronic one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq427"> to rush or dash violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq012"> to act as driver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq837"> to go or travel in a driven vehicle: <em class="example">to drive away, back, in, out, from, to, etc.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mmZtkL2UJ9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq281"> the act of driving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq550"> an impelling along, as of game, cattle, or floating logs, in a particular direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq042"> the animals, logs, etc., thus driven.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq961"> (in tree felling) a line of trees on a hillside partly cut so as to fall when the uppermost tree is felled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> a source of motivation: <em class="example">the sex drive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a propelling or forceful action, especially a powerful battery stroke in cricket, tennis, etc., or a forcible delivery in bowls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq912"> a vigorous onset or onward course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq683"> a strong military offensive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq624"> a united effort to accomplish some purpose, especially to raise money for a government loan or for some charity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq457"> vigorous pressure or effort, as in business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq194"> energy and initiative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq692"> a trip, usually short, in a motor vehicle, often undertaken as an excursion or outing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq022"> a road for driving, especially a private access road to a private house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq312"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a horizontal tunnel or shaft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a driving mechanism, as of a motor vehicle: <em class="example">gear drive; </em><em class="example">chain drive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> point or points of power application to the roadway: <em class="example">front drive; </em><em class="example">rear drive; </em><em class="example">four-wheel drive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a controlling mechanism for moving magnetic tapes, floppy disks, etc., thus enabling data to be accessed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">Commerce Colloquial</em> an attempt to force down the market price of a commodity by offering a quantity at a low price.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fH6lwdfXma">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="38"><span id="mq977"> relating to a part of a machine used in its propulsion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qd8MmwSWac">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">drive a coach-and-four through</strong>, to go through easily, without opposition or hindrance: <em class="example">you could drive a coach-and-four through that argument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">drive at</strong>, to make an effort to reach for; aim at: <em class="example">the idea he was driving at; </em><em class="example">what is he driving at?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">drive away</strong>, to repel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq805"> <strong class="phr">drive back</strong>, to repel (an attack).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">drive off</strong>, to chase away from a secured location.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">drive someone up the wall</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exasperate someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>driven</em>, Old English <em>drīfan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop</span><z><span target_id="nGVtNZlsZr">n.</span><span target_id="3bVMPXhDeQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="ncul9WvPjW">v.t.</span><span target_id="TwOZijeZ0s">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drop" src="word_pronunciations/07348.mp3"></audio></span>/drɒp/ (<em>say</em> drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nGVtNZlsZr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> a small quantity of liquid which falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> the quantity of liquid contained in such a mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq776"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq653"> a very small quantity of liquid.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq301"> a small drink, usually alcoholic.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq948"> a minute quantity of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq523"> (<em>usually plural</em>) liquid medicine given in drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq911"> something like or likened to a drop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq679"> a lozenge (confection).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq238"> a pendant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq605"> act of dropping; fall; descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq001"> the distance or depth to which anything drops or falls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq873"> a steep slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq698"> a fall in degree, amount, value, etc.: <em class="example">a drop in price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a falling wicket: <em class="example">first drop; </em><em class="example">second drop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq208"> that which drops or is used for dropping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq667"> a drop curtain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq790"> a trapdoor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq484"> gallows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq930"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq559"> a stick of parachutists.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq581"> a descent by parachute.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq813"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq006"> the total yield of lambs from a flock of sheep.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq477"> the lambing season.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102430" href="entry://fence%23bigmac000102430">fence</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102430" href="entry://fence%23mq502">4b</a>).</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq077"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the vertical length of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089446" href="entry://course%23bigmac000089446">course</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089446" href="entry://course%23mq204">11b</a>). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098803" href="entry://hoist%23bigmac000098803"><strong>hoist</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098803" href="entry://hoist%23mq026">8a</a>).</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dropped</strong>, <strong class="bold">dropping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3bVMPXhDeQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq936"> to fall in globules or small portions, as water or other liquid: <em class="example">rain drops from the clouds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq063"> to fall vertically like a drop; have an abrupt descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq373"> to sink to the ground as if inanimate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq247"> to fall wounded, dead, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq638"> to come to an end; cease; lapse: <em class="example">there the matter dropped.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq155"> to withdraw; disappear: <em class="example">to drop out of sight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq823"> to squat or crouch, as a dog at the sight of game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq578"> to fall lower in condition, degree, etc.; sink: <em class="example">the prices dropped sharply.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq956"> to pass without effort into some specified condition: <em class="example">to drop asleep; </em><em class="example">drop into the habit of doing it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq728"> to move down gently, as with the tide or a light wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq492"> to fall or move (<em>back</em>, <em>behind</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq843"> (of an unborn child) to change position in the womb so that the head becomes engaged before labour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq012"> (of animals) to give birth, especially of sheep and cattle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq395"> (in surfing) to impede the progress of another surfer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq406"> to become available online or for streaming: <em class="example">the final episode dropped last night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq959"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to swallow a pill of a recreational drug, especially ecstasy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ncul9WvPjW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="38"><span id="mq274"> to let fall in drops or small portions: <em class="example">drop a tear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq452"> to let fall; allow to sink to a lower position; lower: <em class="example">to drop anchor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq186"> to give birth to (young).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq498"> to bring to the ground by a blow or shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fell (a tree, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq826"> to lengthen by lowering: <em class="example">to drop a hem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq432"> to lower (the voice) in pitch or loudness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq806"> to utter or express casually or incidentally, as a hint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq506"> to send or post (a note, etc.): <em class="example">drop me a line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq172"> to omit (a letter or syllable) in pronunciation or writing: <em class="example">he dropped his h’s.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq562"> to cease to keep up or have to do with: <em class="example">I dropped the subject.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq983"> to cease to employ; to dismiss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq681"> to cease working on; abandon: <em class="example">to drop the project.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq428"> to release (a new song, album, episode, film trailer, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to score (a goal) by a drop kick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to spill (a caught ball).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq140"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to outdistance; pass out of sight of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stop, cease: <em class="example">drop it!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq659"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take (drugs) in tablet or capsule form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102469" href="entry://dump%23bigmac000102469"><strong>dump<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102469" href="entry://dump%23mq068">12</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to sprinkle with or as with drops.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TwOZijeZ0s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="59"><span id="mq614"> <strong class="phr">drop astern</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to pass or move towards the stern; move back; let another vessel pass ahead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">drop by </strong>(or <strong class="phr">across</strong>), to visit briefly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq933"> <strong class="phr">drop in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq990"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to come casually or unexpectedly into a place; to visit informally: <em class="example">he drops in on us occasionally.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to move in front of another surfer who is already on a wave, forcing them to pull off the wave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Skateboarding</em> to enter a ramp from the top.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq104"> <strong class="phr">drop off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq210"> to decrease; decline: <em class="example">sales have dropped off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq056"> to fall asleep.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq800"> to set down, as from a ship, motor vehicle, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">drop out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq369"> to leave a particular community out of disenchantment with their aims or beliefs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq348"> (of a telecommunication line) to become disconnected.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq498"> (of a mobile phone) to lose its connection.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq45"> (of a computer) to lose its access to the internet.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq941"> <strong class="phr">drop short</strong>, (of a missile or projectile) to fall on the nearer side of the intended target.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">drop someone in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inform on someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">drop the ball</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to mishandle the ball so that it falls to the ground.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq65"> to make an error of judgement that results in a negative outcome.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq774"> <strong class="phr">drop the kids off at the pool</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defecate in a toilet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the drop on</strong>, <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq491"> to pull and aim a gun, etc., before (an antagonist) can.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq191"> to get or have at a disadvantage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq443"> <strong class="phr">the long drop</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> execution by hanging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq246"> <strong class="phr">till one drops</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> until one is exhausted: <em class="example">shop till you drop.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drope</em>, Old English <em>dropa</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>droppable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drover's dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac172101674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drover’s dog</span><z><span target_id="Q81nN3Tyv5">n.</span><span target_id="7K3z5mzvoc">phr.</span></z></header><div>/droʊvəz ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> drohvuhz 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q81nN3Tyv5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> a working dog belonging to a drover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who is diligent but uninspiring; drudge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq772"> Also, <strong class="vs">drover’s boy</strong>. <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) a young Aboriginal woman accompanying a drover as a sexual companion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7K3z5mzvoc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">all prick and ribs like a drover’s dog</strong>, (of a person) extremely thin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">dry as a drover’s dog</strong>, extremely thirsty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">work like a drover’s dog</strong>, to work hard and in a determined way.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug</span><z><span target_id="ZR30CAmkqW">n.</span><span target_id="Zxma7Znkfr">v.t.</span><span target_id="aceyyH9GwQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drug" src="word_pronunciations/07361.mp3"></audio></span>/drʌg/ (<em>say</em> drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZR30CAmkqW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> a chemical substance given with the intention of preventing or curing disease or otherwise enhancing the physical or mental welfare of humans or animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> a chemical substance taken for non-medical reasons to bring about a change in behaviour, mood or perception, as a narcotic, hallucinogen, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq715"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> any ingredient used in chemistry, pharmacy, dyeing, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq772"> a commodity that is overabundant, or in excess of demand, in the market.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Zxma7Znkfr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">drugged</strong>, <strong class="bold">drugging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq299"> to mix (food or drink) with a drug, especially a narcotic or poisonous drug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq272"> to stupefy or poison with a drug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq425"> to administer anything nauseous to; surfeit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aceyyH9GwQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq274"> <strong class="phr">a drug on the market</strong>, something for sale the supply of which greatly exceeds the demand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq257"> <strong class="phr">drugs of abuse</strong>, those narcotic and hallucinogenic drugs which are most commonly improperly used.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drogges</em> (plural), from Old French <em>drogue</em>; origin uncertain] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The frequency of <em>drug</em> in the meaning of def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088742" href="#mq537">2</a> has meant that the word <em>medication</em> is often preferred to <em>drug</em> in the meaning of def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088742" href="#mq603">1</a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TyDc6YyLzG">n.</span><span target_id="toiJnqNJdk">v.i.</span><span target_id="TMjI8pOt07">v.t.</span><span target_id="bvyLaw6Hxe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drum" src="word_pronunciations/07365.mp3"></audio></span>/drʌm/ (<em>say</em> drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TyDc6YyLzG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> a musical instrument consisting of a hollow body, often covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq570"> any hollow tree or similar device used in this way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> the sound produced by either of these.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq890"> any noise suggestive of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq246"> someone who plays the drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq647"> a natural organ by which an animal produces a loud or bass sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq039"> something resembling a drum in shape or structure, or in the noise it produces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq857"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073882" href="entry://swag%23bigmac000073882"><strong>swag</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073882" href="entry://swag%23mq689">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq733"> Also, <strong class="vs">drumfish</strong>. any of various American sciaenoid fishes producing a drumming sound, as <em>Pogonias cromis</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Computers</em> (formerly) a magnetically coated cylinder revolving at high speed, used for data storage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq368"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> the supporting wall, circular in plan, upon which a dome sits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq855"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> one section of a circular column.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> the eardrum or tympanic membrane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq615"> a cylindrical part of a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq268"> a cylindrical box or receptacle.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq479"> <strong>the drum</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> information or advice usually confidential or profitable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I don’t want to be quizzy, Mac, but, if it’s a fair question what’s the drum?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">d’arcy niland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">drummed</strong>, <strong class="bold">drumming</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="toiJnqNJdk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq490"> to beat or play a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq723"> to beat on anything rhythmically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq888"> to make a sound like that of a drum; resound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq234"> (of partridges and other birds) to produce a sound resembling drumming.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TMjI8pOt07">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq755"> to beat rhythmically; perform (a tune) by drumming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq381"> to call or summon by, or as by, beating a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq665"> to drive or force by persistent repetition: <em class="example">to drum an idea into someone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bvyLaw6Hxe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq281"> <strong class="phr">beat </strong>(or <strong class="phr">bang</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the drum</strong>, to present one’s case in an unwarrantedly alarmist fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">drum out</strong>, to expel or dismiss in disgrace to the beat of a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">drum up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq683"> to solicit or obtain (trade, customers, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give advice or information to: <em class="example">I drummed him up on the deal.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq974"> <strong class="phr">run a drum</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a racehorse) to perform well: <em class="example">the mare never even looked like running a drum.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? shortened form of obsolete <em>drumslade</em> drummer, from Low German <em>Trommelslag</em> drumbeat; ? Middle Dutch <em>tromme</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac7911062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drum" src="word_pronunciations/07365.mp3"></audio></span>/drʌm/ (<em>say</em> drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">a brothel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [18th-century British slang: house, street, from Romani <em>drom</em> road, from Greek <em>dromos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drunk</span><z><span target_id="zS0hRmoMxG">v.</span><span target_id="PdHF4hN0o9">adj.</span><span target_id="kbSDXugNUb">n.</span><span target_id="egiwCUiFal">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drunk" src="word_pronunciations/07366.mp3"></audio></span>/drʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> drungk) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="zS0hRmoMxG"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> past participle and former past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104453" href="entry://drink%23bigmac000104453"><strong>drink</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PdHF4hN0o9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq554"> (<em>usually used predicatively</em>) intoxicated with alcoholic drink.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kbSDXugNUb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq734"> a drunken person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> a session of alcoholic consumption to the point of intoxication; a bender.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="egiwCUiFal">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq613"> <strong class="phr">drunk as a skunk </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lord</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq198"> <strong class="phr">drunk with</strong>, intoxicated with, or as with: <em class="example">drunk with whisky; </em><em class="example">drunk with success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq463"> <strong class="phr">on the drunk</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> on a drinking spree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry</span><z><span target_id="lIUvHi7nwq">adj.</span><span target_id="3wDRQ9HXTz">v.t.</span><span target_id="o33wzshimQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="OVlmkqmeZz">n.</span><span target_id="AuGBQIMrzQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dry" src="word_pronunciations/07376.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪ/ (<em>say</em> druy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lIUvHi7nwq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">drier</strong>, <strong class="bold">driest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> free from moisture; not moist; not wet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq635"> not in or under the waters of the sea, rivers, etc.: <em class="example">the dry land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq017"> having little or no rain: <em class="example">a dry climate; </em><em class="example">a dry season.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq019"> characterised by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq813"> not under, in, or on water: <em class="example">dry land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq520"> not yielding water or other liquid: <em class="example">a dry well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq624"> not yielding milk: <em class="example">a dry cow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq291"> free from tears: <em class="example">dry eyes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq518"> wiped or drained away; evaporated: <em class="example">a dry river.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq875"> desiring drink; thirsty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq609"> causing thirst: <em class="example">dry work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq321"> without butter or the like: <em class="example">dry toast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq845"> adhering to the policies of a dry (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="#mq650">32</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq655"> (of a biscuit) not sweet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Art</em> hard and formal in outline; precisely executed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq285"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> (of an interior wall, ceiling, etc.) finished without the use of plastering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq713"> plain; bald; unadorned: <em class="example">dry facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq932"> dull; uninteresting: <em class="example">a dry subject.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq677"> humorous or sarcastic in an unemotional or impersonal way: <em class="example">dry humour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq001"> indifferent; cold; unemotional: <em class="example">a dry answer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq844"> (of wine and cider) not sweet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq712"> of or relating to non-liquid substances or commodities: <em class="example">dry measure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq773"> characterised by a prohibition of the consumption or sale of alcohol: <em class="example">a dry hostel; </em><em class="example">a dry community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq430"> of or relating to a suburb, area, etc., within which liquor retailers such as hotels, bars, etc., are prohibited, although consumption of alcohol in restaurants or in private is allowed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq073"> (of a sheep) not rearing a lamb.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq493"> (of a cough) not accompanied by the bringing up of mucus, etc.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">drying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3wDRQ9HXTz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq030"> to make dry; to free from moisture: <em class="example">dry your eyes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="o33wzshimQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq612"> to become dry; lose moisture.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OVlmkqmeZz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq627"> a dry state, condition, or place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dry ginger ale: <em class="example">brandy and dry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq420"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a change house usually equipped with baths, lock-up cubicles and means of drying wet clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq650"> someone within a political party, etc., who maintains a hard, uncompromising fiscal policy, as a monetarist (opposed to <em>wet</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a prohibitionist.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AuGBQIMrzQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">declare dry</strong>, to declare sheep to be sufficiently unaffected by rain to enable shearing to continue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">dry as a dead dingo’s donger</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely dry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq597"> <strong class="phr">dry as a nun’s cunt </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nasty</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) extremely dry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">dry as a Pommy’s towel</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely dry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq275"> <strong class="phr">dry out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq119"> (of wet things, especially clothes) to dry of their own accord.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq250"> to subject (an alcoholic or drug addict) to a systematic process of detoxification.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq879"> (of alcoholics and drug addicts) to rid the body of the drug of dependence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq415"> (of drought) to cause (land) to become quite dry: <em class="example">the plain was dried out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq354"> (of drought) to afflict (people in rural and outback areas) so severely that they must leave their land.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">dry up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq465"> to become completely dry.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq070"> to become intellectually barren.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stop talking.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq60"> <strong class="phr">the big dry</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a spell of drought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq028"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) <strong class="phr">the dry</strong>, the rainless season in central and northern Australia and in the tropics generally; in Australia usually from May to November (with transition in April).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drie</em>, Old English <em>drȳge</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="#mq773">23</a> US (1870s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dryness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duckhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duckhouse</span><z><span target_id="DQhIgHLWuC">n.</span><span target_id="CwTJGsA5VJ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌkhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dukhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DQhIgHLWuC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> a shelter or enclosure for ducks.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CwTJGsA5VJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">that’s one up against your duckhouse</strong>, (an exclamation identifying a difficulty or obstacle.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">upset someone’s duckhouse</strong>, to upset someone’s plans or calculations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dump<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZAXJHQgDX1">v.t.</span><span target_id="ktl66IbrRN">v.i.</span><span target_id="oLUWlRAP8L">n.</span><span target_id="HS7KD9igOc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dump" src="word_pronunciations/07427.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> dump) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZAXJHQgDX1"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq689"> to throw down in a mass; fling down or drop heavily: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Heavy rain is expected to be dumped on the Western Australian Goldfields today as tropical cyclone Monty makes its way south.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> to empty out, as from a cart by tilting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq268"> to get rid of; hand over to somebody else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq076"> to withdraw support from (a candidate or representative).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq19"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to drop from a team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq568"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to output (data) from a computer memory to a secondary storage, especially for the purpose of debugging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to print out, with minimal editing, the content of computer memory, usually for diagnostic purposes in debugging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq343"> to compress (two bales of wool) together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq867"> to put (goods) on the market in large quantities and at a low price, especially to a large or favoured buyer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq755"> to market (goods) thus in a foreign country, as at a price below that charged in the home country.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Football</em> to tackle heavily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq752"> (of a wave) to hurl (a bodysurfer) onto the churned-up sand at the bottom of the wave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq068"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to end a relationship with (someone); drop.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ktl66IbrRN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq753"> to fall or drop down suddenly: <em class="example">the waves are dumping.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq14"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defecate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq773"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the output of a dumping process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq607"> a fall of snow: <em class="example">a good dump last night.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oLUWlRAP8L">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq920"> anything dumped or thrown down, such as rubbish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq257"> Also, <strong class="vs">rubbish dump</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100793" href="entry://tip%23bigmac000100793"><strong>tip<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100793" href="entry://tip%23mq892">10</a>) *<em>He used to bring home things from the dump, some of it real good stuff too.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colin johnson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Military</em> a collection of ammunition, stores, etc., deposited at some point, as near a battle front, to be distributed for use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq613"> the act of dumping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq654"> a runway or embankment, equipped with tripping devices, from which low-grade ore, rock, etc., are dumped.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq525"> the pile of ore so dumped.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq964"> two bales of wool compressed into one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq567"> <em class="label">Mining</em> mullock and dirt heaped around mine shafts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a place, house, or town that is poorly kept up, and generally of wretched appearance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Compared with the freshly washed streets of Paris, London is a dump.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an act of defecating: <em class="example">to take a dump.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HS7KD9igOc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">dump on</strong>, to criticise or rebuke: <em class="example">politicians should know the danger of constantly dumping on the press.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">sell the dump</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Football</em> to pass the ball to avoid being tackled.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq474"> to pass on something worthless, or the object of some dispute to avoid trouble.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse; compare Danish <em>dumpe</em> fall heavily] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dump<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="a6M4KSU9Xx">n.</span><span target_id="SkzyKxvDhW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dump" src="word_pronunciations/07428.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a6M4KSU9Xx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> a clumsy leaden counter formerly used by children in games.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq970"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a round piece cut from the centre of a silver dollar, and used as a coin. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094004" href="entry://holey%20dollar%23bigmac000094004"><strong>holey dollar</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SkzyKxvDhW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">not give a twopenny dump</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not to care; be unconcerned. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the idea that a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088243" href="entry://dump%23bigmac000088243"><span class="smallcaps">dump<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088243" href="entry://dump%23mq970">2</a>) from a twopenny piece would be of very little value]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; ? related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac368647934" href="entry://dumpy%23bigmac368647934"><span class="smallcaps">dumpy<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutchman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutchman</span><z><span target_id="2ShVmRhIA1">n.</span><span target_id="0yz6EV53xl">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌtʃmən/ (<em>say</em> 'duchmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2ShVmRhIA1"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Dutchmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> a man native to or living in the Netherlands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq848"> <em class="label">Carpentry</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a piece or wedge inserted to hide the fault in a badly made joint, stop an opening, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0yz6EV53xl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">… or I’m a Dutchman</strong>, (an expression emphasising the truth of a previous statement): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And he has rung the changes more than once already, or I’m a Dutchman.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary grant bruce</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1924</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Dutchwoman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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face value
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">face value</span><z><span target_id="O85q1DmLtJ">n.</span><span target_id="Y3XcNa3X57">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of face value" src="word_pronunciations/08750.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfeɪs vælju/ (<em>say</em> 'fays valyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="O85q1DmLtJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> the value stated on the face of a financial instrument or document; par value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq89"> the value shown on a ticket, price tag, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Y3XcNa3X57">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">at face value</strong>, taken at the apparent value or significance: <em class="example">to accept a promise at face value; </em><em class="example">at face value it seemed a good idea.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fade</span><z><span target_id="3Gphm5Exp8">v.i.</span><span target_id="hc3l2QKfr3">v.t.</span><span target_id="07u5CGAbyS">n.</span><span target_id="xvzZSwv7Nr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fade" src="word_pronunciations/08772.mp3"></audio></span>/feɪd/ (<em>say</em> fayd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">faded</strong>, <strong class="bold">fading</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3Gphm5Exp8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> to lose freshness, vigour, strength, or health: <em class="example">the flower faded.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq910"> to lose brightness or vividness, as light or colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq546"> (of radio signals) to lose strength due to interference phenomena.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq351"> to change the direction of a surfboard towards the breaking part of the wave.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hc3l2QKfr3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq393"> to cause to fade: <em class="example">sunshine faded the tapestry.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="07u5CGAbyS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq76"> Also, <strong class="vs">fade-out</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq225"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> a technique by which an image loses its intensity slowly until it disappears completely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq678"> <em class="label">Radio</em> a technique by which sounds decrease slowly in volume until they disappear entirely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq459"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq225"> failure of the brake linings or brake pads to operate effectively due to excessive heat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq450"> a reduction of the effectiveness of the clutch or shock absorbers due to excessive heat.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq279"> a haircut, usually for men, in which the hair at the back and sides is cut as close as possible with clippers, then allowed to taper up to any chosen length on top.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xvzZSwv7Nr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">do a fade</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ease oneself out of a difficult situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">fade away</strong>, to disappear or die gradually: <em class="example">her smile faded.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq310"> <strong class="phr">fade in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>), <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">Film</em> to cause (sound or vision) to increase gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq782"> <strong class="phr">fade out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq859"> <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">Film</em> to cause (sound or vision) to decrease gradually.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq430"> to ease oneself out of a difficult situation.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fade</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>fader</em>, from <em>fade</em> pale, weak, from blend of Latin <em>vapidus</em> flat and <em>fatuus</em> insipid] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fading</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fading</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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faff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac403838067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">faff</span><z><span target_id="cke5BsPPSP">v.i.</span><span target_id="H62r5WiF7u">n.</span><span target_id="5M6GLu993j">phr.</span></z></header><div>/fæf/ (<em>say</em> faf) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cke5BsPPSP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> to dither.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H62r5WiF7u">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq083"> a fuss; dithering.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5M6GLu993j">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq555"> <strong class="phr">faff about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to engage in useless activity in a time-wasting manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British colloquial <em>faff</em> to dither; origin obscure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fair go
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fair go</span><z><span target_id="kHAFgRf9Sx">n.</span><span target_id="SGoa7ii0XA">interj.</span><span target_id="i8U2Uu5wHx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fair go" src="word_pronunciations/08786.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛə ˈgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> fair 'goh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kHAFgRf9Sx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> a fair or reasonable course of action: <em class="example">do you think that’s a fair go?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> a fair contest in a fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq262"> a chance to get on with something without interference or distraction: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The chairman stood with upraised hand pleading for silence and a fair go for the speaker</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="SGoa7ii0XA">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq015"> (an appeal for fairness or reason): <em class="example">fair go, mate!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="i8U2Uu5wHx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">give it a fair go</strong>, to give something a reasonable period of trial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq972"> <strong class="phr">land of the fair go</strong>, Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fairy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fairy</span><z><span target_id="w2XMBGIpiI">n.</span><span target_id="PlvVMlEcPA">adj.</span><span target_id="3lwoOmC8EE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fairy" src="word_pronunciations/08795.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'fairree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w2XMBGIpiI"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">fairies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as of diminutive human form, having magical powers capriciously exercised for good or evil in human affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> such beings collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq038"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a homosexual male: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Neil wasn’t as much of a fairy as the earlier cook, but he was pretty close to it, with his effeminate ways</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bluey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq462"> <em class="label">Especially Southern Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and SA</em> the fluffy airborne seed of various plants, such as the dandelion or Scotch thistle. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085452" href="entry://wish%23bigmac000085452"><strong>wish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085452" href="entry://wish%23mq795">12</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025926" href="entry://Father%20Christmas%23bigmac000025926"><strong>Father Christmas</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025926" href="entry://Father%20Christmas%23mq967">3</a>); <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063821" href="entry://robber%23bigmac000063821"><strong>robber</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063821" href="entry://robber%23mq622">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065414" href="entry://Santa%20Claus%23bigmac000065414"><strong>Santa Claus</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065414" href="entry://Santa%20Claus%23mq811">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PlvVMlEcPA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq904"> of or relating to fairies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq580"> of the nature of a fairy; fairy-like.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3lwoOmC8EE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with the fairies</strong>, no longer in tune with reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq940"> <strong class="phr">shoot a fairy</strong>, to fart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>faerie</em>, from <em>fae</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025996" href="entry://fay%23bigmac000025996"><span class="smallcaps">fay<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fall</span><z><span target_id="u1TtzrpKp5">v.i.</span><span target_id="lAY7K4LJft">cop. v.</span><span target_id="rRDCYKgLW6">v.t.</span><span target_id="9WKhI490e8">n.</span><span target_id="WhrsB1U0Wf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fall" src="word_pronunciations/08810.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔl/ (<em>say</em> fawl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fell</strong>, <strong class="bold">fallen</strong>, <strong class="bold">falling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="u1TtzrpKp5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> to descend from a higher to a lower place or position through loss or lack of support; drop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> to come down suddenly from a standing or erect position: <em class="example">to fall on one’s knees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> to become less or lower: <em class="example">the temperature fell ten degrees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq380"> to hang down; extend downwards: <em class="example">her hair falls to her waist.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq859"> to be cast down, as the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq854"> to succumb to temptation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq931"> to lose high position, dignity, character, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq403"> to succumb to attack: <em class="example">the city fell to the enemy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq294"> to be overthrown, as a government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq298"> to drop down wounded or dead; be slain: <em class="example">to fall in battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq659"> to come as if by dropping, as stillness, night, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq202"> to come by lot or chance: <em class="example">their choice fell upon him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq269"> to come by chance into a particular position: <em class="example">to fall among thieves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq187"> to come to pass; occur; happen: <em class="example">Christmas falls on a Monday this year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq472"> to have proper place: <em class="example">the accent falls on the first syllable.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq839"> come by right: <em class="example">the inheritance fell to the only surviving relative.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq101"> (of speech, etc.) to issue or proceed: <em class="example">the words that fall from his lips.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq595"> to lose animation, as the face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq504"> to slope, as land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq863"> to be directed, as light, sight, etc., on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq493"> to come down in fragments, as a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq748"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fall pregnant.</span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="lAY7K4LJft">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq601"> to pass into some condition or relation: <em class="example">to fall asleep; </em><em class="example">to fall in love; </em><em class="example">to fall into ruin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq270"> to become: <em class="example">to fall sick; </em><em class="example">to fall pregnant; </em><em class="example">to fall vacant; </em><em class="example">to fall due.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rRDCYKgLW6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq451"> to fell (trees, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9WKhI490e8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq370"> the act of falling, or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position; descent, as of rain, snow, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq441"> the quantity that descends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq619"> a becoming less; a lowering; a sinking to a lower level.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq910"> the distance through which anything falls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq111"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a cataract or waterfall. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Minnehaha Falls, Katoomba NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Adrik Kemp&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+fall.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq587"> downward slope or declivity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq653"> a falling from an erect position, as to the ground: <em class="example">to have a bad fall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq796"> a hanging down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq141"> a succumbing to temptation; lapse into sin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq637"> surrender or capture, as of a city.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq077"> proper place: <em class="example">the fall of an accent on a syllable.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq680"> the fact or a method of being thrown on one’s back by an opponent and held down with both shoulders on the canvas for a specific period of time, usually a count of three; a pinfall.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq216"> a bout, or one of the best of three victories which go to make up a bout: <em class="example">to try a fall.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq730"> a loosely hanging veil, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq554"> a woman’s hairpiece with long, loose hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq292"> a piece of leather at the end of a whiplash to which the cracker is attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq534"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq577"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Nautical</em> the apparatus used in lowering or hoisting a ship’s boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018836" href="entry://deadfall%23bigmac000018836"><strong>deadfall</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> autumn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq423"> a stand of trees suitable for felling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq649"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) <strong>the fall</strong>, <em class="label">Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq170"> the transgression of Adam and Eve from which ensued the lapse of humankind into a state of natural or innate sinfulness: <em class="example">the fall of humankind.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq255"> this lapsed state of humanity.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WhrsB1U0Wf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">fall about</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to laugh immoderately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq194"> <strong class="phr">fall all over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be excessively attentive towards (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq274"> <strong class="phr">fall apart</strong>, to fall to pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">fall apart </strong>(<strong class="phr">at the seams</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq486"> (of clothing) to disintegrate with age and wear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq533"> (of a person) to experience a psychological breakdown, usually as a result of stress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq344"> (of a team) to experience a breakdown of team structure and coherence, usually leading to failure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq998"> (of an organisation, business, scheme, etc.) to cease to operate or function effectively, resulting in failure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">fall away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq219"> to withdraw support or allegiance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq821"> to decline; decay; perish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq436"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to deviate from the course to which the head of the ship is directed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">fall back</strong>, to recede; give way; retreat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">fall back on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq606"> <em class="label">Military</em> to retreat to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq820"> to have recourse to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">fall behind</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq949"> to slacken in pace or progress; lag: <em class="example">to fall behind in work; </em><em class="example">to fall behind in payments.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq508"> to lose one’s place with others: <em class="example">to fall behind the other contestants.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq234"> <strong class="phr">fall down</strong>, to fail: <em class="example">to fall down on the job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">fall down in a screaming heap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give way emotionally and physically under the stress of overwork, anxiety, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq844"> <strong class="phr">fall flat</strong>, to fail to have a desired effect: <em class="example">his jokes fell flat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">fall for</strong>, to be deceived by.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq31"> <strong class="phr">fall for someone </strong>(<strong class="phr">like a ton of bricks</strong>), to become infatuated with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">fall in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq757"> to sink inwards; fall to pieces inwardly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq549"> to take one’s proper place in line, as a soldier.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq550"> to agree.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq631"> to make a mistake, especially when tricked into doing so.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">fall into</strong>, to be naturally divisible into: <em class="example">the nut falls into halves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">fall into place</strong>, to eventuate in a satisfactory way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq898"> <strong class="phr">fall in with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq210"> to meet and become acquainted with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq066"> to agree to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">fall off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq279"> to drop off.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq503"> to separate or withdraw.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq336"> to become estranged; withdraw from allegiance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq232"> to decline in vigour, interest, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq078"> to decrease in number, amount, intensity, etc.; diminish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to deviate from the course to which the head of the ship was directed; fall to leeward.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq118"> <strong class="phr">fall off the back of a truck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be obtained by questionable or illegal means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">fall on hard times</strong>, to experience difficulties in one’s life, especially of a financial nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">fall on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq029"> to assault; attack.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq983"> to light upon; chance upon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq045"> <strong class="phr">fall on one’s feet</strong>, to emerge from a difficult or adverse situation without serious harm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">fall on one’s sword</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq511"> to commit suicide by falling on one’s sword, a form of forced suicide in Ancient Greece and Rome.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq277"> to step down from office or from a position of power for honourable motives.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq718"> <strong class="phr">fall out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq813"> to drop out of one’s place in line, as a soldier.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq058"> to disagree; quarrel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq363"> to occur; happen; turn out.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">fall out of the air</strong>, (of an aircraft) to have a complete loss of power resulting in a crash landing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq957"> <strong class="phr">fall over backwards </strong>(<strong class="phr">to do something</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be exceptionally keen (to do something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq376"> <strong class="phr">fall over oneself</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq607"> to become confused in attempting to take some action.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq804"> to be very enthusiastic: <em class="example">people were falling over themselves to sign up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">fall short</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq214"> to fail to reach a particular amount, degree, standard, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq074"> to prove insufficient; give out.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq947"> <strong class="phr">fall through</strong>, to come to naught; fail; miscarry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">fall to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq774"> to begin: <em class="example">to fall to work; </em><em class="example">to fall to blows.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq406"> to apply oneself with energy to (a specified task): <em class="example">to fall to the job at hand.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq397"> to begin to eat: <em class="example">to fall to with gusto.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq635"> to become the responsibility of: <em class="example">to fall to the department to oversee the work.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">fall to pieces</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq651"> to shatter or crack into small parts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq391"> to disintegrate or come to nothing: <em class="example">the deal fell to pieces.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq903"> (of a person) to have an emotional collapse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">fall to the joke</strong>, <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq051"> to be ordered to do something unpleasant.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq184"> to have a joke played on one.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq929"> <strong class="phr">fall under</strong>, to be classed as; be included in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">have a fall</strong>, to fall over, often sustaining injuries that lead to a marked decline in health: <em class="example">she had a fall and was never the same after that.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>falle</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>feallan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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false
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">false</span><z><span target_id="Jau7s7DNlt">adj.</span><span target_id="odEBE8fsRe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of false" src="word_pronunciations/08817.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔls/ (<em>say</em> fawls), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of false" src="word_pronunciations/08816.mp3"></audio></span>/fɒls/ (<em>say</em> fols) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Jau7s7DNlt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">falser</strong>, <strong class="bold">falsest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> not true or correct; erroneous: <em class="example">a false statement; </em><em class="example">a false accusation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> uttering or declaring what is untrue: <em class="example">false prophets; </em><em class="example">a false witness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq512"> deceitful; treacherous; faithless: <em class="example">a false friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq779"> deceptive; used to deceive or mislead: <em class="example">false weights; </em><em class="example">to give a false impression.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq556"> not genuine; <em>a false signature</em>; <em>false diamonds</em>; <em>false teeth</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq172"> substitute or supplementary, especially temporarily: <em class="example">false supports for a bridge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Biology</em> improperly so called, as from deceptive resemblance to something that properly bears the name: <em class="example">the false acacia.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq079"> not properly adjusted, as a balance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq189"> inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="odEBE8fsRe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">create </strong>(or <strong class="phr">make</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">give</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a false impression</strong>, to lead people to believe something that is not true, usually unintentionally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">play someone false</strong>, to behave disloyally towards someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>fals</em>, from Latin <em>falsus</em> feigned, deceptive, false, originally past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>falsely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>falseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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false flag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac944198363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">false flag</span><z><span target_id="9x8my0qh51">n.</span><span target_id="PqHWg0DEJo">adj.</span><span target_id="WaIbv5QHiE">phr.</span></z></header><div>/fɔls ˈflæg/ (<em>say</em> fawls 'flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9x8my0qh51"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> a flag flown by a ship, especially a pirate ship, which is of another country, in order to deceive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac580289765" href="entry://false-flag%20attack%23bigmac580289765"><strong>false-flag attack</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PqHWg0DEJo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq218"> Also, <strong class="vs">false-flag</strong>. of or relating to an act of aggression carried out by a government, which is publicly attributed to another party.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WaIbv5QHiE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq453"> <strong class="phr">fly </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sail under</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a false flag</strong>, (of a ship) to display, for purposes of deception, the flag of another country or affiliation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the practice of pirate ships flying false national flags to deceive other ships]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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far
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">far</span><z><span target_id="zGLqrMmhtN">adv.</span><span target_id="6b2T85Abut">adj.</span><span target_id="DwVYAQGZfn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of far" src="word_pronunciations/08861.mp3"></audio></span>/fa/ (<em>say</em> fah) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zGLqrMmhtN"><em class="pos">adverb</em> (<strong class="bold">further</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">farther</strong>, <strong class="bold">furthest</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">farthest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> at or to a great distance; a long way off; to a remote point: <em class="example">far ahead.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq956"> to or at a remote time, etc.: <em class="example">to see far into the future.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq924"> to a great degree; very much: <em class="example">far better; </em><em class="example">far worse; </em><em class="example">far different.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq266"> at or to a definite distance, point of progress, or degree: <em class="example">we’ve come this far – why turn back?</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6b2T85Abut">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">further</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">farther</strong>, <strong class="bold">furthest</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">farthest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq707"> at a great distance; remote in place: <em class="example">the far scrub.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq261"> extending to a great distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq024"> more distant of the two: <em class="example">the far side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq326"> remote in time, degree, scope, purpose, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq803"> greatly different or apart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq116"> at an extreme point, as on a spectrum of opinion, belief, etc.: <em class="example">far right; </em><em class="example">far left.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DwVYAQGZfn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq121"> <strong class="phr">as far as</strong>, to the distance, extent, or degree that.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq845"> <strong class="phr">by far</strong>, very much.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">far and away</strong>, very much.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">far and near</strong>, over great distances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq597"> <strong class="phr">far and wide</strong>, over great distances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">far be it from me</strong>, I do not wish or dare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">far gone</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq398"> in an advanced or extreme state.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely mad.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely drunk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> almost exhausted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq881"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dying.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">far out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating astonishment, admiration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">few and far between</strong>, rare; infrequent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">go far</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq920"> to be successful; do much.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq166"> to tend greatly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">go too far</strong>, to exceed the bounds of propriety or acceptable behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">how far</strong>, to what distance, extent, or degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq981"> <strong class="phr">in so far</strong>, to such an extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">so far</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq279"> up to now.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq998"> up to a certain point, extent, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">so far so good</strong>, no trouble yet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq189"> (<em>also upper case</em>) <strong class="phr">the far north</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq807"> the remote northern regions of Australia.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq635"> <em class="label">NZ</em> the northern part of the north Auckland region in NZ.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq354"> (<em>also upper case</em>) <strong class="phr">the far south</strong>, <em class="label">NZ</em> the southern part of the South Island in NZ, or the offshore islands near it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq012"> (<em>also upper case</em>) <strong class="phr">the far west</strong>, <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em> the remote western regions of Qld and NSW.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>far</em>, <em>fer</em>, etc., Old English <em>feor</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>farness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The phrase <em>in so far</em> is increasingly being written <em>insofar</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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farm gate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac126905578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">farm gate</span><z><span target_id="x4ueuYE6VE">n.</span><span target_id="GIFvXNHzHG">phr.</span></z></header><div>/fam ˈgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> fahm 'gayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x4ueuYE6VE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> a gate on a farm, especially the one at the farm’s entrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq31"> the point at which farm produce leaves the farm: <em class="example">coming to the consumer direct from the farm gate.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GIFvXNHzHG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">at the farm gate</strong>, by direct purchase from the farmer: <em class="example">to buy fruit at the farm gate.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">farmgate</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>farmgate</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fart</span><z><span target_id="1ECsaiwndR">n.</span><span target_id="lxHIkQiMmd">v.i.</span><span target_id="Jcu1sluz5l">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fart" src="word_pronunciations/08860.mp3"></audio></span>/fat/ (<em>say</em> faht) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1ECsaiwndR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> an emission of intestinal gas from the anus, especially an audible one.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lxHIkQiMmd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq021"> to emit intestinal gas from the anus.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Jcu1sluz5l">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">fart around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), to behave stupidly or waste time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">old fart</strong>, a foolish or ineffectual person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ferten</em>, Old English <em>feortan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fashion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fashion</span><z><span target_id="9xfTQUp1WO">n.</span><span target_id="J6ZjX28cqb">v.t.</span><span target_id="VBQQHcYjm7">adj.</span><span target_id="8o1LVZ9H8H">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fashion" src="word_pronunciations/08866.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfæʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'fashuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9xfTQUp1WO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, procedure, etc.: <em class="example">the latest fashion in hats.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., especially of polite society, or conformity to it: <em class="example">dictates of fashion; </em><em class="example">out of fashion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq742"> fashionable people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq632"> manner; way; mode: <em class="example">in a warlike fashion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq174"> the make or form of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq707"> a kind; sort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> workmanship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the act or process of making.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="J6ZjX28cqb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq212"> to give a particular shape or form to; make.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq422"> to accommodate; adapt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Here black boyhood was fashioned to the purposes of tribe and marriage, hunting and kinship</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas keneally</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq616"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to contrive; manage.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VBQQHcYjm7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq642"> relating to or displaying new fashions in clothes, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8o1LVZ9H8H">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">after </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a fashion</strong>, in some manner or other, but not particularly well.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>facioun</em>, from Old French <em>façon</em>, from Latin <em>factio</em> a doing or making]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fast<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="2QZwivIAN1">adj.</span><span target_id="01wzNSvVJ9">adv.</span><span target_id="8LfMwkmiAW">n.</span><span target_id="MhhNkYw95w">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fast" src="word_pronunciations/08873.mp3"></audio></span>/fast/ (<em>say</em> fahst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2QZwivIAN1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq641"> moving or able to move quickly; quick; swift; rapid: <em class="example">a fast horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq003"> done in comparatively little time: <em class="example">a fast race; </em><em class="example">fast work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq254"> indicating a time in advance of the correct time, as a clock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq216"> extremely energetic and active, especially in pursuing pleasure immoderately or without restraint, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq812"> characterised by such energy or pursuit of pleasure, as a mode of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq901"> firmly fixed in place; not easily moved; securely attached: <em class="example">to make fast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq613"> that cannot escape or be extricated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq520"> firmly tied, as a knot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq595"> closed and made secure, as a door.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq404"> such as to hold securely: <em class="example">to lay fast hold on a thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq022"> firm in adherence: <em class="example">fast friends.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq417"> permanent; lasting: <em class="example">a fast colour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq547"> deep or sound, as sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq897"> deceptive, insincere, inconstant, or unreliable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Photography</em> permitting very short exposure, as by having a wide shutter opening or high film sensitivity: <em class="example">a fast lens; </em><em class="example">fast film.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq549"> (of the surface of a cricket pitch, racecourse, etc.) hard and dry, and therefore conducive to fast movement: <em class="example">a fast pitch.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="01wzNSvVJ9">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq450"> tightly: <em class="example">to hold fast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq608"> soundly: <em class="example">fast asleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq894"> quickly, swiftly, or rapidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq157"> in quick succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq093"> in an energetic or dissipated way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq212"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> close; near: <em class="example">fast by.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8LfMwkmiAW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq396"> something that fastens, as a rope that holds a ship to its moorings.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MhhNkYw95w">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">play fast and loose</strong>, (often followed by <em>with</em>) to behave in a way in which obligations are acknowledged at one moment and denied or ignored in the next. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from an old European gambling game <em>fast and loose</em> in which a belt or string was arranged in a certain way and spectators would bet that they could secure a stick in the folds. However, the operator arranged the string in such a way that he could detach the stick when he wished.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq260"> <strong class="phr">pull a fast one</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act unfairly or deceitfully.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English firm(ly attached); the sense of ’swift’ develops from the notion of running fast or close to someone or something pursued]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fast<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="2ulo78XSv5">v.i.</span><span target_id="xZPRu4iPvf">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fast" src="word_pronunciations/08874.mp3"></audio></span>/fast/ (<em>say</em> fahst) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2ulo78XSv5"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> to abstain from all food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> to eat only sparingly or of certain kinds of food, especially as a religious observance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xZPRu4iPvf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq005"> a fasting; an abstinence from food, or a limiting of one’s food, especially when voluntary and as a religious observance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq643"> a day or period of fasting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>faste</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>fæstan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>faster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fastie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fastie</span><z><span target_id="eBfDZXN6pi">n.</span><span target_id="DXe7M3beRT">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfasti/ (<em>say</em> 'fahstee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eBfDZXN6pi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq254"> a deceitful practice; a cunning act.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DXe7M3beRT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">pull </strong>(or <strong class="phr">put over</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a fastie</strong>, to deceive; to take an unfair advantage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fat</span><z><span target_id="JRqk5WgipD">adj.</span><span target_id="yAXI7KVChk">n.</span><span target_id="tJHrabJ4oN">v.t.</span><span target_id="5uHsQQAPtV">v.i.</span><span target_id="r9XjQIqcgz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fat" src="word_pronunciations/08885.mp3"></audio></span>/fæt/ (<em>say</em> fat) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JRqk5WgipD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">fatter</strong>, <strong class="bold">fattest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> having much flesh other than muscle; fleshy; corpulent; obese.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq932"> having much edible flesh; well-fattened: <em class="example">to kill a fat lamb.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq191"> consisting of, resembling, or containing fat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> having a large quantity of a particular element: <em>fat pine</em> (pine rich in resin).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq293"> (of paint) having a comparatively high oil content.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq638"> fertile, as land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq332"> profitable, as an office: <em class="example">a fat job in government.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq955"> yielding excess: <em class="example">a fat profit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq901"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> marked by winnings, as in gambling: <em class="example">a fat day at the races.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq695"> (of spirits, and sometimes of wine) not delicate, clean, fine or pure; containing many different constituents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq220"> thick; broad; extended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq495"> (of a sound produced in a recording) having a lot of bass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq494"> plentiful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq361"> plentifully supplied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq514"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> dull; complacent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yAXI7KVChk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq527"> any of several white or yellowish substances, greasy to the touch, forming the chief part of the adipose tissue of animals and also found in plants. When pure, the fats are odourless, tasteless, and colourless, and may be either solid or liquid. They are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but easily soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene. They are esters of various fatty acids with glycerol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq795"> animal or human tissue containing much of this substance, lying under the skin and having the function of storing energy and maintaining body warmth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq860"> a part of the human body with a large amount of this tissue and so being overly fleshy: <em class="example">rolls of fat around his waist.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq318"> the richest or best part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq529"> especially profitable or advantageous work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq602"> (<em>plural</em>) fat cattle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq028"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> action or lines in a dramatic part which permit an actor to display their abilities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Printing</em> matter that is easily and profitably composed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a playing marble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an erection.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> overtime.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fatted</strong>, <strong class="bold">fatting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tJHrabJ4oN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq755"> to make fat; fatten.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5uHsQQAPtV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq905"> to become fat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="r9XjQIqcgz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq933"> <strong class="phr">a fat chance</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> little or no chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq20"> <strong class="phr">a fat lot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not at all: <em class="example">a fat lot you care!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">a fat lot of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> little or no: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’ve given in to ’im your whole life long, and a fat lot of thanks you’ve ever ’ad for it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">fat as a fool</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely fat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">crack a fat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to get an erection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq707"> <strong class="phr">it isn’t over till the fat lady sings</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the outcome is unknown until the very end. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the phrase ‘the opera isn’t over until the fat lady sings’, reputedly adapted in 1978 by Dan Cook, 1926–2008, sports editor of the <em>San Antonio Express-News</em> in the US, from an earlier phrase ‘church ain’t out ’till the fat lady sings’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq52"> <strong class="phr">live off the fat of the land</strong>, to live in luxury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">live on one’s fat</strong>, to consume reserves; live on one’s capital.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">stick fats</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq674"> (in the game of marbles) to keep one’s marble in its present position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq175"> to hold one’s position.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">the fat is in the fire</strong>, an irrevocable step has been taken, resulting in dire consequences. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 14th-century English; with reference to cooking fat falling into an open fire, causing a dangerous flare]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">the fat of the land</strong>, the trappings of luxury, especially rich food and drink.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fætt</em>, originally past participle, fatted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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father
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">father</span><z><span target_id="iWsURjI7Vy">n.</span><span target_id="lyvEEfyQuz">v.t.</span><span target_id="QZIp8QOZDZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of father" src="word_pronunciations/08881.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfaðə/ (<em>say</em> 'fahdhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iWsURjI7Vy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> a male parent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> any male ancestor, especially the founder of a people, family, or line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq911"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (a term used to refer to one’s biological father and his brothers.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq839"> a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq892"> someone who exercises paternal care over another; a fatherly protector or provider: <em class="example">a father to the poor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq579"> (a title of respect for an old man.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq085"> the oldest or sometimes chief member of a society, profession, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq039"> one of the leading men of a city, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq247"> a man who is recognised for originating or establishing something (usually specified): <em class="example">the father of modern medicine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq282"> any of the chief early Christian writers, whose works are the main sources for the history, doctrines, and observances of the Christian church in the early ages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq897"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq898"> (<em>often upper case</em>) (a title of reverence, as for church dignitaries, officers of monasteries, monks, confessors, and priests.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq895"> a person bearing this title.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lyvEEfyQuz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq253"> to be the father of; procreate or generate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq110"> to originate; be the author of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq980"> to act as a father towards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq062"> to acknowledge oneself the father of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq519"> to assume as one’s own; take the responsibility of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QZIp8QOZDZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">how’s your father</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> sexual play; hanky-panky: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Could there perchance be more to this than a quick how’s-your-father over an after-dinner Remy?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq522"> <strong class="phr">the father of a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the biggest; a very big: <em class="example">the father of a hiding.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fader</em>, Old English <em>fæder</em>, related to German <em>Vater</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>pater</em>, Greek <em>patēr</em>, Sanskrit <em>pitár-</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fault</span><z><span target_id="yfhUcVQHVt">n.</span><span target_id="epMZDsQw1y">v.i.</span><span target_id="1Q7r8ESJKB">v.t.</span><span target_id="rbHljCLakR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fault" src="word_pronunciations/08888.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔlt/ (<em>say</em> fawlt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fault" src="word_pronunciations/08887.mp3"></audio></span>/fɒlt/ (<em>say</em> folt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yfhUcVQHVt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> a defect or imperfection; a flaw; a failing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> an error or mistake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq631"> a misdeed or transgression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq271"> <em class="label">Sport</em> an infringement of the rules which results in a warning or a penalty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq986"> delinquency; culpability; cause for blame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq706"> <em class="label">Geology</em>, <em class="label">Mining</em> a break in the continuity of a body of rock or of a vein, with dislocation along the plane of fracture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq202"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a partial or total local failure, in the insulation or continuity of a conductor, or in the functioning of an electric system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq093"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq681"> a failure to serve the ball legitimately within the prescribed limits.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq738"> a ball which when served does not land in the proper section of the opponent’s court.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Showjumping</em> a scoring unit used in recording improper execution of jumps by contestants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq189"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> a break in the line of scent; a losing of the scent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> lack; want.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="epMZDsQw1y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq061"> <em class="label">Geology</em> to undergo a fault or faults.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq621"> to commit a fault.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1Q7r8ESJKB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq557"> <em class="label">Geology</em> to cause a fault in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq846"> to find fault with, blame, or censure.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rbHljCLakR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">at fault</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq468"> open to censure; blamable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq156"> puzzled; astray.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq310"> (of hounds) unable to pick up a lost scent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">find fault</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) find something wrong; complain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">in fault</strong>, open to censure; blamable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">to a fault</strong>, excessively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>faute</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>fallita</em>, from Latin <em>fallere</em> deceive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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f-bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac256893331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">f-bomb</span><z><span target_id="v5RBmWyaS6">n.</span><span target_id="JYgxmLs0oq">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɛf-bɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'ef-bom) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v5RBmWyaS6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq54"> the word ‘fuck’ used in a situation where it causes offence.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JYgxmLs0oq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">drop an f-bomb</strong>, to use the word ‘fuck’ in a situation where it causes offence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feather</span><z><span target_id="ISF31IpTjS">n.</span><span target_id="i2yeraMGlP">v.t.</span><span target_id="cxnCqVfIzr">v.i.</span><span target_id="Iv9ZSpyLhn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of feather" src="word_pronunciations/08915.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɛðə/ (<em>say</em> 'fedhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ISF31IpTjS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> one of the epidermal appendages which together constitute the plumage of birds, being typically made up of a hard, tubelike portion (the quill) attached to the body of the bird, which passes into a thinner, stemlike distal portion (the rachis) bearing a series of slender processes (barbs) which unite in a bladelike structure (web) on each side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> plumage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq544"> attire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq455"> kind or character: <em class="example">birds of a feather flock together.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq094"> something like a feather, as a tuft or fringe of hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq258"> a feather-like flaw, as in a precious stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Archery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq338"> a feather or feathers attached to the nock (rear) end of an arrow to direct its flight.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq058"> the feathered end or string end of an arrow.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq392"> something very light, weak, or small.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> the act of feathering.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="i2yeraMGlP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq753"> to provide with feathers, as an arrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq936"> to clothe or cover with, or as with, feathers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to turn (an oar) after a stroke so that the blade becomes nearly horizontal, and hold it thus as it is moved back into position for the next stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to stop (an engine) and hold its propeller in a position that offers least wind resistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq585"> to touch the controls of (a machine) lightly so as to cause it to respond gently and evenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Shooting</em> to shoot feathers off (a bird) without killing it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cxnCqVfIzr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq501"> to grow feathers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq191"> to be or become feathery in appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq651"> (of a wave off the shore) to break very slowly, developing a white cap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq186"> to move like feathers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq825"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to feather an oar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Iv9ZSpyLhn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">a feather in one’s cap</strong>, a mark of distinction; an honour. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice of awarding a feather to a soldier who had killed an enemy such as the white ostrich feathers awarded to the Prince of Wales at the Battle of Crécy, 1346]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">feather one’s nest</strong>, to provide for or enrich oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">in fine feather</strong>, in excellent health and spirits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">in full feather</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq423"> (of a bird) with all its adult plumage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq910"> decked out in one’s best clothes, formal uniform, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq720"> <strong class="phr">in high feather</strong>, in a state of great excitement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">make the feathers fly</strong>, to cause confusion; create disharmony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq769"> <strong class="phr">show the white feather</strong>, to show cowardice. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from cockfighting, where the presence of a white feather in a cock’s tail indicated lesser breeding and supposedly inferior fighting ability]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>fether</em>; distantly related to Greek <em>pteron</em> wing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>featherless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>feather-like</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feet</span><z><span target_id="ZDHSmB88W6">pl. n.</span><span target_id="akRZnemlqB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of feet" src="word_pronunciations/08939.mp3"></audio></span>/fit/ (<em>say</em> feet) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="ZDHSmB88W6"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq883"> plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089708" href="entry://foot%23bigmac000089708"><strong>foot</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="akRZnemlqB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">at someone’s feet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq660"> captive; at someone’s mercy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq549"> utterly devoted to someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">carry someone out feet first</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq451"> to carry someone out dead.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq841"> to carry someone out in a state of incapacitation, as by being drunk, unconscious, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">drag one’s feet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq146"> to deliberately go slowly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq742"> to procrastinate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">fall </strong>(or <strong class="phr">land</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on one’s feet</strong>, to be lucky.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq385"> <strong class="phr">feet first</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq832"> dead.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq627"> thoughtlessly; impetuously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In keeping with my character, I had leapt in feet first.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq619"> <strong class="phr">feet of clay</strong>, an imperfection or blemish in the character of someone which mars the image of perfection. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the Old Testament (Daniel 2:31–40); Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about an image with a head of gold, a body of silver, brass and iron, and feet made of clay and iron. Daniel interpreted the dream as presaging a declining kingdom – despite the might of the idol, its clay feet made it vulnerable.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq440"> <strong class="phr">get one’s feet wet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain firsthand and practical experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s feet</strong>, to keep one’s balance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq495"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s feet on the ground</strong>, to retain a sensible and practical outlook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq622"> <strong class="phr">put one’s feet up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to relax or rest, especially by lying down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq072"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">set</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone on their feet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq132"> to enable someone to act without help from others; make someone financially independent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq061"> to restore someone to a former position or condition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq742"> <strong class="phr">six feet under</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dead and buried.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq719"> <strong class="phr">stand on one’s own </strong>(<strong class="phr">two</strong>)<strong class="phr"> feet</strong>, to be self-sufficient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">sweep someone off their feet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq972"> to cause someone to lose a footing, as a wave, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq658"> to impress or overwhelm someone romantically: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Poor Mary had been swept off her feet by the devil-may-care Dinnie Skehan</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary durack</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089708" href="entry://foot%23bigmac000089708"><strong>foot</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fell<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fell" src="word_pronunciations/08955.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛl/ (<em>say</em> fel) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104092" href="entry://fall%23bigmac000104092"><strong>fall</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fell<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="VlEb8Xypve">v.t.</span><span target_id="rmQGYMRbRc">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fell" src="word_pronunciations/08956.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛl/ (<em>say</em> fel) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VlEb8Xypve"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> to cause to fall; knock, strike, or cut down: <em class="example">to fell an animal; </em><em class="example">to fell a tree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Sewing</em> to finish (a seam) by sewing the edge down flat.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rmQGYMRbRc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq839"> <em class="label">Sewing</em> a seam finished by felling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>felle</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>fellan</em>, causative of <em>feallan</em> fall]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fell<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="jHRAy3L29q">adj.</span><span target_id="p93f2qQ3wu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fell" src="word_pronunciations/08957.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛl/ (<em>say</em> fel) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jHRAy3L29q"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> fierce; cruel; dreadful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq014"> destructive; deadly: <em class="example">fell poison; </em><em class="example">fell disease.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="p93f2qQ3wu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq676"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one fell swoop</strong>, in a single action or coordinated series of actions. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Macbeth</em> (Act IV: Scene 3), when Macduff cries at the death of his family ‘What, all my pretty chickens, and their damme at one fell swoope?’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">fell purpose</strong>, evil intent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She thinks a man goes out with a girl for one fell purpose.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>fel</em> base. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026155" href="entry://felon%23bigmac000026155"><span class="smallcaps">felon<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fellness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fell<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fell" src="word_pronunciations/08958.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛl/ (<em>say</em> fel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">the skin or hide of an animal; a pelt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; distantly related to Latin <em>pellis</em> skin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fell<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fell" src="word_pronunciations/08955.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛl/ (<em>say</em> fel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">a stretch of elevated wasteland or pasture; a down.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>fjall</em> mountain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fetch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fetch</span><z><span target_id="8924ex6x22">v.t.</span><span target_id="t4vjPaPc3q">v.i.</span><span target_id="JYcNPhqujZ">n.</span><span target_id="Plvu4afEa1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fetch" src="word_pronunciations/09003.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛtʃ/ (<em>say</em> fech) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8924ex6x22"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq467"> to go and return with, or bring to or from a particular place: <em class="example">to fetch a book from another room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq291"> to cause to come to a particular place or condition; succeed in bringing: <em class="example">to fetch a doctor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq374"> to realise or bring in (a price, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq268"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to charm; captivate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq045"> to take (a breath).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq759"> to utter (a sigh, groan, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq868"> to deal or deliver (a stroke, blow, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq133"> to perform or execute (a movement, step, leap, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq499"> to start (a pump) by pouring water into the tap above the plunger; prime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq222"> <em class="label">Chiefly Nautical</em> to reach; arrive at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq886"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> (as a command to a dog) to retrieve (game).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="t4vjPaPc3q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq460"> to go and bring things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq459"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to move, go, or take a course: <em class="example">to fetch towards the north.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> to retrieve game.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JYcNPhqujZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq928"> the act of fetching, as of a dog in rounding up sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq468"> the distance of fetching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq639"> the uninterrupted distance travelled by a wave on the sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the reach or stretch of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a trick; dodge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a stroke; effort: <em class="example">a fetch of the imagination.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Plvu4afEa1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">fetch about</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to take a course to windward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">fetch and carry</strong>, to do minor menial jobs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq547"> <strong class="phr">fetch up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq684"> to reach a goal or final state; end up: <em class="example">you’ll fetch up in prison; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was not long before I fetched up at Dogtrap homestead</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq314"> to vomit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq136"> to come to a sudden stop, as a ship running aground, or a walker suddenly pausing: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he fetched up against the opposite side of the room with a crash, and knocked a picture off the wall.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1913</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq954"> to bring to a sudden stop.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq605"> <em class="label">US</em> to bring up (a child, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fecche</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>feccan</em>, probably variant of <em>fetian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fetcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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few
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">few</span><z><span target_id="gP7s9bQhEb">adj.</span><span target_id="sG9kEh5FvB">pron.</span><span target_id="8YWnNTijC7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of few" src="word_pronunciations/09017.mp3"></audio></span>/fju/ (<em>say</em> fyooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gP7s9bQhEb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq757"> not many; a small number: <em class="example">few clouds in the sky.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="sG9kEh5FvB">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq815"> a small number of people or things: <em class="example">few would agree.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8YWnNTijC7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq588"> <strong class="phr">a few</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq579"> a small number.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq21"> (<em>ironic</em>) (especially with reference to alcoholic drink) a not small number: <em class="example">he had sunk a few by then.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">few and far between</strong>, rare; infrequent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">quite a few</strong> or <strong class="phr">a fair few</strong> or <strong class="phr">a good few</strong> or <strong class="phr">some few</strong>, a fairly large number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq982"> <strong class="phr">the few</strong>, the minority.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fēawe</em> (plural); distantly related to Latin <em>paucus</em> few] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fewness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fiddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fiddle</span><z><span target_id="Yc05QhCELa">v.i.</span><span target_id="BDwrSYYfrP">v.t.</span><span target_id="cCzRZl0ygn">n.</span><span target_id="ShBky9upUn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fiddle" src="word_pronunciations/09035.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'fidl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fiddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">fiddling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Yc05QhCELa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> to make aimless movements, as with the hands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> to play on the fiddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq487"> to trifle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq807"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to profit or gain by surreptitious crookedness.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BDwrSYYfrP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq224"> to play (a tune) on a fiddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq162"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to trifle: <em class="example">to fiddle time away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq054"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to contrive by illegal or underhand means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to falsify: <em class="example">he was caught fiddling the accounts.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cCzRZl0ygn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq138"> a violin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq130"> any stringed musical instrument of the viol class.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq919"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a small railing around the edge of a table, designed to prevent things rolling off in bad weather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a manipulation of the laws, rules etc., to execute an underhand transaction: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Child refugee housing condemned as legal fiddle</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ShBky9upUn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">fiddle someone up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stimulate sexually with one’s hands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq701"> <strong class="phr">fiddle while Rome burns</strong>, to waste time on trivial matters instead of attending to the important issue. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the story that the emperor Nero played his fiddle (in fact, it would have been his lyre) while watching the conflagration during the great fire in Rome of 64 AD, rather than taking steps to control it]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">fiddle with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq135"> to play around with in an aimless fashion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq394"> to attempt to make (something) work by experimenting with possible operations.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq497"> <strong class="phr">fit as a fiddle</strong>, in excellent health. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> since 1590s; ? from <em>fit</em> (in the sense of ‘apt’ or ‘well-shaped’) as the instrument itself is; later redefined to mean ‘healthy’ while retaining the alliterative <em>fiddle</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">have a face as long as a fiddle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to look dismal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq381"> <strong class="phr">on the fiddle</strong>, manipulating or covering up illicit money-making schemes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq979"> <strong class="phr">play second fiddle</strong>, to take a minor or secondary part: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She herself had got used to playing second fiddle to Hegarty’s Ltd.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">eleanor dark</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the fact that the first violins in an orchestra usually have a more impressive score to play than the second violins]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English (and probably Old English) <em>fithele</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026463" href="entry://fiddler%23bigmac000026463"><span class="smallcaps">fiddler</span></a>). Compare Medieval Latin <em>vitula</em>, <em>vidula</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082931" href="entry://viol%23bigmac000082931"><span class="smallcaps">viol</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field</span><z><span target_id="bEFdXcExM0">n.</span><span target_id="0DmQEF4RAC">v.t.</span><span target_id="VIQZV0GEje">v.i.</span><span target_id="Ybpzh8bAc7">adj.</span><span target_id="UdPNbChnEw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of field" src="word_pronunciations/09046.mp3"></audio></span>/fild/ (<em>say</em> feeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bEFdXcExM0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> a piece of open or cleared ground, especially one suitable for pasture or tillage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> a piece of ground devoted to sports or contests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq800"> all the runners in a race.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq897"> the runners in a race other than the leaders.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq079"> all the participants in any competition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq725"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001320" href="entry://airfield%23bigmac000001320"><strong>airfield</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> all the contestants not individually favoured in betting: <em class="example">to bet on the field.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq406"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> those following the hounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq941"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> that part of the ground on which the fielders play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the fielders collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq085"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq621"> the scene or area of active military operations.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq219"> a battlefield.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq875"> a battle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq632"> an expanse of anything: <em class="example">a field of ice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq187"> any region characterised by a particular feature or product: <em class="example">a goldfield.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq655"> the surface of a canvas, coin, shield, etc., on which something is portrayed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq180"> (in a flag, shield, etc.) the ground of each division.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq926"> a sphere, or range of activity, interest, opportunity, study, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq516"> a place of investigation, work, etc., away from one’s office, laboratory, study, etc., especially one where basic data and original material are gathered for later analysis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a region of space influenced by some agent: <em class="example">electric field; </em><em class="example">magnetic field; </em><em class="example">gravitation field.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq678"> <em class="label">Optics</em> the entire area visible through or projected by an optical instrument at a given time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq126"> the main magnetic field of an electric motor or generator.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq247"> the structure in a dynamo designed to establish magnetic lines of force in an armature.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq650"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a number system which has the same properties relative to the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as the number system of all real numbers: <em class="example">the field of all real numbers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a specified area of a record, considered as a unit of information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> the activity that is represented through the grammar of a text, such as reporting on a financial year or instructing on the use of an appliance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq256"> a mining district separated from other mining districts by a non-mineralised area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq793"> open country: <em class="example">beasts of the field.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0DmQEF4RAC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq840"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq659"> to stop, or catch, and throw (the ball) as a fielder.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq277"> to place (a player or group of players) into the field to play.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq880"> to deal or cope with: <em class="example">he fielded difficult questions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq658"> to choose (a person or team) to play; to send into a game or on to the field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq757"> to propose (a candidate) for an election.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VIQZV0GEje">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq107"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq708"> to act as a fielder; field.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq964"> to take the field.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq761"> (of a bookmaker) to make a book. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102152" href="entry://book%23bigmac000102152"><strong>book<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102152" href="entry://book%23mq707">31</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ybpzh8bAc7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Sport</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> of, or happening, or contested on, a field rather than a track: <em class="example">discus, pole vault, and long jump are field events.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Military</em> of or relating to campaign and active combat service, as distinguished from service in rear areas or at headquarters: <em class="example">a field soldier.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq696"> of, relating to, or conducted in, the open air or close to primary sources of data or information.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UdPNbChnEw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">field a book</strong>, to be a bookmaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">off field</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> away from the field of play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">on field</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> on the field of play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq34"> <strong class="phr">the field of battle</strong>, the place where a battle is fought: <em class="example">a memorial to all those who died on the field of battle.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>feld</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fifty-fifty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fifty-fifty</span><z><span target_id="aY341ZGDUw">adv.</span><span target_id="5B1JP0PtWH">adj.</span><span target_id="ejKNbNU05h">n.</span><span target_id="jrQD2X7xnP">phr.</span></z></header><div>/fɪfti-ˈfɪfti/ (<em>say</em> fiftee-'fiftee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="aY341ZGDUw">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> with profits, responsibilities, etc., equally shared.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5B1JP0PtWH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq714"> in equal quantities: <em class="example">a fifty-fifty mixture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq322"> of or relating to an arrangement by which profits, responsibilities, etc., are shared equally between two parties.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ejKNbNU05h">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq753"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026544" href="entry://fifty%23bigmac000026544"><strong>fifty</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026544" href="entry://fifty%23mq116">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq893"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099793" href="entry://dance%23bigmac000099793">dance</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099793" href="entry://dance%23mq160">8</a>) in which both old-time and modern dances are performed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jrQD2X7xnP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">be fifty-fifty</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq552"> to have an equal chance of success or failure: <em class="example">to be fifty-fifty at best.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq227"> to be half of one thing and half of the other.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq1"> to require an equal share: <em class="example">marriage is fifty-fifty when it comes to housework.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">have a fifty-fifty chance</strong>, to have a reasonable chance of success.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fig<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="5C9bG2FXSf">n.</span><span target_id="CfMfzq6buT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fig" src="word_pronunciations/09066.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪg/ (<em>say</em> fig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5C9bG2FXSf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> Also, <strong class="vs">fig tree</strong>. any tree or shrub of the moraceous genus <em>Ficus</em>, especially a small tree, <em>F. carica</em>, native to south-western Asia, bearing a turbinate or pear-shaped fruit which is eaten fresh or preserved or dried.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> the fruit of such a tree or shrub, or of any related species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq994"> any of various plants having a fruit somewhat resembling the fig.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq239"> a gesture of contempt.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CfMfzq6buT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">not to give a fig</strong>, to have no concerns, anxieties or scruples. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the obsolete use of <em>fig</em> to mean ‘the merest trifle’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fige</em>, from Old French, from Old Provençal <em>figa</em>, from Latin <em>fīcus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fig<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fig" src="word_pronunciations/09066.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪg/ (<em>say</em> fig) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">in full fig</strong>, <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">in full dress or array; splendidly attired.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>figure</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fig<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fig" src="word_pronunciations/09066.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪg/ (<em>say</em> fig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">a unit of measurement for the selling of tobacco, prepared as a rectangular stick or twist weighing in old terms about one ounce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British English <em>fig</em> a small piece of tobacco, from the British English sense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026545" href="#bigmac000026545"><span class="smallcaps">fig<sup>1</sup></span></a>, something small and insignificant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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figure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">figure</span><z><span target_id="vVopizpEAM">n.</span><span target_id="BtmlylI3xN">v.t.</span><span target_id="mRUWWoOxAJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="usVS8Rea13">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of figure" src="word_pronunciations/09064.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'figuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vVopizpEAM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq009"> a written symbol other than a letter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq642"> an amount or value expressed in numbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq714"> (<em>plural</em>) the use of numbers in calculating: <em class="example">poor at figures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq728"> form or shape, as determined by outlines or exterior surfaces: <em class="example">round in figure; </em><em class="example">bulky in figure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq780"> the bodily form or frame: <em class="example">a slender figure; </em><em class="example">a graceful figure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq029"> an individual bodily form, or a person with reference to form or appearance: <em class="example">a tall figure stood in the doorway.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq413"> a person as they appear, or as presented before the eyes of the world: <em class="example">political figures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq289"> a character or personage, especially one of distinction: <em class="example">a figure in society.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq867"> the appearance or impression made by a person, or sometimes a thing: <em class="example">the figure presented to the world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq150"> a diagram or pictorial representation in a book, especially a textbook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq380"> a representation, pictorial or sculptured, of something, especially of the human form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq634"> an emblem or type: <em class="example">the dove is a figure of peace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> a figure of speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq690"> a device or pattern, as in cloth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq292"> a movement, pattern, or series of movements in skating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq836"> a distinct movement or division of a dance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Music</em> a short succession of musical notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produces a single, complete and distinct impression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq170"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> a combination of geometrical elements disposed in a particular form or shape: <em class="example">the circle, square, and polygon are plane figures; </em><em class="example">the sphere, cube, and polyhedron are solid figures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Logic</em> any of the forms of the syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">Optics</em> the precise curve required on the surface of an optical element, especially the mirror of a reflecting telescope.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">figured</strong>, <strong class="bold">figuring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BtmlylI3xN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq547"> to compute or calculate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>About seven thousand, near as I can figure it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nevil shute</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1952</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq630"> to express in figures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq711"> to mark or adorn with figures, or with a pattern or design.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq017"> to portray by speech or action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq507"> to represent or express by a figure of speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq273"> to represent by a pictorial or sculptured figure, a diagram, or the like; picture or depict; trace (an outline, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq190"> to judge, reason, reflect: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Well, he has a policy, as I figure it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gb lancaster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1933</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq100"> to embellish with passing notes or other decorations.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq060"> to write figures above or below (a bass part) to indicate accompanying chords.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mRUWWoOxAJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq416"> to compute or work with numerical figures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq697"> to make a figure or appearance; be conspicuous: <em class="example">his name figures in the report.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq333"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be in accordance with expectations or reasonable likelihood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq691"> play a specific role; fit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="usVS8Rea13">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">cut a figure of</strong>, <em class="label">Indian English</em> to look the part of: <em class="example">to cut a figure of a leader.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq946"> <strong class="phr">cut a </strong>(<strong class="phr">fine</strong>)<strong class="phr"> figure</strong>, to create a brilliant impression, especially with regard to clothes and manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq623"> <strong class="phr">figure on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq753"> to count or rely on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq975"> to take into consideration.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">figure out</strong>, to solve; understand; make out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">go figure</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> (an expression used after a statement to indicate that the listener should try to make sense of it because the speaker cannot.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>figūra</em> form, shape] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>figureless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>figurer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fiji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fiji</span><z><span target_id="ax9elhXZ0S">n.</span><span target_id="VmdJPDzeIE">adj.</span><span target_id="sYxswwzGe1">phr.</span></z></header><div>/fiˈdʒi/ (<em>say</em> fee'jee), /ˈfidʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'feejee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ax9elhXZ0S"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> a republic consisting of an archipelago of over 300 islands in the south-western Pacific, the largest islands being Viti Levu and Vanua Levu; a British colony before independence in 1970; a republic since 1987. 18 376 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Fijian, Fiji Hindi, English. <em>Currency</em>: Fiji dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Suva.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VmdJPDzeIE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq751"> of or relating to Fiji.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sYxswwzGe1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq142"> <strong class="phr">an uncle in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">from</strong>)<strong class="phr"> Fiji</strong>, (<em>dated</em>) an imaginary rich relative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fill</span><z><span target_id="aaKOld9li8">v.t.</span><span target_id="oW0Io6wng7">v.i.</span><span target_id="MxbHWUc5Py">n.</span><span target_id="H4fe9ly01U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fill" src="word_pronunciations/09079.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪl/ (<em>say</em> fil) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aaKOld9li8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> to make full; put as much as can be held into.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq478"> to occupy to the full capacity: <em class="example">water filled the basin; </em><em class="example">the crowd filled the hall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq810"> to supply to fullness or plentifully: <em class="example">to fill a house with furniture; </em><em class="example">to fill the heart with joy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq706"> to satisfy, as food does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq340"> to be plentiful throughout: <em class="example">fish filled the rivers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq150"> to extend throughout; pervade completely: <em class="example">the perfume filled the room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq653"> to furnish (a vacancy or office) with an occupant or incumbent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq605"> to occupy and perform the duties of (a position, post, etc.): <em class="example">to fill the position of salesman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq372"> to execute (a business order).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq687"> to supply (a blank space) with written matter, decorative work, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq483"> to meet (requirements, etc.) satisfactorily: <em class="example">the book fills a long-felt want.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq462"> to make up or compound (a medical prescription).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq330"> to stop up or close: <em class="example">to fill a tooth; </em><em class="example">to fill a crevice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq428"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq791"> to distend (a sail) by pressure of the wind so as to impart headway to a vessel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq274"> to brace (a yard) so that the sail will catch the wind on its after side.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq128"> to adulterate in order to increase the bulk of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq084"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> to build up with fill (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101000" href="#mq175">22</a>): <em class="example">to fill low ground with gravel, sand, or earth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oW0Io6wng7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq138"> to become full: <em class="example">the hall filled rapidly; </em><em class="example">her eyes filled with tears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq920"> to become distended, as sails with the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq658"> to fill a cup or other receptacle; pour out drink, as into a cup.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MxbHWUc5Py">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq632"> a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: <em class="example">to eat one’s fill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq552"> an amount of something sufficient for filling; a charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq175"> a mass of earth, stones, etc., used to fill a hollow, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Music</em> a solo drum-kit pattern used to end one musical phrase and act as an up beat to the next.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="H4fe9ly01U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">fill away</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq996"> to fall off the wind and proceed on a board.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq465"> to brace the yards, so that sails which have been aback will stand full.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq832"> <strong class="phr">fill in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq122"> to fill (a hole, hollow, blank, etc.) with something put in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq117"> to complete (a document, design, etc.) by filling blank spaces.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq325"> to put in or insert so as to complete as a set: <em class="example">to fill in omitted names.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq900"> to occupy, spend (time).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq041"> to act as a substitute.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">fill out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq197"> to distend (sails, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq185"> to become larger or fuller, as the figure, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq675"> to complete the details of (a plan, design, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">fill someone in</strong>, to provide someone with all relevant information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">fill someone’s shoes</strong>, to replace someone effectively, usually in some specified capacity: <em class="example">can you fill her shoes as an administrator?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq830"> <strong class="phr">fill the bill</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to satisfy the requirements of the case; be or do what is wanted. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the American theatrical context of the 19th century where a performer whose name appeared in large letters on a theatre bill to the exclusion of all others literally ‘filled’ the bill]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq034"> <strong class="phr">fill up</strong>, to fill completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq84"> <strong class="phr">one’s fill</strong>, a sufficiency: <em class="example">I’ve had my fill of murder mysteries for a while.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fille</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>fyllan</em>; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100969" href="entry://full%23bigmac000100969"><span class="smallcaps">full<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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finger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">finger</span><z><span target_id="IZzNitAYwL">n.</span><span target_id="dgiQLgiIMH">v.t.</span><span target_id="3EE2mgocB2">v.i.</span><span target_id="WLbHK96ig6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of finger" src="word_pronunciations/09108.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɪŋgə/ (<em>say</em> 'fingguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IZzNitAYwL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> a part of a glove made to receive a finger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> the breadth of a finger as a unit of length; digit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq494"> the length of a finger, 12 cm, or approximately that.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq855"> something like or likened to a finger: <em class="example">a finger of toast; </em><em class="example">a finger of land; </em><em class="example">fish fingers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq345"> any of various projecting parts of machines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq123"> a single or branched projection forming a concourse building at an airport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Shearing Colloquial</em> the boss of the board.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dgiQLgiIMH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq215"> to touch with the fingers; handle; toy or meddle with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He peered into the box and said, ‘Only earth, but not of this land.’ He took up a handful, fingered it, then sniffed it. ‘Pah, it stinks of blood and rotting flesh.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mudrooroo</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq419"> to arouse a woman sexually by touching (the genital area) with the finger, or fingers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq115"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pilfer; filch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq363"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to point out; accuse: <em class="example">to finger the gang for the robbery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq436"> to play on (an instrument) with the fingers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq828"> to perform or mark (a passage of music) with a certain fingering (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026700" href="entry://fingering%23bigmac000026700"><strong>fingering<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026700" href="entry://fingering%23mq814">2</a>) .</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3EE2mgocB2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq509"> to touch or handle something with the fingers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq819"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq410"> to have its keys arranged for playing with the fingers, as a piano, clarinet, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq870"> to use the fingers in playing.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WLbHK96ig6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">burn one’s fingers</strong>, to get hurt or suffer loss from meddling with or engaging in anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">finger up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stimulate (a woman) erotically with the fingers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">give someone the finger</strong>, to make an offensive gesture at someone by holding up the middle finger. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US slang (1940s)]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">have a finger in the pie</strong>, to have a share in the doing of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">have one’s finger on the pulse</strong>, to be abreast of all the activities and operations of an organisation, group, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">keep </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s fingers crossed</strong>, to wish for good luck, or success in a particular enterprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">lay a finger on</strong>, to touch or assault in the mildest degree: <em class="example">if you lay so much as a finger on him I’ll kill you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq521"> <strong class="phr">not lift a finger</strong>, to do nothing; make no attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq209"> <strong class="phr">point the finger</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to suspect or accuse: <em class="example">the villagers pointed the finger at the captain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">point the finger of scorn at</strong>, to single out for scorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq95"> <strong class="phr">point the finger of suspicion at</strong>, to single out for suspicion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">pull one’s finger out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become active; hurry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">put one’s finger on</strong>, to identify: <em class="example">to put one’s finger on the source of the trouble.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">put on the finger</strong>, <em class="label">Poker</em> to put on credit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">put the finger on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq008"> to inform against or identify (a criminal) to the police.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq978"> to designate as a victim, as of murder or other crime.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">slip through someone’s fingers</strong>, to elude someone, as a missed opportunity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq175"> <strong class="phr">snap one’s fingers at</strong>, to show disdain or contempt for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">twist round one’s little finger</strong>, to dominate; influence easily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; perhaps related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095238" href="entry://five%23bigmac000095238"><span class="smallcaps">five</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fingerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fingerless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fingertip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fingertip</span><z><span target_id="COf2c7Q1Eh">n.</span><span target_id="t8vIqTAe1f">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fingertip" src="word_pronunciations/09107.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɪŋgətɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'fingguhtip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="COf2c7Q1Eh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> the tip of a finger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq038"> a covering used to protect the end of a finger.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t8vIqTAe1f">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">at one’s fingertips</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq630"> close at hand, within easy reach.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq053"> readily at one’s disposal, as a result of complete familiarity with the subject.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire</span><z><span target_id="CgZQU29pHE">n.</span><span target_id="20jwBC49R2">v.t.</span><span target_id="HnTcKZquva">v.i.</span><span target_id="Lwqy6omPOa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fire" src="word_pronunciations/09132.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CgZQU29pHE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> the active principle of burning or combustion, manifested by the evolution of light and heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq762"> a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq956"> the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; a conflagration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq027"> a composition or device for producing a conflagration or a fiery display: <em class="example">Greek fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq646"> flashing light; luminous appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq108"> brilliance, as of a gem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq427"> burning passion; ardour; enthusiasm: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I drink you with my sight / and I am filled with fire.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">judith wright</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq309"> vigour; energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq018"> liveliness of imagination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq885"> fever; inflammation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq757"> severe trial or trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq509"> heating quality, as of strong drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq768"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> a means of lighting a cigarette, such as a match or a lighter: <em class="example">you got fire?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq165"> a spark or sparks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq880"> the discharge of firearms: <em class="example">enemy fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq499"> the effect of firing military weapons: <em class="example">to rain fire on the enemy.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq734"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> a luminosity or glow resembling fire: <em class="example">stars and the fires of heaven.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fired</strong>, <strong class="bold">firing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="20jwBC49R2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq575"> to set (something) on fire, usually for a specific purpose: <em class="example">Aboriginal people used to fire the bush when hunting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq051"> to supply (a furnace, etc.) with fuel; attend to the fire of (a boiler, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq605"> to expose to the action of fire; subject to heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq503"> to apply heat to in a kiln for baking or glazing; burn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq678"> to heat very slowly for the purpose of drying, as tea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq989"> to inflame, as with passion; fill with ardour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq604"> Also, <strong class="vs">fire up</strong>. to inspire: <em class="example">the music fired his imagination; </em><em class="example">the news has really fired her up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq496"> to light or cause to glow as if on fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq589"> to discharge, as a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq895"> to project (a missile) by discharging from a gun, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq044"> to subject to explosion or explosive force, as a mine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq882"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq35"> to dismiss (an employee) from a job.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq789"> to cease to have dealings with (a company providing a service).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> to apply a heated iron to (the skin) in order to create a local inflammation of the superficial structures, thus favourably affecting deeper inflammatory processes.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HnTcKZquva">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq578"> to take fire; be kindled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq009"> to glow as if on fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq369"> to become inflamed with passion; become excited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq477"> to perform with enthusiasm and flair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq192"> to go off, as a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq507"> to discharge a gun, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The light horsemen, firing with fearful accuracy, shot the column to a standstill and then to silence.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, guide to australian war memorial</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq774"> to hurl a missile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq354"> (of an internal-combustion engine) to cause ignition of the air-fuel mixture in the cylinder or cylinders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq697"> to perform extremely well, successfully, and vigorously: <em class="example">the team really fired in the second half.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Lwqy6omPOa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">between two fires</strong>, being attacked from both sides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">catch fire</strong>, to become ignited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">fire away</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually in the imperative</em>) to begin speaking: <em class="example">fire away – I’m listening.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">fire in the hole</strong>, <em class="label">Originally Military</em> (an exclamation indicating that an explosive detonation is imminent.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">fire up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq020"> to start up (an internal-combustion engine).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq212"> to start up (any device with an engine or motor, as a computer, blender, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq947"> to inspire.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become enraged.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq387"> <strong class="phr">firing on all cylinders</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> performing exceptionally well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">go through fire and water</strong>, to face any hardship or danger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq194"> <strong class="phr">hang fire</strong>, to delay taking an action or accepting something. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the use of fire arms, with reference to a delay in the weapon firing]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">lay a fire</strong>, to arrange fuel to be lit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">on fire</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq038"> ignited; burning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq953"> eager; ardent; zealous.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq754"> <strong class="phr">play with fire</strong>, to meddle carelessly or lightly with a dangerous matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq874"> <strong class="phr">set on fire</strong> or <strong class="phr">set fire to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq633"> to cause to burn.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq243"> to excite violently; inflame.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">take fire</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq850"> to become ignited.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq237"> to become filled with enthusiasm or zeal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq720"> <strong class="phr">under fire</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq339"> exposed to enemy fire.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq050"> under criticism or attack.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fȳr</em>; distantly related to Greek <em>pyr</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089621" href="#mq35">29a</a> originally US (1880s) from an earlier colloquial use meaning ‘to eject (a person) bodily from a place’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fireable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first</span><z><span target_id="iGj2R1xadT">adj.</span><span target_id="F2vaTJWp3t">adv.</span><span target_id="QipqqtW7xj">n.</span><span target_id="xEk9X4LTti">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of first" src="word_pronunciations/09151.mp3"></audio></span>/fɜst/ (<em>say</em> ferst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iGj2R1xadT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc. (the ordinal of <em>one</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Music</em> highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: <em class="example">first alto; </em><em class="example">first horn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq352"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> being or relating to a low transmission gear ratio.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="F2vaTJWp3t">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq161"> before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq680"> before some other thing, event, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq011"> for the first time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq400"> in preference to something else; rather; sooner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq644"> in the first place; firstly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QipqqtW7xj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq609"> that which is first in time, order, rank, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq296"> the beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq847"> the first part; the first member of a series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq386"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq377"> the voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, especially in an orchestra or chorus.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq856"> a leader of a group of performers.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> first gear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq387"> the first place in a race, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq342"> a first-class degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq570"> (<em>plural</em>) the best quality of certain articles of commerce.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xEk9X4LTti">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">at first blush</strong>, at the first view; on first consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq636"> <strong class="phr">at first hand</strong>, from the first or original source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> first</strong>, at the beginning or outset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq010"> <strong class="phr">be a first</strong>, to be the first experience of something, or first attempt at doing something: <em class="example">this tour is a first for me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq164"> <strong class="phr">draw first blood</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq823"> (in physical combat) to inflict the first injury.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq527"> (in non-physical competition) to gain the initial advantage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">first and last</strong>, altogether; in all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq421"> <strong class="phr">first bash</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the first attempt at something: <em class="example">you can have first bash at this.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">first in, best dressed</strong>, (an expression meaning that the first person to arrive has an advantage over others in a group.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq281"> <strong class="phr">first thing</strong>, before anything else; at once; early.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">first up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq367"> at the first attempt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq48"> before all others: <em class="example">to race first up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">from the first</strong>, from the beginning or outset.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fyrst</em>, related to German <em>Füst</em> prince; a superlative form related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089367" href="entry://fore%23bigmac000089367"><span class="smallcaps">fore<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first name
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first name</span><z><span target_id="eY23EJ3CfT">n.</span><span target_id="bK4eROUDFE">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfɜst neɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ferst naym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eY23EJ3CfT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq133"> a forename; given name.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bK4eROUDFE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq501"> <strong class="phr">on a first-name basis</strong> or <strong class="phr">on first-name terms</strong>, (of two or more people) friendly or familiar enough to address each other by first names.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fish<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="VWd7fWlut9">n.</span><span target_id="AUcEUzxlwD">v.t.</span><span target_id="2NBcVa9CeW">v.i.</span><span target_id="s5fwTL8P35">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fish" src="word_pronunciations/09160.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> fish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VWd7fWlut9"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">fish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">fishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> any of various cold-blooded, completely aquatic vertebrates, having gills, fins, and typically an elongated body usually covered with scales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq435"> any of various other aquatic animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq707"> the flesh of fish used as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq312"> <em class="label">Navy Colloquial</em> a torpedo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq132"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> a surfboard with a nose and mid-section that is wider and rounder than in a shortboard, and a forked tail; designed for use in small to medium waves.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AUcEUzxlwD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq451"> to catch or attempt to catch (fish or the like).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq249"> to try to catch fish in (a stream, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq200"> to draw (<em>up</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.) as by fishing: <em class="example">to fish a pin out of a crack.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq766"> to search through as by fishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq261"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to hoist the flukes of (an anchor) up to the gunwale or rail by means of a tackle, to secure it to the deck.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2NBcVa9CeW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq460"> to catch or attempt to catch fish, as by angling or drawing a net.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq758"> to search for or attempt to catch on to something under water, in mud, etc., by the use of a dredge, rake, hook, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq032"> to seek to obtain something by artifice or indirectly: <em class="example">to fish for compliments; </em><em class="example">to fish for information.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq535"> to provide a good catch of fish: <em class="example">the lake fished quite well.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s5fwTL8P35">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq659"> <strong class="phr">a big fish</strong>, an important person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq299"> <strong class="phr">a cold fish</strong>, a person who appears remote, distant, and lacking in sympathy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">a poor fish</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an ineffectual and characterless person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq15"> <strong class="phr">a queer fish</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an unusual or eccentric person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">a small fish</strong>, an unimportant person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq021"> <strong class="phr">cry stinking fish</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to disparage oneself or one’s efforts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq011"> <strong class="phr">drink like a fish</strong>, to drink alcoholic liquor to excess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">feed the fishes</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq163"> to vomit over the side of a boat or ship as a result of seasickness.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq070"> to drown.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">fish in troubled waters</strong>, to take advantage of uncertain conditions; profit from the difficulties of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">fish out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq007"> to exhaust of fish by fishing: <em class="example">fishermen who fish out the lake.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq494"> to obtain by careful search or by artifice.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">fish up</strong>, to catch by, or as by, fishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">kettle of fish</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq756"> a mess, muddle, or awkward state of affairs (often preceded ironically by <em>pretty</em>, <em>fine</em>, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq562"> any situation or state of affairs: <em class="example">this is a different kettle of fish altogether.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a custom of Scottish gentry of entertaining outdoors with a salmon caught and cooked in a boiling cauldron (or <em>kettle</em>) of brine; the meaning of mess or confusion perhaps from the messy appearance of the fish as it broke up in the water]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">like a fish out of water</strong>, out of one’s proper environment; ill at ease in unfamiliar surroundings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq189"> <strong class="phr">like shooting fish in a barrel</strong>, extremely easy to do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">neither fish nor fowl</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring</strong>. neither one thing nor the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">other fish to fry</strong>, other matters requiring attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">what’s that got to do with the price of fish</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a phrase used to question the relevance of a piece of information.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fisc</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>piscis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fishable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fishless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The plural form <em>fish</em> is the one most commonly used, whether or not the sense is collective. For example, <em>I caught ten fish</em> is more common than <em>I caught ten fishes</em>. When the plural form <em>fishes</em> is used, it is generally in order to stress plurality. In particular, zoologists use <em>fish</em> when they are referring to a group comprising individuals of the same species and <em>fishes</em> when they are referring to a group comprising two or more species. This pattern usually also applies to the plural forms of the names of particular fish (for example, <em>salmon</em> or <em>salmons</em>, <em>bream</em> or <em>breams</em>). However, there are some fish which most commonly take the <em>-s</em> form of the plural in all contexts. Thus <em>ten sardines</em> is preferable to <em>ten sardine</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fish<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="enQmKDdis3">n.</span><span target_id="jW2qB8rtHf">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fish" src="word_pronunciations/09160.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> fish) <em class="label">Nautical</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="enQmKDdis3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> a long strip of wood, iron, etc., used to strengthen a mast, joint, spar, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jW2qB8rtHf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq540"> to strengthen or repair (a mast, joint, spar, etc.) by means of a fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>ficher</em> to fix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fist</span><z><span target_id="3udZY367KE">n.</span><span target_id="Ye42pVt3HS">v.t.</span><span target_id="PXYTbxzT6G">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fist" src="word_pronunciations/09165.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪst/ (<em>say</em> fist) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3udZY367KE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq409"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person’s handwriting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq484"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the index sign. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090099" href="entry://index%23bigmac000090099"><strong>index</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090099" href="entry://index%23mq526">6</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ye42pVt3HS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq561"> to strike with the fist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq166"> to grasp with the fist.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PXYTbxzT6G">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq044"> <strong class="phr">make a good fist of</strong>, to perform (a task) well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">make a poor fist of</strong>, to perform (a task) badly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fiste</em>, Old English <em>fȳst</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fit<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Xdac102abZ">adj.</span><span target_id="ENBgon0nvn">v.t.</span><span target_id="bJxGbSc0pv">v.i.</span><span target_id="1tjfGUSNNx">n.</span><span target_id="YhdIzGDZkP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fit" src="word_pronunciations/09169.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪt/ (<em>say</em> fit) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Xdac102abZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">fitter</strong>, <strong class="bold">fittest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> well adapted or suited: <em class="example">a fit choice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> proper or becoming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq290"> qualified or competent, as for an office or function: <em class="example">a person fit for the job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq047"> worthy or deserving: <em class="example">not fit to be seen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq433"> prepared or ready: <em class="example">crops fit for gathering.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq117"> in good physical condition, as an athlete, a race horse, military troops, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq258"> in good health: <em class="example">a fit person.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq632"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> sexually attractive.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fitted</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="bold">fit</strong>; <strong class="bold">fitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ENBgon0nvn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq305"> to be adapted to or suitable for (a purpose, object, occasion, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq791"> to be proper or becoming for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq566"> to be of the right size or shape for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq980"> to conform or adjust to something: <em class="example">to fit a ring to the finger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq976"> to make qualified or competent: <em class="example">qualities that fit someone for leadership.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq728"> to prepare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq012"> to put (<em>in</em>, <em>into</em>, <em>on</em>, <em>together</em>, etc.) with precise adjustment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq224"> to provide; furnish; equip: <em class="example">fit a door with a new handle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq432"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bring (someone) before the law on a trivial or trumped-up charge while really intending to victimise them: <em class="example">he had been trying to fit Chilla for years.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bJxGbSc0pv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq654"> to be suitable or proper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq348"> to be of the right size or shape, as a garment for the wearer, or any object or part for a thing to which it is applied: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The socks, when I tried them on, fitted perfectly</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1tjfGUSNNx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq542"> the manner in which a thing fits: <em class="example">a perfect fit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq339"> something that fits: <em class="example">that coat is a poor fit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq708"> the process or a process of fitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq933"> an instance of fitting together well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the equipment used to prepare and inject drugs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YhdIzGDZkP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">fit as a </strong>(<strong class="phr">brown</strong>)<strong class="phr"> trout</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in extremely good health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq518"> <strong class="phr">fit as a flea </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fiddle</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in extremely good health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">fit for nothing</strong>, so ill-suited or incompetent or incapacitated as to be unable to undertake any task or activity at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">fit for purpose</strong>, suited to the intended use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq267"> <strong class="phr">fit in</strong>, to be well adapted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">fit like a glove</strong>, to be a perfect fit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq573"> <strong class="phr">fit out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>), to furnish with clothing, equipment, furniture, fixtures, or other requisites: <em class="example">a hall fitted out with tiered seating.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">fit the bill</strong>, to suit; be what is required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">fit to be tied</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">fit up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to construct a false case against (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq876"> <strong class="phr">keep fit</strong>, to maintain health and physical stamina.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq26"> <strong class="phr">not fit to be seen</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq46"> in an untidy or dirty state.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq705"> dressed in a fashion not appropriate to the occasion.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>fȳt</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fit<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="QRmpvVa6cM">n.</span><span target_id="NJrGspkAdJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="VwzsXf3OA7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fit" src="word_pronunciations/09170.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪt/ (<em>say</em> fit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QRmpvVa6cM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq805"> a sudden, acute attack or manifestation of a disease: <em class="example">fit of epilepsy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> a spell or period of emotion or feeling, inclination, activity, idleness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq360"> a convulsion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NJrGspkAdJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq442"> (<strong class="bold">fitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">fitting</strong>) <em class="label">Medicine</em> to suffer a fit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VwzsXf3OA7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">by </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> fits </strong>(<strong class="phr">and starts</strong>), by irregular spells; fitfully; intermittently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">in fits</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> laughing uncontrollably: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>after a while the whole plane was in fits, everyone laughing</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq257"> <strong class="phr">throw a fit</strong>, to become very excited or angry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fitt</em> fight, struggle]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fit<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fit" src="word_pronunciations/09169.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪt/ (<em>say</em> fit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> a song, ballad, or story.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> a division of a song, ballad, or story.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fitt</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac037076176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fit<sup>4</sup></span></header><div>/fɪt/ (<em>say</em> fit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">an outfit (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087614" href="entry://outfit%23mq721">3</a>): <em class="example">a stylish fit.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fix</span><z><span target_id="tiQOAt4xlx">v.t.</span><span target_id="mPsfKpjCtT">v.i.</span><span target_id="5L6Zuj0Dq1">n.</span><span target_id="liKcPTcTFJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fix" src="word_pronunciations/09177.mp3"></audio></span>/fɪks/ (<em>say</em> fiks) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fixed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">fixt</strong>, <strong class="bold">fixing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tiQOAt4xlx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> to make fast, firm, or stable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> to place definitely and more or less permanently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> to settle definitely; determine: <em class="example">to fix a price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq528"> to direct (the eyes, the attention, etc.) steadily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq443"> to attract and hold (the eye, the attention, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq097"> to make set or rigid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq483"> to put into permanent form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq305"> to put or place (responsibility, blame, etc.) on a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq444"> to assign or refer to a definite place, time, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq482"> to repair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq201"> to put in order or in good condition; adjust or arrange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq138"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrange matters with, or with respect to, especially privately or dishonestly, so as to secure favourable action: <em class="example">to fix a jury; </em><em class="example">to fix a game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq001"> <em class="label">US</em> to get (a meal); prepare (food).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq829"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq020"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get even with; get revenge upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq068"> to make stable in consistency or condition; reduce from fluidity or volatility to a more permanent state.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq702"> to convert atmospheric nitrogen into an ammonia for use as fertilisers.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq222"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to remove the light-sensitive silver halides from (a photographic image), rendering it permanent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Microscopy</em> to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq599"> to castrate or spay (usually dogs and cats).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mPsfKpjCtT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq588"> to become fixed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq375"> to become set; assume a rigid or solid form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inject heroin.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5L6Zuj0Dq1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a position from which it is difficult to escape; a predicament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq421"> the determining of a position, as of an aeroplane by mathematical, electronic, or other means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq059"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shot of heroin or other drug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dose of something habitually consumed, viewed, etc., as food, entertainment, etc., especially when conceived of as addictive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq987"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any dishonest device or trick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq983"> a method of fixing some problem.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="liKcPTcTFJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq659"> <strong class="phr">a quick fix</strong>, a quick but ultimately unsatisfactory solution to a problem: <em class="example">he did a quick fix on the tap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq98"> <strong class="phr">be fixing to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be determining (to do something): <em class="example">he is fixing to stay in Sydney.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">fix on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to decide on, single out, or choose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq695"> <strong class="phr">fix prices</strong>, to collude with others to settle on an agreed price so as to gain an advantage in the marketplace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq532"> <strong class="phr">fix up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq460"> to arrange, organise, or decide on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq073"> to put right; solve.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq609"> to renovate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq129"> to attend to the needs of (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq451"> to castrate or spay (usually dogs and cats).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>fixāre</em>, frequentative of Latin <em>fīgere</em> fix; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100953" href="#mq434">23</a> US (1800s); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100953" href="#mq138">12</a> US (1860s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fixable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fixer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flash</span><z><span target_id="X2z2XiI7jg">n.</span><span target_id="cExuAxFfSm">v.i.</span><span target_id="vs2unq8HHc">v.t.</span><span target_id="kBgybXbsWX">adj.</span><span target_id="gkhw0htlij">adv.</span><span target_id="7XC0wJAW3X">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flash" src="word_pronunciations/09224.mp3"></audio></span>/flæʃ/ (<em>say</em> flash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X2z2XiI7jg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> a sudden, transitory outburst of flame or light: <em class="example">a flash of lightning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq421"> the time occupied by a flash of light; an instant: <em class="example">to take a flash to prepare.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq463"> ostentatious display.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq208"> a distinctive mark or emblem, as on a soldier’s uniform to identify their unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac230094773" href="entry://newsflash%23bigmac230094773"><strong>newsflash</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq063"> <em class="label">Photography</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq688"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027115" href="entry://flash%20photography%23bigmac000027115"><strong>flash photography</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq231"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027110" href="entry://flashgun%23bigmac000027110"><strong>flashgun</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq308"> the cant or jargon of thieves, vagabonds, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Terms of slang and flash are used, as a matter of course, everywhere</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sidney j baker</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Nautical</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq640"> an extra volume or rush of water, as that produced by a dam or sluiceway, utilised to float a boat over shoals or for other purposes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq909"> the device, as a lock or sluice, used for this purpose.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a momentary sensation of pleasure following the injection of certain narcotic drugs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq219"> <em class="label">Mining</em> an opal reflecting a single flash in a large patch of colour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cExuAxFfSm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq884"> to break forth into sudden flame or light, especially transiently or intermittently; to gleam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq795"> to speak or behave with sudden anger: <em class="example">to flash a retort.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq702"> to burst suddenly into view or perception: <em class="example">the answer flashed into his mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq888"> to move like a flash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq945"> to break into sudden action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq095"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a flash or sudden display.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq170"> to expose oneself (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101121" href="entry://expose%23bigmac000101121"><strong>expose</strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101121" href="entry://expose%23mq795">10</a>) briefly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vs2unq8HHc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq712"> to emit or send forth (fire or light) in sudden flashes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq624"> to cause to flash, as powder by ignition or flashes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq008"> to send forth like a flash: <em class="example">to flash someone a smile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq431"> (<em>dated</em>) to communicate instantaneously, as by telegraph.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq601"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a sudden or ostentatious display of: <em class="example">to flash one’s diamonds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq642"> to increase the flow of water in (a river, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq981"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to dash or splash (water).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Glassmaking</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq880"> to coat (plain glass or a glass object) with a film of coloured, opal, or white glass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq254"> to apply (such a coating).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq892"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> to protect by use of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027111" href="entry://flashing%23bigmac000027111">flashing</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027111" href="entry://flashing%23mq911">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kBgybXbsWX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq030"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> showy or ostentatious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq725"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> smart and attractive: <em class="example">that’s a very flash shirt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq859"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> having no shame; brazen: <em class="example">too flash dat whitefella.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq511"> counterfeit or sham.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq728"> belonging or relating to sporting characters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq315"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> belonging to or connected with thieves, vagabonds, etc., or their cant or jargon: <em class="example">flash mob.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often used with a negative</em>) in good health; well: <em class="example">to be not feeling too flash.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="gkhw0htlij">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq544"> in a showy or ostentatious manner: <em class="example">to act flash.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq604"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (of behaviour, especially speech) judged to be too affected or ostentatious: <em class="example">if you talk flash at home, they think you are trying to be stuck up.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7XC0wJAW3X">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq166"> <strong class="phr">flash as a rat with a gold tooth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely ostentatious and vulgar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">flash in the pan</strong>, something which begins promisingly but has no lasting significance. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from flintlock muskets of the 17th century which had small pans to hold the gunpowder fuse. If that flared up but there was no explosion of the charge, it failed its purpose.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq252"> <strong class="phr">in a flash</strong>, very quickly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>flasche</em>(<em>n</em>) rush (said of tidal waters); blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098900" href="entry://flow%23bigmac000098900"><span class="smallcaps">flow</span></a> (or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089681" href="entry://flood%23bigmac000089681"><span class="smallcaps">flood</span></a>) and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098783" href="entry://wash%23bigmac000098783"><span class="smallcaps">wash</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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F layer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">F layer</span></header><div>/ˈɛf leɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'ef layuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">the highest of the radio-reflective ionospheric layers (about 130 km above the earth), consisting of a lower part detectable in the daytime only, and an upper part (<strong>Appleton layer</strong>) which, because it is constant, is most favourable for long-range radio communication.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac453726823" href="entry://D%20layer%23bigmac453726823"><strong>D layer</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023181" href="entry://E%20layer%23bigmac000023181"><strong>E layer</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flesh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flesh</span><z><span target_id="7E1zkpRKdN">n.</span><span target_id="Xazav1yl0y">v.t.</span><span target_id="RrO9qTQGPz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flesh" src="word_pronunciations/09255.mp3"></audio></span>/flɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> flesh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7E1zkpRKdN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> the soft substance of an animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq157"> muscular tissue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq426"> fatness; weight: <em class="example">to put on flesh.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq469"> such substance of animals as an article of food, usually excluding fish and sometimes fowl; meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq357"> the body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq795"> the physical or animal nature of humankind: <em class="example">sins of the flesh.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> living creatures generally; specifically humankind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq225"> one’s kindred or family, or a member of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq255"> the soft pulpy portion of a fruit, vegetable, etc., as distinguished from the core, skin, shell, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq429"> the surface of the body, especially with respect to colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq812"> the colour of the skin of a white person; pinkish white with a tinge of yellow; pinkish cream.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Xazav1yl0y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq928"> to plunge (a weapon) into the flesh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> to feed (a hound or hawk) with flesh in order to make it more eager for the chase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq736"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to incite and accustom (persons) to bloodshed or battle by an initial experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq994"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to inflame the ardour or passions of by a taste of indulgence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq864"> to remove adhering flesh from (hides), for leather and for manufacture.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RrO9qTQGPz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">flesh and blood</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq332"> offspring or relatives: <em class="example">one’s own flesh and blood.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq953"> human nature: <em class="example">more than flesh and blood can endure.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq811"> <strong class="phr">flesh out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq876"> to make (a character in a story, film, etc.) come alive by adding details of appearance and behaviour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>[the filmmaker’s] failure to flesh out the character of Angie and allow the black-white love affair to generate real heat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq906"> to explain; amplify.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq070"> <strong class="phr">in the flesh</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq702"> alive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq266"> in bodily form; in person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq794"> <strong class="phr">pound of flesh</strong>, a person’s right or due, insisted on mercilessly with a total disregard for others. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> (Act IV: Scene 1), in which Shylock, the money lender, demands, as forfeit for his loan to Antonio, a pound of the debtor’s flesh]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">press the flesh</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (usually of politicians) to shake hands and talk with members of the public, as when campaigning for election, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>flǣsc</em>, meat, flesh] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fleshless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146484742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flies<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="3FieFOjHT5">v.</span><span target_id="EXllB9whTO">pl. n.</span></z></header><div>/flaɪz/ (<em>say</em> fluyz) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="3FieFOjHT5"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq50"> third person singular present of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103871" href="entry://fly%23bigmac000103871"><strong>fly<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="EXllB9whTO">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq223"> plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103871" href="entry://fly%23bigmac000103871"><strong>fly<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flies<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="QN11nCt7kf">pl. n.</span><span target_id="4mdZxBuHRW">phr.</span></z></header><div>/flaɪz/ (<em>say</em> fluyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="QN11nCt7kf"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007797" href="entry://fly%23bigmac000007797"><strong>fly<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4mdZxBuHRW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">there are no flies on …</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq123"> (an expression indicating that someone is shrewd, cunning, and alert to deception.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq343"> <em class="label">US</em> (an expression indicating that someone is innovative and technologically skilled.)</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fling</span><z><span target_id="eEVp4c2fon">v.t.</span><span target_id="v24J4Uyh78">v.i.</span><span target_id="E3L6Wf8HQw">n.</span><span target_id="IexYYjy1EG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fling" src="word_pronunciations/09274.mp3"></audio></span>/flɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> fling) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">flung</strong>, <strong class="bold">flinging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eEVp4c2fon">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> to throw, cast, or hurl; throw with force or violence; throw with impatience, disdain, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> to put suddenly or violently: <em class="example">to fling someone into jail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq587"> to send forth suddenly and rapidly: <em class="example">to fling fresh troops into a battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq069"> to throw aside or off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq695"> Also, <strong class="vs">fling out</strong>. to utter (harsh or abusive language).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq061"> to throw to the ground, as in wrestling or from horseback.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="v24J4Uyh78">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq819"> to move with haste or violence; rush; dash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq793"> to fly into violent and irregular motions, as a horse; throw the body about, as a person.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E3L6Wf8HQw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq088"> the act of flinging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq174"> a spell of unrestrained indulgence of one’s impulses: <em class="example">a bit of a fling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq758"> an attack upon or attempt at something, as in passing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq724"> a severe or contemptuous remark or gibe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq968"> a lively Scottish dance characterised by flinging movements of the legs and arms (commonly called <strong>Highland fling</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a brief sexual affair.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IexYYjy1EG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq999"> (<strong class="phr">at</strong>)<strong class="phr"> full fling</strong>, at full speed; with reckless abandon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">fling aside</strong>, to remove forcefully from out of one’s way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">have one’s fling</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq271"> to indulge oneself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq345"> (<em>dated</em>) (of a man) to have an affair at a young age.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English. Compare Swedish <em>flänga</em> fly, race] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>flinger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flip<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="QmfTRpwQGQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="496xq2XgpK">v.i.</span><span target_id="fcADG3PxV6">n.</span><span target_id="wdZl5VF71A">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flip" src="word_pronunciations/09279.mp3"></audio></span>/flɪp/ (<em>say</em> flip) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">flipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">flipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QmfTRpwQGQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> to toss or put in motion with a snap of a finger and thumb; fillip; flick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq316"> to turn (something) over with a sudden quick movement: <em class="example">to flip the pancake.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq599"> to move (something) with a jerk or jerks: <em class="example">she flipped her hair back.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq422"> to buy (something) and then resell in a short period of time with the intention of making a profit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Education</em> to change the procedure of (a classroom) so that instead of taking in new information during class and doing exercises, activities, etc. as homework, students prepare by reading up on the topic before class and then use the time in class to ask questions, do activities, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="496xq2XgpK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq980"> to make a fillip; strike smartly at something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq253"> to turn or move from one side to the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq477"> to move with a jerk or jerks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become angry.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fcADG3PxV6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq567"> a fillip; a smart tap or strike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq703"> a sudden jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq187"> a somersault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq260"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a short flight, especially for pleasure, in an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq182"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an irresponsible person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wdZl5VF71A">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq122"> <strong class="phr">flip a coin</strong>, to throw a coin into the air to decide an outcome on whether it comes up heads or tails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">flip oneself off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to masturbate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">flip one’s lid </strong>(or <strong class="phr">wig</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose control or become very angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">flip out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become wildly excited or very angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">flip someone off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an offensive gesture at someone by holding up the middle finger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flip<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flip" src="word_pronunciations/09279.mp3"></audio></span>/flɪp/ (<em>say</em> flip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023049" href="entry://eggflip%23bigmac000023049"><strong>eggflip</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? noun use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090403" href="#bigmac000090403"><span class="smallcaps">flip<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flip<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flip" src="word_pronunciations/09279.mp3"></audio></span>/flɪp/ (<em>say</em> flip) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">flipper</strong>, <strong class="bold">flippest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">pert; flippant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [adjective use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090403" href="#bigmac000090403"><span class="smallcaps">flip<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flit</span><z><span target_id="BZnfEBNuVR">v.i.</span><span target_id="eQshURHNt8">v.t.</span><span target_id="MClPoQiBu4">n.</span><span target_id="xKc7BkNV68">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flit" src="word_pronunciations/09281.mp3"></audio></span>/flɪt/ (<em>say</em> flit) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">flitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">flitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BZnfEBNuVR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> to flutter, as a bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq051"> to pass away quickly, as time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to change one’s residence, especially quickly and surreptitiously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to elope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq603"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to depart or die.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eQshURHNt8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MClPoQiBu4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq288"> a light, swift movement; a flutter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> a male homosexual.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xKc7BkNV68">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">do a flit</strong>, to run away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">do a moonlight flit</strong>, to make a surreptitious departure at night.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>flitten</em>, from Old Norse <em>flytja</em> carry, convey]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flog<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rNHXORADy7">v.t.</span><span target_id="nLbgBa77DW">n.</span><span target_id="12A6VuXjSj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flog" src="word_pronunciations/09291.mp3"></audio></span>/flɒg/ (<em>say</em> flog) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rNHXORADy7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">flogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">flogging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> to beat hard with a whip, stick, etc.; whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to sell or attempt to sell: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he’d taken on an agency to flog off land at Scarborough</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">t.a.g. hungerford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq908"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq5"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defeat (an opponent) overwhelmingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drive fast and recklessly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nLbgBa77DW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq816"> (<em>taboo</em>) an act or instance of masturbation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq148"> Also, <strong class="vs">flogger</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq77"> (<em>taboo</em>) a masturbator.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq20"> a foolish or objectionable person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq836"> a drive, especially a speedy one.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="12A6VuXjSj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq455"> <strong class="phr">flog a dead horse</strong>, to make useless efforts, as in attempting to raise interest in an issue no longer considered relevant. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> coined by 19th-century British parliamentarian John Bright to disparage the apparent lack of interest of the Parliament in a reform bill]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">flog to death</strong>, to use over and over again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">give something a flog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to subject something to an intensive trial or workout.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098888" href="entry://flay%23bigmac000098888"><span class="smallcaps">flay</span></a> and <em>jog</em>, variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038799" href="entry://jag%23bigmac000038799"><span class="smallcaps">jag<sup>1</sup></span></a>, verb, prick, slash (but compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102582" href="entry://flagellate%23bigmac000102582"><span class="smallcaps">flagellate</span></a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac592943376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flog<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flog" src="word_pronunciations/09291.mp3"></audio></span>/flɒg/ (<em>say</em> flog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq26">a blog which is contrived for marketing purposes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091501" href="entry://fake%23bigmac000091501"><span class="smallcaps">f(ake)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac898314779" href="entry://blog%23bigmac898314779"><span class="smallcaps">(b)log</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluff</span><z><span target_id="WH9XKkYXOW">n.</span><span target_id="Gw3ryytTp6">v.t.</span><span target_id="yrA180h9wi">v.i.</span><span target_id="0ZFTqmuDnu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fluff" src="word_pronunciations/09330.mp3"></audio></span>/flʌf/ (<em>say</em> fluf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WH9XKkYXOW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> light, downy particles, as of cotton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq133"> a downy mass; something downy or fluffy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a blunder or error in execution, performance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fart.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Gw3ryytTp6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq202"> to make into fluff; shake or puff out (feathers, hair, etc.) into a fluffy mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq229"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail to perform properly: <em class="example">to fluff a golf stroke; </em><em class="example">to fluff an examination; </em><em class="example">to fluff one’s lines in a play.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yrA180h9wi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq265"> to become fluffy; move, float, or settle down like fluff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to blunder; fail in performance or execution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq705"> to lie; bluff.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0ZFTqmuDnu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq756"> (<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bit of fluff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an attractive but unintelligent young woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027484" href="entry://flue%23bigmac000027484"><span class="smallcaps">flue<sup>2</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101483" href="entry://puff%23bigmac000101483"><span class="smallcaps">puff</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fly<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="M2pzvTlSpc">v.i.</span><span target_id="BMca5NRdXf">v.t.</span><span target_id="xvEiV6E9t1">n.</span><span target_id="IuF29IqCYr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fly" src="word_pronunciations/09376.mp3"></audio></span>/flaɪ/ (<em>say</em> fluy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">flew</strong>, <strong class="bold">flown</strong>, <strong class="bold">flying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="M2pzvTlSpc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> to move through the air on wings, as a bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> to be borne through the air by the wind or any other force or agency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq755"> to float or flutter in the air, as a flag, the hair, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq333"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to jump very high when taking a mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq083"> to travel through the air in an aircraft: <em class="example">she flew to Brisbane.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq280"> to move or pass swiftly; move with a start or rush: <em class="example">she flew to answer the door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq979"> to make an attack by flying, as a hawk does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq605"> to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state to another: <em class="example">to fly open.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq960"> to flee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be successful: <em class="example">that excuse won’t fly.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BMca5NRdXf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq090"> to cause to fly: <em class="example">to fly a model aeroplane; </em><em class="example">to fly a kite; </em><em class="example">to fly a hawk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq845"> to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq912"> to hoist aloft or bear aloft: <em class="example">to fly a flag.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq556"> to travel over by flying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq039"> to transport by flying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq231"> to avoid; flee from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq040"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq439"> to raise (scenery) into the flies.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq466"> to suspend (scenery) above a stage from the flies by means of wire rigging, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xvEiV6E9t1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">flies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq702"> a strip sewn along one edge of a garment, to aid in concealing the buttons or other fasteners.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq281"> such a strip used to hide the opening on a pair of trousers, or the fastening itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq239"> a flap forming the door of a tent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq569"> a piece of canvas extending over the ridgepole of a tent and forming an outer roof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq782"> a light tent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq784"> the act of flying; a flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">US</em> the course of a flying object, as a ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq685"> (formerly) a light, single-horsed public carriage for passengers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq389"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027639" href="entry://flywheel%23bigmac000027639"><strong>flywheel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Horology</em> a regulating device for chime and striking mechanisms, consisting of an arrangement of vanes on a revolving axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq077"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq056"> a contrivance for receiving and delivering separately printed sheets from a press.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq002"> (formerly) someone who removed printed matter from a press.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq779"> the extent of a flag from the staff to the outer end, or the outer end itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the wind direction indicator on the mast of a sailing boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq153"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Theatre</em> the space and apparatus above the stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an attempt: <em class="example">give it a fly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq615"> a children’s running and jumping game played with sticks spaced out on the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq141"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a type of weight training exercise, in which dumbbells are used to work on the pectoral muscles.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IuF29IqCYr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">fly a kite</strong>, to attempt to obtain reactions to a proposed course of action by allowing it to be circulated as a rumour or unconfirmed report.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq277"> <strong class="phr">fly at</strong>, to attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">fly high</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq748"> to be ambitious.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq471"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be in a state of euphoria, as induced by drugs.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">fly in the face of</strong>, to be at variance with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">fly off</strong>, to move away quickly by or as by flying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq658"> <strong class="phr">fly off the handle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper, especially unexpectedly. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from pioneer days in America where ill-fitting axe heads commonly came off their handles]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">fly out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper; become suddenly violently angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq652"> <strong class="phr">give it a fly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to try something out: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They come in for miles, some of ’em, to give it a fly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas wood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1934</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq796"> <strong class="phr">go fly a kite</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a phrase used to rebuff someone); get lost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">let fly</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq416"> to make an attack.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq441"> to throw or propel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq132"> to give free rein to, especially in attacking: <em class="example">he let fly his pent-up anger.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to release (a line) quickly so that wind is completely spilled from a sail.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">on the fly</strong>, <em class="label">US</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq259"> while still in flight; on the volley.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq503"> hurriedly.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>flien</em>, Old English <em>flēogan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fly<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="vCKGjjcUUt">n.</span><span target_id="6ERKCs3eig">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fly" src="word_pronunciations/09377.mp3"></audio></span>/flaɪ/ (<em>say</em> fluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vCKGjjcUUt"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">flies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> any of the two-winged insects constituting the order Diptera (<strong>true flies</strong>), especially one of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly, <em>Musca domestica</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq785"> any of a number of other winged insects, as the mayfly or firefly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq920"> Also, <strong class="vs">sugarbag fly</strong>. <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac529919003" href="entry://native%20bee%23bigmac529919003"><strong>native bee</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq932"> <em class="label">Angling</em> a fishhook dressed with silk, tinsel, fur, etc., to resemble an insect.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6ERKCs3eig">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">fly in the ointment</strong>, a slight flaw that greatly diminishes the value or pleasure of something. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the Old Testament (Ecclesiastes 10:1): ‘Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq914"> <strong class="phr">like to be a fly on the wall</strong>, to wish to be in a position to observe secretly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>flye</em>, Old English <em>flēoge</em>, <em>flȳge</em>; ultimately from Germanic *<em>fleugan</em> to fly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>flyless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fly<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fly" src="word_pronunciations/09376.mp3"></audio></span>/flaɪ/ (<em>say</em> fluy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> stylish, sophisticated or attractive; cool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> knowing; shrewd; sharp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103871" href="#bigmac000103871"><span class="smallcaps">fly<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac992108924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fly<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fly" src="word_pronunciations/09376.mp3"></audio></span>/flaɪ/ (<em>say</em> fluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010317" href="entry://butterfly%20stroke%23bigmac000010317"><strong>butterfly stroke</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foam</span><z><span target_id="CaVt0YrRTL">n.</span><span target_id="o1ueJVc5eq">v.i.</span><span target_id="hpWJU4ja05">v.t.</span><span target_id="oPcA4IC5vA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of foam" src="word_pronunciations/09380.mp3"></audio></span>/foʊm/ (<em>say</em> fohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CaVt0YrRTL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq492"> an aggregation of minute gas bubbles formed in a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.; froth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> the froth of perspiration formed on the skin of a horse or other animal from great exertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq780"> froth formed in the mouth, as in epilepsy and rabies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq732"> a substance which on being discharged from an aerosol container forms a layer of small stable bubbles, as that from a fire extinguisher.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq918"> a light material, in either spongy or rigid form, produced by foaming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq516"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac817467497" href="entry://food%20foam%23bigmac817467497"><strong>food foam</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="o1ueJVc5eq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq281"> to form or gather foam; emit foam.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hpWJU4ja05">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq152"> to cause to foam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq993"> to introduce gas bubbles into (a liquidised food).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq913"> to introduce gas bubbles into (a substance, as plastic or resin) to form a light material.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oPcA4IC5vA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq095"> <strong class="phr">foam at the mouth</strong>, to be speechless with some emotion, especially with rage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fome</em>, Old English <em>fām</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>foaming</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>foamingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>foamless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fold<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7qiHN7kaaR">v.t.</span><span target_id="1enUcCLw0I">v.i.</span><span target_id="sMHjLR5Zj2">n.</span><span target_id="z3RK0O1RZ0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fold" src="word_pronunciations/09401.mp3"></audio></span>/foʊld/ (<em>say</em> fohld) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7qiHN7kaaR"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> to double or bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq630"> to bring together (the arms, hands, legs, etc.) with one round another: <em class="example">to fold one’s arms on one’s chest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq064"> to bring (the wings) close to the body, as a bird on alighting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq448"> to enclose; wrap: <em class="example">to fold something in paper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq839"> to clasp or embrace: <em class="example">to fold someone in one’s arms.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1enUcCLw0I">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq395"> to be folded or be capable of folding: <em class="example">the doors fold back.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq660"> to be closed or brought to an end, usually with financial loss, as a business enterprise or theatrical production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq798"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to acknowledge defeat by withdrawing one’s hand, usually by laying the cards on the table.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sMHjLR5Zj2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq855"> a part that is folded; pleat; layer: <em class="example">to wrap something in folds of cloth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq158"> a hollow made by folding: <em class="example">to carry something in the fold of one’s dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq956"> a crease made by folding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq883"> <em class="label">Internet</em> the point in a webpage where the user has to scroll down to read the bottom of the page.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq076"> a hollow place in undulating ground: <em class="example">a fold of the hills; </em><em class="example">a fold of the mountains.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a portion of strata which is folded or bent (as an anticline or syncline), or which connects two horizontal or parallel portions of strata of different levels (as a monocline).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq193"> a coil of a serpent, string, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq911"> an act of folding or doubling over.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="z3RK0O1RZ0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">fold about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to bend or wind around: <em class="example">to fold one’s arms about a person’s neck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq286"> <strong class="phr">fold in</strong>, <em class="label">Cookery</em> to mix in, as beaten egg whites added to a batter or the like, by gently turning one part over another with a spoon, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq832"> <strong class="phr">fold up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq802"> to bring into a compact form, or shut, by bending and laying parts together: <em class="example">to fold up a map.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq292"> to collapse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq072"> to fail in business.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>folde</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old Norse <em>falda</em>; replacing Old English <em>fealdan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fold<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="n81loJHozI">n.</span><span target_id="6UefvZvnEy">v.t.</span><span target_id="GHq9ePRR23">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fold" src="word_pronunciations/09402.mp3"></audio></span>/foʊld/ (<em>say</em> fohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n81loJHozI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> an enclosure for domestic animals, especially sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> the sheep contained in it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq885"> a flock of sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq756"> a church or congregation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq138"> <strong>the fold</strong>, any community of like-minded people adhering to an established belief or point of view: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He did not like, although he thought himself a radical, to feel himself outside the comfort of the fold</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6UefvZvnEy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq585"> to confine (sheep, etc.) in a fold.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GHq9ePRR23">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">return to the fold</strong>, to espouse the beliefs that one had espoused previously but then turned one’s back on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>folde</em>, Old English <em>fald</em>, <em>falod</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980943907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fold<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fold" src="word_pronunciations/09401.mp3"></audio></span>/foʊld/ (<em>say</em> fohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq19">a foldback speaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fool<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nEwUKHQFWu">n.</span><span target_id="SE0D5yiko0">v.t.</span><span target_id="XAVdMSwOtE">v.i.</span><span target_id="DsXU9ReFHz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fool" src="word_pronunciations/09429.mp3"></audio></span>/ful/ (<em>say</em> foohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nEwUKHQFWu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq401"> someone who lacks sense; a silly or stupid person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of rank for amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq887"> a weak-minded or idiotic person.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SE0D5yiko0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq069"> to make a fool of; impose on; trick; deceive.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XAVdMSwOtE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq476"> to act like a fool; joke; play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq449"> to jest; make believe: <em class="example">I was only fooling.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DsXU9ReFHz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">be a fool to oneself</strong>, to unwittingly disadvantage oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">fool around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq44"> to behave foolishly; be silly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq312"> to potter aimlessly; waste time.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq045"> <strong class="phr">fool around with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq362"> to waste time on: <em class="example">to fool around with trivial details.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq162"> to philander or trifle with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq710"> to engage in sexual activities with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I could fool around with her when it was dark</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq754"> <strong class="phr">fool away</strong>, to spend foolishly: <em class="example">he fooled away his fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">fools rush in where angels fear to tread</strong>, (an expression implying that someone is being gauche and clumsy in a situation requiring tact or sensitivity.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq444"> <strong class="phr">fool with</strong>, to play or meddle foolishly with: <em class="example">to fool with a loaded gun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq774"> <strong class="phr">make a fool of</strong>, to make appear foolish, often by deceiving or imposing on others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq492"> <strong class="phr">more fool …</strong>, (an expression declaring an action, often a well-intentioned one, performed by the person specified, was foolish): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You think that? And you’re not jealous? More fool you, then.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">beverley farmer</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fol</em>, from Old French (noun and adjective), from Late Latin <em>follis</em> empty-headed fellow, Latin bellows]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fool<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fool" src="word_pronunciations/09430.mp3"></audio></span>/ful/ (<em>say</em> foohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a dish made of fruit stewed, made into a puree, and mixed with thick cream or custard: <em class="example">gooseberry fool.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [probably special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089706" href="#bigmac000089706"><span class="smallcaps">fool<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foot</span><z><span target_id="6HZgWqHkLk">n.</span><span target_id="FyRI2T78jV">v.t.</span><span target_id="Wpx2Q9EsUI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of foot" src="word_pronunciations/09446.mp3"></audio></span>/fʊt/ (<em>say</em> foot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6HZgWqHkLk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">feet</strong> <em>for defs 1–21</em>, <strong class="bold">foots</strong> <em>for defs 22 and 23</em>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq157"> such a part considered as the organ of locomotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq436"> a unit of length in the imperial system, derived from the length of the human foot. It is divided into 12 inches and equal to 0.3048 m. <em>Symbol</em>: ’ <em>Abbrev.</em>: ft</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq242"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027817" href="entry://foot%20of%20water%23bigmac000027817"><strong>foot of water</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq201"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073526" href="entry://superficial%20foot%23bigmac000073526"><strong>superficial foot</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Music</em> a unit of measurement used to indicate the pitch of an organ pipe, in terms of the length of a column of air needed to produce such a pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq194"> walking or running motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq423"> step; pace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq774"> any thing or part resembling a foot, as in function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq830"> (of furniture) a shaped or ornamented part terminating the leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq245"> the flaring base or rim of a glass, teapot, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq005"> the part of a stocking, etc., covering the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq697"> an attachment to a sewing machine which guides the material under the needle: <em class="example">a sewing foot; </em><em class="example">a hemming foot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq514"> the lowest part, or bottom, as of a hill, ladder, page, sail, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq345"> the part of anything opposite the top or head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq082"> the end of a bed, grave, etc., towards which the feet are placed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq704"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the part of the type body which forms the sides of the groove, at the base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq260"> the last, as of a series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq351"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> that which is written at the bottom, as the total of an account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit of a verse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq869"> sediment or dregs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq167"> <strong>the foot</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> infantry: <em class="example">regiments of the foot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FyRI2T78jV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq304"> to set foot on; walk or dance on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq079"> to traverse on foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq454"> to make or attach a foot to: <em class="example">to foot a stocking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq376"> to establish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq464"> to kick.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Wpx2Q9EsUI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">foot it</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq023"> to walk; go on foot.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq903"> to move the feet to measure or music, or dance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">foot the bill</strong>, to meet all expenses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">foot up</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to add up (a column of figures, as in a bill).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">get off on the right foot</strong>, to have a good start.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">get off on the wrong foot</strong>, to have a bad start.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq49"> <strong class="phr">have a foot in both camps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep on good terms with each of two opposing parties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">have one foot in the grave</strong>, to be near death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq600"> <strong class="phr">my foot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq647"> <strong class="phr">on foot</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq839"> on one’s feet, rather than riding or sitting.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq842"> in motion; astir.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq156"> in active existence or operation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">put one’s best foot forward</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq624"> to make as good an impression as possible.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq434"> to do one’s very best.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq568"> to walk as fast as possible.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">put one’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">big</strong>)<strong class="phr"> foot in it</strong> or <strong class="phr">put one’s foot in one’s mouth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to say something that causes embarrassment or anger: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Roie winced, and mentally Mumma kicked herself for putting her big foot in it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> probably from an older phrase <em>the bishop hath set his foot in it</em>, often said when food was burnt in a pot; ? reflecting the disfavour in which medieval bishops were held]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq089"> <strong class="phr">put one’s foot down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq158"> to take a firm stand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq890"> to accelerate in a motor vehicle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">set foot in</strong>, to enter; go into.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">set on foot</strong>, to start (something) going; originate.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089710" href="entry://feet%23bigmac000089710"><strong>feet</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>fōt</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>pēs</em>, Greek <em>pous</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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for
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">for</span><z><span target_id="FD6KO2dw75">prep.</span><span target_id="2xBER2Zpmt">conj.</span><span target_id="y6yRRNtOeo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of for" src="word_pronunciations/09560.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔ/ (<em>say</em> faw), <em>weak forms</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of for" src="word_pronunciations/09559.mp3"></audio></span>/fə/ (<em>say</em> fuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of for" src="word_pronunciations/09558.mp3"></audio></span>/f/ (<em>say</em> f) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="FD6KO2dw75"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> with the object or purpose of: <em class="example">to go for a walk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq836"> intended to belong to, suit the purposes or needs of, or be used in connection with: <em class="example">a book for children; </em><em class="example">a box for gloves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq823"> in order to obtain: <em class="example">a suit for damages.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq903"> with inclination or tendency towards: <em class="example">to long for a thing; </em><em class="example">to have an eye for beauty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq962"> (expressing a wish or desire for something to be obtained): <em class="example">O for the wings of a dove.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq934"> in consideration of, or in return for: <em class="example">three for a dollar; </em><em class="example">to be thanked for one’s efforts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq366"> appropriate or adapted to: <em class="example">a subject for speculation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq431"> with regard or respect to: <em class="example">pressed for time; </em><em class="example">too warm for April.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq060"> during the continuance of: <em class="example">for a long time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq683"> in favour of, or on the side of: <em class="example">to stand for honest government.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq217"> in place of, or instead of: <em class="example">a substitute for butter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq306"> in the interest of: <em class="example">to act for a client.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq378"> as an offset to: <em class="example">blow for blow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq765"> in honour of: <em class="example">to give a dinner for a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq200"> in punishment of: <em class="example">fined for stealing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq368"> with the purpose of reaching: <em class="example">to start for Perth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq712"> conducive to: <em class="example">for the advantage of everybody.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq314"> in order to save: <em class="example">to flee for one’s life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq522"> in order to become: <em class="example">to go for a soldier.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq372"> in assignment or attribution to: <em class="example">an engagement for this evening; </em><em class="example">it is for you to decide.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq027"> to allow of; to require: <em class="example">too many for separate mention.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq295"> such as results in: <em class="example">his reason for going.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq441"> as affecting the interests or circumstances of: <em class="example">bad for one’s health.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq171"> in proportion or with reference to: <em class="example">tall for his age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq573"> in the character of, or as being: <em class="example">to know a thing for a fact.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq925"> by reason of, or because of: <em class="example">to shout for joy; </em><em class="example">famed for its beauty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq939"> in spite of: <em class="example">for all that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq261"> to the extent or amount of: <em class="example">to walk for a mile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq943"> (sometimes used to govern a noun or pronoun followed by an infinitive, in a construction equivalent to a clause with <em>that</em> and <em>should</em>, etc.), as in <em>it is time for him to go</em>, meaning <em>it is time that he should go</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="2xBER2Zpmt">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq428"> seeing that; since.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq519"> because.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="y6yRRNtOeo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq946"> <strong class="phr">be for it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be about to suffer some punishment, injury, setback, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">be for or against</strong>, (<em>used interrogatively</em>) to be in favour of or opposed to (a proposal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq032"> <strong class="phr">for to</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> in order to; to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089367" href="entry://fore%23bigmac000089367"><span class="smallcaps">fore<sup>1</sup></span></a> (adverb and preposition)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">force</span><z><span target_id="3nd87CCFZW">n.</span><span target_id="dIGlCPV05z">v.t.</span><span target_id="3Cpch9XRLa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of force" src="word_pronunciations/09460.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔs/ (<em>say</em> faws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3nd87CCFZW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> strength; impetus; intensity of effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq805"> might, as of a ruler or realm; strength for war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq825"> strength or power exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: <em class="example">to use force in order to do something; </em><em class="example">to use force on a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> the ability of a dog to control stock: <em class="example">the dog has a lot of force.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Law</em> violence offered to persons or things, as the use of force in breaking into a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq449"> power to influence, affect, or control; power to convince: <em class="example">the force of an argument; </em><em class="example">the force of circumstances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq376"> mental or moral strength; power of effective action or of overcoming resistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq041"> (<em>often plural</em>) a large body of armed personnel; an army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq270"> any body of persons combined for joint action: <em class="example">an office force.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq466"> an organisation of police: <em class="example">the police force.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq481"> intensity or power of effect: <em class="example">the force of her playing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq031"> operation: <em class="example">a law now in force.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq055"> an influence which produces or tends to produce motion or change of motion of an object.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq923"> the intensity of such an influence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq429"> a push, pull or twist.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq250"> any influence or agency analogous to physical force: <em class="example">social forces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq440"> binding power, as of an agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq777"> value; significance; meaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq810"> an element in a situation which is likely to be influential or dominating: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Pauline Hanson is not the problem in Australian politics, no matter what you the media write or say about her, but she is still a force to be reckoned with.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dIGlCPV05z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">forced</strong>, <strong class="bold">forcing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq544"> to compel; constrain, or oblige (oneself or someone) to do something: <em class="example">force someone to confess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq951"> to drive or propel (<em>away</em>, <em>back</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.) against resistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq421"> to bring about or effect by force; bring about of necessity or as a necessary result: <em class="example">force a passage; </em><em class="example">to force a smile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq630"> to put or impose (something) forcibly on or upon a person: <em class="example">force something on someone’s attention.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq866"> to compel by force; overcome the resistance of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq330"> to obtain or draw forth by or as by force; extort: <em class="example">force a confession.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq356"> to overpower; enter or take by force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq745"> to break open (a door, lock, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq474"> to cause (plants, fruits, etc.) to grow or mature at an increased rate by artificial means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq068"> to press, urge, or exert to violent effort or to the utmost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq723"> to use force upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq696"> to induce (a player) to trump by leading a suit of which they have no cards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq882"> to induce a player to play (a particular card).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq298"> to induce (a player) to play so as to make known the strength of their hand.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq912"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to keep (stock) moving through a race or yard, usually using a dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to enforce (a law, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to give force to; strengthen; reinforce.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3Cpch9XRLa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq097"> <strong class="phr">a force of nature</strong>, a person whose powerful personality is overwhelming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq383"> <strong class="phr">brute force</strong>, extreme physical effort (as opposed to cunning or skill).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Vulgar Latin <em>fortia</em>, from Latin <em>fortis</em> strong] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>forceless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>forcer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forefront
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forefront</span><z><span target_id="6haXgz0hUK">n.</span><span target_id="13pJFRtVeR">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfɔfrʌnt/ (<em>say</em> 'fawfrunt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6haXgz0hUK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> the foremost part or place.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="13pJFRtVeR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq807"> <strong class="phr">at the forefront</strong>, of primary importance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Forests are back on the agenda, nuclear issues are at the forefront</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the forefront</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) in the lead: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>politicians have been in the forefront of a community campaign to restrict smoking</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The phrase <em>in the forefront</em> was the norm until the second half of the 20th century when <em>at the forefront</em> greatly increased in popularity. The form with <em>at</em> has now overtaken the form with <em>in</em> in English around the world.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forge<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="26v2RZmDA7">n.</span><span target_id="UbWm8xwj9J">v.t.</span><span target_id="qxw9Hl9lcf">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of forge" src="word_pronunciations/09506.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔdʒ/ (<em>say</em> fawj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="26v2RZmDA7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> the special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069640" href="entry://smithy%23bigmac000069640"><strong>smithy</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">forged</strong>, <strong class="bold">forging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UbWm8xwj9J">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq734"> to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq545"> to form or make in any way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq889"> to invent (a fictitious story, a lie, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq168"> to imitate (a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate by false imitation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qxw9Hl9lcf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq748"> to commit forgery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq856"> to work at a forge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>fabrica</em> workshop] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>forgeable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>forger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forge<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="1GXz457nzb">v.i.</span><span target_id="c01PYMXigm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of forge" src="word_pronunciations/09507.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔdʒ/ (<em>say</em> fawj) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1GXz457nzb"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> (<strong class="bold">forged</strong>, <strong class="bold">forging</strong>) to move forward gradually, steadily, or by effort: <em class="example">they decided to forge on until nightfall; </em><em class="example">she forged through the milling crowds.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c01PYMXigm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">forge ahead</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq955"> to progress with increased speed: <em class="example">the runner in second place forged ahead at the turn.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq291"> to progress because of vigorous effort or special circumstances, especially from a condition of difficulty: <em class="example">the firm forged ahead after the restructuring of management.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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form
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">form</span><z><span target_id="ZWQPV3ZDkG">n.</span><span target_id="dUrflNfL6H">v.t.</span><span target_id="ilPapO8Gmv">v.i.</span><span target_id="oyYHHbo7QF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of form" src="word_pronunciations/09531.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔm/ (<em>say</em> fawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZWQPV3ZDkG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> definite shape; external shape or appearance considered apart from colour or material; configuration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> the shape of a thing or person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq699"> a body, especially that of a human being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq327"> something that gives or determines shape; a mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq497"> a particular structural condition, character, or mode of being exhibited by a thing: <em class="example">water in the form of ice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq586"> the manner or style of arranging and coordinating parts for a pleasing or effective result, as in literary or musical composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq048"> the formal structure of a work of art; the organisation and relationship of lines or colours in a painting or volumes and voids in a sculpture so as to create a coherent image.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq569"> any assemblage of similar things constituting a component of a group, especially of a zoological group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq262"> <em class="label">Crystallography</em> the combination of all the like faces possible on a crystal of given symmetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq170"> due or proper shape; orderly arrangement of parts; good order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq797"> the structure, pattern, organisation, or essential nature of anything.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq187"> pattern considered in distinction from matter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq356"> (in Platonic use) an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089386" href="entry://idea%23bigmac000089386">idea</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089386" href="entry://idea%23mq741">7c</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq893"> (in Aristotelian use) that which gives to a thing its particular species or kind.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq541"> <em class="label">Logic</em> the abstract relations of terms in a proposition, and of propositions to one another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq516"> a set, prescribed, or customary order or method of doing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq819"> a set order of words, as for use in religious ritual or in a legal document.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq769"> a document with blank spaces to be filled in with particulars: <em class="example">a tax form.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq010"> a typical document to be used as a guide in framing others for like cases: <em class="example">a form for a deed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq821"> a conventional method of procedure or behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq018"> a formality or ceremony, often with implication of absence of real meaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq073"> procedure, according to a set order or method.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq899"> formality; ceremony; conformity to the usages of society.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq989"> mere outward formality or ceremony; conventional observance of social usages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq513"> conduct, as judged by social standards: <em class="example">good form; </em><em class="example">bad form.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq075"> manner or method of performing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq356"> type or kind: <em class="example">surfing as a form of sport.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq146"> condition, especially good condition, with reference to fitness for performing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq246"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq043"> any word, part of a word, or group of words arranged in a construction, which recurs in various contexts in a language with relatively constant meaning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq872"> a particular shape of a form (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101226" href="#mq043">27a</a>) when it occurs in several ways: <em class="example">in ‘I’m’, ‘’m’ is a form of ‘am’.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq648"> a word with a particular inflectional ending or other modification, as <em>goes</em> which is a form of <em>go</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq299"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090652" href="entry://year%23bigmac000090652"><strong>year</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090652" href="entry://year%23mq693">11</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq880"> a bench or long seat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq334"> the bed, nest, or lair of a hare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq531"> <em class="label">Military</em> a movement in dismounted drill by which a body of troops changes its direction of movement but not its formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq816"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the record of an entrant’s past performance by which chances of success in a race are assessed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq287"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a peaking of one’s ability: <em class="example">to strike unbeatable form.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person’s record or reputation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dUrflNfL6H">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq704"> to give form or shape to; shape; fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq632"> to make or produce: <em class="example">to form a crust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq938"> to make up or constitute: <em class="example">smoke forming a cloud on the horizon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq536"> to place in order; arrange; organise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq481"> to frame (ideas, opinions, etc.) in the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq828"> to contract (habits, friendships, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq230"> to construct or frame: <em class="example">to form a sentence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq183"> to give a particular form to, or fashion in a particular manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq530"> to mould by discipline or instruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq539"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> to stand in relation to (a particular derivative or other form) by virtue of the absence or presence of an affix or other grammatical element or change: <em class="example">‘man’ forms its plural by the change of -a- to -e-.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to establish or start (a settlement, farm, military post, etc.): <em class="example">we formed a dairy in 1842.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ilPapO8Gmv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq895"> to take or assume form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq620"> to be formed or produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq485"> to take a particular form or arrangement.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oyYHHbo7QF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="49"><span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">a matter of form</strong>, a routine activity, especially a procedural matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">form up</strong>, <em class="label">Military</em> to draw up in lines or in formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">have form</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq522"> to have a criminal record.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq100"> to have a record of misbehaviour, as in a school, office, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq906"> <strong class="phr">in good form</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq208"> in good health.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq972"> performing at one’s peak: <em class="example">a batsman in good form.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq477"> entertaining by being lively and amusing: <em class="example">in good form at the party.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> form</strong>, performing at one’s best.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>forme</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>forma</em> form, figure, model, mould, sort, Medieval Latin seat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forth</span><z><span target_id="wzzVHnAtm4">adv.</span><span target_id="4b7WlZVK2K">prep.</span><span target_id="8zBYhDSXyA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of forth" src="word_pronunciations/09541.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔθ/ (<em>say</em> fawth) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="wzzVHnAtm4"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> forwards; onwards or outwards in place or space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> onwards in time, in order, or in a series: <em class="example">from that day forth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq975"> out, as from concealment or inaction; into view or consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq753"> away, as from a place or country; abroad.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="4b7WlZVK2K">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq677"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> out of; forth from.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8zBYhDSXyA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">and so forth</strong>, and so on; et cetera.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087406" href="entry://further%23bigmac000087406"><span class="smallcaps">further</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fortune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fortune</span><z><span target_id="sDAK6khzqs">n.</span><span target_id="hmDoF1pdc0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fortune" src="word_pronunciations/09551.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɔtʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'fawchuhn), /ˈfɔtʃun/ (<em>say</em> 'fawchoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sDAK6khzqs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> position in life as determined by wealth: <em class="example">to make one’s fortune; </em><em class="example">a man of fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq029"> amount or stock of wealth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq203"> great wealth; ample stock of wealth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq036"> chance; luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq135"> (<em>often plural</em>) that which happens or is to happen to someone during their life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq273"> lot; destiny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq082"> (<em>often upper case</em>) chance personified, commonly regarded as a goddess distributing arbitrarily or capriciously the lots of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq189"> good luck; success; prosperity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person of wealth, especially a woman; an heiress.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hmDoF1pdc0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq612"> <strong class="phr">step into a fortune</strong>, to receive a large inheritance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq936"> <strong class="phr">tell someone’s fortune</strong>, to foretell coming events in a person’s life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq897"> <strong class="phr">try one’s fortune</strong>, to make an attempt in the hope that success or good fortune will be the outcome.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>fortūna</em> chance, luck, fortune] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fortuneless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foul</span><z><span target_id="VPrikwb3VK">adj.</span><span target_id="fHakXUJp5b">adv.</span><span target_id="l4NAuDvYFY">n.</span><span target_id="uswIZ4GnY4">v.t.</span><span target_id="9qWU0170b9">v.i.</span><span target_id="UCuh9XOVIc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of foul" src="word_pronunciations/09565.mp3"></audio></span>/faʊl/ (<em>say</em> fowl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VPrikwb3VK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: <em class="example">a foul smell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq196"> charged with or characterised by offensive or noisome matter: <em class="example">foul air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq150"> filthy or dirty, as places, vessels, or clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq040"> muddy, as a road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq491"> clogged or obstructed with foreign matter: <em class="example">a foul chimney.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq424"> unfavourable or stormy, as weather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq824"> contrary, as the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq589"> grossly offensive in a moral sense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq361"> abominable, wicked, or vile, as deeds, crime, slander, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq389"> scurrilous, profane, or obscene, as language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq447"> contrary to the rules or established usages, as of a sport or game; unfair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq600"> in collision or obstructing contact: <em class="example">a ship foul of a rock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq163"> entangled, caught, or jammed: <em class="example">a foul anchor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq946"> having many errors or marks of correction, as a printer’s proof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq603"> not fair; ugly or unattractive.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="fHakXUJp5b">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq253"> in a foul manner; foully; unfairly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l4NAuDvYFY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq246"> that which is foul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq667"> a collision or entanglement, especially in sailing or fishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq889"> a violation of the rules of a sport or game.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uswIZ4GnY4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq006"> to make foul; defile; soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq662"> to clog or obstruct, as a chimney or the bore of a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq657"> to collide with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq649"> to cause to become entangled or caught, as a rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq456"> to defile; dishonour; disgrace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq575"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to encumber (a ship’s bottom) with seaweed, barnacles, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9qWU0170b9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq488"> to become foul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq572"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to come into collision, as two boats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq772"> to become entangled or clogged: <em class="example">the rope fouled.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq718"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to make a foul play; give a foul blow.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UCuh9XOVIc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq385"> <strong class="phr">draw a foul</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> to manoeuvre an opponent into committing a foul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">fall </strong>(or <strong class="phr">run</strong>)<strong class="phr"> foul of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq377"> (of ships) to collide with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq510"> to come into conflict with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">foul one’s own nest</strong>, to allow scandal or disgrace to enter one’s own affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq906"> <strong class="phr">foul up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq081"> to bungle or spoil</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq106"> to cause confusion.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fūl</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>pūs</em> pus] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>foully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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found
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">found<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="2hyR83axbW">v.</span><span target_id="zRMYcJQCVT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of found" src="word_pronunciations/09571.mp3"></audio></span>/faʊnd/ (<em>say</em> fownd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="2hyR83axbW"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098828" href="entry://find%23bigmac000098828"><strong>find</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zRMYcJQCVT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">all found</strong>, inclusive of necessary provisions, etc.; with everything provided.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>funde</em>, <em>fundon</em> past tense, <em>funden</em> past participle]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">found<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="zsCofojqLq">v.t.</span><span target_id="pBbpiPSdvw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of found" src="word_pronunciations/09572.mp3"></audio></span>/faʊnd/ (<em>say</em> fownd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zsCofojqLq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> to set up or establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence: <em class="example">to found a dynasty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> to lay the lowest part of, fix, or build (a structure) on a firm base or ground: <em class="example">a house founded upon a rock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq132"> to afford a basis or ground for.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pBbpiPSdvw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">found on</strong>, to base on or ground in: <em class="example">a story founded on fact.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>founde</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>fonder</em>, from Latin <em>fundāre</em> lay the bottom of, found]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">found<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of found" src="word_pronunciations/09571.mp3"></audio></span>/faʊnd/ (<em>say</em> fownd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> to melt and pour (metal, glass, etc.) into a mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> to form or make (an article) of molten material in a mould; cast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fond</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>fondre</em> melt, cast, from Latin <em>fundere</em> pour, melt, cast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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four
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">four</span><z><span target_id="4Cl8ZvWqPh">n.</span><span target_id="vpnbPcVyiV">adj.</span><span target_id="sZc21DMSFM">pron.</span><span target_id="J3xXGMyh8i">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of four" src="word_pronunciations/09583.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔ/ (<em>say</em> faw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4Cl8ZvWqPh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> a cardinal number, three plus one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq295"> a symbol of this number, as 4 or IV or IIII.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq893"> a set of this many persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq086"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028214" href="entry://foursome%23bigmac000028214"><strong>foursome</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq403"> a playing card, etc., with four pips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq635"> a crew of four rowers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq742"> a racing boat for a crew of four and sometimes a cox.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq033"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a hit scoring four runs, when the ball is hit to the boundary, but first touches the ground inside the boundary.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vpnbPcVyiV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq551"> amounting to four in number: <em class="example">four apples.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="sZc21DMSFM">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq284"> four people or things: <em class="example">sleeps four; </em><em class="example">give me four.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="J3xXGMyh8i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">on all fours</strong>, on the hands and feet (or knees).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">on all fours with</strong>, corresponding exactly to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">the big four</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the four largest banks in Australia, being the Commonwealth, the National Australia Bank, Westpac and ANZ.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fēower</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>quattuor</em>, Greek <em>tettares</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102128" href="entry://quarter%23bigmac000102128"><span class="smallcaps">quarter</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075730" href="entry://tetra-%23bigmac000075730"><span class="smallcaps">tetra-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frame</span><z><span target_id="NvZYkzUbgG">n.</span><span target_id="PsCNYLYOZN">v.t.</span><span target_id="G0NcYejFcA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of frame" src="word_pronunciations/09602.mp3"></audio></span>/freɪm/ (<em>say</em> fraym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NvZYkzUbgG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> an enclosing border or case, as for a picture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> anything composed of parts fitted and joined together; a structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq886"> the sustaining parts of a structure fitted and joined together; framework; skeleton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq051"> the body, especially the human body, with reference to its make or build.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq631"> a structure for admitting or enclosing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq410"> any of various machines operating on or within a framework.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq186"> a machine or part of a machine used in textile production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq005"> the rigid part of a bicycle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq025"> a particular state, as of the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq207"> form, constitution, or structure in general; system; order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq146"> a context which shapes the meaning of a communication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq623"> <em class="label">Shipbuilding</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq757"> one of the transverse structural members of a ship’s hull, extending from the gunwale to the bilge or to the keel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq378"> <strong>square frame</strong>, a frame set perpendicularly to the vertical plane of the keel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq803"> <strong>cant frame</strong>, a frame set at an acute angle to the vertical plane of the keel.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> the wooden or steel supporting structure for a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq100"> a structure placed in a beehive on which bees build a honeycomb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an inning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Snooker</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq230"> the triangular form used to set up the balls for a game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq208"> the balls as so set up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq290"> the period of play required to pocket them.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq535"> one of the successive small pictures on a strip of film.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> a quantity of information which is transmitted as a unit, as a television picture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a section of a webpage, often with a visible border, which operates as an independent window within the webpage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an emaciated stock animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq914"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099825" href="entry://frame-up%23bigmac000099825"><strong>frame-up</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PsCNYLYOZN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">framed</strong>, <strong class="bold">framing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq996"> to form or make, as by fitting and uniting parts together; construct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq961"> to contrive, devise, or compose, as a plan, law, poem, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq205"> to conceive or imagine, as ideas, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq509"> to fashion or shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq321"> to shape or to prearrange fraudulently or falsely, as a plot, a race, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to incriminate unjustly by a plot, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq756"> to provide with or put into a frame, as a picture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq604"> to put into a context which allows some interpretation of meaning but disallows others: <em class="example">to frame a story as fictional.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to direct, as one’s steps.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="G0NcYejFcA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq453"> <strong class="phr">frame a book</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to set oneself up as a bookmaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">frame of mind</strong>, mental outlook, often specified as to its nature: <em class="example">a cheerful frame of mind.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>frame</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>framian</em> avail, profit, from <em>fram</em> forward; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100962" href="#mq281">13</a> US (1900s); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100962" href="#mq321">26</a> US (1920s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>frameless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>framer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free lunch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac52077528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free lunch</span><z><span target_id="dk6nAzAjld">n.</span><span target_id="96B8dV3Pig">phr.</span></z></header><div>/fri ˈlʌntʃ/ (<em>say</em> free 'lunch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dk6nAzAjld"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> <em class="label">US</em> food given without charge, as in a hotel to encourage the purchase of drinks.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="96B8dV3Pig">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">there’s no such thing as a free lunch</strong>, (an expression used to communicate the view that anything which appears to be free will in fact have hidden costs attached.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac52077528" href="#mq441">1</a> US (1850s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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freeze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">freeze</span><z><span target_id="iGvc2Bur0l">v.i.</span><span target_id="x0KfZ0jGJd">v.t.</span><span target_id="OxUuT9kouN">n.</span><span target_id="YW8G1GrrIa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of freeze" src="word_pronunciations/09643.mp3"></audio></span>/friz/ (<em>say</em> freez) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">froze</strong>, <strong class="bold">frozen</strong>, <strong class="bold">freezing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iGvc2Bur0l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; to change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq713"> to become hard or rigid because of loss of heat, as objects containing moisture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq983"> to become obstructed by the formation of ice, as pipes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq522"> to become fixed to something by or as by the action of frost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq611"> to be of the degree of cold at which water freezes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq063"> to be extremely cold: <em class="example">the weather is freezing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq210"> to suffer the effects of intense cold; have the sensation of extreme cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq642"> to die of frost or cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq822"> to lose warmth of feeling; be chilled with fear, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq643"> to stop suddenly; become immobilised, as through fear, shock, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq648"> (of a computer) to stop outputting or accepting input due to some fault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq446"> (in breakdancing) to perform a freeze (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100966" href="#mq977">31</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x0KfZ0jGJd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq005"> to congeal; harden into ice; change from a fluid to a solid state by loss of heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq859"> to form ice on the surface of, as a river or pond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq669"> Also, <strong class="vs">freeze up</strong>. to obstruct or close by the formation of ice, as pipes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq465"> to fix fast in ice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq820"> to harden or stiffen by cold, as objects containing moisture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq195"> to subject (something) to a freezing temperature, as in a refrigerator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq660"> to cause to suffer the effects of intense cold; produce the sensation of extreme cold in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq259"> to kill by frost or cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq999"> to cause (someone) to become immobilised, as through fear, shock, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Finance</em> to render impossible of liquidation or collection: <em class="example">bank loans are frozen in business depressions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq003"> to fix (wages, prices, etc.) at a specific level, usually by government order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq706"> to make insensitive (a part of the body) by artificial freezing, as for surgery.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OxUuT9kouN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq299"> the act of freezing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq190"> the state of being frozen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> a period during which temperatures remain constantly below 0°C.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq855"> a frost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq342"> legislative action by a government to fix wages, prices, etc., at a specific level.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq309"> (in films) an arresting of the motion by printing one frame many times.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq977"> a manoeuvre in breakdancing in which the performer becomes immobile for a period of time, holding a position that is typically acrobatic or difficult to maintain.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YW8G1GrrIa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">do a freeze</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">freeze out</strong>, to exclude, or compel to withdraw, from society, business, etc., as by chilling behaviour, severe competition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">freeze over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq663"> to become coated with ice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq189"> (of an expanse of water) to have a surface of ice.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">would freeze the balls off a brass monkey</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of the weather) to be extremely cold. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> an elaboration of a previous idiom <em>to freeze one’s balls </em>(<em>testicles</em>)<em> off</em>, by the addition of the brass monkey, possibly an allusion to the nautical term <em>brass monkey</em> for a cannon rack]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>frese</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>frēosan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>freezable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fresh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fresh</span><z><span target_id="6z8PrA92LF">adj.</span><span target_id="zP2UkA5DxU">n.</span><span target_id="XvPn7OZhH1">adv.</span><span target_id="IJO2nrgLTo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fresh" src="word_pronunciations/09660.mp3"></audio></span>/frɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> fresh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6z8PrA92LF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> newly made or obtained, etc.: <em class="example">fresh footprints.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> newly arrived: <em class="example">fresh from school.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq997"> new; not previously known, met with, etc.; novel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq611"> additional or further: <em class="example">fresh supplies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq179"> (of water) not salt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq376"> retaining the original properties unimpaired; not deteriorated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq841"> not canned or frozen; not preserved by pickling, salting, drying, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq912"> not fatigued; brisk; vigorous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq311"> not faded, worn, obliterated, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq666"> looking youthful and healthy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq270"> pure, cool, or refreshing, as air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq668"> inexperienced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq190"> attractive by virtue of its newness and originality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq906"> forward or presumptuous; cheeky.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq508"> (of a cow, goat, etc.) lactating, having recently calved, kidded, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zP2UkA5DxU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq533"> the fresh part or time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq543"> a freshet.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="XvPn7OZhH1">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq066"> freshly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IJO2nrgLTo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">fresh as a daisy</strong>, well rested and invigorated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">fresh out of</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> completely lacking in (a commodity, ideas, etc.): <em class="example">we are fresh out of coffee.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fersc</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>freshly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>freshness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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friar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">friar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of friar" src="word_pronunciations/09668.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'fruyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">a brother or member of one of certain Christian religious orders, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans (<strong>Grey Friars</strong>), Dominicans (<strong>Black Friars</strong>), Carmelites (<strong>White Friars</strong>), and Augustinians (<strong>Austin Friars</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>frere</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>frāter</em> brother]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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friend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">friend</span><z><span target_id="ZNdmGFxhFI">n.</span><span target_id="PVFAJRje04">v.t.</span><span target_id="oqMIwCs2g6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of friend" src="word_pronunciations/09675.mp3"></audio></span>/frɛnd/ (<em>say</em> frend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZNdmGFxhFI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> someone attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> a wellwisher, patron, or supporter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq145"> someone who is on good terms with another; one not hostile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq232"> a member of the same nation, party, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq458"> someone in a platonic, as distinct from romantic, relationship with another: <em class="example">we are just friends.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq113"> (<em>upper case</em>) a member of the Society of Friends; Quaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq860"> (<em>upper case</em>) someone who supports an institution, charity, etc., with money or honorary services.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq668"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a person accepted as a page link to one’s own page on a social network.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PVFAJRje04">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq349"> to act as a friend to; befriend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq439"> to include (someone) in a social network.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oqMIwCs2g6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">a friend in one’s hour of need</strong>, a person who helps one in an emergency or crisis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">bad friends with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> going through in a period of hostility towards (someone usually counted as a friend).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>frēond</em>, originally present participle of a verb meaning love (in Old English, <em>frēo</em>(<em>ga</em>)<em>n</em>). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102377" href="entry://free%23bigmac000102377"><span class="smallcaps">free</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>friendless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>friendlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frig<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="zBNEnxBHa2">v.i.</span><span target_id="Cj8ODwNrep">v.t.</span><span target_id="KTgVV5WgDf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of frig" src="word_pronunciations/09685.mp3"></audio></span>/frɪg/ (<em>say</em> frig) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">frigged</strong>, <strong class="bold">frigging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zBNEnxBHa2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> to masturbate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> to have sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Cj8ODwNrep">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq938"> (<em>taboo</em>) to practise masturbation upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq663"> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq962"> to break or make cease to function: <em class="example">you’ve frigged the radiator.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KTgVV5WgDf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq291"> <strong class="phr">frig around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), to behave in a stupid or aimless manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq969"> <strong class="phr">frig up</strong>, to make a mess of; ruin: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It all grew out of my hatred of the advertising department always frigging up the news layout with bra advertisements.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>fricāre</em> rub]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frig<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of frig" src="word_pronunciations/09672.mp3"></audio></span>/frɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> frij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062216" href="entry://refrigerator%23bigmac000062216"><strong>refrigerator</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gammon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gammon<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="pArRsh1Lil">n.</span><span target_id="jc9IpPCZ0E">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gammon" src="word_pronunciations/09909.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgæmən/ (<em>say</em> 'gamuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pArRsh1Lil"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq635"> the game of backgammon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Backgammon</em> a victory in which the winner throws off all their pieces before the opponent throws off any.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jc9IpPCZ0E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq287"> <em class="label">Backgammon</em> to win a gammon over.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? special use of Middle English and Old English <em>gamen</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100972" href="entry://game%23bigmac000100972"><span class="smallcaps">game<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gammon<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gammon" src="word_pronunciations/09909.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgæmən/ (<em>say</em> 'gamuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> a smoked or cured ham.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> the lower end of a side of bacon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally British thieves’ slang, from Middle English <em>gambon</em>, from Old North French <em>gambon</em> ham, from <em>gambe</em> hoof, leg, from Late Latin <em>gamba</em> hoof]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gammon<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="1zExjDVwLD">adj.</span><span target_id="sSX6dBEfYg">n.</span><span target_id="nP0xdChiWH">v.i.</span><span target_id="LyMNsj6dkG">v.t.</span><span target_id="JqcEPPTWbq">interj.</span><span target_id="fow1ySDZtS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gammon" src="word_pronunciations/09909.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgæmən/ (<em>say</em> 'gamuhn) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1zExjDVwLD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq114"> not true.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq957"> not real; fake.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> disagreeable, unsatisfactory or inadequate: <em class="example">that’s a gammon idea.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sSX6dBEfYg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq260"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq136"> a lie or fib; nonsense; rubbish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq631"> something which is not real or genuine; a fake.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq438"> something considered disagreeable, unsatisfactory or inadequate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nP0xdChiWH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq42"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq638"> to tell fibs; lie: <em class="example">I think he’s gammoning.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq30"> to joke or pretend; have someone on; kid: <em class="example">I’m just gammoning!</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq885"> (<em>construed as present participle</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq561"> lying; telling fibs: <em class="example">I think he’s gammon to us.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq625"> joking; kidding: <em class="example">I’m just gammon with you!</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LyMNsj6dkG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq527"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq872"> to lie to: <em class="example">don’t gammon me.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq906"> to have (someone) on; joke with; kid: <em class="example">I’m just gammoning you!</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq992"> (<em>construed as present participle</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq359"> lying to: <em class="example">I think he’s gammon us.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq296"> teasing; kidding: <em class="example">I’m only gammon you!</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="JqcEPPTWbq">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq207"> (an exclamation of disbelief or derision.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fow1ySDZtS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">gammon around</strong>, to fool around.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gamin</strong>. <div class="etym">[British thieves’ slang; ? from Old English <em>gamen</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100972" href="entry://game%23bigmac000100972"><span class="smallcaps">game<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The word <em>gammon</em> was an item of the flash language, the slang of the convict underworld in the early days of the colony in NSW. In Australian English it became a colloquialism now current in northern and central Australia but obsolete elsewhere. It travelled through pidgin into Aboriginal English where it still has currency across Australia.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gammon<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gammon" src="word_pronunciations/09909.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgæmən/ (<em>say</em> 'gamuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">to fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a ship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088514" href="#bigmac000088514"><span class="smallcaps">gammon<sup>2</sup></span></a>, because the way it was tied up was like tying up a ham]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gander</span><z><span target_id="PJihTNUWKJ">n.</span><span target_id="N49X32ZvnK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gander" src="word_pronunciations/09914.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgændə/ (<em>say</em> 'ganduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PJihTNUWKJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> the male of the goose.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="N49X32ZvnK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq088"> <strong class="phr">take </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a gander at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take a look at. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US slang (1900s)]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>gan</em>(<em>d</em>)<em>ra</em>, from variant of Germanic *<em>gans-</em> goose]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gasket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gasket</span><z><span target_id="Dz8AbY93UX">n.</span><span target_id="ZZ5N8lvR9c">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gasket" src="word_pronunciations/09963.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgæskət/ (<em>say</em> 'gaskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dz8AbY93UX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq111"> anything used as a packing or jointing material for making joints fluid-tight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> a suitably punched asbestos sheet, usually sandwiched between thin sheets of copper, for making a gastight joint, especially between the cylinder block and the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq872"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> one of several bands or lines used to bind a furled sail to a yard, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZZ5N8lvR9c">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq481"> <strong class="phr">blow a gasket</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> to break the gasket seal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq750"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [? French <em>garcette</em> plait of rope, rope’s end (for flogging), said to also mean ‘gasket’. Compare Italian <em>gassetta</em> gasket]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gasp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gasp</span><z><span target_id="6QqrSTqlLs">n.</span><span target_id="81a4BZ8Gus">v.i.</span><span target_id="RL23I9LrDD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gasp" src="word_pronunciations/09968.mp3"></audio></span>/gæsp/ (<em>say</em> gasp), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gasp" src="word_pronunciations/09969.mp3"></audio></span>/gasp/ (<em>say</em> gahsp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6QqrSTqlLs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> a sudden, short breath; convulsive effort to breathe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> a short, convulsive utterance, especially as a result of fear or surprise.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="81a4BZ8Gus">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq903"> to catch the breath, or struggle for breath, with open mouth, as from exhaustion; breathe convulsively.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RL23I9LrDD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq979"> <strong class="phr">be gasping for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">after</strong>), to long for with breathless eagerness; desire; crave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq455"> <strong class="phr">gasp for air </strong>(or <strong class="phr">breath</strong>), to struggle to breathe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq897"> <strong class="phr">gasp out</strong>, to utter with gasps.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gaspe</em>(<em>n</em>), <em>gayspe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic <em>geispa</em> yawn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gastric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gastric</span><z><span target_id="lSvUKRjOyx">adj.</span><span target_id="PsGMniFNHg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gastric" src="word_pronunciations/09970.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgæstrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'gastrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lSvUKRjOyx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> relating to the stomach.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PsGMniFNHg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq029"> <strong class="phr">be gastric</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have a stomach disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">gastric attack</strong>, a short severe disorder of the stomach, often with vomiting or diarrhoea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gatepost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gatepost</span><z><span target_id="bN1kJBkcUg">n.</span><span target_id="mkEJEkTnXq">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈgeɪtpoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'gaytpohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bN1kJBkcUg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> the post on which a gate is hung, or the one against which it is closed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mkEJEkTnXq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">between you </strong>(<strong class="phr">and</strong>)<strong class="phr"> me and the gatepost</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in confidence. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US colloquial (1880s)]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029671" href="entry://gate%23bigmac000029671"><span class="smallcaps">gate<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101140" href="entry://post%23bigmac000101140"><span class="smallcaps">post<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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genuine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">genuine</span><z><span target_id="8MTsfMDd7a">adj.</span><span target_id="iXaJ7IlRDG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of genuine" src="word_pronunciations/10066.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒɛnjuən/ (<em>say</em> 'jenyoohuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8MTsfMDd7a"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> being truly such; real; authentic: <em class="example">genuine regret; </em><em class="example">genuine worth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> properly so called: <em class="example">genuine leprosy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq974"> sincere; free from pretence or affectation: <em class="example">a genuine person.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iXaJ7IlRDG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq407"> <strong class="phr">the genuine article</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq317"> a thing whose authenticity is beyond doubt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq666"> a person who is truly what they purport to be.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>genuīnus</em> native, natural, authentic, genuine, from <em>gen-</em> begotten, produced] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>genuinely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>genuineness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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getaway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">getaway</span><z><span target_id="TclbloPw4r">n.</span><span target_id="DFuOJhWk8Q">adj.</span><span target_id="iILKrzuXR1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of getaway" src="word_pronunciations/10099.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɛtəweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'getuhway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TclbloPw4r"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> a getting away; an escape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> a holiday, usually of short duration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq684"> the start of a race.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DFuOJhWk8Q">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq447"> relating to a getaway: <em class="example">the getaway car was found.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iILKrzuXR1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">make a getaway</strong>, to escape; leave quickly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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get-out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">get-out</span><z><span target_id="feDPFDsMIE">n.</span><span target_id="MXTqubHqZT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of get-out" src="word_pronunciations/10096.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɛt-aʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'get-owt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="feDPFDsMIE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> a style of clothing, especially one which appears artificial.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MXTqubHqZT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq052"> <strong class="phr">as … as all get-out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in the extreme: <em class="example">he’s as silly as all get-out.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ghost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ghost</span><z><span target_id="uZ3Iedolwm">n.</span><span target_id="mWdynobBRH">adj.</span><span target_id="uyykVmp9nP">v.t.</span><span target_id="3IuzPYBn9n">v.i.</span><span target_id="yEAy6iNWYQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ghost" src="word_pronunciations/10112.mp3"></audio></span>/goʊst/ (<em>say</em> gohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uZ3Iedolwm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> the disembodied spirit of a dead person imagined as wandering among or haunting living persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> a mere shadow or semblance: <em class="example">ghost of a chance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq509"> (<em>upper case</em>) a spiritual being: <em class="example">Holy Ghost.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> spirit; principle of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030160" href="entry://ghostwriter%23bigmac000030160"><strong>ghostwriter</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq040"> <em class="label">Optics</em> a bright spot or secondary image caused by a defect in an optical instrument or system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> an unwanted double or secondary image on the screen of a television or radar set caused by reflection of the received signals from an adjacent object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq699"> a red blood corpuscle with no haemoglobin, rendering it colourless.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mWdynobBRH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq173"> (of a building, apartment block, street, etc.) having few or no remaining inhabitants; deserted: <em class="example">a ghost tower.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uyykVmp9nP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq529"> to write (a memoir, article, etc.) for someone else who is publicly known as the author.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq774"> to haunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq262"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cease all communication with (someone) as by not responding to emails, texts, messages, phone calls, or visits, as a means of expressing one’s displeasure or bringing a relationship to an end; smoke bomb.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3IuzPYBn9n">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq586"> to write a memoir, article, etc., for someone else who is publicly known as the author: <em class="example">to ghost for a famous soccer player.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq504"> Also, <strong class="vs">ghost out</strong>. to absent oneself, taking care to be unnoticed; smoke bomb.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq358"> to fail to attend an appointment, event, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yEAy6iNWYQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq522"> <strong class="phr">give up the ghost</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq728"> to die.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq930"> to despair.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq348"> (of a piece of machinery) to break down completely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">lay a ghost</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq968"> to cause a ghost to cease haunting a site.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq408"> to settle some unresolved issue in one’s past so that it ceases to cause anxiety.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq142"> to disprove a rumour or allay fears.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>goost</em>, Old English <em>gāst</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101218" href="entry://ghastly%23bigmac000101218"><span class="smallcaps">ghastly</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gift horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gift horse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gift horse" src="word_pronunciations/10126.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɪft hɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'gift haws) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">look a gift horse in the mouth</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">to criticise a gift; accept a gift ungratefully. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice of looking at a horse’s teeth to ascertain its age before buying it, a check on value being considered inappropriate when the horse was a gift]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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giggle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">giggle</span><z><span target_id="N2VCifvEuN">v.i.</span><span target_id="D22pOeFDPr">n.</span><span target_id="TZoVrz4b0T">adj.</span><span target_id="LEjwnH9Y5Z">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of giggle" src="word_pronunciations/10131.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɪgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'giguhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="N2VCifvEuN"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq721"> (<strong class="bold">giggled</strong>, <strong class="bold">giggling</strong>) to laugh in a silly, undignified way, as from youthful spirits or ill-controlled amusement; titter.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D22pOeFDPr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq197"> a silly, spasmodic laugh; a titter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an amusing occasion: <em class="example">a bit of a giggle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TZoVrz4b0T">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq368"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) relating to loose-fitting and unflattering items of fatigue dress issued to Australian soldiers during World War II: <em class="example">giggle hat; </em><em class="example">giggle pants.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LEjwnH9Y5Z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">a hit and giggle</strong>, a game of cricket, golf, etc., which is played for amusement rather than as a serious contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq774"> <strong class="phr">… and a giggle</strong>, (a phrase indicating that the activity specified is not to be taken seriously, but is simply a diversion): <em class="example">afternoon tea and a giggle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq949"> <strong class="phr">for shits and giggles</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) undertaken for amusement only, with no serious motive or consequences: <em class="example">to play for shits and giggles.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">get the giggles</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to giggle repeatedly, and sometimes helplessly, often at the one thing repeatedly brought to mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently backformation from obsolete <em>giglet</em> giddy, laughing girl, from obsolete <em>gig</em> flighty, giddy girl. Compare Dutch <em>gigelen</em>, German <em>gickeln</em> giggle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>giggler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gill<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DFM0KoDTZM">n.</span><span target_id="SnyP9PMPR7">v.t.</span><span target_id="UOKTlZMwGV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gill" src="word_pronunciations/10136.mp3"></audio></span>/gɪl/ (<em>say</em> gil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DFM0KoDTZM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> an aquatic respiratory organ, typically of a fish, either external or internal, usually feathery, plate-like, or filamentous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> one of the radiating vertical plates on the underside of the cap of an agaric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq197"> the ground ivy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SnyP9PMPR7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq836"> to catch (fish) by the gills in a gillnet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq167"> to gut or clean (fish).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UOKTlZMwGV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">fed up to the gills</strong>, thoroughly exasperated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">loaded to the gills</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq629"> carrying as much as can be carried</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq272"> drunk.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq223"> <strong class="phr">white </strong>(or <strong class="phr">green</strong>)<strong class="phr"> at the gills</strong>, pale-faced through fear, exhaustion, nausea, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gile</em>, from Scandinavian; compare Swedish <em>gäl</em>, Danish <em>gælle</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gilled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gill<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gill" src="word_pronunciations/10138.mp3"></audio></span>/gɪl/ (<em>say</em> gil), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gill" src="word_pronunciations/10137.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪl/ (<em>say</em> jil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a unit of liquid measure in the imperial system, equal to ¼ pint, or 0.142065 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m<sup>3</sup> (approximately ¹⁄₇ litre).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gille</em>, from Old French: wine measure. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088478" href="entry://gallon%23bigmac000088478"><span class="smallcaps">gallon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gin<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gin" src="word_pronunciations/10153.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪn/ (<em>say</em> jin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> an alcoholic beverage obtained by redistilling spirits with flavouring agents, especially juniper berries, orange peel, angelica root, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> Also, <strong class="vs">Hollands gin</strong>. gin flavoured with juniper berries, or similar artificial flavouring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [short for <em>geneva</em>, from Dutch <em>genever</em>, from Old French <em>genevre</em>, from Latin <em>jūniperus</em> juniper]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gin<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="EGY5jkgELe">n.</span><span target_id="IFXbn2Dla0">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gin" src="word_pronunciations/10154.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪn/ (<em>say</em> jin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EGY5jkgELe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a machine for separating cotton from its seeds; cotton gin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> a trap or snare for game, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IFXbn2Dla0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">ginned</strong>, <strong class="bold">ginning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq884"> to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq005"> to catch (game, etc.) in a gin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; aphetic variant of Old French <em>engin</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023894" href="entry://engine%23bigmac000023894"><span class="smallcaps">engine</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ginner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gin<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/gɪn/ (<em>say</em> gin) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">gan</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">gun</strong>, <strong class="bold">ginning</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">begin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ginnen</em>, Old English <em>ginnan</em>, aphetic variant of <em>onginnan</em>. Compare Old English <em>beginnan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094798" href="entry://begin%23bigmac000094798"><span class="smallcaps">begin</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gin<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gin" src="word_pronunciations/10153.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪn/ (<em>say</em> jin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">a card game similar to rummy in which a player with a total of 10 unmatched points or less may end the game.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gin rummy</strong>. <div class="etym">[? a pun: <em>gin = rum</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gin<sup>5</sup></span><z><span target_id="TUnqHB4jpj">n.</span><span target_id="FjOU0jH0OS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gin" src="word_pronunciations/10153.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪn/ (<em>say</em> jin) (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) (<em>dated</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TUnqHB4jpj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> an Aboriginal woman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FjOU0jH0OS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq338"> <strong class="phr">weak as gin’s piss</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (especially of beer) of inferior strength or quality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dharug <em>diyin</em> woman, wife]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ginger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ginger<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LFT2gtKn9j">n.</span><span target_id="ODJkBWzSc8">v.t.</span><span target_id="yVdgQux9j2">adj.</span><span target_id="UrZOGriq4n">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ginger" src="word_pronunciations/10147.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'jinjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LFT2gtKn9j"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> the pungent, spicy rhizome of any of the reed-like plants of the genus <em>Zingiber</em>, especially of <em>Z. officinale</em>, variously used in cookery and medicine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> any of these plants, native to South-East Asia, but now cultivated in most tropical countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq415"> a reddish brown or tawny colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq154"> (of hair) red: <em class="example">her hair is a nice ginger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq254"> piquancy; animation: <em class="example">to add some ginger to the conversation.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ODJkBWzSc8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq869"> to treat or flavour with ginger.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yVdgQux9j2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq584"> of a reddish-brown colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq289"> having the flavour of ginger: <em class="example">a ginger curry.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UrZOGriq4n">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq359"> <strong class="phr">ginger up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq072"> to impart spiciness or piquancy to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq743"> to increase the energy, gaiety, etc., of (a group, an activity, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gingivere</em>, Old English <em>gingifere</em> from Late Latin <em>gingiber</em>, Latin <em>zingiberi</em>, from Greek <em>zingiberis</em> ginger, apparently from Prakrit <em>singabēra</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ginger<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="oz9JzMb3uq">n.</span><span target_id="LJO0AuZBmc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ginger" src="word_pronunciations/10147.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'jinjuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oz9JzMb3uq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> the buttocks: <em class="example">a kick up the ginger.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LJO0AuZBmc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq734"> <strong class="phr">on someone’s ginger</strong>, close behind someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>ginger ale</em> tail]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ginger<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="KsgUe1XrfZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="QdpGjLds1o">adj.</span><span target_id="FTIUUoMOuN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ginger" src="word_pronunciations/10147.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'jinjuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KsgUe1XrfZ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> to steal, especially as of a sex worker stealing from a client’s clothing: <em class="example">to ginger a wallet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QdpGjLds1o">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq914"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> sensitive to the touch or sore to move: <em class="example">a ginger neck.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FTIUUoMOuN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq739"> <strong class="phr">feel a bit ginger</strong>, to feel slightly seedy or unwell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">feel a bit ginger about</strong>, to feel sensitive or embarrassed about.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089630" href="entry://gingerly%23bigmac000089630"><span class="smallcaps">gingerly</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gingered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gird<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DitE50Ntp3">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ys7NR9PZV6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gird" src="word_pronunciations/10160.mp3"></audio></span>/gɜd/ (<em>say</em> gerd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DitE50Ntp3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">girt</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">girded</strong>, <strong class="bold">girding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> Also, <strong class="vs">gird up</strong>. to encircle with a belt or girdle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq676"> to surround; hem in.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ys7NR9PZV6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">gird oneself </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> for</strong>, to prepare oneself mentally for</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">gird one’s loins</strong>, to make ready or prepare oneself for action of some kind. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the action in past times of fastening the end of a long robe into a girdle or belt so as to be able to run]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>girde</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>gyrdan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gird<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="okNuj0Jntu">v.t.</span><span target_id="Juo2YF5Ae7">n.</span><span target_id="QdQgnGlqo5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gird" src="word_pronunciations/10160.mp3"></audio></span>/gɜd/ (<em>say</em> gerd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="okNuj0Jntu"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to gibe or jeer at; taunt.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Juo2YF5Ae7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a gibe.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QdQgnGlqo5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">gird at</strong>, to gibe or jeer at.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; origin obscure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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girl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">girl</span><z><span target_id="ldX10gJyNP">n.</span><span target_id="B20UAqnn7G">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of girl" src="word_pronunciations/10163.mp3"></audio></span>/gɜl/ (<em>say</em> gerl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ldX10gJyNP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> a female child or young person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq635"> one’s female child; a daughter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq090"> a young woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq054"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030344" href="entry://girlfriend%23bigmac000030344">girlfriend</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030344" href="entry://girlfriend%23mq266">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq138"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a man or boy who is regarded as weak or effeminate: <em class="example">don’t be such a girl!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq541"> a female servant, especially (in India, Africa, and elsewhere) an indigenous female servant.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="B20UAqnn7G">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">run like a girl</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to run slowly, in an uncoordinated manner, thought by some to be stereotypical of the way a female runs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">the girl next door</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq970"> a girl who lives in an adjacent house or apartment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq4"> a stereotype of a young woman who is relatively unsophisticated, unassuming and dependable, but often overlooked because of familiarity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">the girls</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a group of female friends: <em class="example">down the pub with the girls.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">throw like a girl</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to throw a ball without force or accuracy, thought by some to be stereotypical of the way a female throws.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gurle</em>, <em>girle</em> child, young person, Old English <em>gyrl-</em> in <em>gyrlgyden</em> virgin goddess. Compare Low German <em>gör</em>(<em>e</em>) young person] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The use of <em>girl</em> in words like <em>salesgirl</em> is being replaced by inclusive usage (<em>sales assistant</em>, <em>sales staff</em>, etc.). In certain circumstances it is inappropriate to refer to women as girls although many people use the term affectionately in social use. The word <em>girl</em> survives also in older expressions such as <em>girl’s night out</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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give
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">give</span><z><span target_id="gabA7p4KzZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="Sx8CbRbkC8">v.i.</span><span target_id="jYza2UGddk">n.</span><span target_id="1k9fqvIcWR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of give" src="word_pronunciations/10168.mp3"></audio></span>/gɪv/ (<em>say</em> giv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">gave</strong>, <strong class="bold">given</strong>, <strong class="bold">giving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gabA7p4KzZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> to deliver freely; bestow; hand over: <em class="example">to give someone a present.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> to deliver to another in exchange for something; pay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq667"> to pass over to: <em class="example">give me that book, please.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq771"> to grant permission or opportunity to; enable; assign; award.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq752"> to set forth or show; present; offer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq753"> to present to, or as to an audience: <em class="example">ladies and gentleman, I give you the Lord Mayor of Sydney.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq138"> to propose as the subject of a toast: <em class="example">I give you the bride.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq364"> to assign as a basis of calculation or reasoning; suppose; assume: <em class="example">given these facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq920"> to assign to someone as their right, lot, etc.: <em class="example">to give a child a name; </em><em class="example">to give someone their due.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq257"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tell; offer as explanation: <em class="example">don’t give me that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq302"> to be prepared to assign: <em class="example">I don’t give a damn for your views.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq613"> to set aside for a specified purpose: <em class="example">he gives great attention to detail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq640"> concede to (someone); admit: <em class="example">I’ll give you that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq654"> to furnish or provide: <em class="example">give aid; </em><em class="example">give evidence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq525"> to afford or yield; produce: <em class="example">give satisfaction; </em><em class="example">give good results.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq964"> to make, do or perform: <em class="example">give a start; </em><em class="example">give a lurch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq567"> to issue; put forth, emit, or utter: <em class="example">give a cry; </em><em class="example">give a command.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq595"> to cause: <em class="example">I was given to understand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq791"> to impart or communicate: <em class="example">give advice; </em><em class="example">give someone a cold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq125"> to deal or administer: <em class="example">give someone a blow; </em><em class="example">give someone medicine; </em><em class="example">give someone the sacrament.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq474"> to relinquish or surrender: <em class="example">to give ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq179"> to produce; present: <em class="example">to give a play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq804"> to act as host at (a social function, etc.): <em class="example">to give a party.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq928"> to pledge: <em class="example">to give one’s word of honour.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Sx8CbRbkC8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq661"> to make a gift or gifts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq065"> to yield, as to pressure or strain; draw back; relax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq045"> to break down; fail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq077"> to be situated facing a specified direction: <em class="example">the house gives on to the seafront.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jYza2UGddk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq702"> the act or fact of yielding to pressure; elasticity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Philippine English Colloquial</em> an instalment payable on goods bought from small-time entrepreneurs who sell clothes and jewellery in workplaces or schools: <em class="example">I’m paying for this in four gives of 500 pesos.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1k9fqvIcWR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq929"> <strong class="phr">give advice</strong>, to offer helpful information or warnings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">give an airing to</strong>, to promulgate (an idea, proposal, etc.), usually to evoke a response and evaluation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq847"> <strong class="phr">give and take</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq85"> a method of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq144"> good-humoured exchange of talk, ideas, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a British horserace in the late 1700s, the <em>give and take</em> plate, in which horses above a standard height carried more weight, and those below the standard height carried less]</div></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">give away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq649"> to give as a present.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq242"> to hand over (the bride) to the bridegroom at a wedding.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq990"> to let (a secret) be known.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq674"> to betray (a person).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq009"> to abandon; give up: <em class="example">times were hard so I gave farming away.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq584"> to discard as a friend.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq338"> <strong class="phr">give back</strong>, to return (something or someone): <em class="example">the kidnappers gave the child back.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq620"> <strong class="phr">give birth to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq636"> to bear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq873"> to be the origin of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq118"> <strong class="phr">give in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq275"> to yield; acknowledge defeat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq260"> to hand in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq353"> to include additionally: <em class="example">the cushions were given in with the lounge.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">give in to</strong>, to allow (someone) to have their way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">give it a go </strong>(or <strong class="phr">whirl</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">burl</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fly</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to try something out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq866"> <strong class="phr">give it a red-hot go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put all one’s effort and determination into achieving something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">give it away</strong>, to cease to do something, usually in exasperation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">give it up for …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an encouragement to others to cheer or applaud ….)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">give of</strong>, to devote; contribute largely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">give off</strong>, to put forth; emit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">give oneself away</strong>, to reveal something about oneself accidentally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">give oneself up to</strong>, to surrender or devote oneself to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq394"> <strong class="phr">give or take</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq150"> approximately: <em class="example">there were 200 people, give or take.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq677"> allowing for: <em class="example">there were 200 people, give or take the late arrivals.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">give out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq114"> to become worn out or used up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq534"> to send out; emit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq718"> to distribute; issue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq908"> to announce publicly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq631"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of an umpire) to declare (the person batting) to be out.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq950"> <strong class="phr">give over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq292"> to transfer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq708"> to assign for a specific purpose: <em class="example">the evening was given over to feasting.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq201"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to desist.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">give rise to</strong>, to be the origin of; cause; result in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">give someone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">something</strong>)<strong class="phr"> best</strong>, to acknowledge the superiority of someone or something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">give someone the benefit of the doubt</strong>, to decide in someone’s favour for lack of evidence to support a contrary ruling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq362"> <strong class="phr">give someone the time of day</strong>, (<em>usually negative</em>) to treat someone with respect, giving weight to their opinions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq84"> <strong class="phr">give someone what for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reprimand someone severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq879"> <strong class="phr">give the command</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Military</em> to give a specific order, as in a drill, battle, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq319"> (in dog training, etc.) to give a specific instruction, as to sit, come, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to give a specific instruction in the command line.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">give up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq668"> to lose all hope.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq109"> to abandon as hopeless.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq660"> to desist from; forsake: <em class="example">give up a task.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq507"> to surrender.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq377"> to devote entirely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq255"> to inform against.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq121"> <strong class="phr">give way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq92"> to withdraw; retreat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq230"> to yield to pressure; break down; collapse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq794"> (of a vehicle or driver of a vehicle) to accord right of way to another vehicle: <em class="example">you must give way when entering a roundabout.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">give way to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq201"> to yield to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq13"> to succumb to (an emotion, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq887"> to be replaced by: <em class="example">to give way to the younger generation.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq718"> (of a vehicle or driver of a vehicle) to accord right of way to (another vehicle): <em class="example">when entering, vehicles must give way to traffic already in the roundabout.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">what gives?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> what is happening?</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">… would give the shirt off their back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> … is considered to be a generous person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>gefa</em>; replacing Middle English <em>yeve</em>(<em>n</em>), <em>yive</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old English <em>gefan</em>, <em>gi</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>fan</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030217" href="entry://gift%23bigmac000030217"><span class="smallcaps">gift</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>givable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glimpse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glimpse</span><z><span target_id="YBLIEDMwtA">n.</span><span target_id="ri9LVcntke">v.t.</span><span target_id="dLs9I7IgOu">v.i.</span><span target_id="Pypd74yZlU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glimpse" src="word_pronunciations/10204.mp3"></audio></span>/glɪmps/ (<em>say</em> glimps) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YBLIEDMwtA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> a momentary sight or view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> a momentary or slight appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq083"> a vague idea; inkling.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a gleam, as of light.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">glimpsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">glimpsing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ri9LVcntke">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq198"> to catch a glimpse of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dLs9I7IgOu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to come into view; appear faintly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Pypd74yZlU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">glimpse at</strong>, to look briefly or glance at.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>glymsen</em>, related to Middle High German <em>glimsen</em> glow; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030499" href="entry://glimmer%23bigmac000030499"><span class="smallcaps">glimmer</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>glimpser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glitter</span><z><span target_id="X1Xlep9wrF">v.i.</span><span target_id="MyVBvTJzWf">n.</span><span target_id="TCU432LEoq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glitter" src="word_pronunciations/10210.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈglɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'glituh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="X1Xlep9wrF"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> to shine with a brilliant, sparkling light or lustre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> to make a brilliant show: <em class="example">glittering scenes of a ball.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MyVBvTJzWf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq803"> glittering light or lustre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq542"> shiny ornamental metallic fragments, usually coloured, designed to be sprinkled onto some form of adhesive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq207"> <strong>the glitter</strong>, the brilliance and attraction of a rich and glamorous society.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TCU432LEoq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">all that glitters is not gold</strong>, appearances should not be trusted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>glitra</em>, frequentative of <em>glita</em> shine; compare Old English <em>glitenian</em>, German <em>gleissen</em> shine, glitter] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>glittering</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>glitteringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glutton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glutton<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="lgPAarqTen">n.</span><span target_id="9AJ91gCGDW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glutton" src="word_pronunciations/10245.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈglʌtn/ (<em>say</em> 'glutn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lgPAarqTen"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> someone who eats to excess; a gormandiser.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq606"> someone who indulges in something excessively.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9AJ91gCGDW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">a glutton for</strong>, someone who accepts an inordinate amount of (something specified which is generally considered difficult or unpleasant): <em class="example">you’re a glutton for hard work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">a glutton for punishment</strong>, someone who is eager to undertake arduous tasks that one would normally avoid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>glutun</em>, from Old French <em>glouton</em>, from Latin <em>glūto</em>, <em>glutto</em> glutton, from <em>glutire</em> to swallow]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glutton<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glutton" src="word_pronunciations/10245.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈglʌtn/ (<em>say</em> 'glutn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">a thickset, voracious mammal, <em>Gulo gulo</em>, of the weasel family, measuring from 60 to 90 cm in length, and inhabiting northern regions. The kind found in America is usually called the wolverine, and is practically identical with that of Europe and Asia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Swedish <em>fjällfräs</em> (through German <em>Vielfrass</em>), whence also New Latin name of animal, <em>gulo</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glycolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glycolic</span></header><div>/glaɪˈkɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> gluy'kolik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">relating to or derived from glycol, as <strong>glycolic acid</strong>, HOCH<sub>2</sub>COOH.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gnaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gnaw</span><z><span target_id="FxJtO4m1zj">v.t.</span><span target_id="NV8LuPmyZB">v.i.</span><span target_id="sN1pkVe56E">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gnaw" src="word_pronunciations/10255.mp3"></audio></span>/nɔ/ (<em>say</em> naw) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">gnawed</strong>, <strong class="bold">gnawed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">gnawn</strong>, <strong class="bold">gnawing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FxJtO4m1zj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> to wear away little by little by persistent biting: <em class="example">to gnaw a bone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> to make by gnawing: <em class="example">to gnaw a hole in the fence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to corrode; consume.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NV8LuPmyZB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq720"> to bite persistently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq141"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to cause corrosion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sN1pkVe56E">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">gnaw at</strong>, to eat away as with pain or worry; torment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This could be the project which might ease the frustration gnawing at him</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gnawe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>gnagan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gnawer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goat</span><z><span target_id="TEHoFJNKgm">n.</span><span target_id="N8aJbaGEU0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of goat" src="word_pronunciations/10272.mp3"></audio></span>/goʊt/ (<em>say</em> goht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TEHoFJNKgm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> a common domesticated ruminant, <em>Capra hircus</em>, bred into many varieties for milk and meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> any bovid animal of the tribe Caprini, comprising various agile hollow-horned ruminants closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of Africa, Asia and Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq181"> any of various allied animals, as <strong>Rocky Mountain goat</strong>, <em>Oreamnos montanus</em>, a ruminant of western North America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a scapegoat; someone who is the butt of a joke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq280"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fool: <em class="example">to make a goat of oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a lecher; a licentious man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq058"> (<em>plural</em>) (in collocations with <em>sheep</em>) evil, bad, or inferior people or things: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The bright, the dull, the sheep, the goats.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">james mcqueen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="N8aJbaGEU0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq652"> <strong class="phr">act the </strong>(<strong class="phr">giddy</strong>)<strong class="phr"> goat</strong>, to behave in a foolish or frivolous manner; fool around.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq464"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(<strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone’s goat</strong>, to annoy or irritate someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US slang (1900s); origin unknown]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq818"> <strong class="phr">hairy goat</strong>, a racehorse which does not perform well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq079"> <strong class="phr">run like a hairy goat</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq323"> to run very slowly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq854"> to run very fast.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gote</em>, <em>goot</em>, Old English <em>gāt</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>haedus</em> kid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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golden cat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">golden cat</span></header><div>/goʊldən ˈkæt/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn 'kat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> either of two medium-sized cats, generally golden brown in colour: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> the <strong>African golden cat</strong>, <em>Profelis aurata</em>, of equatorial Africa, sometimes coloured grey or spotted; tiger cat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> the <strong>Asiatic golden cat</strong>, <em>Catopuma temminckii</em> of South-East Asia, Bangladesh, India and Nepal, sometimes coloured black, grey or ocellated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac795451537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold star</span><z><span target_id="43GOqFRPq1">n.</span><span target_id="Cmv8mdXpJM">phr.</span></z></header><div>/goʊld ˈsta/ (<em>say</em> gohld 'stah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="43GOqFRPq1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> a reward, usually for small children, consisting of a gold star stuck on their work or on their person to signify high achievement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq156"> a lesbian who has never had a sexual relationship with a man or a bisexual woman.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq043"> a homosexual man who has never had a sexual relationship with a woman or a bisexual man.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Cmv8mdXpJM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq428"> <strong class="phr">get a gold star</strong>, to receive praise and acclamation for a noteworthy achievement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goods
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016463591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goods</span><z><span target_id="72EH3uMq01">pl. n.</span><span target_id="YTTHoGmPB3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/gʊdz/ (<em>say</em> goodz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="72EH3uMq01"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> possessions, especially movable effects or personal belongings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> articles of trade; wares; merchandise, especially that which is transported by land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq635"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030977" href="entry://goods%20train%23bigmac000030977"><strong>goods train</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YTTHoGmPB3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">come up with the goods</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to provide a solution, a successful outcome, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">goods and chattels</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq380"> all movable properties.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> all one’s possessions.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">the goods</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq443"> what has been promised or is expected: <em class="example">to deliver the goods.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq137"> the genuine article.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq002"> evidence of guilt, as stolen articles: <em class="example">to catch them with the goods.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">the goods on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq676"> information about, especially information to someone’s detriment: <em class="example">did you get the goods on him?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq610"> advantage or superiority over: <em class="example">Collingwood has the goods on Carlton.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goof</span><z><span target_id="O2lBSfjotF">n.</span><span target_id="eXtrOWyNKf">v.i.</span><span target_id="9kZQxVhLM6">v.t.</span><span target_id="7GkPHotUzD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of goof" src="word_pronunciations/10340.mp3"></audio></span>/guf/ (<em>say</em> goohf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of goof" src="word_pronunciations/10341.mp3"></audio></span>/gʊf/ (<em>say</em> goof) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="O2lBSfjotF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> a foolish or stupid person.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eXtrOWyNKf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq723"> to blunder; slip up: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I goofed on that one.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9kZQxVhLM6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq447"> to swallow (a drug, as amphetamine).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7GkPHotUzD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">goof around</strong>, to act the comedian; clown around.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">goof off</strong>, to daydream; fritter away time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">goof up</strong>, to bungle (something); botch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently variant of obsolete <em>goff</em> dolt, from French <em>goffe</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>goofy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>goofily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>goofiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goog</span><z><span target_id="vLO0kIdTua">n.</span><span target_id="ANmd2oDHbs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of goog" src="word_pronunciations/10343.mp3"></audio></span>/gʊg/ (<em>say</em> goog) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vLO0kIdTua">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> an egg.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ANmd2oDHbs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq609"> <strong class="phr">full as a goog</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq291"> extremely drunk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq751"> feeling replete.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grab</span><z><span target_id="PX5dfpYDWt">v.t.</span><span target_id="wVN8XXLpiy">n.</span><span target_id="q2B54VFz7f">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grab" src="word_pronunciations/10399.mp3"></audio></span>/græb/ (<em>say</em> grab) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PX5dfpYDWt"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">grabbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">grabbing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> to seize suddenly and eagerly; snatch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: <em class="example">to grab land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to affect; impress: <em class="example">how does that grab you?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have, obtain, or take, especially quickly or for a short time: <em class="example">to grab someone’s details; </em><em class="example">to grab a bite to eat; </em><em class="example">to grab some sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq912"> to command the attention of (someone), especially informally and for a short period of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to mark (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102056" href="entry://mark%23bigmac000102056"><strong>mark<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102056" href="entry://mark%23mq140">33</a>) (the ball).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wVN8XXLpiy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq355"> a sudden, eager grasp or snatch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq374"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq433"> an attempt to seize or acquire by violent or unscrupulous means.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq861"> an instance where such a seizure or acquisition has been made.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq556"> that which is grabbed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq514"> a mechanical device for gripping objects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq864"> a card game, usually played by children. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100022" href="entry://snap%23bigmac000100022"><strong>snap</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100022" href="entry://snap%23mq839">30</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq599"> a short segment of an interview, used for a television or radio program: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The story is driven by anything but the facts. It’s all about the grabs, about what will work on the promo</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catharine lumby</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq27"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a mark (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102056" href="entry://mark%23bigmac000102056"><strong>mark<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102056" href="entry://mark%23mq708">22a</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="q2B54VFz7f">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq451"> <strong class="phr">a grab for</strong>, an attempt to seize: <em class="example">a grab for power; </em><em class="example">to make a grab for the last chocolate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">up for grabs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ready for the taking; available for anyone to claim.</span></div><div class="etym"> [related to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German <em>grabben</em> grab, Old English <em>gegræppian</em> seize. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103888" href="entry://grasp%23bigmac000103888"><span class="smallcaps">grasp</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grabber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grace</span><z><span target_id="sVATaXROAT">n.</span><span target_id="Zg62rsvqUl">v.t.</span><span target_id="tfyjHJqj86">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grace" src="word_pronunciations/10402.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪs/ (<em>say</em> grays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sVATaXROAT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq972"> a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq547"> favour or goodwill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq637"> manifestation of favour, especially as by a superior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq908"> mercy; clemency; pardon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq998"> favour shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity: <em class="example">an act of grace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq979"> (<em>plural</em>) affected manner; manifestation of pride or vanity: <em class="example">to put on airs and graces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq931"> <em class="label">Law</em> an allowance of time to a debtor before suit can be brought against them after the debt has by its terms become payable: <em class="example">seven days’ grace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq150"> <em class="label">Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq336"> the free, unmerited favour and love of God.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq474"> the state of being in receipt of such unmerited favour and divine love.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq091"> the influence or spirit of God operating in a person to regenerate or strengthen.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq731"> a virtue or excellence of divine origin: <em class="example">the Christian graces.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq233"> spiritual strength: <em class="example">the grace to perform a duty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq961"> a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Music</em> an embellishment consisting of a note or notes not essential to the harmony or melody, as an appoggiatura, an inverted mordent, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq069"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) (preceded by <em>your</em>, <em>his</em> or <em>her</em>) (a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq171"> (<em>plural</em>) the accomplishments and refinements expected of a person, especially a young woman, who belongs to or wishes to enter the upper levels of society.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Zg62rsvqUl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">graced</strong>, <strong class="bold">gracing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq481"> to lend or add grace to; adorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq303"> to favour or honour: <em class="example">to grace an occasion with one’s presence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq930"> <em class="label">Music</em> to add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tfyjHJqj86">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq458"> <strong class="phr">fall from grace</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Theology</em> to descend into sin or disfavour with God.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq383"> to lose favour, especially with someone in authority.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq648"> <strong class="phr">have the grace to</strong>, to be so kind as to (do something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq381"> <strong class="phr">say grace</strong>, to say a short prayer before a meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq950"> <strong class="phr">state of grace</strong>, <em class="label">Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq497"> the condition of being in God’s favour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq951"> (in Calvinist theology) the condition of being one of the elect.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq539"> <strong class="phr">with </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bad grace</strong>, unwillingly; reluctantly: <em class="example">he conceded defeat with bad grace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">with </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> good grace</strong>, willingly; ungrudgingly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>sometimes with good grace, but mostly grumbling and cursing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">vasso kalamaras</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>grātia</em> favour, gratitude, agreeableness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grain</span><z><span target_id="s8bUIWkBMw">n.</span><span target_id="FTrUD4KD2g">v.t.</span><span target_id="sLzC0ZhPmc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grain" src="word_pronunciations/10418.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪn/ (<em>say</em> grayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="s8bUIWkBMw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> a small hard seed, especially a seed of one of the cereal plants: wheat, rye, oats, barley, maize, or millet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq783"> the gathered seeds of cereal plants in the mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq459"> the plants themselves, whether standing or gathered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq400"> any small, hard particle, as of sand, gold, pepper, gunpowder, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq347"> the smallest unit of weight in most imperial systems, originally determined by the weight of a plump grain of wheat. In the British and US systems – avoirdupois, troy, and apothecaries’ – the grain is identical and equal to 64.798 918 × 10<sup>-6</sup> kg. In an avoirdupois ounce there are 437.5 grains; in the troy and apothecaries’ ounces there are 480 grains. <em>Symbol</em>: gr.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq384"> the smallest possible amount of anything: <em class="example">a grain of truth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq293"> the arrangement or direction of fibres in wood, or the resulting appearance or markings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq636"> the side of leather from which the hair has been removed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq638"> a stamped pattern to imitate natural grain of leather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq645"> the fibres or yarn in a piece of fabric as differentiated from the fabric itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq430"> lamination or cleavage of stone, coal, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq841"> <em class="label">Gems</em> a unit of weight for pearls equal to 50 mg or ¼ carat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq225"> (in diamond polishing) the cleavage directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq983"> the size of constituent particles of any substance; texture: <em class="example">sugar of fine grain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq405"> granular texture or appearance: <em class="example">a stone of coarse grain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq988"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> an individual crystal forming part of a pure metal, especially one which has not attained its regular shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq254"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the particles or discrete crystals which comprise a rock or sediment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a direction of splitting in rock, less pronounced than the rift and generally at right angles to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq945"> <em class="label">Photography</em> one of the particles which constitute a photographic emulsion of a film or plate, the size of which limits the possible magnification of the projected image.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq978"> temper or natural character: <em class="example">to go against the grain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Aerospace</em> the solid propellant in a rocket, specially shaped to give the required combustion characteristics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> colour or hue.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FTrUD4KD2g">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq285"> to form into grains, granulate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq002"> to give a granular appearance to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq477"> to paint in imitation of the grain of wood, stone, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Tanning</em> to remove the hair from (skins); soften and raise the grain of (leather).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sLzC0ZhPmc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">go against the grain</strong>, to be contrary to one’s natural inclinations or character. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> referring to the grain of wood, it being easier to cut along the grain rather than across it]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">take with a grain of salt</strong>, to believe in part only; have reservations. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> <em>with a grain of salt</em> being a 17th-century English translation of the Latin phrase <em>cum grano salis</em>; with reference to the way in which salt is used, that is, in a small amount]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>greyn</em>, from Old French <em>grain</em>, from Latin <em>grānum</em> grain, seed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grainer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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granny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">granny<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="pdQh60WbcL">n.</span><span target_id="4XNfJ6PzBi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of granny" src="word_pronunciations/10446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgræni/ (<em>say</em> 'granee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pdQh60WbcL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">grannies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091152" href="entry://grandmother%23bigmac000091152"><strong>grandmother</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> an old woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq365"> a fussy person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq397"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088526" href="entry://granny%20knot%23bigmac000088526"><strong>granny knot</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq743"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031317" href="entry://Granny%20Smith%23bigmac000031317"><strong>Granny Smith</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq776"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> a grandchild.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4XNfJ6PzBi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">grab a granny</strong>, (of a man) to have sex with an older woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">nail granny to the floor</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) (of a child or children) to put pressure on an aged parent to remain in the family home rather than to sell it to provide for retirement accommodation and needs, the family home being a large part of the children’s inheritance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grannie</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortening of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091152" href="entry://grandmother%23bigmac000091152"><span class="smallcaps">grandmother</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac564334371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">granny<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of granny" src="word_pronunciations/10446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgræni/ (<em>say</em> 'granee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">grannies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Sport</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a grand final: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The owners were looking good. The Pies were in the Granny and the boat trip hadn’t been cancelled despite some ominous looking weather.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sean dooley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2005</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grannie</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortening of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031271" href="entry://grand%20final%23bigmac000031271"><span class="smallcaps">grand final</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grape</span><z><span target_id="GnZCYdjVGn">n.</span><span target_id="ZLYHsdi0J4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grape" src="word_pronunciations/10454.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪp/ (<em>say</em> grayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GnZCYdjVGn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit which grows in clusters on vines of the genus <em>Vitis</em> and related plants, especially <em>V. vinifera</em> from which wine is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq076"> any vine bearing this fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> dull, dark purplish red.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq681"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> a morbid growth on the fetlock of a horse, resembling a bunch of grapes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq220"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> haemorrhoids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq916"> <strong>the grape</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wine.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZLYHsdi0J4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq000"> <strong class="phr">a grape on the business</strong>, an interloper; an unwelcome person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>All the girls’ll be going with the boy friends and I don’t want to be a grape on the business.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lawson glassop</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">in the grip of the grape</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> addicted to drink, especially wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, variant of <em>crape</em> cluster of fruit or flowers, originally hook; of Germanic origin (compare German <em>Krapf</em> hook). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031360" href="entry://grapnel%23bigmac000031360"><span class="smallcaps">grapnel</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093812" href="entry://grapple%23bigmac000093812"><span class="smallcaps">grapple<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grasp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grasp</span><z><span target_id="6LmDgonmSq">v.t.</span><span target_id="JAoZfTKgY8">v.i.</span><span target_id="kbzkoQ0BbU">n.</span><span target_id="N7kUrORdmh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grasp" src="word_pronunciations/10465.mp3"></audio></span>/græsp/ (<em>say</em> grasp), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grasp" src="word_pronunciations/10466.mp3"></audio></span>/grasp/ (<em>say</em> grahsp) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6LmDgonmSq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> to seize and hold by or as by clasping with the fingers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> to seize upon; hold firmly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq418"> to lay hold of with the mind; comprehend; understand.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JAoZfTKgY8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq026"> to make the motion of seizing; seize something firmly or eagerly: <em class="example">a drowning man grasps at a straw.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kbzkoQ0BbU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq488"> a grasping or gripping; grip of the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq325"> power of seizing and holding; reach: <em class="example">to have a thing within one’s grasp.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq514"> hold, possession, or mastery: <em class="example">to wrest power from the grasp of a usurper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq962"> mental hold or comprehension: <em class="example">a subject beyond my grasp.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq523"> broad or thorough comprehension: <em class="example">a good grasp of a subject.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="N7kUrORdmh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">grasp at</strong>, to catch at; try to seize.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>graspen</em>, <em>grapsen</em>, related to Old English <em>gegræppian</em> seize] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>graspable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grasper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grass<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="uFJ31OMTJo">n.</span><span target_id="8Kq9zntriL">v.t.</span><span target_id="NFXddeKtqa">v.i.</span><span target_id="pp9W0sGlnZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grass" src="word_pronunciations/10474.mp3"></audio></span>/gras/ (<em>say</em> grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uFJ31OMTJo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> any plant of the family Gramineae (or Poaceae), characterised by jointed stems, sheathing leaves, flower spikelets, and fruit consisting of a seedlike grain or caryopsis (true grasses).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> herbage in general, or the plants on which grazing animals pasture, or which are cut and dried as hay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> marijuana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq986"> grass-covered ground; lawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq610"> pasture: <em class="example">half of the farm is grass; </em><em class="example">to put the animals to grass.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq928"> <em class="label">Bowls Colloquial</em> the green.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq874"> (<em>plural</em>) stalks or sprays of grass: <em class="example">filled with dried grasses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq852"> <em class="label">Mining</em> the surface over a mine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8Kq9zntriL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq288"> to cover with grass or turf: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>there would not be enough room for a grassed playing area</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">messenger</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq093"> to feed with growing grass; pasture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq395"> <em class="label">Football</em> to bring down (an opposing player).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq450"> to lay on the grass, as for the purpose of bleaching.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NFXddeKtqa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq017"> to feed on growing grass; graze.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq937"> to produce grass.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pp9W0sGlnZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq614"> <strong class="phr">at grass</strong>, <em class="label">Mining</em> (of ore) stacked ready for shipment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">come off the grass</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a request that someone be reasonable.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq211"> <strong class="phr">grass a catch</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to drop a catch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">let the grass grow under one’s feet</strong>, to be lax in one’s efforts; miss an opportunity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq418"> <strong class="phr">out on the grass</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on strike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq441"> <strong class="phr">put out to grass</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq630"> to withdraw (a racehorse) from racing, etc., due to old age.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to retire (a person).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">touch </strong>(<strong class="phr">some</strong>)<strong class="phr"> grass</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually derogatory</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq554"> (an exclamation indicating that someone needs to spend time outside and to stop spending time on online activities such as gaming.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq198"> (an exclamation indicating that someone needs to become sensible or realistic.)</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gras</em>, Old English <em>græs</em>, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101011" href="entry://grow%23bigmac000101011"><span class="smallcaps">grow</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="entry://green%23bigmac000101005"><span class="smallcaps">green</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899030215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grass<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="UXHiF4ypkW">n.</span><span target_id="a4LmZRBgq0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grass" src="word_pronunciations/10474.mp3"></audio></span>/gras/ (<em>say</em> grahs) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UXHiF4ypkW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq401"> a police informer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="a4LmZRBgq0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">grass on</strong>, to inform on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>grasshopper</em> shopper (from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068292" href="entry://shop%23bigmac000068292"><span class="smallcaps">shop</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068292" href="entry://shop%23mq718">6</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grasshopper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grasshopper</span><z><span target_id="kT75TEqlu6">n.</span><span target_id="wu6ulh42hb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grasshopper" src="word_pronunciations/10470.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrashɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'grahs-hopuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kT75TEqlu6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> any of numerous orthopterous insects which are terrestrial, herbivorous and have long hind legs for leaping, many of which are destructive to vegetation, as the locusts, crickets, certain katydids, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a tourist visiting a country town in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq36"> a cocktail made with crème de menthe and various other ingredients.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wu6ulh42hb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">knee-high to a grasshopper</strong>, small; young.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gratitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gratitude</span><z><span target_id="OMCq6K1dm5">n.</span><span target_id="MPIWcvlqF7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gratitude" src="word_pronunciations/10481.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgrætətjud/ (<em>say</em> 'gratuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OMCq6K1dm5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq677"> the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MPIWcvlqF7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">a show of gratitude</strong>, a public indication of grateful feelings, as by applause.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>grātitūdo</em>, from Latin <em>grātus</em> pleasing, thankful]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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greasespot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">greasespot</span><z><span target_id="gbVeWak0QL">n.</span><span target_id="EnQXpLtPtf">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈgrisspɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'greesspot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gbVeWak0QL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq195"> a greasy spot or mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031463" href="entry://greaser%23bigmac000031463"><strong>greaser</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031463" href="entry://greaser%23mq042">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031463" href="entry://greaser%23mq898">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EnQXpLtPtf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">feel like a greasespot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be in a state of sweatiness; experience lassitude induced by great heat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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great
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">great</span><z><span target_id="0TucD8FM2V">adj.</span><span target_id="5E6K62IZDd">n.</span><span target_id="0cGzzgiJAS">adv.</span><span target_id="8qNXLzPqE6">interj.</span><span target_id="vGd622xmQ2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of great" src="word_pronunciations/10510.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪt/ (<em>say</em> grayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0TucD8FM2V"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: <em class="example">a great house; </em><em class="example">a great lake; </em><em class="example">a great fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> large in number; numerous: <em class="example">a great many.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> unusual or considerable in degree: <em class="example">great pain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq223"> notable or remarkable: <em class="example">a great occasion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq373"> distinguished; famous: <em class="example">the great men and women of history.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq603"> of much consequence; important: <em class="example">great issues.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq352"> chief or principal: <em class="example">the great seal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq559"> of high rank, official position, or social standing: <em class="example">a great noble.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq113"> of noble or lofty character: <em class="example">great thoughts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq162"> much in use or favour: <em class="example">‘wit’ was a great word with the 18th-century critics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq189"> being such in an extreme degree: <em class="example">great friends; </em><em class="example">a great talker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq698"> of extraordinary powers; having unusual merit; very admirable: <em class="example">a great writer; </em><em class="example">a great politician.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq309"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> first-rate; very good; fine: <em class="example">we had a great time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq111"> one degree more remote in direct ascent or descent than a specified relationship: <em class="example">great-grandfather.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5E6K62IZDd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great person; a person who has accomplished great achievements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq224"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031517" href="entry://great%20organ%23bigmac000031517"><strong>great organ</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0cGzzgiJAS">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq035"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">you great big baby!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> successfully; well: <em class="example">rosemary goes great with lamb.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="8qNXLzPqE6">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq540"> (an expression of admiration, enthusiasm, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vGd622xmQ2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq076"> <strong class="phr">a great many</strong>, a very large number of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq654"> <strong class="phr">be a great one for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be enthusiastic about: <em class="example">she’s a great one for computers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">great at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq596"> skilful or expert in: <em class="example">great at skating.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq184"> persistent in: <em class="example">he was great at bossing others around.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>greet</em>, Old English <em>grēat</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>greatness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grebe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grebe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grebe" src="word_pronunciations/10511.mp3"></audio></span>/grib/ (<em>say</em> greeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">any of various waterbirds which dive for fish, having lobed toes, and legs set well back and adapted for swimming, as the <strong>Australasian grebe</strong>, <em>Tachybaptus novaehollandiae</em>, or the <strong>pied-billed grebe</strong>, <em>Podilymbus podiceps</em> of the Americas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Greek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Greek</span><z><span target_id="DDHG4NwHja">adj.</span><span target_id="0SqZSa01Z5">n.</span><span target_id="p2uFQi4MeS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/grik/ (<em>say</em> greek) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DDHG4NwHja"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> of or relating to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> relating to the Greek Church.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0SqZSa01Z5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq077"> a native or inhabitant of Greece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq506"> the language of the ancient Greeks and any of the languages which have developed from it, such as Hellenistic Greek, Biblical Greek, the Koine, and Modern Greek.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq944"> a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq068"> the group of Indo-European languages to which Greek belongs; Hellenic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq555"> food cooked in the Greek style: <em class="example">we were thinking of Greek tonight.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="p2uFQi4MeS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq371"> (<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> Greek to someone</strong>, unintelligible to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">go Greek</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to engage in anal sex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">the Greek’s</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (formerly) a modest restaurant or milk bar in a country town, run by a family of Greek background, and very often the only place to get a meal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>Grekes</em> (plural), Old English <em>Grēcas</em>, learned variant of <em>Crēcas</em> (plural), from Latin <em>Graecī</em>, plural of <em>Graecus</em> a Greek, from Greek <em>Graikos</em> (originally adjective)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grin</span><z><span target_id="wnsjpkKV4Z">v.i.</span><span target_id="j7nd796nsy">v.t.</span><span target_id="Oz4D0OSHcD">n.</span><span target_id="LhYAN3Vx6V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grin" src="word_pronunciations/10563.mp3"></audio></span>/grɪn/ (<em>say</em> grin) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">grinned</strong>, <strong class="bold">grinning</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wnsjpkKV4Z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> to smile broadly, or with a wide distension of the mouth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth, as a snarling dog or a person in pain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="j7nd796nsy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq179"> to express or produce by grinning.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Oz4D0OSHcD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq459"> the act of grinning; a broad smile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq862"> the act of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LhYAN3Vx6V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">grin and bear it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to endure without complaint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq112"> <strong class="phr">grin through</strong>, (of paint) to show through a top coat because of poor opacity of the top layer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>grinn</em>(<em>en</em>), Old English <em>grennian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grinner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grind</span><z><span target_id="CsMzxIiIeG">v.t.</span><span target_id="C4ipDraARD">v.i.</span><span target_id="TLYaudVqy7">n.</span><span target_id="iK160aZrfA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grind" src="word_pronunciations/10562.mp3"></audio></span>/graɪnd/ (<em>say</em> gruynd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ground</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="bold">grinded</strong>; <strong class="bold">grinding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CsMzxIiIeG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> to wear, smooth, or sharpen by friction; whet: <em class="example">to grind a lens; </em><em class="example">to grind an axe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> to reduce to fine particles as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq980"> to oppress or torment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq312"> to rub harshly or gratingly; grate together; grit: <em class="example">to grind one’s teeth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq855"> to operate by turning a crank: <em class="example">to grind a barrel organ.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq907"> to produce by pulverising, turning a crank, etc.: <em class="example">to grind flour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Computer Games</em> to persevere through the drudgery of moving up (the levels of the game).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="C4ipDraARD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq765"> to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq479"> to rub harshly; grate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq554"> to be or become ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq720"> to be polished or sharpened by friction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq737"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work or study laboriously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to rotate the pelvis in an erotic way while dancing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TLYaudVqy7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq655"> the act of grinding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq051"> a grinding sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq875"> a manoeuvre performed on rollerblades, a skateboard or a BMX bike, in which the rider slides sideways down a railing or other surface narrow enough to fit between the wheels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> laborious or monotonous work; close or laborious study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a diligent or laborious student.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a hard, tiring hike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq066"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq925"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac139409935" href="entry://grind%20metal%23bigmac139409935"><strong>grind metal</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iK160aZrfA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">grind down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq177"> to wear down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq021"> to oppress.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq275"> <strong class="phr">grind someone’s gears</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to irritate someone intensely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq846"> <strong class="phr">grind to a halt</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq930"> (of a wheeled vehicle) to be brought to a stop, with noisy friction in the wheels.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq838"> (of an enterprise, scheme, etc.) to arrive slowly at the point where no progress is being made.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">grind up</strong>, to reduce to small pieces by grinding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq063"> <strong class="phr">the daily grind</strong>, the daily routine of work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>grind</em>(<em>en</em>), Old English <em>grindan</em>. Compare Latin <em>frendere</em> gnash the teeth, grind to pieces] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grinding</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grindingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grip</span><z><span target_id="0556Owne1f">n.</span><span target_id="F6te9FuPcg">v.t.</span><span target_id="wXAe2e1Nf4">v.i.</span><span target_id="dQiFKFHoxc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grip" src="word_pronunciations/10565.mp3"></audio></span>/grɪp/ (<em>say</em> grip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0556Owne1f"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp: <em class="example">the grip of a vice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> the power of gripping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq461"> a grasp, hold or control: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hugo held her hand in an iron grip</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> a handle or hilt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq351"> a special way of clasping hands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq283"> a special way of holding something, such as a golf club or tennis racquet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq721"> a travelling bag; holdall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq514"> mental or intellectual hold; competence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq568"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> occupation; regular employment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq347"> something which seizes and holds, as a clutching device on a cable car.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq824"> a sudden, sharp pain; spasm of pain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq879"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031787" href="entry://grippe%23bigmac000031787"><strong>grippe</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq472"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> a person employed to carry equipment, shift scenery, props, etc.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">gripped</strong>, <strong class="bold">gripping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="F6te9FuPcg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq761"> to grasp or seize firmly; hold fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq482"> to take hold on; hold the interest of: <em class="example">to grip the mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq108"> to attach by a grip or clutch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wXAe2e1Nf4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq949"> to take firm hold; hold fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq836"> to take hold on the mind.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dQiFKFHoxc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">come </strong>(or <strong class="phr">get</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to grips with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq030"> to tackle (an assailant).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq470"> to deal with effectively.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">get a grip</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to control oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq383"> <strong class="phr">in the grip of</strong>, overwhelmed by: <em class="example">in the grip of depression.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>gripe</em> grasp. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031785" href="entry://gripe%23bigmac000031785"><span class="smallcaps">gripe</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gripper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grogan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grogan</span><z><span target_id="US1EybPEsz">n.</span><span target_id="VGmYUzL55r">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈgroʊgən/ (<em>say</em> 'grohguhn) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="US1EybPEsz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> a piece of excrement; turd.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VGmYUzL55r">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">punch a grogan</strong>, to defecate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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groover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441973891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">groover</span><z><span target_id="HuNFB0FkVj">n.</span><span target_id="gSViz0ug9j">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈgruvə/ (<em>say</em> 'groohvuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HuNFB0FkVj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> a person who is considered stylish, as in clothes, manner, activities, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> a person who enjoys music, as a musician, dancer, audience member at a concert, etc.: <em class="example">all you groovers out there.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gSViz0ug9j">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">groovers and shakers</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) dancers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ground floor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ground floor</span><z><span target_id="gu5SnkcNEc">n.</span><span target_id="37BCgbiPzN">phr.</span></z></header><div>/graʊnd ˈflɔ/ (<em>say</em> grownd 'flaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gu5SnkcNEc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> the floor at or near ground level. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093763" href="entry://first%20floor%23bigmac000093763"><strong>first floor</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="37BCgbiPzN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">get in on the ground floor</strong>, to be involved at the inception of a business matter or deal, and so in an advantageous position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">start on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">at</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the ground floor</strong>, to begin one’s employment in a business or other organisation at a low level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grow</span><z><span target_id="kN9xOU3zXq">v.i.</span><span target_id="wIvYzD9dWw">cop. v.</span><span target_id="BJtxxamKvd">v.t.</span><span target_id="AvhN4NErMV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grow" src="word_pronunciations/10620.mp3"></audio></span>/groʊ/ (<em>say</em> groh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">grew</strong>, <strong class="bold">grown</strong>, <strong class="bold">growing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kN9xOU3zXq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq690"> to arise or issue as from a germ, stock, or originating source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq171"> to increase gradually; become greater.</span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="wIvYzD9dWw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq040"> to come to be, or become, by degrees: <em class="example">to grow old.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BJtxxamKvd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq447"> to cause to grow: <em class="example">to grow a hedge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq703"> to cultivate as a crop: <em class="example">he grows corn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq738"> to allow to grow: <em class="example">to grow a beard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq524"> to cause to develop or expand: <em class="example">to grow a business; </em><em class="example">to grow a career.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq456"> (<em>used in the passive</em>) to cover with a growth: <em class="example">a field grown with corn.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AvhN4NErMV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq043"> <strong class="phr">grow apart</strong>, to become gradually separated or disunited by or as by growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq204"> <strong class="phr">grow a set </strong>(<strong class="phr">of balls</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to acquire some courage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq657"> <strong class="phr">grow like Topsy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to grow in an unplanned, random way. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to the character <em>Topsy</em> in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s <em>Uncle Tom’s Cabin</em> (1852)]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq552"> <strong class="phr">grow on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq262"> to obtain an increasing influence, effect, etc., on: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>as the day of the trial … came nearer, the idea grew on him.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq367"> to win the affection or admiration of by degrees: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was the sort of woman that grows on you.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lennie lower</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1930</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">grow out of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq353"> to become too big or too mature for; outgrow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq756"> to develop from; originate in.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq016"> <strong class="phr">grow someone up</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to rear a child: <em class="example">she was the woman who grew me up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">grow together</strong>, to become gradually attached or united by or as by growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">grow up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq000"> to increase in growth; attain maturity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq028"> to spring up; arise.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>growe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>grōwan</em>, of Germanic origin; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102464" href="entry://grass%23bigmac000102464"><span class="smallcaps">grass<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101005" href="entry://green%23bigmac000101005"><span class="smallcaps">green</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guard</span><z><span target_id="mjCiK54Xhm">v.t.</span><span target_id="gdFjDdoSce">v.i.</span><span target_id="OacEhW4Yiy">n.</span><span target_id="esT5uTXdon">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guard" src="word_pronunciations/10642.mp3"></audio></span>/gad/ (<em>say</em> gahd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mjCiK54Xhm"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq805"> to keep safe from harm; protect; watch over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, outbreaks, etc.: <em class="example">to guard a prisoner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq360"> to keep in check, from caution or prudence: <em class="example">to guard the tongue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq111"> to provide with some safeguard or protective appliance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to impede or block the progress of (the player with matching position) as a defence tactic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gdFjDdoSce">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq276"> to give protection; keep watch; be watchful.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OacEhW4Yiy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq554"> someone who guards, protects, or keeps a protecting or restraining watch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq725"> someone who keeps watch over prisoners or others under restraint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq377"> a body of people, especially soldiers, charged with guarding a place from disturbance, theft, fire, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq469"> restraining watch, as over a prisoner or other person under restraint: <em class="example">to be kept under close guard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq454"> a contrivance, appliance, or attachment designed for guarding against injury, loss, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq694"> something intended or serving to guard or protect; a safeguard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq699"> a posture of defence or readiness, as in fencing, boxing, bayonet drill, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">American Football</em> either of two players holding a position of defence at the right and left of the centre, in the forward line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq187"> <em class="label">Basketball</em> one of the defensive players in a team, stationed at the back-court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq797"> an official in general charge of a railway train.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a narrow strip of paper or other material sewn into a book to hold an extra sheet, as a throw-out map.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="esT5uTXdon">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">guard against</strong>, to take precautions against: <em class="example">to guard against errors.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">off </strong>(<strong class="phr">one’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> guard</strong>, unprepared to meet a sudden attack; unwary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">on </strong>(<strong class="phr">one’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> guard</strong>, watchful or vigilant against attack; cautious; wary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq424"> <strong class="phr">on guard!</strong>, <em class="label">Fencing</em> (an utterance intended to indicate to one’s opponent that the attack is commencing.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> translation of French <em>en garde</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">take guard</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to position the bat on the wicket in relation to one of the stumps immediately prior to batting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>garde</em>, from French, of Germanic origin; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103859" href="entry://ward%23bigmac000103859"><span class="smallcaps">ward</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>guardable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>guarder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guernsey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guernsey</span><z><span target_id="BXn2PQgmfh">n.</span><span target_id="bOc1DcaTyf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guernsey" src="word_pronunciations/10646.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɜnzi/ (<em>say</em> 'gernzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BXn2PQgmfh"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">guernseys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq144"> (<em>upper case</em>) one of a breed of dairy cattle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> a close-fitting vest or shirt, usually of wool, worn by fishers, and formerly in Australia, by goldminers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq810"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a distinctively coloured or marked top worn by footballers, especially the sleeveless variety worn by AFL players.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq211"> a jumper; pullover.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bOc1DcaTyf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq038"> <strong class="phr">get a guernsey</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq777"> to be selected for a football team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq481"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to succeed, win approval.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the sweater worn by Australian footballers]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the Isle of <em>Guernsey</em>, in the English Channel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guess</span><z><span target_id="zF6hZmDprn">v.t.</span><span target_id="PvLb2Ve5Kh">v.i.</span><span target_id="WIiuu8k6cD">n.</span><span target_id="IPmkCnkAoD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guess" src="word_pronunciations/10648.mp3"></audio></span>/gɛs/ (<em>say</em> ges) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zF6hZmDprn"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> to form an opinion of at random or from evidence admittedly uncertain: <em class="example">to guess the age of a woman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> to estimate or conjecture correctly: <em class="example">to guess a riddle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq801"> to think, believe, or suppose: <em class="example">I guess I can get there in time.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PvLb2Ve5Kh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq856"> to estimate or conjecture correctly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WIiuu8k6cD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq268"> a notion, judgement, or conclusion gathered from mere probability or imperfect information; conjecture; surmise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq820"> the act of forming an opinion in this manner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IPmkCnkAoD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">by guess and by God</strong>, by pure guesswork.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">guess at</strong>, to form an estimate of; conjecture: <em class="example">to guess at the height of a building.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gessen</em>, probably from Old Norse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>guessable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>guesser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guide</span><z><span target_id="ZYVy90B7Zg">v.t.</span><span target_id="BTg53AuvUq">n.</span><span target_id="2hTTFBoDly">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guide" src="word_pronunciations/10656.mp3"></audio></span>/gaɪd/ (<em>say</em> guyd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZYVy90B7Zg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">guided</strong>, <strong class="bold">guiding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> to lead or conduct on the way, as to a place or through a region; show the way to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> to direct the movement or course of: <em class="example">to guide a horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq749"> to lead, direct or advise in any course or action.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BTg53AuvUq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq092"> someone who guides, especially one employed to guide travellers, tourists, mountaineers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq042"> a mark or the like to direct the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq848"> a guidebook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq947"> a guidepost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq217"> a contrivance for regulating progressive motion or action in a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq618"> a spirit believed to direct the utterances of a medium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq756"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094979" href="entry://Guide%23bigmac000094979"><strong>Guide</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2hTTFBoDly">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">as a guide</strong>, as a general direction: <em class="example">to use your intuition as a guide.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>guide</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>guider</em>, of Germanic origin; compare Old English <em>wītan</em> look after] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>guidable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>guideless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>guider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guilt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guilt</span><z><span target_id="K5HbBsViFO">n.</span><span target_id="Vf5IZgBtYG">v.t.</span><span target_id="SxiMd1Re7P">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guilt" src="word_pronunciations/10662.mp3"></audio></span>/gɪlt/ (<em>say</em> gilt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K5HbBsViFO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq548"> the fact or state of having committed an offence or crime; grave culpability, as for some conscious violation of moral or penal law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some crime, wrong, etc., either real or imagined.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Vf5IZgBtYG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq459"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause (someone) to feel guilty.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SxiMd1Re7P">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">guilt by association</strong>, guilt imputed to someone because of their connection with others who are guilty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">the guilts</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> feelings of guilt, remorse, etc.: <em class="example">an attack of the guilts.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gilt</em>, Old English <em>gylt</em> offence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gully
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gully</span><z><span target_id="j2yxAccYs8">n.</span><span target_id="3tAbxGgfPP">v.t.</span><span target_id="WIXtzJHks0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gully" src="word_pronunciations/10672.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgʌli/ (<em>say</em> 'gulee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="j2yxAccYs8"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">gullies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq645"> a fold in a mountain or hill with an intermittent watercourse running down it at its lowest point: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the soft call of the mopoke arises in the gullies!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a steep-sided ravine or fissure cut into the side of a mountain by the action of running water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a ditch or gutter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq256"> a fielding position between the slips and point.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq848"> the fielder in this position.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3tAbxGgfPP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">gullied</strong>, <strong class="bold">gullying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq725"> to make gullies in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq362"> to form (channels) by the action of water.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WIXtzJHks0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq60"> <strong class="phr">have been up a few dry gullies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have made some mistakes in life.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gulley</strong>. <div class="etym">[apparently variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032114" href="entry://gullet%23bigmac000032114"><span class="smallcaps">gullet</span></a>, with substitution of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a> for French <em>-et</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gum tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gum tree</span><z><span target_id="i5MNxIYO29">n.</span><span target_id="jJ3l6VDnu2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gum tree" src="word_pronunciations/10676.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgʌm ˌtri/ (<em>say</em> 'gum .tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i5MNxIYO29"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> Also, <strong class="vs">gum</strong>. any tree or shrub of the myrtaceous genus <em>Eucalyptus</em>, almost entirely Australian apart from very few tropical species in New Guinea and other nearby islands, some yielding eucalyptus oil and some hardwood timber, and bearing gumnuts as fruits; eucalyptus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq708"> any of various other gum-yielding trees, such as the sweet gum and the sapodilla.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jJ3l6VDnu2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq780"> <strong class="phr">up a gum tree</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq698"> in difficulties; in a predicament.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq024"> completely baffled.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gunpoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gunpoint</span></header><div>/ˈgʌnpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'gunpoynt) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">at gunpoint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">under the threat of a gun held at very close range: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The bandits held them at gunpoint and bound them with curtain cord.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gussy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gussy</span></header><div>/ˈgʌsi/ (<em>say</em> 'gusee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">gussied</strong>, <strong class="bold">gussying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq599"> <strong class="phr">all gussied up</strong>, smartly dressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> <strong class="phr">gussy up</strong>, to dress smartly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032225" href="entry://gussie%23bigmac000032225"><span class="smallcaps">gussie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gut</span><z><span target_id="9mDwN01KTb">n.</span><span target_id="BJTSUgNeqU">v.t.</span><span target_id="WoX7Nkyldc">adj.</span><span target_id="VPxKSe8u99">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gut" src="word_pronunciations/10713.mp3"></audio></span>/gʌt/ (<em>say</em> gut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9mDwN01KTb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> the alimentary canal between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> the substance forming the case of the intestine; intestinal tissue or fibre: <em class="example">sheep’s gut.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq427"> a preparation of the intestines of an animal used for various purposes, as for violin strings, tennis racquets, fishing lines, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq814"> the silken substance taken from a silkworm killed when about to spin its cocoon, used in making snells for fishhooks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq091"> a narrow passage, as a channel of water or a defile between hills.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq422"> a flexible driving shaft to relay power to a tool for machine shearing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BJTSUgNeqU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">gutted</strong>, <strong class="bold">gutting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq203"> to take out the guts or entrails of; disembowel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq526"> to remove all content or value from: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it planned to abolish work for the dole and gut the Job Network – two coalition initiatives – if it gained government.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq363"> to destroy the interior of: <em class="example">fire gutted the building.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WoX7Nkyldc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq665"> of or relating to feelings, emotion, intuition: <em class="example">a gut response.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq936"> of or relating to that which may engender feeling, emotion, etc.: <em class="example">a gut issue.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VPxKSe8u99">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq796"> <strong class="phr">bust a gut</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to overexert oneself: <em class="example">don’t bust a gut over that job.</em></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091437" href="entry://guts%23bigmac000091437"><strong>guts</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>guttas</em>, plural, related to <em>gēotan</em> pour, Middle Dutch <em>gote</em> drain, gutter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guts</span><z><span target_id="kiLqHc5iUj">pl. n.</span><span target_id="x3X1dpLLmI">v.t.</span><span target_id="NAnFgBDpFm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guts" src="word_pronunciations/10709.mp3"></audio></span>/gʌts/ (<em>say</em> guts) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="kiLqHc5iUj">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>often construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> the bowels or entrails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> the stomach or abdomen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq928"> courage; stamina; endurance: <em class="example">to have guts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq840"> essential information: <em class="example">the guts of the matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq289"> essential parts or contents: <em class="example">let me get to the guts of the motor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq469"> (in two-up) the ring in which the spinner operates; centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq246"> Also, <strong class="vs">greedy-guts</strong>. someone greedy for food; a glutton.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x3X1dpLLmI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq159"> to cram (oneself) with food.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NAnFgBDpFm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">drop one’s guts</strong>, to fart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">guts something out</strong>, to persevere with something until finished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq070"> <strong class="phr">hate someone’s guts</strong>, to loathe or detest someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">have someone’s guts for garters</strong>, to exact revenge on someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq189"> <strong class="phr">rough as guts</strong>, (of a person) coarse in manner and behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">spill </strong>(or <strong class="phr">give</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s guts</strong>, to give information, as to the police, without restraint: <em class="example">they had broken him – he was about to spill his guts to them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq439"> (<strong class="phr">straight</strong>)<strong class="phr"> up the guts</strong>, following the most direct path.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">the </strong>(<strong class="phr">good</strong>)<strong class="phr"> guts</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) accurate information, especially when intended to be used against someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">work one’s guts out</strong>, to work excessively hard.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098702" href="entry://gut%23bigmac000098702"><strong>gut</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098702" href="entry://gut%23bigmac000098702"><span class="smallcaps">gut</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gutser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gutser</span><z><span target_id="QHykqbtxEn">n.</span><span target_id="n6vK85nTN3">v.i.</span><span target_id="wTEuEwYY7Z">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈgʌtsə/ (<em>say</em> 'gutsuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QHykqbtxEn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> an unexpected and disappointing event such as a fall or a failure: <em class="example">what a gutser it would be to miss the boat</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq122"> someone who eats too much.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="n6vK85nTN3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq676"> to fail badly: <em class="example">he bought the business but soon gutsered.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wTEuEwYY7Z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">come a gutser</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq760"> to fall over.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq671"> to fail as a result of an error of judgement.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gutzer</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091437" href="entry://guts%23bigmac000091437"><span class="smallcaps">guts</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>; with reference to a dive in which the diver hits the water flat; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006618" href="entry://belly%20flop%23bigmac000006618"><span class="smallcaps">belly flop</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guy<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="cC6bxwj3h5">n.</span><span target_id="VEGnGU3nFr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guy" src="word_pronunciations/10715.mp3"></audio></span>/gaɪ/ (<em>say</em> guy) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cC6bxwj3h5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> a fellow or man: <em class="example">guys and dolls.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> a boyfriend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq733"> (<em>plural</em>) people of either sex, regarded as members of a group: <em class="example">are you guys ready?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VEGnGU3nFr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">a great guy</strong>, a likeable, entertaining, and charming man. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099491" href="entry://bloke%23bigmac000099491"><strong>bloke</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099491" href="entry://bloke%23mq56">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">the bad guys</strong>, the villains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq008"> <strong class="phr">the good guys</strong>, the heroes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq95"> <strong class="phr">the little guy</strong>, the average man, especially an employee as opposed to an entrepreneur: <em class="example">to look after the little guy.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [19th-century British slang, a shabby fellow, an old man, originally alluding to the grotesque effigies of Guy <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025990" href="entry://Fawkes%23bigmac000025990"><span class="smallcaps">Fawkes</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guy<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="HCvzt3CAyD">n.</span><span target_id="KM1wkLeuzN">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guy" src="word_pronunciations/10716.mp3"></audio></span>/gaɪ/ (<em>say</em> guy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HCvzt3CAyD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> a person of grotesque appearance; a person wearing ridiculous clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> <em class="label">British</em> a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes, carried about and burnt on Guy Fawkes Day.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KM1wkLeuzN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq337"> (<strong class="bold">guyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">guying</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Guy</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025990" href="entry://Fawkes%23bigmac000025990"><span class="smallcaps">Fawkes</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guy<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="vNPyE2cHnW">n.</span><span target_id="eWIIHBk2iC">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of guy" src="word_pronunciations/10715.mp3"></audio></span>/gaɪ/ (<em>say</em> guy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vNPyE2cHnW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> a rope, wire, etc., used to guide and steady something being hoisted or lowered, or to secure anything liable to shift its position: <em class="example">the tent poles were held in place with guys.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eWIIHBk2iC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq193"> (<strong class="bold">guyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">guying</strong>) to guide, steady, or secure with a guy or guys.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gye</em>, from Old French <em>guie</em> a guide, from <em>guier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098760" href="entry://guide%23bigmac000098760"><span class="smallcaps">guide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hades
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hades</span><z><span target_id="jy7QvvlK7c">n.</span><span target_id="utJLxW5udx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Hades" src="word_pronunciations/10756.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈheɪdiz/ (<em>say</em> 'haydeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jy7QvvlK7c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq516"> the gloomy subterranean abode of departed spirits or shades over which Pluto ruled.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq679"> Pluto; the lord of the underworld.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq274"> (in the Revised Version of the New Testament) the abode or state of the dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq953"> (<em>often lower case</em>) hell: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘… she rushes round like a bat in hell,’ Ernie persevered. ‘Hades,’ amended Sam.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1940</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="utJLxW5udx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">not a chance in hades</strong>, no chance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>Haidēs</em> (originally <em>aidēs</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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haemophilia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haemophilia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of haemophilia" src="word_pronunciations/10765.mp3"></audio></span>/himəˈfɪliə/ (<em>say</em> heemuh'fileeuh), /-ˈfil-/ (<em>say</em> -'feel-), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">a blood disorder of males in which clotting occurs abnormally slowly, resulting in excessive bleeding from even minor injuries; <strong>haemophilia A</strong> is caused by a factor VIII chromosome deficiency, <strong>haemophilia B</strong> or <strong>Christmas disease</strong> by a factor IX deficiency, and <strong>haemophilia C</strong> by a factor XI deficiency.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hemophilia</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>haimo-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032438" href="entry://haemo-%23bigmac000032438"><span class="smallcaps">haemo-</span></a> + <em>philia</em> affection, fondness] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032438" href="entry://haemo-%23bigmac000032438"><strong>haemo-</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hail<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="4kHBqNWyaX">v.t.</span><span target_id="ncGcIDTWmV">v.i.</span><span target_id="meoSjfXIUp">n.</span><span target_id="B16kpvSyEE">interj.</span><span target_id="jKY9zuh6X9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hail" src="word_pronunciations/10778.mp3"></audio></span>/heɪl/ (<em>say</em> hayl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4kHBqNWyaX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> to salute or greet; welcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq724"> to salute or name as: <em class="example">to hail (someone as) victor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq568"> to acclaim; to approve with enthusiasm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq683"> to attract the attention of, by calling out, waving the hand, etc.: <em class="example">to hail a person; </em><em class="example">to hail a taxi.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ncGcIDTWmV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq153"> to call out in order to greet, attract attention, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="meoSjfXIUp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq935"> a shout or call to attract attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq562"> the act of hailing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq947"> a salutation or greeting.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="B16kpvSyEE">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq000"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> (an exclamation of salutation or greeting.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jKY9zuh6X9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">all hail</strong>, (an exclamation of mock ceremony given in greeting.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">hail from</strong>, to belong to as the place of residence, point of departure, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq636"> <strong class="phr">within hail</strong>, within reach of the voice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>haile</em>(<em>n</em>), from obsolete <em>hail</em> (noun and adjective) health(y), from Old Norse <em>heill</em> health, healthy, related to Old English <em>hǣl</em> (noun), <em>hāl</em> (adjective). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009795" href="entry://wassail%23bigmac000009795"><span class="smallcaps">wassail</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hailer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hail<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="NkcA8jCaF8">n.</span><span target_id="vXSAU5d0Vr">v.i.</span><span target_id="yZeUtOuTaY">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hail" src="word_pronunciations/10779.mp3"></audio></span>/heɪl/ (<em>say</em> hayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NkcA8jCaF8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> pellets or small, usually rounded, balls of ice falling from the clouds in a shower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq952"> a shower or storm of such pellets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq632"> a shower of anything: <em class="example">a hail of bullets.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vXSAU5d0Vr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq544"> to pour down hail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq740"> to fall as hail.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yZeUtOuTaY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq909"> to pour down as or like hail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hail</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>hægl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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haircut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haircut</span><z><span target_id="IrcneNlTfU">n.</span><span target_id="kpfaCSXdyt">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhɛəkʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'hairkut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IrcneNlTfU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> a cutting of the hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> the style in which the hair is cut and worn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq937"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a cutting back of something, such as staff, budget, profit, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kpfaCSXdyt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">take a haircut</strong>, <em class="label">Finance Colloquial</em> to take a loss.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>haircutting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hair's-breadth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hair’s-breadth</span><z><span target_id="7GW9LN5h1y">n.</span><span target_id="YsrenOineR">adj.</span><span target_id="F99DucMW7U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hair’s-breadth" src="word_pronunciations/10780.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɛəz-brɛdθ/ (<em>say</em> 'hairz-bredth), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hair’s-breadth" src="word_pronunciations/10781.mp3"></audio></span>/-brɛtθ/ (<em>say</em> -bretth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7GW9LN5h1y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> a very small space or distance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he had failed by a hair’s-breadth for a Rhodes scholarship</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YsrenOineR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq292"> extremely narrow or close.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="F99DucMW7U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq221"> <strong class="phr">within a hair’s-breadth of</strong>, very close to (achieving something).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hairsbreadth</strong>, <strong class="vs">hairbreadth</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half</span><z><span target_id="Sm30XST3Ns">n.</span><span target_id="8B1p4qtst3">adj.</span><span target_id="0nCYQEAPEP">adv.</span><span target_id="Auo5G0zKWZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of half" src="word_pronunciations/10813.mp3"></audio></span>/haf/ (<em>say</em> hahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Sm30XST3Ns"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">halves</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of half" src="word_pronunciations/10814.mp3"></audio></span>/havz/ (<em>say</em> hahvz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> one of the two equal (or approximately equal) parts into which anything is or may be divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq310"> <em class="label">Sport</em> either of the two periods of a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq101"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032582" href="entry://halfback%23bigmac000032582"><strong>halfback</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032582" href="entry://halfback%23mq293">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq354"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026979" href="entry://five-eighth%23bigmac000026979"><strong>five-eighth</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026979" href="entry://five-eighth%23mq229">1</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq550"> <em class="label">Golf</em> an equal score (with the opponent) either on a hole or on a round.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq767"> one of a pair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a half-pint, especially of beer.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8B1p4qtst3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq370"> being one of the two equal (or approximately equal) parts into which anything is or may be divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq774"> being equal to only about half of the full capacity or capability: <em class="example">a half measure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq642"> partial or incomplete: <em class="example">a half job.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0nCYQEAPEP">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq038"> to the extent or measure of half: <em class="example">a bucket half full of water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq746"> in part; partly.: <em class="example">half done</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq373"> to some extent.: <em class="example">half inclined to do the job</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Auo5G0zKWZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">and a half</strong>, of an exceptional nature: <em class="example">it’s a job and a half.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">by half</strong>, by a great deal; by too much: <em class="example">too clever by half.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq61"> <strong class="phr">not do things by halves</strong>, to perform a task (or tasks) with maximum effort and attention to detail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq762"> <strong class="phr">not half</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> certainly; indeed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">not half bad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> surprisingly good; quite good: <em class="example">his first poems were not half bad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq996"> <strong class="phr">not the half of it</strong>, the less significant part of something: <em class="example">you think we’re in trouble, but that’s not the half of it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq896"> <strong class="phr">one’s better half</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s spouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq895"> <strong class="phr">someone’s other half</strong>, either one of two people (especially a married couple) who are regarded as complementing each other perfectly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">the other half</strong>, one segment of society in contrast to the rest, as the rich contrasted to the poor: <em class="example">so that’s how the other half lives.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English side, part]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-mast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-mast</span><z><span target_id="LMLjZpAztl">n.</span><span target_id="56rekmkOhK">v.t.</span><span target_id="zHwQ0uSYT0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of half-mast" src="word_pronunciations/10807.mp3"></audio></span>/haf-ˈmast/ (<em>say</em> hahf-'mahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LMLjZpAztl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> a position which is lower than the normal position of a flag on a flagpole; the position where a flag is flown to indicate death or mourning, the tradition possibly based on the idea of allowing space for the non-existent flag of death to fly above it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="56rekmkOhK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq919"> to place (a flag) at half-mast (as a mark of respect for the dead).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zHwQ0uSYT0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">at half-mast</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq042"> (of a flag) flying at this position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq789"> (of trousers) not extending to the ankles.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq775"> (of any item of clothing) sagging below where it should reach: <em class="example">socks at half-mast.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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halt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">halt<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="OVdfkgU1i3">v.i.</span><span target_id="JxqszqJw7B">v.t.</span><span target_id="fdTGFDvR5r">n.</span><span target_id="mjwQIiHmd5">interj.</span><span target_id="yaqedbKtEA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of halt" src="word_pronunciations/10831.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔlt/ (<em>say</em> hawlt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of halt" src="word_pronunciations/10830.mp3"></audio></span>/hɒlt/ (<em>say</em> holt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OVdfkgU1i3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> to undertake a temporary or permanent cessation of some activity: <em class="example">the bus halted for five minutes before resuming its journey.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JxqszqJw7B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq306"> to stop or cause to stop: <em class="example">we must halt the train.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fdTGFDvR5r">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq551"> a temporary stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq087"> a stopping-place on a railway line, smaller than a station, where a train stops only briefly.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="mjwQIiHmd5">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq201"> (a command to stop and stand motionless, especially as to troops.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yaqedbKtEA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">call a halt</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to bring to an end: <em class="example">we must call a halt to corruption.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">come to a halt</strong>, to stop moving, often abruptly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: stoppage]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">halt<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="eqtRjJfmVU">v.i.</span><span target_id="hW2ZAbdL5K">adj.</span><span target_id="wNOkzwH7AL">n.</span><span target_id="cKeYKFIf65">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of halt" src="word_pronunciations/10831.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔlt/ (<em>say</em> hawlt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of halt" src="word_pronunciations/10830.mp3"></audio></span>/hɒlt/ (<em>say</em> holt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eqtRjJfmVU"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> to falter as in speech, reasoning, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq932"> to be in doubt; waver; hesitate.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hW2ZAbdL5K">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> lame; limping: <em class="example">a halt beggar.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wNOkzwH7AL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> lameness; a limp.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cKeYKFIf65">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq764"> <strong class="phr">the halt and the lame</strong>, those who are crippled and destitute. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the New Testament (Luke 14:21) which describes the rich man who, spurned by his invited guest, orders his servant to go out into the streets and bring the poor to his dinner table]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>h</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>alt</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>halting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>haltingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>haltingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hambone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hambone</span><z><span target_id="G8aUodRSf3">n.</span><span target_id="YCw3RHrPLY">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhæmboʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'hambohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G8aUodRSf3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> the bone from a leg of ham.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a male striptease.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YCw3RHrPLY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq821"> <strong class="phr">do a hambone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a male) to perform a striptease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hammer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hammer<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="a0Qv0YhXGP">n.</span><span target_id="pbHeIvhq1o">v.t.</span><span target_id="RV8VWTXNwn">v.i.</span><span target_id="n9nFIwaWnx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hammer" src="word_pronunciations/10839.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæmə/ (<em>say</em> 'hamuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a0Qv0YhXGP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> an instrument consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving in nails, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> any of various instruments or devices resembling a hammer in form, action, or use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq038"> <em class="label">Firearms</em> that part of the lock which by its fall or action causes the discharge, as by exploding the percussion cap; the cock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq721"> one of the padded levers by which the strings of a piano are struck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq716"> a keyboard acciaccatura in rock music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq748"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> a metal ball attached to a long, flexible handle, used in certain throwing contests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq63"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> the final bowl of an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100946" href="entry://end%23bigmac000100946">end</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100946" href="entry://end%23mq607">17</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq023"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044687" href="entry://malleus%23bigmac000044687"><strong>malleus</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pbHeIvhq1o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq447"> to beat, drive or impel with or as with a hammer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq719"> to fasten by or as by using a hammer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq540"> to put together or build with a hammer and nails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq317"> to hit with some force; pound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq840"> to state forcefully; present (facts, etc.) aggressively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq678"> to subject forcibly and relentlessly to interrogation, pressure, etc.: <em class="example">the Minister was hammered by the opposition at question time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq709"> to announce a defaulter on the Stock Exchange.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq843"> to depress or beat down (the price of a stock).</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RV8VWTXNwn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq448"> to strike blows with or as with a hammer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq397"> to make persistent or laborious attempts.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="n9nFIwaWnx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">come </strong>(or <strong class="phr">go</strong>)<strong class="phr"> under the hammer</strong>, to be sold by auction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq215"> <strong class="phr">hammer and tongs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> with great noise, vigour, or force. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the hammering by the blacksmith on the iron to shape it after it is removed by tongs from the fire]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">hammer away at</strong>, to work steadily and with determination at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq654"> <strong class="phr">hammer home</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> to drive in (a nail, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq610"> to express forcibly (a point of argument, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">hammer out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq718"> to form by hammering.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> to contrive or work out laboriously.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq837"> <strong class="phr">under the hammer</strong>, <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> experiencing a relentless attack.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hamer</em>, Old English <em>hamor</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hammerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hammerless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hammer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hammer" src="word_pronunciations/10839.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæmə/ (<em>say</em> 'hamuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">on someone’s hammer</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">exerting consistent pressure on someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>hammer and tack</em> back]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377547988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hammer<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hammer" src="word_pronunciations/10839.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæmə/ (<em>say</em> 'hamuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">heroin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>hammer and tack</em> smack]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hammering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hammering</span><z><span target_id="d3Us0Fi89g">n.</span><span target_id="MSN9ViEX30">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hammering" src="word_pronunciations/10838.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæmərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'hamuhring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="d3Us0Fi89g"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> the act of using a hammer: <em class="example">the sound of hammering met my ears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a beating; hiding.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MSN9ViEX30">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq223"> <strong class="phr">take a hammering</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq880"> to be beaten up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq754"> to be subjected to intense cross-examination or criticism.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq680"> to be defeated soundly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq839"> to suffer a financial loss.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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handcart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">handcart</span><z><span target_id="TuEq5odz2L">n.</span><span target_id="PZgFUCT5DE">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhændkat/ (<em>say</em> 'handkaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TuEq5odz2L"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PZgFUCT5DE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">go to hell in a handcart</strong>, to be heading ultimately towards ruin or destruction. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally a US phrase relying on the alliteration for effect]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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handle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">handle</span><z><span target_id="nSmjOnHpWw">n.</span><span target_id="6ulJkbr0hD">v.t.</span><span target_id="29vX2hkaia">v.i.</span><span target_id="MECVsauDN3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of handle" src="word_pronunciations/10861.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhændl/ (<em>say</em> 'handl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nSmjOnHpWw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq254"> a part of a thing which is intended to be grasped by the hand in using or moving it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> that by which anything may be held.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq884"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something that may be taken advantage of in effecting a purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq055"> the feel or touch, as of textiles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq523"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a title in front of a name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq010"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person’s name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Communications</em> a person’s identifying name as on CB radio, in chat rooms on the internet, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq033"> <em class="label">NT</em> a glass of beer of approximately 285 mL (10 fl oz), served in a glass with a handle. Compare <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23bigmac000088390"><strong>beer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23mq61">4a</a>); <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">some Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092824" href="entry://middy%23bigmac000092824"><strong>middy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092824" href="entry://middy%23mq453">1</a>); <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101389" href="entry://pot%23bigmac000101389"><strong>pot<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101389" href="entry://pot%23mq281">6</a>); <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010107" href="entry://schooner%23bigmac000010107"><strong>schooner</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010107" href="entry://schooner%23mq737">3</a>); <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <em class="label">Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075429" href="entry://ten%23bigmac000075429"><strong>ten</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075429" href="entry://ten%23mq313">5</a>).</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">handled</strong>, <strong class="bold">handling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6ulJkbr0hD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq715"> to touch or feel with the hand; use the hands on, as in picking up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq554"> to manage in use with the hands; manipulate: <em class="example">to handle the reins.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq754"> to wield, employ, or use: <em class="example">to handle one’s fists well in a fight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq954"> to manage, direct, or control: <em class="example">to handle troops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq727"> to deal with or treat, as a matter or subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq065"> to deal with or treat in a particular way: <em class="example">to handle a person with tact.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq684"> to cope with; bear: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The service can’t handle the amount of requests and traffic that’s coming through.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq244"> to deal or trade in (goods, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to con; deceive.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="29vX2hkaia">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq516"> to respond to handling: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Buick was handling better than ever, cruising steadily between 110 and 130 kmh</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MECVsauDN3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">fly </strong>(or <strong class="phr">go</strong>)<strong class="phr"> off the handle</strong>, to lose control of one’s emotions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">get a handle on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to comprehend; find a way of proceeding with or dealing with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The resolution is only fleeting, of course – it’s like trying to get a handle on the unconscious, you can only do it fleetingly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">helen garner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq993"> <strong class="phr">have a handle on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have a way of dealing with or coping with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But nevertheless, I think our commanders have a handle on it, they understand it and they’re going to be able to deal with it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>handlen</em>, Old English <em>handlian</em>, from <em>hand</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104990" href="entry://hand%23bigmac000104990"><span class="smallcaps">hand</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>handled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hang</span><z><span target_id="GVqeYImD7i">v.t.</span><span target_id="4AUMg1wTfn">v.i.</span><span target_id="rztVJVWsoZ">n.</span><span target_id="Ezx5suaEUE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hang" src="word_pronunciations/10886.mp3"></audio></span>/hæŋ/ (<em>say</em> hang) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hung</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially for capital punishment and suicide</em>, <strong class="bold">hanged</strong>; <strong class="bold">hanging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GVqeYImD7i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above; suspend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq317"> to suspend so as to allow free movement as on a hinge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq971"> to fasten or suspend (a person) on a gallows or the like, especially as a method of capital punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq800"> to suspend by the neck until dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq637"> to let droop or bend downwards: <em class="example">to hang one’s head in shame.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq035"> to furnish or decorate with something suspended: <em class="example">to hang a room with tapestries.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq033"> to fasten into position; fix at a proper angle: <em class="example">to hang a scythe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq309"> to attach (paper, etc.) to walls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq512"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq329"> to suspend (game) by the feet until it becomes high. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101203" href="entry://high%23bigmac000101203"><strong>high</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101203" href="entry://high%23mq327">29a</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq469"> to suspend (meat such as bacon, beef, etc.) to allow it to mature or to dry for preservation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq064"> <em class="label">Art</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq824"> to exhibit (a picture or pictures).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq307"> to exhibit the work of (a painter or the like).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq487"> to hinge (a door, window, etc.) to its frame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq610"> to keep (a jury) from rendering a verdict, as one juror by refusing to agree with the others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq061"> to cause (a computer) to hang (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104529" href="#mq822">26</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq067"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (used in maledictions and emphatic expressions): <em class="example">hang the rain, I’m going anyway.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq235"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform (a specified manoeuvre) in a motor vehicle: <em class="example">to hang a left; </em><em class="example">to hang a U-ey.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4AUMg1wTfn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq883"> to be suspended; dangle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq878"> to swing freely, as on a hinge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq436"> to be suspended from a cross or gallows; suffer death in this way as punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq686"> to bend forwards or downwards; lean over; incline downwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq110"> to remain in doubt or in suspense; remain unfinished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq448"> to rest, float, or hover in the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq334"> to impend; be imminent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq071"> to remain in attention or consideration: <em class="example">to hang upon a person’s words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq850"> <em class="label">Art</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq793"> to be exhibited, as in an art gallery.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq806"> to have one’s works exhibited.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq364"> to fail to agree, as a jury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq822"> (of a computer or computer peripheral) to cease to respond to further commands either because it is occupied in performing a task or because of some software error.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq804"> to pass the time: <em class="example">you hang here for a while.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq343"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lean from a moving train, often done as part of bombing. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23bigmac000103605"><strong>bomb</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23mq158">15</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em> or <em>in</em>) to frequent: <em class="example">she hangs at the icerink.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rztVJVWsoZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Gymnastics</em> a position of the body, extended and hanging from the hands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq093"> the way in which a thing hangs: <em class="example">the hang of a curtain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq736"> the least degree of care, concern, etc. (in mild expletives): <em class="example">not to give a hang.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq539"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a social get-together; party: <em class="example">an impromptu hang; </em><em class="example">a farewell hang.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a period of time spent together: <em class="example">a relaxed hang.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ezx5suaEUE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq892"> <strong class="phr">go hang</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an impolite dismissive interjection implying the speaker has no further interest in what the person addressed does): <em class="example">go hang for all I care!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">hang about</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation intended to interrupt a proceeding, discussion, etc., so as to introduce a new consideration, idea, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">hang about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to loiter; wait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq930"> <strong class="phr">hang </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round like a bad smell</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq265"> to loiter in a place, causing annoyance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq870"> to be an unwanted companion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq960"> <strong class="phr">hang </strong>(<strong class="phr">around</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with someone</strong>, to spend time in someone’s company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">hang back</strong>, to resist advancing; be reluctant to proceed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">hang down</strong>, to droop or fall below a normal position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">hang, draw, and quarter</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq713"> (formerly) to punish (someone) for treason by hanging, disembowelling, and subsequently cutting them into four pieces for public display.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq483"> to punish severely.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the past punishment for treason in Britain, last carried out 1820. It is more probable that <em>draw</em>, an obsolete term for ‘disembowel’, refers to the removing of the viscera than indicating that the prisoner was dragged to the execution site.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">hang fire</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to delay taking an action or accepting something. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the use of fire arms, with reference to a delay in the weapon firing]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq921"> <strong class="phr">hang five</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ride a surfboard standing on the nose of the board with the toes of one foot over the edge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq669"> <strong class="phr">hang in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> (of horses) to veer away from the most direct course, toward the fence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq959"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to ride close to the breaking part of the wave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq716"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to persevere.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">hang in the balance</strong>, to be in doubt or suspense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq189"> <strong class="phr">hang it</strong>, (an exclamation of exasperation, frustration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">hang it all</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of indignation, vexation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">hang it out</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to endure hardship or difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">hang loose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to relax; fill in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq024"> <strong class="phr">hang of a</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">hanguva</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensive phrase): <em class="example">in a hang of a hurry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">hang off</strong>, to delay; procrastinate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He hung off as long as he could.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">hang on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq807"> to persevere, to maintain existing conditions with effort.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq179"> Also, <strong class="vs">hang upon</strong>. to be conditioned or contingent on; be dependent on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq494"> Also, <strong class="vs">hang upon</strong>. to hold fast, cling, or adhere to; rest for support on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq726"> to linger: <em class="example">corruption still hangs on in the city.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq300"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to wait: <em class="example">hang on! I’m not quite ready.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq188"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to clinch.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq692"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to hold an opponent who is not in possession of the ball.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">hang on someone’s words</strong>, to listen with keen interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">hang one on someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to punch someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">hang on like grim death</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq454"> to cling to something very tightly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq573"> to persevere against all opposition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">hang out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq411"> to lean through an opening.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em> or <em>in</em>) to reside or regularly be found at (a particular place).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq549"> to pass time in a relaxed or idle manner; take it easy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq573"> to suspend in open view; display: <em class="example">to hang out a banner.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq798"> to remain functioning: <em class="example">can the motor hang out?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq914"> (of creases) to disappear once the article of clothing is left to hang.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> (of horses) to veer away from the most direct course, that is, away from the fence.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">hang out for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq795"> to remain adamant in expectation of (a goal, reward, etc.): <em class="example">to hang out for a higher price before selling.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq261"> to be in need of; crave: <em class="example">he’s hanging out for some dope.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq835"> <strong class="phr">hang out with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spend time with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq573"> <strong class="phr">hang over someone’s head</strong>, to be a constant source of anxiety to someone: <em class="example">to have exams hanging over one’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">hang ten</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ride a surfboard or skateboard while standing on the nose of the board with all one’s toes over the edge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq825"> <strong class="phr">hang together</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq857"> to hold together; remain united.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq324"> to be consistent: <em class="example">statements that do not hang together.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">hang up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq119"> to suspend on a hook or peg.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq549"> to hold up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq580"> to break off a telephone call by terminating the connection.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq420"> to tether (a horse).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Shearing</em> to stop work, as by hanging up shears.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq914"> <strong class="phr">let it all hang out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq784"> to allow oneself to speak one’s mind or show emotion freely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq690"> to be uninhibited in manner, dress, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq233"> <strong class="phr">the hang of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq967"> the correct way of (doing, using, etc., something): <em class="example">to get the hang of a tool.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq229"> an understanding of (the way something operates, is structured, etc.): <em class="example">to get the hang of the way the new database works.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq846"> meaning or significance of: <em class="example">to get the hang of a passage of writing.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hang</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>en</em>, Old English <em>hangian</em> with original past tense <em>hanged</em> mostly replaced from 16th century on by <em>hung</em>, an analogical past participle from the Northern English form of the verb <em>heng</em>/<em>hing</em>, from Old Norse <em>hengja</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In standard use, <em>hung</em> has now replaced <em>hanged</em>, except in legal use, referring to capital punishment by hanging. It is therefore still acceptable to use <em>hanged</em> as the past of <em>hang</em> when referring to death by hanging; otherwise <em>hung</em> is the norm.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hanker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hanker</span><z><span target_id="Nw044e4oht">v.t.</span><span target_id="4F9P1NPV9f">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hanker" src="word_pronunciations/10887.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'hangkuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Nw044e4oht"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> to have the desire (to do something): <em class="example">to hanker to go back home.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4F9P1NPV9f">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">hanker after </strong>(or <strong class="phr">for</strong>), to have a restless or incessant longing for: <em class="example">to hanker after freedom.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [17th century; compare Flemish <em>hankeren</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hankerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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happy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">happy</span><z><span target_id="Hnj1VQG9vU">adj.</span><span target_id="SxoWIyMLWN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of happy" src="word_pronunciations/10900.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæpi/ (<em>say</em> 'hapee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Hnj1VQG9vU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">happier</strong>, <strong class="bold">happiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq211"> characterised by or indicative of pleasure, content, or gladness: <em class="example">a happy mood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: <em class="example">to be happy to see a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq353"> favoured by fortune; fortunate or lucky: <em class="example">a happy event.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq684"> apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, ideas, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> showing an excessive liking for, or quick to use an item indicated (used in combination): <em class="example">trigger-happy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SxoWIyMLWN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">happy as a pig in mud</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely happy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">happy as a sandboy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely happy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">happy as Larry</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very happy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> first recorded in Australia in 1905; ? referring to boxer Larry Foley]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq858"> <strong class="phr">happy days</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>sometimes ironic</em>) (an expression indicating satisfaction with life.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">make happy</strong>, to please.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">not happy, Jan!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of irritation, annoyance, disapproval, etc., in relation to another person.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a Sensis advertising campaign (2000–03) to promote the deadline for advertising in the Yellow Pages; the manager realises that her staff member has neglected to place an ad in time.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">the happy day</strong>, the day of a prospective wedding: <em class="example">when’s the happy day?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032896" href="entry://hap%23bigmac000032896"><span class="smallcaps">hap</span></a>, noun + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard</span><z><span target_id="LVF3weOeQz">adj.</span><span target_id="wtW9MBjX5j">adv.</span><span target_id="yoZmuIxWf1">n.</span><span target_id="AMtV3WOu4B">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hard" src="word_pronunciations/10931.mp3"></audio></span>/had/ (<em>say</em> hahd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LVF3weOeQz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> solid and firm to the touch; not soft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> firmly formed; tight: <em class="example">a hard knot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq180"> difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: <em class="example">a hard task.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq661"> difficult or troublesome with respect to an action specified: <em class="example">hard to please.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq209"> difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: <em class="example">a hard problem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq345"> involving or performed with great exertion, energy, or persistence: <em class="example">hard work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq590"> carrying on work in this manner: <em class="example">a hard worker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq37"> involving difficult or problematic concerns or issues: <em class="example">the hard option.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq813"> vigorous or violent; severe: <em class="example">a hard rain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq577"> oppressive; harsh; rough: <em class="example">hard treatment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq154"> unpleasant; unfair; bad: <em class="example">hard luck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq825"> austere; uncomfortable; causing pain, poverty, etc.: <em class="example">hard times.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq681"> unfeeling; callous: <em class="example">a hard heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq375"> harsh or severe in dealing with others: <em class="example">a hard master.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq409"> incapable of being denied or explained away: <em class="example">hard facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq781"> based on solid evidence; factual: <em class="example">hard information.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq562"> harsh or unfriendly; not easily moved: <em class="example">hard feelings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq282"> confronting to the eye, ear, or aesthetic sense: <em class="example">a hard sound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq977"> severe or rigorous in terms: <em class="example">a hard bargain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq120"> not swayed by sentiment or sophistry; shrewd: <em class="example">to have a hard head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq773"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq385"> alcoholic or intoxicating: <em class="example">hard liquor.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq419"> dangerously addictive: <em class="example">hard drugs.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq596"> (of water) containing mineral salts which interfere with the action of the soap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq879"> (of wheat) having a firm hull and a high protein content.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq861"> <em class="label">Physics</em> (of radiation) of short wavelength and high penetrating power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> denoting wheats with high gluten content, milled for a bread flour as contrasted with pastry flour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq319"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq172"> (of consonants) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028072" href="entry://fortis%23bigmac000028072"><strong>fortis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028072" href="entry://fortis%23mq201">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq599"> (of <em>c</em> and <em>g</em>) pronounced as in <em>come</em> and <em>go</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq347"> (of consonants in Slavic languages) not palatalised.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq308"> of or relating to hardcore pornography.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="wtW9MBjX5j">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq306"> with great exertion; with vigour or violence: <em class="example">to work hard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq768"> earnestly or intently: <em class="example">to look hard at a thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq494"> harshly or severely; badly; gallingly: <em class="example">it goes hard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq441"> so as to be solid or firm: <em class="example">frozen hard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq8"> to an extreme degree: <em class="example">hard drinking; </em><em class="example">hard living.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> closely, fully, or to the extreme limit: <em class="example">hard aport.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yoZmuIxWf1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an erect penis.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AMtV3WOu4B">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq215"> <strong class="phr">do it the hard way</strong>, to choose a needlessly difficult way of doing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq99"> <strong class="phr">go hard</strong>, to put a great deal of effort into doing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">go in hard</strong>, to begin an activity with great energy and determination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">hard at it</strong>, working with great diligence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">hard by </strong>(or <strong class="phr">against</strong>), close to or nearby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">hard cash</strong>, cash, as opposed to cheques, credit, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq069"> <strong class="phr">hard cheese </strong>(or <strong class="phr">cheddar</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">luck</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq695"> bad luck.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq061"> (an offhand expression of sympathy.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq819"> (a rebuff to an appeal for sympathy.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">hard done by</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> unfairly treated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq088"> <strong class="phr">hard of hearing</strong>, partly deaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">hard put </strong>(<strong class="phr">to it</strong>), in great difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq758"> <strong class="phr">hard up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> urgently in need of something, especially money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">live hard</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq968"> to indulge in life’s pleasures to excess.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq313"> to live on a frugal and physically exacting regimen.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">one’s hardest</strong>, to the best of one’s ability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">on the hard</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a ship) onshore or aground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">put the hard word on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq170"> to ask a favour of (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq344"> to ask (someone) for sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq56"> <strong class="phr">the hard life</strong>, a life characterised by misfortune and struggle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">the too hard basket</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a notional filing allocation in which to place matters which are too difficult to handle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>heard</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hare</span><z><span target_id="YuxzFo8gyZ">n.</span><span target_id="H57oCxii56">v.i.</span><span target_id="TdznqVzlFE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hare" src="word_pronunciations/10938.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛə/ (<em>say</em> hair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YuxzFo8gyZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">hares</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">hare</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> any of various large lagomorphs of the genus <em>Lepus</em>, resembling but larger than rabbits, with long ears, divided upper lip, short tail, and lengthened hind limbs adapted for leaping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq347"> the person chased or pursued in the game of hare and hounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq135"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091448" href="entry://tin%20hare%23bigmac000091448"><strong>tin hare</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H57oCxii56">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq586"> (<strong class="bold">hared</strong>, <strong class="bold">haring</strong>) to run fast.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TdznqVzlFE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">start a hare</strong>, to bring an irrelevant point into an argument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hara</em> related to German <em>Hase</em> hare, Old English <em>hasu</em> grey]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Harold Holt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac117606992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Harold Holt</span></header><div>/hærəld ˈhoʊlt/ (<em>say</em> haruhld 'hohlt) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">do a Harold </strong>(<strong class="phr">Holt</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">to depart suddenly; bolt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang; also with reference to the fact that Australian prime minister Harold <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034683" href="entry://Holt%23bigmac000034683"><span class="smallcaps">Holt</span></a> suddenly disappeared while swimming in the surf near Portsea, Victoria, in 1967 and was never found, presumed drowned]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hash<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ai3SDxA9WK">n.</span><span target_id="WInqxDRLFl">v.t.</span><span target_id="d4vx4mTynk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hash" src="word_pronunciations/10967.mp3"></audio></span>/hæʃ/ (<em>say</em> hash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ai3SDxA9WK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> a mess, jumble, or muddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> an unwanted noise in a radio, radar, or television receiver due to set noise, interference, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq570"> a dish of chopped, cooked meat, reheated in a highly seasoned sauce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq031"> any preparation of old material worked over.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WInqxDRLFl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq850"> to chop into small pieces; mince; make into a hash.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d4vx4mTynk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">hash out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to discuss thoroughly and at length, eventually reaching a decision or resolution: <em class="example">to hash out a plan for the future; </em><em class="example">to hash out a dispute until agreement is reached.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq224"> <strong class="phr">make a hash of</strong>, to spoil or make a mess of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>hacher</em>, from <em>hache</em> axe. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099689" href="entry://hatchet%23bigmac000099689"><span class="smallcaps">hatchet</span></a> and compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033153" href="entry://hatch%23bigmac000033153"><span class="smallcaps">hatch<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hash<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hash" src="word_pronunciations/10968.mp3"></audio></span>/hæʃ/ (<em>say</em> hash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033134" href="entry://hashish%23bigmac000033134"><strong>hashish</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac546171923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hash<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hash" src="word_pronunciations/10967.mp3"></audio></span>/hæʃ/ (<em>say</em> hash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> the symbol #, found on a computer keyboard, telephone keypad, etc.; hatch; gadget.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq729"> this symbol, used, for example, in engineering to denote drill sizes, as in #60, #90.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq199"> this symbol, used by proofreaders to indicate that a space needs to be inserted in a text.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033153" href="entry://hatch%23bigmac000033153"><span class="smallcaps">hatch<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hate</span><z><span target_id="opqpH75WIW">v.t.</span><span target_id="t98YvGsQLj">v.i.</span><span target_id="8POOwhaetW">n.</span><span target_id="ElPMjSeM3h">adj.</span><span target_id="ywTOw43llA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hate" src="word_pronunciations/10985.mp3"></audio></span>/heɪt/ (<em>say</em> hayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hated</strong>, <strong class="bold">hating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="opqpH75WIW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> to regard with a strong or passionate dislike; detest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> to dislike; be unwilling: <em class="example">I hate to do it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="t98YvGsQLj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq250"> to feel hatred.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8POOwhaetW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq026"> hatred; strong dislike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq304"> something that is hated: <em class="example">I’ll add that to my list of hates.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ElPMjSeM3h">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq794"> devoted to expressing resentment or dislike: <em class="example">a hate session.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ywTOw43llA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">hate on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have a deep dislike for, often openly expressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">have a hate on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">against</strong>), to feel strong antipathy to or dislike for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">pet hate</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something particularly disliked: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The jeans Judy wore were a pet hate of Olga’s.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ricki francis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hat</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>en</em>, Old English <em>hatian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hatter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hatter<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="f8g2bVngVF">n.</span><span target_id="GPKNIRC3bH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hatter" src="word_pronunciations/10987.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhætə/ (<em>say</em> 'hatuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f8g2bVngVF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> a maker or seller of hats.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GPKNIRC3bH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">mad as a hatter</strong>, very eccentric; crazy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the time when hat-makers worked with mercury, mercury poisoning causing brain disorders]</div></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hatter<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hatter" src="word_pronunciations/10987.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhætə/ (<em>say</em> 'hatuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a miner who works alone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq083"> a lonely and eccentric bush dweller: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the bush hatter, the old-timer still panning for gold in exhausted creeks</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the British English phrase <em>his hat covers his family</em> meaning he lives alone]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hat-trick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hat-trick</span><z><span target_id="Xd0BHZeHwd">n.</span><span target_id="mPaQO4PedA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhæt-trɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'hat-trik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xd0BHZeHwd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the act by a bowler of taking three wickets with three successive balls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> three goals, tries, etc., achieved by a player in a single game, etc., especially in a sport in which it is unusual to do so.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq230"> a feat involving a set of three successes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mPaQO4PedA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">pull off a hat-trick</strong>, to achieve an unexpected success.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so named because an outstanding cricketer was presented with a hat (or cap) with the proceeds of a collection from the team in it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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have
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">have</span><z><span target_id="cB6UcGMsWg">v.t.</span><span target_id="b1OkEUFoUo">v.i.</span><span target_id="onrGomsirI">aux. v.</span><span target_id="Pgp0QepsrO">n.</span><span target_id="th9fAaYaYK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of have" src="word_pronunciations/10998.mp3"></audio></span>/hæv/ (<em>say</em> hav) <br/><em>verb</em> (<em>present singular 1</em> <strong class="bold">have</strong>; <em>2</em> <strong class="bold">have</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">hast</strong>; <em>3</em> <strong class="bold">has</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">hath</strong>; <em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">have</strong>; <strong class="bold">had</strong>; <strong class="bold">having</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cB6UcGMsWg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq297"> to possess; own; to hold for use: <em class="example">to have property; </em><em class="example">to have a car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> to be made of or to contain: <em class="example">this volume has an index.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq346"> to hold or possess in some other relation, as of kindred, friendship, association, etc.: <em class="example">he has two brothers; </em><em class="example">she has twenty private pupils.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq936"> to hold or possess in a relative position: <em class="example">to have someone under one’s thumb.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq739"> to possess as a characteristic or a feature: <em class="example">he has blue eyes; </em><em class="example">I have a shocking temper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq631"> to get, receive, or take: <em class="example">I had no news for six months.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq493"> to experience, enjoy or suffer: <em class="example">to have a pleasant time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq490"> to hold or stage (a social occasion, etc.): <em class="example">to have a party.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq802"> to entertain; accept as a welcome visitor: <em class="example">thank you for having me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq029"> to eat, drink or partake of: <em class="example">he had a meal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq203"> to hold in mind, sight, etc.: <em class="example">to have doubts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq036"> to require or cause (to do something, to be done, or as specified): <em class="example">have it ready at five.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq135"> to arrange, put or keep in a specific place: <em class="example">why not have the bookshelves in the corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq273"> to engage in or perform: <em class="example">to have a talk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq082"> to be scheduled for: <em class="example">I have two appointments tomorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq189"> to show or exhibit in action: <em class="example">to have a care; </em><em class="example">have mercy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq324"> to permit or allow: <em class="example">I will not have it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq699"> to buy, accept or take: <em class="example">I’ll have this one, thanks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq279"> to invite or expect visitors, etc.: <em class="example">we have twenty people coming for dinner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq617"> to assert or maintain: <em class="example">rumour has it so.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq398"> to know or understand, especially for use: <em class="example">to have neither Latin nor Greek; </em><em class="example">to have the necessary technique.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq638"> to give birth to: <em class="example">to have a baby.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq257"> to possess sexually; to copulate with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hold at a disadvantage: <em class="example">she has you there.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to outwit, deceive, or cheat: <em class="example">a person not easily had.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b1OkEUFoUo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq687"> to possess money, etc.; be well off: <em class="example">those who have should help the poor.</em></span></div> <div abbr="aux. v." class="chunk" id="onrGomsirI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>auxiliary</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq711"> (used with the past participle of a verb to form the grammatical perfect): <em class="example">they have gone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Pgp0QepsrO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a deception; trick: <em class="example">it was a bit of a have.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="th9fAaYaYK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">have at</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> to attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq895"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">be</strong>)<strong class="phr"> done</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to cease or finish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq348"> <strong class="phr">have done with</strong>, to sever relations with (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">have had someone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">something</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be annoyed or exasperated with someone or something: <em class="example">I’ve had you; </em><em class="example">I’ve had this job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">have it all</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq185"> to have all of life’s advantages, as wealth, success, opportunities, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq269"> to have all the necessary skills required to excel in a pursuit, activity, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">have it away</strong>, <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">have it coming</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deserve an unpleasant fate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">have it in for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hold a grudge against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">have it made</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be assured of success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">have it off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">have it out</strong>, to have a candid argument; to discuss a matter extensively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">have nothing to do with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq856"> to have no dealings with: <em class="example">she will have nothing to do with him.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq426"> to be of no concern to: <em class="example">that has nothing to do with you.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">have on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq849"> to be wearing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq795"> to have arranged or planned: <em class="example">what appointments do you have on tomorrow?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">have oneself on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to delude oneself, especially as a result of pandering to one’s own ego.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">have someone in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">over</strong>), to invite or entertain someone at home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">have someone on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq938"> to tease or deceive someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq659"> to accept a fight or competition with someone: <em class="example">I’ll have him on any time.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">have to</strong>, to be required, compelled, or under obligation to: <em class="example">you have to throw a six to start; </em><em class="example">we had to keep stopping.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">have to do with</strong>, to concern; be about: <em class="example">the second lecture has to do with mining.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq811"> <strong class="phr">have up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to bring before the authorities, especially in court: <em class="example">he was had up for theft.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">let someone have it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to launch a strong attack upon someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">not having any</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq920"> refusing to accept something.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq517"> refusing to join in some activity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">the haves and the have-nots</strong>, the rich and the poor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq597"> <strong class="phr">you’re having me on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of incredulity, astonishment, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>have</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>habban</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The different forms of the verb <strong>have</strong> are:<em>Present tense</em>: I <strong>have</strong>, you <strong>have</strong>, he/she/it <strong>has</strong>, we <strong>have</strong>, they <strong>have</strong> <em>Past tense</em>: I <strong>had</strong>, you <strong>had</strong>, he/she/it <strong>had</strong>, we <strong>had</strong>, they <strong>had</strong> <em>Past participle</em>: <strong>had</strong> <em>Present participle</em>: <strong>having</strong> Some archaic forms are also retained:<em>Present tense</em>: thou <strong>hast</strong>, he/she/it <strong>hath</strong></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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haw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haw<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of haw" src="word_pronunciations/25406.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔ/ (<em>say</em> haw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">the fruit of the hawthorn, <em>Crataegus oxyacantha</em>, or of other species of the same genus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>haga</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033253" href="entry://hawthorn%23bigmac000033253"><span class="smallcaps">hawthorn</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haw<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="cU4IVipY3U">interj.</span><span target_id="pSJNq8lleH">n.</span><span target_id="vajBhIgiug">v.i.</span><span target_id="CEjl0G2FAK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of haw" src="word_pronunciations/25406.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔ/ (<em>say</em> haw) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="cU4IVipY3U"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> (an utterance marking hesitation in speech.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pSJNq8lleH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq467"> the utterance ‘haw’.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vajBhIgiug">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq410"> to use ‘haw’, as in hesitation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CEjl0G2FAK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">hum </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hem</strong>)<strong class="phr"> and haw</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq476"> to make an articulate utterance or murmur as a sign of hesitation, doubt, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq507"> to avoid giving a direct answer or making a decision, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haw<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of haw" src="word_pronunciations/25406.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔ/ (<em>say</em> haw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">the nictitating membrane of a horse, dog, etc., formerly only when inflamed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hawk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hawk<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="RcmNSeSxdM">n.</span><span target_id="7eBGcPm9t4">v.i.</span><span target_id="0ymK7pre0Q">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hawk" src="word_pronunciations/11001.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔk/ (<em>say</em> hawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RcmNSeSxdM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> any of numerous diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, especially those smaller than eagles, as the buzzards, kites, harriers, goshawks, etc., generally having squarish wings with rounded ends or splayed primary feathers, as opposed to the family Falconidae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> (formerly) any of various smaller birds of prey, including falcons, etc., especially as used in falconry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> any of certain unrelated birds thought to resemble hawks, as the sea hawk (skua).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq641"> a person who preys on others, as a sharper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq199"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq795"> a politician or political adviser, commentator, etc., who favours aggressive or intransigent military policies (opposed to <em>dove</em>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq276"> a politician, political adviser, commentator, etc., who aggressively opposes the policies of a country which they consider to be not in the interests of their own country: <em class="example">a China hawk; </em><em class="example">a Russia hawk.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7eBGcPm9t4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq347"> to fly, or hunt on the wing, like a hawk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq155"> to hunt with hawks trained to pursue game.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0ymK7pre0Q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq991"> to catch (prey) on the wing, like a hawk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hauk</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>hafoc</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hawk<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="LQDZYeVrXz">v.t.</span><span target_id="BQUxmEKrZP">v.i.</span><span target_id="9oNQ5mO02B">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hawk" src="word_pronunciations/11002.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔk/ (<em>say</em> hawk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LQDZYeVrXz"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> to offer for sale by outcry in a street or from door to door.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BQUxmEKrZP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq673"> to carry wares about; peddle: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They only wanted a horse and cart, so that she could mind the shop while Chook went hawking about the streets</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">louis stone</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1911</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9oNQ5mO02B">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">hawk about</strong>, to spread, especially news and the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">hawk the fork</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to engage in prostitution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033229" href="entry://hawker%23bigmac000033229"><span class="smallcaps">hawker<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hawk<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="glESHcosc2">v.i.</span><span target_id="Y0ENXvXmaM">v.t.</span><span target_id="Xm3uuePjMS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hawk" src="word_pronunciations/11003.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔk/ (<em>say</em> hawk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="glESHcosc2"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Y0ENXvXmaM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq956"> to raise by hawking: <em class="example">to hawk up phlegm.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xm3uuePjMS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq685"> a noisy effort to clear the throat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hawk<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hawk" src="word_pronunciations/11001.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔk/ (<em>say</em> hawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a small square board with a handle underneath, used by plasterers to hold small quantities of mortar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hiding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hiding<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hiding" src="word_pronunciations/11244.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'huyding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> the act of concealing; concealment: <em class="example">to remain in hiding.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> a place or means of concealment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021698" href="entry://hide%23bigmac000021698"><span class="smallcaps">hide<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hiding<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="XzCM84SOx7">n.</span><span target_id="Amd48Ju9TD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hiding" src="word_pronunciations/11244.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'huyding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XzCM84SOx7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq095"> a beating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq347"> a defeat: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Demons have appeared in only one grand final – in 1988 when they copped a record 96 point hiding from Hawthorn.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Amd48Ju9TD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">on a hiding to nothing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a no-win situation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally a late 19th-century horseracing expression with reference to a race which one is expected to win easily, so that winning brings no acclaim, and losing brings total disgrace]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100816" href="entry://hide%23bigmac000100816"><span class="smallcaps">hide<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hike</span><z><span target_id="dCDuN0VfbF">v.i.</span><span target_id="JLIIIy3Gw4">n.</span><span target_id="XCKtJLVJON">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hike" src="word_pronunciations/11284.mp3"></audio></span>/haɪk/ (<em>say</em> huyk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dCDuN0VfbF"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> (<strong class="bold">hiked</strong>, <strong class="bold">hiking</strong>) to walk a long distance, especially through country districts or the bush, for pleasure.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JLIIIy3Gw4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq375"> a long walk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq034"> an increase in wages, fares, prices, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we believe a quarter per cent rate hike will be delivered on Wednesday</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XCKtJLVJON">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq091"> <strong class="phr">hike along</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">hike up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq849"> to pull or drag up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq660"> to increase (a fare, price, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin obscure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hiker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hill</span><z><span target_id="2VHzh5DnJf">n.</span><span target_id="cC2GheRIgI">v.t.</span><span target_id="6J77m93Qvm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hill" src="word_pronunciations/11289.mp3"></audio></span>/hɪl/ (<em>say</em> hil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2VHzh5DnJf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq626"> a conspicuous natural elevation of the earth’s surface, smaller than a mountain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> an artificial heap or pile: <em class="example">a hill of beans.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq388"> a little heap of earth raised about a cultivated plant or a cluster of such plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq575"> <strong>the hill</strong>, an open area of ground for sport spectators paying the cheapest admission price, especially an area at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, and, formerly, the area in front of the scoreboard at the Sydney Cricket Ground.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cC2GheRIgI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq720"> to form into a hill or heap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq658"> to bank up (a plant, etc.) with earth.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6J77m93Qvm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq055"> <strong class="phr">as old as the hills</strong>, very old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq623"> <strong class="phr">over the hill</strong>, past prime efficiency; past the peak of physical or other condition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">take to the hills</strong>, to run away and hide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hyll</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>collis</em> hill] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hiller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hint</span><z><span target_id="JUsBD1551V">n.</span><span target_id="mRj8gaYuuE">v.t.</span><span target_id="p0vqsIEgB7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hint" src="word_pronunciations/11302.mp3"></audio></span>/hɪnt/ (<em>say</em> hint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JUsBD1551V"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> an indirect or covert suggestion or implication; an intimation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> a brief, helpful suggestion; a piece of advice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> a very small or barely perceptible amount.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mRj8gaYuuE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq291"> to give a hint of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="p0vqsIEgB7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">hint at</strong>, to make indirect suggestion of or allusion to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>hent</em> (noun), from British English obsolete <em>hent</em> (verb) seize] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hinter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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history
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">history</span><z><span target_id="VaDyKbEUNe">n.</span><span target_id="HgNp8ySOwm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of history" src="word_pronunciations/11324.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɪstri/ (<em>say</em> 'histree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of history" src="word_pronunciations/11323.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɪstəri/ (<em>say</em> 'histuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VaDyKbEUNe"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">histories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq085"> the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq686"> the record of past events, especially in connection with humankind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq454"> a continuous, systematic written narrative, in order of time, of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq705"> the aggregate of past events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq970"> a past worthy of record or out of the ordinary: <em class="example">a ship with a history.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq619"> a systematic account of any set of natural phenomena, without reference to time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq664"> a drama representing historical events.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HgNp8ySOwm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">be ancient history</strong>, to be finished or gone irrevocably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">be history</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq456"> to be dead.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq451"> to be ruined or incapacitated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq978"> to be broken beyond repair.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq593"> <strong class="phr">go down in history</strong>, (of an event or person) to be sufficiently significant to be always remembered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq632"> <strong class="phr">make history</strong>, to achieve lasting fame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq902"> <strong class="phr">the rest is history</strong>, the rest of the story is well known and authenticated (usually following an account of facts alleged or hitherto not known).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>historia</em>, from Greek: a learning or knowing by inquiry, information, narrative, history]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hit</span><z><span target_id="8glDH2RwDi">v.t.</span><span target_id="lKLul24Vho">v.i.</span><span target_id="H0szsJEJfu">n.</span><span target_id="UivEDNso8p">adj.</span><span target_id="m3azFugjQB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hit" src="word_pronunciations/11337.mp3"></audio></span>/hɪt/ (<em>say</em> hit) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hit</strong>, <strong class="bold">hitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8glDH2RwDi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq288"> to deal a blow or stroke; bring forcibly into collision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq818"> to come against with an impact or collision, as a missile, a flying fragment, a falling body, or the like does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like (intentionally or otherwise), as one throwing, shooting or striking; succeed in striking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq506"> to drive or propel by a stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq850"> to have a marked effect on; affect severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq839"> to assail effectively and sharply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq395"> to reach (a specified level or figure).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq053"> to be published in or appear in (a newspaper).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq172"> to come or light upon; meet; find: <em class="example">to hit the right road.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq135"> to guess correctly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq285"> to succeed in representing or producing exactly: <em class="example">to hit a likeness in a portrait.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq692"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrive at: <em class="example">to hit town.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq082"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin to travel on: <em class="example">to hit the trail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq209"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to demand or obtain money from: <em class="example">the building company hit me for a thousand dollars.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq963"> <em class="label">Internet</em> (of a web browser or other client) to make a connection to a web server.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inject any form of drugs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lKLul24Vho">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq997"> to deal a blow or blows.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H0szsJEJfu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq806"> an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq764"> a stroke that reaches an object; blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq168"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> a point scored by a touch with the tip of the blade of a foil or épée, or the edge of the blade of a sabre, against any part of the opponent’s body in the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095801" href="entry://target%23bigmac000095801">target</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095801" href="entry://target%23mq998">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq829"> <em class="label">Backgammon</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq682"> a game won by a player after their opponent has thrown off one or more pieces from the board.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq333"> any winning game.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq456"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq514"> a successful performance or production: <em class="example">the play is a hit.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq313"> anything popular or successful: <em class="example">ice cream is always a hit with the kids.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq343"> an effective or telling expression or saying; gibe; taunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq575"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a connection made to a website.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq342"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a session of playing tennis, squash, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq883"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a murder carried out by a professional killer or other underworld figure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq620"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shot of heroin or any drug; a fix.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UivEDNso8p">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq305"> successful; achieving popularity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m3azFugjQB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">hit and </strong>(or <strong class="phr">or</strong>)<strong class="phr"> miss</strong>, characterised by lack of planning or forethought; careless: <em class="example">hotel service that is a bit hit and miss.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US (1880s) to describe something irregular or asymmetrical]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">hit for six</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq827"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the person batting) to strike (the ball) so that it lands outside the playing area, the stroke being worth six runs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to completely annihilate or overcome.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to confuse or disturb greatly: <em class="example">the bad news hit him for six.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">hit home</strong>, to make an impact or impression upon someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq993"> <strong class="phr">hit it off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get on well together; agree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">hit off</strong>, to make a beginning; commence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">hit on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq565"> Also, <strong class="vs">hit upon</strong>. to come upon unexpectedly; find by chance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make sexual advances to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq360"> <strong class="phr">hit out at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq773"> to aim a blow at.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq376"> to make an attack on in speech or writing: <em class="example">the press is hitting out at the inaction of politicians.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">hit someone hard</strong>, to have a severe and distressing effect upon someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">hit someone up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a request of someone: <em class="example">to hit someone up for money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq981"> <strong class="phr">hit the bottle </strong>(or <strong class="phr">booze</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drink heavily; become an alcoholic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">hit the ceiling </strong>(or <strong class="phr">roof</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to display extreme anger or astonishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">hit the deck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq632"> to prostrate oneself on the ground, usually in self-protection.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq340"> to get out of bed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">hit the ground running</strong>, to begin immediately, without any lead-up or settling-in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq875"> <strong class="phr">hit the headlines</strong>, to gain publicity; to achieve notoriety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">hit the lip</strong>, to ride a surfboard off the extremity of a wave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">hit the nail on the head</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq309"> to sum up a situation with clarity and incisiveness.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq990"> to give perfect satisfaction.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq453"> <strong class="phr">hit the road</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to set out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">hit the sack </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hay</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go to bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">hit the spot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fulfil a need; satisfy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq092"> <strong class="phr">hit up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq051"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> to warm up by hitting the ball back and forth across the net, disregarding the rules of play.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq895"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take a drug, as heroin, usually by injecting it into the bloodstream.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">not to know what hit one</strong>, to be taken unawares; be thrown into confusion or dismay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hitte</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>hittan</em>, from Old Norse <em>hitta</em> come upon (by chance), meet] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hittable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hitter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hitch</span><z><span target_id="ukrHM7BIiW">v.t.</span><span target_id="hV1kXx75bE">v.i.</span><span target_id="ziYCHCFGHc">n.</span><span target_id="Nyx2ZSD5u6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hitch" src="word_pronunciations/11334.mp3"></audio></span>/hɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> hich) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ukrHM7BIiW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> to make fast, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> Also, <strong class="vs">hitch up</strong>. to harness (an animal) to a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq483"> Also, <strong class="vs">hitch up</strong>. to raise with jerks: <em class="example">to hitch up one’s trousers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq109"> to move or drag (something) along with a jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq182"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain or seek to obtain (a ride) from a passing vehicle as a means of obtaining transport from one location to another.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hV1kXx75bE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq188"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to become fastened or caught, as on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq622"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to fasten oneself or itself to something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to seek to obtain a ride from passing vehicles: <em class="example">to hitch from Sydney to Perth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ziYCHCFGHc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq958"> a making fast, as to something, especially temporarily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq315"> <em class="label">Nautical</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> any of various forms of knot or fastening made with rope or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq750"> a halt; an obstruction: <em class="example">a hitch in the proceedings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq876"> a hitching movement; a jerk or pull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq976"> a fastening that joins a movable tool to the mechanism that pulls it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a period of military service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq132"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a ride from a passing vehicle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Nyx2ZSD5u6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq951"> <strong class="phr">go without a hitch</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to proceed without any difficulty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hytche</em>(<em>n</em>); origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hitcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hither
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hither</span><z><span target_id="accjLzJdSV">adv.</span><span target_id="URldMAIofB">adj.</span><span target_id="MJh9d7mubl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hither" src="word_pronunciations/11336.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɪðə/ (<em>say</em> 'hidhuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="accjLzJdSV"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq332"> to or towards this place; here: <em class="example">to come hither.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="URldMAIofB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq072"> on or towards this side; nearer: <em class="example">the hither side of the hill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq409"> earlier; more remote.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MJh9d7mubl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">hither and thither</strong>, this way and that; in various directions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>hider</em>, from a Germanic demonstrative stem represented by <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088909" href="entry://he%23bigmac000088909"><span class="smallcaps">he</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hitler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hitler</span><z><span target_id="6x3nJ0e3Wk">n.</span><span target_id="34sVsL55dd">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhɪtlə/ (<em>say</em> 'hitluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6x3nJ0e3Wk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> <strong>Adolf</strong> (‘<em>der Führer</em>’), 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria; chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="34sVsL55dd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq13"> <strong class="phr">a little Hitler</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person with a dictatorial nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hive</span><z><span target_id="wxqaLP123d">n.</span><span target_id="J4s4CX9vBn">v.t.</span><span target_id="99QGZGvRyC">v.i.</span><span target_id="DzB0HQE3lh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hive" src="word_pronunciations/11339.mp3"></audio></span>/haɪv/ (<em>say</em> huyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wxqaLP123d"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> a shelter for honey bees; a beehive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> the bees inhabiting a hive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq293"> something resembling a beehive in structure or use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq629"> a place swarming with busy occupants: <em class="example">a hive of industry.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq004"> a swarming or teeming multitude.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hived</strong>, <strong class="bold">hiving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="J4s4CX9vBn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq419"> to gather into or cause to enter a hive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq630"> to shelter as in a hive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq011"> to store up in a hive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq575"> to lay up for future use or enjoyment.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="99QGZGvRyC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq603"> to enter a hive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq999"> to live together in a hive.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DzB0HQE3lh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq536"> <strong class="phr">a hive of activity</strong>, a place characterised by the energetic doings of a large number of people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq082"> <strong class="phr">hive off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq529"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> (of shareholders in a company) to buy shares in (a new company being formed by the existing one).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> (of an organisation, business, etc.) to separate (one group or function) from the rest.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq889"> to break away from a group.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hȳf</em>. Compare Icelandic <em>hūfr</em> ship’s hull] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hiveless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hold<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="IgAUmpcJeK">v.t.</span><span target_id="euDR1R4MJN">cop. v.</span><span target_id="gNn0dOGdu1">v.i.</span><span target_id="SY5beYobPV">n.</span><span target_id="9cO7VRcgwS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hold" src="word_pronunciations/11380.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊld/ (<em>say</em> hohld) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">held</strong>; <strong class="bold">held</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">holden</strong>; <strong class="bold">holding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IgAUmpcJeK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> to reserve; retain; set aside.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq987"> to bear, sustain, or support with the hand, arms, etc., or by any means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq941"> to keep in a specified state, relation, etc.: <em class="example">to hold the enemy in check.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq179"> to keep in custody; detain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq287"> to engage in; preside over; carry on; pursue; observe or celebrate: <em class="example">to hold a meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq883"> to have the ownership or use of; keep as one’s own; occupy: <em class="example">to hold office.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq913"> to contain or be capable of containing: <em class="example">this bottle holds two litres.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq426"> to have or keep in the mind; think or believe; entertain: <em class="example">to hold a belief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq757"> to regard or consider: <em class="example">to hold a person responsible.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Law</em> (of a court) to decide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq189"> to regard with a specified degree of affection or attachment: <em class="example">to hold someone dear; </em><em class="example">to hold someone cheap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq115"> to keep (territory, etc.) forcibly, as against an adversary.</span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="euDR1R4MJN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq496"> to remain or continue in a specified state, relation, etc.: <em class="example">to hold still.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gNn0dOGdu1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq462"> to remain fast; adhere; cling: <em class="example">the anchor holds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq692"> to keep or maintain a grasp on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq336"> to maintain one’s position against opposition; continue in resistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq815"> to remain attached, faithful, or steadfast: <em class="example">to hold to one’s purpose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq924"> to remain valid; be in force: <em class="example">the rule does not hold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> (<em>usually in the imperative</em>) to refrain or forbear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq012"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have adequate money or assets: <em class="example">how are you holding?</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SY5beYobPV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq365"> the act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: <em class="example">take hold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq709"> something to hold a thing by, as a handle; something to grasp for support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq392"> one of a set of ways of grasping an opponent in wrestling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq847"> a thing that holds fast or supports something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq704"> a controlling device or setting: <em class="example">a horizontal hold on a screen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq938"> a controlling force, or dominating influence: <em class="example">to have a hold on a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Archery</em> the time during which the archer stands with bow drawn before loosing the arrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> a fortified place, or stronghold.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9cO7VRcgwS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">get a hold on oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get control over oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq780"> <strong class="phr">get hold of</strong>, to secure, obtain, or reserve: <em class="example">to get hold of a taxi.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">hold a catch</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to retain control of the ball after a catch so that the catch is considered valid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">hold back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq644"> to restrain or check.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq649"> to retain possession of; keep back; withhold.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq017"> <strong class="phr">hold down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq136"> to maintain a grasp on (someone or something) while exerting a downward pressure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq981"> to continue to hold (a position, job, etc.), especially in spite of difficulties.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">hold fast</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq799"> to cling to something very tightly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq272"> to maintain a position against all opposition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">hold forth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq704"> to propose as likely: <em class="example">he held forth little prospect of improvement.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq355"> to speak pompously or at tedious length: <em class="example">she held forth about her achievements.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq240"> <strong class="phr">hold from </strong>(or <strong class="phr">to</strong>), to hold (property) by grant of; derive title to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq170"> <strong class="phr">hold good</strong>, to be true; be valid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">hold in</strong>, to restrain, check, or curb: <em class="example">he managed to hold in his anger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">hold it</strong>, (a call to someone to stop, wait, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">hold off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq613"> to keep aloof or at a distance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq783"> to refrain from action.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq89"> <strong class="phr">hold office</strong>, to be the incumbent in a particular position, role, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq459"> <strong class="phr">hold on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq400"> to keep fast hold on something.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq347"> to continue; persist.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>chiefly in the imperative</em>) to stop or wait: <em class="example">to tell someone to hold on; </em><em class="example">hold on!</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">hold one’s own</strong>, to maintain one’s position or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq636"> <strong class="phr">hold one’s tongue </strong>(or <strong class="phr">peace</strong>), to keep silent; cease or refrain from speaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">hold out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq645"> to offer or present.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq430"> to extend or stretch forth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq841"> to continue to exist; last.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq225"> to refuse to yield or submit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep back something expected or due.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq371"> <strong class="phr">hold out for</strong>, to remain adamant in expectation of: <em class="example">I’m going to hold out for a better offer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">hold over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq988"> to keep for future consideration or action; postpone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq254"> <em class="label">Music</em> to prolong (a note) from one to the next.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq025"> <strong class="phr">hold someone’s hand</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to provide moral support for someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">hold something against someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bear a grudge against someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">hold the ball</strong>, <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to retain possession of the ball when seized by another player, thereby incurring a penalty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">hold the line</strong>, (of someone on the telephone) to wait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">hold the road</strong>, (of tyres on a motor vehicle) to grip the road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq873"> <strong class="phr">hold to</strong>, to abide by; keep to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">hold together</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq002"> to cause to remain in one piece: <em class="example">only one bolt holds it together.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq477"> to cause to remain functioning as a unit: <em class="example">the sergeant held the company together.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq536"> to remain whole or in one piece.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">hold true</strong>, to remain as a constant fact, regardless of a change in context or circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">hold up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq935"> to keep in an erect position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq878"> to present to notice; exhibit; display.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq608"> to hinder; delay.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq553"> to stop by force in order to rob.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq387"> to remain intact: <em class="example">her testimony held up under cross-examination.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq278"> to cope in distressing circumstances.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">hold water</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq665"> to retain water; not let water run through.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq807"> to prove sound, tenable, or valid: <em class="example">Mr Black’s claims will not hold water.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">hold with</strong>, to agree with; approve of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">no holds barred</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq939"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> with no restrictions as to rules.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq672"> without restraint or inhibition.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from all-in wrestling in which no engagement with an opponent was disallowed]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq777"> <strong class="phr">on hold</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq646"> temporarily in abeyance: <em class="example">we’ve got that plan on hold.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq241"> (of a telephone caller) temporarily kept waiting, but not disconnected, while the recipient of the call attends to other business.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the button marked ‘Hold’ on a telephone, used to temporarily suspend one caller while talking to another]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>holden</em>, Old English <em>h</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>aldan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hold<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hold" src="word_pronunciations/11381.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊld/ (<em>say</em> hohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">the interior of a ship below the deck, especially where the cargo is stowed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101074" href="entry://hole%23bigmac000101074"><span class="smallcaps">hole</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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holding pattern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">holding pattern</span><z><span target_id="f7df8O7V6X">n.</span><span target_id="uVsrZps5I5">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhoʊldɪŋ pætn/ (<em>say</em> 'hohlding patn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f7df8O7V6X"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> the more or less circular flight paths of aircraft being held near a busy airport, waiting their turn to land.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uVsrZps5I5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">in a holding pattern</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq219"> (of an aircraft) held in such a circular flight path.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq810"> (of any project, activity, etc.) held in abeyance until an obstacle to its progress has been removed.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hole</span><z><span target_id="QGCkiXBK93">n.</span><span target_id="nUqGC37Puc">v.t.</span><span target_id="zFPDqi8SKj">v.i.</span><span target_id="Nl4XQDcjSY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hole" src="word_pronunciations/11384.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊl/ (<em>say</em> hohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QGCkiXBK93"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> an opening through anything; an aperture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq093"> a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: <em class="example">a hole in the ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq950"> a waterhole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq55"> <em class="label">Goldmining</em> a shaft sunk into the ground from the surface; a miner’s excavation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq094"> the excavated habitation of an animal; a burrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq915"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a small, mean abode or town.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq621"> a dungeon; place of confinement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq051"> <em class="label">Golf</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq349"> the small cavity into which the ball is to be hit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq707"> any one of the eighteen stages of a round of golf, in each of which the player must hit the ball in a series of strokes from the tee to a small hole in the putting green.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq265"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the absence of an electron in the valency structure of a semiconductor which acts as a mobile vacancy with positive charge and mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">US</em> a cove or small harbour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq997"> a fault or weakness in a theory, argument, plot, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an embarrassing position or predicament: <em class="example">to find oneself in a hole.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) any of certain apertures of the body, as the anus or vagina.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">holed</strong>, <strong class="bold">holing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nUqGC37Puc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq011"> to make a hole or holes in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq876"> to put or drive into a hole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to drive (the ball) into a hole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq134"> to bore (a tunnel, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq841"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fire a bullet into.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zFPDqi8SKj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq261"> to make a hole or holes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq491"> Also, <strong class="vs">hole out</strong>. <em class="label">Golf</em> to drive the ball into a hole.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Nl4XQDcjSY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">hole up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq941"> to go into a hole; retire for the winter, as a hibernating animal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq701"> to hide (often from the police).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq228"> <strong class="phr">like a hole in the head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not at all: <em class="example">right now I need a visit from him like a hole in the head.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Yiddish <em>loch in kop</em> and given wide currency by the play <em>A Hole in the Head</em> (1957) by US dramatist and screenwriter Arnold Schulman]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">put a big hole in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to eat or drink a large proportion of: <em class="example">well, I may not have finished it, but I put a big hole in it.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hol</em> hole, cave, den] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>holey</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home</span><z><span target_id="5A9Lg2Zlxd">n.</span><span target_id="JsbwhiojsG">adj.</span><span target_id="TlEGJgpSUN">adv.</span><span target_id="mzAZ4XfOXg">v.i.</span><span target_id="cJnlFeEowk">v.t.</span><span target_id="4HJS92Cw0U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of home" src="word_pronunciations/11410.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊm/ (<em>say</em> hohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5A9Lg2Zlxd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> a house, or other shelter that is the fixed residence of a person, a family, or a household.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> a place of one’s domestic affections.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq824"> (<em>often upper case</em>) an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq935"> the dwelling place or retreat of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq188"> the place or region where something is native or most common.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq836"> any place of existence or refuge: <em class="example">a heavenly home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq787"> one’s native place or own country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq767"> (in games) the goal; finishing post; base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq715"> (in children’s chasing games) a nominated place where one cannot be caught.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq212"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> the plate at which the batter stands and which they must return to and touch after running round the bases, in order to score a run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> Great Britain, especially England, as the place from which many Australians had emigrated.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JsbwhiojsG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq825"> of, relating to, or connected with one’s home, town, centre of operations, or country; domestic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq705"> done or located at home: <em class="example">home banking; </em><em class="example">home office.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq363"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq806"> of or relating to a game played on a team’s or player’s own ground: <em class="example">a home match.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq467"> of or relating to a team, player, etc., participating in a game played on their own ground: <em class="example">the home team.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Racing</em> of or relating to the final part of a race when the competitors are approaching the winning post: <em class="example">in the home straight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq123"> close to, or relating to, the homestead or main group of buildings of a station: <em class="example">the sheep had been brought into the home paddock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq679"> that strikes home, or to the mark aimed at; to the point: <em class="example">a home thrust.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="TlEGJgpSUN">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq461"> to, towards, or at home: <em class="example">to go home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq994"> deep; to the heart; effectively and completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq476"> to the mark or point aimed at: <em class="example">to strike home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> all the way; as far as possible: <em class="example">to heave the anchor home.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq912"> <em class="label">Sport</em> with a score which represents success: <em class="example">they were home with just one ball to spare.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">homed</strong>, <strong class="bold">homing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mzAZ4XfOXg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq041"> <em class="label">Rare</em> (of birds and some other animals) to go or return home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq312"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to have the home where specified.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cJnlFeEowk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to bring or send home.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4HJS92Cw0U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq969"> (<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> home away from home</strong>, a place having the comforts of home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">at home</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq750"> in one’s own house or country.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq734"> (of a sporting team, etc.) in one’s own town or one’s own grounds: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the Brisbane Bears are at home to Fitzroy and Richmond meet St Kilda.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq119"> in a situation familiar to one; at ease.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq850"> prepared to receive social visits: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She told Kate that she was at home to no one, and that she would speak to no one on the telephone but Marian.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq571"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) familiar; accustomed; well-informed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">bring home to</strong>, to cause (someone) to realise fully: <em class="example">this will bring home to you the folly of what you have done.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">come home with a wet sail</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq455"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to win a race coming from behind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq287"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to win a game after appearing to be in difficulties.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">home and hosed </strong>(or <strong class="phr">dry</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq780"> finished successfully.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq603"> now judged to be sure of success.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice of hosing down a racehorse after it has run a race]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq118"> <strong class="phr">home in on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq309"> (of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism towards (an airport, fixed or moving target, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq735"> to proceed towards, as if guided by an external force: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>politicians eager to score points in a presidential race homing in on ‘family values’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq677"> <strong class="phr">home on the pig’s back</strong>, certain to succeed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">make oneself at home</strong>, to make use of the comforts and amenities of someone else’s home as if it were one’s own.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">nothing to write home about</strong>, not remarkable; unexciting; inferior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq561"> <strong class="phr">on the home front</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Military</em> in the field of operations within one’s own country, especially in relation to the activities of a home guard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq645"> in the domestic sphere: <em class="example">contented on the home front.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">press home</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq685"> to present forcefully or emphasise (an argument, opinion, fact, etc.): <em class="example">to press home the need for quick action.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq488"> to make the final effort to achieve (something): <em class="example">to press home a reform agenda.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">what is … when it’s at home?</strong>, (an expression, usually dismissive, implying ignorance of something.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq155"> <strong class="phr">who is </strong>(or <strong class="phr">are</strong>)<strong class="phr"> … when he’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">she’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">they’re</strong>)<strong class="phr"> at home?</strong>, (an expression asking about a person’s identity or status, implying a scornful and dismissive attitude on the part of the speaker.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hām</em> home, dwelling, related to German <em>Heim</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home run</span><z><span target_id="SZTRD96R0P">n.</span><span target_id="FnB0A400Ou">phr.</span></z></header><div>/hoʊm ˈrʌn/ (<em>say</em> hohm 'run) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SZTRD96R0P"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> a run made on a hit which enables the batter, without aid from fielding errors of the opponents, to make a nonstop circuit of the bases.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FnB0A400Ou">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">hit </strong>(or <strong class="phr">get</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a home run</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq205"> to successfully complete a task or challenge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq497"> to have sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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honest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">honest</span><z><span target_id="yqaYiAfFb5">adj.</span><span target_id="zuuDyO3qKw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of honest" src="word_pronunciations/11436.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒnəst/ (<em>say</em> 'onuhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yqaYiAfFb5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> honourable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright: <em class="example">an honest person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> showing uprightness and fairness: <em class="example">honest methods.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq665"> acquired fairly: <em class="example">honest money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq402"> open; sincere: <em class="example">an honest face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq001"> genuine or unadulterated: <em class="example">honest commodities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq861"> truthful; creditable; candid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq391"> chaste or virtuous; respectable.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zuuDyO3qKw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">honest to God!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating an emphatic assertion to follow.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">make someone an honest woman</strong> or <strong class="phr">make an honest woman of someone</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to marry a woman with whom one has been having a sexual relationship: <em class="example">he finally made an honest woman of her.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>honeste</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>honestus</em> honourable, worthy, virtuous]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hook</span><z><span target_id="lyYq6MmGVv">n.</span><span target_id="rm8fbhDwv3">v.t.</span><span target_id="BZBklCl24b">v.i.</span><span target_id="vRrHuGd6Vl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hook" src="word_pronunciations/11466.mp3"></audio></span>/hʊk/ (<em>say</em> hook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lyYq6MmGVv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> a curved or angular piece of metal or other firm substance catching, pulling, or sustaining something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> a fishhook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq246"> that which catches; a snare; a trap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq105"> something curved or bent like a hook, as a mark or symbol, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq715"> a sharp curve or angle in the length or course of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq440"> a curved spit of land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq999"> a recurved and pointed organ or appendage of an animal or plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq312"> Also, <strong class="vs">hook shot</strong>. (in golf, various football codes, etc.) a hooking stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq837"> Also, <strong class="vs">hook shot</strong>. <em class="label">Cricket</em> a horizontal shoulder-high stroke of the bat, whereby the ball is hit to the on side of the field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> a curving blow made with the arm bent, and coming in to the opponent from the side: <em class="example">right hook.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq059"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> the top of a breaking wave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq649"> <em class="label">Music</em> a stroke or line attached to the stem of a quaver, semiquaver, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq513"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fingers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq270"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq676"> (in advertising, entertainment, etc.) an inducement or feature which catches the attention of listeners or onlookers and draws them further in to the material to where the main item lies.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq645"> (in writing, especially journalism) something which catches the attention of the reader, usually in the first paragraph.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq162"> <em class="label">Music</em> a catchy lyric or strain of music.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rm8fbhDwv3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq501"> to seize, fasten, or catch hold of and draw in with or as with a hook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq746"> to catch (fish) with a fishhook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq611"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to seize by stealth, pilfer, or steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq245"> to catch by artifice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq235"> to catch on the horns, or attack with the horns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq267"> to catch hold of and draw (loops of yarn) through cloth with or as with a hook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq493"> to make hook-shaped; crook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq691"> <em class="label">Hockey</em> to hook another player’s stick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to deliver a hook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq799"> (in golf, various football codes, etc.) to hit or kick the ball so that it curves to the left of a right-handed player or to the right of a left-handed player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to catch, as a husband, partner, etc.; secure: <em class="example">to hook a new client; </em><em class="example">to hook a rich partner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hold the attention of: <em class="example">a story that hooked me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq116"> <em class="label">Tasmania</em> to collect (firewood).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BZBklCl24b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq227"> to become attached or fastened by or as by a hook; join on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq736"> to curve or bend like a hook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq538"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to deliver a hook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Golf</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq674"> (of the player) to make a hooking stroke.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq514"> (of the ball) to describe a course to the left or on side of a right-handed player, and to the right of a left-handed player, after being hooked.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vRrHuGd6Vl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">by hook or by crook</strong>, by any means, fair or foul. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a feudal law permitting the poor to gather firewood, but restricting them to taking only dead wood and what they could cut using their hooks (wooden-handled with curved metal blades) and shepherd crooks]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq58"> <strong class="phr">go </strong>(or <strong class="phr">drop</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pop</strong>)<strong class="phr"> off the hooks</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">hook it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to depart; clear off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq992"> <strong class="phr">hook, line, and sinker</strong>, completely. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from angling, referring to the unlikely occurrence of the fish taking not only the bait, but also the hook carrying the bait, the fishing line to which the hook is attached and the sinker that holds the hook beneath the surface]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq964"> <strong class="phr">hook off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to depart; clear off: <em class="example">to hook off on one’s own.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">hook up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq393"> to fasten with a hook or hooks.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq495"> to put together (mechanical apparatus) and connect to the source of power.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq102"> to arrange a communications link between (users of a communications system).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to meet and spend time with: <em class="example">let’s hook up sometime next week.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq070"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to meet with a view to having sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq85"> <strong class="phr">hook up with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make contact with: <em class="example">to hook up with fellow enthusiasts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">let someone off the hook</strong>, to allow someone to escape the consequence of their actions or to evade their responsibilities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq734"> <strong class="phr">off the hook</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq295"> (of a garment) available for immediate use; ready-made.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq560"> out of a predicament.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq812"> (of a telephone) with the receiver lifted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq396"> <strong class="phr">on one’s own hook</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on one’s own responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq888"> <strong class="phr">on the hook</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq600"> waiting; being delayed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq099"> in a predicament.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq897"> <strong class="phr">put the hooks into</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to borrow from; cadge from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">sling one’s hook</strong>, <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> to depart. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a cant expression, ? where the <em>hook</em> is an implement for thieving]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hoke</em>, Old English <em>hōc</em>, related to Dutch <em>hoek</em> hook, angle, corner, point of land]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hoot<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="jowxE6xfi8">v.i.</span><span target_id="IS9LPgjOQs">v.t.</span><span target_id="azxftDklvT">n.</span><span target_id="uSS4tyVDco">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hoot" src="word_pronunciations/11472.mp3"></audio></span>/hut/ (<em>say</em> hooht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jowxE6xfi8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> (of an owl) to utter its cry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq358"> to utter a similar sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq381"> to blow a horn or factory hooter; honk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq043"> to laugh.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IS9LPgjOQs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq160"> to assail with shouts of disapproval or derision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq522"> to drive (<em>out</em>, <em>away</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.) by hooting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq696"> to express in hoots.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="azxftDklvT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq097"> the cry of an owl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq400"> any similar sound, as an inarticulate shout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq773"> a cry or shout, especially of disapproval or derision: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The delegates erupted in hoots of laughter.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq342"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an enjoyable and amusing experience: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I reckon it would be a hoot.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq716"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an amusing or funny person: <em class="example">she’s a real hoot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uSS4tyVDco">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">not to give a hoot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be dismissive; not to care.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>huten</em>; probably imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hoot<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hoot" src="word_pronunciations/11473.mp3"></audio></span>/hut/ (<em>say</em> hooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">money.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hootoo</strong>, <strong class="vs">hout</strong>, <strong class="vs">hutu</strong>. <div class="etym">[Māori <em>utu</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hop<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="b0pBuNRCZr">v.i.</span><span target_id="a7fxhq7F7D">v.t.</span><span target_id="AzGmOdewat">n.</span><span target_id="00sVGHIG03">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hop" src="word_pronunciations/11485.mp3"></audio></span>/hɒp/ (<em>say</em> hop) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">hopping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b0pBuNRCZr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> to leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> to spring or leap on one foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq315"> to make a flight or trip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq496"> to limp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq096"> Also, <strong class="vs">hop off</strong>. <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> (of an aeroplane, etc.) to leave the ground in beginning a flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq713"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go, come, move, etc.: <em class="example">I’ll just hop down to the shop; </em><em class="example">hop onto the computer and look it up; </em><em class="example">she hopped on a plane to visit her mother.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a7fxhq7F7D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq345"> to jump over (a fence, ditch, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq339"> (of an aeroplane, etc.) to cross by a flight.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AzGmOdewat">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq398"> an act of hopping; short leap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq309"> a leap on one foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq651"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a flight of an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dance, or dancing party.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="00sVGHIG03">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq70"> <strong class="phr">a hop, step </strong>(or <strong class="phr">skip</strong>)<strong class="phr"> and a jump away</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> quite near.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq415"> <strong class="phr">hop in for one’s chop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt to obtain a fair share.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">hop into</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq607"> to set about (something) energetically: <em class="example">she hopped into the job at once.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq069"> to put (clothes) on briskly: <em class="example">he hopped into his cossie.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq767"> <strong class="phr">hop into bed</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to have casual sex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">hop it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go away; leave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq473"> <strong class="phr">hop the twig</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>What he’s afraid of is that all I got from poor old Pa won’t fall to his and Agnes’s kids when I hop the twig.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">hop to it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to set about something quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">hop up and down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to express agitation or irritation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq668"> <strong class="phr">on the hop</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq639"> unprepared: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we are always caught on the hop by the death of one we had long meant to visit</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bob ellis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq362"> busy, moving.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hoppen</em>, Old English <em>hoppian</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hop<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="6fTjvpdbXy">n.</span><span target_id="oZVVLNfBDZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="jPMHbfenVW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hop" src="word_pronunciations/11486.mp3"></audio></span>/hɒp/ (<em>say</em> hop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6fTjvpdbXy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq099"> one of the twining plants of three species of the genus <em>Humulus</em>, the male flowers of which grow in panicled racemes and the female in cone-like forms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> (<em>plural</em>) the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of the hop plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq085"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> beer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq073"> any of several plants thought to resemble the hop, as <em>Rumex roseus</em> (common in the Flinders Ranges of SA) and species of the genus <em>Daviesia</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oZVVLNfBDZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq208"> (<strong class="bold">hopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">hopping</strong>) to treat or flavour with hops.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jPMHbfenVW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq879"> <strong class="phr">on the hops</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drinking (especially beer) heavily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hoppe</em>, from Middle Dutch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hay<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="taUmDMb4Yr">n.</span><span target_id="dgKc9L2CKw">v.t.</span><span target_id="cXNuzzufc4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hay" src="word_pronunciations/11008.mp3"></audio></span>/heɪ/ (<em>say</em> hay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="taUmDMb4Yr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> grass, clover, lucerne, etc., cut and dried for use as fodder. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Bales of hay.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© P. Robey, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/hay1+bigmac000089821+422.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> grass mowed or intended for mowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq002"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dgKc9L2CKw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq197"> to convert (grass) into hay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq107"> to furnish (horses, etc.) with hay.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cXNuzzufc4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">a roll in the hay</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an instance of sexual intercourse, especially a casual one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq038"> <strong class="phr">hay off</strong>, <em class="label">Agriculture</em> (of hay in the pasture) to ripen, ready for cutting and baling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">hit the hay</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go to bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq310"> <strong class="phr">make hay</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq151"> to cut grass for fodder.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq602"> to scatter everything in disorder.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq091"> <strong class="phr">make hay while the sun shines</strong>, to make the most of opportunity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hēg</em>, <em>hīeg</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hay<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hay" src="word_pronunciations/11008.mp3"></audio></span>/heɪ/ (<em>say</em> hay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034148" href="entry://hey%23bigmac000034148"><strong>hey<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hazard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hazard</span><z><span target_id="5lpwwikO4h">n.</span><span target_id="sXyFwxFKq7">v.t.</span><span target_id="nd9D5M1jp4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hazard" src="word_pronunciations/11009.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæzəd/ (<em>say</em> 'hazuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5lpwwikO4h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> a risk; exposure to danger or harm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> the cause of such a risk; a potential source of harm, injury, difficulty, etc.: <em class="example">the car has become a major hazard in modern life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq136"> chance; uncertainty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq087"> the uncertainty of the result in throwing a die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq281"> a game for any number of players played with two dice, complicated by various arbitrary rules, formerly much played.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq008"> <em class="label">Golf</em> an obstacle, as a bunker, road, bush, water, or the like, on the course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Royal Tennis</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq425"> any of certain openings in the walls of the court, the striking of a ball into which scores the striker a point.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq701"> that side of the court into which the ball is served (<strong>hazard side</strong>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> a stroke made when a ball, other than the striker’s ball, is pocketed after contact with another ball (<strong>winning hazard</strong>), or when the striker’s ball is pocketed after contact with another ball (<strong>losing hazard</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Showjumping</em> a fence or other obstacle on a show-jumping course.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sXyFwxFKq7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq810"> to venture to offer (a statement, conjecture, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>How far down the foundations might go he could not even hazard a guess.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">erle cox</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq438"> to put to the risk of being lost; to expose to risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq584"> to take or run the risk of (a misfortune, penalty, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq713"> to venture upon (anything of doubtful issue).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nd9D5M1jp4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">at hazard</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq173"> at risk; staked.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq847"> by chance: <em class="example">we met at hazard.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq470"> <strong class="phr">in hazard</strong>, in peril.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hasard</em>, from Old French, from Arabic <em>az-zahr</em> the die] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hazarder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hazardless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hazardable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">head</span><z><span target_id="WK96tkhUW3">n.</span><span target_id="VHOF6Gx54j">adj.</span><span target_id="kjAgUudGFY">v.t.</span><span target_id="fhzaQGg8Lg">v.i.</span><span target_id="GBsOXE5sb6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of head" src="word_pronunciations/11043.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛd/ (<em>say</em> hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WK96tkhUW3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> the upper part of the human body, joined to the trunk by the neck, and containing the brain, eyes, nose, mouth and ears.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq237"> the corresponding part of an animal’s body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq986"> the head considered as the seat of thought, memory, understanding, etc.: <em class="example">to have a head for mathematics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq652"> the position of leadership; chief command; greatest authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq604"> someone to whom others are subordinate; a leader or chief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq241"> that part of anything which forms or is regarded as forming the top, summit, or upper end: <em class="example">head of a page.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq454"> the foremost part or end of anything; a projecting part: <em class="example">head of a procession; </em><em class="example">head of a rock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq789"> Also, <strong class="vs">loose head</strong>. <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> in a scrum, the front-row forward who has only one shoulder in contact with an opposite player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq078"> a person considered with reference to their mind, disposition, attributes, etc.: <em class="example">wise heads; </em><em class="example">crowned heads.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq476"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">head</strong>) a person or animal considered merely as one of a number: <em class="example">ten head of cattle; </em><em class="example">to charge $10 a head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq152"> a measurement to show the difference in height between two people, or the distance between two horses in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq245"> culmination or crisis; conclusion: <em class="example">to bring matters to a head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq944"> the hair covering the head: <em class="example">to comb someone’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq614"> something resembling a head in form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq988"> a rounded or compact part of a plant, usually at the top of the stem, as of leaves (as in the cabbage or lettuce), leaf stalks (as in the celery), flower buds (as in the cauliflower), sessile florets crowded together on a receptacle, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq477"> that part of a cereal plant, as wheat, barley, etc., which contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, and kernels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq799"> the striking part of an instrument, tool, weapon, or the like (opposed to the gripping part), as the part of a golf club which includes the face and with which the ball is hit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq744"> the maturated part of an abscess, boil, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq380"> a projecting point of a coast, especially when high, as a cape, headland, or promontory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq479"> the obverse of a coin, as bearing a head or other principal figure (opposed to <em>tail</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq526"> one of the chief points or divisions of a discourse; topic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq594"> the source of a river or stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq347"> collar, froth, or foam, as that formed on beer when poured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq143"> <em class="label">Winemaking</em> the skins and seeds of the grapes, which have risen to the top of the wine during fermentation; cap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq779"> the headline or group of headlines at the top of a newspaper article.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq710"> the forepart of a ship, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq446"> the upper edge (or corner) of a sail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq704"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the upper end of any spar, derrick, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq095"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a shaped vertical timber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq962"> a ship’s toilet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq551"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq740"> that member of an endocentric construction which belongs to the same form class and may play the same grammatical role as the construction itself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq579"> the member upon which another depends and to which it is subordinate; for example, in <em>the first prize</em>, <em>first prize</em> is head and <em>the</em> is attribute, and in <em>first prize</em>, the head is <em>prize</em> and the attribute is <em>first</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq637"> the stretched membrane covering the end of a drum or similar instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a level or road driven into the solid coal for proving or working a mine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq187"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> the collection of bowls around the jack at the completion of an end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq302"> the height of the free surface of a liquid above a given level.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a device on turning and boring machines, especially lathes, holding one or more cutting tools to the work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq683"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018264" href="entry://cylinder%20head%23bigmac000018264"><strong>cylinder head</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq292"> the pressure of a confined body of steam, etc., per unit of area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq565"> the height of a column of fluid required for a certain pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq188"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a person of sharp practice; swindler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Jazz</em> the written melody and chord changes from which the improvisation is derived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq306"> the electromagnet in a machine such as a tape recorder, VCR, or computer, which converts electromagnetic impulses stored on the tape or disk into electrical pulses to be produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who uses drugs regularly, especially marijuana and LSD.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fellatio.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VHOF6Gx54j">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq487"> situated at the top or front: <em class="example">the head division of a parade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq606"> being in the position of leadership or superiority.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kjAgUudGFY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq130"> to go at the head of or in front of; lead, precede: <em class="example">to head a list.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq472"> to race ahead of (a mob of moving animals, such as sheep, stampeding cattle, etc.) so as to stop their progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq255"> to outdo or excel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq035"> to be the head or chief of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq977"> to turn the head or front of in a specified direction: <em class="example">to head one’s boat for the shore.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq114"> to go round the head of (a stream, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq378"> to furnish or fit with a head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq646"> to take the head of (an animal) off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq350"> to poll (a tree).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to harvest (especially a grain crop) by removing the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Football</em> to propel (the ball) by action of the head.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fhzaQGg8Lg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="58"><span id="mq475"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to move forwards towards a point specified; direct one’s course; go in a certain direction.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GBsOXE5sb6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="59"><span id="mq125"> <strong class="phr">bring to a head</strong>, to cause (a situation) to reach a critical state or climax from which a resolution unfolds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">come to a head</strong>, to reach a crisis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">do someone’s head in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to utterly confuse and frustrate someone by, or as by, playing mind games with them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq615"> (<strong class="phr">down</strong>)<strong class="phr"> by the head</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> so loaded as to draw more water forward than aft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq233"> <strong class="phr">from head to foot </strong>(or <strong class="phr">toe</strong>), for the full length of one’s body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">get a big </strong>(or <strong class="phr">swelled</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fat</strong>)<strong class="phr"> head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become conceited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">give head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform fellatio.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">give someone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">something</strong>)<strong class="phr"> their </strong>(or <strong class="phr">its</strong>)<strong class="phr"> head</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq640"> to allow someone or something greater freedom: <em class="example">if we gave him his head he’d be at the beach every day.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq528"> to allow a horse greater freedom in running.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq844"> <strong class="phr">go to someone’s head</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq895"> to make someone confused or dizzy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq540"> to make someone conceited.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">have a </strong>(<strong class="phr">good</strong>)<strong class="phr"> head on one’s shoulders</strong>, to have a balanced and sensible outlook.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">have a head like a robber’s dog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (usually of a man) to be extremely ugly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq654"> <strong class="phr">have heads over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to punish the people responsible for (a blunder).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq690"> <strong class="phr">have one’s head screwed on </strong>(<strong class="phr">the right way</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to demonstrate great common sense, judgement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">have someone’s head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to punish someone severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">head and shoulders above</strong>, by far superior to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">head high</strong>, at the height of the head: <em class="example">to tackle someone head high.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">head off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq433"> to intercept (something) and force it to change course.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq682"> to depart; leave.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq750"> <strong class="phr">head of steam</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq287"> a body of steam contained under pressure, especially to be used to supply power.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq645"> an accumulation of suppressed energy, emotion, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">head on down</strong>, to set out towards forthwith: <em class="example">let’s head on down to the beach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">head out</strong>, to begin a journey; make one’s departure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">head over heels</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq46"> in a complete somersaulting movement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq985"> in a hasty and disorderly fashion; headlong; precipitately: <em class="example">to fall head over heels into the room.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq24"> completely; utterly: <em class="example">head over heels in love.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">head over tail </strong>(or <strong class="phr">turkey</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a complete somersaulting movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">head them</strong>, (in two-up) to make the coins land with heads upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">head up</strong>, to act as the head of: <em class="example">to head up the new committee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">hit one’s head against a brick wall</strong>, to persist in trying to do the impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">hold one’s head high</strong>, to be proud and confident, especially in the face of defeat or other difficult circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s head above water</strong>, to remain in control of a difficult situation, especially a financial one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq504"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s head down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq502"> to work hard and consistently.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq525"> to stay out of view and hence out of trouble.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">lay </strong>(or <strong class="phr">put</strong>)<strong class="phr"> heads together</strong>, to come together to scheme.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">let one’s head go</strong>, to behave somewhat more freely or recklessly than usual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s head</strong>, to panic, become flustered, especially in an emergency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">make head or tail of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually with a negative</em>) to understand or work out: <em class="example">I can’t make head or tail of this question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq732"> <strong class="phr">need one’s head read</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) to be insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq556"> <strong class="phr">off one’s head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> mad; very excited; delirious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq344"> <strong class="phr">off the top of one’s head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extempore; impromptu.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">… one’s head off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to an extreme; excessively: <em class="example">talk one’s head off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq590"> <strong class="phr">on one’s own head</strong>, as one’s own responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq266"> <strong class="phr">out of one’s head</strong>, out of one’s mind; demented; delirious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq659"> <strong class="phr">out of someone’s head</strong>, from someone’s mind, memory, imagination, etc.: <em class="example">that story has come completely out of my head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">over someone’s head</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq887"> passing over someone having a prior claim or a superior position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq889"> beyond someone’s comprehension.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">take it into one’s head</strong>, to conceive an idea, plan, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">turn heads</strong>, to attract attention by one’s good looks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq907"> <strong class="phr">turn its head</strong>, (of a racing dog) to attack another dog during the race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">turn someone’s head</strong>, to make someone vain or conceited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">win against the head</strong>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to hook the ball despite the opposing team’s advantage in having a loose head.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>he</em>(<em>v</em>)<em>ed</em>, Old English <em>hēafod</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">header</span><z><span target_id="f4YxrVzCSt">n.</span><span target_id="93SGIw7f3s">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of header" src="word_pronunciations/11020.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɛdə/ (<em>say</em> 'heduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f4YxrVzCSt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> someone who or an apparatus which removes or puts a head on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> a form of reaping machine which cuts off and gathers only the head of the grain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq105"> a chamber to which the ends of a number of tubes are connected so that water or steam may pass freely from one tube to the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq138"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> a brick or stone laid with its length across the thickness of a wall. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103678" href="entry://stretcher%23bigmac000103678"><strong>stretcher</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103678" href="entry://stretcher%23mq008">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq239"> (in computer typesetting) an item programmed to appear regularly at the top of a page. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027804" href="entry://footer%23bigmac000027804"><strong>footer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027804" href="entry://footer%23mq591">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Soccer</em> a shot made with the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a combine harvester.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a plunge or dive headfirst, as into water.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="93SGIw7f3s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">take a header</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heap</span><z><span target_id="uaai1hTh8F">n.</span><span target_id="goipi1dLll">v.t.</span><span target_id="vowo1qRu7n">v.i.</span><span target_id="1FjAhjeGd3">adv.</span><span target_id="3jHSnEAgKp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of heap" src="word_pronunciations/11050.mp3"></audio></span>/hip/ (<em>say</em> heep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uaai1hTh8F"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq091"> an assemblage of things, lying one on another; a pile: <em class="example">a heap of stones.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> (<em>sometimes plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great quantity or number; a multitude: <em class="example">a whole heap better; </em><em class="example">heaps further; </em><em class="example">thanks heaps.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq654"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something very old and dilapidated, especially a motor vehicle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="goipi1dLll">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq305"> (sometimes followed by <em>up</em>, <em>on</em>, <em>together</em>, etc.) to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq994"> (sometimes followed by <em>up</em>) to accumulate or amass: <em class="example">to heap up riches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq163"> to cast or bestow in great quantity: <em class="example">to heap blessings upon a person; </em><em class="example">to heap insults on someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq447"> to load or supply abundantly with something: <em class="example">to heap a person with favours.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vowo1qRu7n">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq611"> to become heaped or piled, as sand, snow, etc.; rise in a heap or heaps.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="1FjAhjeGd3">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq324"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">Bill’s unit is heaps bigger than mine; </em><em class="example">heaps good; </em><em class="example">heaps fun.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3jHSnEAgKp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq600"> <strong class="phr">give it heaps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to treat something with firmness, in order to exact good performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">give someone heaps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq241"> to express strong displeasure with someone; criticise someone severely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq860"> to tease someone; provoke someone to anger, annoyance, etc., by banter or mockery.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">heap coals of fire on someone’s head</strong>, to mortify or make ashamed someone who has acted unkindly by being especially kind to them. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the Old Testament (Proverbs 25:21–22): ‘If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink; For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">strike all of a heap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dumbfound; amaze; overwhelm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>heep</em>, Old English <em>hēap</em> heap, multitude, troop] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>heaper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heartbeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heartbeat</span><z><span target_id="WKmV2IiUxm">n.</span><span target_id="iQK68pKoT8">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhatbit/ (<em>say</em> 'hahtbeet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WKmV2IiUxm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> a pulsation of the heart, including one complete systole and diastole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> the pattern of repeated heartbeats: <em class="example">her heartbeat was regular.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq38"> a very short time: <em class="example">they were just a heartbeat away from disaster.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iQK68pKoT8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq992"> <strong class="phr">in a heartbeat</strong>, in a very short space of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heavy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heavy</span><z><span target_id="X5SjhF20LW">adj.</span><span target_id="v2sGVUbB3q">n.</span><span target_id="z6RpE6aczz">v.t.</span><span target_id="OiYfoLZiKk">adv.</span><span target_id="L9s6t7rc4c">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of heavy" src="word_pronunciations/11085.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɛvi/ (<em>say</em> 'hevee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X5SjhF20LW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">heavier</strong>, <strong class="bold">heaviest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq577"> of great weight; hard to lift or carry: <em class="example">a heavy load.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> of great amount, force, intensity, etc.: <em class="example">a heavy vote.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq843"> bearing hard upon; burdensome; harsh; distressing: <em class="example">heavy taxes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq646"> having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity: <em class="example">a heavy metal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq285"> broad, thick, or coarse; not delicate: <em class="example">heavy lines.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq104"> of more than the usual, average, or specified weight: <em class="example">heavy cargo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq702"> connected or concerned with the manufacture of goods of more than the usual weight: <em class="example">heavy industry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq494"> heavily armed or equipped.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq019"> of the larger sizes: <em class="example">heavy weapons.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq947"> serious; grave: <em class="example">a heavy offence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq867"> hard to deal with; trying; difficult: <em class="example">a heavy task.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq726"> being such in an unusual degree: <em class="example">a heavy smoker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq265"> weighted or laden: <em class="example">air heavy with moisture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq020"> depressed with trouble or sorrow; showing sorrow: <em class="example">a heavy heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq932"> overcast or cloudy: <em class="example">heavy sky.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq539"> clumsy; slow in movement or action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq111"> without vivacity or interest; ponderous; dull: <em class="example">a heavy style.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq565"> loud and deep: <em class="example">a heavy sound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq067"> exceptionally dense in substance; insufficiently raised or leavened; thick: <em class="example">heavy bread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq600"> not easily digested: <em class="example">heavy food.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq955"> (of music, literature, etc.) intellectual or deep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq486"> important; serious; meaningful: <em class="example">a heavy emotion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq553"> pregnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq326"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> sober, serious, or sombre: <em class="example">a heavy part.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> coercive; threatening: <em class="example">the cops were really heavy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq693"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> (of an isotope) of greater atomic weight than the more commonly occurring isotope: <em class="example">heavy hydrogen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Computers</em> (of software) using a lot of a computer’s resources, as memory, cache, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a ball) impacting on the bat in a way that makes it appear to the person batting to be a faster delivery than it actually is.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v2sGVUbB3q">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">heavies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq687"> a person who is eminent and influential in the sphere of their activities, as a senior student, someone important in business, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq615"> a person of some status who exercises authority unpleasantly or seeks to intimidate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq863"> a man who attempts to intimidate a woman into sexual submission.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a detective: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The word coming back from the ‘heavies’ is that you’re a good bloke, and would be looked after.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq264"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq055"> a villainous part or character.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq066"> an actor who plays villainous parts or characters.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq548"> <em class="label">Military</em> a gun of great weight or heavy calibre.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="z6RpE6aczz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq159"> (<strong class="bold">heavied</strong>, <strong class="bold">heavying</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to confront, put pressure on.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="OiYfoLZiKk">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq829"> heavily.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="L9s6t7rc4c">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">be heavy on</strong>, to consume in excessive quantities: <em class="example">this car is heavy on petrol.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq578"> <strong class="phr">come the heavy</strong> or <strong class="phr">do a heavy</strong>, to exert authority; intimidate others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hevi</em>, Old English <em>hefig</em>, from <em>hefe</em> weight; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101039" href="entry://heave%23bigmac000101039"><span class="smallcaps">heave</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heck</span><z><span target_id="Uqb7WWByMr">n.</span><span target_id="mKGjEnf2Fr">interj.</span><span target_id="TeSfUHf3O8">phr.</span></z></header><div>/hɛk/ (<em>say</em> hek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Uqb7WWByMr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> (a euphemism for <em>hell.</em>)</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="mKGjEnf2Fr">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq464"> (a euphemism for <em>hell</em>): <em class="example">Heck, mate!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TeSfUHf3O8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">a heck </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hell</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of a …</strong>, a huge …: <em class="example">a heck of a responsibility.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(or <strong class="phr">one</strong>)<strong class="phr"> heck </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hell</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of a …</strong>, an excellent example of …: <em class="example">one heck of a sailor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">for the heck </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hell</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of it</strong>, for fun and entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">get the heck </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hell</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out </strong>(<strong class="phr">of</strong>), to make one’s departure (from) at great speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">oh heck!</strong>, (an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, frustration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">what the heck </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hell</strong>), (an exclamation indicating resignation to the outcome of events.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hedge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hedge</span><z><span target_id="H0Bfx8VmfX">n.</span><span target_id="AkPexkT4Bf">v.t.</span><span target_id="qnMG8rgiOc">v.i.</span><span target_id="HbSvpQ5wJN">adj.</span><span target_id="Xcc7h71Hzh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hedge" src="word_pronunciations/11093.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> hej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H0Bfx8VmfX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> any barrier or boundary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq768"> an act or a means of hedging a bet or the like.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq494"> an investment, fiscal policy, etc., designed to offset losses caused by inflation or other business hazard.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hedged</strong>, <strong class="bold">hedging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AkPexkT4Bf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq799"> to enclose with or separate by a hedge: <em class="example">the garden was hedged with acacias.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq022"> to protect (a bet, etc.) by taking some offsetting risk: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The research suggested that evolution had programmed women to hedge their bets and have the best of both worlds.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qnMG8rgiOc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq215"> to avoid taking an open or decisive course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq393"> <em class="label">Finance</em> to enter transactions that will protect against loss through a compensatory price movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq587"> to avoid giving a question a direct answer.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HbSvpQ5wJN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq069"> <em class="label">Finance</em> of or relating to a financial dealing which is designed to hedge: <em class="example">hedge market; </em><em class="example">hedge contract.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Xcc7h71Hzh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq695"> <strong class="phr">hedge about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to surround so as to prevent escape or hinder free movement; obstruct: <em class="example">to be hedged about by difficulties.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq061"> <strong class="phr">hedge against</strong>, to protect a bet, speculation, etc., from (risk) by taking some offsetting risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">hedge in</strong>, to cut off passage from, as with a hedge; hem in.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hegge</em>, Old English <em>hegge</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033212" href="entry://haw%23bigmac000033212"><span class="smallcaps">haw<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hedging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heel<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DlChXfCPMy">n.</span><span target_id="fBOLqTIcsH">v.t.</span><span target_id="wAMcW4XwOq">v.i.</span><span target_id="sYOeS3hf06">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of heel" src="word_pronunciations/11097.mp3"></audio></span>/hil/ (<em>say</em> heel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DlChXfCPMy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> (in humans) the back part of the foot, below and behind the ankle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> an analogous part in other vertebrates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq801"> either hind foot or hoof of some animals, as the horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq590"> the part of a stocking, shoe, or the like, covering the heel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq266"> a solid part of wood, rubber, etc., attached to the sole of a shoe, under the heel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq490"> (<em>plural</em>) shoes with tall heels (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089505" href="#mq266">5</a>): <em class="example">to put on a pair of heels.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq670"> the part of the palm of a hand or glove nearest the wrist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq552"> something resembling the human heel in position, shape, etc.: <em class="example">heel of bread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq788"> the latter or concluding part of anything: <em class="example">heel of a session.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the older basal part of a shoot removed from a plant which usually produces roots readily when planted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq068"> the after end of a ship’s keel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq800"> the lower part of a mast, a boom, a sternpost, a rafter, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq907"> the crook in the head of a golf club.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq644"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a despicable person; cad.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fBOLqTIcsH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq165"> to furnish with heels, as shoes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq301"> to perform (a dance) with the heels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to strike (the ball) with the heel of the club.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq285"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to kick (the ball) through or out of the scrum with the heel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq841"> to follow at the heels of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq536"> to arm (a gamecock) with spurs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wAMcW4XwOq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq036"> to follow at one’s heels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq207"> to use the heels, as in dancing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to heel the ball.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sYOeS3hf06">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq729"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">to</strong>)<strong class="phr"> heel</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq395"> (of a dog) following a person with the nose close to the person’s left heel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq982"> (of a person) under control.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">at someone’s heels</strong>, close behind someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq621"> <strong class="phr">cool </strong>(or <strong class="phr">kick</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s heels</strong>, to be obliged to wait patiently, as for someone to arrive or something anticipated to happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq520"> <strong class="phr">dig one’s heels in</strong>, to maintain an immovable position in debate, etc.; be stubborn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq546"> <strong class="phr">down at heel</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq153"> having the shoe heels worn down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq823"> shabby.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq033"> slipshod or slovenly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq025"> in straitened circumstances; impoverished.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq378"> <strong class="phr">heel in</strong>, to plant (cuttings or plants) temporarily before putting them in their permanent growing site.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq616"> <strong class="phr">kick up one’s heels</strong>, to enjoy oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">lay by the heels</strong>, to capture; seize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">on the heels of</strong>, closely following.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">show a clean pair of heels</strong>, to escape by outdistancing pursuers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq374"> <strong class="phr">take to one’s heels</strong>, to run off or away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">turn on one’s heel</strong>, to change the direction one’s body is facing, usually quickly and as part of moving away from a person or persons just spoken to, as in anger, sudden resolve, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hēl</em>(<em>a</em>), apparently from <em>hōh</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034531" href="entry://hock%23bigmac000034531"><span class="smallcaps">hock<sup>1</sup></span></a>. Compare Dutch <em>hiel</em>, Icelandic <em>hǣll</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>heelless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heel<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="c631xNDdhj">v.i.</span><span target_id="Mrnk4AT0jv">v.t.</span><span target_id="G0fMWIfuVs">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of heel" src="word_pronunciations/11098.mp3"></audio></span>/hil/ (<em>say</em> heel) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="c631xNDdhj"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> (of a ship, etc.) to lean to one side; cant; tilt.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Mrnk4AT0jv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq624"> to cause to lean or cant.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G0fMWIfuVs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq256"> a heeling movement; a cant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>heeld</em>, Middle English <em>helde</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>h</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>eldan</em> bend, incline, from <em>heald</em> (adjective) sloping]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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helm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">helm<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="HhvLCcEWyj">n.</span><span target_id="R1onct9Dlm">v.t.</span><span target_id="lYXpFAdcsK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of helm" src="word_pronunciations/11138.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛlm/ (<em>say</em> helm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HhvLCcEWyj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> the tiller or wheel by which the rudder of a vessel is controlled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> the entire steering apparatus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq393"> a moving of the helm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq260"> the place or post of control: <em class="example">the helm of affairs.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="R1onct9Dlm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq587"> to steer; direct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq478"> to manage (an organisation, project, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lYXpFAdcsK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">at the helm</strong>, in command: <em class="example">the company has a new manager at the helm.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>helme</em>, Old English <em>helma</em>; related to Middle High German <em>helm</em> handle, Icelandic <em>hjālm</em> rudder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>helmless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">helm<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="L2GKqd9VDY">n.</span><span target_id="x7lhic6EKc">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of helm" src="word_pronunciations/11138.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛlm/ (<em>say</em> helm) <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L2GKqd9VDY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> a helmet.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x7lhic6EKc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq736"> to furnish or cover with a helmet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087253" href="entry://helmet%23bigmac000087253"><span class="smallcaps">helmet</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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help
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">help</span><z><span target_id="Qu1AiMa0DG">v.t.</span><span target_id="W8KpPe15sm">v.i.</span><span target_id="aIsJEtkV3Y">n.</span><span target_id="nWv7k4YD7O">interj.</span><span target_id="SAuM2470QE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of help" src="word_pronunciations/11143.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛlp/ (<em>say</em> help) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">helped</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">holp</strong>; <strong class="bold">helped</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">holpen</strong>; <strong class="bold">helping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Qu1AiMa0DG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> to cooperate effectively with a person; aid; assist: <em class="example">to help a man in his work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> to furnish aid to; contribute strength or means to; assist in doing: <em class="example">remedies that help digestion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> to succour; save; rescue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq849"> to relieve (someone) in need, sickness, pain, or distress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq025"> (with <em>can</em> or <em>cannot</em>) to refrain from; avoid: <em class="example">he can help doing it; </em><em class="example">he can’t help doing it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq922"> to remedy, stop, or prevent: <em class="example">aspirin to help a headache.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq156"> to contribute an improvement to: <em class="example">the use of a little make-up would help her appearance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W8KpPe15sm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq832"> to give aid; be of service or advantage: <em class="example">every little helps.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aIsJEtkV3Y">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq747"> the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq678"> a person or thing that helps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq861"> a hired helper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq163"> a body of such helpers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq582"> a domestic servant or a farm labourer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq248"> means of remedying, stopping, or preventing: <em class="example">the thing is done, and there is no help for it now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq119"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a file accessed as part of a program or application, which contains instructions for its use and solutions to common problems.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="nWv7k4YD7O">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq131"> (a call for assistance.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SAuM2470QE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">help out</strong>, to be of assistance; assist in or as in a crisis or difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">help oneself</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to take or appropriate something at will: <em class="example">help yourself to the salad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq526"> <strong class="phr">help someone to</strong>, to serve food to someone at table: <em class="example">can I help you to some salad?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">not be able to help oneself</strong>, to be unable to resist a risk or temptation: <em class="example">when it comes to flirting he just can’t help himself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq246"> <strong class="phr">so help me </strong>(<strong class="phr">God</strong>), (an exclamation giving assurance of the speaker’s veracity.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>helpe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>helpan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>helpable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hem<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="SpbplUsbMU">v.t.</span><span target_id="nid5612RXx">n.</span><span target_id="MOs7PZK0bq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hem" src="word_pronunciations/11150.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛm/ (<em>say</em> hem) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SpbplUsbMU"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">hemmed</strong>, <strong class="bold">hemming</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> to form an edge or border to or about.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nid5612RXx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq726"> the edge made by folding back the margin of cloth and sewing it down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq906"> the edge or border of a garment, etc., especially at the bottom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq297"> the edge, border, or margin of anything.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MOs7PZK0bq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">hem in</strong>, to enclose or confine: <em class="example">hemmed in by enemies.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hemm</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>hem</em>, probably related to <em>hamm</em> enclosed pasture]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hem<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="BUf50mMK3X">interj.</span><span target_id="BfgarD0c35">n.</span><span target_id="6rnARCTsaL">v.i.</span><span target_id="bYL8KXpcmw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hem" src="word_pronunciations/11151.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛm/ (<em>say</em> hem) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="BUf50mMK3X"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> (an utterance resembling a slight clearing of the throat, used to attract attention, express doubt, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BfgarD0c35">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq962"> the utterance or sound of ‘hem’.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6rnARCTsaL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">hemmed</strong>, <strong class="bold">hemming</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq300"> to utter the sound ‘hem’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq347"> to hesitate in speaking.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bYL8KXpcmw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq751"> <strong class="phr">hem and haw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">ha</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq628"> to make an articulate utterance or murmur as a sign of hesitation, doubt, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq513"> to avoid giving a direct answer or making a decision, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hen</span><z><span target_id="h4AeuCDLtL">n.</span><span target_id="tsUto0YniX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hen" src="word_pronunciations/11161.mp3"></audio></span>/hɛn/ (<em>say</em> hen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h4AeuCDLtL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> the female of the domestic fowl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq483"> the female of any bird, especially of a gallinaceous bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman, especially a fussy or foolish woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bride-to-be at their hens’ night.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tsUto0YniX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">scarce </strong>(or <strong class="phr">rare</strong>)<strong class="phr"> as hen’s teeth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely rare.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>hen</em>(<em>n</em>) (from Old English <em>hana</em> cock)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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here
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">here</span><z><span target_id="WzZbHSZVS2">adv.</span><span target_id="Fb5AOlslyt">n.</span><span target_id="qvc46Yo8e8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of here" src="word_pronunciations/11182.mp3"></audio></span>/hɪə/ (<em>say</em> hear) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="WzZbHSZVS2"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to <em>there</em>): <em class="example">put it here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> to or towards this place; hither: <em class="example">come here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq507"> at this point; at this juncture: <em class="example">here the speaker paused.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq774"> (often used in pointing out or emphasising some person or thing present): <em class="example">my friend here knows the facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq571"> present (used in answer to roll call, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq116"> in the present life or state.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fb5AOlslyt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq852"> this place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq562"> this world; this life.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qvc46Yo8e8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq673"> <strong class="phr">here and now</strong>, at this very moment; immediately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">here and there</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq806"> in various places; at intervals.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq600"> hither and thither; to and fro.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">here goes</strong>, (an exclamation to show one’s resolution on beginning some bold or unpleasant act.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">here’s to</strong>, (a formula in offering a toast): <em class="example">here’s to you!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq024"> <strong class="phr">here today and gone tomorrow</strong>, (of someone or something) existing or staying in one place for only a short time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq821"> <strong class="phr">here we </strong>(or <strong class="phr">you</strong>)<strong class="phr"> are</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> here is what we (or you) want, or are looking for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">here we go again</strong>, (an exclamation indicating exasperation or resignation at a course of action about to occur yet once again.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">neither here nor there</strong>, irrelevant; unimportant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">the here and now</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq394"> the immediate present.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq300"> this world; this life.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hēr</em>; from a Germanic demonstrative stem]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hunt</span><z><span target_id="GDqVBPGgHL">v.t.</span><span target_id="PNyVyQZiVL">v.i.</span><span target_id="xM1QThiM6Y">n.</span><span target_id="C0EJRRUTbh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hunt" src="word_pronunciations/11652.mp3"></audio></span>/hʌnt/ (<em>say</em> hunt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GDqVBPGgHL"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> to chase (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq760"> to scour (a region) in pursuit of game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq837"> to use or manage (a horse, etc.) in the chase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq818"> to pursue with force, hostility, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We were hunted from our ground, shot, poisoned, and had our daughters, sisters, and wives taken from us.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq706"> to search for; seek; endeavour to obtain or find.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq455"> to search (a place) thoroughly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq573"> <em class="label">Bellringing</em> to alter the place of (a bell) in a hunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Rural Colloquial</em>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to harass; hound.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PNyVyQZiVL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq558"> to engage in the chase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq332"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em> or <em>after</em>) to make a search or quest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Bellringing</em> to alter the place of a bell in its set according to certain rules.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq812"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> to oscillate periodically as the speed of an engine or the position of a needle of a measuring instrument.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xM1QThiM6Y">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq933"> the act of hunting game or other wild animals; the chase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq167"> a body of persons associated for the purpose of hunting; an association of hunters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq345"> a pack of hounds engaged in the chase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq290"> a district hunted with hounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq591"> pursuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq327"> a search.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">Bellringing</em> a regularly varying order of permutations in the ringing of a group of from five to twelve bells.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="C0EJRRUTbh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">hunt along</strong>, to drive (a motor vehicle) at its maximum speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">hunt away</strong>, to drive (sheep) forward during mustering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">hunt down</strong>, to pursue with intent to kill or capture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">hunt up</strong>, to look for, especially with success: <em class="example">hunt up a reference in a book.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hunte</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>huntian</em>, from <em>hunta</em> hunter. Compare Old English <em>hentan</em> pursue]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hurdy-gurdy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hurdy-gurdy</span><z><span target_id="a90QPnHlPE">n.</span><span target_id="aaA62UijjE">adj.</span><span target_id="qCOjOdFQrn">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhɜdi-gɜdi/ (<em>say</em> 'herdee-gerdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a90QPnHlPE"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">hurdy-gurdies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> a barrel organ or similar instrument played by turning a crank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> a lute or guitar-shaped stringed musical instrument sounded by the revolution, against the strings, of a rosined wheel turned by a crank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq338"> <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> a merry-go-round, especially one which plays music as it goes around.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aaA62UijjE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq052"> (of music) in the style of or similar to the music used for merry-go-rounds.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qCOjOdFQrn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq562"> <strong class="phr">on a hurdy-gurdy</strong>, involved in a mindless and seemingly never-ending round of activities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hurry-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hurry-up</span><z><span target_id="Xl67SGq3f9">n.</span><span target_id="pqtkseqkGl">adj.</span><span target_id="Q7K4f8oQkJ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhʌri-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'huree-up) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xl67SGq3f9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> a reminder or prompting to action: <em class="example">go and give them a hurry-up.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pqtkseqkGl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq005"> prompting; urging: <em class="example">a hurry-up call.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Q7K4f8oQkJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">give someone a hurry-up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to urge someone to greater speed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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identify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">identify</span><z><span target_id="o6ceP74dER">v.t.</span><span target_id="lAWg8BqtEt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of identify" src="word_pronunciations/11778.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪˈdɛntəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> uy'dentuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="o6ceP74dER"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">identified</strong>, <strong class="bold">identifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> to recognise or establish as being a particular person or thing; attest or prove to be as claimed or asserted: <em class="example">to identify handwriting; </em><em class="example">to identify the bearer of a cheque.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> to serve as a means of identification for: <em class="example">this card identifies the bearer as a member.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Biology</em> to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq253"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> to associate (one or oneself) with another person or group of people by identification.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lAWg8BqtEt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">identify as</strong>, to consider oneself to be part of a particular group or category: <em class="example">to identify as female; </em><em class="example">to identify as an environmentalist.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">identify with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq050"> to make, represent to be, or regard or treat as the same as or identical to: <em class="example">to identify success with happiness.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq355"> to associate in feeling, interest, action, etc., with: <em class="example">to identify with people of similar background.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>identifier</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>identifiable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>identifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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impact
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">impact</span><z><span target_id="9AHxUEpaht">n.</span><span target_id="88h0W5o0nO">v.t.</span><span target_id="xiqoVAdZ7I">v.i.</span><span target_id="sN2J63w8Nj">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9AHxUEpaht"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of impact" src="word_pronunciations/11880.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪmpækt/ (<em>say</em> 'impakt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> the striking of one body against another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> an impinging: <em class="example">the impact of light on the eye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq380"> forcible contact or impinging: <em class="example">the tremendous impact of the shot.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq504"> the influence or effect exerted by a new idea, concept, ideology, etc.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of impact" src="word_pronunciations/11881.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪmˈpækt/ (<em>say</em> im'pakt)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="88h0W5o0nO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq502"> to drive or press closely or firmly into something; pack in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq351"> to have a noticeable effect on: <em class="example">the contraceptive pill impacted men and women alike.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xiqoVAdZ7I">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq525"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to collide.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sN2J63w8Nj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">impact on</strong>, to have a marked effect on: <em class="example">this law impacts on all of us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">make an impact on</strong>, to impress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>impactus</em> from <em>impinger</em> drive in or at, strike against]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="U7vPtUcIHt">prep.</span><span target_id="usoLCa8WIS">adv.</span><span target_id="kbFEgJKi8M">adj.</span><span target_id="eQzhYSRBuz">n.</span><span target_id="zQy4KdRKlL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of in" src="word_pronunciations/12627.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪn/ (<em>say</em> in) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="U7vPtUcIHt"><em class="pos">preposition</em> a particle expressing: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> inclusion within space or limits, a whole, material or immaterial surroundings, etc.: <em class="example">in the city; </em><em class="example">in the army; </em><em class="example">in politics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq079"> inclusion within, or occurrence during the course of or at the expiry of, a period or limit of time: <em class="example">in ancient times; </em><em class="example">to do a task in an hour; </em><em class="example">return in ten minutes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq479"> situation, condition, occupation, action, manner, relation, means, etc.: <em class="example">in darkness; </em><em class="example">in sickness; </em><em class="example">in service; </em><em class="example">in crossing the street; </em><em class="example">in confidence; </em><em class="example">in French; </em><em class="example">dressed in white.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq655"> object or purpose: <em class="example">in honour of the event.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq696"> motion or direction from without to a point within (now usually into), or transition from one state to another: <em class="example">to put in operation; </em><em class="example">break in two.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq628"> in the person of: <em class="example">to have an expert in Tom Brown.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="usoLCa8WIS">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq273"> in or into some place, position, state, relation, etc.: <em class="example">he came in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq213"> on the inside, or within: <em class="example">locked in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq566"> towards a town or centre of population: <em class="example">the drover started in before noon.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kbFEgJKi8M">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq747"> in one’s house or office: <em class="example">the doctor is in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq404"> in office or power: <em class="example">Labor is in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq427"> (in a game) within a specified area: <em class="example">the ball was in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq517"> in possession or occupancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq114"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq93"> having the turn to play, in a game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq359"> Also, <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <strong class="vs">up</strong>. <em class="label">Especially NSW</em>, <em class="label">also Qld</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> (in children’s games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in chasing games, the one who must catch the other players. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102729" href="entry://it%23bigmac000102729"><strong>it</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102729" href="entry://it%23mq154">7</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088909" href="entry://he%23bigmac000088909"><strong>he</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088909" href="entry://he%23mq128">4</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq618"> that is or gets in; internal; inward; incoming; inbound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq626"> in fashion: <em class="example">Mexican jewellery is in this year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq269"> in season: <em class="example">strawberries are in now.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eQzhYSRBuz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq317"> influence; pull; connection: <em class="example">he has an in with the management – he married a director.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq150"> (<em>plural</em>) those who are in, as the political party in power.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zQy4KdRKlL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">be in it</strong>, to be part of a project or venture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">have it in one</strong>, to have the ability (to do something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq216"> <strong class="phr">in calf</strong>, (of a cow) pregnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">in foal</strong>, (of a mare) pregnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">in for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> about to undergo (especially something boring or disagreeable).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq840"> entered for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq857"> involved to the limit of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq488"> <strong class="phr">in for it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> about to be reprimanded or punished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">in it</strong>, of advantage; profitable: <em class="example">what’s in it for me?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq693"> <strong class="phr">in it up to one’s neck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in serious trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">in like Flynn</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> seizing an opportunity, especially a sexual one, with impetuous enthusiasm. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> origin unknown; popularly associated with the actor Errol Flynn (1909–59) and alluding to his famed sexual exploits]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">in on</strong>, having a share in or a part of, especially something secret, or known to just a few people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">in place</strong>, (of a program, policy, enterprise, etc.) operating or functional.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq054"> <strong class="phr">in that</strong>, for the reason that.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">in with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq197"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in favour with; on friendly terms with: <em class="example">he’s in with the managing director.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq974"> <em class="label">Rural Colloquial</em>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> related to: <em class="example">to be in with the Smiths.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq373"> <strong class="phr">ins and outs</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq512"> nooks or recesses; windings and turnings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq104"> intricacies; details: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I guess I don’t need to lecture you about the ins and outs of surfing, if you’re a real surfer you already know.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tracks</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">nothing in it</strong>, (in a competitive situation) no difference in performance, abilities, etc., between the contestants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq946"> <strong class="phr">the in thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the latest fashion or craze.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">well in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq091"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> (of a horse) given a light handicap.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq420"> comfortably off.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq871"> <strong class="phr">well in with</strong>, on good terms with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; distantly related to Latin <em>in</em>, Greek <em>en</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561162601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq038">inch; inches.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial</span><z><span target_id="1zJzVPrQdx">adj.</span><span target_id="7no7cBOFoz">n.</span><span target_id="JaGf6rCH0q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of industrial" src="word_pronunciations/12173.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈdʌstriəl/ (<em>say</em> in'dustreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1zJzVPrQdx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> of or relating to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry or productive labour: <em class="example">the industrial arts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> having highly developed industries: <em class="example">an industrial nation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq117"> engaged in an industry or industries: <em class="example">industrial workers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq137"> relating to workers in industries: <em class="example">industrial training.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq273"> designed for use in industry: <em class="example">industrial diamonds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq265"> of or relating to an aggressive style of post-punk electronic rock music, characterised by relentless and chaotic noise elements, and in some cases the use of heavy machinery such as jackhammers on stage: <em class="example">industrial music.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7no7cBOFoz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq631"> a worker in some industry, especially a manufacturing industry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq180"> someone who owns or runs an industrial enterprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq788"> (<em>plural</em>) stocks and shares in industrial enterprises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq123"> the genre of industrial music.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JaGf6rCH0q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">on an industrial scale</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq405"> large enough to sustain an industry.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq010"> carried out extensively: <em class="example">evidence tampering on an industrial scale.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037158" href="entry://industry%23bigmac000037158"><span class="smallcaps">industry</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>. Compare French <em>industriel</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>industrially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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innings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">innings</span><z><span target_id="mYjOtACf5J">pl. n.</span><span target_id="8de4EuiOCK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of innings" src="word_pronunciations/12312.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪnɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'iningz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="mYjOtACf5J"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq112"> the turn of any one member of the batting team to bat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq583"> one of the major divisions of a match, consisting of the turns at batting of all the members of one team until they are all out or until the team declares.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq183"> the runs scored during such a turn or such a division.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq811"> a similar opportunity to score in certain other games.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq718"> any opportunity for some activity; a turn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq992"> land reclaimed from the sea, etc.; inning.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8de4EuiOCK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">have had a good innings</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have had a long life or long and successful career.</span></div><div class="etym"> [18th century; plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037506" href="entry://inning%23bigmac000037506"><span class="smallcaps">inning</span></a> used as singular]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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innocent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">innocent</span><z><span target_id="JbXUF9WqZ7">adj.</span><span target_id="twJsPev3EV">n.</span><span target_id="mDVGdy3okZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of innocent" src="word_pronunciations/12313.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪnəsənt/ (<em>say</em> 'inuhsuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JbXUF9WqZ7"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq232"> free from any moral wrong; not tainted with sin; pure: <em class="example">innocent children.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> free from legal or specific wrong; guiltless: <em class="example">to be innocent of crime.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq186"> not involving evil intent or motive: <em class="example">an innocent misrepresentation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq124"> free from any quality that can cause physical or moral injury; harmless: <em class="example">innocent fun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq226"> having or showing the simplicity or naivety of an unworldly person: <em class="example">she looks so innocent.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="twJsPev3EV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq459"> an innocent person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq597"> a young child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq257"> a guileless person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mDVGdy3okZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq29"> <strong class="phr">an innocent abroad</strong>, a guileless person in a situation where they are likely to be deceived or taken in by others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">innocent of</strong>, devoid of: <em class="example">a law innocent of merit.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>innocens</em> harmless] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>innocently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inside track
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inside track</span><z><span target_id="RNmiLXoPth">n.</span><span target_id="rqEJwkZZ8D">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ɪnsaɪd ˈtræk/ (<em>say</em> insuyd 'trak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RNmiLXoPth"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> the lane on a racecourse nearest the inside edge, and therefore shorter than the other lanes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> a favoured position.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rqEJwkZZ8D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">have an inside track to</strong>, to have access to (influential people) thus gaining an advantage over one’s competitors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">have the inside track</strong>, to have an advantage over one’s competitors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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instance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">instance</span><z><span target_id="w20l7jjCiX">n.</span><span target_id="iQ1ntGbzNB">v.t.</span><span target_id="lsePNCricP">v.i.</span><span target_id="Acy8OVimUD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of instance" src="word_pronunciations/12385.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪnstəns/ (<em>say</em> 'instuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w20l7jjCiX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> a case of anything: <em class="example">fresh instances of oppression.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq182"> an example put forth in proof or illustration: <em class="example">an instance of carelessness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq809"> legal process (now chiefly in certain expressions): <em class="example">a court of first instance.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq496"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> urgency.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">instanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">instancing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iQ1ntGbzNB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq743"> to cite as an instance or example.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq764"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to exemplify by an instance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lsePNCricP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq528"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to cite an instance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Acy8OVimUD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">at the instance of</strong>, at the urgency, solicitation, instigation, or suggestion of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq169"> <strong class="phr">for instance</strong>, for example; as an example.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq121"> <strong class="phr">give someone a for instance</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give someone an example.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>instaunce</em>, from Anglo-French, from Latin <em>instantia</em> presence, urgency]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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insult
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">insult</span><z><span target_id="vx04EK8P60">v.t.</span><span target_id="zULHZ4ofUn">n.</span><span target_id="OcpyeVyeDV">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vx04EK8P60"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of insult" src="word_pronunciations/12415.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈsʌlt/ (<em>say</em> in'sult) to treat insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zULHZ4ofUn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of insult" src="word_pronunciations/12414.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪnsʌlt/ (<em>say</em> 'insult) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq768"> an insolent or contemptuously rude action or speech; affront.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq436"> something having the effect of an affront.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OcpyeVyeDV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq996"> <strong class="phr">add insult to injury</strong>, to compound a grievance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The crowd piled up at the windows and added insult to injury by laughing at them.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>insultāre</em> leap on or at, insult] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>insulter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>insulting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>insultingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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intent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intent<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="k5OBDwti2d">n.</span><span target_id="xQJPuxkYCd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of intent" src="word_pronunciations/12457.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈtɛnt/ (<em>say</em> in'tent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k5OBDwti2d"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq264"> an intending or purposing, as to commit some act: <em class="example">criminal intent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> that which is intended; purpose; aim; design; intention: <em class="example">my intent was to buy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq701"> <em class="label">Law</em> the state of someone’s mind which directs their actions towards a specific object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq539"> the end or object intended.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xQJPuxkYCd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq095"> <strong class="phr">to all intents and purposes</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq376"> for all practical purposes; practically.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq224"> for all the ends and purposes in view.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [partly Middle English <em>intent</em>, variant of <em>entent</em>, from Old French: intention, from Latin <em>intentus</em> a stretching out; partly Middle English <em>intente</em>, variant of <em>entente</em>, from Old French: purpose, from Latin <em>intendere</em> stretch out]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intent<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of intent" src="word_pronunciations/12458.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈtɛnt/ (<em>say</em> in'tent) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq703"> firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed (upon something): <em class="example">an intent gaze.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> having the gaze or thoughts earnestly fixed on something: <em class="example">intent on one’s job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> bent, as on some purpose: <em class="example">intent on revenge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq820"> earnest: <em class="example">an intent person.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>intentus</em>, past participle, stretched, intent] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>intently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>intentness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interval
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interval</span><z><span target_id="5EQ6djQF28">n.</span><span target_id="fb13Qj63tG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of interval" src="word_pronunciations/12537.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪntəvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'intuhvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5EQ6djQF28"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> an intervening period of time: <em class="example">an interval of fifty years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq496"> a period of cessation; a pause: <em class="example">intervals between attacks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq589"> a period during which action temporarily ceases; a break, as between acts of a play in a theatre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq895"> a space intervening between things, points, limits, qualities, etc.: <em class="example">an interval of three metres between columns.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq044"> the space between soldiers or units in military formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Music</em> the difference in pitch between two notes as <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq108"> <strong>harmonic interval</strong>, an interval between two notes sounded simultaneously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq520"> <strong>melodic interval</strong>, an interval between two notes sounded successively.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fb13Qj63tG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq578"> <strong class="phr">at intervals</strong>, at particular times or places with gaps in between.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>intervall</em>, from Latin <em>intervallum</em> space between defensive walls]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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iron lung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">iron lung</span><z><span target_id="FMKbMh5EJA">n.</span><span target_id="osgJv2bsdJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of iron lung" src="word_pronunciations/12649.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪən ˈlʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> uyuhn 'lung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FMKbMh5EJA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq599"> a chamber in which alternate pulsations of high and low pressure can be used to force normal lung movements, used especially in some cases of polio.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="osgJv2bsdJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">wouldn’t work in an iron lung</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely lazy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that even if something else was managing their breathing for them, the person still wouldn’t do any work]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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issue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">issue</span><z><span target_id="KhWke8b2qU">n.</span><span target_id="LMKkDo1ckw">v.t.</span><span target_id="qzlYWjS4l8">v.i.</span><span target_id="IVKCxypTBF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of issue" src="word_pronunciations/12710.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪʃu/ (<em>say</em> 'ishooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of issue" src="word_pronunciations/12709.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪʃju/ (<em>say</em> 'ishyooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of issue" src="word_pronunciations/12711.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪsju/ (<em>say</em> 'isyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KhWke8b2qU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> the act of sending, or promulgation; delivery; emission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> that which is issued.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq296"> a quantity issued at one time: <em class="example">the latest issue of a periodical.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Bibliography</em> the printing of copies of a work from the original setting of type, but with some slight changes in the preliminary or appended matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq901"> a point in question or dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq856"> a point or matter the decision of which is of special or public importance: <em class="example">the political issues.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq621"> a point the decision of which determines a matter: <em class="example">the real issue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq270"> a point at which a matter is ready for decision: <em class="example">to bring a case to an issue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq13"> a complaint; objection: <em class="example">do you have an issue with this decision?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq802"> (<em>plural</em>) unresolved psychological problems: <em class="example">she has issues which she needs to work through.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq613"> something proceeding from any source, as a product, effect, result, or consequence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq368"> the ultimate result, event, or outcome of a proceeding, affair, etc.: <em class="example">the issue of a contest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq781"> a distribution of food (rations), clothing, equipment, or ammunition to a number of officers or service personnel, or to a military unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq446"> offspring or progeny: <em class="example">to die without issue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq215"> a going, coming, passing, or flowing out: <em class="example">free issue and entry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq010"> a place or means of egress; an outlet or vent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq476"> that which comes out, as an outflowing stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq493"> a discharge of blood, pus, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq695"> an incision, ulcer, or the like emitting such a discharge.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em> the yield or profit from land or other property.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">issued</strong>, <strong class="bold">issuing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LMKkDo1ckw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq194"> to put out; deliver for use, sale, etc.; put into circulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq461"> to print (a publication) for sale or distribution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq550"> to distribute (food, clothing, etc.) to one or more officers or service personnel or to a military unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq049"> to send out; discharge; emit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qzlYWjS4l8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq989"> to be sent or put forth authoritatively or publicly, as a writ, money, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq423"> to be published, as a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq336"> to come or proceed from any source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq852"> to arise as a result or consequence; result.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq859"> <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em> to proceed as offspring, or be born or descended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em> to come as a yield or profit, as from land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq131"> to be the outcome.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IVKCxypTBF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">at issue</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq978"> in controversy: <em class="example">a point at issue.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq103"> in disagreement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq813"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) inconsistent; inharmonious.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">have issues with </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), to have concerns with regard to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq981"> <strong class="phr">issue forth</strong>, to go, pass, or flow out; come forth; emerge: <em class="example">to issue forth to battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">issue in</strong>, to end in; terminate in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">the </strong>(<strong class="phr">whole</strong>)<strong class="phr"> issue</strong>, everything; the lot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">join issue</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq427"> to join in controversy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq751"> to submit an issue jointly for legal decision.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq768"> <strong class="phr">take issue with</strong>, to disagree with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of <em>issir</em>, <em>eissir</em>, from Latin <em>exīre</em> go out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>issueless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>issuer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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itchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">itchy</span><z><span target_id="gtlthn6lSe">adj.</span><span target_id="iWY1rgvf8S">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈɪtʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'ichee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gtlthn6lSe"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">itchier</strong>, <strong class="bold">itchiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> having an itching sensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> of the nature of itching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Singaporean and Malaysian English Colloquial</em> forward; teasing; flirtatious.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iWY1rgvf8S">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">an itchy palm</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq537"> a grasping disposition; greed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq850"> a willingness to take bribes.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">have an itchy palm</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be expecting to receive a sum of money. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the superstition that to have an itching palm meant that one was about to receive money]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">have itchy feet</strong>, to have the desire to travel.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>itchiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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item
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">item</span><z><span target_id="24YTzxaYFb">n.</span><span target_id="xaZVydnzlg">v.t.</span><span target_id="czaX48D7J0">adv.</span><span target_id="wexynqTdIR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of item" src="word_pronunciations/12722.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> 'uytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="24YTzxaYFb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> a separate article or particular: <em class="example">fifty items on the list.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq491"> a separate piece of information or news, as in a newspaper.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xaZVydnzlg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq102"> to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq753"> to make a note or memorandum of.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="czaX48D7J0">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq684"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> likewise.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wexynqTdIR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">be an item</strong>, (of two people) to be involved in a romantic relationship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin: (adverb) just so, likewise]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hope</span><z><span target_id="kDVxCQXNnz">n.</span><span target_id="W5x7vHILBi">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZsjuwNattD">v.i.</span><span target_id="uivBcDEtNz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hope" src="word_pronunciations/11480.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊp/ (<em>say</em> hohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kDVxCQXNnz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq682"> expectation of something desired; desire accompanied by expectation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> a particular instance of such expectation or desire: <em class="example">a hope of success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq092"> confidence in a future event; ground for expecting something: <em class="example">there is no hope of his recovery.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq507"> a person or thing that expectations are centred in: <em class="example">the hope of the family.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hoped</strong>, <strong class="bold">hoping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="W5x7vHILBi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq515"> to look forward to with desire and, to a certain extent, confidence: <em class="example">I hope to meet you again.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq231"> to trust in the truth of a matter (with a clause): <em class="example">I hope that you are satisfied.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZsjuwNattD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq662"> to be in a state of hope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to trust or rely: <em class="example">to hope in God.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uivBcDEtNz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq896"> <strong class="phr">great white hope</strong>, a person from whom or a thing from which exceptionally great successes or benefits are expected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">hope against hope</strong>, to continue to hope, although there are no apparent grounds for such hope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">hope for</strong>, to have an expectation of (something desired): <em class="example">to hope for forgiveness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">some hope</strong>, (an expression of pessimism, resignation, or disbelief.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hopa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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horizon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">horizon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of horizon" src="word_pronunciations/11489.mp3"></audio></span>/həˈraɪzən/ (<em>say</em> huh'ruyzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> the line or circle which forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky (<strong>apparent horizon</strong> or <strong>visible horizon</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq409"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq560"> the plane which is tangent to the earth at the place of the observer and extends to the celestial sphere (<strong>sensible horizon</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq602"> the great circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is parallel to the sensible horizon of a particular place and passes through the centre of the earth, or the plane itself (<strong>astronomical horizon</strong> or <strong>celestial horizon</strong>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq201"> the limit or range of perception, knowledge, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq089"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a plane in rock strata characterised by particular features, as occurrence of distinctive fossil species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq960"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac890481507" href="entry://soil%20horizon%23bigmac890481507"><strong>soil horizon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the surface separating two beds of rock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek <em>orizōn </em>(<em>kyklos</em>), bounding (circle), horizon; replacing Middle English <em>orizonte</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hornet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hornet</span><z><span target_id="U0vuKKtyvT">n.</span><span target_id="MxsofpTmcR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hornet" src="word_pronunciations/11494.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɔnət/ (<em>say</em> 'hawnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U0vuKKtyvT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> any large, strong, social wasp of the family Vespidae having an exceptionally severe sting.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MxsofpTmcR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">mad as a hornet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely angry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>harnete</em>, Old English <em>hyrnet</em>(<em>u</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hornet's nest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hornet’s nest</span><z><span target_id="Owes4rbais">n.</span><span target_id="B08CAfbOR1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hornet’s nest" src="word_pronunciations/11493.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɔnəts nɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'hawnuhts nest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Owes4rbais"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq027"> the communal dwelling of a colony of hornets, made by chewing up wood to make a pulp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> a source of a great deal of trouble, hostility, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="B08CAfbOR1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq665"> <strong class="phr">stir up a hornet’s nest</strong>, to provoke a strong reaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hostage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hostage</span><z><span target_id="0Qr0EaU2oQ">n.</span><span target_id="FAWbyDpesc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hostage" src="word_pronunciations/11530.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'hostij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0Qr0EaU2oQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> a person given or held as a security for the performance of certain actions as the payment of ransom, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the condition of a hostage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq425"> a security or pledge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FAWbyDpesc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">give a hostage to fortune</strong>, to hand over one’s future happiness, success, etc., into the hands of fate by taking an action that renders one more than normally vulnerable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English (<em>h</em>)<em>ostage</em>, from Old French, ultimately from Latin <em>obsidatus</em> state of being a hostage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot</span><z><span target_id="PeYgsgnBFD">adj.</span><span target_id="MQ7gwHMAgF">adv.</span><span target_id="j0aTgCwaGf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hot" src="word_pronunciations/11554.mp3"></audio></span>/hɒt/ (<em>say</em> hot) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PeYgsgnBFD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">hotter</strong>, <strong class="bold">hottest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> having or communicating heat; having a high temperature: <em class="example">a hot stove.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq805"> having a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq140"> having an effect as of burning on the tongue, skin, etc., as pepper, mustard, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq208"> (of drinks sold in bottles or cans) not chilled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq356"> having or showing intense feeling; ardent or fervent; vehement; excited: <em class="example">hot temper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq696"> sexually excited; lustful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq010"> violent, furious, or intense: <em class="example">the hottest battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq503"> strong or fresh, as a scent or trail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq294"> new; recent; fresh: <em class="example">hot news.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq921"> following very closely; close: <em class="example">to be hot on someone’s heels.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq408"> (of colours) with red predominating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq529"> <em class="label">Games</em> close to the sought-for object or answer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of motor cars) tuned or modified for high speeds: <em class="example">a hot rod.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Jazz</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq377"> strongly rhythmical and lively (opposed to <em>cool</em>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq818"> energetically or passionately played, especially in the solos.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq482"> (of a musician) playing such music.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq870"> radioactive, especially to a degree injurious to health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq865"> (of electrical wiring) live (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103234" href="entry://live%23bigmac000103234"><strong>live<sup>2</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103234" href="entry://live%23mq093">9</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> recently stolen or otherwise illegally obtained; wanted by the police.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq801"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fashionable and exciting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> currently popular: <em class="example">the hot favourite in a race; </em><em class="example">a hot sales item.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq229"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> sexually attractive; sexually stimulating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq590"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> performing well; peaking</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="MQ7gwHMAgF">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq893"> in a hot manner; hotly: <em class="example">the sun shines hot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="j0aTgCwaGf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">hotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">hotting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq508"> <strong class="phr">a bit hot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq244"> unfair; dishonest.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq512"> highly priced.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq647"> <strong class="phr">blow hot and cold</strong>, to change attitudes frequently; vacillate. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Aesop’s fable about a satyr who, after watching a man blow on his hands to warm them and then blow on his soup to cool it, decided to have nothing to do with someone who could blow hot and cold with the same breath]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq368"> <strong class="phr">go hot and cold all over</strong> or <strong class="phr">go all hot and cold</strong>, to experience, or exhibit signs of, shock or embarrassment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">have the hots for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to experience a strong sexual attraction to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">hot and bothered</strong>, upset; flustered; exasperated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">hot as Hades</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very hot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq690"> <strong class="phr">hot as Hay, Hell, and Booligal</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very hot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">hot off the press </strong>(or <strong class="phr">presses</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq198"> very recently printed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq566"> very recently produced.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion of a newspaper being still warm as it leaves the hot metal printing press]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">hot to trot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ready to act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">hot under the collar</strong>, angry; annoyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq874"> <strong class="phr">hot up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq800"> to heat: <em class="example">to hot up the milk.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq673"> to escalate: <em class="example">he hotted up his attack.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq427"> to stir up: <em class="example">to hot things up a bit.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq759"> to tune or modify (a motor vehicle) for high speeds.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq159"> to grow excited or wild: <em class="example">the party began to hot up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq866"> <strong class="phr">in hot water</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq131"> <strong class="phr">like a cat on a hot tin roof</strong>, in a state of extreme agitation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq232"> <strong class="phr">like a cat on hot bricks</strong>, in a state of extreme agitation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">make it hot for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make life unpleasant for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">not so </strong>(or <strong class="phr">too</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq820"> not very good; disappointing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq802"> unwell.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ho</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>t</em>, Old English <em>hāt</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Houdini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Houdini</span><z><span target_id="ThE2LzaWdw">n.</span><span target_id="KNstJ1X1gK">phr.</span></z></header><div>/huˈdini/ (<em>say</em> hooh'deenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ThE2LzaWdw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq946"> <strong>Harry</strong> (<em>Erich Weiss</em>), 1874–1926, US magician and escape artist.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KNstJ1X1gK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">do a Houdini</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to escape from some seemingly inescapable situation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LofmLHWxDZ">n.</span><span target_id="oz0Lho34Rk">v.t.</span><span target_id="x7gVJd9eds">v.i.</span><span target_id="88oYiyn8GA">adj.</span><span target_id="gRSBUMBdmT">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LofmLHWxDZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of house" src="word_pronunciations/11576.mp3"></audio></span>/haʊs/ (<em>say</em> hows) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">houses</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of house" src="word_pronunciations/11578.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhaʊzəz/ (<em>say</em> 'howzuhz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> a building for people to live in, usually one which is self-contained and designed for a single family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> a place of lodgement, rest, etc., as of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq892"> a household.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> a building for any purpose: <em class="example">a house of worship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq198"> a place of entertainment; a theatre: <em class="example">is there a doctor in the house?; </em><em class="example">the show played to packed houses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq840"> the audience of a theatre, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq119"> an inn; a public house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq295"> a family regarded as consisting of ancestors and descendants: <em class="example">the house of Hapsburg.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq205"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq272"> the building in which a legislative or deliberative body meets.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq091"> the body itself: <em class="example">the House of Representatives.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq566"> a quorum of such a body.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq706"> the Stock Exchange in London.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq611"> a firm or commercial establishment: <em class="example">the house of Rothschild.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq898"> an advisory or deliberative group, especially in Church or university affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq933"> a residential hall for students as in some universities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq719"> a residential building attached to and forming part of a boarding school.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq583"> a subdivision of a school, comprising children of all ages and classes, especially for extracurricular activities such as sport, charity work, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq960"> the members of such a subdivision, or boarding house, allocated to it for the purpose of sporting and other competitions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq211"> the management of a gambling casino or commercial establishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq494"> <em class="label">Astrology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq962"> one of the twelve divisions of the heavens.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq294"> a sign of the zodiac in which a planet exerts its greatest influence.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq250"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097618" href="entry://housie-housie%23bigmac000097618"><strong>housie-housie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq465"> <strong>the house</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the principal dwelling on a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102848" href="entry://station%23bigmac000102848">station</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102848" href="entry://station%23mq766">4</a>) as for the owner, manager, etc., distinct from those built to accommodate workers.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq703"> <strong>the House</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly ACT Colloquial</em> the national Parliament House in Canberra.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of house" src="word_pronunciations/11577.mp3"></audio></span>/haʊz/ (<em>say</em> howz) (<strong class="bold">housed</strong>, <strong class="bold">housing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oz0Lho34Rk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq831"> to put or receive into a house; provide with a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq819"> to give shelter to; harbour; lodge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq238"> to remove from exposure; put in a safe place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to place in a secure or protected position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Carpentry</em> to fix in a socket or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="x7gVJd9eds">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq681"> to take shelter; dwell.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="88oYiyn8GA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of house" src="word_pronunciations/11576.mp3"></audio></span>/haʊs/ (<em>say</em> hows) </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq131"> for, or suitable for a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq213"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq851"> of or relating to a house: <em class="example">house paint.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq217"> related or adjacent to the house of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102848" href="entry://station%23bigmac000102848">station</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102848" href="entry://station%23mq766">4</a>): <em class="example">house servant; </em><em class="example">house paddock.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gRSBUMBdmT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">bring down the house</strong>, to be extraordinarily well received or applauded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq52"> <strong class="phr">in house</strong>, within the confines and resources of an organisation, institution, etc.: <em class="example">we’ll do the project in house rather than hand it over to outside consultants.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">keep house</strong>, to manage a house; look after a home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">keep open house</strong>, to be very hospitable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq028"> <strong class="phr">like a house on fire</strong>, very well; with great rapidity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">on the house</strong>, free; as a gift from the management.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">set</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s house in order</strong>, to put one’s affairs into good condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">safe as houses</strong>, completely safe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">the little house</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an outside toilet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hous</em>, Old English <em>hūs</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>houseless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Vvh8znHZ4R">n.</span><span target_id="QvMzALNodP">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of house" src="word_pronunciations/11576.mp3"></audio></span>/haʊs/ (<em>say</em> hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Vvh8znHZ4R"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq337"> a style of pop music intended for dancing, which originated in Chicago and which features electronically simulated or modified effects.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QvMzALNodP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq282"> of or relating to house.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the name of a Chicago nightclub, <em>Warehouse</em>, at which the style of music was originally played by Frankie Knuckles] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>housey</strong> /ˈhaʊsi/ (<em>say</em> 'howsee), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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household word
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">household word</span><z><span target_id="YH3dISJSFh">n.</span><span target_id="wPuW8mciOj">phr.</span></z></header><div>/haʊshoʊld ˈwɜd/ (<em>say</em> hows-hohld 'werd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YH3dISJSFh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> a byword; a well-known phrase or word.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wPuW8mciOj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq616"> <strong class="phr">be a household word</strong>, (of a person) to be extremely well known.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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how
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">how<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="l7KjwKvyzb">adv.</span><span target_id="tX5g01ZfrJ">conj.</span><span target_id="hZT5wKC3lk">n.</span><span target_id="6kmZk9tWtt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of how" src="word_pronunciations/11591.mp3"></audio></span>/haʊ/ (<em>say</em> how) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="l7KjwKvyzb"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> in what way or manner; by what means: <em class="example">how did it happen?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> to what extent, degree, etc.: <em class="example">how much?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq017"> by what unit: <em class="example">how do you sell these apples?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq067"> in what state or condition: <em class="example">how are you?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq515"> for what reason; why.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq523"> to what effect or with what meaning: <em class="example">how do you mean?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq438"> (used in an emphatic construction): <em class="example">how well I remember.</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="tX5g01ZfrJ">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq553"> concerning the condition or state in which: <em class="example">she wondered how she appeared to a stranger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq910"> concerning the extent or degree to which: <em class="example">I don’t mind how long you take.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq398"> concerning the means or way in which: <em class="example">it worried him how she got to work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq735"> in whatever manner: <em class="example">come how you like.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hZT5wKC3lk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq334"> a question beginning with ‘how’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> way or manner of doing: <em class="example">to consider the hows of a problem.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6kmZk9tWtt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq778"> <strong class="phr">and how</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very much indeed; certainly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">any old how</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a very careless manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">how about …</strong>, (used to suggest an activity) what about …: <em class="example">how about a cup of tea?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">how about that</strong>, (an exclamation of surprise, sometimes ironic, or of triumph.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">how come?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> how did this happen; why?</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq385"> <strong class="phr">how do you do</strong>, (a polite and formal form of greeting.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq216"> <strong class="phr">hows and whys</strong>, the details of the implementation of a proposal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">how’s it hanging?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) (a form of greeting between men.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq596"> <strong class="phr">how’s that?</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> what is the explanation of that?</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq712"> Also, <strong class="vs">how’s that again?</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a request for the repetition of something not clearly heard or understood.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq592"> Also, <strong class="vs">howzat?</strong>. <em class="label">Cricket</em> (an appeal by the fielding side to the umpire to declare the person batting to be out.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq940"> <strong class="phr">how’s that for …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation used to highlight a specified characteristic): <em class="example">how’s that for stamina!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">how’s things?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a form of greeting.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">how’s tricks?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a form of greeting.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq444"> (<strong class="phr">that’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> how it is</strong>, (an expression of resignation to a situation.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hou</em>, <em>how</em>, Old English <em>hū</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>quō</em> whither]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">how<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of how" src="word_pronunciations/11591.mp3"></audio></span>/haʊ/ (<em>say</em> how) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">(a greeting.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [from a Native American language; compare Sioux <em>hao</em>, Omaha <em>hau</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hoy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hoy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/hɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> hoy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> a sloop-rigged boat, single-decked and used for fishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq278"> a small boat used in harbour, as a ferry between a ship and the shore.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Middle Dutch <em>hoei</em>, <em>hoede</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hoy<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="kVISr8oqHq">interj.</span><span target_id="BgQ6BReqdN">phr.</span></z></header><div>/hɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> hoy) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="kVISr8oqHq"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq232"> (an exclamation to attract attention.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BgQ6BReqdN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">give a hoy</strong>, to call out; attract attention.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hoy<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="VxiliHd9Xg">v.t.</span><span target_id="Kp90GrUCWt">n.</span><span target_id="BGKJFBgtrM">phr.</span></z></header><div>/hɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> hoy) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VxiliHd9Xg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> to throw: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>For the mouths of following cattle, boys on tractors / bayonet green stacks and hoy them down the sky / green spinning in air.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les a murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Kp90GrUCWt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq840"> a throw.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BGKJFBgtrM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">give it a hoy</strong>, to give something a toss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect; ? related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090736" href="entry://hoick%23bigmac000090736"><span class="smallcaps">hoick<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hoy<sup>4</sup></span></header><div>/hɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> hoy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">a game of chance, similar to bingo, in which playing cards are used.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hoyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hoyle</span><z><span target_id="oUQzVpilZF">n.</span><span target_id="7rwp0uXjrQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/hɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> hoyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oUQzVpilZF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> a book of rules for card and other indoor games originally compiled by Edmond Hoyle, 1672–1769, English writer and authority on games.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7rwp0uXjrQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">according to Hoyle</strong>, (in any context) in accordance with the recognised rules.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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huddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">huddle</span><z><span target_id="FnnmtQHzhH">v.t.</span><span target_id="EiuF5lDFUL">v.i.</span><span target_id="i8b4j44rrB">n.</span><span target_id="GJjneJTxeK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of huddle" src="word_pronunciations/11599.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhʌdl/ (<em>say</em> 'hudl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">huddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">huddling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FnnmtQHzhH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq150"> to heap or crowd together confusedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> to move (<em>along</em>, <em>away</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.) hastily in a group: <em class="example">to huddle the children out of the room.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EiuF5lDFUL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq169"> Also, <strong class="vs">huddle together</strong>. to gather or crowd together in a confused mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq681"> to draw oneself closely together; nestle: <em class="example">to huddle by the fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq328"> (especially in team sports) to gather briefly so as to confer privately.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i8b4j44rrB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq185"> a confused heap, mass, or crowd; a jumble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq788"> confusion or disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq492"> a tightly packed group who gather together as for warmth, privacy, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq655"> (in team sports) a brief gathering of players and coaches to confer privately.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GJjneJTxeK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq693"> <strong class="phr">go into a huddle</strong>, to gather together for a discussion, especially one that is private: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When NT politicians went into a huddle with Commonwealth bureaucrats … in September 1989, under intense pressure from all sides to come to an agreement about excisions, they did so with at least two complete draft bills … in their briefcases. </em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aboriginal law bulletin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; compare Middle English <em>hodre</em> to wrap up] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>huddler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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huff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">huff</span><z><span target_id="F1R86DyBco">n.</span><span target_id="xGTYImDIfz">v.t.</span><span target_id="GhZJ8W0Shp">v.i.</span><span target_id="syxXuykMKA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of huff" src="word_pronunciations/11602.mp3"></audio></span>/hʌf/ (<em>say</em> huf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F1R86DyBco"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> a sudden swell of anger; a fit of resentment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a sort of mental huff had overtaken the arbitration judges</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xGTYImDIfz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq259"> to give offence to; make angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq480"> to treat with arrogance or contempt; bluster at; hector or bully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq310"> <em class="label">Draughts</em> to remove (a piece) from the board as a penalty for failing to make a compulsory capture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">US</em> to inhale the toxic fumes of (household or industrial chemicals) to become intoxicated; sniff.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GhZJ8W0Shp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq991"> to puff or blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">US</em> to inhale the toxic fumes of household or industrial chemicals in order to become intoxicated; sniff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to take offence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to swell with pride or arrogance; swagger or bluster.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="syxXuykMKA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">huff and puff</strong>, to make a display of indignation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq342"> <strong class="phr">in a huff</strong>, in a state of being offended or annoyed; chagrined.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hum<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="zS4GADqVYm">v.i.</span><span target_id="oskcRizNBt">v.t.</span><span target_id="Y9buejFgxR">n.</span><span target_id="XpEFwCcDMo">interj.</span><span target_id="SIAwOzWJNv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hum" src="word_pronunciations/11641.mp3"></audio></span>/hʌm/ (<em>say</em> hum) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">hummed</strong>, <strong class="bold">humming</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zS4GADqVYm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq039"> to make a low, continuous, droning sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq146"> to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, doubt, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, etc., or to attract attention; hem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq106"> to sing with closed lips, without articulating words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq197"> to be in a state of busy activity: <em class="example">to make things hum.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq083"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to smell strongly, especially disagreeably.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oskcRizNBt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq026"> to sound, sing, or utter by humming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq945"> to bring, put, etc., by humming: <em class="example">to hum a child to sleep.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y9buejFgxR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq919"> the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq687"> the background noise in an audio system.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="XpEFwCcDMo">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq907"> (an inarticulate sound resembling a slight clearing of the throat, uttered to express hesitation, doubt, dissatisfaction, etc., or to attract attention.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SIAwOzWJNv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq65"> <strong class="phr">hum and haw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">ha</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq626"> to make an inarticulate utterance or murmur as a sign of hesitation, doubt, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq580"> to avoid giving a direct answer or making a decision, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>humme</em>; imitative. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035457" href="entry://humblebee%23bigmac000035457"><span class="smallcaps">humblebee</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hum<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="5rhc5ODxlH">n.</span><span target_id="hQnL21plFw">v.t.</span><span target_id="TsMZAEYVdo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hum" src="word_pronunciations/11641.mp3"></audio></span>/hʌm/ (<em>say</em> hum) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5rhc5ODxlH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> a person who persistently cadges or scrounges.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hQnL21plFw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq288"> (<strong class="bold">hummed</strong>, <strong class="bold">humming</strong>) to cadge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TsMZAEYVdo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">hum for</strong>, to seek to cadge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">on the hum</strong>, cadging.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088986" href="entry://humbug%23bigmac000088986"><span class="smallcaps">humbug</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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humidity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">humidity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of humidity" src="word_pronunciations/11629.mp3"></audio></span>/hjuˈmɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> hyooh'miduhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">humidities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq622"> humid condition; dampness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq019"> the condition of the atmosphere with regard to its water-vapour content.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq663"> the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the water-vapour present in the atmosphere to the amount required to saturate it at the same temperature (the <strong>relative humidity</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq135"> the mass of water-vapour present in unit volume of air, especially as measured in kilograms per cubic metre (the <strong>absolute humidity</strong> or <strong>vapour concentration</strong>).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>humydite</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hundred
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hundred</span><z><span target_id="GuTIr27i8v">n.</span><span target_id="U5oKzajsk3">adj.</span><span target_id="UJK60mnAXN">pron.</span><span target_id="QUvyS3tB4q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hundred" src="word_pronunciations/11644.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhʌndrəd/ (<em>say</em> 'hundruhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GuTIr27i8v"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">hundreds</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>as after a numeral</em>, <strong class="bold">hundred</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> a cardinal number, ten times ten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> a symbol for this number, as 100 or C.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq990"> (formerly) an administrative division of an English county.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq175"> <em class="label">SA History</em> a subdivision of land, originally one hundred square miles, intended for sale as farmland blocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq722"> <em class="label">Pilates</em> an exercise in which the participant lies flat on the back with the knees bent, then lifts the legs until the lower leg is parallel to the floor while raising the arms just above the floor, and then raises the upper body off the floor with the chin dropped towards the chest.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="U5oKzajsk3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq635"> amounting to one hundred in number.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="UJK60mnAXN">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq591"> one hundred people or things.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QUvyS3tB4q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">a hundred to one</strong>, of remote possibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq549"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(or <strong class="phr">one</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hundred per cent</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq274"> completely; entirely: <em class="example">to support the leader a hundred per cent.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq961"> to be in extremely good health.: <em class="example">to feel one hundred per cent.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hondred</em>, Old English <em>hundred</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jane</span><z><span target_id="P95Kqf33Je">n.</span><span target_id="ONBPqxkg0F">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dʒeɪn/ (<em>say</em> jayn) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="P95Kqf33Je">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a woman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ONBPqxkg0F">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">the average Jane</strong>, the average female.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the given name <em>Jane</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Japanese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Japanese</span><z><span target_id="tTMgne4zQB">adj.</span><span target_id="IrLeyN3pYd">n.</span><span target_id="RcnYxEB0Xt">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dʒæpəˈniz/ (<em>say</em> japuh'neez) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tTMgne4zQB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq606"> of or relating to Japan, its people, or their language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IrLeyN3pYd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq713"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Japanese</strong>) a native or inhabitant of Japan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq84"> the Japanese people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq084"> the language of Japan, an agglutinating language thought to be distantly related to Korean and the Altaic language family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq967"> food cooked in the Japanese style: <em class="example">do you like Japanese?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RcnYxEB0Xt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq806"> <strong class="phr">have a Japanese bladder</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to suffer from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028561" href="entry://frequency%23bigmac000028561">frequency</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028561" href="entry://frequency%23mq909">7</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101581" href="entry://Japan%23bigmac000101581"><span class="smallcaps">Japan</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024530" href="entry://-ese%23bigmac000024530"><span class="smallcaps">-ese</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jazz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jazz</span><z><span target_id="EpzK188KBJ">n.</span><span target_id="3XJs46t0wY">adj.</span><span target_id="p9xYxTkWv8">v.t.</span><span target_id="tUsJvJserj">v.i.</span><span target_id="DIMg8BT0bO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jazz" src="word_pronunciations/12797.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒæz/ (<em>say</em> jaz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EpzK188KBJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> a type of popular music in the African American tradition, which sprang up in and around New Orleans and is marked by frequent improvisation and syncopated rhythms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq118"> a piece of such music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq073"> dancing or a dance performed to such music, as with violent bodily motions and gestures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> liveliness; noisiness; spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> pretentious or insincere talk.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3XJs46t0wY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq759"> of the nature of or relating to jazz.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="p9xYxTkWv8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq539"> to play (music) in the manner of jazz.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tUsJvJserj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq748"> to dance to jazz music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq834"> to play or perform jazz music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq055"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act or proceed with great energy or liveliness.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DIMg8BT0bO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq434"> <strong class="phr">and all that jazz</strong>, and all that sort of thing; et cetera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">jazz about</strong>, to busy oneself with great energy and vigour: <em class="example">to jazz about town.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">jazz around</strong>, to idle one’s time away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq691"> <strong class="phr">jazz up</strong>, to put vigour or liveliness into.</span></div><div class="etym"> [early 20th-century US slang <em>jasm</em>, <em>jism</em>, meaning also ‘spirit’, ‘vigour’, ‘sexual intercourse’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jeer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jeer<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dXnWKUskBz">v.i.</span><span target_id="xb89PPAWBF">v.t.</span><span target_id="L0X9maqn5f">n.</span><span target_id="XXflWHvaXO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jeer" src="word_pronunciations/12801.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪə/ (<em>say</em> jear) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dXnWKUskBz"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> to speak or shout derisively; gibe or scoff rudely.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xb89PPAWBF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq513"> to treat with derision; make a mock of.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L0X9maqn5f">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq457"> a jeering utterance; a derisive or rude gibe.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XXflWHvaXO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">jeer at</strong>, to deride or mock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Old English <em>cēir</em> clamour, from <em>cēgan</em> call out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jeerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jeering</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jeeringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jeer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jeer" src="word_pronunciations/12801.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪə/ (<em>say</em> jear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">tackle for hoisting or lowering heavy yards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jerk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jerk<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ceAjVXRr5p">n.</span><span target_id="mvmi5bMk9r">v.t.</span><span target_id="i3pOOJCPuQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="64kOoKr1qQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jerk" src="word_pronunciations/12811.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɜk/ (<em>say</em> jerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ceAjVXRr5p"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> a quick, sharp thrust, pull, throw, or the like; a sudden start.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq364"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a sudden movement of an organ or a part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq028"> <em class="label">Weightlifting</em> a lift in which the barbell is raised first to the shoulders, then jerked above the head with the arms held straight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stupid or naive person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of masturbation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq369"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">US</em> paroxysms or violent spasmodic muscular movements as resulting from excitement caused by certain religious services.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq889"> (<em>plural</em>) See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056440" href="entry://physical%20jerks%23bigmac000056440"><strong>physical jerks</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mvmi5bMk9r">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq397"> to give a sudden thrust, pull, or twist to; move or throw with a quick, suddenly arrested motion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="i3pOOJCPuQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq286"> to make a sudden or spasmodic movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq298"> to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="64kOoKr1qQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq913"> <strong class="phr">jerk the gherkin</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to masturbate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">jerk off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq49"> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to masturbate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq39"> to waste time; procrastinate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">jerk out</strong>, to utter in a broken, spasmodic way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">jerk someone around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to waste someone’s time with folly or stupidity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jerk<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="JswZmD8C41">v.t.</span><span target_id="17WsdStSof">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jerk" src="word_pronunciations/12812.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɜk/ (<em>say</em> jerk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JswZmD8C41"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> to preserve (meat, especially beef) by cutting in strips and curing by drying in the sun.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="17WsdStSof">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq676"> jerked meat, especially beef.</span></div><div class="etym"> [American Spanish <em>charquear</em>, from <em>charque</em>, <em>charqui</em> jerked meat, charqui, from Quechua]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jessie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jessie</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɛsi/ (<em>say</em> 'jesee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">more hide </strong>(or <strong class="phr">arse</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">cheek</strong>)<strong class="phr"> than Jessie</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">an abundance of impudence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the name of an elephant at Taronga Zoo, Sydney]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jet<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TSylpsv8A0">n.</span><span target_id="l1aQON7PU9">v.i.</span><span target_id="PJ8B39QUXE">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jet" src="word_pronunciations/12831.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɛt/ (<em>say</em> jet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TSylpsv8A0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> a free or submerged stream of fluid produced by efflux from a nozzle, orifice, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> that which so issues, as water or gas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq430"> the spout used: <em class="example">gas jet.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq074"> a jet plane.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">jetted</strong>, <strong class="bold">jetting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="l1aQON7PU9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq718"> to spout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq668"> to fly in a jet plane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq682"> to travel (<em>off</em>, <em>in</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.) by plane, especially by jet plane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq855"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move or proceed with haste; hurry.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PJ8B39QUXE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq001"> to shoot forth in a stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to apply fluid or powder under pressure to (the breech or body of an animal) to destroy parasites.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>jeter</em> (verb)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jet<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="n0M2Scb4WR">n.</span><span target_id="vpxaK4guww">adj.</span><span target_id="sziJcOwD8e">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jet" src="word_pronunciations/12832.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɛt/ (<em>say</em> jet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n0M2Scb4WR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewellery, buttons, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> a deep, glossy black.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq780"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> black marble.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vpxaK4guww">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq611"> consisting or made of jet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq212"> of the colour jet; black as jet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sziJcOwD8e">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">black as jet</strong>, extremely black.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gete</em>, <em>iete</em>, from Old French <em>jaiet</em>, from Latin <em>gagātēs</em>, from Greek, from <em>Gagai</em>, town in Lycia, Asia Minor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jib<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="BjWKtMicHU">n.</span><span target_id="LGIyYTrRSV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jib" src="word_pronunciations/12839.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪb/ (<em>say</em> jib) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BjWKtMicHU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> a triangular sail (or either of two triangular sails, <strong>inner jib</strong> and <strong>outer jib</strong>) set in front of the forward (or single) mast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> any of certain similar sails set beyond the jib proper, as a <strong>flying jib</strong>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LGIyYTrRSV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">the cut of someone’s jib</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone’s general appearance. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice of identifying a ship from the shape of its jib]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [? related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030191" href="entry://gibbet%23bigmac000030191"><span class="smallcaps">gibbet</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jib<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jib" src="word_pronunciations/12840.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪb/ (<em>say</em> jib) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">jibbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">jibbing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039114" href="entry://jibe%23bigmac000039114"><strong>jibe<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jib<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="JZYm4F1eZl">v.i.</span><span target_id="Qr4EocTJUu">n.</span><span target_id="gzm0CSFru6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jib" src="word_pronunciations/12839.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪb/ (<em>say</em> jib) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JZYm4F1eZl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">jibbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">jibbing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> to move restively sideways or backwards instead of forwards, as an animal in harness; baulk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq835"> to hold back or baulk at doing something.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Qr4EocTJUu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq168"> an animal that jibs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gzm0CSFru6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq157"> <strong class="phr">jib at</strong>, be reluctant to; show unwillingness to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jibber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jib<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jib" src="word_pronunciations/12839.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪb/ (<em>say</em> jib) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">the projecting arm of a crane; the boom of a derrick.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030191" href="entry://gibbet%23bigmac000030191"><span class="smallcaps">gibbet</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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job
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">job<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="UIiFy9T6Yc">n.</span><span target_id="3oDzg87ac1">v.i.</span><span target_id="hNWizvlnbr">v.t.</span><span target_id="4LPuG28wnm">adj.</span><span target_id="zRd7q6swSc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of job" src="word_pronunciations/12863.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɒb/ (<em>say</em> job) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UIiFy9T6Yc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> a piece of work; an individual piece of work done in the routine of one’s occupation or trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq239"> a piece of work of defined character undertaken for a fixed price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq888"> the unit or material being worked upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq281"> the product or result.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq072"> anything one has to do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq073"> a post of employment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq731"> enterprise; occupation; industry: <em class="example">the cattle job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq304"> an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: <em class="example">to make the best of a bad job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a difficult task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a theft or robbery, or any criminal deed.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq589"> a piece of public or official business carried through with a view to improper private gain; an instance of jobbery.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">jobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">jobbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3oDzg87ac1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq025"> to work at jobs, or odd pieces of work; do piecework.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq409"> to do business as a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039178" href="entry://jobber%23bigmac000039178">jobber</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039178" href="entry://jobber%23mq605">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq687"> to turn public business, etc., improperly to private gain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hNWizvlnbr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq228"> to buy in large quantities and sell to dealers in small lots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq453"> Also, <strong class="vs">job out</strong>. to let out (work) in separate portions, as among different contractors or labourers.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4LPuG28wnm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq248"> of or for a particular job or transaction.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zRd7q6swSc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq415"> <strong class="phr">a good job</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a lucky state of affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq898"> <strong class="phr">a job lot</strong>, a group of miscellaneous items lumped together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">a job of work</strong>, a task involving hard work, especially of a physical nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">a regular job</strong>, a nine-to-five job that is not exciting but brings in a regular income.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq273"> <strong class="phr">a soft job</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a job requiring little effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq286"> <strong class="phr">do a job</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defecate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">get on with the job</strong>, to pursue a specific task with vigour and determination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq113"> <strong class="phr">give up as a bad job</strong>, to abandon as unprofitable (an undertaking already begun).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">in the job</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> working as a police officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq032"> <strong class="phr">jobs for the boys</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> appointments of friends or supporters to office made by those in power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq970"> <strong class="phr">just the job</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exactly what is required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq568"> <strong class="phr">make a good job of</strong>, to complete satisfactorily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">on the job</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq158"> busy; hard at work.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq666"> engaged in sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">the devil’s own job</strong>, an extremely difficult or frustrating experience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">job<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of job" src="word_pronunciations/12864.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɒb/ (<em>say</em> job) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">jobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">jobbing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">to jab; hit; punch: <em class="example">shut up or I’ll job you.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>jobbe</em>(<em>n</em>); ? imitative. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088065" href="entry://jab%23bigmac000088065"><span class="smallcaps">jab</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Joe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Joe<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> joh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a trooper; a mounted police officer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the nickname ‘Charley Joe’ for the Victorian governor C <em>Joseph</em> La Trobe, whose regulation the troopers were enforcing, especially in the gold diggings]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Joe<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="zDjQpYBl41">n.</span><span target_id="WjwrZLrCxz">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> joh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zDjQpYBl41"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a man; an average fellow: <em class="example">he’s a good Joe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> an enlisted man in the US army: <em class="example">a GI Joe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq583"> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> any man with fair skin.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WjwrZLrCxz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq636"> <strong class="phr">the average Joe</strong>, the average male.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">joe</strong>. <div class="etym">[from male given name <em>Joe</em>, shortened form of <em>Joseph</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178065561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Joe<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/dʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> joh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> a nun in the order of the Sisters of St Joseph.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> (<em>plural</em>) the Order collectively, comprising the <strong>brown Joes</strong> or the <strong>black Joes</strong>, identified as such from the colour of their respective habits.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Joey</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened from of <em>Joseph</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jog</span><z><span target_id="TuvooQuOHo">v.t.</span><span target_id="rQzvlXE4c6">v.i.</span><span target_id="qs9Jwbq4tU">n.</span><span target_id="b5SirX2sZ5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jog" src="word_pronunciations/12875.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɒg/ (<em>say</em> jog) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">jogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">jogging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TuvooQuOHo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> to move or shake with a push or jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> to give a slight push to, as to arouse the attention; nudge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq915"> to stir up by hint or reminder: <em class="example">to jog a person’s memory.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rQzvlXE4c6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq079"> to move with a jolt or jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq508"> to run at a jog (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102832" href="#mq355">8</a>), especially as a form of exercise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq756"> to go or travel with a jolting pace or motion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qs9Jwbq4tU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq752"> a shake; a slight push; a nudge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq355"> a slow, steady trot, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq110"> the act of jogging.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="b5SirX2sZ5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq211"> <strong class="phr">jog along</strong>, to proceed in a steady or humdrum fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <em>jot</em> jolt and <em>shog</em> shake (both now British dialect)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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join
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">join</span><z><span target_id="QrtexPGJkY">v.t.</span><span target_id="H0rS2bV75x">v.i.</span><span target_id="gKOQeDJKkT">n.</span><span target_id="hR8vT8yY11">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of join" src="word_pronunciations/12886.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> joyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QrtexPGJkY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq930"> to bring or put together, in contact or connection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq627"> to come into contact, connection, or union with: <em class="example">the brook joins the river.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq313"> to bring together in relation, purpose, action, coexistence, etc.: <em class="example">to join forces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> to become a member of (a society, party, etc.); enlist in (one of the armed forces).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq556"> to come into the company of: <em class="example">I’ll join you later.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq219"> to unite in marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq941"> to meet or engage in (battle, conflict, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq087"> to adjoin: <em class="example">his land joins mine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq490"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> to draw a curve or straight line between.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq148"> (of animals) to mate with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H0rS2bV75x">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq185"> to come into or be in contact or connection, or form a junction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq501"> to be contiguous or close; lie or come together; form a junction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to meet in battle or conflict.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gKOQeDJKkT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq466"> joining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq387"> a place or line of joining; a seam.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hR8vT8yY11">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">join </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the dots</strong>, to make the connections necessary to lead to a complete or comprehensive understanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">join in</strong>, to take part with others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">join up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq855"> to enlist in one of the armed forces.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq228"> to meet; come together: <em class="example">I joined up with the stragglers; </em><em class="example">let’s join up later for dinner.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq310"> to bring or put together, in contact or connection.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq234"> <strong class="phr">join with</strong>, to become united, associated, or combined with; associate or ally oneself to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>join</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>joindre</em>, from Latin <em>jungere</em> join, yoke] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>joinable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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joined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">joined</span><z><span target_id="I8jDsyDQDw">v.</span><span target_id="Dm7cvcJYTk">adj.</span><span target_id="6SfSxXgiXp">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dʒɔɪnd/ (<em>say</em> joynd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="I8jDsyDQDw"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102835" href="entry://join%23bigmac000102835"><strong>join</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Dm7cvcJYTk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq252"> (of an animal) having mated: <em class="example">a joined heifer.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6SfSxXgiXp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq98"> <strong class="phr">joined at the hip</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of two people) extremely close; inseparable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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joke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">joke</span><z><span target_id="qAhwAAUXQg">n.</span><span target_id="WOFWuZMhf3">v.i.</span><span target_id="cxDIkSQvGh">v.t.</span><span target_id="7Eoaw15Bqh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of joke" src="word_pronunciations/12890.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒoʊk/ (<em>say</em> johk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qAhwAAUXQg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> something said or done to excite laughter or amusement; a playful or mischievous trick or remark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> an amusing or ridiculous circumstance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq272"> an object of joking or jesting; a thing or person laughed at rather than taken seriously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq137"> a matter for joking about; trifling matter: <em class="example">the loss was no joke.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq446"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something extremely bad, pathetic, etc.: <em class="example">their defensive play is a joke.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">joked</strong>, <strong class="bold">joking</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WOFWuZMhf3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq086"> to speak or act in a playful or merry way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq887"> to say something in mere sport, rather than in earnest.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cxDIkSQvGh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tease or fool (someone), especially in jest.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7Eoaw15Bqh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq576"> <strong class="phr">be no joke</strong>, to be a serious matter, and not a fit subject for humour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq11"> <strong class="phr">beyond a joke</strong>, extremely irritating and frustrating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">joke only</strong>, <em class="label">Philippine English Colloquial</em> (an expression used to indicate that something is meant teasingly and not seriously): <em class="example">hey, don’t be upset, that was just joke only.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">play a joke on</strong>, to subject to a practical joke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">the joke is on …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (said of a person who has become the object of laughter or ridicule, usually after a reversal of fortune.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq927"> <strong class="phr">you’re joking me</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of incredulity, astonishment, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>jocus</em> jest, sport] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jokeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jolly</span><z><span target_id="vupU1OonJp">adj.</span><span target_id="JPpuqjHk73">v.t.</span><span target_id="ktnbYkM2JH">adv.</span><span target_id="UI6ttRBKby">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jolly" src="word_pronunciations/12892.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒɒli/ (<em>say</em> 'jolee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vupU1OonJp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">jollier</strong>, <strong class="bold">jolliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> in good spirits; cheerful: <em class="example">in a moment he was as jolly as ever.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> cheerfully festive or convivial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq609"> amusing; pleasant.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JPpuqjHk73">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq006"> (<strong class="bold">jollied</strong>, <strong class="bold">jollying</strong>) (sometimes followed by <em>into</em>) to humour; cajole; flatter.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ktnbYkM2JH">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">I was jolly glad to see her.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UI6ttRBKby">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">get one’s jollies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to derive pleasure or gratification: <em class="example">is that how you get your jollies?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq088"> <strong class="phr">jolly someone along</strong>, to attempt to maintain the good spirits of someone by cheerful talk and encouragement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq603"> <strong class="phr">jolly well</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example">he jolly well should apologise.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>joli</em>(<em>f</em>), from Old French, ? of Germanic origin; compare Icelandic <em>jōl</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086519" href="entry://Yule%23bigmac000086519"><span class="smallcaps">Yule</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jollily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jolliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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joy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">joy</span><z><span target_id="HbvdNBTXpv">n.</span><span target_id="yMvwUjuI7u">v.i.</span><span target_id="PuoV88nv5c">v.t.</span><span target_id="ecQP0jdyT3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of joy" src="word_pronunciations/12913.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> joy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HbvdNBTXpv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> an emotion of keen or lively pleasure arising from present or expected good; exultant satisfaction; great gladness; delight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> a source or cause of gladness or delight: <em class="example">a thing of beauty is a joy forever.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq006"> a state of happiness or felicity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq487"> the manifestation of glad feeling; outward rejoicing; festive gaiety.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yMvwUjuI7u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq486"> to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PuoV88nv5c">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to gladden.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ecQP0jdyT3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">not to have any joy</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to be unsuccessful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>joie</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>gaudia</em>, plural of <em>gaudium</em> joy, gladness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jump</span><z><span target_id="NjBZIpuqls">v.i.</span><span target_id="BBN0Mwoyb2">v.t.</span><span target_id="QYnT75WCqy">n.</span><span target_id="Zjml5QAyf3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jump" src="word_pronunciations/12945.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒʌmp/ (<em>say</em> jump) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NjBZIpuqls"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; propel oneself forwards, backwards, upwards, or downwards; leap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq143"> to move or go quickly: <em class="example">she jumped into a taxi.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq741"> to rise suddenly or quickly: <em class="example">he jumped from his chair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq757"> to move suddenly or abruptly, as from surprise or shock; start: <em class="example">the sudden noise made him jump.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Draughts</em> to capture an opponent’s piece by moving over it to an unoccupied square.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq584"> to rise suddenly in amount, price, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq155"> to pass abruptly, ignoring intervening stages: <em class="example">to jump to a conclusion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq045"> to change suddenly: <em class="example">the traffic lights jumped from green to red.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq755"> to move or change suddenly, haphazardly, or aimlessly: <em class="example">she kept jumping from one thing to another without being able to concentrate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq785"> (of a typewriter) to omit letters, etc., because of a defect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq044"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">Greyhound Racing</em> (of a horse or dog) to leave the barrier at the start of a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a wound, etc.) to hurt; throb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Contract Bridge</em> to bid exceptionally and unnecessarily high in order to indicate additional strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq064"> (of a computer) to leave the sequence of instructions in a program and start obeying a different sequence elsewhere in the program.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq62"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a room, bar, club, etc.) to be full of excited activity: <em class="example">the joint was really jumping.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BBN0Mwoyb2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq201"> to leap or spring over: <em class="example">to jump a stream.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq693"> to cause to jump or leap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq234"> to skip or pass over; bypass: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a series of mishaps on the rail network in recent months, including derailments, delays and train drivers jumping red signals.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Draughts</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to capture (an opponent’s piece) by moving over it to an unoccupied square.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to raise (the bid) by more than the necessary overcall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq049"> to abscond from or evade by absconding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq527"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq285"> to seize or occupy (a mining claim, etc.) on the ground of some flaw in the holder’s title.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq578"> to encroach on the rights of (another).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq727"> (of a train) to spring off or leave (the track).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq836"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attack suddenly without warning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq692"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QYnT75WCqy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq906"> the act of jumping; a leap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq786"> a space or obstacle or apparatus cleared in a leap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq217"> a descent by parachute from an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq814"> a sudden rise in amount, price, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq382"> a sudden upward or other movement of an inanimate object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq631"> an abrupt transition from one point or thing to another, with omission of what intervenes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq185"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a head start in time or space; advantageous beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Sport</em> any of several athletic games which feature a leap or jump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq487"> <em class="label">Film</em> a break in the continuity of action due to a failure to match action between a long shot and a closer shot of the same scene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq655"> a sudden start, as from nervous excitement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq822"> (<em>plural</em>) a physical condition characterised by such starts; restlessness; anxiety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq916"> <strong>the jump</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">Greyhound Racing</em> the start of a race when the horses or dogs leave the barrier or stalls.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Zjml5QAyf3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq227"> <strong class="phr">for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the </strong>(<strong class="phr">high</strong>)<strong class="phr"> jump</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> up for trial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">get the jump on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take by surprise; get an advantage over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">go jump </strong>(<strong class="phr">in the lake</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of annoyance or dismissal.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">jump at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accept eagerly; seize: <em class="example">he jumped at the chance of a new job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">jump bail</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to abscond when at liberty following the payment of bail money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">jump down someone’s throat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to speak suddenly and sharply to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">jump for joy</strong>, to be extremely delighted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">jump on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to scold; rebuke; reprimand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">jump one’s horse over the bar</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to exchange one’s horse for alcoholic drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">jump out of one’s skin</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be frightened suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">jump ship</strong>, to leave a ship, especially one on which one, as a passenger or as a crew member, is expected or contracted to remain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq079"> <strong class="phr">jump the box</strong>, <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to give evidence in the witness box.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">jump the counter</strong>, <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to commit an armed robbery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">jump the gun</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq661"> (of a competitor in a race) to begin before the starting gun has fired.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq390"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin prematurely; be overeager.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">jump the lights</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a motor vehicle or driver) to take off at a set of traffic lights before they have turned green.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq362"> <strong class="phr">jump the point</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to assume command of an establishment, situation, place of business, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq118"> <strong class="phr">jump the queue</strong>, to overtake a queue; obtain something out of one’s proper turn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">jump the rattler</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ride illegally on a goods train.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq343"> <strong class="phr">jump the shark</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of something which has been successful, especially a television show) to pass the point of greatest success or highest popularity and show signs of loss of momentum, ideas, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from an episode of the US television show <em>Happy Days</em> (1974–84), in which the Fonz performed a waterski jump over a live shark, seen as a desperate stunt to halt the show’s decline]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">jump to it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move quickly; hurry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">jump up and down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq000"> to show anxiety or impatience by constant movement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq092"> (sometimes followed by <em>about</em>) to make a fuss: <em class="example">you won’t get any results unless you jump up and down about it.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">one jump ahead</strong>, in a position of advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">take a </strong>(<strong class="phr">running</strong>)<strong class="phr"> jump </strong>(<strong class="phr">at yourself</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq887"> (an impolite dismissal indicating the speaker’s wish to end the conversation.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq293"> (an impolite instruction to someone to reconsider their attitude or performance.)</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jury<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Llz8hhWlJi">n.</span><span target_id="7wCYUTS8au">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jury" src="word_pronunciations/12968.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒʊəri/ (<em>say</em> 'joouhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jury" src="word_pronunciations/12967.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒuri/ (<em>say</em> 'joohree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Llz8hhWlJi"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">juries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> a body of persons chosen at random from the community, who are engaged for a trial and sworn to deliver a verdict on questions of fact presented to them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> a body of persons chosen to adjudge prizes, etc., as in a competition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7wCYUTS8au">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">fix a jury</strong>, to bribe or otherwise illegally influence a jury to obtain a desired verdict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">the jury is </strong>(<strong class="phr">still</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out</strong>, a general opinion has not yet been formed: <em class="example">the jury is still out on the health effects of the new device.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>juree</em>, from Anglo-French, from <em>jure</em> one sworn, from Latin <em>jūrāre</em> swear] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>juryless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jury<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jury" src="word_pronunciations/12970.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒʊəri/ (<em>say</em> 'joouhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jury" src="word_pronunciations/12969.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒuri/ (<em>say</em> 'joohree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">makeshift, temporary, as for an emergency.</span></div><div class="etym"> [first found in <em>jury mast</em>, probably from Old French <em>ajurie</em> relief, help, from Latin <em>adjūtāre</em> help]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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just
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">just<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TdCUiTNk2L">adj.</span><span target_id="0l0dyDybMW">adv.</span><span target_id="gKvlGu3DSI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of just" src="word_pronunciations/12973.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒʌst/ (<em>say</em> just) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TdCUiTNk2L"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> actuated by truth, justice, and lack of bias: <em class="example">to be just in one’s dealings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> in accordance with true principles; equitable; even-handed: <em class="example">a just award.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> based on right; rightful; lawful: <em class="example">a just claim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq064"> agreeable to truth or fact; true; correct: <em class="example">a just statement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq282"> given or awarded rightly, or deserved, as a sentence, punishment, reward, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq787"> in accordance with standards, or requirements; proper, or right: <em class="example">just proportions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq168"> (especially in biblical use) righteous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq502"> actual, real, or genuine.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0l0dyDybMW">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq137"> within a brief preceding time, or but a moment before: <em class="example">they have just gone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq797"> exactly or precisely: <em class="example">that is just the point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq470"> by a narrow margin; barely: <em class="example">it just missed the mark.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq991"> only or merely: <em class="example">he is just an ordinary man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq916"> actually; truly; positively: <em class="example">the weather is just glorious.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gKvlGu3DSI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">just about</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq571"> almost: <em class="example">to be just about time to go.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq214"> on the point of: <em class="example">I am just about to go.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq882"> <strong class="phr">just a minute </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tick</strong>)<strong class="phr">!</strong>, (an expression asking another to wait for a moment.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq194"> <strong class="phr">just around the corner</strong>, about to happen: <em class="example">Christmas is just around the corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">just so</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq577"> carefully and exactly in place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq756"> (an expression of affirmation or agreement.)</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>justus</em> righteous]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">just<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of just" src="word_pronunciations/12973.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒʌst/ (<em>say</em> just) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103488" href="entry://joust%23bigmac000103488"><strong>joust</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>juster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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keen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keen<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dmEY6srpzU">adj.</span><span target_id="Jtm4QXpqo1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of keen" src="word_pronunciations/13030.mp3"></audio></span>/kin/ (<em>say</em> keen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dmEY6srpzU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> sharp, or so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: <em class="example">a keen blade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> sharp, piercing, or biting: <em class="example">a keen wind; </em><em class="example">keen satire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq905"> characterised by strength and distinctness of perception, as the ear or hearing, the eye, sight, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq006"> having or showing great mental penetration or acumen: <em class="example">keen reasoning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq498"> animated by or showing competitiveness: <em class="example">keen prices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq969"> intense, as feeling, desire, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq234"> (sometimes followed by <em>about</em>, <em>for</em>, etc., or an infinitive) ardent; eager.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Jtm4QXpqo1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">keen as mustard</strong>, extremely enthusiastic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">keen on</strong>, having a fondness or devotion for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kene</em>, Old English <em>cēne</em>, related to German <em>kühn</em> bold] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>keenly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>keenness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keen<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="9luaVVSJDP">n.</span><span target_id="GDt41VsMr7">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of keen" src="word_pronunciations/13031.mp3"></audio></span>/kin/ (<em>say</em> keen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9luaVVSJDP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> a wailing lament for the dead.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GDt41VsMr7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq174"> to wail in lamentation for the dead.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Irish Gaelic <em>caoine</em>, from <em>caoinim</em> I lament] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>keener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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keep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keep</span><z><span target_id="3kPd4hozlL">v.t.</span><span target_id="OhDln6F4bC">v.i.</span><span target_id="ClvqDVZJFI">cop. v.</span><span target_id="JCIduOPpcr">n.</span><span target_id="pQ84RdEicP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of keep" src="word_pronunciations/13035.mp3"></audio></span>/kip/ (<em>say</em> keep) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">kept</strong>, <strong class="bold">keeping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3kPd4hozlL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> to maintain in one’s action or conduct: <em class="example">to keep watch; </em><em class="example">to keep step; </em><em class="example">to keep silence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> to cause to continue in some place, position, state, course, or action specified: <em class="example">to keep a light burning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq121"> to maintain in condition or order, as by care and labour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq290"> to hold in custody or under guard, as a prisoner; detain; prevent from coming or going.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq355"> to have habitually in stock or for sale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq342"> to maintain in one’s service or for one’s use or enjoyment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq506"> to associate with: <em class="example">to keep bad company.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq598"> to have the charge or custody of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq154"> to withhold from the knowledge of others: <em class="example">to keep a secret.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq054"> to withhold from use; reserve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq626"> to restrain: <em class="example">to keep someone from escaping.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq402"> to maintain by writing, as entries, etc.: <em class="example">to keep a diary.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq727"> to record (business transactions, etc.) regularly: <em class="example">to keep records.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq646"> to observe; pay obedient regard to (a law, rule, promise, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq103"> to conform to; follow; fulfil: <em class="example">to keep one’s word.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq656"> to observe (a season, festival, etc.) with formalities or rites: <em class="example">to keep Christmas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq988"> to maintain or carry on, as an establishment, business, etc.; manage: <em class="example">to keep house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq078"> to guard, protect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq126"> to maintain or support (a person, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq494"> to take care of; tend: <em class="example">to keep sheep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq096"> to maintain in active existence, or hold, as an assembly, court, fair, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq317"> to maintain one’s position in or on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq753"> to continue to hold or have: <em class="example">to keep a thing in mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq840"> to save, hold, or retain in possession.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OhDln6F4bC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq984"> to remain or stay in a place: <em class="example">to keep indoors.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq624"> to continue unimpaired or without spoiling: <em class="example">the milk will keep on ice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq011"> to remain; stay (<em>away</em>, <em>back</em>, <em>off</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.): <em class="example">to keep off the grass.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq163"> to restrain oneself: <em class="example">to try to keep from smiling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq051"> to be reserved for a future occasion, often in a context of threat: <em class="example">I won’t deal with him now. He’ll keep.</em></span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="ClvqDVZJFI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq438"> to remain, or continue to be as specified: <em class="example">to keep cool.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JCIduOPpcr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq964"> subsistence; board and lodging: <em class="example">to work for one’s keep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq842"> the innermost and strongest structure or central tower of a medieval castle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pQ84RdEicP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq940"> <strong class="phr">for keeps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq237"> for keeping as one’s own permanently: <em class="example">to play for keeps.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq391"> permanently; altogether. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US from the game of marbles where it was understood that the winner kept their winnings]</div></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq014"> <strong class="phr">keep at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq125"> to persist in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq345"> to badger, hector, or bully.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">keep at it</strong>, to maintain one’s effort to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">keep back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq913"> to withhold.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq134"> to restrain; hold in check.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq758"> to stay away; not advance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq286"> <strong class="phr">keep down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq347"> to restrain; prevent from rising.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq291"> to retain or continue in, as a job.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq803"> to consume (food) without regurgitating it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">keep in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq201"> to retract: <em class="example">he kept his stomach in.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq067"> to remain indoors.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq424"> to provide with: <em class="example">they kept me in clothes.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq225"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to detain (a child) after school.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq620"> <strong class="phr">keep in with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep oneself in favour with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">keep nit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep watch (usually while an illegal activity is afoot).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">keep on</strong>, to persist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq273"> <strong class="phr">keep on keeping on</strong>, to persist with the usual or present activities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">keep the home fires burning</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to stay at home so as to be ready to provide comforts to those journeying out on their return.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">keep time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq665"> to record time, as a watch or clock does.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq695"> to beat, mark, or observe the rhythmic accents of music, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq653"> to perform rhythmic movements in unison.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">keep to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq264"> to adhere to (an agreement, plan, facts, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq033"> to confine oneself to: <em class="example">to keep to one’s bed.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">keep to oneself</strong>, to hold aloof from the society of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">keep track of</strong> or <strong class="phr">keep tabs on</strong>, to keep account of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq680"> <strong class="phr">keep under</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq614"> to dominate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq217"> to maintain in an anaesthetised state.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">keep under control</strong>, to exert authority over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">keep up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq635"> to continue (a task or activity): <em class="example">keep up the good work!; </em><em class="example">she kept up her swimming until she turned 60.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq960"> to maintain: <em class="example">to keep up appearances.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">keep up with</strong>, to maintain the same rate or progress as: <em class="example">to keep up with demand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq439"> <strong class="phr">keep up with the Joneses</strong>, to compete with one’s neighbours in the accumulation of material possessions, especially as status symbols. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the US comic strip by Arthur R Momand entitled <em>Keeping up with the Joneses</em>, first published in 1913, based on his own family’s struggle to project a show of material affluence despite a less-than-affluent income]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">keep watch</strong>, to maintain a vigil over something or someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq316"> <strong class="phr">keep wicket</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to act as wicketkeeper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kepen</em>, Old English <em>cēpan</em>, observe, heed, regard, await, take; related to Icelandic <em>kōpa</em>, Middle High German <em>kapfen</em> look, stare]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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keeper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keeper</span><z><span target_id="rWnYAWzDOS">n.</span><span target_id="iKMCXAnjtg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of keeper" src="word_pronunciations/13032.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkipə/ (<em>say</em> 'keepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rWnYAWzDOS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> someone who keeps or guards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> a gamekeeper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq616"> a wicketkeeper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq254"> a shopkeeper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq202"> a goalkeeper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq358"> a person in charge of something valuable, as the custodian of a museum, zoo, or any section thereof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq486"> something that keeps, or serves to guard, hold in place, retain, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq382"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032005" href="entry://guard%20ring%23bigmac000032005"><strong>guard ring</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq928"> a belt loop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a soft iron bar placed across the poles of a permanent magnet in order to prevent loss of magnetism during storage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something or someone that one wishes to keep.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iKMCXAnjtg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">let </strong>(or <strong class="phr">allow to</strong>)<strong class="phr"> go through to the keeper</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to allow an opinion or remark to pass without comment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>keeperless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>keepership</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kick</span><z><span target_id="V0AbCgfhzO">v.t.</span><span target_id="G4J0NQyGzN">v.i.</span><span target_id="x38mjb6vmt">n.</span><span target_id="5YGtzFBn89">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kick" src="word_pronunciations/13074.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪk/ (<em>say</em> kik) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="V0AbCgfhzO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> to strike with the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> to drive, force, make, etc., by or as by kicks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq167"> to strike in recoiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq181"> <em class="label">Football</em> to score (a goal) by a kick.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="G4J0NQyGzN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq070"> to strike out with the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq885"> to have the habit of thus striking out, as a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to resist, object, or complain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq520"> to recoil, as a firearm when fired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq570"> Also, <strong class="vs">kick up</strong>. to rise sharply, as a ball after bouncing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x38mjb6vmt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq201"> the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Football</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq542"> the act of kicking a football.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq954"> the kicked ball: <em class="example">his first kick hit the crossbar.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq321"> the distance covered by a kicked ball: <em class="example">a long kick for touch.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq598"> a person who kicks the ball: <em class="example">he’s a good kick.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq511"> power or disposition to kick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq719"> the right of or a turn at kicking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq223"> a recoil, as of a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an objection or complaint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq258"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any thrill or excitement that gives pleasure; any act, sensation, etc., that gives satisfaction: <em class="example">Mozart really gives her a kick.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an interest or line of behaviour, often temporary, which dominates the attention of the person following it: <em class="example">he’s on a health kick.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stimulating or intoxicating quality in alcoholic drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq260"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> energy or vigour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq389"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac386462520" href="entry://shout%23bigmac386462520"><strong>shout<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac386462520" href="entry://shout%23mq573">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq062"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the start of a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq483"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a trouser pocket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq508"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> shoes, especially sneakers: <em class="example">limited edition kicks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5YGtzFBn89">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">a kick in the arse</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq814"> a setback.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq666"> retribution.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">a kick in the guts </strong>(or <strong class="phr">teeth</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a grave setback.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq232"> <strong class="phr">a kick in the pants</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sharp reprimand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">for kicks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> for the sake of gaining some excitement or entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">get a kick out of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to derive feelings of pleasure, excitement, etc., from: <em class="example">to get a kick out of a new hobby.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">kick about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq322"> to kick (a ball) from one to another in a casual game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to discuss or consider at length or in some detail (an idea, proposal, or the like).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to treat harshly or unfairly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq623"> <strong class="phr">kick against the pricks</strong>, to indulge in futile struggles against the harsh realities of life. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> where <em>pricks</em> refer to the rowels of the spur used to goad a horse forward, to resist which could cause injury]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq045"> <strong class="phr">kick arse </strong>(or <strong class="phr">butt</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq327"> to assert authority by being violent and aggressive towards people.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq172"> to defeat opponents soundly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq742"> <strong class="phr">kick back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to relax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">kick goals</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to achieve success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">kick in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq507"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to contribute, as to a collection for a presentation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq417"> Also, <strong class="vs">kick out</strong>. <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to kick the ball back into play after a behind has been scored.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq939"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take effect: <em class="example">drugs that kick in quickly.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq932"> <strong class="phr">kick like a mule</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have a powerful and harsh effect, as a home-brew.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">kick off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">Soccer</em> to kick the ball from the halfway line at the start of the game and of the second half, and after each score has been made.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq700"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to start, commence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to get off a wave by kicking the surfboard out of the wave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq880"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to die.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq480"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have a fit of temper; throw a tantrum.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq938"> <strong class="phr">kick on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq807"> to carry on or continue, especially with just adequate resources: <em class="example">we’ll kick on until the fresh supplies get here.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq306"> to continue a party or other festivity: <em class="example">we kicked on until the early hours.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">kick oneself</strong>, to reproach oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">kick out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dismiss; get rid of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">kick someone’s butt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq162"> to defeat someone soundly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq521"> to reprimand someone severely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">kick someone’s head </strong>(or <strong class="phr">teeth</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to assault someone violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">kick someone upstairs</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq444"> to promote someone to a position which has status but no real power.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq717"> to remove someone, especially a potential rival, by appointing them to a higher position elsewhere.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq970"> <strong class="phr">kick the bucket</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the beam or yoke (known as a <em>bucket</em>) from which a pig was hung by the heels to be slaughtered, its feet kicking against the beam]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq621"> <strong class="phr">kick the habit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq726"> to give up cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, etc., to which one has become addicted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq634"> to forgo any pleasure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq272"> <strong class="phr">kick the tin</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give money; contribute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq716"> <strong class="phr">kick the tyres on</strong>, to take a first step towards making use of or venturing into: <em class="example">to kick the tyres on new technology.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">kick up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stir up; to cause (disturbance, trouble, noise, etc.): <em class="example">to kick up a fuss.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">kick up one’s heels</strong>, to enjoy oneself in an exuberant manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kike</em> strike with the foot] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>kickable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kicking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kicking</span><z><span target_id="jtIn9fQNNh">v.</span><span target_id="uHIOrb4V4a">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kiking) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="jtIn9fQNNh"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104093" href="entry://kick%23bigmac000104093"><strong>kick</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uHIOrb4V4a">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq321"> <strong class="phr">alive and kicking</strong>, in good health and active. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from a fishmonger’s call advertising the freshness of the goods]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">be kicking along</strong>, to be coping adequately with one’s life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">be kicking around</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq405"> to lie scattered around.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq638"> to be freely available.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kidney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kidney</span><z><span target_id="JDD2IWKZgH">n.</span><span target_id="n9df8krZcp">adj.</span><span target_id="gqBfCvqGAL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kidney" src="word_pronunciations/13076.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɪdni/ (<em>say</em> 'kidnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JDD2IWKZgH"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">kidneys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq663"> (in humans) either of a pair of bean-shaped glandular organs, about 10 cm in length, in the back part of the abdominal cavity, which excrete urine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq899"> a corresponding organ in other vertebrate animals, or an organ of like function in invertebrates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq790"> the meat of an animal’s kidney used as a food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq378"> constitution or temperament.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="n9df8krZcp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq043"> having the bean shape typical of a kidney: <em class="example">kidney bowl; </em><em class="example">kidney table.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gqBfCvqGAL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">of a different kidney</strong>, different in nature, outlook, abilities, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">of the same kidney</strong>, similar in nature, outlook, abilities, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kidenei</em>, from <em>kiden-</em> (origin and meaning uncertain) + <em>ey</em> egg]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kill</span><z><span target_id="Hl5twJ1l9D">v.t.</span><span target_id="rxzHnlBG3l">v.i.</span><span target_id="I3fMNbJX00">n.</span><span target_id="trV53IHbLG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kill" src="word_pronunciations/13083.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪl/ (<em>say</em> kil) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Hl5twJ1l9D"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq076"> to deprive (any living creature or thing) of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> to destroy; to do away with; extinguish: <em class="example">kill hope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq435"> to destroy or neutralise the active qualities of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq885"> to spoil the effect of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq740"> to pass (the time) idly while waiting for something to come, happen, or the like: <em class="example">he killed time waiting for the bus to come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq201"> to overcome completely or with irresistible effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq876"> to cancel (a word, paragraph, item, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq405"> to defeat or veto (a legislative bill, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to render (a circuit) dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq970"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> to hit (a ball) with such force that its return is impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq415"> (in computer games) to eliminate (an opponent) by killing the persona which represents them in the game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put a stop to; terminate: <em class="example">to kill a project.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq790"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hurt: <em class="example">to nurse the baby kills your arms.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rxzHnlBG3l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq397"> to inflict or cause death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq085"> to commit murder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq450"> to have an irresistible effect: <em class="example">dressed to kill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely painful: <em class="example">my leg kills.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I3fMNbJX00">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq712"> the act of killing (game, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq101"> an animal or animals killed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> a stroke of such force that it cannot be returned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq330"> <em class="label">Shooting</em> a successful shot in clay-pigeon shooting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a shot which drives the jack out of the playing area.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="trV53IHbLG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">in at the kill</strong>, present at or involved in the successful conclusion of an undertaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">kill off</strong>, to destroy completely and often indiscriminately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">kill two birds with one stone</strong>, to achieve two (or more) objectives by one action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">kill with kindness</strong>, to destroy with acts of excessive devotion, as a plant by overwatering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>cullen</em>, <em>kyllen</em>; apparently from Old English <em>-colla</em> (in <em>morgen-colla</em> morning slaughter)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiss</span><z><span target_id="e6S1PA9Ny4">v.t.</span><span target_id="oBVLab8wFW">v.i.</span><span target_id="4AF3La9p2T">n.</span><span target_id="v43V908UCX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kiss" src="word_pronunciations/13130.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪs/ (<em>say</em> kis) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="e6S1PA9Ny4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> to touch or press with the lips, while compressing and then separating them, in a token of greeting, affection, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq313"> to join the lips together with (another person) in an expression of erotic love.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq635"> to touch gently or lightly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oBVLab8wFW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq379"> to kiss someone, something, or each other.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4AF3La9p2T">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq227"> the act of kissing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq013"> a slight touch or contact.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v43V908UCX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">kiss and tell</strong>, to enter into sexual relations with someone and then make this public at a later date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq81"> <strong class="phr">kiss kiss</strong>, (an exclamation of greeting, with the pretence of a kiss.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq665"> <strong class="phr">kiss something goodbye </strong>(or <strong class="phr">kiss goodbye to something</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accept that something is certainly lost or impossible: <em class="example">she had to kiss her dream of a new house goodbye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq79"> <strong class="phr">kiss something better</strong>, (<em>especially with children</em>) to kiss a part of the body as a gesture of removing pain or injury there: <em class="example">show me your sore finger – I’ll kiss it better.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">kiss the dust</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq978"> to be killed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq153"> to be humiliated.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kysse</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>cyssan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>kissable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kit<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ONlcguAq6f">n.</span><span target_id="4JrH8TIWad">v.t.</span><span target_id="fCwAzZox5v">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kit" src="word_pronunciations/13138.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪt/ (<em>say</em> kit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ONlcguAq6f"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> a set or collection of tools, supplies, etc., for a specific purpose: <em class="example">a first-aid kit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> a set or collection of parts to be assembled: <em class="example">a model aircraft kit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq296"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac358194538" href="entry://toolkit%23bigmac358194538"><strong>toolkit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Chiefly Military</em> a set of clothing or personal equipment for a specific purpose: <em class="example">the soldiers were issued with a complete kit.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4JrH8TIWad">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq813"> (<strong class="bold">kitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">kitting</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">kit out</strong>. to provide with kit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fCwAzZox5v">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq979"> <strong class="phr">the whole kit and caboodle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq688"> the whole thing; an item with all its parts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq675"> the whole group.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kyt</em>, <em>kitt</em>, apparently from Middle Dutch <em>kitte</em> kind of tub. Compare Norwegian <em>kitte</em> bin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kit<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kit" src="word_pronunciations/13139.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪt/ (<em>say</em> kit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a kind of small violin, used by dancing masters from the 16th to the 18th century.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kit<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kit" src="word_pronunciations/13138.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪt/ (<em>say</em> kit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a woven flax basket; Māori basket.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori <em>kete</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629792050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kit<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kit" src="word_pronunciations/13138.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪt/ (<em>say</em> kit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> a baby rabbit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> the young of certain other animals, as the muskrat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kite</span><z><span target_id="IClmrW1Jw7">n.</span><span target_id="TYYhirvowv">v.i.</span><span target_id="9dx5432nuH">v.t.</span><span target_id="88Bs0QuFaj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kite" src="word_pronunciations/13132.mp3"></audio></span>/kaɪt/ (<em>say</em> kuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IClmrW1Jw7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq681"> any of various medium-sized hawks of the family Accipitridae with long wings and tail as the <strong>black kite</strong>, <em>Milvus migrans</em> of Eurasia, Africa, and northern Australia, or the endemic Australian <strong>black-shouldered kite</strong>, <em>Elanus axillaris</em>. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/kite.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq546"> any light sail that is usually spread in light winds, and furled in a strong breeze.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq693"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a spinnaker.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq544"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a plane figure with four sides, having two pairs of adjacent equal sides, so that the figure looks like a diamond with one end longer than the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq649"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a notional negotiable instrument, not representing any actual transaction, used for raising money or sustaining credit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq709"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a hang-glider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq836"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a cheque, especially one forged or stolen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a newspaper.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq293"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a person who preys on others; a sharper.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">kited</strong>, <strong class="bold">kiting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TYYhirvowv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq872"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fly or move with a rapid or easy motion like that of a kite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to obtain money or credit through kites (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102931" href="#mq649">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9dx5432nuH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq551"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to employ as a kite (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102931" href="#mq649">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="88Bs0QuFaj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq636"> <strong class="phr">fly a kite</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq007"> to pass off a forged cheque.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to obtain money or credit by means of a kite (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102931" href="entry://kite%23mq649">5</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq278"> to test public opinion by spreading rumours, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq898"> to give an idea a public airing.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kyte</em> bird of prey, from Old English <em>cȳta</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kith</span><z><span target_id="dHDohocplf">n.</span><span target_id="JH9J4dLS7O">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kith" src="word_pronunciations/13133.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪθ/ (<em>say</em> kith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dHDohocplf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> one’s acquaintances or friends (now chiefly Scottish except in <em>kith and kin</em> and often confused in meaning with <em>kin</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JH9J4dLS7O">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">kith and kin</strong>, friends and relatives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>kitthe</em>, Old English <em>cȳþ</em>, <em>cȳþþu</em> knowledge, acquaintance, native land, from <em>cūþ</em> known, past participle of <em>cunnan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098288" href="entry://can%23bigmac000098288"><span class="smallcaps">can<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knawel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knawel</span></header><div>/ˈnɔəl/ (<em>say</em> 'nawuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">any of several small plants of the genus <em>Scleranthus</em>, as <em>S. annuus</em>, <strong>annual knawel</strong>, widespread in sandy places.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Knäuel</em>, literally, ball of yarn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knee</span><z><span target_id="N1AzckfOhJ">n.</span><span target_id="7ohVsIbhnr">v.t.</span><span target_id="nEFwk9iiYm">v.i.</span><span target_id="2SmuMj1k9m">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knee" src="word_pronunciations/13154.mp3"></audio></span>/ni/ (<em>say</em> nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N1AzckfOhJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq990"> the joint or region in humans between the thigh and the lower part of the leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> the joint or region of other vertebrates homologous or analogous to the human knee, as in the leg of a bird, the hind limb of a horse, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq618"> a joint or region likened to this but not homologous with it, as the tarsal joint of a bird, or the carpal joint in the forelimb of a horse, cow, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq778"> the part of a garment covering the knee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq356"> something resembling a knee joint, especially when bent, as a fabricated support or brace with a leg running at an angle to the main member.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq208"> a piece of wood or metal with an angular bend.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">kneed</strong>, <strong class="bold">kneeing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7ohVsIbhnr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq683"> to strike or touch with the knee.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nEFwk9iiYm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq073"> <em class="label">Obsolete or Poetic</em> to go down on the knees; kneel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2SmuMj1k9m">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">bring someone to their knees</strong>, to compel someone to submit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">take a knee</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US</em> to kneel during a performance of the national anthem as a form of protest against the treatment of the black community by the police. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice adopted by players in American Football of keeping possession of the ball while still allowing the clock to run down, by kneeling down after receiving the ball; described as <em>taking a knee</em> or <em>taking the knee</em>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>know</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>kne</em>(<em>w</em>), Old English <em>cnēo</em>(<em>w</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knee-high
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knee-high</span><z><span target_id="A9bBOZJz5T">adj.</span><span target_id="HWSnJXO76h">n.</span><span target_id="k09J5NfzIw">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈni-haɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'nee-huy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="A9bBOZJz5T"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> as high as the knees.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HWSnJXO76h">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq650"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac220080476" href="entry://knee%20sock%23bigmac220080476"><strong>knee sock</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="k09J5NfzIw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">knee-high to a grasshopper</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very small in height.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knickers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knickers</span><z><span target_id="5MZC5ReZaT">pl. n.</span><span target_id="e3V3MDtI2o">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knickers" src="word_pronunciations/13160.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnɪkəz/ (<em>say</em> 'nikuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="5MZC5ReZaT"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> underpants, as worn by women and girls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040478" href="entry://knickerbockers%23bigmac000040478"><strong>knickerbockers</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e3V3MDtI2o">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">get one’s knickers in a knot </strong>(or <strong class="phr">twist</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become agitated or flustered.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">knicks</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040478" href="entry://knickerbockers%23bigmac000040478"><span class="smallcaps">knickerbockers</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knife</span><z><span target_id="bMJD17ab30">n.</span><span target_id="U8e4j9fMJ3">v.t.</span><span target_id="1F5Kz7r0tH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knife" src="word_pronunciations/13161.mp3"></audio></span>/naɪf/ (<em>say</em> nuyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bMJD17ab30"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">knives</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knife" src="word_pronunciations/13164.mp3"></audio></span>/naɪvz/ (<em>say</em> nuyvz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> a cutting instrument consisting essentially of a thin blade (usually of steel and with a sharp edge) attached to a handle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> a knife-like weapon; a dagger; a short sword.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq278"> any blade for cutting, as in a tool or machine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="U8e4j9fMJ3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">knifed</strong>, <strong class="bold">knifing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq496"> to cut, stab, etc., with a knife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq054"> to endeavour to defeat in a secret or underhand way.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1F5Kz7r0tH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">a knife in the back</strong>, a surreptitious act of betrayal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq536"> <strong class="phr">before one could say knife</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> very quickly; suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">have one’s knife into</strong>, to bear a grudge against; desire to hurt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq077"> <strong class="phr">knife someone in the back</strong>, to betray someone, especially to destroy their reputation or career in their absence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq796"> <strong class="phr">night of the long knives</strong>, a time of savage attack or retribution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq781"> <strong class="phr">not the sharpest knife in the drawer</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not the most intelligent person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">put the knife into</strong>, to destroy the reputation of (someone) maliciously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">the knives are out</strong>, (there is a concerted attempt to destroy someone’s status or influence.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq333"> <strong class="phr">under the knife</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> undergoing surgery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">war to the knife</strong>, war without mercy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>knif</em>, Old English <em>cnīf</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>knifeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knifepoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499489061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knifepoint</span><z><span target_id="nBmOzVJ7ws">adj.</span><span target_id="Cua5XGFyX7">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈnaɪfpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'nuyfpoynt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nBmOzVJ7ws"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq6"> involving a threat from a knife attack: <em class="example">a knifepoint kidnapping.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Cua5XGFyX7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq648"> <strong class="phr">at knifepoint</strong>, under threat from a knife attack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knight</span><z><span target_id="dbH5os2oQv">n.</span><span target_id="pV5DENrg5s">v.t.</span><span target_id="OuLMMpA209">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knight" src="word_pronunciations/13162.mp3"></audio></span>/naɪt/ (<em>say</em> nuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dbH5os2oQv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> (in medieval Europe) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq052"> (originally) a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq219"> (later) a man, usually of noble birth, who, after an apprenticeship as page and squire, was raised to honourable military rank and bound to chivalrous conduct.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq201"> any person of a rank similar to that of the medieval knight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq804"> a man upon whom a certain dignity, corresponding to that of the medieval knight, and with it the honorific <em>Sir</em>, is conferred by a sovereign for life, because of personal merit or for services rendered to the country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq700"> <em class="label">Chess</em> a piece shaped like a horse’s head, which moves two squares horizontally and then one square vertically, or two squares vertically and one horizontally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq782"> a member of any order or association of men bearing the name of <em>Knights</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pV5DENrg5s">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq992"> to dub or create (a person) a knight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OuLMMpA209">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">knight in shining armour</strong>, a man thought to be the embodiment of knightly virtue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>cniht</em> boy, manservant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leaf</span><z><span target_id="vmSDxRh5zS">n.</span><span target_id="FPA1WGgsy3">v.i.</span><span target_id="XWc2TGpJY1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leaf" src="word_pronunciations/13434.mp3"></audio></span>/lif/ (<em>say</em> leef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vmSDxRh5zS"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">leaves</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leaf" src="word_pronunciations/13435.mp3"></audio></span>/livz/ (<em>say</em> leevz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> one of the expanded, usually green, organs borne by the stem of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq665"> any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq649"> a petal: <em class="example">a rose leaf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq543"> foliage or leafage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq295"> <em class="label">Bibliography</em> any of the sheets of paper, usually printed on both sides, that make up the pages of a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq909"> a thin sheet of metal, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq159"> a lamina or layer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq240"> a sliding, hinged, or detachable flat part, as of a door, tabletop, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq335"> a single strip of metal in a composite, or leaf, spring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq265"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> one of the two solid outer parts of a cavity wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq447"> a layer of fat, especially that about the kidneys of a pig.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq182"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> marijuana in leaf form.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FPA1WGgsy3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq758"> (<strong class="bold">leaved</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">leafed</strong>, <strong class="bold">leaving</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">leafing</strong>) to put forth leaves.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XWc2TGpJY1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">in leaf</strong>, covered with foliage or leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq359"> <strong class="phr">leaf through</strong>, to turn the pages of quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">play the leaf</strong>, to perform in a gumleaf band.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">take a leaf out of someone’s book</strong>, to follow someone’s example.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq042"> <strong class="phr">turn over a new leaf</strong>, to begin a new and better course of conduct or action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>leef</em>, Old English <em>lēaf</em> related to German <em>Laub</em> foliage] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>leaf-like</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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league
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">league<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="OOraD75jNh">n.</span><span target_id="vQwUpMUyMx">v.t.</span><span target_id="ywEHGg2PRd">v.i.</span><span target_id="yuuODj9nbx">adj.</span><span target_id="MBi3nYH5v7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of league" src="word_pronunciations/13436.mp3"></audio></span>/lig/ (<em>say</em> leeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OOraD75jNh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the maintenance or promotion of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> the aggregation of persons, parties, states, etc., associated in such a covenant; a confederacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq885"> category or class: <em class="example">they are not in the same league; </em><em class="example">out of my league.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq419"> a society or association, especially one with a national or statewide structure and local branches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq266"> an association of sporting clubs which arranges matches between teams of approximately similar standard.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq583"> (<em>upper case</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064505" href="entry://Rugby%20League%23bigmac000064505"><strong>Rugby League</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">leagued</strong>, <strong class="bold">leaguing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vQwUpMUyMx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq509"> to unite in a league; combine: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Let the sword in this fight / Strike as hard for the right / As it once struck for might / Leagued with wrong.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">adam lindsay gordon</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ywEHGg2PRd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq699"> to join in a league.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yuuODj9nbx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq406"> of or belonging to a league.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq342"> of or relating to Rugby League.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MBi3nYH5v7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq741"> <strong class="phr">in a league of one’s own</strong>, better than all the rest; without equal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq003"> <strong class="phr">in league</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) united by or having a compact or agreement; allied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq901"> <strong class="phr">out of one’s league</strong>, attempting to compete against others who have much superior skill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ligg</em>, from Old French <em>ligue</em>, from Italian <em>liga</em>, <em>lega</em>, from <em>legare</em>, from Latin <em>ligāre</em> bind]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">league<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of league" src="word_pronunciations/13437.mp3"></audio></span>/lig/ (<em>say</em> leeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a former unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, usually estimated roughly at 3 miles or 5 kilometres.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>le</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>ge</em>, from Late Latin <em>leuga</em>, <em>leuca</em>, said to be of Gallic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leap</span><z><span target_id="05LFT1ddc6">v.i.</span><span target_id="glN77FjOX3">v.t.</span><span target_id="J3RHhdwzRI">n.</span><span target_id="qy9PudmrT5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leap" src="word_pronunciations/13445.mp3"></audio></span>/lip/ (<em>say</em> leep) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">leapt</strong> /lɛpt/ (<em>say</em> lept) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">leaped</strong>, <strong class="bold">leaping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="05LFT1ddc6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> to spring through the air from one point or position to another: <em class="example">to leap over a ditch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq491"> to move quickly and lightly: <em class="example">to leap aside.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq446"> to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a bound: <em class="example">to leap to a conclusion.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="glN77FjOX3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq227"> to jump over: <em class="example">to leap a wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq040"> to pass over as if by a leap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq953"> to cause to leap.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J3RHhdwzRI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq708"> a spring, jump, or bound; a light springing movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq688"> the space cleared in a leap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq188"> a place leapt, or to be leapt, over or from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq647"> an abrupt transition, especially a rise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Scottish</em> a cataract; waterfall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Music</em> a melodic interval greater than a second.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qy9PudmrT5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">a leap forward</strong>, a sudden progressive development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">by leaps and bounds</strong>, very rapidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">leap in the dark</strong>, an action taken without knowledge of the possible outcomes. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> said to have been the last words spoken by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes before he died in 1679 and afterwards adopted by others in writing about the experience of death]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lepe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>hlēapan</em> leap, run. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043417" href="entry://lope%23bigmac000043417"><span class="smallcaps">lope</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>leaper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The forms <em>leapt</em> and <em>leaped</em> are in variation, with the corpus evidence indicating that <em>leapt</em> is still much more common than <em>leaped</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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learning curve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">learning curve</span><z><span target_id="TyQg0FpULL">n.</span><span target_id="W8UhjUYEf4">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈlɜnɪŋ kɜv/ (<em>say</em> 'lerning kerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TyQg0FpULL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> the rate at which a person acquires new skills, particularly if it conforms to typical patterns for such acquisition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="W8UhjUYEf4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">a steep learning curve</strong>, a pattern of learning in which there is a lot to learn initially: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>[Home schooling due to the COVID lockdown has] been a steep learning curve too for teachers, with some schools opting to shut down early for the holidays so that educators can have more time to prepare for a new school term in a few weeks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2020</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from a hypothetical curve on a graph which plots the process of learning]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lease</span><z><span target_id="p0GRX3k4QV">n.</span><span target_id="brverODHN6">v.t.</span><span target_id="CwMLmC0lND">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lease" src="word_pronunciations/13451.mp3"></audio></span>/lis/ (<em>say</em> lees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="p0GRX3k4QV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> an instrument conveying property to another for a definite period, or at will, usually in consideration of rent or other periodical compensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> the period of time for which it is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq376"> land which has been leased, as for goldmining, farming, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="brverODHN6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">leased</strong>, <strong class="bold">leasing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq684"> to grant the temporary possession or use of (lands, tenements, vehicles, etc.) to another, usually for compensation at a fixed rate; let.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq747"> to take or to hold by a lease, as a flat, house, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CwMLmC0lND">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">a new lease of </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> life</strong>, a renewed zest for life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lese</em>, from Anglo-French <em>les</em> a letting, from Old French <em>laissier</em> let, from Latin <em>laxāre</em> loosen] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>leaser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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least
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">least</span><z><span target_id="7CKsTHGiV7">adj.</span><span target_id="lzmHZPhL7M">pron.</span><span target_id="G78ozLksJe">adv.</span><span target_id="313R6bCphd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of least" src="word_pronunciations/13453.mp3"></audio></span>/list/ (<em>say</em> leest) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7CKsTHGiV7"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> little beyond all others in size, amount, degree, etc.: <em class="example">the dog had least energy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> smallest; slightest: <em class="example">the least distance to come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq338"> lowest in consideration or dignity: <em class="example">the least among you.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="lzmHZPhL7M">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq989"> that which is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="G78ozLksJe">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq244"> to the least extent, amount, or degree.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="313R6bCphd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">at least</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq892"> at the least or lowest estimate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq248"> at any rate; in any case.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">at the </strong>(<strong class="phr">very</strong>)<strong class="phr"> least</strong>, to the smallest acceptable degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">in the least</strong>, in the smallest degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">the least one can do</strong>, the smallest assistance one can give.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">to say the least </strong>(<strong class="phr">of it</strong>), to the most minimally acceptable degree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>leest</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>lǣst</em>, superlative of <em>lǣs</em>(<em>sa</em>) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101171" href="entry://less%23bigmac000101171"><span class="smallcaps">less</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leave<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rhJ7EJ1Pue">v.t.</span><span target_id="44gkWoJb70">v.i.</span><span target_id="WeLPOiZ7Kq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leave" src="word_pronunciations/13459.mp3"></audio></span>/liv/ (<em>say</em> leev) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">left</strong>, <strong class="bold">leaving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rhJ7EJ1Pue">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq990"> to go away from, depart from, or quit, as a place, a person, or a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> to let stay or be as specified: <em class="example">to leave a door unlocked.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> to let (a person, etc.) remain in a position to do something without interference: <em class="example">leave him alone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq561"> to let (a thing) remain for action or decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq095"> to allow to remain in the same place, condition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq464"> to let remain, or have remaining behind, after going, disappearing, ceasing, etc.: <em class="example">the wound left a scar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq429"> to have remaining after death: <em class="example">he leaves a widow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq267"> to bequeath: <em class="example">he left her a fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq151"> to give in charge; give for use after one’s death or departure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq881"> to have as a remainder after subtraction: <em class="example">2 from 4 leaves 2.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the ball) to move away from (the person batting) towards the off, as a leg break or outswinger.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="44gkWoJb70">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq232"> to go away, depart, or set out: <em class="example">we leave for Tasmania tomorrow.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WeLPOiZ7Kq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq150"> <strong class="phr">leave be</strong>, to refrain from intruding on (someone) or interfering in their plans: <em class="example">to leave them be to do their own thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq176"> <strong class="phr">leave for dead</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq650"> to abandon someone on the presumption that they are dead.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq464"> to outclass or outstrip in a competition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq860"> <strong class="phr">leave it at that</strong>, to go no further; do or say nothing more.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq756"> <strong class="phr">leave it be</strong>, to cease to remonstrate; to allow a situation to take its own course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">leave off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq845"> not to put on (an item of clothing): <em class="example">he left off his hat.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq746"> to exclude from: <em class="example">they left her name off the list.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq380"> to cease doing (something): <em class="example">leave off crying now.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq519"> to desist from, stop, or abandon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq707"> <strong class="phr">leave out</strong>, to omit or exclude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq376"> <strong class="phr">leave someone be</strong>, to cease interfering or taking an active interest in someone’s affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq868"> <strong class="phr">leave someone cold</strong>, to make little or no impression on someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">leave someone to it</strong>, to leave someone alone to get on with something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>leve</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>lǣfan</em> (from <em>lāf</em> remainder)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leave<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leave" src="word_pronunciations/13460.mp3"></audio></span>/liv/ (<em>say</em> leev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> permission to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq481"> permission to be absent, as from duty: <em class="example">to be on leave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> the time this permission lasts: <em class="example">30 days’ leave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq318"> a farewell: <em class="example">to take leave of someone.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>leve</em>, Old English <em>lēaf</em>. Compare Dutch (<em>oor</em>)<em>lof</em>, German (<em>Ur</em>)<em>laub</em>, (<em>Ver</em>)<em>laub</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029012" href="entry://furlough%23bigmac000029012"><span class="smallcaps">furlough</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leave<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leave" src="word_pronunciations/13459.mp3"></audio></span>/liv/ (<em>say</em> leev) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">leaved</strong>, <strong class="bold">leaving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">to put forth leaves; leaf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102985" href="entry://leaf%23bigmac000102985"><span class="smallcaps">leaf</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lecture</span><z><span target_id="ycepk9OBEK">n.</span><span target_id="KEmv1Al50R">v.i.</span><span target_id="O7Ufwe4Ui4">v.t.</span><span target_id="9x3FAQSy9y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lecture" src="word_pronunciations/13464.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'lekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ycepk9OBEK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq191"> a discourse read or delivered before an audience, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: <em class="example">a lecture on Picasso.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> a speech of warning or reproof as to conduct; a long, tedious reprimand: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The judge was a tough old bloke and he gave us a lecture on the uselessness of leading the lives of bodgies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">william dick</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">lectured</strong>, <strong class="bold">lecturing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KEmv1Al50R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq195"> to give a lecture.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="O7Ufwe4Ui4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq808"> to deliver a lecture to or before; instruct by lectures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq673"> to rebuke or reprimand at some length.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9x3FAQSy9y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">read someone a lecture</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to administer a reprimand to someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>lectura</em>, from Latin <em>legere</em> read]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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left
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">left<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="bfFCOlM2Lx">adj.</span><span target_id="t698JMJye7">adv.</span><span target_id="XpsiKg0LQi">n.</span><span target_id="4cTen9sY5Z">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of left" src="word_pronunciations/13480.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛft/ (<em>say</em> left) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bfFCOlM2Lx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> belonging or relating to the side of a person or thing which is turned towards the west when facing north (opposed to <em>right</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> belonging or relating to the political left.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="t698JMJye7">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq949"> to or towards the left side.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XpsiKg0LQi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq533"> the left side, or what is on the left side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq243"> a punch with the left hand, as in boxing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq407"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <strong>the left</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq442"> (in continental Europe) that part of a legislative assembly which sits on the left side of the chamber as viewed by the president, a position customarily assigned to representatives holding socialist or radical views.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq678"> a party or group holding such views.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4cTen9sY5Z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq764"> <strong class="phr">have two left feet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be clumsy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">left and right</strong>, everywhere about: <em class="example">children fainting left and right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq98"> <strong class="phr">take a left turn</strong>, to make a radical departure from the expected course: <em class="example">a career that took a left turn.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; special use of Old English (Kentish) <em>left</em> (Old English <em>lyft</em>) weak, infirm. Compare Middle Dutch and Middle Low German <em>lucht</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">left<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="TKt0LjBijV">v.</span><span target_id="t8cBkl9JOr">adj.</span><span target_id="aojkcEvlOM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of left" src="word_pronunciations/13481.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛft/ (<em>say</em> left) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="TKt0LjBijV"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103023" href="entry://leave%23bigmac000103023"><strong>leave<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="t8cBkl9JOr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq518"> remaining: <em class="example">only two left.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aojkcEvlOM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">left behind</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq38"> accidentally left as people move on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq675"> outmoded in one’s ideas and practices as a result of not keeping up with progress.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leg</span><z><span target_id="zTCkZwquSB">n.</span><span target_id="55e4uf3fb9">v.t.</span><span target_id="BfxtTLiHPL">adj.</span><span target_id="cC72R5Pzlj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leg" src="word_pronunciations/13505.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛg/ (<em>say</em> leg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zTCkZwquSB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> one of the members or limbs which support and move the human or animal body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq122"> this part of an animal, especially lamb or veal, used as meat to roast, bake, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq210"> that part of the limb between the knee and the ankle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq678"> something resembling or suggesting a leg in use, position, or appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq697"> that part of a garment, such as a stocking, trousers, or the like, which covers the leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq001"> one of the supports of a piece of furniture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq003"> one of the sides of a pair of dividers or compasses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq502"> one of the sides of a triangle other than the base or hypotenuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq727"> a timber, bar, etc., serving to prop or shore up a structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq195"> one of the distinct sections of a journey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq082"> one of the series of straight runs which make up the zigzag course of a sailing ship.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq257"> one straight or nearly straight part of a multiple-sided course in a sailing race.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq965"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq345"> one of a number of parts of a contest, each of which must be completed in order to determine the winner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq898"> a stage or given distance in a relay race.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq639"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the leg side.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="55e4uf3fb9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">legged</strong>, <strong class="bold">legging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq227"> to grab by the leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to bring (an opponent) to the ground by grabbing hold of their leg.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BfxtTLiHPL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq937"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> of or relating to the leg side: <em class="example">leg slip; </em><em class="example">leg stump.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cC72R5Pzlj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq619"> <strong class="phr">a leg up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq674"> assistance in climbing or mounting.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq198"> any assistance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">break a leg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq248"> (an exhortation to an actor about to perform on stage, attempting to disguise a wish that they might be successful because of a superstition that good wishes bring bad luck.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a translation of a German expression, in itself a corruption of a Yiddish blessing]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> (<em>usually negative</em>) to hurry excessively: <em class="example">well, don’t break a leg getting there.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq546"> <strong class="phr">get a leg in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a start.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq043"> <strong class="phr">get one’s leg over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq27"> <strong class="phr">get one’s leg over someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">have legs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be viable, as a project, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq835"> <strong class="phr">leg it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq276"> to walk: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Then I had to leg it the twenty-odd miles to Salt Ash / on burning ankles, and feel the road-metal through my soles.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq25"> to run, often as a means of escape: <em class="example">to leg it with a policeman in hot pursuit.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq90"> <strong class="phr">leg someone up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give someone assistance, especially in climbing or mounting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">not have a leg to stand on</strong>, not to have any good justification for one’s beliefs, actions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">pull someone’s leg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tease or make fun of someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq875"> <strong class="phr">pull the other leg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of ironic disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">shake a leg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hurry up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq088"> <strong class="phr">show a leg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq516"> to make an appearance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq191"> to get out of bed.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>leggr</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legend</span><z><span target_id="b4Un3ylAr6">n.</span><span target_id="PI7lDEngvq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of legend" src="word_pronunciations/13490.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɛdʒənd/ (<em>say</em> 'lejuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b4Un3ylAr6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq768"> a non-historical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq822"> matter of this kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq074"> an inscription, especially on a coin, a coat of arms, a monument, or under a picture, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq375"> explanatory matter in a table or the like forming part of an illustration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq693"> an account of the life of a saint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq478"> a collection of stories of any admirable person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq154"> a false life history created for an undercover agent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq674"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq659"> a person who achieved fame in a particular field: <em class="example">a sporting legend; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>And if all else fails he </em>[BA Santamaria]<em> will have the consolation of having become a legend in his own lifetime, the first Australian of non-British origin to exert a powerful influence in politics, a hero to some and a bogyman to many others.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john douglas pringle</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq183"> Also, <strong class="vs">living legend</strong>. such a person who is still living.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq338"> (a title given to an Australian Rules Football player who is deemed to have had an extremely positive impact on the game.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq929"> Also, <strong class="vs">ledge</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who is well-regarded, especially for excellence in a particular field or activity: <em class="example">mate, you’re a legend!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq291"> a vocal or instrumental composition depicting a short legend or event from a legend; a short romantic composition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PI7lDEngvq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq490"> <strong class="phr">a legend in one’s own lifetime</strong>, a person who achieves legendary fame while still living.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq526"> <strong class="phr">a legend in one’s own lunchtime</strong>, (<em>humorously deprecating</em>) (an expression indicating that someone has achieved public recognition, especially in the media, albeit briefly.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> modelled on def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041940" href="entry://legend%23mq490">12</a>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>legende</em>, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>legenda</em>, literally, things to be read, originally neuter plural gerundive of Latin <em>legere</em> read]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leisure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leisure</span><z><span target_id="QfqwPYSRM9">n.</span><span target_id="hzkUMLoTYk">adj.</span><span target_id="mBSHnPC1Ij">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leisure" src="word_pronunciations/13509.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'lezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QfqwPYSRM9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> the condition of having one’s time free from the demands of work or duty; ease: <em class="example">enjoying a life of leisure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq724"> free or unoccupied time.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hzkUMLoTYk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq464"> free or unoccupied: <em class="example">leisure hours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq255"> relating to one’s time or period of leisure: <em class="example">a leisure activity.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mBSHnPC1Ij">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">at leisure</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq876"> with free or unrestricted time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq036"> without haste.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">at one’s leisure</strong>, when one has leisure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">lady of leisure</strong>, a woman who has no regular paid employment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>leiser</em>, from Old French <em>leisir</em> (infinitive), from Latin <em>licēre</em> be permitted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lemon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lemon</span><z><span target_id="GOZlIo3zYc">n.</span><span target_id="SkUiOmtuza">adj.</span><span target_id="eay2CC0Zfl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lemon" src="word_pronunciations/13513.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɛmən/ (<em>say</em> 'lemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GOZlIo3zYc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> the yellowish acid fruit of the tree <em>Citrus limon</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq072"> the tree itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq674"> clear, light yellow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq338"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something distasteful, disappointing, or unpleasant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq572"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a product, especially a motor vehicle, which is faulty in some way, usually characterised by unreliable and unsatisfactory performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq142"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076292" href="entry://three-quarter%20time%23bigmac000076292"><strong>three-quarter time</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq440"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">Soccer</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032639" href="entry://half-time%23bigmac000032639"><strong>half-time</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq041"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a foolish, sour, or ugly person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a lesbian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SkUiOmtuza">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq568"> having a lemon colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq808"> consisting of, made or flavoured with, lemons.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eay2CC0Zfl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">the answer is a lemon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a humorous expression to indicate that no one knows the answer to the question asked.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lymon</em>, from Old French <em>limon</em>, from Arabic, Persian <em>līmūn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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length
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">length</span><z><span target_id="D8FMeEzbng">n.</span><span target_id="iV8WJ8RR9l">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of length" src="word_pronunciations/13516.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛŋθ/ (<em>say</em> length) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D8FMeEzbng"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> the linear magnitude of anything as measured from end to end: <em class="example">the length of a river.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration, account, book, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq410"> extent in time; duration: <em class="example">the length of a battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq207"> a distance determined by the length of something specified: <em class="example">to hold a thing at arm’s length.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq085"> a piece or portion of a certain or a known length: <em class="example">a length of rope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq897"> a stretch or extent of something, especially a long stretch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq616"> the extent, or an extent, of going, proceeding, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq705"> the quality or fact of being long rather than short: <em class="example">a journey remarkable for its length.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq380"> the measure from end to end of a horse, boat, etc., as a unit of distance in racing: <em class="example">a horse wins by two lengths.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq979"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em>, <em class="label">Prosody</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq604"> (of a vowel or syllable) quantity (whether long or short).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq693"> the quality of vowels.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq852"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq677"> the distance travelled by the ball before it pitches on to the wicket, after delivery by the bowler.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq620"> a desirable length, which makes it difficult for the person batting to score: <em class="example">he bowls short of a length.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iV8WJ8RR9l">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">at length</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq739"> to or in the full extent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq734"> after a time; in the end.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq470"> <strong class="phr">go to any length</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), to do whatever is necessary, no matter how difficult, dangerous, etc., to achieve something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq856"> <strong class="phr">go to great lengths</strong>, to make every effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq260"> <strong class="phr">slip someone a length</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, from <em>lang</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103345" href="entry://long%23bigmac000103345"><span class="smallcaps">long<sup>1</sup></span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075810" href="entry://-th%23bigmac000075810"><span class="smallcaps">-th<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leopard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leopard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of leopard" src="word_pronunciations/13524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɛpəd/ (<em>say</em> 'lepuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> a widespread large wild cat, <em>Panthera pardus</em>, found in varied habitats in Africa and Asia, usually with a coat ranging from pale yellow to tawny and patterned with black markings, but also occurring with a black coat; the African or Asian panther.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> any of various related animals, as the jaguar (<strong>American leopard</strong>), the cheetah (<strong>hunting leopard</strong>), and the ounce (<strong>snow leopard</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq763"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a lion pictured as walking with its head turned towards the spectator, one front paw usually raised.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>leopardus</em>, from Late Greek <em>leopardos</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103200" href="entry://lion%23bigmac000103200"><span class="smallcaps">lion</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054399" href="entry://pard%23bigmac000054399"><span class="smallcaps">pard<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>leopardess</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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less
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">less</span><z><span target_id="Pn8ypGKtHk">adv.</span><span target_id="DlOFLCMh6I">adj.</span><span target_id="937Qp4Uf8s">pron.</span><span target_id="ql91Hgm6ZT">prep.</span><span target_id="AvYEGZnUn1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of less" src="word_pronunciations/13539.mp3"></audio></span>/lɛs/ (<em>say</em> les) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Pn8ypGKtHk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: <em class="example">less exact.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DlOFLCMh6I">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq290"> smaller in size, amount, degree, etc.; not so large, great, or much: <em class="example">less speed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq362"> fewer in number: <em class="example">less clouds in the sky.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="937Qp4Uf8s">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq807"> a smaller amount or quantity: <em class="example">she ate less than I did.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="ql91Hgm6ZT">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq256"> minus; without: <em class="example">a year less two days.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AvYEGZnUn1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">less and less</strong>, to a smaller and smaller extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">no less</strong>, (used emphatically, after the item identified): <em class="example">to ride an elephant, no less!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">no less a … than</strong>, not lower in consideration, dignity, or importance than: <em class="example">no less a person than the manager; </em><em class="example">no less a priority than this.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>lǣs</em>(<em>sa</em>)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The conservative rule is that <em>fewer</em> is used with count nouns, and <em>less</em> with uncount nouns: <em>fewer chairs</em> but <em>less butter</em>. But <em>less</em> is now commonly used with count nouns, as in <em>this legislation will result in less disputes between builders and clients</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liar</span><z><span target_id="5MBMgjjDVj">n.</span><span target_id="nqPIkLWMQC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of liar" src="word_pronunciations/13575.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'luyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5MBMgjjDVj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> someone who lies, or tells lies.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nqPIkLWMQC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">make a liar of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to prove wrong.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old English <em>léogere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liberty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liberty</span><z><span target_id="XJZuamkv9h">n.</span><span target_id="4lsqCTvf3Y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of liberty" src="word_pronunciations/13581.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɪbəti/ (<em>say</em> 'libuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XJZuamkv9h"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">liberties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> freedom from arbitrary or despotic government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> freedom from external or foreign rule; independence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq194"> freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq338"> freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: <em class="example">the prisoner soon regained his liberty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq907"> leave granted to a sailor, especially in the navy, to go ashore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq458"> the freedom of, or right of frequenting or using a place, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq369"> unwarranted or impertinent freedom in action or speech, or a form or instance of it.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4lsqCTvf3Y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq693"> <strong class="phr">apply liberty to</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> (of a judge) to permit (a party) to come to court again without taking out another summons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">at liberty</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq887"> free from bondage, captivity, confinement, or restraint.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq995"> unoccupied or disengaged.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq633"> free, permitted, or privileged to do or be as specified.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">take a liberty</strong>, to go beyond what would be considered standards of correctness in one’s treatment of others, especially (of a man) to be impertinent and bold in making an approach to a woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>libertie</em>, from Old French <em>liberte</em>, from Latin <em>lībertas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kurdistan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kurdistan<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈkɜdəstan/ (<em>say</em> 'kerduhstahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a mountain and plateau region mainly in south-eastern Turkey, north-western Iran, northern Iraq, eastern Syria, also encompassing parts of Armenia and Azerbaijan, peopled largely by Kurds; Kurdish claim for this to be a separate independent state opposed by Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria; parts of Iraqi Kurdistan have limited autonomy (known as the <strong>Kurdish Autonomous Region</strong>). About 191 660 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kurdistan<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈkɜdəstan/ (<em>say</em> 'kerduhstahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">any of several types of rug woven by the Kurds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laburnum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laburnum</span></header><div>/ləˈbɜnəm/ (<em>say</em> luh'bernuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">any of several small leguminous trees, having pendulous racemes of yellow flowers, somewhat similar to those of wisteria as the <strong>common laburnum</strong>, <em>Laburnum anagyroides</em> of Europe, and the <strong>alpine laburnum</strong>, <em>Laburnum alpinum</em>, native to the mountains of southern Europe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ladder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ladder</span><z><span target_id="AF9vK0CHdL">n.</span><span target_id="25893kRKsp">v.t.</span><span target_id="aIXDes3KCi">v.i.</span><span target_id="snnjJBtK7N">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ladder" src="word_pronunciations/13248.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlædə/ (<em>say</em> 'laduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AF9vK0CHdL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of ascent or descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> something like a ladder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq029"> a line or a place in a stocking, etc., where a series of stitches have slipped out or come undone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq062"> a means of rising, as to eminence: <em class="example">ladder of success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq679"> a hierarchical order or rank: <em class="example">low on the social ladder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq481"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a listing of teams in order of their present placing in a long-running competition: <em class="example">this week Gordon heads the ladder.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="25893kRKsp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq357"> to cause a ladder in (pantihose or stockings).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aIXDes3KCi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq651"> (of pantihose or stockings) to develop a ladder.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="snnjJBtK7N">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq38"> <strong class="phr">be a couple of rungs short of a ladder</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be a stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hlǣder</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lamb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lamb</span><z><span target_id="SPMV5sIjKg">n.</span><span target_id="nnFq25SCMP">v.i.</span><span target_id="R19P3HytWY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lamb" src="word_pronunciations/13277.mp3"></audio></span>/læm/ (<em>say</em> lam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SPMV5sIjKg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> a young sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> the meat of a young sheep with no permanent teeth, about 12 months old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq245"> someone who is young, gentle, meek, innocent, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq987"> someone who is easily cheated, especially an inexperienced speculator.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nnFq25SCMP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq969"> to give birth to a lamb.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="R19P3HytWY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq634"> <strong class="phr">a lamb to the slaughter</strong>, an innocent and unsuspecting person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">lamb down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq450"> to tend (ewes) at lambing time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to spend (money) in a reckless or lavish fashion, especially of shearers in a drinking spree at the end of the shearing season.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq078"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to induce (someone) to spend in a reckless fashion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to swindle; cheat; fleece.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">language</span><z><span target_id="vgErMmkDtn">n.</span><span target_id="avoBtuZhuE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of language" src="word_pronunciations/13309.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'langgwij), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of language" src="word_pronunciations/13310.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlæŋwɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'langwij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vgErMmkDtn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> communication in the distinctively human manner, using a system of arbitrary symbols with conventionally assigned meanings, as by voice, writing, or sign language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> any set or system of such symbols as used in a more or less uniform fashion by a number of people, who are thus enabled to communicate intelligibly with one another: <em class="example">to speak the French language; </em><em class="example">to translate into the Auslan language.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq459"> the non-linguistic means of communication of animals: <em class="example">the language of birds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq973"> any basis of communication and understanding: <em class="example">the language of flowers; </em><em class="example">the language of laughter transcends all barriers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq321"> a system with conventional rules governing its structure and with a symbolic notation, as in maths or music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq508"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac483872828" href="entry://computer%20language%23bigmac483872828"><strong>computer language</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq455"> strong language: <em class="example">no language please.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq763"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> a traditional Australian Aboriginal language, as distinguished from Standard Australian English, Aboriginal English, or a creole: <em class="example">translated from language.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq008"> the speech or phraseology peculiar to a class, profession, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq308"> form or manner of expression: <em class="example">in his own language.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq897"> speech or expression of a particular character: <em class="example">flowery language.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq447"> diction or style of writing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="avoBtuZhuE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">speak someone’s language</strong>, to be in sympathy with someone; have the same mode of thinking; share the same jargon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">speak a different language</strong>, to be out of sympathy or accord, especially as a result of different background, education, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq214"> <strong class="phr">speak the same language</strong>, to be in sympathy or accord, especially as a result of shared background, education, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">use language</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to swear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>langage</em>, from <em>langue</em> tongue, from Latin <em>lingua</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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large
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">large</span><z><span target_id="LOBSqciLq6">adj.</span><span target_id="UrxribBJkY">n.</span><span target_id="6zJeYVimT9">adv.</span><span target_id="58qlzodmeH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of large" src="word_pronunciations/13336.mp3"></audio></span>/ladʒ/ (<em>say</em> lahj) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LOBSqciLq6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">larger</strong>, <strong class="bold">largest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> being of more than common size, amount, or number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> of great scope or range; extensive or broad: <em class="example">large powers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq242"> on a great scale: <em class="example">a large producer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq168"> grand or pompous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq519"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> generous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (of the wind) free; fair.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UrxribBJkY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq342"> <em class="label">Music</em> the longest note in medieval music; equal to eight semibreves.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6zJeYVimT9">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> before the wind; with the wind free or on the quarter, or in such a direction that all sails will draw.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="58qlzodmeH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">at large</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq137"> at liberty; free from restraint or confinement: <em class="example">the murderer is at large.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq932"> at length; to a considerable length: <em class="example">to discourse at large on a subject.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq395"> as a whole; in general: <em class="example">the country at large.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> large</strong>, on a large scale: <em class="example">viewed in the large.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>larga</em>, feminine of <em>largus</em> abundant, liberal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>largeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lark<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lark" src="word_pronunciations/13339.mp3"></audio></span>/lak/ (<em>say</em> lahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> any of numerous mainly ground-dwelling birds of the family Alaudidae, mostly of Eurasia and Africa, but also found in America and Australia, characterised by an unusually long, straight hind claw, as the <strong>crested lark</strong>, <em>Galerida cristata</em>, the <strong>skylark</strong>, <em>Alauda arvensis</em>, and the <strong>Horsfield’s bushlark</strong>, <em>Mirafra javanica</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> any of various similar birds of other families, as the titlark (family Motacillidae) of America and Europe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>larke</em>, Old English <em>lāwerce</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lark<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="6zBq3DNCNe">n.</span><span target_id="uVnrJHEdzY">v.i.</span><span target_id="tQB3XnDnpz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lark" src="word_pronunciations/13340.mp3"></audio></span>/lak/ (<em>say</em> lahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6zBq3DNCNe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> (<em>dated</em>) a merry or hilarious adventure; something undertaken without serious intent; prank: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was a shock that this thing written as a lark could come back to me as a real book like one written by a grownup educated person.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq605"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a frolic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uVnrJHEdzY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq555"> (<em>dated</em>) to play pranks; have fun.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tQB3XnDnpz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">lark about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to have fun, often with boisterous physical behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>larker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>larksome</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lash<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="knVXb3ySpJ">n.</span><span target_id="TRgY5H3R7D">v.t.</span><span target_id="ieikFKuxdr">v.i.</span><span target_id="JVgHCxQGLm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lash" src="word_pronunciations/13352.mp3"></audio></span>/læʃ/ (<em>say</em> lash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="knVXb3ySpJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> the flexible part of a whip; the piece of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq413"> a swift stroke or blow, with a whip, etc., as a punishment: <em class="example">sentenced to fifty lashes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> a sharp stroke given to the feelings, etc., as of censure or satire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq616"> a swift dashing or sweeping movement; a switch: <em class="example">a lash of an animal’s tail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq753"> a violent beating or impact, as of waves, rain, etc., against something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq931"> an eyelash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq762"> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq067"> anything which thrills or pleases.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq551"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> brawling; fighting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq967"> <strong>the lash</strong>, the punishment of flogging.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TRgY5H3R7D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq128"> to strike or beat, now usually with a whip or something slender and flexible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq397"> to beat violently or sharply against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq710"> to drive by strokes of a whip or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq239"> to dash, fling, or switch suddenly and swiftly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq464"> to assail severely with words, as by censure or satire.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ieikFKuxdr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq037"> to move suddenly and swiftly; rush, dash, or flash.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JVgHCxQGLm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq412"> <strong class="phr">have a lash at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq054"> <strong class="phr">lash out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq103"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to strike out vigorously, as with a weapon, whip, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq020"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to burst into violent action or speech: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bunny had lashed out at the infringement of the First Amendment</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq226"> to spend money freely.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lassh</em>; origin obscure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lasher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lash<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lash" src="word_pronunciations/13353.mp3"></audio></span>/læʃ/ (<em>say</em> lash) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">to bind or fasten with a rope, cord, or the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? nautical use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103896" href="#bigmac000103896"><span class="smallcaps">lash<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lasher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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last
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">last<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Y7JHtQLkb5">adj.</span><span target_id="hvwJ6EwIzW">adv.</span><span target_id="G9F2X6zonv">n.</span><span target_id="YCDTnA88K3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of last" src="word_pronunciations/13360.mp3"></audio></span>/last/ (<em>say</em> lahst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Y7JHtQLkb5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq354"> occurring or coming latest, or after all others, as in time, order, or place: <em class="example">the last three lines on the page.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq527"> latest; next before the present; most recent: <em class="example">last week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq856"> being the only remaining: <em class="example">one’s last dollar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq802"> final: <em class="example">in his last hours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq776"> conclusive: <em class="example">the last word in an argument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq229"> utmost; extreme.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq371"> coming after all others in importance, suitability, or likelihood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq578"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> extreme or final, as to a dying person (applied to the sacraments of penance, viaticum, and extreme unction collectively).</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="hvwJ6EwIzW">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq288"> after all others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq215"> on the most recent occasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq858"> in the end; finally; in conclusion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G9F2X6zonv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq582"> that which is last.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the final mention or appearance: <em class="example">to see the last of that woman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq447"> the end or conclusion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YCDTnA88K3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq767"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(<strong class="phr">long</strong>)<strong class="phr"> last</strong>, after much has intervened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">breathe one’s last</strong>, to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">on one’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">its</strong>)<strong class="phr"> last legs</strong>, on the verge of collapse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>last</em>, <em>latst</em>, syncopated variant of <em>latest</em>, Old English <em>latost</em>, <em>lætest</em>, super. of <em>læt</em> late]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">last<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="pgAD7atTnW">v.i.</span><span target_id="BOaRTIbogg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of last" src="word_pronunciations/13361.mp3"></audio></span>/last/ (<em>say</em> lahst) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pgAD7atTnW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> to go on, or continue in progress, existence or life; endure: <em class="example">so long as the world lasts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> to continue unexpended or unexhausted; be enough (<em>for</em>): <em class="example">while our money lasts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq787"> to continue in force, vigour, effectiveness, etc.: <em class="example">to last in a race.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq113"> to continue to remain in a good condition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BOaRTIbogg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">last the distance</strong>, to remain intact or operational as long as required.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lasten</em>, Old English <em>lǣstan</em> follow, perform, continue, last] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>laster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">last<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="bmqk8mK5D2">n.</span><span target_id="A60fYPBLIg">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of last" src="word_pronunciations/13362.mp3"></audio></span>/last/ (<em>say</em> lahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bmqk8mK5D2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq347"> a model of the human foot, of wood or other material, on which boots or shoes are shaped, as in the making, or repaired.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="A60fYPBLIg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq783"> to shape on or fit to a last.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>læste</em>, from <em>lāst</em> sole of foot, track] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>laster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">last<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of last" src="word_pronunciations/13360.mp3"></audio></span>/last/ (<em>say</em> lahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">any of various large units of weight or capacity, varying in amount in different localities and for different commodities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hlæst</em>, related to German <em>Last</em> load; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040971" href="entry://lade%23bigmac000040971"><span class="smallcaps">lade</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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late
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">late</span><z><span target_id="eNXjW9JCxp">adj.</span><span target_id="u2doxu6CQP">adv.</span><span target_id="HCq5qAWRmc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of late" src="word_pronunciations/13373.mp3"></audio></span>/leɪt/ (<em>say</em> layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eNXjW9JCxp"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">later</strong>, <strong class="bold">latest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: <em class="example">late frosts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: <em class="example">a late session.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq022"> far advanced in time: <em class="example">a late hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq985"> immediately preceding that which now exists: <em class="example">his late residence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq067"> recently deceased: <em class="example">the late president.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq417"> occurring at an advanced stage in life: <em class="example">a late marriage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq895"> belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: <em class="example">Late Latin; </em><em class="example">a late-Victorian cottage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq381"> recent: <em class="example">a late model car.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="u2doxu6CQP">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> (<strong class="bold">later</strong>, <strong class="bold">latest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq507"> after the usual or proper time, or after delay: <em class="example">to come late.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq320"> until after the usual time or hour; until a late hour at night: <em class="example">to work late.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq391"> at or to an advanced time, period, or stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq040"> recently but no longer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HCq5qAWRmc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq588"> <strong class="phr">a bit late in the day</strong>, too late to make a difference or effect a change.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">of late</strong>, recently.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>læt</em> slow, late, related to German <em>lass</em> (rare) weary, weak] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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latest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">latest</span><z><span target_id="6WJj2BX1AO">adj.</span><span target_id="kg1l6ESdBQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈleɪtəst/ (<em>say</em> 'laytuhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6WJj2BX1AO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> superlative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102759" href="entry://late%23bigmac000102759"><strong>late</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq157"> after all others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq849"> current; most up to date.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kg1l6ESdBQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq084"> <strong class="phr">at the latest</strong>, not any later than (a particular time).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">the latest</strong>, the most recent disclosure, gossip, fashion, advance, development, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>What’s the latest on the search for Lady Hobday?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lather<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DHby6PgFfC">n.</span><span target_id="WcDDVM2Gzc">v.i.</span><span target_id="1znlRWtr2o">v.t.</span><span target_id="pUE4OYdBpP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lather" src="word_pronunciations/13374.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlæðə/ (<em>say</em> 'ladhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DHby6PgFfC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> foam or froth made from soap moistened with water, as by a brush for shaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> foam or froth formed in profuse sweating, as of a horse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WcDDVM2Gzc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq723"> to form a lather, as soap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq241"> to become covered with lather, as a horse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1znlRWtr2o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq915"> to apply lather to; cover with lather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to beat or flog.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pUE4OYdBpP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">in a lather</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> agitated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>lēaþor</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>latherer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lather<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈlaθə/ (<em>say</em> 'lahthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a worker who puts up laths.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041517" href="entry://lath%23bigmac000041517"><span class="smallcaps">lath</span></a> (verb) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laugh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laugh</span><z><span target_id="a9LL781Q99">v.i.</span><span target_id="ql43my5ZQs">v.t.</span><span target_id="47W3ifhT0g">n.</span><span target_id="d62DSaOmV6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of laugh" src="word_pronunciations/13390.mp3"></audio></span>/laf/ (<em>say</em> lahf) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="a9LL781Q99"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> to express mirth, amusement, derision, etc., by an explosive, inarticulate sound of the voice, facial expressions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> to experience the emotion so expressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq015"> to utter a cry or sound resembling the laughing of human beings, as some animals do.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ql43my5ZQs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq698"> to utter with laughter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq852"> to drive, put, bring, etc., by or with laughter: <em class="example">he was laughed off the stage.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="47W3ifhT0g">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq307"> the act or sound of laughing, or laughter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq297"> the cry of an animal, as the spotted hyena, or the call of a bird, as a kookaburra, that resembles human laughter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq716"> an expression of mirth, derision, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq238"> (<em>often ironic</em>) a cause for laughter: <em class="example">that’s a laugh.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d62DSaOmV6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq225"> <strong class="phr">don’t make me laugh</strong>, (an exclamation indicating disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq051"> <strong class="phr">have a good laugh</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>about</em>) to experience amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">have the </strong>(<strong class="phr">last</strong>)<strong class="phr"> laugh</strong>, to prove ultimately successful; win after an earlier defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq720"> <strong class="phr">laugh about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">over</strong>), to consider with amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">laugh all the way to the bank</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to appear to be at a disadvantage while at the same time making a lot of money. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> coined by the American pianist Liberace (1919–87) in answer to a query as to how he coped with the criticism of his style and the observation that the critics were laughing at him]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq718"> <strong class="phr">laugh at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq810"> to make fun of; deride; ridicule.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq578"> to be sympathetically amused by: <em class="example">she laughed at his fear of air travel.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq602"> <strong class="phr">laugh fit to kill</strong>, to laugh extremely heartily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">laugh in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s sleeve</strong>, to laugh inwardly at something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">laughing up</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> laughing uncontrollably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">laugh like a drain</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to laugh loudly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">laugh off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">away</strong>), to dismiss (a situation, criticism, or the like) by treating lightly or with ridicule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">laugh on the other </strong>(or <strong class="phr">wrong</strong>)<strong class="phr"> side of one’s face </strong>(or <strong class="phr">mouth</strong>), to experience sudden disappointment, chagrin, displeasure, etc., especially after assuming victory or success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq984"> <strong class="phr">laugh out of court</strong>, to dismiss by means of ridicule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">the laugh is on …</strong>, the ultimate defeat is incurred by …</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>laugh</em>(<em>en</em>), Old English (Anglian) <em>hlæhhan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>laugher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">law</span><z><span target_id="RlbrU0DQFC">n.</span><span target_id="o5FCOInEqH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of law" src="word_pronunciations/13408.mp3"></audio></span>/lɔ/ (<em>say</em> law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RlbrU0DQFC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> the principles and regulations emanating from a government and applicable to a people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognised and enforced by judicial decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> any written or positive rule of conduct, or collection of rules, prescribed under the authority of the state or nation, whether by the people in its constitution, as the <strong>organic law</strong>, or by the legislature in its <strong>statute law</strong>, or by the treaty-making power, or by municipalities in their ordinances or <strong>by-laws</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq040"> the controlling influence of such rules; the condition of society brought about by their observance: <em class="example">to maintain law and order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq310"> the institutions and persons collectively responsible for the administration of the legal rules, or an agent that helps maintain the rules.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq798"> a system or collection of such rules.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq270"> the department of knowledge concerned with these rules; jurisprudence: <em class="example">to study law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq112"> the body of rules and legal principles concerned with a particular subject or derived from a particular source: <em class="example">commercial law; </em><em class="example">the law of torts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq138"> an act of the supreme legislative body of a state or nation, as distinguished from the constitution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq952"> the principles applied in the courts of common law, as distinguished from equity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq285"> the profession which deals with law and legal procedure: <em class="example">to practise law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq197"> legal action; litigation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq390"> any rule or principle of proper conduct or collection of such rules.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq085"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> Aboriginal customary law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq679"> (in philosophical and scientific use) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq309"> a statement of a relation or sequence of phenomena invariable under the same conditions.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq425"> a mathematical rule.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq876"> a commandment or a revelation from God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq327"> (<em>often upper case</em>) a divinely appointed order or system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Bible</em> the five books of Moses (the Pentateuch) containing this system and forming the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq989"> the preceptive part of the Bible, especially of the New Testament, in contradistinction to its promises: <em class="example">the law of Christ.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a start given to an animal that is to be hunted, or to a weaker competitor in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq0"> <strong>the law</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the police.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq551"> <strong>the Law</strong>, <em class="label">Bible</em> the Mosaic Law (often in contrast to <em>the Gospel</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="o5FCOInEqH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq562"> <strong class="phr">above the law</strong>, not bound by the laws which govern other people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">a law unto oneself</strong>, doing what one wishes, without regard for established rules and modes of behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">lay down the law</strong>, to tell people authoritatively what to do, or state one’s opinions authoritatively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq198"> <strong class="phr">outside the law</strong>, in an illegal fashion: <em class="example">to operate outside the law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">take the law into one’s own hands</strong>, to seek justice by one’s own means, disregarding usual judicial procedures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">the long arm of the law</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq016"> the power of law-enforcing bodies to catch criminals, even after many years have elapsed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the police; a police officer.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>law</em>, <em>lagh</em>, Old English <em>lagu</em>, from Old Norse <em>lag</em> layer, plural <em>lög</em> law, literally, that which is laid down; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103607" href="entry://lay%23bigmac000103607"><span class="smallcaps">lay<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102338" href="entry://lie%23bigmac000102338"><span class="smallcaps">lie<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lazarus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lazarus</span><z><span target_id="uonvThJnjQ">n.</span><span target_id="MAGeEpA27S">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈlæzərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'lazuhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uonvThJnjQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> the beggar ‘full of sores’, of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> the brother of Mary and Martha, and friend of Jesus, who raised him from the dead. John 11:1–44; 12:1–18.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MAGeEpA27S">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq989"> <strong class="phr">Lazarus with a triple bypass</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who, against all the odds and after a significant defeat, achieves success.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: <em>Lazaros</em> from Hebrew <em>El’āzār</em> Eleazar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laze<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="sV3q8l3CCA">v.i.</span><span target_id="fSH0bmkObu">n.</span><span target_id="rBIYB2oEpg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of laze" src="word_pronunciations/13420.mp3"></audio></span>/leɪz/ (<em>say</em> layz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sV3q8l3CCA"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> (<strong class="bold">lazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">lazing</strong>) to be lazy; idle or lounge lazily.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fSH0bmkObu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq017"> the act of lazing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rBIYB2oEpg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">laze away</strong>, to pass (time) lazily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095747" href="entry://lazy%23bigmac000095747"><span class="smallcaps">lazy</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac564087162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laze<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/leɪz/ (<em>say</em> layz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">a toxic cloud of steam containing hydrochloric acid and fine glass particles, formed by chemical reactions when molten lava meets sea water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lava haze</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041608" href="entry://lava%23bigmac000041608"><span class="smallcaps">lava</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088976" href="entry://haze%23bigmac000088976"><span class="smallcaps">haze<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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load
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">load</span><z><span target_id="QqYc3Trzmf">n.</span><span target_id="ZftnYBlkmc">v.t.</span><span target_id="1Xwh9KrVcK">v.i.</span><span target_id="VNZfn4kgs7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of load" src="word_pronunciations/13780.mp3"></audio></span>/loʊd/ (<em>say</em> lohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QqYc3Trzmf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> that which is laid on or placed in anything for conveyance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq434"> the quantity that can be or usually is carried, as in a cart: <em class="example">to take several loads to the tip.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq855"> (often in compounds such as <em>carload</em>, <em>truckload</em>) this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight: <em class="example">three truckloads of gravel.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq424"> anything upborne or sustained: <em class="example">the load of fruit on a tree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq162"> something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq072"> the amount of work required of a person, machine, organisation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq535"> the charge of a firearm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq783"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a great quantity or number: <em class="example">loads of people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq696"> the weight supported by a structure or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Electricity</em>, <em class="label">Physics</em> the resistance or impedance connected to a network containing a source or sources of electromotive force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq051"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under a given condition, measured by the power required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an infection of venereal disease, usually gonorrhoea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sufficient quantity of liquor drunk to intoxicate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZftnYBlkmc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq636"> to put a load on or in: <em class="example">to load a cart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq847"> to supply abundantly or excessively with something: <em class="example">to load a person with gifts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq476"> to weigh down, burden, or oppress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq866"> to give bias to, especially by fraudulent means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq933"> to add to the weight of, often fraudulently, as metals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq890"> to make (dice) heavier on one side than on the others by fraudulent means so as to cause them to fall with a particular face upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> to increase (a net premium, etc.). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043063" href="entry://loading%23bigmac000043063"><strong>loading</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043063" href="entry://loading%23mq832">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq846"> to take on as a load: <em class="example">a vessel loading coal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq308"> to charge (a firearm, camera, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq763"> to add additional material, containing elements of high atomic number, especially iron or lead, to concrete, for use in shielding a nuclear reactor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq851"> to improve the surface of (paper) by adding china clay, titanium dioxide, or barium sulphate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to enter (data) into a database.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1Xwh9KrVcK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq204"> to put on or take on a load.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq008"> to load a firearm, camera, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq074"> to become loaded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq532"> to enter a means of conveyance: <em class="example">the football fans loaded into special buses.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VNZfn4kgs7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">get a load of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take notice of: <em class="example">Get a load of that, would you!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">load the dice</strong>, to cause a situation to be especially favourable or unfavourable, often unfairly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">lose a load</strong>, (of a truck, train, forklift, etc.) to have a load slip off because the load shifts, or the vehicle is overbalanced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq359"> <strong class="phr">shoot one’s load</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023125" href="entry://ejaculate%23bigmac000023125">ejaculate</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023125" href="entry://ejaculate%23mq246">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">take a load off </strong>(<strong class="phr">one’s feet</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to sit down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">load up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to plant incriminating objects such as drugs on (someone).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lode</em>; originally the same word as <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043178" href="entry://lode%23bigmac000043178"><span class="smallcaps">lode</span></a> (Old English <em>lād</em> way, source, carrying), but now differentiated in spelling and sense, and associated with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040971" href="entry://lade%23bigmac000040971"><span class="smallcaps">lade</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loaf<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loaf" src="word_pronunciations/13782.mp3"></audio></span>/loʊf/ (<em>say</em> lohf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">loaves</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loaf" src="word_pronunciations/13783.mp3"></audio></span>/loʊvz/ (<em>say</em> lohvz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass of definite form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq155"> a shaped or moulded mass of food, as of sugar, chopped meat, etc.: <em class="example">a veal loaf.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lo</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>f</em>, Old English <em>hlāf</em> loaf, bread]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loaf<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="sqonzuWwiO">v.i.</span><span target_id="K4axGhhBY2">n.</span><span target_id="lVEgflh3C6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loaf" src="word_pronunciations/13784.mp3"></audio></span>/loʊf/ (<em>say</em> lohf) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sqonzuWwiO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> to lounge or saunter lazily and idly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> to idle away time.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K4axGhhBY2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq197"> an idle or relaxing time; rest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq506"> an easy job; sinecure.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lVEgflh3C6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">loaf away</strong>, to idle away: <em class="example">to loaf one’s life away.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043071" href="entry://loafer%23bigmac000043071"><span class="smallcaps">loafer</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loaf<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="EklNRUSCCW">n.</span><span target_id="kFd5ccbMXn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loaf" src="word_pronunciations/13785.mp3"></audio></span>/loʊf/ (<em>say</em> lohf) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EklNRUSCCW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> head; intelligence; brains.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kFd5ccbMXn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq930"> <strong class="phr">use one’s loaf</strong>, to think; apply one’s intelligence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably rhyming slang, <em>loaf of bread</em> head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loan</span><z><span target_id="tMmT90SPd7">n.</span><span target_id="qCdMwE8aQ0">v.t.</span><span target_id="aSkurnwws7">v.i.</span><span target_id="vWps6GlZqk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loan" src="word_pronunciations/13787.mp3"></audio></span>/loʊn/ (<em>say</em> lohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tMmT90SPd7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> the act of lending; a grant of the use of something temporarily: <em class="example">the loan of a book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> something lent or provided on condition of being returned, especially a sum of money lent at interest.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qCdMwE8aQ0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq232"> to make a loan of; lend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq787"> to lend (money) at interest.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aSkurnwws7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq028"> to make a loan or loans.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vWps6GlZqk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">have a loan of someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to practise a deception on or tease someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lon</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>lan</em>(<em>e</em>), from Old Norse <em>lān</em>, related to Old English <em>lǣn</em> loan, grant] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>loaner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lock<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="FIwDoxo5vQ">n.</span><span target_id="lumAofk6YL">v.t.</span><span target_id="nzC8RZj7tq">v.i.</span><span target_id="gCyBy4MKCh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lock" src="word_pronunciations/13811.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒk/ (<em>say</em> lok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FIwDoxo5vQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq100"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq724"> a device to keep a wheel from rotating.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq221"> steering lock.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq962"> a contrivance for fastening or securing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq886"> the mechanism in a firearm by means of which it can be kept from operating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq624"> an enclosed portion of a canal, river, etc., with gates at each end, for raising or lowering vessels from one level to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq728"> any of various grapples or holds in wrestling, especially any hold in which an arm or leg of one wrestler is held about the body of the opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq013"> the extent by which the steering mechanism of a vehicle is able to turn the front wheels from one extreme to the other: <em class="example">this car has a small lock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq237"> the limiting point of movement of a vehicle’s steering mechanism in either direction: <em class="example">from lock to lock takes two turns of the steering wheel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq584"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq763"> Also, <strong class="vs">lock forward</strong>. the forward who packs down in the third row of the scrum, the forward’s head being positioned between the two second rowers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Australian</em>, <em class="label">NZ</em>, <em class="label">South African</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066638" href="entry://second%20rower%23bigmac000066638"><strong>second rower</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lumAofk6YL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq101"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq952"> to fasten or secure (a door, building, etc.) by the operation of a lock.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq967"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102597" href="entry://latch%23bigmac000102597"><strong>latch</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102597" href="entry://latch%23mq981">2</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq267"> to make fast or immovable by or as by a lock: <em class="example">to lock a wheel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq263"> Also, <strong class="vs">lock up</strong>. to fasten or fix firmly, as by engaging parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq437"> to join or unite firmly by interlinking or intertwining: <em class="example">to lock arms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq906"> of a limb, to straighten fully, especially when bearing great loads, as in weightlifting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq858"> to move (a ship) by means of a lock or locks, as in a canal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq966"> to furnish with locks, as a canal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nzC8RZj7tq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq970"> to become locked: <em class="example">this door locks with a key.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq148"> to become fastened, fixed, or interlocked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq024"> to go or pass by means of a lock or locks, as a vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq830"> to construct locks in waterways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq873"> to dance in the style of locking.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gCyBy4MKCh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq473"> <strong class="phr">lock and load</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq786"> <em class="label">Military</em> to prepare a percussion weapon for firing by locking the hammer so that the gunpowder can be loaded safely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>especially as an imperative</em>) to get ready for something: <em class="example">Everybody, lock and load!</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">lock away</strong>, to imprison; incarcerate: <em class="example">murderers should be locked away for life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">lock down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq481"> to secure (a location) against a perceived threat by cutting off the access and halting movement of people in and around it.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq888"> to secure (a communications system) against a perceived threat from hackers, by restricting access.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq687"> (of a group or individual) to remain confined in a place, usually at home, avoiding unnecessary outings and contact with others, in order to minimise transmission of a contagious disease: <em class="example">Sydney is to lock down for two weeks; </em><em class="example">to lock down in a tiny apartment.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq144"> to enforce a lockdown (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac461354967" href="entry://lockdown%23mq880">6</a>) on (a community): <em class="example">to lock down the Melbourne metropolitan area.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">lock into</strong>, to involve in a system or situation from which it is not possible to withdraw: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the women’s movement would find itself less firmly locked into postures characteristic of the early 1970s</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miriam dixson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq600"> <strong class="phr">lock off</strong>, to enclose (a waterway) with a lock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq387"> <strong class="phr">lock out</strong>, to exclude by or as by a lock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">lock, stock, and barrel</strong>, altogether; completely. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the three parts of a gun: the <em>lock</em>, being the firing mechanism; the <em>barrel</em>, being the tube; and the <em>stock</em>, being the wooden or metal piece to which the lock and the barrel are attached]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">lock up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>), to shut in a place fastened by a lock or locks, as for security or restraining: <em class="example">they locked the dog up for the night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq642"> <strong class="phr">lock up the land</strong>, <em class="label">Australian History</em> to make the land unavailable to all but very few people (by giving out only large parcels of it by grant or to squatters).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq192"> <strong class="phr">under lock and key</strong>, safely secured.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>loc</em> fastening; related to Old English <em>lūcan</em> lock, close] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lockable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lock<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lock" src="word_pronunciations/13812.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒk/ (<em>say</em> lok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> a tress or portion of hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> Also, <strong class="vs">loc</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac095494805" href="entry://dreadlock%23bigmac095494805"><strong>dreadlock</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac095494805" href="entry://dreadlock%23mq224">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq886"> (<em>plural</em>) the hair of the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq726"> (<em>plural</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">locs</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac095494805" href="entry://dreadlock%23bigmac095494805"><strong>dreadlock</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac095494805" href="entry://dreadlock%23mq042">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq424"> a flock or small portion of cotton, flax, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq332"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a second cut or small portion of wool from the lower parts of the legs and edges of the fleece.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>locke</em>, Old English <em>locc</em> lock of hair]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loggerhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loggerhead</span><z><span target_id="3R71AfjAjA">n.</span><span target_id="8PRm3AXs7A">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loggerhead" src="word_pronunciations/13830.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɒgəhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'loguhhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3R71AfjAjA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043206" href="entry://loghead%23bigmac000043206"><strong>loghead</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq284"> Also, <strong class="vs">loggerhead turtle</strong>. a large-headed marine turtle, <em>Caretta caretta</em>, of all oceans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq694"> Also, <strong class="vs">loggerhead shrike</strong>. a common North American butcherbird, <em>Lanius ludovicianus</em>, grey above, white below, with black and white wings and tail and black facial mask.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq029"> a ball or bulb of iron with a long handle, used, after being heated, to melt tar, heat liquids, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq617"> a rounded post in the stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is passed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8PRm3AXs7A">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">at loggerheads</strong>, engaged in dispute.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <em>loggerheaded</em>, variant of obsolete <em>log-headed</em> stupid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Iy6GIV9W1l">adj.</span><span target_id="FTCk5Dkn9b">n.</span><span target_id="M1xlSm83IL">adv.</span><span target_id="ctG2rxJ8vP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of long" src="word_pronunciations/13864.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> long) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Iy6GIV9W1l"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">longer</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of long" src="word_pronunciations/13865.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɒŋgə/ (<em>say</em> 'longguh), <strong class="bold">longest</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of long" src="word_pronunciations/13866.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɒŋgəst/ (<em>say</em> 'longguhst))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> having considerable or great extent from end to end; not short: <em class="example">a long distance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> having considerable or great extent in duration: <em class="example">a long visit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq510"> having many items; of more than average number: <em class="example">a long list.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq726"> having considerable or great extension from beginning to end, as a series, enumeration, account, book, etc.; not brief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq799"> having a specified extension in space, duration, etc.: <em class="example">ten metres long.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq748"> continuing too long: <em class="example">a long speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq473"> beyond the normal extension in space, duration, quantity, etc.: <em class="example">a long match.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq173"> extending to a great distance in space or time: <em class="example">a long memory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq870"> broad; taking in all aspects: <em class="example">a long look at her future.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq819"> having a long time to run, as a promissory note.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq579"> not likely: <em class="example">a long chance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq632"> relating to the longest of several or the longer of two: <em class="example">I’ll take the long one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq009"> concentrated; intense: <em class="example">taking a long look at his faults.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq511"> (of drinks) of considerable or great quantity; thirst-quenching rather than intoxicating, as a diluted alcoholic drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq590"> <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em> distant or remote in time: <em class="example">a long date.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq774"> relatively much extended: <em class="example">a long reach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq449"> tall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq805"> (of the head or skull) of more than ordinary length from front to back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq052"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq459"> lasting a relatively long time: <em class="example">‘feed’ has a longer vowel than ‘feet’ or ‘fit’.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq642"> belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually longer in duration than another class.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq209"> owning some commodity or stock.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq523"> depending for profit on a rise in prices.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Gambling</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq621"> of an exceptionally large difference in proportional amounts on an event: <em class="example">long odds.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq335"> of or relating to the larger number in the odds in betting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> in the field, near the boundary; deep.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FTCk5Dkn9b">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq782"> something that is long, especially a garment in a size for taller people: <em class="example">I like the colour, but do you have it in a long?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac920044933" href="entry://long%20position%23bigmac920044933"><strong>long position</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="M1xlSm83IL">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq713"> for or through a great extent of space or, especially, time: <em class="example">a reform long advocated.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq979"> for or throughout a specified extent, especially of time: <em class="example">how long did she stay?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq016"> (in elliptical expressions) gone, occupying, delaying, etc., a long or a specified time: <em class="example">don’t be long.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq886"> (for emphasis, after nouns denoting a period of time) throughout the whole length: <em class="example">all summer long.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq962"> at a point of time far distant from the time indicated: <em class="example">long before.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ctG2rxJ8vP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq381"> <strong class="phr">before long</strong>, in the near future; soon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq246"> <strong class="phr">for long</strong>, (<em>used negatively and interrogatively</em>) for a long time: <em class="example">will you be staying for long?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">in the long run</strong>, after a long course of experience; in the final result.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq463"> <strong class="phr">long in the tooth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> elderly. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally with reference to horses, from the fact that gums recede with an animal’s age, making the teeth look longer. The phrase was in use by 1910.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">long time no see</strong>, (a greeting used to imply that it has been too long since one’s last contact with the person greeted.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">so </strong>(or <strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> long as</strong>, provided that.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">so long</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> goodbye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq382"> <strong class="phr">take long</strong>, to take a long time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq254"> <strong class="phr">the long and the short of</strong>, the kernel of; substance of; gist of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>longe</em>, Old English <em>lang</em>, <em>long</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of long" src="word_pronunciations/13867.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> long) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> to have a prolonged or unceasing desire, as for something not immediately (if ever) attainable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> to have an earnest or strong desire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>longen</em>, Old English <em>langian</em> lengthen, (impersonal) arouse desire in, from <em>lang</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103345" href="#bigmac000103345"><span class="smallcaps">long<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long shot<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="UWy7qBrMzr">n.</span><span target_id="R332rRPvAA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of long shot" src="word_pronunciations/13850.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɒŋ ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'long shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UWy7qBrMzr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> a shot fired at a distant mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> an attempt which has little hope of success, but which if successful may offer great rewards: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In practice an opera career in Australia minus unwelcome breaks is a long shot.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Gambling</em> a risky wager.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="R332rRPvAA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq935"> <strong class="phr">not by a long shot</strong>, not at all; not in any way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq089"> <strong class="phr">take a long shot</strong>, to take a big risk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103345" href="entry://long%23bigmac000103345"><span class="smallcaps">long<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103865" href="entry://shot%23bigmac000103865"><span class="smallcaps">shot<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103865" href="entry://shot%23mq279">1</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144395276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long shot<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of long shot" src="word_pronunciations/13850.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɒŋ ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'long shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">a photograph or a film or television shot taken from some distance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103345" href="entry://long%23bigmac000103345"><span class="smallcaps">long<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103865" href="entry://shot%23bigmac000103865"><span class="smallcaps">shot<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103865" href="entry://shot%23mq313">17c</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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look
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">look</span><z><span target_id="lmvUt4aVMM">v.i.</span><span target_id="1GdyWuQ93K">cop. v.</span><span target_id="Lx1N75u6hy">v.t.</span><span target_id="Vs7L9o1GAI">n.</span><span target_id="TY302HeqAG">interj.</span><span target_id="q23rWqbEDE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of look" src="word_pronunciations/13871.mp3"></audio></span>/lʊk/ (<em>say</em> look) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lmvUt4aVMM"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> to fix the eyes upon something or in some direction in order to see.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> to glance or gaze, in a manner specified: <em class="example">to look questioningly at a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq137"> to use the sight in seeking, searching, examining, watching, etc.: <em class="example">to look through the papers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq568"> to tend, as in bearing or significance: <em class="example">conditions look towards war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq539"> to direct the mental regard or attention: <em class="example">to look at the facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq125"> to have an outlook or afford a view: <em class="example">the window looks upon the street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq601"> to face or front: <em class="example">the house looks east.</em></span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="1GdyWuQ93K">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq465"> to appear or seem (as specified): <em class="example">to look pale; </em><em class="example">look an idiot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq131"> to seem to the mind: <em class="example">the case looks promising.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Lx1N75u6hy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq455"> to express or suggest by looks: <em class="example">she looked compassion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq894"> to direct a look towards: <em class="example">she looked him full in the face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq108"> to have the aspect or appearance appropriate to: <em class="example">look one’s age.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Vs7L9o1GAI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq712"> the act of looking: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He got up to have a look at himself in the mirror and sat down a little appeased to say, ‘Well, of course, if you say so …’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq127"> a visual search or examination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq655"> way of looking or appearing to the eye or mind; aspect: <em class="example">the look of an honest man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq012"> a style or fashion: <em class="example">a tailored look.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq151"> (<em>plural</em>) general aspect; appearance: <em class="example">to like the looks of a place; </em><em class="example">good looks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="TY302HeqAG">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq291"> (an exclamation used to attract attention to something.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq285"> (used as a preliminary to further speech, especially to draw attention to or emphasise a point): <em class="example">look, we’ve been over this before.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="q23rWqbEDE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">for the look of the thing</strong>, for the sake of appearances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq21"> <strong class="phr">give someone a hard look</strong>, to look sternly at someone in a way that registers your knowledge of their intentions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">have a good look </strong>(<strong class="phr">around</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inspect inquisitively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">here’s looking at you!</strong>, (a formula in offering a toast.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq522"> <strong class="phr">it looks like it</strong>, it seems likely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">look after</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq791"> to follow with the eye, as a person or thing moving away.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq831"> to seek, as something desired.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq523"> to take care of: <em class="example">to look after a child.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq615"> <strong class="phr">look ahead</strong>, to anticipate future events, especially future difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">look alive</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression used to urge speed.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">look at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq161"> to turn one’s gaze upon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to expect to pay: <em class="example">you’d be looking at $800 000 for a house in that area.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq910"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to experience or face: <em class="example">Australia might be looking at a score of about 300 this time tomorrow.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">look daggers at</strong>, to scowl at; to express anger with by a look.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">look down on</strong>, to have contempt for; regard with disdain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq549"> <strong class="phr">look down one’s nose</strong>, to have an air of barely concealed contempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">look for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq781"> to seek, as a person or thing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq956"> to anticipate; expect.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">look forward to</strong>, to anticipate with pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">look good</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq339"> to appear as something or someone very attractive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq351"> to have every prospect of success.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">look here</strong>, (an exclamation used to attract attention, for emphasis, or the like.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq416"> <strong class="phr">look in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq727"> to take a look into a place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq767"> to come in for a brief visit: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I’ve got to look in on them all tonight,’ said the policeman when he came back.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kenneth cook</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1961</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">look into</strong>, to investigate; examine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq744"> <strong class="phr">look like</strong>, to seem likely to; appear probable that: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Looks like we might get a drop of rain out of this,’ he remarked casually</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">d’arcy niland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">look like death warmed up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to look extremely ill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq051"> <strong class="phr">look lively </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sharp</strong>), to make haste; be alert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq835"> <strong class="phr">look on</strong>, to be a mere spectator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">look on the bright side</strong>, to consider something with optimism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">look on the worst side</strong>, to consider something with pessimism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">look out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq933"> to look forth, as from a window or a place of observation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq981"> to be on guard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq867"> (an exclamation used to attract attention, especially to warn of danger.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">look out for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq737"> to take watchful care of or about: <em class="example">to look out for oneself.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq498"> to be vigilant in the expectation of finding: <em class="example">I’m looking out for a good winter coat.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq989"> <strong class="phr">look over</strong>, to view, inspect, or examine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq729"> <strong class="phr">look someone up</strong>, to visit or make contact with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq627"> <strong class="phr">look something out</strong>, to retrieve something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">look the goods</strong>, to have the appearance of being able to live up to expectations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">look the part</strong>, to have an appearance, especially in dressing, appropriate to some special function or situation: <em class="example">in his uniform he looked the part.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq768"> <strong class="phr">look to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq780"> to direct the glance or gaze to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq832"> to give attention to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq045"> to direct the expectations or hopes to, as for something desired.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq408"> to look forward expectantly to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq951"> <strong class="phr">look towards</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq176"> to plan for: <em class="example">to look towards better drought management.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq84"> to rely on (for direction, inspiration, etc.): <em class="example">to look towards our leader for a vision of the future.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">look up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq040"> to direct the eyes upwards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq876"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to rise in amount or value; improve: <em class="example">things are looking up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq805"> to try to find; seek: <em class="example">to look a name up in a directory.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq771"> to make contact with (a person): <em class="example">look me up when you come to town.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">look up to</strong>, to regard with admiration, or esteem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">not know which way to look</strong>, to feel embarrassed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lōke</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>lōcian</em>. Compare German dialect <em>lugen</em> look out, spy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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look-see
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">look-see</span><z><span target_id="vRobpLIhq4">n.</span><span target_id="4cx4YdHcBF">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈlʊk-si/ (<em>say</em> 'look-see) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vRobpLIhq4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102184" href="entry://look%23bigmac000102184"><strong>look</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102184" href="entry://look%23mq127">14</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4cx4YdHcBF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">go and </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> look-see</strong>, to go somewhere to examine something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Chinese Pidgin English, direct translation of Cantonese <em>hongin</em>, from <em>hon</em> look + <em>gin</em> see]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loop<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="jLbFX8dhoh">n.</span><span target_id="DTuzxcsnzd">v.t.</span><span target_id="Vh51vyxLWt">v.i.</span><span target_id="ezbS5oQWED">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loop" src="word_pronunciations/13878.mp3"></audio></span>/lup/ (<em>say</em> loohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jLbFX8dhoh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> a folding or doubling of a portion of a cord, lace, ribbon, etc., upon itself, so as to leave an opening between the parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq457"> anything shaped more or less like a loop, as a line drawn on paper, a part of a letter, a part of a path, a line of motion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq605"> a curved piece or a ring of metal, wood, etc., used for the insertion of something, or as a handle, or otherwise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq995"> one of the principal ridge-shapes of a fingerprint, consisting of at least one set of ridges crossing themselves at the base of a curve (distinguished from <em>arch</em> and <em>whorl</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq478"> <em class="label">Railways</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a branch or line that diverges from and then returns to the main line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq706"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a manoeuvre executed in such a manner that the aeroplane performs a closed curve in a vertical plane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Physics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003039" href="entry://antinode%23bigmac000003039"><strong>antinode</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a closed electric or magnetic circuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> an intra-uterine contraceptive device, formerly made in metal, now in plastic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq352"> Also, <strong class="vs">tape loop</strong>. a length of magnetic tape whose ends have been joined together, creating a strip which may be played continuously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq618"> a digital recording arranged to play continuously.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DTuzxcsnzd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq125"> to form into a loop or loops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq946"> to make a loop or loops in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq273"> to enfold or encircle in or with something arranged in a loop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq465"> to fasten by forming into a loop, or by means of something formed into a loop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq456"> to fly (an aeroplane) in a loop or series of loops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq412"> to construct a closed electric or magnetic circuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq906"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq591"> to join the ends of (a length of magnetic tape) together, creating a strip which may be played continuously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq510"> to electronically arrange (a digital recording) to play continuously.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Vh51vyxLWt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq061"> to make or form a loop or loops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq528"> to move by forming loops, as a measuring worm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq413"> (of a canoe) to turn end over end in rough water.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ezbS5oQWED">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">in the loop</strong>, in communication with the group of people to whom information is given: <em class="example">to be in the loop on the latest developments.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq78"> <strong class="phr">knock </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone for a loop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to upset or bewilder someone: <em class="example">her answer threw me for a loop.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> early 20th-century US English, from boxing, the allusion being to the roller-coaster ride with reference to the sudden downward movement (<em>loop the loop</em>) or the sensation accompanying it, or both]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">loop the loop</strong>, <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to perform a loop (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103370" href="entry://loop%23mq706">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq488"> <strong class="phr">out of the loop</strong>, excluded from communication with the group of people to whom information is given.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>loupe</em>. Compare Gaelic <em>lub</em> loop, bend]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loop<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loop" src="word_pronunciations/13878.mp3"></audio></span>/lup/ (<em>say</em> loohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a small or narrow opening, as in a wall; a loophole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>loupe</em>. Compare Middle Dutch <em>lūpen</em> peer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loose</span><z><span target_id="rynzjOs1NO">adj.</span><span target_id="Te1hksImVq">n.</span><span target_id="f7rriisswS">adv.</span><span target_id="vQG87KXXQG">v.t.</span><span target_id="HJzA8dHSxm">v.i.</span><span target_id="7u4vwGvZBv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loose" src="word_pronunciations/13880.mp3"></audio></span>/lus/ (<em>say</em> loohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rynzjOs1NO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">looser</strong>, <strong class="bold">loosest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> free from bonds, fetters, or restraint: <em class="example">to get one’s hand loose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> free or released from fastening or attachment: <em class="example">a loose end.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq957"> free from restraining conditions or factors: <em class="example">a loose association of sovereign states.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq150"> uncombined, as a chemical element.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq396"> not bound together, as papers or flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq863"> not put in a package or other container: <em class="example">loose mushrooms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq197"> unemployed or unappropriated: <em class="example">loose funds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq867"> lax, as the bowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq657"> free from moral restraint, or lax in principle or conduct: <em class="example">loose behaviour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq783"> (<em>dated</em>) wanton or unchaste: <em class="example">a loose woman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq183"> not firm or rigid: <em class="example">a loose tooth; </em><em class="example">a loose rein.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq107"> not fitting closely, as garments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq136"> not close or compact in structure or arrangement; having spaces between the parts, or open: <em class="example">a loose weave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq434"> (of earth, soil, etc.) not cohering: <em class="example">loose sand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq940"> not strict, exact, or precise: <em class="example">loose thinking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq348"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> inaccurate: <em class="example">a loose ball; </em><em class="example">a loose shot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq257"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wild or out of control, especially as when under the influence of drugs or alcohol: <em class="example">things got pretty loose on Friday night.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Te1hksImVq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> a loose scrum: <em class="example">pick the ball up in the loose.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="f7rriisswS">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq245"> in a loose manner; loosely.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq565"> so as to become free from restraint, independent, etc.: <em class="example">he cut loose from his family.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">loosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">loosing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vQG87KXXQG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq950"> to let loose, or free from bonds or restraint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq376"> to release, as from constraint, obligation, penalty, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Chiefly Nautical</em> to set free from fastening or attachment: <em class="example">loose a boat from its moorings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq229"> to unfasten, undo, or untie, as a bond, fetter, or knot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq650"> to shoot, or let fly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq544"> to make less tight; slacken or relax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq753"> to render less firmly fixed, or loosen.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HJzA8dHSxm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq893"> to let go a hold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq484"> to weigh anchor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq236"> to shoot or let fly an arrow, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7u4vwGvZBv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq142"> <strong class="phr">cut loose</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq782"> to dissociate oneself from one’s previous friends, family ties, etc., usually in order to pursue a new activity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq676"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to adopt an irresponsible lifestyle: <em class="example">after uni she cut loose big-time.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq778"> <strong class="phr">get loose</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq686"> to relax tight muscles, usually by executing particular exercises.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq219"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to relax.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq68"> <strong class="phr">hang loose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to relax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">loose with the truth </strong>(or <strong class="phr">the facts</strong>), deliberately misrepresenting a situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq104"> <strong class="phr">on the loose</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq072"> free from restraint: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>supposedly domesticated dogs which form packs when on the loose</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq188"> on a spree.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq483"> (of women) living by prostitution.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">play fast and loose</strong>, (often followed by <em>with</em>) to behave in an inconsiderate, inconstant, or irresponsible manner. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from an old European gambling game <em>fast and loose</em> in which a belt or string was arranged in a certain way and spectators would bet that they could place a stick through the folds without it getting snagged. However, the operator arranged the string in such a way that the player could only lose.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>los</em>, <em>loos</em>, from Old Norse <em>lauss</em> loose, free, empty] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>loosely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>looseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lord</span><z><span target_id="gvDGdPdsxh">n.</span><span target_id="hZ7kg2Dkv6">interj.</span><span target_id="tar8kGWNly">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lord" src="word_pronunciations/13890.mp3"></audio></span>/lɔd/ (<em>say</em> lawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gvDGdPdsxh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> someone who has dominion over others; a master, chief, or ruler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq316"> someone who exercises authority from property rights; an owner or possessor of land, houses, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq832"> a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq990"> a man who dominates in a particular sphere or profession: <em class="example">lords of the bush; </em><em class="example">the lords of finance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq313"> a titled nobleman, or peer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq246"> (<em>upper case</em>) (the title (in collocation with some other word or words) of certain high officials): <em class="example">Lord Mayor of Sydney.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq994"> (<em>upper case</em>) (the ceremonial title of a bishop or archbishop.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq443"> (<em>upper case</em>) (the title substituted in less formal use for marquess, earl, viscount, or baron: <em>Lord Kitchener</em> for <em>Earl Kitchener</em>.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq437"> (<em>upper case</em>) (the courtesy title of younger sons of a duke or marquess and used as a prefix before the given name): <em class="example">Lord John Russell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq432"> (<em>upper case</em>) (an honorary title of a judge of the Supreme Court.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq409"> <em class="label">Astrology</em> a planet having dominating influence.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="hZ7kg2Dkv6">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq046"> (<em>often upper case</em>) (an exclamation of surprise, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tar8kGWNly">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq694"> <strong class="phr">drunk as a lord</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">lord and master</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) husband.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq982"> <strong class="phr">lord it over someone</strong>, to behave in a high-handed and dictatorial fashion towards someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">lords of creation</strong>, (<em>ironic</em>) men.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">the lord of the manor</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) the principal male of a household.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lord</em>, <em>loverd</em>, Old English <em>hlāford</em>, from <em>hlāf</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043070" href="entry://loaf%23bigmac000043070"><span class="smallcaps">loaf<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>weard</em> keeper. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102581" href="entry://lady%23bigmac000102581"><span class="smallcaps">lady</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103859" href="entry://ward%23bigmac000103859"><span class="smallcaps">ward</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lord<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="s8pL0sjDSU">n.</span><span target_id="2uj1ooO0tL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Lord" src="word_pronunciations/13386.mp3"></audio></span>/lɔd/ (<em>say</em> lawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="s8pL0sjDSU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> <strong>the</strong>, (in Christianity and Judaism) the Supreme Being, Jehovah, or God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> (in Christianity) Jesus Christ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq725"> (in some other religions, such as Hinduism, a title used with the name of a god.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2uj1ooO0tL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">good Lord</strong>, (an exclamation indicating surprise, consternation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq4"> <strong class="phr">Lord </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lord</strong>)<strong class="phr"> love a duck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of astonishment, dismay, vexation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq767"> <strong class="phr">thank the Lord</strong>, (a phrase expressing gratitude for a good outcome): <em class="example">thank the Lord the police arrived in time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq921"> (<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> Lord </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lord</strong>)<strong class="phr"> help someone</strong>, (a phrase implying that someone is beyond human help): <em class="example">the Lord help him if he tries to escape.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq721"> (<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> Lord </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lord</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(<strong class="phr">only</strong>)<strong class="phr"> knows</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq984"> (a phrase implying that neither the speaker, nor any other person, knows): <em class="example">the Lord knows where my wallet is now.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq342"> (an interjection expressing self-justification): <em class="example">the Lord knows, I did all I could to help.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lord<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Lord" src="word_pronunciations/13386.mp3"></audio></span>/lɔd/ (<em>say</em> lawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Simeon</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Lord" src="word_pronunciations/21053.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪmiən/ (<em>say</em> 'simeeuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">1771–1840, Australian merchant and manufacturer, born in England; came to the colonies as a convict.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>Simeon Lord </strong> was born in Yorkshire. In 1790 he was sentenced to seven years’ transportation for stealing a substantial quantity of textiles. He was soon emancipated in NSW and engaged in the illegal liquor trade as well as legitimate retailing. He gradually expanded his economic activities to include trade with India and the Pacific, and he became a pastoralist (with more than 20 000 acres of land), timber merchant, boat-builder, sealer, auctioneer, tanner and manufacturer of clothing, harness, soap and candles. He opposed Governor Bligh in 1808, was made a magistrate by Governor Macquarie in 1810, and was an active member of the Benevolent Society. His last years were lived in relative obscurity.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loser</span><z><span target_id="BXT1xR1kAl">n.</span><span target_id="uYIV4Hh9j2">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈluzə/ (<em>say</em> 'loohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BXT1xR1kAl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> a competitor who fails to win.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq320"> someone who gets the worst part of a deal, bargain, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq939"> a person who is destined to fail: <em class="example">a born loser.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who lacks the personality necessary for successful social interaction and acceptance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uYIV4Hh9j2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">a bad loser</strong>, someone who loses with bad grace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">a good loser</strong>, someone who loses with good grace.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loss</span><z><span target_id="z8kB9oeV9V">n.</span><span target_id="HiqvS1nMeG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of loss" src="word_pronunciations/13899.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒs/ (<em>say</em> los) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z8kB9oeV9V"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> detriment or disadvantage from failure to keep, have, or get: <em class="example">to bear the loss of a robbery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> that which is lost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq694"> amount or number lost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq516"> a being deprived of or coming to be without something that one has had: <em class="example">loss of friends.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq241"> a bereavement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq067"> the accidental or inadvertent losing of something dropped, misplaced, or of unknown whereabouts: <em class="example">to discover the loss of a document.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq175"> a losing by defeat, or failure to win: <em class="example">the loss of a bet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq631"> a failure resulting in a waste of time, resources, etc.: <em class="example">that meeting was a complete loss.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq286"> failure to preserve or maintain: <em class="example">loss of speed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq295"> destruction or ruin: <em class="example">the loss of Coventry Cathedral in World War II.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> failure to recover the costs of a transaction or the like, in the form of benefits derived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq009"> the losing of soldiers by death, capture, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq214"> (<em>often plural</em>) the number of soldiers so lost.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq884"> occurrence of a risk covered by a contract of insurance so as to result in insurer liability.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq667"> that which causes such a loss.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq645"> an example of such a loss.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HiqvS1nMeG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq091"> <strong class="phr">a dead loss</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq011"> a complete failure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq380"> an utterly useless person or thing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq961"> <strong class="phr">at a loss</strong>, in a state of bewilderment or uncertainty: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was often at a loss with the new generation.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq741"> <strong class="phr">at a loss for</strong>, completely lacking: <em class="example">to be at a loss for words.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>los</em> destruction, loss; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103386" href="entry://lose%23bigmac000103386"><span class="smallcaps">lose</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lot</span><z><span target_id="86Ud7ZOZQe">n.</span><span target_id="41HAQIlP16">v.t.</span><span target_id="OYjdP8cXJa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lot" src="word_pronunciations/13905.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒt/ (<em>say</em> lot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="86Ud7ZOZQe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> one of a set of objects drawn from a receptacle, etc., to decide a question or choice by chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq941"> the casting or drawing of such objects as a method of deciding something: <em class="example">to choose a person by lot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq570"> the decision or choice so made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq121"> allotted share or portion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq809"> the portion in life assigned by fate or providence, or one’s fate, fortune, or destiny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq477"> a distinct portion or piece of land; plot: <em class="example">a parking lot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Film</em> the site used for filmmaking, as the studios, locations, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq055"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq649"> a distinct portion or parcel of anything, as of merchandise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq869"> (in fruit growing) a single variety harvested from a single orchard on a single day.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq323"> a number of things or persons collectively: <em class="example">to take the lot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq729"> a person of a specified quality, usually negative: <em class="example">a bad lot; </em><em class="example">a mean lot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq914"> the people belonging to a particular group, as a family, a team, etc.: <em class="example">my lot versus your lot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="41HAQIlP16">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">lotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">lotting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq631"> to divide or distribute by lot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq573"> to assign to someone as their lot; allot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq994"> to divide into lots, as land.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OYjdP8cXJa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq888"> <strong class="phr">a fat lot of …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>ironic</em>) a great deal of ….</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq501"> <strong class="phr">a lot</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq765"> to a considerable degree; much: <em class="example">that is a lot better.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq444"> a great many or a great deal: <em class="example">a lot of books.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq378"> many times: <em class="example">to do it a lot.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq272"> <strong class="phr">lots of</strong>, a great deal of: <em class="example">to have lots of money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">the lot</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq150"> the entire amount or quantity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>My asking price is $65,000 for the lot, take it or leave it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bluey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a life sentence.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">throw in one’s lot with</strong>, to give one’s entire support to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hlot</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The phrase <em>a lot</em> is increasingly being written as <em>alot</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lounge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lounge</span><z><span target_id="NygwBBQVMl">v.i.</span><span target_id="20ibUu3vG0">n.</span><span target_id="tXapwSYXqS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lounge" src="word_pronunciations/13910.mp3"></audio></span>/laʊndʒ/ (<em>say</em> lownj) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NygwBBQVMl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">lounged</strong>, <strong class="bold">lounging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq700"> to pass time idly and indolently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq777"> to recline indolently; loll.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq354"> to move or go (<em>about</em>, <em>along</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.) in a leisurely, indolent manner.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="20ibUu3vG0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq663"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043534" href="entry://lounge%20room%23bigmac000043534"><strong>lounge room</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq229"> a large room in a hotel, airport, etc., used by guests or passengers for relaxation purposes or while waiting for a flight, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq965"> Also, <strong class="vs">lounge bar</strong>. a bar in a hotel which provides chairs and tables for relaxed drinking and which formerly in some parts of Australia was reserved for the use of women and their partners. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087164" href="entry://public%20bar%23bigmac000087164"><strong>public bar</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089782" href="entry://saloon%20bar%23bigmac000089782"><strong>saloon bar</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq928"> in a cinema, the most expensive and most comfortably furnished section of seats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq174"> a sofa or couch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq651"> the act or a spell of lounging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq652"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac354697589" href="entry://lounge%20music%23bigmac354697589"><strong>lounge music</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tXapwSYXqS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">lounge </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round</strong>, to pass time in lounging.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from French, compare <em>s’allonger</em> stretch out, ultimately related to Latin <em>longus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103345" href="entry://long%23bigmac000103345"><span class="smallcaps">long<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lounger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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love
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">love</span><z><span target_id="L6Vprv6FEN">n.</span><span target_id="GsTHM1OFxR">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ueakb4SWKa">v.i.</span><span target_id="zlLVNdxEEn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of love" src="word_pronunciations/13923.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌv/ (<em>say</em> luv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L6Vprv6FEN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> a strong or passionate affection for another person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq797"> sexual passion or desire, or its gratification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq210"> an object of love or affection; a sweetheart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq997"> a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a friend (or between friends), parent, child, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq561"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an affectionate term of address.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq562"> strong predilection or liking for anything: <em class="example">love of books.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq294"> (in Christian religions) the benevolent affection of God for his creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq747"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> nothing; no score.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">loved</strong>, <strong class="bold">loving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GsTHM1OFxR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq621"> to have love or affection for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq722"> to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: <em class="example">to love music.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ueakb4SWKa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq881"> to have love or affection, especially to be or fall in love with another person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zlLVNdxEEn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">be in love</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to feel deep affection or passion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq424"> <strong class="phr">be loving …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>used in the emphatic present tense</em>) to be full of admiration for: <em class="example">I’m loving this new style.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq088"> <strong class="phr">fall in love</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to be overcome with affectionate and passionate feelings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">feel the love</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get an approving and warm response from an audience, the public, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">for love</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq883"> out of affection.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq133"> for nothing; without compensation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">for love or </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nor</strong>)<strong class="phr"> money</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (after a negative verb) for any inducement: <em class="example">I wouldn’t do that, not for love or money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">for the love of</strong>, for the sake of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">for the love of Mike </strong>(or <strong class="phr">Pete</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">God</strong>), (an exclamation indicating surprise or vexation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq281"> <strong class="phr">I’m loving it</strong>, (an expression of support and admiration for what someone says.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">love at first sight</strong>, an overwhelming experience of falling in love with someone or something not previously encountered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">make love </strong>(<strong class="phr">to</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq422"> to have sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> to pay amorous attentions; court.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>lufu</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100846" href="#mq747">8</a> ? originally from the phrase <em>for love</em>. See def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100846" href="#mq133">16b</a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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licence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">licence</span><z><span target_id="pVf0jEXXUF">n.</span><span target_id="fwSmKpCijq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of licence" src="word_pronunciations/13589.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪsəns/ (<em>say</em> 'luysuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pVf0jEXXUF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> formal permission or leave to do or not to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> formal permission from a constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession, to be released from jail for part of one’s sentence under specific restrictions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq129"> a certificate of such permission; an official permit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq831"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac059465351" href="entry://licence%20of%20occupation%23bigmac059465351"><strong>licence of occupation</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq815"> freedom of action, speech, thought, etc., permitted or conceded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq428"> intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect: <em class="example">poetic licence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq661"> excessive or undue freedom or liberty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq718"> licentiousness.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fwSmKpCijq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq5"> <strong class="phr">a licence to print money</strong>, an opportunity to become very rich.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq962"> <strong class="phr">under licence</strong>, subject to the terms of a licence agreement.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">license</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>licentia</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In Australian English, the noun is spelt <em>licence</em> and the verb is spelt <em>license</em>. In US English, both the noun and verb are spelt <em>license</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lick</span><z><span target_id="PHFLmY9NQ4">v.t.</span><span target_id="Z2o32eDciF">n.</span><span target_id="Ed1ahsKbhn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lick" src="word_pronunciations/13596.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪk/ (<em>say</em> lik) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PHFLmY9NQ4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> (sometimes followed by <em>off</em>, <em>from</em>, etc.) to pass the tongue over the surface of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> to affect by strokes of the tongue: <em class="example">to lick the plate clean.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq811"> to pass or play lightly over, as flames do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to overcome in a fight, etc.; defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq455"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to outdo; surpass.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z2o32eDciF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq097"> a stroke of the tongue over something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq916"> a small quantity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq652"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065155" href="entry://salt%20lick%23bigmac000065155"><strong>salt lick</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Jazz</em> a short instrumental decoration usually about one bar long which is played between the phrases of a song or melodic line: <em class="example">he played hot licks on the trumpet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> speed: <em class="example">it all happened at a tremendous lick.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq842"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a smart blow, as with a stick.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ed1ahsKbhn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">a lick and a promise</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq206"> a hasty tidy-up or wash.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq411"> a perfunctory, or superficial attempt at doing something.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">for the lick of one’s life</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at great speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">lick into shape</strong>, to bring to a state of completion or perfection; make efficient. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the ancient belief that persisted until the 16th century that bear cubs were born as shapeless masses of fur and had to be licked into their familiar shape by their parents, as in <em>Pilgremage of the sowle</em> (1413): ‘Beres ben brought forth al fowle and transformyd and after that by lyckynge of the fader and moder they be brought in to theyr kyndely shap.’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">lick one’s chops </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lips</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq380"> to indicate one’s appetite for or appreciation of food by, or as by, licking one’s lips.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq366"> to anticipate something with greedy pleasure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">lick one’s wounds</strong>, to retire and recover after a defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">lick someone’s boots</strong>, to act in a subservient manner to someone; fawn upon someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">lick the dust</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq084"> to be killed or wounded.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq339"> to grovel; humble oneself abjectly.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>licke</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>liccian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>licker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lid</span><z><span target_id="pUi6S4lWco">n.</span><span target_id="6nwN5z4Nrb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lid" src="word_pronunciations/13600.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪd/ (<em>say</em> lid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pUi6S4lWco"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> a movable piece, whether separate or hinged, for closing the opening of a vessel, box, etc.; a movable cover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> an eyelid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (in mosses) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq218"> the cover of the capsule; operculum.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq699"> the upper section of a pyxidium.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a hat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6nwN5z4Nrb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">dip one’s lid</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23bigmac000104889"><strong>dip</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23mq409">35</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">keep </strong>(or <strong class="phr">put</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a lid on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep (an emotion, etc.) under control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s lid on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to remain calm or rational.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">keep the lid on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to maintain the clandestine nature of (corruption or secret dealings).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">lift the lid on</strong>, to reveal or expose (corruption or secret dealings).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">put the lid on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq131"> to clamp down on or put an end to: <em class="example">to put the lid on prostitution.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq313"> to remove as a possibility: <em class="example">that puts the lid on our holiday.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">take </strong>(or <strong class="phr">blow</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the lid off</strong>, to reveal or expose (corruption or secret dealings).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hlid</em>, related to German <em>Lid</em> eyelid] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lidded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lie<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qzmYTlltyb">n.</span><span target_id="IJNo1B4B7L">v.i.</span><span target_id="8BwHuOcHK6">v.t.</span><span target_id="2S6ACeknR5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lie" src="word_pronunciations/13610.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪ/ (<em>say</em> luy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qzmYTlltyb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> a false statement made with intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> something intended or serving to convey a false impression.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq079"> the charge or accusation of lying; a flat contradiction.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">lied</strong>, <strong class="bold">lying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IJNo1B4B7L">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq133"> to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq021"> to express what is false, or convey a false impression.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8BwHuOcHK6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq392"> to bring to a specific state or effect by lying: <em class="example">to lie oneself out of a difficulty.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2S6ACeknR5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq621"> <strong class="phr">give the lie to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq889"> to charge with lying; contradict flatly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq709"> to imply or show to be false; belie.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103055" href="#mq481">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103055" href="#mq079">3</a> (noun): Middle English <em>lien</em>, Old English <em>lēogan</em>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103055" href="#mq133">4</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103055" href="#mq392">6</a> (verb): Middle English; Old English <em>lyge</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lie<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="h0O6yA7Rxd">v.i.</span><span target_id="JwjOpBtMY6">n.</span><span target_id="gzHEebUgYl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lie" src="word_pronunciations/13611.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪ/ (<em>say</em> luy) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="h0O6yA7Rxd"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">lay</strong>, <strong class="bold">lain</strong>, <strong class="bold">lying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> to be in a recumbent or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq562"> (sometimes followed by <em>down</em>) to assume such a position: <em class="example">to lie down on the ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq779"> to be buried (in a particular spot).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq761"> to rest in a horizontal position; be stretched out or extended: <em class="example">a book lying on the table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq357"> to be or remain in a position or state of inactivity, subjection, restraint, concealment, etc.: <em class="example">to lie in ambush.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq772"> to be found, occur, or be (where specified): <em class="example">the fault lies here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq509"> to be placed or situated: <em class="example">land lying along the coast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq622"> to be in or have a specified direction: <em class="example">the trail from here lies to the west.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Law</em> to be sustainable or admissible, as an action or appeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to lodge; sojourn.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JwjOpBtMY6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq818"> manner of lying; the relative position or direction in which something lies: <em class="example">lie of the land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq354"> the place where a bird, beast, or fish is accustomed to lie or lurk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the ground position of the golf ball.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gzHEebUgYl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">as far as in me lies</strong>, to the best of my ability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">let sleeping dogs lie</strong>, to avoid any disturbance, or a controversial topic or action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">lie a-hull</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a sailing vessel) to run before bad weather with the sails furled and the helm or rudder secured in a fixed position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">lie around</strong>, to be largely inactive, spending most of one’s time lying down in leisure activities such as reading, watching television, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq871"> <strong class="phr">lie down under</strong>, to accept (abuse, etc.) without protest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq549"> <strong class="phr">lie in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq346"> to be confined in childbed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq696"> to stay late in bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq623"> to consist or be grounded in: <em class="example">the real remedy lies in education.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">lie in state</strong>, (of a corpse) to be honourably displayed, as in a church, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">lie low</strong>, to be in hiding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">lie off</strong>, (of a ship) to stand some distance away from the shore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">lie on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq320"> to rest, press, or weigh on: <em class="example">these things lie upon my mind.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq443"> to depend on.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">lie over</strong>, to be postponed or deferred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">lie to</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a ship) to lie comparatively stationary, usually with the head as near the wind as possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq470"> <strong class="phr">lie up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq153"> to stay in bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq810"> (of a ship) to go into dock.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq920"> <strong class="phr">lie with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq156"> to be the function or responsibility of: <em class="example">it lies with you to resolve the problem.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq941"> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lie</em>(<em>n</em>), <em>liggen</em>, Old English <em>licgan</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103607" href="entry://lay%23bigmac000103607"><strong>lay<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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life
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">life</span><z><span target_id="LmkmyP1mRF">n.</span><span target_id="CAMB5JFyTh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of life" src="word_pronunciations/13623.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪf/ (<em>say</em> luyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LmkmyP1mRF"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">lives</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> the condition which distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic objects and dead organisms. The distinguishing manifestations of life are: growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> the animate existence, or the term of animate existence, of an individual: <em class="example">to risk one’s life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq811"> a corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived as belonging to the soul: <em class="example">eternal life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> a state or condition of existence as a human being: <em class="example">life is not a bed of roses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq455"> a period of existence from birth to death: <em class="example">in later life she became more placid.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq097"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq916"> the term of existence, activity, or effectiveness of something inanimate, as a machine or a lease.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq652"> Also, <strong class="vs">lifetime</strong>. <em class="label">Physics</em> the average period between the appearance and disappearance of a particle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq586"> a living being: <em class="example">several lives were lost.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq170"> (often used in combination) living things collectively, whether animals or plants: <em class="example">insect life; </em><em class="example">birdlife; </em><em class="example">wildlife.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq610"> a course or mode of existence: <em class="example">married life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq037"> a biography: <em class="example">a life of Menzies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq662"> animation, liveliness: <em class="example">a speech full of life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq411"> that which makes or keeps alive; the vivifying or quickening principle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq206"> existence in the world of affairs, society, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq709"> someone or something that enlivens: <em class="example">the life of the party.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq293"> effervescence or sparkle, as of wines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq264"> pungency or strong, sharp flavour, as of substances when fresh or in good condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq872"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the quality in the pitch which causes the ball to rise abruptly or unevenly after leaving the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq199"> the living form or model as the subject in art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq201"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq084"> a prison sentence covering the rest of the convicted person’s natural life.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq339"> the maximum possible term of imprisonment that can be awarded by the laws of a state.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq937"> (in computer games) a chance of winning a game: <em class="example">how many lives do you have left?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CAMB5JFyTh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq764"> (<strong class="phr">a matter of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> life and death</strong>, a critical situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">as large as life</strong>, actually; in person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq216"> <strong class="phr">come to life</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq267"> to recover consciousness.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq842"> to display liveliness or vigour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq357"> to appear lifelike; be convincing or realistic.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">for dear life</strong>, urgently; desperately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq204"> <strong class="phr">for the life of one</strong>, with one’s greatest effort: <em class="example">for the life of me I can’t understand her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">from </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> life</strong>, (of a drawing, painting, etc.) drawn from a living model.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">get a life</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of derision at another person’s outlook on life as expressed in some mean or petty behaviour.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">go for one’s life</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to do something with one’s utmost vigour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">have a life</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq745"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to live in an interesting or fulfilling way: <em class="example">she doesn’t just sit at home - she has a life.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the person batting) to gain an extra period at the crease after a near-dismissal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Jones had a life at 75 when a leaping David Boon … failed to pick up a spectacular catch at square leg.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq548"> <strong class="phr">have the time of one’s life</strong>, to enjoy oneself enormously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">larger than life</strong>, more vivid and dramatic than happens in real life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">lay down one’s life</strong>, to die, having taken a conscious risk of death for the sake of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">lead one’s life</strong>, to conduct one’s usual or chosen activities and pursuits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">life of Riley</strong>, a life of ease and luxury: <em class="example">after I won the pools it was just a life of Riley.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the common Irish surname <em>Riley</em> (or <em>Reilly</em>), in the expression said to have originated in a popular song in Britain in the late 19th century]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">life sucks </strong>(<strong class="phr">and then you die</strong>) or <strong class="phr">life’s a bitch </strong>(<strong class="phr">and then you die</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a catchphrase expressing the notion that life is full of difficulty and ultimately pointless.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">not on your </strong>(<strong class="phr">sweet</strong>)<strong class="phr"> life</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>emphatic</em>) absolutely not.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq203"> <strong class="phr">such is life</strong>, (an exclamation indicating resignation or tolerance.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> recorded since c. 1800 but given special Australian significance as purportedly the last words of Ned Kelly in 1880, and as the title of Joseph Furphy’s 1903 novel]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">take one’s life in</strong>(<strong class="phr">to</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s hands</strong>, to risk death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq010"> <strong class="phr">take one’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">own</strong>)<strong class="phr"> life</strong>, to commit suicide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">take someone’s life</strong>, to kill someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">that’s life</strong>, (an exclamation indicating resignation or tolerance.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">the high life</strong>, a life of luxury. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1900s)]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">this is the life</strong>, (an exclamation of exhilaration or enthusiasm for the current state of affairs.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq694"> <strong class="phr">to the life</strong>, being an exact imitation or copy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">way of life</strong>, a mode of living chosen by a person or a group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>līf</em>, related to German <em>Leib</em> body, Icelandic <em>līf</em> life, body]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light-year
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light-year</span><z><span target_id="ri9Au1mL2U">n.</span><span target_id="j8cnWgCrZ6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of light-year" src="word_pronunciations/13631.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪt-jɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'luyt-year) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ri9Au1mL2U"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> the distance traversed by light in one year (9.460 55 × 10<sup>15</sup> m), used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. <em>Symbol</em>: l.y.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="j8cnWgCrZ6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq949"> <strong class="phr">light-years ahead of</strong>, far in advance of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> <strong class="phr">light-years away</strong>, distant in time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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likely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">likely</span><z><span target_id="gcLf9jTFcF">adj.</span><span target_id="ebWMkIyI2h">adv.</span><span target_id="oouCZPAzc9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of likely" src="word_pronunciations/13644.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪkli/ (<em>say</em> 'luyklee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gcLf9jTFcF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">likelier</strong>, <strong class="bold">likeliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> probably or apparently going or destined (to do, be, etc.): <em class="example">likely to happen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> seeming like truth, fact, or certainty, or reasonably to be believed or expected; probable: <em class="example">a likely story.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq725"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq830"> apparently suitable: <em class="example">a likely spot to build on.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq671"> promising, as for the yielding of gold, oil, etc.: <em class="example">she thought it a likely area.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq046"> promising: <em class="example">a fine likely boy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq462"> (<em>ironic</em>) lacking credibility; improbable: <em class="example">a likely story; </em><em class="example">a likely excuse.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ebWMkIyI2h">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq243"> probably.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oouCZPAzc9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">a likely </strong>(<strong class="phr">looking</strong>)<strong class="phr"> lad</strong>, a good-humoured and engaging young man, regarded as being full of promise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">not </strong>(<strong class="phr">bloody</strong>)<strong class="phr"> likely</strong>, (an expression of vehement disagreement.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>līkligr</em>, from <em>līkr</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103073" href="entry://like%23bigmac000103073"><span class="smallcaps">like<sup>1</sup></span></a> (adjective) + <em>-ligr</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043946" href="entry://-ly%23bigmac000043946"><span class="smallcaps">-ly</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lily</span><z><span target_id="FXsTjV5vtb">n.</span><span target_id="ooadEH5Lz7">adj.</span><span target_id="h7n6RYHDVf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lily" src="word_pronunciations/13656.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'lilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FXsTjV5vtb"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">lilies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq071"> any plant of the genus <em>Lilium</em>, comprising scaly-bulbed herbs with showy funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers of various colours, as <em>L. tigrinum</em>, tiger lily, and <em>L. longiflorum</em>, November lily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> the flower or the bulb of such a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq931"> any plant with similar flowers as <em>Amaryllis belladonna</em>, belladonna lily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq968"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027238" href="entry://fleur-de-lis%23bigmac000027238"><strong>fleur-de-lis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027238" href="entry://fleur-de-lis%23mq590">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq276"> (<em>derogatory</em>) a man who does not conform to some conventional notion of masculinity, as an artist, a homosexual, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ooadEH5Lz7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq599"> white as a lily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq496"> delicately fair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq411"> pure; unsullied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq088"> pale.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="h7n6RYHDVf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">gild the lily</strong>, to spoil beauty by overembellishment. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a misquotation from Shakespeare’s <em>King John</em> (Act IV: Scene 2): ‘To gild refined gold, to paint the lily.’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq318"> <strong class="phr">like a lily on a dustbin</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> alone; neglected: <em class="example">she sat in the corner like a lily on a dustbin.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>lilie</em>, from Latin <em>līlium</em>; compare Greek <em>leirion</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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limb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">limb<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="5nE6lim11S">n.</span><span target_id="pfNVQcBCnu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of limb" src="word_pronunciations/13660.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪm/ (<em>say</em> lim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5nE6lim11S"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq169"> a large or main branch of a tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq878"> a projecting part or member: <em class="example">the four limbs of a cross.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq034"> a person or thing regarded as a part, member, branch, offshoot, or scion of something.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pfNVQcBCnu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq659"> <strong class="phr">out on a limb</strong>, in a dangerous or exposed position. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US English (1890s) meaning ‘at a disadvantage’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>lim</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>limbed</strong> /lɪmd/ (<em>say</em> limd), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>limbless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">limb<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of limb" src="word_pronunciations/13660.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪm/ (<em>say</em> lim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> the edge of the disc of the sun, moon, or planet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> the graduated edge of a quadrant or similar instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the upper spreading part of a gamopetalous corolla; the expanded portion of a petal, sepal, or leaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq817"> <em class="label">Archery</em> the upper or lower portion of a bow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>limbus</em> border. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042623" href="entry://limbus%23bigmac000042623"><span class="smallcaps">limbus</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099650" href="entry://limbo%23bigmac000099650"><span class="smallcaps">limbo<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">line<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qC9b9w6bQs">n.</span><span target_id="ouPFTxkhy1">v.t.</span><span target_id="sNSbrvPkJS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of line" src="word_pronunciations/13686.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪn/ (<em>say</em> luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qC9b9w6bQs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> something resembling a traced line, as a band of colour, a seam, a furrow, etc.: <em class="example">lines of stratification in rock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq651"> a furrow or wrinkle on the face, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq594"> something arranged along a line, especially a straight line; a row or series: <em class="example">a line of trees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq324"> a row of people standing side by side or one behind another: <em class="example">a line of customers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq311"> a row of written or printed letters, words, etc.: <em class="example">a page of thirty lines.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq938"> a verse of poetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq472"> (<em>plural</em>) the spoken words of a drama, etc., or of an actor’s part: <em class="example">the hero forgot his lines.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq978"> a ploy; deceit: <em class="example">he gave me the old line about working late.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq217"> Also, <strong class="vs">pick-up line</strong>, <strong class="vs">chat-up line</strong>. an opening conversational gambit employed to attract someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq174"> a short written message: <em class="example">a line from a friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq007"> an indication of demarcation; boundary; limit: <em class="example">to draw a line between right and wrong.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq673"> a course of action, procedure, thought, etc.: <em class="example">the Communist Party line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq379"> a course of direction; route: <em class="example">the line of march.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq739"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq24"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac983654306" href="entry://line%20of%20road%23bigmac983654306"><strong>line of road</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bush road.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq941"> a continuous series of persons or animals in chronological succession, especially in family descent: <em class="example">a line of great kings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq535"> (<em>plural</em>) outline or contour: <em class="example">a ship of fine lines.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq781"> (<em>plural</em>) plan of construction, action, or procedure: <em class="example">two books written on the same lines.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq788"> (<em>plural</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">marriage lines</strong>. <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> a certificate of marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq044"> a kind of occupation or business: <em class="example">what line is your father in?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq663"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq601"> any transport company or system: <em class="example">a shipping line.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq367"> a system of public conveyances, as buses, steamers, etc., plying regularly between places.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq889"> a strip of railway track, a railway, or a railway system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a wire circuit connecting two or more pieces of electrical apparatus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">TV</em> one scanning line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Fine Arts</em> a mark from a crayon, pencil, brush, etc., in a work of graphic art, which defines the limits of the forms employed and is used either independently or in combination with modelling by means of shading.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq016"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq551"> a straight line drawn from an observed object to the fovea of the eye: <em class="example">line of sight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the direction of the ball after it leaves the bowler’s hand, usually considered in relation to the stumps: <em class="example">the bowler’s line varied too much.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq701"> a circle of the terrestrial or of the celestial sphere: <em class="example">the equinoctial line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq824"> a supply of commercial goods of the same general class.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> the line drawn between points counting towards game (<strong>below the line</strong>) and bonus, sometimes known as honour points (<strong>above the line</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq057"> <em class="label">Music</em> one of the straight, horizontal, parallel strokes of the stave, or one above or below it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq796"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq628"> one of the parts, usually melodic, of a composition for many instruments or voices: <em class="example">the vocal line; </em><em class="example">the violin line.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq715"> the line of music which is fundamental to the harmonies being played, often played in jazz or rock bands by the bass guitar.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq623"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq686"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089633" href="entry://firing%20line%23bigmac000089633"><strong>firing line</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq204"> a defensive position: <em class="example">the Brisbane line.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq503"> a series of fortifications: <em class="example">the Maginot line.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq705"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Military</em> the rows of huts, tents, etc., within a camp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq765"> the line of arrangement of an army or of the ships of a fleet as drawn up ready for battle: <em class="example">line of battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq966"> a body or formation of troops or ships drawn up abreast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq750"> a thread, string, thin wire, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq159"> a length of cord, nylon, silk, or the like, bearing a hook or hooks, used in fishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq146"> a strong cord or slender rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq331"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014367" href="entry://clothes%20line%23bigmac000014367"><strong>clothes line</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq296"> a cord, wire, or the like used for measuring or as a guide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq390"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a length of rope for any purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq157"> a pipe or hose: <em class="example">a steam line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq384"> a wire or cable used for communications, as in a telephone system or a computer network.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq120"> a telephonic channel to a particular party: <em class="example">I’m sorry, sir, that line is busy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq427"> telephonic access to external channels from an internal system: <em class="example">press 0 to get a line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a mark indicating the boundaries or divisions of a field or court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq325"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> one of the eight imaginary lines forming the target on the fencer’s body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq342"> (<em>plural</em>) a school punishment, usually consisting of writing out a phrase or sentence a specified number of times.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq859"> a former unit of length equivalent to ¹⁄₁₂ inch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq875"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a measure of a powdered drug, such as cocaine, speed, etc. laid out for inhalation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq983"> <strong>the line</strong>, the equator.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ouPFTxkhy1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">lined</strong>, <strong class="bold">lining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="54"><span id="mq308"> to draw or represent with a line or lines; delineate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq111"> to mark with a line or lines: <em class="example">to line paper for writing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq792"> to cover with lines or wrinkles: <em class="example">a face lined with worry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq444"> to arrange a line along: <em class="example">to line the path with shrubs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq431"> to arrange in a line along: <em class="example">to line the pots against the wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq589"> to form a line along: <em class="example">people lined the streets.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sNSbrvPkJS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="60"><span id="mq552"> <strong class="phr">below the line</strong>, <em class="label">Accounting</em> (of a revenue or cost) listed as unusual and non-recurring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">bring into line</strong>, to cause or persuade to agree or conform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">come on line</strong>, (of a production source in an operational network) to become active.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">come </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fall</strong>)<strong class="phr"> into line</strong>, to agree; conform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq993"> <strong class="phr">do a line</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inhale a measure of cocaine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq257"> <strong class="phr">do a line for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to flirt with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">do a line with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to enter into an amorous relationship with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">draw a line in the sand</strong>, to indicate a limit to the activities of an adversary, which if crossed will result in retaliation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">draw the line</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to impose a limit; refuse to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq620"> <strong class="phr">get a line on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain information about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq471"> <strong class="phr">get one’s lines crossed</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to misunderstand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq80"> <strong class="phr">go off line</strong>, (of a production source in an operational network) to be disconnected from a supply chain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq247"> <strong class="phr">hard lines</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> bad luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">in line</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq985"> (of three or more objects) arranged in a straight line; in alignment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq550"> in conformity or agreement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq961"> well-placed; with a good chance: <em class="example">in line for promotion.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">in the line of duty</strong>, as a part of one’s responsibilities or obligations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">lay it on the line</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to state the case openly and honestly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">line of least resistance</strong>, the course of action requiring the minimum of effort or presenting the fewest difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">line up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq707"> to take a position in a line; range or queue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq298"> to bring into a line, or into line with others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq410"> to get hold of; make available: <em class="example">we must line up a speaker for the conference.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">out of line</strong>, not in accord with standard practice, agreement, etc.; deviant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">pay on the line</strong>, to pay promptly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq043"> <strong class="phr">put on the line</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to expose to risk, usually to prove a point, endorse a principle, etc.: <em class="example">in making this claim, she put her job on the line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq299"> <strong class="phr">read between the lines</strong>, to find in something spoken or written more meaning than the words appear to express. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the strategy in cryptography of writing a secret message in alternate lines within a larger message, such that if the larger message is read line by line, the meaning of the secret one is reversed or obscure]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">shoot a line</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to boast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq667"> <strong class="phr">stand in line</strong>, to queue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">toe the line</strong>, to behave according to the rules; conform; obey. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? naval, with reference to sailors standing in a row with their toes touching a line drawn on the deck; ? military, from infantry drills; ? from running races, where all competitors must be in the correct position behind the starting line before the race can begin]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">up the line</strong>, <em class="label">World War I</em> in action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, coalescence of Old French <em>ligne</em>, from Vulgar Latin <em>*linja</em>, from Latin <em>līnea</em> thread, line, from <em>līnum</em> flax; and Old English <em>līne</em> rope, line, series, rule, representing a Germanic borrowing of Latin <em>līnea</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">line<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of line" src="word_pronunciations/13687.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪn/ (<em>say</em> luyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">lined</strong>, <strong class="bold">lining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> to cover or fit on the inner side with something: <em class="example">to line drawers with paper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> to provide with a layer of material applied to the inner side: <em class="example">to line a coat with silk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq596"> to cover: <em class="example">walls lined with bookcases.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq237"> to furnish or fill: <em class="example">to line one’s pockets with money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq796"> to reinforce (the back of a book) with glued fabric, paper, vellum, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lyne</em>(<em>n</em>), from <em>line</em> (noun) flax, linen (as used for lining), Old English <em>līn</em>, from Latin <em>līnum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lion</span><z><span target_id="FB1uKktcYe">n.</span><span target_id="mcMe5BQfRX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lion" src="word_pronunciations/13708.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'luyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FB1uKktcYe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq948"> a large, greyish-tan wild cat, <em>Panthera leo</em>, the male of which usually has a mane, found in sub-Saharan Africa (the <strong>African lion</strong>) and in a small population in the Gir forest in Gujarat (the <strong>Asiatic lion</strong>, <em>P. l. persica</em>); formerly ranged widely through northern Africa, Europe and the Middle East.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> this animal as the national emblem of Britain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq320"> a person of great strength, courage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> a person of note or celebrity who is much sought after.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mcMe5BQfRX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq584"> <strong class="phr">the lion’s share</strong>, the largest portion of anything. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from an Aesop fable in which four animals (a lion, a heifer, a goat and a sheep) went hunting and caught a stag which the lion divided into four. The lion claimed the first as his share, then the second because of his strength, the third because he was most valiant, and, for the fourth, announced ‘let who will dispute it with me’.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>leo</em>, from Greek <em>leōn</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086877" href="entry://Leo%23bigmac000086877"><span class="smallcaps">Leo</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lip</span><z><span target_id="NSRmg1B9mE">n.</span><span target_id="rYl9Ke5nJl">adj.</span><span target_id="9Wdfs5jxTo">v.t.</span><span target_id="nYR1WYPCfS">v.i.</span><span target_id="wZ5w0pMyOS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lip" src="word_pronunciations/13716.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪp/ (<em>say</em> lip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NSRmg1B9mE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and performing an important function in speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq515"> (<em>plural</em>) these parts as organs of speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> impudent talk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq706"> a lip-like part or structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq773"> <em class="label">Botany</em> either of the two parts (<strong>upper lip</strong> and <strong>lower lip</strong>) into which the corolla or calyx of certain plants (especially the mint family) is divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq048"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040855" href="entry://labium%23bigmac000040855"><strong>labium</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq450"> the outer or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod’s shell.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq283"> <em class="label">Music</em> the position and arrangement of lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq482"> any edge or rim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq247"> a projecting edge, as of a jug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq794"> the crest of a wave which is starting to break, but is not yet curling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq236"> the edge of an opening or cavity, as of a canyon or wound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Carpentry</em> the blade at the end of an auger which cuts the chip after it has been circumscribed by the spur.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rYl9Ke5nJl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="13"><span id="mq397"> relating to, characterised by, or made with the lips.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">lipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">lipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9Wdfs5jxTo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq935"> to touch with the lips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq676"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to hit the ball over the rim of (the hole).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq562"> to utter, especially softly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to kiss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq514"> to affix lipping to the edge of (a door, board, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nYR1WYPCfS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq599"> to use the lips in playing a musical wind instrument.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wZ5w0pMyOS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">bite one’s lip</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq358"> to show vexation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq499"> to stifle one’s feelings, especially anger or irritability.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq225"> <strong class="phr">button </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s lips</strong> or <strong class="phr">button the lip</strong>, to cease talking; keep quiet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">curl one’s lip</strong>, to show scorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">give someone lip</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to answer back rudely or insolently: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Shut up,’ he said. ‘And don’t give me any lip. You mag too much.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">d’arcy niland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">hang on the lips of</strong>, to listen to very attentively or eagerly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">keep a stiff upper lip</strong>, to face misfortune bravely, especially without outward show of perturbation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">lick </strong>(or <strong class="phr">smack</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s lips</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq947"> to indicate one’s appetite for or appreciation of food by, or as by, licking one’s lips.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq27"> to anticipate or recall something with greedy pleasure.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lip</em>(<em>pe</em>), Old English <em>lippa</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>labium</em>, <em>labrum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lipstick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lipstick</span><z><span target_id="CAHRTnbxW7">n.</span><span target_id="rxrhcIm6du">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lipstick" src="word_pronunciations/13715.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɪpstɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'lipstik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CAHRTnbxW7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq287"> a dispenser of a cosmetic preparation for colouring the lips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> the coloured preparation itself.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rxrhcIm6du">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq025"> <strong class="phr">put lipstick on a pig</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt to disguise the true unpleasant nature of something: <em class="example">a budget ad campaign that is like putting lipstick on a pig.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lit<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="6d1Gij5dyq">v.</span><span target_id="XmmXOdUzlc">adj.</span><span target_id="AhuuqSdh4X">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lit" src="word_pronunciations/13757.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪt/ (<em>say</em> lit) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="6d1Gij5dyq"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101427" href="entry://light%23bigmac000101427"><strong>light<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103069" href="entry://light%23bigmac000103069"><strong>light<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XmmXOdUzlc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq044"> extremely intoxicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq049"> extremely exciting: <em class="example">a lit venue.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AhuuqSdh4X">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">lit up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> under the influence of drugs or alcohol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">lit up like a Christmas tree </strong>(or <strong class="phr">birthday cake</strong>), brightly illuminated.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac699191077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lit<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/lɪt/ (<em>say</em> lit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">literature (often in compounds such as <em>English lit</em>, <em>chick lit</em>, <em>lit crit</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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little
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">little</span><z><span target_id="liPgPwNjwP">adj.</span><span target_id="6AD5JnSkRx">pron.</span><span target_id="2UQhCSWbSK">adv.</span><span target_id="5qwZvxLiEC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of little" src="word_pronunciations/13755.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɪtl/ (<em>say</em> 'litl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="liPgPwNjwP"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> small in size; not big or large: <em class="example">a little child.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq449"> small in extent or duration; short; brief: <em class="example">a little while.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq859"> small in number: <em class="example">a little army.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq310"> small in amount or degree; not much: <em class="example">little hope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq787"> being such on a small scale: <em class="example">little farmers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq528"> small in force; weak: <em class="example">a little voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq853"> small in consideration, dignity, consequence, etc.: <em class="example">little discomforts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq304"> mean, narrow, or illiberal: <em class="example">a little mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq552"> endearingly small or considered as such: <em class="example">bless your little heart!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq573"> held dear through familiarity: <em class="example">I understand his little ways.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="6AD5JnSkRx">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq980"> a small amount: <em class="example">she ate very little; </em><em class="example">I remember little of what he told me.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2UQhCSWbSK">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq858"> not at all: <em class="example">he little knows what awaits him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq115"> in only a small amount or degree; not much: <em class="example">a zeal little tempered by humanity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq700"> rarely; infrequently: <em class="example">I see my mother very little.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5qwZvxLiEC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">a little</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq809"> a small amount: <em class="example">give me a little more; </em><em class="example">there is still a little left; </em><em class="example">would you like a little soup?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq645"> sufficient to have an effect; appreciable: <em class="example">we’re having a little trouble.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq614"> in a small degree; somewhat: <em class="example">I feel a little better now.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq134"> a short distance: <em class="example">move back a little, please.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq911"> a short time: <em class="example">why don’t you stay a little?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">little by little</strong>, by degrees; gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq909"> <strong class="phr">make little of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq114"> to belittle; disparage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq036"> to understand only partially; grasp inadequately: <em class="example">I can make little of your writing.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">not a little</strong>, a very great deal; considerable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>lytel</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>littleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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live
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">live<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="uFF7E6ybWq">v.i.</span><span target_id="Y6FFqh98M1">v.t.</span><span target_id="wIPupzZVKz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of live" src="word_pronunciations/13771.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪv/ (<em>say</em> liv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">lived</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of live" src="word_pronunciations/13772.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪvd/ (<em>say</em> livd), <strong class="bold">living</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uFF7E6ybWq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> to have life, as an animal or plant; be alive; be capable of vital functions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq685"> to continue to live; remain alive: <em class="example">to live long.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq935"> to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: <em class="example">looks which lived in my memory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq170"> to escape destruction or remain afloat, as at sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq225"> to maintain life; rely for maintenance: <em class="example">to live on one’s income.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq099"> to dwell or reside: <em class="example">to live in a cottage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq898"> to pass life (as specified): <em class="example">they lived happily ever after.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq145"> to direct or regulate one’s life: <em class="example">to live by the golden rule.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq192"> to experience or enjoy life to the full.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Y6FFqh98M1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq329"> to pass (life): <em class="example">to live a life of ease.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq134"> to carry out or exhibit in one’s life.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wIPupzZVKz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">live and learn</strong>, to acquire new knowledge; learn through experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq656"> <strong class="phr">live and let live</strong>, to be tolerant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">live apart</strong>, (especially of a husband and wife) to live separately after the rupture of a close relationship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">live dangerously</strong>, to take risks; live with little regard to one’s personal safety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq248"> <strong class="phr">live down</strong>, to live so as to cause (something) to lose force or be forgotten: <em class="example">to live down a mistake; </em><em class="example">he’ll never live it down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq67"> <strong class="phr">live fast</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to live one’s life in exciting but also dangerous or exacting circumstances: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>people lived fast in those goldfields days.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq750"> <strong class="phr">live high</strong>, to live at a high standard; live luxuriously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">live in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq061"> to reside at the place of one’s work or study.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq525"> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> to live with someone with whom one has a sexual relationship: <em class="example">I was shocked to find they’re living in.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">live it up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to live wildly and exuberantly; go on a spree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">live off</strong>, to subsist from: <em class="example">live off the land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq175"> <strong class="phr">live on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to feed or subsist on: <em class="example">to live on rice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">live on borrowed time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq314"> (of someone close to death) to live a period of time longer than might be expected.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be given a small breathing space before an inevitable end is reached: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Certainly, some of the big old mansions of the boom period managed to find useful occupations in the twentieth century and live on borrowed time.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1968</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">live out</strong>, to reside away from the place of one’s work or study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">live together</strong>, to dwell together as lovers; cohabit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq032"> <strong class="phr">live up to</strong>, to accord with or maintain (expectations or standards).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">live with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq799"> to dwell together with, as a husband or wife or lover; to cohabit with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq126"> to have (a usually lifelong or long-term condition, such as autism or multiple sclerosis).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq082"> <strong class="phr">live with oneself</strong>, to come to terms with one’s conscience; to retain one’s self-respect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>liv</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>en</em>, Old English <em>lifian</em>, <em>libban</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">live<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="BQAYMIXq7V">adj.</span><span target_id="dveYkpuXee">adv.</span><span target_id="OGlo9d1QZK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of live" src="word_pronunciations/13773.mp3"></audio></span>/laɪv/ (<em>say</em> luyv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BQAYMIXq7V"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> being in life, living, or alive: <em class="example">live animals; </em><em class="example">live cargo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq092"> of or relating to life or living beings: <em class="example">a live birth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> characterised by or indicating the presence of living creatures: <em class="example">the live sounds of the forest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq262"> burning or glowing, as a coal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq183"> vivid or bright, as colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq967"> flowing freely, as water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq760"> made to be used, as ammunition. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087687" href="entry://dummy%23bigmac000087687"><strong>dummy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087687" href="entry://dummy%23mq324">16</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq582"> loaded or unexploded, as a cartridge or shell: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Often the training is with live bullets.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq093"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> electrically connected to a source of potential difference, or electrically charged so as to have a potential different from that of earth: <em class="example">a live terminal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq245"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> moving, or imparting motion or power: <em class="example">the live centre of a lathe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq676"> still in use, or to be used, as type set up or copy for printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq973"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq639"> (of a radio or television program) broadcast or televised at the moment it is being presented in the studio or elsewhere: <em class="example">a live telecast; </em><em class="example">live to air.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq688"> (of a performance) given in concert or in the theatre, etc., opposed to a filmed or broadcast performance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq872"> (of an audience) actually present, as when a radio or television program is being recorded.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Acoustics</em> (of a room, etc.) having a relatively long reverberation period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq306"> (of a betting ticket, wager, etc.) still dependent on the results of a race yet to be run, especially where the wager involves more than one race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq255"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> full of life, energy, or activity: <em class="example">a live one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of present interest, as a question or issue.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="dveYkpuXee">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq375"> (of a radio or television program) not taped; at the time of its happening: <em class="example">this race is brought to you live from the Olympic swimming pool.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OGlo9d1QZK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq061"> <strong class="phr">a live one</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a potential or likely victim of a con; fool.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq664"> a lively person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">live … trade</strong>, the export of live animals, destined to be slaughtered in another country, the type of animal being specified as in <em>live sheep trade</em>, <em>live cattle trade</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104074" href="entry://alive%23bigmac000104074"><span class="smallcaps">alive</span></a>, used attributively]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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living
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">living</span><z><span target_id="cJZ2hRFoo7">adj.</span><span target_id="zgHnMDZ5QZ">n.</span><span target_id="7ofF3uN3eL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of living" src="word_pronunciations/13775.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'living) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cJZ2hRFoo7"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq635"> that lives; alive, or not dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> in actual existence or use: <em class="example">living languages.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq810"> active; strong: <em class="example">a living faith.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq498"> burning or glowing, as a coal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq878"> flowing freely, as water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq369"> (of rock or stone, etc.) in its natural state and place; native, as part of the earth’s crust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq951"> lifelike, as a picture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq289"> of or relating to living beings: <em class="example">within living memory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq118"> relating to or sufficient for living: <em class="example">living conditions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq451"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">to scare the living daylights out of someone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zgHnMDZ5QZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq204"> the act or condition of someone or something that lives: <em class="example">living is very expensive these days.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq975"> manner or course of life: <em class="example">good living.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq068"> means of maintaining life; livelihood: <em class="example">to earn one’s living.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq216"> the benefits and responsibilities of an appointment as an ecclesiastical minister; benefice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq701"> <strong>the living</strong>, those alive at any one given time.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7ofF3uN3eL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">a good living</strong>, an income which supports a style of life which is typified by a high standard of material goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">by the living God</strong>, (an oath to give emphasis to a statement.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">by the living Harry</strong>, (a euphemistic form of <em>by the living God</em>.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">for a living</strong>, as a livelihood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100807" href="entry://live%23bigmac000100807"><span class="smallcaps">liv(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lo<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Xeu9XUc3n6">interj.</span><span target_id="wOrjwHkTP8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lo" src="word_pronunciations/13943.mp3"></audio></span>/loʊ/ (<em>say</em> loh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="Xeu9XUc3n6"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> look! see! behold!</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wOrjwHkTP8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq963"> <strong class="phr">lo and behold</strong>, (an exclamation used to indicate that the circumstance about to be revealed or described is surprising.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>lā!</em>, expressing surprise, joy or grief]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971907459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lo" src="word_pronunciations/13943.mp3"></audio></span>/loʊ/ (<em>say</em> loh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>especially in compounds</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">low: <em class="example">lo-cal; </em><em class="example">lo-fat.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mash</span><z><span target_id="o9aqUlsXLi">n.</span><span target_id="fdhUoDRlqt">v.t.</span><span target_id="MeL60BwP96">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mash" src="word_pronunciations/14383.mp3"></audio></span>/mæʃ/ (<em>say</em> mash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="o9aqUlsXLi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> a soft, pulpy mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> pulpy condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq653"> a mess of boiled grain, bran, meal, etc., fed warm to horses, cattle, poultry, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq913"> crushed malt or meal of grain mixed with hot water to form wort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq642"> mashed potatoes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq125"> sweetheart; object of admiration.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq764"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065090" href="entry://masher%23bigmac000065090"><strong>masher</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065090" href="entry://masher%23mq130">2</a>).</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fdhUoDRlqt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq783"> to crush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq996"> to reduce to a soft, pulpy mass, as by heating or pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq017"> to mix (crushed malt, etc.) with hot water to form wort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Music</em> to mix together: <em class="example">to mash walls of synth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to flirt with; seek to attract or fascinate (a potential sexual partner).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MeL60BwP96">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq209"> to flirt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq837"> <strong>do a mash</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to flirt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>masche</em>, Old English <em>māsc-</em> (in compounds)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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master
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">master</span><z><span target_id="sgxEJ1WP5y">n.</span><span target_id="1l6qMLUOoW">adj.</span><span target_id="laFcwfQ3eY">v.t.</span><span target_id="8HNg6S91AO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of master" src="word_pronunciations/14408.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmastə/ (<em>say</em> 'mahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sgxEJ1WP5y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq288"> someone who has the power of controlling, using, or disposing of something: <em class="example">a master of several languages.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq595"> an employer of workers or servants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq279"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a man, usually a free settler, to whom a convict was assigned as a servant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq195"> Also, <strong class="vs">master mariner</strong>. the commander of a merchant vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq615"> the male head of a household.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq859"> an owner of a slave, horse, dog, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq525"> a presiding officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq462"> a male teacher, tutor, or schoolmaster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq852"> a person whose teachings one accepts or follows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq396"> a victor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq017"> a tradesperson qualified to carry on their trade independently and to teach apprentices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq989"> a person eminently skilled in something, as an occupation, art, or science.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq806"> (a title given to a bridge or chess player who has won or been placed high in a certain number of officially recognised tournaments.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq892"> someone holding this title.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq471"> <em class="label">Law</em> a legally qualified officer of a Supreme Court, empowered to perform auxiliary judicial duties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq270"> someone who has been awarded a further degree, usually subsequent to a bachelor’s degree, at a university (used only in titles or in certain other expressions relating to such a degree): <em class="example">Master of Science; </em><em class="example">a master’s degree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq547"> a boy or young man (used chiefly as a term of address).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq689"> the head of a college at certain universities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq596"> the head teacher in a particular subject department in a secondary school: <em class="example">the history master.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq572"> an original matrix, especially the first pressing of a gramophone record.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq828"> an original recording from which copies, remixes, etc., are made.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq221"> the final mix of a multitrack recording.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1l6qMLUOoW">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq510"> being master, or exercising mastery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq690"> chief or principal: <em class="example">the master bedroom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq283"> directing or controlling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq234"> dominating or predominant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq226"> being a master carrying on their trade independently, rather than a worker employed by another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq170"> being a master of some occupation, art, etc.; eminently skilled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq948"> characteristic of a master; showing mastery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="laFcwfQ3eY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq312"> to conquer or subdue; reduce to subjection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq031"> to rule or direct as master.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq758"> to make oneself master of; to become an adept in.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8HNg6S91AO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq896"> <strong class="phr">be master in one’s own house</strong>, to manage one’s own affairs without interference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">be one’s own master</strong>, to be completely free and independent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">master and servant</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> the relationship which exists when the master or employer has the right to direct the servant or employee what to do, and to control how it is done; a master is liable for a tort committed by the servant in the course of their employment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>maister</em>, Old English <em>magister</em>, from Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>masterdom</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>masterless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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match
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">match<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="8n1CLNW4p3">n.</span><span target_id="XUXPJdviDh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of match" src="word_pronunciations/14422.mp3"></audio></span>/mætʃ/ (<em>say</em> mach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8n1CLNW4p3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> a short, slender piece of wood or other material tipped with a chemical substance which produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an even rate, used to fire cannon, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> a pastry resembling a mille-feuille except that it may be dusted with icing sugar instead of being topped with icing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XUXPJdviDh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">a struck match</strong>, a very small amount: <em class="example">to be not a struck match between the leaders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq495"> <strong class="phr">not worth a struck match</strong>, of very small value.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>matche</em>, from Old French <em>meiche</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">match<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="RLabFc8I2T">n.</span><span target_id="c57ooPn24h">v.t.</span><span target_id="UhQGnyBTri">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of match" src="word_pronunciations/14423.mp3"></audio></span>/mætʃ/ (<em>say</em> mach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RLabFc8I2T"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> a person or thing that is an exact counterpart of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq313"> someone able to cope with another as an equal: <em class="example">to meet one’s match.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq306"> a corresponding or suitably associated pair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq171"> a contest or game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq339"> an engagement for a contest or game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq217"> a person considered with regard to suitability as a partner in marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq090"> a person with whom one is deemed to be romantically compatible on a dating app.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq444"> a matrimonial compact or alliance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="c57ooPn24h">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq899"> to equal, or be equal to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq268"> to be the match or counterpart of: <em class="example">the colour of the skirt does not match that of the coat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq650"> to adapt; make to correspond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq994"> to fit together, as two things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq380"> to procure or produce an equal to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq598"> to place in opposition or conflict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq299"> to provide with an adversary or competitor of equal power: <em class="example">the teams were well matched.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq266"> to encounter as an adversary with equal power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq586"> to prove a match for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq428"> to unite in marriage; procure a matrimonial alliance for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq488"> to be deemed romantically compatible with (a person) on a dating app.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UhQGnyBTri">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq572"> to be equal or suitable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq511"> to correspond; be of corresponding size, shape, colour, pattern, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq130"> to ally oneself in marriage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>macche</em>, Old English <em>gemæcca</em> mate, fellow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>matchable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>matcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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matter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">matter</span><z><span target_id="3ZYYVfygkY">n.</span><span target_id="qxRBAS4t3a">v.i.</span><span target_id="ltt37RB1RZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of matter" src="word_pronunciations/14451.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmætə/ (<em>say</em> 'matuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3ZYYVfygkY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq491"> the substance or substances of which physical objects consist or are composed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq697"> physical or corporeal substance in general (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous), especially as distinguished from incorporeal substance (as spirit or mind), or from qualities, actions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq217"> whatever occupies space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq265"> a particular kind of substance: <em class="example">colouring matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq335"> some substance excreted by a living body, especially pus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq814"> the material or substance of a discourse, book, etc., often as distinguished from the form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq070"> things written or printed: <em class="example">printed matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq758"> a thing, affair, or business: <em class="example">a matter of life and death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq268"> an amount or extent reckoned approximately: <em class="example">a matter of ten kilometres.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq983"> something of consequence: <em class="example">it is no matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq248"> importance or significance: <em class="example">what matter?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq987"> ground, reason, or cause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq616"> <em class="label">Law</em> statement or allegation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq828"> material for work; copy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq989"> type set up.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq29"> (<em>plural</em>) the situation of the moment: <em class="example">matters had reached rock bottom.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qxRBAS4t3a">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq953"> to be of importance; signify: <em class="example">it matters little.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq140"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073657" href="entry://suppurate%23bigmac000073657"><strong>suppurate</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ltt37RB1RZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">a matter of course</strong>, the logical and inevitable outcome of a sequence of events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">as a matter of fact</strong>, actually; in reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq383"> <strong class="phr">be the matter</strong>, to be the cause of dissatisfaction or distress; be a difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq741"> <strong class="phr">don’t matter</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) (an exclamation indicating amused resignation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq723"> <strong class="phr">for that matter</strong>, as far as that is concerned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">go to the matter</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to support a statement or proposition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>matere</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>māteria</em> stuff, material]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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may
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">may<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="hATbJRHnPL">mod. v.</span><span target_id="l1J6VwdNRs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of may" src="word_pronunciations/14488.mp3"></audio></span>/meɪ/ (<em>say</em> may) <div abbr="mod. v." class="chunk" id="hATbJRHnPL"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>modal</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> (expressing uncertainty): <em class="example">this may be the case; </em><em class="example">he may be angry when he finds out; </em><em class="example">as many as 300 people may have been killed; </em><em class="example">we leave on Friday, come what may.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> to have permission to: <em class="example">may we come in?; </em><em class="example">you may go now</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq228"> to be possible: <em class="example">this may be achieved in various ways.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq522"> (used to concede a point): <em class="example">she may be the boss, but she’s not always right; </em><em class="example">be that as it may, he’s not entirely in the wrong; </em><em class="example">that’s as may be, but we have to look to the future.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq440"> (indicating an intention): <em class="example">she’s working all hours so that her children may have a better life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq054"> (expressing a hope): <em class="example">may all your dreams come true</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="l1J6VwdNRs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq96"> <strong class="phr">may as well …</strong>, (used to make a suggestion in the absence of a better alternative): <em class="example">he won’t turn up now – we may as well go home.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>mæg</em>, 1st and 3rd person singular present indicative of <em>magan</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098288" href="entry://can%23bigmac000098288"><strong>can<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">may<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="45mYZsc46A">n.</span><span target_id="3NcOTDYtdP">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of may" src="word_pronunciations/14489.mp3"></audio></span>/meɪ/ (<em>say</em> may) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="45mYZsc46A"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033253" href="entry://hawthorn%23bigmac000033253"><strong>hawthorn</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> any of several, usually white-flowered, species of the genus <em>Spiraea</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3NcOTDYtdP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq083"> to gather flowers in the northern spring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [because it flowers in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac534343393" href="entry://May%23bigmac534343393"><span class="smallcaps">May<sup>1</sup></span></a> in the Northern Hemisphere]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mayhem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mayhem</span><z><span target_id="aqIQD0pMS9">n.</span><span target_id="9RrweA7lOJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mayhem" src="word_pronunciations/14482.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmeɪhɛm/ (<em>say</em> 'mayhem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aqIQD0pMS9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Law</em> the crime of violently inflicting a bodily injury on another person (now often extended by statute to include any wilful mutilation of another’s body).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq59"> confusion and chaos, especially when caused by violence.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9RrweA7lOJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">be mayhem</strong>, to be in a state of disorder or confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(<strong class="phr">a state of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> mayhem</strong>, in disorder or confusion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">maihem</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>maheym</em>, from Anglo-French, variant of Old French <em>mahaigne</em> injury. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044506" href="entry://maim%23bigmac000044506"><span class="smallcaps">maim</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meal<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dOqdkS8qRI">n.</span><span target_id="QRfUM9cKEu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of meal" src="word_pronunciations/14500.mp3"></audio></span>/mil/ (<em>say</em> meel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dOqdkS8qRI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq043"> one of the regular repasts of the day, as breakfast, lunch, or dinner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> the food eaten or served for a repast.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QRfUM9cKEu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq521"> <strong class="phr">make a meal of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq218"> to turn into a satisfactory meal: <em class="example">to make a meal of the leftovers.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq821"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to do (something) with more effort than is required, usually from incompetence or inexperience: <em class="example">to make a meal of sorting the forms.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a mess of, as in performing a task: <em class="example">to make a meal of the garden while doing the weeding.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq786"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to demonstrate one’s superiority over: <em class="example">to make a meal of the opposition.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>mæl</em> measure, fixed time, occasion, meal]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meal<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of meal" src="word_pronunciations/14501.mp3"></audio></span>/mil/ (<em>say</em> meel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> the edible part of any grain (now usually excluding wheat) or pulse ground to a coarse powder and not sifted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> any ground or powdery substance, as of nuts or seeds, resembling this.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mele</em>, Old English <em>melu</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meat</span><z><span target_id="FtQatZHvqm">n.</span><span target_id="LKO2kSNZNs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of meat" src="word_pronunciations/14517.mp3"></audio></span>/mit/ (<em>say</em> meet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FtQatZHvqm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> the flesh of animals as used for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq669"> food in general: <em class="example">meat and drink.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq513"> the edible part of anything, as a fruit, nut, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq171"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> the principal meal: <em class="example">to say grace before meat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq467"> the main substance of something, as an argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq038"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq548"> a totem.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq232"> a totemic group; clan.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq732"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) male or female genitalia.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LKO2kSNZNs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq463"> <strong class="phr">meat and potatoes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq028"> the most fundamental part of something.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq187"> an easily accomplished task, usually because of someone’s natural talent or previous experience.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq29"> <strong class="phr">meat and two veg</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq417"> the traditional Australian meal of meat, such as chops or sausages, and two different kinds of vegetable, usually potato or pumpkin, and peas or beans.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) male genitalia.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">strong meat</strong>, books, films, etc., which would shock anyone with a nervous or squeamish disposition, as those depicting violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq031"> <strong class="phr">the meat in the sandwich</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person innocently involved in a conflict of interests.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>mete</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>meatless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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medicine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">medicine</span><z><span target_id="i2BglyNICe">n.</span><span target_id="hJ8vRpWZte">v.t.</span><span target_id="Xl5J8GLEfB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of medicine" src="word_pronunciations/14539.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɛdəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'meduhsuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of medicine" src="word_pronunciations/14540.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɛdsən/ (<em>say</em> 'medsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i2BglyNICe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> any substance or substances used in treating disease; a medicament; a remedy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs, surgical operations or appliances, manipulations, etc. (often divided into medicine proper, surgery, and obstetrics).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq793"> the art or science of treating disease with drugs or curative substances (distinguished from <em>surgery</em> and <em>obstetrics</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq937"> the medical profession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq571"> any object or practice regarded by a people as being of magical efficacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq878"> any unpleasant treatment or experience, especially one that is difficult to accept.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hJ8vRpWZte">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq290"> (<strong class="bold">medicined</strong>, <strong class="bold">medicining</strong>) to administer medicine to.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Xl5J8GLEfB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">a taste </strong>(or <strong class="phr">dose</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of one’s own medicine</strong>, any unpleasant treatment meted out to someone who usually punishes, bullies, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">practise medicine</strong>, to be engaged in the work of a doctor, especially as a general practitioner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>medicīna</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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medium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">medium</span><z><span target_id="0fxz1Zyd96">n.</span><span target_id="99vj9Dv6CT">adj.</span><span target_id="amBMAql8WM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of medium" src="word_pronunciations/14546.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmidiəm/ (<em>say</em> 'meedeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0fxz1Zyd96"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">media</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of medium" src="word_pronunciations/14531.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmidiə/ (<em>say</em> 'meedeeuh) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">mediums</strong> <em>for defs 1–11</em>, <strong class="bold">mediums</strong> <em>for def. 12</em>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> a middle state or condition; a mean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> something intermediate in nature or degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq318"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a size of printing paper, 18 × 23 inches, most commonly in use before metrication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq632"> an intervening substance, as air, etc., through which a force acts or an effect is produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Functional Grammar</em> the channel of communication, such as speech, sign language, or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq606"> the element in which an organism has its natural habitat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq838"> one’s environment, surrounding things, conditions, or influences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq759"> an agency, means, or instrument: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After the preview Mrs Bush, a strong supporter of quality children’s TV programs, underlined the importance of television as an education medium for children.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the substance by which specimens are displayed or preserved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Bacteriology</em> a nutritive substance containing protein, carbohydrates, salts, water, etc., either liquid or solidified through the addition of gelatine or agar-agar, in or upon which microorganisms are grown for study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Painting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq870"> a liquid with which pigments are mixed for application.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq555"> the material or technique which an artist uses.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq355"> a person supposedly serving as an instrument for the manifestation of another personality or of some supernatural agency: <em class="example">a spiritualist medium.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="99vj9Dv6CT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq991"> intermediate in degree, quality, etc.: <em class="example">a man of medium size.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="amBMAql8WM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq526"> <strong class="phr">a happy medium</strong>, an agreeable balance or compromise between two extremes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: (neuter adjective) middle, intermediate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meet<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DZmXM0FW8G">v.t.</span><span target_id="M7uxYvkpx4">v.i.</span><span target_id="Oti2gahZJW">n.</span><span target_id="GEMkfLBQN4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of meet" src="word_pronunciations/14517.mp3"></audio></span>/mit/ (<em>say</em> meet) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">met</strong>, <strong class="bold">meeting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DZmXM0FW8G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> to come into contact, junction, or connection with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> to come before or to (the eye, gaze, ear, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq621"> to come into the company of: <em class="example">I met him in the street; </em><em class="example">I’ll meet you at the restaurant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> to go to the place of arrival of, as to welcome, speak with, accompany, etc.: <em class="example">to meet one’s guests at the door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq298"> to come into personal acquaintance with for the first time, as by formal presentation: <em class="example">have you met my sister?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq913"> to face, eye, etc., directly or without avoidance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq878"> to encounter in opposition or conflict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq671"> to match or equal: <em class="example">I’ll meet his price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq720"> to come into conformity with (wishes, expectations, views, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq951"> to oppose: <em class="example">to meet charges with countercharges.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq328"> to cope or deal effectively with (an objection, difficulty, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq185"> to satisfy (needs, obligations, demands, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq682"> to pay for; <em>meet the costs</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq011"> to encounter in experience: <em class="example">to meet hostility.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq800"> (of a bus, train, etc.) to make a connection with (another bus, train, etc.): <em class="example">the 8.30 train meets the school bus.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="M7uxYvkpx4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq069"> to come together, face to face, or into company: <em class="example">we met in the street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq928"> to assemble, as for action or conference as a committee, a legislature, a society, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq969"> to become personally acquainted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq080"> to come into contact or form a junction, as lines, planes, areas, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq427"> to be conjoined or united.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq214"> to concur or agree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq191"> to come together in opposition or conflict, as adversaries, hostile forces, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Oti2gahZJW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq704"> a sporting event: <em class="example">a swim meet; </em><em class="example">a track meet; an athletic meet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq248"> those assembled at such a meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq579"> the place of meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq040"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an assignation, especially with a potential romantic partner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq777"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac556553214" href="entry://meet-up%23bigmac556553214"><strong>meet-up</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GEMkfLBQN4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">meet and greet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq208"> to welcome (someone) officially: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When its first flight to Hobart arrived about five weeks ago, he was on the tarmac to meet and greet it and proclaim a new era for Tasmanian tourism.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq979"> (of a politician, celebrity, etc.) to spend time meeting and chatting with members of the public, usually at a planned and structured event: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But some Clinton aides would like the president to venture out to meet and greet the public and push the domestic and foreign policy agenda which has given him record approval ratings.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq821"> <strong class="phr">meet halfway</strong>, to reach an agreed compromise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq827"> <strong class="phr">… meets …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating that the person or thing referred to displays a combination of the typical characteristics of the two people or things specified): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The look this year is skate kid meets business flier.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">meet up with</strong>, to have an encounter with, especially by chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq884"> <strong class="phr">meet with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq818"> to have a meeting with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq994"> to experience or receive (praise, blame, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mete</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>mētan</em>, <em>gemētan</em>, from <em>mōt</em>, <em>gemōt</em> meeting. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048053" href="entry://moot%23bigmac000048053"><span class="smallcaps">moot<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meet<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of meet" src="word_pronunciations/14517.mp3"></audio></span>/mit/ (<em>say</em> meet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">suitable; fitting; proper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mete</em>, Old English <em>gemǣte</em> suitable]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Melba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Melba</span><z><span target_id="m65tm4N9Br">n.</span><span target_id="PvPgU7aXeG">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmɛlbə/ (<em>say</em> 'melbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m65tm4N9Br"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> <strong>Dame Nellie</strong> (<em>Helen Porter Armstrong</em>, born <em>Mitchell</em>), 1861–1931, Australian soprano.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PvPgU7aXeG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">do a Melba</strong>, to make many farewell appearances. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the number of ‘farewell’ concerts presented by Dame Nellie Melba]</div></span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Nellie Melba</strong> was born in Melbourne, where she trained as a singer before leaving for Europe in 1886. In Paris she became a pupil of the renowned Mathilde Marchesi, and in 1887 she made her stage debut in Brussels. At this time she adopted the stage name of Melba after her home city. London remained indifferent to her until her success at Covent Garden in <em>Romeo et Juliette</em> in 1889. Thereafter London performances remained her focal point, even though some of her greatest triumphs were at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. She sang at Covent Garden every year till 1909, celebrated for the purity and strength of her voice. Melba gave her final Covent Garden appearance in 1926, and made her farewell performance in Australia in 1928, but continued to sing intermittently up to her death. Melba toured Australia in 1902–3 and from 1909, when she built Coombe Cottage, near Lilydale, Victoria, spent more time in her home country, teaching at the Melbourne Conservatorium and encouraging protégées. She was made a Dame in 1918. In 1989 she was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Melbourne Cup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Melbourne Cup</span><z><span target_id="LvfRn6yQYs">n.</span><span target_id="UAwIPPLoyl">phr.</span></z></header><div>/mɛlbən ˈkʌp/ (<em>say</em> melbuhn 'kup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LvfRn6yQYs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq401"> a horserace held annually at Flemington racecourse, Melbourne, on the first Tuesday in November, first run in 1861.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> the trophy award for winning this race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq895"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> a chamber-pot</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UAwIPPLoyl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">a Melbourne Cup field</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large number of contestants or candidates, as for a job, position or office, etc.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Won for the first two years by a Sydney horse, Archer, the <strong>Melbourne Cup</strong> created intense intercolonial rivalry and quickly overshadowed Sydney’s leading races. By the 1880s the two-mile (now 3200 metres) race attracted crowds of 100 000 to Flemington racecourse, having established itself as Australia’s and one of the world’s leading handicap races. Other great winners include Carbine (1890), carrying 67 kilograms; Phar Lap (1930); Peter Pan (1932, 1934); Rain Lover (1968, 1969); Think Big (1974, 1975); and Makybe Diva, the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup three times (2003, 2004 and 2005). In 2015 a female jockey, Michelle Payne, rode the winner (the outsider Prince of Penzance) for the first time.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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melon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">melon</span><z><span target_id="DNLkEOKOaz">n.</span><span target_id="qA2XNya529">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of melon" src="word_pronunciations/14583.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɛlən/ (<em>say</em> 'meluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DNLkEOKOaz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> the fruit of any of various members of the family Cucurbitaceae as the paddy melon, <em>Cucumis myriocarpus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq227"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stupid person; fool.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qA2XNya529">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">cut a melon</strong>, <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to declare a large extra dividend to shareholders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>mēlo</em>, from Greek <em>mēlopepōn</em> apple-like gourd]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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melt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">melt</span><z><span target_id="MZp3gDG2Aw">v.i.</span><span target_id="9ezapkQqg0">v.t.</span><span target_id="devaptFvTj">n.</span><span target_id="7mAFpCKjzj">adj.</span><span target_id="zN4574gIkD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of melt" src="word_pronunciations/14586.mp3"></audio></span>/mɛlt/ (<em>say</em> melt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">melted</strong>, <strong class="bold">melted</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">molten</strong>, <strong class="bold">melting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MZp3gDG2Aw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> to become liquefied by heat, as ice, snow, butter, metal, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq816"> (not in scientific use) to become liquid; dissolve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to spend, especially a cheque.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq073"> to pass, dwindle, or fade gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq014"> to become softened in feeling by pity, sympathy, love, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq454"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to fail; to faint, as the heart or soul, from fear, grief, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9ezapkQqg0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq043"> to reduce to a liquid state by heat; fuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq343"> to soften in feeling, as a person, the heart, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="devaptFvTj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq153"> the act or process of melting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq591"> the state of being melted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq347"> that which is melted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq917"> a quantity melted at one time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq793"> Also, <strong class="vs">milt</strong>. the spleen of an animal, especially a pig, ox, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7mAFpCKjzj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq381"> in the form of a melt; molten: <em class="example">melt glass.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zN4574gIkD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq002"> <strong class="phr">melt away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq397"> to pass or fade away.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq621"> to cause something to pass or fade away.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">melt down</strong>, to heat (animal carcases) as in vats, usually with the object of rendering the fat to make tallow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">melt into</strong>, to pass, change, or blend gradually into.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq389"> <strong class="phr">melt into thin air</strong>, to disappear from view.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>melte</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>meltan</em> (verb intransitive), <em>m</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>eltan</em> (verb transitive); related to Icelandic <em>melta</em> digest, melt] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>melter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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memory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">memory</span><z><span target_id="7OrIeEvj7M">n.</span><span target_id="3SSWjTDp8q">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmɛmri/ (<em>say</em> 'memree), /ˈmɛməri/ (<em>say</em> 'memuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7OrIeEvj7M"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">memories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq380"> the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving impressions, or of recalling or recognising previous experiences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> this faculty as possessed by a particular individual: <em class="example">to have a good memory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq343"> the act or fact of retaining mental impressions; remembrance; recollection: <em class="example">to draw from memory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq635"> the length of time over which recollection extends: <em class="example">a time within the memory of living men.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq211"> a mental impression retained; a recollection: <em class="example">one’s earliest memories.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq994"> the reputation of a person or thing, especially after death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq992"> the state or fact of being remembered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq844"> a person or thing remembered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq300"> commemorative remembrance; commemoration: <em class="example">a monument in memory of Captain Cook.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> the step in the classical preparation of a speech in which the wording is memorised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the part of a digital computer in which data and instructions are held until they are required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq962"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090279" href="entry://concentration%23bigmac000090279"><strong>concentration</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090279" href="entry://concentration%23mq084">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3SSWjTDp8q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">a trip down memory lane</strong>, an experience that calls to mind the past; a nostalgic occasion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>memorie</em>, from Latin <em>memoria</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tcY2Puxsk0">adj.</span><span target_id="YBq3IFlmTb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mental" src="word_pronunciations/14622.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> 'mentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tcY2Puxsk0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> of or relating to the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> performed by or existing in the mind: <em class="example">mental arithmetic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq621"> relating to the intellect; intellectual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq680"> denoting a disorder of the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq790"> designated for or relating to the care of those with disordered minds: <em class="example">mental hospital; </em><em class="example">mental nurse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq044"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> foolish or mad.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YBq3IFlmTb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq043"> <strong class="phr">chuck </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a mental</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq625"> to throw a tantrum.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq789"> to pretend to be mentally ill for a particular purpose, as insurance fraud, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq957"> <strong class="phr">go mental</strong>, to behave in a distracted or hysterical fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>mentālis</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mental" src="word_pronunciations/14623.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> 'mentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">of or relating to the chin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>mentum</em> chin + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mercy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mercy</span><z><span target_id="qndZ1i9xgC">n.</span><span target_id="0Hh6HbZ9kr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mercy" src="word_pronunciations/14642.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɜsi/ (<em>say</em> 'mersee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qndZ1i9xgC"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mercies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> compassionate or kindly forbearance shown towards an offender, an enemy, or other person in one’s power; compassion, pity, or benevolence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq854"> disposition to be merciful: <em class="example">an adversary wholly without mercy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq325"> discretionary power as to clemency or severity, pardon or punishment, or the like: <em class="example">be at the mercy of a conqueror.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq000"> an act of forbearance, compassion, or favour, especially of God towards his creatures.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0Hh6HbZ9kr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">at the mercy of</strong>, defenceless against; unprotected from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>merci</em>, feminine, favour, mercy; masculine, thanks, from Latin <em>merces</em> pay, Medieval Latin mercy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mob<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="mghtK3trTp">n.</span><span target_id="GqqjGBMWfP">adj.</span><span target_id="ctQ37BuzAO">v.t.</span><span target_id="g89PSdqEJ2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mob" src="word_pronunciations/15006.mp3"></audio></span>/mɒb/ (<em>say</em> mob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mghtK3trTp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq623"> a large number, especially of people: <em class="example">there was a mob of people in the streets to see the procession.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq258"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a group of people, as friends, not necessarily large: <em class="example">we’ll invite the mob over for Saturday night.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq466"> a group of workers: <em class="example">a mob of shearers.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a criminal gang.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> a collection of animals: <em class="example">a mob of sheep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq832"> a disorderly, riotous or hostile group of people: <em class="example">the mob packed the presidential palace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq139"> the common mass of people; the populace or multitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq635"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq255"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> an Aboriginal tribe or language group: <em class="example">all my mob; </em><em class="example">the Big River mob.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq432"> a community, whether related by kinship, geography, special interest, etc.: <em class="example">the Newcastle mob; </em><em class="example">the Music Society mob.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq706"> a group or unit of Joey Scouts in the Scout Association.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GqqjGBMWfP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq863"> of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for a mob: <em class="example">mob violence; </em><em class="example">mob oratory.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ctQ37BuzAO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">mobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">mobbing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq815"> to crowd around tumultuously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Back in Australia she is treated like royalty, mobbed everywhere she goes</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday tasmanian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq939"> to surround and attack with riotous violence: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>All the Lebanese mobbed me, calling me obscene names and spitting.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq776"> to muster (stock animals).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g89PSdqEJ2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">a big mob</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq406"> a large number.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq116"> a great amount.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq076"> <strong class="phr">mobs of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> lots of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She’s not bad to Roper Valley station, though there’s mobs of bulldust, mobs of it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coralie and leslie rees</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq062"> <strong class="phr">the Mob</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the Mafia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of Latin <em>mōbile vulgus</em> the movable (i.e. excitable) common people] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>mobber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>mobbish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514436348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mob<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/mɒb/ (<em>say</em> mob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">(in computer games) a computer-controlled enemy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [short for <em>m</em>(<em>obile</em>)<em> ob</em>(<em>ject</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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molehill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">molehill</span><z><span target_id="V2C3q6CimE">n.</span><span target_id="QnP37KEpoo">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmoʊlhɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'mohlhil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V2C3q6CimE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> a small mound or ridge of earth raised up by moles burrowing under the ground.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QnP37KEpoo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">make a mountain out of a molehill</strong>, to make something insignificant into a major obstacle or difficulty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">money</span><z><span target_id="vOUDXlqbv1">n.</span><span target_id="HDXR32jW9t">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of money" src="word_pronunciations/15086.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vOUDXlqbv1"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">moneys</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">monies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public authority and issued as a medium of exchange and measure of value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq233"> current coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq501"> coin or certificate (as banknotes, etc.) generally accepted in payment of debts and current transactions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq027"> any article or substance similarly used.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq388"> a particular form or denomination of currency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq601"> a money of account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq610"> property considered with reference to its pecuniary value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq047"> an amount or sum of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq457"> wealth reckoned in terms of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq742"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> pecuniary sums.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq468"> pecuniary profit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HDXR32jW9t">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">for one’s money</strong>, as far as one’s own choice or preference is concerned; in one’s own opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">have money to burn</strong>, to squander one’s money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">in the money</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> rich.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">in the old money</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in the previous system of currency, temperature, measurement, etc.: <em class="example">he is six foot two in the old money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">made of money</strong>, extremely rich.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq584"> <strong class="phr">make money</strong>, to become rich.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq590"> <strong class="phr">money for jam </strong>(or <strong class="phr">old rope</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money which is obtained by very little effort. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? military slang of World War I, with reference to the use of jam as a staple in military rations]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">money or the box</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> relating to a point at which a choice must be made between something limited but secure, and taking a risk that could produce either a much better result or nothing at all: <em class="example">a money or the box moment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq907"> <strong class="phr">money’s worth</strong>, full value; greatest possible advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">on the money</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exactly right: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The little hitman was always on the money a thousand per cent.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robert g barrett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq506"> <strong class="phr">put money into</strong>, to invest in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">put one’s money where one’s mouth is</strong>, to give financial support to a cause, project, etc., which one has openly expressed belief in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">throw good money after bad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to squander more money in an attempt to salvage a bad investment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>moneye</em>, from Old French <em>moneie</em>, from Latin <em>monēta</em> mint, money, from <em>Jūno Monēto</em> Juno the Adviser, in whose temple at Rome money was coined]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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monkey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">monkey<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="kWyrXKmfSC">n.</span><span target_id="bejjsrIMwF">v.t.</span><span target_id="BFHGyl8Cmq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of monkey" src="word_pronunciations/15096.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'mungkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kWyrXKmfSC"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">monkeys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> any member of the mammalian infraorder Simiiformes, order Primates, including the baboons, guenons, macaques, langurs, capuchins, etc., but excluding humans and the anthropoid apes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq581"> a person likened to such an animal, as a mischievous child, a mimic, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq073"> the fur of certain species of long-haired monkeys.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq875"> any of various mechanical devices, as the ram of a pile-driving apparatus, or of a wool press.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq616"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq607"> (formerly) the sum of £500.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq682"> the sum of $500.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq423"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a debt, as a mortgage on a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Mining</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047792" href="entry://monkey%20shaft%23bigmac000047792"><strong>monkey shaft</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047780" href="entry://monkey%20bear%23bigmac000047780"><strong>monkey bear</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bejjsrIMwF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">monkeyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">monkeying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq942"> to imitate as a monkey does; ape; mimic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq078"> to mock.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BFHGyl8Cmq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">a monkey on one’s back</strong>, any obsession, compulsion, or addiction, seen as a burden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">get one’s monkey up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become angry or enraged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq705"> <strong class="phr">I’ll be a monkey’s uncle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an expression of disbelief. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally expressing astonishment at evolutionary theory]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">make a monkey of</strong>, to make a fool of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq859"> <strong class="phr">… monkey</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who has an enthusiasm for the subject, activity, etc., specified, as in <em>wave monkey</em>, <em>love monkey</em>. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the US colloquial use of <em>monkey</em> to mean ‘drug addict’, from the expression ‘to have a monkey on one’s back’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">monkey </strong>(<strong class="phr">about</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to play or trifle idly with; fool about with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">monkey tricks </strong>(or <strong class="phr">business</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq998"> trickery; underhand dealing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq501"> mischief.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently from Low German (compare Middle Low German <em>Moneke</em>, name of son of Martin the Ape in the late medieval allegorical epic <em>Reynke de Vos</em>, Reynard the Fox); ? from <em>mone-</em> (from Spanish <em>mono</em> ape) + <em>-ke</em> (diminutive suffix)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">monkey<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of monkey" src="word_pronunciations/15096.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'mungkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a looped strap which an inexperienced buckjumper grips with the right hand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047791" href="entry://monkey%20rope%23bigmac000047791"><span class="smallcaps">monkey rope</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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monte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">monte</span><z><span target_id="kK3RrEjl4D">n.</span><span target_id="efx17ecVgG">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmɒnti/ (<em>say</em> 'montee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kK3RrEjl4D"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> a gambling game played with cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a certainty: <em class="example">a monte to win.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="efx17ecVgG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">for a monte</strong>, for certain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">monty</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish: mountain, heap (of cards), from Latin <em>mons</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048370" href="entry://mount%23bigmac000048370"><span class="smallcaps">mount<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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month
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">month</span><z><span target_id="F7hqPovArv">n.</span><span target_id="7WroxgvH0m">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of month" src="word_pronunciations/15132.mp3"></audio></span>/mʌnθ/ (<em>say</em> munth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F7hqPovArv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> approximately one twelfth of a tropical or solar year (<strong>solar month</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq899"> any of the twelve parts (January, February, etc.) into which the calendar year is divided (<strong>calendar month</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq721"> the time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq991"> a period of four weeks or of thirty days.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq722"> the period (<strong>lunar month</strong>) of a complete revolution of the moon with regard to some point, usually the interval (<strong>synodic month</strong>) from one new moon to the next, equivalent to 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.7 seconds.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7WroxgvH0m">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq727"> <strong class="phr">a month of Sundays</strong>, a very long time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">that time of the month</strong>, the menstrual period.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mon</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>th</em>, Old English <em>mōnath</em>, related to German <em>Mond</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101707" href="entry://moon%23bigmac000101707"><span class="smallcaps">moon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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moon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">moon</span><z><span target_id="T8eQE22Se6">n.</span><span target_id="0j2eoCHdEv">v.i.</span><span target_id="0w7Efk7FFF">v.t.</span><span target_id="C2BVnWv1WZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of moon" src="word_pronunciations/15145.mp3"></audio></span>/mun/ (<em>say</em> moohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T8eQE22Se6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq902"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the body which revolves around the earth monthly at a mean distance of 384 403 km, accompanying the earth in its annual revolution about the sun. It is 3476 km in diameter, and its mass is 0.0123 that of the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> this heavenly body during a particular lunar month, or during a certain period of time, or at a certain point of time, regarded as a distinct object or entity. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq142"> <strong>new moon</strong>, the moon when in conjunction with the sun and hence invisible, or the phase so represented, or the moon soon afterwards when visible as a slender crescent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq262"> <strong>half-moon</strong>, the moon when half its disc is illuminated, occurring when at either quadrature, or quarter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq381"> <strong>full moon</strong>, the moon when the whole of its disc is illuminated, occurring when in opposition to the sun, or the phase so represented.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq239"> <strong>old moon</strong>, the waning moon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq780"> <strong>waxing moon</strong>, the moon at any time before it is full, so called because its illuminated area is increasing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq394"> <strong>waning moon</strong>, the moon at any time after it has been full, so called because its illuminated area is decreasing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq574"> a lunar month, or, in general, a month.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq473"> any planetary satellite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq455"> something shaped like an orb or a crescent.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0j2eoCHdEv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to expose one’s buttocks, especially as a gesture of derision or defiance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0w7Efk7FFF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to hunt (possums) by moonlight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to expose one’s buttocks to (someone), especially as a gesture of derision or defiance: <em class="example">they mooned the passengers as the bus passed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="C2BVnWv1WZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">moon about</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to wander about or gaze idly, dreamily, or listlessly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq949"> <strong class="phr">moon over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be lost in wistful thinking about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq276"> <strong class="phr">once in a blue moon</strong>, seldom; very rarely. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008077" href="entry://blue%20moon%23bigmac000008077"><strong>blue moon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">over the moon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> highly delighted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mone</em>, Old English <em>mōna</em>, related to Greek <em>mēnē</em> moon, <em>mēn</em> month, related to Latin <em>mensis</em> month]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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morning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">morning</span><z><span target_id="cJdEGLm4j2">n.</span><span target_id="GSvkT218kW">adj.</span><span target_id="KUFaeFRTyr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of morning" src="word_pronunciations/15182.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɔnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'mawning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cJdEGLm4j2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> the beginning of day; the dawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> the first or early period of anything.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GSvkT218kW">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq040"> of or relating to morning: <em class="example">the morning hours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq477"> occurring, appearing, coming, used, etc., in the morning: <em class="example">the morning sun.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KUFaeFRTyr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq927"> <strong class="phr">all morning</strong>, throughout the whole morning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">morning, noon, and night</strong>, continuously; with monotonous persistence: <em class="example">that baby cries morning, noon, and night.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048139" href="entry://morn%23bigmac000048139"><span class="smallcaps">morn</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024887" href="entry://evening%23bigmac000024887"><span class="smallcaps">evening</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Morpheus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Morpheus</span><z><span target_id="VmefkTlB40">n.</span><span target_id="3CvFgSKD24">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmɔfiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'mawfeeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VmefkTlB40"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> a minor deity, son of the god of sleep; the god of dreams.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3CvFgSKD24">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">in the arms of Morpheus</strong>, asleep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek <em>morphē</em> form, in allusion to the forms seen in dreams] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Morphean</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mortice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mortice</span><z><span target_id="StWTPNOddD">n.</span><span target_id="bcWaH9SE1g">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mortice" src="word_pronunciations/15205.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɔtəs/ (<em>say</em> 'mawtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="StWTPNOddD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> a rectangular cavity of considerable depth in one piece of wood, etc., for receiving a corresponding projection (tenon) on another piece, so as to form a joint (<strong>mortice and tenon joint</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq511"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the portion cut away from a letterpress printing plate for the insertion of type or another plate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bcWaH9SE1g">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">morticed</strong>, <strong class="bold">morticing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq409"> to fasten by, or as by, a mortice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq946"> to cut or otherwise form a mortice in, to fit a prescribed tenon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq036"> to fasten or join securely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to cut away part of a letterpress printing plate in order to insert type or another plate in its place.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mortise</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>mortas</em>, from Old French <em>mortaise</em>, ? from Arabic <em>murtazz</em> made fast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mother
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mother<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7AT7YM3hTQ">n.</span><span target_id="76JrIKOrsZ">adj.</span><span target_id="eHBnGpb8L0">v.t.</span><span target_id="jEAI0dP7Mh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mother" src="word_pronunciations/15231.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌðə/ (<em>say</em> 'mudhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7AT7YM3hTQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> a female parent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq805"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (a term used to refer to one’s biological mother and her sisters.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq975"> a mother-in-law, stepmother, or adoptive mother.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq057"> (a term of familiar address for an old or elderly woman.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq682"> the head or superior of a female religious community.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq117"> a woman in charge of a group of resident students: <em class="example">a cottage mother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq647"> a woman looked upon as a mother, or exercising control or authority like that of a mother.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq329"> the qualities characteristic of a mother, or maternal affection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq461"> something that gives rise to, or exercises protecting care over, something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq493"> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100101" href="entry://motherfucker%23bigmac000100101"><strong>motherfucker</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="76JrIKOrsZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq045"> that is a mother: <em class="example">a mother bird.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq419"> relating to or characteristic of a mother: <em class="example">mother love.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq564"> learned from one’s mother; native: <em class="example">mother tongue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq538"> bearing a relation like that of a mother, as in giving origin or rise, or in exercising protective care: <em class="example">a mother church.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eHBnGpb8L0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq039"> to be the mother of; give origin or rise to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq106"> to acknowledge oneself the author of; assume as one’s own.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq543"> to care for or protect as a mother does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq446"> to find a substitute mother for (a lamb).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jEAI0dP7Mh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">a mother’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">girl’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> look</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the search which a woman conducts which is immediately successful in locating the missing or desired object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">be mother</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to assume the traditional role of mother in pouring out the tea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">mother of a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very big; exceptional: <em class="example">one mother of a contest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">the mother of all …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the biggest imaginable: <em class="example">the mother of all bombs.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>moder</em>, Old English <em>mōdor</em>, related to Dutch <em>moeder</em>, German <em>Mutter</em>, Old Norse <em>mōðir</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>māter</em>, Greek <em>mētēr</em>, Sanskrit <em>mātar-</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104179" href="#mq493">10</a>: originally Black English, ? influenced by various African languages where ‘mother’ is used in insults] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>motherless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mother<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mother" src="word_pronunciations/15231.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌðə/ (<em>say</em> 'mudhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a stringy, mucilaginous substance formed on the surface of a liquid undergoing acetous fermentation (as wine changing to vinegar), and consisting of the various bacteria, especially <em>Mycoderma aceti</em>, which cause such fermentation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mother of vinegar</strong>, <strong class="vs">vinegar mother</strong>. <div class="etym">[special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104179" href="#bigmac000104179"><span class="smallcaps">mother<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motion</span><z><span target_id="AbDP15kgbi">n.</span><span target_id="eQ0rqzDeeG">v.t.</span><span target_id="EkZN9WNjlc">v.i.</span><span target_id="yOQPFG1Vai">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of motion" src="word_pronunciations/15236.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmoʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'mohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AbDP15kgbi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> the process of moving, or changing place or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> a movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq709"> power of movement, as of a living body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq341"> the action or manner of moving the body in walking, etc.; gait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq497"> a bodily movement or change of posture; a gesture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq566"> a proposal formally made to a deliberative assembly: <em class="example">to make a motion to adjourn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq612"> <em class="label">Law</em> an application made to a court or judge for an order, ruling, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq620"> a suggestion or proposal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq438"> an inward prompting or impulse; inclination: <em class="example">of one’s own motion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq387"> <em class="label">Music</em> melodic progression, as the change of a voice part from one pitch to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq649"> a piece of mechanism with a particular action or function.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq647"> the action of such mechanism.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq926"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101943" href="entry://stool%23bigmac000101943"><strong>stool</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101943" href="entry://stool%23mq369">10</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eQ0rqzDeeG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq288"> to direct by a significant motion or gesture, as with the hand: <em class="example">to motion a person to a seat.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EkZN9WNjlc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq265"> to make a significant motion; gesture, as with the hand for the purpose of directing: <em class="example">to motion to a person.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yOQPFG1Vai">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq999"> <strong class="phr">go through the motions</strong>, to do what is required of one without any real expectation of an outcome from the performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq657"> <strong class="phr">in motion</strong>, in active operation; moving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">move a motion</strong>, to make a formal proposal to a meeting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>mōtio</em> a moving]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mouflon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mouflon</span></header><div>/ˈmuflɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'moohflon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> a wild sheep, <em>Ovis musimon</em>, inhabiting the mountainous regions of south-western Europe, especially Sardinia, Corsica, etc., the male of which has large curving horns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq985"> <strong>Asiatic mouflon</strong>, a wild sheep, <em>Ovis orientalis</em>, of central Asia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">moufflon</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Corsican, from Late Latin <em>mufro</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mountain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mountain</span><z><span target_id="C3SbL7v6EB">n.</span><span target_id="3w5dH3neu5">adj.</span><span target_id="OPNxNg3X7H">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mountain" src="word_pronunciations/15264.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmaʊntən/ (<em>say</em> 'mowntuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C3SbL7v6EB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> a natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> something resembling this, as in size: <em class="example">a mountain of ice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq688"> a huge amount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq609"> a surplus of a specified solid commodity: <em class="example">a grain mountain.</em> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041069" href="entry://lake%23bigmac000041069"><strong>lake<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041069" href="entry://lake%23mq687">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Yoga</em> a standing pose, often the starting point for other positions.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3w5dH3neu5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq526"> of mountains: <em class="example">mountain air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq265"> living, growing, or found on mountains: <em class="example">mountain people; </em><em class="example">mountain plants.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq601"> resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OPNxNg3X7H">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">make a mountain out of a molehill</strong>, to make something insignificant into a major obstacle or difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq562"> <strong class="phr">move mountains</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq571"> to go to a lot of effort (to achieve something).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq412"> to achieve a seemingly impossible outcome: <em class="example">faith can move mountains.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>montaigne</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mouth</span><z><span target_id="h9nc2EhaH6">n.</span><span target_id="m6o5uv3Bun">v.t.</span><span target_id="kefmBrjYYR">v.i.</span><span target_id="WBOpOwkTGo">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h9nc2EhaH6"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mouth" src="word_pronunciations/15282.mp3"></audio></span>/maʊθ/ (<em>say</em> mowth) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mouths</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mouth" src="word_pronunciations/15284.mp3"></audio></span>/maʊðz/ (<em>say</em> mowdhz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> the opening through which an animal takes in food, or the cavity containing or the parts including the masticating apparatus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> the masticating and tasting apparatus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq032"> a person or other animal as requiring food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq869"> the oral opening or cavity considered as the source of vocal utterance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq623"> a grimace made with the lips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq229"> an opening leading out of or into any cavity or hollow place or thing: <em class="example">the mouth of a cave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq784"> a part of a river or the like where its waters are discharged into some other body of water: <em class="example">the mouth of the Nile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq742"> the opening between the jaws of a vice or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq483"> the lateral hole of an organ pipe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq941"> the lateral blowhole of a flute.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who talks volubly and at great length.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mouth" src="word_pronunciations/15283.mp3"></audio></span>/maʊð/ (<em>say</em> mowdh)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="m6o5uv3Bun">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq387"> to utter in a sonorous, oratorical, or pompous manner, or with unnecessarily noticeable use of the mouth or lips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq696"> to put or take into the mouth, as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq984"> to press, rub, or mumble with the mouth or lips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq838"> to accustom (a horse) to the use of the bit and bridle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq167"> to examine the teeth of (a sheep) to determine its age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq858"> to form (words) with the lips, uttering no sound.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kefmBrjYYR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq173"> to speak or declaim sonorously and oratorically, or with mouthing of the words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq717"> to grimace with the lips.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WBOpOwkTGo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">all mouth and trousers</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (of a man) loud-mouthed and flashy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq362"> <strong class="phr">by word of mouth</strong>, orally, as opposed to in writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq905"> <strong class="phr">down in the mouth</strong>, depressed; unhappy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">give mouth to</strong>, to utter; speak: <em class="example">to give mouth to one’s thoughts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq190"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s mouth shut</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq672"> to refrain from talking: <em class="example">you can keep your mouth shut!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq456"> to keep information secret: <em class="example">he knows how to keep his mouth shut.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq349"> <strong class="phr">mouth off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to release pent-up emotions of anger or frustration by speaking wildly or abusively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">put one’s money where one’s mouth is</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give financial support to a cause, project, etc., which one has openly expressed belief in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq97"> <strong class="phr">run off at the mouth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to talk loosely and unguardedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">shut one’s big mouth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cease disclosing information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq374"> <strong class="phr">shut one’s mouth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be quiet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>mūth</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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movement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">movement</span><z><span target_id="WlJFTdAWxQ">n.</span><span target_id="4qoWiFIDH2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of movement" src="word_pronunciations/15285.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmuvmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'moohvmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WlJFTdAWxQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> the act or process or result of moving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq760"> a particular manner of moving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq291"> (<em>usually plural</em>) an action or activity, as of a person or a body of persons: <em class="example">ring and check his movements for tomorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq295"> <em class="label">Military</em>, <em class="label">Navy</em> a change of position or location of troops or ships.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq640"> rapid progress of events, or abundance of events or incidents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq340"> the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq149"> the suggestion of action, as in a painting or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq476"> a series of actions or activities directed or tending towards a particular end: <em class="example">the anti-slavery movement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq806"> the course, tendency, or trend, of affairs in a particular field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq893"> the price change in the market of some commodity or security.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq934"> an evacuation of the bowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq827"> the material evacuated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq756"> the works, or a distinct portion of the works, of a mechanism, as a watch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq323"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq517"> a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq153"> motion; rhythm; time; tempo.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq296"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> rhythmical structure or character.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4qoWiFIDH2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq568"> <strong class="phr">be movement at the station</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) to be signs of activity. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the opening lines of the ballad ‘The Man from Snowy River’ by AB Paterson]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mowe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mowe</span><z><span target_id="k92eNQjYNK">n.</span><span target_id="gnarYvKW1q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mowe" src="word_pronunciations/15289.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊ/ (<em>say</em> moh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k92eNQjYNK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> a pouting grimace.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gnarYvKW1q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq273"> <strong class="phr">make a mowe</strong>, to indicate displeasure with a small grimace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mowe</em>, from Old French <em>moe</em> a pouting grimace]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lower<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="fhCV9nVGI6">adj.</span><span target_id="S9Ufv1Inhk">v.t.</span><span target_id="Z0hPH4JfSB">v.i.</span><span target_id="dLOcTEqAA5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lower" src="word_pronunciations/13939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈloʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'lohuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fhCV9nVGI6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> comparative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101107" href="entry://low%23bigmac000101107"><strong>low<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <em class="label">Geology</em> denoting an earlier division of a period, system, or the like: <em class="example">the Lower Devonian.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S9Ufv1Inhk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq509"> to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq849"> to make less loud, as the voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq916"> to bring down in rank or estimation, degrade, or humble; abase (oneself), as by some sacrifice of dignity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq209"> to cause to descend, or let down: <em class="example">to lower a flag.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq197"> to make lower in height or level: <em class="example">to lower the water in a canal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Music</em> to make lower in pitch; flatten.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Z0hPH4JfSB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq387"> to become lower or less.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq831"> to descend; sink.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dLOcTEqAA5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">lower than a snake’s belly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (of a person) despicable.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lower<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lower" src="word_pronunciations/13911.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'lowuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099933" href="entry://lour%23bigmac000099933"><strong>lour</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lump<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="2VV5Iq49nt">n.</span><span target_id="uDg3mOqtOf">adj.</span><span target_id="XhkD8YoneO">v.t.</span><span target_id="3BwZmQmFed">v.i.</span><span target_id="7rhk3Tyi8r">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lump" src="word_pronunciations/13980.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌmp/ (<em>say</em> lump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2VV5Iq49nt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape, or of no particular shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> a protuberance or swelling: <em class="example">a lump on the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stupid, clumsy person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uDg3mOqtOf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq642"> in the form of a lump or lumps: <em class="example">lump sugar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq444"> including a number of items taken together or in the lump: <em class="example">a lump sum.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XhkD8YoneO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq111"> to unite into one aggregation, collection, or mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq480"> to reclassify (separate categories in a classification system) into one group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq040"> to deal with in the lump or mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq999"> to make into a lump or lumps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq203"> to raise into or cover with lumps.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3BwZmQmFed">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq665"> to form or raise a lump or lumps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq409"> to move heavily.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7rhk3Tyi8r">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">have a lump in the throat</strong>, to feel very emotional.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">lump together</strong>, to put in the same category despite apparent differences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">take one’s lumps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accept one’s punishment bravely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lumpe</em>, <em>lomp</em>(<em>e</em>). Compare Danish <em>lump</em>(<em>e</em>) lump, Norwegian dialect <em>lump</em> block]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lump<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lump" src="word_pronunciations/13981.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌmp/ (<em>say</em> lump) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> to carry (usually something heavy or cumbersome): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I lumped beef carcasses / at the markets</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> to endure or put up with (a disagreeable necessity): <em class="example">if you don’t like it, you can lump it.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lurk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lurk</span><z><span target_id="kllN5gWv45">v.i.</span><span target_id="zw1vJJP1mH">n.</span><span target_id="9Mh69RjwVT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lurk" src="word_pronunciations/13998.mp3"></audio></span>/lɜk/ (<em>say</em> lerk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kllN5gWv45"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> to lie in concealment, as one in ambush; remain in or about a place secretly or furtively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> to go furtively; slink; steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq665"> to exist unperceived or unsuspected: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>yet with it all, the Tragedy of War still seems to lurk somewhere close in the background.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patsy adam-smith</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to regularly visit a newsgroup, but only occasionally join in the discussion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zw1vJJP1mH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq915"> a place of resort; hideout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq952"> a dodge; a slightly underhand scheme: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He operated one or two lurks and was on the board of a co-operative funeral parlour which buried old age pensioners who paid two shillings a week to the fund for the privilege.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq629"> a convenient, often unethical, method of performing a task, earning a living, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq128"> a job.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9Mh69RjwVT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq549"> <strong class="phr">lurks and perks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> opportunities to gain advantage from one’s employment over and above one’s wage or salary, both from offered benefits and dishonest manipulation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’ll soon learn the lurks and perks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ray wood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, frequentative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099933" href="entry://lour%23bigmac000099933"><span class="smallcaps">lour</span></a>. Compare Norwegian <em>lurka</em> sneak away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lurky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lurker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lust</span><z><span target_id="nHPv7fsETz">n.</span><span target_id="E2aVYSI1Zl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lust" src="word_pronunciations/14004.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌst/ (<em>say</em> lust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nHPv7fsETz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em> or <em>of</em>) passionate or overmastering desire: <em class="example">a lust for power.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> sexual desire or appetite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq295"> unbridled or lawless sexual desire or appetite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq398"> sensuous desire or appetite considered as sinful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a strong desire for something specified, often manifested in obsessive interest in related matters: <em class="example">house lust; </em><em class="example">baby lust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> pleasure or delight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E2aVYSI1Zl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">in lust with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> strongly sexually attracted to (someone), but not in love.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">lust after</strong>, to want (someone) sexually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq463"> <strong class="phr">lust for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">after</strong>), to have strong or inordinate desire for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>luste</em>, Old English <em>lust</em>, related to German <em>Lust</em> inclination, pleasure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lyrebird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lyrebird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lyrebird" src="word_pronunciations/14018.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪəbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'luyuhberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">either of two ground-dwelling birds of south-eastern Australia constituting the family Menuridae, the <strong>superb lyrebird</strong>, <em>Menura novaehollandiae</em>, and <strong>Albert’s lyrebird</strong>, <em>M. alberti</em>, noted for their fine loud voices, powers of mimicry and the spectacular displays of the males during which they spread their long tails.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044011" href="entry://lyre%23bigmac000044011"><span class="smallcaps">lyre</span></a>, from the resemblance of the male superb lyrebird’s tail feathers to an ancient Greek lyre + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089669" href="entry://bird%23bigmac000089669"><span class="smallcaps">bird<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mad</span><z><span target_id="V4a1IaKl5g">adj.</span><span target_id="naFiCr3mcA">adv.</span><span target_id="Ouvu7izmVe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mad" src="word_pronunciations/14070.mp3"></audio></span>/mæd/ (<em>say</em> mad) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="V4a1IaKl5g"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">madder</strong>, <strong class="bold">maddest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> disordered in intellect; insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq045"> (of wind, etc.) furious in violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq842"> (of animals) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq693"> abnormally furious: <em class="example">a mad bull.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq424"> affected with rabies; rabid: <em class="example">a mad dog.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq923"> wildly excited; frantic: <em class="example">mad haste.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq056"> senselessly foolish or imprudent: <em class="example">a mad scheme.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq142"> wildly merry or boisterous: <em class="example">to have a mad time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq326"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wild with eagerness or desire; infatuated: <em class="example">to be mad about someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq446"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely good; excellent: <em class="example">she’s got a mad outfit.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="naFiCr3mcA">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely: <em class="example">mad keen to go.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ouvu7izmVe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq439"> <strong class="phr">barking mad</strong>, completely insane. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to the behaviour of a rabid dog]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">like mad</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq293"> with great haste, impetuosity, or enthusiasm.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq283"> in great amounts: <em class="example">to sweat like mad.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq777"> <strong class="phr">mad as a </strong>(<strong class="phr">cut</strong>)<strong class="phr"> snake</strong>, insane; eccentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">mad as a meat axe</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq960"> very angry.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq605"> insane; eccentric.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mad</em>, <em>madd</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>gemǣd</em>(<em>d</em>), <em>gemǣded</em>, past participle of a verb derived from Old English <em>gemād</em> mad]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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madwoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">madwoman</span><z><span target_id="3Vp8Y5OiJa">n.</span><span target_id="PpfCTSUtLO">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmædwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'madwoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3Vp8Y5OiJa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> a woman who is insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman whose behaviour is considered to be outrageous or eccentric.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PpfCTSUtLO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">all over the place like </strong>(or <strong class="phr">look like</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a madwoman’s breakfast </strong>(or <strong class="phr">washing</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">custard</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">knitting</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lunch box</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in complete confusion and disarray.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maggot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maggot</span><z><span target_id="dhCQj6A2z8">n.</span><span target_id="41C0CYHMAo">adj.</span><span target_id="RHseNmFxEH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of maggot" src="word_pronunciations/14079.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmægət/ (<em>say</em> 'maguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dhCQj6A2z8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> the legless larva of a fly, as of the housefly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> a fly larva living in decaying matter.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="41C0CYHMAo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely intoxicated: <em class="example">I was maggot last night.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RHseNmFxEH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq455"> <strong class="phr">mad as a maggot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very angry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>magot</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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main
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">main<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="xXQDweDF4a">adj.</span><span target_id="AqvPe1tG37">n.</span><span target_id="dcKtl8V2Y3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of main" src="word_pronunciations/14140.mp3"></audio></span>/meɪn/ (<em>say</em> mayn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xXQDweDF4a"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> chief; principal; leading: <em class="example">the main office.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq252"> sheer; utmost, as strength, force, etc.: <em class="example">by main force.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq072"> of or relating to a broad expanse: <em class="example">main sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044511" href="entry://main%20clause%23bigmac000044511"><strong>main clause</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq393"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> strong or mighty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> relating to the mainmast or mainsail.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AqvPe1tG37">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq925"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq453"> a principal pipe, wire, cable or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, electricity, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq946"> <strong>the mains</strong>, the principal distribution system for water, gas, electricity, etc.: <em class="example">turn the water off at the mains.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq209"> the chief or principal part or point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq815"> (<em>plural</em>) the main course of a meal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They nibbled on the garlic bread then the mains arrived.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robert g barrett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> the open ocean; high sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq842"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103414" href="entry://mainland%23bigmac000103414"><strong>mainland</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dcKtl8V2Y3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">in the main</strong>, for the most part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">with might and main</strong>, with utmost strength, vigour, force, or effort.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>meyn</em>, Old English <em>mægen</em> strength, power]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">main<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of main" src="word_pronunciations/14140.mp3"></audio></span>/meɪn/ (<em>say</em> mayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">a cockfighting match.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mallee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mallee</span><z><span target_id="Vss4X29Y10">n.</span><span target_id="rAZ3Ppa2YP">v.i.</span><span target_id="V62IJNgKyE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mallee" src="word_pronunciations/14176.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmæli/ (<em>say</em> 'malee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Vss4X29Y10"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq378"> any of various Australian species of <em>Eucalyptus</em> having a number of almost unbranched stems arising from a large underground lignotuber, as <em>E. dumosa</em>: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we passed scatterings of ironbark and bloodwood trees, odd clumps of mallee and groups of tall anthills glowing blood red in the late afternoon</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">al grassby and marji hill</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq970"> <strong>the mallee</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">the Mallee</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq750"> any of various semi-arid areas in NSW, SA, WA, and especially Victoria, where the predominant species is a mallee.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any remote, isolated, or unsettled area: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Brolga or Australian crane / Holds dancing orgies on the plain; / And students of the Russian Ballet / Have crept in crowds across the mallee / Far beyond the desert grasses / To where the Brolga holds its classes</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">leon gellert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rAZ3Ppa2YP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq848"> (<strong class="bold">malleed</strong>, <strong class="bold">malleeing</strong>) (of a tree) to exhibit the growth habit of a mallee.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="V62IJNgKyE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq488"> <strong class="phr">fit as a mallee bull</strong>, in extremely good health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq874"> <strong class="phr">strong as a mallee bull</strong>, very strong.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Wembawemba <em>mali</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">man</span><z><span target_id="YukvMlzXsa">n.</span><span target_id="7yUJOvXZCY">interj.</span><span target_id="xz5y1wZPq0">v.t.</span><span target_id="6TmosKFis9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of man" src="word_pronunciations/14272.mp3"></audio></span>/mæn/ (<em>say</em> man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YukvMlzXsa"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">men</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> a male person (distinguished from <em>woman</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> an adult male (distinguished from <em>boy</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq202"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) humans collectively; humankind: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Over the centuries man has asked himself many profound questions.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq236"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq477"> a member of the genus <em>Homo</em>, especially the species <em>Homo sapiens</em>, as opposed to other animals; human: <em class="example">a primitive man.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq661"> such humans considered collectively: <em class="example">Neanderthal man; </em><em class="example">modern man; </em><em class="example">the descent of man.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq694"> an individual; a person: <em class="example">it’s every man for himself; </em><em class="example">all men are born equal; </em><em class="example">have just as much right as the next man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq777"> an adult male who displays masculine qualities such as bravery, toughness, self-reliance, stoicism, etc.: <em class="example">be a man; </em><em class="example">a man’s man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq932"> a husband: <em class="example">man and wife.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq483"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a male lover, partner in a marriage or de facto relationship: <em class="example">her man came also.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq358"> a male follower, subordinate, or employee: <em class="example">officers and men of the army.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq540"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq691"> a man involved in servicing or supplying some specified item: <em class="example">laundry man; </em><em class="example">ice-man.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq795"> a figure made, or said to be made, of some substance: <em class="example">snow man; </em><em class="example">straw man; </em><em class="example">iron man.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq539"> a male representative of a company or agency, often in a specified place, country, etc.: <em class="example">our man in Hong Kong; </em><em class="example">the man from the phone company.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq021"> a male servant; a valet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq700"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a term of address): <em class="example">hey, man, how’re things?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a man who prefers or is partial to a specified thing, activity, characteristic, etc.; a male enthusiast: <em class="example">I’m more of a dog man than a cat man; </em><em class="example">a leg man; </em><em class="example">a jazz man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq725"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the man who is best suited for a task, job, etc.: <em class="example">when it comes to parties, I’m your man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq989"> one of the pieces used in playing certain games, as chess or draughts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">History</em> a liegeman; vassal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq674"> <strong>the man</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> a male employer; male boss: <em class="example">working for the man.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq910"> authority in the abstract: <em class="example">oppressed by the man.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq423"> an admirable or impressive person; someone who demonstrates great capability, skill, competency, etc.: <em class="example">you’re the man!</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="7yUJOvXZCY">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq803"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating astonishment, pleasure, displeasure, etc.): <em class="example">Man! You should have been there.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xz5y1wZPq0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">manned</strong>, <strong class="bold">manning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq855"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq511"> to furnish with personnel, as for service or defence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq793"> to provide (a boat) with a crew.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq800"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq842"> to take one’s place at for service, as a gun, post, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq639"> to take one’s position on (a boat).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq396"> to make manly; brace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq697"> <em class="label">Falconry</em> to accustom (a hawk) to the presence of people.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6TmosKFis9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">a man about town</strong>, a man who frequents theatres, clubs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq90"> <strong class="phr">a man of his word</strong>, a man who keeps his promises.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">a man of honour</strong>, a man who behaves in an honourable fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">a man’s man</strong>, a man who is liked and respected by other men, especially for qualities considered manly, such as courage, level-headedness, lack of sentimentality, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">a real man</strong>, a mature man with the attributes commonly accorded to such a one, especially courage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">make a man </strong>(<strong class="phr">out</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of someone</strong>, to bring out in someone qualities of courage, perseverance, etc., thought to distinguish a man from a boy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq383"> <strong class="phr">make someone a </strong>(<strong class="phr">young</strong>)<strong class="phr"> man</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to bring (an Aboriginal male) to the state of manhood by instruction and ceremonial initiation: <em class="example">it was time to make him a young man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">man alive!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of surprise, astonishment, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq845"> <strong class="phr">man and boy</strong>, (of a male) from childhood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">man of the moment</strong>, a man of important position or standing, or who has achieved something notable, at a particular time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq2"> <strong class="phr">man on man</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">man-on-man</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq214"> <em class="label">Sport</em> with one contestant directly against another on the opposing team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq143"> of or relating to male homosexual sexual activity, especially in pornography.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq871"> <strong class="phr">man to man</strong>, frankly and honestly: <em class="example">to speak man to man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">man up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to cover one’s opponent in defensive play.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq528"> to toughen up or become brave enough, physically or mentally, as to deal with something difficult or unpleasant.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq934"> <strong class="phr">my good man</strong>, (<em>dated</em>) (a form of address usually implying some claim to social superiority by the one who uses it.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq8"> <strong class="phr">the man in grey</strong>, <em class="label">Victoria</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq900"> (at Spencer Street train station) a person employed to answer travellers’ queries.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any knowledgeable person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq698"> <strong class="phr">the man in white</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> a male umpire or referee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">the man of the house</strong>, the principal male of a household (opposed to <em>the lady of the house</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq875"> <strong class="phr">the man on the land</strong>, the stereotypical figure of the man who makes his living from farming, grazing, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was not till the introduction of cold storage that the thoughts of the man on the land were turned to fruit-growing, dairying, and the breeding of fat lambs for the overseas market.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">vance palmer</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1954</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq135"> <strong class="phr">the man on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the street</strong>, an average or ordinary citizen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">to a man</strong>, all; to the last person; without exception.</span></div><div class="etym"> [defIds 834, 117 unknown (noun) Middle English and Old English <em>mann</em>, <em>man</em> (plural <em>menn</em>, <em>men</em>); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="#mq700">13</a> originally Black English, ? influenced by similar uses in African languages; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="#mq855">20</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="#mq697">23</a> (verb) Middle English <em>manne</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>mannian</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The use of <em>man</em> in a sense which includes women and possibly children is now generally avoided: <em>a disease dangerous to humans</em>, <em>an origin common to humans and higher animals</em>. Likewise, <em>humanity</em> or <em>humankind</em> are preferred to <em>mankind</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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manner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">manner</span><z><span target_id="fBJjySOYN1">n.</span><span target_id="K8WNM6T1HW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of manner" src="word_pronunciations/14248.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmænə/ (<em>say</em> 'manuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fBJjySOYN1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> characteristic or customary way of doing: <em class="example">houses built in the Mexican manner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq467"> (<em>plural</em>) the prevailing customs, modes of living, etc., of a people, class, period, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq597"> a person’s outward bearing; way of addressing and treating others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq489"> (<em>plural</em>) ways of behaving, especially with reference to polite standards: <em class="example">bad manners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq701"> (<em>plural</em>) good or polite ways of behaving: <em class="example">have you no manners?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq764"> outward bearing; way of behaving towards others: <em class="example">the police officer had rather an awkward manner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq722"> air of distinction: <em class="example">he had quite a manner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq663"> kind; sort: <em class="example">all manner of things.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq928"> characteristic style in art, literature, or the like: <em class="example">verses in the manner of Spenser.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq385"> mannered style; mannerism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> nature; character; guise.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="K8WNM6T1HW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">by all manner of means</strong>, by all means; certainly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">in a manner</strong>, after a fashion; so to speak; somewhat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">in a manner of speaking</strong>, in a way; so to speak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq003"> <strong class="phr">to the manner born</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq960"> accustomed or destined by birth (to a high position, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq353"> naturally fitted for a position, duty, etc.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Hamlet</em> (Act I: Scene 4), in which Hamlet refers to the king’s night revelling: ‘But to my mind – though I am native here, and to the manner born – it is a custom More honour’d in the breach than the observance.’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>manere</em>, from Old French <em>maniere</em>: originally, way of handling, from Latin <em>manuāria</em>, feminine of <em>manuārius</em> of or for the hand]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mantle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mantle</span><z><span target_id="1SroCKTmpd">n.</span><span target_id="WHO5vDeVSB">v.t.</span><span target_id="0YHQNiVnb0">v.i.</span><span target_id="DJjeN1XwUF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mantle" src="word_pronunciations/14261.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmæntl/ (<em>say</em> 'mantl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1SroCKTmpd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> Also, <strong class="vs">mantua</strong>. a loose, sleeveless cloak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq906"> something that covers, envelops, or conceals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq631"> a single or paired outgrowth of the body wall that lines the inner surface of the valves of the shell in molluscs and brachiopods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq970"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029614" href="entry://gas%20mantle%23bigmac000029614"><strong>gas mantle</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq625"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> the back, scapular, and inner wing feathers taken together, especially when these are all of the same colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq038"> the outer enveloping masonry of a blast furnace over the hearth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq227"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a layer of the earth between crust and core, consisting of solid rock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq332"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098173" href="entry://mantelpiece%23bigmac000098173"><strong>mantelpiece</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq168"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044965" href="entry://mantelshelf%23bigmac000044965"><strong>mantelshelf</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">mantled</strong>, <strong class="bold">mantling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WHO5vDeVSB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq910"> to cover with or as with a mantle; envelop; conceal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq247"> to spread like a mantle over: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He watched the expression of fear that immediately mantled her face.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frederick j thwaites</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1935</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0YHQNiVnb0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq219"> to spread like a mantle, as a blush over the face: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Protherick, the widow of a Superintendent of Convicts’ Barracks, with a stately indignation mantling in her sallow cheeks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq206"> to flush; blush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq433"> (of a hawk) to spread out first one wing and then the other over the corresponding outstretched leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq450"> (of a liquid) to be or become covered with a coating; foam.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DJjeN1XwUF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">assume the mantle</strong>, to take on the leading role in an endeavour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mantel</em>, Old English <em>mæntel</em>, from Latin <em>mantellum</em>, <em>mantēlum</em> cloak]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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many
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">many</span><z><span target_id="6uQ6BPxYHj">adj.</span><span target_id="M6RK7mlR6t">pron.</span><span target_id="oEZ4ZNj04l">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of many" src="word_pronunciations/14271.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'menee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6uQ6BPxYHj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq255"> constituting or forming a large number: <em class="example">many people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq407"> relatively numerous: <em class="example">six may be too many; </em><em class="example">as many as seven; </em><em class="example">how many cups?</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="M6RK7mlR6t">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq953"> a great or considerable number: <em class="example">many of the chairs; </em><em class="example">some were bought, but many remain; </em><em class="example">many were disappointed by her performance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oEZ4ZNj04l">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">a good </strong>(or <strong class="phr">great</strong>)<strong class="phr"> many</strong>, a large number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">many a </strong>(or <strong class="phr">an</strong>), being one of a large number of (specified items): <em class="example">many a day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">the many</strong>, the majority: <em class="example">for the good of the many.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mani</em>, <em>manye</em>, etc., Old English <em>manig</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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march
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">march<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="KcRygsDrEX">v.i.</span><span target_id="KXiDa3607I">v.t.</span><span target_id="WBMNq562F2">n.</span><span target_id="y9LN5nnWUc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of march" src="word_pronunciations/14293.mp3"></audio></span>/matʃ/ (<em>say</em> mahch) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KcRygsDrEX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers; advance in step in an organised body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> to walk in a stately or deliberate manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq767"> to proceed; advance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KXiDa3607I">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq157"> to cause to march.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WBMNq562F2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq538"> the act or course of marching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq962"> the distance traversed in a single course of marching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq639"> advance; forward movement: <em class="example">the march of progress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq297"> a piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="y9LN5nnWUc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">steal a march on</strong>, to obtain an advantage over, especially by surreptitious or underhand means: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He saw Dora’s face flash with the realization they had stolen a march on her, and with an impulse to spoil things.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from when a <em>march</em> was the amount that troops could move in a day. Reaching a site of battle earlier than the enemy by dint of some skilful manoeuvre gave a considerable advantage of surprise.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>marcher</em> walk, march, go, earlier trample, from Latin <em>marcus</em> hammer]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">march<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="iWfc6hJieI">n.</span><span target_id="1wsC0uxsOJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of march" src="word_pronunciations/14294.mp3"></audio></span>/matʃ/ (<em>say</em> mahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iWfc6hJieI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> a tract of land along a border of a country; frontier.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1wsC0uxsOJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">march on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to touch at the border; border.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>marche</em>, from Old French, of Germanic origin; doublet of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102056" href="entry://mark%23bigmac000102056"><span class="smallcaps">mark<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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market
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">market</span><z><span target_id="BsNMZYyJXV">n.</span><span target_id="JdxCCDtLnW">v.i.</span><span target_id="keazafWF3h">v.t.</span><span target_id="g2xXLkQ8Tz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of market" src="word_pronunciations/14325.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmakət/ (<em>say</em> 'mahkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BsNMZYyJXV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> a meeting of people for selling and buying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq096"> the assemblage of people at such a meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq118"> an open space or a covered building where such meetings are held, especially for the sale of food, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq117"> a store for the sale of food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq134"> trade or traffic, especially as regards a particular commodity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq107"> a body of persons carrying on extensive transactions in a specified commodity: <em class="example">the cotton market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq425"> the field of trade or business: <em class="example">the best shoes on the market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq486"> demand for a commodity: <em class="example">an unprecedented market for leather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq249"> a region where anything is or may be sold: <em class="example">the foreign market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq593"> current price or value: <em class="example">a rising market.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JdxCCDtLnW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq699"> to deal (buy or sell) in a market.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="keazafWF3h">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq827"> to carry or send to market for disposal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq482"> to dispose of in a market; sell.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g2xXLkQ8Tz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">at the market</strong>, at the best obtainable price in the open market.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">go to market</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become angry, excited, or unmanageable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq815"> <strong class="phr">in the market</strong>, (of a racehorse, etc.) considered to have a chance of winning, consequently causing the betting odds to be short.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">in the market for</strong>, ready to buy; seeking to buy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq002"> <strong class="phr">on the market</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq771"> for sale; available.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq686"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> available for a sexual partner.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">play the market</strong>, to speculate on the stock exchange.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and late Old English, from Vulgar Latin <em>marcātus</em>, Latin <em>mercātus</em> trading, traffic, market] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>marketer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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marvel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">marvel</span><z><span target_id="KshgvSKNnn">n.</span><span target_id="PXiu0YW5s3">v.t.</span><span target_id="KGKK1uS5mF">v.i.</span><span target_id="Rehe4aqXAc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of marvel" src="word_pronunciations/14376.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmavəl/ (<em>say</em> 'mahvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KshgvSKNnn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy; something that arouses wonder or admiration.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the feeling of wonder.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">marvelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">marveled</strong>; <strong class="bold">marvelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">marveling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PXiu0YW5s3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq369"> to wonder at (usually followed by a clause as object).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq603"> to wonder or be curious about (usually followed by a clause as object).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KGKK1uS5mF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq423"> to be affected with wonder, as at something surprising or extraordinary.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Rehe4aqXAc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">be a marvel</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be worthy of great admiration: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was a marvel to be able to tell off a bank manager, a landlord, and to own two houses of her own.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1940</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>merveille</em>, from French, from Latin <em>mīrābilia</em> wonderful things, properly neuter plural of <em>mīrābilis</em> wonderful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>marvelling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>marveller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mary Pickford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441558837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mary Pickford</span></header><div>/mɛəri ˈpɪkfəd/ (<em>say</em> mairree 'pikfuhd) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">Mary Pickford in three acts</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a perfunctory washing of the body, washing only the face, armpits and crotch, using a basin and cloth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from jocular reference to <em>Mary Pickford</em>, 1893–1979, US film actor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mess</span><z><span target_id="wnO5nghxCu">n.</span><span target_id="2R8MxaJQIO">v.t.</span><span target_id="9vhvRjR1gr">v.i.</span><span target_id="XlUCAd8xOA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mess" src="word_pronunciations/14677.mp3"></audio></span>/mɛs/ (<em>say</em> mes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wnO5nghxCu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> a dirty or untidy condition: <em class="example">the room was in a mess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq464"> a state of embarrassing confusion: <em class="example">his affairs are in a mess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq462"> an unpleasant or difficult situation: <em class="example">to get into a mess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq027"> a dirty or untidy mass, litter, or jumble: <em class="example">a mess of papers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq452"> excrement, especially of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq424"> a place where service personnel, etc., eat together. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Dinner at the 64th Sergeant Mess, March 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/mess_DAX1616.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq576"> a place used by officers and senior NCOs for eating, recreation, and entertaining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Navy</em> the living quarters of the crew.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a division or group of convicts for the provision of meals, both on board ship and in the colonies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq590"> a group regularly taking meals together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq868"> the meal so taken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq091"> a sloppy or unappetising preparation of food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq308"> a dish or quantity of soft or liquid food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person whose life is confused or without coherent purpose, often due to psychological difficulties: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I was a mess, the pressure was enormous</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2R8MxaJQIO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq832"> Also, <strong class="vs">mess up</strong>. to make dirty or untidy: <em class="example">mess up a room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq910"> to make a mess of, or muddle (affairs, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9vhvRjR1gr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq864"> to eat in company, especially as a member of a mess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq499"> to make a dirty or untidy mess.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XlUCAd8xOA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">be in a mess</strong>, to be in an difficult, trying, or unpleasant situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq552"> <strong class="phr">make a mess of</strong>, to perform unsuccessfully; botch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">mess around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq713"> to busy oneself in an untidy or confused way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq721"> to waste time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq299"> to play the fool.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq771"> <strong class="phr">mess around with</strong>, to associate with, especially for immoral or illegal purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">mess in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to meddle officiously in: <em class="example">to mess in politics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq603"> <strong class="phr">mess someone around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause inconvenience to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">mess with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq621"> to associate with; have dealings with: <em class="example">don’t mess with him, he’s trouble.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq580"> to interfere with: <em class="example">to mess with something and break it.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq711"> <strong class="phr">mess with someone’s head </strong>(or <strong class="phr">mind</strong>), to cause someone confusion or mental distress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mes</em>, Old French <em>mes</em>, from Latin <em>missum</em> put, past participle neuter of <em>mittere</em> to send or put; specifically with reference to a portion or serving of food]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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message
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">message</span><z><span target_id="LpQYQrt1WJ">n.</span><span target_id="mQh9Te5FIJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="SczsCxjbeZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of message" src="word_pronunciations/14672.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'mesij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LpQYQrt1WJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> a communication, as of information, advice, direction, or the like, transmitted through a messenger or other agency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> an inspired communication of a prophet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq976"> the moral or meaning intended to be conveyed by a book, film, play, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq32"> the persuasive meaning intended to be conveyed by a document, advertisement, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mQh9Te5FIJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq587"> (<strong class="bold">messaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">messaging</strong>) to communicate with (someone) by text messaging.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SczsCxjbeZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">do </strong>(or <strong class="phr">go</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a message</strong>, to run an errand for someone: <em class="example">I have to do a message for the teacher.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">do the messages</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform errands, especially to do the shopping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">get the message</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to understand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq209"> <strong class="phr">off message</strong>, (of a person making a statement to the public or the media) not adhering to the central idea or point of information which the speaker wishes to impart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">on message</strong>, (of a person making a statement to the public or the media) adhering to the central idea or point of information which the speaker wishes to impart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, <em>mes</em> envoy, from Latin <em>missus</em>, past participle, sent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Methuselah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Methuselah</span><z><span target_id="I91io9GxTU">n.</span><span target_id="N5ohZzwDVo">phr.</span></z></header><div>/məˈθuzələ/ (<em>say</em> muh'thoohzuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I91io9GxTU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> a biblical patriarch before the Flood who according to tradition lived 969 years. Genesis 5:27.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq725"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) a very old person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq267"> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> a member of the Australian Remount Unit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="N5ohZzwDVo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">as old as Methuselah</strong>, extremely old.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>M’thūshelah</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046522" href="#mq267">3</a> so called because its personnel was drawn from men over military age]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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micky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">micky<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="P3J9cHFPAM">n.</span><span target_id="bcAccsuSYY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of micky" src="word_pronunciations/14747.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'mikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="P3J9cHFPAM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mickies</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">mick</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a young, wild bull.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bcAccsuSYY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">throw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">chuck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a micky</strong>, to throw a tantrum.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mickey</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046657" href="entry://Mick%23bigmac000046657"><span class="smallcaps">Mick</span></a> an Irishman (by association with a wild bull)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">micky<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of micky" src="word_pronunciations/14748.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'mikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050410" href="entry://noisy%20miner%23bigmac000050410"><strong>noisy miner</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mickey</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">micky<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of micky" src="word_pronunciations/14747.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'mikee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">take the micky</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">(sometimes followed by <em>out of</em>) to tease by mild ridicule.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mickey</strong>. <div class="etym">[20th century; <em>micky</em> from <em>Michael</em>, from rhyming slang <em>Michael Bliss</em> piss; variant of <em>take the piss</em> (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101294" href="entry://piss%23bigmac000101294"><span class="smallcaps">piss</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101294" href="entry://piss%23mq421">19</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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might
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">might<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="OgmogFNSub">mod. v.</span><span target_id="YtiysNnDt3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of might" src="word_pronunciations/14802.mp3"></audio></span>/maɪt/ (<em>say</em> muyt) <div abbr="mod. v." class="chunk" id="OgmogFNSub"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>modal</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> (expressing strong uncertainty): <em class="example">I suppose he might be angry when he finds out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> (referring to an event or situation contrary to fact): <em class="example">we might all have been killed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq236"> (used in tentative suggestions): <em class="example">we might have a meal afterwards; </em><em class="example">you might check the tyre pressure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq699"> (used in very polite requests): <em class="example">might I borrow your pen for a moment?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq508"> (expressing reproach): <em class="example">you might share the chocolates; </em><em class="example">he might have warned me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq031"> past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045675" href="entry://may%23bigmac000045675"><strong>may<sup>1</sup></strong></a>: <em class="example">they agreed we might go; </em><em class="example">he died so that we might live.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YtiysNnDt3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">might as well …</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq265"> (used to make a suggestion in the absence of a better alternative): <em class="example">he won’t turn up now – we might as well go home.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq961"> (used to emphasise the unsatisfactory nature of a situation): <em class="example">she won’t listen – I might as well talk to a brick wall.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>mihte</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">might<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="ODsDhOjpa4">n.</span><span target_id="KWLfj20OQk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of might" src="word_pronunciations/14803.mp3"></audio></span>/maɪt/ (<em>say</em> muyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ODsDhOjpa4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> power to do or accomplish; ability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> effective power or force of any kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq305"> superior power: <em class="example">the doctrine that might makes right.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KWLfj20OQk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq247"> <strong class="phr">with might and main</strong>, with utmost strength, vigour, force, or effort.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>myghte</em>, Old English <em>miht</em>, <em>meaht</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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million
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">million</span><z><span target_id="dKKaKxgVAs">n.</span><span target_id="VmNiyAWAlm">adj.</span><span target_id="l2ejQG33lw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of million" src="word_pronunciations/14843.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪljən/ (<em>say</em> 'milyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dKKaKxgVAs"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">millions</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>as after a numeral</em>, <strong class="bold">million</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> a cardinal number, one thousand times one thousand, or 10<sup>6</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> the amount of a thousand thousand units of money, as dollars, pounds, or euros.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq293"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a very great number: <em class="example">I’ve told you a million times how to do it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VmNiyAWAlm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq085"> amounting to one million in numbers.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="l2ejQG33lw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">a million</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very much: <em class="example">thanks a million.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq42"> <strong class="phr">a million-to-one chance</strong>, a most unlikely prospect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq632"> <strong class="phr">bet a million to one</strong>, to be extremely certain of an outcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">gone a million</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> utterly defeated or ruined. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian slang first recorded in 1916; ? with reference to John Scaddan, premier of WA (1911–16), said to be lavish with state finances]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">one in a million</strong>, someone or something of great rarity or worth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">the odds are a million to one</strong>, it is most unlikely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>millioun</em>, from Old French <em>million</em>, from Italian <em>mil</em>(<em>l</em>)<em>ione</em>, augmentative of <em>mille</em> thousand, from Latin <em>mille</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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millstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">millstone</span><z><span target_id="juIAKZB9Kx">n.</span><span target_id="GIjyFdRR99">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of millstone" src="word_pronunciations/14846.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪlstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'milstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="juIAKZB9Kx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or other substance is ground, as in a mill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> something that grinds or crushes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq763"> a heavy burden.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GIjyFdRR99">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">a millstone around someone’s neck</strong>, a heavy burden on someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the New Testament (Matthew 18:6): ‘But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104455" href="entry://mill%23bigmac000104455"><span class="smallcaps">mill</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101940" href="entry://stone%23bigmac000101940"><span class="smallcaps">stone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mind</span><z><span target_id="zbcX7xNWx8">n.</span><span target_id="UpCOsfULiz">v.t.</span><span target_id="jewFOVvZm4">v.i.</span><span target_id="YOB8UnLLtO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mind" src="word_pronunciations/14862.mp3"></audio></span>/maɪnd/ (<em>say</em> muynd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zbcX7xNWx8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> that which thinks, feels, and wills, exercises perception, judgement, reflection, etc., as in a human or other conscious being: <em class="example">the processes of the mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> the psyche; the totality of conscious and unconscious activities of the organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq292"> the intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; the intelligence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq418"> a person considered with reference to intellectual power: <em class="example">the greatest minds of the time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq306"> intellectual power or ability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq444"> reason, sanity, or sound mental condition: <em class="example">to lose one’s mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq487"> way of thinking and feeling, disposition, or temper: <em class="example">many men, many minds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq606"> opinion or sentiments: <em class="example">to read someone’s mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq415"> inclination or desire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq130"> purpose, intention, or will.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq255"> psychic or spiritual being, as opposed to matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq035"> a conscious or intelligent agency or being: <em class="example">the doctrine of a mind pervading the universe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq977"> remembrance or recollection: <em class="example">to keep in mind.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UpCOsfULiz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq378"> to pay attention to, heed, or obey (a person, advice, instructions, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq646"> to apply oneself or attend to: <em class="example">to mind one’s own business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq350"> to look after; take care of; tend: <em class="example">to mind the baby.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq553"> to be careful, cautious, or wary concerning: <em class="example">mind what you say.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq358"> to care about or feel concern at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq475"> (<em>in negative and interrogative expressions</em>) to feel disturbed or inconvenienced by; object to: <em class="example">do you mind my smoking?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq163"> to regard as concerning oneself or as mattering: <em class="example">never mind what she does.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq615"> to perceive or notice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq172"> to be careful about (something): <em class="example">mind the step.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to remember.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq872"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to remind.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jewFOVvZm4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq835"> (<em>chiefly in the imperative</em>) to take notice, observe, or understand: <em class="example">mind you look after him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq844"> to obey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq895"> to be careful or wary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq594"> (<em>often in negative and interrogative expressions</em>) to care, feel concern, or object: <em class="example">come in – he won’t mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq540"> to regard a thing as concerning oneself or as mattering: <em class="example">never mind about them.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YOB8UnLLtO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">a piece of one’s mind</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq654"> an uncomplimentary opinion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq690"> a reprimand or browbeating.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">have a good </strong>(or <strong class="phr">great</strong>)<strong class="phr"> mind to</strong>, to be inclined to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">have a mind of one’s own</strong>, to be unswayed by other people’s opinions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(<strong class="phr">half</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a mind to</strong>, to be almost decided to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">in two minds</strong>, unable to choose between two courses of action or opinions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq423"> <strong class="phr">make up one’s mind</strong>, to come to a decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq413"> <strong class="phr">mind one’s p’s and q’s</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make sure that one’s behaviour or language is polite or suitable. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from an instruction to young children learning handwriting not to confuse the letters <em>p</em> and <em>q</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq411"> <strong class="phr">mind the shop</strong>, to look after affairs in the absence of another, often one’s superior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">mind you</strong>, (used to foreground the adjacent sentence weakly): <em class="example">mind you, she won’t agree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">of one mind</strong>, in accord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">out of one’s mind</strong>, demented; delirious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">presence of mind</strong>, alacrity in controlled reaction when faced with danger or difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">put in mind</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>of</em>) to cause to remember; remind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">to one’s mind</strong>, in one’s opinion or judgement: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>All peoples, to my mind, are equal, but an immigration policy should take no more notice of that than several other crucial facts.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mind</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>gemynd</em> memory, thought; distantly related to Latin <em>mens</em> mind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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minute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">minute<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="lgynghA4vk">n.</span><span target_id="gFH4LaMMTR">v.t.</span><span target_id="31wJtGIvCg">adj.</span><span target_id="UhPDCxzMht">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of minute" src="word_pronunciations/14902.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪnət/ (<em>say</em> 'minuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lgynghA4vk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq279"> an indefinitely short space of time: <em class="example">wait a minute.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq341"> a point of time, an instant, or moment: <em class="example">come here this minute!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq313"> a rough draft, as of a document.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq919"> a written summary, note, or memorandum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq470"> (<em>plural</em>) the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, board, committee, council, or other body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Geometry</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the sixtieth part of a degree, or sixty seconds, equivalent to 290.888 21 × 10<sup>-6</sup> radians, often represented by the sign (’), as 12°10’ (twelve degrees and ten minutes).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gFH4LaMMTR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">minuted</strong>, <strong class="bold">minuting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq896"> to time exactly, as movements, speed, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq587"> to make a draft of (a document, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq842"> to record (something) in a memorandum; note down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq277"> to enter in the minutes of a society or other body.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="31wJtGIvCg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq965"> prepared in a very short time: <em class="example">minute steak.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UhPDCxzMht">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">it’s been a minute since …</strong>, it has been a long time since …: <em class="example">it’s been a minute since I saw you last.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Black American English (late 1990s)]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">up to the minute</strong>, very modern; latest; most up to date.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>minūta</em> small part or division, properly feminine of Latin <em>minūtus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047154" href="#bigmac000047154"><span class="smallcaps">minute<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">minute<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of minute" src="word_pronunciations/14903.mp3"></audio></span>/maɪˈnjut/ (<em>say</em> muy'nyooht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">minuter</strong>, <strong class="bold">minutest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree: <em class="example">minute differences.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> of very small scope or individual importance: <em class="example">minute particulars of a case.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq736"> attentive to or concerned with even very small details or particulars: <em class="example">a minute history; </em><em class="example">minute regulations.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>minūtus</em>, past participle, made smaller] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>minuteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mirror
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mirror</span><z><span target_id="sXF3DbnCVP">n.</span><span target_id="phKVJmJkXc">v.t.</span><span target_id="ywodAJwtzN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mirror" src="word_pronunciations/14915.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪrə/ (<em>say</em> 'miruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sXF3DbnCVP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> a reflecting surface, originally polished metal, now usually glass with a metallic or amalgam backing; a looking glass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq832"> such a surface set into an ornamental frame, especially one with a handle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq779"> any reflecting surface, as that of calm water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq262"> <em class="label">Optics</em> a surface (plane, concave, or convex) for reflecting rays of light; a speculum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq646"> something that gives a faithful reflection or true picture of something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq547"> a pattern for imitation; exemplar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq794"> a glass, crystal, or the like used by magicians, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq836"> <em class="label">Internet</em> an exact copy of a website stored on a host that is physically distant from the original, made so that the site may be accessed locally.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="phKVJmJkXc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq259"> to reflect in or as in a mirror, or as a mirror does.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ywodAJwtzN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">all smoke and mirrors</strong>, an illusion or subterfuge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">done with mirrors</strong>, done by sleight of hand or subterfuge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mirour</em>, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>mīrāre</em> wonder at, admire; replacing Latin <em>mīrārī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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miserable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">miserable</span><z><span target_id="2AxqXRBlk7">adj.</span><span target_id="wR7VQ2vasn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of miserable" src="word_pronunciations/14939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪzrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'mizruhbuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of miserable" src="word_pronunciations/14940.mp3"></audio></span>/-zərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> -zuhruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2AxqXRBlk7"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq617"> wretchedly poor; needy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq992"> of wretched character or quality; contemptible; wretchedly bad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq215"> attended with or causing misery: <em class="example">a miserable existence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq343"> manifesting misery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq466"> worthy of pity; deplorable: <em class="example">a miserable failure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq715"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> stingy: <em class="example">don’t be miserable – put in more.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wR7VQ2vasn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">miserable as a bandicoot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very miserable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>miserābilis</em> pitiable] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>miserableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>miserably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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miss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">miss<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="xkSXMvSj2R">v.t.</span><span target_id="Vq6OK2UTxe">v.i.</span><span target_id="xs75X7Shpl">n.</span><span target_id="rsKhLW1hi7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of miss" src="word_pronunciations/14966.mp3"></audio></span>/mɪs/ (<em>say</em> mis) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xkSXMvSj2R"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> to fail to hit, light upon, meet, catch, receive, obtain, attain, accomplish, see, hear, etc.: <em class="example">to miss a train.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> to fail to perform, attend to, be present at, etc.: <em class="example">to miss an appointment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq909"> to perceive the absence or loss of, often with regret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq287"> to escape or avoid: <em class="example">he just missed being caught.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq986"> to fail to perceive or understand: <em class="example">to miss the point of a remark.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Vq6OK2UTxe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq827"> to fail to hit, light upon, receive, or attain something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq896"> to fall short of the desired effect or outcome; be unsuccessful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq816"> (of an internal combustion engine) to fail to fire in one or more cylinders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail to menstruate at the usual time.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xs75X7Shpl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq255"> a failure to hit, meet, obtain, or accomplish something.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rsKhLW1hi7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq649"> <strong class="phr">give something a miss</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to choose not to attend (an occasion), take up (an offer), etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">miss out</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to fail to be present, as at a function, or to fail to receive something desired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">miss the boat </strong>(or <strong class="phr">bus</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be too late; fail to grasp an opportunity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">miss the point</strong>, to fail to grasp the essential element of a communication or situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq695"> <strong class="phr">not </strong>(or <strong class="phr">never</strong>)<strong class="phr"> miss a trick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq621"> never to fail to exploit an opportunity, press an advantage, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq478"> never to fail to notice what is going on around one; be sharp-minded or intelligent in an observant way.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>misse</em>, Old English <em>missan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">miss<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of miss" src="word_pronunciations/14967.mp3"></audio></span>/mɪs/ (<em>say</em> mis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">misses</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> (<em>upper case</em>) (the conventional title of respect for an unmarried woman, prefixed to the name.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> (<em>usually upper case</em>) (a term of address, without the name, to a married or unmarried woman, especially one in a position of authority, as a teacher.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq995"> a young unmarried woman; a girl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq250"> (the title of respect often retained with maiden names or the name assumed by married women in public life, as actresses, writers, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047370" href="entry://mistress%23bigmac000047370"><span class="smallcaps">mistress</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Many women prefer to use the title <em>Ms</em>, which does not carry any indication of marital status.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mission</span><z><span target_id="0PKW4z2DS1">n.</span><span target_id="OJ3QIs9Vtw">adj.</span><span target_id="ysvRw87VwU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mission" src="word_pronunciations/14964.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0PKW4z2DS1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> a body of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> the business with which an agent, envoy, etc., is charged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> a permanent diplomatic establishment abroad: <em class="example">chief of mission.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq032"> <em class="label">Military</em> an operation on land, sea, or in the air, carried out by an armed force against an enemy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq479"> a group of people of a particular religious faith who travel, usually to another country or region, with the purpose of converting other people to their faith, sometimes also setting up facilities such as schools, hospitals, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq811"> an establishment of missionaries in a foreign land; a missionary post.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq476"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq135"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047338" href="entry://mission%20station%23bigmac000047338"><strong>mission station</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq462"> <em class="label">Chiefly South-eastern Australia</em> an Aboriginal settlement, whether originally a religious institution or not.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq673"> the district assigned to a missionary priest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq511"> missionary duty or work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq072"> (<em>plural</em>) organised missionary work or activities in any country, region, or field: <em class="example">donations for the missions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq068"> a district for which no ecclesiastical establishment has been set up, having temporary buildings and offices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq952"> a series of special religious services for increasing piety and converting unbelievers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq801"> a self-imposed or assigned duty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq556"> the goals of an organisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq428"> a group of people sent to accomplish some duty or purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq311"> <em class="label">Computer Games</em> an assigned task which gains points or gets one through to the next level of the game.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OJ3QIs9Vtw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq913"> of or relating to a mission station.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ysvRw87VwU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq999"> <strong class="phr">mission around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to travel around as if on a mission: <em class="example">to mission around in search of a coffee maker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">on a mission</strong>, zealously carrying out an assigned or self-imposed duty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>missio</em> a sending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mite<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mite" src="word_pronunciations/14983.mp3"></audio></span>/maɪt/ (<em>say</em> muyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">any of various small arachnids (order Acari) with a saclike body, many being parasitic on plants and animals, others living in cheese, flour, unrefined sugar, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>myte</em>, Old English <em>mīte</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mite<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="mpfXuvzJRU">n.</span><span target_id="xndBvWTW5l">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mite" src="word_pronunciations/14984.mp3"></audio></span>/maɪt/ (<em>say</em> muyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mpfXuvzJRU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> a small contribution, but all that one can afford (in allusion to Mark 12:41–44): <em class="example">to contribute one’s mite.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> a very small sum of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq896"> a coin of very small value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq981"> a very small object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq580"> a very small creature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq719"> a very small child.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xndBvWTW5l">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">a mite</strong>, to a limited extent; somewhat: <em class="example">a mite stupid.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Middle Dutch ultimately identical with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047393" href="#bigmac000047393"><span class="smallcaps">mite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mix</span><z><span target_id="SkksvPXyNt">v.t.</span><span target_id="qK1DQAk8zp">v.i.</span><span target_id="Hiwwy1pVqv">n.</span><span target_id="0P3wBY5Emk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mix" src="word_pronunciations/14998.mp3"></audio></span>/mɪks/ (<em>say</em> miks) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">mixed</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="bold">mixt</strong>; <strong class="bold">mixing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SkksvPXyNt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> to put together (substances or things, or one substance or thing with another) in one mass or assemblage with more or less thorough diffusion of the constituent elements among one another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq941"> Also, <strong class="vs">mix up</strong>. to put together indiscriminately or confusedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq973"> to combine, unite, or join: <em class="example">to mix business and pleasure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq015"> to put in as an added element or ingredient: <em class="example">to mix a little baking powder into the flour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq319"> to form by combining ingredients: <em class="example">to mix a cake; </em><em class="example">to mix mortar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq911"> to crossbreed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq678"> <em class="label">Music</em> to create (a piece of music) by mixing sound.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qK1DQAk8zp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq457"> to become mixed: <em class="example">oil and water will not mix.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq210"> to associate, as in company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq939"> to be crossbred, or of mixed breeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq920"> <em class="label">Music</em> to put together separate tracks, either live or prerecorded, to create the desired blend of musical sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Music</em> to overlap one recorded piece with another, as a DJ does.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hiwwy1pVqv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq691"> a mixing, or a mixed condition; a mixture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq550"> a commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which it is only necessary to add liquid and stir, before baking, cooking, serving, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq694"> a recording made by combining tracks separately recorded in a mixer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0P3wBY5Emk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">mix and match</strong>, to interchange items of clothing with others to create new and pleasing combinations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq949"> <strong class="phr">mix it up</strong>, to continually vary techniques, styles, strategies, etc., especially so as to outwit an opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq627"> <strong class="phr">mix it </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fight vigorously, as with the fists.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">mix one’s drinks</strong>, to drink a range of alcoholic liquors indiscriminately, usually resulting in a hangover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq520"> <strong class="phr">mix up</strong>, to confuse completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">mix up in</strong>, to involve in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">mix with</strong>, to associate socially with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <em>mixt</em> mixed, from French <em>mixte</em>, from Latin <em>mixtus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mixed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mixed</span><z><span target_id="C12Y7uYvo3">adj.</span><span target_id="LBf89e0XW9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mixed" src="word_pronunciations/14995.mp3"></audio></span>/mɪkst/ (<em>say</em> mikst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C12Y7uYvo3"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> put together or formed by mixing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> composed of different constituents or elements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq895"> composed of male and female together: <em class="example">a mixed school; </em><em class="example">mixed doubles; </em><em class="example">mixed company.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq462"> comprising persons of different ethnic, religious or cultural origins: <em class="example">a mixed relationship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq570"> composed of good and bad, successful and unsuccessful elements: <em class="example">mixed results.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq305"> of different kinds combined: <em class="example">mixed sweets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq041"> <em class="label">Law</em> involving more than one issue or aspect: <em class="example">a mixed question of law and fact.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> (of a vowel) central.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LBf89e0XW9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq125"> <strong class="phr">a mixed bag</strong>, a wide range of items, outcomes, etc., with some good and some bad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq693"> <strong class="phr">mixed up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> mentally confused.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mo<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="y893MFO5eE">n.</span><span target_id="eo6nWfxbdy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mo" src="word_pronunciations/15289.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊ/ (<em>say</em> moh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y893MFO5eE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> a moment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eo6nWfxbdy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">half a mo</strong>, just a moment.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mo<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="C87FX5EEZy">n.</span><span target_id="Tb7u5ordUw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mo" src="word_pronunciations/15289.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊ/ (<em>say</em> moh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C87FX5EEZy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> a moustache.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Tb7u5ordUw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">curl the </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> mo</strong>, (an exclamation of admiration, delight, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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much
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">much</span><z><span target_id="yfS6GqxQj4">adj.</span><span target_id="45JNepdhpu">n.</span><span target_id="JlnzeI9lPO">adv.</span><span target_id="QAp1Yfa4Ww">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of much" src="word_pronunciations/15298.mp3"></audio></span>/mʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> much) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yfS6GqxQj4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> in great quantity, amount, measure, or degree: <em class="example">much work.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="45JNepdhpu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq155"> a great quantity or amount; a great deal: <em class="example">much of this is true.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq380"> a great, important, or notable thing or matter: <em class="example">the house is not much to look at.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="JlnzeI9lPO">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq471"> to a great extent or degree; greatly; far: <em class="example">much pleased; </em><em class="example">much better; </em><em class="example">much too fast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq643"> nearly, approximately, or about: <em class="example">this is much the same as the others.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> (<em>in non-standard use</em>) (used after an adjective, infinitive verb or noun phrase to form an extremely concise comment or question) very; extremely: <em class="example">Jealous much?; </em><em class="example">Worry much?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QAp1Yfa4Ww">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq121"> <strong class="phr">as much</strong>, the same; precisely that.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">be a bit much</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to represent an outrageous demand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq305"> <strong class="phr">make much of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq700"> to treat, represent, or consider as of great importance: <em class="example">the prosecution made much of this discrepancy.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq277"> to treat (a person) with great, flattering, or fond consideration.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq882"> <strong class="phr">much of a muchness</strong>, (of two or more objects, concepts, etc.) very similar; having little to choose between them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">not go much on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be unenthusiastic about: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I don’t go much on the papers – only for the racing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>muche</em>, <em>moche</em>, clipped variant of <em>muchel</em>, <em>mochel</em>, Old English <em>mycel</em>; distantly related to Greek <em>megalo-</em> great]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muchness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muchness</span><z><span target_id="Am5sIIdNcS">n.</span><span target_id="MNpogDHP43">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmʌtʃnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'muchnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Am5sIIdNcS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> greatness, as in quantity, measure, or degree.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MNpogDHP43">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">much of a muchness</strong>, (of two or more objects, concepts, etc.) very similar; having little to choose between them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muck</span><z><span target_id="aBVUtnBZMo">n.</span><span target_id="8JLecw7cuE">v.t.</span><span target_id="ObCRfWGP13">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of muck" src="word_pronunciations/15302.mp3"></audio></span>/mʌk/ (<em>say</em> muk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aBVUtnBZMo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq492"> farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc., in a moist state; manure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> a highly organic soil, less than fifty per cent combustible, often used as manure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> filth; dirt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq566"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em>, <em class="label">Mining</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> earth, rock or other useless matter to be removed in order to get out the mineral or other substances sought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq484"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> food or drink thought to be extremely unappealing or unappetising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq238"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something or someone considered to be of no value: <em class="example">music that is muck.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8JLecw7cuE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq171"> to manure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq087"> to make dirty; soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq495"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spoil; make a mess of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ObCRfWGP13">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">make a muck of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spoil; impair; disrupt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">muck about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to idle; potter; fool about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq470"> <strong class="phr">muck in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq202"> to share, especially living accommodation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq324"> to join in.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">muck out</strong>, to remove muck from: <em class="example">to muck out the stables.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">muck up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq905"> to spoil.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq002"> to misbehave.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>muk</em>, from Old Norse <em>myki</em> cow dung]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muddle</span><z><span target_id="E01WngnI6p">v.t.</span><span target_id="XwjELwFBaN">n.</span><span target_id="5L82sQOmCq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of muddle" src="word_pronunciations/15308.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌdl/ (<em>say</em> 'mudl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="E01WngnI6p"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">muddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">muddling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq332"> to mix up or jumble together in a confused or bungling way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> to render confused mentally, or unable to think clearly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq490"> to render confused or stupid with drink, or as drink does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq443"> to make muddy or turbid, as water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq362"> <em class="label">US</em> to mix or stir.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XwjELwFBaN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq364"> a muddled condition; a confused mental state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq322"> a confused, disordered, or embarrassing state of affairs, or a mess.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5L82sQOmCq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq532"> <strong class="phr">in a muddle</strong>, confused and disorganised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq768"> <strong class="phr">muddle through</strong>, to come to a satisfactory conclusion without planned direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">muddling pace</strong>, (of a horse) a very slow pace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104191" href="entry://mud%23bigmac000104191"><span class="smallcaps">mud</span></a> + <em>-le</em>, frequentative and diminutive suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muff</span><z><span target_id="C8YS7JQGMU">n.</span><span target_id="LmSrXjbx12">v.t.</span><span target_id="1P3BruG3ty">v.i.</span><span target_id="CeEBm2t39J">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of muff" src="word_pronunciations/15320.mp3"></audio></span>/mʌf/ (<em>say</em> muf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C8YS7JQGMU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> a kind of thick tubular case covered with fur or other material, in which the hands are placed for warmth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head of certain fowls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) the vagina and external female genitalia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq944"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a foolish, stupid or clumsy person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> anything done or executed badly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LmSrXjbx12">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform clumsily, or bungle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to fail to play (a stroke) successfully, to catch (a ball) properly, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1P3BruG3ty">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bungle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CeEBm2t39J">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq561"> <strong class="phr">make a muff of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to execute clumsily; botch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>mof</em>, from French <em>moufle</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104194" href="entry://muffle%23bigmac000104194"><span class="smallcaps">muffle</span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mulberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mulberry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mulberry" src="word_pronunciations/15329.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌlbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'mulbuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mulberry" src="word_pronunciations/15330.mp3"></audio></span>/-bri/ (<em>say</em> -bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mulberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq429"> the edible, berry-like collective fruit of any tree of the genus <em>Morus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq071"> a tree of this genus, as <em>M. rubra</em> (<strong>red mulberry</strong> or <strong>American mulberry</strong>), with dark-purple fruit, <em>M. nigra</em> (<strong>black mulberry</strong>), with dark-coloured fruit, and <em>M. alba</em> (<strong>white mulberry</strong>), with fruit nearly white and with leaves especially valued as food for silkworms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq600"> a dull, dark, reddish purple colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mulberie</em>, dissimilated variant of <em>murberie</em>, Old English <em>mōrberie</em>, <em>mōr-</em>, (from Latin <em>mōrum</em> mulberry) + <em>berie</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006850" href="entry://berry%23bigmac000006850"><span class="smallcaps">berry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mullock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac071647111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mullock</span><z><span target_id="SmSvarJPFI">n.</span><span target_id="8TTuSlOtgV">v.i.</span><span target_id="W9DuQvWkfs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mullock" src="word_pronunciations/15345.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌlək/ (<em>say</em> 'muluhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SmSvarJPFI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> mining refuse; muck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq43"> anything valueless.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8TTuSlOtgV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work in a slipshod way.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="W9DuQvWkfs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">poke mullock at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ridicule; make fun of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>mullock</em> heap of rubbish, refuse. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094094" href="entry://mull%23bigmac000094094"><span class="smallcaps">mull<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051721" href="entry://-ock%23bigmac000051721"><span class="smallcaps">-ock</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mustard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mustard</span><z><span target_id="gX1va0JU8p">n.</span><span target_id="yY8XYduSMW">adj.</span><span target_id="ZO3oXob0W8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mustard" src="word_pronunciations/15436.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌstəd/ (<em>say</em> 'mustuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gX1va0JU8p"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq663"> a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, much used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> any of various species of <em>Brassica</em> and allied genera, as <em>B. juncea</em>, <strong>Indian mustard</strong>, and <em>Sisymbrium officinale</em>, <strong>hedge mustard</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq712"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac955162322" href="entry://tomalley%23bigmac955162322"><strong>tomalley</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yY8XYduSMW">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq055"> brownish-yellow in colour.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZO3oXob0W8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq881"> <strong class="phr">cut the mustard</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be adequate (for some specified task). <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (late 19th century); from slang use of <em>the mustard</em> to mean ‘the best part’ and <em>cut</em> in the sense of ‘be included in’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq079"> <strong class="phr">keen as mustard</strong>, extremely keen or eager.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>moustarde</em>, originally powdered mustard seed and must, from <em>moust</em>, from Latin <em>mustum</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089248" href="entry://must%23bigmac000089248"><span class="smallcaps">must<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mustard pot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac084989654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mustard pot</span><z><span target_id="Rrnxl7z01c">n.</span><span target_id="P4EaYQrFVo">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmʌstəd pɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'mustuhd pot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Rrnxl7z01c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> a pot containing a mustard condiment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="P4EaYQrFVo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">grave as a mustard pot</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (of a person) extremely solemn or serious.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Muswellbrook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Muswellbrook</span><z><span target_id="gvCwpO5KyJ">n.</span><span target_id="hZseOhrVFv">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmʌsəlbrʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'musuhlbrook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gvCwpO5KyJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> a town and shire in the upper Hunter Valley, NSW.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hZseOhrVFv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq274"> <strong class="phr">things are crook in Muswellbrook</strong>, <em class="label">NSW Colloquial</em> present circumstances are bad. Compare <em class="label">Chiefly NSW Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac777121882" href="entry://Coolongolook%23bigmac777121882"><strong>Coolongolook</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102451" href="entry://Tallarook%23bigmac000102451"><strong>Tallarook</strong></a>.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Muscle Brook</strong>. <div class="backshade">European settlement in the <strong>Muswellbrook</strong> district, in territory traditionally inhabited by the Wonnarua people, dates from 1826 when Henry Dumaresq took up a pastoral run. The village was founded in 1827 and the town gazetted under the name Musclebrook in 1833. This was thought to derive from <em>Mussel Creek</em> where surveyors found mussels in the early 19th century. Dairy and beef cattle were the main sources of income. Large-scale open-cut coalmining in the district began in the late 1970s – the largest mine, at Drayton, opened in 1983 – and supplies the nearby Liddell and Bayswater power stations. Winegrowing and horse breeding are also important.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mutton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mutton</span><z><span target_id="X0bJfEq43h">n.</span><span target_id="kW9rY8x9SZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mutton" src="word_pronunciations/15457.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌtn/ (<em>say</em> 'mutn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X0bJfEq43h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> the flesh of sheep, used as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> the flesh of the well-grown or more mature sheep, as distinguished from lamb and hogget.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq103"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the flesh of goat, used as a food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the penis.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kW9rY8x9SZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq232"> <strong class="phr">mutton dressed </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> as lamb</strong>, someone who is trying, unsuccessfully, to look younger or more attractive than they are.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>moton</em>, from Old French; of Celtic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>muttony</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nail</span><z><span target_id="fKJZd4ghLm">n.</span><span target_id="gdvTosLo5e">v.t.</span><span target_id="R5ZUtrj4CM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nail" src="word_pronunciations/15500.mp3"></audio></span>/neɪl/ (<em>say</em> nayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fKJZd4ghLm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> a slender piece of metal, usually with one end pointed and the other enlarged, for driving into or through wood, etc., as to hold separate pieces together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis, growing on the upper side of the end of a finger or toe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq040"> a former measure of length for cloth, equal to 2¼ inches or 57.15 mm.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gdvTosLo5e">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq048"> to fasten with a nail or nails: <em class="example">to nail the cover on a box.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq962"> to stud with or as with nails driven in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq607"> to make fast or keep firmly in one place or position: <em class="example">fear nailed him to the spot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to secure by prompt action; catch or seize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform or complete (a task) perfectly: <em class="example">I really nailed that exam; </em><em class="example">she nailed it on her second attempt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq068"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to catch (a person) in some difficulty, a lie, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to detect and expose (a lie, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="R5ZUtrj4CM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">hard as nails</strong>, (of a person) stern; tough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq538"> <strong class="phr">hit the nail on the head</strong>, to say or do exactly the right thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">nail granny to the floor</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) (of a child or children) to put pressure on an aged parent to remain in the family home rather than to sell it to provide for retirement accommodation and needs, the family home being a large part of the children’s inheritance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq892"> <strong class="phr">nail … to the floor</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) to secure a valuable item in anticipation of thieves being in the vicinity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">nail up</strong>, to shut within something sealed by nailing: <em class="example">to nail goods up in a box.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">on the nail</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on the spot, or at once. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> origin unknown; ? related to French <em>sur l’ongle</em> meaning ‘exactly, precisely’, corresponding to Dutch <em>op den nagel</em> and German <em>auf den nagel</em> in the same sense]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>nægl</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>nailer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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name
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">name</span><z><span target_id="YI0i0wdlxX">n.</span><span target_id="dbQ9qtPkBh">v.t.</span><span target_id="cH5979mXCH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of name" src="word_pronunciations/15508.mp3"></audio></span>/neɪm/ (<em>say</em> naym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YI0i0wdlxX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought, is designated or known.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> mere designation, as distinguished from fact: <em class="example">king in name only.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> an appellation, title, or epithet, applied descriptively, in honour, abuse, etc.: <em class="example">to call him bad names.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq796"> a reputation of a particular kind given by common report: <em class="example">a bad name.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq755"> a distinguished, famous, or great reputation; fame: <em class="example">to seek a name for oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq939"> a widely known or famous person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq918"> a personal or family name as exercising influence or bringing distinction.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dbQ9qtPkBh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">named</strong>, <strong class="bold">naming</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq962"> to give a name to: <em class="example">name a baby.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq091"> to call by a specified name: <em class="example">to name a child Regina.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq624"> to specify or mention by name: <em class="example">three persons were named in the report.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq794"> to designate for some duty or office; nominate or appoint: <em class="example">I have named you for the position.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq847"> to specify: <em class="example">to name a price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq444"> to tell the name of: <em class="example">name the capital of France.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq787"> to speak of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq824"> (in sittings of Parliament) to cite (a member) for contempt.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cH5979mXCH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">in the name of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq281"> with appeal to: <em class="example">in the name of mercy, stop screaming!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq776"> by the authority of: <em class="example">open in the name of the law!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq065"> on behalf of: <em class="example">to vote in the name of others.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq652"> under the name of: <em class="example">money deposited in the name of my son.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq137"> under the designation of; in the character of: <em class="example">murder in the name of mercy.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq411"> <strong class="phr">name after</strong>, Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="phr">name for</strong>. to give someone or something the same name as another to commemorate or honour (that person, place, event, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq131"> <strong class="phr">name and shame</strong>, to make public the name of (a person or people) involved in some unsavoury or illegal activity so as to cause a public reaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq970"> <strong class="phr">name for</strong>, to name because of a characteristic feature: <em class="example">to name the place for its cliffs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">the name of the game</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the central issue or the essential part of an operation, business, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">to one’s name</strong>, belonging to one: <em class="example">not a cent to my name.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>nama</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>nōmen</em>, Greek <em>onoma</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>namer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nary</span></header><div>/ˈnɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'nairree) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">nary a</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">never a; not a single: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Mary sat there picking daintily at a wing with not a hair out of place and nary a smile.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [US regional; also British dialect; contraction of <em>ne’er a</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nature</span><z><span target_id="WVOdun9ilC">n.</span><span target_id="f8htBqvxSX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nature" src="word_pronunciations/15566.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈneɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'naychuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WVOdun9ilC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> the particular combination of qualities belonging to a person or thing by birth or constitution; native or inherent character: <em class="example">the nature of nuclear energy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> the instincts or inherent tendencies directing conduct: <em class="example">a child of good nature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> character, kind, or sort: <em class="example">a book of the same nature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq670"> a person of a particular character or disposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq969"> the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of their activities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq951"> the universe, with all its phenomena.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq866"> the sum total of the forces at work throughout the universe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq461"> reality, as distinguished from any effect of art: <em class="example">true to nature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq934"> the physical being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq539"> the vital powers: <em class="example">food sufficient to sustain nature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq836"> a primitive, wild condition; an uncultivated state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq260"> <em class="label">Theology</em> the moral state as unaffected by grace.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="f8htBqvxSX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq690"> <strong class="phr">a force of nature</strong>, a person whose powerful personality is overwhelming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">by nature</strong>, as a result of inherent qualities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq878"> <strong class="phr">call of nature</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the need to urinate or defecate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq538"> <strong class="phr">of </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the nature of</strong>, having the qualities of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>natur</em>, from Latin <em>nātūra</em> birth, natural character, nature]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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naught
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">naught</span><z><span target_id="4bivIUCr45">n.</span><span target_id="lvNgqkQ7zR">adj.</span><span target_id="tKcpYx3FFr">adv.</span><span target_id="cTQxYfisuZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of naught" src="word_pronunciations/15568.mp3"></audio></span>/nɔt/ (<em>say</em> nawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4bivIUCr45"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> nothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> destruction, ruin, or complete failure: <em class="example">to bring to naught; </em><em class="example">to come to naught.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051246" href="entry://nought%23bigmac000051246"><strong>nought</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051246" href="entry://nought%23mq432">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lvNgqkQ7zR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq018"> worthless; useless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq200"> lost; ruined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq715"> morally bad; wicked.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="tKcpYx3FFr">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> in no respect or degree: <em class="example">to be naught content.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cTQxYfisuZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">all for naught</strong>, all in vain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">come to naught</strong>, to fail utterly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">set at naught</strong>, to regard or treat as of no importance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nought</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>nauht</em>, <em>nāwiht</em>, from <em>nā</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086984" href="entry://no%23bigmac000086984"><span class="smallcaps">no<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>wiht</em> thing. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051246" href="entry://nought%23bigmac000051246"><span class="smallcaps">nought</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085079" href="entry://wight%23bigmac000085079"><span class="smallcaps">wight</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084778" href="entry://whit%23bigmac000084778"><span class="smallcaps">whit</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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neat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">neat<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="0eXRqUbfKZ">adj.</span><span target_id="L6EP7pGmQl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of neat" src="word_pronunciations/15589.mp3"></audio></span>/nit/ (<em>say</em> neet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0eXRqUbfKZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> in a pleasingly orderly condition: <em class="example">a neat room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> habitually orderly in appearance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq917"> of a simple, pleasing appearance: <em class="example">a neat cottage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq364"> cleverly effective in character or execution: <em class="example">a neat scheme.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq316"> clever, dexterous, or apt: <em class="example">a neat characterisation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq962"> unadulterated or undiluted, as liquors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq257"> net: <em class="example">neat profits.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq467"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fine, pleasing, excellent.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="L6EP7pGmQl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq513"> <strong class="phr">neat as a </strong>(<strong class="phr">new</strong>)<strong class="phr"> pin</strong>, extremely tidy; spick-and-span.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>net</em> clean, from Latin <em>nitidus</em> bright, fine, neat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>neatly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>neatness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">neat<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of neat" src="word_pronunciations/15589.mp3"></audio></span>/nit/ (<em>say</em> neet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">neat</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">an animal of the genus <em>Bos</em>, as a cow, ox, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>neet</em>, Old English <em>nēat</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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necessity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">necessity</span><z><span target_id="RN9Ex0xVHk">n.</span><span target_id="0b6fGyKdDl">phr.</span></z></header><div>/nəˈsɛsəti/ (<em>say</em> nuh'sesuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RN9Ex0xVHk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">necessities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> something necessary or indispensable: <em class="example">the necessities of life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq222"> the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensableness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq693"> an imperative requirement or need for something: <em class="example">necessity for a decision.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq986"> the state or fact of being necessary or inevitable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq674"> an unavoidable compulsion to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq079"> a state of being in difficulty or need; poverty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq732"> constraint viewed as a principle of universal causation, determining even the action of the will.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq196"> the relation of the inevitable to the nature of its conditions; inevitable connection.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0b6fGyKdDl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq044"> <strong class="phr">agent of necessity</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> a person deemed to have authority to act as an agent for another in an emergency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">the necessities </strong>(<strong class="phr">of life</strong>), the basic requirements such as food, clothing, shelter, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>necessite</em>, from Latin <em>necessitas</em> exigency]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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neck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">neck</span><z><span target_id="FToJlzJiY8">n.</span><span target_id="Z5XvNr6HUK">v.i.</span><span target_id="qAol9gbNf4">v.t.</span><span target_id="vO5KkKubv4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of neck" src="word_pronunciations/15599.mp3"></audio></span>/nɛk/ (<em>say</em> nek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FToJlzJiY8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> that part of the body of some animals which is between the head and the trunk and connects these parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq170"> a standard cut of meat, especially lamb, from this area, used mainly for chops, stews, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq344"> <strong>best neck</strong>, the section between the upper cervical vertebrae.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq908"> the part of a garment covering the neck or extending about it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq414"> the length of the neck of a horse or other animal as a measure in racing. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102271" href="entry://nose%23bigmac000102271"><strong>nose</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102271" href="entry://nose%23mq814">11</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq478"> the slender part of a bottle, retort, or any similar object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq373"> that part of a golf club head by which this joins the shaft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq914"> any narrow, connecting, or projecting part suggesting the neck of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq811"> the longer slender part of a violin or the like, extending from the body to the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a constricted part of a bone, organ, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq455"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> the junction between enamel of crown and cementum of the root of a tooth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq097"> <em class="label">Printing</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101112" href="entry://beard%23bigmac000101112"><strong>beard</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101112" href="entry://beard%23mq183">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq916"> (<em>usually plural</em>) skirtings of wool which are removed from the neck of a fleece in the process of wool rolling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq652"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> the lowest part of the capital of a column, above the astragal at the head of the shaft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq586"> a narrow strip of land, as an isthmus or a cape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq610"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072539" href="entry://strait%23bigmac000072539"><strong>strait</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072539" href="entry://strait%23mq483">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Z5XvNr6HUK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kiss, cuddle, and pet.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qAol9gbNf4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq662"> to strangle or behead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq503"> to carry (a bough, plank, etc.) on the shoulder, held against the neck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq780"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to consume (a drink) at one draught; scull.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vO5KkKubv4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq411"> <strong class="phr">get it in the neck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be reprimanded or punished severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(or <strong class="phr">go</strong>)<strong class="phr"> under someone’s neck</strong>, to beat someone by outwitting or anticipating them by finding a vulnerable part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">neck and crop</strong>, entirely; completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">neck and neck</strong>, just even.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">neck of the woods</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a specific area, particular place: <em class="example">we don’t often see you in this neck of the woods.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">neck oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to commit suicide by hanging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">neck or nothing</strong>, at every risk; desperately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">pull one’s neck in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to withdraw; to mind one’s own business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">stick one’s neck out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act, express an opinion, etc., so as to expose oneself to criticism, hostility, danger, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq084"> <strong class="phr">win by a neck</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to be first by a head and neck.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nekke</em>, Old English <em>hnecca</em>; related to German <em>Nacken</em> nape of the neck]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ned Kelly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356746107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ned Kelly</span><z><span target_id="I4ONGfDqBo">n.</span><span target_id="gTr2crTA2W">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˌnɛd ˈkɛli/ (<em>say</em> .ned 'kelee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I4ONGfDqBo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> a thief; someone who seeks gain without scruple: <em class="example">the owner of the store was a real Ned Kelly.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gTr2crTA2W">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq639"> <strong class="phr">before you could say Ned Kelly</strong>, very quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">game as Ned Kelly</strong>, very game; fearless.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Ned <em>Kelly</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039917" href="entry://Kelly%20family%23bigmac000039917"><span class="smallcaps">Kelly family</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nerve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nerve</span><z><span target_id="76Jq7CBvxm">n.</span><span target_id="PKCJDVxXXb">v.t.</span><span target_id="nKMbAvzJjF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nerve" src="word_pronunciations/15645.mp3"></audio></span>/nɜv/ (<em>say</em> nerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="76Jq7CBvxm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> one or more bundles of fibres, forming part of a system which conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq306"> the nerve tissue in the pulp of a tooth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq141"> (popularly but incorrectly) pulp tissue of a tooth.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq144"> strength, vigour, or energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq597"> firmness or courage in trying circumstances: <em class="example">a position requiring nerve.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq584"> (<em>plural</em>) nervousness: <em class="example">a fit of nerves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a sinew or tendon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq570"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> impertinent assurance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I wonder she’s got the nerve to show her face!’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a vein, as in a leaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq703"> a line or one of a system of lines traversing something.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PKCJDVxXXb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq040"> (<strong class="bold">nerved</strong>, <strong class="bold">nerving</strong>) to give strength, vigour, or courage to.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nKMbAvzJjF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">get on someone’s nerves</strong>, to irritate someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq811"> <strong class="phr">have a nerve</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to display effrontery or social disrespect: <em class="example">to come here after what happened – she has a nerve!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">have the nerve</strong>, to have sufficient firmness or courage: <em class="example">she would never have the nerve to leave him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq303"> <strong class="phr">hit a raw nerve</strong>, to bring to attention a painful or sensitive matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq985"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s nerve</strong>, to have one’s courage fail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>nervus</em>, related to Greek <em>neuron</em> sinew, tendon, nerve]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Netflix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927523741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Netflix</span></header><div>/ˈnɛtflɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'netfliks) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">Netflix and chill</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">(an invitation ostensibly to visit someone to watch a movie and relax, but taken as a coded invitation to engage in sexual activities.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Netflix</em>, a subscription service for films and television shows + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093908" href="entry://chill%23bigmac000093908"><span class="smallcaps">chill</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093908" href="entry://chill%23mq737">16</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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never
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">never</span><z><span target_id="lIKRlqiFP2">adv.</span><span target_id="pa7CfI22Qh">n.</span><span target_id="YISEp3QyBs">interj.</span><span target_id="TRHS0bjskv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of never" src="word_pronunciations/15673.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnɛvə/ (<em>say</em> 'nevuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="lIKRlqiFP2"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> not ever; at no time: <em class="example">to have never happened.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> not at all; absolutely not: <em class="example">I never did it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq630"> to no extent or degree: <em class="example">never the wiser.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pa7CfI22Qh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq550"> <em class="label">Rare</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093805" href="entry://never-never%23bigmac000093805"><strong>never-never</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="YISEp3QyBs">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq120"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of surprised disbelief.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TRHS0bjskv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">never a dull moment</strong>, constant activity and excitement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">never in a million years</strong>, (<em>emphatic</em>) not ever.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">on the never</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at no cost or disadvantage to oneself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>nǣfre</em>, from <em>ne</em> not + <em>ǣfre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090582" href="entry://ever%23bigmac000090582"><span class="smallcaps">ever</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nibble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nibble</span><z><span target_id="RO9uZewX8V">v.i.</span><span target_id="p82qCz99ij">v.t.</span><span target_id="9i3Hx8wc6R">n.</span><span target_id="MYS3qFxVFL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nibble" src="word_pronunciations/15695.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'nibuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">nibbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">nibbling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RO9uZewX8V">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> to bite off small bits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> to eat or feed by biting off small pieces.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="p82qCz99ij">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq288"> to bite off small bits of (a thing).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq610"> to eat by biting off small pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq228"> to bite (<em>off</em>, etc.) in small pieces.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9i3Hx8wc6R">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq245"> a small morsel or bit: <em class="example">each nibble was eaten with the air of an epicure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq458"> the act or an instance of nibbling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq733"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq052"> <em class="label">Angling</em> the slight pull on a fishing line which indicates that a fish is attempting to take the bait.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a slight expression of interest in a proposal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq922"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> items of finger food.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MYS3qFxVFL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq089"> <strong class="phr">nibble at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq632"> to bite slightly or gently.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq546"> to evince interest in without actually accepting.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English; compare Low German <em>nibbelen</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>nibbler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nicety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nicety</span><z><span target_id="dzhkmIRSLn">n.</span><span target_id="etcLFPVMCN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nicety" src="word_pronunciations/15697.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnaɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'nuysuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dzhkmIRSLn"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">niceties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> a delicate or fine point: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Seward courteously advising Sir John Dean Paul on the niceties of forging and uttering, the lesser practitioners listening and learning in awe.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cyril pearl</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq348"> a fine distinction; subtlety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq649"> (<em>often plural</em>) something nice; a refinement or elegance, as of manners or living.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq029"> the quality of being nice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq821"> delicacy of character, as of something requiring care or tact: <em class="example">a matter of considerable nicety.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="etcLFPVMCN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">to a nicety</strong>, in great detail; with precision.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nycete</em>, from Old French <em>nicete</em>, from <em>nice</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104240" href="entry://nice%23bigmac000104240"><span class="smallcaps">nice</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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night
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">night</span><z><span target_id="4z3uVyKTSq">n.</span><span target_id="eA4hqzzkTN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of night" src="word_pronunciations/15725.mp3"></audio></span>/naɪt/ (<em>say</em> nuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4z3uVyKTSq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> the interval of darkness between sunset and sunrise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> nightfall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq466"> the darkness of night; the dark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq332"> a state or time of obscurity, ignorance, misfortune, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> the period of the day after work or school.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eA4hqzzkTN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">all night</strong>, throughout the whole night.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>niht</em>, <em>neaht</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nightie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nightie</span><z><span target_id="Lhe245PEYG">n.</span><span target_id="eK3YH8Pznp">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈnaɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'nuytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Lhe245PEYG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050138" href="entry://nightdress%23bigmac000050138"><strong>nightdress</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eK3YH8Pznp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">be off like a bride’s nightie</strong>, to depart extremely rapidly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nighty</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nip<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Fg2JDzvg96">v.t.</span><span target_id="aaNy0hFe8C">v.i.</span><span target_id="VjVgFge470">n.</span><span target_id="gTkDUIbmY5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nip" src="word_pronunciations/15743.mp3"></audio></span>/nɪp/ (<em>say</em> nip) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">nipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">nipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Fg2JDzvg96">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> to compress sharply between two surfaces or points; pinch or bite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as cold does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to secure (a rope) by holding it with a smaller rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to snatch or take (<em>away</em>, <em>up</em>, etc.) suddenly or quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aaNy0hFe8C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move or go (<em>away</em>, <em>off</em>, <em>up</em>, etc.) suddenly or quickly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VjVgFge470">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq732"> the act of nipping; a pinch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq803"> a sharp or biting remark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq072"> a biting quality, as in cold or frosty air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq054"> sharp cold; a sharp touch of frost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq703"> biting taste or tang, as in cheese.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq332"> a small bit or quantity of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> pressure exerted by pack-ice on the sides of a vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the grip of a rope at the point where it is twisted round something.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gTkDUIbmY5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq082"> <strong class="phr">nip and tuck</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a cosmetic surgical procedure, especially a face lift.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq585"> <em class="label">US</em> (in a race or other contest) with one competitor equalling the speed or efforts of another; neck and neck.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">nip in the bud</strong>, to stop (something) before it gets under way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">nip off</strong>, to take off by pinching, biting, or snipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">put the nips in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to beg or borrow money from someone; cadge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nyp</em>(<em>pen</em>), probably from Middle Low German <em>nīpen</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nip<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="9QRhxc4vaN">n.</span><span target_id="eWTyQWjb6r">v.t.</span><span target_id="gXeDO27v9Y">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nip" src="word_pronunciations/15744.mp3"></audio></span>/nɪp/ (<em>say</em> nip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9QRhxc4vaN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> a small drink; a sip.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> a small measure of spirits.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">nipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">nipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eWTyQWjb6r">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq399"> to drink (spirits, etc.) in small sips.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gXeDO27v9Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq605"> to take a nip or nips, especially repeatedly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>nipperkin</em>, ? from Dutch or Low German]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74819674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nip<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/nɪp/ (<em>say</em> nip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">(a form of address to a young child.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050244" href="entry://nipper%23bigmac000050244"><span class="smallcaps">nipper</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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no
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">no<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="XUgsf4ANch">interj.</span><span target_id="xTwGatYW1X">adv.</span><span target_id="7kl53w0dPh">n.</span><span target_id="EEr40swicF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of no" src="word_pronunciations/15885.mp3"></audio></span>/noʊ/ (<em>say</em> noh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="XUgsf4ANch"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> a word used: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq303"> to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response (opposed to <em>yes</em>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq210"> to emphasise a previous negative or qualify a previous statement.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="xTwGatYW1X">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq463"> not in any degree; not at all (used with a comparative): <em class="example">he is no better.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq140"> not: <em class="example">whether or no.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7kl53w0dPh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">noes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq810"> an utterance of the word ‘no’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq180"> a denial or refusal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq271"> a negative vote or voter (opposed to <em>aye</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EEr40swicF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq333"> <strong class="phr">not to take no for an answer</strong>, to refuse to accept a rejection or refusal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq876"> <strong class="phr">say no to</strong>, to refuse: <em class="example">to say no to a request.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>nā</em>, from <em>ne</em> not + <em>ā</em> ever. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004968" href="entry://aye%23bigmac000004968"><span class="smallcaps">aye<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">no<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of no" src="word_pronunciations/15886.mp3"></audio></span>/noʊ/ (<em>say</em> noh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> not any: <em class="example">no money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> not at all; very far from being; not at all a: <em class="example">he is no genius.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100888" href="entry://none%23bigmac000100888"><span class="smallcaps">none</span></a> with loss of the final /n/]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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node
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">node</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of node" src="word_pronunciations/15775.mp3"></audio></span>/noʊd/ (<em>say</em> nohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> a knot, protuberance, or knob.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> a complication; difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq831"> a centring point of component parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq446"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq009"> a joint in a stem.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq952"> a part of a stem which normally bears a leaf.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> a point on a curve or surface, at which there can be more than one tangent line or plane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a point, line, or region in a vibrating medium at which there is comparatively no variation of the disturbance which is being transmitted through the medium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq097"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> either of the two points at which the orbit of a heavenly body cuts the plane of the ecliptic, equator, or other properly defined plane (that passed as the body goes to the north being called the <strong>ascending node</strong>, and that passed as it goes to the south being called the <strong>descending node</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq494"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a circumscribed swelling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq784"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> the labelled intersection of two or more branches in a tree diagram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq691"> <em class="label">Computers</em> an end point of a branch or junction of two or more branches in a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104334" href="entry://network%23bigmac000104334">network</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104334" href="entry://network%23mq925">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a host or gateway on the internet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>nōdus</em> knot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nose</span><z><span target_id="KGPbfK00oD">n.</span><span target_id="8L5GGLRJ0c">v.t.</span><span target_id="a5ruLLdjpl">v.i.</span><span target_id="3iuR7DpYTS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nose" src="word_pronunciations/15836.mp3"></audio></span>/noʊz/ (<em>say</em> nohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KGPbfK00oD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> the part of the face or head which contains the nostrils, affording passage for air in respiration, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> this part as the organ of smell: <em class="example">the aroma of coffee greeted his nose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> the sense of smell: <em class="example">a dog with a good nose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq429"> a faculty of perceiving or detecting; ability to search out or locate: <em class="example">a nose for news; </em><em class="example">a good nose for bargains.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq203"> the quality of prying or interfering: <em class="example">keep your nose out of it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq880"> something regarded as resembling the nose of a person or animal, as a spout or nozzle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq549"> the prow of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq438"> the forward end of an aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq445"> a projecting part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq905"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088282" href="entry://bouquet%23bigmac000088282"><strong>bouquet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088282" href="entry://bouquet%23mq789">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq814"> the length of the nose of a horse or other animal as a measure in racing.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">nosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">nosing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8L5GGLRJ0c">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq106"> to perceive by or as by the nose or the sense of smell: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was like an invisible animal, which could be nosed, though</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1940</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq630"> to bring the nose close to, as in smelling or examining; sniff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq600"> to move or push forward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq047"> to touch or rub with the nose; nuzzle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="a5ruLLdjpl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq002"> to smell or sniff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq776"> to move (<em>in</em>, <em>out</em>, <em>forward</em>, etc.), usually slowly or gently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq437"> to meddle or pry.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3iuR7DpYTS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">by a nose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> by a very narrow margin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq072"> <strong class="phr">cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face</strong>, to damage one’s own interests by a spiteful or vengeful action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq615"> <strong class="phr">follow one’s nose</strong>, to find one’s own way, as by instinct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">get up someone’s nose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to irritate or annoy someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">have a nose for</strong>, to be able to spot intuitively: <em class="example">to have a nose for quality.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq522"> <strong class="phr">keep one’s nose clean</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to follow rules and regulations meticulously so as to avoid any blame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq774"> <strong class="phr">lead by the nose</strong>, to exercise complete control over. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the ring put through an animal’s nose in order to lead or control it more easily]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">look down one’s nose at</strong>, to despise; disdain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq646"> <strong class="phr">nose about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to seek out information, usually in a low-key or surreptitious fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">nose after </strong>(or <strong class="phr">for</strong>), to seek as if by smelling or scent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">nose into</strong>, to pry into or be inquisitive about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq787"> <strong class="phr">nose forward</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq169"> (of an animal) to move forwards with its nose to the ground, as in following a scent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq749"> (of a vehicle) to move forwards slowly, as through a crowd.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">on the nose</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq33"> (in betting on horseraces) relating to a bet on a horse to win, rather than for a place: <em class="example">I’ll put $10 on Black Knight – on the nose.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq993"> smelly; objectionable; decayed; stinking (especially of rotten organic matter, as food).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq057"> unpleasant; distasteful.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq985"> <em class="label">US</em> exactly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq787"> <strong class="phr">pay through the nose</strong>, to pay an excessive amount. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the ‘nose’ tax imposed on the Irish by the Danes who invaded them in the 9th century. Those who refused to pay the tax had their noses slit.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq451"> <strong class="phr">pick one’s nose</strong>, to remove congealed mucus from the nose with one’s finger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq647"> <strong class="phr">put someone’s nose out of joint</strong>, to cause someone to feel upset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">turn one’s nose up</strong>, to be contemptuous or ungrateful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq694"> <strong class="phr">under someone’s nose</strong>, in an obvious place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">under the nose of</strong>, within observation of: <em class="example">under the nose of the police.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">up your nose with a rubber hose!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of contemptuous disregard.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>nosu</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>nāsus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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note
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">note</span><z><span target_id="OBFT5OH1AW">n.</span><span target_id="JQCMJ7ngbW">v.t.</span><span target_id="1lbJh5cuae">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of note" src="word_pronunciations/15852.mp3"></audio></span>/noʊt/ (<em>say</em> noht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OBFT5OH1AW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> a brief record of something set down to assist the memory, or for reference or development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> (<em>plural</em>) a record of a speech, statement, testimony, etc., or of one’s impressions of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq358"> an explanatory or critical comment, or a reference to authority quoted, appended to a passage in a book or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq508"> a brief written or printed statement giving particulars or information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq128"> a written communication from a child’s parents to the child’s school, as to give permissions, explanations, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq803"> a comment regarding a performance, role, etc., especially as provided by a director to a performer or other participant after a rehearsal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq233"> <em class="label">Bibliography</em> additional information about a book, such as its special series or some other significant identification, entered on the library catalogue card.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq688"> a short informal letter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq480"> a formal diplomatic or official communication in writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Finance</em> a paper acknowledging a debt and promising payment; promissory note; note of hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq910"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq919"> a certificate, as of a government or a bank, passing as current money; a banknote.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq110"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a one-pound note: <em class="example">to earn five notes a week.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq405"> eminence or distinction: <em class="example">a woman of note.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq868"> importance or consequence: <em class="example">no other thing of note this year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq529"> notice, observation, or heed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq809"> a characteristic or distinguishing feature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq967"> a mark, token, or indication of something, or from which something may be inferred</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq542"> a sound or tone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Music</em> a sign or character used to represent a sound, the position and form of which indicates the pitch and duration of the sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Music</em> a key, as of a piano.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq597"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a melody, tune, or song.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq805"> a sound of musical quality uttered by a bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq154"> any call, cry, or sound of a bird, fowl, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq162"> a tone sounded on a trumpet or other musical instrument as a signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq533"> a signal, announcement, or intimation: <em class="example">a note of warning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq453"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a new or unexpected element in a situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq449"> way of speaking or thinking: <em class="example">to change one’s note.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq885"> a mark or sign, as of punctuation, used in writing or printing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JQCMJ7ngbW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">noted</strong>, <strong class="bold">noting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq046"> to mark down, as in writing; make a memorandum of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq049"> to make particular mention of in a writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq778"> to annotate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq177"> to observe carefully; give attention or heed to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq550"> to take notice of; perceive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq090"> to set down in or furnish with musical notes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq640"> to indicate or designate; signify or denote.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1lbJh5cuae">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq98"> <strong class="phr">hit a high note</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to achieve a great success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq500"> <strong class="phr">hit a low note</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to suffer a failure or poor success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq371"> <strong class="phr">on a high note</strong>, with something spectacular, successful or especially appealing: <em class="example">the evening ended on a high note with the bands playing together.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq43"> <strong class="phr">strike the right note</strong>, to seem appropriate: <em class="example">her quiet dress struck the right note.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq881"> <strong class="phr">strike the wrong </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a false</strong>)<strong class="phr"> note</strong>, to seem jarring: <em class="example">to strike the wrong note with the voters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">take note</strong>, to observe attentively: <em class="example">he took note of where the exits were.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>nota</em> a mark] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>noter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nother
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac029222869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nother</span></header><div>/ˈnʌðə/ (<em>say</em> 'nudhuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">a whole nother …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">a completely different …: <em class="example">a whole nother idea.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [a deliberate and emphatic aphetic transformation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095924" href="entry://another%23bigmac000095924"><span class="smallcaps">another</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nothing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nothing</span><z><span target_id="fzgHLiIL6A">pron.</span><span target_id="DkgDbpGjWa">n.</span><span target_id="C1JWzvtj6Y">adj.</span><span target_id="mSV39SQSwF">adv.</span><span target_id="WDFUY1I4nm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nothing" src="word_pronunciations/15853.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnʌθɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'nuthing) <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="fzgHLiIL6A"><em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> no thing; not anything; naught: <em class="example">say nothing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq743"> that which is non-existent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DkgDbpGjWa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq410"> something or someone of no importance or quality: <em class="example">he is a complete nothing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq672"> a trivial matter or remark: <em class="example">to exchange nothings in idle small talk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq065"> that which is without quantity or magnitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq902"> a cipher or nought.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C1JWzvtj6Y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq348"> of no serious or quality content: <em class="example">a nothing photograph.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq986"> lacking intent or force: <em class="example">a nothing delivery from the bowler.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="mSV39SQSwF">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq023"> in no way: <em class="example">nothing like her sister.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WDFUY1I4nm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq649"> <strong class="phr">come to nothing</strong>, to fail to reach fruition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq333"> <strong class="phr">for next to nothing</strong>, for almost no cost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq825"> <strong class="phr">for nothing</strong>, free of charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">have nothing to do with</strong>, to not be involved with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">in nothing flat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in no time at all; very quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">make nothing of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq234"> to be unable to understand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq004"> to cope easily with; treat lightly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">next to nothing</strong>, very little.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">no nothing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> nothing at all: <em class="example">there was no nothing different.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">nothing doing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> definitely no or not.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">nothing for it</strong>, no other course of action is open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq224"> <strong class="phr">nothing of</strong>, no part, share, or trace of: <em class="example">the place shows nothing of its former magnificence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">nothing to see here</strong>, (an expression used ironically to convey that although an authority, as the government or a government agency, would like us to believe that there is no problem, where there is indeed a big problem.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the phrase used by police to move a crowd along from an incident or crime scene, <em>move along, nothing to see here</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq508"> <strong class="phr">nothing to speak of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> unremarkable in size, amount, type, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq091"> <strong class="phr">nothing to write home about</strong>, not worthy of special mention; ordinary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">stop </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stick</strong>)<strong class="phr"> at nothing</strong>, to let no obstacle or hindrance impede one’s chosen course of action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq668"> <strong class="phr">there’s nothing in it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> it’s unprofitable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">there’s nothing to it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> it’s very simple; it’s easily done.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">to say nothing of …</strong>, let alone …; not to mention …: <em class="example">sunny days are essential to the production of sugar and bananas, to say nothing of pineapples and other tropical fruit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">whisper </strong>(or <strong class="phr">murmur</strong>)<strong class="phr"> sweet nothings</strong>, to engage in quiet affectionate talk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old English <em>nāthing</em>, from <em>nān</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100888" href="entry://none%23bigmac000100888"><span class="smallcaps">none</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100758" href="entry://thing%23bigmac000100758"><span class="smallcaps">thing</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Sometimes, the pronunciation /ˈnʌθɪŋk/ is heard. It is thought to be a survival of a sound change in early Middle English, in which words ending in <em>-ing</em>, which had been pronounced /-ɪŋg/, lost the final /g/ and became /-ɪŋ/. But, in the case of <em>everything</em>, <em>something</em>, <em>nothing</em>, and <em>anything</em>, the final /g/ became unvoiced and was changed into /k/. This change was retained in some conservative dialects, particularly in south-eastern England. It came to Australia as part of the London dialect.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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now
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">now</span><z><span target_id="DJb44K1yzo">adv.</span><span target_id="ztFjDpbeQX">conj.</span><span target_id="xglyTl4zFl">n.</span><span target_id="m87FSXSQKc">adj.</span><span target_id="bJPqxV2maG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of now" src="word_pronunciations/15882.mp3"></audio></span>/naʊ/ (<em>say</em> now) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="DJb44K1yzo"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> at the present time or moment: <em class="example">he is here now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> (more emphatically) immediately or at once: <em class="example">now or never.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq815"> at this time or juncture in some period under consideration or in some course of proceedings described: <em class="example">the case now passes to the jury.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq368"> at the time or moment only just past: <em class="example">I saw her just now in the street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq516"> in these present times; nowadays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq522"> in the present or existing circumstances; as matters stand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq318"> (often used as a preliminary word before some statement, question, or the like): <em class="example">now, what does she mean?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq674"> (to strengthen a command, entreaty, or the like): <em class="example">come, now, stop that!</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="ztFjDpbeQX">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq781"> now that; since, or seeing that.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xglyTl4zFl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq602"> the present time or moment: <em class="example">the here and now.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m87FSXSQKc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fashionable: <em class="example">a very now dress.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bJPqxV2maG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">now and again</strong> or <strong class="phr">now and then</strong>, occasionally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq858"> <strong class="phr">now that</strong>, inasmuch as.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq562"> <strong class="phr">now, now</strong> or <strong class="phr">now then</strong>, (an expression used to reprove or placate someone.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>nū</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nudge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nudge</span><z><span target_id="wPlU9jrilk">v.t.</span><span target_id="csc9CQwpD3">n.</span><span target_id="pHiIx6rQlA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nudge" src="word_pronunciations/15907.mp3"></audio></span>/nʌdʒ/ (<em>say</em> nuj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wPlU9jrilk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> (<strong class="bold">nudged</strong>, <strong class="bold">nudging</strong>) to push slightly or jog, especially with the elbow, as in calling attention or giving a hint or with sly meaning.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="csc9CQwpD3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq359"> a slight push or jog.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pHiIx6rQlA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">give it a nudge</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq364"> to indulge in alcohol, drugs, etc., to excess: <em class="example">gave it a bit of a nudge last night, did you?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq787"> to make an attempt; have a try at something.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq458"> <strong class="phr">give someone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">something</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a nudge</strong>, to impart impetus to someone or something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq742"> <strong class="phr">nudge the bottle</strong> or <strong class="phr">give the bottle a nudge</strong>, to drink alcoholic liquor to excess.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of British dialect <em>nidge</em>, <em>knidge</em>; compare Norwegian dialect <em>nugga</em>, <em>nyggja</em> to push]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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null
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">null</span><z><span target_id="YGHeGlaRW1">adj.</span><span target_id="cBDmKMsyyb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of null" src="word_pronunciations/15914.mp3"></audio></span>/nʌl/ (<em>say</em> nul) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YGHeGlaRW1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> of no effect, consequence, or significance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> being none, lacking, or non-existent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq357"> zero.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cBDmKMsyyb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq540"> <strong class="phr">null and void</strong>, having no legal force or effect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>nullus</em> no, none]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">number</span><z><span target_id="ib0EJrRkqH">n.</span><span target_id="LGgMonRr2j">v.t.</span><span target_id="2JcX0IvLDJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="2ORqlBLojb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of number" src="word_pronunciations/15918.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'numbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ib0EJrRkqH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> the sum, total, count, or aggregate of a collection of units or any generalisation of this concept.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087596" href="entry://integer%23bigmac000087596"><strong>integer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq376"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092630" href="entry://numeral%23bigmac000092630"><strong>numeral</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq299"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003760" href="entry://arithmetic%23bigmac000003760"><strong>arithmetic</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq387"> the particular numeral assigned to anything in order to fix its place in a series: <em class="example">a house number.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq323"> a telephone number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq646"> a word or symbol, or a combination of words or symbols, used in counting or to denote a total.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq429"> one of a series of things distinguished by numerals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq848"> a single part of a book published in parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq858"> a single issue of a periodical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq214"> any of a collection of poems or songs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq966"> a single part of a program made up of a number of parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq519"> the full count of a collection or company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq640"> a collection or company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq385"> a quantity (large or small) of individuals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq375"> a certain collection, company, or quantity not precisely reckoned, but usually considerable or large.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq854"> (<em>plural</em>) considerable collections or quantities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq747"> (<em>plural</em>) numerical strength or superiority, as in a political party, organisation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq162"> quantity as composed of units.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq150"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (in many languages) a category of the inflection of nouns, verbs, and related word classes, usually expressing the number of persons or objects referred to, comprising as subcategories the <em>singular</em> and <em>plural</em> and in some languages one or two intermediate subcategories (the <em>dual</em>, referring to two, and the <em>trial</em>, referring to three).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq807"> (<em>plural</em>) metrical feet, or verse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq903"> (<em>plural</em>) musical periods, measures, or groups of notes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq787"> a distinct part of an extended musical work, or one in a sequence of compositions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq484"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> conformity in music or verse to regular beat or measure; rhythm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq604"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an individual person, especially an attractive woman: <em class="example">that blonde number who lives out of town.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a marijuana cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq261"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a theatrical piece; a routine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a song.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq592"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> anything viewed as part of presentation designed to impress, as a special outfit, a special dish, an amateur performance of some kind: <em class="example">to wear the little black number; </em><em class="example">do the pesto number; </em><em class="example">put on the poetry number.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LGgMonRr2j">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq406"> to ascertain the number of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq455"> to mark with or distinguish by a number or numbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq410"> to count over one by one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq878"> to mention one by one; enumerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq622"> to fix the number of, limit in number, or make few in number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq651"> to reckon or include in a number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq974"> to live or have lived (so many years).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq560"> to have or comprise in number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq925"> to amount to in number: <em class="example">a crew numbering fifty men.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq283"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to appoint or allot.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2JcX0IvLDJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq368"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> to make enumeration; count.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq414"> to be numbered or included.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2ORqlBLojb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="42"><span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">do a number</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq525"> to perform a theatrical piece or routine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in some way to gain a particular end: <em class="example">when I told her she did a number about going to the boss.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">do by the numbers</strong>, to perform in a methodical fashion with no exercise of individual creativity. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a method of children’s painting where numbered sections on a picture indicate the required colour]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">have someone’s number</strong>, to have the measure of someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the numerological notion of each person being linked to a number]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq412"> <strong class="phr">hot little number</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> anything or anyone viewed as fashionable or exciting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq433"> <strong class="phr">one’s number is up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq354"> one is in serious trouble.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq301"> one is due to die.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion of a lottery, the final lottery in life being death]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq075"> <strong class="phr">the numbers are up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> the winners’ numbers have been posted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the result is known: <em class="example">we won’t know how we did till the numbers are up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">without number</strong>, of which the number is unknown or too great to be counted: <em class="example">stars without number.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nombre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>numerus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>numberer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nurse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nurse</span><z><span target_id="Dv2Rom5zh2">n.</span><span target_id="Izr2dbTTzZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="RCusoz4Kt6">v.i.</span><span target_id="bzcfeRrObv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nurse" src="word_pronunciations/15935.mp3"></audio></span>/nɜs/ (<em>say</em> ners) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dv2Rom5zh2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a person who has the care of the sick or infirm. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Nurses about to go aboard ship in Melbourne en route for war service, July 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/nurse_PB0345.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049186" href="entry://nanny%23bigmac000049186"><strong>nanny</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049186" href="entry://nanny%23mq489">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq906"> a woman employed to breastfeed an infant; wet nurse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq188"> any fostering agency or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq601"> a worker that attends the young in a colony of social insects.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> the act of nursing the balls.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">nursed</strong>, <strong class="bold">nursing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Izr2dbTTzZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq928"> to tend in sickness or infirmity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq854"> to seek to cure (a cold, etc.) by taking care of oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq786"> to look after carefully so as to promote growth, development, etc.; foster; cherish (a feeling, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq943"> to treat or handle with adroit care in order to further one’s own interests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq209"> to bring up, train, or nurture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq441"> to clasp or handle, as fondly or tenderly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq171"> to hold in the lap while travelling: <em class="example">to nurse a package for the trip in the car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq862"> to hold in the arms: <em class="example">he nursed the baby until she fell asleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq103"> to breastfeed (an infant).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq128"> to feed and tend in infancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq837"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> to gather and keep (the balls) together for a series of cannons.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RCusoz4Kt6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq674"> to act as nurse; tend the sick or infirm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq938"> to breastfeed an infant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq939"> (of an infant) to take the breast.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bzcfeRrObv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq751"> <strong class="phr">have a nurse</strong>, to hold a baby in one’s arms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>norse</em>, <em>nourice</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>nūtrīcia</em> nurse, properly feminine of <em>nūtrīcius</em> that nourishes] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>nurser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nut</span><z><span target_id="tFShpXbdBg">n.</span><span target_id="fsUnh3SJpR">v.i.</span><span target_id="HhmLNB9wwf">adj.</span><span target_id="rlPZKss1uK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nut" src="word_pronunciations/15946.mp3"></audio></span>/nʌt/ (<em>say</em> nut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tFShpXbdBg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> the kernel itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq652"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq671"> any other part of a plant, as a tuber, thought to resemble a nut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq129"> any of various devices or objects supposed in some way to resemble a nut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq331"> a small lump of coal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq751"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a small lump of kauri resin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq860"> a small, hard biscuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an enthusiast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq956"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a foolish or eccentric person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an insane person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq886"> a perforated block (usually of metal) with an internal thread or female screw, used to screw on the end of a bolt, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq256"> (in musical instruments of the violin type) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq881"> the ledge, as of ebony, at the upper end of the fingerboard, over which the strings pass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq426"> the movable piece at the lower end of the bow, by means of which the hairs may be slackened or tightened.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq633"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a testicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Printing</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023691" href="entry://en%23bigmac000023691"><strong>en</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023691" href="entry://en%23mq529">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fsUnh3SJpR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">nutted</strong>, <strong class="bold">nutting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq249"> to look for or gather nuts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq120"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to have an orgasm.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HhmLNB9wwf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq356"> made of or denoting the wood of any nut-bearing tree, as walnut, hickory, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rlPZKss1uK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq338"> <strong class="phr">a hard nut to crack</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq943"> a difficult question, undertaking, or problem.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq317"> a person who is difficult to convince, understand, or know.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq452"> <strong class="phr">do one’s nut</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very angry, anxious, or upset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">do one’s nuts over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become infatuated with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">nut out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to think out; solve (a problem, a plan of action, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">off one’s nut</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq004"> mad; insane.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq767"> crazy; foolish.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq428"> <strong class="phr">work one’s nut</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to scheme.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nute</em>, Old English <em>hnutu</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuts</span><z><span target_id="w8YCZn4U5U">interj.</span><span target_id="lOEqTwAltP">adj.</span><span target_id="Ek4Mxy47wO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nuts" src="word_pronunciations/15944.mp3"></audio></span>/nʌts/ (<em>say</em> nuts) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="w8YCZn4U5U">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq044"> (an expression of defiance, disgust, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lOEqTwAltP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq341"> crazy; insane.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ek4Mxy47wO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">do one’s nuts over</strong>, to be infatuated with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">nuts about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">over</strong>), overwhelmingly attracted to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You remember – the one I told you about that was nuts on pansies?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nutshell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nutshell</span><z><span target_id="AcQ1P281Sp">n.</span><span target_id="G3mNoEiAAX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nutshell" src="word_pronunciations/15943.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnʌtˌʃɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'nut.shel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AcQ1P281Sp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> the shell of a nut.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="G3mNoEiAAX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">in a nutshell</strong>, in very brief form; in a few words: <em class="example">just tell me the story in a nutshell.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nutty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nutty</span><z><span target_id="5F8B7vnz0T">adj.</span><span target_id="ENCXGZpEdt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nutty" src="word_pronunciations/15945.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnʌti/ (<em>say</em> 'nutee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5F8B7vnz0T"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">nuttier</strong>, <strong class="bold">nuttiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> containing many nuts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> nut-like, especially in taste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> silly or stupid; crazy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ENCXGZpEdt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">nutty as a fruitcake</strong>, completely mad</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq744"> <strong class="phr">nutty over </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), overwhelmingly attracted to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He washed it lovingly under the tap, this man who owned paintings worth a fortune, nutty about some old bottle.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104336" href="entry://nut%23bigmac000104336"><span class="smallcaps">nut</span></a> + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>nuttiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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obs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392876609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">obs<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ɒbz/ (<em>say</em> obz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">routine medical checks of a patient in order to monitor heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, pain level, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened pluralised form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051613" href="entry://observation%23bigmac000051613"><span class="smallcaps">observation</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406818914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">obs<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="cVPKkjNLIa">pl. n.</span><span target_id="cMHkoGpL78">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ɒbz/ (<em>say</em> obz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="cVPKkjNLIa">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> objections.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cMHkoGpL78">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq556"> <strong class="phr">any obs?</strong>, (a rhetorical question exacting agreement from another person.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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odds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">odds</span><z><span target_id="Xu62bZ9LlB">n.</span><span target_id="d6t0IFg2nH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of odds" src="word_pronunciations/16066.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒdz/ (<em>say</em> odz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xu62bZ9LlB"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually construed as plural</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> the ratio of the money to be paid to a better if successful, to the money invested by that better: <em class="example">the bookmaker could only give me odds of three to two.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq951"> the likelihood of a certain event happening: <em class="example">the odds are she’ll marry young.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq816"> such a likelihood expressed as a ratio: <em class="example">the odds on his becoming manager are ten thousand to one.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq485"> the greater chance of success that one team or contender is judged to have over another: <em class="example">the odds were with the contender; </em><em class="example">the champion was fighting against odds.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d6t0IFg2nH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">against </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the odds</strong> or <strong class="phr">against all odds</strong>, contrary to expectation; despite adverse circumstance: <em class="example">against all the odds her flower shop was a success; </em><em class="example">against all odds he managed to pass his exam.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">at odds</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq727"> (of two or more people) in disagreement; at variance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq100"> (of two or more things, characteristics, etc.) at variance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq86"> <strong class="phr">long odds</strong>, odds (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104676" href="entry://odds%23mq134">1</a>) in which the ratio is large, as a hundred to one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">make no odds</strong>, not to matter; be of no importance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">over the odds</strong>, too much; more than can be tolerated: <em class="example">their behaviour was quite over the odds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq72"> <strong class="phr">short odds</strong>, odds (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104676" href="entry://odds%23mq134">1</a>) in which the ratio is small, as five to four.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">what’s the odds?</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">what odds?</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> what difference does it make?</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104670" href="entry://odd%23bigmac000104670"><span class="smallcaps">odd</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">off</span><z><span target_id="u3XYwEvl9V">adv.</span><span target_id="IkqDcYA2aT">prep.</span><span target_id="3x9oDjobYF">adj.</span><span target_id="YqU7mzslE4">n.</span><span target_id="WFoMfsqvGZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="0kVqfuT7Er">interj.</span><span target_id="HcoRi3nK3T">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of off" src="word_pronunciations/16126.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒf/ (<em>say</em> of) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="u3XYwEvl9V"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq742"> away from a position occupied, or from contact, connection, or attachment: <em class="example">to take off one’s hat; </em><em class="example">the handle has come off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq129"> to or at a distance from, or away from, a place: <em class="example">to run off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq344"> away or out of association or relation: <em class="example">to cast off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq828"> deviating, especially from what is normal or regular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq676"> as a deduction: <em class="example">10 per cent off on all cash purchases.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq734"> away; distant (in future time): <em class="example">summer is only a week off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq739"> out of operation or effective existence; disconnected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq221"> so as to interrupt continuity or cause discontinuance: <em class="example">to break off negotiations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq015"> away from employment or service: <em class="example">we have four days off at Easter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq123"> so as to exhaust, finish, or complete; completely: <em class="example">to kill off vermin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq251"> forthwith or immediately: <em class="example">right off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq986"> with prompt or ready performance: <em class="example">to dash off a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq680"> to fulfilment, or into execution or effect: <em class="example">the contest came off on the day fixed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq194"> so as to cause or undergo reduction or diminution: <em class="example">to wear off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq859"> on one’s way or journey, as from a place: <em class="example">to see a friend off on a journey.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq187"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> away from the land, a ship, the wind, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="IkqDcYA2aT">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq932"> away from; so as no longer to be or rest on: <em class="example">to fall off a horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq825"> deviating from (something normal or usual): <em class="example">off one’s balance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq367"> not up to the usual standard of: <em class="example">off his game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq092"> from by subtraction or deduction: <em class="example">25 per cent off the marked price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq427"> away or disengaged from (duty, work, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> refraining from (some food, activity, etc.): <em class="example">to be off gambling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq244"> distant from: <em class="example">a waterhole a fair way off the track.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq660"> leading out of: <em class="example">an alley off the main street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq392"> from (indicating source): <em class="example">to buy it off him; </em><em class="example">to catch the flu off someone; </em><em class="example">to get a loan off someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq442"> from (indicating material): <em class="example">to make a meal off fish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to seaward of.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3x9oDjobYF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq381"> wide of the truth or fact; in error: <em class="example">you are off on that point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq829"> no longer in effect or operation: <em class="example">the agreement is off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq458"> (of time) on which work is suspended: <em class="example">pastime for one’s off hours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq080"> not so good or satisfactory as usual: <em class="example">an off year for apples; </em><em class="example">an off day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq675"> off-colour; unwell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq170"> below the normal or expected standard; inferior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq143"> in bad taste; deviating from normal or accepted behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq137"> (of food) tainted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq034"> of less than the ordinary activity, liveliness, or lively interest: <em class="example">an off season in the woollen trade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq791"> (with reference to animals or vehicles) right (opposed to <em>near</em> or <em>left</em>): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We could see Price’s teams stopped, half a mile away; one of the loads appearing low, and canted over to the off side; bogged, evidently.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq716"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> farther from the shore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq280"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> relating to the off side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq577"> Also, <strong class="vs">off tap</strong>. <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> convicted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq203"> (of items in a menu) not available.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq028"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> off stage: <em class="example">I sacked my dresser as soon as I was off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq559"> as to condition, circumstances, supplies, etc.: <em class="example">better off.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YqU7mzslE4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq874"> the state or fact of being off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq299"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the off side.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WFoMfsqvGZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq199"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kill.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="0kVqfuT7Er">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq492"> (an exclamation urging someone to distance themself or go away.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HcoRi3nK3T">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="48"><span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">be off</strong>, to depart; leave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">off and on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq782"> Also, <strong class="vs">on and off</strong>. intermittently: <em class="example">to work off and on.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq619"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> on alternate tacks.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">off like a bucket of prawns </strong>(<strong class="phr">in the midday sun</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely rotten; stinking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">off one’s food</strong>, not hungry, usually because of illness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">off the air</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crazy; insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">off the wall</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> eccentric in an amusing way; irrational. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from sports such as squash where a ball can bounce off a wall at an unpredictable angle]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">off with …</strong>, (an exclamation calling for the removal of something specified): <em class="example">off with his head!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>of</em>, <em>offe</em>, Old English <em>of</em> away, off. Originally a variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090949" href="entry://of%23bigmac000090949"><span class="smallcaps">of<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The use of <em>off</em> for <em>from</em> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104675" href="#mq392">25</a>) is not considered standard by some.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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offer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">offer</span><z><span target_id="FA5HslYTW9">v.t.</span><span target_id="fBKMjlXKZe">v.i.</span><span target_id="huOxONYuTF">n.</span><span target_id="1KhCUH8BBD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of offer" src="word_pronunciations/16107.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒfə/ (<em>say</em> 'ofuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FA5HslYTW9"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: <em class="example">to offer someone a cigarette.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> to put forward for consideration: <em class="example">to offer a suggestion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq364"> to make a show of intention (to do something): <em class="example">we did not offer to go first.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq332"> to propose or volunteer (to do something): <em class="example">she offered to accompany me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq383"> to proffer (oneself) for marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq452"> to present solemnly as an act of worship or devotion, as to God, a deity, a saint, etc.; sacrifice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq744"> to present; put forward: <em class="example">she offered no response.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq949"> to attempt to inflict, do, or make: <em class="example">to offer battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq610"> to do or make (violence, resistance, etc.) actually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq669"> to present to sight or notice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq072"> to present for sale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq756"> to tender or bid as a price: <em class="example">to offer fifty dollars for a radio.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq196"> to render (homage, thanks, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fBKMjlXKZe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq937"> to make a proposal or suggestion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq467"> to make an offer of marriage; propose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq033"> to present itself; occur: <em class="example">whenever an occasion offered.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq581"> to present something as an act of worship or devotion; sacrifice.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="huOxONYuTF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq341"> act of offering: <em class="example">an offer of assistance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq552"> a proposal of marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq384"> a proposal to give or accept something as a price or equivalent for something else; a bid: <em class="example">an offer of $900 000 for a house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq762"> the condition of being offered: <em class="example">an offer for sale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq888"> something offered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Law</em> a proposal which requires only acceptance in order to create a contract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq907"> an attempt or endeavour: <em class="example">his first offer on the football field.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq834"> a show of intention.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1KhCUH8BBD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">offer at</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make an attempt at.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>offre</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>offrian</em>, from Latin <em>offerre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>offerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac702534304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oi</span><z><span target_id="xjvy89a2Db">interj.</span><span target_id="YMiuguULLR">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> oy) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="xjvy89a2Db">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> (a word used to attract someone’s attention): <em class="example">Oi! Stop that!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YMiuguULLR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!</strong>, (a cheer used in supporting Australian sportspeople in international competition.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> popularised at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games]</div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">oy</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102547" href="entry://hoy%23bigmac000102547"><span class="smallcaps">hoy<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old hand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old hand</span><z><span target_id="JhWk9nUFIy">n.</span><span target_id="Qh4VkjeEsv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of old hand" src="word_pronunciations/16146.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊld ˈhænd/ (<em>say</em> ohld 'hand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JhWk9nUFIy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> someone with a great deal of experience in a particular situation, location, workplace, etc., sometimes specified: <em class="example">an old China hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq217"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a convict who had spent some years in the colony; old chum: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They were men almost wild – often ‘old hands’ – that is to say survivors of the far gone days of convict labour in the early colony.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">c.e.w. bean</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq923"> an ex-prisoner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qh4VkjeEsv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">an old hand at something</strong>, someone who has acquired practice or experience in doing something over a long period of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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on
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">on</span><z><span target_id="5txkE0mKLl">prep.</span><span target_id="EQaIR5kweT">adv.</span><span target_id="u3hjBAcSuG">adj.</span><span target_id="OL3e50zPpG">n.</span><span target_id="0CIN2VOZG4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of on" src="word_pronunciations/16222.mp3"></audio></span>/ɒn/ (<em>say</em> on) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="5txkE0mKLl"><em class="pos">preposition</em> a particle expressing: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> position above and in contact with a supporting surface: <em class="example">on the table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> contact with any surface: <em class="example">the picture on the wall; </em><em class="example">the shoes on my feet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq791"> immediate proximity: <em class="example">a house on the coast; </em><em class="example">to border on absurdity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq956"> situation, place, location, etc.: <em class="example">a scar on the face; </em><em class="example">a journey on the plain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> in; at: <em class="example">we saw him on the night camp; </em><em class="example">on Bendigo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq158"> support, suspension, dependence, reliance, or means of conveyance: <em class="example">on foot; </em><em class="example">on wheels.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq300"> state, condition, course, process, etc.: <em class="example">on the way; </em><em class="example">on strike.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq481"> ground or basis: <em class="example">on good authority; </em><em class="example">a story based on fact.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq474"> risk or liability: <em class="example">on pain of death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq443"> time or occasion: <em class="example">on Sunday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq137"> position with relation to something else: <em class="example">on the left; </em><em class="example">on the other side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq002"> direction or end of motion: <em class="example">to march on the capital.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq980"> encounter: <em class="example">to happen on a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq686"> object or end of action, thought, desire, etc.: <em class="example">to gaze on a scene.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq639"> membership or association: <em class="example">on the staff of a newspaper; </em><em class="example">to serve on a jury.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq183"> agency or means: <em class="example">to speak on the telephone; </em><em class="example">we saw it on television.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq134"> manner: <em class="example">on the cheap; </em><em class="example">on the sly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq384"> subject, reference, or respect: <em class="example">views on public matters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq073"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> relation of someone to an event which affects them, especially where they are morally responsible: <em class="example">I don’t want him to die on me; </em><em class="example">the apples went bad on me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq594"> liability for expense: <em class="example">drinks are on the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq602"> engagement in the mining of a specified resource: <em class="example">on the tin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq395"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> indulgence to excess: <em class="example">he’s on the bottle; </em><em class="example">on the turps.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> direction of attention or emotion: <em class="example">don’t go crook on me.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="EQaIR5kweT">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq256"> on oneself or itself: <em class="example">to put one’s coat on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq648"> fast to a thing, as for support: <em class="example">to hold on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq722"> towards a place, point, or object: <em class="example">to look on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq569"> forwards, onwards or along, as in any course or process: <em class="example">further on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq165"> with continuous procedure: <em class="example">to work on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq444"> into or in active operation or performance: <em class="example">to turn the gas on.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="u3hjBAcSuG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq032"> operating or in use: <em class="example">the heating is on; </em><em class="example">the handbrake is on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq567"> taking place; occurring: <em class="example">sport is on tomorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041984" href="entry://leg-side%23bigmac000041984"><strong>leg-side</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq180"> (of items in a menu) available.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> on stage: <em class="example">you’ll be on in five minutes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OL3e50zPpG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq074"> the state or fact of being on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the on side.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0CIN2VOZG4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq151"> <strong class="phr">be on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq21"> to be willing or in agreement: <em class="example">you’re on.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq764"> to have placed a bet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq838"> to be habitually taking (a drug): <em class="example">on heroin.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq730"> to be currently under the effects of (a drug): <em class="example">he was on eccy that night.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq848"> <strong class="phr">be on about</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq845"> to be primarily concerned with: <em class="example">what is this article on about?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq881"> to be complaining about: <em class="example">he’s always on about the way he’s treated.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">be on at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to nag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">be on for young and old</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (with impersonal <em>it</em> as subject) to be a situation in which there is general licence, especially fighting and brawling: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Somebody punched a TV cameraman. Soon, Lenny thought, it’ll be on for young and old.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy hewett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">be on to a good thing</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq507"> to have hit upon a successful, especially money-making, scheme, project, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq576"> to be optimistic of having sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">be on with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be involved in a relationship with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">get on to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq664"> to follow up (a matter).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq805"> to consult (a person); contact.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">go on </strong>(<strong class="phr">and on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> about</strong>, to complain repeatedly or incessantly about: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Nan would go on and on about how useless doctors were</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq962"> <strong class="phr">go on at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to berate; scold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">have oneself on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to think oneself better, more skilled, or more important than one really is.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">have someone on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq889"> to tease or deceive someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq052"> to accept a fight or competition with someone: <em class="example">I’ll have you on any time.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">not on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not a possibility; not allowable: <em class="example">to buy a car now is just not on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">on and off</strong>, intermittently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq246"> <strong class="phr">on and on</strong>, at great length; without interruption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">on the road</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq371"> travelling as a salesperson.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq135"> droving cattle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq45"> on tour, as a theatrical company.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq485"> advancing or progressing in an enterprise or activity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">on the roads</strong>, (formerly, of convicts) sentenced to hard labour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">on to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a state of awareness about; knowing or realising the true meaning, nature, etc., of: <em class="example">the police are already on to your little game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq072"> <strong class="phr">you’re on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating agreement to a request, offer, suggestion, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>on</em>, <em>an</em>, <em>o</em>, Old English <em>on</em>, <em>an</em> on, in, to; distantly related to Greek <em>ana</em> up, upon. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002344" href="entry://ana-%23bigmac000002344"><span class="smallcaps">ana-</span></a>.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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once
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">once</span><z><span target_id="NMN0NHCAB7">adv.</span><span target_id="5udzqx2WrC">conj.</span><span target_id="nVObY5rwWB">n.</span><span target_id="teWMmGkXIT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of once" src="word_pronunciations/16195.mp3"></audio></span>/wʌns/ (<em>say</em> wuns) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="NMN0NHCAB7"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> at one time in the past; formerly: <em class="example">a once powerful nation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> a single time: <em class="example">once a day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq381"> even a single time; at any time; ever: <em class="example">if the facts once become known.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq141"> by a single degree: <em class="example">a cousin once removed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="5udzqx2WrC">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq677"> if or when at any time; if ever.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq420"> whenever.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nVObY5rwWB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq125"> a single occasion: <em class="example">once is enough.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="teWMmGkXIT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">all at once</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq649"> suddenly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq307"> at the same time.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq047"> <strong class="phr">at once</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq210"> immediately.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq570"> at the same time: <em class="example">don’t both speak at once.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">once and for all</strong>, finally and decisively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">once in a while</strong>, occasionally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">once upon a time</strong>, long ago (a favourite beginning of a children’s story, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ones</em>, Old English <em>ānes</em> (adverb) originally genitive of <em>ān</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102365" href="entry://one%23bigmac000102365"><span class="smallcaps">one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one</span><z><span target_id="hNol7wlPri">adj.</span><span target_id="BASfD31srf">n.</span><span target_id="SbcXDPPDg5">pron.</span><span target_id="MotThIpGJF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of one" src="word_pronunciations/16205.mp3"></audio></span>/wʌn/ (<em>say</em> wun) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hNol7wlPri"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> being a single unit or individual, rather than two or more; a single: <em class="example">one apple.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> being a person, thing, or individual instance of a number of kind indicated: <em class="example">one member of the party.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq180"> some (day, etc., in the future): <em class="example">you will meet her one day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq669"> single through union, agreement, or harmony: <em class="example">all were of one mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq314"> a certain (often used in naming a person otherwise unknown or undescribed): <em class="example">one Jane Smith was chosen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq355"> a particular (day, night, time, etc., in the past): <em class="example">one evening last week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq534"> being a unique or specially remarkable person or thing: <em class="example">the one man we can rely on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (used as an indefinite article) a; an: <em class="example">one big mob.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BASfD31srf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq171"> the first and lowest whole number, or a symbol, as 1, or I, representing it; unity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq849"> a unit; a single person or thing: <em class="example">to come one at a time.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="SbcXDPPDg5">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq940"> a single person or thing: <em class="example">serves one; </em><em class="example">I’ll eat one now and one later.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq720"> a person or thing of number or kind indicated or understood: <em class="example">one of the poets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq958"> (<em>in certain pronominal combinations</em>) a person unless definitely specified otherwise: <em class="example">every one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq805"> (<em>with a defining clause or other qualifying words</em>) a person, or a personified being or agency: <em class="example">the evil one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq370"> a person indefinitely; anyone: <em class="example">as good as one would desire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq106"> a person of the speaker’s kind: <em class="example">to press one’s own claims.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq029"> (to avoid repetition) a person or thing of the kind just mentioned: <em class="example">the portraits are fine ones.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MotThIpGJF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq845"> <strong class="phr">all one</strong>, (<em>used predicatively</em>) all the same, as in character, meaning, consequence, etc.: <em class="example">it’s all one to me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">at one</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) in a state of unity, agreement, or accord: <em class="example">hearts at one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq24"> <strong class="phr">be a one</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be behaving in a fashion that is considered to be entertainingly outlandish or outrageous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq652"> <strong class="phr">be </strong>(<strong class="phr">just</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one thing after another</strong>, to be a series of misfortunes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">be one with</strong>, to be of a single kind, nature or character: <em class="example">to be one with the rebels</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq318"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(or <strong class="phr">guess</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have</strong>)<strong class="phr"> it in one</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hit on the correct answer, etc., at one’s first attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">have one for the road </strong>(or <strong class="phr">bitumen</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have one or more alcoholic drinks before departing, ostensibly to sustain one through a journey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq73"> <strong class="phr">one after another</strong>, in turn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">one and all</strong>, everybody.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq614"> <strong class="phr">one by one</strong>, singly and in succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq860"> <strong class="phr">one of a kind</strong>, unique; exceptional.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq847"> <strong class="phr">one of these days</strong>, at some time in the future.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq984"> <strong class="phr">one on one</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq83"> <em class="label">Sport</em> (in team sports) with one player matched against another: <em class="example">to contest a mark one on one.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq393"> just between or involving two people: <em class="example">to talk one on one.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">one size fits all</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq557"> (of clothing) cut so that a graduation of sizes is not necessary.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq798"> suited to all users: <em class="example">a one-size-fits-all programming language.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq576"> <strong class="phr">one to one</strong>, just between or involving two people: <em class="example">to talk one to one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq77"> <strong class="phr">the old one two</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq262"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> a straight left immediately followed by a straight right.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq958"> a strategy securing a decisive victory.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">the one and only …</strong>, (an intensifier used to indicate quality, excellence. etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">the one day of the year</strong>, Anzac Day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>oon</em>, <em>oo</em>, <em>o</em>, Old English <em>ān</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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180 degrees
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac729323637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">180 degrees</span></header><div>/wʌneɪti dəˈgriz/ (<em>say</em> wunaytee duh'greez) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">do a 180 </strong>(<strong class="phr">degrees</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq145"> to do an about-turn in a motor vehicle, on a bike, skateboard, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq268"> to change one’s mind completely, reverse a policy, etc.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one-way street
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373241818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one-way street</span><z><span target_id="UD5SZaXLll">n.</span><span target_id="z27u8AgW0k">phr.</span></z></header><div>/wʌn-weɪ ˈstrit/ (<em>say</em> wun-way 'street) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UD5SZaXLll"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> a street in which traffic progresses in one direction only.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="z27u8AgW0k">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">a one-way street</strong>, a situation in which there is no reciprocity, one person gaining an advantage and the other gaining nothing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ooh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ooh</span><z><span target_id="yLUElZsxap">interj.</span><span target_id="NV6ClAldZu">phr.</span></z></header><div>/u/ (<em>say</em> ooh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="yLUElZsxap"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> (an exclamation of wonder, surprise, admiration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> (an exclamation expressing dismay, trepidation, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NV6ClAldZu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">ooh and aah</strong>, to express astonishment and admiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">oohs and aahs</strong>, exclamations of surprise and pleasure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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optic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">optic<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="psLcSGEppb">adj.</span><span target_id="FouLZuJjMy">n.</span><span target_id="wZec2qcpwh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of optic" src="word_pronunciations/16284.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒptɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'optik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="psLcSGEppb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> relating to or connected with the eye as the organ of sight, or sight as a function of the brain: <em class="example">optic atrophy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Rare</em> optical.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FouLZuJjMy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq687"> a lens, as in a telescope sight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq460"> (<em>plural</em>) appearances: <em class="example">to faint at the memorial service was bad optics.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wZec2qcpwh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">cast an optic on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">over</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take a look at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">the optics of …</strong>, the overall impression made by …: <em class="example">the optics of the last week have not been good for the government.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>opticus</em>, from Greek <em>optikos</em> of sight]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac481622169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">optic<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="UFIFyrkklq">n.</span><span target_id="sWkZUmIFKy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of optic" src="word_pronunciations/16284.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒptɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'optik) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UFIFyrkklq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> a look, especially a salacious look or leer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sWkZUmIFKy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq471"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">take</strong>)<strong class="phr"> an optic at</strong>, to look at.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">optic nerve</strong>. <div class="etym">[rhyming slang <em>optic </em>(<em>nerve</em>) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104877" href="entry://perv%23bigmac000104877"><span class="smallcaps">perv</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">order</span><z><span target_id="rx2mdqCAbO">n.</span><span target_id="a2LOsIUDjQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ijnv3GcP7W">v.i.</span><span target_id="13eDSK8JM9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of order" src="word_pronunciations/16318.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'awduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rx2mdqCAbO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> an authoritative direction, injunction, command, or mandate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac341604224" href="entry://land%20order%23bigmac341604224"><strong>land order</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq625"> Also, <strong class="vs">court order</strong>. <em class="label">Law</em> a direction given by a court, judge, or minister of the crown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Military</em> a command or notice issued by a military commander to subordinate troops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq167"> the disposition of things following one after another, as in space, time, etc.; succession or sequence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq457"> a condition in which everything is in its proper place with reference to other things and to its purpose; methodical or harmonious arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Military</em> different dress, equipment, etc., for some special purpose or occasion: <em class="example">full marching order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq969"> proper or satisfactory condition: <em class="example">my watch is out of order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq956"> state or condition generally: <em class="example">affairs are in good order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq107"> the arrangement of the elements of a construction in a particular sequence, as the placing of <em>John</em> before and of <em>George</em> after the verb <em>saw</em> in the sentence <em>John saw George</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq879"> the feature of construction resulting from such an arrangement, as in the sentences <em>John saw George</em> and <em>George saw John</em> which differ only in order.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq399"> any class, kind, or sort, as of persons or things, distinguished from others by nature or character: <em class="example">talents of a high order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq280"> the usual major subdivision of a class or subclass, commonly comprising a plurality of families, as the Hymenoptera (ants, bees, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq909"> a rank, grade, or class of persons in the community.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq896"> a body of persons of the same profession, occupation, or pursuits: <em class="example">the clerical order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq912"> a body or society of persons living by common consent under the same religious, moral, or social regulations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq727"> a body of people who all hold a specific <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102526" href="entry://honour%23bigmac000102526">honour</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102526" href="entry://honour%23mq904">7</a>) conferred on them by a sovereign or government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq102"> any of the degrees or grades of the clerical office (the number of which varies in different Churches, the Roman Catholic Church, for example, having the <strong>major orders</strong> of bishop, priest, deacon, formerly also subdeacon, and the <strong>minor orders</strong> of acolyte and lector, formerly also exorcist and ostiary, while the Anglican Church recognises only the three grades of bishop, priest, and deacon).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq835"> any of the nine grades of angels in medieval angelology. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23bigmac000101128"><strong>angel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23mq197">1a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq676"> a monastic society or fraternity: <em class="example">the Franciscan order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq658"> (<em>usually plural</em>) the rank or status of an ordained Christian minister.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq948"> (<em>usually plural</em>) the rite or sacrament of ordination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq791"> a prescribed form of divine service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq577"> the service itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq538"> <em class="label">History</em> a society or fraternity of knights, of combined military and monastic character, as in the Middle Ages the Knights Templar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq175"> a modern organisation or society more or less resembling the knightly orders: <em class="example">fraternal orders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq269"> conformity to law or established authority; absence of revolt, disturbance, turbulence, unruliness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq294"> customary mode of procedure, or established usage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq484"> the customary or prescribed mode of proceeding in debates or the like, or in the conduct of deliberative or legislative bodies, public meetings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq692"> conformity to this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq689"> the natural, moral, or spiritual constitution of the world; the prevailing course of things; the established system or regime: <em class="example">the old order changeth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq537"> a direction or commission to make, supply, or provide something: <em class="example">shoes made to order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq854"> a quantity of goods purchased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq588"> a written direction to pay money or deliver goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq686"> a pass for admission to a theatre, museum, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq667"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq758"> a series of columns with their entablature arranged in given proportions.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq305"> any one of the typical variations of such an arrangement distinguished by proportion, capital types, etc., including the Doric, Ionic, Corinthian of the classical Greeks, adapted by the Romans, the Tuscan created by the Romans, and the Composite dating from the Renaissance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq555"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq821"> degree, as in algebra.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq357"> (of a derivative) the number of times a function has been differentiated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq497"> (of a differential equation) the order of the highest derivative in the equation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq13"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> the nominated batting sequence for a team.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a2LOsIUDjQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="38"><span id="mq440"> to give an order, direction, or command to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq144"> to direct or command to go or come (as specified): <em class="example">to order a person out of one’s house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq660"> to give an order for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq083"> to prescribe: <em class="example">a doctor orders a medicine for a patient.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq469"> to direct to be made, supplied, or provided: <em class="example">we ordered two steaks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq859"> to regulate, conduct, or manage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq700"> to arrange methodically or suitably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq916"> to ordain, as God or fate does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq293"> to invest with clerical rank or authority.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ijnv3GcP7W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq776"> to issue orders: <em class="example">to order rather than obey.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq012"> to order food, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="13eDSK8JM9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="49"><span id="mq863"> <strong class="phr">a tall order</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a difficult task or requirement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">be out of order</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq105"> (of a person) to be behaving in an inappropriate or socially unacceptable way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq125"> (of behaviour) to be inappropriate or socially unacceptable.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq394"> <strong class="phr">call to order</strong>, to establish or re-establish order at (a meeting).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">in order</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq113"> in a proper state; correctly arranged; in a state of readiness; functioning correctly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq533"> appropriate; suitable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq013"> correct according to parliamentary procedure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">in order that</strong>, to the end that.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">in order to</strong>, as a means to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">in short order</strong>, speedily; promptly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq91"> <strong class="phr">keep order</strong>, (in a classroom, military group, etc.) to maintain discipline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">of the order of</strong>, about; approximately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">on order</strong>, ordered but not yet received.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq669"> <strong class="phr">order about</strong>, to keep giving orders to; act in a domineering fashion towards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq376"> <strong class="phr">out of order</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq183"> not functioning properly; broken.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq527"> not in accordance with the recognised rules of a meeting, organisation, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq32"> socially unacceptable; inappropriate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">the lower orders</strong>, those whose rank or status in society is not high.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ordre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>ordo</em> row, rank, regular arrangement] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>orderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ordering</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ostrich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ostrich</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ostrich" src="word_pronunciations/16389.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒstrɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ostrich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> a large two-toed, swift-footed, flightless bird, <em>Struthio camelus</em>, sole member of the family Struthionidae, the largest of existing birds, native to Africa and formerly Arabia, now extensively reared for the plumage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> <strong>American ostrich</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063290" href="entry://rhea%23bigmac000063290"><strong>rhea</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ostrice</em>, from Old French <em>ostruce</em>, from Late Latin <em>avi</em>(<em>s</em>)<em> strūthio</em>, from <em>avis</em> bird + <em>strūthio</em> ostrich, from Greek <em>strouthiōn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ounce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ounce<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ounce" src="word_pronunciations/16401.mp3"></audio></span>/aʊns/ (<em>say</em> owns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> a unit of mass in the imperial system, equal to ¹⁄₁₆ lb avoirdupois or 28.349 523 125 g.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> <strong>troy ounce</strong> or <strong>apothecaries ounce</strong>, a unit of mass in the imperial system equal to 480 grains, or 31.103 476 8 g.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq312"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093676" href="entry://fluid%20ounce%23bigmac000093676"><strong>fluid ounce</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq778"> a small quantity or portion. <em>Abbrev.</em>: oz.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>unce</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>uncia</em> twelfth part, inch, ounce. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102657" href="entry://inch%23bigmac000102657"><span class="smallcaps">inch<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ounce<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ounce" src="word_pronunciations/16402.mp3"></audio></span>/aʊns/ (<em>say</em> owns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069811" href="entry://snow%20leopard%23bigmac000069811"><strong>snow leopard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>once</em>, from Old French, variant of <em>lonce</em> (taken as <em>l’once</em> the ounce), from Latin <em>lynx</em> lynx]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">out</span><z><span target_id="VVBeLcUYi7">adv.</span><span target_id="5brTjnv2Kp">adj.</span><span target_id="s82S4xDJHS">prep.</span><span target_id="xcfZvXXNeX">interj.</span><span target_id="fnVhhErKKK">n.</span><span target_id="K0We2sfWFv">v.i.</span><span target_id="U7dMMnMX6F">v.t.</span><span target_id="mPKlc7bGFK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of out" src="word_pronunciations/16474.mp3"></audio></span>/aʊt/ (<em>say</em> owt) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="VVBeLcUYi7"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> forth from, away from, or not in a place, position, state, etc.: <em class="example">out of order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> away from one’s home, country, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Down by the store a camel-train was just setting out loaded with the quarterly supplies of a station away out east.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ion l idriess</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1932</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq448"> into the open: <em class="example">to go out for a walk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq690"> to exhaustion, extinction, or conclusion; to the end; so as to finish or exhaust or be exhausted; so as to bring to naught or render useless: <em class="example">to pump out a well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq421"> to or at an end or conclusion: <em class="example">to fight it out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq143"> no longer or not burning or furnishing light; extinguished: <em class="example">the lamp went out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq113"> not in vogue or fashion: <em class="example">that style has gone out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq763"> released from jail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq157"> into or in society: <em class="example">a young woman who came out last season.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq703"> not in present or personal possession or use; let for hire, or placed at interest: <em class="example">let out for a year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq127"> on strike: <em class="example">the miners are coming out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq372"> so as to project or extend: <em class="example">to stretch out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq817"> into or in existence, activity, or outward manifestation: <em class="example">fever broke out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq304"> from a state of composure, satisfaction, or harmony: <em class="example">to feel put out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq994"> in or into a state of confusion, vexation, dispute, variance, or unfriendliness: <em class="example">to fall out about trifles.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq701"> from a number, stock, or store: <em class="example">to pick out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq712"> aloud or loudly: <em class="example">to call out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq459"> with completeness or effectiveness: <em class="example">to fit out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq277"> thoroughly; completely; entirely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq189"> (<em>used with a superlative</em>) in existence: <em class="example">the friendliest dog out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq215"> so as to make illegible or indecipherable: <em class="example">to paint out; </em><em class="example">ink out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq549"> away from a main centre, especially from Britain with regard to Australia: <em class="example">they had only been out for two weeks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5brTjnv2Kp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq869"> away from one’s home, workplace, etc.: <em class="example">I went to visit her but she was out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq176"> torn or worn into holes, as clothing: <em class="example">his trousers were out at the knees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq010"> incorrect or inaccurate: <em class="example">to be out in one’s calculations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq070"> at a pecuniary loss: <em class="example">to be out by ten dollars.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq501"> having none left; lacking: <em class="example">I went to the shops for milk but they were out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq432"> unconscious; senseless: <em class="example">the boxer was out for about five minutes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq022"> finished; ended: <em class="example">before the month is out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> beyond the boundary lines: <em class="example">the umpire declared the ball out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> (of a person batting) removed from play as by being bowled, leg before wicket, stumped, caught, or run out, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq891"> in public notice or knowledge: <em class="example">the news is out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq346"> in bloom: <em class="example">the wattle is out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq148"> (of a homosexual) known publicly to be such.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq950"> external; exterior; outer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq356"> outlying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq265"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> up (of flown scenery).</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="s82S4xDJHS">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="38"><span id="mq116"> forth from: <em class="example">throw it out the window.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> outside; beyond: <em class="example">from out our kingdom.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="xcfZvXXNeX">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq038"> (an exclamation of dismissal.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fnVhhErKKK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="41"><span id="mq957"> a means of escaping from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There are quite a few outs that white people know about; they know how to work the system – we don’t.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq078"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060235" href="entry://put-out%23bigmac000060235"><strong>put-out</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq141"> the omission of a word or words.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq240"> that which is omitted.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="K0We2sfWFv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq242"> to become known: <em class="example">murder will out.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="U7dMMnMX6F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq967"> to put out; expel; discharge: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>outed for one match following the second semi-final</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq029"> to expose someone, especially a public figure, as homosexual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq103"> to hit with such force as to render unconscious.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq261"> to kill.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mPKlc7bGFK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="48"><span id="mq632"> <strong class="phr">a run of outs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a succession of bad luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">be out of here</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">be outta here</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be leaving: <em class="example">I’m outta here, see ya tomorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">be out to</strong>, to intend to: <em class="example">he’s out to ruin me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq042"> <strong class="phr">get out of here</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">go all out</strong>, to extend oneself; pursue an interest, goal, etc., with the utmost energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq634"> <strong class="phr">have it all out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> to bring all one’s frustrations into the open as a step towards resolving them.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) to have a hysterectomy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">have it out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) to have an abortion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq79"> <strong class="phr">have it out </strong>(<strong class="phr">with</strong>), to bring festering discontent into an open discussion (with someone) so that it can be resolved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">ins and outs</strong>, all the detail related to something, in particular the workings of a machine or device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq874"> <strong class="phr">out and away</strong>, in a pre-eminent degree; by far.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">out here</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq913"> in Australia.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq174"> in a town or place thought of as being remote from the main centre.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq272"> <strong class="phr">out of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq321"> from (a source, ground or cause, material, etc.): <em class="example">made out of scraps.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq138"> so as to deprive or be deprived: <em class="example">to cheat someone out of money.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq099"> having used the last of; lacking: <em class="example">to be out of sugar.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">out of it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq755"> incapacitated as a result of taking drugs or alcohol.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq053"> in a dreamy or vague state of mind, as if under the influence of drugs or alcohol.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq810"> neglected; rejected: <em class="example">he’s feeling a bit out of it.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">out there</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq982"> in a town or place thought of as being remote from both a main centre and the speaker: <em class="example">how can you stand it out there?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq034"> in the public arena for general discussion: <em class="example">to put a proposal out there.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq582"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> radical or innovative in style: <em class="example">her designs are really out there.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">out to it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq350"> unconscious.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq184"> asleep.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq060"> <strong class="phr">out west</strong>, in or to the remote regions west of the eastern seaboard of Australia; outback: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Jerry was far out west, driving along a dusty road across a plain where there was only about one tree to the square mile.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank s greenop</span>, <span class="smallcaps">n.d.</span></em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">out with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq107"> to make known; tell; utter: <em class="example">when will he out with the truth?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq119"> to take out; produce from hiding: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And with that she outs with a bottle she had in her dress and smashed him across the face with it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ūt</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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outset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">outset</span><z><span target_id="qfMmecvraU">n.</span><span target_id="OAHhRsP3rH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of outset" src="word_pronunciations/16458.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaʊtsɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'owtset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qfMmecvraU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> the beginning or start of something such as an undertaking, project, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OAHhRsP3rH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">at the outset</strong>, in the beginning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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outside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">outside</span><z><span target_id="eYD2gx4nfG">n.</span><span target_id="wZ7t9KtEPl">adj.</span><span target_id="5GnHuhShyo">adv.</span><span target_id="v5Y1lAK8LB">prep.</span><span target_id="5E1DKwm2st">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eYD2gx4nfG"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of outside" src="word_pronunciations/16460.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaʊtsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'owtsuyd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> the outer side, surface, or part; the exterior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> the external aspect or appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq001"> something merely external.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq652"> the space without or beyond an enclosure, boundary, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq769"> seaward, beyond the point where the waves break.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq798"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq445"> a back.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq173"> any player other than a forward.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the world outside prison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq689"> <strong>the outside</strong>, <em class="label">Australian History</em> the remote areas far from centres of European settlement.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wZ7t9KtEPl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of outside" src="word_pronunciations/16460.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaʊtsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'owtsuyd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq872"> being, acting, done, or originating beyond an enclosure, boundary, etc.: <em class="example">outside noises.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq677"> situated on or relating to the outside; exterior; external.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq379"> situated at or relating to areas remote from human settlement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq120"> not belonging to or connected with an institution, society, etc.: <em class="example">outside influences.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq097"> extremely unlikely or remote: <em class="example">an outside chance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq727"> (of a pet cat or dog) kept outside and only occasionally allowed inside.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="5GnHuhShyo">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of outside" src="word_pronunciations/16461.mp3"></audio></span>/aʊtˈsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> owt'suyd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq304"> on or to the outside, exterior, or space without.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Fishing</em> away from enclosed waters and the shoreline.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="v5Y1lAK8LB">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq927"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of outside" src="word_pronunciations/16461.mp3"></audio></span>/aʊtˈsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> owt'suyd) on or towards the outside of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5E1DKwm2st">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">at the outside</strong>, at the utmost limit: <em class="example">not more than ten at the outside.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">get outside of</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> to eat or drink something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">outside of</strong>, with the exception of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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over
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">over</span><z><span target_id="JPOdcq9mvX">prep.</span><span target_id="reMqux1N1z">adv.</span><span target_id="aHz4AlYWA9">adj.</span><span target_id="EIJYisLw6j">n.</span><span target_id="EaqJd5Dsul">v.t.</span><span target_id="SO9INr3o8M">interj.</span><span target_id="Ez9pdRmE9J">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of over" src="word_pronunciations/16568.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈoʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'ohvuh) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="JPOdcq9mvX"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> above in place or position; higher up than: <em class="example">the roof over one’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq383"> above and to the other side of: <em class="example">to leap over a wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq619"> above in authority, power, etc.; so as to govern, control, or conquer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq346"> on or upon, so as to rest on or cover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq786"> on or on top of: <em class="example">to hit someone over the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq781"> here and there on or in: <em class="example">at various places over the country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq848"> through all parts of; all through: <em class="example">to look over some papers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq870"> to and fro on or in: <em class="example">to travel all over Australia.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq708"> from side to side of; to the other side of: <em class="example">to go over a bridge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq973"> on the other side of: <em class="example">lands over the sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq824"> reaching higher than, so as to submerge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq038"> in excess of, or more than: <em class="example">over a kilometre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq578"> above in degree, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq636"> in preference to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq620"> throughout the extent or length of: <em class="example">over a great distance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq748"> until after the end of: <em class="example">to adjourn over the holidays.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq711"> throughout the duration of: <em class="example">over a long term of years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq571"> in reference to, concerning, or about: <em class="example">to quarrel over a matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq522"> while engaged on or concerned with: <em class="example">to fall asleep over one’s work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq992"> by the agency of: <em class="example">she told me over the phone; </em><em class="example">we heard the news over the radio.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq397"> recovered from: <em class="example">he’s over the measles now.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="reMqux1N1z">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq377"> over the top or upper surface, or edge of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq005"> so as to cover the surface, or affect the whole surface: <em class="example">to paint a thing over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq276"> through a region, area, etc.: <em class="example">to travel all over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq022"> at some distance, as in a direction indicated: <em class="example">over by the hill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq016"> from side to side, or to the other side: <em class="example">to sail over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq436"> across any intervening space: <em class="example">when are you coming over to see us?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq170"> from beginning to end, or all through: <em class="example">to read a thing over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq457"> from one person, party, etc., to another: <em class="example">to make property over to others.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq124"> on the other side, as of a sea, a river, or any space: <em class="example">over in Fiji.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq451"> so as to bring the upper end or side down or under: <em class="example">to knock a thing over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq583"> <em class="label">US</em> once more; again: <em class="example">to do a thing over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq427"> in repetition: <em class="example">twenty times over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq400"> in excess or addition: <em class="example">to pay the full sum and something over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq498"> remaining beyond a certain amount: <em class="example">five goes into seven once, with two over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq861"> throughout or beyond a period of time: <em class="example">to stay over till Monday.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aHz4AlYWA9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq086"> upper; higher up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq928"> higher in authority, station, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq490"> serving, or intended, as an outer covering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq288"> in excess or addition; surplus; extra.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq502"> too great; excessive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq766"> at an end; done; past: <em class="example">when the war was over.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EIJYisLw6j">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="43"><span id="mq064"> an amount in excess or addition; an extra.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq102"> <em class="label">Military</em> a shot which strikes or bursts beyond the target.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq291"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq653"> the number of balls (six in most countries) delivered between successive changes of bowlers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq388"> the part of the game played between such changes.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EaqJd5Dsul">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq605"> to jump over; leap over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq104"> to get over; pass over.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="SO9INr3o8M">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="48"><span id="mq229"> <em class="label">Two-Way Radio</em> (a signal that the speaker has finished and is awaiting a reply.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ez9pdRmE9J">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="49"><span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">all over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq468"> everywhere.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq188"> thoroughly; entirely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq243"> done with; finished.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq673"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> characteristically or typically: <em class="example">that’s him all over.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq180"> <strong class="phr">all over with</strong>, done with; finished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">be all over someone </strong>(<strong class="phr">like a rash</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq669"> to show great affection towards; be excessively attentive to: <em class="example">she was all over him as soon as he entered the room.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq841"> to get the best of (an opponent).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq283"> <strong class="phr">be over something</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be no longer obsessed with something: <em class="example">he is finally over golf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">be </strong>(<strong class="phr">so</strong>)<strong class="phr"> over it</strong>, to be fed up or exasperated by an event, experience, relationship, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq744"> <strong class="phr">be so over something</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be fed up with something: <em class="example">I’m so over his constant complaining.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq322"> <strong class="phr">get over it!</strong>, (an exclamation indicating that the speaker expects someone to stop complaining, put a difficulty behind them, take on a positive attitude to life, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">over again</strong>, once more; with repetition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">over against</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq355"> opposite to; in front of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq534"> contrasted with or distinguished from: <em class="example">to set truth over against falsehood.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">over and above</strong>, in addition to; besides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq254"> <strong class="phr">over and out</strong>, <em class="label">Two-Way Radio</em> (a signal that a whole transmission is at an end.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">over and over</strong> or <strong class="phr">over and again</strong>, repeatedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">over the fence</strong>, unreasonable; unfair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq720"> <strong class="phr">over there</strong>, (especially during World War I) in Europe, that is, on the other side of the world. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the successful US song of the same name by GM Cohan]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">over the top</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Military</em> over the top of a parapet, as in charging the enemy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq74"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extreme or excessive; beyond normal restraints or limits.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally from trench warfare in World War I, referring to soldiers leaving their own trenches and going out to fight the enemy]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ofer</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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P, p
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">P, p</span><z><span target_id="Xfou6v8OhF">n.</span><span target_id="yGWXfFI1KP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of P, p" src="word_pronunciations/16976.mp3"></audio></span>/pi/ (<em>say</em> pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xfou6v8OhF"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">P’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Ps</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">p’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ps</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq808"> a consonant, the 16th letter of the English alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Genetics</em> a symbol for parental generation, P<sub>1</sub> indicating parents, P<sub>2</sub> grandparents, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yGWXfFI1KP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq532"> <strong class="phr">mind one’s p’s and q’s</strong>, to make sure that one’s behaviour or language is polite or suitable. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from an instruction to young children learning handwriting not to confuse the letters <em>p</em> and <em>q</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">Ps</strong> or <strong class="phr">P’s</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the P-plates issued by the motor registry with a provisional driver’s licence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the fifteenth letter of the Roman alphabet, corresponding to Greek <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056475" href="entry://pi%23bigmac000056475"><span class="smallcaps">pi<sup>1</sup></span></a> and Semitic <em>pēh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pack<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="1o0DKAPRaO">n.</span><span target_id="GuXf9lFTyh">v.t.</span><span target_id="nKhDUbsoZE">v.i.</span><span target_id="RbIcFGIogm">adj.</span><span target_id="zHlvLSEZTJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pack" src="word_pronunciations/16610.mp3"></audio></span>/pæk/ (<em>say</em> pak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1o0DKAPRaO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq264"> a quantity of anything wrapped or tied up; a parcel; a packet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq293"> a wrapped or otherwise contained load carried on the back by a person or by an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq115"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq659"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101706" href="entry://backpack%23bigmac000101706"><strong>backpack</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101706" href="entry://backpack%23mq736">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101706" href="entry://backpack%23mq102">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq661"> a soldier’s backpack.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq342"> the quantity of anything put up or packed at one time or in one season: <em class="example">last season’s salmon pack.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq704"> the method, design, materials, etc., used in making a pack or parcel: <em class="example">a vacuum pack.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq306"> a set or gang (of people): <em class="example">a pack of thieves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq653"> a group or unit of Cub Scouts in the Scout Association or the equivalent role in the Girl Guides Association.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq710"> the forwards of a team collectively, especially acting together in rushing the ball forward or as a scrum.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq617"> the forwards of two opposing teams in a scrum.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq805"> a company of certain animals of the same kind: <em class="example">a pack of wolves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq085"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> a number of hounds used regularly for hunting together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq050"> a group of things, usually abstract: <em class="example">a pack of lies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq448"> a complete set, as of playing cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq090"> a considerable area of pack ice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq551"> a wrapping of the body in wet or dry cloths for therapeutic purposes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq353"> the cloths so used.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> material inserted into a wound or orifice, usually to control bleeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq725"> a paste or the like consisting of cosmetic materials applied to the skin, especially of the face, to improve the complexion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GuXf9lFTyh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq245"> to make into a pack or bundle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq037"> to make into a group or compact mass, as animals, ice, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq766"> to fill with anything compactly arranged: <em class="example">pack a trunk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq806"> to press or crowd together within; cram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq840"> to put or arrange in suitable form for the market: <em class="example">pack fruit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq212"> to make airtight, steamproof, or watertight by stuffing: <em class="example">pack the piston of a steam engine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq337"> to cover or envelop with something pressed closely around.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq285"> to carry, especially as a load.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq427"> to put a load upon (a horse, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq576"> to carry (a weapon, especially a gun).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq535"> to treat with a therapeutic pack.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nKhDUbsoZE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq294"> to pack goods, etc., in compact form, as for transportation or storage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq957"> to be capable of being compactly stowed: <em class="example">articles that pack well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq729"> to crowd together, as persons, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq223"> to become compacted.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RbIcFGIogm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq892"> transporting, or used in transporting, a pack: <em class="example">pack camel; </em><em class="example">pack animals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq955"> made up of pack animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq147"> used in or adapted for packing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq964"> in the manner of a pack of wild animals: <em class="example">pack rape.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zHlvLSEZTJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">go to the pack</strong>, to degenerate; collapse. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> play on earlier expression <em>go to the dogs</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq401"> <strong class="phr">pack a punch </strong>(or <strong class="phr">wallop</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq281"> to be able to strike a blow with force.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq687"> to be exhilarating or exciting: <em class="example">a show that packs a wallop.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">pack away</strong>, to stow (belongings, goods, etc.), away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">pack death </strong>(or <strong class="phr">it</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">shit</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be afraid: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Fair enough. But don’t go wandering off again like that. Had me packing death wondering where you’d got to.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">simon french</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq500"> <strong class="phr">pack down</strong>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to form a scrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq346"> <strong class="phr">pack heat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to carry a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">pack it in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq054"> to cease or desist: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>when night-time fell you felt you wanted to keep working, but you had to pack it in.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wendy lowenstein and morag loh</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq733"> (of a machine) to break down: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>and the reason why most heads pack it in is because they seldom get cleaned.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">pack off</strong>, to send off summarily: <em class="example">the kids were packed off to school.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">pack the </strong>(<strong class="phr">whole</strong>)<strong class="phr"> game in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give up or abandon totally some project, enterprise, activity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq965"> <strong class="phr">pack up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq878"> to pack (goods, etc.) in compact form, as for transportation or storage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq681"> to put back (items which have been taken out and used) in their proper place: <em class="example">pack up your toys now.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq271"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a machine) to cease to function.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>packe</em>, <em>pakke</em>, from Flemish, Dutch or Low German]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pack<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pack" src="word_pronunciations/16611.mp3"></audio></span>/pæk/ (<em>say</em> pak) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">to collect, arrange, or manipulate (a deliberative body) so as to serve one’s own purposes: <em class="example">to pack a jury.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086464" href="entry://pact%23bigmac000086464"><span class="smallcaps">pact</span></a> (in line with Scottish and British dialect reduction of final <em>-ct</em> to <em>-ck</em> or <em>-k</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paddle<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="MOy9MpSPlj">n.</span><span target_id="9IUVQYFW4R">v.i.</span><span target_id="GQd1NUELUl">v.t.</span><span target_id="9fXAennRCn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of paddle" src="word_pronunciations/16615.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpædl/ (<em>say</em> 'padl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MOy9MpSPlj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> a short oar held in the hands (not resting in the rowlock) and used especially for propelling canoes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> one of the broad boards on the circumference of a paddlewheel; a float.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq533"> a paddlewheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq388"> one of the similar projecting blades by means of which a waterwheel is turned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq324"> an adjustable shutter that lets waters into or out of a lock, reservoir, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq207"> a flipper or limb of a penguin, turtle, whale, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq177"> any of various implements used for beating, stirring, mixing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq804"> a table tennis bat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq934"> the act of paddling.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq48"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a sweep shot.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">paddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">paddling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9IUVQYFW4R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq265"> to propel a canoe or the like by using a paddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq498"> to row lightly or gently with oars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq813"> to move by means of paddlewheels, as a steamer.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GQd1NUELUl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq010"> to propel (a canoe, etc.) with a paddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq028"> to stir.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to beat with or as with a paddle; spank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq075"> to convey by paddling, as in a canoe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq47"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to hit (the ball) in a sweep shot.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9fXAennRCn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">paddle one’s own canoe</strong>, to act independently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">up the creek without a paddle</strong> or <strong class="phr">up shit creek without a paddle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a predicament; in trouble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin obscure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>paddler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paddle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of paddle" src="word_pronunciations/16616.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpædl/ (<em>say</em> 'padl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">paddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">paddling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> to dabble or play in or as in shallow water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> to toy with the fingers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> to toddle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>paddler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Paddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Paddy</span><z><span target_id="FMPlnHAiHs">n.</span><span target_id="MLE90yUyi0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Paddy" src="word_pronunciations/16620.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpædi/ (<em>say</em> 'padee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FMPlnHAiHs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Paddies</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an Irishman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MLE90yUyi0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq784"> <strong class="phr">as Irish as Paddy’s pigs</strong>, very obviously of Irish origin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [familiar variant of Irish Gaelic <em>Padraig</em> Patrick]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paint</span><z><span target_id="ljIK5vx90H">n.</span><span target_id="MCGuXLuBaO">v.t.</span><span target_id="qBJTXVC1jY">v.i.</span><span target_id="Vw6U4Jdq7o">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of paint" src="word_pronunciations/16640.mp3"></audio></span>/peɪnt/ (<em>say</em> paynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ljIK5vx90H"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq044"> a substance composed of solid colouring matter intimately mixed with a liquid vehicle or medium, and applied as a coating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> the dried surface pigment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> the solid colouring matter alone; a pigment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq659"> application of colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> colour, as rouge, used on the face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq972"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac192521052" href="entry://paint%20horse%23bigmac192521052"><strong>paint horse</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq512"> <strong>the paint</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> the rails on the edge of the track.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MCGuXLuBaO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq112"> to represent (an object, etc.) in colours or pigment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq670"> to execute (a picture, design, etc.) in colours or pigment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq250"> to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq069"> to describe or represent: <em class="example">he’s not as bad as he’s painted.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq852"> to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with colour or pigment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq690"> to colour as if by painting; adorn or variegate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq020"> to apply like paint, as a liquid medicine, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qBJTXVC1jY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq440"> to coat or cover anything with paint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq462"> to practise painting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to use artificial colours on the face.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Vw6U4Jdq7o">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq383"> <strong class="phr">like watching paint dry</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely boring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">paint oneself into a corner</strong>, to create a situation from which it is impossible to extricate oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq973"> <strong class="phr">paint the town red</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to indulge in riotous entertainment. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US; ? an elaboration of <em>paint</em> meaning ‘imbibe’, and <em>painted</em> meaning ‘drunk’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">paint up</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to paint the body for ceremonial purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">paint with a broad brush</strong>, to make generalised rather than detailed observations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>peint</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>peint</em>, past participle of <em>peindre</em>, from Latin <em>pingere</em> paint, adorn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pal</span><z><span target_id="q8BwFbM2WG">n.</span><span target_id="YmBe3snyp3">v.i.</span><span target_id="x9QyPid712">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pal" src="word_pronunciations/16684.mp3"></audio></span>/pæl/ (<em>say</em> pal) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q8BwFbM2WG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> a comrade; a chum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> an accomplice.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YmBe3snyp3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq520"> (<strong class="bold">palled</strong>, <strong class="bold">palling</strong>) to associate as pals.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="x9QyPid712">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">be a pal</strong>, (an appeal to someone for friendly assistance.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">pal up with</strong>, to become associated or friendly with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [English Romani <em>phal</em>, Romani <em>phral</em>, from Sanskrit <em>bhrātr</em> brother]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palmer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palmer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpamə/ (<em>say</em> 'pahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> <strong>Arnold Daniel</strong>, 1929–2016, US golfer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> <strong>Clive Frederick</strong>, born 1954, Australian mineral industrialist and politician; in 2013 formed the Palmer United Party and from 2013–16 represented the party as a member of the House of Representatives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq460"> <strong>Geoffrey Winston Russell</strong>, born 1942, NZ Labour politician; prime minister 1989–90.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq970"> <strong>George Eugene</strong> (‘<em>Joey</em>’), 1860–1910, Australian cricketer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq576"> <strong>John</strong>, 1760–1833, Australian merchant and landholder, born in England; first commissary-general of NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq288"> <strong>Nettie</strong> (born <em>Janet Gertrude Higgins</em>), 1885–1964, Australian writer and critic; author of <em>Modern Australian Literature 1900–1923</em> (1924); an important advocate of Australian literature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq725"> <strong>Thomas Fyshe</strong>, 1747–1802, English ecclesiastic; sentenced to seven years transportation for sedition in 1793. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066176" href="entry://Scottish%20Martyrs%23bigmac000066176"><strong>Scottish Martyrs</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq623"> <strong>Vance</strong> (<em>Edward Vivian Palmer</em>), 1885–1959, Australian writer, literary critic, and editor, husband of Nettie; author of <em>The Passage</em> (1930); a central figure in the development of Australia’s literary identity.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palmer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpamə/ (<em>say</em> 'pahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> a river in northern Qld, rising about 100 km north-west of Cairns and flowing mainly westwards to join the Mitchell River.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq909"> a former goldfield in Qld, near Cooktown, on the Palmer River.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac668881057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palmer<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpamə/ (<em>say</em> 'pahmuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">Mrs Palmer and her five </strong>(<strong class="phr">lovely</strong>)<strong class="phr"> daughters</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">the hand, as used in male masturbation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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palpable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">palpable</span><z><span target_id="ohpwkRZyjz">adj.</span><span target_id="XEOj3zSqGT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of palpable" src="word_pronunciations/16679.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpælpəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'palpuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ohpwkRZyjz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq062"> readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>her eyes are on Tim Jenner whose hands she seizes with palpable ardour.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thea astley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> able to be touched or felt; tangible: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He knew he had made the ragged hole – hadn’t he done it with a palpable lump of quartz?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas keneally</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq337"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> perceptible by palpation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XEOj3zSqGT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq863"> <strong class="phr">a palpable hit</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq457"> a perceived strike on someone, with a sword, the hand, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq710"> an obviously effective or successful strategy, production, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Hamlet</em> (Act V: Scene 2), with reference to the duel between Laertes and Hamlet]</div></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>palpābilis</em>, from Latin <em>palpāre</em> touch] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>palpability</strong> /pælpəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> palpuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>palpably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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panic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">panic<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DEcwIzyTxE">n.</span><span target_id="GCvFovcG5r">adj.</span><span target_id="cs2XBzjUJ5">v.t.</span><span target_id="R3xHYpwJ8n">v.i.</span><span target_id="OcNNozOyw4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of panic" src="word_pronunciations/16705.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpænɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'panik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DEcwIzyTxE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> a sudden demoralising terror, with or without clear cause, often as affecting a group of persons or animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GCvFovcG5r">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq991"> (of fear, terror, etc.) suddenly destroying the self-control and impelling to some frantic action.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq001"> of the nature of, due to, or showing panic: <em class="example">panic haste.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">panicked</strong>, <strong class="bold">panicking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cs2XBzjUJ5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq983"> to affect with panic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="R3xHYpwJ8n">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq838"> to be stricken with panic.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OcNNozOyw4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq923"> <strong class="phr">at panic stations</strong>, in a situation requiring extreme measures; chaotic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>panique</em>, from Latin <em>pānicus</em>, from Greek <em>Pānikos</em> relating to or caused by Pan] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>panicky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>panicker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">panic<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of panic" src="word_pronunciations/16706.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpænɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'panik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> any grass of the genus <em>Panicum</em>, many species of which bear edible grain, as native millet or giant panic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq348"> the grain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq103"> any of a number of grass species of other genera which are similar.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">panic grass</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Latin <em>pānicum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pant<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="pTpvJIwVT9">v.i.</span><span target_id="oDYbmxAj6c">v.t.</span><span target_id="D62CMKsWRV">n.</span><span target_id="qdk8D3xdbj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pant" src="word_pronunciations/16723.mp3"></audio></span>/pænt/ (<em>say</em> pant) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pTpvJIwVT9"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> to emit steam or the like in loud puffs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq329"> to gasp, as for air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq532"> to long with breathless or intense eagerness: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she positively panted after the tribe to which she now belonged.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq246"> to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq961"> (of a ship’s hull) to vibrate when in heavy seas.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oDYbmxAj6c">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq302"> to breathe or utter gaspingly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D62CMKsWRV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq108"> the act of panting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq038"> a short, quick, laboured effort of breathing; a gasp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq100"> a puff, as of an engine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq181"> a throb or heave, as of the breast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq460"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Agriculture</em> pulmonary oedema in cattle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qdk8D3xdbj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq876"> <strong class="phr">pant after</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be infatuated with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>panten</em>; ? shortened form of Old French <em>pantaisier</em>, breathe heavily; ultimately from Latin <em>phantasia</em> phantasm, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025776" href="entry://fantasy%23bigmac000025776"><span class="smallcaps">fantasy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>panting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pantingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac264434850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pant<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="PyjI6dXmmL">n.</span><span target_id="ks3jqZEH1x">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pant" src="word_pronunciations/16723.mp3"></audio></span>/pænt/ (<em>say</em> pant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PyjI6dXmmL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> one of the two leg coverings of a pair of trousers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq956"> this part of the trousers comprising the two pant legs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq67"> a pair of trousers: <em class="example">a woollen pant in dark grey.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ks3jqZEH1x">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq942"> of or relating to a pant: <em class="example">the pant seam.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054151" href="entry://pantaloons%23bigmac000054151"><span class="smallcaps">pantaloons</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This form, rather than the more common <em>pants</em>, is particularly evident in the jargon of the fashion industry.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paper bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac304809336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paper bag</span><z><span target_id="LDDSvAGpOY">n.</span><span target_id="RCmPLPdjjF">phr.</span></z></header><div>/peɪpə ˈbæg/ (<em>say</em> paypuh 'bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LDDSvAGpOY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> a small bag made out of paper, as that into which purchases are placed by a shop assistant.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RCmPLPdjjF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">a paper bag job</strong>, (<em>derogatory</em>) a sexual partner viewed as having an ugly face but an attractive body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">not able to fight one’s way out of a </strong>(<strong class="phr">wet</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">brown</strong>)<strong class="phr"> paper bag</strong>, ineffectual; lacking strength; lacking spirit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parallax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parallax</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of parallax" src="word_pronunciations/16767.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpærəlæks/ (<em>say</em> 'paruhlaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> a misalignment in the comparison of two locations due to the relative position of the observer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> <strong>diurnal parallax</strong> or <strong>geocentric parallax</strong>, the apparent displacement of a heavenly body due to its being observed from the surface instead of from the centre of the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq639"> <strong>annual parallax</strong> or <strong>heliocentric parallax</strong>, the apparent displacement of a heavenly body due to its being observed from the earth instead of from the sun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq173"> apparent change in the position of crosshairs as viewed through a telescope, when the focusing is imperfect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>parallaxis</em> change] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>parallactic</strong> /pærəˈlæktɪk/ (<em>say</em> paruh'laktik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>parallactically</strong> /pærəˈlæktɪkli/ (<em>say</em> paruh'laktiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pare<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="NsEEviajOY">v.t.</span><span target_id="w03qhfgIxb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pare" src="word_pronunciations/16642.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛə/ (<em>say</em> pair) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NsEEviajOY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq179"> (<strong class="bold">pared</strong>, <strong class="bold">paring</strong>) to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of: <em class="example">to pare apples.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="w03qhfgIxb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq593"> <strong class="phr">pare down</strong>, to reduce or remove by, or as if by, cutting; diminish little by little: <em class="example">to pare down one’s expenses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> <strong class="phr">pare off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">away</strong>), to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pare</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>parer</em> prepare, trim, from Latin <em>parāre</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac150311436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pare<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpareɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pahray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000183" href="entry://kumpare%23bigmac100000183"><strong>kumpare</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">party</span><z><span target_id="oEP9TCx5D7">n.</span><span target_id="mlV2qDZwd3">adj.</span><span target_id="jZGQdhsggr">v.i.</span><span target_id="23I0gjywHt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of party" src="word_pronunciations/16847.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpati/ (<em>say</em> 'pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oEP9TCx5D7"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">parties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> a group gathered together for some purpose: <em class="example">a party of tourists; </em><em class="example">a party of miners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq989"> a social gathering or entertainment, as of invited guests at a private house or elsewhere: <em class="example">to give a party.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq405"> a detachment of troops assigned to perform some particular service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq852"> (<em>often upper case</em>) a number or body of persons ranged on one side, or united in purpose or opinion, in opposition to others, as in politics, etc.: <em class="example">the Australian Labor Party.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq557"> the system or practice of taking sides on public questions or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq684"> attachment or devotion to a side or faction; partisanship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq125"> a person immediately concerned in some transaction or legal proceeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq284"> someone who participates in some action or affair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq148"> the person under consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq234"> a person in general.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mlV2qDZwd3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq672"> of or relating to a party or faction; partisan: <em class="example">party issue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq831"> of or for a social gathering: <em class="example">a party dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq939"> given to partying: <em class="example">a party girl; </em><em class="example">a party boy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq034"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> divided into parts, usually two parts, as a shield.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jZGQdhsggr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">partied</strong>, <strong class="bold">partying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq693"> to go out to enjoy oneself at or as at a party or other social occasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq101"> to indulge oneself, especially to excess, with food, alcoholic drinks, drugs, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="23I0gjywHt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq553"> <strong class="phr">be </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> party to</strong>, to help, take part in, or be involved in: <em class="example">he regretted that he had ever been a party to the scheme.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">come to the party</strong>, to assist, especially with money; fall in with someone’s plans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq794"> <strong class="phr">party on</strong>, to continue a party.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>parti</em>(<em>e</em>), from Old French, past participle of <em>partir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104803" href="entry://part%23bigmac000104803"><span class="smallcaps">part</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>partying</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pash</span><z><span target_id="3pcJG4GCu8">n.</span><span target_id="8BngqjPqY6">v.i.</span><span target_id="u9giHPFSmM">v.t.</span><span target_id="0LlUydUkYS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/pæʃ/ (<em>say</em> pash) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3pcJG4GCu8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq599"> a session of passionate kissing, especially French kissing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> a long passionate kiss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a passion; infatuation: <em class="example">she’s got a pash on him.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8BngqjPqY6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq738"> to kiss or cuddle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="u9giHPFSmM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq764"> to kiss and cuddle (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0LlUydUkYS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">pash and dash</strong>, to kiss an attractive stranger, as at a party, event, etc., and then run away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq007"> <strong class="phr">pash on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to engage in a session of kissing and cuddling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq533"> <strong class="phr">pash someone off</strong>, to engage in a session of passionate kissing with someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099594" href="entry://passion%23bigmac000099594"><span class="smallcaps">passion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pass</span><z><span target_id="SkFc2sViOm">v.t.</span><span target_id="RfYi6yjX7w">v.i.</span><span target_id="gy8TnjMiLj">n.</span><span target_id="9DR66oahpW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pass" src="word_pronunciations/16871.mp3"></audio></span>/pas/ (<em>say</em> pahs) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">passed</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="bold">past</strong>; <strong class="bold">passing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SkFc2sViOm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> to go by or move past (something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> to go by without acting upon or noticing; leave unmentioned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq099"> to omit payment of (a dividend, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq558"> to go or get through (a channel, barrier, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq343"> to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq173"> to undergo successfully (an examination, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq095"> to undergo or get through (an obstacle, experience, ordeal, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq136"> to permit to complete successfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq648"> to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); transcend; exceed; surpass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq596"> to cause to go or move onwards: <em class="example">to pass a rope through a hole.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq620"> <em class="label">US</em> to cause to go by or move past: <em class="example">to pass troops in review.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq415"> to exist through; live during; spend: <em class="example">to pass one’s days.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq876"> to cause to go about or circulate; give currency to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq554"> to cause to be accepted or received.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq260"> to convey, transfer, or transmit; deliver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq106"> to pronounce; utter: <em class="example">to pass remarks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq391"> to pledge, as one’s word.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq306"> to cause or allow to go through something, as through a test, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq094"> to discharge or void, as excrement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq080"> to sanction or approve: <em class="example">to pass a bill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq964"> to obtain the approval or sanction of (a legislative body, etc.), as a bill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq577"> to express or pronounce, as an opinion or judgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Law</em> to place legal title or interest in (another) by a conveyance, a will, or other transfer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Magic</em> to perform a pass (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102332" href="#mq682">61</a>) on (cards, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq486"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to transmit (the ball, etc.) to another player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq995"> to overtake.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RfYi6yjX7w">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq992"> to go or move onwards; proceed; make one’s, or its, way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq123"> to go away or depart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq314"> to elapse, as time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq662"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) to die: <em class="example">she passed last winter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq142"> to come to an end, as a thing in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq273"> to go on or take place; happen; occur: <em class="example">to learn what has passed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq018"> to go by or move past, as a procession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq978"> to go about or circulate; be current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq560"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em> or <em>as</em>) to be accepted or received: <em class="example">material that passed for silk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq270"> to be transferred or conveyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq782"> to be interchanged, as between two persons: <em class="example">sharp words passed between them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq464"> to undergo transition or conversion: <em class="example">to pass from a solid to a liquid state.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq569"> to go or get through something, such as a barrier, test, examination, etc., especially without honours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq833"> to go unheeded, uncensured, or unchallenged: <em class="example">but let that pass.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq788"> to be voided, as excrement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq217"> to be ratified or enacted, as a bill or law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq330"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq792"> to vest title or other legal interest in real or personal property in a new owner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq089"> <em class="label">US</em> to adjudicate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq237"> to throw a ball from one to another; play catch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq858"> to make a pass, as in football.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> to thrust or lunge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq323"> to forgo one’s opportunity to bid, play, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq859"> to throw up one’s hand.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gy8TnjMiLj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="48"><span id="mq186"> a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountain barrier separating the headwaters of approaching valleys from either side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq594"> a way affording passage, as through an obstructed region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq110"> <em class="label">US</em> a navigable channel, as at the mouth or delta of a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq428"> a permission or licence to pass, go, come, or enter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq756"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq576"> a military document granting the right to cross lines, or to enter or leave a military or naval reservation or other area or building.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq549"> written authority given to a soldier to leave a station or duty for a few hours or days.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq459"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a written document authorising and regulating the movement of a convict around the colony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq130"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq352"> a free ticket.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq3"> a prepaid or free ticket which allows one to travel on public transport without paying on each occasion of travel: <em class="example">a bus pass.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq546"> an examination score which is classified as passing, especially one which does not gain honours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq918"> the transference of a ball, etc., from one player to another, as in football.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq774"> a thrust or lunge, as in fencing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq603"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054695" href="entry://passing%20shot%23bigmac000054695"><strong>passing shot</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq713"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a jab with the arm, especially one that misses its mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Cards</em> an act of not bidding or raising another bid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq682"> <em class="label">Magic</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq657"> a passing of the hand over, along, or in front of anything.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq611"> the transference or changing of objects by or as by sleight of hand; a manipulation, as of a juggler; a trick.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq215"> a stage in procedure or experience; a particular stage or state of affairs: <em class="example">things have come to a pretty pass.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq198"> the act of passing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq102"> <strong>the pass</strong>, (in a restaurant) the place where orders are received and plates are placed for waitstaff to collect and take to diners.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9DR66oahpW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="65"><span id="mq449"> <strong class="phr">bring to pass</strong>, to cause to happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq846"> <strong class="phr">come to pass</strong>, to occur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">let something pass</strong>, to ignore or overlook something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq597"> <strong class="phr">make a pass</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to make an amorous overture or gesture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">pass away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq440"> to cease to be.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq358"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) to die.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">pass by on the other side</strong>, to ignore distress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">pass in</strong>, (<em>usually passive</em>) to leave unsold at an auction, the reserve price not being reached: <em class="example">many bales of wool were passed in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">pass off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq009"> to put into circulation, or dispose of, especially deceptively: <em class="example">to pass off a counterfeit $50 note.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq029"> to cause to be accepted or received in a false character: <em class="example">he passed himself off as my servant.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq937"> to produce in the style or format associated with another manufacturer’s product so as to gain commercial advantage: <em class="example">to pass a dictionary off as a Macquarie.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq233"> to end gradually; to cease.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq484"> to take place; occur: <em class="example">the introduction passed off without incident.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq076"> <strong class="phr">pass on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq363"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) to die.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq635"> to move to another place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq778"> to proceed to another topic.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq161"> to convey to someone: <em class="example">she passed on the good news.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq972"> <strong class="phr">pass out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq929"> to distribute.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq525"> to faint.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq952"> to complete the course, as at a military academy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">pass over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq012"> to disregard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq243"> to omit to notice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq998"> to die.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">pass the buck</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098802" href="entry://buck%23bigmac000098802"><strong>buck<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098802" href="entry://buck%23mq534">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq436"> <strong class="phr">pass up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to refuse; reject.</span></div><div class="etym"> [verb: Middle English <em>passe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>passer</em>, from Latin <em>passus</em> a step; noun: Middle English <em>passe</em>; partly noun use of the verb, partly from French, from <em>passer</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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past
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">past</span><z><span target_id="fL2ojNdId5">v.</span><span target_id="82Vcsj3OAT">adj.</span><span target_id="YQjLULgJo8">n.</span><span target_id="in2rRW7uOx">adv.</span><span target_id="7Ma8Eg8aQH">prep.</span><span target_id="G3PI2twkjG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of past" src="word_pronunciations/16890.mp3"></audio></span>/past/ (<em>say</em> pahst) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="fL2ojNdId5"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Rare</em> past participle and occasional past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102332" href="entry://pass%23bigmac000102332"><strong>pass</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="82Vcsj3OAT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq138"> gone by in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq467"> belonging to, or having existed or occurred in time previous to this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq643"> gone by just before the present time; just passed: <em class="example">the past year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq675"> ago.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq540"> having served a term in an office: <em class="example">past president.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq697"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> designating a tense, or other verb formation or construction, which refers to events or states in time gone by. For example, in the sentence <em>It happened last year</em>, <em>happened</em> is in the past tense.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YQjLULgJo8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq419"> the time gone by: <em class="example">far back in the past.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq584"> the events of that time: <em class="example">to forget the past.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq637"> a past history, life, career, etc.: <em class="example">a glorious past.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq791"> a past career which is kept concealed: <em class="example">a woman with a past.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq438"> the past tense, as <em>she ate</em>; <em>she smoked</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq681"> another verb formation or construction with past meaning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq392"> a form therein.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="in2rRW7uOx">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq612"> so as to pass by or beyond; by: <em class="example">the troops marched past.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="7Ma8Eg8aQH">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq752"> beyond in time; after: <em class="example">past noon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq064"> beyond in position; farther on than: <em class="example">the house past the church.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq814"> beyond in amount, number, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq776"> beyond the reach, scope, influence, or power of: <em class="example">past belief.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="G3PI2twkjG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq979"> <strong class="phr">a colourful past</strong>, (<em>euphemistic</em>) a private history full of disreputable incidents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq50"> <strong class="phr">be past it</strong>, to have reached an age at which one loses various performance capacities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102332" href="entry://pass%23bigmac000102332"><span class="smallcaps">pass</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pat<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="KQixcmUzDG">v.t.</span><span target_id="HCKhEnixiG">v.i.</span><span target_id="DWqmqARNKC">n.</span><span target_id="gNar1YxQKW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pat" src="word_pronunciations/16934.mp3"></audio></span>/pæt/ (<em>say</em> pat) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">patted</strong>, <strong class="bold">patting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KQixcmUzDG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq050"> to strike lightly with something flat, as an implement, the palm of the hand, or the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> to stroke gently with the palm or fingers as an expression of affection, approbation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq636"> to flatten or smooth into a desired shape, as butter.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HCKhEnixiG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq725"> to strike lightly or gently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq582"> to walk or run with lightly sounding footsteps.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DWqmqARNKC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq529"> a light stroke or blow with something flat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq946"> the sound of a light stroke, or of light footsteps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq430"> a small mass of something, as butter, shaped by patting or other manipulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq505"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017066" href="entry://cow%20pat%23bigmac000017066"><strong>cow pat</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gNar1YxQKW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq934"> <strong class="phr">a pat on the back</strong>, a gesture or word of encouragement or congratulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">pat someone on the back</strong>, to congratulate or encourage someone with praise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, probably imitative in origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pat<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="rpdgBuW5xk">adj.</span><span target_id="FUD5N107VU">adv.</span><span target_id="PYUsjY3Rjj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pat" src="word_pronunciations/16935.mp3"></audio></span>/pæt/ (<em>say</em> pat) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rpdgBuW5xk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> exactly to the point or purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> apt; opportune; ready.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq070"> fluently glib; readily facile.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="FUD5N107VU">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq342"> exactly or perfectly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq108"> aptly; opportunely.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PYUsjY3Rjj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq985"> <strong class="phr">off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">down</strong>)<strong class="phr"> pat</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq338"> exactly or perfectly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq891"> unhesitatingly or without deliberation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">sit </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stand</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stay</strong>)<strong class="phr"> pat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq683"> to be neatly placed or in position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq401"> to stick to one’s decision, policy, etc., taking no further action.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104829" href="#bigmac000104829"><span class="smallcaps">pat<sup>1</sup></span></a>, compare earlier <em>hit </em>(<em>something</em>)<em> pat</em> strike fair and square] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>patness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pat<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pat" src="word_pronunciations/16936.mp3"></audio></span>/pæt/ (<em>say</em> pat) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">on one’s pat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">alone.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Pat</strong>. <div class="etym">[rhyming slang, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac931927928" href="entry://Pat%20Malone%23bigmac931927928"><span class="smallcaps">Pat Malone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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patch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">patch</span><z><span target_id="a35UBDZpe5">n.</span><span target_id="bFQSK3j7oZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="upoKmV7gwg">v.i.</span><span target_id="LYhG9jkitN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of patch" src="word_pronunciations/16893.mp3"></audio></span>/pætʃ/ (<em>say</em> pach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a35UBDZpe5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> a piece of material used to mend a hole or break, or strengthen a weak place: <em class="example">a patch on a sail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> a piece of material used to cover or protect a wound, an injured part, etc.: <em class="example">a patch over the eye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> any of the pieces of cloth sewn together to form patchwork.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq582"> a small piece or scrap of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq163"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq601"> a small piece or tract of land, road, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq109"> a piece of cultivated land, smaller than a paddock, for the growing of specified produce: <em class="example">potato patch; </em><em class="example">strawberry patch.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq550"> <em class="label">Goldmining Colloquial</em> a small claim, usually one which produces gold.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq605"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an area of responsibility: <em class="example">stay off my patch!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq117"> a small piece of black silk or court plaster worn on the face or elsewhere to hide a defect or to heighten the complexion by contrast, as formerly worn by court ladies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq765"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq063"> a distinctive mark, an emblem, as on a soldier’s uniform to identify their unit; flash.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq590"> a similar distinctive mark or emblem worn to make known one’s membership of a group, as a gang.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq439"> a period of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a correction (usually temporary) made by the user to a computer program supplied by a software publisher, allowing the program to be customised for special uses; hotfix.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq955"> Also, <strong class="vs">skin patch</strong>. <em class="label">Medicine</em> an adhesive dressing which slowly dispenses medicine or other needed chemicals which are absorbed through the skin of the body.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bFQSK3j7oZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq491"> to mend or strengthen with or as with a patch or patches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq368"> to make by joining patches or pieces together: <em class="example">to patch a quilt.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="upoKmV7gwg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq694"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to apply a patch (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104833" href="#mq482">10</a>); hotfix.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LYhG9jkitN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq175"> <strong class="phr">hit </strong>(or <strong class="phr">strike</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a bad patch</strong>, to suffer a series of misfortunes, especially financial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq004"> <strong class="phr">not a patch on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not comparable to; not nearly as good as.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">patch in</strong>, to join, especially to join (an electronic circuit) to an existing set of circuits, usually on a temporary basis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq873"> <strong class="phr">patch over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq526"> to superficially or temporarily address (a problem), without resolving the fundamental issue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq227"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a gang member) to leave one gang and join another.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq930"> <strong class="phr">patch through</strong>, <em class="label">Telecommunications</em> to connect (a telephone or radio caller) to another caller or location: <em class="example">patch me through to head office.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq393"> <strong class="phr">patch up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq813"> to repair or restore, especially in a hasty or makeshift way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq557"> to settle; smooth over: <em class="example">they patched up their quarrel.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pacche</em>; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>patcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pattern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pattern</span><z><span target_id="Kjg7KZnQhY">n.</span><span target_id="eXlT9FRNU1">v.t.</span><span target_id="heYjqotaEx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pattern" src="word_pronunciations/16930.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpætn/ (<em>say</em> 'patn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Kjg7KZnQhY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq252"> a decorative design, as for china, wallpaper, textile fabrics, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> such a design carried out on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq313"> a style of marking of natural or chance origin: <em class="example">patterns of frost on the window.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq895"> style or type in general.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq980"> anything fashioned or designed to serve as a model or guide for something to be made: <em class="example">a paper pattern for a dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq416"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a model or form, usually of wood or metal, used in a foundry to make a mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq512"> an example or instance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq239"> a sample or specimen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq545"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq151"> the distribution of shot in a target at which a shotgun or the like is fired.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq728"> a diagram showing such distribution.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eXlT9FRNU1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq659"> to make after a pattern; model.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq787"> to cover or mark with a pattern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to take as a pattern.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="heYjqotaEx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">pattern by </strong>(or <strong class="phr">after</strong>), to model one’s conduct, etc., on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq086"> <strong class="phr">pattern oneself on</strong>, to use as a model; imitate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>patron</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>patrōnus</em> model, example, from Latin: patron]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TuZN9K5sM6">v.t.</span><span target_id="yKMjfZWukr">v.i.</span><span target_id="ZVGLf2QYLF">n.</span><span target_id="brNn4H4U5Y">adj.</span><span target_id="PJfO5Ff8y6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pay" src="word_pronunciations/16957.mp3"></audio></span>/peɪ/ (<em>say</em> pay) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">paid</strong>, <strong class="bold">paying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TuZN9K5sM6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by giving or doing something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> to give (money, etc.) as in discharge of debt or obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> to satisfy the claims of (a person, etc.) as by giving money due.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq310"> to defray (cost or expense).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq849"> to give compensation for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq953"> to yield a recompense or return to; be profitable to: <em class="example">it pays me to be honest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq465"> to yield as a return: <em class="example">the stock pays 4 per cent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq808"> to requite, as for good, harm, offence, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq578"> to give or render (attention, regard, court, compliments, etc.) as if due or fitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq047"> to admit the truth of; acknowledge that one has been outwitted, especially in repartee or argument: <em class="example">I’ll pay that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq703"> to make (a call, visit, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yKMjfZWukr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq119"> to give money, etc., due: <em class="example">to pay for goods.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq389"> to discharge debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq588"> to yield a return or profit; be advantageous or worthwhile: <em class="example">his mining patch had just begun to pay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq995"> to give compensation, as for damage or loss sustained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq975"> to suffer, or be punished, as for something; make amends: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I’ll make you pay for this,’ he hissed between his teeth, with a white despairing face.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">fergus hume</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1898</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZVGLf2QYLF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq024"> payment, as of wages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq620"> wages, salary, or stipend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq837"> paid employ: <em class="example">in the pay of the enemy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Rare</em> requital; reward or punishment.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="brNn4H4U5Y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq128"> (of earth, etc.) containing a sufficient quantity of metal or other value to be profitably worked by the miner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq654"> having a mechanism for payment when used: <em class="example">a pay telephone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PJfO5Ff8y6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">give someone a pay</strong>, to castigate or rebuke someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">pay dividends</strong>, to result in benefits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq192"> <strong class="phr">pay for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq579"> to give money in exchange for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq499"> to suffer punishment or negative consequences as a result of: <em class="example">to pay for one’s crimes.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq049"> <strong class="phr">pay it forward</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to offer a kindness to someone else in return for a kindness done to oneself by a third party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">pay its way</strong>, (of an investment) to yield a profit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">pay off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq608"> to retaliate upon or punish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq329"> to discharge (a debt) in full.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq689"> to discharge from one’s employ and pay any wages, etc., due.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bribe.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq268"> to yield a profitable return.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to let fall to leeward.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">pay one’s way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq343"> to take responsibility for one’s expenses.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq421"> to meet one’s obligations.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">pay out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq755"> to disburse; hand out (money).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq771"> to retaliate upon for an injury or affront; punish in revenge: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘And I’ll see that he behaves,’ thinks I to myself, pricked to pay him out for his self-confidence.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq188"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reprimand or criticise (someone): <em class="example">he really paid me out for being late.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to protest volubly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq753"> <strong class="phr">pay out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">away</strong>), <em class="label">Nautical</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to let out (a rope, etc.) as by slackening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">pay out on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise; speak disparagingly about: <em class="example">he really paid out on her after she left him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">pay the price</strong>, to suffer the consequences: <em class="example">to pay the price for one’s actions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">pay up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq920"> to pay upon demand, especially as when threatened.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq257"> to pay fully or promptly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">put paid to</strong>, put an end to; prevent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>paie</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>payer</em>, from Latin <em>pācāre</em> pacify]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pay" src="word_pronunciations/16957.mp3"></audio></span>/peɪ/ (<em>say</em> pay) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">payed</strong>, <strong class="bold">paying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">to coat or cover (seams, a ship’s bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old North French <em>peier</em>, from Latin <em>picāre</em> cover with pitch]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac026976516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pay" src="word_pronunciations/17384.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪ/ (<em>say</em> puy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">to give someone money for (something); to buy: <em class="example">they pay cooldrink.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [respelling, through pronunciation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100828" href="entry://buy%23bigmac000100828"><span class="smallcaps">buy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pay bracket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac744718693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pay bracket</span><z><span target_id="skb8oAJR6T">n.</span><span target_id="5EbMOOBnCw">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpeɪ brækət/ (<em>say</em> 'pay brakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="skb8oAJR6T"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> a salary range determined to be commensurate, in a graded scale of payment, with a particular employment grade.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5EbMOOBnCw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">above my pay bracket</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a task, responsibility, etc.) deemed to be not part of the job description of a particular employment grade but properly part of the workload of someone higher up the scale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pea<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="bT1EOkABl0">n.</span><span target_id="mGkXc2M0ve">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pea" src="word_pronunciations/16976.mp3"></audio></span>/pi/ (<em>say</em> pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bT1EOkABl0"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">peas</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">pease</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> the small, round, highly nutritious seed of <em>Pisum sativum</em>, widely used as a vegetable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> the plant itself, a hardy plant in wide cultivation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> the unopened pod of this plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq076"> any of various related or similar plants, or their seed, as the chickpea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq529"> something small as a pea.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mGkXc2M0ve">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">like </strong>(<strong class="phr">two</strong>)<strong class="phr"> peas in a pod</strong>, similar in every way.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055062" href="entry://pease%23bigmac000055062"><span class="smallcaps">pease</span></a> (originally singular, but later taken as plural)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pea<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pea" src="word_pronunciations/16976.mp3"></audio></span>/pi/ (<em>say</em> pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> a racehorse that seems likely to win.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> someone who is predicted to win or succeed as a favoured applicant for a job: <em class="example">Carolyn was the pea for the job as producer.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the game of thimblerig, in which participants must guess which one of three inverted cups or thimbles conceals a pea]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pebble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pebble</span><z><span target_id="esMiQptCt3">n.</span><span target_id="YvmnfDbHDI">v.t.</span><span target_id="WGOlVYdL9l">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pebble" src="word_pronunciations/16977.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɛbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'pebuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="esMiQptCt3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> a small, rounded stone, especially one worn by the action of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq497"> pebbled leather, or its granulated surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> a transparent, colourless rock crystal used for the lenses of spectacles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq760"> a lens made of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq779"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person or animal exhibiting great spirit and determination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq097"> <em class="label">Australian History Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq159"> a tough or indomitable person or animal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq939"> a recalcitrant convict.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YvmnfDbHDI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">pebbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">pebbling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq449"> to prepare (leather, etc.) so as to have a granulated surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq252"> to pelt with or as with pebbles.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WGOlVYdL9l">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">game as a pebble</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very resilient; courageous: <em class="example">the horse was game as a pebble.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>puble-</em>, Old English <em>papolstan</em> pebble stone] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pebbly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peck<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of peck" src="word_pronunciations/16983.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛk/ (<em>say</em> pek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> a dry measure in the imperial system, equal to 8 quarts or 9.092 18 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m<sup>3</sup>; the fourth part of a bushel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq752"> a container for measuring this quantity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq904"> a considerable quantity: <em class="example">a peck of trouble.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pek</em>; origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peck<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="FxO1rJUd9d">v.t.</span><span target_id="okfFSVjT09">v.i.</span><span target_id="4vVoo8RGCT">n.</span><span target_id="t9UCCPhttm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of peck" src="word_pronunciations/16984.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛk/ (<em>say</em> pek) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FxO1rJUd9d"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> to strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, especially with quick, repeated movements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> to make (a hole, etc.) by such strokes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> to take (food, etc.) bit by bit, with or as with the beak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq718"> to kiss in a hasty dabbing manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bonnie rushed forward and pecked him on the cheek.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1940</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="okfFSVjT09">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq337"> to make strokes with the beak or a pointed instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq063"> to pick or nibble at food.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4vVoo8RGCT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq897"> a pecking stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq118"> a hole or mark made by or as by pecking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq962"> a hasty kiss.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t9UCCPhttm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">peck at</strong>, to carp at or nag.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pekke</em>(<em>n</em>); ? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104891" href="entry://pick%23bigmac000104891"><span class="smallcaps">pick<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pedestal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pedestal</span><z><span target_id="Qw0akFYwHT">n.</span><span target_id="qvxpUqrKE9">v.t.</span><span target_id="oWfXpyg2ML">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pedestal" src="word_pronunciations/16997.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɛdəstl/ (<em>say</em> 'peduhstl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Qw0akFYwHT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq615"> a supporting structure or piece; a base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq651"> one of two supports of a knee-hole desk, consisting of a box-like frame containing drawers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq233"> a position of high esteem.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qvxpUqrKE9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq761"> (<strong class="bold">pedestalled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">pedestaled</strong>; <strong class="bold">pedestalling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">pedestaling</strong>) to set on or supply with a pedestal.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oWfXpyg2ML">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">place</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">set</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone on a pedestal</strong>, to hold someone in high esteem; idealise someone: <em class="example">he put her on a pedestal until he discovered her true nature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq50"> <strong class="phr">take down </strong>(or <strong class="phr">remove</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone from their pedestal</strong>, to cause someone to lose the esteem in which they were previously held.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>piédestal</em>, from Italian <em>piedestallo</em>, from <em>piè</em> foot (from Latin <em>pēs</em>) + <em>di</em> of (from Latin <em>dē</em>) + <em>stallo</em> (of Germanic origin. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071626" href="entry://stall%23bigmac000071626"><span class="smallcaps">stall<sup>1</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pee</span><z><span target_id="LQTWrI8bUF">v.i.</span><span target_id="BgIrKBvYDb">n.</span><span target_id="3byRpbeO1g">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pee" src="word_pronunciations/17017.mp3"></audio></span>/pi/ (<em>say</em> pee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LQTWrI8bUF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> (<strong class="bold">peed</strong>, <strong class="bold">peeing</strong>) to urinate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BgIrKBvYDb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq221"> an act of urination.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3byRpbeO1g">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">have a pee</strong>, to urinate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [euphemism, based on the initial letter of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101294" href="entry://piss%23bigmac000101294"><span class="smallcaps">piss</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plug</span><z><span target_id="dsnPMIdnnv">n.</span><span target_id="QXSqsvOBG0">v.t.</span><span target_id="Zwm30efLyP">v.i.</span><span target_id="d7V40R7nMe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plug" src="word_pronunciations/17652.mp3"></audio></span>/plʌg/ (<em>say</em> plug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dsnPMIdnnv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> a piece of rubber or plastic for stopping the flow of water from a basin, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099712" href="entry://bath%23bigmac000099712">bath</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099712" href="entry://bath%23mq240">3</a>) or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104538" href="entry://sink%23bigmac000104538">sink</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104538" href="entry://sink%23mq078">30</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq342"> a piece of wood, cork, plastic, etc., used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq907"> a tapering piece of conducting material designed to be inserted between contact surfaces and so establish connection between elements of an electric current connected to the respective surfaces.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq438"> a device, usually with three prongs, which by insertion in a socket establishes contact between an electrical appliance and a power supply.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq424"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070674" href="entry://spark%20plug%23bigmac000070674"><strong>spark plug</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq833"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026783" href="entry://fire%20hydrant%23bigmac000026783"><strong>fire hydrant</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq282"> a cake of pressed tobacco.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq479"> a piece of tobacco cut off for chewing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the favourable mention of a product or the like on radio, television, etc.; an advertisement, especially unsolicited: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In pleading for more money, agents and a new crime lab building for the FBI, Freeh also put in a plug for the National Transportation Safety Board</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1996</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq374"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a worn-out or unsaleable article.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq422"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a punch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a worn-out or inferior horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq797"> <em class="label">Angling</em> an artificial bait with hooks attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq136"> Also, <strong class="vs">plug hat</strong>. <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a man’s tall silk hat; top hat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq892"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a tampon.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq592"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an instance of sexual intercourse.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">plugged</strong>, <strong class="bold">plugging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QXSqsvOBG0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq643"> to stop or fill with or as with a plug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq426"> to insert or drive a plug into: <em class="example">to plug a wall for the hanging of a picture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq332"> to secure by a plug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq355"> to insert (something) as a plug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to mention (a publication, product or the like) favourably and, often, repetitively as in a lecture, radio show, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to punch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq466"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to shoot.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Zwm30efLyP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to strike; shoot.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d7V40R7nMe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">plug away</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work steadily or doggedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">plug in</strong>, to connect (an electrical device) with an outlet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">plug into</strong>, to establish a line of communication with, as for information, support, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq008"> <strong class="phr">plug on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work steadily or doggedly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Middle Dutch <em>plugge</em> plug, peg; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101326" href="#mq282">6</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101326" href="#mq989">20</a> US (1900s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>plugger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plum<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="YnPaJU4z8X">n.</span><span target_id="16D0phDude">adj.</span><span target_id="MApmARenWX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plum" src="word_pronunciations/17657.mp3"></audio></span>/plʌm/ (<em>say</em> plum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YnPaJU4z8X"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> the drupaceous fruit of any of various trees of the rosaceous genus <em>Prunus</em>, closely related to the cherry but with an oblong stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> a tree bearing such fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq179"> any of various other trees with a plum-like fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq864"> the fruit itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq327"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073231" href="entry://sugarplum%23bigmac000073231"><strong>sugarplum</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq122"> a raisin as in a cake or pudding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq339"> anything resembling a plum, as in taste or shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq529"> a deep purple varying from bluish to reddish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq875"> a good or choice thing, as one of the best parts of anything, a fine situation or appointment, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="16D0phDude">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> good; choice; excellent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the party’s state hierarchy had chosen a man for the plum political post.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MApmARenWX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">speak with a plum in one’s mouth</strong>, to speak in an affected way, in imitation of what is perceived to be a superior accent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>plūme</em> from Vulgar Latin <em>*prūna</em>, from Latin <em>prūnum</em>, from Greek <em>proumnon</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plum<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plum" src="word_pronunciations/17657.mp3"></audio></span>/plʌm/ (<em>say</em> plum) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101327" href="entry://plumb%23bigmac000101327"><strong>plumb</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101327" href="entry://plumb%23mq885">3</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101327" href="entry://plumb%23mq995">8</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">point<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="QTObTAg34G">n.</span><span target_id="gVPjEKuGEh">v.t.</span><span target_id="79r6mrvbkU">v.i.</span><span target_id="xLr4j8DgfU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of point" src="word_pronunciations/17711.mp3"></audio></span>/pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QTObTAg34G"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger, a fishhook, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> projecting part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq711"> something having a sharp or tapering end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq030"> a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq307"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Shearing</em> the parts of a sheep’s fleece which become its edges when shorn in one piece: <em class="example">stained points should be cut off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq504"> a mark made as with a sharp end of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq364"> a mark of punctuation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq826"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028907" href="entry://full%20stop%23bigmac000028907"><strong>full stop</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq169"> a decimal point, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq895"> a diacritical mark indicating a modification of a sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq599"> one of the embossed dots used in certain systems of writing and printing for the blind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq194"> something that has position but not extension, as the intersection of two lines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq936"> a place of which the position alone is considered; a spot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq811"> any definite position, as in a scale, course, etc.: <em class="example">the boiling point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq170"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq777"> each of the 32 positions indicating direction marked at the circumference of the card of a compass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq876"> the interval of 11°15’ between any two adjacent positions.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq511"> a tapering extremity of land, as a cape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq637"> a degree or stage: <em class="example">frankness to the point of insult.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq251"> a particular instant of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq767"> critical position in a course of affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq686"> a decisive state of circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq601"> the important or essential thing: <em class="example">the point of the matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq739"> an individual argument, in a coherent assemblage of such arguments: <em class="example">a forceful point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq761"> the salient feature of a story, epigram, joke, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq719"> a particular aim, end, or purpose: <em class="example">he carried his point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq383"> (<em>plural</em>) hints or suggestions: <em class="example">points on getting a job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq075"> a single or separate article or item, as in an extended whole; a detail or particular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq210"> an individual part or element of something: <em class="example">noble points in her character.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq011"> the darker markings at the ears, legs and tails, especially of a Siamese cat but of some other breeds also: <em class="example">red point; </em><em class="example">chocolate point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq076"> a distinguishing mark or quality, especially one of an animal, used as a standard in stockbreeding, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq108"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007900" href="entry://blocked%20shoe%23bigmac000007900"><strong>blocked shoe</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq493"> (<em>plural</em>) the extremities of a horse, pig, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq303"> a single unit, as in counting, measuring rations allowed, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq244"> a unit of count in the score of a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq980"> the position of the fielder who stands a short distance in front and to the offside of the person batting.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq392"> the player in this position.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq993"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006515" href="entry://behind%23bigmac000006515"><strong>behind</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006515" href="entry://behind%23mq805">13</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> the tip of the chin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> the position taken by a pointer or setter when it finds game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq947"> a branch of an antler of a deer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq196"> one of the narrow tapering spaces marked on a backgammon board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq022"> either of a pair of contacts tipped with tungsten or platinum that makes or breaks current flow in a distributor in a car.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq114"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058537" href="entry://power%20point%23bigmac000058537"><strong>power point</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq775"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a unit of price quotation in share transactions on the stock exchange: <em class="example">copper advanced two points yesterday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq862"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq182"> the stroke in bayonet drill or battle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq962"> a patrol or reconnaissance unit that goes ahead of the advance party of an advance guard, or follows the rear party of the rearguard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq205"> a target which requires the accurate placement of bombs or fire.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a unit of measurement equal to approximately ¹⁄₇₂ inch, or 0.35 mm; there are 12 points to a pica.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq975"> a unit of measurement of rainfall in the imperial system, equal to one hundredth of an inch or 0.254 × 10<sup>-3</sup> m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq405"> a weight of measurement for precious stones, equal to one hundredth of a carat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq725"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081910" href="entry://vaccine%20point%23bigmac000081910"><strong>vaccine point</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq320"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057679" href="entry://point%20lace%23bigmac000057679"><strong>point lace</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq709"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Railways</em> a device for shifting moving trains, etc., from one track to another, commonly consisting of a pair of movable rails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq665"> the act of pointing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq417"> any lace made by hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq614"> a tagged ribbon or cord, formerly much used in dress, as for tying or fastening parts.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gVPjEKuGEh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="52"><span id="mq104"> to direct (the finger, a weapon, the attention, etc.) at, to, or upon something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq469"> to furnish with a point or points; sharpen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq653"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq127"> to mark with one or more points, dots, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq847"> to mark (psalms) with signs indicating how they are to be chanted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq000"> to punctuate, as writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq092"> to mark (letters) with points (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101339" href="#mq895">10</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq594"> to place marks in (a text, as one written in a Semitic language or in shorthand) to represent the vowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq648"> Also, <strong class="vs">point off</strong>. to separate (figures) by dots or points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq031"> to give point or force to (speech, action, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> (of a pointer or setter) to indicate game by standing rigid, with the muzzle usually directed towards it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq999"> to fill the joints of (brickwork, etc.) with mortar or cement, smoothed with the point of the trowel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq710"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035197" href="entry://hotpoint%23bigmac000035197"><strong>hotpoint</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="79r6mrvbkU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="63"><span id="mq237"> to indicate position or direction, or direct attention, with or as with the finger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq231"> to direct the mind or thought in some direction: <em class="example">everything points to his guilt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq178"> to aim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq810"> to have a tendency, as towards something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq423"> to have a specified direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq113"> to face in a particular direction, as a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> (of a pointer or setter) to point game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq964"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to sail close to the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq546"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> (of an abscess) to come to a head.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xLr4j8DgfU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="72"><span id="mq38"> <strong class="phr">beside the point</strong>, not relevant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">get points</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq981"> to win admiration or commendation from others (for doing something)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq545"> to gain an advantage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq513"> <strong class="phr">give points to</strong>, to acknowledge the value of; praise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">in point</strong>, pertinent; relevant: <em class="example">the case in point.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">in point of</strong>, as regards: <em class="example">in point of fact.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq521"> <strong class="phr">make a point</strong>, to express a personal opinion, or offer some particular item of information which supports a personal opinion or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">make a point of</strong>, to consider as important; insist upon; do expressly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq096"> <strong class="phr">off the point</strong>, not relevant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">on point</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq476"> apposite; relevant.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq009"> fashionable; trendy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq843"> excellent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">on points</strong>, (of a ballerina wearing blocked shoes) dancing on the toes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the point of</strong>, close to; on the verge of: <em class="example">on the point of dozing off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq492"> <strong class="phr">point blank</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057667" href="entry://point-blank%23bigmac000057667"><strong>point-blank</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq203"> <strong class="phr">point out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq355"> to indicate the presence or position of, as with the finger.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq830"> to direct attention to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq603"> <strong class="phr">points on the board</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq283"> <em class="label">Sport</em> points won in a competitive game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq664"> successes in an enterprise, as a business venture.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">point the bone</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100439" href="entry://bone%23bigmac000100439"><strong>bone</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100439" href="entry://bone%23mq945">33</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">point to</strong>, (of a website) to link to (another online location).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">point up</strong>, to highlight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">score points off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get an advantage over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">stretch a point</strong>, to go beyond the usual limits: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Could you stretch a point and let me have the mattress too?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kylie tennant</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? with reference to the lacing once used to secure clothing which had metal points at the ends to facilitate the threading. When the lacing was lengthened by stretching the points, the clothes allowed for more freedom and fullness.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">to the point</strong>, pertinent; relevant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">up to a point</strong>, not completely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [convergence in Middle English of Old French <em>point</em> dot, mark, place, moment, with Old French <em>pointe</em> sharp end, and Old French <em>pointer</em> (verb)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373115077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">point<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="GfGa2m0oJl">v.i.</span><span target_id="3xSnY3AwBU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of point" src="word_pronunciations/17711.mp3"></audio></span>/pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> poynt) <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GfGa2m0oJl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> to gain an unfair advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> to shirk or idle; bludge.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3xSnY3AwBU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq438"> an unfair advantage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the phrase <em>to get points</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101339" href="#bigmac000101339"><span class="smallcaps">point<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101339" href="#mq800">73</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pole<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="8D05ISjJvq">n.</span><span target_id="cbEhrO8fVV">adj.</span><span target_id="N0L04mfl7P">v.t.</span><span target_id="D3uaAmUk0G">v.i.</span><span target_id="0LyGSRIbXx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pole" src="word_pronunciations/17736.mp3"></audio></span>/poʊl/ (<em>say</em> pohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8D05ISjJvq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> a long, rounded, usually slender piece of wood, metal, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> the long tapering piece of wood extending from the front axle of a vehicle, between the animals drawing it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a light spar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq298"> a unit of length in the imperial system equal to 16½ ft or 5.0292 m; a rod.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq734"> a square rod, 30¼ sq. yds or 25.29 m<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Motor Racing</em>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq515"> the lane of a racetrack nearest the inner boundary.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq513"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac62864667" href="entry://pole%20position%23bigmac62864667"><strong>pole position</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq431"> one of a number of markers along a racecourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq709"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069231" href="entry://ski%20pole%23bigmac000069231"><strong>ski pole</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069231" href="entry://ski%20pole%23mq967">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cbEhrO8fVV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"><span id="mq955"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq507"> (of a cart, wagon, etc.) equipped with a pole (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101340" href="#mq571">2</a>) as against one equipped with shafts outside the animals: <em class="example">pole dray.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq757"> (of an animal) drawing such a vehicle: <em class="example">pole bullock.</em></span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">poled</strong>, <strong class="bold">poling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="N0L04mfl7P">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq174"> to furnish with poles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq262"> to push, strike, propel, etc., with a pole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> to stir (as molten copper) with green wood poles, thus introducing carbon which reacts with the oxygen present and reduces the amount of copper oxide in the copper.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="D3uaAmUk0G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq433"> to propel a boat, etc., with a pole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq271"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057751" href="entry://pole-fish%23bigmac000057751"><strong>pole-fish</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0LyGSRIbXx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">not touch with a ten </strong>(or <strong class="phr">forty</strong>)<strong class="phr"> foot pole</strong>, to have nothing to do with; not to go near.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq856"> <strong class="phr">pitch pole</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to turn over end on end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">pole on</strong>, to impose on by loafing or cadging (originally of a horse, bullock, etc., which had the position of poler).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq242"> <strong class="phr">under bare poles</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a sailing ship) having all sails furled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">up the pole</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq247"> in a predicament.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq402"> slightly mad.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq191"> completely wrong.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the part of the ship’s mast above the rigging, clearly a dangerous place to be]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>pāl</em>, from Latin <em>pālus</em> stake. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104769" href="entry://pale%23bigmac000104769"><span class="smallcaps">pale<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pole<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="DRdbooYU53">n.</span><span target_id="JNM61Qoid5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pole" src="word_pronunciations/17737.mp3"></audio></span>/poʊl/ (<em>say</em> pohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DRdbooYU53"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any more or less spherical body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> each of the two points in which the extended axis of the earth cuts the celestial sphere, about which the stars seem to revolve (<strong>celestial pole</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Physics</em> each of the two regions or parts of a magnet, electric battery, etc., at which certain opposite forces are manifested or appear to be concentrated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq091"> <em class="label">Biology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq705"> either end of an ideal axis in a nucleus, cell, or ovum, about which parts are more or less symmetrically arranged.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq515"> either end of a spindle-shaped figure formed in a cell during mitosis.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq839"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the point in a nerve cell where a process forming an axis cylinder begins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq852"> one of two completely opposed or contrasted principles, tendencies, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JNM61Qoid5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq354"> <strong class="phr">poles apart</strong>, having completely opposite or widely divergent views, interests, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pol</em>, from Latin <em>polus</em>, from Greek <em>polos</em> pivot, axis, pole]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pollen frequency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905699941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pollen frequency</span></header><div>/ˈpɒlən frikwənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'poluhn freekwuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pollen frequencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">the measurement of the frequency of pollen trapped in a sediment, either recent or fossil material, either as an absolute number (<strong>absolute pollen frequency</strong>) for comparison purposes, or as a relative number (<strong>relative pollen frequency</strong>) to give indications of species increase or decrease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pomp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pomp</span><z><span target_id="8B2dImKFSn">n.</span><span target_id="nkrAP9q8gR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pomp" src="word_pronunciations/17789.mp3"></audio></span>/pɒmp/ (<em>say</em> pomp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8B2dImKFSn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq894"> stately or splendid display; splendour; magnificence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> ostentatious or vain display, especially of dignity or importance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq048"> (<em>plural</em>) pompous displays or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a stately or splendid procession; pageant.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nkrAP9q8gR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">pomp and circumstance</strong>, ceremonial show.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pompe</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>pompa</em>, from Greek <em>pompē</em>, originally, a sending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ponce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ponce</span><z><span target_id="05LluDKwYE">n.</span><span target_id="QHhke8SJPx">v.i.</span><span target_id="f7sgS0Zf4l">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ponce" src="word_pronunciations/17790.mp3"></audio></span>/pɒns/ (<em>say</em> pons) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="05LluDKwYE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100909" href="entry://pimp%23bigmac000100909"><strong>pimp<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100909" href="entry://pimp%23mq969">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> a dandy, often effeminate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QHhke8SJPx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq110"> (<strong class="bold">ponced</strong>, <strong class="bold">poncing</strong>) to act as a pimp.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="f7sgS0Zf4l">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">all ponced up</strong>, effeminately overdressed; dandified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">ponce about</strong>, to flounce; behave in a foolishly effeminate fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yiddish <em>punse</em> the female genitals, from Nth German <em>Punze</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poo</span><z><span target_id="m6DS8QhMHY">n.</span><span target_id="QLfmB8uLkM">v.i.</span><span target_id="MAbiyeJctK">v.t.</span><span target_id="08toCXFSKk">interj.</span><span target_id="3axzGAIZGf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poo" src="word_pronunciations/17818.mp3"></audio></span>/pu/ (<em>say</em> pooh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m6DS8QhMHY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> Also, <strong class="vs">pooh</strong>. faeces.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> a piece of excrement.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">pooed</strong>, <strong class="bold">pooing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QLfmB8uLkM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq819"> to defecate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MAbiyeJctK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq055"> to soil with excrement: <em class="example">the baby has pooed his pants.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="08toCXFSKk">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq716"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087134" href="entry://pooh%23bigmac000087134"><strong>pooh</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087134" href="entry://pooh%23mq553">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087134" href="entry://pooh%23mq592">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3axzGAIZGf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">do a poo</strong>, to defecate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">in the poo</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) in trouble or bad favour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087134" href="entry://pooh%23bigmac000087134"><span class="smallcaps">pooh</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poor</span><z><span target_id="c0KZjgC8H0">adj.</span><span target_id="ilao0r86Rl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poor" src="word_pronunciations/17817.mp3"></audio></span>/pɔ/ (<em>say</em> paw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="c0KZjgC8H0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> having little or nothing in the way of wealth, goods, or means of subsistence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> (of a country, institution, etc.) meagrely supplied or endowed with resources or funds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq546"> (of the circumstances, life, home, dress, etc.) characterised by or showing poverty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq818"> faulty or inferior, as in construction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq062"> deficient in desirable ingredients, qualities, or the like: <em class="example">poor soil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq671"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq571"> deficient or lacking in something specified: <em class="example">poor in minerals.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq165"> (<em>placed after the noun</em>) lacking a specified item: <em class="example">mineral poor; </em><em class="example">nutrient poor; </em><em class="example">information poor.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq315"> lean or emaciated, as cattle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq083"> of an inferior, inadequate, or unsatisfactory kind; not good: <em class="example">poor health.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq255"> deficient in aptitude or ability: <em class="example">a poor cook.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq475"> deficient in moral excellence; cowardly, abject, or mean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq348"> scanty, meagre, or paltry in amount or number: <em class="example">a poor pittance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq018"> humble: <em class="example">deign to visit our poor house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq162"> Also, <strong class="vs">poor old</strong>. (a descriptive expression applied to a person or animal to indicate that they are to be pitied or to express sympathetic concern): <em class="example">oh! you poor thing!; </em><em class="example">the poor old fellow was in quite a state; </em><em class="example">poor old Mary hasn’t had much luck lately; </em><em class="example">look at that poor little cat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq098"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> of or relating to a person who has died.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ilao0r86Rl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">in poor health</strong>, in chronically bad health; unwell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">poor as a church mouse</strong>, extremely poor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">poor man’s …</strong>, considered a cheaper or lower quality alternative: <em class="example">poor man’s champagne.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq859"> <strong class="phr">the poor</strong>, poor people collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>povere</em>, from Old French <em>povre</em>, from Latin <em>pauper</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054892" href="entry://pauper%23bigmac000054892"><span class="smallcaps">pauper</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>poorness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poo ticket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616621724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poo ticket</span><z><span target_id="aiXoDPUqHa">n.</span><span target_id="QfDZROz0aW">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpu tɪkət/ (<em>say</em> 'pooh tikuht) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aiXoDPUqHa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> a square of toilet paper.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QfDZROz0aW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">a pack of poo tickets</strong>, a roll of toilet paper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [mishearing and misinterpretation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053859" href="entry://pakapoo%20ticket%23bigmac000053859"><span class="smallcaps">pakapoo ticket</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pop<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7EE2MItt80">v.i.</span><span target_id="8ieTpTIiSJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="UgrlMXAOLL">n.</span><span target_id="DKkaTCP4lr">adv.</span><span target_id="ku560xusb4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pop" src="word_pronunciations/17832.mp3"></audio></span>/pɒp/ (<em>say</em> pop) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">popped</strong>, <strong class="bold">popping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7EE2MItt80">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> to make a short, quick, explosive sound or report: <em class="example">the cork popped.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq943"> to burst open with such a sound, as chestnuts or corn in roasting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq849"> to come or go (<em>in</em>, <em>into</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.) quickly, suddenly or unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq381"> (of the ears) to adjust to a sudden change in air pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq273"> to shoot with a firearm: <em class="example">to pop at a mark.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq030"> (of a colour) to stand out from a background colour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8ieTpTIiSJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq142"> to cause to make a sudden, explosive sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq279"> to cause to burst open with such a sound, as a blister, balloon, champagne bottle, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq941"> to put or thrust quickly, suddenly or unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq694"> to force air into the Eustachian tubes so as to adjust the pressure on the eardrums of (the ears).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq839"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take (a pill or recreational drug) orally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq701"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fire (a gun, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq195"> Also, <strong class="vs">pop off</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to shoot (a target).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pawn.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UgrlMXAOLL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq394"> a short, quick, explosive sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq077"> a popping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shot with a firearm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq462"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an attempt: <em class="example">to have a pop at something.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq556"> an effervescent beverage, especially a non-alcoholic one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq32"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em> (formerly) a powdery substance spread onto a wooden floor so as to make it suitable for dancing.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="DKkaTCP4lr">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq524"> with a pop or explosive sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq795"> quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ku560xusb4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">a pop</strong>, each: <em class="example">they cost five dollars a pop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">go off pop</strong>, to lose one’s temper suddenly and explosively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">pop off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq770"> to depart, especially abruptly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq196"> to die, especially suddenly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq515"> to fart.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">pop one’s clogs</strong>, to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">pop the question</strong>, to propose marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">pop up</strong>, to appear suddenly: <em class="example">he disappeared for a while and then three years later popped up in Hong Kong.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pop<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="WpqeanfqNc">adj.</span><span target_id="Fn6c7Sgiw2">n.</span><span target_id="rLG6rPSdMt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pop" src="word_pronunciations/17833.mp3"></audio></span>/pɒp/ (<em>say</em> pop) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WpqeanfqNc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq173"> denoting or relating to a type of commercial modern music with wide popular appeal, especially among the young, and usually being tuneful, repetitive and having an insistent rhythmic beat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> denoting or relating to a singer or player of such music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq400"> (<em>often derogatory</em>) (especially of an academic or scientific field) adapted or simplified to allow the general public to understand or appreciate it or to participate in it; popularised: <em class="example">pop psychology.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fn6c7Sgiw2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq874"> pop music.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rLG6rPSdMt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq593"> <strong class="phr">the pops</strong>, the songs and pieces of music which comprise pop music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">top of the pops</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely popular. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from record charts produced from the 1950s onwards listing the bestselling records for a given period, the name also being used in several well-known television shows airing the latest hits, as the BBC <em>Top of the Pops</em> which began in Britain in 1964]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088093" href="entry://popular%23bigmac000088093"><span class="smallcaps">popular</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pop<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pop" src="word_pronunciations/17834.mp3"></audio></span>/pɒp/ (<em>say</em> pop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">father, or grandfather.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058107" href="entry://poppa%23bigmac000058107"><span class="smallcaps">poppa</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script 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pope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pope<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DyuX56Z8e9">n.</span><span target_id="rHUptYnloX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pope" src="word_pronunciations/17821.mp3"></audio></span>/poʊp/ (<em>say</em> pohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DyuX56Z8e9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq319"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq108"> the Greek Orthodox or Coptic patriarch of Alexandria.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq931"> a parish priest in the eastern Orthodox church.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq726"> someone who is considered to have, or has assumed, a supreme position in some field: <em class="example">the pope of the avant-garde.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rHUptYnloX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq169"> <strong class="phr">is the Pope a Catholic?</strong>, (an expression implying that the preceding statement or query is self-evident).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>pāpa</em>, from Medieval Latin: bishop, pope, originally father, from Greek <em>papas</em>, variant of <em>pappas</em> father]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pope<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pope" src="word_pronunciations/17821.mp3"></audio></span>/poʊp/ (<em>say</em> pohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pope</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">popes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a rough-skinned freshwater fish of the genus <em>Acerina</em>, found in northern Europe and southern Britain; ruffe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? transferred use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095054" href="#bigmac000095054"><span class="smallcaps">pope<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pork chop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885774234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pork chop</span><z><span target_id="qJOntLFPpB">n.</span><span target_id="mp42z37x82">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpɔk tʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'pawk chop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qJOntLFPpB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> a slice of pork containing some bone.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mp42z37x82">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">carry on like a pork chop</strong>, to behave in a silly manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">like a pork chop at a Jewish barbecue </strong>(or <strong class="phr">synagogue</strong>), unwanted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq774"> <strong class="phr">silly as a pork chop</strong>, extremely silly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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possum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">possum</span><z><span target_id="KebAz2f8Pa">n.</span><span target_id="vV7hW30Y4o">v.i.</span><span target_id="ANn7gXRO79">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of possum" src="word_pronunciations/17891.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɒsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'posuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KebAz2f8Pa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">opossum</strong>. any of many herbivorous, largely arboreal, Australian marsupials of the superfamily Phalangeroidea, especially of the genera <em>Trichosurus</em>, <em>Pseudochirus</em> and <em>Petaurus</em>, ranging in size from the mouse-like pygmy possum to the cat-sized brush-tailed possum, having both pairs of limbs well-developed for climbing and grasping, and a long, often prehensile, tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> <em class="label">NZ</em> the brush-tailed possum, <em>Trichosurus vulpecula</em>, introduced from Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087611" href="entry://opossum%23bigmac000087611"><strong>opossum</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087611" href="entry://opossum%23mq271">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a more or less affectionate term for a person): <em class="example">come along, possums; </em><em class="example">what a cheeky possum</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vV7hW30Y4o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq842"> to go hunting possums: <em class="example">possuming in the moonlight.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ANn7gXRO79">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">like a possum up a gum tree</strong>, happy; content to be in an unassailable position: <em class="example">you’ll be like a possum up a gum tree when the money arrives.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">play possum</strong>, to dissemble; feign illness or death. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the habit of the opossum (a common American marsupial) feigning death when it is under threat]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">stir the possum</strong>, to instigate a debate on a controversial topic, especially in the public arena: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It stirred the ’possum in the people, and for months afterwards they could still feel the enthusiasm, and the reawakening of faith</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian phrase; ? the obverse of the US expression <em>play possum</em>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087611" href="entry://opossum%23bigmac000087611"><span class="smallcaps">opossum</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pound<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="WqvnRwBw6e">v.t.</span><span target_id="4RmPbrGLx4">v.i.</span><span target_id="5nfLcxOT5a">n.</span><span target_id="D7SuhEWTdv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pound" src="word_pronunciations/17956.mp3"></audio></span>/paʊnd/ (<em>say</em> pownd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WqvnRwBw6e"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> to strike repeatedly and with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> to force (a way) by battering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq194"> to crush by beating, as with an instrument; pulverise.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4RmPbrGLx4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq112"> to strike heavy blows repeatedly: <em class="example">to pound on a door.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq624"> to beat or throb violently, as the heart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq668"> to give forth a sound of or as of thumps: <em class="example">the drums pounded loudly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq413"> to walk or go with heavy steps; move along with force or vigour.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5nfLcxOT5a">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq057"> the act of pounding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq219"> a heavy or forcible blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq281"> a thump.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="D7SuhEWTdv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">pound out</strong>, to produce (sound) by striking or thumping, or with an effect of thumping: <em class="example">to pound out a tune on a piano.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pounen</em>, Old English <em>pūnian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pounder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pound<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="yn43c63660">n.</span><span target_id="QT5AAbkEhq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pound" src="word_pronunciations/17957.mp3"></audio></span>/paʊnd/ (<em>say</em> pownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yn43c63660"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pounds</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">pound</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq905"> a unit of mass, varying in different periods and different countries. <em>Symbol</em>: lb</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> either of two units in imperial measure, the <strong>pound avoirdupois</strong> (of 7000 grains, divided into 16 ounces, and equal to 0.453 592 37 kg) used for ordinary commodities, or the <strong>pound troy</strong> (of 5760 grains, divided into 12 ounces, equal to 0.373 241 721 6 kg) used for gold, silver, etc., and also serving as the basis of apothecaries’ weight. <em>Symbol</em>: lb</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq393"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058490" href="entry://pound-force%23bigmac000058490"><strong>pound-force</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq997"> the principal monetary unit of Britain (<strong>pound sterling</strong>) formerly divided into 240 pence and now divided into 100 new pence. <em>Symbol</em>: £</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq337"> (in Australia until the introduction of decimal currency in 1966) the principal monetary unit, divided into 240 pence. <em>Symbol</em>: £</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq484"> the monetary unit of various countries. <em>Symbol</em>: £</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq520"> a note or coin of the value of a pound.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QT5AAbkEhq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">pound of flesh</strong>, a person’s right or due, insisted on mercilessly with a total disregard for others. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> (Act IV: Scene 1), in which Shylock, the money lender, demands, as forfeit for his loan to Antonio, a pound of the debtor’s flesh]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>pund</em>, from Latin <em>pondo</em> a pound, originally <em>lībra pondō</em> a pound in weight]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pound<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="L9aCODasLk">n.</span><span target_id="v4DIA4suNx">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pound" src="word_pronunciations/17958.mp3"></audio></span>/paʊnd/ (<em>say</em> pownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L9aCODasLk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> an enclosure maintained by public authorities for confining stray or homeless animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> an enclosure for sheltering, keeping, confining, or trapping animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq721"> a natural basin or amphitheatre surrounded by the remaining outer walls of a hollowed-out mountain: <em class="example">Wilpena Pound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq385"> an enclosure or trap for fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq307"> a place of confinement or imprisonment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq850"> a punishment cell in a prison; black peter.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="v4DIA4suNx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq620"> to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>pund-</em>. Compare obsolete <em>pind</em> (verb) enclose, Old English <em>pyndan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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powder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">powder</span><z><span target_id="ziF6ZbfdfR">n.</span><span target_id="VL3BxDApWJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="X2g9XG27dD">v.i.</span><span target_id="tILyv7LxKe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of powder" src="word_pronunciations/17963.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpaʊdə/ (<em>say</em> 'powduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ziF6ZbfdfR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq697"> any solid substance in the state of fine, loose particles, as produced by crushing, grinding, or disintegration; dust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> a preparation in this form for some special purpose, as gunpowder, a medicinal powder, a cosmetic or toilet powder, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VL3BxDApWJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq959"> to reduce to powder; pulverise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq156"> to sprinkle or cover with powder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq144"> to apply powder to (the face, skin, etc.) as a cosmetic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq042"> to sprinkle or strew as with powder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq678"> to ornament with small objects scattered over a surface.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="X2g9XG27dD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq715"> to use powder as a cosmetic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq950"> to become pulverised.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tILyv7LxKe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq535"> <strong class="phr">take a powder</strong>, to depart; disappear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq299"> <strong class="phr">powder one’s nose</strong>, (<em>euphemistic or humorous</em>) (usually of a woman) to go to the toilet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>poudre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>pulvis</em> dust] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>powderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peg</span><z><span target_id="AHhUY4m5ET">n.</span><span target_id="Z7YIv35p4Q">v.t.</span><span target_id="NIP3Y5x9Mx">v.i.</span><span target_id="QNXKBVrst7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of peg" src="word_pronunciations/17018.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛg/ (<em>say</em> peg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AHhUY4m5ET"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq042"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a leg, sometimes one of wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq036"> an occasion; reason: <em class="example">a peg to hang a grievance on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq718"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a degree: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>From our standpoint we went up a peg tonight.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq959"> a pin of wood or metal to which one end of a string of a musical instrument is fastened, and which may be turned in its socket to adjust the string’s tension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a drink usually made of whisky or brandy and soda water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> a piton.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq506"> a clothes peg.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">pegged</strong>, <strong class="bold">pegging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Z7YIv35p4Q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq167"> to drive or insert a peg into.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq623"> to fasten with or as with pegs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq405"> to maintain (prices, wages, etc.) at a set level by laws or by manipulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq123"> to strike or pierce with or as with a peg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq070"> to throw (the ball) fast and low to a baseman to cause the runner to be out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq109"> to get (someone) out in this way.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq784"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to aim or throw: <em class="example">to peg the ball at the wicket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to identify as a particular type, having certain abilities, etc.: <em class="example">I pegged him as a cricketer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to engage in pegging.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NIP3Y5x9Mx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq198"> <em class="label">Croquet</em> to strike a peg.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QNXKBVrst7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq831"> <strong class="phr">off the peg</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a garment) available for immediate use; ready-made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">peg away</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to work persistently, or keep on energetically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">peg back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to gain ground on: <em class="example">to peg back the race leader.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">peg out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq641"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq041"> to fix on a line, rail, etc., by means of pegs: <em class="example">to peg out the washing.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq189"> to mark out, as a block of land, gold claim, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq724"> <strong class="phr">square peg in a round hole</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a misfit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">take down a peg </strong>(or <strong class="phr">two</strong>), to humble. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the analogy with the interval between two successive pegs as a step or degree]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pegge</em>, cognate with Middle Dutch <em>pegge</em> plug, small wooden pin, and Low German <em>pigge</em> peg; all possibly from <em>pegel</em> a water marker, from Latin <em>pagella</em> a unit of measurement, a small page or column of writing, from Latin <em>pagina</em> page]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pegged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac734380381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pegged</span><z><span target_id="zIAp45mUHL">adj.</span><span target_id="DFt1CtKop7">phr.</span></z></header><div>/pɛgd/ (<em>say</em> pegd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zIAp45mUHL"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq891"> fixed or secured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> <em class="label">Computers</em> (of a CPU) operating at full capacity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DFt1CtKop7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq056"> <strong class="phr">pegged at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq874"> (of a variable measurement or gauge) fixed at (a particular reading or limit).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq535"> (of a price, wage, exchange rate, etc.) fixed at a certain value.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">have someone pegged</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have summed up the character or nature of someone: <em class="example">to have her pegged as a strategic thinker.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104856" href="entry://peg%23bigmac000104856"><span class="smallcaps">peg</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pen<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7Qrzz4j4X8">n.</span><span target_id="UpvlMPgl8C">v.t.</span><span target_id="uBxSvwrTaN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pen" src="word_pronunciations/17086.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛn/ (<em>say</em> pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7Qrzz4j4X8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq331"> any instrument for writing with ink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq942"> a small instrument of steel or other metal, with a split point, used, when fitted into a penholder, for writing with ink; nib.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq668"> the pen and penholder together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq649"> a quill pointed and split at the nib, used for writing with ink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq180"> the pen as the instrument of writing or authorship: <em class="example">the pen is mightier than the sword.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq025"> style or quality of writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq060"> a writer or author.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq097"> the profession of writing or literature: <em class="example">men of the pen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq952"> a large feather of the wing or tail; a quill feather; a quill.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq121"> a pinfeather of a bird.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq311"> something resembling or suggesting a feather or quill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> an internal, corneous or chitinous, feather-shaped structure in certain cephalopods, as the squid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UpvlMPgl8C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq774"> (<strong class="bold">penned</strong>, <strong class="bold">penning</strong>) to write with a pen; set down in writing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uBxSvwrTaN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">at the stroke of a pen</strong>, immediately upon the signing of a document.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>penne</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>penna</em> pen, from Latin: feather]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pen<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="xmwtpzmoBH">n.</span><span target_id="NDNOznm0aD">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pen" src="word_pronunciations/17087.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛn/ (<em>say</em> pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xmwtpzmoBH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> an enclosure for domestic animals or livestock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq142"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq27"> (in a shearing shed) the enclosure, or one of the enclosures, in which sheep are held until shorn on the board.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a job as a shearer: <em class="example">he wanted a pen at that station.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq857"> the animals enclosed in a pen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq215"> any place of confinement or safekeeping.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NDNOznm0aD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq633"> (<strong class="bold">penned</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">pent</strong>; <strong class="bold">penning</strong>) to confine in or as in a pen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>penne</em>, Old English <em>penn</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pen<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pen" src="word_pronunciations/17088.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛn/ (<em>say</em> pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">prison.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090318" href="entry://penitentiary%23bigmac000090318"><span class="smallcaps">penitentiary</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090318" href="entry://penitentiary%23mq107">3</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pen<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pen" src="word_pronunciations/17086.mp3"></audio></span>/pɛn/ (<em>say</em> pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a female mute swan.</span></div><div class="etym"> [16th century; origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434554137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pen<sup>5</sup></span></header><div>/pɛn/ (<em>say</em> pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Soccer</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em>etc. Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">a penalty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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penguin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">penguin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of penguin" src="word_pronunciations/17053.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɛŋgwən/ (<em>say</em> 'penggwuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of penguin" src="word_pronunciations/17054.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɛngwən/ (<em>say</em> 'pengwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> any of various flightless aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae of the Southern Hemisphere, with webbed feet, and wings reduced to flippers, as the <strong>little penguin</strong> and the <strong>Adélie penguin</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq371"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031472" href="entry://great%20auk%23bigmac000031472"><strong>great auk</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> an aeroplane which merely rolls along the ground, enabling a beginner to learn certain manipulations safely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a nun.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; possibly from the Welsh <em>pen gwyn</em> literally, white head, the name applied to the great auk, transferred to this bird; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055306" href="#mq608">4</a> from the similarity of the markings of the bird to the black and white nun’s habit.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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penny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">penny</span><z><span target_id="7NWF6quQXf">n.</span><span target_id="hmUOFgGw1Y">adj.</span><span target_id="sFbpQxUr8T">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of penny" src="word_pronunciations/17068.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'penee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7NWF6quQXf"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pennies</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">pence</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> (in Australia before the introduction of decimal currency in 1966) a fractional monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a shilling or ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound. <em>Abbrev.</em>: d</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> (in Britain) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq63"> (formerly) a fractional monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a shilling or ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound. <em>Abbrev.</em>: d</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq436"> a fractional monetary unit, equal to a 100th part of a pound; new penny. <em>Abbrev.</em>: p</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq257"> a fractional unit of currency in some other countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq445"> a coin of the value of a penny, usually bronze or copper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq560"> (in the US and Canada) a one-cent coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq983"> an unspecified, usually minimal sum of money: <em class="example">I haven’t got a penny.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hmUOFgGw1Y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq613"> of the price or value of a penny.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sFbpQxUr8T">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq522"> <strong class="phr">a bad penny</strong>, a bad or undesirable person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq144"> <strong class="phr">a penny for your thoughts</strong>, (a gently humorous indication to another that they are preoccupied with their own thoughts which they might like to share.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> dating back to the 1500s in British English when a penny was a valuable silver coin, the implication being that a thought so deep must be worth a lot of money]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq303"> <strong class="phr">a pretty penny</strong>, a considerable amount of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">spend a penny</strong>, to go to the toilet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq620"> <strong class="phr">the penny drops</strong>, the explanation or remark is understood. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from coin-operated machines where the machine starts working only when the coin drops]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq112"> <strong class="phr">turn an honest penny</strong>, to earn an honest living; earn money honestly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>peni</em>, Old English <em>penig</em>, <em>pening</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Percy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Percy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpɜsi/ (<em>say</em> 'persee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Henry</strong> (‘<em>Hotspur</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">1364–1403, English military leader, killed near Shrewsbury, in western central England, in a rebellion he led against Henry IV of England.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Percy<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="YNHEEKHRQl">n.</span><span target_id="ERMsYTi4Ri">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpɜsi/ (<em>say</em> 'persee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YNHEEKHRQl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> the penis.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ERMsYTi4Ri">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">point Percy at the porcelain</strong>, (of a man) to urinate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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perish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">perish</span><z><span target_id="2RmZWOIHqx">v.i.</span><span target_id="GGP1XSzDie">v.t.</span><span target_id="2sFoJXTBl7">n.</span><span target_id="W4YPo76Z4n">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of perish" src="word_pronunciations/17154.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɛrɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'perish) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2RmZWOIHqx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> to suffer death, or lose life, through violence, privation, etc.: <em class="example">to perish in battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> to pass away; decay and disappear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq064"> to rot: <em class="example">rubber perishes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq998"> to suffer destruction: <em class="example">whole cities perish in an earthquake.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq589"> to suffer spiritual death.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GGP1XSzDie">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq668"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kill: <em class="example">it would perish the crows.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2sFoJXTBl7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a time of suffering as from unemployment, cold, or especially thirst.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="W4YPo76Z4n">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq039"> <strong class="phr">do a perish</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq231"> to die, especially of thirst.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq770"> (<em>sometimes humorous</em>) to suffer from deprivation, cold, etc.: <em class="example">hurry up with the door, we’re doing a perish out here.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq784"> <strong class="phr">perish the thought!</strong>, (an expression indicating vehement agreement with the previously stated rejection of an idea, proposition, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>perisse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>periss-</em>, stem of <em>perir</em>, from Latin <em>perīre</em> pass away, perish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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permittivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">permittivity</span></header><div>/pɜməˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> permuh'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> <strong>absolute permittivity</strong>, the ratio of electric displacement to electric field strength in a dielectric medium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> <strong>relative permittivity</strong>, the ratio of the absolute permittivity of a medium to the absolute permittivity of a vacuum; dielectric constant. For a capacitor with a given dielectric material between its plate, the relative permittivity of that material is equal to the ratio of the capacitance measured to the capacitance measured if the material were removed and a vacuum left between the plates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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perv
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">perv</span><z><span target_id="idxiUf1bQr">n.</span><span target_id="8z8CCaWZrh">adj.</span><span target_id="QPp3mNoijm">v.i.</span><span target_id="6eTvOXe5xq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of perv" src="word_pronunciations/17223.mp3"></audio></span>/pɜv/ (<em>say</em> perv) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="idxiUf1bQr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> Also, <strong class="vs">pervo</strong>. a sexual pervert; a person whose sexual behaviour is regarded as deviant and unacceptable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq438"> an attractive person who is thought worthy of lustful regard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq151"> Also, <strong class="vs">pervo</strong>. a person who habitually watches others voyeuristically: <em class="example">you are such a perv.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8z8CCaWZrh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq417"> pornographic: <em class="example">perv photos; </em><em class="example">a perv magazine.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QPp3mNoijm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq463"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>at</em>) to look lustfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq552"> to loiter in the hope of being able to observe objects of one’s lust: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You still perving around the children’s playground? Everyone in the department, they all know that you leave early and hang around the park.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">elizabeth jolley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6eTvOXe5xq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">have a perv</strong>, to look at something, with or as if with lustful appreciation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">perve</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055834" href="entry://pervert%23bigmac000055834"><span class="smallcaps">perv(ert)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Phar Lap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Phar Lap<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rPDKzYGDV3">n.</span><span target_id="PvIE3IT5Ue">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfa læp/ (<em>say</em> 'fah lap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rPDKzYGDV3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> an Australian racehorse, born in NZ; won the Melbourne Cup in 1930 in spite of heavy handicap.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PvIE3IT5Ue">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq795"> <strong class="phr">have a heart as big as Phar Lap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely courageous, generous or powerful.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Although initially unsuccessful, the chestnut gelding <strong>Phar Lap</strong> repaid the faith of his strapper, Tommy Woodcock, by winning 37 of its 51 races in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The horse’s greatest win was probably the 1930 Melbourne Cup when carrying the heavy weight of 62.6 kilograms. Taken to America in 1932, Phar Lap won the rich Agua Caliente Handicap in Mexico. The mysterious death of the horse shortly after this shocked Australians; many believed it had been poisoned by American mobsters. It has been proved that Phar Lap ingested a large dose of arsenic before his death, but how and why that dose was administered is not known.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac753639569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Phar Lap<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈfa læp/ (<em>say</em> 'fah lap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq18">tomato sauce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056025" href="#bigmac000056025"><span class="smallcaps">Phar Lap<sup>1</sup></span></a>, a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018843" href="entry://dead%20horse%23bigmac000018843"><span class="smallcaps">dead horse<sup>1</sup></span></a> sauce]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pick<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="QST0mBHZEw">v.t.</span><span target_id="n24cbp8tiy">v.i.</span><span target_id="Hwa91kRbhP">n.</span><span target_id="g3A5sZkiml">adj.</span><span target_id="VYXovrLOa8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pick" src="word_pronunciations/17363.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪk/ (<em>say</em> pik) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QST0mBHZEw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> to choose or select carefully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> to choose (one’s way or steps), as over rough ground or through a crowd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq206"> to seek and find occasion for: <em class="example">to pick a quarrel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq069"> to seek or find (flaws) in a spirit of fault-finding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq527"> to steal the contents of (a person’s pocket, purse, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq940"> to open (a lock) with a pointed instrument, a wire, or the like, as for robbery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq659"> to pierce, indent, dig into, or break up (something) with a pointed instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq068"> to form (a hole, etc.) by such action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq321"> to use a pointed instrument, the fingers, the teeth, the beak, etc., on (a thing), in order to remove something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq355"> to clear (a thing) of something by such action: <em class="example">to pick one’s teeth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq810"> to prepare for use by removing feathers, hulls, or other parts: <em class="example">to pick a fowl.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq991"> to detach or remove with the fingers, the beak, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq496"> to pluck or gather: <em class="example">to pick flowers; </em><em class="example">pick fruit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq119"> (of birds or other animals) to take up (small bits of food) with the bill or teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq548"> to eat in small morsels or daintily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq418"> to separate, pull apart, or pull to pieces (fibres, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq995"> to pluck (the strings of an instrument).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq194"> to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to select good ore out of a heap.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="n24cbp8tiy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq400"> to strike with or use a pointed instrument or the like on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq165"> to eat with dainty bites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq997"> to choose; make careful or fastidious selection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq756"> to pilfer.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hwa91kRbhP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq880"> choice or selection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq826"> that which is selected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq644"> the choicest or most desirable part, example, or examples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq003"> the right of selection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq607"> an act of picking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq684"> the quantity of a crop picked at a particular time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq639"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a speck of dirt, hardened ink, or extra metal on set type or a plate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq209"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Mining</em> steel cutting points used on a coal cutter chain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq049"> a stroke with something pointed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq892"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057389" href="entry://plectrum%23bigmac000057389"><strong>plectrum</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq919"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a hypodermic needle used for taking drugs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="g3A5sZkiml">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq107"> choice; select; prime: <em class="example">a pick location.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VYXovrLOa8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="35"><span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">pick and choose</strong>, to choose with great care, especially fussily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">pick at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq903"> to find fault with, in a petty way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq766"> to eat very little of: <em class="example">the child picked at her food.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq631"> <strong class="phr">pick holes in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise; find fault with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq065"> <strong class="phr">pick off</strong>, to single out and deal with individually, as by shooting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">pick on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq581"> to choose; select: <em class="example">we picked on Sunday for the meeting.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to annoy; tease; bully.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to single out (a person), often indiscriminately, for something unpleasant, as punishment or criticism.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">pick out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq859"> to choose.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq470"> to distinguish (something) from surrounding or accompanying things.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq013"> to make out (sense or meaning).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq035"> to extract by picking.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">pick to pieces</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise, especially in petty detail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">pick up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq777"> to take up: <em class="example">to pick up a stone.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq913"> to pluck up, recover, or regain (health, courage, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq001"> to learn by occasional opportunity or without special teaching.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq608"> to get casually.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq795"> to become acquainted with informally or casually.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq192"> to take (a person or thing) into a car, ship, etc., or along with one.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq004"> to come upon within the range of reception, observation, etc.: <em class="example">to pick up New Zealand on one’s radio.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make oneself responsible for (a debt, expense, etc.): <em class="example">you have to pay the first $100 and the insurance company will pick up the rest.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to acquire (a partner) for a sexual encounter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq458"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrest.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq040"> to remove fleeces from the shearing floor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="l"><span id="mq683"> to increase in speed; accelerate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="m"><span id="mq110"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to improve: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Horses and cattle too began to pick up</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary durack</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="n"><span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to begin marking (an opponent).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq27"> <strong class="phr">pick up the pieces</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to assume responsibility for rectifying a difficult situation: <em class="example">when she left the children it was her husband who picked up the pieces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq151"> <strong class="phr">the pick of the bunch</strong>, the best in a group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>picke</em>, variant of <em>pike</em> (verb) (now Northern and Midland dialect), ? from Old Norse <em>pikka</em> pick, peck]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pick<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pick" src="word_pronunciations/17364.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪk/ (<em>say</em> pik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> a hand tool consisting of an iron bar, usually curved, tapering to a point at one or both ends, mounted on a wooden handle, and used for loosening and breaking up soil, rock, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> any pointed or other tool or instrument for picking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq992"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an anchor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pikk</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>pīc</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pick<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="Sb4DRohGjT">v.t.</span><span target_id="lQBLkahotO">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pick" src="word_pronunciations/17363.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪk/ (<em>say</em> pik) <em class="label">Weaving</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Sb4DRohGjT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> to cast (a shuttle).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lQBLkahotO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq716"> (in a loom) one passage of the shuttle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq193"> a single filling yarn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101302" href="entry://pitch%23bigmac000101302"><span class="smallcaps">pitch<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pick<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="VhEI0CnYiT">n.</span><span target_id="iFmMlaQExA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pick" src="word_pronunciations/17363.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪk/ (<em>say</em> pik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VhEI0CnYiT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq249"> a sparse covering of new fodder appearing after light rain, insufficient for prolonged grazing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iFmMlaQExA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">good pick</strong>, an area where stock can graze: <em class="example">a good pick in the netted paddock.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056540" href="entry://picking%23bigmac000056540"><span class="smallcaps">picking</span></a>, that which may be picked or picked up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pickle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pickle</span><z><span target_id="v9YMjYiSZr">n.</span><span target_id="9Vlg4bO69b">v.t.</span><span target_id="ORJe5nfdWu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pickle" src="word_pronunciations/17361.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'pikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v9YMjYiSZr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> (<em>often plural</em>) vegetables, as cucumbers, onions, cauliflowers, etc., preserved in vinegar, brine, etc., and eaten as a relish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> anything preserved in a pickling liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq693"> a liquid or marinade prepared with salt or vinegar for the preservation of fish, meat, vegetables, etc., or for the hardening of wood, leather, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq504"> a pickled article of food, especially cucumber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> an acid or other chemical solution in which metal objects are dipped to remove oxide scale or other adhering substances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a predicament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a mischievous child.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9Vlg4bO69b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">pickled</strong>, <strong class="bold">pickling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq547"> to preserve or steep in pickle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq906"> to clean or treat (objects) in a chemical pickle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq221"> to treat (wheat seed) with a fungicide to prevent rust.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ORJe5nfdWu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">have a rod in pickle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> have a punishment ready.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pekille</em>, <em>pykyl</em>, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German <em>pekel</em>(<em>e</em>). Compare German <em>Pökel</em> brine] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pickler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016926686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piddle<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of piddle" src="word_pronunciations/17371.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'pidl) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">piddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">piddling</strong>)<br/> <strong class="phr">piddle along </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">to do anything in a trifling or ineffective way; dawdle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [frequentative form with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786571499" href="entry://-le%23bigmac786571499"><span class="smallcaps">-le</span></a>; stem uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piddle<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Fte1PxtsYu">v.i.</span><span target_id="2RQzgbarDX">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of piddle" src="word_pronunciations/17371.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'pidl) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Fte1PxtsYu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> (<strong class="bold">piddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">piddling</strong>) to urinate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2RQzgbarDX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq750"> the passing or discharging of urine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq612"> urine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101294" href="entry://piss%23bigmac000101294"><span class="smallcaps">piss</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059940" href="entry://puddle%23bigmac000059940"><span class="smallcaps">puddle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pikestaff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pikestaff</span><z><span target_id="lmmCUGeeYo">n.</span><span target_id="qbTNyiTpRp">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpaɪkstaf/ (<em>say</em> 'puykstahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lmmCUGeeYo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pikestaffs</strong> /ˈpaɪkstafs/ (<em>say</em> 'puykstahfs)) the staff or shaft of a pike (weapon).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qbTNyiTpRp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">plain as a pikestaff</strong>, extremely or unmistakably clear. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the fact that pikes were long-shafted, making them easily visible]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056699" href="entry://pike%23bigmac000056699"><span class="smallcaps">pike<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071548" href="entry://staff%23bigmac000071548"><span class="smallcaps">staff<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pile<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="lPY4Mw4nTg">n.</span><span target_id="lMVXNx2PIA">v.t.</span><span target_id="2JmhEQvRx6">v.i.</span><span target_id="mGLTdYdLME">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pile" src="word_pronunciations/17410.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪl/ (<em>say</em> puyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lPY4Mw4nTg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon another in a more or less orderly fashion: <em class="example">a pile of boxes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq291"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: <em class="example">a pile of things to do.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq877"> a heap of wood on which a dead body, a living person, or a sacrifice is burnt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq906"> a lofty or large building or mass of buildings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq558"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> a large accumulation of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a bundle of pieces of iron ready to be welded and drawn out into bars; faggot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq044"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a latticework of uranium and various moderating substances used to produce plutonium in the original harnessing of nuclear energy, essentially a means of controlling the nuclear chain reaction; atomic pile; nuclear reactor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq112"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083264" href="entry://voltaic%20pile%23bigmac000083264"><strong>voltaic pile</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq156"> <em class="label">Military</em> arms arranged systematically.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">piled</strong>, <strong class="bold">piling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lMVXNx2PIA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq914"> to cover or load, with a pile or piles.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2JmhEQvRx6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq247"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move (<em>in</em>, <em>into</em>, <em>out</em>, <em>off</em>, <em>down</em>, etc.) in a body and more or less confusedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq718"> to gather or rise in a pile or piles, as snow, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mGLTdYdLME">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">pile arms</strong>, to prop (usually four) rifles, muskets, etc., in the form of a pyramid, with the muzzles pointing upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">pile on</strong>, to keep on accumulating in a pile; heap up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq578"> <strong class="phr">pile on the agony</strong> or <strong class="phr">pile it on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exaggerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">pile up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq977"> to lay or dispose in or as in a pile.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq447"> to accumulate: <em class="example">to pile up debts.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq612"> to mount up or accumulate, as money, debts, evidence, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a vehicle, driver, etc.) to crash.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>pīla</em> pillar, pier, mole]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pile<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Lw1KPApoKQ">n.</span><span target_id="eI4bQcVEPB">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pile" src="word_pronunciations/17411.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪl/ (<em>say</em> puyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Lw1KPApoKQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> a heavy timber, stake or pole, sometimes pointed at the lower end, driven vertically into the ground or the bed of a river, etc., to support a superstructure or form part of a wall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> any steel or concrete member similarly used.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Archery</em> the tip of an arrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a bearing in the form of a wedge, usually with its point downwards.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eI4bQcVEPB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">piled</strong>, <strong class="bold">piling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq050"> to furnish, strengthen, or support with piles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq891"> drive piles into.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>pīl</em> shaft, stake, from Latin <em>pīlum</em> javelin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pile<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pile" src="word_pronunciations/17412.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪl/ (<em>say</em> puyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> hair, especially soft, fine hair or down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq671"> wool, especially of a carpet, fur, or pelage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq900"> a raised surface on cloth, composed of upright cut or looped yarns, as velvet, Turkish towelling, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq745"> one of the strands in such a surface.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>pilus</em> hair]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pile<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pile" src="word_pronunciations/17413.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪl/ (<em>say</em> puyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032454" href="entry://haemorrhoid%23bigmac000032454"><strong>haemorrhoid</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pyle</em>, from Latin <em>pila</em> ball, from their ball-like appearance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pinch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pinch</span><z><span target_id="ZvTqc42a9c">v.t.</span><span target_id="lxz2kXx06c">v.i.</span><span target_id="NU8f8lzyCo">n.</span><span target_id="0tT1nbzXO7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pinch" src="word_pronunciations/17437.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪntʃ/ (<em>say</em> pinch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZvTqc42a9c"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> to compress between the finger and thumb, the jaws of an instrument, or any two opposed surfaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq172"> to compress, constrict, or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq587"> to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq118"> to render (the face, etc.) unnaturally thin and drawn, as pain or distress does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq827"> to nip (plants) injuriously, as frost does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq502"> to affect with sharp discomfort or distress, as cold, hunger, or need does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq540"> to straiten in means or circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq417"> to stint in allowance of money, food, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq602"> to hamper or inconvenience by lack of something specified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq922"> to stint the supply or amount of (a thing).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq866"> to put a pinch or small quantity of (a powder, etc.) into something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq609"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq554"> to move (a heavy object) by means of a pinch or pinch-bar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to sail (a vessel) so close to the wind that the sails shake slightly and the speed is reduced.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lxz2kXx06c">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq081"> to exert a sharp or painful compressing force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq447"> to cause sharp discomfort or distress: <em class="example">when hunger pinches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq378"> to stint oneself; economise unduly; be stingy or miserly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Mining</em> (of a vein of ore, etc.) to become narrower or smaller, or to give out altogether.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NU8f8lzyCo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq519"> the act of pinching; nip; squeeze.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq144"> as much of anything as can be taken up between the finger and thumb: <em class="example">a pinch of salt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq848"> a very small quantity of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq270"> sharp or painful stress, as of hunger, need, or any trying circumstances: <em class="example">to feel the pinch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq722"> a situation or time of special stress; an emergency: <em class="example">any help is useful in a pinch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq441"> the steepest or most difficult section of a path or road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq518"> a section of tramway track which veers to the side of the road, as at a stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq304"> a pinch-bar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq497"> a natural bridge consisting of a narrow neck of land where the land has fallen away on each side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq351"> a narrowing of a mineral deposit in a mine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an arrest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq255"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a theft.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0tT1nbzXO7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">at a pinch</strong>, in an emergency, crisis, etc.; if necessary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">pinch off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">back</strong>), <em class="label">Horticulture</em> to snip off (part of a shoot, bud, etc.) to improve the shape, quality, etc., of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">take with a pinch of salt</strong>, to believe in part only; have reservations. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> <em>with a pinch of salt</em> being a variation of <em>with a grain of salt</em>, a 17th-century English translation of the Latin phrase <em>cum grano salis</em>; with reference to the way in which salt is used, that is, in a small amount]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pinche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>pincier</em>, from Late Latin <em>punctiāre</em> prick]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shake</span><z><span target_id="gHQBDEIUEm">v.i.</span><span target_id="WpUxoveuuI">v.t.</span><span target_id="Yr9wSTrRNJ">n.</span><span target_id="Vr1zCghIIP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shake" src="word_pronunciations/20749.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃeɪk/ (<em>say</em> shayk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shook</strong>, <strong class="bold">shaken</strong>, <strong class="bold">shaking</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gHQBDEIUEm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq584"> to tremble with emotion, cold, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> to fall (<em>down</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.) by such motion: <em class="example">sand shakes off readily.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq705"> to totter; become unsteady.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq872"> to clasp a person’s hand in greeting, agreement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq481"> <em class="label">Music</em> to execute a trill.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WpUxoveuuI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq237"> to move to and fro with short, quick, forcible movements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq958"> to brandish or flourish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq212"> to bring, throw, force, rouse, etc., by or as by some vigorous movement to and fro; cause to quiver or tremble: <em class="example">leaves shaken by the breeze.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq032"> to cause to totter or waver: <em class="example">to shake the very foundations of society.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq432"> to agitate or disturb profoundly in feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq178"> to unsettle; weaken: <em class="example">to shake one’s faith.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq420"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100048" href="entry://trill%23bigmac000100048"><strong>trill</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100048" href="entry://trill%23mq527">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100048" href="entry://trill%23mq494">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq312"> to mix (dice) before they are cast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to elude.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Yr9wSTrRNJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq640"> the act of shaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq521"> tremulous motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq643"> a tremor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq998"> a disturbing blow; shock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq139"> something resulting from shaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq987"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an earthquake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq340"> a fissure in the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq913"> a crack or fissure in timber, produced during growth by wind, sudden change of temperature, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq844"> a shingle, about 1 m long, split from a piece of log.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq402"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100048" href="entry://trill%23bigmac000100048"><strong>trill</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100048" href="entry://trill%23mq203">9</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq121"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046928" href="entry://milkshake%23bigmac000046928"><strong>milkshake</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq088"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a state of trembling, especially that induced by alcoholism, drugs or nervous disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq952"> a dance in which the body is shaken violently in time to music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq893"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a moment, a short time: <em class="example">I’ll be with you in a shake.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Vr1zCghIIP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">a brace of shakes</strong>, a very short time; an instant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">give it a good </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fair</strong>)<strong class="phr"> shake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put one’s best efforts into attempting to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">go great shakes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq88"> to proceed at speed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq885"> to be extremely successful.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">in two shakes </strong>(<strong class="phr">of a lamb’s tail</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">of a dog’s tail</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a very short time. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> known since the early 19th century in the form <em>in a shake of a hand</em>, and since the 1850s in the forms <em>a couple of shakes of a sheep’s tail</em> and <em>a shake of a lamb’s tail</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">no great shakes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not very good; unimpressive: <em class="example">that new restaurant is no great shakes; </em><em class="example">she’s no great shakes at singing.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? referring to the shaking of dice]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">shake down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq961"> to settle in or retire to a bed, especially a makeshift or temporary one.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq318"> to settle comfortably in or adapt oneself to new surroundings, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq914"> to bring down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq950"> to cause to settle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq349"> to condition: <em class="example">to shake down a vessel by a first voyage.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to extort money from: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She shakes them down for all they’re worth the whole time they’re here.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ray lawler</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq042"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to search (someone); frisk.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">shake hands</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq683"> to clasp hands in greeting, congratulation, agreement, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq210"> (of computers) to examine the protocol of the other as a preliminary to communication.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">shake hands on</strong>, to mark a formal, although unwritten, agreement on (a deal, arrangement, etc.) by shaking hands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq970"> <strong class="phr">shake hands with the wife’s best friend</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a man) to urinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">shake off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq644"> to get rid of; free oneself from.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq570"> to get away from; elude.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">shake one’s head</strong>, to turn the head from side to side to indicate reluctance, disapproval, disbelief, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">shake the dust from one’s feet</strong>, to make one’s departure, especially with a determination not to return.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">shake up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq848"> to shake in order to mix, loosen, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq329"> to upset.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq509"> to disturb or agitate mentally or physically.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sceacan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shame</span><z><span target_id="WMNn783S03">n.</span><span target_id="CFIYwXnyHt">v.t.</span><span target_id="J6Uyll8W3X">adj.</span><span target_id="37siRlcLH8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shame" src="word_pronunciations/20757.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃeɪm/ (<em>say</em> shaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WMNn783S03"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq339"> the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonourable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> susceptibility to this feeling: <em class="example">to be without shame.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq572"> disgrace; ignominy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq536"> a fact or circumstances bringing disgrace or regret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq665"> an unfortunate situation or state of affairs: <em class="example">it’s a shame you had to wait in the rain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> a mixture of embarrassment and shyness which comes from a variety of situations, particularly from being singled out from a group for either rebuke or praise.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CFIYwXnyHt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">shamed</strong>, <strong class="bold">shaming</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq664"> to cause to feel shame; make ashamed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq831"> to drive, force, etc., through shame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq364"> to cover with ignominy or reproach; disgrace.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J6Uyll8W3X">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq084"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> embarrassed; shy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He shared with us his story and even gave us a chance to sit at his desk and read from the autocue in the studio. I was shame at first, but it actually felt pretty deadly seeing myself on the screen.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sbs</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2011</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="37siRlcLH8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">a crying shame</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something which is very regrettable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq382"> <strong class="phr">for shame</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> (an expression of disapproval or reproach.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">get shame</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to have a sense of what people or places one should not be near, and to therefore feel embarrassed if this is breached: <em class="example">whitefella got no shame.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq753"> <strong class="phr">put to shame</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq031"> to disgrace.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> to outdo or surpass.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">shame on …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of disapproval or reproach to a person specified.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sc</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>amu</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shape</span><z><span target_id="wOWVP4au8G">n.</span><span target_id="vkDisi9dO7">v.t.</span><span target_id="Bh4xXjG3wU">v.i.</span><span target_id="HvqJ1IqVsl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shape" src="word_pronunciations/20772.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃeɪp/ (<em>say</em> shayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wOWVP4au8G"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq697"> the quality of a thing depending on its outline or external surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq489"> the form of a particular thing, person, or being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq379"> something seen indistinctly, as in outline or silhouette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq093"> an imaginary form; phantom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq394"> an assumed appearance; guise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq747"> a particular or definite form or nature: <em class="example">the shape of things to come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq282"> proper form; orderly arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq780"> condition: <em class="example">affairs in bad shape.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq830"> something used to give form, as a mould or a pattern.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shaped</strong>, <strong class="bold">shaping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vkDisi9dO7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq188"> to give definite form, shape, or character to; fashion or form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq589"> to couch or express in words: <em class="example">to shape a statement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq432"> to adjust; adapt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq172"> to direct (one’s course).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Bh4xXjG3wU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq786"> to develop; take shape; become (as specified): <em class="example">shaping as the next top tourist destination.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HvqJ1IqVsl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq716"> <strong class="phr">in any shape or form</strong>, of any kind at all: <em class="example">a bribe in any shape or form.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">shape up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq335"> to stand ready to fight.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq333"> to develop; take place in a specified manner; assume a definite form or character: <em class="example">shaping up as the new CEO.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">shape up or ship out</strong>, to perform as required or leave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">take shape</strong>, to assume a definite or concrete form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">throw shapes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dance to popular music, as at a nightclub, disco, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101216" href="#mq697">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101216" href="#mq830">9</a> (noun) Middle English, noun use of verb; replacing Middle English <em>shap</em>, Old English (<em>ge</em>)<em>sceap</em> form, creature; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101216" href="#mq188">10</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101216" href="#mq786">14</a> (verb) Middle English; replacing Middle English <em>schippe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>scieppan</em> create, shape (past participle <em>scapen</em>, whence current present form)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shaper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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share
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">share<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DAnm9NoT87">n.</span><span target_id="1aZ1Nk51Uh">v.t.</span><span target_id="1P4JXyweZN">v.i.</span><span target_id="mn5x6Tn3Cu">adj.</span><span target_id="7lBI3zJEvg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of share" src="word_pronunciations/20777.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> shair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DAnm9NoT87"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> the portion or part allotted or belonging to, or contributed or owed by, an individual or group.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq076"> one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a limited company is divided, generally classed as either <strong>ordinary shares</strong> or <strong>preference shares</strong>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shared</strong>, <strong class="bold">sharing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1aZ1Nk51Uh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq895"> to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq007"> to use, participate in, enjoy, etc., jointly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1P4JXyweZN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq490"> (sometimes followed by <em>in</em>) to have a share or part; take part.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mn5x6Tn3Cu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq831"> taken for lease on the basis that costs will be shared by the occupants: <em class="example">share accommodation; </em><em class="example">a share flat; </em><em class="example">a share apartment.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7lBI3zJEvg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">share and share alike</strong>, to divide things or benefits equally.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>scearu</em> cutting, division cognate with German <em>Schar</em> troop, host, crowd. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102644" href="entry://shear%23bigmac000102644"><span class="smallcaps">shear</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sharer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">share<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of share" src="word_pronunciations/20777.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> shair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">in a mouldboard plough, the often pointed cutting blade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>scear</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102644" href="entry://shear%23bigmac000102644"><span class="smallcaps">shear</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067881" href="#bigmac000067881"><span class="smallcaps">share<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sheep station
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac228192281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sheep station</span><z><span target_id="SmXA9tXxg5">n.</span><span target_id="ZEz5M8GFws">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈʃip steɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'sheep stayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SmXA9tXxg5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq246"> a property on which sheep are grazed for wool or meat production: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Until recently it was a sheep station; but the Department of Conservation and Land Management has removed the stock and wire fencing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZEz5M8GFws">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">not playing for a sheep station</strong>, (of cardplayers) not playing for high stakes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sheep run</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shelduck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shelduck</span></header><div>/ˈʃɛldʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'shelduk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shelducks</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">shelduck</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> any of various ducks constituting the genus <em>Tadorna</em>, certain of which are highly variegated in colour, as the <strong>Australian shelduck</strong>, <em>T. tadornoides</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> any of various other ducks, especially the goosander or merganser.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068037" href="entry://sheldrake%23bigmac000068037"><span class="smallcaps">shel(drake)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022207" href="entry://duck%23bigmac000022207"><span class="smallcaps">duck<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shell game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac293127139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shell game</span><z><span target_id="Fo4vKJbDfL">n.</span><span target_id="aFiId66P7G">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈʃɛl geɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'shel gaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fo4vKJbDfL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac427240123" href="entry://pea%20and%20thimble%20trick%23bigmac427240123"><strong>pea and thimble trick</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> any kind of confidence trick.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aFiId66P7G">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">play a shell game</strong>, to execute a form of confidence trick.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shilling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shilling</span><z><span target_id="VoW2q1sePi">n.</span><span target_id="6DXHndueEk">adj.</span><span target_id="UKLPWhKF8q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shilling" src="word_pronunciations/20840.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'shiling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VoW2q1sePi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq434"> (in Australia until the introduction of decimal currency in 1966) a fractional monetary unit equal to ¹⁄₂₀ of a pound. <em>Abbrev.</em>: s., sh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> (formerly, in Britain) a fractional monetary unit equal to ¹⁄₂₀ of a pound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq573"> the principal monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda, of varying value from country to country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq61"> a coin of the value of a shilling.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6DXHndueEk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq431"> of the price or value of a shilling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UKLPWhKF8q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">cut someone off with </strong>(or <strong class="phr">without</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a shilling</strong>, to cut an heir out of one’s will.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>scilling</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shine</span><z><span target_id="tn3jwIOMsj">v.i.</span><span target_id="I8v7iarBOo">v.t.</span><span target_id="qtkxJGOucF">n.</span><span target_id="y3IUPwYJxv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shine" src="word_pronunciations/20846.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃaɪn/ (<em>say</em> shuyn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shone</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>in certain contexts</em>, <strong class="bold">shined</strong>; <strong class="bold">shining</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tn3jwIOMsj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq262"> to give forth, or glow with, light; shed or cast light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq185"> to be unusually bright, as the eyes or face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq498"> to appear with brightness or clearness, as feelings.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="I8v7iarBOo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq962"> to cause to shine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq162"> to direct the light of (a lamp, etc.): <em class="example">shine the torch over here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq245"> to put a gloss or polish on (shoes, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qtkxJGOucF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq603"> radiance; light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq032"> lustre; polish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq174"> sunshine; fair weather: <em class="example">come rain or shine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq624"> a polish given to shoes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq750"> a giving of such a polish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq596"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a caper; prank.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="y3IUPwYJxv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq806"> <strong class="phr">shine at</strong>, to excel at: <em class="example">to shine at chess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">take a shine to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to develop a liking or fancy for (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">take the shine out of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq512"> to remove or spoil the lustre or brilliance of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq154"> to surpass; excel; get the better of; humiliate.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>scīnan</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The strong form of the past tense is <em>shone</em> but it was initially rare. The weak form <em>shined</em> became the common form in English up to the 1800s. This was supplanted by the strong form, particularly in transitive use.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shingle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shingle<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="q2H7w78UE4">n.</span><span target_id="42axBBFIQm">v.t.</span><span target_id="D5mTEqG9AZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shingle" src="word_pronunciations/20848.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃɪŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'shingguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q2H7w78UE4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> a thin piece of wood, slate, etc., usually oblong and with one end thicker than the other, used in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and sides of houses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> a woman’s close-cropped haircut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> a small signboard, especially that of a professional person.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="42axBBFIQm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">shingled</strong>, <strong class="bold">shingling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq330"> to cover (a roof, etc.) with shingles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq286"> to cut (hair) close to the head.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="D5mTEqG9AZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq065"> <strong class="phr">be a shingle short</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be eccentric; be mentally disturbed. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> in allusion to the use of <em>shingles</em> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068145" href="entry://shingle%23mq583">1</a>) in building huts; an Australian colonial variation of the English phrase <em>be a tile loose</em>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; variant of <em>shindle</em>, from Latin <em>scindula</em> a split piece of wood] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shingler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shingle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shingle" src="word_pronunciations/20849.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃɪŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'shingguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> small, water-worn stones or pebbles such as lie in loose banks or layers on the seashore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq778"> an extent of small, loose stones or pebbles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>chingle</em>; ? of imitative origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ship<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="HECnty1s8J">n.</span><span target_id="cb773yd8ql">v.t.</span><span target_id="BtxWsnIJm5">v.i.</span><span target_id="pLUH6QQgRN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ship" src="word_pronunciations/20857.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> ship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HECnty1s8J"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> any vessel intended or used for navigating the water, especially one of large size and not propelled by oars, paddles, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a vessel with a bowsprit and three or more masts (foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast), each consisting of a lower mast, a topmast, and topgallant mast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq842"> the crew of a vessel.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq930"> an aircraft or spacecraft.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">shipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cb773yd8ql">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq350"> to put or take on board a ship or the like, for transportation; to send or transport by ship, rail, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq056"> to bring (an object) into a ship or boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq215"> to engage for service on a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq513"> to fix (oars, etc.) in a ship or boat in the proper place for use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to send away or get rid of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BtxWsnIJm5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq461"> to go on board a ship; embark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq352"> to engage to serve on a ship.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pLUH6QQgRN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">jump ship</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq26"> (of a member of a ship’s crew) to abscond while the ship is in port.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq913"> to leave an organisation, enterprise, etc., especially when it is experiencing difficulties.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">run a tight ship</strong>, to maintain good discipline and control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">shape up or ship out</strong>, to perform as required or leave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">take ship</strong>, to embark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq831"> <strong class="phr">when one’s ship comes in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">home</strong>), when one has become prosperous or acquired a fortune. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> describing the situation of merchants who would await the successful return of their trading ships ensuring their investment]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>scip</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118648583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ship<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="GPMEWUa3CA">n.</span><span target_id="dcVUHr1xRZ">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> ship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GPMEWUa3CA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> (in fanfic) a relationship.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dcVUHr1xRZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq236"> (<strong class="bold">shipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">shipping</strong>) to create a relationship between (two characters) in a work of fiction, as in the fanfic genre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062443" href="entry://relationship%23bigmac000062443"><span class="smallcaps">relationship</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shipshape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shipshape</span><z><span target_id="OiEb8BLqxh">adj.</span><span target_id="ytdkEBkU7c">adv.</span><span target_id="K25I0XqPor">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shipshape" src="word_pronunciations/20856.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃɪpʃeɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'shipshayp) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OiEb8BLqxh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq326"> in good order; well arranged; neat; tidy.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ytdkEBkU7c">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq451"> in a shipshape manner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="K25I0XqPor">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq354"> (<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> shipshape and Bristol fashion</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely tidy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the reputation for efficiency held by the port of <em>Bristol</em> in SW England in the days of sailing ships]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>shipshapen</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068159" href="entry://ship%23bigmac000068159"><span class="smallcaps">ship<sup>1</sup></span></a> + obsolete <em>shapen</em> having a shape (later shortened to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101216" href="entry://shape%23bigmac000101216"><span class="smallcaps">shape</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shithouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shithouse</span><z><span target_id="xFKMqfmm1a">n.</span><span target_id="ozEAqrKko9">adj.</span><span target_id="gN0rYclxtr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shithouse" src="word_pronunciations/20867.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃɪthaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'shit-hows) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xFKMqfmm1a">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> Also, <strong class="vs">shouse</strong>. a toilet.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ozEAqrKko9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq925"> disgusting; unpleasant: <em class="example">a shithouse remark.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq260"> extremely incompetent: <em class="example">a shithouse driver.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq433"> of extremely poor quality: <em class="example">a shithouse play.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq871"> disappointing: <em class="example">to have had a shithouse day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq101"> Also, <strong class="vs">shouse</strong>. foul; wretchedly bad: <em class="example">to feel shithouse after a sleepless night.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gN0rYclxtr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq071"> <strong class="phr">built like a brick shithouse</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq346"> (of things) solidly constructed; sturdy and robust.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq713"> (of people, usually men) strong and stout; thickset; burly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq694"> (of women) tall, shapely and busty; amazonian.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">cunning as a shithouse rat</strong>, extremely cunning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shitload
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac26189450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shitload</span><z><span target_id="E8DT4ibPYa">n.</span><span target_id="QC3eKAZor9">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈʃɪtloʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'shitlohd) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E8DT4ibPYa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq93"> a great amount: <em class="example">a shitload of money.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QC3eKAZor9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq679"> <strong class="phr">a shitload</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example">to feel a shitload better.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shit ton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518214385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shit ton</span><z><span target_id="Jo4m1BGAiY">n.</span><span target_id="o70HAKalE3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈʃɪt tʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'shit tun) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Jo4m1BGAiY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> a great amount: <em class="example">a shit ton of debt.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="o70HAKalE3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq913"> <strong class="phr">a shit ton</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example">to feel a shit ton worse.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">shit-ton</strong>, <strong class="vs">metric shit ton</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sleep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sleep</span><z><span target_id="9CT4PTxsnP">v.i.</span><span target_id="Jvwi0DJjzP">v.t.</span><span target_id="Bjs9kCLJZ5">n.</span><span target_id="gyWylTmAtB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sleep" src="word_pronunciations/21235.mp3"></audio></span>/slip/ (<em>say</em> sleep) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">slept</strong>, <strong class="bold">sleeping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9CT4PTxsnP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> to take the repose or rest afforded by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> to be dormant, quiescent, or inactive, as faculties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq556"> to be unalert or inattentive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq248"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> to lie in death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq893"> <em class="label">SE Asian English Colloquial</em> to retire to bed: <em class="example">what time did you sleep last night?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Jvwi0DJjzP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq243"> to take rest in (sleep).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq487"> to have beds or sleeping accommodation for: <em class="example">a caravan that sleeps four.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Bjs9kCLJZ5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq821"> the state of a person or animal that sleeps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq728"> a period of sleeping: <em class="example">a brief sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq312"> (<em>with children</em>) a single night, used as a measurement of time: <em class="example">only four sleeps until Christmas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq189"> dormancy or inactivity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq231"> a setting of a radio or a television which automatically turns the device off after a set interval of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> the repose of death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq725"> the mucus congealed in the corner of the eyes which has been secreted while sleeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a prison sentence longer than seven days but less than three months.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gyWylTmAtB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq38"> <strong class="phr">go to sleep</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq853"> (of a person) to enter a sleeping state.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq435"> (of a device, as a mobile phone, tablet computer, etc.) to go into sleep mode.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq192"> <strong class="phr">put to sleep</strong>, (<em>euphemistic</em>) to kill (an animal) by giving a painless poison or lethal injection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">sleep around</strong>, to be sexually promiscuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">sleep away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to spend or pass (time, etc.) in sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">sleep in</strong>, to sleep later than usual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">sleep like a top </strong>(or <strong class="phr">log</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">baby</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to sleep very soundly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">sleep off</strong>, to get rid of (a headache, hangover, etc.) by sleeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">sleep on</strong>, to postpone (a decision, etc.) overnight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">sleep out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq707"> to sleep away from the place of one’s work.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq738"> to sleep in the open air.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq203"> <strong class="phr">sleep rough</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq768"> to sleep without a bed or bedding.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq799"> to sleep in public streets and parks, as a homeless person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">sleep tight</strong>, (<em>usually a friendly farewell at bedtime</em>) to sleep soundly: <em class="example">off you go – sleep tight!</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from <em>tight</em> in the obsolete sense of ‘soundly’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq878"> <strong class="phr">sleep under the house</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be in disgrace or disfavour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">sleep with</strong>, to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>slepe</em>, Old English <em>slēpan</em>, <em>slāpan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slice</span><z><span target_id="b1QWj9LWvd">n.</span><span target_id="TuznNSt3sc">v.t.</span><span target_id="359ORwPGhX">v.i.</span><span target_id="813sCuDR5I">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slice" src="word_pronunciations/21244.mp3"></audio></span>/slaɪs/ (<em>say</em> sluys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b1QWj9LWvd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> a thin, broad, flat piece cut from something: <em class="example">a slice of bread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> a part; portion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq799"> any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part, as for turning food in a frying pan, for serving fish at table, for taking up printing ink, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq432"> any of several cakes or biscuits cooked or formed as a thin slab and cut into rectangular pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a slicing stroke, kick, hit, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq590"> (formerly) the sum of £5.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq854"> the sum of $5.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sliced</strong>, <strong class="bold">slicing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TuznNSt3sc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq882"> to cut into slices; divide into parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq516"> to cut through or cleave like a knife: <em class="example">the ship sliced the sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq561"> to cut (<em>off</em>, <em>away</em>, <em>from</em>, etc.) as or like a slice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq961"> to remove by means of a slice (implement), slice bar, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq824"> (in golf, cricket, various football codes, etc.) to hit or kick the ball with the striking surface oblique, deliberately or accidentally, so that it does not travel along the line of force of the stroke but veers to the right of a right-handed player and to the left of a left-handed player.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq504"> (in rowing) to put the blade slantwise into the water instead of square to the surface, so that it goes too deep.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="359ORwPGhX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq262"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to slice the ball.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="813sCuDR5I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">a slice of life</strong>, a realistic representation, as in a play, film, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">a slice of the cake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a share in the profits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq211"> <strong class="phr">however you slice it</strong>, whichever way you analyse it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>esclice</em> splinter, from Old French <em>esclicier</em> (verb) of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sliceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slicer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slip<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="xUaMo9sdZY">v.i.</span><span target_id="m38C6sphtk">v.t.</span><span target_id="RhIf1988TO">n.</span><span target_id="jJJYCkdgKx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slip" src="word_pronunciations/21269.mp3"></audio></span>/slɪp/ (<em>say</em> slip) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">slipped</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">slipt</strong>; <strong class="bold">slipped</strong>; <strong class="bold">slipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xUaMo9sdZY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> to pass or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: <em class="example">water slips off a smooth surface.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq020"> to slide suddenly and involuntarily, as on a smooth surface; to lose one’s foothold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq523"> to move, slide, or start from a place, position, fastening, hold, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq245"> to go, come, get, etc., easily or quickly: <em class="example">to slip into a dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq515"> to pass insensibly, as from the mind or by, etc., as time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq414"> to move quickly and lightly: <em class="example">to slip out of the room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq899"> to pass superficially, carelessly, or without attention, as over a matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq592"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become somewhat reduced in quantity or quality: <em class="example">the market slipped today.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> (of a clutch) to engage with difficulty as a result of wear.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="m38C6sphtk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq163"> to cause to slip, pass, etc., with a smooth, easy, or sliding motion: <em class="example">to slip one’s hand into a drawer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq525"> to put or draw quickly or stealthily: <em class="example">to slip a letter into a person’s hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq484"> to let slip from fastenings, the hold, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq673"> to release from a leash or the like, as a hound or a hawk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq357"> to untie or undo (a knot).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq209"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to let go entirely, as an anchor cable or an anchor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq289"> to haul (a boat) out of the water onto a slipway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq915"> to let pass unheeded; neglect or miss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq995"> to pass over or omit, as in speaking or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq258"> to slip away from, escape from or elude, as a pursuer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq304"> to release oneself from (restraint, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq133"> to escape (someone’s memory, notice, knowledge, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq724"> (of animals) to bring forth (offspring) prematurely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> to operate (the clutch) gradually so that the drive to the wheels increases speed smoothly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RhIf1988TO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq506"> the act of slipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq057"> a slipping of the feet, as on slippery ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq921"> a mishap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq687"> a mistake, often inadvertent, as in speaking or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq010"> an error in conduct; an indiscretion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq998"> something easily slipped on or off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq082"> a dog’s lead that allows for quick release of the animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq331"> a woman’s sleeveless underdress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq150"> a pillowcase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq618"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069472" href="entry://slipway%23bigmac000069472"><strong>slipway</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq775"> <em class="label">NZ</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097864" href="entry://landslide%23bigmac000097864"><strong>landslide</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097864" href="entry://landslide%23mq349">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097864" href="entry://landslide%23mq528">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">US</em> a space between two wharves or in a dock, for vessels to lie in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the difference between the theoretical speed at which a screw propeller or paddlewheel would move if it were working against a solid and the actual speed at which it advances through the water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq347"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> the difference between the actual volume of water or other liquid delivered by a pump during one complete stroke and the theoretical volume as determined by calculation of the displacement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the fraction by which the rotor speed of an induction motor is less than the speed of rotation of the stator field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq180"> the position of a fielder who stands behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq674"> this fielder.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq889"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100965" href="entry://fault%23bigmac000100965"><strong>fault</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100965" href="entry://fault%23mq706">6</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq435"> a smooth joint or crack where the strata have moved upon each other.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq330"> the relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault, measured in the fault plane.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq442"> a form of landslide caused by the downhill movement of a mass of soil when saturated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> the deformation of a metallic crystal caused by one part gliding over another part along a plane (<strong>slip plane</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq721"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Theatre</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq121"> the space on either side of the stage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq933"> corresponding parts of the auditorium.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jJJYCkdgKx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq063"> <strong class="phr">be slipping</strong>, to be losing one’s acuteness, abilities, or the like: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I remember admonishing myself in these terms ‘You’re slipping if you can’t shake this young chap or at least discourage him.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">give someone the slip</strong>, to elude someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">let slip</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq766"> to reveal unintentionally: <em class="example">to let slip the surprise.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq991"> to say unintentionally: <em class="example">to let slip a swearword.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">slip away</strong>, to depart quietly so as to not draw attention to oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq694"> <strong class="phr">slip it to</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">slip off</strong>, to take off (a garment, etc.) easily or quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">slip of the tongue</strong>, an unintentional utterance, ranging from an accidental mispronunciation to a remark which one wishes, in hindsight, one had not made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">slip on</strong>, to put on (a garment, etc.) easily or quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">slip up</strong>, to make a slip, mistake, or error.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>slyppe</em>, probably from Middle Low German <em>slippen</em>; related to Old English <em>slipor</em> slippery]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slip<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="A8vnonYAee">n.</span><span target_id="ytDwQyclMg">v.t.</span><span target_id="uzgRzvWcF8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slip" src="word_pronunciations/21270.mp3"></audio></span>/slɪp/ (<em>say</em> slip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A8vnonYAee"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> a piece suitable for propagation cut from a plant; a scion or cutting: <em class="example">will this rose grow from a slip?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> any long, narrow piece or strip, as of wood, paper, land, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq047"> a small paper form on which information is noted: <em class="example">a withdrawal slip.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq375"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029267" href="entry://galley%20proof%23bigmac000029267"><strong>galley proof</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq289"> a small whetstone with a wedge-shaped cross-section in which one or two sides are rounded.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ytDwQyclMg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq807"> (<strong class="bold">slipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">slipping</strong>) to take slips or cuttings from (a plant); take (a part), as a slip from a plant.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uzgRzvWcF8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">a slip of a …</strong>, a young person, especially one of slender form: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The slip of a boy shearing next to him looked up.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">c.e.w. bean</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>I was a thin slip of a thing once, but I don’t mind how I am now, Bea.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German <em>slippe</em> cut, slit, strip, etc.]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slip<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slip" src="word_pronunciations/21271.mp3"></audio></span>/slɪp/ (<em>say</em> slip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">potter’s clay made semifluid with water, used for coating or decorating pottery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>slype</em>; origin uncertain. Compare Norwegian <em>slip</em> slime]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slope<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="MS8TTHv6wd">v.i.</span><span target_id="g1gXN9usyY">v.t.</span><span target_id="FAVSj8X7GQ">n.</span><span target_id="SJjumPylhy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slope" src="word_pronunciations/21280.mp3"></audio></span>/sloʊp/ (<em>say</em> slohp) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sloped</strong>, <strong class="bold">sloping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MS8TTHv6wd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> to take or have an inclined or slanting direction, especially downwards or upwards from the horizontal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq504"> to descend or ascend at a slant.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="g1gXN9usyY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq440"> to direct at a slope or inclination; incline from the horizontal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq523"> to form with a slope or slant.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FAVSj8X7GQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq493"> inclination or slant, especially downwards or upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq866"> deviation from the horizontal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq779"> an inclined surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq773"> (<em>often plural</em>) an area of sloping ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Military</em> the position of standing with the rifle resting at a slope on the shoulder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq425"> Also, <strong class="vs">slopehead</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) a member of certain Asian peoples, as Chinese, Vietnamese, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SJjumPylhy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">slope arms</strong>, <em class="label">Military</em> to bring one’s rifle to the slope position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <em>aslope</em> (adverb) on a slant] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sloper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sloping</strong>, <strong>slopey</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slopingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slopingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slope<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="32RZcGhjwH">v.i.</span><span target_id="NNOMwquWXA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slope" src="word_pronunciations/21281.mp3"></audio></span>/sloʊp/ (<em>say</em> slohp) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="32RZcGhjwH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> (<strong class="bold">sloped</strong>, <strong class="bold">sloping</strong>) to move or go.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NNOMwquWXA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">slope off</strong>, to go away, especially furtively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; ? US 19th-century usage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slumber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slumber</span><z><span target_id="Zxo6vp5kp4">v.i.</span><span target_id="N2B86PmhN3">n.</span><span target_id="UTbJ3ngyxH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slumber" src="word_pronunciations/21305.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈslʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'slumbuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Zxo6vp5kp4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq896"> to sleep, especially deeply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq777"> to sleep lightly; doze; drowse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq204"> to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N2B86PmhN3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq729"> (<em>often plural</em>) sleep, especially deep sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq583"> light sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq722"> a state of inactivity, quiescence, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UTbJ3ngyxH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">slumber away</strong>, to spend (time) in slumbering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>slumeren</em>, frequentative of <em>slumen</em> slumber, doze, from Old English <em>slūma</em> (noun). Compare German <em>schlummern</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slumberer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smell</span><z><span target_id="HfkI26kuwA">v.t.</span><span target_id="8VuymYEwTw">v.i.</span><span target_id="grwQPST4QH">cop. v.</span><span target_id="PqhpiYNFPs">n.</span><span target_id="M7dnDS4v0O">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of smell" src="word_pronunciations/21331.mp3"></audio></span>/smɛl/ (<em>say</em> smel) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">smelt</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">smelled</strong>, <strong class="bold">smelling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HfkI26kuwA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> to perceive through the nose, by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odour of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq151"> to test by the sense of smell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq947"> to perceive, detect, or discover by shrewdness or sagacity.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8VuymYEwTw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq002"> to have the sense of smell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq721"> to give out an odour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq837"> to give out an offensive odour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq690"> to seem or be unpleasant or bad.</span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="grwQPST4QH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq183"> to give out an odour as specified: <em class="example">to smell sweet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PqhpiYNFPs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq822"> the faculty or sense of smelling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq213"> that quality of a thing which is or may be smelt; odour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq992"> a trace or suggestion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq876"> the act of smelling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="M7dnDS4v0O">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq831"> <strong class="phr">on the smell of an oily </strong>(or <strong class="phr">oil</strong>)<strong class="phr"> rag</strong>, cheaply or parsimoniously: <em class="example">they live on the smell of an oily rag.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq066"> <strong class="phr">smell around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), to search or investigate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq207"> <strong class="phr">smell of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq781"> to have the odour of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq054"> to have a trace or suggestion of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">smell out</strong>, to search or find as if by smell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>smellen</em>, <em>smullen</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smile</span><z><span target_id="OVoQyxZRcv">v.i.</span><span target_id="2R2VcAjKG8">v.t.</span><span target_id="ownEioIhmz">n.</span><span target_id="Qafb5EQAH6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of smile" src="word_pronunciations/21336.mp3"></audio></span>/smaɪl/ (<em>say</em> smuyl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">smiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">smiling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OVoQyxZRcv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> to assume a facial expression, characterised especially by a widening of the mouth, indicative of pleasure, favour, kindliness, amusement, derision, scorn, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> to have a pleasant or agreeable aspect, as natural scenes, objects, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2R2VcAjKG8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq197"> to assume or give (a smile).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq496"> to express by a smile: <em class="example">to smile approval.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq942"> to bring, put, drive, etc., by smiling: <em class="example">to smile one’s tears away.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ownEioIhmz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq504"> the act of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq561"> favouring look or regard: <em class="example">fortune’s smile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq601"> pleasant or agreeable look or aspect.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qafb5EQAH6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq627"> <strong class="phr">smile at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq587"> to look at with such an expression, especially in a pleasant or kindly way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq618"> to look at in amusement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">smile on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to look on with favour, or support.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, related to Old High German <em>smīlan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>smiler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>smiling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>smilingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snail</span><z><span target_id="KX6Pn1RgFE">n.</span><span target_id="HK9Kmmm5OC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snail" src="word_pronunciations/21367.mp3"></audio></span>/sneɪl/ (<em>say</em> snayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KX6Pn1RgFE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> a mollusc of the class Gastropoda, having a single, usually spirally coiled shell. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Cannibal snail, Mount Kaputar National Park NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Michael Murphy/NPWS, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/snail+858.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> a slow or lazy person; a sluggard.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HK9Kmmm5OC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">at a snail’s pace</strong>, very slowly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>snægl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snake</span><z><span target_id="6IZFbxElrK">n.</span><span target_id="mJZk4FNp1q">v.i.</span><span target_id="7yYP5Khgj6">v.t.</span><span target_id="YskQrazHX0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snake" src="word_pronunciations/21371.mp3"></audio></span>/sneɪk/ (<em>say</em> snayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6IZFbxElrK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> a scaly, limbless, usually slender reptile, occurring in venomous and non-venomous forms, widely distributed in numerous genera and species and constituting the order (or suborder) Serpentes. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A tiger snake.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/snake.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> a treacherous person; an insidious enemy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq512"> something resembling a snake in form or manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq992"> any of various flexible coil springs used for clearing drains, threading wires, etc., through tubes, or the like.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sergeant.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">snaked</strong>, <strong class="bold">snaking</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mJZk4FNp1q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq029"> to move, twist, or wind in the manner of a snake: <em class="example">the path snakes through the field.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7yYP5Khgj6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq683"> to follow (a course) in the shape of a snake: <em class="example">he snaked his way through the jungle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YskQrazHX0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">like a cut snake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a frenzy of activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">lower than a snake’s belly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> unprincipled; despicable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq394"> <strong class="phr">mad </strong>(or <strong class="phr">silly</strong>)<strong class="phr"> as a </strong>(<strong class="phr">cut</strong>)<strong class="phr"> snake</strong>, insane; eccentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">snake in the grass</strong>, a deceitful or treacherous person; a hidden enemy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>snaca</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snap</span><z><span target_id="4nJ9XELX0s">v.i.</span><span target_id="kL9Pcyv8Wu">v.t.</span><span target_id="BihoXaxNql">n.</span><span target_id="Q3vuRpULEy">adj.</span><span target_id="29cOx8VXlc">adv.</span><span target_id="Pm38AAsZYL">interj.</span><span target_id="OivpQ95csR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snap" src="word_pronunciations/21377.mp3"></audio></span>/snæp/ (<em>say</em> snap) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">snapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">snapping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4nJ9XELX0s">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> to make a sudden, sharp sound; crackle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> to click, as a mechanism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq378"> to move, strike, shut, catch, etc., with a sharp sound, as a lid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq646"> to break suddenly, especially with a sharp, cracking sound, as something slender and brittle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq350"> to flash, as the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq553"> to act or move with quick, neat motions of the body: <em class="example">to snap to attention.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to take snapshots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq565"> to make a quick or sudden bite or snatch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq475"> to utter a quick, sharp speech, reproof, retort, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to make a hurried shot at goal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kL9Pcyv8Wu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq615"> Also, <strong class="vs">snap up</strong>. to seize with, or as with, a quick bite or snatch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq172"> to secure hastily, as a decision not subjected to due deliberation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq554"> to cause to make a sudden, sharp sound: <em class="example">to snap one’s fingers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq292"> to bring, strike, shut, open, operate, etc., with a sharp sound or movement: <em class="example">to snap a lid down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq872"> Also, <strong class="vs">snap out</strong>. to utter or say in a quick, sharp manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq835"> to break suddenly, especially with a crackling sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to take a snapshot of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq895"> to fire (a pistol, or the like) quickly and spontaneously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to kick (a goal or behind) under pressure.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BihoXaxNql">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq540"> a sharp, crackling or clicking sound, or a movement or action causing such a sound: <em class="example">a snap of the fingers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq168"> a catch or the like operating with such a sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq654"> a sudden breaking, as of something brittle or tense, or a sharp crackling sound caused by it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq690"> a small, thin, brittle or crisp biscuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> briskness, vigour, or energy, as of persons or actions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq106"> a quick, sharp speech, or manner of speaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq814"> a quick or sudden bite or snatch, as at something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq191"> something obtained by or as by biting or snatching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq423"> a short spell, as of cold weather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq351"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069724" href="entry://snapshot%23bigmac000069724"><strong>snapshot</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069724" href="entry://snapshot%23mq826">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq839"> a simple card game in which cards are thrown in turn on to a pile. When a card of equal value to the preceding card is put down, the first player to call ‘snap’ wins the pile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq137"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an easy and profitable or agreeable position, piece of work, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq262"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a hurried shot at goal.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Q3vuRpULEy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq177"> denoting devices closing by pressure on a spring catch, or articles using such devices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq479"> made, done, taken, etc., suddenly or offhand: <em class="example">a snap judgement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq360"> (especially in politics) called without prior warning: <em class="example">a snap election; </em><em class="example">a snap vote.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="29cOx8VXlc">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq380"> in a brisk, sudden manner.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="Pm38AAsZYL">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq504"> (used in the game of snap to take cards from an opponent.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq196"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression used to indicate surprise when two identical or similar things are noticed.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OivpQ95csR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">snap one’s fingers at</strong>, to disregard; scorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">snap out of it</strong>, to recover quickly from a mood, as anger, unhappiness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">snap someone’s head off</strong>, to speak angrily and sharply to someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch or Low German <em>snappen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sneeze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sneeze</span><z><span target_id="eflTcLatB2">v.i.</span><span target_id="oXDdS10RNL">n.</span><span target_id="ex3p6SrMAt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sneeze" src="word_pronunciations/21387.mp3"></audio></span>/sniz/ (<em>say</em> sneez) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eflTcLatB2"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> (<strong class="bold">sneezed</strong>, <strong class="bold">sneezing</strong>) to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oXDdS10RNL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq447"> an act or sound of sneezing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ex3p6SrMAt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">not to be sneezed at</strong>, worth consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">sneeze at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually with a negative</em>) to show contempt for, or treat with contempt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>snese</em>, earlier <em>fnese</em>, Old English <em>fnēosan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sneezer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sneezy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sniff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sniff</span><z><span target_id="BGpOoyphVg">v.i.</span><span target_id="EuzZ2LX5eR">v.t.</span><span target_id="185V1SERDz">n.</span><span target_id="zANCqC37ng">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sniff" src="word_pronunciations/21393.mp3"></audio></span>/snɪf/ (<em>say</em> snif) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BGpOoyphVg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> to draw air through the nose in a short, audible inhalation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq126"> to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle, as with emotion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EuzZ2LX5eR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq944"> to draw in or up through the nose by sniffing, as air, smells, liquid, powder, etc.; inhale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq531"> to perceive by, or as if by, smelling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq370"> to inhale, as fumes from glue, petrol, etc., so as to obtain intoxicating or hallucinatory effects.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="185V1SERDz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq304"> an act of sniffing; a single short, audible inhalation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq308"> the sound made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq986"> a scent or smell perceived.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zANCqC37ng">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq024"> <strong class="phr">give someone a sniff</strong>, to present someone with an unexpected slight hope of victory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">sniff around</strong>, to make enquiries about someone or something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">sniff at</strong>, to show disdain, contempt, etc., by, or as if by, a sniff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">sniff out</strong>, to detect or discover by sometimes secretive means: <em class="example">to sniff out the truth behind the rumours.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099561" href="entry://snivel%23bigmac000099561"><span class="smallcaps">snivel</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sniffable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snipe</span><z><span target_id="OvQEeRPNzP">n.</span><span target_id="GNv850gxTy">v.i.</span><span target_id="MGWezkAzA8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snipe" src="word_pronunciations/21395.mp3"></audio></span>/snaɪp/ (<em>say</em> snuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OvQEeRPNzP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> any of several small shorebirds of the genus <em>Gallinago</em>, and related genera, having plump bodies, striped heads and long, straight bills, frequenting swamps and wet grasslands in many parts of the world; some, such as <strong>Latham’s snipe</strong>, <em>G. hardwickii</em>, are seen in Australia as non-breeding migrants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac905432397" href="entry://painted%20snipe%23bigmac905432397"><strong>painted snipe</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq070"> a shot, usually from a hidden position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq420"> a long, thin poster displayed during election campaigns and usually bearing just the candidate’s name and party.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GNv850gxTy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">sniped</strong>, <strong class="bold">sniping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq906"> to shoot or hunt snipe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq942"> to shoot at individual soldiers, etc., as opportunity offers from a concealed or long-range position.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MGWezkAzA8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq548"> <strong class="phr">snipe at</strong>, to make critical or damaging comments about (someone) without entering into open conflict.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>snype</em>, from Old Norse <em>snīpa</em> (found in compounds)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snook<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nz5TKr0Ccb">n.</span><span target_id="UtwvLcGLrm">phr.</span></z></header><div>/snuk/ (<em>say</em> snoohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nz5TKr0Ccb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> a gesture of defiance or cheekiness, made by putting the thumb to the nose.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UtwvLcGLrm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">cock a snook</strong>, to make such a defiant gesture. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from <em>cock</em> meaning to stand out stiffly, with reference to the hand position at the tip of the nose, with the thumb at the nose and the fingers extended or sometimes waggling]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; ? Scottish dialect <em>snoke</em>, <em>snook</em> to sniff like a dog following a scent]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snook<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/snuk/ (<em>say</em> snoohk), /snʊk/ (<em>say</em> snook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">snook</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">snooks</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq091"> the Spanish mackerel, <em>Scomberomorus commerson</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> the school mackerel, <em>S. queenslandicus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq126"> a barracuda, especially the <strong>short-finned barracuda</strong>, <em>Australuzza novaehollandiae</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>snoek</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snout</span><z><span target_id="9yQgHqDIRv">n.</span><span target_id="2VZFoiIwW0">v.t.</span><span target_id="0ygBUt4KJP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snout" src="word_pronunciations/21410.mp3"></audio></span>/snaʊt/ (<em>say</em> snowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9yQgHqDIRv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> the part of an animal’s head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; the muzzle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Entomology</em> a prolongation of the head bearing the feeding organs, as in scorpion-flies and snout beetles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq948"> anything that resembles or suggests an animal’s snout in shape, function, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq628"> the end or terminus of a glacier at any given time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq130"> a nozzle or spout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person’s nose, especially when large or prominent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a spy or agent gathering information.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2VZFoiIwW0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq337"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to rebuff: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The world ’as got me snouted just a treat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1915</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0ygBUt4KJP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">have a snout on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bear a grudge or ill will against.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, related to Dutch <em>snuit</em>, German <em>Schnauze</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snowball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snowball</span><z><span target_id="PJuzxEiVqs">n.</span><span target_id="qXdPsJWMAu">v.t.</span><span target_id="fdMMX4gg8o">v.i.</span><span target_id="rnrlnCgVx0">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsnoʊbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'snohbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PJuzxEiVqs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> a ball of snow pressed or rolled together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> Also, <strong class="vs">snowball tree</strong>. any of certain shrubs, varieties of the genus <em>Viburnum</em>, especially the sterile cultivated variety of the guelder-rose, <em>V. opulus</em>, with white flowers borne in large snowball-like clusters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq528"> a ball of marshmallow coated in cocoa or chocolate and rolled in desiccated coconut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq986"> any of various similar confections.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq402"> a dance begun by one couple who, after a few minutes, take different partners who in turn do likewise until all the members of the company are dancing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qXdPsJWMAu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq256"> to throw snowballs at.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fdMMX4gg8o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq045"> to accumulate or grow larger at an accelerating rate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rnrlnCgVx0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">a snowball’s chance in hell</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> no chance at all: <em class="example">you’ve got a snowball’s chance in hell of getting that girl to go out with you.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102730" href="entry://snow%23bigmac000102730"><span class="smallcaps">snow<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000104076"><span class="smallcaps">ball<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snowflake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snowflake</span><z><span target_id="r2yQBVWUyf">n.</span><span target_id="tBj6aydkoI">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsnoʊfleɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'snohflayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="r2yQBVWUyf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> one of the small feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> any of certain European plants resembling the snowdrop, as plants of the genus <em>Leucojum</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq047"> (<em>derogatory</em>) a member of the snowflake generation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq122"> (<em>derogatory</em>) a person with liberal views, regarded by conservatives as being over-sensitive; bleeding heart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq726"> (<em>derogatory</em>) an easily offended or sensitive person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq769"> a white person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq288"> a black person imitating the behaviour and attitudes of white people.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tBj6aydkoI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">not a snowflake’s chance in hell</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> no chance whatsoever.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pox</span><z><span target_id="TuqarK3uAj">n.</span><span target_id="axlurxY9em">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pox" src="word_pronunciations/17970.mp3"></audio></span>/pɒks/ (<em>say</em> poks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TuqarK3uAj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> a disease characterised by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> Also, <strong class="vs">French pox</strong>, <strong class="vs">great pox</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074330" href="entry://syphilis%23bigmac000074330"><strong>syphilis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any venereal disease.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="axlurxY9em">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">a pox on …</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> (an expression of anger or frustration, calling down ill fortune on someone or something.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [for <em>pocks</em>, plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057601" href="entry://pock%23bigmac000057601"><span class="smallcaps">pock</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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practical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">practical</span><z><span target_id="sTv8AOfjPU">adj.</span><span target_id="qTlTwXLKOn">n.</span><span target_id="NKSBZTscxm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of practical" src="word_pronunciations/17975.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpræktɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'praktikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sTv8AOfjPU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> relating to practice or action: <em class="example">practical mathematics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq389"> consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: <em class="example">a practical application of a rule.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq711"> relating to or connected with the ordinary activities, business, or work of the world: <em class="example">practical affairs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq912"> adapted for actual use: <em class="example">a practical method.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq944"> engaged or experienced in actual practice or work: <em class="example">a practical politician.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq147"> inclined towards or fitted for actual work or useful activities: <em class="example">a practical person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq435"> mindful of the results, usefulness, advantages or disadvantages, etc., of action or procedure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq227"> matter-of-fact; prosaic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq925"> being such in practice or effect; virtual: <em class="example">a practical certainty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq344"> of or relating to a practicum.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qTlTwXLKOn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq859"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac147810199" href="entry://practicum%23bigmac147810199"><strong>practicum</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NKSBZTscxm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq187"> <strong class="phr">for all practical purposes</strong>, in practice, as opposed to theory; in reality: <em class="example">to be worth millions on paper, but, for all practical purposes to be flat broke.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101973" href="entry://practice%23bigmac000101973"><span class="smallcaps">practic(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>practicality</strong> /præktəˈkæləti/ (<em>say</em> praktuh'kaluhtee), <strong>practicalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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practice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">practice</span><z><span target_id="TNLWwcR2Rk">n.</span><span target_id="FM5QhgX1EO">v.t.</span><span target_id="kptHBckdeC">adj.</span><span target_id="8vWLQebccf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of practice" src="word_pronunciations/17976.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpræktəs/ (<em>say</em> 'praktuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TNLWwcR2Rk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> habitual or customary performance: <em class="example">normal business practice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq274"> a habit or custom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq223"> repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency: <em class="example">practice makes perfect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq118"> skill gained by experience or exercise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq692"> the action or process of performing or doing something (opposed to <em>theory</em> or <em>speculation</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq804"> the exercise of a profession or occupation, especially law or medicine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq867"> the business of a professional person: <em class="example">a doctor with a large practice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Law</em> the established method of conducting legal proceedings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq156"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a plot or intrigue.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FM5QhgX1EO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq138"> (<strong class="bold">practiced</strong>, <strong class="bold">practicing</strong>) <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058582" href="entry://practise%23bigmac000058582"><strong>practise</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kptHBckdeC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq170"> of or relating to an attempt which is undertaken merely to develop skill, refresh one’s memory, etc.: <em class="example">a practice shot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8vWLQebccf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">be common practice</strong>, to be what is usually done.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">make a practice of</strong>, to do something habitually or usually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">sharp practice</strong>, deceitful or dishonest dealing or procedure; trickery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [noun use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058582" href="entry://practise%23bigmac000058582"><span class="smallcaps">practise</span></a> (verb), substituted for earlier <em>practic</em> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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precedent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">precedent<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="yi2bpoYeJx">n.</span><span target_id="CqslXQgrrY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of precedent" src="word_pronunciations/18007.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈprisədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'preesuhduhnt), /ˈprɛ-/ (<em>say</em> 'pre-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yi2bpoYeJx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> a preceding instance or case which may serve as an example for or a justification in subsequent cases.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Law</em> a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CqslXQgrrY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">set a precedent</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq516"> to establish a judicial decision which then becomes a model for any future similar cases.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq996"> to establish a mode of behaviour which is then taken as a justification for similar behaviour in the future.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [noun use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058671" href="#bigmac000058671"><span class="smallcaps">precedent<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">precedent<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/priˈsidənt/ (<em>say</em> pree'seeduhnt), /ˈprisədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'preesuhduhnt), /ˈprɛsədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'presuhduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058673" href="entry://preceding%23bigmac000058673"><strong>preceding</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>praecēdens</em>, present participle, going before]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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premium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">premium</span><z><span target_id="EDzcf5389M">n.</span><span target_id="Ee9xrD68gn">adj.</span><span target_id="wSMBgXkQuD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of premium" src="word_pronunciations/18071.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈprimiəm/ (<em>say</em> 'preemeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EDzcf5389M"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> a prize to be won in a competition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq167"> a bonus, gift, or sum additional to price, wages, interest, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq248"> a bonus, prize, or the like, offered as an inducement to buy a product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq171"> the amount paid or agreed to be paid, in one sum or periodically, as the consideration for a contract of insurance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Economics</em> the excess value of one form of money over another of the same nominal value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq536"> a sum above the nominal or par value of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> the amount that a buyer is prepared to pay for the right to subscribe for a new or rights issue of stocks or shares in a company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq144"> a fee paid for instruction in a trade or profession.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ee9xrD68gn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq823"> highly regarded, special.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq338"> of the highest quality; best.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wSMBgXkQuD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">at a premium</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq850"> in high esteem; in demand: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>With space in the cities at a premium, the Japanese have had to devise ways to deal with the enormous number of vehicles which find their way into the cities.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tracks</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq368"> at a high price: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Its ten half-minute advertising pauses sold at a premium afforded only by banks and finance companies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john bryson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">put a premium on</strong>, to value highly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>praemium</em> profit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pretty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pretty</span><z><span target_id="U10pRmbXND">adj.</span><span target_id="XbamXqxfgm">n.</span><span target_id="HF9j6RTKhr">adv.</span><span target_id="LSSEqV37oO">v.t.</span><span target_id="4uRwmXDhHg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pretty" src="word_pronunciations/18140.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈprɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'pritee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="U10pRmbXND"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">prettier</strong>, <strong class="bold">prettiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> fair or attractive to the eye in a feminine or childish way: <em class="example">a pretty face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> (of things, places, etc.) pleasing to the eye, especially without grandeur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq138"> pleasing to the ear: <em class="example">a pretty tune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq944"> pleasing to the mind or aesthetic taste: <em class="example">some pretty little story.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> fine, pleasant, or excellent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq377"> dreadful: <em class="example">a pretty mess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> considerable; fairly great.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq462"> <em class="label">Scottish</em> brave; hardy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> smart; elegant.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XbamXqxfgm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pretties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq508"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a pretty thing, as a trinket or ornament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq778"> a pretty one (used especially in address).</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="HF9j6RTKhr">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq182"> moderately: <em class="example">her work was pretty good.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq733"> quite; very: <em class="example">the wind blew pretty hard; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was pretty near an adult.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LSSEqV37oO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq424"> (<strong class="bold">prettied</strong>, <strong class="bold">prettying</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">pretty up</strong>. to make pretty: <em class="example">they prettied up the room with some flowers.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4uRwmXDhHg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">a pretty penny</strong>, a considerable sum of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">pretty as a picture</strong>, extremely pretty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">pretty much </strong>(or <strong class="phr">well</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq967"> to a large extent: <em class="example">his account of events pretty much agrees with hers.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq527"> very nearly: <em class="example">the exams are pretty much over now.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">sitting pretty</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a satisfactory and unchallenged position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>prety</em>, <em>praty</em>, Old English <em>prættig</em> cunning, wily, from Old English <em>prætt</em> (noun) wile, trick; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101426" href="#mq182">12</a> compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025562" href="entry://fairly%23bigmac000025562"><span class="smallcaps">fairly</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025562" href="entry://fairly%23mq231">2</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>prettily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>prettiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>prettyish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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price
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">price</span><z><span target_id="BWpNhoyWgb">n.</span><span target_id="7Iz5XZ4Zxo">v.t.</span><span target_id="De20JPGcV1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of price" src="word_pronunciations/18153.mp3"></audio></span>/praɪs/ (<em>say</em> pruys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BWpNhoyWgb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> a sum offered for the capture of a person alive or dead: <em class="example">a price on a man’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq577"> the sum of money, or other consideration, for which a person’s support, consent, etc., may be obtained: <em class="example">he has his price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq544"> that which must be given, done, or undergone in order to obtain a thing: <em class="example">to gain a victory at a heavy price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> value; worth: <em class="example">a pearl of great price.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq627"> betting odds.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7Iz5XZ4Zxo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">priced</strong>, <strong class="bold">pricing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq634"> to fix the price of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq326"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ask the price of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="De20JPGcV1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">at any price</strong>, at any cost, no matter how great.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">at a price</strong>, at a somewhat high price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">beyond </strong>(or <strong class="phr">without</strong>)<strong class="phr"> price</strong>, of incalculable value; priceless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">what price …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq596"> what is the chance of (something specified).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq904"> what do you think of (something specified).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>pris</em>, from Latin <em>pretium</em> price, value, worth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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primary colour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">primary colour</span></header><div>/praɪmri ˈkʌlə/ (<em>say</em> pruymree 'kuluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">a colour belonging to a group of colours which is regarded as generating all colours. The <strong>additive primary colours</strong> are red, green and blue since light of these wavelengths, properly selected and mixed, can produce any hue, even white. In mixing dyes and pigments the colours act subtractively; the <strong>subtractive primary colours</strong> are loosely named as red, yellow, and blue, but properly the red must be a purple and the blue must be a blue-green. More than 100 different hues have been detected in the spectrum, but only four of them (red, yellow, green, and blue) contain no suggestion of another hue. From the viewpoint of sensation, therefore, these four may be considered primary colours. To these, white and black may be added for the same reason.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">primary color</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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privilege
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">privilege</span><z><span target_id="cZl3dIxQe1">n.</span><span target_id="G2x8c2EFqa">v.t.</span><span target_id="995JfKjBXn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of privilege" src="word_pronunciations/18225.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'privuhlij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cZl3dIxQe1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> a right or immunity enjoyed by a person or persons beyond the common advantages of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> a special right or immunity granted to persons in authority or office; a prerogative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> a prerogative, advantage, or opportunity enjoyed by anyone in a favoured position (as distinct from a right).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq143"> a grant to an individual, a company, etc., of a special right or immunity, sometimes in derogation of the common right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq375"> the special status and consequent social advantages accorded to a particular group, based on ethnicity, gender, wealth, power, etc.: <em class="example">white privilege.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq793"> the condition of enjoying advantages flowing from special rights or immunities: <em class="example">a life of privilege.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq278"> any of the more fundamental and vital rights common to all citizens under a modern constitution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq653"> an opportunity to do something special or enjoyable: <em class="example">the rare privilege of meeting the Queen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Law</em> immunity from prosecution for defamation, either through being entitled to make a statement in parliament or in judicial proceedings (<strong>absolute privilege</strong>), or through being free from liability because of the need to make such a statement in the course of duty, provided that it was not made with malice (<strong>qualified privilege</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq965"> <em class="label">Computers</em> access to certain functions: <em class="example">administrative privilege.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="G2x8c2EFqa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">privileged</strong>, <strong class="bold">privileging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq574"> to grant a privilege to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a suspicion has been lurking that this point of view is elitist, privileging those with access to resources or an expensive education.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robert dessaix</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq324"> to authorise or to license (something otherwise forbidden).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="995JfKjBXn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">privilege from</strong>, to free or exempt from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>privileg</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>e</em>, from Latin <em>prīvilēgium</em>, originally, a law in favour of or against an individual]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pro<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZGvlkg2AFM">adv.</span><span target_id="7exJJYaqC1">n.</span><span target_id="SG6VQmMmIN">prep.</span><span target_id="Ma98j5YLn9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pro" src="word_pronunciations/18433.mp3"></audio></span>/proʊ/ (<em>say</em> proh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ZGvlkg2AFM"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> in favour of a proposition, opinion, etc. (opposed to <em>con</em>): <em class="example">to argue pro and con.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7exJJYaqC1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pros</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq475"> a proponent of an issue; someone who upholds the affirmative in a debate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq793"> an argument, consideration, vote, etc., for something.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="SG6VQmMmIN">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq133"> in favour of: <em class="example">to argue pro the war.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ma98j5YLn9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq464"> <strong class="phr">the pros and cons</strong>, the advantages and disadvantages.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin (preposition): in favour of, for]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pro<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Opbu4xpEAi">n.</span><span target_id="GrWzzGLSTd">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pro" src="word_pronunciations/18434.mp3"></audio></span>/proʊ/ (<em>say</em> proh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Opbu4xpEAi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pros</strong>) a professional.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GrWzzGLSTd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq174"> professional.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pro<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pro" src="word_pronunciations/18435.mp3"></audio></span>/proʊ/ (<em>say</em> proh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pros</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">a sex worker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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probability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">probability</span><z><span target_id="l71CZOMjl0">n.</span><span target_id="XTP6vljjEZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of probability" src="word_pronunciations/18231.mp3"></audio></span>/prɒbəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> probuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l71CZOMjl0"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">probabilities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq300"> the quality or fact of being probable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq108"> a likelihood or chance of something: <em class="example">there is a probability of his coming.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq489"> a probable event, circumstance, etc.: <em class="example">to regard a thing as a probability.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> the relative frequency of the occurrence of an event as measured by the ratio of the number of cases or alternatives favourable to the event to the total number of cases or alternatives.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XTP6vljjEZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq495"> <strong class="phr">in all probability</strong>, with likelihood; very probably.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>probabilité</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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problem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">problem</span><z><span target_id="ywkU8FTtHU">n.</span><span target_id="smk0m4dtf6">adj.</span><span target_id="XXChT9oWt0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of problem" src="word_pronunciations/18237.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈprɒbləm/ (<em>say</em> 'probluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ywkU8FTtHU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> a question proposed for solution or discussion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq342"> an addiction, usually one which is not completely disruptive to one’s life, but which threatens to become so.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq103"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101623" href="entry://issue%23bigmac000101623"><strong>issue</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101623" href="entry://issue%23mq856">6</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="smk0m4dtf6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq020"> difficult to train or guide; unruly: <em class="example">a problem student.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XXChT9oWt0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">have a problem with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take exception to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq668"> <strong class="phr">no problem</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">no problemo</strong>, <strong class="phr">no probs</strong>, <strong class="phr">not a problem</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of assent or compliance, or a response to a request.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">the native problem</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq704"> a public issue arising from the opposition of Aboriginal people to the colonial setters.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq942"> the disruptive behaviour of Aboriginal people, from the point of view of the predominantly white Europeans.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>probleme</em>, from Latin <em>problēma</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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proceed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">proceed</span><z><span target_id="PrOkYMgD2t">v.i.</span><span target_id="Hv70UJStvF">n.</span><span target_id="n6ipPkKhGv">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PrOkYMgD2t"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of proceed" src="word_pronunciations/18246.mp3"></audio></span>/prəˈsid/ (<em>say</em> pruh'seed) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> to move or go forwards or onwards, especially after stopping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq816"> to go on with or carry on any action or process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq249"> to go on (to do something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq276"> to continue one’s discourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Law</em> to begin and carry on a legal action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq338"> to be carried on, as an action, process, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq417"> to go or come forth; issue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq024"> to arise, originate, or result.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hv70UJStvF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of proceed" src="word_pronunciations/18247.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈproʊsid/ (<em>say</em> 'prohseed) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq685"> (<em>usually plural</em>) the sum derived from a sale or other transaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq815"> that which results or accrues.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="n6ipPkKhGv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">proceed against</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to take legal action against.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>procede</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>prōcēdere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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profile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">profile</span><z><span target_id="27hayFoWcj">n.</span><span target_id="6ysJ4GY8tl">v.t.</span><span target_id="TYTgKh8yyD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of profile" src="word_pronunciations/18274.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈproʊfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'prohfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="27hayFoWcj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> the outline or contour of the human face, especially as seen from the side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> a drawing, painting, etc., of the side view of the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq430"> the outline of something seen against a background.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Architecture</em>, <em class="label">Engineering</em> a drawing of a section, especially a vertical section, through something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq483"> a vivid and concise sketch of the biography and personality of an individual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq839"> an analysis of the traits and characteristics of a person from the facts available, as of a criminal to assist in their capture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq618"> a public identity, as specialising in a particular field or having particular skills, acquired by a business or a group of business organisations, usually as a result of an advertising campaign: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>track studies show a dramatic improvement in the company’s public profile since it went to air last month.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq760"> a description of a group of people in terms of a specified characteristic, often using tables, graphs, etc.: <em class="example">audience profile; </em><em class="example">age profile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq609"> <em class="label">Internet</em> personal details of a user made available on a website to the level of privacy desired.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6ysJ4GY8tl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">profiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">profiling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq721"> to draw a profile of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq830"> to compile a profile of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq130"> to shape as to profile.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TYTgKh8yyD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">keep </strong>(or <strong class="phr">maintain</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a high profile</strong>, to act so as to be conspicuous; maintain a prominent level of activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq669"> <strong class="phr">keep </strong>(or <strong class="phr">maintain</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a low profile</strong>, to act so as to be inconspicuous; maintain an unobtrusive level of activity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>profilo</em>, from <em>profilare</em> draw in outline, from Latin <em>pro-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059206" href="entry://pro-%23bigmac000059206"><span class="smallcaps">pro-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Late Latin <em>fīlāre</em> spin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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promise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">promise</span><z><span target_id="SBABD7GKpq">n.</span><span target_id="i4vn7SMhX0">v.t.</span><span target_id="rBLK5hlsWi">v.i.</span><span target_id="OaUYsEVvGq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of promise" src="word_pronunciations/18311.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈprɒməs/ (<em>say</em> 'promuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SBABD7GKpq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> a declaration made, as to another person, with respect to the future, giving assurance that one will do, not do, give, not give, etc., something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> an express assurance on which expectation is to be based.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq261"> something that has the effect of an express assurance; indication of what may be expected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq871"> indication of future excellence or achievement: <em class="example">a writer that shows promise.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq065"> that which is promised.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">promised</strong>, <strong class="bold">promising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="i4vn7SMhX0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq821"> to engage or undertake by promise (with an infinitive or clause): <em class="example">to promise not to interfere.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq362"> to make a promise of: <em class="example">to promise help.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq480"> to make a promise of something to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq395"> to afford ground for expecting: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hughie looked all around with a beaming smile, promising all the entertainment of their lives.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq460"> to engage to join in marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq267"> to assure (used in emphatic declarations).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rBLK5hlsWi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq304"> to make a promise.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OaUYsEVvGq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq533"> <strong class="phr">be on a promise</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a man) to have been led to believe by a woman that they will have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq487"> <strong class="phr">I promise you</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq837"> <strong class="phr">promise well </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fair</strong>), to afford ground for expectation of success.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>prōmissum</em> a promise, properly neuter past participle of <em>prōmittere</em> to promise] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>promiser</strong>; <em class="label">Law</em>, <strong>promisor</strong> /prɒməˈsɔ/ (<em>say</em> promuh'saw), <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The emphatic phrase <em>I promise you</em> is mostly used to refer to the future as in <em>There’ll be trouble, I promise you.</em> However it can also be used colloquially with reference to the past as in <em>I promise you I was petrified</em>. However this usage is not universally accepted.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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proper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">proper</span><z><span target_id="dg2PvkSDk6">adj.</span><span target_id="UqPagSgQal">adv.</span><span target_id="nk4ML8t5h0">n.</span><span target_id="HMdu2h1Kuv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of proper" src="word_pronunciations/18336.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈprɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'propuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dg2PvkSDk6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: <em class="example">the proper time to plant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> conforming to established standards of behaviour or manners; correct or decorous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq458"> fitting; right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq395"> strictly belonging or applicable: <em class="example">the proper place for a stove.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq337"> belonging or relating exclusively or distinctly to a person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq009"> strict; accurate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq411"> strictly so-called; in the strict sense of the word (now usually following the noun): <em class="example">shellfish do not belong to the fishes proper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq779"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq317"> (of a name, noun, or adjective) designating a particular person or thing, written in English with an initial capital letter, as <em>John</em>, <em>Hobart</em>, <em>Monday</em>, <em>French</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq846"> having the force or function of a proper name: <em class="example">a proper adjective.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq942"> normal or regular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> (of an object used as a bearing) represented in its natural colour or colours: <em class="example">an eagle proper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> used only on a particular day or festival: <em class="example">the proper introit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> complete or thorough: <em class="example">a proper thrashing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq343"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq978"> excellent; capital; fine: <em class="example">a proper gentleman.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq467"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> good-looking or handsome.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq151"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> belonging to oneself or itself; own.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq763"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> of good character; respectable.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="UqPagSgQal">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">proper good.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nk4ML8t5h0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HMdu2h1Kuv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq53"> <strong class="phr">good and proper</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> thoroughly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>propre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>proprius</em> one’s own]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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proportion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">proportion</span><z><span target_id="6wW0repL1H">n.</span><span target_id="qZBXlNUNEa">v.t.</span><span target_id="ACcOwpVj6j">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of proportion" src="word_pronunciations/18346.mp3"></audio></span>/prəˈpɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> pruh'pawshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6wW0repL1H"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio: <em class="example">a house tall in proportion to its width.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> proper relation between things or parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq918"> relative size or extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq150"> (<em>plural</em>) dimensions: <em class="example">a rock of gigantic proportions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq304"> a portion or part in its relation to the whole: <em class="example">a large proportion of the total.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq015"> a portion or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq669"> symmetry; harmony; balanced relationship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq630"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq447"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> comparison; analogy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qZBXlNUNEa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq205"> to adjust in proper proportion or relation, as to size, quantity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq730"> to adjust the proportions of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ACcOwpVj6j">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">blow </strong>(or <strong class="phr">take</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out of </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> proportion</strong>, to exaggerate the significance of (an event, situation, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq764"> <strong class="phr">in proportion</strong>, in due balance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq739"> <strong class="phr">out of </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> proportion</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq746"> lacking the correct relation (to something else); disproportionate: <em class="example">a punishment out of proportion to the crime.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq811"> not balanced or fitting; exaggerated: <em class="example">a reaction out of all proportion.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>proporcioun</em>, from Latin <em>prōportio</em>, from <em>pro</em> <em>portione</em> according to the share] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>proportioner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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proud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">proud</span><z><span target_id="bhmwDy9dp6">adj.</span><span target_id="bqGgK4Q9Td">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of proud" src="word_pronunciations/18407.mp3"></audio></span>/praʊd/ (<em>say</em> prowd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bhmwDy9dp6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something conceived as highly honourable or creditable to oneself: <em class="example">proud of her achievements; </em><em class="example">proud to be Australian; </em><em class="example">proud that we reached the final.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> having or cherishing, or proceeding from or showing, a high, especially an inordinately high, opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, or superiority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq900"> having or showing self-respect or self-esteem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> highly gratifying to the feelings or self-esteem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq283"> highly honourable or creditable: <em class="example">a proud achievement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq494"> (of things) stately, majestic, or magnificent: <em class="example">proud cities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq357"> of lofty dignity or distinction: <em class="example">a proud name; </em><em class="example">proud nobles.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq390"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> full of vigour or spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq234"> projecting beyond the surrounding elements or objects: <em class="example">to stand proud.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> brave.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bqGgK4Q9Td">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">be cut proud</strong> or <strong class="phr">proud cut</strong>, (of a gelding) to exhibit some of the behaviours of a stallion, either as a result of imperfect castration or because of testosterone production in the body, as in the adrenal glands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">do someone proud</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq921"> to be a source of credit to someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq717"> to entertain someone generously or lavishly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">proud as Punch</strong>, extremely proud. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the <em>Punch</em> and Judy show. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101497" href="entry://Punch%23bigmac000101497"><span class="smallcaps">Punch</span></a>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; late Old English <em>prūd</em>, from Old French <em>prud</em>, <em>prod</em> gallant, from Latin <em>prōd-</em> in <em>prōdesse</em> be of worth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>proudly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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puffin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">puffin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of puffin" src="word_pronunciations/18494.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpʌfən/ (<em>say</em> 'pufuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">any of various seabirds of the genus <em>Fratercula</em>, with a bill that, in the male, changes shape and size and becomes brightly coloured during the breeding season, as the <strong>Atlantic puffin</strong>, <em>F. arctica</em>, the common species, which abounds on the coasts of the northern Atlantic, nesting in holes in the ground.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>poffin</em>, <em>pophyn</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pine<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pine" src="word_pronunciations/17441.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪn/ (<em>say</em> puyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> any member of the genus <em>Pinus</em> of the Northern Hemisphere, comprising evergreen coniferous trees varying greatly in size, with long needle-shaped leaves, including many species of economic importance for their timber and as a source of turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> any of various more or less similar Australian coniferous trees such as the Norfolk Island pine, Huon pine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq213"> the wood of the pine tree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>pīn</em>, from Latin <em>pīnus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pine<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="yROuA44pjj">v.i.</span><span target_id="pjRHkkzvQy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pine" src="word_pronunciations/17442.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪn/ (<em>say</em> puyn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yROuA44pjj"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">pined</strong>, <strong class="bold">pining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> to languish, droop, or waste away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> to repine or fret.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pjRHkkzvQy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq722"> <strong class="phr">pine away</strong>, to fail gradually in health or vitality from grief, regret, or longing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq221"> <strong class="phr">pine for</strong>, to suffer with longing for; long painfully for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>pīnian</em> to torture, from <em>pīn</em> (noun) torture, from Vulgar Latin <em>pēna</em>, Latin <em>poena</em> punishment]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac222379648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pine<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pine" src="word_pronunciations/17441.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪn/ (<em>say</em> puyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">a pineapple.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101285" href="entry://pineapple%23bigmac000101285"><span class="smallcaps">pineapple</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pint</span><z><span target_id="vXEWrsQgmX">n.</span><span target_id="k2WpSE8drw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pint" src="word_pronunciations/17458.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪnt/ (<em>say</em> puynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vXEWrsQgmX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq700"> a liquid measure of capacity in the imperial system equal to ¹⁄₈ gallon, or 0.568 261 litres.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq671"> <em class="label">British</em> a glass of beer of this measurement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> <em class="label">US</em> a liquid measure of capacity equal to 0.104 085 gallon, or 0.473 176 litres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq333"> a liquid or dry measure in the imperial system, varying in different periods and places.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq652"> in Australia <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq624"> <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> a pint (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010472" href="#mq700">1a</a>) of beer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq314"> <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> a pint (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010472" href="#mq188">2</a>) of beer.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="k2WpSE8drw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">sink a few pints</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drink a large amount of beer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pynte</em>, from French <em>pinte</em>, of uncertain origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pipe<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="K2MXEGztf4">n.</span><span target_id="FwLPi2HhQt">v.i.</span><span target_id="nls9OOr4ip">v.t.</span><span target_id="ziYC60V7eq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pipe" src="word_pronunciations/17467.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪp/ (<em>say</em> puyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K2MXEGztf4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, etc., or for some other purpose; a tube.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> any of various tubular or cylindrical objects, parts, or formations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq402"> a naturally occurring cylindrical cavity in a tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq569"> a tube of wood, clay, hard rubber, or other material, with a small bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco, opium, crack cocaine, ice, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq524"> a quantity, as of tobacco, that fills the bowl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq534"> an opalised belemnite fossil of a tubular shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a paper critical of some public figure, rolled into a tube and left in a public place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq698"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq733"> a tube used as, or to form an essential part of, a musical wind instrument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq744"> a musical wind instrument consisting of a single tube of straw, reed, wood, or other material, as a flute, clarinet, or oboe.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq807"> one of the wooden or metal tubes from which the sounds of an organ are produced.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq591"> (<em>usually plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005255" href="entry://bagpipes%23bigmac000005255"><strong>bagpipes</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq377"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a set of flutes, as panpipes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq883"> a type of small flute, played with one hand and usually accompanied by a drum which is struck by the other hand (called a tabor).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq676"> a boatswain’s whistle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> the sounding of it as a call.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq366"> the note or call of a bird, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq274"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the voice, especially as used in singing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq145"> a tubular organ or passage in an animal body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq117"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the respiratory passages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq176"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq660"> a cylindrical vein or body of ore.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq766"> one of the vertical cylindrical masses of bluish rock, of eruption origin, found in southern Africa, in which diamonds are found embedded.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq173"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the hollow stem of a plant.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq775"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the keyboard symbol (|); vertical bar.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">piped</strong>, <strong class="bold">piping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FwLPi2HhQt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq298"> to play on a pipe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq992"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to announce orders, etc., by a boatswain’s pipe or other signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq884"> to speak shrilly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq353"> to make or utter a shrill sound like that of a pipe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to carve forming a cylindrical cavity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq312"> to form cylindrical or conical holes during moulding, as in casting steel ingots.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nls9OOr4ip">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq355"> to convey by means of pipes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq182"> to supply with pipes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq479"> to play (music) on a pipe or pipes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq319"> to summon, order, etc., by sounding the boatswain’s pipe or whistle: <em class="example">all hands were piped on deck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq093"> to bring, lead, etc., by playing on a pipe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq068"> to utter in a shrill tone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq074"> to trim or finish (a garment, etc.) with piping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq186"> to shape (cream, mashed potatoes, icing, etc.) by forcing through an icing bag and nozzle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ziYC60V7eq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq207"> <strong class="phr">pipe down</strong>, to become or keep quiet. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from nautical signals; ? from the dismissal of a sailor to below decks by being ‘piped down’ by the officer’s whistle]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">pipe up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq757"> to begin to talk, especially unexpectedly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq258"> to make oneself heard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq048"> to speak up, as to assert oneself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq46"> <strong class="phr">put that in your pipe and smoke it!</strong>, (an exclamation indicating that an unpleasant ultimatum has been given.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>pīpe</em>, from Vulgar Latin <em>*pīpa</em>, from Latin <em>pīpāre</em> chirp]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pipe<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pipe" src="word_pronunciations/17468.mp3"></audio></span>/paɪp/ (<em>say</em> puyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> a large cask, of varying capacity, for wine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> such a cask as a measure of capacity for wine, etc., equal to 4 barrels, 2 hogsheads, or half a tun, and containing 126 wine gallons (105 imperial gallons or 477 litres).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq658"> such a cask with its contents.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French, ultimately same as <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101289" href="#bigmac000101289"><span class="smallcaps">pipe<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piss</span><z><span target_id="QixytDpqQz">v.i.</span><span target_id="NkWQGAoRKg">n.</span><span target_id="NbxA52HfsV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of piss" src="word_pronunciations/17491.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪs/ (<em>say</em> pis) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QixytDpqQz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq901"> to urinate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NkWQGAoRKg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq228"> urine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq659"> an act of passing water; urination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq947"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq687"> any alcoholic drink, especially a weak one.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq286"> beer.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NbxA52HfsV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">all piss and wind </strong>(or <strong class="phr">piss-’n’-wind</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq605"> loquacious but insincere: <em class="example">he’s all piss and wind.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq964"> of little substance: <em class="example">her speech was all piss and wind.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">a piece of piss</strong>, an easy task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">full of piss and vinegar</strong>, full of energy and vitality. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> in US and Canadian English, <em>vinegar</em> is a colloquial term for semen]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">on the piss</strong>, on a drinking spree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">piss about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to mess about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">piss </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> over</strong>, to beat or confound utterly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">piss down</strong>, to rain heavily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">piss in someone’s pocket</strong>, to behave obsequiously towards someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> British thieves’ slang <em>don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining</em> meaning ‘don’t try to deceive me’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">piss into the wind</strong>, to embark on a futile course of action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">piss it in</strong>, to do something with ease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq765"> <strong class="phr">piss off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq667"> to go away: <em class="example">to piss off from the party.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq378"> (<em>used as an imperative</em>) to go away: <em class="example">Piss off! I’m tired.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq858"> <strong class="phr">piss on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq983"> to drink considerable quantities of liquor, especially beer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq509"> to beat convincingly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq276"> <strong class="phr">piss oneself</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq942"> to urinate through loss of control of one’s bodily functions, as through fear, excitement, uncontrollable laughter, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq212"> to laugh uncontrollably: <em class="example">they were pissing themselves as he told the story.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">piss someone off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq116"> to send someone away.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq235"> to annoy someone intensely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq421"> <strong class="phr">take the piss</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>out of</em>) to poke fun.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pissen</em>, from Old French <em>pissier</em>, of imitative origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pissant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pissant</span><z><span target_id="qlvrZZEzpj">n.</span><span target_id="zRKU85xz0i">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpɪsænt/ (<em>say</em> 'pisant) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qlvrZZEzpj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> fool; idiot: <em class="example">pompous old pissant.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zRKU85xz0i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">drunk as a pissant</strong>, very drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">game as a pissant</strong>, very brave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">pissant around</strong>, to behave in a foolish or time-wasting manner; fool around.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101294" href="entry://piss%23bigmac000101294"><span class="smallcaps">piss</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100360" href="entry://ant%23bigmac000100360"><span class="smallcaps">ant</span></a>; first element from the strong smell of formic acid in ants; compare Middle English <em>pissemire</em> ant, from <em>pisse</em> to urinate + <em>mire</em> ant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pissed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pissed</span><z><span target_id="uUZ4yFrpqK">adj.</span><span target_id="I7hC9melAe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pissed" src="word_pronunciations/17489.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪst/ (<em>say</em> pist) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uUZ4yFrpqK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> disgruntled; irritated; thoroughly discontent: <em class="example">I was really pissed when she got the job instead of me.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="I7hC9melAe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">pissed as a newt </strong>(or <strong class="phr">parrot</strong>), extremely drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">pissed off</strong>, disgruntled; irritated; thoroughly discontent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piss-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piss-up</span><z><span target_id="t9XV8potxD">n.</span><span target_id="Kg9ovofKfH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of piss-up" src="word_pronunciations/17487.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪs-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'pis-up) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t9XV8potxD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> an occasion on which a large quantity of alcohol is consumed by a group of people, as at a party, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Kg9ovofKfH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq531"> <strong class="phr">not able to organise a piss-up in a brewery</strong>, (of a person) ineffectual; lacking organisational skills.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pit<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="duogcerXUs">n.</span><span target_id="bo5HwTEqlS">v.t.</span><span target_id="rd7zBLjqY4">v.i.</span><span target_id="nPq8QTPueo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pit" src="word_pronunciations/17520.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪt/ (<em>say</em> pit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="duogcerXUs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> a hole or cavity in the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> a covered or concealed excavation in the ground to serve as a trap; pitfall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq371"> an excavation made in digging for some mineral deposit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq682"> the shaft of a coalmine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq266"> the mine itself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq348"> a sunken area in the floor of a garage used for the inspection of vehicles from below.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq225"> a hole in the ground used for any of various purposes, as disposal of waste, burning charcoal, making silage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq758"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065697" href="entry://sawpit%23bigmac000065697"><strong>sawpit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq601"> a hollow or indentation in a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq802"> a natural hollow or depression in the body: <em class="example">the pit of the stomach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq511"> a small depressed scar such as one of those left on the skin after smallpox.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq022"> an enclosure for combats, as of dogs or cocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq376"> that part of the floor of an exchange devoted to a special kind of business: <em class="example">the grain pit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq249"> (in a theatre) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq994"> the ground floor of the auditorium.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq981"> the part of the ground floor behind the stalls.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq021"> the persons occupying this section.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq342"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> an area, typically slightly sunken and filled with sand, which softens the fall of a long jumper, high jumper, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq447"> any of the stalls beside the motor-racing track in which competing cars undergo running repairs, are refuelled, etc., during a race.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq143"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a thin place in a cell wall affording communication with another cell.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">pitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">pitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bo5HwTEqlS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq540"> to mark with pits or depressions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq895"> to place or bury in a pit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq083"> to set (animals) in a pit or enclosure to fight.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rd7zBLjqY4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq107"> to become marked with pits or depressions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> to retain for a time the mark of pressure by the finger, etc., as the skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq522"> (of a racing driver) to make a pit stop.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nPq8QTPueo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">pit against</strong>, to set in active opposition, as one against another: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the planned restructure had divided the community and pitted hospital against hospital.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1996</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">the pit</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq074"> the abode of evil spirits and lost souls; hell, or a part of it.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Surfing Colloquial</em> the hollow tube of a breaking wave.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">the pits</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the most unpleasant or most obnoxious place, circumstance, condition, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1950s) thought to be derived from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003820" href="entry://armpit%23bigmac000003820"><span class="smallcaps">armpit</span></a>]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>pytt</em>, from Latin <em>puteus</em> well, pit, shaft] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pitted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pit<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="MHaQpPHoSS">n.</span><span target_id="sknSbgzIGZ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pit" src="word_pronunciations/17521.mp3"></audio></span>/pɪt/ (<em>say</em> pit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MHaQpPHoSS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sknSbgzIGZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq865"> (<strong class="bold">pitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">pitting</strong>) to take out the stone from (a fruit, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch: kernel] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pitted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pixel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pixel</span><z><span target_id="XiqFeV23ZL">n.</span><span target_id="INCGXZzCKz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pixel" src="word_pronunciations/17524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪksəl/ (<em>say</em> 'piksuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XiqFeV23ZL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> any of the extremely small discrete elements, known as dots, which together make a graphic image as on a television or computer screen or as produced by a digital camera. Each pixel consists of red, green, and blue components which together represent a particular colour to the human eye. The more pixels there are in an image, the greater its resolution.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="INCGXZzCKz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">push pixels </strong>(<strong class="phr">around</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to create computer graphics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>pix</em> picture + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023372" href="entry://element%23bigmac000023372"><span class="smallcaps">el(ement)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pixie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pixie</span><z><span target_id="XydsODKh5D">n.</span><span target_id="3WCE3ymx6M">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pixie" src="word_pronunciations/17525.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪksi/ (<em>say</em> 'piksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XydsODKh5D"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> a fairy or sprite.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3WCE3ymx6M">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with the pixies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> no longer in tune with reality.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pixy</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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place
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">place</span><z><span target_id="N6AkLS5zNg">n.</span><span target_id="KvsEPNjkNf">v.t.</span><span target_id="fQR6pvO3yZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="KT7PWqhKsl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of place" src="word_pronunciations/17536.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪs/ (<em>say</em> plays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N6AkLS5zNg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> a particular portion of space, of definite or indefinite extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> space in general (chiefly in connection with <em>time</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq225"> the portion of space occupied by anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq496"> a space or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose: <em class="example">a place of worship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq321"> any part or spot in a body or surface: <em class="example">a decayed place in a tooth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq575"> a particular passage in a book or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq650"> a space or seat for a person, as in a theatre, train, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq468"> the space or position customarily or previously occupied by a person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq812"> position, situation, or circumstances: <em class="example">if I were in your place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq298"> a proper or appropriate location or position: <em class="example">try to keep everything in its place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq458"> a short street, a court, etc.: <em class="example">Martin Place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq981"> a job, post, or office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq686"> a function or duty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq408"> position or standing in the social scale, or in any order of merit, estimation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq278"> position or rank: <em class="example">one’s place in society.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq900"> a position as a student in an educational institution, course of learning, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq420"> official employment or position: <em class="example">to be offered a place in the public service.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq861"> a region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq398"> an open space, or square, in a city or town.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq725"> an area, especially one regarded as an entity and identifiable by name, used for habitation, as a city, town, or village.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq241"> a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq481"> a part of a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq002"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq251"> a residence, dwelling, or house.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq123"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059476" href="entry://property%23bigmac000059476">property</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059476" href="entry://property%23mq447">3</a>) comprising land, buildings, residence, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq894"> stead or lieu: <em class="example">use water in place of milk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq172"> a step or point in order of proceeding: <em class="example">in the first place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq350"> a fitting opportunity: <em class="example">there is a place for creative thinkers in today’s business world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq888"> a reasonable ground or occasion: <em class="example">a wedding is no place for long speeches; </em><em class="example">this is neither the time nor the place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq863"> <em class="label">Arithmetic</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq244"> the position of a figure in a series, as in decimal notation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq991"> (<em>plural</em>) the figures of the series.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Drama</em> one of three unities. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095263" href="entry://unity%23bigmac000095263"><strong>unity</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095263" href="entry://unity%23mq105">10</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the position of a heavenly body at any instant.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq756"> Also, <strong class="vs">placing</strong>. <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq369"> a position among the leading competitors, usually the first three, at the finish of a race.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq181"> the position of the second or third (opposed to <em>win</em>).</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">placed</strong>, <strong class="bold">placing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KvsEPNjkNf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq887"> to put in a particular place; set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq567"> to put in an appropriate position or order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq905"> to put into a suitable or desirable place for some purpose, as money for investment, an order or contract, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq089"> to fix (confidence, esteem, etc.) in a person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq992"> to appoint (a person) to a post or office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq222"> to find a place, situation, etc., for (a person).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq589"> to determine or indicate the place of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq073"> to assign a certain position or rank to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq197"> to direct or aim with precision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq799"> to assign a position to (a horse, etc.) among the leading competitors, usually the first three, at the finish of a race, competition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq593"> to put or set in a particular place, position, situation, or relation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq306"> to identify by connecting with the proper place, circumstances, etc.: <em class="example">to be unable to place a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq517"> to locate (a note or vocalisation) accurately in a specific register.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fQR6pvO3yZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq545"> (in racing, etc.) to finish among the three placegetters, usually second; to be placed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KT7PWqhKsl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq315"> <strong class="phr">give place to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq482"> to make room for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq742"> to be superseded by.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq113"> <strong class="phr">go places</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be successful in one’s career.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq92"> <strong class="phr">in a good place</strong>, contented and satisfied with life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq143"> <strong class="phr">in place</strong>, (of a program, policy, enterprise, etc.) operating or functional.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">know one’s place</strong>, to recognise one’s (low) social rank and behave accordingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">out of place</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq864"> not in the proper position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq499"> inappropriate; unsuitable.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">pride of place</strong>, the highest or most important position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq546"> <strong class="phr">put someone in their place</strong>, to humble an arrogant person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">take one’s place</strong>, to sit down, or take up a position, as of right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq612"> <strong class="phr">take place</strong>, to happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq535"> <strong class="phr">take the place of</strong>, to be a substitute for; oust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>plætse</em>, <em>plæce</em>, from Latin <em>platēa</em> street, area, from Greek <em>plateia</em> broad way, properly feminine of <em>platys</em> broad] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>placeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>placelessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>placing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plain<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="WwaJnBgtHh">adj.</span><span target_id="JWDfiYSDu3">adv.</span><span target_id="BthR7dAbI6">n.</span><span target_id="5qUFaxbXCd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plain" src="word_pronunciations/17553.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪn/ (<em>say</em> playn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WwaJnBgtHh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> clear or distinct to the eye or ear: <em class="example">leaving a plain trail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: <em class="example">to make one’s meaning plain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq182"> conveying the meaning clearly or simply; easily understood: <em class="example">plain talk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq338"> downright; sheer: <em class="example">plain folly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq745"> free from ambiguity or evasion; candid; outspoken; honest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq596"> without special pretensions, superiority, elegance, etc.: <em class="example">plain people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq509"> not beautiful; unattractive: <em class="example">a plain face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq562"> without intricacies or difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq250"> ordinary, simple, or unostentatious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq417"> with little or no embellishment, decoration, or enhancing elaboration: <em class="example">plain clothes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq414"> without pattern, device, or colouring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq766"> unruled, as paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq407"> not rich, highly seasoned, or elaborately prepared, as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq070"> flat or level: <em class="example">plain country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq032"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq678"> not a court card.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq299"> not a trump.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq510"> (of knitting) consisting of plain stitches.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="JWDfiYSDu3">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq625"> simply; absolutely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq697"> clearly or intelligibly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BthR7dAbI6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq496"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq986"> an area of relatively flat land. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© P. Robey, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/plain+bigmac000101225+986.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq571"> an area of open country, undulating and lightly wooded.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq029"> the simplest stitch in knitting.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5qUFaxbXCd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq70"> (<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr"> plain as day</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq916"> extremely easy to see or discern.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq741"> extremely easy to understand.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">the plains</strong>, a region characterised by a plain (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101225" href="entry://plain%23mq496">19</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>plānus</em> flat, level, plane] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>plainly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>plainness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plain<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plain" src="word_pronunciations/17553.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪn/ (<em>say</em> playn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098387" href="entry://complain%23bigmac000098387"><strong>complain</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>plei</em>(<em>g</em>)<em>ne</em>, from Old French <em>plaindre</em>, from Latin <em>plangere</em> beat (the breast, etc.), lament]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plane<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="oUGd72Xefr">n.</span><span target_id="mkT6s5g9qB">adj.</span><span target_id="Re7rcbcbVU">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plane" src="word_pronunciations/17558.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪn/ (<em>say</em> playn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oUGd72Xefr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq235"> a flat or level surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a surface such that the straight line joining any two distinct points in it lies entirely within it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq938"> a level of dignity, character, existence, development, or the like: <em class="example">a high moral plane.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq886"> an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a thin, flat, or curved, extended member of an aeroplane or a hydroplane, affording a supporting surface.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mkT6s5g9qB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq530"> of or relating to an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq487"> flat or level, as a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq875"> of plane figures: <em class="example">plane geometry.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Re7rcbcbVU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">planed</strong>, <strong class="bold">planing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq403"> to glide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq220"> to lift partly out of water when running at high speed, as a racing boat does.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>plānum</em> level ground. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101225" href="entry://plain%23bigmac000101225"><span class="smallcaps">plain<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>planeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plane<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="xEXqQow1lK">n.</span><span target_id="ZfpUXNXfRn">v.t.</span><span target_id="2GctCKdrWZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="PTY8TY1K2L">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plane" src="word_pronunciations/17559.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪn/ (<em>say</em> playn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xEXqQow1lK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> a tool with an adjustable blade for paring, truing, smoothing, or finishing the surface of wood, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq646"> a tool resembling a trowel for smoothing the surface of the clay in a brick mould.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">planed</strong>, <strong class="bold">planing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZfpUXNXfRn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq887"> to smooth or dress with or as with a plane or a planer.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2GctCKdrWZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq489"> to work with a plane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq767"> to function as a plane.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PTY8TY1K2L">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq794"> <strong class="phr">plane away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to remove by or as by means of a plane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Late Latin <em>plāna</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plane<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plane" src="word_pronunciations/17553.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪn/ (<em>say</em> playn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057209" href="entry://plane%20tree%23bigmac000057209"><strong>plane tree</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>platanus</em>, from Greek <em>platanos</em>, from <em>platys</em> broad (with reference to the leaves)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plate<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="YSxL6X59nj">n.</span><span target_id="w9OySDBVaF">v.t.</span><span target_id="QOMlLotfs2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plate" src="word_pronunciations/17581.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪt/ (<em>say</em> playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YSxL6X59nj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> a shallow, usually circular dish, now usually of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq562"> a service of food for one person at the table.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq594"> an entire course: <em class="example">a cold plate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq372"> a plate of sandwiches, cakes, etc., prepared and brought to a party or similar social occasion: <em class="example">please bring a plate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq346"> domestic dishes, utensils, etc., of gold or silver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq138"> a dish, as of metal or wood, used for collecting offerings in a church, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq027"> a thin, flat sheet or piece of metal or other material, especially of uniform thickness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq354"> metal in such sheets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq178"> a flat, polished piece of metal on which something may be or is engraved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq984"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051380" href="entry://numberplate%23bigmac000051380"><strong>numberplate</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq890"> a sheet of metal for printing from, formed by stereotyping or electrotyping a page of type, or metal or plastic formed by moulding, etching, or photographic development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq702"> a printed impression from such a piece, or from some similar piece, as a woodcut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq860"> such a piece engraved to print from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq908"> a full-page inserted illustration forming part of a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq330"> plated metallic ware.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq070"> wrought metal, or a piece of it, used in making armour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq585"> armour composed of such pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq806"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> a piece of metal, vulcanite, or plastic substance, with artificial teeth attached, to replace lost or missing natural teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq623"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> the home base, at which the batter stands and which they must return to and touch, after running round the bases, in order to score a run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq899"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057300" href="entry://plate%20glass%23bigmac000057300"><strong>plate glass</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq103"> <em class="label">Photography</em> a sensitised sheet of glass, metal, film, etc., on which to take a photograph or make a reproduction by photography.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq632"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a plate-like part, structure, or organ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq141"> <em class="label">US Electronics</em> the anode of a radio valve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> an electrode in an accumulator or capacitor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq316"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a timber laid horizontally, as in a wall, to receive the ends of other timbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq685"> <em class="label">Geology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac994019065" href="entry://tectonic%20plate%23bigmac994019065"><strong>tectonic plate</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq318"> a gold or silver cup or the like, or guaranteed prize money, awarded as a prize in horseracing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq661"> a horserace or other contest for such a prize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq891"> a light metal shoe, as worn by a horse in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq604"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057308" href="entry://plate%20rail%23bigmac000057308"><strong>plate rail</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="w9OySDBVaF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">plated</strong>, <strong class="bold">plating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq530"> to coat (metal) with a thin film of gold, silver, nickel, etc., by mechanical or chemical means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq090"> to cover or overlay with metal plates for protection, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq610"> to serve (food) on a plate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to make a stereotype or electrotype plate from (type).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq514"> to iron (leather) at a certain heat, giving it a smooth, shiny surface.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QOMlLotfs2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">on a plate</strong>, (of something offered) capable of being taken without effort: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Instead of giving $800 million to the mining community on a plate, that money would be much better spent in helping convert … polluting energy generation into more environmentally friendly forms</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1996</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq214"> <strong class="phr">on one’s plate</strong>, waiting to be dealt with; pending: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>’Make it snappy, boy. I’ve got a lot on my plate tonight.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray bail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">plate up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq641"> to arrange (food) on an individual plate or plates for serving: <em class="example">to plate up the main course.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq43"> to arrange food on an individual plate or plates for serving: <em class="example">to plate up for thirty people.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq248"> <strong class="phr">step up to the plate</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq485"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> to take up the position as a batter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq988"> to take on a responsibility by virtue of one’s role or position.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French: flat piece, plate, probably from Old French <em>plat</em> flat, from Late Latin <em>plattus</em>, from Greek <em>platys</em> broad, flat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>plating</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plate<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plate" src="word_pronunciations/17581.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪt/ (<em>say</em> playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">a coin, especially of silver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French; etymologically identical with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101311" href="#bigmac000101311"><span class="smallcaps">plate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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platter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">platter</span><z><span target_id="RJw4QFJK12">n.</span><span target_id="c0MbMxdYUO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of platter" src="word_pronunciations/17588.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈplætə/ (<em>say</em> 'platuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RJw4QFJK12"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> a large, shallow dish, commonly oval, for holding or serving meat, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq521"> <em class="label">Music Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq715"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089589" href="entry://record%23bigmac000089589">record</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089589" href="entry://record%23mq809">18a</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq690"> the revolving turntable on which a record sits.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c0MbMxdYUO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">deliver someone’s head on a platter</strong>, to achieve the defeat of someone on behalf of another. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to the death of St John the Baptist whose head was cut off and delivered on a platter to Salome]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">handed on a </strong>(<strong class="phr">silver</strong>)<strong class="phr"> platter</strong>, (of something offered) capable of being taken without effort.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>plater</em>, from Anglo-French, from Old French <em>plat</em> plate, dish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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playing field
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">playing field</span><z><span target_id="yeyNADa067">n.</span><span target_id="A7r9FQu4bm">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpleɪɪŋ fild/ (<em>say</em> 'playing feeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yeyNADa067"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> a field or open space used for sports, athletics, etc., especially by schools.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="A7r9FQu4bm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq471"> <strong class="phr">a level playing field</strong>, a situation in which the conditions and the opportunities to succeed are equal for all participants, especially applied to commerce or international trade when all tariffs, subsidies, etc., have been removed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>However, the environment in which our car industry exists today is not in fact a level playing field</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1996</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plough</span><z><span target_id="iKlsDL3zUw">n.</span><span target_id="QNjipWdDHR">v.t.</span><span target_id="yDt6qIHGtl">v.i.</span><span target_id="QEFK9h4FCE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plough" src="word_pronunciations/17647.mp3"></audio></span>/plaʊ/ (<em>say</em> plow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iKlsDL3zUw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> an agricultural implement for cutting and turning over the soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> any of various implements resembling this, as a plane for cutting grooves or a device for snow clearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq304"> a device on a tram, formerly used for collecting current from a conductor in a conduit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> an examination failure.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QNjipWdDHR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq338"> to make furrows in or turn up (the soil) with a plough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq296"> to make (a furrow, etc.) with a plough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq025"> to furrow, remove, etc., or make (a furrow, groove, etc.) with or as with a plough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq425"> to cleave the surface of (the water).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq895"> to make (a way) or follow (a course) thus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq652"> to fail (someone) in an examination.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq217"> to fail (an examination).</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yDt6qIHGtl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq514"> to till the soil with a plough; work with a plough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq502"> to take ploughing in a specified way: <em class="example">land that ploughs easily.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> to fail an examination.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QEFK9h4FCE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">plough a deep furrow</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take life very seriously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">plough back</strong>, to reinvest (profits of a business) in that business: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>operations like op shops where all the money is ploughed back into services for the community should be treated differently to businesses.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">plough into</strong>, to attack energetically; throw oneself into.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">plough through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq619"> to move through in the manner of a plough.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> to work at slowly and with perseverance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq432"> to move through (water) by cleaving the surface.</span></div></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">plow</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>plōh</em>, plough, ploughed land] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>plougher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pluck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pluck</span><z><span target_id="5lxe1mrFR8">v.t.</span><span target_id="BVW5pZvtWi">n.</span><span target_id="qnRW33PqVi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pluck" src="word_pronunciations/17651.mp3"></audio></span>/plʌk/ (<em>say</em> pluk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5lxe1mrFR8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq497"> to give a pull at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> to pull with sudden force or with a jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq315"> (sometimes followed by <em>away</em>, <em>off</em>, <em>out</em>, etc.) to pull by force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq750"> to pull off the feathers, hair, etc., from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq842"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to rob, plunder, or fleece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq109"> to sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling at them with the fingers or a plectrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq956"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> to reject (a candidate), as after an examination, job interview, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BVW5pZvtWi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq358"> the act of plucking; a pull, tug, or jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq270"> the heart, liver, and lungs, especially of an animal used for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq165"> courage or resolution in the face of difficulties.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qnRW33PqVi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">pluck at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq269"> to pull sharply; tug at.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq206"> to snatch at.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">pluck up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq817"> to pull up; uproot; eradicate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq991"> to rouse (energy, spirit, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq176"> <strong class="phr">pluck up courage</strong>, to nerve oneself (to do something).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>plukke</em>, Old English <em>pluccian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>plucker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pulp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pulp</span><z><span target_id="glwr3xKzbO">n.</span><span target_id="yKStSOYMC6">v.t.</span><span target_id="7vWx446Ur8">v.i.</span><span target_id="VMT8MYpO48">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pulp" src="word_pronunciations/18514.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌlp/ (<em>say</em> pulp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="glwr3xKzbO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> the succulent part of a fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq130"> the pith of the stem of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq228"> a soft or fleshy part of an animal body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq144"> the inner substance of the tooth containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue which communicate with their respective vascular and lymph and nerve systems of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq721"> any soft, moist, slightly cohering mass, as that into which linen, wood, etc., are converted in the making of paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq540"> any book, magazine, etc., and by extension film or television program, considered trashy and written in a style that is sensational and lurid: <em class="example">pulp fiction.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq368"> ore pulverised and mixed with water.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq657"> dry crushed ore.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yKStSOYMC6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq541"> to reduce to pulp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq339"> to remove the pulp from.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7vWx446Ur8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq557"> to become reduced to pulp.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VMT8MYpO48">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq320"> <strong class="phr">beat to a pulp</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give a severe beating to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>pulpa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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punch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punch<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="sOJOqco78e">n.</span><span target_id="3Ol0cXi6qW">v.t.</span><span target_id="QtonUN7dp8">v.i.</span><span target_id="899SHHDkMR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punch" src="word_pronunciations/18528.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌntʃ/ (<em>say</em> punch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sOJOqco78e"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq408"> a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a vigorous, telling effect or force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq438"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032765" href="entry://handball%23bigmac000032765"><strong>handball</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032765" href="entry://handball%23mq335">6</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3Ol0cXi6qW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq748"> to give a sharp thrust or blow to, especially with the fist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">NZ</em> to strip pelts from (carcasses) in freezing works.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq328"> to drive (cattle).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq260"> to poke or prod, as with a stick.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QtonUN7dp8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq683"> to deliver blows: <em class="example">he punches cleanly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq740"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032765" href="entry://handball%23bigmac000032765"><strong>handball</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032765" href="entry://handball%23mq276">7</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="899SHHDkMR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq949"> <strong class="phr">pack a punch</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq035"> to be capable of delivering vigorous blows: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This Galsworthy is a Pommy bloke who packs a punch.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lawson glassop</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq765"> to have an extreme effect upon someone: <em class="example">these cocktails certainly pack a punch.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">punch above one’s weight</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq161"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> to be capable of competing successfully in competitions at a higher weight division than that in which one is normally classed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq883"> to perform better than would seem possible given limitations of size, strength, scope, etc., as a sports player or team, business organisation, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">punch down</strong>, (in a comedy routine) to target a person or group considered to be part of a less privileged minority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">punch one through</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">punch the bundy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to operate a time clock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">punch up</strong>, (in a comedy routine) to target a person or group considered to be more privileged, well-known, etc., than the norm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098468" href="entry://pounce%23bigmac000098468"><span class="smallcaps">pounce<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>puncher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punch<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="pdbyrdl3KO">n.</span><span target_id="yZticPs503">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punch" src="word_pronunciations/18529.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌntʃ/ (<em>say</em> punch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pdbyrdl3KO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq466"> a tool or apparatus for piercing, or perforating tickets, leather, etc., or stamping materials, impressing a design, forcing nails beneath a surface, driving bolts out of holes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq667"> the solid tool used in a punching machine in conjunction with a corresponding hollow die for blanking out shaped pieces of sheet metal; the upper die.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yZticPs503">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq082"> to cut, stamp, pierce, form, or drive with a punch (tool).</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060066" href="entry://puncheon%23bigmac000060066"><span class="smallcaps">puncheon<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060066" href="entry://puncheon%23mq284">3</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punch<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punch" src="word_pronunciations/18530.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌntʃ/ (<em>say</em> punch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> a beverage consisting of wine or spirits mixed with water, fruit juice, etc., and flavoured with sugar, lemon, spices, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> a beverage of two or more fruit juices, sugar and water, often carbonated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <em>panc</em>(<em>a</em>) five, short for <em>pancamṛta</em>, lit., five nectars, as the drink originally had five ingredients]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Punch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Punch</span><z><span target_id="UhkWNIEUdO">n.</span><span target_id="eEmqAilgJq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Punch" src="word_pronunciations/18528.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌntʃ/ (<em>say</em> punch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UhkWNIEUdO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> the chief character in the puppet show called ‘Punch and Judy’, a grotesque, hook-nosed, hunchbacked figure who strangles his child, beats his wife (Judy) to death, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eEmqAilgJq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">no show without Punch</strong>, (an expression indicating that an activity, enterprise, etc., is reliant on someone recognised as the star performer.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">pleased as Punch</strong>, delighted; highly pleased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq948"> <strong class="phr">proud as Punch</strong>, extremely proud.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>Punchinello</em>, chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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puncture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">puncture</span><z><span target_id="itSgqVOmuO">n.</span><span target_id="ecaBGDNuL1">v.t.</span><span target_id="NdrgqDFW6j">v.i.</span><span target_id="PqeNQDwbTj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of puncture" src="word_pronunciations/18536.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpʌŋktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'pungkchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="itSgqVOmuO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> the act of pricking or perforating as with a pointed instrument or object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq408"> a mark or hole so made.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq089"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> a small point-like depression.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">punctured</strong>, <strong class="bold">puncturing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ecaBGDNuL1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq971"> to prick, pierce, or perforate: <em class="example">to puncture the skin with a pin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq743"> to make (a hole, etc.) by pricking or perforating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq814"> to make a puncture in: <em class="example">to puncture a tyre.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NdrgqDFW6j">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq555"> to be capable of being punctured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq997"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tire; become exhausted: <em class="example">I walked until I punctured.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PqeNQDwbTj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">have a puncture</strong>, to experience the perforation of a tyre so that the tyre goes flat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>punctūra</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>puncturable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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punish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punish</span><z><span target_id="vSpVS6xDKx">v.t.</span><span target_id="ogFMTgnR3R">v.i.</span><span target_id="7WfmwahqVG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punish" src="word_pronunciations/18539.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpʌnɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'punish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vSpVS6xDKx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> to subject to a penalty, or to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., for some offence, transgression, or fault: <em class="example">to punish a criminal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> to inflict a penalty for (an offence, fault, etc.): <em class="example">to punish theft.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq890"> to handle severely or roughly, as in a fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq814"> to put to painful exertion, as a horse in racing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq012"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a heavy inroad on (a supply, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ogFMTgnR3R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq146"> to inflict punishment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7WfmwahqVG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq620"> <strong class="phr">be a punish</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq066"> to be a hardship or painful experience to be endured.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq612"> to have an irritating personality.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>punische</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>puniss-</em>, stem of <em>punir</em>, from Latin <em>pūnīre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>punisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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punt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punt<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Kt9720bsqQ">n.</span><span target_id="y5FVZZVCr2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punt" src="word_pronunciations/18546.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌnt/ (<em>say</em> punt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Kt9720bsqQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> Also, <strong class="vs">punt kick</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Football</em> a kick given to a ball dropped from the hands before it touches the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Soccer</em> a light, rising shot.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="y5FVZZVCr2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq243"> <em class="label">Football</em> to kick (a ball dropped from the hands) before it touches the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq150"> <em class="label">Soccer</em> to kick the ball so that it rises.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>bunt</em>, <em>punt</em> push with force] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>punter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punt<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="myJIOLcOv9">n.</span><span target_id="v45pY8r9pU">v.t.</span><span target_id="ywDHw6w2TR">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punt" src="word_pronunciations/18547.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌnt/ (<em>say</em> punt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="myJIOLcOv9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> a shallow, flat-bottomed, square-ended boat, usually propelled by thrusting with a pole against the bottom of the river, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq342"> a ferry for carrying vehicles across rivers, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="v45pY8r9pU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq551"> to propel (a punt or other boat) by thrusting with a pole against the bottom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq602"> to convey (a person) in, or as in, a punt.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ywDHw6w2TR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq161"> to propel, or travel in, a punt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>punt</em>, from Latin <em>ponto</em> punt, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058042" href="entry://pontoon%23bigmac000058042"><span class="smallcaps">pontoon<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>punter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punt<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="AyJkkKY6CI">v.i.</span><span target_id="n13CzMpotO">n.</span><span target_id="VMyneNu8yv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punt" src="word_pronunciations/18548.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌnt/ (<em>say</em> punt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="AyJkkKY6CI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> (in gambling games, as faro, etc.) to lay a stake against the bank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> to gamble; wager; lay bets.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n13CzMpotO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq570"> someone who lays such stake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq280"> a wager; bet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq510"> <strong>the punt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> gambling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VMyneNu8yv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq151"> <strong class="phr">take </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a punt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an attempt in the hope that one’s luck is good: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The crowd looks from Boyd to Sweetman, who cannily takes a punt on reasonableness.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thea astley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">take a punt on</strong>, to adopt or support, not as a rational but as an intuitive decision.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>ponter</em>, from <em>ponte</em> punter, from Spanish <em>punto</em> point, from Latin <em>punctum</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punt<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punt" src="word_pronunciations/18546.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌnt/ (<em>say</em> punt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">the hollow found in the bottom of some wine bottles, particularly champagne bottles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>ponte</em> bridge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>punted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pup</span><z><span target_id="BDsSH6XjYb">n.</span><span target_id="4JjvODn64J">v.i.</span><span target_id="5hg7z9nyvz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pup" src="word_pronunciations/18557.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌp/ (<em>say</em> pup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BDsSH6XjYb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> a young dog, especially one less than one year old; a puppy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> a young seal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq289"> a conceited or empty-headed boy or young man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq684"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an inexperienced young man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq634"> an offshoot of a plant: <em class="example">a bromeliad making pups.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4JjvODn64J">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq679"> (<strong class="bold">pupped</strong>, <strong class="bold">pupping</strong>) to bring forth pups.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5hg7z9nyvz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">be a pup</strong>, to be in the early stages of development: <em class="example">the night’s only a pup.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">be sold a pup</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be the victim of some deception. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from medieval times when piglets were sold at market in sacks. A gullible purchaser who did not check inside the bag might be sold a cat or a dog instead.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">sell someone a pup</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to swindle someone, especially by selling something that is valueless or overpriced.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060129" href="entry://puppy%23bigmac000060129"><span class="smallcaps">puppy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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push
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">push</span><z><span target_id="7B5F6vYlyP">v.t.</span><span target_id="hZ9DU3WHlc">v.i.</span><span target_id="RNTKkMVfpC">n.</span><span target_id="3CTGVwVYrF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of push" src="word_pronunciations/18594.mp3"></audio></span>/pʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> poosh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7B5F6vYlyP"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> to exert force upon or against (a thing) in order to move it away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> to move (<em>away</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.) by exerting force thus; shove; thrust; drive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> to press or urge (a person, etc.) to some action or course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq260"> to press (an action, etc.) with energy and insistence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq036"> to carry (an action or thing) further, to a conclusion or extreme, too far, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq797"> to press the adoption, use, sale, etc., of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq263"> to peddle (narcotics).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq352"> to press or bear hard upon (a person, etc.) as in dealings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq568"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to place excessive or dangerous strain on: <em class="example">you’re pushing your luck.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hZ9DU3WHlc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq796"> to exert a thrusting force upon something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq767"> to use steady force in moving a thing away; shove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq544"> to make one’s way with effort or persistence, as against difficulty or opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq978"> to put forth vigorous or persistent efforts.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RNTKkMVfpC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq383"> the act of pushing; a shove or thrust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq905"> a contrivance or part to be pushed in order to operate a mechanism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq127"> a vigorous onset or effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq703"> a determined pushing forward or advance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq475"> the pressure of circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq541"> an emergency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> persevering energy; enterprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq378"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a group or set of people who have a common interest or background.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> influence; power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq250"> <strong>the push</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq231"> dismissal; rejection; the sack: <em class="example">she gave him the push.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq024"> (formerly) a gang of vicious city hooligans: <em class="example">the push from Woolloomooloo.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3CTGVwVYrF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">push back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq538"> to offer resistance to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq087"> to oppose a claim, demand, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">push hard for</strong>, to exert all one’s power and influence to achieve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">push it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq28"> to increase one’s effort to the point where it causes strain.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq425"> to work harder than normal, as to meet a deadline.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq261"> to be exorbitant in one’s demands: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’re pushing it a bit, Carter.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david williamson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq14"> to go close to exceeding the bounds of acceptable behaviour.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq041"> <strong class="phr">push off</strong>, to move away from the shore, etc., as the result of a push.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">push off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">along</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave; go away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">push on</strong>, to continue; proceed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq047"> <strong class="phr">push one’s way through</strong>, to make a path through by thrusting obstacles aside: <em class="example">to push one’s way through the crowd.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">push the panic button</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to panic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq055"> <strong class="phr">push up daisies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be dead and buried.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">when push comes to shove</strong>, when the pressure from two opposing groups reaches such a point that a resolution is required.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>posshe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>poulser</em>, from Latin <em>pulsāre</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060020" href="entry://pulsate%23bigmac000060020"><span class="smallcaps">pulsate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">put</span><z><span target_id="2EME3X7Xud">v.t.</span><span target_id="UuyqoVAWoi">v.i.</span><span target_id="cmsnKUCG4l">n.</span><span target_id="7wsdq36jKf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of put" src="word_pronunciations/18610.mp3"></audio></span>/pʊt/ (<em>say</em> poot) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">put</strong>, <strong class="bold">putting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2EME3X7Xud">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of some place or position: <em class="example">to put money in one’s purse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> to bring into some relation, state, etc.: <em class="example">put everything in order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq328"> to place in the charge or power of a person, etc.: <em class="example">to put oneself under a doctor’s care.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq336"> to subject to the endurance or suffering of something: <em class="example">to put a person to death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq470"> to set to a duty, task, action, etc.: <em class="example">to put someone to work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq816"> to force or drive to some course or action: <em class="example">to put an army to flight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq495"> to render or translate, as into another language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq718"> to assign or attribute: <em class="example">to put a certain construction upon an action.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq024"> to set at a particular place, point, amount, etc., in a scale of estimation: <em class="example">he puts the distance at ten metres.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq280"> to wager; bet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq812"> to express or state: <em class="example">to put a thing in writing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq710"> to apply, as to a use or purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq345"> to set, give, or make: <em class="example">to put an end to a practice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq520"> to propose or submit for answer, consideration, deliberation, etc.: <em class="example">to put a question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq320"> to impose, as a burden, charge, or the like: <em class="example">to put a tax on an article.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq721"> to invest: <em class="example">to put $1000 into Commonwealth Bonds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq748"> to throw or cast, especially with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder: <em class="example">to put the shot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UuyqoVAWoi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq823"> to go, move, or proceed: <em class="example">to put to sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq917"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to make off: <em class="example">to put for home.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cmsnKUCG4l">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq405"> a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Finance</em> the privilege of delivering a certain amount of stock, at a specified price, within a specified time to the maker of the contract.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7wsdq36jKf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">put about</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq363"> to propagate; disseminate (a rumour, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq254"> to inconvenience; upset.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq226"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to change direction, as on a course.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq457"> <strong class="phr">put across</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq565"> to communicate; cause to be understood; explain effectively.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq790"> to perform (a song, monologue, etc.) effectively so as to involve and win the approval of members of the audience.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">put aside </strong>(or <strong class="phr">away</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">by</strong>), to save or store up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">put a spin on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to frame (an event, statement, etc.) so as to create a desired perception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq981"> <strong class="phr">put away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq963"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to consume (food or drink) voraciously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq314"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to send (someone) to jail.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq999"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to institutionalise for reasons of mental illness: <em class="example">he should be put away.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq505"> to destroy (an animal), usually mercifully, as for reasons of sickness, old age, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq555"> <strong class="phr">put back</strong>, defer; postpone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq946"> <strong class="phr">put down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> to record in writing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq685"> to repress or suppress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq935"> to humiliate or rebuke.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq170"> to pay as a lump sum, especially the down payment on an article to be bought by hire purchase.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq304"> to land (an aircraft): <em class="example">to put the plane down in a paddock.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq225"> to land in an aircraft: <em class="example">to put down in Sydney.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq099"> to destroy (an animal), usually mercifully, as for reasons of old age, disease, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq898"> <strong class="phr">put down to</strong>, to ascribe or attribute to: <em class="example">she put her success down to hard work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">put forth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq192"> to bring out or bear: <em class="example">a plant puts forth new shoots.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq329"> to set out: <em class="example">to put forth from the shore.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">put forward</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq840"> to suggest or propose.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq656"> to nominate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">put in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq489"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to contribute.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to enter a port or harbour, especially in turning aside from the regular course for shelter, repairs, provisions, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq248"> to interpose; say as an intervention.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq750"> to devote, as time, work, etc.: <em class="example">I have put in a great deal of work on this project.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq212"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to betray, report (someone) as for a misdemeanour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to nominate (someone absent) for an unpleasant task.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">put in for</strong>, to apply or seek permission for: <em class="example">I’ve put in for a day’s leave next week.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq175"> <strong class="phr">put in place</strong>, to set up or install (a policy, program, enterprise, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq918"> <strong class="phr">put in the boot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq107"> to attack savagely by kicking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq911"> to attack without restraint.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq032"> to take unfair advantage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">put in the fangs </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hooks</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nips</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">screws</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ask for the loan of something, especially money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq082"> <strong class="phr">put it across someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deceive or outwit someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq266"> <strong class="phr">put it on someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq504"> to bring influence to bear on someone in order to gain something.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq337"> to confront someone directly on an issue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq442"> to have someone else blamed for one’s own misdemeanour.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">put it over someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to con or cheat someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">put off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq764"> to postpone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq112"> to bid or cause to wait until later.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq365"> to get rid of (a person, demand, etc.) by delay or evasive shifts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq022"> to lay aside.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq923"> to set down, as from a bus.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq433"> to disconcert or distract: <em class="example">be quiet, you’re putting me off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq810"> to distract from: <em class="example">the noise is putting me off my work.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq517"> to disgust: <em class="example">the smell of garlic always puts me off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq343"> to cause to dislike: <em class="example">the smell puts me off curry.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to start out, as on a voyage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq381"> <strong class="phr">put on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq200"> to assume: <em class="example">to put on airs.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq626"> to assume insincerely or falsely: <em class="example">his sorrow is only put on.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq004"> to don; dress in (clothing).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq415"> to impose on or take advantage of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq005"> to tease (someone) by leading them to believe something incorrect: <em class="example">oh, you’re just putting me on!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq934"> to produce; stage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq841"> to employ (a worker, etc.) on some particular task: <em class="example">they put me back on the shovelling.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq296"> to cause to speak on the telephone: <em class="example">she asked them to put on the manager.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">put on an act</strong>, to make a show of anger, aggrievedness, etc., in order to impress someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">put one over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to deceive, outwit, or defraud someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">put out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq592"> to extinguish (fire, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq306"> to confuse or embarrass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq767"> to distract, disturb, or interrupt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq617"> to subject to inconvenience.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq873"> to annoy, irritate, or vex.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to dismiss (the person batting).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> to retire (a player).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to go out to sea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq938"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to agree to have sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">put over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq043"> to convey in speech, manner, etc.; communicate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq711"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to postpone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq951"> <em class="label">US</em> to accomplish.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">put paid to</strong>, to destroy finally: <em class="example">bankruptcy put paid to her hopes of becoming a millionaire.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to the settling of accounts, the word ‘Paid’ being written at the bottom of the record]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq782"> <strong class="phr">put right</strong>, to restore (a circumstance or set of circumstances) for the loss of which one feels responsible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">put someone out</strong>, to cause a difficulty for someone, occasioning annoyance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq471"> <strong class="phr">put someone right</strong>, to correct someone who is mistaken in their knowledge or beliefs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq623"> <strong class="phr">put someone up to</strong>, to persuade someone to (do something mischievous or nefarious).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq739"> <strong class="phr">put something on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">onto</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone</strong>, to lay the blame for something on someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq962"> <strong class="phr">put the acid on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ask something of (someone) in such a manner that refusal is difficult; pressure (someone). <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the concept of an acid test. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100015" href="entry://acid%20test%23bigmac000100015"><span class="smallcaps">acid test</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100015" href="entry://acid%20test%23mq604">2</a>).]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">put the boot in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq986"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attack savagely by kicking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq99"> to attack or harass without restraint.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq375"> to take unfair advantage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">put the brakes on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq913"> (of a driver of a motor vehicle) to apply the brakes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq164"> to cause the cessation, temporary or total, of an activity, project, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">put the finishing touches to</strong>, to complete in every detail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">put the hard word on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ask favours of, especially in a sexual context.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq739"> <strong class="phr">put the scarers on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to intimidate, especially by threats of violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq646"> <strong class="phr">put the wood on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to threaten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">put through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq198"> to connect by telephone: <em class="example">I’ll put you through now.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq591"> to arrange (a sale, business deal, etc.) successfully: <em class="example">the new contract was put through in March.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq17"> to shear (sheep): <em class="example">the men said 10 000 had been put through.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">put up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq530"> to erect.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq324"> to preserve (jam, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq362"> to arrange (hair) in some style so that it does not hang down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq184"> to provide (money, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to buy (a drink) on credit: <em class="example">put up a whisky for me, please.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq435"> to give lodging to (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq771"> to show: <em class="example">they put up fierce resistance.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq469"> to nominate (someone) as a candidate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq159"> to stand as a candidate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq355"> to offer (an amount of money) as a stake in a bet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq018"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to sheathe one’s sword; stop fighting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq964"> <strong class="phr">put up at</strong>, to lodge: <em class="example">the stranded passengers had been put up at a hotel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">put upon</strong>, to impose on or take advantage of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">put up or shut up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq980"> to be prepared to support what one says or else remain silent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq552"> to make a real commitment to a project, undertaking, etc., or else refrain from being involved.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">put up the shutters</strong>, to fail in business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">put up with</strong>, to endure; tolerate; bear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>putten</em>, <em>puten</em> push, thrust, put; Old English <em>potian</em> push, thrust]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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queen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">queen</span><z><span target_id="U9n5w0Dmh6">n.</span><span target_id="wy9Li7tjex">v.i.</span><span target_id="gOHVNSVKtw">adj.</span><span target_id="otg2vWVCck">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of queen" src="word_pronunciations/18713.mp3"></audio></span>/kwin/ (<em>say</em> kween) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U9n5w0Dmh6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> a female sovereign or monarch; a woman who holds by life tenure (and usually by hereditary right) the position of official ruler, sometimes titular only, of a country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> the wife or consort of a king.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq788"> a woman who is considered outstanding or pre-eminent in some specified respect: <em class="example">you should be the one to break the news to her – you’re the tact queen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq373"> a young woman chosen as the most attractive in a competition or election: <em class="example">rodeo queen; </em><em class="example">pageant queen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq950"> a playing card bearing the formalised picture of a queen, in most games counting as next below the king in its suit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Chess</em> the most powerful piece, moving any distance in any straight or diagonal line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq170"> a fertile female of ants, bees, wasps, or termites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a male homosexual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq992"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an effeminate man.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wy9Li7tjex">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq527"> to reign as queen.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gOHVNSVKtw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq530"> (of a bed, mattress, etc.) slightly smaller than king-size.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="otg2vWVCck">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">I wouldn’t call the queen my aunt</strong>, <em class="label">Originally Irish Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating contentment with one’s circumstances.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq970"> <strong class="phr">queen it</strong>, to behave in an overbearing or pretentious manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Annie Shoemaker, who had discarded her usual jeans for a blue velvet smock, was queening it between two tall, bearded men.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy hewett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">queen it up</strong> or <strong class="phr">queen around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to adopt effeminate dress or manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>quene</em>, Old English <em>cwēn</em> wife, queen; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060620" href="entry://quean%23bigmac000060620"><span class="smallcaps">quean</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quest</span><z><span target_id="Bltfwzd7pk">n.</span><span target_id="kEY93uFHUo">v.i.</span><span target_id="ngqKqSwT7j">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quest" src="word_pronunciations/18725.mp3"></audio></span>/kwɛst/ (<em>say</em> kwest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Bltfwzd7pk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: <em class="example">a quest for gold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq886"> (in medieval legend) a knightly expedition undertaken to secure or achieve something: <em class="example">the quest of the Holy Grail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq099"> those engaged in such an expedition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq329"> a jury of inquest.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kEY93uFHUo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq578"> to go on a quest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq226"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> (of dogs, etc.) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq594"> to search for game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq631"> to bay or give tongue in pursuit of game.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ngqKqSwT7j">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">quest for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">after</strong>), to search for; seek.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>queste</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>quaesītus</em>, past participle, sought, asked] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>quester</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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question
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">question</span><z><span target_id="jTFd0DvYLk">n.</span><span target_id="rU3z1PFt3e">v.t.</span><span target_id="4bKcVcaUE3">v.i.</span><span target_id="etbqvGRWcC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of question" src="word_pronunciations/18724.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkwɛstʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'kweschuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jTFd0DvYLk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to elicit information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> a problem for discussion or under discussion; a matter for investigation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But the question is whether core aspects of its major forms are leading feminism to a dead end.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miriam dixson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq181"> a subject of dispute or controversy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq145"> a proposal to be debated or voted on, as in a meeting or a deliberative assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq804"> a controversy which is submitted to a judicial tribunal or administrative agency for decision.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq859"> the interrogation by which information is secured.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq093"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> judicial examination or trial.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq449"> the act of asking or inquiring; interrogation; query.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq088"> inquiry into or discussion of some problem or doubtful matter.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rU3z1PFt3e">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq602"> to ask a question or questions of; interrogate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq390"> to ask or inquire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq849"> to make a question of; doubt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq509"> to challenge; dispute.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4bKcVcaUE3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq906"> to ask a question or questions.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="etbqvGRWcC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq615"> <strong class="phr">a question of …</strong>, a matter or point of (something) which raises uncertainty or difficulty: <em class="example">to be a question of time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">ask questions of</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> (of a team) to find the weakness of (the opposing team).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">beyond question</strong>, beyond dispute; indisputably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">call in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">into</strong>)<strong class="phr"> question</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq352"> to dispute; challenge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq073"> to cast doubt upon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">in question</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq167"> under consideration.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq701"> in dispute.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">open question</strong>, a matter which is still undecided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">open to question</strong>, unresolved or uncertain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">out of the question</strong>, not to be considered; impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">without question</strong>, undoubtedly; certainly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>questiun</em>, from Anglo-French, from Latin <em>quaestio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>questioner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quiet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quiet</span><z><span target_id="VfSjAbw1Ff">n.</span><span target_id="W8V8CiYg0y">adj.</span><span target_id="MBR7Y4kOln">v.t.</span><span target_id="zLpcLAOmx4">v.i.</span><span target_id="lWeAWc2Arq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quiet" src="word_pronunciations/18739.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkwaɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'kwuyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VfSjAbw1Ff"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> freedom from disturbance or tumult; tranquillity; rest; repose: <em class="example">to live in quiet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> peace; peaceful condition of affairs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="W8V8CiYg0y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq449"> making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq601"> free from disturbance or tumult; tranquil; peaceful: <em class="example">a quiet life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq325"> free from disturbing emotions, etc.; mentally peaceful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq465"> being at rest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq646"> refraining or free from activity, especially busy or vigorous activity: <em class="example">a quiet evening at home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq531"> motionless or still; moving gently: <em class="example">quiet waters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq648"> making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: <em class="example">quiet neighbours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq316"> free, or comparatively free, from noise: <em class="example">a quiet street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq808"> silent: <em class="example">be quiet!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq200"> restrained in speech, manner, etc.; saying little.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq157"> said, expressed, done, etc., in a restrained or unobtrusive way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq787"> of an inconspicuous kind; not showy; subdued.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq729"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> commercially inactive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq901"> (of an animal) tame; domesticated: <em class="example">a quiet horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq831"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English Obsolete</em>, <em>Rural Obsolete</em> (of an Aboriginal) no longer resisting European settlement.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MBR7Y4kOln">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq812"> to make quiet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq189"> to make tranquil or peaceful; pacify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq055"> to subdue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq139"> to allay, as tumult, doubt, fear, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq194"> to silence.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zLpcLAOmx4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq315"> to become quiet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lWeAWc2Arq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">a quiet one</strong>, an alcoholic drink, taken alone or in the company of very few.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq346"> <strong class="phr">on the quiet</strong>, secretly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And now, after years of planning and waiting, she was to be married on the quiet, for there was nothing to bost about.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">louis stone</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1911</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>quiet</em>(<em>e</em>), from Latin <em>quiētus</em>, past participle, rested, from <em>quies</em> rest, repose, quiet] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>quieter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>quietness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quill</span><z><span target_id="Y25g0KGw3f">n.</span><span target_id="mY4YScJYBn">v.t.</span><span target_id="5Mr81X4385">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quill" src="word_pronunciations/18740.mp3"></audio></span>/kwɪl/ (<em>say</em> kwil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y25g0KGw3f"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> the hard, tubelike part of a feather of a bird, nearest the body, extending to the superior umbilicus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq784"> a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq836"> one of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq930"> a device for plucking the strings of a musical instrument (as of a harpsichord), made from the quill of a feather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq038"> a roll of bark, as of cinnamon, as formed in drying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq805"> a reed or other hollow stem on which yarn is wound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq589"> a bobbin or spool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq773"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a musical pipe, especially one made from a hollow stem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> any object that resembles the quill of a bird, as a <strong>quill bit</strong> for boring in wood or a quill shaft.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mY4YScJYBn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq014"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq331"> to wind (yarn or thread) onto a quill or bobbin.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq526"> to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges, as for a decoration along the border of a garment, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to decorate (a garment, cloth, etc.) with narrow rolls of fabric along the edge or hem.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq027"> to wind (paper) into tight rolls which can be shaped, as part of a decorative work.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5Mr81X4385">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">drive a quill</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work in an office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>quil</em>. Compare Low German <em>quiele</em>, German <em>Kiel</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quiver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quiver<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="M7pjE47Kya">v.i.</span><span target_id="HCMaekZ8Fi">v.t.</span><span target_id="egXRnnCpWu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quiver" src="word_pronunciations/18761.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkwɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'kwivuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="M7pjE47Kya"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HCMaekZ8Fi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq766"> to cause to quiver.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="egXRnnCpWu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq094"> the act or state of quivering; a tremble; a tremor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from Middle English <em>quyver</em>, Old English <em>cwifer-</em> active, quick] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>quivery</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quiver<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="AgCVTczn3K">n.</span><span target_id="qzYRBu6nIB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quiver" src="word_pronunciations/18762.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkwɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'kwivuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AgCVTczn3K"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> a case for holding arrows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> the contents of such a case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq62"> a surfer’s collection of surfboards.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qzYRBu6nIB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq344"> <strong class="phr">a full quiver</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large family.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French <em>quiveir</em>, variant of Old French <em>quivre</em>; ? of Germanic origin; compare Old English <em>cocer</em> quiver]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qQe5lxDT1h">n.</span><span target_id="yQXdSnyBlE">v.t.</span><span target_id="wGzQ8a1CGt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rack" src="word_pronunciations/18802.mp3"></audio></span>/ræk/ (<em>say</em> rak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qQe5lxDT1h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited (used especially in composition): <em class="example">a shoe rack; </em><em class="example">wine rack.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> a spreading framework, fixed or movable, for carrying hay, straw, or the like in large loads, especially for fodder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Printing</em> an upright framework with side cleats or other supports for the storing of cases or galleys of type, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq689"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq203"> a bar with teeth on one of its sides, adapted to engage with the teeth of a pinion or the like, as for converting circular into rectilinear motion or vice versa.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq490"> a similar bar with notches over which the projections of such devices as pawls operate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq654"> an apparatus or instrument formerly in use for torturing persons by stretching the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq086"> a cause or state of intense suffering of body or mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq980"> torment, anguish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq742"> violent strain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq964"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a measure of cocaine, usually 3 grams. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089725" href="entry://bag%23bigmac000089725"><strong>bag</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089725" href="entry://bag%23mq322">15</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman’s breasts; bosom.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yQXdSnyBlE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq430"> to torture; distress acutely; torment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq834"> to strain in mental effort: <em class="example">to rack one’s brains.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq932"> to strain by physical force or violence; shake violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq230"> to strain beyond what is normal or usual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq690"> to stretch the joints of (a person) in torture by means of a rack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq285"> to furnish with, or put on or in a rack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> to leave (a wall) with unfinished ends for later additions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal or shoplift (something).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wGzQ8a1CGt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">on the rack</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq511"> in great pain, distress, or anxiety.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq895"> under the strain of great effort.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">rack up</strong>, to score, as in a game: <em class="example">she had racked up many a conquest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">rack up a line</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to manipulate a quantity of cocaine into a line, or multiple lines, ready for consumption.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rekke</em>, <em>rakke</em>, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="3PlRvOySbS">n.</span><span target_id="VdcKim2snL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rack" src="word_pronunciations/18803.mp3"></audio></span>/ræk/ (<em>say</em> rak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3PlRvOySbS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> wreck; destruction.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VdcKim2snL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq486"> <strong class="phr">go to rack and ruin</strong>, to fall into a state of disrepair or collapse, especially owing to neglect; become dilapidated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085914" href="entry://wrack%23bigmac000085914"><span class="smallcaps">wrack</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="vazeZijTli">n.</span><span target_id="oTJp6WmmMH">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rack" src="word_pronunciations/18804.mp3"></audio></span>/ræk/ (<em>say</em> rak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vazeZijTli"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> the gait of a horse in which the legs move in lateral pairs but not quite simultaneously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq455"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104753" href="entry://pace%23bigmac000104753"><strong>pace<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104753" href="entry://pace%23mq744">7</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oTJp6WmmMH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq535"> (of a horse) to go with a gait, similar to a pace, in which the legs move in lateral pairs but not quite simultaneously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq048"> to pace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104501" href="entry://rock%23bigmac000104501"><span class="smallcaps">rock<sup>2</sup></span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="a48wpLihHM">n.</span><span target_id="OxzfVKJCDL">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rack" src="word_pronunciations/18805.mp3"></audio></span>/ræk/ (<em>say</em> rak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a48wpLihHM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> flying, broken clouds; a mass of clouds driven by the wind.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OxzfVKJCDL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq958"> to drive or move, especially before the wind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rak</em>, <em>rakke</em>, probably from Old Norse <em>reka</em> drive]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rack" src="word_pronunciations/18802.mp3"></audio></span>/ræk/ (<em>say</em> rak) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">to draw off (wine, cider, etc.) from the lees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English; compare obsolete French <em>raqué</em> (of wine) pressed from the marc of grapes, Provençal <em>arracar</em> to rack, <em>raca</em> dregs]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack<sup>6</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rack" src="word_pronunciations/18802.mp3"></audio></span>/ræk/ (<em>say</em> rak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> the neck portion of mutton, pork, or veal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq634"> <strong>rack of lamb</strong>, trimmed ribs or cutlets prepared for roasting in one piece.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare German <em>Rachen</em> throat]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack<sup>7</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rack" src="word_pronunciations/18802.mp3"></audio></span>/ræk/ (<em>say</em> rak) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">rack off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">to leave; go: <em class="example">he racked off ages ago; </em><em class="example">rack off, hairy legs!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? transferred use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060933" href="#bigmac000060933"><span class="smallcaps">rack<sup>3</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060933" href="#mq535">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rage</span><z><span target_id="UywrvkVuPT">n.</span><span target_id="T98Gc9x6lW">v.i.</span><span target_id="AFmxHNipqh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rage" src="word_pronunciations/18847.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> rayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UywrvkVuPT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> angry fury; violent anger: <em class="example">to fall into a rage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> fury or violence of wind, waves, fire, disease, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq891"> violence of feeling, desire, or appetite: <em class="example">the rage of thirst.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq710"> a violent desire or passion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq024"> ardour; fervour; enthusiasm: <em class="example">poetic rage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq777"> the object of widespread enthusiasm: <em class="example">chess became all the rage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an exciting or entertaining event: <em class="example">that party was a rage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> insanity.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="T98Gc9x6lW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">raged</strong>, <strong class="bold">raging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq329"> to act or speak with fury; show or feel violent anger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq390"> to move, rush, dash, or surge furiously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq723"> to proceed, continue, or prevail with great violence: <em class="example">the battle raged ten days.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq670"> (of feelings, etc.) to hold sway with unabated violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq089"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to set about enjoying oneself: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And where do you go if you still want to rage after the show?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AFmxHNipqh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">all the rage</strong>, strongly in fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">in a rage</strong>, angrily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq43"> <strong class="phr">in a rage of</strong>, with a sudden burst of: <em class="example">in a rage of grief.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin <em>rabia</em>, for Latin <em>rabies</em> madness, rage. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060888" href="entry://rabies%23bigmac000060888"><span class="smallcaps">rabies</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ragtag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ragtag</span><z><span target_id="VjJt1Tw198">n.</span><span target_id="RxlyHLkq8c">adj.</span><span target_id="7daWUv4YKq">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrægtæg/ (<em>say</em> 'ragtag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VjJt1Tw198"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> the worst elements; riffraff.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RxlyHLkq8c">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq794"> unkempt; ragged: <em class="example">ragtag kids.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq342"> disorganised or varied in character: <em class="example">a ragtag compilation.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7daWUv4YKq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">ragtag and bobtail</strong>, riffraff or rabble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104302" href="entry://rag%23bigmac000104302"><span class="smallcaps">rag<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102447" href="entry://tag%23bigmac000102447"><span class="smallcaps">tag<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102447" href="entry://tag%23mq893">20</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rail<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Ws8R5FDG20">n.</span><span target_id="jrMOXPMxtl">v.t.</span><span target_id="j9AtnNXXuj">v.i.</span><span target_id="0TSDZfETqs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rail" src="word_pronunciations/18859.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪl/ (<em>say</em> rayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ws8R5FDG20"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> a bar of wood or metal fixed more or less horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, railing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> (<em>plural</em>) a fence; a railing, especially at a racecourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq746"> one of a pair of steel bars that provide a guide and running surface for the wheels of trains, railway carriages, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq520"> the railway, as a means of transportation: <em class="example">to travel by rail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq438"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> stocks, shares, etc., of railways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq201"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the upper part of the bulwarks of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq532"> the edge of a surfboard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq753"> a horizontal timber or piece in a framework or in panelling.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jrMOXPMxtl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq737"> to furnish with a rail or rails.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="j9AtnNXXuj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq888"> (of horses, dogs, etc.) to run close to the rails.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0TSDZfETqs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">a rails run</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an easy path to success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">off the rails</strong>, in an abnormal condition; insane; out of control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">on the rails</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> running on the inside of the field, against the inner railings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq306"> functioning in a normal manner.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">rail in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to enclose with a fence, rail, or rails.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>raylle</em>, from Old French <em>reille</em>, from Latin <em>rēgula</em> rule, straight stick, bar. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104580" href="entry://rule%23bigmac000104580"><span class="smallcaps">rule</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rail<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rail" src="word_pronunciations/18860.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪl/ (<em>say</em> rayl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">(sometimes followed by <em>at</em> or <em>against</em>) to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation: <em class="example">to rail at fate.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from French <em>railler</em> deride, from Provençal <em>ralhar</em> chatter, from Latin <em>ragere</em> shriek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>railer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rail<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rail" src="word_pronunciations/18861.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪl/ (<em>say</em> rayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">any of numerous wading birds constituting the subfamily Rallinae, family Rallidae, characterised by short wings, a narrow body, strong legs, long toes, and a harsh cry, and found commonly in marshes in most parts of the world, as the <strong>buff-banded rail</strong>, <em>Gallirallus philippensis</em>, of insular South-East Asia, New Guinea, Australia and Oceania.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Old French <em>raale</em>, ? from Latin <em>rādere</em> scratch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rain</span><z><span target_id="KQffhgJk8n">n.</span><span target_id="lKp3A3g2te">v.i.</span><span target_id="MkHLgHwt9j">v.t.</span><span target_id="tmhoC6jwX4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rain" src="word_pronunciations/18870.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪn/ (<em>say</em> rayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KQffhgJk8n"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> water in drops falling from the sky to the earth, being condensed from the aqueous vapour in the atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq923"> (<em>plural</em>) the seasonal rainfalls, or the rainy or wet season, in some regions, as India.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq479"> a large quantity of anything falling thickly: <em class="example">a rain of blows.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lKp3A3g2te">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq773"> (of rain) to fall: <em class="example">it rained all night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq461"> to fall like rain: <em class="example">tears rained from his eyes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq549"> to send down or let fall rain (said of God, the sky, the clouds, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MkHLgHwt9j">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq490"> to send down, scatter, or sprinkle (rain, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq259"> to offer, bestow, or give abundantly: <em class="example">to rain blows upon a person.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tmhoC6jwX4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">rain cats and dogs</strong>, to rain heavily. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a whimsical explanation of the noise and confusion of a storm]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">right as rain</strong>, perfectly all right.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rein</em>, Old English <em>regn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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raincheck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">raincheck</span><z><span target_id="yjFV2wfvrv">n.</span><span target_id="OIyRv550Ud">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈreɪntʃɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'raynchek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yjFV2wfvrv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> <em class="label">US</em> a ticket for future use given to spectators at a baseball game, sports meeting, etc., which has been stopped by rain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq965"> an undertaking by a retailer to supply a customer with a product currently out of stock, at the price for which the product is advertised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a postponement (as of an invitation, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OIyRv550Ud">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq501"> <strong class="phr">take a raincheck</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq722"> to postpone an activity, especially the acceptance of an invitation, to a later time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq283"> to make an agreement for which the specific details, as time and place, have not yet been fixed.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rainy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rainy</span><z><span target_id="0MerHRvcK0">adj.</span><span target_id="uxEavjd8Hv">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈreɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'raynee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0MerHRvcK0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">rainier</strong>, <strong class="bold">rainiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq071"> characterised by rain: <em class="example">rainy weather; </em><em class="example">a rainy region.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq472"> wet with rain: <em class="example">rainy streets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq210"> bringing rain: <em class="example">rainy clouds.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uxEavjd8Hv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq215"> <strong class="phr">a rainy day</strong>, a time of need or emergency in the future: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He knew but one legitimate use to make of the unexpected little windfall, and that was, to put it by for a rainy day.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104306" href="entry://rain%23bigmac000104306"><span class="smallcaps">rain</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>raininess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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random
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">random</span><z><span target_id="SZl4w5Fx2v">adj.</span><span target_id="isXOw1J3rs">n.</span><span target_id="h5MeHY1FX7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of random" src="word_pronunciations/18898.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrændəm/ (<em>say</em> 'randuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SZl4w5Fx2v"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> going, made, occurring, etc., without definite aim, purpose, or reason.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> not according to a pattern or method.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq925"> randomised: <em class="example">random sampling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> (of slates, blocks, paving stones, etc.) irregular in size or arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq295"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq850"> (of a person) eccentric; odd.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq360"> (of an occurrence) strangely coincidental.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq468"> (of a film, storyline, etc.) strange, unpredictable, or confusing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq319"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of variable interest or quality; disappointing: <em class="example">that party was pretty random.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of or relating to someone or something unknown or unspecified, or about which the speaker only knows the detail specified: <em class="example">this random guy I met last night.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="isXOw1J3rs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq327"> an unknown person or outsider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq889"> an unusual or eccentric person: <em class="example">that guy is such a random.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="h5MeHY1FX7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">at random</strong>, in a haphazard way; without definite aim, purpose, or method.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>randon</em>, from Old French: rushing movement, disorder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>randomly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>randomness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rant</span><z><span target_id="iUbikMAmpJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="Yt2usOMPgs">v.t.</span><span target_id="XlAKH8n9II">n.</span><span target_id="x4rVSHLzxD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rant" src="word_pronunciations/18913.mp3"></audio></span>/rænt/ (<em>say</em> rant) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iUbikMAmpJ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Yt2usOMPgs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq346"> to utter or declaim in a ranting manner.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XlAKH8n9II">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq054"> ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq822"> a ranting utterance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="x4rVSHLzxD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">rant and rave</strong>, to express great anger, frustration, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>ranten</em> rave] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ranter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ranting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rap<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="oKJ7hcmHuB">v.t.</span><span target_id="pw2kKRNfMM">v.i.</span><span target_id="YGIzX5Zymy">n.</span><span target_id="FkGai3vIb9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rap" src="word_pronunciations/18929.mp3"></audio></span>/ræp/ (<em>say</em> rap) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">rapping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oKJ7hcmHuB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow, as to attract attention, communicate in code, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq071"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accelerate (a motor vehicle).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pw2kKRNfMM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq101"> to knock smartly or lightly, especially so as to make a noise: <em class="example">to rap on a door.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YGIzX5Zymy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq671"> a quick, smart, or light blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq499"> the sound so produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> punishment or blame, especially of someone who accepts punishment for a crime they did not commit: <em class="example">to take the rap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> a criminal charge: <em class="example">a murder rap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq526"> Also, <strong class="vs">wrap</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a review or appraisal: <em class="example">she gave the movie a good rap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq17"> Also, <strong class="vs">wrap</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an enthusiastic approval or recommendation: <em class="example">his latest novel got quite a rap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq766"> (in spiritualism) a sound as of knocking, ascribed to the agency of disembodied spirits.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FkGai3vIb9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq180"> <strong class="phr">give it a rap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accelerate a motor vehicle and travel at full speed for a short period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">rap out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq636"> to utter sharply or vigorously: <em class="example">to rap out an oath.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq637"> to announce by raps (used especially of communications ascribed to spirits).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq025"> <strong class="phr">rap someone over </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the knuckles</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reprimand someone sharply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq881"> <strong class="phr">rap up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to praise extravagantly; extol.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; compare Swedish <em>rappa</em> beat, drub, German <em>rappeln</em> rattle]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rap<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rap" src="word_pronunciations/18929.mp3"></audio></span>/ræp/ (<em>say</em> rap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> a counterfeit coin used in Ireland in the 18th century for a halfpenny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq483"> the least bit: <em class="example">I don’t care a rap.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of Irish <em>ropaire</em> counterfeit coin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rap<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="0R8AaLB4OG">n.</span><span target_id="aVXsMjROwQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="Yo5GxFTt5W">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rap" src="word_pronunciations/18929.mp3"></audio></span>/ræp/ (<em>say</em> rap) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0R8AaLB4OG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a discussion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061326" href="entry://rap%20music%23bigmac000061326"><strong>rap music</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq886"> <em class="label">Originally US Music</em> a fast rhythmic monologue, sometimes improvised, over an instrumental backing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aVXsMjROwQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq164"> (<strong class="bold">rapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">rapping</strong>) to utter a sustained spiel or verbal improvisation, especially as by distracting the listener’s attention from some sleight of hand or other activity; as part of breakdancing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Yo5GxFTt5W">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">rap on</strong>, to talk discursively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; compare West African English (Sierra Leone) <em>rap</em> to con, get the best of in verbal play]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rash<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rash" src="word_pronunciations/18938.mp3"></audio></span>/ræʃ/ (<em>say</em> rash) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> acting too hastily or without due consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> characterised by or showing too great haste or lack of consideration: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He held his seat by attending faithfully to the petty needs of his electors and making rash promises.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rasch</em>, related to German <em>rasch</em> quick] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rashly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rashness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rash<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="3MEtL4WB0i">n.</span><span target_id="gUrIlNbtC9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rash" src="word_pronunciations/18939.mp3"></audio></span>/ræʃ/ (<em>say</em> rash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3MEtL4WB0i"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq988"> a proliferation: <em class="example">a rash of complaints.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gUrIlNbtC9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">be all over someone like a rash</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be excessively and sycophantically attentive to someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq399"> to smother someone in loving embraces.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>rache</em>, from Latin <em>rādere</em> scratch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rat</span><z><span target_id="DcVP8QRUvu">n.</span><span target_id="uuruocL9UQ">interj.</span><span target_id="rEXB5LPqH7">v.i.</span><span target_id="fqbXlvTg1s">v.t.</span><span target_id="CJcwd3W1JL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rat" src="word_pronunciations/18971.mp3"></audio></span>/ræt/ (<em>say</em> rat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DcVP8QRUvu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> any of certain long-tailed rodents of the genus <em>Rattus</em> and allied genera (family Muridae), resembling but larger than the mouse. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac737053553" href="entry://brown%20rat%23bigmac737053553"><strong>brown rat</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq490"> any rodent of the same family, or any of various similar animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq443"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019790" href="entry://desert%20rat%23bigmac000019790"><strong>desert rat</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who abandons friends or associates, especially in time of trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq786"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person considered as wretched or despicable.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="uuruocL9UQ">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"><span id="mq379"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of annoyance, incredulity, denial, or disappointment.)</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ratted</strong>, <strong class="bold">ratting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rEXB5LPqH7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq233"> to hunt or catch rats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work as a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065743" href="entry://scab%23bigmac000065743">scab</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065743" href="entry://scab%23mq774">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fqbXlvTg1s">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq580"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal from; loot: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Peter had quite a big money box and more than once I thought of ratting it but I didn’t and for one reason only and that was father.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">judah waten</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq478"> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq224"> to strip (a prisoner) of papers, valuables, clothing, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq136"> to remove (items) from a prisoner.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq249"> <em class="label">Mining Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq100"> to pilfer (opal, gold, etc.) from a miner’s hiding place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq254"> to enter (someone’s mine) and take out opal rock, gold, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CJcwd3W1JL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">have rats</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to be suffering delirium tremens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">like a rat up a drainpipe</strong>, with great speed or enthusiasm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">not to give </strong>(or <strong class="phr">care</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a rat’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">arse</strong>), not to care at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">rat on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq949"> to desert (one’s party or associates), especially in time of trouble: <em class="example">a man who would rat on his friends.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq383"> to inform on; betray.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq557"> to go back on (a statement, agreement, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq553"> <strong class="phr">rat through</strong>, to sort through in a careless or hasty manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq499"> <strong class="phr">smell a rat</strong>, to be suspicious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq960"> <strong class="phr">the rats</strong>, delirium tremens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ratte</em>, Old English <em>rat</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rate<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="99mSbhBtWB">n.</span><span target_id="IzomUvG25M">v.t.</span><span target_id="FXVCTO70BV">v.i.</span><span target_id="DwXhF5VbcW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rate" src="word_pronunciations/18955.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪt/ (<em>say</em> rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="99mSbhBtWB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure: <em class="example">at the rate of 60 kilometres an hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> a fixed charge per unit of quantity: <em class="example">a rate of 10 cents in the dollar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq805"> the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: <em class="example">the rate of interest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq288"> price: <em class="example">to cut rates.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq629"> degree of speed, of travelling, working, etc.: <em class="example">to work at a rapid rate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq682"> degree or relative amount of action or procedure: <em class="example">the rate of increase.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq721"> relative condition or quality; grade, class, or sort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq661"> assigned position in any of a series of graded classes; rating.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq720"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a tax on property, imposed by a local authority and used for the maintenance and supply of services, as garbage, sewerage, etc.: <em class="example">municipal rates; </em><em class="example">water rates.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rated</strong>, <strong class="bold">rating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IzomUvG25M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq707"> to estimate the value or worth of; appraise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq843"> to esteem, consider, or account: <em class="example">he was rated one of the rich men of the city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq388"> to fix at a certain rate, as of charge or payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq590"> to value for purposes of taxation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq574"> to make subject to the payment of a certain rate or tax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq624"> to deserve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq920"> <em class="label">Chiefly Nautical</em> to place in a certain class, etc., as a ship or a sailor; give a certain rating to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq468"> <em class="label">US</em> to arrange for the conveyance of (goods) at a certain rate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FXVCTO70BV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq236"> to have value, standing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq507"> to have position in a certain class.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DwXhF5VbcW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq665"> <strong class="phr">at any rate</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq879"> under any circumstances; in any case; at all events.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq742"> at least.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq073"> <strong class="phr">at a </strong>(or <strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> rate of knots</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq389"> <strong class="phr">at this rate</strong>, if the present circumstances continue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>rata</em> fixed amount or portion, rate, properly feminine of Latin <em>ratus</em>, past participle, fixed by calculation, determined. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061399" href="entry://ratio%23bigmac000061399"><span class="smallcaps">ratio</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rate<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rate" src="word_pronunciations/18955.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪt/ (<em>say</em> rayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">rated</strong>, <strong class="bold">rating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">to chide vehemently; scold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; ? related to Swedish <em>rata</em> reject, refuse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rather</span><z><span target_id="Vp6XNzRZGw">adv.</span><span target_id="XkW2QfWvRU">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Vp6XNzRZGw"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rather" src="word_pronunciations/18956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraðə/ (<em>say</em> 'rahdhuh) more so than not; to a certain extent; somewhat: <em class="example">rather good.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rather" src="word_pronunciations/18956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraðə/ (<em>say</em> 'rahdhuh) (with verbs) in some degree (used either literally to modify a statement, or ironically to lend emphasis).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq874"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rather" src="word_pronunciations/18956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraðə/ (<em>say</em> 'rahdhuh) more properly or justly; with better reason: <em class="example">the contrary is rather to be supposed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq589"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rather" src="word_pronunciations/18956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraðə/ (<em>say</em> 'rahdhuh) in preference; as a preferred or accepted alternative: <em class="example">I had rather do this than that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq140"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rather" src="word_pronunciations/18956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraðə/ (<em>say</em> 'rahdhuh) more properly or correctly speaking; more truly: <em class="example">two hands, or rather, claws.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq997"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rather" src="word_pronunciations/18956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraðə/ (<em>say</em> 'rahdhuh) on the contrary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq086"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rather" src="word_pronunciations/18956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraðə/ (<em>say</em> 'rahdhuh), /raˈðɜ/ (<em>say</em> rah'dher) <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> (as a response, a colloquial equivalent of an emphatic affirmative): <em class="example">Is it worth going to? Rather!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XkW2QfWvRU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rather" src="word_pronunciations/18956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraðə/ (<em>say</em> 'rahdhuh) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">rather a …</strong>, quite a …: <em class="example">rather a simple soul.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq51"> <strong class="phr">rather than</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq424"> sooner or more readily or willingly: <em class="example">to die rather than yield.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq769"> instead of: <em class="example">to have an oral rather than a written exam.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">rather think</strong>, to be inclined towards thinking; suspect: <em class="example">I rather think it’s going to rain today.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">would rather</strong>, to prefer: <em class="example">I would rather go to the beach.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hraþor</em>, comparative of <em>hraþe</em> quickly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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raven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">raven<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="IOxT7aRuae">n.</span><span target_id="Eh76z3siag">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of raven" src="word_pronunciations/18978.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈreɪvən/ (<em>say</em> 'rayvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IOxT7aRuae"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> any of three large, glossy black, omnivorous and somewhat predacious birds with loud harsh calls, the <strong>Australian raven</strong>, <em>Corvus coronoides</em>, distinguished from the crow by its drawn-out call and its long neck feathers, the <strong>little raven</strong>, <em>C. mellori</em>, and the <strong>forest raven</strong>, <em>C. tasmanicus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> any of a number of similar birds of the family Corvidae found elsewhere, especially <em>C. corax</em>, often considered a bird of ill omen.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Eh76z3siag">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq876"> lustrous black: <em class="example">raven locks.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>hræfn</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">raven<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="b0kp8xz0cs">v.i.</span><span target_id="22IJeISXux">v.t.</span><span target_id="nQGoIjjmeD">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrævən/ (<em>say</em> 'ravuhn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b0kp8xz0cs"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> to seek plunder or prey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq725"> to eat or feed voraciously or greedily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq110"> to have a ravenous appetite.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="22IJeISXux">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq539"> to seize as spoil or prey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq510"> to devour voraciously.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nQGoIjjmeD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq363"> rapine; robbery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq135"> plunder or prey.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ravin</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>ravine</em>, from French, from Latin <em>rapīna</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061325" href="entry://rapine%23bigmac000061325"><span class="smallcaps">rapine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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razoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">razoo</span><z><span target_id="qbgRjURl7L">n.</span><span target_id="ERUhkqiS9U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of razoo" src="word_pronunciations/18990.mp3"></audio></span>/raˈzu/ (<em>say</em> rah'zooh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qbgRjURl7L">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> a gambling chip.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ERUhkqiS9U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">not have a brass razoo</strong>, to have no money at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">not worth a brass razoo</strong>, not worth anything.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rahzoo</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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read
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">read<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="pmwxqhoOB0">v.t.</span><span target_id="6VH1iUUPmt">v.i.</span><span target_id="1XTTkinYf0">n.</span><span target_id="yZKL5RFhCp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of read" src="word_pronunciations/19012.mp3"></audio></span>/rid/ (<em>say</em> reed) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">read</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of read" src="word_pronunciations/19011.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛd/ (<em>say</em> red), <strong class="bold">reading</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of read" src="word_pronunciations/19013.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈridɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'reeding))<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pmwxqhoOB0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> to observe, and apprehend the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): <em class="example">to read a book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq532"> to utter aloud; render in speech (something written, printed, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq003"> to have such knowledge of (a language) as to be able to understand things written in it: <em class="example">to read French.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq379"> to apprehend the meaning of (signs, characters, etc.) otherwise than with the eyes, as by means of the fingers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq856"> to make out the significance of, by scrutiny or observation: <em class="example">to read the sky.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq793"> to foresee, foretell, or predict: <em class="example">to read a person’s fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq250"> to make out the character, etc., of (a person, etc.), as by the interpretation of outward signs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq616"> to understand or take (something read or observed) in a particular way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq054"> to introduce (something not expressed or directly indicated) into what is read or considered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq677"> to adopt or give as a reading in a particular passage: <em class="example">for ‘one thousand’ another version reads ‘ten thousand’.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq770"> to interpret: <em class="example">I read this speech as an apology.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq619"> to register or indicate, as a thermometer or other instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq135"> to study, as by perusing books: <em class="example">to read law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq519"> to learn by, or as if by, perusal: <em class="example">to read a person’s thoughts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq683"> to bring, put, etc., by reading: <em class="example">to read oneself to sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq862"> to give someone (a lecture or lesson) by way of admonition or rebuke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq744"> to discover or explain the meaning of (a riddle, a dream, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq520"> (of a computer) to copy (information) from a secondary device, such as a magnetic tape or disk, into its primary storage area.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6VH1iUUPmt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq282"> to read or peruse writing, printing, etc., or papers, books, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq928"> to utter aloud, or render in speech, written or printed words that one is perusing: <em class="example">to read to a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq602"> to give a public reading or recital.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq739"> to inspect and apprehend the meaning of written or other signs or characters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq777"> to occupy oneself seriously with reading or study, especially in a specific course of study: <em class="example">to read for holy orders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq370"> to obtain knowledge or learn of something by reading.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq260"> to be capable of being read, especially properly or well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq307"> to have a certain wording.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq547"> to be capable of being read or interpreted (as stated): <em class="example">a rule that reads two different ways.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq816"> (of a computer) to take in information: <em class="example">to read from the hard drive.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1XTTkinYf0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq302"> the act or process of reading: <em class="example">to just lie in bed and have a read.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yZKL5RFhCp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">a good read</strong>, a book, magazine, etc., that is enjoyable to read.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq967"> <strong class="phr">read between the lines</strong>, to find in something spoken or written more meaning than the words appear to express: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In order to interpret history from an Aboriginal point of view it is necessary to read between the lines of those government documents and reports.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jackie huggins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the strategy in cryptography of writing a secret message in alternate lines within a larger message, such that if the larger message is read line by line, the meaning of the secret one is reversed or obscure]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq233"> <strong class="phr">read down</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> to apply a piece of legislation of general application to a particular situation without exceeding the power of the general legislation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">read for</strong>, to undergo a public examination in order to pass a course of study: <em class="example">to read for Orders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq452"> <strong class="phr">read from the same page</strong>, to present a united front.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq415"> <strong class="phr">read the room</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be aware of the feelings and attitudes of one’s audience and adapt one’s behaviour accordingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">you wouldn’t read about it</strong>, (an exclamation of astonishment, sometimes ironic.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rede</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>rǣdan</em> counsel, consider, read]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">read<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of read" src="word_pronunciations/19014.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛd/ (<em>say</em> red) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">having knowledge gained by reading: <em class="example">a widely read person.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104328" href="#bigmac000104328"><span class="smallcaps">read<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ready
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ready</span><z><span target_id="6pGpbEGTgz">adj.</span><span target_id="MW6NfDEGcI">v.t.</span><span target_id="UxjzPxfyND">n.</span><span target_id="ZsL7Phg5Am">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ready" src="word_pronunciations/19010.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɛdi/ (<em>say</em> 'redee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6pGpbEGTgz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">readier</strong>, <strong class="bold">readiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq089"> completely prepared or in due condition for immediate action or use: <em class="example">troops ready for battle; </em><em class="example">dinner is ready.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> duly equipped, completed, adjusted, or arranged, as for the occasion or purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq118"> willing: <em class="example">ready to forgive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq483"> prompt or quick in perceiving, comprehending, speaking, writing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq282"> proceeding from or showing such quickness: <em class="example">a ready reply.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq721"> prompt or quick in action, performance, manifestation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq507"> inclined, disposed, or apt: <em class="example">too ready to criticise others.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq874"> in such a condition as to be about, likely, or liable at any moment (to do something): <em class="example">a tree ready to fall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq374"> immediately available for use: <em class="example">ready money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq559"> relating to prompt payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq006"> present or convenient (to hand, to the hand, etc.): <em class="example">to lie ready to one’s hand.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MW6NfDEGcI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq222"> (<strong class="bold">readied</strong>, <strong class="bold">readying</strong>) to make ready; prepare.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UxjzPxfyND">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">readies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq530"> the condition or position of being ready: <em class="example">to bring pencils to the ready.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq591"> (<em>often plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ready money: <em class="example">I’m a bit short of ready; </em><em class="example">he just didn’t have the readies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq808"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a scheme; racket; lurk.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZsL7Phg5Am">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq804"> <strong class="phr">ready, set, go</strong> or <strong class="phr">ready, steady, go</strong>, (a command to begin a race, contest, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">work a ready</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to adopt a scheme or racket, usually dishonest or illegal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>redy</em>, early Middle English <em>rædig</em>, from Old English <em>rǣde</em> ready + <em>-ig</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rearguard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rearguard</span><z><span target_id="kaD0j9TK4l">n.</span><span target_id="4T8sQBWtRe">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrɪəgad/ (<em>say</em> 'reargahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kaD0j9TK4l"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> a part of an army or military force detached from the main body to bring up and guard the rear from surprise attack, especially in a retreat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4T8sQBWtRe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq885"> <strong class="phr">fight a rearguard action</strong>, to struggle to make the best of a losing situation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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recovery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">recovery</span><z><span target_id="GVHN0gJ9pD">n.</span><span target_id="kVDUVyAq7y">phr.</span></z></header><div>/rəˈkʌvəri/ (<em>say</em> ruh'kuvuhree), /rəˈkʌvri/ (<em>say</em> ruh'kuvree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GVHN0gJ9pD"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">recoveries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> the act of recovering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> the regaining of something lost or taken away, or the possibility of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq962"> restoration or return to health from sickness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq368"> restoration or return to a former (and better) state or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq584"> the overcoming of a mistake, setback or difficulty: <em class="example">after trailing badly at half-time, the team made a good recovery and won the game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq307"> time required for recovery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq939"> that which is gained in recovering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq127"> the regaining of substances in usable form, as from refuse material or waste products.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac381072811" href="entry://recovery%20ward%23bigmac381072811"><strong>recovery ward</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Law</em> the obtaining of right to something by verdict or judgement of a court of law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> the movement to the position of guard after a lunge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq847"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> a return to a former position for making the next stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> the movement of the leg in running when it is not touching the ground.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kVDUVyAq7y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq744"> <strong class="phr">suffer a recovery</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have a hangover.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104354" href="entry://recover%23bigmac000104354"><span class="smallcaps">recover</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sail</span><z><span target_id="23PN8zBgMG">n.</span><span target_id="H3iZTs9RrH">v.i.</span><span target_id="vnCMzcYL2W">v.t.</span><span target_id="FIzBB9UyRI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sail" src="word_pronunciations/20040.mp3"></audio></span>/seɪl/ (<em>say</em> sayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="23PN8zBgMG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> an expanse of canvas or similar material spread to the wind to make a vessel move through the water. It is called a <strong>square sail</strong> when quadrilateral and extended by a yard, usually at right angles to the masts, and a <strong>fore-and-aft sail</strong> when set on a mast, boom, gaff, or stay, more or less in line with the keel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> some similar piece or apparatus, as the part of an arm of a windmill which catches the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq104"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac981616394" href="entry://shade%20sail%23bigmac981616394"><strong>shade sail</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq031"> a voyage or excursion, especially in a sailing vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq986"> a sailing vessel or ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq818"> sailing vessels collectively: <em class="example">the fleet numbered thirty sail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq261"> sails for a vessel or vessels, collectively.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H3iZTs9RrH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq651"> to travel in a vessel conveyed by the action of wind, steam, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq751"> to move along or be conveyed by wind, steam, etc.: <em class="example">steamships sailing to Fremantle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq734"> to manage a boat, especially for sport: <em class="example">can you sail?; </em><em class="example">he sails every Wednesday afternoon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq733"> to begin a journey by water: <em class="example">sailing at dawn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq535"> to move along in a manner suggestive of a sailing vessel: <em class="example">clouds sailing overhead.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq431"> to travel through the air, as a balloon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq428"> to move along with dignity: <em class="example">to sail into a room.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vnCMzcYL2W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq332"> to sail upon, over, or through: <em class="example">to sail the seven seas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq991"> to navigate (a ship, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq552"> to cause to sail (a toy boat or the like).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FIzBB9UyRI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">make sail</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq596"> to set the sail or sails of a boat, or increase the amount of sail already set.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq670"> to set out on a voyage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq372"> <strong class="phr">sail in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to initiate an action without prudent regard to possible consequences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">sail through</strong>, to complete (a task, test, etc.) easily and successfully: <em class="example">she sails through all her exams.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq424"> <strong class="phr">set sail</strong>, to start a voyage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">under sail</strong>, with sails set.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>segl</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sailable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sailless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sale</span><z><span target_id="dJvolP5jmP">n.</span><span target_id="0ILESDyMDT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sale" src="word_pronunciations/20054.mp3"></audio></span>/seɪl/ (<em>say</em> sayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dJvolP5jmP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq252"> the act of selling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq868"> the quantity sold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq201"> opportunity to sell; demand: <em class="example">slow sale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq804"> a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq266"> transfer of property for money or credit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0ILESDyMDT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq451"> <strong class="phr">for </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> sale</strong>, offered to be sold; offered to purchasers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq897"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">make</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a sale</strong>, <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> to vomit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">offer for sale</strong>, to make available for purchase.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; late Old English <em>sala</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101788" href="entry://sell%23bigmac000101788"><span class="smallcaps">sell</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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same
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">same</span><z><span target_id="G69elCsFe8">adj.</span><span target_id="ZPTcgZsIYB">pron.</span><span target_id="gFrOiy0b9d">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of same" src="word_pronunciations/20091.mp3"></audio></span>/seɪm/ (<em>say</em> saym) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="G69elCsFe8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: <em class="example">the very same person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq634"> being one or identical, though having different names, aspects, etc.: <em class="example">these are one and the same thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq861"> agreeing in kind, amount, etc.; corresponding: <em class="example">two boxes of the same dimensions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq952"> unchanged in character, condition, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="ZPTcgZsIYB">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq139"> the same person or thing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gFrOiy0b9d">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq131"> <strong class="phr">all the same</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq442"> notwithstanding; nevertheless.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq467"> immaterial; unimportant.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq767"> <strong class="phr">just the same</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq202"> in the same manner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq152"> nevertheless.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq695"> <strong class="phr">same </strong>(<strong class="phr">here</strong>), (an exclamation indicating that the speaker concurs with the last statement or feeling expressed, or is in a corresponding situation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">same old, same old</strong>, (an expression indicating that a previous statement or sequence is merely a repetition of what has been said or what has happened many times before.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">same same</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> boringly repetitive and familiar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">the same</strong>, with the same manner (used adverbially): <em class="example">she played it the same each time.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, as adverb only]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sandboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac222553593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sandboy</span></header><div>/ˈsændbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'sandboy) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">happy as a sandboy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">extremely happy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065268" href="entry://sand%23bigmac000065268"><span class="smallcaps">sand</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23bigmac000104547"><span class="smallcaps">boy</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23mq630">7a</a>); British saying (early 1800s), originally ironic, with reference to the men who delivered sand for use in scouring pans and tools, and in butcher shops, inns, etc., to soak up spilt liquid on the floor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sarsaparilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sarsaparilla</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sarsaparilla" src="word_pronunciations/20155.mp3"></audio></span>/saspəˈrɪlə/ (<em>say</em> sahspuh'riluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> any of various climbing or trailing plants of the widely distributed genus <em>Smilax</em>, having a root which has been much used in medicine as an alterant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq435"> Also, <strong class="vs">native sarsaparilla</strong>. any of several plants, especially <em>Smilax australis</em> (<strong>Austral sarsaparilla</strong>) and <em>S. glyciphylla</em> (<strong>sweet sarsaparilla</strong>), found in rainforests and wet eucalypt forests along the east coast of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> any similar species as <strong>false sarsaparilla</strong>, <em>Hardenbergia violacea</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq443"> the root of any of these plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq776"> an extract or other preparation made from sarsaparilla root.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq520"> a soft drink flavoured with the root of the American species of sarsaparilla, <em>Smilax regelii</em>, a perennial trailing vine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>zarzaparilla</em>, from <em>zarza</em> bramble + <em>-parilla</em> (? diminutive of <em>parsa</em> vine)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sausage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sausage</span><z><span target_id="zAwxt1SWqu">n.</span><span target_id="VYZZZqR7tg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sausage" src="word_pronunciations/20195.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɒsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'sosij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zAwxt1SWqu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> minced pork, beef, or other meats (often combined), with various added ingredients and seasonings, and packed into a special skin which was formerly prepared from the entrails of pigs or oxen, but is now often made from a synthetic product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a sausage-shaped observation balloon, formerly used in warfare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the penis.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VYZZZqR7tg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">not a sausage</strong>, absolutely nothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq853"> <strong class="phr">silly sausage</strong>, (an affectionate reprimand, as from a mother to a child who has made a mistake.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq407"> <strong class="phr">sink </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hide</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the sausage</strong>, (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>humorous</em>) (of a male) to engage in sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sausige</em>, from Old North French <em>saussiche</em>, from Late Latin <em>salsīcia</em>, from Latin <em>salsus</em> salted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scalded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scalded</span><z><span target_id="nhoySyHQGJ">adj.</span><span target_id="iQ0MUN3Cwo">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈskɔldəd/ (<em>say</em> 'skawlduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nhoySyHQGJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> suffering the results of scalding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> (of land) stripped of vegetation, especially after soil erosion or salination.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iQ0MUN3Cwo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">move like a scalded cat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move very quickly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scale<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="5TBUAQbcrk">n.</span><span target_id="X0eJk9rJja">v.t.</span><span target_id="isRSB7uuTw">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scale" src="word_pronunciations/20233.mp3"></audio></span>/skeɪl/ (<em>say</em> skayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5TBUAQbcrk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> one of the thin, flat, horny or hard plates that form the covering of certain animals, as fishes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> any thin plate-like piece, lamina, or flake such as peels off from a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq341"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq602"> a small rudimentary body, usually a specialised leaf, covering the leaf buds of deciduous trees in cold climates.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq609"> a thin scarious or membranous part of a plant, as a bract of a catkin.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq128"> the fleshy food storage structures of a bulb.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq263"> a scale insect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq433"> the protective covering secreted by the scale insect.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq733"> the crust of metallic oxide formed by cooling of hot metals in air.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq566"> the encrustation caused in steam boilers by the evaporation of water containing mineral salts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq003"> a fault in glass or vitreous enamelware, in the form of an embedded particle of metal oxide or carbon.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">scaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">scaling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="X0eJk9rJja">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq828"> to remove the scales or scale from: <em class="example">to scale fish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> to remove the film of oxide formed on the surface of a metal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq241"> to remove in scales or thin layers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq833"> to cover with an encrustation or scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq180"> to skip, as a stone over water.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="isRSB7uuTw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq204"> to come off in scales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq081"> to shed scales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq668"> to become coated with scale, as the inside of a boiler.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, aphetic modification of <em>escale</em>, of Germanic origin; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103631" href="entry://shell%23bigmac000103631"><span class="smallcaps">shell</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scaleless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scale<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="xAqOqgcM3A">n.</span><span target_id="wk6IjKrsXt">v.t.</span><span target_id="uKG8FH5Ofp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scale" src="word_pronunciations/20234.mp3"></audio></span>/skeɪl/ (<em>say</em> skayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xAqOqgcM3A"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq318"> the pan, or either of the pans or dishes, of a balance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a balance, or any of various other more or less complicated devices for weighing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wk6IjKrsXt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">scaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">scaling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq069"> to weigh in or as in scales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq861"> to have a weight of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uKG8FH5Ofp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq208"> <strong class="phr">tilt </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tip</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the scales of justice</strong>, to pervert the legal system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">tip </strong>(or <strong class="phr">turn</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the scales</strong>, to determine the outcome of something that has been in doubt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">tip the scale</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> at</strong>, to weigh: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Her name is Rosabelle McGee, and she tips the scales at 303</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic <em>skāl</em> bowl]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scale<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="JQI2Zbq6Az">n.</span><span target_id="gA0yxnBCnU">v.t.</span><span target_id="L6EOUdF7Ux">v.i.</span><span target_id="tqlTpKpFcD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scale" src="word_pronunciations/20235.mp3"></audio></span>/skeɪl/ (<em>say</em> skayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JQI2Zbq6Az"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> a succession or progression of steps or degrees; a graduated series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> a point on such a scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq283"> a series of marks laid down at determinate distances, as along a line, for purposes of measurement or computation: <em class="example">the scale of a thermometer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq472"> a graduated line, as on a map, representing proportionate size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq723"> a graduated table of prices, wages, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq055"> an instrument with graduated spaces, for measuring, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq035"> the proportion which the representation of an object bears to the object: <em class="example">a model on a scale of one centimetre to a metre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq384"> the ratio of distances (or, less commonly, of areas) on a map to the corresponding values on the earth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq151"> a certain relative or proportionate size or extent: <em class="example">a residence on a yet more magnificent scale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq201"> a standard of measurement or estimation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq213"> <em class="label">Arithmetic</em> a system of numerical notation: <em class="example">the decimal scale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Music</em> a succession of notes ascending or descending according to fixed intervals, especially such a series beginning on a particular note: <em class="example">the major scale of C.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq930"> <em class="label">Music</em> the compass or range of a voice or an instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq168"> <em class="label">Education</em> a graded series of tests or tasks for measuring intelligence, achievement, adjustment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> anything by which one may ascend.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a ladder; a flight of stairs.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">scaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">scaling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gA0yxnBCnU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq600"> to climb by, or as by, a ladder; climb up or over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to ride on a public conveyance, especially a tram, without paying a fare: <em class="example">scale a rattler.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq353"> to make according to scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq085"> to measure by, or as if by, a scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq264"> to adjust (marks in an examination) in accordance with a relative proportion established for that examination.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="L6EOUdF7Ux">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq401"> to climb; ascend; mount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq638"> to progress in a graduated series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq264"> to adjust (marks in an examination) in accordance with a relative proportion established for that examination.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tqlTpKpFcD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">on a wide scale</strong>, over a broad area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">scale down</strong>, to decrease, especially according to a fixed proportion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">scale up</strong>, to increase, especially according to a fixed proportion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">to scale</strong>, with the proportions of the original correctly maintained in the representation: <em class="example">a map drawn to scale.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>scāla</em> staircase, ladder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scaling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scare</span><z><span target_id="pEuAYurcWn">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZVL4CrSThE">v.i.</span><span target_id="8jnf4XEREE">n.</span><span target_id="LYrfu7JLSc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scare" src="word_pronunciations/20255.mp3"></audio></span>/skɛə/ (<em>say</em> skair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">scared</strong>, <strong class="bold">scaring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pEuAYurcWn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> to strike with sudden fear or terror.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZVL4CrSThE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq324"> to become frightened: <em class="example">that horse scares easily.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8jnf4XEREE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq394"> a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq436"> a time or state of widespread fear, worry, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the part of a club where the head joins the shaft.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LYrfu7JLSc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">scare away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to drive off; frighten away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">scare up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain or find: <em class="example">to scare up support for a project.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [unexplained variant of Middle English <em>skerre</em>, from Old Norse <em>skjarr</em> shy, timid, startled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scarer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scattergun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac702426213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scattergun</span><z><span target_id="uWL0woHEaH">n.</span><span target_id="9mY8cneJOf">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈskætəgʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'skatuhgun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uWL0woHEaH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a gun, such as a shotgun, which does not shoot a single missile but many smaller missiles in a scatter.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9mY8cneJOf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">scattergun approach</strong>, an approach to a problem, argument, etc., which relies on a broad range of not necessarily well-directed counter measures as a tactic, rather than a single well-directed one.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scene</span><z><span target_id="8EQ5vg95PH">n.</span><span target_id="R3wrXSsYNQ">adj.</span><span target_id="eEPCpbEHn4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scene" src="word_pronunciations/20276.mp3"></audio></span>/sin/ (<em>say</em> seen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8EQ5vg95PH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> the place where any action occurs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> any view or picture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq715"> an incident or situation in real life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq216"> an exhibition or outbreak of excited or violent feeling before others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq646"> a division of a play or of an act of a play, now commonly representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq677"> a unit of dramatic action within a play, in which a single point or effect is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq307"> the place in which the action of a play or part of a play is supposed to occur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq767"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065877" href="entry://scenery%23bigmac000065877"><strong>scenery</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065877" href="entry://scenery%23mq094">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq933"> an episode, situation, or the like, as described in writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq511"> the setting of a story or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq904"> the stage, especially of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq738"> any sphere or domain, especially that of contemporary culture: <em class="example">the pop scene.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq093"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an area or sphere of interest or involvement: <em class="example">politics is her scene.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq808"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a social environment: <em class="example">I had to leave that scene.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq258"> <strong>the scene</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq546"> the contemporary fashionable world.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the world of homosexuals, where their sexual preference is openly displayed, as in gay bars, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="R3wrXSsYNQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq291"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a homosexual) partaking or involved in the public homosexual world (opposed to <em>non-scene</em>): <em class="example">a scene dyke; </em><em class="example">a scene queen.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eEPCpbEHn4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">a bad scene</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a situation which has a negative effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">a good scene</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a situation which has a positive effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">behind the scenes</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq513"> out of sight of the audience; offstage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq491"> secretly; privately.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">on the scene</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq415"> present: <em class="example">the first person on the scene was a police officer.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq385"> in fashion.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>scēna</em>, from Greek <em>skēnē</em> tent, stage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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schlep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">schlep</span><z><span target_id="UYNWbt63Ae">v.t.</span><span target_id="2g6hj0svPB">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ʃlɛp/ (<em>say</em> shlep) <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UYNWbt63Ae">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> (<strong class="bold">schlepped</strong>, <strong class="bold">schlepping</strong>) to carry; cart or lug.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2g6hj0svPB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq459"> <strong class="phr">schlep around</strong>, to traipse or trudge around.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">shlep</strong>. <div class="etym">[Yiddish <em>shlepn</em> to pull, drag, (used intransitively) to trudge, from Middle High German dialect <em>sleppen</em>, from Middle Low German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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schmick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac824933323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">schmick<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="wkztoXntOm">n.</span><span target_id="OjBPZgW35C">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ʃmɪk/ (<em>say</em> shmik) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wkztoXntOm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> nothing: <em class="example">to find schmick on the topic.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OjBPZgW35C">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">not to have a schmick</strong>, to have no knowledge on a subject.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? German <em>schmek</em> a small amount]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac900618710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">schmick<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="aOxymWPMFF">adj.</span><span target_id="Xi916nVeky">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ʃmɪk/ (<em>say</em> shmik) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aOxymWPMFF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq109"> smart and stylish: <em class="example">a schmick car.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Xi916nVeky">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq588"> <strong class="phr">all schmicked up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq19"> heavily adorned.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq206"> dressed in one’s best.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">smick</strong>. <div class="etym">[? blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101132" href="entry://smart%23bigmac000101132"><span class="smallcaps">smart</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069421" href="entry://slick%23bigmac000069421"><span class="smallcaps">slick<sup>1</sup></span></a>; ? German <em>schmuk</em> trim, decorated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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score
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">score</span><z><span target_id="baMvb6TGz6">n.</span><span target_id="T5CSUOxjWE">v.t.</span><span target_id="tA3jkjGOJf">v.i.</span><span target_id="p2xTINMGjN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of score" src="word_pronunciations/20342.mp3"></audio></span>/skɔ/ (<em>say</em> skaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="baMvb6TGz6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> the record of points made by the competitors in a game or match.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq504"> the aggregate of points made by a side or individual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq271"> the scoring of a point or points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Education</em> the performance of an individual, or sometimes of a group, in an examination or test, expressed by a letter, number, or other symbol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq154"> a notch or scratch; a stroke or line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq177"> a notch or mark for keeping an account or record.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq981"> a reckoning or account so kept.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq874"> any account showing indebtedness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq505"> an amount recorded as due.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq498"> a line drawn as a boundary, the beginning of a race, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq537"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">score</strong>) a group or set of twenty: <em class="example">five score years ago.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq556"> (<em>plural</em>) a great many.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq952"> account, reason, or ground: <em class="example">to complain on the score of low pay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq832"> a successful move, remark, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq478"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq785"> a written or printed piece of music with all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged on staves, one under the other.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq183"> the background music to a film, play, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> latest news or state of progress: <em class="example">what’s the score on the Rogers file?</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">scored</strong>, <strong class="bold">scoring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="T5CSUOxjWE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq843"> to gain for addition to one’s score in a game: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bews scored a goal five minutes later.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq723"> to make a score of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq398"> to be worth (as points): <em class="example">four aces score one hundred.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Education</em> to evaluate the responses a person has made on (a test or an examination).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq094"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq253"> to orchestrate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq015"> to write out in score.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq280"> to compose the music for (a film, play, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq412"> <em class="label">Cookery</em> to cut with shallow slashes, as meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq597"> to make notches, cuts, or lines in or on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq331"> Also, <strong class="vs">score up</strong>. to record by notches, marks, etc.; to reckon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq028"> to write down as a debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq283"> to record as a debtor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq737"> to gain or win: <em class="example">a comedy scoring a great success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">US</em> to censure severely: <em class="example">newspapers scored him severely for the announcement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be successful in obtaining (a commodity, especially drugs): <em class="example">we scored a deal of dope.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tA3jkjGOJf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq225"> to make notches, cuts, lines, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq793"> to make a point or points in a game or contest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In the last six minutes the Rollers failed to score.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq690"> to keep score, as of a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq557"> to achieve an advantage or a success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be successful in obtaining a commodity, especially drugs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be successful in securing a partner for sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="p2xTINMGjN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq64"> <strong class="phr">a score of …</strong>, a large number of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As well as these Public Service heavies, there’s a score of scruffs like David Williamson and your tubby columnist.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq223"> <strong class="phr">know the score</strong>, to be aware of what is required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">pay off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">settle</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a score</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq483"> to avenge a wrong.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq869"> to fulfil an obligation.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the <em>scores</em> (notches) cut into sticks to keep count before the days of paper records and subsequently used to keep count of amounts due in commercial transactions]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">score off someone</strong>, to gain an advantage over someone: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>in Parliament he will use his dominating personality and intellectual brilliance to score off lesser men</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john douglas pringle</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">score points off someone</strong>, to gain an advantage over someone by making clever and usually cutting comments that make one’s adversary look foolish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">three score years and ten</strong>, old age: <em class="example">to continue working up to three score years and ten.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; late Old English <em>scoru</em>, from Old Norse <em>skor</em> notch] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scorer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scoring</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scoreless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scourge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scourge</span><z><span target_id="eTHIkpEqNh">n.</span><span target_id="tqX9RSuYNr">v.t.</span><span target_id="rDKJ9eUz8w">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scourge" src="word_pronunciations/20351.mp3"></audio></span>/skɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> skerj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eTHIkpEqNh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> any means of punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq883"> a cause of affliction or calamity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq839"> a harassing, dictatorial person, especially a woman.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tqX9RSuYNr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">scourged</strong>, <strong class="bold">scourging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq100"> to whip with a scourge; lash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq660"> to punish or chastise severely; afflict; torment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rDKJ9eUz8w">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">be a scourge</strong>, (of a medical condition, etc.) to be prevalent: <em class="example">sandy blight is a scourge in the outback.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French <em>escorge</em>, from Late Latin <em>excoriāre</em> strip off the hide]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scout<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="8JBE7aJAJh">n.</span><span target_id="Jl3hozxzh1">v.i.</span><span target_id="6s3oCtG25k">v.t.</span><span target_id="16d8yPzRCB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scout" src="word_pronunciations/20354.mp3"></audio></span>/skaʊt/ (<em>say</em> skowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8JBE7aJAJh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> a soldier, warship, aeroplane, or the like, employed in reconnoitring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> a person sent out to obtain information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq764"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087252" href="entry://Scout%23bigmac000087252"><strong>Scout</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq032"> a person detailed to observe and report on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq746"> a person detailed to seek and recommend new players for recruitment to a club.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq454"> a talent scout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq682"> the act of scouting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq380"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person: <em class="example">a good scout.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Jl3hozxzh1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq863"> to act as a scout; reconnoitre: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Half of them were scouting round the Burrell Lagoon country and along the Namoi</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ion l idriess</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6s3oCtG25k">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq481"> to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoitre: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This belonged to Explorer Haverfield, who was scouting the district for station properties.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank clune</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1937</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq595"> to evaluate; seek opinions on: <em class="example">we’ll scout the idea of having a party.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="16d8yPzRCB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq796"> <strong class="phr">scout out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around for</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to search for; seek: <em class="example">to scout out a substitute player; </em><em class="example">to scout around for an entertainer.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>scowte</em>, from Old French <em>escoute</em> (feminine) action of listening, from <em>escouter</em> listen, from Latin <em>auscultāre</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scout<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Ns4vFA7sVS">v.t.</span><span target_id="dX6s6xbi6M">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scout" src="word_pronunciations/20355.mp3"></audio></span>/skaʊt/ (<em>say</em> skowt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ns4vFA7sVS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> to reject with scorn; flout.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dX6s6xbi6M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq836"> to behave in a mocking manner; jeer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old Norse <em>skūta</em> a taunt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scrape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scrape</span><z><span target_id="yAmv6CRlHT">v.t.</span><span target_id="NvM3R8C87m">v.i.</span><span target_id="t8HA6WnXem">n.</span><span target_id="dRWwAmpa3A">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scrape" src="word_pronunciations/20365.mp3"></audio></span>/skreɪp/ (<em>say</em> skrayp) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">scraped</strong>, <strong class="bold">scraping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yAmv6CRlHT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> to remove (an outer layer, adhering matter, etc.) in this way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq367"> to scratch; produce as by scratching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq156"> to rub harshly on or across (something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq182"> to draw or rub (a thing) roughly across something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq950"> to level (an unpaved road) with a grader.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq810"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have intercourse with (a woman).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NvM3R8C87m">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq938"> to scrape something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq468"> to rub against something gratingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq777"> to produce a grating and unmusical tone from a string instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq115"> to draw back the foot in making a bow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq636"> to practise laborious economy or saving: <em class="example">they scraped for years in order to buy a house.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t8HA6WnXem">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq692"> the act of scraping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq697"> a drawing back of the foot in making a bow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq045"> a scraping sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq053"> a scraped place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq694"> a slight depression in the ground formed naturally or from the action of animals such as the kangaroo resting there, or birds making a nest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq568"> <em class="label">Medicine Colloquial</em> curettage of the uterus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq186"> an embarrassing situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq825"> a fight; struggle; scrap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dRWwAmpa3A">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq735"> <strong class="phr">scrape an acquaintance with somebody</strong>, to force one’s attentions upon somebody in order to get acquainted with them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq796"> <strong class="phr">scrape off</strong>, to remove (something forming an outside layer) with a sharp instrument: <em class="example">to scrape off the paint.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">scrape through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq886"> to manage to get through (an examination, etc.) with difficulty or barely succeeding: <em class="example">I just scraped through the driving test.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq576"> to manage to get by with difficulty; succeed by a narrow margin: <em class="example">it was difficult having no money, but somehow we managed to scrape through.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">scrape up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">together</strong>), to collect by or as by scraping, or laboriously, or with difficulty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>skrapa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red</span><z><span target_id="CiToArmQIJ">adj.</span><span target_id="mcMb6wwEoH">n.</span><span target_id="pFeQGsyMLY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of red" src="word_pronunciations/19162.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛd/ (<em>say</em> red) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CiToArmQIJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">redder</strong>, <strong class="bold">reddest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> of a spectral hue beyond orange in the spectrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq583"> distinguished by being red, wearing red, having red clothing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq328"> (of wines) made from dark grapes and thus red-coloured from their skins (opposed to <em>white</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> (<em>often upper case</em>) ultraradical politically, especially communist.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mcMb6wwEoH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq803"> any of the hues adjacent to orange in the spectrum, such as scarlet, vermilion, cherry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq654"> something red.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq089"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061966" href="entry://red%20kangaroo%23bigmac000061966"><strong>red kangaroo</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq059"> red wine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq810"> (<em>often upper case</em>) an ultraradical in politics, especially a communist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Archery</em> a ring on a target coloured red, scoring seven points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq354"> <strong>the red</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq509"> red ink as used in bookkeeping and accounting practice for recording losses and deficits in financial statements.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq869"> loss or deficit: <em class="example">in the red; </em><em class="example">out of the red.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pFeQGsyMLY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq41"> <strong class="phr">a red rag to a bull</strong>, something that excites a person’s anger or passion. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the tradition in bullfighting that toreadors’ capes are lined with red]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">paint the town red</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to indulge in riotous entertainment. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US; ? an elaboration of obsolete <em>paint</em> meaning ‘imbibe’, and <em>painted</em> meaning ‘drunk’ from the phrase <em>to paint one’s nose red</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq449"> <strong class="phr">reds under the bed</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a catchcry of those ridiculing the conservative view of communism as a great threat and its attendant hysteria in the 1950s.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">see red</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become angry or infuriated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>red</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>rēad</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>rūfus</em>, <em>ruber</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Red Crescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Red Crescent</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈkrɛzənt/ (<em>say</em> red 'krezuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">a humanitarian organisation in a Muslim country, performing similar functions to the Red Cross; such societies now incorporated into the <strong>International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Red Cross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Red Cross</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈkrɒs/ (<em>say</em> red 'kros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> an international philanthropic organisation formed, in consequence of the Geneva Convention of 1864, to care for the sick and wounded in war, and to secure the neutrality of nurses, hospitals, etc.; active also in relieving suffering brought about by floods, fire, and other disasters; various national Red Cross bodies combined to form the <strong>International Federation of Red Cross Societies</strong> in 1919 which is now incorporated into the <strong>International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq008"> one of the national societies affiliated with this organisation, or a branch of such a society: <em class="example">the Australian Red Cross.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [name and symbol from an inversion of the Swiss Flag (a white cross on a red ground), in honour of the Swiss origin of the organisation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Redfern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Redfern<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈrɛdfɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'redfern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">1774?–1833, Australian pioneer surgeon, born in England; his recommendations led to improvement of conditions of convict ships.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Redfern<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈrɛdfən/ (<em>say</em> 'redfuhn) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">get off at Redfern</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly Sydney Region Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">to practise coitus interruptus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Redfern</em>, a train station immediately before Central Railway Station, Sydney]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-hot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-hot</span><z><span target_id="FIe5BJTcx8">adj.</span><span target_id="L5lV2py6WC">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrɛd-hɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'red-hot) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FIe5BJTcx8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> red with heat; very hot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> very excited or enthusiastic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq938"> at peak performance: <em class="example">a red-hot bowler.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq123"> violent; furious: <em class="example">red-hot anger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq732"> fresh; new; most recent: <em class="example">a red-hot tip for a horserace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq092"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> outrageously competitive in price: <em class="example">red-hot deals.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="L5lV2py6WC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq609"> <strong class="phr">give it a red-hot go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put all one’s effort and determination into achieving something.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red light
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red light</span><z><span target_id="nOB2nH9ASE">n.</span><span target_id="QnFwPKXSzs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of red light" src="word_pronunciations/19135.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛd ˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> red 'luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nOB2nH9ASE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> a red lamp, used as a signal to mean ‘stop’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq093"> an order to stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq031"> a warning signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq767"> the symbol of a brothel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a supervisor; boss.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QnFwPKXSzs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">run a </strong>(or <strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> red light</strong>, to drive through a red light at a specific intersection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reed</span><z><span target_id="HAZtxcF8c6">n.</span><span target_id="iXlHjgZtIj">v.t.</span><span target_id="swytbm2n0X">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of reed" src="word_pronunciations/19165.mp3"></audio></span>/rid/ (<em>say</em> reed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HAZtxcF8c6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq930"> the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera <em>Phragmites</em> and <em>Arundo</em>, growing in marshy places.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq561"> the stalk of <em>Phragmites australis</em>, the <strong>common reed</strong>, which is a large perennial grass found in wetlands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq207"> any of the plants themselves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq990"> such stalks or plants collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq585"> anything made from such a stalk or from something similar, as an arrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq437"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq204"> a pastoral or rustic musical pipe made from a reed or from the hollow stalk of some other plant.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq822"> a small flexible piece of cane or metal which, attached to the mouths of some wind instruments, is set into vibration by a stream of air and, in turn, sets into vibration the air column enclosed in the tube of the instrument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq465"> Also, <strong class="vs">reed instrument</strong>. any instrument with such a device, especially a wind instrument as the oboe, clarinet, etc. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac444889075" href="entry://single%20reed%23bigmac444889075"><strong>single reed</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac957678705" href="entry://double%20reed%23bigmac957678705"><strong>double reed</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Music</em> a freely vibrating metal strip in such instruments as harmonicas, harmoniums, and reed organs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Architecture</em>, <em class="label">Carpentry</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a small convex moulding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq241"> (in a loom) the series of parallel strips of wires which force the weft up to the web and separate the threads of the warp.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iXlHjgZtIj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq467"> to decorate with reed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq308"> to thatch with or as with reed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="swytbm2n0X">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">a broken reed</strong>, someone who is too weak to be relied upon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hrēod</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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regard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">regard</span><z><span target_id="kgjwNhPRIO">v.t.</span><span target_id="W4lDIvef4k">v.i.</span><span target_id="yxdfDzBt5B">n.</span><span target_id="wp0aPhAxTx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of regard" src="word_pronunciations/19222.mp3"></audio></span>/rəˈgad/ (<em>say</em> ruh'gahd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kgjwNhPRIO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> to look upon or think of with a particular feeling, opinion, etc.: <em class="example">to regard a person with favour; </em><em class="example">to regard a price as excessive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq997"> to have or show respect or concern for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq501"> to think highly of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq395"> to take into account; consider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq989"> to look at; observe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq936"> to relate to; concern.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W4lDIvef4k">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq845"> to pay attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq275"> to look or gaze.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yxdfDzBt5B">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq052"> reference; relation: <em class="example">to err in regard to facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq706"> a point or particular: <em class="example">quite satisfactory in this regard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq119"> thought; attention; concern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq691"> look; gaze.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq933"> respect; deference: <em class="example">due regard to authority.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq406"> kindly feeling; liking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq871"> (<em>plural</em>) sentiments of esteem or affection: <em class="example">give them my regards.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wp0aPhAxTx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">as regards</strong>, in relation to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>)<strong class="phr"> regard to</strong>, concerning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>regard</em> (noun), from French, from <em>regarder</em> (verb), from <em>re-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061506" href="entry://re-%23bigmac000061506"><span class="smallcaps">re-</span></a> + <em>garder</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100801" href="entry://guard%23bigmac000100801"><span class="smallcaps">guard</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <div class="p0">The verb <em>regard</em> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104600" href="#mq137">1</a>) has traditionally been followed by <em>as </em>(<em>being</em>), as in the sentence <em>I regard this as </em>(<em>being</em>)<em> good policy.</em> Increasingly it is being seen as belonging in the same set as <em>consider</em> and <em>think</em> which would be followed by <em>to be</em>, as in <em>I regard this to be good policy.</em> This pattern change, however, is still not regarded as correct.</div><div class="p1">The expression <em>in regards to</em>, possibly a conflation of <em>as regards</em> and <em>in regard to</em>, is not considered correct in standard English although increasingly common in colloquial English.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reggie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45660447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reggie</span></header><div>/ˈrɛdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'rejee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">throw a reggie</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly Tasmania</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">to throw a tantrum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rest<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DsNp6MPuvX">n.</span><span target_id="Ivt3W14bLi">v.i.</span><span target_id="9rp5C2X3U4">v.t.</span><span target_id="Y6RmKTSSJX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rest" src="word_pronunciations/19489.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛst/ (<em>say</em> rest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DsNp6MPuvX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: <em class="example">a good night’s rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labour: <em class="example">to allow an hour for rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq717"> relief or freedom, especially from anything that wearies, troubles, or disturbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq506"> mental or spiritual calm; tranquillity: <em class="example">to set one’s mind at rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq497"> the repose of death: <em class="example">to lay the dead to rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq462"> cessation or absence of motion: <em class="example">to bring a machine to rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq350"> a pause or interval.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq498"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq856"> an interval of silence between notes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq573"> a mark or sign indicating this.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> a short pause in reading; a caesura.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq614"> an establishment for providing shelter or lodging for some class of persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq351"> a piece or thing for something to rest on: <em class="example">an elbow rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq733"> a support, or supporting device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq668"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099095" href="entry://bridge%23bigmac000099095"><strong>bridge<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099095" href="entry://bridge%23mq657">11</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a period of imprisonment of one year.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ivt3W14bLi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq108"> to refresh oneself, as by sleeping, lying down, or relaxing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq605"> to relieve weariness by cessation of exertion or labour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq639"> to be at ease; have tranquillity or peace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq620"> to repose in death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq083"> to be quiet or still.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq150"> to cease from motion, come to rest, or stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq990"> to become or remain inactive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq467"> to remain without further action or notice: <em class="example">to let a matter rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq723"> to lie, sit, lean, or be set (<em>in</em>, <em>on</em>, <em>against</em>, etc.): <em class="example">his arm rested on the table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq162"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to lie fallow or unworked: <em class="example">to let land rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq286"> to be found or be (where specified): <em class="example">the blame rests with them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq386"> to be fixed or directed on something, as the gaze, eyes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Law</em> to terminate voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq582"> <em class="label">Theatre Colloquial</em> to be unemployed, as an actor.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9rp5C2X3U4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq332"> to give rest to; refresh with rest: <em class="example">to rest oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq883"> to lay or place for rest, ease, or support: <em class="example">to rest one’s back against a tree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq420"> to direct (the eyes, etc.): <em class="example">to rest one’s eyes on someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq421"> to base, or let depend, as on some ground of reliance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq829"> to bring to rest; halt; stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to allow (land) to lie fallow: <em class="example">to rest a paddock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Law</em> to terminate voluntarily the introduction of evidence on: <em class="example">to rest one’s case.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Y6RmKTSSJX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">at rest</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq643"> dead.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq564"> quiescent, inactive, or motionless, as something formerly in motion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq776"> tranquil; unworried.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq124"> in a state of rest, as asleep.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">give it a rest</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often used imperatively</em>) to cease one’s demands, complaints, remonstrances, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq840"> <strong class="phr">lay to rest</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq476"> to inter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq153"> to put an end to: <em class="example">to lay to rest their suspicions.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">rest in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>), to be a responsibility for (someone), as something to be done: <em class="example">it rests with you to complete the job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">rest one’s bones</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take a respite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq092"> <strong class="phr">rest on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq940"> to be imposed as a burden or responsibility on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq970"> to rely on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq136"> to be based or founded on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq383"> to be present on; dwell on: <em class="example">the moonlight rests upon the floor.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq718"> <strong class="phr">rest on one’s laurels</strong>, to allow one’s reputation to rely on past achievements, and make no further effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">rest on one’s oars</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to stop rowing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq412"> to suspend any activity for a time.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>resten</em>, Old English <em>restan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rest<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="LVXH8tT4T8">n.</span><span target_id="OTWvcJ3Niq">v.i.</span><span target_id="pVqRY2gJvB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rest" src="word_pronunciations/19490.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛst/ (<em>say</em> rest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LVXH8tT4T8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq382"> that which is left or remains; the remainder: <em class="example">the rest of the cake.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OTWvcJ3Niq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq584"> to continue to be; remain (as specified): <em class="example">rest assured.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pVqRY2gJvB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">for the rest</strong>, with regard to anything beyond what has been specifically mentioned.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104438" href="#mq382">1</a> (noun) late Middle English <em>reste</em>, from Middle French <em>reste</em>, from <em>rester</em> to remain; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104438" href="#mq584">2</a> (verb) late Middle English <em>reste</em>(<em>n</em>), from Middle French <em>rester</em> remain, be left over, from Latin <em>restāre</em> be left over, stand back]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rest<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rest" src="word_pronunciations/19489.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛst/ (<em>say</em> rest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041196" href="entry://lance%20rest%23bigmac000041196"><strong>lance rest</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, aphetic variant of <em>arest</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003862" href="entry://arrest%23bigmac000003862"><span class="smallcaps">arrest</span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rethink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rethink</span><z><span target_id="5t8UPwtBEx">v.t.</span><span target_id="ddd9itIHB2">v.i.</span><span target_id="7EbFAVF0R9">n.</span><span target_id="yV5PvFFiTo">phr.</span></z></header><div>/riˈθɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> ree'thingk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rethought</strong>, <strong class="bold">rethinking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5t8UPwtBEx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> to review or alter one’s ideas on (a matter, one’s plans, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ddd9itIHB2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq637"> to think again; reflect.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7EbFAVF0R9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq640"> a review or reappraisal of one’s previous thinking.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yV5PvFFiTo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">do a rethink</strong>, to review one’s opinions, assessments, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061506" href="entry://re-%23bigmac000061506"><span class="smallcaps">re-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100759" href="entry://think%23bigmac000100759"><span class="smallcaps">think<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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retreat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">retreat</span><z><span target_id="JUS5omCBTK">n.</span><span target_id="QZFeue69eW">v.i.</span><span target_id="2GBzMj7tMT">v.t.</span><span target_id="S9ynUbHxpb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of retreat" src="word_pronunciations/19522.mp3"></audio></span>/rəˈtrit/ (<em>say</em> ruh'treet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JUS5omCBTK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> the forced or strategic retirement of an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a ship or fleet from action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement; seclusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq375"> a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq289"> an asylum, as for the insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq807"> a retirement, or a period of retirement, for religious exercises and meditation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq760"> a signal given in the army or navy by drum, bugle, or trumpet, at sunset.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QZFeue69eW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq432"> to withdraw, retire, or draw back, especially for shelter or seclusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq692"> to make a retreat, as an army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq531"> to slope backwards; recede: <em class="example">a retreating forehead.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2GBzMj7tMT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq639"> to draw or lead back.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="S9ynUbHxpb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq428"> <strong class="phr">beat a retreat</strong>, to withdraw hurriedly, as from an unpleasant situation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the military sense of the phrase, that is, to give the signal for a retreat, the tradition being to use different drum rhythms to signify different activities, such as a charge or a retreat]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>retrete</em>(<em>n</em>), from <em>retret</em> (noun) retreat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>retreating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reverse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reverse</span><z><span target_id="EGUJvT2btK">adj.</span><span target_id="y4DVyxfMkA">n.</span><span target_id="c0FoGaTTjU">v.t.</span><span target_id="QGYmf9NM2d">v.i.</span><span target_id="U4JtlM7YQv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of reverse" src="word_pronunciations/19554.mp3"></audio></span>/rəˈvɜs/ (<em>say</em> ruh'vers) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EGUJvT2btK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: <em class="example">an impression reverse to what was intended.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq371"> acting in a manner opposite or contrary to that which is usual, as an appliance or apparatus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq430"> of or relating to the back or rear: <em class="example">iron this fabric on the reverse side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq834"> producing a rearward motion: <em class="example">reverse gear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq466"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> of or relating to reverse (gear ratio).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq413"> <em class="label">Printing</em> of or relating to type matter which appears white on a solid or screened background.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y4DVyxfMkA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq249"> the opposite or contrary of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq470"> the back or rear of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq601"> <em class="label">Coining</em> that side of a coin, medal, etc., which does not bear the principal design (opposed to <em>obverse</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq613"> an adverse change of fortune; a misfortune, check, or defeat: <em class="example">to meet with an unexpected reverse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq649"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a transmission gear ratio driving a car backwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a reversing mechanism, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Printing</em> type matter produced in reverse printing.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">reversed</strong>, <strong class="bold">reversing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="c0FoGaTTjU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq433"> to turn in an opposite position; transpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq478"> to turn inside out or upside down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq370"> to turn in the opposite direction; send on the opposite course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq126"> to turn in the opposite order: <em class="example">to reverse the usual order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq888"> to alter to the opposite in character or tendency, or change completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq731"> to revoke or annul (a decree, judgement, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq052"> <em class="label">Law</em> to overrule (a judgement) on appeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> to cause to revolve or act in an opposite or contrary direction or manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq962"> to drive (a motor vehicle) backwards: <em class="example">he reversed the car into a parking space.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QGYmf9NM2d">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq181"> to turn or move in the opposite or contrary direction, as in dancing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq225"> (of an engine) to reverse the action of the mechanism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq309"> to drive a vehicle backwards: <em class="example">he reversed into the garage.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="U4JtlM7YQv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">reverse arms</strong>, <em class="label">Military</em> to carry out a drill manoeuvre in which the rifle is turned muzzle downwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">reverse charges</strong>, to make a telephone call for which the receiver pays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">reverse out</strong>, <em class="label">Printing</em> to produce in reverse printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">reverse stick</strong>, <em class="label">Hockey</em> to strike the ball with the face of the stick on the left side of the body if a right-handed player, and on the right side of the body if a left-handed player.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>revers</em>, from Latin <em>reversus</em>, past participle, turned about] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>reversely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>reverser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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revolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">revolt</span><z><span target_id="paXhreplmS">v.i.</span><span target_id="WYZZuxtE5D">v.t.</span><span target_id="pSoMdqaWLu">n.</span><span target_id="xMmAKznCRq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of revolt" src="word_pronunciations/19566.mp3"></audio></span>/rəˈvoʊlt/ (<em>say</em> ruh'vohlt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="paXhreplmS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WYZZuxtE5D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq746"> to affect with disgust or abhorrence.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pSoMdqaWLu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq938"> the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq633"> the state of those revolting: <em class="example">to be in revolt.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xMmAKznCRq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">revolt against</strong>, to rebel in feeling against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">revolt at</strong>, to feel disgust or horror at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">revolt from</strong>, to turn away from in mental rebellion, utter disgust, or abhorrence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>révolte</em>, from Italian <em>rivolta</em> revolt, turning, from <em>rivoltare</em> turn, from Roman <em>revolvitāre</em>, from Latin <em>revolvere</em> overturn, revolve] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>revolter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rich</span><z><span target_id="lQxSEDszVl">adj.</span><span target_id="l7lg7wU5WO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rich" src="word_pronunciations/19619.mp3"></audio></span>/rɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> rich) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lQxSEDszVl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq428"> having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds: <em class="example">a rich nation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> having an abundance of natural resources: <em class="example">a rich territory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> of great value or worth; valuable: <em class="example">a rich harvest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq549"> costly; expensively elegant or fine, as dress, jewels, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq459"> sumptuous, as a feast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq130"> of valuable materials or elaborate design, as buildings, furniture, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq546"> having many desirable elements or qualities: <em class="example">rich soil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq877"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq696"> having a large quantity of something specified: <em class="example">rich in minerals.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq120"> (<em>placed after the noun</em>) having a large quantity of a specified item: <em class="example">to be carbon rich; </em><em class="example">to be information rich.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq918"> (of food) containing good, nutritious, or choice ingredients, as butter, cream, sugar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq774"> (of wine, gravy, etc.) strong and full flavoured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq713"> (of colour) deep, strong, or vivid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq591"> (of sound, the voice, etc.) full and mellow in tone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq682"> (of smell) strongly scented.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq657"> producing or yielding abundantly: <em class="example">a rich soil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq611"> abundant, plentiful, or ample: <em class="example">a rich supply.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq198"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ridiculous, absurd, or preposterous: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>To think past aldermen could still have an allowance after they finished ‘was a bit rich’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="l7lg7wU5WO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq836"> <strong class="phr">rich as Croesus</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely rich.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">rich in</strong>, having (valuable resources) in abundance: <em class="example">a tract rich in minerals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq449"> <strong class="phr">rich in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>), abounding in: <em class="example">a country rich in traditions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq846"> <strong class="phr">the rich</strong>, rich people collectively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English from Old English <em>rīce</em> powerful, influenced by Old French <em>riche</em> rich, powerful, related to German <em>reich</em>; ultimately of Celtic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>richly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>richness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ride</span><z><span target_id="Nbzwrbxc7o">v.i.</span><span target_id="pkJwAUpq2q">v.t.</span><span target_id="Q28j23Bjki">n.</span><span target_id="1OUZRSWjO9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ride" src="word_pronunciations/19633.mp3"></audio></span>/raɪd/ (<em>say</em> ruyd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rode</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">rid</strong>; <strong class="bold">ridden</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">rid</strong>; <strong class="bold">riding</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Nbzwrbxc7o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq420"> to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> to be carried on something as if on horseback.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq959"> to be borne along on or in a vehicle or any kind of conveyance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq031"> to move along in any way; be carried or supported: <em class="example">distress riding among the people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq483"> to move or float on the water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq338"> to lie at anchor, as a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq355"> to appear to float in space, as a heavenly body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq324"> to turn or rest on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq472"> to extend or project over something, as the edge of one thing over the edge of another thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq680"> to have a specified character for riding purposes: <em class="example">the train rides smoothly.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pkJwAUpq2q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq080"> to sit on and manage (a horse or other animal, or a bicycle or the like) so as to be carried along: <em class="example">the vessel rode the waves well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq749"> to sit or be mounted on (something) as if on horseback; be carried or borne along on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq048"> to rest on, especially by overlapping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq965"> to dominate in a harassing manner: <em class="example">to ride the staff.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq151"> to ride over, along, or through (a road, boundary, region, etc.) so as to make an inspection, repairs, etc.: <em class="example">his job was to ride the fences.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq489"> to execute by riding: <em class="example">to ride a race.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq552"> to keep (a vessel) at anchor or moored.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q28j23Bjki">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq639"> a journey or excursion on a horse, etc., or on or in a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq408"> a short journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq002"> a mechanical device or structure, as in a funfair, designed to be ridden in for amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq738"> a way, road, etc., made especially for riding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq601"> a horse for riding, especially a racehorse in a race: <em class="example">Black Caviar was his ride in the last race.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq539"> an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq277"> a partner in sexual intercourse.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1OUZRSWjO9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">ride down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq554"> to trample under a horse’s hooves.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq070"> to pursue and catch up with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">ride for a fall</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq037"> to ride a horse recklessly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq505"> to act in a way which will inevitably bring disaster.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">ride out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq798"> to sustain (a gale, etc.) without damage, as while riding at anchor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq752"> to sustain or endure successfully.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq821"> <strong class="phr">ride the pine </strong>(or <strong class="phr">bench</strong>), <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> to be sidelined to the player’s bench for a game or for a substantial part of a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">ride up</strong>, to work or move up from the proper position, as a piece of clothing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq719"> <strong class="phr">take for a ride</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq881"> to deceive or cheat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq673"> to kidnap and murder.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US underworld slang (1920s); those who fell out with the gangster boss were lured into his car and taken for a ride which usually ended with their being shot dead]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ride</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>rīdan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ridge<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tnZPIL5kQF">n.</span><span target_id="iqnbdyiTOj">v.t.</span><span target_id="REqZC3TtRP">v.i.</span><span target_id="Qzsm8AFcBM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ridge" src="word_pronunciations/19634.mp3"></audio></span>/rɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> rij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tnZPIL5kQF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq848"> a long, narrow elevation of land, or a chain of hills or mountains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq859"> the long and narrow upper part or crest of something, as of an animal’s back, a hill, a wave, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the back of an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq107"> any raised narrow strip, as on cloth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq167"> the horizontal line in which the tops of the rafters of a roof meet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq931"> a band of relatively high pressure usually joining two anticyclones.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq366"> an elongated <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084181" href="entry://wedge%23bigmac000084181">wedge</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084181" href="entry://wedge%23mq752">5</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq037"> the earth thrown up by a plough between furrows.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq795"> a strip of arable land, usually between furrows.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ridged</strong>, <strong class="bold">ridging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iqnbdyiTOj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq455"> to provide with or form into a ridge or ridges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq915"> to mark with or as with ridges.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="REqZC3TtRP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq155"> to form ridges.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qzsm8AFcBM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq307"> (<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round the ridges</strong>, in and about pubs, clubs, brothels, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">have been </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round the ridges</strong>, to have gained experience in life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq38"> <strong class="phr">see you </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round the ridges</strong>, (an exclamation of farewell with the vague idea expressed of meeting again.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rigge</em>, Old English <em>hrycg</em> spine, crest, ridge]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ridge<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ridge" src="word_pronunciations/19634.mp3"></audio></span>/rɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> rij) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096262" href="entry://ridgy-didge%23bigmac000096262"><strong>ridgy-didge</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British thieves’ slang (1800s) <em>ridge</em> for ‘gold’, in particular a gold florin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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right
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">right</span><z><span target_id="ChMvk0VsX5">adj.</span><span target_id="XbYhp6UCcy">n.</span><span target_id="RUm4wHC070">adv.</span><span target_id="Rx5w58Zye7">v.t.</span><span target_id="RgMmcAmQX5">v.i.</span><span target_id="FSZS0zN25O">interj.</span><span target_id="wCzdC8NFBn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of right" src="word_pronunciations/19657.mp3"></audio></span>/raɪt/ (<em>say</em> ruyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ChMvk0VsX5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq599"> in accordance with what is just or good: <em class="example">right conduct.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq942"> in conformity with fact, reason, or some standard or principle; correct: <em class="example">the right solution.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq505"> correct in judgement, opinion, or action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq529"> sound or normal, as the mind, etc.; sane, as persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq801"> in good health or spirits, as persons: <em class="example">he is all right again.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a satisfactory state; having what is needed: <em class="example">do you need anything or are you right?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq937"> principal, front, or upper: <em class="example">the right side of the cloth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq610"> most convenient, desirable, or favourable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq619"> all right, okay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq450"> fitting or appropriate: <em class="example">to say the right thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq806"> genuine; legitimate: <em class="example">the right owner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq624"> belonging or relating to the side of a person or thing which is turned towards the east when the face is towards the north (opposed to <em>left</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq156"> belonging or relating to the political right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq435"> straight: <em class="example">a right line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq131"> formed by, or with reference to, a line or a plane extending to another line or a surface by the shortest course: <em class="example">a right angle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq701"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> having the axis perpendicular to the base: <em class="example">a right cone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">he’s a right idiot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XbYhp6UCcy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq711"> a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq358"> that which is due to anyone by just claim: <em class="example">to give one his right or his rights.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Finance</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq749"> the privilege, usually pre-emptive, which accrues to the owners of the stock of a company to subscribe for additional stock or shares at an advantageous price.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq655"> (<em>often plural</em>) a privilege of subscribing for a stock or bond.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq884"> that which is ethically good and proper and in conformity with the moral law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq090"> that which accords with fact, reason, or propriety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq983"> the right or proper way of thinking: <em class="example">to be in the right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq857"> the right side or what is on the right side: <em class="example">to turn to the right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq496"> a punch with the right hand, as in boxing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq043"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <strong>the right</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq850"> that part of a legislative assembly in continental Europe which sits on the right of the president, a position customarily assigned to the conservatives.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq492"> a body of persons, political party, etc., holding conservative views.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="RUm4wHC070">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq800"> in a right or straight line; straight; directly (<em>to</em>, <em>into</em>, <em>through</em>, etc.): <em class="example">right to the bottom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq141"> quite or completely: <em class="example">his hat was knocked right off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq243"> immediately: <em class="example">right after dinner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq088"> exactly, precisely, or just: <em class="example">right here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq535"> uprightly or righteously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq320"> correctly or accurately: <em class="example">to guess right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq495"> properly or fittingly: <em class="example">to behave right; </em><em class="example">it serves you right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq467"> advantageously, favourably, or well: <em class="example">to turn out right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq613"> into a satisfactory state or proper order: <em class="example">to put things right.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq297"> towards the right hand; to the right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq781"> very (used in certain titles): <em class="example">the right reverend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> very; really; extraordinarily: <em class="example">he’s right stupid.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Rx5w58Zye7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq386"> to bring or restore to an upright or the proper position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq268"> to set in order or put right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq833"> to bring into conformity with fact, or correct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq703"> to do justice to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq648"> to redress (wrong, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RgMmcAmQX5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq195"> to resume an upright or the proper position.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="FSZS0zN25O">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq601"> (an exclamation indicating assent, agreement, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wCzdC8NFBn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq214"> <strong class="phr">by rights</strong>, in all fairness; rightfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">make it </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> right with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq449"> to mollify: <em class="example">I’ll make it all right with Mum.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq98"> to persuade, or especially, bribe: <em class="example">he made it right with the nightwatchman before the job.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">right around</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq827"> all the way around: <em class="example">right around the country.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq657"> immediately round: <em class="example">right around the corner.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq784"> <strong class="phr">right around to</strong>, all the way to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">right as rain</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq864"> safe.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq353"> okay.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq821"> in good health.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">right for</strong>, adequately supplied with: <em class="example">are we right for bread?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq686"> <strong class="phr">right on!</strong>, (an expression of approval, confirmation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq96"> <strong class="phr">right royal …</strong>, an extreme kind of the thing specified, usually negative in nature: <em class="example">a right royal idiot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq054"> <strong class="phr">right side </strong>(or <strong class="phr">way</strong>)<strong class="phr"> up</strong>, correctly placed or positioned in terms of which is top and which is bottom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq824"> <strong class="phr">set </strong>(or <strong class="phr">put</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to rights</strong>, to restore to a proper order or state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq646"> <strong class="phr">she’ll be right</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">she’s right</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of confidence that everything is in order.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq929"> <strong class="phr">the right stuff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq34"> the characteristics required to successfully fulfil a particular role: <em class="example">the right stuff to become a pilot.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq43"> a person having such characteristics: <em class="example">she’s the right stuff.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq861"> alcoholic drink: <em class="example">a bit of the right stuff.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq906"> <strong class="phr">the right thing</strong>, the morally correct course of behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">too right!</strong>, (an emphatic expression of agreement.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">to rights</strong>, into proper condition: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Anyway, I’ve been pretty busy getting the place to rights, digging and replanting my vegie garden</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy hewett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>reht</em>, <em>riht</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>rectus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ring<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZwZShlp4Ee">n.</span><span target_id="6WDRdUs5ke">v.t.</span><span target_id="JoYOcnKEkl">v.i.</span><span target_id="Hf7OgVhuGd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ring" src="word_pronunciations/19681.mp3"></audio></span>/rɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZwZShlp4Ee"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq193"> a circular band of metal or other material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> a circular band worn as an ornament on a body part other than the finger: <em class="example">a septum ring; </em><em class="example">an eyebrow ring.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq752"> anything having the form of a circular band.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq862"> a mob of restless cattle moving confusedly in a circle: <em class="example">all cattlemen fear a ring.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq079"> a circular line or mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq662"> a circular course: <em class="example">to dance in a ring.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq394"> the outside edge of a circular body, as a wheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq464"> a single turn in a spiral or helix or in a spiral course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> the area or space between two concentric circles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq280"> one of the concentric layers of wood produced yearly in the trunks of exogenous trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq681"> a circle of bark cut from around a tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq748"> a number of persons or things placed in a circle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq727"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq63"> an enclosed circular or other area, as one in which some sport or exhibition takes place: <em class="example">the ring of a circus.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093918" href="entry://circle%23bigmac000093918"><strong>circle</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093918" href="entry://circle%23mq782">10</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq629"> the area in which a two-up game takes place.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq407"> an enclosure in which boxing and wrestling matches take place (usually a square area marked off by stakes and ropes).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq328"> the sport of boxing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq364"> a space devoted to betting at a racecourse, not necessarily circular in shape: <em class="example">betting ring; </em><em class="example">ledger ring; </em><em class="example">paddock ring.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq401"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Gymnastics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq189"> an apparatus comprising two rings hanging freely from a metal frame, the gymnast performing various movements while gripping one or both rings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq255"> the artistic gymnastics event in which the gymnast, usually male, performs in this way.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq042"> competition; contest: <em class="example">to toss one’s hat in the ring.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq927"> a group of persons cooperating for selfish or illegal purposes, as to control a business, monopolise a particular market, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a number of atoms linked in a cyclic form.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq129"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the anus.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ringed</strong>, <strong class="bold">ringing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6WDRdUs5ke">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq132"> to surround with a ring; encircle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq867"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq198"> to form into a ring.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq731"> to cause (a mob of cattle) to form into a circling herd.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq201"> to put a ring in the nose of (an animal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq111"> to hem in (animals, especially cattle) by riding or circling about them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq217"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to remove (wool from around the prepuce of rams and wethers) to prevent fouling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq740"> to ringbark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq356"> (in ring toss games) to hurl a ring over (a stake or peg).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JoYOcnKEkl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq843"> to form a ring or rings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq583"> to move in a ring or a constantly curving course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq888"> (of a mob of cattle) to form into a circling herd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq43"> to work with cattle: <em class="example">when we were ringing we were up before dawn each day.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Hf7OgVhuGd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">ring the board </strong>(or <strong class="phr">shed</strong>), to shear more sheep than anyone else in the shearing shed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq547"> <strong class="phr">run rings round</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be markedly superior to; easily surpass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hring</em>; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104314" href="entry://rank%23bigmac000104314"><span class="smallcaps">rank<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ringlike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ring<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="OFdih77jpv">v.i.</span><span target_id="a79jpvDerv">v.t.</span><span target_id="TekVvWarpi">n.</span><span target_id="53mwjYHpHg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ring" src="word_pronunciations/19682.mp3"></audio></span>/rɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ring) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rang</strong>, <strong class="bold">rung</strong>, <strong class="bold">ringing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OFdih77jpv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq023"> to give forth a clear, resonant sound when set in sudden vibration by a blow or otherwise, as a bell, glass, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> to seem (true, false, etc.) in the effect produced on the mind: <em class="example">his words ring true.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq757"> to cause a bell or bells to sound, especially as a summons: <em class="example">ring for a messenger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq709"> to sound loudly; be loud or resonant; resound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq926"> to be filled with sound; re-echo with sound, as a place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq455"> (of the ears) to have the sensation of a continued humming sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq058"> to telephone.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a79jpvDerv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq227"> to cause to ring, as a bell, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq838"> to produce (sound) by or as if by ringing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq943"> to proclaim, usher in or out, summon, signal, etc., by or as by the sound of a bell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq697"> to test (coin, etc.) by the sound produced in striking on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq291"> to telephone.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TekVvWarpi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq492"> a ringing sound, as of a bell, etc.: <em class="example">the ring of sleighbells.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq102"> a resonant sound or note: <em class="example">there was a ring in his voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq014"> any loud sound; sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq882"> a set or peal of bells.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq861"> a telephone call: <em class="example">give me a ring tomorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq000"> an act of ringing a bell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq731"> a characteristic sound, as of a coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq387"> a characteristic or inherent quality: <em class="example">his words had the ring of truth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="53mwjYHpHg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq009"> <strong class="phr">ring a bell</strong>, to arouse a memory; sound familiar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">ring down the curtain</strong>, to give a direction to lower a theatre curtain, as at the end of a performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">ring down the curtain on</strong>, to bring to an end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">ring for</strong>, to summon by ringing a bell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">ring in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq798"> to announce the arrival of by ringing bells.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq148"> to insert or substitute dishonestly (one racehorse, greyhound, etc.) for another in a race, or (a double-headed coin) for a normal one in two-up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq222"> to telephone headquarters or one’s central office.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">ring off</strong>, to end a telephone conversation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">ring out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq154"> to make a loud, resounding noise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq294"> to announce the departure of by ringing.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">ring the changes</strong>, to vary the manner of performing an action, especially one that is often repeated; execute a number of manoeuvres or variations. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from bellringing, where the <em>changes</em> are the various sequences in which the bells can be rung]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq756"> <strong class="phr">ring the tin</strong>, to summon workers to a meeting to consider a dispute by ringing a tin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq600"> <strong class="phr">ring the tin on</strong>, to refuse to cooperate or communicate with (a supervisor, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">ring true</strong>, to appear to be true, sincere, genuine, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from when coins were made of pure metal, and their genuineness could be ascertained by the sound they made on dropping]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq758"> <strong class="phr">ring up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq655"> to telephone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq426"> to record (the cost of an item) on a cash register.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">ring up the curtain</strong>, to give a direction to raise a theatre curtain, as at the beginning of a performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">ring up the curtain on</strong>, to begin; inaugurate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hringan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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riot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">riot</span><z><span target_id="Xm12t9KBF9">n.</span><span target_id="Bv4MyK2Y2r">adj.</span><span target_id="NpDG5N2FDM">v.i.</span><span target_id="qupgjcKKNm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of riot" src="word_pronunciations/19685.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈraɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'ruyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xm12t9KBF9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> any disturbance of the peace by an assembly of persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq668"> <em class="label">Law</em> a disturbance of the peace by at least three persons (or, in NZ, at least six) carrying out a common purpose in a violent manner so as to cause alarm and so as to discourage any opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq414"> violent or wild disorder or confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq058"> loose or wanton living; unrestrained revelry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq412"> an unbridled outbreak, as of emotions, passions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq500"> a brilliant display: <em class="example">a riot of colour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq073"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something that causes great amusement, enthusiasm, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Bv4MyK2Y2r">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq648"> of, relating to, or dealing with riots: <em class="example">riot squad; </em><em class="example">riot shields.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NpDG5N2FDM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq352"> to take part in a riot or disorderly public outbreak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq218"> to live in a loose or wanton manner; indulge in unrestrained revelry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq321"> to indulge unrestrainedly; run riot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> (of a hound) to follow the scent of an animal other than the intended quarry.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qupgjcKKNm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">riot away</strong>, to spend (money, time, etc.) in riotous living.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq431"> <strong class="phr">run riot</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq312"> to act without control or restraint; disregard all limits.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq524"> to grow luxuriantly or wildly.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>riote</em> debate, dispute, quarrel, from <em>r</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>ihoter</em> to quarrel, diminutive of <em>ruir</em> make an uproar, from Latin <em>rugīre</em> roar] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rioter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ripe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ripe</span><z><span target_id="VwiN5xwQUV">adj.</span><span target_id="8fQLFNG9UA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ripe" src="word_pronunciations/19690.mp3"></audio></span>/raɪp/ (<em>say</em> ruyp) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VwiN5xwQUV"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">riper</strong>, <strong class="bold">ripest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> ready for reaping or gathering, as grain, fruits, etc.; complete in natural growth or development, as when arrived at the stage most fit for eating or use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq851"> resembling ripe fruit, as in ruddiness and fullness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq478"> fully grown or developed, as animals when ready to be killed and used for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq470"> advanced to the point of being in the best condition for use, as cheese, beer, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq090"> malodorous: <em class="example">a ripe old pipe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq297"> arrived at the highest or a high point of development or excellence; mature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq365"> of mature judgement or knowledge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq642"> characterised by full development of body or mind: <em class="example">of ripe years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq475"> ready for action, execution, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq780"> fully prepared or ready to do or undergo something, or for some action, purpose, or end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq898"> ready for some operation or process: <em class="example">a ripe abscess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq293"> (of time) fully or sufficiently advanced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq886"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq053"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> obscene or relating to obscenity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8fQLFNG9UA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">a ripe old age</strong>, old age, seen as the completion of human life and development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">ripe and ready</strong>, able and willing (to do something).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; related to Old English <em>ripan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061592" href="entry://reap%23bigmac000061592"><span class="smallcaps">reap</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ripely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ripeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ripper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ripper</span><z><span target_id="R5DDdUYcKK">n.</span><span target_id="Tf0AdDD6z3">adj.</span><span target_id="Tj1LxEiXTv">interj.</span><span target_id="R4RmFyPvrC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ripper" src="word_pronunciations/19692.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'ripuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R5DDdUYcKK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq880"> someone or something that rips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> an excavating device, usually on the back of a bulldozer, used for breaking up rock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a software program that rips (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101595" href="entry://rip%23bigmac000101595"><strong>rip<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101595" href="entry://rip%23mq79">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> a person who rips (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101595" href="entry://rip%23bigmac000101595"><strong>rip<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101595" href="entry://rip%23mq160">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a killer who violently murders and mutilates women.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq528"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something or someone exciting extreme admiration.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Tf0AdDD6z3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> absolutely excellent: <em class="example">a ripper movie.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="Tj1LxEiXTv">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq50"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation expressing approval.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="R4RmFyPvrC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">a little ripper</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something exceptionally good, exciting great admiration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101595" href="entry://rip%23bigmac000101595"><span class="smallcaps">rip<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-p-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rise</span><z><span target_id="RLcvoChxPu">v.i.</span><span target_id="sZN6C3fSwn">v.t.</span><span target_id="DxPUzGNdrj">n.</span><span target_id="ygABumOazU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rise" src="word_pronunciations/19700.mp3"></audio></span>/raɪz/ (<em>say</em> ruyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rose</strong>, <strong class="bold">risen</strong>, <strong class="bold">rising</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RLcvoChxPu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume a standing position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> to get up from bed: <em class="example">to rise early.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq727"> to become erect and stiff, as the hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq633"> to get up after falling or being thrown down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq986"> to become active in opposition or resistance; revolt or rebel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq964"> to be built up, erected, or constructed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq301"> to spring up or grow, as plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq160"> to become prominent on a surface, as a blister.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq291"> to come into existence; appear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq906"> to come into action, as a wind, storm, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq996"> to occur: <em class="example">a quarrel rose between them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq786"> to originate, issue, or be derived; to have its spring or source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq511"> to move from a lower to a higher position; move upwards; ascend: <em class="example">a bird rises in the air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq592"> to come above the horizon, as a heavenly body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq180"> to extend directly upwards: <em class="example">the tower rises to the height of 20 metres.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq436"> to have an upward slant or curve: <em class="example">the path rises as it approaches the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq776"> <em class="label">Angling</em> (of a fish) to come to the surface of the water to take bait, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq397"> to attain higher rank, importance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq265"> to advance to a higher level of action, thought, feeling, expression, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq294"> to prove oneself equal to a demand, emergency, etc.: <em class="example">to rise to the occasion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq695"> to become animated or cheerful, as the spirits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq246"> to become stirred or roused: <em class="example">to feel one’s temper rising.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq165"> to increase in height, as water: <em class="example">the river sometimes rose 10 metres in eight hours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq317"> to swell or puff up, as dough from the action of yeast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq046"> to increase in amount, as prices, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq764"> to increase in price or value, as commodities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq888"> to increase in degree, intensity, or force, as colour, fever, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq001"> to become louder or of higher pitch, as the voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq607"> to adjourn, or close a session, as a deliberative body or court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq609"> to return from the dead.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sZN6C3fSwn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq093"> to cause to rise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq585"> to be about to reach (a specified age): <em class="example">he is rising seventeen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq518"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching nearer to (it); raise.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DxPUzGNdrj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq114"> the act of rising; upward movement or ascent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq921"> appearance above the horizon, as of the sun or moon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq780"> elevation or advance in rank, position, fortune, etc.: <em class="example">the rise and fall of ancient Rome.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq252"> an increase in height, as of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq143"> the amount of such increase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq688"> an increase in amount, as of prices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq266"> an increase in price or value, as of commodities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq923"> an increase in amount, as of wages, salary, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq496"> the amount of such an increase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq248"> an increase in degree of intensity, as of temperature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq256"> an increase in loudness or in pitch, as of the voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq277"> the vertical height of any of various things as a stair step, a flight of steps, a roof, an arch, the crown of a road, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq686"> origin, source, or beginning: <em class="example">the rise of a stream in a mountain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq652"> a coming into existence or notice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq389"> extension upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq803"> the amount of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq622"> upward slope, as of ground or a road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq105"> a piece of rising or high ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq081"> <em class="label">Angling</em> the movement of a fish to the surface of the water to take a bait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq700"> Also, <strong class="vs">raise</strong>. <em class="label">Mining</em> a shaft which gives access to a stope.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ygABumOazU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="54"><span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(or <strong class="phr">take</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a rise out of</strong>, to provoke to anger, annoyance, etc., by banter, mockery, deception, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq071"> <strong class="phr">give rise to</strong>, cause, produce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq197"> <strong class="phr">make a rise</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be successful; gain prosperity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">rise and shine</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq821"> <em class="label">Military</em> (an expression used for reveille.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq720"> (an admonition to wake up and get out of bed.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">rise to great heights</strong>, to be extremely successful at one’s job or in one’s chosen profession.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>rīsan</em>, related to German <em>reisen</em> travel. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104309" href="entry://raise%23bigmac000104309"><span class="smallcaps">raise</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>risen</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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risk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">risk</span><z><span target_id="Mg7uGehkwc">n.</span><span target_id="IHENndnFob">v.t.</span><span target_id="rMypCNOhhK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of risk" src="word_pronunciations/19702.mp3"></audio></span>/rɪsk/ (<em>say</em> risk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mg7uGehkwc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: <em class="example">to run risks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq388"> the hazard or chance of loss.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq780"> the degree of probability of such loss.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq168"> the amount which the insurance company may lose.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq255"> a person or thing with reference to the risk involved in insuring them.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq923"> the type of loss, as life, fire, theft, etc., against which insurance policies are drawn.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IHENndnFob">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq714"> to expose to the chance of injury or loss, or hazard: <em class="example">to risk one’s life to save another.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq137"> to take or run the risk of: <em class="example">to risk a fall in climbing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq146"> to venture upon despite the hazards: <em class="example">to risk a battle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rMypCNOhhK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">at risk</strong>, in a state or situation in which injury, loss, the onset of disease, etc., is likely; vulnerable: <em class="example">homeless children are at risk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">at one’s own risk</strong>, with an exposure to danger or loss borne by oneself alone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq719"> <strong class="phr">no risk</strong>, (an exclamation of reassurance or approval.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">run the risk of</strong>, to expose oneself to (a possible danger or detrimental outcome).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">take a risk</strong>, to decide on a course of uncertain outcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq316"> <strong class="phr">take no risks</strong>, to behave with extreme caution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">take risks</strong>, to embark on a course of action that involves danger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>risque</em>, from Italian <em>risc</em>(<em>hi</em>)<em>o</em>, from <em>risicare</em> to risk, dare, ? from Greek <em>rhiza</em> cliff, root (through meaning of to sail around a cliff)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rissole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rissole<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="l166z5VbVG">n.</span><span target_id="TVsfwAMxhA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rissole" src="word_pronunciations/19705.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɪsoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'risohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l166z5VbVG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq224"> a small fried ball, roll, or cake of minced meat or fish mixed with breadcrumbs, egg, etc., formerly enclosed in a thin envelope of pastry before frying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) the anus; arsehole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq093"> <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">Qld Colloquial</em> an RSL club.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TVsfwAMxhA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq778"> (<strong class="phr">round</strong>)<strong class="phr"> like a rissole</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a humorous response to the farewell ‘See you round’.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, ? from Vulgar Latin <em>russeola</em> (feminine adjective) reddish; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101266" href="#mq093">3</a> a pun on the pronunciation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064406" href="entry://RSL%23bigmac000064406"><span class="smallcaps">RSL</span></a> as a word rather than an initialism]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739235634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rissole<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈrɪsoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'risohl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">rissoled</strong>, <strong class="bold">rissoling</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">to bowl (someone) out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>rissole</em> bowl]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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road
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">road</span><z><span target_id="FVzns7Z103">n.</span><span target_id="aR8cZPK54D">v.t.</span><span target_id="FCCcNJ5JJg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of road" src="word_pronunciations/19727.mp3"></audio></span>/roʊd/ (<em>say</em> rohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FVzns7Z103"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> a way, usually open to the public for the passage of vehicles, persons, and animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq645"> any street so called.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq464"> the track on which vehicles, etc., pass, as opposed to the pavement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq826"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq542"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061130" href="entry://railway%23bigmac000061130"><strong>railway</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq233"> <em class="label">Railways</em> one of the tracks of a railway: <em class="example">the train took the wrong road.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq650"> a way or course: <em class="example">the road to peace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq876"> (<em>often plural</em>) a protected place near the shore where ships may ride at anchor.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aR8cZPK54D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq416"> <em class="label">NZ</em> to provide with a road or roads: <em class="example">to road the valley.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FCCcNJ5JJg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq89"> <strong class="phr">get in someone’s road</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get in the way of someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">hit the road</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin a journey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">off road</strong>, away from a road and into natural terrain, as when driving a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq597"> (<strong class="phr">on</strong>)<strong class="phr"> all roads</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> in every way: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Governor hadn’t been very long in the colony, and they tried it on all roads to get him to go back on his promise to me.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">one for the road</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a final alcoholic drink consumed before setting out on a journey, returning home from a hotel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq974"> <strong class="phr">on the road</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq545"> travelling, especially as a salesperson or drover.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq089"> on tour, as a theatrical company.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq651"> (formerly of convicts) employed in road building.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">take the road for</strong>, to set out for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">take to the road</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq218"> to begin a journey.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq688"> to become a tramp.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq911"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to become a highwayman.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">the road to ruin</strong>, the course in life that will lead to the destruction of all one’s prospects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">down</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the road</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at or to the local shops.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rode</em>, Old English <em>rād</em> a riding, journey on horseback]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roaring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roaring</span><z><span target_id="yirIY8PGWw">n.</span><span target_id="nvSxZyEeW1">adj.</span><span target_id="UGfyrGvVJl">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrɔrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'rawring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yirIY8PGWw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq179"> the act of someone or something that roars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> a loud, deep cry or sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq017"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> a disease of horses causing them to make a loud noise in breathing under exertion.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nvSxZyEeW1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq551"> that roars, as a person, thunder, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq590"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> brisk or highly successful, as trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq594"> characterised by noisy or boisterous behaviour; riotous: <em class="example">the roaring days of the gold rushes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UGfyrGvVJl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">do a roaring trade</strong>, to sell large quantities: <em class="example">to do a roaring trade in garden gnomes.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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robbery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">robbery</span><z><span target_id="hLyPRyayeZ">n.</span><span target_id="OkEYQ1esUv">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrɒbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'robuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hLyPRyayeZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">robberies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq608"> the action or practice, or an instance, of robbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Law</em> theft from a person, accompanied by violence or threat of violence.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OkEYQ1esUv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">robbery under arms</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> bushranging.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>roberie</em>, from Old French, from <em>rober</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104498" href="entry://rob%23bigmac000104498"><span class="smallcaps">rob</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="OPmL24K3K8">n.</span><span target_id="EKAiiXZVek">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rock" src="word_pronunciations/19759.mp3"></audio></span>/rɒk/ (<em>say</em> rok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OPmL24K3K8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq248"> mineral matter of various composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat (<strong>igneous rock</strong>), or of water, air, or ice (<strong>sedimentary rock</strong>), or by the structural alteration of either of these two types by natural agencies of pressure and heat (<strong>metamorphic rock</strong>). <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Rock platform, Woody Head, Bundjalung National Park NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/rock+bigmac000104499+248.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq678"> a particular kind of such matter.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq178"> a large mass of stone forming an eminence, cliff, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq161"> stone in the mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq486"> a stone of any size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq473"> something resembling or suggesting a rock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq642"> a firm foundation or support: <em class="example">the Lord is my rock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq443"> a hard sweet made in various flavours, as peppermint, usually long and cylindrical in shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq183"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a jewel, especially a diamond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq47"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crack cocaine in crystalline lumps.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EKAiiXZVek">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq762"> <strong class="phr">between a rock and a hard place</strong>, in extreme difficulty with no palatable solution acceptable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">be </strong>(or <strong class="phr">live</strong>)<strong class="phr"> under a rock</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be in a place where news of the outside world does not penetrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">get one’s rocks off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq406"> to have an orgasm.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq998"> to get great satisfaction from something.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">have rocks in one’s head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very stupid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">on the rocks</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq596"> on rocks, as a shipwrecked vessel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> into or in a state of disaster or ruin.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq917"> (of spirits) neat with ice cubes: <em class="example">Scotch on the rocks.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rokk</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>-rocc</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>rocca</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rocklike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="D6mfiP08pZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="3pYNdtL9F0">v.t.</span><span target_id="icOEacA1Os">n.</span><span target_id="HFMVYMUV0B">adj.</span><span target_id="oemICxWQHf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rock" src="word_pronunciations/19760.mp3"></audio></span>/rɒk/ (<em>say</em> rok) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="D6mfiP08pZ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> to be moved or swayed powerfully with emotion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to be rocked or panned with a rocker: <em class="example">this ore rocks slowly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq723"> to dance to or play rock’n’roll music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (followed by <em>along</em>, <em>over</em>, etc.) to go: <em class="example">we’re going to rock along to the party later; </em><em class="example">let’s rock over to his place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq437"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq888"> (of a venue or event) to be well patronised with a lively crowd enjoying itself: <em class="example">this place really rocks on a Saturday night.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq693"> (of a person or thing) to be highly approved of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He wrote nothing until he was 40 and then it was a memoir of substance abuse – which rocked, as far as I was concerned.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">weekend australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2001</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq660"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063914" href="entry://rock%27n%27roll%23bigmac000063914"><strong>rock’n’roll</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063914" href="entry://rock%27n%27roll%23mq731">4</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063914" href="entry://rock%27n%27roll%23mq33">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3pYNdtL9F0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq479"> to move or sway to and fro or from side to side, especially gently and soothingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq307"> to lull in security, hope, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq477"> to move or sway powerfully with emotion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq622"> to shake or disturb violently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Engraving</em> to roughen the surface of (a copperplate) with a rocker preparatory to scraping a mezzotint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq098"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to pan with a cradle: <em class="example">to rock gravel for gold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq578"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to upset the equanimity of (someone) with a cutting remark, witty comeback, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq764"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to wear, display, etc., with confidence and style: <em class="example">to rock that red suit; </em><em class="example">rocking her baby bump.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="icOEacA1Os">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq618"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063913" href="entry://rock%20music%23bigmac000063913"><strong>rock music</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq549"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063914" href="entry://rock%27n%27roll%23bigmac000063914"><strong>rock’n’roll</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063914" href="entry://rock%27n%27roll%23mq047">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063914" href="entry://rock%27n%27roll%23mq611">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HFMVYMUV0B">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq002"> of or relating to rock music.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oemICxWQHf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">rock at</strong>, to excel in: <em class="example">to rock at maths.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">rock on</strong>, to continue to party: <em class="example">to rock on until the early hours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq211"> <strong class="phr">rock the boat</strong>, to threaten the status quo, as by raising awkward questions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">rock up</strong>, to arrive: <em class="example">to rock up at any time; </em><em class="example">what time did they rock up?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rocken</em>, Old English <em>roccian</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock cress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock cress</span></header><div>/ˈrɒk krɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'rok kres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">any of several small herbs of the genus <em>Arabis</em>, as the <strong>alpine rock cress</strong>, <em>A. alpina</em>, a widespread arctic-alpine plant of the Northern Hemisphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rocket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rocket<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="AYJPCDHQG7">n.</span><span target_id="qKLO6iiPUY">v.i.</span><span target_id="vczsnLP0In">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rocket" src="word_pronunciations/19755.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'rokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AYJPCDHQG7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a structure propelled by a rocket engine, used for pyrotechnic effect, signalling, carrying a lifeline, propelling a warhead, launching spacecraft, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> a type of firework which shoots into the air and explodes forming coloured stars of light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a severe reprimand; reproof.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qKLO6iiPUY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">rocketed</strong>, <strong class="bold">rocketing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq485"> to move like a rocket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq249"> (of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq195"> to increase rapidly as prices, rents or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vczsnLP0In">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">be rocket science</strong>, (<em>used negatively</em>) to be intellectually difficult: <em class="example">following a recipe for banana cake is not rocket science.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq442"> <strong class="phr">go like a rocket</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq402"> to move fast.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq618"> (of a machine) to function well.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq881"> <strong class="phr">put a rocket under</strong>, to stir (someone) to action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>roquet</em>, or Italian <em>rocchetta</em>, apparently a diminutive of <em>rocca</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104499" href="entry://rock%23bigmac000104499"><span class="smallcaps">rock<sup>1</sup></span></a> with reference to its shape]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rocket<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rocket" src="word_pronunciations/19755.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'rokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> a Mediterranean cruciferous plant, <em>Eruca sativa</em>, with yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> any of numerous plants of the family Cruciferae, especially those belonging to the genera <em>Barbarea</em> and <em>Sisymbrium</em>, now commonly used in green salads.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>roquette</em>, from Provençal <em>rouquetto</em>, from Latin <em>ērūca</em> kind of collard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rocking horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rocking horse</span><z><span target_id="2v215HkFVT">n.</span><span target_id="SHvv04D9Bu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rocking horse" src="word_pronunciations/19757.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɒkɪŋ hɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'roking haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2v215HkFVT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers, on which children play.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SHvv04D9Bu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq240"> <strong class="phr">rare as rocking horse shit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) extremely rare.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rod</span><z><span target_id="uafV9QdgxZ">n.</span><span target_id="UHUlWT2K87">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rod" src="word_pronunciations/19767.mp3"></audio></span>/rɒd/ (<em>say</em> rod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uafV9QdgxZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> a stick, wand, staff, shaft, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether growing upon or cut from the plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq214"> a pole used in angling or fishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq113"> a stick used to measure with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq859"> a linear measure in the imperial system, of 5½ yards or 16½ feet, equal to 5.0292 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq066"> a square rod (30¼ square yards or 25.29 m<sup>2</sup>); a square perch or pole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> a standard measure of brickwork, 272 square feet of a standard thickness of 1½ bricks, or 306 cubic feet (approximately 8.66 m<sup>3</sup>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq686"> a stick, or a bundle of sticks or switches bound together, used as an instrument of punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq491"> punishment or chastisement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq678"> a wand or staff carried as a symbol of office, authority, power, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq001"> authority; sway; tyrannical rule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> revolver; pistol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq668"> (in biblical use) an offshoot or branch of a family; a scion; a tribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq504"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> one of the rodlike cells in the retina of the eye which respond to dim light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Bacteriology</em> any microorganism which is neither spherical nor spiral, but elongated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq855"> an electrode, as in arc welding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq531"> a car.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an erect penis.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UHUlWT2K87">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">create a rod for one’s own back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to initiate something which will ultimately cause one trouble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>rodd</em> pole or rod] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rodlike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roland<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="BVC3hBf0lo">n.</span><span target_id="Q1ZNphkgU3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈroʊlənd/ (<em>say</em> 'rohluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BVC3hBf0lo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> Charlemagne’s greatest legendary paladin, famous for his prowess and death in the battle of Roncesvalles (AD 778), and also for his five days’ combat with Oliver, another paladin, in which neither gained the advantage.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Q1ZNphkgU3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">a Roland for an Oliver</strong>, an equally effective retort or retaliation.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roland<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈroʊlənd/ (<em>say</em> 'rohluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Betty</strong> (<em>Elizabeth McLean</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">1903–96, Australian playwright; author of <em>The Touch of Silk</em> (1942).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roll</span><z><span target_id="Mt4MdfWZuS">v.i.</span><span target_id="YPlmYxqDsc">v.t.</span><span target_id="8iETNXGEyJ">n.</span><span target_id="6wMsSvGf3q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of roll" src="word_pronunciations/19783.mp3"></audio></span>/roʊl/ (<em>say</em> rohl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Mt4MdfWZuS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> to move along a surface by turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq244"> to move onwards or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as water, waves, or smoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq359"> to extend in undulations, as land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq073"> to perform a periodical revolution in an orbit, as a heavenly body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq450"> to continue with or have a deep, prolonged sound, as thunder, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq116"> to turn over, or over and over, as a person or animal lying down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to luxuriate or abound (in wealth, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq313"> to turn round in different directions, as the eyes in their sockets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq844"> to sway or rock from side to side, as a ship (opposed to <em>pitch</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq505"> to sail with a rolling motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq251"> to walk with a rolling or swaying gait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq310"> (of a rocket or guided missile) to rotate about its longitudinal axis in flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq487"> to be capable of being rolled up, as a material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq728"> to spread out as under a roller.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq800"> to cast dice.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YPlmYxqDsc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq222"> to cause to move along a surface by turning over and over, as a cask, a ball, or a hoop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq484"> to move along on wheels or rollers; to convey in a wheeled vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq396"> to drive, impel, or cause to flow onwards with a sweeping motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq271"> to utter or give forth with a full, flowing, continuous sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq903"> to trill: <em class="example">to roll one’s r’s.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq946"> to cause to turn over, or over and over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq807"> to cause to turn round in different directions, as the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq536"> to cause to sway or rock from side to side, as a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq109"> to wrap round an axis, round upon itself, or into a roll, ball, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq677"> to make by forming a roll: <em class="example">to roll a cigarette.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq452"> to wrap, enfold, or envelop, as in some covering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq949"> Also, <strong class="vs">roll out</strong>. to operate upon so as to spread out, level, compact, or the like, as with a roller, rolling pin, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq979"> Also, <strong class="vs">roll down</strong>. to flatten (scrub) using a roller.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq308"> to beat (a drum) with rapid, continuous strokes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq841"> to cast (dice).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq773"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to apply ink to with a roller or series of rollers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq767"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to rob (a person), often with violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defeat; overcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to upset the equanimity of (someone) with a cutting remark, witty come-back, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8iETNXGEyJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="36"><span id="mq378"> anything rolled up in cylindrical form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq492"> a piece of parchment, paper, or the like, as for writing, etc., which is or may be rolled up; a scroll.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq286"> a list, register, or catalogue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq089"> a list containing the names of the persons belonging to any company, class, society, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq502"> a number of papers or the like rolled up together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq874"> a quantity of cloth, wallpaper, or the like, rolled up in cylindrical form (often forming a definite measure).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq044"> a cylindrical or rounded mass of something: <em class="example">rolls of fat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq420"> some article of cylindrical or rounded form, as a moulding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq799"> a cylindrical piece upon which something is rolled along to facilitate moving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq529"> a cylinder upon which something is rolled up, as plastic food wrap, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq883"> a roller with which something is spread out, levelled, crushed, compacted, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq330"> thin sponge spread with jam, cream, or the like and rolled up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq881"> Also, <strong class="vs">bread roll</strong>. a small cake of bread, originally and still often rolled or doubled on itself before baking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq620"> pastry spread with apple, jam, etc., and doubled on itself before baking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq325"> food which is rolled up, either to prepare it for cooking or to prepare a particular food item: <em class="example">sausage roll; </em><em class="example">nori roll.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq873"> meat rolled up and cooked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq708"> the act or an instance of rolling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq588"> undulation of surface: <em class="example">the roll of a prairie.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq781"> sonorous or rhythmical flow of words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq295"> a deep, prolonged sound, as of thunder, etc.: <em class="example">the deep roll of a breaking wave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq401"> the trill of certain birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq659"> the continuous sound of a drum rapidly beaten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq331"> a rolling motion, as of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq796"> a rolling or swaying gait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq974"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a single complete rotation of an aeroplane around the axis of the fuselage with little loss of altitude or change of direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq606"> the rotation of a rocket or guided missile or the like about its longitudinal axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> a style used by competitors in the high jump and pole vault where the body is rolled over the bar in a near horizontal position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq221"> a single throw of dice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a wad of paper currency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6wMsSvGf3q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="66"><span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">be on a roll</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be experiencing a run of good fortune or success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq75"> <strong class="phr">let’s roll</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> let’s get going.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq913"> <strong class="phr">roll along</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrive: <em class="example">just roll along whenever you like.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq062"> <strong class="phr">roll deep</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to maintain one’s safety by being part of a large group of friends, fellow gang members, etc.; avoid vulnerability by moving about in a large group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq815"> <strong class="phr">roll in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq954"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq868"> to retire to bed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">roll on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">away</strong>), to move on or pass, as time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">roll out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq660"> to spread out from being rolled up; unroll.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq898"> to initiate the supply of: <em class="example">to roll out a new model.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq11"> to introduce: <em class="example">the government rolled out a new tax package.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">roll over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq209"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a politician) to resign gracefully.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a witness in a court case who was previously hostile) to decide to provide evidence helpful to the interrogator.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of an offender) to confess to wrongdoing in a way that implicates others in order to gain more favourable treatment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq072"> <em class="label">Finance</em> to extend the term of (a loan, deposit, etc.) either in its existing form or in some other financial arrangement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq732"> <strong class="phr">roll round</strong>, to move round as in a cycle, as seasons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">roll the ball in</strong>, <em class="label">Hockey</em> to return the ball to play after it has crossed the sideline by rolling it back on to the pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq723"> <strong class="phr">roll up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> to form into a roll, or curl up upon itself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq035"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to gather round.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq183"> <strong class="phr">roll up one’s sleeves</strong>, to prepare for hard work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">roll with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spend time with, as for congenial company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq805"> <strong class="phr">roll with the punches</strong>, to adapt to meet ill fortune or difficulties.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>roll</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>roller</em>, from Latin <em>rotula</em>, diminutive of <em>rota</em> wheel] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rollable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roof</span><z><span target_id="vfD9zfrp79">n.</span><span target_id="1Pvx265Anf">v.t.</span><span target_id="pfOvl7Ek7Q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of roof" src="word_pronunciations/19805.mp3"></audio></span>/ruf/ (<em>say</em> roohf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vfD9zfrp79"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">roofs</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of roof" src="word_pronunciations/19806.mp3"></audio></span>/rufs/ (<em>say</em> roohfs), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of roof" src="word_pronunciations/19807.mp3"></audio></span>/ruvz/ (<em>say</em> roohvz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq883"> the external upper covering of a house or other building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq995"> the highest part or summit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq043"> something which in form or position resembles the roof of a house, as the top of a car, the upper part of the mouth, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1Pvx265Anf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq389"> to provide or cover with a roof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kick or punch in the mouth.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pfOvl7Ek7Q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">a roof over one’s head</strong>, a place to live.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">go through the roof</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq573"> to become angry; lose one’s temper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq606"> (of a business, sales, etc.) to become suddenly successful; to increase.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq345"> (of prices, costs, etc.) to escalate markedly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">hit the roof</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become very angry; lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq858"> <strong class="phr">raise the roof</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq310"> to create a loud noise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq467"> to make loud protests or complaints.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq984"> <strong class="phr">under one’s roof</strong>, in one’s family circle; in one’s home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">without a roof</strong>, without shelter of any kind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hrōf</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rookwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806474099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rookwood</span></header><div>/ˈrʊkwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'rookwood) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">as crook as Rookwood</strong>, <em class="label">NSW Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq60">very ill; unwell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Rookwood</em> cemetery in Sydney]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">room</span><z><span target_id="r26r672DDP">n.</span><span target_id="NjKf3DmfR7">v.i.</span><span target_id="5NVfJY4f4A">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of room" src="word_pronunciations/19813.mp3"></audio></span>/rum/ (<em>say</em> roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="r26r672DDP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts: <em class="example">a dining room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq475"> (<em>plural</em>) lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq722"> (<em>plural</em>) the consulting office of a medical or mental health specialist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq977"> an area of a garden, marked out or enclosed in some way, as by vegetation, fences, walls, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq245"> the persons present in a room: <em class="example">the whole room laughed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq420"> space, or extent of space, occupied by or available for something: <em class="example">the desk takes up too much room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq263"> opportunity or scope for or to do something: <em class="example">room for improvement.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NjKf3DmfR7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq199"> to occupy a room or rooms; to share a room; lodge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5NVfJY4f4A">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">no room to swing a cat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating a confined, cramped, or cluttered place.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 17th-century English colloquialism of uncertain origin]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">read the room</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be aware of the feelings and attitudes of one’s audience and adapt one’s behaviour accordingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">room in</strong>, (of a mother in a maternity hospital) to sleep in the same room as her baby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">room to move</strong>, scope to manoeuvre; options or choices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">the smallest room</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a toilet or bathroom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>roume</em>, Old English <em>rum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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root
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">root<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZQejeqzomG">n.</span><span target_id="uMlmQRXESb">v.i.</span><span target_id="hGhK1Bi2Xg">v.t.</span><span target_id="AxFvAuySAQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of root" src="word_pronunciations/19817.mp3"></audio></span>/rut/ (<em>say</em> rooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZQejeqzomG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> a part of the body of a plant which, typically, develops from the radicle, and grows downwards into the soil, fixing the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Carla Grossetti&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+root.JPG"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> a similar organ developed from some other part of the plant, as one of those by which ivy clings to its support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq609"> any underground part of a plant, as a rhizome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq001"> something resembling or suggesting the root of a plant in position or function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq844"> the embedded or basal portion of a hair, tooth, nail, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq712"> the fundamental or essential part: <em class="example">the root of a matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq773"> the source or origin of a thing: <em class="example">love of money is the root of all evil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq073"> the base or point of origin of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq873"> a person or family as the source of offspring or descendants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq030"> an offshoot or scion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq612"> (<em>plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq813"> a person’s real home and environment: <em class="example">though I’ve lived in the city for ten years my roots are still in the country.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq627"> those elements, as personal relationships, a liking for the area, customs, etc., which make a place one’s true home: <em class="example">he lived in Darwin for five years but never established any roots there.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq420"> a quantity which, when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, produces a given quantity: <em class="example">2 is the square root of 4, the cube root of 8, and the fourth root of 16.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq650"> a quantity which, when substituted for the unknown quantity in an algebraic equation, satisfies the equation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq326"> a morpheme which underlies an inflectional paradigm or is used itself as a word or element of a compound. Thus, <em>dance</em> is the root of <em>dancer</em>, <em>dancing</em>. In German, <em>seh</em> is the root of <em>gesehen</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq275"> such a morpheme as posited for a parent language, such as proto-Indo-European, on the basis of comparison of extant forms in daughter languages.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq250"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq879"> the fundamental note of a chord or of a series of harmonies.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq475"> the lowest note of a chord when arranged as a series of thirds; the fundamental.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> that part of a screw thread which connects adjacent flanks at the bottom of the groove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq070"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq333"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) a sexual partner (in contexts where performance, willingness, etc., is evaluated): <em class="example">a good root; </em><em class="example">an easy root.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uMlmQRXESb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq755"> to send out roots and begin to grow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq028"> to become fixed or established.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to engage in sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hGhK1Bi2Xg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq978"> to fix by, or as if by, roots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq366"> to implant or establish deeply.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to frustrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq447"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to break; ruin: <em class="example">I told you not to do that – you’ve rooted it now.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AxFvAuySAQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">put down roots</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to establish oneself in a new place of residence, especially by making connections with people living in the area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">root and branch</strong>, entirely; completely: <em class="example">to reform tax root and branch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq142"> <strong class="phr">root out</strong>, to extirpate; exterminate. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101413" href="entry://root%23bigmac000101413"><strong>root<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101413" href="entry://root%23mq599">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq379"> <strong class="phr">root up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq674"> to pull up by the roots.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq511"> to eradicate; remove utterly. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101413" href="entry://root%23bigmac000101413"><strong>root<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101413" href="entry://root%23mq599">3</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101413" href="entry://root%23mq285">4</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq780"> <strong class="phr">take </strong>(or <strong class="phr">strike</strong>)<strong class="phr"> root</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq443"> to send out roots and begin to grow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq559"> to become fixed or established.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq754"> <strong class="phr">wouldn’t it root you</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (an exclamation of exasperation.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>rōt</em>, from Old Norse <em>rōt</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rootless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">root<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="aPJGkNWKIv">v.i.</span><span target_id="yNfuLqoOIA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of root" src="word_pronunciations/19818.mp3"></audio></span>/rut/ (<em>say</em> rooht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aPJGkNWKIv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> to turn up the soil with the snout, as swine.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yNfuLqoOIA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq655"> <strong class="phr">root around</strong>, to poke, pry, or search, as if to find something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq599"> <strong class="phr">root out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>), to unearth; bring to light. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101421" href="entry://root%23bigmac000101421"><strong>root<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101421" href="entry://root%23mq142">28</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101421" href="entry://root%23mq379">29</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">root up</strong>, to turn over with the snout.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101421" href="#bigmac000101421"><strong>root<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101421" href="#mq379">29</a>). <div class="etym">[variant of obsolete <em>wroot</em>, Old English <em>wrōtan</em>, related to <em>wrōt</em> snout] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rooter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">root<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of root" src="word_pronunciations/19819.mp3"></audio></span>/rut/ (<em>say</em> rooht) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">root for</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">to give encouragement to, or applaud (a contestant, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <em>rout</em> make a loud noise. Compare Norwegian <em>ruta</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rooter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac014405362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">root<sup>4</sup></span></header><div>/rut/ (<em>say</em> rooht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056685" href="entry://pigroot%23bigmac000056685"><strong>pigroot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scratch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scratch</span><z><span target_id="iNRnZlme4U">v.t.</span><span target_id="HwpT61eOtT">v.i.</span><span target_id="K70W9CpX4F">n.</span><span target_id="iNYk75NTjd">adj.</span><span target_id="P8VGqUZcm6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scratch" src="word_pronunciations/20368.mp3"></audio></span>/skrætʃ/ (<em>say</em> skrach) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iNRnZlme4U"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> to break or mark slightly by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq991"> to dig, scrape, or to tear (<em>out</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.) with the claws, the nails, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq100"> to rub or scrape lightly with the fingernails, etc., as to relieve itching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq032"> to rub gratingly, as a match, on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq662"> to erase or strike out (writing, a name, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq034"> to withdraw (a horse, etc.) from the list of entries in a race or competition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq900"> to write or draw by scraping or cutting into a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to dig for: <em class="example">to scratch wild potatoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq162"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to flog with a cat-o’-nine-tails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to engage in surface mining of (an area).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HwpT61eOtT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq838"> to use the nails, claws, etc., for tearing, digging, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq768"> to relieve itching by rubbing with the nails, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq718"> to fossick for precious stones or minerals: <em class="example">to scratch for gold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq558"> to make a slight grating noise, as a pen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq649"> to manage with difficulty: <em class="example">scratch along on very little money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq776"> to withdraw from a contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq245"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> to commit a scratch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq138"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to play scratch music.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K70W9CpX4F">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq076"> a mark produced by scratching, such as one on the skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq132"> a rough mark of a pen, etc.; a scrawl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq249"> an act of scratching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq159"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq574"> the sound produced by scratching.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq057"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073718" href="entry://surface%20noise%23bigmac000073718"><strong>surface noise</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq069"> the starting place, starting time, or status of a competitor in a handicap who has no allowance and no penalty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> (formerly) the mark in the centre of the ring at which bare-knuckle fights were started.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq990"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq290"> a shot resulting in a penalty.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq951"> a fluke.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq359"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> money.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iNYk75NTjd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq910"> starting from scratch, or without allowance or penalty, as a competitor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq188"> <em class="label">Golf</em> able to play the course in par figures: <em class="example">a scratch player.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> done by or dependent on chance: <em class="example">a scratch shot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> gathered hastily from and indiscriminately: <em class="example">a scratch crew; </em><em class="example">a scratch meal.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="P8VGqUZcm6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">come up to scratch</strong>, to meet a required standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">from scratch</strong>, from the beginning or from nothing. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from athletics or horseracing where the starting point for competitors was a line scratched in the earth]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq260"> <strong class="phr">not be able to scratch oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be physically helpless: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>All right. I’m so drunk I couldn’t scratch myself.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq122"> <strong class="phr">scratch a living</strong>, to make a poor living: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>scratching a living from the minor forms of litigation</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq186"> <strong class="phr">up to scratch</strong>, conforming to a certain standard; satisfactory. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from boxing, where a line drawn on the ground (the <em>scratch</em>, see def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102239" href="entry://scratch%23mq125">24</a> above) marked the area for boxing. After a boxer was knocked down, both boxers, in order for the fight to resume, had to return to the scratch before the count of eight.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of obsolete <em>scrat</em> and <em>cratch</em>, both meaning scratch] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scratcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scrounge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scrounge</span><z><span target_id="tTKSUUg6jD">v.i.</span><span target_id="okUkHY2LnJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="sVXBV63Fis">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scrounge" src="word_pronunciations/20401.mp3"></audio></span>/skraʊndʒ/ (<em>say</em> skrownj) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">scrounged</strong>, <strong class="bold">scrounging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tTKSUUg6jD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> to borrow, sponge, or pilfer.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="okUkHY2LnJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq580"> to obtain by borrowing, sponging, or pilfering.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sVXBV63Fis">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">scrounge around</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to forage; search.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of dialect <em>scrunge</em>; of uncertain origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scrounger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scylla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scylla</span><z><span target_id="WpTQsrjkVL">n.</span><span target_id="kjpEtaLP0D">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'siluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WpTQsrjkVL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> a dangerous rock on the Italian side of the Strait of Messina, facing Charybdis, a whirlpool on the Sicilian side, both personified in classical mythology as female monsters. Modern, <strong>Scilla</strong>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kjpEtaLP0D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq775"> <strong class="phr">between Scylla and Charybdis</strong>, between two equal evils or dangers, where avoidance of one must bring exposure to the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea</span><z><span target_id="htIGQmlimD">n.</span><span target_id="RQ9Sy1bPnl">adj.</span><span target_id="xyO70ZHBYA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sea" src="word_pronunciations/20488.mp3"></audio></span>/si/ (<em>say</em> see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="htIGQmlimD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth’s surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq644"> a division of these waters, of considerable extent, more or less definitely marked off by land boundaries: <em class="example">the Tasman Sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq462"> one of the seven seas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq965"> a large lake or landlocked body of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq434"> the turbulence of the ocean or other body of water as caused by the wind; the waves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq819"> a large, heavy wave or swell: <em class="example">heavy seas rocked the boat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq278"> one of various more or less clearly defined areas on the surface of the moon, formerly thought to be areas of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq398"> a widely extended, copious, or overwhelming quantity: <em class="example">a sea of troubles.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RQ9Sy1bPnl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq705"> of, relating to, or adapted for the sea.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xyO70ZHBYA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">a sea of faces</strong>, a large audience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq972"> <strong class="phr">at sea</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq637"> on the ocean; sailing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq991"> Also, <strong class="vs">all at sea</strong>. bewildered; confused: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Zelie, who could prepare and serve very intricate meals at the table in a civilised manner, was all at sea with outdoor snacks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nourma handford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">by sea</strong>, on a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">follow the sea</strong>, to follow a nautical career.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq657"> <strong class="phr">go to sea</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq058"> to set out upon a voyage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq020"> to take up a nautical career.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq214"> <strong class="phr">half seas over</strong>, drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq095"> <strong class="phr">put to sea</strong>, to set out from port.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">the high seas</strong>, the sea away from land, especially outside territorial waters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>see</em>, Old English <em>sǣ</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seal<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="hq9JXc07Jh">n.</span><span target_id="gMxwwnGES2">v.t.</span><span target_id="NLFiwpnZTq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of seal" src="word_pronunciations/20465.mp3"></audio></span>/sil/ (<em>say</em> seel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hq9JXc07Jh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> a device impressed on a piece of wax or the like, or an impression, wafer, etc., affixed to a document as evidence of authenticity or attestation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> a stamp engraved with such a device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> an impression made with such a stamp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq627"> <em class="label">Law</em> a mark or symbol attached to a legal document and imparting a formal quality to it, originally defined as wax with an impression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq035"> a piece of wax or similar substance, affixed to a document, an envelope, a door, etc., which cannot be opened without breaking this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq178"> anything that effectively closes a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq885"> something for keeping a thing close or secret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq170"> a decorative stamp or small sticker: <em class="example">a Christmas seal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq882"> a mark or the like serving as visible evidence of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Plumbing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq060"> a small amount of water left standing in a trap to prevent the escape of foul air from below.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq102"> the depth of the water between the dip and the overflow of a trap.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq841"> a road surface of hard material, as tar, bitumen, etc.: <em class="example">the tar seal.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gMxwwnGES2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq849"> to affix a seal to an authorisation, confirmation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq378"> to approve, authorise, or confirm: <em class="example">to seal an agreement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq527"> to impress a seal upon as an evidence of legal or standard exactness, measure, quality, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq220"> to fasten with a seal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq100"> to close by any form of fastening that must be broken before access can be had.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq845"> to fasten or close as if by a seal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq737"> to decide irrevocably: <em class="example">to seal someone’s fate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq380"> to grant under one’s seal or authority, as a pardon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq037"> to surface a road with tar, bitumen, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq287"> (in the Mormon Church) to make forever binding, to give in marriage, or to join in family ties, according to the principle of marriage for eternity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to bring (a plug and jack or socket, etc.) into locked or fully aligned position.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NLFiwpnZTq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">break the seal</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to urinate for the first time after one has started consuming alcohol, after which urination is perceived to occur more frequently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">seal of approval</strong>, complete approbation: <em class="example">to be given the seal of approval by one’s prospective in-laws.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq843"> <strong class="phr">set one’s seal on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">to</strong>), to approve or endorse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq256"> <strong class="phr">the seals</strong>, the tokens or signs of public office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq616"> <strong class="phr">under seal</strong>, (of a document) bearing a seal (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101068" href="entry://seal%23mq762">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>seel</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>sigellum</em>; replacing Latin <em>sigillum</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sealable</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seal<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="yUWx4t1m00">n.</span><span target_id="zm96ITaNat">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of seal" src="word_pronunciations/20466.mp3"></audio></span>/sil/ (<em>say</em> seel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yUWx4t1m00"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">seals</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">seal</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> any of the marine carnivores of the suborder Pinnipedia, including the eared or fur seals, as the sea-lion and fur seal of commerce, and the earless or hair seals, of which the <strong>harbour seal</strong>, <em>Phoca vitulina</em>, is best known.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq054"> the skin of the seal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq373"> leather made from it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq432"> the fur of the fur seal; sealskin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq621"> a fur used as a substitute for sealskin.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zm96ITaNat">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq268"> to hunt or take seals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sele</em>, Old English <em>seolh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seam</span><z><span target_id="SfHDy6Al4t">n.</span><span target_id="ZXgWv68gPR">v.t.</span><span target_id="5I4rQjPOF1">v.i.</span><span target_id="pphK4Nmo5H">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of seam" src="word_pronunciations/20469.mp3"></audio></span>/sim/ (<em>say</em> seem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SfHDy6Al4t"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> any line between abutting edges; a crack or fissure; a groove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq575"> any linear indentation or mark, as a wrinkle or a scar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Knitting</em> a line of stitches formed by purling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq425"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a comparatively thin stratum; a bed, as of coal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZXgWv68gPR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq636"> to join with a seam; sew the seams of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq570"> to furrow; mark with wrinkles, scars, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq474"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="entry://cut%23bigmac000101926"><strong>cut</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101926" href="entry://cut%23mq875">26b</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5I4rQjPOF1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq406"> to become cracked, fissured, or furrowed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pphK4Nmo5H">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">fall apart at the seams</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq486"> (of clothing) to disintegrate with age and wear.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq534"> (of a person) to experience a psychological breakdown, usually as a result of stress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq344"> (of a team) to experience a breakdown of team structure and coherence, usually leading to failure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq998"> (of an organisation, business, scheme, etc.) to cease to operate or function effectively, resulting in failure.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>seme</em>, Old English <em>sēam</em>, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067671" href="entry://sew%23bigmac000067671"><span class="smallcaps">sew</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seat</span><z><span target_id="6yKw490e9K">n.</span><span target_id="rbEMgvmmNR">v.t.</span><span target_id="pnDHHaMIPB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of seat" src="word_pronunciations/20485.mp3"></audio></span>/sit/ (<em>say</em> seet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6yKw490e9K"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> something for sitting on, as a chair or bench; the place on or in which one sits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq881"> the part of a chair or the like on which one sits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq622"> the part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq896"> the part of the garment covering it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq283"> manner of sitting, as on horseback.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq943"> that on which the base of anything rests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq069"> the base itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq288"> <em class="label">Carpentry</em> any surface of intended contact, as the prepared bearing of a beam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq625"> a place in which something prevails or is established: <em class="example">a seat of learning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq412"> an established place or centre, as of government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq029"> a part of the body considered as the place in which a function or emotion is situated: <em class="example">the head is the seat of the intellect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq720"> site, location, or locality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq876"> abode or residence, especially a country mansion with parkland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq871"> the throne or authority of a monarch, bishop, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq526"> a place for a spectator in a theatre or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq655"> right of admittance to such a place, especially as indicated by ticket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq008"> a right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body as the House of Representatives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq524"> a right to the privileges of membership in a stock exchange or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq982"> a parliamentary constituency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq988"> a directorship of a limited company.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rbEMgvmmNR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq057"> to place on a seat or seats; cause to sit down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq400"> to find seats for; accommodate with seats: <em class="example">a hall that seats a thousand persons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq445"> to put a seat on or into (a chair, a garment, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq656"> to fix firmly or accurately in a particular place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq439"> to put in a position of authority or in a legislative body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq233"> to commit pederasty on.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pnDHHaMIPB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">take a seat</strong>, to sit down.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sete</em>, from Old Norse <em>sæti</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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see
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">see<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="zEUBvvW8qp">v.t.</span><span target_id="vWTDNsmaGy">v.i.</span><span target_id="hQslrUQq0m">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of see" src="word_pronunciations/20544.mp3"></audio></span>/si/ (<em>say</em> see) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">saw</strong>, <strong class="bold">seen</strong>, <strong class="bold">seeing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zEUBvvW8qp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq036"> to observe, be aware of, or perceive, with the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq562"> to look at; make an effort to observe in this way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq227"> to imagine, remember, or retain a mental picture of: <em class="example">I see the house as it used to be.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq332"> to perceive or be aware of with any or all of the senses: <em class="example">I hate to see food being wasted like that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq908"> to have experience or knowledge of: <em class="example">to see life; </em><em class="example">to see a bit of variety.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq805"> to view, or visit or attend as a spectator: <em class="example">have you seen the old part of town?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq632"> to discern with the intelligence; perceive mentally; understand: <em class="example">do you see where you went wrong?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq518"> to be willing that; to allow: <em class="example">I’ll see you dead first; </em><em class="example">I can’t see an animal suffer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq548"> to recognise; appreciate: <em class="example">I don’t see the use of that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq742"> to interpret; regard; consider: <em class="example">I see the problem quite differently.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq986"> to accept as reasonable or likely; be able to conceive or believe without difficulty: <em class="example">I just don’t see him as prime minister.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq261"> to predict; foresee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq521"> to ascertain, find out, or learn, as by inquiry: <em class="example">see who is knocking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq897"> to meet socially; visit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq282"> to visit formally; consult: <em class="example">to see a doctor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq530"> to receive as a visitor or the like: <em class="example">the Minister will see you now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq432"> to spend time in the company of, especially romantically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq866"> to accompany or escort: <em class="example">may I see you home?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq602"> to ensure: <em class="example">see that the work is done.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Poker</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to match (a bet) or match the bet of (another better) by making an equal bet. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104309" href="entry://raise%23bigmac000104309"><strong>raise</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104309" href="entry://raise%23mq380">26</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vWTDNsmaGy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq433"> to have or use the power of sight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq834"> to understand; discern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq209"> to inquire or find out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq651"> to deliberate; consider; think.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq342"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to look.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hQslrUQq0m">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq536"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">need</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to see a man about a dog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq691"> (a euphemistic explanation for one’s departure given when it is not desirable to disclose the real reason.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq231"> (an expression used euphemistically to explain a visit to the toilet.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq24"> <strong class="phr">not to be able to see for looking</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not to be able to find something that is in clear view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">see about</strong>, to deal with or attend to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">see here</strong>, (an expression used to attract attention, for emphasis, or the like): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>See here now, miss, the boss he does a lot of business along this road, and if ever you want any help and I’m along the road, just you sing out and Ned Wilson’s your man</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary gaunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1897</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">see in</strong>, to greet; celebrate: <em class="example">see in the new year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq190"> <strong class="phr">see into</strong>, to investigate: <em class="example">the manager must see into the circumstances of the dismissal of these workers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq344"> <strong class="phr">see it coming</strong>, to have a premonition or expectation that something will happen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">see off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq672"> to attend the departure of, especially as a courtesy; send off.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq390"> to turn away, especially forcibly; cause to leave.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">see out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq021"> to see off.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq405"> to continue in (an undertaking) until it is finished.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq656"> to live until the end of (a period) or outlive (a person).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq806"> <strong class="phr">see over</strong>, to inspect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq787"> <strong class="phr">see someone coming</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to discern that (someone) is easily duped: <em class="example">they saw him coming and robbed him blind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">see things</strong>, to hallucinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">see through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq426"> to penetrate or detect: <em class="example">to see through a disguise; </em><em class="example">to see through an imposture.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq485"> to remain until the completion of; work to ensure the successful outcome of: <em class="example">to see a project through.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq977"> to help or support in the achievement or completion of: <em class="example">her family saw her through university.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq029"> <strong class="phr">see to</strong>, to give attention or care to: <em class="example">go and see to it now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">see you </strong>(<strong class="phr">later</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a conventional expression used when parting, but not necessarily implying a further meeting.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sēon</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">see<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of see" src="word_pronunciations/20545.mp3"></audio></span>/si/ (<em>say</em> see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">the seat, centre of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>se</em>, from Old French, variant (influenced by Latin) of <em>sie</em>, <em>sied</em>, from Latin <em>sēdes</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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selection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">selection</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of selection" src="word_pronunciations/20556.mp3"></audio></span>/səˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> suh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> the act of selecting or the fact of being selected; choice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq854"> a thing or a number of things selected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq656"> a range of things from which selection may be made: <em class="example">a shop with a wide selection of hats.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a contestant selected by someone, as a sports writer, to win a game or event.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq169"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a block of land acquired under the system of free selection: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Old McShane’s selection, where he lived quite alone, was in the middle of the Big Scrub, twelve hundred acres of belah and brigalow</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq287"> a farm (usually small).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq933"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the singling out of certain forms of animal and vegetable life for reproduction and perpetuation, either by the operation of natural causes (<strong>natural selection</strong>) which result in the survival of the fittest, or by human agency (<strong>artificial selection</strong>) as in breeding animals and in cultivating fruits, vegetables, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq484"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq177"> the choice of one form instead of another in a position where both can occur, as the choice of <em>ask</em> instead of <em>tell</em> or <em>with</em> in the phrase <em>ask John</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq202"> the choice of one form class in a construction, to the exclusion of others which do not occur there, as the choice of a noun like <em>John</em> as direct object of <em>ask</em>, to the exclusion of adjectives and adverbs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq447"> the feature of a construction resulting from such a choice. The phrases <em>ask John</em> and <em>with John</em> differ in selection; no adjective or adverb occurs as direct object of a verb in English.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>sēlectiōn-</em>, stem of <em>sēlectiō</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>selectional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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send
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">send<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LEgg79Y55D">v.t.</span><span target_id="SYCyMnNJMb">v.i.</span><span target_id="uZnyNN1VCk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of send" src="word_pronunciations/20614.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛnd/ (<em>say</em> send) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sent</strong>, <strong class="bold">sending</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LEgg79Y55D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> to cause to go; direct or order to go: <em class="example">to send a messenger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> to cause to be conveyed or transmitted to a destination: <em class="example">to send a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq518"> to compel, order, or force to go: <em class="example">to send someone away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq949"> to impel, or throw: <em class="example">he sent down a fast ball.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq281"> to cause to become: <em class="example">to send somebody mad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq400"> to transmit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq039"> to transmit (an electromagnetic wave, etc.) in the form of pulses.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to excite or inspire (as a jazz musician, listener, or other person).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Asian English</em> to take: <em class="example">the taxi will send her to the airport.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SYCyMnNJMb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq419"> to dispatch a message, messenger, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uZnyNN1VCk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq939"> <strong class="phr">send ahead</strong>, to dispatch in advance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq014"> <strong class="phr">send away</strong>, to dismiss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">send away for</strong>, to write away to have delivered: <em class="example">to send away for tickets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">send back</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to dismiss (the person batting).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq815"> <strong class="phr">send down</strong>, <em class="label">British</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq705"> to expel from a university.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to imprison; sentence to a term of imprisonment.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">send for</strong>, to summon: <em class="example">to send for a doctor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">send forth </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to give off, as light, smell, or sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">send in</strong>, to submit, as an application, request, competition entry, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq348"> <strong class="phr">send off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause to depart.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq901"> to be present to express good wishes at the departure of (someone): <em class="example">to send the retiring president off with a party.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq621"> <strong class="phr">send on</strong>, to dispatch some time after the owner has left, as mail, luggage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">send packing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dismiss; send away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq371"> <strong class="phr">send someone about their business</strong>, to send someone away, especially forcibly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq576"> <strong class="phr">send up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq388"> to mock or ridicule; satirise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq131"> to imprison.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq846"> <strong class="phr">send up the river</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> to send to prison.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sende</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>sendan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681195395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">send<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="z0pQbueHN3">v.i.</span><span target_id="wXFhUnDUym">n.</span></z></header><div>/sɛnd/ (<em>say</em> send) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="z0pQbueHN3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101301" href="entry://scend%23bigmac000101301"><strong>scend</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101301" href="entry://scend%23mq164">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wXFhUnDUym">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq802"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101301" href="entry://scend%23bigmac000101301"><strong>scend</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101301" href="entry://scend%23mq133">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101301" href="entry://scend%23mq362">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [? extension of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103035" href="#bigmac000103035"><span class="smallcaps">send<sup>1</sup></span></a> verb]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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senna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">senna</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of senna" src="word_pronunciations/20618.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɛnə/ (<em>say</em> 'senuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> a cathartic drug consisting of the dried leaflets of various plants of the genus <em>Senna</em>, as <strong>Alexandrian senna</strong> from <em>S. alexandrina</em>, an erect shrub with racemes of tawny yellow flowers and pinnate leaves with opposite paired leaflets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq237"> any similar plant yielding this drug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq986"> any of various similar plants as <em>S. aciphylla</em>, <strong>Australian senna</strong> and <em>Sutherlandia frutescens</em>, <strong>bladder senna</strong>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Arabic <em>sanā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sense
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sense</span><z><span target_id="coVUoW3EwP">n.</span><span target_id="aUj7cr8JKd">v.t.</span><span target_id="rEt2x2LQUs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sense" src="word_pronunciations/20621.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛns/ (<em>say</em> sens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="coVUoW3EwP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> each of the special faculties connected with bodily organs by which human beings and other animals perceive external objects and their own bodily changes (commonly reckoned as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq645"> these faculties collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq544"> their operation or function; sensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq114"> a feeling or perception produced through the organs of touch, taste, etc., or resulting from a particular condition of some part of the body: <em class="example">to have a sense of cold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq203"> a faculty or function of the mind analogous to sensation: <em class="example">the moral sense.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq545"> any special capacity for perception, estimation, appreciation, etc.: <em class="example">a sense of humour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq534"> (<em>usually plural</em>) clear or sound mental faculties; sanity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq956"> any more or less vague perception or impression: <em class="example">a sense of security.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq928"> a mental discernment, realisation, or recognition: <em class="example">a just sense of the worth of a thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq012"> the recognition of something as incumbent or fitting: <em class="example">a sense of duty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq150"> sound practical intelligence; common sense: <em class="example">he has no sense.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq306"> what is sensible or reasonable: <em class="example">to talk sense.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq013"> the meaning, or one of the meanings, of a word, statement, or a passage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq283"> interpretation; understanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq512"> the approximate, or the general overall meaning of a speech, book, essay, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq117"> an opinion or judgement formed or held, now especially by an assemblage or body of persons: <em class="example">the sense of a meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> one of two opposite directions in which a vector may point.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aUj7cr8JKd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">sensed</strong>, <strong class="bold">sensing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq406"> to perceive by or as by the senses; become aware of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq967"> to perceive without certainty; be aware of dimly, vaguely or without positive sensory confirmation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq052"> to comprehend or understand, especially instinctively rather than by rational means.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rEt2x2LQUs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">in a sense</strong>, according to one interpretation; in a way; in one but not every way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">make sense</strong>, to be intelligible or acceptable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">make sense of</strong>, to understand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>sensus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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serene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">serene</span><z><span target_id="LhTekx6uuu">adj.</span><span target_id="LI5heQMnGj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of serene" src="word_pronunciations/20668.mp3"></audio></span>/səˈrin/ (<em>say</em> suh'reen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LhTekx6uuu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> calm; peaceful; tranquil: <em class="example">a serene sea; </em><em class="example">serene old age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq576"> clear; fair: <em class="example">serene weather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq440"> (<em>often upper case</em>) (an epithet used in titles of princes, etc.): <em class="example">his Serene Highness.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LI5heQMnGj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq118"> <strong class="phr">all serene</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> okay; all right. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> popular catchphrase in Britain in the mid-19th century; possibly associated with the use of the Spanish <em>sereno</em> (equivalent to the English ‘all’s well’) by night watchers, etc.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>serēnus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>serenely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sereneness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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serious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac659801098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">serious</span><z><span target_id="AfQpfQeYvs">adj.</span><span target_id="hG5n2jLzIB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of serious" src="word_pronunciations/20677.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪəriəs/ (<em>say</em> 'searreeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AfQpfQeYvs"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> of grave or solemn disposition or character; thoughtful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> of grave aspect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq468"> being in earnest; not trifling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq805"> demanding earnest thought or application: <em class="example">serious reading; </em><em class="example">serious music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq232"> weighty or important: <em class="example">a serious matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq680"> giving cause for apprehension; critical: <em class="example">a serious illness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq593"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be considered as an extreme example of its kind: <em class="example">that’s a serious chocolate cake.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hG5n2jLzIB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq953"> (<strong class="phr">are</strong>)<strong class="phr"> you serious?</strong>, (an exclamation of disbelief.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>sēriōsus</em>, from Latin <em>sērius</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>seriousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">service</span><z><span target_id="qvkZ559UjU">n.</span><span target_id="ECA4KriKZb">adj.</span><span target_id="7sBXfqrtWN">v.t.</span><span target_id="G9KVnDCHkL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of service" src="word_pronunciations/20691.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> 'servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qvkZ559UjU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq419"> an act of helpful activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> the supplying or supplier of any articles, commodities, activities, etc., required or demanded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq192"> the providing of, or a provider of, a public need, such as communications, transport, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq065"> the organised system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying a public need.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq633"> the supplying or a supplier of water, gas, or the like to the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq074"> the performance of duties as a servant; occupation or employment as a servant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq967"> employment in any duties or work for another, a government, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq266"> a department of public employment, or the body of public servants in it: <em class="example">the diplomatic service.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq498"> the duty or work of public servants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq420"> the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq722"> (<em>plural</em>) the armed forces: <em class="example">in the services.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq653"> period or duration of active service.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq943"> a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq882"> (<em>often plural</em>) the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful activity: <em class="example">medical services.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq001"> the act of servicing a piece of machinery, especially a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq440"> public religious worship according to prescribed form and order: <em class="example">divine service.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq915"> a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: <em class="example">the marriage service.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq143"> the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq661"> a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq356"> a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for a particular use: <em class="example">a dinner service.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq867"> <em class="label">Law</em> the serving of a process or writ upon a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Nautical</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a small cord or the like wound about a rope, etc., as for strengthening or protection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq088"> the act or manner of putting the ball in play.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq152"> the ball as put in play.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq934"> the insemination of a female animal by the male.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ECA4KriKZb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq503"> of service; useful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq841"> of, relating to, or used by, servants, tradespeople, etc.: <em class="example">service stairs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq650"> of or relating to the armed forces.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7sBXfqrtWN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">serviced</strong>, <strong class="bold">servicing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq993"> to make fit for service; restore to condition for service: <em class="example">to service a car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq133"> (of a male animal) to inseminate (a female animal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq173"> to meet interest and other payments on, as a government debt: <em class="example">to service a debt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq471"> to seek to vary an industrial award or conditions in it: <em class="example">to service an award.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq437"> to meet the needs of (a group of people or organisation) by providing a particular service: <em class="example">a road safety officer to service all the schools in this area.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq652"> (of a town) to provide housing, amenities, etc., for an operation such as a coalmine.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="G9KVnDCHkL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq647"> <strong class="phr">at someone’s service</strong>, ready to help someone; at someone’s disposal: <em class="example">to have a chauffeur at one’s service.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq076"> <strong class="phr">be of service</strong>, to be helpful or useful: <em class="example">to be of service to the visitors.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>serfise</em>, from Old French <em>servise</em>, from Latin <em>servitium</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>servicer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seven</span><z><span target_id="olA3oiMTpE">n.</span><span target_id="P2mGAv3dhq">adj.</span><span target_id="WK15lqNonp">pron.</span><span target_id="6CvMFfEYUv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of seven" src="word_pronunciations/20713.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'sevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="olA3oiMTpE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> a cardinal number, six plus one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> a symbol for this number, as 7 or VII.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq605"> a set of seven persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq964"> a playing card with seven pips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq184"> Also, (<em>formerly</em>), <strong class="vs">seven-ounce</strong>. <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <em class="label">Qld</em> a glass of beer of approximately 200 mL (7 fl oz). Compare <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23bigmac000088390"><strong>beer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23mq931">4b</a>); <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089937" href="entry://butcher%23bigmac000089937"><strong>butcher<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA and Victoria</em>, <em class="label">also Tasmania and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030429" href="entry://glass%23bigmac000030429"><strong>glass</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030429" href="entry://glass%23mq473">8</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="P2mGAv3dhq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq300"> amounting to seven in number: <em class="example">seven apples.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="WK15lqNonp">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq080"> seven people or things: <em class="example">sleeps seven; </em><em class="example">give me seven.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6CvMFfEYUv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq054"> <strong class="phr">chuck </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a seven</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq66"> to become unconscious.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq763"> to die: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I’m gettin’ pains in the guts, and if there’s one thing I wouldn’t like to die from, it’s an acute attack of diarrhoea.’ ‘Don’t worry’, I replied. ‘If you throw a seven, I’ll find a stump-hole for you somewhere.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">keith garvey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> probably from games of dice where it was impossible to throw a seven]</div></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>seofon</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sex</span><z><span target_id="h7M8iqsCrz">n.</span><span target_id="qaVJ6Zo0Sp">v.t.</span><span target_id="LiqWoKPPg6">v.i.</span><span target_id="pp5splYSh8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sex" src="word_pronunciations/20731.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛks/ (<em>say</em> seks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h7M8iqsCrz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> the sum of the anatomical and physiological differences with reference to which males, females, and intersexes are distinguished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq784"> the quality of being either male, female, or intersex: <em class="example">persons of different sexes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq223"> the sexual urge, or its manifestation in life and conduct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq501"> men collectively or women collectively: <em class="example">the fair sex.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq588"> sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq761"> sexually stimulating or suggestive behaviour: <em class="example">there is too much sex on TV.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qaVJ6Zo0Sp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq353"> to ascertain the sex of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq0"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>in children’s language</em>) to engage in sexual behaviour with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LiqWoKPPg6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>in children’s language</em>) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pp5splYSh8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq208"> <strong class="phr">have sex</strong>, to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq112"> <strong class="phr">sex on a stick</strong>, a sexually desirable person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">sex up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq109"> to arouse sexually.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq644"> to add interest, excitement, etc., to: <em class="example">to sex up a report with an astonishing revelation.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>sexus</em> sex, ? originally, division]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shitty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shitty</span><z><span target_id="bEdyw6NaYQ">adj.</span><span target_id="ESjxyR6Kxr">n.</span><span target_id="gFFNVEhfau">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shitty" src="word_pronunciations/20868.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'shitee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bEdyw6NaYQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">shittier</strong>, <strong class="bold">shittiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> containing or covered in excrement: <em class="example">a shitty nappy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> annoyed; bad-tempered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq851"> unpleasant; disagreeable; of low quality.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ESjxyR6Kxr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq84"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shitties</strong>) <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> the trumpeter, regarded as a poor eating fish, or any other small bony fish.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gFFNVEhfau">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">in a shitty</strong>, in a bad mood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">pack a shitty</strong>, to sulk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101335" href="entry://shit%23bigmac000101335"><span class="smallcaps">shit</span></a> + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shittily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shoestring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoestring</span><z><span target_id="7ASl4WUguJ">n.</span><span target_id="6IzPZ9mzWB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shoestring" src="word_pronunciations/20881.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃustrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'shoohstring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7ASl4WUguJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> a string or cord for fastening a shoe.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6IzPZ9mzWB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">on a shoestring</strong>, with a very small amount of money.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shoofty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoofty<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shoofty" src="word_pronunciations/20885.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃʊfti/ (<em>say</em> 'shooftee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shoofties</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a look.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">shooftee</strong>. <div class="etym">[British slang, from Arabic]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458764189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoofty<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="2TL7bK0APd">adj.</span><span target_id="WIAZtEsdJZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shoofty" src="word_pronunciations/20885.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃʊfti/ (<em>say</em> 'shooftee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2TL7bK0APd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq316"> (<strong class="bold">shooftier</strong>, <strong class="bold">shooftiest</strong>) cunningly dishonest: <em class="example">a shoofty lawyer.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WIAZtEsdJZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">do a shoofty</strong>, to deceive or con someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq859"> <strong class="phr">put a shoofty over</strong>, to deceive or con (someone).</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068121" href="entry://shifty%23bigmac000068121"><span class="smallcaps">shifty<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shook<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shook" src="word_pronunciations/20886.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃʊk/ (<em>say</em> shook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> a set of staves and headings sufficient for one hogshead, barrel, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq969"> a set of the parts of a box, piece of furniture, or the like, ready to be put together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq645"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072401" href="entry://stook%23bigmac000072401"><strong>stook</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072401" href="entry://stook%23mq405">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068243" href="entry://shock%23bigmac000068243"><span class="smallcaps">shock<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shook<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="wlpVI711bd">v.</span><span target_id="tHPWI654tn">adj.</span><span target_id="jnszDHD0nN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shook" src="word_pronunciations/20886.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃʊk/ (<em>say</em> shook) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="wlpVI711bd"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101085" href="entry://shake%23bigmac000101085"><strong>shake</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tHPWI654tn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> shocked or surprised: <em class="example">completely shook.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jnszDHD0nN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq187"> <strong class="phr">all shook up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) physically or emotionally disturbed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">shook on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq643"> in love with or infatuated by (a person).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq076"> disposed favourably towards (a thing or course of action).</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoot</span><z><span target_id="KrGkUdWJTc">v.t.</span><span target_id="YHoRtrSj1E">v.i.</span><span target_id="Qe0es1pkM6">n.</span><span target_id="fMgAhvOT8C">interj.</span><span target_id="C4ZKscYx4N">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shoot" src="word_pronunciations/20889.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃut/ (<em>say</em> shooht) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shot</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shoot" src="word_pronunciations/20888.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> shot), <strong class="bold">shooting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KrGkUdWJTc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> to hit, wound, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> to execute or put to death with a bullet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq989"> to send forth (arrows, bullets, etc.) from a bow, firearm, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq399"> to discharge (a weapon): <em class="example">to shoot a gun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq803"> to send forth like an arrow or bullet: <em class="example">to shoot questions at someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq855"> to fling; throw; propel; direct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq396"> to go over (country) in shooting game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq697"> to pass rapidly along with: <em class="example">to shoot a rapid; </em><em class="example">to shoot a wave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq845"> to emit (rays, etc.) swiftly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq115"> to variegate by threads, streaks, etc., of another colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq976"> to cause to extend or project.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq801"> to discharge or empty; send down a chute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq048"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to hit, throw, kick or drive (the ball, etc.) as at the goal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq018"> to accomplish by hitting, throwing, kicking or driving the ball, etc.: <em class="example">to shoot a goal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq263"> to propel (a marble or the like) from the thumb and forefinger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Dice</em> to toss (the dice).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq405"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to photograph or film.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq208"> to put forth (buds, branches, etc.), as a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq570"> to slide (a bolt, etc.) into or out of its fastening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq713"> to take the altitude of (a heavenly body): <em class="example">to shoot the sun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to detonate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq816"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inject intravenously (any form of drug).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YHoRtrSj1E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq546"> to send forth missiles, from a bow, firearm, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq404"> to send forth missiles, or be discharged, as a firearm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq954"> to move, start to move, or pass suddenly or swiftly (<em>ahead</em>, <em>away</em>, <em>into</em>, <em>off</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq084"> to come forth from the ground, as a stem, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq776"> to put forth buds or shoots, as a plant; germinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq102"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to photograph or film.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq973"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> to engage in a session of filming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq112"> to propel a ball, etc., in a particular direction or way, as in games.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq688"> (of pain) to move quickly through a part of the body: <em class="example">pain shot through his arm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq929"> to kill game with a gun for sport.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Qe0es1pkM6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq103"> an act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq698"> an expedition for shooting game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq655"> a match or contest at shooting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq432"> a growing or sprouting, as of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq280"> a new or young growth which shoots off from some portion of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq339"> the amount of such growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq229"> a young branch, stem, twig, sprout, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq558"> a ridge or spur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq919"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> the interval between strokes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq235"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> a breaking wave of sufficient strength to carry the surfer to the shore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq400"> a session of filming or photography.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq792"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101150" href="entry://chute%23bigmac000101150"><strong>chute<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="fMgAhvOT8C">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq476"> (an invitation or command to someone to begin, especially to begin speaking): <em class="example">OK, shoot!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq092"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) shit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="C4ZKscYx4N">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq079"> <strong class="phr">shoot a line</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to boast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq428"> <strong class="phr">shoot along</strong>, to move forward at great speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">shoot down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq586"> to kill or cause to fall by hitting with a shot.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq023"> to bring down (an aircraft) by gunfire.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq168"> to defeat decisively (an argument or person putting forward an argument): <em class="example">his plan was so obviously impossible, he was shot down in flames.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">shoot for</strong>, to direct efforts towards achieving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq41"> <strong class="phr">shoot from the hip</strong>, to make an instant verbal attack without pausing to consider one’s words. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the image of a Wild West gunfighter who fires immediately after drawing his revolver from its holster, rather than raising it to eye level to take careful aim]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">shoot off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq302"> to go away quickly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq439"> (<em>taboo</em>) to ejaculate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq007"> to express oneself without restraint, especially from underlying anger.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">shoot one’s bolt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> to do one’s utmost.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq772"> (<em>taboo</em>) to ejaculate prematurely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq550"> <strong class="phr">shoot oneself in the foot</strong>, to harm one’s own cause through incompetence, carelessness, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">shoot </strong>(<strong class="phr">off</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s mouth</strong> or <strong class="phr">shoot one’s mouth off</strong> or <strong class="phr">shoot off at the mouth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq482"> to talk indiscreetly, especially to reveal secrets, etc.; talk wildly or tactlessly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq838"> to exaggerate; boast.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">shoot out</strong>, to extend; jut: <em class="example">a cape shooting out into the sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">shoot the breeze</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to chat idly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">shoot the moon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to abscond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq927"> <strong class="phr">shoot through</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq315"> to go away, usually absenting oneself improperly: <em class="example">instead of going to the exam, she shot through.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq060"> to move away rapidly: <em class="example">to shoot through like a Bondi tram.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">shoot to kill</strong>, to fire at someone with the intention of killing them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq576"> <strong class="phr">shoot up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq467"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause damage, confusion, etc., to by reckless or haphazard shooting.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq474"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take drugs intravenously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq473"> to grow, especially rapidly.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>shote</em>, variant of <em>shete</em>, Old English <em>scēotan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shop</span><z><span target_id="iTKQZyooXp">n.</span><span target_id="ZfLY4965Z9">v.i.</span><span target_id="Ki7g9O916C">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ob0wML8FQe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shop" src="word_pronunciations/20896.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> shop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iTKQZyooXp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> a building where goods are sold retail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> a place for doing certain work; a workshop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq674"> an act of shopping for goods: <em class="example">we do a big weekly shop.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq140"> <strong>the shop</strong>, <em class="label">Victoria Obsolete Colloquial</em> the University of Melbourne.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">shopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">shopping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZfLY4965Z9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq696"> to visit shops for purchasing or examining goods.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ki7g9O916C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq718"> <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> to inform against, betray, to the police.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ob0wML8FQe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq396"> <strong class="phr">all over the shop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> all over the place; in confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">mind the shop</strong>, to look after affairs in the absence of another, often one’s superior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq844"> <strong class="phr">set up shop</strong>, to set oneself up in business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">shop around</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq481"> to visit a number of shops comparing quality and price before making a purchase.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq402"> to make general and wideranging inquiries before making a decision: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a patient’s right to shop around for a general practitioner.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq804"> <strong class="phr">shut up shop</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq564"> to close a shop at the end of business.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq310"> to dismantle an enterprise, organisation, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">talk shop</strong>, to discuss one’s trade, profession, or business, especially at a social occasion with the effect of excluding those not similarly employed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A young policeman waiting for his sergeant was talking shop.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>shoppe</em>, Old English <em>sceoppa</em> booth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short</span><z><span target_id="fPntlXy54q">adj.</span><span target_id="yeqRvYhsjX">adv.</span><span target_id="T90GZVgKJm">n.</span><span target_id="4yJgdT5ByI">v.i.</span><span target_id="DIWYC19bZh">v.t.</span><span target_id="NdUrW7NFsk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of short" src="word_pronunciations/20922.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɔt/ (<em>say</em> shawt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fPntlXy54q"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> having little length; not long.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> having little height; not tall; low.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq650"> extending or reaching only a little way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq409"> brief; not extensive: <em class="example">a short speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq307"> concise, as writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq638"> rudely brief; curt; hurting: <em class="example">short temper; </em><em class="example">she was short with him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq049"> low in amount; scanty: <em class="example">short rations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq047"> not reaching a mark or the like, as a throw or a missile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq913"> below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc.: <em class="example">short measure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq043"> having a scanty or insufficient amount of (money, food, etc.): <em class="example">we are short of bread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq596"> breaking or crumbling readily, as pastry that contains a large proportion of butter or other shortening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq167"> (of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq977"> (of the head or skull) of less than ordinary length from front to back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq063"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq566"> not possessing at the time of sale commodities or stocks that one sells.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq510"> denoting or relating to sales of commodities or stocks which the seller does not at that time possess, depending for profit on a decline in prices at the point where they need to purchase them to complete the sale.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq851"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq961"> lasting a relatively short time: <em>bit</em> has a shorter vowel than <em>bid</em> or <em>bead</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq356"> belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually shorter in duration than another class, such as the vowel of <em>hot</em> as compared to <em>bought</em>; conventionally, the vowels of <em>bat</em>, <em>bet</em>, <em>bit</em>, <em>hot</em>, <em>good</em>, and <em>but</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq982"> (of an alcoholic drink) small, usually with a comparatively high alcoholic content.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> of a ball which pitches well down the wicket from the person batting.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="yeqRvYhsjX">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq494"> abruptly or suddenly: <em class="example">to stop short.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq872"> briefly; curtly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq374"> on the nearer side of an intended or particular point: <em class="example">to fall short.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> without possessing at the time the stocks, etc., sold: <em class="example">to sell short.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> pitching well down the wicket from the person batting.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T90GZVgKJm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq554"> something that is short.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq843"> what is deficient or lacking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq904"> <em class="label">Military</em> a shot which strikes or bursts short of the target.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a short circuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> someone who has sold short.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> a short sound or syllable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq073"> <em class="label">Film</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq523"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a short film made up of excerpts from a feature film soon to be released; trailer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq613"> any short film.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac708018655" href="entry://short%20position%23bigmac708018655"><strong>short position</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4yJgdT5ByI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq948"> to short-circuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq798"> to sell short.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DIWYC19bZh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq172"> to short-circuit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NdUrW7NFsk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq909"> <strong class="phr">be caught short</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq625"> to discover an inconvenient lack of something, as money.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq925"> to have an urgent need to urinate or defecate when no toilet facilities are available.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">cut short</strong>, to end abruptly; curtail; interrupt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">for short</strong>, by way of abbreviation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq95"> <strong class="phr">have short arms and deep pockets</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be mean or miserly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">in short</strong>, in a few words; in brief; briefly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq64"> <strong class="phr">leave someone short</strong>, to take all the available quantity of something so that someone else is left without any.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">make short work of</strong>, to finish or dispose of quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">nothing short of</strong>, nothing less than.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">sell oneself short</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq123"> to underestimate one’s abilities or achievements.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq506"> to behave in a fashion considered to be unworthy of one.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq837"> <strong class="phr">short and sweet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq801"> pleasantly concise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq320"> of pleasantly short duration.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">short for</strong>, being a shorter form of: <em class="example">‘phone’ is short for ‘telephone’.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">short of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq978"> less than; inferior to: <em class="example">little short of the best.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq844"> without going to the length of: <em class="example">to stop short of actual crime.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">short on</strong>, deficient in: <em class="example">short on sense.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">someone is a few … short of a …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) (an expression in which a specified set is given as being short by a specified number, being a figurative way of implying a lack of mental capacity in the person specified): <em class="example">he’s a few shingles short of a roof.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sc</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>ort</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shortness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shot<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="xoskHf4Z8Y">n.</span><span target_id="gvvs6u5YOF">v.t.</span><span target_id="qbCnaVR5fM">adj.</span><span target_id="3MjJBMixYG">interj.</span><span target_id="eOHoGCKRr8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shot" src="word_pronunciations/20926.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xoskHf4Z8Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> the discharge or a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> the range of the discharge, or the distance covered by the missile in its flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq787"> an attempt to hit with a projectile discharged from a gun or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq349"> the act of shooting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq214"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shot</strong>) a small ball or pellet of lead, of which a number are used for one charge of a shooter’s gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq664"> such pellets collectively: <em class="example">a charge of shot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq626"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shot</strong>) a projectile for discharge from a firearm or cannon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq479"> such projectiles collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq702"> a person who shoots: <em class="example">he was a good shot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq615"> a heavy metal ball which competitors cast as far as possible in shot-put.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq420"> an aimed stroke, throw, or the like, as in games, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq363"> an attempt or try.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq451"> a remark aimed at some person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq555"> a guess at something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq376"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq527"> a measure of alcoholic liquor: <em class="example">to mix a shot of whisky with soda water.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq978"> a measure of alcoholic liquor served in a small glass (a <strong>shot glass</strong>), often consumed in a single swallow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq710"> a small quantity of any liquid served in a shot glass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq598"> a small serving of food in a shot glass: <em class="example">an oyster shot.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq123"> a small quantity of anything.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq805"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an injection of a drug, vaccine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq872"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">Photography</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq152"> the making of a photograph.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq778"> a photograph.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq313"> a length of cinefilm taken without stopping or cutting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Mining</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> an explosive charge in place for detonation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gvvs6u5YOF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">shotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">shotting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq768"> to load or supply with shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq364"> to weight with shot.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qbCnaVR5fM">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq466"> ruined.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq489"> exhausted.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="3MjJBMixYG">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq385"> (an exclamation of approval, admiration, etc., at an especially proficient move in a ball sport.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eOHoGCKRr8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq67"> <strong class="phr">a loose shot</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> an attempt to hit the ball which is badly judged or executed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">call the shots</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exercise control over events, decisions, etc.; be in command.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">down the shot</strong>, <em class="label">Bowls</em> to bowl so that the ball approaches the jack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">give someone or something another shot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to offer someone or something another chance to prove to be of value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq343"> <strong class="phr">have a shot at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an attempt at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq795"> <strong class="phr">have a shot at someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise or ridicule someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq407"> <strong class="phr">like a shot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> instantly; very quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">one’s best shot</strong>, one’s greatest effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq884"> <strong class="phr">shot dead</strong> or <strong class="phr">shot to death</strong>, fatally shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq086"> <strong class="phr">shot in the arm</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something that gives renewed confidence, vigour, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">shot in the dark</strong>, a wild or random guess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">shot to pieces </strong>(or <strong class="phr">ribbons</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq225"> reduced to small fragments as by gunfire: <em class="example">a flag shot to pieces.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq716"> totally destroyed or rendered incapacitated: <em class="example">an engine shot to pieces.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq830"> in a state of utter collapse: <em class="example">nerves shot to pieces; </em><em class="example">morale shot to pieces.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">that’s the shot</strong>, (an exclamation of approval.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq927"> <strong class="phr">the shot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the best option: <em class="example">SP betting’s the shot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq375"> <strong class="phr">the shot </strong>(<strong class="phr">bowl</strong>), <em class="label">Bowls</em> the bowl which comes to rest nearest the jack.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sc</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>ot</em>, <em>gesceot</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101429" href="entry://shoot%23bigmac000101429"><span class="smallcaps">shoot</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shot<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="IGW1pqnu6W">v.</span><span target_id="GVgR8Iw2BP">adj.</span><span target_id="aUJhXZpPaN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shot" src="word_pronunciations/20927.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> shot) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="IGW1pqnu6W"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101429" href="entry://shoot%23bigmac000101429"><strong>shoot</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GVgR8Iw2BP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq105"> woven so as to present a play of colours, as silk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq501"> spread or streaked with colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq666"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> rendered useless; irreparable: <em class="example">the motor’s shot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drunk: <em class="example">it was plain he was half shot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aUJhXZpPaN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">be shot of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be rid of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I was happy to be / shot of my stuck job, aground there in the steelworks.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq367"> <strong class="phr">be well shot of</strong>, to benefit from the loss of (something) or the absence of (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq787"> <strong class="phr">get shot of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get rid of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shoulder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoulder</span><z><span target_id="HZxcVwJLTV">n.</span><span target_id="pWcbz5sp0A">v.t.</span><span target_id="9YE4wVxnah">v.i.</span><span target_id="yzC59BnxAz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shoulder" src="word_pronunciations/20929.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃoʊldə/ (<em>say</em> 'shohlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HZxcVwJLTV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> either of two corresponding parts of the human body, situated at the top of the trunk and extending respectively from the right side and left side of the neck to the upper joint of the corresponding arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> (<em>plural</em>) these two parts together with the portion of the back joining them, forming a place where burdens are sometimes carried.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq205"> a corresponding part in animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq776"> the upper foreleg and adjoining parts of a sheep, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq331"> the joint connecting the arm or the foreleg with the trunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq057"> a shoulder-like part or projection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq104"> a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Fortifications</em> the angle of a bastion between the face and the flank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the flat surface on a type body extending beyond the base of the letter or character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq322"> that part of a garment which covers, or fits over the shoulder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq611"> <em class="label">Tanning</em> that part of the hide anterior to the butt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq851"> either of two strips of land bordering a road, especially that part on which vehicles can be parked in an emergency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq598"> the unbroken, tapering part of the wave, away from the curl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq649"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068427" href="entry://shoulder%20season%23bigmac000068427"><strong>shoulder season</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pWcbz5sp0A">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq159"> to push, as with the shoulder, especially roughly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq076"> to take onto or support with the shoulder: <em class="example">he shouldered his swag and left.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq241"> to assume as a burden, or responsibility: <em class="example">to shoulder the expense.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9YE4wVxnah">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq938"> to push with the shoulder.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yzC59BnxAz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq052"> <strong class="phr">have broad shoulders</strong>, to be able to accept responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">put one’s shoulder to the wheel</strong>, to work hard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">rub shoulders with</strong>, to associate with; come into contact with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq722"> <strong class="phr">shoulder arms</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Military</em> to execute a movement in arms drill in which the rifle is brought into a vertical position, muzzle pointing upwards, on the right side of the body, and held by the right hand at the trigger guard.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq205"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a person batting) to raise the bat high in the air so as to allow a delivery to go through to the keeper.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">shoulder to shoulder</strong>, with united action and support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">straight from the shoulder</strong>, without evasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">the cold shoulder</strong>, a rebuff or rejection: <em class="example">to get the cold shoulder.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the dismissive presentation of one’s shoulder to someone to discourage their approaches]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sholder</em>, Old English <em>sculdor</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shout<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="XGl4Loux7j">v.i.</span><span target_id="0lgq9GsIPG">v.t.</span><span target_id="TXBTsAutD6">n.</span><span target_id="1GUpOMfZsb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shout" src="word_pronunciations/20931.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃaʊt/ (<em>say</em> showt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XGl4Loux7j"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> to speak or laugh noisily or unrestrainedly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0lgq9GsIPG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq635"> to express by a shout or shouts.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TXBTsAutD6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq051"> a loud call or cry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq952"> a loud burst, as of laughter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq845"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068432" href="entry://shout%20song%23bigmac000068432"><strong>shout song</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1GUpOMfZsb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">a good shout</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> an appeal to the umpire for l.b.w. that deserves serious consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq831"> <strong class="phr">shout down</strong>, to make it impossible to hear (someone) by shouting or talking loudly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>schoute</em>; for noun uses compare Old Norse <em>skūta</em> a taunt] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shouter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shouting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac386462520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shout<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="vqBdzhsXNH">v.t.</span><span target_id="KabgQUOPU7">n.</span><span target_id="9biYVl1nq8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shout" src="word_pronunciations/20931.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃaʊt/ (<em>say</em> showt) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vqBdzhsXNH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq237"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq715"> to pay for a round of drinks for (a group of people).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq881"> to pay for something for another person; treat: <em class="example">I’ll shout you to the pictures; </em><em class="example">I’ll shout you a new dress.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KabgQUOPU7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq439"> the act of shouting, as by providing drinks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq573"> one’s turn to shout (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac386462520" href="#mq237">1</a>); kick: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Never mind that,’ said Poisonous, seeing me put my hand in my pocket; ‘it’s my shout.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9biYVl1nq8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq092"> <strong class="phr">wouldn’t shout if a shark bit him</strong>, extremely miserly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect (northern) <em>shot</em> a payment, reckoning, especially for one’s drinks in a bar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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show
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">show</span><z><span target_id="KnJ8u11Mqu">v.t.</span><span target_id="iHGY3trfhN">v.i.</span><span target_id="yBIUS88jDa">n.</span><span target_id="slXvAHKaAt">adj.</span><span target_id="pm2GKMSctQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of show" src="word_pronunciations/20942.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃoʊ/ (<em>say</em> shoh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">showed</strong>, <strong class="bold">shown</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">showed</strong>, <strong class="bold">showing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KnJ8u11Mqu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display; present.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> to point out: <em class="example">to show the way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq894"> to guide; escort: <em class="example">he showed me to my room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> to make clear; make known; explain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq433"> to prove; demonstrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq065"> to indicate; register: <em class="example">the thermometer showed ten degrees below zero.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq731"> to allege, as in a legal document; plead, as a reason or cause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq105"> to produce, as facts in an affidavit or at a hearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq422"> to make evident by appearance, behaviour, etc.: <em class="example">to show one’s feelings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq145"> to accord or grant (favour, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iHGY3trfhN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq264"> to be seen; be or become visible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq295"> to look or appear: <em class="example">to show to advantage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq414"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give an exhibition, display, or performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq768"> <em class="label">US</em>, <em class="label">British</em> to finish in third place in a horserace, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq541"> to appear pregnant: <em class="example">she started to show in the fifth month.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yBIUS88jDa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq676"> a display: <em class="example">a show of freedom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq478"> ostentatious display.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq290"> any kind of public exhibition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq431"> the act of showing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq650"> appearance: <em class="example">to make a sorry show.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq879"> an unreal or deceptive appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq371"> an indication; trace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq685"> a non-commercial quantity of oil or gas encountered in drilling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> (in pregnancy) a discharge of blood and mucosal tissue, indicating the onset of labour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq944"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a theatrical performance or company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq386"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a chance; opportunity: <em class="example">a bloke can’t get a fair show here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq050"> a sight or spectacle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq078"> any undertaking, organisation, etc.; affair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq812"> a public collection of things on display; a competitive exhibition of farm produce, livestock, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq566"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq202"> a small trace of precious mineral, as gold, opal, etc., taken as an indication of a greater deposit; colour: <em class="example">a show of gold.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq695"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a mine: <em class="example">they worked a little show at Hill End.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq505"> <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a party.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="slXvAHKaAt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq878"> of or relating to an animal bred or trained to be entered into a show (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101430" href="#mq812">29</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pm2GKMSctQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq932"> <strong class="phr">a show of hands</strong>, a voting procedure in which hands are raised to show assent for or dissent from a proposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq816"> <strong class="phr">give the show away</strong>, to reveal all the details of a plan, scheme, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">have no show</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have no chance whatsoever.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq413"> <strong class="phr">in with a show</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> with a reasonable chance of success.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq225"> <strong class="phr">run the show</strong>, to control or manage a business, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq597"> <strong class="phr">show off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq640"> to exhibit for approval or admiration, or ostentatiously: <em class="example">she was showing off her new dress.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq689"> to display one’s abilities, cleverness, etc., with the object of gaining attention.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">show someone up</strong>, to reveal the weaknesses, failings, etc., of someone: <em class="example">the newspaper story showed him up as a being a traitor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq360"> <strong class="phr">show up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq015"> to stand out in a certain way; appear: <em class="example">blue shows up well against that background.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq669"> to turn up; appear at a certain place: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After the baths, Paddy showed up at my place.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">helen garner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq485"> to expose (faults, etc.); reveal: <em class="example">the emergency showed up his lack of courage.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq235"> to appear superior to (another); outdo.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq951"> <strong class="phr">steal the show</strong>, to attract most attention; be the most popular person or item, in a theatrical performance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">stop the show</strong>, (in a theatrical performance, etc.) to be applauded so enthusiastically as to cause the performance to be temporarily interrupted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>showen</em>, variant of <em>shewan</em> look at, show, Old English <em>scēawian</em> look at]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shy<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TTrUcJ61qy">adj.</span><span target_id="AcPLh8Jaqb">v.i.</span><span target_id="2ttVuGL6B1">n.</span><span target_id="fFPY1MztXH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shy" src="word_pronunciations/20973.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃaɪ/ (<em>say</em> shuy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TTrUcJ61qy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">shyer</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">shier</strong>, <strong class="bold">shyest</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">shiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> bashful; retiring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> easily frightened away; timid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq933"> suspicious; distrustful: <em class="example">once bitten, twice shy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq837"> reluctant; wary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> short of the required amount or sum: <em class="example">shy of funds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq078"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> failing to pay something due, as one’s ante in poker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq973"> not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="AcPLh8Jaqb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">shied</strong>, <strong class="bold">shying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq034"> to start back or aside, as in fear, especially a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq735"> to draw back; recoil.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2ttVuGL6B1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq147"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shies</strong>) a sudden start aside, as in fear.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fFPY1MztXH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq721"> <strong class="phr">fight shy of</strong>, to avoid; keep away from: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Some fight shy of askin’ or tellin’ names – like there are those who’ll not tell why they was sentenced or ’ow long they’re in for.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">shy away from</strong>, to recoil from, as in fear or distaste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq985"> <strong class="phr">shy off</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to withdraw due to shyness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq379"> <strong class="phr">shy of the mark</strong>, not quite achieving a goal: <em class="example">to be one run shy of the mark.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>schey</em>, Old English <em>scēoh</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shyer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shyly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shyness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shy<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="E70MCwlbYl">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ys7lXD4GXd">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shy" src="word_pronunciations/20974.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃaɪ/ (<em>say</em> shuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="E70MCwlbYl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> (<strong class="bold">shied</strong>, <strong class="bold">shying</strong>) to throw with a sudden swift movement: <em class="example">to shy a stone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ys7lXD4GXd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq152"> a sudden swift throw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq590"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014653" href="entry://cockshy%23bigmac000014653"><strong>cockshy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sick</span><z><span target_id="bAAtCYaaMZ">adj.</span><span target_id="otxZQnGbH9">n.</span><span target_id="JI0ZtUzDf3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sick" src="word_pronunciations/20986.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪk/ (<em>say</em> sik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bAAtCYaaMZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> affected with a disorder of health; ill, unwell, or ailing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> affected with nausea; inclined to vomit, or vomiting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq200"> of or attended with sickness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq988"> pale; wan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq111"> of or appropriate to sick persons: <em class="example">on sick leave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq885"> deeply affected with some feeling comparable to physical disorder, as sorrow, longing, repugnance, weariness, etc.: <em class="example">sick at heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq742"> morbid; macabre: <em class="example">sick humour; </em><em class="example">a sick joke.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq130"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq587"> failing to sustain adequate harvests of some crop, usually specified: <em class="example">a lucerne-sick soil.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq524"> containing harmful microorganisms: <em class="example">a sick field.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not in proper condition; impaired: <em class="example">a sick engine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq265"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent; terrific.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> disgusted; chagrined.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="otxZQnGbH9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq922"> vomit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JI0ZtUzDf3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq190"> <strong class="phr">be sick </strong>(<strong class="phr">and tired</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of</strong> or <strong class="phr">be sick to death of</strong>, to feel fed up with; have had enough of: <em class="example">he was sick of his employer’s complaints about his work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">sick as a dog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very sick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">sick in the head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> mentally deranged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq029"> <strong class="phr">sick up</strong>, to vomit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">the sick</strong>, sick people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sik</em>, <em>sek</em>, Old English <em>sēoc</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side</span><z><span target_id="75UgoANx9B">n.</span><span target_id="Poq3Fj1NfV">adj.</span><span target_id="Cls4moMWaF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of side" src="word_pronunciations/21000.mp3"></audio></span>/saɪd/ (<em>say</em> suyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="75UgoANx9B"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> one of the surfaces or lines bounding a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> either of the two surfaces of paper, cloth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq997"> one of the two surfaces of an object other than the front, back, top, and bottom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq907"> either of the two lateral (right and left) parts of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq096"> either lateral half of the body of a person or an animal, especially of the trunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq234"> the space immediately beside someone or something: <em class="example">the girl stood at his side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq543"> an aspect; phase: <em class="example">all sides of a question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq139"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the region of or near a specified town or natural feature: <em class="example">I come from the Cowra side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq916"> region, direction, or position with reference to a central line, space, or point: <em class="example">the east side of a city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq108"> a department or division, as of teaching in a school: <em class="example">the science side; </em><em class="example">the arts side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq703"> a slope, as of a hill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq266"> one of two or more parties concerned in a case, contest, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq964"> line of descent through either the father or the mother: <em class="example">his maternal side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an affectedly superior manner; pretentious airs: <em class="example">to put on side; </em><em class="example">to bung on side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq871"> either of two lateral parts of the framework of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> a spinning motion imparted to a ball by a quick stroke on one side of its centre.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Poq3Fj1NfV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq830"> being at or on one side: <em class="example">the side aisles of a theatre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq558"> coming from one side: <em class="example">side glance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq132"> directed towards one side: <em class="example">side blow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq996"> subordinate: <em class="example">a side issue.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Cls4moMWaF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">sided</strong>, <strong class="bold">siding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">on side</strong>, likely to give support or approval, as in an argument, application, etc.: <em class="example">John thinks he has Diana on side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq943"> <strong class="phr">on the far side of</strong>, on the more remote side of (some event, place, etc., seen as a point of divide): <em class="example">on the far side of the grave.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq695"> <strong class="phr">on the right side of …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> younger than (the specified age): <em class="example">on the right side of 60.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">on the side</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq642"> separate from the main subject.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq940"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> as a sideline; secretly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">on the … side</strong>, tending towards the quality or condition specified: <em class="example">this coffee is a little on the weak side.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq225"> <strong class="phr">on the wrong side of …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> older than (the specified age): <em class="example">on the wrong side of 60.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">on this side of</strong>, on the nearer side of (some event, place, etc., seen as a point of divide): <em class="example">on this side of sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">put on one side</strong>, to leave for later consideration; shelve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq831"> <strong class="phr">side against</strong>, to place oneself against (a side or party) to support or oppose an issue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">side by side</strong>, next to one another; together; in close proximity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">side with</strong>, to place oneself with (a side or party) to support or oppose an issue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq013"> <strong class="phr">take sides</strong>, to support or show favour for one person or party in a dispute, contest, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">this side of</strong>, before: <em class="example">this side of Christmas.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sideways
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sideways</span><z><span target_id="nClbbHcyuH">adv.</span><span target_id="RlpAxgdoKq">adj.</span><span target_id="dpQOYQ6f6q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sideways" src="word_pronunciations/20999.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsaɪdweɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'suydwayz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="nClbbHcyuH"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq808"> with the side foremost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> facing or inclining to the side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq040"> towards or from one side.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RlpAxgdoKq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq538"> moving from or towards one side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq189"> towards or from one side.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dpQOYQ6f6q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">look sideways at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to glance at someone with veiled surprise and disapproval.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sidewise</strong> /ˈsaɪdwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'suydwuyz).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sieve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sieve</span><z><span target_id="unkZYhKCqO">n.</span><span target_id="OMmnXVIn6i">v.t.</span><span target_id="6DgYHdPK4r">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sieve" src="word_pronunciations/21009.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪv/ (<em>say</em> siv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="unkZYhKCqO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq462"> an instrument, with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who cannot keep a secret.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OMmnXVIn6i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq644"> (<strong class="bold">sieved</strong>, <strong class="bold">sieving</strong>) to put or force through a sieve; sift.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6DgYHdPK4r">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">have a head like a sieve</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very forgetful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sive</em>, Old English <em>sife</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sieve cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sieve cell</span></header><div>/ˈsɪv sɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'siv sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">an elongated, nucleated, food-conducting cell of the phloem of pteridophytes and gymnosperms with perforations in the walls (<strong>sieve pores</strong>) arranged in circumscribed areas (<strong>sieve areas</strong>) which afford cytoplasmic communication with similar adjacent cells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rose-coloured
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rose-coloured</span><z><span target_id="1m5r07UpLy">adj.</span><span target_id="p2NN8RNRBr">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈroʊz-kʌləd/ (<em>say</em> 'rohz-kuluhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1m5r07UpLy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq327"> of rose colour; rosy; rosaceous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> promising, cheerful, or optimistic.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="p2NN8RNRBr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">look at through rose-coloured glasses</strong>, to have an overly optimistic attitude towards.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rose-colored</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rot</span><z><span target_id="ooddb49mus">v.i.</span><span target_id="qQrlXU8LBV">v.t.</span><span target_id="G5DcwYEMdo">n.</span><span target_id="6qBvXCw71u">interj.</span><span target_id="bIHb4T9cun">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rot" src="word_pronunciations/19848.mp3"></audio></span>/rɒt/ (<em>say</em> rot) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">rotting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ooddb49mus">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> to undergo decomposition; decay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> to become morally corrupt or offensive.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qQrlXU8LBV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq508"> to cause to rot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq444"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063030" href="entry://ret%23bigmac000063030"><strong>ret</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G5DcwYEMdo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq084"> the process of rotting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq831"> the state of being rotten; decay; putrefaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq886"> rotting or rotten matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq670"> any of various diseases characterised by decomposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq260"> any of various plant diseases or forms of decay produced by fungi or bacteria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq042"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> nonsense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq957"> <strong>the rot</strong>, the deterioration process: <em class="example">the beginning of the rot in cricket.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="6qBvXCw71u">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq369"> (an exclamation of dissent, distaste, or disgust.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bIHb4T9cun">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq548"> <strong class="phr">rot away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to fall or become weak due to decay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq022"> <strong class="phr">where the rot sets in</strong>, the point at which deterioration really begins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">wouldn’t it rot your socks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of vexation, exasperation, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>roten</em>, from Old English <em>rotian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rotting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rough</span><z><span target_id="mnnY3Y4cED">adj.</span><span target_id="tIiOayVvC6">n.</span><span target_id="32GHvQy1RV">adv.</span><span target_id="66BZW8NcJp">v.t.</span><span target_id="90HyzjDF2o">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rough" src="word_pronunciations/19856.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌf/ (<em>say</em> ruf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mnnY3Y4cED"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> uneven from projections, irregularities, or breaks of surface; not smooth: <em class="example">rough boards; </em><em class="example">a rough road.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> (of ground) wild; broken; covered with scrub, boulders, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> shaggy: <em class="example">a dog with a rough coat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq312"> acting with or characterised by violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq524"> violently disturbed or agitated, as the sea, water, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq201"> violently irregular, as motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq814"> stormy or tempestuous, as wind, weather, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq907"> sharp or harsh: <em class="example">a rough temper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq263"> unmannerly or rude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq678"> disorderly or riotous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq495"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> severe, hard, or unpleasant: <em class="example">to have a rough time of it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq657"> harsh to the ear, grating, or jarring, as sounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq621"> harsh to the taste; sharp, or astringent, as wines: <em class="example">rough cider.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq252"> coarse, as food, cloth, materials, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq320"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq608"> (of people or their behaviour) lacking culture or refinement: <em class="example">rough as bags.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq968"> (of sheep) difficult to manage while being shorn.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq658"> without refinements, luxuries, or ordinary comforts or conveniences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq537"> requiring exertion or strength rather than intelligence or skill, as work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq373"> unpolished, as language, verse, style, etc.; not elaborated, perfected, or corrected: <em class="example">a rough draft.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq136"> made or done without any attempt at exactness, completeness, or thoroughness: <em class="example">a rough guess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq005"> crude, unwrought, undressed, or unprepared: <em class="example">a rough diamond; </em><em class="example">rough rice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> with aspiration; having the sound of <em>h</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq509"> of or relating to the back of a racquet (from the texture of the strings on that side).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tIiOayVvC6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq995"> that which is rough; rough ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq557"> any piece of work, especially a work of art, in an unfinished or preliminary condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq446"> <em class="label">Golf</em> any part of the course bordering the fairway on which the grass, weeds, etc., are not trimmed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq424"> the rough, hard, or unpleasant side or part of anything: <em class="example">the rough and tumble of life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq935"> the rough side of a racquet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a rough person; rowdy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq920"> <strong>the rough</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq659"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the area of natural vegetation next to the prepared course.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq456"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the area of the pitch where the surface is broken and scuffed up by the bowler completing their delivery.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="32GHvQy1RV">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq039"> in a rough manner; roughly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="66BZW8NcJp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq610"> to make rough; roughen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="90HyzjDF2o">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq96"> <strong class="phr">a bit of rough</strong>, a strong and coarse man viewed as a sexual object attractive to women.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq832"> <strong class="phr">a bit rough</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> unfair, unreasonable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">a rough trot</strong>, a period of one’s life which is marked by difficulty, ill fortune, or hardship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq902"> <strong class="phr">cut up rough</strong>, to behave angrily or violently; be upset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">in the rough</strong>, in a rough, crude, unwrought, or unfinished state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">live rough</strong>, to live outdoors, as in the bush with primitive shelter and few conveniences: <em class="example">there was a man living rough in the next valley.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq538"> <strong class="phr">rough in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to cut, shape, or sketch roughly: <em class="example">to rough out a plan; </em><em class="example">to rough in the outlines of a face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">rough it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to live without the usually expected comforts or conveniences: <em class="example">I was roughing it in the army at that time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">rough on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq329"> severe towards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq454"> unfortunate for (someone).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">rough someone up</strong>, to subject someone to a physical assault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">rough up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to subject to some rough preliminary process of working or preparation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq921"> <strong class="phr">take the rough with the smooth</strong>, to accept bad fortune with as good grace as good fortune, in the knowledge that equal amounts of both are likely to occur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>ruh</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>roughness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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round
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">round</span><z><span target_id="n4E4LvWuoa">adj.</span><span target_id="FE1cd8TCln">n.</span><span target_id="XVrIxVmEIV">adv.</span><span target_id="HliiNl43KA">prep.</span><span target_id="BUatFfLiL4">v.t.</span><span target_id="njz3RBcrPj">v.i.</span><span target_id="jUJhREaXvs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of round" src="word_pronunciations/19869.mp3"></audio></span>/raʊnd/ (<em>say</em> rownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="n4E4LvWuoa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq887"> circular, as a disc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq440"> ring-shaped, as a hoop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq080"> curved like part of a circle, as an outline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq358"> having a circular cross-section, as a cylinder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq120"> spherical or globular, as a ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq445"> rounded more or less like a part of a sphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq009"> free from angularity; curved, as parts of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq029"> executed with or involving circular motion: <em class="example">a round dance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq937"> completed by passing through a course which finally returns to the place of starting: <em class="example">a round trip.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq233"> full, complete, or entire: <em class="example">a round dozen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq484"> forming, or expressed by, an integer or whole number (with no fraction).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq076"> expressed in tens, hundreds, thousands, or the like: <em class="example">in round numbers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq363"> roughly correct: <em class="example">a round guess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq657"> considerable in amount: <em class="example">a good round sum of money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq635"> portrayed in depth, rather than in stylised or stereotyped fashion as a literary character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq323"> full and sonorous, as sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq778"> vigorous, brisk, or smart: <em class="example">a round trot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq972"> plain, honest, or straightforward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq525"> candid or outspoken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq952"> unmodified, as an oath; positive or unqualified, as an assertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq466"> (of paint) of good consistency (opposed to <em>thin</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FE1cd8TCln">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq012"> something round; a circle, ring, curve, etc.; a circular, ring-shaped, or curved object; a rounded form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq243"> something circular in cross-section, as a rung of a ladder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq528"> a completed course of time, a series of events, operations, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq436"> any complete course, series, or succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq316"> (<em>sometimes plural</em>) a circuit of any place, series of places, etc., covered in a customary or predetermined way: <em class="example">the postman on his rounds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq034"> a series (of visits, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq562"> a completed course or spell of activity, commonly one of a series, in some game, sport, competition, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq779"> a recurring period or time, succession of events, duties, etc.: <em class="example">the daily round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq357"> a single discharge of shot by each of a number of guns, rifles, etc., or by a single piece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq772"> a charge of ammunition for a single shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq509"> a distribution of drink, etc., to all the members of a company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a dance with the dancers arranged or moving in a circle or ring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq223"> movement in a circle or about an axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq155"> a form of sculpture in which figures are executed apart from any background (contrasted with <em>relief</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq818"> a standard cut of beef from the lower part of the butt, used for roasting or as steaks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq354"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq802"> (of bread) a slice.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Chiefly WA</em> a sandwich.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Archery</em> a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance from the target in accordance with the rules.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq549"> one of a series of periods (separated by rests) making up a boxing or wrestling match, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq696"> a part-song in which the several voices follow one another at equal intervals of time, and at the same pitch as the octave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq623"> (<em>plural</em>) the order followed in ringing a peal of bells in diatonic sequence from the highest to the lowest.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a complete circuit of a prearranged series of holes, usually the whole course of eighteen holes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq833"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a single turn of play by each player.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="XVrIxVmEIV">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="43"><span id="mq531"> in a circle, ring, or the like, or so as to surround something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq540"> on all sides, or about, whether circularly or otherwise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq320"> in all directions from a centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> in the region about a place: <em class="example">the country round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq688"> in circumference: <em class="example">a tree 40 centimetres round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq177"> in a circular or rounded course: <em class="example">to fly round and round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq470"> through a round, circuit, or series, as of places or persons: <em class="example">to show a person round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq153"> through a round, or recurring period, of time, especially to the present or a particular time: <em class="example">when the time rolls round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq810"> throughout, or from beginning to end of, a recurring period of time: <em class="example">all the year round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq920"> by a circuitous or roundabout course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq156"> to a place or point as by a circuit or circuitous course: <em class="example">to get round into the navigable channel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq941"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> in circulation, action, etc.; about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq646"> with a rotating course or movement: <em class="example">the wheels went round.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq583"> with change to another or opposite direction, course, opinion, etc.: <em class="example">to sit still without looking round.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="HliiNl43KA">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="57"><span id="mq014"> so as to encircle, surround, or envelop: <em class="example">to tie paper round a parcel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq615"> on the circuit, border, or outer part of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq098"> around; about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq248"> in or from all or various directions from: <em class="example">to look round one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq886"> in the vicinity of: <em class="example">the country round Geelong.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq874"> in a round, circuit, or course through.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq743"> to all or various parts of: <em class="example">to wander round the country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq691"> throughout (a period of time): <em class="example">a resort visited all round the year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq757"> here and there in: <em class="example">people standing round a room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq680"> so as to make a turn or partial circuit about or to the other side of: <em class="example">to sail round a cape.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq066"> reached by making a turn or partial circuit about (something): <em class="example">the church round the corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq225"> so as to revolve or rotate about (a centre or axis): <em class="example">the earth’s motion round its axis.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BUatFfLiL4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="69"><span id="mq328"> to make round.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq099"> to free from angularity or flatness; fill out symmetrically; make plump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq333"> to frame or form neatly, as a sentence, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq668"> to end (a sentence, etc.) with something specified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq840"> to encircle or surround.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq717"> to make a turn or partial circuit about, as to get to the other side of: <em class="example">to round a cape.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq896"> to cause to move in a circle or turn round.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq939"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> to pronounce with the lips forming an approximately oval opening: <em class="example">‘boot’ has a rounded vowel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq804"> Also, <strong class="vs">round off</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq168"> to increase or decrease (a number which has fractions or decimal points) to the nearest whole number: <em class="example">to round 94.89 up to 95; </em><em class="example">to round 94.30 down to 94.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq456"> (in currency transactions) to increase or decrease (an amount) to the nearest amount for which there is a coin or note.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="njz3RBcrPj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="78"><span id="mq651"> to become round.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq273"> to become free from angularity; become plump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq397"> to develop to completeness or perfection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq638"> to take a circular course; make a circuit; go the round, as a guard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq405"> to make a turn or partial circuit about something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq822"> to turn round as on an axis: <em class="example">to round on one’s heels.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jUJhREaXvs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="84"><span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">go the rounds</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq722"> (of people) to make a series of visits.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq634"> (of gossip, information, etc.) to become generally known.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq277"> <strong class="phr">in the round</strong>, (of a play, concert, etc.) with the audience seated all around the stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq126"> <strong class="phr">round about</strong>, approximately: <em class="example">to take round about an hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq761"> <strong class="phr">round of applause</strong>, a single outburst of cheering, clapping, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq441"> <strong class="phr">round off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq112"> to bring to completeness or perfection; finish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq709"> to increase or decrease (a number which has fractions or decimal points) to the nearest whole number.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq812"> (in currency transactions) to increase or decrease (an amount) to the nearest amount for which there is a coin or note.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">round on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to attack, usually verbally, with sudden and often unexpected vigour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">round out</strong>, add more detail to; give finishing touches to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">round the bend </strong>(or <strong class="phr">twist</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq017"> <strong class="phr">round up</strong>, to collect (cattle, people, etc.) in a particular place or for a particular purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">the daily round</strong>, the ordered and habitual activities which one completes during a day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>rond</em>, from Latin <em>rotundus</em> wheel-shaped] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>roundish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>roundness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rouse<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LITmR9HpPE">v.t.</span><span target_id="3w58YiUKsL">v.i.</span><span target_id="Rn8IP0VhV0">n.</span><span target_id="GfOhxgrffB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rouse" src="word_pronunciations/19871.mp3"></audio></span>/raʊz/ (<em>say</em> rowz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">roused</strong>, <strong class="bold">rousing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LITmR9HpPE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq541"> to stir to strong indignation or anger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3w58YiUKsL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq878"> to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inaction, apathy, depression, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Rn8IP0VhV0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq927"> a rousing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq933"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063171" href="entry://reveille%23bigmac000063171"><strong>reveille</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GfOhxgrffB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">rouse away</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to pull heavily on a rope.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rouser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rouse<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rouse" src="word_pronunciations/19872.mp3"></audio></span>/raʊs/ (<em>say</em> rows) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">roused</strong>, <strong class="bold">rousing</strong>)<br/> <strong class="phr">rouse on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">at</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">to scold; upbraid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish <em>roust</em> to shout; roar. Compare Norwegian <em>rausta</em>, <em>rousta</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roust</span><z><span target_id="GuGoUIa5V7">v.t.</span><span target_id="27VeVlMaO2">phr.</span></z></header><div>/raʊst/ (<em>say</em> rowst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GuGoUIa5V7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq337"> to rout out; incite to activity: <em class="example">he rousted them out of bed to do the dishes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="27VeVlMaO2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">roust hell out of</strong>, to berate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq632"> <strong class="phr">roust on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">at</strong>), to scold; berate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104556" href="entry://rouse%23bigmac000104556"><span class="smallcaps">rouse<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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row
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">row<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="gGbnpDbkrH">n.</span><span target_id="vi7iFqr35M">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of row" src="word_pronunciations/19885.mp3"></audio></span>/roʊ/ (<em>say</em> roh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gGbnpDbkrH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq142"> a line of adjacent seats facing the same way, as in a theatre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq612"> a street, especially a narrow one, formed by two continuous lines of buildings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq523"> <em class="label">Music</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077037" href="entry://tone%20row%23bigmac000077037"><strong>tone row</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vi7iFqr35M">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">a hard </strong>(or <strong class="phr">long</strong>)<strong class="phr"> row to hoe</strong>, a long and difficult undertaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq933"> <strong class="phr">hoe one’s own row</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq338"> to make one’s way in life by one’s own efforts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq695"> to mind one’s own business.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>row</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>rāw</em>; phrases originally US English]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">row<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="0WDIhts6BU">v.i.</span><span target_id="DsXklakM5L">v.t.</span><span target_id="QLqTeMioWS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of row" src="word_pronunciations/19886.mp3"></audio></span>/roʊ/ (<em>say</em> roh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0WDIhts6BU"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> to use oars or the like for propelling a boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq698"> to be moved by oars, as a boat.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DsXklakM5L">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq634"> to propel (a boat, etc.) by or as by the use of oars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq494"> to convey in a boat, etc., so propelled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq260"> to employ (a number of oars): <em class="example">the captain’s barge rowed twenty oars.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq071"> to use (oars or oarsmen) for rowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq428"> to perform (a race, etc.) by rowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq276"> to row against in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq742"> to convey or propel (something) in a manner suggestive of rowing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QLqTeMioWS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq837"> an act of rowing; a turn at the oars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq336"> an excursion in a rowing boat: <em class="example">to go for a row.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>rōwan</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>rēmus</em> oar; ultimately related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064480" href="entry://rudder%23bigmac000064480"><span class="smallcaps">rudder</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">row<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="sJ4Kb6nzaL">n.</span><span target_id="juEJG3kcGY">v.i.</span><span target_id="vzySN9YlFu">v.t.</span><span target_id="dLcafhDzA8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of row" src="word_pronunciations/19887.mp3"></audio></span>/raʊ/ (<em>say</em> row) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sJ4Kb6nzaL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> a noisy dispute or quarrel; commotion.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> noise or clamour.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="juEJG3kcGY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq265"> to make or engage in a noisy quarrel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vzySN9YlFu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq447"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to assail roughly; upbraid severely.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dLcafhDzA8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq454"> <strong class="phr">be rowing</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to be fighting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rug</span><z><span target_id="Sk9E1cm045">n.</span><span target_id="08TzU2JITZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rug" src="word_pronunciations/19929.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌg/ (<em>say</em> rug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Sk9E1cm045"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> a small, often thick, carpet, used as a floor covering or a hanging, and made of woven or tufted wool, cotton, or the like, fur, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> a thick, warm blanket used as a coverlet, etc., or wrap, to keep travellers warm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077307" href="entry://toupee%23bigmac000077307">toupee</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077307" href="entry://toupee%23mq155">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="08TzU2JITZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq325"> <strong class="phr">cut a rug</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> to dance, especially with verve, as to jazz.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">rug </strong>(<strong class="phr">oneself</strong>)<strong class="phr"> up</strong>, to make or keep oneself warm by wrapping oneself up in thick clothing or covering, as coats, scarves, socks, rugs, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scandinavian; compare Norwegian dialect <em>rugga</em> coarse covering (for bed or body)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rule</span><z><span target_id="VxfNu4bTQQ">n.</span><span target_id="8z4kDnkeGw">v.t.</span><span target_id="vjBMMeWG2q">v.i.</span><span target_id="7JSzSKrQcQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rule" src="word_pronunciations/19932.mp3"></audio></span>/rul/ (<em>say</em> roohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VxfNu4bTQQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq585"> the code of regulations observed by a religious order or congregation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq259"> that which customarily or normally occurs or holds good: <em class="example">the rule rather than the exception.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq403"> control, government, or dominion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq736"> tenure or conduct of reign or office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq282"> a prescribed mathematical method for performing a calculation or solving a problem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq772"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064523" href="entry://ruler%23bigmac000064523"><strong>ruler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064523" href="entry://ruler%23mq674">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq374"> a thin, type-high strip of metal, usually brass, for printing a line or lines.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq863"> (in photocomposition) a black tape in various widths and designs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq545"> a printed line.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq686"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq077"> a formal order or direction made by a court and limited in application to the case for which it is given (<strong>special rule</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq230"> an order or regulation governing the procedure of a court (<strong>general rule</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq446"> a proposition of law.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq099"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> a ceremony of initiation into Aboriginal tribal law: <em class="example">to be put through the rules.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq718"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">British</em> (formerly) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq298"> a fixed area in the neighbourhood of certain prisons, within which certain prisoners were allowed to live on giving security.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq946"> the freedom of such an area.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ruled</strong>, <strong class="bold">ruling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8z4kDnkeGw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq850"> to control or direct; exercise dominating power or influence over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq771"> to exercise authority or dominion over; govern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq007"> to decide or declare judicially or authoritatively; decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq123"> to mark with lines, especially parallel straight lines, with the aid of a ruler or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq696"> to mark out or form (a line) by this method.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vjBMMeWG2q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq155"> to exercise dominating power or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq300"> to exercise authority, dominion, or sovereignty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq037"> to make a formal decision or ruling, as on a point at law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq189"> to prevail or be current, as prices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be the best; be in command: <em class="example">the Blues rule!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7JSzSKrQcQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">as a rule</strong>, usually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq045"> <strong class="phr">bend the rules</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an exception to the rules.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq61"> <strong class="phr">rule from the grave</strong>, to place excessive restrictions on the use of one’s money by those who inherit it after one’s death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq687"> <strong class="phr">rule off</strong>, to mark the end of (something written) by ruling a line beneath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">rule out</strong>, to exclude, refuse to admit, declare (something) out of the question.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq233"> <strong class="phr">run the rule over</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq894"> to search; frisk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq164"> <em class="label">World War I</em> to subject someone to an examination, especially a medical examination.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>riule</em>, from Latin <em>rēgula</em> straight stick, pattern]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rummage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rummage</span><z><span target_id="eOOi9E9glS">v.t.</span><span target_id="xRzOYMVepu">v.i.</span><span target_id="C5s0MiczSj">n.</span><span target_id="uvpfEO1N9t">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rummage" src="word_pronunciations/19938.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'rumij) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">rummaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">rummaging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eOOi9E9glS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving about, turning over, or looking through contents.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xRzOYMVepu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq449"> to search actively, as in a place or receptacle, or among contents, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C5s0MiczSj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq533"> miscellaneous articles; odds and ends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq146"> a rummaging search.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uvpfEO1N9t">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">rummage around</strong>, to make a search, usually with accompanying noise and confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">rummage out</strong>, to find by searching.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>arrumage</em> (noun), from <em>arrumer</em> stow goods in hold of ship; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rummager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">run</span><z><span target_id="0oPDWpZ5MX">v.i.</span><span target_id="EDN18LY6Rp">cop. v.</span><span target_id="wHJpByIG3M">v.t.</span><span target_id="QlP8P43Xoh">n.</span><span target_id="qTHK58YpiK">adj.</span><span target_id="0QBmXnzuAu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of run" src="word_pronunciations/19965.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌn/ (<em>say</em> run) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ran</strong>, <strong class="bold">run</strong>, <strong class="bold">running</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0oPDWpZ5MX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> to move quickly on foot, so as to go more rapidly than in walking (in bipedal locomotion, so that for an instant in each step neither foot is on the ground).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> to do this for exercise, as a sport, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq534"> to hurry; go quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq947"> to move swiftly by rolling on wheels or in various other ways: <em class="example">the train ran along the track.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq171"> to make a quick succession of movements, as with the fingers: <em class="example">the pianist ran up the scale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq702"> to move easily or swiftly, as a vehicle, on wheels, a vessel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq226"> to make off quickly, take to flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq494"> to make a short, quick, or casual journey (<em>up</em>, <em>over</em>, <em>round</em>, etc.), as for a visit, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Racing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq083"> to take part in a race.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq389"> to finish a race in a certain (numerical) position: <em class="example">he ran second.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq277"> to stand as a candidate for election: <em class="example">he is running for president.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq368"> to migrate, as fish: <em class="example">to run in huge shoals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq983"> (of fish) to pass upstream or inshore from deep water to spawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq535"> to sail or be driven (ashore, into a channel, etc.), as a vessel or those on board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to sail before the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq646"> to ply between places, as a vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq767"> to traverse a route, as a public conveyance: <em class="example">the buses run every hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq780"> to have recourse to, as for consolation: <em class="example">he’s always running to his mother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq822"> to move, revolve, slide, etc., especially easily, freely, or smoothly: <em class="example">a rope runs in a pulley.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq151"> to flow, as a liquid or a body of liquid, or as sand, grain, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq625"> to flow along, especially strongly, as a stream, the sea, etc.: <em class="example">with a strong tide running.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq314"> to melt and flow, as solder, varnish, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq346"> to spread or diffuse when exposed to moisture, as dyestuffs: <em class="example">the colours in this fabric run.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq917"> to flow, stream, or be wet with a liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq519"> to discharge or give passage to a liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq401"> to creep, trail, or climb, as vines, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq606"> to pass quickly: <em class="example">a thought ran across his mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq785"> to continue in or return to the mind persistently: <em class="example">a tune running through one’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq931"> to recur or be inherent: <em class="example">madness runs in the family.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq869"> to come undone, as stitches or a fabric; ladder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq866"> to be in operation or continue operating, as a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq758"> to accumulate, or become payable in due course, as interest on a debt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq581"> to make many withdrawals in rapid succession.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq200"> to have legal force or effect, as a writ.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq826"> to continue to operate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq463"> to pass or go by, as time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq979"> to continue to be performed, as a play, over a period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq126"> to be disseminated, spread rapidly, as news.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq212"> to spread or pass quickly from point to point: <em class="example">a shout ran through the crowd.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq958"> to be in a certain form or expression: <em class="example">so the story runs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq737"> to extend or stretch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq382"> (of stock) to graze: <em class="example">a holding where three thousand sheep could run.</em></span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="EDN18LY6Rp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq409"> to have or attain a specified quality, character, form, etc.: <em class="example">the water ran cold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq757"> to be or tend to be of a specified size or number: <em class="example">the costs ran high.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq956"> to exist or occur within a specified range of variation: <em class="example">your seat numbering runs from 43 to 48.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq028"> to pass into a certain state or condition; become: <em class="example">to run wild.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq257"> to tend to be a specified norm or variation from the norm: <em class="example">a clothing line that runs true to size; </em><em class="example">these shoes run small.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wHJpByIG3M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq318"> to cause (an animal, etc.) to move quickly on foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq756"> to cause (a vehicle, etc.) to move: <em class="example">I’ll just run the car into the garage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq242"> to traverse (a distance or course) in running: <em class="example">he ran a kilometre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq589"> to perform by or as by running: <em class="example">to run a race; </em><em class="example">run an errand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq043"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq319"> to compete with in a race.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq059"> to lead in a chase; outrun.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq441"> to enter (a horse, etc.) in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq915"> to run along: <em class="example">to run the streets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq572"> to run or get past or through: <em class="example">to run a blockade; </em><em class="example">to run the lights.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq118"> to bring into a certain state by running: <em class="example">to run oneself out of breath.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq569"> to pursue or hunt (game, etc.), especially those on pasture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq252"> to drive (livestock), especially to pasture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq495"> to keep (livestock), as on pasture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq236"> to cause to move, especially quickly or cursorily: <em class="example">to run one’s fingers through one’s hair; </em><em class="example">to run one’s eyes over a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq476"> to cause to ply between places, as a vessel, conveyance, or system of transport: <em class="example">to run a train service between two cities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq406"> to convey or transport, as in a vessel or vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq872"> to keep operating or in service, as a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq426"> to possess and use, as a car.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq358"> to expose oneself to or be exposed to (a risk, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq381"> to sew, especially with quick, even stitches in a line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq160"> (in some games, as billiards) to complete a series of successful strokes, shots, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq522"> to bring, lead, or force into some state, action, etc.: <em class="example">to run oneself into debt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq696"> to cause (a liquid) to flow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq097"> to give forth or flow with (a liquid).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq400"> to pour forth or discharge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq773"> to cause (a bath, etc.) to contain water; fill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq244"> to cause to move easily, freely, or smoothly: <em class="example">to run a sail up the mast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq342"> to drive, force, or thrust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq229"> to extend or build, as in a particular direction: <em class="example">to run a road through the forest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq297"> to draw or trace, as a line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq304"> to conduct, administer, or manage, as a business, an experiment, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq887"> (of a newspaper) to publish (a story).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">US</em> to put up (a candidate) for election.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq651"> to melt, fuse, or smelt, as ore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq398"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069683" href="entry://smuggle%23bigmac000069683"><strong>smuggle</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QlP8P43Xoh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="79"><span id="mq676"> an act, instance, or spell of running: <em class="example">to go for a run.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq732"> a running pace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq937"> an act or instance of escaping, running away, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq233"> an act or spell of moving rapidly, as in a boat or vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="83"> <span id="mq838"> the distance covered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq967"> a period or act of travelling, especially a scheduled journey: <em class="example">an uneventful run to Paris.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq778"> a quick, short trip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq431"> a spell of driving in a motor vehicle, riding a horse, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq809"> a spell or period of causing something, as a machine, to run or continue operating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq158"> the amount of something produced in any uninterrupted period of operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq279"> a continuous course of performances, as of a play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Shearing</em> an uninterrupted period of shearing: <em class="example">he had shorn over 500 lambs in one eight-hour run.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq864"> a line or place in knitted or sewn work where a series of stitches have slipped or come undone; a ladder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq750"> the direction of something fixed: <em class="example">the run of the grain of a piece of timber.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq207"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a direction of secondary or minor cleavage grain; rift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq139"> onward movement, progression, course, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq294"> the particular course or tendency of something: <em class="example">in the normal run of events; </em><em class="example">the general run of the voting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq802"> freedom to range over, go through, or use: <em class="example">the run of the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq218"> any rapid or easy course or progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq563"> a continuous course of some condition of affairs, etc.: <em class="example">a run of bad luck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq715"> a continuous extent of something, as a vein of ore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq197"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a ribbon-like, irregular ore body, lying nearly flat and following the stratification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq989"> a continuous series of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq250"> a set of things in regular order, as a sequence of cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq430"> any continued or extensive demand, call, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="104"> <span id="mq755"> a spell of being in demand or favour with the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="105"> <span id="mq860"> a series of sudden and urgent demands for payment, as on a bank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="106"> <span id="mq894"> a spell of causing some liquid to flow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="107"> <span id="mq24"> the tidal movement of water after slack water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="108"> <span id="mq978"> a flow or rush of water, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="109"> <span id="mq395"> a small stream; brook; rivulet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="110"> <span id="mq432"> a kind or class, as of goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="111"> <span id="mq127"> the ordinary or average kind: <em class="example">that’s the run of them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="112"> <span id="mq457"> that in or on which something runs or may run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="113"> <span id="mq237"> an enclosure within which domestic animals may range about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="114"> <span id="mq986"> a way, track, or the like, along which something runs or moves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="115"> <span id="mq652"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq413"> the habitual track or route taken by certain animals, as mice, rabbits, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq122"> the bower of the bowerbird.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="116"> <span id="mq604"> a course for a particular purpose or activity, as an inclined course for skiing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="117"> <span id="mq241"> the area and habitual route covered by a vendor who delivers goods to houses, etc.: <em class="example">milk run; </em><em class="example">paper run.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="118"> <span id="mq454"> a large area of grazing land; a rural property: <em class="example">a grazing run; </em><em class="example">a sheep run.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="119"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the area through which an Aboriginal tribe habitually moved hunting and gathering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="120"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Military</em> the movement in a straight line up to the point of the launching of a bomb, torpedo, or the like, by an aeroplane, submarine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="121"> <span id="mq078"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the period during which an aeroplane moves along the ground or water under its own power preceding take-off and following touchdown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="122"> <span id="mq152"> a trough or pipe through which water, etc., runs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="123"> <span id="mq245"> the movement of a number of fish upstream or inshore from deep water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="124"> <span id="mq944"> large numbers of fish in motion, especially inshore from deep water or upstream for spawning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="125"> <span id="mq614"> a number of animals moving together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="126"> <span id="mq988"> <em class="label">Music</em> a rapid succession of notes; a roulade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="127"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq799"> the score unit, made by the successful running of both people batting from one popping crease to the other.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq744"> a performance of such a running.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="128"> <span id="mq380"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq479"> the score unit, made by successfully running round all the bases and reaching the home plate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq526"> a successful performance of this.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="129"> <span id="mq098"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the curved after part of a ship’s hull below the waterline.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qTHK58YpiK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="130"><span id="mq594"> melted or liquefied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="131"> <span id="mq347"> poured in a melted state; run into a cast in a mould.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0QBmXnzuAu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="132"><span id="mq143"> <strong class="phr">at a run</strong>, (of some action) performed while running, or by means of running; without stopping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="133"> <span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">by the run</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> without checking, as in letting go a rope in a tackle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="134"> <span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">cut and run</strong>, to take to flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="135"> <span id="mq072"> <strong class="phr">dead run</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at full speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="136"> <span id="mq138"> <strong class="phr">give someone a run for their money</strong>, to offer someone strenuous and exacting opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="137"> <span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(<strong class="phr">someone</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on the run</strong>, to be in a good position to defeat (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="138"> <span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">in the long run</strong>, ultimately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="139"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">in the short run</strong>, ignoring possible future developments; considering only immediate effects, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="140"> <span id="mq095"> <strong class="phr">on the run</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq447"> escaped or hiding from pursuit, especially by the police.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq724"> while busily engaged in other things: <em class="example">to eat on the run.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq195"> without due forethought or preparation: <em class="example">policy on the run.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="141"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">run a book</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accept bets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="142"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">run about</strong>, to roam without restraint: <em class="example">children running about in the park.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="143"> <span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">run across</strong>, to meet or find unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="144"> <span id="mq579"> <strong class="phr">run after</strong>, to seek to attract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="145"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">run around</strong>, to behave promiscuously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="146"> <span id="mq781"> <strong class="phr">run </strong>(<strong class="phr">around</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with</strong>, to keep company with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="147"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">run at</strong>, to attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="148"> <span id="mq187"> <strong class="phr">run a temperature</strong>, to be feverish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="149"> <span id="mq302"> <strong class="phr">run at the mouth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq241"> to dribble.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to talk excessively, especially nonsense.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="150"> <span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">run away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq683"> to take flight.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq292"> to depart: <em class="example">run away, I’m busy; </em><em class="example">he ran away to sea.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="151"> <span id="mq565"> <strong class="phr">run away with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq418"> to elope with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq306"> to steal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq444"> to win easily: <em class="example">he ran away with the election.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq487"> to use up (money, etc.) quickly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq130"> to get out of the control of, as a horse, a vehicle, one’s emotions or ideas, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq255"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accept (an idea), especially erroneously or with insufficient justification: <em class="example">don’t run away with the idea that you can go on behaving so badly.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="152"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">run close</strong>, to press severely, as a competitor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="153"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">run down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq114"> to slow up before stopping, as a clock or other mechanism.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq378"> to knock down and injure, as a vehicle or driver; run over.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to collide with and cause to sink, as a smaller vessel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq553"> to denigrate; make adverse criticism of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq475"> to reduce, as stocks.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq163"> to find, especially after extensive searching.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq615"> to pass quickly over or review: <em class="example">to run down a list of possibilities.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="154"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">run hard</strong>, to press severely, as a competitor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="155"> <span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">run hot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq46"> to be producing excessive heat in functioning: <em class="example">a computer running hot.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq203"> to be at a peak level of performance: <em class="example">a tennis star who is running hot.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq17"> to be happening in great volume at great speed: <em class="example">sales are running hot.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="156"> <span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">run in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq835"> to cause (new machinery, especially a motor vehicle) to run at reduced load and speed for an initial period, so that excessive friction, etc., is reduced gradually and the machine becomes ready for full operation without damage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq844"> to muster (cattle).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq895"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to add (new text matter) without indentation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to approach a landing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq168"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrest; seize.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="157"> <span id="mq654"> <strong class="phr">run into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq690"> to encounter unexpectedly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq263"> to collide with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq106"> to amount to: <em class="example">an income running into five figures.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="158"> <span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">run into the ground</strong>, to use until worn out: <em class="example">he ran his old car into the ground before he bought a new one.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="159"> <span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">run its course</strong>, to proceed in a customary fashion to a natural conclusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="160"> <span id="mq170"> <strong class="phr">run like a dromedary</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a racehorse) to perform very badly in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="161"> <span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">run like a scalded cat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to run very fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="162"> <span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">run off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq423"> to depart or retreat quickly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq351"> to produce by a reproduction process, as printing, photocopying, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq839"> to write or otherwise create quickly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq137"> to elope.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq262"> to determine the result of (a tied contest, etc.) by a run-off.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="163"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">run off at the mouth</strong>, to talk indiscreetly or wildly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="164"> <span id="mq504"> <strong class="phr">run off with</strong>, to steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="165"> <span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">run of </strong>(<strong class="phr">good</strong>)<strong class="phr"> luck</strong>, a period in which things go extremely well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="166"> <span id="mq99"> <strong class="phr">run of outs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a succession of bad luck or unfortunate events, especially in gambling or sport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="167"> <span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">run on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq525"> to have as a topic: <em class="example">the conversation ran on politics.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq120"> to continue, as talking, at length and without interruption.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq607"> (of handwritten lettering) to be linked up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to print as continuous unindented text.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="168"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">run on and on</strong>, to talk at length</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="169"> <span id="mq344"> <strong class="phr">run out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq801"> to depart, as from a room, quickly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq383"> to completely use up: <em class="example">we have run out of sugar.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq590"> to be completely used up: <em class="example">the food has run out; </em><em class="example">time is running out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq266"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to put (the person batting) out by hitting the wicket with the ball while neither the person batting nor the bat is touching the ground within the popping crease.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to pass or pay out (a rope).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Showjumping</em> (of a horse) to refuse by running outside the jump.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq788"> <em class="label">US</em> to drive out; expel.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="170"> <span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">run out on</strong>, to desert; abandon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="171"> <span id="mq068"> <strong class="phr">run over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq800"> to knock down and injure, as a vehicle or driver.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq907"> to exceed (a time-limit or the like).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq644"> to review, rehearse, or recapitulate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq165"> to overflow or leak, as a vessel.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="172"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">run rings </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round someone</strong>, to perform with far greater success than another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="173"> <span id="mq166"> <strong class="phr">run short</strong>, to become scarce or nearly used up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="174"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">runs on the board</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> successes; achievements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="175"> <span id="mq962"> <strong class="phr">run the track of</strong>, to follow the track of (a person or animal) in pursuit: <em class="example">to run the wild horses’ track.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="176"> <span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">run through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq536"> to rehearse or review.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq021"> to exhaust or use up (money, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq621"> to pass a sword or the like through (somebody).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="177"> <span id="mq520"> <strong class="phr">run to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq546"> to be sufficient for: <em class="example">the money doesn’t run to caviar.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq153"> to include: <em class="example">his books don’t run to descriptions.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq823"> to become as specified: <em class="example">to run to fat.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="178"> <span id="mq033"> <strong class="phr">run up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq025"> to climb quickly: <em class="example">a sailor ran up the mast.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq616"> to hoist (a sail, flag, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq020"> to amass or incur, as a bill.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq626"> to make, especially quickly, as something sewn.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="179"> <span id="mq374"> <strong class="phr">run up against</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq729"> to meet unexpectedly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq982"> to be impeded by.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="180"> <span id="mq597"> <strong class="phr">run upon</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq112"> to have as a topic, as thoughts or a conversation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq221"> (of a ship) to go aground upon.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="181"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">run with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Law</em> to go along with or accompany: <em class="example">the easement runs with the land.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq286"> to associate or spend time with: <em class="example">to run with a bad crowd.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq485"> to proceed with: <em class="example">to run with a proposal.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq090"> to explore or develop (an impromptu thought or idea): <em class="example">to run with a joke.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="182"> <span id="mq973"> <strong class="phr">run with the mob</strong>, to think or behave as the generality of people do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="183"> <span id="mq023"> <strong class="phr">the run of play</strong>, <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">Basketball</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the direction that the game is taking as one team consistently outdoes the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="184"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">the runs</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> diarrhoea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rinne</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>rinnan</em>, past participle <em>runnen</em> (later extended to present tense)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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runner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">runner</span><z><span target_id="iY7haiAto0">n.</span><span target_id="7RFUaudaF0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of runner" src="word_pronunciations/19958.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrʌnə/ (<em>say</em> 'runuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iY7haiAto0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> someone or something that runs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> a competitor in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq989"> a messenger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq542"> a messenger of a bank, broker, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq287"> someone acting as collector, agent, or the like for a bank, broker, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq519"> someone whose business it is to solicit patronage or trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq696"> someone who rounds up wild stock animals: <em class="example">a brumby runner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq332"> something in or on which something else runs or moves, as the strips of wood that guide a drawer, the rails supporting the sliding seat of a rowing boat, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq285"> either of the long pieces of wood or metal on which a sledge or the like slides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq401"> the blade of a skate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq583"> a sharp curved blade used to open a furrow for placing seed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq509"> the rotating system of blades driven by the fluid passing through a reaction turbine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq853"> a roller on which something moves along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq865"> an operator or manager, as of a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq984"> a long, narrow rug, suitable for a hall or staircase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq064"> a long, narrow strip of linen, embroidery, lace, or the like, for placing across a table.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq474"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq473"> a slender, prostrate stem which throws out roots at its nodes or end, thus producing new plants.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq299"> a plant that spreads by such stems.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq629"> a bird that cannot fly, either because it is too young, or because it is deceased or wounded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq390"> <em class="label">Foundry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029671" href="entry://gate%23bigmac000029671"><strong>gate<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029671" href="entry://gate%23mq312">14</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq440"> a smuggling vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq086"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064568" href="entry://runner%20bean%23bigmac000064568"><strong>runner bean</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq705"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039215" href="entry://jogger%23bigmac000039215"><strong>jogger</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039215" href="entry://jogger%23mq933">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq564"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> women’s sports briefs worn over underwear and under a skirt. Compare <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104915" href="entry://bloomers%23bigmac000104915"><strong>bloomers</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104915" href="entry://bloomers%23mq766">3a</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac474522059" href="entry://bum%20shorts%23bigmac474522059"><strong>bum shorts</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066342" href="entry://scungies%23bigmac000066342"><strong>scungies</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066342" href="entry://scungies%23mq060">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq484"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a member of the batting side who runs for a teammate who is injured and unable to run, but who can still bat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> a person who is permitted to run onto the field of play to pass on instructions from the coach to a player, to take a drink to a player, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7RFUaudaF0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">do a runner</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq605"> to run away, especially in anticipation of being caught out in some illegal activity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq173"> to run away without paying for goods or services, as in a restaurant, petrol station, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104630" href="entry://run%23bigmac000104630"><span class="smallcaps">run</span></a> + <em>-n-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rush<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="fc6620nq3I">v.i.</span><span target_id="NmwOTtBsSw">v.t.</span><span target_id="u4OmJ5ccYl">n.</span><span target_id="nn7E3GHGku">adj.</span><span target_id="40rRuRUO2Q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rush" src="word_pronunciations/19970.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> rush) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fc6620nq3I"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> to move or go with speed, impetuosity, or violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> to dash; dash forward for an attack or onslaught.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq989"> to go or plunge with headlong or rash haste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq552"> to go, come, pass, etc., rapidly: <em class="example">tears rushed to his eyes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq828"> (of stock animals) to stampede.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NmwOTtBsSw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq726"> to send or drive with speed or violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq853"> to carry or convey with haste: <em class="example">to rush an injured person to the hospital.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq632"> to perform, complete, or organise (some process or activity) with special haste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq103"> to send, push, force, etc., with unusual speed or undue haste: <em class="example">to rush a bill through Parliament.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq237"> to attack with a rush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq292"> to overcome or take (a person, force, place, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Goldmining</em> to descend on (a location in which gold has been discovered) in a great crowd: <em class="example">they rushed Bendigo shortly afterwards.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq883"> to cause (cattle) to stampede.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put pressure on (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq774"> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> to heap attentions on (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq696"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> (of a pack of forwards, etc.) to move (the ball) rapidly forwards by short kicks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Croquet</em> to strike or drive a ball hard with the mallet swung from the shoulders, rather than with the wrists.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="u4OmJ5ccYl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq646"> the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or headlong onward movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq771"> a hostile attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq127"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq475"> a sudden concerted movement, especially of cattle, as in a particular direction; stampede.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> the escape or attempted escape of a number of convicts at the same time.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq709"> <em class="label">Goldmining Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq515"> the site of a newly discovered deposit of gold to which miners have flocked.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq994"> an eager rushing of numbers of persons to some region to be occupied or exploited, especially to a new goldfield: <em class="example">after his prospecting success a rush set in.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq052"> a sudden coming or access: <em class="example">a rush of blood to his face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq667"> hurried activity; busy haste: <em class="example">the rush of city life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq285"> a hurried state, as from pressure of affairs: <em class="example">to be in a rush.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq639"> press of work, business, traffic, etc., requiring extraordinary effort or haste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq511"> a period of intense activity: <em class="example">the Christmas rush.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> the act by a pack of forwards, etc., of moving the ball rapidly forward by short kicks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq030"> <em class="label">Croquet</em> a drive or hard stroke with the mallet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq215"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Film</em> the first prints made after shooting a scene or scenes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq149"> a strong feeling of exhilaration and pleasure felt after taking a narcotic or stimulant drug.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq527"> any similar surge of excitement: <em class="example">the climax of the movie gave me a real rush.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nn7E3GHGku">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq585"> requiring or performed with haste: <em class="example">a rush order.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq308"> characterised by rush or press of work, traffic, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="40rRuRUO2Q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq389"> <strong class="phr">rush around</strong>, to be noticeably busy in one’s affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">a rush on …</strong>, a great demand for (a commodity): <em class="example">there was a rush on gold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq069"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">sudden</strong>)<strong class="phr"> rush </strong>(<strong class="phr">of blood</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to the head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sudden, often ill-considered enthusiasm, rage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">be a rush</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to provide a surge of excitement: <em class="example">winning at tennis was always a rush.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rusche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>russher</em>, <em>russer</em>, variant of <em>re</em>(<em>h</em>)<em>usser</em>, <em>re</em>(<em>h</em>)<em>user</em>, <em>ruser</em>, from Late Latin <em>recūsāre</em> push back, Latin refuse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>rusher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rush<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rush" src="word_pronunciations/19971.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> rush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> any plant of the genus <em>Juncus</em> (family Juncaceae), which comprises grass-like herbs with pithy or hollow stems, found in wet or marshy places.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> any plant of the same family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq053"> any of various similar plants of other families, as bog rush or spike rush, or mat rush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq991"> a stem of such a plant, used for making chair bottoms, mats, baskets, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq349"> a former type of floor covering, consisting of such plants scattered on the floor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq465"> something of little or no value: <em class="example">not worth a rush.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>russhe</em>, Old English <em>rysc</em>(<em>e</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sacrifice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sacrifice</span><z><span target_id="8eikMLd8Wm">n.</span><span target_id="7tnk6E8r1N">v.t.</span><span target_id="MhJeIlNsLK">v.i.</span><span target_id="xrTdTjnSx2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sacrifice" src="word_pronunciations/20002.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsækrəfaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'sakruhfuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8eikMLd8Wm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> the offering of life (animal, plant, or human) or some material possession, etc., to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> that which is so offered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq619"> the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq369"> the thing so surrendered or devoted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq335"> a loss incurred in selling something below its value.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq631"> <em class="label">Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq693"> Christ’s offering of his death to God on behalf of sinful humankind; exemplified in the concept of the Lamb of God taking away the sins of the world.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> the offering of mass by a priest, in as much that it represents the sacrifice of Christ on Calvary.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sacrificed</strong>, <strong class="bold">sacrificing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7tnk6E8r1N">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq857"> to make a sacrifice or offering of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq697"> to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq210"> to dispose of (goods, etc.) regardless of profit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MhJeIlNsLK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq903"> to offer or make a sacrifice.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xrTdTjnSx2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq702"> <strong class="phr">a willing sacrifice</strong>, someone who is agreeable to being handed an unpleasant task.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>sacrificium</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sacrificer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sad</span><z><span target_id="0LJqCU1zus">adj.</span><span target_id="KGCdw50mCc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sad" src="word_pronunciations/20016.mp3"></audio></span>/sæd/ (<em>say</em> sad) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0LJqCU1zus"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">sadder</strong>, <strong class="bold">saddest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> sorrowful or mournful: <em class="example">to feel sad.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> expressive of or characterised by sorrow: <em class="example">sad looks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq426"> causing sorrow: <em class="example">a sad disappointment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq155"> (of colour) sombre, dark, or dull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq704"> deplorable; shocking: <em class="example">a sad attempt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq456"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of bread, cake, etc.) soggy, not having risen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> giving cause for pity; pathetic: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘You’re a sad case,’ Hugh said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KGCdw50mCc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">crack a sad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become unhappy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq470"> <strong class="phr">sad to say</strong>, unfortunately; regrettably.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sæd</em> sated, tired; distantly related to Latin <em>satis</em> enough] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sadly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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safe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">safe</span><z><span target_id="juI07xNgsI">adj.</span><span target_id="UQiQIiEOFB">n.</span><span target_id="0yMJA4enoL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of safe" src="word_pronunciations/20023.mp3"></audio></span>/seɪf/ (<em>say</em> sayf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="juI07xNgsI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">safer</strong>, <strong class="bold">safest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: <em class="example">a safe place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: <em class="example">to arrive safe and sound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq616"> involving no risk of mishap, error, etc.: <em class="example">a safe estimate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq023"> dependable or trustworthy: <em class="example">a safe guide.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq467"> cautious in avoiding danger: <em class="example">a safe player.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq523"> placed beyond the power of doing harm; in secure custody: <em class="example">a criminal safe in jail.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UQiQIiEOFB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq332"> a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq155"> any receptacle or structure for the storage or preservation of articles: <em class="example">a meat safe.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0yMJA4enoL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq186"> <strong class="phr">a safe pair of hands</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq129"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a person who can be trusted to take a catch.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq901"> a person who can be trusted in a leadership role.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">make safe</strong>, <em class="label">Military</em> to change (a weapon) from a state of readiness to a safe condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">on the safe side</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> taking every precaution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">play </strong>(<strong class="phr">it</strong>)<strong class="phr"> safe</strong>, to act cautiously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sauf</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>salvus</em> uninjured] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>safely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>safeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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saga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">saga</span><z><span target_id="y9gWoHeQbN">n.</span><span target_id="KLRlWeMWyT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of saga" src="word_pronunciations/20027.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsagə/ (<em>say</em> 'sahguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y9gWoHeQbN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq689"> a form of novel in which the members or generations of a family or social group are chronicled in a long and leisurely narrative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq685"> any narrative or legend of heroic exploits.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KLRlWeMWyT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq175"> <strong class="phr">a sorry saga</strong>, a series of mistakes, blunders, unfortunate events, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Icelandic: story, history; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065684" href="entry://saw%23bigmac000065684"><span class="smallcaps">saw<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snuff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snuff<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="jfzzjcV3Qd">v.t.</span><span target_id="WbaFwUYkyn">v.i.</span><span target_id="117uNSrQ8A">n.</span><span target_id="LiI34QBNhG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snuff" src="word_pronunciations/21420.mp3"></audio></span>/snʌf/ (<em>say</em> snuf) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jfzzjcV3Qd"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq055"> to draw in through the nose by inhaling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> to perceive by or as by smelling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq049"> to examine by smelling, as an animal does.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WbaFwUYkyn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq208"> to draw air, etc., into the nostrils by inhaling, as in order to smell something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq935"> to inhale powdered tobacco; take snuff.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="117uNSrQ8A">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq149"> an act of snuffing; an inhalation; a sniff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq098"> smell or scent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq800"> a preparation of powdered tobacco, usually taken into the nostrils by inhalation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq365"> a pinch of such tobacco.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LiI34QBNhG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq727"> <strong class="phr">not up to snuff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not meeting the required standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq635"> <strong class="phr">snuff at</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to express disdain, contempt, displeasure, etc., towards, by sniffing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>snuffen</em> snuffle]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snuff<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="0imoQH3GCB">n.</span><span target_id="JX8nxW4FPn">v.t.</span><span target_id="0GEi2DYTcH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snuff" src="word_pronunciations/21421.mp3"></audio></span>/snʌf/ (<em>say</em> snuf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0imoQH3GCB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq700"> the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq089"> a thing of little or no value, especially if left over.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JX8nxW4FPn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq744"> to cut off or remove the snuff of (a candle, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kill.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0GEi2DYTcH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">snuff it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq576"> <strong class="phr">snuff out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq927"> to extinguish.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kill.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>snoffe</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snug</span><z><span target_id="ZUhwJjdk6z">adj.</span><span target_id="g2AZmX61RV">v.i.</span><span target_id="mJm4ly9I9V">v.t.</span><span target_id="tgif3cmVZH">adv.</span><span target_id="isH6suIxvU">n.</span><span target_id="XXsz12Czju">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snug" src="word_pronunciations/21423.mp3"></audio></span>/snʌg/ (<em>say</em> snug) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZUhwJjdk6z"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">snugger</strong>, <strong class="bold">snuggest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> comfortable or cosy, as a place, living quarters, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> trim, neat, or compactly arranged, as a ship or its parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq523"> fitting closely, but comfortably, as a garment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq110"> more or less compact or limited in size, and sheltered or warm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq532"> comfortably situated, as persons, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq556"> pleasant or agreeable, especially in a small, exclusive way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq640"> enabling one to live in comfort: <em class="example">a snug fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq806"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> secret.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">snugged</strong>, <strong class="bold">snugging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="g2AZmX61RV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq320"> to lie closely or comfortably; nestle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mJm4ly9I9V">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq216"> to make snug or secure.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="tgif3cmVZH">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq315"> in a snug manner.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="isH6suIxvU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq270"> <em class="label">British</em> a small and cosy hotel bar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XXsz12Czju">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">snug as a bug </strong>(<strong class="phr">in a rug</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>especially with children</em>) very cosy and comfortable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">snug down</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to prepare (a ship) for a storm by taking in sail, lashing deck gear, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>snuggher</em> smart, ship-shape] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>snugly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>snugness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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so
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">so<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="vpEtPab7Pw">adv.</span><span target_id="lNfO3XpWok">conj.</span><span target_id="VeoEQxmITU">pron.</span><span target_id="mPurXlENhF">interj.</span><span target_id="5r4lphU9P0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of so" src="word_pronunciations/20721.mp3"></audio></span>/soʊ/ (<em>say</em> soh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="vpEtPab7Pw"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: <em class="example">do it so.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> as stated or reported: <em class="example">is that so?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq809"> in the aforesaid state or condition: <em class="example">it is broken, and has long been so.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq422"> to that extent; in that degree: <em class="example">do not walk so fast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq105"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">you are so kind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq878"> very greatly: <em class="example">my head aches so!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq843"> (<em>used emphatically</em>) indeed: <em class="example">I did so do it!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq694"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>used emphatically</em>) completely: <em class="example">you are so dumped!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq964"> (an introductory particle, often without a preceding statement but implying one, as in introducing an explanation.)</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="lNfO3XpWok">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq446"> with the intention that: <em class="example">I called my parents so they wouldn’t worry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq831"> consequently; with the result that: <em class="example">he passed his exams so he felt elated.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="VeoEQxmITU">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq009"> such as has been stated: <em class="example">and I say so too.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="mPurXlENhF">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq952"> Also, <strong class="vs">so what!</strong>. (an interrogative expressing contempt, disdain, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> that will do! stop!</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5r4lphU9P0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq665"> <strong class="phr">and so</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq097"> (used to confirm or emphasise a previous statement): <em class="example">I said I would come, and so I will.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq494"> likewise or correspondingly: <em class="example">he is going, and so am I.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq784"> consequently or accordingly: <em class="example">she is ill, and so cannot come.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq691"> thereupon or thereafter: <em class="example">and so they were married.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">and so forth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq687"> continuing in the same way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq140"> et cetera.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq136"> <strong class="phr">and so on</strong>, et cetera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">just so</strong>, in perfect order; carefully arranged: <em class="example">her room was just so.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">or so</strong>, about thus, or about that amount or number: <em class="example">a day or so ago.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">quite so</strong>, (an expression of concurrence, agreement, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">so … as</strong>, to such a degree or extent: <em class="example">so far as I know; </em><em class="example">not so tall as his brother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq496"> <strong class="phr">so as to</strong>, with the result or purpose of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">so be it</strong>, (an expression of resigned but reluctant assent.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">so called</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq986"> called or designated thus.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq504"> incorrectly called or styled thus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">so much</strong>, an unspecified amount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">so much for</strong>, there is no more to be said or done about: <em class="example">so much for your childhood ideals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq996"> <strong class="phr">so that</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq186"> with the effect or result that.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq138"> in order that: <em class="example">he wrote so that they might expect him.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq580"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> provided that.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq421"> <strong class="phr">so to speak </strong>(or <strong class="phr">say</strong>), to use such manner of speaking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>swā</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">so<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of so" src="word_pronunciations/20721.mp3"></audio></span>/soʊ/ (<em>say</em> soh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070047" href="entry://soh%23bigmac000070047"><strong>soh</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095328" href="entry://gamut%23bigmac000095328"><span class="smallcaps">gamut</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soap</span><z><span target_id="OQbbOZEiKU">n.</span><span target_id="XGJqfug9Nr">v.t.</span><span target_id="uY55vol9xo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of soap" src="word_pronunciations/21432.mp3"></audio></span>/soʊp/ (<em>say</em> sohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OQbbOZEiKU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali (as sodium or potassium hydroxide), and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> any metallic salt of a fatty acid or fatty acid mixture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq164"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069856" href="entry://soap%20opera%23bigmac000069856"><strong>soap opera</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XGJqfug9Nr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq485"> to rub, cover or treat with soap.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uY55vol9xo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq827"> <strong class="phr">not to know someone from a bar of soap</strong>, not to know or be able to recognise someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq013"> <strong class="phr">soap someone up</strong>, to flatter someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sope</em>, Old English <em>sāpe</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sober
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sober</span><z><span target_id="N5oiOp5AZl">adj.</span><span target_id="lAgYz4VFFV">v.i.</span><span target_id="5nEa9pPOUg">v.t.</span><span target_id="2gFqul12Ji">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sober" src="word_pronunciations/21434.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsoʊbə/ (<em>say</em> 'sohbuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="N5oiOp5AZl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> not intoxicated or drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> habitually temperate, especially with alcoholic drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq499"> quiet or sedate in demeanour, as persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq794"> marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as demeanour, speech, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq997"> subdued in tone, as colour; not bright or showy, as clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq590"> free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration: <em class="example">sober facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq976"> showing self-control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq597"> sane or rational.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq812"> (of an alcoholic) abstaining from alcoholic drink.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lAgYz4VFFV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq182"> to become sober.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5nEa9pPOUg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq146"> to make sober.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2gFqul12Ji">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">sober as a judge</strong>, completely sober.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">sober up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq16"> to become sober: <em class="example">to sober up before driving.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq381"> to make sober: <em class="example">to sober someone up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>sobre</em>, from Latin <em>sōbrius</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>soberly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>soberness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sock<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="WXMJoDrbIX">n.</span><span target_id="tmzFUIfZkq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sock" src="word_pronunciations/21451.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒk/ (<em>say</em> sok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WXMJoDrbIX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">socks</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">sox</strong>) a woven or knitted covering for the foot and lower leg, worn inside a shoe; of varying length, from below the ankle to just below the knee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> a light shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors, sometimes taken as a symbol of comedy. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088027" href="entry://buskin%23bigmac000088027"><strong>buskin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088027" href="entry://buskin%23mq320">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tmzFUIfZkq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq882"> <strong class="phr">bore the socks off</strong>, to bore exceedingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq315"> <strong class="phr">knock someone’s socks off</strong>, to greatly impress someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">knock the socks off</strong>, to be vastly superior to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">pull one’s socks up</strong>, to make more effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">put a sock in it</strong>, to be quiet. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the days of early gramophones when, to lower the volume, something like a sock was put into the sound trumpet]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">sock away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq364"> to accumulate (a store of something), especially in secret. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the habit of storing money in an old sock]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq552"> to consume large quantities of (something, especially alcohol).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sokke</em>, Old English <em>socc</em>, from Latin <em>soccus</em> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102735" href="#mq929">2</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sock<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="qGCpIn7hi8">v.t.</span><span target_id="KNGfNkwomu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sock" src="word_pronunciations/21452.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒk/ (<em>say</em> sok) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qGCpIn7hi8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> to strike or hit hard.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KNGfNkwomu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq248"> a hard blow: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>of course I got a few hidings, but once they learned they couldn’t do it without getting a sock in the jaw they stopped doing it</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dymphna cusack</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soda</span><z><span target_id="esVk7EbMwN">n.</span><span target_id="6h8EBN8HF6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of soda" src="word_pronunciations/21454.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsoʊdə/ (<em>say</em> 'sohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="esVk7EbMwN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> sodium hydroxide, NaOH; caustic soda.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> the oxide of sodium, Na<sub>2</sub>O.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq442"> sodium (in phrases): <em class="example">carbonate of soda.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq378"> soda water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq112"> a drink made with soda water, served with fruit or other syrups, ice cream, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq46"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac896832326" href="entry://soda%20pop%23bigmac896832326"><strong>soda pop</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq988"> Also, <strong class="vs">soda card</strong>. (in faro) the turned-up card in the dealing box before one begins to play, which is discarded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq895"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an easy victim.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq353"> something which can be done easily and successfully: <em class="example">the exam was a soda.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6h8EBN8HF6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">on a soda</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> secure in an easy, comfortable way of life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Italian, ? backformation from Medieval Latin <em>sodānum</em> glasswort, from Arabic <em>suwwād</em> or <em>sudā</em> headache (for which the plant was used as a remedy); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099033" href="#mq895">8</a> from the use in faro]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sodium carbonate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sodium carbonate</span></header><div>/soʊdiəm ˈkabənət/ (<em>say</em> sohdeeuhm 'kahbuhnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">a compound of sodium, Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>, occurring in an anhydrous form as a white powder, called <strong>soda ash</strong>, and as a hydrate, Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>.10H<sub>2</sub>O, known as <strong>washing soda</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soft</span><z><span target_id="5dKXkPWPxe">adj.</span><span target_id="4IeLAlD8Y8">n.</span><span target_id="2KJszqhEpk">adv.</span><span target_id="62vSKadJnn">interj.</span><span target_id="vqGI3106ZU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of soft" src="word_pronunciations/21473.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒft/ (<em>say</em> soft) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5dKXkPWPxe"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or altered in shape; not hard or stiff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> relatively deficient in hardness, as metal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq990"> smooth and agreeable to the touch; not rough or coarse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq689"> producing agreeable sensations; pleasant, easeful, or comfortable: <em class="example">soft slumber.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq426"> low or subdued in sound; gentle and melodious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq141"> not harsh or unpleasant to the eye; not glaring, as light or colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq121"> not hard or sharp, as outlines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq909"> gentle or mild, as wind, rain, etc.; genial or balmy, as climate, air, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq075"> gentle, mild, lenient, or compassionate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq461"> smooth, soothing, or ingratiating, as words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq710"> not harsh or severe, as terms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq296"> yielding readily to the tender emotions, as persons; impressionable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq647"> sentimental, as language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq979"> not strong or robust; delicate; incapable of great endurance or exertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq867"> not hard, trying, or severe; involving little effort: <em class="example">a soft job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq403"> not involving difficult or problematic concerns or issues; safe: <em class="example">the soft option.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq830"> (of water) relatively free from mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq397"> (of wheat) having a soft hull and a high starch content.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Photography</em> having delicate gradations of tone (opposed to <em>contrasty</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq842"> <em class="label">Physics</em> (of radiation) having a relatively long wavelength and low penetrating power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq829"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq847"> (of solder) having a relatively low melting point, usually below 370°C.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq992"> (of iron) containing little carbon; incapable of retaining magnetic properties when the magnetising field is removed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq153"> <em class="label">Astronautics</em> (of a landing of a space vehicle) gentle, not harmful to the vehicle or its contents, usually implying an impact velocity of less than 30 km/h.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq198"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq176"> (of consonants) lenis, especially lenis and voiced.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq945"> (of <em>c</em> and <em>g</em>) pronounced as in <em>cent</em> and <em>gem</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq379"> (of consonants in Slavic languages) palatalised.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq791"> (of drugs) non-addictive, as marijuana and LSD.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq822"> with little or no publicity: <em class="example">a soft launch; </em><em class="example">a soft opening for a shop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq471"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> easily influenced or swayed, as a person, the mind, etc.; easily imposed upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> foolish; feeble; weak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq705"> not involving difficult or problematic concerns or issues; safe.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4IeLAlD8Y8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq309"> that which is soft or yielding; the soft part; softness.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2KJszqhEpk">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq603"> in a soft manner.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="62vSKadJnn">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq041"> be quiet! hush!</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq917"> not so fast! stop!</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vqGI3106ZU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq556"> <strong class="phr">a soft touch</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who yields too easily to requests for money, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">be soft on someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq136"> to be sentimentally inclined towards someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq931"> to act towards someone in a less harsh manner than expected.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq421"> <strong class="phr">have a soft spot for</strong>, to be fond of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">soft in the head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> stupid; dull.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>softe</em>, Old English <em>softe</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>softness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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solid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">solid</span><z><span target_id="dIXPbeSQIP">adj.</span><span target_id="OI9lxUOsKw">n.</span><span target_id="kNOh4xWuFc">interj.</span><span target_id="Cvi85xafUb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of solid" src="word_pronunciations/21512.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɒləd/ (<em>say</em> 'soluhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dIXPbeSQIP"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> of or relating to bodies or figures of three dimensions: <em class="example">solid geometry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq405"> having the interior completely filled up, free from cavities, or not hollow: <em class="example">a solid ball of matter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq645"> without openings or breaks: <em class="example">a solid wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq233"> firm, hard, or compact in substance: <em class="example">solid ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq127"> having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form, where the relative positions of atoms remain fixed, as matter that is not liquid or gaseous: <em class="example">solid particles floating in a liquid.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq780"> relating to such matter: <em class="example">ice is water in a solid state.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq749"> dense, thick, or heavy in nature or appearance: <em class="example">solid masses of cloud.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq241"> substantial, or not flimsy, slight, or light, as buildings, furniture, fabrics, food, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq310"> of a substantial character; not superficial, trifling, or frivolous: <em class="example">solid learning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq849"> undivided or continuous: <em class="example">a solid row of buildings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq953"> whole or entire: <em class="example">one solid hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq465"> forming the whole; being the only substance or material: <em class="example">solid gold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq808"> uniform in tone or shade, as a colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq578"> real or genuine: <em class="example">solid comfort.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq047"> sound or good, as reasons, arguments, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq703"> sober-minded or sensible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq119"> financially sound or strong.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq389"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> cubic: <em class="example">a solid foot contains 1728 solid inches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq588"> having the lines not separated by leads, or having few open spaces, as type or printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq995"> thorough, vigorous, great, big, etc. (with emphatic force, often after <em>good</em>): <em class="example">a good solid blow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq975"> firmly united or consolidated: <em class="example">a solid combination.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq024"> united in opinion, policy, etc., or unanimous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq620"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on a friendly, favourable, or advantageous footing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq647"> <em class="label">Chiefly Aboriginal English</em> extremely favourable; excellent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> harsh; severe: <em class="example">his punishment was a bit solid.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OI9lxUOsKw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq837"> a body or magnitude having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq662"> a solid substance or body; a substance exhibiting rigidity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq128"> (<em>plural</em>) food that is not in liquid form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq654"> an opal which has been cut and polished but not modified in any other way (opposed to <em>doublet</em>, <em>triplet</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="kNOh4xWuFc">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of approval or approbation): <em class="example">‘How was the movie?’ ‘Solid!’</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Cvi85xafUb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">be a bit solid</strong>, to represent an outrageous demand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">do someone a solid</strong>, to do someone a favour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>solidus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>solidly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>solidness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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somewhat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">somewhat</span><z><span target_id="Z5CZTEerDe">adv.</span><span target_id="h8v2vvYovt">n.</span><span target_id="c4dRApHbny">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of somewhat" src="word_pronunciations/21533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsʌmwɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'sumwot) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Z5CZTEerDe"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> in some measure or degree; to some extent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h8v2vvYovt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq504"> some part, portion, amount, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c4dRApHbny">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">somewhat of a …</strong>, to a certain degree (the type of person or thing specified): <em class="example">to be somewhat of a recluse.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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song
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">song</span><z><span target_id="l4kPYvEib2">n.</span><span target_id="cLlpkZ4I0k">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of song" src="word_pronunciations/21546.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> song) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l4kPYvEib2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> a short metrical composition combining words and music; a ballad; a lyric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> a piece adapted for singing or simulating a piece to be sung: <em class="example">Mendelssohn’s ‘Songs without Words’.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq280"> poetical composition; poetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq956"> the act or art of singing; vocal music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq970"> that which is sung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq138"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq249"> a vocalisation made by a bird that is longer and more complex than a call, and which serves some behavioural purpose, such as breeding display, claiming territory, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq976"> a similar sound made by an insect.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq894"> the complex series of repeated vocal phrases made by a humpback whale.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cLlpkZ4I0k">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq008"> <strong class="phr">for a song</strong>, at a very low price. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the earlier expressions <em>for an old song</em>, <em>for a mere song</em> meaning ‘for a trifle’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">make a song </strong>(<strong class="phr">and dance</strong>)<strong class="phr"> about</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a fuss about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">on song</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq336"> (of an engine) well-tuned; running smoothly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq537"> (especially of an athlete, sportsperson, etc.) performing well: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Matthew Burke was on song with the boot, kicking four conversions and two penalties</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sop</span><z><span target_id="zs4z2xmhyU">n.</span><span target_id="yjzXRe06Sc">v.t.</span><span target_id="qPtcf5DyPn">v.i.</span><span target_id="opkU0IBlyy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sop" src="word_pronunciations/21569.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒp/ (<em>say</em> sop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zs4z2xmhyU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq010"> a piece of bread or the like dipped, or for dipping, in liquid food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> anything thoroughly soaked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq619"> something given to pacify or quiet, or as a bribe.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq666"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a weak or cowardly person.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">sopping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yjzXRe06Sc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq692"> to dip or soak (bread, etc.) in some liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq971"> to drench: <em class="example">to sop bread in a sauce.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq859"> Also, <strong class="vs">sop up</strong>. to take up (water, etc.) by absorption.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qPtcf5DyPn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq173"> to become or be soaking wet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="opkU0IBlyy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq481"> <strong class="phr">throw a sop to</strong>, to offer a small kindness to, by way of compensation for a greater loss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sopp</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sorb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sorb</span></header><div>/sɔb/ (<em>say</em> sawb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> a European service tree, <em>Sorbus domestica</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> its fruit (<strong>sorb apple</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>sorbum</em> serviceberry, or <em>sorbus</em> service tree]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sore</span><z><span target_id="5OJtlpTiSE">adj.</span><span target_id="71rNuIiJx0">n.</span><span target_id="ZRyAiYJjVL">adv.</span><span target_id="0TMCwxTILN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sore" src="word_pronunciations/21574.mp3"></audio></span>/sɔ/ (<em>say</em> saw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5OJtlpTiSE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">sorer</strong>, <strong class="bold">sorest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, diseased part, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq649"> suffering mental pain; grieved, distressed, or sorrowful: <em class="example">to be sore at heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq883"> causing great mental pain, distress, or sorrow: <em class="example">a sore bereavement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq669"> causing very great suffering, misery, hardship, etc.: <em class="example">sore need.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> irritated, offended, or feeling aggrieved: <em class="example">what are you sore about?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq408"> being an occasion of annoyance or irritation: <em class="example">a sore subject.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="71rNuIiJx0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq933"> a sore spot or place on the body, especially an ulceration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq674"> a source or cause of grief, distress, irritation, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ZRyAiYJjVL">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> sorely.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0TMCwxTILN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">a sore point</strong>, a matter about which a sense of grievance, disappointment, etc., is felt: <em class="example">Martha’s remarriage was a sore point with George.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq075"> <strong class="phr">done up like a sore finger </strong>(or <strong class="phr">toe</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dressed up in one’s best clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">stand </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stick</strong>)<strong class="phr"> out like a sore finger </strong>(or <strong class="phr">toe</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">thumb</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to catch the eye by virtue of a contrast with surrounding people or objects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sār</em>, related to Dutch <em>zeer</em>, German <em>sehr</em> very] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sorely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>soreness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sort</span><z><span target_id="Nn0lZlU5r9">n.</span><span target_id="OrufPS8N5w">v.t.</span><span target_id="Kg8hUEmImR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sort" src="word_pronunciations/21581.mp3"></audio></span>/sɔt/ (<em>say</em> sawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Nn0lZlU5r9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> a particular kind, species, variety, class, group, or description, as distinguished by the character or nature: <em class="example">to discover a new sort of mineral.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> character, quality, or nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> a more or less adequate or inadequate type or example of something: <em class="example">he’s some sort of friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq463"> manner, fashion, or way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq311"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Printing</em> one of the kinds of characters of a font of type.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person described in terms of attractiveness: <em class="example">a drack sort.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq21"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a good-looking woman.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OrufPS8N5w">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq781"> to arrange according to sort, kind, or class; separate into sorts; classify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to prepare (wool) for processing by breaking up fleeces into bales of matching types according to quality, number, length and colour.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Kg8hUEmImR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq845"> <strong class="phr">a good sort</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq246"> someone who is likeable, trustworthy, reliable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq553"> a sexually attractive woman or man.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">of sorts</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq304"> of a mediocre or poor kind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq166"> of one sort or another; of an indefinite kind.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">out of sorts</strong>, not in a normal condition of good health, spirits, or temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">sort of</strong>, to a certain extent; in some way; as it were.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq835"> <strong class="phr">sort out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq560"> to separate or take out from a miscellany.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq439"> to deal with: <em class="example">to sort the matter out.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">sort someone out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq914"> to attend to someone’s needs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq971"> to assert a point of view so as to override a conflicting view from someone else, sometimes with violence: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There were also a few times when I ran into larrikins who would jeer and sling off at me for going to the war, but I soon sorted them out.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq646"> <strong class="phr">sort with</strong>, to assign to (a particular class, group, or place).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>sorte</em>, Late Latin <em>sort-</em> stem of <em>sors</em> class, order] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sorting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sortable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sought</span><z><span target_id="UWmvFKk1Zz">v.</span><span target_id="MqYAnnRswZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sought" src="word_pronunciations/21588.mp3"></audio></span>/sɔt/ (<em>say</em> sawt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="UWmvFKk1Zz"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq237"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103990" href="entry://seek%23bigmac000103990"><strong>seek</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MqYAnnRswZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">be sought after</strong>, to be desired or in demand: <em class="example">he is much sought after as an entertainer.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sound<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tICkhUnn1R">n.</span><span target_id="H3GKGSeAmA">v.i.</span><span target_id="AdHuc7TEcn">cop. v.</span><span target_id="q0sQuZnTMf">v.t.</span><span target_id="Kovao7bSE5">adj.</span><span target_id="1RNSSG5ytd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sound" src="word_pronunciations/21591.mp3"></audio></span>/saʊnd/ (<em>say</em> sownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tICkhUnn1R"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> the sensation produced in the organs of hearing when certain vibrations (<strong>soundwaves</strong>) are caused in the surrounding air or other elastic medium, as by a vibrating body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq295"> the vibrations in the air, or vibrational energy, producing this sensation; longitudinal vibrations are propagated at about 335 metres per second.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq034"> the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause: <em class="example">the sound of music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq356"> any auditory effect, or vibrational disturbance such as to be heard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq608"> a noise, vocal utterance, musical note, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq119"> the recorded music, dialogue, background noise, etc., for a film or videotape (opposed to <em>vision</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> a segment of speech corresponding to a single articulation or to a combination of articulations constantly associated in the language; a phone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq154"> the quality of an event, letter, etc., as it affects a person: <em class="example">this report has a bad sound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq537"> the distance within which the noise of something may be heard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq971"> mere noise, without meaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a report; news; tidings.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H3GKGSeAmA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq288"> to make or emit a sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq433"> to give forth a sound as a call or summons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq730"> to be heard, as a sound.</span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="AdHuc7TEcn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq838"> to convey a certain impression when heard or read: <em class="example">to sound strange.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq041"> to emit sound as specified: <em class="example">to sound loud.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq157"> to give the appearance of being: <em class="example">to sound true.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="q0sQuZnTMf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq823"> to cause (an instrument, etc.) to make or emit a sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq133"> to give forth (a sound).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq499"> to announce, order, or direct by a sound as of a trumpet: <em class="example">to sound a retreat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq970"> to utter audibly, pronounce, or express: <em class="example">to sound each letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq701"> to examine by percussion or auscultation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Kovao7bSE5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq515"> of, relating to, or by the medium of radio broadcasting (as opposed to television broadcasting).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1RNSSG5ytd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq722"> <strong class="phr">sound and fury signifying nothing</strong>, loud claims, protestations, threats, etc., which are of no real import. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Macbeth</em> (Act V: Scene 5) when Macbeth, on being told of the death of Lady Macbeth, describes life as ‘a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">sound off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq147"> to speak or complain frankly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq918"> to speak angrily; lose one’s temper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq038"> to boast; exaggerate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq544"> <em class="label">US</em> to call one’s name, sequence, number, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">sound out</strong>, to ascertain someone’s views on a subject or issue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>soune</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>soner</em>, from Latin <em>sonāre</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sound<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="v9kQP9Ly0V">adj.</span><span target_id="T1RZaEQ6qe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sound" src="word_pronunciations/21592.mp3"></audio></span>/saʊnd/ (<em>say</em> sownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="v9kQP9Ly0V"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> free from injury, damage, decay, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: <em class="example">a sound heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq853"> financially strong, secure, or reliable: <em class="example">a sound business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq766"> reliable: <em class="example">sound judgement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq524"> without defect as to truth, justice, or reason: <em class="example">sound advice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq219"> of substantial or enduring character: <em class="example">sound value.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq949"> without logical defect, as reasoning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq558"> without legal defect, as a title.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq136"> theologically correct or orthodox, as doctrines or a theologian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq681"> free from moral defect or weakness; upright, honest, or good; honourable; loyal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq539"> unbroken and deep, as sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq757"> vigorous, hearty, or thorough, as a beating.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="T1RZaEQ6qe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq959"> <strong class="phr">sound as a bell</strong>, in perfect health or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">sound asleep</strong>, deeply asleep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sund</em>, Old English <em>gesund</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>soundly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>soundness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sound<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="I12voo9ALM">v.t.</span><span target_id="wFmZnQ4nHb">v.i.</span><span target_id="0vrp9rEspc">n.</span><span target_id="miiMdLI2WB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sound" src="word_pronunciations/21593.mp3"></audio></span>/saʊnd/ (<em>say</em> sownd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="I12voo9ALM"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> to measure or try the depth of (water, a deep hole, etc.) by letting down a lead or plummet at the end of a line or by some equivalent means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> to measure (depth) in such a manner, as at sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq046"> to examine or test (the bottom of water, etc.) with a lead that brings up adhering bits of matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq541"> to examine or investigate; seek to fathom or ascertain: <em class="example">to sound a person’s views.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> to examine, as the urinary bladder, with a sound (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101652" href="#mq047">9</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wFmZnQ4nHb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq562"> to use the lead and line (or some other device), for measuring depth, etc., as at sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq920"> to go down or touch bottom, as a lead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq399"> to plunge downwards or dive, as a whale.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0vrp9rEspc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq047"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> a long, solid, slender instrument for sounding or exploring body cavities or canals.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="miiMdLI2WB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">sound someone out</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to seek to elicit the views or sentiments of someone by indirect inquiries, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old French <em>sonder</em> from Spanish, Portuguese <em>sondar</em> use the sounding lead]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sound<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sound" src="word_pronunciations/21594.mp3"></audio></span>/saʊnd/ (<em>say</em> sownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> a relatively narrow passage of water, not a stream, between larger bodies or between the mainland and an island: <em class="example">Marlborough Sounds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq278"> an inlet, arm, or recessed portion of the sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq319"> the air bladder of a fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sund</em> swimming, channel, sea. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101652" href="#bigmac000101652"><span class="smallcaps">sound<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sign</span><z><span target_id="zNiWgrpSgu">n.</span><span target_id="p2ctsc3JfX">v.t.</span><span target_id="eaqYC1w5YI">v.i.</span><span target_id="lvvhEjGyUD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sign" src="word_pronunciations/21019.mp3"></audio></span>/saɪn/ (<em>say</em> suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zNiWgrpSgu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> a token; indication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq205"> a conventional mark, figure, or symbol used technically instead of the word or words which it represents, as an abbreviation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Music</em> a signature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq805"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the plus or minus sign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq506"> a motion or gesture intended to express or convey an idea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq193"> (in sign languages) a position or gesture of the hand and fingers which represents a letter, word, emotion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq044"> an inscribed board, space, etc., serving for information, advertisement, warning, etc., on a building, along a street, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq148"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> the objective indications of a disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq055"> a trace; vestige.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq089"> an omen; portent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq250"> <em class="label">Astrology</em> any of the twelve divisions of the zodiac, each denoted by the name of a constellation or its symbol, and each (because of the precession of the equinoxes) now containing the constellation west of the one from which it took its name.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="p2ctsc3JfX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq134"> to affix a signature to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq817"> to write as a signature: <em class="example">to sign one’s name.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq982"> to engage by written agreement: <em class="example">to sign a new player.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq746"> to indicate; betoken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq637"> to communicate by a sign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq654"> to mark with a sign, especially the sign of the cross.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq219"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to direct or appoint by a sign.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eaqYC1w5YI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq851"> to write one’s signature, as a token of agreement, obligation, receipt, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq820"> to make a sign or signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq759"> to use a sign language to communicate with someone with impaired hearing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lvvhEjGyUD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">sign away</strong>, to dispose of by affixing one’s signature to a document.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">sign in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>), to begin a session on a computer, usually gaining access with a username and password.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">sign off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq676"> to cease broadcasting a radio or television program, as at the end of the day.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq380"> to withdraw from some responsibility, project, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq202"> to terminate a session on a computer.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">sign off on</strong>, to indicate one’s agreement with (a statement, plan, budget, etc.) by one’s signature on a document.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">sign off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to end a session on a computer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">sign on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq893"> to employ; hire.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq218"> to commit oneself to employment, as by signing a contract.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq350"> to commence a session on a computer.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">sign up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq300"> to enlist, as for the armed services.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq936"> to commit (someone) to a contract by having them sign it.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>signe</em>, from Latin <em>signum</em> mark, signal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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signed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971844960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">signed</span><z><span target_id="wmH1ZEbMRf">v.</span><span target_id="edWLVrjKKc">adj.</span><span target_id="hiBVg6GBA6">phr.</span></z></header><div>/saɪnd/ (<em>say</em> suynd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="wmH1ZEbMRf"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101711" href="entry://sign%23bigmac000101711"><strong>sign</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="edWLVrjKKc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq89"> (of a document) with a signature: <em class="example">a signed will.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hiBVg6GBA6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">signed, sealed and delivered</strong>, settled in every detail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silly</span><z><span target_id="XZ2qQJsAxK">adj.</span><span target_id="aSzwqwqs0P">n.</span><span target_id="ajnX3IrE9h">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of silly" src="word_pronunciations/21035.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'silee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XZ2qQJsAxK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">sillier</strong>, <strong class="bold">silliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq743"> lacking good sense; foolish; stupid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq229"> absurd or ridiculous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a fielding position) close in to the batsman’s wicket: <em class="example">silly mid-off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq575"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) ineffectual; undirected; insane: <em class="example">to go a bit silly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Rural Colloquial</em>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> exhibiting unrestrained violence as a consequence of being intoxicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> simple-minded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq456"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> simple; homely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq970"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> weak; helpless.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aSzwqwqs0P">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq038"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">sillies</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a silly person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ajnX3IrE9h">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">knock someone silly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reduce to a dazed condition; stun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">silly as a </strong>(<strong class="phr">cut</strong>)<strong class="phr"> snake</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> eccentric; erratic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq902"> <strong class="phr">silly as a wet hen</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> stupid; idiotic; erratic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq947"> <strong class="phr">silly as a wheel</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> eccentric; erratic, especially when intoxicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">silly drunk</strong>, <em class="label">Rural Colloquial</em>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> intoxicated to the point of being wild or violent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of earlier <em>seely</em> happy, helpless, silly, from Middle English <em>seli</em>, Old English (Anglian) <em>sēlig</em>, <em>sælig</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sillily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>silliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sin<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="JQUE2E62YP">n.</span><span target_id="2HpYPGGxhE">v.i.</span><span target_id="EJyUXgv0Zx">v.t.</span><span target_id="218EBCDny0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sin" src="word_pronunciations/21100.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪn/ (<em>say</em> sin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JQUE2E62YP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> transgression of divine law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq404"> an act regarded as such transgression, or any violation, especially a wilful or deliberate one of some religious or moral principle.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq605"> any serious transgression or offence.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sinned</strong>, <strong class="bold">sinning</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2HpYPGGxhE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq575"> to do a sinful act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq975"> to offend against a principle, standard, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EJyUXgv0Zx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq899"> to do or perform sinfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq129"> to bring, drive, etc., by sinning.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="218EBCDny0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">sin against</strong>, to take advantage of; abuse or offend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>syn</em>(<em>n</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sin" src="word_pronunciations/21101.mp3"></audio></span>/saɪn/ (<em>say</em> suyn) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">sine<sup>1</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sing</span><z><span target_id="dwT7gwyT9u">v.i.</span><span target_id="TXGgDTzAAh">v.t.</span><span target_id="zzFpN2BzSO">n.</span><span target_id="TpqCQN1h6U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sing" src="word_pronunciations/21092.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> sing) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sang</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="bold">sung</strong>; <strong class="bold">sung</strong>; <strong class="bold">singing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dwT7gwyT9u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq014"> to execute a song or voice composition, as a professional singer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq843"> to produce melodious sounds, as certain birds, insects, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq328"> (of humpback whales) to produce a complex series of repeated vocal phases.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq739"> to compose verse; tell of something in verse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq156"> to be capable of being sung, as verses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq914"> to give out a continuous ringing, whistling, murmuring, or sound of musical quality, as a kettle coming to the boil, a brook, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq218"> to make a short ringing, whistling, or whizzing sound: <em class="example">the bullet sang past his ear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq278"> to have the sensation of a ringing or humming sound, as the ear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq987"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to turn informer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq593"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> (of convicts) to scream while being flogged.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TXGgDTzAAh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq189"> to utter with musical modulations of the voice, as a song.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq614"> to escort or accompany with singing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq511"> to proclaim enthusiastically: <em class="example">to sing a person’s praises.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq979"> to bring, send, put, etc., with or by singing: <em class="example">to sing a child to sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq139"> to chant or intone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq691"> (in tribal Aboriginal culture) to direct a chant at (someone) with the intention of bringing about their death.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zzFpN2BzSO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq712"> the act or performance of singing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq700"> a singing, ringing, or whistling sound, as of a bullet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TpqCQN1h6U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">sing another </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a different</strong>)<strong class="phr"> tune</strong>, to change one’s mind; reverse previously held views, attitudes, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> known since the 16th century; ? from travelling minstrels who changed songs to suit different audiences]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq499"> <strong class="phr">sing from the … songbook </strong>(or <strong class="phr">song sheet</strong>), to support the ideas, policies, etc., laid out by a specified organisation, authority, or philosophy: <em class="example">to sing from the Liberal songbook.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq875"> <strong class="phr">sing from the same songbook </strong>(or <strong class="phr">song sheet</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hymnbook</strong>), to support the same ideas, goals, aspirations, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq126"> <strong class="phr">sing out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to call out in a loud voice; shout.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq330"> to sing loudly: <em class="example">ask the altos to sing out more.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>singan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>singable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sit</span><z><span target_id="JZ8kc1sVGi">v.i.</span><span target_id="SwJrFeTalo">v.t.</span><span target_id="KTnMCJnMID">n.</span><span target_id="drusJrpkWx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sit" src="word_pronunciations/21121.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪt/ (<em>say</em> sit) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sat</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">sate</strong>; <strong class="bold">sitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JZ8kc1sVGi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> to rest on the lower part of the body; be seated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> to be situated; dwell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq467"> to rest or lie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq561"> to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.: <em class="example">to sit for a portrait.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq127"> to act as a model.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq293"> to remain quiet or inactive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq553"> (of a bird) to perch or roost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq923"> to cover eggs to hatch them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq680"> to fit or be adjusted, as a garment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq590"> to occupy a seat in an official capacity, as a judge or bishop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq919"> to have a seat, be an elected representative, as in parliament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq240"> to be convened or in session, as an assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq308"> to act as a babysitter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq427"> to be a candidate for an examination; take an examination.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SwJrFeTalo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq792"> Also, <strong class="vs">sit down</strong>. to cause to sit; seat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq635"> to sit upon (a horse, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq372"> to provide seating room for; seat: <em class="example">a table which sits eight people.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KTnMCJnMID">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq51"> an act or instance of sitting: <em class="example">a sit in the sun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a good position in the field: <em class="example">to gain a sit.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="drusJrpkWx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">sit across</strong>, to stay in touch with, so as to be kept informed of developments: <em class="example">this group sits across our website on a daily basis.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq058"> <strong class="phr">sit at table</strong>, to sit down around a dining table to eat a meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq649"> <strong class="phr">sit back</strong>, to settle comfortably into a chair, seat, etc.: <em class="example">just sit back and enjoy the flight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">sit comfortably with someone</strong>, (<em>usually in the negative</em>) to accord with someone’s own views, practices, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">sit down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq468"> to take a seat; be seated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq256"> (of Aboriginal people) to settle in one place or limited area.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (of white settlers) to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101142" href="entry://squat%23bigmac000101142">squat</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101142" href="entry://squat%23mq667">4</a>) or otherwise establish themselves in one place or limited area.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq044"> <strong class="phr">sit in</strong>, (of a performer) to attach oneself temporarily to a band.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">sit in for</strong>, to take the place of temporarily: <em class="example">he’ll be out for an hour so I’ll sit in for him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">sit in on</strong>, take part in as a spectator, observer, or visitor: <em class="example">we were allowed to sit in on the debate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq56"> <strong class="phr">sit on </strong>(<strong class="phr">one’s</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hands</strong>, to be inactive, often in dereliction of duty: <em class="example">the committee just sat on its hands for three months.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">sit on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq556"> to have a place on (a committee, etc.): <em class="example">she has sat on several committees during the past few years.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq575"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to check; rebuke; repress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq385"> to prevent (a document) from becoming public knowledge so as to avoid the action demanded by it: <em class="example">the government is sitting on the report.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq151"> to be close behind, especially in a race.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq183"> to travel steadily at (a speed): <em class="example">I sat on 60 all the way.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">sit out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq939"> to stay till the end of: <em class="example">though the film was boring we sat it out.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq419"> to take no part in; keep one’s seat during (a dance, etc.): <em class="example">she sat out the last few dances because she was tired.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq043"> <strong class="phr">sit pat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stick to one’s decision, policy, etc., taking no further action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">sit tight</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq142"> to remain firmly ensconced in one’s seat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq437"> to take no action; bide one’s time: <em class="example">to sit tight until a decision is made.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">sitting pretty</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a satisfactory and unchallenged position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq550"> <strong class="phr">sit up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq886"> to raise oneself from a lying to a sitting position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq050"> to stay up later than usual; not go to bed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq409"> to sit upright or erect.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq083"> to be startled; become interested or alert: <em class="example">the speaker’s next announcement made us sit up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq252"> <strong class="phr">sit up and take notice</strong>, to be extremely alert and attentive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sitte</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>sittan</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>sedēre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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six
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">six</span><z><span target_id="f7uUJwfnnb">n.</span><span target_id="bSQBDqerxo">adj.</span><span target_id="UZrj6sMDpC">pron.</span><span target_id="SckhWOSBSB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of six" src="word_pronunciations/21125.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪks/ (<em>say</em> siks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f7uUJwfnnb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq743"> a cardinal number, five plus one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> a symbol for this number, as 6 or VI.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq311"> a set of this many persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq110"> a playing card, die face, etc., with six pips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Tasmania</em> (especially formerly) a glass of beer of approximately 170 mL (6 fl oz). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23bigmac000088390"><strong>beer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23mq276">4c</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a hit scoring six runs, the ball clearing the boundary without touching the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq883"> (<em>plural</em>) naval white dress uniform: <em class="example">looking smart in his sixes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bSQBDqerxo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq798"> amounting to six in number: <em class="example">six apples.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="UZrj6sMDpC">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq571"> six people or things: <em class="example">sleeps six; </em><em class="example">give me six.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SckhWOSBSB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">at sixes and sevens</strong>, in disorder or confusion. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from gambling with dice, the original phrase being <em>set </em>(<em>all</em>)<em> at six and seven</em> meaning to bet all one’s fortune on a single roll of the dice, hence the extended meaning of careless or reckless behaviour, leading to the current sense. The phrase was in use at least as far back as medieval times, being used by Chaucer in his <em>Troilus and Criseyde</em> (Book IV). The significance of <em>seven</em>, which does not appear on dice, is not certain, but the phrase may have been an alteration of <em>set at cinque and sice</em>, <em>cinque</em> and <em>sice</em> being terms, from Old French, for the five and six on dice respectively.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">go for six </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a sixer</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq127"> to fall over heavily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq334"> to suffer a major setback: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Not his fault, but if he’s caught with ’em, he’ll go for six.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nino culotta (john o’grady)</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">hit for six</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq93"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the person batting) to strike (the ball) so that it lands outside the playing area, the stroke being worth six runs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq761"> Also, <strong class="vs">knock for six</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to completely annihilate or overcome.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq827"> Also, <strong class="vs">knock for six</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to confuse or disturb greatly: <em class="example">the bad news hit him for six.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq836"> <strong class="phr">six of the best</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> six strokes of the cane administered as punishment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sixer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sixer</span><z><span target_id="9YTzq1ZgOi">n.</span><span target_id="zwl1NZLEfs">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsɪksə/ (<em>say</em> 'siksuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9YTzq1ZgOi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> a patrol leader of the Cub Scouts in the Scout Association or the equivalent role in the Girl Guides Association.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101259" href="entry://six%23bigmac000101259"><strong>six</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101259" href="entry://six%23mq720">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Australian Rules Colloquial</em> a kick scoring six points; a goal.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zwl1NZLEfs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">go for a sixer </strong>(or <strong class="phr">six</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq792"> to fall over heavily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq953"> to suffer a major setback.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sixpence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sixpence</span><z><span target_id="WfHEh1sSHy">n.</span><span target_id="KYRxnKxv5s">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsɪkspəns/ (<em>say</em> 'sikspuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WfHEh1sSHy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> six pennies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> (in Australia before the introduction of decimal currency in 1966) a silver coin of this value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq649"> (formerly) a similar coin of Britain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq573"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a five-cent coin.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KYRxnKxv5s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq947"> <strong class="phr">turn on a sixpence</strong>, to be extremely adroit in manoeuvring: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And these horses can almost stop and turn on a sixpence.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john c downie</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1936</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skin</span><z><span target_id="21dEWFqqFO">n.</span><span target_id="a00vl9e22j">v.t.</span><span target_id="W0HINcxgG8">v.i.</span><span target_id="rqruLJkMB4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of skin" src="word_pronunciations/21160.mp3"></audio></span>/skɪn/ (<em>say</em> skin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="21dEWFqqFO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> such an integument stripped from the body of an animal; pelt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq736"> any integumentary covering, outer coating, or surface layer, as a sheathing membrane, the rind or peel of fruit, or a film on liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq695"> (in Aboriginal culture) a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099240" href="entry://section%23bigmac000099240">section</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099240" href="entry://section%23mq880">12</a>) or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073065" href="entry://subsection%23bigmac000073065">subsection</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073065" href="entry://subsection%23mq266">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq425"> a single nacreous layer in a pearl, the outermost at any time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq681"> the planking or iron plating which covers the ribs of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq951"> a sheathing or casing forming the outside surface of a structure, as an exterior wall of a building, etc.: <em class="example">a brick skin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq567"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the design of a webpage as opposed to its functionality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Computer Games</em> an item which enables a player to change the appearance or equipment of their character, but does not have a direct influence on gameplay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq489"> a container made of animal skin, used for holding liquids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq820"> one’s resistance or sensitivity to criticism, censure, etc.: <em class="example">a thin skin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq610"> a case or cover used to protect a mobile phone, tablet, etc., from surface damage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq846"> a cordless power tool, as sold without a battery or charger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq148"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a money prize offered to the winner of a hole in skins golf.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq165"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a condom.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">skinned</strong>, <strong class="bold">skinning</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a00vl9e22j">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq013"> to strip or deprive of skin; flay; peel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq546"> to strip off, as or like skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq296"> to cover with or as with skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq007"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to strip of money or belongings; fleece, as in gambling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq759"> (in golf) to beat (an opponent), thus claiming the skins. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069221" href="entry://skins%20golf%23bigmac000069221"><strong>skins golf</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to create a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103163" href="#bigmac000103163">skin</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103163" href="#mq567">8</a>) for (a website).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W0HINcxgG8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq718"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to slip off hastily.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rqruLJkMB4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq010"> <strong class="phr">by the skin of one’s teeth</strong>, scarcely; just; barely. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> modified from the Old Testament (Job 19:20): ‘My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq084"> <strong class="phr">get under someone’s skin</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq343"> to irritate someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq920"> to fascinate or attract someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq085"> <strong class="phr">have skin in the game</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US</em> to have a stake in a project so that there is a personal risk involved. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> origin uncertain; perhaps from the US colloquialism of <em>skin</em>, shortened from <em>frogskin</em>, for a dollar, used in the plural to mean ‘money’, especially in the context of gambling]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq232"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thick skin</strong>, to be not easily upset or embarrassed by the negative or critical remarks of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq487"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thin skin</strong>, to be extremely sensitive to criticism, reproach, a rebuff, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq443"> <strong class="phr">jump out of one’s skin</strong>, to be very frightened, surprised, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">play out of one’s skin</strong>, <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> to achieve excellence beyond one’s usual standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">save someone’s skin</strong>, to rescue someone from a dangerous or difficult situation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>skinn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skinful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skinful</span><z><span target_id="3uaCY1XY99">n.</span><span target_id="ZvdEAAZg7Y">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈskɪnfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'skinfool) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3uaCY1XY99">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> a large amount, especially of alcoholic drink.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZvdEAAZg7Y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">have a skinful</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq989"> to be drunk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq495"> to be fed up.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skinner</span><z><span target_id="C0XvqwU004">n.</span><span target_id="v7yHXvjTHA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈskɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'skinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C0XvqwU004"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> someone or something that skins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> someone who prepares, or deals in, skins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> a horse which wins a race at very long odds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq344"> <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> a betting coup.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v7yHXvjTHA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">be a skinner</strong>, <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq207"> to be empty or finished: <em class="example">the beer’s a skinner.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq609"> to be broke: <em class="example">I’m a skinner.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103163" href="entry://skin%23bigmac000103163"><span class="smallcaps">skin</span></a> + <em>-n-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skylark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skylark<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of skylark" src="word_pronunciations/21183.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈskaɪlak/ (<em>say</em> 'skuylahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> a Eurasian lark, <em>Alauda arvensis</em>, noted for its singing in flight; introduced into Australia in 1857.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> any of several native Australian birds of similar habit, especially Horsfield’s bushlark, <em>Mirafra javanica</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101010" href="entry://sky%23bigmac000101010"><span class="smallcaps">sky</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041414" href="entry://lark%23bigmac000041414"><span class="smallcaps">lark<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skylark<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="H3vWx0WjiO">v.i.</span><span target_id="5TlBSVFf7t">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of skylark" src="word_pronunciations/21184.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈskaɪlak/ (<em>say</em> 'skuylahk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H3vWx0WjiO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> to frolic, sport or play about, especially boisterously or in high spirits; play tricks.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5TlBSVFf7t">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">skylark about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to have fun, often with boisterous physical behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101010" href="entry://sky%23bigmac000101010"><span class="smallcaps">sky</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023660" href="entry://lark%23bigmac000023660"><span class="smallcaps">lark<sup>2</sup></span></a>, associated with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041414" href="entry://lark%23bigmac000041414"><span class="smallcaps">lark<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slackwire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slackwire</span><z><span target_id="qn7GTlssH2">n.</span><span target_id="myBD1kklhk">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈslækwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'slakwuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qn7GTlssH2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> a wire stretched between two points but with some slack in it.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="myBD1kklhk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq030"> <strong class="phr">walk a slackwire</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq406"> to walk along a slackwire as an acrobatic performance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq453"> to be in a precarious situation.</span></div></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100788" href="entry://tightrope%23bigmac000100788"><strong>tightrope</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101029" href="entry://slack%23bigmac000101029"><span class="smallcaps">slack<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104028" href="entry://wire%23bigmac000104028"><span class="smallcaps">wire</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slag<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="NU4eOxRfH6">n.</span><span target_id="kl8m2eM5Fv">v.t.</span><span target_id="tWU262lJTi">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slag" src="word_pronunciations/21193.mp3"></audio></span>/slæg/ (<em>say</em> slag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NU4eOxRfH6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> the scoria from a volcano.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq295"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman who is unattractive, dirty, or promiscuous.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">slagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">slagging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kl8m2eM5Fv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq901"> to convert into slag.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tWU262lJTi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq607"> to form slag; become a slag-like mass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Low German <em>slagge</em>, related to German <em>Schlacke</em> dross, slag] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slaggy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slag<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="2UHks5zUu8">n.</span><span target_id="4OBtIhgWA2">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slag" src="word_pronunciations/21193.mp3"></audio></span>/slæg/ (<em>say</em> slag) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2UHks5zUu8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> spittle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4OBtIhgWA2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq120"> (<strong class="bold">slagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">slagging</strong>) to spit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>slag</em> to besmear]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slag<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="kA3lDkXW3U">v.t.</span><span target_id="YxPdowTxXN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slag" src="word_pronunciations/21193.mp3"></audio></span>/slæg/ (<em>say</em> slag) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kA3lDkXW3U">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> (<strong class="bold">slagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">slagging</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">slag down</strong>. to criticise; denigrate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YxPdowTxXN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">slag off</strong>, to speak disparagingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">slag off at someone</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq852"> to talk disparagingly about someone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq760"> to speak disparagingly to someone.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; ? from German <em>schlagen</em> beat, whip]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slanter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slanter</span><z><span target_id="Br0pyAfYQO">n.</span><span target_id="l6DI4tJBuj">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈslæntə/ (<em>say</em> 'slantuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Br0pyAfYQO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> a trick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a rigged race.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="l6DI4tJBuj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">work a slanter</strong>, to trick or con someone: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Fact is, the blokes who worked that slanter / on you aren’t our main business.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">schlanter</strong>, <strong class="vs">slinter</strong>. <div class="etym">[South African English <em>schlenter</em>, from Dutch <em>slenter</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slap</span><z><span target_id="fkPgMdtH06">n.</span><span target_id="LTlWNwr35O">v.t.</span><span target_id="S7Z2EINg9C">v.i.</span><span target_id="PTVbreEirg">adv.</span><span target_id="p88I7pit7W">interj.</span><span target_id="Qdupoz6bn8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slap" src="word_pronunciations/21209.mp3"></audio></span>/slæp/ (<em>say</em> slap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fkPgMdtH06"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> a smart blow, especially with the open hand or with something flat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> the sound of such a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq821"> a sarcastic or censuring hit or rebuke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq587"> Also, <strong class="vs">face slap</strong>. make-up.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a thong (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076200" href="entry://thong%23mq983">3</a>) with a thick, rectangular base made of bamboo and fabric straps.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">slapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">slapping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LTlWNwr35O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq546"> to strike smartly, especially with the open hand or with something flat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq650"> to bring (the hands, etc.) against with a smart blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq620"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq824"> to put or apply vigorously, haphazardly or in large quantities.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq548"> to dash or cast forcibly.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="S7Z2EINg9C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq796"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be excellent, highly regarded, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="PTVbreEirg">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq980"> smartly; suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq299"> Also, <strong class="vs">slap-bang</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exactly; precisely: <em class="example">slap in the middle of town.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="p88I7pit7W">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq884"> <strong>slaps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating appreciation, approval, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qdupoz6bn8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq606"> <strong class="phr">have a slap</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an attempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">a slap in the face</strong>, a rebuke or insult: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It would be a real slap in the face if they could see her eldest daughter’s name in print with a string of fails after it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq342"> <strong class="phr">a slap on the wrist</strong>, a mild rebuke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq856"> <strong class="phr">slap down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq635"> to put down forcibly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq075"> to rebuke or suppress the enthusiasm of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq128"> <strong class="phr">slap someone on the back</strong>, to greet (someone) with an overenthusiastic gesture of suspect camaraderie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">slap up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">together</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make in a hurried or improvised way: <em class="example">to slap up a breakfast.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Low German <em>slapp</em>, <em>slappe</em>; imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slash</span><z><span target_id="AyjBgHkRBf">v.t.</span><span target_id="rpXnmoEEt9">v.i.</span><span target_id="Te6OhrPr6M">n.</span><span target_id="XixRd9c8BW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slash" src="word_pronunciations/21210.mp3"></audio></span>/slæʃ/ (<em>say</em> slash) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AyjBgHkRBf"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> to cut with a violent sweep or by striking violently and at random.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq511"> to lash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq309"> to cut, reduce, or alter, especially drastically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq442"> to make slits in (a garment) to show an underlying fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq542"> to cut down weeds, old growth, etc., on (a piece of land) using a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069332" href="entry://slasher%23bigmac000069332">slasher</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069332" href="entry://slasher%23mq442">4</a>): <em class="example">to slash the paddock rather than burn it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rpXnmoEEt9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq224"> to lay about one with sharp strokes; make one’s way by cutting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq417"> to make a sweeping, cutting stroke.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Te6OhrPr6M">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq215"> a sweeping stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq113"> a cut or wound made with such a stroke; a gash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq481"> an ornamental slit in a garment showing an underlying fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq184"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq685"> Also, <strong class="vs">forward slash</strong>. a short diagonal line (/), used in writing or typing to separate or enclose words or characters. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac42872530" href="entry://solidus%23bigmac42872530"><strong>solidus</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac42872530" href="entry://solidus%23mq390">3</a>). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac370039366" href="entry://backslash%23bigmac370039366"><strong>backslash</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq635"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>used as a connective</em>) serving a dual function as, the functions being indicated by the preceding and following elements: <em class="example">a bookkeeper slash office manager.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq787"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (used as a conjunction to link statements, often to contrast them as by linking an intention with the reality as in <em>I’m going home to study slash watch telly</em>.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq577"> <em class="label">NZ</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq948"> an open area strewn with debris of trees from felling or from wind or fire.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq895"> the debris itself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of urinating.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XixRd9c8BW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq33"> <strong class="phr">slash and burn</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq515"> to cut down vegetation and burn it to clear land for cultivation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq830"> to apply ruthless and destructive measures in response to a crisis, especially as by reducing staff dramatically to cut costs.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>slasch</em>(<em>en</em>), ? from Old French <em>eslachier</em> break]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slate<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="4Fa2vTM3ba">n.</span><span target_id="qgxnl5nkJF">v.t.</span><span target_id="B6LlcloWOE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slate" src="word_pronunciations/21212.mp3"></audio></span>/sleɪt/ (<em>say</em> slayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4Fa2vTM3ba"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq549"> a fine-grained rock formed by the compression of mudstone, that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> a thin piece or plate of this rock or a similar material, used especially for roofing, or (when framed) for writing on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq644"> a dull, dark bluish grey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq721"> a tentative list of candidates, officers, etc., for acceptance by a nominating convention or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qgxnl5nkJF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">slated</strong>, <strong class="bold">slating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq687"> to cover with or as with slate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq109"> to write or set down for nomination or appointment; to appoint, schedule.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="B6LlcloWOE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq791"> <strong class="phr">a clean slate</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq810"> a good record.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq231"> Also, <strong class="vs">a blank slate</strong>. a fresh beginning with all previous mistakes erased.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">put on the slate</strong>, to record (a debt), as on a slate; give credit for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sclate</em>, from Old French <em>esclate</em> (feminine). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069335" href="entry://slat%23bigmac000069335"><span class="smallcaps">slat</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slate<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slate" src="word_pronunciations/21213.mp3"></audio></span>/sleɪt/ (<em>say</em> slayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">slated</strong>, <strong class="bold">slating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> to censure or reprimand severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise or review adversely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069336" href="#bigmac000069336"><span class="smallcaps">slate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sledgehammer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sledgehammer</span><z><span target_id="QRx0Hm32Cf">n.</span><span target_id="GaLo4h3XT4">adj.</span><span target_id="F6hqZWEfT7">v.t.</span><span target_id="KsSRPzNz6h">v.i.</span><span target_id="1xUPLG3jsx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sledgehammer" src="word_pronunciations/21224.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈslɛdʒhæmə/ (<em>say</em> 'slejhamuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QRx0Hm32Cf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> a large heavy hammer, often held with both hands; sledge.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GaLo4h3XT4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq988"> forceful: <em class="example">a sledgehammer blow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> like a sledgehammer; powerful or ruthless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq122"> crude; heavy-handed: <em class="example">sledgehammer diplomacy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="F6hqZWEfT7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq607"> to strike or fell with, or as with, a sledgehammer.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KsSRPzNz6h">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq754"> to move or go with great force: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the gangster’s murderous bullet sledgehammering straight into his throbbing heart</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">morris lurie</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1xUPLG3jsx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq707"> <strong class="phr">subtle as a sledgehammer</strong>, (<em>ironic</em>) heavy-handed; unsubtle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq972"> <strong class="phr">use a sledgehammer to crack a nut</strong>, to apply a crude and unsubtle approach to a problem.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069379" href="entry://sledge%23bigmac000069379"><span class="smallcaps">sledge<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101022" href="entry://hammer%23bigmac000101022"><span class="smallcaps">hammer<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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space
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">space</span><z><span target_id="q2fLoINPRW">n.</span><span target_id="ruTCl6cpmo">v.t.</span><span target_id="1KjqBP1AKc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of space" src="word_pronunciations/21629.mp3"></audio></span>/speɪs/ (<em>say</em> spays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q2fLoINPRW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> the unlimited or indefinitely great general receptacle of things, commonly conceived as an expanse extending in all directions (or having three dimensions), in which, or occupying portions of which, all material objects are located.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> the portion or extent of this in a given instance; extent or room in three dimensions: <em class="example">the space occupied by a body.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq321"> that part of the universe which lies outside the earth’s atmosphere in which the density of matter is very low; outer space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq217"> extent or area in two dimensions; a particular extent of surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq605"> a blank area or part: <em class="example">fill in the spaces with colour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq453"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq784"> the area or position for a person to stand, sit, etc.: <em class="example">save me a space in the queue.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq155"> a seat, berth, or room on an aeroplane, train, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq087"> a particular distance, ascertainable by linear measurement: <em class="example">trees set at equal spaces apart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq509"> extent, or a particular extent, of time: <em class="example">a space of two hours; </em><em class="example">after a space she continued her story.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq505"> <em class="label">Music</em> one of the intervals between the lines of the stave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Printing</em> one of the blank pieces of metal used to separate words, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq867"> <em class="label">Telegraphy</em> a period of time having a fixed relation to dots and dashes, during which no signal is transmitted in morse or similar systems.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq616"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a collection of points that have geometric properties in that they obey a specified set of axioms: <em class="example">Euclidean space.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ruTCl6cpmo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">spaced</strong>, <strong class="bold">spacing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq920"> to fix the space or spaces of; divide into spaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq818"> to set some distance apart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq932"> <em class="label">Printing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to separate (words, letters, or lines) by spaces.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1KjqBP1AKc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">in a bad space</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> experiencing emotional turmoil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">in this space</strong>, in this context or field of activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">space out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq961"> to extend (a text, document, etc.) by inserting more space or spaces.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq487"> to extend over a period of time: <em class="example">to space out drinks over an evening.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq760"> to become relaxed and vague, by or as by the use of drugs.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>espace</em>, from Latin <em>spatium</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spade<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="gRDkwSnOVw">n.</span><span target_id="UhJKRwIyG1">v.t.</span><span target_id="oTrHZg8FZM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spade" src="word_pronunciations/21632.mp3"></audio></span>/speɪd/ (<em>say</em> spayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gRDkwSnOVw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot, and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> some implement, piece, or part resembling this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq651"> a sharp projection on a gun carriage embedded in the ground to restrict backward movement of the carriage during recoil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq381"> a cutting tool used to strip the blubber or skin, as from a whale.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UhJKRwIyG1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq232"> (<strong class="bold">spaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">spading</strong>) to dig, cut, or remove with a spade.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oTrHZg8FZM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq137"> <strong class="phr">call a spade a spade</strong>, to call a thing by its real name; speak plainly or bluntly. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a mistranslation by Erasmus in 1500 of an ancient Greek saying used by Plutarch to describe the plain and unsubtle speech of the Macedonians as ‘calling figs, figs, and a tub, a tub’. Erasmus translated the tubs as spades, and his version has survived.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>spadu</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spadeful</strong> /ˈspeɪdfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'spaydfool), <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spade<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="2K4W0QixQ1">n.</span><span target_id="qH1i2UgVOj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spade" src="word_pronunciations/21633.mp3"></audio></span>/speɪd/ (<em>say</em> spayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2K4W0QixQ1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq185"> a black figure shaped like an inverted heart with a short stem at the cusp opposite the point, used on playing cards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq119"> a card of the suit bearing such figures.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq929"> (<em>plural</em>) the suit of cards bearing this figure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) someone of very dark skin, as an African, African American, Aboriginal person, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qH1i2UgVOj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">in spades</strong>, to an extreme degree: <em class="example">talent in spades.</em> [from the convention in bridge and other card games that a bid in the suit of spades outranks other bids except no trumps]</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, plural of <em>spada</em>, originally, sword, later mark on cards, from Latin <em>spatha</em>, from Greek <em>spathē</em> wooden blade]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spanner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spanner<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="J8kxM4Qt5h">n.</span><span target_id="eJF1mBs4IQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spanner" src="word_pronunciations/21644.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspænə/ (<em>say</em> 'spanuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J8kxM4Qt5h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> someone or something that spans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> a tool for catching upon or gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eJF1mBs4IQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">a spanner in the works</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any cause of confusion or impediment to an activity or plan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a spanner in the works</strong>, to cause such a confusion or impediment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac524930294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spanner<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈspænə/ (<em>say</em> 'spanuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> an idiot; fool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> a reprehensible person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spannerhead</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the phrase <em>a spanner in the works</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spark<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="0TDq4pXZvj">n.</span><span target_id="j5dpDQysxq">v.i.</span><span target_id="EGyY6DHpPN">v.t.</span><span target_id="k1LXq4no5C">adj.</span><span target_id="s4AlpxCA5I">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spark" src="word_pronunciations/21651.mp3"></audio></span>/spak/ (<em>say</em> spahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0TDq4pXZvj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> an ignited or fiery particle such as is thrown off by burning wood, etc., or produced by one hard body striking against another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq805"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq893"> the light produced by a sudden discontinuous discharge of electricity through air or another dielectric.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq169"> the discharge itself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq692"> any electric arc of relatively small energy content.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq024"> such a spark in the spark plug of an internal-combustion engine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq499"> the arrangement of devices producing and governing this spark.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq650"> a small amount or trace of something: <em class="example">the class didn’t show a spark of interest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq981"> a trace of life or vitality.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="j5dpDQysxq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq555"> to emit or produce sparks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq653"> to issue as or like sparks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq485"> to send forth gleams or flashes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq461"> (of the ignition in an internal-combustion engine) to function correctly in forming the sparks.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EGyY6DHpPN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq546"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to kindle or stimulate (interest, activity, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="k1LXq4no5C">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> intoxicated: <em class="example">to be half-spark or fully spark.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s4AlpxCA5I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">sparking on all cylinders </strong>(or <strong class="phr">plugs</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq969"> performing exceptionally well.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq679"> in good health.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">spark off</strong>, to bring about; cause; precipitate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>spearca</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spark<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="JJAdonbu7G">n.</span><span target_id="1SnOacYH4l">v.t.</span><span target_id="50d9TRgCgq">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spark" src="word_pronunciations/21651.mp3"></audio></span>/spak/ (<em>say</em> spahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JJAdonbu7G"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> a cheerful, elegant, or showily dressed young man.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> a beau, lover, or suitor.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1SnOacYH4l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq918"> to pay attentions to (a woman); court.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="50d9TRgCgq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq405"> to engage in courtship; be the beau or suitor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [either figurative use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101676" href="#bigmac000101676"><span class="smallcaps">spark<sup>1</sup></span></a> or metathetic variant of <em>sprack</em> lively, from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic <em>sprækr</em> sprightly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sparkish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spaz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216607021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spaz</span><z><span target_id="R4IebYATOv">n.</span><span target_id="9MSuqLOSpA">adj.</span><span target_id="lwgzzm46S8">v.i.</span><span target_id="Rk46hy2FO7">phr.</span></z></header><div>/spæz/ (<em>say</em> spaz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R4IebYATOv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> Also, <strong class="vs">spazzo</strong>. a stupid person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9MSuqLOSpA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq668"> Also, <strong class="vs">spazzo</strong>. stupid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lwgzzm46S8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq491"> (<strong class="bold">spazzed</strong>, <strong class="bold">spazzing</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">spaz out</strong>. to act in an odd or erratic fashion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Rk46hy2FO7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq459"> <strong class="phr">chuck a spaz</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">spazzo</strong>. to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070695" href="entry://spastic%23bigmac000070695"><span class="smallcaps">spastic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speak</span><z><span target_id="SwzFBLFeNC">v.i.</span><span target_id="COLttc2xeF">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ybm4m0Vfkf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of speak" src="word_pronunciations/21674.mp3"></audio></span>/spik/ (<em>say</em> speek) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spoke</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">spake</strong>; <strong class="bold">spoken</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">spoke</strong>; <strong class="bold">speaking</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SwzFBLFeNC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq873"> to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary (talking) voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> to make oral communication or mention: <em class="example">to speak to a person about various matters.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq316"> to converse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq570"> to deliver an address, discourse, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq390"> to make a statement in written or printed words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq061"> to make communication or disclosure by any means; convey significance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq412"> to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq601"> (of hunting dogs) to give tongue; bay.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="COLttc2xeF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq853"> to utter orally and articulately: <em class="example">to speak words of praise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq905"> to express or make known with the voice: <em class="example">to speak the truth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq168"> to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq561"> to make known, indicate, or reveal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq081"> to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance, as a language: <em class="example">to speak French.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to understand a language, but not have the right to traditional ownership of that language: <em class="example">she can talk Morrobalama, but she can only speak Lamalama.</em> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102450" href="entry://talk%23bigmac000102450"><strong>talk</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102450" href="entry://talk%23mq904">13</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to communicate with (a passing vessel, etc.) at sea, as by voice or signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq531"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to speak to or with.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ybm4m0Vfkf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq002"> <strong class="phr">so to speak</strong>, to use a certain way of speaking; as one might say.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">speak for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq283"> to recommend; intercede for; to act as spokesperson for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq088"> to reserve; bespeak: <em class="example">this dress is already spoken for.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">speak for itself</strong>, to show itself to be self-evidently good without need for further support or argument: <em class="example">her record speaks for itself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq532"> <strong class="phr">speak for oneself</strong>, to express only one’s own views.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">speak for yourself</strong>, (an expression of disagreement.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">speak one’s mind</strong>, to express one’s opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">speak out</strong>, to express one’s views openly and without reserve: <em class="example">if you feel so strongly, you should speak out; </em><em class="example">she spoke out against the proposal; </em><em class="example">he spoke out for the workers’ rights.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">speak plainly</strong>, to speak with candour, putting aside regard for the sensitivities of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">speak to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq221"> to speak to (someone) about their bad behaviour; reprimand: <em class="example">your father will speak to you later.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq489"> to speak in relation to (a topic, subject, etc.), as by providing explanation, presenting evidence, making comments, etc.: <em class="example">who would like to speak to the next item on the agenda?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq201"> be relevant to: <em class="example">an ad that will speak to the customer’s interests.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq109"> <strong class="phr">speak up</strong>, to speak loudly and clearly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq967"> <strong class="phr">speak volumes</strong>, to be indicative of one’s real opinions and feelings: <em class="example">an expression that speaks volumes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">speak well for</strong>, to be favourable evidence for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq837"> <strong class="phr">speak well of</strong>, to praise, especially in recommendation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">speak with </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> forked tongue</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) to speak deceitfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">to speak of</strong>, worth mentioning: <em class="example">he has no money to speak of.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>spek</em>(<em>en</em>), Old English <em>specan</em>, variant of <em>sprecan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>speakable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speaking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speaking</span><z><span target_id="UoicqQ8jx4">n.</span><span target_id="Hiuk7B6TGd">adj.</span><span target_id="j0oxKc55Hl">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈspikɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'speeking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UoicqQ8jx4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> the act, utterance, or discourse of someone who speaks.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Hiuk7B6TGd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq706"> highly expressive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq817"> lifelike: <em class="example">a speaking likeness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq508"> used in, suited to, or involving speaking or talking: <em class="example">the speaking voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq348"> permitting of speaking, as in greeting or conversation: <em class="example">they are no longer on speaking terms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq217"> of or relating to declamation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="j0oxKc55Hl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">in a manner of speaking</strong>, with roughly the same effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spectacle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spectacle</span><z><span target_id="vq29dbzkJP">n.</span><span target_id="Z8pjbZ07j6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spectacle" src="word_pronunciations/21699.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspɛktəkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'spektuhkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vq29dbzkJP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq297"> anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> a public show or display, especially on a large scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq777"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac136679666" href="entry://spectacles%23bigmac136679666"><strong>spectacles</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq724"> (<em>often plural</em>) something resembling spectacles in shape or function, as a white marking around the eyes of an animal, a batter’s score of two zeros, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq480"> (<em>often plural</em>) any of various devices suggesting spectacles, as one attached to a semaphore to display lights of different colours by coloured glass.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Z8pjbZ07j6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">make a spectacle of oneself</strong>, to draw attention to oneself by unseemly behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>spectāculum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spectacles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136679666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spectacles</span></header><div>/ˈspɛktəkəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'spektuhkuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">a device to aid defective vision or to protect the eyes from light, dust, etc., consisting usually of two glass lenses set in a frame which rests on the nose and is held in place by pieces passing over or around the ears (often called <strong>a pair of spectacles</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speed</span><z><span target_id="JdzgPwUxfa">n.</span><span target_id="qv7sFMZbdK">v.t.</span><span target_id="n6L1nBj5e1">v.i.</span><span target_id="c4tqDTno2V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of speed" src="word_pronunciations/21713.mp3"></audio></span>/spid/ (<em>say</em> speed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JdzgPwUxfa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> rapidity in moving, going, travelling, or any proceeding or performance; swiftness; celerity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> the ratio of the distance covered by a moving body to the time taken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq200"> the speed that can be generated by a particular surface: <em class="example">the speed of a hard court.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq839"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a transmission gear ratio.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Photography</em> a measure of the exposure required by an emulsion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> success or prosperity.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> amphetamines; pep pills; whiz.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sped</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">speeded</strong>, <strong class="bold">speeding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qv7sFMZbdK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq083"> to promote the success of (an affair, undertaking, etc.); further, forward, or expedite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq544"> to direct (the steps, course, way, etc.) with speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq129"> to cause to move, go, or proceed, with speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq953"> to expedite the going of: <em class="example">to speed the parting guest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to cause (a person, etc.) to succeed or prosper: <em class="example">God speed you.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="n6L1nBj5e1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq998"> to move, go, pass, or proceed with speed or rapidity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq017"> to drive a vehicle at a rate exceeding the maximum permitted by law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq513"> to get on or fare in a specified or particular manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to succeed or prosper.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c4tqDTno2V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq039"> <strong class="phr">at full speed</strong>, as fast as possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">at speed</strong>, quickly: <em class="example">to depart at speed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq620"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pick</strong>)<strong class="phr"> up speed</strong>, to accelerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">get up to speed</strong>, to bring oneself up to date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">speed up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq910"> to increase the rate or progress of: <em class="example">to speed up industrial production.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq261"> to increase in rate or progress.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq0"> <strong class="phr">up to speed</strong>, to be functioning appropriately or be fully informed; adequately efficient: <em class="example">we’ll bring her up to speed with more training.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>spede</em>, Old English <em>spēd</em> success] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>speeder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spin<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Zt26aaktGu">v.t.</span><span target_id="Tg2BD5lk3A">v.i.</span><span target_id="HJhOV3dFBq">n.</span><span target_id="WXh4tFsuJk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spin" src="word_pronunciations/21771.mp3"></audio></span>/spɪn/ (<em>say</em> spin) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spun</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">span</strong>; <strong class="bold">spun</strong>; <strong class="bold">spinning</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Zt26aaktGu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> to form (any material) into thread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq294"> (of spiders, silkworms, etc.) to produce (a thread, cobweb, gossamer, silk, etc.) by extruding from the body a long, slender filament of a natural viscous matter that hardens in the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq985"> to cause to turn round rapidly, as on an axis; twirl; whirl: <em class="example">to spin a coin on a table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq63"> to play (a record or CD).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq168"> (of a DJ) to use (records) in the creation of dance music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq127"> (in sheet metalwork) to shape into hollow, rounded form, during rotation on a lathe or wheel, by pressure with a suitable tool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq309"> to produce, fabricate, or evolve in a manner suggestive of spinning thread, as a story.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq81"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give a desired slant to (a story) in the media so as to ensure a good reception from the public.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq026"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq338"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a bowler) to cause (the ball) to revolve on its axis so that on bouncing it changes direction or speed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to hit (the ball) so that it behaves thus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq145"> <em class="label">Two-up</em> to toss (the coins).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Tg2BD5lk3A">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq186"> to turn round rapidly, as on an axis, as the earth, a top, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq820"> to produce a thread from the body, as spiders, silkworms, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq442"> to move, go, run, ride, or travel rapidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq964"> to be affected with a sensation of whirling, as the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq388"> to fish with a spinning or revolving bait.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HJhOV3dFBq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq701"> the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq179"> a playing of a record or CD.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq226"> <em class="label">Two-up</em> the tossing of the coins into the air: <em class="example">I’ll bet on the next spin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq299"> a spinning motion given to a ball or the like when thrown or struck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq478"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a condition of stalled flight in which the aircraft is rotating about all its axes simultaneously; tailspin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq118"> a moving or going rapidly along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq957"> a rapid run, ride, drive, or the like, as for exercise or enjoyment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq904"> the exercise of pedalling on a stationary exercise bike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq354"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the angular momentum of a molecule, atom, or particle, when it has no velocity of translation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq055"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a state of confusion or excitement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> experience or chance generally: <em class="example">a rough spin; </em><em class="example">a fair spin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq972"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the particular slant deliberately given to a media story so as to achieve the desired outcome in terms of public awareness and acceptance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WXh4tFsuJk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">a rough spin</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bad experience; unfair treatment. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from two-up, where the <em>spin</em> is the toss of the coins, and thence signifies a run of luck]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq959"> <strong class="phr">spin a yarn</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq812"> to tell a tale.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq613"> to tell a false or improbable story or version of an event.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">spin out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq734"> to draw out, protract, or prolong: <em class="example">to spin out a story tediously.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq934"> to spend (time, one’s life, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq766"> to make last, as money; eke out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq801"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose control of a vehicle with the result that the vehicle spins off the road.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq212"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have an extreme reaction; lose control of oneself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Two-up</em> to lose the right to continue spinning the coins by throwing a pair of tails.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq455"> <strong class="phr">spin someone out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause someone to feel extremely apprehensive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>spinne</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>spinnan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spin" src="word_pronunciations/21771.mp3"></audio></span>/spɪn/ (<em>say</em> spin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> (formerly) the sum of £5.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> the sum of $5.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Prison</em> a prison sentence of five years’ duration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071032" href="entry://spinnaker%23bigmac000071032"><span class="smallcaps">spinnaker</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spirit</span><z><span target_id="ItudPcS6xq">n.</span><span target_id="jXV3ViTRRS">adj.</span><span target_id="t0nxr8ES1y">v.t.</span><span target_id="kdC8GGUSYF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spirit" src="word_pronunciations/21782.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspɪrət/ (<em>say</em> 'spiruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ItudPcS6xq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> the principle of conscious life, originally identified with the breath; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> the incorporeal part of a human being: <em class="example">present in spirit though absent in body.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq674"> the soul as separable from the body at death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq782"> conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter: <em class="example">the world of spirit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq736"> a supernatural, incorporeal being, especially one inhabiting a place or thing or having a particular character: <em class="example">evil spirits.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq221"> a fairy, sprite, or elf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq220"> an angel or demon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq107"> an inspiring or animating principle such as pervades and tempers thought, feeling, or action: <em class="example">a spirit of reform.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq284"> (<em>upper case</em>) the divine influence as an agency working in the heart of humans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq703"> (in biblical use) a divine inspiring or animating being or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq347"> the soul or heart as the seat of feelings or sentiments, or as prompting to action: <em class="example">to break a person’s spirit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq499"> fine or brave vigour or liveliness; mettle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq581"> temper or disposition: <em class="example">meek in spirit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq073"> a person characterised according to character, disposition, action, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq008"> mental or moral attitude; mood: <em class="example">take something in the right spirit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq845"> the dominant tendency or character of anything: <em class="example">the spirit of the age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq518"> vigorous sense of membership in a group: <em class="example">team spirit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq110"> the true or general meaning or intent of a statement, etc. (opposed to <em>letter</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq315"> an aqueous solution of ethyl alcohol, especially one obtained by distillation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq060"> the essence or active principle of a substance as extracted in liquid form, especially by distillation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq713"> a strong distilled alcoholic liquor: <em class="example">a raw spirit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq059"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> a solution in alcohol of an essential or volatile principle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq616"> any of certain subtle fluids formerly supposed to permeate the body.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jXV3ViTRRS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq158"> relating to something which works by burning alcoholic spirits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq120"> of or relating to spiritualist bodies or activities.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="t0nxr8ES1y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq191"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to animate with fresh ardour or courage; inspirit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kdC8GGUSYF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">spirit away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to carry away, mysteriously or secretly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>spīritus</em> breathing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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splash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">splash</span><z><span target_id="Sx7K9RCD1Q">v.t.</span><span target_id="zZ6LZYiY7E">v.i.</span><span target_id="g14f1VSZgL">n.</span><span target_id="Dkfl6tLZWn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of splash" src="word_pronunciations/21790.mp3"></audio></span>/splæʃ/ (<em>say</em> splash) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Sx7K9RCD1Q"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq491"> to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq291"> to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq376"> to cause to appear spattered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq054"> to dash (water, etc.) about in scattered masses or particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq587"> to make (one’s way) with splashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq374"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to display or print very noticeably, as in a newspaper.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zZ6LZYiY7E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq629"> to dash a liquid or semiliquid substance about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq622"> to fall, move, or go with a splash or splashes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq058"> (of liquid) to dash or fall in scattered masses or particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq335"> (of a bullet) to disintegrate on impact.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g14f1VSZgL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq685"> the act of splashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq346"> the sound of splashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq050"> a quantity of some liquid or semiliquid substance splashed upon or in a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq844"> a spot caused by something splashed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq623"> a patch, as of colour or light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq907"> a striking show, or an ostentatious display; sensation or excitement.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Dkfl6tLZWn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">make a splash</strong>, to be noticed; make an impression on people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq677"> <strong class="phr">splash out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spend money freely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057249" href="entry://plash%23bigmac000057249"><span class="smallcaps">plash<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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split
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">split</span><z><span target_id="q6Mqss6C4T">v.t.</span><span target_id="TAIL4YHCX8">v.i.</span><span target_id="ofes5t9KNq">n.</span><span target_id="rKpXk780U7">adj.</span><span target_id="VmaKTenJAp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of split" src="word_pronunciations/21802.mp3"></audio></span>/splɪt/ (<em>say</em> split) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">split</strong>, <strong class="bold">splitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="q6Mqss6C4T">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> to rend or cleave lengthwise; separate or part from end to end or between layers, often forcibly or by cutting, as when splitting a log with an axe to make rails, slabs, shingles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq900"> to separate off by rending or cleaving lengthwise: <em class="example">to split a piece from a block.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq519"> to tear or break asunder; rend or burst.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq201"> to divide into distinct parts or portions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq610"> to separate (a part) by such division.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq561"> to divide (persons) into different groups, factions, parties, etc., as by discord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq225"> to reclassify (a category in a classification system) into separate and more distinct types.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq307"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> to divide (a company’s shares) into smaller units.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq990"> to separate off (a group, etc.) by such division.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq733"> to share between two or more persons, etc.: <em class="example">to split a bottle of wine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq750"> to separate into parts by interposing something: <em class="example">to split an infinitive.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq420"> to make (a vote) less effective by offering more than one candidate with a similar policy: <em class="example">Liberal intervention in the National Party seat split the anti-Labor vote and won Labor the seat.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TAIL4YHCX8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq707"> to break or part lengthways, or suffer longitudinal division.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq092"> to part, divide, or separate in any way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq016"> to break asunder; part by striking on a rock, by the violence of a storm, etc., as a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq104"> to become separated off by such a division as a piece or part from a whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq663"> (of stock animals) to break away from the main group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq991"> to break up or separate through disagreement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to divide something with another or others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq452"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to commit a betrayal by divulging information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave hurriedly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ofes5t9KNq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq770"> the act of splitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq524"> a crack, rent, or fissure caused by splitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq131"> a piece or part separated by or as by splitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq724"> a strip split from an osier, used in basket-making.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq222"> a breach or rupture in a party, etc., or between persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq523"> a faction, party, etc., formed by a rupture or schism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something combining different elements, as a drink composed of half spirits, half soda water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq413"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dish made from sliced fruit (usually banana) and ice cream, and covered with syrup and nuts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a drink containing only half the usual quantity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq273"> a small bottle usually with a crown seal and containing aerated drink, as tonic water, soda water, etc., for mixing with alcoholic drinks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq433"> (<em>usually plural</em>) the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body, as in stage performances, as in ballet, gymnastics, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq439"> <em class="label">Tenpin Bowling</em> the arrangement of the remaining pins after the first bowl so that a spare is practically impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq410"> one of the thicknesses of leather into which a skin is cut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq580"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an act or arrangement of splitting, as of a sum of money.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rKpXk780U7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq892"> that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq339"> divided: <em class="example">a split bill; </em><em class="example">split loyalties.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VmaKTenJAp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">split at the seams</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq436"> (of clothing) to come apart at the seams, usually because of pressure exerted.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to collapse under pressure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">split on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to betray, denounce, or divulge secrets concerning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">split one’s sides</strong>, to laugh heartily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">split the difference</strong>, to reach a compromise by which each side concedes an equal amount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">split the vote</strong>, (of a minor party or candidate) to attract votes from another candidate, with the result that neither gains enough votes to win the election.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">split up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to part; leave each other; become separated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>splitten</em>, related to German <em>spleissen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spoil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spoil</span><z><span target_id="Rb3OBYTPCx">v.t.</span><span target_id="e1cLDpOi3E">v.i.</span><span target_id="Z5rHRUR0Qe">n.</span><span target_id="BUfeSu9StK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spoil" src="word_pronunciations/21808.mp3"></audio></span>/spɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> spoyl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spoiled</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">spoilt</strong>, <strong class="bold">spoiling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Rb3OBYTPCx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> to damage or impair (a thing) irreparably as to excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: <em class="example">to spoil a sheet of paper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq223"> to impair in character or disposition by unwise treatment, benefits, etc., especially by excessive indulgence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to prevent (an opponent) from marking by punching the ball away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq976"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to strip (persons, places, etc.) of goods, valuables, etc.; plunder, pillage, or rob.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq528"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to take by force, or carry off as booty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq024"> to divulge (a key element of the plot of a novel, film, etc., which is meant to be a surprise).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="e1cLDpOi3E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq578"> to become spoiled, bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq577"> to plunder, pillage, or rob.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z5rHRUR0Qe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq605"> (<em>often plural</em>) booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq304"> (<em>usually plural</em>) emoluments and advantages associated with a powerful or prestigious position: <em class="example">the spoils of office.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq407"> treasures won or accumulated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq601"> waste materials, as those cast up in mining, excavating, quarrying, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> an act of spoiling: <em class="example">a good spoil.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BUfeSu9StK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">spoiling for</strong>, eager for (a fight, action, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">spoiling for a fight</strong>, acting in an aggressive and belligerent manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>espoillier</em>, from Latin <em>spoliāre;</em> ? also an aphetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019832" href="entry://despoil%23bigmac000019832"><span class="smallcaps">despoil</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spoiler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spoiler</span><z><span target_id="v6cTiMVbH1">n.</span><span target_id="b7DosPaVp5">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈspɔɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'spoyluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v6cTiMVbH1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> someone or something that spoils.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> a piece of information, as in a description of a novel or film, that gives away some key element of the plot or other feature intended as a surprise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq412"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a device fitted to an aircraft wing, designed to reduce lift as required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq166"> (on a motor vehicle) a surface, plane or shape, attached either at the front of the vehicle or the rear, which seeks to gain advantage in traction or handling from the aerodynamic forces created by the air rushing past it at speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq283"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq691"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> someone who adopts the tactic of spoiling.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq883"> someone who impedes another’s chances of success.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="b7DosPaVp5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">spoiler alert!</strong>, (an expression used to indicate that the speaker is about to reveal a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071177" href="entry://spoiler%23bigmac000071177">spoiler</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071177" href="entry://spoiler%23mq373">2</a>) so that people who do not wish to hear can take appropriate action.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spoke<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spoke" src="word_pronunciations/21811.mp3"></audio></span>/spoʊk/ (<em>say</em> spohk) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">past tense and archaic past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101679" href="entry://speak%23bigmac000101679"><strong>speak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spoke<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZLs2rItodC">n.</span><span target_id="stJBmrO0JW">v.t.</span><span target_id="5grvujBd91">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spoke" src="word_pronunciations/21812.mp3"></audio></span>/spoʊk/ (<em>say</em> spohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZLs2rItodC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> one of a number of pins or handles projecting from a cylinder or wheel, or joining hub and rim, especially on a steering wheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq786"> a rung of a ladder.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="stJBmrO0JW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq755"> (<strong class="bold">spoked</strong>, <strong class="bold">spoking</strong>) to fit or furnish with or as with spokes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5grvujBd91">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq456"> <strong class="phr">put a spoke in someone’s wheel</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), to interfere with someone’s plans. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the time when carts had solid wheels, and were made to brake by the use of a pin (<em>spoke</em>) that was thrust into one of three holes in the wheel]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>spāca</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sponge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sponge</span><z><span target_id="NRkh80t878">n.</span><span target_id="7qFRSu0Hwr">v.t.</span><span target_id="1TpzRlkpwy">v.i.</span><span target_id="qmpnae5IJw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sponge" src="word_pronunciations/21814.mp3"></audio></span>/spʌndʒ/ (<em>say</em> spunj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NRkh80t878"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> any of a group of aquatic (mostly marine) animals (phylum Porifera) which are characterised by a porous structure and (usually) a horny, siliceous, or calcareous skeleton or framework, and which, except in the larval state, are fixed, occurring in large, complex, often plant-like colonies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> the light, yielding, porous, fibrous skeleton or framework of certain animals, or colonies of this group, from which the living matter has been removed, characterised by readily absorbing water, and becoming soft when wet while retaining toughness, used (especially formerly) in bathing, in wiping or cleaning surfaces, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq245"> any of various other spongelike substances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq018"> a sponge-down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq954"> someone or something that absorbs something freely, as a sponge does water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq260"> someone who persistently lives at the expense of others; a parasite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq039"> a metal, as platinum, when obtained as a porous or spongy mass consisting of fine, loosely cohering particles.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Cookery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq825"> dough raised with yeast, especially before kneading, as for bread.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq984"> a light sweet pudding of spongy texture, made with gelatine, eggs, fruit juice or other flavouring material, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq249"> sponge cake.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sponged</strong>, <strong class="bold">sponging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7qFRSu0Hwr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq126"> to wipe or rub with a wet sponge, as in order to clean or moisten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq181"> to get from another or at another’s expense by indirect exactions, trading on generosity, etc.: <em class="example">to sponge a dinner.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1TpzRlkpwy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq674"> to take in liquid by absorption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq163"> to gather sponges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to live at the expense of others: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘There’s no such a thing as sponging for tucker in the bush,’ Dusty said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wal watkins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qmpnae5IJw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">sponge off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">away</strong>), to remove with a wet sponge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">sponge off society</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to accept handouts from others rather than make one’s own way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">sponge on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to live as a parasite of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq692"> <strong class="phr">sponge out</strong>, to wipe out or efface with or as with a sponge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq246"> <strong class="phr">sponge up</strong>, to take up or absorb with a sponge or the like: <em class="example">to sponge up water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq198"> <strong class="phr">throw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">toss</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in the sponge</strong>, to admit defeat; give up. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from prize-fighting where, in the event of a boxer clearly losing the fight, his seconds would throw something into the ring to indicate that he was conceding, usually the sponge or the towel used for wiping his body]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, from Latin <em>spongia</em>, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spongelike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spoon</span><z><span target_id="XpDe71tGFf">n.</span><span target_id="ayIN8plnqH">v.t.</span><span target_id="agURg1raS7">v.i.</span><span target_id="wT1bYxxb5e">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spoon" src="word_pronunciations/21823.mp3"></audio></span>/spun/ (<em>say</em> spoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XpDe71tGFf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> a utensil consisting of a bowl or concave part and a handle, for taking up or stirring liquid or other food, or other matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> any of various implements, objects, or parts resembling or suggesting this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq105"> Also, <strong class="vs">spoonbait</strong>. <em class="label">Angling</em> a lure used in casting or trolling for fish, consisting of a bright spoon-shaped piece of metal or the like, swivelled above one or more fishhooks and revolved as it is drawn through the water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a club (No. 3 wood) with a wooden head whose face is more lofted than that of the brassy, and with a shorter shaft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq593"> a curved piece projecting from the top of a torpedo tube to guide the torpedo in a horizontal direction and prevent it from striking the side of the ship.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ayIN8plnqH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq328"> to take up or transfer in or as in a spoon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq920"> to hollow out or shape like a spoon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq816"> <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq448"> to push or shove (the ball) with a lifting motion instead of striking it soundly, as in croquet or golf.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq018"> to hit (the ball) up in the air as in cricket.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq715"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to show affection towards, especially in an openly sentimental manner.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="agURg1raS7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to spoon the ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq708"> to fish with a spoon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq246"> (of two people) to lie very close together, facing the same direction, with bodies curved inwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq651"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to show affection, especially in an openly sentimental manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There was a small car parked very secretly, and in it a couple were spooning.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Angling</em> to rise a spoon.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wT1bYxxb5e">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq949"> <strong class="phr">be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth</strong>, to inherit social or financial advantages and privileges. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the tradition of a gift of a silver spoon given by godparents to their godchild as a christening gift, the notion being that the child born with a spoon in its mouth does not have to wait for the gift]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>spōn</em> splinter, related to Old Norse <em>spōnn</em> spoon, (wood) chip] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spooning</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spore</span><z><span target_id="GPvkCZMhZ1">n.</span><span target_id="rt3qYvUHNB">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spore" src="word_pronunciations/21826.mp3"></audio></span>/spɔ/ (<em>say</em> spaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GPvkCZMhZ1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Biology</em> a walled body that contains or produces one or more uninucleate organisms that develop into an adult individual, especially: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq371"> a reproductive body (<strong>asexual spore</strong>) produced asexually and capable of growth into a new individual, such individual often, as in ferns, etc., being one (a gametophyte) unlike that which produced the spore.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq611"> a walled reproductive body (<strong>sexual spore</strong>) produced sexually (by the union of two gametes).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq291"> a germ, germ cell, seed, or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rt3qYvUHNB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq748"> (<strong class="bold">spored</strong>, <strong class="bold">sporing</strong>) to bear or produce spores.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>spora</em>, from Greek <em>spora</em> seed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sprat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sprat</span><z><span target_id="5OiiegdLz3">n.</span><span target_id="o3k5R8VfZS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sprat" src="word_pronunciations/21848.mp3"></audio></span>/spræt/ (<em>say</em> sprat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5OiiegdLz3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">sprats</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">sprat</strong>) a small, herring-like marine fish, <em>Clupea sprattus</em>, of European waters; brisling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (formerly) a sixpenny piece.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="o3k5R8VfZS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq032"> <strong class="phr">a sprat to catch a mackerel</strong>, something given in expectation of a larger return.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of earlier <em>sprot</em>, Middle English and Old English <em>sprott</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101881" href="#mq923">1</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spread</span><z><span target_id="9ghoWxgil7">v.t.</span><span target_id="qUXPIpntTJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="RVMQrsK4Nj">n.</span><span target_id="xroGDBs83g">adj.</span><span target_id="lIL2DAi5HR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spread" src="word_pronunciations/21854.mp3"></audio></span>/sprɛd/ (<em>say</em> spred) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spread</strong>, <strong class="bold">spreading</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9ghoWxgil7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> Also, <strong class="vs">spread out</strong>. to draw or stretch out to the full width, as a cloth, a rolled or folded map, folded wings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> Also, <strong class="vs">spread out</strong>. to extend over a greater or a relatively great area, space, or period: <em class="example">to spread out handwriting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq482"> to force apart, as walls, rails, etc., under pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq318"> to flatten out: <em class="example">to spread the end of a rivet by hammering.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq658"> to display the full extent of; set forth in full.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq498"> to dispose or distribute in a sheet or layer: <em class="example">to spread hay to dry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq879"> to apply in a thin layer or coating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq008"> to extend or distribute over a region, place, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq214"> to overlay, cover, or coat with something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq950"> to set or prepare (a table, etc.), as for a meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq777"> to send out in various directions, as light, sound, mist, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq287"> to shed or scatter abroad; diffuse or disseminate, as knowledge, news, disease, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq130"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> to form a long, narrow opening between (the lips), as for the vowel /i/ in <em>me</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq044"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exert (oneself) to an unusual extent to produce a good effect or fine impression.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qUXPIpntTJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq496"> to become stretched out or extended, as a flag in the wind; expand, as in growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq293"> to extend over a greater or a considerable area or period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq288"> to be or lie outspread or fully extended or displayed, as a landscape or scene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq010"> to be capable of being spread or applied in a thin layer, as a soft substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq583"> to become extended or distributed over a region, as population, animals, plants, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq145"> to become diffused abroad, or disseminated, as light, influences, rumours, ideas, infection, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq484"> to be forced apart, as rails; go out of gauge.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RVMQrsK4Nj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq289"> expansion; extension; diffusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq791"> the extent of spreading: <em class="example">to measure the spread of branches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq782"> the distribution of cards in a hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq768"> capacity for spreading: <em class="example">the spread of an elastic material.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq959"> widening of girth: <em class="example">middle-age spread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq818"> a stretch, expanse, or extent of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq750"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a property; station; ranch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq301"> a cloth covering for a bed, table, or the like, especially a bedspread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq167"> any food preparation for spreading on bread, etc., as jam or peanut butter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq307"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a meal set out, especially a feast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a pretentious display made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq341"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the wingspan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq531"> the difference between the highest and the lowest prices at which business has been done during one day.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq947"> the difference between the prices quoted by a stockjobber for buying and selling.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq848"> any difference between buying and selling rates.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq405"> a pair of facing pages of a book, magazine, or the like, or any part of them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq706"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> a balance in the coverage of a newspaper, in relation to news, entertainment, sports, pictures, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xroGDBs83g">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq266"> extended, especially fully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Jewellery</em> (of a gem) flat and shallow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq083"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> (of the lips) forming a long, narrow opening, as for the vowel /i/ in <em>me</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lIL2DAi5HR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq469"> <strong class="phr">a good spread</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a lot of publicity, especially in the various channels of the media.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">be spread thin</strong>, to be made available as a resource over a large area so as to be barely sufficient in each circumstance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sprede</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>sprǣdan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spree</span><z><span target_id="Bp1jDPl3lR">n.</span><span target_id="bWnaC59HAn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spree" src="word_pronunciations/21855.mp3"></audio></span>/spri/ (<em>say</em> spree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Bp1jDPl3lR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a lively frolic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> a bout or spell of drinking to intoxication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq346"> a session or period of excessive indulgence: <em class="example">a spending spree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq547"> an instance of violent, furious and unrestrained behaviour of a specified kind: <em class="example">a killing spree.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bWnaC59HAn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">go </strong>(<strong class="phr">out</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on a spree</strong>, to engage in an activity (as drinking, sexual intercourse, shopping, etc.) for a prolonged period of time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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square
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">square</span><z><span target_id="IlJaVdsvKY">n.</span><span target_id="aE2bv0GcCg">v.t.</span><span target_id="VfD6KSN3N7">adj.</span><span target_id="pXTwCwmPGw">adv.</span><span target_id="H5TtUjMmzc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of square" src="word_pronunciations/21905.mp3"></audio></span>/skwɛə/ (<em>say</em> skwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IlJaVdsvKY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> a four-sided plane figure, or rectangle, with four equal sides and four right angles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq848"> anything having this form or a form approximating it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq099"> one of the rectangular or otherwise shaped divisions of a game board, as a chess or draughts board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq386"> an open area in a city or town, as at the intersection of streets, often planted with grass, trees, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq361"> a block of buildings in a town marked off by neighbouring and intersecting streets along each side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq417"> an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument for determining or testing right angles, and for other purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq959"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the second power of a number or quantity: <em class="example">the square of 4 is 4 × 4, or 16.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> a former unit of surface measurement equalling 100 square feet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq763"> <em class="label">Military History</em> a body of troops drawn up in quadrilateral form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who is conservative in manner, dress or behaviour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Here they all are – the anti-socials, the misfits, the delinks, in a common defiance of the squares.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colin johnson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq217"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a heterosexual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> the position of the blade of an oar at right angles to the water before it is dropped in to begin a stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a true standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq649"> Also, <strong class="vs">squareface</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> gin.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aE2bv0GcCg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">squared</strong>, <strong class="bold">squaring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq044"> to reduce to square, rectangular, or cubic form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq230"> to mark out in squares or rectangles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq778"> to test for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq576"> to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq354"> to describe or find a square which is equivalent to: <em class="example">to square a circle.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq263"> to bring to the form of a right angle or right angles; set at right angles to something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq096"> to make the score of (a contest, etc.) even.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq538"> to set (the shoulders, arms, etc.) so as to present an approximately rectangular outline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq696"> Also, <strong class="vs">square off</strong>. to make straight, level, or even.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq717"> to regulate, as by a standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq874"> to adjust harmoniously or satisfactorily; balance; settle: <em class="example">to square a debt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to turn (the blade of an oar) from the feather to a right angle to the surface before dropping it to begin a stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq499"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bribe.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VfD6KSN3N7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">squarer</strong>, <strong class="bold">squarest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq955"> of the form of a right angle; having some part or parts rectangular: <em class="example">a square corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq167"> having four sides and four right angles; cubical or approximately so; rectangular and of three dimensions: <em class="example">a square box.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq401"> at right angles, or perpendicular: <em class="example">one line square to another.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq395"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> at right angles to the mast and the keel, as a yard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq692"> designating a unit representing an area in the form of a square: <em class="example">a square metre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq545"> relating to such units, or to surface measurement: <em class="example">square measure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq250"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071444" href="entry://square%20number%23bigmac000071444"><strong>square number</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq792"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071449" href="entry://square%20root%23bigmac000071449"><strong>square root</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq322"> of a specified length on each side of a square: <em class="example">an area 2 metres square.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq234"> having a square section, or one that is merely rectangular: <em class="example">a square file.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq584"> having a solid, sturdy form with rectilinear and angular outlines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq271"> straight, level, or even, as a surface or surfaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq524"> leaving no balance of debt on either side; having all accounts settled: <em class="example">to make accounts square.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq346"> just, fair, or honest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq496"> straightforward, direct, or unequivocal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq392"> conservative in manners, dress, or behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq427"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> heterosexual.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="pXTwCwmPGw">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="43"><span id="mq109"> so as to be square; in square or rectangular form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq364"> at right angles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> solidly or directly: <em class="example">to hit a nail square on the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fairly, honestly or uprightly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="H5TtUjMmzc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq321"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">good</strong>)<strong class="phr"> square meal</strong>, a satisfying or substantial meal. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US slang (1880s), from <em>square</em> meaning ‘full, complete’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">all square</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq242"> even, with no debt or obligation on either side.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq48"> <em class="label">Sport</em> even in points, goals, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">break square</strong>, to have one’s credits or profits equal one’s debits or losses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">on the square</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq791"> fair; fairly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq315"> abstaining from alcohol; teetotal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> going steady: <em class="example">Fred is on the square with Alice.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq906"> <strong class="phr">out of square</strong>, not at right angles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">square away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to arrange the yards so that they are at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the ship.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq648"> to complete; fix up.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">square off</strong>, to assume a posture of offence or defence, as in boxing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">square off with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq518"> to apologise to; make recompense to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq385"> to get revenge on; pay back.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">square one’s account</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> to achieve a balance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq912"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to secure reconciliation or forgiveness.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq164"> <strong class="phr">square the circle</strong>, to attempt the impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq504"> <strong class="phr">square up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq229"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to pay or settle a bill, debt, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You can square up with me later.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq822"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to bowl straight at (a batter), forcing them to face the ball instead of hitting it side on.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq442"> <strong class="phr">square up to</strong>, to face, especially courageously; prepare to contest or resist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq434"> <strong class="phr">square with</strong>, to accord or agree with: <em class="example">his theory does not square with the facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq933"> <strong class="phr">think outside the square</strong>, to take an unconventional approach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq974"> <strong class="phr">track square</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to be courting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>esquarrer</em>, from Latin <em>ex-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024956" href="entry://ex-%23bigmac000024956"><span class="smallcaps">ex-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>quadrāre</em> to square, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060478" href="entry://quadrate%23bigmac000060478"><span class="smallcaps">quadrate</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101891" href="#mq649">14</a> from the shape of its bottle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>squarely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>squareness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>squarer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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squeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">squeal</span><z><span target_id="70E7YnA4kJ">n.</span><span target_id="VPsD9Ppq3q">v.i.</span><span target_id="10dxUoaOca">v.t.</span><span target_id="Y27lEm74Oe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of squeal" src="word_pronunciations/21915.mp3"></audio></span>/skwil/ (<em>say</em> skweel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="70E7YnA4kJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq429"> a more or less prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a protest or complaint.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VPsD9Ppq3q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq686"> to utter or emit a squeal or squealing sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq280"> to cry for mercy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to turn informer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq503"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to protest or complain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="10dxUoaOca">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq320"> to utter or produce with a squeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq050"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to disclose or reveal, as something secret.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Y27lEm74Oe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq150"> <strong class="phr">squeal like a stuck pig</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to protest vociferously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stab</span><z><span target_id="iBJ6t9eoQJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="UTKA96E0OG">v.i.</span><span target_id="c93I2Fgll6">n.</span><span target_id="aUnyGfWEZP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stab" src="word_pronunciations/21931.mp3"></audio></span>/stæb/ (<em>say</em> stab) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stabbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">stabbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iBJ6t9eoQJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> to pierce or wound with, or as with, a pointed weapon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> to thrust or plunge (a knife, etc.) into something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq615"> to penetrate sharply, like a knife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq800"> to make a thrusting or plunging motion at or in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq453"> to roughen the surface of (brickwork) so that it will hold plaster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to kick (the ball) hard and fast a short distance forward or to a teammate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UTKA96E0OG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq666"> to thrust with or as with a knife or other pointed weapon: <em class="example">to stab at an adversary.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq648"> to deliver a wound, as with a pointed weapon.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c93I2Fgll6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq970"> the act of stabbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq686"> a thrust or blow with, or as with, a pointed weapon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq788"> a wound made by stabbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq419"> a sudden, usually painful sensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq348"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an attempt; try.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071524" href="entry://stab%20kick%23bigmac000071524"><strong>stab kick</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aUnyGfWEZP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq888"> <strong class="phr">have a stab at </strong>(<strong class="phr">doing something</strong>), to make an attempt (to do something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">stab someone in the back</strong>, to do harm to someone, especially someone defenceless or unsuspecting, as by making a treacherous attack upon their reputation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, variant of British dialect <em>stob</em> in same sense, ? verb use of Middle English <em>stob</em> stick] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stabber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stable door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stable door</span><z><span target_id="jBoZBEV3xd">n.</span><span target_id="bHJWIOyGSN">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsteɪbəl dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'staybuhl daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jBoZBEV3xd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> Also, <strong class="vs">Dutch door</strong>. a door cut through horizontally at half its height, with each half separately hung.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bHJWIOyGSN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">shut the stable door after the horse has bolted</strong>, to take preventive action after a disaster has occurred.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stacked
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stacked</span><z><span target_id="7xHc5UBFWL">v.</span><span target_id="aT3gH5KVY4">adj.</span><span target_id="TBJGg3wTsD">phr.</span></z></header><div>/stækt/ (<em>say</em> stakt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="7xHc5UBFWL"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101897" href="entry://stack%23bigmac000101897"><strong>stack</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aT3gH5KVY4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq279"> Also, <strong class="vs">well stacked</strong>. (of a woman) having big breasts; buxom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq043"> muscular and physically well-developed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TBJGg3wTsD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">a stacked deck</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq639"> a pack of cards tampered with so that an opposing player will inevitably lose the game.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq494"> a set of circumstances leading inexorably to defeat.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stair</span><z><span target_id="OomuSCZrU4">n.</span><span target_id="kovFjXHc02">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stair" src="word_pronunciations/21953.mp3"></audio></span>/stɛə/ (<em>say</em> stair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OomuSCZrU4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq009"> one of a series or flight of steps forming a means of passage from one storey or level to another, as in a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> (<em>plural</em>) such steps collectively, especially as forming a flight or a series of flights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq962"> a series or flight of steps; a stairway: <em class="example">a winding stair.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kovFjXHc02">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">above stairs</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> (formerly) the upper part of a large house where the family lived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq258"> <strong class="phr">below stairs</strong>, in the servants’ quarters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>steire</em>, Old English <em>stǣger</em>, related to German <em>Steg</em> landing stage, <em>steigen</em> go up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stake<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="zAYLsMP3mC">n.</span><span target_id="da9z5Bz7KY">v.t.</span><span target_id="c6PqvDUrgG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stake" src="word_pronunciations/21954.mp3"></audio></span>/steɪk/ (<em>say</em> stayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zAYLsMP3mC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, a part of a fence, a support for a plant, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> a post, especially one to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq660"> one of a number of vertical posts fitting into sockets or staples on the edge of the platform of a vehicle, as to retain the load.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq134"> (in the Mormon Church) an administrative unit equivalent to a diocese.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq143"> <strong>the stake</strong>, the punishment of death by burning.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="da9z5Bz7KY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">staked</strong>, <strong class="bold">staking</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq455"> Also, <strong class="vs">stake off</strong>, <strong class="vs">stake out</strong>. to mark with stakes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq943"> Also, <strong class="vs">stake out</strong>. to possess, lay claim to or reserve a share of (land, profit, etc.): <em class="example">to stake a claim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq902"> to protect, separate, or close off by a barrier of stakes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq121"> to support with a stake or stakes, as a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq895"> to tether or secure to a stake, as an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq145"> to fasten with a stake or stakes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c6PqvDUrgG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">pull up stakes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave one’s job, home, etc., and move away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">stake out</strong>, to surround (a building, etc.) for the purposes of a raid, a siege, or keeping watch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>staca</em>, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101925" href="entry://stick%23bigmac000101925"><span class="smallcaps">stick<sup>1</sup></span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101900" href="#mq134">4</a> from the verse ‘enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitation; spare not, lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes’ from Isaiah 54:2]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stake<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="wdMQ3Jbktu">n.</span><span target_id="CU35MpqcmL">v.t.</span><span target_id="Hs1hE33RHB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stake" src="word_pronunciations/21955.mp3"></audio></span>/steɪk/ (<em>say</em> stayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wdMQ3Jbktu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> that which is wagered in a game, race, or contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq055"> an interest held in something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> personal concern, involvement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq210"> the funds with which a gambler operates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq241"> (<em>often plural</em>) a prize in a race or contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq364"> (<em>plural construed as singular</em>) a race in which equal amounts are contributed by the owners of each of the competing horses as prize money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq432"> (<em>plural construed as singular</em>) a notional race or contest in a specified field: <em class="example">she is way ahead of her sister in the beauty stakes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq441"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031935" href="entry://grubstake%23bigmac000031935"><strong>grubstake</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031935" href="entry://grubstake%23mq340">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CU35MpqcmL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">staked</strong>, <strong class="bold">staking</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq947"> to put at hazard upon the result of a game, the event of a contingency, etc.; wager; venture or hazard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq738"> to furnish with necessaries or resources, often by way of a business venture with a view to a possible return.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Hs1hE33RHB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">at stake</strong>, involved; in a state of being staked or at hazard: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>What the churches see at stake here is the right to go on doing what God had called them to do</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david marr</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq596"> <strong class="phr">raise </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lift</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the stakes</strong>, to increase the level of performance required to reach a successful outcome.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Dutch <em>staken</em> fix, place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stamp</span><z><span target_id="u4dkUhhlOD">v.t.</span><span target_id="zOrh4croly">v.i.</span><span target_id="ijMMllRxHt">n.</span><span target_id="yDAPklK3hT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stamp" src="word_pronunciations/21975.mp3"></audio></span>/stæmp/ (<em>say</em> stamp) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="u4dkUhhlOD"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> to strike or beat with a forcible downward thrust of the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> to bring (the foot) down forcibly or smartly on the ground, floor, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq422"> to crush or pound with or as with a pestle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq832"> to impress with a particular mark or device, as to indicate genuineness, approval, ownership, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq956"> to impress with an official mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq840"> to mark or impress with any characters, words, designs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq779"> to impress (a design, figure, words, etc.) on something; imprint deeply or permanently on anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq799"> to affix an adhesive paper stamp to (a letter, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq244"> to characterise, distinguish, or reveal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zOrh4croly">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq924"> to bring the foot down forcibly or smartly, as in crushing something, expressing rage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq499"> to walk with forcible or heavy, resounding steps: <em class="example">to stamp out of a room in anger.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ijMMllRxHt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq869"> the act or an instance of stamping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq053"> a die, engraved block, or the like, for impressing a design, characters, words, or marks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq191"> an impression, design, characters, words, etc., made with or as with a stamp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq349"> an official mark indicating genuineness, validity, etc., or payment of a duty or charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq669"> the impression of a public seal required for revenue purposes, to be obtained from a government office, for a fee, on the paper or parchment on which deeds, bills, receipts, etc., are written.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq897"> a peculiar or distinctive impress or mark: <em class="example">a story which bears the stamp of truth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq288"> character, kind, or type.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq309"> a small adhesive piece of paper printed with a distinctive design, issued by a government for a fixed sum, for attaching to documents, goods subject to duty, letters, etc., to show that a charge has been paid: <em class="example">an excise stamp; </em><em class="example">a postage stamp.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq815"> a similar piece of paper issued by a private organisation to show that the charges for postage have been paid: <em class="example">a local stamp.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq362"> a similar piece of paper issued privately for various purposes: <em class="example">a trading stamp.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq583"> an instrument for stamping, crushing, or pounding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq000"> a heavy piece of iron or the like, as in a stamp mill, for dropping on and crushing ore or other material.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yDAPklK3hT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">stamp on</strong>, to trample on by or as by beating down with the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">stamp one’s authority on</strong>, to take personal control or direction of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq039"> <strong class="phr">stamp out</strong>, to destroy all vestige of by or as by beating down with the foot: <em class="example">to stamp out a fire; </em><em class="example">to stamp out a rebellion.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [early Middle English <em>stampen</em>, from Old English <em>stempan</em> pound]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stance</span><z><span target_id="Hp2m1CpT8o">n.</span><span target_id="uqrEyGPecn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stance" src="word_pronunciations/21976.mp3"></audio></span>/stæns/ (<em>say</em> stans), /stans/ (<em>say</em> stahns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hp2m1CpT8o"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq055"> the position or bearing of the body while standing: <em class="example">a boxer’s stance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq072"> emotional or intellectual attitude to something: <em class="example">a hostile stance towards modern poetry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq635"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">Golf</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the relative position of a player’s feet when making a stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq720"> the position of a climber when belaying another.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq167"> a ledge where a belay can be made.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uqrEyGPecn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq964"> <strong class="phr">have a wide stance</strong>, to have a natural stance with the feet well apart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>stanza</em> station, stopping place, room, from Latin <em>stans</em>, present participle, standing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stand</span><z><span target_id="jauxDyZNkE">v.i.</span><span target_id="aeuFLYHuK5">v.t.</span><span target_id="Y2Yf8TMhIe">n.</span><span target_id="L8dVMntwXl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stand" src="word_pronunciations/21990.mp3"></audio></span>/stænd/ (<em>say</em> stand) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stood</strong>, <strong class="bold">standing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jauxDyZNkE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq599"> to take or keep an upright position on the feet (opposed to <em>sit</em>, <em>lie</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq688"> to have a specified height when in this position: <em class="example">he stands two metres in his socks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq733"> to remain motionless or steady on the feet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq301"> to cease moving; halt; stop: <em class="example">stand and deliver!; </em><em class="example">to stand and fight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq456"> to take a position or stand as indicated: <em class="example">to stand aside.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq512"> to remain firm or steadfast, as in a cause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq444"> to take up or maintain a position or attitude with respect to a person, question, or the like: <em class="example">to stand sponsor for a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq908"> to adopt a certain course or attitude, as of adherence, support, opposition, or resistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq600"> (of things) to be in an upright position (opposed to <em>lie</em>); be set on end; rest on or as on a support; be set, placed, or fixed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq597"> to be located or situated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq963"> to be at a certain degree: <em class="example">the temperature stands at 25°C.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq777"> (of an account, score, etc.) to show a specified position of the parties concerned: <em class="example">the account stands in my favour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq888"> to remain erect and entire; resist change, decay, or destruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq428"> to continue in force or remain valid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq976"> to become or remain still or stationary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq481"> to be or become stagnant, as water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq939"> (of persons or things) to be or remain in a specified state, condition, relation, etc.: <em class="example">he stood alone in his opinion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq949"> to be likely or in a position as specified: <em class="example">to stand to lose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq959"> to become or be a candidate, as for parliament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq979"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq828"> to take or hold a particular course at sea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq747"> to move in a certain direction: <em class="example">to stand offshore.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq706"> (of a stallion) to be at stud.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aeuFLYHuK5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq496"> to cause to stand; set upright; set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq511"> to face or encounter: <em class="example">to stand an assault.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq343"> to endure, undergo, or submit to: <em class="example">to stand trial.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq725"> to endure or undergo without hurt or damage, or without giving way: <em class="example">he cannot stand the sun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq835"> to tolerate: <em class="example">I will stand no nonsense.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq806"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to bear the expense of; pay for.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y2Yf8TMhIe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq380"> the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in upright position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq744"> a coming to a position of rest; a halt or stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq800"> a halt to give battle or repel an attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq130"> a determined opposition to or support for some cause, circumstance, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a period of batting and scoring, usually of some length, during which neither person batting is out: <em class="example">a ninth wicket stand of 44.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq132"> the place where a person or thing stands; station.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq133"> a shearer’s place in a shed: <em class="example">a sixteen-stand shed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq134"> a witness box.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq135"> a raised platform or other structure, as for spectators at a racecourse or a sports field, or along the route of a ceremonial parade, or for a band or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq136"> a place, usually under cover, from which a hunter shoots game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq137"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054909" href="entry://pavilion%23bigmac000054909"><strong>pavilion</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054909" href="entry://pavilion%23mq752">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq138"> a framework on or in which articles are placed for support, exhibition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq139"> a piece of furniture of various forms, on or in which to put articles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq140"> a stall where articles are displayed for sale or for some other purpose, especially at a show or exhibition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq141"> a place or station occupied by vehicles available for hire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq142"> the growing trees, or those of a particular species, in a given area: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>With a stand of cedar above the spring, good red cedar that grew in the pattern of a half-circle as though for a benediction.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hugh atkinson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq143"> a standing growth, as of grass, wheat, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq144"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq414"> a halt of a theatrical company on tour, to give a performance or performances.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq145"> the town at which a theatrical company gives a performance.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="L8dVMntwXl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">make a stand</strong>, to put up a determined opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">stand a chance</strong>, to have a chance or possibility, especially of winning, surviving, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">stand back</strong>, to get out of the way, as by moving backwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">stand by</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq102"> to wait in a state of readiness: <em class="example">stand by for further instructions.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq103"> to aid, uphold, or sustain.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq104"> to adhere to (an agreement, promise, etc.); abide by.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">stand down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq105"> to go off duty.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq106"> to withdraw, as from a contest.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq107"> <em class="label">Law</em> to leave the witness box.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq108"> to suspend (employees) without pay during periods in which they cannot be usefully employed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq596"> (of a politician, executive, etc.) to resign.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq150"> <strong class="phr">stand for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq109"> to endure or tolerate: <em class="example">I won’t stand for any nonsense.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq110"> to represent: <em class="example">the symbol x stands for an unknown quantity.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq111"> to be an advocate of: <em class="example">he stands for racial equality.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq112"> to be a candidate for: <em class="example">to stand for parliament.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq151"> <strong class="phr">stand in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq113"> to act as a substitute or representative.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq114"> to join in; take a part in.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">stand off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq115"> to keep at a distance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq116"> to suspend from employment, especially temporarily: <em class="example">owing to the drop in sales, the factory is standing workers off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq117"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to stand outside the centre of play waiting for the ball to come free and an opportunity to attack.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">stand on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq118"> to rest or depend on.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq119"> to claim respect for (one’s rights, dignity, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq120"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to continue on the same course or tack.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq275"> <strong class="phr">stand on ceremony</strong>, to be excessively formal or polite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">stand one’s ground</strong>, to be unyielding; remain steadfast in the face of opposition or attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq155"> <strong class="phr">stand on one’s dig</strong>, to claim respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">stand on one’s own </strong>(<strong class="phr">two</strong>)<strong class="phr"> feet</strong>, to be self-sufficient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq157"> <strong class="phr">stand out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq121"> to project or protrude.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq122"> to be prominent or conspicuous.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq123"> to hold aloof.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq124"> to persist in opposition or resistance.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq436"> <strong class="phr">stand out like dogs’ balls</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely conspicuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">stand over</strong>, to intimidate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">stand someone in good stead</strong>, to be of use or advantage to someone: <em class="example">his knowledge of Indonesian stood him in good stead in Jakarta.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">stand to</strong>, (of military personnel) to assemble or take up assigned posts in readiness, as for inspection or awaiting orders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">stand to reason</strong>, to be in accordance with reason.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq162"> <strong class="phr">stand up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq125"> to assume a standing position, especially from sitting.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail to keep an appointment with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">stand up for</strong>, to defend the cause of; support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq164"> <strong class="phr">stand up to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq127"> to remain in good condition despite: <em class="example">to stand up well to wear.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq128"> to retain credibility, authority, respect, etc., despite: <em class="example">will this play stand up to the passage of time?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq129"> to resist or oppose, especially bravely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">stand with</strong>, to ally oneself with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>standan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standstill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standstill</span><z><span target_id="oeOFIEzRsi">n.</span><span target_id="tzUg8iM2aC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of standstill" src="word_pronunciations/21989.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstændstɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'standstil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oeOFIEzRsi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> a standing still; a state of cessation of movement or action; a halt; a pause; a stop.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tzUg8iM2aC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">come to a standstill</strong>, to stop moving completely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200096" href="entry://stand%23bigmac000200096"><span class="smallcaps">stand</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072192" href="entry://still%23bigmac000072192"><span class="smallcaps">still<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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start
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">start</span><z><span target_id="wLgGTBxWD0">v.i.</span><span target_id="S4KfCAkyiM">v.t.</span><span target_id="Eo6IJDfpqz">n.</span><span target_id="oksCJkXS2U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of start" src="word_pronunciations/22013.mp3"></audio></span>/stat/ (<em>say</em> staht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wLgGTBxWD0"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> to begin to move, go, or act; set out, as on a journey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> to begin any course of action or procedure, as one’s career, life, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq867"> (of a process or performance) to begin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq522"> to come suddenly into activity, life, view, etc.; come, rise, or issue suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq294"> to spring or move suddenly from a position or place: <em class="example">to start from one’s seat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq755"> to move with a sudden, involuntary jerk or twitch, as from a shock of surprise, alarm, or pain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq881"> to protrude: <em class="example">eyes starting from their sockets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq571"> to spring, slip, or work loose from place or fastenings, as timbers or other structural parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq312"> to be among the starters in a race, contest, or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S4KfCAkyiM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq272"> to set moving, going, or acting: <em class="example">to start an engine; </em><em class="example">to start a fire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq936"> to set in operation; establish: <em class="example">to start a newspaper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq731"> to enter upon or begin: <em class="example">to start a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq245"> to cause or enable (a person, etc.) to set out on a journey, a course of action, a career, or the like: <em class="example">to start one’s children in business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq746"> to cause (timbers, structural parts, etc.) to start from place or fastenings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq756"> to rouse (game) from its lair or resting place; flush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq323"> to draw or discharge (liquid or other contents) from a vessel or container, or empty (a container).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq963"> to force (a screw, nail, or the like) into a surface a little way to give it a hold before driving.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Eo6IJDfpqz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq045"> a beginning to move, go, or act; the beginning or outset of anything; a setting in motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq462"> an impulse to move or proceed; a signal to start, as on a course or in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq544"> the place or point from which competitors in a race, travellers, or the like set out: <em class="example">Hobart was the start to our tour of Tasmania.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq796"> the first part of anything: <em class="example">the start of the article was good, but later it became unreadable.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq816"> a sudden, springing movement from a position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq277"> a sudden, involuntary jerking movement of the body: <em class="example">to awake with a start.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq667"> a lead or advance of specified amount, as over competitors or pursuers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq981"> the position or advantage of someone who starts first; the lead: <em class="example">she has got the start on the rest of us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq801"> a chance or opportunity given to one of starting on a course or career.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq923"> a spurt of activity: <em class="example">to work by fits and starts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq827"> a starting of parts from their place or fastenings in a structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq035"> the resulting condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq639"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a burst, outburst, or sally, as of emotion, wit, or fancy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oksCJkXS2U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq536"> <strong class="phr">for a start</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq310"> in the first place.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq577"> to begin with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq775"> <strong class="phr">in fits and starts</strong>, intermittently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq769"> <strong class="phr">start in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to commence: <em class="example">he started in to swear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq922"> <strong class="phr">start into</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin to scold, reprimand, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq558"> <strong class="phr">start off</strong>, to leave on a journey: <em class="example">they started off next morning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">start on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise, abuse: <em class="example">now don’t start on me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq89"> <strong class="phr">start out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq863"> Also, <strong class="vs">start off</strong>. to leave on a journey.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq451"> to begin one’s working life: <em class="example">he started out as a farmer.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq347"> to begin a sequence of events: <em class="example">she started out wanting blue curtains.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq065"> <strong class="phr">start over</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to begin again; start anew: <em class="example">the cake is burnt – I’ll have to start over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">start up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq683"> to initiate a business: <em class="example">they started up an oyster bar.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq75"> to sit or jump up in surprise, etc.: <em class="example">when the car outside backfired, she started up in alarm.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq231"> to start, especially an engine or machine: <em class="example">he was starting up the tractor; </em><em class="example">the computer won’t start up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>styrtan</em> start, jump up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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state school
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">state school</span><z><span target_id="sudS1ZV7uF">n.</span><span target_id="TgOkIGn8lZ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsteɪt skul/ (<em>say</em> 'stayt skoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sudS1ZV7uF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> a school maintained at public expense for the education of the children and youth of a community or district, as part of a system of public, free education, commonly forming one of a series of graded schools including primary and secondary schools.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TgOkIGn8lZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq508"> <strong class="phr">full as a state school</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely full.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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steal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">steal</span><z><span target_id="8rwvMqdsuJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="cnAL7dUkqZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="njIGKyY4Y0">n.</span><span target_id="GVNTefehKl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of steal" src="word_pronunciations/22052.mp3"></audio></span>/stil/ (<em>say</em> steel) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stole</strong>, <strong class="bold">stolen</strong>, <strong class="bold">stealing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8rwvMqdsuJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> to take or take away dishonestly or wrongfully, especially secretly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> to take, get, or win by insidious, surreptitious, or subtle means: <em class="example">to steal a nap during a sermon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq971"> to move, bring, convey, or put (<em>away</em>, <em>from</em>, <em>in</em>, <em>into</em>, etc.) secretly or quietly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq444"> (in various games) to gain (a point, etc.) by strategy, by chance, or by luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq641"> to obtain more than one’s share of; appropriate entirely to oneself: <em class="example">the new baby stole everybody’s attention.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cnAL7dUkqZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq457"> to commit or practise theft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq135"> to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq777"> to pass, come, spread, etc., imperceptibly, gently or gradually: <em class="example">the years steal by.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="njIGKyY4Y0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something acquired at very little cost or at a cost well below its true value: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Lobster is still a steal at $18 a serve.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GVNTefehKl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq365"> <strong class="phr">steal a march on</strong>, to obtain an advantage over, especially by surreptitious or underhand means. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from when a <em>march</em> was the amount that troops could move in a day. Reaching a site of battle earlier than the enemy by dint of some skilful manoeuvre gave a considerable advantage of surprise.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">steal the show</strong>, to outshine other performers and achieve popular success, as an actor in a play, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>stele</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>stelan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stealer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stealing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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step
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">step</span><z><span target_id="iLZG2uiCJO">n.</span><span target_id="eISTxb7vZJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="tXC1dAvmDE">v.t.</span><span target_id="iasiu0HWbM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of step" src="word_pronunciations/22083.mp3"></audio></span>/stɛp/ (<em>say</em> step) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iLZG2uiCJO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, as in walking, running, marching, or dancing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> the space passed over or measured by one movement of the foot in stepping: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Two short steps into this place and where will they end? Who will I meet in there and where will the meeting lead?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colin johnson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq511"> the sound made by the foot in stepping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq727"> a mark or impression made by the foot on the ground; footprint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq910"> the manner of walking; gait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq661"> a pace uniform with that of another or others, or in time with music: <em class="example">to that step.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq613"> a repeated pattern or unit of movement in a dance formed by a combination of foot and body motions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq465"> an aerobic exercise of repeated stepping up and down from a small platform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq884"> (<em>plural</em>) movements or course in stepping or walking: <em class="example">to retrace one’s steps.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq891"> a very short distance; a distance easily walked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq015"> a move or proceeding, as towards some end or in the general course of action: <em class="example">the first step towards peace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq612"> a degree on a notional scale: <em class="example">one step up the hierarchy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq515"> a degree of the scale.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq296"> the interval between two adjacent scale degrees; a second.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq816"> a support for the foot in ascending or descending: <em class="example">a step of a ladder; </em><em class="example">a step of a staircase.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq712"> (<em>plural</em>) a series of such supports, usually outside, as part of a pathway, the entrance to a house, etc. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102516" href="entry://front%20step%23bigmac000102516"><strong>front step</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102515" href="entry://back%20step%23bigmac000102515"><strong>back step</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq437"> (<em>plural</em>) a stepladder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq468"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a part or offset resembling a step of a stair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq461"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a socket, frame, or platform for supporting the lower end of a mast.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq717"> a flat-topped ledge on the face of a quarry.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stepped</strong>, <strong class="bold">stepping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eISTxb7vZJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq596"> to move, go, etc., by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, or by using the feet alternately in this manner: <em class="example">to step forward.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq379"> to walk, or go on foot, especially for a few steps or a short distance: <em class="example">please step this way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq737"> to move with measured steps, as in a dance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq318"> to go briskly or fast, as a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq106"> to come easily as if by a step of the foot: <em class="example">to step into a fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq136"> to press with the foot, as on a lever, spring, or the like, in order to operate some mechanism.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tXC1dAvmDE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq583"> to take (a step, pace, stride, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq832"> to go through or perform the steps of (a dance).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq874"> to move or set (the foot) in taking a step.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq643"> to make or arrange in the manner of a series of steps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to fix (a mast) in its step.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iasiu0HWbM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">a step away</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) very close.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq573"> <strong class="phr">break step</strong>, to stop marching or walking in step.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq664"> <strong class="phr">in step</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq658"> moving in time with and on the same foot as others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq368"> in harmony or conformity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">in steps and stairs</strong>, in small even gradations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq965"> <strong class="phr">out of step</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq730"> not moving in time with and on the same foot as others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq552"> not in harmony or conformity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">step by step</strong>, by degrees; gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">step down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq492"> to decrease.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq653"> to resign; relinquish a position, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">step in</strong>, to intervene; become involved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">step on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to put the foot down on, as on the ground, a support, etc.; tread on by intention or accident: <em class="example">to step on a worm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">step on it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hasten; hurry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">step out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq553"> to leave a place, especially for a short time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq588"> to walk briskly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq520"> <em class="label">US</em> to go out to a social gathering, etc.; walk out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq188"> to measure (a distance, ground, etc.) by steps.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq927"> <strong class="phr">step up</strong>, to increase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq738"> <strong class="phr">step up </strong>(<strong class="phr">to the mark</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq623"> (of a sportsperson) to accept the challenge of competing, often at a higher level than usual.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq870"> to meet challenges, especially by taking on additional responsibility.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">take steps</strong>, to initiate a course of action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">watch one’s step</strong>, to go, behave, etc., with caution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>steppe</em>, <em>stepe</em>, <em>stæpe</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>steplike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stickler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stickler</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stickler" src="word_pronunciations/22108.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstɪklə/ (<em>say</em> 'stikluh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">a stickler for …</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">a person who insists unyieldingly on (something specified): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I’m a stickler for punctuality as a rule,’ said Anne.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">neilma sidney</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sticky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sticky<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Ze1PW7I5En">adj.</span><span target_id="AQKtKEoMKn">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sticky" src="word_pronunciations/22110.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'stikee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ze1PW7I5En"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">stickier</strong>, <strong class="bold">stickiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq891"> having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> covered with adhesive matter: <em class="example">sticky hands.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq604"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a wicket) affected by rain causing the ball to veer off in an unpredictable direction on the bounce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq501"> (of the weather, etc.) humid: <em class="example">an unbearably sticky day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq752"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> difficult to deal with; awkward; troublesome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> disagreeable; painful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Internet</em> (of a website) attractive to visitors so that they stay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq841"> (of a customer) loyal to a product or brand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq638"> relating to a type of wine which is sweet and somewhat viscous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AQKtKEoMKn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq817"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">stickies</strong>) a sweet dessert wine, such as a Sauterne.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101927" href="entry://stick%23bigmac000101927"><span class="smallcaps">stick<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stickily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stickiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sticky<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="SgqAY17kiC">n.</span><span target_id="c54FuyGzJn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sticky" src="word_pronunciations/22111.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'stikee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SgqAY17kiC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">stickies</strong>) a look.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c54FuyGzJn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq033"> <strong class="phr">have a sticky </strong>(<strong class="phr">at</strong>), to take a look (at).</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072162" href="entry://stickybeak%23bigmac000072162"><span class="smallcaps">stickybeak</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sticky wicket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sticky wicket</span><z><span target_id="ik1sNaFaXC">n.</span><span target_id="jMKEf0MMAg">phr.</span></z></header><div>/stɪki ˈwɪkət/ (<em>say</em> stikee 'wikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ik1sNaFaXC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a wicket, affected by rain, which gives an unpredictable bounce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation: <em class="example">to find yourself in yet another sticky wicket.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jMKEf0MMAg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">on a sticky wicket</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a difficult situation: <em class="example">he’s on a sticky wicket now that his father has disinherited him.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from cricket, referring to the difficulties experienced by batsmen from the erratic bounce of a ball on ground soft after rain]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stir<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="NhuMCySdIv">v.t.</span><span target_id="aNj3WDsSTu">v.i.</span><span target_id="wgKhiktlsp">n.</span><span target_id="r8dJrEZMxu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stir" src="word_pronunciations/22148.mp3"></audio></span>/stɜ/ (<em>say</em> ster) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stirred</strong>, <strong class="bold">stirring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NhuMCySdIv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> to move or agitate (a liquid, or any matter in separate particles or pieces) so as to change the relative position of component parts, as by passing an implement continuously or repeatedly through: <em class="example">to stir one’s coffee with a spoon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq097"> to move, especially in some slight way: <em class="example">the noise stirred the baby in her sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq157"> to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion; shake: <em class="example">leaves stirred by the wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq324"> to move briskly; bestir: <em class="example">to stir oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq591"> (sometimes followed by <em>up</em>) to rouse from inactivity, quiet, contentment, indifference, etc.: <em class="example">to stir a people to rebellion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq840"> to affect strongly; excite: <em class="example">to stir pity; </em><em class="example">to stir the heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to bring up for notice or discussion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="aNj3WDsSTu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq269"> to move, especially slightly or lightly: <em class="example">not a leaf stirred.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq183"> to move about, especially briskly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq235"> to be in circulation, current, or afoot: <em class="example">is there any news stirring?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq285"> to become active, as from some rousing or quickening impulse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq463"> to be emotionally moved or strongly affected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq104"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq904"> to touch on controversial topics in a deliberate attempt to incite a heated discussion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq703"> to cause trouble deliberately.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wgKhiktlsp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq938"> the act of stirring or moving, or the sound made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq125"> brisk or busy movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq958"> a state or occasion of general excitement; a commotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq488"> a mental impulse, sensation, or feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq847"> a jog or thrust.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="r8dJrEZMxu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">for a stir</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> with the aim of causing trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">stir along</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make frequent use of the gears when driving a heavy vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq500"> <strong class="phr">stir the possum</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to instigate a debate on a controversial topic, especially in the public arena: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It stirred the ’possum in the people, and for months afterwards they could still feel the enthusiasm, and the reawakening of faith</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian phrase; ? the obverse of the US expression <em>play possum</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">stir the pot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to incite trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">stir up</strong>, to incite, instigate, or prompt: <em class="example">to stir up a rebellion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq371"> <strong class="phr">stir up a hornet’s nest</strong>, to incite trouble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>styrian</em>, related to German <em>storen</em> disturb. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101947" href="entry://storm%23bigmac000101947"><span class="smallcaps">storm</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stir<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stir" src="word_pronunciations/22149.mp3"></audio></span>/stɜ/ (<em>say</em> ster) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">a prison.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stitch</span><z><span target_id="aPyHzYVbHz">n.</span><span target_id="5cPG0iYguz">v.t.</span><span target_id="wmaVy23kY0">v.i.</span><span target_id="pYJgXPiMO4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stitch" src="word_pronunciations/22150.mp3"></audio></span>/stɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> stich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aPyHzYVbHz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, surgical closing of wounds, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq669"> a loop or portion of thread disposed in place by one movement in sewing: <em class="example">to rip out stitches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq584"> a particular mode of disposing the thread in sewing, or the style of work produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq178"> one complete movement of the needle or other implement used in knitting, crocheting, netting, tatting, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq854"> the portion of work produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq116"> a thread or bit of any fabric or of clothing, etc.: <em class="example">every stitch she had on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq907"> a sudden, sharp pain in the side, brought on by physical exertion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5cPG0iYguz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq311"> to work upon, join, or fasten with stitches; sew; ornament with stitches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq639"> to put staples through for fastening.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wmaVy23kY0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq539"> to make stitches; sew (by hand or machine).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pYJgXPiMO4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">in stitches</strong>, laughing unrestrainedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq014"> <strong class="phr">stitch up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq176"> to close a wound using a surgical needle and thread.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq085"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrange a situation in which a person appears in a bad light or is incriminated falsely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq684"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to trick (someone) into doing something unpleasant or embarrassing, or into believing something which is untrue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq128"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to complete or do (something) successfully: <em class="example">stitched up the deal; </em><em class="example">stitched up the game.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">without a stitch on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> naked.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>stiche</em>, Old English <em>stice</em> prick] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stitcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stone's throw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stone’s throw</span><z><span target_id="KFAD4SGIMu">n.</span><span target_id="0BKHw6lJr6">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈstoʊnz θroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'stohnz throh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KFAD4SGIMu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> the distance a stone may be thrown; a short distance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0BKHw6lJr6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">within a stone’s throw</strong>, within a short distance; as if within the distance a stone may be thrown.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stop</span><z><span target_id="eRfWjFGYWO">v.t.</span><span target_id="HxlVTRKezF">v.i.</span><span target_id="lFe7usCb8h">n.</span><span target_id="NpZZaAEzGO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stop" src="word_pronunciations/22197.mp3"></audio></span>/stɒp/ (<em>say</em> stop) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stopped</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="bold">stopt</strong>; <strong class="bold">stopping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eRfWjFGYWO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: <em class="example">to stop running.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> to cause to cease; put an end to: <em class="example">to stop noise in the street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> to interrupt, arrest, or check (a course, proceeding, process, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq554"> to cut off, intercept, or withhold: <em class="example">to stop supplies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq672"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to restrain, hinder, or prevent: <em class="example">to stop a person from doing something.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq664"> to prevent from proceeding, acting, operating, continuing, etc.: <em class="example">to stop a speaker; </em><em class="example">to stop a car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq805"> Also, <strong class="vs">stop up</strong>. to block, obstruct, or close (a passageway, channel, opening, duct, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq200"> to fill the hole or holes in (a wall, a decayed tooth, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq962"> to close (a container, tube, etc.) with a cork, plug, bung, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq001"> to close the external orifice of (the ears, nose, mouth, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Boxing</em>, <em class="label">Fencing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq889"> to check (a stroke, blow, etc.); parry; ward off.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq052"> to defeat by a knockout or the like: <em class="example">the local boy stopped his opponent in the fourth round.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq241"> <em class="label">Banking</em> to notify a banker not to honour (a cheque) on presentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq246"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to have an honour card and a sufficient number of protecting cards to keep an opponent from continuing to win in (a suit).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq110"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq543"> to close (a finger hole, etc.) in order to produce a particular note from a wind instrument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq276"> to press down (a string of a violin, etc.) in order to alter the pitch of the note produced from it.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq392"> to insert the hand in (the bell of a horn) in order to alter the pitch and quality of the note.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq383"> to produce (a particular note) by so doing.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HxlVTRKezF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq619"> to come to a stand, as in a course or journey; halt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq346"> to cease moving, proceeding, speaking, acting, operating, etc.; to pause; desist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq786"> to cease; come to an end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq781"> to stay temporarily: <em class="example">I stopped there for dinner; </em><em class="example">come and stop with us for a few weeks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lFe7usCb8h">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq848"> the act of stopping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq870"> a cessation or arrest of movement, action, operation, etc.; end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq708"> a stay or sojourn made at a place, as in the course of a journey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq973"> a place where buses or other transport vehicles stop to pick up and set down passengers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq824"> a closing or filling up, as of a hole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq038"> a blocking or obstructing, as of a passage or way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq578"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> the action of a fencer who stands still instead of parrying a blow and then thrusting, allowing the opponent to run on their sword.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq636"> a plug or other stopper for an opening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq620"> an obstacle, impediment, or hindrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq748"> any piece or device that serves to check or control movement or action in a mechanism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq790"> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071325" href="entry://sprig%23bigmac000071325"><strong>sprig</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071325" href="entry://sprig%23mq630">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq711"> <em class="label">Banking</em> a stop order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq522"> the act of closing a finger hole, etc., or of pressing down a string, of an instrument, in order to produce a particular note.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq992"> a device or contrivance, as on an instrument, for accomplishing this.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq397"> (in an organ) a graduated set of pipes of the same kind and giving tones of the same quality.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq377"> a knob or handle which is drawn out or pushed back to permit or prevent the sounding of such a set of pipes or to control some other part of the organ.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq005"> a similar group of reeds on a reed organ.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the angle between the forehead and the nose or the face of a mammal, especially that of a dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq016"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a piece of small line used to lash or fasten something, as a furled sail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq436"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq170"> an articulation which interrupts the flow of air from the lungs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq457"> a consonant sound resulting from stop articulation; /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are the English stops.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Photography</em> the aperture size of a lens, especially as indicated by an f number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq451"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028907" href="entry://full%20stop%23bigmac000028907"><strong>full stop</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq583"> the word ‘stop’ spelt out, and used instead of a full stop in telegraphic and cable messages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq427"> (<em>plural</em>) a family of games in which a player continues to play cards in a certain sequence until play is no longer possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq498"> a card which interrupts the run of a sequence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq861"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> an honour card covered by a sufficient number of lesser cards to prevent an opponent from continuing to win a suit.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NpZZaAEzGO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq086"> <strong class="phr">pull out all </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> stops</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq928"> to speak with extreme emotion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq490"> to push oneself or a machine to the utmost.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">stop and smell the roses</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take time to relax and enjoy life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq288"> <strong class="phr">stop by</strong>, to call somewhere briefly on the way to another destination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">stop down</strong>, <em class="label">Photography</em> to reduce the aperture size of (a camera).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq599"> <strong class="phr">stop it</strong>, (<em>often used imperatively</em>) to desist from an activity displeasing to others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">stop off</strong>, to interrupt a journey: <em class="example">when we reach Geraldton we’ll stop off for an hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">stop off at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>), to interrupt (a journey) at or in: <em class="example">they stopped off in Geraldton.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">stop one</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq102"> to have an alcoholic drink: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Hi, Dick,’ he called, ‘could you stop one?’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq291"> to receive an injury, as from a bullet, a fist, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">stop over</strong>, to make a stopover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">stop the boats</strong>, <em class="label">Politics</em> to prevent illegal immigrants arriving in Australia by stopping the boats operated by people smugglers and denying them access to Australian waters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq258"> <strong class="phr">to a dead stop</strong>, to a sudden and complete standstill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>stoppe</em>, Old English <em>stoppian</em>, from Vulgar Latin. Compare Italian <em>stoppare</em> plug with tow (rope), from <em>stoppa</em>, from Latin <em>stuppa</em> tow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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storm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">storm</span><z><span target_id="fIDt6FcO5z">n.</span><span target_id="lM7z2RxQGm">v.i.</span><span target_id="uTjAz1Y4DV">v.t.</span><span target_id="E1Y1IwI7M6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of storm" src="word_pronunciations/22205.mp3"></audio></span>/stɔm/ (<em>say</em> stawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fIDt6FcO5z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder and lightning, or flying sand or dust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, or a violent outbreak of thunder and lightning, unaccompanied by strong wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> a wind of Beaufort scale force 11, that is, one with average wind speed of 56 to 63 knots, or 103 to 116 km/h.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq329"> a violent assault on a fortified place, strong position, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq382"> a heavy descent or discharge of missiles, blows, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq479"> a violent disturbance of affairs, as a civil, political, social, or domestic commotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq056"> a vigorous outburst or outbreak: <em class="example">a storm of applause.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lM7z2RxQGm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq388"> (<em>used impersonally</em>) to blow with unusual force, or to rain, snow, hail, etc., especially with violence: <em class="example">it stormed all day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq164"> to rage or complain with violence or fury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq114"> to deliver a violent attack or fire, as with artillery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq738"> to rush to an assault or attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq860"> to rush with angry violence: <em class="example">to storm into the room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq086"> to proceed with vigour, brushing opposition aside: <em class="example">the country team stormed to victory.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uTjAz1Y4DV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq829"> to subject to or as to a storm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq692"> to utter or say with angry vehemence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq950"> to assault (a fortified place).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E1Y1IwI7M6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">cook up a storm</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq844"> to engage in activities which will lead to a confrontation or quarrel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq343"> to cook a large amount of food, especially with enthusiasm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">storm in a teacup</strong>, a great deal of fuss arising out of a very unimportant matter. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> dates from 19th-century British English, although the idea behind the metaphor has a longer history. Cicero used the expression <em>Excitabat fluctus in simpulo</em> which translates from the Latin as ‘whip up waves in a ladle’. Later variations on the theme include ‘a storm in a cream bowl’, attributed to the Duke of Ormond, 1678, and ‘a storm in a wash-hand basin’, attributed to Lord Thurlow, 1830.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq004"> <strong class="phr">storm out</strong>, to leave abruptly with angry violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq981"> <strong class="phr">take by storm</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq970"> to take by military assault.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq358"> to captivate and overwhelm completely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq396"> <strong class="phr">… up a storm</strong>, (an expression indicating that a specified activity is performed with great intensity): <em class="example">dance up a storm; </em><em class="example">laugh up a storm.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stow</span><z><span target_id="DEf72LmOEZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="5OCFXwWD65">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stow" src="word_pronunciations/22211.mp3"></audio></span>/stoʊ/ (<em>say</em> stoh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DEf72LmOEZ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to place (cargo, etc.) in the hold or some other part of a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq097"> to put in a place or receptacle as for storage or reserve; pack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq385"> to fill (a place or receptacle) by packing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq161"> (of a place or receptacle) to afford room for; hold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to desist from.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5OCFXwWD65">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq135"> <strong class="phr">stow away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq264"> to conceal oneself aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to get a free trip.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq423"> to put away, as in a safe convenient place.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">stow it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often used imperatively</em>) to stop talking or doing something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <em>stowe</em> place, Old English <em>stow</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straight</span><z><span target_id="srUoC8uOyW">adj.</span><span target_id="NO3dZUll9j">adv.</span><span target_id="DFotnR2Jhe">n.</span><span target_id="SFiUxIxBlu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of straight" src="word_pronunciations/22219.mp3"></audio></span>/streɪt/ (<em>say</em> strayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="srUoC8uOyW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq570"> without a bend, crook, or curve; not curved; direct: <em class="example">a straight path.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> flat; horizontal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq793"> (of a bat) held perpendicular to the ground.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq398"> (of a stroke) playing the ball down the wicket past the bowler: <em class="example">a straight drive.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq728"> (of a line) generated by a point moving constantly in the same direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq850"> evenly formed or set: <em class="example">straight shoulders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq425"> delivered with arm extended straight from the shoulder, as a blow: <em class="example">straight left.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq577"> without guile or prevarication: <em class="example">a straight answer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq760"> honest, honourable, or upright, as conduct, dealings, methods, persons, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq256"> conforming to orthodox forms of behaviour, as avoidance of illegal drugs, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq082"> heterosexual.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> reliable, as reports, information, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq117"> right or correct, as reasoning, thinking, a thinker, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq166"> continuous or unbroken: <em class="example">in straight succession.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq287"> thoroughgoing or unreserved: <em class="example">a straight lie.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq086"> undiluted, as an alcoholic beverage; neat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> (of a play, acting style, etc.) serious; without music or dancing and not primarily comic in intent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq085"> <em class="label">Cards</em> made up of cards in consecutive denominations, as the two, three, four, five, and six.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="NO3dZUll9j">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq895"> in a straight line: <em class="example">to walk straight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq436"> in an even form or position: <em class="example">pictures hung straight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq845"> directly: <em class="example">to go straight to a place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq787"> Also, <strong class="vs">straight out</strong>. without circumlocution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq889"> honestly, honourably, or virtuously: <em class="example">to live straight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq874"> in a continuous course: <em class="example">to keep straight on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq834"> at once; immediately; without delay: <em class="example">I’ll come straight over.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq564"> in the proper order or condition, as a room: <em class="example">he set the room straight after the meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq344"> <em class="label">US</em> without discount regardless of the quantity bought: <em class="example">candy bars are seventy cents straight.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DFotnR2Jhe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq764"> the condition of being straight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq213"> a straight form or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq512"> a straight line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq457"> a straight part, as of a racecourse or a railway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq923"> a person who is straight (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101950" href="#mq256">9a</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq637"> a heterosexual.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Poker</em> a sequence of five cards of various suits. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090573" href="entry://sequence%23bigmac000090573"><strong>sequence</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090573" href="entry://sequence%23mq497">9</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SFiUxIxBlu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq480"> <strong class="phr">go straight</strong>, to lead an honest life, especially after a prison sentence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq38"> <strong class="phr">in straight sets</strong>, <em class="label">Tennis</em> in sets won successively: <em class="example">Seles triumphed in straight sets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">keep a straight face</strong>, to maintain a calm and unsmiling expression, despite an inclination to laugh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">set </strong>(or <strong class="phr">put</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone straight</strong>, to point out an error to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">straight up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq650"> honest: <em class="example">a straight up character.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq839"> honestly; directly: <em class="example">to tell someone straight up what’s what.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">the straight and narrow</strong>, a way of life governed by strict moral principles. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> in the obsolete sense of <em>strait</em> ‘narrow’, respelt in line with modern practice]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, originally past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101964" href="entry://stretch%23bigmac000101964"><span class="smallcaps">stretch</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>straightly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>straightness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straight bat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straight bat</span><z><span target_id="LXACmuHii1">n.</span><span target_id="PjAHN8yojQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/streɪt ˈbæt/ (<em>say</em> strayt 'bat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LXACmuHii1"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> a bat held in a defensive position vertical to the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> a bat moving in a curve vertical to the ground as for a drive.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PjAHN8yojQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq143"> <strong class="phr">play </strong>(<strong class="phr">with</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a straight bat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act honestly, straightforwardly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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streak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">streak</span><z><span target_id="ua93BmXDKt">n.</span><span target_id="eExvjyIM0z">v.t.</span><span target_id="AcHUEP4I3l">v.i.</span><span target_id="bFHuArYVi3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of streak" src="word_pronunciations/22254.mp3"></audio></span>/strik/ (<em>say</em> streek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ua93BmXDKt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> a long, narrow mark, smear, band of colour, or the like: <em class="example">streaks of mud; </em><em class="example">a streak of lightning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> a portion or layer of something, distinguished by colour or nature from the rest; a vein or stratum: <em class="example">streaks of fat in meat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq438"> a vein, strain, or admixture of anything: <em class="example">a streak of humour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a run (of luck): <em class="example">she’s had a tough streak lately.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq641"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a tall, thin person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Mining</em> rock which shows good colour opal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em> the line of powder obtained by scratching a mineral or rubbing it upon a hard, rough white surface, often differing in colour from the mineral in the mass, and forming an important distinguishing character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Bacteriology</em> the inoculation of a medium with a loop which contains the material to be inoculated, by passing the loop in a direct or zigzag line over the medium, without scratching the surface.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eExvjyIM0z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq711"> to mark with a streak or streaks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq358"> to dye (hair) with streaks of colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq474"> to dispose in the form of a streak or streaks.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="AcHUEP4I3l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq098"> to become streaked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq793"> to flash or go rapidly, like a streak of lightning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq198"> to run stark naked through a crowd of people in a street, at a cricket match, etc., for dramatic effect.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bFHuArYVi3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">a losing streak</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a run of failures or losses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq37"> <strong class="phr">a lucky streak</strong>, a run of good luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">a winning streak</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a run of successes or wins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">be on a streak</strong>, <em class="label">Mining</em> to come across rock showing good colour opal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">streak of misery</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a very tall, thin, morose person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>streke</em>, Old English <em>strica</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101970" href="entry://strike%23bigmac000101970"><span class="smallcaps">strike</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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street
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">street</span><z><span target_id="D2hpQP5f6w">n.</span><span target_id="n8Fx7ViBQn">adj.</span><span target_id="5IUcAo8Sf4">v.t.</span><span target_id="vX0pyOSukW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of street" src="word_pronunciations/22259.mp3"></audio></span>/strit/ (<em>say</em> street) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D2hpQP5f6w"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> a public way or road, paved or unpaved, in a town or city, sometimes including a footpath or footpaths, and having houses, shops, or the like, on one side or both sides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq083"> such a way or road together with the adjacent buildings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq327"> a main way or thoroughfare, as distinct from a lane, alley, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq020"> the inhabitants of or the people in a street.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq152"> the kind of knowledge of and feel for business that comes from experience in the tough market of the city streets.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="n8Fx7ViBQn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq188"> relating to or having the quality of street (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101960" href="#mq152">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq416"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> relating to unregulated trading at the retail level: <em class="example">heroin with a street value of $100 000; </em><em class="example">street prices for the new models start around $1000.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5IUcAo8Sf4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq394"> to outdistance by a long way.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vX0pyOSukW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq009"> <strong class="phr">on the streets</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq259"> earning one’s living as a sex worker.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq281"> destitute; homeless.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">the man in the street</strong>, the average person; a typical citizen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">streets ahead</strong>, a long way ahead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">up one’s street</strong>, in the sphere that one knows or likes best.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq195"> <strong class="phr">up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">down</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the street</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at or to the local shops.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English dialect <em>strēt</em>, Old English <em>strǣt</em>, from Latin (<em>via</em>)<em> strāta</em> paved (road)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stretch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stretch</span><z><span target_id="XMyYgeE3Jd">v.t.</span><span target_id="mt1ySzKJkC">v.i.</span><span target_id="wnyUnYOxzD">n.</span><span target_id="OYL1nSd8ES">adj.</span><span target_id="mFY4q1ccKa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stretch" src="word_pronunciations/22267.mp3"></audio></span>/strɛtʃ/ (<em>say</em> strech) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XMyYgeE3Jd"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> Also, <strong class="vs">stretch out</strong>. to draw out or extend (oneself, the body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent: <em class="example">to stretch oneself out on the ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq835"> to hold out, reach forth, or extend (the hand or something held, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq100"> to extend, spread, or place so as to reach from one point or place to another: <em class="example">to stretch a rope across a road.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq079"> to draw tight or taut: <em class="example">to stretch the strings of a violin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq226"> to lengthen, widen, distend, or enlarge by tension: <em class="example">to stretch a rubber band.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq957"> to draw out, extend, or enlarge unduly: <em class="example">a sweater stretched at the elbows.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq575"> to extend or force beyond the natural or proper limits; strain: <em class="example">to stretch the facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq626"> to construct (the fuselage of a plane, the body of a car, etc.) so that it is longer than usual.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mt1ySzKJkC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq472"> to extend the hand, or reach, as for something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq752"> to extend over a distance, area, period of time, or in a particular direction: <em class="example">the forest stretches for as far as the eye can see.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq246"> to stretch oneself by extending the limbs, straining the muscles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq009"> to become stretched, or admit of being stretched, to greater length, width, etc., as any elastic material.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wnyUnYOxzD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq573"> the act of stretching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq133"> the state of being stretched.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq648"> capacity for being stretched.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq416"> a continuous length, distance, tract, or expanse: <em class="example">a stretch of bush.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq594"> one of the two straight sides of a racecourse, as distinguished from the bend or curve at each end, especially that part of the course (<strong>home stretch</strong>) between the last turn and the winning post.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq697"> an extent in time or duration: <em class="example">a stretch of ten years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a term of imprisonment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a form of address to a tall person.)</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OYL1nSd8ES">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq572"> made to stretch in order to fit different shapes and sizes, as clothing: <em class="example">stretch stockings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq39"> Also, <strong class="vs">stretched</strong>. (of a motor vehicle, aeroplane, etc.) constructed with a longer body than usual, usually by adding an extra section which increases the overall length but not the width or height: <em class="example">a stretch hummer; </em><em class="example">a stretch A380.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mFY4q1ccKa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">be a bit of a stretch</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq644"> to require a maximum physical or mental effort.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq85"> to be difficult to believe: <em class="example">his claim was a bit of a stretch.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">stretch a point</strong>, to go beyond the usual limits: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Could you stretch a point and let me have the mattress too?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kylie tennant</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? with reference to the lacing once used to secure clothing which had metal points at the ends to facilitate the threading. When the lacing was lengthened by stretching the points, the clothes allowed for more freedom and fullness.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq506"> <strong class="phr">stretch one’s legs</strong>, to take a walk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">stretch out</strong>, to recline at full length: <em class="example">to stretch out on a couch.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>streccan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stretchable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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strike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">strike</span><z><span target_id="S47goiySox">v.t.</span><span target_id="GiFJpIMeHV">v.i.</span><span target_id="aUIDHvpk4x">n.</span><span target_id="NwyDuo92Xm">adj.</span><span target_id="CAjGU2wbj0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of strike" src="word_pronunciations/22280.mp3"></audio></span>/straɪk/ (<em>say</em> struyk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">struck</strong>, <strong class="bold">struck</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">stricken</strong> <em>for defs 28–31</em>, <strong class="bold">striking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S47goiySox">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq408"> to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit: <em class="example">he struck her and she fell to the floor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq842"> to deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust with (the hand, a weapon, etc.): <em class="example">she struck the dagger into his chest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq978"> to deal or inflict (a blow, stroke, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq810"> to drive or thrust forcibly: <em class="example">to strike the hands together.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq766"> to produce (fire, sparks, light, etc.) by percussion, friction, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq664"> to cause (a match) to ignite by friction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq294"> to smite or blast with some natural or supernatural agency: <em class="example">struck by lightning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq248"> to come into forcible contact or collision with: <em class="example">the ship struck a rock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq788"> to fall upon (something), as light or sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq040"> to enter the mind of; occur to: <em class="example">a happy thought struck him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq194"> to catch or arrest (the eyes, etc.): <em class="example">the first object that strikes one’s sight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq409"> to impress strongly: <em class="example">a picture which strikes one’s fancy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq606"> to impress in a particular manner: <em class="example">how does it strike you?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq087"> to come across, meet with, or encounter suddenly or unexpectedly: <em class="example">to strike the name of a friend in a newspaper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq684"> to come upon or find (ore, oil, etc.) in prospecting, boring, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq084"> to send down or put forth (a root, etc.), as a plant, cutting, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq515"> to balance (a ledger, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq012"> to remove from the stage (the scenery and properties of an act or scene).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> to remove formwork from (concrete, etc.) after it has gained its initial set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq227"> to lower or take down (a sail, mast, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq213"> to lower (a sail, flag, etc.) as a salute or as a sign of surrender.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq765"> to lower into the hold of a vessel by means of a rope and tackle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Angling</em> to hook (a fish) by a jerk or sudden movement of the tackle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq780"> to harpoon, spear, as in hunting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq823"> (in various technical uses) to make level or smooth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq007"> to make level or even, as a measure of grain, salt, etc., by drawing a strickle across the top.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq313"> to stamp (a coin, medal, etc.) or impress (a device), by a stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to make (a specified number of strokes) in a given time: <em class="example">the blues struck forty in the first minute.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq857"> to indicate (the hour of day) by a stroke or strokes, as a clock: <em class="example">to strike twelve.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq570"> to afflict suddenly, as with disease, suffering, or death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq225"> to affect deeply or overwhelm, as with terror, fear, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq513"> to render (blind, dumb, etc.) suddenly, as if by a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq042"> to cause (a feeling) to enter suddenly: <em class="example">to strike terror into a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq329"> to induce a favourable reaction in: <em class="example">he was struck by her beauty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq209"> to start suddenly into (vigorous movement): <em class="example">the horse struck a gallop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq720"> to assume (an attitude or posture).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq945"> to cause (chill, warmth, etc.) to pass or penetrate quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq198"> to come upon or reach in travelling or in a course of procedure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq950"> to make, conclude, or ratify (an agreement, treaty, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq778"> to reach by agreement, as a compromise: <em class="example">to strike a rate of payment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq476"> to estimate or determine (a mean or average).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq416"> to break (camp).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GiFJpIMeHV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="41"><span id="mq530"> to deal or aim a blow or stroke, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; make an attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq991"> to knock, rap, or tap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq365"> to hit or dash on or against something, as a moving body; come into forcible contact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq052"> to run upon a bank, rock, or other obstacle, as a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq144"> to make an impression on the mind, senses, etc., as something seen or heard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq614"> to sound by percussion: <em class="example">the clock strikes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq713"> to be indicated by such sounding: <em class="example">the hour has struck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq972"> to be ignited by friction, as a match.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq004"> to make a stroke, as with the arms or legs in swimming or with an oar in rowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq524"> to produce a sound, music, etc., by touching a string or playing upon an instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq199"> to take root, as a slip of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq966"> to go, proceed, or advance, especially in a new direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq753"> (of an employee or employees) to engage in a strike (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101970" href="#mq197">57</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq747"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq044"> to lower the flag or colours, especially as a salute or as a sign of surrender.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq270"> to run up the white flag of surrender.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq776"> <em class="label">Angling</em> (of fish) to swallow or grasp the bait.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aUIDHvpk4x">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="56"><span id="mq328"> an act of striking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq197"> a concerted stopping of work or withdrawal of workers’ services in order to compel an employer to accede to demands or in protest against terms or conditions imposed by an employer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> an unsuccessful attempt on the part of the batter to hit a pitched ball, or anything ruled to be equivalent to this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the obligation to face the bowling: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he found himself at the crease and taking strike.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq748"> <em class="label">Tenpin Bowling</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq552"> the knocking down of all the pins with the first bowl.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq482"> the score made by bowling a strike.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq413"> <em class="label">Brewing</em> the critical temperature of the water during mashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Angling</em> the process of grabbing at the bait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq680"> the direction of the line formed by the intersection of the bedding plane of a bed or stratum of sedimentary rock with a horizontal plane.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq769"> the direction or trend of a structural feature, as an anticlinal axis or the lineation resulting from metamorphism.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq496"> the discovery of a rich vein of ore in mining, of oil in drilling, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq461"> <em class="label">Military</em> a sudden attack aimed at a selected target or targets: <em class="example">a pre-emptive strike.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NwyDuo92Xm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="66"><span id="mq63"> <em class="label">Military</em> of or relating to a strike (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101970" href="#mq461">65</a>): <em class="example">a strike bomber.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CAjGU2wbj0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="67"><span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">on strike</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq562"> (of an employee or employees) engaged in a strike (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101970" href="entry://strike%23mq197">57</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq544"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the person batting) facing the bowler and ready to receive the next delivery.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq922"> <strong class="phr">strike a chord</strong>, to sound familiar; arouse a memory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">strike a light</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of surprise, indignation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq423"> <strong class="phr">strike fear into</strong>, to make afraid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq866"> <strong class="phr">strike me lucky </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pink</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">blue</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">dead</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">handsome</strong>), Also, <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <strong class="phr">strike me roan</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of surprise, indignation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq897"> <strong class="phr">strike off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq065"> to forbid (someone) to continue practising a profession because of unprofessional conduct, or the like: <em class="example">the doctor was struck off for advertising.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq750"> to remove or separate with a cut.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">strike oil</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq62"> to discover a source of oil.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq232"> to enter a period of prosperity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">strike on</strong>, to come on suddenly or unexpectedly: <em class="example">to strike on a new way of doing a thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">strike on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to fall on or reach, as light or sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">strike out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq500"> to direct one’s course boldly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> (of a batter) to make three strikes and be declared out.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">strike out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to efface or cancel with, or as with, the stroke of a pen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq473"> <strong class="phr">strike up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq459"> (of an orchestra or band) to begin to play.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq969"> to enter upon or form (an acquaintance, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq556"> <strong class="phr">strike while the iron is hot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to grasp an opportunity while the circumstances are favourable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>strīcan</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101958" href="entry://streak%23bigmac000101958"><span class="smallcaps">streak</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103873" href="entry://stroke%23bigmac000103873"><span class="smallcaps">stroke<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">string</span><z><span target_id="dabM6raHJe">n.</span><span target_id="lwHrMYNv5R">v.t.</span><span target_id="x3UxElt2Y1">v.i.</span><span target_id="U3MZQZQSme">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of string" src="word_pronunciations/22288.mp3"></audio></span>/strɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> string) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dabM6raHJe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> a line, cord, or thread, used for tying parcels, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> a narrow strip of cloth, leather, etc., for tying parts together: <em class="example">strings of a bonnet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq493"> something resembling a string or thread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq204"> a number of objects, as beads or pearls, threaded or arranged on a cord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq487"> any series of things arranged or connected in a line or following closely one after another: <em class="example">a string of islands; </em><em class="example">a string of vehicles; </em><em class="example">to ask a string of questions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq949"> a set or number, as of animals: <em class="example">a string of racehorses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq057"> (in musical instruments) a tightly stretched cord or wire which produces a note when caused to vibrate, as by plucking, striking, or friction of a bow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq277"> (<em>plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq670"> stringed musical instruments, especially such as are played with a bow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq132"> players on such instruments in an orchestra or band.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq234"> a cord or fibre in a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq284"> the tough piece uniting the two parts of a pod: <em class="example">the strings of beans.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq899"> a string-course.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq381"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072711" href="entry://stringer%23bigmac000072711"><strong>stringer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072711" href="entry://stringer%23mq510">4</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq930"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> a stroke made by each player from the head of the table to the opposite cushion and back, to determine, by means of the resultant positions of the balls, who shall open the game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a hypothetical elementary subatomic particle which is in the form of a one-dimensional line rather than a point-like object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq564"> Also, <strong class="vs">stringer</strong>. <em class="label">Geology</em> a small mineral vein in a rock, either independent or occurring as a branch of a larger vein.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq811"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> limitations on any proposal: <em class="example">an offer with no strings attached.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a ligament, tendon, nerve, or the like, in an animal body.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">strung</strong>; <strong class="bold">strung</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="bold">stringed</strong>; <strong class="bold">stringing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lwHrMYNv5R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq543"> to furnish with or as with a string or strings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq149"> to extend or stretch (a cord, etc.) from one point to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq866"> to thread on, or as on, a string: <em class="example">to string beads.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq702"> to connect in, or as in, a line; arrange in a series or succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq357"> to cause (stock) to move in a line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq308"> to provide or adorn with something suspended or slung: <em class="example">a room strung with festoons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq235"> to deprive of a string or strings; strip the strings from: <em class="example">to string beans.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq023"> to make tense, as the sinews, nerves, mind, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="x3UxElt2Y1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq492"> to form or move in a string, as a mob of animals stretched out in a line: <em class="example">the sheep behind him stringing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq448"> to form into a string or strings, as glutinous substances do when pulled.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="U3MZQZQSme">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq562"> <strong class="phr">a new </strong>(or <strong class="phr">second</strong>)<strong class="phr"> string to one’s bow</strong>, a new skill: <em class="example">to add a new string to one’s bow by learning a foreign language.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">have two strings to one’s bow</strong>, to have more than one talent, possible course of action, etc., able to be used. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice in medieval times of longbow users carrying an extra string in case the first one broke]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">keep on a string</strong>, to have (someone) under one’s control, especially emotionally: <em class="example">she kept him on a string and then agreed to marry him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq077"> <strong class="phr">pull strings</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to seek the advancement of oneself or another by using social contacts and other means not directly connected with ability or suitability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">string along </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deceive (someone) in a progressive series of falsehoods; con.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">string along with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq972"> to go along with; accompany.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq981"> to cooperate with; agree with.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">string out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq312"> to extend or spread out at intervals.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq969"> to extend over a period of time; prolong.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">string up</strong>, to kill by hanging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">with no strings attached</strong>, with no conditions or provisos.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>streng</em> string, cord, rope; distantly related to Latin <em>stringere</em> bind, Greek <em>strangálē</em> halter, cord]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">strong</span><z><span target_id="shGMPaPZQC">adj.</span><span target_id="LDYJvmKstc">adv.</span><span target_id="6ZS2DpLL1n">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of strong" src="word_pronunciations/22308.mp3"></audio></span>/strɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> strong) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="shGMPaPZQC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> having, showing, or involving great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> mentally powerful or vigorous: <em class="example">a strong mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq890"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>in</em>) especially powerful, able, or competent: <em class="example">strong in maths.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq365"> of great moral power, firmness, or courage: <em class="example">strong under temptation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq715"> powerful in influence, authority, resources, or means of prevailing or succeeding: <em class="example">a strong nation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq466"> clear and firm; loud: <em class="example">a strong voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq901"> well-supplied or rich in something: <em class="example">a strong hand in a game of cards.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq054"> of great force, effectiveness, potency, or cogency: <em class="example">strong arguments.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq418"> able to resist force or stand strain, wear, etc.: <em class="example">strong walls; </em><em class="example">strong cloth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq922"> firm or unfaltering under trial: <em class="example">strong faith.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq864"> moving or acting with force or vigour: <em class="example">strong wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq379"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq607"> having a higher than usual percentage content of alcohol: <em class="example">a strong ale.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq481"> containing alcohol, or much alcohol: <em class="example">strong drink.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq520"> intense, as light or colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq738"> distinct, as marks or impressions; marked, as a resemblance or contrast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq047"> strenuous or energetic; forceful or vigorous: <em class="example">strong efforts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq759"> (of language, speech, etc.) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq208"> forceful; forthright.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq838"> indecent; vulgar.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq139"> hearty, fervent, or thoroughgoing: <em class="example">strong prejudice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq550"> having a large proportion of the effective or essential properties or ingredients: <em class="example">strong tea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq091"> having a high degree of flavour or smell: <em class="example">strong perfume.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq293"> of an unpleasant or offensive flavour or smell: <em class="example">strong butter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> characterised by steady or advancing prices: <em class="example">a strong market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq312"> (of Germanic verbs) indicating differentiation in tense by internal vowel change rather than by the addition of a common inflectional ending, as <em>sing</em>, <em>sang</em>, <em>sung</em>; <em>ride</em>, <em>rode</em>, <em>ridden</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq094"> (of Germanic nouns and adjectives) inflected with endings generally distinctive of case, number, and gender, as German <em>alter Mann</em> ‘old man’.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="LDYJvmKstc">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq117"> in a strong manner; powerfully; forcibly; vigorously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq912"> in number: <em class="example">the army was twenty thousand strong.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6ZS2DpLL1n">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">come on </strong>(<strong class="phr">a bit</strong>)<strong class="phr"> strong</strong>, to speak rather too forcefully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq389"> <strong class="phr">going strong</strong>, continuing vigorously, in good health: <em class="example">he is nearly ninety but still going strong.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq326"> <strong class="phr">the strong of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the meaning of; the truth about: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It’s only when I asked Bill Wrench that I got the strong of the sod</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, related to German <em>streng</em> severe, strict] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>strongly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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strum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">strum</span><z><span target_id="g8kB7St5er">v.t.</span><span target_id="mnaoUeHcCI">v.i.</span><span target_id="2n1UdCbnnS">n.</span><span target_id="6viIsEC9Qp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of strum" src="word_pronunciations/22318.mp3"></audio></span>/strʌm/ (<em>say</em> strum) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">strummed</strong>, <strong class="bold">strumming</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="g8kB7St5er">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> to play on (a stringed musical instrument) unskilfully or carelessly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq698"> to produce (notes, etc.) by such playing: <em class="example">to strum a tune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq872"> to play (chords, etc., especially on a guitar) by sweeping across the strings with the fingers or with a plectrum.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mnaoUeHcCI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq565"> to play chords on a stringed instrument unskilfully or as a simple accompaniment.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2n1UdCbnnS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq442"> the act of strumming.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6viIsEC9Qp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">have a strum</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a female) to masturbate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative; ? blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101975" href="entry://string%23bigmac000101975"><span class="smallcaps">string</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076350" href="entry://thrum%23bigmac000076350"><span class="smallcaps">thrum<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>strummer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stud<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="mQSXKv2d29">n.</span><span target_id="d1JBkavoCd">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stud" src="word_pronunciations/22337.mp3"></audio></span>/stʌd/ (<em>say</em> stud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mQSXKv2d29"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> a boss, knob, nail head, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> a post or upright prop, as in the wall of a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq965"> any of various projecting pins, lugs, or the like on machines, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq980"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071325" href="entry://sprig%23bigmac000071325"><strong>sprig</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071325" href="entry://sprig%23mq630">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq265"> a short rod, threaded on both ends, screwed in and projecting from something, used to fasten parts together or used as a short journal as in the change gears on a screw-cutting lathe; tap-bolt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq349"> a kind of small button or fastener, commonly of metal, bone, or the like, in the form of a small knob and a disc connected by a stem, used (when passed through small buttonholes or the like) for holding together parts of clothing (as detachable collars to shirts) or for ornament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq280"> a small decorative pin designed to go through a body piercing: <em class="example">ear stud; </em><em class="example">lip stud.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq151"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072829" href="entry://stud%20poker%23bigmac000072829"><strong>stud poker</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="d1JBkavoCd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">studded</strong>, <strong class="bold">studding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq715"> to set with or as with studs, bosses, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq315"> to scatter over with things set at intervals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq025"> (of things) to be scattered over the surface of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq696"> to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq036"> to furnish with or support by studs or upright props.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>stude</em>, Old English <em>studu</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stud<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="TKmcVYPMCA">n.</span><span target_id="vUHFkaWCwS">adj.</span><span target_id="PioVUbwwXT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stud" src="word_pronunciations/22338.mp3"></audio></span>/stʌd/ (<em>say</em> stud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TKmcVYPMCA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> a number of horses, as for racing or hunting, belonging to one owner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> an establishment in which horses, cattle, etc., are kept for breeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq401"> <em class="label">US</em> a studhorse or stallion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq084"> a young, physically attractive man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq597"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a notably sexually active man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq893"> Also, <strong class="vs">stud gin</strong>. <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) an Aboriginal woman used for sexual gratification by stockmen, settlers, etc., in remote areas.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vUHFkaWCwS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq595"> relating to the breeding of horses, cattle, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq483"> retained for breeding purposes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PioVUbwwXT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq931"> <strong class="phr">at stud</strong>, (of a stallion or bull) used for breeding purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">stand at stud</strong>, (of a stallion or bull) to be available for breeding purposes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>stōd</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stuff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stuff</span><z><span target_id="5zgURixPnb">n.</span><span target_id="ZjLwCdbkL1">v.t.</span><span target_id="bnAnyuvsTM">v.i.</span><span target_id="bFINBg2gco">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stuff" src="word_pronunciations/22342.mp3"></audio></span>/stʌf/ (<em>say</em> stuf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5zgURixPnb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> the material of which anything is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq972"> material to be worked upon, or to be used in making something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq883"> matter or material indefinitely: <em class="example">cushions filled with some soft stuff.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq899"> woven material or fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq229"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> property, as personal belongings, equipment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq787"> something to be swallowed, as food, drink, or medicine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq902"> inward character, qualities, or capabilities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> actions, performances, talk, etc.: <em class="example">to cut out the rough stuff.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq079"> worthless matter or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq304"> worthless or foolish ideas, talk, or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> literary, artistic, or musical material, productions, compositions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq648"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s own trade, profession, occupation, etc.: <em class="example">to know one’s stuff.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZjLwCdbkL1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq727"> to fill (a receptacle), especially by packing the contents closely together; cram full.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq965"> to fill (an aperture, cavity, etc.) by forcing something into it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq378"> to fill or line with some kind of material as a padding or packing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq724"> to fill or cram (oneself, one’s stomach, etc.) with food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq690"> to fill (a chicken, turkey, piece of meat, etc.) with seasoned breadcrumbs or other savoury matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq513"> to fill the skin of (a dead animal) with material, preserving the natural form and appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq356"> to thrust or cram (something) tightly into a receptacle, cavity, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq044"> to pack tightly in a confined place; crowd together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq747"> to crowd (a vehicle, room, etc.) with persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq998"> to fill (the mind) with details, facts, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq942"> <em class="label">Tanning</em> to treat (a skin, etc.) with a composition of tallow and other ingredients.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of males) to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bnAnyuvsTM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq261"> to cram oneself with food; feed gluttonously.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bFINBg2gco">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq933"> <strong class="phr">and stuff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> and so on; et cetera: <em class="example">there were people running around and screaming and stuff.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">do one’s stuff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to do what is expected of one; show what one can do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq287"> <strong class="phr">not to give a stuff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be unconcerned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq373"> <strong class="phr">stuff and nonsense</strong>, (an exclamation dismissing an explanation, proposal, etc., as foolish, unbelievable, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">stuff around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to waste time in aimless and unproductive activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">stuff it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating anger, frustration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">stuff someone around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inconvenience someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq247"> <strong class="phr">stuff up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq184"> to stop up or plug; block or choke.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause to fail; render useless.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail; act incompetently: <em class="example">trust him to stuff up.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">that’s the stuff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of support, encouragement, approval, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq240"> <strong class="phr">the stuff of life</strong>, the typical experiences, good and bad, of humankind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>estoffe</em> material, provision, from <em>estoffer</em> provide, of Germanic origin (compare Middle High German <em>stopfen</em>), from Late Latin <em>stuppāre</em>, from <em>stuppa</em> tow. 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stumble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stumble</span><z><span target_id="FiSKkidJiJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="DlzR1iib50">v.t.</span><span target_id="IA55cXAaBj">n.</span><span target_id="SDWnzDWWCK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stumble" src="word_pronunciations/22345.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstʌmbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'stumbuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stumbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">stumbling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FiSKkidJiJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> to strike the foot against something in walking, running, etc., so as to stagger or fall; trip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> to walk or go unsteadily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq815"> to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, especially a verbal one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq065"> to proceed in a hesitating or blundering manner, as in action or speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq321"> to falter or hesitate, as at an obstacle to progress or belief.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DlzR1iib50">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq611"> to cause to stumble; trip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq614"> to give pause to; puzzle or perplex.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IA55cXAaBj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq879"> the act of stumbling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq382"> a moral lapse or error.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq182"> a slip or blunder.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SDWnzDWWCK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq513"> <strong class="phr">stumble on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">across</strong>), to find accidentally or unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, ? from Old Norse <em>stumra</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stumbler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stumbling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stumblingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stumer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stumer</span><z><span target_id="Hh27reOp4s">n.</span><span target_id="M7c42fzvsg">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈstjumə/ (<em>say</em> 'styoohmuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hh27reOp4s">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> a worthless cheque.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="M7c42fzvsg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">come a stumer</strong>, to suffer a reversal of fortune, especially financial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq983"> <strong class="phr">run a stumer</strong>, <em class="label">NZ</em> (of a competitor, especially a racehorse) to lose as a result of deliberate intent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stoomer</strong>. <div class="etym">[19th century; British slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stunned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stunned</span><z><span target_id="ksUdiOeiHC">v.</span><span target_id="mxZTGDntq8">adj.</span><span target_id="gd97e5uLb0">phr.</span></z></header><div>/stʌnd/ (<em>say</em> stund) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="ksUdiOeiHC"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq573"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072849" href="entry://stun%23bigmac000072849"><strong>stun</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mxZTGDntq8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Originally World War I Colloquial</em> drunk; inebriated.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gd97e5uLb0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">like a stunned mullet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq869"> in complete bewilderment or astonishment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq404"> in a state of inertia: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Now you sit there like a stunned mullet.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barry dickins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sudden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sudden</span><z><span target_id="Ruwu9UPwKZ">adj.</span><span target_id="SIDjBhUxdA">adv.</span><span target_id="yBFJtQUJ8r">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sudden" src="word_pronunciations/22453.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsʌdn/ (<em>say</em> 'sudn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ruwu9UPwKZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning or unexpectedly: <em class="example">a sudden attack.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> sharp; abrupt: <em class="example">a sudden turn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq234"> <em class="label">Originally World War I Colloquial</em> outrageous in one’s behaviour or one’s treatment of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq279"> swift and efficient so as to appear brutal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Grant had never seen anything quite so sudden. In one moment the kangaroos had been quite respectable corpses; in the next they were horrible bits of animals trailing their insides.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kenneth cook</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1961</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq810"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> unpremeditated, as actions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> quickly made, prepared, provided, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="SIDjBhUxdA">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> suddenly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yBFJtQUJ8r">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq215"> <strong class="phr">all of a sudden</strong>, suddenly; without warning; quite unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq639"> <strong class="phr">on a sudden</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> unexpectedly; suddenly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>soden</em>, from Anglo-French <em>sodein</em>, from Latin <em>subitāneus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>suddenly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>suddenness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sun</span><z><span target_id="tzEP9LEfQK">n.</span><span target_id="xUID6yUppn">v.t.</span><span target_id="OSsDJPEvUu">v.i.</span><span target_id="HszXNeCYPu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sun" src="word_pronunciations/22539.mp3"></audio></span>/sʌn/ (<em>say</em> sun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tzEP9LEfQK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> (<em>often upper case</em>) the star which is the central body of the solar system and around which the planets revolve, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 1.5 × 10<sup>8</sup> km, its diameter about 1.4 × 10<sup>6</sup> km, and its mass about 332 958 times that of the earth. Its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer in greater latitudes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> the sun considered with reference to its position in the sky, its visibility, the season of the year, the time at which or the place where it is seen, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq364"> a self-luminous heavenly body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq469"> sunshine: <em class="example">to be exposed to the sun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq972"> a figure or representation of the sun, as a heraldic bearing usually surrounded with rays and charged with the features of a human face.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq827"> something likened to the sun in brightness, splendour, etc.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sunned</strong>, <strong class="bold">sunning</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xUID6yUppn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq045"> to expose to the sun’s rays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq303"> to warm, dry, etc., in the sunshine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq541"> to put, bring, make, etc. (as specified), by exposure to the sun’s rays.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OSsDJPEvUu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq872"> to expose oneself to the sun’s rays.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HszXNeCYPu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">a place in the sun</strong>, a pleasant or advantageous situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">one’s time in the sun</strong>, the moment when one is at the peak of one’s chosen profession or pursuit, winning acclaim from others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">sun up</strong>, (of weather) to clear and become sunny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq586"> <strong class="phr">under the sun</strong>, on earth: <em class="example">the most beautiful girl under the sun.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>sunne</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sunday
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sunday</span><z><span target_id="E7qzPeHRxi">n.</span><span target_id="B1n0HZ1srS">adj.</span><span target_id="xZMmRiaJsf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Sunday" src="word_pronunciations/22517.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsʌndeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'sunday), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Sunday" src="word_pronunciations/22518.mp3"></audio></span>/-di/ (<em>say</em> -dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E7qzPeHRxi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> the first day of the week, the day of worship for most Christian denominations, observed in commemoration of the resurrection of Christ.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="B1n0HZ1srS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq172"> of, relating to, occurring on, or suitable for Sunday: <em class="example">the Sunday newspapers; </em><em class="example">Sunday clothes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xZMmRiaJsf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq988"> <strong class="phr">a month of Sundays</strong>, an extremely long time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>sunnandæg</em>; translation of Late Latin <em>dies sōlis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sundry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sundry</span><z><span target_id="Zx0SweWV6l">adj.</span><span target_id="ZPZCgzSu7B">n.</span><span target_id="PAkwWU71O0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sundry" src="word_pronunciations/22524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsʌndri/ (<em>say</em> 'sundree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Zx0SweWV6l"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> various: <em class="example">sundry persons.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZPZCgzSu7B">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq248"> (<em>usually plural</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">sundries</strong>) <em class="label">Cricket</em> a score or run not made by hitting the ball with the bat, as a bye or a wide; an extra.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PAkwWU71O0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq041"> <strong class="phr">all and sundry</strong>, everyone collectively and individually.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>syndrig</em> private, separate, from <em>sundor</em> apart. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swan</span><z><span target_id="0h9R1GeWHj">n.</span><span target_id="ZD0UWNFj4O">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of swan" src="word_pronunciations/22675.mp3"></audio></span>/swɒn/ (<em>say</em> swon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0h9R1GeWHj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> any large, stately swimming bird of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck, such as the mute swan and the black swan. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac202793473" href="entry://mute%20swan%23bigmac202793473"><strong>mute swan</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007696" href="entry://black%20swan%23bigmac000007696"><strong>black swan</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> a person or thing of unusual beauty, excellence, purity, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq602"> a sweet singer or poet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZD0UWNFj4O">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq395"> (<strong class="bold">swanned</strong>, <strong class="bold">swanning</strong>) <strong class="phr">swan about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to walk, travel around, etc., while aware of the favourable visual impression being created: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She said Ms Hanson had created division and bitterness in Oxley and had not been there to represent the electorate but had been ‘busy swanning around the country’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swear</span><z><span target_id="IqrRr7AKHM">v.i.</span><span target_id="xjh97X1ZVL">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ds3Hq3n7bS">n.</span><span target_id="Uy5lrMV4uo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of swear" src="word_pronunciations/22687.mp3"></audio></span>/swɛə/ (<em>say</em> swair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">swore</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">sware</strong>; <strong class="bold">sworn</strong>; <strong class="bold">swearing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IqrRr7AKHM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> to make a solemn declaration with an appeal to God or some superhuman being in confirmation of what is declared; make affirmation in a solemn manner by some sacred being or object, as the deity or the Bible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq648"> to engage or promise on oath or in a solemn manner (to do something); vow; bind oneself by oath: <em class="example">to swear to uphold the law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq722"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to give evidence or make any statement on oath or by solemn declaration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq569"> to use profane or taboo oaths or language, as in imprecation or anger or for mere emphasis.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xjh97X1ZVL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq165"> to declare or affirm by swearing by a deity, some sacred object, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq444"> to affirm or say with solemn earnestness or great emphasis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq032"> to promise or undertake on oath or in a solemn manner; vow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq567"> to testify or state on oath or by solemn declaration; make oath to (something stated or alleged).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq019"> to take (an oath), as in order to give solemnity or force to a declaration, promise, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq180"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to administer an oath to; bind by an oath: <em class="example">to swear someone to secrecy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ds3Hq3n7bS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the act of swearing or cursing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Uy5lrMV4uo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq074"> <strong class="phr">swear at</strong>, to speak to with curses or blasphemies; abuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">swear by</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq848"> to name (some sacred being or thing, etc.) as one’s witness or guarantee in swearing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq845"> to rely on; have confidence in.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq881"> <strong class="phr">swear in</strong>, to admit to office or service by administering an oath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">swear off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to promise to give up (something, especially intoxicating drink).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">swear out</strong>, to secure (a warrant for arrest) by making an accusation under oath.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>swere</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>swerian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>swearer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweat</span><z><span target_id="lIU9TkmGBA">v.i.</span><span target_id="mzzJ9DPZy6">v.t.</span><span target_id="J7mMhsbJp5">n.</span><span target_id="YgBg5EyKKA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sweat" src="word_pronunciations/22692.mp3"></audio></span>/swɛt/ (<em>say</em> swet) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sweat</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">sweated</strong>, <strong class="bold">sweating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lIU9TkmGBA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> to excrete watery fluid through the pores of the skin, as from heat, exertion, etc.; perspire, especially freely or profusely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq886"> to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq689"> to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq184"> (of tobacco) to ferment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq395"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exert oneself strenuously; work hard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq530"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to feel distress, as from anxiety, impatience, vexation, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mzzJ9DPZy6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq334"> to emit (watery fluid, etc.) through the pores of the skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq217"> to exude (moisture, etc.) in drops or small particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq378"> to wet or stain with perspiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq605"> to cause (a person, a horse, etc.) to sweat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq125"> to cause (substances, etc.) to exude moisture, especially as a step in some industrial process of treating or preparing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq856"> to cause (persons, etc.) to work hard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq633"> to employ (workers) at low wages, for long hours or under other unfavourable conditions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deprive (a person) of money, etc., as by exaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq091"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to subject (a person) to severe questioning in order to extract information.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq885"> to borrow (someone’s horse) without permission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq193"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq853"> to heat (metal) to partial fusion in order to remove an easily fusible constituent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq189"> to heat (solder or the like) until it melts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq957"> to join (metal objects) by heating and pressing together, usually with solder.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq278"> to remove part of the metal from (coins, especially gold) by friction, as by shaking them in a bag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq899"> to cause (tobacco) to ferment.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J7mMhsbJp5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq698"> the process of sweating or perspiring, as from heat, exertion, perturbation, disease, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq096"> the secretions of sweat glands; the product of sweating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq408"> a state or period of sweating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq873"> the process of inducing sweat as medical or other treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq366"> moisture or liquid matter exuded from something or gathered on a surface in drops or small particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq487"> an exuding of moisture by a substance, etc., or an inducing of such exudation, as in some industrial process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq648"> a run given to a horse for exercise, as before a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq944"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a state of perturbation, anxiety, or impatience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> hard work.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YgBg5EyKKA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq176"> <strong class="phr">in a sweat</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq32"> bathed in perspiration.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq922"> anxiously concerned: <em class="example">in a sweat about a possible promotion.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq049"> <strong class="phr">no sweat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of reassurance.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq554"> <strong class="phr">sweat blood </strong>(or <strong class="phr">bullets</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be under a strain; be anxious; worry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq949"> <strong class="phr">sweat it out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hold out; endure until the end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">sweat on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to await anxiously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the wallopers might be hanging around sweating on you when you come in.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nino culotta (john o’grady)</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq033"> <strong class="phr">sweat out </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to get rid of by sweating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>swete</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>swǣtan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sweatless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweep<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="3JteIl0gZ7">v.t.</span><span target_id="QbIcvE6HEU">v.i.</span><span target_id="0tmtrJwYch">n.</span><span target_id="M1uoOJwWvJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sweep" src="word_pronunciations/22695.mp3"></audio></span>/swip/ (<em>say</em> sweep) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">swept</strong>, <strong class="bold">sweeping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3JteIl0gZ7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> to move, drive, or bring, by passing a broom, brush, or the like over the surface occupied, or as the broom or other object does: <em class="example">to sweep dust away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> to move, bring, take, etc., by or as by a steady, driving stroke or with continuous, forcible actions: <em class="example">the wind sweeps the snow into drifts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to strike (the ball) with a cross bat close to the ground, on the leg side, usually backward of square leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq158"> to pass or draw (something) over a surface, or about, along, etc., with a steady, continuous stroke or movement: <em class="example">to sweep a brush over a table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq471"> to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, etc., by means of a broom or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq161"> to make (a path, etc.) by clearing a space with a broom or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq439"> to clear (a surface, place, etc.) of something on or in it: <em class="example">to sweep the sea of enemy ships.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq731"> to pass over (a surface, region, etc.) with a steady, driving movement or unimpeded course, as winds, floods or fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq839"> to direct the gaze over (a region, etc.) with the unaided eye or with a telescope or the like; survey with a continuous view over the whole extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq837"> to win an overwhelming victory, as in an election: <em class="example">the Labor Party swept the polls in the 1972 election.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq003"> to pass the fingers or bow over (a musical instrument, its strings or keys, etc.) as in playing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq580"> to bring forth (music) thus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> to scan (a band of frequency) when receiving a signal, or to generate a signal which moves across (a band of frequency).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QbIcvE6HEU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq335"> to sweep a floor, room, etc., as with a broom, or as a broom does: <em class="example">a new broom sweeps clean.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq102"> to move (<em>down</em>, <em>over</em>, etc.) steadily and strongly or swiftly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq526"> to pass in a swift but stately manner, as a person, a procession, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq584"> to walk in long, trailing garments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq330"> to trail, as garments, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq794"> to move or pass in a continuous course, especially a wide curve or circuit: <em class="example">his glance swept about the room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq447"> to extend in a continuous or curving stretch, as a road, a shore, fields, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq302"> to conduct an underwater search by towing a drag under the surface of the water, as for mines, a lost anchor, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to execute a sweep.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0tmtrJwYch">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq880"> the act of sweeping, especially a moving, removing, clearing, etc., by or as by the use of a broom: <em class="example">to abolish all class distinctions at one sweep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq554"> the steady, driving motion or swift onward course of something moving with force or unimpeded: <em class="example">the sweep of the wind; </em><em class="example">the sweep of the waves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq812"> a trailing movement, as of garments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the action of a person batting who sweeps (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102053" href="#mq236">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq641"> a swinging or curving movement or stroke, as of the arm or a weapon, oar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq211"> <em class="label">Canoeing</em> a paddle stroke used to turn a canoe to the left or right in a large arc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq636"> reach, range or compass, as of something about: <em class="example">the sweep of a road about a marsh.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq123"> a continuous extent or stretch: <em class="example">a broad sweep of sand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq347"> <em class="label">Navy</em> a wire or rope dragged beneath the surface of the water by two mine-sweeping ships to cut mines loose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq092"> a curving, especially widely or gently curving, line, form, part, or mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq034"> matter removed or gathered by sweeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq541"> a lever-like device for raising or lowering a bucket in a well, consisting essentially of a long pole pivoted on an upright post.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq739"> a large oar used in small vessels, sometimes to assist the rudder in turning the vessel but usually to propel the craft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq721"> (in a lifesaving boat) the person who steers by means of a sweep (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102053" href="#mq739">34</a>) at the stern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq734"> someone who sweeps, especially a chimneysweep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq661"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq414"> (in whist) the winning of all the tricks in a hand. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000163" href="entry://slam%23bigmac000000163"><strong>slam<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000163" href="entry://slam%23mq237">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq738"> (in a casino) a pairing or combining, and hence taking, of all the cards on the board.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq799"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Physics</em> an irreversible process tending towards thermal equilibrium.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq938"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the motion of the spot across the screen of a cathode-ray tube.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq836"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094848" href="entry://sweepstake%23bigmac000094848"><strong>sweepstake</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a disreputable person; scoundrel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="M1uoOJwWvJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="41"><span id="mq417"> <strong class="phr">make a clean sweep</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq058"> to have a complete victory or success.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq866"> to get rid of something completely.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">sweep under the carpet</strong>, to remove (inconvenient issues) from consideration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>swepe</em> earlier <em>swope</em>, Old English <em>swāpan</em> sweep]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweep<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sweep" src="word_pronunciations/22696.mp3"></audio></span>/swip/ (<em>say</em> sweep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">sweep</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">sweeps</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">an Australian marine fish of prized edible quality, of the family Scorpidae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102053" href="#bigmac000102053"><span class="smallcaps">sweep<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102053" href="#mq734">36</a>), from its tendency to turn black soon after being taken out of water] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweet</span><z><span target_id="a1s9tR53RD">adj.</span><span target_id="iEhPlybDjG">adv.</span><span target_id="L3UAzmn8uI">interj.</span><span target_id="8BHsVXKNJK">n.</span><span target_id="NsrIIwP4aw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sweet" src="word_pronunciations/22483.mp3"></audio></span>/swit/ (<em>say</em> sweet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="a1s9tR53RD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> pleasing to the taste, especially having the pleasant taste or flavour characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> not rancid, or stale; fresh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq017"> fresh as opposed to salt, as water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq832"> pleasing to the ear; making a pleasant or agreeable sound; musical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq779"> pleasing to the smell; fragrant; perfumed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq107"> pleasing or agreeable; yielding pleasure or enjoyment; delightful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq627"> pleasant in disposition or manners; amiable; kind or gracious as a person, action, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq183"> dear; beloved; precious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq943"> easily managed; done or effected without effort: <em class="example">a sweet manoeuvre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq828"> financially profitable and personally beneficial: <em class="example">a sweet deal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq922"> (of wine) sweet-tasting (opposed to <em>dry</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq868"> free from sourness or acidity, as soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq343"> devoid of corrosive or acidic substances.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq326"> (of substances such as petrol) containing no sulphur compounds.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Jazz</em> performed with a regular beat, moderate tempo, and with melodic harmony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> all right; satisfactory as arranged: <em class="example">everything will be sweet for the party.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="iEhPlybDjG">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq244"> in a sweet manner; sweetly.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="L3UAzmn8uI">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq641"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of delight, reassurance, approval, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8BHsVXKNJK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq079"> sweet taste or flavour; sweet smell; sweetness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq475"> that which is sweet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq060"> Also, <strong class="vs">sweetie</strong>. any of various small confections made wholly or partly from sugar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq113"> (<em>often plural</em>) any sweet dish, as a pudding, tart, etc., served at the end of a meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq152"> something pleasant to the mind or feelings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq916"> a beloved person; darling; sweetheart.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NsrIIwP4aw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">she’ll be sweet</strong>, everything will be fine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq532"> <strong class="phr">sweet </strong>(<strong class="phr">as</strong>)<strong class="phr">!</strong>, (an exclamation of approval, delight, admiration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">sweet as a nut</strong>, very satisfactory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">sweet on</strong>, in love with; fond of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>swēte</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>suāvis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sweetly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sweetness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweetness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160212792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweetness</span><z><span target_id="eJn1lxsK3H">n.</span><span target_id="1gVm59tj1p">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈswitnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'sweetnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eJn1lxsK3H"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> the state or quality of being sweet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1gVm59tj1p">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">all sweetness and light</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often ironic</em>) extremely agreeable and charming.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swiftie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swiftie</span><z><span target_id="qN9rr6Dp6I">n.</span><span target_id="iskcRxjbNi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of swiftie" src="word_pronunciations/22710.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈswɪfti/ (<em>say</em> 'swiftee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qN9rr6Dp6I">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> an unfair act; a deceitful practice.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iskcRxjbNi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">pull </strong>(or <strong class="phr">put over</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a swiftie</strong>, to hoodwink; practise deception.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">swifty</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swiftlet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669201525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swiftlet</span></header><div>/ˈswɪftlət/ (<em>say</em> 'swiftluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">any of various small swifts of southern Asia, south Pacific islands and north-eastern Australia, as the <strong>Australian swiftlet</strong>, <em>Aerodramus terrareginae</em>, endemic to Qld; many swiftlets are distinguished by their use of echolocation to navigate in total darkness the caves where they roost and breed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074033" href="entry://swift%23bigmac000074033"><span class="smallcaps">swift</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042171" href="entry://-let%23bigmac000042171"><span class="smallcaps">-let</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swing</span><z><span target_id="lvwJslKc6Y">v.t.</span><span target_id="oFBSzSTxjq">v.i.</span><span target_id="BTrnNWRVs6">n.</span><span target_id="97GEmfx4rA">adj.</span><span target_id="mhHlarrXdW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of swing" src="word_pronunciations/22720.mp3"></audio></span>/swɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> swing) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">swung</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">swang</strong>; <strong class="bold">swung</strong>; <strong class="bold">swinging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lvwJslKc6Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: <em class="example">ladies swinging their parasols.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq388"> to cause to move in alternate directions, or in either direction, about a fixed point or line of support, as a door on its hinges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq169"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a bowler) to cause (the ball) to deviate to the left or right in its flight towards the wicket, as a result of the action of air on the seam of a shiny ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq877"> to move (something held or grasped) with an oscillating or rotary movement: <em class="example">swing a club about one’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq195"> to cause to move in a curve as if about a central point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq996"> to turn (a ship or aircraft) to several known magnetic headings in order to check compass deviation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq017"> to suspend so as to hang freely, as a hammock or a door.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq792"> to sway, influence, or manage as desired: <em class="example">to swing the voting in an election.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq67"> to play (a piece of music) in the style of swing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oFBSzSTxjq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq661"> to move to and fro, as something suspended from above, as a pendulum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq576"> to move to and fro on a swing, as for amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq812"> to move in alternate directions, or in either direction, about a point or line of support, as a gate on its hinges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq544"> to move along by grasping a series of supports with the hands: <em class="example">swinging through the trees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq632"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq351"> to move in a curve as if about a central point, as around a corner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq831"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a ball) to deviate to the left or right in its flight toward the wicket, through atmospheric action on the seam.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq626"> to move with a free, swaying motion, as soldiers on the march.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq879"> (of music and musicians) to evince the characteristics of swing (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102059" href="#mq200">33</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq897"> to be suspended so as to hang freely, as a bell, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to suffer death by hanging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq171"> to change or shift one’s attention, opinion, interest, etc.; fluctuate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq201"> to aim at or hit something with a sweeping movement of the arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be characterised by a lively, modern, or knowledgeable attitude to life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq543"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a place) to have a lively atmosphere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of two people) to be in mental or spiritual harmony; be in accord in outlook or feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq518"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to change sexual partners frequently, especially to be a member of a group agreeing to exchange sexual partners on a casual basis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BTrnNWRVs6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq337"> the act or the manner of swinging; movement in alternate directions, or in a particular direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq369"> the amount of such movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq514"> a curving movement or course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq028"> a moving of the body with a free, swaying motion, as in walking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq967"> a blow or stroke with the hand or an object held in the hands, as a cricket bat, golf club, etc.: <em class="example">to improve your golf swing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq132"> a change or shift in attitude, opinion, behaviour, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq262"> an upward or downward movement in the price of a commodity, security or business activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq348"> a steady, marked rhythm or movement, as of verse or music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq200"> Also, <strong class="vs">swing music</strong>. a smooth, orchestral type of jazz popular in the 1930s, often arranged for big bands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq175"> the rhythmic element that excites dancers and listeners to move in time to jazz music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq352"> <em class="label">US</em> freedom of action: <em class="example">have free swing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq320"> active operation: <em class="example">to get into the swing of things.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq760"> something that is swung or that swings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq283"> a seat suspended from above as in a loop of rope or between ropes or rods, in which one may sit and swing to and fro for amusement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> deviation of a ball in midair, as a result of atmospheric action on the seam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Politics</em> the measure of the electoral support transferred from one party to another, as expressed in percentage points, between a party’s vote at one election and its vote at the next.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq848"> the maximum workable diameter of a tool, such as a lathe.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="97GEmfx4rA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="42"><span id="mq455"> designed to permit swinging or hanging: <em class="example">a swing frame.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq961"> of, relating to, or characteristic of, swing (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102059" href="#mq200">33</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq042"> <em class="label">Politics</em> denoting or relating to an electoral division in which a poll is likely to produce a result by a narrow margin, thus giving victory to different political groups at different elections: <em class="example">a swing seat.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mhHlarrXdW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq58"> <strong class="phr">get into the swing of</strong>, to become accustomed to, so as to be able to take part effectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq055"> <strong class="phr">in full swing</strong>, fully active; operating at maximum speed or with maximum efficiency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">swing around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">over</strong>), to make a casual visit on one’s way or as if on one’s way to another destination: <em class="example">to swing around to the beach on the way to the shops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">swing by </strong>(or <strong class="phr">past</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a brief visit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">swing into action</strong>, to commence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">take a swing at</strong>, to strike or attempt to strike with the fist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>swingan</em>, <em>swinge</em> blow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swish</span><z><span target_id="kcjwjIUoxh">v.i.</span><span target_id="8FSrWxMcMc">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ue8SRujtyo">n.</span><span target_id="XRdOBDAjdK">adj.</span><span target_id="ADXIMSqhvg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of swish" src="word_pronunciations/22724.mp3"></audio></span>/swɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> swish) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kcjwjIUoxh"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq626"> to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air, or as small waves washing on the shore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> to rustle, as silk.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8FSrWxMcMc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq168"> to flourish, whisk, etc., with a swishing movement or sound: <em class="example">to swish a cane.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq103"> to bring, take, etc., with or as with such a movement or sound: <em class="example">to swish off the tops of plants with a cane.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq538"> to flog or whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq732"> to move or drive off by means of a swishing movement: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>compassionately poured a little from his flask down her throat, then swished away the flies from her till help came.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barbara baynton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1902</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ue8SRujtyo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq840"> a swishing movement or sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq312"> a stock or rod for flogging, or a stroke with this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a male homosexual.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XRdOBDAjdK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq648"> Also, <strong class="vs">swishy</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> smart; stylish; glamorous.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ADXIMSqhvg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">put </strong>(<strong class="phr">a bit of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> swish into</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause to pay attention or take heed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swollen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swollen</span><z><span target_id="TDUOd302I6">v.</span><span target_id="v6EQCuJeXf">adj.</span><span target_id="vuOCfhc6hn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of swollen" src="word_pronunciations/22729.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈswoʊlən/ (<em>say</em> 'swohluhn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="TDUOd302I6"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100998" href="entry://swell%23bigmac000100998"><strong>swell</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="v6EQCuJeXf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq103"> swelled; enlarged by or as by swelling; puffed up; tumid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq286"> turgid or bombastic.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vuOCfhc6hn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">have a swollen head</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be vainglorious.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>swollenly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>swollenness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swoop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swoop</span><z><span target_id="2IyPlQQzGM">v.i.</span><span target_id="Q0KaPifWTp">n.</span><span target_id="Dh10GMys00">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of swoop" src="word_pronunciations/22731.mp3"></audio></span>/swup/ (<em>say</em> swoohp) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2IyPlQQzGM"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q0KaPifWTp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq715"> the act of swooping; a sudden, swift descent.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Dh10GMys00">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">at </strong>(or <strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one fell swoop</strong>, in a single action or coordinated series of actions. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Macbeth</em> (Act IV: Scene 3), when Macduff cries at the death of his family ‘What, all my pretty chickens, and their damme at one fell swoope?’. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095435" href="entry://fell%23bigmac000095435"><span class="smallcaps">fell<sup>3</sup></span></a>.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq846"> <strong class="phr">swoop down</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>on</em> or <em>upon</em>) to come down in a sudden swift attack: <em class="example">the enemy troops swooped down on the town.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq463"> <strong class="phr">swoop up</strong>, to take, lift, or remove, with, or as with, a sweeping motion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of Middle English <em>swope</em>, Old English <em>swāpan</em> sweep]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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T, t
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">T, t</span><z><span target_id="DoKqR0PS9N">n.</span><span target_id="BsgSXitShF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of T, t" src="word_pronunciations/23000.mp3"></audio></span>/ti/ (<em>say</em> tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DoKqR0PS9N"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">T’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Ts</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">t’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ts</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> a consonant, the 20th letter of the English alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> something shaped like the letter T.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BsgSXitShF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">the T</strong>, <em class="label">Squash</em> the centre of the court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">to a T</strong>, exactly: <em class="example">to suit to a T; </em><em class="example">to fit to a T.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [the nineteenth letter of the Roman alphabet, corresponding to Greek <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093652" href="entry://tau%23bigmac000093652"><span class="smallcaps">tau<sup>1</sup></span></a>, from Phoenician (and ancient Semitic)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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table
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">table</span><z><span target_id="tJtVRHRLNR">n.</span><span target_id="ZH6w44Swep">v.t.</span><span target_id="2hOYlddX4P">adj.</span><span target_id="OsKJY2uk1G">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of table" src="word_pronunciations/22814.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈteɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'taybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tJtVRHRLNR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> an article of furniture consisting of a flat top resting on legs or on a pillar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> such an article of furniture designed for the playing of any various games: <em class="example">a billiard table.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq502"> the board at or round which persons sit at meals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq194"> the food placed on a table to be eaten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq644"> a company of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq127"> a flat or plane surface; a level area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq264"> a tableland or plateau.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the surface of the pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq703"> a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, especially one artificially shaped for a particular purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq038"> anything resembling a table, as a horizontal gravestone supported on pillars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Printing</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037460" href="entry://ink%20table%23bigmac000037460"><strong>ink table</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a flat, vertical, usually rectangular surface forming a distinct feature in a wall, and often ornamental.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq874"> a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions, etc., may be put.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq633"> (<em>plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq243"> the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed, used most often of the Twelve Tables.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq635"> the laws themselves.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq850"> an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as the multiplication tables, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq574"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac391876418" href="entry://league%20table%23bigmac391876418"><strong>league table</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Music</em> the sounding-board of a violin or similar stringed instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq339"> <em class="label">Jewellery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq050"> the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq484"> a gem with such a surface.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZH6w44Swep">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">tabled</strong>, <strong class="bold">tabling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq897"> to enter in or form into a table or list.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq242"> to place or lay on a table.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq527"> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> to place (a proposal, resolution, etc.) on the table of an assembly for discussion.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2hOYlddX4P">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq815"> of, relating to, or designed for use at a table: <em class="example">table cutlery; </em><em class="example">table napkin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq273"> of a superior quality suitable for serving at the table: <em class="example">table salt; </em><em class="example">table margarine.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OsKJY2uk1G">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">at table</strong>, at the dining table; partaking in a meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">drink someone under the table</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to outdrink someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">keep a good table</strong>, to provide plentiful, high-quality food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">on the table</strong>, <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> under discussion; put forward for discussion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">turn the tables</strong>, to cause a complete reversal of circumstances: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The importation as slave labour of Chinese, who quickly turned the tables and stayed on as wealthy store-keepers.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coralie and leslie rees</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the notion that the table on which a board game is being played is reversed so that the winner becomes the loser, and vice versa]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">under the table</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drunk to the extent of being incapable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq115"> given as a bribe.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, replacing Old English <em>tabule</em>, from Latin <em>tabula</em> board] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tableless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tad</span></header><div>/tæd/ (<em>say</em> tad) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">a tad</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> a small amount: <em class="example">it won’t make a tad of difference.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> to a small extent: <em class="example">a tad too salty.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1930s), used earlier to mean a small boy; ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074493" href="entry://tadpole%23bigmac000074493"><span class="smallcaps">tadpole</span></a>, or from British dialect <em>taddick</em> a small amount]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tag<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="W2K7blkgPm">n.</span><span target_id="CdPSfe70bi">v.t.</span><span target_id="bH0yoSY5OI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tag" src="word_pronunciations/22839.mp3"></audio></span>/tæg/ (<em>say</em> tag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W2K7blkgPm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> a piece or strip of strong paper, leather, or the like, for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> any small hanging or loosely attached part or piece; tatter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq374"> a loop of material sewn on a garment so that it can be hung up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq375"> a point or binding of metal, plastic, or other hard substance at the end of a cord, lace, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Qld</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071325" href="entry://sprig%23bigmac000071325"><strong>sprig</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071325" href="entry://sprig%23mq630">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Angling</em> a small piece made of tinsel or the like, tied to the shank of a hook at the body of an artificial fly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq040"> a tag end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq792"> the refrain of a song or poem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq031"> the last words of a speech in a play, etc., as a curtain line or cue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq740"> (in popular music) a coda.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq544"> an addition to a speech or writing, as the moral of a fable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq652"> a trite quotation or cliché, especially one in Latin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq092"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq012"> a constituent added to the end of a statement to modify it in some way, as <em>just sayin’</em> added to soften an insulting remark.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq829"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786807998" href="entry://tag%20question%23bigmac786807998"><strong>tag question</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq858"> a word or phrase applied as characteristic of a person or group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq275"> a curlicue in writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq140"> the identifying mark or signature of a graffitist; tag-name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq842"> a lock of hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq304"> a matted lock of wool on a sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq172"> the tip of the tail of a fox.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq893"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the rabble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a type of marker used in a markup language, usually one of a pair which open and close the element, by which elements of a document, database, etc., can be recognised by a parser.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a keyword or name attached to digital content, such as a photo, to facilitate identification or searching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq104"> the act or instance of tagging.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CdPSfe70bi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">tagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">tagging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq733"> to furnish with a tag or tags; to attach a tag to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq333"> (of a graffitist) to identify (graffiti) with a tag (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102447" href="#mq140">16</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq108"> to append as a tag to something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq926"> to apply as characteristic a word or phrase to (a person or group).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq756"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to follow closely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq631"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to mark (an opponent) closely, in order to nullify their influence on the game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq325"> to attach a price tag to; to price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Internet</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq937"> to add a keyword or name to (digital content) to facilitate identification or searching.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq572"> to identify and link (individuals) in digital photographs, posts, etc., by adding a tag.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bH0yoSY5OI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">tag along</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to follow closely; go along or about as a follower.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; origin obscure, ? related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102446" href="entry://tack%23bigmac000102446"><span class="smallcaps">tack<sup>1</sup></span></a>. Compare Swedish <em>tagg</em> prickle, point] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tagger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>taggable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tag<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="19Pqu4Qnfs">n.</span><span target_id="boCjVrEI6H">adj.</span><span target_id="uXeHE6EB6I">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tag" src="word_pronunciations/22840.mp3"></audio></span>/tæg/ (<em>say</em> tag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="19Pqu4Qnfs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Especially ACT</em> a children’s game in which one player chases the others until they touch one of them, who then takes their place as pursuer. Compare <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">ACT and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012862" href="entry://chasey%23bigmac000012862"><strong>chasey</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059048" href="entry://chasings%23bigmac000059048"><strong>chasings</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076730" href="entry://tip%23bigmac000076730"><strong>tip<sup>4</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076730" href="entry://tip%23mq174">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076519" href="entry://tig%23bigmac000076519"><strong>tig</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076519" href="entry://tig%23mq676">1</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac396091422" href="entry://tiggy%23bigmac396091422"><strong>tiggy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> an act of tagging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> an act of touching hands over the top rope by two teammates in tag wrestling.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="boCjVrEI6H">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq083"> of or relating to tag wrestling.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uXeHE6EB6I">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">tagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">tagging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq098"> <em class="label">Especially ACT</em> to touch in or as in the game of tag. Compare <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076519" href="entry://tig%23bigmac000076519"><strong>tig</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076519" href="entry://tig%23mq346">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> to touch (a runner) with the ball or with the hand holding the ball, thereby putting that runner out of the game.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102447" href="#bigmac000102447"><span class="smallcaps">tag<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tail<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="4LND79vUtP">n.</span><span target_id="HkVUT9dEQD">adj.</span><span target_id="a07HRb2mSH">v.t.</span><span target_id="LP3Yo8k7zI">v.i.</span><span target_id="wmAHEdluP7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tail" src="word_pronunciations/22845.mp3"></audio></span>/teɪl/ (<em>say</em> tayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4LND79vUtP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> the hindmost part of an animal, posterior to the vent, especially when forming a distinct flexible appendage to the trunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq852"> something resembling or suggesting this in shape or position: <em class="example">the tail of a kite.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq731"> the hinder, bottom, or concluding part of anything; the rear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq759"> the rear of a mob of sheep or cattle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq401"> the small piece of electrical wiring from a meter or mains to which wiring from a house is attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq859"> the final or concluding part of anything, as in cricket, the last people to bat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq660"> the inferior or refuse part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq638"> a long braid or tress of hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the luminous stream of dust and gas particles extending from the head of a comet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq588"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the reverse of a coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq713"> (<em>plural</em>) (in two-up) the falling of the coins so that both tails are upward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq576"> an arrangement of objects or persons which extends like a tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq941"> a downward stroke, as of a printed or written letter, the stem of a musical note, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq011"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063083" href="entry://retinue%23bigmac000063083"><strong>retinue</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the stabilising and control surfaces at the after end of an aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq562"> (<em>plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq116"> the skirts of certain coats, as a swallow-tailed coat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq597"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073897" href="entry://swallow-tailed%20coat%23bigmac000073897"><strong>swallow-tailed coat</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq955"> full-dress attire.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq691"> the lower part of a pool or section of a stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Printing</em>, <em class="label">Bookbinding</em> the bottom of a page or book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who follows another, especially one who is employed to do so in order to observe or hinder escape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq446"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> people viewed collectively as sexual objects.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HkVUT9dEQD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq008"> coming from behind: <em class="example">a tail thrust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq665"> being at the back or rear: <em class="example">a tail-light.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a07HRb2mSH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq741"> to form or furnish with a tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq482"> to form or constitute the tail or end of (a procession, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq749"> to terminate; follow like a tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq226"> to join or attach (one thing) at the tail or end of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq231"> to tend or herd (sheep or cattle).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq065"> to dock the tail of: <em class="example">tailed lambs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Botany</em> to remove the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101126" href="entry://style%23bigmac000101126">style</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101126" href="entry://style%23mq361">16</a>) of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq245"> to seize by the tail: <em class="example">to tail an otter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to follow in order to hinder escape or to observe: <em class="example">to tail a suspect.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LP3Yo8k7zI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq569"> to form or move in a line or continuation suggestive of a tail: <em class="example">hikers tailing up a narrow path.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq656"> (of a boat, etc.) to have or take a position with the stern in a particular direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq833"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to follow close behind.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wmAHEdluP7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="37"><span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">a bit </strong>(or <strong class="phr">piece</strong>)<strong class="phr"> of tail</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person considered as a sexual object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq975"> <strong class="phr">chase one’s tail</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very busy but achieving little.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">tail away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">off</strong>), to decrease gradually; decline: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His strong voice fading abruptly, tailing off</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">james mcqueen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">tail in</strong>, <em class="label">Building Trades</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> to fasten (a beam, etc.) by building one of its ends into a wall.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq676"> (of a beam, etc.) to be fastened by the end built into a wall.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq993"> <strong class="phr">tail out</strong>, to guide (timber) as it comes off the saw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">tail them</strong>, <em class="label">Two-up</em> to throw the coins with the result that both fall tails upward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">turn tail</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq679"> to turn the back, as in aversion or fright.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq324"> to run away; flee.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">with one’s tail between one’s legs</strong>, in a state of utter defeat or humiliation; abjectly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>tægel</em>; compare Middle High German <em>zagel</em> tail, penis] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tailless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tail<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="ea5x9LdTty">n.</span><span target_id="n8xoadbZff">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tail" src="word_pronunciations/22845.mp3"></audio></span>/teɪl/ (<em>say</em> tayl) <em class="label">Law</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ea5x9LdTty">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> the limitation of an estate to a person and the heirs of that person’s body, or some particular class of such heirs.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="n8xoadbZff">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq840"> limited to a specified line of heirs; being in tail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>taille</em> cutting, tax, from <em>taillier</em> (verb) cut] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tailless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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take
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">take</span><z><span target_id="tgBqNpkx9r">v.t.</span><span target_id="CiIi6w2ycl">v.i.</span><span target_id="sWxc2TAayE">cop. v.</span><span target_id="lm0e33X1xc">n.</span><span target_id="4F1GM3fXzp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of take" src="word_pronunciations/22854.mp3"></audio></span>/teɪk/ (<em>say</em> tayk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">took</strong>, <strong class="bold">taken</strong>, <strong class="bold">taking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tgBqNpkx9r">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> to get into one’s hands or possession by force or artifice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq345"> to seize, catch, or capture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq520"> to grasp, grip or hold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq320"> to get into one’s hold, possession, control, etc., by one’s own action but without force or artifice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq721"> to select; pick out from a number: <em class="example">take a chocolate from a box.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq748"> to receive or accept willingly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq823"> to receive by way of payment or charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq917"> to obtain by making payment: <em class="example">to take a house in Paddington.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq405"> to get or obtain from a source; derive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq242"> to receive into the body or system, as by swallowing or inhaling: <em class="example">to take food.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq428"> to eat or use habitually, as a foodstuff, flavouring, etc.: <em class="example">to take sugar in tea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq363"> to quote, especially without acknowledgement: <em class="example">this writer has taken whole pages from Eliot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq254"> to remove by death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq226"> to subtract or deduct: <em class="example">to take 2 from 5.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq457"> to carry or convey: <em class="example">take your lunch with you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq565"> to convey or transport: <em class="example">we took the children to the beach by car.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq790"> to have recourse to (a vehicle, etc.) as a means of progression or travel: <em class="example">to take a bus to the top of the hill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq687"> to effect a change in the position or condition of: <em class="example">his ability took him to the top.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq981"> to conduct or lead: <em class="example">where will this road take me?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq963"> to attempt to get over, through, round, etc. (something that presents itself), or succeed in doing this: <em class="example">the horse took the hedge with an easy jump.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq314"> (of a disease, illness, or the like) to attack or affect: <em class="example">to be taken with a fit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq505"> to become affected by: <em class="example">a stone which will take a high polish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq946"> to absorb or become impregnated with (a colour, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq391"> to surprise; detect; come upon: <em class="example">to take a thief in the act of stealing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq685"> to receive or adopt (a person) into some specified or implied relation: <em class="example">to take a man in marriage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq935"> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq170"> to secure regularly by payment: <em class="example">to take a magazine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq225"> to adopt and enter upon (a way, course, etc.); proceed to deal with in some manner: <em class="example">to take a matter under consideration.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq099"> to proceed to occupy: <em class="example">to take a seat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq898"> to receive in a specified manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Yet you take this quite calmly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq145"> to avail oneself of (an opportunity, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq192"> to obtain or exact (satisfaction or reparation).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq329"> to receive, or be the recipient of (something bestowed, administered, etc.): <em class="example">to take first prize.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq134"> to have, undergo, enjoy, etc., as for one’s benefit: <em class="example">to take a bath; </em><em class="example">take a rest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq840"> to occupy, use up, or consume (space, material, time, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq656"> to attract and hold: <em class="example">a well-dressed shop window takes one’s eye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq408"> to captivate or charm: <em class="example">a pretty ring takes one’s fancy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq838"> to assume or adopt (a symbol, badge, or the like): <em class="example">to take the veil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq248"> to make, put forth, etc.: <em class="example">to take exception.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq750"> to write down (notes, a copy, etc.): <em class="example">to take a record of a speech.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq212"> to go onto (a place of action): <em class="example">to take the stage; </em><em class="example">to take the field.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq869"> to make (a reproduction, picture, or photograph of something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq877"> to make a figure or picture, especially a photograph, of (a person or thing).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq918"> to ascertain by inquiry, examination, measurement, scientific observation, etc.: <em class="example">to take a reading; </em><em class="example">to take someone’s pulse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq107"> to begin to have (a certain feeling or state of mind); experience or feel (delight, pride, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq911"> to form and hold in the mind: <em class="example">to take a gloomy view.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq032"> to understand in a specified way: <em class="example">how do you take this?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq799"> to regard or consider: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the Commonwealth shall be taken to be a self-governing colony for the purposes of that Act.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">the australian constitution (revision 04/91)</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq082"> to assume or undertake (a function, duty, responsibility, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq266"> to assume the obligation of (a vow, pledge, etc.); perform or discharge (a part, service, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq504"> to assume or adopt as one’s own (a part or side in a contest, etc.); assume or appropriate as if by right: <em class="example">to take the credit for something; </em><em class="example">to take a liberty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq337"> to grasp or apprehend, understand, or comprehend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq442"> to do, perform, execute, etc.: <em class="example">to take a walk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq244"> to accept and comply with (advice, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq764"> to suffer or undergo: <em class="example">to take insults.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq112"> to enter into the enjoyment of (recreation, a holiday, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq365"> to employ for some specified or implied purpose: <em class="example">to take measures to check an evil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq022"> to require: <em class="example">it takes courage to do that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Cards</em>, <em class="label">Chess</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to capture or win (a trick, piece, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> to have by usage, either as part of itself or with it in construction (a particular form, accent, etc., or a case, mood, etc.): <em class="example">‘police’ takes a plural verb.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CiIi6w2ycl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="61"><span id="mq683"> to catch or engage, as a mechanical device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq381"> to strike root, or begin to grow, as a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq200"> to adhere, as ink, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq626"> to win favour or acceptance, as a play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq004"> to have the intended result or effect, as a medicine, inoculation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq934"> to admit of being photographed (well, badly, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq296"> to admit of being taken (out, apart, etc.): <em class="example">the box takes apart easily.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Angling</em> (of a fish) to bite.</span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="sWxc2TAayE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="69"><span id="mq415"> to become (sick or ill).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lm0e33X1xc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="70"><span id="mq351"> an act or instance of taking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq477"> that which is taken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq130"> the quantity of fish, etc., taken at one time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq592"> money taken; gross profit; takings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq732"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq747"> point of view; perception: <em class="example">the German take on the GFC.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq077"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> an expression of this in an opinion piece, blog, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Journalism</em>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a portion of copy assigned to a keyboard operator or compositor, usually part of a story or article.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq767"> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> a ten-minute interval of reporting done by a parliamentary reporter working on roster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="77"> <span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq873"> a scene or a portion of a scene photographed at one time without any interruption or break.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq938"> an instance of such continuous operation of the camera.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="78"> <span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Recording</em> a single uninterrupted sequence of recorded sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="79"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a cheat; swindle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="80"> <span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a successful inoculation, vaccination, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="81"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a two-month period for which tributers would work on a pitch of ore at a set percentage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="82"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a mineral-bearing area which a miner is permitted to work; a holding.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4F1GM3fXzp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="83"><span id="mq711"> <strong class="phr">on the take</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> accepting bribes or benefits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="84"> <span id="mq951"> <strong class="phr">take aback</strong>, to surprise; disconcert; startle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="85"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">take after</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq623"> to resemble (a parent, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq962"> <em class="label">US</em> to pursue.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="86"> <span id="mq43"> <strong class="phr">take a long hard look </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pull</strong>)<strong class="phr"> at oneself</strong>, to examine one’s own behaviour with a view to improving it in the future.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="87"> <span id="mq3"> <strong class="phr">take a stab at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make an attempt at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="88"> <span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">take away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq846"> to carry off or remove.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq979"> to subtract (a number): <em class="example">take away the number you first thought of.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq492"> minus: <em class="example">four take away two is two.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq089"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to remove (a child) from its Aboriginal parents in order to enforce integration into white society.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="89"> <span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">take back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq581"> to retrieve; regain possession of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq530"> to retract or withdraw.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq324"> to allow to return: <em class="example">she would not take back her erring husband.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq362"> to return for exchange, etc.: <em class="example">the radio was faulty so we took it back.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="90"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">take care</strong>, to act or think cautiously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="91"> <span id="mq066"> <strong class="phr">take care of</strong>, to look after; protect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="92"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">take down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq771"> to pull down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq159"> to remove by pulling apart or taking apart.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq469"> to write down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq018"> to take advantage of (someone); cheat; swindle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="93"> <span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">take down a peg </strong>(or <strong class="phr">two</strong>), to humble: <em class="example">I’ll take him down a peg or two.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="94"> <span id="mq020"> <strong class="phr">take for</strong>, to believe or assume to be, especially mistakenly: <em class="example">I took him for the postman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="95"> <span id="mq566"> <strong class="phr">take for a ride</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq881"> to deceive or cheat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq673"> to kidnap and murder.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US underworld slang (1920s); those who fell out with the gangster boss were lured into his car and taken for a ride which usually ended with their being shot dead]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="96"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">take for granted</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq664"> to accept or assume without question.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq797"> to fail to ascribe credit, merit, worth, or the like to: <em class="example">it is very upsetting to have one’s work taken for granted.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="97"> <span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">take from</strong>, to detract from or reduce: <em class="example">he may behave foolishly, but that does not take from the value of his work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="98"> <span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">take in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq448"> to receive and accommodate; provide lodging for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq839"> to alter (a garment) in order to make it smaller; reduce the size or measurement of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq395"> to include; encompass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq660"> to comprehend; understand; grasp the meaning of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq855"> to deceive, trick, or cheat.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="99"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">take it</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq956"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to endure pain, misfortune or the like with fortitude.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq076"> to react in a manner specified: <em class="example">when I broke the news, he took it very badly.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq871"> to assume: <em class="example">I take it from your silence that this is true.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="100"> <span id="mq193"> <strong class="phr">take it or leave it</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq311"> to accept or reject the current offer, proposition, article for sale, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq286"> to consider something with indifference.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="101"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">take it out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq909"> to serve a period of time in jail instead of paying a fine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq728"> to have sexual intercourse with a tradesperson, creditor, etc., in lieu of paying an account.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="102"> <span id="mq832"> <strong class="phr">take it out of</strong>, to exhaust; sap the strength or energy of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="103"> <span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">take it out on</strong>, to vent wrath, anger, or the like on: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>my new House Mother had been an enemy of Miss Moore’s and I knew she’d take it out on me.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="104"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">take off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq072"> to remove, as of clothing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq279"> to lead off or away.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq572"> to set off; take one’s departure; go away.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq831"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> to begin to ride a wave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq058"> to withdraw or remove from: <em class="example">they had to take oysters off the menu because of the polluted river.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq515"> to spend as holiday time: <em class="example">to take three days off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq907"> to remove (an employee, etc.) from some particular task: <em class="example">they took me off the shovelling.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq154"> to deduct: <em class="example">I’ll take off $20 if you pay cash.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq177"> to become popular: <em class="example">surfboard riding took off as a national sport.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq271"> to leave the ground, as an aeroplane.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq874"> to escalate: <em class="example">prices took off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="l"><span id="mq498"> to become excited.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="m"><span id="mq556"> to reach a level of excellence, success, flair, etc.: <em class="example">the play took off in the last act.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="n"><span id="mq16"> to imitate so as to caricature or ridicule.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="105"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">take on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq478"> to hire (workers): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They don’t expect that an employer will take them on and stick with them forever</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hugh mackay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq785"> to undertake to handle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq183"> to acquire: <em class="example">to take on a new aspect.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq400"> to start a quarrel or fight with: <em class="example">take on someone your own size; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>And I wouldn’t care to take him on without gloves, would you, Wal?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary grant bruce</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1924</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq398"> to stand up to in a situation of conflict, especially political.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq723"> to win popularity: <em class="example">yo-yos took on rapidly with children.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq843"> to show great excitement, grief, or other emotion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="106"> <span id="mq033"> <strong class="phr">take on board</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq853"> to grasp the significance of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq876"> to accept and use, as an idea, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="107"> <span id="mq252"> <strong class="phr">take out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq094"> to extract: <em class="example">to take out a tooth.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq253"> to escort or accompany (someone) assuming responsibility for the arrangements: <em class="example">he took the children out yesterday.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq015"> to treat (someone) to dinner at a restaurant, an entertainment, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq280"> to obtain; apply for and get: <em class="example">to take out an insurance policy.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq412"> to vent: <em class="example">to take out one’s rage on the dog.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq331"> to destroy; eliminate; render harmless: <em class="example">to take out a military installation by bombing.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq597"> to win (a prize): <em class="example">to take out the cup.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="108"> <span id="mq028"> <strong class="phr">take over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq283"> to assume complete control: <em class="example">in any activity she takes over.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq737"> to assume or acquire control of: <em class="example">to take over a company.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="109"> <span id="mq553"> <strong class="phr">take possession</strong>, to enter into ownership, as of an estate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="110"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">take place</strong>, to happen; occur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="111"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">take someone off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to imitate or mimic someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="112"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">take someone up on</strong>, to accept someone’s offer of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="113"> <span id="mq609"> <strong class="phr">take something off the ball </strong>(or <strong class="phr">it</strong>), <em class="label">Football</em> to reduce the power of a kick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="114"> <span id="mq690"> <strong class="phr">take the bull by the horns</strong>, to act directly and promptly, particularly in a difficult situation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? with reference to the practice of Spanish matadors of attempting to seize the bull by the horns]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="115"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">take to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq174"> to apply, devote, or addict oneself to: <em class="example">to take to drink.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq599"> to respond (as specified, or if unspecified, favourably) to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Well to tell the truth, Doris, he didn’t seem to take kindly to the idea.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">erle cox</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq223"> to go to: <em class="example">to take to one’s bed.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq386"> to resort to; have recourse to: <em class="example">to take to one’s heels.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq483"> to attack: <em class="example">he took to his brother with a hairbrush.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="116"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">take up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq059"> to lift; pick up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq704"> to occupy oneself with; adopt the practice or study of: <em class="example">to take up Greek.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq697"> to occupy (time, space, or the like).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq761"> to resume or continue: <em class="example">to take up where one left off.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq886"> to accept (an offer).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq972"> to commence (a job).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq526"> to take possession as owner or tenant of (a grant of Crown land).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq133"> <em class="label">Mining Colloquial</em> to reopen and mine (an abandoned mine).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="117"> <span id="mq449"> <strong class="phr">take upon oneself</strong>, to assume the responsibility for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="118"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">take up with</strong>, to begin to associate with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; late Old English <em>tacan</em>, from Old Norse <em>taka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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talent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">talent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of talent" src="word_pronunciations/22857.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtælənt/ (<em>say</em> 'taluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> a special natural ability or aptitude: <em class="example">a talent for drawing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> a capacity for achievement or success; natural ability: <em class="example">young men of talent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq003"> persons of ability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq551"> a power of mind or body considered as committed to one for use and improvement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq414"> an ancient unit of weight, varying with time and place, the later <strong>Attic talent</strong> being estimated at about 26 kg and the <strong>Hebrew talent</strong> about double this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq632"> this weight of gold, silver, or the like as a monetary unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq701"> (in television, film or radio) anyone who is either invited as a guest or employed as a performer on a particular program.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq064"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> inclination or disposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at a party, dance, etc., women or men viewed as possible sexual partners.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the underworld or criminal element of a particular place.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>talente</em>, from Latin <em>talenta</em>, plural of <em>talentum</em>, from Greek <em>talanton</em> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074612" href="#mq414">5</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074612" href="#mq632">6</a>); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074612" href="#mq551">4</a> from the parable in Matthew 25:14–30; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074612" href="#mq064">8</a> from Old French <em>talent</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>talentless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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talk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">talk</span><z><span target_id="vi0rq6wvI3">v.i.</span><span target_id="A6dBF4X2IY">v.t.</span><span target_id="cXoZVYCaTM">n.</span><span target_id="OcL4zlMEON">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of talk" src="word_pronunciations/22860.mp3"></audio></span>/tɔk/ (<em>say</em> tawk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vi0rq6wvI3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> to speak or converse; perform the act of speaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> to make known or interchange ideas, information, etc., by means of spoken words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq902"> to consult or confer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq985"> to gossip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq104"> to chatter or prate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq658"> to reveal information: <em class="example">to make a spy talk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq744"> to communicate ideas by other means than speech, as by writing, keying, signs, or signals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq694"> (of computers) to communicate; to be compatible in terms of software so that information can be exchanged and processed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq626"> to make sounds imitative or suggestive of human speech.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="A6dBF4X2IY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq015"> to express in words; utter: <em class="example">to talk sense.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq253"> to use as a spoken language; speak: <em class="example">he can talk French.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq632"> to discuss: <em class="example">to talk politics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq904"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to have the right to speak (a particular language) because of traditional ownership of that language: <em class="example">she can talk Morrobalama, but she can only speak Lamalama.</em> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101679" href="entry://speak%23bigmac000101679"><strong>speak</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101679" href="entry://speak%23mq646">14</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cXoZVYCaTM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq568"> the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq781"> a lecture or informal speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq042"> a conference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq357"> report or rumour; gossip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq967"> a subject or occasion of talking, especially of gossip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq049"> mere empty speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq154"> a way of talking: <em class="example">baby talk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq980"> language, dialect, or lingo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq307"> sound imitative or suggestive of human speech: <em class="example">the talk of monkeys.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OcL4zlMEON">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq805"> <strong class="phr">all talk</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq747"> assertions that lack substance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq250"> someone given to empty rhetoric.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">be talking …</strong>, to nominate (a concept) as the essential element in a discussion, situation, proposition, etc.: <em class="example">I’m talking republicanism here; </em><em class="example">we’re talking major dag.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq038"> <strong class="phr">be talking strong</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to be speaking angrily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">be talking up</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to be speaking with self-confidence: <em class="example">she’s talkin’ up.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq584"> <strong class="phr">talk about …</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (used to emphasise the magnitude of the attribute or action specified): <em class="example">talk about laugh.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">talk back</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em> or <em>at</em>) to reply sharply or rudely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq504"> <strong class="phr">talk big</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to speak boastfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq535"> <strong class="phr">talk dirty</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to speak using sexually explicit language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">talk down</strong>, to make appear less important: <em class="example">the prime minister talked down the events in parliament.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq324"> <strong class="phr">talk down to</strong>, to speak condescendingly to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">talk for</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to have the authority to speak about (a place or object) because of one’s special connection with it: <em class="example">Goody can talk for his land, but I can’t.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq177"> <strong class="phr">talk off the top of one’s head</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq934"> to speak without prior preparation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq842"> to speak nonsense.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq265"> <strong class="phr">talk out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq498"> to resolve (differences) by discussion: <em class="example">unions and management usually attempt to talk out their differences before resorting to industrial action.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq813"> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> to thwart the passage of (a piece of legislation) by prolonging discussion until the adjournment.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq028"> <strong class="phr">talk over</strong>, to discuss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq702"> <strong class="phr">talk round</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq075"> to discuss generally and discursively, without coming to the essential point.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq437"> to persuade; bring around to one’s own way of thinking.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">talk shop</strong>, to discuss one’s trade, profession, or business, especially at a social occasion with the effect of excluding those not similarly employed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A young policeman waiting for his sergeant was talking shop.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq920"> <strong class="phr">talk someone down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq533"> to override someone in argument by speaking in a loud, persistent manner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to radio landing instructions to a pilot when landing is difficult.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq207"> <strong class="phr">talk someone into</strong>, to persuade someone to do (something), especially against their original intention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq010"> <strong class="phr">talk someone out of</strong>, to persuade someone not to do (something), especially against their original intention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">talk someone through something</strong>, to explain something to someone, usually slowly and in detail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">talk the leg off an iron pot </strong>(or <strong class="phr">chair</strong>), Also, <strong class="phr">talk the </strong>(<strong class="phr">hind</strong>)<strong class="phr"> leg off a donkey</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely garrulous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq501"> <strong class="phr">talk through the back of one’s neck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to talk nonsense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq412"> <strong class="phr">talk to the hand!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a contemptuous expression used to indicate to someone that they should speak to one’s hand, implying that they are not worthy to speak to one’s face, and in effect, that they should not speak at all.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1995) campus slang; in its full form ‘Talk to the hand ’cause the face ain’t listening’; accompanied by an outstretched arm with the palm vertical and facing towards the person thus addressed]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq189"> <strong class="phr">talk tough</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be forceful and uncompromising in putting forward one’s views or intentions or in assessing a situation, with the aim of overcoming opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">talk until one is blue in the face</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to talk at considerable length in the hope of achieving a desired outcome but failing to do so: <em class="example">I could talk until I’m blue in the face but he wouldn’t come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">talk up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq884"> to boost the performance of (shares, the economy, etc.) by making confident assessments and predictions: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It’s the Government which has been talking up expectations.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq952"> to place undue emphasis on; exaggerate: <em class="example">to talk up the dangers of a backlash.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq745"> <strong class="phr">the talk of the town</strong>, the subject of admiring discussion generally: <em class="example">you’ll be the talk of the town in that outfit.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, related to East Frisian <em>talken</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074610" href="entry://tale%23bigmac000074610"><span class="smallcaps">tale</span></a> (noun), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100733" href="entry://tell%23bigmac000100733"><span class="smallcaps">tell<sup>1</sup></span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tallarook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tallarook</span></header><div>/tæləˈrʊk/ (<em>say</em> taluh'rook) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">things are crook in Tallarook</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">present circumstances are bad.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly NSW Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac777121882" href="entry://Coolongolook%23bigmac777121882"><strong>Coolongolook</strong></a>; <em class="label">NSW Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097203" href="entry://Muswellbrook%23bigmac000097203"><strong>Muswellbrook</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Tallarook</em>, a town in central northern Victoria; one of a number of humorous rhyming expressions based on placenames dating from the early 1930s and widespread among soldiers during World War II, other examples being <em>there’s no work in Bourke</em>, <em>things are weak at Julia Creek</em> and <em>everything’s wrong in Wollongong</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tank</span><z><span target_id="ZfLwRky7X3">n.</span><span target_id="D8Sivjr255">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZebwbfVyb0">v.i.</span><span target_id="PLI2bJW4zw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tank" src="word_pronunciations/22888.mp3"></audio></span>/tæŋk/ (<em>say</em> tangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZfLwRky7X3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq085"> a receptacle or structure for holding water or other liquid or a gas: <em class="example">fish tank; </em><em class="example">petrol tank.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq455"> a large, closed container made of corrugated, galvanised iron, or of concrete, for storing rainwater above ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> a large, open container made of concrete for storing matter in the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq271"> an artificial water storage site made by excavating a hole in flat ground, sometimes with excavated soil used as a retaining wall; dam. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078636" href="entry://turkey%20nest%20dam%23bigmac000078636"><strong>turkey nest dam</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">Military</em> an armoured, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine-guns, and moving on caterpillar tracks. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;British soldiers on a captured German A7V tank during World War I.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/tank_A03978.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq051"> a tank engine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a safe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the sum of $100.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="D8Sivjr255">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq284"> to put or store in a tank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq222"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose (a sporting match) deliberately.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZebwbfVyb0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq604"> to move like a tank: <em class="example">a footballer tanking down the wing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq398"> to be a disaster; fail; flop: <em class="example">his latest film tanked.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PLI2bJW4zw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">built like a tank</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely sturdy and strong, although lacking aesthetic appeal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq151"> <strong class="phr">on the tank</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on a drinking spree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">tank up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq111"> to fill the tank of a motor vehicle with fuel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drink heavily.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-Indian, from Gujarati <em>tānkh</em> underground water reservoir, or, Indo-Portuguese, from Portuguese <em>tanque</em> pond, cistern; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102458" href="#mq222">10</a> from US boxing slang <em>go in the tank</em>, from <em>tank</em> a swimming pool, a play on the expression ‘take a dive’, and meaning ‘to go through the motions in and ultimately lose a fight which has been fixed’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tankless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="backshade">The first <strong>tanks</strong> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102458" href="#mq560">5</a>) to be used in combat were British machines which went into action during the Battle of the Somme on 15 September 1916. Impervious to small arms fire and able to cut through barbed wire entanglements, tanks had the potential of crossing no-man’s land to reach enemy trenches, and were seen as a way of breaking the trench warfare stalemate on the Western Front and returning to more mobile battles. However, tanks were also slow-moving, liable to become bogged in battlefield craters or sink into collapsed dugouts, vulnerable to shelling and machine-gun fire and mechanically unreliable; they were also poorly ventilated, with the result that crews became disoriented and lost consciousness. Still, they achieved some success on the Somme, notably the capture of the village of Flers, but this was due in large part to the psychological impact the new weapon had on the startled Germans. Refined by 1917, tanks played a major role in the battle of Cambrai, when an attack led by 381 tanks penetrated 8 kilometres through German lines. The Tank Corps memorial, at Pozières on the Somme battlefront, commemorates the first use of tanks in battle.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tantrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tantrum</span><z><span target_id="qkj3BR8lmm">n.</span><span target_id="G8jlN1eSMQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tantrum" src="word_pronunciations/22892.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtæntrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'tantruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qkj3BR8lmm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> a sudden burst of ill humour; a fit of ill temper or passion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="G8jlN1eSMQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq006"> <strong class="phr">throw a tantrum</strong>, to exhibit a fit of temper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tar<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="5AhSwXQADM">n.</span><span target_id="SbgEbhcGyw">adj.</span><span target_id="ZRob0wIpwd">v.t.</span><span target_id="r2GXbSpp9z">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tar" src="word_pronunciations/22936.mp3"></audio></span>/ta/ (<em>say</em> tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5AhSwXQADM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq074"> any of various dark-coloured viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, such as coal, wood, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> coal-tar pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq947"> the resinous partially combusted material produced in burning tobacco in the act of smoking, which, being particulate, is then inhaled into the lungs; contains most of the mutagenic and carcinogenic agents in tobacco smoke.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SbgEbhcGyw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq954"> made of or covered with tar.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZRob0wIpwd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq774"> (<strong class="bold">tarred</strong>, <strong class="bold">tarring</strong>) to smear or cover with, or as with, tar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="r2GXbSpp9z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">tar and feather</strong>, to punish or have revenge on (someone) by or as by covering them with tar and feathers. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a punishment first recorded in the order issued by Richard I in 1189 that anyone who robbed the Crusaders during the voyage to the Holy Land would be covered first in boiling pitch and then feathers]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq929"> <strong class="phr">tarred with the same brush</strong>, having similar faults. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the practice of identifying sheep in a flock by a tar mark]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ter</em>, Old English <em>teru</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100580" href="entry://tree%23bigmac000100580"><span class="smallcaps">tree</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tar<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tar" src="word_pronunciations/22937.mp3"></audio></span>/ta/ (<em>say</em> tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">a sailor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074891" href="entry://tarpaulin%23bigmac000074891"><span class="smallcaps">tarpaulin</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac309351236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tar<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tar" src="word_pronunciations/22936.mp3"></audio></span>/ta/ (<em>say</em> tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> a file format in Unix.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> the program which is used to handle such files, used commonly to collect many such files into one large file for distribution or archiving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>t</em>(<em>ape</em>)<em> ar</em>(<em>chive</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tarbrush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tarbrush</span><z><span target_id="uATpETcPwZ">n.</span><span target_id="Umh9K7zYqo">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtabrʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'tahbrush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uATpETcPwZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> a brush for applying tar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Umh9K7zYqo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">a touch of the tarbrush</strong>, (<em>derogatory</em>) African or other dark-skinned ancestry or appearance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100714" href="entry://tar%23bigmac000100714"><span class="smallcaps">tar<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095579" href="entry://brush%23bigmac000095579"><span class="smallcaps">brush<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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target
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">target</span><z><span target_id="15PVMaXbjH">n.</span><span target_id="Oy6LXyi34Q">v.t.</span><span target_id="dlEBMQqxo8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of target" src="word_pronunciations/22918.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtagət/ (<em>say</em> 'tahguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="15PVMaXbjH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq528"> a device, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq852"> any object used for this purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq204"> anything fired at or aimed at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq526"> a goal to be reached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq998"> <em class="label">Boxing</em>, <em class="label">Fencing</em> the portion of the opponent’s body which may be punched or touched for the scoring of points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq761"> an object of abuse, scorn, derision, etc.; a butt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Surveying</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq644"> the sliding sight on a levelling staff.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq728"> any marker on which sights are taken.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq170"> <em class="label">History</em> a small round shield or buckler.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Oy6LXyi34Q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">targeted</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">targetted</strong>, <strong class="bold">targeting</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">targetting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq771"> to have as a target: <em class="example">nuclear submarines can target the US.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq250"> to set as a goal; make a target of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq719"> to allocate (money) to a particular purpose.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dlEBMQqxo8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq180"> <strong class="phr">a moving target</strong>, a goal which changes constantly: <em class="example">to attempt to plan for a moving target.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq440"> <strong class="phr">a small target</strong>, the object of attack, difficult to strike because of its small size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq481"> <strong class="phr">make oneself a small target</strong>, to offer little by way of content or comment so that one’s opposition finds it difficult to attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq317"> <strong class="phr">present a moving target</strong>, to elude an attacker by constantly changing position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English from French <em>targuette</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074871" href="entry://targe%23bigmac000074871"><span class="smallcaps">targe</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>targetless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tartar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tartar</span><z><span target_id="g8hfozVcvF">n.</span><span target_id="1glPY91fwK">adj.</span><span target_id="O0nnt0JpGq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Tartar" src="word_pronunciations/22932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtatə/ (<em>say</em> 'tahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g8hfozVcvF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> a member of any of a mingled host of Mongolian, Turkish, and other peoples who, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, overran Asia and eastern Europe during the Middle Ages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> a member of the descendants of this people, now inhabiting parts of Russia, particularly around the middle Volga in the federal republic of Tatarstan, and other parts of the former Soviet Union in Europe and western and central Asia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq520"> any of several Turkic languages of western central Asia, particularly Uzbek.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq241"> (<em>usually lower case</em>) a person who is difficult to deal with, being bad-tempered and formidable to others.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1glPY91fwK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq563"> relating to a Tartar or Tartars, or to their language.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O0nnt0JpGq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">catch a Tartar</strong>, to have dealings with something that or someone who proves unexpectedly troublesome or powerful.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tatar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>Tartarus</em>, from Persian <em>Tatar</em>, by association with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099696" href="entry://Tartarus%23bigmac000099696"><span class="smallcaps">Tartarus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tea</span><z><span target_id="AF7WqTlMAk">n.</span><span target_id="rEKP0CViKd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tea" src="word_pronunciations/23000.mp3"></audio></span>/ti/ (<em>say</em> tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AF7WqTlMAk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> the dried and prepared leaves of the shrub, <em>Camellia sinensis</em> (formerly <em>Thea sinensis</em>), from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is made by infusion in boiling water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> the shrub itself, which is extensively cultivated in China, Japan, India, etc., and has fragrant white flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq634"> the beverage so prepared, served hot or iced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq391"> a serving of such a beverage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq272"> any kind of leaves, flowers, etc., so used, or any plant yielding them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq229"> any of various infusions prepared from the leaves, flowers, etc., of other plants, and used as beverages or medicines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq134"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006438" href="entry://beef%20tea%23bigmac000006438"><strong>beef tea</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq746"> a light meal taken in the late afternoon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq117"> the main evening meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq198"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> marijuana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> gossip or information: <em class="example">have you heard the tea?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rEKP0CViKd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq362"> <strong class="phr">make </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> tea</strong>, to prepare a pot of tea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">not for all the tea in China</strong>, not at all; in no way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">one’s cup of tea</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a task, topic, person, or object, etc., well suited to one’s experience, taste, or liking: <em class="example">that show is more like my cup of tea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">spill the tea</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to gossip or divulge information, especially of a sensitive nature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [17th century <em>tee</em> (also <em>tay</em>, <em>tey</em>, pronounced /teɪ/), from Dutch <em>thee</em>, from Hokkien (Amoy dialect) <em>tê</em>; cognate with Mandarin <em>chá</em>, Cantonese <em>chàh</em>, and Malay <em>te</em>, <em>teh</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012552" href="entry://chai%23bigmac000012552"><span class="smallcaps">chai</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012753" href="entry://char%23bigmac000012753"><span class="smallcaps">char<sup>4</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tealess</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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teacup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">teacup</span><z><span target_id="zc8lBH2OTr">n.</span><span target_id="Pa0g9VfOwa">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtikʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'teekup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zc8lBH2OTr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> a cup designed for the drinking of tea, usually standing on a saucer and often part of a set of such cups and saucers, and tea things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq121"> a teacupful.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Pa0g9VfOwa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq290"> <strong class="phr">a storm in a teacup</strong>, a great deal of fuss arising out of a very unimportant matter. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> dates from 19th-century British English, although the idea behind the metaphor has a longer history. Cicero used the expression <em>Excitabat fluctus in simpulo</em> which translates from the Latin as ‘whip up waves in a ladle’. Later variations on the theme include ‘a storm in a cream bowl’, attributed to the Duke of Ormond, 1678, and ‘a storm in a wash-hand basin’, attributed to Lord Thurlow, 1830.]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tear<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dZ6Siba0ae">n.</span><span target_id="LrusNpVbBa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tear" src="word_pronunciations/22995.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪə/ (<em>say</em> tear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dZ6Siba0ae"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> a drop of the limpid fluid secreted by the lachrymal gland, appearing in or flowing from the eye, chiefly as the result of emotion, especially of grief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq126"> something resembling or suggesting a tear, as a drop of a liquid or a tear-like mass of a solid substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> (<em>plural</em>) grief; sorrow.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LrusNpVbBa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq096"> <strong class="phr">in tears</strong>, weeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq92"> <strong class="phr">tear up</strong>, to experience a welling up of tears in the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">there’ll be tears before bedtime</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) (an expression indicating that a conflict is about to produce active hostility.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a reference to children becoming tired and fractious]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tere</em>, Old English <em>tēar</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>lacrima</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tearless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tear<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="icNNdP9GDG">v.t.</span><span target_id="YNM8eljFPe">v.i.</span><span target_id="Te7nP9mCHo">n.</span><span target_id="Ju4606x4jF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tear" src="word_pronunciations/22996.mp3"></audio></span>/tɛə/ (<em>say</em> tair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tore</strong>, <strong class="bold">torn</strong>, <strong class="bold">tearing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="icNNdP9GDG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq984"> to pull or pluck violently or with force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq624"> to distress greatly: <em class="example">a heart torn with anguish.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq011"> to rend or divide: <em class="example">a country torn by civil war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq163"> to wound or injure by, or as by, rending; lacerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq051"> to produce or effect by rending: <em class="example">to tear a hole in one’s coat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq438"> to remove by force: <em class="example">to be unable to tear oneself away from a place.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YNM8eljFPe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq964"> to become torn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq842"> to make a tear or rent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq103"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move or go with violence or great haste.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Te7nP9mCHo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq940"> the act of tearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq237"> a rent or fissure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq391"> a rage or passion; violent flurry or outburst.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a drinking spree: <em class="example">on the tear.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ju4606x4jF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq014"> <strong class="phr">tear at</strong>, to pluck violently at; attempt to tear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq125"> <strong class="phr">tear down</strong>, to pull down; destroy; demolish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">tear into</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attack violently, either physically or verbally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq69"> <strong class="phr">tear it up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in an unrestrained fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">tear off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq913"> to pull or pluck away violently.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform or do, especially rapidly or casually.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq758"> to leave hurriedly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq286"> <strong class="phr">tear strips off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to reprove severely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">tear up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq291"> to tear into small pieces.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq803"> to cancel; annul.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tere</em>, Old English <em>teran</em>, distantly related to Greek <em>derein</em> flay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tee<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="4Agqbhzm8R">n.</span><span target_id="yoaZ2zfa5k">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tee" src="word_pronunciations/23026.mp3"></audio></span>/ti/ (<em>say</em> tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4Agqbhzm8R"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> the letter T, t.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> something shaped like a T, as a three-way joint used in fitting pipes together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq438"> the mark aimed at in various games, as curling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq498"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078409" href="entry://T-shirt%23bigmac000078409"><strong>T-shirt</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yoaZ2zfa5k">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq640"> having a crosspiece at the top; shaped like a T.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tee<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="yO4GdOvNBK">n.</span><span target_id="kdkDCS9aHU">v.t.</span><span target_id="9n5YSJnvjS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tee" src="word_pronunciations/23027.mp3"></audio></span>/ti/ (<em>say</em> tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yO4GdOvNBK"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Golf</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> Also, <strong class="vs">teeing ground</strong>. the starting place, usually a hard mound of earth, at the beginning of each fairway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> a small heap of sand, or a rubber, plastic, or wooden object, on which the ball is placed and from which it is driven at the beginning of a hole.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kdkDCS9aHU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq653"> (<strong class="bold">teed</strong>, <strong class="bold">teeing</strong>) <em class="label">Golf</em> to place (the ball) on a tee.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9n5YSJnvjS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">tee off</strong>, <em class="label">Golf</em> to strike the ball from a tee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">tee up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to organise; plan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq346"> <strong class="phr">to a tee</strong>, perfectly; exactly: <em class="example">it suits you to a tee.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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telescope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">telescope</span><z><span target_id="iV6f5q6xf9">n.</span><span target_id="vlFEv9FYQl">adj.</span><span target_id="SIHnZIttgJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="uR13YhWiGv">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of telescope" src="word_pronunciations/23043.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛləskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'teluhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iV6f5q6xf9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> an optical instrument for making distant objects appear nearer and larger. There are two principal forms, one (<strong>refracting telescope</strong>) consisting essentially of a lens or object glass for forming an image of the object and an eyepiece or combination of lenses for magnifying this image, and the other (<strong>reflecting telescope</strong>) having a similar arrangement but containing a concave mirror or speculum instead of an object glass. <strong>Astronomical telescopes</strong> are used for viewing objects outside the earth; <strong>terrestrial telescopes</strong> are used for viewing distant objects on the earth’s surface.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vlFEv9FYQl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"><span id="mq029"> consisting of parts which fit and slide one within another.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">telescoped</strong>, <strong class="bold">telescoping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SIHnZIttgJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq627"> to force together, one into another, or force into something else, in the manner of the sliding tubes of a jointed telescope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq354"> to condense; shorten.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uR13YhWiGv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq179"> to slide together, or into something else in the manner of the tubes of a jointed telescope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq043"> to be driven one into another, as railway carriages in a collision.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>telescopium</em>, from Greek <em>teleskopos</em> far-seeing + Latin <em>-ium</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tell<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="NkNWiuNqWD">v.t.</span><span target_id="EX9Z0YcAp0">v.i.</span><span target_id="fsOvsF6AZ3">n.</span><span target_id="049iXqKcPl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tell" src="word_pronunciations/23058.mp3"></audio></span>/tɛl/ (<em>say</em> tel) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">told</strong>, <strong class="bold">telling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NkNWiuNqWD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): <em class="example">to tell one’s life story.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq077"> to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq432"> to announce or proclaim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq066"> to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq693"> to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq132"> to reveal or divulge (something secret or private).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq628"> to say plainly or positively: <em class="example">he won’t tell me if it’s true or not.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq614"> to discern (a distant person or thing) so as to be able to identify or describe: <em class="example">can you tell who that is over there?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq087"> to recognise or distinguish: <em class="example">you could hardly tell the difference between them.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq118"> to inform or apprise (a person, etc.) of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq183"> to assure emphatically: <em class="example">I won’t, I tell you!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq758"> to bid, order, or command: <em class="example">tell him to stop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq081"> to count or enumerate, as votes.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EX9Z0YcAp0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq181"> to give an account or report: <em class="example">she told about her experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq893"> to disclose something secret or private.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq710"> to know; be certain: <em class="example">how can we tell if there is a life after death?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq509"> to have force or effect; operate effectively: <em class="example">a contest in which every stroke tells.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq694"> to produce a marked or severe effect: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Sixty miles up the river he landed the stock – eighty-three horses – to lighten the load and because the heat was telling on them.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coralie and leslie rees</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fsOvsF6AZ3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq12"> a movement, expression, etc., that reveals one’s feelings, intentions, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="049iXqKcPl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq173"> <strong class="phr">do tell!</strong>, (an exclamation of a derisive character, indicating that the speaker already knows the information that has been conveyed.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">tell me about it!</strong>, (an exclamation of agreement, implying a similar experience.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq579"> <strong class="phr">tell of</strong>, to give evidence or be an indication of: <em class="example">to tell of wonders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq609"> <strong class="phr">tell off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq788"> to mention one after another, as in enumerating.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq695"> to count or set one by one or in exact amount: <em class="example">to tell off five metres.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq613"> to separate from the whole, a group, etc., and assign to a particular task.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to scold; rebuke.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq975"> <strong class="phr">tell on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inform on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq613"> <strong class="phr">tell someone where to get off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to rebuke someone, especially for thoughtless or overbearing behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq036"> <strong class="phr">tell tales </strong>(<strong class="phr">out of school</strong>), to report the misdemeanours, true or fictitious, of one’s friends, peers, relatives, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>telle</em>, Old English <em>tellan</em>, reckon, related to German <em>zählen</em> count, <em>erzählen</em> recount, narrate, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074610" href="entry://tale%23bigmac000074610"><span class="smallcaps">tale</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tellable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tell<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tell" src="word_pronunciations/23059.mp3"></audio></span>/tɛl/ (<em>say</em> tel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a large mound of earth usually covering the ruins of an ancient city.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tel</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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telling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">telling</span><z><span target_id="37cg6Xx8sq">adj.</span><span target_id="ckYE8yvlpG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of telling" src="word_pronunciations/23052.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'teling) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="37cg6Xx8sq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> having force or effect; effective; striking: <em class="example">a telling blow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> indicative of one’s feelings; revealing: <em class="example">a telling blush.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ckYE8yvlpG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq809"> <strong class="phr">take a telling</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be warned: <em class="example">he ought to take a telling.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100733" href="entry://tell%23bigmac000100733"><span class="smallcaps">tell<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tellingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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telltale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">telltale</span><z><span target_id="floMWeIYLe">n.</span><span target_id="MaOmTH9JHj">adj.</span><span target_id="gwwMDTJKX8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of telltale" src="word_pronunciations/23053.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛlteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'teltayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="floMWeIYLe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> Also, <strong class="vs">telltale-tit</strong>. someone who heedlessly or maliciously reveals private or confidential matters; a tattler; a tale-bearer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq073"> a thing serving to reveal or disclose something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq779"> any of various indicating or registering devices, as a time clock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq260"> <em class="label">Music</em> a gauge on an organ for indicating the air pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq530"> an indicator showing the position of a ship’s rudder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a pennant, feather, or piece of wool, etc., flown at the masthead or on the shrouds to indicate wind direction; dogvane.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MaOmTH9JHj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq772"> that reveals or betrays what is not intended to be known: <em class="example">a telltale blush.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq250"> giving notice or warning of something, as a mechanical device.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gwwMDTJKX8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">a telltale sign</strong>, a sure indication.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100733" href="entry://tell%23bigmac000100733"><span class="smallcaps">tell<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074610" href="entry://tale%23bigmac000074610"><span class="smallcaps">tale</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ten</span><z><span target_id="TnrzggWXGB">n.</span><span target_id="GTXvPbXN6K">adj.</span><span target_id="gU0HPAaZaN">pron.</span><span target_id="DfDfacjjpd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ten" src="word_pronunciations/23119.mp3"></audio></span>/tɛn/ (<em>say</em> ten) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TnrzggWXGB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> a cardinal number, nine plus one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> a symbol for this number, as 10 or X.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq146"> a set of this many persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq070"> a playing card with ten pips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq313"> <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <em class="label">Qld</em> a glass of beer of approximately 285 mL (10 fl oz). Compare <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23bigmac000088390"><strong>beer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23mq61">4a</a>); <em class="label">NT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101023" href="entry://handle%23bigmac000101023"><strong>handle</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101023" href="entry://handle%23mq033">8</a>); <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">some Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092824" href="entry://middy%23bigmac000092824"><strong>middy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092824" href="entry://middy%23mq453">1</a>); <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101389" href="entry://pot%23bigmac000101389"><strong>pot<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101389" href="entry://pot%23mq281">6</a>); <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010107" href="entry://schooner%23bigmac000010107"><strong>schooner</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010107" href="entry://schooner%23mq737">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GTXvPbXN6K">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq466"> amounting to ten in number: <em class="example">ten apples.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="gU0HPAaZaN">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq341"> ten people or things: <em class="example">sleeps ten; </em><em class="example">give me ten.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DfDfacjjpd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">ten, </strong>(<strong class="phr">ten,</strong>)<strong class="phr"> two, and a quarter</strong>, <em class="label">Australian History</em> the standard ration of food for a week issued to workers on a rural property and consisting of ten pounds of flour, ten pounds or unlimited quantities of meat, two pounds of sugar, and a quarter of a pound of tea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>tēn</em>, related to German <em>zehn</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>decem</em>, Greek <em>deka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tender<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="RwRdMv6ccI">adj.</span><span target_id="j4SXYmL1ZG">v.t.</span><span target_id="gz8Pck7j0y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tender" src="word_pronunciations/23096.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛndə/ (<em>say</em> 'tenduh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RwRdMv6ccI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: <em class="example">a tender steak.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq023"> <em class="label">Wool</em> of wool fibres that have a weakness at a certain point of the staple such that if tension is applied the staple will break.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq718"> young or immature: <em class="example">children of tender age.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq757"> delicate or soft in quality: <em class="example">tender blue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq709"> delicate, soft, or gentle: <em class="example">the tender touch of your hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq926"> soft-hearted; easily touched; sympathetic; compassionate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq455"> affectionate or loving; sentimental or amatory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq227"> acutely or painfully sensitive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq838"> readily made uneasy, as the conscience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq943"> yielding readily to force or pressure; easily broken; fragile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq697"> of a delicate or ticklish nature; requiring careful or tactful handling: <em class="example">a tender subject.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq291"> (of a ship) apt to lean over easily; having a low measure of stability.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="j4SXYmL1ZG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq492"> to make tender.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gz8Pck7j0y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">at the tender age of</strong>, at the young age of: <em class="example">a precocious musician at the tender age of five.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq99"> <strong class="phr">tender loving care</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) sympathetic treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">tender mercies</strong>, (<em>ironic</em>) humane and understanding treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq102"> <strong class="phr">tender of</strong>, considerate or careful of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French <em>tendre</em>, from Latin <em>tener</em> soft, delicate, tender] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tenderly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tenderness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tender<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="bPnVVWAXvS">v.t.</span><span target_id="ksOml845Mb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tender" src="word_pronunciations/23097.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛndə/ (<em>say</em> 'tenduh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bPnVVWAXvS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> to present formally for acceptance; make formal offer of: <em class="example">to tender one’s resignation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> to offer or proffer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Law</em> to offer, especially to supply goods or execute work on stated terms.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ksOml845Mb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq142"> the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq923"> that which is tendered or offered, especially money in payment of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Law</em> an offer, especially to supply goods or execute work on stated terms: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In passing through Melbourne, Mahony had seen an advertisement calling for tenders for a practice at a place named Narrong</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French, from Latin <em>tendere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tenderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tender<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tender" src="word_pronunciations/23098.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛndə/ (<em>say</em> 'tenduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq340"> someone who tends; someone who attends to or takes charge of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq723"> an auxiliary vessel employed to attend one or more other vessels, as for supplying provisions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq584"> a small rowing boat or motorboat carried or towed by a yacht, usually used for transport to and from the shore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq556"> a wagon attached to a steam locomotive, for carrying coal, water, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English; aphetic variant of <em>attender</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100739" href="entry://tend%23bigmac000100739"><span class="smallcaps">tend<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tent<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="pMLynBDQGb">n.</span><span target_id="GDS6is2R08">v.t.</span><span target_id="O5Ig3nFgmq">v.i.</span><span target_id="1QGW4O1Jek">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tent" src="word_pronunciations/23116.mp3"></audio></span>/tɛnt/ (<em>say</em> tent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pMLynBDQGb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> a portable shelter made of a strong material, formerly usually canvas, supported by one or more poles or a collapsible frame, and usually anchored by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GDS6is2R08">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq928"> to provide with or lodge in tents; cover as with a tent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A vast blue flag with white cross and five stars, being stretched from hand to hand the full width of the road, tented a segment of massed bodies.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="O5Ig3nFgmq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq794"> to live in a tent; encamp.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1QGW4O1Jek">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq174"> <strong class="phr">inside the tent</strong>, numbered among those considered to be allied in their interests, world view, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from a phrase coined by US president Lyndon B Johnson: ‘it’s better having them inside the tent pissing out than outside the tent pissing in’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">were you born in a tent?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a humorous query put to someone who has left the door open.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tente</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>tenta</em>, from <em>tentus</em>, past participle, stretched] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tentless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tent<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="aEWhSqigcZ">n.</span><span target_id="elzT1U0Kr3">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tent" src="word_pronunciations/23116.mp3"></audio></span>/tɛnt/ (<em>say</em> tent) <em class="label">Surgery</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aEWhSqigcZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq573"> a roll or pledget, usually of soft, absorbent material, as a lint or gauze, for dilating an orifice, keeping a wound open, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="elzT1U0Kr3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq558"> to keep (a wound) open with a tent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tente</em> a probe, from Middle French, from <em>tenter</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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term
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">term</span><z><span target_id="yrw4KoR61X">n.</span><span target_id="w8Cdh2uG7B">v.t.</span><span target_id="hyQgGW4PWS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of term" src="word_pronunciations/23133.mp3"></audio></span>/tɜm/ (<em>say</em> term) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yrw4KoR61X"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> any word or expression used to name something, especially as used in some particular field of knowledge, as <em>atom</em> in physics, <em>free will</em> in theology, or <em>monkey wrench</em> in mechanics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> any word or expression considered as a member of a construction or utterance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq009"> the time or period through which something lasts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq401"> the period of a normal pregnancy, in humans being 40 weeks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq828"> a period of time to which limits have been set: <em class="example">elected for a term of four years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq036"> each of certain stated periods of the year into which instruction is regularly organised for students or pupils in universities, colleges, and schools.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq282"> an appointed or set time or date, as for the payment of rent, interest, wages, etc.; tenor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq218"> (<em>plural</em>) conditions with regard to payment, price, charge, rates, wages, a loan, etc.: <em class="example">reasonable terms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq798"> (<em>plural</em>) conditions or stipulations limiting what is proposed to be granted or done: <em class="example">the terms of a treaty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq148"> (<em>plural</em>) footing or standing: <em class="example">on good terms with a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq222"> <em class="label">Algebra</em>, <em class="label">Arithmetic</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> each of the members of which an expression, a series of quantities, or the like is composed, as one of two or more parts of an algebraic expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq509"> <em class="label">Logic</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq942"> the subject or predicate of a categorical proposition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq154"> the word or expression denoting the subject or predicate of a categorical preposition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq689"> an estate or interest in land, etc., to be enjoyed for a fixed period: <em class="example">a term of years.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq756"> the duration of an estate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq600"> each of the periods during which certain courts of law hold their sessions.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq666"> the normal completion of the period of pregnancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Rare</em> end, conclusion, or termination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Rare</em> a boundary or limit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq426"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102128" href="entry://quarter%23bigmac000102128"><strong>quarter</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102128" href="entry://quarter%23mq916">9</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq336"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100939" href="entry://terminus%23bigmac000100939"><strong>terminus</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100939" href="entry://terminus%23mq298">7</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="w8Cdh2uG7B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq030"> to apply a particular term or name to; name; call; designate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hyQgGW4PWS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">a contradiction in terms</strong>, a statement which is self-contradictory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">bring to terms</strong>, to compel to agree to stated conditions; force into submission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq215"> <strong class="phr">come to terms</strong>, to reach agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">come to terms with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq580"> to reach agreement with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq312"> to become accustomed or resigned to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He continued to give leadership, trying to hold his people together, to bind up their wounds and try to come to terms with the occupation of their lands.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">al grassby and marji hill</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">go full term</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq343"> (of a pregnancy) to develop to normal completion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq300"> to run a normal course: <em class="example">a parliament that goes full term.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">in terms of</strong>, in the mode of expression or in a way that fits the particular framework of (a particular subject or category).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>terme</em>, from Latin <em>terminus</em> boundary, limit, end]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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testament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">testament</span><z><span target_id="8Ag856Auyk">n.</span><span target_id="KWxGpJK5uP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of testament" src="word_pronunciations/23166.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛstəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'testuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8Ag856Auyk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq727"> a formal declaration, usually in writing, of a person’s wishes as to the disposition of their property after their death.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq799"> a disposition to take effect upon death and relating to personal property.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq435"> a covenant, especially between God and humankind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq256"> a copy of the New Testament.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KWxGpJK5uP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq506"> (<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> testament to</strong>, evidence of: <em class="example">a testament to his good sense.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>testāmentum</em> will, from <em>testari</em> to be a witness, to testify]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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testify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">testify</span><z><span target_id="fMJqp9Zupk">v.i.</span><span target_id="Gz5UytsLEQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="q0zpeNCkWx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of testify" src="word_pronunciations/23172.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɛstəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'testuhfuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">testified</strong>, <strong class="bold">testifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fMJqp9Zupk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> to bear witness; give or afford evidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq339"> to make solemn declaration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Law</em> to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Gz5UytsLEQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq120"> to bear witness to; affirm as fact or truth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq670"> to give or afford evidence of in any manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq569"> to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq063"> <em class="label">Law</em> to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="q0zpeNCkWx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq290"> <strong class="phr">testify against</strong>, to give evidence that is damaging to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">testify for</strong>, to give evidence in support of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>testificārī</em> bear witness, from <em>testis</em> a witness + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029109" href="entry://-fy%23bigmac000029109"><span class="smallcaps">-fy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>testifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thanks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thanks</span><z><span target_id="UjWW66IgVn">pl. n.</span><span target_id="RDwuXqgaMU">interj.</span><span target_id="qeJfl5T7gt">phr.</span></z></header><div>/θæŋks/ (<em>say</em> thangks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="UjWW66IgVn"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> acknowledgement of gratitude for a benefit or favour: <em class="example">to return a borrowed book with thanks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="RDwuXqgaMU">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq203"> (a common, elliptical expression used in acknowledging a favour, service, or courtesy.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qeJfl5T7gt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">give thanks</strong>, to express gratitude to God, especially in the form of grace before or after meals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq071"> <strong class="phr">no thanks to …</strong>, (an expression indicating that the specified person was of no assistance.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq944"> <strong class="phr">thanks a million </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a bunch</strong>), (<em>often ironic</em>) (an emphatic expression of thanks.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq125"> <strong class="phr">thanks but no thanks</strong>, (<em>sometimes ironic</em>) (an expression of polite rejection.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq198"> <strong class="phr">thanks for nothing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an indignant or derisive exclamation indicating that the speaker considers themself to have received no benefit.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">thanks to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq320"> thanks be given to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq326"> as a result or consequence of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq041"> <strong class="phr">vote of thanks</strong>, (a formal expression of appreciation, usually on behalf of a group of people.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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that
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">that</span><z><span target_id="ISm6z7DmIl">dem. pron.</span><span target_id="vdETackwGu">rel. pron.</span><span target_id="hpW8krta1Z">dem. adj.</span><span target_id="m7dEhlzVyJ">adv.</span><span target_id="KoLKhayjuR">conj.</span><span target_id="hRmLa6vfMN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of that" src="word_pronunciations/23201.mp3"></audio></span>/ðæt/ (<em>say</em> dhat), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of that" src="word_pronunciations/23202.mp3"></audio></span>/ðət/ (<em>say</em> dhuht) <div abbr="dem. pron." class="chunk" id="ISm6z7DmIl"><em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>demonstrative</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">those</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> (used to indicate a person, thing, idea, etc., as pointed out or present, or as before mentioned or supposed to be understood, or as about to be mentioned, or by way of emphasis): <em class="example">that’s my choice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> (used to indicate the one of two or more persons, things, etc., already mentioned, that is more remote in place, time, or thought.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq252"> (used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., already mentioned, implying contradistinction (opposed to <em>this</em>).)</span></div> <div abbr="rel. pron." class="chunk" id="vdETackwGu">–<em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>relative</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq495"> (used as the subject or object of a relative clause, especially one defining or restricting the antecedent, sometimes replaceable by <em>who</em>, <em>whom</em>, or <em>which</em>): <em class="example">the man that arrived; </em><em class="example">the man that I saw.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq476"> (used as the object of a preposition, the preposition being at the end of the relative clause): <em class="example">the man that I spoke of.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq406"> (used in various special or elliptical constructions): <em class="example">fool that he is.</em></span></div> <div abbr="dem. adj." class="chunk" id="hpW8krta1Z">–<em class="pos">adjective </em>(<em>demonstrative</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">those</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq872"> (used to indicate a person, place, thing, idea, etc., as pointed out or present, as before mentioned or supposed to be understood, or by way of emphasis): <em class="example">we want that help especially.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq358"> (used to indicate, of two or more persons, things, etc., already mentioned, the one more remote in place, time, or thought.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq381"> (used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., already mentioned, implying contradistinction (opposed to <em>this</em>).)</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="m7dEhlzVyJ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq043"> (used with adjectives and adverbs of quantity or extent to indicate precise degree or extent): <em class="example">that much; </em><em class="example">that far.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (used with other adjectives and adverbs to indicate extent or degree, or for emphasis): <em class="example">poor lad, he was that weak!</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="KoLKhayjuR">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq696"> (used to introduce a clause as the subject or object of the principal verb or as the necessary complement to a statement made, or a clause expressing cause or reason, purpose or aim, result or consequence, etc.): <em class="example">that he will come is certain; </em><em class="example">I know that you will do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq400"> (used elliptically, to introduce a sentence or clause expressing desire, surprise, or indignation): <em class="example">that you could do such a thing!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hRmLa6vfMN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">and </strong>(<strong class="phr">all</strong>)<strong class="phr"> that</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> and other related items: <em class="example">the drawer was full of pencils and that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq229"> <strong class="phr">at that</strong>, additionally; besides: <em class="example">it’s an idea, and a good one at that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">be all that</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely attractive or stylish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">in that</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102646" href="entry://in%23bigmac000102646"><strong>in<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102646" href="entry://in%23mq054">31</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">that is</strong>, more precisely (in clarification or example).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">that said</strong>, in spite of what has just been uttered; nevertheless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">that’s that</strong>, that is the end of the matter; the matter is closed or finished (used dismissively).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">that there …</strong>, (a jocular adoption of a non-standard form): <em class="example">pass me that there book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">with that</strong>, thereupon; immediately afterwards: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Come! off with them!’ and with that I snapped the laces of his balmorals; for he had sunk to the ground</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>thæt</em> that, the] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In traditional grammar, <em>that</em> has been used to begin a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062991" href="entry://restrictive%20clause%23bigmac000062991"><strong>restrictive clause</strong></a>, and <em>which</em> a non-restrictive or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019770" href="entry://descriptive%20clause%23bigmac000019770"><strong>descriptive clause</strong></a>. This distinction is falling out of use.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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then
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">then</span><z><span target_id="Q8dp8Lz76B">adv.</span><span target_id="WH1GSFJZ4q">adj.</span><span target_id="EyAxsiyNmR">n.</span><span target_id="021CrFPYqH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of then" src="word_pronunciations/23217.mp3"></audio></span>/ðɛn/ (<em>say</em> dhen) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Q8dp8Lz76B"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> at that time: <em class="example">prices were lower then.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> immediately or soon afterwards: <em class="example">he stopped, and then began again.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq789"> next in order of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq704"> at another time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq713"> next in order of place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq483"> in the next place; in addition; besides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq878"> in that case; in those circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq345"> since that is so; therefore; consequently.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WH1GSFJZ4q">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq921"> being; being such; then existing: <em class="example">the then prime minister.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EyAxsiyNmR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq669"> that time: <em class="example">till then.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="021CrFPYqH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">but then</strong>, but at the same time; but on the other hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq267"> <strong class="phr">then again</strong>, on the other hand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, variant of Middle English <em>thenne</em>, Old English <em>thænne;</em> originally variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075838" href="entry://than%23bigmac000075838"><span class="smallcaps">than</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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there
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">there</span><z><span target_id="DNCCXOzTQi">adv.</span><span target_id="Ur68kLmBm3">adj.</span><span target_id="7cHntb9Pu0">pron.</span><span target_id="aH6ICcCR2y">interj.</span><span target_id="8Vt29rZnBA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of there" src="word_pronunciations/23235.mp3"></audio></span>/ðɛə/ (<em>say</em> dhair) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="DNCCXOzTQi"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> in or at that place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> at that point in an action, speech, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> in that matter, particular, or respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq024"> into or to that place; thither.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq356"> (used less definitely and also unemphatically as by way of calling the attention to something): <em class="example">there they go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq807"> (used for emphasis with a demonstrative, after the noun): <em class="example">that man there.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ur68kLmBm3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq179"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (used for emphasis between a demonstrative and the noun): <em class="example">that there man.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="7cHntb9Pu0">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq494"> that place: <em class="example">he comes from there too.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq726"> (used to introduce a sentence or clause in which the verb comes before its subject): <em class="example">there is no hope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq300"> (used in interjectional phrases): <em class="example">there’s a good boy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="aH6ICcCR2y">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq107"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq188"> (an exclamation used to express satisfaction, etc.): <em class="example">there! it’s done!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq692"> (an exclamation used to give consolation): <em class="example">there, there, don’t cry.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq100"> (an exclamation used to draw attention to something): <em class="example">there! the jug’s broken.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8Vt29rZnBA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">all there</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq411"> of sound mind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq943"> shrewd; quick-witted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq082"> <strong class="phr">be there for someone</strong>, to be a source of support and comfort to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">so there</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation expressing opposition, defiance, etc.): <em class="example">I will go, so there!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq573"> <strong class="phr">there you are</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq809"> (an expression indicating that all is well or as expected.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq867"> (an expression used when handing someone something which they expect to receive.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">there you go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq778"> (an expression indicating resignation, acceptance of the way things are, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq948"> (an expression used when handing someone something which they expect to receive.)</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>þǣr</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thief</span><z><span target_id="ubra04RXHP">n.</span><span target_id="O80UwuRemR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thief" src="word_pronunciations/23261.mp3"></audio></span>/θif/ (<em>say</em> theef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ubra04RXHP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">thieves</strong>) someone who steals, especially secretly or without open force; someone guilty of theft or larceny.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O80UwuRemR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq9"> <strong class="phr">like a thief in the night</strong>, silently and unnoticed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>thēof</em>, related to German <em>Dieb</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thin</span><z><span target_id="KimtePeO9J">adj.</span><span target_id="w6dUlH96Kq">adv.</span><span target_id="8YrBA1NQL4">v.t.</span><span target_id="eOuq7gropU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thin" src="word_pronunciations/23268.mp3"></audio></span>/θɪn/ (<em>say</em> thin) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KimtePeO9J"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">thinner</strong>, <strong class="bold">thinnest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> having relatively little extent from one surface or side to its opposite; not thick: <em class="example">thin ice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq584"> of small cross-section in comparison with the length; slender: <em class="example">a thin wire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq189"> having little flesh; spare; lean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq929"> having the constituent or individual parts relatively few and not close together: <em class="example">thin vegetation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq239"> not dense; sparse; scanty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq677"> having relatively slight consistency, as a liquid; fluid; rare or rarefied, as air, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq421"> without solidity or substance; unsubstantial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq471"> easily seen through, transparent, or flimsy: <em class="example">a thin excuse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq174"> lacking fullness or volume, as sound; weak and shrill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq835"> faint, slight, poor, or feeble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq592"> lacking body, richness, or growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq671"> lacking in chroma; of light tint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Photography</em> (of a developed negative) lacking in opaqueness and yielding prints without strong contrasts of light and shade.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="w6dUlH96Kq">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq998"> so as to be thin: <em class="example">slice it thin.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8YrBA1NQL4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq372"> (<strong class="bold">thinned</strong>, <strong class="bold">thinning</strong>) to cause to become thinner in consistency: <em class="example">to thin paint.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eOuq7gropU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">thin as a rake </strong>(or <strong class="phr">rail</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lath</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely lean; having little bodily flesh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq819"> <strong class="phr">thin down</strong>, to become thin or thinner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">thin down </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to make thin or thinner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq414"> <strong class="phr">thin off</strong>, to become reduced or diminished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq696"> <strong class="phr">thin on the ground</strong>, few in number; scarce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>þynne</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>tenuis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thinly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thinness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thing</span><z><span target_id="NZgQDVyxDw">n.</span><span target_id="6Z95rfsmCe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thing" src="word_pronunciations/23265.mp3"></audio></span>/θɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> thing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NZgQDVyxDw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> some entity, object, or creature which is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described: <em class="example">the stick had a brass thing on it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq152"> that which is or may become an object of thought, whether material or ideal, animate or inanimate, actual, possible, or imaginary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq982"> a matter or affair: <em class="example">things are going well now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq268"> a fact or circumstance: <em class="example">it is a curious thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq729"> an action, deed, or performance: <em class="example">to do great things.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq036"> a particular or respect: <em class="example">perfect in all things.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq409"> what is desired or required: <em class="example">just the thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq198"> (<em>plural</em>) implements, utensils, or other articles used for a particular activity, occasion, etc.: <em class="example">to help with the breakfast things; </em><em class="example">don’t forget your tennis things.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq843"> (<em>plural</em>) personal possessions or belongings: <em class="example">he doesn’t look after his things.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq378"> (<em>plural</em>) the situation of the moment: <em class="example">things were worse under the new governor; </em><em class="example">how can we make things better?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Law</em> anything that may be the subject of a property right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq406"> that which is signified or represented, as distinguished from a word, symbol, or idea representing it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq093"> a living being or creature: <em class="example">poor thing!; </em><em class="example">she was just a little thing.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6Z95rfsmCe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq767"> <strong class="phr">a girl </strong>(or <strong class="phr">chick</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a type of behaviour, reaction, etc., seen as being typically and exclusively female.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq55"> <strong class="phr">a guy </strong>(or <strong class="phr">boy</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">bloke</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a type of behaviour, reaction, etc., seen as being typically and exclusively male.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">a thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a style, behaviour, activity, etc., that is popular at a particular time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq051"> <strong class="phr">do one’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">own</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act in a characteristic manner; to do what is most satisfying to oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq603"> <strong class="phr">do the right thing</strong>, to behave in an honourable or morally correct fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">do the right </strong>(or <strong class="phr">handsome</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thing by</strong>, to treat generously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">have another thing coming</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be about to be forced to reconsider one’s opinions, decisions, actions, behaviour, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Fiji coach John McKee says the Wallabies have another thing coming if they think they’ll be the most unpredictable team at the Rugby World Cup.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">canberra times</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2019</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq921"> <strong class="phr">have a thing about</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq179"> to have an unaccountable feeling of fear or aversion toward: <em class="example">I have a thing about walking under ladders.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq780"> to have a particular liking of or fondness for: <em class="example">I have a thing about French films.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq61"> <strong class="phr">have a thing for someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be enamoured of someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">how’s things?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a form of greeting).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">if it’s not one thing, it’s another!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating a state of extreme irritation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq550"> (<strong class="phr">just</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one of those things</strong>, an event which was unavoidable or which is no longer remediable, and so must be accepted as part of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq227"> <strong class="phr">just the thing</strong>, exactly what is needed: <em class="example">thank you, that’s just the thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq533"> <strong class="phr">know a thing or two</strong>, to be shrewd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">like one thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at great speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq599"> <strong class="phr">make a good thing out of</strong>, to obtain an advantage from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq932"> <strong class="phr">make a thing of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exaggerate the significance of: <em class="example">OK, so I made a mistake, but there’s no need to make a thing of it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">not get a thing out of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq031"> to fail to elicit something desired, as information, from.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq557"> to fail to enjoy, appreciate, etc.: <em class="example">I went to a performance of a play in Czech, but didn’t get a thing out of it.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">old thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a familiar form of address.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">on a good thing</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq392"> (in betting on horses, dogs, etc.) backing a likely winner at favourable odds.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq908"> engaged in a project which promises to be successful.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">one thing after another</strong>, a succession of misfortunes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">the </strong>(<strong class="phr">done</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thing</strong>, behaviour which is considered to conform to acceptable standards of propriety and good taste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq960"> <strong class="phr">the </strong>(<strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> thing</strong>, whatever is deemed fashionable at the time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">the next big thing</strong>, the next major development, as in technology, industry or the arts. <em>Abbrev.</em>: NBT</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq959"> <strong class="phr">the thing</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq665"> that which is important or necessary.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq995"> the point of a matter: <em class="example">this is the thing.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English, originally, public meeting, assembly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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think
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">think<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="aA56aqA0G6">v.t.</span><span target_id="evB0tSVfIS">v.i.</span><span target_id="3Y7AWHS4tj">n.</span><span target_id="t84HLohKhb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of think" src="word_pronunciations/23266.mp3"></audio></span>/θɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> thingk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">thought</strong>, <strong class="bold">thinking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aA56aqA0G6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> to form or conceive in the mind; have in the mind as an idea, conception, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> to turn over in the mind; meditate; ponder: <em class="example">he was thinking what it could mean.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq403"> to have the mind full of (a particular subject or the like).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq684"> to form or have an idea or conception of (a thing, fact, circumstance, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq311"> to bear in mind, recollect, or remember.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq077"> to have in mind, intent, or purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq027"> to hold as an opinion; believe; suppose: <em class="example">they thought that the earth was flat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq267"> to consider (something) to be (as specified): <em class="example">she thought the lecture was very interesting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq735"> to anticipate or expect: <em class="example">I did not think to find you here.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq841"> to bring by thinking.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="evB0tSVfIS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq372"> to use the mind, especially the intellect, actively; cogitate or meditate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq469"> to reflect upon the matter in question: <em class="example">think carefully before you begin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq674"> to have a belief or opinion as indicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq048"> to have an opinion as indicated: <em class="example">he thought fit to act alone.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3Y7AWHS4tj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq234"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an act or process of thinking: <em class="example">go away and have a good think.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t84HLohKhb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">have another think coming</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be about to be forced to reconsider one’s opinions, decisions, actions, behaviour, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">think about</strong>, to hold as an opinion concerning (someone or something): <em class="example">what do you think about abortion?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">think aloud</strong>, to utter one’s thoughts without considering all implications or putting them into a formal pattern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq424"> <strong class="phr">think better of</strong>, to decide against (an original intention).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq998"> <strong class="phr">think little of</strong>, to have a poor or low opinion of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">think nothing of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq618"> to have a very low opinion of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq738"> to reckon to be of no account.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">think of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq913"> to form or have an idea or mental image of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq132"> to remember: <em class="example">I can’t think of his name.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq337"> to have consideration or regard for: <em class="example">to think of others first.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq041"> to make mental discovery of; form or have a plan of: <em class="example">he thought of it first.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq700"> to have an anticipation or expectation of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq479"> <strong class="phr">think … of</strong>, to have a specified opinion of (someone or something): <em class="example">to think well of someone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq91"> <strong class="phr">think on one’s feet</strong>, to be quick-witted when speaking, debating, arguing a case, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">think out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq982"> to finish or complete in thought.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq713"> to understand or solve by process of thought.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq049"> to devise or contrive by thinking.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">think over</strong>, to consider carefully and at leisure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">think through</strong>, to consider carefully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">think twice</strong>, to consider with great care (before taking action).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">think up</strong>, to form as a concept; devise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>þencan</em> from <em>thanc</em> thought. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100747" href="entry://thank%23bigmac000100747"><span class="smallcaps">thank</span></a>.] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thinkable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thinker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The phrase <em>have another think coming</em> was originally intended humorously as a play on the notion of having <em>a think</em> and then having <em>another think</em>. It is being reinterpreted as <em>another thing</em> because <em>thing</em> is more familiar, as a noun, than <em>think</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">think<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of think" src="word_pronunciations/23266.mp3"></audio></span>/θɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> thingk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">thought</strong>, <strong class="bold">thinking</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">to seem or appear (usually impersonal, with indirect object; now only in <em>methinks</em> and <em>methought</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>þync</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>an</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thousand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thousand</span><z><span target_id="8JIMLUQzoI">n.</span><span target_id="btuLnQosxE">adj.</span><span target_id="DZL5hNSf6o">pron.</span><span target_id="bl6gRz6Op1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thousand" src="word_pronunciations/23300.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈθaʊzənd/ (<em>say</em> 'thowzuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8JIMLUQzoI"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">thousands</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>as after a numeral</em>, <strong class="bold">thousand</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq686"> a cardinal number, ten times one hundred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq031"> (<em>plural</em>) a great number or amount.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="btuLnQosxE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq182"> amounting to one thousand in number.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="DZL5hNSf6o">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq609"> one thousand people or things.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bl6gRz6Op1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq148"> <strong class="phr">one in a thousand</strong>, exceedingly good; exceptional; outstanding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>þūsend</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thrash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thrash</span><z><span target_id="Nx3nvXQQes">v.t.</span><span target_id="DbaJKCrsYK">v.i.</span><span target_id="4NHLH8zRfB">n.</span><span target_id="rTiAyz4RzG">adj.</span><span target_id="PmtO7lFvdD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thrash" src="word_pronunciations/23304.mp3"></audio></span>/θræʃ/ (<em>say</em> thrash) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Nx3nvXQQes"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> to beat soundly by way of punishment; administer a beating to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> to defeat thoroughly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to force (a ship) forward against the wind, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq615"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drive (a vehicle, etc.) at high speed without regard to its condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq976"> to thresh (wheat, grain, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DbaJKCrsYK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq839"> to beat, toss, or plunge wildly or violently about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to make way against the wind, tide, etc.; beat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq635"> to thresh wheat, grain, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4NHLH8zRfB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq857"> the act of thrashing; a beating; a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Swimming</em> the upward and downward movement of the legs, as in freestyle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq105"> heavy-metal music influenced by punk rock, characterised by powerful amplification and a very heavy beat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq958"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a party, especially one that is large and noisy, and lavishly provided for.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rTiAyz4RzG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq907"> of or relating to thrash (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100765" href="#mq105">11</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PmtO7lFvdD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">thrash along</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to proceed at high speed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Caller’s Point, Granny’s Bay, Weedy Point, Goat Island fell behind them as they thrashed along.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kylie tennant</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">thrash out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq527"> to discuss (a matter) exhaustively; solve (a problem, etc.) by exhaustive discussion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq948"> to perform in the style of thrash (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100765" href="entry://thrash%23mq105">11</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076306" href="entry://thresh%23bigmac000076306"><span class="smallcaps">thresh</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thrashy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thread</span><z><span target_id="UK9BCBJpzg">n.</span><span target_id="4GTi8Tfb6V">v.t.</span><span target_id="KXQvQ2hRSi">v.i.</span><span target_id="PBUU3DbTPK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thread" src="word_pronunciations/23307.mp3"></audio></span>/θrɛd/ (<em>say</em> thred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UK9BCBJpzg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially such a cord composed of two or more filaments twisted together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq394"> twisted fibres of any kind used for sewing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq521"> one of the lengths of yarn forming the warp and woof of a woven fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq480"> a filament or fibre of glass or other ductile substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq567"> something having the fineness or slenderness of a thread, as a thin continuous stream of liquid, a fine line of colour, or a thin seam of ore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq762"> the helical ridge of a screw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq068"> that which runs through the whole course of something, connecting successive parts, as the sequence of events in a narrative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq398"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq902"> something conceived as being spun or continuously drawn out, as the course of life supposedly spun and cut by the Fates, the three goddesses of destiny in classical mythology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a newsgroup posting and its set of replies, forming a group of related messages.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4GTi8Tfb6V">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq695"> to pass the end of a thread through the eye of (a needle).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq702"> to fix (beads, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; string.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq337"> to pass continuously through the whole course of (something); pervade: <em class="example">an idea that threads the whole essay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq473"> to make one’s way through (a narrow passage, a forest, a crowd, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq523"> to remove hair from (a beard, eyebrow, etc.) by the process of threading.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq364"> to form a thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KXQvQ2hRSi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq543"> to make one’s way, as through a passage or between obstacles: <em class="example">to thread through the piles of books.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq056"> to move in a thread-like course; wind or twine: <em class="example">a river threading through the village.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Cookery</em> (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when dropped from a spoon.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PBUU3DbTPK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq714"> <strong class="phr">hang by a thread</strong>, to be in a dangerous or precarious position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq72"> <strong class="phr">lose the thread</strong>, to cease to understand through inattention at some stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq32"> <strong class="phr">pick up the threads</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to resume normal activities after an interruption of some time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq855"> <strong class="phr">thread it</strong>, to direct something neatly between two obstacles, markers, ports, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">thread one’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">its</strong>)<strong class="phr"> way</strong>, to pass: <em class="example">to thread one’s way through the room.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>threed</em>, Old English <em>þrǣd</em>, related to <em>þrāwan</em> twist] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>threader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>threadless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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threescore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980276758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">threescore</span></header><div>/ˈθriskɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'threeskaw) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">threescore and ten</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">seventy years, especially when considered as a marker of old age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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through
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">through</span><z><span target_id="Ezvt6M4Sl5">prep.</span><span target_id="wgtUXBZUM5">adv.</span><span target_id="vfZdzKxlne">adj.</span><span target_id="PWs9zTCNTK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of through" src="word_pronunciations/23333.mp3"></audio></span>/θru/ (<em>say</em> throoh) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="Ezvt6M4Sl5"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq307"> in at one end, side, or surface, and out at the other, of: <em class="example">to pass through a tunnel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> past: <em class="example">the car went through the traffic lights without stopping.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq882"> between or among the individual members or parts of: <em class="example">to swing through the trees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq523"> over the surface or within the limits of: <em class="example">to travel through a country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq461"> during the whole period of; throughout: <em class="example">to work through the night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq398"> having reached the end of: <em class="example">to be through one’s work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq311"> having finished successfully: <em class="example">to get through an examination.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq197"> by the means or instrumentality of: <em class="example">it was through him they found out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq856"> by reason of or in consequence of: <em class="example">to run away through fear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">US</em> up to and including: <em class="example">from Monday through Thursday.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="wgtUXBZUM5">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq963"> in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: <em class="example">to push a needle through.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq396"> all the way; along the whole distance: <em class="example">this train goes through to Flinders St.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq627"> throughout: <em class="example">wet through.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq795"> from the beginning to the end: <em class="example">to read a letter through.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq436"> to the end: <em class="example">to carry a matter through.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq135"> to a favourable or successful conclusion: <em class="example">to pull through.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq485"> having completed an action, process, etc.: <em class="example">he is not yet through.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vfZdzKxlne">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq874"> passing or extending from one end, side, or surface to the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq545"> that extends, goes, or conveys through the whole of a long distance with little or no interruption, obstruction, or hindrance: <em class="example">through road; </em><em class="example">through traffic; </em><em class="example">through train.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PWs9zTCNTK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq092"> <strong class="phr">go through</strong>, to wear out: <em class="example">he’s gone through ten pairs of shoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">through and through</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq966"> through the whole extent or substance; from beginning to end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq857"> in all respects; thoroughly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq359"> <strong class="phr">through with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq397"> finished or done with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq711"> at an end of all relations or dealings with.</span></div></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial or Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">thro</strong>, <strong class="vs">thro’</strong>; <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">thru</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; metathetic variant of <em>thourgh</em>, Old English <em>þurh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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throw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">throw</span><z><span target_id="S3MMQ9WWij">v.t.</span><span target_id="rVfoiXgdVs">v.i.</span><span target_id="nPvMo6OGwt">n.</span><span target_id="VjutmwfNit">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of throw" src="word_pronunciations/23335.mp3"></audio></span>/θroʊ/ (<em>say</em> throh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">threw</strong>, <strong class="bold">thrown</strong>, <strong class="bold">throwing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S3MMQ9WWij">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> to project or propel forcibly through the air by a sudden jerk or straightening of the arm; propel or cast in any way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq846"> to project (the voice).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq703"> to make (a voice) appear to be coming from a place other than its source, as a ventriloquist does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq682"> to direct (words, a glance, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq045"> to cause to go or come into some place, position, condition, etc., as if by throwing: <em class="example">to throw a man into prison; </em><em class="example">to throw a bridge across a river; </em><em class="example">to throw troops into action.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq218"> to put hastily: <em class="example">to throw a shawl over one’s shoulders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq160"> to move (a lever, etc.) in order to connect or disconnect parts of an apparatus or mechanism.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq302"> to connect, engage, disconnect, or disengage by such a procedure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq471"> to shape on a potter’s wheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq435"> to bring to bear or exert (influence, authority, power, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq221"> to deliver (a blow or punch).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq271"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq340"> to play (a card).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq170"> to discard (a card).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq631"> to cause to fall to the ground; bring to the ground, as an opponent in wrestling or as an animal for branding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq763"> Also, <strong class="vs">throw off</strong>. (of a wine) to produce (a sediment).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq543"> to cast (dice).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq991"> to make (a cast) at dice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq728"> (of a horse, etc.) to cause (a rider) to fall off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq560"> (of domestic animals) to bring forth (young).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq393"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> to wind or twist (silk, etc.) into threads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq624"> to arrange or host (a social event): <em class="example">she threw a party last Saturday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq851"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> to permit an opponent to win (a race, contest, or the like) deliberately, as for a bribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq611"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to astonish; disconcert; confuse: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>That wrecking of her flat had really thrown him.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">keith hetherington</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq175"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to deliver a throw (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100779" href="#mq62">31</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rVfoiXgdVs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a bowler) to bowl with a bent arm; chuck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq200"> to cast, fling, or hurl a missile, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> to cross to another presenter.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nPvMo6OGwt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq111"> an act of throwing or casting; a cast or fling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq885"> a turn in a game involving throwing, as ball games, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq742"> the distance to which anything is or may be thrown: <em class="example">a stone’s throw.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq62"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> an illegal delivery in which there is a straightening of the elbow joint at any time after the arm has reached shoulder height.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq501"> a venture or chance: <em class="example">it was his last throw.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq988"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq357"> the movement of a reciprocating part or the like from its central position to its extreme position in either direction, or the distance traversed (equivalent to one half of the travel or stroke).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq130"> the arm or the radius of a crank or the like; the eccentric, or the radius of a crank to which an eccentric is equivalent, being equal to the distance between the centre of the disc and the centre of the shaft.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq587"> the complete movement of a reciprocating part or the like in one direction, or the distance traversed (equivalent to the travel or stroke).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq524"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq629"> a shawl or wrap to be used as a light warm garment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq430"> a light covering for a lounge or sofa.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq922"> a cast at dice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq190"> a number thrown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> the act, instance, or method of throwing an opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Geology</em>, <em class="label">Mining</em> the amount of vertical displacement produced by fault.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VjutmwfNit">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">throw away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq036"> to discard; dispose of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq126"> to squander; waste.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq553"> to fail to use; miss (an opportunity, chance, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq869"> <strong class="phr">throw back</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq583"> to revert to a type found in one’s ancestors; show atavism.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq773"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to consume rapidly: <em class="example">to throw back a beer.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq094"> <strong class="phr">throw down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq156"> to cast or hurl in a downward direction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to consume rapidly: <em class="example">to throw down a beer.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq50"> <strong class="phr">throw down one’s cross</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq119"> to cast away a burden.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq161"> to abandon all concern for a responsibility one has taken on.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">throw down the gauntlet</strong>, to extend a challenge, originally to a duel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">throw in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq603"> to add as an extra, especially in a bargain.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq539"> to interpose; interpolate; contribute (a remark, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq324"> <strong class="phr">throw in the towel </strong>(or <strong class="phr">sponge</strong>), to give in; accept defeat. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from prize-fighting where, in the event of a boxer clearly losing the fight, his seconds would throw something into the ring to indicate that he was conceding, usually the sponge or the towel used for wiping his body]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq227"> <strong class="phr">throw it in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq132"> to accept defeat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq699"> to cease an activity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">throw off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq404"> to free oneself from.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq613"> to elude, escape from (a pursuer, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq545"> to discard or remove hastily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq155"> to recover from (a cold, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq148"> to utter, write, compose, etc., with ease.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq418"> <strong class="phr">throw off at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise or belittle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">throw oneself at someone</strong>, to give someone an unusual amount of attention, flattery, etc., in order to win their regard or love.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">throw oneself into</strong>, to work enthusiastically at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">throw oneself on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to entrust oneself to the mercy of; commit oneself completely to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">throw open</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq748"> to open wide.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq274"> to permit general access to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq976"> <strong class="phr">throw out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq960"> to discard; cast away.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq375"> to emit; give forth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq815"> to utter casually or indirectly (a remark, hint, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq853"> to expel; eject; remove forcibly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq403"> to reject; refuse to accept.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq731"> to cause to make a mistake.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">throw over</strong>, to abandon; forsake; desert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">throw to</strong>, <em class="label">TV</em> to introduce on screen (another person or place) by means of a change of camera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq750"> <strong class="phr">throw together</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq380"> to assemble in a hasty or haphazard manner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq835"> to bring together; cause to associate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">throw up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq314"> to give up; abandon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq232"> to build hastily.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to vomit.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>thrāwan</em> turn, twist, related to German <em>drehen</em> turn, twist] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thrower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>throwing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thud</span><z><span target_id="rjxTCkT6A2">n.</span><span target_id="k2IBLg6j1H">v.i.</span><span target_id="awTrhpO6kR">v.t.</span><span target_id="hABTBaofrj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thud" src="word_pronunciations/23341.mp3"></audio></span>/θʌd/ (<em>say</em> thud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rjxTCkT6A2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> a blow causing such a sound.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">thudded</strong>, <strong class="bold">thudding</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="k2IBLg6j1H">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq309"> to make a dull heavy sound.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="awTrhpO6kR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq969"> to beat or strike with a dull sound of heavy impact.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hABTBaofrj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq558"> <strong class="phr">come a thud</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be disappointed in an expectation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>þyddan</em> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thumb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thumb</span><z><span target_id="EMkJ7fRH4Z">n.</span><span target_id="o2GXoHLOg3">v.t.</span><span target_id="rsW0xSJHL3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thumb" src="word_pronunciations/23343.mp3"></audio></span>/θʌm/ (<em>say</em> thum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EMkJ7fRH4Z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> the short, thick inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq185"> the corresponding digit in other animals; the pollex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> that part of a glove, etc., which covers the thumb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053561" href="entry://ovolo%23bigmac000053561"><strong>ovolo</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="o2GXoHLOg3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq597"> to soil or wear with the thumbs in handling, as the pages of a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq206"> (of a hitchhiker) to solicit or obtain (a ride) by pointing the thumb in the direction in which one wishes to travel: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Harry would just settle back to a bit of steady drinking and would have to thumb a lift home</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bluey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rsW0xSJHL3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq069"> <strong class="phr">all thumbs</strong>, clumsy; awkward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq24"> <strong class="phr">give the thumbs down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq380"> to indicate disapproval: <em class="example">the audience gave the thumbs down to our performance by booing.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq293"> to disapprove or reject: <em class="example">management gave the thumbs down to our request for air conditioning.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq680"> <strong class="phr">give the thumbs up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq247"> to indicate approval: <em class="example">the children gave the thumbs up to our suggestion by cheering loudly.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq435"> to approve: <em class="example">the committee gave the thumbs up to our request for new instruments.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">thumb one’s nose</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq227"> to put one’s thumb to one’s nose and extend the fingers in a gesture of defiance or contempt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq272"> to have a defiant or mocking attitude: <em class="example">to thumb one’s nose at everyone in authority.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq940"> <strong class="phr">thumb through</strong>, to run through (the pages of a book, etc.) quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq659"> <strong class="phr">under someone’s thumb</strong>, controlled or dominated by someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>þūma</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thumbless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thumping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thumping</span><z><span target_id="REpHfVgGEb">adj.</span><span target_id="Wb4diT4a8f">adv.</span><span target_id="ZxA6Hm0ada">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈθʌmpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'thumping) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="REpHfVgGEb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> very great; remarkably or unusually large; exceptional.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Wb4diT4a8f">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq929"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">a thumping great storm.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZxA6Hm0ada">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">a thumping lie</strong>, a brazen lie.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076369" href="entry://thump%23bigmac000076369"><span class="smallcaps">thump</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>thumpingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tick<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="VUyHL8cY1G">n.</span><span target_id="cDJBAJEjCz">v.i.</span><span target_id="uG5XwgoUpT">v.t.</span><span target_id="PS6zRG05tW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tick" src="word_pronunciations/23370.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪk/ (<em>say</em> tik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VUyHL8cY1G"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> a slight, sharp recurring click or beat, as of a clock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a moment or instant: <em class="example">hang on just a tick.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq810"> a small mark, as a hooked, sloping dash (formed by two strokes at an acute angle) serving to draw attention to something, to indicate that an item on a list, etc., has been noted or checked, or to indicate the correctness of something, as a written work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq293"> a unit on a scale; a degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Finance</em> the smallest movement allowed in the market price of a stock, futures contract, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cDJBAJEjCz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq991"> to emit or produce a tick, like that of a clock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq496"> to pass as with ticks of a clock: <em class="example">the hours ticked by.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uG5XwgoUpT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq119"> to sound or announce by a tick or ticks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq548"> to mark (an item, etc.) with a tick, as to indicate examination or correctness.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PS6zRG05tW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">any tick of the clock</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very soon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq418"> <strong class="phr">on the tick</strong>, punctually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">tick all the boxes</strong>, to fulfil all requirements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">tick off</strong>, to mark (an item, etc.) with a tick, as to indicate examination or correctness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">tick over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq400"> (of an internal-combustion engine) to run slowly with the gears disengaged.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq165"> to be inactive, often in preparation for action.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq194"> <strong class="phr">tick someone off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq345"> to rebuke; scold.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq542"> to annoy or anger.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">tick up</strong>, to increase at a steady rate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">what makes someone tick</strong>, what motivates someone’s behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>tek</em> little touch, related to Dutch <em>tik</em>, Low German <em>tikk</em> a touch]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tick<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tick" src="word_pronunciations/23371.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪk/ (<em>say</em> tik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> any member of a group of bloodsucking mite-like animals (Acarina) of the families Ixodidae and Argasidae, provided with a barbed proboscis which it buries in the skin of vertebrate animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> any of the dipterous insects of the family Hippoboscidae, often wingless, which are parasitic on certain animals, as sheep, camels, bats, pigeons.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac862966555" href="entry://bush%20tick%23bigmac862966555"><strong>bush tick</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac993566705" href="entry://brown%20dog%20tick%23bigmac993566705"><strong>brown dog tick</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012021" href="entry://cattle%20tick%23bigmac000012021"><strong>cattle tick<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac849408539" href="entry://paralysis%20tick%23bigmac849408539"><strong>paralysis tick</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>teke</em>, <em>tyke</em>, Old English <em>ticia</em> (? mistake for <em>ticca</em>). Compare Low German <em>tieke</em>, German <em>Zecke</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tick<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tick" src="word_pronunciations/23372.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪk/ (<em>say</em> tik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> the cloth case of a mattress, pillow, etc., containing hair, feathers, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ticking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tikke</em>, <em>teke</em>, <em>tyke</em> related to West Germanic. Compare Latin <em>tēca</em>, <em>thēca</em>, from Greek <em>thēkē</em> case]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tick<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tick" src="word_pronunciations/23370.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪk/ (<em>say</em> tik) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">on tick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">on credit or trust: <em class="example">to buy on tick.</em> [shortened form of 17th-century <em>ticket</em>, the promise to pay signed when a person took on a debt]</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tiger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tiger<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="T2siifpAw5">n.</span><span target_id="6H6aPC6SD2">v.i.</span><span target_id="zDGEf2Qycf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tiger" src="word_pronunciations/23387.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtaɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T2siifpAw5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> a large wild cat, <em>Panthera tigris</em>, of Asia, tawny-coloured, striped with black, formerly widespread but now existing in several isolated races in coastal western Siberia, India, southern China, continental South-East Asia, and Sumatra.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq797"> the puma, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq156"> someone who resembles a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq151"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac996809986" href="entry://tiger%20economy%23bigmac996809986"><strong>tiger economy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq735"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq440"> a shearer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq217"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> someone employed in outdoor manual work: <em class="example">a young tiger held the horse.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6H6aPC6SD2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq579"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to work hard.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zDGEf2Qycf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">a tiger for punishment </strong>(or <strong class="phr">work</strong>), someone who works hard, especially beyond what is expected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq697"> <strong class="phr">three and a tiger</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> an additional cheer at the end of a round of cheering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tigre</em>, Old English <em>tīgras</em> (plural), from Latin <em>tīgris</em>, <em>tigris</em>, from Greek]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tiger<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tiger" src="word_pronunciations/23387.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtaɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">a swim.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>tiger Tim</em> swim]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tight</span><z><span target_id="UOnd8ta5s9">adj.</span><span target_id="It2wVesfnR">adv.</span><span target_id="mm18RU52ra">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tight" src="word_pronunciations/23390.mp3"></audio></span>/taɪt/ (<em>say</em> tuyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UOnd8ta5s9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: <em class="example">a tight knot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> fitting closely, especially too closely: <em class="example">tight trousers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq737"> difficult to deal with or manage: <em class="example">to be in a tight corner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq330"> of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq135"> strict; firm; rigid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq732"> closely packed; full.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq671"> restricted as a result of financial stringency: <em class="example">money is tight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq659"> working well together as a unit: <em class="example">a tight organisation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq563"> (of a performance) at a high level of intensity, focus, skill, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Football</em> relating to good play in which the players, especially forwards, move close together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> relating to the side of the scrum away from the loose side or loose head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> (of a commodity) difficult to obtain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Finance</em> (of credit) not easily obtained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq033"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq844"> functioning well together as an ensemble.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq889"> (of the sound produced by such a group) excellent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> close; nearly even: <em class="example">a tight race.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> stingy; parsimonious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq197"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drunk; tipsy.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="It2wVesfnR">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq306"> in a tight manner; closely; firmly; securely; tensely: <em class="example">closed tight.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mm18RU52ra">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq4260"> <strong class="phr">be tight</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be close friends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">sit tight</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq353"> to remain sitting or waiting: <em class="example">you sit tight here.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq365"> to refuse to change an opinion, positing, etc.: <em class="example">he sat tight about the proposal, not listening to any arguments.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">sleep tight</strong>, (<em>usually a friendly farewell at bedtime</em>) to sleep soundly: <em class="example">off you go – sleep tight!</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from <em>tight</em> in the obsolete sense of ‘soundly’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq553"> <strong class="phr">tight as a drum </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fish’s arse</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely mean; parsimonious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tiht</em>, variant of <em>thight</em> dense, solid; compare Old Norse <em>þéttr</em> tight, taut] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tightly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tightness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tightrope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tightrope</span><z><span target_id="FVLUJjjWtY">n.</span><span target_id="e4P7FU0uQB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tightrope" src="word_pronunciations/23388.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtaɪtroʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'tuytrohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FVLUJjjWtY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> a rope or wire stretched tight, on which acrobats perform feats of balancing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e4P7FU0uQB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">walk a tightrope</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq479"> to walk along a tightrope as an acrobatic performance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq570"> to be in a precarious situation.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tightwire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tilt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tilt<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="EFfFoeMmQ3">v.t.</span><span target_id="UoUO95mnD1">v.i.</span><span target_id="HUrdJEUtrO">n.</span><span target_id="h4FBlT8s3g">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tilt" src="word_pronunciations/23398.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪlt/ (<em>say</em> tilt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EFfFoeMmQ3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> to cause to lean, incline, slope or slant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> to rush at or charge, as in a joust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq544"> to hold poised for attack, as a lance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UoUO95mnD1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq779"> to move into or assume a sloping position or direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq303"> to engage in a joust, tournament or similar contest.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HUrdJEUtrO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq949"> an act or instance of tilting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq597"> the state of being tilted; a sloping position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq758"> a slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq368"> a joust or any other contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq916"> a dispute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq437"> a thrust of a weapon, as at a tilt or joust.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="h4FBlT8s3g">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq727"> (<strong class="phr">at</strong>)<strong class="phr"> full tilt</strong>, with full force or speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq041"> <strong class="phr">make </strong>(or <strong class="phr">have</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">take</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a tilt at</strong>, to make an attempt at achieving success in: <em class="example">to make a tilt at federal politics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq567"> <strong class="phr">tilt at</strong>, to strike at, thrust at, or charge with a lance or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">tilt at windmills</strong>, to fight imaginary enemies. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the behaviour of the knight in the classical Spanish novel <em>Don Quixote de la Mancha</em> (1605) by Cervantes, who attacks windmills in the mistaken belief that they are gigantic foes. The phrase was in use in English by the 1640s.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tylte</em>, from Old English <em>tealt</em> unsteady] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tilting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tilter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tilt<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="IRbIvg3WYz">n.</span><span target_id="qApZbTm16b">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tilt" src="word_pronunciations/23398.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪlt/ (<em>say</em> tilt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IRbIvg3WYz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> a cover of coarse cloth, canvas, etc., as for a wagon, boat, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq930"> an awning.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qApZbTm16b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq998"> to furnish with a tilt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, variant of <em>tild</em>, Old English <em>teld</em>, related to German <em>Zelt</em> tent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time</span><z><span target_id="113GqL1ezg">n.</span><span target_id="XNX0VcJvyB">adj.</span><span target_id="1lrFpti6s6">v.t.</span><span target_id="YcePDTSjzP">v.i.</span><span target_id="9TdDV30jTx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of time" src="word_pronunciations/23411.mp3"></audio></span>/taɪm/ (<em>say</em> tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="113GqL1ezg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> the system of those relations which any event has to any other as past, present, or future; indefinite continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq098"> duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come, or from eternity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq548"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq050"> a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: <em class="example">Greenwich Mean Time.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq204"> (<em>humorous</em>) such a system proposed as characteristic of a specified group, country, etc., and used to explain lateness: <em class="example">Bali time; </em><em class="example">South American time.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> a limited extent of time, as between two successive events: <em class="example">a long time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq750"> a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: <em class="example">for the time being.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq656"> (<em>often plural</em>) a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: <em class="example">ancient times.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq601"> (<em>often plural</em>) the period or era now (or then) present.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq987"> (<em>often plural</em>) a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: <em class="example">hard times.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq143"> a prescribed or allotted period, as of one’s life, for payment of a debt, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq424"> the normal or expected moment of death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq730"> the natural termination of the period of gestation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq997"> a period with reference to personal experience of a specified kind: <em class="example">to have a good time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq465"> a period of work of an employee, or the pay for it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq933"> the period necessary for or occupied by something: <em class="example">to ask for time to consider.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq642"> leisure or spare time: <em class="example">to have no time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq589"> a particular or definite point in time: <em class="example">what time is it?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq191"> a particular part of a year, day, etc.: <em class="example">Christmas time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq261"> an appointed, fit, due, or proper time: <em class="example">there is a time for everything.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq659"> the particular moment at which something takes place: <em class="example">opening time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq544"> an indefinite period in the future: <em class="example">time will tell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq491"> the period in which an action is completed, especially a performance in a race: <em class="example">the winner’s time was just under four minutes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq557"> the right occasion or opportunity: <em class="example">to watch one’s time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq131"> each occasion of a recurring action or event: <em class="example">to do a thing five times.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq579"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac6361274" href="entry://times%23bigmac6361274"><strong>times</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq133"> <em class="label">Drama</em> one of the three unities. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095263" href="entry://unity%23bigmac000095263"><strong>unity</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095263" href="entry://unity%23mq105">10</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> a unit or a group of units in the measurement of metre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Music</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq249"> tempo; relative rapidity of movement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq684"> the metrical duration of a note or rest.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq946"> proper or characteristic tempo.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq745"> the general movement of a particular kind of musical composition with reference to its rhythm, metrical structure, and tempo.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq091"> the movement of a dance or the like to music so arranged: <em class="example">waltz time.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Military</em> the rate of marching, calculated on the number of paces taken per minute: <em class="example">quick time.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XNX0VcJvyB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq952"> of, relating to, or showing the passage of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> payable a stated period of time after presentment.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq196"> of or relating to purchases with payment postponed.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">timed</strong>, <strong class="bold">timing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1lrFpti6s6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="32"><span id="mq379"> to ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of: <em class="example">to time a race.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq190"> to fix the duration of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq753"> to fix or regulate the intervals between (actions, movements, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq253"> to regulate as to time, as a train, a clock, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq347"> to appoint or choose the moment or occasion for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq080"> to mark the rhythm or measure of, as in music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Music</em> to classify (notes or syllables) according to metre, accent, rhythm, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YcePDTSjzP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq738"> to keep time; sound or move in unison.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9TdDV30jTx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">against time</strong>, in an effort to finish something within a certain period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq416"> <strong class="phr">ahead of one’s time</strong>, having ideas more advanced than those of the age in which one lives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">ahead of time</strong>, before the time due; early.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">all time</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> always.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq408"> <strong class="phr">at one time</strong>, formerly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">at the same time</strong>, nevertheless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">at times</strong>, occasionally; at intervals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">behind the times</strong>, old-fashioned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">do time</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to serve a prison sentence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">for the time being</strong>, temporarily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">from time to time</strong>, occasionally, at intervals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq18"> <strong class="phr">gain time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq24"> (of a clock) to run too quickly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq203"> (of a plane, traveller, etc.) to travel more quickly so that arrival is sooner: <em class="example">we gained time after Singapore.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq863"> to achieve delay or postponement by slowing the proceedings: <em class="example">she spoke in great detail to gain time, hoping Brown would get there soon.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq199"> (of a musician, performance, etc.) to move at a faster tempo, often in just one part of the piece: <em class="example">the pianist began to gain time in the recapitulation.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq453"> <strong class="phr">have no time for</strong>, to have a very low opinion of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(<strong class="phr">some</strong>)<strong class="phr"> time for</strong>, to have a good opinion of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq680"> <strong class="phr">in good time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq916"> punctually; at the right time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq888"> early; with time to spare.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">in no time</strong>, very quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq443"> <strong class="phr">in one’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">own</strong>)<strong class="phr"> sweet time</strong>, as slowly as one wants, regardless of inconvenience caused to others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">in time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq389"> soon or early enough.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq592"> eventually; after a lapse of time.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq037"> following the correct rhythm or tempo.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq462"> <strong class="phr">keep time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq021"> to function accurately, as a clock.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq644"> to observe the tempo or rhythm.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq001"> to perform movements in unison in the same rhythm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">kill time</strong>, to occupy oneself in some manner so as to make the time pass quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq5"> <strong class="phr">lose time</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq9"> (of a clock) to run too slowly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq9"> (of a plane, traveller, etc.) to travel more slowly so that arrival is delayed: <em class="example">we lost time after Dubai.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq10"> to have proceedings delayed by one’s own actions or by other means: <em class="example">preparing for the bazaar we lost time when the urn fused.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq11"> (of a musician, performance, etc.) to lose the proper rhythm or beat (of a piece of music). See def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100791" href="entry://time%23mq515">27</a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">make up time</strong>, to recover lost time, as by travelling faster after a delay, so as to arrive at the scheduled time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq041"> <strong class="phr">many a time</strong>, often; frequently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">no time</strong>, a very short time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">on time</strong>, punctually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">pass the time of day</strong>, to have a brief conversation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">take one’s time</strong>, to be slow or leisurely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq971"> <strong class="phr">take time out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq319"> to pause in an activity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq124"> to spare the time or make the effort (to do something).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">the time of one’s life</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a very enjoyable experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">… time</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a relaxed attitude to punctuality regarded as the norm in the place specified, usually because it is a holiday place, a remote location, etc.: <em class="example">island time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq410"> <strong class="phr">time after time</strong>, often; repeatedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq719"> <strong class="phr">time and </strong>(<strong class="phr">time</strong>)<strong class="phr"> again</strong>, often; repeatedly; again and again.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq113"> <strong class="phr">time out!</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq790"> (an exclamation calling for a cessation of play while a team pauses to regroup, considers what to do next, waits for an injured player to be attended to, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq390"> (an exclamation calling for a cessation of a discussion or argument while those involved regain their equanimity.)</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>tīma</em>, related to Icelandic <em>tīmi;</em> related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100785" href="entry://tide%23bigmac000100785"><span class="smallcaps">tide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tinker</span><z><span target_id="NaqfKNol9o">n.</span><span target_id="BkbqX700I8">v.i.</span><span target_id="EjmQw78FCj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tinker" src="word_pronunciations/23425.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'tingkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NaqfKNol9o"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> (formerly) a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq494"> an act or instance of tinkering: <em class="example">to have a tinker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq416"> a small species of mackerel, <em>Pneumatophorus grex</em>, of the Atlantic coast of the US.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BkbqX700I8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq205"> (formerly) to do the work of a tinker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq477"> to busy oneself with improving the workings of various tools and machinery: <em class="example">to tinker in the shed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EjmQw78FCj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq91"> <strong class="phr">not worth a tinker’s cuss </strong>(or <strong class="phr">damn</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> completely worthless. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the supposed propensity of tinkers to swear with such frequency that their swearing loses its force]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq808"> <strong class="phr">tinker with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq811"> to make minor improvements in the working of (a device).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq794"> to make minor adjustments to: <em class="example">to tinker with the team selection.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [syncopated variant of earlier <em>tinekere</em> worker in tin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tinkerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tizz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tizz</span><z><span target_id="wONeCk8Tr8">n.</span><span target_id="Pe5krVwRhA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tizz" src="word_pronunciations/23463.mp3"></audio></span>/tɪz/ (<em>say</em> tiz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wONeCk8Tr8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> frantic but ineffectual activity; commotion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Pe5krVwRhA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">in a tizz</strong>, in a state of somewhat hysterical confusion and anxiety: <em class="example">don’t get in a tizz.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tizzy</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100806" href="entry://tizzy%23bigmac000100806"><span class="smallcaps">tizzy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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to
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">to</span><z><span target_id="Hi3um6mJlZ">prep.</span><span target_id="Kzkd9ZBDMn">adv.</span><span target_id="CsqtioTQJt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of to" src="word_pronunciations/23645.mp3"></audio></span>/tu/ (<em>say</em> tooh), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of to" src="word_pronunciations/23644.mp3"></audio></span>/tə/ (<em>say</em> tuh) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="Hi3um6mJlZ"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> expressing motion or direction towards something: <em class="example">from north to south.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> indicating limit of movement or extension: <em class="example">rotten to the core.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq846"> expressing contact or contiguity: <em class="example">apply varnish to the surface.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq530"> expressing a point or limit in time: <em class="example">to this day.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq333"> expressing time until and including: <em class="example">Monday to Friday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq298"> expressing aim, purpose, or intention: <em class="example">going to the rescue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq010"> expressing destination or appointed end: <em class="example">sentenced to death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq183"> indicating result or consequence: <em class="example">to her dismay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq617"> indicating state or condition: <em class="example">he tore it to pieces.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq547"> indicating the object of inclination or desire: <em class="example">they drank to her health.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq818"> expressing the object of a right or claim: <em class="example">claimants to an estate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq118"> expressing limit in degree or amount: <em class="example">punctual to the minute; </em><em class="example">goods to the value of $100.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq355"> indicating addition or amount: <em class="example">adding insult to injury.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq805"> expressing attachment or adherence: <em class="example">the paper stuck to the wall; </em><em class="example">she held to her opinions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq237"> indicating an accompanying item or concomitant: <em class="example">they danced to music; </em><em class="example">they arrived to the sound of cheers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq659"> expressing comparison or opposition: <em class="example">the score was 9 to 5.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq074"> expressing agreement or accordance: <em class="example">a position to one’s liking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq407"> expressing reference or relation: <em class="example">what will he say to this?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq797"> expressing relative position: <em class="example">one line parallel to another.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq373"> indicating proportion or ratio: <em class="example">one teacher to every thirty students.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq903"> supplying the place or sense of the dative case in other languages, connecting transitive verbs with their indirect or distant objects, and adjectives, nouns, and intransitive or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action or application.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq896"> used as the ordinary sign or accompaniment of the infinitive (expressing originally motion, direction, purpose, etc., as in the ordinary uses with a substantive object, but now appearing in many cases as a mere meaningless sign).</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Kzkd9ZBDMn">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq982"> towards a person, thing, or point implied or understood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq833"> to a contact point or closed position: <em class="example">pull the shutters to.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq384"> to a matter; to action or work: <em class="example">we turned to with a will.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq887"> to consciousness; to one’s senses: <em class="example">after she came to.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CsqtioTQJt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">to and fro</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq549"> to and from some place or thing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq939"> in opposite or different directions alternately.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq439"> <strong class="phr">to the …</strong>, at the exact same (specified unit of time): <em class="example">a decade ago to the day.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>tō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tocharian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tocharian</span><z><span target_id="RbDxZgA3eP">n.</span><span target_id="GrQR58kjt6">adj.</span></z></header><div>/tɒˈkariən/ (<em>say</em> to'kahreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RbDxZgA3eP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> a member of a people, thought to be of European origin, who lived in the Tarim Basin of north-western China until around 800 AD.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq262"> the language of this people, consisting of two dialects, <strong>Tocharian A</strong> and <strong>Tocharian B</strong>, belonging to the Indo-European family of languages.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GrQR58kjt6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tokharian</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>tocharien</em>, from Greek <em>Tocharoi</em> a people living in central Asia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tocopherol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tocopherol</span></header><div>/təˈkɒfərəl/ (<em>say</em> tuh'kofuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">one of several phenols which comprise the dietary factor known as vitamin E, occurring in wheatgerm oil, lettuce or spinach leaves, egg yolk, etc. The most active form is <strong>alpha-tocopherol</strong>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>toko</em>(<em>s</em>) child + Greek <em>pher</em>(<em>ein</em>) to carry + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toe</span><z><span target_id="PrGHa7c3u2">n.</span><span target_id="NX6NLUt0l6">v.t.</span><span target_id="YJ8QWEwa0E">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of toe" src="word_pronunciations/23483.mp3"></audio></span>/toʊ/ (<em>say</em> toh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PrGHa7c3u2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> (in humans) one of the terminal members or digits of the foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> an analogous part in other animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq155"> the forepart of the foot or hoof of a horse or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq739"> a part, as of a stocking or shoe, to cover the toes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq131"> a part resembling a toe in shape or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq754"> the outer end of the hitting surface of a golf club or hockey stick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq945"> <em class="label">Railways</em> the end of a frog in front of the point and in the direction of travel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq080"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq100"> a journal or part placed vertically in a bearing, as the lower end of a vertical shaft.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq450"> an arm or projecting part on which a cam or the like strikes.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq426"> the base of an embankment or dam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> strength; speed: <em class="example">do the fast bowlers have enough toe?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NX6NLUt0l6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">toed</strong>, <strong class="bold">toeing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq382"> to furnish with a toe or toes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq279"> to touch or reach with the toes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq333"> to kick with the toe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq229"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to strike (the ball) with the toe of the club.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YJ8QWEwa0E">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">dig one’s toes in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq710"> to refuse to move or change.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq929"> to maintain a decision, opinion, etc., despite all opposition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq512"> <strong class="phr">go toe to toe</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to adopt a combative stance: <em class="example">to go toe to toe with the opposition in question time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq373"> <strong class="phr">hit the toe</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq613"> to move out; depart.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq719"> <em class="label">Prison</em> to attempt to escape.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq189"> <strong class="phr">on one’s toes</strong>, prepared to act; wide-awake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">show some </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a lot of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> toe</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq82"> (of a person) to be able to run fast.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq514"> (of a motor vehicle) to travel easily at high speed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">step </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tread</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on someone’s toes</strong>, to offend someone, especially by ignoring their area of responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq50"> <strong class="phr">toe in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq620"> (of children) to walk with the toe or toes pointed in. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac725808919" href="entry://in-toeing%23bigmac725808919"><strong>in-toeing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq162"> (of the wheels of a motor vehicle) to point in rather than straight ahead.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq056"> <strong class="phr">toe in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to adjust (the wheels of a motor vehicle) so that each pair is at the angle of convergence or divergence required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">toe out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq741"> (of children) to walk with the toe or toes pointed out. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac622338231" href="entry://out-toeing%23bigmac622338231"><strong>out-toeing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq845"> (of the wheels of a motor vehicle) to point out rather than straight ahead.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">toe the line</strong>, to behave according to the rules; conform; obey. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? naval, with reference to sailors standing in a row with their toes touching a line drawn on the deck; ? military, from infantry drills; ? from running races, where all competitors must be in the correct position behind the starting line before the race can begin]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">turn up one’s toes</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>tā</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>toeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toey</span><z><span target_id="PaLRpoRCNz">adj.</span><span target_id="GDmniusdLX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of toey" src="word_pronunciations/23482.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtoʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'tohee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PaLRpoRCNz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq211"> anxious; apprehensive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089778" href="entry://randy%23bigmac000089778"><strong>randy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089778" href="entry://randy%23mq146">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq541"> raring to go; keen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq755"> (of a horse) having an excitable temperament; fast.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GDmniusdLX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">toey as a Roman sandal</strong>, very anxious; on edge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100817" href="entry://toe%23bigmac000100817"><span class="smallcaps">toe</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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told
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">told</span><z><span target_id="HEwZcnAggx">v.</span><span target_id="rxbNlbWcc7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of told" src="word_pronunciations/23496.mp3"></audio></span>/toʊld/ (<em>say</em> tohld) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="HEwZcnAggx"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100733" href="entry://tell%23bigmac000100733"><strong>tell<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rxbNlbWcc7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq266"> <strong class="phr">all told</strong>, in all.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tool</span><z><span target_id="4QloUlkPFr">n.</span><span target_id="txcC47KK4v">v.t.</span><span target_id="Uk14cLWRJI">v.i.</span><span target_id="fEQd1Qfq0C">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tool" src="word_pronunciations/23532.mp3"></audio></span>/tul/ (<em>say</em> toohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4QloUlkPFr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> an instrument, especially one held in the hand, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations, as a hammer, saw, file, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> any instrument of manual operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> that part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine, which performs the cutting or machining operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq211"> the machine itself; a machine tool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq231"> anything used like a tool to do work or effect some result.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq475"> anything used regularly in the course of a particular profession or occupation: <em class="example">words are the tools of the writer’s trade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq757"> any skill, resource, etc., seen as necessary or useful to a particular undertaking: <em class="example">assertiveness techniques can be a useful tool in dealing with difficult people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq914"> someone used by another for that person’s own ends; a cat’s paw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq751"> the design or ornament impressed upon a book cover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq480"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stupid person.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="txcC47KK4v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq378"> to work or shape with a tool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq224"> to work decoratively with a hand tool; to ornament with a bookbinder’s tool, as on book covers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq084"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drive (a vehicle).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Uk14cLWRJI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq074"> to work with a tool or tools.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drive or ride in a vehicle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fEQd1Qfq0C">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">not the sharpest tool in the shed</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not very intelligent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq940"> <strong class="phr">off the tools</strong>, (of a mechanic, builder, electrician, etc.) no longer employed in manual labour, having retired or taken up administrative or other work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq038"> <strong class="phr">on the tools</strong>, (of a mechanic, builder, electrician, etc.) employed in manual labour. </span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq844"> <strong class="phr">tool around</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq163"> to spend time idly: <em class="example">we spent a few hours tooling around at the shops.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq396"> to drive around, especially for enjoyment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She had air-con and a car, which Hooper and I tooled around in while she was at work.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john birmingham</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1994</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq930"> <strong class="phr">tool up</strong>, to equip, as a workshop for a particular job.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English: Old English <em>tol</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tooler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tooth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tooth</span><z><span target_id="Y0hybpaZH6">n.</span><span target_id="7hhlWy9Zru">v.t.</span><span target_id="SzksUP3jjq">v.i.</span><span target_id="C8lQnFy8Ux">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tooth" src="word_pronunciations/23534.mp3"></audio></span>/tuθ/ (<em>say</em> toohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y0hybpaZH6"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">teeth</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tooth" src="word_pronunciations/23533.mp3"></audio></span>/tiθ/ (<em>say</em> teeth))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defence, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentine surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> (in invertebrates) any of various similar or analogous processes occurring in the mouth or alimentary canal, or on a shell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq760"> any projection resembling or suggesting a tooth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq147"> one of the projections of a comb, rake, saw, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq677"> one of a series of projections (cogs) on the edge of a wheel, etc., which engage with corresponding parts of another wheel or body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq976"> <em class="label">Botany</em> one of the hard projections in the peristome of mosses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq889"> a sharp, distressing, or destructive attribute or agency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq917"> taste, relish, or liking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq003"> a surface of paper, canvas, etc., to which pencil or crayon marks will adhere.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7hhlWy9Zru">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq571"> to furnish with teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq238"> to cut teeth upon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SzksUP3jjq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq182"> to interlock, as cogwheels.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="C8lQnFy8Ux">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">a sweet tooth</strong>, a liking for sweet things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq892"> <strong class="phr">long in the tooth</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> elderly. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally with reference to horses, from the fact that gums recede with an animal’s age, making the teeth look longer. The phrase was in use by 1910.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq832"> <strong class="phr">tooth and nail</strong>, vigorously, and with determination.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100730" href="entry://teeth%23bigmac000100730"><strong>teeth</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; Old English <em>tōth</em>, related to Dutch <em>tand</em>; related to Latin <em>dens</em>, Greek <em>odous</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toothcomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toothcomb</span><z><span target_id="SxTarbIjro">n.</span><span target_id="cJdLE0CwGu">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtuθkoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'toohthkohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SxTarbIjro"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> a comb with very fine teeth, usually at each edge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cJdLE0CwGu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">with a fine toothcomb</strong>, in great detail; very painstakingly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100834" href="entry://tooth%23bigmac000100834"><span class="smallcaps">tooth</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091401" href="entry://comb%23bigmac000091401"><span class="smallcaps">comb<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Z7zY6neTLi">n.</span><span target_id="3ZyTIymP6B">adj.</span><span target_id="QqcVx3XIOT">v.t.</span><span target_id="m9Qpjc7vdK">v.i.</span><span target_id="oGaAKW9Xug">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of top" src="word_pronunciations/23557.mp3"></audio></span>/tɒp/ (<em>say</em> top) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z7zY6neTLi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> the highest point or part of anything; the apex; the summit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq406"> the higher end of anything on a slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> a part considered as higher: <em class="example">the top of a street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq047"> the part of a plant above ground, as distinguished from the root.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq583"> (<em>usually plural</em>) one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq973"> that part of anything which is first or foremost; the beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq022"> the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc.: <em class="example">at the top of the class.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq623"> the highest point, pitch, or degree: <em class="example">to speak at the top of one’s voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq777"> someone or something that occupies the highest or leading position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq168"> (<em>usually plural</em>) one of the peaks or ridges of a high mountain range: <em class="example">Barrington Tops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq937"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> the most perfect example, type, etc.: <em class="example">the top of all honours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq118"> the best or choicest part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq855"> a covering or lid, as of a box, car, carriage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq514"> the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq282"> the crown of the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq596"> a blouse, T-shirt, jumper, jacket or other outer garment, sometimes with sleeves, which covers the torso.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq652"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the active (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000550" href="entry://active%23mq778">19</a>) partner in a homosexual relationship who penetrates the passive partner during sex; pitcher; giver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq296"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a transmission gear providing the highest forward speed ratio, usually turning the drive shaft at the same rate as the engine crankshaft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship, and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> that part of a mixture under distillation which volatilises first.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Golf</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq577"> a stroke above the centre of the ball, usually failing to give any height, distance, or accuracy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq850"> the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq412"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Wool</em> a continuous strand of untwisted fibres from which the shorter fibres, or noils, have been removed by combing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq610"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007149" href="entry://big%20top%23bigmac000007149"><strong>big top</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3ZyTIymP6B">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq417"> relating to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: <em class="example">the top shelf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq117"> highest in degree; greatest: <em class="example">to pay top prices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq598"> foremost, chief, or principal: <em class="example">to win top honours in a competition.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq063"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the best; excellent: <em class="example">a top bloke; </em><em class="example">a top act.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq424"> denoting or relating to the highest forward gear on a vehicle.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">topped</strong>, <strong class="bold">topping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QqcVx3XIOT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq928"> to furnish with a top; put a top on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq840"> to be at or constitute the top of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq289"> to reach the top of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq469"> to rise above: <em class="example">the sun had topped the horizon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq246"> to exceed in height, amount, number, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq159"> to surpass, excel, or outdo: <em class="example">that tops everything!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq070"> to come up to or go beyond the requirements of (a part or character).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq446"> to surmount with something specified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq502"> to complete by or as by putting the top on or constituting the top of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq332"> to remove the top of; crop; prune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq283"> to get or leap over the top of (a fence, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq323"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to distil off only the most volatile part of a mixture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq843"> <em class="label">Golf</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq831"> to hit (the ball) above the centre.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq758"> to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq314"> to top-dress (land).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq46"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to execute, especially by hanging or beheading.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="m9Qpjc7vdK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="45"><span id="mq132"> to rise aloft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq053"> <em class="label">Golf</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to hit the ball above the centre.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oGaAKW9Xug">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="47"><span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">be top of the pops</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely fashionable, popular, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq464"> <strong class="phr">blow one’s top</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">from the top</strong>, from the beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">from top to bottom </strong>(or <strong class="phr">toe</strong>), for the full length; completely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">off the top of one’s head</strong>, in an impromptu or improvised fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq667"> <strong class="phr">on top</strong>, successful; victorious; dominant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq131"> <strong class="phr">on top of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq848"> upon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq253"> close upon; following upon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq511"> displaying mastery of: <em class="example">it took me weeks to get on top of the backlog.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq622"> depressing or discouraging: <em class="example">sometimes things just get on top of me.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq025"> <strong class="phr">over the top</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq322"> Also, <strong class="vs">over the bags</strong>. <em class="label">Military</em> over the top of a parapet, as in charging the enemy. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;World War I soldiers climbing the steps on the side of a trench to go &amp;#8216;over the top&amp;#8217; with their rifles, to attack enemy troops. Other soldiers are waiting in the trench until the steps are clear. Once out of the trench, the men ran toward the enemy trenches behind a barrage of their own cannon fire, designed to force the enemy back into their trenches and to prevent them from firing on the advancing troops.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/top1_P02693.022.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extreme or excessive; beyond normal restraints or limits: <em class="example">his reaction was over the top.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq86"> <strong class="phr">sleep top and tail</strong>, to sleep with one person’s head at one end of the bed and the other person’s head at the other end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq453"> (<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> tops</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the very best: <em class="example">that book really is the tops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq423"> <strong class="phr">top and tail</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq996"> to prepare (vegetables, especially beans) by cutting of the top and bottom.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq523"> to prepare (a baby) by washing its face and giving it a nappy change.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq143"> to prepare (a bed) by removing the bottom sheet and replacing it with the top sheet.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq093"> <strong class="phr">top off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq151"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to complete with success.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq362"> to fatten (livestock) for market.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">top of the morning</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a morning greeting.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">top of the range</strong>, of the highest quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">top oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to commit suicide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">top someone off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inform or tell on someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq359"> <strong class="phr">top out at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to peak at: <em class="example">temperatures will top out at 30°.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">top up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq398"> to fill by adding liquid to (a partly filled container).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq2891"> to make an additional deposit of money into (an account) to make sure it does not fall into arrears: <em class="example">to top up a mobile phone account.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq376"> <strong class="phr">to top it off</strong>, in addition to all other misfortunes, grievances, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">up top</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq16"> at the topmost end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq48"> in a position of authority: <em class="example">those up top will take charge.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq625"> in the Northern Territory: <em class="example">tourism up top.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq470"> in the head: <em class="example">slow up top.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>topp</em> summit, related to German <em>Zopf</em> summit, crest or tuft of hair]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Zu6mjsFeH0">n.</span><span target_id="y4yspjfDiV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of top" src="word_pronunciations/23558.mp3"></audio></span>/tɒp/ (<em>say</em> top) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Zu6mjsFeH0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac180809035" href="entry://spinning%20top%23bigmac180809035"><strong>spinning top</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="y4yspjfDiV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq462"> <strong class="phr">sleep like a top</strong>, to sleep very soundly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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torch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">torch</span><z><span target_id="a6SgffUokI">n.</span><span target_id="jbPzuIlPTM">v.t.</span><span target_id="cb33gwwC0s">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of torch" src="word_pronunciations/23560.mp3"></audio></span>/tɔtʃ/ (<em>say</em> tawch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a6SgffUokI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq309"> a small portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq980"> something considered as a source of illumination, enlightenment, guidance, etc.: <em class="example">the torch of learning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq532"> any of various lamp-like devices which produce a hot flame and are used for soldering, burning off paint, etc.; an oxyacetylene torch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who, for a fee, sets fire to someone’s property so that the owner may collect the insurance money.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jbPzuIlPTM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to destroy (a building, etc.) by setting fire to it: <em class="example">someone had torched the shop.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cb33gwwC0s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq096"> <strong class="phr">carry a torch for</strong>, to suffer unrequited love for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>torche</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>torchless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tosca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178905132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tosca</span></header><div>/ˈtɒskə/ (<em>say</em> 'toskuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">gone for a Tosca</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">(of a person) absent, having suddenly disappeared, as to go to the toilet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from a 1960s advertising slogan for a brand of chocolate bar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toss</span><z><span target_id="xlRDlBqjGl">v.t.</span><span target_id="fpG2fTCY0X">v.i.</span><span target_id="Tmy0FExnte">n.</span><span target_id="jZ7D35WS1O">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of toss" src="word_pronunciations/23585.mp3"></audio></span>/tɒs/ (<em>say</em> tos) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tossed</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="bold">tost</strong>; <strong class="bold">tossing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xlRDlBqjGl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq405"> to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: <em class="example">to toss a piece of paper into the wastepaper basket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq230"> to throw or send (a ball, etc.) from one to another, as in play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq820"> to throw or pitch with irregular or careless motions; fling or jerk about: <em class="example">a ship tossed by the waves; </em><em class="example">a tree tosses its branches in the wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq537"> to agitate, disturb, or disquiet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq702"> to throw, raise, or jerk upwards suddenly: <em class="example">she tossed her head disdainfully.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq257"> to throw (a coin, etc.) into the air in order to decide something by the side turned up when it falls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq303"> (of an animal) to throw (someone or something) up into the air or to the ground.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fpG2fTCY0X">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq685"> to pitch, rock, sway, or move irregularly, as a ship on a rough sea, or a flag or plumes in the breeze.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq736"> to fling or jerk oneself or move restlessly about, especially on a bed or couch: <em class="example">to toss in one’s sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq182"> to throw something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go with a fling of the body: <em class="example">to toss out of a room.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tmy0FExnte">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq808"> the act of tossing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq739"> a pitching about or up and down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq877"> a throw or pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq177"> a tossing of a coin or the like to decide something; a toss-up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq580"> a competition in which an object is thrown, the winner being the person who throws it the furthest: <em class="example">a tuna toss.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq463"> a sudden fling or jerk of the body, especially a quick upward or backward movement of the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an act or instance of masturbation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jZ7D35WS1O">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">argue the toss</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq270"> to go on arguing after a dispute has been settled.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq715"> to debate or discuss, especially at length: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Football couples meet there before the Grand Final, Russian ballet dancers meet there before an opening night, mice meet there to argue the toss about the best gruyeres</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barry dickins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">not give a toss</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be unconcerned; not care.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">take a toss</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fall from a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">toss a coin</strong>, to throw a coin into the air to decide an outcome on whether it comes up heads or tails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">toss back </strong>(or <strong class="phr">down</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to drink very quickly: <em class="example">she tossed back a shot of bourbon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq589"> <strong class="phr">toss it in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to abandon an enterprise, project, job, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">toss off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq157"> to drink or eat very quickly: <em class="example">he tossed off a few drinks and then left.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq078"> to produce easily and quickly: <em class="example">she tossed off a few ideas.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq216"> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to ejaculate; have an orgasm.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq649"> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a male) to masturbate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq207"> <strong class="phr">toss of the coin</strong>, luck, as determined by the spinning of a coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq778"> <strong class="phr">toss up</strong>, to throw a coin or other object into the air in order to decide something by the way it falls.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently from Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect <em>tossa</em> spread, strew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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touch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">touch</span><z><span target_id="hkOp72Kdan">v.t.</span><span target_id="RpspAH5ZOc">v.i.</span><span target_id="RQ3o9mN3Ia">n.</span><span target_id="LF4MhgyjSh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of touch" src="word_pronunciations/23607.mp3"></audio></span>/tʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> tuch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hkOp72Kdan"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> to come into contact with and perceive (something), as the hand or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq128"> to bring (the hand, finger, etc., or something held) into contact with something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq872"> to give a slight tap or pat to with the hand, finger, etc.; strike or hit gently or lightly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq510"> to hurt or injure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq890"> to come into or be in contact with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> (of a line or surface) to be tangent to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq623"> to be adjacent to or border on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq447"> to come up to; reach; attain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq260"> to attain equality with; compare with (usually with a negative): <em class="example">they can’t touch her for speed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq308"> to mark by strokes of the brush, pencil, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq947"> to mark or relieve slightly, as with colour: <em class="example">a grey dress touched with blue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq467"> to strike the strings, keys, etc., of (a musical instrument) so as to cause it to sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq030"> to stop at (a place), as a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq579"> to treat or affect in some way by contact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq309"> to affect as if by contact; tinge; imbue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq787"> to affect with some feeling or emotion, especially tenderness, pity, gratitude, etc.: <em class="example">his heart was touched by their sufferings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq973"> to handle, use, or have to do with (something) in any way: <em class="example">he won’t touch another drink.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq217"> to begin to eat; eat a little of: <em class="example">he hardly touched his food.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq536"> to deal with or treat in speech or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq214"> to refer or allude to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq119"> to relate or pertain to: <em class="example">a critic in all affairs touching the kitchen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq826"> to be a matter of importance to; make a difference to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq461"> to stamp (tested metal) as being of standard purity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to apply to for money, or succeed in getting money from; to beg.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RpspAH5ZOc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq882"> to place the hand, finger, etc., on or in contact with something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq124"> to come into or be in contact.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RQ3o9mN3Ia">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq146"> the act of touching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq825"> the state or fact of being touched.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq885"> that sense by which anything material is perceived by means of the contact with it of some part of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq865"> the sensation or effect caused by touching something, regarded as a quality of the thing: <em class="example">an object with a slimy touch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq197"> a coming into or being in contact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq285"> a close relation of communication, agreement, sympathy, or the like: <em class="example">to be in touch with public opinion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq208"> a slight stroke or blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq002"> a slight attack, as of illness or disease: <em class="example">a touch of rheumatism.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq578"> a slight added action or effort in doing or completing any piece of work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq861"> manner of execution in artistic work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq316"> the act or manner of touching or fingering a musical instrument, especially a keyboard instrument, so as to bring out the tone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq148"> the mode of action of the keys of an instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq209"> a partial series of changes on a peal of bells.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq381"> a stroke or dash, as with a brush, pencil, or pen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq626"> a detail in any artistic work: <em class="example">a nice touch; </em><em class="example">the finishing touches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq156"> a slight amount of some quality, attribute, etc.: <em class="example">a touch of sarcasm in his voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq929"> a slight quantity or degree: <em class="example">a touch of salt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq268"> a distinguishing characteristic or trait: <em class="example">the touch of the master.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq406"> quality or kind in general.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq394"> the act of testing anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq802"> something that serves as a test.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq519"> an official mark or stamp put upon gold, silver, etc., after testing, to indicate standard fineness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq253"> a die, stamp, or the like for impressing such a mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the area outside the field of play, including the touchlines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq472"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> a hit with the point of the weapon which scores a point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077287" href="entry://touch%20football%23bigmac000077287"><strong>touch football</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq518"> the act of applying to a person for money, as a gift or loan.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq27"> the money thus obtained.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq877"> a person from whom such money can be obtained easily.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LF4MhgyjSh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="55"><span id="mq117"> <strong class="phr">be in touch with</strong>, to be in communication with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq354"> <strong class="phr">get in touch</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to initiate communication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq51"> <strong class="phr">into touch</strong>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> out of the field of play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">keep </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stay</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in touch</strong>, to maintain an association or friendship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq719"> <strong class="phr">touch and go</strong>, with an uncertain outcome; precariously close to disaster. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from nautical slang with reference to a boat touching the bottom or the edge of a reef and then moving away]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">touch at</strong>, to make a stop or a short call at (a place), as a ship or those on board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq361"> <strong class="phr">touch base with someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make contact with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">touch down</strong>, (of an aircraft) to land after a flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq019"> <strong class="phr">touch lucky</strong>, <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> to have a stroke of luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq258"> <strong class="phr">touch on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq917"> to speak or write about briefly or casually in the course of a discourse, etc.: <em class="example">he touched on his own travels.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq294"> to allude to briefly: <em class="example">he touched on various tunes in the medley.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">touch up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq958"> to modify or improve by adding a stroke of paint, etc., here and there.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq349"> to put finishing touches to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq702"> to repair, renovate, or add points of detail to, as photographs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to touch in amorous advances.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq155"> <strong class="phr">touch with death</strong>, <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> to have a narrow escape from dying.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>touche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>tochier</em>; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>touchable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tourist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tourist</span><z><span target_id="7S73vqBZGI">n.</span><span target_id="YsgvxoKO0U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tourist" src="word_pronunciations/23613.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʊərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'toouhruhst), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tourist" src="word_pronunciations/23615.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtuə-/ (<em>say</em> 'toohuh-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tourist" src="word_pronunciations/23614.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɔ-/ (<em>say</em> 'taw-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7S73vqBZGI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq301"> someone who tours, especially for pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> a member of a touring international sporting team.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YsgvxoKO0U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">six bob a day tourist</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> an Australian soldier serving in World War I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tower</span><z><span target_id="wv2Y40Tldk">n.</span><span target_id="IHkSj442rO">v.i.</span><span target_id="rMDfWaPf2J">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tower" src="word_pronunciations/23631.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'towuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wv2Y40Tldk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq405"> a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of any building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq162"> any of various tower-like structures, contrivances, or objects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq170"> a tall, movable structure used in ancient and medieval warfare in storming a fortified place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq625"> a number of giraffes, feeding or travelling together.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IHkSj442rO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq082"> to rise or extend far upwards like a tower; rise aloft.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rMDfWaPf2J">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq300"> <strong class="phr">tower of strength</strong>, a source of mental and physical support, as a person; someone who may be depended on. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the <em>Book of Common Prayer</em> (1549): ‘O lord … be unto them a tower of strength’; then Shakespeare’s <em>King Richard III</em> (Act V: Scene 3): ‘Besides, the King’s name is a tower of strength.’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq576"> <strong class="phr">tower over </strong>(or <strong class="phr">above</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq540"> to be higher and taller than.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq370"> to surpass, as in ability, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tour</em>, late Old English <em>tūr</em>, from Old French; replacing Old English <em>torr</em>, from Latin <em>turris</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>towered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>towerless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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town
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">town</span><z><span target_id="REddglW0Qy">n.</span><span target_id="E6ISyWSxN5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of town" src="word_pronunciations/23637.mp3"></audio></span>/taʊn/ (<em>say</em> town) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="REddglW0Qy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> a small group of houses and other buildings thought of as a place, and given a name: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the word ‘town’ is employed with generosity in Australia</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wa winter-irving</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> a distinct densely populated area of considerable size, having some degree of self-government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> Also, <strong class="vs">town centre</strong>. <em class="label">ACT</em> an urban centre which is larger than a group centre, usually having at least one Australian government department located there, and providing employment as well as business activity and entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq911"> <em class="label">British</em> a group of buildings, larger than a village and administratively more independent, but smaller than a city.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">British</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008672" href="entry://borough%23bigmac000008672"><strong>borough</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008672" href="entry://borough%23mq238">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq003"> urban life, as opposed to rural: <em class="example">I prefer the town to the country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq056"> the particular town in question, as that in which one is.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq277"> the nearest large town.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq677"> the main shopping, business, or entertainment centre of a large town, contrasted with the suburbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq579"> an urban community; the people of a town.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq233"> the inhabitants of a university town (opposed to <em>gown</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq807"> <em class="label">US</em> any of various administrative divisions, usually urban, and smaller and less elaborately organised than a city; a township.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E6ISyWSxN5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq167"> <strong class="phr">from out of town</strong>, resident in a place outside one’s current location.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq951"> <strong class="phr">go to town</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq629"> to do something thoroughly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq726"> to do something enthusiastically; splash out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq218"> to overindulge or lose one’s self-restraint.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq730"> to celebrate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">go to town on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to berate; tell off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq588"> <strong class="phr">man about town</strong>, a sophisticated, pleasure-seeking, and usually sociable man of high social status.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq260"> <strong class="phr">on the town</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq644"> seeking amusement in the entertainments of a city or town.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> supported by the municipal authorities or public charity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq676"> <strong class="phr">paint the town red</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to indulge in riotous entertainment. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US; ? an elaboration of <em>paint</em> meaning ‘imbibe’, and <em>painted</em> meaning ‘drunk’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">talk of the town</strong>, the subject of general gossip or rumour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>tūn</em>, ultimately from Celtic, compare Old Irish <em>dūn</em> fortified place] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>townish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>townless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trail</span><z><span target_id="FH1w1WoKz7">v.t.</span><span target_id="CvNkpCMTW1">v.i.</span><span target_id="I3tpzZFWgV">n.</span><span target_id="g5G7qydfHj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trail" src="word_pronunciations/23681.mp3"></audio></span>/treɪl/ (<em>say</em> trayl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FH1w1WoKz7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; to draw or drag along behind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> to bring or have floating after itself or oneself: <em class="example">to trail clouds of dust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq209"> to follow the track or trail of; track.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq345"> to protract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq590"> to mark out, as a track.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq813"> <em class="label">US</em> to beat down or make a path or way through (grass, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq577"> to follow along behind (another or others), as in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Military</em> to carry (a rifle, etc.) in the right hand in a horizontal position, with the muzzle forwards and the butt near the ground.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CvNkpCMTW1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq825"> to be drawn or dragged along the ground or some other surface, as when hanging from something moving: <em class="example">her long gown trailed over the floor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq681"> to hang down loosely from something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq375"> to stream or float from and after something moving, as dust, smoke, sparks, etc., do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq409"> to follow as if drawn along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq562"> to fish by trailing a line; to troll.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq282"> to go slowly, lazily, or wearily along; straggle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq977"> to pass or extend in a straggling line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq120"> to move languidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq773"> to fall behind the leaders, as a competitor in a race; be losing in a competition of any kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq385"> to follow a track or scent, as of game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq419"> (of a plant) to extend itself in growth along the ground and over objects encountered, resting on these for support rather than taking root or clinging by tendrils, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I3tpzZFWgV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq596"> a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals: <em class="example">to follow the trail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq861"> the track, scent, or the like, left by an animal, person, or thing, especially as followed by a hunter, hound, or other pursuer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq332"> something that is trailed or that trails behind, as the train of a skirt or robe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq319"> a stream of dust, smoke, light, people, vehicles, etc., behind something moving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Greyhound Racing</em>, <em class="label">Trotting</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a position just behind the leader in a race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq347"> a long bright tail seen in the sky in the wake of certain meteors.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq308"> the trace left on a stationary photographic plate by a star during a long exposure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Gunnery</em> that part of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq768"> the act of trailing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g5G7qydfHj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">trail a coat</strong>, to provoke a heated reaction by persistent antagonistic remarks, in order to bring suspected latent hostility into the open: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He really believed in trailing his coat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq441"> <strong class="phr">trail off</strong>, to pass by gradual change, as into silence; diminish: <em class="example">her voice trailed off.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>traile</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>trailler</em> trail, Old French tow (a boat), from <em>traille</em> towrope, from Latin <em>trāgula</em> dragnet, from <em>trahere</em> draw, drag] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>trailless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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train
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">train</span><z><span target_id="mxnVkT2jgM">n.</span><span target_id="8trNyFQXhj">v.t.</span><span target_id="OTVExKDKXe">v.i.</span><span target_id="7B4Qpbh9Qj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of train" src="word_pronunciations/23684.mp3"></audio></span>/treɪn/ (<em>say</em> trayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mxnVkT2jgM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Railways</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq620"> a set of carriages or wagons, whether self-propelled or connected to a locomotive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq016"> such a series without any motive power.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq944"> a railway locomotive.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> a line or procession of persons, vehicles, etc., travelling together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Military</em> an aggregation of vehicles, animals, and men accompanying an army to carry supplies, baggage, ammunition, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq289"> a series or row of objects or parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq704"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a series of connected parts, as wheels and pinions, through which motion is transmitted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq181"> order, especially proper order: <em class="example">matters were in good train.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq953"> something that is drawn along; a trailing part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq036"> an elongated part of a skirt or dress trailing behind on the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq970"> a trail or stream of something from a moving object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq132"> a line or succession of persons or things following after.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq331"> a body of followers or attendants; a retinue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq477"> a succession or series of proceedings, events, circumstances, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq829"> a succession of connected ideas; a course of reasoning: <em class="example">to lose one’s train of thought.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq815"> the aftermath; the events proceeding from an event.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the tail or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100559" href="entry://trail%23bigmac000100559">trail</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100559" href="entry://trail%23mq347">25a</a>) of a comet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq545"> a line of combustible material, as gunpowder, for leading fire to an explosive charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a succession of wave cycles, pulses, or the like, especially one caused by a periodic disturbance of short duration.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8trNyFQXhj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq364"> to subject to discipline and instruction; educate; drill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq253"> to make proficient by instruction and practice, as in some art, profession, or work: <em class="example">to train soldiers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq191"> to make (a person, etc.) fit by proper exercise, diet, etc., as for some athletic feat or contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq671"> to discipline and instruct (an animal) to perform specified actions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq453"> to treat or manipulate so as to bring into some desired form, position, direction, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq583"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> to bring (a plant, branch, etc.) into a particular shape or position, by bending, pruning, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq001"> to bring to bear on some object or point; aim, or direct, as a firearm, a camera, a telescope, the glance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to gang-rape (a woman).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OTVExKDKXe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq864"> to give the discipline and instruction, drill, practice, etc., designed to impart proficiency or efficiency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq859"> to undergo discipline and instruction, drill, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq004"> to get oneself into condition by exercise, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq612"> to travel by train.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7B4Qpbh9Qj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq580"> <strong class="phr">go like a train</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq437"> (of a vehicle, boat, etc.) to proceed with speed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq58"> to embark on a course of action with energy, enthusiasm, and strength.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">in train</strong>, being dealt with; underway: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There was time to send a letter and get the plot in train.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>tra</em>(<em>h</em>)<em>iner</em> (verb), from Latin <em>trahere</em> draw] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>trainable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>trainless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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transgress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">transgress</span><z><span target_id="35qdp0UDnk">v.t.</span><span target_id="ocsKyMONFB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of transgress" src="word_pronunciations/23714.mp3"></audio></span>/trænzˈgrɛs/ (<em>say</em> tranz'gres) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="35qdp0UDnk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> to pass over or go beyond (a limit, etc.): <em class="example">to transgress the bounds of prudence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe; break.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ocsKyMONFB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq068"> <strong class="phr">transgress against</strong>, to violate (a law, command, etc.); offend or sin against.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>transgressus</em>, past participle, having stepped across] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>transgressive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>transgressively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>transgressor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trap<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="WrRGP16G42">n.</span><span target_id="4gLEzMs2vv">v.t.</span><span target_id="q1JlOinHxb">v.i.</span><span target_id="NpkgZ3c6eV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trap" src="word_pronunciations/23756.mp3"></audio></span>/træp/ (<em>say</em> trap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WrRGP16G42"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq608"> a contrivance used for taking game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly; a pitfall, or a snare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq810"> any device, stratagem, or the like for catching one unawares: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I didn’t want to fall into the trap of antagonism</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> an ambush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq582"> any of various mechanical contrivances for preventing the passage of steam, water, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq324"> an arrangement in a pipe, as a double curve or a U-shaped section, in which liquid remains and forms a seal, for preventing the passage or escape of air or gases through the pipe from behind or below; gully trap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq511"> (<em>plural</em>) percussion instruments, especially a drum kit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq727"> a device for suddenly releasing or tossing into the air objects to be shot at, as pigeons or clay targets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq910"> a carriage, especially a light two-wheeled one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq661"> a trapdoor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq221"> a hiding place for illegal goods.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq601"> a place where illegal drugs are sold.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the mouth.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq884"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a police officer.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">trapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">trapping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4gLEzMs2vv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq612"> to catch in a trap: <em class="example">to trap foxes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq891"> to take by stratagem; lead by artifice or wiles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq929"> to furnish or set with traps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq515"> to provide (a drain, etc.) with a trap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq296"> to stop and hold by a trap, as air in a pipe.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="q1JlOinHxb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq816"> to set traps for game: <em class="example">he was busy trapping.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq712"> to engage in catching animals in traps for their furs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NpkgZ3c6eV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq437"> (<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round the traps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in public places, especially places where gossip and information is commonly circulated: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The call around the traps though was that Sunny was going to be unstoppable as it came down to the final stages.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tracks</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">a trap for young players</strong>, a danger or risk to the inexperienced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">go </strong>(<strong class="phr">a</strong>)<strong class="phr">round the traps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to visit places where people gather and talk, as hotels, clubs, etc., in the hope of getting information.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>trappe</em>, Old English <em>træppe</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100573" href="#mq884">12</a> British slang (1800s) for ‘one whose business it is to trap offenders’]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trap<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Z5kwyM6CBG">n.</span><span target_id="axIeOui8IS">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trap" src="word_pronunciations/23757.mp3"></audio></span>/træp/ (<em>say</em> trap) <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z5kwyM6CBG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq518"> a cloth or covering for a horse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="axIeOui8IS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq037"> (<strong class="bold">trapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">trapping</strong>) to furnish with trapping; caparison.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>trappe</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trap<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trap" src="word_pronunciations/23756.mp3"></audio></span>/træp/ (<em>say</em> trap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">any of various fine-grained dark-coloured igneous rocks having a more or less columnar structure, especially some form of basalt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">traprock</strong>. <div class="etym">[Swedish <em>trapp</em>, variant of <em>trappa</em> stair (so named from their appearance)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tread</span><z><span target_id="n4Id8f5hls">v.t.</span><span target_id="UL3WCxeP4F">v.i.</span><span target_id="PEKDpKLz9Y">n.</span><span target_id="sfwUqRHWqA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tread" src="word_pronunciations/23776.mp3"></audio></span>/trɛd/ (<em>say</em> tred) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">trod</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">trode</strong>; <strong class="bold">trodden</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">trod</strong>; <strong class="bold">treading</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="n4Id8f5hls">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> to step or walk on, about, in, or along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> to trample or crush underfoot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> to put into some position or condition by trampling: <em class="example">to tread grapes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq712"> to domineer harshly over; crush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq127"> to execute by walking or dancing: <em class="example">to tread a measure.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq655"> (of male birds) to copulate with.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UL3WCxeP4F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq151"> to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq516"> (of a male bird) to copulate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PEKDpKLz9Y">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq263"> a treading, stepping, or walking, or the sound of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq522"> manner of treading or walking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq725"> a single step as in walking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq791"> any of various things or parts on which a person or thing treads, stands, or moves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq831"> the sole of the foot or of a shoe that presses on the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq523"> the horizontal upper surface of a step in a stair, on which the foot is placed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq541"> the width of this from front to back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq977"> that part of a wheel, tyre, or runner which bears on the road, rail, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq564"> the part of a rail on which the wheels bear.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sfwUqRHWqA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">tread a measure</strong>, to dance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">tread on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to step, walk, or trample on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq681"> <strong class="phr">tread the boards</strong>, to be a professional actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq407"> <strong class="phr">tread warily </strong>(or <strong class="phr">softly</strong>), to proceed with great caution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">tread water</strong>, <em class="label">Swimming</em> to move the arms and legs in such a way as to keep the body in an upright position with the head above water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100577" href="#mq455">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100577" href="#mq516">8</a> (verb) Middle English <em>trede</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>tredan</em>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100577" href="#mq263">9</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100577" href="#mq564">17</a> (noun) Middle English <em>trede</em>, <em>tredd</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>treader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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treat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">treat</span><z><span target_id="sMV1suYidL">v.t.</span><span target_id="BiLRlXdRKP">v.i.</span><span target_id="8hbsjqC7mB">n.</span><span target_id="9kVsqFDHs5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of treat" src="word_pronunciations/23785.mp3"></audio></span>/trit/ (<em>say</em> treet) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sMV1suYidL"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq549"> to act or behave towards in some specified way: <em class="example">to treat someone with respect.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> to look upon, consider, or regard in a specified aspect, and deal with accordingly: <em class="example">to treat a matter as unimportant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq781"> to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq956"> to deal with in speech or writing; discuss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq563"> to deal with, develop, or represent artistically, especially in some specified manner or style: <em class="example">to treat a theme realistically.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq388"> to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result: <em class="example">to treat a substance with an acid.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq416"> to entertain with food, drink, amusement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq727"> to regale (another) at one’s own expense.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BiLRlXdRKP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq767"> to deal with a subject in speech or writing, or discourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq823"> to give, or bear the expense of, a treat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq744"> to carry on negotiations with a view to a settlement, discuss terms of settlement, or negotiate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8hbsjqC7mB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq051"> an entertainment of food, drink, amusement, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq835"> anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq663"> the act of treating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq537"> one’s turn to treat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9kVsqFDHs5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">fair</strong>)<strong class="phr"> treat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very well; attractively: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I ’eard a bloke at the Tiv. play a fair treat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">louis stone</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1911</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">stand treat</strong>, to bear the expense of an entertainment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>trete</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>tretier</em>, <em>traitier</em>, from Latin <em>tractāre</em> drag, handle, treat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>treatable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>treater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tree</span><z><span target_id="qk5TWVRYxE">n.</span><span target_id="C5wBbav4yR">v.t.</span><span target_id="OzLiLF9U0w">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tree" src="word_pronunciations/23791.mp3"></audio></span>/tri/ (<em>say</em> tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qk5TWVRYxE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> a perennial plant having a permanent, woody, self-supporting main stem or trunk, usually growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> any of various shrubs, bushes, and herbaceous plants, as the banana, resembling a tree in form or size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq408"> a family tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq714"> something resembling a tree in shape, as a crosstree, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq040"> a pole, post, beam, bar, handle, or the like, as one forming part of some structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq876"> a shoe tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq805"> a saddletree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq119"> a tree-like group of crystals, as one forming in an electrolytic cell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a network with no loops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq188"> a gallows or gibbet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> the cross on which Christ was crucified.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C5wBbav4yR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">treed</strong>, <strong class="bold">treeing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq195"> to drive into or up a tree, as a hunted animal, or someone pursued by an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put into a difficult position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq429"> to stretch or shape on a tree, as a shoe or boot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq203"> to furnish (a structure) with a tree.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OzLiLF9U0w">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq254"> <strong class="phr">at the top of the tree</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq704"> at the pinnacle of one’s career.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq664"> at the top of the rankings in a sporting league table.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">out of one’s tree</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> irrational; crazy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>trēo</em>(<em>w</em>); distantly related to Greek <em>drys</em> tree, oak. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022127" href="entry://dryad%23bigmac000022127"><span class="smallcaps">dryad</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>treeful</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>treeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>treelessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trenbolone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749659803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trenbolone</span></header><div>/ˈtrɛnbəloʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'trenbuhlohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a potent steroid, usually administered as <strong>trenbolone acetate</strong>, used in bodybuilding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trial</span><z><span target_id="xj7qtkr6LK">n.</span><span target_id="pfwRfCvntw">v.t.</span><span target_id="Rc21o82BZF">adj.</span><span target_id="74ec8gxoC5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trial" src="word_pronunciations/23812.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtraɪəl/ (<em>say</em> 'truyuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trial" src="word_pronunciations/23813.mp3"></audio></span>/traɪl/ (<em>say</em> truyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xj7qtkr6LK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq057"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq787"> the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause (often including issues of law as well as of fact).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq451"> the determination of a person’s guilt or innocence by due process of law.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> the act of trying or testing, or putting to the proof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq050"> a contest or competition: <em class="example">car trial; </em><em class="example">a trial of arms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq694"> test; proof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq038"> an attempt or effort to do something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq441"> tentative or experimental action in order to ascertain results; an experiment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq715"> the state or position of a person or thing being tried or tested; probation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq834"> subjection to suffering or grievous experiences; affliction: <em class="example">comfort in the hour of trial.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq099"> an affliction or trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq558"> a trying, distressing, or annoying thing or person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq343"> <em class="label">Ceramics</em> a piece of ceramic material used to try the heat of the kiln and the progress of the firing of its contents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq173"> a competition, usually over rough terrain and roads in which competitors are required to keep to an average speed; motor trial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq095"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077898" href="entry://trial%20handicap%23bigmac000077898"><strong>trial handicap</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq136"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077899" href="entry://trial%20horse%23bigmac000077899"><strong>trial horse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pfwRfCvntw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq648"> (<strong class="bold">trialled</strong>, <strong class="bold">trialling</strong>) to put (a plan, procedure, etc.) into operation, often on a small scale, to test its feasibility.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Rc21o82BZF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq596"> relating to trial or a trial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq620"> done or used by way of trial, test, proof, or experiment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="74ec8gxoC5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq415"> <strong class="phr">on trial</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq876"> undergoing a trial before a court of law.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq554"> undergoing a test; on approval.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq008"> <strong class="phr">trial by media</strong>, the investigation in the media of a person, leading to a general presumption of guilt or innocence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq48"> <strong class="phr">trial by video</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> a system whereby videotape of a game is viewed at a time after its completion, in order to ascertain whether infringements of the rules, particularly violent play, have taken place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq98"> <strong class="phr">trial for</strong>, to undertake a test of some kind as a preliminary to securing a place in: <em class="example">to trial for the Olympic team.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">trials and tribulations</strong>, difficulties of various kinds encountered in one’s life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French, <em>trier</em>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100620" href="entry://try%23bigmac000100620"><span class="smallcaps">try</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tried
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tried</span><z><span target_id="r68SUDVumf">v.</span><span target_id="WYfVk7zKzL">adj.</span><span target_id="8onaPkdCwo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tried" src="word_pronunciations/23832.mp3"></audio></span>/traɪd/ (<em>say</em> truyd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="r68SUDVumf"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100620" href="entry://try%23bigmac000100620"><strong>try</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WYfVk7zKzL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq259"> tested; proved; having sustained the tests of experience.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8onaPkdCwo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">tried and true</strong>, proven by experience.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trifle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trifle</span><z><span target_id="8rjluVHcpo">n.</span><span target_id="DOpbWgjT4m">v.i.</span><span target_id="K4gLVGEtR1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trifle" src="word_pronunciations/23835.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtraɪfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'truyfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8rjluVHcpo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> an article or thing of small value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> a matter of slight importance; a trivial or insignificant affair or circumstance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq089"> a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq237"> a small quantity or amount of anything; a little: <em class="example">he’s still a trifle angry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq858"> a kind of pewter of medium hardness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq622"> (<em>plural</em>) articles made of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq954"> a dish typically consisting of sponge cake soaked in wine or liqueur, with jam, fruit, jelly, or the like topped with custard and whipped cream and (sometimes) almonds.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DOpbWgjT4m">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">trifled</strong>, <strong class="bold">trifling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq323"> to act or talk in an idle or frivolous way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq859"> to pass time idly or frivolously; waste time; idle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="K4gLVGEtR1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">trifle away</strong>, to pass (time, etc.) idly or frivolously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq186"> <strong class="phr">trifle with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq594"> to deal with lightly or without due seriousness or respect: <em class="example">he was in no mood to be trifled with.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq110"> to play or toy with by handling or fingering: <em class="example">he sat trifling with a pen.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq428"> to amuse oneself or dally with.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>treoflen</em>, from Old French <em>trufler</em> make sport of, deceive; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>trifler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trigger finger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trigger finger</span><z><span target_id="WANWM0Ikwm">n.</span><span target_id="iaoOrD1pfW">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtrɪgə fɪŋgə/ (<em>say</em> 'triguh fingguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WANWM0Ikwm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> the finger by which the trigger of a gun is pulled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq466"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> a finger, one of the joints of which jerks suddenly when an attempt is made to bend it gradually.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iaoOrD1pfW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">have an itchy trigger finger</strong>, to be over-eager to undertake action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trimming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trimming</span><z><span target_id="7wXVkavEHg">n.</span><span target_id="a1K17lNTeV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trimming" src="word_pronunciations/23846.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtrɪmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'triming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7wXVkavEHg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> anything used or serving to trim or decorate: <em class="example">the trimmings of a Christmas tree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> a decorative fitting or finish; a garnish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq568"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> agreeable accompaniments or additions to plain or simple dishes or food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq784"> (<em>plural</em>) pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq340"> the act of someone or something that trims.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> a rebuke, beating, or defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq024"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a defeat: <em class="example">our team took another trimming yesterday.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="a1K17lNTeV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">all the trimmings</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> all the optional extras, accessories, paraphernalia, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They served me soup, a large steak with two fried eggs on top, all the trimmings, a sweet, and tea which came with the soup.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100592" href="entry://trim%23bigmac000100592"><span class="smallcaps">trim</span></a> + <em>-m-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tripe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tripe</span><z><span target_id="ozyQDVLajp">n.</span><span target_id="BYKbGpSWk3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tripe" src="word_pronunciations/23852.mp3"></audio></span>/traɪp/ (<em>say</em> truyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ozyQDVLajp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially of the ox kind, prepared for use as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> anything poor or worthless, especially written work; nonsense; rubbish.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BYKbGpSWk3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">a load of old tripe</strong>, remarks, assertions, etc., that are said to have no foundation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">beat the tripe out of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq832"> to beat up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq680"> to defeat utterly.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, ultimately from Arabic <em>tarb</em> folds of peritoneum]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Trojan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Trojan</span><z><span target_id="bkeHZ3TyHz">adj.</span><span target_id="lpZggKZnUZ">n.</span><span target_id="BcXT8nvpc3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtroʊdʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'trohjuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bkeHZ3TyHz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> of or relating to ancient Troy.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lpZggKZnUZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq980"> a native or inhabitant of Troy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BcXT8nvpc3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">work like a Trojan</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work very hard. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from descriptions by both Homer, in the <em>Iliad</em>, and Virgil, in the <em>Aeneid</em>, of the Trojans as hardworking, energetic and brave]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>Trōjānus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trooper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trooper</span><z><span target_id="fYL7JA4ARB">n.</span><span target_id="a8rq61sjch">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trooper" src="word_pronunciations/23879.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtrupə/ (<em>say</em> 'troohpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fYL7JA4ARB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> a cavalry soldier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> a private soldier in a cavalry regiment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq307"> this rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq129"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a mounted police officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq504"> a cavalry horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq171"> a troopship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq338"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a loyal, hardworking companion: <em class="example">he’s been a real trooper.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="a8rq61sjch">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq920"> <strong class="phr">swear like a trooper</strong>, to swear vigorously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100595" href="entry://troop%23bigmac000100595"><span class="smallcaps">troop</span></a>. Compare French <em>troupier</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trot</span><z><span target_id="LEopHfd1cQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="dr8MPxa1yt">v.t.</span><span target_id="PzcAQuyWwp">n.</span><span target_id="ovRrW9g5MH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of trot" src="word_pronunciations/23888.mp3"></audio></span>/trɒt/ (<em>say</em> trot) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">trotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">trotting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LEopHfd1cQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq324"> (of a horse, etc.) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> to go at a quick, steady gait; move briskly, bustle, or hurry.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dr8MPxa1yt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq177"> to cause to trot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq934"> to ride at a trot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq842"> to lead at a trot.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PzcAQuyWwp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq265"> the gait of a horse, dog, etc., when trotting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq498"> the sound made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq813"> a jogging gait between a walk and a run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq010"> (in harness racing) a race for trotters.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ovRrW9g5MH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq028"> <strong class="phr">a bad </strong>(or <strong class="phr">rough</strong>)<strong class="phr"> trot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a run of bad luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq702"> <strong class="phr">a good trot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a run of good luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq075"> <strong class="phr">on the trot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq437"> in a state of continuous activity. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice of leading a horse around a ring to show off its paces walking, trotting, galloping]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq501"> one after another, in quick succession: <em class="example">he won three races on the trot.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq884"> <strong class="phr">the trots</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq193"> races for trotting or pacing horses; a trotting meeting.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> diarrhoea.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq213"> <strong class="phr">trot out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq875"> to bring forward for or as for inspection.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq909"> to give voice to in a trite or boring way.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>trotten</em>, from Old French <em>trotter</em>, from Middle High German <em>trotten</em> run, originally tread]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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truck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truck<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="gJApqNhcgt">n.</span><span target_id="8fAohnw77t">v.t.</span><span target_id="B8cM3eKpnD">v.i.</span><span target_id="JTDG1IBKZ0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of truck" src="word_pronunciations/23906.mp3"></audio></span>/trʌk/ (<em>say</em> truk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gJApqNhcgt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> any of various vehicles for carrying goods, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> a vehicle for carrying freight on a railway; wagon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq445"> a motor vehicle with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097945" href="entry://cab%23bigmac000097945">cab</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097945" href="entry://cab%23mq172">3</a>) and tray or compartment for carrying goods; a lorry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq469"> any of various wheeled frames for moving heavy articles, as a barrow with two very low front wheels used to move heavy luggage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq272"> a low rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, etc., are moved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a wheeled car of various design used for haulage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq495"> a group of two or more pairs of wheels in a frame, for supporting a locomotive body, trailer, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq702"> a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq198"> a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, and usually containing small holes for signal halyards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq919"> the mounting to which the wheels are affixed and the deck is attached on a skateboard.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8fAohnw77t">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq361"> to transport by a truck or trucks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq004"> to put on a truck.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="B8cM3eKpnD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq678"> to convey articles or goods on a truck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq128"> to drive a truck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to walk confidently, jauntily, with somewhat exaggerated movement of the shoulders and arms.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JTDG1IBKZ0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">fall off the back of a truck</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) (a phrase used to suggest that something has been stolen or acquired dishonestly): <em class="example">I suppose your new TV set fell off the back of a truck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">keep on truckin’</strong>, to carry on despite all difficulties.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <em>truckle</em> wheel. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078324" href="entry://truckle%23bigmac000078324"><span class="smallcaps">truckle<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truck<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="MgKvFHRU0Q">n.</span><span target_id="BPGbepltGR">v.t.</span><span target_id="RvfEayL5cP">v.i.</span><span target_id="FA8fCxR9qA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of truck" src="word_pronunciations/23907.mp3"></audio></span>/trʌk/ (<em>say</em> truk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MgKvFHRU0Q"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Rare</em> trading by exchange of commodities; barter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a bargain or deal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the payment of wages in goods, etc., instead of money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> miscellaneous articles; odds and ends.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Colloquial Obsolete</em> trash or rubbish.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BPGbepltGR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq222"> to exchange; trade; barter; peddle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RvfEayL5cP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq938"> to exchange commodities; barter; bargain or negotiate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FA8fCxR9qA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">have no truck with</strong>, to have no dealings with: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was a quiet, steady-going sort of farmer, and never would have no truck with us in our flash times.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">truck with</strong>, to traffic with; have dealings with: <em class="example">to truck with the devil.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>truk</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>e</em>, from Old French <em>troquer</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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try
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">try</span><z><span target_id="tfh62lB2X5">v.t.</span><span target_id="YgLlFPKXik">v.i.</span><span target_id="GBpPwVosYM">n.</span><span target_id="0nljUdTgxU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of try" src="word_pronunciations/23931.mp3"></audio></span>/traɪ/ (<em>say</em> truy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tried</strong>, <strong class="bold">trying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tfh62lB2X5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> to attempt to do or accomplish: <em class="example">it seems easy until you try it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq822"> to test the effect or result of: <em class="example">to try a new method.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq551"> to endeavour to ascertain by experiment: <em class="example">to try one’s luck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq482"> to test the quality, value, fitness, accuracy, etc., of: <em class="example">to try a new brand of soap powder.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq496"> to attempt to open (a door, window, etc.) in order to find out whether it is locked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Law</em> to examine and determine judicially, as a cause; determine judicially the guilt or innocence of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq838"> to put to a severe test; strain the endurance, patience, etc., of; subject to grievous experiences, affliction, or trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq460"> Also, <strong class="vs">try out</strong>. to melt (fat, etc.) to obtain the oil; render.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq986"> Also, <strong class="vs">try out</strong>. <em class="label">Rare</em> to ascertain the truth or right of (a matter, etc.) by test.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq504"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to show or prove by test or experience.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YgLlFPKXik">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq404"> to make an attempt or effort: <em class="example">try harder next time.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GBpPwVosYM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">tries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq567"> an attempt, endeavour, or effort: <em class="example">to have a try at something.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq996"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq186"> the act of a player applying downward pressure on the ball, causing the ball to touch the ground in the opponents’ in-goal area.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq138"> a score of four points in Rugby League, five in Rugby Union, earned for this.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0nljUdTgxU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">keep on trying</strong>, to maintain one’s efforts to do or achieve something despite all setbacks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq888"> <strong class="phr">try another</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of contemptuous disbelief.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq303"> <strong class="phr">try for</strong>, to make an attempt to achieve or gain: <em class="example">to try for the captaincy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq580"> <strong class="phr">try it on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to attempt to hoodwink or test the patience of, especially impudently. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from London thieves’ slang, c. 1810]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq421"> <strong class="phr">try on</strong>, to put on (clothes, etc.) to see if they fit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">try out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq549"> to test; experiment with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq399"> to compete (for a position, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq623"> <strong class="phr">try out for</strong>, to undergo a test or trial in order to qualify for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tryen</em>, from Old French <em>trier</em> pick, cull]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tuck<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Z8ymbkk1GE">v.t.</span><span target_id="H0ZWHQBV0k">v.i.</span><span target_id="ur2yJu4dTr">n.</span><span target_id="vQFo7ST8F1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tuck" src="word_pronunciations/23950.mp3"></audio></span>/tʌk/ (<em>say</em> tuk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Z8ymbkk1GE"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> to thrust into some narrow space or close or concealed place: <em class="example">tuck this in your pocket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> to thrust the edge or end of (a garment, covering, etc.) closely into place between retaining parts or things: <em class="example">he tucked his napkin under his chin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq218"> to cover snugly in or as in this manner: <em class="example">to tuck a child into bed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq842"> to draw up in folds or a folded arrangement: <em class="example">to tuck one’s legs under a chair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq214"> <em class="label">Sewing</em> to sew tucks in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq816"> to conceal (male genitals) by positioning and securing them between the legs and buttocks.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="H0ZWHQBV0k">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq426"> to draw together; contract; pucker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq772"> <em class="label">Sewing</em> to make tucks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq316"> to engage in the practice of tucking. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac444082232" href="entry://tucking%23bigmac444082232"><strong>tucking</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ur2yJu4dTr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq896"> a tucked piece or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq651"> <em class="label">Sewing</em> a fold, or one of a series of folds, made by doubling cloth upon itself, and stitching parallel with the edge of the fold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the part of a vessel where the after ends of the outside planking or plating unite at the sternpost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> food, especially sweet delicacies such as cakes, pastries, jam, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq311"> <em class="label">Sport</em> (in diving) a dive in which the knees are bent and pulled in close to the chest, the body being straightened again before hitting the water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq398"> an instance of tucking: <em class="example">a neat tuck.</em> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac444082232" href="entry://tucking%23bigmac444082232"><strong>tucking</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vQFo7ST8F1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq938"> <strong class="phr">tuck away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq872"> to fold away neatly, especially to conceal from view.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq577"> to save or hoard.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq472"> <strong class="phr">tuck in</strong>, to fold the end of (a shirt, T-shirt, etc.) inside the top of one’s pants, skirt, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">tuck in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">up</strong>), to cover (someone, usually a child) with bedclothes and make snug, as a preliminary to sleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">tuck into </strong>(or <strong class="phr">away</strong>), to consume (a meal, etc.) greedily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq532"> <strong class="phr">tuck out</strong>, to leave the end of (a shirt, T-shirt, etc.) normally worn tucked in to pants, skirts, etc., to hang loose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>t</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>uke</em>(<em>n</em>) stretch (cloth), torment, Old English <em>tūcian</em> torment. Compare Middle Low German <em>tucken</em>, German <em>zucken</em> tug]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tuck<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tuck" src="word_pronunciations/23950.mp3"></audio></span>/tʌk/ (<em>say</em> tuk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">a rapier with a stiff blade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? sandhi variant of obsolete <em>stock</em> sword. Compare German <em>Stock</em>, French <em>estoc</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tucker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tucker<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="5Xmwp4VSmb">n.</span><span target_id="xK1TaB1Dnx">adj.</span><span target_id="ImLBZlq2Ty">v.i.</span><span target_id="pT46brPHBY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tucker" src="word_pronunciations/23947.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'tukuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5Xmwp4VSmb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> someone or something that tucks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq23"> a panel of lace or other fabric worn at the front of a low-cut dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> food: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Here have I been running round like a cut snake to get you some tucker, and you go and ruin your appetite.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xK1TaB1Dnx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq379"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of or relating to something, as a mine, a job, etc., which yields only a subsistence: <em class="example">tucker claim; </em><em class="example">tucker job.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ImLBZlq2Ty">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to eat a meal: <em class="example">they were tuckering with the shearers.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pT46brPHBY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">make tucker</strong>, to earn a wage sufficient to pay for food and other bare necessities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">one’s best bib and tucker</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s best clothes. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from clothing terminology of the 17th and 18th centuries, when a <em>bib</em> was an article of clothing worn over the breast, usually the upper part of an apron, and a <em>tucker</em> was a piece of lace worn by women across the bodice; so properly in relation to women’s clothing, but also used of men]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq941"> <strong class="phr">tucker up</strong>, to obtain a store of food and provisions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100625" href="entry://tuck%23bigmac000100625"><span class="smallcaps">tuck<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tucker<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tucker" src="word_pronunciations/23948.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'tukuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">tucker out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">to weary; tire; exhaust: <em class="example">they were quite tuckered out.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [US English colloquialism (1840s), from <em>tucked up</em> (of an animal) having the flanks drawn in from fatigue (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100625" href="entry://tuck%23bigmac000100625"><span class="smallcaps">tuck<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024341" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024341"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>6</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tumble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tumble</span><z><span target_id="9On19kZhjQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="mTeJ7Ot7Kq">v.t.</span><span target_id="qwA3QgxChj">n.</span><span target_id="i1HO3SzDsb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tumble" src="word_pronunciations/23963.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʌmbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'tumbuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tumbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">tumbling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9On19kZhjQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> to roll or fall over or down as by losing footing, support, or equilibrium: <em class="example">to tumble down the stairs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> to fall rapidly, as stock market prices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> to perform leaps, springs, somersaults, or other feats of bodily agility, as for exhibition or sport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq705"> to roll about by turning one way and another; pitch about; toss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq765"> to go, come, get, etc., in a precipitate or hasty way.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mTeJ7Ot7Kq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq966"> to send falling or rolling; throw over or down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq750"> to move or toss about, or turn over, as in handling, searching, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq331"> to put in disorder by or as by tossing about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq146"> to throw, cast, put, send, etc., in a precipitate, hasty, or rough manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq296"> to subject to the action of a tumbling box.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qwA3QgxChj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq390"> an act of tumbling; a fall; a downfall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq157"> tumbled condition; disorder or confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq159"> a confused heap.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="i1HO3SzDsb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq384"> <strong class="phr">a tumble in the hay</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an act or instance of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq919"> <strong class="phr">tumble down</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to fall; experience disaster; die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">tumble over</strong>, to stumble or fall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">take a tumble</strong>, to fall over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq298"> (<strong class="phr">take a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> tumble to someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to understand the motives of someone suddenly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq651"> (<strong class="phr">take a</strong>)<strong class="phr"> tumble to something</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become suddenly alive to some fact, circumstance, or the like: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>If you don’t feel really alive, why not take a tumble to what is wrong with you.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">figure and vigour</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1952</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>tum</em>(<em>b</em>)<em>le</em>, frequentative of <em>tumben</em>, Old English <em>tumbian</em> dance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tune</span><z><span target_id="RaWxAckCmt">n.</span><span target_id="LPq7GK7Y50">v.t.</span><span target_id="SjBYRVE61N">v.i.</span><span target_id="tw2SMpH59H">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tune" src="word_pronunciations/23974.mp3"></audio></span>/tjun/ (<em>say</em> tyoohn), /tʃun/ (<em>say</em> choohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RaWxAckCmt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq408"> a musical setting of a hymn or psalm, usually in four-part harmony.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tuned</strong>, <strong class="bold">tuning</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LPq7GK7Y50">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq308"> Also, <strong class="vs">tune up</strong>. to adjust (a musical instrument) to a correct or given standard of pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq870"> to bring into harmony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq893"> Also, <strong class="vs">tune up</strong>. to adjust (an engine, machine or the like) for proper or improved running.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Radio</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq647"> to adjust (a circuit, etc.) so as to bring it into resonance with another circuit, a given frequency, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq368"> to adjust (a receiving apparatus) so as to make it in accord in frequency with a sending apparatus whose signals are to be received.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq994"> to adjust a receiving apparatus so as to receive (the signals of a sending station).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq341"> to put into a proper or a particular condition, mood, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq353"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to strike up a conversation with (someone) with the ultimate purpose of engaging in sexual activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to adapt (the voice, song, etc.) to a particular tone or to the expression of a particular feeling or the like; attune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to utter, sound or express musically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq046"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to play upon (a lyre, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SjBYRVE61N">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq874"> to give forth a musical sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq800"> to sound or be in harmony.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tw2SMpH59H">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq673"> <strong class="phr">call the tune</strong>, to be in a position to give orders, dictate policy, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the proverb ‘he who pays the piper, calls the tune’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">change one’s tune</strong> or <strong class="phr">sing another </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a different</strong>)<strong class="phr"> tune</strong>, to change one’s mind; reverse previously held views, attitudes, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> known since the 16th century; ? from travelling minstrels who changed songs to suit different audiences]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">in tune</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq578"> at the correct pitch: <em class="example">to sing in tune.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq801"> agreeing in pitch; in unison; in harmony.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq615"> in due agreement, as of radio instruments or circuits with respect to frequency.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq95"> in accord; in agreement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">in tune with</strong>, in a state of harmony or rapport with: <em class="example">to be in tune with nature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq866"> <strong class="phr">to the tune of</strong>, to the amount of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq131"> <strong class="phr">tune in</strong>, to adjust a radio so as to receive signals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq232"> <strong class="phr">tune out</strong>, to adjust a radio so as to avoid the signals of a sending station.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">tune up</strong>, to put a musical instrument, etc., in tune, especially with another instrument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; unexplained variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100823" href="entry://tone%23bigmac000100823"><span class="smallcaps">tone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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turbine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">turbine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of turbine" src="word_pronunciations/23983.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɜbaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'terbuyn), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-bən/ (<em>say</em> -buhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> any of a class of hydraulic motors in which a vaned wheel or runner is made to revolve by the impingement of a free jet of fluid (<strong>impulse turbine</strong> or <strong>action turbine</strong>) or by the passage of fluid which completely fills the motor (<strong>reaction turbine</strong> or <strong>pressure turbine</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> any of certain analogous motors using other fluids, as steam (<strong>steam turbine</strong>), products of combustion (<strong>gas turbine</strong>), or air (<strong>air turbine</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>turbo</em> anything that spins] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈtɜbən/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tweak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tweak</span><z><span target_id="viZUVrgex5">v.t.</span><span target_id="qjP1FYgDPn">n.</span><span target_id="DAgE35t27c">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tweak" src="word_pronunciations/24041.mp3"></audio></span>/twik/ (<em>say</em> tweek) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="viZUVrgex5"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq948"> to seize and pull with a sharp jerk and twist: <em class="example">to tweak someone’s ear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Electronics</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to make minor adjustments to (settings, configurations, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq440"> to make minor adjustments to for best effect or maximum performance.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qjP1FYgDPn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq880"> an act of tweaking; a sharp pull and twist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq346"> a minor adjustment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DAgE35t27c">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq889"> <strong class="phr">give the ball a tweak</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to put spin on the ball.</span></div><div class="etym"> [early Modern English, from Old English <em>twician</em> (inferred from noun <em>twicere</em>), variant of <em>twiccian</em> catch hold of, pluck, gather. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100686" href="entry://twitch%23bigmac000100686"><span class="smallcaps">twitch<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tweaky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tweaker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twine</span><z><span target_id="QJxtr03MBm">n.</span><span target_id="hoApbIU9ZQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="tc2jozmjS9">v.i.</span><span target_id="AU8aS3iB1p">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of twine" src="word_pronunciations/24056.mp3"></audio></span>/twaɪn/ (<em>say</em> twuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QJxtr03MBm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq861"> the act of twining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq456"> the state of being twined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq935"> a twined or twisted thing or part; a fold, convolution, or coil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq917"> a twist or turn.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq386"> a knot or tangle.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">twined</strong>, <strong class="bold">twining</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hoApbIU9ZQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq887"> to twist together; intertwine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq809"> to form by or as by twisting strands: <em class="example">to twine a wreath.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq203"> to twist (one strand, thread, or thing) with another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq783"> to bring (<em>in</em>, <em>into</em>, etc.) by or as by twisting or winding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq244"> to encircle or wreathe with something wound about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq199"> to enfold.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tc2jozmjS9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq840"> to become twined or twisted together, as two things, or as one thing with another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq639"> to wind in a sinuous or meandering course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq679"> (of plants, stems, etc.) to grow in convolutions about a support.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AU8aS3iB1p">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">twine about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq126"> to put or dispose by or as by winding.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq966"> to wind itself around.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>twīn</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twiner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twin-set
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twin-set</span><z><span target_id="eeGKe8hbOX">n.</span><span target_id="dBKwTiCm5Y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of twin-set" src="word_pronunciations/24055.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtwɪn-sɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'twin-set) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eeGKe8hbOX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> a cardigan and matching jumper, worn by women.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dBKwTiCm5Y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">twin-set and pearls</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of certain, often middle-class women) typified by conservative dress, outlook, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">twinset</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twist</span><z><span target_id="rz6pkJpYbU">v.t.</span><span target_id="mTeG3SF6Q2">v.i.</span><span target_id="lzVodv0RkS">n.</span><span target_id="mJysYwNvcV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of twist" src="word_pronunciations/24061.mp3"></audio></span>/twɪst/ (<em>say</em> twist) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rz6pkJpYbU"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq467"> to combine or associate intimately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq089"> to form by or as by winding strands together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq250"> to entwine (one thing) with or in another; wind or twine (something) about a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq264"> to encircle (a thing) with something wound about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq289"> to alter in shape, as by turning the ends in opposite directions, so that parts previously in the same straight line and plane are situated in a spiral curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq896"> to wring out of shape or place; contort or distort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq756"> to turn sharply and put out of place; sprain: <em class="example">when I fell I twisted my ankle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq551"> to change the proper form or meaning; pervert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq474"> to form into a coil, knot, or the like by winding, rolling. etc.: <em class="example">to twist the hair into a knot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq265"> to bend tortuously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq063"> to cause to move with a rotary motion, as a ball pitched in a curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq918"> to turn in another direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to cheat or con (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mTeG3SF6Q2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq512"> to be or become intertwined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq892"> to wind or twine about something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq994"> to writhe or squirm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq361"> to take a spiral form or course; wind, curve, or bend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq230"> to turn or rotate, as on an axis; revolve, as about something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq403"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq226"> to turn so as to face in another direction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to change one’s course of conduct.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq675"> to change shape with a spiral or screwing movement of parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq654"> to move with a progressive rotary motion, as a ball pitched in a curve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq306"> to dance the twist (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100681" href="#mq427">47</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lzVodv0RkS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq681"> a curve, bend, or turn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq440"> a turning or rotating as on an axis; rotary motion; spin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq069"> anything formed by or as by twisting or twining parts together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq996"> the act or the manner of twisting strands together, as in thread, yarn, or rope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq826"> a wrench.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq501"> a twisting awry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq341"> a changing or perverting, of meaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq051"> spiral disposition, arrangement, or form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq333"> spiral movement or course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq099"> an irregular bend; a crook or kink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq217"> a peculiar bent, bias, or the like, as in the mind or nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq278"> the altering of the shape of anything by or as by turning the ends in opposite directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq596"> the stress causing this alteration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq356"> the resulting state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq432"> a sudden, unexpected alteration to the course of events, as in a play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq740"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq316"> a spin given to a ball in pitching, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq547"> a ball having such a spin.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq453"> a twisting or torsional action, force, or stress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq034"> a kind of strong twisted silk thread, heavier than ordinary sewing silk, used for working buttonholes and for other purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq925"> a direction of twisting in weaving yarns, as S twist (left-hand twist), Z twist (right-hand twist).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq013"> a loaf or roll of dough twisted and baked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq850"> a kind of tobacco manufactured in the form of a rope or thick cord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq634"> the degree of spiral formed by the grooves in a rifled firearm or cannon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a life sentence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq427"> <strong>the twist</strong>, a vigorous dance performed by couples and characterised by strongly rhythmic gyrations of the body and movements of the arms and legs in time to heavily accented music.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mJysYwNvcV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="48"><span id="mq607"> <strong class="phr">round the twist</strong>, insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq767"> <strong class="phr">twist someone’s arm</strong>, to persuade or coerce someone: <em class="example">you’ve twisted my arm, I’ll do it.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>twiste</em> divide, <em>twist</em> divided object, rope, Old English <em>-twist</em>, related to Dutch <em>twisten</em> quarrel. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078799" href="entry://twi-%23bigmac000078799"><span class="smallcaps">twi-</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twistability</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twistable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twisting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twisting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twistingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twitch<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="wLsN58bcGc">v.t.</span><span target_id="G21iuDKzNL">v.i.</span><span target_id="ScEkki4q5z">n.</span><span target_id="3c7RzS93XM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of twitch" src="word_pronunciations/24062.mp3"></audio></span>/twɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> twich) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wLsN58bcGc"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> to give a short, sudden pull or tug at; jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> to pull or draw with a hasty jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq416"> to move (a part of the body) with a jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq448"> to pinch and pull sharply; nip.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="G21iuDKzNL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq732"> to move or be moved in a quick, jerky way.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ScEkki4q5z">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq943"> a quick, jerky movement of the body, or of some part of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq972"> a short, sudden pull or tug; a jerk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq128"> a twinge (of body or mind).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq892"> a loop or noose, attached to a handle, for drawing tightly about the muzzle of a horse to bring it under control.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3c7RzS93XM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">the twitches</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a state of nerves causing muscular spasms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">twitch at</strong>, to give a short, sudden pull or tug at; tug.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>twicchen</em>, related to Old English <em>twiccian</em> pluck] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twitcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twitchy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>twitchiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twitch<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of twitch" src="word_pronunciations/24063.mp3"></audio></span>/twɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> twich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">a pest grass of cultivation and pasture areas, <em>Agropyron repens</em>, with underground rhizomes, native to Europe and Asia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>quitch</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016770" href="entry://couch%23bigmac000016770"><span class="smallcaps">couch<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac594339825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twitch<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="AwDok9DZkU">n.</span><span target_id="cwiESZZg8o">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/twɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> twich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AwDok9DZkU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> an excursion taken for the purpose of seeing a particular bird, especially a vagrant or rare bird: <em class="example">to go on a twitch.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cwiESZZg8o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq049"> to find (the bird being sought): <em class="example">to manage to twitch the Japanese robin.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078834" href="entry://twitcher%23bigmac000078834"><span class="smallcaps">twitcher</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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'twixt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">’twixt</span><z><span target_id="kB9vMZc2dN">prep.</span><span target_id="cbxvTMVsgU">phr.</span></z></header><div>/twɪkst/ (<em>say</em> twikst) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="kB9vMZc2dN"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> betwixt.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cbxvTMVsgU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">’twixt and ’tween</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099723" href="entry://betwixt%23bigmac000099723"><strong>betwixt</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099723" href="entry://betwixt%23mq652">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two</span><z><span target_id="PnVJFecbiI">n.</span><span target_id="POiBXd8Zgd">adj.</span><span target_id="EmJqlo0g8t">pron.</span><span target_id="FXCYAWKe1C">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of two" src="word_pronunciations/24072.mp3"></audio></span>/tu/ (<em>say</em> tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PnVJFecbiI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> a cardinal number, one plus one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> a symbol for this number, as 2 or II.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq840"> a set of this many persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq404"> a playing card, die face, etc., with two pips.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="POiBXd8Zgd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq666"> amounting to two in number: <em class="example">two apples.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="EmJqlo0g8t">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq687"> two people or things: <em class="example">sleeps two; </em><em class="example">give me two.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FXCYAWKe1C">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">in two</strong>, in two pieces; apart: <em class="example">to break in two.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">in two twos</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a very short time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">put two and two together</strong>, to draw a conclusion from certain circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq972"> <strong class="phr">two men and a dog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very few people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>twā</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>duo</em>, Greek <em>dyo</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two-bob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two-bob</span><z><span target_id="YBHZajMeRp">adj.</span><span target_id="xpcBv3P7PS">n.</span><span target_id="dEgH24cKkf">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtu-bɒb/ (<em>say</em> 'tooh-bob) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YBHZajMeRp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> of poor quality; useless; unreliable: <em class="example">goes like a two-bob watch.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xpcBv3P7PS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq556"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100691" href="entry://two%20bob%23bigmac000100691"><strong>two bob</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dEgH24cKkf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq946"> <strong class="phr">mad </strong>(or <strong class="phr">silly</strong>)<strong class="phr"> as a two-bob watch</strong>, scatty; unpredictable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq693"> <strong class="phr">two-bob boss</strong>, a minor official who delights in exerting authority in an overbearing manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">two-bob lair</strong>, a person whose clothes are flashy but cheap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq991"> <strong class="phr">two-bob millionaire</strong>, a person temporarily flush with money.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twopenny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twopenny</span><z><span target_id="LwwzfZ8NwH">adj.</span><span target_id="4C4wAWUCgp">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtʌpəni/ (<em>say</em> 'tupuhnee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LwwzfZ8NwH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> of the amount or value of twopence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq644"> of very little value; trifling; worthless.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4C4wAWUCgp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">not to matter a twopenny dump</strong>, not to be worth any consideration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tuppenny</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two-way street
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac098203540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two-way street</span><z><span target_id="9SlriZSaGo">n.</span><span target_id="aUMmmRHmx6">phr.</span></z></header><div>/tu-weɪ ˈstrit/ (<em>say</em> tooh-way 'street) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9SlriZSaGo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> a street in which traffic proceeds in both directions.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aUMmmRHmx6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq773"> <strong class="phr">a two-way street</strong>, a situation in which people reciprocate, a benefit to one being matched by a benefit to the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ugly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ugly</span><z><span target_id="yqiXrvhON0">adj.</span><span target_id="bTyfvZjsuX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ugly" src="word_pronunciations/24103.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʌgli/ (<em>say</em> 'uglee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yqiXrvhON0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">uglier</strong>, <strong class="bold">ugliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> repulsive or displeasing in appearance; offensive to the sense of beauty: <em class="example">ugly furniture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> morally revolting: <em class="example">ugly sin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq426"> disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Then there was the ugly side to our personalities.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq147"> of a troublesome nature; threatening disadvantage or danger: <em class="example">ugly symptoms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq379"> unpleasantly or dangerously rough: <em class="example">ugly weather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq602"> ill-natured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq256"> manifesting the most unattractive qualities of a nationality. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac974370348" href="entry://ugly%20American%23bigmac974370348"><strong>ugly American</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac754895490" href="entry://ugly%20Australian%23bigmac754895490"><strong>ugly Australian</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bTyfvZjsuX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq006"> <strong class="phr">ugly as a hatful of arseholes</strong>, (<em>taboo</em>) extremely ugly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq225"> <strong class="phr">ugly as a hatful of monkeys</strong>, extremely ugly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">ugly as a robber’s dog</strong>, extremely ugly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq83"> <strong class="phr">ugly as sin</strong>, extremely ugly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>uggligr</em> fearful, dreadful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>uglily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ugliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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um
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">um</span><z><span target_id="clsbWwHkRi">interj.</span><span target_id="RXAUiffwIy">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="clsbWwHkRi"><em class="pos">interjection</em> /ʌm/ (<em>say</em> um), /m/ (<em>say</em> m), /əm/ (<em>say</em> uhm) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> (an indication of hesitation or inarticulateness.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> (an expression of doubt, pensiveness, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RXAUiffwIy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq331"> /ʌm/ (<em>say</em> um) (<strong class="bold">ummed</strong>, <strong class="bold">umming</strong>) <strong class="phr">um and ah</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq076"> to be indecisive.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq780"> to prevaricate.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unguessed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unguessed</span><z><span target_id="MEnRG6QLfI">adj.</span><span target_id="Lrnb0wplFz">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ʌnˈgɛst/ (<em>say</em> un'gest) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MEnRG6QLfI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> not known or solved by guessing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Lrnb0wplFz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq736"> <strong class="phr">unguessed at</strong>, unexpected: <em class="example">unguessed at wealth.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unit</span><z><span target_id="BtHwY5aDFA">n.</span><span target_id="WekaLHzi9c">adj.</span><span target_id="v2xtb9kWhh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of unit" src="word_pronunciations/24272.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjunət/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BtHwY5aDFA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> a single thing or person; any group of things or persons regarded as an individual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> one of the individuals or groups making up a whole, or into which a whole may be analysed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> any magnitude regarded as an independent whole; a single, undivided entity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq585"> any specified amount of a quantity, as of length, volume, force, momentum, time, by comparison with which any other quantity of the same kind is measured or estimated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq544"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq141"> the lowest positive integer; one.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq681"> any of the numbers from one to nine which appear in the first column of a multi-digit number, the second column being the tens, the third the hundreds, and the fourth the thousands.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq239"> Also, <strong class="vs">home unit</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq679"> one of a number of dwelling apartments in the same building, each owned under separate title, frequently by the occupier. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027122" href="entry://flat%23bigmac000027122"><strong>flat<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027122" href="entry://flat%23mq416">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq996"> (<em>plural</em>) a block of such units.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq069"> <em class="label">Education</em> a quantity of educational instruction, determined usually by a number of hours of classroom or laboratory work and by the passing of an examination: <em class="example">she has three units towards her degree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq041"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq067"> an organised body of soldiers of any size, which is a subdivision of a larger body.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq052"> a vessel, vehicle, or large piece of equipment, as a tank, battleship, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> any piece of equipment which has a specific function: <em class="example">a power unit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em>, <em class="label">Immunology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq049"> the measured amount of a substance necessary to cause a certain effect; a clinical unit used when a substance cannot readily be isolated in pure form and its activity determined directly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq419"> the amount necessary to cause a specific effect upon a specific animal or upon animal tissues.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a suburban electric multiple-unit train.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq873"> a self-contained suite of rooms, as in a motel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq673"> a group of Venturers in the Scout Association.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq843"> a person, usually characterised in some way: <em class="example">a tough unit; </em><em class="example">a small unit.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq607"> an idiot or fool.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WekaLHzi9c">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq398"> of, relating to, equivalent to, containing, or forming a unit or units.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v2xtb9kWhh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">absolute unit</strong>, someone or something of extremely large size, sometimes to the point of being comically oversized.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">big unit</strong>, a person with a large physique.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">loose unit</strong>, a person who behaves in a bizarre, eccentric or unpredictable fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095263" href="entry://unity%23bigmac000095263"><span class="smallcaps">unity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of unity" src="word_pronunciations/24271.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjunəti/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">unities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> the state or fact of being one; oneness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> one single thing; something complete in itself, or regarded as such.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq618"> the oneness of a complex or organic whole or of an interconnected series; a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq624"> the fact or state of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq283"> freedom from diversity or variety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq557"> unvaried or uniform character, as of a plan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq719"> oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq193"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the number one; a quantity regarded as one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq603"> (in literature and art) a relation of all the parts or elements of a work constituting a harmonious whole and producing a single general effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq105"> one of the three principles of dramatic structure, especially in neoclassical drama: <strong>unity of time</strong> (action taking place during 24 hours); <strong>unity of place</strong> (no extensive shifts in setting); <strong>unity of action</strong> (a single plot).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>unite</em>, from Latin <em>ūnitas</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unity ticket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unity ticket</span><z><span target_id="W1YZuRMV9f">n.</span><span target_id="2q1PeJJ47K">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈjunəti tɪkət/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohnuhtee tikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W1YZuRMV9f"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> (formerly) a how-to-vote card for union elections on which the names of members of the ALP were linked with militant left-wing candidates, such as members of the Communist Party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq97"> any political alliance of groups normally in opposition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2q1PeJJ47K">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">on a unity ticket</strong>, in alliance; in agreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unkind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unkind</span><z><span target_id="UAlzf1mTGk">adj.</span><span target_id="LK8ibDn9CR">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ʌnˈkaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> un'kuynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UAlzf1mTGk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> not kind; harsh; cruel; unmerciful; unfeeling and distressing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> (of the weather, soil, etc.) harsh; unwelcoming; not mild.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LK8ibDn9CR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq998"> <strong class="phr">the unkindest cut of all</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq503"> the most cruel blow dealt to one. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Julius Caesar</em> (Act III: Scene 2) where Mark Antony, in his speech about the death of Caesar, describes the wound made by Brutus thus, because of the trust that Caesar had in Brutus]</div></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq571"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a vasectomy.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000079160" href="entry://un-%23bigmac000079160"><span class="smallcaps">un-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102908" href="entry://kind%23bigmac000102908"><span class="smallcaps">kind<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>unkindness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unlikely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unlikely</span><z><span target_id="cxhImnOtJt">adj.</span><span target_id="z0m8pz16QH">adv.</span><span target_id="SzMCfI5Aie">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ʌnˈlaɪkli/ (<em>say</em> un'luyklee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cxhImnOtJt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> not likely to happen or be; improbable; probably not going (to do, be, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq396"> not likely to be true; doubtful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq659"> holding out little prospect of success; unpromising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> unprepossessing.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="z0m8pz16QH">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq526"> improbably.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SzMCfI5Aie">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq757"> <strong class="phr">an unlikely </strong>(<strong class="phr">looking</strong>)<strong class="phr"> lad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a young man lacking warmth or charm and regarded as lacking promise.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>unlikeliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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uphill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">uphill</span><z><span target_id="IQJ2NWCuw2">adv.</span><span target_id="wpKcyQWxBL">adj.</span><span target_id="uuj9IEsDCt">n.</span><span target_id="tXpMgWK0mr">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="IQJ2NWCuw2"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of uphill" src="word_pronunciations/24396.mp3"></audio></span>/ʌpˈhɪl/ (<em>say</em> up'hil) up, or as if up, the slope of a hill; upwards.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wpKcyQWxBL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of uphill" src="word_pronunciations/24395.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʌphɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'uphil) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq979"> going or tending upwards on or as on a hill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq940"> at a high place or point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq791"> laboriously fatiguing or difficult.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uuj9IEsDCt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq541"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of uphill" src="word_pronunciations/24395.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʌphɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'uphil) an ascent or rise.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tXpMgWK0mr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq360"> <strong class="phr">an uphill battle</strong>, a task to be completed or objective to be reached only with great difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq210"> <strong class="phr">be uphill</strong>, to be in a difficult situation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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urge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">urge</span><z><span target_id="JT9yb2XCEz">v.t.</span><span target_id="JGZd3YEVAj">v.i.</span><span target_id="iKdxKKuxXo">n.</span><span target_id="z1z5HJIe5Q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of urge" src="word_pronunciations/24455.mp3"></audio></span>/ɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> erj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">urged</strong>, <strong class="bold">urging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JT9yb2XCEz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> to endeavour to induce or persuade, as by entreaties or earnest recommendations; entreat or exhort earnestly: <em class="example">urge a person to take more care.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> to press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly: <em class="example">urge a plan of action.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq576"> to press (something) upon the attention: <em class="example">urge a claim.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq641"> to insist on, allege, or assert with earnestness: <em class="example">urge the need for haste.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq927"> to push or force along; impel with force or vigour: <em class="example">urge the cause along.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq435"> to drive with incitement to speed or effort: <em class="example">urge dogs on with shouts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq587"> to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): <em class="example">urge one’s flight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq850"> to impel, constrain, or move to some action: <em class="example">urged by necessity.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JGZd3YEVAj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq407"> to make entreaties or earnest recommendations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq293"> to exert a driving or impelling force; to give an impulse to haste or action: <em class="example">hunger urges.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq844"> to press, push, or hasten (<em>on</em>, <em>onwards</em>, <em>along</em>, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iKdxKKuxXo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq649"> the fact of urging or being urged; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq898"> an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="z1z5HJIe5Q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq594"> <strong class="phr">give someone an urge</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to let someone in ahead of one in a queue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>urgēre</em> press, drive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>urger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>urging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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usual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">usual</span><z><span target_id="CkuJW64uhA">adj.</span><span target_id="BZqWKL5XKn">n.</span><span target_id="bfb8PwZEj8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of usual" src="word_pronunciations/24483.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjuʒuəl/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohzhoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CkuJW64uhA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> habitual or customary: <em class="example">his usual skill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> such as is commonly met with or observed in experience; ordinary: <em class="example">the usual January weather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq822"> in common use; common: <em class="example">say the usual things.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BZqWKL5XKn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq210"> that which is usual or habitual.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bfb8PwZEj8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">as usual</strong>, as is (or was) usual; in the customary or ordinary manner: <em class="example">he will come as usual.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">the usual</strong>, what one is accustomed to having or doing, as a meal, drink, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq190"> <strong class="phr">the usual suspects</strong>, the people that one would ordinarily expect to be involved: <em class="example">the usual suspects turned up to the office Christmas party.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the instruction of the police captain in the film <em>Casablanca</em> (1943), to ‘round up the usual suspects’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>ūsuālis</em> fit for use, common, ordinary] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>usually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>usualness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vanishing trick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48436993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vanishing trick</span><z><span target_id="ruE2gQI79F">n.</span><span target_id="ldy5UgHG7q">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈvænəʃɪŋ trɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'vanuhshing trik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ruE2gQI79F"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> a magician’s conjuring trick in which someone seems to disappear and then reappear.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ldy5UgHG7q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq716"> <strong class="phr">do a vanishing trick</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a sudden departure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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variance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">variance</span><z><span target_id="sOvwIbMrGG">n.</span><span target_id="GrKbXU3fhQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of variance" src="word_pronunciations/24571.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvɛəriəns/ (<em>say</em> 'vairreeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sOvwIbMrGG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq317"> the state or fact of varying; divergence or discrepancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq617"> an instance of this; difference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> the square of the standard deviation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq885"> a difference or discrepancy, as between two statements or documents in law which should agree.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq595"> a departure from the cause of action originally stated in the complaint.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq815"> a disagreement, dispute, or quarrel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GrKbXU3fhQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">at variance</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq782"> in a state of difference, discrepancy, or disagreement, as things.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq051"> in a state of controversy or dissension, as persons: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was appalling to both to find on how many points they stood at variance.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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variation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">variation</span><z><span target_id="9Lemn2Q1Hk">n.</span><span target_id="pOwIZgO3RO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of variation" src="word_pronunciations/24573.mp3"></audio></span>/vɛəriˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> vairree'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9Lemn2Q1Hk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> the act or process of varying; change in condition, character, degree, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> an instance of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq294"> amount or rate of change.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq685"> a different form of something; a variant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq082"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq477"> the transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq972"> a varied form of a melody or theme, especially one of a series of such forms developing the capacities of the subject.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq808"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq363"> any deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, especially of a planetary or satellite orbit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq737"> an inequality in the moon’s motion having a period of half a synodic month.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq743"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095079" href="entry://declination%23bigmac000095079"><strong>declination</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095079" href="entry://declination%23mq478">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Biology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq273"> a deviation in the structure or character of an organism from that of others of the same species or group, or that of the parents.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq278"> an organism exhibiting such deviation; variety.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Ballet</em> a solo dance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pOwIZgO3RO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq092"> <strong class="phr">variations on a theme</strong>, the same thing presented in many different ways.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>variacio</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>n</em>, from Latin <em>variātio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>variational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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velvet glove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">velvet glove</span><z><span target_id="BnSXQPLCTG">n.</span><span target_id="aZ8mF3qMCt">phr.</span></z></header><div>/vɛlvət ˈglʌv/ (<em>say</em> velvuht 'gluv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BnSXQPLCTG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> a superficially pleasant manner concealing ruthless determination.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aZ8mF3qMCt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq418"> <strong class="phr">an iron fist </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hand</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in a velvet glove</strong>, a stern disciplinarian or authoritarian nature concealed beneath an amiable manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It’s the iron hand in the velvet glove does the trick, she used to say.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vengeance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vengeance</span><z><span target_id="hGBIFDgjn0">n.</span><span target_id="UXGzrV7C4s">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of vengeance" src="word_pronunciations/24639.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvɛndʒəns/ (<em>say</em> 'venjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hGBIFDgjn0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> the avenging of wrong, injury, or the like, or retributive punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq455"> infliction of injury or suffering in requital for wrong done or other cause of bitter resentment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UXGzrV7C4s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq595"> <strong class="phr">with a vengeance</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq460"> with force or violence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq828"> to a surprising or unusual degree: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And now the day of reckoning had come – sharp and sudden with a vengeance!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq019"> forcefully; decisively.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from <em>venger</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082410" href="entry://venge%23bigmac000082410"><span class="smallcaps">venge</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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venture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">venture</span><z><span target_id="vkpqczd7cE">n.</span><span target_id="sD8vWRPvuY">v.t.</span><span target_id="YRmqus2l4l">v.i.</span><span target_id="8MJkON7gfz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of venture" src="word_pronunciations/24650.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'venchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vkpqczd7cE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> a hazardous or daring undertaking; any undertaking or proceeding involving uncertainty as to the outcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> a business enterprise or proceeding in which loss is risked in the hope of profit; a commercial or other speculation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It invested risk capital in ventures that offered the possibility of immense returns</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john bryson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq417"> that on which risk is taken in a business enterprise or speculation, as a ship, cargo, merchandise, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq212"> <em class="label">Rare</em> hazard or risk.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ventured</strong>, <strong class="bold">venturing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sD8vWRPvuY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq815"> to expose to hazard; risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq354"> to take the risk of; brave the dangers of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq359"> to dare; presume; be so bold as; go so far as.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq979"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to take the risk of sending.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YRmqus2l4l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq206"> to make a venture; risk oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq884"> to dare or presume: <em class="example">I venture to say.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8MJkON7gfz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq323"> <strong class="phr">at a venture</strong>, according to chance; at random.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq135"> <strong class="phr">venture on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to take a risk with: <em class="example">to venture on an ambitious project.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, aphetic variant of <em>aventure</em>, earlier form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100815" href="entry://adventure%23bigmac000100815"><span class="smallcaps">adventure</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>venturer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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view
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">view</span><z><span target_id="kSJGaG4GgL">n.</span><span target_id="RKPtcUeGmL">v.t.</span><span target_id="ECul7o4yfH">v.i.</span><span target_id="3J4uYywCmb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of view" src="word_pronunciations/24781.mp3"></audio></span>/vju/ (<em>say</em> vyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kSJGaG4GgL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> a seeing or beholding; an examination by the eye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> sight or vision: <em class="example">exposed to view.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq788"> range of sight or vision: <em class="example">objects in view.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq768"> a sight or prospect of some landscape, scene, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq258"> a picture of a scene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq444"> the aspect, or a particular aspect, of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq285"> mental contemplation or examination; a mental survey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq377"> contemplation or consideration of a matter with reference to action: <em class="example">a project in view.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq347"> aim, intention, or purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq077"> prospect or expectation: <em class="example">with no view of success.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq635"> a general account or description of a subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq026"> a particular way of regarding something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq018"> a conception, notion, or idea of a thing; an opinion or theory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq412"> a survey or inspection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq525"> <em class="label">Law</em> the inspection by a judge or jury of a scene or locality outside the courtroom in order to clarify the evidence given (not considered to be part of the evidence). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019498" href="entry://demonstration%23bigmac000019498"><strong>demonstration</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019498" href="entry://demonstration%23mq731">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RKPtcUeGmL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq795"> to see or behold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq824"> to watch (a television program).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq118"> to look at, survey, or inspect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq483"> to contemplate mentally; consider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq366"> to regard in a particular light or as specified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> to sight (a hunted animal).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ECul7o4yfH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq360"> to inspect a prospective purchase or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq600"> to watch television or a television program.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3J4uYywCmb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq129"> <strong class="phr">a dim view</strong>, an unfavourable opinion: <em class="example">to take a dim view; </em><em class="example">to hold a dim view of his character.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">come into view</strong>, to appear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">in view</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq350"> within range of vision.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq309"> under consideration.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq888"> near to realisation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq318"> <strong class="phr">in view of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq857"> in sight of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq698"> in prospect or anticipation of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq262"> in consideration of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq009"> on account of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">on view</strong>, in a place for public inspection; on exhibition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq364"> <strong class="phr">with a view to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq042"> with an aim or intention directed to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq291"> with an expectation or hope of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq956"> in consideration of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq877"> with regard to.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>vewe</em>, from Anglo-French, variant of <em>veue</em>, past participle of <em>veoir</em> see, from Latin <em>vidēre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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viscacha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">viscacha</span></header><div>/vɪsˈkætʃə/ (<em>say</em> vis'kachuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq518"> a burrowing rodent, <em>Lagostomus maximus</em>, about the size of a domestic cat, inhabiting the pampas of Paraguay and Argentina, related to the chinchilla.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq232"> a rodent of a related genus, <em>Lagidium</em>, of the Andes (<strong>alpine viscacha</strong> or <strong>mountain viscacha</strong>), about the size of a grey squirrel, having long rabbit-like ears and a squirrel-like tail.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vizcacha</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish, from Quechua]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wait</span><z><span target_id="lwzSBsa7Bi">v.i.</span><span target_id="TWPV8q59Ee">v.t.</span><span target_id="m0jTNwJSlL">n.</span><span target_id="83o2PZnNCy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wait" src="word_pronunciations/24976.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪt/ (<em>say</em> wayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lwzSBsa7Bi"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>, <em>till</em>, or <em>until</em>) to stay or rest in expectation; remain in a state of quiescence or inaction, as until something expected happens: <em class="example">waiting for him to go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> (of things) to be in readiness: <em class="example">a letter waiting for you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq586"> to remain neglected for a time: <em class="example">a matter that can wait.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq211"> to postpone or delay something or to be postponed or delayed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TWPV8q59Ee">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq005"> to continue stationary or inactive in expectation of; await: <em class="example">to wait one’s turn in a queue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq299"> (of things) to be in readiness for; be reserved for: <em class="example">glory waits thee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq871"> to defer or postpone in expectation of the arrival of someone: <em class="example">to wait dinner for the guests.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq784"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to attend upon or escort, especially as a sign of honour.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m0jTNwJSlL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq013"> the act of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq359"> a period or interval of waiting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq199"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> the time between two acts or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq687"> (<em>usually plural</em>) one of a band of singers and musicians who go about the streets by night at Christmas singing and playing carols, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq084"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the hourly calls of the watchman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="83o2PZnNCy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">lie in wait</strong>, to wait in ambush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq86"> <strong class="phr">wait on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq621"> (of a person using a telephone) to keep the line open until a connection is made.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq939"> Also, <strong class="vs">wait up</strong>. (<em>often used in the imperative</em>) to hold back in one’s progress until another has caught up.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq354"> <strong class="phr">wait on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq893"> to perform the duties of an attendant or servant for.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq015"> to supply the wants of (a person) at table.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq699"> to call upon or visit (a person, especially a superior): <em class="example">to wait on the emperor in his palace.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq807"> to attend as an accompaniment or consequence.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">wait on someone hand and foot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be slavishly attentive to someone’s needs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">wait table</strong>, to wait at table; serve, as in a restaurant, hotel, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">wait up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq389"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to delay going to bed to await someone’s arrival: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Jane and Angela were waiting up for her with a small meal of cold meat and salad and cheese</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nevil shute</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1952</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq885"> Also, <strong class="vs">wait on</strong>. (<em>often used in the imperative</em>) to hold back in one’s progress until another has caught up.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>waite</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>waitier</em>, from Old High German <em>wahtēn</em> watch; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102188" href="entry://watch%23bigmac000102188"><span class="smallcaps">watch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="k2wJFT28Xj">adv.</span><span target_id="jqpaLZ3yqQ">adj.</span><span target_id="1njZCqV0uB">interj.</span><span target_id="Rkv1QmxlfW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of well" src="word_pronunciations/25227.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛl/ (<em>say</em> wel) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="k2wJFT28Xj"><em class="pos">adverb</em> (<strong class="bold">better</strong>, <strong class="bold">best</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> in a satisfactory, favourable, or advantageous manner; fortunately or happily: <em class="example">affairs are going well; </em><em class="example">to be well supplied; </em><em class="example">well situated.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> in a good or proper manner: <em class="example">he behaved very well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq741"> commendably, meritoriously, or excellently: <em class="example">to act, write, or reason well; </em><em class="example">good work well done.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq678"> with propriety, justice, or reason: <em class="example">I could not well refuse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq164"> in satisfactory or good measure; adequately or sufficiently: <em class="example">think well before you act.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq453"> thoroughly or soundly: <em class="example">shake well before using; </em><em class="example">beat well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq734"> easily; clearly: <em class="example">I can see it very well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq904"> to a considerable extent or degree: <em class="example">a sum well over the amount fixed, dilute the acid well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq261"> personally; to a great degree of intimacy: <em class="example">to know a person well.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jqpaLZ3yqQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">better</strong>, <strong class="bold">best</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq949"> in good health, or sound in body and mind: <em class="example">I am well; </em><em class="example">a well man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq467"> satisfactory or good: <em class="example">all is well with us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq833"> proper or fitting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq997"> in a satisfactory position; well-off: <em class="example">I am very well as I am.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="1njZCqV0uB">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq586"> (used to express surprise, agreement): <em class="example">well, who would have thought it?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq860"> (used as a preliminary to further speech): <em class="example">well, as I was saying.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Rkv1QmxlfW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">all very well for someone</strong>, (<em>ironic</em>) satisfactory; pleasing: <em class="example">it’s all very well for you, you don’t have to worry about money.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq424"> <strong class="phr">as well</strong>, in addition: <em class="example">she is bringing a friend as well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq722"> <strong class="phr">as well as</strong>, in addition to; no less than: <em class="example">he was handsome as well as rich.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">just as well</strong>, preferable; more favourable; advisable: <em class="example">it would be just as well if you went.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq078"> <strong class="phr">very well</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq007"> with certainty; undeniably: <em class="example">you know very well you are late.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq029"> (a phrase used to indicate consent, often with reluctance): <em class="example">very well, you may go out, but not for long.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq523"> (<em>ironic</em>) satisfactory; pleasing: <em class="example">it’s all very well for you, you don’t have to worry about money.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq701"> <strong class="phr">well done</strong>, (an exclamation of approval, praise, admiration, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">well I never</strong>, (an exclamation of astonishment.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>wel</em>(<em>l</em>), cognate with Dutch <em>wel</em>, German <em>wohl</em>, Icelandic <em>vel</em>, Gothic <em>waila</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="odM0Ci0xFA">n.</span><span target_id="wQzKxPxMAr">v.i.</span><span target_id="Gt5qBVoTCl">v.t.</span><span target_id="skoKYf57EF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of well" src="word_pronunciations/25228.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛl/ (<em>say</em> wel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="odM0Ci0xFA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> a hole drilled into the earth, generally by boring, for the production of water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulphur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> a spring or natural source of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq033"> a fountain, fountainhead, or source: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>they had continued their life as before, he at work, she living ‘a vegetable life’, as she said, both with nothing to say and he a well of strength closed over and probably sealed for ever, as she herself said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq844"> a vessel, receptacle, or reservoir for a liquid: <em class="example">an inkwell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq704"> any sunken or deep enclosed space, as a shaft for air or light, or for stairs, a lift, or the like, extending vertically through the floors of a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq408"> a compartment or enclosure around a ship’s pumps to render them easy of access and protect them from being injured by the cargo.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wQzKxPxMAr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq206"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq371"> to rise, spring, or gush, (<em>up</em>, <em>out</em>, or <em>forth</em>) as water, from the earth or some source: <em class="example">a spring welling up from the ground.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq132"> (of feelings) to arise strongly with a person or group.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Gt5qBVoTCl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq812"> to send welling up or forth: <em class="example">a fountain welling its pure water.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="skoKYf57EF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq385"> <strong class="phr">well up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq437"> (of tears) to rise in one’s eyes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq57"> (of a person) to produce tears in the eyes.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>welle</em>, from <em>wiellan</em>, causative of <em>weallan</em> to boil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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welter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">welter</span><z><span target_id="xoEMo9kXn7">v.i.</span><span target_id="1KPNhmntMC">n.</span><span target_id="mjd54Drd2F">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of welter" src="word_pronunciations/25231.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɛltə/ (<em>say</em> 'weltuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xoEMo9kXn7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq039"> to roll, toss, or heave, as waves, the sea, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq472"> to lie bathed or be drenched in something, especially blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq369"> to roll or tumble about, or wallow, as animals.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1KPNhmntMC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a rolling or tumbling about: <em class="example">in the welter of the sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq842"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> commotion, turmoil, or chaos: <em class="example">the welter of our mutable world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq283"> a race in which the horses carry weights which are not less than 51 kg.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mjd54Drd2F">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq795"> <strong class="phr">make a welter of it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to indulge in something to excess.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, frequentative of obsolete <em>welt</em> roll, Old English <em>weltan</em>. Compare Middle Dutch <em>welteren</em>, Low German <em>weltern</em> roll]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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were
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">were</span><z><span target_id="wQoC26cOzV">v.</span><span target_id="s7Egk6Owd9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of were" src="word_pronunciations/25243.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜ/ (<em>say</em> wer), <em>weak form</em> /wə/ (<em>say</em> wuh) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="wQoC26cOzV"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> past tense indicative plural and subjunctive singular and plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><strong>be</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s7Egk6Owd9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq530"> <strong class="phr">as it were</strong>, (an expression used to indicate that what is referred to is metaphorical or figurative); so to speak.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wǣron</em>, <em>wǣre</em>(<em>n</em>), related to German <em>waren</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083757" href="entry://was%23bigmac000083757"><span class="smallcaps">was</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whale<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="O4T0RfGsDF">n.</span><span target_id="0iY7aD9U51">v.i.</span><span target_id="m4ZdEDHfCC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whale" src="word_pronunciations/25265.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪl/ (<em>say</em> wayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="O4T0RfGsDF"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">whales</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">whale</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, which includes the large sperm and whalebone whales, and the smaller dolphins and porpoises. All have fish-like bodies, modified foreflippers, and a horizontally flattened tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something extraordinarily big, great, or fine of its kind: <em class="example">a whale of a lot; </em><em class="example">a whale of a time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a Murray cod.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq579"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an important or powerful person or thing: <em class="example">a big-spending whale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac464440002" href="entry://whale%20gambler%23bigmac464440002"><strong>whale gambler</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0iY7aD9U51">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">whaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">whaling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq808"> to carry on the work of taking whales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq420"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fish for Murray cod.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq264"> to travel or live beside an inland river as a swagman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m4ZdEDHfCC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">a whale at</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be exceptionally good at: <em class="example">to be a whale at playing cards.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq191"> <strong class="phr">a whale in the bay</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a rich person with money to spend, especially when viewed as an object of exploitation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq998"> <strong class="phr">whales and minnows</strong>, the largest and the smallest of any group: <em class="example">the whales and minnows of the mining industry.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hwæl</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104023" href="#mq579">4</a> derives from def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104023" href="#mq998">11</a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whale<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="rFw4y14hFW">v.t.</span><span target_id="47CFh6xMxd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whale" src="word_pronunciations/25266.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪl/ (<em>say</em> wayl) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rFw4y14hFW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> (<strong class="bold">whaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">whaling</strong>) to whip, thrash, or beat soundly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="47CFh6xMxd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">whale into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq188"> to throw oneself into (something) energetically.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq307"> to beat up or bash (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq514"> to attack verbally; berate.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; ? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083534" href="entry://wale%23bigmac000083534"><span class="smallcaps">wale</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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what
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">what</span><z><span target_id="cfJ4D0Whad">interr. pron.</span><span target_id="3VrqvdQ1fY">rel. pron.</span><span target_id="2TkRel68Rm">adv.</span><span target_id="RQVVfp9wEp">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of what" src="word_pronunciations/25275.mp3"></audio></span>/wɒt/ (<em>say</em> wot) <div abbr="interr. pron." class="chunk" id="cfJ4D0Whad"><em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>interrogative</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> (used to ask for the specifying of some impersonal thing): <em class="example">what is your name? what did he do?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq055"> (used to inquire as to the nature, character, class, origin, etc., of a thing or person): <em class="example">what is that animal?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq999"> (used to inquire as to the worth, usefulness, force, or importance of something): <em class="example">what is wealth without health?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq207"> (used to ask, often elliptically, for repetition or explanation of some word or words used, as by a previous speaker): <em class="example">you need five what? you claim to be what?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq275"> how much?: <em class="example">what did it cost?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq303"> (used to ask for the specifying of some thing or person): <em class="example">what news?; </em><em class="example">what men?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq381"> (used interjectionally to express surprise, disbelief, indignation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq220"> (used with intensive force in exclamatory phrases, preceding an indefinite article, if one is used): <em class="example">what luck! what an idea!</em></span></div> <div abbr="rel. pron." class="chunk" id="3VrqvdQ1fY">–<em class="pos">pronoun </em>(<em>relative</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq871"> that which: <em class="example">this is what she says; </em><em class="example">I will send what was promised.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq781"> the kind of thing or person that, or such: <em class="example">the book is just what it professes to be; </em><em class="example">the old man is not what he was.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq752"> anything that, or whatever: <em class="example">say what you please; </em><em class="example">come what may.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq480"> (in parenthetic clauses) something that: <em class="example">but she went, and, what is more surprising, gained a hearing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq590"> (now regarded as non-standard) that, which, or who: <em class="example">these are the tiles what Richard laid; </em><em class="example">that’s the dog what bit me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq677"> (used as a determiner) that or any … which; such … as: <em class="example">take what time and what assistants you need.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2TkRel68Rm">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq802"> to what extent or degree, or how much: <em class="example">what does it matter?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RQVVfp9wEp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq078"> <strong class="phr">and what not</strong> or <strong class="phr">and what have you</strong>, and the like: <em class="example">friends, relatives, and what have you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq289"> <strong class="phr">do I what!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an affirmative exclamation expressing a positive response to a question asked): <em class="example">‘Do you love me?’ ‘Do I what!’</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq413"> <strong class="phr">give someone what for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to administer severe treatment, punishment, or violence: <em class="example">he hit me, so I gave him what for.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">have what it takes</strong>, to be in possession of the qualities of courage, stamina, etc., required by a testing situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq547"> <strong class="phr">know what it is to …</strong>, to have experience of …: <em class="example">He knows what it is to be poor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">know what’s what</strong>, to be in command of the facts of a situation and able to decide correctly what to do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq485"> <strong class="phr">no matter what</strong>, notwithstanding anything else that happens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq548"> <strong class="phr">so what?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contempt, dismissal, or the like.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq896"> <strong class="phr">what about … ?</strong>, (a phrase used to make a suggestion): <em class="example">what about a cup of tea?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq3"> <strong class="phr">what do you say to …?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> would you like …?: <em class="example">what do you say to an ice cream?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq529"> <strong class="phr">what for?</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq569"> for what reason or purpose?</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq10"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> why?: <em class="example">what for you look so sad?</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq555"> <strong class="phr">what if</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq368"> (an interrogative pronoun which introduces the exploration of a possibility): <em class="example">what if nobody comes?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq904"> a hypothetical possibility: <em class="example">there are too many what ifs in this plan.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">what it takes</strong>, the necessary ability, personality, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq880"> <strong class="phr">what of it?</strong>, (an exclamation of dismissal, etc.; what does it matter?.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">what say we … ?</strong>, (a phrase used to suggest an activity): <em class="example">what say we have a picnic?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">what the!</strong>, (an exclamation of surprise, consternation, indignation, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">what the hey </strong>(or <strong class="phr">heck</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of nonchalance, indifference, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq053"> <strong class="phr">what with</strong>, as a result of: <em class="example">what with storms and sickness, his return was delayed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq307"> <strong class="phr">what’s what</strong>, the true position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hwæt</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wheel</span><z><span target_id="htpImNzaRN">n.</span><span target_id="e5ovDbVKwo">v.t.</span><span target_id="Y1SO4aA7CG">v.i.</span><span target_id="VxlV5TfsWc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wheel" src="word_pronunciations/25285.mp3"></audio></span>/wil/ (<em>say</em> weel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="htpImNzaRN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> a circular frame or solid disc arranged to turn on an axis, as in vehicles, machinery, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq852"> any instrument, machine, apparatus, etc., shaped like this, or having such a frame or disc as an essential feature: <em class="example">a potter’s wheel.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq352"> a circular frame with or without projecting handles and an axle connecting with the rudder, for steering a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq757"> an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched while the limbs were broken with an iron bar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq045"> anything resembling or suggesting a wheel (in first sense) in shape, movement, etc., as a decoration, or the trochal disc of a rotifer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq120"> a circular firework which revolves while burning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq023"> Also, <strong class="vs">wheel of Fortune</strong>. a rotating instrument which Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq782"> <em class="label">Poetry</em> a set of rhyming lines, usually four, forming the conclusion of a stanza of Middle English alliterative poetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq096"> (<em>plural</em>) moving, propelling, or animating agencies: <em class="example">the wheels of trade; </em><em class="example">the wheels of thought.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq139"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq957"> a wheeling or circular movement: <em class="example">merrily whirled the wheels of the dizzying dances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq208"> <em class="label">Military</em> a change of direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">History</em> a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq584"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person of considerable importance or influence: <em class="example">a big wheel.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="e5ovDbVKwo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq739"> to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq123"> to cause (troops, etc.) to march in a circular or curving direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq572"> to move, roll, or convey on wheels, castors, etc.: <em class="example">to wheel the trolley around the supermarket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq873"> to cause (a stampeding mob of cattle or horses) to turn away from their chosen direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq340"> to provide (a vehicle, etc.) with a wheel or wheels.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Y1SO4aA7CG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq609"> to turn on or as on an axis or about a centre; rotate, revolve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Military</em> to change direction while marching: <em class="example">to wheel left.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq980"> to move in a circular or curving course: <em class="example">pigeons wheeling above.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq249"> to roll along on, or as on, wheels; to travel along smoothly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VxlV5TfsWc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">at the wheel</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq717"> at the steering wheel of a motor car, ship, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq563"> in command or control.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">on someone’s wheel</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> exerting consistent pressure on someone; hounding someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq627"> <strong class="phr">put one’s shoulder to the wheel</strong>, to exert oneself greatly, as in a combined effort to achieve some end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">set of wheels</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq554"> the set of four wheels on a car.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq103"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> shoes, especially sports shoes.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">silly as a wheel</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very silly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq2"> <strong class="phr">the wheels have fallen off</strong>, the enterprise has failed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq240"> <strong class="phr">wheel about </strong>(or <strong class="phr">around</strong>), to turn or change in procedure or opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq936"> <strong class="phr">wheel and deal</strong>, to act as a wheeler-dealer. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from US 1930’s jargon of the car sales, <em>wheel deal</em>, a good deal on a car]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq009"> <strong class="phr">wheels of steel</strong>, <em class="label">Music Colloquial</em> the gramophone turntables used by a DJ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq844"> <strong class="phr">wheels within wheels</strong>, a complicated situation in which many different factors are involved.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hwēol</em>, <em>hweogol</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wheeled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wheelless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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while
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">while</span><z><span target_id="kbWqvLOtDu">n.</span><span target_id="Sr3tsdDb2a">conj.</span><span target_id="gpSJPe7ZrP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of while" src="word_pronunciations/25309.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪl/ (<em>say</em> wuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kbWqvLOtDu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> a space of time: <em class="example">a long while; </em><em class="example">a while ago.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> <strong>the while</strong>, during this time.</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="Sr3tsdDb2a">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> Also, <strong class="vs">whilst</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq127"> during or in the time that.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq457"> throughout the time that, or as long as.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq237"> at the same time that (implying opposition or contrast): <em class="example">while she appreciated the honour, she could not accept the position.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gpSJPe7ZrP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">whiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">whiling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">once in a while</strong>, occasionally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq604"> <strong class="phr">while away</strong>, to cause (time) to pass, especially in some easy or pleasant manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq241"> <strong class="phr">worth one’s while</strong>, worth time, pains, or expense.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hwīl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whip</span><z><span target_id="fzT34oh8KM">v.t.</span><span target_id="hLjXfd2AVk">v.i.</span><span target_id="CoErsdmjcB">n.</span><span target_id="NB8vKoEXsg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whip" src="word_pronunciations/25325.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪp/ (<em>say</em> wip) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">whipped</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="bold">whipt</strong>; <strong class="bold">whipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fzT34oh8KM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> to strike with quick, repeated strokes of something slender and flexible; lash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> to beat with a whip or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq887"> to lash or castigate with words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq896"> to drive (<em>on</em>, <em>out</em>, <em>in</em>, etc.) by strokes or lashes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq881"> to spin (a top) by whipping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq676"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to beat, outdo, or defeat, as in a contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq736"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to hoist or purchase by means of a whip (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102116" href="#mq085">23</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq433"> to pull, jerk, snatch, seize, put, etc., (<em>away</em>, <em>out</em>, <em>up</em>, <em>into</em>, etc.) with a sudden movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq551"> to fish (a stream, etc.) with a rod and line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq386"> to overlay or cover (cord, etc.) with cord, thread or the like wound about it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq620"> to wind (cord, twine, thread, etc.) about something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq382"> to gather, or form into pleats by overcasting the turned edge with small stitches and then drawing up the thread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq100"> to beat (eggs, cream, etc.) to a froth with a whisk, fork, or other implement in order to incorporate air and produce expansion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hLjXfd2AVk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq130"> to move or go (<em>away</em>, <em>off</em>, <em>out</em>, <em>in</em>, etc.) quickly and suddenly; dart; whisk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq499"> to beat or lash about, as a pennant in the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq663"> to fish with a rod and line.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CoErsdmjcB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq402"> an instrument to strike with, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq769"> a whipping or lashing strike or motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq716"> a windmill vane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq999"> someone who handles a whip; a driver of horses, a coach, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq239"> someone who has charge of the hounds in hunting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq831"> a party manager in a legislative body, who supplies information to members about the government business, secures their attendance for voting, supplies lists of members to serve on committees and keeps the leaders informed as to the trend of party opinion: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>grateful for father’s patronage and for that of his father’s warm friend William Cassell, Conservative party whip.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john bryson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq085"> a contrivance for hoisting, consisting essentially of a rope and pulley.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a mechanically-operated tackle for drawing water from a well, in which a rope or cable to which a bucket is attached at each end passes through a fixed pulley and over a poppet head into the well, one bucket being in the well while the other is in the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq612"> a wooden percussion instrument imitating the crack of a whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq285"> a dish made of cream or egg whites whipped to a froth with flavouring, etc., often with fruit pulp or the like: <em class="example">prune whip.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NB8vKoEXsg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">be there when the whips are cracking</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be at the scene of any action or crisis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">crack the whip</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to urge greater effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">fair crack of the whip</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exhortation to be fair.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq021"> <strong class="phr">follow a whip</strong>, <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> to vote in accordance with a party decision as conveyed by the parliamentary whip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">have under the whip</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (especially of a woman in relation to a man) to exert complete control over; dominate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">whip in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq516"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> to prevent from wandering, as hounds.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq714"> to exact agreement or obedience from (a group of people), as a party whip does.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">whip into line</strong>, to discipline into obedience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq786"> <strong class="phr">whip off</strong>, to take, steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq295"> <strong class="phr">whip </strong>(or <strong class="phr">flog</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the cat</strong>, to reproach oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">whip round</strong>, to make a collection of money. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from 19th-century British slang in which a <em>whip</em> was a contribution for drinks]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq524"> <strong class="phr">whips of</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> great quantities of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There’s whips of feed on the creek flats yet</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">alan marshall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>. </em>Compare <data-mq-recid href="#"><strong>lashing<sup>1</sup></strong> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102595" href="entry://lashing%23mq292">4</a>).</data-mq-recid></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq777"> <strong class="phr">whip up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq431"> to create quickly: <em class="example">I whipped up a meal when I heard they were coming.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq869"> to arouse to fury, intense excitement, etc.: <em class="example">his speech soon whipped up the crowd.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">under the whip</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq226"> (of a racehorse) driven on to extra effort by being whipped by the rider.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq15"> (of a horse in a pair of horses harnessed to a cart, dray, etc.) on the right side.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq577"> heavily controlled, usually by some form of law or administration: <em class="example">4WDs may come under the whip as global warming fears grow.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>whippe</em>, earlier (<em>h</em>)<em>wippen</em> move quickly up and down or to and fro; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102116" href="#mq831">22</a> from the hunting expression <em>to whip in the hounds</em>, see def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102116" href="#mq358">32</a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>whipper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whippy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whippy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whippy" src="word_pronunciations/25322.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪpi/ (<em>say</em> 'wipee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> speedy, nimble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> of or relating to a shaft, branch, etc., which is flexible, as in a riding crop, certain golf clubs, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102116" href="entry://whip%23bigmac000102116"><span class="smallcaps">whip</span></a> + <em>-p-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac944681999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whippy<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="dgpATGDb5P">n.</span><span target_id="HKhO2YvjkS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whippy" src="word_pronunciations/25322.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪpi/ (<em>say</em> 'wipee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dgpATGDb5P"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq900"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq929"> a hiding place for money.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq51"> a wallet.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq558"> <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and ACT</em> a place or object used as the home or base in hide-and-seek: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I noticed a girl using the fence as a whippy.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">clive james</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HKhO2YvjkS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq486"> <strong class="phr">all in, the whippy’s taken</strong>, (an expression used to signal the end of a round in certain games of hide-and-seek.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whirl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whirl</span><z><span target_id="HuVmlIXfH3">v.i.</span><span target_id="JjDc5z4SGa">v.t.</span><span target_id="NJMqfGhJDO">n.</span><span target_id="E96mA7vX1I">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whirl" src="word_pronunciations/25328.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜl/ (<em>say</em> werl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HuVmlIXfH3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> to turn round, spin, or rotate rapidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> to turn about or aside quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq691"> to move, travel, or be carried rapidly along on wheels or otherwise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq379"> to have the sensation of turning round rapidly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JjDc5z4SGa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq149"> to cause to turn round, spin, or rotate rapidly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq974"> to send, drive, or carry in a circular or curving course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq480"> to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to hurl.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NJMqfGhJDO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq424"> the act of whirling; rapid rotation or gyration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq645"> a whirling movement; a quick turn or swing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq265"> a short drive, run, walk, or the like, or a spin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq085"> something that whirls; a whirling current or mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq756"> a rapid round of events, affairs, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>For the daughters of such influential men, the war years consisted of a whirl of parties with officers, with perhaps a few hours a week devoted to helping out at the Red Cross.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq886"> a state marked by a dizzying succession or mingling of feelings, thoughts, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I gulped my drink and hurried away with my mind in a whirl.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lennie lower</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1930</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E96mA7vX1I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">give it a whirl</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to try something out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>whirle</em>, from Old Norse <em>hvirfla</em> whirl. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100049" href="entry://warble%23bigmac000100049"><span class="smallcaps">warble<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>whirler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whistle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whistle</span><z><span target_id="fz0IAP7Q7g">v.i.</span><span target_id="bFt6tPL9v9">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZhFYHQLMFT">n.</span><span target_id="x9Lkl93Exn">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'wisuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">whistled</strong>, <strong class="bold">whistling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fz0IAP7Q7g">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq346"> to make a kind of clear musical sound, or a series of such sounds, by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, together with the aid of the tongue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> to make such a sound or series of sounds otherwise, as by blowing on a particular device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq519"> to produce a more or less similar sound by an instrument operated by steam or the like, or as such an instrument does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq401"> to emit somewhat similar sounds from the mouth, as birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq606"> to move, go, pass, etc., with a high-pitched sound, as a bullet.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bFt6tPL9v9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq785"> to produce or utter by whistling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq931"> to call, direct, or signal by or as by whistling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq869"> to send with a whistling or whizzing sound.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZhFYHQLMFT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq866"> an instrument for producing whistling sounds as by the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube or a small pipe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq400"> a signal marking an event or stage, indicated by a whistle: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But the fireworks after the full-time whistle were the highlights in a game which never reached great heights.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq674"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026743" href="entry://fipple%20flute%23bigmac000026743"><strong>fipple flute</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq758"> a sound produced by or as by whistling: <em class="example">a long-drawn whistle of astonishment.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="x9Lkl93Exn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">blow the whistle on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to report (a person whose behaviour is considered unacceptable or illegal, or a situation which is similarly regarded) to the relevant authority: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She believed other women must have had sex with the psychiatrist and felt ‘furiously angry at the gutlessness of those women for not blowing the whistle on him earlier’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> 1930s British slang; ? from the use of whistles by police officers on the beat to signal to other officers, or from the blowing of a whistle by a referee in some sports]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq389"> <strong class="phr">wet one’s whistle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to satisfy one’s thirst, usually with an alcoholic drink. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with humorous reference to the throat and mouth]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">whistle for</strong>, to ask or wish for (something) in vain: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In these and like accidents the unfortunate doctor might whistle for his fee.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq200"> <strong class="phr">whistle in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">against</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the wind</strong>, to protest in vain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hwistlian</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white</span><z><span target_id="nCQjVJG6qJ">adj.</span><span target_id="eLrUF3UTs3">n.</span><span target_id="4TVBFJPef9">v.t.</span><span target_id="XzPAhHb47E">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of white" src="word_pronunciations/25376.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪt/ (<em>say</em> wuyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nCQjVJG6qJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">whiter</strong>, <strong class="bold">whitest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> of the colour of pure snow, reflecting all or nearly all the rays of sunlight (see def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084780" href="#mq266">25</a> below).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> light or comparatively light in colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq061"> lacking colour; transparent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq339"> having a light-coloured skin; marked by comparatively slight pigmentation of the skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq470"> denoting or relating to people with light-coloured skin, such as Europeans or people of the postulated Caucasian race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq159"> dominated by or exclusively for only people with light-coloured skin, such as Europeans or people of European descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq946"> pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion, or pain or illness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq587"> silvery, grey, or hoary: <em class="example">white hair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> blond or fair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq668"> snowy: <em class="example">a white Christmas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq357"> (in some European countries) royalist, reactionary, or politically extremely conservative (opposed to <em>red</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq337"> blank, as an unoccupied space in printed matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq127"> (of silverware) not burnished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq813"> <em class="label">Armour</em> composed of polished steel plates without fabric covering or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq090"> wearing white clothing: <em class="example">a white friar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq342"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> (of a signal) containing components of all frequencies at random: <em class="example">white noise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq196"> benevolent, beneficent, or good: <em class="example">white magic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq396"> auspicious or fortunate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq774"> free from spot or stain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq990"> pure or innocent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq650"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> honourable; trustworthy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq155"> (of wines) made from white grapes, or red grapes with the skins removed, thus being light-coloured or yellowish (opposed to <em>red</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq991"> (of coffee or tea) with milk or cream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq123"> (of bread) made with white flour having a high gluten content.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eLrUF3UTs3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq266"> an achromatic visual sensation of relatively high luminosity. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light greys: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 per cent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 per cent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of progressively lightening tints of any colour, as black is the ultimate limit of a series of darkening shades of any colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq135"> the quality or state of being white.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq902"> lightness of skin pigment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq006"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a European or member of the postulated Caucasian race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq717"> something white, or a white part of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq213"> a pellucid viscous fluid which surrounds the yolk of an egg; albumen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq828"> the white part of the eyeball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq516"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Pathology</em> leucorrhoea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq473"> white wine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq608"> a type or breed which is white in colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq778"> any of several white-winged butterflies of the family Pieridae, as the cabbage white.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq184"> (<em>upper case</em>) a pig of a white-haired breed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq939"> white fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq723"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">British</em> household goods as sheets, tablecloths, and sometimes underclothes, especially goods made of cotton or linen and usually but not necessarily coloured white.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq376"> (<em>plural</em>) white or off-white clothing worn for sports, especially cricket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq151"> a blank space in printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq042"> <em class="label">Archery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq160"> the outermost ring of the butt (target).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq642"> an arrow that hits this portion of the butt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq983"> the central part of the butt formerly painted white, but now painted gold or yellow.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq322"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> a target painted white.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Chess</em>, <em class="label">Draughts</em> the men or pieces which are light-coloured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq059"> a member of a royalist or reactionary party.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4TVBFJPef9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">whited</strong>, <strong class="bold">whiting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq389"> Also, <strong class="vs">white out</strong>. <em class="label">Printing</em> to make white by leaving blank spaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make white; whiten.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XzPAhHb47E">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="46"><span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">bleed white</strong>, to deprive of resources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq420"> <strong class="phr">in the white</strong>, (of furniture or wood) unvarnished or unpainted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq267"> <strong class="phr">white as a ghost </strong>(or <strong class="phr">a sheet</strong>), extremely pale, as from fear or illness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq562"> <strong class="phr">white out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq335"> to reduce the daylight visibility of, as a result of snow or fog.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person who has smoked too much cannabis) to turn pale with symptoms of sweating, nausea and dizziness.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hwīt</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whittle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whittle</span><z><span target_id="jdZmE7ToSg">v.t.</span><span target_id="cyKnrTg9cQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="sZe5LAhi2D">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whittle" src="word_pronunciations/25381.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪtl/ (<em>say</em> 'witl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">whittled</strong>, <strong class="bold">whittling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jdZmE7ToSg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by taking off bits with a knife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> to cut off (a bit or bits).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cyKnrTg9cQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq816"> to cut bits or chips from wood or the like with a knife, as in shaping something or as a mere aimless diversion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sZe5LAhi2D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq120"> <strong class="phr">whittle away at</strong>, to reduce gradually over time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">whittle down</strong>, to cut by way of reducing the amount of: <em class="example">to whittle down expenses.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <em>thwittle</em>, Middle English <em>thwitel</em> knife, from Old English <em>þwītan</em> whittle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>whittler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whole</span><z><span target_id="dkwuI00KdS">adj.</span><span target_id="9vHptJ6il1">n.</span><span target_id="lxKsjUDXhR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whole" src="word_pronunciations/25398.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊl/ (<em>say</em> hohl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dkwuI00KdS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq455"> containing all the elements properly belonging; complete: <em class="example">a whole set.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq744"> undivided, or in one piece: <em class="example">to swallow a thing whole.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq562"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> integral, or not fractional: <em class="example">a whole number.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq773"> uninjured, undamaged, or unbroken; sound; intact: <em class="example">to get off with a whole skin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq263"> sound; healthy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq052"> fully developed and balanced, in all aspects of one’s nature: <em class="example">educated to be a whole person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq344"> being fully or entirely such: <em class="example">whole brother.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9vHptJ6il1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq299"> the whole assemblage of parts or elements belonging to a thing; the entire quantity, account, extent, or number.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq339"> a thing complete in itself, or comprising all its parts or elements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq637"> an assemblage of parts associated or viewed together as one thing; a unitary system.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lxKsjUDXhR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq288"> <strong class="phr">as a whole</strong>, all things included or considered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the whole</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq098"> on consideration of the whole matter, or in view of all the circumstances.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq226"> as a whole or in general, without regard to exceptions.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">out of whole cloth</strong>, <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> without foundation in fact: <em class="example">a story out of whole cloth.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from <em>whole cloth</em>, the full width of the material as opposed to a piece cut to size, emphasising the blatancy of the lie]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hole</em>, Old English <em>hāl</em>; spelling <em>wh-</em> (15th century) from dialect pronunciation. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032571" href="entry://hale%23bigmac000032571"><span class="smallcaps">hale<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093042" href="entry://heal%23bigmac000093042"><span class="smallcaps">heal</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wholeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whoop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whoop<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ihs6Suhhy9">n.</span><span target_id="IQJvpvhs8D">v.i.</span><span target_id="DDEy006vIC">v.t.</span><span target_id="K9bygpQIJq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of whoop" src="word_pronunciations/25403.mp3"></audio></span>/wup/ (<em>say</em> woohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ihs6Suhhy9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> a loud cry or shout, as one uttered by children or warriors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq972"> the whooping sound characteristic of whooping cough.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IQJvpvhs8D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq658"> to utter a loud cry or shout (originally the syllable <em>whoop</em>, or <em>hoop</em>), as a call, or in enthusiasm, excitement, frenzy, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq957"> to cry as an owl, crane, or certain other birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq351"> to make the characteristic sound accompanying the deep drawing in of breath after a series of coughs in whooping cough.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DDEy006vIC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq576"> to utter with or as with a whoop or whoops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq641"> to whoop to or at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq927"> to call, urge, pursue, or drive with whoops: <em class="example">to whoop dogs on.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="K9bygpQIJq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">not worth a whoop</strong>, <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> not worth a thing; utterly valueless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">whoop it </strong>(or <strong class="phr">things</strong>)<strong class="phr"> up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq407"> to raise an outcry or disturbance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq293"> to have a party or celebration.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>whope</em>, Old English <em>hwōpan</em> threaten, related to Gothic <em>hwōpan</em> boast]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac863993893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whoop<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/wʊp/ (<em>say</em> woop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084984" href="entry://whoop-de-do%23bigmac000084984"><strong>whoop-de-do</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whoopsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157840535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whoopsy</span><z><span target_id="7WXrITcMv3">n.</span><span target_id="WfHs63NrnF">interj.</span><span target_id="5MpGXjEtUv">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwʊpsi/ (<em>say</em> 'woopsee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7WXrITcMv3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq848"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac132753618" href="entry://whoopsie%23bigmac132753618"><strong>whoopsie</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="WfHs63NrnF">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq350"> Also, <strong class="vs">whoopsy-daisy</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac132753618" href="entry://whoopsie%23bigmac132753618"><strong>whoopsie</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5MpGXjEtUv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq542"> <strong class="phr">do a whoopsy</strong>, (<em>euphemistic</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq318"> to urinate or defecate uncontrollably.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq197"> to make an embarrassing mistake.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084986" href="entry://whoops%23bigmac000084986"><span class="smallcaps">whoops</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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why
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">why</span><z><span target_id="rApV914aNV">adv.</span><span target_id="DJZq3d2PbD">conj.</span><span target_id="MD3mWulaVp">n.</span><span target_id="UJNWrtuCdo">interj.</span><span target_id="YA8dSbLujT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of why" src="word_pronunciations/25410.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪ/ (<em>say</em> wuy) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="rApV914aNV"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> for what? for what cause, reason, or purpose?</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="DJZq3d2PbD">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq924"> for what cause or reason.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq919"> for which, or on account of which (after <em>reason</em>, etc., to introduce a relative clause): <em class="example">the reason why he refused.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq884"> the reason for which: <em class="example">that is why I raised this question again.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MD3mWulaVp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq146"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">whys</strong>) the cause or reason.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="UJNWrtuCdo">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq833"> (an expression of surprise, hesitation, etc.): <em class="example">why, it is all gone!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YA8dSbLujT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">as to why</strong>, (an emphatic form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085011" href="entry://why%23bigmac000085011"><strong>why</strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085011" href="entry://why%23mq919">3</a>): <em class="example">arguments as to why the fee is unfair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">the whys and wherefores</strong>, the underlying reasons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>hwī</em>, <em>hwȳ</em>, instrumental case of <em>hwæt</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104026" href="entry://what%23bigmac000104026"><span class="smallcaps">what</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wicket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wicket</span><z><span target_id="a0UUaCjwdB">n.</span><span target_id="CnNhusg8cz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wicket" src="word_pronunciations/25415.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪkət/ (<em>say</em> 'wikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a0UUaCjwdB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> a small door or gate, especially one beside, or forming part of, a larger one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq887"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078680" href="entry://turnstile%23bigmac000078680"><strong>turnstile</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq540"> a small gate by which a canal lock is emptied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq859"> a gate by which a flow of water is regulated, as to a waterwheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq716"> either of the two frameworks, each consisting of three stumps with two bails in grooves across their tops, at which the bowler aims the ball.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq074"> the area between the wickets, especially with reference to the state of the ground.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq526"> one end of the pitch, especially the area between the stumps and the popping crease.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq304"> one player’s turn at the wicket.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq078"> the period during which two players bat together.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq283"> the achievement of a player’s dismissal by the fielding side.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CnNhusg8cz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq655"> <strong class="phr">a sticky wicket</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072167" href="entry://sticky%20wicket%23bigmac000072167"><strong>sticky wicket</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq712"> <strong class="phr">on a good wicket</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in an advantageous situation or set of circumstances: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And you know what a good wicket I’m on.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1934</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French <em>wikel</em> small door, gate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wigwam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wigwam<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wigwam" src="word_pronunciations/25427.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪgwɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'wigwom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> a Native American hut or lodge, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a structure, especially of large size, used for political conventions, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Abenaki: dwelling]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wigwam<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wigwam" src="word_pronunciations/25427.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪgwɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'wigwom) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">a wigwam for a goose’s bridle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">(a jocular name given to an object or activity which one is unable or unwilling to identify.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [modification of obsolete <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084722" href="entry://whim-wham%23bigmac000084722"><span class="smallcaps">whim-wham</span></a>, with reference to something totally fanciful, that is, a decoration for a goose’s bridle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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waiting game
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">waiting game</span><z><span target_id="jqDdaGvLUH">n.</span><span target_id="Gx3kkUa8kC">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈweɪtɪŋ geɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'wayting gaym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jqDdaGvLUH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq057"> the postponement of action on a particular matter for the time being in order to have an opportunity for more effective action later on.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Gx3kkUa8kC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq813"> <strong class="phr">play a waiting game</strong>, to avoid any definite action in the belief that the passage of time will alter circumstances to one’s advantage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wake-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wake-up</span><z><span target_id="903Ip0ukgH">n.</span><span target_id="TMbfdiPsCR">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈweɪk-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'wayk-up) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="903Ip0ukgH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> someone who is fully aware: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’m a wake-up to your little game!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TMbfdiPsCR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq966"> <strong class="phr">take a wake-up to</strong>, to understand; perceive the meaning or purpose of.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wake up</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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walk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">walk</span><z><span target_id="pRqTvaXF5o">v.i.</span><span target_id="uuM0GMzjXm">v.t.</span><span target_id="dHmcjgg7oy">n.</span><span target_id="urTlHKfBZo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of walk" src="word_pronunciations/24988.mp3"></audio></span>/wɔk/ (<em>say</em> wawk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pRqTvaXF5o"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> to go or travel on foot at a moderate pace; to proceed by steps, or by advancing the feet in turn, at a moderate pace (in bipedal locomotion, so that there is always one foot on the ground, and in quadrupedal locomotion, so that there are always two or more feet on the ground).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> to go about or travel on foot for exercise or pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq750"> to go about on the earth, or appear to living persons, as a ghost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq009"> (of things) to move in a manner suggestive of walking, as through repeated vibrations or the effect of alternate expansion and contraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq290"> to conduct oneself in a particular manner, or pursue a particular course of life: <em class="example">to walk humbly with thy God.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq823"> (of something presumed stolen) to disappear: <em class="example">my pen has walked.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq230"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> to go to first base after the pitcher has thrown four balls (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000104076"><strong>ball<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23mq214">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a person batting) to acknowledge dismissal by leaving the wicket without waiting for the umpire’s decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to be in motion or action.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uuM0GMzjXm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq629"> to proceed through, over, or upon by walking: <em class="example">walking Sydney streets by night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq445"> to cause to walk; lead, drive, or ride at a walk, as an animal: <em class="example">walking their horses towards us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq944"> to force or help to walk, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq558"> to conduct or accompany on a walk: <em class="example">he walked them about the park.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq794"> to move (an object, as a box or a trunk) in a manner suggestive of walking, as by a rocking motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq842"> to examine, measure, etc., by traversing on foot: <em class="example">to walk a track.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dHmcjgg7oy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq000"> the act or course of walking, or going on foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq069"> a spell of walking for exercise or pleasure: <em class="example">to take a walk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq960"> a distance walked or to be walked, often in terms of the time required: <em class="example">ten minutes’ walk from the station.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq229"> the gait or pace of a person or animal that walks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq574"> manner of walking: <em class="example">impossible to mistake her walk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> a walking race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq787"> a way for pedestrians at the side of a street or road; a path or pavement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq313"> a place prepared or set apart for walking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq197"> a path in a garden or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq741"> a passage between rows of trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq044"> an enclosure in which poultry may run about freely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq167"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068018" href="entry://sheepwalk%23bigmac000068018"><strong>sheepwalk</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq651"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064153" href="entry://ropewalk%23bigmac000064153"><strong>ropewalk</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq504"> a plantation of coffee or other trees, as in the West Indies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Softball</em> an instance of walking.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="urTlHKfBZo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">walk about</strong>, to wander as a nomad, especially of Aboriginal people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">walk all over someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in a domineering and aggressive fashion towards someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">walk and chew gum </strong>(<strong class="phr">at the same time</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often in the negative</em>) to be able to execute two or more tasks simultaneously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq346"> <strong class="phr">walk away from</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq054"> to abandon (one’s responsibilities): <em class="example">you can’t just walk away from us like that.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq822"> to escape from without injury: <em class="example">the driver walked away from the wreck.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq018"> <strong class="phr">walk away with</strong>, to win easily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">walk back</strong>, to distance oneself from (a previous statement or position): <em class="example">the minister has walked back a claim he made in parliament yesterday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">walk into</strong>, to encounter unwittingly: <em class="example">he walked into my trap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">walk off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq692"> to leave, walk away, often inconsiderately or under the force of some emotion: <em class="example">the leading lady walked off, leaving the cast stranded.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq354"> to get rid of by walking: <em class="example">to walk off a headache.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq884"> to quit a property, as a farm, etc., on which, as a result of economic circumstances, one can no longer make a living.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to leave a property, mission, etc., as an act of protest.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq248"> <strong class="phr">walk off the job</strong>, to go on strike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq391"> <strong class="phr">walk off with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq784"> to remove without permission; steal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq835"> to win easily, as in a competition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq477"> <strong class="phr">walk on air</strong>, to be extremely pleased, excited, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq879"> <strong class="phr">walk out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq518"> to go on strike.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq375"> to leave in protest; leave angrily.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">walk out on</strong>, to abandon; forsake; desert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">walk out with</strong>, to court, woo, or be courted or wooed by.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">walk over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq605"> (of an unopposed contestant) to go over (the course) at walking pace and thus be judged the winner.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq540"> to win easily.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq854"> <strong class="phr">walk the board</strong>, <em class="label">Surfing</em> to walk along the board while riding a wave, usually as a means of controlling the board’s performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">walk the streets</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq663"> to wander about the streets, especially as a result of being homeless.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq263"> to be a sex worker, especially one who solicits on the streets.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq60"> <strong class="phr">walk the talk</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to experience at first hand the situation in which one is issuing commands and directing other people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">walk the walk </strong>(<strong class="phr">and talk the talk</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in a manner that is in keeping with the status and responsibilities of a position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">walk up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq571"> to ascend; go upstairs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq630"> to approach on foot; draw near.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Old English <em>wealcan</em> roll, toss, wander, in Middle English gaining the specific meaning of ‘walk, travel’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>walkable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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walking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">walking</span><z><span target_id="La1zqF5r9h">adj.</span><span target_id="8dwGhNKBiK">n.</span><span target_id="zVuNtDsHXa">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɔkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'wawking) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="La1zqF5r9h"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> that walks; able to walk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq136"> used for or in walking: <em class="example">walking shoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq580"> characterised by or consisting of walking: <em class="example">a walking holiday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq227"> of or relating to an implement, machine, etc., drawn by an animal and operated by a person on foot: <em class="example">a walking plough.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8dwGhNKBiK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq403"> the act of someone or something that walks: <em class="example">walking was the best exercise for him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq719"> manner or style of walking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq674"> the state of the grass, paths, etc., on which one walks: <em class="example">dry walking in the garden.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zVuNtDsHXa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">a walking …</strong>, a person who is the epitome of (whatever is specified): <em class="example">a walking doll; </em><em class="example">a walking encyclopedia.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq858"> <strong class="phr">give someone their walking papers</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to sack someone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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war
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">war</span><z><span target_id="7uCP3RaeK5">n.</span><span target_id="bjDxqXbodD">v.i.</span><span target_id="nKd56QQhJb">adj.</span><span target_id="O8LlYlQroR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of war" src="word_pronunciations/25055.mp3"></audio></span>/wɔ/ (<em>say</em> waw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7uCP3RaeK5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or states, or between parties within a state; warfare (by land, by sea, or in the air).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> a contest carried on by force of arms, as in a series of battles or campaigns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq976"> active hostility or contention; conflict; contest: <em class="example">a war of words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq684"> armed fighting, as a department of activity, a profession, or an art: <em class="example">war is our business.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq369"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <em class="label">Poetic</em> a battle; engagement.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bjDxqXbodD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">warred</strong>, <strong class="bold">warring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq343"> to make or carry on war; fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq175"> to carry on active hostility or contention: <em class="example">to war with evil.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq738"> to be in a state of strong opposition: <em class="example">the two political parties are constantly warring over the economy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nKd56QQhJb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq359"> of, belonging to, used in, or due to war.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O8LlYlQroR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">at war</strong>, in a state of hostility or active military operations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">go to war</strong>, to begin a military engagement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">in the wars</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> involved in a series of misfortunes or minor injuries: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>With Reid in the wars, Australia’s hopes of winning this Test and taking a 3–0 lead in the series slumped dramatically.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>werre</em>, from Old French, from Old High German <em>werra</em> confusion, strife] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>warless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wardrobe malfunction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401390560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wardrobe malfunction</span><z><span target_id="c79E46aTMH">n.</span><span target_id="GdtaillkwS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɔdroʊb mælfʌŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'wawdrohb malfungkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c79E46aTMH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq8"> an instance of accidental disarray in one’s clothing, as from the failure of a zipper, the tearing of an adhesive, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GdtaillkwS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq331"> <strong class="phr">be having a wardrobe malfunction</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) to be badly dressed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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warm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">warm</span><z><span target_id="8nFdXrZdfq">adj.</span><span target_id="S3HVf9fEv8">v.t.</span><span target_id="t8bOlUgLkW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of warm" src="word_pronunciations/25043.mp3"></audio></span>/wɔm/ (<em>say</em> wawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8nFdXrZdfq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> having or communicating a moderate degree of heat, as perceptible to the senses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> of or at a moderately high temperature; characterised by comparatively high temperature: <em class="example">a warm climate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq481"> having a sensation of bodily heat: <em class="example">to be warm from fast walking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq954"> keeping or maintaining warmth: <em class="example">warm clothes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq899"> (of colour, effects of colour, etc.) suggestive of warmth; inclining towards red or orange, as yellow (rather than towards green or blue).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq685"> characterised by or showing lively feelings, passions, emotions, sympathies, etc.: <em class="example">a warm heart; </em><em class="example">warm interest.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq930"> strongly attached, or intimate: <em class="example">warm friends.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq852"> cordial or hearty: <em class="example">a warm welcome.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq312"> heated; irritated, or angry: <em class="example">to become warm when contradicted.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq372"> animated, lively, brisk, or vigorous: <em class="example">a warm debate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq783"> strong or fresh: <em class="example">a warm scent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> relatively close to something sought, as in a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> uncomfortable or unpleasant.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S3HVf9fEv8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq311"> to make warm; heat: <em class="example">to warm one’s feet; </em><em class="example">warm up a room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq142"> to heat, as cooked food for reuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq360"> to excite ardour, enthusiasm, or animation in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq937"> to inspire with kindly feeling; affect with lively pleasure.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t8bOlUgLkW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq382"> <strong class="phr">warm and fuzzy</strong>, sentimental.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq651"> <strong class="phr">warm a seat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to occupy a position, usually in a temporary capacity, and without actively discharging its responsibilities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">warm down</strong>, <em class="label">Sport</em> to perform light exercise or stretches after strenuous exercise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq442"> <strong class="phr">warm to</strong>, to become ardent, enthusiastic, or animated about (something).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq309"> <strong class="phr">warm to </strong>(or <strong class="phr">towards</strong>), to grow kindly, friendly, or sympathetically disposed to (someone): <em class="example">my heart warms towards him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">warm up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq302"> (of an engine) to idle or run at low speed prior to being actively engaged.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq977"> to run (an engine) prior to use, so as to produce efficient working conditions: <em class="example">wait while I warm up the engine.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq816"> to prepare for a musical or theatrical performance, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq088"> (in sport) to prepare for strenuous exercise by performing preliminary light exercise or stretching.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq197"> to become warm: <em class="example">the day warmed up.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq439"> to make warm; heat: <em class="example">to warm up a room.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wearm</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>warmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>warming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>warming</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>warmish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>warmly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>warmness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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warp speed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540221177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">warp speed</span><z><span target_id="zclWqg1iyt">n.</span><span target_id="Z1LLgi9x75">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɔp spid/ (<em>say</em> 'wawp speed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zclWqg1iyt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> the speed attained by using a warp drive.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Z1LLgi9x75">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq82"> <strong class="phr">at warp speed</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely quickly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wart</span><z><span target_id="3gQggaBLri">n.</span><span target_id="LehecfvHVc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wart" src="word_pronunciations/25053.mp3"></audio></span>/wɔt/ (<em>say</em> wawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3gQggaBLri"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> a small, usually hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, caused by a filterable virus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> a small protuberance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LehecfvHVc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq419"> <strong class="phr">warts and all</strong>, with all faults: <em class="example">I love my country, warts and all.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the instructions given by Oliver Cromwell to his portrait painter, Sir Peter Lely, to paint him faithfully with ‘all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me’. He threatened to refuse payment if the portrait flattered him at all.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wearte</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wash</span><z><span target_id="N2YUnXgbym">v.t.</span><span target_id="BrRfJOk5Qt">v.i.</span><span target_id="Z72CfneEqA">n.</span><span target_id="KfHnBDeL7i">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wash" src="word_pronunciations/25061.mp3"></audio></span>/wɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> wosh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="N2YUnXgbym"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> to apply water or some other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> to free from spiritual defilement, or from sin, guilt, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Shearing</em> to clean (sheep) by dipping in sheep wash prior to shearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq816"> to wet with water or other liquid, or as water does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq915"> to flow over or against: <em class="example">a shore or cliff washed by waves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq396"> to carry or bring (<em>up</em>, <em>down</em>, or <em>along</em>) with water or any liquid, or as the water or liquid does: <em class="example">the storm washed seaweed high on the beach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq153"> to form (a channel, etc.), as flowing water does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Mining</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq913"> to subject (earth, etc.) to the action of water in order to separate valuable material.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq306"> to separate (valuable material, as gold) thus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq627"> to purify (a gas or gaseous mixture) by passage through or over a liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq843"> to cover with a watery or thin coat of colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq785"> to overlay with a thin coat or deposit of metal: <em class="example">to wash brass with gold.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BrRfJOk5Qt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq219"> to wash oneself: <em class="example">time to wash for dinner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq557"> to wash clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq457"> to cleanse anything with or in water or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq677"> to undergo washing, especially without injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq171"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stand being put to the proof; bear investigation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It just won’t wash.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">neville jackson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq631"> to be carried or driven (along, ashore, etc.) by water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq014"> to flow or beat with a lapping sound, as waves on a shore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq482"> to move along in or as in waves, or with a rushing movement, as water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq471"> to be eroded, as by a stream, rainfall, etc.: <em class="example">a hillside that washes frequently.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z72CfneEqA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq528"> the act of washing with water or other liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq516"> a quantity of clothes, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq809"> a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, coloured, overspread, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq292"> the flow, sweep, dash, or breaking of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq730"> the sound made by this: <em class="example">listening to the wash of the Atlantic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq737"> water moving along in waves or with a rushing movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq971"> the rough or broken water left behind a moving ship, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the disturbance in the air left behind by a moving aeroplane or any of its parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq945"> any of various liquids for toilet purposes: <em class="example">a hair wash.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq383"> a medicinal lotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq561"> earth, etc., from which gold or the like can be extracted by washing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq180"> the wearing away of the shore by breaking waves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq491"> a tract of land washed by the action of the sea or a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq774"> a fen, marsh, or bog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq726"> a small stream or shallow pool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq910"> a shallow arm of the sea or a shallow part of a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq484"> a depression or channel formed by flowing water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq027"> alluvial matter transferred and deposited by flowing water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq094"> a broad, thin layer of colour applied by a continuous movement of the brush, as in watercolour painting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq209"> a thin coat of metal applied in liquid form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq895"> waste liquid matter, refuse food, etc., from the kitchen, as for pigs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq989"> washy or weak drink or liquid food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq255"> the fermented wort from which the spirit is extracted in distilling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KfHnBDeL7i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="44"><span id="mq423"> <strong class="phr">come out in the wash</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be revealed eventually; become known.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq288"> <strong class="phr">wash away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq548"> to remove (dirt, stains, paint, or any matter) by or as by the action of water, or as water does.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq847"> to wear, as water does, by flowing over or against a surface.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq773"> to be worn by the action of water, as a hill.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq811"> <strong class="phr">wash down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq831"> to clean completely by washing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq749"> to swallow (food) with the aid of liquid.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">wash out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq111"> to remove or get rid of by washing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq146"> to cause (an arrangement, sporting event, etc.) to be cancelled or abandoned</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to allow the blade to rise wholly or partly out of the water before a stroke is properly finished.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq166"> <strong class="phr">wash up</strong>, to wash (dishes, saucepans, etc.) after a meal, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wascan</em>, German <em>waschen</em>, Icelandic <em>vaska</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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watch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">watch</span><z><span target_id="Kt17Dmph9P">v.i.</span><span target_id="VDEi6qlTOH">v.t.</span><span target_id="aoENUNxd4i">n.</span><span target_id="lmgjNuBSij">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of watch" src="word_pronunciations/25075.mp3"></audio></span>/wɒtʃ/ (<em>say</em> woch) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Kt17Dmph9P"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> to be on the lookout, look attentively, or be closely observant, as to see what comes, is done, happens, etc.: <em class="example">to watch while an experiment is performed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> to be careful or cautious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq772"> to keep awake, especially for a purpose; keep a vigilant watch as for protection or safekeeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq511"> to keep vigil, as for devotional purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq920"> to keep guard.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VDEi6qlTOH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq168"> to keep under attentive view or observation, as in order to see or learn something; view attentively or with interest: <em class="example">to watch a game of cricket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq214"> to contemplate or regard mentally: <em class="example">to watch her progress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq861"> to look or wait attentively and expectantly for: <em class="example">to watch one’s chance or opportunity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq950"> to guard for protection or safekeeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq667"> to be careful of; pay attention to: <em class="example">watch what you’re doing.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aoENUNxd4i">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq073"> close, constant observation for the purpose of seeking or discovering something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq786"> a lookout, as for something expected: <em class="example">to be on the watch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq042"> vigilant guard, as for protection, restraint, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq600"> a keeping awake for some special purpose: <em class="example">a watch beside a sickbed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq140"> a period of time for watching or keeping guard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq125"> something that measures and indicates the progress of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq268"> a small, portable timepiece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq638"> a period of time (usually four hours) during which one part of a ship’s crew is on duty, taking turns with another part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq526"> a certain part (usually half) of the officers and crew of a vessel who together attend to working it for an allotted period of time.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq576"> one of the periods into which the night was divided by the ancients: <em class="example">the fourth watch of the night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq053"> a watchman, or a body of watchmen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lmgjNuBSij">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq932"> <strong class="phr">keep watch</strong>, to maintain a vigil over something or someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq649"> <strong class="phr">on someone’s watch</strong>, while someone was in charge or held responsible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq774"> <strong class="phr">watch for</strong>, to look or wait for attentively and expectantly: <em class="example">to watch for a signal; </em><em class="example">to watch for an opportunity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">watch it</strong>, (an exclamation calling someone else’s attention to some event, danger, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">watch out</strong>, to be on one’s guard; be alert or cautious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq429"> <strong class="phr">watch out for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq699"> to beware of; avoid.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq069"> to look for with anticipation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">watch over</strong>, to guard; protect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">watch that last step </strong>(<strong class="phr">it’s a doozy</strong>), (an exclamation used to encourage someone to be careful in what they are about to do.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wacchen</em>, Old English <em>wæccan</em>, related to <em>wacian</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083510" href="entry://wake%23bigmac000083510"><span class="smallcaps">wake<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>watcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water</span><z><span target_id="9ZoTLG0pO0">n.</span><span target_id="j1Pe32tQfJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="6iPP9QCHR1">v.i.</span><span target_id="pIq9I08njC">adj.</span><span target_id="RTuI8AtdMc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of water" src="word_pronunciations/25117.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9ZoTLG0pO0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> the liquid which in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc., and which in a pure state is a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H<sub>2</sub>O, freezing at 0°C or 32°F, and boiling at 100°C or 212°F. It contains 11.188 per cent hydrogen and 88.812 per cent oxygen, by weight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq396"> a special form or variety of this liquid, as rain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq582"> (<em>often plural</em>) the liquid obtained from a mineral spring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Rural</em> the allocated amount of water that can be used by irrigation farmers in their scheduled time slot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq830"> the water of a river, etc., with reference to its relative height, especially as dependent on tide: <em class="example">high water; </em><em class="example">low water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq030"> the surface of water: <em class="example">above water; </em><em class="example">below water; </em><em class="example">on the water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq529"> (<em>plural</em>) flowing water, or water moving in waves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq302"> (<em>plural</em>) a body of water as a sea or seas bordering a particular country or situated in a particular region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq427"> a liquid solution or preparation: <em class="example">toilet water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq838"> any of various solutions of volatile or gaseous substances in water: <em class="example">ammonia water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq084"> any liquid or aqueous organic secretion, exudation, humour, or the like, as tears, perspiration, urine, the amniotic fluids, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq574"> a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking, as on silk fabrics, metal surfaces, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq886"> the degree of transparency and brilliancy of a diamond or other precious stone.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="j1Pe32tQfJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq563"> to sprinkle, moisten, or drench with water: <em class="example">to water a road; </em><em class="example">to water the garden.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq892"> to supply (animals) with water for drinking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq847"> to furnish with a supply of water, as a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq216"> to furnish water to (a region, etc.), as by streams; supply (land, etc.) with water, as by irrigation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Finance</em> to issue (shares of stock) without receiving a corresponding amount of cash or property.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq952"> to produce a wavy lustrous pattern, marking, or finish on (fabrics, metals, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6iPP9QCHR1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq539"> to discharge, fill with, or secrete water or liquid, as the eyes, or as the mouth at the sight or thought of tempting food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq483"> to drink water, as an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq261"> to take in a supply of water, as a ship.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pIq9I08njC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq676"> of or relating to water in any way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq515"> holding water: <em class="example">a water bucket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq916"> worked or powered by, or treating, water: <em class="example">a water mill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq397"> used in or on water: <em class="example">a water vehicle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq366"> prepared with water for hardening, dilution, etc.: <em class="example">water mortar.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq385"> residing by or in, or ruling over, water: <em class="example">water people; </em><em class="example">water deity.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RTuI8AtdMc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq071"> <strong class="phr">above water</strong>, out of embarrassment or trouble, especially of a financial nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">by water</strong>, by ship or boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq334"> <strong class="phr">feel it in one’s water</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) (<em>humorous</em>) (of a woman) to have an intuition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq777"> <strong class="phr">go to water</strong>, to lose courage; abandon one’s resolve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq992"> <strong class="phr">in deep </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hot</strong>)<strong class="phr"> water</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq176"> in trouble; in a difficult situation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq739"> touching on an area of consideration which is contentious.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">like water</strong>, abundantly; freely: <em class="example">to spend money like water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">make one’s mouth water</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be extremely appetising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">make water</strong>, to urinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">of the first water</strong>, of the finest quality or rank: <em class="example">a literary critic of the first water.</em> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to the classification of diamonds in terms of transparency and brilliance]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq860"> <strong class="phr">something in the water</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a humorous explanation for what is perceived to be aberrant behaviour, or an otherwise inexplicable decision.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">take water</strong>, (of a ship or boat) to fill with water flowing in from leaks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">test the water</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), to make a preliminary assessment of a situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq424"> <strong class="phr">throw cold water on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq557"> to dampen the enthusiasm of (a person); discourage.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq145"> to dampen enthusiasm for (a plan, etc.).</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a reference to the shock to the naked body caused by a dousing of cold water]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq538"> <strong class="phr">water down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq754"> to dilute or adulterate with water: <em class="example">to water down the soup.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq278"> to weaken: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he tried to introduce all manner of far-sighted reforms based on nationalisation – but most were rejected or watered down, by court decisions and referendums, to Australia’s loss.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">suzy jarratt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq793"> <strong class="phr">water the horse</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to urinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">water under the bridge</strong>, over and finished with: <em class="example">that’s water under the bridge now.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wæter</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>waterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>waterless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="backshade">The fact that Australia is the world’s driest inhabited continent means that the resource of <strong>water</strong> is especially important. Although Australia accounts for 5.6 per cent of the world’s landmass, the water it receives in run-off is only a little more than 1 per cent. With hotter temperatures associated with global warming leading to increases in evaporation rates and less surface run-off, there will be a reduction in water availability due to diminished river flows. Despite predictions for reduced rainfall in many parts of Australia, other parts of the country will see more intense and frequent rainfall. The CSIRO has recorded increasing rainfall over the north, west and central Australia for the 50 years between 1952 and 2002, but a trend to drier conditions in south-western WA and southern Australia as a whole. It is predicted that Australia’s north which is less peopled will receive a higher water surplus but there will be water shortages in the southern part of the country where there are higher demands for water for agricultural, industrial, commercial and urban use.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wave</span><z><span target_id="MttEKPwTSs">n.</span><span target_id="fxlWh1MneE">v.i.</span><span target_id="WeGOyaABpX">v.t.</span><span target_id="E4LQUOYxYw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wave" src="word_pronunciations/25124.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪv/ (<em>say</em> wayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MttEKPwTSs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> a disturbance of the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a ridge or swell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq764"> any surging or progressing movement or part resembling a wave of the sea: <em class="example">a wave of the pulse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq765"> a swell, surge, or rush, as of feeling, excitement, prosperity, etc.: <em class="example">a wave of anger swept over him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq929"> a widespread movement, feeling, opinion, tendency, etc.: <em class="example">a wave of anti-Americanism.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq226"> one of a succession of movements of people migrating into a region, country, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq784"> a line of soldiers advancing or attacking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq343"> a movement of migrating birds, animals, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq972"> an outward curve, or one of a series of such curves, in a surface or line; an undulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a progressive vibrational disturbance propagated through a medium, as air, without corresponding progress or advance of the parts or particles themselves, as in the transmission of sound or electromagnetic energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq133"> the act of waving, as a flag or the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq553"> a sign made with a wave of the hand, a flag, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq234"> a period or spell of exceptionally hot or cold weather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq800"> a curve or number of curves in a person’s hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq349"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055687" href="entry://permanent%20wave%23bigmac000055687"><strong>permanent wave</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq457"> <strong>the wave</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq915"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046600" href="entry://Mexican%20wave%23bigmac000046600"><strong>Mexican wave</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq325"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> water; a body of water; the sea.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">waved</strong>, <strong class="bold">waving</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fxlWh1MneE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq927"> to move loosely to and fro or up and down; flutter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq676"> to curve alternately in opposite directions; have an undulating form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq165"> to bend or sway up and down or to and fro, as branches or plants in the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq455"> to be moved, especially alternately in opposite directions: <em class="example">their handkerchiefs all waved as the car departed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq834"> to give a signal by waving something: <em class="example">to wave the all clear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq828"> to move one’s hand up and down, often in a gesture of welcome or farewell: <em class="example">she waved to me as I left.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WeGOyaABpX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq231"> to cause to move loosely to and fro or up and down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq639"> to cause to bend or sway up and down or to and fro.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq123"> to give an undulating form to; cause to curve up and down or in and out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq138"> to give a wavy appearance or pattern to, as silk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq058"> to impart a wave to (the hair).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq159"> to move, especially alternately in opposite directions: <em class="example">to wave the hand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq341"> to signal to by waving a flag or the like; direct by a waving movement: <em class="example">to wave a train to a halt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq768"> to signify or express by a waving movement: <em class="example">to wave a last goodbye.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq324"> to move (a proximity card) in front of a card reader.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E4LQUOYxYw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">five o’clock wave</strong> or <strong class="phr">seven o’clock wave</strong>, <em class="label">Riverina Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a fictitious wave passing down the Murrumbidgee River through Wagga Wagga each day, supposedly created by the release of water from an upriver dam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq649"> <strong class="phr">make a wave</strong>, <em class="label">Surfing</em> to catch a wave on the crest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq476"> <strong class="phr">make waves</strong>, to cause a disturbance; upset existing standards or notions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq0"> <strong class="phr">wave a big stick</strong>, to make serious threats of retribution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq297"> <strong class="phr">wave down</strong>, to stop (a motor vehicle) by means of hand signals, in order to get assistance, a lift, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq782"> <strong class="phr">wave to</strong>, to make a gesture of waving in the direction of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wafian</em>, related to Icelandic <em>vāfa</em> swing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>waver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>waveless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wavelike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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way
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">way</span><z><span target_id="FO95ZmRLcX">n.</span><span target_id="OLjko5AXrE">adv.</span><span target_id="QDC9uxNiN9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of way" src="word_pronunciations/25141.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪ/ (<em>say</em> way) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FO95ZmRLcX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> manner, mode, or fashion: <em class="example">a new way of looking at a matter; </em><em class="example">to reply in a polite way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq544"> characteristic or habitual manner: <em class="example">that is only his way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> a course, plan, or means for attaining an end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq131"> respect or particular: <em class="example">a plan defective in several ways.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq399"> direction: <em class="example">look this way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq783"> passage or progress on a course: <em class="example">to make one’s way on foot; </em><em class="example">to lead the way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq073"> distance: <em class="example">a long way off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq266"> a path or course leading from one place to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq384"> a road, route, passage, or channel (usually used in combination): <em class="example">a highway; </em><em class="example">a waterway; </em><em class="example">a doorway.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Law</em> a right of way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq265"> any line of passage or travel used or available: <em class="example">blaze a way through dense woods.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq629"> space for passing or advancing: <em class="example">he cleared a way through the throng of people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq019"> (<em>often plural</em>) a habit or custom: <em class="example">I don’t like his ways at all.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq308"> the course of mode or action which one prefers or upon which one is resolved: <em class="example">to have one’s own way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq753"> condition, as to health, prosperity, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Poor chappie, he’s in a bad way,’ my father muttered as we moved off.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq800"> course of life, action, or experience: <em class="example">the way of transgressors is hard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq123"> (<em>plural</em>) (in shipbuilding) the timbers on which a ship is launched.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq454"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a longitudinal strip, as in a planer, guiding a moving part along a surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> movement or passage through the water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq985"> a long distance: <em class="example">we’ve still got a way to go yet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="OLjko5AXrE">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq810"> very far: <em class="example">she is way out in the surf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq840"> to a great extent; much: <em class="example">way too late; </em><em class="example">way out of sync.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq917"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely: <em class="example">she’s way cool; </em><em class="example">open till way late.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QDC9uxNiN9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq881"> <strong class="phr">a long way</strong>, a considerable distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq911"> <strong class="phr">a long way off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq347"> at a considerable distance.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq252"> at a time well into the future.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq185"> <strong class="phr">be by the way</strong>, to be of superficial relevance but of no importance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">by the way</strong>, incidentally; in the course of one’s remarks: <em class="example">by the way, have you received that letter yet?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">by way of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq880"> by the route of; via; through.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq891"> as a method or means of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘See you round, then,’ he said, by way of farewell.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">helen garner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq303"> having a reputation for; ostensibly (being, doing, etc.): <em class="example">he is by way of being an authority on the subject.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">come someone’s way</strong>, to come to someone; happen to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">give way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq197"> to withdraw; retreat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq530"> to yield to pressure; break down; collapse.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq911"> (of a vehicle or driver of a vehicle) to accord right of way to another vehicle: <em class="example">you must give way when entering a roundabout.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">give way to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq626"> to yield to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq956"> to succumb to (an emotion, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq404"> to be replaced by.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq84"> (of a vehicle or driver of a vehicle) to accord right of way to (another vehicle): <em class="example">when entering, vehicles must give way to traffic already in the roundabout.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq143"> <strong class="phr">go out of one’s way</strong>, to make a special effort; inconvenience oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq202"> <strong class="phr">have a way with</strong>, to have a skill in dealing with: <em class="example">she has a way with children.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq464"> <strong class="phr">have a way with one</strong>, to have a charming or persuasive manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">have one’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">own</strong>)<strong class="phr"> way</strong>, to achieve one’s objective in a situation of conflict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">have one’s way with</strong>, to seduce: <em class="example">the local Don Juan was reputed to have had his way with numerous young women.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">have it both ways</strong>, to gain or succeed by each of two contrary means, situations, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">in a bad way</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> seriously ill or in difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">in a way</strong>, to a certain extent; after a fashion: <em class="example">in a way he’s a pleasant person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq379"> <strong class="phr">in the way</strong>, forming an obstruction or hindrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq690"> <strong class="phr">lead the way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq455"> to proceed in advance of others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq471"> to take the initiative; show by example.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">make one’s way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq027"> to proceed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq433"> to achieve advancement, recognition, or success: <em class="example">to make one’s way in the world.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">make way for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq824"> to allow to pass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq935"> to give up or retire in favour of: <em class="example">the manager resigned to make way for a younger person.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq935"> <strong class="phr">not to know which way to turn</strong>, to be hopelessly undecided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">no way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq424"> not at all; never.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq761"> (an exclamation of disbelief.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq836"> <strong class="phr">on the way out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq787"> becoming obsolete; ready for rest or retirement.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq767"> losing popularity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">out of the way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq825"> so as not to obstruct or hinder.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq679"> disposed of; dealt with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq461"> murdered: <em class="example">to put a person out of the way.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq994"> out of the frequented way; off the beaten track.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq476"> unusual; extraordinary.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq640"> <strong class="phr">pay one’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">its</strong>)<strong class="phr"> way</strong>, to remain solvent or financially self-supporting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq807"> <strong class="phr">that’s the way</strong>, (an expression of encouraging approval.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq766"> <strong class="phr">under way</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq041"> in motion or moving along, as a ship that has weighed anchor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq312"> in progress, as an enterprise.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">way of life</strong>, a mode of living chosen by a person or a group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq743"> <strong class="phr">way to go</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of encouragement, praise, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>weg</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weakness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weakness</span><z><span target_id="2xLBUHP6jj">n.</span><span target_id="zpp2SpISwm">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwiknəs/ (<em>say</em> 'weeknuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2xLBUHP6jj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> the state or quality of being weak; feebleness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq403"> a weak point, as in a person’s character; slight fault or defect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq829"> a self-indulgent inclination or liking, as for a person, object, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zpp2SpISwm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq60"> <strong class="phr">have a weakness for</strong>, to be inclined to indulge oneself in: <em class="example">to have a weakness for chocolates; </em><em class="example">to have a weakness for sports cars.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wear<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="wffA8uzE9o">v.t.</span><span target_id="WeWPEaO0hR">v.i.</span><span target_id="dfpESxVdBu">cop. v.</span><span target_id="R2ZkQIqxiJ">n.</span><span target_id="r3Ff5JnVeD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wear" src="word_pronunciations/25036.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛə/ (<em>say</em> wair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wore</strong>, <strong class="bold">worn</strong>, <strong class="bold">wearing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wffA8uzE9o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: <em class="example">to wear a coat; </em><em class="example">to wear a watch; </em><em class="example">to wear a disguise.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq558"> to have or use on a person habitually: <em class="example">to wear a beard.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq019"> to bear or have in the aspect or appearance: <em class="example">to wear a smile; </em><em class="example">to wear an air of triumph.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq253"> to show or fly: <em class="example">the ship wore its colours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq175"> to impair (garments, etc.) by wear: <em class="example">gloves worn at the fingertips.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq499"> to impair, deteriorate, or consume gradually by use or any continued process: <em class="example">a well-worn volume.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq363"> to waste or diminish gradually by rubbing, scraping, washing, etc.: <em class="example">rocks worn by the waves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq029"> to make (a hole, channel, way, etc.) by such action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq999"> to bring, reduce, make, take, etc. (as specified), by wear or any gradual change: <em class="example">to wear clothes to rags; </em><em class="example">to wear a person to a shadow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq921"> to weary or exhaust: <em class="example">worn with toil; </em><em class="example">worn with care.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq746"> to accept, tolerate: <em class="example">the boss won’t wear insubordination.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq709"> to be convinced by; accept as true: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I answered, ‘I can wear that.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WeWPEaO0hR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq492"> to hold out or last under wear, use, or any continued strain: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They often look promising, but don’t wear well.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miriam dixson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="dfpESxVdBu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq214"> to become; grow gradually: <em class="example">my patience is wearing thin.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R2ZkQIqxiJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq864"> the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: <em class="example">I have had very good wear from this dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq622"> the state of being worn, as on the person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq996"> clothing, garments, or other articles for wearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq104"> style of dress, adornment, etc., especially for a particular time, activity, etc.: <em class="example">evening wear; </em><em class="example">beach wear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq893"> gradual impairment, wasting, diminution, etc., as from use: <em class="example">the carpet shows wear.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="r3Ff5JnVeD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq899"> <strong class="phr">wear away</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq680"> to pass (time, etc.) gradually or tediously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq087"> to undergo gradual impairment, diminution, reduction, etc., from wear, use, attrition, or other causes.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq156"> <strong class="phr">wear away </strong>(or <strong class="phr">on</strong>), to pass, as time, etc., especially slowly or tediously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq914"> <strong class="phr">wear clothes well</strong>, to wear clothes so that they seem to suit the wearer and impart grace and flair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">wear down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq708"> to overcome the resistance of (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq650"> to reduce gradually by attrition: <em class="example">to wear down the steps.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq502"> <strong class="phr">wear off</strong>, to diminish in effect, as of altered physical states, over a period of time: <em class="example">the hunger has worn off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq923"> <strong class="phr">wear one’s money on one’s back</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a woman) to wear expensive clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq061"> <strong class="phr">wear out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq186"> to wear or use until no longer fit for use: <em class="example">to wear out clothes; </em><em class="example">to wear out tools.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq792"> to exhaust by continued use, strain, or any gradual process: <em class="example">to wear out patience.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq099"> to use up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq264"> to become unserviceable over time: <em class="example">the fridge has worn out.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>were</em>, Old English <em>werian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wearer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wear<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="kMQiZDU3Mk">v.t.</span><span target_id="Nwqnf5u1a8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wear" src="word_pronunciations/25036.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛə/ (<em>say</em> wair) <em class="label">Nautical</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kMQiZDU3Mk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> (<strong class="bold">wore</strong>, <strong class="bold">wearing</strong>) to bring (a vessel) on another tack by turning her head away from the wind until the wind is on her stern, and then bringing her head up towards the wind on the other side.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Nwqnf5u1a8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq750"> a tactical manoeuvre by which a sailing vessel is changed from one tack to another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weekend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weekend</span><z><span target_id="H9FKQquzdV">n.</span><span target_id="kuTuGiX32T">adj.</span><span target_id="0miQbkKH5y">v.i.</span><span target_id="VVJSPUzdMn">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H9FKQquzdV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weekend" src="word_pronunciations/25189.mp3"></audio></span>/wikˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> week'end) the end of the working week, especially the period from Friday night or Saturday to Sunday evening, as a time for recreation, visiting, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kuTuGiX32T">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq762"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weekend" src="word_pronunciations/25188.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwikɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'weekend) of, for, or on a weekend.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0miQbkKH5y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq184"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weekend" src="word_pronunciations/25188.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwikɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'weekend) to pass the weekend, as at a place.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VVJSPUzdMn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">at</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the weekend</strong>, during the weekend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weigh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weigh<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="IsuNCbgqeP">v.t.</span><span target_id="X7e4ootfL0">v.i.</span><span target_id="q08MhKw9MJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weigh" src="word_pronunciations/25203.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪ/ (<em>say</em> way) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IsuNCbgqeP"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq065"> to ascertain the weight of by means of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: <em class="example">to weigh gold; </em><em class="example">to weigh gases; </em><em class="example">to weigh oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq653"> Also, <strong class="vs">weigh up</strong>. to balance in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: <em class="example">to weigh facts; </em><em class="example">to weigh a proposal; </em><em class="example">to weigh up the pros and cons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq237"> to raise or lift (now chiefly in the phrase <strong>weigh anchor</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq059"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to regard or esteem.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="X7e4ootfL0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq884"> to have weight or heaviness, often as specified: <em class="example">to weigh little; </em><em class="example">to weigh 20 kilograms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq423"> to have importance, moment, or consequence: <em class="example">wealth weighs little in this case.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="q08MhKw9MJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">weigh down</strong>, to bear down by weight, heaviness, oppression, etc.: <em class="example">weighed down with care; </em><em class="example">a bough weighed down by fruit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">weigh in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq092"> (of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed before a fight.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq632"> (of a jockey) to be weighed after a race.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq042"> <strong class="phr">weigh into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq914"> to attack, physically or verbally.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq597"> to begin to eat with hearty appetite.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq338"> <strong class="phr">weigh in with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to offer (an opinion, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">weigh on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to bear down as a weight or burden: <em class="example">such responsibility weighed upon him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">weigh one’s words</strong>, to consider and choose one’s words carefully in speaking or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq327"> <strong class="phr">weigh out</strong>, to measure (a certain quantity of something) according to weight: <em class="example">to weigh out 5 kg of sugar.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>weghe</em>, Old English <em>wegan</em> carry, weigh] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>weighable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>weigher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weigh<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weigh" src="word_pronunciations/25204.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪ/ (<em>say</em> way) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">under weigh</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">in motion, as a ship that has weighed anchor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103495" href="#bigmac000103495"><span class="smallcaps">weigh<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weight</span><z><span target_id="dZA1Cfa2VW">n.</span><span target_id="yxJAErw776">v.t.</span><span target_id="8r4pzSTHpS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of weight" src="word_pronunciations/25202.mp3"></audio></span>/weɪt/ (<em>say</em> wayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dZA1Cfa2VW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> amount of heaviness; amount a thing weighs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> the force which gravitation exerts upon a material body, varying with altitude and latitude. It is often taken as a measure of the mass, which does not vary, and is equal to the mass times the acceleration due to gravity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq224"> a system of units for expressing weight or mass: <em class="example">avoirdupois weight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq103"> a unit of weight or mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Goldmining Obsolete</em> a pennyweight (of gold).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq317"> a body of determinate mass, as of metal, for using on a balance or scale in measuring the weight or mass of (or weighing) objects, substances, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq043"> one of a series of standard divisions within which boxers or wrestlers fight, according to how much they weigh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq934"> a quantity of a substance determined by weighing: <em class="example">a gram weight of gold dust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq079"> any heavy mass or object, especially an object used because of its heaviness: <em class="example">the weights of a clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq441"> pressure or oppressive force, as of something burdensome: <em class="example">the weight of cares; </em><em class="example">the weight of sorrows.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq048"> a heavy load or burden: <em class="example">that is such a weight I can’t lift it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq671"> a burden, as of care or responsibility: <em class="example">to remove a weight from my mind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq303"> importance, moment, consequence, or effective influence: <em class="example">an opinion of great weight; </em><em class="example">men of weight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq819"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101962" href="entry://stress%23bigmac000101962"><strong>stress</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101962" href="entry://stress%23mq495">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq156"> a measure of the relative importance of an item in a statistical population.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq063"> (of clothing) the relative thickness as determined by the weather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the degree of blackness of a typeface; the extent to which a bold typeface is heavier than its roman equivalent.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yxJAErw776">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq640"> to add weight to; load with additional weight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq294"> to load (fabrics, threads, etc.) with mineral or other matter to increase the weight or bulk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq318"> to burden with or as with weight: <em class="example">to be weighted with years.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> to give a (statistical) weight to.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8r4pzSTHpS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">by weight</strong>, according to weight measurement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">carry weight</strong>, to have influence or importance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq078"> <strong class="phr">correct weight</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> the confirmation that the contestants in a race did in fact carry the handicap weight allotted to them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq921"> <strong class="phr">pull one’s weight</strong>, to do one’s fair share of work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq616"> <strong class="phr">punch above one’s weight</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be effective at a level above what would normally be expected by virtue of one’s age, training, experience, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq545"> <strong class="phr">put someone’s weights up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inform on someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">throw one’s weight around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq385"> to behave in an aggressive or selfish fashion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq388"> to use one’s influence, personality, etc., to gain one’s own ends without regard for others.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq956"> <strong class="phr">top weight</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em> the maximum handicap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq60"> <strong class="phr">watch one’s weight</strong>, to be careful about one’s consumption of food, drink, etc., in an attempt not to become overweight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wiht</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103495" href="entry://weigh%23bigmac000103495"><span class="smallcaps">weigh<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>weightless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>weightlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yellows
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yellows</span></header><div>/ˈjɛloʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'yelohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq768"> <em class="label">Botany</em> any of various plant diseases such as <strong>peach yellows</strong>, <strong>cabbage yellows</strong>, and <strong>aster yellows</strong>, whose most prominent symptom is a loss of green pigment in the leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq801"> jaundice, especially in animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq558"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> jealousy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086317" href="entry://yellow%23bigmac000086317"><span class="smallcaps">yellow</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yet</span><z><span target_id="AmRzc5Gv1Q">adv.</span><span target_id="Cs7uqviBjP">conj.</span><span target_id="EZLgWteSCX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yet" src="word_pronunciations/25796.mp3"></audio></span>/jɛt/ (<em>say</em> yet) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="AmRzc5Gv1Q"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> at the present time: <em class="example">don’t go yet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> up to a particular time, or thus far: <em class="example">he had not yet come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq894"> in the time still remaining, or before all is done: <em class="example">there is yet time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq711"> now or then as previously; still: <em class="example">he is here yet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq874"> in addition, or again: <em class="example">yet once more.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq272"> moreover: <em class="example">he won’t do it for you nor yet for me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq440"> even or still (with comparatives): <em class="example">a yet milder tone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq710"> though the case be such; nevertheless: <em class="example">strange and yet true.</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="Cs7uqviBjP">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq776"> and yet, but yet, nevertheless: <em class="example">it is good, yet it could be improved.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EZLgWteSCX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">as yet</strong>, up to the present time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>gīet</em>(<em>a</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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young
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">young</span><z><span target_id="dlbgsSNWF6">adj.</span><span target_id="iFfyIcLxdt">n.</span><span target_id="ShtOakQvob">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of young" src="word_pronunciations/25829.mp3"></audio></span>/jʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> yung) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dlbgsSNWF6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq307"> being in the first or early stage of life, or growth; youthful; not old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> having the appearance, freshness, vigour, or other qualities of youth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq950"> of or relating to youth: <em class="example">in one’s young days.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq513"> relating to the young generation of a place: <em class="example">young Australia was not impressed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq157"> inexperienced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq646"> not far advanced in years in comparison with another or others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq456"> junior (applied to the younger of two persons of the same name).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq420"> being in an early stage generally, as of existence, progress, operation, etc.; new; early.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq363"> representing or advocating recent or progressive tendencies, policies, or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iFfyIcLxdt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq609"> young offspring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq790"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089998" href="entry://fry%23bigmac000089998"><strong>fry<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089998" href="entry://fry%23mq635">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ShtOakQvob">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">the young</strong>, young people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq170"> <strong class="phr">with young</strong>, pregnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq603"> <strong class="phr">young at heart</strong>, youthful in spirit while advanced in years.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>yong</em>, Old English <em>geong</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>youngish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zip<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7f49YqT3T9">n.</span><span target_id="fdwiqzGQ3m">v.i.</span><span target_id="CTaLNlONn3">v.t.</span><span target_id="EIZV4Y3uLv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of zip" src="word_pronunciations/25879.mp3"></audio></span>/zɪp/ (<em>say</em> zip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7f49YqT3T9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> Also, <strong class="vs">zipper</strong>, <strong class="vs">zip fastener</strong>. a fastener consisting of interlocking teeth set along two edges which are united or separated when an attached device sliding between them is pulled, used in place of buttons, hooks, or the like, on clothing, bags, etc.; slide fastener.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> energy or vigour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The dollar’s fall against key currencies last week took the zip out of what had been shaping up as a healthy year-end rally in stock prices.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">zipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">zipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fdwiqzGQ3m">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to move with zip; hurry: <em class="example">they zipped along.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq036"> to proceed with energy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CTaLNlONn3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq347"> Also, <strong class="vs">zip up</strong>. to fasten with a zip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Computers</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015486" href="entry://compress%23bigmac000015486"><strong>compress</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015486" href="entry://compress%23mq802">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EIZV4Y3uLv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">zip it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often in the imperative</em>) to stop talking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">zip someone up</strong>, to do up a zipper on an article of clothing someone is putting on, especially when it is in an awkward position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zip<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="BrMQ2ORJ8Z">n.</span><span target_id="iFcRncKX9v">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of zip" src="word_pronunciations/25879.mp3"></audio></span>/zɪp/ (<em>say</em> zip) <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BrMQ2ORJ8Z">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> zero; nothing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iFcRncKX9v">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq947"> <strong class="phr">know zip about</strong>, to know nothing about.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US students’ slang dating back to the 1800s, <em>zip</em> being based on <em>z</em> from the score of <em>zero</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556504441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zip<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of zip" src="word_pronunciations/25879.mp3"></audio></span>/zɪp/ (<em>say</em> zip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">a small kitchen water heater.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99362806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zip<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of zip" src="word_pronunciations/25879.mp3"></audio></span>/zɪp/ (<em>say</em> zip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq595"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014592" href="entry://cocaine%23bigmac000014592"><strong>cocaine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq496"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101832" href="entry://speed%23bigmac000101832"><strong>speed</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101832" href="entry://speed%23mq751">7</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from US <em>zipped</em> intoxicated with drugs]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dado</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dado" src="word_pronunciations/06027.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'daydoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dados</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dadoes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq991"> the lower broad part of an interior wall finished in wallpaper, a fabric, paint, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq336"> a strip of patterned wallpaper just below the picture rail; the frieze.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: die, cube, pedestal, from Latin <em>dātus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095988" href="entry://die%23bigmac000095988"><span class="smallcaps">die<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-damaged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac449590259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-damaged</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq504">a word part indicating damage which has been caused by a specified agent, as in <em>hail-damaged</em>, <em>sun-damaged</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-dendron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-dendron</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq386">a word element meaning ‘tree’, as in <em>rhododendron</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representing Greek <em>dendron</em> tree]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didj
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277631276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didj</span></header><div>/dɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">a didgeridoo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">didge</strong>, <strong class="vs">didg</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dido
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dido</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duydoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">the legendary queen of Carthage who killed herself when abandoned by Aeneas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac150031594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodd</span></header><div>/dɒd/ (<em>say</em> dod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Lynley Stuart</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">born 1941, NZ children’s author and illustrator, best known for her <em>Hairy Maclary</em> series.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dods
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac764205862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dods</span></header><div>/dɒdz/ (<em>say</em> dodz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> <strong>Robin Smith</strong>, 1868–1920, Australian architect, born in NZ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> his son, <strong>Sir Lorimer Fenton</strong>, 1900–81, Australian paediatrician.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Lorimer Dods</strong> studied medicine in Sydney and London, working in general practice until 1936 and paediatrics until 1939. He served with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps in World War II, returning in 1944 to become principal medical adviser to the NSW Society for Crippled Children; in 1949 he became the first professor of child health at the University of Sydney. Dods was a pioneer in the field of specialised health care for children and through his work paediatrics flourished in Australia. He was knighted in 1962.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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-dromous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">-dromous</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq374">a word element forming an adjective termination corresponding to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022029" href="entry://-drome%23bigmac000022029"><strong>-drome</strong></a>, as in <em>anadromous</em>, <em>catadromous</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022029" href="entry://-drome%23bigmac000022029"><span class="smallcaps">-drom(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dude</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dude" src="word_pronunciations/07396.mp3"></audio></span>/dud/ (<em>say</em> doohd), <em class="label">Obsolete</em> /djud/ (<em>say</em> dyoohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> a man or boy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> a person who is fashionable and up-to-date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq94"> a person who is well regarded as being exceptional in some way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq170"> (a familiar form of address.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq523"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a person who is stylishly dressed in a somewhat ostentatious way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq619"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a city slicker</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duds</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duds" src="word_pronunciations/07398.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌdz/ (<em>say</em> dudz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> trousers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> clothes, especially old or ragged clothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq675"> belongings in general.</span></div><div class="etym"> [16th-century British thieves’ slang, from Middle English <em>dudde</em> cloak, later, tatters]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dadah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dadah</span></header><div>/ˈdʌdə/ (<em>say</em> 'duduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Malaysian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">illegal narcotic drugs, such as heroin, marijuana, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay: medicinal herb]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dadda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dadda</span></header><div>/ˈdædə/ (<em>say</em> 'daduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>with children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">father.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018398" href="entry://dad%23bigmac000018398"><span class="smallcaps">dad</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dardy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568287273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dardy</span></header><div>/ˈdadi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahdee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">WA Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">excellent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diddy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪdi/ (<em>say</em> 'didee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diddies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a toilet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">did</strong>. <div class="etym">[possibly an alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022363" href="entry://dunny%23bigmac000022363"><span class="smallcaps">dunny</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diddy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪdi/ (<em>say</em> 'didee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diddies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">a woman’s breast or nipple.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076828" href="entry://titty%23bigmac000076828"><span class="smallcaps">titty</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664961728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didge</span></header><div>/dɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac277631276" href="entry://didj%23bigmac277631276"><strong>didj</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodder<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dodder" src="word_pronunciations/07081.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒdə/ (<em>say</em> 'doduh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">to shake; tremble; totter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100281" href="entry://dither%23bigmac000100281"><span class="smallcaps">dither</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077280" href="entry://totter%23bigmac000077280"><span class="smallcaps">totter</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dodderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doddery</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodder<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dodder" src="word_pronunciations/07081.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒdə/ (<em>say</em> 'doduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">any of the leafless parasitic plants comprising the genus <em>Cuscuta</em>, with yellowish, reddish, or white thread-like stems that twine about clover, flax, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>doder</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doddle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doddle" src="word_pronunciations/07082.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒdl/ (<em>say</em> 'dodl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">something which can be accomplished with little effort; walkover: <em class="example">this course is a real doddle.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>daddle</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076892" href="entry://toddle%23bigmac000076892"><span class="smallcaps">toddle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodgem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodgem</span></header><div>/ˈdɒdʒəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dojuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">a small, low-powered, electrically powered vehicle driven on a special rink at carnivals, shows, etc., for the amusement of bumping other dodgems.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dodgem car</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008274" href="entry://dodge%23bigmac000008274"><span class="smallcaps">dodge</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023502" href="entry://%27em%23bigmac000023502"><span class="smallcaps">’em</span></a>, i.e., dodge them (other cars)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodger<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'dojuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> someone who dodges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> a shifty person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq590"> a small handbill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq377"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a sheltering screen on a ship’s bridge, made of canvas and light timber.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodger<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'dojuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">food, especially bread.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodoma</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊdəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohduhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">a town in central Tanzania, proposed as the new capital; seat of the legislature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodona
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodona</span></header><div>/doʊˈdoʊnə/ (<em>say</em> doh'dohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">an ancient town in north-western Greece, in Epirus; site of a famous oracle of Zeus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Dodonaean</strong>, <strong>Dodonean</strong> /doʊdoʊˈniən/ (<em>say</em> dohdoh'neeuhn), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodson</span></header><div>/ˈdɒdsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dodsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> <strong>Michael James</strong> (<em>Mick</em>), born 1950, Australian Aboriginal elder and lawyer; human rights commissioner with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and ATSIC social justice commissioner 1993–98; Australian of the Year 2009.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> his brother, <strong>Pat</strong>(<strong>rick</strong>)<strong> Lionel Djargun</strong>, born 1949, Australian Aboriginal elder and former Roman Catholic priest; director of the Central Land Council in the 1970s; chairperson of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation 1992–97; Labor senator 2016–24.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doodad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doodad</span></header><div>/ˈdudæd/ (<em>say</em> 'doohdad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq043"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093758" href="entry://do-hickey%23bigmac000093758"><strong>do-hickey</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> (<em>plural</em>) trifling ornaments or decorative finery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [early 20th century US; a fanciful coinage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doodah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doodah</span></header><div>/ˈduda/ (<em>say</em> 'doohdah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076116" href="entry://thingummyjig%23bigmac000076116"><strong>thingummyjig</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from refrain of the song ‘Camptown Races’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doodie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doodie</span></header><div>/ˈdudi/ (<em>say</em> 'doohdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101289" href="entry://pipe%23bigmac000101289"><strong>pipe<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101289" href="entry://pipe%23mq569">4</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022227" href="entry://dudeen%23bigmac000022227"><span class="smallcaps">dudeen</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doodle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doodle</span><z><span target_id="UJQKv5fnLw">v.t.</span><span target_id="bJTuY90tvd">v.i.</span><span target_id="0ubkbLd8hS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doodle" src="word_pronunciations/07146.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdudl/ (<em>say</em> 'doohdl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">doodled</strong>, <strong class="bold">doodling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UJQKv5fnLw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq960"> to draw (a design, figure, etc.) while preoccupied.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bJTuY90tvd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq047"> to scribble idly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0ubkbLd8hS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq942"> a scribbled design, figure, etc., drawn idly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq986"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>especially with children</em>) the penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Low German; compare <em>dudelkopf</em> foolish person] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doodling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doodler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorado</span></header><div>/dəˈradoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'rahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Doradus</strong> /dəˈradəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'rahduhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a constellation in the southern hemisphere lying between Reticulum and Pictor; contains part of the Large Magellanic cloud.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Late Latin <em>deauratus</em>, past participle of <em>deaurare</em> to gild; coined by J Bayer, 1572–1625]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosido
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosido</span><z><span target_id="A2ZJQCepOE">n.</span><span target_id="N2R2oQavHe">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˌdoʊsiˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .dohsee'doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A2ZJQCepOE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> a dance movement in reels, etc., in which two persons advance, pass round each other back to back, and return to their places.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="N2R2oQavHe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq237"> (<strong class="bold">dosidoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dosidoing</strong>) to perform such a dance movement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dosedo</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>dos-à-dos</em> back to back]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dowden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dowden</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊdn/ (<em>say</em> 'dowdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">1843–1913, Irish critic and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreads
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreads</span></header><div>/drɛdz/ (<em>say</em> dredz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">dreadlocks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dredge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dredge<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nFb3sAj0uV">n.</span><span target_id="nTAJrStTin">v.t.</span><span target_id="zgQSA5PtWW">v.i.</span><span target_id="yV3ACX0B4O">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dredge" src="word_pronunciations/07297.mp3"></audio></span>/drɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> drej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nFb3sAj0uV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq846"> a dragnet or other contrivance for gathering material or objects from the bed of a river, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq95"> such a dragnet used for harvesting shellfish from the seabed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, etc., as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dredged</strong>, <strong class="bold">dredging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nTAJrStTin">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq003"> to clear out with a dredge; remove sand, silt, mud, etc., from the bottom of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq451"> to take, catch, or gather with a dredge; obtain or remove by a dredge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zgQSA5PtWW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq087"> to use a dredge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yV3ACX0B4O">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq105"> <strong class="phr">dredge up</strong>, to find, usually with some difficulty: <em class="example">to dredge up an argument.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>dreg</em>, related to Old English <em>dragan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101551" href="entry://draw%23bigmac000101551"><span class="smallcaps">draw</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dredge<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dredge" src="word_pronunciations/07298.mp3"></audio></span>/drɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> drej) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dredged</strong>, <strong class="bold">dredging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Cookery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">to sprinkle or coat with some powdered substance, especially flour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently verb use of <em>dredge</em> mixed grain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wild
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wild</span><z><span target_id="ItiwPeCBIJ">adj.</span><span target_id="TK2nfDT5Qd">adv.</span><span target_id="kqhvmEDX3V">n.</span><span target_id="twfF8hjL45">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wild" src="word_pronunciations/25437.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪld/ (<em>say</em> wuyld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ItiwPeCBIJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> living in a state of nature, as animals that have not been tamed or domesticated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (of Aboriginal people) living independent of white influence in the traditional manner: <em class="example">there were still wild blacks in the mountains.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq596"> growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, honey, etc.: <em class="example">wild mushrooms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq379"> uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste, as land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq737"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq318"> native to Australia: <em class="example">wild banana.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq106"> escaped to the wild: <em class="example">wild cattle.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq136"> living in an uncivilised state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq583"> of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious: <em class="example">wild fighting; </em><em class="example">wild storms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq832"> characterised by or indicating violent excitement, as actions, the appearance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq874"> frantic; distracted, crazy, or mad: <em class="example">to drive someone wild.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq643"> violently excited: <em class="example">wild with rage; </em><em class="example">wild with fear; </em><em class="example">wild with pain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq536"> undisciplined, unruly, lawless, or turbulent: <em class="example">wild boys; </em><em class="example">a wild crew.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq573"> unrestrained, untrammelled, or unbridled: <em class="example">wild gaiety; </em><em class="example">wild orgies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq664"> disregardful of moral restraints as to pleasurable indulgence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq658"> unrestrained by reason or prudence: <em class="example">wild schemes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq368"> extravagant or fantastic: <em class="example">wild fancies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq965"> disorderly or dishevelled: <em class="example">wild locks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq730"> wide of the mark: <em class="example">a wild throw.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (of a person) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq953"> outside one’s own community; foreign.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq8"> ignorant. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048977" href="entry://myall%23bigmac000048977"><strong>myall<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048977" href="entry://myall%23mq374">3</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> intensely eager or enthusiastic: <em class="example">wild for a new project.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Cards</em> (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players or the player who holds it.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="TK2nfDT5Qd">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq726"> in a wild manner; wildly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kqhvmEDX3V">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq492"> (<em>often plural</em>) an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; a waste; a wilderness; a desert.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="twfF8hjL45">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq59"> <strong class="phr">go wild</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in an unrestrained fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">in the wild</strong>, in natural surroundings or habitat: <em class="example">animals in the wild.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">run wild</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq900"> to grow without cultivation or check.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq414"> to behave in an unrestrained or uncontrolled manner: <em class="example">he allows his children to run wild.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq476"> <strong class="phr">sow one’s wild oats</strong>, to indulge in the excesses or follies of youth, especially in sexual promiscuity. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the knowledge since Roman times that wild oats are useless but unfortunately a weed difficult to separate out from useful cereal grain, the phrase being first recorded by Roman author Plautus]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq856"> <strong class="phr">wild about</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> infatuated with: <em class="example">wild about Harry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">wild and woolly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq553"> rough; untidy; unkempt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq588"> uncivilised; unrestrained.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>wilde</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wildly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wildness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wild horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac6196037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wild horse</span><z><span target_id="Rue2jqwTaD">n.</span><span target_id="l4teJRRMMP">phr.</span></z></header><div>/waɪld ˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> wuyld 'haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Rue2jqwTaD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> a horse not tamed or broken in.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="l4teJRRMMP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq234"> <strong class="phr">wild horses couldn’t drag one away</strong>, (a humorous expression indicating a reluctance to leave something which has aroused keen interest.) <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with reference to the medieval method of torture in which horses were used to stretch a prisoner]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq373"> <strong class="phr">wild horses wouldn’t keep one from …</strong>, (a humorous expression indicating a determination to do whatever is specified.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wile<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="kAhcd4e2is">n.</span><span target_id="00CnN6AcNN">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wile" src="word_pronunciations/25309.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪl/ (<em>say</em> wuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kAhcd4e2is"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> a trick, artifice, or stratagem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> (<em>often plural</em>) an artful or beguiling procedure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq449"> deceitful cunning; trickery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="00CnN6AcNN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq936"> (<strong class="bold">wiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">wiling</strong>) to beguile, entice, or lure (<em>away</em>, <em>from</em>, <em>into</em>, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wil</em>(<em>e</em>), probably from Old Norse <em>vēl</em> craft, fraud]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac799954574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wile<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wile" src="word_pronunciations/25309.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪl/ (<em>say</em> wuyl) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">wiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">wiling</strong>)<br/> <strong class="phr">wile away</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">to pass (time), especially in some easy or pleasant manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084713" href="entry://while%23bigmac000084713"><span class="smallcaps">while</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This variant form of <em>while away</em> is increasing in frequency, although there are those who would regard it as non-standard and as inferior in that it loses the sense connection with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084713" href="entry://while%23bigmac000084713"><strong>while</strong></a>, instead making a meaningless connection with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085130" href="#bigmac000085130"><strong>wile<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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will
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">will<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of will" src="word_pronunciations/25454.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪl/ (<em>say</em> wil), <em>weak forms</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of will" src="word_pronunciations/25455.mp3"></audio></span>/wəl/ (<em>say</em> wuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of will" src="word_pronunciations/25453.mp3"></audio></span>/l/ (<em>say</em> l) <div abbr="mod. v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>modal</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> (indicating future likelihood): <em class="example">I will take a taxi; </em><em class="example">she will meet us there; </em><em class="example">do you think it will rain?; </em><em class="example">you will be surprised.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq956"> (expressing resolve): <em class="example">I will find it if it’s the last thing I do; </em><em class="example">you will leave at once.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq001"> (used in requests and commands): <em class="example">will you open the window?; </em><em class="example">will you be quiet!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq269"> (used in offers): <em class="example">will you have a cup of tea?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq283"> (expressing an assumption): <em class="example">that will be her now.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq442"> (indicating capability): <em class="example">the table will seat six; </em><em class="example">damp wood will not burn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq707"> (referring to habitual action): <em class="example">he will sit for hours staring into space.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq69"> to be willing: <em class="example">if you will follow me; </em><em class="example">will they accept the conditions?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq840"> to do habitually (something objectionable): <em class="example">he will leave his things lying around.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wyllan</em> wish]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">will<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="RQbl6c6vJy">n.</span><span target_id="KCTbRiecpl">v.t.</span><span target_id="QqbjKp3Z4D">v.i.</span><span target_id="rruvHXK8jG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of will" src="word_pronunciations/25456.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪl/ (<em>say</em> wil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RQbl6c6vJy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action: <em class="example">the freedom of the will.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq810"> the power of choosing one’s own actions: <em class="example">to have a strong will; </em><em class="example">a weak will.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> the act of using this power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq539"> the process of willing, or volition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq943"> wish or desire: <em class="example">to submit against one’s will.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq882"> purpose or determination, often hearty determination: <em class="example">to have the will to succeed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq897"> the wish or purpose as carried out, or to be carried out: <em class="example">to work one’s will.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq527"> disposition (good or ill) towards another.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq338"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq304"> a legal declaration of a person’s wishes as to the disposition of their (real) property, etc., after death, usually in writing, and either signed by the testator and attested by witnesses or, in Scotland, holograph.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq671"> the document containing such a declaration.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">willed</strong>, <strong class="bold">willing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KCTbRiecpl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq104"> to give by will or testament; to bequeath or devise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq878"> to influence by exerting willpower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq954"> to wish or desire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq322"> to decide by act of will.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq688"> to purpose, determine on, or elect, by act of will.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QqbjKp3Z4D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq324"> to exercise the will.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq483"> to determine, decide, or ordain, as by act of will.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rruvHXK8jG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq022"> <strong class="phr">at will</strong>, at one’s discretion or pleasure: <em class="example">to wander at will.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq560"> <strong class="phr">a will of one’s own</strong>, a strong power of asserting oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq596"> <strong class="phr">if you will</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq662"> if you please.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq235"> (a parenthetical phrase with the literal meaning ‘if that is what you wish to believe or think’.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">will do</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of assent, compliance, or agreement to undertake or perform some action.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq354"> <strong class="phr">with a will</strong>, willingly; readily; eagerly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">work one’s will</strong>, to do as one chooses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English (also Middle English <em>wille</em>, Old English <em>willa</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>willer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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willy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">willy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈwɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'wilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">willies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">a wallet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? imitative play on the name <em>Willy</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">willy<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="V0ZeGfh1Tc">n.</span><span target_id="z7AFqYm8Gg">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'wilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V0ZeGfh1Tc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">willies</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sudden outburst of emotion, as enthusiasm, annoyance, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="z7AFqYm8Gg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">take</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a willy</strong>, to be very upset or alarmed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">throw a willy</strong>, to become heated or excited.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085182" href="entry://willy-willy%23bigmac000085182"><span class="smallcaps">willy-willy</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825383990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">willy<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈwɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'wilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">willies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>especially with children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">the penis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">willie</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <em>Willy</em>, pet form of male given name <em>William</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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win
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">win<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="NeqnyclKSs">v.i.</span><span target_id="znxn2myajD">v.t.</span><span target_id="fFtHqQgDw6">n.</span><span target_id="Npp3JovHFV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of win" src="word_pronunciations/25506.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪn/ (<em>say</em> win) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">won</strong>, <strong class="bold">winning</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NeqnyclKSs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> Also, <strong class="vs">win out</strong>. to succeed by striving or effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> to gain the victory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq183"> to be placed first in a race or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq975"> to get (<em>out</em>, <em>through</em>, <em>to</em>, etc., <em>free</em>, <em>loose</em>, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="znxn2myajD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq287"> to get by effort, as through labour, competition, or conquest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq755"> to gain (a prize, fame, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq740"> to be successful in (a game, battle, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq337"> to make (one’s way), as by effort, ability, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq140"> to attain or reach (a point, goal, etc.): <em class="example">to win the shore in a storm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq902"> to gain (favour, love, consent, etc.) as by qualities or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq000"> to gain the favour, regard, or adherence of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq885"> to persuade to love or marriage, or gain in marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq102"> to obtain (ore, coal, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq393"> to prepare (a vein, bed, mine, etc.) for working, by means of shafts, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fFtHqQgDw6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq888"> an act of winning; a success; a victory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq876"> the act or fact of finishing first, especially in a horserace.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Npp3JovHFV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq028"> <strong class="phr">someone’s to win</strong>, someone has to find the extra strength and determination to secure victory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq23"> <strong class="phr">win hands down</strong>, to win easily. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from racing, referring to the practice (now banned) of a jockey who is confident of winning, dropping his grip on the reins and allowing the horse to run on past the winning post]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq2"> <strong class="phr">win on</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly Qld Colloquial</em> to flirt successfully: <em class="example">did you win on last night?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">win over </strong>(or <strong class="phr">round</strong>), to bring over to favour, consent, etc.; persuade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">to win with a leg in the air</strong>, to win easily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>winne</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>winnan</em> work, fight, bear] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>winless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">win<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of win" src="word_pronunciations/25506.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪn/ (<em>say</em> win) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">won</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">winned</strong>, <strong class="bold">winning</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">to dry (hay, seed, turf, or the like) by exposure to air or heat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085206" href="#bigmac000085206"><span class="smallcaps">win<sup>1</sup></span></a> (obsolete sense, to harvest), influenced by <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099445" href="entry://winnow%23bigmac000099445"><span class="smallcaps">winnow</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wind<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="X3nFOdWvcG">n.</span><span target_id="blJ5RpcEpW">v.t.</span><span target_id="GNBVWiCP7V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wind" src="word_pronunciations/25489.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪnd/ (<em>say</em> wind) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X3nFOdWvcG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> air in natural motion, as along the earth’s surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> a gale; storm; hurricane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq261"> any stream of air, as that produced by a bellows, a fan, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq279"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac112721332" href="entry://wind%20energy%23bigmac112721332"><strong>wind energy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq460"> air impregnated with the scent of an animal or animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq758"> a hint or intimation: <em class="example">get wind of the scandal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq032"> any tendency or likely course: <em class="example">the wind of public opinion; </em><em class="example">wind of change.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq535"> breath or breathing; power of breathing freely, as during continued exertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq463"> empty talk; mere words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq021"> vanity; conceitedness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq011"> gas generated in the stomach and bowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the solar plexus, where a blow may cause shortness of breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq163"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066644" href="entry://second%20wind%23bigmac000066644"><strong>second wind</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq070"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq891"> a wind instrument or wind instruments collectively.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq353"> (<em>often plural</em>) the players on such instruments collectively.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq007"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the point or direction from which the wind blows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq494"> a point of the compass, especially a cardinal point: <em class="example">the four winds of heaven.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="blJ5RpcEpW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq109"> to expose to wind or air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq185"> to follow by the scent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq264"> to make short of wind or breath, as by vigorous exercise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq783"> to deprive momentarily of breath, as by a blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq249"> to let recover breath, as by resting after exertion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GNBVWiCP7V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq042"> <strong class="phr">before the wind</strong>, carried along by the wind; (of a ship) running with the wind astern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">between wind and water</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq347"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> denoting the part of a ship, especially the deck of a heavily laden ship, which the waves wash over.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq180"> in a vulnerable or precarious position.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq717"> <strong class="phr">break </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pass</strong>)<strong class="phr"> wind</strong>, to expel flatus through the anus; fart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq875"> <strong class="phr">cast </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fling</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">throw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to the wind</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), to throw off or discard recklessly or in an abandoned manner: <em class="example">throw all caution to the winds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">close to the wind</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> sailing as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq131"> taking a calculated risk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq846"> transgressing or nearly transgressing conventions of taste, propriety, or the like.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> The senses of taking a risk or transgressing convention developed from the nautical sense (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101777" href="entry://wind%23mq934">26a</a>), the practice involving danger because a single gust of wind could up-end a vessel.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">get the wind up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take fright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">get wind of</strong>, to receive news of; find out about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">how </strong>(or <strong class="phr">which way</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the wind blows </strong>(or <strong class="phr">lies</strong>), what the tendency or likelihood is.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq045"> <strong class="phr">in the teeth of the wind</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> sailing directly against the wind.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq542"> against opposition.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq160"> <strong class="phr">in the wind</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq302"> likely to happen; imminent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq471"> circulating as a rumour.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq435"> <strong class="phr">put the wind up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to frighten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq221"> <strong class="phr">raise the wind</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to obtain the necessary finances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">take the wind out of someone’s sails</strong>, to frustrate, disconcert, or deprive someone of an advantage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; distantly related to Latin <em>ventus</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wind<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="D5UKzBeHfZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="6Zw4h4bSp9">v.t.</span><span target_id="pktvN42cNh">n.</span><span target_id="6NUPJ1Ynsi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wind" src="word_pronunciations/25490.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪnd/ (<em>say</em> wuynd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wound</strong>, <strong class="bold">winding</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="D5UKzBeHfZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> to have a circular or spiral course or direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> to coil or twine about something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq588"> to be twisted or warped, as a board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq154"> to proceed circuitously or indirectly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq657"> to undergo winding, or winding up.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6Zw4h4bSp9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq419"> to encircle or wreathe, as with something twined, wrapped, or placed about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq495"> Also, <strong class="vs">wind up</strong>. to roll or coil (thread, etc.) into a ball or on a spool or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq094"> to twine, fold, wrap, or place about something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq649"> Also, <strong class="vs">wind up</strong>. to adjust (a mechanism, etc.) for operation by some turning or coiling process: <em class="example">to wind a clock.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq950"> Also, <strong class="vs">wind up</strong>. to haul or hoist by means of a winch, windlass, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq814"> to make (the way) by indirect or insidious procedure.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pktvN42cNh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq209"> a winding; a bend or turn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq939"> a twist producing an uneven surface.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6NUPJ1Ynsi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq871"> <strong class="phr">wind back</strong>, to reduce in scope: <em class="example">to wind back a program for lack of funds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq487"> <strong class="phr">wind down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq909"> to relax after a period of tension or activity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq566"> (of a clock) to run down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq622"> to reduce the scope, intensity of (an operation).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq436"> to lower by winding, as by a crank.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">wind off</strong>, to remove or take off by unwinding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">wind one’s </strong>(or <strong class="phr">its</strong>)<strong class="phr"> way</strong>, to proceed in a winding or frequently bending course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq614"> <strong class="phr">wind someone up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq783"> to bring someone to a state of great excitement or enthusiasm.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq521"> to annoy or irritate someone, often deliberately.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq324"> <strong class="phr">wind up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq131"> to conclude what one is doing or saying.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to end up: <em class="example">wind up in the poorhouse.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq073"> to close down (a business, etc.) by making a final account of all financial dealings.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>windan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wind<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wind" src="word_pronunciations/25491.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪnd/ (<em>say</em> wuynd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">winded</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">wound</strong>, <strong class="bold">winding</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq173"> to blow (a horn, a blast, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> to sound by blowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq651"> to signal or direct by blasts of the horn or the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101777" href="#bigmac000101777"><span class="smallcaps">wind<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wine</span><z><span target_id="24ePKlCNge">n.</span><span target_id="nUPo63Pe0U">adj.</span><span target_id="myJn8cAiCv">v.t.</span><span target_id="4KjX5Sah9K">v.i.</span><span target_id="f6sWKEfUu2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wine" src="word_pronunciations/25494.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪn/ (<em>say</em> wuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="24ePKlCNge"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> the fermented juice of the grape, in many varieties (red, white, sweet, dry, still, sparkling, etc.) used as a beverage and in cookery, religious rites, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq888"> a particular variety of such fermented grape juice: <em class="example">port and sherry wines.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq556"> the juice, fermented or unfermented, of various other fruits or plants, used as a beverage, etc.: <em class="example">gooseberry wine; </em><em class="example">currant wine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq297"> a dark reddish colour, as of red wines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq956"> something that invigorates, cheers, or intoxicates like wine.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nUPo63Pe0U">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"><span id="mq776"> wine-coloured; dark purplish red.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wined</strong>, <strong class="bold">wining</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="myJn8cAiCv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq363"> to entertain with wine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq904"> to supply with wine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4KjX5Sah9K">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq187"> to drink wine.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="f6sWKEfUu2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">wine and dine</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq206"> to seek out and enjoy fine drink and food: <em class="example">to wine and dine in the Barossa.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq870"> to entertain (someone) lavishly, often with dinners in restaurants.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wīn</em>, from Latin <em>vīnum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wing</span><z><span target_id="BG5GLZllqo">n.</span><span target_id="7K31M2ueY0">v.t.</span><span target_id="A1xX9emhZR">v.i.</span><span target_id="VpLHwNTvbX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wing" src="word_pronunciations/25498.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> wing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BG5GLZllqo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> either of the two anterior extremities, or appendages of the scapular arch or shoulder girdle, of most birds and of bats, which constitute the forelimbs and correspond to the human arms, but are adapted for flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> either of two corresponding parts not adapted for flight in certain other birds, as ostriches and penguins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq045"> any of certain other winglike structures of other animals, as the patagium of a flying squirrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq537"> (in insects) one of the thin, flat, movable, lateral extensions from the back of the mesothorax and the metathorax by means of which the insects fly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq072"> a similar structure with which gods, angels, demons, etc., are conceived to be provided for the purpose of flying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq354"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an arm of a human being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq864"> a means or instrument of flight, travel, or progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq637"> the act or manner of flying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq820"> flight; departure: <em class="example">to take wing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq350"> something resembling or likened to a wing, as a vane or sail of a windmill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq890"> that portion of a main supporting surface confined to one side of an aeroplane.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq425"> any complete winglike structure; plane.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq109"> the mudguard of a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq681"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a part of a building projecting on one side of, or subordinate to, a central or main part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq035"> <em class="label">Fortifications</em> either of the longer sides of a crownwork, uniting it to the main work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq079"> either of a pair of fences running out from opposite sides of a stockyard so as to help funnel cattle into the yard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq062"> <em class="label">Furniture</em> an extension on the side of the back of an armchair above the arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq273"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Navy</em> either of the two side portions of a fleet (usually called right wing and left wing, and distinguished from the centre); flank unit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq152"> either of the two side sections of a mob of cattle, sheep, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq773"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq459"> (in fighter command of the RAAF and certain other air forces) a number of squadrons, usually three, four, or five, operating together as a tactical unit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq514"> (in the US Air Force) an administrative and tactical unit consisting of two or more groups, a headquarters, and certain supporting and service units.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq530"> (<em>plural</em>) the insignia or emblem worn by a qualified pilot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq611"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq243"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> either of the two centreline positions on each side of the centre.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em class="label">Rugby Football</em>, <em class="label">Soccer</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> either of the two areas of the pitch near the touchline and ahead of the halfway line, known as the left and right wings respectively, with reference to the direction of the opposing goal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq320"> a player in one of these positions.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq060"> the platform or space on the right or left of the stage proper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq812"> one of the long, narrow side pieces of scenery.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq661"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> an ala: <em class="example">the wings of the sphenoid.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq593"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq717"> any leaf-like expansion, as of a samara.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq384"> one of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq177"> either of the parts of a double door, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq856"> the feather of an arrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq136"> a group within a political party: <em class="example">right wing; </em><em class="example">left wing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq973"> the side part of a ship’s hold.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq586"> a side piece of an awning.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7K31M2ueY0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq723"> to equip with wings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq232"> to enable to fly, move rapidly, etc.; lend speed or celerity to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq038"> to supply with a winglike part, a side structure, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq335"> to transport on or as on wings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq166"> to perform or accomplish by wings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq687"> to traverse in flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq014"> to wound or disable (a bird, etc.) in the wing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq763"> to wound (a person) in an arm or other non-vital part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq489"> to bring down (an aeroplane, etc.) by a shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq151"> to brush or clean with a wing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Theatre Colloquial</em> to perform (a part, etc.) relying on prompters in the wings.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="A1xX9emhZR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="39"><span id="mq558"> to travel on or as on wings; fly; soar.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VpLHwNTvbX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="40"><span id="mq199"> <strong class="phr">clip someone’s wings</strong>, to restrict someone’s independence or freedom of action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq124"> <strong class="phr">in the wings</strong>, unobtrusively ready to take action when required; in reserve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq237"> <strong class="phr">on a wing and a prayer</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> with very little to sustain one’s performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq368"> <strong class="phr">on the wing</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq616"> in flight; flying.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq003"> in motion; travelling; active.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq944"> <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> playing in the position on the left or right extreme of the forward line.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq315"> <strong class="phr">take wing</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq598"> to fly off.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq885"> to leave hastily.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq688"> <strong class="phr">under one’s wing</strong>, in or into one’s care or protection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">wing it</strong>, to do something by luck or intuition rather than by careful preparation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wenge</em>, <em>whing</em>, from Old Norse <em>vængr</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>winglike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wink<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="1PJaqAaj8M">v.i.</span><span target_id="3TrJbOL7FY">v.t.</span><span target_id="yIGWlxkZyi">n.</span><span target_id="jTdFr7LqcA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wink" src="word_pronunciations/25500.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> wingk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1PJaqAaj8M"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> to close and open the eyes quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq822"> (of the eyes) to close and open thus; blink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq286"> to shine with little flashes of light, or twinkle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3TrJbOL7FY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq434"> to close and open (the eyes or an eye) quickly; execute or give (a wink).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq681"> to drive or force (away, back, etc.) by winking: <em class="example">to wink back one’s tears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq752"> to signal or convey by a wink.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yIGWlxkZyi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq128"> the act of winking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq152"> a winking movement, especially of one eye as in giving a hint or signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq518"> a hint or signal given by winking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq230"> the time required for winking once; an instant or twinkling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq023"> a little flash of light; a twinkle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq493"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bit (of sleep): <em class="example">I didn’t sleep a wink.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jTdFr7LqcA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq327"> <strong class="phr">forty winks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a short sleep or nap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq528"> <strong class="phr">tip someone the wink</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give information or a vital hint to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq937"> <strong class="phr">wink at</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq874"> to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal to, or with some sly meaning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq792"> to be purposely blind to, as if to avoid the necessity of taking action: <em class="example">to wink at petty offences.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wincian</em> make a sign, blink]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wink<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wink" src="word_pronunciations/25500.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> wingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">one of the discs used in tiddlywinks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089960" href="entry://tiddlywinks%23bigmac000089960"><span class="smallcaps">tiddlywinks</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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winner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">winner</span><z><span target_id="k3liQGCBvA">n.</span><span target_id="VcxthSd5Ls">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'winuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k3liQGCBvA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq298"> someone or something that wins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something successful or highly valued: <em class="example">this song is a real winner.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VcxthSd5Ls">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">be on a winner</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq130"> to back a racehorse that is extremely likely to win.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq616"> to be extremely likely to be successful and prosper.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq676"> <strong class="phr">winner takes all</strong>, the winner takes the whole prize that is at stake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085206" href="entry://win%23bigmac000085206"><span class="smallcaps">win<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-n-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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winning streak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac805535280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">winning streak</span><z><span target_id="E83Np17Dch">n.</span><span target_id="TgRddi5dNO">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɪnɪŋ strik/ (<em>say</em> 'wining streek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E83Np17Dch"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> a run of successes or wins.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TgRddi5dNO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq572"> <strong class="phr">be on a winning streak</strong>, to be experiencing a run of successes or wins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wise<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="1V4NjvaEZ8">adj.</span><span target_id="LQ9L9aSYRM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wise" src="word_pronunciations/25517.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪz/ (<em>say</em> wuyz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1V4NjvaEZ8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">wiser</strong>, <strong class="bold">wisest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq150"> having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq386"> characterised by or showing such power; shrewd, judicious, or prudent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq609"> possessed of or characterised by scholarly knowledge or learning; learned; erudite: <em class="example">wise in the law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq482"> having knowledge or information as to facts, circumstances, etc.: <em class="example">we are wiser for his explanations.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LQ9L9aSYRM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> (<strong class="bold">wised</strong>, <strong class="bold">wising</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">be wise to</strong>, to be in the know about or alerted to: <em class="example">they tried to keep it secret, but she was wise to them; </em><em class="example">I’m wise to your tricks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">get wise</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq781"> to face facts or realities.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq273"> to learn something.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">put wise</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq042"> to explain something to (someone, especially a naive person).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq397"> to warn.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">wise up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq680"> to make aware; inform; alert.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq189"> to become aware, informed, or alerted; face the realities: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When he was transferred to Nedlands he thought it was a dinkum shift of his fortunes, but he soon wised up.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim winton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq71"> <strong class="phr">wise up to oneself</strong>, to be honest to oneself about oneself, especially about one’s failings and limitations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>wīs</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wisely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wise<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="oFRbvR1de6">n.</span><span target_id="T3ge6Pzkd5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wise" src="word_pronunciations/25517.mp3"></audio></span>/waɪz/ (<em>say</em> wuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oFRbvR1de6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> way of proceeding; manner; fashion: <em class="example">in such a wise.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="T3ge6Pzkd5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq025"> <strong class="phr">in any wise</strong>, in any fashion; carelessly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">in no wise</strong>, in no way, respect, or degree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wobbly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wobbly</span><z><span target_id="MlaIs44LfC">adj.</span><span target_id="tQsUoWJx3B">n.</span><span target_id="HDJkarXrXw">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɒbli/ (<em>say</em> 'woblee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MlaIs44LfC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> (<strong class="bold">wobblier</strong>, <strong class="bold">wobbliest</strong>) shaky; unsteady.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tQsUoWJx3B">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq233"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">wobblies</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fit of nerves or anxiety.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HDJkarXrXw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq834"> <strong class="phr">throw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">chuck</strong>)<strong class="phr"> a wobbly</strong>, to indulge in a tantrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">the wobblies</strong>, an attack of nerves or anxiety.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085531" href="entry://wobble%23bigmac000085531"><span class="smallcaps">wobbl(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wobbliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wombat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wombat</span><z><span target_id="wH0P8jqJYS">n.</span><span target_id="HshZUksZ5L">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wombat" src="word_pronunciations/25576.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɒmbæt/ (<em>say</em> 'wombat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wH0P8jqJYS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> any of several species of large, burrowing marsupials constituting the family Vombatidae, heavily built with short legs and a rudimentary tail, and somewhat resembling small bears. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac558096934" href="entry://common%20wombat%23bigmac558096934"><strong>common wombat</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032551" href="entry://hairy-nosed%20wombat%23bigmac000032551"><strong>hairy-nosed wombat</strong></a>. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/wombat.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an uneducated or stupid person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HshZUksZ5L">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq570"> <strong class="phr">blind as a wombat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very short-sighted or completely blind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dharug <em>wambad</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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woodbine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">woodbine<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈwʊdbaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'woodbuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> the common European honeysuckle, <em>Lonicera periclymenum</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq138"> any of various other honeysuckles, as <em>L. caprifolium</em> (<strong>American woodbine</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wodebinde</em>, Old English <em>wudubind</em>, from <em>wudu</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094873" href="entry://wood%23bigmac000094873"><span class="smallcaps">wood<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-bind</em> binding]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">woodbine<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈwʊdbaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'woodbuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">an Englishman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Woodbine</em> proprietary name of an English cigarette]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didst</span></header><div>/dɪdst/ (<em>say</em> didst) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">second person singular past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><strong>do<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dildo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dildo</span></header><div>/ˈdɪldoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dildoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dildos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">an artificial erect penis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dildoe</strong>. <div class="etym">[16th century; from Italian; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diode</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'duyohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a valve or solid-state device that allows electric current to flow in only one direction through it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051801" href="entry://-ode%23bigmac000051801"><span class="smallcaps">-ode<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodge</span><z><span target_id="TwLbkHjHgd">v.i.</span><span target_id="u7F0ziM1yG">v.t.</span><span target_id="maK2neUDK5">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dodge" src="word_pronunciations/07083.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒdʒ/ (<em>say</em> doj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dodged</strong>, <strong class="bold">dodging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TwLbkHjHgd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> to move aside or change position suddenly, as to avoid a blow or to get behind something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq260"> to use evasive methods; prevaricate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="u7F0ziM1yG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq500"> to elude by a sudden shift of position or by strategy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq436"> Also, <strong class="vs">dodge up</strong>. to move (cattle or sheep) forward as when mustering, droving, etc.: <em class="example">you dodge the stragglers.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="maK2neUDK5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq038"> an act of dodging; a spring aside.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq115"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an ingenious expedient or contrivance; a shifty trick: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was a dodge I got up to sometimes when the grass was scarce</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">t.a.g. hungerford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq386"> (in change-ringing) the ringing of a bell one place out of its regular ascending or descending order.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodgy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodgy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dodgy" src="word_pronunciations/07084.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'dojee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dodgier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dodgiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> difficult; awkward: <em class="example">a dodgy manoeuvre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq222"> unsound: <em class="example">the foundations of that house look a bit dodgy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq893"> in an uncertain state: <em class="example">dodgy health; </em><em class="example">a dodgy stomach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq264"> dishonest: <em class="example">a dodgy salesman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq801"> weird; odd.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008274" href="entry://dodge%23bigmac000008274"><span class="smallcaps">dodg(e)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008274" href="entry://dodge%23mq115">6</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowdy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowdy</span><z><span target_id="fs5g90Oy3G">adj.</span><span target_id="Cy2KNjMMrc">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dowdy" src="word_pronunciations/07206.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊdi/ (<em>say</em> 'dowdee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fs5g90Oy3G"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> (<strong class="bold">dowdier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dowdiest</strong>) ill-dressed; not trim, smart, or stylish.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Cy2KNjMMrc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq073"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dowdies</strong>) an ill-dressed woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>dowd</em>, Middle English <em>doude</em>; origin obscure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dowdily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dowdiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dowdyish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dudok
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dudok</span></header><div>/ˈdydɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'doohdawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Marinus</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">1884–1974, Dutch architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dydoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac730759613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dydoe</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duydoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a body piercing on the ridge of the glans of the penis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dadbod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac032703534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dadbod</span></header><div>/ˈdædbɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'dadbod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">the physique characteristic of a middle-aged man who combines a no-exercise regime with a comfortable lifestyle and, in consequence, has a tendency towards being overweight, but who is, nonetheless, comfortable with his body image.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daddah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daddah</span></header><div>/daˈda/ (<em>say</em> dah'dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Moktar Ould</strong> /mɒktə ˈul/ (<em>say</em> moktuh 'oohl), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">1925–2003, president of the Republic of Mauritania 1961–78.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daedal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daedal</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪdəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dayduhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Poetic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> skilful or ingenious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> showing skill or artistic cunning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq931"> diversified.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>daedalus</em> skilful, from Greek <em>daidalos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daldry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993681187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daldry</span></header><div>/ˈdɔldri/ (<em>say</em> 'dawldree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Stephen</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">born 1961, English film and stage director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dander<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdændə/ (<em>say</em> 'danduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">particles of dry scales or fluff, shed from the skin, hair or feathers of animals, which may act as allergens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018557" href="entry://dandruff%23bigmac000018557"><span class="smallcaps">dandruff</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dander<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdændə/ (<em>say</em> 'danduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">temper: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Grandma’s suspicions roused even Ma’s dander a little.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? figurative use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018552" href="#bigmac000018552"><span class="smallcaps">dander<sup>1</sup></span></a>; or figurative use of <em>dander</em> ferment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandle</span></header><div>/ˈdændl/ (<em>say</em> 'dandl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dandled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dandling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> to move lightly up and down, as a child on the knees or in the arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq184"> to pet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from Italian <em>dondolare</em>; or ? from Scandinavian; compare Faroese <em>danda</em> dandle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dandler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dardan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dardan</span></header><div>/ˈdadn/ (<em>say</em> 'dahdn) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078225" href="entry://Trojan%23bigmac000078225"><strong>Trojan</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dardanian</strong> /daˈdeɪniən/ (<em>say</em> dah'dayneeuhn). <div class="etym">[Latin: stem of <em>Dardanius</em>, from Greek <em>Dardanios</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dardic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dardic</span><z><span target_id="p1D3tDKjtT">adj.</span><span target_id="9uoxbO3zKM">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdadɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dahdik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="p1D3tDKjtT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> of or relating to a group of languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, considered to be a sub-branch of the Indo-European family but showing some Iranian characteristics.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9uoxbO3zKM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq479"> this group of languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daudet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daudet</span></header><div>/doʊˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> doh'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq405"> <strong>Alphonse</strong> /alˈfɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> ahl'fons), 1840–97, French novelist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> his son, <strong>Léon</strong> /leɪˈɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> lay'on), 1867–1942, French journalist and novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaden</span><z><span target_id="gBpvsAwP4v">v.t.</span><span target_id="XbvZlCPXv7">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛdn/ (<em>say</em> 'dedn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gBpvsAwP4v"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; dull; weaken: <em class="example">to deaden sound; </em><em class="example">to deaden the force of a ball; </em><em class="example">to deaden the senses.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> to lessen the velocity of; retard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq790"> to make impervious to sound, as a floor.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XbvZlCPXv7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq035"> to become dead.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23bigmac000089684"><span class="smallcaps">dead</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023694" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023694"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deadener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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woolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">woolly</span><z><span target_id="RzygDITtCe">adj.</span><span target_id="9HvcfHW2P4">n.</span><span target_id="EMN4gIHwz3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of woolly" src="word_pronunciations/25611.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwʊli/ (<em>say</em> 'woolee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RzygDITtCe"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">woollier</strong>, <strong class="bold">woolliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq167"> consisting of wool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq567"> resembling wool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq882"> clothed or covered with wool or something resembling it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq037"> not clear or firm, as thinking, expression, depiction, etc.; blurred, confused, or indistinct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq473"> <em class="label">Botany</em> covered with a pubescence of soft hairs resembling wool.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9HvcfHW2P4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">woollies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an article of clothing made of wool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq391"> a sheep.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EMN4gIHwz3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq413"> <strong class="phr">wild and woolly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq136"> rough; untidy; unkempt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq797"> uncivilised; unrestrained.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wooly</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099925" href="entry://wool%23bigmac000099925"><span class="smallcaps">wool</span></a> + <em>-l-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>woollily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>woolliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Woomera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Woomera</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Woomera" src="word_pronunciations/25580.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwʊmərə/ (<em>say</em> 'woomuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">a town in southern SA, west of Lake Torrens; established as a personnel base for the Weapons Research Establishment under the UK-Australia Long Range Weapons Agreement in 1948; rocket launches and British nuclear tests at Maralinga and Emu within the <strong>Woomera Restricted Area</strong> until 1963; personnel base for the Joint Australian United States Defence Space Communications Station at Nurrungar, 16 km south-west, from 1969; detention centre for asylum seekers established 1999.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Woomera</strong> area was occupied by the Kokatha people before it was chosen in 1947 as the site for the Weapons Research Establishment under the UK-Australia Long Range Weapons Agreement (called the Joint Project Agreement). The British Blue Streak rocket, and smaller rockets developed by the Weapons Research Establishment, were launched from the Woomera rocket range, as was WRESAT, the first and only satellite launched in Australia. Atmospheric nuclear tests were conducted by the British at Maralinga and Emu Field within the Woomera Restricted Area until 1963, with resulting plutonium contamination and deprivation of the rights of the traditional Aboriginal owners (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097077" href="entry://Maralinga%23bigmac000097077"><strong>Maralinga</strong></a>). Further controversy surrounded the area after the establishment of the detention centre on government land in 1999 in response to a sudden influx of asylum seekers arriving by boat. Human rights groups criticised conditions at the centre and particularly deplored the long-term detention of children there. In early 2003 the remaining people in the centre were relocated to other establishments, although the centre was not dismantled.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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work
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">work</span><z><span target_id="0iKpKio9j4">n.</span><span target_id="YliN131qpz">adj.</span><span target_id="CjxCcS1oiN">v.i.</span><span target_id="LZAcUMtbzG">v.t.</span><span target_id="cvMXBl6yO3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of work" src="word_pronunciations/25642.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜk/ (<em>say</em> werk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0iKpKio9j4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> exertion directed to produce or accomplish something; labour; toil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> that on which exertion or labour is expended; something to be made or done; a task or undertaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq644"> productive or operative activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq649"> manner or quality of working.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq017"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq393"> the product of the force acting upon a body and the distance through which the point of application of force moves. The derived SI unit of work is the joule.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq704"> the transference of energy from one body or system to another.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq355"> employment; a job, especially that by which one earns a living.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq240"> materials, things, etc., on which one is working, or is to work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq170"> the result of exertion, labour, or activity; a deed or performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq278"> a product of exertion, labour, or activity: <em class="example">a work of art; </em><em class="example">literary works.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq107"> an engineering structure, as a building, bridge, dock, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq940"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a building, wall, trench, or the like, constructed or made as a means of fortification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq241"> (<em>plural often construed as singular</em>) a place or establishment for carrying on some form of labour or industry: <em class="example">iron works.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq399"> (<em>plural</em>) the working parts of a mechanical contrivance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq613"> the piece being cut, formed, ground, or otherwise processed in a machine tool, grinder, punching machine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq783"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Theology</em> acts performed in obedience to the law of God, or righteous deeds.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YliN131qpz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"><span id="mq459"> of, for, or concerning work: <em class="example">work clothes.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">worked</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>Archaic except for defs 35–37</em>, <strong class="bold">wrought</strong>; <strong class="bold">working</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CjxCcS1oiN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq347"> to do work, or labour; exert oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq384"> to be employed, as for one’s livelihood: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The timber was then left, as on the other farms where I had worked, to dry out ready for the burning season starting in February.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq293"> to be in operation, as a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq636"> to act or operate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>as his harvester was one of the first to come to the district, there were many farmers coming to see how it worked.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq638"> to get (<em>round</em>, <em>loose</em>, etc.), as if by continuous effort: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a general disruption in which every stick had worked loose or floated free of its old use and meaning and would acquire a new one only when it was resurrected into a second (or was it a third?) life.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq645"> to move (<em>into</em>, <em>round</em>, <em>through</em>, etc.) gradually, carefully, or with effort: <em class="example">to work carefully through a subject.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq430"> to have a desired effect or influence: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was a skilful piece of manipulation, and it worked.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq841"> to move in agitation, as the features under strong feeling: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In the pale light I could see his face working.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lawson glassop</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq225"> to make way with effort or difficulty: <em class="example">a ship works to windward.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq981"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to give slightly at the joints, as a vessel under strain at sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq405"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> to move improperly, as from defective fitting of parts or from wear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq988"> to undergo treatment by labour in a given way: <em class="example">this dough works slowly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq254"> to ferment, as a liquid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LZAcUMtbzG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq025"> to use or manage (an apparatus, contrivance, etc.) in operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq002"> to put into effective operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq477"> to operate (a mine, farm, etc.) for productive purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq252"> to till or cultivate (land).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq536"> to carry on operations in (a district or region).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq978"> to bring about (any result) by or as by work or effort: <em class="example">to work a change.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq873"> to effect, accomplish, cause, or do: <em class="example">to work a miracle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq136"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make, fashion, or execute by work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq285"> to expend work on; manipulate or treat by labour: <em class="example">to work butter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq691"> to shape (stone, metal, etc.) by cutting, filing or beating out: <em class="example">to work metal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq945"> to get, or cause (something or someone) to go or be (<em>in</em>, <em>into</em>, <em>up</em>, etc.) gradually, carefully, or with difficulty: <em class="example">to work a broom up the chimney.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq167"> to herd (sheep or cattle).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq935"> to achieve, win, or pay for by work or effort: <em class="example">to work one’s way through college.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq878"> to arrange or contrive: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He explained to Edith that he wanted to work it so that he spoke last at the plenary session</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank moorhouse</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq608"> to keep (a person, a horse, etc.) at work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq553"> Also, <strong class="vs">work up</strong>. to move, stir, or excite in feeling, etc.: <em class="example">he worked himself into a frenzy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq587"> to make or decorate by needlework or embroidery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq665"> to cause (a liquid, etc.) to ferment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cvMXBl6yO3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="48"><span id="mq994"> <strong class="phr">a </strong>(<strong class="phr">nasty</strong>)<strong class="phr"> piece of work</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a detestable, usually malevolent, person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq807"> <strong class="phr">at work</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq404"> at one’s place of work.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq162"> engaged in working: <em class="example">danger, men at work.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq939"> operating; functioning: <em class="example">strange forces have been at work in the neighbourhood.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">have one’s work cut out</strong>, to be hard pressed; have a difficult task: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘You’ll have your work cut out to keep Hugo in order,’ she said laughing loudly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">martin boyd</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq140"> <strong class="phr">love your work</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) (an expression of admiration, applied generally to anything that someone has done which is viewed as if it were an artistic creation.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">make short work of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq983"> to dispose of or deal with quickly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq117"> to eat or drink very quickly: <em class="example">to make short work of a meal.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq777"> <strong class="phr">out of work</strong>, unemployed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq550"> <strong class="phr">set to work</strong>, to start; begin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">the works</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq291"> everything there is; the whole lot.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq374"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a violent assault.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq268"> <em class="label">NZ</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028490" href="entry://freezing%20works%23bigmac000028490"><strong>freezing works</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="56"> <span id="mq045"> <strong class="phr">work a point</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take an unfair advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="57"> <span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">work at</strong>, to attempt to achieve or master (something) with application and energy: <em class="example">skating isn’t easy, you’ve got to work at it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="58"> <span id="mq868"> <strong class="phr">work back</strong>, to remain at one’s place of employment to work after hours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="59"> <span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">work day and night</strong>, to work diligently for long hours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="60"> <span id="mq133"> <strong class="phr">work in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq499"> to introduce, insert, or cause to penetrate, especially gradually: <em class="example">work in the butter and sugar; </em><em class="example">he managed to work in the question of money.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq222"> to find room for or fit in, as into a program.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="61"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">work in chains </strong>(or <strong class="phr">irons</strong>), <em class="label">Australian History</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq523"> (of a convict) to work at public labour while wearing fetters as a punishment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq507"> to oblige (a convict) to work in this manner.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="62"> <span id="mq349"> <strong class="phr">work in progress</strong>, a developing but incomplete project.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="63"> <span id="mq886"> <strong class="phr">work into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq460"> to make one’s way gradually into; penetrate slowly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq267"> to introduce or cause to mingle gradually, with care, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq928"> to get (something) into (somewhere) slowly, or with difficulty: <em class="example">he worked his feet into his boots.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="64"> <span id="mq438"> <strong class="phr">work like a dog</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work extremely hard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="65"> <span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">work off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq970"> to get rid of by working.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq131"> to discharge (a debt) by one’s labour.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="66"> <span id="mq304"> <strong class="phr">work one’s passage</strong>, to pay for one’s fare on a sea trip, or the like, by working as a member of the crew.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="67"> <span id="mq379"> <strong class="phr">work one’s way through …</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq706"> to be employed while studying at (a specified institution).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq565"> to read systematically through (a book, course of study, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="68"> <span id="mq503"> <strong class="phr">work one’s way up </strong>(<strong class="phr">the ladder</strong>), to better one’s position by dint of hard work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="69"> <span id="mq003"> <strong class="phr">work out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq598"> to effect or achieve by labour: <em class="example">to work out a career in advertising.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq547"> to discharge (a debt, etc.) by one’s labour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq684"> to solve (a problem) by a reasoning process.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq314"> to find (the answer to a problem) by reasoning.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq954"> to calculate (the best way of doing something, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I had to work out a way to make them believe I had taken a different direction to the one that I intended to take.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq605"> to amount to a total or calculated figure: <em class="example">it works out at $10 a metre.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="g"><span id="mq368"> to cause to finish up, turn out, or culminate (satisfactorily, unless otherwise specified): <em class="example">to work out one’s difficulties.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="h"><span id="mq001"> to turn out; prove (effective or suitable, unless otherwise specified).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="i"><span id="mq276"> to develop; elaborate: <em class="example">he doesn’t always work out his plots.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="j"><span id="mq785"> to exhaust (a mine, or the like): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Quite a quarter of the shops in the main street were boarded up; the shafts round the township had all been worked out or abandoned.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="k"><span id="mq656"> to expiate by or as by one’s effort or labour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="l"><span id="mq923"> to exercise, usually intensively and regularly, as at a gym: <em class="example">what a body! I’ll bet he works out!</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="70"> <span id="mq000"> <strong class="phr">work out of</strong>, to operate from (a place): <em class="example">she is now working out of Spain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="71"> <span id="mq722"> <strong class="phr">work the crowd </strong>(or <strong class="phr">room</strong>), (of politicians, etc.) to greet and talk to individuals at a gathering, in order to win their support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="72"> <span id="mq685"> <strong class="phr">work the ticket</strong>, <em class="label">Military Obsolete</em> to feign madness as a way of gaining a discharge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="73"> <span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">work to rule </strong>(or <strong class="phr">regulations</strong>), to operate or take part in a go-slow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="74"> <span id="mq231"> <strong class="phr">work towards</strong>, to direct one’s energies towards (a goal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="75"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">work up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq009"> to excite or arouse: <em class="example">to work up an appetite; </em><em class="example">to work up a temper.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq705"> to stir or excite (someone) into a state of anxiety, consternation, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq769"> to expand or elaborate (something).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq439"> to move or cause to move gradually upwards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq116"> to rise gradually, as in intensity: <em class="example">to work up to a climax.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq786"> to get gradually to something considered as higher, more important, etc.: <em class="example">I was working up to that topic.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="76"> <span id="mq971"> <strong class="phr">work up a sweat</strong>, to show evidence of hard work in one’s perspiration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coalescence of Middle English <em>worke</em> work, from Old English noun <em>weorc</em>, with Middle English <em>wyrche</em>, from Old English verb <em>wyrcean</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>workless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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workface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">workface</span><z><span target_id="A0kvo2UI9x">n.</span><span target_id="Ta1JU5Uj6e">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwɜkfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'werkfays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A0kvo2UI9x"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102572" href="entry://face%23bigmac000102572"><strong>face</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102572" href="entry://face%23mq831">17</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ta1JU5Uj6e">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">at the workface</strong>, at a point of contact with the real world where discussions count, as opposed to a theorising situation.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088815" href="entry://coalface%23bigmac000088815"><strong>coalface</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088815" href="entry://coalface%23mq354">4</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wormseed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wormseed</span></header><div>/ˈwɜmsid/ (<em>say</em> 'wermseed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> the dried unexpanded flower heads of santonica, <em>Artemisia cina</em> (<strong>Levant wormseed</strong>), or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially <em>Chenopodium anthelminticum</em> (<strong>American wormseed</strong>), used as an anthelmintic drug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq277"> any of these plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq164"> any plant with anthelmintic properties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wormwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wormwood</span><z><span target_id="c93mwKJsa5">n.</span><span target_id="tRaKg0j2CC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wormwood" src="word_pronunciations/25649.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɜmwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'wermwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c93mwKJsa5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> any plant of the genus <em>Artemisia</em>, as santonica and moxa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> a bitter, aromatic herb, <em>Artemisia absinthium</em>, native to Europe, formerly much used as a vermifuge and a tonic, but now chiefly in making <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094040" href="entry://absinthe%23bigmac000094040">absinthe</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094040" href="entry://absinthe%23mq659">1</a>); absinthe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> something bitter, grievous, or extremely unpleasant; bitterness.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tRaKg0j2CC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq646"> <strong class="phr">wormwood and gall</strong>, a source of bitterness and misery. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the Old Testament (Lamentations 3:19): ‘Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.’ <em>Wormwood</em> and <em>gall</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029253" href="entry://gall%23bigmac000029253"><span class="smallcaps">gall<sup>1</sup></span></a>) are also used individually at other points in the Bible as metaphors for bitterness or affliction.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104032" href="entry://worm%23bigmac000104032"><span class="smallcaps">worm</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094873" href="entry://wood%23bigmac000094873"><span class="smallcaps">wood<sup>1</sup></span></a>; alteration of Middle English <em>wermode</em>, Old English <em>wermōd</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098533" href="entry://vermouth%23bigmac000098533"><span class="smallcaps">vermouth</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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worry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">worry</span><z><span target_id="W2Mfvgh5xx">v.i.</span><span target_id="qtSebwfiaN">v.t.</span><span target_id="szcwbY29bI">n.</span><span target_id="C1Dt4bhbKC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of worry" src="word_pronunciations/25653.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwʌri/ (<em>say</em> 'wuree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of worry" src="word_pronunciations/25268.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɒri/ (<em>say</em> 'woree) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">worried</strong>, <strong class="bold">worrying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W2Mfvgh5xx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq931"> to feel uneasy or anxious; fret; torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qtSebwfiaN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq070"> to cause to feel uneasy or anxious; trouble; torment with annoyances, cares, anxieties, etc.; plague, pester, or bother.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq581"> to seize (originally by the throat) with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq871"> to cause to move, etc., by persistent efforts, in spite of difficulties.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="szcwbY29bI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">worries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq488"> worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq451"> a cause of uneasiness or anxiety, or a trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq292"> (<em>plural</em>) difficulties or problems: <em class="example">you’ll have no worries with the neighbours about parking.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq353"> the act of worrying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq944"> a person who gives cause for anxiety.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="C1Dt4bhbKC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq181"> <strong class="phr">a bit of a worry</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person or situation that causes considerable concern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq751"> <strong class="phr">my worries</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a friendly expression indicating that the concern raised is something that the speaker regards as solely their business.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq598"> <strong class="phr">not to worry</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of reassurance to someone.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq415"> <strong class="phr">no worries</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq96"> (an expression of confidence that everything will go well or according to plan): <em class="example">I’ll be there, no worries!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq743"> (a cheerful response to an expression of gratitude): <em class="example">‘Thanks for your help’. ‘No worries!’</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq298"> <strong class="phr">worry along </strong>(or <strong class="phr">through</strong>), to progress by constant effort, in spite of difficulties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq388"> <strong class="phr">worry for</strong>, <em class="label">Rural Colloquial</em>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to be concerned about.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wory</em>, variant of <em>wery</em>, <em>wiry</em>, from Old English <em>wyrgan</em> strangle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>worrier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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worth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">worth<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="zwOduxAHYc">adj.</span><span target_id="ARLjFc4Qqv">n.</span><span target_id="gBscS2Pmik">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of worth" src="word_pronunciations/25661.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜθ/ (<em>say</em> werth) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zwOduxAHYc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq908"> good or important enough to justify (what is specified): <em class="example">advice worth taking; </em><em class="example">a place worth visiting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq154"> having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq398"> having property to the value or amount of.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ARLjFc4Qqv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq652"> excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem: <em class="example">men of worth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq753"> usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq111"> value, as in money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq185"> a quantity of something, of a specified value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq840"> wealth; the value of one’s property.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gBscS2Pmik">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq619"> <strong class="phr">for all one’s worth</strong>, with all one’s might; to one’s utmost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq608"> <strong class="phr">for what it is worth</strong>, in spite of possible doubts about the accuracy, veracity, or significance of what is said: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>whilst we were there we did have several gentlemen barred from the hotel and for what it’s worth, there were two Aboriginal people and 23 whites barred from the Oasis Hotel.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq040"> <strong class="phr">worth while</strong>, deserving attention; repaying effort or outlay: <em class="example">not worth while; </em><em class="example">well worth while.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">worth<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of worth" src="word_pronunciations/25661.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜθ/ (<em>say</em> werth) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">to happen or betide: <em class="example">woe worth the day.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>weorthan</em>, related to German <em>werden</em> become]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wrap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wrap</span><z><span target_id="aEqhIZkGC2">v.t.</span><span target_id="jIxuMmwMq4">v.i.</span><span target_id="lS5xZHbPWq">n.</span><span target_id="SpFEFED5WL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wrap" src="word_pronunciations/25680.mp3"></audio></span>/ræp/ (<em>say</em> rap) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wrapped</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">wrapt</strong>, <strong class="bold">wrapping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aEqhIZkGC2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> Also, <strong class="vs">wrap up</strong>. to enclose, envelop, or muffle in something wound or folded about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq315"> Also, <strong class="vs">wrap up</strong>. to enclose and make fast (an article, bundle, etc.) within a covering of paper or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq946"> Also, <strong class="vs">wrap up</strong>. to protect with coverings, outer garments, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq237"> to surround, envelop, shroud, or enfold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to blend (data) online as part of re-versioning.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jIxuMmwMq4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq563"> to become wrapped, as about something; fold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq605"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to finish: <em class="example">to wrap before dark.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lS5xZHbPWq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq937"> something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usually indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or mantle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq687"> a food item in which various fillings are wrapped in a base such as lavash, pita bread, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq787"> (<em>plural</em>) outdoor garments, or coverings, furs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq542"> a wrapper, especially a plastic one: <em class="example">the sausages were in a plastic wrap.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq395"> <em class="label">Finance</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac930645328" href="entry://wrap%20account%23bigmac930645328"><strong>wrap account</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq936"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104317" href="entry://rap%23bigmac000104317"><strong>rap<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104317" href="entry://rap%23mq526">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq389"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104317" href="entry://rap%23bigmac000104317"><strong>rap<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104317" href="entry://rap%23mq17">9</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095140" href="entry://wrap-up%23bigmac000095140"><strong>wrap-up</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> the successful completion of a filming session: <em class="example">if the sound is OK, then that’s a wrap.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq222"> any task, event, or series of events that has been successfully completed.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SpFEFED5WL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">under wraps</strong>, not open to public scrutiny: <em class="example">keep the project under wraps for a while.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq034"> <strong class="phr">wrap around</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq102"> to wind, fold, or bind (something) about as a covering.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Computers</em> (of text on a screen) to move from one line to the next automatically when the cursor reaches the edge of the screen.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq216"> <strong class="phr">wrap up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq002"> to fold or roll up.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq746"> to conclude or settle: <em class="example">to wrap up a financial transaction.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq809"> to put on warm outer garments.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of obsolete <em>wry</em> (verb) cover and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041358" href="entry://lap%23bigmac000041358"><span class="smallcaps">lap<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wreck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wreck</span><z><span target_id="JATft4K9xw">n.</span><span target_id="UvdbpLxRmR">v.t.</span><span target_id="7pLSEZVYjG">v.i.</span><span target_id="lL3KnIwNX9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wreck" src="word_pronunciations/25687.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛk/ (<em>say</em> rek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JATft4K9xw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq254"> the ruin or destruction of a ship or aircraft in the course of navigation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq172"> any ship or aircraft, or part thereof, in a state of ruin following a disaster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq148"> any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq812"> the ruin or destruction of anything: <em class="example">the wreck of one’s hopes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq298"> that which is cast ashore by the sea, as the remains of a ruined vessel or of its cargo; shipwrecked property, or wreckage, cast ashore or (less strictly) floating on the sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq924"> a large number of dead or dying birds washed up on shore: <em class="example">a seabird wreck; </em><em class="example">a shearwater wreck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq499"> a broken-down or debilitated person; someone in poor physical or mental health.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UvdbpLxRmR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq888"> to cause the wreck of (a vessel), as in navigation; shipwreck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq026"> to involve in a wreck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq290"> to cause the ruin or destruction of; spoil.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7pLSEZVYjG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq084"> to suffer wreck.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lL3KnIwNX9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq106"> <strong class="phr">a nervous wreck</strong>, someone whose nerves are frayed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wrek</em>, from Old Norse <em>rek</em>, <em>reki</em> thing drifted ashore]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wriggle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wriggle</span><z><span target_id="vhdXBX1VXr">v.i.</span><span target_id="43UtfAZDZx">v.t.</span><span target_id="HS6oqIM2jE">n.</span><span target_id="hZxhf28k91">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrɪgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'riguhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wriggled</strong>, <strong class="bold">wriggling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vhdXBX1VXr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq337"> to twist to and fro, writhe, or squirm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq000"> to make one’s way by shifts or expedients: <em class="example">to wriggle out of a difficulty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq776"> to insinuate oneself into a position of advantage; wheedle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="43UtfAZDZx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq679"> to cause to wriggle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq940"> to bring, get, make, etc., by wriggling.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HS6oqIM2jE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq118"> an act of wriggling; a wriggling movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq712"> a sinuous formation or course.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hZxhf28k91">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq829"> <strong class="phr">get a wriggle on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hurry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq977"> <strong class="phr">wriggle out of</strong>, to avoid (a difficulty or responsibility).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Low German <em>wriggeln</em>, related to Dutch <em>wriggelen</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wriggly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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write
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">write</span><z><span target_id="JZ034xrzJc">v.t.</span><span target_id="z8WC8v4cI9">v.i.</span><span target_id="MaehHfiWvj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of write" src="word_pronunciations/25704.mp3"></audio></span>/raɪt/ (<em>say</em> ruyt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wrote</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">writ</strong>; <strong class="bold">written</strong>; <strong class="bold">writing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JZ034xrzJc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq084"> to fill in the blank spaces of (a form, etc.) with writing: <em class="example">to write a cheque.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq776"> to execute or produce by setting down words, etc.: <em class="example">to write two copies of a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq102"> to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down: <em class="example">to write a letter to a friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq973"> to produce as author or composer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq112"> to trace significant characters on, or mark or cover with writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq688"> to impress the marks or indications of: <em class="example">honesty is written in his face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq929"> <em class="label">US</em> to write a letter to (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq076"> (of a computer) to copy (information) from its primary storage area to a secondary device such as a magnetic tape or disk.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="z8WC8v4cI9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq405"> to trace or form characters, words, etc., with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means, or as a pen or the like does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq103"> (of a writing implement) to produce characters, words, etc., in a specified manner: <em class="example">this pen writes well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq698"> to be a writer, journalist, or author for one’s living.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq655"> to express ideas in writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq432"> to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MaehHfiWvj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq500"> <strong class="phr">have something written all over one </strong>(or <strong class="phr">it</strong>), to show as a clear characteristic: <em class="example">her face had delight written all over it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">write down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq339"> to set down in writing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq229"> to write in deprecation of; injure as by writing against.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq919"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to reduce the book value of.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">write down to</strong>, to write in consciously simple terms for (a supposedly ignorant readership).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">write for</strong>, to request or apply for by letter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq400"> <strong class="phr">write in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq092"> to write a letter to a newspaper, business firm, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq079"> <em class="label">US Politics</em> (in a ballot) to add the name of a candidate not listed in the printed ballot.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq673"> <strong class="phr">write into</strong>, to set down explicitly in (a document, script, etc.): <em class="example">to write a provision into an agreement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq428"> <strong class="phr">write off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq966"> to cancel, as an entry in an account, as by an offsetting entry.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq586"> to treat as an irreparable or non-recoverable loss.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq023"> to consider as dead.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">write oneself off</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq833"> to get very drunk.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq755"> to have a motor accident.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq927"> to give a poor account of oneself, as in an interview, examination, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">write out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq297"> to put into writing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq255"> to write in full form.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq391"> to remove (a character) from a film script, soap opera, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq772"> <strong class="phr">write up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq550"> to write out in full or in detail.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq571"> to bring up to date or to the latest fact or transaction in writing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq482"> to present to public notice in a written description or account.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq263"> to commend to the public by a favourable written description or account.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> to make an excessive valuation of (an asset).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wrītan</em> cut figure on surface; related to German <em>ritzen</em> scratch, carve]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yahoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yahoo<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="9AWeZD0tur">n.</span><span target_id="gDyHO76Q9j">interj.</span><span target_id="JGVVBlqtr7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yahoo" src="word_pronunciations/25743.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjahu/ (<em>say</em> 'yahhooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yahoo" src="word_pronunciations/25744.mp3"></audio></span>/jaˈhu/ (<em>say</em> yah'hooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9AWeZD0tur"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> a rough, coarse, or uncouth person.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="gDyHO76Q9j">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq293"> (an exclamation expressing enthusiasm or delight.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JGVVBlqtr7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq827"> <strong class="phr">yahoo around </strong>(or <strong class="phr">about</strong>), to behave in a rough, uncouth manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Yahoo</em>, one of a race of brutes having the form of man and all his degrading passions, in <em>Gulliver’s Travels</em> (1726) by Jonathan Swift]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac685243409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yahoo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈjahu/ (<em>say</em> 'yahhooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">a creature supposedly inhabiting south-eastern Australia, and reported in early colonial times; thought to be a marsupial, but now confused with the yowie.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091439" href="#bigmac000091439"><span class="smallcaps">yahoo<sup>1</sup></span></a>; ? some other origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yak<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yak" src="word_pronunciations/25748.mp3"></audio></span>/jæk/ (<em>say</em> yak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">yaks</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">yak</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> a long-haired wild bovid mammal, <em>Bos grunniens</em>, of the Tibetan highlands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> a domesticated variety of the same species.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tibetan <em>gyag</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yak<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="HrICVPxNaG">n.</span><span target_id="Z6j0wCGGYJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="vcskcJjwd4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yak" src="word_pronunciations/25749.mp3"></audio></span>/jæk/ (<em>say</em> yak) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HrICVPxNaG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> empty conversation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Z6j0wCGGYJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq871"> (<strong class="bold">yakked</strong>, <strong class="bold">yakking</strong>) to talk or chatter, especially pointlessly and continuously: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘No more yakking now,’ cautioned Bruce.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary leslie</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vcskcJjwd4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq846"> <strong class="phr">all yak and no yakka</strong>, all talk but no action.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">yack</strong>. <div class="etym">[imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac025914730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yak<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/jæk/ (<em>say</em> yak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">a kayak.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039845" href="entry://kayak%23bigmac000039845"><span class="smallcaps">kayak</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yarn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yarn</span><z><span target_id="aKNfiSmEwa">n.</span><span target_id="2NUvESfSxB">v.i.</span><span target_id="R8zXaS3ERg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yarn" src="word_pronunciations/25761.mp3"></audio></span>/jan/ (<em>say</em> yahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aKNfiSmEwa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> thread made by twisting fibres, as nylon, cotton or wool, and used for knitting and weaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> the thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibres, as of hemp, of which rope is made (rope yarn).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq165"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a story or tale of adventure, especially a long one about incredible events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a talk, chat.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2NUvESfSxB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq011"> to tell stories.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq108"> to talk, chat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="R8zXaS3ERg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq817"> <strong class="phr">caught up in yarns</strong>, <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> distracted by gossip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq433"> <strong class="phr">spin a yarn</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq242"> to tell a tale.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq583"> to tell a false or improbable story or version of an event.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the flash language meaning ‘to tell an entertaining although improbable story’, from the notion of drawing out the spun thread]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>gearn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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year
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">year</span><z><span target_id="k0BPLDzzJa">n.</span><span target_id="opeip72sPm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of year" src="word_pronunciations/25772.mp3"></audio></span>/jɪə/ (<em>say</em> year) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k0BPLDzzJa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> a period of 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 calendar months, based on the Gregorian calendar and now reckoned as beginning 1 January and ending 31 December (<strong>calendar year</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq206"> a period of approximately the same length in other calendars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq425"> a space of 12 calendar months reckoned from any point: <em class="example">he left on 15 May and he’ll be away for a year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq603"> a period consisting of 12 lunar months (<strong>lunar year</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq755"> (in scientific use) the time interval between one vernal equinox and the next, or the period of one complete apparent circuit of the ecliptic by the sun, being equal to about 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds (<strong>tropical year</strong>, <strong>solar year</strong>, <strong>astronomical year</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq917"> the true period of the earth’s revolution round the sun; the time it takes for the apparent travelling of the sun from a given star back to it again, being about 20 minutes longer than the tropical year, which is affected by the precession of the equinoxes (<strong>sidereal year</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq860"> the time in which any planet completes a revolution round the sun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq701"> a full round of the seasons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq029"> a period out of every 12 months, devoted to a certain pursuit, activity, or the like: <em class="example">the academic year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq686"> a level or grade in an academic program, usually indicating one full year’s study: <em class="example">he’s in fourth year science; </em><em class="example">she’s in fifth year medicine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq693"> Also, <strong class="vs">class</strong>, <strong class="vs">form</strong>, <strong class="vs">grade</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq474"> a single division of a school containing pupils of about the same age or of the same level of scholastic progress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq317"> the pupils themselves in such a division.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq049"> (<em>plural</em>) age, especially of a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq237"> (<em>plural</em>) old age: <em class="example">his years are beginning to tell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq666"> (<em>plural</em>) time, especially a long time.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="opeip72sPm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq645"> <strong class="phr">a year and a day</strong>, a period specified as the limit of time in various legal matters, as in determining a right or a liability, to allow for a full year by any way of counting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq299"> <strong class="phr">year after year</strong>, each year, every year: <em class="example">year after year the bird returned.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">year in, year out</strong>, occurring regularly year after year; continuously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>yeer</em>, Old English <em>gēar</em>; distantly related to Greek <em>hōrā</em> hour, time of day, season]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drudge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drudge</span><z><span target_id="hB51CNYfC9">n.</span><span target_id="Fllv6Dbo71">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drudge" src="word_pronunciations/07360.mp3"></audio></span>/drʌdʒ/ (<em>say</em> druj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hB51CNYfC9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> someone who labours at servile or uninteresting tasks; a hard toiler.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Fllv6Dbo71">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq364"> (<strong class="bold">drudged</strong>, <strong class="bold">drudging</strong>) to perform servile, distasteful, or hard work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Middle English <em>drugge</em> drag, pull heavily, Old English <em>dreōgan</em> toil] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drudger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dryden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dryden</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪdn/ (<em>say</em> 'druydn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">1631–1700, English Augustan poet, dramatist, and critic; poet laureate 1668–88.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dudeen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dudeen</span></header><div>/duˈdin/ (<em>say</em> dooh'deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">an Irish short clay tobacco pipe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Irish Gaelic <em>duídín</em>, diminutive of <em>dúd</em> pipe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dudley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dudley</span></header><div>/ˈdʌdli/ (<em>say</em> 'dudlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> <strong>Robert</strong> (<em>Earl of Leicester</em>), 1532?–88, English politician and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> <strong>William Humble Ward</strong>, <strong>2nd Earl of</strong>, 1867–1932, English administrator in Australia; governor-general 1908–11.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumdum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumdum<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʌmdʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'dumdum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">a kind of hollow-nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumdum bullet</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Dum-Dum</em>, town in W Bengal, a former ammunition factory]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumdum<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʌmdʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'dumdum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>especially with children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [reduplication of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022282" href="entry://dumb%23bigmac000022282"><span class="smallcaps">dumb</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dundas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dundas</span></header><div>/ˈdʌndæs/ (<em>say</em> 'dundas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Douglas Roberts</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">1900–81, Australian painter of landscapes and portraits; winner of Wynne prize in 1943.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dundee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dundee</span></header><div>/dʌnˈdi/ (<em>say</em> dun'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">a seaport in eastern Scotland, in the City of Dundee unitary district, on the Firth of Tay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyadic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyadic</span></header><div>/daɪˈædɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'adik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">of two parts; relating to the number two.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dadcore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570384123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dadcore</span></header><div>/ˈdædkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'dadkaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a unisex fashion characterised as being comfortable, practical and casual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018398" href="entry://dad%23bigmac000018398"><span class="smallcaps">dad</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac503634015" href="entry://-core%23bigmac503634015"><span class="smallcaps">-core</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dadster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac538365231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dadster</span></header><div>/ˈdædstə/ (<em>say</em> 'dadstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq4"> Also, <strong class="vs">the dadster</strong>. a father.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> (a term of address for a father.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018398" href="entry://dad%23bigmac000018398"><span class="smallcaps">dad</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072056" href="entry://-ster%23bigmac000072056"><span class="smallcaps">-ster</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damodar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damodar</span></header><div>/ˈdæməda/ (<em>say</em> 'damuhdah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a river in north-eastern India flowing east from Bihar through West Bengal to the Hooghly River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandify</span></header><div>/ˈdændəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'danduhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dandified</strong>, <strong class="bold">dandifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">to make dandy-like or foppish; dress or fit out like a dandy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dandification</strong> /dændəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> danduhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dangdut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931546185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dangdut</span></header><div>/dæŋˈdʌt/ (<em>say</em> dang'dut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">a genre of Indonesian popular music, characterised by a strong melody line against a khendang rhythm; derived from Indian, Malay, and Arabic music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Javanese word imitative of the sound of the khendang drum]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadbat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac619103474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadbat</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdbæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dedbat) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deadbatted</strong>, <strong class="bold">deadbatting</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">to be minimally responsive to (someone) who is trying to converse with or question you: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Gulbis was given his chance at a post-match press conference to explain why he was so unhappy on court, but opted to deadbat all questions.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sydney morning herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2015</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead-bat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadeye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadeye</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deduy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">a round, laterally flattened block encircled by a rope or a metal band and pierced with three holes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the earlier name <em>dead man’s eyes</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadpan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadpan</span><z><span target_id="7kmkUiFsxk">adj.</span><span target_id="qty9pHL9q2">adv.</span><span target_id="wohXFAfBsY">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadpan" src="word_pronunciations/06154.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdpæn/ (<em>say</em> 'dedpan) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7kmkUiFsxk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> (of a person or their face) completely lacking expression or reaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> said without any indication in the speaker’s manner or expression that they are aware of the force or implication of what is said: <em class="example">deadpan humour.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="qty9pHL9q2">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq899"> in a deadpan manner.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wohXFAfBsY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq177"> (<strong class="bold">deadpanned</strong>, <strong class="bold">deadpanning</strong>) to utter in a deadpan manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In tight breeches and white stockings, the 1.87m actor also wears 5cm heels. ‘They’re just to annoy people who are height-impaired,’ he deadpans.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23bigmac000089684"><span class="smallcaps">dead</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104775" href="entry://pan%23bigmac000104775"><span class="smallcaps">pan<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104775" href="entry://pan%23mq133">12</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debride</span></header><div>/dəˈbraɪd/ (<em>say</em> duh'bruyd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">debrided</strong>, <strong class="bold">debriding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">(in surgery) to remove lacerated tissue or foreign matter.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>debridement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadly</span><z><span target_id="lGAslEnkd4">adj.</span><span target_id="WhgWSiFnNb">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadly" src="word_pronunciations/06153.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdli/ (<em>say</em> 'dedlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lGAslEnkd4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">deadlier</strong>, <strong class="bold">deadliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> causing or tending to cause death; fatal: <em class="example">a deadly poison.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: <em class="example">a deadly enemy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq953"> involving spiritual death: <em class="example">a deadly sin.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq287"> like death: <em class="example">a deadly pallor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq035"> excessive: <em class="example">deadly haste.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq919"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wonderful; excellent.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="WhgWSiFnNb">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq725"> in a manner resembling or suggesting death: <em class="example">deadly pale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq197"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excessively: <em class="example">deadly dull.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23bigmac000089684"><span class="smallcaps">dead</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043946" href="entry://-ly%23bigmac000043946"><span class="smallcaps">-ly</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018855" href="#mq919">6</a> Black English (1900s), adopted into Aboriginal English (1970s) and from then into general use] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deadliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deadly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac093815236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deadly</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdli/ (<em>say</em> 'dedlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Deadlies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac532356365" href="entry://Deadly%20Award%23bigmac532356365"><strong>Deadly Award</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decade" src="word_pronunciations/06198.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dekayd), /dəˈkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> duh'kayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> a period of ten years.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> a group, set, or series of ten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq994"> (in a rosary) a set of ten beads, each one marking a Hail Mary prayer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>decas</em>, from Greek <em>dekas</em> a group of ten] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decadal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decid.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decid.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq959">deciduous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decide</span><z><span target_id="XlimwpHy09">v.t.</span><span target_id="VMKfxtw7pD">v.i.</span><span target_id="rQQf4beyg9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decide" src="word_pronunciations/06226.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duh'suyd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">decided</strong>, <strong class="bold">deciding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XlimwpHy09">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> to determine or settle (a question, controversy, struggle, etc.) by giving victory to one side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> to adjust or settle (anything in dispute or doubt).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> to bring (a person) to a decision: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The appearance of the woman decided me at once</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">oliné keese</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1859</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VMKfxtw7pD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq478"> to settle something in dispute or doubt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq300"> to pronounce a judgement; come to a conclusion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rQQf4beyg9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq153"> <strong class="phr">decide on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to come to a definite conclusion about.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>decide</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>dēcīdere</em> cut off, determine] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decidable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decode</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decode" src="word_pronunciations/06248.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈkoʊd/ (<em>say</em> dee'kohd), /dəˈkoʊd/ (<em>say</em> duh'kohd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decoded</strong>, <strong class="bold">decoding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq609"> to translate from code into the original language or form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq782"> to extract the meaning from: <em class="example">it takes longer to decode a complex sentence.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dedans
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dedans</span></header><div>/dəˈdænz/ (<em>say</em> duh'danz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">an open gallery at the service end of a royal tennis court.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: inside]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deduce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deduce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deduce" src="word_pronunciations/06268.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdjus/ (<em>say</em> duh'dyoohs) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deduced</strong>, <strong class="bold">deducing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq954"> to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> to trace the derivation of; trace the course of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dedūcere</em> lead down, derive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deducible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deduct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deduct</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deduct" src="word_pronunciations/06270.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'dukt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">to take away, as from a sum or amount.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēductus</em>, past participle, led down, withdrawn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delude</span><z><span target_id="1t0Oo0ow91">v.t.</span><span target_id="4ZzNoEcOjm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delude" src="word_pronunciations/06371.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlud/ (<em>say</em> duh'loohd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delude" src="word_pronunciations/06372.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈljud/ (<em>say</em> -'lyoohd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1t0Oo0ow91"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> (<strong class="bold">deluded</strong>, <strong class="bold">deluding</strong>) to mislead the mind or judgement of; deceive.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4ZzNoEcOjm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">delude oneself</strong>, to refuse to acknowledge the truth about oneself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlūdere</em> play false] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deluder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deluded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendr-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendr-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq713">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019531" href="entry://dendro-%23bigmac000019531"><strong>dendro-</strong></a>, before vowels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denude</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denude" src="word_pronunciations/06437.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈnjud/ (<em>say</em> duh'nyoohd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denuded</strong>, <strong class="bold">denuding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> to make naked or bare; strip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq686"> <em class="label">Geology</em> to subject to denudation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēnūdāre</em> lay bare]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deodar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deodar</span></header><div>/ˈdiəda/ (<em>say</em> 'deeuhdah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a species of cedar, <em>Cedrus deodara</em>, a large Himalayan tree valued for its beauty and for its durable wood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>devadār</em>, from Sanskrit <em>devadāra</em>, literally, wood of the gods]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deride</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deride" src="word_pronunciations/06490.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈraɪd/ (<em>say</em> duh'ruyd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">derided</strong>, <strong class="bold">deriding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">to laugh at in contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dērīdēre</em> laugh] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>derider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deriding</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deridingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desid.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desid.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq719">desideratum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diadem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diadem</span><z><span target_id="gAkTZDMzIR">n.</span><span target_id="olWxKPAcW2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diadem" src="word_pronunciations/06617.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪədɛm/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhdem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gAkTZDMzIR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> a crown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq262"> a cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels, formerly worn by kings in some countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq407"> royal dignity or authority.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="olWxKPAcW2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq392"> to adorn with, or as if with, a diadem; crown.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>diadēma</em>, fillet, band, from Greek; replacing Middle English <em>dyademe</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diddle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diddle" src="word_pronunciations/06673.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'didl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">diddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">diddling</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">to cheat; swindle; victimise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diddler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Didion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Didion</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> 'dideeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">1934–2021, US writer of novels, essays, memoirs and screenplays.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipody</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpədi/ (<em>say</em> 'dipuhdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dipodies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a group of two metrical feet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057618" href="entry://pod-%23bigmac000057618"><span class="smallcaps">pod-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirndl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirndl</span></header><div>/ˈdɜndl/ (<em>say</em> 'derndl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> a type of woman’s dress with full skirt and close-fitting bodice, commonly of colourful and strikingly patterned material, derived from Tyrolean peasant use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq778"> a skirt in such a style.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: girl]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decided
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decided</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decided" src="word_pronunciations/06225.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsaɪdəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'suyduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> free from ambiguity; unquestionable; unmistakable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> free from hesitation or wavering; resolute; determined.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decidedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decidedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decider</span></header><div>/dəˈsaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> duh'suyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq937"> someone or something that decides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> a decisive action, event, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq114"> an extra race or game to decide a previously level contest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decidua
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decidua</span></header><div>/dəˈsɪdʒuə/ (<em>say</em> duh'sijoohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">the inner mucosal lining of the uterus which in some mammals is cast off at parturition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, properly feminine of Latin <em>dēciduus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019185" href="entry://deciduous%23bigmac000019185"><span class="smallcaps">deciduous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decidual</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decoder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decoder</span></header><div>/diˈkoʊdə/ (<em>say</em> dee'kohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> someone or something that decodes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a logic device which converts data from one number system to another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degrade</span><z><span target_id="KXLaLdBvZA">v.t.</span><span target_id="VAAWhcG7zk">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of degrade" src="word_pronunciations/06326.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈgreɪd/ (<em>say</em> duh'grayd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">degraded</strong>, <strong class="bold">degrading</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KXLaLdBvZA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> to reduce from a higher to a lower rank, degree, etc.; deprive of office, rank, degree, or title as a punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> to lower in character or quality; debase; deprave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq810"> to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq775"> to reduce in strength or intensity: <em class="example">to degrade a pesticide.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq212"> <em class="label">US Military</em> to reduce the strength of (an enemy): <em class="example">to degrade enemy capabilities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq972"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> to wear down by erosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq001"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to disintegrate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VAAWhcG7zk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq736"> to reduce in strength or intensity: <em class="example">chlorine degrades over time.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>degrade</em>(<em>n</em>), from ecclesiastical Late Latin <em>dēgradāre</em> reduce in rank, from Latin <em>gradus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101161" href="entry://grade%23bigmac000101161"><span class="smallcaps">grade</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>degradable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deicide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deicide</span></header><div>/ˈdiəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'deeuhsuyd), /ˈdeɪəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dayuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> someone who kills a god.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> the killing of a god.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>deus</em> god + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013770" href="entry://-cide%23bigmac000013770"><span class="smallcaps">-cide</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deicidal</strong> /diəˈsaɪdəl/ (<em>say</em> deeuh'suyduhl), /deɪə-/ (<em>say</em> dayuh-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deirdre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deirdre</span></header><div>/ˈdɪədri/ (<em>say</em> 'deardree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Celtic Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">the promised wife of King Conchobar of Ulster who killed herself after he had her lover murdered, thus fulfilling a prophecy that she would bring sorrow and death; often used as a symbol for Ireland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deledda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deledda</span></header><div>/dəˈlɛdə/ (<em>say</em> duh'leduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Grazia</strong> /ˈgratsiə/ (<em>say</em> 'grahtseeuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">1875–1936, Italian novelist; Nobel prize for literature 1926.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delenda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delenda</span></header><div>/dəˈlɛndə/ (<em>say</em> duh'lenduh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">matter which is to be deleted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin neuter gerundive of <em>dēlēre</em> to delete]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delgado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delgado</span></header><div>/dɛlˈgadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> del'gahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cape</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">a cape at the north-eastern extremity of Mozambique.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demoded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demoded</span></header><div>/diˈmoʊdəd/ (<em>say</em> dee'mohduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">no longer in fashion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq036">a word element meaning ‘tree’, as in <em>dendrology</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>dendron</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depside</span></header><div>/ˈdɛpsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'depsuyd), /-səd/ (<em>say</em> -suhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">any of a group of esters formed from two or more phenol carboxylic acid molecules.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>depsein</em> tan + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036163" href="entry://-ide%23bigmac000036163"><span class="smallcaps">-ide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derrida
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac230314878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derrida</span></header><div>/dɛrəˈda/ (<em>say</em> deruh'dah), /ˈdɛrəda/ (<em>say</em> 'deruhdah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jacques</strong> /ʒak/ (<em>say</em> zhahk), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">1930–2004, French philosopher and literary critic; regarded as the founder of deconstructionism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detrude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detrude</span></header><div>/diˈtrud/ (<em>say</em> dee'troohd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">detruded</strong>, <strong class="bold">detruding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> to thrust out or away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> to thrust or force down.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētrūdere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewdrop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewdrop</span></header><div>/ˈdjudrɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohdrop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> a drop of dew.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq229"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a drop at the end of a person’s nose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Didache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Didache</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdəki/ (<em>say</em> 'diduhkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">a Christian treatise of the 2nd century, called more fully ‘The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: teaching]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diddley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diddley</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdli/ (<em>say</em> 'didlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bo</strong> (born <em>Otha Ellis Bates</em>, later <em>Ellas McDaniel</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">1928–2008, US rhythm and blues guitarist, singer and composer; influential rock’n’roll musician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diddums
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diddums</span><z><span target_id="kiApPNrAyv">interj.</span><span target_id="zGZeHe0mrQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪdəmz/ (<em>say</em> 'diduhmz) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="kiApPNrAyv"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> (an exclamation indicating that the speaker thinks that the person addressed is being childish and petulant.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> (an expression of commiseration addressed to a child.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zGZeHe0mrQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq744"> (a term of address to a child): <em class="example">come here diddums.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the phrase <em>did ’em</em> did they? + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diderot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diderot</span></header><div>/didəˈroʊ/ (<em>say</em> deeduh'roh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Denis</strong> /dəˈni/ (<em>say</em> duh'nee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">1713–84, French philosopher, critic, and encyclopedist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dikdaks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225295159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dikdaks</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkdæks/ (<em>say</em> 'dikdaks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a close-fitting, nylon, legless swimming costume designed for men.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac317905048" href="entry://speedos%23bigmac317905048"><strong>speedos</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioxide</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq635"> an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen per molecule, as <em>manganese dioxide</em>, MnO<sub>2</sub>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> (loosely) peroxide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053615" href="entry://oxide%23bigmac000053615"><span class="smallcaps">oxide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disdain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disdain</span><z><span target_id="Vz0g4wRQqC">v.t.</span><span target_id="k0badXFkpr">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disdain" src="word_pronunciations/06878.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈdeɪn/ (<em>say</em> dis'dayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Vz0g4wRQqC"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> to think unworthy of notice, performance, etc.; consider beneath oneself.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k0badXFkpr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq236"> a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desdaine</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desdeignier</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>deignier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099135" href="entry://deign%23bigmac000099135"><span class="smallcaps">deign</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divided
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divided</span></header><div>/dəˈvaɪdəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> separated; separate; disunited; shared.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of a leaf) cut into distinct portions by incisions extending to the midrib or the base.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divider</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divider" src="word_pronunciations/07042.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> someone or something that divides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> (<em>plural</em>) a pair of compasses as used for dividing lines, measuring, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodeca-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodeca-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq396">a word element meaning ‘twelve’.</span></div> Also, (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">dodec-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dōdeka-</em>, combining form of <em>dōdeka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodgson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodgson</span></header><div>/ˈdɒdʒsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dojsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles Lutwidge</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">See Lewis <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011634" href="entry://Carroll%23bigmac000011634"><strong>Carroll</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dowding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dowding</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dowding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Peter M’Callum</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">born 1943, Australian state Labor politician; premier of WA 1988–90.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramedy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac398613516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramedy</span></header><div>/ˈdramədi/ (<em>say</em> 'drahmuhdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dramedies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">a work, as a play, television program, etc., which has the qualities of both comedy and drama.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021864" href="entry://drama%23bigmac000021864"><span class="smallcaps">drama</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099017" href="entry://comedy%23bigmac000099017"><span class="smallcaps">comedy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dredger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dredger<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdrɛdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'drejuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> a machine for dredging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq143"> someone who uses a dredge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq587"> a barge, boat, etc., equipped for dredging.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dredger<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdrɛdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'drejuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a container with a perforated top for sprinkling flour, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021919" href="entry://dredge%23bigmac000021919"><span class="smallcaps">dredge<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreidel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreidel</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪdəl/ (<em>say</em> 'drayduhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">a four-sided top bearing the Hebrew letters <em>nun</em>, <em>gimel</em>, <em>he</em> and <em>shin</em>, one on each side, used chiefly in a children’s game traditionally played on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dreidl</strong>. <div class="etym">[Yiddish <em>dreydl</em> to rotate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dresden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dresden</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛzdən/ (<em>say</em> 'drezduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">a city in southern Germany (formerly in East Germany), on the Elbe; severe damage from Allied bombing in World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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druidry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931728239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">druidry</span></header><div>/ˈdruədri/ (<em>say</em> 'droohuhdree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022097" href="entry://druidism%23bigmac000022097"><strong>druidism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dudette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64649949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dudette</span></header><div>/duˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> dooh'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">a female dude.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dudgeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dudgeon</span><z><span target_id="LVURjtbHQo">n.</span><span target_id="d34ILSJnzT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dudgeon" src="word_pronunciations/07397.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌdʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'dujuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LVURjtbHQo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> a feeling of offence or resentment; anger.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d34ILSJnzT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq074"> <strong class="phr">in high dudgeon</strong>, in a state of anger or indignation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dugdale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dugdale</span></header><div>/ˈdʌgdeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dugdayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">1605–86, English antiquary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dukedom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dukedom</span></header><div>/ˈdjukdəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohkduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> the state or territory ruled by a duke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq465"> the office or rank of a duke.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunedin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunedin</span></header><div>/dʌnˈidn/ (<em>say</em> dun'eedn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">a town in the south-eastern part of the South Island, NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duoden-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duoden-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq335">a combining form representing <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022382" href="entry://duodenum%23bigmac000022382"><strong>duodenum</strong></a>, as in <em>duodenitis</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duodeno-</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadwood</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'dedwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> the dead branches on a tree; dead branches or trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq233"> a person or thing regarded as useless; a hindrance or impediment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a fin-shaped part of a vessel’s keel just forward of the propeller or rudder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decadent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decadent</span><z><span target_id="OX2Q3cocA4">adj.</span><span target_id="omPbE2xUKy">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛkədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OX2Q3cocA4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> deteriorating, as morally or aesthetically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> luxuriously self-indulgent: <em class="example">the breakfast of champagne and caviar was completely decadent.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="omPbE2xUKy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq618"> someone who is decadent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq18"> (<em>often upper case</em>) one of a group of late 19th century writers, mainly in England and France, whose work was characterised by refinement, artificiality and an interest in new or abnormal sensations.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decadently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dedicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dedicate</span><z><span target_id="2SaPGQ9t4T">v.t.</span><span target_id="yALoA3EUL0">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dedicate" src="word_pronunciations/06267.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deduhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2SaPGQ9t4T"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dedicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dedicating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> to give up wholly or earnestly, as to some person or end; set apart or appropriate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq400"> to inscribe or address (a book, piece of music, etc.) to a patron, friend, etc., as in testimony of respect or affection.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yALoA3EUL0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> consecrated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēdicātus</em>, past participle, proclaimed, devoted] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dedicator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defilade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defilade</span><z><span target_id="PsJyddCllg">v.t.</span><span target_id="K0CleMJhFK">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛfəleɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhlayd) <em class="label">Military</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PsJyddCllg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq442"> (<strong class="bold">defiladed</strong>, <strong class="bold">defilading</strong>) to shield from enemy fire or observation by using natural or artificial obstacles.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K0CleMJhFK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq247"> protection from hostile ground observation and fire provided by an obstacle such as a hill, ridge, or bank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq417"> a vertical distance by which a position is concealed from enemy observation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>défiler</em>, originally, unthread, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + (<em>en</em>)<em>filer</em> thread (from Latin <em>fīlum</em> a thread)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degraded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degraded</span></header><div>/dəˈgreɪdəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'grayduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">debased; degenerate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>degradedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>degradedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendrite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendrite</span></header><div>/ˈdɛndraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dendruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq479"> a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, occurring on or in certain stones or minerals, and due to the presence of a foreign material.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq087"> any arborescent crystalline growth, as of gold or silver.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq988"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Physiology</em> the branching portion of a neuron which picks up the stimulus and transmits it to the cyton.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dendrītēs</em> of a tree or tree-like]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendroid</span></header><div>/ˈdɛndrɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dendroyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">tree-like; branching like a tree; arborescent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dendroidal</strong> /dɛnˈdrɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> den'droydl). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dendroeidēs</em> tree-like]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denudate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denudate</span><z><span target_id="OuFvV4SYDA">v.t.</span><span target_id="S8jnxFDxZM">adj.</span></z></header><div>/diˈnjudeɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'nyoohdayt), /ˈdɛnjədeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'denyuhdayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OuFvV4SYDA"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq419"> (<strong class="bold">denudated</strong>, <strong class="bold">denudating</strong>) to denude.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="S8jnxFDxZM">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq888"> denuded; bare.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087739" href="entry://denude%23bigmac000087739"><span class="smallcaps">denud(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhangadi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhangadi</span><z><span target_id="l5bf13sgrU">n.</span><span target_id="AxG3ByCzkH">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌngədi/ (<em>say</em> 'dunguhdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l5bf13sgrU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq848"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the Macleay River district, NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq231"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AxG3ByCzkH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq358"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Daingatti</strong>, <strong class="vs">Djangadi</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diadochi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diadochi</span></header><div>/daɪˈædəkaɪ/ (<em>say</em> duy'aduhkuy) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">the Macedonian generals of Alexander the Great who, after his death, divided up his empire among themselves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>diadochoi</em>, plural of <em>diadochos</em> successor (noun use of adjective)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diamonds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574202113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diamonds</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪməndz/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> <strong>the</strong>, the Australian international women’s netball team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didactic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didactic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of didactic" src="word_pronunciations/06670.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈdæktɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'daktik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of didactic" src="word_pronunciations/06671.mp3"></audio></span>/də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> intended for instruction; instructive: <em class="example">didactic poetry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq003"> inclined to teach or lecture others too much: <em class="example">a didactic old professor.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>didaktikos</em> apt at teaching] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>didactically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>didacticism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didactyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac656787791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didactyl</span></header><div>/daɪˈdæktəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'daktuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> having only two digits or claws on each extremity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> (especially of marsupials) having the hind digits or claws separate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">didactylous</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didapper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didapper</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of didapper" src="word_pronunciations/06672.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪdæpə/ (<em>say</em> 'duydapuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018382" href="entry://dabchick%23bigmac000018382"><strong>dabchick</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018382" href="entry://dabchick%23mq027">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dydoppar</em>, shortened form of <em>dive-dapper</em>; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086924" href="entry://dive%23bigmac000086924"><span class="smallcaps">dive</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018587" href="entry://dap%23bigmac000018587"><span class="smallcaps">dap<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didymium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didymium</span></header><div>/daɪˈdɪmiəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'dimeeuhm), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">a mixture of neodymium and praseodymium, formerly supposed to be an element (and called the ‘twin brother of lanthanum’).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>didymos</em> twin + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didymous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didymous</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdəməs/ (<em>say</em> 'diduhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">occurring in pairs; paired; twin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>didymos</em> double, twin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dieldrin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dieldrin</span></header><div>/ˈdildrən/ (<em>say</em> 'deeldruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">an organochlorine compound, highly toxic to animal life and used as an insecticide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; named after Otto <em>Diel</em>(<em>s</em>), 1876–1954, German chemist + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001561" href="entry://aldrin%23bigmac000001561"><span class="smallcaps">(al)drin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dihedron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dihedron</span></header><div>/daɪˈhidrən/ (<em>say</em> duy'heedruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dihedrons</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dihedra</strong> /daɪˈhidrə/ (<em>say</em> duy'heedruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020428" href="entry://dihedral%23bigmac000020428"><strong>dihedral</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020428" href="entry://dihedral%23mq665">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dihydro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dihydro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq231">a prefix denoting an additional two hydrogen atoms in the molecule.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drudgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drudgery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drudgery" src="word_pronunciations/07359.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrʌdʒəri/ (<em>say</em> 'drujuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drudgeries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">tedious, hard, or uninteresting work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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druidism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">druidism</span></header><div>/ˈdruədɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'droohuhdizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">the religion or rites of the Druids.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">druidry</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dryander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dryander</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪəndə/ (<em>say</em> 'druyuhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a peak in northern Qld, near the coastal town of Bowen. 820 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryandra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryandra</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dryandra" src="word_pronunciations/07373.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪˈændrə/ (<em>say</em> druy'andruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">any of several species of small trees of the family Proteaceae, common in western Australia, which have large brightly coloured flowers of various hues.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; named after Jonas <em>Dryander</em>, 1748–1810, Swedish botanist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drysdale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drysdale<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdraɪzdeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'druyzdayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> <strong>Denise Anne Christina</strong> (‘<em>Ding-Dong</em>’), born 1948, Australian television entertainer and comedian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>George</strong>)<strong> Russell</strong>, 1912–81, Australian painter, born in England; noted for his depiction of the harsh Australian outback.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Russell Drysdale</strong> was born into a family with Australian pastoralist connections. After coming to Australia he settled in the Riverina with his parents in 1923; from 1935 to 1937 he studied painting under George Bell in Melbourne, and from 1938 to 1939 studied in London and Paris. In 1944 Drysdale was commissioned by the <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em> to record the effects of the drought in western NSW. The paintings he produced broke with the traditions of the Heidelberg School by showing a bleak and desolate landscape peopled with gaunt and isolated figures. He is also known for his paintings of the NSW former goldmining towns of Hill End and Sofala. Drysdale won the 1947 Wynne Prize for landscape painting and was knighted in 1969.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drysdale<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdraɪzdeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'druyzdayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> a town in southern Victoria, east of Geelong.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> a river in northern WA, rising south of Mount Hann and flowing north-east to Napier Broome Bay. About 440 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dudevant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dudevant</span></header><div>/dydəˈvɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> doohduh'von) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Amandine Lucile Aurore</strong> /amɒ̃ˌdin lyˌsil ɒˈrɔə/ (<em>say</em> ahmon.deen looh.seel o'rawuh) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">→ George <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065269" href="entry://Sand%23bigmac000065269"><strong>Sand</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duodenal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duodenal</span></header><div>/djuəˈdinəl/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuh'deenuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">of or relating to the duodenum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duodenum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duodenum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duodenum" src="word_pronunciations/07439.mp3"></audio></span>/djuəˈdinəm/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuh'deenuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">the first portion of the small intestine, from the stomach to the jejunum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Latin <em>duodēnī</em> twelve each; so called from its length, about twelve finger breadths]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dzurinda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783415540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dzurinda</span></header><div>/dʒuˈrɪndə/ (<em>say</em> jooh'rinduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mikulas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">born 1955, Slovakian politician; prime minister of Slovakia 1998–2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damnedest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damnedest</span></header><div>/ˈdæmdəst/ (<em>say</em> 'damduhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">the limit of personal effort, or an object’s or element’s natural function: <em class="example">to do one’s damnedest.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099052" href="entry://damned%23bigmac000099052"><span class="smallcaps">damned</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024588" href="entry://-est%23bigmac000024588"><span class="smallcaps">-est<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandelion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandelion</span></header><div>/ˈdændəlaɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'danduhluyuhn), /-di-/ (<em>say</em> -dee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> a common plant, <em>Taraxacum officinale</em>, abundant as a weed, characterised by deeply toothed or notched leaves and golden yellow flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq698"> any other plant of the genus <em>Taraxacum</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dent de lion</em> literally, lion’s tooth, translation of Medieval Latin <em>dēns lēonis</em>, with allusion to the toothed leaves]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dandenong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dandenong</span></header><div>/ˈdændənɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'danduhnong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">a city within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandiprat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandiprat</span></header><div>/ˈdændipræt/ (<em>say</em> 'dandeeprat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> a small child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq347"> an insignificant or silly person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; originally the name of a 16th-century English coin worth 1½ pence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daredevil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daredevil</span><z><span target_id="6BlyHv1XvU">n.</span><span target_id="SCAMEVnTZl">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daredevil" src="word_pronunciations/06080.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛədɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dairdevuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6BlyHv1XvU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> a recklessly daring person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SCAMEVnTZl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq004"> recklessly daring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darmstadt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darmstadt</span></header><div>/ˈdamʃtat/ (<em>say</em> 'dahmshtaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">a town in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in southern Hesse; former capital of Hesse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darnedest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darnedest</span></header><div>/ˈdandəst/ (<em>say</em> 'dahnduhst) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">do one’s darnedest</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">to exert oneself to the utmost; try very hard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">darndest</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018652" href="entry://darned%23bigmac000018652"><span class="smallcaps">darned</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024588" href="entry://-est%23bigmac000024588"><span class="smallcaps">-est<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dastardly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dastardly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dastardly" src="word_pronunciations/06103.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæstədli/ (<em>say</em> 'dastuhdlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">cowardly; meanly base; sneaking.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dastardly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dastardliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadening
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadening</span><z><span target_id="3pn3URTQ8e">n.</span><span target_id="utfk4UwKt9">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛdənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'deduhning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3pn3URTQ8e"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> a device or material employed to deaden or render dull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> a device or material preventing the transmission of sound.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="utfk4UwKt9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq895"> dulling or rendering less sensitive, as pain, light, sound, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadhouse</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'ded-hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048127" href="entry://morgue%23bigmac000048127"><strong>morgue</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048127" href="entry://morgue%23mq601">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> a room in a hotel to which drunks are removed to sleep off their intoxication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diomedes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diomedes</span></header><div>/daɪəˈmidiz/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'meedeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> Also, <strong class="vs">Diomede</strong> /ˈdaɪəmid/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhmeed), <strong class="vs">Diomed</strong> /ˈdaɪəmɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhmed). the son of Tydeus and the next in prowess to Achilles among the Greeks before Troy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq342"> a king of Thrace, owner of the human-eating horses killed by Hercules.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diopside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diopside</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒpsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duy'opsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">a common variety of pyroxene, calcium magnesium metasilicate, CaMgSi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, occurring in various colours, often greenish, usually in crystals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>di-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>opsis</em> appearance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dislodge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dislodge</span><z><span target_id="pJAs7WYmhR">v.t.</span><span target_id="MdIXbjOjEv">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dislodge" src="word_pronunciations/06919.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈlɒdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dis'loj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dislodged</strong>, <strong class="bold">dislodging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pJAs7WYmhR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> to remove or drive from a place of rest or lodgement; drive from a position occupied.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MdIXbjOjEv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq529"> to go from a place of lodgement.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dislodgement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorder</span><z><span target_id="DCEYxQySlj">n.</span><span target_id="Ligji8Ez1W">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disorder" src="word_pronunciations/06929.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈɔdə/ (<em>say</em> dis'awduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DCEYxQySlj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> lack of order or regular arrangement; disarrangement; confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> an irregularity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq117"> breach of order; disorderly conduct; a public disturbance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq664"> a derangement of physical or mental health or functions.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ligji8Ez1W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq317"> to destroy the order or regular arrangement of; disarrange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq455"> to derange the physical or mental health or functions of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissuade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissuade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissuade" src="word_pronunciations/06986.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪˈsweɪd/ (<em>say</em> di'swayd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dissuaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissuading</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something: <em class="example">to dissuade him from leaving home.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> to advise or urge against (an action, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissuādēre</em> advise against] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissuader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dividend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dividend</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dividend" src="word_pronunciations/07041.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪvədɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'divuhdend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq506"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a number to be divided by another number (the divisor).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Law</em> a sum out of an insolvent estate to be divided among the creditors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> <em class="label">Finance</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq845"> a pro-rata share in an amount to be distributed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq464"> a sum of money paid to shareholders of a company or trading concern out of earnings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq124"> interest payable on public funds.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq953"> a percentage of the purchasing money spent over a period in a cooperative store, etc., returned to the purchaser at the end of that period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq455"> a payment to creditors and shareholders in a liquidated company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq012"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> a distribution of profit by a company to an assured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq253"> a share of anything divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq005"> the totalisator payout on a racing bet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīvidendum</em> (thing) to be divided, neuter gerundive of <em>dīvidere</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021129" href="entry://divide%23bigmac000021129"><span class="smallcaps">divide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djangadi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac330095373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djangadi</span></header><div>/ˈdʌngədi/ (<em>say</em> 'dunguhdee) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021181" href="entry://Dhangadi%23bigmac000021181"><strong>Dhangadi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dockdogs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac028130294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dockdogs</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkdɒgz/ (<em>say</em> 'dokdogz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a sport in which dogs compete to achieve the greatest height or the longest distance in jumping from a platform into water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dockside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dockside</span><z><span target_id="4HbSnDWHaM">n.</span><span target_id="aWzSInGG33">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɔksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dawksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4HbSnDWHaM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> the wharves, land, etc., adjoining a dock.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aWzSInGG33">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq431"> of or relating to, or located at or near a dockside.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doddered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doddered</span></header><div>/ˈdɒdəd/ (<em>say</em> 'doduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">infirm; feeble.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogsbody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogsbody</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgzbɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'dogzbodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dogsbodies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">an overworked drudge, especially one who is imposed on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doldrums
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doldrums</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doldrums" src="word_pronunciations/07108.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒldrəmz/ (<em>say</em> 'doldruhmz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq367"> the region of relatively calm winds near the equator.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq577"> the calms or weather variations characteristic of those parts.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq537"> a period of dullness, gloominess, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq914"> a period of stagnation or inactivity.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolmades
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolmades</span></header><div>/dɒlˈmadiz/ (<em>say</em> dol'mahdeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">dolma</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">blanched vine leaves with a savoury filling such as minced lamb, rice and seasonings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dolmas</strong>. <div class="etym">[Modern Greek (plural; singular <em>dolmas</em>), from Turkish <em>dolma</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac545805460" href="entry://dolma%23bigmac545805460"><span class="smallcaps">dolma</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomsday
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomsday</span></header><div>/ˈdumzdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmzday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> (in Christianity) the day of the Last Judgement, at the end of the world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> any day of sentence, condemnation, or punishment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>domes dai</em>, Old English <em>dōmes dæg</em> day of judgement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dordogne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dordogne</span></header><div>/dɔˈdɒnjə/ (<em>say</em> daw'donyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a department in south-western France. 9223 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Périgueux.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downside</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'downsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">the negative aspect of a situation (opposed to <em>upside</em>): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There are no unfortunate side effects to curing blindness. It is a process, almost the only one, with no downside.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bob ellis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doxiadis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doxiadis</span></header><div>/doʊksˈjadəs/ (<em>say</em> dohks'yahduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Konstantinos Apostolos</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">1913–75, Greek architect and urban planner, born in Bulgaria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawdown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148076658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawdown</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'drawdown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> <em class="label">Finance</em> the decline, measured from peak to trough, of an investment, fund or commodity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq467"> <em class="label">Banking</em> the accessing of funds provided under a borrowing facility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq299"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the water or nutrients taken in by the roots of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq352"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the lowering of the watertable in a groundwater system, usually as a result of too much water being drained from the system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreadful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreadful</span><z><span target_id="nwCMEVjlrx">adj.</span><span target_id="0mmUgYwJmd">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dreadful" src="word_pronunciations/07290.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛdfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dredfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nwCMEVjlrx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> extremely bad or unpleasant: <em class="example">a dreadful mistake; </em><em class="example">a dreadful film.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: <em class="example">a dreadful storm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq53"> venerable; awe-inspiring.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0mmUgYwJmd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq112"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055349" href="entry://penny%20dreadful%23bigmac000055349"><strong>penny dreadful</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dreadfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreadfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drogheda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drogheda</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔɪidə/ (<em>say</em> 'droyeeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">a seaport in north-eastern Republic of Ireland, in Louth, near the mouth of the Boyne River; town captured and the inhabitants massacred by Cromwell, 1649.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dvandva
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dvandva</span><z><span target_id="MZlDZNNqT6">adj.</span><span target_id="RtnrZo8faO">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdvandva/ (<em>say</em> 'dvahndvah), /dəˈvandəva/ (<em>say</em> duh'vahnduhvah) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MZlDZNNqT6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq317"> denoting a compound word neither element of which is subordinate to the other, as <em>bittersweet</em>, <em>Anglo-Saxon</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RtnrZo8faO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq064"> a dvandva compound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit, nasalised reduplication of <em>dva</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100688" href="entry://two%23bigmac000100688"><span class="smallcaps">two</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwindle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwindle</span><z><span target_id="lrJdo0jglK">v.i.</span><span target_id="fGyhG6tZoC">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dwindle" src="word_pronunciations/07471.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdwɪndl/ (<em>say</em> 'dwindl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dwindled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dwindling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lrJdo0jglK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: <em class="example">his vast fortune has dwindled away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> to fall away, as in quality; degenerate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fGyhG6tZoC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq741"> to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink: <em class="example">failing health dwindles ambition.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [diminutive of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022510" href="entry://dwine%23bigmac000022510"><span class="smallcaps">dwine</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dwindling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dadswell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dadswell</span></header><div>/ˈdædzwɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'dadzwel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lyndon Raymond</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">1908–86, Australian sculptor and teacher of sculpture; winner of the Wynne prize in 1933.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daedalus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daedalus</span></header><div>/ˈdidələs/ (<em>say</em> 'deeduhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>Daidalos</em>, literally, the cunning worker] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Daedalian</strong>, <strong>Daedalean</strong> /dəˈdeɪliən/ (<em>say</em> duh'dayleeuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daffodil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daffodil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daffodil" src="word_pronunciations/06029.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæfədɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dafuhdil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> a plant, <em>Narcissus pseudo-narcissus</em>, with single or double yellow nodding flowers, blooming in the spring; Lent lily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> any plant of the genus <em>Narcissus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq589"> a light or pale yellow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [unexplained variant of Middle English <em>affodille</em>, from Vulgar Latin <em>affodillus</em>, variant of <em>asphodelus</em>, from Greek <em>asphodelos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daladier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daladier</span></header><div>/dəlaˈdieɪ/ (<em>say</em> duhlah'deeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edouard</strong> /eɪˈdwa/ (<em>say</em> ay'dwah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">1884–1970, French socialist politician; prime minister of France, 1933, 1934, and 1938–40.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandruff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandruff</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dandruff" src="word_pronunciations/06070.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdændrəf/ (<em>say</em> 'dandruhf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dandruff" src="word_pronunciations/06071.mp3"></audio></span>/-rʌf/ (<em>say</em> -ruf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">a scurf which forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dandriff</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dardanus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dardanus</span></header><div>/ˈdadənəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dahduhnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">the mythical ancestor of the Trojans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davidson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davidson</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvədsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhdsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> <strong>Alan Keith</strong> (‘<em>Davo</em>’), 1929–2021, Australian Test cricketer; noted all-rounder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> <strong>Sir Alfred Charles</strong>, 1882–1952, Australian banker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq916"> <strong>Edwin John</strong>, 1899–1958, Australian Anglican bishop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq280"> <strong>James</strong>, 1885–1945, Australian entomologist, born in England; pioneer of agricultural research.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq685"> <strong>Robyn</strong>, born 1950, Australian travel writer and novelist; noted for <em>Tracks</em> (1980) about a trip across central Australia by camel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daydream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daydream</span><z><span target_id="B7r6xPHq44">n.</span><span target_id="1ryL6JKvkn">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daydream" src="word_pronunciations/06126.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪdrim/ (<em>say</em> 'daydreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B7r6xPHq44"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq821"> a visionary fancy indulged in while awake; reverie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq011"> an unrealistic ambition.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1ryL6JKvkn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq457"> (<strong class="bold">daydreamed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">daydreamt</strong>, <strong class="bold">daydreaming</strong>) to indulge in daydreams.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>daydreamer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daydreaming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadbeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadbeat</span><z><span target_id="M0KIkZsuIM">n.</span><span target_id="ghKU8gOmJ9">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadbeat" src="word_pronunciations/06147.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdbit/ (<em>say</em> 'dedbeet) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M0KIkZsuIM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> someone down on their luck; vagrant.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ghKU8gOmJ9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq169"> of or relating to the life of a vagrant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1860s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadbolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac951222458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadbolt</span><z><span target_id="Uuur8iZuk9">n.</span><span target_id="iG9HfjEzx9">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛdboʊlt/ (<em>say</em> 'dedbohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Uuur8iZuk9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> a locking mechanism which, once locked, will require a key from either the outside or the inside of the building to release it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iG9HfjEzx9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq011"> to lock using a deadbolt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadfall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadfall</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdfɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dedfawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a trap, especially for large game, in which a weight falls upon and crushes the prey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadhead</span><z><span target_id="SRe1sewb60">n.</span><span target_id="gLocLl2VNS">v.t.</span><span target_id="2WqR2wJGwH">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛdhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'ded-hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SRe1sewb60"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dull and ineffectual person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq295"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a spent match (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045490" href="entry://match%23bigmac000045490"><strong>match<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045490" href="entry://match%23mq968">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq142"> a flight taken by an off-duty member of an aircrew, often to reach the starting point of their next shift.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gLocLl2VNS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq361"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> to cut dead or faded flower heads from (a plant).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2WqR2wJGwH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq421"> (of an aircrew member) to fly while off-duty, often to reach the starting point of their next shift.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23bigmac000089684"><span class="smallcaps">dead</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089619" href="entry://head%23bigmac000089619"><span class="smallcaps">head</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018840" href="#mq824">1</a> derives from US theatre jargon (1840s) for someone who does not pay for their ticket; hence a person who does not contribute]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadlift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadlift</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdlɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'dedlift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Weightlifting</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">a lift in which the barbell is raised from the floor to a position where the competitor is standing upright with straight arms, the barbell held across the thighs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead lift</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadline</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadline" src="word_pronunciations/06149.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dedluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> a line or limit that must not be passed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq033"> the latest time for finishing something.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadlock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadlock<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="PJgNeeVmpI">n.</span><span target_id="pQGHVMaPaJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="4tVmLaPjf8">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadlock" src="word_pronunciations/06150.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdlɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'dedlok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PJgNeeVmpI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> a state of affairs in which progress is impossible; complete standstill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Parliamentary Procedure</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq701"> a situation in which the two houses of parliament are in disagreement. In federal parliament it occurs when the Senate for the second time fails to pass, or amends unacceptably, a bill already passed by the House of Representatives.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq488"> a tied vote on a motion with no chance or opportunity for a change in the allocation of votes that would break the tie.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pQGHVMaPaJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq625"> to bring to a deadlock.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4tVmLaPjf8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq165"> to come to a deadlock.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadlock<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="YNINXw2ISM">n.</span><span target_id="zB4LKNMnju">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadlock" src="word_pronunciations/06151.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdlɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'dedlok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YNINXw2ISM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> a type of lock which needs a key to open it from both the inside and outside. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac951222458" href="entry://deadbolt%23bigmac951222458"><strong>deadbolt</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018846" href="entry://deadlatch%23bigmac000018846"><strong>deadlatch</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zB4LKNMnju">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq109"> to secure (something) with a deadlock: <em class="example">to deadlock a door.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadname
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac865024651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadname</span><z><span target_id="r9bdpbeOPy">v.t.</span><span target_id="08REHAjllQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛdneɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'dednaym) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="r9bdpbeOPy"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> (<strong class="bold">deadnamed</strong>, <strong class="bold">deadnaming</strong>) to refer to (a transgender person) by the name they had before transitioning.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="08REHAjllQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq539"> the name of a transgender person before transition.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deadnaming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadshit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadshit</span><z><span target_id="ln7piloD65">n.</span><span target_id="gV7MlElWgX">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadshit" src="word_pronunciations/06155.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdʃɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dedshit) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ln7piloD65">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> a mean and contemptible person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq548"> a no-hoper; a dullard.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gV7MlElWgX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq648"> despicable; mean: <em class="example">it was a deadshit thing to do.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadlatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadlatch</span><z><span target_id="Sk5e1VZumb">n.</span><span target_id="l69Ambxqi9">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛdlætʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dedlach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Sk5e1VZumb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> a locking mechanism which deadlocks automatically when the door is closed and automatically releases the internal deadlatch system when the external one is released with a key.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="l69Ambxqi9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq887"> to lock with a deadlatch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadlight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadlight</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dedluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> a strong wooden or metal shutter for a cabin window or porthole, to prevent water from entering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq979"> a thick pane of glass set in the hull or deck to admit light.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decadence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decadence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decadence" src="word_pronunciations/06197.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛkədəns/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state, especially moral; decay; deterioration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> luxurious self-indulgence: <em class="example">we were looking forward to the decadence of a weekend on the yacht.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decadency</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Latin <em>dē</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>cadere</em> fall]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deciduous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deciduous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deciduous" src="word_pronunciations/06227.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɪdʒuəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'sijoohuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> shedding the leaves annually, as trees, shrubs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, teeth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq735"> not permanent; transitory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēciduus</em> falling down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deciduously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deciduousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dedicated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dedicated</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'deduhkaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> wholly committed to something, as an ideal, way of life, etc.: <em class="example">a dedicated socialist; </em><em class="example">a dedicated lexicographer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> allocated to one specific use: <em class="example">a dedicated cycleway.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Computers</em> limited to one purpose or set of operations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq282"> (of a mechanical part) designed for one particular use in one particular machine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deduction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deduction<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deduction" src="word_pronunciations/06269.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'dukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq645"> the act of deducting; subtraction; abatement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> that which is deducted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091519" href="entry://deduct%23bigmac000091519"><span class="smallcaps">deduct</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac600103488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deduction<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deduction" src="word_pronunciations/06269.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'dukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> the process of drawing a conclusion from something known or assumed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> such an inference in which, granted the truth of the premises, the conclusion must be true.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>deduct</em>(<em>ionem</em>), from <em>deducere</em> to lead down, deduce + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103727" href="entry://-ion%23bigmac000103727"><span class="smallcaps">-ion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deductive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deductive</span></header><div>/dəˈdʌktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'duktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">based on inference from accepted principles; reasoning by deduction.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deductively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defendant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defendant</span><z><span target_id="sjl1vmio5x">n.</span><span target_id="BHr6W6e5ex">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defendant" src="word_pronunciations/06293.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fenduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sjl1vmio5x"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Law</em> the party against whom a claim or charge is brought in a proceeding.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BHr6W6e5ex">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> defensive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degrading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degrading</span></header><div>/dəˈgreɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'grayding) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">that degrades; debasing: <em class="example">degrading obsequiousness.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>degradingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>degradingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehydrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehydrate</span><z><span target_id="WJzXNbpf6Z">v.t.</span><span target_id="zS7LNLM6zB">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dehydrate" src="word_pronunciations/06328.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdihaɪdreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deehuydrayt), /ˌdihaɪˈdreɪt/ (<em>say</em> .deehuy'drayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dehydrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dehydrating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WJzXNbpf6Z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq459"> to deprive of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq315"> to free (vegetables, etc.) of moisture, for preservation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zS7LNLM6zB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq750"> to lose water or moisture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035647" href="entry://hydrate%23bigmac000035647"><span class="smallcaps">hydrate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dehydration</strong> /dihaɪˈdreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deehuy'drayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demandant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demandant</span></header><div>/dəˈmændənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'manduhnt), /-ˈmand-/ (<em>say</em> -'mahnd-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> the plaintiff in a real action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq386"> any plaintiff.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demanding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demanding</span><z><span target_id="sNY5ll053L">v.</span><span target_id="bSrt8aChQL">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈmændɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'manding), /-ˈmandɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> -'mahnding) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="sNY5ll053L"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099370" href="entry://demand%23bigmac000099370"><strong>demand</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bSrt8aChQL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq611"> requiring much effort, skill, etc.: <em class="example">a demanding job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq555"> persistent in one’s claims on the attention of others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Demidenko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac695108846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Demidenko</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmidɛŋkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'demeedengkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Helen</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ Helen <a data-mq-recid="bigmac387376171" href="entry://Darville%23bigmac387376171"><strong>Darville</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demimonde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demimonde</span></header><div>/ˌdɛmiˈmɒnd/ (<em>say</em> .demee'mond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> the world or class of women who are maintained by wealthy lovers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> the world of any group on the fringes of social respectability.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, half-world]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendritic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendritic</span></header><div>/dɛnˈdrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> den'dritik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> formed or marked like a dendrite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> of a branching form; arborescent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dendritical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dendritically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deodorant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deodorant</span><z><span target_id="myir7YLckP">n.</span><span target_id="vgBaqCcjix">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deodorant" src="word_pronunciations/06441.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈoʊdərənt/ (<em>say</em> dee'ohduhruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="myir7YLckP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> an agent for destroying odours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> a substance, often combined with an antiperspirant, for inhibiting or masking perspiration or other bodily odours.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vgBaqCcjix">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq972"> capable of destroying odours.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deodorise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deodorise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deodorise" src="word_pronunciations/06442.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈoʊdəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'ohduhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deodorised</strong>, <strong class="bold">deodorising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">to deprive of odour, especially of the fetid smell arising from impurities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deodorize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>deodorisation</strong> /diˌoʊdəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.ohduhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deodoriser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deoxidise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deoxidise</span></header><div>/diˈɒksədaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'oksuhduyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deoxidised</strong>, <strong class="bold">deoxidising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">to remove oxygen from; reduce from the state of an oxide.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deoxidize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>deoxidisation</strong> /diˌɒksədaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.oksuhduy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deoxidiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Depardieu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Depardieu</span></header><div>/dəpaˈdjɜ/ (<em>say</em> duhpah'dyer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gérard</strong> /ʒeɪˈra/ (<em>say</em> zhay'rah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">born 1948, French film actor; films include <em>Jean de Florette</em> (1986).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dependant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dependant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dependant" src="word_pronunciations/06448.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'penduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> someone who depends on or looks to another for support, favour, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq493"> a person to whom one contributes all or a major amount of necessary financial support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> a retainer; servant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In Australian English, the noun has been most commonly spelt <em>dependant</em> and the adjective <em>dependent</em>. However, data shows that the spelling <em>dependent</em> for the noun is growing in frequency, probably due to the influence of US English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dependent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dependent</span><z><span target_id="cFf1gQaeT6">adj.</span><span target_id="bNdkFoztF0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dependent" src="word_pronunciations/06450.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'penduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cFf1gQaeT6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> depending on something else for aid, support, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq252"> conditioned; contingent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq101"> subordinate; subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq792"> (of a quantity or variable) depending upon another for value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq311"> (of linguistic forms) not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq923"> hanging down; pendent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bNdkFoztF0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019639" href="entry://dependant%23bigmac000019639"><strong>dependant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depredate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depredate</span><z><span target_id="Tg7a4b13Po">v.t.</span><span target_id="7cAQTGPlLh">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depredate" src="word_pronunciations/06473.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛprədeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'depruhdayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">depredated</strong>, <strong class="bold">depredating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Tg7a4b13Po">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> to prey upon; plunder; lay waste.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7cAQTGPlLh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq363"> to prey; make depredations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēpraedātus</em>, past participle, having pillaged] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depredator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depredatory</strong> /dɛprəˈdeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> depruh'daytuhree), /dəˈprɛdətəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'preduhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descender</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛndə/ (<em>say</em> duh'senduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq755"> someone or something that descends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq414"> (in printing) the part of such letters as <em>p</em>, <em>q</em>, <em>j</em>, and <em>y</em> that goes below the body of most lower-case letters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq166"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019763" href="entry://descendeur%23bigmac000019763"><strong>descendeur</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despedida
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despedida</span></header><div>/dɛspɛˈdidə/ (<em>say</em> despe'deeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a farewell party for someone about to go overseas or leave a job or company.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desperado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desperado</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desperado" src="word_pronunciations/06536.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛspəˈradoʊ/ (<em>say</em> despuh'rahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">desperadoes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">desperados</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> a desperate or reckless criminal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person, usually a male, who is desperate for sex.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Old Spanish part participle of verb <em>desperar</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desuetude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desuetude</span></header><div>/ˈdɛswətjud/ (<em>say</em> 'deswuhtyoohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">the state of being no longer used or practised.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>dēsuētūdo</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dexedrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dexedrine</span></header><div>/ˈdɛksədrin/ (<em>say</em> 'deksuhdreen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020046" href="entry://dextroamphetamine%23bigmac000020046"><strong>dextroamphetamine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diandrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diandrous</span></header><div>/daɪˈændrəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'andruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> (of a flower) having two stamens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> (of a plant) having flowers with two stamens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>diandrus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002507" href="entry://-androus%23bigmac000002507"><span class="smallcaps">-androus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didactics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didactics</span></header><div>/daɪˈdæktɪks/ (<em>say</em> duy'daktiks), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">the art or science of teaching.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didjeridu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac992363094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didjeridu</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of didjeridu" src="word_pronunciations/06674.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪdʒəriˈdu/ (<em>say</em> dijuhree'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020304" href="entry://didgeridoo%23bigmac000020304"><strong>didgeridoo</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Although this word was coined by European settlers in imitation of the sound, it is sometimes given this spelling (<strong>didjeridu</strong>), in line with the conventions of spelling Aboriginal words, because of its assumed Aboriginal origin.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffident
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffident</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diffident" src="word_pronunciations/06697.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪfədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'difuhduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth or fitness; timid; shy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq013"> restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq504"> <em class="label">Rare</em> distrustful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>diffīdens</em>, present participle, mistrusting] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diffidently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimidiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimidiate</span><z><span target_id="6QykQwMiPM">v.t.</span><span target_id="LcVPAVm5jv">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6QykQwMiPM"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> /dəˈmɪdieɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'mideeayt) (<strong class="bold">dimidiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dimidiating</strong>) to divide into halves; reduce to half.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LcVPAVm5jv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /dəˈmɪdiət/ (<em>say</em> duh'mideeuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq039"> divided into halves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq786"> <em class="label">Biology</em> having only one side or one half fully developed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīmidiātus</em>, past participle, halved] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimidiation</strong> /dəˌmɪdiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh.midee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disburden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disburden</span><z><span target_id="NzPE8kPHKe">v.t.</span><span target_id="bcpL555soi">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈbɜdn/ (<em>say</em> dis'berdn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NzPE8kPHKe"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> to remove a burden from; rid of a burden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq665"> to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> to get rid of (a burden); discharge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bcpL555soi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq417"> to unload a burden.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disburdenment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discoidal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discoidal</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> dis'koydl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020760" href="entry://discoid%23bigmac000020760"><strong>discoid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discredit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discredit</span><z><span target_id="Qwn2KW0ul4">v.t.</span><span target_id="01N0cjrnYa">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discredit" src="word_pronunciations/06867.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkrɛdət/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreduht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Qwn2KW0ul4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq809"> to injure the credit or reputation of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> to show to be undeserving of credit or belief; destroy confidence in: <em class="example">to discredit the latest research by demonstrating the unreliability of its results.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="01N0cjrnYa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq532"> loss or lack of belief, of confidence; disbelief; distrust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq685"> loss or lack of repute or esteem; disrepute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq203"> something that damages a good reputation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100684" href="entry://credit%23bigmac000100684"><span class="smallcaps">credit</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disembody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disembody</span></header><div>/dɪsəmˈbɒdi/ (<em>say</em> disuhm'bodee) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disembodied</strong>, <strong class="bold">disembodying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">to divest (a soul, etc.) of the body: <em class="example">disembodied spirit.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disembodiment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disembodied</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissident
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissident</span><z><span target_id="sdImR8Eqcv">adj.</span><span target_id="xGN7iYOYkk">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissident" src="word_pronunciations/06976.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪsədənt/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sdImR8Eqcv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> differing; disagreeing; dissenting.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xGN7iYOYkk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq257"> someone who differs; a dissenter, especially against a particular political system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissidens</em>, present participle, differing, sitting apart]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dittander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dittander</span></header><div>/dəˈtændə/ (<em>say</em> duh'tanduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a perennial herb, <em>Lepidium latifolium</em>, found mainly in coastal regions of Europe and formerly used as a condiment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>ditaundre</em>, alteration of <em>ditan</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093712" href="entry://dittany%23bigmac000093712"><span class="smallcaps">dittany</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dividable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dividable</span></header><div>/dəˈvaɪdəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021155" href="entry://divisible%23bigmac000021155"><strong>divisible</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descendant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descendant</span><z><span target_id="4pezAbPoLh">n.</span><span target_id="FBp9ImSA1G">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descendant" src="word_pronunciations/06506.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'senduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4pezAbPoLh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> someone descended from an ancestor; an offspring, near or remote.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FBp9ImSA1G">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq587"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030992" href="entry://descendent%23bigmac000030992"><strong>descendent</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, present participle of <em>descendre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103538" href="entry://descend%23bigmac000103538"><span class="smallcaps">descend</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descendent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descendent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descendent" src="word_pronunciations/06506.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'senduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> descending; going or coming down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> descending from an ancestor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēscendens</em>, present participle, descending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descendeur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descendeur</span></header><div>/dəsɒnˈdɜ/ (<em>say</em> duhson'der) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">(in abseiling) a metal piece through which rope is fed to control the rate of descent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deservedly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deservedly</span></header><div>/dəˈzɜvədli/ (<em>say</em> duh'zervuhdlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">justly; according to desert, whether of good or evil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desiderata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desiderata</span></header><div>/dəzɪdəˈratə/ (<em>say</em> duhziduh'rahtuh), /-ˈreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> -'raytuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087492" href="entry://desideratum%23bigmac000087492"><strong>desideratum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desiderate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desiderate</span></header><div>/dəˈzɪdəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'ziduhrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">desiderated</strong>, <strong class="bold">desiderating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">to feel a desire for; long for; feel the want of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēsīderātus</em>, past participle, longed for] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desideration</strong> /dəzɪdəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhziduh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designedly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designedly</span></header><div>/dəˈzaɪnədli/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuynuhdlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">by design; purposely.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despondent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despondent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of despondent" src="word_pronunciations/06543.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈspɒndənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'sponduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">desponding; depressed or dejected.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēspondens</em>, present participle, giving up, despairing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>despondently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didgeridoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didgeridoo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of didgeridoo" src="word_pronunciations/06674.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪdʒəriˈdu/ (<em>say</em> dijuhree'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">an Aboriginal wind instrument consisting of a long wooden pipe about 5 cm in diameter on which complex rhythmic patterns are played more or less on one note; drone pipe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">didjeridu</strong>. <div class="etym">[imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffidence</span></header><div>/ˈdɪfədəns/ (<em>say</em> 'difuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> lack of confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness; timidity; shyness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq473"> restraint or reserve in manner, conduct, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilapidate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilapidate</span><z><span target_id="KPToONfIAF">v.t.</span><span target_id="yETpNfIxzc">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈlæpədeɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'lapuhdayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dilapidated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dilapidating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KPToONfIAF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> to bring (a building, etc.) into a ruinous condition, as by misuse or neglect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> to squander; waste.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yETpNfIxzc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq733"> to fall into ruin or decay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīlapidātus</em>, past participle, thrown away, from <em>dilapidāre</em> to scatter as if throwing stones, from <em>di-</em>, <em>dis-</em> apart, away + <em>lapidāre</em> to throw stones, from <em>lapis</em>, <em>lapidis</em> stone]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dillydally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dillydally</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dillydally" src="word_pronunciations/06735.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪlidæli/ (<em>say</em> 'dileedalee) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dillydallied</strong>, <strong class="bold">dillydallying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">to waste time, especially by indecision; trifle; loiter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [dissimilated reduplication of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099050" href="entry://dally%23bigmac000099050"><span class="smallcaps">dally</span></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068132" href="entry://shillyshally%23bigmac000068132"><span class="smallcaps">shillyshally</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diminuendo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diminuendo</span><z><span target_id="i0xTptpD3y">adv.</span><span target_id="HRa2JPuJe4">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diminuendo" src="word_pronunciations/06746.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˌmɪnjuˈɛndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh.minyooh'endoh) <em class="label">Music</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="i0xTptpD3y">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> (a musical direction) gradually reducing in force or loudness; decrescendo (opposed to <em>crescendo</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HRa2JPuJe4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diminuendos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq235"> a gradual reduction of force or loudness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq891"> a diminuendo passage. <em>Symbol</em>: &gt;</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, present participle of <em>diminuire</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101044" href="entry://diminish%23bigmac000101044"><span class="smallcaps">diminish</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphyodont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphyodont</span></header><div>/ˈdɪfiədɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'difeeuhdont) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">having two successive sets of teeth, as most mammals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>diphyēs</em> double + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051812" href="entry://-odont%23bigmac000051812"><span class="smallcaps">-odont</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplodocus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplodocus</span></header><div>/dəˈplɒdəkəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'ploduhkuhs), /dɪpləˈdoʊkəs/ (<em>say</em> dipluh'dohkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">any animal of the extinct genus <em>Diplodocus</em>, comprising gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs of the upper Jurassic of western North America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>diplo-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020603" href="entry://diplo-%23bigmac000020603"><span class="smallcaps">diplo-</span></a> + Greek <em>dokos</em> beam]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diprotodon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diprotodon</span></header><div>/daɪˈproʊtədɒn/ (<em>say</em> duy'prohtuhdon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">a large herbivorous quadruped marsupial of the Australian genus <em>Diprotodon</em>, now extinct.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>di-</em> two + <em>protos</em> first + <em>odous</em> tooth, with reference to the two prominent incisors of the lower jaw]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discommode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discommode</span></header><div>/dɪskəˈmoʊd/ (<em>say</em> diskuh'mohd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">discommoded</strong>, <strong class="bold">discommoding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">to put to inconvenience; trouble; incommode.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>commodāre</em> make fit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discordant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discordant</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkɔdənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'kawduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: <em class="example">discordant opinions; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hamilton wanted to laugh, but did not, staring down at the waxen, fixed face whose discordant green eyes were fixed on him without fear.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq071"> disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discordantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disdainful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disdainful</span></header><div>/dɪsˈdeɪnfəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'daynfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">full of or showing disdain; scornful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disdainfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disdainfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disendorse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123688845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disendorse</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈdɔs/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'daws) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disendorsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">disendorsing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">to withdraw approval or support from.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disendorsed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disendorsement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docudrama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docudrama</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkjudramə/ (<em>say</em> 'dokyoohdrahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a film or television program portraying real events in dramatised form.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doddering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doddering</span></header><div>/ˈdɒdərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doduhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">that dodders; shaking; tottering; feeble-minded from age; senile.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodecagon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodecagon</span></header><div>/doʊˈdɛkəgən/ (<em>say</em> doh'dekuhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">a polygon having twelve angles and twelve sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dōdekagōnon</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021251" href="entry://dodeca-%23bigmac000021251"><span class="smallcaps">dodeca-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030911" href="entry://-gon%23bigmac000030911"><span class="smallcaps">-gon</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dodecagonal</strong> /doʊdəˈkægənəl/ (<em>say</em> dohduh'kaguhnuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodgeball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac591919544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodgeball</span></header><div>/ˈdɒdʒbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dojbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">a game played by two teams, where the members of one team try to hit the members of the opposing team with a large ball; the winner being the last remaining person to be hit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donaldson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donaldson</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnəldsən/ (<em>say</em> 'donuhldsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> <strong>John</strong>, 1886–1933, Australian sprint runner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> <strong>Mary</strong> → Queen <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090750" href="entry://Mary%23bigmac000090750"><strong>Mary<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq505"> <strong>St Clair George Alfred</strong>, 1863–1935, Australian ecclesiastic, born in England; first Anglican archbishop of Brisbane, 1904–21.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq376"> <strong>Sir Stuart Alexander</strong>, 1812–67, Australian politician, born in England; first premier of NSW, for three months in 1856.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doodackie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doodackie</span></header><div>/ˈdudæki/ (<em>say</em> 'doohdakee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076116" href="entry://thingummyjig%23bigmac000076116"><strong>thingummyjig</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doodlebug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doodlebug</span></header><div>/ˈdudlbʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'doohdlbug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> a divining rod or similar device supposedly useful in locating water, oil, minerals, etc., underground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010371" href="entry://buzzbomb%23bigmac000010371"><strong>buzzbomb</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1860s) for the larva of various insects; thence a contemptuous epithet for a person or a thing, and, in the case of the divining rod, conveying scepticism about its efficacy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doradillo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doradillo</span></header><div>/dɔrəˈdɪloʊ/ (<em>say</em> dawruh'diloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a white grape variety used for making cheap wines for popular consumption.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dordrecht
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dordrecht</span></header><div>/ˈdɔdrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'dawdrekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">a port in south-western Netherlands, in South Holland province, on the Waal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dort</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downdraft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393635390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downdraft</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊndraft/ (<em>say</em> 'downdrahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">a downward current of air.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">downdraught</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downgrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downgrade</span><z><span target_id="cbS7eq3y5M">v.t.</span><span target_id="tLd75N2mF9">n.</span><span target_id="pWdW12BJHk">adj.</span><span target_id="nbTe55QbQs">adv.</span><span target_id="HoINl04rDf">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cbS7eq3y5M"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downgrade" src="word_pronunciations/07217.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊngreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'downgrayd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downgrade" src="word_pronunciations/07218.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊnˈgreɪd/ (<em>say</em> down'grayd) (<strong class="bold">downgraded</strong>, <strong class="bold">downgrading</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq663"> to assign (a person, job or the like) to a lower status, usually with a smaller salary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> to reduce the security classification of (a classified document, article, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq153"> to denigrate or belittle: <em class="example">politicians are constantly downgraded by the public.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tLd75N2mF9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downgrade" src="word_pronunciations/07217.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊngreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'downgrayd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq805"> a downward slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq381"> an item which has been downgraded, especially as not meeting a particular standard.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pWdW12BJHk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downgrade" src="word_pronunciations/07217.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊngreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'downgrayd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq451"> downhill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq276"> not meeting a required standard: <em class="example">downgrade material.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="nbTe55QbQs">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq879"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downgrade" src="word_pronunciations/07218.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊnˈgreɪd/ (<em>say</em> down'grayd) to an inferior position or level: <em class="example">to go downgrade.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HoINl04rDf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq785"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downgrade" src="word_pronunciations/07217.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊngreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'downgrayd) <strong class="phr">on the downgrade</strong>, heading for poverty, ruin, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downwards</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downwards" src="word_pronunciations/07229.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnwədz/ (<em>say</em> 'downwuhdz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> from a higher to a lower place or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq396"> down from a head, source, or beginning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq062"> from more ancient times to the present day.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">downward</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dravidian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dravidian</span><z><span target_id="xfsASqeL45">n.</span><span target_id="eH5N1ngaSd">adj.</span></z></header><div>/drəˈvɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> druh'videeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xfsASqeL45"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> a large linguistic family of India, distinct from Indo-European, and including Tamil, Telugu, Kanarese, and Malayalam, and, in Baluchistan, Brahui.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> a member of any of the peoples speaking these languages, occupying much of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eH5N1ngaSd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq429"> Also, <strong class="vs">Dravidic</strong>. of or relating to this peoples or their languages.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <em>drāvida</em>, relating to <em>Dravida</em> name of an Indian province]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreadlock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac095494805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreadlock</span><z><span target_id="sXMKzXysJ1">n.</span><span target_id="fA7lEYXdsU">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɛdlɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'dredlok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sXMKzXysJ1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq224"> Also, <strong class="vs">lock</strong>. a single matted lock of hair in the Rastafarian style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq042"> (<em>plural</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">dreads</strong>, <strong class="vs">locks</strong>. a hairstyle in which the hair is worn in long, rope-like locks, as that of Rastafarian men.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fA7lEYXdsU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq652"> to form (hair) into dreadlocks.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dreadlocked</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dromedary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dromedary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dromedary" src="word_pronunciations/07335.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɒmədɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'dromuhderee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dromedary" src="word_pronunciations/07336.mp3"></audio></span>/-dri/ (<em>say</em> -dree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dromedaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088570" href="entry://camel%23bigmac000088570"><strong>camel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088570" href="entry://camel%23mq119">1a</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dromedarye</em>, from Late Latin <em>dromedārius</em>, from Latin <em>dromas</em> dromedary, from Greek: running]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dryasdust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dryasdust</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪəzdʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'druyuhzdust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">someone who deals with dry, uninteresting subjects; a dull pedant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Dr Jonas <em>Dryasdust</em>, a fictitious character to whom Sir Walter Scott, 1771–1832, dedicated some of his novels]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dundreary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dundreary</span></header><div>/dʌnˈdrɪəri/ (<em>say</em> dun'drearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dundrearies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">long side-whiskers worn without a beard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Lord <em>Dundreary</em>, a character in the play <em>Our American Cousin</em> (1858) by Tom Taylor, 1817–80, English dramatist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duodecimo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duodecimo</span><z><span target_id="qyKdaGw3vc">n.</span><span target_id="6RAAhGtgTs">adj.</span></z></header><div>/djuoʊˈdɛsimoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dyoohoh'deseemoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qyKdaGw3vc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duodecimos</strong>) a book size determined by printing on sheets folded to form twelve leaves or twenty-four pages. <em>Abbrev.</em>: 12mo or 12°</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6RAAhGtgTs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq073"> in duodecimo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">twelvemo</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin (<em>in</em>)<em> duodecimō</em> (in) twelfth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duodenary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duodenary</span></header><div>/djuəˈdinəri/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuh'deenuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">duodecimal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>duodēnārius</em> containing twelve]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daffodilly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daffodilly</span></header><div>/ˈdæfədɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'dafuhdilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">daffodillies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018413" href="entry://daffodil%23bigmac000018413"><strong>daffodil</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018413" href="entry://daffodil%23mq183">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018413" href="entry://daffodil%23mq621">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">daffadowndilly</strong> /ˌdæfədaʊnˈdɪli/ (<em>say</em> .dafuhdown'dilee), <strong>daffydowndilly</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadibones
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672281629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadibones</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdiboʊnz/ (<em>say</em> 'dedeebohnz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018884" href="entry://deadybones%23bigmac000018884"><strong>deadybones</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadweight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadweight</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdweɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dedwayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">of or relating to the dead weight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadybones
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadybones</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdiboʊnz/ (<em>say</em> 'dedeebohnz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>with children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">dead.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deadibones</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decahedron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decahedron</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decahedron" src="word_pronunciations/06202.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛkəˈhidrən/ (<em>say</em> dekuh'heedruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">decahedrons</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">decahedra</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decahedron" src="word_pronunciations/06203.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛkəˈhidrə/ (<em>say</em> dekuh'heedruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">a solid figure having ten faces.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018969" href="entry://deca-%23bigmac000018969"><span class="smallcaps">deca-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033565" href="entry://-hedron%23bigmac000033565"><span class="smallcaps">-hedron</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decahedral</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dedication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dedication</span></header><div>/dɛdəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deduh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> the act of dedicating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> the fact of being dedicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq457"> an inscription prefixed or attached to a book, etc., dedicating it to some person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dedicatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dedicatory</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdəkeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> 'deduhkaytuhree), /ˈdɛdəkətri/ (<em>say</em> 'deduhkuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">of or relating to dedication; serving as a dedication.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dedicative</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deductible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995234902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deductible</span><z><span target_id="IXRTQ9OUbf">adj.</span><span target_id="tLvOCo5YG0">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈdʌktəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'duktuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IXRTQ9OUbf"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> able to be deducted.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tLvOCo5YG0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq108"> a legitimate deduction, as a taxation claim.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">deductable</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>deductibility</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defendable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac131203495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defendable</span></header><div>/dəˈfɛndəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'fenduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">able to be defended: <em class="example">a defendable house in a bushfire.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defendability</strong> /dəfɛndəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhfenduh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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definitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">definitude</span></header><div>/dəˈfɪnətjud/ (<em>say</em> duh'finuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">definiteness; exactitude; precision.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehumidify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehumidify</span></header><div>/dihjuˈmɪdəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> deehyooh'miduhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dehumidified</strong>, <strong class="bold">dehumidifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">to remove moisture from; to reduce the degree of humidity of.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dehumidification</strong> /dihjuˌmɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deehyooh.miduhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dehumidifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehydrator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac035396858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehydrator</span></header><div>/ˈdihaɪdreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'deehuydraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> someone or something that dehydrates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> Also, <strong class="vs">food dehydrator</strong>. an appliance that removes moisture from food, for preservation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demodulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demodulate</span></header><div>/diˈmɒdʒəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'mojuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demodulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">demodulating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Radio</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">to separate out transmitted information from its carrier wave, as in radio or telephone transmissions, in conjunction with analog-to-digital conversion, as in a modem.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demodulation</strong> /ˌdimɒdʒəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deemojuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendriform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendriform</span></header><div>/ˈdɛndrəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'dendruhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">tree-like in form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019527" href="entry://dendr-%23bigmac000019527"><span class="smallcaps">dendr-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendrobium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendrobium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dendrobium" src="word_pronunciations/06416.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛnˈdroʊbiəm/ (<em>say</em> den'drohbeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">any species of the very large orchid genus <em>Dendrobium</em>, widely distributed in Asia and Australia, as <em>D. bigibbum</em>, Cooktown orchid, and <em>D. speciosum</em>, rock lily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>dendron</em> tree + <em>bios</em> life; because most species are epiphytes perching on trees but not deriving nutrition from them]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendrogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac712552591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendrogram</span></header><div>/ˈdɛndrəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'dendruhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq76">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077813" href="entry://tree%20diagram%23bigmac000077813"><strong>tree diagram</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077813" href="entry://tree%20diagram%23mq592">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019531" href="entry://dendro-%23bigmac000019531"><span class="smallcaps">dendro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23bigmac000031215"><span class="smallcaps">-gram<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031215" href="entry://-gram%23mq529">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendrology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendrology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dendrology" src="word_pronunciations/06417.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛnˈdrɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> den'droluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">the part of botany that deals with trees and shrubs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dendrological</strong> /dɛndrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> dendruh'lojikuhl), <strong>dendrologous</strong> /dɛnˈdrɒləgəs/ (<em>say</em> den'droluhguhs), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dendrologist</strong> /dɛnˈdrɒlədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> den'droluhjuhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denudation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denudation</span></header><div>/ˌdinjuˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deenyooh'dayshuhn), /ˌdɛnjəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .denyuh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> the act of denuding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq231"> denuded or bare condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq256"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the laying bare of rock by erosive processes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dependable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dependable</span></header><div>/dəˈpɛndəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'penduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dependability</strong> /dəpɛndəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhpenduh'biluhtee), <strong>dependableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dependably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dependence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dependence</span></header><div>/dəˈpɛndəns/ (<em>say</em> duh'penduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> the state of depending for aid, support, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> reliance; confidence; trust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> the state of being conditional or contingent on something; natural or logical sequence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq234"> subordination or subjection: <em class="example">the dependence of the church upon the state.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq543"> an object of reliance or trust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dependency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dependency</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dependency" src="word_pronunciations/06449.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɛndənsi/ (<em>say</em> duh'penduhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dependencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> the state of being dependent; dependence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> something dependent or subordinate; an appurtenance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> an outbuilding or annexe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq083"> a subject territory which is not an integral part of the ruling country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendroglyph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105302761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendroglyph</span></header><div>/ˈdɛndrəglɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'dendruhglif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a carving made on the woody surface of a tree, especially one having cultural, religious, or historical significance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019531" href="entry://dendro-%23bigmac000019531"><span class="smallcaps">dendro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030655" href="entry://glyph%23bigmac000030655"><span class="smallcaps">glyph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendrolatry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendrolatry</span></header><div>/dɛnˈdrɒlətri/ (<em>say</em> den'droluhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">the worship of trees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019531" href="entry://dendro-%23bigmac000019531"><span class="smallcaps">dendro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211401954" href="entry://-latry%23bigmac211401954"><span class="smallcaps">-latry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depredation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depredation</span></header><div>/dɛprəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depruh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descendible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descendible</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛndəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'senduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">capable of being transmitted by inheritance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">descendable</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desideratum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desideratum</span></header><div>/dəzɪdəˈratəm/ (<em>say</em> duhziduh'rahtuhm), /-ˈreɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> -'raytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">desiderata</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">something wanted or needed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The unpastoral reader may be informed that speed and completeness of denudation are the grand desiderata in shearing</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1865</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, properly past participle neuter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despondency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despondency</span></header><div>/dəˈspɒndənsi/ (<em>say</em> duh'sponduhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">despondencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">a state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">despondence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diadelphous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diadelphous</span></header><div>/daɪəˈdɛlfəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'delfuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> (of stamens) united into two sets by their filaments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> (of plants) having the stamens so united.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>adelphos</em> brother + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamondback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamondback</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪməndbæk/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhndbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">a common venomous rattlesnake, <em>Crotalus adamantus</em>, of the southern United States.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diamondback rattlesnake</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicotyledon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicotyledon</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪkɒtəˈlidn/ (<em>say</em> .duykotuh'leedn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq429"> a plant with two cotyledons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> a member of the group Dicotyledones, one of the two subclasses of angiospermous plants, characterised by producing seeds with two cotyledons or seed leaves, and by an exogenous mode of growth.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047828" href="entry://monocotyledon%23bigmac000047828"><strong>monocotyledon</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didjeribone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac987874613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didjeribone</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒəriˌboʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhree.bohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a plastic didgeridoo with a flared end, which has one piece sliding inside another to control the fundamental note and allow for tuning; slide didgeridoo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">didgeribone</strong>. <div class="etym">[respelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020304" href="entry://didgeridoo%23bigmac000020304"><span class="smallcaps">didgeri(doo)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078236" href="entry://trombone%23bigmac000078236"><span class="smallcaps">(trom)bone</span></a>; coined by its inventor Charlie McMahon, born 1951, Australian musician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitigrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitigrade</span><z><span target_id="FYzzIhGzEe">adj.</span><span target_id="iXofSb51l6">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒətəgreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuhgrayd) <em class="label">Zoology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FYzzIhGzEe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> walking on the toes, as most quadruped mammals and all birds.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iXofSb51l6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq205"> an animal that walks on its toes.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057241" href="entry://plantigrade%23bigmac000057241"><strong>plantigrade</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[French, from Latin <em>digitus</em> finger + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031169" href="entry://-grade%23bigmac000031169"><span class="smallcaps">-grade</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilapidated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilapidated</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilapidated" src="word_pronunciations/06723.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlæpədeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'lapuhdaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">reduced to, or fallen into, ruin or decay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dioscorides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dioscorides</span></header><div>/daɪəsˈkɔridiz/ (<em>say</em> duyuhs'kawreedeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pedanius</strong> /pəˈdeɪniəs/ (<em>say</em> puh'dayneeuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">c. AD 20–70, Greek physician; author of oldest surviving treatise on drugs, <em>Materia medica</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diprotodont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diprotodont</span></header><div>/daɪˈproʊtəˌdɒnt/ (<em>say</em> duy'prohtuh.dont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">one of a subclass of marsupials having fewer than three upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw and no more than one pair of functional incisors in the lower jaw, including kangaroos, koalas and wombats.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059579" href="entry://prot-%23bigmac000059579"><span class="smallcaps">prot-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051812" href="entry://-odont%23bigmac000051812"><span class="smallcaps">-odont</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaccredit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaccredit</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈkrɛdət/ (<em>say</em> disuh'kreduht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">take away the credentials of; cause to be no longer authorised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discordance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discordance</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkɔdəns/ (<em>say</em> dis'kawduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">discordant character; disagreement; discord.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discordancy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disidentify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926255123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disidentify</span></header><div>/dɪsaɪˈdɛntəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> disuy'dentuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disidentified</strong>, <strong class="bold">disidentifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq062"> to hide or remove the identity of: <em class="example">disidentified information.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq668"> to sever the association of; dissociate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disidentification</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disobedient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disobedient</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disobedient" src="word_pronunciations/06927.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈbidiənt/ (<em>say</em> disuh'beedeeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">neglecting or refusing to obey; refractory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of Old French <em>desobedient</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disobediently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disquietude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disquietude</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkwaɪətjud/ (<em>say</em> dis'kwuyuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">a state of disquiet; uneasiness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomsdayman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomsdayman</span></header><div>/ˈdumzdeɪˌmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmzday.man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doomsdaymen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">a doomwatcher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disordered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disordered</span></header><div>/dɪsˈɔdəd/ (<em>say</em> dis'awduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> in confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq842"> mentally ill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorderly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorderly</span><z><span target_id="2qy7l6GlyF">adj.</span><span target_id="paYMCaTeIp">adv.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈɔdəli/ (<em>say</em> dis'awduhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2qy7l6GlyF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> characterised by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> unruly; turbulent; tumultuous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq725"> <em class="label">Law</em> violating, or opposed to, constituted order; contrary to public order or morality.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="paYMCaTeIp">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq868"> without order, rule, or method; irregularly; confusedly.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disorderliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissidence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissidence</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsədəns/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhduhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">disagreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disulphide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disulphide</span></header><div>/daɪˈsʌlfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duy'sulfuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a sulphide containing two atoms of sulphur, as carbon disulphide, CS<sub>2</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disulfide</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073273" href="entry://sulphide%23bigmac000073273"><span class="smallcaps">sulphide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogfooding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac755698571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogfooding</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgfudɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogfoohding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">the practice of a company, usually a software company, itself using the products that it sells to external customers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the phrase <em>eat your own dog food</em> used by a Microsoft manager in 1988 to encourage internal use of Microsoft products]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorhandle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorhandle</span></header><div>/ˈdɔhændl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawhandl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a handle, upon which pressure is applied in order to release the latch to open a door.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawbridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawbridge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawbridge" src="word_pronunciations/07275.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'drawbrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">a bridge of which the whole or a part may be drawn up or aside to prevent access or to leave a passage open for boats, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunderhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunderhead</span></header><div>/ˈdʌndəhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'dunduhhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">a dunce; blockhead.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dunderpate</strong> /ˈdʌndəpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dunduhpayt). <div class="etym">[compare Dutch <em>dunder</em>(<em>kop</em>) numbskull, from <em>dunder</em> thunder + <em>kop</em> head] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dunderheaded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duodecimal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duodecimal</span><z><span target_id="mCh2N1ZpdN">adj.</span><span target_id="WdwLNmO8z3">n.</span></z></header><div>/djuoʊˈdɛsəməl/ (<em>say</em> dyoohoh'desuhmuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mCh2N1ZpdN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> relating to twelfths, or to the number twelve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> proceeding by twelves.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WdwLNmO8z3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq684"> one of a system of numerals the base of which is twelve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq743"> one of twelve equal parts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>duodecimus</em> twelfth + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duodecimally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duodenitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duodenitis</span></header><div>/ˌdjuoʊdəˈnaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .dyoohohduh'nuytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">inflammation of the duodenum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Düsseldorf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Düsseldorf</span></header><div>/ˈdusəldɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'doohsuhldawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">a city in western Germany (formerly in West Germany); a port on the Rhine and capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the central part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dusseldorp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121836603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dusseldorp</span></header><div>/ˈdʊsəldɔp/ (<em>say</em> 'doosuhldawp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dick</strong> (<em>Gerardus Josef Dusseldorp</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">1916–2000, Australian engineer and business executive, born in the Netherlands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dardanelles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dardanelles</span></header><div>/dadəˈnɛlz/ (<em>say</em> dahduh'nelz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">the strait between European and Asiatic Turkey, connecting the Aegean with the Sea of Marmara; campaign by the Allies in World War I to take control of this from Turkey was costly and unsuccessful. 64 km long; 2.4 km wide. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Battleships and transports in the Dardanelles, waiting for the start of the attack in April 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Dardanelles_C02141.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Hellespont</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029286" href="entry://Gallipoli%23bigmac000029286"><strong>Gallipoli</strong></a>. <div class="backshade">In September 1914 Turkey closed the <strong>Dardanelles</strong> strait to British warships, thus denying the Allies maritime access to their eastern ally, Russia. In October Turkey entered the war on the German side. In response, the Allies launched the Dardanelles Campaign, devised by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill. This involved using a fleet of old battleships to force open the strait, then proceed on to, and take, the Turkish capital Constantinople (which, it was hoped, would drive Turkey out of the war) and, finally, to secure a naval supply route from Aegean and Mediterranean seas, via the Sea of Marmara, to the Black Sea and Russia. The Allied campaign began in February 1915 with an Anglo-French naval bombardment of Turkish gun emplacements at the entrance to the strait. But enemy minefields severely damaged the Allied fleet, so land forces were called in, landing on 25 April at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029286" href="entry://Gallipoli%23bigmac000029286"><strong>Gallipoli</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daredevilry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daredevilry</span></header><div>/ˈdɛədɛvəlri/ (<em>say</em> 'dairdevuhlree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">recklessness; venturesomeness.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">daredeviltry</strong> /ˈdɛədɛvəltri/ (<em>say</em> 'dairdevuhltree).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrepitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrepitude</span></header><div>/dəˈkrɛpətjud/ (<em>say</em> duh'krepuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">decrepit condition; feebleness, especially from old age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrescendo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrescendo</span><z><span target_id="x414SaSrQi">adv.</span><span target_id="jpZbTDs1Oe">n.</span></z></header><div>/dikrəˈʃɛndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> deekruh'shendoh) <em class="label">Music</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="x414SaSrQi">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> (a musical direction) gradually reducing force or loudness; diminuendo (opposed to <em>crescendo</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jpZbTDs1Oe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">decrescendos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq290"> a gradual reduction in force or loudness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq573"> a passage of music in which there is a decrescendo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>decrescere</em> decrease]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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definiendum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">definiendum</span></header><div>/dəfɪniˈɛndəm/ (<em>say</em> duhfinee'enduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">definienda</strong> /dəfɪniˈɛndə/ (<em>say</em> duhfinee'enduh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">the thing which is to be defined, especially the word or phrase to be defined in a dictionary entry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, neuter gerundive of <em>dēfīnīre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019214" href="entry://define%23bigmac000019214"><span class="smallcaps">define</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degradation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degradation</span></header><div>/dɛgrəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> degruh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> the act of degrading.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> the state of being degraded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> the general lowering of the surface of the land by erosive processes, especially by the removal of material through erosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq700"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the breakdown of a complex compound into simple ones.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delderfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delderfield</span></header><div>/ˈdɛldəfild/ (<em>say</em> 'delduhfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ronald Frederick</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">1912–72, English novelist and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendrobates
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendrobates</span></header><div>/dɛnˈdrɒbətiz/ (<em>say</em> den'drobuhteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">any member of the <em>Dendrobates</em>, a South American genus of frogs whose glands exude a poison used by the indigenous people for poisoning their arrowheads; arrow-poison frog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deconsolidate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deconsolidate</span></header><div>/dikənˈsɒlədeɪt/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn'soluhdayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">to remove (goods) from a shipping container and place in a store awaiting acceptance or delivery.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deconsolidation</strong> /ˌdikənsɒləˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deekuhnsoluh'dayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehydrogenase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehydrogenase</span></header><div>/ˌdihaɪˈdrɒdʒəneɪz/ (<em>say</em> .deehuy'drojuhnayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">any enzyme that catalyses the dehydrogenation of a substrate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehydrogenate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehydrogenate</span></header><div>/ˌdihaɪˈdrɒdʒəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> .deehuy'drojuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dehydrogenated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dehydrogenating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">to extract hydrogen from (a compound).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dehydrogenation</strong> /ˌdihaɪˌdrɒdʒəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deehuy.drojuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhodhekánisos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhodhekánisos</span></header><div>/ðoʊðɛˈkænisɒs/ (<em>say</em> dhohdhe'kaneesos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061888" href="entry://Dodecanese%20Islands%23bigmac000061888"><strong>Dodecanese Islands</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichlamydeous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichlamydeous</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪkləˈmɪdiəs/ (<em>say</em> .duykluh'mideeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">(of a flower) having both a calyx and a corolla.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013343" href="entry://chlamydeous%23bigmac000013343"><span class="smallcaps">chlamydeous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicyandiamide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicyandiamide</span></header><div>/daɪˌsaɪəndaɪˈæmaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duy.suyuhnduy'amuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">a polymerisation product of cyanamide, (H<sub>2</sub>NCN)<sub>2</sub>, used in the manufacture of plastics and resins and as a chemical intermediate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018208" href="entry://cyano-%23bigmac000018208"><span class="smallcaps">cyan(o)-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002176" href="entry://amide%23bigmac000002176"><span class="smallcaps">amide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disadvantaged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disadvantaged</span><z><span target_id="ln9KY60Eyk">v.</span><span target_id="GLSqdvLggk">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disadvantaged" src="word_pronunciations/06810.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd/ (<em>say</em> disuhd'vantijd), /-ˈvan-/ (<em>say</em> -'vahn-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="ln9KY60Eyk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020704" href="entry://disadvantage%23bigmac000020704"><strong>disadvantage</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GLSqdvLggk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq201"> low in socio-economic rank or background: <em class="example">a disadvantaged suburb.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> deprived of financial security, educational background, opportunity, etc., as a result of discrimination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discreditable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discreditable</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkrɛdətəbəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreduhtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">such as to bring discredit; disgraceful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discreditably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissimilitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissimilitude</span></header><div>/dɪsɪˈmɪlətjud/ (<em>say</em> disi'miluhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> unlikeness; difference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq576"> a point of difference.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunderklumpen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac97511894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunderklumpen</span></header><div>/ˈdʌndəklʌmpən/ (<em>say</em> 'dunduhklumpuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">a clumsy person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <em>Dunderklumpen</em>, a 1974 Swedish animated children’s film featuring a forest creature with this name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamondiferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamondiferous</span></header><div>/daɪmənˈdɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> duymuhn'difuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">diamond bearing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicotyledonous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicotyledonous</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪkɒtəˈlidənəs/ (<em>say</em> .duykotuh'leeduhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">having two cotyledons; belonging or relating to the Dicotyledones.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020280" href="entry://dicotyledon%23bigmac000020280"><strong>dicotyledon</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020280" href="entry://dicotyledon%23mq197">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djargurdwurung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac2736192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djargurdwurung</span><z><span target_id="y6i6LUiF08">n.</span><span target_id="sT6YubIHdT">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʒagədˌwʊrʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'jahguhd.wooroong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y6i6LUiF08"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area of western Victoria, west of Lake Corangamite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sT6YubIHdT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq352"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diadochokinesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diadochokinesis</span></header><div>/daɪˌædəkoʊkəˈnisəs/ (<em>say</em> duy.aduhkohkuh'neesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">the normal power of performing, in rapid succession, alternating bodily movements, such as tapping a finger or opening and closing the jaws.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>diadochos</em> successor + <em>kinēsis</em> motion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disadvantageous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disadvantageous</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsædvænˈteɪdʒəs/ (<em>say</em> .disadvan'tayjuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">attended with disadvantage; unfavourable; detrimental.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disadvantageously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disadvantageousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disintermediate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac600663880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disintermediate</span></header><div>/dɪsɪntəˈmidieɪt/ (<em>say</em> disintuh'meedeeayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">disintermediated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disintermediating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">to connect directly to the primary source of a commercial product, thus cutting out distributers, retailers, wholesalers and all other intermediaries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendrochronology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendrochronology</span></header><div>/ˌdɛndroʊkrəˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .dendrohkruh'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">a method of dating archaeological material by comparison with the ring pattern of timber.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019531" href="entry://dendro-%23bigmac000019531"><span class="smallcaps">dendro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013656" href="entry://chronology%23bigmac000013656"><span class="smallcaps">chronology</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dendrochronological</strong> /ˌdɛndroʊˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .dendroh.kronuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dneprodzerzhinsk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dneprodzerzhinsk</span></header><div>/dnɪprədzɪəˈʒɪnsk/ (<em>say</em> dnipruhdzear'zhinsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">an industrial city in eastern central Ukraine, on the Dnieper.</span></div> Ukrainian, <strong>Dniprodzerzhynsk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dendroclimatology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775325825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dendroclimatology</span></header><div>/ˌdɛndroʊklaɪməˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .dendrohkluymuh'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">the science of determining climates in previous periods of history by examining tree rings as indicators of good or bad conditions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019531" href="entry://dendro-%23bigmac000019531"><span class="smallcaps">dendro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014242" href="entry://climatology%23bigmac000014242"><span class="smallcaps">climatology</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disintermediation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac886194709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disintermediation</span></header><div>/dɪsɪntəˌmidiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disintuh.meedee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> a reduction in the use or role of established lending organisations, such as banks, as intermediaries between lenders and borrowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> the removal of intermediaries in a supply chain, seen as streamlining processes and decreasing costs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downtrodden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downtrodden</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downtrodden" src="word_pronunciations/07227.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊntrɒdn/ (<em>say</em> 'downtrodn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">trodden down; trampled upon; tyrannised over.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">downtrod</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreadnought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreadnought</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛdnɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'drednawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> someone who fears nothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> a type of battleship with heavy guns used by navies in the early 20th century, especially during World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Two British dreadnoughts, along with other warships, in a naval dockyard in 1919.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/dreadnought_H01778.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq881"> a shearer who can shear more than three hundred sheep in a day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq394"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an outer garment of heavy woollen cloth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a heavyweight boxer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq578"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (formerly) a heavy type of tramcar used in Sydney.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq141"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a quart-size glass of beer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq002"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a riverboat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021911" href="entry://dread%23bigmac000021911"><span class="smallcaps">dread</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051246" href="entry://nought%23bigmac000051246"><span class="smallcaps">nought</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095921" href="#mq964">2</a> after the first British battleship of this type, HMS <em>Dreadnought</em>, launched 18 February 1906]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dzaudzhikau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dzaudzhikau</span></header><div>/dzaʊˈdʒɪkaʊ/ (<em>say</em> dzow'jikow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093354" href="entry://Vladikavkaz%23bigmac000093354"><strong>Vladikavkaz</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darmstadtium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99169332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darmstadtium</span></header><div>/damˈstætiəm/ (<em>say</em> dahm'stateeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">an unstable synthetic element created by bombarding lead with nickel atoms.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Ds; <em>atomic number</em>: 110. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Darmstadt</em>, city in Germany, the site of the research centre where it was discovered in 1994 + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demimondaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demimondaine</span></header><div>/ˌdɛmimɒnˈdeɪn/ (<em>say</em> .demeemon'dayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a woman of the demimonde.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deradicalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac481890446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deradicalise</span></header><div>/diˈrædɪkəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'radikuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deradicalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">deradicalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">to persuade (a person who has been radicalised) to relinquish their radical views or beliefs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deradicalize</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060981" href="entry://radicalise%23bigmac000060981"><span class="smallcaps">radicalise</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deradicalisation</strong> /diˌrædɪkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.radikuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desiderative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desiderative</span><z><span target_id="u9SgmOMgd0">adj.</span><span target_id="eYdYTpG5Ew">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈzɪdərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'ziduhruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="u9SgmOMgd0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> having or expressing desire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq952"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (of a verb derived from another) expressing desire to perform the action denoted by the underlying verb. For example, Sanskrit <em>véda</em>, he knows; <em>vi-vid-is-ati</em>, he wishes to know.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eYdYTpG5Ew">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a desiderative verb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilapidation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilapidation</span></header><div>/dəlæpəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhlapuh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq332"> a state of ruin or decay; the process of becoming or causing to become dilapidated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> the extent of the repairs necessary to premises at the end of a tenancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq285"> the wearing away of rocks as a result of natural causes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplocardiac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplocardiac</span></header><div>/dɪploʊˈkadiæk/ (<em>say</em> diploh'kahdeeak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">relating to a heart, divided into two separated sides, one pumping venous blood to the lungs and the other the freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs to the other parts of the body, as in birds and mammals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaccharide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaccharide</span></header><div>/daɪˈsækəraɪd/ (<em>say</em> duy'sakuhruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">any of a group of carbohydrates which are formed from two monosaccharides which may be the same (as maltose) or different (as sucrose).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064748" href="entry://saccharide%23bigmac000064748"><span class="smallcaps">saccharide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disadvantage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disadvantage</span><z><span target_id="1Feh15Jlh0">n.</span><span target_id="oartJ3OwT0">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disadvantage" src="word_pronunciations/06811.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> disuhd'vantij), /-ˈvan-/ (<em>say</em> -'vahn-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1Feh15Jlh0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> absence or deprivation of advantage; any unfavourable circumstance or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> injury to interest, reputation, credit, profit, etc.; loss.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oartJ3OwT0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq845"> (<strong class="bold">disadvantaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">disadvantaging</strong>) to subject to disadvantage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discommodity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discommodity</span></header><div>/dɪskəˈmɒdəti/ (<em>say</em> diskuh'moduhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discommodities</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> inconvenience; disadvantageousness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq888"> a source of inconvenience or trouble; disadvantage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disobedience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disobedience</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈbidiəns/ (<em>say</em> disuh'beedeeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">lack of obedience; neglect or refusal to obey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disregardful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disregardful</span></header><div>/dɪsrəˈgadfəl/ (<em>say</em> disruh'gahdfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">neglectful; careless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djabuganjdji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985931921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djabuganjdji</span><z><span target_id="isz8DnMxn7">n.</span><span target_id="kfT5sa7gCm">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʒabugʌndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'jahboohgunjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="isz8DnMxn7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the rainforest north and west of Cairns, Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq603"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kfT5sa7gCm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq727"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djadjawurung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892440306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djadjawurung</span><z><span target_id="d73SkpdIOl">n.</span><span target_id="8yGovNyEmP">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʒadʒəwʊrʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'jahjuhwooroong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="d73SkpdIOl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area of central Victoria, west of Bendigo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8yGovNyEmP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq649"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodecahedron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodecahedron</span></header><div>/ˌdoʊdɛkəˈhidrən/ (<em>say</em> .dohdekuh'heedruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dodecahedrons</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dodecahedra</strong> /ˌdoʊdɛkəˈhidrə/ (<em>say</em> .dohdekuh'heedruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a solid figure having twelve faces.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dōdekaedron</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dodecahedral</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodecaphonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodecaphonic</span></header><div>/ˌdoʊdɛkəˈfɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .dohdekuh'fonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">relating to serial music; twelve-tone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021251" href="entry://dodeca-%23bigmac000021251"><span class="smallcaps">dodeca-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056219" href="entry://phonic%23bigmac000056219"><span class="smallcaps">phonic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dodecaphonist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dodecaphony</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downschedule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141974033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downschedule</span><z><span target_id="VFR6ZnpDKb">v.t.</span><span target_id="pxu7vsPlCA">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊnʃɛdʒul/ (<em>say</em> 'downshejoohl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VFR6ZnpDKb"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> (<strong class="bold">downscheduled</strong>, <strong class="bold">downscheduling</strong>) to reclassify (a medication) so that it is lower in the pharmaceutical schedule (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095028" href="entry://schedule%23mq349">5</a>), and therefore more freely available.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pxu7vsPlCA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq407"> an instance of such a reclassification: <em class="example">the cannabidiol downschedule.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deafblindness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463510519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deafblindness</span></header><div>/ˈdɛfblaɪndnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'defbluyndnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">the condition of being deafblind.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deaf-blindness</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deindustrialisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107381548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deindustrialisation</span></header><div>/diɪnˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deein.dustreeuhluy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">the decline in economic importance of a nation’s manufacturing industries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deindustrialization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deoxyribonucleotide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deoxyribonucleotide</span></header><div>/diˌɒksiˌraɪboʊˈnjukliətaɪd/ (<em>say</em> dee.oksee.ruyboh'nyoohkleeuhtuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">a phosphate ester from which DNA is formed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091505" href="entry://oxygen%23bigmac000091505"><span class="smallcaps">oxy(gen)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063456" href="entry://ribose%23bigmac000063456"><span class="smallcaps">ribo(se)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051351" href="entry://nucleotide%23bigmac000051351"><span class="smallcaps">nucleotide</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dihydroxyphenylalanine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dihydroxyphenylalanine</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪhaɪˌdrɒksifɛnəlˈælənin/ (<em>say</em> .duyhuy.drokseefenuhl'aluhneen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a non-protein amino acid, (OH)<sub>2</sub>.C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>.CH<sub>2</sub>.CH(NH<sup>+</sup><sub>3</sub>)COO<sup>-</sup>; the L-isomer has anticholinergic and antiparkinsonian properties; dopa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035759" href="entry://hydroxy-%23bigmac000035759"><span class="smallcaps">hydroxy-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056091" href="entry://phenylalanine%23bigmac000056091"><span class="smallcaps">phenylalanine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichlorodifluoromethane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichlorodifluoromethane</span></header><div>/daɪˌklɔroʊdaɪˌflʊəroʊˈmiθeɪn/ (<em>say</em> duy.klawrohduy.floouhroh'meethayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a colourless, nonflammable gas, CCl<sub>2</sub>F<sub>2</sub>, used as a refrigerant, and as a propellant in aerosols and fire-extinguishers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013350" href="entry://chlor-%23bigmac000013350"><span class="smallcaps">chlor-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027513" href="entry://fluor-%23bigmac000027513"><span class="smallcaps">fluor-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046503" href="entry://methane%23bigmac000046503"><span class="smallcaps">methane</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane</span></header><div>/daɪˌklɔroʊdaɪˌfɛnəltraɪˌklɔroʊˈiθeɪn/ (<em>say</em> duy.klawrohduy.fenuhltruy.klawroh'eethayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">a chlorinated aromatic compound used as a contact insecticide; DDT.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013350" href="entry://chlor-%23bigmac000013350"><span class="smallcaps">chlor-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056089" href="entry://phenyl%23bigmac000056089"><span class="smallcaps">phenyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077890" href="entry://tri-%23bigmac000077890"><span class="smallcaps">tri-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013350" href="entry://chlor-%23bigmac000013350"><span class="smallcaps">chlor-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024671" href="entry://ethane%23bigmac000024671"><span class="smallcaps">ethane</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/di/ (<em>say</em> dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">a detective.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">d</strong>, <strong class="vs">dee</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/di/ (<em>say</em> dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> an iron D-shaped loop fixed in a saddle from which gear, as a water bottle, etc., can be hung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> a metal D-shaped loop used for any of various purposes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dee</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105964143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/di/ (<em>say</em> dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">a dozen 750 mL bottles of beer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098716" href="entry://dozen%23bigmac000098716"><span class="smallcaps">d(ozen)</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D<sup>4</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) Roman numeral for 500.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> deuterium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq774"> Dutch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq396"> Deputy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq758"> Department.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq460">a prefix used to describe the configurations of chemical compounds that have the same chirality as D-glyceraldehyde.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030628" href="entry://glyceraldehyde%23bigmac000030628"><strong>glyceraldehyde</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[abbreviation for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020050" href="entry://dextrorotatory%23bigmac000020050"><span class="smallcaps">dextrorotatory</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456842913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DA<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/di ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019964" href="entry://development%20application%23bigmac000019964"><strong>development application</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DA<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/di ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021063" href="entry://district%20attorney%23bigmac000021063"><strong>district attorney</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dab<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tIAkUv505W">v.t.</span><span target_id="ErVMJR9DmB">v.i.</span><span target_id="iHkjilCNGJ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dab" src="word_pronunciations/06019.mp3"></audio></span>/dæb/ (<em>say</em> dab) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dabbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dabbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tIAkUv505W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> to tap lightly, as with the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq248"> to pat or tap gently, as with some soft or moist substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq986"> to apply (a substance) by light strokes.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ErVMJR9DmB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq418"> to touch lightly; peck.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iHkjilCNGJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq275"> a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq010"> a small moist lump or mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq846"> a small quantity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq204"> a dance movement in which someone covers their face with their elbow and extends their other arm in the same direction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English. Compare Norwegian <em>dabba</em> tap with the foot, German <em>Tappe</em> footprint]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dab<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dab" src="word_pronunciations/06019.mp3"></audio></span>/dæb/ (<em>say</em> dab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> a European flatfish, <em>Limanda limanda</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> a sand-dab or other small flatfish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DAB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac795320789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DAB</span></header><div>/di eɪ ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> dee ay 'bee) <div class="def"><span id="mq679">digital audio broadcasting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dababeeyah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dababeeyah</span></header><div>/dabaˈbijə/ (<em>say</em> dahbah'beeyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">a large sailing boat for travellers on the Nile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>dahabīyah</em>, literally, the golden; name given to the gilded state barge used by the Muslim rulers of Egypt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dabber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dabber</span></header><div>/ˈdæbə/ (<em>say</em> 'dabuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> someone or something that dabs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> a pad for applying ink, etc., used by printers and engravers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dabble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dabble</span><z><span target_id="F10Dvu0aRj">v.t.</span><span target_id="MuGxRKiafG">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dabble" src="word_pronunciations/06017.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dabuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dabbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dabbling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="F10Dvu0aRj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> to wet slightly or repeatedly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MuGxRKiafG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq465"> to play in water, as with the hands or feet: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I persisted in dangling over the boat-side to dabble in the clear, deep, running water.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq192"> to do anything in a slight or superficial manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Dabbling in politics appealed to him</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Flemish <em>dabbelen</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dabbler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dabchick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dabchick</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dabchick" src="word_pronunciations/06018.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæbtʃɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dabchik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq326"> either of two small Australian waterbirds, the Australasian grebe, <em>Tachybaptus novaehollandiae</em>, and the hoary-headed grebe, <em>Poliocephalus poliocephalus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> the NZ grebe, <em>Poliocephalus rufopectus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq027"> any of various other small grebes, especially the little grebe, <em>Tachybaptus ruficollis</em>, of Eurasia and Africa, or the pied-billed grebe, <em>Podilymbus podiceps</em>, of America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>dapchick</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018587" href="entry://dap%23bigmac000018587"><span class="smallcaps">dap<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095092" href="entry://chick%23bigmac000095092"><span class="smallcaps">chick</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dacca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964500700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dacca</span></header><div>/ˈdækə/ (<em>say</em> 'dakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091935" href="entry://Dhaka%23bigmac000091935"><strong>Dhaka</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dale</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dale" src="word_pronunciations/06048.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪl/ (<em>say</em> dayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> a vale; valley: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They tramped up hill and down dale</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> a small, open river valley partly enclosed by low hills.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dæl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dale</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dale" src="word_pronunciations/06048.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪl/ (<em>say</em> dayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Henry Hallett</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">1875–1968, English physiologist; shared  Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1936, with Otto Loewi, for work on chemical transmission of nerve impulses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daley</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Daley" src="word_pronunciations/06040.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'daylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Victor James William Patrick</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">1858–1905, Australian writer and poet, born in Ireland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalgety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalgety</span></header><div>/dælˈgɛti/ (<em>say</em> dal'getee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frederick Gonnerman</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">1817–94, Australian merchant and financier, born in Canada; founder of Dalgety and Co. 1884.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dalgite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dalgite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dalgite" src="word_pronunciations/06049.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdælgaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dalguyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098550" href="entry://bilby%23bigmac000098550"><strong>bilby</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098550" href="entry://bilby%23mq842">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dalgyte</strong>. <div class="etym">[Noongar <em>dalgayt</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dalgyte
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Dalhousie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalhousie</span></header><div>/dælˈhaʊzi/ (<em>say</em> dal'howzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> <strong>George Ramsay</strong>, <strong>9th Earl of</strong>, 1770–1838, British general; governor of the Canadian colonies 1819–28.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> <strong>James Andrew Broun Ramsay</strong>, <strong>1st Marquess and 10th Earl of</strong>, 1812–60, British politician; governor-general of India 1848–56.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dali</span></header><div>/ˈdali/ (<em>say</em> 'dahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Salvador</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">1904–89, Spanish surrealist painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalian</span></header><div>/ˈdalian/ (<em>say</em> 'dahleeahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a port in north-eastern China in southern Liaoning province at the tip of Liaodong Peninsula, adjoining Lüshun; entry port for Manchuria.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Dairen</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Lüda</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac19880648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalit</span></header><div>/ˈdalɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dahlit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">a member of the lowest caste in traditional Hindu society, formerly referred to as an untouchable.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081439" href="entry://untouchable%23bigmac000081439"><strong>untouchable</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac31681323" href="entry://scheduled%20caste%23bigmac31681323"><strong>scheduled caste</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Hindi, special use of Sanskrit <em>dalit</em> broken, crushed, oppressed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dallapiccola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dallapiccola</span></header><div>/daləˈpɪkoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> dahluh'pikohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Luigi</strong> /luˈidʒi/ (<em>say</em> looh'eejee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">1904–75, Italian composer using twelve-tone technique.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dallas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac571667882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dallas<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdæləs/ (<em>say</em> 'daluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Roderic</strong>)<strong> Stan</strong>(<strong>ley</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">1891-1918, Australian aviator; noted as a flying ace during World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Stan Dallas photographed while serving as a flight sublieutenant with No 1 Squadron, RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service), in France in 1916. Having proved himself an exceptional pilot, in 1917 he was made commanding officer of his squadron. In 1918 he was transferred to 40 Squadron RAF and held the rank of major. Dallas was killed in action in June 1918. He was officially credited with shooting down 39 enemy aircraft.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Dallas1_A04842.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dallas<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdæləs/ (<em>say</em> 'daluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a city in the US, in north-eastern Texas; President Kennedy assassinated here in 1963.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalley</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dalley" src="word_pronunciations/06051.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæli/ (<em>say</em> 'dalee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Bede</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">1831–88, Australian barrister and politician; the first Australian to become a member of the Privy Council, 1887.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dalliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dalliance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dalliance" src="word_pronunciations/06050.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæliəns/ (<em>say</em> 'daleeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> a trifling away of time; dawdling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq596"> amorous toying; flirtation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099050" href="entry://dally%23bigmac000099050"><span class="smallcaps">dally</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002444" href="entry://-ance%23bigmac000002444"><span class="smallcaps">-ance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dally</span><z><span target_id="m4DbrH4HhD">n.</span><span target_id="JueRv7aeRJ">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dally" src="word_pronunciations/06051.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæli/ (<em>say</em> 'dalee) <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m4DbrH4HhD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> a Dalmatian settler, or a descendant.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JueRv7aeRJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq239"> Dalmatian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalmatia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalmatia</span></header><div>/dælˈmeɪʃə/ (<em>say</em> dal'mayshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">a region in Croatia along the east coast of the Adriatic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalmatian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalmatian</span><z><span target_id="PP4BKUnil8">adj.</span><span target_id="MBGKcXsE77">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dalmatian" src="word_pronunciations/06052.mp3"></audio></span>/dælˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dal'mayshuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PP4BKUnil8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> of or relating to Dalmatia or its people.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MBGKcXsE77">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq915"> an inhabitant of Dalmatia, especially a member of the indigenous Slavic-speaking people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq005"> a extinct Romance language formerly spoken in Dalmatia, closely related to Italian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq065"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) one of a breed of dogs resembling the pointer, of a white colour profusely marked with small black or liver-coloured spots; coachdog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dalmatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dalmatic</span></header><div>/dælˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> dal'matik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the alb by a deacon or bishop, as at the celebration of the mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq383"> a similar robe worn by kings and emperors at their coronation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dalmatica</em>, properly feminine of <em>Dalmaticus</em> Dalmatian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daff</span></header><div>/dæf/ (<em>say</em> daf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a daffodil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daffy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daffy</span></header><div>/ˈdæfi/ (<em>say</em> 'dafee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">daffier</strong>, <strong class="bold">daffiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">silly; weak-minded; crazy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish <em>daff</em> a fool; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018416" href="entry://daft%23bigmac000018416"><span class="smallcaps">daft</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daffily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daffiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daft</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daft" src="word_pronunciations/06030.mp3"></audio></span>/daft/ (<em>say</em> dahft) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> lacking in common sense; idiotic: <em class="example">not as daft as I look!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> stupid; foolish: <em class="example">a daft idea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq548"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> lacking mental acuity; mentally deficient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>daffte</em>, Old English <em>gedæfte</em> mild, meek. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019239" href="entry://deft%23bigmac000019239"><span class="smallcaps">deft</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daftly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daftness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dafuq
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac060939843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dafuq</span></header><div>/dəˈfʌk/ (<em>say</em> duh'fuk) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">(an exclamation indicating surprise, indignation, anger, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [a respelt shortening of <em>what the fuck?</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dag<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dag" src="word_pronunciations/06038.mp3"></audio></span>/dæg/ (<em>say</em> dag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq286"> someone who dresses or behaves in an unfashionable or unstylish manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq715"> an odd, eccentric, or amusing person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; compare British dialect <em>doing one’s dags</em> doing something odd that others can’t replicate, as a dare among children] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daggish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dag<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="U9IExWAomR">n.</span><span target_id="jtZBQaRQBs">v.t.</span><span target_id="CqgQhlcilC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dag" src="word_pronunciations/06036.mp3"></audio></span>/dæg/ (<em>say</em> dag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U9IExWAomR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> Also, <strong class="vs">daglock</strong>. wool on a sheep’s rear quarters which is dirty with mud and excreta.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq445"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018431" href="entry://dag%20picker%23bigmac000018431"><strong>dag picker</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jtZBQaRQBs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq023"> (<strong class="bold">dagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">dagging</strong>) to shear dags from (sheep).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CqgQhlcilC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq776"> <strong class="phr">rattle your dags</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> hurry up.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dagge</em>; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dagging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dag<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dag" src="word_pronunciations/06037.mp3"></audio></span>/dæg/ (<em>say</em> dag) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">dagging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">to follow (a jockey) offering assistance in the expectation of receiving racing information.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098145" href="#bigmac000098145"><span class="smallcaps">dag<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dagger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dag<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dag" src="word_pronunciations/06036.mp3"></audio></span>/dæg/ (<em>say</em> dag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> an untidy, slovenly person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> (<em>plural</em>) comfortable old clothes as worn around the house but not in public.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098586" href="entry://daggy%23bigmac000098586"><span class="smallcaps">daggy<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac41522917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dag<sup>5</sup></span></header><div>/dæg/ (<em>say</em> dag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">a pistol.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101342" href="entry://dagger%23bigmac000101342"><span class="smallcaps">dagger<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dagan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dagan</span></header><div>/ˈdagən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">the Babylonian earth god.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dagestan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dagestan</span></header><div>/dagəˈstan/ (<em>say</em> dahguh'stahn), /-ˈstæn/ (<em>say</em> -'stan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a federal republic in southern Russia, on the Caspian Sea; formerly the <strong>Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic</strong> in Russia within the Soviet Union. 50 300 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Makhachkala.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Daghestan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dagga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dagga</span></header><div>/ˈdagə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">South African</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">wild hemp, <em>Cannabis sativa</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daggerboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daggerboard</span></header><div>/ˈdægəbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'daguhbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">a type of centreboard which can be removed completely from its housing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">daggerplate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daggerplate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daggerplate</span></header><div>/ˈdægəpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'daguhplayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018423" href="entry://daggerboard%23bigmac000018423"><strong>daggerboard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daggle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daggle</span></header><div>/ˈdægəl/ (<em>say</em> 'daguhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">daggled</strong>, <strong class="bold">daggling</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">to drag or trail through mud, water, etc.; draggle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [frequentative of dialect <em>dag</em> bemire. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098145" href="entry://dag%23bigmac000098145"><span class="smallcaps">dag<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daggy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daggy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daggy" src="word_pronunciations/06034.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdægi/ (<em>say</em> 'dagee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">daggier</strong>, <strong class="bold">daggiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> conservative and lacking in style, especially in appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq585"> stupid; idiotic; eccentric.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018418" href="entry://dag%23bigmac000018418"><span class="smallcaps">dag<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daggily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dagginess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daggy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daggy" src="word_pronunciations/06033.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdægi/ (<em>say</em> 'dagee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">daggier</strong>, <strong class="bold">daggiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq181"> (of sheep or wool) fouled with dags.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq930"> dirty.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> slovenly; unkempt: <em class="example">a daggy tracksuit.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098145" href="entry://dag%23bigmac000098145"><span class="smallcaps">dag<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daggily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dagginess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daghestan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daghestan</span></header><div>/dagəˈstan/ (<em>say</em> dahguh'stahn), /-ˈstæn/ (<em>say</em> -'stan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091937" href="entry://Dagestan%23bigmac000091937"><strong>Dagestan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dace</span></header><div>/deɪs/ (<em>say</em> days) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dace</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">daces</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> a small freshwater cyprinid fish, <em>Leuciscus leuciscus</em>, of Europe, with a stout, fusiform body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> any of several similar or related fishes of North America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>darse</em>, from Old French <em>dars</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088784" href="entry://dart%23bigmac000088784"><span class="smallcaps">dart<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dacha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dacha</span></header><div>/ˈdætʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dachuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a country villa (in Russia).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dachau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dachau</span></header><div>/ˈdækaʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dakow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">a town in southern Germany (formerly in West Germany), in Bavaria; site of a Nazi concentration camp, the scene of mass murders during World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dachshund
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dachshund</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dachshund" src="word_pronunciations/06021.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæksənd/ (<em>say</em> 'daksuhnd), /ˈdæʃənd/ (<em>say</em> 'dashuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">one of a German breed of small dogs with a long body and very short legs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Dachs</em> badger + <em>Hund</em> dog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dacia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dacia</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪsiə/ (<em>say</em> 'dayseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in southern Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Dacian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac784772703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dack</span></header><div>/dæk/ (<em>say</em> dak) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac639507805" href="entry://dak%23bigmac639507805"><strong>dak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dacks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dacks</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dacks" src="word_pronunciations/06047.mp3"></audio></span>/dæks/ (<em>say</em> daks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018466" href="entry://daks%23bigmac000018466"><strong>daks</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dacoit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dacoit</span></header><div>/dəˈkɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'koyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">one of a band of armed thieves; bandit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>ḍakait</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dacoity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dacoity</span></header><div>/dæˈkɔɪti/ (<em>say</em> da'koytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dacoities</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">robbery by an armed gang; banditry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>ḍakaitī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dacquoise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798007290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dacquoise</span></header><div>/dæˈkwaz/ (<em>say</em> da'kwahz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a dessert cake made from layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, feminine form of the adjective <em>Dacquois</em>, that is, ’of Dax’, a town in south-western France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dacron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dacron</span></header><div>/ˈdækrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'dakron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">a strong synthetic polyester fibre resistant to creases.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dactyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dactyl</span></header><div>/ˈdæktəl/ (<em>say</em> 'daktuhl), /-tɪl/ (<em>say</em> -til) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> a digit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short, or in modern verse, one accented followed by two unaccented ( ¯ ˘˘ ), as in ‘Gēntly̆ ănd hūmănly̆’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dactile</em>, from Latin <em>dactylus</em>, from Greek <em>daktylos</em> finger or toe, date (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018703" href="entry://date%23bigmac000018703"><span class="smallcaps">date<sup>2</sup></span></a>), metrical foot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dactylic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dactylic</span><z><span target_id="uvfR3Ca3gS">adj.</span><span target_id="yUkBKWwJ1o">n.</span></z></header><div>/dækˈtɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> dak'tilik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uvfR3Ca3gS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> of or characterised by dactyls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq020"> of a dactyl.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yUkBKWwJ1o">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq153"> a dactylic verse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dactyliomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dactyliomancy</span></header><div>/dækˈtɪliəˌmænsi/ (<em>say</em> dak'tileeuh.mansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">divination by means of a finger-ring hung from a thread.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dactylomancy</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>dactyliomancie</em>, from Greek <em>dāktylios</em> finger-ring + <em>-mancie</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dactylology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dactylology</span></header><div>/dæktəˈlɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> daktuh'loluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">the technique of communicating ideas by signs made with the fingers, as in a manual alphabet used by the deaf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>daktylos</em> finger + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dactyly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac636214591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dactyly</span></header><div>/ˈdæktəli/ (<em>say</em> 'daktuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">the arrangement of digits on the hands, feet, and wings of a tetrapod animal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>daktylos</em> finger or toe + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dad</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dad" src="word_pronunciations/06028.mp3"></audio></span>/dæd/ (<em>say</em> dad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> a father.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> (a familiar form of address for a father.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq587"> (a term of address to an older man.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>dadde</em>, nursery substitute for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098907" href="entry://father%23bigmac000098907"><span class="smallcaps">father</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daemon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daemon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daemon" src="word_pronunciations/06405.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdimən/ (<em>say</em> 'deemuhn), /ˈdaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> Also, <strong class="vs">daimon</strong>, <strong class="vs">demon</strong>. <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq558"> a god.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq193"> a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person’s attendant spirit.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq965"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a service program that is called into action by the operating system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>daimōn</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daemonic</strong> /dəˈmɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> duh'monik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daesh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac950411923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daesh</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪiʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'duyeesh), /dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> dash), /ˈdeɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'daysh), /ˈdaɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'duysh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac638164630" href="entry://Islamic%20State%23bigmac638164630"><strong>Islamic State</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Da’ish</strong>. <div class="etym">[abbreviation of Arabic <em>ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah fī ’l-ʿIrāq wa-sh-Shām</em>, the full name in Arabic for the group known as Islamic State]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DAF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DAF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq840">delayed auditory feedback.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daglish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daglish</span></header><div>/ˈdægliʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dagleesh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">1866–1920, Australian politician; first Labor premier of WA 1904–05.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daglock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daglock</span></header><div>/ˈdæglɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'daglok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098145" href="entry://dag%23bigmac000098145"><strong>dag<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098145" href="entry://dag%23mq199">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018426" href="entry://daggle%23bigmac000018426"><span class="smallcaps">dag(gle)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043140" href="entry://lock%23bigmac000043140"><span class="smallcaps">lock<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dago</span><z><span target_id="IoAEYyqw6H">n.</span><span target_id="9gPPZIjcta">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dago" src="word_pronunciations/06035.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'daygoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IoAEYyqw6H">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dagos</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dagoes</strong>) a person of Mediterranean extraction, especially an Italian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9gPPZIjcta">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq477"> of or relating to a person of Mediterranean extraction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dago</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from <em>Diego</em>, a Spanish given name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dagon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dagon</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪgən/ (<em>say</em> 'dayguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">the national god of the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish, originally a fish god and later the god of corn and grain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew <em>dāghōn</em> little fish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daguerreotype
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daguerreotype</span><z><span target_id="xyMP2H6sCV">n.</span><span target_id="3Ccfoz4yWt">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈgɛrətaɪp/ (<em>say</em> duh'geruhtuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xyMP2H6sCV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> an early photographic process (invented in 1839) in which the impression was made on a silver surface sensitised to the action of light by iodine, and then developed by mercury vapour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> a picture so made.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3Ccfoz4yWt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq917"> (<strong class="bold">daguerreotyped</strong>, <strong class="bold">daguerreotyping</strong>) to photograph by this process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after LJM <em>Daguerre</em>, 1789–1851, French inventor. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078908" href="entry://-type%23bigmac000078908"><span class="smallcaps">-type</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daguerreotyper</strong>, <strong>daguerreotypist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dagwool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dagwool</span></header><div>/ˈdægwʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dagwool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">hindquarter wool clotted with excrement, dirt, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dahl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dahl</span></header><div>/dal/ (<em>say</em> dahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roald</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">1916–1990, British writer, known for his short stories with an unexpected twist, such as <em>Tales of the Unexpected</em> (1979), and for his children’s books, including <em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</em> (1964).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dahlia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dahlia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dahlia" src="word_pronunciations/06039.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪljə/ (<em>say</em> 'daylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> any plant of the genus <em>Dahlia</em>, native to Mexico and Central America, widely cultivated for its showy, variously coloured flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> the flower or tuberous root of a dahlia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; named after A <em>Dahl</em>, died 1789, Swedish botanist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dahna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dahna</span></header><div>/ˈdaknə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahknuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064421" href="entry://Rub%27%20al%20Khali%23bigmac000064421"><strong>Rub‘ al Khali</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dahomey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dahomey</span></header><div>/dəˈhoʊmi/ (<em>say</em> duh'hohmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091770" href="entry://Benin%23bigmac000091770"><strong>Benin</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Dahoman</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daiginjo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110126975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daiginjo</span></header><div>/daɪˈgɪndʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duy'ginjoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">a form of ginjo using more highly polished rice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daigou
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598812616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daigou</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duygoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> a person outside China who purchases goods, usually luxury items but also items in demand, as formula milk for babies, for a customer in mainland China.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> this system of personal shopping.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Mandarin <em>dàigòu</em>, from <em>dài</em> substitute + <em>gòu</em> to buy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daikon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274888814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daikon</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪkɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'duykon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac18023708" href="entry://white%20radish%23bigmac18023708"><strong>white radish</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese <em>dai</em> large + <em>kon</em> root; both elements from Chinese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daily</span><z><span target_id="t3vvnxYdkI">adj.</span><span target_id="9yNvy3MhYz">n.</span><span target_id="OyUDWMLuW5">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daily" src="word_pronunciations/06040.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'daylee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="t3vvnxYdkI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq948"> of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9yNvy3MhYz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dailies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq527"> a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq014"> <em class="label">British</em> a servant, usually female, who comes to work every day.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="OyUDWMLuW5">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq866"> every day; day by day: <em class="example">she phoned the hospital daily.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dayly</em>, from Old English based on 2nd element of compounds such as <em>twādæglíc</em> every two days]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daimler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daimler</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪmlə/ (<em>say</em> 'daymluh), /ˈdaɪmlə/ (<em>say</em> 'duymluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gottlieb</strong> /ˈgɒtlib/ (<em>say</em> 'gotleeb), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">1834–1900, German engineer and motor vehicle manufacturer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daimon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daimon</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmən/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098144" href="entry://daemon%23bigmac000098144"><strong>daemon</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098144" href="entry://daemon%23mq674">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095228" href="entry://demon%23bigmac000095228"><span class="smallcaps">demon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daimyo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daimyo</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duymyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">daimyo</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">daimyos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> the class of greater nobles in Japanese feudalism, often the descendants of younger sons of emperors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> a member of this class.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially formerly</em>), <strong class="vs">daimio</strong>. <div class="etym">[Japanese <em>daimyō</em>, from Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>dà</em> great + <em>míng</em> literally, name land, private land]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daingatti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac580260059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daingatti</span></header><div>/ˈdʌngədi/ (<em>say</em> 'dunguhdee) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021181" href="entry://Dhangadi%23bigmac000021181"><strong>Dhangadi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daintree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daintree<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdeɪntri/ (<em>say</em> 'dayntree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">1832–78, Australian pioneer geologist and photographer, born in England.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daintree<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdeɪntri/ (<em>say</em> 'dayntree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> a coastal river in north-eastern Qld, rising north-west of Mossman and flowing north then south-east to the Pacific Ocean south of Cape Tribulation. About 108 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq445"> <strong>the</strong>, the lowland rainforest region bordering the Daintree River; part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by GAFE Dalrymple in 1873 after Richard <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018445" href="#bigmac000018445"><span class="smallcaps">Daintree<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade">The lowland rainforest of <strong>the Daintree</strong> has been in continuous existence for more than 100 million years and contains an unusually important record of the evolution of plant life on earth, with 13 of the world’s 19 primitive-plant families represented. It is also one of the few places in the world where rainforest and fringing coral-reef lie adjacent. The land was traditionally inhabited by the Kuku-Yalanji people. Captain James Cook named Cape Tribulation in 1770, after the <em>Endeavour</em> was holed on a nearby reef. Timber-cutters taking red cedar were in the area from the 1850s and farming began around Cow Bay from the 1920s. In the early 1980s a campaign by conservation groups to have the Daintree protected by a World Heritage listing was resisted by forestry interests and rejected by the Qld state government, which in 1983–84 allowed a road to be bulldozed north from Cape Tribulation through rainforest to Bloomfield. The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area, which includes the Daintree, was eventually listed in 1988.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dainty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dainty</span><z><span target_id="eEudFSUm20">adj.</span><span target_id="DQ6hexcuaK">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dainty" src="word_pronunciations/06041.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪnti/ (<em>say</em> 'dayntee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eEudFSUm20"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">daintier</strong>, <strong class="bold">daintiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> of delicate beauty or charm; exquisite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> pleasing to the palate; toothsome; delicious: <em class="example">dainty food.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq182"> particular in discrimination or taste; fastidious: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He grew dainty to a degree; she searched her cookery-book for piquant recipes.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq573"> too particular; squeamish.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DQ6hexcuaK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq170"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dainties</strong>) something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deinte</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>dignitas</em> worthiness] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daintily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daintiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daiquiri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daiquiri</span></header><div>/ˈdækəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dakuhree), /ˈdaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">daiquiris</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a cocktail consisting of rum, lime juice, sugar, and ice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Daiquiri</em>, the name of a rum-producing district in Cuba]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dairen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dairen</span></header><div>/daɪˈrɛn/ (<em>say</em> duy'ren) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094365" href="entry://Dalian%23bigmac000094365"><strong>Dalian</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairy</span><z><span target_id="Yb9raPrU3h">n.</span><span target_id="svudknkmEa">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dairy" src="word_pronunciations/06042.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dairree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Yb9raPrU3h"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dairies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq195"> a place, as a room or building, where milk and cream are kept and made into butter and cheese.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> a shed equipped with milking machinery where cows, goats, etc., are milked; bails; milking shed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq902"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq449"> <em class="label">British</em>, <em class="label">US</em> a shop or company that sells milk, butter, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq734"> <em class="label">NZ</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104143" href="entry://milk%20bar%23bigmac000104143"><strong>milk bar</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">British</em>, <em class="label">NZ</em> a dairy farm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq111"> the business of producing milk, butter, and cheese.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="svudknkmEa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq445"> of or relating to a dairy: <em class="example">the dairy churn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq912"> (of an animal) kept for milking: <em class="example">dairy cow; </em><em class="example">dairy goat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq640"> of or relating to milk or butter production: <em class="example">dairy products; </em><em class="example">dairy industry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq895"> conforming to an ideal of a dairy cow, as in body shape, udder size, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deierie</em>, from <em>dei</em> female servant, dairymaid (Old English <em>dǣge</em> breadmaker) + <em>-erie</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23bigmac000024465"><span class="smallcaps">-ery</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairying</span></header><div>/ˈdɛəriɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dairreeing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">the business of a dairy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairymaid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairymaid</span></header><div>/ˈdɛərimeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dairreemayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">(formerly) a female servant employed in a dairy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairyman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairyman</span></header><div>/ˈdɛərimən/ (<em>say</em> 'dairreemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dairymen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">a man who owns, manages, or works in a dairy, or on a dairy farm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairyness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac405314571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairyness</span></header><div>/ˈdɛərinəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dairreenuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">the productivity of a cow in terms of the quality and quantity of its milk, assessed by udder shape and size, pedigree, genomic screening, etc.; used as a judging criterion in competitions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairywoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairywoman</span></header><div>/ˈdɛəriwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'dairreewoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dairywomen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy, or on a dairy farm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dais
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dais</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dais" src="word_pronunciations/06046.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dayuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">a raised platform, as at the end of a room, for a throne, seats of honour, a lecturer’s desk, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deis</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>discus</em> table, Latin disc, dish. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020812" href="entry://discus%23bigmac000020812"><span class="smallcaps">discus</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈdaɪəs/ is common but not considered standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daisy</span><z><span target_id="ivOuEJOt1W">n.</span><span target_id="3MNpFfE5Zc">adj.</span><span target_id="FiydlllNdw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daisy" src="word_pronunciations/06045.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ivOuEJOt1W"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> any plant of the family Compositae whose flower heads have a yellow disc and white rays, as the snow daisy or the shasta daisy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> any similar shaped flower of different colours, as the burr daisy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq794"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something fine or first-rate.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3MNpFfE5Zc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq998"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> fine; first-class; excellent; first-rate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FiydlllNdw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq274"> <strong class="phr">push up daisies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be dead and buried.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dayesye</em>, Old English <em>daegesēage</em> day’s eye] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daisied</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac506340523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daith</span><z><span target_id="618szLyJLK">n.</span><span target_id="MdWTfWVGBH">adj.</span></z></header><div>/daθ/ (<em>say</em> dahth), /deɪθ/ (<em>say</em> dayth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="618szLyJLK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq213"> a type of body piercing in the part of the helix (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033670" href="entry://helix%23mq031">3</a>) which sits around the ear canal.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MdWTfWVGBH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq100"> of or relating to the daith: <em class="example">a daith piercing; </em><em class="example">a daith earring.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>da’at</em> knowledge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac639507805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dak</span></header><div>/dæk/ (<em>say</em> dak) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dakked</strong>, <strong class="bold">dakking</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">to forcibly pull down the trousers, and sometimes the underpants, of: <em class="example">he dakked me in front of everyone.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dack</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018466" href="entry://daks%23bigmac000018466"><span class="smallcaps">daks</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dakar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac52977480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dakar</span></header><div>/ˈdæka/ (<em>say</em> 'dakah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">a seaport in and the capital of Senegal on southern tip of Cape Verde Peninsula; formerly capital of French West Africa. 176 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dakin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dakin</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'daykuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">1883–1950, English-born zoologist in Australia; research work in oceanography and marine biology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dakota
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dakota</span></header><div>/dəˈkoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> duh'kohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a former territory of the US; divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota, 1889.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> North Dakota or South Dakota.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq040"> a confederation of North American Plains people, also known as Sioux.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq529"> the Sioux language.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Dakotan</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daks</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daks" src="word_pronunciations/06047.mp3"></audio></span>/dæks/ (<em>say</em> daks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">trousers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; coined by Alexander Simpson of Simpsons clothing store, Piccadilly, London, in 1934, from a blend of ‘dad’ and ‘slacks’; popularised in the <em>Barry McKenzie</em> cartoon strip in <em>Private Eye</em>.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dal</span></header><div>/dal/ (<em>say</em> dahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> (in Indian cookery) any of various split pulses used in cooking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> a dish of such pulses, boiled and flavoured with spices.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dhal</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>dāl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dalasi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac180934327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dalasi</span></header><div>/dəˈlasi/ (<em>say</em> duh'lahsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq37">the principal monetary unit of The Gambia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalby</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlbi/ (<em>say</em> 'dolbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">a town in south-eastern Qld in the northern Darling Downs; one of Australia’s major stock-selling centres.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Dalby</strong> district lies on land traditionally inhabited by the Barunggam people. A village grew around a crossing over Myall Creek for teams and wagons on their way north to ‘Jimbour’ station. It was proclaimed a town and named Dalby in 1854. From the 1870s it was an important railhead, eventually becoming the junction of five railway lines. From the 1950s dryland-farming techniques, large-scale agriculture, machinery and new crops led to a vast expansion of agriculture on the fertile black soils of the northern Downs. Crops grown include cotton, sorghum, wheat, barley, sunflowers, chickpeas, mung beans and corn; lamb, beef and pork are also produced. The town has a major grain depot and is one of Australia’s major stock-sales centres.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalrymple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalrymple<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dælˈrɪmpəl/ (<em>say</em> dal'rimpuhl), /ˈdæl-/ (<em>say</em> 'dal-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> <strong>Alexander</strong>, 1737–1808, Scottish marine cartographer; asserted the existence of a great southern continent in 1767.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> <strong>George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone</strong>, 1826–76, Australian explorer and pastoralist, born in Scotland; explored the Burdekin River and Bowen areas in Qld.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalrymple<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdælrɪmpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dalrimpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">a mountain in north-eastern Qld, west of Mackay. 1274 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dalton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac266363090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dalton</span></header><div>/ˈdɔltən/ (<em>say</em> 'dawltuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq83">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004393" href="entry://atomic%20mass%20unit%23bigmac000004393"><strong>atomic mass unit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalton</span></header><div>/ˈdɔltən/ (<em>say</em> 'dawltuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> <strong>Hugh</strong>, <strong>Baron</strong>, 1887–1962, English politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq596"> <strong>John</strong>, 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist; developed the atomic theory of matter and the law of partial pressure of gases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daltonism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daltonism</span></header><div>/ˈdɔltənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dawltuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">colour blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from John <em> Dalton</em>, 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist, who was so afflicted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daltrey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daltrey</span></header><div>/ˈdɒltri/ (<em>say</em> 'doltree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roger</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">born 1944, British rock vocalist; a founding member of the Who.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalwallinu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalwallinu</span></header><div>/dælˈwɒlənju/ (<em>say</em> dal'woluhnyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a town in western central WA, north-east of Moora.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daly<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Daly" src="word_pronunciations/06040.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'daylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fred</strong>(<strong>erick</strong>)<strong> Michael</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">1913–95, Australian federal Labor politician.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daly<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Daly" src="word_pronunciations/06040.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'daylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">a large river in the NT, flowing from south-west of Katherine north-west to Anson Bay. 320 km.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Daly River</strong> flows through lands traditionally inhabited by the Wagiman, Malak Malak and Tjerratj peoples. The settlement of Daly River, near a crossing over the river, took shape in the 1880s when copper deposits were worked in the area; a government smelter operated there briefly in 1908. A Roman Catholic mission relocated from Rapid Creek, near Darwin, to the township in 1885. The Daly River is renowned for its large barramundi and is popular for recreational fishing. It is also home to saltwater crocodiles.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalziel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac68718940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalziel</span></header><div>/diˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> dee'el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henry</strong> (<em>Harry</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">1893–1965, Australian soldier and farmer; awarded the Victoria Cross during World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Private Harry Dalziel, wearing a bandage under his hat, after he was awarded the Victoria Cross for &amp;#8216;most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when in action with a Lewis gun section&amp;#8217; in July 1918 at Hamel Wood, France. Pte Dalziel rushed at an enemy machine gun with his revolver and killed or captured the entire crew and gun, being severely wounded in the hand. He was ordered back to the regimental aid post for treatment, deciding instead to secure ammunition and man his Lewis gun until he was severely wounded in the head.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Dalziel_A05444.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dam<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="yFRRucXDDJ">n.</span><span target_id="gjWCx5qXQy">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dam" src="word_pronunciations/06064.mp3"></audio></span>/dæm/ (<em>say</em> dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yFRRucXDDJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> Also, <strong class="vs">dam wall</strong>. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a river in order to create a reservoir for use as a water supply or in the generation of electricity: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When the Dragon went to sleep the foreigners built a big dam to hold back the waters</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">doris norman</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> a body of water confined by such a barrier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq150"> an artificial water storage for farm use, constructed by creating a barrier, either a wall or earthworks, to contain run-off from a slope; tank. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© P. Robey, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/dam+bigmac000095343+150.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq959"> any barrier resembling a dam (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095343" href="#mq817">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq820"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac968476150" href="entry://dental%20dam%23bigmac968476150"><strong>dental dam</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gjWCx5qXQy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dammed</strong>, <strong class="bold">damming</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq601"> to furnish with a dam; obstruct or confine with a dam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq777"> to stop up; block up.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dam<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dam" src="word_pronunciations/06065.mp3"></audio></span>/dæm/ (<em>say</em> dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">a female parent (used especially of quadrupeds).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dam</em>(<em>me</em>), variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="entry://dame%23bigmac000100215"><span class="smallcaps">dame</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dam</span></header><div>/dam/ (<em>say</em> dahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Carl Henrik</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">1895–1976, Danish biochemist who discovered vitamin K; shared Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1943, with Edward Doisy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dama</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dama" src="word_pronunciations/06055.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdamə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074701" href="entry://tammar%23bigmac000074701"><strong>tammar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damage</span><z><span target_id="WxS0pSvLW3">n.</span><span target_id="PKC7sk0izs">v.t.</span><span target_id="LUc4LuuVaX">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of damage" src="word_pronunciations/06053.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæmɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'damij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WxS0pSvLW3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> injury or harm that impairs value or usefulness: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it’s alcohol that’s doing the damage.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq660"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> the estimated money equivalent for detriment or injury sustained.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> cost; expense: <em class="example">what’s the damage?</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">damaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">damaging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PKC7sk0izs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq416"> to cause damage to; injure or harm; impair the usefulness of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LUc4LuuVaX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq435"> to suffer damage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>dam</em> (from Latin <em>damnum</em> harm, loss) + <em>-age</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>damageable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>damageability</strong> /ˌdæmɪdʒəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> .damijuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>damaged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>damager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>damaging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>damagingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daman</span></header><div>/ˈdæmən/ (<em>say</em> 'damuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> a small mammal, <em>Procavia syriaca</em>, of the order Hyracoidea, native to Syria, Palestine, etc. (the <em>cony</em> of the English Bible).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> any hyrax.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>daman </em>(<em>isrāīl</em>) lamb of Israel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damanhur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damanhur</span></header><div>/damənˈhʊə/ (<em>say</em> dahmuhn'hoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">a city in northern Egypt, in the Nile delta, near Alexandria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damara</span><z><span target_id="9E7tmLReFa">n.</span><span target_id="ESlZEkIozj">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈmarə/ (<em>say</em> duh'mahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9E7tmLReFa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> an indigenous people of Namibia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Damara</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Damaras</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq877"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ESlZEkIozj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bergdama</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damascene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damascene</span><z><span target_id="irU8zfu72d">adj.</span><span target_id="tp5IfdHbwO">n.</span><span target_id="T4FJGEv75C">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdæməsin/ (<em>say</em> 'damuhseen), /dæməˈsin/ (<em>say</em> damuh'seen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="irU8zfu72d"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> of or relating to the art of damascening.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tp5IfdHbwO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq845"> work or patterns produced by damascening.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="T4FJGEv75C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">damascened</strong>, <strong class="bold">damascening</strong>)<br/> Also, <strong class="vs">damaskeen</strong> /dæməˈskin/ (<em>say</em> damuh'skeen). </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq591"> to produce wavy lines on, as in the welding of iron and steel in the swords of Damascus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq068"> to ornament (objects of iron and steel) by inlaying with precious metals, or by etching.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>Damascēnus</em>, from Greek <em>Damaskēnos</em> of Damascus]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damascus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damascus</span></header><div>/dəˈmæskəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'maskuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">the capital of Syria, in the south-western part; reputed to be the oldest continuously existing city in the world.</span></div> Arabic, <strong>Dimashq</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damask</span><z><span target_id="QH8Jgf717m">n.</span><span target_id="qPwwso17SA">adj.</span><span target_id="fyJFirPGVn">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of damask" src="word_pronunciations/06054.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæməsk/ (<em>say</em> 'damuhsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QH8Jgf717m"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> a reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, or wool, woven with patterns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq752"> the table linen of this material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq113"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018498" href="entry://Damascus%20steel%23bigmac000018498"><strong>Damascus steel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq562"> the peculiar pattern or wavy appearance on its surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq931"> the pink colour of the damask rose.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qPwwso17SA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq581"> made of or like damask: <em class="example">damask cloth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq162"> pink (like the damask rose).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fyJFirPGVn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq136"> to damascene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq309"> to weave or adorn with elaborate design, as in damask cloth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>damaske</em>, from Latin <em>Damascus</em>, from Greek <em>Damaskos</em> Damascus]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damaskeen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damaskeen</span></header><div>/dæməˈskin/ (<em>say</em> damuh'skeen) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103482" href="entry://damascene%23bigmac000103482"><strong>damascene</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103482" href="entry://damascene%23mq591">3</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103482" href="entry://damascene%23mq068">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dame</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dame" src="word_pronunciations/06056.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪm/ (<em>say</em> daym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> (<em>upper case</em>) (the distinctive title employed before the name of a woman who holds one of a number of honours, as a Dame of the Order of Australia.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq596"> (the legal title of the wife of a knight or baronet.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> a woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq855"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the mistress of a household.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a woman of rank or authority, as a female ruler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the female principal of a school.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq748"> the part of a comic old woman in a pantomime, usually played by a man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq850"> (<em>often upper case</em>) (the title of a nun in some orders.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>domina</em> mistress, lady] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Note that the title <strong>Dame</strong> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="#mq296">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="#mq596">2</a>) should be used before the woman’s given name, not before her surname (<em>Dame Joan Smith</em> or <em>Dame Joan</em>, not <em>Dame Smith</em>).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damehood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388685617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damehood</span></header><div>/ ˈdeɪmhʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'daymhood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">the rank or dignity of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="entry://dame%23bigmac000100215">dame</a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="entry://dame%23mq296">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="entry://dame%23mq596">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="entry://dame%23bigmac000100215"><span class="smallcaps">dame</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034921" href="entry://-hood%23bigmac000034921"><span class="smallcaps">-hood</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dammar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dammar</span></header><div>/ˈdæmə/ (<em>say</em> 'damuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> a copal-like resin chiefly from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae in southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, much used for making colourless varnish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> any of various similar resins from trees of other families.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dammer</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay <em>damar</em> resin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dammit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dammit</span></header><div>/ˈdæmət/ (<em>say</em> 'damuht) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">(an expression of frustration, anger, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [respelling of <em>damn it</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damnable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damnable</span></header><div>/ˈdæmnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'damnuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> worthy of damnation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> detestable, abominable, or outrageous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq970"> hateful; annoying.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>damnableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>damnably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damnation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damnation</span><z><span target_id="8UHlxVOHQN">n.</span><span target_id="e1Rphpw2BG">interj.</span></z></header><div>/dæmˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dam'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8UHlxVOHQN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> act of damning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> state of being damned: <em class="example">in damnation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq151"> a cause or occasion of being damned: <em class="example">this union will be your damnation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq138"> <em class="label">Theology</em> sin as incurring or deserving eternal punishment.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="e1Rphpw2BG">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq188"> (an exclamation expressing anger, disappointment, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damnatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damnatory</span></header><div>/ˈdæmnətri/ (<em>say</em> 'damnuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">conveying or occasioning condemnation; damning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damned</span><z><span target_id="m4PWVcqgWN">adj.</span><span target_id="OlQEihuRDS">adv.</span><span target_id="pR8c0ABMx0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of damned" src="word_pronunciations/06057.mp3"></audio></span>/dæmd/ (<em>say</em> damd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m4PWVcqgWN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq675"> condemned, especially to eternal punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> detestable: <em class="example">your damned interference.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="OlQEihuRDS">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">damned hot; </em><em class="example">a damned fine cup of coffee.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pR8c0ABMx0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq239"> <strong class="phr">damned if …</strong>, (an expression of strong negation): <em class="example">damned if I know; </em><em class="example">damned if I care.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq656"> <strong class="phr">well, I’m damned</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">I’ll be damned</strong>. (an expression of surprise.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damnify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damnify</span></header><div>/ˈdæmnəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'damnuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">damnified</strong>, <strong class="bold">damnifying</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">to cause loss or damage to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>damnifier</em>, from Latin <em>damnificāre</em> injure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damning</span></header><div>/ˈdæmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'daming) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">that damns or condemns; incriminating.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>damningly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damocles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damocles</span></header><div>/ˈdæməkliz/ (<em>say</em> 'damuhkleez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a flatterer, who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was placed at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair, to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Damoclean</strong> /dæməˈkliən/ (<em>say</em> damuh'kleeuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damp</span><z><span target_id="ayaGGcR3yV">adj.</span><span target_id="w7f8yTPHb6">n.</span><span target_id="oEYNxe4Iqj">v.t.</span><span target_id="HpMYNytM3P">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of damp" src="word_pronunciations/06062.mp3"></audio></span>/dæmp/ (<em>say</em> damp) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ayaGGcR3yV"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> moderately wet; moist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> dejected.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w7f8yTPHb6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq383"> moisture; humidity; moist air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq381"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a noxious or stifling vapour or gas, especially in a mine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq993"> depression of spirits; dejection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq220"> a check or discouragement.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oEYNxe4Iqj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq727"> to make damp; moisten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq052"> to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq456"> to cause a decrease in amplitude of (an oscillation).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq781"> <em class="label">Acoustics</em>, <em class="label">Music</em> to check or retard the action of (a vibrating string, etc.); dull; deaden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq715"> to furnish (especially pianos) with a damper or dampers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq470"> to stifle or extinguish (a fire).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HpMYNytM3P">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq319"> <strong class="phr">damp down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq432"> to reduce the intensity of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq169"> to slow down (economic growth), usually by raising interest rates and discouraging spending.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq110"> to discourage (speculation, interest, expectations, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>domp</em>, from Middle Flemish: vapour, related to German <em>Dampf</em> steam] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dampish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>damply</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dampness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DAMP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635723237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DAMP</span><z><span target_id="4OpXBM0HCO">n.</span><span target_id="IYKs1UCbzV">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dæmp/ (<em>say</em> damp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4OpXBM0HCO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> a set of policies and procedures relating to the use of drugs and alcohol within an organisation, often including programs in educating, testing and response.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IYKs1UCbzV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq267"> of or relating to such a set of policies and procedures: <em class="example">to pass a DAMP test; </em><em class="example">to report DAMP testing.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>rug and</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>lcohol</em>)<em> m</em>(<em>anagement</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>lan</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dampcourse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dampcourse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dampcourse" src="word_pronunciations/06059.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæmpkɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'dampkaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a horizontal layer of impervious material laid in a wall to stop moisture rising.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">damp-proof course</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dampen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dampen</span><z><span target_id="t7fgH44aWE">v.t.</span><span target_id="qkrfoPqHbi">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdæmpən/ (<em>say</em> 'dampuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="t7fgH44aWE"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> to make damp; moisten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> to dull or deaden; depress.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qkrfoPqHbi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq022"> to become damp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101028" href="entry://damp%23bigmac000101028"><span class="smallcaps">damp</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023694" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023694"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dampener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dampier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dampier<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdæmpiə/ (<em>say</em> 'dampeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> <strong>Alfred</strong>, 1848?–1908, Australian theatrical producer and writer of melodramas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> <strong>William</strong>, 1651–1715, English navigator, explorer, writer and pirate; landed in north-western Australia in 1688 and 1699.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> In 1683 <strong>William Dampier</strong>, a former member of the Royal Navy, sailed to the southern seas with a group of buccaneers. In 1688 he spent some three months ashore on the western coast of Australia, in the vicinity of King Sound, while his ship <em>Cygnet</em> was beached for repairs. After the publication of his account of these travels in <em>A New Voyage Around the World</em>, in 1697, he was commissioned as captain of HMS <em>Roebuck</em> with orders to explore the unknown coasts of New Holland and New Guinea. He again documented his observations; <em>Voyage to New Holland</em> was printed in 1699. In this year he also revisited the western coast of Australia and named Shark Bay. Through his published accounts Dampier aroused interest in the southern continent, prompting further expeditions from Britain. His navigational methods influenced later sailors, including Captain James Cook.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dampier<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdæmpiə/ (<em>say</em> 'dampeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a town and port on the central western coast of WA, west of Port Hedland.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018520" href="#bigmac000018520"><span class="smallcaps">Dampier<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade"> <strong>Dampier</strong> was built in 1965 by the Hamersley Iron company, on land traditionally inhabited by the Jaburrara and Martuthunira peoples, as a port and processing centre for the mines at Tom Price and Paraburdoo. The first iron-ore shipment left for Japan in 1966. Since 1972 Dampier has also provided loading facilities for the Dampier Salt Works, which was established in 1969 with large evaporation ponds on tidal flats, and for the petrochemical and natural gas industries.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dampiera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dampiera</span></header><div>/dæmpiˈɛərə/ (<em>say</em> dampee'airruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">any of a number of plants of the genus <em>Dampiera</em>, comprising creepers, trees and shrubs which grow in all states and which typically have blue flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018520" href="entry://Dampier%23bigmac000018520"><span class="smallcaps">Dampier<sup>1</sup></span></a>, by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damping</span><z><span target_id="pswnrYEvMM">n.</span><span target_id="6i6WdhqJwj">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdæmpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'damping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pswnrYEvMM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a decrease caused in the amplitude of successive oscillations or waves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> a technique used to control the operation of an output device, such as a robot, by modifying the signal to it so that it neither undershoots or overshoots the target.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6i6WdhqJwj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq885"> of or relating to such a decrease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damsel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damsel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of damsel" src="word_pronunciations/06063.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæmzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'damzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">a young woman; a girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dameisele</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>domina</em> mistress, lady. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="entry://dame%23bigmac000100215"><span class="smallcaps">dame</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damselfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damselfish</span></header><div>/ˈdæmzəlfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'damzuhlfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">damselfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">damselfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">any small tropical fish of the family Pomacentridae, with a brightly coloured, laterally compressed body.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damson</span></header><div>/ˈdæmzən/ (<em>say</em> 'damzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq469"> the small dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, <em>Prunus insititia</em>, introduced into Europe from the Middle East.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> the tree bearing it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>damascene</em>, representing Latin (<em>prunum</em>)<em> damascēnum</em> (plum) of Damascus. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103482" href="entry://damascene%23bigmac000103482"><span class="smallcaps">damascene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dan</span></header><div>/dæn/ (<em>say</em> dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> one of the grades of proficiency for contestants originally in judo and then extended to other martial arts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> a contestant who has achieved such a grade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese, from Middle Chinese; equivalent to Mandarin <em>duàn</em> step, grade]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dan<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dæn/ (<em>say</em> dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">(a title of honour, equivalent to <em>master</em> or <em>sir</em>): <em class="example">Dan Chaucer; </em><em class="example">Dan Cupid.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>dominus</em> master, lord]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dan<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dæn/ (<em>say</em> dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a city at the northern end of Palestine; hence, the phrase <strong>from Dan to Beersheba</strong> (the two limits of Palestine). Judges 20:1.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dan<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/dæn/ (<em>say</em> dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">a sanitary man.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the jingle <em>Dan, Dan the dunny man</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dan.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dan.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> <em class="label">Bible</em> Daniel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> Danish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dana</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'daynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> <strong>Charles Anderson</strong>, 1819–97, US journalist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq187"> <strong>James Dwight</strong>, 1813–95, US geologist and mineralogist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq315"> <strong>Richard Henry</strong>, 1815–82, US lawyer and writer; author of <em>Two Years Before the Mast</em> (1840).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danablu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danablu</span></header><div>/deɪnəˈblu/ (<em>say</em> daynuh'blooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018571" href="entry://Danish%20blue%23bigmac000018571"><strong>Danish blue</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danaë
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danaë</span></header><div>/ˈdæneɪi/ (<em>say</em> 'danayee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">a maiden imprisoned by her father Acrisius, King of Argos, because of an oracle’s prophecy. Visited by Zeus in the form of a shower of gold, she became the mother of Perseus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danbo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danbo</span></header><div>/ˈdænboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'danboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">a semi-hard, smooth-faced and even-textured cheese, with small holes spread throughout the surface, originating in Denmark.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danceable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac486610615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danceable</span></header><div>/ˈdænsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dansuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">easy to dance to: <em class="example">a danceable tune.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>danceability</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dancehall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762352028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dancehall</span></header><div>/ˈdænshɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dans-hawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">a music genre originating in Jamaica in the late 1970s, being a development of reggae and later influenced heavily by the faster rhythms of ragga, especially featuring improvised lyrics over a recorded track or live beat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dancer</span></header><div>/ˈdænsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dansuh), /ˈdansə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahnsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> someone who dances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> someone who dances professionally, as on the stage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dancesport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac433704340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dancesport</span></header><div>/ˈdænspɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'danspawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a sports activity developed from popular dancing, in particular to improve health and fitness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dancette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dancette</span></header><div>/dænˈsɛt/ (<em>say</em> dan'set) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a fess with three indentations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a zigzag or chevron moulding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>denché</em> indented, from Late Latin <em>denticātus</em> having teeth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dancetty</strong> /ˈdænsɛti/ (<em>say</em> 'dansetee), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dancing</span><z><span target_id="UmzUznf7nb">n.</span><span target_id="6RL1dNzHSx">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dansing), /ˈdansɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahnsing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UmzUznf7nb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> the act of dancing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> the art of the dance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq880"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> ceremonial, traditional dancing. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020758" href="entry://disco%20dancing%23bigmac000020758"><strong>disco dancing</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020758" href="entry://disco%20dancing%23mq354">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6RL1dNzHSx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq671"> of or relating to dance: <em class="example">dancing class.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq180"> light and rhythmical, as if in a dance: <em class="example">dancing steps.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dancingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dane</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dane" src="word_pronunciations/06331.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪn/ (<em>say</em> dayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> a native or inhabitant of Denmark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> a person of Danish descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq061"> any of the Northmen or Vikings who invaded and occupied England in the ninth to eleventh centuries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old English <em>dene</em>, plural, the Danes, replaced in Middle English by forms like <em>danis</em>, <em>danes</em>, influenced by Old Norse <em>danir</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danegeld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danegeld</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪngɛld/ (<em>say</em> 'dayngeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a tax levied by the English and the French from the 9th to the 11th centuries, to provide money as <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098678" href="entry://tribute%23bigmac000098678">tribute</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098678" href="entry://tribute%23mq447">2</a>) to buy off Viking raiders, and to provide a stipendiary for defensive forces.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Danegelt</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danelaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danelaw</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪnlɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'daynlaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> the body of laws in force in that part of England which the Danes occupied in the 9th century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> that part of England under this law.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Danelagh</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103923" href="entry://Dane%23bigmac000103923"><span class="smallcaps">Dane</span></a> + <em>law</em>; replacing Old English <em>Denalagu</em> law of the Danes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dang</span><z><span target_id="i3autaTQbg">v.t.</span><span target_id="saOs9K8Tse">n.</span><span target_id="1yjvURYaBd">interj.</span></z></header><div>/dæŋ/ (<em>say</em> dang) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="i3autaTQbg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq249"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) to damn: <em class="example">dang me if I didn’t forget.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="saOs9K8Tse">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq734"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a damn: <em class="example">not to give a dang.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="1yjvURYaBd">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq86"> (an exclamation of disappointment or surprise): <em class="example">Dang Seamie, you said you’d do it.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of danger" src="word_pronunciations/06073.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'daynjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq108"> an instance or cause of peril.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq171"> the position (of a signal, etc.) indicating danger: <em class="example">although the signal was at danger, the train did not stop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq967"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> power; jurisdiction; domain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>daunger</em>, from Old French <em>dangier</em>, from Late Latin, from <em>dominium</em> lordship]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dangerous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dangerous</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'daynjuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dangerously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dangerousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dangle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dangle</span><z><span target_id="9bmg8wsAmD">v.i.</span><span target_id="cyaB4WiTxf">v.t.</span><span target_id="OPwKpIlozr">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dangle" src="word_pronunciations/06074.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dangguhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dangled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dangling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9bmg8wsAmD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> to hang loosely with a swaying motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be hanged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq344"> to hang about or follow a person, as if seeking favour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cyaB4WiTxf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq803"> to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OPwKpIlozr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq097"> the act of dangling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq897"> something that dangles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scandinavian; compare Danish <em>dangle</em> dangle, bob up and down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dangler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dangly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac230796172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dangly</span></header><div>/ˈdæŋgli/ (<em>say</em> 'dangglee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">danglier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dangliest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">hanging loosely; dangling: <em class="example">dangly earrings.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac163617435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danish</span><z><span target_id="hfntj9ICxG">adj.</span><span target_id="t79v6RE4N4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdeɪnɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'daynish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hfntj9ICxG"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> of or relating to the Danes, their country, or their language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t79v6RE4N4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq917"> a Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq443"> the Danish people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq945"> (<em>also lower case</em>) a Danish pastry: <em class="example">apricot danish.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danite</span></header><div>/ˈdænaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'danuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> <em class="label">Bible</em> a descendant of Dan. Judges 13:2.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq635"> a member of an alleged secret order of Mormons supposedly formed about 1837.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dank</span><z><span target_id="jBdKoxzzID">adj.</span><span target_id="sX4pOCFL71">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dank" src="word_pronunciations/06075.mp3"></audio></span>/dæŋk/ (<em>say</em> dangk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jBdKoxzzID"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq420"> unpleasantly moist or humid; damp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> bad; unpleasant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> excellent; first-rate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sX4pOCFL71">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq935"> <strong class="phr">dank nuggets </strong>(or <strong class="phr">nugs</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely strong marijuana.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Swedish <em>dank</em> marshy place, Icelandic <em>dökk</em> pool; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018576" href="#mq127">3</a> derived from the phrase def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018576" href="#mq935">4</a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dankly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dankness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dannevig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dannevig</span></header><div>/ˈdænivɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'daneevig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Harald Kristian</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">1871–1914, Australian applied scientist, born in Norway; pioneer developer of fisheries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danseur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danseur</span></header><div>/danˈsɜ/ (<em>say</em> dahn'ser), /dɒ̃ˈsɜ/ (<em>say</em> don'ser) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a male ballet dancer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>danser</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099793" href="entry://dance%23bigmac000099793"><span class="smallcaps">dance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danseuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danseuse</span></header><div>/danˈsɜz/ (<em>say</em> dahn'serz), /dɒ̃ˈsɜz/ (<em>say</em> don'serz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">danseuses</strong> /danˈsɜz/ (<em>say</em> dahn'serz), /dɒ̃ˈsɜz/ (<em>say</em> don'serz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a female ballet dancer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, feminine of <em>danseur</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dante</span></header><div>/ˈdanteɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahntay), /ˈdænteɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dantay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Dante Alighieri</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">1265–1321, Italian poet; author of <em>The Divine Comedy</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darby</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Darby" src="word_pronunciations/06487.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> <strong>Abraham</strong>, 1677–1717, English pioneer iron manufacturer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> <strong>John Nelson</strong>, 1800–82, English religious leader; one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren sect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darbyites
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darbyites</span></header><div>/ˈdabiaɪts/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbeeuyts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">an exclusive branch within the Plymouth Brethren, founded in England in 1840.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John Nelson <em>Darby</em>, 1800–82, English religious leader, who founded the sect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darcy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darcy</span></header><div>/ˈdasi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>James</strong>)<strong> Les</strong>(<strong>lie</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">1895–1917, Australian champion boxer.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Les Darcy</strong> was born near Maitland, NSW. Apprenticed to a blacksmith, he developed an ideal physique for boxing, and rose rapidly in professional boxing ranks, defeating some highly rated American middleweights at the Sydney Stadium. Darcy’s boxing career was at its peak as Australia’s involvement in World War I deepened. Unable to enlist as a minor when his mother objected, he was hounded as a shirker, and was refused permission to leave the country to further his career. He fled illegally just before the conscription referendum and went to the US. There he found himself caught between the schemes of rival promoters and banned from fighting by some politicians, and was unable to secure a worthwhile contest. Darcy’s death from blood poisoning and pneumonia in Memphis on 24 May 1917 brought a great outpouring of grief in Australia. Darcy has been rated as one of Australia’s greatest boxers: he won 46 out of 50 fights and was never knocked out.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dare</span><z><span target_id="cNu6lzm63z">quasi-mod. v.</span><span target_id="URjTLTg4qc">v.t.</span><span target_id="mYvkUmHGeZ">n.</span><span target_id="iaHiXjJhW1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dare" src="word_pronunciations/06081.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛə/ (<em>say</em> dair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dared</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">durst</strong>; <strong class="bold">dared</strong>; <strong class="bold">daring</strong>)<div abbr="quasi-mod. v." class="chunk" id="cNu6lzm63z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>quasimodal</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: <em class="example">to dare to win; </em><em class="example">I didn’t dare ask him.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="URjTLTg4qc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq754"> to challenge or provoke (someone) to action especially by doubting their courage; defy: <em class="example">go on, I dare you.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq603"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to meet defiantly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mYvkUmHGeZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq172"> a challenge, as to some dangerous act.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iaHiXjJhW1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">dare say</strong>, to assume as probable; have no doubt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I dare say he made a great mistake</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catherine helen spence</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dar</em>, Old English <em>dear</em>(<em>r</em>), 1st and 3rd person singular present indicative of <em>durran</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>darer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darfur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darfur</span></header><div>/ˈdafʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahfoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">a province in western Sudan, now divided into <strong>Northern Darfur</strong>, <strong>Southern Darfur</strong> and <strong>Western Darfur</strong>; formerly an independent kingdom which flourished as a slave-trading state during the 18th and 19th centuries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darg</span><z><span target_id="hzJZLdMgyC">n.</span><span target_id="FAmxEmft1P">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dag/ (<em>say</em> dahg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hzJZLdMgyC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> a day’s work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a production quota.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FAmxEmft1P">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq797"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to record one’s daily output.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dawerk</em>, Old English <em>dægweorc</em> day-work]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dargawarra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dargawarra</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dargawarra" src="word_pronunciations/06082.mp3"></audio></span>/dagəˈwɒrə/ (<em>say</em> dahguh'woruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">one of the native Australian placental hopping mice, <em>Notomys alexis</em>; spinifex hopping mouse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Western Desert language <em>darrga-wara</em>, literally, ‘bone-long’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dargie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dargie</span></header><div>/ˈdagi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir William Alexander</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">1912–2003, Australian painter specialising in portraiture; Archibald prize winner 1941, 1942, 1945.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994991655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dari</span></header><div>/ˈdari/ (<em>say</em> 'dahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">a traditional headdress of the Torres Strait Islands.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dhari</strong>, <strong class="vs">dhoeri</strong>. <div class="etym">[Meriam Mir <em>dhari</em> literally, headdress]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575193418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dari</span></header><div>/ˈdari/ (<em>say</em> 'dahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">the eastern form of the Farsi language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darien
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darien</span></header><div>/ˈdɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> 'dairreeuhn), /ˈdæriən/ (<em>say</em> 'dareeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> <strong>Gulf of</strong>, an arm of the Caribbean between the north-eastern coast of Panama and Colombia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq862"> <strong>Isthmus of</strong>, former name of the Isthmus of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088684" href="entry://Panama%23bigmac000088684"><strong>Panama<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darin</span></header><div>/ˈdærən/ (<em>say</em> 'daruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bobby</strong> (born <em>Walden Robert Cassotto</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">1936–73, US pop and jazz singer and film actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daring</span><z><span target_id="7E7u1OHX9B">n.</span><span target_id="9CCWMqPSob">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daring" src="word_pronunciations/06083.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dairring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7E7u1OHX9B"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> adventurous courage; boldness.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9CCWMqPSob">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq087"> bold; intrepid; adventurous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>daringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daringness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dario
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dario</span></header><div>/daˈrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> dah'reeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rubén</strong> (born <em>Félix Rubén Garcia-Sarmiento</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">1867–1916, Nicaraguan modernist poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dariole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dariole</span></header><div>/ˈdærioʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dareeohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq491"> a type of small, cup-shaped mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq310"> a dish made in such a mould, as a small cream tart, or a savoury mixture often set in aspic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darjeeling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darjeeling<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/daˈdʒilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dah'jeeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac481391314" href="entry://Darjiling%23bigmac481391314"><strong>Darjiling</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367289128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darjeeling<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/daˈdʒilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dah'jeeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> one of several types of tea grown in India, which produce a light-coloured beverage with a clean flavour and muscatel aftertaste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> a beverage made from this kind of tea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093913" href="#bigmac000093913"><span class="smallcaps">Darjeeling<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darjiling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac481391314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darjiling</span></header><div>/daˈdʒilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dah'jeeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">a city in north-eastern India, in West Bengal; mountain resort in foothills of Himalayas, famous for its tea.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Darjeeling</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark</span><z><span target_id="ZU9mbc5LR2">adj.</span><span target_id="X7uyFWZSOw">n.</span><span target_id="FalqlsYwlK">v.t.</span><span target_id="67R96Z1D8E">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dark" src="word_pronunciations/06087.mp3"></audio></span>/dak/ (<em>say</em> dahk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZU9mbc5LR2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> without light; with very little light: <em class="example">a dark room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> radiating or reflecting little light: <em class="example">a dark colour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq103"> approaching black in hue: <em class="example">a dark brown.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq925"> not pale or fair: <em class="example">a dark complexion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq984"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) black, as an Aboriginal, African, etc.: <em class="example">the dark people.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq668"> gloomy; cheerless; dismal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq467"> sullen; frowning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq520"> evil; wicked: <em class="example">dark thoughts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq491"> destitute of knowledge or culture; unenlightened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq253"> hard to understand; obscure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq953"> hidden; secret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq746"> silent; reticent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq365"> (of a theatre) having no performance currently running: <em class="example">the Royal was dark for a year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq848"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> (of <em>l</em> sounds) resembling a back vowel in quality: <em class="example">English l is darker than French l.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq707"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> annoyed; angry: <em class="example">don’t get dark about it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X7uyFWZSOw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq338"> absence of light; darkness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq002"> nightfall: <em class="example">after dark; </em><em class="example">before dark.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq001"> <strong>the dark</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq30"> darkness: <em class="example">scared of the dark.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq939"> a dark place.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq474"> a dark colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq276"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a cheap, dark-coloured brandy: <em class="example">a threepenny dark.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FalqlsYwlK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq130"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101336" href="entry://darken%23bigmac000101336"><strong>darken</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="67R96Z1D8E">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq33"> <strong class="phr">dark side</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq493"> the less agreeable aspect of the personality or nature of someone or something: <em class="example">I’ve seen her dark side; </em><em class="example">the dark side of the internet.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq434"> the forces of evil: <em class="example">to go over to the dark side.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq277"> <strong class="phr">go dark</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq62"> to suffer a diminishing or extinguishing of light: <em class="example">the room went dark.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq971"> (of a theatre) to close down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq893"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to stay at home instead of going out to expensive entertainments, so as to save money.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq609"> (of a company) to voluntarily delist its shares on the stock exchange.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq306"> (of a computer network server) to fail as a result of being overloaded by users.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">in the dark</strong>, in obscurity, secrecy, or ignorance: <em class="example">kept in the dark about his ancestry.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>derk</em>, Old English <em>deorc</em>. Compare Middle High German <em>terken</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>darkish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dark</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dark" src="word_pronunciations/06087.mp3"></audio></span>/dak/ (<em>say</em> dahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eleanor</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">1901–85, Australian author; her works include the historical trilogy <em>The Timeless Land</em> (1941), <em>Storm of Time</em> (1948), and <em>No Barrier</em> (1953).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Eleanor Dark</strong> was the daughter of poet Dowell O’Reilly. Her first novel, <em>Slow Dawning</em>, was published in 1932. Her second novel, <em>Prelude to Christopher</em>, won the Australian Literary Society’s Gold Medal in 1934, as did <em>Return to Coolami</em> in 1938. Her earlier novels deal with the psychological conflicts of modern urban characters; her later and better-known works, such as <em>The Timeless Land</em>, are concerned with Australia’s past. She was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1977, and in 1978 was awarded the first biennial Alice Award of the Australian Society of Women Writers.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dantean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dantean</span><z><span target_id="UO1EStdKxD">adj.</span><span target_id="uf0Ry0TFiX">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdæntiən/ (<em>say</em> 'danteeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UO1EStdKxD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> of Dante or his writings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> Dantesque.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uf0Ry0TFiX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq200"> a scholar devoted to the study of Dante.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018583" href="entry://Dante%23bigmac000018583"><span class="smallcaps">Dante</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dantesque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dantesque</span></header><div>/dænˈtɛsk/ (<em>say</em> dan'tesk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">in the style of Dante; suggestive of the experience, particularly the horrors, described by Dante in the <em>Divine Comedy</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danthonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danthonia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of danthonia" src="word_pronunciations/06076.mp3"></audio></span>/dænˈθoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> dan'thohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">any of the many Australian and NZ grasses belonging to the genus <em>Danthonia</em>; wallaby grass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danton</span></header><div>/ˈdæntən/ (<em>say</em> 'dantuhn), /dɒ̃ˈtɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> don'ton) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges Jacques</strong> /ʒɔʒ ˈʒak/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh 'zhahk), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">1759–94, French revolutionary leader.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danube</span></header><div>/ˈdænjub/ (<em>say</em> 'danyoohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">a river in Europe, flowing from the Black Forest in south-western Germany east to the Black Sea. 2776 km.</span></div> German, <strong>Donau</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Danubian</strong> /dænˈjubiən/ (<em>say</em> dan'yoohbeeuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danzig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danzig</span></header><div>/ˈdænsɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'dansig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">German name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029768" href="entry://Gdan%CC%81sk%23bigmac000029768"><strong>Gdańsk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daoism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac613381393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daoism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Daoism" src="word_pronunciations/22895.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dowizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074807" href="entry://Taoism%23bigmac000074807"><strong>Taoism</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Daoist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Daoistic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dap<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dæp/ (<em>say</em> dap) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">dapping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> to fish by letting the bait fall lightly on the water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> to dip lightly or suddenly into water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq762"> to bounce on, or as on, the surface of water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dop</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23bigmac000104889"><span class="smallcaps">dip</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dap<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dæp/ (<em>say</em> dap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">(in building) a groove to receive connectors; occasionally, a notch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018587" href="#bigmac000018587"><span class="smallcaps">dap<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DAP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac493989964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DAP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq912">diammonium phosphate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daphne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daphne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daphne" src="word_pronunciations/06077.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæfni/ (<em>say</em> 'dafnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> any plant of the genus <em>Daphne</em>, family Thymeleaceae, of Europe and Asia, comprising small shrubs of which some species, as <em>D. mezereum</em>, are cultivated for their fragrant flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071393" href="entry://spurge%20laurel%23bigmac000071393"><strong>spurge laurel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Daphne</em>, in Greek legend, a nymph who, pursued by Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daphne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daphne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Daphne" src="word_pronunciations/06077.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæfni/ (<em>say</em> 'dafnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a nymph who, pursued by Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daphnia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daphnia</span></header><div>/ˈdæfniə/ (<em>say</em> 'dafneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">any member of the genus <em>Daphnia</em> of small freshwater crustaceans, or of one of several closely related genera; water flea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dapper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dapper</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dapper" src="word_pronunciations/06078.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dapuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> neat; trim; smart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq494"> small and active.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>dapyr</em> pretty, elegant; compare German <em>tapfer</em> brave] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dapperly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dapperness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dapple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dapple</span><z><span target_id="FGkdMX0Gwi">n.</span><span target_id="GBfaLfFnkT">adj.</span><span target_id="vpMM0FfwcP">v.t.</span><span target_id="lEvJ2vbNoL">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dapple" src="word_pronunciations/06079.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dapuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FGkdMX0Gwi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> mottled marking, as of an animal’s skin or coat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> an animal with a mottled skin or coat.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GBfaLfFnkT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"><span id="mq730"> dappled; spotted: <em class="example">a dapple horse.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dappled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dappling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vpMM0FfwcP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq335"> to mark with spots.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lEvJ2vbNoL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq244"> to become marked with spots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain. Compare Icelandic <em>depill</em> spot, dot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dappled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dappled</span></header><div>/ˈdæpəld/ (<em>say</em> 'dapuhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">having spots of different colours or shades; spotted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dapsang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dapsang</span></header><div>/dapˈsaŋ/ (<em>say</em> dahp'sahng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040728" href="entry://K2%23bigmac000040728"><strong>K2</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DAR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DAR</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">Daughters of the American Revolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darabukka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107927229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darabukka</span></header><div>/ˈdʌrəbʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'duruhbukuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac200985417" href="entry://doumbek%23bigmac200985417"><strong>doumbek</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">darbuka</strong> /daˈbʌkə/ (<em>say</em> dah'bukuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darbies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darbies</span></header><div>/ˈdabiz/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">handcuffs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [allusive use of ‘Father Darby’s bands’, a debtor’s agreement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darned</span><z><span target_id="a4478VocCC">adj.</span><span target_id="zmGct0LPPD">adv.</span></z></header><div>/dand/ (<em>say</em> dahnd) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="a4478VocCC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> detestable; extreme: <em class="example">it’s a darned nuisance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zmGct0LPPD">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq727"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">it’s darned inconvenient.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darnel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darnel</span></header><div>/ˈdanəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dahnuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">an annual grass, <em>Lolium temulentum</em>, found as a weed in grain fields.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English. Compare French dialect <em>darnelle</em>, probably of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darning</span></header><div>/ˈdanɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> the act of someone who darns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq876"> the result produced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq724"> articles darned or to be darned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darnley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darnley</span></header><div>/ˈdanli/ (<em>say</em> 'dahnlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lord</strong> (<em>Henry Stewart</em> or <em>Stuart</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">1545–1567, Scottish nobleman; the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots; father of James I of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darraign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darraign</span></header><div>/dəˈreɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'rayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019693" href="entry://deraign%23bigmac000019693"><strong>deraign</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darrell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darrell</span></header><div>/ˈdærəl/ (<em>say</em> 'daruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George Frederick Price</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">1851?–1921, Australian actor, playwright and entrepreneur, born in England; author of <em>The Sunny South</em> (1883).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darrow</span></header><div>/ˈdæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'daroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Clarence Seward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">1857–1938, US criminal defence lawyer; best known for his defence of the teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution in the Scopes trial.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darshan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac584178026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darshan<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdaʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">darshanim</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">darshans</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">(in Judaism) a teacher of the Aggadah (parables and stories) or Halakhah (tradition and oral law) in the synagogue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>darshān</em>, related to <em>dārash</em> to interpret, expound]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121141609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darshan<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdaʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">an audience with a holy man or woman: <em class="example">to go to the temple for a darshan.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>darśan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dart<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="BPiv6q9s7w">n.</span><span target_id="PW1FBDKQLZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="NIfEHAXDXT">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dart" src="word_pronunciations/06096.mp3"></audio></span>/dat/ (<em>say</em> daht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BPiv6q9s7w"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq301"> a long, slender, pointed, missile weapon propelled by the hand or otherwise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq760"> something resembling such a weapon, as the sting of an insect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq500"> act of darting; a sudden, swift movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq984"> (<em>plural</em>) a game in which a pointed missile is thrown at a dartboard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq688"> a seam that is used where a wedge-shaped piece has been cut out to adjust the fit of a garment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq556"> any of various small erratically-flying butterflies of the skipper family, usually with orange and brown wings.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PW1FBDKQLZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq086"> to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq127"> to throw or thrust suddenly and rapidly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NIfEHAXDXT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq668"> to throw with a sudden thrust, as a dart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dart<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dart" src="word_pronunciations/06097.mp3"></audio></span>/dat/ (<em>say</em> daht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dart</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">darts</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">any of several tropical and semi-tropical marine fishes as the Australian <em>Trachinotus botla</em> and the <strong>snub-nosed dart</strong>, <em>T. blochii</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>darce</em> from Late Latin <em>dardus</em> a dart or javelin] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dart<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dart" src="word_pronunciations/06096.mp3"></audio></span>/dat/ (<em>say</em> daht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> a plan or idea; scheme: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>My dart now was to make my way to Willaroon and look sharp about it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> a particular fancy or favourite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>dart</em>, goldmining term for gold-bearing alluvial]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dart<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dart" src="word_pronunciations/06096.mp3"></audio></span>/dat/ (<em>say</em> daht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Raymond Arthur</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">1893–1988, Australian doctor, academic and palaeoanthropologist in South Africa; discovered an important skull <em>Australopithecus africanus</em> in 1924.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dart<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dart" src="word_pronunciations/06096.mp3"></audio></span>/dat/ (<em>say</em> daht) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">the Old Dart</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a name used for Britain, especially England.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect pronunciation of <em>dirt</em>, land as a possession. Compare Irish <em>old sod</em>, one’s native district or country]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dartboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dartboard</span></header><div>/ˈdatbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">the target in the game of darts, marked with concentric circles divided into segments, and having a bullseye at the centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of darter" src="word_pronunciations/06095.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdatə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> someone or something that darts or moves swiftly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq034"> any of various fish-eating birds of the family Anhingidae, genus <em>Anhinga</em>, having small heads, long slender necks and long, pointed bills, as <em>A. melanogaster</em>, widely distributed in Australia and elsewhere; snakebird; shag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq445"> any of various butterflies, similar to but slightly larger than the dart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac722707783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darters</span></header><div>/ˈdatəz/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> <strong>the</strong>, the Canberra Australian Netball League team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dartmoor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dartmoor</span></header><div>/ˈdatmɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtmaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> a rocky moorland plateau in south-western England, in Devon; national park. Highest point, High Willhays, 621 m.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq399"> a prison on this moor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dartmouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dartmouth</span></header><div>/ˈdatməθ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtmuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> a seaport in south-western England, in Devon; the Royal Naval Training College.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> a town in south-eastern Canada, in Nova Scotia on Halifax Harbour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac938048624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darug</span></header><div>/ˈdʌrʊg/ (<em>say</em> 'duroog) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105245" href="entry://Dharug%23bigmac000105245"><strong>Dharug</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Daruk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darumbal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac898692902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darumbal</span><z><span target_id="Liw33fr4bn">n.</span><span target_id="qfxFJXb5lI">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdarʊmbʌl/ (<em>say</em> 'dahroombul) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Liw33fr4bn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area around Rockhampton and the Fitzroy River, Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qfxFJXb5lI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq157"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387376171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darville</span></header><div>/ˈdavɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dahvil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Helen</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">born 1971, Australian writer; wrote the novel <em>The Hand That Signed the Paper</em> (1994) (Miles Franklin Award, 1995) about Nazism in Ukraine under the assumed name <em>Helen Demidenko</em>, claiming falsely to be of Ukrainian background.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdawən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">1809–82, English naturalist; wrote <em>On the Origin of Species</em> (1859) based on the theory of evolution by natural selection.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdawən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> a city on the north-western coast of the NT, on <strong>Darwin Harbour</strong>; administrative capital of the NT; settlement established 1869; its port area extensively damaged in World War II in the first bombing attack on Australian soil on 19 February 1942. Formerly (until 1911), <strong>Palmerston</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> <strong>Mount</strong>, a mountain in central western Tasmania, near Queenstown. 1011 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Charles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018668" href="#bigmac000018668"><span class="smallcaps">Darwin<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Darwin</strong> stands on land traditionally inhabited by the Larakia people. After the failure of the first European settlement, named Palmerston, at Escape Cliffs in 1867, the present site of Port Darwin was chosen for a new town, also named Palmerston; the name was changed to Darwin in 1911. The northern terminus of the Overland Telegraph was completed in 1872. The population rose rapidly with the Pine Creek gold rush of 1880–1900 (with a Chinese majority), then fell as mining declined. During World War II Darwin was a base for US and Australian forces. The first Japanese attack on Australia came with its bombing in February 1942 when eight ships were sunk and at least 243 killed. Cyclone Tracy hit the city on Christmas Day 1974, destroying the majority of buildings and leaving 65 dead; three-quarters of the inhabitants were evacuated. A massive reconstruction program rebuilt Darwin by the early 1980s. The city is known for its blend of cultures, particularly for the strong Asian and Indigenous influences. In 2004 the transcontinental rail link with Adelaide began operations, bolstering Darwin’s position as a trade gateway to Asia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwinian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwinian<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rjgPfNJu4p">adj.</span><span target_id="EjMPZhnEZv">n.</span></z></header><div>/daˈwɪniən/ (<em>say</em> dah'wineeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rjgPfNJu4p"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> of or relating to Darwinism, or to Charles Darwin.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EjMPZhnEZv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq457"> an adherent of Darwinism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Darwinite</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwinian<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="GY57zc0xl0">n.</span><span target_id="BAE7lBLhw1">adj.</span></z></header><div>/daˈwɪniən/ (<em>say</em> dah'wineeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GY57zc0xl0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> someone who was born in Darwin, or who has come to regard it as their home town.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BAE7lBLhw1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq324"> of or relating to the city of Darwin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Darwinite</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwinism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwinism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Darwinism" src="word_pronunciations/06098.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdawənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dahwuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">the body of biological doctrine maintained by Charles Darwin, respecting the origin of species as derived by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those best adapted to survive in the struggle for existence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Darwinist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Darwinist</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwinite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwinite</span></header><div>/ˈdawənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dahwuhnuyt) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018670" href="entry://Darwinian%23bigmac000018670"><strong>Darwinian<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq689"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018671" href="entry://Darwinian%23bigmac000018671"><strong>Darwinian<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dasein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286669469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dasein</span></header><div>/daˈsaɪn/ (<em>say</em> dah'suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">(in the philosophy of Heidegger) existence predicated on the individual’s being engaged with the world, with its possibilities and with its inevitabilities, such as death.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: existence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dashboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dashboard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dashboard" src="word_pronunciations/06099.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæʃbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'dashbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> Also, <strong class="vs">dash</strong>. the instrument board of a motor vehicle, aeroplane or boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq150"> (formerly) a panel on the front of a carriage, to prevent mud splashing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq084"> <em class="label">Computers</em> an on-screen graphical summary of information, as that relating to a particular project or a whole business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dasheen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dasheen</span></header><div>/dæˈʃin/ (<em>say</em> da'sheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">the taro plant, <em>Colocasia esculenta</em>, native to tropical Asia, grown in the tropics for its edible tubers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>de Chine</em> of China]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dasher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dasher</span></header><div>/ˈdæʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dashuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> someone or something that dashes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> the plunger of a churn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq938"> someone with a dashing manner or appearance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dashera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac940615249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dashera</span></header><div>/ˈdʌʃərə/ (<em>say</em> 'dushuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac413925269" href="entry://Dusserah%23bigmac413925269"><strong>Dusserah</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dashi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac487021252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dashi</span></header><div>/ˈdaʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahshee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">(in Japanese cookery) a soup stock made from dried bonito flakes and kombu.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese, from <em>dashijiru</em>, from <em>dashi</em> extract, draw + <em>jiru</em>, variant of <em>shiru</em> juice, broth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dashiki
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783157986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dashiki</span></header><div>/daˈʃiki/ (<em>say</em> dah'sheekee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">a loose garment covering the top half of the body, originally worn by West African men; usually colourful with an ornately decorated V-shaped neck.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hansa: shirt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dashing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dashing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dashing" src="word_pronunciations/06100.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dashing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq931"> impetuous; spirited; lively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq943"> brilliant; showy; stylish.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dashingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dashpot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dashpot</span></header><div>/ˈdæʃpɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'dashpot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a device for damping vibrations or slowing down motion, consisting of a piston attached to the part whose movements are to be damped and fitted into a cylinder containing a fluid such as oil or air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darkfella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac426743778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darkfella</span></header><div>/ˈdakfɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkfeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">an Aboriginal person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darkinung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac733680577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darkinung</span><z><span target_id="6vgTsujag5">n.</span><span target_id="mlKJyTGl0t">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdakənʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkuhnoong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6vgTsujag5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq926"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area around the MacDonald River, west of Newcastle, NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mlKJyTGl0t">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq278"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darkle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darkle</span></header><div>/ˈdakəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkuhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">darkled</strong>, <strong class="bold">darkling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> to appear dark; show indistinctly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq096"> to grow dark, gloomy, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018632" href="entry://darkling%23bigmac000018632"><span class="smallcaps">darkling</span></a> (adverb) taken as present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darkling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darkling</span><z><span target_id="lt61Gc1Wly">adv.</span><span target_id="gw2JMREb0z">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaklɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkling) <em class="label">Poetic</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="lt61Gc1Wly">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> in the dark.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gw2JMREb0z">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq376"> being or occurring in the dark; dark; obscure: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The bush on either side of the road was a darkling mass, shadows chasing in front of them across the gravel.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy hewett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098697" href="entry://dark%23bigmac000098697"><span class="smallcaps">dark</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042746" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042746"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darkly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darkly</span></header><div>/ˈdakli/ (<em>say</em> 'dahklee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> so as to appear dark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> mysteriously; threateningly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq315"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> imperfectly; faintly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darkness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darkness</span></header><div>/ˈdaknəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dahknuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> the state or quality of being dark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> absence or deficiency of light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq476"> wickedness or evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq505"> obscurity; concealment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq201"> blindness; ignorance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darknet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac028344844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darknet</span></header><div>/ˈdaknɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'dahknet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">a hidden network on the internet accessed by specialised applications designed to encrypt and decrypt messages.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dark net</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darkroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darkroom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of darkroom" src="word_pronunciations/06086.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdakrum/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">a room from which the actinic rays of light have been excluded, used in making, handling, and developing photographic film, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darksome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darksome</span></header><div>/ˈdaksəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dahksuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">dark; darkish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098697" href="entry://dark%23bigmac000098697"><span class="smallcaps">dark</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070200" href="entry://-some%23bigmac000070200"><span class="smallcaps">-some<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darky</span></header><div>/ˈdaki/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098698" href="entry://darkie%23bigmac000098698"><strong>darkie</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">darkey</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darl</span></header><div>/dal/ (<em>say</em> dahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088090" href="entry://darling%23bigmac000088090"><strong>darling</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088090" href="entry://darling%23mq614">3</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">darls</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darlan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darlan</span></header><div>/daˈlɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> dah'lon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Louis Xavier François</strong> /ʒɒ̃ lui zavieɪ frɒ̃ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> zhon loohee zahveeay fron'swah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">1881–1942, French admiral and member of the Vichy government.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darling</span><z><span target_id="h4iRbb8w9U">n.</span><span target_id="g0KSwl5Fi1">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of darling" src="word_pronunciations/06092.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdalɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h4iRbb8w9U"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> a person very dear to another; person dearly loved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq777"> a person or thing in great favour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq614"> (a term of endearment.)</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="g0KSwl5Fi1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq256"> very dear; dearly loved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq597"> favourite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>derling</em>, Old English <em>dēorling</em>, from <em>dēore</em> dear + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042745" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042745"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Darling" src="word_pronunciations/06092.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdalɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> <strong>Sir Charles Henry</strong>, 1809–70, army officer and administrator in Australia, born in Nova Scotia; governor of Victoria 1863–66.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> <strong>Grace</strong>, 1815–42, English daughter of a lighthouse-keeper, who rescued shipwrecked sailors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq009"> <strong>Harold Gordon</strong>, 1885–1950, Australian industrialist; particularly important in steel industry through BHP.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq417"> <strong>Sir James Ralph</strong>, 1899–1995, Australian educationalist, born in England; headmaster of Geelong Grammar School 1930–61; chairman of the ABC 1961–67.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq504"> <strong>John</strong>, 1852–1914, father of Harold, Australian company director and politician, born in Scotland; associated with establishment of BHP.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq728"> <strong>Sir Ralph</strong>, 1775–1858, uncle of Sir Charles, English-born army officer and administrator in Australia; governor of NSW 1825–31.</span></div> <div class="backshade">After serving throughout the Napoleonic wars, <strong>Ralph Darling</strong> went to Mauritius as major general in command of the garrison, twice serving as acting governor, before being appointed governor of NSW in 1825. During his term he introduced numerous reforms, particularly in the public service, the control of public spending and the system of land grants, encouraged exploration, and built and improved roads. He was noted for his devotion to duty, but his aloof manner, military bearing and conservative views aroused opposition and he is remembered more for his repressive press laws than for his many achievements. His enemies, personal and political, enlisted support from radicals in England, and following his return he was brought before a parliamentary committee of inquiry in 1835. He was exonerated on all charges.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Darling" src="word_pronunciations/06092.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdalɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a river rising in Qld, near Stanthorpe, flowing south-west through NSW to the Murray River near Wentworth. Its course is known by several names: Dumaresq, Macintyre, Barwon, and Darling. From its source to the Murray, about 2700 km.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Charles Sturt explored the upper <strong>Darling River</strong> in 1829 and, on a separate expedition, reached its junction with the Murray River in 1830. Thomas Mitchell explored the Darling between the present towns of Bourke and Menindee in 1835. Permanent European settlement of the upper Darling River occurred from 1857. From 1859 to the early 20th century the river was a vital transport route to the inland, with paddle-steamers and barges reaching Bourke and beyond. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac349482762" href="entry://Murray-Darling%20Basin%23bigmac349482762"><strong>Murray-Darling Basin</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darlington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darlington</span></header><div>/ˈdalɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahlingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> a town in north-eastern England, in Darlington unitary district, in southern Durham.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq369"> a unitary district in north-eastern England, in Durham. 198 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darlo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darlo</span></header><div>/ˈdaloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sydney Region Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">Darlinghurst, an inner-city suburb of Sydney.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dateless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dateless</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtləs/ (<em>say</em> 'daytluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq590"> without a date; undated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> endless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq700"> so old as to be undatable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq461"> of permanent interest regardless of age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Datin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59676142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Datin</span></header><div>/ˈdatɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> (a title awarded to a distinguished woman in Malaysia or borne by the wife of a Datuk.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) a woman bearing this title.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Datinship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dative</span><z><span target_id="hsZXkjKwBO">adj.</span><span target_id="0oXzrcUsG8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dative" src="word_pronunciations/06113.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'daytiv) <em class="label">Grammar</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hsZXkjKwBO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq908"> denoting the case of a word which serves as the indirect object of a verb.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0oXzrcUsG8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq441"> the dative case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq404"> a word in the dative case.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>datīvus</em> of or relating to giving] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>datival</strong> /dəˈtaɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'tuyvuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>datively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dato
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dato</span></header><div>/ˈdatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">datos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> (in the Philippines) an indigenous chief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> the headman of a barrio or tribe in Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">datto</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay <em>datuk</em> title of respect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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datu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301061010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">datu</span></header><div>/ˈdætu/ (<em>say</em> 'datooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> a local social and political leader in Muslim areas of the Philippines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq627"> (formerly) a ruler in the Philippines prior to Spanish colonisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Datuk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac175581914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Datuk</span></header><div>/ˈdatʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> (a title awarded to a distinguished man in Malaysia.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) a man bearing this title.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Datukship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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datum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">datum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of datum" src="word_pronunciations/06115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of datum" src="word_pronunciations/06114.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdatəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">data</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of datum" src="word_pronunciations/06108.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of datum" src="word_pronunciations/06095.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdatə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq006"> any proposition assumed or given, from which conclusions may be drawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq821"> (<em>often plural</em>) any fact assumed to be a matter of direct observation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: given (past participle neuter)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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datura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">datura</span></header><div>/dəˈtjurə/ (<em>say</em> duh'tyoohruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> any plant of the genus <em>Datura</em>, the species of which have funnel-shaped flowers, prickly pods, and narcotic properties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq43"> a large annual herb, native to India and naturalised in the tropics, <em>Datura fastuosa</em>, with large deep purple flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Hindi <em>dhatūrā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dau.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dau.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq430">daughter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daub</span><z><span target_id="zzobz4pv3h">v.t.</span><span target_id="mLhrujXZZV">v.i.</span><span target_id="jzt1bDEP1C">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daub" src="word_pronunciations/06117.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔb/ (<em>say</em> dawb) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zzobz4pv3h"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq930"> to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, such as plaster, mud, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> to spread (plaster, mud, etc.) on or over something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> to smear, soil, or defile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq908"> to paint unskilfully.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mLhrujXZZV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq025"> to daub something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq549"> to paint unskilfully.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jzt1bDEP1C">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq661"> material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq989"> anything daubed on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq105"> the act of daubing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq168"> a crude, inartistic painting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>daube</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>dauber</em>, from Latin <em>dealbāre</em> whiten, plaster] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dauber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daube</span></header><div>/doʊb/ (<em>say</em> dohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cookery</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> a meat stew with wine, spices or herbs, braised in a sealed earthenware casserole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq836"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063134" href="entry://en%20daube%23bigmac000063134"><strong>en daube</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daubery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daubery</span></header><div>/ˈdɔbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dawbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">unskilful painting or work.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">daubry</strong> /ˈdɔbri/ (<em>say</em> 'dawbree).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daubigny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac760911797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daubigny</span></header><div>/doʊbiˈnji/ (<em>say</em> dohbee'nyee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles François</strong> /ʃal frɒ̃ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> shahl fron'swah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">1817–78, French landscape painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dauerlauf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dauerlauf</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊəlaʊf/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuhlowf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">(in skiing) a cross country endurance race.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German, from <em>dauern</em> to endure + <em>lauf</em>, run]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daugava
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daugava</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊgavə/ (<em>say</em> 'dowgahvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094272" href="entry://Dvina%23bigmac000094272"><strong>Dvina</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094272" href="entry://Dvina%23mq230">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daughter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daughter</span><z><span target_id="sUkFQDr27p">n.</span><span target_id="QqrLkdUrCz">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daughter" src="word_pronunciations/06120.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sUkFQDr27p"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> a female child or person in relation to her parents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> <em class="label">Literary</em> any female descendant: <em class="example">a daughter of our house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq800"> a woman considered as a product of a particular place or environment, or having a relationship to a place or situation like that of a daughter to a parent: <em class="example">daughter of the church.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq576"> anything (personified as female) considered with respect to its origin.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QqrLkdUrCz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq443"> being a first-generation offspring or offshoot, irrespective of sex: <em class="example">daughter cell.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of Middle English <em>doughter</em>, Old English <em>dohtor</em>, related to German <em>Tochter</em>, distantly related to Greek <em>thygatēr</em>, Sanskrit <em>duhitā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daughterly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daughterly</span></header><div>/ˈdɔtəli/ (<em>say</em> 'dawtuhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">relating to, befitting, or like a daughter.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>daughterliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daumier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daumier</span></header><div>/doʊmiˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dohmee'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Honoré</strong> /ɒnɒˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> ono'ray), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">1808–79, French lithographer, painter, and sculptor best known for his social and political caricatures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daunt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daunt" src="word_pronunciations/06122.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔnt/ (<em>say</em> dawnt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> to overcome with fear; intimidate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> to lessen the courage of; dishearten.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>daunte</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>danter</em>, from Latin <em>domāre</em> tame, subdue] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>daunting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dauntingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dauntless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dauntless</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dauntless" src="word_pronunciations/06121.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔntləs/ (<em>say</em> 'dawntluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">not to be daunted; fearless; intrepid; bold.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dauntlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dauntlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dauphin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dauphin</span></header><div>/ˈdɔfən/ (<em>say</em> 'dawfuhn), /doʊˈfæ̃/ (<em>say</em> doh'fan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">the eldest son of the king of France, this title being used from 1349 to 1830.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, apparently originally a proper name used as a surname; often identified with Latin <em>delphīnus</em> dolphin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dauphiné
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dauphiné</span></header><div>/doʊfiˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> dohfee'nay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">a historic province in south-eastern France; its former rulers assumed the title of <em>dauphin</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dauphiness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dauphiness</span></header><div>/ˈdɔfənɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'dawfuhnes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">the wife of the dauphin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dauphine</strong> /ˈdɔfən/ (<em>say</em> 'dawfuhn), /-fin/ (<em>say</em> -feen).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davao
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davao</span></header><div>/daˈvaʊ/ (<em>say</em> dah'vow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a seaport in the Philippines, on Mindanao.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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davenport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">davenport</span></header><div>/ˈdævənpɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'davuhnpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> a large sofa, as one which can be converted into a bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq480"> a small ornamental writing table.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally made for a Captain <em>Davenport</em> in late 18th-century England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davenport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davenport</span></header><div>/ˈdævənpɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'davuhnpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Samuel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">1818–1906, Australian pastoralist and politician, born in England; actively promoted the development of agriculture in SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davey</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvi/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq309"> <strong>Jack</strong> (<em>John Andrew Davey</em>), 1910–59, Australian radio and television personality, born in NZ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> <strong>Thomas</strong>, 1758–1823, English soldier; lieutenant-governor of Tasmania 1812–17.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Jack Davey</strong> worked as a stage and radio singer and entertainer in NZ. After arriving in Sydney in 1931 he was employed first as a crooner on ABC radio and then as an announcer on commercial radio. He introduced quiz shows to Australia and made a generation of radio listeners familiar with his greeting ‘Hi Ho, everybody, this is Ja-a-ck Davy!’, proclaimed in an accent described by an admirer as ‘bastard, half-American’. Whatever the program – quiz, variety, or breakfast – its central attraction was his personality. He also recorded commentaries for Fox Movietone newsreels. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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David
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">David<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq252"> fl. c. 1000 BC, the second king of the Hebrews, successor to Saul; united the tribes of Israel into a nation with the capital at Jerusalem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq015"> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Saint Dewi</em>), died AD 601?, Welsh bishop, patron saint of Wales.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">David<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> /ˈdeɪvəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhd) <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>Tannatt William</strong>)<strong> Edgeworth</strong>, 1858–1934, Australian geologist and explorer of Antarctica, born in Wales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> /daˈvid/ (<em>say</em> dah'veed) <strong>Jacques Louis</strong> /ʒak ˈlui/ (<em>say</em> zhahk 'loohee), 1748–1825, French neoclassical painter.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Edgeworth David</strong> graduated from Oxford in 1881 and the following year took up an appointment as assistant geological surveyor in the NSW Department of Mines. He began mineral investigations for tin and later coal in the Hunter Valley. In 1891 David was appointed to the chair of geology and physical geography at the University of Sydney. He joined Shackleton’s expedition to Antarctica in 1907 and two years later reached the south magnetic pole. He was knighted in 1920 in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of science and retired in 1924 to write a book on the geology of Australia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davies</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪviz/ (<em>say</em> 'dayveez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> <strong>David</strong>, 1864–1939, Australian painter, especially of bush landscapes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> <strong>Iva</strong> (<em>Ivor Arthur Davies</em>), born 1955, Australian singer, songwriter and composer; lead singer of the pop group Icehouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq757"> <strong>John</strong>, 1813–72, Australian pioneer businessman and publisher, born in England; founded the Hobart <em>Mercury</em> newspaper in the 1850s.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq046"> <strong>Paul Charles William</strong>, born 1946 in England, Australian mathematical physicist and philosopher; works include <em>The Mind of God</em> (1992).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq713"> <strong>Sir Peter Maxwell</strong>, 1934–2016, English composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davis<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> <strong>Alexander Barnard</strong>, 1828–1913, Australian Jewish minister, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq785"> <strong>Arthur Hoey</strong> → Steele <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064479" href="entry://Rudd%23bigmac000064479"><strong>Rudd</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq428"> <strong>Beatrice Deloitte</strong>, 1909–92, Australian book editor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq622"> <strong>Bette</strong> /ˈbɛti/ (<em>say</em> 'betee) (<em>Ruth Elizabeth Davis</em>), 1908–89, US film actor; films include <em>Dark Victory</em> (1939), <em>Now Voyager</em> (1942), and <em>All About Eve</em> (1950).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq628"> <strong>Edward</strong> (‘<em>the Jewboy</em>’), died 1841, Australian bushranger who led a gang which operated in the Hunter Valley area, NSW, 1839–40; the whole gang was hanged in 1841.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq658"> <strong>Jack Leonard</strong>, 1918–2000, Australian poet, playwright, and activist for Indigenous rights; works include the poetry collection <em>The First-Born and Other Poems</em> (1970).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq192"> <strong>John King</strong>, 1884–1967, Australian Antarctic explorer and navigator, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq951"> <strong>Judy</strong>, born 1956, Australian film and stage actor; films include <em>My Brilliant Career</em> (1979), <em>A Passage to India</em> (UK, 1984), <em>Husbands and Wives</em> (US, 1992), and <em>The Eye of the Storm</em> (2011).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq972"> <strong>Miles</strong>, 1926–91, US jazz trumpeter and composer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq713"> <strong>Neil Brian</strong>, 1934–85, Australian cameraman working especially in Asian war zones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq656"> <strong>Sammy</strong> (<em>Sammy Davis Jr</em>), 1925–90, US singer and actor.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Judy Davis</strong> left Perth to study at NIDA, Sydney, and in 1979 achieved international recognition for her film portrayal of Sybylla Melvyn in <em>My Brilliant Career</em>. Her later films include <em>Heatwave</em> (1982), <em>A Passage to India</em> (UK, 1984), for which she received her first Oscar nomination, Woody Allen’s <em>Husbands and Wives</em> (US, 1992), <em>The Eye of the Storm</em> (2011), the adaptation of Patrick White’s novel, directed by Fred Schepisi, which earned her a second Oscar nomination, and <em>The Dressmaker</em> (2015). She also starred in the television drama <em>Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows</em> (US, 2001), for which she won a Golden Globe. She has won five ACCTA (formerly AFI) awards for best actress, including for <em>The Eye of the Storm</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davis<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">an Australian research base in Antarctica, established in 1957.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after JK <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091943" href="#bigmac000091943"><span class="smallcaps">Davis<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davison</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frank Dalby</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">1893–1970, Australian novelist; works include <em>Man-Shy</em> (1931) and <em>The White Thorntree</em> (1968).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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davit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">davit</span></header><div>/ˈdævət/ (<em>say</em> 'davuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a projecting piece of wood or iron (frequently one of a pair) on the side or stern of a vessel, fitted with a tackle, etc., for raising, lowering, or suspending a small boat, anchor, or other weight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>daviot</em>, from Anglo-French, apparently diminutive of <em>Davi</em> David]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davos</span></header><div>/ˈdavɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'dahvos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a winter sports resort in eastern Switzerland. 1529 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davy</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvi/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> <strong>Edward</strong>, 1806–85, Australian physician and inventor, born in England; one of the inventors of the electric telegraph.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq383"> <strong>Sir Humphry</strong>, 1778–1829, English chemist; first to isolate sodium and potassium by electrolysis; invented Davy lamp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daw</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daw" src="word_pronunciations/07149.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔ/ (<em>say</em> daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038729" href="entry://jackdaw%23bigmac000038729"><strong>jackdaw</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038729" href="entry://jackdaw%23mq436">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dawe</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dawe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dawe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dawe" src="word_pronunciations/07149.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔ/ (<em>say</em> daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Donald</strong>)<strong> Bruce</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">1930–2020, Australian poet; wrote the collections <em>Condolences of the Season</em> (1971) and <em>Sometimes Gladness: Collected Poems 1954–1982</em> (1983).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dawes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dawes</span></header><div>/dɔz/ (<em>say</em> dawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">1762–1836, English soldier, astronomer, and surveyor in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dawg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dawg</span></header><div>/dɔg/ (<em>say</em> dawg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a dog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dawn</span><z><span target_id="3e2tEJV7Gy">n.</span><span target_id="D2O1khzVdh">v.i.</span><span target_id="hSA7NsZ8vw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dawn" src="word_pronunciations/06124.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔn/ (<em>say</em> dawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3e2tEJV7Gy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> the first appearance of daylight in the morning: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When the grey dawn broke at last, And the long, long night was past</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. (banjo) paterson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1902</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> the beginning or rise of anything; advent: <em class="example">dawn of civilisation; </em><em class="example">dawn of time.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="D2O1khzVdh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq028"> to begin to grow light in the morning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq858"> to begin to open or develop.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hSA7NsZ8vw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq348"> <strong class="phr">dawn on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to begin to be perceived by: <em class="example">the idea dawned on him.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dawen-</em> (in <em>dawening</em> dawn), apparently from Old Norse <em>dagan</em> dawn] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dawning</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daws
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daws</span></header><div>/dɔz/ (<em>say</em> dawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lawrence</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">born 1927, Australian painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dawson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dawson<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɔsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> <strong>Andrew</strong> (‘<em>Anderson</em>’), 1863–1910, Australian mining unionist and state Labor politician; first Labor premier of Qld, whose term lasted for six days in December 1899.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> <strong>Janet</strong>, born 1935, Australian painter and graphic artist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq662"> <strong>Peter Smith</strong>, 1882–1961, Australian baritone; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1991.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq369"> <strong>Smoky</strong> (<em>Herbert Henry Dawson</em>), 1913–2008, Australian country music singer; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Adelaide-born <strong>Peter Dawson</strong> studied singing in Glasgow and London before making an operatic appearance at Covent Garden in 1909. He became best known for his singing of ballads, including ‘The Floral Dance’ and ‘The Road to Mandalay’. Dawson was one of the most prolific recording artists of the 20th century: from 1904 to 1958 he made more than 2000 recordings, some under various pseudonyms including that of Hector Grant. He wrote many of the songs himself.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dawson<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɔsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">a river in central eastern Qld rising in the Carnarvon Range and flowing east and north to meet the Fitzroy. 640 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DAX
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589333849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DAX</span></header><div>/dæks/ (<em>say</em> daks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">an index which lists the share prices of 40 leading public companies on the Frankfurt stock market, giving an indication of overall price movements in the share market in Germany.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>D</em>(<em>eutscher</em>) <em>A</em>(<em>ktien</em>) (<em>Inde</em>)<em>x</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Day</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Day" src="word_pronunciations/06129.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪ/ (<em>say</em> day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> <strong>Doris</strong> (born <em>Doris Kappellhoff</em>), 1924–2019, US singer and film actor; noted especially for light romantic comedy roles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> <strong>Jason</strong>, born 1987, Australian golfer; winner of the PGA Championship 2015.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dayak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dayak</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪæk/ (<em>say</em> 'duyak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> one of a group of various indigenous peoples of Borneo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Dayaks</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Dayak</strong>) a member of one of these peoples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq853"> any of various Austronesian languages spoken by these peoples.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dyak</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dayan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dayan</span></header><div>/daˈjan/ (<em>say</em> dah'yahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Moshe</strong> /ˈmɒʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'moshuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">1915–81, Israeli soldier and politician; defence minister during the 1967 Six Day War.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daybook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daybook</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪbʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'daybook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> <em class="label">Bookkeeping</em> a book in which the transactions of the day are entered in the order of their occurrence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043200" href="entry://logbook%23bigmac000043200"><strong>logbook</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043200" href="entry://logbook%23mq668">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq669"> a diary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dayboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dayboy</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dayboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">a boy who attends school during the day but who lives at home (opposed to <em>boarder</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daybreak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daybreak</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daybreak" src="word_pronunciations/06125.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪbreɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'daybrayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">the first appearance of light in the morning; dawn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dayfly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dayfly</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪflaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dayfluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dayflies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045693" href="entry://mayfly%23bigmac000045693"><strong>mayfly</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045693" href="entry://mayfly%23mq298">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daygirl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daygirl</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪgɜl/ (<em>say</em> 'daygerl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a girl who attends school during the day but who lives at home (opposed to <em>boarder</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daylesford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daylesford</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪlzfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'daylzfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a town and shire in central Victoria on the northern side of the Great Dividing Range.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daylight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daylight</span><z><span target_id="tbh0PPjHle">n.</span><span target_id="Tr8JKY0Fra">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdeɪlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dayluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tbh0PPjHle"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> the light of day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq389"> openness; publicity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> daytime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq482"> daybreak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq932"> a clear space between two contestants in a race.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Tr8JKY0Fra">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq970"> <strong class="phr">in broad daylight</strong>, in the full visibility provided by daylight: <em class="example">a robbery conducted in broad daylight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">… then daylight</strong>, (an expression indicating that a large gap exists between the contender specified and the rest of the field.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daylights
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daylights</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪlaɪts/ (<em>say</em> 'dayluyts) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> <strong class="phr">beat </strong>(or <strong class="phr">belt</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the </strong>(<strong class="phr">living</strong>)<strong class="phr"> daylights out of someone</strong>, to give someone a sound beating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> <strong class="phr">scare </strong>(or <strong class="phr">frighten</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the </strong>(<strong class="phr">living</strong>)<strong class="phr"> daylights out of someone</strong>, to give someone an intense fright.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British slang <em>daylights</em> eyes, (by transference) other vital organs]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daylily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daylily</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪlɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'daylilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">daylilies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> any plant of the genus <em>Hemerocallis</em>, with yellow or orange flowers which commonly last only for a day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> the flower of this plant.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">day lily</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daylong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daylong</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪlɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'daylong) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">lasting the whole day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dashy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dashy</span></header><div>/ˈdæʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'dashee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">showy; stylish; dashing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dassera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac298615511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dassera</span></header><div>/ˈdʌʃərə/ (<em>say</em> 'dushuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac413925269" href="entry://Dusserah%23bigmac413925269"><strong>Dusserah</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dassin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dassin</span></header><div>/ˈdæsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dasuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jules</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">1911–2008, US film director, especially noted for his crime thrillers; films include <em>Rififi</em> (1955) and <em>Never on Sunday</em> (1959).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dastard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dastard</span><z><span target_id="WscUU8GHrd">n.</span><span target_id="QDqq2etasj">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdæstəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dastuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WscUU8GHrd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> a mean, sneaking coward.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QDqq2etasj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq838"> mean and sneaking; cowardly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; from <em>dast</em> (? variant of <em>dazed</em>, past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018802" href="entry://daze%23bigmac000018802"><span class="smallcaps">daze</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003646" href="entry://-ard%23bigmac000003646"><span class="smallcaps">-ard</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dasyure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dasyure</span></header><div>/ˈdæsijʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'daseeyoouh), /ˈdæzijʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'dazeeyoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018690" href="entry://dasyurid%23bigmac000018690"><strong>dasyurid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dasyurid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dasyurid</span><z><span target_id="JpuYzvrP9x">n.</span><span target_id="2bUoO6pFIf">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dæsiˈjurəd/ (<em>say</em> dasee'yoohruhd), /dæzi-/ (<em>say</em> dazee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JpuYzvrP9x"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq109"> Also, <strong class="vs">dasyure</strong>. a member of the marsupial family Dasyuridae, which includes quolls, dunnarts, planigales, ningauis, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2bUoO6pFIf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq016"> of or relating to a dasyurid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Dasyūrus</em>, from Greek <em>dasy</em>(<em>s</em>) shaggy + <em>-ūr</em>(<em>ys</em>) (from Greek <em>oura</em> tail) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036151" href="entry://-id%23bigmac000036151"><span class="smallcaps">-id<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac440519773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dat</span></header><div>/dæt/ (<em>say</em> dat) <div class="chunk"><em>pronoun</em>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>adverb</em>, <em>conjunction</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100748" href="entry://that%23bigmac000100748"><strong>that</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dat.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dat.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq026">dative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DAT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac233013219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DAT</span></header><div>/dæt/ (<em>say</em> dat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">a standard magnetic-tape format which allows data to be digitally recorded, used especially for audio recording.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>igital</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>udio</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>ape</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of data" src="word_pronunciations/06108.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of data" src="word_pronunciations/06107.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdatə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">datum</strong>)<br/> (<em>construed as singular or plural</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq255"> figures, statistics, etc., known or available; information collected for analysis or reference: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>These data show that on their assumptions, our debt to national income ratio rises from one-third to one-half</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>This data not only gives details for reading the map itself but also the date of the information and the sources from which it has been compiled.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> <em class="label">Computers</em> information in digitised form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq535"> digitised information downloaded by a service provider to a digital device, usually restricted to a particular amount at a particular cost.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The connection between <em>data</em> the plural, and <em>datum</em> the singular has been almost completely broken, so that while <em>datum</em> survives in such compounds as <em>datum point</em>, it does not have the frequency of use that <em>data</em> has. <em>Data</em> is regularly used as a singular collective noun in contexts like <em>the data has proved difficult to process</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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databank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">databank</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtəbæŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhbangk), /ˈdatə-/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">any large collection of information or reference material.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">data bank</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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database
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">database</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of database" src="word_pronunciations/06105.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhbays), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of database" src="word_pronunciations/06106.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdatə-/ (<em>say</em> 'dahtuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">a large volume of information stored in a computer and organised in categories to facilitate retrieval.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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datacast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac174719405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">datacast</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtəkast/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhkahst) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">datacast</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">datacasted</strong>, <strong class="bold">datacasting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">to broadcast digital information.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>datacaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>datacasting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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datal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">datal</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtl/ (<em>say</em> 'daytl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">chronological; relating to a date (of historical documents).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101200" href="entry://date%23bigmac000101200"><span class="smallcaps">dat(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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datary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">datary</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dataries</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> an officer, now cardinal, at the head of a certain office or department of the Curia who investigates the fitness of candidates for benefices in the gift of the papal see.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> this office or department.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>datārius</em> (the officer), <em>datāria</em> (the office), from <em>data</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101200" href="entry://date%23bigmac000101200"><span class="smallcaps">date<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dataset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac418711549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dataset</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtəsɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhset) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">assembled data organised and structured for a particular purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dataveillance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac678910465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dataveillance</span></header><div>/deɪtəˈveɪləns/ (<em>say</em> daytuh'vayluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">the practice of observing someone’s behaviour and collecting their personal digital data by monitoring their internet use, credit or debit card transactions, social media, phone calls, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097921" href="entry://data%23bigmac000097921"><span class="smallcaps">data</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073787" href="entry://surveillance%23bigmac000073787"><span class="smallcaps">(sur)veillance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dated</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dated" src="word_pronunciations/06110.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">no longer fashionable; out-of-date.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daypack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac495240538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daypack</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪpæk/ (<em>say</em> 'daypak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">a light backpack, designed to take food, clothing, etc., for a one-day excursion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dayspring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dayspring</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪsprɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dayspring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">dawn; daybreak.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daystar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daystar</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪsta/ (<em>say</em> 'daystah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq043"> the morning star.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> the sun.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daytime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daytime</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">the time between sunrise and sunset.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daytrip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daytrip</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtrɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'daytrip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">an excursion completed within a day, which brings the travellers back to their starting place.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>daytripper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daze</span><z><span target_id="zsFqYLF9vv">v.t.</span><span target_id="gA1gRWZxsT">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daze" src="word_pronunciations/06130.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪz/ (<em>say</em> dayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zsFqYLF9vv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dazing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> to stun or stupefy with a blow, a shock, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> to confuse; bewilder; dazzle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gA1gRWZxsT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq388"> a dazed condition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dase</em>(<em>n</em>), from Scandinavian; compare Danish <em>dase</em> doze, mope] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dazedly</strong> /ˈdeɪzədli/ (<em>say</em> 'dayzuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dazzle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dazzle</span><z><span target_id="C7KVEQRsTP">v.t.</span><span target_id="8LSTkJeejq">v.i.</span><span target_id="uMb1NSrJ9T">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dazzle" src="word_pronunciations/06131.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdæzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dazuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dazzled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dazzling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C7KVEQRsTP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq248"> to bewilder by brilliancy or display of any kind.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8LSTkJeejq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq836"> to excite admiration by brilliance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uMb1NSrJ9T">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq394"> the act or fact of dazzling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq526"> bewildering brightness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq595"> temporary loss of vision, or a temporary reduction of visual acuity, related to the presence of a bright (possibly moving) source of light.</span></div><div class="etym"> [frequentative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018802" href="entry://daze%23bigmac000018802"><span class="smallcaps">daze</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dazzler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dazzling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dazzlingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dazzled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Db
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac159871730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Db</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">dubnium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DBE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DBE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq829">Dame (Commander of the Order) of the British Empire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dbh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949115032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dbh</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq89">diameter at breast height.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dbl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dbl.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq898">double.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DBs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac799100269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DBs</span></header><div>/di ˈbiz/ (<em>say</em> dee 'beez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">desert boots.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DBS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac921780960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DBS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq844">deep brain stimulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DC</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Music</em> da capo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> diplomatic corps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq897"> Also, <strong class="vs">d.c.</strong> <em class="label">Electricity</em> direct current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq755"> Double Certificated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq438"> District of Columbia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DCh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DCh</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq466">Doctor of Surgery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Doctor Chīrurgiae</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DCM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DCM<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq706">Distinguished Conduct Medal; officially, Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DCM<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/di si ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> dee see 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">discharge from employment; dismissal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation for <em>d</em>(<em>on’t</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>ome</em>)<em> M</em>(<em>onday</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq296">Doctor of Divinity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DDH
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac82674394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DDH</span></header><div>/di di ˈeɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> dee dee 'aych) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">the dislocation of the ball of the hip, either because the hip was not properly formed at birth or became malformed subsequently.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>evelopmental</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>ysplasia of the</em>)<em> h</em>(<em>ip</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DDR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DDR</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq162">German Democratic Republic; East Germany.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">GDR</strong>. <div class="etym">[German <em>D</em>(<em>eutsche</em>)<em> D</em>(<em>emokratische</em>)<em> R</em>(<em>epublik</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DDS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DDS</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> Doctor of Dental Surgery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> digital data storage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DDT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DDT</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DDT" src="word_pronunciations/06132.mp3"></audio></span>/di di ˈti/ (<em>say</em> dee dee 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">a very powerful organochlorine insecticide, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix signifying: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> privation and separation, as in <em>dehorn</em>, <em>dethrone</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> negation, as in <em>demerit</em>, <em>derange</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq613"> descent, as in <em>degrade</em>, <em>deduce</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq848"> reversal, as in <em>deactivate</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq822"> intensity, as in <em>decompound</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq248"> to make an exit from a means of transport: <em class="example">decoach, deplane.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin, representing <em>dē</em> (preposition) from, away from, of, out of, etc.; in some words from French, from Latin <em>de-</em>, or from Latin <em>dis-</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deacon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deacon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deacon" src="word_pronunciations/06137.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdikən/ (<em>say</em> 'deekuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> (in the early Christian church) an officer appointed to care for the poor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> (in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23bigmac000102180"><strong>order</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23mq102">17</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq159"> (in the Uniting Church) a person with ministerial office but with duties oriented to social justice and to those who are not members of the church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq337"> (in some other churches) an appointed or elected officer with administrative or supervisory duties.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deacon</em>, <em>deken</em>, Old English <em>dēacon</em>, <em>diacon</em>, from Late Latin <em>diāconus</em>, from Greek <em>diākonos</em> servant, minister, deacon] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deaconship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaconate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaconate</span></header><div>/ˈdikənət/ (<em>say</em> 'deekuhnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">the rank of deacon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102479" href="entry://deacon%23bigmac000102479"><span class="smallcaps">deacon</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaconess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaconess</span></header><div>/dikəˈnɛs/ (<em>say</em> deekuh'nes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> (in certain Protestant churches) one of an order of women who carry on educational, hospital, or social work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> a woman elected by a church to assist the clergy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaconry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaconry</span></header><div>/ˈdikənri/ (<em>say</em> 'deekuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deaconries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> the office of a deacon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> deacons collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deactivate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deactivate</span><z><span target_id="Zyz8OSzb39">v.t.</span><span target_id="w6zK3sx7lr">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈæktəveɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'aktuhvayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deactivated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deactivating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Zyz8OSzb39">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> to render (a bomb, shell, or other explosive) inoperative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> to render (an alarm, as in a house, motor vehicle, etc.) inoperative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq421"> to render (a biochemical agent, such as an enzyme, virus, or yeast) inactive or unable to replicate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em> to return (an activated atom, molecule, catalyst, or substance) to its normal state.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="w6zK3sx7lr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to lose radioactivity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deactivation</strong> /ˌdiæktəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deeaktuh'vayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deactivator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaf</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deaf" src="word_pronunciations/06160.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛf/ (<em>say</em> def) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing, wholly or partially; unable to hear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq648"> refusing to listen; heedless; inattentive: <em class="example">deaf to advice; </em><em class="example">turn a deaf ear to a plea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq101"> <strong>the deaf</strong>, people unable to hear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq39"> <strong>the Deaf</strong>, the community of deaf people who embrace their language (sign language) and culture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deef</em>, Old English <em>dēaf</em>, related to German <em>taub</em> deaf and <em>doof</em> (colloquial, from Low German) stupid] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deafly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deafness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deafblind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac940927715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deafblind</span><z><span target_id="73YrIR5Uu1">adj.</span><span target_id="ZTQd2RJ6cd">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛfblaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'defbluynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="73YrIR5Uu1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> having both hearing and vision loss or impairment.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZTQd2RJ6cd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq948"> someone with both hearing and vision loss or impairment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deaf-blind</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deafen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deafen</span></header><div>/ˈdɛfən/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> to make deaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> to stun with noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq969"> to render (a sound) inaudible, especially by a louder sound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094788" href="entry://deaf%23bigmac000094788"><span class="smallcaps">deaf</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023694" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023694"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deafened
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac693868072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deafened</span><z><span target_id="npSI4HY6go">v.</span><span target_id="lXXoh3hdPN">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛfənd/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhnd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="npSI4HY6go"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018887" href="entry://deafen%23bigmac000018887"><strong>deafen</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lXXoh3hdPN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq377"> made unable to hear what what one wishes to hear because of overwhelming loud noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq725"> having acquired deafness as a permanent state: <em class="example">the adult deafened person.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deafening
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac445131598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deafening</span><z><span target_id="3lJ1XrkCpQ">v.</span><span target_id="VUGB7WefCE">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛfənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhning) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="3lJ1XrkCpQ"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018887" href="entry://deafen%23bigmac000018887"><strong>deafen</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VUGB7WefCE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq724"> extremely loud, as if capable of making the listener go deaf.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deafeningly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deakin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deakin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Deakin" src="word_pronunciations/06137.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdikən/ (<em>say</em> 'deekuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alfred</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">1856–1919, Australian Liberal politician; prime minister 1903–04, 1905–08 and 1909–10.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Born in Melbourne, <strong>Alfred Deakin</strong> became a barrister and journalist before being elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1879. He held a number of portfolios, including water supply, in which position he transformed the Mildura region, becoming known as the ‘father of irrigation’. During the 1890s he was a keen supporter of the movement for Federation, playing a role in Victoria similar to that of Edmund Barton in NSW. As attorney-general in the first House of Representatives under Prime Minister Barton, Deakin was responsible for a great volume of foundation legislation, including the Immigration Restriction Act, which embodied the White Australia policy, and the Judiciary Act setting up the High Court. When Barton moved to the High Court in 1903, Deakin replaced him as prime minister. Achievements of Deakin’s terms as prime minister include fixing the site for the national capital, the establishment of the industrial arbitration system, tariff protection, the introduction of old-age pensions and the outlining of defence policies.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dealer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dealer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dealer" src="word_pronunciations/06161.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdilə/ (<em>say</em> 'deeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> someone who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> someone who buys and sells drugs, as marijuana, heroin, etc., in large quantities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> <em class="label">Cards</em> the player distributing the cards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dealership
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dealership</span></header><div>/ˈdiləʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'deeluhship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">the business of a dealer; franchise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dealfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dealfish</span></header><div>/ˈdilfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'deelfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dealfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dealfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063445" href="entry://ribbonfish%23bigmac000063445"><strong>ribbonfish</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094789" href="entry://deal%23bigmac000094789"><span class="smallcaps">deal<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><span class="smallcaps">fish<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathless</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθləs/ (<em>say</em> 'dethluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> not subject to death; immortal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> perpetual.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deathlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deathlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathlike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathlike</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθlaɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dethluyk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">resembling death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathly</span><z><span target_id="P3uv9YCzIS">adj.</span><span target_id="zv66jT7GOR">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛθli/ (<em>say</em> 'dethlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="P3uv9YCzIS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> causing death; deadly; fatal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> like death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq806"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> of death.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zv66jT7GOR">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq136"> in the manner of death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq473"> very; utterly: <em class="example">deathly afraid.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dethlich</em>, Old English <em>dēaþlīc</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathmatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55500726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathmatch</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθmætʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dethmach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> a computer game in which the goal is for each individual player to eliminate all other players from the game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> a bout of deathmatch wrestling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathroll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathroll</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dethrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">a list of persons killed, as in a battle or accident.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathsman</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθsmən/ (<em>say</em> 'dethsmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deathsmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">an executioner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; <em>death’s</em> (genitive case) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathtrap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathtrap</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθtræp/ (<em>say</em> 'dethtrap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq277"> a structure or building which is unsafe, and especially one which is a fire risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq906"> any dangerous circumstance or situation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathwatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathwatch</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθwɒtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dethwoch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq974"> a vigil beside a dying or dead person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> a guard set over a condemned person before execution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deauville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deauville</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊvil/ (<em>say</em> 'dohveel), /doʊˈvil/ (<em>say</em> doh'veel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">a coastal resort in north-western France, south of Le Havre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deb</span></header><div>/dɛb/ (<em>say</em> deb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">a debutante.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deb.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deb.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq801">debenture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debacle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debacle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debacle" src="word_pronunciations/06171.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪˈbakəl/ (<em>say</em> day'bahkuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debacle" src="word_pronunciations/06172.mp3"></audio></span>/də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> a general break-up or rout; sudden overthrow or collapse; overwhelming disaster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> a breaking up of ice in a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq503"> a violent rush of waters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>débâcler</em> unbar, clear, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bâcler</em> bar (from Latin <em>baculum</em> stick, rod)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debag</span></header><div>/diˈbæg/ (<em>say</em> dee'bag) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">debagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">debagging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">to remove the trousers of, as a joke or punishment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debanking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac794346302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debanking</span></header><div>/diˈbæŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dee'bangking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac566668718" href="entry://de-risking%23bigmac566668718"><strong>de-risking</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">de-banking</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debar" src="word_pronunciations/06173.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈba/ (<em>say</em> dee'bah), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debar" src="word_pronunciations/06174.mp3"></audio></span>/də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">debarred</strong>, <strong class="bold">debarring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> to bar out or exclude from a place or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq703"> to prevent or prohibit (an action, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>débarrer</em>, Old French <em>desbarrer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>barrer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><span class="smallcaps">bar<sup>1</sup></span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debarment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debark<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="zwZqUcMfXv">v.i.</span><span target_id="4kUGIPIJdj">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/diˈbak/ (<em>say</em> dee'bahk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zwZqUcMfXv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> to disembark.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4kUGIPIJdj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq194"> to unload, as from a ship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>débarquer</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>barque</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005795" href="entry://barque%23bigmac000005795"><span class="smallcaps">barque</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debarkation</strong> /dibaˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deebah'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debark<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/diˈbak/ (<em>say</em> dee'bahk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq147">to remove bark from (logs, etc.).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debase</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debase" src="word_pronunciations/06175.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> duh'bays) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">debased</strong>, <strong class="bold">debasing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> to reduce in quality or value; adulterate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq345"> to lower in rank or dignity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + obsolete <em>base</em> (aphetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103595" href="entry://abase%23bigmac000103595"><span class="smallcaps">abase</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debasement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debaser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debatable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debatable</span></header><div>/dəˈbeɪtəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'baytuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> capable of being debated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> in dispute.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">debateable</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debate</span><z><span target_id="q9Hv189tvD">n.</span><span target_id="Hw6mlBTkjM">v.i.</span><span target_id="cHLHXdTKFb">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debate" src="word_pronunciations/06176.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'bayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q9Hv189tvD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> a discussion, especially of a public question in an assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> deliberation; consideration.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq972"> a systematic contest of speakers in which two opposing points of view of a proposition are advanced.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">debated</strong>, <strong class="bold">debating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Hw6mlBTkjM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq606"> to engage in discussion, especially in a legislative or public assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq790"> to deliberate; consider; discuss or argue.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cHLHXdTKFb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq484"> to discuss or argue (a question), as in a public assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq454"> to dispute about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq642"> to deliberate upon; consider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq250"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to contend for or over.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>debate</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>debatre</em>, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>batre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104699" href="entry://beat%23bigmac000104699"><span class="smallcaps">beat</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debauch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debauch</span><z><span target_id="TSYmU5eJXR">v.t.</span><span target_id="9jMFN186N3">v.i.</span><span target_id="w3FJxIm4SR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debauch" src="word_pronunciations/06177.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈbɔtʃ/ (<em>say</em> duh'bawch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TSYmU5eJXR"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> to corrupt or pervert; deprave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to lead away, as from allegiance or duty.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9jMFN186N3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq120"> to indulge in a debauch.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w3FJxIm4SR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq910"> a period of debauchery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq184"> debauchery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>débaucher</em>, Old French <em>desbaucher</em> seduce from duty] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debauched</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debaucher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debauchment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debauchee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debauchee</span></header><div>/dəbɔˈtʃi/ (<em>say</em> duhbaw'chee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">someone addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; one given to debauchery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>débauché</em>, past participle of <em>débaucher</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090282" href="entry://debauch%23bigmac000090282"><span class="smallcaps">debauch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debaucherous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac231048038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debaucherous</span></header><div>/dəˈbɔtʃərəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'bawchuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> characterised by sensual indulgence: <em class="example">a debaucherous party.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> given to an excess of sensual pleasure: <em class="example">debaucherous companions.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088699" href="entry://debauchery%23bigmac000088699"><span class="smallcaps">debaucher(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This newly derived form has a lighter and more positive tone than <em>debauched</em>, but is not accepted as a standard form by some.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debauchery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debauchery</span></header><div>/dəˈbɔtʃəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'bawchuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">debaucheries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> seduction from virtue, allegiance, or duty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Debenham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Debenham</span></header><div>/ˈdɛbənəm/ (<em>say</em> 'debuhnuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frank</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">1883–1965, Australian geologist and author; participated in the last expedition of Robert Scott to the Antarctic 1910–13.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debenture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debenture</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debenture" src="word_pronunciations/06178.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈbɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> duh'benchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> a note or certificate acknowledging a debt, as given by an incorporated company or other private organisation; the corporate equivalent of a government <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100361" href="entry://bond%23bigmac000100361">bond</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100361" href="entry://bond%23mq530">11</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq991"> a deed containing a charge or mortgage on a company’s assets; a mortgage debenture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq223"> a certificate of drawback issued at a customs house.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēbentur</em> there are owing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debilitate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debilitate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debilitate" src="word_pronunciations/06179.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈbɪləteɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'biluhtayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">debilitated</strong>, <strong class="bold">debilitating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">to make weak or feeble; weaken; enfeeble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēbilitātus</em>, past participle, weakened] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debilitation</strong> /dəbɪləˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhbiluh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debilitative</strong> /dəˈbɪlətətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'biluhtuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debility</span></header><div>/dəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">debilities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">the state of being weak or feeble; weakness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>debylite</em>, from Latin <em>dēbilitas</em> weakness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debit</span><z><span target_id="jNZK8cyRqt">n.</span><span target_id="SPUzYUTbzM">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debit" src="word_pronunciations/06180.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛbət/ (<em>say</em> 'debuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jNZK8cyRqt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq682"> the recording of an entry of debt in an account.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq262"> <em class="label">Bookkeeping</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq657"> that which is entered in an account as a debt; a recorded item of debt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq468"> any entry, or the total shown, on the debit side.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq504"> the side (left side) of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to <em>credit</em>).</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SPUzYUTbzM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq328"> to charge with a debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq643"> to charge as a debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq740"> to enter upon the debit side of an account.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēbitum</em> something owed. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098197" href="entry://debt%23bigmac000098197"><span class="smallcaps">debt</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debonair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debonair</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debonair" src="word_pronunciations/06181.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛbəˈnɛə/ (<em>say</em> debuh'nair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> suave; stylish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> of pleasant manners; courteous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq789"> carefree; cheerful.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">debonaire</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>debonere</em>, from Old French <em>debonaire</em>, originally phrase <em>de bon aire</em> of good disposition] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debonairly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debonairness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac80023258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debone</span></header><div>/diˈboʊn/ (<em>say</em> dee'bohn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deboned</strong>, <strong class="bold">deboning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">to remove the bone or bones from: <em class="example">to debone a leg of lamb.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deborah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deborah</span></header><div>/ˈdɛbərə/ (<em>say</em> 'debuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">a prophetess and judge of Israel. Judges 4, 5.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deboss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac838584436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deboss</span></header><div>/diˈbɒs/ (<em>say</em> dee'bos) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">to indent (a design, lettering, etc.) into the surface of something.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debouch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debouch</span><z><span target_id="4fqM14y6Ks">v.i.</span><span target_id="v4P4dWaFgx">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debouch" src="word_pronunciations/06182.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈbuʃ/ (<em>say</em> duh'boohsh), /dəˈbaʊtʃ/ (<em>say</em> duh'bowch) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4fqM14y6Ks"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> to issue or emerge from a narrow opening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> to march out from a narrow or confined space into open country, as a body of troops.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v4P4dWaFgx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq094"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018954" href="entry://d%C3%A9bouch%C3%A9%23bigmac000018954"><strong>débouché</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déboucher</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bouche</em> mouth (from Latin <em>bucca</em> cheek, mouth)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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débouché
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">débouché</span></header><div>/deɪbuˈʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> daybooh'shay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Fortifications</em> an opening in works for passing troops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> an outlet; an exit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debouchment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debouchment</span></header><div>/dəˈbuʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'boohshmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> the act or fact of debouching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> a mouth or outlet, as of a river or pass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debourbage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debourbage</span></header><div>/dəˈbɜbɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> duh'berbij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">(in winemaking) the system of separating the deposits from the must before fermentation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: clearing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debrand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac882437040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debrand</span></header><div>/diˈbrænd/ (<em>say</em> dee'brand) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac249470699" href="entry://unbrand%23bigmac249470699"><strong>unbrand</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac249470699" href="entry://unbrand%23mq779">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Debre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac094965238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Debre</span></header><div>/ˈdɛbrə/ (<em>say</em> 'debruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michel Jean-Pierre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">1912–96, French lawyer and politician; prime minister 1959–62; devised the constitution of the Fifth Republic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debrief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debrief</span><z><span target_id="p7Aflbqvny">v.t.</span><span target_id="4lRiKoeDuk">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debrief" src="word_pronunciations/06183.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈbrif/ (<em>say</em> dee'breef) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="p7Aflbqvny"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> to interrogate (a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc.) on return from a mission in order to assess the conduct and results of the mission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq461"> to question (someone) after any kind of undertaking in order to assess performance, etc.: <em class="example">the team’s captain was debriefed after the tour of Australia.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4lRiKoeDuk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq131"> such an interrogation or questioning.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>debriefing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dealing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dealing</span></header><div>/ˈdilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'deeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> (<em>usually plural</em>) relations; trading: <em class="example">business dealings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq538"> conduct in relation to others; treatment: <em class="example">honest dealing.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dealt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dealt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dealt" src="word_pronunciations/06162.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛlt/ (<em>say</em> delt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102123" href="entry://deal%23bigmac000102123"><strong>deal<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deamer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deamer</span></header><div>/ˈdimə/ (<em>say</em> 'deemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dulcie</strong> (<em>Mary Elizabeth Kathleen Deamer</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">1890–1972, Australian playwright, poet, short-story writer, and actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dean<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dean" src="word_pronunciations/06165.mp3"></audio></span>/din/ (<em>say</em> deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq847"> the head of a medical school, university faculty, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq585"> a college or university official in charge of personnel, students, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq344"> the head of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq198"> any of various other ecclesiastical dignitaries, as the head of a division of a diocese.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq113"> the senior member, in length of service, of any body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deen</em>, from Old French <em>deien</em>, from Late Latin <em>decānus</em> chief of ten] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deanship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dean<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dean" src="word_pronunciations/06165.mp3"></audio></span>/din/ (<em>say</em> deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019539" href="entry://dene%23bigmac000019539"><strong>dene</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dean</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dean" src="word_pronunciations/06165.mp3"></audio></span>/din/ (<em>say</em> deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> <strong>Brett</strong>, born 1961, Australian composer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> <strong>Horace</strong>, 1814–87, US-born medical practitioner and newspaper editor in Australia; doubts about his identity and qualifications prevented him from entering parliament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq974"> <strong>James</strong>, 1931–55, US actor; became symbol of rebellious youth after such films as <em>Rebel Without a Cause</em> (1955).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deane</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Deane" src="word_pronunciations/06165.mp3"></audio></span>/din/ (<em>say</em> deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> <strong>John Phillip</strong>, 1796–1849, Australian musician, born in London.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> <strong>Sir William Patrick</strong>, born 1931, Australian judge; governor-general of Australia 1996–2001.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>William Deane</strong> practised law before becoming a judge of the NSW Supreme Court (1977–82) and a justice of the High Court of Australia (1982–95). As governor-general he had an unusually high public profile and popularity and was known for his outspoken support for Aboriginal reconciliation. He was knighted in 1982 and made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1988.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaner</span></header><div>/ˈdinə/ (<em>say</em> 'deenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019137" href="entry://deener%23bigmac000019137"><strong>deener</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deanery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deanery</span></header><div>/ˈdinəri/ (<em>say</em> 'deenuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deaneries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> the office, jurisdiction, or district of a dean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> the residence of a dean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dear<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="AMNhfrCqmh">adj.</span><span target_id="rriHW97Jpg">n.</span><span target_id="mmw6fkTcJz">adv.</span><span target_id="VyqOOybmpz">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dear" src="word_pronunciations/06167.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪə/ (<em>say</em> dear) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AMNhfrCqmh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq757"> beloved or loved: <em class="example">a dear friend of mine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq956"> (in the salutation of a letter) highly esteemed: <em class="example">Dear Sirs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq028"> precious in one’s regard: <em class="example">dear to his heart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq318"> high-priced; expensive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq756"> charging high prices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq242"> high; excessive: <em class="example">a dear price to pay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq589"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> worthy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq911"> (adding simulated politeness to an otherwise aggressive utterance): <em class="example">my dear madam, just stop talking!</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rriHW97Jpg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq043"> someone who is dear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq319"> a beloved one (often used in direct address): <em class="example">my dear.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="mmw6fkTcJz">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq059"> dearly; fondly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq441"> at a high price.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="VyqOOybmpz">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq915"> Also, <strong class="vs">dear dear</strong>, <strong class="vs">dear oh dear</strong>, <strong class="vs">oh dear</strong>, <strong class="vs">dear me</strong>. (said in various exclamatory or emphatic expressions.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dere</em>, Old English <em>dēore</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dearly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dearness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dear<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dear" src="word_pronunciations/06167.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪə/ (<em>say</em> dear) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">hard; grievous: <em class="example">in dear need.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dere</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>dere</em>, Old English <em>dēor;</em> compare Icelandic <em>dȳr</em> difficult, rigorous]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dearborn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dearborn</span></header><div>/ˈdɪəbən/ (<em>say</em> 'dearbuhn), /-bɔn/ (<em>say</em> -bawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">a city in the US, in south-eastern Michigan, near Detroit; car manufacturing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dearly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dearly</span></header><div>/ˈdɪəli/ (<em>say</em> 'dearlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> very much.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018900" href="entry://dear%23bigmac000018900"><strong>dear<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018900" href="entry://dear%23mq059">11</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dearth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dearth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dearth" src="word_pronunciations/06166.mp3"></audio></span>/dɜθ/ (<em>say</em> derth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> scarcity or scanty supply; lack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq264"> scarcity and dearness of food; famine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>derthe</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018901" href="entry://dear%23bigmac000018901"><span class="smallcaps">dear<sup>2</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075810" href="entry://-th%23bigmac000075810"><span class="smallcaps">-th<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deary</span><z><span target_id="KIcxR07Yco">n.</span><span target_id="IlsMojcTmV">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KIcxR07Yco"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dearies</strong>) (especially as an affectionate or colloquial term of address by an elderly woman) dear; darling.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IlsMojcTmV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">deary me</strong>, (an exclamation of surprise or dismay.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dearie</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018900" href="entry://dear%23bigmac000018900"><span class="smallcaps">dear<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathbed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathbed</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθbɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'dethbed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> the bed on which a person dies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> the last few hours before death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathblow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathblow</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθbloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dethbloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">a blow causing death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathcare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389261455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathcare</span><z><span target_id="OZvZ3deL6G">n.</span><span target_id="rCcgOvh7RT">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛθkɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'dethkair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OZvZ3deL6G"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac692640418" href="entry://death%20care%23bigmac692640418"><strong>death care</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rCcgOvh7RT">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq195"> of or relating to death care: <em class="example">the deathcare industry.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathful</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dethfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> fatal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq155"> deathlike.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debris</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debris" src="word_pronunciations/06185.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛbri/ (<em>say</em> 'debree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debris" src="word_pronunciations/06186.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪbri/ (<em>say</em> 'daybree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debris" src="word_pronunciations/06184.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈbri/ (<em>say</em> duh'bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; fragments; rubbish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq504"> <em class="label">Geology</em> an accumulation of loose fragments of rock, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">débris</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>débris</em>, from Old French <em>debrisier</em> break down, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>brisier</em> break (compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009635" href="entry://bruise%23bigmac000009635"><span class="smallcaps">bruise</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Debs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Debs</span></header><div>/dɛbz/ (<em>say</em> debz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eugene Victor</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">1855–1926, US labour leader; Socialist candidate for presidency 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt</span><z><span target_id="rn5FiO1zkx">n.</span><span target_id="rU4RBLe0Ct">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debt" src="word_pronunciations/06188.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛt/ (<em>say</em> det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rn5FiO1zkx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> that which is owed; that which one person is bound to pay to or perform for another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> a liability or obligation to pay or render something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> the condition of being under such an obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Theology</em> an offence requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rU4RBLe0Ct">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">bad debt</strong>, a debt of which there is no prospect of payment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>det</em>, from Old French <em>dete</em>, from Latin <em>dēbitum</em> (thing) owed, properly past participle neuter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debtor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debtor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debtor" src="word_pronunciations/06187.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛtə/ (<em>say</em> 'detuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">someone who is in debt or under obligations to another (opposed to <em>creditor</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debug</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debug" src="word_pronunciations/06189.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈbʌg/ (<em>say</em> dee'bug) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">debugged</strong>, <strong class="bold">debugging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> to eradicate insects from, usually by means of insecticides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> to detect and remove faults in (an electronic system).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to remove errors or incompatible logical conditions from (a program).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq082"> to detect and remove electronic listening devices from (a room, etc.).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>debugger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debunk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debunk" src="word_pronunciations/06190.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈbʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> dee'bungk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> to strip of false sentiment, etc.; make fun of, especially by parody: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Their aim, as they later said, was to debunk the literary movement … which was exemplified in ‘the works of Dylan Thomas, Henry Treece and others’ and, of course in the verse published in </em>Angry Penguins <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john douglas pringle</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> to challenge or destroy the good standing of: <em class="example">to debunk a theory.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010010" href="entry://bunk%23bigmac000010010"><span class="smallcaps">bunk<sup>2</sup></span></a>; US (1920s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debunker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>debunking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debus</span></header><div>/diˈbʌs/ (<em>say</em> dee'bus) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">debussed</strong>, <strong class="bold">debussing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">to alight from any vehicle.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>debussing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Debussy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Debussy</span></header><div>/dəˈbusi/ (<em>say</em> duh'boohsee), /dəbʊˈsi/ (<em>say</em> duhboo'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Claude Achille</strong> /kloʊd aˈʃil/ (<em>say</em> klohd ah'sheel), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">1862–1918, French impressionist composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debut</span><z><span target_id="LhxYGvVcNF">n.</span><span target_id="wJogQbLLcK">v.i.</span><span target_id="XRq8Yvo66R">v.t.</span><span target_id="iFc3hMMyHo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debut" src="word_pronunciations/06194.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪbju/ (<em>say</em> 'daybyooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debut" src="word_pronunciations/06193.mp3"></audio></span>/-bu/ (<em>say</em> -booh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debut" src="word_pronunciations/06192.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈbu/ (<em>say</em> duh'booh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LhxYGvVcNF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq010"> a formal introduction and entrance into society.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq014"> the beginning of a professional career, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But just as an Olympic debut looked in sight, Beard was forced to contemplate the thought of watching the historic moment from the stands.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">debuted</strong> /ˈdeɪbjud/ (<em>say</em> 'daybyoohd), <strong class="bold">debuting</strong> /ˈdeɪbjuɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'daybyoohing))<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wJogQbLLcK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq747"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq715"> (of an actor) to make a first appearance in a film, television show, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq119"> (of a television show, etc.) to be shown for the first time: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Cars, which debuts tonight, has merged myriad talents</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald-sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to make a first appearance at, marking the beginning of a career: <em class="example">to debut at the Australian Open.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq657"> to come into existence; begin operations: <em class="example">the new airline debuted on the ASX.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XRq8Yvo66R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq523"> to introduce; give the first showing on television, in the theatre, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iFc3hMMyHo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">make one’s debut</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq980"> (of a young woman) to make a formal entrance into society.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq35"> to make one’s first appearance at a particular professional or official level, especially as in sport.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>débuter</em> make the first stroke in a game, make one’s first appearance, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>but</em> goal, mark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debutaniser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debutaniser</span></header><div>/diˈbjutənaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> dee'byoohtuhnuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">that which removes by distillation butanes and butylenes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">debutanizer</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010277" href="entry://butane%23bigmac000010277"><span class="smallcaps">butan(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><span class="smallcaps">-is(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debutant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518198491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debutant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debutant" src="word_pronunciations/06191.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛbjətɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'debyuhtont), /-tənt/ (<em>say</em> -tuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sport</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a young player making their first appearance at a particular level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debutante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debutante</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of debutante" src="word_pronunciations/06191.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛbjətɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'debyuhtont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq091"> a young woman making a debut, especially into society.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a young player making her first appearance at a particular level.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, feminine present participle of <em>débuter</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098300" href="entry://debut%23bigmac000098300"><span class="smallcaps">debut</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Déby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Déby</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪbi/ (<em>say</em> 'daybee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Idriss</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">1952–2021, Chad soldier and politician; became head of state after leading coup in 1990; president 1991–2021.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dec-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dec-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq427">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018969" href="entry://deca-%23bigmac000018969"><strong>deca-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dec.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dec.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq989">deceased.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dec.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dec.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq693">December.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deca-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deca-</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> a word element meaning ‘ten’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> (in the metric system) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019303" href="entry://deka-%23bigmac000019303"><strong>deka-</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dec-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>deka-</em>, combining form of <em>deka</em> ten]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478460357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decaf</span><z><span target_id="sClsLWgRA4">adj.</span><span target_id="DfA4n0LxWJ">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdikæf/ (<em>say</em> 'deekaf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sClsLWgRA4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> decaffeinated.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DfA4n0LxWJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq622"> decaffeinated coffee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq424"> a serving of such coffee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decaffeinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016646838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decaffeinate</span></header><div>/diˈkæfəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kafuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decaffeinated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decaffeinating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">to remove the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc.).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decaffeination</strong> /dikæfəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekafuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decaffeinated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decaffeinated</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decaffeinated" src="word_pronunciations/06199.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈkæfəneɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> dee'kafuhnaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">having had the caffeine removed: <em class="example">decaffeinated coffee.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Decembrist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Decembrist</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛmbrəst/ (<em>say</em> duh'sembruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a participant in the unsuccessful revolt against the Tsar Nicholas I of Russia on his accession in December 1825.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decemvir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac312268537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decemvir</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛmvə/ (<em>say</em> duh'semvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">decemvirs</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">decemviri</strong> /dəˈsɛmvəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'semvuhree))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq287"> a member of a permanent board or a special commission of ten members in ancient Rome, especially the commission appointed to draw up Rome’s first code of law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> a member of any council or ruling body of ten.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Latin, originally plural <em>decemvirī</em>, from <em>decem</em> ten + <em>virī</em> men]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decency</span></header><div>/ˈdisənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'deesuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">decencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> the state or quality of being decent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> conformity to the recognised standards of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> something decent or proper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq736"> (<em>plural</em>) the requirements or observances of decent life or conduct: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bradly continued to mumble about the room, oblivious to the decencies of hospitality</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decennary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decennary</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛnəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'senuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">decennaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019011" href="entry://decennium%23bigmac000019011"><strong>decennium</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>decennis</em> of ten years + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decennial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decennial</span><z><span target_id="aMwwOzuSZ6">adj.</span><span target_id="RJvIq7Apfl">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈsɛniəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'seneeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aMwwOzuSZ6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> of or for ten years.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> occurring every ten years.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RJvIq7Apfl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq767"> a decennial anniversary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq821"> its celebration.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decennially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decennium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decennium</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛniəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'seneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">decenniums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">decennia</strong> /dəˈsɛniə/ (<em>say</em> duh'seneeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">a period of ten years; a decade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from <em>decennis</em> of ten years]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decent" src="word_pronunciations/06221.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdisənt/ (<em>say</em> 'deesuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> fitting; appropriate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> conforming to recognised standards of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behaviour or speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq589"> respectable; worthy: <em class="example">a decent family.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq634"> of seemly appearance: <em class="example">decent clothes; </em><em class="example">are you decent?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq272"> fair; tolerable; passable: <em class="example">a decent wage.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq506"> kind; obliging: <em class="example">thanks, that’s decent of you.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>decens</em>, present participle, fitting] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decentness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decentralise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decentralise</span><z><span target_id="7jisH35dKi">v.t.</span><span target_id="C1jP7YmYlO">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decentralise" src="word_pronunciations/06220.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈsɛntrəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'sentruhluyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">decentralised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decentralising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7jisH35dKi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> to disperse (industry, population, etc.) from an area of concentration or density, especially from large cities to relatively undeveloped rural areas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> to undo the centralisation of administrative powers (of an organisation, government, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="C1jP7YmYlO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq531"> to undertake the process of decentralising.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decentralize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decentralisation</strong> /diˌsɛntrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.sentruhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decentre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decentre</span></header><div>/diˈsɛntə/ (<em>say</em> dee'sentuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decentred</strong>, <strong class="bold">decentring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> to put out of centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> to make eccentric.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">decenter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deception
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deception</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deception" src="word_pronunciations/06222.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛpʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'sepshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> the act of deceiving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> the state of being deceived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq974"> something that deceives or is intended to deceive; an artifice; a sham; a cheat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>decepcioun</em>, from Late Latin <em>dēceptio</em>, from Latin <em>dēcipere</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019005" href="entry://deceive%23bigmac000019005"><span class="smallcaps">deceive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deceptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deceptive</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛptɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'septiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">apt or tending to deceive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>dēceptīvus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceptively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceptiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decerebrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decerebrate</span><z><span target_id="HNGJrxpwY1">v.t.</span><span target_id="93XRLX16B5">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HNGJrxpwY1"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> /diˈsɛrəbreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'seruhbrayt) (<strong class="bold">decerebrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decerebrating</strong>) <em class="label">Surgery</em> to eliminate cerebral function in (an animal) by severing the connection between the brain or a part of the brain and the nervous system.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="93XRLX16B5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /diˈsɛrəbrət/ (<em>say</em> dee'seruhbruht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq207"> deprived of cerebral function in this way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq523"> resulting from or as if from decerebration: <em class="example">decerebrate posture.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012410" href="entry://cerebro-%23bigmac000012410"><span class="smallcaps">cerebr(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decerebration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decerebration</span></header><div>/disɛrəˈbreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deeseruh'brayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surgery</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> the interruption of the paths of connection between the brain and the rest of the nervous system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq178"> interruption of the brain’s influence on the nervous system by spinal cord transection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dechlorinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac684423049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dechlorinate</span></header><div>/diˈklɒrəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kloruhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dechlorinated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dechlorinating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">to remove chlorine from (water) as for drinking, use in fish tanks, preservation of the environment, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013368" href="entry://chlorinate%23bigmac000013368"><span class="smallcaps">chlorinate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deci-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deci-</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deci-" src="word_pronunciations/06223.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsi-/ (<em>say</em> 'desee-) <div class="def"><span id="mq774">a prefix denoting 10<sup>-1</sup> of a given unit, as in <em>decigram</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: d [combining form representing Latin <em>decem</em> ten, <em>decimus</em> tenth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decibel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decibel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decibel" src="word_pronunciations/06224.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsəbɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhbel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">a unit expressing the ratio between a power, voltage, current or sound intensity and a reference value, using a logarithmic scale; equal to one tenth of a bel.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Symbol</em>: dB [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019018" href="entry://deci-%23bigmac000019018"><span class="smallcaps">deci-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006532" href="entry://bel%23bigmac000006532"><span class="smallcaps">bel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decile" src="word_pronunciations/06228.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'desuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Statistics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> one of a set of values which divide a distribution into ten groups of equal frequency or probability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq762"> one of these ten equal groups.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dec</em>(<em>em</em>) ten + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036293" href="entry://-ile%23bigmac000036293"><span class="smallcaps">-ile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal</span><z><span target_id="yP9lUMbyoq">adj.</span><span target_id="E2cxt3fpYm">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decimal" src="word_pronunciations/06234.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsəməl/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhmuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yP9lUMbyoq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> relating to tenths, or to the number ten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> proceeding by tens: <em class="example">a decimal system.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E2cxt3fpYm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq667"> a decimal fraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq642"> a decimal number.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>decimus</em> tenth + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decimally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimalise</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsəməlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhmuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decimalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decimalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">to convert to a decimal system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decimalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decimalisation</strong> /ˌdɛsəməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .desuhmuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decimate" src="word_pronunciations/06235.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhmayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decimated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decimating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> to destroy a significant number or proportion of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq716"> to wipe out almost entirely: <em class="example">the industry was decimated.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq118"> (in the ancient Roman army) to select by lot and kill every tenth soldier of (a body of soldiers) as a punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq370"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to take a tenth of or from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>decimātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decimation</strong> /dɛsəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> desuh'mayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decimator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Originally this word referred to the killing of one in ten, and by extension to the destruction of some part of the whole. It is now frequently used to refer to almost total destruction, but despite the weight of corpus evidence in favour of this shift in meaning, some writers still do not accept it.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decagon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decagon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decagon" src="word_pronunciations/06200.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛkəgɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhgon), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decagon" src="word_pronunciations/06201.mp3"></audio></span>/-gən/ (<em>say</em> -guhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>decagōnum</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018969" href="entry://deca-%23bigmac000018969"><span class="smallcaps">deca-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030911" href="entry://-gon%23bigmac000030911"><span class="smallcaps">-gon</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decagonal</strong> /dəˈkægənəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'kaguhnuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decal</span><z><span target_id="dkhagudqsu">n.</span><span target_id="cdlW8PBYLL">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdikæl/ (<em>say</em> 'deekal), /ˈdɛkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dkhagudqsu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> the art or process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to wood, metal, china, glass, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> the paper bearing such a picture or design.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cdlW8PBYLL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq240"> to transfer (a design) on to such a surface.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018977" href="entry://decalcomania%23bigmac000018977"><span class="smallcaps">decalcomania</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decalcify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decalcify</span></header><div>/diˈkælsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'kalsuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decalcified</strong>, <strong class="bold">decalcifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">to deprive (especially a bone) of lime or calcareous matter.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decalcification</strong> /diˌkælsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.kalsuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decalcomania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decalcomania</span></header><div>/diˌkælkəˈmeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> dee.kalkuh'mayneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018975" href="entry://decal%23bigmac000018975"><strong>decal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>décalcomanie</em>, from <em>décalco-</em> (representing <em>décalquer</em> transfer a tracing of) + <em>manie</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044872" href="entry://mania%23bigmac000044872"><span class="smallcaps">mania</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decalescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decalescence</span></header><div>/dikəˈlɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> deekuh'lesuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">(in the heating of iron) the sudden absorption of heat observed as it passes a certain temperature.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decalescent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Decalogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Decalogue</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkəlɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhlog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">the Ten Commandments. Exodus 20:2–17.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>decalogue</em>, from Late Latin stem of <em>decalogus</em>, from Medieval Greek <em>dekalogos</em>, from <em>deka</em> ten + <em>logos</em> word]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Decameron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Decameron</span></header><div>/dəˈkæmərən/ (<em>say</em> duh'kamuhruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a collection of 100 tales by Boccaccio, written between 1348–53.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>Decamerone</em>, from Greek <em>deka</em> ten + <em>hēmerōn</em> (genitive plural) of days; the book being divided into ten days on each of which ten tales are told]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decamp</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decamp" src="word_pronunciations/06204.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈkæmp/ (<em>say</em> dee'kamp) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> to depart from a camp; break camp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>décamper</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>camper</em> encamp] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decampment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decan</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkæn/ (<em>say</em> 'dekan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astrology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">one of three divisions of ten days in each zodiac sign.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>decānus</em> chief of ten]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decanal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decanal</span></header><div>/dəˈkeɪnəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'kaynuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> of or relating to a dean or a dean’s office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> Also, <strong class="vs">decani</strong>. designating the side of a cathedral choir which is to the south where the dean sits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>decānus</em> dean + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decanally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decane</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dekayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">an alkane, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>22</sub>, occurring in several isomeric forms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decani
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decani</span></header><div>/dəˈkeɪnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'kaynuy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018982" href="entry://decanal%23bigmac000018982"><strong>decanal</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018982" href="entry://decanal%23mq914">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin: genitive of <em>decānus</em> dean]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decant</span><z><span target_id="IatN0civn7">v.t.</span><span target_id="Lz65roPsFM">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decant" src="word_pronunciations/06206.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkænt/ (<em>say</em> duh'kant) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IatN0civn7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> to pour off gently, as liquor, without disturbing the sediment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> to pour from one container into another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq264"> to transfer from one office to another at the same location, especially so as to facilitate renovation.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Lz65roPsFM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq575"> such a removal</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dēcanthāre</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011099" href="entry://cant%23bigmac000011099"><span class="smallcaps">cant<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decantation</strong> /dikænˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekan'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decanter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decanter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decanter" src="word_pronunciations/06205.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkæntə/ (<em>say</em> duh'kantuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> a bottle used for decanting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> a vessel, usually an ornamental bottle, from which wine, water, etc., is served at table.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decapitate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decapitate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decapitate" src="word_pronunciations/06207.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkæpəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'kapuhtayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decapitate" src="word_pronunciations/06208.mp3"></audio></span>/di-/ (<em>say</em> dee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decapitated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decapitating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">to cut off the head of; behead; kill by beheading.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dēcapitātus</em>, past participle of <em>dēcapitāre</em>, from Latin <em>caput</em> head] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decapitation</strong> /dəkæpəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhkapuh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decapitator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decapod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decapod</span><z><span target_id="FoisIJzviz">n.</span><span target_id="4QqFfUqMf1">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decapod" src="word_pronunciations/06209.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛkəpɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhpod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FoisIJzviz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> any crustacean of the order Decapoda, including crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, shrimps, etc., characterised by their five pairs of walking legs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> any ten-armed dibranchiate cephalopod, as the cuttlefish, squid, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4QqFfUqMf1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq122"> belonging to the Decapoda.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq956"> having ten limbs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decapodous</strong> /dəˈkæpədəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'kapuhduhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Decapolis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Decapolis</span></header><div>/dəˈkæpələs/ (<em>say</em> duh'kapuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">a region in the north-eastern part of ancient Palestine, the site of a 1st-century BC confederacy of ten cities including Damascus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decarb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decarb</span><z><span target_id="LjCxzbfR7P">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ux5NqNqP50">n.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LjCxzbfR7P">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq007"> /diˈkab/ (<em>say</em> dee'kahb) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018990" href="entry://decarbonise%23bigmac000018990"><strong>decarbonise</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018990" href="entry://decarbonise%23mq539">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ux5NqNqP50">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq479"> /ˈdikab/ (<em>say</em> 'deekahb) decarbonisation of an engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decarbonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decarbonise</span></header><div>/diˈkabənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'kahbuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decarbonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decarbonising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq512"> to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of (a country, industry, process, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq539"> to remove the carbon deposit from the walls of the combustion chamber and piston head of (an internal-combustion engine).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decarbonize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decarbonisation</strong> /diˌkabənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.kahbuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decarboxylase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decarboxylase</span></header><div>/ˌdikaˈbɒksəleɪz/ (<em>say</em> .deekah'boksuhlayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">any enzyme catalysing the loss of carbon dioxide from a carboxylic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011335" href="entry://carb-%23bigmac000011335"><span class="smallcaps">carb-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091505" href="entry://oxygen%23bigmac000091505"><span class="smallcaps">ox(ygen)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004036" href="entry://-ase%23bigmac000004036"><span class="smallcaps">-ase</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decarburise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decarburise</span></header><div>/diˈkabjəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'kahbyuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decarburised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decarburising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">to remove carbon from the surface of a ferrous alloy or molten steel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decarburize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decarburisation</strong> /diˌkabjəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.kahbyuhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decartelise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decartelise</span></header><div>/diˈkatəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'kahtuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decartelised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decartelising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">to break up or dissolve (a cartel def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011662" href="entry://cartel%23mq664">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decartelize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decartelisation</strong> /diˌkatəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.kahtuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decasualise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decasualise</span></header><div>/diˈkæʒjuəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'kazhyoohuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decasualised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decasualising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> to reduce or eliminate the employment of casual labour in (a firm, industry, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq912"> to change the status of (a casual worker), as to permanent employment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decasualize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decasualisation</strong> /diˌkæʒjuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.kazhyoohuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decasyllabic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decasyllabic</span><z><span target_id="bbFwvd8LWO">adj.</span><span target_id="B3ncCjAzbL">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk/ (<em>say</em> .dekuhsi'labik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bbFwvd8LWO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> having ten syllables.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B3ncCjAzbL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq078"> (<em>plural</em>) decasyllabic verse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decasyllable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decasyllable</span></header><div>/ˌdɛkəˈsɪləbəl/ (<em>say</em> .dekuh'siluhbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">a line or verse of ten syllables.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decathlete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decathlete</span></header><div>/dɛˈkæθlit/ (<em>say</em> de'kathleet), /dəˈkæθlit/ (<em>say</em> duh'kathleet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">an athlete who specialises in the decathlon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018998" href="entry://decathlon%23bigmac000018998"><span class="smallcaps">decathlon</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004349" href="entry://athlete%23bigmac000004349"><span class="smallcaps">athlete</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decathlon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decathlon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decathlon" src="word_pronunciations/06210.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkæθlɒn/ (<em>say</em> duh'kathlon), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decathlon" src="word_pronunciations/06211.mp3"></audio></span>/-lən/ (<em>say</em> -luhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">an athletic contest comprising ten different events, and won by the contestant having the highest total score.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018969" href="entry://deca-%23bigmac000018969"><span class="smallcaps">deca-</span></a> + Greek <em>athlon</em> contest] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decathlete</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Decatur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Decatur</span></header><div>/dəˈkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> duh'kaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Stephen</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">1779–1820, US naval hero.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decay</span><z><span target_id="W54eMkKbgH">v.i.</span><span target_id="f2wmvPkHzJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="WhnlYCmHSl">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'kay) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W54eMkKbgH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> to fall away from a state of excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate; decline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> to become decomposed; rot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq562"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq856"> (of a radioactive substance) to transform into a daughter product.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq146"> (of an elementary particle) to transform into a more stable particle.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> (of a current or voltage) to fall away after the source of energy has been removed from the circuit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="f2wmvPkHzJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq670"> to cause to decay.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WhnlYCmHSl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq224"> a gradual falling into an inferior condition; progressive decline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq865"> loss of strength, health, intellect, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq906"> decomposition; rotting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq817"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the disintegration of a radioactive element or the transformation of an elementary particle into one of greater stability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq314"> <em class="label">Military</em> the decrease in the radiation intensity of any radioactive material with respect to time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq276"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a wasting disease, especially consumption.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>decay</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>decair</em>, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>cair</em> (from Latin <em>cadere</em> fall)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decayed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deccan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deccan<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛkən/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">an Indo-Iranian language spoken in the central part of the state of Maharashtra in western India.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac187737600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deccan<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛkən/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> the entire peninsula of India south of the Narmada River.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> the plateau region between the Narmada and Kistna rivers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decd</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq999">deceased.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac902477884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dece</span></header><div>/dis/ (<em>say</em> dees) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">moderately good; satisfactory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089129" href="entry://decent%23bigmac000089129"><span class="smallcaps">dece(nt)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decease</span><z><span target_id="uZQaZIUw5j">n.</span><span target_id="yRIYvajVSy">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decease" src="word_pronunciations/06215.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsis/ (<em>say</em> duh'sees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uZQaZIUw5j"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> departure from life; death.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yRIYvajVSy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq041"> (<strong class="bold">deceased</strong>, <strong class="bold">deceasing</strong>) to depart from life; die.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deces</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>dēcessus</em> departure, death]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deceased
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deceased</span><z><span target_id="BKXUTI4Yhg">adj.</span><span target_id="1KJgkNNHVE">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deceased" src="word_pronunciations/06214.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsist/ (<em>say</em> duh'seest) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BKXUTI4Yhg"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> dead.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1KJgkNNHVE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq178"> <strong>the deceased</strong>, the dead person or persons: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There were no papers or cards found on the deceased from which his name could be discovered</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">fergus hume</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1898</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deceit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deceit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deceit" src="word_pronunciations/06216.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsit/ (<em>say</em> duh'seet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or perversion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; fraud; cheating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> an act or device intended to deceive; a trick; stratagem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq847"> deceiving quality; falseness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Law</em> the wrong of making a false statement or fraudulent misrepresentation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deceite</em>, from Old French, from <em>deceveir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019005" href="entry://deceive%23bigmac000019005"><span class="smallcaps">deceive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deceitful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deceitful</span></header><div>/dəˈsitfəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'seetfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> full of deceit; given to deceiving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> misleading; fraudulent; deceptive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deceitfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceitfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deceive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deceive</span><z><span target_id="Q9ljMVj92b">v.t.</span><span target_id="tz8Aetu1fO">v.i.</span><span target_id="U0CWRjodNL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deceive" src="word_pronunciations/06217.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsiv/ (<em>say</em> duh'seev) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deceived</strong>, <strong class="bold">deceiving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Q9ljMVj92b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> to be unfaithful to; commit adultery against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to beguile or while away (time, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tz8Aetu1fO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq931"> to practise deceit; act deceitfully.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="U0CWRjodNL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq314"> <strong class="phr">deceive oneself</strong>, to refuse to acknowledge the truth about oneself: <em class="example">to deceive oneself into thinking that one is a good tennis player.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deceyve</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>deceveir</em>, from Latin <em>dēcipere</em> catch, ensnare, deceive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceivable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceivableness</strong>, <strong>deceivability</strong> /dəsivəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhseevuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceiver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceivably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceiving</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceivingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decelerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decelerate</span><z><span target_id="3hd8Ew00Up">v.i.</span><span target_id="ROYfY6svkA">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decelerate" src="word_pronunciations/06218.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈsɛləreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'seluhrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">decelerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decelerating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3hd8Ew00Up">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> to decrease in velocity.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ROYfY6svkA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq911"> to decrease the velocity of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087389" href="entry://accelerate%23bigmac000087389"><span class="smallcaps">(ac)celerate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deceleration</strong> /diˌsɛləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.seluh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decelerator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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December
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">December</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of December" src="word_pronunciations/06219.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛmbə/ (<em>say</em> duh'sembuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">the twelfth month of the year, containing 31 days.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: the tenth month of the early Roman year; replacing Middle English <em>decembre</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decinormal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decinormal</span></header><div>/dɛsiˈnɔməl/ (<em>say</em> desee'nawmuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">(of a solution) containing one tenth of the equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one litre of solution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decipher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decipher</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decipher" src="word_pronunciations/06236.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsaɪfə/ (<em>say</em> duh'suyfuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq213"> to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq954"> to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decipherable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decipherer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decipherment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decision</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decision" src="word_pronunciations/06237.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> duh'sizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> the act of deciding; determination (of a question or doubt).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq189"> a judgement, as one formally pronounced by a court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq614"> a making up of one’s mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq178"> that which is decided; a resolution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq654"> the quality of being decided; firmness, as of character.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcīsio</em> a cutting down, decision]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decisive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decisive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decisive" src="word_pronunciations/06238.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsaɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'suysiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> having the power or quality of determining; putting an end to controversy: <em class="example">a decisive fact; </em><em class="example">a decisive battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> characterised by or displaying decision; resolute; determined.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decisively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decisiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deckchair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deckchair</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deckchair" src="word_pronunciations/06239.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛktʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'dekchair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a portable folding chair with back and seat of canvas or similar material, often in one piece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decker</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">someone or something that decks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deckers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deckers</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkəz/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jeanne</strong> /ʒan/ (<em>say</em> zhahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">c. 1935–85, Belgian Dominican nun who, as the ‘Singing Nun’ became a pop star in the 1960s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deckhand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deckhand</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkhænd/ (<em>say</em> 'dekhand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> any sailor, over the age of seventeen, who has served at sea for at least twelve months.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> any sailor who works on the deck.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deckhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deckhouse</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dekhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a large structure erected on the deck of a ship in which cabins, galley, wheelhouse, etc., are located.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deckie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac605920032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deckie</span></header><div>/ˈdɛki/ (<em>say</em> 'dekee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">a deckhand.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decking</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'deking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq755"> the material, or a unit or units of the material, composing a deck or roof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> material, as waterproofed paper, for forming a cover or deck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> a flat roof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq343"> the deck of a jetty, quay or bridge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq503"> adornment or embellishment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deckle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deckle</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> (in paper making) a frame which forms the paper pulp, fixing the size of a sheet of paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> deckle edge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Deckel</em>, diminutive of <em>Decke</em> cover]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac220753153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decky</span></header><div>/ˈdɛki/ (<em>say</em> 'dekee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deckies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac605920032" href="entry://deckie%23bigmac605920032"><strong>deckie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decl.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq752">declension.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declamation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declamation</span></header><div>/dɛkləˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dekluh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> the act or art of declaiming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> an exercise in oratory or elocution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq900"> speech or writing for oratorical effect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēclāmātiōn-</em>, stem of <em>dēclāmātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declamatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declamatory</span></header><div>/dəˈklæmətəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'klamuhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> relating to or characterised by declamation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> merely rhetorical; stilted.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /dəˈklæmətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declarable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declarable</span></header><div>/dəˈklɛərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'klairruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> capable of being declared or proved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq083"> (of goods, etc.) required by law to be declared at customs; dutiable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declarant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declarant</span></header><div>/dəˈklɛərənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'klairruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">someone who makes a declaration, especially a legal declaration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declaration</span></header><div>/dɛkləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dekluh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> a positive, explicit, or formal statement, announcement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq145"> a proclamation: <em class="example">a declaration of war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq772"> that which is proclaimed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq499"> the document embodying the proclamation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq672"> a statement of goods, etc., liable to duty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq793"> <em class="label">Law</em> the decision of a court or judge on a question of law or rights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Law Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq448"> the formal statement in which a plaintiff presents their claim in an action.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq259"> a complaint.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the voluntary closure of an innings before all ten wickets have fallen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq249"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq439"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> a bid, especially the successful bid.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq397"> the statement during the game of the points earned by a player, in bezique or other games.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>declaracioun</em>, from Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declarative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declarative</span></header><div>/dəˈklærətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'klaruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> serving to declare, make clear, or assert; declaratory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq117"> designating a sentence which functions as a statement, as opposed to a question or command.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq602"> designating the mood of the verb phrase in a statement.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēclārātīvus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>declaratively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declaratory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declaratory</span></header><div>/dəˈklærətri/ (<em>say</em> duh'klaruhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">serving to explain rather than pronounce: <em class="example">the court gave a declaratory judgement, parliament passed a declaratory act.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>declaratorie</em>, from Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>declaratorily</strong> /dəˈklærətərəli/ (<em>say</em> duh'klaruhtuhruhlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declare</span><z><span target_id="WaWkQtB244">v.t.</span><span target_id="T0WvG8k6sD">v.i.</span><span target_id="tv3zs9Yh1I">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of declare" src="word_pronunciations/06242.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈklɛə/ (<em>say</em> duh'klair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">declared</strong>, <strong class="bold">declaring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WaWkQtB244">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq319"> to make known, especially in explicit or formal terms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> to announce officially; proclaim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq821"> to state emphatically; affirm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq881"> to manifest; reveal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq174"> to make due statement of (dutiable goods, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq819"> to make (a dividend) payable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to signify (a certain suit) as trumps or to establish the bid at no-trump.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="T0WvG8k6sD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq351"> to make a declaration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq777"> to proclaim oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq438"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> to close an innings voluntarily before all ten wickets have fallen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tv3zs9Yh1I">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">I do declare</strong>, (an emphatic interjection intended to convey mild surprise.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>declar</em>(<em>en</em>), from Latin <em>dēclārāre</em> make clear] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>declarer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declared
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declared</span></header><div>/dəˈklɛəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'klaird) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">avowed; professed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>declaredly</strong> /dəˈklɛərədli/ (<em>say</em> duh'klairruhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declass</span></header><div>/diˈklas/ (<em>say</em> dee'klahs) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">to remove or degrade from one’s class (social or other).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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déclassé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">déclassé</span></header><div>/ˌdeɪklaˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> .dayklah'say) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">fallen or lowered in social rank, class, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>déclassée</strong>, <em>feminine adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declassify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declassify</span></header><div>/diˈklæsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'klasuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">declassified</strong>, <strong class="bold">declassifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">to remove the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099350" href="entry://classification%23bigmac000099350">classification</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099350" href="entry://classification%23mq385">3</a>) from; take off the security list.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>declassification</strong> /diˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.klasuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635264133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declaw</span></header><div>/diˈklɔ/ (<em>say</em> dee'klaw) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq883"> to surgically remove the claws of (an animal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq011"> to render powerless or harmless.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>declawing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declension</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of declension" src="word_pronunciations/06243.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈklɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'klenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq535"> the inflection of nouns, and of words similarly inflected, for categories such as case and number. For example (Latin): <em class="example">puella, puellam, puellae, puellae, etc.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq734"> the whole set of inflected forms of such a word, or the recital thereof in a fixed order.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq868"> a class of such words having similar sets of inflected forms, as the Latin <em>second declension</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> an act or instance of declining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq351"> a bending, sloping, or moving downward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq834"> deterioration; decline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq020"> deviation, as from a standard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [irregularly from Latin <em>dēclīnātio</em> a bending aside, inflection, probably modelled on <em>dēscensio</em> descent] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>declensional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declinate</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkləneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dekluhnayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">having a downward curve; bending away, as from the horizontal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declination</span></header><div>/dɛkləˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dekluh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the angular distance of a heavenly body from the celestial equator, measured on a great circle passing through the celestial pole and the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq478"> Also, <strong class="vs">magnetic declination</strong>, <strong class="vs">magnetic variation</strong>. the horizontal angle between the direction of true north and magnetic north at any place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq185"> a bending, sloping, or moving downward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq062"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> deterioration; decline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq756"> <em class="label">US</em> a swerving or deviating, as from a standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a polite refusal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declinator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declinator</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkləneɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dekluhnaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">a power-driven machine for transporting goods or people up and down a steep slope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declinatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declinatory</span></header><div>/dəˈklaɪnətri/ (<em>say</em> duh'kluynuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">expressing refusal; implying declination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declinature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declinature</span></header><div>/dəˈklaɪnətʃə/ (<em>say</em> duh'kluynuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">the act or fact of refusing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decline</span><z><span target_id="BkCgoimFe2">v.t.</span><span target_id="Eo9TXbuDmZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="cm7Dwp27Hn">n.</span><span target_id="KKIfWw4iQX">phr.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decline" src="word_pronunciations/06244.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈklaɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'kluyn) (<strong class="bold">declined</strong>, <strong class="bold">declining</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BkCgoimFe2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> to withhold consent to do, enter upon, or accept; refuse: <em class="example">he declined to say more about it; </em><em class="example">she declined the offer with thanks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq206"> to cause to slope or incline downward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq907"> to inflect (a noun, pronoun, or adjective). In Latin, <em>puella</em> is declined <em>puella</em>, <em>puellam</em>, <em>puellae</em>, <em>puellae</em>, <em>puellā</em> in the five cases of the singular.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq655"> to recite or display all, or some subset, of the inflected forms of a noun, pronoun, or adjective in a fixed order.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Eo9TXbuDmZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq838"> to express courteous refusal; refuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq506"> to bend or slant down; slope or trend downward; descend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq954"> to draw towards the close, as the day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq064"> to fail in strength, vigour, character, value, etc.; deteriorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq170"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> to be characterised by declension.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cm7Dwp27Hn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decline" src="word_pronunciations/06244.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈklaɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'kluyn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decline" src="word_pronunciations/06245.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdiklaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'deekluyn) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq294"> a downward incline or slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq886"> a failing or gradual loss, as in strength, character, value, etc.; deterioration; diminution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq999"> progress downwards or towards a close, as of the sun or the day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq375"> a gradual diminution of the physical powers, as in later life or in disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq683"> the last part or phase.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KKIfWw4iQX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">in decline</strong>, gradually losing power or effectiveness; degenerating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>decline</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>decliner</em>, from Latin <em>dēclīnāre</em> bend from, avoid, inflect] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>declinable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decliner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac170215591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declining</span><z><span target_id="pbokP9U2A1">adj.</span><span target_id="Oj7Od82YqX">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈklaɪnɪng/ (<em>say</em> duh'kluyning) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pbokP9U2A1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> going down: <em class="example">the declining sun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> diminishing in strength, vigour, intensity, etc.: <em class="example">a declining force.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Oj7Od82YqX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq523"> <strong class="phr">one’s declining years</strong>, old age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declinometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declinometer</span></header><div>/dɛkləˈnɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> dekluh'nomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">an instrument for measuring magnetic declination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>declino-</em> (combining form representing Latin <em>dēclīnāre</em> bend from) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declivitous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declivitous</span></header><div>/dəˈklɪvətəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'klivuhtuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">rather steep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declivity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of declivity" src="word_pronunciations/06246.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈklɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> duh'klivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">declivities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a downward slope, as of ground (opposed to <em>acclivity</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēclīvitas</em> slope]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declivous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declivous</span></header><div>/dəˈklaɪvəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'kluyvuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">sloping downwards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēclīvis</em> sloping + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declutch</span></header><div>/diˈklʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> dee'kluch) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">to disengage the clutch of a motor vehicle, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declutter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac032008960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declutter</span><z><span target_id="l4IvHtea43">v.t.</span><span target_id="c97kl9OBmq">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈklʌtə/ (<em>say</em> dee'klutuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="l4IvHtea43"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq297"> to remove gradually accumulated but unnecessary books, clothes, appliances, decorative items, etc., from (a house, room, office, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="c97kl9OBmq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq706"> to undertake the process of removing these unnecessary items.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decoct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decoct</span></header><div>/dəˈkɒkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'kokt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">to boil (a medicinal substance, etc.) in water, etc., in order to extract the essence or active principles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcoctus</em>, past participle, boiled down]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decoction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decoction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decoction" src="word_pronunciations/06247.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkɒkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'kokshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> the act of boiling in water, in order to extract the peculiar properties or virtues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> an extract obtained by decocting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq013"> water in which a substance, usually animal or vegetable, has been boiled, and which thus contains the constituents or principles of the substance soluble in boiling water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decoke</span><z><span target_id="tRXofSuPtl">v.t.</span><span target_id="ukXpM9VBBw">n.</span></z></header><div>/diˈkoʊk/ (<em>say</em> dee'kohk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tRXofSuPtl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> (<strong class="bold">decoked</strong>, <strong class="bold">decoking</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018990" href="entry://decarbonise%23bigmac000018990"><strong>decarbonise</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018990" href="entry://decarbonise%23mq539">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ukXpM9VBBw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq450"> decarbonisation of an engine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014835" href="entry://coke%23bigmac000014835"><span class="smallcaps">coke<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decollate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decollate<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/diˈkɒleɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kolayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decollated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decollating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">to behead; decapitate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcollātus</em>, past participle, beheaded] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decollation</strong> /dikɒˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deeko'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decollator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decollate<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛkəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhlayt), /dikəˈleɪt/ (<em>say</em> deekuh'layt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decollated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decollating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">to separate (multiple-layered stationery, etc.) into single copies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014919" href="entry://collate%23bigmac000014919"><span class="smallcaps">collate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decollator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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décolletage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">décolletage</span></header><div>/deɪˈkɒlətaʒ/ (<em>say</em> day'koluhtahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> the neckline of a dress cut low in the front and leaving the shoulders bare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> a décolleté garment or dress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>décolleter</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095307" href="entry://d%C3%A9collet%C3%A9%23bigmac000095307"><span class="smallcaps">décolleté</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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décolleté
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">décolleté</span><z><span target_id="2z5L7SeizL">adj.</span><span target_id="TcvKFgcy8s">n.</span></z></header><div>/deɪˈkɒləteɪ/ (<em>say</em> day'koluhtay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2z5L7SeizL"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> (of a garment) low-necked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq978"> wearing a low-necked garment.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TcvKFgcy8s">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq297"> such a low neckline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq633"> the area of the bust, as would be exposed by a low-cut top, revealing the cleavage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, past participle of <em>décolleter</em> bare the neck of, from <em>col</em> neck]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decolonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decolonise</span></header><div>/diˈkɒlənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'koluhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decolonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decolonising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> to release from the status of a colony; grant self-government or independence to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> (of an individual) to attempt to eradicate the effects of living in a colonised or recently decolonised society.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decolonize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decolonisation</strong> /diˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.koluhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decolour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decolour</span><z><span target_id="XKxwjtxTqE">v.t.</span><span target_id="lWYvhYePbp">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈkʌlə/ (<em>say</em> dee'kuluh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XKxwjtxTqE"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> to deprive of colour; bleach.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lWYvhYePbp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq859"> to lose colour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decolor</strong>, <strong class="vs">decolourise</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>dēcolōrāre</em> deprive of colour] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decolouration</strong> /diˌkʌləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.kuluh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decolourant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decolourant</span><z><span target_id="by0xfcMK3h">adj.</span><span target_id="e9NlYC6Qz3">n.</span></z></header><div>/diˈkʌlərənt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kuluhruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="by0xfcMK3h"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> having the property of removing colour; bleaching.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e9NlYC6Qz3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq670"> a decolourant substance or agent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decolorant</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decolourise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decolourise</span></header><div>/diˈkʌləraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'kuluhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decolourised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decolourising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019078" href="entry://decolour%23bigmac000019078"><strong>decolour</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decolourize</strong>, <strong class="vs">decolorise</strong>, <strong class="vs">decolorize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decolourisation</strong> /diˌkʌləraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.kuluhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decolouriser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decommission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decommission</span></header><div>/dikəˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekuh'mishuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> to remove from service, as a naval vessel, army officer, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq529"> to close down (a facility, as a power station, sewerage plant, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq801"> to close down (a website).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101050" href="entry://commission%23bigmac000101050"><span class="smallcaps">commission<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decompensate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502496032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decompensate</span></header><div>/diˈkɒmpənseɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kompuhnsayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">decompensated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decompensating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">to undergo physiological or psychological decompensation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decompensation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac038053315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decompensation</span></header><div>/dikɒmpənˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekompuhn'sayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">loss of physiological or psychological <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015413" href="entry://compensation%23bigmac000015413">compensation</a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015413" href="entry://compensation%23mq331">3</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015413" href="entry://compensation%23mq944">4</a>), especially failure of the liver or heart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decompose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decompose</span><z><span target_id="Z0sJ91ZAJc">v.t.</span><span target_id="rS4Ce19rzE">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decompose" src="word_pronunciations/06249.mp3"></audio></span>/dikəmˈpoʊz/ (<em>say</em> deekuhm'pohz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">decomposed</strong>, <strong class="bold">decomposing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Z0sJ91ZAJc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rS4Ce19rzE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq115"> to rot; putrefy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>décomposer</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>composer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015454" href="entry://compose%23bigmac000015454"><span class="smallcaps">compose</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decomposable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decomposer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49901551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decomposer</span></header><div>/dikəmˈpoʊzə/ (<em>say</em> deekuhm'pohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac865789161" href="entry://saprotroph%23bigmac865789161"><strong>saprotroph</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decomposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decomposition</span></header><div>/dikɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekompuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> the act or process of decomposing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq547"> the state of being decomposed; disintegration; decay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decoupage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decoupage</span><z><span target_id="vWWRBSlEkY">n.</span><span target_id="SA4cpOf410">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˌdeɪkuˈpaʒ/ (<em>say</em> .daykooh'pahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vWWRBSlEkY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> the art or process of decorating something with an arrangement of cut-out paper, cardboard, linoleum, etc., especially the creation of three-dimensional scenes with such cut-outs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> an object or surface so decorated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq915"> the art of creating small three-dimensional scenes by assembling collages of cut-out paper.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SA4cpOf410">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq210"> (<strong class="bold">decoupaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">decoupaging</strong>) to decorate by decoupage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">découpage</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>découpage</em> a cutting out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decoupeur</strong> /ˌdeɪkuˈpɜ/ (<em>say</em> .daykooh'per), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decouple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decouple</span></header><div>/diˈkʌpəl/ (<em>say</em> dee'kupuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decoupled</strong>, <strong class="bold">decoupling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> (in electronics) to reduce or eliminate the coupling of (a signal between two systems) in order to reduce interference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> to disengage from: <em class="example">to decouple from the US economy.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decoy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decoy</span><z><span target_id="UWxCeHyioa">n.</span><span target_id="zLEq0bNWpp">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UWxCeHyioa"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decoy" src="word_pronunciations/06258.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdikɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deekoy) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> someone who entices or allures, as into a trap, danger, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> anything used as a lure.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zLEq0bNWpp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq626"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decoy" src="word_pronunciations/06258.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdikɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deekoy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decoy" src="word_pronunciations/06257.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'koy) to lure by or as by a decoy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>coy</em> (now British dialect), both from Dutch (<em>de</em>)<em> kooi</em> (the) cage, from Latin <em>cavea</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010612" href="entry://cage%23bigmac000010612"><span class="smallcaps">cage</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decoyer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrease</span><z><span target_id="FjKsrQl65G">v.i.</span><span target_id="97X4igf4Ch">v.t.</span><span target_id="vGCsk9GII5">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decrease" src="word_pronunciations/06259.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkris/ (<em>say</em> duh'krees) (<strong class="bold">decreased</strong>, <strong class="bold">decreasing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FjKsrQl65G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> to diminish gradually in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="97X4igf4Ch">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq325"> to make less; cause to diminish.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vGCsk9GII5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decrease" src="word_pronunciations/06260.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdikris/ (<em>say</em> 'deekrees), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decrease" src="word_pronunciations/06259.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkris/ (<em>say</em> duh'krees) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq249"> a process of growing less, or the resulting condition; gradual diminution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq446"> the amount by which a thing is lessened.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>decrese</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>decreiss-</em>, from Latin <em>dēcrescere</em> grow less] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decreasing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decreasingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decree</span><z><span target_id="OKGC9Sxf2d">n.</span><span target_id="k5gLpikx0H">v.t.</span><span target_id="FjlUXzhmPr">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decree" src="word_pronunciations/06262.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkri/ (<em>say</em> duh'kree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OKGC9Sxf2d"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> an ordinance or edict promulgated by civil or other authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Law</em> a judicial decision or order.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Theology</em> one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are fore-ordained.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">decreed</strong>, <strong class="bold">decreeing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="k5gLpikx0H">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq119"> to ordain or decide by decree.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FjlUXzhmPr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq478"> to issue a decree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>decre</em>, from Old French, variant of <em>decret</em>, from Latin <em>dēcrētum</em>, properly past participle neuter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrement</span><z><span target_id="Z1jEZTJl1N">n.</span><span target_id="2dezQGwoJb">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decrement" src="word_pronunciations/06263.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛkrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dekruhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z1jEZTJl1N"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> the process or fact of decreasing; gradual diminution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> the amount lost by diminution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq248"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a negative increment.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2dezQGwoJb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to reduce the numerical contents of (a counter).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcrēmentum</em> diminution]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decreolisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac216387657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decreolisation</span></header><div>/ˌdikriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deekreeuhluy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">the process by which a creole ceases to exist as a separate language as the speakers gradually adapt it to conform to the standard language on which it was based.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decreolization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrepit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrepit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decrepit" src="word_pronunciations/06264.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkrɛpət/ (<em>say</em> duh'krepuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">broken down or weakened by old age; feeble; infirm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcrepitus</em>, literally, noiseless] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decrepitly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrepitate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrepitate</span><z><span target_id="9F0M3zrn6m">v.t.</span><span target_id="jGasbdsRJS">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈkrɛpəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'krepuhtayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">decrepitated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decrepitating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9F0M3zrn6m">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> to roast or calcine (salt, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jGasbdsRJS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq480"> to make a crackling noise, as salt in roasting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>dēcrepitātus</em> crackled down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decrepitation</strong> /dəkrɛpəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhkrepuh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decresc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decresc.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">decrescendo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrescent</span></header><div>/dəˈkrɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'kresuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> decreasing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq788"> waning, as the moon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcrescens</em>, present participle, decreasing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decretal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decretal</span><z><span target_id="l3iMBCLlr2">adj.</span><span target_id="AAY1bnpsHd">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈkritl/ (<em>say</em> duh'kreetl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="l3iMBCLlr2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> relating to, of the nature of, or containing a decree or decrees.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AAY1bnpsHd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq580"> a papal document authoritatively determining some point of doctrine or church law.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>decretale</em>, from Medieval Latin, from Latin <em>dēcrētum</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019102" href="entry://decree%23bigmac000019102"><span class="smallcaps">decree</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decretive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decretive</span></header><div>/dəˈkritɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'kreetiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">having the force of a decree; relating to a decree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decretory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decretory</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkrətəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dekruhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> relating to or following a decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq284"> established by a decree; judicial.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrial</span></header><div>/dəˈkraɪəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'kruyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">the act of decrying; disparagement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089923" href="entry://cry%23bigmac000089923"><span class="smallcaps">cr(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decriminalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decriminalise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decriminalise" src="word_pronunciations/06265.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈkrɪmənəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'krimuhnuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decriminalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">decriminalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">to remove legal restrictions against (an activity), as smoking marijuana, and thus eliminate the legal penalties previously associated with it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decriminalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>decriminalisation</strong> /diˌkrɪmənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.krimuhnuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decry" src="word_pronunciations/06266.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkraɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'kruy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decried</strong>, <strong class="bold">decrying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> to speak disparagingly of; censure as faulty or worthless: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the value of his services was continually denied and decried.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>décrier</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>crier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089923" href="entry://cry%23bigmac000089923"><span class="smallcaps">cry</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decrier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decrypt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decrypt</span></header><div>/diˈkrɪpt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kript) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to decode (data which has been encrypted).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq359"> <em class="label">Military</em> to convert a cryptogram into plain text by a reversal of the encryption process. This does not include solution by cryptanalysis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decryption</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decumbent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decumbent</span></header><div>/dəˈkʌmbənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'kumbuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> lying down; recumbent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of stems, branches, etc.) lying or trailing on the ground with the extremity tending to ascend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcumbens</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decumbence</strong>, <strong>decumbency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decumbently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decumulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac505837500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decumulate</span><z><span target_id="OOEfJmqSNh">v.t.</span><span target_id="VJt2WPy9aG">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈkjumjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kyoohmyuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">decumulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decumulating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OOEfJmqSNh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> to reduce (one’s assets, as savings, investments, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Stockbroking</em> to unload (holdings in a company).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VJt2WPy9aG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq746"> to reduce a financial asset.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098867" href="entry://accumulate%23bigmac000098867"><span class="smallcaps">(ac)cumulate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decumulation</strong> /diˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.kyoohmyuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decompound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decompound</span><z><span target_id="sT24QZnnu0">v.t.</span><span target_id="zAxeOQ16cm">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dikəmˈpaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> deekuhm'pownd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sT24QZnnu0"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq273"> (of things already compound) to compound a second or further time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> to decompose.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zAxeOQ16cm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Botany</em> divided into compound divisions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq267"> composed of things which are themselves compound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decompress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decompress</span><z><span target_id="rEeeNmTG9B">v.t.</span><span target_id="BgxQOSOy4h">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dikəmˈprɛs/ (<em>say</em> deekuhm'pres) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rEeeNmTG9B"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> to cause to undergo decompression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> to return (a person) to normal atmospheric pressure in a decompression chamber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq483"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to decode (data) from a compressed storage format into its original format; unzip.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BgxQOSOy4h">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq386"> to undergo decompression.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decompression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decompression</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decompression" src="word_pronunciations/06250.mp3"></audio></span>/dikəmˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekuhm'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> the act or process of relieving pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> the gradual return of persons, as divers or construction workers, to normal atmospheric pressure after working in deep water or in air under compression.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deconflict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac96239873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deconflict</span></header><div>/dikənˈflɪkt/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn'flikt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq548"> <em class="label">Military</em> to avoid the co-occurrence and possible conflict of (flights, convoys, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Military</em> to ensure the lack of such co-occurrence within (an area): <em class="example">to deconflict airspace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq361"> (of a humanitarian organisation) to attempt to avoid injury and disruption from military action in (a specified part of an area of conflict) by informing relevant parties of the location, time and nature of proposed humanitarian activities.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deconfliction</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decongestant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decongestant</span><z><span target_id="WdLi7NqzZ3">n.</span><span target_id="m0ueFjauHO">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decongestant" src="word_pronunciations/06251.mp3"></audio></span>/dikənˈdʒɛstənt/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn'jestuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WdLi7NqzZ3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> a substance used to relieve congestion especially in the upper respiratory tract.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m0ueFjauHO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq607"> relieving congestion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deconsecrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deconsecrate</span></header><div>/diˈkɒnsəkreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'konsuhkrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deconsecrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deconsecrating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">to deprive of sanctity acquired through consecration; secularise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deconstruct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deconstruct</span></header><div>/dikənˈstrʌkt/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn'strukt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> to analyse critically in accordance with the theory of deconstructionism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq673"> to break (something) down into its constituent parts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019093" href="entry://deconstruction%23bigmac000019093"><span class="smallcaps">deconstruction</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deconstructor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deconstruction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deconstruction</span></header><div>/dikənˈstrʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn'strukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> an act or instance of deconstructing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq93"> an analysis in accordance with deconstructionism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déconstruction</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deconstructionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac470466034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deconstructionism</span></header><div>/dikənˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn'strukshuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">a philosophical and critical theory developed in the 1960s, which denies that there is any ultimate or secure meaning in a text, and asserts that it is necessary to remove preconceptions arising from a cultural or ethnocentric point of view to arrive at possible meanings of a text.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deconstructionist theory</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>déconstruction</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deconstructionist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deconstructionist</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decontaminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decontaminate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decontaminate" src="word_pronunciations/06252.mp3"></audio></span>/dikənˈtæməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn'tamuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decontaminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decontaminating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">to make (any object or area) safe for unprotected personnel by absorbing, making harmless, or destroying chemicals with which they have been in contact.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decontamination</strong> /ˌdikəntæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deekuhntamuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decontent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55700825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decontent</span></header><div>/diˈkɒntɛnt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kontent) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> to remove (unnecessary features) from a motor vehicle in order to reduce costs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> to remove such unnecessary features from (a motor vehicle).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decontrol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decontrol</span><z><span target_id="WZAhL2JOLO">v.t.</span><span target_id="lSRZENdso5">n.</span></z></header><div>/dikənˈtroʊl/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn'trohl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WZAhL2JOLO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> (<strong class="bold">decontrolled</strong>, <strong class="bold">decontrolling</strong>) to remove controls, or from control.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lSRZENdso5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq064"> removal of control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decor" src="word_pronunciations/06256.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'daykaw), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decor" src="word_pronunciations/06255.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'dekaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> decoration in general.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> the interior decoration, especially of a home or office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq670"> a style of decoration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> scenic decoration; scenery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>décorer</em> decorate, from Latin <em>decorāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decorate</span><z><span target_id="YwKqA0zHpm">v.t.</span><span target_id="UYN7eqfBoD">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decorate" src="word_pronunciations/06253.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛkəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">decorated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decorating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YwKqA0zHpm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> to furnish or deck with something becoming or ornamental; embellish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> to plan and execute the design, wallpaper, etc., and sometimes the furnishings of (a house, room, or the like).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq444"> to confer distinction upon by a badge, a medal of honour, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UYN7eqfBoD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq321"> to be engaged in executing the decoration of a house, room, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>decorātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decoration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decoration</span></header><div>/dɛkəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dekuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> the act of decorating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> adornment; embellishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq077"> the style in which a house, room, etc., is decorated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq702"> a badge of an order, medal, etc., conferred and worn as a mark of honour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decorative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decorative</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhruhtiv), /ˈdɛkrətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'dekruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> serving or tending to decorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> attractive but superficial.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>decoratively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decorativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decorator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decorator</span><z><span target_id="cmGwJi4WG1">n.</span><span target_id="xV5g4TxZPn">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛkəreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cmGwJi4WG1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> someone who decorates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq337"> someone who professionally decorates houses or buildings, particularly their interior.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xV5g4TxZPn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq781"> part of or harmonising with a design of interior decoration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decorous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decorous</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">characterised by propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>decōrus</em> becoming, seemly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decorously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decorousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decorticate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decorticate</span></header><div>/diˈkɔtəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kawtuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">decorticated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decorticating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcorticātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decortication</strong> /dikɔtəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekawtuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decorticator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decorum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decorum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decorum" src="word_pronunciations/06254.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈkɔrəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'kawruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> propriety of behaviour, speech, dress, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq970"> that which is proper or seemly; fitness; congruity; propriety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq420"> an observance or requirement of polite society.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, properly neuter of <em>decōrus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019099" href="entry://decorous%23bigmac000019099"><span class="smallcaps">decorous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deerlick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deerlick</span></header><div>/ˈdɪəlɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dearlik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">a spot of ground, naturally or artificially salty, where deer come to nibble or lick the earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deerskin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deerskin</span><z><span target_id="iTAP8NzMJu">n.</span><span target_id="hQf1Fozx76">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪəskɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dearskin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iTAP8NzMJu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> the skin of a deer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> leather made from this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq346"> a garment made of such leather.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hQf1Fozx76">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq182"> made of deerskin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deerstalker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deerstalker</span></header><div>/ˈdɪəstɔkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dearstawkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> someone who stalks deer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> a sportsman’s helmet-shaped hat, having peaks back and front and earflaps.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deerstalking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dees
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798267653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dees</span></header><div>/diz/ (<em>say</em> deez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> <strong>the</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac748878723" href="entry://Demons%23bigmac748878723"><strong>Demons</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac748878723" href="entry://Demons%23mq151">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of the Melbourne AFL team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deets
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac044555487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deets</span></header><div>/dits/ (<em>say</em> deets) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">details.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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def.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">def.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq135">definition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deface</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deface" src="word_pronunciations/06280.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> duh'fays) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defaced</strong>, <strong class="bold">defacing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq297"> to mar the face or appearance of; disfigure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq590"> to blot out; obliterate; efface.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deface</em>(<em>n</em>), from French (obsolete) <em>defacer</em>, earlier <em>desfacier</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>face</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102572" href="entry://face%23bigmac000102572"><span class="smallcaps">face</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defaceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defacement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defacer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defalcate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defalcate</span></header><div>/ˈdifælkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deefalkayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">defalcated</strong>, <strong class="bold">defalcating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">to be guilty of defalcation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dēfalcātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defalcator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defalcation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defalcation</span></header><div>/difælˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deefal'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> misappropriation of money, etc., held by a trustee or other fiduciary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq098"> the sum misappropriated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defamation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defamation</span></header><div>/dɛfəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> defuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">the wrong of injuring another’s reputation without good reason or justification; calumny; slander or libel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defamatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defamatory</span></header><div>/dəˈfæmətri/ (<em>say</em> duh'famuhtree), /-ətəri/ (<em>say</em> -uhtuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">containing defamation; injurious to reputation; slanderous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defamatorily</strong> /diˈfæmətərəli/ (<em>say</em> dee'famuhtuhruhlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defame</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defame" src="word_pronunciations/06281.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈfeɪm/ (<em>say</em> dee'faym), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defame" src="word_pronunciations/06282.mp3"></audio></span>/də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defamed</strong>, <strong class="bold">defaming</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously anything injurious; slander; libel; calumniate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to disgrace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>defamen</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>dēfāmāre</em>; replacing Middle English <em>diffamen</em>, from Old French <em>diffamer</em>, from Latin <em>diffāmāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defamer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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default
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">default</span><z><span target_id="OKSobfgT6N">n.</span><span target_id="C0K9j4IrT4">v.i.</span><span target_id="KWAzzQLK10">v.t.</span><span target_id="LDVh1b5tuX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of default" src="word_pronunciations/06283.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɔlt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OKSobfgT6N"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> failure to act; neglect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq428"> failure to meet financial obligations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq162"> <em class="label">Law</em> failure to perform an act or obligation legally required, especially to appear in court or to plead at a time assigned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq455"> failure to participate in or complete anything, as a scheduled match.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq687"> want; lack; absence: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And he would let her bind his table-napkin round his neck, and even, in default of Mary, feed him with a spoon</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a course which a program automatically follows in the absence of any specific alternative instruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq457"> a procedure which has preset parameters which operate unless changed by the user.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="C0K9j4IrT4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq681"> to fail in fulfilling or satisfying an engagement, claim, or obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq474"> to fail to meet financial engagements, or to account properly for money, etc., in one’s care.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Law</em> to fail to appear in court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq830"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq518"> to fail to participate in or complete anything, as a match.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq287"> to lose a match by default.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KWAzzQLK10">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq157"> to fail to perform or pay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq515"> to declare to be in default, especially legally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq994"> <em class="label">Law</em> to lose by failure to appear in court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq218"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq803"> to fail to compete in (a game, race, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq711"> to lose by default.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LDVh1b5tuX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq104"> <strong class="phr">by default</strong>, in the absence of a specific command, purposeful action, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This is where Australia has now arrived. Externally, largely by luck or default or someone else’s initiative</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">stephen fitzgerald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>defaute</em>, from Old French, from <em>defaillir</em>, after <em>faute</em> and <em>faillir</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100965" href="entry://fault%23bigmac000100965"><span class="smallcaps">fault</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defaulter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defaulter</span></header><div>/dəˈfɔltə/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> someone who defaults, or fails to fulfil an obligation, especially a legal or financial one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq979"> a person, especially a soldier convicted summarily of a minor offence and sentenced to restriction of privileges.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defeasance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defeasance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defeasance" src="word_pronunciations/06284.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfizəns/ (<em>say</em> duh'feezuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> a rendering null and void.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> a condition on the performance of which a deed or other instrument is defeated or rendered void.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq260"> a collateral deed or other writing embodying such a condition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>defesance</em>, from Old French, from <em>defesant</em>, present participle of <em>de</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>faire</em> undo. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019175" href="entry://defeat%23bigmac000019175"><span class="smallcaps">defeat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defeasible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defeasible</span></header><div>/dəˈfizəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'feezuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">that may be annulled or terminated.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defeasibleness</strong>, <strong>defeasibility</strong> /dəfizəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhfeezuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defeatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defeatism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defeatism" src="word_pronunciations/06285.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfitɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'feetizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">the attitude, policy, or conduct of those who admit or expect defeat, usually resulting from a premature decision that further struggle or effort is futile.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defeatist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defecate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defecate</span><z><span target_id="Tvt3rrLrhs">v.i.</span><span target_id="4Jvg5Scfi5">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defecate" src="word_pronunciations/06287.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛfəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhkayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">defecated</strong>, <strong class="bold">defecating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Tvt3rrLrhs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> to void excrement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4Jvg5Scfi5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq386"> to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēfaecātus</em>, past participle, cleansed from dregs] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defecation</strong> /dɛfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> defuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defecator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defect</span><z><span target_id="VpRbzl6q1F">n.</span><span target_id="Hlu5CGl7yK">v.i.</span><span target_id="uytj1BPbla">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VpRbzl6q1F"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defect" src="word_pronunciations/06290.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdifɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'deefekt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defect" src="word_pronunciations/06289.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fekt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq008"> a falling short; a fault or imperfection.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq724"> want or lack, especially of something essential to perfection or completeness; deficiency.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defect" src="word_pronunciations/06289.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fekt)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Hlu5CGl7yK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq859"> to desert a country, cause, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uytj1BPbla">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq1"> to serve a defect notice on: <em class="example">my car was defected.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēfectus</em> want, defect] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defectible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defector</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defection</span></header><div>/dəˈfɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'fekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> a falling away from allegiance, duty, virtue; desertion; backsliding; apostasy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> failure; lack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defective</span><z><span target_id="0MOuuZoJkE">adj.</span><span target_id="LQnoCz5eyC">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defective" src="word_pronunciations/06288.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'fektiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0MOuuZoJkE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> having a defect; faulty; imperfect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq697"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> characterised by subnormal intelligence or behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq678"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (of an inflected word or its inflection) lacking one or more of the inflected forms proper to most words of the same class in the language, as English <em>must</em> (which occurs only in the present tense).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LQnoCz5eyC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq149"> someone or something that is defective.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defectively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defectiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defeminise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defeminise</span></header><div>/diˈfɛmənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'femuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defeminised</strong>, <strong class="bold">defeminising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">to take away traditional feminine qualities from.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">defeminize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defence" src="word_pronunciations/06292.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> duh'fens) resistance against attack; protection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defence" src="word_pronunciations/06292.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> duh'fens) something that defends, especially a fortification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq457"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defence" src="word_pronunciations/06292.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> duh'fens) the defending of a cause or the like by speech, argument, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq303"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defence" src="word_pronunciations/06292.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> duh'fens) a speech, argument, etc., in vindication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq162"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defence" src="word_pronunciations/06292.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> duh'fens) <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq036"> a defendant’s denial or pleading in answer to a claim or charge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq703"> the proceedings adopted by a defendant, or their legal agents, for defending a charge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq498"> a defendant together with their legal agents.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq930"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defence" src="word_pronunciations/06292.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> duh'fens), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈdifɛns/ (<em>say</em> 'deefens) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq073"> the practice or art of defending oneself or one’s goal against attack, as in fencing, boxing, soccer, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq408"> the players in a team collectively whose primary function is to defend the goal, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq875"> a plan or system of defending.</span></div></span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">defense</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>dēfensa</em> prohibition, from Latin <em>dēfendere</em> ward off; replacing Middle English <em>defens</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>dēfensum</em> (thing) forbidden, properly past participle of <em>dēfendere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defenceless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defencelessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defencelessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defend</span><z><span target_id="pwpXPZ2Oo6">v.t.</span><span target_id="K82JvuOaer">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defend" src="word_pronunciations/06294.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛnd/ (<em>say</em> duh'fend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pwpXPZ2Oo6"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em> or <em>against</em>) to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> to prepare (a building) against natural disaster, as a bushfire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq733"> to maintain by argument, evidence, etc.; uphold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq098"> to contest (a legal charge, claim, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq056"> to act as counsel for (an accused person).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="K82JvuOaer">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Law</em> to enter or make a defence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>defende</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>defendre</em>, from Latin <em>dēfendere</em> ward off] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defenestrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defenestrate</span></header><div>/diˈfɛnəstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'fenuhstrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defenestrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">defenestrating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> to throw (a person) out of a window.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq071"> to dismiss (someone) with great speed from political office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <em>defenestration</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + Latin <em>fenestra</em> window; thought to have been coined in Prague in May 1618 when Protestants threw Catholic officials out of the window of the council room; revived humorously in the early 1900s and used figuratively in political contexts in the late 1900s] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defenestration</strong> /diˌfɛnəˈstreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.fenuh'strayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defense
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defense</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defense" src="word_pronunciations/06292.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103671" href="entry://defence%23bigmac000103671"><strong>defence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defensible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defensible</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defensible" src="word_pronunciations/06295.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛnsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'fensuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq584"> capable of being defended against assault or injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> capable of being defended in argument; justifiable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defensibility</strong> /dəfɛnsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhfensuh'biluhtee), <strong>defensibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defensibly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defensive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defensive</span><z><span target_id="nZ8hnXJtHz">adj.</span><span target_id="oZdcDa04XK">n.</span><span target_id="HAYsVvvVbl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defensive" src="word_pronunciations/06296.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛnsɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'fensiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nZ8hnXJtHz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq316"> serving to defend; protective: <em class="example">defensive armour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> made or carried on for the purpose of resisting attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq548"> of or relating to defence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq725"> indicating the assumption that one is under attack and that a defence is called for: <em class="example">a defensive attitude.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oZdcDa04XK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq921"> something that serves to protect or defend.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HAYsVvvVbl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">on the defensive</strong>, in a defensive position or attitude, especially when it is not called for.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defensively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defensiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defer<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qIJQc9BuwC">v.t.</span><span target_id="eRyPq2JESg">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defer" src="word_pronunciations/06298.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɜ/ (<em>say</em> duh'fer) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deferred</strong>, <strong class="bold">deferring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qIJQc9BuwC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq950"> to put off (action, etc.) to a future time.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="eRyPq2JESg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq293"> to put off action; delay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>differre</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>differre</em> delay. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095875" href="entry://differ%23bigmac000095875"><span class="smallcaps">differ</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deferrer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defer" src="word_pronunciations/06299.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɜ/ (<em>say</em> duh'fer) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">deferred</strong>, <strong class="bold">deferring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">(sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to yield in judgement or opinion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déférer</em>, from Latin <em>dēferre</em> carry from or down, report, accuse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deference
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deference</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deference" src="word_pronunciations/06297.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛfərəns/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, will, etc., of another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq013"> respectful or courteous regard: <em class="example">in deference to his wishes.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferent<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛfərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019196" href="entry://deferential%23bigmac000019196"><strong>deferential</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēferens</em>, present participle, bringing down]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferent<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛfərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> conveying away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> relating to the vas deferens, the deferent duct of the testes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq023"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> (in the Ptolemaic system) the large circle on which the centre of the epicycle moves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019194" href="#bigmac000019194"><span class="smallcaps">deferent<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089259" href="entry://defer%23bigmac000089259"><span class="smallcaps">defer<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferential</span></header><div>/dɛfəˈrɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> defuh'renshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">marked by or showing deference; respectful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deferentially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferment</span></header><div>/dəˈfɜmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fermuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">the act of deferring or putting off; postponement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferral</span></header><div>/dəˈfɜrəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'ferruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019197" href="entry://deferment%23bigmac000019197"><strong>deferment</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferred
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferred</span></header><div>/dəˈfɜd/ (<em>say</em> duh'ferd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> postponed or delayed, as property rights which do not vest until some future event has occurred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> suspended or held back for a period: <em class="example">deferred interest account of shareholders.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deffo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac675663461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deffo</span><z><span target_id="StpMQrpb6N">adv.</span><span target_id="wQmdhrM33D">interj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛfoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'defoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="StpMQrpb6N">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> definitely: <em class="example">to be deffo keen.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="wQmdhrM33D">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq645"> (an exclamation of agreement, approval, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">defo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decuple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decuple</span><z><span target_id="DsarIYCCx2">adj.</span><span target_id="Xskq7XBIWq">n.</span><span target_id="g7ZYws5KsN">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛkjəpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dekyuhpuhl) <em class="label">Rare</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DsarIYCCx2">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq848"> tenfold; ten times as great.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xskq7XBIWq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq980"> a tenfold quantity or multiple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq298"> one of a set of ten things.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="g7ZYws5KsN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq220"> (<strong class="bold">decupled</strong>, <strong class="bold">decupling</strong>) to make ten times as great.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>decuplus</em> tenfold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decuplet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac846438901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decuplet</span></header><div>/dəˈkʌplət/ (<em>say</em> duh'kupluht), /-ˈkju-/ (<em>say</em> -'kyooh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> any group or combination of ten related things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq125"> (<em>plural</em>) ten offspring born at one birth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq160"> one of ten such offspring.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019117" href="entry://decuple%23bigmac000019117"><span class="smallcaps">decupl(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decurrent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decurrent</span></header><div>/dəˈkʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'kuruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">extending down the stem below the place of insertion, as certain leaves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēcurrens</em>, present participle, running down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decurrently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decurved
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac618676968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decurved</span></header><div>/diˈkɜvd/ (<em>say</em> dee'kervd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">curving downwards, as the bill of a bird.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decussate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decussate</span><z><span target_id="uCxbJBbEy0">v.t.</span><span target_id="BmzNfMiiBy">v.i.</span><span target_id="sVkUjJEolw">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> /diˈkʌseɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kusayt), /ˈdɛkəseɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhsayt) (<strong class="bold">decussated</strong>, <strong class="bold">decussating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uCxbJBbEy0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq960"> to cross in the form of the letter X.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BmzNfMiiBy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq020"> to intersect.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sVkUjJEolw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /diˈkʌseɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'kusayt), /-ət/ (<em>say</em> -uht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq874"> in the form of the letter X; crossed; intersected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq285"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of leaves, etc.) arranged along the stem in pairs, each pair at right angles to the pair next above or below.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>decussātus</em>, past participle, divided in the form of an X] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decussately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>decussation</strong> /dikəˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deekuh'sayshuhn), /dɛkə-/ (<em>say</em> dekuh-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dee</span></header><div>/di/ (<em>say</em> dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018373" href="entry://D%23bigmac000018373"><strong>D<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018374" href="entry://D%23bigmac000018374"><strong>D<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dee</span></header><div>/di/ (<em>say</em> dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> a river in north-eastern Scotland, flowing into the North Sea at Aberdeen. 145 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> a river in northern Wales and western England, flowing into Liverpool Bay. 113 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq507"> a river of south-western Scotland, flowing into the Solway Firth. 80 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deed" src="word_pronunciations/06272.mp3"></audio></span>/did/ (<em>say</em> deed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq862"> that which is done, performed, or accomplished; an act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> an exploit or achievement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq250"> action or performance, often as contrasted with words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Law</em> a written document (traditionally, signed, sealed and delivered by the maker) as proof and record of an agreement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dede</em>, Old English <em>dēd</em>, variant of <em>dæd</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><span class="smallcaps">do<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deedless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deejay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deejay</span></header><div>/ˈdidʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deejay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020753" href="entry://DJ%23bigmac000020753"><strong>DJ</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deem</span><z><span target_id="alzqgt5n8s">v.i.</span><span target_id="StyHute0ok">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deem" src="word_pronunciations/06273.mp3"></audio></span>/dim/ (<em>say</em> deem) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="alzqgt5n8s"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> to form or have an opinion; judge; think.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="StyHute0ok">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq802"> to hold as an opinion; think; regard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>demen</em>, Old English <em>dēman</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021490" href="entry://doom%23bigmac000021490"><span class="smallcaps">doom</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deener
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deener</span></header><div>/ˈdinə/ (<em>say</em> 'deenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">a shilling.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deenah</strong>, <strong class="vs">deaner</strong>. <div class="etym">[? originally <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020502" href="entry://dinar%23bigmac000020502"><span class="smallcaps">dinar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deepavali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839567547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deepavali</span></header><div>/dipəˈvali/ (<em>say</em> deepuh'vahlee), /diˈpavəli/ (<em>say</em> dee'pahvuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac135319711" href="entry://Diwali%23bigmac135319711"><strong>Diwali</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <em>dīpāvalī</em>, literally, row of lights]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deepen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deepen</span><z><span target_id="veqjaBxfRY">v.t.</span><span target_id="t9LngYQDjs">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdipən/ (<em>say</em> 'deepuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="veqjaBxfRY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> to make deep or deeper.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="t9LngYQDjs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq616"> to become deep or deeper.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deepener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deepfake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac399094273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deepfake</span></header><div>/dipˈfeɪk/ (<em>say</em> deep'fayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> a digital image, video or audio of a computer-generated likeness of an individual, created using deep learning without the individual’s knowledge, often for the purpose of misinformation, vindictiveness, or satire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> (<strong class="bold">deepfaked</strong>, <strong class="bold">deepfaking</strong>) to make such a digital image, video or audio of (an individual).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deep fake</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac817392760" href="entry://deep%20learning%23bigmac817392760"><span class="smallcaps">deep (learning)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091501" href="entry://fake%23bigmac000091501"><span class="smallcaps">fake<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deepwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deepwater</span></header><div>/ˈdipwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'deepwawtuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> (of a port) having the capacity to accommodate relatively large ships.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq239"> ocean-going.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq585"> living in the ocean as opposed to the shallow waters offshore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deer" src="word_pronunciations/06279.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪə/ (<em>say</em> dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deer</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq946"> any animal of the family Cervidae, comprising ruminants most of which have solid deciduous horns or antlers (usually the male only), as the <strong>Philippine spotted deer</strong>, <em>Cervus alfredi</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> any of the smaller species of this family, as distinguished from the elk, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq688"> any of various other related herbivores of the families Tragulidae (<strong>mouse deer</strong>) and Moschidae (<strong>musk deer</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dere</em>, Old English <em>dēor</em> wild animal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deerculler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deerculler</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deerculler" src="word_pronunciations/06278.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪəkʌlə/ (<em>say</em> 'dearkuluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a government-employed professional deer hunter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deergrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deergrass</span></header><div>/ˈdɪəgras/ (<em>say</em> 'deargrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">a tufted perennial plant, <em>Trichophorum caespitosum</em>, family Cyperaceae, common in wet peaty situations throughout northern temperate regions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deerhound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deerhound</span></header><div>/ˈdɪəhaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'dearhownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">one of a Scottish breed of dogs, allied to and resembling the greyhound but larger and having a shaggy coat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deformity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deformity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deformity" src="word_pronunciations/06314.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɔməti/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawmuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deformities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> the quality or state of being deformed, disfigured, or misshapen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq276"> an abnormally formed part of the body, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq357"> a deformed person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> hatefulness; ugliness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defrag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930991289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defrag</span><z><span target_id="ICqI52tNLD">v.t.</span><span target_id="f7BU8Ncwfi">n.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Computers Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ICqI52tNLD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> /diˈfræg/ (<em>say</em> dee'frag) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac287495159" href="entry://defragment%23bigmac287495159"><strong>defragment</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f7BU8Ncwfi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq97"> /ˈdifræg/ (<em>say</em> 'deefrag) the process of defragmenting a disk.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defragging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defragment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac287495159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defragment</span></header><div>/difrægˈmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> deefrag'ment) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">to reorganise the data stored on (a disk) so that whole files are stored in the same place, in order to eliminate <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028299" href="entry://fragmentation%23bigmac000028299">fragmentation</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028299" href="entry://fragmentation%23mq455">3</a>).</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">defrag</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>defragmentation</strong> /difrægˌmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deefrag.men'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defraud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defraud</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defraud" src="word_pronunciations/06316.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfrɔd/ (<em>say</em> duh'frawd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">to deprive of a right or property by fraud; cheat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>defraude</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>dēfraudāre</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028373" href="entry://fraud%23bigmac000028373"><span class="smallcaps">fraud</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defraudation</strong> /difrɔdˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deefrawd'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defrauder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defray</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defray" src="word_pronunciations/06317.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfreɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'fray) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">to bear or pay (the costs, expenses, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>défrayer</em>, Old French <em>desfraier</em> pay costs, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>frai</em> cost, of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defrayable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defrayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defrayal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defrayal</span></header><div>/dəˈfreɪəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'frayuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">payment of charges or expenses.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">defrayment</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019233" href="entry://defray%23bigmac000019233"><span class="smallcaps">defray</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defreeze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defreeze</span></header><div>/diˈfriz/ (<em>say</em> dee'freez) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019238" href="entry://defrost%23bigmac000019238"><strong>defrost</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defriend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820820342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defriend</span></header><div>/diˈfrɛnd/ (<em>say</em> dee'frend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac778200990" href="entry://unfriend%23bigmac778200990"><strong>unfriend</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defriended</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defriending</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Defries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Defries</span></header><div>/dəˈfriz/ (<em>say</em> duh'freez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Colin</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">Australian aviator; born in England; the first to attempt to fly a powered heavier-than-air craft on 9 December 1909.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defrock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defrock</span></header><div>/diˈfrɒk/ (<em>say</em> dee'frok) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">to deprive of priestly status.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disfrock</strong>, <strong class="vs">unfrock</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088449" href="entry://frock%23bigmac000088449"><span class="smallcaps">frock</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defrost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defrost</span><z><span target_id="jDbynrm3Ee">v.t.</span><span target_id="UkVITJYyhn">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defrost" src="word_pronunciations/06318.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈfrɒst/ (<em>say</em> dee'frost), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defrost" src="word_pronunciations/06319.mp3"></audio></span>/də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jDbynrm3Ee"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq300"> to remove the frost or ice from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq630"> to cause (food, etc.) to thaw, as by removing from a freezer.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UkVITJYyhn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq460"> to thaw; to become free of frost and ice.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>defroster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac295724219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defs</span></header><div>/dɛfs/ (<em>say</em> defs) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">definitely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally an SMS code]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deft</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deft" src="word_pronunciations/06320.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛft/ (<em>say</em> deft) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">dexterous; nimble; skilful; clever.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018416" href="entry://daft%23bigmac000018416"><span class="smallcaps">daft</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deftly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deftness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defunct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defunct</span><z><span target_id="mSD7BEMtjy">adj.</span><span target_id="c3Fyfz25Zg">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defunct" src="word_pronunciations/06321.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfʌŋkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fungkt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mSD7BEMtjy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> deceased; dead; extinct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> no longer operative; not in use: <em class="example">a defunct railway.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq779"> no longer existing: <em class="example">a defunct company.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="c3Fyfz25Zg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq286"> <strong>the defunct</strong>, the dead person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēfunctus</em>, past participle, discharged, finished] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defunctness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defunctive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defunctive</span></header><div>/dəˈfʌŋktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'fungktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">of or relating to the dead; funereal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defund
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115217446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defund</span></header><div>/diˈfʌnd/ (<em>say</em> dee'fund) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">to stop the flow of government funds to (an organisation, enterprise, program, etc.).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defuse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defuse" src="word_pronunciations/06322.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈfjuz/ (<em>say</em> dee'fyoohz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defused</strong>, <strong class="bold">defusing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq287"> to remove the fuse from (a bomb).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> to calm (a situation or action).</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The verb <em>defuse</em> is commonly confused with the adjective <em>diffuse</em>, particularly in the past participial form.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defy" src="word_pronunciations/06323.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'fuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defied</strong>, <strong class="bold">defying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> to offer effective resistance to: <em class="example">a fort which defies attacks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq130"> to challenge (one) to do something deemed impossible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq931"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to challenge to a combat or contest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>defye</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>defier</em>, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>fier</em> (from Latin <em>fīdere</em> trust)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deg.
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dégagé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dégagé</span></header><div>/deɪgaˈʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> daygah'zhay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> unconstrained; easy, as in manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> disinterested.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, past participle of <em>dégager</em> disengage, put at ease]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defiant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defiant</span></header><div>/dəˈfaɪənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fuyuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">characterised by defiance, bold opposition, or antagonism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, present participle of <em>défier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019242" href="entry://defy%23bigmac000019242"><span class="smallcaps">defy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defiantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defiantness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521547356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defib</span><z><span target_id="auJBq1eXiw">n.</span><span target_id="UNRZ9oIKNF">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdifɪb/ (<em>say</em> 'deefib) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="auJBq1eXiw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> a defibrillator.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UNRZ9oIKNF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq523"> (<strong class="bold">defibbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">defibbing</strong>) to attempt to resuscitate (a person) with a defibrillator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defibrillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defibrillation</span></header><div>/diˌfɪbrəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.fibruh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> the separation of fibres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> the stopping of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026416" href="entry://fibrillation%23bigmac000026416">fibrillation</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026416" href="entry://fibrillation%23mq893">2</a>) of the heart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defibrillator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defibrillator</span></header><div>/diˈfɪbrəleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> dee'fibruhlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">a medical apparatus which uses an electric shock to restore normal heart rhythm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026415" href="entry://fibrillate%23bigmac000026415"><span class="smallcaps">fibrillat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052516" href="entry://-or%23bigmac000052516"><span class="smallcaps">-or<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deficiency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deficiency</span></header><div>/dəˈfɪʃənsi/ (<em>say</em> duh'fishuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deficiencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> the state or fact of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq264"> the amount lacked; a deficit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deficient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deficient</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deficient" src="word_pronunciations/06301.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fishuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> lacking some element or characteristic; defective.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> insufficient; inadequate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēficiens</em>, present participle, failing to do] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deficiently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deficit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deficit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deficit" src="word_pronunciations/06302.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛfəsət/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhsuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: there is wanting]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defile<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defile" src="word_pronunciations/06303.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> duh'fuyl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">defiling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq057"> to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq667"> to violate the chastity of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq388"> to make ceremonially unclean; desecrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq566"> to sully (a reputation, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <em>befile</em> (Old English <em>befȳlan</em> befoul)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defilement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defiler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defile<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="gUGVVL7CT4">n.</span><span target_id="ydIeW3BQlZ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defile" src="word_pronunciations/06304.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> duh'fuyl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defile" src="word_pronunciations/06305.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdifaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'deefuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gUGVVL7CT4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq891"> any narrow passage, especially between mountains.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ydIeW3BQlZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq533"> (<strong class="bold">defiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">defiling</strong>) to march in a line, or by files; file off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, noun use of past participle of <em>défiler</em> file off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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define
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">define</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of define" src="word_pronunciations/06306.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfaɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'fuyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defined</strong>, <strong class="bold">defining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> to explain the nature or essential qualities of; describe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> to determine or fix the boundaries or extent of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq577"> to make clear the outline or form of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq420"> to fix or lay down definitely; specify distinctly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deffyne</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>définir</em>, from Latin <em>dēfīnīre</em> limit, determine, explain, terminate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>definable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>definability</strong> /dəfaɪnəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhfuynuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>definer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>definably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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definiens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">definiens</span></header><div>/dəˈfɪniənz/ (<em>say</em> duh'fineeuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">definientia</strong> /dəfɪniˈɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> duhfinee'enchuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">the word or words used to explain the meaning of another word, as in a dictionary definition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, present participle of <em>dēfīnīre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019214" href="entry://define%23bigmac000019214"><span class="smallcaps">define</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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definite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">definite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of definite" src="word_pronunciations/06307.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛfənət/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhnuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq014"> having fixed limits; bounded with precision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq004"> defining; limiting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq643"> certain; sure: <em class="example">he was quite definite about his intentions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of an inflorescence) determinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq919"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> (of a noun phrase) identifiable as a particular referent occurring in a given context, this feature being indicated in English by the choice of determiner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēfīnītus</em>, past participle, limited, determined] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>definitely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>definiteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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definition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">definition</span></header><div>/dɛfəˈnɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> defuh'nishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> the act of defining or making definite or clear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq361"> the formal statement of the meaning or signification of a word, phrase, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq771"> the condition of being definite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq941"> <em class="label">Optics</em> sharpness of the image formed by an optical system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the accuracy of sound reproduction through a receiver, or picture reproduction in a television receiver.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>definitional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>definitionless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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definitive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">definitive</span><z><span target_id="FsKAEu0cI3">adj.</span><span target_id="UgpBl2Ap9B">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of definitive" src="word_pronunciations/06308.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɪnətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'finuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FsKAEu0cI3"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq354"> having the function of deciding or settling; determining; conclusive; final: <em class="example">a definitive work on the subject.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> serving to fix or specify definitely: <em class="example">a definitive moment in one’s life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq486"> having its fixed and final form: <em class="example">a definitive state in a life cycle.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UgpBl2Ap9B">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a defining or limiting word, as an article, a demonstrative, or the like.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>definitively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>definitiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflagrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflagrate</span><z><span target_id="2Eof5yu5GZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="JKRWQONwSp">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛfləgreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'defluhgrayt), /ˈdiflə-/ (<em>say</em> 'deefluh-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deflagrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deflagrating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rare</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2Eof5yu5GZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq133"> to burn, especially suddenly and violently.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JKRWQONwSp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq770"> to cause to burn with great heat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēflagrātus</em>, past participle, thoroughly burnt] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deflagration</strong> /dɛfləˈgreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> defluh'grayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deflate" src="word_pronunciations/06309.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfleɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'flayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deflated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deflating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq071"> to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a tyre).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq972"> to reduce in esteem, especially self-esteem (a person or a person’s ego).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēflātus</em>, past participle, blown off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deflation" src="word_pronunciations/06310.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'flayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> the act of deflating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> an abnormal decline in the level of commodity prices, especially one not accompanied by an equal reduction in the costs of production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the removal of material from a beach or other land surface by wind action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflationary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflationary</span></header><div>/dəˈfleɪʃənri/ (<em>say</em> duh'flayshuhnree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">of or relating to, or tending to deflation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090408" href="entry://deflation%23bigmac000090408"><span class="smallcaps">deflation</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597790973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflator</span></header><div>/dəˈfleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> duh'flaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> someone or something that causes deflation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq527"> a statistical tool used to convert current dollars into dollars which are adjusted for inflation, so as to compare prices over time realistically.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflect</span><z><span target_id="toiXD7VG5o">v.i.</span><span target_id="zSzNwc3DP3">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deflect" src="word_pronunciations/06311.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈflɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'flekt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="toiXD7VG5o"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> to bend or turn aside; swerve.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zSzNwc3DP3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq827"> to cause to turn from a true course or right line.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēflectere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deflector</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deinstitutionalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deinstitutionalise</span></header><div>/diˌɪnstəˈtjuʃənəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee.instuh'tyoohshuhnuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deinstitutionalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">deinstitutionalising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> to prepare (a person) who has been living in an institution such as a prison, hospital, etc., for a normal life outside that institution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> to remove from (a service, such as the health service) the option of institutionalisation, in favour of care that is as little as possible removed from normal community life.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deinstitutionalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>deinstitutionalisation</strong> /diˌɪnstəˌtjuʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.instuh.tyoohshuhnuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deionise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deionise</span></header><div>/diˈaɪənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'uyuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">to deprive of ions, remove the ions from (water, etc.).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deionize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>deionisation</strong> /diˌaɪənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.uyuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deioniser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deipnosophist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deipnosophist</span></header><div>/daɪpˈnɒsəfəst/ (<em>say</em> duyp'nosuhfuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a master of the art of dining, especially of conversation at table.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>deipnosophistai</em> (plural) kitchen-sophists, title of a work by Athenaeus (?AD 228)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deism</span></header><div>/ˈdiɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'deeizuhm), /ˈdeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'day-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> belief in the existence of a god on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from <em>theism</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq016"> belief in a god who created the world but has since remained indifferent to it (distinguished from <em>atheism</em>, <em>pantheism</em>, and <em>theism</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>deus</em> god + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deist</span></header><div>/ˈdiəst/ (<em>say</em> 'deeuhst), /ˈdeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'day-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">someone who believes in deism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deistic</strong> /diˈɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> dee'istik), /deɪ-/ (<em>say</em> day-), <strong>deistical</strong> /diˈɪstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> dee'istikuhl), /deɪ-/ (<em>say</em> day-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deistically</strong> /diˈɪstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> dee'istiklee), /deɪ-/ (<em>say</em> day-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deity" src="word_pronunciations/06333.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪəti/ (<em>say</em> 'dayuhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deity" src="word_pronunciations/06332.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdi-/ (<em>say</em> 'dee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> a god or goddess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> divine character or nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq871"> the estate or rank of a god.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq641"> the character or nature of the Supreme Being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deite</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>deitās</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Deity" src="word_pronunciations/06333.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪəti/ (<em>say</em> 'dayuhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Deity" src="word_pronunciations/06332.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdi-/ (<em>say</em> 'dee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">God.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deixis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deixis</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪksəs/ (<em>say</em> 'duyksuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">use of words which are relative to the speaker, and to the time and place of the utterance, such as pronouns (<em>I</em>, <em>you</em>), demonstratives (<em>this</em>, <em>that</em>) and some adverbs (<em>here</em>, <em>now</em>, <em>tomorrow</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: mode of proof, display]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deject
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deject</span></header><div>/dəˈdʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'jekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dējectus</em>, past participle, thrown down]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dejected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dejected</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dejected" src="word_pronunciations/06335.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʒɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'jektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dejectedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dejectedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dejection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dejection</span></header><div>/dəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'jekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">depression or lowness of spirits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deka-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deka-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq202">(in the metric system) a prefix denoting 10 times a given unit, as in <em>dekametre</em>.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: da Also, <strong class="vs">deca-</strong>; (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">dec-</strong>, <strong class="vs">dek-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>deka-</em>, combining form of <em>deka</em> ten]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dekerugmatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dekerugmatise</span></header><div>/dikəˈrʊgmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> deekuh'roogmuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dekerugmatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dekerugmatising</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Theology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">to attempt to express divine truths without such distortion as may have been introduced by the form of their proclamation, as in divine acts, miracles, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dekerugmatize</strong>, <strong class="vs">dekerygmatise</strong>, <strong class="vs">dekerygmatize</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + Greek <em>kērygma</em> proclamation + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><span class="smallcaps">-ise<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dekker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dekker</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">1570?–1645?, English dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dekko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dekko</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dekko" src="word_pronunciations/06337.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dekkos</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">look or view: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>go down the docks on a wet morning and take a dekko at a wharfies’ pick-up</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dek</strong>, <strong class="vs">dekker</strong>. <div class="etym">[Anglo-Indian, from Hindustani <em>dekho</em> look!]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deknacker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deknacker</span></header><div>/diˈnækə/ (<em>say</em> dee'nakuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">to castrate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088602" href="entry://knacker%23bigmac000088602"><span class="smallcaps">knacker</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088602" href="entry://knacker%23mq282">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dekopon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac059673802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dekopon</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkəpɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhpon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">a sweet, seedless variety of mandarin developed in Japan in the 1970s, having a rough orange skin with a distinctive bump at the junction with the stem.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese brand name <em>deko</em> bump + <em>pon</em> from <em>ponkan</em> the name of the variety of mandarin from which it was hybridised]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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del
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">del</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">delivery not enforceable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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del.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">del.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> delete.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq076"> delivered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq385"> drawn by … [Latin <em>delineavit</em> he drew it]</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq582"> delegate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Del.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Del.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq860">Delaware.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflection</span></header><div>/dəˈflɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'flekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> the act of deflecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> the state of being deflected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> amount of deviation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq689"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the deviation or swing of the indicator of an instrument from the position taken as zero.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Optics</em> the bending of rays of light from a straight line.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deflexion</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflective</span></header><div>/dəˈflɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'flektiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">causing deflection.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deflectively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defleece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac807266487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defleece</span></header><div>/diˈflis/ (<em>say</em> dee'flees) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">defleeced</strong>, <strong class="bold">defleecing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">to remove the fleece of (a sheep), as by hand shearing, robotic shearing, a chemical agent, or a wool harvesting machine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflexed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflexed</span></header><div>/diˈflɛkst/ (<em>say</em> dee'flekst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">(of leaves or petals) turned sharply downwards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēflexus</em>, past participle of <em>dēflectere</em> bend down, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095075" href="entry://deflect%23bigmac000095075"><span class="smallcaps">deflect</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defloration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defloration</span></header><div>/diflɔˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deeflaw'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">the act of deflowering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>defloracion</em>, from Late Latin <em>dēflōrātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflower</span></header><div>/diˈflaʊə/ (<em>say</em> dee'flowuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> to deprive or strip of flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> to deprive (a woman) of virginity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq648"> to despoil of beauty, freshness, sanctity, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102711" href="entry://flower%23bigmac000102711"><span class="smallcaps">flower</span></a>; replacing Middle English <em>deflore</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desflorer</em> remove the flower(s) from, ravish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deflowerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defluxion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defluxion</span></header><div>/dəˈflʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'flukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">a copious discharge of fluid matter, as in catarrh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263791461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛfoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'defoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq21">defamation: <em class="example">a defo case.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac644441977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛfoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'defoh) <div class="chunk"><em>adverb</em>, <em>interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac675663461" href="entry://deffo%23bigmac675663461"><strong>deffo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Defoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Defoe</span></header><div>/dəˈfoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'foh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Daniel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">1661?–1731, English novelist and essayist, best known for <em>Robinson Crusoe</em> (1719).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defoliant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defoliant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defoliant" src="word_pronunciations/06312.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfoʊliənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fohleeuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">a chemical preparation used to cause defoliation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defoliate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defoliate</span><z><span target_id="AS2fQ1JPKo">v.t.</span><span target_id="kjhJNBb3rf">v.i.</span><span target_id="oLq2jjjLWF">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defoliate" src="word_pronunciations/06313.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfoʊlieɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fohleeayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">defoliated</strong>, <strong class="bold">defoliating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AS2fQ1JPKo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> to strip or deprive (a tree, etc.) of leaves.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kjhJNBb3rf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq080"> to lose leaves.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oLq2jjjLWF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq826"> having lost its leaves, as a tree; defoliated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dēfoliātus</em>, past participle of <em>dēfoliāre</em>, from Latin <em>folium</em> leaf] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>defoliation</strong> /dəfoʊliˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhfohlee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deforce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deforce</span></header><div>/dəˈfɔs/ (<em>say</em> duh'faws) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deforced</strong>, <strong class="bold">deforcing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">to withhold (property, especially land) by force or violence, as from the rightful owner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>deforcer</em>, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>forcer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089738" href="entry://force%23bigmac000089738"><span class="smallcaps">force</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deforcement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deforciant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deforciant</span></header><div>/dəˈfɔʃənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawshuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">someone who deforces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deforest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deforest</span></header><div>/diˈfɒrəst/ (<em>say</em> dee'foruhst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">to strip (land) of forests or trees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027965" href="entry://forest%23bigmac000027965"><span class="smallcaps">forest</span></a>; US (1880s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deforester</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deforestation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac810279618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deforestation</span></header><div>/diˌfɒrəstˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.foruhst'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">the permanent removal of forests or trees from a large area, usually for commercial purposes.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><div class="p0">The environmental damage that can be caused by <strong>deforestation</strong> is graphically illustrated by the social and economic collapse of the community on Easter Island in the Pacific. The island was originally tropical forest. The Polynesians who peopled the island cleared the forests for their gardens, for their firewood, for their canoe-making and for rolling and levering up their huge statues. Easter Island – eventually denuded of trees, devoid of fruit, its birds either eaten or gone, the porpoises and tuna previously eaten no longer accessible with no canoes to hunt them, with soil eroded, reduced agricultural yields – was the site of a broken society, with no resources to rebuild.</div><div class="p1">The implications of deforestation are now understood to reach far beyond the local effects seen on Easter Island. Tropical deforestation is implicated in nearly 20 per cent of carbon emissions generated by human activities. Reducing deforestation therefore is an important part of any strategy to reduce concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Australian government statistics indicate that about 20 per cent of the total Australian landmass is forested and about half of this percentage is tropical forest. Between 1990 and 2000 Australia lost about 325 000 hectares of forest each year, a deforestation rate each year of 0.19 per cent. Between 2000 and 2005, the annual rate of deforestation decreased to 0.12 per cent. Over the decade and a half between 1990 and 2005, Australia lost 2.5 per cent of its forest cover, about 4 226 000 hectares.</div><div class="p1">The World Wildlife Fund’s 2015 Living Forests Report on deforestation in eastern Australia described land clearing as rampant until the enactment of new laws in NSW and Qld in 2005. The report claims that, at its peak in Qld in 1999, nearly half a million hectares were cleared per year. In 1990, emissions from deforestation were 25 per cent of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The changed legislation saw this decrease to 6 per cent by 2012, although total emissions were much the same.</div><div class="p1">The WWF 2015 report considered that, despite the major reduction in deforestation rates in Australia due to such laws, more recent and projected laws would weaken key legislation in the frontline states of Qld and NSW, threatening a resurgence in deforestation.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deform</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deform" src="word_pronunciations/06315.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɔm/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq600"> to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing; mar the beauty of; spoil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq091"> to change the form of; transform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq340"> to subject to deformation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēformāre</em> disfigure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deformer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deformable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deformable</span></header><div>/dəˈfɔməbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawmuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">capable of being deformed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deformability</strong> /dəfɔməˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhfawmuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deformation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deformation</span></header><div>/difɔˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deefaw'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> the act of deforming; distortion; disfigurement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> the result of deforming; change of form, especially for the worse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq796"> a change in the shape or dimensions of a body resulting from stress; strain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq294"> an altered form.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deformacioun</em>, from Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deformational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deformed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deformed</span></header><div>/dəˈfɔmd/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawmd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> having the form changed, with loss of beauty, etc.; misshapen; disfigured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq279"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> hateful; offensive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq217"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> subjected to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019231" href="entry://deformation%23bigmac000019231">deformation</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019231" href="entry://deformation%23mq796">3</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deformedly</strong> /dəˈfɔmədli/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawmuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degas</span></header><div>/diˈgæs/ (<em>say</em> dee'gas) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">degassed</strong>, <strong class="bold">degassing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">to free from gas.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>degasser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Degas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Degas</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪga/ (<em>say</em> 'daygah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Hilaire Germain</strong>)<strong> Edgar</strong> /iˌlɛə ʒɜˌmæ̃ ɛdˈga/ (<em>say</em> ee.lair zher.man ed'gah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">1834–1917, French painter; known especially for his studies of ballet dancers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degasify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408063089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degasify</span></header><div>/diˈgæsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'gasuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">degasified</strong>, <strong class="bold">degasifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq416"> to remove gas from: <em class="example">to degasify a coal seam.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> to complete the evacuation of gases in (a radio valve).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>degasification</strong> /digæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deegasuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degauss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degauss</span></header><div>/diˈgaʊs/ (<em>say</em> dee'gows), /-ˈgɔs/ (<em>say</em> -'gaws) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> to demagnetise (a computer monitor, etc.), thus removing distortion of image or colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> to demagnetise, especially to neutralise a ship’s magnetic field as a protection against magnetic mines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>gauss</em> (from Karl Friedrich <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029713" href="entry://Gauss%23bigmac000029713"><span class="smallcaps">Gauss</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>degaussing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>degausser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degazettal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degazettal</span></header><div>/digəˈzɛtəl/ (<em>say</em> deeguh'zetuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">the removal from the government gazette of a law, ordinance, notice, etc., thus indicating its invalidity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degeneracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degeneracy</span></header><div>/dəˈdʒɛnərəsi/ (<em>say</em> duh'jenuhruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">degeneracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a degenerate state or character; degeneration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degenerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degenerate</span><z><span target_id="6WLK6DUUpv">v.i.</span><span target_id="iZSCnInRO8">adj.</span><span target_id="kr5XPy2v0M">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6WLK6DUUpv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of degenerate" src="word_pronunciations/06325.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʒɛnəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'jenuhrayt) (<strong class="bold">degenerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">degenerating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> to decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Biology</em> to revert to a less highly organised or simpler type.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iZSCnInRO8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of degenerate" src="word_pronunciations/06324.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʒɛnərət/ (<em>say</em> duh'jenuhruht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq013"> having declined in physical or moral qualities; deteriorated; degraded: <em class="example">a degenerate king.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq589"> having lost, or become impaired with respect to, the qualities proper to the variety or kind: <em class="example">a degenerate plant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq119"> characterised by or associated with degeneracy: <em class="example">degenerate times.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq654"> <em class="label">Physics</em> (of particles) having different quantum states but the same energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq949"> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Astronomy</em> (of a gas) having its constituent atomic nuclei and electrons packed too closely together to permit the evolution of nuclear energy, as in white dwarf stars.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kr5XPy2v0M">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of degenerate" src="word_pronunciations/06324.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʒɛnərət/ (<em>say</em> duh'jenuhruht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq695"> someone who has retrogressed from a normal type or standard, as in morals or character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq964"> a person exhibiting morbid physical and mental traits or tendencies, especially from birth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēgenerātus</em>, past participle, departed from its type or kind] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>degenerately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>degenerateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degeneration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degeneration</span></header><div>/dədʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhjenuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> the process of degenerating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq075"> the state of being degenerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq516"> <em class="label">Biology</em> reversion to a less highly organised or a simpler type.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq202"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq382"> a process by which a tissue deteriorates, loses functional activity, and may become converted into or replaced by other kinds of tissue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq289"> the morbid condition produced by such a process.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dēgenerātiōn-</em>, stem of <em>dēgenerātiō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degenerative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degenerative</span></header><div>/dəˈdʒɛnərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'jenuhruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> tending to degenerate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> characterised by degeneration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deglaciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac628401287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deglaciation</span></header><div>/digleɪsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deeglaysee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq62"> the melting of the ice at the end of an ice age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> the melting and receding of glaciers and ice sheets uncovering the land beneath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deglamorise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deglamorise</span></header><div>/diˈglæməraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'glamuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deglamorised</strong>, <strong class="bold">deglamorising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">to deprive of an aura of glamour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deglamorize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deglaze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deglaze</span></header><div>/diˈgleɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'glayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deglazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">deglazing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">to rinse (a cooking) vessel by diluting the concentrated juices and sediments left in it after roasting, frying, etc., with wine or stock, in the preparation of a sauce or gravy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030465" href="entry://glaze%23bigmac000030465"><span class="smallcaps">glaze</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deglitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deglitch</span></header><div>/diˈglɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> dee'glich) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">to remove the glitches from.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deglove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121949894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deglove</span></header><div>/diˈglʌv/ (<em>say</em> dee'gluv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">degloved</strong>, <strong class="bold">degloving</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Surgery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">to peel back skin from a part of the body, especially a limb or an appendage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the action as if removing a glove]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deglutinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deglutinate</span></header><div>/dəˈglutəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'gloohtuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deglutinated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deglutinating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">to extract the gluten from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēglūtinātus</em>, past participle, unglued]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deglutition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deglutition</span></header><div>/ˌdigluˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deeglooh'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">the act or process of swallowing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>dēglūtīre</em> swallow down]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dego
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314329718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dego</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'daygoh), /ˈdɛgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'degoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a degustation of wine or food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degrease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degrease</span></header><div>/diˈgris/ (<em>say</em> dee'grees) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">degreased</strong>, <strong class="bold">degreasing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">to remove the fat or grease from.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>degreaser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degrowth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621237464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degrowth</span></header><div>/ˈdigroʊθ/ (<em>say</em> 'deegrohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Biology</em> a decrease in the mass of an organism after a period of sustained growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Economics</em> a decrease in the size of an economy, especially one that is deliberately brought about to make the economy more sustainable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degust</span></header><div>/diˈgʌst/ (<em>say</em> dee'gust) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">to taste, especially in order to appreciate the flavour and quality; savour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēgustāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degustation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501140594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degustation</span><z><span target_id="Wk862otrjO">n.</span><span target_id="UNfKv89H9l">adj.</span></z></header><div>/deɪgʊsˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> daygoos'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Wk862otrjO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> a sampling of a variety of different wines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq31"> a sampling of a variety of different food dishes, as in a restaurant, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UNfKv89H9l">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq399"> of or relating to such a sampling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019263" href="entry://degust%23bigmac000019263"><span class="smallcaps">degust</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004362" href="entry://-ation%23bigmac000004362"><span class="smallcaps">-ation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degut</span></header><div>/diˈgʌt/ (<em>say</em> dee'gut) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">degutted</strong>, <strong class="bold">degutting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">to remove the guts, essential parts or elements of (an animal, etc.).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616616104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehand</span></header><div>/diˈhænd/ (<em>say</em> dee'hand) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq40">to cut off individual hands from a large bunch of (bananas): <em class="example">to dehand and pack bananas.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dehanding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehiring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehiring</span></header><div>/diˈhaɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dee'huyuhring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">dismissal from employment for reasons relating to corporate rationalisations, mergers, liquidations, etc., rather than to the performance of the individual concerned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehisce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehisce</span></header><div>/dəˈhɪs/ (<em>say</em> duh'his) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dehisced</strong>, <strong class="bold">dehiscing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">to gape; burst open, as capsules of plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dehiscere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehiscence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehiscence</span></header><div>/dəˈhɪsəns/ (<em>say</em> duh'hisuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the natural bursting open of capsules, fruits, anthers, etc., for the discharge of their contents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the release of materials by the splitting open of an organ or tissue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehiscent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehiscent</span></header><div>/dəˈhɪsənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'hisuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">gaping open; characterised by dehiscence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehorn</span></header><div>/diˈhɔn/ (<em>say</em> dee'hawn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">to remove the horns from (cattle).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102533" href="entry://horn%23bigmac000102533"><span class="smallcaps">horn</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102533" href="entry://horn%23mq607">1</a>); US (1880s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dehorner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehumanise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehumanise</span></header><div>/diˈhjumənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'hyoohmuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dehumanised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dehumanising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">to deprive of human character.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dehumanize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dehumanisation</strong> /diˌhjumənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.hyoohmuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dehypnotise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dehypnotise</span></header><div>/diˈhɪpnətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'hipnuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dehypnotised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dehypnotising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">to bring out of the hypnotic state.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dehypnotize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deianira
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deianira</span></header><div>/deɪəˈnɪərə/ (<em>say</em> dayuh'nearruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she unwittingly killed by giving him a shirt dipped in the poisonous blood of the centaur Nessus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deictic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deictic</span><z><span target_id="oKTOMEAC4Y">adj.</span><span target_id="uMAv9YpDH8">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaɪktɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'duyktik), /deɪˈɪktɪk/ (<em>say</em> day'iktik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oKTOMEAC4Y"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq445"> <em class="label">Logic</em> proving directly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> demonstrative; manifesting deixis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uMAv9YpDH8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq365"> a word which points out, such as a demonstrative pronoun.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>deiktikos</em> categorical, demonstrative] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deictically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deific
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deific</span></header><div>/diˈɪfɪk/ (<em>say</em> dee'ifik), /deɪˈɪfɪk/ (<em>say</em> day'ifik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">making divine; deifying.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>deificus</em> god-making, sacred]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deification</span></header><div>/ˌdiɪfəˈkeɪʃən ˌdeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> .deeifuh'kayshuhn .day-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> the act of deifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> the state of being deified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq946"> a deified embodiment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deiform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deiform</span></header><div>/ˈdiəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'deeuhfawm), /ˈdeɪə-/ (<em>say</em> 'dayuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">godlike; divine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>deiformis</em>, from Latin <em>deus</em> god. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deify</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deify" src="word_pronunciations/06329.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdiəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deeuhfuy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deify" src="word_pronunciations/06330.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪə-/ (<em>say</em> 'dayuh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deified</strong>, <strong class="bold">deifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq630"> to adore or regard as a deity: <em class="example">to deify prudence.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deify</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>deifier</em>, from Late Latin <em>deificāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deign</span><z><span target_id="q6Sbm8P2U4">v.i.</span><span target_id="ped29VEfk3">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deign" src="word_pronunciations/06331.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪn/ (<em>say</em> dayn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="q6Sbm8P2U4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> to think fit or in accordance with one’s dignity; condescend: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Uncle Jay-Jay was laughing like fun; even aunt Helen deigned to smile</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ped29VEfk3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq130"> to condescend to give or grant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deine</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>deignier</em>, from Latin <em>dignārī</em> deem worthy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deil" src="word_pronunciations/06163.mp3"></audio></span>/dil/ (<em>say</em> deel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101633" href="entry://devil%23bigmac000101633"><strong>devil</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deimos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deimos</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪmɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'daymos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">the smaller, more distant of the two satellites of Mars, about 13 km diameter.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056186" href="entry://Phobos%23bigmac000056186"><strong>Phobos</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deleterious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deleterious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deleterious" src="word_pronunciations/06346.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛləˈtɪəriəs/ (<em>say</em> deluh'tearreeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> injurious to health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> hurtful; harmful; injurious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>dēlētērius</em>, from Greek <em>dēlētērios</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deleteriously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deleteriousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deletion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deletion</span></header><div>/dəˈliʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'leeshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> the act of deleting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> the fact of being deleted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq487"> a deleted passage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlētio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488905934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delever</span></header><div>/diˈlɛvə/ (<em>say</em> dee'levuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> <em class="label">Finance</em> to reduce leverage (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089859" href="entry://leverage%23mq456">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> to reduce one’s burden of debt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac707660787" href="entry://deleverage%23bigmac707660787"><span class="smallcaps">deleverage</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deleverage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac707660787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deleverage</span></header><div>/diˈlɛvərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dee'levuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">the process of reducing leverage (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089859" href="entry://leverage%23mq456">4</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089859" href="entry://leverage%23bigmac000089859"><span class="smallcaps">leverage</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089859" href="entry://leverage%23mq456">4</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delft</span></header><div>/dɛlft/ (<em>say</em> delft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> a kind of glazed earthenware decorated in colours, especially in blue, made at Delft, a town in the western Netherlands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq972"> any pottery resembling this.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">delf</strong> /dɛlf/ (<em>say</em> delf), <strong class="vs">delftware</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delft</span></header><div>/dɛlft/ (<em>say</em> delft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">a town in the western Netherlands, near The Hague.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delhi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delhi</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Delhi" src="word_pronunciations/06367.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛli/ (<em>say</em> 'delee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">a city in northern India, on the Jumna River, comprising <strong>Old Delhi</strong>, the former capital of the old Mogul Empire and administrative centre of British India, 1912–29, and <strong>New Delhi</strong>, the capital of the Republic of India.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delhiite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac879642767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delhiite</span></header><div>/ˈdɛliaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deleeuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">someone who was born in or lives in the city of Delhi.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Delhi-ite</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deli</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deli" src="word_pronunciations/06367.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛli/ (<em>say</em> 'delee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq150"> a delicatessen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq135"> <em class="label">Chiefly WA and SA</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016458" href="entry://corner%20store%23bigmac000016458"><strong>corner store</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delian</span><z><span target_id="Lh4Iv5retZ">adj.</span><span target_id="MSWhgRgsyW">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdiliən/ (<em>say</em> 'deeleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Lh4Iv5retZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> relating to Delos.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MSWhgRgsyW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq151"> a native or inhabitant of Delos.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliberate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliberate</span><z><span target_id="5vfZ2Pyg5X">adj.</span><span target_id="CSax3Oho4P">v.t.</span><span target_id="hXClzwZ7Cd">v.i.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5vfZ2Pyg5X"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deliberate" src="word_pronunciations/06348.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪbərət/ (<em>say</em> duh'libuhruht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq721"> carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The government … cannot but take offence at such blatant and deliberate disregard of the facts.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> characterised by deliberation; careful or slow in deciding: <em class="example">a deliberate judge.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> leisurely in movement or action; slow; unhurried: <em class="example">a deliberate movement.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deliberate" src="word_pronunciations/06349.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪbəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'libuhrayt) (<strong class="bold">deliberated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deliberating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CSax3Oho4P">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq837"> to weigh in the mind; consider: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she was deliberating whether or not to speak</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">fergus hume</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1898</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hXClzwZ7Cd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq818"> to think carefully or attentively; reflect: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I have spent three months deliberating about my future.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq956"> to consult or confer formally: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The jury deliberated for just four and a half hours today before reaching its verdict.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlīberātus</em>, past participle, considered carefully] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deliberately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deliberateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deliberator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliberation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliberation</span></header><div>/dəlɪbəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhlibuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> careful consideration before decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> formal consultation or discussion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq974"> deliberate quality; leisureliness of movement or action; slowness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliberative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliberative</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deliberative" src="word_pronunciations/06350.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪbərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'libuhruhtiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deliberative" src="word_pronunciations/06351.mp3"></audio></span>/-lɪbrə-/ (<em>say</em> -libruh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> having the function of deliberating, as a legislative assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq478"> having to do with policy; dealing with the wisdom and expediency of a proposal: <em class="example">a deliberative speech.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deliberatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deliberativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delibes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delibes</span></header><div>/dəˈlib/ (<em>say</em> duh'leeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Clément Philibert Léo</strong> /kleɪˌmɒ̃ filiˌbɛə leɪˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> klay.mon feelee.bair lay'oh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">1836–91, French composer, best known for his ballet music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delicacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delicacy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delicacy" src="word_pronunciations/06352.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛləkəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'deluhkuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">delicacies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> fineness of texture, quality, etc.; softness: <em class="example">the delicacy of lace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> something delightful or pleasing, especially to the palate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq572"> fineness of perception or feeling; sensitiveness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> the quality of requiring or involving great care or tact: <em class="example">negotiations of great delicacy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq335"> nicety of action or operation; minute accuracy: <em class="example">a surgeon’s delicacy of touch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq767"> fineness of feeling with regard to what is fitting, proper, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq945"> bodily weakness; liability to sickness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq719"> gratification; luxury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delicate</span><z><span target_id="XJqy8xO6UU">adj.</span><span target_id="GAaWG9FEmh">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delicate" src="word_pronunciations/06354.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛləkət/ (<em>say</em> 'deluhkuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XJqy8xO6UU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> dainty or choice, as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq468"> soft or faint, as colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq970"> so fine or slight as to be scarcely perceptible; subtle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq131"> easily damaged; fragile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq304"> requiring great care, caution, or tact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq003"> fine or exquisite in action or execution: <em class="example">a delicate instrument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq598"> regardful of what is becoming, proper, etc., or of the feelings of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq547"> exquisite or refined in perception or feeling; sensitive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq684"> distinguishing subtle differences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq314"> fastidious.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GAaWG9FEmh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq136"> (<em>plural</em>) soft and delicate items in a load of washing, especially women’s undergarments: <em class="example">do not have the water too hot for your delicates.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēlicātus</em> delightful, luxurious, soft; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019353" href="entry://delicious%23bigmac000019353"><span class="smallcaps">delicious</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delicately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delicateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delicious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delicious</span><z><span target_id="PNDjZhAARu">adj.</span><span target_id="DEzcXE0C6T">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delicious" src="word_pronunciations/06355.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'lishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PNDjZhAARu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> pleasing in the highest degree; delightful.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DEzcXE0C6T">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq926"> (<em>upper case</em>) any of certain varieties of eating apple. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac599523084" href="entry://Red%20Delicious%23bigmac599523084"><strong>Red Delicious</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030815" href="entry://Golden%20Delicious%23bigmac000030815"><strong>Golden Delicious</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>dēliciōsus</em>, from Latin <em>dēlicia</em> delight] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deliciously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deliciousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delict</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'likt), /diˈlɪkt/ (<em>say</em> dee'likt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> (chiefly in Scotland) a legal offence for which the person wronged has the right to a civil remedy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077231" href="entry://tort%23bigmac000077231"><strong>tort</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq891"> (in Roman law) a civil wrong permitting compensation or punitive damages.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlictum</em> fault]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delight</span><z><span target_id="YOoZOMrbMJ">n.</span><span target_id="PA2GZRtFHg">v.t.</span><span target_id="qh82PqmAH8">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delight" src="word_pronunciations/06357.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YOoZOMrbMJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq077"> something that gives great pleasure.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PA2GZRtFHg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq143"> to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qh82PqmAH8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq399"> to have great pleasure; take pleasure: <em class="example">to delight in music; </em><em class="example">to delight to listen to music.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [erroneous 16th-century spelling, after <em>light</em>; replacing Middle English <em>delit</em>, from Old French, from <em>delitier</em>, from Latin <em>dēlectāre</em>, frequentative of <em>dēlicere</em> allure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delighter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delaine</span></header><div>/dəˈleɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'layn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">a thin woollen fabric, often having a printed pattern; mousseline de laine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>muslin delaine</em>, from French <em>mousseline de laine</em> woollen muslin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delaminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delaminate</span></header><div>/diˈlæməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'lamuhnayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">delaminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">delaminating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> to split into laminae or thin layers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> (of a CD or DVD) to lose the contact between the disc and the data-carrying layer and hence become unusable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delamination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delamination</span></header><div>/dəlæməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhlamuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> a splitting apart into layers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> <em class="label">Embryology</em> the separation of a primitive blastoderm into two layers of cells.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq687"> the process of delaminating (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019315" href="entry://delaminate%23mq468">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delate</span></header><div>/dəˈleɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'layt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">delated</strong>, <strong class="bold">delating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> to inform against; denounce or accuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> to relate or report (an offence, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlātus</em>, past participle, carried from or down, reported, accused] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delation</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delaunay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delaunay</span></header><div>/dəloʊˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> duhloh'nay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">1885–1941, French painter; founder of Orphism, a variant of Cubism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delavigne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delavigne</span></header><div>/dəlaˈvinjə/ (<em>say</em> duhlah'veenyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean François Casimir</strong> /ʒɒ̃ frɒ̃ˌswa kaziˈmɪə/ (<em>say</em> zhon fron.swah kahzee'mear), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">1793–1843, French poet and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delaware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delaware<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛləwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'deluhwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> a group of Native American peoples, formerly occupying the drainage basin of the Delaware River and the greater part of New Jersey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Delaware</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Delawares</strong>) a member of one of these peoples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq433"> their language, of the Algonquian stock.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Delawarean</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delaware<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛləwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'deluhwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">a state in the eastern US on the Atlantic coast. 5328 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Dover.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Baron <em>De La Warr</em>, 1577–1618, first English colonial governor of Virginia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delay</span><z><span target_id="09qsS8LkKt">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZROHjxl65E">v.i.</span><span target_id="Jd6inVculE">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delay" src="word_pronunciations/06338.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'lay), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delay" src="word_pronunciations/06339.mp3"></audio></span>/di-/ (<em>say</em> dee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="09qsS8LkKt"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> to put off to a later time; defer; postpone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq189"> to impede the progress of; retard; hinder.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZROHjxl65E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq732"> to put off action; linger; loiter: <em class="example">don’t delay!</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Jd6inVculE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq422"> the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq006"> an instance of being delayed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq725"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq952"> the time interval required for a signal to propagate through a circuit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq299"> a circuit whose sole function is to delay or retard a signal by a fixed amount of time.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>delaie</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>de</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>laier</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>laier</em>, variant of <em>laissier</em> leave, from Latin <em>laxāre</em> loosen] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delbrück
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delbrück</span></header><div>/ˈdɛlbrʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'delbrook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Max</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">1906–81, German-born US biologist; noted for work on the genetics of bacteria and viruses; shared Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1969, with Salvador Luria and Alfred Hershey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dele
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dele</span><z><span target_id="UpkZXrUunI">v.t.</span><span target_id="CBXAfI7tFY">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdili/ (<em>say</em> 'deelee) <em class="label">Printing</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UpkZXrUunI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> (<strong class="bold">deled</strong>, <strong class="bold">deleing</strong>) (<em>usually imperative</em>) to take out; omit; delete (generally represented by a symbol).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CBXAfI7tFY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq366"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deles</strong> /ˈdiliz/ (<em>say</em> 'deeleez)) any of various symbols used to mean delete.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, imperative of <em>dēlēre</em> delete, erase]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deleb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac060242140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deleb</span></header><div>/dəˈlɛb/ (<em>say</em> duh'leb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">a famous person who has died, especially one whose appearance, voice, persona or other likeness is used in an advertisement, film, music recording, etc., using AI or other computer technology.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23bigmac000089684"><span class="smallcaps">d(ead)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012183" href="entry://celebrity%23bigmac000012183"><span class="smallcaps">(c)eleb(rity)</span></a>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012179" href="entry://celeb%23bigmac000012179"><span class="smallcaps">celeb</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delectable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delectable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delectable" src="word_pronunciations/06340.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɛktəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'lektuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēlectābilis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delectableness</strong>, <strong>delectability</strong> /dəlɛktəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhlektuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delectably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delectate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delectate</span></header><div>/dəˈlɛkteɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'lektayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">delectated</strong>, <strong class="bold">delectating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">to please; charm; delight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlectātus</em>, past participle, delighted]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delectation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delectation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delectation" src="word_pronunciations/06341.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdilɛkˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deelek'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">pleasure; enjoyment; delight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delegacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delegacy</span></header><div>/ˈdɛləgəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'deluhguhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">delegacies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> the position or commission of a delegate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq811"> the sending or appointing of a delegate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq240"> a body of delegates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delegate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delegate</span><z><span target_id="hokvb8uGo6">n.</span><span target_id="T2hKfmf0He">v.t.</span><span target_id="x5BVrmBphp">v.i.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hokvb8uGo6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delegate" src="word_pronunciations/06342.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛləgət/ (<em>say</em> 'deluhguht) a person delegated to act for or represent another or others; a deputy; a representative, as at a conference, or the like.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delegate" src="word_pronunciations/06343.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛləgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deluhgayt) (<strong class="bold">delegated</strong>, <strong class="bold">delegating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="T2hKfmf0He">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq150"> to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq203"> to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="x5BVrmBphp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq340"> to commit powers or functions to others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlēgātus</em>, past participle, sent, deputed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delegator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delegation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delegation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delegation" src="word_pronunciations/06345.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛləˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deluh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> the act of delegating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq466"> the fact of being delegated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq353"> any group of delegates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq414"> a group of persons officially elected or appointed to represent another, or others: <em class="example">the delegation from Townsville voted with the opposition.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delete</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delete" src="word_pronunciations/06347.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlit/ (<em>say</em> duh'leet) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deleted</strong>, <strong class="bold">deleting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">to strike out or take out (anything written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlētus</em>, past participle, done away with, destroyed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dem.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dem.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq097"> Democrat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq072"> Democratic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demagnetise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demagnetise</span></header><div>/diˈmægnətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'magnuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demagnetised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demagnetising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">to remove magnetic properties from.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demagnetize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>demagnetisation</strong> /diˌmægnətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.magnuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demagnetiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demagogic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demagogic</span></header><div>/dɛməˈgɒgɪk/ (<em>say</em> demuh'gogik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> characteristic of a demagogue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> of a demagogue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demagogical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demagogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demagogue</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demagogue" src="word_pronunciations/06378.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛməgɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhgog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> a leader who uses the passions or prejudices of the populace to further their own interests; an unprincipled popular orator or agitator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> (historically) a leader of the people.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">demagog</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dēmagōgos</em>, from <em>demos</em> people + <em>agōgos</em> leader]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demagoguery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demagoguery</span></header><div>/dɛməˈgɒgəri/ (<em>say</em> demuh'goguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">the methods or practices of a demagogue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demagoguism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demagoguism</span></header><div>/ˈdɛməgɒgɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhgogizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019416" href="entry://demagoguery%23bigmac000019416"><strong>demagoguery</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demagogism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demagogy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demagogy</span></header><div>/ˈdɛməgɒgi/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhgogee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq690"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019416" href="entry://demagoguery%23bigmac000019416"><strong>demagoguery</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq410"> the character of a demagogue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq278"> a body of demagogues.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demand</span><z><span target_id="qFfIYXDTJO">v.t.</span><span target_id="yWwflRoLgD">v.i.</span><span target_id="q1PS5vLtbt">n.</span><span target_id="t1VF5PcfNf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demand" src="word_pronunciations/06382.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmænd/ (<em>say</em> duh'mand), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demand" src="word_pronunciations/06381.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈmand/ (<em>say</em> -'mahnd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qFfIYXDTJO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> to ask for with authority; claim as a right: <em class="example">to demand something of a person; </em><em class="example">to demand something from a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq504"> to ask for peremptorily or urgently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq364"> to call for or require as just, proper, or necessary: <em class="example">a task which demands patience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq826"> <em class="label">Law</em> to lay formal legal claim to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yWwflRoLgD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq169"> to make a demand; inquire or ask.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q1PS5vLtbt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq895"> the act of demanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq711"> that which is demanded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq599"> an urgent or pressing requirement: <em class="example">demands upon one’s time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq194"> an inquiry or question.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq936"> a requisition; a legal claim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq811"> the state of being in request for purchase or use: <em class="example">an article in great demand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq170"> <em class="label">Economics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq777"> the desire to purchase and possess, coupled with the power of purchasing. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073638" href="entry://supply%23bigmac000073638"><strong>supply<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073638" href="entry://supply%23mq533">11b</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq876"> the quantity of any goods which buyers will take at a particular price. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073638" href="entry://supply%23bigmac000073638"><strong>supply<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073638" href="entry://supply%23mq480">11a</a>).</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t1VF5PcfNf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq159"> <strong class="phr">be </strong>(<strong class="phr">much</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in demand</strong>, to be needed or wanted by a large number of people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq340"> <strong class="phr">on demand</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq449"> subject to payment upon presentation and demand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq67"> as required: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He has told ABC TV’s </em>The 7:30 Report<em> he dislikes the concept of abortion on demand.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>demander</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>dēmandāre</em> demand, from Latin: give in charge, entrust] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demandable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demander</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demarcate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demarcate</span></header><div>/ˈdimaˌkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deemah.kayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demarcated</strong>, <strong class="bold">demarcating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> to mark off the boundaries of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> to separate distinctly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019428" href="entry://demarcation%23bigmac000019428"><span class="smallcaps">demarcation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demarcation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demarcation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demarcation" src="word_pronunciations/06383.mp3"></audio></span>/dimaˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deemah'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> the marking off of the boundaries of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> a division between things, especially the division between types of work carried out by members of different trade unions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq019"> separation by distinct boundaries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq864"> the defining of boundaries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demarkation</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latinisation of Spanish <em>demarcación</em>, from <em>demarcar</em> mark out the bounds of]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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démarche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">démarche</span></header><div>/deɪˈmaʃ/ (<em>say</em> day'mahsh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">démarches</strong> /deɪˈmaʃ/ (<em>say</em> day'mahsh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> a plan or mode of procedure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq024"> a change in a course of action; counteraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> a diplomatic representation made to a foreign government: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He issued one démarche after another and was outspoken in his condemnation after he learned of atrocities committed…</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>démarcher</em> march]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demark</span></header><div>/diˈmak/ (<em>say</em> dee'mahk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">to define the areas of work which members of each of a group of trade unions, usually those involved on a common large project, should engage in.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019427" href="entry://demarcate%23bigmac000019427"><span class="smallcaps">demarcate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dematerialise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dematerialise</span><z><span target_id="CwA2xuROnz">v.t.</span><span target_id="3kjQn658B9">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diməˈtɪəriəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> deemuh'tearreeuhluyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dematerialised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dematerialising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CwA2xuROnz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> to deprive of material character.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3kjQn658B9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq608"> to lose material character or form.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dematerialize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dematerialisation</strong> /diməˌtɪəriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deemuh.tearreeuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Demavend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Demavend</span></header><div>/dɛməˈvɛnd/ (<em>say</em> demuh'vend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a mountain peak of the Elburz Mountains in northern Iran. 5671 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deme</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deme" src="word_pronunciations/06273.mp3"></audio></span>/dim/ (<em>say</em> deem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq404"> a local population made up of closely related organisms and large enough to have evolutionary significance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>demos</em> district, country, people, commons]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demean<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZC5YoRViPU">v.t.</span><span target_id="CIy2N9rqI0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demean" src="word_pronunciations/06385.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmin/ (<em>say</em> duh'meen) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZC5YoRViPU"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> to lower in dignity or standing; debase: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Women in our formative times … clustered into low-status, demeaning occupations</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miriam dixson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CIy2N9rqI0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq677"> <strong class="phr">demean oneself</strong>, to lose one’s dignity and the respect of others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098762" href="entry://mean%23bigmac000098762"><span class="smallcaps">mean<sup>2</sup></span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018941" href="entry://debase%23bigmac000018941"><span class="smallcaps">debase</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demean<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="APel4RRLXT">v.t.</span><span target_id="bjm86cyyGJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demean" src="word_pronunciations/06386.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmin/ (<em>say</em> duh'meen) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="APel4RRLXT"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> to conduct or behave (oneself) in a specified manner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bjm86cyyGJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">demean oneself</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to conduct or behave oneself in a specified manner: <em class="example">to demean oneself well.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>demene</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>demener</em>, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>mener</em> lead, from Latin <em>mināre</em> drive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demeanour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demeanour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demeanour" src="word_pronunciations/06384.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈminə/ (<em>say</em> duh'meenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">conduct; behaviour; bearing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demeanor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>demenure</em>, from <em>demene</em>(<em>n</em>) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099180" href="entry://demean%23bigmac000099180"><span class="smallcaps">demean<sup>2</sup></span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dement<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> duh'ment) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">to drive mad or insane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēmentāre</em> deprive of mind]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac869581987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dement<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> duh'ment) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">to suffer the effects of dementia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019436" href="entry://dementia%23bigmac000019436"><span class="smallcaps">dementia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delighted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delighted</span></header><div>/dəˈlaɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'luytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">highly pleased.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>delightedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delightedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delightful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delightful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delightful" src="word_pronunciations/06356.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlaɪtfəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'luytfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">affording delight; highly pleasing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>delightfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delightfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delightsome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delightsome</span></header><div>/dəˈlaɪtsəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'luytsuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq318">delightful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089264" href="entry://delight%23bigmac000089264"><span class="smallcaps">delight</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070200" href="entry://-some%23bigmac000070200"><span class="smallcaps">-some<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delightsomely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delightsomeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delilah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delilah</span></header><div>/dəˈlaɪlə/ (<em>say</em> duh'luyluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> <em class="label">Bible</em> Samson’s mistress, who betrayed him to the Philistines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> a seductive and treacherous woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See Judges 16]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delimit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delimit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delimit" src="word_pronunciations/06358.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈlɪmət/ (<em>say</em> dee'limuht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">to fix or mark the limits of; demarcate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>délimiter</em>, from Latin <em>dēlīmitāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delimiter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delimitation</strong> /diˌlɪməˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.limuh'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delimitative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delineable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delineable</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪniəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'lineeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">capable of being delineated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delineate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delineate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delineate" src="word_pronunciations/06359.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪnieɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'lineeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">delineated</strong>, <strong class="bold">delineating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq029"> to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> to portray in words; describe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlīneātus</em>, past participle, sketched out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delineation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delineation</span></header><div>/dəlɪniˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhlinee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> the act or process of delineating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> a chart or diagram; a sketch; a rough draft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq130"> a description.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>delineative</strong> /dəˈlɪniətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'lineeuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delineator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delineator</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪnieɪtə/ (<em>say</em> duh'lineeaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> someone or something that delineates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> a tailor’s pattern which can be adjusted for cutting garments of different sizes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delinquency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delinquency</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪŋkwənsi/ (<em>say</em> duh'lingkwuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">delinquencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> failure in or neglect of duty or obligation; fault; guilt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> a misdeed or offence, especially by a young person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq669"> delinquent behaviour or character.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delinquent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delinquent</span><z><span target_id="i0u6VWnCOF">adj.</span><span target_id="nKhydmX88e">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delinquent" src="word_pronunciations/06360.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪŋkwənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'lingkwuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="i0u6VWnCOF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offence: <em class="example">delinquent in dealing with one’s tax obligations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> of or relating to delinquents: <em class="example">delinquent behaviour.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nKhydmX88e">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq192"> someone who is delinquent in fulfilling an obligation, especially by committing an offence against the law: <em class="example">juvenile delinquent.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlinquens</em>, present participle of <em>dēlinquere</em> fail, err, trespass] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delinquently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliquesce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliquesce</span></header><div>/dɛlɪˈkwɛs/ (<em>say</em> deli'kwes) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">deliquesced</strong>, <strong class="bold">deliquescing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> to melt away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq564"> to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēliquescere</em> melt away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliquescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliquescence</span></header><div>/dɛlɪˈkwɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> deli'kwesuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> the act or process of deliquescing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> the liquid when something deliquesces.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deliquescent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliration</span></header><div>/dɛləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deluh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">mental derangement; raving; delirium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlīrātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delirious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delirious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delirious" src="word_pronunciations/06361.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪəriəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'learreeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> affected with delirium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> characteristic of delirium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq475"> wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deliriously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deliriousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delirium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delirium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delirium" src="word_pronunciations/06363.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪəriəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'learreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deliriums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">deliria</strong> /dəˈlɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> duh'learreeuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterised by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> a state of violent excitement or emotion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from <em>dēlīrāre</em> be deranged, literally, go out of the furrow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delish</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> duh'lish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">delicious.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delist</span></header><div>/diˈlɪst/ (<em>say</em> dee'list) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> to cease to quote prices of shares, etc., of (a company).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq402"> to remove from a list.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delitescent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delitescent</span></header><div>/dɛləˈtɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> deluh'tesuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">concealed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēlitescens</em>, present participle of <em>dēlitescere</em> to lie hidden] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delitescence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delius</span></header><div>/ˈdiliəs/ (<em>say</em> 'deeleeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frederick</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">1862–1934, English composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliverable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac593263041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliverable</span><z><span target_id="HEfOgUtaHR">adj.</span><span target_id="oCQunEncRS">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈlɪvərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'livuhruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HEfOgUtaHR"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq723"> able to be delivered.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oCQunEncRS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq123"> the outcome of a process, whether tangible or intangible.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deliverability</strong> /dəlɪvərəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhlivuhruh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliverance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliverance</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪvərəns/ (<em>say</em> duh'livuhruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> the act of delivering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> the fact of being delivered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq274"> a thought or judgement expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delivery</span><z><span target_id="l8QCKbCiY1">n.</span><span target_id="z8HJz4C7bO">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delivery" src="word_pronunciations/06365.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'livuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l8QCKbCiY1"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deliveries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq346"> the delivering of letters, goods, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> a giving up or handing over; surrender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq464"> the utterance or enunciation of words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> vocal and bodily behaviour during the presentation of a speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq995"> the act or manner of giving or sending forth, as of a ball by the bowler in cricket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq112"> release or rescue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq159"> the being delivered of, or giving birth to a child; parturition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq545"> something delivered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a shipment of goods from the seller to the buyer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq056"> <em class="label">Law</em> the transfer of possession from one person to another: <em class="example">the delivery of a deed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="z8HJz4C7bO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq232"> of or relating to someone who or that which makes deliveries: <em class="example">delivery truck, delivery service.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliveryman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac23798323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliveryman</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪvərimæn/ (<em>say</em> duh'livuhreeman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deliverymen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a man employed to deliver goods, packages, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dell</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dell" src="word_pronunciations/06368.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛl/ (<em>say</em> del) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">a small valley; a vale, especially a wooded one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>delle</em>, Old English <em>dell</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095514" href="entry://dale%23bigmac000095514"><span class="smallcaps">dale</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deller</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Deller" src="word_pronunciations/07377.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'deluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alfred</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">1912–1979, English countertenor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delltones
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delltones</span></header><div>/ˈdɛltoʊnz/ (<em>say</em> 'deltohnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">Australian rock’n’roll vocal group, formed in 1959.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delluc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delluc</span></header><div>/dəˈlʊk/ (<em>say</em> duh'look) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">1890–1924, French film director, critic, and author of several books on the theory of film.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delo</span></header><div>/ˈdɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'deloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a delegate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delocalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delocalise</span></header><div>/diˈloʊkəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'lohkuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">delocalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">delocalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">to remove from the proper or usual locality.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">delocalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>delocalisation</strong> /diˌloʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.lohkuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delon</span></header><div>/dɛˈlɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> de'lon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alain</strong> /aˈlæ̃/ (<em>say</em> ah'lan), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">1935–2024, French film actor; films include <em>Borsalino</em> (1970).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deloraine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deloraine</span></header><div>/ˈdɛləreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'deluhrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a town in northern central Tasmania; important agricultural and dairying centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delorme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delorme</span></header><div>/dəˈlɔm/ (<em>say</em> duh'lawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Philibert</strong> /filiˈbɛə/ (<em>say</em> feelee'bair), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">c. 1510–70, French architect; works include the Tuileries in Paris (1564).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delos</span></header><div>/ˈdilɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'deelos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">a tiny Greek island in the Cyclades, in the south-western Aegean; the site of an oracle of Apollo. 3.4 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Modern Greek, <strong>Dhilos</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delouse</span></header><div>/diˈlaʊs/ (<em>say</em> dee'lows) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deloused</strong>, <strong class="bold">delousing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">to free of lice; remove lice from.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delphi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delphi</span></header><div>/ˈdɛlfi/ (<em>say</em> 'delfee), /-faɪ/ (<em>say</em> -fuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">an ancient city in central Greece, on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the most famous oracle of Apollo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delphic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delphic</span></header><div>/ˈdɛlfɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'delfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> relating to Delphi, to the temple and oracle of Apollo there, or to Apollo himself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq182"> (<em>also lower case</em>) ambiguous; enigmatic; obscure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Delphian</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Delphically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delphinine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delphinine</span></header><div>/ˈdɛlfənin/ (<em>say</em> 'delfuhneen), /-naɪn/ (<em>say</em> -nuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a bitter, poisonous, crystalline alkaloid obtained from various species of delphinium, especially <em>Delphinium staphisagria</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019393" href="entry://delphinium%23bigmac000019393"><span class="smallcaps">delphin(ium)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delphinium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delphinium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delphinium" src="word_pronunciations/06369.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛlˈfɪniəm/ (<em>say</em> del'fineeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">any of numerous garden varieties of the genus <em>Delphinium</em>, having handsome, usually blue, irregular flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>delphinion</em> larkspur, diminutive of <em>delphis</em> dolphin; so called from the shape of the nectary]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delphinus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delphinus</span></header><div>/dɛlˈfaɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> del'fuynuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Delphini</strong> /dɛlˈfaɪnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> del'fuynuy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Sagitta and Pegasus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: dolphin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delprat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delprat</span></header><div>/dɛlˈpræt/ (<em>say</em> del'prat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Guillaume Daniel</strong> /ˈgijoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'geeyohm), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">1856–1937, Dutch-born engineer in Australia; as general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, he helped establish iron and steel works in Newcastle, NSW, in 1915.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377424342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delt" src="word_pronunciations/06162.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛlt/ (<em>say</em> delt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">a deltoid muscle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delta</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delta" src="word_pronunciations/06370.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛltə/ (<em>say</em> 'deltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> the fourth letter (Δ, δ = English D, d) of the Greek alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq166"> anything triangular, like the Greek capital Δ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> the difference between two conditions, values, quantities, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq878"> a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular, the Nile delta being the archetypal shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq86"> the branching and sometimes maze-like network of waterways cutting through such a plain: <em class="example">to sail across the delta.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Greek, from Phoenician <em>daleth</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delta<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Delta" src="word_pronunciations/06370.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛltə/ (<em>say</em> 'deltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">(<em>followed by the genitive form of the name of a constellation</em>) the fourth brightest star in a constellation: <em class="example">Delta Centauri.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac281911815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delta<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛltə/ (<em>say</em> 'deltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">a variant (B.1.617.2) of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Indian variant</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Delta variant</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, following a naming policy for variants of SARS-CoV-2 instigated to avoid the possible stigma involved in naming them after the place where they were first reported]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deltaic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deltaic</span></header><div>/dɛlˈteɪɪk/ (<em>say</em> del'tayik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq974"> forming a delta.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> having a delta.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq476"> like a delta; fan-shaped.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deltamethrin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deltamethrin</span></header><div>/dɛltəˈmiθrən/ (<em>say</em> deltuh'meethruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">a fast-acting contact insecticide, C<sub>22</sub>H<sub>19</sub>Br<sub>2</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>, in the form of soluble, colourless crystals, used in the control of many species of insects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deltiology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deltiology</span></header><div>/dɛltiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> deltee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">the collection and study of postcards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>deltion</em>, diminutive of <em>deltos</em> writing-tablet + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deltiologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deltoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deltoid</span><z><span target_id="DWT3lB1qKk">n.</span><span target_id="BzZKvVfv4J">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛltɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'deltoyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DWT3lB1qKk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> a large triangular muscle covering the joint of the shoulder and serving to raise the arm away from the side of the body.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BzZKvVfv4J">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq871"> triangular.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>deltoeidēs</em> delta-shaped]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deluge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deluge</span><z><span target_id="ZjdvDoapoX">n.</span><span target_id="HaEZ8pMSve">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deluge" src="word_pronunciations/06373.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛljudʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'delyoohj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZjdvDoapoX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> a great overflowing of water; inundation; flood; downpour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> anything that overwhelms like a flood.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HaEZ8pMSve">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deluged</strong>, <strong class="bold">deluging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq405"> to flood; inundate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq512"> to overrun; overwhelm: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Every member of Parliament is deluged with requests from sporting and charitable bodies in his electorate</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>dīluvium</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deluge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deluge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Deluge" src="word_pronunciations/06373.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛljudʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'delyoohj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">the great flood in the days of Noah.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delulu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704079443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delulu</span></header><div>/dəˈlulu/ (<em>say</em> duh'loohlooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">holding beliefs which are not based in fact or reality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [play on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019405" href="entry://delusion%23bigmac000019405"><span class="smallcaps">delusional</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delusion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delusion" src="word_pronunciations/06374.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈluʒən/ (<em>say</em> duh'loohzhuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delusion" src="word_pronunciations/06375.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈljuʒən/ (<em>say</em> -'lyoohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> the act of deluding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq141"> the fact of being deluded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq229"> a false belief or opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> a false belief which cannot be modified by reasoning or by demonstration of facts. When persistent, it is characteristic of psychosis. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036375" href="entry://illusion%23bigmac000036375"><strong>illusion</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036375" href="entry://illusion%23mq570">4</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032680" href="entry://hallucination%23bigmac000032680"><strong>hallucination</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032680" href="entry://hallucination%23mq908">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>delusional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delusive</span></header><div>/dəˈlusɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'loohsiv), /-ˈljusɪv/ (<em>say</em> -'lyoohsiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> tending to delude; deceptive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> of the nature of a delusion; false; unreal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">delusory</strong> /dəˈlusəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'loohsuhree). <div class="deriv">–<strong>delusively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>delusiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deluxe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deluxe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deluxe" src="word_pronunciations/06376.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈlʌks/ (<em>say</em> duh'luks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">of special elegance, sumptuousness, or fineness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">de luxe</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: of luxury]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delvaux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delvaux</span></header><div>/dɛlˈvoʊ/ (<em>say</em> del'voh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">1897–1994, Belgian surrealist painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delve</span><z><span target_id="Dxo7GWjiGH">v.i.</span><span target_id="5ieLKo7nZb">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delve" src="word_pronunciations/06377.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛlv/ (<em>say</em> delv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">delved</strong>, <strong class="bold">delving</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Dxo7GWjiGH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> to carry on intensive or thorough research for information, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> to dig as with a spade or hoe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq770"> (of a plant root system) to develop to a depth of soil: <em class="example">a herb that delves deep.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5ieLKo7nZb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq957"> to clear silt from (a drain), as for watering fruit trees, watering sheep, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq822"> to dig (soil) in preparation for planting crops.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>delve</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>delfan</em>; obsolete in British English; used rarely as an archaism but current in horticultural use in Scottish and northern dialects and in Australia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delver</span></header><div>/ˈdɛlvə/ (<em>say</em> 'delvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq901"> someone who delves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> an apparatus developed to clear silt from a drain, especially in fruit-growing areas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dem.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dem.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq740">demy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demented
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demented</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demented" src="word_pronunciations/06387.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɛntəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'mentuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">out of one’s mind; crazed; insane; affected with dementia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dementedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dementedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dementia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dementia</span></header><div>/dəˈmɛnʃə/ (<em>say</em> duh'menshuh), /-ʃiə/ (<em>say</em> -sheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a state of mental disorder characterised by impairment or loss of the mental powers; commonly an end result of several mental or other diseases.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: madness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Demerara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Demerara</span></header><div>/dɛməˈrɛərə/ (<em>say</em> demuh'rairruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">a river in Guyana, flowing from the central area north to the Atlantic at Georgetown. 346 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demerge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829125519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demerge</span></header><div>/diˈmɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dee'merj) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">to withdraw or separate from something, especially of a business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demerger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demerger</span></header><div>/diˈmɜdʒə/ (<em>say</em> dee'merjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">a process undertaken by a company to shed operations which have become unprofitable or which no longer fit into its corporate plans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demerit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demerit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demerit" src="word_pronunciations/06388.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈmɛrət/ (<em>say</em> dee'meruht), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> a negative quality; fault: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And they spoke of the merits and demerits of various kinds of bait</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nino culotta (john o’grady)</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dēmeritum</em> fault, from Latin <em>dēmerērī</em> deserve (especially well)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demersal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demersal</span></header><div>/dəˈmɜsəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'mersuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">found at or near the sea bottom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēmersus</em>, past participle, submerged + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demesne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demesne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demesne" src="word_pronunciations/06389.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'mayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> possession (of land) as one’s own.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq830"> an estate possessed, or in the actual possession or use of the owner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq438"> the land attached to a manor house, reserved for the owner’s use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq474"> the dominion or territory of a sovereign or state; a domain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq639"> a district; region.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>demeyne</em>, from Anglo-French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088306" href="entry://domain%23bigmac000088306"><span class="smallcaps">domain</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Demeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Demeter</span></header><div>/dəˈmitə/ (<em>say</em> duh'meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">the goddess of the fruitful earth, protector of social order and marriage, identified by the Romans with Ceres.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demi-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix meaning: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq320"> half, as in <em>demilune</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> inferior, as in <em>demigod</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, representing <em>demi</em>, (adjective, also noun and adverb), from Latin <em>dīmedius</em>, replacing <em>dīmidius</em> half]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demiboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549065347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demiboy</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmibɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'demeeboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">a gender identity in which a person considers themself partially male or masculine and partially non-binary or agender, regardless of their assigned gender at birth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demiguy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23bigmac000019445"><span class="smallcaps">demi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23bigmac000104547"><span class="smallcaps">boy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demigirl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac919925499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demigirl</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmigɜl/ (<em>say</em> 'demeegerl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a gender identity in which a person considers themself partially female or feminine and partially non-binary or agender, regardless of their assigned gender at birth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23bigmac000019445"><span class="smallcaps">demi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030342" href="entry://girl%23bigmac000030342"><span class="smallcaps">girl</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demigod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demigod</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmigɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'demeegod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> one partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq691"> a deified mortal.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demigoddess</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demiguy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558766097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demiguy</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmigaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'demeeguy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac549065347" href="entry://demiboy%23bigmac549065347"><strong>demiboy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23bigmac000019445"><span class="smallcaps">demi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091469" href="entry://guy%23bigmac000091469"><span class="smallcaps">guy<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demijohn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demijohn</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmidʒɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'demeejon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">a large small-necked bottle, usually cased in wickerwork.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>damejeanne</em>, apparently a popular name, Dame Jane]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demilitarise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demilitarise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demilitarise" src="word_pronunciations/06390.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈmɪlətəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'miluhtuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demilitarised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demilitarising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> to deprive of military character; free from militarism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> to place under civil instead of military control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq790"> to prevent by treaty or force an independent state from arming itself, or maintaining its arms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demilitarize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>demilitarisation</strong> /diˌmɪlətəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.miluhtuhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demilune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demilune</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmilun/ (<em>say</em> 'demeeloohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">anything crescent-shaped, especially an outwork of a fortification resembling a bastion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, half-moon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demipique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demipique</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmipik/ (<em>say</em> 'demeepeek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">an 18th-century military saddle having a low pommel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23bigmac000019445"><span class="smallcaps">demi-</span></a> + <em>pique</em> (pseudo-French spelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac775395138" href="entry://peak%23bigmac775395138"><span class="smallcaps">peak<sup>1</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Demirel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Demirel</span></header><div>/dɛməˈrɛl/ (<em>say</em> demuh'rel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Süleyman</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">1924–2015, Turkish politician; prime minister 1965–71, 1975–78, 1979–80; 1991–93; president 1993–2000.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demirelief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demirelief</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmirəˌlif/ (<em>say</em> 'demeeruh.leef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">sculpture in middle relief, between alto-rilievo and bas-relief; mezzo-rilievo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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democratise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">democratise</span><z><span target_id="on5R3d7pDs">v.t.</span><span target_id="zku4a4pNYN">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈmɒkrətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duh'mokruhtuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">democratised</strong>, <strong class="bold">democratising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="on5R3d7pDs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq370"> to make democratic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zku4a4pNYN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq106"> to become democratic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">democratize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>democratisation</strong> /dəˌmɒkrətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh.mokruhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Democritus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Democritus</span></header><div>/dəˈmɒkrətəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'mokruhtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>the Laughing Philosopher</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">c.460–c.370 BC, Greek philosopher; developed atomism, a theory of matter attributed to his teacher Leucippus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Demogorgon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Demogorgon</span></header><div>/ˌdimoʊˈgɔgən/ (<em>say</em> .deemoh'gawguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">a vague, mysterious, infernal power or divinity of ancient mythology, variously represented, as an object of awe or fear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demographic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demographic</span><z><span target_id="l9ZXsYu7nM">adj.</span><span target_id="VI3VNAAhe4">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɛməˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> demuh'grafik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="l9ZXsYu7nM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> Also, <strong class="vs">demographical</strong>. of or relating to demography.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VI3VNAAhe4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq330"> a demographically defined group of people: <em class="example">the over-50 demographic.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demographically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demographics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demographics</span></header><div>/dɛməˈgræfɪks/ (<em>say</em> demuh'grafiks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">the statistics of a population, or section of a population.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demography</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demography" src="word_pronunciations/06396.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> duh'mogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">demographies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> the range of different groups existing in a particular populace, as distinguished by factors such as age, ethnicity, social background, etc.: <em class="example">the demography of the outer suburbs.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demographer</strong>, <strong>demographist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demoiselle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demoiselle</span></header><div>/dɛmwaˈzɛl/ (<em>say</em> demwah'zel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> a damsel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> the Numidian crane, <em>Anthropoides virgo</em>, of northern Africa, Asia, and Europe, having long white plumes behind the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq918"> any of various slender-bodied dragonflies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demolish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demolish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demolish" src="word_pronunciations/06397.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɒlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> duh'molish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> to throw or pull down (a building, etc.); reduce to ruins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> to put an end to; destroy; ruin utterly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to eat or drink greedily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>démoliss-</em>, from <em>démolir</em>, from Latin <em>dēmōlīrī</em> throw down, destroy] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demolisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demolishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demolition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demolition</span></header><div>/dɛməˈlɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> demuh'lishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq442"> the act of demolishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> the state of being demolished; destruction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demon" src="word_pronunciations/06405.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdimən/ (<em>say</em> 'deemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq635"> an evil spirit; a devil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> an evil passion: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Killed by lack of intellect, through the cursed demon Drink!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, australian bush ballads</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> an atrociously wicked or cruel person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq734"> a person of great energy, enthusiasm for a cause, etc.: <em class="example">she’s a demon for hard work.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq057"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a convict; bushranger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a trooper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq376"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a detective; police officer, especially a motorcycle police officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq668"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098144" href="entry://daemon%23bigmac000098144"><strong>daemon</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098144" href="entry://daemon%23mq674">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>daemōn</em> evil spirit, Latin spirit, from Greek <em>daimōn</em> divine power, fate, god]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demon-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demon-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq330">a word element meaning ‘demon’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>daimōn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonetise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonetise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demonetise" src="word_pronunciations/06398.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈmʌnətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'munuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demonetised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demonetising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> to divest of value, as the monetary standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> to withdraw from use as money.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demonetize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>demonetisation</strong> /diˌmʌnətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.munuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demoniac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demoniac</span><z><span target_id="Kh35F4WWho">adj.</span><span target_id="SjFTcDK0aR">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈmoʊniæk/ (<em>say</em> duh'mohneeak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Kh35F4WWho"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> Also, <strong class="vs">demoniacal</strong> /dɛməˈnaɪəkəl/ (<em>say</em> demuh'nuyuhkuhl). of, relating to, or like a demon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> possessed by an evil spirit; raging; frantic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SjFTcDK0aR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq171"> someone seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>demoniak</em>, from Late Latin <em>daemoniacus</em>, from Greek <em>daimoniakos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demoniacally</strong> /dɛməˈnaɪəkəli/ (<em>say</em> demuh'nuyuhkuhlee), /-əkli/ (<em>say</em> -uhklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonian</span></header><div>/dəˈmoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> duh'mohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">relating to or of the nature of a demon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonic</span></header><div>/dəˈmɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> duh'monik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> of, relating to, or of the nature of a demon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>daemonicus</em>, from Greek <em>daimonikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonise</span></header><div>/ˈdimənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'deemuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demonising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> to turn into or make like a demon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq222"> to subject to the influence of demons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demonize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>demonisation</strong> /ˌdimənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deemuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demoniser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonism</span></header><div>/ˈdimənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'deemuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> belief in demons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> worship of demons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq046"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019496" href="entry://demonology%23bigmac000019496"><strong>demonology</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demonist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demono-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demono-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq263">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019486" href="entry://demon-%23bigmac000019486"><strong>demon-</strong></a>, before consonants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonolater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonolater</span></header><div>/diməˈnɒlətə/ (<em>say</em> deemuh'noluhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">a demon worshipper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonolatry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonolatry</span></header><div>/diməˈnɒlətri/ (<em>say</em> deemuh'noluhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">the worship of demons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095228" href="entry://demon%23bigmac000095228"><span class="smallcaps">demon</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211401954" href="entry://-latry%23bigmac211401954"><span class="smallcaps">-latry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demirep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demirep</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmirɛp/ (<em>say</em> 'demeerep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a woman of doubtful or compromised reputation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23bigmac000019445"><span class="smallcaps">demi-</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23mq800">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062640" href="entry://rep%23bigmac000062640"><span class="smallcaps">rep<sup>4</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demiromantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac852224893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demiromantic</span><z><span target_id="SfHdopm0Ir">n.</span><span target_id="9PYPtsSO6R">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɛmirəˈmæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> demeeruh'mantik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SfHdopm0Ir"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> a person for whom romantic desire for another person can be experienced only after a strong emotional connection has been established.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9PYPtsSO6R">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq637"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23bigmac000019445"><span class="smallcaps">demi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac009215549" href="entry://aromantic%23bigmac009215549"><span class="smallcaps">(a)romantic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demiromantically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demise</span><z><span target_id="AcSj7id4ZA">n.</span><span target_id="0rHmWIeC05">v.t.</span><span target_id="pC74STwI0E">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demise" src="word_pronunciations/06391.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duh'muyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AcSj7id4ZA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> death or decease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq343"> a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq597"> a conveyance or transfer of an estate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq296"> <em class="label">Government</em> transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">demised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0rHmWIeC05">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq435"> <em class="label">Law</em> to transfer (an estate, etc.) for a limited time; lease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Government</em> to transfer (sovereignty), as by the death or abdication of the sovereign.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pC74STwI0E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq076"> <em class="label">Law</em> to pass by bequest, inheritance, or succession to the Crown.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French, properly past participle feminine of <em>desmettre</em> send or put away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demisable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demisemiquaver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demisemiquaver</span></header><div>/ˌdɛmiˈsɛmiˌkweɪvə/ (<em>say</em> .demee'semee.kwayvuh), /ˈdɛmiˌsɛmi-/ (<em>say</em> 'demee.semee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">a musical note having half the time value of a semiquaver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demisexual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac689831343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demisexual</span><z><span target_id="3UnggGcyif">n.</span><span target_id="uSOpXJJM7n">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɛmiˈsɛkʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> demee'sekshoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3UnggGcyif"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> a person for whom sexual attraction to another person can be experienced only after a strong emotional connection has been established.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uSOpXJJM7n">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq567"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demisexuality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demission</span></header><div>/diˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> abdication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq956"> <em class="label">Rare</em> dismissal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. Compare Latin <em>dīmissio</em> a sending away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477785267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demist</span></header><div>/diˈmɪst/ (<em>say</em> dee'mist) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq89">to clear of mist or frost by means of a demister.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demister
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demister</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demister" src="word_pronunciations/06392.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈmɪstə/ (<em>say</em> dee'mistuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a device for directing air, usually heated, onto the windscreen or other windows of a vehicle to clear them of mist or frost.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demitasse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demitasse</span></header><div>/dɛmiˈtæs/ (<em>say</em> demee'tas), /-ˈtas/ (<em>say</em> -'tahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">a small cup for serving black coffee.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: half cup]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demiurge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demiurge</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmiˌɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'demee.erj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> (in Platonic philosophy) the artificer of the world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> (in the Gnostic and certain other systems) a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being, and sometimes regarded as the originator of evil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dēmiourgos</em> worker for the people, artificer, maker] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demiurgeous</strong> /dɛmiˈɜdʒəs/ (<em>say</em> demee'erjuhs), <strong>demiurgic</strong> /dɛmiˈɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> demee'erjik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demiurgically</strong> /dɛmiˈɜdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> demee'erjiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demivolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demivolt</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmivoʊlt/ (<em>say</em> 'demeevohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">a half-turn made by a horse with the forelegs raised.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demivolte</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>demi-volte</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23bigmac000019445"><span class="smallcaps">demi-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083251" href="entry://volt%23bigmac000083251"><span class="smallcaps">volt<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demo</span><z><span target_id="0LBck2CiQ3">n.</span><span target_id="fGl3qn2N9K">adj.</span><span target_id="0oDqp37KuE">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demo" src="word_pronunciations/06410.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'demoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0LBck2CiQ3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> a demonstration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> a demonstration tape, CD or record produced by a performer or band, as an example of their work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq438"> one of a line of products used to demonstrate the qualities of the line.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fGl3qn2N9K">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq94"> produced or used for the purpose of demonstration: <em class="example">a demo tape; </em><em class="example">a demo model.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0oDqp37KuE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">demoing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq943"> to demonstrate (a motor vehicle, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq477"> to make a demonstration tape, CD or record of (a song, band performance, etc.).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq756">a word element meaning ‘people’, ‘population’, ‘common people’, as in <em>demography</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>demos</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051475" href="entry://demos%23bigmac000051475"><span class="smallcaps">demos</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demob</span><z><span target_id="q22e26Us3x">n.</span><span target_id="oXkvUOfzXY">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/diˈmɒb/ (<em>say</em> dee'mob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q22e26Us3x"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq256"> demobilisation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oXkvUOfzXY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq769"> (<strong class="bold">demobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">demobbing</strong>) to discharge (a soldier) from the army.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095188" href="entry://demobilise%23bigmac000095188"><span class="smallcaps">demobilise</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demobilise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demobilise</span><z><span target_id="q4XDEuLWDh">v.t.</span><span target_id="wyGH1wbLsJ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demobilise" src="word_pronunciations/06393.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈmoʊbəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'mohbuhluyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">demobilised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demobilising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="q4XDEuLWDh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> to disband (an army, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> to discharge (a soldier) from the army.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wyGH1wbLsJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq799"> (of an army or its members) to disband.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demobilize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>demobilisation</strong> /diˌmoʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.mohbuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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democracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">democracy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of democracy" src="word_pronunciations/06394.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> duh'mokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">democracies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> a state having such a form of government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq147"> (in a restricted sense) a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them rather than by elected representatives. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062765" href="entry://republic%23bigmac000062765"><strong>republic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062765" href="entry://republic%23mq154">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq918"> a state of society characterised by formal equality of rights and privileges.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq038"> political or social equality; democratic spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq544"> the common people of a community, as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>démocratie</em>, from Greek <em>dēmokratia</em> popular government, from <em>dēmo-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019465" href="entry://demo-%23bigmac000019465"><span class="smallcaps">demo-</span></a> + <em>-kratia</em> rule, authority]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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democrat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">democrat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of democrat" src="word_pronunciations/06395.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛməkræt/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhkrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> an advocate of democracy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq017"> someone who maintains the political or social equality of all people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>démocrate</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Democrat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Democrat<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Democrat" src="word_pronunciations/06395.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛməkræt/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhkrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> a member of the Australian Democrats political party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> <em class="label">US Politics</em> a member of the Democratic Party.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739515843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Democrat<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛməkræt/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhkrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">a large, crisp, deep red apple, sweet with acidic overtones, originating near Glenorchy, Tasmania, in about 1900.</span></div> Also, (<em>formerly</em>), <strong class="vs">Tasma</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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democratic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">democratic</span></header><div>/dɛməˈkrætɪk/ (<em>say</em> demuh'kratik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> relating to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> relating to or characterised by the principle of political or social equality for all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq528"> advocating or upholding democracy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">democratical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>democratically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonology</span></header><div>/diməˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> deemuh'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demonologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonomancy</span></header><div>/ˈdimənoʊˌmænsi/ (<em>say</em> 'deemuhnoh.mansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">divination through the aid of demons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>demonomancie</em>, equivalent to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019493" href="entry://demono-%23bigmac000019493"><span class="smallcaps">demono-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Demons
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac748878723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Demons</span></header><div>/ˈdimənz/ (<em>say</em> 'deemuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq151"> <strong>the</strong>, the Melbourne AFL team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">Dees</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonstrable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonstrable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demonstrable" src="word_pronunciations/06399.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɒnstrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'monstruhbuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demonstrable" src="word_pronunciations/06400.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛmən-/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhn-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">capable of being demonstrated.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demonstrability</strong> /dəmɒnstrəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhmonstruh'biluhtee), <strong>demonstrableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demonstrably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonstrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonstrate</span><z><span target_id="ohhHe3rjW0">v.t.</span><span target_id="mI8P6QPdIl">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demonstrate" src="word_pronunciations/06401.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛmənstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhnstrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">demonstrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">demonstrating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ohhHe3rjW0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> to make evident by arguments or reasoning; prove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> to describe and explain with the help of specimens or by experiment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> to manifest or exhibit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mI8P6QPdIl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq911"> to make, give, or take part in, a demonstration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Military</em> to attack or make a show of force to deceive the enemy; feint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēmonstrātus</em>, past participle, showed, proved]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonstration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonstration</span><z><span target_id="0WUj2c7iTj">n.</span><span target_id="9bV2NO8pvn">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demonstration" src="word_pronunciations/06402.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛmənˈstreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> demuhn'strayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0WUj2c7iTj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> the proving of anything conclusively, as by arguments, reasoning, evidence, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> proof, or anything serving as a proof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq891"> a description or explanation, as of a process, given with the help of specimens or by experiment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq731"> <em class="label">Law</em> the replication of some event for the benefit of the judge and jury (considered to be part of the evidence). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082815" href="entry://view%23bigmac000082815"><strong>view</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082815" href="entry://view%23mq525">15</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq563"> the act of exhibiting and explaining an article or commodity as a means of advertising it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq645"> an exhibition, as of feeling; a display; manifestation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq308"> a public exhibition of sympathy, opposition, etc., as a parade or mass meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq969"> a show of military force or of offensive operations, made to deceive the enemy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103838" href="entry://proof%23bigmac000103838"><strong>proof</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103838" href="entry://proof%23mq917">8</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9bV2NO8pvn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq121"> produced or used for the purpose of demonstration: <em class="example">a demonstration tape; </em><em class="example">a demonstration model.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>demonstracioun</em>, from French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demonstrational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demonstrationist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonstrative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonstrative</span><z><span target_id="I83BVxqQy5">adj.</span><span target_id="H7NftOjPcS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demonstrative" src="word_pronunciations/06403.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɒnstrətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'monstruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="I83BVxqQy5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> characterised by or given to open exhibition or expression of the feelings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> serving to demonstrate; explanatory or illustrative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq610"> serving to prove the truth of anything; indubitably conclusive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq049"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> indicating or specifying the thing referred to: <em class="example">a demonstrative adjective.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H7NftOjPcS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac240271417" href="entry://demonstrative%20pronoun%23bigmac240271417"><strong>demonstrative pronoun</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demonstratively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demonstrativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonstrator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonstrator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demonstrator" src="word_pronunciations/06404.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛmənstreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhnstraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> someone or something that demonstrates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq949"> someone who takes part in a public demonstration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq795"> someone who explains or teaches by practical demonstrations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq994"> someone who shows the use and application (of a product, etc.) to prospective customers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq297"> a new motor vehicle which has been used only for demonstration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456039466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonym</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'demuhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a name given to the natives or residents of a place, derived from the name of that place, as <em>Queenslander</em> from <em>Queensland</em>, and <em>Sri Lankan</em> from <em>Sri Lanka</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019465" href="entry://demo-%23bigmac000019465"><span class="smallcaps">demo-</span></a> + <em>-</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>nym</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074305" href="entry://synonym%23bigmac000074305"><span class="smallcaps">synonym</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demoralise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demoralise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demoralise" src="word_pronunciations/06406.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈmɒrəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'moruhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demoralised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demoralising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> to corrupt or undermine the morals of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> to deprive (a person, a body of soldiers, etc.) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> to reduce to a state of weakness or disorder.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demoralize</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>démoraliser</em> to corrupt the morals of (a word of the French Revolution)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demoralisation</strong> /diˌmɒrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.moruhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demoraliser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demos</span></header><div>/ˈdimɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'deemos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> the people or commons of an ancient Greek state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> the common people; the populace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: district, people]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Demosthenes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Demosthenes</span></header><div>/dəˈmɒsθəniz/ (<em>say</em> duh'mosthuhneez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">384?–322 BC, Athenian politician and orator, famous for his four philippics against Philip II of Macedonia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Demosthenic</strong> /ˌdɛməsˈθɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .demuhs'thenik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demote</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demote" src="word_pronunciations/06407.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmoʊt/ (<em>say</em> duh'moht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demote" src="word_pronunciations/06408.mp3"></audio></span>/di-/ (<em>say</em> dee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demoted</strong>, <strong class="bold">demoting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">to reduce to a lower grade or class (opposed to <em>promote</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>mote</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059411" href="entry://promote%23bigmac000059411"><span class="smallcaps">promote</span></a>; US (1890s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demotion</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demotic</span><z><span target_id="nAb0htqzXS">adj.</span><span target_id="AW1lYw8Jvg">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demotic" src="word_pronunciations/06409.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duh'motik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nAb0htqzXS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq246"> of or relating to the common people; popular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> of or relating to the ancient Egyptian handwriting of ordinary life, a simplified form of the hieratic characters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq543"> of or relating to the Modern Greek vernacular.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AW1lYw8Jvg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq276"> the demotic script of ancient Egypt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq392"> (<em>upper case</em>) the Modern Greek vernacular.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dēmotikos</em> popular, plebeian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demotivate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388553364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demotivate</span><z><span target_id="NlIg8lFWmq">v.t.</span><span target_id="CHlBxYEgJr">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈmoʊtəveɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'mohtuhvayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">demotivated</strong>, <strong class="bold">demotivating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NlIg8lFWmq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> to remove motivation from.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CHlBxYEgJr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq301"> to free oneself from the desire to aspire to success, achievement, etc.: <em class="example">to demotivate to reduce stress.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demotivation</strong> /diˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.mohtuh'vayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demotivator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demount
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demount</span></header><div>/diˈmaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> dee'mownt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">to remove from its mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demountable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demountable</span><z><span target_id="IjK6dmyswn">adj.</span><span target_id="4eKM97JQBt">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈmaʊntəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'mowntuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IjK6dmyswn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> able to be dismantled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> (of a building) able to be dismantled and removed from one site and reassembled at another.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4eKM97JQBt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq497"> <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">WA and Tasmania</em> a building which can be dismantled and removed from one site and reassembled at another, especially a classroom designed to be added temporarily to existing school buildings. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097811" href="entry://dogbox%23bigmac000097811"><strong>dogbox</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097811" href="entry://dogbox%23mq433">3</a>); <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac164786077" href="entry://musset%20hut%23bigmac164786077"><strong>musset hut</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac406910853" href="entry://mustard%20hut%23bigmac406910853"><strong>mustard hut</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">ACT and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058177" href="entry://portable%23bigmac000058177"><strong>portable</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058177" href="entry://portable%23mq950">8</a>); <em class="label">Especially SA and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058751" href="entry://prefab%23bigmac000058751"><strong>prefab</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058751" href="entry://prefab%23mq587">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac468942661" href="entry://relocatable%23bigmac468942661"><strong>relocatable</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac468942661" href="entry://relocatable%23mq488">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac747396709" href="entry://terrapin%20unit%23bigmac747396709"><strong>terrapin unit</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially SA and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac281720580" href="entry://transportable%23bigmac281720580"><strong>transportable</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac281720580" href="entry://transportable%23mq758">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dempsey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dempsey</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmpsi/ (<em>say</em> 'dempsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jack</strong> (<em>William Harrison Dempsey</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">1895–1983, US heavyweight boxer; world champion 1919–26.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demulcent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demulcent</span><z><span target_id="NYuy0lZQx5">adj.</span><span target_id="ThfJ2V0kqA">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈmʌlsənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'mulsuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NYuy0lZQx5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> soothing or mollifying, as a medicinal substance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ThfJ2V0kqA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq891"> a demulcent (often mucilaginous) substance or agent, as for soothing or protecting an irritated mucous membrane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēmulcens</em>, present participle, stroking down, softening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demulsify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demulsify</span></header><div>/diˈmʌlsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'mulsuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demulsified</strong>, <strong class="bold">demulsifying</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances, incapable of re-forming the same emulsion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">d(e)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023684" href="entry://emulsify%23bigmac000023684"><span class="smallcaps">emulsify</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denature</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denature" src="word_pronunciations/06415.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈneɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> dee'naychuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denatured</strong>, <strong class="bold">denaturing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> to deprive (something) of its peculiar nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> to render (alcohol, etc.) unfit for drinking or eating by adding a poisonous substance without altering the usefulness for other purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Biochemistry</em> to treat (a protein, etc.) by chemical or physical means, such as adding acid or heating, so as to cause loss of solubility, biological activity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq694"> to render (a fissile material) unsuitable for use in a nuclear weapon by adding another isotope of the same element to it.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>denaturant</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denaturation</strong> /dineɪtʃəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deenaychuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denaturise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denaturise</span></header><div>/diˈneɪtʃəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'naychuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denaturised</strong>, <strong class="bold">denaturising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">to denature.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">denaturize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>denaturisation</strong> /diˌneɪtʃəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.naychuhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denazify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac209040999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denazify</span></header><div>/diˈnatsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'nahtsuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denazified</strong>, <strong class="bold">denazifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">to free or dissociate (a person, group, country, etc.) from Nazi rule or ideology.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>denazification</strong> /diˌnatsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.nahtsuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denbighshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denbighshire</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnbiʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'denbeeshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">a unitary district in northern Wales; formerly a county; part of Clwyd and Gwynedd 1974–96. 844 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Ruthin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Denbigh</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dench
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac784276746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dench</span></header><div>/dɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> dench) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Judith Olivia</strong> (<em>Judi</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">born 1934, English stage, film and television actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dene</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dene" src="word_pronunciations/06165.mp3"></audio></span>/din/ (<em>say</em> deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">a bare sandy tract or low sandhill near the sea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dean</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deneb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deneb</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnɛb/ (<em>say</em> 'deneb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">a very bright but remote star; part of the constellation Cygnus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>dhanab</em> a tail]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denebola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denebola</span></header><div>/dəˈnɛbələ/ (<em>say</em> duh'nebuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a star at the tail of the constellation Leo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>dhanab al-</em>(<em>asad</em>) tail of the (lion)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denegation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denegation</span></header><div>/dɛnəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> denuh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">denial; contradiction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dēnegātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deneuve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deneuve</span></header><div>/dəˈnɜv/ (<em>say</em> duh'nerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Catherine</strong> (born <em>Catherine Fabienne Dorléac</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">born 1943, French film actor; films include <em>Repulsion</em> (1965) and <em>Belle de Jour</em> (1966).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DEng
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DEng</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq411">Doctor of Engineering</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denglish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912461229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denglish</span></header><div>/ˈdɛŋlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'denglish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a variety of German incorporating English words and phrases.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000295" href="entry://Taglish%23bigmac100000295"><strong>Taglish</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000085" href="entry://Chinglish%23bigmac100000085"><strong>Chinglish</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[German <em>D</em>(<em>eutsch</em>), meaning ‘German’ + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104106" href="entry://English%23bigmac000104106"><span class="smallcaps">English<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dengue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dengue</span></header><div>/ˈdɛŋgi/ (<em>say</em> 'denggee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">an infectious, eruptive, usually epidemic, fever of warm climates, characterised especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles, and caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes; breakbone fever.</span></div><div class="etym"> [West Indian Spanish, from Swahili <em>dinga</em> cramp]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denham</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Denham" src="word_pronunciations/06420.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛnəm/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Digby Francis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">1859–1944, Australian merchant and state Liberal politician; premier of Qld 1911–15.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denholm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denholm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Denholm" src="word_pronunciations/06420.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛnəm/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>David</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">→ David <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093531" href="entry://Forrest%23bigmac000093531"><strong>Forrest</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denial</span><z><span target_id="R5x3hAwbim">n.</span><span target_id="MJeNrxe1ie">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denial" src="word_pronunciations/06418.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈnaɪəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'nuyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R5x3hAwbim"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> a contradiction of a statement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> refusal to believe a doctrine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq863"> disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq575"> the refusal of a claim, request, etc., or of a person making a request.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq485"> refusal to recognise or acknowledge; a disowning or disavowal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq488"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095258" href="entry://self-denial%23bigmac000095258"><strong>self-denial</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MJeNrxe1ie">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq255"> <strong class="phr">in denial</strong>, closing one’s mind to an unpleasant fact or experience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102966" href="entry://deny%23bigmac000102966"><span class="smallcaps">deny</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denialism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac715855259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denialism</span></header><div>/dəˈnaɪəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'nuyuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac182176332" href="entry://negationism%23bigmac182176332"><strong>negationism</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>denialist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deniehy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deniehy</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnəhi/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhhee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Daniel Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">1828–65, Australian radical political orator and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denier<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈnaɪə/ (<em>say</em> duh'nuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">someone who denies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102966" href="entry://deny%23bigmac000102966"><span class="smallcaps">deny</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denier<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛniə/ (<em>say</em> 'deneeuh), /ˈdɛnieɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deneeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">a unit of mass used to indicate the fineness of silk, nylon, etc., equal to 1 gram per 9000 m.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>dēnārius</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019518" href="entry://denarius%23bigmac000019518"><span class="smallcaps">denarius</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denigrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denigrate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denigrate" src="word_pronunciations/06419.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛnəgreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhgrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denigrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">denigrating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> to sully; defame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq941"> to blacken.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēnigrātus</em>, past participle, blackened] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denigration</strong> /dɛnəˈgreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> denuh'grayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denigrator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deniliquin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deniliquin</span></header><div>/dəˈnɪləkwən/ (<em>say</em> duh'niluhkwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a town in southern NSW on the Edward River; important sheep grazing area and the centre of the largest area under irrigation in Australia.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> European exploration in the <strong>Deniliquin</strong> region, traditionally inhabited by the Yorta Yorta people, dates from John Howe’s overlanding expedition in 1840 and the investigations of Augustus Morris in 1842. Their reports led to a land scramble and in 1842 Ben Boyd took up a run, naming it Denilakoon. In 1847 an inn was established at a stock-route river crossing nearby, and a village followed. Merino wool became an industry in the district in the 1850s and the town was an important stock-sales centre in the 1860s. Some subdivision for agricultural holdings followed the Robertson land acts of 1861, and wheat growing became increasingly significant from about 1890. The Wakool irrigation scheme, completed in 1938, made possible smaller holdings and greater agricultural diversity. Deniliquin is now the centre of the largest area under irrigation in Australia. Sheep grazing remains extensive, and rice is now an important crop.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denim</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denim" src="word_pronunciations/06420.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛnəm/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> a heavy twilled cotton material for overalls, trousers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> a similar fabric of a finer quality used to cover cushions, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq016"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> denim trousers or overalls.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, shortened form of <em>serge de Nîmes</em> serge of Nîmes, the name being transferred to the twilled cotton]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denis<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈni/ (<em>say</em> duh'nee), /ˈdɛnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">died AD 280?, first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Denys</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denis<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈni/ (<em>say</em> duh'nee), /ˈdɛnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maurice</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">1870–1943, French painter and founding member of the Nabis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denison</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir William Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">1804–71, English-born Australian administrator; lieutenant-governor of Tasmania 1846–55; governor of NSW 1855–61.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denisovan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621022921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denisovan</span><z><span target_id="193k1c7kHo">adj.</span><span target_id="spu1thOKqJ">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈnisəvən/ (<em>say</em> duh'neesuhvuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="193k1c7kHo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> of, relating to, or designating a hominid inhabiting the earth at the same time as the Neanderthals and early modern human beings, but having genetic differences from both.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="spu1thOKqJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq907"> such a hominid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the <em>Denisova</em> Cave in Siberia in which a fossilised little finger of a young female was found in 2010, the extracted DNA leading to the identification of the species]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denitrify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denitrify</span></header><div>/diˈnaɪtrəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'nuytruhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denitrified</strong>, <strong class="bold">denitrifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">to reduce (nitrates) to nitrites, ammonia, and free nitrogen, as microorganisms do in soil.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>denitrification</strong> /diˌnaɪtrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.nuytruhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denizen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denizen</span><z><span target_id="6QHXc5xQTN">n.</span><span target_id="YmzQtsXs6r">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denizen" src="word_pronunciations/06421.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛnəzən/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6QHXc5xQTN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> an inhabitant; resident.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq525"> an alien admitted to residence and to certain rights of citizenship in a country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq977"> anything adapted to a new place, condition, etc., as a naturalised foreign word, or an animal or plant not indigenous to a place but successfully naturalised.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YmzQtsXs6r">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq511"> to make a denizen of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deynseyn</em>, from Anglo-French <em>deinzein</em>, from <em>deinz</em> within, from Latin <em>dē intus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denman<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛnmən/ (<em>say</em> 'denmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, <strong>3rd Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">1874–1954, English administrator; governor-general of Australia 1911–14.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denman<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛnmən/ (<em>say</em> 'denmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a town in central eastern NSW, south-west of Muswellbrook.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denmark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denmark</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnmak/ (<em>say</em> 'denmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">a kingdom in northern Europe, consisting of the peninsula of Jutland, the islands of Zealand, Funen, Lolland, Falster and Bornholm, plus 480 smaller islands. 43 080 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Danish. <em>Currency</em>: Danish krone. <em>Capital</em>: Copenhagen.</span></div> Danish, <strong>Danmark</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denning</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dening) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alfred Thompson</strong>, <strong>Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">1899–1999, English judge; Master of the Rolls 1962–82.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dennis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dennis</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> <strong>C</strong>(<strong>larence Michael</strong>)<strong> J</strong>(<strong>ames</strong>), 1876–1938, Australian poet and journalist; wrote colloquial verse narratives such as <em>The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke</em> (1915) and <em>The Moods of Ginger Mick</em> (1916).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> <strong>Claire</strong>, 1916–71, Australian swimmer; won gold medal at 1932 Olympics in 200 m breaststroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq516"> <strong>John</strong>, 1657–1734, English critic and dramatist.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>CJ Dennis</strong> worked in a variety of jobs, including intermittently as a journalist, before joining the Melbourne <em>Herald</em>in 1922, where he wrote a daily column for the next 16 years. In 1913 his first book of verse was poorly received, but <em>The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke</em> (1915) was an immediate success. A simple love story of great humour, set in Melbourne and told in verse in the local vernacular, it reached a public depressed by massive war casualties. A sequel, <em>The Moods of Ginger Mick</em> (1916), had an unprecedented first print run for verse in Australia of over 39 000 copies.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dennyhayser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dennyhayser</span></header><div>/ˌdɛniˈheɪzə/ (<em>say</em> .denee'hayzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020539" href="entry://dinnyhayser%23bigmac000020539"><strong>dinnyhayser</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denominate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denominate</span></header><div>/dəˈnɒməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'nomuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denominated</strong>, <strong class="bold">denominating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">to give a specific name to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēnōminātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denomination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denomination</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denomination" src="word_pronunciations/06422.mp3"></audio></span>/dənɒməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhnomuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> a name or designation, especially one for a class of things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> a class or kind of persons or things distinguished by a specific name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq820"> a religious group, especially an established church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq745"> the act of denominating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq165"> one of the grades or degrees in a series of designations of quantity, value, measure, weight, etc.: <em class="example">money of small denominations.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>denominacion</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denominational
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denominational</span></header><div>/dənɒməˈneɪʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> duhnomuh'nayshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">of or relating to a particular religious body or branch of a religious body.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>denominationally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denominationalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denominationalism</span></header><div>/dənɒməˈneɪʃənəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duhnomuh'nayshuhnuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq309"> adherence to a particular religious denomination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> advocacy of a denominational system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq303"> the tendency to divide into denominations.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>denominationalist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denominative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denominative</span><z><span target_id="oo2fKAjIAB">adj.</span><span target_id="zCOfQBCeRF">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈnɒmənətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'nomuhnuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oo2fKAjIAB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> conferring or constituting a distinctive denomination or name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (especially of verbs) formed from a noun, as English <em>to network</em> from the noun <em>network</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zCOfQBCeRF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq694"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a denominative verb or other word.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demur</span><z><span target_id="RAJzzIgIfX">v.i.</span><span target_id="1zwzRV71iF">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demur" src="word_pronunciations/06414.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɜ/ (<em>say</em> duh'mer) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RAJzzIgIfX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">demurred</strong>, <strong class="bold">demurring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> to make objection; take exception; object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Law</em> to interpose a demurrer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to linger; hesitate.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1zwzRV71iF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq706"> the act of making objection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq289"> an objection raised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq031"> <em class="label">Law Obsolete</em> a demurrer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq480"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> hesitation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>demeore</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>demeurer</em>, from Latin <em>dēmorārī</em> linger]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demure" src="word_pronunciations/06411.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmjuə/ (<em>say</em> duh'myoohuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demure" src="word_pronunciations/06412.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈmjʊə/ (<em>say</em> -'myoouh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">demurer</strong>, <strong class="bold">demurest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> affectedly or unnaturally modest, decorous, or prim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> sober; serious; sedate; decorous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>meur</em> grave, ripe, from Latin <em>mātūrus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045601" href="entry://mature%23bigmac000045601"><span class="smallcaps">mature</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demurely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>demureness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demurrage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demurrage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demurrage" src="word_pronunciations/06413.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmʌrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> duh'murij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq660"> the detention of a vessel, as in loading or unloading, beyond the time agreed upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> the similar detention of a railway wagon, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq189"> a charge for such detention.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>demurage</em>, from <em>demurer</em>, from Latin <em>dēmorārī</em> to linger]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demurral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demurral</span></header><div>/dəˈmɜrəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'merruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">the act of demurring; demur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098419" href="entry://demur%23bigmac000098419"><span class="smallcaps">demur</span></a> + <em>-r-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demurrer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demurrer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> /dəˈmɜrə/ (<em>say</em> duh'merruh) someone who demurs; an objector.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> /diˈmʌrə/ (<em>say</em> dee'muruh) <em class="label">Law</em> a pleading in effect that even if the facts are as alleged by the opposite party, they do not sustain the contention based on them: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Stephen, for the defence, on demurrer argued that the court had no jurisdiction</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq244"> /diˈmʌrə/ (<em>say</em> dee'muruh) an objection or demur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French, variant of Old French <em>demourer</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098419" href="entry://demur%23bigmac000098419"><span class="smallcaps">demur</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demutualise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac933411321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demutualise</span></header><div>/diˈmjutʃuəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'myoohchoohuhluyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">demutualised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demutualising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">(of an organisation) to cease to be a mutual society owned by its members and become a public company owned by its shareholders.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demutualize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>demutualisation</strong> /diˌmjutʃuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.myoohchoohuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demy</span></header><div>/dəˈmi/ (<em>say</em> duh'mee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">demies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a size of printing paper, 22½ inches by 17½ inches, most commonly in use before metrication.</span></div><div class="etym"> [free form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019445" href="entry://demi-%23bigmac000019445"><span class="smallcaps">demi-</span></a>, with change of final <em>i</em> to <em>y</em> in accordance with rules of English spelling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demyelisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demyelisation</span></header><div>/diˌmaɪələˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.muyuhluh'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a process in which the myelin is lost from nervous tissue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demyelization</strong>, <strong class="vs">demyelination</strong> /diˌmaɪələˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.muyuhluh'nayshuhn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demystify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demystify</span></header><div>/diˈmɪstəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'mistuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demystified</strong>, <strong class="bold">demystifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">to remove the aura of mystery or strangeness from: <em class="example">pledged to demystify the political system.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>demystification</strong> /diˌmɪstəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.mistuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demythologise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demythologise</span></header><div>/diməθˈɒlədʒaɪz/ (<em>say</em> deemuhth'oluhjuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">demythologised</strong>, <strong class="bold">demythologising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> to divest (a writing, person, work of art, etc.) of its legendary or mythological character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> to present (a religious system) in rational terms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demythologize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Den.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Den.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq075">Denmark.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595906245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denali</span></header><div>/dəˈnali/ (<em>say</em> duh'nahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">a mountain in central Alaska; highest peak of North America; in 2015 officially restored to its original name. 6190 m.</span></div> Formerly (1896–2015), <strong>Mount McKinley</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac433092067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denar</span></header><div>/ˈdinə/ (<em>say</em> 'deenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">the principal monetary unit of North Macedonia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denarius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denarius</span></header><div>/dəˈnɛəriəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'nairreeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">denarii</strong> /dəˈnɛərii/ (<em>say</em> duh'nairree-ee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> a Roman silver coin of varying intrinsic value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> (historically, in English monetary reckoning) a penny, hence <em>d</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin (originally as adjective) containing ten (asses). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019519" href="entry://denary%23bigmac000019519"><span class="smallcaps">denary</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denary</span></header><div>/ˈdinəri/ (<em>say</em> 'deenuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> containing ten; tenfold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> proceeding by tens; decimal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēnārius</em> containing ten, from <em>dēnī</em> ten at a time]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denasalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denasalise</span></header><div>/diˈneɪzəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'nayzuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denasalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">denasalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">to remove nasality totally or partially from (a phonetic segment or series of phonetic segments).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">denasalize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denasality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denasality</span></header><div>/ˌdineɪˈzæləti/ (<em>say</em> .deenay'zaluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">a lack of adequate nasal resonance during speech.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denationalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denationalise</span></header><div>/diˈnæʃnəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'nashnuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denationalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">denationalising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> to return (an industry, etc.) from state to private ownership.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">denationalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>denationalisation</strong> /diˌnæʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.nashuhnuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denaturalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denaturalise</span></header><div>/diˈnætʃərəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'nachuhruhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denaturalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">denaturalising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> to deprive of the original nature; make unnatural.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> to deprive of the rights and privileges of citizenship or of naturalisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">denaturalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>denaturalisation</strong> /diˌnætʃərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.nachuhruhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denominator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denominator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denominator" src="word_pronunciations/06423.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈnɒməneɪtə/ (<em>say</em> duh'nomuhnaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> that term of a fraction (usually under the line) which shows the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided; a divisor placed under a dividend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> someone or something that denominates, or from which a name is derived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denotation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denotation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denotation" src="word_pronunciations/06424.mp3"></audio></span>/dinoʊˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deenoh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> the meaning of a term when it identifies something by naming it (distinguished from <em>connotation</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> the act or fact of denoting; indication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq465"> something that denotes; a mark; symbol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq851"> <em class="label">Logic</em> the class of particulars to which a term is applicable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denotative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denotative</span></header><div>/diˈnoʊtətɪv/ (<em>say</em> dee'nohtuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">having power to denote.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>denotatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denotatum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100169008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denotatum</span></header><div>/dinoʊˈteɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> deenoh'taytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">denotata</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">an actual thing referred to by a word, sign, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac107822678" href="entry://designatum%23bigmac107822678"><strong>designatum</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin: that which is denoted or pointed out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denote</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denote" src="word_pronunciations/06425.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈnoʊt/ (<em>say</em> duh'noht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denoted</strong>, <strong class="bold">denoting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> to be a mark or sign of; indicate: <em class="example">a quick pulse often denotes fever.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> to be a name or designation for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> to represent by a symbol; stand as a symbol for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dénoter</em>, from Latin <em>dēnotāre</em> mark out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denotable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denouement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denouement</span></header><div>/deɪˈnumɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> day'noohmon), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denouement" src="word_pronunciations/06426.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈnumɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> duh'noohmon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> the final disentangling of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq872"> the place in the plot at which this occurs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq033"> outcome; solution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>dénouer</em> untie, from <em>de</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>nouer</em>, from Latin <em>nodāre</em> knot, tie]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denounce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denounce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denounce" src="word_pronunciations/06427.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈnaʊns/ (<em>say</em> duh'nowns) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denounced</strong>, <strong class="bold">denouncing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> to condemn openly; assail with censure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq544"> to make formal accusation against; inform against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq883"> to give formal notice of the termination of (a treaty, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq198"> to proclaim (something evil).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>denounse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>denoncier</em>, from Latin <em>dēnuntiāre</em> threaten] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denouncement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denouncer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denpasar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243528510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denpasar</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnpəsa/ (<em>say</em> 'denpuhsah), /dɛnpəˈsa/ (<em>say</em> denpuh'sah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">a city in Indonesia in the southern part of the island of Bali; the capital of the province of Bali.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dense
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dense</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dense" src="word_pronunciations/06428.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛns/ (<em>say</em> dens) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">denser</strong>, <strong class="bold">densest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq076"> having the component parts closely compacted together; compact: <em class="example">a dense forest; </em><em class="example">dense population.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> thickheaded; obtuse; stupid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq770"> intense: <em class="example">dense ignorance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq678"> <em class="label">Photography</em> (of a developed negative) relatively opaque; transmitting little light.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>densus</em> thick, thickly set] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>densely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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densify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac451667776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">densify</span><z><span target_id="QXejYiZnX6">v.t.</span><span target_id="ltloBWeTaz">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛnsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'densuhfuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">densified</strong>, <strong class="bold">densifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QXejYiZnX6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to make dense; condense: <em class="example">to densify the atmosphere.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> to increase the number of people inhabiting (a particular urbanised area), as by building high-rise accommodation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ltloBWeTaz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq049"> (of an urbanised area) to increase in population density.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>densification</strong> /ˌdɛnsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .densuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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densimeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">densimeter</span></header><div>/dɛnˈsɪmətə/ (<em>say</em> den'simuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">any instrument for measuring density.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019575" href="entry://dense%23bigmac000019575"><span class="smallcaps">dens(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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densitometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">densitometer</span></header><div>/dɛnsəˈtɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> densuh'tomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">an instrument for measuring the density of photographic negatives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019578" href="entry://density%23bigmac000019578"><span class="smallcaps">densit(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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density
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">density</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of density" src="word_pronunciations/06429.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'densuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">densities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> stupidity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq839"> degree of aggregation, as of people, houses, etc.: <em class="example">residential density.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq264"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq647"> the mass per unit of volume.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq410"> the amount per unit of volume or per unit of area of any physical quantity, as in <em>energy density</em>, <em>current density</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Photography</em> the opacity of any medium, especially of a photographic plate or negative, which is often expressed logarithmically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq682"> the compactness in a sheep’s fleece of fibre growth on a given area of skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a quantitative character of a plant community; the average number of individuals per area sampled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>densité</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dent<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="MduXaxZmhH">n.</span><span target_id="8aQSz0kdeS">v.t.</span><span target_id="ml14eh6AxD">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dent" src="word_pronunciations/06436.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛnt/ (<em>say</em> dent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MduXaxZmhH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow; ding.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8aQSz0kdeS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq200"> to make a dent in or on; indent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq359"> to impress as a dent.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ml14eh6AxD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq817"> to sink in, making a dent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq333"> to become indented.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dente</em>; variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020546" href="entry://dint%23bigmac000020546"><span class="smallcaps">dint</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dent<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dent" src="word_pronunciations/06436.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛnt/ (<em>say</em> dent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a tooth-like projection, as a tooth of a gearwheel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>dens</em> tooth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dent" src="word_pronunciations/06436.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛnt/ (<em>say</em> dent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Aileen Rose</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">1890–1979, Australian painter of portraits and still life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental</span><z><span target_id="C5pfBfcFyQ">adj.</span><span target_id="G2Gia4t2Or">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dental" src="word_pronunciations/06430.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛntl/ (<em>say</em> 'dentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C5pfBfcFyQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq318"> of or relating to the teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> of or relating to dentistry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq589"> with the tongue tip touching or near the upper front teeth, as /θ/ in <em>thin</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq043"> alveolar, as English alveolar <em>t</em>.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G2Gia4t2Or">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq956"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> a dental sound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dentālis</em>, from Latin <em>dens</em> tooth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac379341087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentalise</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'dentuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dentalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dentalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">to make into a dental sound: <em class="example">to dentalise the /s/ sound.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dentalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dentalised</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dentalisation</strong> /ˌdɛntəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dentuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentary</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dentuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">one of the pair of bones in the lower jaw of some vertebrates, usually bearing teeth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentate</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dentayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">having a toothed margin, or tooth-like projections or processes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dentātus</em>, from <em>dens</em> tooth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dentately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentation</span></header><div>/dɛnˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> den'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> a dentate state or form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq098"> an angular projection of a margin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denti-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denti-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq592">a word element meaning ‘tooth’, as in <em>dentiform</em>.</span></div> Also, (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">dent-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, combining form of <em>dens</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denticle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denticle</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntɪkl/ (<em>say</em> 'dentikl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">a small tooth or tooth-like part.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>denticulus</em>, diminutive of <em>dens</em> tooth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denticulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denticulate</span></header><div>/dɛnˈtɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> den'tikyuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> finely dentate, as a leaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq552"> <em class="label">Biology</em> finely notched or toothed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq652"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> having dentils.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">denticulated</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Latin <em>denticulātus</em> having small teeth. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denticulately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denticulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denticulation</span></header><div>/dɛntɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dentikyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq826"> a denticulate state or form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq066"> a denticle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq029"> a series of denticles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentiform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentiform</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'dentuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">having the form of a tooth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentifrice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentifrice</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntəfrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dentuhfruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">a powder, paste, or other preparation for cleaning the teeth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>dentifricium</em> tooth powder. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019588" href="entry://denti-%23bigmac000019588"><span class="smallcaps">denti-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028611" href="entry://friction%23bigmac000028611"><span class="smallcaps">friction</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dentil" src="word_pronunciations/06430.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛntl/ (<em>say</em> 'dentl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">one of a series of small rectangular blocks arranged like a row of teeth, as in the lower part of a cornice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dentille</em> (obsolete), feminine diminutive of <em>dent</em> tooth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentilabial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentilabial</span></header><div>/dɛntiˈleɪbiəl/ (<em>say</em> dentee'laybeeuhl) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040852" href="entry://labiodental%23bigmac000040852"><strong>labiodental</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentilingual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentilingual</span><z><span target_id="c9TVWu2P5v">adj.</span><span target_id="KUWnp3N1w4">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɛntiˈlɪŋgwəl/ (<em>say</em> dentee'linggwuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="c9TVWu2P5v"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq689"> (of speech sounds) uttered with the tongue at the teeth, as the <em>th</em> in <em>thin</em> and <em>this</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KUWnp3N1w4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq996"> a dentilingual sound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dentine" src="word_pronunciations/06431.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛntin/ (<em>say</em> 'denteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">the hard calcareous tissue beneath the enamel of the crown of the tooth and beneath the cementum of the root of the tooth. It contains less organic substance than cementum or bone and forms the greatest part of a tooth.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">dentin</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019588" href="entry://denti-%23bigmac000019588"><span class="smallcaps">dent(i)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dentinal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentiphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentiphone</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dentuhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004498" href="entry://audiphone%23bigmac000004498"><strong>audiphone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentirostral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentirostral</span></header><div>/dɛntiˈrɒstrəl/ (<em>say</em> dentee'rostruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">having a tooth-like or notched projection on the bill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dentist" src="word_pronunciations/06433.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛntəst/ (<em>say</em> 'dentuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">someone whose profession is dentistry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dentiste</em>, from <em>dent</em> tooth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentistry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentistry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dentistry" src="word_pronunciations/06432.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛntəstri/ (<em>say</em> 'dentuhstree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">the science or art dealing with the prevention and treatment of oral disease, especially in relation to the health of the body as a whole, and including such operations as the filling and crowning of teeth, the construction of dentures, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dentition" src="word_pronunciations/06434.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛnˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> den'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> the growing of teeth; teething.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> the kind, number, and arrangement of the teeth of an animal, including humans.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dentītio</em> teething]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentoid</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dentoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">like a tooth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac40723046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denton</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntən/ (<em>say</em> 'dentuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq286"> <strong>Andrew Christopher</strong>, born 1960, Australian comedian and television presenter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq184"> his father, <strong>Kit</strong> (<em>Arnold Christopher Denton</em>), 1929–97, Australian author and broadcaster, born in Britain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denture</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denture" src="word_pronunciations/06435.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'denchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">an artificial restoration of several teeth (<strong>partial denture</strong>) or of all the teeth of either jaw (<strong>full denture</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>dent</em> tooth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denuclearise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denuclearise</span></header><div>/diˈnjukliəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'nyoohkleeuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denuclearised</strong>, <strong class="bold">denuclearising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> to remove nuclear arms from (an army, nation, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> to prohibit the use of nuclear arms in (a nation, etc.).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">denuclearize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>denuclearisation</strong> /diˌnjukliəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.nyoohkleeuhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denumerable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denumerable</span></header><div>/dəˈnjumərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'nyoohmuhruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">(of a set) finite or countable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denunciate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denunciate</span></header><div>/dəˈnʌnsieɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'nunseeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denunciated</strong>, <strong class="bold">denunciating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">to denounce; condemn openly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēnuntiātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denunciator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>denunciatory</strong>, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denunciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denunciation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of denunciation" src="word_pronunciations/06438.mp3"></audio></span>/dənʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhnunsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq095"> a denouncing as evil; open and vehement condemnation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq008"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> notice of the termination of an international agreement or part thereof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq357"> announcement of impending evil; threat; warning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denunciatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denunciatory</span></header><div>/dəˈnʌnsiətəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'nunseeuhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">characterised by or given to denunciation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">denunciative</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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denut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123119336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">denut</span></header><div>/diˈnʌt/ (<em>say</em> dee'nut) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denutted</strong>, <strong class="bold">denutting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">to take the nuts from; especially with reference to removing coconuts from coconut palms as a safety measure in populated areas.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>denutting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac412859867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denver</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnvə/ (<em>say</em> 'denvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">a city in the US, the capital of Colorado, in the central part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deny</span><z><span target_id="IdmSK8aJOe">v.t.</span><span target_id="oc4RsdZylb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deny" src="word_pronunciations/06439.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'nuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IdmSK8aJOe"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">denied</strong>, <strong class="bold">denying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> to assert the negative of; declare not to be true: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I deny that, and anyway, I won’t do it again.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david foster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> to refuse to believe (a doctrine, etc.); reject as false or erroneous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq740"> to refuse to grant (a claim, request, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq977"> to refuse to recognise or acknowledge; disown; disavow; repudiate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq141"> to refuse access to (one visited).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to refuse to accept.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq439"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to refuse (to do something).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oc4RsdZylb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">deny oneself</strong>, to exercise self-denial: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It will not reduce air pollution if I deny myself the use of a motor car.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">charles birch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>denye</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>dénier</em>, from Latin <em>dēnegāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deniable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denys
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denys</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'denuhs), /dəˈni/ (<em>say</em> duh'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019555" href="entry://Denis%23bigmac000019555"><strong>Denis<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac723347080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deo</span></header><div>/ˈdioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'deeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">deodorant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deontology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deontology</span></header><div>/diɒnˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> deeon'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">a theory of ethics based on the notion that actions must be founded in duty and moral obligation supported by universal law (opposed to <em>consequentialism</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>deon</em> that which is binding or needful (present participle neuter of <em>dein</em> bind) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deontological</strong> /diˌɒntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> dee.ontuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deontologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deorbit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deorbit</span><z><span target_id="RNqpGiuuep">v.i.</span><span target_id="AXJ2qkYbKt">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/diˈɔbət/ (<em>say</em> dee'awbuht) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Aerospace</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RNqpGiuuep">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> to deliberately move out of orbit, usually to return to earth.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AXJ2qkYbKt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq461"> to cause to move out of orbit deliberately.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deoxy-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deoxy-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq324">a prefix used in forming names of chemical compounds, and denoting the absence of oxygen from a certain position of a molecule, as <em>deoxyribonucleic acid</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deoxygenate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deoxygenate</span></header><div>/diˈɒksədʒəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'oksuhjuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deoxygenated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deoxygenating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">to remove oxygen from.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deoxygenation</strong> /diˌɒksəgəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.oksuhguh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deoxygenise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deoxygenise</span></header><div>/diˈɒksədʒənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'oksuhjuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deoxygenised</strong>, <strong class="bold">deoxygenising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">to deoxygenate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deoxygenize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deoxyribonuclease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deoxyribonuclease</span></header><div>/diˌɒksiˌraɪboʊˈnjuklieɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee.oksee.ruyboh'nyoohkleeayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">any enzyme which will catalyse the hydrolysis of deoxyribonucleic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091505" href="entry://oxygen%23bigmac000091505"><span class="smallcaps">oxy(gen)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063456" href="entry://ribose%23bigmac000063456"><span class="smallcaps">ribo(se)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051341" href="entry://nuclease%23bigmac000051341"><span class="smallcaps">nuclease</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deoxyribose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deoxyribose</span></header><div>/diˌɒksiˈraɪboʊz/ (<em>say</em> dee.oksee'ruybohz), /-boʊs/ (<em>say</em> -bohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a pentose sugar, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, which in its dextrorotatory form is present in combined form in deoxyribonucleic acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dep</span><z><span target_id="tMvmwFGGjf">n.</span><span target_id="PX211VEUcj">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɛp/ (<em>say</em> dep) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tMvmwFGGjf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> a deputy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PX211VEUcj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq400"> (<strong class="bold">depped</strong>, <strong class="bold">depping</strong>) to act as a deputy: <em class="example">I was depping for the pianist at the jazz club.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dep.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dep.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> departs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq493"> departure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq889"> deposit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq692"> depot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq66"> deputy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depart</span><z><span target_id="42fKm1t64Z">v.i.</span><span target_id="xFS1zyHHwQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="x49Nmvv7v2">n.</span><span target_id="OkcWXR1pHA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depart" src="word_pronunciations/06447.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpat/ (<em>say</em> duh'paht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="42fKm1t64Z"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> to go away, as from a place; take one’s leave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq057"> to pass away, as from life or existence.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xFS1zyHHwQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to go away from or leave: <em class="example">to depart this life.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x49Nmvv7v2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> departure; death.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OkcWXR1pHA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">depart from</strong>, to turn aside or away from; diverge from; deviate from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>departe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>departir</em>, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>partir</em> leave, divide (from Latin <em>partīre</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>departing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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departed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">departed</span><z><span target_id="AM0GDVwpo3">adj.</span><span target_id="E9XsiP2QgM">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈpatəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'pahtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AM0GDVwpo3"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> deceased; dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq686"> gone; past.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E9XsiP2QgM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq995"> <strong>the departed</strong>, the dead person or persons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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department
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">department</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of department" src="word_pronunciations/06446.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'pahtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq645"> a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organised system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> a division of official business or duties or functions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq978"> one of the (large) districts into which a country, as France, is divided for administrative purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq421"> one of the principal branches of a governmental organisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq441"> one of the sections of a school, college, or university dealing with a particular field of knowledge: <em class="example">the department of English.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq841"> a section of a retail store selling a particular class or kind of goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq729"> a sphere or province of activity, knowledge, or responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq914"> an aspect of a person: <em class="example">a bit light in the brains department; </em><em class="example">has what it takes in the legs department.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French <em>département</em>, from Old French <em>departire</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093790" href="entry://depart%23bigmac000093790"><span class="smallcaps">depart</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>departmental</strong> /ˌdipatˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> .deepaht'mentl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>departmentally</strong> /ˌdipatˈmɛntəli/ (<em>say</em> .deepaht'mentuhlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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departmentalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">departmentalise</span></header><div>/ˌdipatˈmɛntəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> .deepaht'mentuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">departmentalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">departmentalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">to divide into departments.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">departmentalize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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departmentalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">departmentalism</span></header><div>/ˌdipatˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .deepaht'mentuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq365"> division into departments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq764"> advocacy of or strict adherence to such a division.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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departure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">departure</span></header><div>/dəˈpatʃə/ (<em>say</em> duh'pahchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> a going away; a setting out or starting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> divergence or deviation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq741"> the distance due east or west made by a ship when sailing on any course.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq785"> a datum point from which a vessel takes a course away from land.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq714"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> decease or death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depasture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depasture</span><z><span target_id="mx10mguDIs">v.t.</span><span target_id="iR94majKLy">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈpastʃə/ (<em>say</em> dee'pahschuh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">depastured</strong>, <strong class="bold">depasturing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mx10mguDIs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> to consume the produce of (land) as pasture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> to pasture (cattle).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iR94majKLy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq501"> to graze.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depauperate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac448817734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depauperate</span></header><div>/diˈpɔpərət/ (<em>say</em> dee'pawpuhruht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of a plant) stunted from lack of nutrients.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq27"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> reduced in vigour: <em class="example">depauperate fauna.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>depauperatus</em> made poor, from <em>de-</em> + <em>pauper</em> poor] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depauperation</strong> /diˌpɔpəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.pawpuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depend</span><z><span target_id="RXDmI6rQLO">v.i.</span><span target_id="HxFwLTgJlZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depend" src="word_pronunciations/06451.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɛnd/ (<em>say</em> duh'pend) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RXDmI6rQLO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> to rely; trust: <em class="example">you may depend on the accuracy of the report.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> to be conditional or contingent: <em class="example">we might go, but it depends.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq388"> (of a word or other linguistic form) to be subordinate (to another linguistic form in the same construction).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq510"> to hang down; be suspended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq351"> to be undetermined or pending.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HxFwLTgJlZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">depend on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq836"> to rely on: <em class="example">to depend on someone for support.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq797"> to be contingent on: <em class="example">it depends on what happens today.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>depend</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>dependre</em>, from Latin <em>dēpendēre</em> hang upon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depersonalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depersonalise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depersonalise" src="word_pronunciations/06452.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈpɜsənəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'persuhnuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">depersonalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">depersonalising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> to make impersonal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> to cause an individual to experience their personality and/or body as unreal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> to cause an individual to feel non-human, a cog in an impersonal machine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">depersonalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>depersonalisation</strong> /diˌpɜsənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.persuhnuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depict</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depict" src="word_pronunciations/06453.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɪkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'pikt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> to represent by or as by painting; portray; delineate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> to represent in words; describe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēpictus</em>, past participle, portrayed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depicter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depiction</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depictive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depicture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depicture</span></header><div>/dəˈpɪktʃə/ (<em>say</em> duh'pikchuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">depictured</strong>, <strong class="bold">depicturing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">to picture; depict.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depilate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depilate</span></header><div>/ˈdɛpəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'depuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">depilated</strong>, <strong class="bold">depilating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">to remove the hair from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēpilātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depilation</strong> /dɛpəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depilatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depilatory</span><z><span target_id="Y4BcCqVnUz">adj.</span><span target_id="oxp5VHZfN5">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depilatory" src="word_pronunciations/06454.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɪlətri/ (<em>say</em> duh'piluhtree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Y4BcCqVnUz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> capable of removing hair.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oxp5VHZfN5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq806"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">depilatories</strong>) a depilatory agent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087318" href="entry://depilate%23bigmac000087318"><span class="smallcaps">depilat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052819" href="entry://-ory%23bigmac000052819"><span class="smallcaps">-ory<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /dəˈpɪlətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac34707130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deplane</span></header><div>/diˈpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> dee'playn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">deplaned</strong>, <strong class="bold">deplaning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">to alight from a plane.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deplanement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deplatform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac803672651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deplatform</span></header><div>/diˈplætfɔm/ (<em>say</em> dee'platfawm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">to remove (a speaker, commentator, etc.) from a forum, conference, social media platform, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">de-platform</strong>, <strong class="vs">no-platform</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>deplatforming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deplete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deplete</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deplete" src="word_pronunciations/06455.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈplit/ (<em>say</em> duh'pleet) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">depleted</strong>, <strong class="bold">depleting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">to deprive of that which fills; decrease the fullness of; reduce the stock or amount of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēplētus</em>, past participle, emptied out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depletion</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depletive</strong>, <strong>depletory</strong> /dəˈplitəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'pleetuhree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deplorable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deplorable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deplorable" src="word_pronunciations/06456.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈplɔrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'plawruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> causing or being a subject for grief or regret; sad; lamentable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> causing or being a subject for censure or reproach; bad; wretched.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deplorableness</strong>, <strong>deplorability</strong> /dəplɔrəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhplawruh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deplorably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deplore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deplore</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deplore" src="word_pronunciations/06457.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈplɔ/ (<em>say</em> duh'plaw) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deplored</strong>, <strong class="bold">deploring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">to feel or express deep grief for or in regard to; regret deeply.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēplōrāre</em> bewail] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deplorer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deploring</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deploringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deploy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deploy</span><z><span target_id="MF6F3yXvmv">v.t.</span><span target_id="e8OlNmuo1u">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deploy" src="word_pronunciations/06458.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈplɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'ploy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MF6F3yXvmv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> to spread out (troops or military units) and form an extended front.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq989"> to make careful utilisation of (mineral resources).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="e8OlNmuo1u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq194"> (of military forces) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq916"> to spread out with extended front.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq805"> to move out from a base to a distant arena of battle.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déployer</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>ployer</em>, from Latin <em>plicāre</em> fold] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deployment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deployability</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deployable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deplume
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deplume</span></header><div>/diˈplum/ (<em>say</em> dee'ploohm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deplumed</strong>, <strong class="bold">depluming</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq316"> to deprive of feathers; pluck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> to strip of honour, wealth, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déplumer</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>plume</em> (from Latin <em>plūma</em> feather)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deplumation</strong> /dipluˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deeplooh'mayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depocentre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac943073539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depocentre</span></header><div>/ˈdipoʊsɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'deepohsentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geography</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">the location of the thickest part of a sedimentary deposit in a basin (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005941" href="entry://basin%23mq968">8a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depolarise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depolarise</span></header><div>/diˈpoʊləraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'pohluhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">depolarised</strong>, <strong class="bold">depolarising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">to deprive of polarity or polarisation as in a muscle fibre during excitation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">depolarize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>depolarisation</strong> /diˌpoʊləraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.pohluhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depolariser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depoliticise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depoliticise</span></header><div>/dipəˈlɪtəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> deepuh'lituhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">depoliticised</strong>, <strong class="bold">depoliticising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">to remove from the area of political involvement or influence; to make neutral in a political sense.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">depoliticize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depone</span><z><span target_id="G3C08zyH2W">v.t.</span><span target_id="pHyApTfekE">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈpoʊn/ (<em>say</em> duh'pohn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deponed</strong>, <strong class="bold">deponing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="G3C08zyH2W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq326"> to testify under oath.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pHyApTfekE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq569"> to give testimony.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēpōnere</em> put away or down, Medieval Latin testify. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102470" href="entry://deposit%23bigmac000102470"><span class="smallcaps">deposit</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deponent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deponent</span><z><span target_id="hFUIBkQOZ6">adj.</span><span target_id="gs4mGOaTtT">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈpoʊnənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'pohnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hFUIBkQOZ6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> (of a verb, in Greek and Latin grammar) appearing only in the passive (or Greek middle) voice forms, but with active meaning, as Latin <em>loqui</em> to talk.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gs4mGOaTtT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Law</em> someone who testifies under oath, especially in writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq835"> (in Greek and Latin grammar) a deponent verb.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēpōnens</em>, present participle, laying aside, depositing, Medieval Latin testifying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depopulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depopulate</span></header><div>/diˈpɒpjuleɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'popyoohlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">depopulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">depopulating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">to deprive of inhabitants, wholly or in part, as by destruction or expulsion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēpopulātus</em>, past participle, having laid waste] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depopulation</strong> /dipɒpjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deepopyuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depopulator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depopulate</strong> /diˈpɒpjələt/ (<em>say</em> dee'popyuhluht), /-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deport</span><z><span target_id="oOrBqaIETT">v.t.</span><span target_id="XrwCrFLec9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deport" src="word_pronunciations/06460.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɔt/ (<em>say</em> duh'pawt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oOrBqaIETT"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> to transport forcibly, as to a penal colony or a place of exile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq081"> to expel (an undesirable alien) from a country; banish.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XrwCrFLec9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">deport oneself</strong>, to bear, conduct, or behave oneself in a particular manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déporter</em>, from Latin <em>dēportāre</em> carry away, transport, banish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deportation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deportation</span></header><div>/ˌdipɔˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deepaw'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">the lawful expulsion of undesirable aliens and other persons from a state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deportee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deportee</span></header><div>/ˌdipɔˈti/ (<em>say</em> .deepaw'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">a person in respect of whom a deportation order is enforced.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099633" href="entry://deport%23bigmac000099633"><span class="smallcaps">deport</span></a> (verb) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099459" href="entry://-ee%23bigmac000099459"><span class="smallcaps">-ee</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deportment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deportment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deportment" src="word_pronunciations/06459.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɔtmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'pawtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq700"> manner of bearing; carriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> demeanour; conduct; behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déportement</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deposal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deposal</span></header><div>/dəˈpoʊzəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'pohzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">deposition, as from office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019658" href="entry://depose%23bigmac000019658"><span class="smallcaps">depos(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depose</span><z><span target_id="HSEcZOHDpI">v.t.</span><span target_id="t118qcapev">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depose" src="word_pronunciations/06461.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpoʊz/ (<em>say</em> duh'pohz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deposed</strong>, <strong class="bold">deposing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HSEcZOHDpI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> to remove from office or position, especially high office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq265"> to declare or testify, especially under oath, usually in writing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="t118qcapev">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq222"> to bear witness; give sworn testimony, especially in writing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>depose</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>deposer</em> put down, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>poser</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102819" href="entry://pose%23bigmac000102819"><span class="smallcaps">pose<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deposable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deposer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deposit</span><z><span target_id="L4kE3a44Mp">v.t.</span><span target_id="8NlIz847X4">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deposit" src="word_pronunciations/06465.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɒzət/ (<em>say</em> duh'pozuht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="L4kE3a44Mp"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> to put or lay down; place; put.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq414"> to throw down or precipitate: <em class="example">soil deposited by a river.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq582"> to place for safekeeping or in trust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq367"> to give as security or in part payment.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8NlIz847X4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq904"> anything laid or thrown down, as matter precipitated from a fluid; sediment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq003"> a coating of metal deposited by an electric current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq559"> an accumulation, or occurrence, of ore, oil, etc., of any form or nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq607"> anything laid away or entrusted to another for safekeeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq139"> money placed in a financial institution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq978"> anything given as security or in part payment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēpositus</em>, past participle, put away or down, deposited, Medieval Latin testified. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019652" href="entry://depone%23bigmac000019652"><span class="smallcaps">depone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depositary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depositary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depositary" src="word_pronunciations/06463.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɒzətri/ (<em>say</em> duh'pozuhtree), /-ətəri/ (<em>say</em> -uhtuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">depositaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> someone to whom anything is given in trust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094723" href="entry://depository%23bigmac000094723"><strong>depository</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dēpositārius</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deposition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deposition" src="word_pronunciations/06462.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛpəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depuh'zishuhn), /dipə-/ (<em>say</em> deepuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> removal from an office or position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> the act of depositing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq667"> that which is deposited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq420"> a landform resulting from weathered and eroded material coming to rest or being deposited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq372"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq564"> the giving of testimony under oath.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq930"> the testimony so given: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Immediately there was argument on whether or not the depositions of Kevin Jones should be admitted.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq264"> a statement under oath, taken down in writing, which may be used in court in place of the production of the witness.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac883988162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deposition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Deposition" src="word_pronunciations/06462.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛpəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depuh'zishuhn), /dipə-/ (<em>say</em> deepuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Christianity</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq72"> the removal of Christ’s body from the Cross.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> a representation of this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depositor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depositor</span></header><div>/dəˈpɒzətə/ (<em>say</em> duh'pozuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> someone or something that deposits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq071"> someone who deposits money in a bank or other financial institution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depository
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depository</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depository" src="word_pronunciations/06463.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpɒzətri/ (<em>say</em> duh'pozuhtree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depository" src="word_pronunciations/06464.mp3"></audio></span>/-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">depositories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> a place where anything is deposited or stored for safekeeping; a storehouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> a depositary; trustee.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /dəˈpɒzətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depot" src="word_pronunciations/06466.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛpoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'depoh), <em class="label">US</em> /ˈdipoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'deepoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> a depository; storehouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> a place where buses, trams, trucks, etc., are kept when they are not in service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq479"> <em class="label">Broken Hill</em> a rubbish dump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq124"> <em class="label">US</em> a train station.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dépôt</em>, from Latin <em>dēpositum</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102470" href="entry://deposit%23bigmac000102470"><span class="smallcaps">deposit</span></a> (noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Depp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac925228466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Depp</span></header><div>/dɛp/ (<em>say</em> dep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Johnny</strong> (<em>John Christopher Depp II</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">born 1963, US film and television actor; appeared in television series <em>21 Jump Street</em> (1987–90); films include <em>Edward Scissorhands</em> (1990), <em>What’s Eating Gilbert Grape</em> (1993) and <em>Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</em> (2003).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deprave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deprave</span></header><div>/dəˈpreɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'prayv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">depraved</strong>, <strong class="bold">depraving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">to make morally bad or worse; vitiate; corrupt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deprave</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>dēprāvāre</em> pervert] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depravation</strong> /dɛprəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depruh'vayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depraver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depraved
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depraved</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depraved" src="word_pronunciations/06467.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpreɪvd/ (<em>say</em> duh'prayvd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">corrupt or perverted, especially morally; wicked.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>depravedly</strong> /dəˈpreɪvədli/ (<em>say</em> duh'prayvuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depravity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depravity</span></header><div>/dəˈprævəti/ (<em>say</em> duh'pravuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">depravities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq896"> the state of being depraved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> a depraved act or practice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Theology</em> the innate sinfulness of humankind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deprecate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deprecate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deprecate" src="word_pronunciations/06468.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛprəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'depruhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deprecated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deprecating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">to express earnest disapproval of; urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He said that the use of bad language in the A.I.F. was always deprecated</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sidney j baker</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēprecātus</em>, past participle, having prayed against] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deprecating</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deprecatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deprecation</strong> /dɛprəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depruh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deprecator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deprecated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359724226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deprecated</span><z><span target_id="f0LAddD1aU">v.</span><span target_id="vD8AMOe90Z">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛprəkeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'depruhkaytuhd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="f0LAddD1aU"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100502" href="entry://deprecate%23bigmac000100502"><strong>deprecate</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vD8AMOe90Z">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq624"> disapproved of; scorned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Computers</em> (of software, code, etc.) no longer favoured or supported, and likely to become non-functional.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deprecatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deprecatory</span></header><div>/dɛprəˈkeɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> depruh'kaytuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> of the nature of deprecation; expressing deprecation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq777"> apologetic; expressing apology.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100502" href="entry://deprecate%23bigmac000100502"><span class="smallcaps">deprecat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052819" href="entry://-ory%23bigmac000052819"><span class="smallcaps">-ory<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deprecatorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depreciate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depreciate</span><z><span target_id="1vy7mniTah">v.t.</span><span target_id="n1DfrJZqYg">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depreciate" src="word_pronunciations/06469.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpriʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'preesheeayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depreciate" src="word_pronunciations/06470.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈprisieɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'preeseeayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">depreciated</strong>, <strong class="bold">depreciating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1vy7mniTah">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> to reduce the purchasing value of (money).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq801"> to lessen the value of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>free from all those faults which depreciate so many southern wines</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">philip e muskett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1893</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to identify (a command, software module, etc.) as outmoded but still functional, for which there are preferred alternatives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq055"> to represent as of little value or merit; belittle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="n1DfrJZqYg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq360"> to decline in value: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He said the value of the site might depreciate if the decision was delayed</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dēpretiātus</em> (Medieval Latin <em>dēpreciātus</em>) undervalued, from <em>dē</em> off, away from + <em>pretium</em> price] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depreciable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depreciator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depreciatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depreciatory</span></header><div>/dəˈpriʃiətri/ (<em>say</em> duh'preesheeuhtree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">tending to depreciate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">depreciative</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090684" href="entry://depreciate%23bigmac000090684"><span class="smallcaps">depreciat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052819" href="entry://-ory%23bigmac000052819"><span class="smallcaps">-ory<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depress</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depress" src="word_pronunciations/06477.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈprɛs/ (<em>say</em> duh'pres) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> to lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> to lower in force, vigour, etc.; weaken; make dull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq894"> to lower in amount or value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq733"> to put into a lower position: <em class="example">to depress the muzzle of a gun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq732"> to press down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq946"> (in music) to lower in pitch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>depresse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>depresser</em>, from Latin <em>dēpressus</em>, past participle, pressed down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depressible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depressant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depressant</span><z><span target_id="Uu2XlUTldI">adj.</span><span target_id="E0Xgd6zoUR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depressant" src="word_pronunciations/06474.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈprɛsənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'presuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Uu2XlUTldI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> having the quality of depressing or lowering the vital activities; sedative.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E0Xgd6zoUR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq159"> a sedative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depressed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depressed</span></header><div>/dəˈprɛst/ (<em>say</em> duh'prest) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq973"> dejected; downcast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> pressed down; lower than the general surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq236"> lowered in force, amount, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq616"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> flattened down; broader than high.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq375"> economically backward.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depressing</span></header><div>/dəˈprɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'presing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">causing feelings of sadness and depression.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>depressingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depression</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depression" src="word_pronunciations/06476.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> the act of depressing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> the state of being depressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq340"> a depressed or sunken place or part; a hollow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq968"> dejection of spirits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> a state of despondency characterised by feelings of inadequacy, lowered activity, sadness and pessimism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> a mental disorder characterised by unresponsiveness to stimuli, self-depreciation, delusions of inadequacy and hopelessness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq234"> dullness or inactivity, as of trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq443"> a period during which there is a severe economic decline marked by a significant fall in trade, industrial production, investment, etc., with resulting high unemployment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a low state of vital powers or functional activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq049"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> angular distance below the horizon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq850"> <em class="label">Surveying</em> the angle between a horizontal line and the line from an observer to an object below.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq311"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> an area of low atmospheric pressure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēpressio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Depression</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Depression" src="word_pronunciations/06476.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">the worldwide economic slump of the 1930s, resulting in mass unemployment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Great Depression</strong>. <div class="backshade"> In Australia, <strong>the Depression</strong> caused cuts in both the prices and sales of its mainly rural exports and an end to the overseas borrowing by governments which had financed much of their capital investment during the 1920s. Public spending slumped, setting off a rapid increase in unemployment. The rural industries were in crisis and the downturn spread into manufacturing and service industries. In 1931 the federal and state governments agreed to a strategy that involved cutting government spending, cancelling public works, lowering interest rates, increasing taxation and aiding rural debtors, but the Scullin federal government, rent by division, fell before it could be implemented. In NSW, the Lang government was dismissed by the governor in mid-1932 for suspending interest payments to overseas bond-holders. Male unemployment peaked at about 32 per cent in 1932 and in the financial year 1932–33 wages fell to 80 per cent of the 1929–30 level. Economic recovery, from about 1934–35, was slow, but by the late 1930s manufacturing had revived to pre-1929 levels; mining had also returned to prosperity and some improvements were felt in rural industries. It was only with the stimulus World War II provided during the early 1940s that the economy really recovered.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depressive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depressive</span></header><div>/dəˈprɛsɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'presiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> tending to depress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> characterised by depression, especially mental depression.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095866" href="entry://depress%23bigmac000095866"><span class="smallcaps">depress</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038671" href="entry://-ive%23bigmac000038671"><span class="smallcaps">-ive</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depressively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depressiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depressomotor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depressomotor</span></header><div>/dəˌprɛsoʊˈmoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> duh.presoh'mohtuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em>, <em class="label">Physiology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">causing a retardation of motor activity: <em class="example">depressomotor nerves.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depressor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depressor</span></header><div>/dəˈprɛsə/ (<em>say</em> duh'presuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> someone or something that depresses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Physiology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq451"> a muscle that draws down a part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq780"> Also, <strong class="vs">depressor nerve</strong>. a nerve from the aorta to the centres controlling heart rate and blood pressure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> an instrument for pressing down a protruding part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depressurise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depressurise</span></header><div>/diˈprɛʃəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'preshuhruyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">depressurised</strong>, <strong class="bold">depressurising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">to reduce pressure inside a contained space as the cabin of a jet plane with malfunctioning air pressure control, or a decompression chamber, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">depressurize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>depressurisation</strong> /diˌprɛʃəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.preshuhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deprivation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deprivation</span></header><div>/dɛprəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depruh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> the act of depriving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> the fact of being deprived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq499"> Also, <strong class="vs">deprival</strong> /dəˈpraɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'pruyvuhl). dispossession; loss; bereavement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq700"> the lack of something considered a normal and necessary part of life, usually with consequences detrimental to health, wellbeing, etc.; privation: <em class="example">sleep deprivation.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>deprivation-</em>, stem of <em>deprivatio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deprive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deprive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deprive" src="word_pronunciations/06479.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpraɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'pruyv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deprived</strong>, <strong class="bold">depriving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> to divest of something possessed or enjoyed; dispossess; strip; bereave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> to keep (a person, etc.) from possessing or enjoying something withheld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq247"> to remove (an ecclesiastic) from a benefice; to remove from office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deprive</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>depriver</em>, from <em>priver</em>, from Latin <em>prīvāre</em> deprive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deprivable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depriver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deprival</strong> /dəˈpraɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'pruyvuhl), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derbent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derbent</span></header><div>/dɪəˈbjɛnt/ (<em>say</em> dear'byent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a seaport in the southern Russia in Dagestan, on the Caspian Sea; founded in the 6th century by the Persians.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derbrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac375038802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derbrain</span></header><div>/ˈdɜbreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'derbrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">a foolish or stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019690" href="entry://der%23bigmac000019690"><span class="smallcaps">der</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102009" href="entry://brain%23bigmac000102009"><span class="smallcaps">brain</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derby<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZjxBuVMIMd">n.</span><span target_id="brDsonBtsh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derby" src="word_pronunciations/06487.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derby" src="word_pronunciations/06486.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɜbi/ (<em>say</em> 'derbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZjxBuVMIMd"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">derbies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> an important horserace or sporting contest, usually specified as to type or location: <em class="example">an athletics derby; </em><em class="example">the Melbourne derby.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq712"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069853" href="entry://soapbox%20derby%23bigmac000069853"><strong>soapbox derby</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="brDsonBtsh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq912"> <strong class="phr">local derby</strong>, any sporting contest between teams from the same area.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094160" href="entry://Derby%23bigmac000094160"><span class="smallcaps">Derby<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094160" href="entry://Derby%23mq734">1</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac497911510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derby<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derby" src="word_pronunciations/06486.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɜbi/ (<em>say</em> 'derbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">derbies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a stiff felt hat with rounded crown and brim; bowler.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Derby</em>, British town, shire and earldom; thought to be invented by Edward Coke whose family were landowners in Derbyshire]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derbys.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derbys.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq753">Derbyshire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derbyshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derbyshire</span></header><div>/ˈdabiʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahbeeshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a county in central England; includes the city of Derby which became a unitary district in 1997. 2606 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Matlock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Derby</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derecognise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derecognise</span></header><div>/diˈrɛkəgnaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'rekuhgnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">derecognised</strong>, <strong class="bold">derecognising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> to withdraw political recognition from: <em class="example">to derecognise a foreign government.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq491"> to withdraw official approval or recognition of: <em class="example">to derecognise an educational institution.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">derecognize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deregister
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deregister</span></header><div>/diˈrɛdʒəstə/ (<em>say</em> dee'rejuhstuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">to remove from a register, especially one which is an index of professional competence: <em class="example">the government threatened to deregister the union.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deregistration</strong> /diˌrɛdʒəsˈtreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.rejuhs'trayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deregulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deregulate</span></header><div>/diˈrɛgjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'regyuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deregulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deregulating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">to remove the inhibiting restraints of government regulation from (a commercial enterprise).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deregulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deregulation</span></header><div>/dirɛgjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deeregyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">the removal of regulations, especially government regulations, that restrict certain types of activity in the market with the intention of increasing efficiency by permitting free competition and removing the factors that distort normal economic activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deregulator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deregulator</span></header><div>/diˈrɛgjuleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> dee'regyoohlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> someone or something that deregulates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> a person who is committed to the political and economic policy of deregulation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deregulatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derelict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derelict</span><z><span target_id="E5KH2hppFc">adj.</span><span target_id="ldN3gJHmL4">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derelict" src="word_pronunciations/06489.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛrəlɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'deruhlikt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="E5KH2hppFc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> left or abandoned, as by the owner or guardian (said especially of a ship abandoned at sea).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> neglected; dilapidated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq84"> guilty of lack of care for one’s obligations; remiss: <em class="example">derelict in one’s duty.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ldN3gJHmL4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq902"> personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq489"> a ship abandoned at sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq757"> a person forsaken or abandoned, especially by society.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dērelictus</em>, past participle, forsaken utterly; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019705" href="#mq84">3</a> US (1860s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dereliction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dereliction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dereliction" src="word_pronunciations/06488.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛrəˈlɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> deruh'likshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> culpable neglect, as of duty; delinquency; fault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> the act of abandoning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq803"> the state of being abandoned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derequisition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derequisition</span><z><span target_id="wExzTu4dUd">n.</span><span target_id="t0XrEp0CgR">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˌdirɛkwəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deerekwuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wExzTu4dUd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> the return from military to civilian control.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="t0XrEp0CgR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq299"> to return to civilian control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derestricted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derestricted</span></header><div>/dirəˈstrɪktəd/ (<em>say</em> deeruh'striktuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">(of a road, area, etc.) away from built-up areas, where motorists may drive at speeds up to the maximum permitted on roads.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derg</span></header><div>/dɜg/ (<em>say</em> derg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> <strong>Lough</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Derg" src="word_pronunciations/13805.mp3"></audio></span>/lɒk/ (<em>say</em> lok), the largest and lowest lake on the Shannon River, Republic of Ireland, dividing County Tipperary from Galway and Clare. 39 km long and averaging 3 km in width.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq646"> a small lake in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derisible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derisible</span></header><div>/dəˈrɪzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'rizuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">subject to or worthy of derision.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derision</span></header><div>/dəˈrɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> duh'rizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> the act of deriding; ridicule; mockery: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Some of the girls would send after them shouts of derision mingled with disappointment.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jessica anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq538"> an object of ridicule: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was a good player, but his music was a puzzle and a derision to Jonah, for his tastes were classical</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">louis stone</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1911</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dērīsio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deprived
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deprived</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deprived" src="word_pronunciations/06478.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpraɪvd/ (<em>say</em> duh'pruyvd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">(especially of children) without certain benefits of money or social class; lacking educational opportunities, parental affection, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deprogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac58840658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deprogram</span></header><div>/diˈproʊgræm/ (<em>say</em> dee'prohgram) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deprogrammed</strong>, <strong class="bold">deprogramming</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">to reverse the influence of a process of religious, political, or other indoctrination on (someone).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deprogramming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deprogrammer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dept
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dept</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq546">department.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depth</span><z><span target_id="Cd3Mi5B4nU">n.</span><span target_id="MKLfw9t2At">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of depth" src="word_pronunciations/06480.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛpθ/ (<em>say</em> depth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Cd3Mi5B4nU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq332"> measure or distance downwards, inwards, or backwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> deepness, as of water, suited to or safe for a person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq907"> abstruseness, as of a subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq994"> gravity; seriousness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq816"> emotional profundity: <em class="example">depth of woe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq623"> (<em>plural</em>) a low intellectual or moral condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq344"> intensity, as of silence, colour, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq870"> lowness of pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq215"> extent of intellectual penetration, sagacity, or profundity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq335"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a deep part or place, as of the sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq087"> an unfathomable space, or abyss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq988"> the remotest or extreme part, as of space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq390"> a deep or underlying region, as of feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq026"> the part of greatest intensity, as of night or winter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq241"> (in team sports) a high level of skill based on the inclusion of a good number of relatively skilled players rather than just one or two outstanding players.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MKLfw9t2At">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">beyond </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s depth</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq423"> in water too deep for one to touch the bottom.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq526"> involved in matters beyond one’s capacity or understanding.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">in depth</strong>, intensively; thoroughly: <em class="example">he studied the subject in depth.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>depth</em>(<em>e</em>), from <em>dep-</em> (Old English <em>dēop</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104087" href="entry://deep%23bigmac000104087"><span class="smallcaps">deep</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075810" href="entry://-th%23bigmac000075810"><span class="smallcaps">-th<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depurate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depurate</span><z><span target_id="jKXRw9Z3Lf">v.t.</span><span target_id="9QyaSyRNVQ">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛpjəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'depyuhrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">depurated</strong>, <strong class="bold">depurating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Medicine</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jKXRw9Z3Lf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> to make free from impurities; purify; cleanse: <em class="example">to depurate the blood.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9QyaSyRNVQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq042"> to become cleansed or purified.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dēpūrātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depuration</strong> /dɛpjəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depyuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>depurator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depurative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depurative</span><z><span target_id="5PB7u3C63r">adj.</span><span target_id="IOxgGnUzL4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛpjəreɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'depyuhraytiv), /ˈdɛpjərətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'depyuhruhtiv) <em class="label">Medicine</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5PB7u3C63r">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> serving to depurate; purifying.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IOxgGnUzL4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq332"> a depurative agent or substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deputation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deputation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deputation" src="word_pronunciations/06481.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛpjuˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> depyooh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> appointment to represent or act for another or others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq167"> the person or (usually) body of persons so appointed or authorised.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099752" href="entry://delegation%23bigmac000099752"><strong>delegation</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099752" href="entry://delegation%23mq414">4</a>). <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>deputacion</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depute</span></header><div>/dəˈpjut/ (<em>say</em> duh'pyooht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deputed</strong>, <strong class="bold">deputing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> to appoint as one’s substitute or agent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> to assign (a charge, etc.) to a deputy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>depute</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>deputer</em>, from Late Latin <em>dēputāre</em> destine, allot, Latin count as, reckon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deputise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deputise</span><z><span target_id="xvENeQrrre">v.t.</span><span target_id="Js3ujKnCXX">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deputise" src="word_pronunciations/06482.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛpjətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'depyuhtuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deputised</strong>, <strong class="bold">deputising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xvENeQrrre">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> to appoint as a deputy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The gates were only half-open, held that way by Mr Bell, the owner of the bicycle shop, who had been deputised to keep gate control.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">james aldridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Js3ujKnCXX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq567"> to act as a deputy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Those who knew most … said that His Excellency was confined with a severe cold, and that this was Colonel Featherstonhaugh come to deputize for him</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deputize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deputy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deputy</span><z><span target_id="z10XuuR3Sy">n.</span><span target_id="qmVVxu79FC">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deputy" src="word_pronunciations/06483.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛpjəti/ (<em>say</em> 'depyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z10XuuR3Sy"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deputies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> a person appointed or authorised to act for another or others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> a person appointed or elected as assistant to a public official as a councillor or (US) a sheriff, serving as successor in the event of a vacancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq753"> a person representing a constituency in any of certain legislative bodies, as in the French Chamber of Deputies.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qmVVxu79FC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq036"> acting as deputy for another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>depute</em>, from Old French, properly past participle of <em>deputer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099783" href="entry://depute%23bigmac000099783"><span class="smallcaps">depute</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deputyship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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der
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">der</span><z><span target_id="y3AqquLKGK">interj.</span><span target_id="JzsJJziYUp">adj.</span><span target_id="85tSQgTSd5">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɜ/ (<em>say</em> der) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="y3AqquLKGK">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> (an exclamation of feigned and exaggerated stupidity used to mock someone who has said something considered so obvious that to say it demonstrates stupidity.)</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JzsJJziYUp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq486"> blatantly stupid.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="85tSQgTSd5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq695"> a stupid person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">derr</strong>, <strong class="vs">duh</strong>, <strong class="vs">dur</strong>, <strong class="vs">doy</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the interjection used when thinking of what to say, similar to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024335" href="entry://er%23bigmac000024335"><span class="smallcaps">er</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099116" href="entry://um%23bigmac000099116"><span class="smallcaps">um</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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der.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">der.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> derivation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> derivative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> derived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deracinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deracinate</span></header><div>/dəˈræsəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'rasuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deracinated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deracinating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déraciner</em> (from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>racine</em>, from Latin <em>rādix</em> root) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deracination</strong> /dəræsəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhrasuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deraign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deraign</span></header><div>/dəˈreɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'rayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">to dispose troops for (battle).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">darraign</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>dereyne</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>deraisnier</em> render an account of, explain, defend, from <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>raisnier</em> discourse, plead, from <em>raison</em>, from Latin <em>ratio</em> reckoning. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088100" href="entry://arraign%23bigmac000088100"><span class="smallcaps">arraign</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deraignment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derail</span><z><span target_id="r3WAb8WQpc">v.t.</span><span target_id="cwIM4Yo5yO">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derail" src="word_pronunciations/06484.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈreɪl/ (<em>say</em> dee'rayl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="r3WAb8WQpc"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> to cause (a train, etc.) to run off the rails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> to cause (a project) to come to grief.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cwIM4Yo5yO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq848"> (of a train, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dérailler</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>rail</em> rail, from English. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104304" href="entry://rail%23bigmac000104304"><span class="smallcaps">rail<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>derailment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derailleur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derailleur</span></header><div>/diˈreɪlə/ (<em>say</em> dee'rayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">a gear mechanism on a pushbike which derails a chain from one sprocket and re-rails it onto another, thus allowing a number of possible combinations of front and rear sprockets, all providing different gear ratios.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, a disengaging device]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derange</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derange" src="word_pronunciations/06485.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> duh'raynj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deranged</strong>, <strong class="bold">deranging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> to unsettle the reason of; make insane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> to disturb the condition, action, or functions of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to throw into disorder; make a mess of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déranger</em>, Old French <em>desrengier</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>rengier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104313" href="entry://range%23bigmac000104313"><span class="smallcaps">range</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deranged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deranged</span></header><div>/dəˈreɪndʒd/ (<em>say</em> duh'raynjd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq445"> disordered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> insane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derangement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derangement</span></header><div>/dəˈreɪndʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'raynjmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq901"> the act of deranging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq010"> disarrangement; disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq918"> mental disorder; insanity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatophilosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856049714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatophilosis</span></header><div>/ˌdɜmətoʊfəˈloʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> .dermuhtohfuh'lohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">a form of bacterial dermatitis prevalent in the tropics, affecting a wide range of hosts but, in domesticated animals, affecting sheep, cattle, and horses most commonly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019724" href="entry://dermato-%23bigmac000019724"><span class="smallcaps">dermato-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056116" href="entry://-phil%23bigmac000056116"><span class="smallcaps">-phil</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatophyte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatophyte</span></header><div>/ˈdɜmətoʊˌfaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuhtoh.fuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">any fungus parasitic on the skin and causing a skin disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatoplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatoplasty</span></header><div>/ˈdɜmətoʊˌplæsti/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuhtoh.plastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dermatoplasties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> plastic surgery of the skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> an instance of such surgery.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069208" href="entry://skin%20grafting%23bigmac000069208"><strong>skin grafting</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dermatoplastic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatosis</span></header><div>/dɜməˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> dermuh'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dermatoses</strong> /dɜməˈtoʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> dermuh'tohseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">any disease of the skin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermis</span></header><div>/ˈdɜməs/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019721" href="entry://derma%23bigmac000019721"><strong>derma</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; abstracted from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087055" href="entry://epidermis%23bigmac000087055"><span class="smallcaps">epidermis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dermic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermo</span></header><div>/ˈdɜmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dermoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">dermatitis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermoid</span><z><span target_id="addwpHcnDD">adj.</span><span target_id="TjegE9GtoV">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɜmɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dermoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="addwpHcnDD"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> skin-like; dermatoid.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TjegE9GtoV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a congenital cyst containing hair, skin, teeth, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermosol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549854422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermosol</span></header><div>/ˈdɜməsɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuhsol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">(in Australian soil taxonomy) a soil type with a strongly structured B horizon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019724" href="entry://dermato-%23bigmac000019724"><span class="smallcaps">derm(ato-)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac679217266" href="entry://-sol%23bigmac679217266"><span class="smallcaps">-sol</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dernancourt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621490965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dernancourt</span></header><div>/dɜnɒ̃ˈkɔ/ (<em>say</em> dernon'kaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a small town in northern France, in Picardy, near Villers-Bretonneux; destroyed in April 1918 in the battle between Allied and German forces to hold Villers-Bretonneux. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Aerial photograph of Dernancourt taken during World War I with a road intersection marked with a map reference. The Albert&amp;#8211;Amiens railway line is running parallel to the road.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Dernancourt_A01058.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">With the launching of the Spring Offensive in March 1918, German forces advancing back across the Somme needed to take the vital areas of <strong>Dernancourt</strong> and Villers-Bretonneux to reach their initial objective of Amiens. Australian troops were commanded to defend both. German attempts from 28 March to penetrate the Allied line culminated in an attack on Australian positions at Dernancourt on 5 April 1918. In intense fighting, the Australian 12th and 13th brigades withstood what official war historian Charles Bean described as ‘the strongest attack made against Australian troops in that war’ to repulse the German assault and hold the village.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dero</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dero" src="word_pronunciations/06500.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'deroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a vagrant, especially one with an unkempt or unhealthy appearance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">derro</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019705" href="entry://derelict%23bigmac000019705"><span class="smallcaps">derelict</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DeRoburt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DeRoburt</span></header><div>/dərɒˈbɛə/ (<em>say</em> duhro'bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hammer</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">1922–92, Nauruan politician; became head chief in 1965; first president after independence 1968–76; 1978–89.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derog.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derog.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> derogative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> derogatory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derogate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derogate</span><z><span target_id="AK7YHEYCCg">v.t.</span><span target_id="f95557NdYy">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛrəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deruhgayt) <em class="label">Rare</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AK7YHEYCCg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> (<strong class="bold">derogated</strong>, <strong class="bold">derogating</strong>) to belittle or disparage.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="f95557NdYy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">derogate from</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq612"> to detract from, as from authority, estimation, etc.: <em class="example">to fail will derogate from one’s work as leader.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq449"> to degenerate from: <em class="example">to derogate from one’s previous good character.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dērogātus</em>, past participle, repealed, taken or detracted from] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>derogation</strong> /dɛrəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deruh'gayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derogative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derogative</span></header><div>/dəˈrɒgətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'roguhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">lessening; belittling; derogatory.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>derogatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derogatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derogatory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derogatory" src="word_pronunciations/06496.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɒgətri/ (<em>say</em> duh'roguhtree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derogatory" src="word_pronunciations/06497.mp3"></audio></span>/-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">tending to derogate or detract, as from authority or estimation; disparaging; depreciatory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090766" href="entry://derogate%23bigmac000090766"><span class="smallcaps">derogat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052819" href="entry://-ory%23bigmac000052819"><span class="smallcaps">-ory<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>derogatorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>derogatoriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /dəˈrɒgətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697349932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derp</span></header><div>/dɜp/ (<em>say</em> derp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">a stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Mr <em>Derp</em>, a character in the US television animated sitcom <em>South Park</em> (commenced 1997), who failed as the acting chef] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>derpy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac932967604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derps</span></header><div>/dɜps/ (<em>say</em> derps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq78">underpants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000079793" href="entry://underpants%23bigmac000079793"><span class="smallcaps">(un)derp(ant)s</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202281402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derr</span></header><div>/dɜ/ (<em>say</em> der) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019690" href="entry://der%23bigmac000019690"><strong>der</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derrick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derrick</span><z><span target_id="ACNjPyEhzj">n.</span><span target_id="7ksOSqhpse">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derrick" src="word_pronunciations/06498.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'derik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ACNjPyEhzj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq973"> any of various devices for lifting and moving heavy weights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> the tower-like framework over an oil well or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq949"> a crane, usually stationary, carrying lifting tackle at the end of a boom or jib.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7ksOSqhpse">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq109"> to move (the jib of a crane).</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the obsolete sense of ’hangman, a hanging, a gallows’ by association with <em>Derrick</em>, a hangman at Tyburn, London, about 1600]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derrick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derrick</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Derrick" src="word_pronunciations/06498.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'derik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> <strong>Thomas Currie</strong> (‘<em>Diver</em>’), 1914–45, Australian soldier noted for bravery during World War II; awarded the Victoria Cross 1945.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> <strong>Edward Holbrook</strong>, 1898–1976, Australian pioneer medical researcher, especially in tropical medicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derisive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derisive</span></header><div>/dəˈraɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'ruysiv), /dəˈrɪzɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'riziv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> characterised by derision; ridiculing; mocking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq056"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089133" href="entry://derisory%23bigmac000089133"><strong>derisory</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>derisively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>derisiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The traditional distinction is that <em>derisive</em> means ‘conveying derision’ and <em>derisory</em> ‘inviting derision’, but many writers no longer follow this usage and use the words interchangeably.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derisory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derisory</span></header><div>/dəˈraɪzəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'ruyzuhree), /dəˈraɪsəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'ruysuhree), /dəˈrɪzəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'rizuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> inviting derision; laughable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090667" href="entry://derisive%23bigmac000090667"><strong>derisive</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097865" href="entry://derision%23bigmac000097865"><span class="smallcaps">deris(ion)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052819" href="entry://-ory%23bigmac000052819"><span class="smallcaps">-ory<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deriv
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deriv</span></header><div>/dəˈrɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'riv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019717" href="entry://derivative%23bigmac000019717"><strong>derivative</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019717" href="entry://derivative%23mq164">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deriv.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deriv.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> derivation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq329"> derivative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq911"> derive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq661"> derived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derivate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derivate</span><z><span target_id="L6q0oJjwhJ">n.</span><span target_id="ZsmgJndwTB">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛrəvət/ (<em>say</em> 'deruhvuht), /-veɪt/ (<em>say</em> -vayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L6q0oJjwhJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq580"> something derived; a derivative.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZsmgJndwTB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq139"> derived.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090668" href="entry://derive%23bigmac000090668"><span class="smallcaps">deriv(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derivation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derivation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derivation" src="word_pronunciations/06491.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛrəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deruh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> the act of deriving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> the state of being derived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq581"> origination or origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq745"> that which is derived; derivative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq904"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> differentiation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq629"> the process of composing new words by the addition of prefixes or suffixes to already existing root words, as <em>atomic</em> from <em>atom</em>, <em>hardness</em> from <em>hard</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq851"> the systematic description of such processes in a particular language, as contrasted with <em>inflection</em> which consists of adding prefixes, infixes, or suffixes to make a different form of the same word: <em>hardness</em> is an example of derivation; <em>harder</em> of inflection.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq923"> such processes collectively or in general.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq528"> the history of a word from its earliest known form.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>derivational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derivative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derivative</span><z><span target_id="jl5krMXPcr">adj.</span><span target_id="6wwNYK3LtH">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derivative" src="word_pronunciations/06492.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɪvətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'rivuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jl5krMXPcr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> imitative of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> derived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq497"> not original or primitive; secondary.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6wwNYK3LtH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq462"> something derived or derivative.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a form derived from another: <em>atomic</em> is a derivative of <em class="example">atom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a substance or compound made from, or structurally related to, another substance or compound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq320"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq147"> the instantaneous rate of change of a function with respect to the variable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq710"> the linear function which best approximates a given function in the vicinity of a given point.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> a financial instrument or asset, the value of which is derived from a link to some other investment or asset, such as a future contract, option contract, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>derivatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derive</span><z><span target_id="ED7hlyBa1Y">v.t.</span><span target_id="Xlp7vFO6AC">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derive" src="word_pronunciations/06493.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈraɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'ruyv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">derived</strong>, <strong class="bold">deriving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ED7hlyBa1Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to receive or obtain from a source or origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq177"> to trace, as from a source or origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq432"> to obtain by reasoning; deduce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq499"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to produce (a compound) from another by chemical substitution, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Xlp7vFO6AC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq030"> to come from a source; originate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dériver</em>, from Latin <em>dērīvāre</em> lead off] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>derivable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deriver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derma</span></header><div>/ˈdɜmə/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq071"> the corium or true skin, beneath the epidermis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> the skin in general.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: skin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermabrasion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac858049941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermabrasion</span></header><div>/dɜməˈbreɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> dermuh'brayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which a wire brush or a diamond wheel with rough edges is used to remove the upper layers of skin, allowing new smoother skin to replace damaged areas.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dermabrasive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermal</span></header><div>/ˈdɜməl/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">of or relating to skin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatitis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dermatitis" src="word_pronunciations/06494.mp3"></audio></span>/dɜməˈtaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> dermuh'tuytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">inflammation of the skin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermato-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermato-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq107">a word element meaning ‘skin’, as in <em>dermatology</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">derm-</strong>, <strong class="vs">dermat-</strong>, <strong class="vs">dermo-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>derma</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatogen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatogen</span></header><div>/dəˈmætədʒən/ (<em>say</em> duh'matuhjuhn), /ˈdɜmətoʊdʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuhtohjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">a thin layer of meristem in embryos and growing ends of stems and roots, which give rise to the epidermis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatoglyphics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac623193275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatoglyphics</span></header><div>/dɜˌmætoʊˈglɪfɪks/ (<em>say</em> der.matoh'glifiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">the study of fingerprints, in relation to the identification of an individual but also as markers of genetic disorders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>derma</em> skin + <em>glyph</em>(<em>ē</em>) carving + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatographia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatographia</span></header><div>/ˌdɜmətoʊˈgræfiə/ (<em>say</em> .dermuhtoh'grafeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised reddish marks.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dermatographism</strong>, <strong class="vs">dermographia</strong> /ˌdɜmoʊˈgræfiə/ (<em>say</em> .dermoh'grafeeuh), <strong>dermographism</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019724" href="entry://dermato-%23bigmac000019724"><span class="smallcaps">dermato-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatoid</span></header><div>/ˈdɜmətɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuhtoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">resembling skin; skin-like.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dermatology" src="word_pronunciations/06495.mp3"></audio></span>/dɜməˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> dermuh'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">the science of the skin and its diseases.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dermatological</strong> /dɜmətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> dermuhtuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dermatologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatome</span></header><div>/ˈdɜmətoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'dermuhtohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> an area of the skin that is supplied with the nerve fibres of a single posterior, spinal root.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> a mechanical instrument for cutting thin sections of skin for grafting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Embryology</em> the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the dermis.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dermatomic</strong> /dɜməˈtɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> dermuh'tomik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermatomyositis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermatomyositis</span></header><div>/ˌdɜmətoʊˌmaɪəˈsaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .dermuhtoh.muyuh'suytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">a degenerative change of skin and muscle causing weakness and pain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019724" href="entry://dermato-%23bigmac000019724"><span class="smallcaps">dermato-</span></a> + <em>myositis</em> inflammation of muscle tissue]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derrière
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derrière</span></header><div>/dɛriˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> deree'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">the buttocks; the bottom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, behind (preposition used as noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derrimut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derrimut</span></header><div>/ˈdɛrəmət/ (<em>say</em> 'deruhmuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">died in 1864, an Aboriginal man who in 1835 thwarted a planned attack on colonists in Melbourne by local Aboriginal people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derringer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derringer</span></header><div>/ˈdɛrɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'derinjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">a short-barrelled pistol of large calibre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deringer</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Henry <em>Deringer</em>, 1786–1868, American gunsmith]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derris</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derris" src="word_pronunciations/06499.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'deruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">any plant of the genus <em>Derris</em>, of the family Leguminosae, especially <em>D. elliptica</em> and allied species, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851453028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derro</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of derro" src="word_pronunciations/06500.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'deroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019746" href="entry://dero%23bigmac000019746"><strong>dero</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derry</span></header><div>/ˈdɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'deree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq340"> a unitary district in north-western Northern Ireland, in County Londonderry. 387 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097019" href="entry://Londonderry%23bigmac000097019"><strong>Londonderry</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097019" href="entry://Londonderry%23mq754">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097019" href="entry://Londonderry%23mq343">2</a>).</span></div> Irish, <strong>Doire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derv
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derv</span></header><div>/dɜv/ (<em>say</em> derv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">diesel oil for road vehicles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>iesel</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>ngined</em>)<em> r</em>(<em>oad</em>)<em> v</em>(<em>ehicle</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dervish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dervish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dervish" src="word_pronunciations/06501.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɜvɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dervish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">a member of any of various Muslim ascetic orders, some of which carry on ecstatic observances, such as violent dancing and pirouetting (<strong>dancing dervish</strong>, <strong>spinning dervish</strong> or <strong>whirling dervish</strong>) or vociferous chanting or shouting (<strong>howling dervish</strong>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish <em>derviş</em>, from Persian <em>darvīsh</em> religious mendicant, poor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derwent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derwent</span></header><div>/ˈdɜwənt/ (<em>say</em> 'derwuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">a river in south-eastern Tasmania, rising in Lake St Clair in central Tasmania and flowing in a south-easterly direction entering the sea at Storm Bay. 190 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derwenter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derwenter</span></header><div>/ˈdɜwɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'derwentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">an ex-convict from Tasmania.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096538" href="entry://Derwent%23bigmac000096538"><span class="smallcaps">Derwent</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derwentwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derwentwater</span></header><div>/ˈdɜwəntwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'derwuhntwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">a lake in north-western England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. 5 km long; 1.6 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desacralise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140602301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desacralise</span></header><div>/diˈseɪkrəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'saykruhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">to remove the taboo nature of; render less sacred.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desacralize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>desacralisation</strong> /diˌseɪkrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.saykruhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Desai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Desai</span></header><div>/dɛˈsaɪ/ (<em>say</em> de'suy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> <strong>Anita</strong>, born 1937, Indian novelist in the US.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> her daughter, <strong>Kiran</strong>, born 1971, Indian novelist in the US; novels include <em>The Inheritance of Loss</em> (2006) which won the Man Booker Prize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq193"> <strong>Morarji Randchhadji</strong> /məˌradʒi ranˈtʃoʊdʒi/ (<em>say</em> muh.rahjee rahn'chohjee), 1896–1995, Indian politician and ascetic; founded Janata Party; prime minister 1977–79.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac444263557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desal</span></header><div>/ˈdisæl/ (<em>say</em> 'deesal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019757" href="entry://desalination%23bigmac000019757"><strong>desalination</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desalinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desalinate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desalinate" src="word_pronunciations/06502.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈsæləneɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'saluhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">desalinated</strong>, <strong class="bold">desalinating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">to subject (sea water) to a process of desalination.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desalinise</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desalination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desalination</span></header><div>/ˌdisæləˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deesaluh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">the process of removing the dissolved salts from sea water so that it becomes suitable for drinking water or for agricultural irrigation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desalinisation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desalinator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119430740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desalinator</span></header><div>/diˈsæləneɪtə/ (<em>say</em> dee'saluhnaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">a desalination device producing drinkable water from salt or brackish water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desalinise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desalinise</span></header><div>/diˈsælənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'saluhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">desalinised</strong>, <strong class="bold">desalinising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">to desalinate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desalinize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desc.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq743"> descendant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq315"> described.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deserted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deserted</span></header><div>/dəˈzɜtəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'zertuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> abandoned; forsaken; uninhabited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> lonely; unfrequented.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desertification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desertification</span></header><div>/dəˌzɜtəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh.zertuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">the process by which once productive land in arid, semi-arid and parts of the sub-humid zone is turned into desert, especially by such practices as overstocking and removal of plant life which protects the topsoil.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Drylands are areas of the planet that are dry because of low rainfall and high evaporation. Inhabited drylands around the world support a third of the planet’s population. These regions face the prospect of chronic aridity and subsequent <strong>desertification</strong> because of human impact and changing climate patterns. Effects associated with desertification include reduction in food producing capacity (a major problem since drylands currently account for 44 per cent of the planet’s cultivated lands), reduction in biodiversity (species adapted to desert conditions have specialised over thousands of years and desertification occurs too rapidly for species to adapt) and modification of climate. Australia as the driest inhabited country in the world faces many of the same problems as drylands in other parts of the world even though only a small percentage of the population lives in the arid zone.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desertion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desertion</span></header><div>/dəˈzɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'zershuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> the act of deserting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq553"> the state of being deserted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Law</em> (formerly) a ground for divorce involving the abandonment of one spouse by the other with the intention of ending cohabitation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deserve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deserve</span><z><span target_id="ofUNX4HppT">v.t.</span><span target_id="7rmetuJO3V">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deserve" src="word_pronunciations/06520.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzɜv/ (<em>say</em> duh'zerv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deserved</strong>, <strong class="bold">deserving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ofUNX4HppT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> to merit (reward, punishment, esteem, etc.) in return for actions, qualities, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7rmetuJO3V">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq491"> to be worthy of recompense.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>deserve</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>deservir</em>, from Latin <em>dēservīre</em> serve zealously] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deserver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deserving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deserving</span><z><span target_id="lTq33M6lvH">adj.</span><span target_id="GNjPgHAodC">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈzɜvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'zerving) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lTq33M6lvH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq193"> worthy of reward, praise, or help; meritorious: <em class="example">a deserving cause.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GNjPgHAodC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq868"> <strong class="phr">deserving of</strong>, worthy of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Women’s Liberation is treated as an interesting phenomenon, deserving of periodic feature articles</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deservingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deservingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desex</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desex" src="word_pronunciations/06136.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈsɛks/ (<em>say</em> dee'seks) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">to spay or castrate (an animal).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desexualise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desexualise</span></header><div>/diˈsɛkʃuəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'sekshoohuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">desexualised</strong>, <strong class="bold">desexualising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">to deprive of sexual characteristics or quality.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desexualize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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déshabillé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">déshabillé</span></header><div>/ˌdeɪzæˈbieɪ/ (<em>say</em> .dayza'beeay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">in dishabille.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568942802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desi</span><z><span target_id="ByUoDRcHlJ">adj.</span><span target_id="XBzwAHs5HW">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdeɪsi/ (<em>say</em> 'daysee), /ˈdɛsi/ (<em>say</em> 'desee) <em class="label">Indian English</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ByUoDRcHlJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq496"> of or relating to people from India or other parts of South Asia, or to their culture.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XBzwAHs5HW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq371"> a person born in India or elsewhere in South Asia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>deśī</em> from the local area, regional]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desiccant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desiccant</span><z><span target_id="c1QUlfLGUi">adj.</span><span target_id="ogkey4O9cg">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛsəkənt/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhkuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="c1QUlfLGUi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> desiccating or drying, as a medicine.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ogkey4O9cg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq121"> a desiccant substance or agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desiccate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desiccate</span><z><span target_id="IrOmP9dLJF">v.t.</span><span target_id="PDgYsfSYO4">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desiccate" src="word_pronunciations/06521.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhkayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">desiccated</strong>, <strong class="bold">desiccating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IrOmP9dLJF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> to dry thoroughly; dry up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> to preserve by depriving of moisture, as foods.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PDgYsfSYO4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq495"> to become dry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēsiccātus</em>, past participle, completely dried] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desiccation</strong> /dɛsəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> desuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desiccative</strong> /ˈdɛsəkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhkuhtiv), /dəˈsɪkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'sikuhtiv), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desiccated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desiccated</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsəkeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhkaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> dehydrated or powdered: <em class="example">desiccated coconut; </em><em class="example">desiccated milk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> completely dried out: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Grant, wilting under the sun, walked a couple of hundred yards up the road until he came to a desiccated gum tree which offered a pretence of shade.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kenneth cook</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1961</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq133"> lacking in vigour; withered: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>who had been in high school together and who now were caught, herded into teaching until, supposedly, they fell off from old age, desiccated virgins.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desiccator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desiccator</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsəkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq241"> someone or something that desiccates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc., or for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desig.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desig.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq351">designate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designate</span><z><span target_id="gGHlksoqP8">v.t.</span><span target_id="3oEMjaz7fx">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gGHlksoqP8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of designate" src="word_pronunciations/06524.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛzɪgneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dezignayt) (<strong class="bold">designated</strong>, <strong class="bold">designating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq359"> to name; entitle; style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq126"> to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3oEMjaz7fx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq143"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of designate" src="word_pronunciations/06523.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛzɪgnət/ (<em>say</em> 'dezignuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of designate" src="word_pronunciations/06522.mp3"></audio></span>/-neɪt/ (<em>say</em> -nayt) appointed to an office but not yet in possession of it; designated, as <em>the ambassador designate</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēsignātus</em>, past participle, marked out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>designative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>designator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designation</span></header><div>/dɛzɪgˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dezig'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> the act of designating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq267"> the fact of being designated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq253"> that which designates; a name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq135"> nomination; appointment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desygnacion</em>, from Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designatum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107822678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designatum</span></header><div>/dɛzɪgˈneɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> dezig'naytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">designata</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">a thing, whether it has a physical existence or not, which is referred to by a word, sign, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100169008" href="entry://denotatum%23bigmac100169008"><strong>denotatum</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin: that which is designated or marked out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designer</span><z><span target_id="imIme36Aky">n.</span><span target_id="ppXpfSbaUp">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈzaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="imIme36Aky"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq667"> someone who devises or executes designs, as for works of art, decorative patterns, dresses, machines, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> a schemer or intriguer.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ppXpfSbaUp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq524"> relating to colours, materials, etc., favoured by well-known designers: <em class="example">a kitchen featuring designer colours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq840"> (especially of clothes, fabrics, etc.) carrying the label or identification of a particular designer, even though mass-produced: <em class="example">designer jeans.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq156"> created in a fashionable style: <em class="example">designer drugs; </em><em class="example">designer pop.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designing</span><z><span target_id="F8xRTcQH6V">adj.</span><span target_id="LvtHP2LzXW">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈzaɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuyning) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="F8xRTcQH6V"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> contriving schemes; artful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq816"> showing forethought.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LvtHP2LzXW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq041"> the act or art of making designs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>designingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descant</span><z><span target_id="wXAnJ5H5SV">n.</span><span target_id="fwkMHvGvSE">adj.</span><span target_id="RZyaMpeuOg">v.i.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wXAnJ5H5SV"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descant" src="word_pronunciations/06503.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛskænt/ (<em>say</em> 'deskant) Also, <strong class="vs">discant</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq108"> a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Both women sang the song improvising a descant and in the end achieving, because of not keeping time with each other, the effect of a round.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">elizabeth jolley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq520"> (in part music) the soprano.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq578"> a song or melody.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> a commentary on a subject.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fwkMHvGvSE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq387"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descant" src="word_pronunciations/06503.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛskænt/ (<em>say</em> 'deskant) Also, <strong class="vs">discant</strong>. <em class="label">Music</em> of or relating to the highest-pitched member of an instrumental family, as the descant recorder.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RZyaMpeuOg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descant" src="word_pronunciations/06505.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛsˈkænt/ (<em>say</em> des'kant), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descant" src="word_pronunciations/06504.mp3"></audio></span>/dəs-/ (<em>say</em> duhs-) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq477"> Also, <strong class="vs">discant</strong>. <em class="label">Music</em> to sing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq192"> to make varied comments; discourse at length: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There are passages in the lives of men of Captain Frere’s complexion, which don’t bear descanting on.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old North French, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>cant</em> (from Latin <em>cantus</em> song)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>descanter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Descartes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Descartes</span></header><div>/deɪˈkat/ (<em>say</em> day'kaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>René</strong> /rəˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> ruh'nay), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">1596–1650, French philosopher and mathematician; introduced the philosophical theory of dualism (a split between soul and body); co-founder of analytical geometry with Pierre de Fermat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descend</span><z><span target_id="4OEsNR507e">v.i.</span><span target_id="6rCYSkxUed">v.t.</span><span target_id="YzEsXkwZyB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descend" src="word_pronunciations/06507.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛnd/ (<em>say</em> duh'send) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4OEsNR507e"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> to move or pass from a higher to a lower place; go or come down; fall; sink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> to pass from higher to lower in any scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq293"> to go from generals to particulars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq867"> to slope or tend downward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq783"> to come down by transmission, as from ancestors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq430"> to be derived by birth or extraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq720"> to come down from a certain intellectual, moral, or social standard: <em class="example">he would never descend to baseness.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6rCYSkxUed">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq947"> to move or lead downwards upon or along; go down.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YzEsXkwZyB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">descend on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq301"> to come down on or pounce on, especially in a hostile fashion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq482"> to visit unexpectedly in a manner that is unwelcome.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>descend</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>descendre</em>, from Latin <em>dēscendere</em>, from <em>de-</em> down + <em>scendere</em> to climb] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>descending</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descent" src="word_pronunciations/06508.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> duh'sent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> the act or fact of descending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> a downward inclination or slope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq031"> a passage or stairway leading down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq221"> derivation from an ancestor; extraction; lineage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq061"> any passing from higher to lower in degree or state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq800"> a sudden incursion or attack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq689"> <em class="label">Law</em> transmission of real property by intestate succession.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>descente</em>, from <em>descendre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103538" href="entry://descend%23bigmac000103538"><span class="smallcaps">descend</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deschamps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deschamps</span></header><div>/deɪˈʃɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> day'shon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eustache</strong> /ɜsˈtaʃ/ (<em>say</em> ers'tahsh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">1340?–1407?, French poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deschutes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deschutes</span></header><div>/deɪˈʃut/ (<em>say</em> day'shooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">a river flowing from the Cascade Range in central Oregon north to the Columbia River. About 400 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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describe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">describe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of describe" src="word_pronunciations/06509.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈskraɪb/ (<em>say</em> duh'skruyb) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">described</strong>, <strong class="bold">describing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> to set forth in written or spoken words; give an account of: <em class="example">to describe a scene; </em><em class="example">to describe a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> to draw or trace, as an arc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēscrībere</em> copy off, sketch off, describe] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>describable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>describer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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description
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">description</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of description" src="word_pronunciations/06510.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈskrɪpʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'skripshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> representation by written or spoken words; a statement that describes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> sort; kind; variety: <em class="example">persons of that description.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq797"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> the act of describing a figure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēscriptio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descriptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descriptive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of descriptive" src="word_pronunciations/06511.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈskrɪptɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'skriptiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq742"> having the quality of describing; characterised by description.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq234"> seeking to describe language as it is rather than prescribe what it should be.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq986"> (of an adjective) expressing a quality of the noun it modifies (opposed to <em>limiting</em> or <em>demonstrative</em>), as <em>fresh</em> in <em>fresh milk</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq039"> (of any other expression) acting like such an adjective.</span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>descriptively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>descriptiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descriptivism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descriptivism</span></header><div>/dəˈskrɪptɪvɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'skriptivizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> an approach which is characterised by classification or description rather than by explanation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Ethics</em> the philosophical idea that moral judgements have an inherent truth. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058879" href="entry://prescriptivism%23bigmac000058879"><strong>prescriptivism</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac64327351" href="entry://emotivism%23bigmac64327351"><strong>emotivism</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>descriptivist</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descriptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac267949916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descriptor</span></header><div>/dəˈskrɪptə/ (<em>say</em> duh'skriptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> a term which operates as a keyword, index item, etc., the meaning of which is clearly defined in relation to a specific set of circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a data item that stores the information about how other data is stored.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descry</span></header><div>/dəˈskraɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'skruy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">descried</strong>, <strong class="bold">descrying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> to make out (something distant or unclear) by looking; espy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Laura descried them a long way off; and, as the carriage swept past them, they also saw her eager and prominent at her window.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> to discover; perceive; distinguish; detect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>descry</em>(<em>en</em>), apparently from Old French <em>descrier</em> proclaim. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094998" href="entry://decry%23bigmac000094998"><span class="smallcaps">decry</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>descrier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desecrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desecrate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desecrate" src="word_pronunciations/06512.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsəkreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhkrayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">desecrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">desecrating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office; divert from a sacred to a profane purpose; treat with sacrilege; profane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>-secrate</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087537" href="entry://consecrate%23bigmac000087537"><span class="smallcaps">consecrate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desecrater</strong>, <strong>desecrator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desecration</strong> /dɛsəˈkreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> desuh'krayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desegregate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desegregate</span><z><span target_id="eBqk3QIDWJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="gkGxadmzpK">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈsɛgrəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'segruhgayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">desegregated</strong>, <strong class="bold">desegregating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eBqk3QIDWJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> to eliminate racial segregation from (schools and other public places or institutions).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gkGxadmzpK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq840"> to become desegregated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desegregation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desegregation</span></header><div>/ˌdisɛgrəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deesegruh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">the process of eliminating racial segregation in schools, public places, railways, the armed forces, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deselect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211940325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deselect</span></header><div>/disəˈlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> deesuh'lekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">to cancel the selection of (an item, a set of items, highlighted text, etc.).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desensitise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desensitise</span></header><div>/diˈsɛnsətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'sensuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">desensitised</strong>, <strong class="bold">desensitising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> to lessen the sensitiveness of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> to eliminate the natural or acquired reactivity or sensitivity of (an animal, organ, tissue, etc.) to an external stimulus, as an allergen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desensitize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>desensitisation</strong> /diˌsɛnsətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.sensuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desensitiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="haAdV24PQF">n.</span><span target_id="jA2Qium5hc">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desert" src="word_pronunciations/06517.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="haAdV24PQF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> an area so deficient in moisture as to support only a sparse, widely spaced vegetation, or none at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq380"> any place lacking in something.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jA2Qium5hc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq835"> of, relating to, or like a desert: <em class="example">desert agriculture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq686"> desolate; barren.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq542"> uninhabited: <em class="example">a desert island.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin <em>dēsertum</em>, properly neuter past participle of <em>dēserere</em> abandon, forsake] </div><div class="backshade">Around 70 per cent of Australia is arid or semi-arid and the country supports the largest <strong>desert</strong> region in the Southern Hemisphere. While one definition of desert is of an area which receives less than 250 millimetres (10 inches) of rainfall annually, it is a simplistic one in that it ignores the contribution of evaporation. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s more sophisticated classification takes into account not only annual rainfall but also mean average temperature; according to this classification, desert in Australia occupies most of its western and central interior. The 2015 Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences predicted that greenhouse warming was likely to have contributed to observed prolonged droughts worldwide in most recent decades. Existing dry zones such as much of Australia would face increased risk of drought, causing expansion of deserts, particularly expanding south.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="bEI25rIO78">v.t.</span><span target_id="BClhQUbXoa">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desert" src="word_pronunciations/06518.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzɜt/ (<em>say</em> duh'zert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bEI25rIO78"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq023"> to leave (a person, place, etc.) without intending to return; to abandon or forsake: <em class="example">he deserted his wife.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> (of a soldier or sailor) to leave or run away from (the service, duty, etc.) with the intention of never returning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq485"> to fail (one): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>his senses utterly deserted him</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BClhQUbXoa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq266"> (especially of a soldier or sailor) to forsake one’s duty, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déserter</em>, from Late Latin <em>dēsertāre</em>, frequentative of Latin <em>dēserere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deserter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="kEaDcGVf2L">n.</span><span target_id="VcqDrAIyWC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desert" src="word_pronunciations/06519.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzɜt/ (<em>say</em> duh'zert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kEaDcGVf2L"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> (<em>usually plural</em>) that which is deserved; a due reward or punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> worthiness of reward or punishment; merit or demerit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq757"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the fact of deserving well; merit; a virtue.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VcqDrAIyWC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq516"> <strong class="phr">just deserts</strong>, a reward, or more usually, a misfortune or punishment viewed as being richly deserved.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>deserte</em>, from <em>deservir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019791" href="entry://deserve%23bigmac000019791"><span class="smallcaps">deserve</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desinence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desinence</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsənəns/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">termination or ending, as a line of verse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>désinence</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desirable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desirable</span><z><span target_id="ERwpxwpOw8">adj.</span><span target_id="5JlYslRtCF">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desirable" src="word_pronunciations/06526.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzaɪrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuyruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ERwpxwpOw8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> worthy to be desired; pleasing, excellent, or fine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> arousing desire: <em class="example">a desirable woman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq820"> advisable: <em class="example">a desirable course of action.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5JlYslRtCF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq241"> someone or something that is desirable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>desirability</strong> /dəzaɪrəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhzuyruh'biluhtee), <strong>desirableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desirably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desire</span><z><span target_id="N8VKtB5p90">v.t.</span><span target_id="WifHpSbxgb">v.i.</span><span target_id="DIYyYhO2TJ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desire" src="word_pronunciations/06527.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzaɪə/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuyuh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">desired</strong>, <strong class="bold">desiring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="N8VKtB5p90">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> to wish or long for; crave; want.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He also desired that she should occupy her villa rent-free, and she gave him notice on the spot.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ada cambridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1904</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WifHpSbxgb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq546"> to wish: <em class="example">as you desire.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DIYyYhO2TJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq863"> a longing or craving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq212"> an expressed wish; request: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was certainly our desire that contractors be able to employ some of the Mount Lyell crew and we talked to potential contractors in those terms.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mercury</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq778"> something desired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq955"> sexual appetite; lust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desire</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desirer</em>, from Latin <em>dēsīderāre</em> want] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desirer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desiree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac334179964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desiree</span></header><div>/ˈdɛzəreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dezuhray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">an oval-shaped, pink-skinned potato with yellow flesh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French (<em>la pomme de terre</em>)<em> désirée</em> desired (potato)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desirous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desirous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desirous" src="word_pronunciations/06528.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuyruhs) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">desirous of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">having or experiencing a wish or hope for: <em class="example">both leaders are desirous of peace.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>desireus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desirously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desirousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desist" src="word_pronunciations/06529.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzɪst/ (<em>say</em> duh'zist), /dəˈsɪst/ (<em>say</em> duh'sist) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>desister</em>, from Latin <em>dēsistere</em> leave off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desistance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac350985260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desistance</span></header><div>/dəˈzɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> duh'zistuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq584"> the cessation of an action or a proceeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> (in criminology) the cessation of behaviour which constitutes an offence against the law or which is antisocial in some way.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desistence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desk" src="word_pronunciations/06530.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> a table specially adapted for convenience in writing or reading, sometimes made with a sloping top, and generally fitted with drawers and compartments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq917"> (in an orchestra) a music stand shared by two players.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq169"> the players sharing a desk.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq041"> a section of a complex organisation, such as a government department or newspaper, with responsibilities for a particular area of activities: <em class="example">the China desk at Foreign Affairs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq450"> the section of a hotel, office, building, etc., where clients and visitors may be received and assisted; the reception desk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>desca</em>, ultimately from Latin <em>discus</em> disc, dish. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018455" href="entry://dais%23bigmac000018455"><span class="smallcaps">dais</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deskill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac633750687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deskill</span></header><div>/diˈskɪl/ (<em>say</em> dee'skil) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">to subject to deskilling.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">de-skill</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deskilling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deskilling</span></header><div>/diˈskɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dee'skiling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">the process whereby an individual is left without appropriate skills and therefore made unemployable because of changes in work practices, as the introduction of new technology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">de-skilling</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>deskilled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desktop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desktop</span><z><span target_id="hQ7nKu3V7G">n.</span><span target_id="kzKpQpGtyU">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛsktɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'desktop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hQ7nKu3V7G"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> the flat working surface of a desk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq684"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a graphical interface with the operating system represented as a workspace similar to that of a desktop, with windows, icons, folders, toolbars, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq554"> a desktop computer.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kzKpQpGtyU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq692"> (of a computer, piece of office equipment, etc.) small enough in design to be used at a desk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087550" href="entry://desk%23bigmac000087550"><span class="smallcaps">desk</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100847" href="entry://top%23bigmac000100847"><span class="smallcaps">top<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deskwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deskwork</span></header><div>/ˈdɛskwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'deskwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> work done at a desk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> habitual writing, as that of a clerk or an author.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desman</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsmən/ (<em>say</em> 'desmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">desmans</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">either of two aquatic insectivorous mammals, related to shrews, <em>Desmana moschata</em> of Russia, and <em>Galemys pyrenaica</em> of the Pyrenees.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Swedish <em>desman</em>(<em>-ratta</em>) muskrat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desmid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desmid</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsməd/ (<em>say</em> 'desmuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">any of the microscopic freshwater algae belonging to the family Desmidiaceae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Desmidium</em>, typical genus, diminutive of Greek <em>desmos</em> band, chain, with reference to the structure of the organism which is unicellular but divided into two compartments connected by a narrow bridge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desmidian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desmoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desmoid</span><z><span target_id="akYhvXjrcO">adj.</span><span target_id="tMLdkxoDCD">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛsmɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'desmoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="akYhvXjrcO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> resembling a fascia or fibrous sheet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq185"> resembling a ligament; ligamentous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tMLdkxoDCD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq630"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a firm and tough tumour of woven fibrous tissue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>desmos</em> band, chain, ligament + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Desmoulins
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Desmoulins</span></header><div>/deɪmuˈlæ̃/ (<em>say</em> daymooh'lan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Lucie Simplice</strong>)<strong> Camille </strong>(<strong>Benoit</strong>) /lʊˌsi sæ̃ˌplis kaˌmijə bənˈwa/ (<em>say</em> loo.see san.plees kah.meeyuh buhn'wah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">1760–94, one of the leaders of the French Revolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac440685281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deso</span></header><div>/ˈdɛzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dezoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a designated driver.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deso driver</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac33460104" href="entry://designated%20driver%23bigmac33460104"><span class="smallcaps">des(ignated driver)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23mq538">2a</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desolate</span><z><span target_id="UyzavmQATn">adj.</span><span target_id="XGGHGeYyhu">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UyzavmQATn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desolate" src="word_pronunciations/06531.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsələt/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhluht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desolate" src="word_pronunciations/06533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛz-/ (<em>say</em> 'dez-) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> barren or laid waste; devastated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq546"> left alone; lonely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq900"> having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq929"> dreary; dismal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XGGHGeYyhu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desolate" src="word_pronunciations/06532.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhlayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desolate" src="word_pronunciations/06533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛz-/ (<em>say</em> 'dez-) (<strong class="bold">desolated</strong>, <strong class="bold">desolating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq899"> to lay waste; devastate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq669"> to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq490"> to make disconsolate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq411"> to forsake or abandon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēsōlātus</em>, past participle, left alone, forsaken] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desolater</strong>, <strong>desolator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desolately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desolateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desolation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desolation</span></header><div>/dɛsəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> desuh'layshuhn), /dɛz-/ (<em>say</em> dez-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> the act of desolating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq906"> the state of being desolated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq433"> devastation; ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq396"> dreariness; barrenness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq225"> deprivation of companionship or comfort; loneliness; disconsolateness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq170"> a desolate place.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēsōlātiō</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desomorphine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac573507622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desomorphine</span></header><div>/dɛsəˈmɔfin/ (<em>say</em> desuh'mawfeen), /dɛzə-/ (<em>say</em> dezuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">a synthetic derivative of morphine, used as an analgesic and sedative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desorb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desorb</span><z><span target_id="wrXfIlESwl">v.t.</span><span target_id="HDxK61kfoU">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈzɔb/ (<em>say</em> dee'zawb) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wrXfIlESwl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> to release (a gas or other substance) from a condition of being adsorbed or absorbed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HDxK61kfoU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq566"> (of a gas or other substance) to separate from a surface on which it has been adsorbed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + (<em>ad</em>)<em>sorb</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desorption</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despair</span><z><span target_id="uBoNiuAdyU">n.</span><span target_id="qo2mqUSGbv">v.i.</span><span target_id="QhSwCG6vNa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of despair" src="word_pronunciations/06534.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈspɛə/ (<em>say</em> duh'spair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uBoNiuAdyU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> loss of hope; hopelessness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> that which causes hopelessness; that of which there is no hope.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qo2mqUSGbv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq547"> to lose or give up hope.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QhSwCG6vNa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq205"> <strong class="phr">despair of</strong>, to be without hope concerning: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hugh despaired of making headway against her resolution.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>despeir</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>desperer</em>, from Latin <em>dēspērāre</em> be without hope]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despairing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despairing</span></header><div>/dəˈspɛərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'spairring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> given to despair or hopelessness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> indicating despair.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>despairingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despatch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of despatch" src="word_pronunciations/06936.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈpætʃ/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pach) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098877" href="entry://dispatch%23bigmac000098877"><strong>dispatch</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>despatcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>despatchable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desperate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desperate</span><z><span target_id="BHCu326Lax">adj.</span><span target_id="OdJbk0uKMx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desperate" src="word_pronunciations/06537.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsprət/ (<em>say</em> 'despruht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desperate" src="word_pronunciations/06538.mp3"></audio></span>/-pərət/ (<em>say</em> -puhruht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BHCu326Lax"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq347"> reckless from despair; ready to run any risk: <em class="example">a desperate villain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq745"> leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous; extremely bad: <em class="example">a desperate illness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq195"> having no hope: <em class="example">a desperate situation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq807"> undertaken as a last resort: <em class="example">a desperate remedy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OdJbk0uKMx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">desperate for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> having a great need or desire for.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Latin <em>dēspērātus</em>, past participle, given up, despaired of] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desperately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desperateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desperation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desperation</span></header><div>/dɛspəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> despuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq326"> the state of being desperate; the recklessness of despair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> the act or fact of despairing; despair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extreme keenness or urgency, especially in sport.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despicable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despicable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of despicable" src="word_pronunciations/06539.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈspɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'spikuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">that is to be despised; contemptible.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dēspicābilis</em>, from Latin <em>dēspicārī</em> despise] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>despicability</strong> /dəspɪkəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhspikuh'biluhtee), <strong>despicableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>despicably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of despise" src="word_pronunciations/06540.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈspaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duh'spuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">despised</strong>, <strong class="bold">despising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">to look down upon, as in contempt; scorn; disdain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>despise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>despire</em>, from Latin <em>dēspicere</em> look down upon, despise] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>despiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despite</span><z><span target_id="euTc10J3qh">prep.</span><span target_id="Zj68uZScRe">n.</span><span target_id="YaOjzgQPoB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of despite" src="word_pronunciations/06541.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈspaɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'spuyt) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="euTc10J3qh"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> in spite of; notwithstanding.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Zj68uZScRe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq457"> contemptuous treatment; insult.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> malice, hatred, or spite.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YaOjzgQPoB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">in despite of</strong>, in contempt or defiance of; in spite of; notwithstanding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally <em>in despite of</em>; Middle English <em>despit</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>dēspectus</em> a looking down upon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despiteful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despiteful</span></header><div>/dəˈspaɪtfəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'spuytfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">contemptuous; malicious; spiteful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>despitefully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>despitefulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despiteous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despiteous</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɪtiəs/ (<em>say</em> duhs'piteeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> malicious; spiteful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq665"> contemptuous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>despiteously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despoil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despoil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of despoil" src="word_pronunciations/06542.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈspɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> duh'spoyl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">to strip of possessions; rob; plunder; pillage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>despoile</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>despoillier</em>, from Latin <em>dēspoliāre</em> plunder, rob] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>despoiler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>despoilment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despoliation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despoliation</span></header><div>/dəspoʊliˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhspohlee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> the act of despoiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> the fact of being despoiled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despond</span><z><span target_id="EMrag2HQqe">v.i.</span><span target_id="vapydrXVPR">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈspɒnd/ (<em>say</em> duh'spond) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EMrag2HQqe"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq402"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to lose heart, courage, or hope.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vapydrXVPR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq321"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> despondency: <em class="example">slough of despond.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēspondēre</em> give up, yield, in the phrase <em>dēspondēre </em>(<em>animus</em>) to lose (heart)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despot</span><z><span target_id="z4E4SVHEtD">n.</span><span target_id="xeAxlZeBiu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of despot" src="word_pronunciations/06544.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛspɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'despot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z4E4SVHEtD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> an absolute ruler; an autocrat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq257"> a tyrant or oppressor.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xeAxlZeBiu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq849"> <strong class="phr">benevolent despot</strong>, a ruler who has the interests of their subjects at heart; an enlightened ruler.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>despotēs</em> master]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despotic</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duhs'potik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; arbitrary; tyrannical.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>despotically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despotism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despotism</span></header><div>/ˈdɛspətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'despuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> the rule of a despot; the exercise of absolute authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> an absolute or autocratic government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq961"> absolute power or control; tyranny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq557"> a country ruled by a despot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desquamate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desquamate</span></header><div>/ˈdɛskwəmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deskwuhmayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">desquamated</strong>, <strong class="bold">desquamating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēsquāmātus</em>, past participle, scaled off] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desquamation</strong> /dɛskwəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deskwuh'mayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desquamatory</strong> /dəsˈkwæmətri/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kwamuhtree), /-ətəri/ (<em>say</em> -uhtuhree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dessaix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488606205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dessaix</span></header><div>/dəˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'say) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">born 1944, Australian literary critic, translator and writer; works include <em>Night Letters</em> (1996).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dessalines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dessalines</span></header><div>/dɛsəˈlin/ (<em>say</em> desuh'leen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Jacques</strong> /ʒɒ̃ ˈʒak/ (<em>say</em> zhon 'zhahk), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">1758–1806, first ruler of independent Haiti 1804–06; assassinated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detect</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detect" src="word_pronunciations/06565.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'tekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> to discover or notice a fact, a process, or an action: <em class="example">to detect someone in a dishonest act.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> to find out the action or character of: <em class="example">to detect a hypocrite.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq914"> to discover the presence, existence, or fact of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I could detect the presence of a man in a room in darkness by this proclivity</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq992"> <em class="label">Radio</em> to subject to the action of a detector.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētectus</em>, past participle, discovered, uncovered] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detectable</strong>, <strong>detectible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation of derived form, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014925" href="entry://collectable%23bigmac000014925"><strong>collectable</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detectaphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detectaphone</span></header><div>/dəˈtɛktəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> duh'tektuhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">a device for tapping telephone conversations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detection</span></header><div>/dəˈtɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'tekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> the act of detecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq412"> the fact of being detected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq098"> discovery, as of error or crime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq496"> <em class="label">Radio</em> extraction of the modulating audio-frequency signal from the radiofrequency carrier; demodulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detective</span><z><span target_id="lrDwxaw3jz">n.</span><span target_id="7FZxu7E4PY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detective" src="word_pronunciations/06564.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'tektiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lrDwxaw3jz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq622"> a member of the police force or a private investigator whose job it is to obtain information and evidence, as of offences against the law, and to discover the author of a crime.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7FZxu7E4PY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq784"> relating to detection or detectives: <em class="example">a detective story.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq699"> serving to detect; detecting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detector</span></header><div>/dəˈtɛktə/ (<em>say</em> duh'tektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> someone or something that detects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> <em class="label">Radio</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq725"> a device for detecting electric oscillations or waves.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq488"> a device for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019878" href="entry://detection%23bigmac000019878">detection</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019878" href="entry://detection%23mq496">4</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detectorist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353813260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detectorist</span></header><div>/dəˈtɛktərəst/ (<em>say</em> duh'tektuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">a person who uses a metal detector, either for a hobby or as part of their profession.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">metal detectorist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detent<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈtɛnt/ (<em>say</em> duh'tent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">a piece of a mechanism which, when disengaged, releases the operating power, or by which the action is prevented or checked; a catch, as in a lock, clock, etc.; a pawl.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>détente</em>, from <em>détendre</em> relax, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>tendre</em> (from Latin <em>tendere</em> stretch)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detent<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈtɛnt/ (<em>say</em> duh'tent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">holding back or inhibition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētentus</em>, past participle, detained]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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détente
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">détente</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of détente" src="word_pronunciations/06014.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪˈtɒnt/ (<em>say</em> day'tont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">a relaxing, as of international tension: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Lahore summit had raised hopes for detente between the South Asian arch rivals who have fought three wars in the past 50 years.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detention</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detention" src="word_pronunciations/06566.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'tenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> the act of detaining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> the state of being detained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> a keeping in custody; confinement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq491"> a keeping in (of a pupil) after school hours, during lunch break, etc., as a form of punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq148"> the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deter" src="word_pronunciations/06575.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɜ/ (<em>say</em> duh'ter) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deterred</strong>, <strong class="bold">deterring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">to discourage or restrain (one) from acting or proceeding, through fear, doubt, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēterrēre</em> frighten from] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>determent</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deterge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deterge</span></header><div>/dəˈtɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> duh'terj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deterged</strong>, <strong class="bold">deterging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> to wipe away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq878"> to cleanse by removing foul or morbid matter, as from a wound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētergēre</em> wipe off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detergence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detergence</span></header><div>/dəˈtɜdʒəns/ (<em>say</em> duh'terjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">cleansing or purging power.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">detergency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detergent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detergent</span><z><span target_id="6Mj4oRHTCK">adj.</span><span target_id="uOGBojo6tC">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detergent" src="word_pronunciations/06567.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɜdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'terjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6Mj4oRHTCK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq315"> cleansing; purging.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uOGBojo6tC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq051"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq757"> any cleaning agent, including soap.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq076"> one of a group of synthetic, organic cleaning agents with surface-active properties; it may be cationic, anionic, or non-ionic.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deteriorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deteriorate</span><z><span target_id="fEQMIBF7Od">v.i.</span><span target_id="WzUgxz5Mx0">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deteriorate" src="word_pronunciations/06568.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɪəriəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'tearreeuhrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">deteriorated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deteriorating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fEQMIBF7Od">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> to become worse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WzUgxz5Mx0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq956"> to make worse; make lower in character or quality: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we find growth bringing with it all sorts of unwanted side effects that deteriorate the quality of life of the people.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">charles birch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dēteriōrātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deterioration</strong> /dətɪəriəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhtearreeuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deteriorative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determinable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determinable</span></header><div>/dəˈtɜmənəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'termuhnuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> capable of being determined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Law</em> subject to termination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determinant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determinant</span><z><span target_id="rvMBYSwtww">adj.</span><span target_id="hpRCpnbxtE">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈtɜmənənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'termuhnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rvMBYSwtww"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> serving to determine; determining.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hpRCpnbxtE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq198"> a determining agent or factor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq546"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> an algebraic expression in the elements of a square matrix, used in solving linear systems of equations.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>determinantal</strong> /dətɜməˈnæntəl/ (<em>say</em> duhtermuh'nantuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determinate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determinate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of determinate" src="word_pronunciations/06569.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɜmənət/ (<em>say</em> duh'termuhnuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> having defined limits; definite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq112"> settled; positive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq082"> determined upon; conclusive; final.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq940"> determined; resolute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq603"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of an inflorescence) having the primary and each secondary axis ending in a flower or bud, thus preventing further elongation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēterminātus</em>, past participle, determined] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>determinately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>determinateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determination</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of determination" src="word_pronunciations/06570.mp3"></audio></span>/dətɜməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhtermuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> the act of coming to a decision; the fixing or settling of a purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> ascertainment, as after observation or investigation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq663"> a result ascertained; a solution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq921"> the settlement of a dispute, etc., by authoritative decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq107"> the decision arrived at or pronounced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq756"> the quality of being determined or resolute; firmness of purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq360"> a fixed purpose or intention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq892"> the fixing or settling of amount, limit, character, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq535"> fixed direction or tendency towards some object or end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq510"> <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em> conclusion or termination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Embryology</em> the fixation of the nature of morphological differentiation in a group of cells before actual, visible differentiation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq447"> <em class="label">Logic</em> the rendering of a notion more definite by the addition of differentiating characters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determinative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determinative</span><z><span target_id="aROPyKYCr4">adj.</span><span target_id="5ftZ0r2Tcy">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈtɜmənətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'termuhnuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aROPyKYCr4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> serving to determine; determining.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5ftZ0r2Tcy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq862"> something that determines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq835"> (in hieroglyphics) an ideographic sign attached to a word as an indication of its meaning.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>determinatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>determinativeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dessau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dessau</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsaʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'desow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">an industrial town in Germany on the Mulde River, formerly capital of Anhalt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dessert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dessert</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dessert" src="word_pronunciations/06546.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzɜt/ (<em>say</em> duh'zert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> the final course of a meal including sweet pies, puddings, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> a serving of fruits, or some sweet confection, at the end of a meal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>desservir</em> clear the table, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>servīr</em> serve]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dessertspoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dessertspoon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dessertspoon" src="word_pronunciations/06545.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzɜtspun/ (<em>say</em> duh'zertspoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">a spoon, intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used for eating dessert.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dessertspoonful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dessertspoonful</span></header><div>/dəˈzɜtspunˌfʊl/ (<em>say</em> duh'zertspoohn.fool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">as much as a dessertspoon can hold, equal to about two teaspoonfuls.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destabilise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destabilise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destabilise" src="word_pronunciations/06547.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈsteɪbəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'staybuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> to make unstable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> <em class="label">Politics</em> to deliberately create uncertainty about: <em class="example">to destabilise the leadership.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq507"> to render (an organisation, institution, etc.) less certain or reliable: <em class="example">to destabilise the stock market.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">destabilize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>destabilising</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>destabilisation</strong> /diˌsteɪbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.staybuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destalk</span></header><div>/diˈstɔk/ (<em>say</em> dee'stawk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">(in winemaking) to remove the stalks from the berry at the time of crushing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desterilise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desterilise</span></header><div>/diˈstɛrəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'steruhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">desterilised</strong>, <strong class="bold">desterilising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">to make unsterile.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desterilize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destigmatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178652908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destigmatise</span></header><div>/diˈstɪgmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'stigmuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">destigmatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">destigmatising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">to remove the stigma from: <em class="example">to destigmatise poverty.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">destigmatize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>destigmatisation</strong> /diˌstɪgmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.stigmuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destination</span><z><span target_id="2qTzIuYleD">n.</span><span target_id="5gbEe1s451">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destination" src="word_pronunciations/06548.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛstəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> destuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2qTzIuYleD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq548"> the predetermined end of a journey or voyage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq649"> the purpose for which anything is destined; ultimate end or design.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5gbEe1s451">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq707"> Also, <strong class="vs">destinational</strong>. advertised as a reason to travel to a particular place: <em class="example">a destination restaurant; </em><em class="example">destination shopping.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destine" src="word_pronunciations/06550.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛstən/ (<em>say</em> 'destuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">destined</strong>, <strong class="bold">destining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq713"> to appoint or ordain beforehand, as by divine decree; foreordain; predetermine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>destenen</em>, from Old French <em>destiner</em>, from Latin <em>dēstināre</em> make fast, establish, appoint]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destined</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destined" src="word_pronunciations/06549.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛstənd/ (<em>say</em> 'destuhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> bound for a certain destination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> designed; intended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq055"> predetermined.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destiny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destiny</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destiny" src="word_pronunciations/06551.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛstəni/ (<em>say</em> 'destuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">destinies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq262"> that which is to happen to a particular person or thing; one’s lot or fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> the predetermined course of events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq612"> the power or agency which determines the course of events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq598"> (<em>upper case</em>) this power personified or represented as a goddess.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>destinee</em>, from Old French, from <em>destiner</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019851" href="entry://destine%23bigmac000019851"><span class="smallcaps">destine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destitute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destitute</span><z><span target_id="IYjxNmpDes">adj.</span><span target_id="RfAIfftzB9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destitute" src="word_pronunciations/06552.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛstətjut/ (<em>say</em> 'destuhtyooht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IYjxNmpDes"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> bereft of means or resources; lacking the means of subsistence.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RfAIfftzB9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq261"> <strong class="phr">destitute of</strong>, deprived or devoid of: <em class="example">destitute of hope.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēstitūtus</em>, past participle, put away, abandoned] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>destituteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destitution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destitution</span></header><div>/dɛstəˈtjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> destuh'tyoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> want of the means of subsistence; utter poverty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq642"> deprivation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēstitūtio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destn</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq906">destination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac690075342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destock</span></header><div>/diˈstɒk/ (<em>say</em> dee'stok) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">to reduce the number of livestock held, especially when necessitated by drought conditions or outbreak of disease: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Graziers in far west New South Wales are starting to destock, with station dams running low because of a dry season.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2017</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101935" href="entry://stock%23bigmac000101935"><span class="smallcaps">stock</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101935" href="entry://stock%23mq998">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destrier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destrier</span></header><div>/ˈdɛstrieɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'destreeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a war-horse; charger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>destrier</em>, from Late Latin (<em>equus</em>)<em> dextrārius</em>, from <em>dextra</em> right hand; so called from being led by the squire with his right hand]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destroy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destroy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destroy" src="word_pronunciations/06555.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈstrɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'stroy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> to reduce to pieces or to a useless form; ruin; spoil; demolish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq031"> to put an end to; extinguish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq146"> to kill; slay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> to put down (an animal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq023"> to render ineffective; nullify; invalidate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq633"> to cause the ruination of (someone): <em class="example">to hate someone enough to destroy them.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>destruy</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>destruire</em>, from Late Latin variant of Latin <em>dēstruere</em> pull down, destroy] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>destroyable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destroyer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destroyer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destroyer" src="word_pronunciations/06554.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈstrɔɪə/ (<em>say</em> duh'stroyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> someone or something that destroys.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq103"> a small, fast warship, originally designed to destroy torpedo boats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destruct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destruct</span><z><span target_id="Ad2c3CsPh2">v.i.</span><span target_id="g4t6xu0AYm">v.t.</span><span target_id="Oh1VW9ZnVq">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈstrʌkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'strukt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Ad2c3CsPh2"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq006"> to blow up automatically.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="g4t6xu0AYm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq854"> to destroy (a missile, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Oh1VW9ZnVq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq629"> the deliberate destruction of a rocket or the like before completion of its mission.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102426" href="entry://destruction%23bigmac000102426"><span class="smallcaps">destruction</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destructible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destructible</span></header><div>/dəˈstrʌktəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'struktuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">capable of being destroyed; liable to destruction.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>destructibility</strong> /dəstrʌktəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhstruktuh'biluhtee), <strong>destructibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destruction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destruction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of destruction" src="word_pronunciations/06556.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈstrʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'strukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> the act of destroying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> the fact or condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> a cause or means of destroying.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēstructio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destructionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destructionist</span></header><div>/dəˈstrʌkʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> duh'strukshuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">an advocate of the destruction of an existing political institution or the like.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destructive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destructive</span><z><span target_id="h2yc45cyzv">adj.</span><span target_id="Fm7ONtjPUa">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəsˈtrʌktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duhs'truktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="h2yc45cyzv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> tending to destroy; causing destruction: <em class="example">destructive of reason; </em><em class="example">destructive to the environment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit: <em class="example">destructive criticism.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq328"> carried on to the point of destruction: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He says only 12 years ago the Government promised never to allow the destructive testing of live human embryos from in-vitro fertilisation procedures.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fm7ONtjPUa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq397"> a destructive agent or force.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>destructively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>destructiveness</strong>, <strong>destructivity</strong> /ˌdɛstrʌkˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> .destruk'tivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destructo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destructo</span><z><span target_id="y4VpsI9Up6">adj.</span><span target_id="ns9k9G2yeN">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈstrʌktoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'struktoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="y4VpsI9Up6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> destructive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> self-destroying.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ns9k9G2yeN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq323"> someone whose behaviour is so wild or outlandish that they are regarded as being suicidal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destructor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destructor</span></header><div>/dəˈstrʌktə/ (<em>say</em> duh'struktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">a furnace for the burning of refuse; an incinerator.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Latin <em>dēstruere</em> destroy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desulphurisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desulphurisation</span></header><div>/ˌdisʌlfəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deesulfuhruy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">the removal of unwanted sulphur or sulphur compounds as from chimney gases, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desulphurization</strong>, <strong class="vs">desulfurisation</strong>, <strong class="vs">desulfurization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desultory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desultory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desultory" src="word_pronunciations/06557.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛsəltri/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhltree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desultory" src="word_pronunciations/06559.mp3"></audio></span>/-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desultory" src="word_pronunciations/06558.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛz-/ (<em>say</em> 'dez-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> veering about from one thing to another; lacking purpose, method, or enthusiasm: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It was too hot to indulge in any but the most desultory conversation.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq471"> random: <em class="example">a desultory thought.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēsultōrius</em> of a vaulter, ‘leaping about’, hence ‘superficial’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desultorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desultoriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desynchronise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac958530670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desynchronise</span></header><div>/diˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'singkruhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">desynchronised</strong>, <strong class="bold">desynchronising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">to cause to lose synchronisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desynchronize</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074253" href="entry://synchronise%23bigmac000074253"><span class="smallcaps">synchronise</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desynchronisation</strong> /diˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.singkruhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Det.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Det.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq283">Detective.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detach</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detach" src="word_pronunciations/06561.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtætʃ/ (<em>say</em> duh'tach) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq819"> to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission: <em class="example">men were detached to defend the pass.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>détacher</em>, from Old French <em>tache</em> (from Roman <em>tacca</em>) nail. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098316" href="entry://attach%23bigmac000098316"><span class="smallcaps">attach</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detachable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detachability</strong> /dətætʃəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhtachuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detacher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detached
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detached</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detached" src="word_pronunciations/06560.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtætʃt/ (<em>say</em> duh'tacht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> standing apart; separate; unattached (usually applied to houses): <em class="example">they live in a detached house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> not interested; unconcerned; aloof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> objective; unbiased.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detachment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detachment</span></header><div>/dəˈtætʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'tachmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq237"> the act of detaching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> the condition of being detached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq153"> a state of aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq313"> freedom from prejudice or partiality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq047"> the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq179"> something detached, as a number of troops separated from a main force for some special combat or other task.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detail</span><z><span target_id="sDQhwNG8li">n.</span><span target_id="ywKNtHcEhA">v.t.</span><span target_id="DxVc31iSlM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detail" src="word_pronunciations/06562.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈditeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'deetayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sDQhwNG8li"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> an individual or minute part; an item or particular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> particulars collectively; minutiae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq525"> a dealing with or treating part by part or item by item.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq638"> fine, intricate decoration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq790"> a detail drawing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq487"> any small section of a larger structure considered as a unit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq082"> a reproduction of a part or section of something, especially a work of art, often enlarged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq163"> detailing or telling off, as of a small force or an officer, for a special service.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq637"> the party or person so selected.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq408"> a particular assignment of duty.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq912"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a narrative or report of particulars.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ywKNtHcEhA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq956"> to relate or report in particulars; tell fully and distinctly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq799"> <em class="label">Military</em> to order or appoint for some particular duty, as a patrol, a guard, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq521"> to decorate with fine, intricate designs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq010"> to improve the appearance of (a motor vehicle, aeroplane, etc.) before sale by finishing and decorating it, inside and out.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DxVc31iSlM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">in detail</strong>, circumstantially; item by item.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>détailler</em> cut in pieces, retail]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detailed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac273818957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detailed</span><z><span target_id="W2sgwiXFOW">v.</span><span target_id="uQI43EA5k6">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈditeɪld/ (<em>say</em> 'deetayld) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="W2sgwiXFOW"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093995" href="entry://detail%23bigmac000093995"><strong>detail</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uQI43EA5k6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq167"> itemised in every particular: <em class="example">a detailed description.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq569"> executed with great attention to detail: <em class="example">a detailed carving.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detailer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detailer</span></header><div>/ˈditeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'deetayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a person employed to detail a motor vehicle, aeroplane, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detain</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detain" src="word_pronunciations/06563.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈteɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'tayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> to keep under restraint or in custody.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq287"> to keep back or withhold, as from a person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>detaine</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>detenir</em>, from Latin <em>dētinēre</em> keep back] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detainment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detainee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detainee</span></header><div>/ˌditeɪˈni/ (<em>say</em> .deetay'nee), /dəˈteɪni/ (<em>say</em> duh'taynee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">someone who is detained or held prisoner or in custody without trial.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detainer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detainer</span></header><div>/dəˈteɪnə/ (<em>say</em> duh'taynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> someone or something that detains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Law</em> the wrongful detaining or withholding of what belongs to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Law</em> a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>detener</em>, variant of Old French <em>detenir</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detangler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889260317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detangler</span></header><div>/diˈtæŋglə/ (<em>say</em> dee'tanggluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> someone or something that removes tangles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> a hair product for taking tangles out of hair, especially after washing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq267"> a device on a BMX bike which makes a 360 degree turn of the handlebars possible without entangling the brake cables.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determine</span><z><span target_id="dZeiOoGbsJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="WWm4ZLD0Wo">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of determine" src="word_pronunciations/06572.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɜmən/ (<em>say</em> duh'termuhn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">determined</strong>, <strong class="bold">determining</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dZeiOoGbsJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative decision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> to fix the position of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq183"> to fix or decide causally; condition: <em class="example">demand determines supply.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq894"> to give direction or tendency to; impel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">Logic</em> to limit, as an idea, by adding differentiating characters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq685"> <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em> to put an end to; terminate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq505"> to lead or bring (a person) to a decision: <em class="example">it finally determined her to do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq651"> to decide upon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WWm4ZLD0Wo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq119"> to come to a decision or resolution; decide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em> to come to an end.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>determine</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>determiner</em>, from Latin <em>dētermināre</em> limit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determined</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of determined" src="word_pronunciations/06571.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɜmənd/ (<em>say</em> duh'termuhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq232"> resolute; unflinching; firm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> decided; settled; resolved.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>determinedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>determinedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determiner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determiner</span></header><div>/dəˈtɜmənə/ (<em>say</em> duh'termuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> someone or something that determines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a word such as an article, demonstrative or number, which precedes nouns and any modifiers attached to them, and limits their scope. Examples in English include <em>the</em> as in <em>the role</em>, <em>this</em> as in <em>this red book</em>, and <em>seven</em> as in <em>seven dwarfs</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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determinism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">determinism</span></header><div>/dəˈtɜmənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'termuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">the doctrine that neither outside events nor human choices are uncaused, but are the results of antecedent conditions, physical or psychological.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>determinist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deterministic</strong> /dətɜməˈnɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> duhtermuh'nistik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deterministically</strong> /dətɜməˈnɪstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> duhtermuh'nistiklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deterrent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deterrent</span><z><span target_id="ochYtI5WHc">adj.</span><span target_id="XxNc2LnD7O">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deterrent" src="word_pronunciations/06573.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɛrənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'teruhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deterrent" src="word_pronunciations/06574.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈtɜr-/ (<em>say</em> -'terr-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ochYtI5WHc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq570"> deterring; restraining.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XxNc2LnD7O">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq999"> something that deters or is expected to deter.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deterrence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detersive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detersive</span><z><span target_id="IJovBrlH3k">adj.</span><span target_id="2Bzi3WVpVe">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈtɜsɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'tersiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IJovBrlH3k"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> detergent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2Bzi3WVpVe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq313"> a detersive agent or medicine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>detersif</em>, <em>-ive</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detest</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detest" src="word_pronunciations/06576.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtɛst/ (<em>say</em> duh'test) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>détester</em>, from Latin <em>dētestārī</em>, literally, curse while calling a deity to witness] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detester</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detestable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detestable</span></header><div>/dəˈtɛstəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'testuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>detestability</strong> /dətɛstəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhtestuh'biluhtee), <strong>detestableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detestably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detestation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detestation</span></header><div>/ditɛsˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deetes'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> abhorrence; hatred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> a person or thing detested.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dethrone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dethrone</span></header><div>/diˈθroʊn/ (<em>say</em> dee'throhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dethroned</strong>, <strong class="bold">dethroning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">to remove from the throne; depose.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dethronement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dethroner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detinue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detinue</span></header><div>/ˈdɛtənju/ (<em>say</em> 'detuhnyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">an old common-law form of action to recover possession or the value of articles of personal property wrongfully detained.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>detenue</em> detention, originally past participle feminine of <em>detenir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019874" href="entry://detain%23bigmac000019874"><span class="smallcaps">detain</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detonate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detonate</span><z><span target_id="eT9BmhmZFW">v.t.</span><span target_id="lgljeDSDYm">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detonate" src="word_pronunciations/06577.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛtəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'detuhnayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">detonated</strong>, <strong class="bold">detonating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eT9BmhmZFW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> to cause to explode.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lgljeDSDYm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq139"> to explode, especially with great noise, suddenness, or violence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētonātus</em>, past participle, thundered forth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detonation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detonation</span></header><div>/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> detuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> the act of detonating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> an explosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq274"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq316"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> very rapid combustion which occurs in a shock wave.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq615"> the combustion reactions which cause knocking or pinging in an internal-combustion engine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq395"> the accompanying knocking or pinging sound.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dētonation</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detonator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detonator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detonator" src="word_pronunciations/06578.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛtəneɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'detuhnaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq791"> a device, as a percussion cap or an explosive, used to make another substance explode.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> something that explodes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detour</span><z><span target_id="XRuT6GkZBu">n.</span><span target_id="2Vo9q776Oy">v.i.</span><span target_id="QvySY9E6Q5">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detour" src="word_pronunciations/06579.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈditʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'deetoouh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detour" src="word_pronunciations/06581.mp3"></audio></span>/-tuə/ (<em>say</em> -toohuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detour" src="word_pronunciations/06580.mp3"></audio></span>/-tɔ/ (<em>say</em> -taw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XRuT6GkZBu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily instead of the main route.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2Vo9q776Oy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq777"> to make a detour; go by way of a detour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QvySY9E6Q5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq151"> to cause to make a detour; send by way of a detour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>détourner</em> turn aside, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>tourner</em> turn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877513211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detourism</span></header><div>/diˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> dee'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">travel that is undertaken away from the usual sightseeing destinations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019904" href="entry://detour%23bigmac000019904"><span class="smallcaps">detour</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077319" href="entry://tourism%23bigmac000077319"><span class="smallcaps">tourism</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detourn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac747574261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detourn</span></header><div>/dəˈtɜn/ (<em>say</em> duh'tern) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">to engage in detournement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detournement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121090934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detournement</span></header><div>/dəˈtɜnmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'ternmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">the practice of reproducing an existing media work but with the original context or message altered, often to subvert and draw negative attention to a company or political group.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>détournement</em> diversion, hijacking]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detox</span><z><span target_id="Ap6DnbTM5v">n.</span><span target_id="fqkAU6wkGI">v.t.</span><span target_id="ojKbq5awUc">v.i.</span><span target_id="c1KptgZclf">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detox" src="word_pronunciations/06582.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈditɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'deetoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ap6DnbTM5v"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> the process of detoxification.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fqkAU6wkGI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq773"> to assist (a person) in undergoing the process of detoxification.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ojKbq5awUc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq982"> to go through the process of withdrawal from physical and psychological dependency on a substance of abuse, as drugs, alcohol, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq590"> to recover from the excessive consumption of rich or unhealthy food.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="c1KptgZclf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq391"> of or relating to the process of detoxing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019908" href="entry://detoxification%23bigmac000019908"><span class="smallcaps">detoxification</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detoxicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detoxicate</span></header><div>/diˈtɒksəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'toksuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">detoxicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">detoxicating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019910" href="entry://detoxify%23bigmac000019910"><strong>detoxify</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + Latin <em>toxic</em>(<em>um</em>) poison + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detoxicant</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detoxicator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detoxication</strong> /diˌtɒksəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.toksuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detoxification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detoxification</span></header><div>/ˌditɒksəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deetoksuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">the process of withdrawing from physical or psychological dependency on a substance of abuse, as drugs, alcohol, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detoxify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detoxify</span><z><span target_id="EIjMGsjL19">v.t.</span><span target_id="5cm7d7d7U5">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈtɒksəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'toksuhfuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">detoxified</strong>, <strong class="bold">detoxifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EIjMGsjL19">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> to rid of poison or the effect of poison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> to treat (a person addicted to alcohol, drugs, etc.), as in a detoxification centre.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5cm7d7d7U5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq313"> to undergo detoxification.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019907" href="entry://detoxicate%23bigmac000019907"><span class="smallcaps">detoxi(cate)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029109" href="entry://-fy%23bigmac000029109"><span class="smallcaps">-fy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detract</span><z><span target_id="CJqSYg6KpV">v.t.</span><span target_id="mJ1iEvPTe9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detract" src="word_pronunciations/06583.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtrækt/ (<em>say</em> duh'trakt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CJqSYg6KpV"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> to take away (a part): <em class="example">to detract one’s share.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> to draw away or divert: <em class="example">to detract one’s attention.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mJ1iEvPTe9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">detract from</strong>, to take away some part from, as from quality, value, or reputation: <em class="example">the ugly view detracts from the value of the house.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētractus</em>, past participle, drawn away or down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detractor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detraction</span></header><div>/dəˈtrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'trakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">the act of detracting, or of belittling the reputation or worth of a person; disparagement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detractive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detractive</span></header><div>/dəˈtræktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'traktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">tending or seeking to detract; depreciative.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">detractory</strong> /dəˈtræktəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'traktuhree). <div class="deriv">–<strong>detractively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detrain</span><z><span target_id="4ATRsbio5O">v.i.</span><span target_id="kCuk56zGOM">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/diˈtreɪn/ (<em>say</em> dee'trayn) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Military</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4ATRsbio5O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq943"> to alight from a railway train.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kCuk56zGOM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq181"> to discharge (troops, etc.) from a railway train.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>detrainment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detribalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detribalise</span></header><div>/diˈtraɪbəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'truybuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">detribalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">detribalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">to destroy the ethnic and cultural inheritance of the members of a tribal group, mainly through contact with different cultures.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">detribalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>detribalisation</strong> /ˌditraɪbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deetruybuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detriment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detriment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detriment" src="word_pronunciations/06584.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛtrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'detruhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> loss, damage, or injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> a cause of loss or damage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētrīmentum</em> loss, damage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detrimental
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detrimental</span></header><div>/dɛtrəˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> detruh'mentl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">causing detriment; injurious; prejudicial.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019914" href="entry://detriment%23bigmac000019914"><span class="smallcaps">detriment</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detrimentally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detrital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detrital</span></header><div>/dəˈtraɪtl/ (<em>say</em> duh'truytl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">composed of detritus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019918" href="entry://detritus%23bigmac000019918"><span class="smallcaps">detrit(us)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detrition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detrition</span></header><div>/dəˈtrɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'trishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">the act of wearing away by rubbing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detritus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detritus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of detritus" src="word_pronunciations/06585.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈtraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'truytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> particles of rock or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> any disintegrated material; debris.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: a rubbing away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detrivore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171356283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detrivore</span></header><div>/ˈdɛtrəvɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'detruhvaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">an organism which feeds on sizeable dead or decaying organic matter, as beetles, worms, crabs, etc.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac49901551" href="entry://decomposer%23bigmac49901551"><strong>decomposer</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019918" href="entry://detritus%23bigmac000019918"><span class="smallcaps">detri(tus)</span></a> + <em>-vore</em> eater] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detrivorous</strong> /dəˈtrɪvərəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'trivuhruhs), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Detroit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Detroit</span></header><div>/dəˈtrɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'troyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a port in the US, in south-eastern Michigan, on the Detroit River; car manufacturing centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detruncate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detruncate</span></header><div>/diˈtrʌŋkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'trungkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">detruncated</strong>, <strong class="bold">detruncating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">to reduce by cutting off a part; cut down.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētruncātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detruncation</strong> /ˌditrʌŋˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deetrung'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detrusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detrusion</span></header><div>/dəˈtruʒən/ (<em>say</em> duh'troohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">the act of detruding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dētrūsio</em>, from Latin <em>dētrūdere</em> thrust away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detumescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detumescence</span></header><div>/ˌditjuˈmɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> .deetyooh'mesuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">subsidence of swelling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dētumescere</em> cease to swell. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095340" href="entry://tumescent%23bigmac000095340"><span class="smallcaps">tumescent</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023724" href="entry://-ence%23bigmac000023724"><span class="smallcaps">-ence</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>detumescent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detune</span></header><div>/diˈtjun/ (<em>say</em> dee'tyoohn), /-tʃun/ (<em>say</em> -choohn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">detuned</strong>, <strong class="bold">detuning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> to adjust a high-performance engine, as in a racing car, so that its performance is reduced but its suitability for general use is increased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq641"> to alter the period of oscillation in a circuit so that it no longer coincides with that of another circuit with which it interacts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deucalion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deucalion</span></header><div>/djuˈkeɪliən/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'kayleeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a son of Prometheus. He survived the deluge with his wife Pyrrha, and became the ancestor of the renewed human race.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuce<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deuce" src="word_pronunciations/06586.mp3"></audio></span>/djus/ (<em>say</em> dyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> a card, or the side of a die, having two pips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a juncture in a game at which the scores are level and either player (or pair) must gain a lead of two points in order to win the game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> Also, <strong class="vs">deucer</strong>. a shearer who can shear two hundred sheep in a day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>deus</em>, from Latin <em>duōs</em>, accusative of <em>duo</em> two]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuce<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deuce" src="word_pronunciations/06586.mp3"></audio></span>/djus/ (<em>say</em> dyoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">the devil (used in mild imprecations and exclamations): <em class="example">what the deuce!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019925" href="#bigmac000019925"><span class="smallcaps">deuce<sup>1</sup></span></a>, probably from Low German <em>de duus</em> the deuce, an unlucky throw at dice. Compare German <em>der Daus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuced</span><z><span target_id="ummMh2sc1E">adj.</span><span target_id="K6qBlCi1nf">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdjusəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohsuhd), /djust/ (<em>say</em> dyoohst) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ummMh2sc1E">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> confounded; excessive.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="K6qBlCi1nf">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq475"> Also, <strong class="vs">deucedly</strong>. confoundedly; excessively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deurbanise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deurbanise</span></header><div>/diˈɜbənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'erbuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deurbanised</strong>, <strong class="bold">deurbanising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">to deprive (a people or a place) of urban character.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deurbanize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deut-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deut-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq509">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019941" href="entry://deuto-%23bigmac000019941"><strong>deuto-</strong></a>, before vowels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deut.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deut.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">Deuteronomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuter-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuter-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq843">a form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019936" href="entry://deutero-%23bigmac000019936">deutero-</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019936" href="entry://deutero-%23mq338">1</a>) before a vowel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuteragonist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064790914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuteragonist</span></header><div>/djutəˈrægənəst/ (<em>say</em> dyoohtuh'raguhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">the actor or character who is second in importance in a play, novel, etc., after the protagonist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019933" href="entry://deuter-%23bigmac000019933"><span class="smallcaps">deuter-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059582" href="entry://protagonist%23bigmac000059582"><span class="smallcaps">(prot)agonist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuterium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuterium</span></header><div>/djuˈtɪəriəm/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'tearreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">an isotope of hydrogen, having twice the mass of ordinary hydrogen; heavy hydrogen.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: D; <em>atomic number</em>: 1; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 2.01. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>deutereion</em>, neuter singular of <em>deutereios</em> (adjective) having second place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deutero-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deutero-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a word element: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> meaning ‘second’ or ‘later’, as in <em>deuterogamy</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> indicating the presence of deuterium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>deuteros</em> second]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuterogamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuterogamy</span></header><div>/djutəˈrɒgəmi/ (<em>say</em> dyoohtuh'roguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a second marriage, after the death or divorce of a first husband or wife.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>deuterogamia</em> second marriage] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deuterogamist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuteron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuteron</span></header><div>/ˈdjutərɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtuhron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">a deuterium nucleus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019933" href="entry://deuter-%23bigmac000019933"><span class="smallcaps">deuter-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac624158335" href="entry://-on%23bigmac624158335"><span class="smallcaps">-on</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deuteronomist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deuteronomist</span></header><div>/ˌdjutəˈrɒnəməst/ (<em>say</em> .dyoohtuh'ronuhmuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">the author or part-author of the Book of Deuteronomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deuteronomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deuteronomy</span></header><div>/ˌdjutəˈrɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> .dyoohtuh'ronuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">the fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing a second statement of the Mosaic law.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>Deuteronomium</em>, from Greek <em>Deuteronomion</em> the second law] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Deuteronomic</strong> /djutərəˈnɒmək/ (<em>say</em> dyoohtuhruh'nomuhk), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuto-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuto-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq161">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019936" href="entry://deutero-%23bigmac000019936"><strong>deutero-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deutoplasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deutoplasm</span></header><div>/ˈdjutəplæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtuhplazuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Embryology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">that part of the ovocyte which furnishes the nourishment of the embryo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deutschland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deutschland</span></header><div>/ˈdɔɪtʃlʌnt/ (<em>say</em> 'doychlunt), /-lænd/ (<em>say</em> -land) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092061" href="entry://Germany%23bigmac000092061"><strong>Germany</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deutschmark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deutschmark</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deutschmark" src="word_pronunciations/06587.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔɪtʃmak/ (<em>say</em> 'doychmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> (formerly, until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the principal monetary unit of Germany; previously (1948–90), the principal monetary unit of West Germany. <em>Abbrev.</em>: DM</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq141"> a coin of this value.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Deutschmark</strong>, <strong class="vs">deutschemark</strong>, <strong class="vs">Deutsche mark</strong>, <strong class="vs">Deutsche Mark</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deutzia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deutzia</span></header><div>/ˈdjutsiə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">any shrub of the genus <em>Deutzia</em>, family Hydrangeaceae, having mostly white, pink, or purplish flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Jan <em>Deutz</em>, 1743–88?, Dutch naturalist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dev.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dev.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> deviation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devaluate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devaluate</span></header><div>/diˈvæljueɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee'valyoohayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">devaluated</strong>, <strong class="bold">devaluating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> to deprive of value; reduce the value of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> to devalue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100954" href="entry://value%23bigmac000100954"><span class="smallcaps">value</span></a> (noun) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devaluation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devaluation</span></header><div>/ˌdivæljuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deevalyooh'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq694"> a lowering of the exchange value of a country’s currency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> a reduction of value, importance, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devalue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devalue</span><z><span target_id="nfGrFyngc1">v.t.</span><span target_id="FJY9K0FPyc">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devalue" src="word_pronunciations/06588.mp3"></audio></span>/diˈvælju/ (<em>say</em> dee'valyooh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">devalued</strong>, <strong class="bold">devaluing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nfGrFyngc1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> to lower the legal value of (a currency); devaluate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> to diminish the worth or value of: <em class="example">his advice was devalued by recent developments.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FJY9K0FPyc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq575"> (of a currency) to decrease in legal value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq584"> (of a country) to lower the legal value of its currency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devanagari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devanagari</span></header><div>/deɪvəˈnagəri/ (<em>say</em> dayvuh'nahguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">the alphabetical script in which Sanskrit is usually written, also employed for Hindi.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>devanāgarī</em>, from <em>deva</em> god + <em>nāgarī</em> of the city]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devanny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devanny</span></header><div>/dəˈvæni/ (<em>say</em> duh'vanee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">1894–1962, NZ-born novelist, short-story writer, feminist, and political activist, in Australia from 1929; works include the novel <em>The Butcher Shop</em> (1926).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devastate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devastate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devastate" src="word_pronunciations/06589.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛvəsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhstayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">devastated</strong>, <strong class="bold">devastating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">to lay waste; ravage; render desolate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēvastātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devastating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devastating</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhstayting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq332"> tending or threatening to devastate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a remark, description, etc.) highly effective.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>devastatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devastation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devastation</span></header><div>/dɛvəˈsteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> devuh'stayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> act of devastating; destruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq273"> devastated state; desolation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devastavit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devastavit</span></header><div>/dɛvəˈsteɪvət/ (<em>say</em> devuh'stayvuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">any violation or neglect of duty by a personal representative which makes them personally responsible to persons having claims on the assets, as creditors and beneficiaries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: he or she has laid waste]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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develop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">develop</span><z><span target_id="8Y9tCZMHMB">v.t.</span><span target_id="b1QAJIUOBw">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of develop" src="word_pronunciations/06593.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɛləp/ (<em>say</em> duh'veluhp) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8Y9tCZMHMB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> to cause to grow or expand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq700"> to elaborate or expand in detail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq672"> to bring into being or activity; generate; evolve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq272"> to build on (land).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq926"> to prepare (vacant land) for housing by the provision of roads, sewerage, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Biology</em> to cause to go through the process of natural evolution from a previous and lower stage, or from an embryonic state, to a later and more complex or perfect one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq723"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq963"> to express in an extended form, as in a series.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq477"> to unroll on to a plane surface.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq555"> <em class="label">Music</em> to unfold, by various technical means, the inherent possibilities of (a theme).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Photography</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq670"> to render visible (the latent image) in the exposed sensitised film of a photographic plate, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq733"> to treat (a photographic plate, etc.) with chemical agents so as to bring out the latent image.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Chess</em> to bring a piece into a useful position.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b1QAJIUOBw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq038"> to grow into a more mature or advanced state; advance; expand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq279"> to come gradually into existence or operation; be evolved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq479"> to be disclosed; become evident or manifest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq176"> <em class="label">Biology</em> to undergo differentiation in ontogeny or progress in phylogeny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq553"> to undergo developing, as a photographic plate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>développer</em>, from <em>dé-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>voluper</em> wrap. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024070" href="entry://envelop%23bigmac000024070"><span class="smallcaps">envelop</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>developable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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developed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">developed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of developed" src="word_pronunciations/06590.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɛləpt/ (<em>say</em> duh'veluhpt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> having undergone development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> (of a country or economy) industrialised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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developer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">developer</span></header><div>/dəˈvɛləpə/ (<em>say</em> duh'veluhpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> someone or something that develops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> a person who (or company which) acquires land for development projects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq223"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac130391909" href="entry://software%20developer%23bigmac130391909"><strong>software developer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">Photography</em> the reducing agent or solution used to develop a photographic film or plate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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developing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">developing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of developing" src="word_pronunciations/06592.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɛləpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'veluhping) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> undergoing development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> Also, <strong class="vs">less-developed</strong>, <strong class="vs">underdeveloped</strong>. (of a country or economy) in the early stages of becoming industrialised. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103288" href="entry://Third%20World%23bigmac000103288"><strong>Third World</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">development</span></header><div>/dəˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'veluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> the act, process or result of developing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> a developed state, form, or product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq485"> evolution, growth, expansion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq338"> a fact or circumstance bringing about a new situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq651"> the erection, alteration, or demolition of a building, or the change of use of buildings or land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq852"> a building project, usually large, as an office block, housing estate, shopping complex, etc.: <em class="example">a new development for sale off the plan.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq116"> the preparation of vacant land for building by the provision of roads, sewerage, etc.: <em class="example">a vacant site with potential for development.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Music</em> the part of a movement or composition in which a theme or themes are developed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq974"> <em class="label">Metalwork</em> a flat pattern of something to be bent into shape, as a tin box.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>developmental</strong> /dəvɛləpˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> duhveluhp'mentl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>developmentally</strong> /dəvɛləpˈmɛntəli/ (<em>say</em> duhveluhp'mentuhlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deventer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deventer</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvəntə/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhntuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">a town in the Netherlands, in south-western Overijssel; medieval intellectual centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devereux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devereux</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvərə/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024584" href="entry://Essex%23bigmac000024584"><strong>Essex<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac390625279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devers</span></header><div>/ˈdivəz/ (<em>say</em> 'deevuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gail</strong> (<em>Yolanda Devers</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">born 1966, US champion sprinter and hurdler; Olympic Games gold medallist 1992, 1996.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deveson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deveson</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anne Barbara</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">1930–2016, Australian journalist, writer and film producer, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devi<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvi/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hinduism</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> the great goddess identified as the embodiment of the female energy of Shiva, represented in various aspects, both good and evil, including Shakti (maternity) and Kali (death).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq760"> any of various local female divinities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508397478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devi<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛvi/ (<em>say</em> 'devee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Phoolan</strong> /ˈpulən/ (<em>say</em> 'poohluhn) (‘<em>the Bandit Queen</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">1963–2001, Indian outlaw and member of parliament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deviant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deviant</span><z><span target_id="icNXwVtGdH">adj.</span><span target_id="8F8wdQvl3y">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deviant" src="word_pronunciations/06594.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdiviənt/ (<em>say</em> 'deeveeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="icNXwVtGdH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> deviating from an accepted norm, especially in sexual behaviour.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8F8wdQvl3y">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq158"> someone or something that is deviant.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deviance</strong>, <strong>deviancy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devitt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devitt</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvət/ (<em>say</em> 'devuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">1937–2023, Australian freestyle swimmer; Olympic gold medallist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devlin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devlin</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvlən/ (<em>say</em> 'devluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> <strong>Bruce William</strong>, born 1937, Australian golfing champion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq773"> <strong>Johnny</strong>, born 1938, NZ-born rock’n’roll singer and composer in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq377"> <strong>Stuart Leslie</strong>, 1931–2018, Australian goldsmith, silversmith and designer; noted for his design of coins and medals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac98251877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɛvoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'devoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">extremely upset: <em class="example">completely devo about the team’s loss.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">devo’d</strong>, <strong class="vs">devoed</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <em>devastated</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac235735286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdivoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'deevoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">a deviant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019968" href="entry://deviant%23bigmac000019968"><span class="smallcaps">deviant</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devocalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devocalise</span></header><div>/diˈvoʊkəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'vohkuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">devocalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">devocalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020002" href="entry://devoice%23bigmac000020002"><strong>devoice</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">devocalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>devocalisation</strong> /diˌvoʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.vohkuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devoice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devoice</span></header><div>/diˈvɔɪs/ (<em>say</em> dee'voys) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">devoiced</strong>, <strong class="bold">devoicing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">to make (a voiced sound) voiceless.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">devocalise</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devoid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devoid" src="word_pronunciations/06601.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> duh'voyd) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">devoid of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">not possessing, free from: <em class="example">devoid of hair; </em><em class="example">devoid of emotion.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [originally past participle of obsolete <em>devoid</em> (verb), from Old French <em>desvuidier</em> empty out, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>vuidier</em> (verb) empty, void]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devoir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devoir</span></header><div>/dəˈvwa/ (<em>say</em> duh'vwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> an act of civility or respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq681"> (<em>plural</em>) respects or compliments: <em class="example">to pay one’s devoirs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq525"> duty: <em class="example">to do one’s devoir.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, owe, from Latin <em>dēbēre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devolution</span></header><div>/divəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> deevuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> the passing on to a successor of an unexercised right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq864"> <em class="label">Law</em> the passing of property, as upon death or bankruptcy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq587"> <em class="label">Biology</em> degeneration; retrograde evolution (opposed to <em>evolution</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq845"> the transfer or delegation of power or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq182"> the process of transferring power from a centralised government to a local or regional administration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dēvolūtiōn-</em>, stem of <em>dēvolūtiō</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devolutionary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devolutionism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devolutionist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devolve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devolve</span><z><span target_id="LvgdA6XsJc">v.t.</span><span target_id="f3FnLnbpxA">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devolve" src="word_pronunciations/06602.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɒlv/ (<em>say</em> duh'volv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">devolved</strong>, <strong class="bold">devolving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LvgdA6XsJc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq111"> to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> <em class="label">Law</em> to pass by inheritance or legal succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to roll downward; roll.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="f3FnLnbpxA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq380"> to fall as a duty or responsibility on a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq835"> to be transferred or passed on from one to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq556"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to roll down.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēvolvere</em> roll down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devolvement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138441522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devon" src="word_pronunciations/06604.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a large, mild-flavoured, pre-cooked sausage, usually sliced thinly and eaten cold.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac311923085" href="entry://baron%20sausage%23bigmac311923085"><strong>baron sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac817441091" href="entry://beef%20Belgium%23bigmac817441091"><strong>beef Belgium</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Tasmania and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006553" href="entry://Belgium%20sausage%23bigmac000006553"><strong>Belgium sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac295900965" href="entry://bung%20fritz%23bigmac295900965"><strong>bung fritz</strong></a>; <em class="label">North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac807467291" href="entry://Byron%20sausage%23bigmac807467291"><strong>Byron sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Newcastle Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023646" href="entry://Empire%20sausage%23bigmac000023646"><strong>Empire sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac349354763" href="entry://fritz%23bigmac349354763"><strong>fritz<sup>1</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030079" href="entry://German%20sausage%23bigmac000030079"><strong>German sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043838" href="entry://luncheon%20sausage%23bigmac000043838"><strong>luncheon sausage</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057839" href="entry://polony%23bigmac000057839"><strong>polony</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac145940863" href="entry://pork%20fritz%23bigmac145940863"><strong>pork fritz</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac353116777" href="entry://pork%20German%23bigmac353116777"><strong>pork German</strong></a>; <em class="label">Eastern Mainland</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac637075291" href="entry://round%20meat%23bigmac637075291"><strong>round meat</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072565" href="entry://Strasburg%23bigmac000072565"><strong>Strasburg</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac432504045" href="entry://Straz%23bigmac432504045"><strong>Straz</strong></a>; <em class="label">Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac95137594" href="entry://wheel%20meat%23bigmac95137594"><strong>wheel meat</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085289" href="entry://Windsor%20sausage%23bigmac000085289"><strong>Windsor sausage</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[? <em>Devon sausage</em> (from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091956" href="entry://Devon%23bigmac000091956"><span class="smallcaps">Devon<sup>1</sup></span></a>) replacing <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030079" href="entry://German%20sausage%23bigmac000030079"><span class="smallcaps">German sausage</span></a> because of anti-German sentiment in World War I]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devon<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Devon" src="word_pronunciations/06604.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">a county in south-western England; includes Plymouth and Torbay, which became unitary districts in 1998. 6569 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Exeter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Devonshire</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devon<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Devon" src="word_pronunciations/06604.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> one of a breed of dairy and beef cattle, usually red, originating in Devonshire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq510"> one of a breed of sheep, with brown face and legs, and long wool.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devonian</span><z><span target_id="PaWTub0AyT">adj.</span><span target_id="lx04yZBWxp">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Devonian" src="word_pronunciations/06603.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> duh'vohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PaWTub0AyT"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> relating to a geological period or a system of rocks following the Silurian and preceding the Carboniferous.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lx04yZBWxp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq507"> the Devonian period or system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devonport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devonport</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvənpɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhnpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a city and port in northern Tasmania on the Mersey River; agricultural and dairying area.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> The <strong>Devonport</strong> district was explored by Europeans in the early 1820s, but clashes with the Tommeginne people, the area’s traditional inhabitants, discouraged settlement. In the 1850s Torquay was established on the west bank of the Mersey River and Formby on the east. The two settlements joined as Devonport in 1890. The first port facilities (store, wharf and beacons) were built in 1854 and boatbuilding and sawmilling were early industries. Devonport is now the centre of an agricultural and dairying area. Since 1959 it has been the major terminus for Bass Strait passenger and vehicular ferries. Important carvings on Mersey Bluff are protected in the Tiagarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devonshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devonshire</span><z><span target_id="Ey0Wm604jG">n.</span><span target_id="Ka97dEzsVB">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛvənʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhnshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ey0Wm604jG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq859"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091956" href="entry://Devon%23bigmac000091956"><strong>Devon<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ka97dEzsVB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq894"> of or relating to a light meal comprising tea, coffee, etc., served with scones, jam, and cream: <em class="example">Devonshire latte.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devote</span><z><span target_id="6Oc75lO6gY">v.t.</span><span target_id="431HUUd2Us">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devote" src="word_pronunciations/06607.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvoʊt/ (<em>say</em> duh'voht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6Oc75lO6gY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">devoted</strong>, <strong class="bold">devoting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> to appropriate to a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, person, etc.: <em class="example">to devote evenings to reading.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> to appropriate by or as by a vow; consecrate: <em class="example">to devote my life to good works.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="431HUUd2Us">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq487"> <strong class="phr">devote oneself to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq839"> to give all one’s time and energy to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq945"> to dedicate oneself to, as by a solemn vow or formal act.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēvōtus</em>, past participle, vowed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devoted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devoted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devoted" src="word_pronunciations/06605.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvoʊtəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'vohtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> zealous or ardent in attachment: <em class="example">a devoted friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> dedicated; consecrated.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>devotedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devotedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devotee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devotee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devotee" src="word_pronunciations/06606.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛvəˈti/ (<em>say</em> devuh'tee), /dɛvoʊˈti/ (<em>say</em> devoh'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> someone ardently devoted to anything; an enthusiast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> someone zealously or fanatically devoted to religion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devotement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devotement</span></header><div>/dəˈvoʊtmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'vohtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">devotion; dedication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devotion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devotion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devotion" src="word_pronunciations/06608.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvoʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'vohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq466"> dedication; consecration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq016"> a giving over or appropriating to any purpose, cause, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq163"> (in Christian theology) the ready will to perform what belongs to the service of God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq715"> (<em>often plural</em>) <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> religious observance or worship; a form of prayer or worship for special use.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dēvōtio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devotional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devotional</span></header><div>/dəˈvoʊʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'vohshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">characterised by devotion; used in devotions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020015" href="entry://devotion%23bigmac000020015"><span class="smallcaps">devotion</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devotionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devour" src="word_pronunciations/06609.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaʊə/ (<em>say</em> duh'vowuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> to swallow or eat up voraciously or ravenously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> to swallow up or engulf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq864"> to take in greedily with the senses or intellect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq183"> to absorb or engross wholly: <em class="example">devoured by fears.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>devoure</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>devorer</em>, from Latin <em>dēvorāre</em> swallow down] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devourer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devouringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devouring</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devout</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devout" src="word_pronunciations/06610.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaʊt/ (<em>say</em> duh'vowt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> expressing devotion or piety: <em class="example">devout prayer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq617"> earnest or sincere; heartfelt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>devot</em>, from Latin <em>dēvōtus</em>, past participle, devoted] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devoutly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devoutness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dew</span><z><span target_id="PJ8PEbJoG9">n.</span><span target_id="zo1pKMoem7">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dew" src="word_pronunciations/06611.mp3"></audio></span>/dju/ (<em>say</em> dyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PJ8PEbJoG9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> something likened to dew, as serving to refresh or as suggestive of morning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq820"> moisture in small drops on a surface, as tears, perspiration, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zo1pKMoem7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq697"> to wet with or as with dew.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dēaw</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dewless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dew</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dew" src="word_pronunciations/06611.mp3"></audio></span>/dju/ (<em>say</em> dyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Harold Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">1891–1962, Australian surgeon; noted for his work on hydatid disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dewar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dewar</span></header><div>/djuə/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist; carried out work on gas liquefaction and the preparation of cordite; invented the vacuum flask.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac656627245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewater</span></header><div>/diˈwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> dee'wawtuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">to drain, permanently or temporarily, water flowing over or groundwater underneath (a wet area of land), as for agriculture, construction, mining, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dewatering</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewberry</span></header><div>/ˈdjubɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohberee), /-bri/ (<em>say</em> -bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dewberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> the fruit of several species of running, trailing blackberries, as <em>Rubus ursinus</em> in North America, and <em>Rubus caesius</em> in Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> a plant bearing such fruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020019" href="entry://dew%23bigmac000020019"><span class="smallcaps">dew</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006850" href="entry://berry%23bigmac000006850"><span class="smallcaps">berry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewclaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewclaw</span></header><div>/ˈdjuklɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohklaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq660"> a functionless inner claw or digit in the foot of some dogs, not reaching the ground in walking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq391"> an analogous false hoof of deer, pigs, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dewey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dewey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dewey" src="word_pronunciations/07440.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjui/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> <strong>George</strong>, 1837–1917, US admiral; defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in the Spanish–American War.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq892"> <strong>John</strong>, 1859–1952, US philosopher.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq337"> <strong>Thomas E</strong>(<strong>dmund</strong>), 1902–71, US lawyer and politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewfish</span></header><div>/ˈdjufɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074727" href="entry://tandan%23bigmac000074727"><strong>tandan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewlap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewlap</span></header><div>/ˈdjulæp/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohlap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq528"> a pendulous fold of skin under the throat of cattle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq023"> any similar part, as the loose skin under the throat of some dogs, the wattle of fowls, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq603"> any loose skin on the human throat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>dew</em>, of uncertain meaning + <em>lap</em>, Old English <em>læppa</em> pendulous piece. Compare Danish <em>doglæp</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dewlapped</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewpoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewpoint</span></header><div>/ˈdjupɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpoynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">the temperature of the air at which dew begins to be deposited; the temperature at which a given sample of air will have a relative humidity of 100 per cent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dewy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dewy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dewy" src="word_pronunciations/07440.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjui/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dewier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dewiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> moist with or as with dew.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> having the quality of dew: <em class="example">dewy tears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> falling gently, or refreshing like dew: <em class="example">dewy sleep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq657"> of dew.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020019" href="entry://dew%23bigmac000020019"><span class="smallcaps">dew</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dewily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dewiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dexamphetamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dexamphetamine</span></header><div>/ˌdɛksæmˈfɛtəmin/ (<em>say</em> .deksam'fetuhmeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020046" href="entry://dextroamphetamine%23bigmac000020046"><strong>dextroamphetamine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dexter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dexter</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstə/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> on the right side; right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> situated to the right of the bearer and hence to the left of the spectator (opposed to <em>sinister</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq577"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> favourable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: right, favourable]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dexterity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dexterity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dexterity" src="word_pronunciations/06612.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛksˈtɛrəti/ (<em>say</em> deks'teruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dexterities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> adroitness or skill in using the hands or body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> mental adroitness or skill; cleverness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq094"> right-handedness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020038" href="entry://dexter%23bigmac000020038"><span class="smallcaps">dexter</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038662" href="entry://-ity%23bigmac000038662"><span class="smallcaps">-ity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dexterous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dexterous</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstruhs), /-stərəs/ (<em>say</em> -stuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq380"> skilful or adroit in the use of the hands or body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> having mental adroitness or skill; clever.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq018"> done with dexterity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq075"> right-handed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dextrous</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dexterously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dexterousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextral</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> of, relating to, or on the right-hand side; right (opposed to <em>sinistral</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> right-handed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> (of certain shells) coiling from left to right.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dextrālis</em> right-handed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dextrally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dextrality</strong> /dɛksˈtræləti/ (<em>say</em> deks'traluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deviate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deviate</span><z><span target_id="JjVheugEW9">v.i.</span><span target_id="GvkUt3TbSm">v.t.</span><span target_id="Q9cPyGDEED">adj.</span><span target_id="q0F5VeWh5W">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deviate" src="word_pronunciations/06595.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdivieɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deeveeayt) (<strong class="bold">deviated</strong>, <strong class="bold">deviating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JjVheugEW9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> to turn aside (from a way or course).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq402"> to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GvkUt3TbSm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq742"> to cause to swerve; turn aside.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Q9cPyGDEED">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq172"> /ˈdiviət/ (<em>say</em> 'deeveeuht) <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> deviant.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q0F5VeWh5W">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq514"> /ˈdiviət/ (<em>say</em> 'deeveeuht) <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a deviant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dēviātus</em>, past participle of <em>dēviāre</em>, from Latin <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>via</em> way] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deviator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deviation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deviation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deviation" src="word_pronunciations/06596.mp3"></audio></span>/diviˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deevee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> the act of deviating; divergence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> departure from an accepted standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> the difference between one of a set of values and the mean of the set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq000"> <em class="label">Navigation</em> the error of a ship’s magnetic compass due to local magnetism; the angle between the compass meridian and the magnetic meridian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq183"> a road or rail detour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déviation</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deviationist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deviationist</span></header><div>/diviˈeɪʃənəst/ (<em>say</em> deevee'ayshuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">(chiefly in Communist ideology) someone who departs from accepted party policies or practices.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deviationism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">device</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of device" src="word_pronunciations/06597.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> an invention or contrivance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq073"> a plan or scheme for effecting a purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq885"> a crafty scheme; a trick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq221"> an artistic figure or design used as a heraldic bearing (often accompanied by a motto), or as an emblem, badge, trademark, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq641"> a motto.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq271"> (<em>plural</em>) will; desire; ingenuity; inclination: <em class="example">left to his own devices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq550"> something artistically or fancifully designed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq085"> Also, <strong class="vs">digital device</strong>. an electronic device which processes digital data, as a smartphone, tablet, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Computers</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055640" href="entry://peripheral%20device%23bigmac000055640"><strong>peripheral device</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of Middle English <em>devis</em> division, discourse and <em>devise</em> heraldic device, will, both from Old French, from Latin <em>dīvīsus</em>, <em>-a</em>, past participle, divided]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devilfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devilfish</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəlfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhlfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">devilfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">devilfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> Also, <strong class="vs">devil ray</strong>. the manta ray, <em>Manta alfredi</em>, of the Great Barrier Reef and north Australian waters; diamond fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> any of several large rays of genera <em>Manta</em> and <em>Mobula</em>, inhabiting warm seas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq077"> any of various large cephalopods, as the octopus.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devilish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devilish</span><z><span target_id="lhN5a09Uzj">adj.</span><span target_id="AsgLsekTfr">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhlish), /ˈdɛvlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'devlish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lhN5a09Uzj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> of, like, or befitting a devil; diabolical; fiendish: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a cat-like cunning, and a spirit of devilish volatility</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excessive; very great.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="AsgLsekTfr">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>For we’re devilish good at repression.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101633" href="entry://devil%23bigmac000101633"><span class="smallcaps">devil</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038451" href="entry://-ish%23bigmac000038451"><span class="smallcaps">-ish<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devilishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>devilishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devilkin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devilkin</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəlkən/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhlkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">a little devil; an imp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devilment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devilment</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəlmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhlmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">devilish action or conduct; mischief.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devilry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devilry</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəlri/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhlree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">devilries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> wicked or reckless mischief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> extreme wickedness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq985"> mischievous or wicked behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq733"> diabolical magic or art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq100"> demonology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deviltry</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deviltry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deviltry</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəltri/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhltree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deviltries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019980" href="entry://devilry%23bigmac000019980"><strong>devilry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Devine" src="word_pronunciations/07044.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> <strong>Sir Hugh Berchmans</strong>, 1878–1959, Australian surgeon and writer; founder of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1928.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq018"> <strong>Tilly</strong> (<em>Matilda Mary Devine</em>), 1900–70, Australian sex worker, born in England; known during World War II as the ‘Queen of the ’Loo’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devious" src="word_pronunciations/06599.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdiviəs/ (<em>say</em> 'deeveeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> departing from the direct way; circuitous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq020"> out of the way; remote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq201"> departing from the accepted way; roundabout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq216"> not straightforward; tricky; deceptive; deceitful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dēvius</em> out of the way] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deviously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deviousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devisable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devisable</span></header><div>/dəˈvaɪzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyzuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> capable of being invented or contrived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq778"> capable of being bequeathed or assigned by will.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devisal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devisal</span></header><div>/dəˈvaɪzəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">the act of devising; contrivance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019995" href="entry://devise%23bigmac000019995"><span class="smallcaps">devis(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devise</span><z><span target_id="raFxF075oU">v.t.</span><span target_id="JpZhdwZWxV">v.i.</span><span target_id="iSVbuPZ0jp">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devise" src="word_pronunciations/06600.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">devised</strong>, <strong class="bold">devising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="raFxF075oU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> to order or arrange the plan of; think out; plan; contrive; invent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> <em class="label">Law</em> to assign or transmit (property, especially real property) by will.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JpZhdwZWxV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq081"> to form a plan; contrive.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iSVbuPZ0jp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq473"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq058"> the act of disposing of property, especially real property, by will.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq819"> a will or clause in a will disposing of property, especially real property.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq606"> the property disposed of.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>devise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>deviser</em>, from Late Latin frequentative of Latin <em>dīvidere</em> separate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deviser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devisee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devisee</span></header><div>/dəvaɪˈzi/ (<em>say</em> duhvuy'zee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">someone to whom a devise is made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devisor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devisor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of devisor" src="word_pronunciations/07053.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">someone who makes a devise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devitalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devitalise</span></header><div>/diˈvaɪtəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dee'vuytuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">devitalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">devitalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">to deprive of vitality or vital properties; make lifeless or weak.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">devitalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>devitalisation</strong> /diˌvaɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.vuytuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devitrify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devitrify</span><z><span target_id="Al1n47sPVE">v.t.</span><span target_id="ceOsBgHUrD">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/diˈvɪtrəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'vitruhfuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">devitrified</strong>, <strong class="bold">devitrifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Al1n47sPVE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> to deprive, wholly or partly, of vitreous character or properties, especially to process glass so that it develops a minute crystalline structure, with a corresponding loss of transparency.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ceOsBgHUrD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq092"> <em class="label">Geology</em> (of glassy, igneous rocks) to change into rocks composed of definite and distinct crystals.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>devitrification</strong> /diˌvɪtrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.vitruhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextran</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstrən/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a polysaccharide, consisting only of glucose units, produced by microorganisms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020045" href="entry://dextro-%23bigmac000020045"><span class="smallcaps">dextr(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002511" href="entry://-ane%23bigmac000002511"><span class="smallcaps">-an(e)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextrin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextrin</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstrən/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">a soluble gummy substance formed from starch by the action of heat, acids, or enzymes, occurring in various forms and having dextrorotatory properties; used chiefly as a thickening agent in printing inks and food, as a substitute for gum arabic and as a mucilage; starch gum.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dextrine</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>dextrine</em>, from Latin <em>dexter</em> right]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextro</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstroh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">turning clockwise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextro-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a word element meaning: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> denoting a substance that rotates the plane of plane-polarised light to the right. <em>Symbol</em>: +</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dextr-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, combining form of <em>dexter</em> right]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextroamphetamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextroamphetamine</span></header><div>/ˌdɛkstroʊæmˈfɛtəmin/ (<em>say</em> .dekstroham'fetuhmeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">the dextrorotatory isomer of amphetamine, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH(NH<sub>2</sub>)CH<sub>3</sub>, formerly used in the treatment of obesity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextroglucose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextroglucose</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstroʊglukoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstrohgloohkohz), /-oʊs/ (<em>say</em> -ohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030594" href="entry://glucose%23bigmac000030594"><strong>glucose</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextrogyrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextrogyrate</span></header><div>/dɛkstroʊˈdʒaɪərət/ (<em>say</em> dekstroh'juyuhruht), /-reɪt/ (<em>say</em> -rayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020050" href="entry://dextrorotatory%23bigmac000020050"><strong>dextrorotatory</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextrorotation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextrorotation</span></header><div>/ˌdɛkstroʊroʊˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dekstrohroh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a turning of the plane of polarisation of light to the right.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextrorotatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextrorotatory</span></header><div>/ˌdɛkstroʊroʊˈteɪtəri/ (<em>say</em> .dekstrohroh'taytuhree), /-ˈroʊtətəri/ (<em>say</em> -'rohtuhtuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">turning the plane of polarisation of light to the right, as certain crystals and compounds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dextrorotary</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020045" href="entry://dextro-%23bigmac000020045"><span class="smallcaps">dextro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064240" href="entry://rotate%23bigmac000064240"><span class="smallcaps">rotat(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052819" href="entry://-ory%23bigmac000052819"><span class="smallcaps">-ory<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextrorse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextrorse</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstrɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstraws), /dɛksˈtrɔs/ (<em>say</em> deks'traws) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">rising spirally from left to right (from a point of view at the centre of the spiral), as a stem (opposed to <em>sinistrorse</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dextrorsal</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>dextrorsum</em> towards the right] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dextrorsely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextrose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextrose</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstroʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstrohz), /-oʊs/ (<em>say</em> -ohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030594" href="entry://glucose%23bigmac000030594"><strong>glucose</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030594" href="entry://glucose%23mq581">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020045" href="entry://dextro-%23bigmac000020045"><span class="smallcaps">dextr(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052855" href="entry://-ose%23bigmac000052855"><span class="smallcaps">-ose<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextrotocopherol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextrotocopherol</span></header><div>/ˌdɛkstroʊtəˈkɒfərɒl/ (<em>say</em> .dekstrohtuh'kofuhrol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">the most potent form of vitamin E, C<sub>29</sub>H<sub>50</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, an antioxidant required by certain mammals for normal reproduction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020045" href="entry://dextro-%23bigmac000020045"><span class="smallcaps">dextro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076886" href="entry://tocopherol%23bigmac000076886"><span class="smallcaps">tocopherol</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dextrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dextrous</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkstrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dekstruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020040" href="entry://dexterous%23bigmac000020040"><strong>dexterous</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dextrously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dextrousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dezincification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dezincification</span></header><div>/diˌzɪŋkəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee.zingkuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">a process of corrosion in which the zinc of copper-zinc alloys becomes absorbed by the environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087909" href="entry://zinc%23bigmac000087909"><span class="smallcaps">zinc</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026440" href="entry://-fication%23bigmac000026440"><span class="smallcaps">-fication</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DF</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> Defender of the Faith. [Latin <em>Dēfensor Fidēī</em>]</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> Also, <strong class="vs">df</strong>. double-fronted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq491"> dairy-free.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DFAB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac765951713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DFAB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq137">designated female at birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DFAT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194599535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DFAT</span></header><div>/ˈdifæt/ (<em>say</em> 'deefat) <div class="def"><span id="mq678">Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DFC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DFC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq351">Distinguished Flying Cross.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DFM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DFM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq621">Distinguished Flying Medal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dft</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq586"> defendant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> draft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DFTD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211315508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DFTD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq444">devil facial tumour disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DGIW
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22130951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DGIW</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Freemasonry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">District Grand Inspector of the Workings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhahran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhahran</span></header><div>/daˈran/ (<em>say</em> dah'rahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">a town in eastern Saudi Arabia; site of first discovery of oil in the country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhaka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhaka</span></header><div>/ˈdækə/ (<em>say</em> 'dakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">the capital of Bangladesh, in the eastern central part.</span></div> Formerly (until 1982), <strong>Dacca</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac959566951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhal</span></header><div>/dal/ (<em>say</em> dahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020067" href="entry://dal%23bigmac000020067"><strong>dal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhampir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac960234484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhampir</span></header><div>/ˈðæmpɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'dhampear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">a preternatural being, the offspring of a vampire and a human, especially of a male vampire and a female human.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Albanian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dharawal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dharawal</span><z><span target_id="5mDNM1nBHF">n.</span><span target_id="ef6wFR5zRA">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌrəwɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'duruhwol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5mDNM1nBHF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the coastal region from Jervis Bay to Port Hacking, NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ef6wFR5zRA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq237"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tharawal</strong>. <div class="backshade">The traditional territory of the <strong>Dharawal</strong> included the southern shores of Botany Bay; the Dharawal were the people who confronted Captain James Cook and his landing party in 1770, at what is now Kurnell. An anglicised version of this name survives in the name of Thirroul, a town north of Wollongong.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac398843227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhari</span></header><div>/ˈdari/ (<em>say</em> 'dahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac994991655" href="entry://dari%23bigmac994991655"><strong>dari</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Meriam Mir]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dharma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dharma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dharma" src="word_pronunciations/06055.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdamə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in Hinduism and Buddhism) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> essential quality or character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> law, especially religious law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq723"> conformity to law; propriety.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq592"> virtue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq754"> religion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq737"> the doctrine or teaching of the Buddha.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq310"> (in Hinduism) the pursuit of an ethical life, being one of the four goals or purusharthas. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac437329865" href="entry://artha%23bigmac437329865"><strong>artha</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac136218757" href="entry://kama%23bigmac136218757"><strong>kama</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac136218757" href="entry://kama%23mq737">2</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac499486140" href="entry://moksha%23bigmac499486140"><strong>moksha</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>dharma</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dharna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800190895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dharna</span></header><div>/ˈdanə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> the Hindu religious practice of lying flat on one’s face in a temple for some period of time, waiting for guidance from the god.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq878"> the practice of sitting at someone’s door to exact justice from them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq496"> a form of public protest in which people refuse to leave a workplace, public place, etc., until they have received justice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq68"> the picketing of a workplace during an industrial dispute.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>dharnā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dharug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dharug</span><z><span target_id="8D8eCOpy75">n.</span><span target_id="4bUspO3odU">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌrʊg/ (<em>say</em> 'duroog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8D8eCOpy75"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the vicinity of Sydney.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq603"> the language of this people, possibly the inland dialect of coastal Eora.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4bUspO3odU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq656"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dharuk</strong>, <strong class="vs">Darug</strong>, <strong class="vs">Daruk</strong>. <div class="backshade">In 1790 Governor Philip reported eight ‘tribes’ in the region, but these were probably closely related clans rather than distinct peoples. By 1828, when the first census of the colony was held, more than eight groups had been named, but by then many Indigenous groups had been severely depleted by smallpox or forced to move by British occupation of their land. The name <em>Eora</em>, from <em>yura</em> (person, human being), was used by some of the settlers as a general term for the Indigenous people of the Sydney region. The name <strong>Dharug</strong> was not recorded by Europeans until late in the 19th century, when it was applied, not entirely clearly, to people who had lived around what are now Camden, Campbelltown, Liverpool and Penrith, possibly extending up to the Hawkesbury River and east to the Sydney coast. As languages, Dharug and Eora should probably be regarded as dialects of a single language. It is this language which gave English many of its earliest Australian borrowings, including <em>corroboree, dingo, koala, wallaby, waratah, wombat</em> and <em>woomera</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dharuk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac924504609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dharuk</span></header><div>/ˈdʌrʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'durook) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105245" href="entry://Dharug%23bigmac000105245"><strong>Dharug</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhaulagiri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhaulagiri</span></header><div>/daʊləˈgɪəri/ (<em>say</em> dowluh'gearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a peak of the Himalayas, in western central Nepal. 8188 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhilos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhilos</span></header><div>/ˈðilɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'dheelos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019386" href="entry://Delos%23bigmac000019386"><strong>Delos</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhivehi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861978068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhivehi</span></header><div>/ˈdivi/ (<em>say</em> 'deevee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac867319186" href="entry://Divehi%23bigmac867319186"><strong>Divehi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhobi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhobi</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊbi/ (<em>say</em> 'dohbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">South Asian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">someone employed to do washing; a launderer (traditionally a male Indian who washes clothes by hand).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>dhobī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhoeri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259193676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhoeri</span></header><div>/ˈdɜri/ (<em>say</em> 'derree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac994991655" href="entry://dari%23bigmac994991655"><strong>dari</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Kala Lagaw Ya]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325928383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dhol" src="word_pronunciations/07116.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒl/ (<em>say</em> dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">a large cylindrical Indian drum, both ends of which are struck with the hands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dholak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac361599730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dholak</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊlæk/ (<em>say</em> 'dohlak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a small barrel-shaped, double-headed hand drum originating in northern India.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <em>dhola</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhole</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dhole" src="word_pronunciations/07111.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊl/ (<em>say</em> dohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">a red-coated wild dog, <em>Cuon alpinus</em>, of India and eastern Asia, hunting in packs, and capable of running down large game; now threatened throughout most of its range.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Kannada <em>tōḷa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhoop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311665654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhoop</span></header><div>/dup/ (<em>say</em> doohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">incense.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>dhūp</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhosai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhosai</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊsaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohsuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000106" href="entry://dosa%23bigmac100000106"><strong>dosa</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhoti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhoti</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊti/ (<em>say</em> 'dohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dhotis</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">a traditional Indian garment for the lower part of the body, comprising a piece of cloth wrapped around the hips and passed loosely between the legs, worn in different styles in different regions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dhooti</strong> /ˈduti/ (<em>say</em> 'doohtee). <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>dhotī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dhow" src="word_pronunciations/06613.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊ/ (<em>say</em> dow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">an Arab coasting vessel, usually lateen-rigged.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>dāwa</em>, <em>dau</em>, probably of Indic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhrupad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhrupad</span></header><div>/ˈdrupæd/ (<em>say</em> 'droohpad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">a form of north Indian classical vocal music, typically in a slow tempo, which develops various parts of the raga.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>dhrupad</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhufish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhufish</span></header><div>/ˈdjufɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074727" href="entry://tandan%23bigmac000074727"><strong>tandan</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> <em class="label">WA</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039090" href="entry://jewfish%23bigmac000039090"><strong>jewfish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039090" href="entry://jewfish%23mq433">1b</a>).</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">dhuie</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039090" href="entry://jewfish%23bigmac000039090"><span class="smallcaps">jewfish</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhurga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhurga</span><z><span target_id="GoTrcpeVyb">n.</span><span target_id="kI33YLSMaJ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʊəgə/ (<em>say</em> 'doouhguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GoTrcpeVyb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq198"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the coastal region of NSW from Jervis Bay to south of Narooma.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kI33YLSMaJ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq660"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhurrie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhurrie</span></header><div>/ˈdʌri/ (<em>say</em> 'duree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">an Indian cotton carpet, usually made in rectangular pieces with fringes at the ends.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dhurry</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>darī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhyana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhyana</span></header><div>/daɪˈanə/ (<em>say</em> duy'ahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">(in Hinduism) the meditative path as an instrument to gaining self-knowledge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>dhyāna</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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di-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">di-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq710">a prefix of Greek origin, meaning ‘twice’, ‘doubly’, ‘two’, freely used (like <em>bi-</em>) as an English formative, as in <em>dicotyledon</em>, <em>dipolar</em>, and in many chemical terms, as <em>diatomic</em>, <em>disulphide</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099044" href="entry://mono-%23bigmac000099044"><strong>mono-</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">dis-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, representing <em>dis</em> twice, doubly. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">di-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq536">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><strong>dis-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, before <em>b</em>, <em>d</em>, <em>l</em>, <em>m</em>, <em>n</em>, <em>r</em>, <em>s</em>, and <em>v</em>, and sometimes <em>g</em> and <em>j</em>, as in <em>divide</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">di-<sup>3</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq348">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><strong>dia-</strong></a>, before vowels, as in <em>dioptase</em>, <em>diorama</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Di
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Di</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">didymium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dia-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dia-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a prefix meaning: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> passing through, as in <em>diathermy</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> thoroughly; completely, as in <em>diagnosis</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq796"> going apart, as in <em>dialysis</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq672"> opposed in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047680" href="entry://moment%23bigmac000047680">moment</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047680" href="entry://moment%23mq125">6</a>), as in <em>diamagnetic</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">di-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, representing <em>dia</em> (preposition) through, between, across, by, of]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dia.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dia.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> diagram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> dialect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq442"> diameter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabase</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhbays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> a dark igneous rock consisting essentially of augite and feldspar; an altered dolerite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">US</em> a dark igneous rock occurring as minor intrusives composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> diorite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>dia-</em> (erroneously for <em>di-</em> two) + <em>base</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104567" href="entry://base%23bigmac000104567"><span class="smallcaps">base<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diabasic</strong> /daɪəˈbeɪsɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'baysik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac24087479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabatic</span></header><div>/daɪəˈbætɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'batik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">involving a process in which heat leaves or enters a system, as in condensation, evaporation, solar radiation, etc.: <em class="example">a diabatic thermodynamic process.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000685" href="entry://adiabatic%23bigmac000000685"><strong>adiabatic</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabesity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74544835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabesity</span></header><div>/daɪəˈbisəti/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'beesuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">obesity accompanied by diabetes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><span class="smallcaps">diabetes</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac798939128" href="entry://obesity%23bigmac798939128"><span class="smallcaps">obesity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabetes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabetes</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diabetes" src="word_pronunciations/06614.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈbitiz/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'beeteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> Also, <strong class="vs">diabetes mellitus</strong>. a disease in which the production of insulin in the pancreas is impaired (<strong>type 1 diabetes</strong>), or the body’s ability to use the insulin produced is impaired (<strong>type 2 diabetes</strong>); sugar diabetes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq64"> Also, <strong class="vs">diabetes insipidus</strong>. a disorder of the pituitary gland causing excessive thirst and the production of a large volume of dilute urine; water diabetes. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac962572064" href="entry://dipsogenic%20diabetes%20insipidus%23bigmac962572064"><strong>dipsogenic diabetes insipidus</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac983788559" href="entry://gestational%20diabetes%20insipidus%23bigmac983788559"><strong>gestational diabetes insipidus</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac806261482" href="entry://nephrogenic%20diabetes%20insipidus%23bigmac806261482"><strong>nephrogenic diabetes insipidus</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: literally, a passer through]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabetic</span><z><span target_id="f7zt0HkfVq">adj.</span><span target_id="kGOTuK8ThE">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪəˈbɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'betik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f7zt0HkfVq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> of or relating to diabetes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> having diabetes.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kGOTuK8ThE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq284"> a person who has diabetes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diablerie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diablerie</span></header><div>/diˈabləri/ (<em>say</em> dee'ahbluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> diabolical magic or art; sorcery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> the domain or realm of devils.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq121"> the lore of devils; demonology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq522"> reckless mischief; devilry.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diablery</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from <em>diable</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101633" href="entry://devil%23bigmac000101633"><span class="smallcaps">devil</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabolical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabolical</span></header><div>/daɪəˈbɒlɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'bolikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> having the qualities of a devil; fiendish; outrageously wicked: <em class="example">a diabolical plot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> relating to or actuated by the devil or a devil: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it is a diabolical practice that stinks of Black Magic and immoral sorcery.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colin sinclair</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1968</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> difficult; unpleasant; very bad.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diabolic</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin <em>diabolicus</em>, from Greek <em>diabolikos</em> of the devil] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diabolically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diabolicalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabolise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabolise</span></header><div>/daɪˈæbəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duy'abuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">diabolised</strong>, <strong class="bold">diabolising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> to make diabolical or devilish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq005"> to represent as diabolical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> to subject to diabolical influences.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diabolize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabolism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabolism</span></header><div>/daɪˈæbəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'abuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq725"> action aided or caused by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq988"> the character or condition of a devil.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq920"> doctrine concerning devils; belief in or worship of devils.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> action befitting the devil; devilry.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diabolist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabolo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabolo</span></header><div>/diˈæbəloʊ/ (<em>say</em> dee'abuhloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> a game in which a top is spun, thrown and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string attached to two sticks, held one in each hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> the top itself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, devil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diacaustic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diacaustic</span><z><span target_id="Gw1p9pmB6l">adj.</span><span target_id="Dz5ddiDnID">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪəˈkɒstɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'kostik), /-ˈkɔstɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'kawstik) <em class="label">Optics</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Gw1p9pmB6l">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> denoting a caustic surface or curve formed by refraction of light.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dz5ddiDnID">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq526"> a diacaustic surface or curve.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011855" href="entry://catacaustic%23bigmac000011855"><strong>catacaustic</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091531" href="entry://caustic%23bigmac000091531"><span class="smallcaps">caustic</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091531" href="entry://caustic%23mq808">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diacetylmorphine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diacetylmorphine</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəsitlˈmɔfin/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhseetl'mawfeen), /daɪˌæsɛtaɪlˈmɔfin/ (<em>say</em> duy.asetuyl'mawfeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033992" href="entry://heroin%23bigmac000033992"><strong>heroin</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diamorphine</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000366" href="entry://acetyl%23bigmac000000366"><span class="smallcaps">acetyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048164" href="entry://morphine%23bigmac000048164"><span class="smallcaps">morphine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diachronic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diachronic</span></header><div>/daɪəˈkrɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'kronik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">of or relating to changes or developments over a period of time (especially of language).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074252" href="entry://synchronic%23bigmac000074252"><strong>synchronic</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <em>chronos</em> time] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diachronically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diachrony</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diachylon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diachylon</span></header><div>/daɪˈækəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> duy'akuhlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">an adhesive plaster consisting essentially of lead oxide and oil.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diachylum</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>dia chȳlon</em> (something) made of juices; also Latin <em>diachȳlum</em>, whence English spelling with <em>-um</em>; replacing Middle English <em>diaculon</em>, from Medieval Latin, and Middle English <em>diaquilon</em>, from French, both from Latin <em>diachȳlōn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diacid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diacid</span></header><div>/daɪˈæsəd/ (<em>say</em> duy'asuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">(of an acid or a salt) having two acidic hydrogen atoms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088217" href="entry://acid%23bigmac000088217"><span class="smallcaps">acid<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaconal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaconal</span></header><div>/daɪˈækənəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'akuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">relating to a deacon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>diāconālis</em>, from <em>diāconus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102479" href="entry://deacon%23bigmac000102479"><span class="smallcaps">deacon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaconate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaconate</span></header><div>/daɪˈækənət/ (<em>say</em> duy'akuhnuht), /-neɪt/ (<em>say</em> -nayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> the office or dignity of a deacon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq083"> a body of deacons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq233"> the period during which a deacon holds office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>diāconātus</em>, from <em>diāconus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102479" href="entry://deacon%23bigmac000102479"><span class="smallcaps">deacon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diacritic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diacritic</span><z><span target_id="V2iXHsWz6K">n.</span><span target_id="d7HEi1Evxg">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diacritic" src="word_pronunciations/06616.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈkrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'kritik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V2iXHsWz6K"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> a diacritical mark, point, or sign.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="d7HEi1Evxg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq995"> diacritical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> diagnostic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>diakritikos</em> that separates or distinguishes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diacritical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diacritical</span></header><div>/daɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'kritikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> serving to distinguish; distinctive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> capable of distinguishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq577"> denoting a mark, point, or sign added or attached to a letter or character to distinguish it from another of similar form, to give it a particular phonetic value, to indicate stress, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diacritically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diactinic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diactinic</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪækˈtɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duyak'tinik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">capable of transmitting the actinic rays of light.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020088" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020088"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000516" href="entry://actinic%23bigmac000000516"><span class="smallcaps">actinic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diactinism</strong> /daɪˈæktənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'aktuhnizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diad</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪæd/ (<em>say</em> 'duyad) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022514" href="entry://dyad%23bigmac000022514"><strong>dyad</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaeresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaeresis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diaeresis" src="word_pronunciations/06680.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈɛrəsəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'eruhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diaereses</strong> /daɪˈɛrəsiz/ (<em>say</em> duy'eruhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020328" href="entry://dieresis%23bigmac000020328"><strong>dieresis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diag.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diag.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq994">diagram.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141255464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagenesis</span></header><div>/daɪəˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">the process of change undergone by a sediment during and after its initial deposition while still at low temperature and pressure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029882" href="entry://genesis%23bigmac000029882"><span class="smallcaps">genesis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diagenetic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diageotropic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diageotropic</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪədʒiəˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhjeeuh'tropik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">growing at right angles to the direction of gravity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diageotropically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diageotropism</strong> /ˌdaɪədʒiˈɒtrəpɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhjee'otruhpizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diaghilev
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diaghilev</span></header><div>/diˈagəlɛf/ (<em>say</em> dee'ahguhlef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sergei Pavlovich</strong> /sɛəˌgeɪ ˈpævləvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> sair.gay 'pavluhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">1872–1929, Russian ballet producer and art critic; founded the Ballets Russes in Paris.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagnosable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac649629642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagnosable</span></header><div>/daɪəgˈnoʊzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duyuhg'nohzuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq973"> able to be diagnosed: <em class="example">a disease diagnosable at birth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Biology</em> (of a species) able to be identified as distinct for the purposes of taxonomy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diagnosability</strong> /daɪəgnoʊzəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duyuhgnohzuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagnose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagnose</span><z><span target_id="HNKFIfxr9t">v.t.</span><span target_id="73g5VsBg9q">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diagnose" src="word_pronunciations/06618.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəgnoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhgnohz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">diagnosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">diagnosing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HNKFIfxr9t">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> to identify by diagnosis (a case, disease, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> to identify by diagnosis the disease, condition, etc., of (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="73g5VsBg9q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq791"> to make a diagnosis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagnosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagnosis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diagnosis" src="word_pronunciations/06619.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəgˈnoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuhg'nohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diagnoses</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diagnosis" src="word_pronunciations/06620.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəgˈnoʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> duyuhg'nohseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq013"> the process of determining, by examination of the patient, the nature and identity of a diseased condition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq545"> the decision reached from such an examination.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Biology</em> scientific determination; a description which classifies precisely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Computers</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq237"> the process of determining, by examination of software and hardware, the nature and identity of an error, condition, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq844"> the result reached from such an examination.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq428"> any analysis of events, character, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: a distinguishing, from <em>diagignōskein</em> to distinguish, from <em>dia-</em> through, thoroughly + <em>gignōikein</em> to learn to know, perceive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagnostic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagnostic</span><z><span target_id="R90SkmacLs">adj.</span><span target_id="cZhQQldSIG">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪəgˈnɒstɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuhg'nostik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="R90SkmacLs"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> relating to a diagnosis: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>this perception, albeit a rather intuitive one, has for me substantial diagnostic importance.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bruce ford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq016"> having value in diagnosis.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cZhQQldSIG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq245"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099348" href="entry://diagnosis%23bigmac000099348"><strong>diagnosis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099348" href="entry://diagnosis%23mq791">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq888"> a symptom or characteristic of value in diagnosis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq938"> a tool or technique used in the process of reaching a diagnosis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq723"> <em class="label">Computers</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq738"> a program which identifies and reports errors within software or hardware.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq544"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099348" href="entry://diagnosis%23bigmac000099348"><strong>diagnosis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099348" href="entry://diagnosis%23mq586">3</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>diagnōstikos</em> able to distinguish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diagnostically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagnostician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagnostician</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəgnɒsˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhgnos'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">an expert or specialist in making diagnoses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagnostics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagnostics</span></header><div>/daɪəgˈnɒstɪks/ (<em>say</em> duyuhg'nostiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">the art or science of diagnosis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095103" href="entry://diagnostic%23bigmac000095103"><span class="smallcaps">diagnostic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagonal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagonal</span><z><span target_id="1Ae6kuk7kR">adj.</span><span target_id="niX9mvatPb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diagonal" src="word_pronunciations/06621.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈægənəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'aguhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1Ae6kuk7kR"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq042"> connecting, as a straight line, two non-adjacent angles or vertices of a quadrilateral, polygon, or polyhedron.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq765"> extending, as a plane, from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> having an oblique direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq268"> having oblique lines, ridges, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="niX9mvatPb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq435"> a diagonal line or plane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq886"> a diagonal row, plank, part, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq673"> diagonal cloth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>diagōnālis</em>, from Greek <em>diagōnios</em> from angle to angle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diagonally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagram</span><z><span target_id="1CieDmF9FK">n.</span><span target_id="AG0QIb8vHD">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diagram" src="word_pronunciations/06622.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1CieDmF9FK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> a figure, or set of lines, marks, etc., to accompany a geometrical demonstration, give the outlines or general features of an object, show the course or results of a process, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> a drawing or plan that outlines and explains, the parts, operation, etc., of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq418"> a chart, plan, or scheme.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AG0QIb8vHD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq576"> (<strong class="bold">diagrammed</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">diagramed</strong>; <strong class="bold">diagramming</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">diagraming</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020125" href="entry://diagrammatise%23bigmac000020125"><strong>diagrammatise</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>diagramma</em> that which is marked out by lines, from <em>diagraphein</em> to mark out by lines, from <em>dia-</em> through + <em>graphein</em> to draw]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagrammatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagrammatic</span></header><div>/daɪəgrəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuhgruh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> in the form of a diagram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> relating to diagrams.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diagrammatical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>diagrammatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagrammatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagrammatise</span></header><div>/daɪəˈgræmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'gramuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">diagrammatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">diagrammatising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">to represent by a diagram; make a diagram of.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diagrammatize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagraph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagraph</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> a device for drawing, used in reproducing outlines, plans, etc., mechanically on any desired scale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq773"> a combined protractor and scale.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>diagraphe</em>, from Greek <em>diagraphein</em> mark out by lines. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020123" href="entry://diagram%23bigmac000020123"><span class="smallcaps">diagram</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diakinesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diakinesis</span></header><div>/daɪəkəˈnisəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuhkuh'neesuhs), /-kaɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -kuy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">the prophase of the first meiotic division of a spermatocyte or ovocyte.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>dia-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + Greek <em>kinēsis</em> movement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dial</span><z><span target_id="71r5AazGhE">n.</span><span target_id="vnDEf31DxF">v.t.</span><span target_id="uSV4YwA1j8">v.i.</span><span target_id="oPzxaABaOZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dial" src="word_pronunciations/06628.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="71r5AazGhE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> a face upon which time is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq782"> a plate or disc with graduations or figures, as for the indication of pressure, number of revolutions, etc., as by the movements of a pointer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq709"> a rotatable plate or disc used for tuning a radio station in or out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq375"> a plate or disc with letters and numbers, used in making telephone connections.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq932"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a compass used for underground surveying.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq986"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the human face.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dialled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">dialed</strong>; <strong class="bold">dialling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">dialing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vnDEf31DxF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq791"> to measure with or as with a dial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq903"> to regulate, select, or tune in by means of a dial, as on a radio.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq607"> to indicate on a telephone dial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq875"> to call by means of a telephone dial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq378"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to survey with a dial (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020128" href="#mq932">5</a>) and chain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uSV4YwA1j8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq952"> to use a telephone dial or pad.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oPzxaABaOZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq007"> <strong class="phr">dial back</strong>, to reduce in strength, intensity or number: <em class="example">to dial back reforms.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>diālis</em> daily, from Latin <em>dies</em> day]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dial.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dial.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> dialect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> dialectal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialect</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dialect" src="word_pronunciations/06624.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhlekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> one of the forms of a given language which differ from one another in details of sound system, lexis, grammar, etc., each of which is usually to be found in a particular region or social class, but the speakers of which are typically mutually intelligible: <em class="example">Australian English is a regional dialect of English.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> a special variety or branch of a language, as Afrikaans if considered as a branch of Dutch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq733"> a language considered as one of a number of related languages: <em class="example">a Chinese dialect.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dialectus</em>, from Greek <em>dialektos</em> discourse, language, dialect] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The term <em>dialect</em> is sometimes used to indicate a non-standard form of a language and may have a disparaging tone. Among linguists, however, the term is used generally to refer to any variety of a language, whether regionally or socially defined, without any negative tone.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialectal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialectal</span></header><div>/daɪəˈlɛktəl/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'lektuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq323"> of a dialect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> characteristic of a dialect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020130" href="entry://dialect%23bigmac000020130"><span class="smallcaps">dialect</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dialectally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialectic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialectic</span><z><span target_id="4nwFiAuFHA">adj.</span><span target_id="Ay05JgnO91">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dialectic" src="word_pronunciations/06623.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈlɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'lektik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4nwFiAuFHA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq091"> of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> dialectal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq920"> proceeding by or as if by debate between conflicting points of view.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ay05JgnO91">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq521"> a process of change that results from an interplay between opposite tendencies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq145"> logical argumentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq903"> (<em>often plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq403"> logic or a branch of logic.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq630"> any formal system of reasoning or thought.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq341"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033581" href="entry://Hegelian%20dialectic%23bigmac000033581"><strong>Hegelian dialectic</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq062"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020136" href="entry://dialectical%20materialism%23bigmac000020136"><strong>dialectical materialism</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq168"> (in Kantian philosophy) the use of the principles of understanding in an attempt to determine objects beyond the limits of experience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dialectica</em>, from Greek <em>dialektikē </em>(<em>technē</em>) argumentative (art); replacing Middle English <em>dialetike</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaphragm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaphragm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diaphragm" src="word_pronunciations/06643.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəfræm/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhfram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq062"> a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq053"> the partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq916"> a porous plate separating two liquids, as in a galvanic cell.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq927"> a semipermeable membrane or the like.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq714"> a vibrating membrane or disc, as in a telephone or microphone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq181"> a contraceptive membrane worn in the vagina covering the cervix.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Photography</em>, <em class="label">Optics</em> a variable and usually circular opening which can be adjusted to control how much light is admitted to an instrument or camera. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038298" href="entry://iris%20diaphragm%23bigmac000038298"><strong>iris diaphragm</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> a plate for strengthening metal-framed constructions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>diaphragma</em>, from Greek <em>diaphragma</em> midriff, barrier, from <em>dia-</em> through + <em>phragma</em> fence] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diaphragmic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaphragmatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaphragmatic</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəfrægˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhfrag'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> of the diaphragm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> like a diaphragm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>diaphragmatique</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diaphragmatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaphysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaphysis</span></header><div>/daɪˈæfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'afuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diaphyses</strong> /daɪˈæfəsiz/ (<em>say</em> duy'afuhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">the shaft of a long bone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: a growing through] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diaphysial</strong> /daɪəˈfɪziəl/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'fizeeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diapophysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diapophysis</span></header><div>/daɪəˈpɒfəsəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'pofuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diapophyses</strong> /daɪəˈpɒfəsiz/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'pofuhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">the transverse process proper of a vertebra.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020088" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020088"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>3</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003305" href="entry://apophysis%23bigmac000003305"><span class="smallcaps">apophysis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diapophysial</strong> /daɪəpəˈfɪziəl/ (<em>say</em> duyuhpuh'fizeeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diapsid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100199356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diapsid</span><z><span target_id="Ki3zrdhj8Q">adj.</span><span target_id="UKGsZxYqEQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈæpsəd/ (<em>say</em> duy'apsuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ki3zrdhj8Q"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> of or relating to a group of reptiles which developed during the late Carboniferous period, characterised by having a hole on each side of the skull; living members of the group are crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tuataras.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UKGsZxYqEQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq641"> such a reptile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Diapsida</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac581282178" href="entry://anapsid%23bigmac581282178"><span class="smallcaps">(an)apsid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diarchy</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪˌaki/ (<em>say</em> 'duy.ahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diarchies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">government or a government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dyarchy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>archia</em> rule] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diarchal</strong>, <strong>diarchic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diarise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diarise</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">diarised</strong>, <strong class="bold">diarising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">to enter (an appointment) in one’s diary.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diarize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diarist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diarist</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪərəst/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">someone who keeps a diary, especially one that is published.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diarrhoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diarrhoea</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diarrhoea" src="word_pronunciations/06644.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈriə/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">an intestinal disorder characterised by morbid frequency and fluidity of faecal evacuations.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diarrhea</strong>. <div class="etym">[Late Latin, from Greek <em>diarrhoia</em> a flowing through] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diarrhoeal</strong>, <strong>diarrhoeic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diarthrosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diarthrosis</span></header><div>/daɪaˈθroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> duyah'throhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diarthroses</strong> /daɪaˈθroʊsiz/ (<em>say</em> duyah'throhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a type of bone articulation which permits movement in any direction, the opposing bones being held in opposition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: division by joints. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003938" href="entry://arthro-%23bigmac000003938"><span class="smallcaps">arthro-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052863" href="entry://-osis%23bigmac000052863"><span class="smallcaps">-osis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diarthrodial</strong> /daɪaˈθroʊdiəl/ (<em>say</em> duyah'throhdeeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diary" src="word_pronunciations/06645.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> a daily record, especially of the writer’s own experiences or observations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> a book for keeping such a record, or for noting appointments and engagements.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>diārium</em> daily allowance, journal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dias</span></header><div>/ˈdiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'deeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bartholomeu</strong> /bəˌtuluˈmeɪu/ (<em>say</em> buh.toohlooh'mayooh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">c. 1450–1500, Portuguese navigator and first European to discover the Cape of Good Hope.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Diaz</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaspora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaspora</span></header><div>/daɪˈæspərə/ (<em>say</em> duy'aspuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> a dispersion, as of a people of common national origin or beliefs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq635"> the people dispersed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: a scattering; originally applied to the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020201" href="entry://Diaspora%23bigmac000020201"><span class="smallcaps">Diaspora</span></a> of the Jews] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diasporic</strong> /daɪəsˈpɒrɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuhs'porik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diasporal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diaspora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diaspora</span></header><div>/daɪˈæspərə/ (<em>say</em> duy'aspuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> the whole body of Jews living scattered among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> (among the early Jewish Christians) the body of Jewish Christians outside Palestine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq973"> the dispersion of Jewish people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: a scattering]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diasporan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393577380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diasporan</span><z><span target_id="m3TWAfbgRQ">adj.</span><span target_id="hElAWmCHL9">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈæspərən/ (<em>say</em> duy'aspuhruhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m3TWAfbgRQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> of, relating to, or arising from a diaspora.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> of, relating to, or designating a person who is part of a diaspora.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hElAWmCHL9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq003"> such a person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020200" href="entry://diaspora%23bigmac000020200"><span class="smallcaps">diaspor(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaspore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaspore</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəspɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhspaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a natural hydrated aluminium oxide, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.H<sub>2</sub>O, occurring in bauxite and with corundum and dolomite, used as a refractory or an abrasive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modern form of Greek <em>diaspora</em> dispersion; so named because of its reaction when heated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diastalsis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diastalsis</span></header><div>/daɪəˈstælsəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'stalsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">the peristaltic downward movement of the small intestine during digestion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055654" href="entry://peristalsis%23bigmac000055654"><span class="smallcaps">(peri)stalsis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diastase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diastase</span></header><div>/daɪəˈsteɪz/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'stayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">an enzyme (amylase) present in germinated barley, potatoes, etc., which converts starch into dextrin and maltose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>diastasis</em> separation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diastasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diastasis</span></header><div>/daɪˈæstəsəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'astuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> any simple separation of parts normally joined together, especially the separation of the epiphysis from the body of the bone, without fracture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq784"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> the final phase of diastole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: separation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diastatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diastatic</span></header><div>/daɪəˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'statik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> relating to diastase; having the properties of diastase: <em class="example">diastatic action.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Medicine</em>, <em class="label">Physiology</em> of or relating to diastasis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diastazic</strong> /daɪəˈstæzɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'stazik). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>diastatikos</em> separating]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diametric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diametric</span></header><div>/daɪəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'metrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> relating to a diameter; along a diameter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> (of opposites) direct; complete; absolute.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diametrical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diametrically
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diametrically</span><z><span target_id="Gc5XWFr9Hz">adv.</span><span target_id="jPbaedEoib">phr.</span></z></header><div>/daɪəˈmɛtrɪkli/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'metriklee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Gc5XWFr9Hz"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> in a diametric manner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jPbaedEoib">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">diametrically opposed</strong>, completely opposite: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>while Lucinda’s tears were produced by diametrically opposed emotions, Oscar’s were all in one direction and had their source in such grand territories as joy, wonder, humility, and love</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamine</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəmin/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhmeen), /-mən/ (<em>say</em> -muhn), /daɪəˈmin/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'meen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">a compound containing two amine groups.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond</span><z><span target_id="aubV1o6YoV">n.</span><span target_id="6KRCNhwCW0">adj.</span><span target_id="UFbzoeSh9r">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diamond" src="word_pronunciations/06638.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diamond" src="word_pronunciations/06637.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhmuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aubV1o6YoV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> a pure or nearly pure form of carbon, crystallised in the isometric system, of extreme hardness, and valued as a precious stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq708"> a piece of this stone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> a tool provided with an uncut diamond, used for cutting glass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq592"> an equilateral quadrilateral, especially as placed with its diagonals vertical and horizontal; a lozenge or rhombus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq611"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq321"> a red lozenge-shaped figure on a playing card.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> a card of the suit bearing such figures.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq762"> (<em>plural</em>) the suit.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq897"> a baseball field or the space enclosed within the baselines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq774"> a 4½-point type of a size between gem and pearl.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6KRCNhwCW0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq291"> made of or with a diamond or diamonds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq308"> indicating the 75th, or sometimes the 60th, event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq277"> shaped like a diamond (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099061" href="#mq592">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UFbzoeSh9r">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq293"> to adorn with or as with diamonds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diamant</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>diamas</em>, alteration of Latin <em>adamas</em> adamant, diamond. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000601" href="entry://adamant%23bigmac000000601"><span class="smallcaps">adamant</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diamond</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Diamond" src="word_pronunciations/06638.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> <strong>Dick</strong>, Australian writer of musicals, vaudeville sketches, and radio and television plays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> <strong>Michael</strong>, born 1972, Australian champion shooter; Olympic Games gold medallist 1996, 2000.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq321"> <strong>Neil Leslie</strong>, born 1941, US pop singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamorphine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamorphine</span></header><div>/daɪəˈmɔfin/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'mawfeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033992" href="entry://heroin%23bigmac000033992"><strong>heroin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diana</span></header><div>/daɪˈænə/ (<em>say</em> duy'anuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> ancient Roman goddess of the moon and of hunting, and protectress of women, identified by the Romans with the Greek Artemis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> (<em>Princess of Wales</em>, born <em>Diana Frances Spencer</em>), 1961–97, former wife of Prince Charles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dianella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dianella</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dianella" src="word_pronunciations/06639.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈnɛlə/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'neluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">any perennial herb of the genus <em>Dianella</em> with nodding blue flowers, as <em>D. tasmanica</em> of the highlands of south-eastern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dianetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dianetics</span></header><div>/daɪəˈnɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'netiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">a series of techniques and studies which aims to give insight into the full potential of the mind, developed by L Ron Hubbard in 1948.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066051" href="entry://Scientology%23bigmac000066051"><strong>Scientology</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[trademark; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020178" href="entry://dianoetic%23bigmac000020178"><span class="smallcaps">dianoetic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dianoetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dianoetic</span></header><div>/daɪənoʊˈɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuhnoh'etik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">relating to thought or reasoning, especially discursive reasoning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dianoētikos</em> relating to thinking, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <em>noein</em> to think]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dianthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dianthus</span></header><div>/daɪˈænθəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'anthuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">any plant of the genus <em>Dianthus</em>, family Caryophyllaceae, as the carnation or the sweet william.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>Di</em>(<em>os</em>) of Zeus + <em>anthos</em> flower]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diap.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diap.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq904">diapason.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diapason
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diapason</span></header><div>/daɪəˈpeɪzən/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'payzuhn), /-sən/ (<em>say</em> -suhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> a melody or strain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq520"> the compass of a voice or instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq219"> a fixed standard of pitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq577"> either of two principal timbres or stops of a pipe organ: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq187"> the <strong>open diapason</strong>, giving full, majestic tones.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq818"> the <strong>stopped diapason</strong>, giving powerful flute-like tones.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq837"> any of several other organ stops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq961"> a tuning fork.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>dia pason </em>(<em>chordon symphōnia</em>) concord through all notes (of the scale)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diapasonic</strong> /daɪəpeɪˈzɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuhpay'zonik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diapause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diapause</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəpɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhpawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> a period of quiescence during the development of insects, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq348"> a sexually quiescent period in an adult insect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaper</span><z><span target_id="twqPDqR92e">n.</span><span target_id="Dde35taJwn">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diaper" src="word_pronunciations/06640.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəpə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhpuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diaper" src="word_pronunciations/06641.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'duypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="twqPDqR92e"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq794"> <em class="label">US</em> a baby’s nappy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small constantly repeated figures, as diamonds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq647"> such a pattern (originally used in medieval weaving of silk and gold), used as a decoration for walls, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Dde35taJwn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq858"> to ornament with a diaper-like pattern.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diapre</em>, from Old French, variant of <em>diaspre</em>, from Medieval Greek <em>diaspros</em> pure white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaphaneity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaphaneity</span></header><div>/daɪəfəˈniəti/ (<em>say</em> duyuhfuh'neeuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">transparency.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaphanous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaphanous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diaphanous" src="word_pronunciations/06642.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈæfənəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'afuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">transparent; translucent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>diaphanus</em>, from Greek <em>diaphanēs</em>, from <em>dia-</em> through + <em>phainein</em> to shine] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diaphanously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diaphanousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaphone</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">all the variant forms of a phoneme that are found in the regional and social dialects of a language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104492" href="entry://phone%23bigmac000104492"><span class="smallcaps">phone<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diaphonic</strong> /daɪəˈfɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'fonik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaphoresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaphoresis</span></header><div>/daɪəfəˈrisəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuhfuh'reesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">perspiration, especially when artificially produced.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: a sweat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaphoretic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaphoretic</span><z><span target_id="Ym3DlT5FjI">adj.</span><span target_id="ksKQkmVRrY">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪəfəˈrɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuhfuh'retik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ym3DlT5FjI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq228"> producing perspiration.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ksKQkmVRrY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq069"> a diaphoretic medicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diastema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450041350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diastema</span></header><div>/daɪəˈstimə/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'steemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diastemas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">diastemata</strong> /daɪəˈstimətə/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'steemuhtuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> an abnormal space, fissure or cleft in a body organ or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq184"> a gap between two teeth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: gap. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020205" href="entry://diastasis%23bigmac000020205"><span class="smallcaps">diastasis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diaster</span></header><div>/daɪˈæstə/ (<em>say</em> duy'astuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">a stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004209" href="entry://-aster%23bigmac000004209"><span class="smallcaps">-aster<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diastral</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diastole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diastole</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diastole" src="word_pronunciations/06646.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈæstəli/ (<em>say</em> duy'astuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq319"> <em class="label">Physiology</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the normal rhythmical relaxation and dilatation of the heart, especially that of the ventricles. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074365" href="entry://systole%23bigmac000074365"><strong>systole</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074365" href="entry://systole%23mq372">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> the lengthening of a syllable regularly short, especially before a pause or at the ictus. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074365" href="entry://systole%23bigmac000074365"><strong>systole</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074365" href="entry://systole%23mq727">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek: a putting asunder, dilatation, lengthening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diastolic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diastolic</span></header><div>/daɪəˈstɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'stolik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">relating to or produced by diastole.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diastrophism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diastrophism</span></header><div>/daɪˈæstrəˌfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'astruh.fizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq433"> the action of the forces which cause the earth’s crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq370"> any such deformation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>diastrophē</em> distortion + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diastrophic</strong> /daɪəˈstrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'strofik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diathermancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diathermancy</span></header><div>/daɪəˈθɜmənsi/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'thermuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">the property of transmitting radiant heat; quality of being diathermanous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>diathermansie</em>, from <em>dia-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + Greek <em>thermansis</em> heating]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diathermanous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diathermanous</span></header><div>/daɪəˈθɜmənəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'thermuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">permeable to radiant heat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diathermic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diathermic</span></header><div>/daɪəˈθɜmɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'thermik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> relating to diathermy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> <em class="label">Physics</em> diathermanous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>diathermique</em>, from <em>dia-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + Greek <em>thermē</em> heat + <em>-ique</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diathermy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diathermy</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəθɜmi/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhthermee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">the therapeutic use of heat produced by high frequency electric current.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diathermia</strong> /daɪəˈθɜmiə/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'thermeeuh). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076060" href="entry://-thermy%23bigmac000076060"><span class="smallcaps">-thermy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diathesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diathesis</span></header><div>/daɪˈæθəsəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'athuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diatheses</strong> /daɪˈæθəsiz/ (<em>say</em> duy'athuhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">a constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or pathological condition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: arrangement, disposition] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diathetic</strong> /daɪəˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'thetik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diatom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diatom</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪətəm/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhtuhm), /-tɒm/ (<em>say</em> -tom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae having siliceous cell walls.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Diatoma</em>, a genus of diatoms, from Late Greek <em>diatomos</em>, verbal adjective of Greek <em>diatemnein</em> cut through]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diatomaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diatomaceous</span></header><div>/daɪətəˈmeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuhtuh'mayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossil remains.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Diatomace</em>(<em>ae</em>) order name + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diatomic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diatomic</span></header><div>/daɪəˈtɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'tomik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">having two atoms in the molecule.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103244" href="entry://atomic%23bigmac000103244"><span class="smallcaps">atomic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diatonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diatonic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diatonic" src="word_pronunciations/06647.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈtɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'tonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">involving only the tones, intervals, or harmonies of a major or minor scale without chromatic alteration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>diatonicus</em>, from Greek <em>diatonikos</em>, for <em>diatonos</em>, from <em>dia-</em> through, at the interval of + <em>tonos</em> musical tone] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diatonically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diatreme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888364014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diatreme</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪətrim/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhtreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a volcanic vent, typically filled with breccia, produced by the explosive action of gases in magma.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + Greek <em>trema</em> hole]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diatribe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diatribe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diatribe" src="word_pronunciations/06648.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪətraɪb/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhtruyb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">a bitter and violent denunciation, attack, or criticism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>diatriba</em>, from Greek <em>diatribē</em> pastime, study, discourse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diatropism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diatropism</span></header><div>/daɪˈætrəpɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'atruhpizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020090" href="entry://dia-%23bigmac000020090"><span class="smallcaps">dia-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078270" href="entry://tropism%23bigmac000078270"><span class="smallcaps">tropism</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diatropic</strong> /daɪəˈtrɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'tropik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diaz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diaz</span></header><div>/ˈdiæs/ (<em>say</em> 'deeas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> <strong>Bartholomeu</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094162" href="entry://Dias%23bigmac000094162"><strong>Dias</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq319"> <strong>Cameron</strong>, born 1972, US film actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq530"> <strong>Porfirio</strong> /pɔˈfɪərioʊ/ (<em>say</em> paw'fearreeoh), 1830–1915, president of Mexico 1877–80, 1884–1911.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazepam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac969196705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazepam</span></header><div>/daɪˈæzəpæm/ (<em>say</em> duy'azuhpam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">a benzodiazepine-derivative drug, used to treat anxiety disorders, muscular spasm, alcohol withdrawal and Ménière’s disease; first marketed as Valium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazine</span></header><div>/ˈdiəzin/ (<em>say</em> 'deeuhzeen), /diˈæzin/ (<em>say</em> dee'azeen), /-ən/ (<em>say</em> -uhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">any of a group of three isomeric heterocyclic compounds, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>2</sub>, containing a six-membered ring of four carbon and two nitrogen atoms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diazin</strong> /ˈdiəzən/ (<em>say</em> 'deeuhzuhn), /diˈæzən/ (<em>say</em> dee'azuhn). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004990" href="entry://azine%23bigmac000004990"><span class="smallcaps">azine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialectical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialectical</span></header><div>/daɪəˈlɛktɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'lektikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> of or relating to the Hegelian dialectic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> dialectal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialectician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialectician</span></header><div>/daɪəlɛkˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duyuhlek'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> someone skilled in dialectic; a logician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> someone who studies dialects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialecticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialecticism</span></header><div>/daɪəˈlɛktəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'lektuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> dialectal speech or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> a dialectal word or expression.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialectics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialectics</span></header><div>/daɪəˈlɛktɪks/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'lektiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020134" href="entry://dialectic%23bigmac000020134"><strong>dialectic</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020134" href="entry://dialectic%23mq903">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialectology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialectology</span></header><div>/daɪəlɛkˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> duyuhlek'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">the systematic study of dialects.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dialectologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialling</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhling), /ˈdaɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'duyling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> the art of constructing sundials.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> the measurement of time by means of dials.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq284"> surveying by means of a dial.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">dialing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialogism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialogism</span></header><div>/daɪˈælədʒɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'aluhjizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">the discussion of a subject in an imaginary dialogue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dialogismos</em> consideration]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialogist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialogist</span></header><div>/daɪˈælədʒəst/ (<em>say</em> duy'aluhjuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq584"> a speaker in a dialogue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> a writer of dialogue.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dialogistic</strong> /daɪələˈdʒɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuhluh'jistik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialogue</span><z><span target_id="IvD3v04WbC">n.</span><span target_id="sO1Da5hFK8">v.i.</span><span target_id="Jdqw1NA9YG">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dialogue" src="word_pronunciations/06625.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəlɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhlog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IvD3v04WbC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> conversation between two or more persons: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Church, furthermore, while she prays for them, asks remarried divorcees to keep alive the dialogue with God</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, apostolate in irregular marriage situations</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1979</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq045"> an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq934"> a literary work in the form of a conversation.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq485"> (especially in diplomacy) a state of communication between parties, countries, etc., in which cautious goodwill may lead to formal agreements: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But, though the dialogue with the Colonial Office continued, government regulation of race relations had broken down in New South Wales.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dialogued</strong>, <strong class="bold">dialoguing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sO1Da5hFK8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq651"> to carry on a dialogue; converse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Jdqw1NA9YG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq385"> to put into the form of a dialogue.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <em class="label">Computers</em>, <strong class="vs">dialog</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Latin <em>dialogus</em>, from Greek <em>dialogos</em>; replacing Middle English <em>dialoge</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dialoguer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dialogic</strong> /daɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy7h'lojik), <strong>dialogical</strong> /daɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> duy7h'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialyse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialyse</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dialysed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dialysing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">dialyze</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialyser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialyser</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəlaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhluyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020151" href="entry://dialysis%20machine%23bigmac000020151"><strong>dialysis machine</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">dialyzer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialysis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dialysis" src="word_pronunciations/06626.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈæləsəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'aluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dialyses</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dialysis" src="word_pronunciations/06627.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈæləsiz/ (<em>say</em> duy'aluhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> the separation of smaller molecules from larger ones, or of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by selective diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> (in cases of defective kidney function) the removal of waste products from the blood by causing them to diffuse through a semipermeable membrane; haemodialysis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: separation, dissolution]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diam.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diam.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq731">diameter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamagnetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamagnetic</span></header><div>/daɪəmægˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuhmag'netik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">denoting or relating to a class of substances, as bismuth and copper, whose permeability is less than that of a vacuum. In a magnetic field their induced magnetism is in a direction opposite to that of iron (opposed to <em>paramagnetic</em> and <em>ferromagnetic</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diamagnetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diamagnetism</strong> /daɪəˈmægnətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'magnuhtizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamanté
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamanté</span><z><span target_id="Xv7ZFYhr6B">n.</span><span target_id="wXwN0fGPLl">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diamanté" src="word_pronunciations/06629.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈmɒnti/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'montee), /diə-/ (<em>say</em> deeuh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Xv7ZFYhr6B"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> a fabric made to sparkle by covering with glittering particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> such a glittering particle.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wXwN0fGPLl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq079"> (of a fabric) sparkling.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diamante</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: literally, covered with diamonds]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamantiferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamantiferous</span></header><div>/daɪəmənˈtɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuhmuhn'tifuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">containing diamonds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diamondiferous</strong>. <div class="etym">[See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099061" href="entry://diamond%23bigmac000099061"><span class="smallcaps">diamond</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026268" href="entry://-ferous%23bigmac000026268"><span class="smallcaps">-ferous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diamantina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diamantina</span></header><div>/daɪmənˈtinə/ (<em>say</em> duymuhn'teenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a river which rises near the Selwyn Range in south-western Qld and flows in a south-westerly direction into Lake Eyre in SA. 900 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamantine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamantine</span></header><div>/daɪəˈmæntaɪn/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'mantuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">resembling diamonds or the properties of diamonds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>diamantin</em>, from <em>diamant</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099061" href="entry://diamond%23bigmac000099061"><span class="smallcaps">diamond</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diameter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diameter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diameter" src="word_pronunciations/06631.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈæmətə/ (<em>say</em> duy'amuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq339"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq159"> a straight line passing through the centre of a circle or sphere and terminated at each end by the circumference or surface.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq418"> a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its centre.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> the length of such a line; thickness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diametre</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>diametros</em>, from Greek <em>diametros </em>(<em>grammē</em>) diagonal (line) of a parallelogram]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diametral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diametral</span></header><div>/daɪˈæmətrəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'amuhtruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> of a diameter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> forming a diameter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>dyametral</em>, from Medieval Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diametrally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazinon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191348677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazinon</span></header><div>/daɪˈæzənɒn/ (<em>say</em> duy'azuhnon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">an organophosphate insecticide, widely used for the control of parasites on cattle, sheep and other livestock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq779">a combining form denoting a diazo compound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100171" href="entry://azo-%23bigmac000100171"><span class="smallcaps">azo-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazole</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəzoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhzohl), /daɪˈæzoʊl/ (<em>say</em> duy'azohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">one of two isomeric, heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon and two nitrogen atoms arranged in a five-membered ring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020226" href="entry://diazo-%23bigmac000020226"><span class="smallcaps">diaz(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052093" href="entry://-ole%23bigmac000052093"><span class="smallcaps">-ole</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazomethane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazomethane</span></header><div>/daɪˌæzoʊˈmiθeɪn/ (<em>say</em> duy.azoh'meethayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">an odourless, yellow gas, CH<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>, which is poisonous, used as a methylating agent in organic syntheses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020226" href="entry://diazo-%23bigmac000020226"><span class="smallcaps">diazo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046503" href="entry://methane%23bigmac000046503"><span class="smallcaps">methane</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazotisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazotisation</span></header><div>/daɪˌæzətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duy.azuhtuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">the preparation of a diazo compound, as by treating a primary amine with nitrous acid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diazotization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazotise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazotise</span></header><div>/daɪˈæzətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duy'azuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">diazotised</strong>, <strong class="bold">diazotising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">to treat so as to convert into a diazonium salt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diazotize</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004999" href="entry://azote%23bigmac000004999"><span class="smallcaps">azot(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><span class="smallcaps">-ise<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dib</span></header><div>/dɪb/ (<em>say</em> dib) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dibbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dibbing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23bigmac000104889"><span class="smallcaps">dip</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102482" href="entry://bob%23bigmac000102482"><span class="smallcaps">bob<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DIB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146054894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DIB</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> development impact bond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> dead in bed syndrome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dibasic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibasic</span></header><div>/daɪˈbeɪsɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'baysik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> containing two ionisable hydrogen atoms, as dibasic acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> having two univalent, basic atoms, as dibasic sodium phosphate, Na<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005917" href="entry://basic%23bigmac000005917"><span class="smallcaps">basic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dibble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibble</span></header><div>/ˈdɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dibuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dibbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dibbling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">to make a hole in (the ground) with or as with a dibbler (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020236" href="entry://dibbler%23bigmac000020236"><strong>dibbler<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020236" href="entry://dibbler%23mq419">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dibbel</em>, <em>debylle</em> an instrument for planting seeds]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dibbler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibbler<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dibbler" src="word_pronunciations/06649.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪblə/ (<em>say</em> 'dibluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> someone or something that dibbles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> an implement for making holes in the ground for planting seeds, bulbs, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dibber</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020235" href="entry://dibble%23bigmac000020235"><span class="smallcaps">dibbl(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac527609355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibbler<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dibbler" src="word_pronunciations/06649.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪblə/ (<em>say</em> 'dibluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a dasyurid marsupial, <em>Parantechinus apicalis</em>, of the Albany region of WA; thought to be extinct until rediscovered in 1967.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Noongar <em>dibala</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dibbs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dibbs</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dibbs" src="word_pronunciations/06650.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪbz/ (<em>say</em> dibz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir George Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">1834–1904, Australian politician; premier of NSW, 1885, 1889, and 1891–94.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dibling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac956045200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibling</span></header><div>/ˈdɪblɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dibling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">a child who is genetically related to another through donor sperm or ova.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <em>d</em>(<em>onor</em>)<em> </em>(<em>s</em>)<em>ibling</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dibranchiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibranchiate</span><z><span target_id="tNb0NAFbA6">adj.</span><span target_id="JCVfr5Z2a9">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈbræŋkiət/ (<em>say</em> duy'brangkeeuht), /-kieɪt/ (<em>say</em> -keeayt) <em class="label">Zoology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tNb0NAFbA6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> belonging or relating to the Dibranchiata, a subclass or order of cephalopods with two gills, including the decapods and octopods.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JCVfr5Z2a9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq414"> a dibranchiate cephalopod.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Dibranchiāta</em>, plural See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009100" href="entry://branchiate%23bigmac000009100"><span class="smallcaps">branchiate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dibs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibs</span><z><span target_id="PGHbXCtP3X">pl. n.</span><span target_id="ejZuB03GCn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dibs" src="word_pronunciations/06650.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪbz/ (<em>say</em> dibz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="PGHbXCtP3X">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac712830086" href="entry://marbles%23bigmac712830086"><strong>marbles</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq561"> a stake in a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq496"> funds or money: <em class="example">in the dibs.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq473"> winnings.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ejZuB03GCn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq038"> <strong class="phr">dibs in</strong>, taking part; included, especially in a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq395"> <strong class="phr">have dibs on</strong>, to claim as one’s right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq170"> <strong class="phr">play for dibs</strong>, to play with the object of keeping what has been won.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>dibstones</em>, formerly a children’s game played with small stones; variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018378" href="entry://dab%23bigmac000018378"><span class="smallcaps">dab<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DiCaprio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373506574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DiCaprio</span></header><div>/dəˈkæprioʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'kapreeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Leonardo Wilhelm</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">born 1974, US film actor; films include <em>Titanic</em> (1996).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dice</span><z><span target_id="nZsMOrAnWx">pl. n.</span><span target_id="aI2dCpHpHl">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZO6MbShAwB">v.i.</span><span target_id="YMU2KHWFPO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dice" src="word_pronunciations/06652.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪs/ (<em>say</em> duys) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="nZsMOrAnWx"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">die</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq288"> small cubes of plastic, ivory, bone, or wood, marked on each side with a different number of spots (1 to 6), usually used in pairs in games of chance or in gambling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq082"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) a single small cube of such a kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq515"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) any of various games, especially gambling games, played by shaking the dice (in the cupped hand or in a receptacle) and throwing them on to a flat surface.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq551"> any small cubes.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">diced</strong>, <strong class="bold">dicing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aI2dCpHpHl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq885"> to cut into small cubes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq166"> to decorate with cube-like figures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to throw away, reject.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZO6MbShAwB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq295"> to play at dice.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YMU2KHWFPO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq226"> <strong class="phr">dice with death</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to act dangerously or take a risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq490"> <strong class="phr">no dice</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of no use; unsuccessful; out of luck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq21"> <strong class="phr">the throw of the dice</strong>, random luck.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095988" href="entry://die%23bigmac000095988"><span class="smallcaps">die<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dicer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The singular form <em>die</em> is now rarely used. <em class="label">Dice</em> is the usual form for both the plural and the singular (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091473" href="#mq082">2</a>).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicephalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicephalous</span></header><div>/daɪˈsɛfələs/ (<em>say</em> duy'sefuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">having two heads.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dikephalos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dicey" src="word_pronunciations/06651.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪsi/ (<em>say</em> 'duysee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">unpredictable and thus potentially dangerous; risky; tricky.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091473" href="entry://dice%23bigmac000091473"><span class="smallcaps">dice</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dick</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dick" src="word_pronunciations/06657.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪk/ (<em>say</em> dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alexander</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">c. 1800–1843, Australian silversmith, born in Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dickbrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55345270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dickbrain</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkbreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dikbrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">a stupid person.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dickbrained</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicken</span><z><span target_id="oqwH4VdXUa">interj.</span><span target_id="J97lDYd06y">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuhn) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="oqwH4VdXUa"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Chiefly SA and Far West NSW Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq383"> (a questioning interjection) is it true?; really?</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> (an affirmative interjection) it is true!; really!</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq415"> (<em>used ironically with a negative to indicate that the opposite is true</em>) indeed, as in <em>Dicken you’re not a good swimmer</em> meaning <em>Indeed you are a good swimmer</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="J97lDYd06y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq027"> <strong class="phr">dicken on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">onto</strong>)<strong class="phr"> that!</strong>, (an exclamation of disbelief, disgust, rejection, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dickon</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088921" href="entry://dickens%23bigmac000088921"><span class="smallcaps">dickens</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dickens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dickens</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkənz/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuhnz) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <strong>the dickens</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">(an exclamation or mild imprecation): <em class="example">the dickens you will!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [a substitute for <em>devil</em>, ? from the surname <em>Dickens</em>, or a contracted form of <em>devilkin</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dickens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dickens</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkənz/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles John Huffam</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">1812–70, English novelist.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093557" href="entry://Boz%23bigmac000093557"><strong>Boz</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dickensian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dickensian</span></header><div>/dəˈkɛnziən/ (<em>say</em> duh'kenzeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> of or relating to Charles Dickens or his works.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> of or relating to conditions of social decay or poverty such as are portrayed in the novels of Dickens: <em class="example">Dickensian squalor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq683"> of or relating to an exaggerated character typical of those appearing in the novels of Dickens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicker<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">(historically) a quantity of ten, especially hides or skins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dyker</em>; ultimately from Latin <em>decuria</em> a company of ten]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicker<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="S1wJfg6ScO">v.i.</span><span target_id="KvmdhJhZUc">v.t.</span><span target_id="VYlHGYVtkd">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuh) <em class="label">Chiefly US</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="S1wJfg6ScO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> to trade by barter or by petty bargaining; haggle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Politics</em> to try to arrange matters by mutual bargaining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq604"> to vacillate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq348"> to engage in petty argument.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KvmdhJhZUc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq059"> to trade; exchange.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VYlHGYVtkd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq402"> a petty bargain; barter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Politics</em> a deal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? verb use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020270" href="#bigmac000020270"><span class="smallcaps">dicker<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dickerson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dickerson</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">1924–2015, Australian painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dickey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dickey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dickey" src="word_pronunciations/06655.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'dikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dickeys</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020277" href="entry://dicky%23bigmac000020277"><strong>dicky<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dickhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dickhead</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dickhead" src="word_pronunciations/06654.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪkhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'dikhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> a fool; idiot: <em class="example">country people are scornful of Sydney dickheads.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> a person who behaves in an objectionable manner.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dickheaded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dickie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dickie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dickie" src="word_pronunciations/06655.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'dikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq318"> Also, <strong class="vs">dickie bird</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>with children</em>) the penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020277" href="entry://dicky%23bigmac000020277"><strong>dicky<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dickins
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dickins</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkəns/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Barry Leonard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">born 1949, Australian playwright and humorist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dickinson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dickinson</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkənsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuhnsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Emily</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">1830–86, US poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dickless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac455276100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dickless</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkləs/ (<em>say</em> 'dikluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> having no penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> lacking courage or firmness of purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dickon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dickon</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'dikuhn) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104404" href="entry://dicken%23bigmac000104404"><strong>dicken</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dickwhacker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271316709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dickwhacker</span></header><div>/ˈdɪkwækə/ (<em>say</em> 'dikwakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Perth Region Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq896"> a man who masturbates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> a foolish or objectionable person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dick-whacker</strong>, <strong class="vs">dicky-whacker</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099597" href="entry://dick%23bigmac000099597"><span class="smallcaps">dick<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac109161211" href="entry://whacker%23bigmac109161211"><span class="smallcaps">whacker<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicky<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dicky" src="word_pronunciations/06655.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'dikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dickies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> a detachable shirt front, or blouse front.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq097"> a pinafore or apron.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq586"> a donkey, especially a male.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq433"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac791049731" href="entry://dicky%20seat%23bigmac791049731"><strong>dicky seat</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dickey</strong>, <strong class="vs">dickie</strong>. <div class="etym">[application of <em>Dicky</em>, diminutive of <em>Dick</em>, proper name]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicky<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dicky" src="word_pronunciations/06656.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'dikee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> unsteady, shaky; in bad health; in poor condition: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Dicky ticker’ is a bad heart </em>or<em> a person with heart disease</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nancy keesing</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> difficult; untenable: <em class="example">a dicky position.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [19th century; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dicey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dicey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dicey" src="word_pronunciations/06651.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪsi/ (<em>say</em> 'duysee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Albert Venn</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">1835–1922, English jurist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichasium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichasium</span></header><div>/daɪˈkeɪziəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'kayzeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dichasia</strong> /daɪˈkeɪziə/ (<em>say</em> duy'kayzeeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces a pair of lateral axes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>dichasis</em> division + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dichasial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichlorobenzene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichlorobenzene</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪklɔroʊˈbɛnzin/ (<em>say</em> .duyklawroh'benzeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054278" href="entry://paradichlorobenzene%23bigmac000054278"><strong>paradichlorobenzene</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichloromethane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichloromethane</span></header><div>/daɪˌklɔroʊˈmiθeɪn/ (<em>say</em> duy.klawroh'meethayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">a colourless liquid, methylene chloride, CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>, used as an industrial solvent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicho-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicho-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq632">a word element meaning ‘in two parts’, ‘in pairs’, as in <em>dichotomy</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>dicha</em> in two, asunder]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichogamous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichogamous</span></header><div>/daɪˈkɒgəməs/ (<em>say</em> duy'koguhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times (thus preventing self-fertilisation), as a monoclinous flower (opposed to <em>homogamous</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dichogamic</strong> /ˌdaɪkoʊˈgæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duykoh'gamik). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020249" href="entry://dicho-%23bigmac000020249"><span class="smallcaps">dicho-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029399" href="entry://-gamous%23bigmac000029399"><span class="smallcaps">-gamous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichogamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichogamy</span></header><div>/daɪˈkɒgəmi/ (<em>say</em> duy'koguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">dichogamous condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichotomise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichotomise</span><z><span target_id="K2uHBqm8IQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="mEuF68xR61">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈkɒtəmaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duy'kotuhmuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dichotomised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dichotomising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="K2uHBqm8IQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> to divide or separate into two parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> to divide into pairs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mEuF68xR61">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq132"> to be or become separated or divided into two parts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dichotomize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dichotomist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dichotomisation</strong> /daɪˌkɒtəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duy.kotuhmuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichotomous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichotomous</span></header><div>/daɪˈkɒtəməs/ (<em>say</em> duy'kotuhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">divided or dividing into two parts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dichotomic</strong> /ˌdaɪkoʊˈtɒmɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duykoh'tomik). <div class="deriv">–<strong>dichotomously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichotomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichotomy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dichotomy" src="word_pronunciations/06653.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈkɒtəmi/ (<em>say</em> duy'kotuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dichotomies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> division into two parts or into twos; subdivision into halves or pairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq007"> <em class="label">Logic</em> classification by division, or by successive subdivision, into two groups or sections.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq394"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a mode of branching by constant bifurcation as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the phase of the moon, or of an inferior planet, when half of its disc is visible.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dichotomia</em> a cutting in two]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichroic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichroic</span></header><div>/daɪˈkroʊɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'krohik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> characterised by dichroism: <em class="example">a dichroic crystal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> dichromatic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dichroitic</strong> /ˌdaɪkroʊˈɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duykroh'itik). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dichroos</em> of two colours + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichroism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichroism</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪkroʊˌɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'duykroh.izuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> <em class="label">Crystallography</em> a property possessed by many doubly refracting crystals of exhibiting different colours when viewed in different directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the exhibition of perceptibly different colours by certain solutions in different degrees of dilution or concentration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dichroos</em> of two colours + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichromate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichromate</span></header><div>/daɪˈkroʊmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> duy'krohmayt), /-mət/ (<em>say</em> -muht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">a salt of a hypothetical acid, H<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, as potassium dichromate, K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013595" href="entry://chromate%23bigmac000013595"><span class="smallcaps">chromate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichromatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichromatic</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪkroʊˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duykroh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> having or showing two colours; dichromic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> of or having <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020260" href="entry://dichromatism%23bigmac000020260">dichromatism</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020260" href="entry://dichromatism%23mq752">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq471"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> exhibiting two colour phases within a species not due to age or season.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>chrōmatikos</em> relating to colour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichromaticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichromaticism</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪkroʊˈmætəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .duykroh'matuhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020256" href="entry://dichroism%23bigmac000020256"><strong>dichroism</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020256" href="entry://dichroism%23mq693">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichromatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichromatism</span></header><div>/daɪˈkroʊmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'krohmuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> dichromatic condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq752"> dichromic condition of vision.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichromic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichromic<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/daɪˈkroʊmɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'krohmik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">of or embracing two colours only.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dichrōmos</em> two-coloured + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichromic<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/daɪˈkroʊmɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'krohmik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">of a compound containing two atoms of chromium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013622" href="entry://chromium%23bigmac000013622"><span class="smallcaps">chrom(ium)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichroscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichroscope</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪkrəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'duykruhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">an instrument for testing the dichroism (or pleochroism) of crystals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dichroos</em> of two colours + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066121" href="entry://-scope%23bigmac000066121"><span class="smallcaps">-scope</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicing</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'duysing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> gambling or playing dice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> ornamentation, especially of leather, with squares or diamonds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DIDO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188918272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DIDO</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duydoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac438454111" href="entry://drive-in%20drive-out%23bigmac438454111"><strong>drive-in drive-out</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dieback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dieback</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dieback" src="word_pronunciations/06678.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪbæk/ (<em>say</em> 'duybak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a condition of plants observed to start at the outer leaf tips causing gradual yellowing, loss of leaves and progressive lifelessness; may be caused by a variety of agents including salinity, drought, insect damage or plant pathogens such as the fungus <em>Phytophthora cinnamomi</em>.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The occurrence of <strong>dieback</strong> in Australia is often due to <em>Phytophthora cinnamomi</em>, a soil- and water-borne fungus that rots the roots of susceptible plants preventing the uptake of water and nutrients. Its spread imperils the biodiversity of infected areas which subsequently causes the destruction of habitats for native wildlife. It is believed that the fungus was introduced some time after European settlement, and is now well established in many areas where the annual rainfall is more than 600 millimetres. Warm wet weather is particularly conducive to dieback. Human activities increasing the watertable in an area also facilitate intensification of the spread. WA, with particular concerns in the south-western part of the state, initiated in 2008 a standardised dieback signage system to indicate dieback-infected and dieback-free areas and to educate the public about unintentional spread of the fungus.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diecious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diecious</span></header><div>/daɪˈiʃəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'eeshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020553" href="entry://dioecious%23bigmac000020553"><strong>dioecious</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dieffenbach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dieffenbach</span></header><div>/ˈdifənbak/ (<em>say</em> 'deefuhnbahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernst</strong> /ɛənst/ (<em>say</em> airnst), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">1811–55, German-born scientific explorer in NZ; surgeon and naturalist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dieffenbachia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac919418426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dieffenbachia</span></header><div>/difənˈbakiə/ (<em>say</em> deefuhn'bahkeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">any of the various broad-leaved indoor plants of the <em>Dieffenbachia</em> genus, with yellow or white markings on dark-green leaves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Ernst <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020315" href="entry://Dieffenbach%23bigmac000020315"><span class="smallcaps">Dieffenbach</span></a>, who originally brought the plant to Europe from Brazil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diegesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114065259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diegesis</span></header><div>/daɪəˈdʒisəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'jeesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq21"> <em class="label">Rhetoric</em> the telling of a story by the author who speaks to the reader or viewer directly, as the narrator or commentator on the action of others. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047013" href="entry://mimesis%23bigmac000047013"><strong>mimesis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047013" href="entry://mimesis%23mq869">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> <em class="label">Film</em> all parts of the story including those not actually shown on the screen, such as previous actions, events elsewhere, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: literally, passing through] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diegetic</strong> /daɪəˈdʒɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'jetik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diehard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diehard</span><z><span target_id="tbMIleS3XD">n.</span><span target_id="PqC6meAP2l">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diehard" src="word_pronunciations/06679.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪhad/ (<em>say</em> 'duyhahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tbMIleS3XD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> someone with entrenched views who vigorously continues to resist opposition.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PqC6meAP2l">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq966"> resisting vigorously to the last.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac081697337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diel</span></header><div>/dil/ (<em>say</em> deel) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">lasting for or involving a 24-hour period of time, usually a day and following night: <em class="example">a diel cycle.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>di</em>(<em>ēs</em>) day + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dielectric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dielectric</span><z><span target_id="5TOmgDpCak">adj.</span><span target_id="0XupfZpNvd">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪəˈlɛktrɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'lektrik) <em class="label">Electricity</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5TOmgDpCak">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq931"> non-conducting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> conveying electric effects otherwise than by conduction, as a medium through which electricity acts in the process of induction.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0XupfZpNvd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq300"> a dielectric substance; insulator.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020088" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020088"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">electric</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dielectrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diencephalon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diencephalon</span></header><div>/daɪɛnˈsɛfəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> duyen'sefuhlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">the posterior section of the prosencephalon; the interbrain or middle brain; thalamencephalon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020088" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020088"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023738" href="entry://encephalon%23bigmac000023738"><span class="smallcaps">encephalon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dientzenhofer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dientzenhofer</span></header><div>/ˈdintsənhoʊfə/ (<em>say</em> 'deentsuhnhohfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> <strong>Christian</strong> or <strong>Christoph</strong>, 1655–1722, Bavarian Baroque architect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq154"> his son, <strong>Kilian Ignaz</strong> /ˌkilian ɪgˈnats/ (<em>say</em> .keeleeahn ig'nahts), 1689–1751, Bavarian Baroque architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dieppe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dieppe</span></header><div>/diˈɛp/ (<em>say</em> dee'ep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a seaport in northern France, on the English Channel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dieresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dieresis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dieresis" src="word_pronunciations/06680.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈɛrəsəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'eruhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diereses</strong> /daɪˈɛrəsiz/ (<em>say</em> duy'eruhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> the separation of two adjacent vowels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> a sign (”) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate separate pronunciation, as in <em>Alcinoüs</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Prosody</em> the division made in a line of verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diaeresis</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>diairesis</em> separation, division] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dieri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dieri</span></header><div>/ˈdɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dearree) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021176" href="entry://Diyari%23bigmac000021176"><strong>Diyari</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diesel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diesel</span><z><span target_id="z2WkUY0xaE">n.</span><span target_id="Tx43VUvArG">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diesel" src="word_pronunciations/06684.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdizəl/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z2WkUY0xaE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020337" href="entry://diesel%20oil%23bigmac000020337"><strong>diesel oil</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq138"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020334" href="entry://diesel%20engine%23bigmac000020334"><strong>diesel engine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> a locomotive, truck, ship, motor vehicle or the like driven by a diesel engine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Tx43VUvArG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq154"> (<strong class="bold">dieseled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dieseling</strong>) (of a combustion engine) to continue running after being switched off, due to persisting diesel-type combustion in the cylinders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Rudolf <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093428" href="entry://Diesel%23bigmac000093428"><span class="smallcaps">Diesel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diesel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diesel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Diesel" src="word_pronunciations/06684.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdizəl/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> (born <em>Mark Denis Lizotte</em>), born 1966 in the US, Australian rock singer, formerly known as Johnny Diesel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq397"> <strong>Rudolf</strong>, 1858–1913, French-born German engineer; invented the diesel engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dieseline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dieseline</span></header><div>/dizəˈlin/ (<em>say</em> deezuh'leen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020337" href="entry://diesel%20oil%23bigmac000020337"><strong>diesel oil</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diesoline</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020330" href="entry://diesel%23bigmac000020330"><span class="smallcaps">diesel</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dieselise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dieselise</span></header><div>/ˈdizəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dieselised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dieselising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">to change (a railway system) from steam traction to diesel-electric traction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dieselize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dieselisation</strong> /dizəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deezuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dieselpunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac385180810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dieselpunk</span></header><div>/ˈdizəlpʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhlpungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> a subgenre of science fiction which draws on the period of diesel-powered industry from the end of WWI through to the 1940s, for setting, technology, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> a design style, as of clothes, jewellery, film sets, interior design, etc., based on this subgenre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020330" href="entry://diesel%23bigmac000020330"><span class="smallcaps">diesel</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099359" href="entry://punk%23bigmac000099359"><span class="smallcaps">punk<sup>2</sup></span></a>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105061" href="entry://cyberpunk%23bigmac000105061"><span class="smallcaps">cyberpunk</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diesis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diesis" src="word_pronunciations/06768.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dieses</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diesis" src="word_pronunciations/06770.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Music</em> the difference between a major and a minor semitone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the mark ‡; double dagger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: a sending through]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dieso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac947668167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dieso</span></header><div>/ˈdizoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'deezoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Antarctica</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">a diesel mechanic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diestock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diestock</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪstɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'duystok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a device for holding the dies used in cutting threads on a rod or pipe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dietarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dietarian</span></header><div>/daɪəˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'tairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">someone who strictly follows a prescribed diet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dietary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dietary</span><z><span target_id="MwYxQMOOI0">adj.</span><span target_id="ieIuNXn5ev">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaɪətri/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhtree), /-ətəri/ (<em>say</em> -uhtuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MwYxQMOOI0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> relating to diet: <em class="example">dietary laws.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ieIuNXn5ev">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dietaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq702"> a regulated allowance of food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq390"> a system or course of diet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102081" href="entry://diet%23bigmac000102081"><span class="smallcaps">diet<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dietetic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dietetic</span></header><div>/daɪəˈtɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'tetik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">relating to diet or to regulation of the use of food.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dietetical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>diaetēticus</em>, from Greek <em>diaitētikos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dietetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dietetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dietetics</span></header><div>/daɪəˈtɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'tetiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">the art or science concerned with the regulation of diet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>diétetique</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diethylmalonate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diethylmalonate</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪɛθəlˈmæləneɪt/ (<em>say</em> .duyethuhl'maluhnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044699" href="entry://malonic%20ester%23bigmac000044699"><strong>malonic ester</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024707" href="entry://ethyl%23bigmac000024707"><span class="smallcaps">ethyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044700" href="entry://malonyl%23bigmac000044700"><span class="smallcaps">malon(yl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004319" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004319"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diethylstilboestrol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diethylstilboestrol</span></header><div>/daɪˌɛθəlstɪlˈbistrɒl/ (<em>say</em> duy.ethuhlstil'beestrol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">a synthetic substance, HOC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>C(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)=C(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>OH, not itself an oestrogen, but having a more potent oestrogenic activity than oestrone, formerly used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DES</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024707" href="entry://ethyl%23bigmac000024707"><span class="smallcaps">ethyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072186" href="entry://stilboestrol%23bigmac000072186"><span class="smallcaps">stilboestrol</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dietitian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dietitian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dietitian" src="word_pronunciations/06685.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'tishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">someone who is professionally qualified to apply nutrition knowledge in the treatment and prevention of human illness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dietician</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102081" href="entry://diet%23bigmac000102081"><span class="smallcaps">diet<sup>1</sup></span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056446" href="entry://physician%23bigmac000056446"><span class="smallcaps">physician</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dietrich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dietrich</span></header><div>/ˈditrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'deetrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> <strong>Amalie</strong>, c. 1821–91, German naturalist in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> <strong>Marlene</strong> /maˈleɪnə/ (<em>say</em> mah'laynuh) (born <em>Maria Magdalena von Losch</em>), 1901–92, US actor and singer, born in Germany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diff</span><z><span target_id="mAmPNNedc4">n.</span><span target_id="9bA43m2AFC">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɪf/ (<em>say</em> dif) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mAmPNNedc4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> difference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq206"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089190" href="entry://differential%23bigmac000089190"><strong>differential</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089190" href="entry://differential%23mq159">6</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9bA43m2AFC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">same diff!</strong>, (an expression indicating that there is no difference between two ways of expressing something.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq308"> <strong class="phr">what’s the diff!</strong>, (an expression of resigned acceptance of a request, proposal, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differ</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of differ" src="word_pronunciations/06694.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪfə/ (<em>say</em> 'difuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em> or <em>between</em>) to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities: <em class="example">results that differ from the norm; </em><em class="example">results that differ between men and women.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em> or <em>from</em>) to disagree in opinion, belief, etc.; be at variance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I beg to differ. I believe the system is in urgent need of attention.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>différer</em>, from Latin <em>differre</em> bear apart, put off, delay (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019191" href="entry://defer%23bigmac000019191"><span class="smallcaps">defer<sup>1</sup></span></a>), be different]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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difference
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">difference</span><z><span target_id="j23AWT76TQ">n.</span><span target_id="ZZVHbcsKju">v.t.</span><span target_id="oEs4pP8eEt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of difference" src="word_pronunciations/06690.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪfrəns/ (<em>say</em> 'difruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="j23AWT76TQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq215"> an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq197"> a significant change in or effect upon a situation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq694"> a distinguishing characteristic; distinctive quality or feature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq132"> the degree in which one person or thing differs from another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq199"> the act of distinguishing; discrimination; distinction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq117"> a disagreement in opinion; dispute; quarrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq660"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq498"> <em class="label">Logic</em> a differentia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> the descent of a younger branch from the main line of a family.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZZVHbcsKju">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">differenced</strong>, <strong class="bold">differencing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq952"> to cause or constitute a difference in or between; make different.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq013"> to perceive the difference in or between; discriminate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> to make an addition (to a coat of arms) to identify a particular branch of a family.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oEs4pP8eEt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq416"> <strong class="phr">not know the difference</strong>, to be unable to discriminate between two situations, positions, etc.; lack discernment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq100"> <strong class="phr">same difference</strong>, (an expression indicating that what has been said is just another way of saying what was said before.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">split the difference</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq943"> to compromise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq485"> to divide the remainder equally.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English, from Latin <em>differentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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different
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">different</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of different" src="word_pronunciations/06693.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪfrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'difruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> differing in character; having unlike qualities; dissimilar: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You see, you’re different from me, you still expect to get something from men.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> not identical; separate or distinct: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Against Germany we had to adjust to the European style of play, which is different to the way we approach the game.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq229"> various; several.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq875"> unusual; not ordinary; striking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>differens</em>, present participle of <em>differre</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095875" href="entry://differ%23bigmac000095875"><span class="smallcaps">differ</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>differently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Different from</em> is traditional, but <em>different to</em> is increasingly common, as in <em>this office is different to yours</em>. <em>Different than</em> is more often heard than seen in print, especially before a clause: <em>Their response was very different than I expected</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differentia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differentia</span></header><div>/dɪfəˈrɛnʃiə/ (<em>say</em> difuh'rensheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">differentiae</strong> /dɪfəˈrɛnʃii/ (<em>say</em> difuh'renshee-ee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: difference]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differentiable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differentiable</span></header><div>/dɪfəˈrɛnʃəbəl/ (<em>say</em> difuh'renshuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">capable of being differentiated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diclinous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diclinous</span></header><div>/daɪˈklaɪnəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'kluynuhs), /ˈdaɪklənəs/ (<em>say</em> 'duykluhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> (of a plant species, etc.) having the stamens and the pistils in separate flowers, either on the same plant or on different plants; either monoecious or dioecious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> (of a flower) having only stamens or only pistils; unisexual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>klīnē</em> bed + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diclofenac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac555941832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diclofenac</span></header><div>/daɪkloʊˈfɛnæk/ (<em>say</em> duykloh'fenak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">a non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug, used to treat arthritis or acute injury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicot</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪkɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'duykot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a dicotyledon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicoumarol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicoumarol</span></header><div>/daɪˈkumərɒl/ (<em>say</em> duy'koohmuhrol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">a drug occurring in spoiled clover and also synthesised, used to prevent the coagulation of blood and in the treatment of arterial thrombosis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016793" href="entry://coumarin%23bigmac000016793"><span class="smallcaps">coumar(in)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicrotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicrotic</span></header><div>/daɪˈkrɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'krotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> having two arterial beats for one heartbeat, as certain pulses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> relating to such a pulse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dikrotos</em> double-beating + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dicrotism</strong> /ˈdaɪkrətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'duykruhtizuhm), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dict.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dict.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq649">dictionary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicta</span></header><div>/ˈdɪktə/ (<em>say</em> 'diktuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">a plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089702" href="entry://dictum%23bigmac000089702"><strong>dictum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictaphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictaphone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictaphone" src="word_pronunciations/06659.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪktəfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'diktuhfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">an instrument that records and reproduces <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020287" href="entry://dictation%23bigmac000020287">dictation</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020287" href="entry://dictation%23mq121">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091364" href="entry://dictate%23bigmac000091364"><span class="smallcaps">dicta(te)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056202" href="entry://-phone%23bigmac000056202"><span class="smallcaps">-phone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictate</span><z><span target_id="Hkax9dpMiB">v.t.</span><span target_id="wHOOBA3bHP">v.i.</span><span target_id="ep7OZ2AB8o">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictate" src="word_pronunciations/06661.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪkˈteɪt/ (<em>say</em> dik'tayt) (<strong class="bold">dictated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dictating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Hkax9dpMiB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq789"> to say or read aloud (something) to be taken down in writing or recorded mechanically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq094"> to prescribe positively; command with authority: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Commercial reality dictates that the end result must be attractive to both insurers and their clients.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq957"> to influence or control (a decision, action, etc.): <em class="example">our financial circumstances dictate that we give up our holiday plans.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wHOOBA3bHP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq756"> to say or read aloud something to be taken down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq521"> to give orders.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ep7OZ2AB8o">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq80"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictate" src="word_pronunciations/06660.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪkteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'diktayt) a commandment, rule or guiding principle: <em class="example">the dictates of conscience; </em><em class="example">the dictates of fashion.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dictātus</em>, from <em>dictāre</em> to say habitually or repeatedly, from <em>dīcere</em> to tell, say]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictation" src="word_pronunciations/06662.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪkˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dik'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq008"> the act of dictating for reproduction in writing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq121"> words dictated, or taken down as dictated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq384"> the act of commanding positively or authoritatively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq637"> something commanded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictator</span><z><span target_id="Fgg45pXOZH">n.</span><span target_id="ICWE5JPliF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictator" src="word_pronunciations/06664.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪkˈteɪtə/ (<em>say</em> dik'taytuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictator" src="word_pronunciations/06663.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪkteɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'diktaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fgg45pXOZH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> a person exercising absolute power, especially one who assumes absolute control in a government without hereditary right or the free consent of the people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq676"> (in ancient Rome) a person constitutionally invested with supreme authority during a crisis, the regular magistracy being subordinated to them until the crisis was met.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq797"> a person who authoritatively prescribes conduct, usage, etc.; a domineering or overbearing person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ICWE5JPliF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq009"> <strong class="phr">benevolent dictator</strong>, a dictator who has the interests of the people at heart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dictatress</strong>, <strong>dictatrix</strong> /ˈdɪktətrɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'diktuhtriks), <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictatorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictatorial</span></header><div>/dɪktəˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> diktuh'tawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> of or relating to a dictator or a dictatorship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq295"> appropriate to, or characteristic of, a dictator; absolute; unlimited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq864"> inclined to dictate or command; imperious; overbearing: <em class="example">a dictatorial tone.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dictatory</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dictatorially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dictatorialness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictatorship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictatorship</span></header><div>/dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> dik'taytuhship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute authority is exercised by a dictator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq836"> absolute or imperious power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> the office or position held by a dictator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq014"> the period of a dictator’s tenure of office.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dictature</strong> /ˈdɪktətʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'diktuhchuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diction" src="word_pronunciations/06667.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'dikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: <em class="example">good diction; </em><em class="example">a Latin diction.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq096"> the degree of distinctness with which speech sounds are uttered; enunciation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dictio</em> saying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictionary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictionary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictionary" src="word_pronunciations/06666.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪkʃənri/ (<em>say</em> 'dikshuhnree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictionary" src="word_pronunciations/06665.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪkʃənəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dikshuhnuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /ˈdɪkʃənɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'dikshuhneree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dictionaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq322"> a reference work containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, and other information concerning them, expressed either in the same or in another language. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030557" href="entry://glossary%23bigmac000030557"><strong>glossary</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042290" href="entry://lexicon%23bigmac000042290"><strong>lexicon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq157"> a reference work giving information on particular subjects or a particular class of words, names or facts, usually under alphabetically arranged headings: <em class="example">a biographical dictionary.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a wordlist used in a spellchecker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Computers</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac540231783" href="entry://data%20dictionary%23bigmac540231783"><strong>data dictionary</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dictiōnārium</em>, literally, a word-book, from Late Latin <em>dictio</em> word. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020290" href="entry://diction%23bigmac000020290"><span class="smallcaps">diction</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈdɪkʃənɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictograph</span></header><div>/ˈdɪktəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'diktuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a telephonic device with a highly sensitive transmitter obviating the necessity of a mouthpiece, much used for secretly listening to conversations or obtaining a record of them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; Latin <em>dictum</em> something said + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictum" src="word_pronunciations/06668.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪktəm/ (<em>say</em> 'diktuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dicta</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dictum" src="word_pronunciations/06669.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪktə/ (<em>say</em> 'diktuh) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dictums</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq133"> a saying; maxim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq276"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051567" href="entry://obiter%20dictum%23bigmac000051567"><strong>obiter dictum</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: something said, a saying, a command, properly past participle neuter of <em>dīcere</em> say]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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did
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">did<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="qF1lhGoRcR">v.</span><span target_id="Abg8d9qfWZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of did" src="word_pronunciations/06677.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪd/ (<em>say</em> did) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="qF1lhGoRcR"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><strong>do<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Abg8d9qfWZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq058"> <strong class="phr">that did it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation indicating a moment of exasperation, defeat, etc., in the past): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>That did it! All of a sudden I seemed to explode.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">william dick</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">did<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of did" src="word_pronunciations/06677.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪd/ (<em>say</em> did) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020301" href="entry://diddy%23bigmac000020301"><strong>diddy<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential</span><z><span target_id="yllJT0SsCV">adj.</span><span target_id="q3Y2gOqcqO">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of differential" src="word_pronunciations/06691.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> difuh'renshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yllJT0SsCV"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> of or relating to difference or diversity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq546"> constituting a difference; distinguishing; distinctive: <em class="example">a differential feature.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq661"> exhibiting or depending upon a difference or distinction: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the frontier was brutally harsh for females, and it furnished its own verdict on its differential impact upon the sexes.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miriam dixson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq999"> <em class="label">Physics</em>, <em class="label">Machinery</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> relating to or involving the difference of two or more notions, forces, etc.: <em class="example">a differential gear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> relating to or involving differentials.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q3Y2gOqcqO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> an epicyclic train of gears designed to permit two or more shafts to revolve at different speeds when driven by a third shaft; especially a set of gears in a motor vehicle which permit the driving wheels to revolve at different speeds when the vehicle is turning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a coil of wire in which the polar action produced is opposite to that of another coil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq890"> a factor which distinguishes or differentiates between two items.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq897"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019717" href="entry://derivative%23bigmac000019717"><strong>derivative</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019717" href="entry://derivative%23mq710">7b</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq783"> the approximate change in value of a function calculated by using the derivative instead of the function itself.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>differentiālis</em>, from Latin <em>differentia</em> difference] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>differentially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differentiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differentiate</span><z><span target_id="8hTdHIICFL">v.t.</span><span target_id="EUVyUDXtBI">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of differentiate" src="word_pronunciations/06692.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪfəˈrɛnʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> difuh'rensheeayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">differentiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">differentiating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8hTdHIICFL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> to mark off by differences; distinguish; alter; change: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This exclusive tradition profoundly differentiated it from some earlier traditions.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> to perceive the difference in or between; discriminate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq406"> to make different by modification, as a biological species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> to obtain the derivative of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EUVyUDXtBI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq047"> to become unlike or dissimilar; change in character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq583"> to make a distinction; discriminate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A French laboratory says it can differentiate between natural and artificial EPO in urine.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq973"> <em class="label">Biology</em> (of cells or tissues) to change from relatively generalised to specialised kinds, during development.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>differentiātus</em>, past participle of <em>differentiāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>differentiation</strong> /dɪfərɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> difuhrenshee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>differentiator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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difficult
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">difficult</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of difficult" src="word_pronunciations/06696.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪfəkəlt/ (<em>say</em> 'difuhkuhlt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq742"> hard to do, perform, or accomplish; not easy; requiring much effort: <em class="example">a difficult task.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> hard to understand or solve: <em class="example">a difficult problem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq476"> hard to deal with or get on with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq953"> hard to please or induce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq160"> disadvantageous; hampering; involving hardships.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100090" href="entry://difficulty%23bigmac000100090"><span class="smallcaps">difficulty</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>difficultly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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difficultness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">difficultness</span></header><div>/ˈdɪfəkəltnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'difuhkuhltnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">contrariness; ill temper and obstinacy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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difficulty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">difficulty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of difficulty" src="word_pronunciations/06695.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪfəkəlti/ (<em>say</em> 'difuhkuhltee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">difficulties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> the fact or condition of being difficult.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq377"> (<em>often plural</em>) an embarrassing situation, especially of financial affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> a trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> a cause of trouble or embarrassment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq694"> reluctance; unwillingness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq699"> a demur; objection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq058"> that which is hard to do, understand, or surmount.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>difficulte</em>, from Latin <em>difficultas</em>, from <em>dif-</em>, <em>dis-</em>, expressing reversal + <em>facultas</em> ability, opportunity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffluent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffluent</span></header><div>/ˈdɪfluənt/ (<em>say</em> 'difloohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">tending to flow apart; readily dissolving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>diffluens</em>, present participle, flowing away] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diffluence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffract</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diffract" src="word_pronunciations/06699.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfrækt/ (<em>say</em> duh'frakt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">to break up or bend by diffraction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>diffractus</em>, past participle, broken in pieces]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffraction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diffraction" src="word_pronunciations/06698.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'frakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> a modification that light or other radiation undergoes when it passes by the edge of an opaque body, or is sent through small apertures, resulting in the formation of a series of light and dark bands, prismatic colours, or spectra. This effect is an interference phenomenon due to the wave nature of radiation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq773"> the analogous modification produced upon soundwaves when passing by the edge of a building or other large body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffractive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffractive</span></header><div>/dəˈfræktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'fraktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">causing or relating to diffraction.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diffractively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diffractiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffuse</span><z><span target_id="ULOoIilNhv">v.t.</span><span target_id="JmrhjlH4Oz">v.i.</span><span target_id="rZDvjiliy9">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diffuse" src="word_pronunciations/06701.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfjuz/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohz) (<strong class="bold">diffused</strong>, <strong class="bold">diffusing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ULOoIilNhv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> to pour out and spread, as a fluid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq447"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to spread by diffusion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JmrhjlH4Oz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq036"> to spread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq629"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to intermingle or pass by diffusion.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rZDvjiliy9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diffuse" src="word_pronunciations/06700.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfjus/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohs) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq854"> characterised by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing; wordy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq973"> widely spread or scattered; dispersed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Botany</em> widely or loosely spreading.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>diffūsus</em>, past participle, poured out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diffusely</strong> /dəˈfjusli/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohslee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diffuseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffused
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffused</span></header><div>/dəˈfjuzd/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> spread widely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> (of lighting) distributed evenly, without glare.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diffusedly</strong> /dəˈfjuzədli/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohzuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffuser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffuser</span></header><div>/dəˈfjuzə/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> someone or something that diffuses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> (in any of various machines or mechanical systems, as centrifugal pumps or compressors) a device for utilising part of the kinetic energy of a fluid passing through a machine by gradually increasing the cross-sectional area of the channel or chamber through which it flows so as to decrease its speed and increase its pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq057"> (in a lighting fixture) any of a variety of translucent materials for filtering glare from the light source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq890"> a pierced plate or similar device for distributing compressed air for aeration of sewerage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq753"> a wedge or cone placed in front of an open-diaphragm loudspeaker to avoid focusing of the high-frequency soundwaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq274"> <em class="label">Photography</em> a frame enclosing a fine silk or lightly ground glass screen which can be placed over the lens of a camera to soften the lighting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diffusor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffusible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffusible</span></header><div>/dəˈfjuzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohzuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">capable of being diffused.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diffusibility</strong> /dəfjuzəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhfyoohzuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffusion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diffusion" src="word_pronunciations/06702.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfjuʒən/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> the act of diffusing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> the state of being diffused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> diffuseness or prolixity of speech or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq990"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq259"> the gradual permeation of any region by a fluid, owing to the thermal agitation of its particles or molecules.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq075"> the process of being scattered. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033893" href="entry://scatter%23bigmac000033893"><strong>scatter</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033893" href="entry://scatter%23mq899">3</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq020"> <em class="label">Anthropology</em>, <em class="label">Sociology</em> the transmission of elements from one culture to another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffusive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffusive</span></header><div>/dəˈfjusɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohsiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> tending to diffuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq642"> characterised by diffusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq326"> diffuse; prolix.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diffusively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diffusiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffusivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffusivity</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfjuˈsɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> .difyooh'sivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">the property of a substance indicative of the rate at which a thermal disturbance will be transmitted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffy</span></header><div>/ˈdɪfi/ (<em>say</em> 'difee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089190" href="entry://differential%23bigmac000089190"><strong>differential</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089190" href="entry://differential%23mq159">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dig<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="obKQzVkzYp">v.i.</span><span target_id="ngJGivmi8J">v.t.</span><span target_id="vCG9MOqCCZ">n.</span><span target_id="M9W3mObgdN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dig" src="word_pronunciations/06721.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪg/ (<em>say</em> dig) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dug</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">digged</strong>; <strong class="bold">digging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="obKQzVkzYp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> to break up, turn over, or remove earth, etc., as with a spade; make an excavation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq257"> to make one’s way by, or as by, digging.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ngJGivmi8J">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq519"> to penetrate and loosen (the ground) with a spade, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq511"> to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vCG9MOqCCZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq163"> thrust; poke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq653"> a cutting, sarcastic remark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq008"> an archaeological site undergoing excavation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> an innings.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="M9W3mObgdN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq630"> <strong class="phr">dig deep</strong>, to donate generously to a cause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq906"> <strong class="phr">dig down </strong>(<strong class="phr">deep</strong>)<strong class="phr"> into</strong>, to investigate and analyse: <em class="example">to dig down deep into the causes of the war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq974"> <strong class="phr">dig for gold</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> to pick one’s nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq495"> <strong class="phr">dig in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq106"> to dig trenches, as in order to defend a position in battle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq317"> to maintain one’s position or opinion firmly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to apply oneself vigorously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin to eat heartily.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq039"> <strong class="phr">dig into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq838"> to thrust, plunge, or force into: <em class="example">he dug his heel into the ground.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq482"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to apply oneself vigorously to (work, eating, etc.).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq133"> <strong class="phr">dig out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq63"> Also, <strong class="vs">dig up</strong>. to obtain and remove by digging.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq979"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a batman) to block (a yorker)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">dig </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dirt on someone</strong>, to attempt to find discreditable information about someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">dig up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq639"> to break up and turn over with a spade: <em class="example">to dig up the soil.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq701"> Also, <strong class="vs">dig out</strong>. to obtain and remove by digging.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq395"> to find or discover by effort or search.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diggen</em>, probably from French <em>diguer</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dig<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dig" src="word_pronunciations/06722.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪg/ (<em>say</em> dig) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dug</strong>, <strong class="bold">digging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> to like, understand or appreciate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq651"> to take notice of; pay attention to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; originally Black English and jazz slang; compare Wolof <em>deg</em>(<em>a</em>) understand]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dig<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dig" src="word_pronunciations/06721.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪg/ (<em>say</em> dig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">(a common form of address among men): <em class="example">G’day, dig!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020393" href="entry://digger%23bigmac000020393"><span class="smallcaps">digger</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020393" href="entry://digger%23mq802">5</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac744273769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dig<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dig" src="word_pronunciations/06721.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪg/ (<em>say</em> dig) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">stand on one’s dig</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">to insist that one is treated with the respect that is one’s due.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099213" href="entry://dignity%23bigmac000099213"><span class="smallcaps">dignity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digamma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digamma</span></header><div>/daɪˈgæmə/ (<em>say</em> duy'gamuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a letter of the Greek alphabet, but early in disuse, corresponding in form to <em>F</em> and having much the same sound as English <em>w</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, from <em>di-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>gamma</em> gamma; from its likeness to two gammas (Γ) one above the other]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digamy</span></header><div>/ˈdɪgəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'diguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">second marriage; the practice of marrying again after the death or divorce of the first spouse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>digamia</em>, from Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digamous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digastric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digastric</span><z><span target_id="kYLdzOP35h">adj.</span><span target_id="Iy1RahL7YB">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈgæstrɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'gastrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kYLdzOP35h"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> having two fleshy bellies with an intervening tendinous part, as certain muscles.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Iy1RahL7YB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq818"> a muscle of the lower jaw (so called because in humans it has two bellies).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digenesis</span></header><div>/daɪˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">reproduction in alternate generations by different processes, one sexual and one asexual.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digenetic</strong> /daɪdʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyjuh'netik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digerati
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825076409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digerati</span></header><div>/dɪdʒəˈrati/ (<em>say</em> dijuh'rahtee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> <strong>the</strong>, those who work in or are knowledgeable about the fields of digital and information technology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq859"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) a person who is one of the digerati.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020401" href="entry://digital%23bigmac000020401"><span class="smallcaps">dig(ital)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042910" href="entry://literati%23bigmac000042910"><span class="smallcaps">(lit)erati</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digest</span><z><span target_id="d2sed0yNAd">v.t.</span><span target_id="xCkH4YTJzX">v.i.</span><span target_id="wrRqLXwzxR">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digest" src="word_pronunciations/06705.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʒɛst/ (<em>say</em> duh'jest), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digest" src="word_pronunciations/06706.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="d2sed0yNAd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq534"> to prepare (food) in the alimentary canal for assimilation into the system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq257"> to promote the digestion of (food).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> to assimilate mentally; obtain mental nourishment or improvement from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq000"> to arrange methodically in the mind; think over: <em class="example">to digest a plan.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq282"> to bear with patience; endure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq341"> to arrange in convenient or methodical order; reduce to a system; classify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq221"> to condense, abridge, or summarise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to keep (a substance) in contact with a liquid to soften or to disintegrate it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xCkH4YTJzX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq347"> to digest food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq695"> to undergo digestion, as food.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wrRqLXwzxR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digest" src="word_pronunciations/06707.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪdʒɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'duyjest) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq967"> a collection or summary, especially of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, often classified or condensed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq473"> a systematic abstract of some body of law.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq528"> <strong>the Digest</strong>, a collection in fifty books, of excerpts compiled by order of Justinian in the 6th century, the largest part of the Corpus Juris Civilis; the Pandects.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dīgestus</em>, past participle, separated, arranged, dissolved] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digestedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digestedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digestant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digestant</span></header><div>/dəˈdʒɛstənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'jestuhnt), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">a medicinal agent that promotes digestion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digester</span></header><div>/dəˈdʒɛstə/ (<em>say</em> duh'jestuh), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> someone or something that digests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq329"> an apparatus in which substances are reduced or prepared by moisture and heat, chemical action, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digestible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digestible</span></header><div>/dəˈdʒɛstəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'jestuhbuhl), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">capable of being digested; easily digested.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digestibility</strong> /dədʒɛstəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhjestuh'biluhtee), <strong>digestibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digestibly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digestif
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085751394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digestif</span></header><div>/daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ (<em>say</em> duy'jestif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">an alcoholic drink taken to promote digestion of a meal, usually at the end of the meal but occasionally before the meal, as brandy, whisky, port, or a herbal liqueur.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089996" href="entry://aperitif%23bigmac000089996"><strong>aperitif</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digestion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digestion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digestion" src="word_pronunciations/06703.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈdʒɛstʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'jeschuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digestion" src="word_pronunciations/06704.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> the process by which food is digested.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq463"> the function or power of digesting food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq245"> the act of digesting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq064"> the resulting state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digestive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digestive</span><z><span target_id="grGfGw0ft1">adj.</span><span target_id="zL5y61B3ZE">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈdʒɛstɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'jestiv), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="grGfGw0ft1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> serving for or relating to digestion; having the function of digesting food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> promoting digestion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zL5y61B3ZE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq298"> an agent or medicine promoting digestion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>digestif</em>, <em>-ive</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digestively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digger" src="word_pronunciations/06709.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'diguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> a person or an animal that digs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq525"> a tool, part of a machine, etc., for digging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq451"> a miner, especially a goldminer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq378"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an Australian or NZ soldier, especially one who served in World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A 1919 painting by George Bell titled &lt;em&gt;A Digger&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/digger_ART03591.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a term of address among men) cobber; mate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq112"> <em class="label">NZ Prison Colloquial</em> a punishment cell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104527" href="entry://dig%23bigmac000104527"><span class="smallcaps">dig<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-g-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade">The first specialised use of <em>digger</em> in Australian English was a reference to someone digging for gold in a goldfield and dates back to the 1850s gold rush in Victoria. This use carried on through the century right up to the goldfields rush in WA in the 1890s. When Australian and NZ soldiers went to World War I in France and were introduced to trench warfare, the term <em>digger</em> perhaps came more naturally than the British <em>sapper</em>. These were privates who earned this name, the soldiers at the frontline who actually did the digging, but the use spread until it encompassed all Australian and NZ soldiers of any rank and was used as a form of greeting. Prime Minister Billy Hughes was affectionately nicknamed the ‘Little Digger’ by the Australian troops he visited in France. In World War II the term was restricted to Australian soldiers.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diggerise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484002898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diggerise</span></header><div>/ˈdɪgəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'diguhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">diggerised</strong>, <strong class="bold">diggerising</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">(of a horse) to harass (another horse in a race) so that that horse is impeded in its running of the race.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diggerize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diggings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diggings</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diggings" src="word_pronunciations/06710.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪgɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'digingz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> a place where digging is carried on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> a mining operation or locality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> that which is dug out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> living quarters; lodgings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104527" href="entry://dig%23bigmac000104527"><span class="smallcaps">dig<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-g-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diggles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diggles</span></header><div>/ˈdɪgəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'diguhlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Silvester</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">1817–80, British-born Australian naturalist, painter, and musician; helped establish a philosophical society and musical societies in Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dight</span></header><div>/daɪt/ (<em>say</em> duyt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dight</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dighted</strong>, <strong class="bold">dighting</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq800"> to make ready; prepare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> to equip; furnish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq067"> to dress; adorn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dighte</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>dihtan</em> compose, arrange, from Latin <em>dictāre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091364" href="entry://dictate%23bigmac000091364"><span class="smallcaps">dictate</span></a>. Compare German <em>dichten</em> compose, Icelandic <em>dikta</em> to write Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digiscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14329080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digiscope</span><z><span target_id="veyXHIIUQv">adj.</span><span target_id="xq7J4zdMyv">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒiskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'dijeeskohp) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="veyXHIIUQv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> of or relating to a digiscope camera.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xq7J4zdMyv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq910"> (<strong class="bold">digiscoped</strong>, <strong class="bold">digiscoping</strong>) to take digital photographs using a digiscope camera.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digiscoping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digiscoped</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digit" src="word_pronunciations/06714.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪdʒət/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> a finger or toe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq969"> the breadth of a finger used as a unit of linear measure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq093"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq150"> any of the Arabic figures 0, 1, …, 9.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq240"> any one of these in a series: <em class="example">the fourth digit of my telephone number is 7.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq208"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>digitus</em> finger, toe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital</span><z><span target_id="vwEVqh6yXh">adj.</span><span target_id="bZRj7fMtIi">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digital" src="word_pronunciations/06713.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪdʒətəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vwEVqh6yXh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> of or relating to a digit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> resembling a digit or finger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq056"> having digits or digit-like parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq977"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> of or relating to units of information that exist in two states only, on and off, as pulses (opposed to <em>analog</em>); binary: <em class="example">digital signals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Computers</em> of or relating to binary data.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq575"> of or relating to a device which represents a variable as a series of digits, as a digital watch which shows passing time by a series of changing numbers, or a digital tuner which similarly shows the frequencies to which it is being tuned. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23bigmac000002393"><strong>analog</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002393" href="entry://analog%23mq537">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq431"> involving the use of digital devices: <em class="example">a digital approach; </em><em class="example">a digital life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq387"> involving or relating to the use of computer technology: <em class="example">a digital device.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bZRj7fMtIi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq946"> one of the keys or finger levers of instruments of the organ or piano class.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087554" href="entry://digit%23bigmac000087554"><span class="smallcaps">digit</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digitally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitalin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitalin</span></header><div>/dɪdʒəˈteɪlən/ (<em>say</em> dijuh'tayluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> a glycoside obtained from digitalis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> any of several extracts of mixtures of glycosides obtained from digitalis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020408" href="entry://digitalis%23bigmac000020408"><span class="smallcaps">digital(is)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitalis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitalis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digitalis" src="word_pronunciations/06712.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪdʒəˈtaləs/ (<em>say</em> dijuh'tahluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> any plant of the genus <em>Digitalis</em>, especially the common foxglove, <em>D. purpurea</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> the dried leaves of the common foxglove, used in medicine, especially as a heart stimulant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, the genus name (after German name <em>Fingerhut</em> thimble; from the shape of the corolla), special use of Latin <em>digitālis</em> relating to the finger]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitalise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitalise<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒətəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">digitalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">digitalising</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">to administer digitalis to (a person suffering from a heart disorder) until the required physiological adjustment is made.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digitalize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>digitalisation</strong> /ˌdɪdʒətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dijuhtuhluy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889691722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitalise<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒətəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">digitalised</strong>, <strong class="bold">digitalising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020417" href="entry://digitise%23bigmac000020417"><strong>digitise</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digitalize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitalism</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒətəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">the morbid result of overconsumption of digitalis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitate</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> having digits or digit-like processes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq181"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having radiating divisions or leaflets resembling the fingers of a hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq463"> like a digit or finger.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digitated</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087554" href="entry://digit%23bigmac000087554"><span class="smallcaps">digit</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digitately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitation</span></header><div>/dɪdʒəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dijuh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> digitate formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq564"> a digit-like process or division.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitiform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitiform</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒətəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">finger-like.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitise</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">digitised</strong>, <strong class="bold">digitising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> to express (analog information) in digital form so that it can be processed by a computer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> to capture (a text) in digital form using OCR.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digitize</strong>, <strong class="vs">digitalise</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>digitisation</strong> /dɪdʒətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitoxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitoxin</span></header><div>/dɪdʒəˈtɒksən/ (<em>say</em> dijuh'toksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">a cardiac glycoside obtained from digitalis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020408" href="entry://digitalis%23bigmac000020408"><span class="smallcaps">digi(talis)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077392" href="entry://toxin%23bigmac000077392"><span class="smallcaps">toxin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digitron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359536651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digitron</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒɪtrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'dijitron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq256"> a cathode-ray tube shaped like a letter or number, and designed to emit light in response to an electric current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> a display device using such a tube or tubes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087554" href="entry://digit%23bigmac000087554"><span class="smallcaps">digit</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac101559761" href="entry://-tron%23bigmac101559761"><span class="smallcaps">-tron</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diglossia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949945765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diglossia</span></header><div>/daɪˈglɒsiə/ (<em>say</em> duy'gloseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">coexistence in the same community of two distinct versions of a language, one used in formal speech and writing, the other in everyday conversation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diglossic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diglot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diglot</span><z><span target_id="r6OO3fyCMU">adj.</span><span target_id="GzcJ1md921">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaɪglɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'duyglot) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="r6OO3fyCMU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq549"> bilingual.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GzcJ1md921">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq672"> a bilingual book or edition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>diglōttos</em> speaking two languages] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diglottic</strong> /daɪˈglɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'glotik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dignam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dignam</span></header><div>/ˈdɪgnəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dignuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arthur</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">1939–2020, Australian stage, television and film actor; noted for his performance in the film <em>Devil’s Playground</em> (1976) and <em>We of the Never-Never</em> (1982).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dignified
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dignified</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dignified" src="word_pronunciations/06715.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪgnəfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dignuhfuyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">marked by dignity of aspect or manner; noble; stately: <em class="example">dignified conduct.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dignifiedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dignify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dignify</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dignify" src="word_pronunciations/06716.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪgnəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dignuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dignified</strong>, <strong class="bold">dignifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> to confer honour or dignity upon; honour; ennoble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> to give high-sounding title or name to; confer unmerited distinction upon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dignificāre</em>, from Latin <em>digni-</em> worthy + <em>-ficāre</em> make]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dignitary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dignitary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dignitary" src="word_pronunciations/06717.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪgnətri/ (<em>say</em> 'dignuhtree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dignitary" src="word_pronunciations/06718.mp3"></audio></span>/-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɛri/ (<em>say</em> -teree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dignitaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">someone who holds a high rank or office, especially in a government or religious organisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099213" href="entry://dignity%23bigmac000099213"><span class="smallcaps">dignit(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈdɪgnətɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dignity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dignity</span><z><span target_id="WjGidI0ILF">n.</span><span target_id="0K3Xr2Wf4V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dignity" src="word_pronunciations/06719.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪgnəti/ (<em>say</em> 'dignuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WjGidI0ILF"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dignities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> nobility of manner or style; stateliness; gravity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> nobleness or elevation of mind; worthiness: <em class="example">dignity of sentiments.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq369"> honourable place; elevated rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq114"> degree of excellence, either in estimation or in the order of nature: <em class="example">a position that has increased in dignity.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq417"> relative standing; rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq224"> a high office or title.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq971"> the person holding it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq918"> <em class="label">Astrology</em> a position within a sign which lends a heightened influence to a planet.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0K3Xr2Wf4V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq134"> <strong class="phr">beneath one’s dignity</strong>, too humiliating to consider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq170"> <strong class="phr">stand on one’s dignity</strong>, to refuse to act in a way that might seem to diminish one’s status, position, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dignitas</em> worthiness, rank; replacing Middle English <em>dignete</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digraph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digraph</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'duygraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as <em>ea</em> in <em>meat</em>, or <em>th</em> in <em>path</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digress</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digress" src="word_pronunciations/06720.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈgrɛs/ (<em>say</em> duy'gres) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">to deviate or wander away from the main purpose in speaking or writing, or from the principal line of argument, study, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīgressus</em>, past participle, having departed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digresser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digression</span></header><div>/daɪˈgrɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> duy'greshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> the act of digressing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> a portion of a discourse, etc., deviating from the main theme.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digressional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digressive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digressive</span></header><div>/daɪˈgrɛsɪv/ (<em>say</em> duy'gresiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">tending to digress; departing from the main subject.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digressively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>digressiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digs</span></header><div>/dɪgz/ (<em>say</em> digz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">living quarters; lodgings; diggings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020397" href="entry://diggings%23bigmac000020397"><span class="smallcaps">diggings</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dijon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dijon</span></header><div>/diˈʒɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> dee'zhon), /diˈʒɒn/ (<em>say</em> dee'zhon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">a town in eastern France, in Côte-d’Or department.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dike<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dike" src="word_pronunciations/07474.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyk) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">diked</strong>, <strong class="bold">diking</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020434" href="entry://dyke%23bigmac000020434"><strong>dyke<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dike<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dike" src="word_pronunciations/07474.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089087" href="entry://dyke%23bigmac000089087"><strong>dyke<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diketone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diketone</span></header><div>/daɪˈkitoʊn/ (<em>say</em> duy'keetohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">a compound containing two CO groups.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040020" href="entry://ketone%23bigmac000040020"><span class="smallcaps">ketone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diktat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diktat</span></header><div>/ˈdɪktat/ (<em>say</em> 'diktaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> a harsh settlement imposed on a defeated group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq671"> a dogmatic pronouncement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German, from Latin <em>dictātum</em>, past participle neuter of <em>dictāre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091364" href="entry://dictate%23bigmac000091364"><span class="smallcaps">dictate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dil.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dil.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq679">dilute.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilacerate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilacerate</span></header><div>/dəˈlæsəreɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'lasuhrayt), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dilacerated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dilacerating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">to rend asunder; tear in pieces.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīlacerātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dilaceration</strong> /dəlæsəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhlasuh'rayshuhn), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilatant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilatant</span><z><span target_id="f4HvxWKkzm">adj.</span><span target_id="U8s77gXMpD">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈleɪtənt/ (<em>say</em> duy'laytuhnt), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f4HvxWKkzm"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> dilating; expanding.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U8s77gXMpD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq778"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088268" href="entry://dilator%23bigmac000088268"><strong>dilator</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088268" href="entry://dilator%23mq717">3</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dilatancy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilatation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilatation</span></header><div>/daɪləˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duyluh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> a dilated formation or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq790"> an abnormal enlargement of an aperture or a canal of the body, or one made for the purposes of surgical or medical treatment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq303"> a restoration to normal potency of an abnormally small body opening or passageway, as the anus or oesophagus.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilate</span><z><span target_id="KhNsmQJ153">v.t.</span><span target_id="88nIBFdgzG">v.i.</span><span target_id="jEngescnLF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilate" src="word_pronunciations/06724.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈleɪt/ (<em>say</em> duy'layt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilate" src="word_pronunciations/06725.mp3"></audio></span>/də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dilated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dilating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KhNsmQJ153">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> to make wider or larger; cause to expand: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>nose dilated to exhale the whole sky</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="88nIBFdgzG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq731"> to spread out; expand.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jEngescnLF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq839"> <strong class="phr">dilate on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to speak about at length; expatiate on: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This unromantic Captain Frere had had some romantic incidents in his life, and he is fond of dilating upon them.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīlātāre</em> spread out] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dilatable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dilatability</strong> /daɪˌleɪtəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duy.laytuh'biluhtee), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilation</span></header><div>/daɪˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duy'layshuhn), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> the act of dilating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> the state of being dilated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq364"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020444" href="entry://dilatation%23bigmac000020444"><strong>dilatation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilative</span></header><div>/daɪˈleɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> duy'laytiv), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">serving or tending to dilate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilatometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilatometer</span></header><div>/dɪləˈtɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> diluh'tomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">an instrument for measuring the expansion of substances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100484" href="entry://dilate%23bigmac000100484"><span class="smallcaps">dilat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilator</span></header><div>/daɪˈleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> duy'laytuh), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> someone or something that dilates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq369"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> an instrument for dilating body canals, orifices, or cavities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dilatator</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilatory</span><z><span target_id="aWE0AFo1Oh">adj.</span><span target_id="rWCeCcisvf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilatory" src="word_pronunciations/06726.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪlətri/ (<em>say</em> 'diluhtree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilatory" src="word_pronunciations/06727.mp3"></audio></span>/-təri/ (<em>say</em> -tuhree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aWE0AFo1Oh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq467"> inclined to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy; not prompt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> intended to bring about delay, gain time, or defer decision: <em class="example">a dilatory strategy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rWCeCcisvf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq384"> <strong class="phr">dilatory plea</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> a form of pleading having the effect of delaying proceedings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīlātōrius</em>, from <em>dīlātor</em> delayer] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dilatorily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dilatoriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈdɪlətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilettante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilettante</span><z><span target_id="ZupqHkB2pu">n.</span><span target_id="NprbPCKerd">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɪləˈtɒnt/ (<em>say</em> diluh'tont), /-ˈtænt/ (<em>say</em> -'tant), /ˈdɪlətɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'diluhtont), /-tænt/ (<em>say</em> -tant), /dɪləˈtanteɪ/ (<em>say</em> diluh'tahntay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZupqHkB2pu"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dilettantes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dilettanti</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilettante" src="word_pronunciations/06732.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪləˈtanti/ (<em>say</em> diluh'tahntee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> someone who pursues an art or science desultorily or merely for amusement; a dabbler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> a lover of an art or science, especially of a fine art.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NprbPCKerd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq430"> of or relating to dilettantes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, properly present participle of <em>dilettare</em>, from Latin <em>dēlectāre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089264" href="entry://delight%23bigmac000089264"><span class="smallcaps">delight</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilettantish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203208825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilettantish</span></header><div>/dɪləˈtæntɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> diluh'tantish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq298"> in the style of a dilettante.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq906"> revealing a lack of serious interest or commitment; frivolous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilettantism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilettantism</span></header><div>/dɪləˈtæntɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> diluh'tantizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">the practices or characteristics of a dilettante.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930419607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilf</span></header><div>/dɪlf/ (<em>say</em> dilf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a sexually attractive man who is a father.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>ad</em>)<em> I</em>(<em>’d</em>)<em> l</em>(<em>ike to</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>uck</em>), modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac149649670" href="entry://milf%23bigmac149649670"><span class="smallcaps">milf</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dili
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dili</span></header><div>/ˈdɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'dilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">the capital of Timor-Leste, a seaport in the northern part; site of massacre of supporters of Timorese independence by Indonesian troops 1991.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diligence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diligence<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪlədʒəns/ (<em>say</em> 'diluhjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dīligentia</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diligence<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪlədʒəns/ (<em>say</em> 'diluhjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">a public stagecoach, especially in France.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French (<em>carrosse de</em>)<em> diligence</em> speed coach]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diligent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diligent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diligent" src="word_pronunciations/06733.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪlədʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'diluhjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq151"> constant and persistent in an effort to accomplish something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> pursued with persevering attention; painstaking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dīligens</em>, properly present participle, choosing, liking] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diligently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dill<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dill" src="word_pronunciations/06736.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪl/ (<em>say</em> dil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">a herb of the parsley family, <em>Anethum graveolens</em>, with aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves used as a flavouring in cooking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dille</em>, <em>dile</em>, Old English <em>dile-</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dill<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dill" src="word_pronunciations/06737.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪl/ (<em>say</em> dil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a fool; an incompetent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dillpot</strong>. <div class="etym">[? backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020460" href="entry://dilly%23bigmac000020460"><span class="smallcaps">dilly<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dillberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac618355396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dillberry</span></header><div>/ˈdɪlbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'dilberee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> a foolish person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq941"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac377734116" href="entry://dingleberry%23bigmac377734116"><strong>dingleberry</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac377734116" href="entry://dingleberry%23mq543">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac287616181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diller</span></header><div>/ˈdɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'diluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Phyllis</strong> (born <em>Phyllis Driver</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">1917–2012, US comic performer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilligaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac75608391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilligaf</span></header><div>/ˈdɪligæf/ (<em>say</em> 'dileegaf) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq62">(an exclamation of derisive scorn.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [acronym formed from <em>do I look like I give a fuck?</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dillwynia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dillwynia</span></header><div>/dɪlˈwɪniə/ (<em>say</em> dil'wineeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">any ericoid shrub of the endemic Australian genus <em>Dillwynia</em>, family Fabaceae, bearing small yellow to orange-red flowers; parrot pea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; named after Lewis Weston <em>Dillwyn</em>, 1778–1855, Welsh botanist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilly<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'dilee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">odd; mad; crazy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018416" href="entry://daft%23bigmac000018416"><span class="smallcaps">daft</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068784" href="entry://silly%23bigmac000068784"><span class="smallcaps">silly</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilly<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'dilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">something remarkable of its kind; a delightful or excellent person or thing: <em class="example">that’s a dilly of an idea.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019356" href="entry://delightful%23bigmac000019356"><span class="smallcaps">del(ightful)</span></a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019353" href="entry://delicious%23bigmac000019353"><span class="smallcaps">del(icious)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77313394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilly<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'dilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020462" href="entry://dillybag%23bigmac000020462"><strong>dillybag</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac115835537" href="entry://drop%20net%23bigmac115835537"><strong>drop net</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac115835537" href="entry://drop%20net%23mq646">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dillybag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dillybag</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dillybag" src="word_pronunciations/06734.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪlibæg/ (<em>say</em> 'dileebag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> any small bag for carrying food or personal belongings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq374"> a bag made of twisted grass or fibre, traditionally used by some Aboriginal peoples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> Also, <strong class="vs">dilly net</strong>. a similar bag used as a drop net in crab fishing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dilly</strong>. <div class="etym">[Yagara <em>dili</em> coarse grass or reeds, a bag woven of this]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diluent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diluent</span><z><span target_id="GtGdX9Jfpo">adj.</span><span target_id="CfxvLFTJsX">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪljuənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dilyoohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GtGdX9Jfpo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> diluting; serving for dilution.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CfxvLFTJsX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq290"> a diluting substance, especially one that dilutes the blood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīluens</em>, present participle, washing away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilute</span><z><span target_id="GAlZIGOYpD">v.t.</span><span target_id="TbDq1gHPDu">v.i.</span><span target_id="1HyMsk1cxl">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilute" src="word_pronunciations/06738.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈlut/ (<em>say</em> duy'looht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dilute" src="word_pronunciations/06739.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈljut/ (<em>say</em> -'lyooht) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">diluted</strong>, <strong class="bold">diluting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GAlZIGOYpD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> to make thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> to make (a colour, etc.) fainter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq213"> to reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of, as by the addition of other elements: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Its euphemisms make this report essentially unreadable. They dilute the message and encourage those who deliver abysmal outcomes to avoid any real discomfort or feel any responsibility.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">autism aspergers advocacy australia</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2012</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq896"> to increase the proportion (in a labour force) of unskilled to skilled.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TbDq1gHPDu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq158"> to become diluted.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1HyMsk1cxl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq362"> reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak: <em class="example">a dilute solution.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīlūtus</em>, past participle, washed to pieces, dissolved, diluted] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diluter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dimitrov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dimitrov</span></header><div>/dɪˈmitrɒf/ (<em>say</em> di'meetrof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georgi Mikhailov</strong> /geɪˌɔgi mɪˈkeɪlɒf/ (<em>say</em> gay.awgee mi'kaylof), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">1882–1949, Bulgarian Communist leader; founder of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and prime minister 1946–49.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dimitrovo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dimitrovo</span></header><div>/diˈmitrɒvoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dee'meetrovoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">the former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055711" href="entry://Pernik%23bigmac000055711"><strong>Pernik</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimity</span></header><div>/ˈdɪməti/ (<em>say</em> 'dimuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dimities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">a thin cotton fabric, white, dyed, or printed, woven with a stripe or check of heavier yarn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>demyt</em>, from Italian <em>dimito</em> coarse cotton, from Greek <em>dimitos</em> of double thread]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimmer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimmer</span></header><div>/ˈdɪmə/ (<em>say</em> 'dimuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> someone or something that dims.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> Also, <strong class="vs">dimmer switch</strong>. a rheostat, or similar device, by which the intensity of illumination, especially in stage lighting, is varied.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020469" href="entry://dim%23bigmac000020469"><span class="smallcaps">dim</span></a> + <em>-m-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimmie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243474918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimmie</span></header><div>/ˈdɪmi/ (<em>say</em> 'dimee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">a dim sim.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimorph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimorph</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'duymawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">(in crystallography) either of the two forms assumed by a dimorphous substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimorphic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimorphic</span></header><div>/daɪˈmɔfɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'mawfik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">exhibiting dimorphism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dimorphous</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dimorphos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimorphism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimorphism</span></header><div>/daɪˈmɔfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'mawfizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, colouration, etc., among animals of the same species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq685"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the occurrence of two different forms of flowers, leaves, etc., on the same plant or on distinct plants of the same species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq326"> <em class="label">Crystallography</em> the property of some substances of crystallising in two chemically identical but crystallographically distinct forms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimorphotheca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimorphotheca</span></header><div>/daɪˌmɔfəˈθikə/ (<em>say</em> duy.mawfuh'theekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">any plant of the small southern African genus <em>Dimorphotheca</em>, two species of which, <em>D. sinuata</em> with orange flowers and <em>D. pluvialis</em> with white and violet-blue flowers, are grown in gardens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimple</span><z><span target_id="NqlHsY3okH">n.</span><span target_id="ldHtLvoNw5">v.t.</span><span target_id="RuvQnxNIs7">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dimple" src="word_pronunciations/06749.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪmpəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dimpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NqlHsY3okH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> a small natural hollow, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one produced in the cheek in smiling.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> any slight depression like this.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dimpled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dimpling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ldHtLvoNw5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq544"> to mark with, or as with, dimples; produce dimples in.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RuvQnxNIs7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq450"> to become dimpled: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His gorgeous ballooning form wobbled and dimpled to the brink.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq793"> to cause dimples to form by smiling: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The dewy-lipped, smutty-lashed Irish girl blushed and dimpled, in consulting with the shopman upon the stays in which to lace her ample figure</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dympull</em>, related to German <em>Tümpel</em> pond] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimpled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimply</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimpleplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac523417041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimpleplasty</span></header><div>/ˈdɪmpəlplæsti/ (<em>say</em> 'dimpuhlplastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dimpleplasties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> a type of cosmetic surgery in which a small indent in the cheek or chin, resembling a dimple, is created.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq590"> an instance of such surgery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimwit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimwit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dimwit" src="word_pronunciations/06750.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪmwɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dimwit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a stupid or slow-thinking person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020469" href="entry://dim%23bigmac000020469"><span class="smallcaps">dim</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085463" href="entry://wit%23bigmac000085463"><span class="smallcaps">wit<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimwitted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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din
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">din</span><z><span target_id="1NuwuONuSC">n.</span><span target_id="cx1DJQK0pw">v.t.</span><span target_id="tgyqjWzRcQ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of din" src="word_pronunciations/06767.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪn/ (<em>say</em> din) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1NuwuONuSC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamour.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dinned</strong>, <strong class="bold">dinning</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cx1DJQK0pw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq896"> to assail with din.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq150"> to sound or utter with clamour or persistent repetition.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tgyqjWzRcQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq102"> to make a din.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>din</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>dyne</em>, <em>dynn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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din.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">din.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq758">dining-room.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dinah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dinah</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 30:21; 34.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinar</span></header><div>/ˈdina/ (<em>say</em> 'deenah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">the principal monetary unit of various Arab countries, including Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Algeria, and Libya, also of Serbia, and formerly of other republics of Yugoslavia, its value varying greatly from country to country.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: Din., D., d. <div class="etym">[Arabic, from Late Greek <em>dēnarion</em>, from Latin <em>dēnārius</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019518" href="entry://denarius%23bigmac000019518"><span class="smallcaps">denarius</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diner</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> someone who dines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq753"> a railway restaurant car.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq588"> a cafeteria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dinesen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dinesen</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Isak</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">pen-name of Karen <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007890" href="entry://Blixen%23bigmac000007890"><strong>Blixen</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinette</span></header><div>/daɪˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> duy'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a part of a kitchen or other room set apart for meals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1930s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilutee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilutee</span></header><div>/daɪluˈti/ (<em>say</em> duylooh'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> a worker, ineligible for service in World War II, who was trained at a trade by means of a crash course and certificated after the war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> any inadequately trained or otherwise incompetent worker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilution</span></header><div>/daɪˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> duy'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq663"> the act of diluting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> the state of being diluted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq120"> something diluted; a diluted form of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq648"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the preparation of a more dilute solution from a concentrated solution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the volume of solvent (usually in litres) in which a unit quantity (usually a gram-molecule) of solute is dissolved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diluvial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diluvial</span></header><div>/daɪˈluviəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'loohveeuhl), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> relating to a deluge or flood, especially the flood described in the Bible (Genesis 7–8).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> <em class="label">Geology</em> relating to or consisting of diluvium.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diluvian</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>dīluviālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diluvium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diluvium</span></header><div>/daɪˈluviəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'loohveeuhm), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diluvia</strong> /daɪˈluviə/ (<em>say</em> duy'loohveeuh), /dəˈluviə/ (<em>say</em> duh'loohveeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">a coarse superficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: deluge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dim</span><z><span target_id="qbBhCBIBqK">adj.</span><span target_id="NfxgiGqtgy">v.t.</span><span target_id="mYnkm43XLE">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dim" src="word_pronunciations/06751.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪm/ (<em>say</em> dim) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qbBhCBIBqK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dimmer</strong>, <strong class="bold">dimmest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> not bright; obscure from lack of light; somewhat dark: <em class="example">a dim room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> not clearly seen; indistinct: <em class="example">a dim object.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq548"> not clear to the mind; vague: <em class="example">a dim idea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq532"> not brilliant; dull in lustre: <em class="example">a dim colour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq816"> faint: <em class="example">a dim sound.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq129"> not seeing clearly: <em class="example">eyes dim with tears.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq997"> not clearly understanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq530"> disparaging; adverse: <em class="example">to take a dim view.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person), stupid; lacking in intelligence.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dimmed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dimming</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NfxgiGqtgy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq744"> to make dim.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mYnkm43XLE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq387"> to become or grow dim.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dim</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>dim</em>(<em>m</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dim.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dim.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq297"> diminuendo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> diminutive.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dimin.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DiMaggio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DiMaggio</span></header><div>/dəˈmædʒioʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'majeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joe</strong> (<em>Joseph Paul DiMaggio</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">1914–99, US baseball player; second husband of Marilyn Monroe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dimashq
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dimashq</span></header><div>/diˈmæʃk/ (<em>say</em> dee'mashk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091940" href="entry://Damascus%23bigmac000091940"><strong>Damascus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dimboola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dimboola</span></header><div>/dɪmˈbulə/ (<em>say</em> dim'boohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a town and shire in central western Victoria; general pastoral area.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sinhalese <em>dimula</em> land of figs; so named in 1863 by a district surveyor who had spent time in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)] </div><div class="backshade"> Canoe trees along the river are evidence of the long occupancy of the Wergaia people, traditional inhabitants of the <strong>Dimboola</strong> area. Pastoralists arrived in the region in the 1840s. A shanty village called ‘Nine Creeks’ grew up in the 1850s at a popular camping place to serve the needs of local squatters and teamsters. It was surveyed in 1862 and the town named Dimboola in 1863 by the district surveyor, who had spent time in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). In the 1870s selectors, many of them Germans moving on from SA, took up land here and wheat growing began to take over from grazing. Mallee-leaf distilleries operated in the district from 1883 to the early 20th century. Wool and wheat are still important, and the district also produces barley, lupins and peas. Jack Hibberd used the town as the setting for his play <em>Dimboola</em> (1974). </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimension</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dimension" src="word_pronunciations/06742.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'menshuhn), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> magnitude measured in a particular direction, or along a diameter or principal axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> (<em>usually plural</em>) measure; extent; size; magnitude; scope; importance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq951"> an aspect; appearance: <em class="example">the conference took on a more interesting dimension.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq880"> one of the magnitudes, each at right angles to each other, needed to specify extent: <em class="example">a room has three dimensions, length, breadth and height, a sheet effectively two.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīmensio</em> a measuring] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimensional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimensionality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimensionless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimensionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimer</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmə/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">a substance composed of molecules formed from the addition of two molecules of a monomer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac185712922" href="entry://-mer%23bigmac185712922"><span class="smallcaps">-mer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimercaprol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimercaprol</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪmɜˈkæprɒl/ (<em>say</em> .duymer'kaprol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a colourless, oily, viscous liquid, CH<sub>2</sub>(SH)CH(SH)CH<sub>2</sub>OH, used as an antidote to lewisite, and in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <em>dimercaptopropanol</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimerous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimerous</span></header><div>/ˈdɪmərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dimuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> consisting of or divided into two parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq193"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of flowers) having two members in each whorl.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dimerēs</em> bipartite + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dimerism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimeter</span></header><div>/ˈdɪmətə/ (<em>say</em> 'dimuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Prosody</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">a verse or line of two measures or feet. For example: <em>He is gone on the mountain</em>, | <em>He is lost to the forest</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek <em>dimetros</em> of two measures]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimethoxymethane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimethoxymethane</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪmɛθɒksiˈmiθeɪn/ (<em>say</em> .duymethoksee'meethayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046525" href="entry://methylal%23bigmac000046525"><strong>methylal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046523" href="entry://methyl%23bigmac000046523"><span class="smallcaps">meth(yl)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091505" href="entry://oxygen%23bigmac000091505"><span class="smallcaps">oxy(gen)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046503" href="entry://methane%23bigmac000046503"><span class="smallcaps">methane</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimethylaniline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimethylaniline</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪmɛθəlˈænəlin/ (<em>say</em> .duymethuhl'anuhleen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086168" href="entry://xylidine%23bigmac000086168"><strong>xylidine</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086168" href="entry://xylidine%23mq442">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046523" href="entry://methyl%23bigmac000046523"><span class="smallcaps">methyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002665" href="entry://aniline%23bigmac000002665"><span class="smallcaps">aniline</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diminish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diminish</span><z><span target_id="OA8S0wF7HX">v.t.</span><span target_id="pc3Ih8S6Hg">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diminish" src="word_pronunciations/06745.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɪnɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> duh'minish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OA8S0wF7HX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> to make, or cause to seem, smaller; lessen; reduce: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This diffidence, far from diminishing her beauty, enhanced it in the eyes of the elegant by restoring the strength they had been in danger of losing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> to cause to taper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq489"> to make smaller by a semitone than the corresponding perfect or minor interval.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq559"> to detract from; disparage.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pc3Ih8S6Hg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq275"> to lessen; decrease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of earlier <em>diminue</em> (from Medieval Latin <em>dīminuere</em>, for Latin <em>dēminuere</em> make smaller) and <em>minish</em> (from Old French <em>menuisier</em> make small, from Roman <em>minūtiāre</em>, from Latin <em>minūtus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047154" href="entry://minute%23bigmac000047154"><span class="smallcaps">minute<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diminished</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diminishable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diminishing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diminishingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diminution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diminution</span></header><div>/dɪməˈnjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> dimuh'nyoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> the act, fact or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Music</em> the repetition or imitation of a subject or theme in notes of shorter duration than those first used.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diminucion</em>, from Anglo-French <em>diminuciun</em>, from Latin <em>dīminūtio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diminutive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diminutive</span><z><span target_id="ylsSYjIk7P">adj.</span><span target_id="MhgAPBV93l">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diminutive" src="word_pronunciations/06748.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɪnjətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'minyuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ylsSYjIk7P"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> small; little; tiny: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he tore little strips of paper and made diminutive notes upon them.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> relating to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix <em>-let</em>, in <em>droplet</em> from <em>drop</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MhgAPBV93l">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq454"> a small thing or person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq004"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq188"> a diminutive element, as <em>-o</em> in <em>milko</em>, <em>-ie</em> in <em>prezzie</em>, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq077"> a word, especially a name, formed by adding a diminutive suffix: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she had forgotten that Dawnie’s real name was Dawn and found it disagreeable to be reminded that the Melville family had chosen a low-class diminutive.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a bearing smaller in length or breadth than the usual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>dīminutīvus</em>, from Latin <em>dī-</em>, <em>dēminūtus</em>, past participle, lessened] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diminutively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diminutiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dink<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="te70ijxD7h">n.</span><span target_id="z1qYgEWLcg">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dink" src="word_pronunciations/06762.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> dingk) <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">WA</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="te70ijxD7h">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> a ride obtained from being dinked.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="z1qYgEWLcg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq975"> to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq106">21</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq211">29</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq421">28</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23bigmac000021674"><strong>doubler</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[? British dialect <em>dink</em> to dandle a baby]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289699540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dink<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dink" src="word_pronunciations/06762.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> dingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094730" href="entry://ding%23bigmac000094730"><strong>ding<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094730" href="entry://ding%23mq911">11</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094730" href="entry://ding%23mq488">12</a>).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac627569543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dink<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/dɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> dingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a shot that just clears the net, having little power or pace.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098053" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac000098053"><span class="smallcaps">dinky<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dink</span><z><span target_id="xovjPIwXwS">n.</span><span target_id="w3HLPC6wEl">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dink" src="word_pronunciations/06762.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> dingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xovjPIwXwS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> one of a couple, married or unmarried, who have separate incomes and no children.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w3HLPC6wEl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq130"> of or relating to a Dink.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dink</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>d</em>(<em>ouble</em>) or <em>d</em>(<em>ual</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>ncome</em>)<em> n</em>(<em>o</em>)<em> k</em>(<em>ids</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Dinky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dinka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dinka</span><z><span target_id="FwTOsIEmAj">n.</span><span target_id="9cMPrxMmKm">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FwTOsIEmAj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> an indigenous people of South Sudan and Sudan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Dinka</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Dinkas</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq257"> their language.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9cMPrxMmKm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinkum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinkum</span><z><span target_id="iQooNMtFPH">adj.</span><span target_id="mErslVKNdU">adv.</span><span target_id="wJ4CLFzTg1">interj.</span><span target_id="cysPqRDJki">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinkum" src="word_pronunciations/06758.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋkəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkuhm) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iQooNMtFPH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq256"> Also, <strong class="vs">dinky-di</strong>, <strong class="vs">fair dinkum</strong>. true; honest; genuine: <em class="example">dinkum Aussie.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> seriously interested in a proposed deal, scheme, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="mErslVKNdU">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq965"> truly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I’ll just keep my eyes closed all the time, dinkum I will,’ she said eagerly.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>. </em>See <data-mq-recid href="#"><strong>fair dinkum</strong>.</data-mq-recid></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="wJ4CLFzTg1">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq640"> Also, <strong class="vs">fair dinkum</strong>, <strong class="vs">square dinkum</strong>, <strong class="vs">straight dinkum</strong>. (an assertion of truth or genuineness): <em class="example">dinkum, that’s what happened.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cysPqRDJki">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq032"> an excellent or remarkable example of its kind: <em class="example">you little dinkum.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a definite amount of work; darg: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It took us an hour’s hard dinkum to get near the peak.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>dinkum</em> work; there is no historical connection with Cantonese <em>ding kam</em> top gold] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dinkumness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dinkums
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540664224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dinkums</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋkəmz/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkuhmz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">the Second Division of the AIF, considered to be men who had joined up from moral conviction and who fought at Gallipoli and in France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinkus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinkus</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">a small drawing used to decorate a page, or to break up a block of type.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US slang (1870s) <em>dingus</em> something the name of which is unknown or forgotten; used by an artist in the <em>Bulletin</em> c. 1920]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinky<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="JltCdF2GYx">adj.</span><span target_id="tDFOPZeuKU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinky" src="word_pronunciations/06760.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JltCdF2GYx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dinkier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dinkiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq694"> of small size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> neat; dainty; smart.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tDFOPZeuKU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq649"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dinkies</strong>) a small tricycle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinky<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinky" src="word_pronunciations/06760.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkee) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>adverb</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088678" href="entry://dinkum%23bigmac000088678"><strong>dinkum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac657868424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinky<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="zttX199pRU">v.t.</span><span target_id="hfJgRSNWMr">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinky" src="word_pronunciations/06760.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkee) <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zttX199pRU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> (<strong class="bold">dinkied</strong>, <strong class="bold">dinkying</strong>) to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hfJgRSNWMr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq660"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dinkies</strong>) a ride obtained from being dinkied.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq106">21</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq211">29</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq421">28</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23bigmac000021674"><strong>doubler</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[elaboration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098053" href="#bigmac000098053"><span class="smallcaps">dinky<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098053" href="#mq694">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac79584984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinna</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinna" src="word_pronunciations/06763.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Scottish</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">do not: <em class="example">dinna ken.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinnertime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinnertime</span><z><span target_id="Om3fP9AhFo">n.</span><span target_id="m5XFo5UK0n">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪnətaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuhtuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Om3fP9AhFo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> the time in the evening when dinner is eaten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq497"> lunchtime.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m5XFo5UK0n">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq023"> denoting, relating to, or taking place at either of these times.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinnerware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597851407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinnerware</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnəwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuhwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">tableware, especially as used for special occasions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093892" href="entry://dinner%23bigmac000093892"><span class="smallcaps">dinner</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac563093742" href="entry://-ware%23bigmac563093742"><span class="smallcaps">-ware</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinnies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinnies</span></header><div>/ˈdɪniz/ (<em>say</em> 'dineez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">dinner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dinnigan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599602271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dinnigan</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Collette Mary Ann</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">born 1965 in South Africa, Australian fashion designer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinnyhayser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinnyhayser</span></header><div>/ˌdɪniˈheɪzə/ (<em>say</em> .dinee'hayzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> anything superior or excellent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> a spectacular fall.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dennyhayser</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Dinny Hayes</em>, pugilist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac055693436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dino</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duynoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">a dinosaur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dino-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dino-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq914">a word element meaning ‘terrible’, as in <em>dinothere</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>deino-</em>, combining form of <em>deinos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinobird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac011181805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinobird</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnoʊbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'duynohberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a creature that has some of the characteristics of a dinosaur, as teeth and a long tail, and some of the characteristics of a bird, as feathers and some form of flight, as <em>Aurornis xui</em>, a creature that existed 160 million years ago, predating the archaeopteryx.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinoceras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinoceras</span></header><div>/daɪˈnɒsərəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'nosuhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">any member of an extinct genus, <em>Dinoceras</em>, comprising the huge horned ungulate mammals of the Eocene of North America; uintatherium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>dino-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020540" href="entry://dino-%23bigmac000020540"><span class="smallcaps">dino-</span></a> + Greek <em>keras</em> horn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinoflagellate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514639751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinoflagellate</span></header><div>/ˌdinoʊˈflædʒələt/ (<em>say</em> .deenoh'flajuhluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">a single-celled protist of the class Dinoflagellata, notably one of those producing toxins causing fish kills and severe illness or death in humans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinosaur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinosaur</span><z><span target_id="mWDo0FiL77">n.</span><span target_id="QhnbJ22oRf">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinosaur" src="word_pronunciations/06765.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪnəsɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mWDo0FiL77"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> any member of extinct groups of Mesozoic reptiles, mostly of gigantic size, known in modern classifications as the Saurischia and the Ornithischia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq296"> something completely outdated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq362"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac757560616" href="entry://living%20fossil%23bigmac757560616"><strong>living fossil</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QhnbJ22oRf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq535"> outdated: <em class="example">a dinosaur mentality.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq852"> characterised as a living fossil: <em class="example">a dinosaur plant.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>dīnosaurus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020540" href="entry://dino-%23bigmac000020540"><span class="smallcaps">dino-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065634" href="entry://-saur%23bigmac000065634"><span class="smallcaps">-saur</span></a>; coined by Sir Richard Owen, 1804–92, British palaeontologist and anatomist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinosaurian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinosaurian</span></header><div>/daɪnəˈsɔriən/ (<em>say</em> duynuh'sawreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">relating to or of the nature of a dinosaur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinothere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinothere</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnəθɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhthear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">any animal of the extinct genus <em>Dinotherium</em>, comprising elephant-like mammals of the later Tertiary of Europe and Asia, characterised by downward curving tusks in the lower jaw.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>dinotherium</em>, from <em>dino-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020540" href="entry://dino-%23bigmac000020540"><span class="smallcaps">dino-</span></a> + Greek <em>thērion</em> wild beast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dint</span><z><span target_id="oMjNcSoee1">n.</span><span target_id="vVv6hUBvGi">v.t.</span><span target_id="PGoiaqmMmC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dint" src="word_pronunciations/06766.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪnt/ (<em>say</em> dint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oMjNcSoee1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq644"> a dent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a blow; stroke.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vVv6hUBvGi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq348"> to make a dint or dints in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq777"> to impress or drive in with force.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PGoiaqmMmC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq61"> <strong class="phr">by dint of</strong>, by means of: <em class="example">by dint of argument.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dynt</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dintless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diocesan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diocesan</span><z><span target_id="R3NF6UnraQ">adj.</span><span target_id="0MQp6YSt8e">n.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈɒsəsən/ (<em>say</em> duy'osuhsuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="R3NF6UnraQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> of or relating to a diocese.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0MQp6YSt8e">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq807"> one of the clergy or people of a diocese.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> the bishop in charge of a diocese.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diocese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diocese</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diocese" src="word_pronunciations/06768.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dioceses</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diocese" src="word_pronunciations/06770.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪəsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">the district, with its population, falling under the pastoral care of a bishop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diocise</em>, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>diocēsis</em>, for Latin <em>dioecēsis</em> district, from Greek <em>dioikēsis</em> housekeeping, administration, province, diocese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diocletian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diocletian</span></header><div>/daɪəˈkliʃən/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'kleeshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">AD 245–313, Roman emperor, AD 284–305.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioecious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioecious</span></header><div>/daɪˈiʃəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'eeshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">(especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diecious</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>dioecia</em> genus name (from Greek <em>di-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>oikion</em> little house) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioestrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioestrum</span></header><div>/daɪˈistrəm/ (<em>say</em> duy'eestruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">the period between the rutting periods, especially of female animals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051855" href="entry://oestrus%23bigmac000051855"><span class="smallcaps">oestrus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diogenes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diogenes</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒdʒəniz/ (<em>say</em> duy'ojuhneez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">c.412–c.323 BC, Greek Cynic philosopher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac39536114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dion</span></header><div>/ˈdiɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'deeon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Céline Marie Claudette</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">born 1968, Canadian pop singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dione
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dione<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/daɪˈoʊni/ (<em>say</em> duy'ohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">Titan consort of Zeus and mother of Aphrodite.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac354100453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dione<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/daɪˈoʊni/ (<em>say</em> duy'ohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">one of the satellites of the planet Saturn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [name after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020557" href="#bigmac000020557"><span class="smallcaps">Dione<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dionysia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dionysia</span></header><div>/daɪəˈnɪziə/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'nizeeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">(in ancient Greece) the orgiastic and dramatic festivals in honour of Dionysus or Bacchus, out of which Greek comedy and tragedy developed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dionysiac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dionysiac</span></header><div>/daɪəˈnɪziæk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'nizeeak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">relating to the Dionysia or to Dionysus; Bacchic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Dionysiacally</strong> /daɪənəˈziəkəli/ (<em>say</em> duyuhnuh'zeeuhkuhlee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dionysian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dionysian</span></header><div>/daɪəˈnɪsiən/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'niseeuhn), /-ˈnɪz-/ (<em>say</em> -'niz-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> (<em>upper case</em>) relating to Dionysus or Bacchus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> wild; orgiastic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020563" href="entry://Dionysus%23bigmac000020563"><span class="smallcaps">Dionysus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dionysius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dionysius</span></header><div>/daɪəˈnɪsiəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'niseeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Dionysius the Elder</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">430?–367 BC, ruler of the ancient Greek city of Syracuse, in Sicily.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dionysus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dionysus</span></header><div>/daɪəˈnaɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'nuysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">the youthful and beautiful god of wine and the drama, identified with the Roman god Bacchus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dionysos</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diophantus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diophantus</span></header><div>/daɪoʊˈfæntəs/ (<em>say</em> duyoh'fantuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">fl. 3rd century AD, Greek mathematician best known for his <em>Arithmetica</em>, a treatise on the theory of numbers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ding<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="unvFuVMYqB">v.i.</span><span target_id="cLot57arLw">v.t.</span><span target_id="awSeg679SF">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ding" src="word_pronunciations/06757.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ding) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="unvFuVMYqB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq980"> to strike or beat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> to sound, as a bell; ring, especially with wearisome continuance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq301"> to keep repeating; impress by reiteration.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cLot57arLw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq414"> to cause to ring, as by striking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq713"> to hammer at (someone) with repetitious talk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to throw away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq248"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to smash; damage.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="awSeg679SF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq346"> a blow or stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq533"> the sound of a bell or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq799"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019579" href="entry://dent%23bigmac000019579"><strong>dent<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019579" href="entry://dent%23mq025">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq911"> Also, <strong class="vs">dink</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a damaged section on a motor vehicle, bike, surfboard, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>if ding repair companies wish to be paid, they should do as their name implies and repair dings.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tracks</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq488"> Also, <strong class="vs">dink</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a minor accident involving a motor vehicle, bike, surfboard, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq409"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq617"> Also, <strong class="vs">dinger</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the buttocks; arse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ding</em>, <em>dingen</em> hammer, thump, strike, from Old English <em>*dingan</em>, ? from Old Norse]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ding<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ding" src="word_pronunciations/06757.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">a party, especially a wild or successful one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085324" href="entry://wing-ding%23bigmac000085324"><span class="smallcaps">wing-ding</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ding<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ding" src="word_pronunciations/06757.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a person of Mediterranean extraction, especially an Italian.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dingaan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dingaan</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋgan/ (<em>say</em> 'dinggahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">died 1840, king of the Zulus 1828–40; fought the Boers in Natal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingbat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingbat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dingbat" src="word_pronunciations/06753.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋbæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dingbat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an eccentric or peculiar person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Printing</em> any ornamental typographical symbol used for decoration, text division, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US slang, of uncertain origin; the sense in def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095877" href="#mq674">1</a> was popularised by the US cartoon strip <em>The Dingbat Family</em>, begun in 1909]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingbats
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingbats</span><z><span target_id="EnKkIPhYYF">adj.</span><span target_id="kE7pcER1xa">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪŋbæts/ (<em>say</em> 'dingbats) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EnKkIPhYYF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> peculiar; odd; crazy.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kE7pcER1xa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq066"> <strong>the dingbats</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq572"> delirium tremens.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq810"> a fit of madness or rage.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095877" href="entry://dingbat%23bigmac000095877"><span class="smallcaps">dingbat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinger</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'dinguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> someone who or something that dings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the buttocks; arse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shanghai; catapult.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinghy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinghy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinghy" src="word_pronunciations/06754.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋgi/ (<em>say</em> 'dinggee), /ˈdɪŋi/ (<em>say</em> 'dingee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dinghies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> a small rowing or sailing boat or ship’s tender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq513"> an inflatable rubber boat carried by aircraft, for use in emergencies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq503"> any of various boats for rowing or sailing used in India or other parts of southern Asia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dingy</strong>. <div class="etym">[Bengali <em>ḍīngī</em> (Hindi <em>ḍengī</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingle</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dingguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">a deep narrow cleft between hills; a shady dell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; compare Middle English <em>dingle</em> abyss, and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098110" href="entry://dimple%23bigmac000098110"><span class="smallcaps">dimple</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingleberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377734116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingleberry</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋgəlbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'dingguhlberee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dingleberries</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> a fool; idiot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> a small ball of dried faeces stuck to anal hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq616"> a haemorrhoid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US 1930s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingo</span><z><span target_id="WtbCrqrr9Y">n.</span><span target_id="bjnk4VnfnA">v.i.</span><span target_id="TMsdUAz9cw">v.t.</span><span target_id="vBNGKPfhaU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dingo" src="word_pronunciations/06755.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dinggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WtbCrqrr9Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dingoes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dingos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> a wild dog, <em>Canis familiaris</em>, usually tawny-yellow in colour, with erect ears, a bushy tail and distinctive gait, and with a call resembling a howl or yelp rather than a bark, found throughout mainland Australia, New Guinea and South-East Asia; brought to Australia about 4000 years ago probably by Indonesian seafarers; pure populations endangered by hybridisation with feral domestic dog; native dog. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/dingo.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq511"> a contemptible person; coward.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq235"> someone who shirks responsibility or evades difficult situations.</span></div></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq422"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>sometimes derogatory</em>) an Anglo-Australian.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dingoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dingoing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bjnk4VnfnA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq935"> to act in a cowardly manner.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TMsdUAz9cw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq840"> to shirk, evade, or avoid; to spoil or ruin.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vBNGKPfhaU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq821"> <strong class="phr">dingo on someone</strong>, to betray someone. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the view held of the dingo by early pastoralists in Australia who despised it as a predator of sheep and other domestic animals and regarded it as both treacherous and cowardly]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Dharug <em>din-gu</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Taxonomy for the dingo at both species and subspecies levels is disputed. There is established usage of <em>Canis lupus</em> and <em>Canis familiaris</em> at species level and <em>Canis lupus dingo</em> and <em>Canis familiaris dingo</em> at subspecies level. However, current taxonomic treatment for the dingo is <em>Canis familiaris</em> at species level with subspecies unresolved.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dingo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dingo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dingo" src="word_pronunciations/06755.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dinggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernie</strong> (<em>Ernest Ashly Dingo</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">born 1956, Australian actor, television presenter, and dancer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DINGO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DINGO</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DINGO" src="word_pronunciations/06755.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dinggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">a type of discounted government bond from which the return to the investor comes in the form of capital gain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>iscounted</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>nvestment in</em>)<em> n</em>(<em>egotiable</em>)<em> g</em>(<em>overnment</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>bligations</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac267737453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dings</span></header><div>/dɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> dingz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">delirium tremens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020513" href="entry://dingbats%23bigmac000020513"><span class="smallcaps">dingbats</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac708936391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingus</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dingguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a fool; idiot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>dinges</em> something or someone whose name is unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dingy" src="word_pronunciations/06756.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'dinjee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dingier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dingiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> of a dark, dull, or dirty colour or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> shabby; disreputable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dingily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dinginess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dingy" src="word_pronunciations/06754.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋgi/ (<em>say</em> 'dinggee), /ˈdɪŋi/ (<em>say</em> 'dingee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020516" href="entry://dinghy%23bigmac000020516"><strong>dinghy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinitrobenzene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinitrobenzene</span></header><div>/daɪˌnaɪtroʊˈbɛnzin/ (<em>say</em> duy.nuytroh'benzeen), /-bɛnˈzin/ (<em>say</em> -ben'zeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">one of three isomeric compounds, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, the most important of which is made by nitration of benzene or nitrobenzene and used in the manufacture of azo dyes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050284" href="entry://nitrobenzene%23bigmac000050284"><span class="smallcaps">nitrobenzene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioptase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioptase</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒpteɪz/ (<em>say</em> duy'optayz), /-eɪs/ (<em>say</em> -ays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO<sub>3</sub>H<sub>2</sub>O, occurring in emerald-green crystals; emerald copper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>di-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020088" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020088"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <em>optasia</em> view]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioptometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioptometer</span></header><div>/daɪɒpˈtɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> duyop'tomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">an instrument for measuring the eye’s refraction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052502" href="entry://optometer%23bigmac000052502"><span class="smallcaps">optometer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioptre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioptre</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒptə/ (<em>say</em> duy'optuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">a unit of the refractive power of a lens, expressed as the reciprocal of the focal length in metres.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">diopter</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>dioptra</em>, from Greek: kind of levelling instrument]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioptric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioptric</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒptrɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'optrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Optics</em> relating to dioptrics: <em class="example">dioptric images.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Ophthalmology</em> assisting vision by refractive correction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dioptrical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dioptrikos</em> relating to the use of the <em>dioptra</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020568" href="entry://dioptre%23bigmac000020568"><span class="smallcaps">dioptre</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dioptrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioptrics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioptrics</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒptrɪks/ (<em>say</em> duy'optriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dior
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dior</span></header><div>/diˈɔ/ (<em>say</em> dee'aw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Christian</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dior" src="word_pronunciations/04294.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkrɪstʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'krischuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">1905–57, French fashion designer; noted especially for the New Look.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diorama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diorama</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diorama" src="word_pronunciations/06771.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪəˈrama/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'rahmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> a miniature scene reproduced in three dimensions with the aid of lights, colours, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> a spectacular picture, partly translucent, for exhibition through an aperture, made more realistic by various illuminating devices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq745"> a building where such scenes or pictures are exhibited.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>di-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020088" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020088"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + Greek (<em>h</em>)<em>orama</em> view] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dioramic</strong> /daɪəˈræmɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'ramik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diorite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diorite</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>dior</em>(<em>izein</em>) distinguish + <em>-ite</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dioritic</strong> /daɪəˈrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyuh'ritik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dioscuri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dioscuri</span></header><div>/daɪəsˈkjʊəri/ (<em>say</em> duyuhs'kyoouhree) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011830" href="entry://Castor%20and%20Pollux%23bigmac000011830"><strong>Castor and Pollux</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diosma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diosma</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒzmə/ (<em>say</em> duy'ozmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq342"> any heath-like shrub of the southern African genus <em>Diosma</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> a related plant, <em>Coleonema pulchellum</em>, with small pink flowers, grown in gardens; confetti bush; breath of heaven.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, blend of Greek <em>dios</em> heavenly and New Latin <em>-osma</em>, from Greek <em>osmē</em> odour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diosmose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diosmose</span></header><div>/daɪˈɒsmoʊs/ (<em>say</em> duy'osmohs), /-ˈɒz-/ (<em>say</em> -'oz-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">diosmosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">diosmosing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052876" href="entry://osmose%23bigmac000052876"><strong>osmose</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diosmosis</strong> /daɪɒsˈmoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> duyos'mohsuhs), /-ɒz-/ (<em>say</em> -oz-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diouf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diouf</span></header><div>/diˈuf/ (<em>say</em> dee'oohf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Abdou</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">born 1935, Senegalese administrator; president 1981–2000.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioxan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioxan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dioxan" src="word_pronunciations/06772.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈɒksən/ (<em>say</em> duy'oksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">a colourless liquid, a cyclic ether with a faint, pleasant smell, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, used in the varnish and silk industries and as a dehydrator in histology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dioxane</strong> /daɪˈɒkseɪn/ (<em>say</em> duy'oksayn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dioxin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dioxin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dioxin" src="word_pronunciations/06772.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈɒksən/ (<em>say</em> duy'oksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">any of a group of chemical compounds present as contaminants in certain herbicides, especially the highly toxic 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzoparadioxin (TCDD) present in 2,4,5-T.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091505" href="entry://oxygen%23bigmac000091505"><span class="smallcaps">ox(ygen)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dip.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dip.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq177">diploma.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipartite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipartite</span></header><div>/daɪˈpataɪt/ (<em>say</em> duy'pahtuyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">divided into several parts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054599" href="entry://partite%23bigmac000054599"><span class="smallcaps">partite</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipetalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipetalous</span></header><div>/daɪˈpɛtələs/ (<em>say</em> duy'petuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007379" href="entry://bipetalous%23bigmac000007379"><strong>bipetalous</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DIPG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429224072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DIPG</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphase</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪfeɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyfayz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060578" href="entry://quarter-phase%23bigmac000060578"><strong>quarter-phase</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diphasic</strong> /daɪˈfeɪzɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'fayzik).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphenyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphenyl</span></header><div>/daɪˈfɛnəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'fenuhl), /-ˈfinəl/ (<em>say</em> -'feenuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007380" href="entry://biphenyl%23bigmac000007380"><strong>biphenyl</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphenylamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphenylamine</span></header><div>/daɪfɛnələˈmin/ (<em>say</em> duyfenuhluh'meen), /-ˈæmən/ (<em>say</em> -'amuhn), /daɪfinəl-/ (<em>say</em> duyfeenuhl-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">an aromatic crystalline benzene derivative, (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>NH, used in the preparation of various dyes, as a reagent for oxidising agents, and as a stabiliser in nitrocellulose propellants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056089" href="entry://phenyl%23bigmac000056089"><span class="smallcaps">phenyl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002184" href="entry://-amine%23bigmac000002184"><span class="smallcaps">-amine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphosgene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphosgene</span></header><div>/daɪˈfɒsdʒin/ (<em>say</em> duy'fosjeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a poison gas, ClCOOCCl<sub>3</sub> used in World War I and used in chemical synthesis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056236" href="entry://phosgene%23bigmac000056236"><span class="smallcaps">phosgene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphtheria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphtheria</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diphtheria" src="word_pronunciations/06773.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪfˈθɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> dif'thearreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a febrile infectious disease caused by a specific bacillus and characterised by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>diphthera</em> skin, leather + <em>-ia</em>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /dɪpˈθɪəriə/ is extremely common and often leads to spelling error. There is still considerable unwillingness to accept this alternative pronunciation, despite its frequency.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphtheritic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphtheritic</span></header><div>/dɪfθəˈrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> difthuh'ritik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> relating to diphtheria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq744"> affected by diphtheria.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diphtherial</strong> /dɪfˈθɪəriəl/ (<em>say</em> dif'thearreeuhl), <strong class="vs">diphtheric</strong> /dɪfˈθɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> dif'therik).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphtheroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphtheroid</span></header><div>/ˈdɪfθərɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'difthuhroyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">resembling diphtheria or the diphtheria organism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphthong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphthong</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diphthong" src="word_pronunciations/06774.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪfθɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'difthong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> a speech sound consisting of a glide from the articulatory position of one vowel towards that of another, and having only one syllabic peak, as /eɪ/ in <em>vein</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq193"> a digraph as <em>ea</em> in <em>each</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq052"> a ligature representing a vowel, as <em>æ</em> or <em>œ</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>diphthongus</em>, from Greek <em>diphthongos</em>, literally, having two sounds] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diphthongal</strong> /ˈdɪfθɒŋəl/ (<em>say</em> 'difthonguhl), /-θɒŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> -thongguhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈdɪpθɒŋ/ is extremely common and often leads to spelling error. There is still considerable unwillingness to accept the alternative pronunciation, despite its frequency.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphthongise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphthongise</span><z><span target_id="7Bnh3XQY2G">v.t.</span><span target_id="XXzjkpGD5i">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪfθɒŋaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'difthonguyz), /-θɒŋgaɪz/ (<em>say</em> -thongguyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">diphthongised</strong>, <strong class="bold">diphthongising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7Bnh3XQY2G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq554"> to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XXzjkpGD5i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq781"> to become a diphthong.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diphthongize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>diphthongisation</strong> /dɪfθɒŋaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> difthonguy'zayshuhn), /-θɒŋg-/ (<em>say</em> -thongg-), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphycercal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac853611128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphycercal</span></header><div>/dɪfiˈsɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> difee'serkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">having or designating a primitive tailfin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip, as in the Queensland lungfish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>diphyēs</em> double + <em>kerkos</em> tail + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diphycercy</strong> /dɪfiˈsɜsi/ (<em>say</em> difee'sersee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diphyllous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diphyllous</span></header><div>/daɪˈfɪləs/ (<em>say</em> duy'filuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">having two leaves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056420" href="entry://-phyllous%23bigmac000056420"><span class="smallcaps">-phyllous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplacusis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplacusis</span></header><div>/dɪpləˈkjusəs/ (<em>say</em> dipluh'kyoohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">the perception of a single tone as two tones differing in pitch, due to a pathological condition resulting in unequal performance of each ear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020603" href="entry://diplo-%23bigmac000020603"><span class="smallcaps">dipl(o)-</span></a> + Greek <em>akousis</em> hearing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplegia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplegia</span></header><div>/daɪˈplidʒə/ (<em>say</em> duy'pleejuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">paralysis of similar parts on both sides of the body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>di-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>plēgē</em> stroke]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplex</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪplɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'duypleks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">denoting or relating to a system of telegraphic or radio communication for sending two messages simultaneously in the same direction over a single wire or communications channel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-plex</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087688" href="entry://duplex%23bigmac000087688"><span class="smallcaps">duplex</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diplexer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq412">a word element referring to pairs, doubles, as in <em>diplocardiac</em>.</span></div> Also, (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">dipl-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>diploos</em> twofold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diploblastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diploblastic</span></header><div>/dɪploʊˈblæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> diploh'blastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">of or relating to embryos and lower invertebrates such as the sponges and jellyfish which have bodies developed from only two cellular layers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020603" href="entry://diplo-%23bigmac000020603"><span class="smallcaps">diplo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007778" href="entry://blasto-%23bigmac000007778"><span class="smallcaps">blast(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplococcus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplococcus</span></header><div>/dɪpləˈkɒkəs/ (<em>say</em> dipluh'kokuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diplococci</strong> /dipləˈkɒkaɪ/ (<em>say</em> deepluh'kokuy), /-ˈkɒki/ (<em>say</em> -'kokee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">any of various bacteria which occur as pairs of joined cocci, as in <em>diplococcus pneumoniae</em>, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020603" href="entry://diplo-%23bigmac000020603"><span class="smallcaps">diplo-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014598" href="entry://coccus%23bigmac000014598"><span class="smallcaps">coccus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diploe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diploe</span></header><div>/ˈdɪploʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'diplohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">(in anatomy) the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: a fold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diploid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diploid</span><z><span target_id="NSKxFM5VCJ">adj.</span><span target_id="N1tUjXacgR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diploid" src="word_pronunciations/06775.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪplɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'diployd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NSKxFM5VCJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> double.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Biology</em> having two similar complements of chromosomes.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N1tUjXacgR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Biology</em> an organism or cell with double the haploid number of chromosomes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Crystallography</em> a solid belonging to the isometric system, with 24 trapezoidal planes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020603" href="entry://diplo-%23bigmac000020603"><span class="smallcaps">diplo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diploma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diploma</span><z><span target_id="uky5yfnFcZ">n.</span><span target_id="uK12ilpI53">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diploma" src="word_pronunciations/06779.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈploʊmə/ (<em>say</em> duh'plohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uky5yfnFcZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diplomas</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> a document as one stating a candidate’s success in an examination or some other qualification, etc., usually of a lower standard or more specialised character than a degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq092"> a public or official document.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uK12ilpI53">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq138"> (<strong class="bold">diplomaed</strong>, <strong class="bold">diplomaing</strong>) to furnish with a diploma.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: paper folded double, letter of recommendation, licence, etc.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomacy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diplomacy" src="word_pronunciations/06776.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diplomacies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between states.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> the science of conducting such negotiations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> skill in managing any negotiations; artful management.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>diplomatie</em> (with <em>t</em> pronounced as <em>s</em>), from <em>diplomate</em> diplomat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomat</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpləmæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dipluhmat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">someone employed or skilled in diplomacy; a diplomatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomate</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpləmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dipluhmayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">someone who has received a diploma; especially a doctor, engineer, etc., who has been certified as a specialist by a board within the profession.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098132" href="entry://diploma%23bigmac000098132"><span class="smallcaps">diplom(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomatic</span></header><div>/dɪpləˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> dipluh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> skilled in diplomacy; tactful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> of or relating to diplomatics.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diplomatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomatics</span></header><div>/dɪpləˈmætɪks/ (<em>say</em> dipluh'matiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">the phase of palaeography devoted to ancient documents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomatist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomatist</span></header><div>/dəˈploʊmətəst/ (<em>say</em> duh'plohmuhtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq037"> a diplomat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> someone who is astute and tactful in any negotiation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomonad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac953288179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomonad</span></header><div>/dɪploʊˈmɒnæd/ (<em>say</em> diploh'monad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">an amitochondriate protist, with a nucleus attached to flagella by fibres, as giardia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplopia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplopia</span></header><div>/dəˈploʊpiə/ (<em>say</em> duh'plohpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">a morbid condition of vision in which a single object appears double.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020603" href="entry://diplo-%23bigmac000020603"><span class="smallcaps">dipl(o)-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052434" href="entry://-opia%23bigmac000052434"><span class="smallcaps">-opia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diplopic</strong> /dəˈplɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> duh'plopik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplopod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplopod</span><z><span target_id="TYlS33hJrj">adj.</span><span target_id="M0AcGvMf7F">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪpləpɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'dipluhpod) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TYlS33hJrj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> of or relating to the Diplopoda, a class of arthropods having tracheae, consisting of the millipedes.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M0AcGvMf7F">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq483"> any member of the Diplopoda; a millipede.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020603" href="entry://diplo-%23bigmac000020603"><span class="smallcaps">diplo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057619" href="entry://-pod%23bigmac000057619"><span class="smallcaps">-pod</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diploscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diploscope</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpləskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'dipluhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">an operating microscope with eye pieces for two surgeons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplosis</span></header><div>/dəˈploʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'plohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">(in biology) the doubling of the chromosome number by the union of the haploid sets in the union of gametes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: a doubling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplostemonous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplostemonous</span></header><div>/ˌdɪploʊˈstimənəs/ (<em>say</em> .diploh'steemuhnuhs), /-ˈstɛmə-/ (<em>say</em> -'stemuh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">having two series of stamens, or twice as many stamens as petals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020603" href="entry://diplo-%23bigmac000020603"><span class="smallcaps">diplo-</span></a> + Greek <em>stēma</em> stamen + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipnoan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipnoan</span><z><span target_id="YTTpl1gTFd">adj.</span><span target_id="IT0pWq7ZNU">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪpˈnoʊən/ (<em>say</em> dip'nohuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YTTpl1gTFd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> belonging or relating to the Dipnoi, an archaic class or group of fishes having both gills and lungs.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IT0pWq7ZNU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq978"> a dipnoan fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Dipnoi</em>, plural, genus type (from Greek <em>dipnoos</em> (singular) having two breathing apertures) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002338" href="entry://-an%23bigmac000002338"><span class="smallcaps">-an</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipole</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪpoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'duypohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles, forces, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> a molecule having the effective centres of the positive and negative charges separated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq230"> a radio antenna consisting of two conductors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq788"> a pair of phases having an opposite or balancing effect, one being identified as positive and the other as negative, as a cycle of warm and cool waters in an ocean.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dipolar</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipper</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dipper" src="word_pronunciations/06780.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dipuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> someone or something that dips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> a container with a handle, used for taking up liquids from a larger receptacle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq153"> any of various birds of the genus <em>Cinclus</em>, family Cinclidae, as the <strong>white-throated dipper</strong>, <em>C. cinclus</em>, of Eurasia and northern Africa, which feed on aquatic invertebrates, small fish, etc., and habitually bob up and down in swift-running streams.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq231"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq387"> a digging bucket rigidly attached to a stick or arm on an excavating machine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq300"> the complete excavating machine.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> a member of any revivalist Christian group which practises baptism by total immersion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23bigmac000104889"><span class="smallcaps">dip</span></a> + <em>-p-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dipperful</strong> /ˈdɪpəfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dipuhfool), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dipper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dipper</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dipper" src="word_pronunciations/06780.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dipuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> → the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085978" href="entry://Plough%23bigmac000085978"><strong>Plough</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac116301559" href="entry://Little%20Dipper%23bigmac116301559"><strong>Little Dipper</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dippy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dippy</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpi/ (<em>say</em> 'dipee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">stupid; foolish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late 19th century; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipsacaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipsacaceous</span></header><div>/dɪpsəˈkeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> dipsuh'kayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, or teasel family of plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Dipsacus</em>, typical genus (from Greek <em>dipsakos</em> teasel) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipshit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac804721116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipshit</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpʃɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dipshit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">a contemptible person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1960s), ? from 1930s slang <em>dip</em> a stupid person + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101335" href="entry://shit%23bigmac000101335"><span class="smallcaps">shit</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipso</span><z><span target_id="o8IpauLYcM">n.</span><span target_id="I7ntVEHg4v">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪpsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dipsoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="o8IpauLYcM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq323"> a dipsomaniac.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="I7ntVEHg4v">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq396"> dipsomaniacal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipsogenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac492385351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipsogenic</span></header><div>/dɪpsəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> dipsuh'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">producing thirst.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dipso-</em>, combining form of <em>dipsa</em> thirst + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac787568948" href="entry://-genic%23bigmac787568948"><span class="smallcaps">-genic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipsomania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipsomania</span></header><div>/dɪpsəˈmeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> dipsuh'mayneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">an irresistible, generally periodic, craving for intoxicating drink.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>dipso</em>(<em>s</em>) thirst + <em>mania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044873" href="entry://-mania%23bigmac000044873"><span class="smallcaps">-mania</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipsomaniac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipsomaniac</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dipsomaniac" src="word_pronunciations/06781.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪpsəˈmeɪniæk/ (<em>say</em> dipsuh'mayneeak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">someone who suffers from an irresistible and insatiable craving for intoxicants.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dipsomaniacal</strong> /dɪpsəməˈnaɪəkəl/ (<em>say</em> dipsuhmuh'nuyuhkuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipstick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipstick</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpstɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dipstik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> a stick or rod inserted into a tank or motor vehicle sump to measure the level of liquid which it contains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an idiot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq295"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a close-fitting, nylon, legless swimming costume designed for men. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac317905048" href="entry://speedos%23bigmac317905048"><strong>speedos</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipteral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipteral</span></header><div>/ˈdɪptərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'diptuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> having two rows of columns on all sides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq371"> <em class="label">Biology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020634" href="entry://dipterous%23bigmac000020634"><strong>dipterous</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059849" href="entry://ptero-%23bigmac000059849"><span class="smallcaps">pter(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipteran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipteran</span><z><span target_id="f5wu4qJAGH">adj.</span><span target_id="rMbGKbeFsm">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪptərən/ (<em>say</em> 'diptuhruhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f5wu4qJAGH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq808"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020634" href="entry://dipterous%23bigmac000020634"><strong>dipterous</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020634" href="entry://dipterous%23mq079">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rMbGKbeFsm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq167"> a dipterous insect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipterocarp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipterocarp</span></header><div>/ˈdɪptəroʊkap/ (<em>say</em> 'diptuhrohkahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">any of a family of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees with two-winged fruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>dipterus</em> two-winged + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011566" href="entry://-carp%23bigmac000011566"><span class="smallcaps">-carp</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipterous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipterous</span></header><div>/ˈdɪptərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'diptuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> Also, <strong class="vs">dipteran</strong>. <em class="label">Entomology</em> belonging or relating to the order Diptera, that includes the common houseflies, gnats, mosquitoes, etc., characterised typically by a single pair of membranous wings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having two winglike appendages, as seeds, stems, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dipteral</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>dīpterus</em> two-winged, from Greek <em>dipteros</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diptych
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diptych</span></header><div>/ˈdɪptɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'diptik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> a hinged two-leaved tablet used by the ancients for writing on with the stylus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> a pair of pictures or carvings on two panels hinged together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>diptycha</em>, neuter plural, double-folded, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dirac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dirac</span></header><div>/dɪəˈræk/ (<em>say</em> dear'rak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul Adrien Maurice</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">1902–84, English physicist; shared Nobel prize for physics 1933, with Erwin Schrödinger, for his contributions to quantum mechanics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dire</span><z><span target_id="iliUeZVSlC">adj.</span><span target_id="wf7xuisf9i">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dire" src="word_pronunciations/06798.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iliUeZVSlC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> (<strong class="bold">direr</strong>, <strong class="bold">direst</strong>) causing or attended with great fear or suffering; dreadful; awful: <em class="example">a dire calamity.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wf7xuisf9i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq247"> <strong class="phr">in dire straits</strong>, in extreme difficulty; in danger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīrus</em> fearful, portentous, ill-boding] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>direly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct</span><z><span target_id="5twXvtkPqB">v.t.</span><span target_id="CgRCyXLrxo">v.i.</span><span target_id="4jd5YnZzPz">adj.</span><span target_id="GScVicrMi5">adv.</span><span target_id="KrmWtYedPN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of direct" src="word_pronunciations/06796.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duh'rekt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of direct" src="word_pronunciations/06797.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5twXvtkPqB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> to guide with advice; regulate the course of; conduct; manage; control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> to give authoritative instructions to: <em class="example">I directed him to do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq656"> to command; order or ordain: <em class="example">I directed that he do it.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq939"> to tell or show (a person) the way to a place, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq320"> to organise and supervise the artistic production of (a play or film).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq555"> to point or aim towards a place or an object; cause to move, act, or work towards a certain object or end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq060"> to address (words, etc.) to a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq619"> to mark (a letter, etc.) as intended for or sent to a particular person.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CgRCyXLrxo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq057"> to act as a guide or director.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq356"> to give commands or orders.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4jd5YnZzPz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq721"> proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq461"> proceeding in an unbroken line of descent; lineal, not collateral.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq388"> following the natural order, as in mathematics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq998"> without intervening agency; immediate; personal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq343"> going straight to the point; straightforward; downright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq923"> (of opposites) absolute; exact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (of quotation or speech) consisting exactly of the words originally used (opposed to <em>indirect</em>) as <em>‘I am coming’</em> in the sentence <em>He said ‘I am coming’</em>, which put indirectly would be <em>He said that he was coming</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Government</em> of or by action of voters, which takes effect without any intervening agency such as representatives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> of or relating to direct current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq741"> moving in an orbit in the same direction as the earth in its revolution round the sun.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq226"> appearing to move in the zodiac according to the natural order of the signs, or from west to east (opposed to <em>retrograde</em>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq185"> <em class="label">Dyeing</em> working without the use of a mordant; substantive.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="GScVicrMi5">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq137"> in a direct manner; directly; straight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KrmWtYedPN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">sell direct</strong>, (of a company) to sell directly to the customer, bypassing retailers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>direct</em>(<em>en</em>), from Latin <em>dīrectus</em>, past participle of <em>dīrigere</em> to straighten, set, straighten, guide] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>directness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of direction" src="word_pronunciations/06786.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'rekshuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of direction" src="word_pronunciations/06787.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> the act of directing, pointing, aiming, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> the line along which anything lies, faces, moves, etc., with reference to the point or region towards which it is directed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq021"> the point or region itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq276"> a line of action, tendency, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq663"> guidance; instruction: <em class="example">to offer some direction.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq139"> (<em>often plural</em>) instructions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq203"> order; command.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq198"> management; control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq202"> a directorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq358"> the superscription on a letter, etc., giving the name and address of the intended recipient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq924"> decisions in a stage or film production as to stage business, speaking of lines, lighting, and general presentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq373"> a symbol or phrase in a musical score which indicates the correct tempo, style of performance, mood, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Direction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Direction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Direction" src="word_pronunciations/06786.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'rekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cape</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">a headland on the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula, Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directional</span></header><div>/dəˈrɛkʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'rekshuhnuhl), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> of or relating to direction in space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> <em class="label">Radio</em> adapted for determining the direction of signals received, or for transmitting signals in a given direction: <em class="example">a directional antenna.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020649" href="entry://direction%23bigmac000020649"><span class="smallcaps">direction</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directionless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225674759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directionless</span></header><div>/dəˈrɛkʃənləs/ (<em>say</em> duh'rekshuhnluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> lacking a direction for activity: <em class="example">a directionless market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq463"> lacking motivation or goals: <em class="example">a directionless youth.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directive</span><z><span target_id="Xvinq4nP1q">adj.</span><span target_id="x0XsViX7g2">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of directive" src="word_pronunciations/06788.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of directive" src="word_pronunciations/06789.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Xvinq4nP1q"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> serving to direct; directing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x0XsViX7g2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq680"> an authoritative instruction or direction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dīrectīvus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directly</span><z><span target_id="7fZ1IKsz76">adv.</span><span target_id="qwwHc9PFHn">conj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of directly" src="word_pronunciations/06790.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɛktli/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektlee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of directly" src="word_pronunciations/06791.mp3"></audio></span>/dai-/ (<em>say</em> dahee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="7fZ1IKsz76"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> in a direct line, way, or manner; straight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq909"> without delay; immediately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq694"> presently; soon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq943"> absolutely; exactly; precisely.</span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="qwwHc9PFHn">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq217"> as soon as: <em class="example">directly he arrived, he mentioned the subject.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Directoire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Directoire</span></header><div>/dɪrɛkˈtwa/ (<em>say</em> direk'twah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020665" href="entry://Directory%23bigmac000020665"><strong>Directory</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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director
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">director</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of director" src="word_pronunciations/06794.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɛktə/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of director" src="word_pronunciations/06795.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> someone or something that directs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> one of a body of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq721"> the permanent head in certain government departments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq848"> the manager of the interpretative aspects of a stage or film production who supervises such elements as the acting, photography, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq451"> <em class="label">Military</em> a device used in field-gunnery for measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089722" href="entry://direct%23bigmac000089722"><span class="smallcaps">direct</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052516" href="entry://-or%23bigmac000052516"><span class="smallcaps">-or<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>directorship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>directress</strong>, <strong>directrix</strong> /daɪˈrɛktrɪks/ (<em>say</em> duy'rektriks), <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directorate</span></header><div>/dəˈrɛktərət/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektuhruht), /-trət/ (<em>say</em> -truht), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> the office of a director.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> a body of directors.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020660" href="entry://director%23bigmac000020660"><span class="smallcaps">director</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004320" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004320"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directorial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directorial</span></header><div>/dərɛkˈtɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> duhrek'tawreeuhl), /daɪrɛk-/ (<em>say</em> duyrek-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">relating to a director or directorate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directory</span><z><span target_id="nfq4xJ1Waz">n.</span><span target_id="FI9lPaBRgk">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of directory" src="word_pronunciations/06792.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɛktəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of directory" src="word_pronunciations/06793.mp3"></audio></span>/-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nfq4xJ1Waz"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">directories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> a book or the like containing an alphabetical list of the names and addresses of people in a city, district, building, etc., or of a particular class of persons, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> a book containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their numbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq705"> any book or list which serves to direct the reader.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq815"> Also, (<em>in some operating systems</em>), <strong class="vs">folder</strong>. <em class="label">Computers</em> a defined area on a computer disk used to store files.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FI9lPaBRgk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq676"> serving to direct; directing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīrectōrius</em> that directs (Medieval Latin <em>directōrium</em>, noun)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Directory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Directory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Directory" src="word_pronunciations/06792.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɛktəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">the body of five directors forming the executive of France from 1795 to 1799.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Directoire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directrix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directrix</span></header><div>/dəˈrɛktrɪks/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">directrices</strong> /dəˈrɛktrəsiz/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektruhseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a fixed line used in the description of certain curves or surfaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq274"> a directress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direful</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhfool) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">dreadful; awful; terrible.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>direfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>direfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direttissimo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direttissimo</span></header><div>/dɪrəˈtɪsimoʊ/ (<em>say</em> diruh'tiseemoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a straight or nearly straight route up a mountain face, regardless of difficulty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: most direct]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dirge" src="word_pronunciations/06799.mp3"></audio></span>/dɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> derj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> the office of the dead, or the funeral service as sung.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, syncopated variant of <em>dīrige</em> (imperative of <em>dīrigere</em> direct), first word of the antiphon sung in the Latin office of the dead]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876780272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirham</span></header><div>/ˈdɪrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'diruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> the principal monetary unit of Morocco and of the United Arab Emirates, of varying value from country to country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> a fractional unit of currency in several Arabic countries, as Kuwait and Tunisia, of varying value from country to country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dirichlet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dirichlet</span></header><div>/dɪrɪˈkleɪ/ (<em>say</em> diri'klay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Peter Gustav Lejeune</strong> /ˈpitə ˈgʊstaf ləˈʒɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'peetuh 'goostahf luh'zhern), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">1805–59, German mathematician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirigible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirigible</span><z><span target_id="pTIP9pUTOo">n.</span><span target_id="VD0aEbMh7r">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪrədʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'diruhjuhbuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dirigible" src="word_pronunciations/06801.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈrɪdʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'rijuhbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pTIP9pUTOo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> an airship.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VD0aEbMh7r">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq813"> capable of being controlled, directed, or steered.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dirigeable</em>, short for <em>ballon dirigeable</em> steerable balloon; see Latin <em>dīrigere</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089722" href="entry://direct%23bigmac000089722"><span class="smallcaps">direct</span></a> (verb), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099536" href="entry://-ible%23bigmac000099536"><span class="smallcaps">-ible</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirigisme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac310582789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirigisme</span></header><div>/ˈdɪrəʒɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'diruhzhizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">strong state intervention and control over economic affairs, investment, and strategy, including ongoing influence on social policies related to the economy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>diriger</em> to direct (from Latin <em>dīrigere</em>) + <em>-isme</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dirigiste</strong> /ˈdɪrəʒɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'diruhzhist), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diriment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diriment</span></header><div>/ˈdɪrəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'diruhmuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> that renders absolutely void; nullifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> rendering marriage null and void from the very beginning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dirimens</em>, present participle, separating, breaking off]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirk</span><z><span target_id="JmMqlU8Ee3">n.</span><span target_id="Y6JSVEkJde">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/dɜk/ (<em>say</em> derk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JmMqlU8Ee3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> a stabbing weapon; a dagger, especially as used in the Highlands of Scotland.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Y6JSVEkJde">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq892"> to stab with a dirk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirtbag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac992384883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirtbag</span><z><span target_id="uTUNEjyddJ">n.</span><span target_id="C6zjBkFOJQ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɜtbæg/ (<em>say</em> 'dertbag) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uTUNEjyddJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> a disagreeable or despised person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C6zjBkFOJQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq639"> disgusting; despicable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100425" href="entry://dirt%23bigmac000100425"><span class="smallcaps">dirt</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089725" href="entry://bag%23bigmac000089725"><span class="smallcaps">bag</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty</span><z><span target_id="wmnVGYD4tj">adj.</span><span target_id="nkfwlrrIqG">v.t.</span><span target_id="CkhD5h91dW">v.i.</span><span target_id="zRSPHd73wu">adv.</span><span target_id="WLpyw9LMsM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dirty" src="word_pronunciations/06805.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɜti/ (<em>say</em> 'dertee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wmnVGYD4tj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dirtier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dirtiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> soiled with dirt; foul; unclean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> imparting dirt; soiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq891"> vile; mean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq303"> morally unclean; indecent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq857"> in possession of illegal drugs, stolen goods, etc. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100942" href="entry://clean%23bigmac000100942"><strong>clean</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100942" href="entry://clean%23mq356">23</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Sport</em> characterised by roughness, unfairness, and frequent fouls: <em class="example">a dirty game.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq197"> (of devices capable of producing nuclear reactions) having the quality of generating unwanted radioactive by-products: <em class="example">a dirty bomb.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq530"> stormy; squally, as the weather: <em class="example">it looks dirty to windward.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> not cleared by fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq854"> <em class="label">Rural Colloquial</em> (of land) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq079"> unsuited for farming or grazing by nature of its terrain; or for other reasons such as tick infestation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq897"> uncared for; neglected.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq106"> appearing as if soiled; dark-coloured; dingy.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> angry.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dirtied</strong>, <strong class="bold">dirtying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nkfwlrrIqG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq143"> to make dirty.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CkhD5h91dW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq202"> to become dirty.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zRSPHd73wu">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq464"> (an intensifier): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘So they’re going to put up dirty big flats,’ said Mrs Campion</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq162"> in an unsporting way; unfairly: <em class="example">to fight dirty; </em><em class="example">to play dirty.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WLpyw9LMsM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">be dirty on</strong>, to be angry with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">do the dirty on</strong>, to behave unfairly or wrongly towards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq168"> <strong class="phr">talk dirty</strong>, to speak using sexually explicit language.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dirtily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dirtiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac452674167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dis</span><z><span target_id="qQT64JP3Kk">v.t.</span><span target_id="KRs0Yi4E2W">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪs/ (<em>say</em> dis) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qQT64JP3Kk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> (<strong class="bold">dissed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissing</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac480905418" href="entry://diss%23bigmac480905418"><strong>diss</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac480905418" href="entry://diss%23mq624">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KRs0Yi4E2W">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq598"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">disses</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac480905418" href="entry://diss%23bigmac480905418"><strong>diss</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac480905418" href="entry://diss%23mq269">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dis-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq321">a prefix of Latin origin meaning ‘apart’, ‘asunder’, ‘away’, ‘in different directions’ as in <em>dismiss</em>, <em>disrupt</em>, <em>dissent</em>, or having a privative, negative, or reversing force (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><strong>de-</strong></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000079161" href="entry://un-%23bigmac000079161"><strong>un-<sup>2</sup></strong></a>), used freely, especially with these latter significations, as an English formative, as in <em>disability</em>, <em>disaffirm</em>, <em>disbar</em>, <em>disbelief</em>, <em>discontent</em>, <em>disentangle</em>, <em>dishearten</em>, <em>disinfect</em>, <em>dislike</em>, <em>disown</em>, <em>disrelish</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">di-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin (akin to Latin <em>bis</em>, Greek <em>dis</em> twice, ultimately, in twain); before <em>f</em>, <em>dif-</em>; before some consonants, <em>di-</em>; often replacing obsolete <em>des-</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dis-<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq797">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><strong>di-<sup>1</sup></strong></a>, as in <em>dissyllable</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dis</span></header><div>/dɪs/ (<em>say</em> dis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Mythology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq782"> the god of the lower world; Pluto.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq284"> the infernal world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disability</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disability" src="word_pronunciations/06807.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> disuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">disabilities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> lack of competent power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq876"> a condition which restricts a person’s mental or sensory processes, or their mobility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Law</em> lack of legal capacity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disable" src="word_pronunciations/06808.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'aybuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disabled</strong>, <strong class="bold">disabling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> to make unable; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq638"> to make legally incapable; disqualify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq192"> to make inoperative: <em class="example">they soon disabled the alarm.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disablement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disabled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disabled</span><z><span target_id="qm1vv61MUh">adj.</span><span target_id="DzrYXGypcA">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈeɪbəld/ (<em>say</em> dis'aybuhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qm1vv61MUh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> having a disability (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020695" href="entry://disability%23mq876">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DzrYXGypcA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq027"> <strong>the disabled</strong>, people with a disability (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020695" href="entry://disability%23mq876">2</a>), considered collectively.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Although this term is widely used, some people prefer a more positive construction such as <em>differently abled</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disablism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac461201374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disablism</span></header><div>/dɪsˈeɪblɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> dis'ayblizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a prejudice against or oppressive behaviour towards any person with a disability.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disablist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disabuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disabuse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disabuse" src="word_pronunciations/06809.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈbjuz/ (<em>say</em> disuh'byoohz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disabused</strong>, <strong class="bold">disabusing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">to free from deception or error; set right.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098392" href="entry://abuse%23bigmac000098392"><span class="smallcaps">abuse</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaccord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaccord</span><z><span target_id="Lf4z7bRyyG">v.i.</span><span target_id="jFBFUew4Hk">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsəˈkɔd/ (<em>say</em> disuh'kawd) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Lf4z7bRyyG"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> to disagree.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jFBFUew4Hk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq149"> disagreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaccustom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaccustom</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈkʌstəm/ (<em>say</em> disuh'kustuhm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">to cause to lose a habit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaffect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaffect</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disaffect" src="word_pronunciations/06812.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> disuh'fekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">to alienate the affection of; make ill-affected, discontented, or disloyal.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disaffected</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disaffectedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaffection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaffection</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> disuh'fekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaffiliate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaffiliate</span><z><span target_id="VLLl4bnWzK">v.t.</span><span target_id="O4CCtWtnV2">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsəˈfɪlieɪt/ (<em>say</em> disuh'fileeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VLLl4bnWzK"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> (<strong class="bold">disaffiliated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disaffiliating</strong>) to sever all ties with.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O4CCtWtnV2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq764"> <strong class="phr">disaffiliate from</strong>, to cease to a member of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaffirm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaffirm</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈfɜm/ (<em>say</em> disuh'ferm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> to deny; contradict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> <em class="label">Law</em> to annul; reverse; repudiate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disaffirmance</strong></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disaffirmation</strong> /dɪsæfəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disafuh'mayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disafforest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disafforest</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈfɒrəst/ (<em>say</em> disuh'foruhst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016230" href="entry://deforest%23bigmac000016230"><strong>deforest</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>disafforestāre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disafforestation</strong> /dɪsəˌfɒrəˈsteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disuh.foruh'stayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaggregate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaggregate</span><z><span target_id="DT21DP4ZlX">v.t.</span><span target_id="7tz1MLo9QU">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪsægrəgət/ (<em>say</em> 'disagruhguht), /-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disaggregated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disaggregating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DT21DP4ZlX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> to separate out into smaller units or component parts.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7tz1MLo9QU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq712"> to become separated in this way.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disaggregation</strong> /ˌdɪsægrəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .disagruh'gayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disagree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disagree</span><z><span target_id="6pwEm8hto6">v.i.</span><span target_id="eWyT8EVuWr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disagree" src="word_pronunciations/06814.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈgri/ (<em>say</em> disuh'gree) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6pwEm8hto6"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">disagreed</strong>, <strong class="bold">disagreeing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq808"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to fail to agree; differ: <em class="example">the facts and the conclusions disagree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> to differ in opinion; dissent: <em class="example">I disagree.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> to quarrel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eWyT8EVuWr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">disagree with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq134"> to hold an opinion contrary to (someone).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq812"> to have a bad effect on: <em class="example">food that disagrees with you.</em></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disagreeable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disagreeable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disagreeable" src="word_pronunciations/06813.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈgriəbəl/ (<em>say</em> disuh'greeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq074"> contrary to one’s taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> unpleasant in manner or nature; unamiable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disagreeableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disagreeably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disagreement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disagreement</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈgrimənt/ (<em>say</em> disuh'greemuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> lack of agreement; diversity; unlikeness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq629"> difference of opinion; dissent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq537"> dissension; quarrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq925"> unwholesome action or effect, as of food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disallow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disallow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disallow" src="word_pronunciations/06815.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈlaʊ/ (<em>say</em> disuh'low) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> to refuse to allow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> to refuse to admit the truth or validity of.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disallowable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disallowance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518492939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disallowance</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈlaʊəns/ (<em>say</em> disuh'lowuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> a refusal to allow, or admit the validity of something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> <em class="label">Government</em> the act of the governor-general or a state governor in refusing a bill or in referring it back to the parliament with suggestions for amendment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disambiguate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disambiguate</span></header><div>/dɪsæmˈbɪgjueɪt/ (<em>say</em> disam'bigyoohayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disambiguated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disambiguating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> to remove the ambiguity from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> to identify the possible interpretations of a phrase or sentence, and to choose the preferred one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090214" href="entry://ambiguous%23bigmac000090214"><span class="smallcaps">ambigu(ous)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disambiguation</strong> /ˌdɪsæmbɪgjuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .disambigyooh'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disannul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac848432579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disannul</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈnʌl/ (<em>say</em> disuh'nul) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disannulled</strong>, <strong class="bold">disannulling</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">to annul utterly; make void.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> (intensive) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100538" href="entry://annul%23bigmac000100538"><span class="smallcaps">annul</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disannulment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disastrous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disastrous</span></header><div>/dəˈzastrəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'zahstruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> causing great distress or injury; ruinous; unfortunate; calamitous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> foreboding disaster.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disastrously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disastrousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disavow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disavow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disavow" src="word_pronunciations/06824.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈvaʊ/ (<em>say</em> disuh'vow) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desavoue</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desavouer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>avouer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102812" href="entry://avow%23bigmac000102812"><span class="smallcaps">avow</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disavower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disavowal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disavowal</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈvaʊəl/ (<em>say</em> disuh'vowuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a disowning; repudiation; denial.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disband
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disband</span><z><span target_id="a4cOPGFv4s">v.t.</span><span target_id="etVIrPS4V4">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disband" src="word_pronunciations/06825.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈbænd/ (<em>say</em> dis'band) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a4cOPGFv4s"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> to break up or disorganise (a band or company); dissolve (a military force) by dismissing from service.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="etVIrPS4V4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq321"> to break up, as a band or company.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>desbander</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bander</em> tie] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disbandment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disbar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disbar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disbar" src="word_pronunciations/06826.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈba/ (<em>say</em> dis'bah) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disbarred</strong>, <strong class="bold">disbarring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">to expel from the legal profession or from the bar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><span class="smallcaps">bar<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq535">13</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disbarment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disbelief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disbelief</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disbelief" src="word_pronunciations/06827.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsbəˈlif/ (<em>say</em> disbuh'leef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">refusal or inability to believe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disbelieve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disbelieve</span><z><span target_id="Tr8BnLW7iz">v.t.</span><span target_id="zXCDKRhILZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disbelieve" src="word_pronunciations/06828.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsbəˈliv/ (<em>say</em> disbuh'leev) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Tr8BnLW7iz"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> (<strong class="bold">disbelieved</strong>, <strong class="bold">disbelieving</strong>) to reject as false: <em class="example">I disbelieve your statement.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zXCDKRhILZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq091"> <strong class="phr">disbelieve in</strong>, to have no faith in: <em class="example">I disbelieve in ready-made solutions.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disbelieving</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disbelievingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disbeliever</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disbenefit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac900050608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disbenefit</span><z><span target_id="4lF9rTcFlB">n.</span><span target_id="lQoBW5NlbG">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈbɛnəfət/ (<em>say</em> dis'benuhfuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4lF9rTcFlB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq193"> a disadvantage.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lQoBW5NlbG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq555"> (<strong class="bold">disbenefited</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">disbenefitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">disbenefiting</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">disbenefitting</strong>) to disadvantage: <em class="example">to disbenefit the older community.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disbranch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disbranch</span></header><div>/dɪsˈbræntʃ/ (<em>say</em> dis'branch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> to deprive of branches, as a tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> to cut or break off, as a branch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disbud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disbud</span><z><span target_id="y6BA8TQ5VE">v.t.</span><span target_id="2576WH0rJh">n.</span><span target_id="VGvOmKylaO">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈbʌd/ (<em>say</em> dis'bud) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="y6BA8TQ5VE"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> (<strong class="bold">disbudded</strong>, <strong class="bold">disbudding</strong>) to remove leaves or flower buds from (a plant, etc.), to improve the quality or shape of what remains.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2576WH0rJh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq545"> a flower which has had the leaves or flower buds removed from the stalk to produce a single flower on a central stem: <em class="example">a chrysanthemum disbud.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VGvOmKylaO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq318"> characterising such a flower.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disburse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disburse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disburse" src="word_pronunciations/06829.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈbɜs/ (<em>say</em> dis'bers) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disbursed</strong>, <strong class="bold">disbursing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">to pay out (money); expend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>desbourser</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>bourse</em> purse (from Late Latin <em>bursa</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010147" href="entry://bursa%23bigmac000010147"><span class="smallcaps">bursa</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disbursable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disburser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disbursement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disbursement</span></header><div>/dɪsˈbɜsmənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'bersmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> the act of disbursing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq609"> that which is disbursed; money expended.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc</span><z><span target_id="DpS3YqKZ2z">n.</span><span target_id="1m0E8wfcGM">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disc" src="word_pronunciations/06877.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DpS3YqKZ2z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq863"> any thin, flat, circular plate or object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> a round, flat area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq227"> the apparently flat surface of the sun, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Computers</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020887" href="entry://disk%23bigmac000020887"><strong>disk</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq036"> a gramophone record.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq498"> a disc brake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq408"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> any of various roundish, flat structures or parts, as a plate of tissue between whorls of floral parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (in composite plants) the central portion of the flower head, composed of tubular florets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq105"> <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq819"> <strong>interarticular disc</strong>, a plate of cartilage interposed between the articulating ends of bones.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq644"> <strong>intervertebral disc</strong>, the plate of fibrocartilage interposed between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq774"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> one of two circles inscribed on each side of the bowl, the smaller of which indicates the bias side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a frisbee.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1m0E8wfcGM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq214"> to prepare (soil) with a disc harrow.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">disk</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>discus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020812" href="entry://discus%23bigmac000020812"><span class="smallcaps">discus</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disclike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>disk</em> is traditionally American and is common in Australia in the context of computers. Confusion arises with <em>floppy disk</em> and <em>compact disc</em>, the <em>disk</em> with the <em>k</em> belonging to the world of computers and the <em>disc</em> with the <em>c</em> belonging to the world of music. Since these worlds overlap in multimedia it is not clear how this spelling discrepancy will sort itself out.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> discipline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> discount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq404"> discovered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discalced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discalced</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkælst/ (<em>say</em> dis'kalst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">without shoes; unshod; barefooted; specifically applied to a branch of the Carmelite monks known as <strong>Discalceati</strong> (the barefooted).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discalceate</strong> /dɪsˈkælsiət/ (<em>say</em> dis'kalseeuht), /-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>discalceātus</em>, from <em>dis-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>calceātus</em>, past participle of <em>calceāre</em> to fit with shoes, from <em>calce</em>(<em>us</em>) a shoe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discant</span><z><span target_id="n35USH4T0N">n.</span><span target_id="oHJNu7eKGE">adj.</span><span target_id="RrekBi0IJM">v.i.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n35USH4T0N"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq319"> /ˈdɪskænt/ (<em>say</em> 'diskant) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097866" href="entry://descant%23bigmac000097866"><strong>descant</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097866" href="entry://descant%23mq882">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oHJNu7eKGE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq979"> /ˈdɪskænt/ (<em>say</em> 'diskant) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097866" href="entry://descant%23bigmac000097866"><strong>descant</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097866" href="entry://descant%23mq387">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RrekBi0IJM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq578"> /dɪsˈkænt/ (<em>say</em> dis'kant) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097866" href="entry://descant%23bigmac000097866"><strong>descant</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097866" href="entry://descant%23mq477">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discard</span><z><span target_id="g04F5L1ugu">v.t.</span><span target_id="qIiHm3VnSt">v.i.</span><span target_id="0I6X88IkQf">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discard" src="word_pronunciations/06834.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkad/ (<em>say</em> dis'kahd)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="g04F5L1ugu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> to cast aside; reject; dismiss, especially from use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq418"> to throw out (a card or cards) from one’s hand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq529"> to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led).</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qIiHm3VnSt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to discard a card or cards.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0I6X88IkQf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discard" src="word_pronunciations/06833.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskad/ (<em>say</em> 'diskahd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq837"> the act of discarding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq358"> someone or something that is cast out or rejected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq260"> <em class="label">Cards</em> the card or cards discarded.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discarder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discern</span><z><span target_id="CzrHomVUnn">v.t.</span><span target_id="s0iNIG9qBH">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discern" src="word_pronunciations/06837.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɜn/ (<em>say</em> duh'sern) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CzrHomVUnn"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognise, or apprehend clearly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> to distinguish mentally; recognise as distinct or different; discriminate: <em class="example">he discerns good and bad; </em><em class="example">he discerns good from bad.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="s0iNIG9qBH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq632"> to distinguish or discriminate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>discerne</em>(<em>n</em>), from French <em>discerner</em>, from Latin <em>discernere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discerner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discernible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discernible</span></header><div>/dəˈsɜnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'sernuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">capable of being discerned; distinguishable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discernibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discernibly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discerning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discerning</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discerning" src="word_pronunciations/06835.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'serning) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">showing discernment; discriminating.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discerningly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disanoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disanoint</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈnɔint/ (<em>say</em> disuh'naweent) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">to invalidate the consecration of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disappearance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disappearance</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈpɪərəns/ (<em>say</em> disuh'pearruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">the act of disappearing; a ceasing to appear or to exist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disappoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disappoint</span><z><span target_id="NmBJ6xeU29">v.t.</span><span target_id="GRxseMC8Sg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disappoint" src="word_pronunciations/06817.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> disuh'poynt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NmBJ6xeU29"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> to cause regret to by failing to fulfil expectations or wishes: <em class="example">his conduct disappointed us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> to defeat the fulfilment of (hopes, plans, etc.); thwart; frustrate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GRxseMC8Sg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq103"> <strong class="phr">never fail to disappoint</strong>, to be always a disappointment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>desappointer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>appointer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099785" href="entry://appoint%23bigmac000099785"><span class="smallcaps">appoint</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disappointer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disappointing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disappointingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disappointedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disappointed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521981483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disappointed</span><z><span target_id="KVbkPK00tp">v.</span><span target_id="hslJfOylKq">adj.</span><span target_id="lWjHoLOQWD">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsəˈpɔɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> disuh'poyntuhd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="KVbkPK00tp"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq213"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020714" href="entry://disappoint%23bigmac000020714"><strong>disappoint</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hslJfOylKq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq16"> regretful due to one’s expectations or wishes not being fulfilled.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lWjHoLOQWD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">be disappointed in</strong>, to experience regret arising from the failure of: <em class="example">to be disappointed in one’s hopes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">be disappointed in someone</strong>, to experience regret that someone has not behaved as one would wish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Disappointment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Disappointment</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ (<em>say</em> disuh'poyntmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a salt lake on the Tropic of Capricorn in WA, south of Derby; containing water only after heavy rain. About 160 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by FH Hann in 1897 in disappointment at finding it dry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disapprobation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disapprobation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disapprobation" src="word_pronunciations/06818.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɪsæprəˈbeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .disapruh'bayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094775" href="entry://disapproval%23bigmac000094775"><strong>disapproval</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disapprobative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disapprobatory</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disapproval
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disapproval</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈpruvəl/ (<em>say</em> disuh'proohvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling or utterance; censure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disapprove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disapprove</span><z><span target_id="hTVrExYVBu">v.i.</span><span target_id="nrfv2l3db7">v.t.</span><span target_id="Yogyuqu30j">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disapprove" src="word_pronunciations/06819.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈpruv/ (<em>say</em> disuh'proohv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disapproved</strong>, <strong class="bold">disapproving</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hTVrExYVBu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> to be full of censure.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nrfv2l3db7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq686"> to withhold approval from; decline to sanction: <em class="example">the court disapproved the verdict.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq830"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to think wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Yogyuqu30j">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">disapprove of</strong>, to have an unfavourable opinion of.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disapprover</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disapproving</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disapprovingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disarm</span><z><span target_id="DCJOzvmDvG">v.t.</span><span target_id="qnCXpkvodf">v.i.</span><span target_id="m5BQXAjKlu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disarm" src="word_pronunciations/06821.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈam/ (<em>say</em> dis'ahm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DCJOzvmDvG"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> to deprive of weapons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> to deprive of means of attack or defence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq265"> to divest of hostility, suspicion, etc.; make friendly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq352"> to take out of a state of readiness for any specific purpose or effective use: <em class="example">to disarm a land mine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq771"> (in an aircraft) to release the locking mechanism on (a cabin door).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qnCXpkvodf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq534"> to lay down arms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq728"> (of a country) to reduce or limit the size, equipment, armament, etc., of the army, navy, or air forces.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m5BQXAjKlu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq795"> (in fencing) the act of disarming an opponent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>desarmer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>armer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003780" href="entry://arm%23bigmac000003780"><span class="smallcaps">arm<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disarmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disarmament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disarmament</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disarmament" src="word_pronunciations/06820.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈaməmənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'ahmuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq900"> the act of disarming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> the state of being disarmed, as in fencing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq892"> the reduction or limitation of the size, equipment, armament, etc., of an army, navy, or air force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disarming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disarming</span></header><div>/dɪsˈamɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dis'ahming) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> removing or likely to remove antagonism, suspicion, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq383"> winning, endearing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disarmingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disarrange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disarrange</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> disuh'raynj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disarranged</strong>, <strong class="bold">disarranging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disarrangement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disarranger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disarray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disarray</span><z><span target_id="0HOgTvU9pO">v.t.</span><span target_id="YKf3It0gR9">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disarray" src="word_pronunciations/06822.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> disuh'ray) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0HOgTvU9pO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> to undress.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YKf3It0gR9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq283"> disorder; confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq651"> disorder of apparel; disorderly dress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disarticulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disarticulate</span><z><span target_id="oiPM9wPMW2">v.t.</span><span target_id="STbOrNNecW">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsaˈtɪkjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> disah'tikyuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disarticulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disarticulating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oiPM9wPMW2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> to take apart at the joints.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="STbOrNNecW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq888"> to come apart at the joints.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disarticulation</strong> /disaˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> deesah.tikyuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disarticulator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disassemble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disassemble</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈsɛmbəl/ (<em>say</em> disuh'sembuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disassembled</strong>, <strong class="bold">disassembling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">to take apart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disassembly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disassembly</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈsɛmbli/ (<em>say</em> disuh'semblee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> the act of disassembling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> state of being disassembled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disassociate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disassociate</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> disuh'sohsheeayt), /-sieɪt/ (<em>say</em> -seeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disassociated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disassociating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021008" href="entry://dissociate%23bigmac000021008"><strong>dissociate</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disassociation</strong> /ˌdɪsəsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .disuhsohshee'ayshuhn), /-soʊsi-/ (<em>say</em> -sohsee-), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disassociative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaster</span><z><span target_id="6wLmsM2csI">n.</span><span target_id="kE7idwGXwm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disaster" src="word_pronunciations/06823.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzastə/ (<em>say</em> duh'zahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6wLmsM2csI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq099"> any unfortunate event, especially a sudden or great misfortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> an event, as a flood, fire, explosion, etc., which devastates a community and is beyond the scope of the community’s own resources to manage, requiring assistance on a national scale to restore safe conditions, functioning communications and a continuing livelihood for the people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq723"> a total failure, as of a person, machine, event, plan, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The shuttle is a disaster, an extremely unsatisfactory vehicle.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kE7idwGXwm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">the whole disaster</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a not unusual series of misfortunes: <em class="example">she became pregnant, lost her job and her husband – the whole disaster.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>disastro</em>, from <em>disastrato</em> not having a (lucky) star, from <em>dis-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>astr</em>(<em>o</em>) star + <em>-ato</em>, properly, participial ending]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discernment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discernment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discernment" src="word_pronunciations/06836.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɜnmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'sernmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> the act of discerning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discharge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discharge</span><z><span target_id="jahl7oCmHv">v.t.</span><span target_id="1LLU0LexxR">v.i.</span><span target_id="RhA9vUSbDn">n.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discharge" src="word_pronunciations/06839.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈtʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> dis'chahj) (<strong class="bold">discharged</strong>, <strong class="bold">discharging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jahl7oCmHv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> to relieve of a charge or load; unload (a ship, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq871"> to remove, send forth, or get rid of (a charge, lead, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq037"> to fire; shoot: <em class="example">discharge a gun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq966"> to pour forth, as water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq767"> to have (fluid) seeping or flowing out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq025"> to relieve oneself of (an obligation, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq236"> to relieve of obligation, responsibility, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Judge John Barlow discharged the 12-member jury after it failed to reach a verdict last night.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq992"> to fulfil, perform, or execute (a duty, function, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq603"> to relieve or deprive of office, employment, etc.; dismiss from service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq279"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to send away or allow to go: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After he was discharged from hospital, Boucher went on a strict diet</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq318"> to pay (a debt).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq974"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq955"> to terminate (an obligation): <em class="example">to discharge a debt by payment.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq893"> to release (someone) from an obligation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to rid (something) of a charge of electricity: <em class="example">a short circuit may discharge a battery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq067"> <em class="label">Dyeing</em> to free from a dye, as by chemical bleaching.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1LLU0LexxR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq802"> to get rid of a burden or load.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq487"> to deliver a charge or load.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq980"> to come or pour forth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq308"> (of a wound, sore, etc.) to have fluid seeping or flowing out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq176"> to blur; run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq632"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to lose, or give up, a charge of electricity.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RhA9vUSbDn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discharge" src="word_pronunciations/06838.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪstʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dischahj) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq730"> the act of discharging a ship, load, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq825"> act of firing a missile weapon, as a bow by drawing and releasing the string, or a gun by exploding the charge of powder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq648"> a sending or coming forth, as of water from a pipe; ejection; emission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq083"> rate or amount of issue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq434"> something discharged or emitted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq680"> fluid matter discharged from a part of the body, a wound, or from a sore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq977"> a relieving or ridding, or a getting rid, of something of the nature of a charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq459"> the termination of an obligation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq562"> a release from an obligation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq435"> a relieving or being relieved of obligation or liability; the fulfilling of an obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq870"> the payment of a debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq031"> release or dismissal from office, employment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq081"> a certificate of release, as from obligation or liability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq976"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq714"> the withdrawing or transference of an electric charge.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq565"> the equalisation of the difference of potential between two terminals or the like.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029590" href="entry://gas%20discharge%23bigmac000029590"><strong>gas discharge</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>descharge</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>deschargier</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103661" href="entry://charge%23bigmac000103661"><span class="smallcaps">charge</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dischargeable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discharger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disci-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disci-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq195">a combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087707" href="entry://disc%23bigmac000087707"><strong>disc</strong></a>, as in <em>discifloral</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discifloral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discifloral</span></header><div>/dɪsiˈflɔrəl/ (<em>say</em> disee'flawruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">having flowers in which the receptacle is expanded into a conspicuous disc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020743" href="entry://disci-%23bigmac000020743"><span class="smallcaps">disci-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027402" href="entry://floral%23bigmac000027402"><span class="smallcaps">floral</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disciple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disciple</span><z><span target_id="e2rCeOcR36">n.</span><span target_id="0WyBHBNjBq">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disciple" src="word_pronunciations/06840.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsaɪpəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'suypuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e2rCeOcR36"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> one of the twelve personal followers of Jesus Christ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> any follower of Christ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq294"> an adherent of the doctrines of another; a follower.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0WyBHBNjBq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq284"> (<strong class="bold">discipled</strong>, <strong class="bold">discipling</strong>) to guide and instruct (a new convert) in Christian doctrine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>discipulus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discipleship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disciplinable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disciplinable</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsəˌplɪnəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'disuh.plinuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> subject to or meriting correction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq016"> capable of being instructed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disciplinal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disciplinal</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsəplənəl/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhpluhnuhl), /dɪsəˈplaɪnəl/ (<em>say</em> disuh'pluynuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">of, relating to, or of the nature of discipline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095146" href="entry://discipline%23bigmac000095146"><span class="smallcaps">disciplin(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disciplinant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disciplinant</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsəplənənt/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhpluhnuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">someone who subjects themself to discipline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disciplinarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disciplinarian</span><z><span target_id="pbTtWkHagn">n.</span><span target_id="pVRFdTJdFh">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disciplinarian" src="word_pronunciations/06841.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəpləˈnɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> disuhpluh'nairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pbTtWkHagn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> someone who enforces or advocates discipline.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pVRFdTJdFh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq584"> disciplinary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disciplinarity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417034823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disciplinarity</span></header><div>/dɪsəpləˈnærəti/ (<em>say</em> disuhpluh'naruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">the quality of being a distinct academic discipline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020751" href="entry://disciplinary%23bigmac000020751"><span class="smallcaps">disciplinar(y)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020751" href="entry://disciplinary%23mq516">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038662" href="entry://-ity%23bigmac000038662"><span class="smallcaps">-ity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disciplinary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disciplinary</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsəplənri/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhpluhnree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-nɛri/ (<em>say</em> -neree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> of or for discipline; promoting discipline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> of or relating to an academic discipline.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈdɪsəplənɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discipline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discipline</span><z><span target_id="8To2vyxeQG">n.</span><span target_id="MvGgbO2RpN">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discipline" src="word_pronunciations/06842.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪsəplən/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhpluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8To2vyxeQG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> training to act in accordance with rules; drill: <em class="example">military discipline.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> instruction and exercise designed to train to proper conduct or action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq292"> punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq749"> the training effect of experience, adversity, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq174"> subjection to rules of conduct of behaviour; a state of order maintained by training and control: <em class="example">good discipline in an army.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq914"> a set or system of rules and regulations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq493"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> the system of government regulating the practice of a church, as distinguished from its doctrine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq941"> a branch of instruction or learning: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the same principles … can be applied to many other disciplines including geology, botany</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kathleen hunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq567"> a form of sexual play in which one submits to being punished.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MvGgbO2RpN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disciplined</strong>, <strong class="bold">disciplining</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq513"> to train by instruction and exercise; drill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq159"> to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq680"> to subject to discipline or punishment; correct; chastise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>disciplīna</em> instruction] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discipliner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disciplined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac303823816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disciplined</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsəplənd/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhpluhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">behaving or working in a controlled manner: <em class="example">a disciplined dog; </em><em class="example">a disciplined mind.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disclaim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disclaim</span><z><span target_id="tsFq7vSxbf">v.t.</span><span target_id="gPmQ1MG3oh">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disclaim" src="word_pronunciations/06844.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkleɪm/ (<em>say</em> dis'klaym) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tsFq7vSxbf"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> to repudiate or deny interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: <em class="example">disclaiming all participation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> <em class="label">Law</em> to renounce a claim or right to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> to reject the claims or authority of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gPmQ1MG3oh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq318"> <em class="label">Law</em> to renounce or repudiate a legal claim or right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to disavow interest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French <em>disclaimer</em>, <em>desclamer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>clamer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102813" href="entry://claim%23bigmac000102813"><span class="smallcaps">claim</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disclaimer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disclaimer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disclaimer" src="word_pronunciations/06843.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkleɪmə/ (<em>say</em> dis'klaymuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> the act of disclaiming; the renouncing, repudiating, or denying of a claim; disavowal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> a clause added to legal documents, etc., limiting the application of previous clauses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq252"> someone who disclaims.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disclamation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disclamation</span></header><div>/dɪskləˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> diskluh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disclose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disclose</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkloʊz/ (<em>say</em> dis'klohz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disclosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">disclosing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> to cause to appear; allow to be seen; make known; reveal: <em class="example">to disclose a plot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq411"> to uncover; lay open to view.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>disclose</em>(<em>n</em>), <em>desclose</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desclos-</em>, stem of <em>desclore</em> unclose, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>clore</em> (from Latin <em>claudere</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="entry://close%23bigmac000102302"><span class="smallcaps">close</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discloser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disclosure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disclosure</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkloʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> dis'klohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> the act of disclosing; exposure; revelation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq961"> that which is disclosed; a revelation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Politics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq827"> a statement made by an elected politician of their financial situation and business activities.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq554"> a statement made by a political party of its sources of funding.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disco</span><z><span target_id="xrqISKr3Gt">n.</span><span target_id="f5SwGF93oM">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disco" src="word_pronunciations/06866.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'diskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xrqISKr3Gt"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> a place of public entertainment or a club in which patrons may dance, especially to recorded music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> an entertainment event at which patrons may dance to recorded music: <em class="example">there’s a disco at the school hall on Friday night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq779"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020772" href="entry://disco%20music%23bigmac000020772"><strong>disco music</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq751"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020758" href="entry://disco%20dancing%23bigmac000020758"><strong>disco dancing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f5SwGF93oM">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq620"> of or relating to a disco or discos.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discotheque</strong>, <strong class="vs">discothèque</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020789" href="entry://discotheque%23bigmac000020789"><span class="smallcaps">discotheque</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discobolus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discobolus</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkɒbələs/ (<em>say</em> dis'kobuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discoboli</strong> /dɪsˈkɒbəlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dis'kobuhluy))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">a thrower of the discus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>diskobolos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discontent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discontent</span><z><span target_id="SMFTzPb44K">adj.</span><span target_id="cb2W9vNcqM">n.</span><span target_id="3icfr1a4kN">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discontent" src="word_pronunciations/06855.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪskənˈtɛnt/ (<em>say</em> diskuhn'tent) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SMFTzPb44K"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> not content; dissatisfied; discontented.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cb2W9vNcqM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq624"> Also, <strong class="vs">discontentment</strong>. lack of content; dissatisfaction.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3icfr1a4kN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq840"> to deprive of content; dissatisfy; displease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discontented
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discontented</span></header><div>/dɪskənˈtɛntəd/ (<em>say</em> diskuhn'tentuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">uneasy in mind; dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discontentedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discontentedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discontinuance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discontinuance</span></header><div>/dɪskənˈtɪnjuəns/ (<em>say</em> diskuhn'tinyoohuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> lack of continued connection or cohesion of parts; lack of union; disruption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Law</em> the termination of a suit by the act of the plaintiff, as by notice in writing, or by neglect to take the proper adjournments to keep it pending.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discontinuation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discontinuation</span></header><div>/dɪskəntɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> diskuhntinyooh'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">breach or interruption of continuity or unity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discontinue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discontinue</span><z><span target_id="FY6Y5wNc7a">v.t.</span><span target_id="L2KhxZPxuV">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discontinue" src="word_pronunciations/06856.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪskənˈtɪnju/ (<em>say</em> diskuhn'tinyooh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">discontinued</strong>, <strong class="bold">discontinuing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FY6Y5wNc7a">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> to cause to cease; put an end to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> to cease to take, use, etc.: <em class="example">to discontinue a newspaper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq613"> <em class="label">Law</em> to terminate or abandon (a suit, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="L2KhxZPxuV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq727"> to come to an end or stop; cease; desist.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discontinuer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discontinuity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discontinuity</span></header><div>/ˌdɪskɒntəˈnjuəti/ (<em>say</em> .diskontuh'nyoohuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discontinuities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> lack of continuity, uninterrupted connection, or cohesion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> a sudden change which makes it difficult to compare what went before with what comes after.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discontinuous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discontinuous</span></header><div>/dɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/ (<em>say</em> diskuhn'tinyoohuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discontinuously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discontinuousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discophile</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskəfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'diskuhfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">someone who studies and collects gramophone records, especially rare ones or a particular type of record.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discophil</strong> /ˈdɪskəfɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'diskuhfil). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087707" href="entry://disc%23bigmac000087707"><span class="smallcaps">disc</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056103" href="entry://-phile%23bigmac000056103"><span class="smallcaps">-phile</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discord</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discord" src="word_pronunciations/06857.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'diskawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> lack of concord or harmony between persons or things; disagreement of relations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq631"> difference of opinions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq732"> strife; dispute; war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq008"> (in music) an inharmonious combination of musical notes sounded together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq900"> any confused or harsh noise; dissonance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>discord</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>discorder</em>, from Latin <em>discordāre</em> be at variance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discotheque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discotheque</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discotheque" src="word_pronunciations/06858.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskətɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'diskuhtek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088566" href="entry://disco%23bigmac000088566"><strong>disco</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discothèque</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discountenance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discountenance</span><z><span target_id="kWp2GzniTN">v.t.</span><span target_id="6cCwISC6Zs">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈkaʊntənəns/ (<em>say</em> dis'kowntuhnuhns) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kWp2GzniTN"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">discountenanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">discountenancing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> to put out of countenance; disconcert; abash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> to show disapproval of; treat with disfavour.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6cCwISC6Zs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> disapproval.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French (obsolete) <em>descontenancer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>contenancer</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101232" href="entry://countenance%23bigmac000101232"><span class="smallcaps">countenance</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discourage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discourage</span><z><span target_id="Kcma18bZss">v.t.</span><span target_id="iOcB68WDrk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discourage" src="word_pronunciations/06861.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dis'kurij) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Kcma18bZss"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">discouraged</strong>, <strong class="bold">discouraging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq729"> to deprive of courage; dishearten; dispirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq781"> to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder: <em class="example">low prices discourage industry; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>They … put oil round the bricks to keep out the wet and discourage ants and weeds</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david ireland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq614"> to express disapproval of: <em class="example">to discourage the expression of enthusiasm.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iOcB68WDrk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq083"> <strong class="phr">discourage from</strong>, to dissuade from: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But to discourage others from following them, the refugees have been effectively put onto the streets with no English language training or other assistance usually granted refugees.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>descoragier</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>corage</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098693" href="entry://courage%23bigmac000098693"><span class="smallcaps">courage</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discourager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discouraging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discouragingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discouragement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discouragement</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'kurijmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> the act of discouraging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq261"> the state of being discouraged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq510"> something that discourages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discourse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discourse</span><z><span target_id="6CqKpz33dg">n.</span><span target_id="Lh5T0SP4X3">v.i.</span><span target_id="3uqgXpcyln">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6CqKpz33dg"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discourse" src="word_pronunciations/06862.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'diskaws), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discourse" src="word_pronunciations/06863.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkɔs/ (<em>say</em> dis'kaws) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discourse" src="word_pronunciations/06863.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkɔs/ (<em>say</em> dis'kaws) (<strong class="bold">discoursed</strong>, <strong class="bold">discoursing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Lh5T0SP4X3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq865"> to communicate thoughts orally; talk; converse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq681"> to treat of a subject formally in speech or writing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3uqgXpcyln">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq018"> to utter or give forth (musical sounds).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>discours</em>, from French, from Latin <em>discursus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discourser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discoursal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discourteous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discourteous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discourteous" src="word_pronunciations/06864.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkɜtiəs/ (<em>say</em> dis'kerteeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">lacking courtesy; impolite; uncivil; rude.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discourteously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discourteousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discourtesy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discourtesy</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkɜtəsi/ (<em>say</em> dis'kertuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discourtesies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq193"> lack or breach of courtesy; incivility; rudeness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> a discourteous or impolite act.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discover</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discover" src="word_pronunciations/06865.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈkʌvə/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kuvuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> to get knowledge of, learn of, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make known; reveal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>discover</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>descovrir</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>covrir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100951" href="entry://cover%23bigmac000100951"><span class="smallcaps">cover</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discoverer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discoverable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819701688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discoverable</span></header><div>/dəsˈkʌvərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kuvuhruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq254"> able to be discovered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Law</em> disclosed to all; manifest: <em class="example">discoverable laws.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discovery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discovery</span></header><div>/dəsˈkʌvri/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kuvree), /-vəri/ (<em>say</em> -vuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discoveries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> the act of discovering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> something discovered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Law</em> compulsory disclosure, as of facts or documents.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020797" href="entry://discover%23bigmac000020797"><span class="smallcaps">discover</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discography</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> dis'kogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discographies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq944"> a listing of selected recordings as those made by one particular artist, orchestra, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq619"> the study of recordings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087707" href="entry://disc%23bigmac000087707"><span class="smallcaps">disc</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031359" href="entry://-graphy%23bigmac000031359"><span class="smallcaps">-graphy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discoid</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'diskoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> having the form of a discus or disc; flat and circular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Botany</em> consisting of disc florets only as in some composite plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>discoīdēs</em>, from Greek <em>diskoeidēs</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discolorous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62003466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discolorous</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkʌlərəs/ (<em>say</em> dis'kuluhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> having different colours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq83"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (of a leaf) having one colour on the upper surface and a different colour on the lower surface (opposed to <em>concolorous</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discolourous</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discolour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discolour</span><z><span target_id="U0h3t3l54q">v.t.</span><span target_id="o5JLqf5Ixq">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discolour" src="word_pronunciations/06846.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkʌlə/ (<em>say</em> dis'kuluh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="U0h3t3l54q"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> to change the colour of; spoil the colour of; stain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="o5JLqf5Ixq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq404"> to change colour; become faded or stained.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discolor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>discolour</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>descolorer</em>, from Latin <em>dis-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>color</em> colour] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discolouration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discolouration</span></header><div>/dɪskʌləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> diskuluh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> the act or fact of discolouring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq623"> the state of being discoloured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq190"> a discoloured marking; a stain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discoloration</strong>, <strong class="vs">discolourment</strong>, <strong class="vs">discolorment</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discombobulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discombobulate</span></header><div>/dɪskəmˈbɒbjuleɪt/ (<em>say</em> diskuhm'bobyoohlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">discombobulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">discombobulating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">to upset, confuse (a person).</span></div><div class="etym"> [mock-Latin formation, ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020770" href="entry://discompose%23bigmac000020770"><span class="smallcaps">discompose</span></a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020767" href="entry://discomfort%23bigmac000020767"><span class="smallcaps">discomfort</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discomfit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discomfit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discomfit" src="word_pronunciations/06848.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkʌmfət/ (<em>say</em> dis'kumfuht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> to defeat utterly; rout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq595"> to throw into perplexity and dejection; disconcert.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>desconfit</em>, past participle of <em>desconfire</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>confire</em> make, accomplish (from Latin <em>conficere</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discomfited</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discomfiture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discomfiture</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discomfiture" src="word_pronunciations/06847.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkʌmfətʃə/ (<em>say</em> dis'kumfuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> defeat in battle; rout.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> frustration of hopes or plans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq867"> disconcertion; confusion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discomfort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discomfort</span><z><span target_id="XgQie4454U">n.</span><span target_id="fStIfqwgTV">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discomfort" src="word_pronunciations/06849.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkʌmfət/ (<em>say</em> dis'kumfuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XgQie4454U"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> absence of comfort or pleasure; uneasiness; disturbance of peace; pain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq616"> anything that disturbs the comfort.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fStIfqwgTV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq054"> to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uncomfortable or uneasy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>discomfort</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>desconforter</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>conforter</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101193" href="entry://comfort%23bigmac000101193"><span class="smallcaps">comfort</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discommend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discommend</span></header><div>/dɪskəˈmɛnd/ (<em>say</em> diskuh'mend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> to express disapproval of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq645"> to bring into disfavour.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discommendable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discommendation</strong> /dɪskɒmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> diskomen'dayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discommender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discompose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discompose</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discompose" src="word_pronunciations/06850.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪskəmˈpoʊz/ (<em>say</em> diskuhm'pohz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">discomposed</strong>, <strong class="bold">discomposing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> to bring into disorder; disarrange; unsettle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq713"> to disturb the composure of; agitate; perturb.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discomposedly</strong> /dɪskəmˈpoʊzədli/ (<em>say</em> diskuhm'pohzuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discomposing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discomposingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discomposure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discomposure</span></header><div>/dɪskəmˈpoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> diskuhm'pohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disconcert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disconcert</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disconcert" src="word_pronunciations/06851.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪskənˈsɜt/ (<em>say</em> diskuhn'sert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> to disturb the self-possession of; confuse; perturb; ruffle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq822"> to throw into disorder or confusion; disarrange.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disconcerting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disconcertingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disconcertion</strong>, <strong>disconcertment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disconcerted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disconcerted</span></header><div>/dɪskənˈsɜtəd/ (<em>say</em> diskuhn'sertuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">confused; abashed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disconcertedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disconcertedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disconformity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disconformity</span></header><div>/dɪskənˈfɔməti/ (<em>say</em> diskuhn'fawmuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">disconformities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> the lack of conformity; refusal or failure to conform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> <em class="label">Geology</em> an erosion surface between two nearly horizontal sets of strata representing a long time interval between deposition of the underlying beds and deposition of the upper sequence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discongruent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac495132812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discongruent</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkɒŋgruənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'konggroohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">not congruent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discongruence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disconnect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disconnect</span><z><span target_id="rlTDydGHB9">v.t.</span><span target_id="VLTzkQmIPX">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disconnect" src="word_pronunciations/06853.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪskəˈnɛkt/ (<em>say</em> diskuh'nekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rlTDydGHB9"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> to sever or interrupt the connection of or between; detach.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VLTzkQmIPX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq760"> a severance or interruption of connection: <em class="example">the disconnect between work life and home life.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disconnectedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disconnected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disconnected</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disconnected" src="word_pronunciations/06852.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪskəˈnɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> diskuh'nektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> not connected; disjointed; broken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> incoherent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disconnectedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disconnectedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disconnection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disconnection</span></header><div>/dɪskəˈnɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> diskuh'nekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> the act of disconnecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> the state of being disconnected; lack of union.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disconnexion</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disconsolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disconsolate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disconsolate" src="word_pronunciations/06854.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkɒnsələt/ (<em>say</em> dis'konsuhluht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq809"> without consolation or solace; unhappy; inconsolable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> characterised by or causing discomfort; cheerless; gloomy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>disconsōlātus</em>, from <em>dis-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Latin <em>consōlātus</em>, past participle, having consoled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disconsolately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disconsolation</strong> /dɪsˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.konsuh'layshuhn), <strong>disconsolateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Discovery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Discovery</span></header><div>/dəsˈkʌvri/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kuvree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">a crewed orbiter used in the US space shuttle program from 1984 to 2011.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after several British ships of exploration, including HMS <em>Discovery</em>, one of James Cook’s ships during his final voyage 1776–79]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discreet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discreet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discreet" src="word_pronunciations/06868.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈkrit/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kreet), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discreet" src="word_pronunciations/06870.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkrit/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq960"> wise or judicious in avoiding mistakes or faults; prudent; circumspect; cautious; not rash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq900"> not given to careless talk; restrained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq422"> (of clothing, accessories, etc.) not flamboyant or vulgar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>discret</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>discrētus</em>, past participle, separated] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discreetly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discreetness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discrepancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discrepancy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discrepancy" src="word_pronunciations/06869.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkrɛpənsi/ (<em>say</em> dis'krepuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discrepancies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> the state or quality of being discrepant; difference; inconsistency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> an instance of difference or inconsistency.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discrepance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discrepant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discrepant</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkrɛpənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'krepuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">differing; disagreeing; discordant; inconsistent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>discrepans</em>, present participle, being discordant] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discrepantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discrete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discrete</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discrete" src="word_pronunciations/06868.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈkrit/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kreet), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discrete" src="word_pronunciations/06870.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkrit/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> detached from others; separate; distinct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> consisting of or characterised by distinct or individual parts; discontinuous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>discrētus</em> separated] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discretely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discreteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discretional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discretional</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkrɛʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099946" href="entry://discretionary%23bigmac000099946"><strong>discretionary</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099946" href="entry://discretionary%23mq255">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099946" href="entry://discretionary%23mq119">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102072" href="entry://discretion%23bigmac000102072"><span class="smallcaps">discretion</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discretionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discretionary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discretionary</span><z><span target_id="1Wm9F6qINO">adj.</span><span target_id="JV72ZGzkQo">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈkrɛʃənri/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreshuhnree), /-ənəri/ (<em>say</em> -uhnuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1Wm9F6qINO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq255"> subject or left to one’s discretion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> of or relating to discretion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JV72ZGzkQo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq515"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discretionaries</strong>) something subject to a person’s discretion: <em class="example">consumer discretionaries.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102072" href="entry://discretion%23bigmac000102072"><span class="smallcaps">discretion</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discretise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977156889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discretise</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskrətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'diskruhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">discretised</strong>, <strong class="bold">discretising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">to break into discrete units, as of data.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">discretize</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020805" href="entry://discrete%23bigmac000020805"><span class="smallcaps">discret(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038444" href="entry://-ise%23bigmac000038444"><span class="smallcaps">-ise<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discretisation</strong> /dɪsˌkritəˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.kreetuh'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discriminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discriminate</span><z><span target_id="f1YRskYnfD">v.i.</span><span target_id="kxVU6QByn0">v.t.</span><span target_id="wTEYqj7561">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discriminate" src="word_pronunciations/06872.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈkrɪməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'krimuhnayt) (<strong class="bold">discriminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">discriminating</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="f1YRskYnfD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq503"> to make a distinction, as in favour of or against a person or thing: <em class="example">to discriminate against a minority.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> to note or observe a difference; distinguish accurately: <em class="example">to discriminate between things.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> to select a desired signal from a mixture of signals, on the basis of a particular property, as amplitude, frequency, phase, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kxVU6QByn0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq604"> to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate: <em class="example">to discriminate one thing from another.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq496"> to note or distinguish as different.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq589"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> to extract (a desired signal) from a mixture of signals.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wTEYqj7561">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq895"> /dəsˈkrɪmənət/ (<em>say</em> duhs'krimuhnuht) marked by discrimination; making nice distinctions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>discriminātus</em>, past participle, divided, distinguished] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discriminately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discriminator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discriminating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discriminating</span></header><div>/dəsˈkrɪməneɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhs'krimuhnayting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> differentiating; distinctive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq130"> perceiving differences or distinctions with nicety; possessing discrimination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq398"> differential, as a tariff.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discriminatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discrimination</span></header><div>/dəskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhskrimuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> the act of discriminating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> the resulting state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> the making of a difference in particular cases, as in favour of or against a person or thing, especially when arising from prejudice based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq728"> the power of making nice distinctions; discriminating judgement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq720"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the selection of a desired signal from a mixture of signals, as in radio receivers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discriminative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discriminative</span></header><div>/dəsˈkrɪmənətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duhs'krimuhnuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> that marks distinction; constituting a difference; characteristic: <em class="example">the discriminative features of men.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq264"> making distinctions; discriminating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq270"> (of a tariff, etc.) differential.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>discriminatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discriminatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discriminatory</span></header><div>/dəsˈkrɪmənətəri/ (<em>say</em> duhs'krimuhnuhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">exhibiting prejudice; showing discrimination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100039" href="entry://discriminate%23bigmac000100039"><span class="smallcaps">discriminat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052819" href="entry://-ory%23bigmac000052819"><span class="smallcaps">-ory<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /dəsˈkrɪmənətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discursive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discursive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discursive" src="word_pronunciations/06873.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkɜsɪv/ (<em>say</em> dis'kersiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> passing freely from one subject to another; wideranging; digressive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> proceeding by reasoning or argument; not intuitive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dīscursīvus</em>, past participle of <em>discurrere</em> to run] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discursively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discursiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discursion</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discus" src="word_pronunciations/06876.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskəs/ (<em>say</em> 'diskuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">discuses</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">disci</strong> /ˈdɪskaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'diskuy))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> a circular stone or metal plate for throwing, as used by the ancient Greeks and Romans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> a similar object, thrown by modern athletes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq613"> the exercise or competition of throwing it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>diskos</em> discus, disc, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101130" href="entry://dish%23bigmac000101130"><span class="smallcaps">dish</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discuss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discuss</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of discuss" src="word_pronunciations/06874.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈkʌs/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kus) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> to examine by argument; sift the considerations for and against; debate; talk over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to try the quality of (food or drink) by consuming.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>discusse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>discussus</em>, past participle, struck asunder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discusser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>discussible</strong>, <strong>discussable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation of derived form, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014925" href="entry://collectable%23bigmac000014925"><strong>collectable</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discussant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discussant</span></header><div>/dəsˈkʌsənt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kusuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a person who takes part in a discussion, especially at a conference.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discussion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discussion</span><z><span target_id="kDhxvPVipb">n.</span><span target_id="sU9sExt1cA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dəsˈkʌʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kushuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kDhxvPVipb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq342"> the act of discussing; critical examination by argument; debate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq491"> a written or spoken text type or form which offers a balanced presentation of different points of view on an issue.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sU9sExt1cA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">under discussion</strong>, not yet confirmed or settled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disease</span><z><span target_id="J6utVNXFTb">n.</span><span target_id="3mGizCwLhp">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J6utVNXFTb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq433"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disease" src="word_pronunciations/06879.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈziz/ (<em>say</em> duh'zeez) a morbid condition of the body, or of some organ or part; illness; sickness; ailment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disease" src="word_pronunciations/06879.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈziz/ (<em>say</em> duh'zeez) a similar disorder in plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq046"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disease" src="word_pronunciations/06879.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈziz/ (<em>say</em> duh'zeez) any deranged or depraved condition, as of the mind, affairs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq094"> /dɪsˈiz/ (<em>say</em> dis'eez) uneasiness; anxiety.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3mGizCwLhp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq960"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disease" src="word_pronunciations/06879.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈziz/ (<em>say</em> duh'zeez) (<strong class="bold">diseased</strong>, <strong class="bold">diseasing</strong>) to affect with disease; make ill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>disese</em>, from Old French <em>desaise</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>aise</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101026" href="entry://ease%23bigmac000101026"><span class="smallcaps">ease</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disepalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disepalous</span></header><div>/daɪˈsɛpələs/ (<em>say</em> duy'sepuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">having two sepals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067353" href="entry://-sepalous%23bigmac000067353"><span class="smallcaps">-sepalous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disequilibrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disequilibrium</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsikwəˈlɪbriəm/ (<em>say</em> .diseekwuh'libreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">disequilibria</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">lack or absence of equilibrium, or stability especially in an economy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disestablish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disestablish</span></header><div>/dɪsəsˈtæblɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> disuhs'tablish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> to deprive of the character of being established.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> to withdraw exclusive state recognition or support from (a church).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> to remove (a position) from the administrative structure of an organisation, business, etc., so that once it becomes vacant it is not offered again.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disestablishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disestablishmentarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disestablishmentarian</span><z><span target_id="8qbebOcQeM">n.</span><span target_id="14lhGQh03e">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌdɪsəsˌtæblɪʃmənˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> .disuhs.tablishmuhn'tairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8qbebOcQeM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq960"> someone who favours the disestablishment of a church by withdrawing from it state patronage.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="14lhGQh03e">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq781"> of, relating to, or in favour of the disestablishment of a church.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disestablishmentarianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disesteem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disesteem</span><z><span target_id="moZaEAIxK7">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZuHwe11Zs7">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsəˈstim/ (<em>say</em> disuh'steem) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="moZaEAIxK7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> to hold in low esteem; think slightingly of.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZuHwe11Zs7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq066"> lack of esteem; disregard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diseur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diseur</span></header><div>/diˈzɜ/ (<em>say</em> dee'zer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">an entertainer who offers spoken monologues, dramatic recitations, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, speaker]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disfavour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disfavour</span><z><span target_id="AaBz9OxZbH">n.</span><span target_id="WI7BcqqBxc">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disfavour" src="word_pronunciations/06887.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈfeɪvə/ (<em>say</em> dis'fayvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AaBz9OxZbH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq642"> unfavourable regard; displeasure; disesteem: <em class="example">the minister incurred the king’s disfavour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq013"> lack of favour; state of being regarded unfavourably: <em class="example">in disfavour at court.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq290"> an act of disregard, dislike, or unkindness: <em class="example">to dispense disfavours.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WI7BcqqBxc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq535"> to regard or treat with disfavour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disfavor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disfeature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disfeature</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfitʃə/ (<em>say</em> dis'feechuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disfeatured</strong>, <strong class="bold">disfeaturing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">to mar the features of; disfigure.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disfeaturement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disfigure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disfigure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disfigure" src="word_pronunciations/06888.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈfɪgə/ (<em>say</em> dis'figuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disfigured</strong>, <strong class="bold">disfiguring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> to mar the figure, appearance, or beauty of; deform; deface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> to mar the effect or excellence of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>disfigure</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desfigurer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>figurer</em>, from <em>figure</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089249" href="entry://figure%23bigmac000089249"><span class="smallcaps">figure</span></a> (noun)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disfigurer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disfigured</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disfigurement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disfigurement</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfɪgəmənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'figuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> the act of disfiguring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> disfigured condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq697"> something that disfigures.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disfiguration</strong> /dɪsˌfɪgjəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.figyuh'rayshuhn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disfluent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac1977519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disfluent</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfluənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'floohuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq63">not fluent: <em class="example">to be disfluent in a language through lack of practice.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040144" href="entry://fluent%23bigmac000040144"><span class="smallcaps">fluent</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disfluency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disforest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disforest</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfɒrəst/ (<em>say</em> dis'foruhst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016230" href="entry://deforest%23bigmac000016230"><strong>deforest</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disforestation</strong> /dɪsˌfɒrəsˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.foruhs'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disfranchise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disfranchise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disfranchise" src="word_pronunciations/06889.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈfræntʃaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dis'franchuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disfranchised</strong>, <strong class="bold">disfranchising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020821" href="entry://disenfranchise%23bigmac000020821"><strong>disenfranchise</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disfranchisement</strong> /dɪsˈfræntʃəzmənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'franchuhzmuhnt), /ˌdɪsfrænˈtʃaɪzmənt/ (<em>say</em> .disfran'chuyzmuhnt), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disfrock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disfrock</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfrɒk/ (<em>say</em> dis'frok) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080201" href="entry://defrock%23bigmac000080201"><strong>defrock</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disfurnish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disfurnish</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfɜnɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> dis'fernish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">to deprive of something with which a person or thing is furnished; strip.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disfurnishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgorge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgorge</span><z><span target_id="DxxTSljflZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="wxzfy44W7D">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disgorge" src="word_pronunciations/06890.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈgɔdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dis'gawj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disgorged</strong>, <strong class="bold">disgorging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DxxTSljflZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> to eject or throw out from or as from the gorge or throat; to vomit; discharge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> to give up unwillingly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wxzfy44W7D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq020"> to disgorge something.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Old French <em>desgorger</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>gorge</em> throat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disgorgement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disgorger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgrace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgrace</span><z><span target_id="DvlW6CpljY">n.</span><span target_id="NyNRjSDoBN">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disgrace" src="word_pronunciations/06891.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈgreɪs/ (<em>say</em> duhs'grays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DvlW6CpljY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq011"> the state of being in dishonour; ignominy; shame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> a cause of shame or reproach; that which dishonours.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq844"> the state of being out of favour; exclusion from favour, confidence, or trust.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NyNRjSDoBN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disgraced</strong>, <strong class="bold">disgracing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq669"> to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq372"> to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favour; treat with disfavour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>disgrazia</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101125" href="entry://grace%23bigmac000101125"><span class="smallcaps">grace</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disgracer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgraceful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgraceful</span></header><div>/dəsˈgreɪsfəl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'graysfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonourable; disreputable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disgracefully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disgracefulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgruntle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgruntle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disgruntle" src="word_pronunciations/06893.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈgrʌntl/ (<em>say</em> dis'gruntl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disgruntled</strong>, <strong class="bold">disgruntling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontented.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>gruntle</em> complain, frequentative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100021" href="entry://grunt%23bigmac000100021"><span class="smallcaps">grunt</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disgruntlement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgruntled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgruntled</span><z><span target_id="gKbmeXGgNr">v.</span><span target_id="023oNWw5Wb">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disgruntled" src="word_pronunciations/06892.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈgrʌntld/ (<em>say</em> dis'gruntld) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="gKbmeXGgNr"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq320"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020841" href="entry://disgruntle%23bigmac000020841"><strong>disgruntle</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="023oNWw5Wb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq549"> mildly upset; discontented.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diseconomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diseconomy</span><z><span target_id="Mo7W7xaJor">n.</span><span target_id="qKeJK0CnSX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diseconomy" src="word_pronunciations/06880.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈkɒnəmi/ (<em>say</em> disuh'konuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mo7W7xaJor"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diseconomies</strong>) the lack of economy; a faulty economy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qKeJK0CnSX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">diseconomies of scale</strong>, a situation where a manufacturer finds that any increase in capital outlay in plant and machinery results in higher costs per unit of production.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disembark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disembark</span><z><span target_id="kWQ55KguHW">v.t.</span><span target_id="oVfPrgf7um">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disembark" src="word_pronunciations/06881.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəmˈbak/ (<em>say</em> disuhm'bahk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kWQ55KguHW"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq383"> to put on shore from a ship; land.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oVfPrgf7um">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq306"> to go on shore; land.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disembarkation</strong> /dɪsˌɛmbaˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.embah'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disembarrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disembarrass</span></header><div>/dɪsəmˈbærəs/ (<em>say</em> disuhm'baruhs) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> to free from embarrassment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> to relieve; rid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq214"> to disentangle; extricate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disembarrassment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disembogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disembogue</span><z><span target_id="IWrnalNUEs">v.i.</span><span target_id="F1qUt6AOYK">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsəmˈboʊg/ (<em>say</em> disuhm'bohg) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disembogued</strong>, <strong class="bold">disemboguing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IWrnalNUEs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> to empty or discharge by pouring forth the contents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq008"> (of a river, stream, etc.) to flow out or discharge at the mouth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Geology</em> to debouch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="F1qUt6AOYK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq435"> to discharge; cast forth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>desembocar</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>embocar</em> enter by the mouth, from <em>en-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036687" href="entry://in-%23bigmac000036687"><span class="smallcaps">in-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>boca</em> mouth (from Latin <em>bucca</em> cheek)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disemboguement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disembowel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disembowel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disembowel" src="word_pronunciations/06883.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəmˈbaʊəl/ (<em>say</em> disuhm'bowuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disembowelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">disemboweled</strong>; <strong class="bold">disembowelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">disemboweling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disembowelment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disembroil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disembroil</span></header><div>/dɪsəmˈbrɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> disuhm'broyl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disempower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac734861213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disempower</span></header><div>/dɪsəmˈpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> disuhm'powuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">to take power or authority away from.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disempowered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disempowerment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disenable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disenable</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈneɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> disuh'naybuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disenabled</strong>, <strong class="bold">disenabling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">to deprive of ability; make unable; prevent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disenchant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disenchant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disenchant" src="word_pronunciations/06884.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsənˈtʃænt/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'chant), /-ˈtʃant/ (<em>say</em> -'chahnt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">to reveal negative aspects to; disillusion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disenchanter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disenchantment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disenchanted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disenchanted</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈtʃæntəd/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'chantuhd), /-ˈtʃantəd/ (<em>say</em> -'chahntuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">(sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) disappointed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>More than 300 officers have quit in the past three years, disenchanted with a series of management policies</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disencumber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disencumber</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈkʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'kumbuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">to free from encumbrance; disburden.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disenfranchise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disenfranchise</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈfræntʃaɪz/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'franchuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disenfranchised</strong>, <strong class="bold">disenfranchising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> to deprive (persons) of rights of citizenship, as of the right to vote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disfranchise</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>disenfranchisement</strong> /dɪsənˈfræntʃəzmənt/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'franchuhzmuhnt), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disengage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disengage</span><z><span target_id="qU7fVbOmSj">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZCzwSrhSQ9">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disengage" src="word_pronunciations/06885.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsənˈgeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'gayj) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disengaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">disengaging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qU7fVbOmSj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> to free from engagement, pledge, obligation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> to break off action with (an enemy).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZCzwSrhSQ9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq473"> to become disengaged; free oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disengagement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disengagement</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈgeɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'gayjmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> the act or process of disengaging, or state of being disengaged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disentail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disentail</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈteɪl/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'tayl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">to free (an estate) from entail.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disentailment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disentangle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disentangle</span><z><span target_id="2oAG7fI607">v.t.</span><span target_id="ghUcU6yJad">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disentangle" src="word_pronunciations/06886.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsənˈtæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'tangguhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disentangled</strong>, <strong class="bold">disentangling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2oAG7fI607">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to free from entanglement; untangle; extricate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ghUcU6yJad">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq791"> to become free from entanglement.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disentanglement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disentitle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disentitle</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈtaɪtl/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'tuytl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disentitled</strong>, <strong class="bold">disentitling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">to deprive of title or right.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disentomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disentomb</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈtum/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'toohm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">to take from the tomb; disinter.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disentombment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disentrance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disentrance</span></header><div>/dɪsənˈtræns/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'trans) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disentranced</strong>, <strong class="bold">disentrancing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">to bring out of an entranced condition.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disentrancement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disentwine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disentwine</span><z><span target_id="FpkNzCxi43">v.t.</span><span target_id="A7tjzoPmIo">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsənˈtwaɪn/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'twuyn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disentwined</strong>, <strong class="bold">disentwining</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FpkNzCxi43">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> to bring out of an entwined or intertwined state; untwine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="A7tjzoPmIo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq009"> to come out of an entwined or intertwined state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishonour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishonour</span><z><span target_id="grODip23pM">n.</span><span target_id="A9jVfnpVlC">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dishonour" src="word_pronunciations/06900.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈɒnə/ (<em>say</em> dis'onuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="grODip23pM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq830"> lack of honour; dishonourable character or conduct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> disgrace; ignominy; shame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq481"> an indignity; insult.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq491"> a cause of shame; a disgrace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq316"> failure or refusal of the drawee or acceptor of a bill of exchange or cheque to accept it, or, if it is accepted, to pay it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="A9jVfnpVlC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq483"> to deprive of honour; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq934"> to fail or refuse to honour (a draft, etc.) by payment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dishonor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>dishonour</em>, from Old French <em>deshonor</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>honor</em> honour (from Latin)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dishonourer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishonourable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishonourable</span></header><div>/dɪsˈɒnrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'onruhbuhl), /-ərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> -uhruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> showing lack of honour; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: <em class="example">a dishonourable act.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq440"> having no honour or good repute: <em class="example">a dishonourable man.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dishonorable</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dishonourableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dishonourably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishrag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishrag</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃræg/ (<em>say</em> 'dishrag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020851" href="entry://dishcloth%23bigmac000020851"><strong>dishcloth</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishwasher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishwasher</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃwɒʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dishwoshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> someone who washes dishes, plates, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> an electric machine which automatically washes and sometimes dries dishes, plates, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishy</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'dishee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">(of persons or things) attractive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101130" href="entry://dish%23bigmac000101130"><span class="smallcaps">dish</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101130" href="entry://dish%23mq536">7</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disillusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disillusion</span><z><span target_id="3UsmbISXee">v.t.</span><span target_id="T3iOHR91DY">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disillusion" src="word_pronunciations/06902.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈluʒən/ (<em>say</em> disuh'loohzhuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3UsmbISXee"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> to free from illusion; disenchant.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T3iOHR91DY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq208"> a freeing or a being freed from illusion; disenchantment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disillusionment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disillusive</strong> /dɪsəˈlusɪv/ (<em>say</em> disuh'loohsiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disimpassioned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disimpassioned</span></header><div>/dɪsɪmˈpæʃənd/ (<em>say</em> disim'pashuhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">calm; dispassionate; passionless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disincentive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disincentive</span><z><span target_id="ejTz2RKFIp">n.</span><span target_id="aKlLAUhNaa">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv/ (<em>say</em> .disin'sentiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ejTz2RKFIp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> anything that deters from action, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>recent reports suggest the Sydney 2000 Olympics may in fact be acting as a disincentive to international travel to Australia</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aKlLAUhNaa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq375"> discouraging, as from action; disheartening.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinclination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinclination</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsɪnkləˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .disinkluh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">the absence of inclination; averseness; distaste; unwillingness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disincline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disincline</span><z><span target_id="ERhlOVTilZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="AAF8jJO1KE">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disincline" src="word_pronunciations/06903.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn/ (<em>say</em> .disin'kluyn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disinclined</strong>, <strong class="bold">disinclining</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ERhlOVTilZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> to make averse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="AAF8jJO1KE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq347"> to be averse or indisposed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinclined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac449785533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinclined</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> .disin'kluynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">unwilling or averse: <em class="example">disinclined to attend.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinfect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinfect</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disinfect" src="word_pronunciations/06905.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt/ (<em>say</em> .disin'fekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">to cleanse (rooms, clothing, etc.) from infection; destroy disease germs in.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disinfector</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinfectant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinfectant</span><z><span target_id="IsFhYQUO09">n.</span><span target_id="j2uBgpk57K">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disinfectant" src="word_pronunciations/06904.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsənˈfɛktənt/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'fektuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IsFhYQUO09"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq264"> any chemical agent that destroys bacteria.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="j2uBgpk57K">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq517"> disinfecting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinfection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinfection</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> .disin'fekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">the process of disinfecting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinfest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinfest</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛst/ (<em>say</em> .disin'fest) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">to rid of vermin, especially lice or rats.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disinfestation</strong> /dɪsɪnˌfɛsˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disin.fes'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinflation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinflation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disinflation" src="word_pronunciations/06906.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɪsɪnˈfleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .disin'flayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">a reduction of prices, generally with attendant increase in the purchasing power of money.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disinflationary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinformation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinformation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disinformation" src="word_pronunciations/06907.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disinfuh'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">misleading information supplied intentionally, as in counterespionage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Russian <em>dezinformatsiya</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disingenuous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disingenuous</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/ (<em>say</em> .disin'jenyoohuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">not ingenuous; lacking in frankness, candour, or sincerity; insincere: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘As if I ever thought of it!’ mocked Rose, which was disingenuous of her.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ada cambridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1904</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disingenuously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disingenuousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinherit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinherit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disinherit" src="word_pronunciations/06908.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrət/ (<em>say</em> .disin'heruht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq606"> to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq034"> to deprive of the right to inherit.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disinheritance</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disguise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disguise</span><z><span target_id="xXkCsYz9nK">v.t.</span><span target_id="tTC2YTZZUg">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disguise" src="word_pronunciations/06894.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈgaɪz/ (<em>say</em> duhs'guyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="xXkCsYz9nK"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disguised</strong>, <strong class="bold">disguising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq590"> to change the guise or appearance of, so as to conceal identity or to mislead; conceal the identity of by means of a misleading garb, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq105"> to conceal or cover up the real state or character of by a counterfeit form or appearance; misrepresent: <em class="example">to disguise one’s intentions.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tTC2YTZZUg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq180"> that which disguises; something that serves or is intended for concealment of identity, character, or quality; a deceptive covering, condition, manner, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq422"> the make-up, mask or costume of an entertainer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq739"> the act of disguising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq393"> the state of being disguised.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desgise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desguiser</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>guise</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100412" href="entry://guise%23bigmac000100412"><span class="smallcaps">guise</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disguisable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disguisedly</strong> /dəsˈgaɪzədli/ (<em>say</em> duhs'guyzuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disguiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgust</span><z><span target_id="fnXg8gnEMz">v.t.</span><span target_id="3sakbldoSr">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disgust" src="word_pronunciations/06895.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈgʌst/ (<em>say</em> duhs'gust) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fnXg8gnEMz"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> to cause nausea or loathing in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> to offend the good taste, moral sense, etc., of; cause aversion or impatient dissatisfaction in.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3sakbldoSr">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq168"> strong distaste; nausea; loathing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq726"> repugnance caused by something offensive; strong aversion; impatient dissatisfaction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>desgouster</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>gouster</em> taste, relish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disgustedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgustful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgustful</span></header><div>/dəsˈgʌstfəl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'gustfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">causing disgust; nauseous; offensive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disgustfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgusting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgusting</span></header><div>/dəsˈgʌstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhs'gusting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disgustingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dish</span><z><span target_id="9Uih01EvnC">n.</span><span target_id="X3gvBhaITh">v.t.</span><span target_id="PDGct4mukq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dish" src="word_pronunciations/06901.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9Uih01EvnC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq887"> an open, more or less shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> that which is served or contained in a dish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq348"> a particular article or preparation of food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq851"> as much as a dish will hold; a dishful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq442"> anything like a dish in form or use, as a goldminer’s vessel for washing alluvial gold, a concave antenna for satellite television reception, the larger receptors of radio telescopes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq936"> concave state, or the degree of concavity, as of a wheel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an attractive woman or man.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="X3gvBhaITh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq265"> to fashion like a dish; make concave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Goldmining</em> to swirl (dirt and water) in a pan seeking to separate out the gold: <em class="example">they dished the stuff all morning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq624"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>up</em>) to defeat; frustrate; cheat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq904"> to abandon; discard; sack.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PDGct4mukq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">dish off</strong>, <em class="label">Basketball</em>, <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to pass (the ball) to a teammate who then scores.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq892"> <strong class="phr">dish out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq541"> to distribute; share out: <em class="example">to dish out the goodies.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq183"> to inflict: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the runner had no right to dish out verbal abuse to opposing players</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">dish up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq528"> to put into or serve in a dish, as food: <em class="example">to dish up dinner.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq204"> to present hastily or carelessly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq179"> <strong class="phr">dish the dirt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to gossip maliciously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>disc</em> dish, plate, bowl (compare German <em>Tisch</em> table), from Latin <em>discus</em> dish, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020812" href="entry://discus%23bigmac000020812"><span class="smallcaps">discus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac711177168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dish</span></header><div>/dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054465" href="entry://Parkes%20radio%20telescope%23bigmac000054465"><strong>Parkes radio telescope</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishabille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishabille</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈbil/ (<em>say</em> disuh'beel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq473"> the state of being partly dressed, or dressed negligently or carelessly: <em class="example">she opened the door in her dishabille.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> a garment worn in undress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq161"> a loose morning dress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>déshabillé</em>, properly past participle of <em>déshabiller</em> undress, from <em>dés-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>habiller</em> dress]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishallow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishallow</span></header><div>/dɪsˈhæloʊ/ (<em>say</em> dis'haloh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">to profane; desecrate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disharmonious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disharmonious</span></header><div>/dɪshaˈmoʊniəs/ (<em>say</em> dis-hah'mohneeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">inharmonious; discordant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disharmonise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disharmonise</span><z><span target_id="PAw8GvXjK2">v.t.</span><span target_id="lr0iZgT5gW">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈhamənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dis'hahmuhnuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disharmonised</strong>, <strong class="bold">disharmonising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PAw8GvXjK2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> to cause disharmony.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lr0iZgT5gW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq359"> to be inharmonious.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disharmonize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disharmony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disharmony</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disharmony" src="word_pronunciations/06896.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈhaməni/ (<em>say</em> dis'hahmuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">disharmonies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">discord; lack of harmony between persons or things.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishcloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishcloth</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃklɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'dishkloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a cloth for use in washing dishes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dishrag</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishearten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishearten</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dishearten" src="word_pronunciations/06897.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈhatn/ (<em>say</em> dis'hahtn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">to depress the spirits of; discourage.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disheartening</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dishearteningly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disheartenment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dished
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dished</span></header><div>/dɪʃt/ (<em>say</em> disht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> concave: <em class="example">a dished face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq996"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> defeated; frustrated; cheated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq166"> (of paired wheels) farther apart at the top than at the bottom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishevel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishevel</span></header><div>/dɪˈʃɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> di'shevuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dishevelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">disheveled</strong>; <strong class="bold">dishevelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">disheveling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">to let down (the hair); let hang in loose disorder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dischevelen</em>, from Old French <em>descheveler</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>chevel</em> hair (from Latin <em>capillus</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dishevelment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishevelled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishevelled</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dishevelled" src="word_pronunciations/06898.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪˈʃɛvəld/ (<em>say</em> di'shevuhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: <em class="example">dishevelled hair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq449"> untidy; disarranged: <em class="example">dishevelled appearance.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">disheveled</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishful</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dishfool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">the amount contained in a dish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishlicker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac527973995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishlicker</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃlɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dishlikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">a dog, especially a greyhound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishonest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishonest</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dishonest" src="word_pronunciations/06899.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈɒnəst/ (<em>say</em> dis'onuhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal: <em class="example">a dishonest person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty; fraudulent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dishonestly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishonesty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishonesty</span></header><div>/dɪsˈɒnəsti/ (<em>say</em> dis'onuhstee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dishonesties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq291"> a dishonest act as a fraud or theft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinhibit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999453245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinhibit</span></header><div>/dɪsɪnˈhɪbət/ (<em>say</em> disin'hibuht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">(of an outside stimulus, such as alcohol, a drug, etc.) to remove inhibitions from for a temporary period.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disinhibition</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinhibited
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679307337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinhibited</span></header><div>/dɪsɪnˈhɪbətəd/ (<em>say</em> disin'hibuhtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">of or relating to behaviour which is marked by a decrease in social or cultural constraint.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinsection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466866483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinsection</span></header><div>/dɪsɪnˈsɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> disin'sekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac713522554" href="entry://aircraft%20disinsection%23bigmac713522554"><strong>aircraft disinsection</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disintegrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disintegrate</span><z><span target_id="QV77Y2l0vQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="M46vWn8A7I">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disintegrate" src="word_pronunciations/06909.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈɪntəgreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dis'intuhgrayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disintegrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disintegrating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QV77Y2l0vQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> to reduce to particles, fragments, or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of: <em class="example">rocks are disintegrated by frost and rain.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="M46vWn8A7I">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq690"> to separate into its component parts; break up: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the whole system of public order was thrown out of balance and began gradually to disintegrate, so that nothing functioned in an orderly manner anymore.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">leonid trett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq917"> (of a person) to lose one’s judgement, memory, mental grasp, etc., as through senility.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disintegrable</strong> /dɪsˈɪntəgrəbəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'intuhgruhbuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disintegration</strong> /dɪsˌɪntəˈgreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.intuh'grayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disintegrator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinter</span></header><div>/dɪsɪnˈtɜ/ (<em>say</em> disin'ter) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disinterred</strong>, <strong class="bold">disinterring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq782"> to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq097"> to bring from obscurity into view.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disinterment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinterest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinterest</span><z><span target_id="bOn161MG2Y">n.</span><span target_id="X7ll97gzZj">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disinterest" src="word_pronunciations/06911.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈɪntərəst/ (<em>say</em> dis'intuhruhst), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disinterest" src="word_pronunciations/06912.mp3"></audio></span>/-trəst/ (<em>say</em> -truhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bOn161MG2Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> absence of personal involvement or bias.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq744"> lack of interest.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="X7ll97gzZj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq395"> to divest of interest or concern.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020877" href="#mq744">2</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098876" href="entry://disinterested%23bigmac000098876"><strong>disinterested</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinterested
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinterested</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disinterested" src="word_pronunciations/06910.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈɪntrəstəd/ (<em>say</em> dis'intruhstuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> unbiased by personal involvement or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He … would become cynical, bitter, and sceptical of there being any disinterested good in human nature.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> uninterested: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I often wondered how my teacher could be so interested in the sums I got wrong, and so disinterested in the games I played outside school</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disinterestedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disinterestedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The use of def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098876" href="#mq695">2</a> is becoming increasingly common, but, while the context will usually make the meaning plain, it is still a usage that is considered non-standard by some.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinvest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinvest</span><z><span target_id="x6Ts5b9wXm">v.t.</span><span target_id="foGk9nAXuI">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsɪnˈvɛst/ (<em>say</em> disin'vest) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x6Ts5b9wXm"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> to subject to disinvestment.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="foGk9nAXuI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq886"> to bring about a disinvestment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disinvestment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disinvestment</span></header><div>/dɪsɪnˈvɛstmənt/ (<em>say</em> disin'vestmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> the withdrawal of invested funds from a particular industry, location or foreign country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> <em class="label">Economics</em> a situation where gross investment is less than depreciation, meaning that more capital is used up in a year than is produced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disject
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disject</span></header><div>/dɪsˈdʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> dis'jekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">to cast asunder; scatter; disperse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>disjectus</em>, past participle, thrown asunder]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disjoin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disjoin</span><z><span target_id="yy03qLfjGd">v.t.</span><span target_id="IIwMPbHUZ4">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> dis'joyn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yy03qLfjGd"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq288"> to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IIwMPbHUZ4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq133"> to become disunited; separate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desjoyne</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desjoindre</em>, from Latin <em>disjungere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disjoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disjoint</span><z><span target_id="CrSbg0EpOG">v.t.</span><span target_id="tHSqTpeKQO">v.i.</span><span target_id="BA6q1PGsj3">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disjoint" src="word_pronunciations/06914.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> dis'joynt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CrSbg0EpOG"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq524"> to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> to put out of order; derange.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tHSqTpeKQO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq285"> to come apart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> to be dislocated; to put out of joint.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BA6q1PGsj3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> (of two sets) having no elements in common.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>desjoint</em>, past participle of <em>desjoindre</em>, from Latin <em>disjungere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disjointed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disjointed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disjointed" src="word_pronunciations/06913.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈdʒɔɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> dis'joyntuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> disconnected; incoherent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Nowadays his mind seemed a mere receptacle for disjointed thoughts, which sprang into it from nowhere, skimmed across it and vanished.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq604"> having the joints or connections separated: <em class="example">a disjointed fowl.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disjointedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disjointedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disjunct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disjunct</span></header><div>/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkt/ (<em>say</em> dis'jungkt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> disjointed; separated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq100"> <em class="label">Music</em> progressing melodically by intervals larger than a second.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq187"> <em class="label">Entomology</em> having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by deep constrictions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>disjunctus</em>, past participle, disjoined]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disjunction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disjunction</span></header><div>/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis'jungkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> the act of disjoining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> the state of being disjoined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> <em class="label">Logic</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq981"> the relation of the terms of a complex proposition where alternatives are in juxtaposition, as <em>p or q or both</em> (inclusive), <em>p or q but not both</em> (exclusive).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq718"> the statement of such a proposition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq382"> a set of alternative possibilities.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disjunctive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disjunctive</span><z><span target_id="u2jhe6ShCc">adj.</span><span target_id="hKbRyWOAQJ">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ (<em>say</em> dis'jungktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="u2jhe6ShCc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> serving or tending to disjoin; separating; dividing; distinguishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq913"> syntactically setting two or more expressions in opposition to each other, as <em>but</em> in <em>poor but happy</em>, or expressing an alternative, as <em>or</em> in <em>this or that</em>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq707"> not syntactically dependent upon some particular expression.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq612"> <em class="label">Logic</em> characterising propositions which are disjunctions.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hKbRyWOAQJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq178"> a statement, etc., involving alternatives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a disjunctive word.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disjunctively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disjuncture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disjuncture</span></header><div>/dɪsˈdʒʌŋktʃə/ (<em>say</em> dis'jungkchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> the act of disjoining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> the state of being disjoined.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disk" src="word_pronunciations/06916.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">a storage unit for computers consisting of a rapidly spinning magnetic disc on which information is recorded by magnetising the surface.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disc</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087707" href="entry://disc%23bigmac000087707"><span class="smallcaps">disc</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087707" href="entry://disc%23bigmac000087707"><strong>disc</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diskette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diskette</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diskette" src="word_pronunciations/06915.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkɛt/ (<em>say</em> dis'ket) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027398" href="entry://floppy%20disk%23bigmac000027398"><strong>floppy disk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Disko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Disko</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Disko" src="word_pronunciations/06866.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'diskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">an island in Davis Strait off the western coast of Greenland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dislike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dislike</span><z><span target_id="DrUfmMc32q">v.t.</span><span target_id="dEMB2TD10c">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dislike" src="word_pronunciations/06917.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈlaɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'luyk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DrUfmMc32q"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq836"> (<strong class="bold">disliked</strong>, <strong class="bold">disliking</strong>) not to like; regard with displeasure or aversion: <em class="example">I dislike him; </em><em class="example">I dislike having to work.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dEMB2TD10c">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq861"> the feeling of disliking; distaste: <em class="example">I have taken a strong dislike to her.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dislikeable</strong>, <strong>dislikable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dislocate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dislocate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dislocate" src="word_pronunciations/06918.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪsləkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'disluhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dislocated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dislocating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> to put out of place; displace; put out of proper relative position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq697"> to throw out of order; derange; upset; disorder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dislocātus</em>, past participle of <em>dislocāre</em>, from Latin <em>dis-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>locāre</em> place] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dislocatable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dislocation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dislocation</span></header><div>/dɪsləˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disluh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> the act of dislocating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq600"> the state of being dislocated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq188"> a dislocated joint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a fault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq051"> <em class="label">Crystallography</em> a defect in the orderly structure of a crystal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dislocacion</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disloyal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disloyal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disloyal" src="word_pronunciations/06920.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈlɔɪəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'loyuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">not loyal; false to one’s obligations or allegiance; faithless; treacherous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>desloial</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>loial</em> law-abiding (from Latin <em>lēgālis</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disloyally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disloyalty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disloyalty</span></header><div>/dɪsˈlɔɪəlti/ (<em>say</em> dis'loyuhltee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">disloyalties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> the quality of being disloyal; unfaithfulness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq331"> a disloyal act.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismal</span><z><span target_id="Rjwy6eIlrH">adj.</span><span target_id="46mohTxhqn">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dismal" src="word_pronunciations/06921.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪzməl/ (<em>say</em> 'dizmuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Rjwy6eIlrH"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq500"> terrible; dreadful.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="46mohTxhqn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq572"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> gloom; melancholy; dumps: <em class="example">in the dismals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq588"> something dismal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dismall</em>, from Old French <em>dis mal</em>, for the Latin <em>diēs mali</em> evil days, the unlucky days of the medieval calendar] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismalness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismantle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismantle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dismantle" src="word_pronunciations/06922.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈmæntl/ (<em>say</em> dis'mantl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dismantled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dismantling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq275"> to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defences, etc.: <em class="example">to dismantle a ship; </em><em class="example">to dismantle a fortress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq771"> to pull down; take apart; take to pieces: <em class="example">to dismantle the building.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq372"> to pull (a motor vehicle) apart in order to salvage parts which can be sold second-hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq64"> to pull apart piece by piece, as for analysis: <em class="example">to dismantle a problem.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French (obsolete) <em>desmanteler</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044973" href="entry://mantle%23bigmac000044973"><span class="smallcaps">mantle</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismantlement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismantling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismantler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismast</span></header><div>/dɪsˈmast/ (<em>say</em> dis'mahst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">to deprive of masts; break off the masts of.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dismastment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismay</span><z><span target_id="2IsgAUQ2bw">v.t.</span><span target_id="jTThREck5e">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dismay" src="word_pronunciations/06923.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dis'may) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2IsgAUQ2bw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> to break down the courage of utterly, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten utterly; daunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq248"> to cause to feel strong displeasure or disappointment.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jTThREck5e">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq090"> sudden or complete loss of courage; utter disheartenment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq082"> disappointment; consternation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desmaien</em>, probably from Old French; compare Old French <em>esmaier</em> to trouble or disturb]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismember
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismember</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dismember" src="word_pronunciations/06924.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈmɛmbə/ (<em>say</em> dis'membuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> to deprive of members or limbs; divide limb from limb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> to separate into parts; divide and distribute the parts of (a kingdom, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dismembre</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desmembrer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>membre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094736" href="entry://member%23bigmac000094736"><span class="smallcaps">member</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismemberer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismemberment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismiss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismiss</span><z><span target_id="BeroxwnHeG">v.t.</span><span target_id="KiboLVB6IT">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dismiss" src="word_pronunciations/06925.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈmɪs/ (<em>say</em> dis'mis) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BeroxwnHeG"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq232"> to direct or allow (an assembly of persons, etc.) to disperse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq469"> to bid or allow (a person) to go; give permission to depart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq251"> to send forth (a thing); let go.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq157"> to discharge or remove, as from office or service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq880"> (of a bowler) to cause (the person batting) to conclude their innings by clean-bowling them, having them caught out, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq302"> (of a team) to cause (the opposing team) to conclude their innings.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq228"> to discard or reject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq129"> to put off or away; lay aside, especially to put aside from consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq907"> to have done with (a subject) after summary treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Law</em> to put out of court, as a complaint or appeal.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="KiboLVB6IT">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq709"> <em class="label">Military</em> (a command for soldiers to drop out of their ranks and disperse.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dismissus</em>, past participle, sent away, for Latin <em>dīmissus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismissible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismissal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismissal</span></header><div>/dɪsˈmɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'misuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> the act of dismissing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> state of being dismissed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq104"> a spoken or written order of discharge.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dismission</strong> /dɪsˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis'mishuhn). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098163" href="entry://dismiss%23bigmac000098163"><span class="smallcaps">dismiss</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dismissal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dismissal</span></header><div>/dɪsˈmɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'misuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">the dismissal of the Australian federal government by the governor-general in 1975, resulting from an unprecedented blocking of supply by the Senate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismissive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismissive</span></header><div>/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> dis'misiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq690"> expressing dismissal, disregard, or rejection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq644"> expressing contempt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dismissory</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dismissively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dismissiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismount
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismount</span><z><span target_id="IouvHLkjVd">v.i.</span><span target_id="cch3koHCBV">v.t.</span><span target_id="rTpj7rXqqW">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dismount" src="word_pronunciations/06926.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈmaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> dis'mownt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IouvHLkjVd"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cch3koHCBV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq042"> to bring or throw down, as from a horse; unhorse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq326"> to remove (a thing) from its mounting, support, setting, etc.; demount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq848"> to take (a piece of mechanism) to pieces.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rTpj7rXqqW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq988"> the act or manner of dismounting.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dismountable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disnature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disnature</span></header><div>/dɪsˈneɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> dis'naychuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disnatured</strong>, <strong class="bold">disnaturing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">to deprive of its proper nature; make unnatural.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Disney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Disney</span></header><div>/ˈdɪzni/ (<em>say</em> 'diznee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Walt</strong>(<strong>er</strong>)<strong> </strong>(<strong>Elias</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">1901–66, US film producer, especially of animated cartoons; best known for his characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Disneyland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Disneyland</span></header><div>/ˈdɪznilænd/ (<em>say</em> 'dizneeland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">an amusement park in the town of Anaheim, California, created by Walt Disney.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disobey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disobey</span><z><span target_id="fU39EjOD0H">v.t.</span><span target_id="1MUgps9xA1">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disobey" src="word_pronunciations/06928.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> disuh'bay) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fU39EjOD0H"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq217"> to neglect or refuse to obey (an order, person, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1MUgps9xA1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq920"> to be disobedient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>disobey</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>desobeir</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>obeir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051561" href="entry://obey%23bigmac000051561"><span class="smallcaps">obey</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disobeyer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disoblige
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disoblige</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈblaɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> disuh'bluyj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disobliged</strong>, <strong class="bold">disobliging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> to give offence to; affront.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disobliging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disobligingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disobligingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disoperation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disoperation</span></header><div>/dɪsɒpəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disopuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">the conscious or unconscious behaviour of organisms living together and producing a result which is disadvantageous or harmful to the organisms concerned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorganisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorganisation</span></header><div>/dɪsˌɔgənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.awguhnuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> the absence of organisation or orderly arrangement; disarrangement; disorder.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disorganization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorganise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorganise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disorganise" src="word_pronunciations/06930.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈɔgənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> dis'awguhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disorganised</strong>, <strong class="bold">disorganising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">to destroy the organisation, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disorganize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>disorganiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorganised
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826727583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorganised</span><z><span target_id="MeHgZ9Ct7v">v.</span><span target_id="vFCK3ftahZ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈɔgənaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> dis'awguhnuyzd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="MeHgZ9Ct7v"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020915" href="entry://disorganise%23bigmac000020915"><strong>disorganise</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vFCK3ftahZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq580"> prone to disorder: <em class="example">a disorganised person.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disorganized</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorientate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorientate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disorientate" src="word_pronunciations/06931.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈɒriənteɪt/ (<em>say</em> dis'oreeuhntayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disorientated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disorientating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> to confuse as to direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> to turn away from east.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq524"> to perplex; to confuse.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disorient</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>disorientation</strong> /dɪsˌɒriənˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.oreeuhn'tayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disown</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disown" src="word_pronunciations/06932.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈoʊn/ (<em>say</em> dis'ohn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or relating to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disowner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disownment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disp.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disp.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq852">dispensed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disparage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disparage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disparage" src="word_pronunciations/06933.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈpærɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> duhs'parij), /dɪs-/ (<em>say</em> dis-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disparaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">disparaging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq466"> to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desparage</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desparagier</em> match unequally, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>parage</em> equality, from <em>parer</em> equalise (from Latin <em>pariāre</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disparager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disparaging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disparagingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disparagement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disparagement</span></header><div>/dəsˈpærɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'parijmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> the act of disparaging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> something that causes loss of dignity or reputation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disparate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disparate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disparate" src="word_pronunciations/06934.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪspərət/ (<em>say</em> 'dispuhruht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar; unlike; having no common genus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>disparātus</em>, past participle, separated] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disparately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disparateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disparity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disparity</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpærəti/ (<em>say</em> dis'paruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">disparities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: <em class="example">a disparity in age; </em><em class="example">the disparity of wealth between nations.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispassion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispassion</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpæʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis'pashuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">freedom from passion; unemotional state or quality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispassionate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispassionate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispassionate" src="word_pronunciations/06935.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpæʃənət/ (<em>say</em> dis'pashuhnuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: <em class="example">a dispassionate critic.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dispassionately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispassionateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispatch</span><z><span target_id="l28rnmRFxy">v.t.</span><span target_id="HsCNX6CGHO">n.</span><span target_id="wLW3HEUDB7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispatch" src="word_pronunciations/06936.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈpætʃ/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pach) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="l28rnmRFxy"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq899"> to send off; put under way: <em class="example">to dispatch a messenger; </em><em class="example">to dispatch a letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq853"> to put to death; kill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq639"> to transact or dispose of (business, etc.) promptly or speedily; execute quickly; settle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HsCNX6CGHO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq841"> the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc., to a destination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq719"> a putting to death; killing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq464"> prompt or speedy transaction, as of business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq563"> expeditious performance, promptitude, or speed: <em class="example">proceed with all possible dispatch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq443"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq698"> a method of effecting a speedy delivery of goods.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq828"> a conveyance or organisation for the expeditious transmission of merchandise, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq582"> a written message sent in haste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq942"> a state paper as a diplomatic or military communication, sent by special messenger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq170"> a news account transmitted to a newspaper or other agency by a reporter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq833"> a telegram.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wLW3HEUDB7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq657"> <strong class="phr">mentioned in dispatches</strong>, named in military reports for special bravery or acts of service.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">despatch</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian <em>dispacciare</em> hasten, speed, or from Spanish <em>despachar</em> expedite] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispatcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispatchable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispel</span><z><span target_id="lRJixcWjNg">v.t.</span><span target_id="UYu0Uoi3Jx">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispel" src="word_pronunciations/06937.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpɛl/ (<em>say</em> dis'pel) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dispelled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dispelling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lRJixcWjNg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> to drive off in various directions; scatter; disperse; dissipate: <em class="example">to dispel vapours; </em><em class="example">to dispel fear.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="UYu0Uoi3Jx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Rare</em> to be scattered; melt away: <em class="example">the forces will dispel.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dispellere</em> drive asunder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispeller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispend</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpɛnd/ (<em>say</em> dis'pend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">to pay out; expend; spend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>despende</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>despendre</em>, from Latin <em>dispendere</em> weigh out]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispensable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispensable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispensable" src="word_pronunciations/06938.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpɛnsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'pensuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> able or liable to be dispensed with or done without; unimportant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> capable of being dispensed or administered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq822"> admitting of dispensation, as an offence or a sin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq449"> liable to be declared not binding.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dispensability</strong> /dɪspɛnsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> dispensuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispensary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispensary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispensary" src="word_pronunciations/06939.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpɛnsəri/ (<em>say</em> dis'pensuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispensary" src="word_pronunciations/06940.mp3"></audio></span>/-sri/ (<em>say</em> -sree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dispensaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq463"> a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> a charitable or public institution where medicines are provided and medical advice is given gratuitously or for a small fee.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dispensāria</em> storeroom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispensation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispensation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispensation" src="word_pronunciations/06941.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dispen'sayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> the act of dispensing; distribution; administration; management.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> that which is distributed or given out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq572"> a certain order, system, or arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq261"> the divine ordering of the affairs of the world.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq989"> an appointment or arrangement, as by God.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq053"> a divinely appointed order or system: <em class="example">the old, Mosaic, or Jewish dispensation; </em><em class="example">the new, gospel, or Christian dispensation.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq948"> a dispensing with, doing away with, or doing without something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq009"> the relaxation of a law by a competent superior in a specific case directly affecting physical matters.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq648"> the document containing this.</span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dispensational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispensator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispensator</span></header><div>/ˈdɪspɛnˌseɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dispen.saytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">someone who dispenses; a distributor; an administrator.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090753" href="entry://dispense%23bigmac000090753"><span class="smallcaps">dispens(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-at(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052516" href="entry://-or%23bigmac000052516"><span class="smallcaps">-or<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispensatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispensatory</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpɛnsətəri/ (<em>say</em> dis'pensuhtuhree), /-sətri/ (<em>say</em> -suhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dispensatories</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a non-official pharmacopoeia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispense
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispense</span><z><span target_id="ht1qtEfA1O">v.t.</span><span target_id="kT15sCDg8L">v.i.</span><span target_id="Qx83ZHkePC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispense" src="word_pronunciations/06942.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpɛns/ (<em>say</em> dis'pens) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dispensed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dispensing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ht1qtEfA1O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> to deal out; distribute: <em class="example">to dispense justice; </em><em class="example">to dispense wisdom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq930"> to administer (laws, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq547"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> to put up and distribute (medicine), especially on prescription.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq464"> (in some Christian churches) to grant a dispensation to, for, or from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq371"> to administer (the Eucharist): <em class="example">the sacrament will be dispensed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kT15sCDg8L">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq452"> to grant dispensation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Qx83ZHkePC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq283"> <strong class="phr">dispense with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq189"> to do without; forgo.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq123"> to do away with (a need, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq518"> to grant exemption from (a law, promise, etc.): <em class="example">not even the prime minister can dispense with the common law.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dispense</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>dispenser</em>, from Latin <em>dispensāre</em> weigh out, frequentative of Latin <em>dispendere</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispenser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispenser</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpɛnsə/ (<em>say</em> dis'pensuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> someone or something that dispenses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> a container that dispenses a certain measure of a commodity, as toothpaste, soap, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispermous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispermous</span></header><div>/daɪˈspɜməs/ (<em>say</em> duy'spermuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">two-seeded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070902" href="entry://spermous%23bigmac000070902"><span class="smallcaps">spermous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispersal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispersal</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɜsəl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'persuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098657" href="entry://dispersion%23bigmac000098657"><strong>dispersion</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098657" href="entry://dispersion%23mq572">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098657" href="entry://dispersion%23mq522">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) the removal of Aboriginal people from an area, officially by scattering them but often in practice by killing them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq278"> a feature of biogeography, stressing the effect of the gradual spread of a species and subsequent adaptations to a new environment. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac343836381" href="entry://vicariance%23bigmac343836381"><strong>vicariance</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098893" href="entry://disperse%23bigmac000098893"><span class="smallcaps">dispers(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispersant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203579160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispersant</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɜsənt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'persuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a chemical agent which accelerates the process of dispersion: <em class="example">an oil dispersant.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disperse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disperse</span><z><span target_id="KouJ5KAguU">v.t.</span><span target_id="SLhQQEMaNa">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disperse" src="word_pronunciations/06943.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈpɜs/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pers) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dispersed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dispersing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KouJ5KAguU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq354"> to scatter abroad; send or drive off in various directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> to spread; diffuse: <em class="example">the wise disperse knowledge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq850"> to dispel; cause to vanish: <em class="example">the fog is dispersed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) to remove (Aboriginal people) from an area, officially by scattering them but often in practice by killing them.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SLhQQEMaNa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq095"> to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The train stopped and the crowd of wounded men in green uniforms … alighted from the train and dispersed over the platform.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">leonid trett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq787"> to be dispelled; be scattered out of sight; vanish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>disperser</em>, from Latin <em>dispersus</em>, past participle, scattered] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispersedly</strong> /dəsˈpɜsədli/ (<em>say</em> duhs'persuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disperser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispersion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispersion</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> duhs'perzhuhn), /-ʃən/ (<em>say</em> -shuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> the act of dispersing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> the state of being dispersed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq863"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq925"> the variation of the refractive index (of a medium) with the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation passing through it, as of light in glass or radio waves in the ionosphere.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq463"> the separation of light into colours produced by this.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq994"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> the scattering of values of a variable round the mean or median of a distribution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq362"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a system of dispersed particles suspended in a fluid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq202"> the scattering of bombs, etc., released under apparently identical conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dispersion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dispersion</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpɜʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis'pershuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020201" href="entry://Diaspora%23bigmac000020201"><strong>Diaspora</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispersive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispersive</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɜsɪv/ (<em>say</em> duhs'persiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">serving or tending to disperse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispirit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispirit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispirit" src="word_pronunciations/06944.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpɪrət/ (<em>say</em> dis'piruht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">to deprive of spirit; depress the spirits of; discourage; dishearten.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dispirited</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispiriting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispiritedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispiritingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispiritedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispiteous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispiteous</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpɪtiəs/ (<em>say</em> dis'piteeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">cruel; pitiless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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displace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">displace</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of displace" src="word_pronunciations/06947.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpleɪs/ (<em>say</em> dis'plays) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">displaced</strong>, <strong class="bold">displacing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> to put out of the usual or proper place: <em class="example">to displace a bone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq466"> to take the place of; replace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq581"> to remove from a position, office, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>displaceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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displacement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">displacement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of displacement" src="word_pronunciations/06946.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'playsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> the act of displacing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> the state of being displaced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a change in position expressed in both distance and direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Physics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq329"> the displacing or replacing of one thing by another, as of water by something immersed or floating in it.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq371"> the vector representation of distance, including direction as well as magnitude.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq836"> the weight or the volume of fluid displaced by a floating or submerged body, equivalent to the weight of the floating body or to the volume of the submerged body: <em class="example">a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tonnes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> (of a cylinder) the volume swept out by the piston.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a change in the position of rock formations in relation to each other as a result of movement along a fault line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq691"> <em class="label">Psychoanalysis</em> the unconscious transfer of an emotion from the object about which it was originally experienced to another object; transference.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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display
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">display</span><z><span target_id="cwfNBAG9P5">v.t.</span><span target_id="kjry7NDNhy">n.</span><span target_id="ddXH2cQAFQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈspleɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'splay) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cwfNBAG9P5"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> to show; exhibit; make visible: <em class="example">to display a flag.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> to reveal; betray: <em class="example">to display fear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq458"> to unfold; open out; spread out: <em class="example">to display a sail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq695"> to show ostentatiously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq958"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to give special prominence to (words, etc.) by choice and arrangement of type, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kjry7NDNhy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq610"> the act of displaying; exhibition; show: <em class="example">a display of goods; </em><em class="example">a display of skill; </em><em class="example">a display of friendship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq258"> an ostentatious show: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Do not let there be a display about my return.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq071"> a pattern of behaviour used by birds as visual communication, often associated with mating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq313"> the giving of prominence to particular words, etc., by the choice and arrangement of types and position, as in an advertisement, headline, or news story.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq239"> printed matter thus displayed.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq102"> an electronic system capable of representing information visibly, as on a screen.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq462"> the information thus represented.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ddXH2cQAFQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq582"> <strong class="phr">on display</strong>, on show, as for an exhibition, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desplay</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>despleier</em>, <em>desploier</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019649" href="entry://deploy%23bigmac000019649"><span class="smallcaps">deploy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>displayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>displayable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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displease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">displease</span><z><span target_id="RJ5h05AqGo">v.t.</span><span target_id="JGNG2QoIQs">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of displease" src="word_pronunciations/06949.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpliz/ (<em>say</em> dis'pleez) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">displeased</strong>, <strong class="bold">displeasing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RJ5h05AqGo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> to cause dissatisfaction to; offend; annoy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JGNG2QoIQs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq572"> to be unpleasant; cause displeasure.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>displeasing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>displeasingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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displeasure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">displeasure</span></header><div>/dɪsˈplɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> dis'plezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">dissatisfaction; annoyance; anger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disport</span><z><span target_id="FCKDjBCvyF">v.i.</span><span target_id="su7OqAI8oL">n.</span><span target_id="FAwtnuGsTS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈpɔt/ (<em>say</em> dis'pawt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FCKDjBCvyF"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> to divert oneself; sport.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="su7OqAI8oL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> diversion; amusement; play; sport.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FAwtnuGsTS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq727"> <strong class="phr">disport oneself</strong>, to divert or amuse oneself; exercise or display oneself in a sportive manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>desporte</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desporter</em>, <em>deporter</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <em>de-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018820" href="entry://de-%23bigmac000018820"><span class="smallcaps">de-</span></a> + <em>porter</em> carry (from Latin <em>portāre</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disposable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disposable</span><z><span target_id="YbV5FrLzL9">adj.</span><span target_id="R6XhLDouVi">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəsˈpoʊzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pohzuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YbV5FrLzL9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> capable of being disposed of; subject to disposal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq196"> thought of as transient or ephemeral and easily replaced: <em class="example">disposable art.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq253"> designed or intended to be discarded after one use: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Needle-exchange programs aim to stop drug users sharing needles and transmitting diseases like AIDS by providing them with disposable needles.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R6XhLDouVi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq422"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020952" href="entry://disposable%20nappy%23bigmac000020952"><strong>disposable nappy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disposal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disposal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disposal" src="word_pronunciations/06951.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈpoʊzəl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pohzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> the act of disposing, or of disposing of, something; arrangement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> a disposing of as by gift or sale; bestowal or assignment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq786"> power or right to dispose of a thing; control: <em class="example">left to his disposal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq461"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> the handballing or kicking of the ball to a teammate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090755" href="entry://dispose%23bigmac000090755"><span class="smallcaps">dispos(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001423" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001423"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispose</span><z><span target_id="CNe8zXv7g8">v.t.</span><span target_id="LgOdcP2ZqJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="GgOXcA0Pyf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispose" src="word_pronunciations/06952.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈpoʊz/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pohz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disposed</strong>, <strong class="bold">disposing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CNe8zXv7g8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq085"> to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement; adjust by arranging the parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> to put in a particular or suitable place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq698"> to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: <em class="example">to dispose someone to listen.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LgOdcP2ZqJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq171"> to arrange or decide matters: <em class="example">man proposes, God disposes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GgOXcA0Pyf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">dispose of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq337"> to deal with definitely: <em class="example">to dispose of the matter.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq350"> to get rid of; dump: <em class="example">to dispose of a corpse.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq264"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to eliminate as a competitor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq197"> to make over or part with (property), as by gift or sale.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dispose</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>disposer</em>, from <em>dis-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>poser</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102819" href="entry://pose%23bigmac000102819"><span class="smallcaps">pose<sup>1</sup></span></a>, but associated with Latin <em>dispōnere</em> arrange] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disposer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disposed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disposed</span></header><div>/dəsˈpoʊzd/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pohzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">inclined or minded, especially favourably: <em class="example">disposed to leniency; </em><em class="example">disposed to forgive.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disposition</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disposition" src="word_pronunciations/06953.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪspəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dispuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> mental or moral constitution; turn of mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq315"> mental inclination; willingness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq963"> physical inclination or tendency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq335"> arrangement, as of troops or buildings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq733"> final settlement of a matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq609"> bestowal, as by gift or sale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq990"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> regulation; appointment; dispensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> power to dispose of a thing; control: <em class="example">at one’s disposition.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dispositio</em> arrangement] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispositional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispossess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispossess</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispossess" src="word_pronunciations/06954.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪspəˈzɛs/ (<em>say</em> dispuh'zes) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dispossessed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispossession</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispossessor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispossessory</strong> /dɪspəˈzɛsəri/ (<em>say</em> dispuh'zesuhree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disposure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disposure</span></header><div>/dəsˈpoʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">disposal; disposition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispraise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispraise</span><z><span target_id="QO04s2JTms">v.t.</span><span target_id="xkTfyPmadG">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈpreɪz/ (<em>say</em> dis'prayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QO04s2JTms"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> (<strong class="bold">dispraised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dispraising</strong>) to speak of as undeserving; censure; disparage.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xkTfyPmadG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq249"> act of dispraising; censure.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dispraiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispraising</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dispraisingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispread</span></header><div>/dɪsˈprɛd/ (<em>say</em> dis'pred) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dispread</strong>, <strong class="bold">dispreading</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">to spread (something) out; extend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disprize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disprize</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpraɪz/ (<em>say</em> dis'pruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disprized</strong>, <strong class="bold">disprizing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">to hold in small esteem; disdain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disproof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disproof</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpruf/ (<em>say</em> dis'proohf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">the act of disproving; proof to the contrary; refutation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disproportion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disproportion</span><z><span target_id="NeyBY3M1v9">n.</span><span target_id="DqrmgXzYCV">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsprəˈpɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> dispruh'pawshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NeyBY3M1v9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> lack of proportion; want of due relation, as in size, number, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> something out of proportion.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="DqrmgXzYCV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq369"> to make disproportionate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disproportionable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disproportionableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disproportionably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disproportionate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disproportionate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disproportionate" src="word_pronunciations/06955.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsprəˈpɔʃənət/ (<em>say</em> dispruh'pawshuhnuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size, number, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disproportional</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>disproportionately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disproportionateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disprove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disprove</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disprove" src="word_pronunciations/06956.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpruv/ (<em>say</em> dis'proohv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disproved</strong>, <strong class="bold">disproving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>disprove</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desprover</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>prover</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104265" href="entry://prove%23bigmac000104265"><span class="smallcaps">prove</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disprovable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disproval</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disputable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disputable</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpjutəbəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'pyoohtuhbuhl), /ˈdɪspjətəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dispyuhtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">open to dispute; liable to be called in question; questionable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disputability</strong> /dɪsˌpjutəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> dis.pyoohtuh'biluhtee), <strong>disputableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disputably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disputant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disputant</span><z><span target_id="Vx534kshD7">adj.</span><span target_id="18a7O0TGFA">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈpjutənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'pyoohtuhnt), /ˈdɪs-/ (<em>say</em> 'dis-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Vx534kshD7"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> disputing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="18a7O0TGFA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq195"> someone who disputes; a debater.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disputation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disputation</span></header><div>/dɪspjuˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dispyooh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; a discussion or debate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> an academic exercise consisting of the arguing of a thesis between its maintainer and its opponents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq929"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> conversation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disputatious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disputatious</span></header><div>/dɪspjuˈteɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> dispyooh'tayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">given to disputation; argumentative; contentious.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disputative</strong> /dɪsˈpjutətɪv/ (<em>say</em> dis'pyoohtuhtiv). <div class="deriv">–<strong>disputatiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disputatiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispute</span><z><span target_id="avbCguJam9">v.i.</span><span target_id="jkddpwjopg">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZDbMDDiHwt">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dispute" src="word_pronunciations/06957.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈpjut/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pyooht) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disputed</strong>, <strong class="bold">disputing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="avbCguJam9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> to engage in argument or discussion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jkddpwjopg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq217"> to argue or debate about; discuss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq302"> to argue against; call in question.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq863"> to quarrel or fight about; contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq321"> to strive against; oppose: <em class="example">to dispute an advance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZDbMDDiHwt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq428"> argumentation; verbal contention; a debate or controversy; a quarrel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>disputāre</em> to calculate, to investigate, in Late Latin to discuss; replacing Middle English <em>despute</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disputer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disqualification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disqualification</span></header><div>/dɪsˌkwɒləfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.kwoluhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> the act of disqualifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> the state of being disqualified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq764"> something that disqualifies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disqualify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disqualify</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disqualify" src="word_pronunciations/06958.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkwɒləfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dis'kwoluhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disqualified</strong>, <strong class="bold">disqualifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> to deprive of legal or other rights or privileges; pronounce unqualified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to deprive of the right to engage or compete in a match because the rules have been broken.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disquiet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disquiet</span><z><span target_id="vc2WberJY1">v.t.</span><span target_id="9Iyelnrn77">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disquiet" src="word_pronunciations/06959.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈkwaɪət/ (<em>say</em> dis'kwuyuht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vc2WberJY1"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> to deprive of quiet, rest, or peace; disturb; make uneasy.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9Iyelnrn77">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq923"> lack of quiet; disturbance; unrest; uneasiness.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disquietly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disquieting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disquieting</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dis'kwuyuhting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">causing disquiet; disturbing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disquisition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disquisition</span></header><div>/dɪskwəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> diskwuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; a dissertation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>disquīsītio</em> inquiry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Disraeli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Disraeli</span></header><div>/dɪzˈreɪli/ (<em>say</em> diz'raylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Benjamin</strong> (<em>Earl of Beaconsfield</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">1804–81, British Conservative politician and novelist; prime minister 1868, 1874–80.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrate</span></header><div>/dɪsˈreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dis'rayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disrated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disrating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">to reduce to a lower rating, as a petty officer, or a non-commissioned officer of marines; degrade.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disregard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disregard</span><z><span target_id="9zPHBD4YQq">v.t.</span><span target_id="SOwL1YuFei">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disregard" src="word_pronunciations/06960.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsrəˈgad/ (<em>say</em> disruh'gahd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9zPHBD4YQq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq996"> to treat without due regard, respect, or attentiveness.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SOwL1YuFei">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq588"> lack of regard or attention; neglect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq115"> lack of due or respectful regard.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disregarder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disregardful</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrelish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrelish</span><z><span target_id="ARNcr0SrYD">v.t.</span><span target_id="vL9Nb5FKag">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈrɛlɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> dis'relish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ARNcr0SrYD"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> to have a distaste for; dislike.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vL9Nb5FKag">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq740"> distaste; dislike.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disremember
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disremember</span><z><span target_id="n4ERtAR4Hf">v.t.</span><span target_id="cKlPtrMISD">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsrəˈmɛmbə/ (<em>say</em> disruh'membuh) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="n4ERtAR4Hf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> to forget.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cKlPtrMISD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq214"> to fail to remember.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrepair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrepair</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disrepair" src="word_pronunciations/06961.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsrəˈpɛə/ (<em>say</em> disruh'pair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">the state of being out of repair; impaired condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disreputable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disreputable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disreputable" src="word_pronunciations/06962.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈrɛpjətəbəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'repyuhtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> not reputable; having a bad reputation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> discreditable; dishonourable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disreputability</strong> /dɪsˌrɛpjətəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> dis.repyuhtuh'biluhtee), <strong>disreputableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disreputably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrepute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrepute</span><z><span target_id="95vg0m16UL">n.</span><span target_id="XeFCaOPPV1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disrepute" src="word_pronunciations/06963.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsrəˈpjut/ (<em>say</em> disruh'pyooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="95vg0m16UL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> ill repute: <em class="example">that policy is in disrepute.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XeFCaOPPV1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq206"> <strong class="phr">bring into disrepute</strong>, to discredit: <em class="example">this would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq343"> <strong class="phr">fall into disrepute</strong>, to become discredited.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">disreputation</strong> /dɪsˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.repyuh'tayshuhn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrespect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrespect</span><z><span target_id="JlesDaSsKZ">n.</span><span target_id="aV0X0QptfJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disrespect" src="word_pronunciations/06964.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsrəˈspɛkt/ (<em>say</em> disruh'spekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JlesDaSsKZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> lack of respect; disesteem; rudeness.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aV0X0QptfJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq238"> to regard or treat without respect; regard or treat with contempt or rudeness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrespectable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrespectable</span></header><div>/dɪsrəˈspɛktəbəl/ (<em>say</em> disruh'spektuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">not respectable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disrespectability</strong> /dɪsrəˌspɛktəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> disruh.spektuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrespectful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrespectful</span></header><div>/dɪsrəˈspɛktfəl/ (<em>say</em> disruh'spektfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">characterised by disrespect; having or showing disrespect.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disrespectfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disrespectfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrobe</span><z><span target_id="SYpL4E1pLN">v.i.</span><span target_id="tkwHziW93o">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disrobe" src="word_pronunciations/06965.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈroʊb/ (<em>say</em> dis'rohb) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disrobed</strong>, <strong class="bold">disrobing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SYpL4E1pLN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> to undress.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tkwHziW93o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq665"> to undress (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq495"> to divest of official robes; remove from office.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disrobement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disrober</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disrupt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disrupt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disrupt" src="word_pronunciations/06966.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈrʌpt/ (<em>say</em> dis'rupt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> to interrupt the continuity of: <em class="example">the TV transmission was disrupted.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq103"> to cause disorder in: <em class="example">to disrupt a meeting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Business</em> to displace (an existing market, technology, etc.) by an innovation which renders the existing product outmoded, sometimes resulting in job losses and social upheaval.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>disruptus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disrupter</strong>, <strong>disruptor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disruption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disruption</span></header><div>/dɪsˈrʌpʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis'rupshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> forcible separation or division into parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> a disrupted condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Business</em> an upheaval in a market caused by a technological innovation which renders a product or technology outmoded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disruptive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disruptive</span></header><div>/dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ (<em>say</em> dis'ruptiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> disrupting; relating to disruption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> of or relating to a disruptive technology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac480905418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diss</span><z><span target_id="btqFmkKJg8">v.t.</span><span target_id="nZowJW2dgP">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɪs/ (<em>say</em> dis) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="btqFmkKJg8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> to denigrate or ridicule.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nZowJW2dgP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq269"> an insult; put-down.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dis</strong>. <div class="etym">[Black English to <em>disrespect</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diss.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diss.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq621"> dissertation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq166"> dissolved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissatisfaction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissatisfaction</span></header><div>/ˌdɪssætəsˈfækʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dissatuhs'fakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">lack of satisfaction; state of not being satisfied.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissatisfactory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissatisfactory</span></header><div>/ˌdɪssætəsˈfæktri/ (<em>say</em> .dissatuhs'faktree), /-əri/ (<em>say</em> -uhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">causing dissatisfaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissatisfied
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissatisfied</span></header><div>/dɪsˈsætəsfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> dis'satuhsfuyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> discontented; not pleased; offended: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was not dissatisfied this time, and his shivering delight transmitted itself to her.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq835"> showing dissatisfaction: <em class="example">a dissatisfied look.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissatisfiedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissatisfy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissatisfy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissatisfy" src="word_pronunciations/06967.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈsætəsfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dis'satuhsfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dissatisfied</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissatisfying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">to make ill-satisfied, ill-pleased, or discontented: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He kissed her the way he imagined it was done, his lips pressed firmly shut, and it dissatisfied him</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disseat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disseat</span></header><div>/dɪsˈsit/ (<em>say</em> dis'seet) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081148" href="entry://unseat%23bigmac000081148"><strong>unseat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissect</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissect" src="word_pronunciations/06969.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈsɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duy'sekt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissect" src="word_pronunciations/06968.mp3"></audio></span>/də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> to examine minutely part by part; analyse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissectus</em>, past participle, cut asunder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissectible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissector</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissected
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissected</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'sektuhd), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Botany</em> deeply cut into numerous segments, as a leaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> (of land surface) cut by erosion into hills and valleys or into flat upland areas separated by valleys.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq404"> (of a map) cut into sections and mounted on linen, enabling it to be folded and carried without damage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissection</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'sekshuhn), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> the act of dissecting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> something that has been dissected.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disseise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disseise</span></header><div>/dɪsˈsiz/ (<em>say</em> dis'seez) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disseised</strong>, <strong class="bold">disseising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">to deprive (a person) of seisin, or of the possession, of a freehold interest in land, especially wrongfully or by force; oust.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disseize</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>disseyse</em>(<em>n</em>), from Anglo-French <em>disseisir</em> dispossess, from <em>dis-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>saisir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066793" href="entry://seize%23bigmac000066793"><span class="smallcaps">seize</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disseisor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissemblance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissemblance<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈsɛmbləns/ (<em>say</em> duh'sembluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">dissimilarity; unlikeness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>dessemblance</em>, from <em>dessembler</em> be unlike, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>sembler</em> seem (from Latin <em>simulāre</em> to make like, imitate)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissemblance<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dəˈsɛmbləns/ (<em>say</em> duh'sembluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">dissembling; dissimulation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089124" href="entry://dissemble%23bigmac000089124"><span class="smallcaps">dissemble</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002444" href="entry://-ance%23bigmac000002444"><span class="smallcaps">-ance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissemble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissemble</span><z><span target_id="GaYPFLCaR5">v.t.</span><span target_id="rgFWlGc6lc">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissemble" src="word_pronunciations/06970.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛmbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'sembuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dissembled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissembling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GaYPFLCaR5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> to give a false semblance to; conceal the real nature of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I manage to dissemble my hostility and to tell him as little as possible.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> to put on the appearance of; feign.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to let pass unnoticed; ignore.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rgFWlGc6lc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq544"> to conceal one’s motives, etc., under some pretence; speak or act hypocritically.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-semble</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062837" href="entry://resemble%23bigmac000062837"><span class="smallcaps">resemble</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissembler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissembling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissemblingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disseminate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disseminate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disseminate" src="word_pronunciations/06971.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'semuhnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disseminated</strong>, <strong class="bold">disseminating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">to scatter, as seed in sowing; spread abroad; diffuse; promulgate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissēminātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissemination</strong> /dəsɛməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhsemuh'nayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disseminative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disseminator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissension</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissension" src="word_pronunciations/06972.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'senshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq766"> violent disagreement; discord; a contention or quarrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq355"> difference in sentiment or opinion; disagreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissent</span><z><span target_id="6sFr2I6EOe">v.i.</span><span target_id="pu28fqSDOY">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissent" src="word_pronunciations/06973.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɛnt/ (<em>say</em> duh'sent) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6sFr2I6EOe"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to differ in sentiment or opinion; disagree; withhold assent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> to differ in religious opinion; reject the doctrines or authority of an established church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq930"> <em class="label">Sport</em> (of a member of a sporting team) to disagree openly with the decision of the umpire or referee.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pu28fqSDOY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq902"> difference in sentiment or opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq950"> separation from an established church; nonconformity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Sport</em> an act or instance of dissenting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dissente</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>dissentīre</em> differ in opinion] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissenting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissentingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissenter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissenter</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛntə/ (<em>say</em> duh'sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq752"> someone who dissents in any matter; someone who disagrees with any opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq054"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a person, now especially a Protestant, who dissents from the established church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissentient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissentient</span><z><span target_id="T2HFRE7eJw">adj.</span><span target_id="HCoQWxX9Fx">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈsɛntiənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'senteeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="T2HFRE7eJw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HCoQWxX9Fx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq639"> someone who dissents.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissentience</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissentious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissentious</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛnʃəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'senshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">contentious; quarrelsome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissepiment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissepiment</span></header><div>/dəˈsɛpəmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'sepuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> a partition or septum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> <em class="label">Botany</em> one of the partitions formed within ovaries and fruits by the coherence of the sides of the constituent carpels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissaepīmentum</em> that which separates, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>saepes</em> hedge, fence] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissepimental</strong> /dəsɛpəˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> duhsepuh'mentl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissert</span></header><div>/dəˈsɜt/ (<em>say</em> duh'sert) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">to discourse on a subject.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissertus</em>, past participle, examined, discussed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissertate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissertate</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsəteɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhtayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dissertated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissertating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">to treat of a subject in discourse; make a dissertation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissertātus</em>, past participle, discussed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissertator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissertation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissertation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissertation" src="word_pronunciations/06974.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disuh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq965"> a written essay, treatise, or thesis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a thesis written by a candidate for a doctorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq880"> a formal discourse.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissertational</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disserve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disserve</span></header><div>/dɪsˈsɜv/ (<em>say</em> dis'serv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disserved</strong>, <strong class="bold">disserving</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">to serve ill; do an ill turn to.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disservice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disservice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disservice" src="word_pronunciations/06975.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈsɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> dis'servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">harm; injury; an ill turn: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It is a fine old church and I fear I have done its cause a great disservice.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disserviceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissever</span><z><span target_id="6qXVpgV2eH">v.t.</span><span target_id="B7GBI9vHeE">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪˈsɛvə/ (<em>say</em> di'sevuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6qXVpgV2eH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> to sever; separate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> to divide into parts.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="B7GBI9vHeE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq747"> to part; separate.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disseverance</strong>, <strong>disseverment</strong>, <strong>disseveration</strong> /dɪˌsɛvəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> di.sevuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissilient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissilient</span></header><div>/dəˈsɪliənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'sileeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">flying or bursting asunder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissiliens</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissilience</strong>, <strong>dissiliency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissimilar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissimilar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissimilar" src="word_pronunciations/06977.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪˈsɪmələ/ (<em>say</em> di'simuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">not similar; unlike; different.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissimilarly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissimilarity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissimilarity</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsɪməˈlærəti/ (<em>say</em> .disimuh'laruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dissimilarities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> unlikeness; difference.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq742"> a point of difference.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissimilate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissimilate</span></header><div>/dɪˈsɪməleɪt/ (<em>say</em> di'simuhlayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dissimilated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissimilating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">to change (a speech sound) so that it is less like another sound in a neighbouring syllable, as in <em>marble</em>, which derives from the French <em>marbre</em>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissimilative</strong> /dɪˈsɪmələtɪv/ (<em>say</em> di'simuhluhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissimilation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissimilation</span></header><div>/dɪsɪməˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disimuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> a making or becoming unlike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq359"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> the act or process of dissimilating speech sounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq867"> <em class="label">Biology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011853" href="entry://catabolism%23bigmac000011853"><strong>catabolism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissimulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissimulate</span><z><span target_id="8H6axIVucn">v.t.</span><span target_id="Yobmhor1Xx">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissimulate" src="word_pronunciations/06978.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈsɪmjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'simyuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dissimulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissimulating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8H6axIVucn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> to disguise or conceal under a false semblance; dissemble.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Yobmhor1Xx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq717"> to use dissimulation; dissemble: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Even those who don’t go to war are licensed to lie, cheat and dissimulate.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david foster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissimulātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissimulative</strong> /dəˈsɪmjələtɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'simyuhluhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissimulator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissimulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissimulation</span></header><div>/dəsɪmjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhsimyuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> the ability or the tendency to appear mentally normal when actually suffering from disorder, a characteristic of the paranoiac.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068896" href="entry://simulation%23bigmac000068896"><strong>simulation</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068896" href="entry://simulation%23mq875">4</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissipate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissipate</span><z><span target_id="s8AJfIhoxj">v.t.</span><span target_id="fNVriFVE1t">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissipate" src="word_pronunciations/06979.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪsəpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhpayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dissipated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissipating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="s8AJfIhoxj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel; disintegrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> to scatter wastefully or extravagantly; squander.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fNVriFVE1t">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq246"> to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq225"> to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure; practise dissipation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissipātus</em>, past participle, scattered, demolished] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissipater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissipative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissipated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissipated</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsəpeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhpaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> indulging in or characterised by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> dispersed; scattered; dispelled.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissipatedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissipatedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissipation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissipation</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈpeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disuh'payshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> the act of dissipating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq068"> the state of being dissipated; dispersing; disintegration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq782"> a wasting by misuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq733"> mental distraction; a diversion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq880"> dissolute mode of living; intemperance or debauchery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disso</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'disoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a wharf labourer suffering from disability or advanced age, who is fit only for work on the wharf, not on the ship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100428" href="entry://disabled%23bigmac000100428"><span class="smallcaps">dis(abled)</span></a> + <em>-s-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissociable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissociable</span></header><div>/dɪˈsoʊʃəbəl/ (<em>say</em> di'sohshuhbuhl), /-ˈsoʊsiəbəl/ (<em>say</em> -'sohseeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> capable of being dissociated; separable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> unsociable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq672"> incongruous; not reconcilable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissocial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissocial</span></header><div>/dɪˈsoʊʃəl/ (<em>say</em> di'sohshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">unsocial; disinclined to or unsuitable for society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissocialise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissocialise</span></header><div>/dɪˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> di'sohshuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dissocialised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissocialising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">to make unsociable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dissocialize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissociate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissociate</span><z><span target_id="GkKRuNAIGa">v.t.</span><span target_id="VwfxqsvOlb">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissociate" src="word_pronunciations/06980.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪˈsoʊʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> di'sohsheeayt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissociate" src="word_pronunciations/06981.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈsoʊsieɪt/ (<em>say</em> -'sohseeayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dissociated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissociating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GkKRuNAIGa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> to sever the association of; disunite; separate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to subject to dissociation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VwfxqsvOlb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq334"> to withdraw from association.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> to undergo dissociation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disassociate</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>dissociātus</em>, past participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissociation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissociation</span></header><div>/dɪsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disohsee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> the act of dissociating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq740"> the state of being dissociated; disunion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq675"> <em class="label">Physical Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq970"> the reversible resolution or decomposition of a complex substance into simpler constituents, due to variation in the physical conditions, as when water gradually decomposes into hydrogen and oxygen under great heat, in such a way that when the temperature is lowered the liberated elements recombine to form water.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq140"> electrolytic dissociation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> the splitting off of certain mental processes from the main body of consciousness, with varying degrees of autonomy resulting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disassociation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissociative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401893822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissociative</span></header><div>/dɪˈsoʊʃətɪv/ (<em>say</em> di'sohshuhtiv), /-ˈsoʊsiətɪv/ (<em>say</em> -'sohseeuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> of or relating to dissociation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hooked up to a pokie machine a gambler would ‘almost become hypnotised’ and enter a ‘dissociative state’, the court heard.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> suffering from a dissociation disorder: <em class="example">the treatment of dissociative children</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disassociative</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissoluble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissoluble</span></header><div>/dɪˈsɒljəbəl/ (<em>say</em> di'solyuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">capable of being dissolved.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissolubility</strong> /dɪˌsɒljəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> di.solyuh'biluhtee), <strong>dissolubleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissolute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissolute</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissolute" src="word_pronunciations/06982.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪsəlut/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhlooht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">indifferent to moral restraints; given over to dissipation; licentious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissolūtus</em>, past participle, loosened] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissolutely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissoluteness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissolution</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissolution" src="word_pronunciations/06983.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> disuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> the act of resolving into parts or elements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq892"> the resulting state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq137"> the undoing or breaking up of a tie, bond, union, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> the breaking up of an assembly or organisation; dismissal; dispersal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Government</em> an order issued by the head of the state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq938"> death or decease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq855"> a bringing or coming to an end; destruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq825"> the termination of a legal relationship (such as a marriage or business partnership) as by death of one of the parties, or by judicial decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the act of dissolving in a liquid substance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissolutive</strong> /ˈdɪsəlutɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhloohtiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissolve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissolve</span><z><span target_id="EQuJtvOsiT">v.t.</span><span target_id="jAmCe9Adz4">v.i.</span><span target_id="whgQNPxvwS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissolve" src="word_pronunciations/06984.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈzɒlv/ (<em>say</em> duh'zolv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dissolved</strong>, <strong class="bold">dissolving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EQuJtvOsiT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq783"> to make a solution of in a solvent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq851"> to break up (an assembly or organisation); dismiss; disperse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq111"> <em class="label">Government</em> to order the termination of (a parliament), usually at constitutionally prescribed intervals, or in the event of the government being defeated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq922"> to bring to an end; destroy; dispel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq928"> to resolve into parts or elements; disintegrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq183"> to destroy the binding power of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jAmCe9Adz4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq273"> to become dissolved, as in a solvent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq314"> to break up or disperse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq847"> to lose force or strength; lose binding force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq686"> to disappear gradually; fade from sight or apprehension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Film</em> to fade out one shot while simultaneously fading in the next shot, overlapping the two shots during the process.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="whgQNPxvwS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Film</em> a scene made by dissolving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dissolve</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>dissolvere</em> loosen, disunite] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissolvability</strong> /dəzɒlvəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhzolvuh'biluhtee), <strong>dissolvableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissolvable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissolver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissolvent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissolvent</span></header><div>/dəˈzɒlvənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'zolvuhnt) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070185" href="entry://solvent%23bigmac000070185"><strong>solvent</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissonance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissonance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dissonance" src="word_pronunciations/06985.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪsənəns/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> an inharmonious or harsh sound; discord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq257"> <em class="label">Music</em> a simultaneous combination of notes conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing resolution (opposed to <em>consonance</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> disagreement or incongruity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dissonancy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissonant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissonant</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsənənt/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> out of harmony; incongruous; at variance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dissonans</em>, present participle, disagreeing in sound] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dissonantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissuasion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissuasion</span></header><div>/dɪˈsweɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> di'swayzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">the act of dissuading.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissuasive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissuasive</span></header><div>/dɪˈsweɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> di'swaysiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">tending to dissuade.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissuasively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissymmetric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissymmetric</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> disuh'metrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> lacking symmetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> of or relating to two objects which are disposed in opposite directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq276"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013301" href="entry://chiral%23bigmac000013301"><strong>chiral</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dissymmetrical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dissymmetrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissymmetry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissymmetry</span></header><div>/dɪˈsɪmətri/ (<em>say</em> di'simuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> absence of symmetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq457"> symmetry between two objects disposed in opposite directions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dist.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dist.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq515">distance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distaff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distaff</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstaf/ (<em>say</em> 'distahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> a staff with a cleft end, formerly used for holding the wool, flax, etc., from which the thread was drawn in spinning by hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> an analogous part of a spinning wheel, for holding flax to be spun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq331"> the female sex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq823"> a female heir; a woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>distaf</em>, Old English <em>distæf</em>, from <em>dis-</em> bunch of flax + <em>stæf</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071548" href="entry://staff%23bigmac000071548"><span class="smallcaps">staff<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distain</span></header><div>/dɪˈsteɪn/ (<em>say</em> di'stayn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">to discolour; stain; sully.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>disteyne</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>desteindre</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>teindre</em> wet, dye (from Latin <em>tingere</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distal</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstl/ (<em>say</em> 'distl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal (opposed to <em>proximal</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090498" href="entry://distant%23bigmac000090498"><span class="smallcaps">dist(ant)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distanced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distanced</span><z><span target_id="QangjoObFS">v.</span><span target_id="ixuZZJxvkQ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪstənst/ (<em>say</em> 'distuhnst) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="QangjoObFS"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097818" href="entry://distance%23bigmac000097818"><strong>distance</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ixuZZJxvkQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq841"> (of a photograph, painting, etc.) with the subject viewed from a distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq555"> neutral and objective, as from being at a remove from the issues: <em class="example">a distanced approach to solving a problem.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distant" src="word_pronunciations/06989.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> 'distuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> separate or apart in space: <em class="example">a place a kilometre distant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq971"> apart or far off in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq037"> far apart in any respect: <em class="example">a distant relative.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq275"> reserved; not familiar or cordial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq390"> to a distance: <em class="example">a distant journey.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>distans</em>, present participle, being distant, standing apart] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distaste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distaste</span><z><span target_id="iEfbWMzXKM">n.</span><span target_id="kzYdUxEtJD">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distaste" src="word_pronunciations/06990.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈteɪst/ (<em>say</em> dis'tayst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iEfbWMzXKM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> dislike; disinclination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> disrelish for food or drink.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kzYdUxEtJD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq930"> (<strong class="bold">distasted</strong>, <strong class="bold">distasting</strong>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to dislike.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distasteful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distasteful</span></header><div>/dɪsˈteɪstfəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'taystfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> causing dislike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq349"> unpleasant to the taste.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distastefully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distastefulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Distel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac543697251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Distel</span></header><div>/dɪsˈtɛl/ (<em>say</em> dis'tel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Alexandre</strong>)<strong> Sacha</strong> /ˈsæʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'sashuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">1933–2004, French singer and guitarist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distemper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distemper<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="lCdeswFnWH">n.</span><span target_id="sKWJiLpMut">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distemper" src="word_pronunciations/06991.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈtɛmpə/ (<em>say</em> dis'tempuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lCdeswFnWH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> a disease of animals, sometimes causing death. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac73313338" href="entry://canine%20distemper%23bigmac73313338"><strong>canine distemper</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac772973008" href="entry://feline%20infectious%20enteritis%23bigmac772973008"><strong>feline infectious enteritis</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094807" href="entry://strangle%23bigmac000094807"><strong>strangle</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094807" href="entry://strangle%23mq699">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> deranged condition of mind or body; a disorder or disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq054"> disorder or disturbance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq822"> ill humour; discontent.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sKWJiLpMut">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq018"> to derange physically or mentally.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>distempre</em>(<em>n</em>), from Medieval Latin <em>distemperāre</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100734" href="entry://temper%23bigmac000100734"><span class="smallcaps">temper</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distemper<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="DcpBrgKKYP">n.</span><span target_id="phV1Qmrf55">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distemper" src="word_pronunciations/06992.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈtɛmpə/ (<em>say</em> dis'tempuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DcpBrgKKYP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> a water paint used for the decoration of interior walls and ceilings, especially one in which the binding medium consists essentially of glue, casein, or a similar sizing material.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="phV1Qmrf55">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq255"> to paint with distemper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>destemprer</em>, from <em>des-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>temprer</em> dilute, soak (from Latin <em>temperāre</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distend</span><z><span target_id="2tnh6b0eIa">v.i.</span><span target_id="otbXE2X5DB">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distend" src="word_pronunciations/06993.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɛnd/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tend) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2tnh6b0eIa"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> to become stretched, or bloated; to swell, as something hollow or elastic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="otbXE2X5DB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq370"> to stretch apart or asunder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq649"> to exaggerate, or magnify the importance of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>distendere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distended</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distensible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distensible</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɛnsəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tensuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">capable of being distended.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distensibility</strong> /dəstɛnsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhstensuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distensile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distensile</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɛnsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tensuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> distensible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> capable of causing distension.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distension</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> the act of distending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> the state of being distended.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">distention</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distich</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'distik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> a group of two lines of verse, usually making complete sense in themselves; a couplet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq648"> a rhyming couplet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>distichon</em>, from Greek, neuter of <em>distichos</em> of two rows or lines] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distichal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distichous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distichous</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstɪkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'distikuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>distichus</em> of two rows. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021036" href="entry://distich%23bigmac000021036"><span class="smallcaps">distich</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distichously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distil</span><z><span target_id="XoWmpGm4C4">v.t.</span><span target_id="EbJHQeyk32">v.i.</span><span target_id="kfNbNzOzoB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distil" src="word_pronunciations/06998.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'til) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">distilled</strong>, <strong class="bold">distilling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XoWmpGm4C4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq805"> to subject to a process of vaporisation and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> to separate volatile liquids of different boiling points by distillation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq268"> to extract or obtain by distillation: <em class="example">we distil whisky from a mash.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq256"> to purify by distillation: <em class="example">distilled water only may be used in accumulators.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq403"> to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq338"> (in writing) to capture the essence of (a complex event or period).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EbJHQeyk32">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq651"> to undergo distillation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq116"> to become vaporised and then condensed in distillation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq951"> to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq576"> to fall in drops; trickle; exude.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kfNbNzOzoB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq689"> <strong class="phr">distil off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), to drive away (volatile components) by distillation: <em class="example">we distilled off the alcoholic component.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">distill</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>distille</em>(<em>n</em>), from Latin <em>distillāre</em>, variant of <em>dēstillāre</em> drip down, from <em>stilla</em> a drop] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distillable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389596477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distill</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'til) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097819" href="entry://distil%23bigmac000097819"><strong>distil</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distillate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distillate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distillate" src="word_pronunciations/06994.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪstələt/ (<em>say</em> 'distuhluht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distillate" src="word_pronunciations/06995.mp3"></audio></span>/-leɪt/ (<em>say</em> -layt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> the product obtained from the condensation of vapours in distillation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020337" href="entry://diesel%20oil%23bigmac000020337"><strong>diesel oil</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097819" href="entry://distil%23bigmac000097819"><span class="smallcaps">distil</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distillation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distillation" src="word_pronunciations/06996.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪstəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> distuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> the volatilisation or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> the purification or concentration of a substance; the obtaining of the essence or volatile properties contained in it, or the separation of one substance from another, by such a process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq161"> a product of distilling; a distillate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq613"> the act or process of distilling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq883"> the fact of being distilled.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distillatory</strong> /dəsˈtɪlətəri/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tiluhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distilled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distilled</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɪld/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tild) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">obtained or produced by distillation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distiller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distiller</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɪlə/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> an apparatus for distilling, as a condenser, or especially, one for distillation of salt water at sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq985"> someone whose business it is to extract alcoholic spirits by distillation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097819" href="entry://distil%23bigmac000097819"><span class="smallcaps">distil</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distillery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distillery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distillery" src="word_pronunciations/06997.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɪləri/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tiluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">distilleries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">a place or establishment where distilling, especially the distilling of alcoholic spirits, is carried on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distilment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distilment</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɪlmənt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tilmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> the act or process of distilling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> the product of distilling.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">distillment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distinct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distinct</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distinct" src="word_pronunciations/07001.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɪŋkt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tingkt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> different in nature or qualities; dissimilar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> clear to the senses or intellect; plain; definite; unmistakable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq257"> distinguishing clearly, as the vision.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq392"> more than usually notable; pronounced; effective: <em class="example">his book is a distinct enrichment of our literature.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>distinct-</em>, stem of past participle of <em>distinguere</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinctness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distinctive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distinctive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distinctive" src="word_pronunciations/07000.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɪŋktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tingktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq420"> distinguishing; serving to distinguish; characteristic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> functional or significant within a linguistic system: <em class="example">length is a distinctive feature of some English vowels.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distinctively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinctiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distinctly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distinctly</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɪŋktli/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tingktlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> a distinct manner; clearly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> without doubt; unmistakably.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distingué
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distingué</span></header><div>/dɪstæŋˈgeɪ/ (<em>say</em> distang'gay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">distinguished; having an air of distinction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, past participle of <em>distinguer</em> distinguish] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinguée</strong>, <em>feminine adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distinguish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distinguish</span><z><span target_id="ZLllxGZ592">v.t.</span><span target_id="VSSwGkQLVi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distinguish" src="word_pronunciations/07003.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɪŋgwɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tinggwish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZLllxGZ592"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> (sometimes followed by <em>from</em>) to mark off as different.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq472"> to recognise as distinct or different; discriminate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq306"> to perceive clearly by sight or other sense; discern; recognise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq680"> to serve to separate as different; be a distinctive characteristic of; characterise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq592"> to make prominent, conspicuous, or eminent: <em class="example">to distinguish oneself in battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq208"> to divide into classes; classify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq258"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to single out for or honour with special attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq591"> to recognise or note differences; discriminate.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VSSwGkQLVi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq621"> <strong class="phr">distinguish between</strong>, to indicate or show a difference between.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>distinguere</em> separate, distinguish + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038452" href="entry://-ish%23bigmac000038452"><span class="smallcaps">-ish<sup>2</sup></span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025291" href="entry://extinguish%23bigmac000025291"><span class="smallcaps">extinguish</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinguishable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinguishableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinguishably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinguisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinguishing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distinguishingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distinguished
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distinguished</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distinguished" src="word_pronunciations/07002.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɪŋgwɪʃt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tinggwisht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq382"> conspicuous; marked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> noted; eminent; famous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq761"> having an air of distinction; distingué.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distort</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distort" src="word_pronunciations/07004.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtɔt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tawt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> to pervert; misrepresent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq900"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> to change (a signal waveform) so that the information is degraded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>distortus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distorted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distortedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distortedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distorter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distortion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distortion</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tawshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> the act of distorting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> the state of being distorted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq313"> anything distorted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> a change in the waveform of a signal which degrades the information.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distortional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distract</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distract" src="word_pronunciations/07005.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtrækt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'trakt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> to divide (the mind, attention, etc.) between objects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq924"> to entertain; amuse; divert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq768"> to disturb or trouble greatly in mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>distractus</em>, past participle, pulled asunder. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021049" href="entry://distraught%23bigmac000021049"><span class="smallcaps">distraught</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distracted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distractedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distracter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distracting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distractingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distraction</span></header><div>/dəsˈtrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhs'trakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> the act of distracting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq504"> the state of being distracted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq607"> amusement; recreation; entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq531"> violent disturbance of mind; mental derangement or madness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distractive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distractive</span></header><div>/dəsˈtræktɪv/ (<em>say</em> duhs'traktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">tending to distract.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distrain</span><z><span target_id="qgts0CBQ9p">v.t.</span><span target_id="SPKsJIb9Sx">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dəsˈtreɪn/ (<em>say</em> duhs'trayn) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Law</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qgts0CBQ9p">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq054"> to levy a distress upon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SPKsJIb9Sx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq571"> to levy a distress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>destreyne</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>destreindre</em> constrain, from Latin <em>distringere</em> draw asunder, detain, hinder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distrainable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distrainment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distrainer</strong>, <strong>distrainor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distraint</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distrait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distrait</span></header><div>/dəsˈtreɪ/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tray) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">abstracted in thought; absent-minded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, past participle of <em>distraire</em>, from Latin <em>distrahere</em> pull asunder. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104784" href="entry://distract%23bigmac000104784"><span class="smallcaps">distract</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distraite</strong> /dɪsˈtreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dis'trayt), <em>feminine adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distraught
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distraught</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distraught" src="word_pronunciations/07006.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtrɔt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'trawt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq076"> distracted; bewildered; deeply agitated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq262"> crazed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of obsolete <em>distract</em> (adjective), by association with <em>straught</em>, past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101964" href="entry://stretch%23bigmac000101964"><span class="smallcaps">stretch</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distraughtly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distress</span><z><span target_id="Cx0bwRH8J0">n.</span><span target_id="KRywJLkdcl">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distress" src="word_pronunciations/07007.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtrɛs/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Cx0bwRH8J0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq787"> great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute suffering; affliction; trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> acute poverty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq336"> physical exhaustion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq470"> a state of extreme necessity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq816"> the state of a ship requiring immediate assistance, as because of accident.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq495"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq718"> an act of impounding; the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq024"> the things impounded.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KRywJLkdcl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq280"> to afflict with pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble sorely; worry; bother.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq812"> to subject to pressure, stress, or strain; embarrass or exhaust by strain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to constrain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>destresse</em>, from Old French <em>destrece</em>, from Latin <em>districtus</em>, past participle, distrained] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distressing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distressingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distressed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac424351458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distressed</span></header><div>/dəsˈtrɛst/ (<em>say</em> duhs'trest) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> in a troubled emotional state; upset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq39"> (of wood) artificially weathered so as to create an aged appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> (of furniture) built using distressed wood or wood with an artificial distressed finish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq354"> (of fabric, leather, etc.) deliberately cut, sandpapered, frayed, shaved, etc., to give a worn appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq514"> (of clothes, as jeans) treated in such a way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq674"> (of materials) artificially treated to give a worn or aged appearance: <em class="example">distressed plastic.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distressful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distressful</span></header><div>/dəˈstrɛsfəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'stresfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> causing or involving distress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> full of distress; feeling or indicating distress.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distressfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distressfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributary</span></header><div>/dəsˈtrɪbjətəri/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tribyuhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> a branch of a distributing system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> a branch of a river flowing from the main river and not rejoining it, as in a delta.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021055" href="entry://distribute%23bigmac000021055"><span class="smallcaps">distribut(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distribute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distribute</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distribute" src="word_pronunciations/07008.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtrɪbjut/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tribyooht), /ˈdɪstrəbjut/ (<em>say</em> 'distruhbyooht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">distributed</strong>, <strong class="bold">distributing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> to divide and bestow in shares; deal out; allot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> to divide into parts of distinct character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq296"> to divide into classes: <em class="example">these plants are distributed into 22 classes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq047"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to separate the type that has been used for printing and replace in its proper compartments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq169"> <em class="label">Logic</em> to employ (a term) so as to refer to all the individuals denoted by it: <em class="example">the term ‘men’ is distributed in ‘all men are mortal’ but not in ‘some men are old’.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>distribūtus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distributable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distribution</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distribution" src="word_pronunciations/07009.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪstrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> distruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> the act of distributing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> the state or manner of being distributed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq408"> arrangement; classification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq602"> that which is distributed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq964"> the places where things of any particular category occur: <em class="example">the distribution of coniferous forests in the world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq411"> the transporting, marketing, merchandising, and selling of a product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq503"> <em class="label">Economics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq520"> the division of the aggregate income of any society among its members, or among the factors of production (labour, land, and capital).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq266"> the system of dispersing goods throughout a community.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087988" href="entry://frequency%20distribution%23bigmac000087988"><strong>frequency distribution</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059214" href="entry://probability%20distribution%23bigmac000059214"><strong>probability distribution</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distributional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributive</span><z><span target_id="YMirHmO3af">adj.</span><span target_id="2bAKXtaDNS">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəsˈtrɪbjətɪv/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tribyuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YMirHmO3af"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> that distributes; characterised by or relating to distribution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq018"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> treating the members of a group individually, as the adjectives <em>each</em> and <em>every</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Logic</em> (of a term) distributed in a given proposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq276"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> (of an operation) giving the same result regardless of the order in which it is carried out. For example, multiplication is distributive over addition and subtraction: a(b + c) = ab + ac.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2bAKXtaDNS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq057"> a distributive word or expression.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>distributif</em>, from French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distributively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distributiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distributor" src="word_pronunciations/07010.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˈtrɪbjətə/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tribyuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> someone or something that distributes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> someone engaged in the general distribution or marketing of some article or class of goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a device in a multicylinder engine which distributes the igniting voltage to the sparking plugs in a definite sequence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq018"> a major arterial road, usually a freeway, designed to take traffic quickly from the centre of the city towards the outer suburbs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">distributer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributorship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributorship</span></header><div>/dəsˈtrɪbjətəʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tribyuhtuhship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">the right to act as a distributor or selling agent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">distributership</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">district</span><z><span target_id="1Pox8krInu">n.</span><span target_id="JS1IIejDtw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of district" src="word_pronunciations/07011.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1Pox8krInu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> a region or locality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> an area of land delineated for some administrative or other purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq818"> (in SA) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068198" href="entry://shire%23bigmac000068198"><strong>shire</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068198" href="entry://shire%23mq598">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq789"> (in the UK) a sub-division of a town, city, or county often reflecting old and now non-existent boundaries.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JS1IIejDtw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq975"> <strong class="phr">round the district</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in the local area.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>districtus</em> territory under jurisdiction, special use of Latin <em>districtus</em>, past participle, constrained]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distrust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distrust</span><z><span target_id="JahUrU1oEI">v.t.</span><span target_id="DyQ1HXR3ed">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of distrust" src="word_pronunciations/07012.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈtrʌst/ (<em>say</em> dis'trust) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JahUrU1oEI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> to feel distrust of; regard with doubt or suspicion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DyQ1HXR3ed">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq699"> lack of trust; doubt; suspicion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distruster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distrustful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distrustful</span></header><div>/dɪsˈtrʌstfəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'trustfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">full of distrust; doubtful; suspicious.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>distrustfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>distrustfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disturb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disturb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disturb" src="word_pronunciations/07014.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈstɜb/ (<em>say</em> duh'sterb) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> to interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> to interfere with; interrupt; hinder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq625"> to throw into commotion or disorder; agitate; disorder; disarrange; unsettle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq511"> to perplex; trouble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>disturbāre</em> throw into disorder, disturb] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disturber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disturbingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disturbing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disturbance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disturbance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disturbance" src="word_pronunciations/07013.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈstɜbəns/ (<em>say</em> duh'sterbuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> the act of disturbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq316"> the state of being disturbed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq493"> an instance of this; commotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq432"> something that disturbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq618"> an outbreak of disorder; a breach of public peace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq500"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq192"> the bending or faulting of rock from its original position.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq463"> a mountain-making movement of the earth’s crust, of moderate intensity and somewhat restricted geographic extent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Law</em> infringement of an incorporeal right, as an easement attached to land.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>distourbance</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disulfiram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac020236031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disulfiram</span></header><div>/daɪˈsʌlfəræm/ (<em>say</em> duy'sulfruhram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a drug that causes a severe physiological reaction following ingestion of alcohol, including symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, headache, palpitations, perspiration, etc,; used in treating alcoholism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disulphate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disulphate</span></header><div>/daɪˈsʌlfeɪt/ (<em>say</em> duy'sulfayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> a salt of pyrosulphuric acid, as sodium disulphate, Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060341" href="entry://pyro-%23bigmac000060341"><strong>pyro-</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> bisulphate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disulfate</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073269" href="entry://sulphate%23bigmac000073269"><span class="smallcaps">sulphate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disunion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disunion</span></header><div>/dɪsˈjunjən/ (<em>say</em> dis'yoohnyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq492"> severance of union; separation; disjunction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq232"> lack of union; dissension.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disunite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disunite</span><z><span target_id="1zaatawkZe">v.t.</span><span target_id="nBWgfVKaXF">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsjuˈnaɪt/ (<em>say</em> disyooh'nuyt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">disunited</strong>, <strong class="bold">disuniting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1zaatawkZe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> to set at variance, or alienate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nBWgfVKaXF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq659"> to part; fall asunder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disunity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disunity</span></header><div>/dɪsˈjunəti/ (<em>say</em> dis'yoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">disunities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">lack of unity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disuse</span><z><span target_id="8jisPiBd9C">n.</span><span target_id="W6ja65ms1X">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8jisPiBd9C"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disuse" src="word_pronunciations/07015.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈjus/ (<em>say</em> dis'yoohs) discontinuance of use or practice.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="W6ja65ms1X">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq634"> /dɪsˈjuz/ (<em>say</em> dis'yoohz) (<strong class="bold">disused</strong>, <strong class="bold">disusing</strong>) to cease to use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disutility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disutility</span></header><div>/ˌdɪsjuˈtɪləti/ (<em>say</em> .disyooh'tiluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">the quality of causing inconvenience or harm; injuriousness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disvalue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disvalue</span></header><div>/dɪsˈvælju/ (<em>say</em> dis'valyooh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disvalued</strong>, <strong class="bold">disvaluing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">to depreciate; disparage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disyllable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disyllable</span></header><div>/dɪˈsɪləbəl/ (<em>say</em> di'siluhbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">a word of two syllables, as <em>virtue</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>disyllabus</em>, from Greek <em>disyllabos</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074177" href="entry://syllable%23bigmac000074177"><span class="smallcaps">syllable</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disyllabic</strong> /dɪsɪˈlæbɪk/ (<em>say</em> disi'labik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>disyllabification</strong> /dɪsɪˌlæbəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> disi.labuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disyoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disyoke</span></header><div>/dɪsˈjoʊk/ (<em>say</em> dis'yohk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">disyoked</strong>, <strong class="bold">disyoking</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">to free from or as from a yoke.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384613600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dit</span></header><div>/dɪt/ (<em>say</em> dit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Chiefly Nautical</em> a yarn or story: <em class="example">to spin a dit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a poetical composition; ditty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Middle English <em>dite</em> (erroneously pronounced with a short vowel), from Old French <em>dit</em> a saying, speech, from Latin <em>dictum</em> that which is said]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dita
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dita</span></header><div>/ˈditə/ (<em>say</em> 'deetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">a shrub or tree, <em>Alstonia scholaris</em>, family Apocynaceae, of tropical Asia with large, glossy, whorled leaves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditch</span><z><span target_id="W4X4uCOpi8">n.</span><span target_id="XrXurOFapm">v.t.</span><span target_id="YKyQKSU7Hb">v.i.</span><span target_id="DlOs6umpa8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ditch" src="word_pronunciations/07017.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> dich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W4X4uCOpi8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq507"> a long, narrow hollow made in the earth by digging, as one for draining or irrigating land; a trench.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq566"> the border of a bowling green.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq394"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the sea.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XrXurOFapm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq539"> to dig a ditch or ditches in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq776"> <em class="label">US</em> to cause to be thrown into or as into a ditch, as a motor vehicle in a crash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to get rid of; get away from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to crash-land (an aeroplane), especially in the sea.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YKyQKSU7Hb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to crash-land an aeroplane.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DlOs6umpa8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq001"> <strong class="phr">last ditch</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the last defence; utmost extremity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Southern Middle English <em>dīch</em>, from Old English <em>dīc</em>, related to German <em>Teich</em> pond. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020434" href="entry://dyke%23bigmac000020434"><span class="smallcaps">dyke<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diurnal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diurnal</span><z><span target_id="RFYwApT10M">adj.</span><span target_id="0b557kRhFO">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diurnal" src="word_pronunciations/07023.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈɜnəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'ernuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RFYwApT10M"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> of or relating to each day; daily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> of or belonging to the daytime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq819"> <em class="label">Botany</em> showing a periodic alteration of condition with day and night, as certain flowers which open by day and close by night.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq919"> active by day, as certain birds and insects.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0b557kRhFO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Liturgy</em> a service-book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>diurnālis</em> daily] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diurnally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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div
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac763618635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">div</span></header><div>/dɪv/ (<em>say</em> div) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">a dividend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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div.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">div.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> dividend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> division.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diva
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diva</span></header><div>/ˈdivə/ (<em>say</em> 'deevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">divas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dive</strong> /ˈdiveɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deevay))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> a distinguished female singer, once especially in opera but now also in pop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059049" href="entry://prima%20donna%23bigmac000059049"><strong>prima donna</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin: goddess]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divagate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divagate</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪvəgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'duyvuhgayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">divagated</strong>, <strong class="bold">divagating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> to wander; stray.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> to digress in speech.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīvagātus</em>, past participle, having wandered] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divagation</strong> /daɪvəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duyvuh'gayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divalent</span></header><div>/daɪˈveɪlənt/ (<em>say</em> duy'vayluhnt), /ˈdaɪveɪlənt/ (<em>say</em> 'duyvayluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">having a valency of two, as the iron (II) ion, Fe<sup>++</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Divali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114277358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Divali</span></header><div>/dəˈvali/ (<em>say</em> duh'vahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac135319711" href="entry://Diwali%23bigmac135319711"><strong>Diwali</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divan" src="word_pronunciations/07024.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvæn/ (<em>say</em> duh'van) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> a low bed with no headboard or tailboard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> a sofa or couch, especially one that can be converted into a bed for occasional use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq908"> a long, cushioned seat against a wall, as in Middle Eastern countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq233"> (formerly in Turkey and other Middle Eastern countries) a council of state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq241"> any council, committee, or commission.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq576"> (formerly in the Middle East) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq416"> a council chamber, judgement hall, audience chamber, or bureau of state.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq136"> a large building used for some public purpose, as a customs house.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq094"> a smoking room, as in connection with a tobacco shop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq245"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a collection of Arabic or Persian lyric verse, especially poems by one author.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish, from Persian <em>dēvān</em> (now <em>dīwān</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divaricate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divaricate</span><z><span target_id="X0GTlDj855">v.t.</span><span target_id="HCxY63Mpfd">v.i.</span><span target_id="l27RL8vUON">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> /daɪˈværəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> duy'varuhkayt) (<strong class="bold">divaricated</strong>, <strong class="bold">divaricating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="X0GTlDj855">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq682"> to spread apart.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HCxY63Mpfd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq314"> to branch; diverge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq663"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> to branch at a wide angle.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="l27RL8vUON">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /daɪˈværəkət/ (<em>say</em> duy'varuhkuht), /-keɪt/ (<em>say</em> -kayt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq423"> spread apart; widely divergent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq160"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> branching at a wide angle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīvāricātus</em>, past participle, spread apart] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divaricately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divarication</strong> /daɪˌværəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duy.varuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divaricator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Divehi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac867319186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Divehi</span></header><div>/ˈdivi/ (<em>say</em> 'deevee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">the language spoken by the inhabitants of the Maldives, related to Sinhalese.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dhivehi</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divemaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac623396180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divemaster</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪvmastə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyvmahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a scuba diving expert who plans, organises and directs dives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diver</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diver" src="word_pronunciations/07038.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq686"> someone or something that dives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> someone who makes a business of diving, as for pearl oysters, to examine sunken vessels, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq616"> someone who participates in the sport of diving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq980"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043394" href="entry://loon%23bigmac000043394"><strong>loon<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043394" href="entry://loon%23mq295">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq893"> any of various birds which habitually dive, as grebes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diverge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diverge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diverge" src="word_pronunciations/07025.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈvɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> duy'verj) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">diverged</strong>, <strong class="bold">diverging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> to move or lie in different directions from a common point; branch off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq500"> to differ in opinion or character; deviate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq315"> to digress, from a plan, discussion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq165"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> (of an infinite sequence of numbers) to not converge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>dīvergere</em>, from Latin <em>dī-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020692" href="entry://dis-%23bigmac000020692"><span class="smallcaps">dis-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>vergere</em> incline, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082499" href="entry://verge%23bigmac000082499"><span class="smallcaps">verge<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divergence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divergence</span></header><div>/daɪˈvɜdʒəns/ (<em>say</em> duy'verjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> the act, fact, or amount of diverging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> a condition brought about by a net flow of air from a given region.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">divergency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divergent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divergent</span></header><div>/daɪˈvɜdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> duy'verjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> diverging; deviating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> relating to divergence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>divergently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divers</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪvəz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyvuhz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">several, sundry (sometimes used pronominally): <em class="example">divers of them.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>dīversus</em>, past participle, literally, turned different ways]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diverse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diverse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diverse" src="word_pronunciations/07027.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈvɜs/ (<em>say</em> duy'vers), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diverse" src="word_pronunciations/07026.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪvɜs/ (<em>say</em> 'duyvers), /dəˈvɜs/ (<em>say</em> duh'vers) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> of various kinds or forms; multiform.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021114" href="entry://divers%23bigmac000021114"><span class="smallcaps">divers</span></a>, but now associated more directly with Latin <em>dīversus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diversely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diverseness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversification</span></header><div>/daɪˌvɜsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duy.versuhfuh'kayshuhn), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> the state or act of diversifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> the art of manufacturing a number of different articles; selling a number of different goods, or putting money into a number of different investments in order to diminish the effects of a possible financial failure of one part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversified
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversified</span></header><div>/daɪˈvɜsəfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duy'versuhfuyd), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> varied; distributed among several types: <em class="example">diversified investments.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ditch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac555046908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ditch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ditch" src="word_pronunciations/07017.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> dich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq705"> Bass Strait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> the Tasman Sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq568"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> Sydney Harbour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditcher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditcher</span></header><div>/ˈdɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dichuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> someone or something that digs ditches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a bowl which goes into the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103750" href="entry://ditch%23bigmac000103750">ditch</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103750" href="entry://ditch%23mq566">3</a>) having touched neither the jack nor any other bowl in play.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditheism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditheism</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪθiˌɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'duythee.izuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq342"> the doctrine of, or belief in, two supreme gods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq445"> belief in the existence of two independent antagonistic principles, one good and the other evil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + Greek <em>theos</em> god + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ditheist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ditheistic</strong> /daɪθiˈɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> duythee'istik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dither
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dither</span><z><span target_id="5AevkIz3ci">n.</span><span target_id="YSkPMWk4wN">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dither" src="word_pronunciations/07018.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪðə/ (<em>say</em> 'didhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5AevkIz3ci"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> a trembling; vibration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq236"> a state of trembling excitement or vacillation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq964"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a process by which non-displayable colours can be simulated by using a mixture of displayable colours.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YSkPMWk4wN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq710"> to be vacillating; uncertain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq075"> to tremble with excitement or fear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>didder</em>, Middle English <em>diddir</em>; origin obscure. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021245" href="entry://dodder%23bigmac000021245"><span class="smallcaps">dodder<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dithering</strong>, <strong>dithery</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dithionate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dithionate</span></header><div>/daɪˈθaɪəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> duy'thuyuhnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">a salt of dithionic acid containing the ion S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub><sup>2-</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076121" href="entry://thio-%23bigmac000076121"><span class="smallcaps">thio-</span></a> + <em>-n-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004319" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004319"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dithionite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dithionite</span></header><div>/daɪˈθaɪənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> duy'thuyuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">a salt of dithionous acid containing the ion S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076121" href="entry://thio-%23bigmac000076121"><span class="smallcaps">thio-</span></a> + <em>-n-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dithyramb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dithyramb</span></header><div>/ˈdɪθəræm/ (<em>say</em> 'dithuhram), /-ræmb/ (<em>say</em> -ramb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> a choral song or hymn of vehement or wild character and usually irregular in form, originally in honour of Dionysus or Bacchus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> any poem or other composition having similar characteristics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīthyrambus</em>, from Greek <em>dīthyrambos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dithyrambic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dithyrambic</span></header><div>/dɪθəˈræmbɪk/ (<em>say</em> dithuh'rambik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq128"> of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq412"> wildly irregular in form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq280"> wildly enthusiastic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975273308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditsy</span></header><div>/ˈdɪtsi/ (<em>say</em> 'ditsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021091" href="entry://ditzy%23bigmac000021091"><strong>ditzy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dittany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dittany</span></header><div>/ˈdɪtəni/ (<em>say</em> 'dituhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dittanies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> a Cretan plant, <em>Origanum dictamnus</em> family Labiatae, formerly in high repute for its alleged medicinal virtues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> a plant, <em>Cunila origanoides</em>, family Labiatae, of North America, bearing clusters of purplish flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq978"> a plant, <em>Dictamnus albus</em>, family Rutaceae, cultivated for its showy flowers; fraxinella.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ditonye</em>, from Old French <em>ditan</em>, from Latin <em>dictamnus</em>, from Greek <em>diktamnon</em>, said to be so called from Mt <em>Dicte</em> in Crete, where it abounded]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dittman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dittman</span></header><div>/ˈdɪtmən/ (<em>say</em> 'ditmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mick</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">born 1952, Australian jockey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditto</span><z><span target_id="Hlkw8eDvSL">n.</span><span target_id="CmnthqzQay">adv.</span><span target_id="MNVK0qTIvS">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ditto" src="word_pronunciations/07019.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'ditoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hlkw8eDvSL"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dittos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq340"> the aforesaid; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). <em>Symbol</em>: ” <em>Abbrev.</em>: do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> the same thing repeated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq972"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a duplicate or copy.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="CmnthqzQay">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq778"> as already stated; likewise.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MNVK0qTIvS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq036"> (<strong class="bold">dittoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dittoing</strong>) to duplicate; copy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: said, aforesaid, from Latin <em>dictus</em>, past participle, said]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dittography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dittography</span></header><div>/dɪˈtɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> di'togruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> unintentional repetition of one or more symbols in writing, as in copying a manuscript.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> the resulting passage or reading.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>ditto</em>(<em>s</em>) double + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031359" href="entry://-graphy%23bigmac000031359"><span class="smallcaps">-graphy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dittographic</strong> /dɪtəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> dituh'grafik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ditty" src="word_pronunciations/07020.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'ditee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ditties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">dit</strong>. a poem intended to be sung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> a short, simple song.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dite</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>dictātum</em> thing composed or recited]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac854582148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditz</span></header><div>/dɪts/ (<em>say</em> dits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq26">a flighty, empty-headed, scatterbrained person: <em class="example">she’s such a ditz.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021091" href="entry://ditzy%23bigmac000021091"><span class="smallcaps">ditzy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditzy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditzy</span></header><div>/ˈdɪtsi/ (<em>say</em> 'ditsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">ditzier</strong>, <strong class="bold">ditziest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">flighty; empty-headed; scatterbrained.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ditsy</strong>. <div class="etym">[? blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021178" href="entry://dizzy%23bigmac000021178"><span class="smallcaps">dizzy</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021597" href="entry://dotty%23bigmac000021597"><span class="smallcaps">dotty</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diu</span></header><div>/ˈdiu/ (<em>say</em> 'deeooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">an island off the north-western coast of India, formerly a district of Portuguese India; since 1962 part of the Indian Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diuresis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diuresis</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪjuˈrisəs/ (<em>say</em> .duyyooh'reesuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">excessive discharge of urine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>di-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020088" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020088"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <em>ourēsis</em> urination]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diuretic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diuretic</span><z><span target_id="htmFGRptof">adj.</span><span target_id="trXB0qEeVi">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diuretic" src="word_pronunciations/07021.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdaɪjuˈrɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duyyooh'retik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="htmFGRptof"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> increasing the volume of the urine, as a medicinal substance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="trXB0qEeVi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq946"> a diuretic medicine or agent; water pill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>diūrēticus</em> promoting urine, from Greek <em>diourētikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diuris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diuris</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diuris" src="word_pronunciations/07022.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈjurəs/ (<em>say</em> duy'yoohruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">any plant of the orchid genus <em>Diuris</em>, a group largely restricted to Australia and characterised by long lateral sepals; double tails.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversiform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversiform</span></header><div>/daɪˈvɜsəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> duy'versuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">differing in form; of various forms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīversus</em> various + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversify</span><z><span target_id="yND5sEQmWN">v.t.</span><span target_id="b5NwCX6rfw">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diversify" src="word_pronunciations/07028.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈvɜsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> duy'versuhfuy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diversify" src="word_pronunciations/07029.mp3"></audio></span>/də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">diversified</strong>, <strong class="bold">diversifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yND5sEQmWN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq956"> to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> to vary (investments); invest in different types of (securities).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b5NwCX6rfw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq231"> to extend one’s activities, especially in business, over more than one field.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>diversifier</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>dīversificāre</em>, from Latin <em>dīversi-</em> diverse + <em>-ficāre</em> make] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diversifiable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diversion" src="word_pronunciations/07030.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> duh'verzhuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diversion" src="word_pronunciations/07031.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> a compulsory detour on a road or motorway, to avoid an obstacle, bottleneck, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq268"> distraction from business, care, etc.; recreation; entertainment; amusement; a pastime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq529"> <em class="label">Military</em> a feint intended to draw off attention from the point of main attack.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>diversionary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diversional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversionist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversionist</span></header><div>/dəˈvɜʒənəst/ (<em>say</em> duh'verzhuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a saboteur, especially one who plots against a communist government.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diversity" src="word_pronunciations/07032.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɜsəti/ (<em>say</em> duh'versuhtee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diversity" src="word_pronunciations/07033.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diversities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq810"> variety; multiformity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq124"> a point of difference.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>diversite</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divert</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divert" src="word_pronunciations/07036.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɜt/ (<em>say</em> duh'vert), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divert" src="word_pronunciations/07037.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq862"> to turn aside from a path or course; deflect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> to set (traffic) on a detour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq835"> to draw off to a different object, purpose, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq097"> to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>divertir</em>, from Latin <em>dīvertere</em> turn aside, separate] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diverter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divertible</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diverticulitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diverticulitis</span></header><div>/daɪvəˈtɪkjulaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> duyvuh'tikyoohluytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">the inflammation of one or more diverticula, especially of the intestines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diverticulum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diverticulum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diverticulum" src="word_pronunciations/07034.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪvəˈtɪkjələm/ (<em>say</em> duyvuh'tikyuhluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diverticula</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diverticulum" src="word_pronunciations/07035.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪvəˈtɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> duyvuh'tikyuhluh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">a blind tubular sac or process, branching off from a canal or cavity, as the intestine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: byway] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>diverticular</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divertimento
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divertimento</span></header><div>/dɪvɜtəˈmɛntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> divertuh'mentoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">divertimenti</strong> /dɪvɜtəˈmɛnti/ (<em>say</em> divertuh'mentee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">an instrumental composition in several movements, light and diverting in character.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diverting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diverting</span><z><span target_id="h8qzw1M7JH">v.</span><span target_id="H5QP4cvhBW">adj.</span></z></header><div>/daɪˈvɜtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duy'verting) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="h8qzw1M7JH"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099343" href="entry://divert%23bigmac000099343"><strong>divert</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="H5QP4cvhBW">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq609"> entertaining and amusing: <em class="example">a diverting account of one’s holiday.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>divertingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divertissement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divertissement</span></header><div>/dɪˈvɜtɪsmɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> di'vertismon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> a diversion or entertainment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> <em class="label">Music</em> a divertimento.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq589"> a short ballet or other performance given between or in the course of acts or longer pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq485"> a series of such performances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>divertiss-</em>, stem of <em>divertir</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099343" href="entry://divert%23bigmac000099343"><span class="smallcaps">divert</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divertive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divertive</span></header><div>/dəˈvɜtɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'vertiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">diverting; amusing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dives
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dives</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪviz/ (<em>say</em> 'duyveez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: rich, rich man]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divest</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divest" src="word_pronunciations/07039.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈvɛst/ (<em>say</em> duy'vest) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> to strip of clothing, etc.; disrobe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> to strip or deprive of anything; dispossess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq937"> <em class="label">Law</em> to take away or alienate (property, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dīvestīre</em>, variant of <em>disvestīre</em> (Latinisation of Old French <em>desvestir</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divestible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divestible</span></header><div>/daɪˈvɛstəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'vestuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">capable of being divested, as an estate in land.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divestiture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divestiture</span></header><div>/daɪˈvɛstɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> duy'vestichuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> the act of divesting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> the state of being divested.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">divestment</strong>, <strong class="vs">divesture</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divil</span></header><div>/ˈdɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'divuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">the devil: <em class="example">that child has the divil in her!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divination</span></header><div>/dɪvəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> divuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> the discovering of what is obscure or the foretelling of future events, as by supernatural means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq111"> augury; a prophecy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq674"> instinctive prevision.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīvīnātio</em>, from <em>dīvīnāre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099709" href="entry://divine%23bigmac000099709"><span class="smallcaps">divine</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099709" href="entry://divine%23mq208">16</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divinatory</strong> /dɪˈvɪnətəri/ (<em>say</em> di'vinuhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divine</span><z><span target_id="yOaatIxvgA">adj.</span><span target_id="71JgnbZVik">n.</span><span target_id="ZvBrOf1cJq">v.t.</span><span target_id="mHkKf0lQ0W">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divine" src="word_pronunciations/07044.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yOaatIxvgA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> addressed or appropriated to God; religious; sacred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq372"> proceeding from God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq906"> godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq378"> heavenly; celestial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq172"> being a god, or God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq371"> relating to divinity or theology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq703"> of superhuman or surpassing excellence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq856"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="71JgnbZVik">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq597"> someone who studies or is professionally qualified in divinity; a theologian.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq305"> a priest or member of the clergy.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">divined</strong>, <strong class="bold">divining</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZvBrOf1cJq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq326"> to discover (water, metal, etc.) by a divining rod.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq453"> to discover or declare (something obscure or future), as by supernatural means; prophesy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq509"> to perceive by intuition or insight; conjecture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq169"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to portend.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mHkKf0lQ0W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq208"> to use or practise divination; prophesy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq298"> to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dīvīnus</em>; replacing Middle English <em>devine</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divinely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divineness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diviner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diviner</span></header><div>/dəˈvaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> someone who divines; a soothsayer; a prophet; a conjecturer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> someone who searches for and finds hidden water, metal, or oil, by means of a divining rod.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac330856033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diving</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'duyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> the act of going below the surface of the water, as of a submarine, scuba diver, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> such activity, as a sport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq504"> the activity or sport of diving into water from a diving board or platform, often performing manoeuvres on the descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq443"> Also, <strong class="vs">staging</strong>. <em class="label">Football</em> the practice of falling deliberately to the ground, pretending to be fouled by an opponent, especially in soccer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divinise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divinise</span></header><div>/ˈdɪvənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'divuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">divinised</strong>, <strong class="bold">divinising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">to make divine; deify.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">divinize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>divinisation</strong> /dɪvənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> divuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divinity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divinity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divinity" src="word_pronunciations/07048.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɪnəti/ (<em>say</em> duh'vinuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">divinities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq615"> the quality of being divine; divine nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> deity; godhood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq346"> a divine being; a god.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq262"> a deity below God but above humankind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq932"> the science of divine things; theology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq524"> godlike character; supreme excellence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Divinyls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Divinyls</span></header><div>/dəˈvaɪnəlz/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuynuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">Australian rock group, formed in 1980; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divisi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divisi</span></header><div>/dəˈvisi/ (<em>say</em> duh'veesee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">(a musical direction) divided, as of strings, etc., playing parts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divisi</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divisibility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divisibility</span></header><div>/dəvɪzəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duhvizuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> capability of being divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the capacity of being exactly divided, without remainder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divisible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divisible</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divisible" src="word_pronunciations/07049.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɪzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'vizuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">capable of being divided.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>divisibleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divisibly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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division
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">division</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of division" src="word_pronunciations/07050.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> duh'vizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> the act of dividing; partition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> the state of being divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq337"> a distribution; a sharing-out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq086"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the operation inverse to multiplication; the finding of a quantity (the quotient) which, when multiplied by a given quantity (the divisor), gives another given quantity (the dividend). <em>Symbol</em>: ÷</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq212"> something that divides; a dividing line or mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq915"> one of the parts into which a thing is divided; a section.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq307"> separation by difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement; dissension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq792"> <em class="label">Botany</em> one of the major groupings of the plant kingdom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq009"> <em class="label">Government</em> the separation of the members of a legislature, etc., into two groups, in taking a vote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq498"> one of the parts into which a country or an organisation is divided for political, administrative, judicial, military, or other purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq633"> a semi-independent, but ultimately subordinate administrative unit in industry or government.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq210"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a category or section containing all teams or competitors divided according to weight, skill, age, or some other criterion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Military</em> a major administrative and tactical formation, larger than a regiment or brigade, and smaller than a corps, usually commanded by a major general.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq298"> one of a number of trains needed to run on the same service at approximately the same time to meet unusual demand: <em class="example">the Brisbane Limited 2nd division.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīvīsio</em>; replacing Middle English <em>devisioun</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divisional</strong>, <strong>divisionary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divisionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divisionism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divisionism</span></header><div>/dəˈvɪʒənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'vizhuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057677" href="entry://pointillism%23bigmac000057677"><strong>pointillism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divisive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divisive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divisive" src="word_pronunciations/07052.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuysiv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divisive" src="word_pronunciations/07051.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈvɪzɪv/ (<em>say</em> -'viziv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> forming or expressing division or distribution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> creating division or discord.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dīvīsīvus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divisively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divisiveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divisor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divisor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divisor" src="word_pronunciations/07053.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a number by which another number (the dividend) is divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> a number contained in another given number a certain number of times, without a remainder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> one who divides, as a person appointed to divide property.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dyvyser</em>, from Latin <em>divisor</em> a divider]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divorce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divorce</span><z><span target_id="wfRq84U94O">n.</span><span target_id="y7g6rCUPpW">v.t.</span><span target_id="OzRJQjsCHe">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divorce" src="word_pronunciations/07055.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvɔs/ (<em>say</em> duh'vaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wfRq84U94O"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq577"> the termination of a marriage by judicial decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> any formal separation of husband and wife according to established custom.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq202"> a complete separation of any kind.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">divorced</strong>, <strong class="bold">divorcing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="y7g6rCUPpW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq224"> to separate; cut off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq306"> to legally separate from (one’s spouse): <em class="example">she divorced him last year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq253"> to separate from (one’s parents in the case of a child, or one’s child in the case of parents), removing all legal obligations arising from a child/parent relationship on the grounds of substantial and irreconcilable differences.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OzRJQjsCHe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq248"> to be separated by divorce: <em class="example">we divorced last year.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>divors</em>, from French <em>divorce</em>, from Latin <em>dīvortium</em> separation, dissolution] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divorceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divorcer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divorcee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divorcee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divorcee" src="word_pronunciations/07054.mp3"></audio></span>/dəvɔˈsi/ (<em>say</em> duhvaw'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a divorced person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divorcement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divorcement</span></header><div>/dəˈvɔsmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'vawsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">divorce.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divot" src="word_pronunciations/07056.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪvət/ (<em>say</em> 'divuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> <em class="label">Golf</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a piece of turf cut out with a club or bat making a stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Scottish</em> a piece of turf; a sod.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divulgate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divulgate</span></header><div>/dəˈvʌlgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'vulgayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">divulgated</strong>, <strong class="bold">divulgating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">to make publicly known; publish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīvulgātus</em>, past participle, divulged] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divulgater</strong>, <strong>divulgator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divulgation</strong> /ˌdivʌlˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deevul'gayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divulge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divulge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divulge" src="word_pronunciations/07057.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvʌldʒ/ (<em>say</em> duh'vulj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divulge" src="word_pronunciations/07058.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">divulged</strong>, <strong class="bold">divulging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dīvulgāre</em> make common] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divulgement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divulger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divulgence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divulsion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divulsion</span></header><div>/daɪˈvʌlʃən/ (<em>say</em> duy'vulshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">a tearing asunder; violent separation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>dīvulsio</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>divulsive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divvy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divvy<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="AcqZpke9R8">n.</span><span target_id="K0WWu5U3DQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="iQHM4GkHXm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divvy" src="word_pronunciations/07059.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪvi/ (<em>say</em> 'divee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AcqZpke9R8"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">divvies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> a dividend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq658"> (<em>plural</em>) rewards; profits; gains.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="K0WWu5U3DQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq359"> (<strong class="bold">divvied</strong>, <strong class="bold">divvying</strong>) (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to share: <em class="example">I’ll divvy the loot with you.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iQHM4GkHXm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">divvy up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq818"> to divide (something) into shares.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq881"> to hand over portions as shares: <em class="example">we’ll divvy up tomorrow.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021132" href="entry://dividend%23bigmac000021132"><span class="smallcaps">dividend</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divvy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divvy" src="word_pronunciations/07059.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪvi/ (<em>say</em> 'divee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">divvies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021162" href="entry://divot%23bigmac000021162"><strong>divot</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021162" href="entry://divot%23mq557">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divvy<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divvy" src="word_pronunciations/07059.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪvi/ (<em>say</em> 'divee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">divvies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">an army division: <em class="example">in the 9th Divvy.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diwali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135319711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diwali</span></header><div>/dəˈwali/ (<em>say</em> duh'wahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">an annual four-day Hindu festival, in honour of Lakshmi, held between October and November, celebrated with feasting and the lighting of lamps to mark the victory of good over evil; Festival of Lights.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Deepavali</strong>, <strong class="vs">Divali</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>dīvalī</em>, from Sanskrit <em>dīpāvalī</em>, literally, row of lights]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dixie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dixie</span></header><div>/ˈdɪksi/ (<em>say</em> 'diksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq214"> a large metal pot in which stew, tea, etc., is made.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq983"> a mess tin.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> <em class="label">Especially Victoria and Tasmania</em> a small container (approximately 100 mL) of ice cream. Compare <em class="label">Especially NSW</em>, <em class="label">Qld and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091430" href="entry://bucket%23bigmac000091430"><strong>bucket</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091430" href="entry://bucket%23mq640">6</a>); <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018559" href="entry://dandy%23bigmac000018559"><strong>dandy<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindustani <em>degachī</em> cooking pot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dixie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dixie</span></header><div>/ˈdɪksi/ (<em>say</em> 'diksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">the southern US.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045382" href="entry://Mason-Dixon%20Line%23bigmac000045382"><span class="smallcaps">(Mason-)Dix(on line)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>; originally referred to as <em>Dixie’s hand</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dixiecrat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dixiecrat</span></header><div>/ˈdɪksɪkræt/ (<em>say</em> 'diksikrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a member of a minority in the Democratic party, consisting of Democrats living in the southern states.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021169" href="entry://Dixie%23bigmac000021169"><span class="smallcaps">Dixie</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019467" href="entry://democrat%23bigmac000019467"><span class="smallcaps">democrat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dixieland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dixieland</span></header><div>/ˈdɪksilænd/ (<em>say</em> 'dikseeland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">a style of traditional jazz composition and performance characterised by vigorous improvisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021169" href="entry://Dixie%23bigmac000021169"><span class="smallcaps">Dixie</span></a>, where the style originated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dixon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dixon</span></header><div>/ˈdɪksən/ (<em>say</em> 'diksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq700"> <strong>Charles</strong> (‘<em>Chicka</em>’), 1928–2010, Australian trade unionist and activist for Indigenous rights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> <strong>Sir Owen</strong>, 1886–1972, Australian lawyer; chief justice of the High Court 1952–64.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dixson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dixson</span></header><div>/ˈdɪksən/ (<em>say</em> 'diksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> <strong>Sir Hugh</strong>, 1841–1926, Australian company chairman and philanthropist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq810"> his son, <strong>Sir William</strong>, 1870–1952, Australian company director and benefactor; the Dixson Wing of the State Library of NSW houses his collection of manuscripts, books, art works, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diyari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diyari</span><z><span target_id="82dDi9oSe5">n.</span><span target_id="KHxGrMowKz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="82dDi9oSe5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the Cooper Creek district, east of Lake Eyre, SA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq265"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KHxGrMowKz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq888"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dieri</strong>. <div class="backshade">Lutheran missionaries first began to record <strong>Diyari</strong> when they came to the area around Lake Eyre in the 1860s. Johann Georg Reuther and Carl Strehlow, based at Killalpaninna, east of Lake Eyre, studied the language and encouraged the local people to read and write it. In 1895 they completed the <em>Testamenta Marra</em>, the first ever translation of the New Testament into an Australian language. Reuther was also a keen ethnographer, and he wrote extensively about Diyari language and culture. He also assembled a large collection of the distinctive local artefacts known as toas, most of which are now in the SA Museum. Killalpaninna, a mission run by German Lutherans, was closed in World War I, and most of the people then moved to pastoral properties or to Marree or Port Augusta.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DIYbio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432531955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DIYbio</span></header><div>/di aɪ waɪ ˈbaɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dee uy wuy 'buyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">scientific research conducted outside mainstream commercial or academic laboratories, in facilities made available to an appropriately qualified person to enable them to pursue their research ideas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021174" href="entry://DIY%23bigmac000021174"><span class="smallcaps">DIY</span></a> + <em>bio</em>(<em>logical research</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dizygotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dizygotic</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪzaɪˈgɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duyzuy'gotik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">(of twins) produced from two zygotes; fraternal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dizzy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dizzy</span><z><span target_id="th0K3Bw8sM">adj.</span><span target_id="bGAscOPP6c">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dizzy" src="word_pronunciations/07060.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'dizee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="th0K3Bw8sM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dizzier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dizziest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq235"> affected with a sensation of whirling, with tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> bewildered; confused.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq123"> causing giddiness: <em class="example">a dizzy height.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq869"> heedless; thoughtless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> foolish or stupid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bGAscOPP6c">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq450"> (<strong class="bold">dizzied</strong>, <strong class="bold">dizzying</strong>) to make dizzy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dysy</em>, Old English <em>dysig</em> foolish, related to Low German <em>dösig</em> sleepy, dreamy] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dizzily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dizziness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DJ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DJ</span><z><span target_id="IHRWGQcCTN">n.</span><span target_id="L5PhkJb4td">v.i.</span><span target_id="QSmUOprjlU">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DJ" src="word_pronunciations/07062.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdidʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deejay), /diˈdʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee'jay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IHRWGQcCTN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> Also, <strong class="vs">disc jockey</strong>. a person who plays and announces recorded music, as on a radio program, at a disco, nightclub, party, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="L5PhkJb4td">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">DJ’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">DJ’ing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq85"> to perform as a DJ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq23"> to create an improvised piece of music using a recorded piece as a base, mixing it with effects created on vinyl records on turntables.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QSmUOprjlU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq770"> of or relating to such improvised performances: <em class="example">DJ mixer; </em><em class="example">DJ music.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deejay</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021179" href="entry://disc%20jockey%23bigmac000021179"><span class="smallcaps">d(isc) j(ockey)</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>DJ’ing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djabwurung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800084929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djabwurung</span><z><span target_id="143UZ6ebBk">n.</span><span target_id="MY5Tfhw7kF">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʒʌbwʊrʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'jubwooroong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="143UZ6ebBk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the area around Ararat in central Victoria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MY5Tfhw7kF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq333"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tjapwurong</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djakarta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djakarta</span></header><div>/dʒəˈkatə/ (<em>say</em> juh'kahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">former spelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092214" href="entry://Jakarta%23bigmac000092214"><strong>Jakarta</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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djanga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191899320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">djanga</span></header><div>/ˈdʒængə/ (<em>say</em> 'janguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a white European.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Noongar <em>djanga</em>, <em>djinga</em> spirit of a dead person]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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djellaba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac12896793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">djellaba</span></header><div>/dʒɛlˈabə/ (<em>say</em> jel'ahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">(in the Middle East and North Africa) a loose-fitting outer robe worn by men and women over other garments.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">jellaba</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Arabic <em>jallābīya</em>, from <em>jallāb</em>, attractive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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djelwuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">djelwuck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of djelwuck" src="word_pronunciations/07061.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒɛlwʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'jelwuk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a tall shrub or small tree, <em>Hedycarya angustifolia</em>, found in or near rainforest in eastern Australia; native mulberry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Wuywurrung]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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djembe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597404837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">djembe</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɛmbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'jembay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">a western African hand drum, shaped like a large goblet covered with skin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Susu (a western African language)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djerba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djerba</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɜbə/ (<em>say</em> 'jerbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039011" href="entry://Jerba%23bigmac000039011"><strong>Jerba</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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djinn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">djinn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of djinn" src="word_pronunciations/10153.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪn/ (<em>say</em> jin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039151" href="entry://jinn%23bigmac000039151"><strong>jinn</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djirbal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387912403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djirbal</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɪəbal/ (<em>say</em> 'jearbahl) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022529" href="entry://Dyirbal%23bigmac000022529"><strong>Dyirbal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djokjakarta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djokjakarta</span></header><div>/dʒɒgdʒəˈkatə/ (<em>say</em> jogjuh'kahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086424" href="entry://Yogyakarta%23bigmac000086424"><strong>Yogyakarta</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Djokovic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac753222848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Djokovic</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɒkəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'jokuhvich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Novak</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">born 1987, Serbian tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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djoongari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406097689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">djoongari</span></header><div>/dʒʊnˈgari/ (<em>say</em> joon'gahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq1">a native rodent, <em>Pseudomys fieldi</em>, yellow-brown with white belly and feet, and a long tail with a tuft of dark hairs at the end; once widely distributed in south-western Australia but now limited to the Shark Bay region.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Western Desert language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac787801002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DL</span></header><div>/diˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> dee'el) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">secret.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>own</em>)<em> l</em>(<em>ow</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DLA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac404103087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DLA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq946">deferred lifetime annuity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DLC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac715365093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DLC</span></header><div>/di ɛl ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> dee el 'see) <div class="def"><span id="mq860">downloadable content.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DLitt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DLitt</span></header><div>/di ˈlɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee 'lit) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> Doctor of Letters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq806"> Also, <strong class="vs">D Literature</strong>. Doctor of Literature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Doctor Litterārum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DLP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DLP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq678">Democratic Labor Party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DM<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq251">Deutschmark.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac745464592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DM<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="RWwAXsxYnf">v.i.</span><span target_id="geCcN4UiPt">v.t.</span><span target_id="OqXUvTxy7n">n.</span></z></header><div>/di ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> dee 'em) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">DMs</strong>, <strong class="bold">DMed</strong>, <strong class="bold">DMing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RWwAXsxYnf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> to send a private message on a social media site.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="geCcN4UiPt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq268"> to send such a message to (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OqXUvTxy7n">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq500"> such a message.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dm</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089722" href="entry://direct%23bigmac000089722"><span class="smallcaps">d(irect)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104127" href="entry://message%23bigmac000104127"><span class="smallcaps">m(essage)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq854">direct memory access.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMAB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac002753124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMAB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq629">designated male at birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq305">direct memory channel.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020656" href="entry://direct%20memory%20access%23bigmac000020656"><strong>direct memory access</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DME
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62090089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DME</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq918">distance measuring equipment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMR</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq913">Department of Main Roads.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970026496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq448">dimethyl sulphide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMSO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac482345921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMSO</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">dimethyl sulphoxide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMT</span></header><div>/di ɛm ˈti/ (<em>say</em> dee em 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">desoxymethyltestosterone; a designer steroid used illegally in sport as a performance-enhancing drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMus</span></header><div>/di ˈmʌs/ (<em>say</em> dee 'mus) <div class="def"><span id="mq378">Doctor of Music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DMZ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DMZ</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq033">demilitarised zone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNA</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DNA" src="word_pronunciations/07063.mp3"></audio></span>/di ɛn ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee en 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> one of a class of large molecules which are found in the nuclei of cells and in viruses and which are responsible for the transference of genetic characteristics, usually consisting of two interwoven helical chains of polynucleotides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq821"> fundamental nature or structure: <em class="example">lying is not in his DNA.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq003"> origin; the starting point: <em class="example">funk is the DNA of hip-hop.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>eoxyribo</em>)<em>n</em>(<em>ucleic</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>cid</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DnB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122850142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DnB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq234">drum and bass.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dnb</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dnieper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dnieper</span></header><div>/ˈdnipə/ (<em>say</em> 'dneepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">a river rising in western Russia, and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. About 2253 km.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Dnepr</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dniester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dniester</span></header><div>/ˈdnistə/ (<em>say</em> 'dneestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">a river flowing from the Carpathian Mountains in eastern Ukraine south-east through Moldova to its mouth on the Black Sea in Ukraine. About 1290 km.</span></div> Ukrainian, <strong>Dnestr</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140234646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNR</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">do not resuscitate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac618146578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNS</span></header><div>/di ɛn ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> dee en 'es) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac531046585" href="entry://Domain%20Name%20System%23bigmac531046585"><strong>Domain Name System</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq825">ditto.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DOA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DOA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq586">dead on arrival.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doab</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊəb/ (<em>say</em> 'dohuhb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">an alluvial tract of land between two adjacent rivers, as that between the Ganges and the Jumna rivers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Persian <em>dōāb</em>, <em>dō</em> two + <em>āb</em> water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doable</span></header><div>/ˈduəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'doohuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">capable of being done; practicable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doat" src="word_pronunciations/07168.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊt/ (<em>say</em> doht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093971" href="entry://dote%23bigmac000093971"><strong>dote</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dob</span><z><span target_id="qS60qTZkth">v.t.</span><span target_id="mwZyRMvEFL">v.i.</span><span target_id="R0vxY4QHBb">n.</span><span target_id="bWUsvhzdz9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dob" src="word_pronunciations/07065.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒb/ (<em>say</em> dob) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dobbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dobbing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qS60qTZkth">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> to betray (someone), as by reporting for a misdemeanour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> <em class="label">Football</em> to kick, usually accurately, especially in shooting for goal: <em class="example">he’s dobbed another goal.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mwZyRMvEFL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq003"> to report another’s misdemeanour: <em class="example">I’ll tell you, but you mustn’t dob.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R0vxY4QHBb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq004"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018378" href="entry://dab%23bigmac000018378"><strong>dab<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bWUsvhzdz9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq005"> <strong class="phr">dob in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq336"> to report (someone) for a misdemeanour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>consumers will also be able to dob in any unscrupulous operators through a telephone hotline and an interactive website.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq918"> to nominate (someone absent) for an unpleasant task.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq155"> to contribute money to a common fund: <em class="example">we’ll all dob in and buy him a present.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq967"> to contribute: <em class="example">to dob in a fiver.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq385"> to add or apply a small amount of something: <em class="example">to dob in some butter.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq925"> <strong class="phr">dob on</strong>, to inform against; betray.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>dob</em> to put down, throw down, variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018378" href="entry://dab%23bigmac000018378"><span class="smallcaps">dab<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DOB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DOB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq440">date of birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dobber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dobber</span></header><div>/ˈdɒbə/ (<em>say</em> 'dobuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">an informer; telltale.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dobber-in</strong>; (<em>especially with children</em>), <strong class="vs">dibber dobber</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098359" href="entry://dob%23bigmac000098359"><span class="smallcaps">dob</span></a> + <em>-b-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dobbin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dobbin</span></header><div>/ˈdɒbən/ (<em>say</em> 'dobuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">horse, especially a workhorse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>Robin</em>, familiar variant of <em>Robert</em>, male given name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dobby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dobby</span></header><div>/ˈdɒbi/ (<em>say</em> 'dobee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dobbies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">a loom attachment for the weaving of small, sometimes geometric, figures.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dobbie</strong>. <div class="etym">[? playful application of the proper name <em>Dobbie</em>; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021205" href="entry://dobbin%23bigmac000021205"><span class="smallcaps">dobbin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dobell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dobell</span></header><div>/doʊˈbɛl/ (<em>say</em> doh'bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">1899–1970, Australian painter noted for his portraits; Archibald Prize winner 1943, 1948, 1959; a controversy followed the 1943 award.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>William Dobell</strong> moved to Sydney from Newcastle in 1923 to study at the Julian Ashton Art School. In 1929 he won the Society of Artists’ Travelling Scholarship, which took him to London to study at the Slade. He remained in London for ten years, exhibiting at the Royal Academy (1933) and the New English Art Club (1938). On his return to Sydney, he taught art at the East Sydney Technical College. Dobell won the Archibald Prize on three occasions (1943, 1948 and 1959). His 1943 award, for <em>Portrait of an Artist </em>(<em>Joshua Smith</em>), was challenged in court on the grounds that it was a caricature and not a true portrait; Dobell won the case but was traumatised by the experience.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dobra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774014477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dobra</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊbrə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohbruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">the principal monetary unit of São Tomé and Príncipe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dobro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88546322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dobro</span></header><div>/ˈdɒbroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dobroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">a type of slide guitar which produces a distinctive metallic sound from a resonating metal faceplate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark coined by the <em>Do</em>(<em>pyera</em>)<em> bro</em>(<em>thers</em>), John Dopyera being the inventor; possibly influenced by Slovak <em>dobro</em> good]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dobson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dobson</span></header><div>/ˈdɒbsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dobsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> (<strong>Henry</strong>)<strong> Austin</strong>, 1840–1921, English poet, biographer, and essayist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> his granddaughter, <strong>Rosemary de Brissac</strong>, 1920–2012, Australian poet; works include the collection <em>Ship of Ice</em> (1948).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Rosemary Dobson</strong> began publishing poetry in 1944 and is best known for her collections <em>Ship of Ice</em> (1948) and <em>Child with a Cockatoo</em> (1955). Her verse is restrained, clear and understated, which may account for the fact that, though widely admired, her poetry has received little sustained critical attention. She was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1987 for her contribution to Australian literature.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doc" src="word_pronunciations/07069.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒk/ (<em>say</em> dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">a doctor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docent</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊsənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dohsuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> <em class="label">US</em> a lecturer in certain colleges and universities, with a rank inferior to that of professor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> a guide, as in a zoo, museum, etc., often a volunteer with some training.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Dozent</em>, from Latin <em>docens</em>, present participle of <em>docēre</em> teach]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Docetism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac493708656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Docetism</span></header><div>/ˈdɒsətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dosuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">the belief attributed to the Gnostics that the physical body of Christ was an illusion, as was his crucifixion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Docet</em>(<em>ae</em>) the sect adhering to this belief, from Greek <em>dokein</em> to seem + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of docile" src="word_pronunciations/07066.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dohsuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> readily trained or taught; teachable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq830"> easily managed or handled; tractable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Latin <em>docilis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>docilely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>docility</strong> /doʊˈsɪləti/ (<em>say</em> doh'siluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dock<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="y3ipvIzBH4">n.</span><span target_id="zRzJHlNvfW">v.t.</span><span target_id="g9cAAajbir">v.i.</span><span target_id="dmT5hMZBKV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dock" src="word_pronunciations/07069.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒk/ (<em>say</em> dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y3ipvIzBH4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> a wharf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq512"> such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq843"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022138" href="entry://dry%20dock%23bigmac000022138"><strong>dry dock</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq763"> a semi-enclosed structure which a plane, truck, etc., can enter for the purpose of loading, repair, maintenance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq549"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065876" href="entry://scene%20dock%23bigmac000065876"><strong>scene dock</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq249"> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> a military hospital (from the notion of being <em>in dock</em>. See def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098360" href="#mq677">13b</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zRzJHlNvfW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq855"> to bring into a dock; lay up in a dock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq811"> to put into a dry dock for repairs, cleaning, or painting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Aerospace</em> to close and lock (one spacecraft) into another while in orbit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="g9cAAajbir">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq098"> to come or go into a dock or dry dock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq229"> <em class="label">Aerospace</em> to close and lock two spacecraft together in orbit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dmT5hMZBKV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">in dock</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq141"> (of equipment, etc.) out of order and being fixed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq677"> (of a person) ill; laid up.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">the docks</strong>, the area where ships are received in port, especially the workforce it maintains.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Dutch <em>dok</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dock<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="e39Jp0LxJb">n.</span><span target_id="oMetKj5cut">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dock" src="word_pronunciations/07070.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒk/ (<em>say</em> dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e39Jp0LxJb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq416"> the solid or fleshy part of an animal’s tail, as distinguished from the hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> the part of a tail left after cutting or clipping.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oMetKj5cut">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq752"> to cut off the end of (a tail), cutting through the dock in the process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq687"> to saw off (timber).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq221"> to deduct a part from (wages, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But talks stalled over threats to members by the hospitals about pay being docked.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq992"> to cut short the tail of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq215"> to deduct from the wages of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dok</em>, Old English <em>-docca</em>, in <em>fingerdocca</em> finger muscle]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dock<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dock" src="word_pronunciations/07071.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒk/ (<em>say</em> dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">an enclosed place in a courtroom where the accused is placed during trial.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Flemish <em>dok</em> cage]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dock<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dock" src="word_pronunciations/07072.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒk/ (<em>say</em> dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq791"> any of various plants of the genus <em>Rumex</em>, as <em>R. crispus</em> (<strong>curled dock</strong>) and <em>R. obtusifolius</em> (<strong>broad-leaved dock</strong>), mostly troublesome weeds with long taproots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq116"> any of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dokke</em>, Old English <em>docce</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dockage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dockage<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒkɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dokij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> a charge for the use of a dock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> docking accommodations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq093"> act of docking a vessel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098360" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000098360"><span class="smallcaps">dock<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dockage<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒkɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dokij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> curtailment; deduction, as from wages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq686"> waste material in wheat and other grains which is easily removed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093716" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000093716"><span class="smallcaps">dock<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docked
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docked<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dɒkt/ (<em>say</em> dokt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098360" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000098360"><strong>dock<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docked<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="ABKzsikOpD">v.</span><span target_id="qEMoAZHQVk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɒkt/ (<em>say</em> dokt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="ABKzsikOpD"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093716" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000093716"><strong>dock<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qEMoAZHQVk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq816"> (of a tail) cut short.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docker<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dokuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels; a wharf labourer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dock worker</strong>, <strong class="vs">dock hand</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098360" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000098360"><span class="smallcaps">dock<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docker<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dokuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">someone or something that docks, cuts short, or cuts off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093716" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000093716"><span class="smallcaps">dock<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dockers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac079318913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dockers</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkəz/ (<em>say</em> 'dokuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> <strong>the</strong>, the Fremantle AFL team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docket</span><z><span target_id="spmBXZCP0b">n.</span><span target_id="hNLrIPxwGO">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of docket" src="word_pronunciations/07067.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'dokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="spmBXZCP0b"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq237"> an official memorandum or entry of proceedings in a legal cause, or a register of such entries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq743"> the abstract of the contents of proposed letters patent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">US</em> the list of business to be transacted by a court or assembly; the agenda; a list of projects or cases awaiting action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">US</em> a list of causes in court for trials, or the names of the parties who have causes pending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq055"> a writing on a letter or document, stating its contents; any statement of particulars attached to a package, etc.; a label or ticket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq699"> a warrant certifying payment of customs duty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq012"> a receipt: <em class="example">can I have a docket please?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hNLrIPxwGO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Law</em> to make an abstract or summary of the heads of, as a document; abstract and enter in a book: <em class="example">judgements regularly docketed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq271"> to endorse (a letter, etc.) with a memorandum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>doket</em>; origin obscure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docking<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a supportive platform used in maintenance, especially for aircraft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098360" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000098360"><span class="smallcaps">dock<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docking<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">a short piece left over when a length of timber is cut to size.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093716" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000093716"><span class="smallcaps">dock<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Docking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Docking</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Shay</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">1928–98, Australian painter; noted for her semi-abstract works.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dockland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dockland</span></header><div>/ˈdɒklænd/ (<em>say</em> 'dokland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">the area beside or related to docks, especially seen as harbouring a lawless society: <em class="example">dockland violence.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dockyard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dockyard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dockyard" src="word_pronunciations/07068.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒkjad/ (<em>say</em> 'dokyahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">an establishment containing docks, shops, warehouses, etc., where ships are built, fitted out, and repaired.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doco</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dokoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">documentary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctor</span><z><span target_id="pQ8iHb24ao">n.</span><span target_id="G8Lasecx5e">v.t.</span><span target_id="s8G0VUxVgf">v.i.</span><span target_id="bxpDBXId1p">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doctor" src="word_pronunciations/07074.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒktə/ (<em>say</em> 'doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pQ8iHb24ao"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> a person licensed to practise medicine, or some branch of medicine; a physician or medical practitioner other than a surgeon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> a person who has received a doctorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq923"> (<em>upper case</em>) (a conventional title of respect for such a person.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq582"> a person of great learning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> a person with spiritual powers, including those of healing. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086914" href="entry://clever%23bigmac000086914"><strong>clever</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086914" href="entry://clever%23mq930">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq009"> any of various mechanical contrivances, designed to remedy an emergency situation or to fulfil a special function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an expert in a specified field: <em class="example">a tree doctor; </em><em class="example">a TV doctor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq769"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who makes the final decision: <em class="example">you’re the doctor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq439"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq359"> <em class="label">WA</em> any of various fresh sea breezes that arise in the afternoon or evening during summer. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001468" href="entry://Albany%20doctor%23bigmac000001468"><strong>Albany doctor</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024552" href="entry://Esperance%20doctor%23bigmac000024552"><strong>Esperance doctor</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028499" href="entry://Fremantle%20doctor%23bigmac000028499"><strong>Fremantle doctor</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq910"> any similar refreshing wind coming after a hot spell.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq116"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq786"> a ship’s cook.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq201"> a sheep-station cook.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="G8Lasecx5e">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq670"> to treat medicinally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq018"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to repair or mend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to tamper with; falsify; adulterate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq164"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to castrate or spay.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="s8G0VUxVgf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq421"> to practise medicine.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bxpDBXId1p">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq222"> <strong class="phr">go for the doctor</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq932"> to bet all one’s money on a race.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq225"> to make an all-out effort that consumes all one’s resources or lacks all restraint.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq147"> <strong class="phr">just what the doctor ordered</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something agreeable; the perfect solution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: teacher; replacing Middle English <em>doctour</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doctoress</strong>, <strong>doctress</strong> /ˈdɒktrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'doktruhs), <em>feminine noun</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctoral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277267619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctoral</span></header><div>/ˈdɒktərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'doktuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">of or relating to a doctorate: <em class="example">a doctoral thesis.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctorate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doctorate" src="word_pronunciations/07073.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒktərət/ (<em>say</em> 'doktuhruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">the highest academic degree awarded in any branch of knowledge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103987" href="entry://doctor%23bigmac000103987"><span class="smallcaps">doctor</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004320" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004320"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctoring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac952905005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctoring</span><z><span target_id="CWz0ZVy04D">v.</span><span target_id="xWgUqj34D0">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒktərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doktuhring) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="CWz0ZVy04D"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103987" href="entry://doctor%23bigmac000103987"><strong>doctor</strong></a>. </span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xWgUqj34D0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq654"> the process of administering medical attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> the process of receiving medical attention: <em class="example">too much doctoring is bad for your health.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doctorow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doctorow</span></header><div>/ˈdɒktəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'doktuhroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>E</strong>(<strong>dgar</strong>)<strong> L</strong>(<strong>awrence</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">1931–2015, US writer; noted for novels such as <em>The Book of Daniel</em> (1971) and <em>Loon Lake</em> (1980).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctrinaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctrinaire</span><z><span target_id="e63mLghIM9">n.</span><span target_id="bULfJkANoS">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doctrinaire" src="word_pronunciations/07075.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒktrəˈnɛə/ (<em>say</em> doktruh'nair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e63mLghIM9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> someone who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without a sufficient regard to practical considerations; an impractical theorist.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bULfJkANoS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq056"> dogmatic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq384"> theoretic and unpractical: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Lang, with his plans for a democratic Australian republic ruling imperially over the Pacific Islands, was far too individualistic, too doctrinaire, too sectarian, too ‘political’, and above all too respectably bourgeois</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">russel ward</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq984"> of a doctrinaire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>doctrine</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021237" href="entry://doctrine%23bigmac000021237"><span class="smallcaps">doctrine</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doctrinarism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doctrinarian</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctrinal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctrinal</span></header><div>/dɒkˈtraɪnəl/ (<em>say</em> dok'truynuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">of, relating to, or concerned with, doctrine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021237" href="entry://doctrine%23bigmac000021237"><span class="smallcaps">doctrin(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doctrinally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctrine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doctrine" src="word_pronunciations/07076.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒktrən/ (<em>say</em> 'doktruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> a particular moral or religious principle taught or advocated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq473"> that which is taught; teachings collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq110"> a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Latin <em>doctrīna</em> teaching, learning] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doctrinism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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document
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">document</span><z><span target_id="Vcu6lHu0nW">n.</span><span target_id="wUOl7QMoRV">v.t.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Vcu6lHu0nW"><em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of document" src="word_pronunciations/07079.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒkjəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dokyuhmuhnt) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, a legal or official paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq93"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a file produced by an application, especially a text-based file produced by word processing software.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq528"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> evidence; proof.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wUOl7QMoRV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of document" src="word_pronunciations/07080.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒkjuˌmɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'dokyooh.ment) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq460"> to furnish with documents, evidence, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq249"> to support by documentary evidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq045"> to record, give an account of: <em class="example">an attempt to document the period.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>documentum</em> lesson, example]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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documentarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501191867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">documentarian</span></header><div>/dɒkjəmənˈtɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> dokyuhmuhn'tairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> a filmmaker who specialises in documentaries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> a writer, photographer, artist, etc., whose focus is to document some aspect of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq192"> a historian who specialises in analysing historical documents.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021240" href="entry://document%23bigmac000021240"><span class="smallcaps">document</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003728" href="entry://-arian%23bigmac000003728"><span class="smallcaps">-arian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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documentary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">documentary</span><z><span target_id="aC6SF2DR5F">adj.</span><span target_id="SmokvY2WpH">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of documentary" src="word_pronunciations/07077.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒkjuˈmɛntəri/ (<em>say</em> dokyooh'mentuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of documentary" src="word_pronunciations/07078.mp3"></audio></span>/-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aC6SF2DR5F"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> Also, <strong class="vs">documental</strong> /dɒkjuˈmɛntl/ (<em>say</em> dokyooh'mentl). relating to, consisting of, or derived from documents.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SmokvY2WpH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq067"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">documentaries</strong>) a factual presentation of a real event, person’s life, etc., in a television or radio program, film, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021240" href="entry://document%23bigmac000021240"><span class="smallcaps">document</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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documentation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">documentation</span></header><div>/ˌdɒkjumɛnˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dokyoohmen'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> the use of documentary evidence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq104"> a furnishing with documents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq150"> the recording of an event, as by the media.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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documenter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac256229382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">documenter</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkjəmɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'dokyuhmentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq883"> a person who compiles, edits and organises documents, especially specialised documentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a software application which automatically generates documentation for a computer system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogman</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgmən/ (<em>say</em> 'dogmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dogmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">a construction worker who works with cranes, often travelling up and down with the load or on the crane hook; rigger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogmatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogmatic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dogmatic" src="word_pronunciations/07101.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> dog'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> of, relating to, or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas; doctrinal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq257"> asserting opinions in an authoritative, positive, or arrogant manner; positive; opinionated.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dogmatical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dogmatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogmatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogmatics</span></header><div>/dɒgˈmætɪks/ (<em>say</em> dog'matiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">the science that deals with the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church; doctrinal theology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogmatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogmatise</span><z><span target_id="DErNUJrkWR">v.i.</span><span target_id="LH3nSMCjrC">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒgmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'dogmuhtuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dogmatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dogmatising</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DErNUJrkWR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq578"> to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LH3nSMCjrC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq668"> to assert or deliver as a dogma.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dogmatize</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>dogmatizāre</em>, from Greek <em>dogmatizein</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dogmatisation</strong> /dɒgmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dogmuhtuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dogmatiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogmatism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogmatism</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgmətɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dogmuhtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">dogmatic character; authoritative, positive, or arrogant assertion of opinions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogmatist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogmatist</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgmətəst/ (<em>say</em> 'dogmuhtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> someone who asserts positively their own opinions; a dogmatic person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq291"> someone who lays down dogmas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dognap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961062518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dognap</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgnæp/ (<em>say</em> 'dognap) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dognapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">dognapping</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">to steal or abduct (a dog).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040143" href="entry://kidnap%23bigmac000040143"><span class="smallcaps">(kid)nap</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dognapper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dognapping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac327476244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dognapping</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgnæpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dognaping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">the act of stealing a dog, often to obtain a reward for its return or to demand a ransom for its return.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dogon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac940107026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dogon</span><z><span target_id="ZFK6QRvNpE">n.</span><span target_id="ykkxuICqUl">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdoʊgɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'dohgon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZFK6QRvNpE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq320"> a western African people living in Mali and Burkina Faso.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq978"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Dogon</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Dogons</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq832"> the language of this people, belonging to the Niger-Congo family.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ykkxuICqUl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogrose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogrose</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dogrose" src="word_pronunciations/07104.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgroʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'dogrohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac846193039" href="entry://bauera%23bigmac846193039"><strong>bauera</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq878"> a thorny shrub, <em>Rosa canina</em>, family Rosaceae, of temperate Eurasia, having pink or white flowers, used as a stock for grafting hybrid roses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DOGS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DOGS</span></header><div>/dɒgz/ (<em>say</em> dogz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">(Australian Council for the) Defence of Government Schools; an organisation founded in Victoria in 1969, aiming to assert the primacy of public education; active in the 1970s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogshore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogshore</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogshaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">one of the timbers holding a small vessel temporarily before launching.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogstick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogstick</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgstɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dogstik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103660" href="entry://sprag%23bigmac000103660"><strong>sprag<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103660" href="entry://sprag%23mq947">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogtooth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogtooth</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgtuθ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogtoohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dogteeth</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> a canine tooth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a tooth-like medieval ornament, or a moulding cut in projecting teeth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq372"> Also, <strong class="vs">dog’s tooth</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035228" href="entry://houndstooth%23bigmac000035228"><strong>houndstooth</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogtrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogtrot</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgtrɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'dogtrot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">a gentle trot, like that of a dog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogvane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogvane</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgveɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dogvayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075365" href="entry://telltale%23bigmac000075365"><strong>telltale</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075365" href="entry://telltale%23mq761">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogwatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogwatch</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgwɒtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogwoch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> either of two short watches on shipboard, from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. introduced to effect changes in watches kept on consecutive days.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq267"> a short watch on herded sheep or cattle, while most workers are at their evening meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq788"> Also, <strong class="vs">dog shift</strong>. a working period thought to be unattractive, as the night shift at a colliery or the shift at a radio station during the very early hours of the morning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogwhelk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogwhelk</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgwɛlk/ (<em>say</em> 'dogwelk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">any of several whelks of the class Gastropoda, as <em>Plicarcularia thersites</em> of northern Australia and other areas of the Indo-Pacific.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogwood</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'dogwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq067"> a small tree, <em>Jacksonia scoparia</em>, with light-orange pea-flowers; native to the east coast of NSW and Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> any of various acacias of northern Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq740"> either of two small shrubs, <em>Pomaderris apetala</em> or <em>P. aspera</em>, with rough leaves and yellow flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq020"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq685"> any tree or shrub of the genus <em>Cornus</em>, especially <em>C. sanguinea</em>, a deciduous shrub of calcareous soil in Europe, family Cornaceae.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq990"> the wood of any such tree.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq041"> a name used for various unrelated plants which emit a fetid odour when burning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021337" href="#mq067">1</a> named from the smell of the burning wood]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doh</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doh" src="word_pronunciations/07089.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊ/ (<em>say</em> doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">the syllable used for the first note of the scale in solfa.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070126" href="entry://solfa%23bigmac000070126"><strong>solfa</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070126" href="entry://solfa%23mq683">1</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">do</strong>. <div class="etym">[18th century; from Italian <em>do</em>, an arbitrarily chosen syllable replacing <em>ut</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095328" href="entry://gamut%23bigmac000095328"><span class="smallcaps">gamut</span></a> the old medieval scale]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docuseries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac939338405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docuseries</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkjusɪəriz/ (<em>say</em> 'dokyoohsearreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">a set of television programs which comprise a factual presentation of a real event, person’s life, etc., over a period of time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021241" href="entry://documentary%23bigmac000021241"><span class="smallcaps">docu(mentary)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067479" href="entry://series%23bigmac000067479"><span class="smallcaps">series</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docusoap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539002804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docusoap</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkjusoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'dokyoohsohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq30"> a genre of television program which combines elements of a documentary, as real-life footage, with those of a soap opera, as a developing storyline involving domestic issues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> a program of this kind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doe" src="word_pronunciations/07089.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊ/ (<em>say</em> doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> the female of the deer and antelope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> the female of certain other animals, as the kangaroo, goat, and rabbit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>do</em>, Old English <em>dā</em>. Compare Latin <em>dāma</em>, <em>damma</em> deer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Doe" src="word_pronunciations/07089.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊ/ (<em>say</em> doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac513063123" href="entry://Jane%20Doe%23bigmac513063123"><strong>Jane Doe</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039235" href="entry://John%20Doe%23bigmac000039235"><strong>John Doe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doenitz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doenitz</span></header><div>/ˈdɜnɪts/ (<em>say</em> 'dernits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Karl</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">1892–1980, German admiral, succeeded Hitler as German head of state; surrendered to Allies 7 May 1945, thus ending World War II.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dönitz</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doer</span></header><div>/ˈduə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> someone or something that does something; performer; actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq660"> a person who is by nature inclined to action: <em class="example">a doer, not a talker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an energetic worker, especially one admired for coping cheerfully under difficult circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq796"> any animal or fowl which gains weight or rapidly improves in condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an amusing or odd person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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does
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">does</span><z><span target_id="hMDrEuAOC4">v.</span><span target_id="kF3SOmOttm">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of does" src="word_pronunciations/07088.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌz/ (<em>say</em> duz), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of does" src="word_pronunciations/07087.mp3"></audio></span>/dəz/ (<em>say</em> duhz) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="hMDrEuAOC4"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> third person singular present indicative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><strong>do<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kF3SOmOttm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq666"> <strong class="phr">that does it</strong>, (an exclamation indicating exasperation, defeat, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doesburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doesburg</span></header><div>/ˈdusbʊək/ (<em>say</em> 'doohsboouhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Theo van</strong> /ˈteɪoʊ væn/ (<em>say</em> 'tayoh van), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">1883–1931, Dutch painter and architectural designer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doeskin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doeskin</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊskɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dohskin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> the skin of a doe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> leather made from this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq018"> (<em>plural</em>) gloves made of skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq925"> a smoothly finished, closely woven, finely twilled woollen cloth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doeth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doeth</span></header><div>/ˈduəθ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohuhth) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">(now only in poetic or liturgical use) third person singular present of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><strong>do<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doff</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doff" src="word_pronunciations/07090.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒf/ (<em>say</em> dof) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> to put or take off, as dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> to remove (the hat) in salutation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq610"> to throw off; get rid of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [contraction of <em>do off</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021423" href="entry://don%23bigmac000021423"><span class="smallcaps">don<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doffer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac723212203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doga</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊgə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">yoga for dogs, especially as a therapy for arthritis and the relief of anxiety, and as an aid to bonding with the owners; ruff yoga.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086417" href="entry://yoga%23bigmac000086417"><span class="smallcaps">yoga</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogbane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogbane</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgbeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dogbayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">any plant of the genus <em>Apocynum</em>, especially <em>A. androsaemifolium</em>, a perennial herb having an acrid milky juice and an intensely bitter root that has been used in medicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogberry</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'dogberee), /-bəri/ (<em>say</em> -buhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dogberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq551"> the berry or fruit of any of various plants, as the European dogwood, <em>Cornus sanguinea</em>, or the North American chokeberry, <em>Aronia arbutifolia</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> the plant itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq506"> any of several other Northern Hemisphere plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogbox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogbox</span><z><span target_id="p9S8YHhiaR">n.</span><span target_id="xNzems9eH1">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dogbox" src="word_pronunciations/07095.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgbɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'dogboks) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="p9S8YHhiaR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> a compartment in a passenger train or tram to which there is no access by corridor from other compartments within the carriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq860"> cramped quarters; a very small room or building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq433"> a building which can be dismantled and removed from one site and reassembled at another, especially a classroom designed to be added temporarily to existing school buildings. Compare <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em>, <em class="label">WA and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019506" href="entry://demountable%23bigmac000019506"><strong>demountable</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019506" href="entry://demountable%23mq497">3</a>); <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac164786077" href="entry://musset%20hut%23bigmac164786077"><strong>musset hut</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac406910853" href="entry://mustard%20hut%23bigmac406910853"><strong>mustard hut</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">ACT and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058177" href="entry://portable%23bigmac000058177"><strong>portable</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058177" href="entry://portable%23mq950">8</a>); <em class="label">Especially SA and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058751" href="entry://prefab%23bigmac000058751"><strong>prefab</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058751" href="entry://prefab%23mq587">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac468942661" href="entry://relocatable%23bigmac468942661"><strong>relocatable</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac468942661" href="entry://relocatable%23mq488">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac747396709" href="entry://terrapin%20unit%23bigmac747396709"><strong>terrapin unit</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially SA and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac281720580" href="entry://transportable%23bigmac281720580"><strong>transportable</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac281720580" href="entry://transportable%23mq758">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xNzems9eH1">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq907"> <strong class="phr">in the dogbox</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) in disfavour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogcart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogcart</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgkat/ (<em>say</em> 'dogkaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq289"> a light horse-drawn, two-wheeled vehicle with two transverse seats back to back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> a cart drawn by dogs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doge<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/doʊdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dohj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">the chief magistrate of the old republics of Venice and Genoa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin <em>dux</em> leader] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dogeship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610329916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doge<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/doʊg/ (<em>say</em> dohg), /doʊʒ/ (<em>say</em> dohzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">a language style which uses a grammatical structure in which a modifier is linked to another word, commonly a noun or a verb, in a way that does not follow the rules of standard grammar, as in <em>much eat</em>, <em>so respect</em>, <em>such delicious</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [humorous misspelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a>; memes first developed on Tumblr site <em>Shiba Confessions</em>; pronunciation and spelling perhaps originating in online videos of American comedy animated series <em>Homestar Runner</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogfight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogfight</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dogfight" src="word_pronunciations/07096.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgfaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dogfuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq466"> a fierce fight between two dogs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq098"> a violent engagement of fighter planes at close quarters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq784"> any rough-and-tumble physical battle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogfish<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒgfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dogfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dogfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> any of various small sharks, as the Australian <em>Squalus megalops</em>, which prey on food fishes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> any of various other fishes, as the bowfin.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519737257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogfish<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒgfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogfish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">to deceive (someone) through the practice of dogfishing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogfishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617685662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogfishing</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgfɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogfishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">(on dating sites or apps) the practice, adopted especially by men, of posting a profile photo which includes a dog that does not belong to them, in the belief that it will make them more appealing to potential partners.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog fishing</strong>. <div class="etym">[modelled on <em>catfishing</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098902" href="entry://catfish%23bigmac000098902"><span class="smallcaps">catfish</span></a>), from the perceived deception practised] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dogfisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogged</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dogged" src="word_pronunciations/07097.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgəd/ (<em>say</em> 'doguhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">having the pertinacity of a dog; obstinate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022894" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022894"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>3</sup></span></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017116" href="entry://crabbed%23bigmac000017116"><span class="smallcaps">crabbed</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doggedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doggedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogger<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒgə/ (<em>say</em> 'doguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>doggere</em>. Compare Icelandic <em>dugga</em> small fishing vessel]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogger<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒgə/ (<em>say</em> 'doguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> a person who hunts wild dogs and dingoes on which there is a bounty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> someone who drives a dog-sled team.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a> + <em>-g-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogger<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒgə/ (<em>say</em> 'doguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> a concretion of ironstone or silica in sands and clays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq695"> (<em>upper case</em>) a subdivision of the European Jurassic period, characterised by this rock formation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggerel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggerel</span><z><span target_id="D2vlL4Hi5E">adj.</span><span target_id="gEUHEpJFvU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doggerel" src="word_pronunciations/07098.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgərəl/ (<em>say</em> 'doguhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="D2vlL4Hi5E"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> (of verse) comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq034"> rude; crude; poor.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gEUHEpJFvU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq224"> doggerel verse.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dogrel</strong> /ˈdɒgrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dogruhl). <div class="etym">[Middle English; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggery</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgəri/ (<em>say</em> 'doguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doggeries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq905"> doggish behaviour or conduct; mean or mischievous action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> dogs collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq378"> rabble; canaille.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggie</span><z><span target_id="IHQMZAPgiy">n.</span><span target_id="h0Jfp2NWXn">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒgi/ (<em>say</em> 'dogee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IHQMZAPgiy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> a little dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> (a pet term for any dog.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq653"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac18321770" href="entry://doggie%20mackerel%23bigmac18321770"><strong>doggie mackerel</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="h0Jfp2NWXn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">doggie style </strong>(or <strong class="phr">fashion</strong>), (of sexual intercourse) with a man entering his partner, who is kneeling on all fours, from behind.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doggy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogging<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">the hunting of dingoes or wild dogs.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450208085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogging<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">the practice of performing sexual intercourse in outdoor locations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British English, from the claim to be ‘walking the <em>dog</em>’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggish</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq275"> canine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> surly.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>doggishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doggishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggo</span><z><span target_id="jVFXisaheM">adv.</span><span target_id="sSk6dtwvHQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doggo" src="word_pronunciations/07099.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="jVFXisaheM">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> out of sight.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sSk6dtwvHQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq904"> <strong class="phr">lie doggo</strong>, to hide; remain in concealment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a> + <em>-g-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>, with reference to the ability of a cunning dog to keep still and quiet and do nothing that will give away its position]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggone</span><z><span target_id="HXmriophcy">adj.</span><span target_id="rRkvt208Qn">adv.</span><span target_id="qnuGgbo0cn">interj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒgɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'dogon) <em class="label">US Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HXmriophcy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq686"> darned; damn: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’d tell him to get rid of that doggone Paula Jones case</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="rRkvt208Qn">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq541"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">he’s doggone rich.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="qnuGgbo0cn">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq816"> Also, <strong class="vs">doggone it</strong>. (an exclamation of mild frustration, outrage, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the imprecation <em>dog on it</em>, or a euphemistic variant of phrase <em>God damn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggy</span><z><span target_id="VwRJIr9rXZ">adj.</span><span target_id="2gwV5Tm4je">n.</span><span target_id="6FLjuwGgfy">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒgi/ (<em>say</em> 'dogee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VwRJIr9rXZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">doggier</strong>, <strong class="bold">doggiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> of or relating to a dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq816"> fond of dogs: <em class="example">a doggy person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq832"> of or relating to short, coarse, straight wool of nondescript type, frequently found on old sheep.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2gwV5Tm4je">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq482"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doggies</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021292" href="entry://doggie%23bigmac000021292"><strong>doggie</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6FLjuwGgfy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">hey doggy!</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a form of greeting.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a> + <em>-g-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doghouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doghouse</span><z><span target_id="18Wpt3P10g">n.</span><span target_id="KAbwEDkILJ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒghaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'doghows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="18Wpt3P10g"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> a kennel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> a wretched house or dwelling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq633"> the raised section at the after end of the cabin on a yacht.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KAbwEDkILJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq862"> <strong class="phr">in the doghouse</strong>, in disfavour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac29060747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogie</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'dohgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a motherless calf; poddy calf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogleg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogleg</span><z><span target_id="REun8CYPWr">n.</span><span target_id="77cr76Ate7">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dogleg" src="word_pronunciations/07100.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒglɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'dogleg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="REun8CYPWr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> an angle in a road, track, etc., resembling that of a dog’s hind leg.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="77cr76Ate7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq195"> Also, <strong class="vs">dog-legged</strong>. having such a bend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dogma" src="word_pronunciations/07102.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgmə/ (<em>say</em> 'dogmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dogmas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dogmata</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dogma" src="word_pronunciations/07103.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgmətə/ (<em>say</em> 'dogmuhtuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> a system of principles or tenets, as of a church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq996"> a tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq086"> prescribed doctrine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq345"> a settled opinion; a belief; a principle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>dogma</em>, from <em>dokein</em> think, suppose, imagine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doherty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589138532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doherty</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊəti/ (<em>say</em> 'dohuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> <strong>Diana</strong>, born 1966, Australian oboist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> <strong>Peter Charles</strong>, born 1940, Australian medical researcher; shared the 1996 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for work in immunology; Australian of the Year 1997.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong> Peter Doherty </strong>was born in Brisbane, educated at the University of Qld, and began his working life as a government veterinary officer before completing a doctorate in pathology in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1996 he and Swiss colleague Rolf Zinkernagel shared the Nobel prize for their work on how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells, based on research they conducted in Canberra in 1973–74. From 1988 to 2001 Doherty was chairman of the department of immunology at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, and a professor in the University of Tennessee Medical School. He returned to Australia in 2002 under a Burnet Award (named after Sir McFarlane Burnet and designed to lure Australian researchers back home) to lead a research team at the University of Melbourne’s department of microbiology and immunology. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dohne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac260045677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dohne</span></header><div>/ˈduni/ (<em>say</em> 'doohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">one of a breed of sheep developed in South Africa from different varieties of merino for both wool and meat; introduced into Australia in 1998.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the agricultural research station in South Africa where the breed was developed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DOI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672123814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DOI</span></header><div>/di oʊ ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee oh 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac973721035" href="entry://digital%20object%20identifier%23bigmac973721035"><strong>digital object identifier</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doily</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doily" src="word_pronunciations/07106.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'doylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doilies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> a small ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace, paper or plastic, often placed under cakes, sandwiches, etc., on a plate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a small ornamental napkin used at the table at dessert, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doiley</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after a 17th-century draper of London]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doire</span></header><div>/ˈdɛrə/ (<em>say</em> 'deruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019747" href="entry://Derry%23bigmac000019747"><strong>Derry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doisy</span></header><div>/ˈdɔɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'doyzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edward Adelbert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">1893–1986, US biochemist; shared Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1943, with Carl Dam, for work on Vitamin K.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doit</span></header><div>/dɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> doyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq378"> a former small copper coin of the Netherlands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a trifle; bit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>duit</em> a small coin; ultimate origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dojang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac666209892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dojang</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊdʒæŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohjang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">(in Korean martial arts) a training hall.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Korean]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dojo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679590788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dojo</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊdʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohjoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a room or hall in which judo, karate, and other martial arts are practised.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dol.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq073">dollar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolabriform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolabriform</span></header><div>/doʊˈlæbrəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> doh'labruhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">shaped like an axe or a cleaver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dolābra</em> pickaxe, axe + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolan</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊlən/ (<em>say</em> 'dohluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cliff Ormond</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">1920–2000, Australian trade unionist; president of the ACTU 1980–85.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolbyised
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolbyised</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlbiaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> 'dolbeeuyzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">subjected to the Dolby system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dolbyized</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolce</span><z><span target_id="RYwwTzEpFC">adv.</span><span target_id="HHTrNk9Jxw">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒltʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dolchay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="RYwwTzEpFC"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> (a musical direction) sweetly and softly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HHTrNk9Jxw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq662"> a soft-toned organ stop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: sweet, from Latin <em>dulcis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dolce</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolci
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286947632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolci</span></header><div>/ˈdɒltʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'dolchee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">(as on an Italian menu) sweets; desserts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dole<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="vleCVQP5Gh">n.</span><span target_id="kQ3wrY1lLc">v.t.</span><span target_id="42GeU0WERo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dole" src="word_pronunciations/07111.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊl/ (<em>say</em> dohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vleCVQP5Gh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> a portion of money, food, etc., given, especially in charity or for maintenance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq274"> a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq823"> a payment by a government to an unemployed person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> one’s fate or destiny.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kQ3wrY1lLc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq481"> (<strong class="bold">doled</strong>, <strong class="bold">doling</strong>) to distribute in charity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="42GeU0WERo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">dole out</strong>, to give out sparingly or in small quantities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq982"> <strong class="phr">go </strong>(or <strong class="phr">be</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on the dole</strong>, to receive the dole (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098230" href="entry://dole%23mq823">3</a>): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’ve been on the dole more times than you’ve pouted at yourself in the mirror.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim winton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dāl</em> part, portion. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102123" href="entry://deal%23bigmac000102123"><span class="smallcaps">deal<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dole<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dole" src="word_pronunciations/07111.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊl/ (<em>say</em> dohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">grief or sorrow; lamentation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dol</em>, <em>doel</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>dolēre</em> grieve]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doleful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doleful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doleful" src="word_pronunciations/07110.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊlfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dohlfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">full of grief; sorrowful; gloomy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dolefully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dolefulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolente
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolente</span></header><div>/dɒˈlɛnteɪ/ (<em>say</em> do'lentay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">(a musical direction) sadly; plaintively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolerite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolerite</span></header><div>/ˈdɒləraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'doluhruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> a coarse-grained variety of basalt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq155"> any of various other igneous rocks, as diabase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq334"> any igneous rock resembling basalt whose composition cannot be determined without microscopic examination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Greek <em>doleros</em> deceptive + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doleritic</strong> /dɒləˈrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> doluh'ritik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doley</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊli/ (<em>say</em> 'dohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a person in receipt of the dole.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dolie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolichocephalic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolichocephalic</span></header><div>/ˌdɒləkoʊsəˈfælɪk/ (<em>say</em> .doluhkohsuh'falik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> long-headed; having a breadth of head small in proportion to the length from front to back (opposed to <em>brachycephalic</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq141"> having a cephalic index of 75 or less.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dolichocephalous</strong> /ˌdɒləkoʊˈsɛfələs/ (<em>say</em> .doluhkoh'sefuhluhs). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dolicho</em>(<em>s</em>) long + Greek <em>kephalē</em> head + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dolichocephalism</strong> /ˌdɒləkoʊˈsɛfəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> .doluhkoh'sefuhlizuhm), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dolichocephaly</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolichocranic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolichocranic</span></header><div>/dɒləkoʊˈkreɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> doluhkoh'kraynik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq682"> long-skulled; having a breadth of skull small in proportion to length from front to back (opposed to <em>brachycranic</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> having a cranial index of 75 or less.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dolichos</em> long + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017192" href="entry://cranium%23bigmac000017192"><span class="smallcaps">cran(ium)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolichos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolichos</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlikɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'doleekos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040856" href="entry://lablab%23bigmac000040856"><strong>lablab</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doline</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlin/ (<em>say</em> 'doleen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">a shallow depression, either funnel- or saucer-shaped, and having its floor covered by cultivated soil, formed by solution in mountain limestone country.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dolina</strong> /dɒˈlinə/ (<em>say</em> do'leenuh). <div class="etym">[Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian <em>dolina</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doll</span><z><span target_id="tij8yZ0R3m">n.</span><span target_id="kccH3uaozH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doll" src="word_pronunciations/07116.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒl/ (<em>say</em> dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tij8yZ0R3m"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> a toy puppet representing a child or other human being; a child’s toy baby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq619"> a pretty but expressionless or unintelligent woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq566"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an attractive woman, especially one who is young.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kccH3uaozH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq537"> <strong class="phr">doll up</strong>, Also, <strong class="phr">dolly up</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq693"> to dress (someone or oneself) in a smart or ostentatiously stylish fashion: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I used to look at pictures we had of my grandmother, all dolled up in satin – even in this climate!</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq589"> to dress (oneself) up rather too smartly or too much.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the flashily dressed dolls with brightly painted faces offered for sale or as sideshow prizes at fairs, markets and agricultural shows]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Doll</em>, <em>Dolly</em>, for <em>Dorothy</em>, woman’s given name] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dollish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dollishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dollishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollarbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollarbird</span></header><div>/ˈdɒləbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'doluhberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a red-billed, insectivorous bird, <em>Eurystomus orientalis</em>, family Coraciidae, closely related to rollers, found in India, South-East Asia and New Guinea; one subspecies, <em>E. o. pacificus</em>, is a summer breeding migrant to northern and eastern Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dollar bird</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the conspicuous pale round patches on the underwings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollarettes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225764118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollarettes</span></header><div>/dɒləˈrɛts/ (<em>say</em> doluh'rets) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac618142571" href="entry://chocolate%20sprinkles%23bigmac618142571"><strong>chocolate sprinkles</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollarise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964606824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollarise</span><z><span target_id="nNmTkNVvtN">v.t.</span><span target_id="bXSVFgT1x7">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒləraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'doluhruyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dollarised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dollarising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nNmTkNVvtN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> to convert (a currency) to US dollars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> to convert the currency of (a country, economy, etc.) to US dollars.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bXSVFgT1x7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq583"> to undergo such a conversion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dollarize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dollarisation</strong> /ˌdɒləraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .doluhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dollfuss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dollfuss</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlfus/ (<em>say</em> 'dolfoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Engelbert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">1892–1934, Austrian politician; chancellor 1932–34; assassinated in unsuccessful Nazi coup.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollop</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dollop" src="word_pronunciations/07114.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒləp/ (<em>say</em> 'doluhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">a lump; a mass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Compare Norwegian dialect <em>dolp</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolly</span><z><span target_id="eci7zrTOe5">n.</span><span target_id="u7uePex9cW">v.i.</span><span target_id="pIZj1LLHZW">v.t.</span><span target_id="kAF70d16bU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolly" src="word_pronunciations/07115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒli/ (<em>say</em> 'dolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eci7zrTOe5"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dollies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> (<em>with children</em>) a doll.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq517"> a low truck with small wheels for moving loads too heavy to be carried by hand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq774"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> a small, mobile platform for carrying cameras, directors, etc., and often running on tracks.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq513"> a truck forecarriage assembly having one or two axles, a quick-release coupling and a drawbar, which is used in converting a semitrailer to a dog trailer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq782"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a tool for receiving and holding the head of a rivet while the other end is being headed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> an extension piece placed on the head of a pile while being driven.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq271"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq626"> a short wooden pole with arms or handles attached toward the top and prongs or paddles toward the bottom which was formerly used to agitate or pound clothes being washed; posser.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq482"> a similar implement used in scouring wool, washing ore, breaking and mixing clay in a puddling tub, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq924"> (in panel beating, etc.) a hand tool with one end made very heavy as by lead, and used to form sheet metal, reshape a dented pipe, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq555"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021371" href="entry://dollymill%23bigmac000021371"><strong>dollymill</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq465"> Also, <strong class="vs">dolly bird</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman, especially a young, attractive one, who is not particularly intelligent.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq5"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021369" href="entry://dolly%20catch%23bigmac000021369"><strong>dolly catch</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dollied</strong>, <strong class="bold">dollying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="u7uePex9cW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq744"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> to move the dolly forwards or backwards while shooting film.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pIZj1LLHZW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq102"> to reshape or form metal using a dolly (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101131" href="#mq924">7</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Mining</em> to crush (gold-bearing rock) by means of a dolly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to falsify evidence against: <em class="example">the police dollied Joe.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kAF70d16bU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq118"> <strong class="phr">dolly up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq544"> Also, <strong class="vs">doll up</strong>. to dress (someone or oneself) in a smart or ostentatiously stylish fashion: <em class="example">where are you going, all dollied up like that?</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq798"> to crush, injure or damage (someone or something): <em class="example">I could see myself getting dollied up if I tried to intervene in the fight.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">up to dolly’s wax</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) up to the neck, in the sense of full of food. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from 19th-century dolls made with heads of moulded wax, the head being sewn at the neck onto a body made of stuffed cloth]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the shortened form of the name <em>Dorothy</em>; the application to a tool from the fancied resemblance to a doll]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872201256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dolly" src="word_pronunciations/07115.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒli/ (<em>say</em> 'dolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">a sheep created by cloning at a research centre in Scotland in 1996; the first adult mammal to be cloned from an adult cell; died in 2003.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollying</span></header><div>/ˈdɒliɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doleeing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">(in mining) an operation applied in the field in which vein or reef material is first reduced to a powder so that its free gold content can be tested.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollymill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollymill</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlimɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'doleemil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a small engine-driven hammermill for crushing small specimens of gold or other mineral-bearing rock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac545805460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolma</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlmə/ (<em>say</em> 'dolmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> (in Greek and Middle Eastern cookery) any of various stuffed vegetable dishes: <em class="example">eggplant dolma.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq489"> singular of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098231" href="entry://dolmades%23bigmac000098231"><strong>dolmades</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Turkish, from Ottoman Turkish, literally, filled thing, from <em>dolmak</em> to be filled]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolman" src="word_pronunciations/07117.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒlmən/ (<em>say</em> 'dolmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dolmans</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> a woman’s mantle with cape-like arm pieces instead of sleeves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> (formerly) a long outer robe worn by Turks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> (formerly) a hussar’s jacket, worn over the shoulder like a cape, with one or both sleeves hanging loosely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish <em>dōlāmān</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolmas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolmas</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlməz/ (<em>say</em> 'dolmuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098231" href="entry://dolmades%23bigmac000098231"><strong>dolmades</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [English plural of <em>dolma</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098231" href="entry://dolmades%23bigmac000098231"><span class="smallcaps">dolmades</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolmen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolmen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolmen" src="word_pronunciations/07117.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒlmən/ (<em>say</em> 'dolmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">an ancient structure, usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, made up by French writers as if from Breton <em>taol</em>, <em>tol</em> table + <em>men</em> stone]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolmetsch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolmetsch</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlmɛtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dolmech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arnold</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">1858–1940, English musician, born in France; revived some ancient musical instruments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolomite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolomite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolomite" src="word_pronunciations/07118.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒləmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'doluhmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq334"> a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, occurring in crystals and in masses (called <strong>dolomite marble</strong> when coarse-grained); pearl spar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> a rock consisting essentially or largely of this mineral.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after DG de <em>Dolomieu</em>, 1750–1801, French geologist] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dolomitic</strong> /dɒləˈmɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> doluh'mitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolorific
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac465802615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolorific</span></header><div>/dɒləˈrɪfɪk/ (<em>say</em> doluh'rifik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">causing grief or pain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doloroso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doloroso</span></header><div>/dɒləˈroʊsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> doluh'rohsoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">(a musical direction) with sadness; plaintively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolorous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolorous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolorous" src="word_pronunciations/07119.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒlərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'doluhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; distressed; grievous; mournful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dolorously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dolorousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolour" src="word_pronunciations/07120.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'doluh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolour" src="word_pronunciations/07121.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">sorrow or grief.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dolor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>doloure</em>, from Old French <em>dolour</em>, from Latin <em>dolor</em> pain, grief] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolphin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolphin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolphin" src="word_pronunciations/07122.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒlfən/ (<em>say</em> 'dolfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq559"> any of various cetaceans of the family Delphinidae, some of which are commonly called porpoises, especially <em>Delphinus delphis</em>, which has a long, sharp nose and abounds in the Mediterranean and the temperate Atlantic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac305625754" href="entry://dolphinfish%23bigmac305625754"><strong>dolphinfish</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a post, pile cluster, or buoy to which to moor a vessel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dalphyne</em>, from Old French <em>daulphin</em>, from Latin <em>delphīnus</em>, from Greek <em>delphis</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100264" href="entry://dauphin%23bigmac000100264"><span class="smallcaps">dauphin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolphinfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac305625754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolphinfish</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlfənfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dolfuhnfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dolphinfishes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dolphinfish</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">either of two fishes of tropical and temperate seas, the <strong>common dolphinfish</strong>, <em>Coryphaena hippurus</em>, and the <strong>pompano dolphinfish</strong>, <em>C. equiselis</em>, noted for their rapid colour changes when dying; mahi-mahi.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dolphin</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolphins
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac088189076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolphins</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlfənz/ (<em>say</em> 'dolfuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> <strong>the</strong>, the Australian international swimming team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dolt" src="word_pronunciations/07123.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊlt/ (<em>say</em> dohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a dull, stupid person; a blockhead.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Middle English <em>dull</em> and Middle English <em>dold</em> stupid] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doltish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doltishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doltishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dom</span></header><div>/dɒm/ (<em>say</em> dom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq697"> (<em>often upper case</em>) (the title of a monk in some orders, especially the Benedictines.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> (a former title of nobility in Portugal.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>dom</em> a title, from Latin <em>dominus</em> lord]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dom.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dom.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> domestic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> domicile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq377"> dominant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domain</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of domain" src="word_pronunciations/07124.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'mayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> <em class="label">Law</em> ultimate ownership and control over the use of land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> an estate; any land held in possession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq778"> a territory under rule or influence; a realm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq741"> a field of action, thought, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Homosexuals want their condition to be removed from the domain of departments of abnormal psychology and from courses in the sociology of deviance</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dennis altman</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq769"> the scope or range of any sphere of personal knowledge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq804"> a region with specific characteristics, types of growth, animal life, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This wild, uninhabited country was the domain of the birds of prey and undisturbed they were truly ‘monarchs of all they surveyed’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">westerner</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq723"> Also, <strong class="vs">superkingdom</strong>. <em class="label">Biology</em> the highest rank in the classification of organisms, the three domains being the archaea, the bacteria, and the eukaryotes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a small region of a ferromagnetic substance in which the constituent atoms or molecules have a common direction of magnetic effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> (of a function) the set of values of the independent variables for which the function is defined.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>domaine</em>, Old French <em>demeine</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019442" href="entry://demesne%23bigmac000019442"><span class="smallcaps">demesne</span></a>), from Latin <em>dominicum</em>, originally neuter of <em>dominicus</em> of a lord]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domain</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Domain" src="word_pronunciations/06389.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'mayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">a park in Sydney, NSW, next to the Botanic Gardens on the eastern side of the city; a traditional forum for public speaking. 40 ha: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Domain … was a site of public oratory in the early 1900s before becoming the premier site of outdoor entertainment in Sydney.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domatium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domatium</span></header><div>/doʊˈmeɪʃəm/ (<em>say</em> doh'mayshuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">domatia</strong> /doʊˈmeɪʃiə/ (<em>say</em> doh'maysheeuh) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">domatiums</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a small cavity usually on a leaf in the axil of a vein, and often giving shelter to microfauna.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>dōmation</em> small house]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dome</span><z><span target_id="6oQ9mu4O4c">n.</span><span target_id="GItOwoYxV6">v.t.</span><span target_id="A71FMqSkjA">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dome" src="word_pronunciations/07127.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊm/ (<em>say</em> dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6oQ9mu4O4c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq429"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq271"> a large, hemispherical, approximately hemispherical, or spheroidal vault, its form produced by rotating an arch on its vertical radius.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq489"> a roof of domical shape.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq171"> a vault or curved roof on a polygonal plan, as an octagonal dome.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> a large, impressive, or fanciful structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq487"> anything shaped like a dome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Crystallography</em> a form whose planes intersect the vertical axis but are parallel to one of the lateral axes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a roughly symmetrical anticline, the beds dipping in all directions, more or less equally, from a point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a smoothly-rounded rock-capped mountain summit, roughly resembling the dome or cupola of a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq466"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058936" href="entry://press-stud%23bigmac000058936"><strong>press-stud</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq881"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person’s head.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">domed</strong>, <strong class="bold">doming</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GItOwoYxV6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq514"> to cover with or as with a dome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq450"> to shape like a dome.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="A71FMqSkjA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq536"> to rise or swell as a dome.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>domus</em> house; partly through French <em>dôme</em> cathedral church, from Italian <em>duomo</em> cupola, dome, from Provençal <em>doma</em> cupola, from Greek: house] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>domelike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domenichino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domenichino</span></header><div>/dəˈmɛnɪkinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'menikeenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Domenico Zampieri</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">1581–1641, Italian baroque painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic</span><z><span target_id="SEaOGXiSzf">adj.</span><span target_id="HeEIZMPq32">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of domestic" src="word_pronunciations/07126.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɛstɪk/ (<em>say</em> duh'mestik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SEaOGXiSzf"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> of or relating to the home, the household, or household affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> devoted to home life or affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq357"> living with humans; tame: <em class="example">domestic animals.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq525"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq730"> relating to the internal affairs of a particular country (opposed to <em>international</em>): <em class="example">domestic politics.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq570"> of or serving air travel which originates and terminates within a country (opposed to <em>international</em>): <em class="example">a domestic flight; </em><em class="example">domestic terminal.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq988"> produced within a particular country (opposed to <em>imported</em>): <em class="example">domestic wine.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq807"> belonging, existing, or produced within a country; not foreign: <em class="example">domestic trade.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HeEIZMPq32">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq359"> a hired household servant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an argument with one’s spouse or another member of the household.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>domesticus</em> belonging to the household] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>domestically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domesticate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domesticate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of domesticate" src="word_pronunciations/07125.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɛstəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'mestuhkayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">domesticated</strong>, <strong class="bold">domesticating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> to convert to domestic uses; tame.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq906"> to attach to home life or affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq129"> to cause to be or feel at home; naturalise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091625" href="entry://domestic%23bigmac000091625"><span class="smallcaps">domestic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>domestication</strong> /dəmɛstəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhmestuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>domesticator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domesticated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac726553138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domesticated</span></header><div>/dəˈmɛstəkeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> duh'mestuhkaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> (of a species or an individual animal) tamed and adapted for use in agriculture, or as a companion animal, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> (of a person) adept at household tasks as cooking, cleaning, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domesticity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domesticity</span></header><div>/ˌdɒmɛsˈtɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> .domes'tisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">domesticities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> the state of being domesticated; domestic or home life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> (<em>plural</em>) domestic affairs; home conditions and arrangements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domical</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dohmikuhl), /ˈdɒmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'domikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> domelike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> having a dome or domes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>domically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domicile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domicile</span><z><span target_id="Tbsr7o7jYL">n.</span><span target_id="KQIVLyk1vW">v.t.</span><span target_id="9M9NvwP0f0">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of domicile" src="word_pronunciations/07128.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒməsaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhsuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tbsr7o7jYL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> a place of residence; an abode; a house or home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq878"> <em class="label">Law</em> a permanent legal residence.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> a place at which a bill of exchange is made payable other than the acceptor’s private or business address.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">domiciled</strong>, <strong class="bold">domiciling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KQIVLyk1vW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq871"> to establish in a domicile.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9M9NvwP0f0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq600"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>, <em>in</em>, etc.) to have one’s domicile; dwell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq696"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to name the place at which a bill of exchange will be payable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>domicilium</em> habitation, dwelling]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domiciliary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domiciliary</span></header><div>/dɒməˈsɪliəri/ (<em>say</em> domuh'sileeuhree), /-ˈsɪljəri/ (<em>say</em> -'silyuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">of or relating to a domicile.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domiciliate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domiciliate</span></header><div>/dɒməˈsɪlieɪt/ (<em>say</em> domuh'sileeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">domiciliated</strong>, <strong class="bold">domiciliating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098232" href="entry://domicile%23bigmac000098232"><strong>domicile</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>domicilium</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>domiciliation</strong> /ˌdɒməsɪliˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .domuhsilee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominance</span></header><div>/ˈdɒmənəns/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> rule; control; authority; ascendancy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> the condition of being dominant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq285"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060979" href="entry://domination%23bigmac000060979"><strong>domination</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060979" href="entry://domination%23mq778">4</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dominancy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominant</span><z><span target_id="3LLVD6eb30">adj.</span><span target_id="GXOg3dIANY">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dominant" src="word_pronunciations/07129.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒmənənt/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3LLVD6eb30"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> ruling; governing; controlling; most influential.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> occupying a commanding position: <em class="example">the dominant points of the globe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq496"> main; major; chief: <em class="example">steel production is the dominant industry in Wollongong.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Genetics</em> relating to or exhibiting a dominant, as opposed to a recessive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq609"> <em class="label">Music</em> relating to or based on the dominant: <em class="example">the dominant chord.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GXOg3dIANY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Genetics</em> a hereditary character resulting from a gene with a greater biochemical activity than another, termed the recessive. The dominant masks the recessive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Music</em> the fifth note of a scale.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>dominans</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dominantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominate</span><z><span target_id="0EqPHJ0KMb">v.t.</span><span target_id="Jycm6ija7p">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dominate" src="word_pronunciations/07130.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒməneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dominated</strong>, <strong class="bold">dominating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0EqPHJ0KMb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> to rule over; govern; control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq262"> to tower above; overshadow.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Jycm6ija7p">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq222"> to rule; exercise control; predominate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq094"> to occupy a commanding position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dominātus</em>, past participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dominator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dominative</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domination</span></header><div>/dɒməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> domuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> the act of dominating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> rule or sway, often arbitrary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq001"> Also, <strong class="vs">dominion</strong>. <em class="label">Theology</em> a member of the fourth order of angels. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23bigmac000101128"><strong>angel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23mq197">1a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq778"> Also, <strong class="vs">dominance</strong>. a form of sexual play in which one party submits to being controlled or punished by the other.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>domynacion</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominatrix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominatrix</span></header><div>/dɒməˈneɪtrɪks/ (<em>say</em> domuh'naytriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">a woman who provides bondage, discipline and other sexual fantasies professionally.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: a female ruler]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domineer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domineer</span><z><span target_id="Dl1kSm9duf">v.i.</span><span target_id="2IRMFxOjRO">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of domineer" src="word_pronunciations/07131.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒməˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> domuh'near) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Dl1kSm9duf"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> to govern arbitrarily; tyrannise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq783"> to command haughtily; behave arrogantly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq065"> to tower (over or above).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2IRMFxOjRO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq758"> to rule or command (someone) arrogantly or arbitrarily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>domineren</em>, from French <em>dominer</em>, from Latin <em>dominārī</em> rule]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domineering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domineering</span></header><div>/dɒməˈnɪərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> domuh'nearring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">inclined to domineer; overbearing; tyrannical.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>domineeringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>domineeringness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domingo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domingo</span></header><div>/dəˈmɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'minggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Placido</strong> /ˈplæsədoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'plasuhdoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">born 1941, Spanish operatic tenor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dominic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dominic</span></header><div>/ˈdɒmənɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Domingo de Guzmán</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">1170–1221, Spanish priest; founder of the Dominican order.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dominica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dominica</span></header><div>/dəˈmɪnɪkə/ (<em>say</em> duh'minikuh), /dɒməˈnikə/ (<em>say</em> domuh'neekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">an island republic in the eastern West Indies, part of the Windward Islands group; a British colony before independence in 1978. 750 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: English, also a French-based creole. <em>Currency</em>: East Caribbean dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Roseau.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by Christopher Columbus in 1493, from Latin (<em>Dies</em>)<em> Dominica</em> the Lord’s Day, since it was discovered on a Sunday]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominical</span></header><div>/dəˈmɪnɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'minikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq567"> of or relating to the Lord’s Day, or Sunday.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dominicālis</em> of or relating to the Lord or the Lord’s Day (Medieval Latin <em>Dominica</em>), from Latin <em>dominicus</em> belonging to a lord or (Late Latin) the Lord]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dominican
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dominican<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ESd14ESuX6">adj.</span><span target_id="QpB54OJcBR">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈmɪnɪkən/ (<em>say</em> duh'minikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ESd14ESuX6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> of or relating to St Dominic or to the mendicant religious order (the Ordo Praedicatorum or Order of Preachers) founded by him.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QpB54OJcBR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq549"> a member of the order of St Dominic; a Black Friar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ecclesiastical Latin <em>Dominicanus</em>, derived from Saint <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021411" href="entry://Dominic%23bigmac000021411"><span class="smallcaps">Dominic</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac21758113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dominican<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="IebgZfl4Qx">adj.</span><span target_id="1L2OBi8ifc">n.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈmɪnɪkən/ (<em>say</em> duh'minikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IebgZfl4Qx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> of or relating to the Dominican Republic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> of or relating to Dominica.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1L2OBi8ifc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq409"> a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq944"> a native or inhabitant of Dominica.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominie</span></header><div>/ˈdɒməni/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Chiefly Scottish</em> a schoolmaster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> a member of the clergy, pastor, or parson (a title used specifically in the reformed churches.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>domine</em>, vocative of <em>dominus</em> master, lord]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dominion" src="word_pronunciations/07132.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈmɪnjən/ (<em>say</em> duh'minyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq293"> rule or sway; control or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq973"> lands or domains subject to sovereignty or control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq777"> a territory constituting a self-governing commonwealth and being one of a number of such territories united in a community of nations, or empire (formerly applied to self-governing divisions of the British Empire, as Australia, Canada, NZ, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Theology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060979" href="entry://domination%23bigmac000060979"><strong>domination</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060979" href="entry://domination%23mq001">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French (obsolete), from Latin <em>dominium</em> lordship, ownership]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominium</span></header><div>/dəˈmɪnjəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'minyuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095824" href="entry://dominion%23bigmac000095824"><span class="smallcaps">dominion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domino<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of domino" src="word_pronunciations/07134.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒmənoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dominoes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dominos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> a large, loose cloak, usually hooded, worn with a small mask by persons in masquerade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> the mask.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq932"> a person wearing such dress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Latin <em>dominus</em> master]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domino<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of domino" src="word_pronunciations/07134.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒmənoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dominoes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> (<em>plural construed as singular</em>) any of various games played with flat, oblong pieces of ivory, bone, or wood, the face of which is divided into two parts, each left blank or marked with pips, usually from one to six.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq769"> one of these pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq077"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> the last in a succession of things, pleasant or unpleasant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq105"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> the last lash in a flogging.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domino</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Domino" src="word_pronunciations/07134.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒmənoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fats</strong> (<em>Antoine Domino</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">1928–2017, US rhythm and blues singer, pianist, and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domitian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domitian</span></header><div>/dəˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">AD 51–96, Roman emperor AD 81–96.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domotics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac634360938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domotics</span></header><div>/dəˈmɒtɪks/ (<em>say</em> duh'motiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">the field of study which deals with domestic robots to assist in household tasks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091625" href="entry://domestic%23bigmac000091625"><span class="smallcaps">dom(estic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063847" href="entry://robotics%23bigmac000063847"><span class="smallcaps">(rob)otics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domra</span></header><div>/ˈdɒmrə/ (<em>say</em> 'domruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a Russian folk-instrument, usually with three strings, which are plucked.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian <em>domra</em>, <em>dombra</em>, of Turkic origin. Compare Kyrgyz <em>dombra</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DOMS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250738524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DOMS</span></header><div>/dɒmz/ (<em>say</em> domz) <div class="def"><span id="mq201">delayed onset muscle soreness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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don
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">don<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of don" src="word_pronunciations/07144.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒn/ (<em>say</em> don) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> (<em>upper case</em>) (a Spanish or Italian title prefixed to the given name of a man of a high rank.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq583"> a Spanish lord or gentleman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq263"> a person of great importance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq417"> (in British universities) a head, fellow, or tutor of a college.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq117"> the leader of a Mafia family.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dominus</em> master, lord]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">don<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of don" src="word_pronunciations/07145.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒn/ (<em>say</em> don) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">donned</strong>, <strong class="bold">donning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">to put on (clothing, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [contraction of <em>do on</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063676" href="entry://doff%23bigmac000063676"><span class="smallcaps">doff</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Don
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac236223883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Don<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Don" src="word_pronunciations/07144.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒn/ (<em>say</em> don) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">→ Donald <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009027" href="entry://Bradman%23bigmac000009027"><strong>Bradman</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Don<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Don" src="word_pronunciations/07144.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒn/ (<em>say</em> don) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a river flowing from central European Russia south through a wide arc to the Sea of Azov. About 2090 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DON
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DON</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DON" src="word_pronunciations/07144.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒn/ (<em>say</em> don) <div class="def"><span id="mq496">Director of Nursing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doña
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doña</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnjə/ (<em>say</em> 'donyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">(a Spanish title prefixed to the given name of a woman of high rank.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donah" src="word_pronunciations/07143.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq050"> a woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq346"> a sweetheart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>dona</em>, from Latin <em>domina</em> mistress, lady]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donald
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donald<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒnəld/ (<em>say</em> 'donuhld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">1875–1946, Australian journalist and authority on China.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donald<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒnəld/ (<em>say</em> 'donuhld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">a town and shire in western central Victoria north-west of Horsham.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dong</span><z><span target_id="oVOdK6twQy">v.t.</span><span target_id="2izbepmHII">v.i.</span><span target_id="BAd3DNPDWH">n.</span></z></header><div>/dɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> dong) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oVOdK6twQy"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hit, punch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2izbepmHII">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq529"> (of a bell, etc.) to ring.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BAd3DNPDWH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq092"> a heavy blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq696"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dông
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac448284760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dông</span></header><div>/dɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> dong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">the principal monetary unit of Vietnam.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dongara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dongara</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋgərə/ (<em>say</em> 'dongguhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a coastal town in south-western WA, south of Geraldton; crayfishing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donger</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'donguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> a club (for stunning fish, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> the penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021449" href="entry://dong%23bigmac000021449"><span class="smallcaps">dong</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dongle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dongle</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dongguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">a hardware device which, when plugged into a computer, can provide software copying protection, as well as wireless connectivity, such as to audio and video sources, printers, mobile phones, GPS devices, etc.; internet stick.</span></div><div class="etym"> [arbitrary formation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dongola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dongola</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋgələ/ (<em>say</em> 'dongguhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a small town in the northern Sudan on the Nile; site of the ancient capital of the Christian Kingdom of Nubia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dongtan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203133036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dongtan</span></header><div>/dɒŋˈtæn/ (<em>say</em> dong'tan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">an ecocity planned for Chongming Island near Shanghai, China, which, it is claimed, will be fully sustainable by producing its own energy from wind, solar power, biofuel and recycled city waste; construction of first stage (originally planned to completed in 2010) delayed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dongting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dongting</span></header><div>/dɒŋˈtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dong'ting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a lake in Hunan province, eastern China.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dönitz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dönitz</span></header><div>/ˈdɜnɪts/ (<em>say</em> 'dernits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Karl</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021264" href="entry://Doenitz%23bigmac000021264"><strong>Doenitz</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donizetti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donizetti</span></header><div>/dɒnəˈzɛti/ (<em>say</em> donuh'zetee), /dɒnəˈtsɛti/ (<em>say</em> donuh'tsetee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gaetano</strong> /geɪˈtanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> gay'tahnoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">1797–1848, Italian operatic composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donjon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donjon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donjon" src="word_pronunciations/07432.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'dunjuhn), /ˈdɒn-/ (<em>say</em> 'don-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [archaic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022343" href="entry://dungeon%23bigmac000022343"><span class="smallcaps">dungeon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donk<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dɒŋk/ (<em>say</em> dongk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021460" href="entry://donkey%20engine%23bigmac000021460"><strong>donkey engine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq018"> any engine.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donk<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dɒŋk/ (<em>say</em> dongk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> a donkey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> a racehorse.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999764483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donk<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/dɒŋk/ (<em>say</em> dongk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq10">a penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac560656031" href="entry://donkey%20dick%23bigmac560656031"><span class="smallcaps">donkey dick</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donleavy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donleavy</span></header><div>/dʌnˈlivi/ (<em>say</em> dun'leevee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>J</strong>(<strong>ames</strong>)<strong> P</strong>(<strong>atrick</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">1926–2017, US-born novelist and dramatist of Ireland; best known for <em>The Ginger Man</em> (novel, 1955; play, 1959).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donna</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnə/ (<em>say</em> 'donuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> a woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq244"> (<em>upper case</em>) (an Italian title prefixed to the given name of a woman of high rank.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin <em>domina</em> lady, mistress. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100216" href="entry://don%23bigmac000100216"><span class="smallcaps">don<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Donne" src="word_pronunciations/07137.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌn/ (<em>say</em> dun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">1573–1631, English metaphysical poet and ecclesiastic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donar</span></header><div>/ˈdɒna/ (<em>say</em> 'donah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">German Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">the god of thunder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old High German; related to Old English <em>þunor</em>, Old Norse <em>þōrr</em>, German <em>Donner</em>, <em>Donar</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donary</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">a votive offering; a thing given to sacred use.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23bigmac000021473"><span class="smallcaps">don(or)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donat</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊna/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnah), /ˈdoʊnæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">1905–58, British stage and film actor; Academy Award for best actor for <em>Goodbye Mr Chips</em> (1939).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donate" src="word_pronunciations/07136.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊˈneɪt/ (<em>say</em> doh'nayt), /ˈdoʊneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">donated</strong>, <strong class="bold">donating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> to present as a gift; make a gift or donation of, as to a fund or cause.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> to provide, as a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23bigmac000021473">donor</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23mq409">2</a>) (an organ, sperm, etc.) to another person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq559"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> (of an atom, molecule, etc.) to lose or transfer (an electron, proton, atom, etc.) to another as part of a chemical process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021434" href="entry://donation%23bigmac000021434"><span class="smallcaps">donation</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>donator</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donatello
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donatello</span></header><div>/dɒnəˈtɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> donuh'teloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Donato di Betto Bardi</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">c. 1386–1466, pre-eminent Florentine sculptor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Donato</strong> /dɒˈnatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> do'nahtoh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donation</span></header><div>/doʊˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> doh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> the act of presenting something as a gift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq906"> a gift, as to a fund; a contribution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dōnātio</em>, from <em>dōnāre</em> give]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donatist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donatist</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnətəst/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuhtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">a member of a Christian group which arose in northern Africa in AD 311, and which maintained that it constituted the whole and only true church and that the baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Donatus</em>, fl. c. AD 315, bishop who led this sect + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038604" href="entry://-ist%23bigmac000038604"><span class="smallcaps">-ist</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Donatism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donative</span><z><span target_id="wZbmNqtZpO">n.</span><span target_id="zdKFpCXLjV">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdoʊnətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuhtiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wZbmNqtZpO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> a gift or donation; a largesse.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zdKFpCXLjV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq848"> of the nature of a donation; vested or vesting by donation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dōnātīvum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donatus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donatus</span></header><div>/doʊˈnatəs/ (<em>say</em> doh'nahtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">fl. c. AD 315, bishop of Casae Nigrae in Numidia and leader of a heretical group of African Christians, the Donatists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donau</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnaʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'donow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">German name of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018585" href="entry://Danube%23bigmac000018585"><strong>Danube</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donbass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donbass</span></header><div>/dɒnˈbas/ (<em>say</em> don'bahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094810" href="entry://Donets%20Basin%23bigmac000094810"><strong>Donets Basin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donburi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac834557086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donburi</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnbʊri/ (<em>say</em> 'donbooree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">a Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with meat, seafood, vegetables, etc., usually cooked in a sauce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese: bowl]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Done
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Done</span></header><div>/doʊn/ (<em>say</em> dohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ken</strong>(<strong>neth</strong>)<strong> Stephen</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">born 1940, Australian painter and designer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donee</span></header><div>/doʊˈni/ (<em>say</em> doh'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> someone to whom a gift is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> someone who has a power of appointment in property.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23bigmac000021473"><span class="smallcaps">don(or)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099459" href="entry://-ee%23bigmac000099459"><span class="smallcaps">-ee</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donegal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donegal</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnəgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'donuhguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a county in the north-western Republic of Ireland on the Atlantic coast. 4830 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>County town</em>: Lifford.</span></div> Irish, <strong>Dún na nGall</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donegan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donegan</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'donuhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lonnie</strong> (<em>Anthony James Donegan</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">1931–2002, British skiffle singer, musician and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donen</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnən/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Stanley</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">1924–2019, US film director, dancer and choreographer; films include the musicals <em>On The Town</em> (1949) and <em>Singin’ in the Rain</em> (1952).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donets
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donets</span></header><div>/daˈnjɛts/ (<em>say</em> dah'nyets), /ˈdɒnɛts/ (<em>say</em> 'donets) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">a river rising in Ukraine and flowing south-east into Russia, meeting the Don River. About 1062 km.</span></div> Ukrainian, <strong>Donec</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donetsk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donetsk</span></header><div>/daˈnjɛtsk/ (<em>say</em> dah'nyetsk), /ˈdɒnɛtsk/ (<em>say</em> 'donetsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">a city in eastern Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.</span></div> Ukrainian, <strong>Doneck</strong>. Formerly, (until 1918), <strong class="vs">Yuzovka</strong>; (1918–35), <strong class="vs">Stalin</strong>; (1935–62), <strong class="vs">Stalino</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doohickie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doohickie</span></header><div>/ˈduhɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'doohhikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093758" href="entry://do-hickey%23bigmac000093758"><strong>do-hickey</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093758" href="entry://do-hickey%23bigmac000093758"><span class="smallcaps">do-hickey</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dooja
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419694095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dooja</span></header><div>/ˈdudʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac339892356" href="entry://round%20lime%23bigmac339892356"><strong>round lime</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal language of SE Qld]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dook</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dook" src="word_pronunciations/07414.mp3"></audio></span>/duk/ (<em>say</em> doohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088241" href="entry://duke%23bigmac000088241"><strong>duke<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dookie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dookie</span></header><div>/ˈduki/ (<em>say</em> 'doohkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a town in northern central Victoria, south-west of Albury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doolally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac361302232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doolally</span><z><span target_id="WI5o6PsuXn">adj.</span><span target_id="9PInMylNDH">phr.</span></z></header><div>/duˈlæli/ (<em>say</em> dooh'lalee) <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WI5o6PsuXn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq301"> out of one’s wits.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9PInMylNDH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq111"> <strong class="phr">go doolally over</strong>, to be out of one’s mind with excitement and anticipation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British army slang (early 20th century) from <em>doolally tap</em>, from <em>Deolali</em> the name of a town in India with a sanatorium + Urdu <em>tap</em> fever]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doolan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doolan</span></header><div>/ˈdulən/ (<em>say</em> 'doohluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">an Irish Catholic; a Roman Catholic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dooly</strong>, <strong class="vs">Mickey Doolan</strong>. <div class="etym">[probably from Irish surname <em>Doolan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dooly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doolbung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac992223267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doolbung</span><z><span target_id="hdK6nnShMt">n.</span><span target_id="0fDrGrnKKD">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdulbʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohlboong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hdK6nnShMt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area around and to the north of Wyndham, WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq594"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0fDrGrnKKD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq676"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dooley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dooley</span></header><div>/ˈduli/ (<em>say</em> 'doohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">1877–1950, Australian Labor politician, born in Ireland; premier of NSW 1921–22.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doolie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac503798171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doolie</span></header><div>/ˈduli/ (<em>say</em> 'doohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> a father who goes to schoolies with their child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> the father of a child who is at schoolies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018398" href="entry://dad%23bigmac000018398"><span class="smallcaps">d(ad)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065993" href="entry://schoolie%23bigmac000065993"><span class="smallcaps">(sch)oolie<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065993" href="entry://schoolie%23mq505">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dooligarl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820900550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dooligarl</span></header><div>/ˈduligal/ (<em>say</em> 'doohleegahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">(in Aboriginal legend) a yowie or manlike monster, who characteristically camps without a fire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Kattang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doolittle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doolittle</span></header><div>/ˈdulɪtl/ (<em>say</em> 'doohlitl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hilda</strong> (‘<em>H.D.</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">1886–1961, US poet and novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doom</span><z><span target_id="m4GjzbuDTj">n.</span><span target_id="Ma4BFZHLVv">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doom" src="word_pronunciations/07147.mp3"></audio></span>/dum/ (<em>say</em> doohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m4GjzbuDTj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> fate or destiny, especially adverse fate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> ruin; death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq029"> a judgement, decision, or sentence, especially an unfavourable one.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Ma4BFZHLVv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq563"> to destine, especially to an adverse fate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq145"> to pronounce judgement against; condemn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq217"> to ordain or fix as a sentence or fate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dome</em>, Old English <em>dōm</em> judgement, sentence, law, authority, originally, that which is put or set; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><span class="smallcaps">do<sup>1</sup></span></a> (verb), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021391" href="entry://-dom%23bigmac000021391"><span class="smallcaps">-dom</span></a> (suffix)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doomben
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doomben</span></header><div>/ˈdumbən/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a racecourse in Brisbane, Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomed</span></header><div>/dumd/ (<em>say</em> doohmd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">destined to fail or come to a disastrous end.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac290169636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomism</span></header><div>/ˈdumɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">the belief that the extinction of humanity is unavoidable, due to climate change.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">climate doomism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>doomist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomsayer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac691003825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomsayer</span></header><div>/ˈdumseɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmsayuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a person who habitually predicts doom, or interprets events pessimistically.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>doomsaying</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomscrolling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648141497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomscrolling</span></header><div>/ˈdumskroʊlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmskrohling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">the practice of continuing to read newsfeeds online or on social media, despite the fact that the news is predominantly negative and often upsetting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doomsurfing</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>doomscroller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomsurfing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967673709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomsurfing</span></header><div>/ˈdumsɜfɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmserfing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac648141497" href="entry://doomscrolling%23bigmac648141497"><strong>doomscrolling</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomwatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac088697716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomwatch</span></header><div>/ˈdumwɒtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmwoch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> the organised surveillance of the environment to identify changes to it that put the survival of the human race at risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> a prediction of impending disaster.</span></div><div class="etym"> [name of a British television series first broadcast in 1970; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021490" href="entry://doom%23bigmac000021490"><span class="smallcaps">doom</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102188" href="entry://watch%23bigmac000102188"><span class="smallcaps">watch</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doomwatcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doon</span></header><div>/dun/ (<em>say</em> doohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">a river in south-western Scotland, flowing north-west to the Firth of Clyde. About 48 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donnish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donnish</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'donish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">resembling or characteristic of a university don; stuffy or pedantic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>donnishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>donnishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donny</span></header><div>/ˈdɒni/ (<em>say</em> 'donee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021470" href="entry://donnybrook%23bigmac000021470"><strong>donnybrook</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donnybrook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donnybrook</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donnybrook" src="word_pronunciations/07142.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒnibrʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'doneebrook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a fight or argument; a brawl.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">donneybrook</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally with reference to a fair held annually until 1855 at <em>Donnybrook</em>, Dublin, and famous for rioting and dissipation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donnybrook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donnybrook</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Donnybrook" src="word_pronunciations/07142.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒnibrʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'doneebrook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a town and shire in south-western WA south-east of Bunbury.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donoghue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donoghue</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnəhju/ (<em>say</em> 'donuhhyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Stephen</strong> (<em>Steve</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">1884–1945, English jockey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donohoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donohoe</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnəhu/ (<em>say</em> 'donuhhooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong> (‘<em>Bold Jack</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">1806?–1830, Australian bushranger, born in Dublin; became a folk hero, his exploits being the subject of several songs and ballads.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Donahue</strong>, <strong class="vs">Donohue</strong>, <strong class="vs">Donahoo</strong>, <strong class="vs">Donohoo</strong>, <strong class="vs">Donahoe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donor</span><z><span target_id="dEdz2tT619">n.</span><span target_id="TSTTcvIa7J">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donor" src="word_pronunciations/07143.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dEdz2tT619"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> someone who gives or donates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq409"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq472"> a person or animal furnishing blood for transfusion.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq271"> a person from whose body an organ, bone marrow, body part, etc., is transplanted to a recipient.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq375"> a person or animal furnishing sperm, ova or an embryo as part of assisted reproduction.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Law</em> someone who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq007"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the atom which supplies both electrons in a dative bond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq426"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> an imperfection or impurity in a semiconductor which causes conduction by electrons.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TSTTcvIa7J">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> of or relating to the blood, organ, sperm, etc., furnished by a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="#bigmac000021473">donor</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="#mq409">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>donour</em>, from Anglo-French, from <em>doner</em> give, from Latin <em>dōnāre</em> to give]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donovan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donovan</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnəvən/ (<em>say</em> 'donuhvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Donovan Phillip Leitch</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">born 1946, British pop-folk singer and guitarist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dons
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458611900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dons</span></header><div>/dɒnz/ (<em>say</em> donz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq945"> <strong>the</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac082480062" href="entry://Bombers%23bigmac082480062"><strong>Bombers</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac082480062" href="entry://Bombers%23mq727">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of the Essendon AFL team.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of (<em>Essen</em>)<em>don</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064692" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064692"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donskoi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donskoi</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnskɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'donskoy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mark</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">1901–81, Ukrainian film director of the Soviet era.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donut</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donut" src="word_pronunciations/07196.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103132" href="entry://doughnut%23bigmac000103132"><strong>doughnut</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>doughnut</em> has been prevalent in Australian English, with the form <em>donut</em> being regarded as an American spelling, However, the media, global marketing and the internet have given <em>donut</em> a boost in frequency to the point where it is now simply an alternative spelling in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donzel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donzel</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'donzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a young gentleman not yet knighted; a squire; a page.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>donzello</em>, from Provençal <em>donsel</em>, from Late Latin <em>domnicellus</em>, diminutive of Latin <em>dominus</em> master]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doob</span></header><div>/dub/ (<em>say</em> doohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">a dope; ignoramus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dooby</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dooced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac266080232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dooced</span></header><div>/dust/ (<em>say</em> doohst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">dismissed from a job because of the contents of one’s blog.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the blog <em>Dooce</em>.com, produced by US blogger Heather B Armstrong, who was dismissed from her job in 2002 for writing in her blog about her work and her colleagues]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110482466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doof</span><z><span target_id="1vXxgQuLht">n.</span><span target_id="CKBKdbSbUp">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dʊf/ (<em>say</em> doof) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1vXxgQuLht">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> a type of popular electronic dance music characterised by a heavy beat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq9"> a dance party. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac526456854" href="entry://bush%20doof%23bigmac526456854"><strong>bush doof</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CKBKdbSbUp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq693"> of or relating to doof: <em class="example">doof music; </em><em class="example">doof fashion.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doof doof</strong>. <div class="etym">[imitative of the sound of the bass rhythm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doofer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doofer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdufə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021520" href="entry://doover%23bigmac000021520"><strong>doover</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021520" href="entry://doover%23bigmac000021520"><span class="smallcaps">doover</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac284698210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doofer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʊfə/ (<em>say</em> 'doofuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">someone who enjoys doof music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac110482466" href="entry://doof%23bigmac110482466"><span class="smallcaps">doof</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024337" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024337"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doofus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289280773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doofus</span></header><div>/ˈdufəs/ (<em>say</em> 'doohfuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">a stupid, dull-headed person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US <em>doof</em>, ? from Scottish <em>doof</em> a stupid person; compare German <em>doof</em> dense, stupid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doog</span></header><div>/dʊg/ (<em>say</em> doog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly WA Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq466"> a playing marble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> (<em>plural</em>) the game of marbles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doohan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892931905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doohan</span></header><div>/ˈduən/ (<em>say</em> 'doohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michael</strong> (<em>Mick</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">born 1965, Australian motorcycle racing champion; 500 cc world champion five times 1994–98.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doona
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doona</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doona" src="word_pronunciations/07148.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdunə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">a quilted bedspread, filled with down, or synthetic padding, and often used instead of top sheets and blankets; continental quilt; duvet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorbell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorbell</span></header><div>/ˈdɔbɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawbel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">a bell at a door or connected with a door, rung by persons outside seeking admittance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorframe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorframe</span></header><div>/ˈdɔfreɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'dawfraym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">the surrounds of a door, including a lintel and two jambs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dooring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352336426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dooring</span></header><div>/ˈdɔrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dawring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a collision between a cyclist and the door of a motor vehicle which has been opened by the driver, unaware of the approaching cyclist.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>doored</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorjamb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorjamb</span></header><div>/ˈdɔdʒæm/ (<em>say</em> 'dawjam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a side or vertical piece of a door supporting the lintel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorkeeper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorkeeper</span></header><div>/ˈdɔkipə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawkeepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">someone who keeps or guards a door or entrance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorknob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorknob</span></header><div>/ˈdɔnɒb/ (<em>say</em> 'dawnob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a knob, the turning of which releases the latch to open a door.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorknock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorknock</span><z><span target_id="93sUOXCgiH">v.i.</span><span target_id="YDWRPPdK8n">n.</span><span target_id="ZVGnxMWVbE">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɔnɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'dawnok) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="93sUOXCgiH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> to go from house to house seeking funds for some charity, support for some political party, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YDWRPPdK8n">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq593"> a campaign of doorknocking: <em class="example">the Heart Foundation is holding a doorknock.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZVGnxMWVbE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq041"> of or relating to such a campaign: <em class="example">a doorknock appeal.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorknocker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorknocker</span></header><div>/ˈdɔnɒkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawnokuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a knocker on or near a door, used by persons outside to gain admittance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorman</span></header><div>/ˈdɔmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'dawman), /-mən/ (<em>say</em> -muhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doormen</strong> /ˈdɔmɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmen), /-mən/ (<em>say</em> -muhn))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015234" href="entry://commissionaire%23bigmac000015234"><strong>commissionaire</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doormat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doormat</span></header><div>/ˈdɔmæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> a mat, placed in front of a door, for scraping mud or dirt from shoes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an uncomplaining person who meekly accepts ill-treatment or bullying.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doormoney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doormoney</span></header><div>/ˈdɔmʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmunee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a payment made for admission to a place of entertainment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doorn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Doorn" src="word_pronunciations/06124.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔn/ (<em>say</em> dawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">a village in the central Netherlands, in Utrecht Province, south-east of Utrecht; the residence of Wilhelm II of Germany after his abdication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorplate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorplate</span></header><div>/ˈdɔpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dawplayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">a plate on the door of a house or room, bearing a name, number, or the like.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorpost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorpost</span></header><div>/ˈdɔpoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'dawpohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">the jamb or upright sidepiece of a doorway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doors</span></header><div>/dɔz/ (<em>say</em> dawz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">US rock group formed in 1965, featuring lead singer Jim Morrison.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorsill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorsill</span></header><div>/ˈdɔsɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">the sill of a doorway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorstep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorstep</span></header><div>/ˈdɔstɛp/ (<em>say</em> 'dawstep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq365"> a step at a door, raised above the level of the ground outside; one of a series of steps leading from the ground to a door.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> an area viewed as being in the immediate proximity: <em class="example">on Australia’s doorstep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq707"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an extremely thick slice of bread.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorstop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorstop</span><z><span target_id="8GZzvV8JJo">n.</span><span target_id="MZSHgo9yif">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɔstɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'dawstop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8GZzvV8JJo"><em class="pos">noun</em> Also, <strong class="vs">doorstopper</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq346"> a device, often heavy, to keep a door open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> a device, often rubber or plastic, to prevent a door from hitting a wall.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MZSHgo9yif">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq428"> (<strong class="bold">doorstopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">doorstopping</strong>) to interview (a politician, public figure, etc.) as they are entering or leaving a building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorstopper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac116664117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorstopper</span></header><div>/ˈdɔstɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawstopuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021515" href="entry://doorstop%23bigmac000021515"><strong>doorstop</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021515" href="entry://doorstop%23mq346">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> (<em>often humorous</em>) something large enough to be considered to function as a doorstopper, as a large book, sandwich, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorway</span></header><div>/ˈdɔweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dawway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., closed and opened by a door.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> the means of access; the start of something.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doosra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac651645611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doosra</span></header><div>/ˈdʊsrə/ (<em>say</em> 'doosruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">an off-spinner’s googly, which looks similar to a normal off-break, but rather than spinning towards the bat, goes the other way, in the manner of a leg break.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi: second, other]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doover</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doover" src="word_pronunciations/07150.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈduvə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq996"> (often used humorously in place of the usual or precise name) any object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Military</em> a dugout or foxhole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq572"> a small rice cake, usually containing vegetables, leftover meat, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doovah</strong>, <strong class="vs">doofer</strong>. <div class="etym">[? alteration of <em>do for</em> in such phrases as <em>that will do for now</em>; in British English (1930s) applied to a cigarette, half-smoked and then stubbed to do for later; in World War II extended to cover any object referred to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dooverlackie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dooverlackie</span></header><div>/ˈduvəlæki/ (<em>say</em> 'doohvuhlakee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021520" href="entry://doover%23bigmac000021520"><strong>doover</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doovahlackie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doozy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doozy</span></header><div>/ˈduzi/ (<em>say</em> 'doohzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doozies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">something especially remarkable, either good or bad.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doozey</strong>, <strong class="vs">doozie</strong>. <div class="etym">[? alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089191" href="entry://daisy%23bigmac000089191"><span class="smallcaps">daisy</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089191" href="entry://daisy%23mq794">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac78631679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dop</span></header><div>/dɒp/ (<em>say</em> dop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">a rounded or spherical container, holder, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans: shell, husk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dopa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dopa</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">a non-protein amino acid, the precursor of adrenaline and melanin; used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DOPA</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>d</em>(<em>ihydr</em>)<em>o</em>(<em>xy</em>)<em>p</em>(<em>henyl</em>)<em>a</em>(<em>lanine</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dopamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac649389519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dopamine</span><z><span target_id="E4U942NmjQ">n.</span><span target_id="dXOyVA34SB">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdoʊpəmin/ (<em>say</em> 'dohpuhmeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="E4U942NmjQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> a hormone-like substance, C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>11</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>, with many functions relating to behaviour, cognition, motor activity, motivation and reward, and as a neurotransmitter to the brain; an imbalance in dopamine activity can cause central nervous system disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dXOyVA34SB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq940"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>figurative</em>) inducing a feeling of wellbeing and happiness: <em class="example">dopamine food; </em><em class="example">dopamine weather.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dopaminergic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac792321955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dopaminergic</span></header><div>/doʊpəmɪˈnɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> dohpuhmi'nerjik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">producing dopamine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac649389519" href="entry://dopamine%23bigmac649389519"><span class="smallcaps">dopamine</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac358686328" href="entry://-ergic%23bigmac358686328"><span class="smallcaps">-ergic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dope</span><z><span target_id="8DhYMLGME0">n.</span><span target_id="P90H3A5sDr">adj.</span><span target_id="9lNhCkKAgZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="pvdOaVaTbZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="dWR4Kjpr9t">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dope" src="word_pronunciations/07151.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊp/ (<em>say</em> dohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8DhYMLGME0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a sauce, lubricant, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> an absorbent material used to absorb and hold a liquid, as in the manufacture of dynamite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq067"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq341"> any of various varnish-like products for coating the cloth fabric of aeroplane wings or the like, in order to make it waterproof, stronger, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq558"> a similar product used to coat the fabric of a balloon to reduce gas leakage.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a molasses-like preparation of opium used for smoking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq539"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any drug, especially marijuana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq480"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> marijuana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stimulating drug, as one illegally given to a racehorse to induce greater speed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq412"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stupid person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="P90H3A5sDr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"><span id="mq518"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent: <em class="example">a dope song; </em><em class="example">so dope!</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">doped</strong>, <strong class="bold">doping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9lNhCkKAgZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq433"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to affect with dope or drugs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq806"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> to add a small quantity of impurity to (a semiconductor) to achieve a particular characteristic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pvdOaVaTbZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take performance-enhancing drugs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dWR4Kjpr9t">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq232"> <strong class="phr">the dope</strong>, up-to-date information. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US slang, generalised from information given about drugged racehorses]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">the inside dope</strong>, confidential information.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>doop</em> a dipping, sauce, from <em>doopen</em> dip, baptise (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23bigmac000104889"><span class="smallcaps">dip</span></a>); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087558" href="#mq232">13</a> US slang (1900s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dopey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dopey</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊpi/ (<em>say</em> 'dohpee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dopier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dopiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq960"> affected by or as by a stupefying drug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq074"> slow-witted; stupid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dopy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doppelganger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doppelganger</span></header><div>/ˈdɒpəlgæŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'dopuhlganguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">an apparitional double or counterpart of a living person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doppelgänger</strong> /ˈdɒpəlgɛŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'dopuhlgenguh), <strong class="vs">doubleganger</strong>. <div class="etym">[German: double-goer. Compare Dutch <em>Dubbelganger</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dopper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dopper</span></header><div>/ˈdɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dopuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a strict Calvinist member of the most conservative Afrikaner Church in South Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doppler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac50126275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doppler</span></header><div>/ˈdɒplə/ (<em>say</em> 'dopluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac240717181" href="entry://Doppler%20transducer%23bigmac240717181"><strong>Doppler transducer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after CJ <em>Doppler</em>, 1803–53, Austrian physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dor" src="word_pronunciations/07149.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔ/ (<em>say</em> daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">any of various insects that fly with a buzzing or droning noise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dorr</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>dor</em>(<em>r</em>)<em>e</em>, Old English <em>dora</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dora</span></header><div>/ˈdɔrə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">a salt lake in central WA, north of Lake Disappointment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorati
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorati</span></header><div>/dɒˈrati/ (<em>say</em> do'rahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Antal</strong> /ˈɒntɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'ontol), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">1906–88, US conductor, born in Hungary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorbeetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorbeetle</span></header><div>/ˈdɔbitl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawbeetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">any of various beetles that fly with a droning sound, especially a common European dung beetle, <em>Geotrupes stercorarius</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021530" href="entry://dor%23bigmac000021530"><span class="smallcaps">dor</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099103" href="entry://beetle%23bigmac000099103"><span class="smallcaps">beetle<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorpat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorpat</span></header><div>/ˈdɔpat/ (<em>say</em> 'dawpaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092867" href="entry://Tartu%23bigmac000092867"><strong>Tartu</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894588413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorper</span></header><div>/ˈdɔpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq31">one of a hardy breed of cleanskin sheep, white with black hair on the head and neck; farmed for meat production.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Dor</em>(<em>set Horn</em>) + (<em>Blackhead</em>)<em> Per</em>(<em>sian</em>), the names of the breeds which were crossed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorr</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dorr" src="word_pronunciations/07149.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔ/ (<em>say</em> daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021530" href="entry://dor%23bigmac000021530"><strong>dor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorrigo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorrigo</span></header><div>/ˈdɒrigoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'doreegoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a town on the north coast of NSW, inland from Coffs Harbour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsal</span><z><span target_id="UZgVKqqCVE">adj.</span><span target_id="gnc70JEQhu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dorsal" src="word_pronunciations/07160.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UZgVKqqCVE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> of, relating to, or situated on the back, as of an organ or part: <em class="example">dorsal nerves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> <em class="label">Botany</em> relating to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf; abaxial.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gnc70JEQhu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq674"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095073" href="entry://dossal%23bigmac000095073"><strong>dossal</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095073" href="entry://dossal%23mq118">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>dorsālis</em>, from Latin <em>dorsum</em> the back of a beast of burden] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dorsally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dorsel" src="word_pronunciations/07160.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095073" href="entry://dossal%23bigmac000095073"><strong>dossal</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095073" href="entry://dossal%23mq118">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorset</span></header><div>/ˈdɔsət/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a county in southern England, on the English Channel; includes Bournemouth and Poole, which became unitary districts in 1997. 2544 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Dorchester.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dorsetshire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorsey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorsey</span></header><div>/ˈdɔsi/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq883"> <strong>Jimmy</strong> (<em>James Dorsey</em>), 1904–57, US jazz band leader and clarinetist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq111"> his brother, <strong>Tommy</strong> (<em>Thomas Dorsey</em>), 1905–56, US jazz band leader and trombonist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq225">a combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021560" href="entry://dorsal%23bigmac000021560"><strong>dorsal</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021569" href="entry://dorsum%23bigmac000021569"><strong>dorsum</strong></a>, as in <em>dorsiferous</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dorso-</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsifixed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsifixed</span></header><div>/ˈdɔsifɪkst/ (<em>say</em> 'dawseefikst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">attached at or by the back, as anthers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsiflexion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac329959689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsiflexion</span></header><div>/dɔsiˈflɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> dawsee'flekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">the upward movement of the foot so that the toes are back towards the shin.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac479976745" href="entry://plantarflexion%23bigmac479976745"><strong>plantarflexion</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021565" href="entry://dorsi-%23bigmac000021565"><span class="smallcaps">dorsi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027255" href="entry://flexion%23bigmac000027255"><span class="smallcaps">flexion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsiventral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsiventral</span></header><div>/dɔsiˈvɛntrəl/ (<em>say</em> dawsee'ventruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021568" href="entry://dorsoventral%23bigmac000021568"><strong>dorsoventral</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsoventral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsoventral</span></header><div>/dɔsoʊˈvɛntrəl/ (<em>say</em> dawsoh'ventruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> relating to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: <em class="example">the dorsoventral axis.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Botany</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021567" href="entry://dorsiventral%23bigmac000021567"><strong>dorsiventral</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dorsoventrally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsum</span></header><div>/ˈdɔsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dorsa</strong> /ˈdɔsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> the back, as of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> the back or outer surface of an organ, part, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dort</span></header><div>/dɔt/ (<em>say</em> dawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021538" href="entry://Dordrecht%23bigmac000021538"><strong>Dordrecht</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorticas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorticas</span></header><div>/ˈdɔtəkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dawtuhkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Osvaldo</strong> /ɒzˈvaldoʊ/ (<em>say</em> oz'vahldoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">1919–83, one of the leaders of the Castro revolutionary movement; president of Cuba 1959–76.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dortmund
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dortmund</span></header><div>/ˈdɔtmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'dawtmuhnd), /-mʊnt/ (<em>say</em> -moont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a city in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in central North Rhine-Westphalia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dory<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dory" src="word_pronunciations/07161.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔri/ (<em>say</em> 'dawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dories</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high ends, and flaring sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [first used in W Indies; from a term for a dugout in an indigenous Central American language]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dory<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dory" src="word_pronunciations/07162.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔri/ (<em>say</em> 'dawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dory</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq419"> any species of deep-bodied, spiny-rayed, marine fish of the order Zeiformes. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac969969370" href="entry://king%20dory%23bigmac969969370"><strong>king dory</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047193" href="entry://mirror%20dory%23bigmac000047193"><strong>mirror dory</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac901138952" href="entry://silver%20dory%23bigmac901138952"><strong>silver dory</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104085" href="entry://John%20Dory%23bigmac000104085"><strong>John Dory</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dorre</em>, <em>dorray</em>, from Middle French <em>dorée</em> gilded] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DOS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DOS</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DOS" src="word_pronunciations/07166.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒs/ (<em>say</em> dos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">that part of a computer’s operating system which deals with access to programs and data stored on disk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>isk</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>perating</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>ystem</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorcas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorcas</span></header><div>/ˈdɔkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dawkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorchester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorchester</span></header><div>/ˈdɔtʃəstə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawchuhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">a town in southern England, the administrative centre of Dorset.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dore</span></header><div>/dɔə/ (<em>say</em> dawuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Monts</strong> /mɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> mon), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a group of mountains in central France. Highest peak, 1886 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doré
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doré</span></header><div>/dɒˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> do'ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Paul</strong>)<strong> Gustave</strong> /gʊsˈtav/ (<em>say</em> goos'tahv), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">1832?–83, French artist, noted for wood and steel engravings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorgi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622543014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorgi</span></header><div>/ˈdɔgi/ (<em>say</em> 'dawgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">a crossbred dog, produced by crossing a dachshund with a Pembroke corgi.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018387" href="entry://dachshund%23bigmac000018387"><span class="smallcaps">d(achshund)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016417" href="entry://corgi%23bigmac000016417"><span class="smallcaps">(c)orgi</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorian</span><z><span target_id="5JHbrSslG5">adj.</span><span target_id="l8y6noxm5W">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɔriən/ (<em>say</em> 'dawreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5JHbrSslG5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq317"> of or relating to Doris<sup>1</sup>, or the people named from it, one of the principal divisions of the ancient Greeks.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l8y6noxm5W">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq916"> a Dorian Greek.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Dōrius</em> (from Greek <em>Dōrios</em> Dorian)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doric</span></header><div>/ˈdɒrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dorik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> of or relating to Doris, an ancient region in central Greece, its inhabitants, or their dialect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> rustic, as a dialect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> denoting or relating to the simplest of the three Greek orders (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23mq305">35b</a>), distinguished by low proportions, shaft without base, saucer-shaped capital (echinus) and frieze of metopes and triglyphs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Dōricus</em>, from Greek <em>Dōrikos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doris<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'doruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">an ancient region in central Greece north of the Gulf of Corinth.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doris<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'doruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">a sea nymph.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dork</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dork" src="word_pronunciations/07153.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔk/ (<em>say</em> dawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">a fool, especially someone who is physically or socially clumsy or inept.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US colloquial <em>dork</em> penis] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dorky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorm</span></header><div>/dɔm/ (<em>say</em> dawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">a dormitory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormancy</span></header><div>/ˈdɔmənsi/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dormancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">the state of being dormant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dormant" src="word_pronunciations/07154.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive as in sleep; torpid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> in a state of rest or inactivity; quiescent; inoperative; in abeyance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq868"> (of a volcano) not erupting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq077"> <em class="label">Botany</em> temporarily inactive: <em class="example">dormant buds; </em><em class="example">dormant seeds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq221"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> (of an animal) shown lying down with its head on its forepaws, as if asleep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, present participle of <em>dormir</em>, from Latin <em>dormīre</em> sleep, be inactive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dormer" src="word_pronunciations/07155.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔmə/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> Also, <strong class="vs">dormer window</strong>. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq196"> the whole projecting structure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally, a sleeping chamber; compare Old French <em>dormeor</em>, from Latin <em>dormītōrium</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021554" href="entry://dormitory%23bigmac000021554"><span class="smallcaps">dormitory</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormered</span></header><div>/ˈdɔməd/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">having dormer windows.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormie</span></header><div>/ˈdɔmi/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">(of a player or side in golf) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dormy</strong>. <div class="etym">[19th century; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormient</span></header><div>/ˈdɔmiənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmeeuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">sleeping; dormant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dormiens</em>, present participle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormitory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormitory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dormitory" src="word_pronunciations/07156.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔmətri/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmuhtree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɔri/ (<em>say</em> -tawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dormitories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> a room for sleeping, usually large and containing many beds, sometimes in cubicles, for the inmates of a school or other institution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> a mental or spiritual resting-place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq400"> Also, <strong class="vs">dormitory suburb</strong>. a suburb in which a high proportion of the inhabitants are commuters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq175"> <em class="label">US</em> a building containing a number of sleeping rooms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dormītōrium</em>, properly neuter of <em>dormītōrius</em> of sleeping] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈdɔmətɔri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormouse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dormouse" src="word_pronunciations/07157.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔmaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dormice</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">any of the small, furry-tailed rodents of Europe, Asia and Africa which constitute the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021550" href="entry://dormant%23bigmac000021550"><span class="smallcaps">dor(mant)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101388" href="entry://mouse%23bigmac000101388"><span class="smallcaps">mouse</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormy</span></header><div>/ˈdɔmi/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087346" href="entry://dormie%23bigmac000087346"><strong>dormie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosa</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dosas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dosai</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in South Indian cookery) a thin pancake made from bean flour, semolina, or rice, with various fillings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dosai</strong>, <strong class="vs">dhosai</strong>, <strong class="vs">thosai</strong>, <strong class="vs">thorsai</strong>. <div class="etym">[Tamil <em>ḍosā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DOSA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964095087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DOSA</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">an outdoor area in a hotel, club, etc., which is designated for drinking and smoking, but not eating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>esignated</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>utdoor</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>moking</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>rea</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dosage" src="word_pronunciations/07163.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohsij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> the administration of medicine in doses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq351"> the amount of a medicine to be given.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> the sugar syrup added to champagne to produce secondary fermentation or to sweeten it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Physics</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103158" href="entry://absorbed%20dose%23bigmac000103158"><strong>absorbed dose</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosai</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊsaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohsuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000106" href="entry://dosa%23bigmac100000106"><strong>dosa</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosh</span></header><div>/dɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> dosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">money.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac969558161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosha</span></header><div>/ˈdɒʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'doshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">(in Ayurvedic philosophy) one of the three dynamic forces in all things formed by a pairing of the five elements, comprising air and ether, fire and water, water and earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosimeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosimeter</span></header><div>/doʊˈsɪmətə/ (<em>say</em> doh'simuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> an apparatus for measuring minute quantities of liquid; a drop meter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq959"> an instrument for measuring doses of ionising radiation (especially X-rays).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dosemeter</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095071" href="entry://dose%23bigmac000095071"><span class="smallcaps">dos(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosimetry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosimetry</span></header><div>/doʊˈsɪmətri/ (<em>say</em> doh'simuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> the measurement of the doses of medicines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> the measurement of doses of ionising radiation (especially X-rays).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dosimetric</strong> /doʊsəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> dohsuh'metrik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doss</span><z><span target_id="XFzrlmCqAl">n.</span><span target_id="estjPBi4xl">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doss" src="word_pronunciations/07166.mp3"></audio></span>/dɒs/ (<em>say</em> dos) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XFzrlmCqAl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> sleep.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="estjPBi4xl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq753"> to sleep in a dosshouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq901"> Also, <strong class="vs">doss down</strong>. to make a temporary sleeping place for oneself: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was looking for a place where he could doss down for a day or two</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dos</em> back, through Late Latin, from Latin <em>dorsum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dossal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dossal</span></header><div>/ˈdɒsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dosuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> Also, <strong class="vs">dorsal</strong>, <strong class="vs">dorsel</strong>. an ornamental church hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021582" href="entry://dosser%23bigmac000021582"><strong>dosser<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021582" href="entry://dosser%23mq125">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dossel</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>dossālis</em> for <em>dorsālis</em>, Latin <em>dorsuālis</em> of the back]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosser<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dosuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq650"> a basket for carrying objects on the back; a pannier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> an ornamental covering for the back of a seat, especially a throne, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq966"> a hanging, sometimes richly embroidered, for the walls of a hall or for the back or sides of a chancel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>doser</em>, from Old French <em>dossier</em>, from <em>dos</em> back, from Latin <em>dorsum</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosser<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dosuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">someone who sleeps in a dosshouse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosshouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosshouse</span></header><div>/ˈdɒshaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dos-hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">a cheap lodging house, usually for men only.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dossier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dossier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dossier" src="word_pronunciations/07165.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒsiə/ (<em>say</em> 'doseeuh), /-ieɪ/ (<em>say</em> -eeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">a bundle of documents on the same subject, especially information about a particular person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: a bundle of papers with a label on the back. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021582" href="entry://dosser%23bigmac000021582"><span class="smallcaps">dosser<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dossil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dossil</span></header><div>/ˈdɒsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dosuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">a plug of lint for a wound; a folded bandage used as a compress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>dosil</em> plug]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dost</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dost" src="word_pronunciations/07459.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌst/ (<em>say</em> dust) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">second person singular present indicative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><strong>do<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dostoevski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dostoevski</span></header><div>/dɒstɔɪˈɛfski/ (<em>say</em> dostoy'efskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Feodor Mikhailovich</strong> /fiˌɔdə mɪˈkeɪləvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> fee.awduh mi'kayluhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">1821–81, Russian novelist and short-story writer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dostoyevsky</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Dostoevskian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dotage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dotage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dotage" src="word_pronunciations/07167.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊtɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohtij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> feebleness of mind, especially resulting from old age; senility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> excessive fondness; foolish affection.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093971" href="entry://dote%23bigmac000093971"><span class="smallcaps">dote</span></a> (verb) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dotard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dotard</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dohtuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">someone who is weak-minded, especially from old age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dotcom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac464211134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dotcom</span><z><span target_id="RNinvQwGyf">n.</span><span target_id="0rL2gurJr8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɒtˈkɒm/ (<em>say</em> dot'kom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RNinvQwGyf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> a company trading over the internet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq973"> a company involved in the information technology industry.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0rL2gurJr8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq176"> of or relating to a dotcom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq945"> (of a company) trading over the internet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dot com</strong>, <strong class="vs">dot-com</strong>, <strong class="vs">dot.com</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the suffix <em>.com</em> which appears at the end of the domain names of commercial businesses on the internet, distinguishing them from those of other types of organisations]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dotcommer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104515773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dotcommer</span></header><div>/dɒtˈkɒmə/ (<em>say</em> dot'komuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">a person engaged in a dotcom business enterprise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dot-commer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dote</span><z><span target_id="6woxJummWI">v.i.</span><span target_id="ikhwSgwc5u">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dote" src="word_pronunciations/07168.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊt/ (<em>say</em> doht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6woxJummWI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> (<strong class="bold">doted</strong>, <strong class="bold">doting</strong>) to be weak-minded, especially from old age.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ikhwSgwc5u">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">dote on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to bestow excessive love or fondness on.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">doat</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>doten</em>. Compare Dutch <em>dutten</em> doze, dote] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doteyaki
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac404267527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doteyaki</span></header><div>/dɒtəˈjaki/ (<em>say</em> dotuh'yahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">(in Japanese cookery) beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin, often matured overnight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doth</span></header><div>/dʌθ/ (<em>say</em> duth) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">third person singular present indicative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104245" href="entry://do%23bigmac000104245"><strong>do<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doting</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> extravagantly fond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> weak-minded, especially from old age.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dotingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dotted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dotted</span><z><span target_id="h8TyBytvwy">adj.</span><span target_id="PQwirKRhNl">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dotuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="h8TyBytvwy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> covered with dots; stippled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> composed of dots: <em class="example">a dotted line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq265"> <em class="label">Music</em> (of a note) followed by a dot (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093970" href="entry://dot%23bigmac000093970"><strong>dot<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093970" href="entry://dot%23mq029">4a</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PQwirKRhNl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq498"> <strong class="phr">sign on the dotted line</strong>, to conclude an agreement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dottle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dottle</span></header><div>/ˈdɒtl/ (<em>say</em> 'dotl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">the plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dottel</strong>. <div class="etym">[diminutive of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093970" href="entry://dot%23bigmac000093970"><span class="smallcaps">dot<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dotty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dotty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dotty" src="word_pronunciations/07170.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒti/ (<em>say</em> 'dotee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dottier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dottiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crazy; eccentric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> feeble or unsteady in gait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> marked with dots; placed like dots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093970" href="entry://dot%23bigmac000093970"><span class="smallcaps">dot<sup>1</sup></span></a> (noun) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dou
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dou</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dou" src="word_pronunciations/07149.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔ/ (<em>say</em> daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gerard</strong> /ˈgɛrat/ (<em>say</em> 'geraht), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">1613–75, Dutch portrait and genre painter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Douw</strong>, <strong class="vs">Dow</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douala</span></header><div>/dʊˈalə/ (<em>say</em> doo'ahluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a seaport in Cameroon, on the Bight of Biafra.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Duala</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doubah" src="word_pronunciations/07172.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈduba/ (<em>say</em> 'doohbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">a slender, twining plant, <em>Leichhardtia leptophylla</em>, widely distributed throughout Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doubell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doubell</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊbɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'dohbel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ralph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">born 1946, Australian middle-distance runner; Olympic gold medallist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubleganger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac884371596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubleganger</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəlgæŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhlganguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021525" href="entry://doppelganger%23bigmac000021525"><strong>doppelganger</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doublegee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doublegee</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəldʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhljee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly WA</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> a low-growing plant, <em>Emex australis</em>, native to South Africa and introduced into Australia in the late 19th century, producing small, hard fruit with three spines of about 3 mm in length, one of which is always pointing upwards when they fall to the ground; Tanner’s curse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq182"> any other species of the genus <em>Emex</em> with similar fruit, as <em>E. spinosa</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq703"> one of the spiny fruit of these plants. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac841913095" href="entry://California%20puncture%20weed%23bigmac841913095"><strong>California puncture weed</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac841913095" href="entry://California%20puncture%20weed%23mq325">2</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103725" href="entry://caltrop%23bigmac000103725"><strong>caltrop</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103725" href="entry://caltrop%23mq114">2</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071052" href="entry://spiny%20emex%23bigmac000071052"><strong>spiny emex</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071052" href="entry://spiny%20emex%23mq904">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Coastal Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009902" href="entry://bullhead%23bigmac000009902"><strong>bullhead</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009902" href="entry://bullhead%23mq574">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012000" href="entry://cat%20head%23bigmac000012000"><strong>cat head</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012000" href="entry://cat%20head%23mq856">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011999" href="entry://cat%27s%20eye%23bigmac000011999"><strong>cat’s eye</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011999" href="entry://cat%27s%20eye%23mq278">4b</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac248957105" href="entry://goat%27s%20head%23bigmac248957105"><strong>goat’s head</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac248957105" href="entry://goat%27s%20head%23mq274">2</a>); <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac977694785" href="entry://prickly%20jack%23bigmac977694785"><strong>prickly jack</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac977694785" href="entry://prickly%20jack%23mq329">2</a>); <em class="label">Especially Coastal Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076272" href="entry://three-corner%20jack%23bigmac000076272"><strong>three-corner jack</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076272" href="entry://three-corner%20jack%23mq319">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [South African English <em>doublejee</em>, from Afrikaans <em>dubbeltjie</em>, literally, ‘little double one’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubleness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubleness</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəlnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhlnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> the quality or condition of being double.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq033"> deception or dissimulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubler</span></header><div>/ˈdʌblə/ (<em>say</em> 'dubluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> a ram over six months old, counted as two sheep in a shearer’s tally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> a ride obtained from being doubled (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubles</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> a form of betting in which the punter is required to select the winners of two nominated races.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> a game, especially tennis, played by opposing teams of two players.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doublespeak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697777961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doublespeak</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəlspik/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhlspeek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">convoluted speech which attempts to alter the usual connotations of the words being used, often under a mask of technical jargon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102785" href="entry://-speak%23bigmac000102785"><span class="smallcaps">-speak</span></a>, by analogy with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021688" href="entry://doublethink%23bigmac000021688"><span class="smallcaps">doublethink</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doublet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doublet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doublet" src="word_pronunciations/07190.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌblət/ (<em>say</em> 'dubluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq686"> a close-fitting outer body garment, with or without sleeves, formerly worn by men.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> a pair of like things; a couple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq809"> one of a pair of like things; a duplicate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq131"> one of two words in the same language, representing the same original, as the English <em>coy</em> and <em>quiet</em>, one taken from Old French, the other from Latin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq362"> <em class="label">Printing</em> an unintentional repetition in printed matter or proof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq027"> (<em>plural</em>) two dice on each of which the same number of spots turns up at a throw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Jewellery</em> a counterfeit gem made by the welding of two pieces of a different nature, as a thin bar of opal with a potch or plastic backing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>double</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> (adjective) + <em>-et</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubletalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubletalk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doubletalk" src="word_pronunciations/07189.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌbəltɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhltawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> speech using nonsense syllables together with words in a rapid patter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq532"> evasive or ambiguous language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doublethink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doublethink</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəlθɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhlthingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">the postulated ability to accept two contradictory facts simultaneously, especially as it is assumed to be demonstrated by politicians, businesspeople, etc., in a desire not to admit to contradictions in their statements, policies, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by George Orwell in <em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em> (1949)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubloon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubloon</span></header><div>/dʌbˈlun/ (<em>say</em> dub'loohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a former Spanish gold coin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>doublon</em>, or from Spanish <em>doblón</em>, augmentative of <em>doble</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> (adjective)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doublure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doublure</span></header><div>/dubˈljʊə/ (<em>say</em> doohb'lyoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">an ornamental lining of a book cover.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>doubler</em> to line, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubly</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbli/ (<em>say</em> 'dublee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> in a double manner, measure, or degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> in two ways.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> with duplicity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doubs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doubs</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Doubs" src="word_pronunciations/07240.mp3"></audio></span>/du/ (<em>say</em> dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> a department in eastern France. 5260 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Besançon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> a river in eastern France, flowing into the Saône River. About 435 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubtful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubtful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doubtful" src="word_pronunciations/07192.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊtfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dowtfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> admitting of or causing doubt; uncertain; ambiguous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq986"> of uncertain issue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq318"> of questionable character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq467"> undecided in opinion or belief; hesitating.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>doubtfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doubtfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubtless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubtless</span><z><span target_id="KMd2YOAWPd">adv.</span><span target_id="G0L0U7ULOr">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doubtless" src="word_pronunciations/07193.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊtləs/ (<em>say</em> 'dowtluhs) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="KMd2YOAWPd"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq012"> without doubt; unquestionably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> probably or presumably.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="G0L0U7ULOr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq553"> free from doubt or uncertainty.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>doubtlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doubtlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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douc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">douc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of douc" src="word_pronunciations/07414.mp3"></audio></span>/duk/ (<em>say</em> doohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">any of three species of colourful leaf-eating monkey of the genus <em>Pygathrix</em>, inhabiting forests of South-East Asia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">douc langur</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Vietnamese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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douceur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">douceur</span></header><div>/duˈsɜ/ (<em>say</em> dooh'ser) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> a gratuity, fee, or tip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> a conciliatory gift or bribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq951"> sweetness; agreeableness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>douce</em> (feminine) sweet, from Latin <em>dulcis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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douche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">douche</span><z><span target_id="37PbJb0xML">n.</span><span target_id="tZOhoeoxFT">v.t.</span><span target_id="wzjKcNI7eU">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of douche" src="word_pronunciations/07195.mp3"></audio></span>/duʃ/ (<em>say</em> doohsh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="37PbJb0xML"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> a jet or current of water applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal, hygienic, or contraceptive purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> the application of such a jet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq111"> an instrument for administering it.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq673"> a bath administered by such a jet.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">douched</strong>, <strong class="bold">douching</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tZOhoeoxFT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq413"> to apply a douche to; douse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wzjKcNI7eU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq083"> to receive a douche.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>doccia</em> conduit, shower, from Latin <em>dūcere</em> lead]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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douchebag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392424082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">douchebag</span></header><div>/ˈduʃbæg/ (<em>say</em> 'doohshbag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq319"> a piece of equipment used for douching, consisting of a bag for water or fluid and a nozzle for insertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a person who is reviled for some reason, especially one with an inflated opinion of their own worth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">douche bag</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021702" href="entry://douche%23bigmac000021702"><span class="smallcaps">douche</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089725" href="entry://bag%23bigmac000089725"><span class="smallcaps">bag</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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douchebaggery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac256224898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">douchebaggery</span></header><div>/ˈduʃbægəri/ (<em>say</em> 'doohshbaguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">obnoxious or contemptible behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac392424082" href="entry://douchebag%23bigmac392424082"><span class="smallcaps">douchebag</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac392424082" href="entry://douchebag%23mq637">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23bigmac000024465"><span class="smallcaps">-ery</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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douchefest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac537822465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">douchefest</span></header><div>/ˈduʃfɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'doohshfest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a group of people seen as despicable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">douche fest</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac392424082" href="entry://douchebag%23bigmac392424082"><span class="smallcaps">douche(bag)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac392424082" href="entry://douchebag%23mq637">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026328" href="entry://-fest%23bigmac000026328"><span class="smallcaps">-fest</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dough</span><z><span target_id="lpwxwz6gsU">n.</span><span target_id="Dr1rcpt32i">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dough" src="word_pronunciations/07198.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊ/ (<em>say</em> doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lpwxwz6gsU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq234"> any soft, pasty mass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq097"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Dr1rcpt32i">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">do one’s dough</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s money, especially in some speculation or gamble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dogh</em>, Old English <em>dāh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughbanger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughbanger</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊbæŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohbanguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a cook.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughboy</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> an infantryman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> a rounded lump of dough boiled or steamed as a dumpling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021704" href="#mq440">1</a> ascribed to General Custer who likened the soldiers’ large round flat buttons to the large flat doughnuts served to sailors.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dougherty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dougherty</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkəti/ (<em>say</em> 'dokuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tom Nicolson Pearce</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">1903–72, Australian trade union leader.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughie<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdoʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'dohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">a stupid person.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac526160721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdoʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'dohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103132" href="entry://doughnut%23bigmac000103132"><strong>doughnut</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103132" href="entry://doughnut%23mq421">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughnut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughnut</span><z><span target_id="1ITjIzEYus">n.</span><span target_id="BbOUjq5jUU">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doughnut" src="word_pronunciations/07196.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1ITjIzEYus"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> a small, usually ring-shaped cake of dough, deep-fried in fat and often coated in sugar and cinnamon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> a plastic or rubber holder for the peg of a cello which secures the cello to the floor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the toroidal vacuum chamber of a particle accelerator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq253"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077247" href="entry://torus%23bigmac000077247"><strong>torus</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077247" href="entry://torus%23mq498">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq421"> Also, <strong class="vs">doughie</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a circular pattern made on the ground by driving a car or motorcycle in a tight circle at high speed and causing the rear wheels to skid; hoop; two bob.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq092"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac027870525" href="entry://hair%20doughnut%23bigmac027870525"><strong>hair doughnut</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq056"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> no amount; none at all: <em class="example">to score a doughnut.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BbOUjq5jUU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq864"> (<strong class="bold">doughnutted</strong>, <strong class="bold">doughnutting</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail to register, score, catch, etc., any number: <em class="example">the fisher doughnutted.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">donut</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097938" href="entry://dough%23bigmac000097938"><span class="smallcaps">dough</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104336" href="entry://nut%23bigmac000104336"><span class="smallcaps">nut</span></a>, in allusion to the original shape] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The spelling <em>donut</em> has been regarded as an American spelling made popular in Australia by the media, global marketing and the internet, which have given it a boost in frequency to the point where it is simply an alternative spelling in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doughty" src="word_pronunciations/07197.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊti/ (<em>say</em> 'dowtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">doughtier</strong>, <strong class="bold">doughtiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">strong; hardy; valiant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dohtig</em>, unexplained variant of <em>dyhtig</em>, from <em>dugan</em> be good, avail, related to German <em>tüchtig</em> competent] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doughtily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doughtiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doughty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doughty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Doughty" src="word_pronunciations/07197.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊti/ (<em>say</em> 'dowtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles Montagu</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">1843–1926, English traveller and author.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughy</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'dohee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">doughier</strong>, <strong class="bold">doughiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> of or like dough; half-baked; soft and heavy; pallid and flabby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Especially Qld Colloquial</em> slow-witted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097938" href="entry://dough%23bigmac000097938"><span class="smallcaps">dough</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douglas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douglas<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʌgləs/ (<em>say</em> 'dugluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> <strong>Sir Adye</strong>, 1815–1906, Australian solicitor and state politician, born in England; premier of Tasmania 1884–86.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> <strong>Blak</strong> (born <em>Adam Douglas Hill</em>), born 1970, Australian artist and musician; Archibald Prize winner 2022.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq632"> <strong>Clive Martin</strong>, 1903–77, Australian composer and conductor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq402"> <strong>Donald Wills</strong>, 1892–1981, US aircraft designer whose company developed the Douglas (DC) series of aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq226"> <strong>Sir James</strong> (‘<em>the Black Douglas</em>’), c. 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq257"> <strong>Kirk</strong> (born <em>Yssur Danilovitch Demsky</em>), 1916–2020, US film actor and producer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq655"> <strong>Michael Kirk</strong>, born 1944, US film actor and producer, son of Kirk; Academy Award for best actor for <em>Wall Street</em> (1987).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574507040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douglas<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʌgləs/ (<em>say</em> 'dugluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">an axe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douglass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douglass</span></header><div>/ˈdʌgləs/ (<em>say</em> 'dugluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henry Grattan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">1790–1865, Australian surgeon, magistrate and politician, born in Ireland; influential in the establishment of the University of Sydney.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doukhobors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doukhobors</span></header><div>/ˈdukoʊbɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'doohkohbawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022265" href="entry://Dukhobors%23bigmac000022265"><strong>Dukhobors</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac162483792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doula</span></header><div>/ˈdulə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">a person, often a woman experienced in childbirth, who provides physical, emotional and informational support to a new mother, before, during and following childbirth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>doulē</em>, from <em>douleia</em> to render a service]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doumbek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac200985417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doumbek</span></header><div>/ˈdʊmbɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'doombek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">the goblet-shaped hand drum of the Middle East, being a one-headed drum carved from a single piece of wood and open on the bottom, traditionally with a goatskin or fish-skin head; darabukka.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumbek</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dour" src="word_pronunciations/07199.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dour" src="word_pronunciations/07200.mp3"></audio></span>/dʊə/ (<em>say</em> doouh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq518"> sullen; gloomy; sour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> hard; severe; stern.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish (? from Middle English <em>doure</em>), from Latin <em>dūrus</em> hard] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dourly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dourness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doura</span></header><div>/ˈdʊərə/ (<em>say</em> 'doouhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022424" href="entry://durra%23bigmac000022424"><strong>durra</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dourah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dourine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dourine</span></header><div>/ˈdurin/ (<em>say</em> 'doohreen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">an infectious disease of horses, affecting chiefly the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, <em>Trypanosoma equiperdum</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dourin</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douro</span></header><div>/ˈdʊəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'doouhroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">a river flowing from northern Spain west through northern Portugal to the Atlantic. About 800 km.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>Duero</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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douroucouli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">douroucouli</span></header><div>/duruˈkuli/ (<em>say</em> doohrooh'koohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">douroucoulis</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">any of the nocturnal monkeys of the genus <em>Aotus</em>, native to Central and South America; night monkey; owl monkey.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from an unidentified Native American language of the Rio Negro, Venezuela]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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douse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">douse</span><z><span target_id="1idJDrD8mD">v.t.</span><span target_id="yWhihOEbaL">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of douse" src="word_pronunciations/07201.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊs/ (<em>say</em> dows) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">doused</strong>, <strong class="bold">dousing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1idJDrD8mD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> to plunge into water or the like: <em class="example">to douse tomatoes in a bowl of hot water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq211"> to throw water or the like over; drench: <em class="example">to douse fighting dogs with water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to put out or extinguish (a light).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take off or doff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to lower in haste, as a sail; slacken suddenly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yWhihOEbaL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq191"> to plunge or be plunged into a liquid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dowse</strong>. <div class="etym">[? British English <em>douse</em> to strike, punch, from Middle Dutch <em>dossen</em> to beat forcefully and noisily] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>douser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doutney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doutney</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊtni/ (<em>say</em> 'dowtnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">1908–57, Australian romantic-realist painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DOVAP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac690243187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DOVAP</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊvæp/ (<em>say</em> 'dohvap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">a system for tracking spacecraft, missiles, etc., using the Doppler effect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>do</em>(<em>ppler</em>)<em> v</em>(<em>elocity</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>nd</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>osition</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dove<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dove" src="word_pronunciations/07204.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌv/ (<em>say</em> duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> any of various birds of the pigeon family Columbidae, generally those that are smaller than pigeons, as the <strong>peaceful dove</strong>, <em>Geopelia placida</em>, of Australia and New Guinea, or the introduced <strong>spotted dove</strong> or <strong>spotted turtle-dove</strong>, <em>Spilopelia chinensis</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac518447850" href="entry://cuckoo-dove%23bigmac518447850"><strong>cuckoo-dove</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac818853917" href="entry://fruit-dove%23bigmac818853917"><strong>fruit-dove</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078699" href="entry://turtle-dove%23bigmac000078699"><strong>turtle-dove</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> (in literature, art, etc.) this bird as the symbol of innocence, gentleness, tenderness and peace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq991"> (<em>upper case</em>) the Holy Spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq908"> an innocent, gentle, or tender person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq594"> a politician or political adviser who favours conciliatory policies as a solution to armed conflict (opposed to <em>hawk</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>dūfe-</em>, found in <em>dufe-doppa</em> a diving bird]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac887213638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dove<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/doʊv/ (<em>say</em> dohv) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086924" href="entry://dive%23bigmac000086924"><strong>dive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dovecote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dovecote</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dovecote" src="word_pronunciations/07202.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌvkɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'duvkot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">a structure, usually at a height above the ground, for domestic pigeons, containing recesses for nesting and holes for the birds to enter and leave.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dovecot</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021722" href="entry://dove%23bigmac000021722"><span class="smallcaps">dove<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016709" href="entry://cote%23bigmac000016709"><span class="smallcaps">cote</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dovekie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dovekie</span></header><div>/ˈdʌvki/ (<em>say</em> 'duvkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042951" href="entry://little%20auk%23bigmac000042951"><strong>little auk</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish, diminutive of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021722" href="entry://dove%23bigmac000021722"><span class="smallcaps">dove<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dovelike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dovelike</span></header><div>/ˈdʌvlaɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'duvluyk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">like a dove; innocent; tender: <em class="example">dovelike softness; </em><em class="example">dovelike eyes.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dover</span><z><span target_id="sTIocgJjF0">n.</span><span target_id="Oefs3DeQks">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdoʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sTIocgJjF0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq007"> a pocket knife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> hand shears.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Oefs3DeQks">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq176"> <strong class="phr">flash one’s dover</strong>, to prepare to eat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq081"> <strong class="phr">the run of one’s dover</strong>, board and lodging, especially board, the meals provided as part of the accommodation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally from brand name on blade of both knife and shears]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dover</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> a seaport in south-eastern England, in eastern Kent, nearest to the coast of France; noted setting at foot of white-chalk cliffs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> <strong>Strait</strong>(<strong>s</strong>)<strong> of</strong>, a strait between England and France, connecting the English Channel with the North Sea. Least width, 32 km. French, <strong>Pas de Calais</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dovetail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dovetail</span><z><span target_id="HxBEQmJh93">n.</span><span target_id="FMIZUs9yc7">v.t.</span><span target_id="zTgxjTy9ay">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dovetail" src="word_pronunciations/07203.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌvteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'duvtayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HxBEQmJh93"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Carpentry</em> a joint or fastening formed by one or more tenons and mortices spread in the shape of a dove’s tail.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FMIZUs9yc7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Carpentry</em> to join together by means of a dovetail or dovetails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq896"> to join together compactly or harmoniously.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zTgxjTy9ay">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq852"> to fit together by means of or as with dovetails.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doveweed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac881915784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doveweed</span></header><div>/ˈdʌvwid/ (<em>say</em> 'duvweed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a low-growing plant, <em>Croton setigerus</em>, with pale-green, furry leaves and small green flowers; native to western North America but now a weed in Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dove weed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dovey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac273581381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dovey</span></header><div>/ˈdʌvi/ (<em>say</em> 'duvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">(a term of endearment.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dovish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dovish</span></header><div>/ˈdʌvɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'duvish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">(of a politician or political adviser) conciliatory; favouring peaceful solutions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dovzhenko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dovzhenko</span></header><div>/dɒvˈʒɛŋkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dov'zhengkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alexander</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">1894–1956, Ukrainian film director in the Soviet era.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dow" src="word_pronunciations/07149.mp3"></audio></span>/dɔ/ (<em>say</em> daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gerard</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021598" href="entry://Dou%23bigmac000021598"><strong>Dou</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowable</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">entitled to dower.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowager
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowager</span><z><span target_id="bxhGbnE3nt">n.</span><span target_id="wuW4rMib4E">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dowager" src="word_pronunciations/07205.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊədʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuhjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bxhGbnE3nt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, or the like; often added to her title to distinguish her from the wife of the present king, duke, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dignified elderly woman.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wuW4rMib4E">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq897"> like, relating to, or characteristic of a dowager.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French <em>douagiere</em>, from <em>douage</em> dower, from <em>douer</em> endow, from Latin <em>dōtāre</em> to provide with a dowry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowak</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊæk/ (<em>say</em> 'dowak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">an Aboriginal wooden club in the form of a short heavy stick slightly thickened at one end.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Noongar <em>dowak</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dowd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dowd</span></header><div>/daʊd/ (<em>say</em> dowd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ronald</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">1914–90, Australian tenor opera singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downhearted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downhearted</span></header><div>/daʊnˈhatəd/ (<em>say</em> down'hahtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">dejected; depressed; discouraged.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>downheartedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downheartedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downhiller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac968616060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downhiller</span></header><div>/daʊnˈhɪlə/ (<em>say</em> down'hiluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">a skier who favours downhill skiing.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102513" href="entry://downhill%23bigmac000102513"><strong>downhill</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102513" href="entry://downhill%23mq735">4</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Downing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Downing</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'downing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard Ivan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">1915–75, Australian economist and academic; proponent of academic reform; chair of the ABC 1973–75.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downland</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnlænd/ (<em>say</em> 'downland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">hilly pasture; undulating country, especially rolling grasslands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downlight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac154619495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downlight</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'downluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a type of light fixture that concentrates light in a downwards direction; often recessed into the ceiling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downlighting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downlighting</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnlaɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'downluyting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">lighting from a light source which is directed downwards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downlink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac890914055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downlink</span><z><span target_id="EQCQs4BkC3">n.</span><span target_id="Fse7h5Eo8Q">v.t.</span><span target_id="umvOokH7iz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊnlɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'downlingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EQCQs4BkC3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq47"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a link, as by cable, wireless, etc., from a computer to a device, such as a mobile phone, digital camera, etc., allowing files to be transferred from the computer to the device: <em class="example">a camera downlink.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> a communication channel from a satellite to an earth station. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081595" href="entry://uplink%23bigmac000081595"><strong>uplink</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Fse7h5Eo8Q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to transfer (files) by downlink (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac890914055" href="#mq47">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="umvOokH7iz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq636"> of or relating to a downlink.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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download
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">download</span><z><span target_id="vX5kN7b3PX">v.t.</span><span target_id="pHUUH151vO">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vX5kN7b3PX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) /daʊnˈloʊd/ (<em>say</em> down'lohd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to transfer or copy (data) from one computer to another, or from a computer to a disk or peripheral device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> (of carriers) to transfer (goods) to a second truck before delivering them.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pHUUH151vO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> /ˈdaʊnloʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'downlohd) <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq875"> the act or process of downloading data.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq650"> the data downloaded in such an operation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>downloadable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downloader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downmarket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downmarket</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downmarket" src="word_pronunciations/07211.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnmakət/ (<em>say</em> 'downmahkuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> of or relating to commercial services and goods of inferior status, quality and price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> inferior in style or production.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056131" href="entry://upmarket%23bigmac000056131"><strong>upmarket</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">down-market</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Downpatrick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Downpatrick</span></header><div>/daʊnˈpætrɪk/ (<em>say</em> down'patrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a town in Northern Ireland, in County Down; alleged burial place of St Patrick.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downpipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downpipe</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnpaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'downpuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">a pipe for conveying rainwater from roofs to the drain or the ground.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downplay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downplay</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnpleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'downplay) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">to minimise the importance of: <em class="example">she downplayed her role in events.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downpour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downpour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downpour" src="word_pronunciations/07221.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnpɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'downpaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">a heavy, continuous fall of water, rain, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downright</span><z><span target_id="NNLII5OBs4">adj.</span><span target_id="K11aXwzJPC">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downright" src="word_pronunciations/07222.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'downruyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NNLII5OBs4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> thorough; absolute; out-and-out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> direct; straightforward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> directed straight downwards: <em class="example">a downright blow.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="K11aXwzJPC">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> completely or thoroughly: <em class="example">he is downright angry.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>downrightly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downrightness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downriver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downriver</span><z><span target_id="8bqyhx9iIU">adv.</span><span target_id="8DXM6EJgV4">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊnrɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'downrivuh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="8bqyhx9iIU"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> along a river in the direction away from its source.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8DXM6EJgV4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq817"> along a river in the direction of its current.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081621" href="entry://upriver%23bigmac000081621"><strong>upriver</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downrush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152836060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downrush</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnrʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'downrush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a rapid downward movement; a plunge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Downs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Downs</span></header><div>/daʊnz/ (<em>say</em> downz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq174"> <strong>the</strong>, low ranges of ridges in south and south-eastern England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> a roadstead in the Strait of Dover, between the south-eastern tip of England and Goodwin Sands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downscale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac448784785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downscale</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnskeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'downskayl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">downscaled</strong>, <strong class="bold">downscaling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> to reduce in numbers: <em class="example">to downscale the troops in the war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq731"> to reduce in scope: <em class="example">to downscale a project.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downshift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac190429878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downshift</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnʃɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'downshift) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">to take an employment position at a lower salary level than one has already reached, usually in order to have more time for other pursuits and to suffer less stress.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>downshifter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downshifting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowel</span><z><span target_id="Fpk9zhM0kL">n.</span><span target_id="FZASa28Nwc">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dowel" src="word_pronunciations/07207.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuhl) <em class="label">Carpentry</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Fpk9zhM0kL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq660"> Also, <strong class="vs">dowel pin</strong>. a pin, usually round, fitting into corresponding holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent slipping or to align the two pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> Also, <strong class="vs">dowelling</strong>. long, thin, round strips of wood suitable for making such pins, or for hanging posters, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FZASa28Nwc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq505"> (<strong class="bold">dowelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">doweled</strong>; <strong class="bold">dowelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">doweling</strong>) to reinforce with dowels; furnish with dowels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [related to German <em>Dübel</em> peg, plug, pin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dower</span><z><span target_id="zGHGK8umhL">n.</span><span target_id="D9GYxP7Vuo">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dower" src="word_pronunciations/07199.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zGHGK8umhL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq160"> (formerly) the portion of a deceased husband’s real property allowed by the law to his widow for her life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021783" href="entry://dowry%23bigmac000021783"><strong>dowry</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021783" href="entry://dowry%23mq329">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq444"> a natural gift or endowment.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="D9GYxP7Vuo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq547"> to provide with a dower or dowry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq266"> to give as a dower or dowry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>douaire</em>, from Late Latin <em>dōtārium</em>, from Latin <em>dōs</em> dowry] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dowerless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dowery" src="word_pronunciations/07235.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doweries</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021783" href="entry://dowry%23bigmac000021783"><strong>dowry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dowland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dowland</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊlənd/ (<em>say</em> 'dowluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">1563–1626, English composer, especially of songs, and lutenist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowlas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowlas</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊləs/ (<em>say</em> 'dowluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> a coarse linen fabric originally used for clothing in the 16th century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> a rough cotton fabric often used for roller towels and cheap sheets.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Daoulas</em>, village in Brittany, France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dowling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dowling</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dowling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> <strong>Sir James</strong>, 1787–1844, Australian judge, born in London; chief justice of NSW 1837–44.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> <strong>Robert Hawker</strong>, 1827–86, Australian painter, born in England; portrait, genre and history works.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downbeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353384411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downbeat</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnbit/ (<em>say</em> 'downbeet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq261"> pessimistic; gloomy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> relaxed and understated.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">down-beat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downburst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downburst</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnbɜst/ (<em>say</em> 'downberst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a sudden, powerful, downward rush of air often associated with thunderstorms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downcast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downcast</span><z><span target_id="6l1SBdSJRt">adj.</span><span target_id="a4RiUAPLFS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downcast" src="word_pronunciations/07214.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnkast/ (<em>say</em> 'downkahst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6l1SBdSJRt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq543"> directed downwards, as the eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> dejected in spirit; depressed.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="a4RiUAPLFS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq195"> Also, <strong class="vs">downcast shaft</strong>. a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq644"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a fault which throws a coal seam down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downcomer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downcomer</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnkʌmə/ (<em>say</em> 'downkumuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a pipe, tube or passage for conducting material downwards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downcurrent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac804280625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downcurrent</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnkʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'downkuruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">a descending current of air or water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102506" href="entry://down%23bigmac000102506"><span class="smallcaps">down<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102269" href="entry://current%23bigmac000102269"><span class="smallcaps">current</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102269" href="entry://current%23mq563">6</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downcycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac402728738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downcycle</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnsaɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'downsuykuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">downcycled</strong>, <strong class="bold">downcycling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">to convert (waste materials or useless products) into new materials or products of lower quality or value.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac361492469" href="entry://upcycle%23bigmac361492469"><strong>upcycle</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102506" href="entry://down%23bigmac000102506"><span class="smallcaps">down<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061857" href="entry://recycle%23bigmac000061857"><span class="smallcaps">(re)cycle</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downcycling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downcycler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downfall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downfall</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downfall" src="word_pronunciations/07216.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnfɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'downfawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq359"> a cause of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq700"> a fall, as of rain or snow.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>downfallen</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downhaul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downhaul</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnhɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'downhawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">a rope for hauling down a sail, flag, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downsize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downsize</span><z><span target_id="TfK8CE2Pkr">v.t.</span><span target_id="YcvKs6olLz">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'downsuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">downsized</strong>, <strong class="bold">downsizing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TfK8CE2Pkr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> to scale down in size, as a workforce, space requirements, financial commitment, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We have been downsized, made efficient, and competitive and sad and scared and broke and angry and looking for someone to blame.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bob ellis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> to reduce (some aspect of a financial enterprise) in order to save money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq458"> to move from a larger dwelling to a smaller dwelling, often because the need for space is no longer there.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YcvKs6olLz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq183"> to engage in such scaling down or reduction.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>downsizing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downsizer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downslope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570622466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downslope</span><z><span target_id="GnYR7SqNq1">adv.</span><span target_id="hggEYO5ANt">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊnsloʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'downslohp) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="GnYR7SqNq1"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> towards the base of a slope.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hggEYO5ANt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq121"> a downward slope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downstage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downstage</span><z><span target_id="Wzwavf3ubr">adv.</span><span target_id="NQYhG7laPR">adj.</span><span target_id="jKaHhGxIQY">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Wzwavf3ubr"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq709"> /daʊnˈsteɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> down'stayj) at or towards the front of the stage in a theatre.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NQYhG7laPR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq206"> /ˈdaʊnsteɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'downstayj) relating to the front of the stage.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jKaHhGxIQY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq873"> /ˈdaʊnsteɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'downstayj) the front of a stage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downstairs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downstairs</span><z><span target_id="0g1ECWqIjN">adv.</span><span target_id="T3wrFQVuYi">adj.</span><span target_id="eMGuRRC1Wk">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0g1ECWqIjN"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downstairs" src="word_pronunciations/07223.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊnˈstɛəz/ (<em>say</em> down'stairz) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> down the stairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq584"> to or on a lower floor.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="T3wrFQVuYi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq551"> /ˈdaʊnstɛəz/ (<em>say</em> 'downstairz) Also, <strong class="vs">downstair</strong>. relating to or situated on a lower floor.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eMGuRRC1Wk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq077"> /ˈdaʊnstɛəz/ (<em>say</em> 'downstairz) the lower floor of a house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downstream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downstream</span><z><span target_id="TD9M4njg0r">adv.</span><span target_id="yWqEfnePpt">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="TD9M4njg0r"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downstream" src="word_pronunciations/07225.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊnˈstrim/ (<em>say</em> down'streem) with or in the direction of the current of a stream.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yWqEfnePpt">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downstream" src="word_pronunciations/07224.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnstrim/ (<em>say</em> 'downstreem) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq922"> farther down a stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq109"> resulting from an earlier event, situation, decision, policy, etc.: <em class="example">downstream effects of new legislation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq649"> <em class="label">Internet</em> (of a website) visited after a visit to an initially selected website.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downswing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downswing</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnswɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'downswing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> a swing downward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq038"> <em class="label">Golf</em> in driving a ball, the downward swing of a golf club.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq468"> a decline in business activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downthread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac652413062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downthread</span><z><span target_id="2K1QanQoQI">adv.</span><span target_id="yE56uBVBzn">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊnθrɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'downthred) <em class="label">Internet</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2K1QanQoQI">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> in or with reference to comments or posts later, or to be made later, in a discussion thread: <em class="example">I will respond downthread.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yE56uBVBzn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq811"> located in later or forthcoming comments or posts: <em class="example">I’ll post a downthread comment on this.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac129707908" href="entry://upthread%23bigmac129707908"><strong>upthread</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102506" href="entry://down%23bigmac000102506"><span class="smallcaps">down<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100766" href="entry://thread%23bigmac000100766"><span class="smallcaps">thread</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downthrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downthrow</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnθroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'downthroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq273"> a throwing down or being thrown down; an overthrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq315"> <em class="label">Geology</em> the downward displacement of strata by a fault.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>downthrown</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downtime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downtime</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊntaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'downtuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> time during which a machine is not operational.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> time during which a factory, workplace, etc., is not operating because of machine failure or regulated maintenance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq52"> the nonproductive period in a cyclical industry such as sugar growing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq616"> a period of relaxation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">down time</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downtown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downtown</span><z><span target_id="vfiKRYWaet">adv.</span><span target_id="xzCs0pt9r0">adj.</span><span target_id="QpkPMsFGQo">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="vfiKRYWaet"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downtown" src="word_pronunciations/07226.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊnˈtaʊn/ (<em>say</em> down'town) to or in the business section of a city.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xzCs0pt9r0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq596"> /ˈdaʊntaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'downtown) of, relating to, or situated in the business section of a city.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QpkPMsFGQo">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq864"> /ˈdaʊntaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'downtown) <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012128" href="entry://CBD%23bigmac000012128"><strong>CBD<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downtrend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132671630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downtrend</span><z><span target_id="A2Gk0JxvyD">n.</span><span target_id="YtPgyzEqfS">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊntrɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'downtrend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A2Gk0JxvyD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> a downward trend: <em class="example">a downtrend in interest rates; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>We emphasised that the emerging downtrend in newspaper advertising may well have been largely due to the migration of advertising to the Internet</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YtPgyzEqfS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq685"> to tend in a downwards direction, as rates, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downturn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downturn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downturn" src="word_pronunciations/07228.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊntɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'downtern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a decline or deterioration: <em class="example">a downturn in prosperity.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downvote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582836562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downvote</span><z><span target_id="ZNhSR5u3qy">n.</span><span target_id="EiY3EDroa7">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊnvoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'downvoht) (in social media) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZNhSR5u3qy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> an instance of registering disapproval of or opposition to something posted, as by activating a particular icon.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EiY3EDroa7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq289"> to indicate disapproval of or opposition to (a post, image, etc.), as by activating a particular icon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downward</span><z><span target_id="ANywUwKamb">adj.</span><span target_id="GrAc4BJ2bd">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downward" src="word_pronunciations/07230.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'downwuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ANywUwKamb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> moving or tending to a lower place or condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> descending or deriving from a head, source, or beginning.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="GrAc4BJ2bd">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq313"> downwards.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>downwardly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downwardness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downwash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downwash</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnwɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'downwosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">the air deflected downwards by an aerofoil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downwind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downwind</span><z><span target_id="oHD0waqxrY">adv.</span><span target_id="o5nLT115lc">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="oHD0waqxrY"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of downwind" src="word_pronunciations/07231.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊnˈwɪnd/ (<em>say</em> down'wind) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> in the direction of the wind; with the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq145"> towards the leeward side.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="o5nLT115lc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> /ˈdaʊnwɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'downwind) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq056"> going downwind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq995"> situated leeward.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downy</span><z><span target_id="wfk00KmqWa">adj.</span><span target_id="lGt3cvseE3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaʊni/ (<em>say</em> 'downee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wfk00KmqWa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">downier</strong>, <strong class="bold">downiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> made of down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq518"> covered with down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq724"> soft; soothing; calm.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lGt3cvseE3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">downy bird</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a canny person. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from 19th-century thieves’ slang <em>down</em> meaning ‘suspicion, awareness’, and <em>downy</em> meaning ‘cunning, knowing’, with the addition of <em>bird</em> by association with <em>down</em> in the sense of ‘bird’s feathers’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021747" href="entry://down%23bigmac000021747"><span class="smallcaps">down<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>downiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dowry" src="word_pronunciations/07235.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dowry" src="word_pronunciations/07236.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊri/ (<em>say</em> 'dowree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dowries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> the money, goods, or estate which a woman brings to her husband at marriage; dot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> any gift or reward given to or for a bride by a man in consideration for the marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq387"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a widow’s dower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq629"> a natural gift or endowment; talent: <em class="example">a noble dowry.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="vs">dowery</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>dowerie</em>, from Anglo-French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021739" href="entry://dower%23bigmac000021739"><span class="smallcaps">dower</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowse<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dowse" src="word_pronunciations/07201.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊs/ (<em>say</em> dows) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dowsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dowsing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102461" href="entry://douse%23bigmac000102461"><strong>douse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dowser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowse<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/daʊz/ (<em>say</em> dowz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dowsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dowsing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">to search for subterranean supplies of water, ore, etc., by the aid of a divining rod.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dowser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dowsing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dragon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dragon" src="word_pronunciations/07252.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">NZ pop group in Australia, formed in 1972; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2008.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragonet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragonet</span></header><div>/ˈdrægənət/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> a little or young dragon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> any fish of the family Callionymidae comprising small shore fishes which are often brightly coloured and some of which are poisonous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of <em>dragon</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087559" href="entry://dragon%23bigmac000087559"><span class="smallcaps">dragon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragonfly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragonfly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dragonfly" src="word_pronunciations/07251.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrægənflaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhnfluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dragonflies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">any of the larger, harmless insects of the order Odonata, which feed on mosquitoes and other insects, and whose immature forms are aquatic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dragons
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629831507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dragons</span></header><div>/ˈdrægənz/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> <strong>the</strong>, the Illawarra Rugby League team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq879"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragoon</span><z><span target_id="w9SySeqWuf">n.</span><span target_id="BYqbeznN26">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dragoon" src="word_pronunciations/07254.mp3"></audio></span>/drəˈgun/ (<em>say</em> druh'goohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w9SySeqWuf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> a cavalryman of certain regiments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BYqbeznN26">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq057"> to set dragoons or soldiers upon; to persecute by armed force; to oppress; harass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq254"> to force by rigorous and oppressive measures; coerce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dragon</em> dragoon (originally, dragon), referring first to the hammer of a pistol, then to the firearm and then to the troops carrying it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragrope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragrope</span></header><div>/ˈdrægroʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'dragrohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> a rope for dragging something, as a piece of artillery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq473"> a rope dragging from something, as the guide rope from a balloon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragsail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragsail</span></header><div>/ˈdrægseɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dragsayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066383" href="entry://sea%20anchor%23bigmac000066383"><strong>sea anchor</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drag-sheet</strong> /ˈdrægʃit/ (<em>say</em> 'dragsheet).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragsheet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac327666121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragsheet</span></header><div>/ˈdrægʃit/ (<em>say</em> 'dragsheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a covering for a truck bed which is wound on a roller at the back of the cabin so that it can be wound out to deposit a load, as of sand, gravel, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drag sheet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragster</span></header><div>/ˈdrægstə/ (<em>say</em> 'dragstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> a car or motorcycle designed for drag-racing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> a bicycle with high handlebars and an extension of the framework behind the seat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq975"> a bicycle with high handlebars, a long saddle, a sissy bar, and smaller than average wheels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac795425689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragway</span></header><div>/ˈdrægweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dragway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a venue for drag racing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drainage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drainage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drainage" src="word_pronunciations/07256.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'draynij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> the act or process of draining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq359"> a system of drains, artificial or natural.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq673"> drainage basin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq094"> that which is drained off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq530"> <em class="label">Surgery</em> the draining of body fluids (bile, urine, etc.) or of pus and other morbid products from a wound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drainer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drainer</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'draynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">someone who installs the drains and fittings of a sewage, sullage or stormwater drainage system outside or under a building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drainfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141311883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drainfield</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪnfild/ (<em>say</em> 'draynfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">(in a septic system) the area of land networked by perforated pipes laid in gravel-filled trenches into which liquid wastewater is discharged and treated microbially in the soil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drainpipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drainpipe</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪnpaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'draynpuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> a pipe receiving the discharge of waste pipes and soil pipes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq909"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> tight, narrow trousers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drainway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac479068883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drainway</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪnweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'draynway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq15"> the path which a drain takes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq681"> the drain itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drake</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drake" src="word_pronunciations/07258.mp3"></audio></span>/dreɪk/ (<em>say</em> drayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">the male of any bird of the duck kind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English. Compare Low German <em>drake</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drake</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Drake" src="word_pronunciations/07258.mp3"></audio></span>/dreɪk/ (<em>say</em> drayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Francis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">c. 1540–96, English buccaneer, circumnavigator of the globe, and admiral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drakensberg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drakensberg</span></header><div>/ˈdrækənsbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'drakuhnsberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a mountain range in the eastern part of the Republic of South Africa. About 966 km long; highest peak, Thabana Ntlenyana (in Lesotho), 3482 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Quanthlamba</strong>, <strong class="vs">Quathlamba</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dram</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dram" src="word_pronunciations/07264.mp3"></audio></span>/dræm/ (<em>say</em> dram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> a unit of measurement in the imperial system, equal to ¹⁄₁₆ ounce avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains) or approximately 1.772 × 10<sup>-3</sup> kg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021812" href="entry://drachm%23bigmac000021812"><strong>drachm</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021812" href="entry://drachm%23mq817">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq735"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027496" href="entry://fluid%20drachm%23bigmac000027496"><strong>fluid drachm</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq636"> a small drink of liquor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq501"> a small quantity of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq617"> the principal monetary unit of Armenia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drame</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>drachma</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021813" href="entry://drachma%23bigmac000021813"><span class="smallcaps">drachma</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dowson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dowson</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊsən/ (<em>say</em> 'dowsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernest</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">1867–1900, English Decadent poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836445633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dox</span><z><span target_id="pWgIcer2hL">n.</span><span target_id="M4RjWe21QZ">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/dɒks/ (<em>say</em> doks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pWgIcer2hL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> an internet-enabled attack on a person’s privacy, in which their personal details and sometimes those of their family and friends are released online, viewers being invited to use them in whatever way they wish.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="M4RjWe21QZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq914"> (<strong class="bold">doxxed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">doxed</strong>, <strong class="bold">doxxing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">doxing</strong>) to publish the private details of (someone) online.</span></div><div class="etym"> [respelling of <em>docs</em>, a shortened form of <em>documents</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doxxing</strong>, <strong>doxing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doxology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doxology</span></header><div>/dɒkˈsɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> dok'soluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doxologies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God, as the Gloria in Excelsis (<strong>great doxology</strong> or <strong>greater doxology</strong>), the Gloria Patri (<strong>lesser doxology</strong>), or the metrical formula beginning ‘Praise God from whom all blessings flow’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>doxologia</em>, from Greek <em>doxologia</em>, from <em>doxa</em> glory and <em>logos</em> speaking] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doxological</strong> /dɒksəˈlɒdʒəkəl/ (<em>say</em> doksuh'lojuhkuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doxologically</strong> /dɒksəˈlɒdʒəkli/ (<em>say</em> doksuh'lojuhklee), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doxy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doxy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒksi/ (<em>say</em> 'doksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doxies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">an opinion or doctrine, especially concerning religious matters.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doxie</strong>. <div class="etym">[abstracted from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052785" href="entry://orthodoxy%23bigmac000052785"><span class="smallcaps">orthodoxy</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034066" href="entry://heterodoxy%23bigmac000034066"><span class="smallcaps">heterodoxy</span></a>, etc.]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doxy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒksi/ (<em>say</em> 'doksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doxies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">a mistress or paramour; a female sex worker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [16th-century British thieves’ slang: the mistress of a beggar or thief; ? from Middle Flemish <em>docke</em> doll + <em>-sy</em>, affectionate diminutive suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doxycycline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac461414287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doxycycline</span></header><div>/dɒksiˈsaɪklin/ (<em>say</em> doksee'suykleen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">an antibiotic used in the treatment of a wide variety of bacterial infections and in the prevention of malaria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019621" href="entry://deoxy-%23bigmac000019621"><span class="smallcaps">d(e)oxy-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075739" href="entry://tetracycline%23bigmac000075739"><span class="smallcaps">(tetra)cycline</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392856597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doy</span></header><div>/dɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> doy) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq63">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019690" href="entry://der%23bigmac000019690"><strong>der</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doyen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doyen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doyen" src="word_pronunciations/07237.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'doyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">the senior member of a body, class, profession, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the doyen of Communist union leaders (the widely-respected ‘Big Jim’ Healy …)</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ross m martin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018895" href="entry://dean%23bigmac000018895"><span class="smallcaps">dean<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doyenne</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doyle</span></header><div>/dɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> doyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> <strong>Sir Arthur Conan</strong>, 1859–1930, Scottish physician and writer, especially noted for detective stories; creator of Sherlock Holmes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> <strong>John</strong> (‘<em>Rampaging Roy Slaven</em>’), born 1953, Australian actor, comedian, and screenwriter; noted as part of the satirical sports commentary duo ‘Roy and HG’; wrote the script for the television miniseries <em>Changi</em> (2001).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doz.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doz.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq747">dozen; dozens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dozen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dozen</span><z><span target_id="gtRyq2sU8l">n.</span><span target_id="CPHtHAGLJB">adj.</span><span target_id="knPepY5ImN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dozen" src="word_pronunciations/07238.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌzən/ (<em>say</em> 'duzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gtRyq2sU8l"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dozen</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dozens</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> a group of twelve units or things: <em class="example">cheaper by the dozen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> (<em>plural</em>) a great number: <em class="example">dozens of birds in the tree.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CPHtHAGLJB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq374"> amounting to a dozen in number: <em class="example">a dozen eggs.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="knPepY5ImN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">daily dozen</strong>, daily physical exercises.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dozein</em>, from Old French <em>dozeine</em>, from <em>douze</em> twelve, from Latin <em>duodecim</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dozer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dozer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdoʊzə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009891" href="entry://bulldozer%23bigmac000009891"><strong>bulldozer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009891" href="entry://bulldozer%23mq772">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac489242974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dozer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdoʊzə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">someone who dozes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dozy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dozy</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊzi/ (<em>say</em> 'dohzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dozier</strong>, <strong class="bold">doziest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> drowsy; half asleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq073"> slow-witted; lazy: <em class="example">he’s a dozy character.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq673"> (of wood) waterlogged and soft.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dozey</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098715" href="entry://doze%23bigmac000098715"><span class="smallcaps">doz(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dozily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>doziness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DP</span></header><div>/di ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> dee 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">DPs</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">DP’s</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">a displaced person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DPhil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DPhil</span></header><div>/di ˈfɪl/ (<em>say</em> dee 'fil) <div class="def"><span id="mq245">Doctor of Philosophy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dpi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac778832664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dpi</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq84">dots per inch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DPN
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135453571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DPN</span></header><div>/di pi ˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> dee pee 'en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac559640163" href="entry://NAD%23bigmac559640163"><strong>NAD</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>iphospho</em>)<em>p</em>(<em>yridine</em>)<em> n</em>(<em>ucleotide</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DPP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DPP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq622">Director of Public Prosecutions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DPs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434157652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DPs</span></header><div>/di ˈpiz/ (<em>say</em> dee 'peez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac752452273" href="entry://dick%20pointers%23bigmac752452273"><strong>dick pointers</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DPS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac673930925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DPS</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computer Games</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">a measure of how much damage can be caused in one second, as by a weapon, spell, person, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dps</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>d</em>(<em>amage</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>er</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>econd</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dpt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dpt</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq216">department.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DPT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac530961690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DPT</span></header><div>/di pi ˈti/ (<em>say</em> dee pee 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078116" href="entry://triple%20antigen%23bigmac000078116"><strong>triple antigen</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>iphtheria</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>ertussis</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>etanus</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dr.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dr.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq126">dram.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dr</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> Doctor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> debtor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dr.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91567182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dr.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq943">Drive (in street names).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drab<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="oOHPUADGhY">adj.</span><span target_id="JOBXWNyyY7">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drab" src="word_pronunciations/07241.mp3"></audio></span>/dræb/ (<em>say</em> drab) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oOHPUADGhY"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">drabber</strong>, <strong class="bold">drabbest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> having a dull brownish or grey colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> dull; cheerless.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JOBXWNyyY7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq124"> dull grey; dull brownish or yellowish grey.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>drap</em> cloth. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021875" href="entry://drape%23bigmac000021875"><span class="smallcaps">drape</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drabness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drab<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="0gEAAxGiqJ">n.</span><span target_id="QMtWt17sN7">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drab" src="word_pronunciations/07242.mp3"></audio></span>/dræb/ (<em>say</em> drab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0gEAAxGiqJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq155"> a dirty, untidy woman; a slattern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> a female sex worker.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QMtWt17sN7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq511"> (<strong class="bold">drabbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">drabbing</strong>) to associate with drabs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Low German or Dutch. Compare Dutch <em>drab</em> dregs, Low German <em>drabbe</em> mire. Compare also British dialect <em>drabbletail</em> slattern (with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021809" href="entry://drabble%23bigmac000021809"><span class="smallcaps">drabble</span></a>, verb) and its synonym <em>draggletail</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drabbet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drabbet</span></header><div>/ˈdræbət/ (<em>say</em> 'drabuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a coarse drab linen fabric used for making tea towels, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021806" href="entry://drab%23bigmac000021806"><span class="smallcaps">drab<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drabble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drabble</span><z><span target_id="c2raDpMuaz">v.t.</span><span target_id="vkfcFH1C55">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdræbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'drabuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">drabbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">drabbling</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rare</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="c2raDpMuaz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> to make wet and dirty; draggle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vkfcFH1C55">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq123"> to become wet and dirty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drabelen</em>, ? from Low German <em>drabbeln</em> to wade in muddy water]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drabble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drabble</span></header><div>/ˈdræbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'drabuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Margaret</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">born 1939, English writer; noted for novels about middle-class life such as <em>The Millstone</em> (1965) and <em>The Radiant Way</em> (1987).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dracaena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dracaena</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dracaena" src="word_pronunciations/07243.mp3"></audio></span>/drəˈsinə/ (<em>say</em> druh'seenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> any tree of the genus <em>Dracaena</em>, native to tropical regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq445"> any tree of the closely related genus <em>Cordyline</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>drakaina</em> female dragon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drachm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drachm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drachm" src="word_pronunciations/07264.mp3"></audio></span>/dræm/ (<em>say</em> dram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> a unit of apothecaries’ weight in the imperial system, equal to ¹⁄₈ ounce or 3.8879346 × 10<sup>-3</sup> kg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq900"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027496" href="entry://fluid%20drachm%23bigmac000027496"><strong>fluid drachm</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq306"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021813" href="entry://drachma%23bigmac000021813"><strong>drachma</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>drachma</em>, from Greek <em>drakmē</em> an Attic weight and coin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drachma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drachma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drachma" src="word_pronunciations/07244.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrækmə/ (<em>say</em> 'drakmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drachmas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">drachmae</strong> /ˈdrækmi/ (<em>say</em> 'drakmee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> (formerly, until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the principal monetary unit of modern Greece, equal to 100 lepta.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> a note or coin of the value of a drachma.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq226"> the principal silver coin of the ancient Greeks, varying in weight and value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq613"> a small ancient Greek weight, approximately corresponding to the apothecaries’ drachm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>drachmē</em>, literally, handful]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drack</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drack" src="word_pronunciations/07245.mp3"></audio></span>/dræk/ (<em>say</em> drak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">(usually in reference to a woman) unattractive: <em class="example">she’s a drack sort.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [20th century; origin unknown; ? from <em>Drac</em> for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021819" href="entry://Dracula%23bigmac000021819"><span class="smallcaps">Dracula</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Draco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Draco<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdreɪkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'draykoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">fl. 7th century BC, Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Draco<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdreɪkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'draykoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Draconis</strong> /dreɪˈkoʊnəs/ (<em>say</em> dray'kohnuhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: dragon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draconian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draconian</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draconian" src="word_pronunciations/07246.mp3"></audio></span>/drəˈkoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> druh'kohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">harsh; rigorous; severe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draconic</strong> /drəˈkɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> druh'konik). <div class="etym">[from <em>Draco</em>, fl. 7th century BC, Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>draconically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draconic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draconic</span></header><div>/drəˈkɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> druh'konik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">of or like a dragon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>draco</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087559" href="entry://dragon%23bigmac000087559"><span class="smallcaps">dragon</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dracula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dracula</span></header><div>/ˈdrækjələ/ (<em>say</em> 'drakyuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Count</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">a vampire who feeds on human blood in the novel <em>Dracula</em> (1897) by Irish writer Bram Stoker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draff</span></header><div>/dræf/ (<em>say</em> draf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">refuse, especially of malt after brewing; lees; dregs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>draf</em> dregs] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>draffy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draft</span><z><span target_id="44EhaEaW6D">n.</span><span target_id="GZNr6EkmYY">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draft" src="word_pronunciations/07247.mp3"></audio></span>/draft/ (<em>say</em> drahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="44EhaEaW6D"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> Also, <strong class="vs">draught</strong>. a drawing, sketch, or design.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq697"> Also, <strong class="vs">draught</strong>. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision and copying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq242"> Also, <strong class="vs">draught</strong>. the act of drawing; delineation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq761"> <em class="label">US</em> the taking of supplies, forces, money, etc., from a given source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq886"> military conscription.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq972"> (formerly) a selection of persons already in service, to be sent from one post or organisation to another, in either the army or the navy; a detachment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Finance</em> a written order drawn by one person upon another; a writing directing the payment of money on account of the drawer; a bill of exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq934"> a drain or demand made on anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq133"> <em class="label">Foundry</em> the slight taper given to a pattern so that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mould.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq449"> <em class="label">Masonry</em> the narrow band worked along the margin or margins of a rough-faced stone, so that it can be accurately placed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the sectional area of the openings in a turbine wheel or in a sluice gate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> an animal or animals selected and separated from the herd or flock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095919" href="entry://draught%23bigmac000095919"><strong>draught</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GZNr6EkmYY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq976"> Also, <strong class="vs">draught</strong>. to draw the outlines or plan of, or sketch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq382"> Also, <strong class="vs">draught</strong>. to draw up in written form, as a first draft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq630"> to conscript.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Masonry</em> to cut a draft on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq312"> Also, <strong class="vs">draft out</strong>, <strong class="vs">draft off</strong>. <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to separate (livestock) from the herd or flock for a particular purpose, as branding: <em class="example">the heifers were drafted out.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>draht</em>, <em>droft</em>, from Old English <em>droht</em> pull, draught. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095919" href="entry://draught%23bigmac000095919"><span class="smallcaps"><strong>draught</strong></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drafter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drafting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095919" href="entry://draught%23bigmac000095919"><strong>draught</strong></a> but note that US English prefers the spelling <em>draft</em> for all meanings.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draftee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draftee</span></header><div>/drafˈti/ (<em>say</em> drahf'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015859" href="entry://conscript%23bigmac000015859"><strong>conscript</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015859" href="entry://conscript%23mq029">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drafter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac921113972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drafter</span></header><div>/ˈdraftə/ (<em>say</em> 'drahftuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> someone who draws up documents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> someone who draws sketches, plans, or designs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq763"> someone employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draftsperson</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This gender-neutral term is increasingly preferred to <em>draftsman</em>. For the spelling, see the note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23bigmac000100971"><strong>draft</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draftsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draftsman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draftsman" src="word_pronunciations/07271.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraftsmən/ (<em>say</em> 'drahftsmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">draftsmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">a male drafter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draughtsman</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>draftsmanship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The gender-neutral term <em>drafter</em> is increasingly preferred to <em>draftsman</em>. For the spelling, see the note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23bigmac000100971"><strong>draft</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draftsperson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac784676624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draftsperson</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draftsperson" src="word_pronunciations/07271.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraftspɜsən/ (<em>say</em> 'drahftspersuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac921113972" href="entry://drafter%23bigmac921113972"><strong>drafter</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draughtsperson</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For the spelling, see the note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23bigmac000100971"><strong>draft</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draftswoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac684169671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draftswoman</span></header><div>/ˈdraftswʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'drahftswoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">draftswomen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">a female drafter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draughtswoman</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The gender-neutral term <em>drafter</em> is increasingly preferred to <em>draftswoman</em>. For the spelling, see the note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23bigmac000100971"><strong>draft</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag</span><z><span target_id="oUgiuDhr6u">v.t.</span><span target_id="anUzGCxODi">v.i.</span><span target_id="rzQHTgh1o4">n.</span><span target_id="l6PaZwXgAx">adj.</span><span target_id="QnxKNbhETd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drag" src="word_pronunciations/07255.mp3"></audio></span>/dræg/ (<em>say</em> drag) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dragged</strong>, <strong class="bold">dragging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oUgiuDhr6u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq973"> to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq112"> to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to move (text, a file, etc.) across a computer screen by selecting with the mouse and moving the cursor to another part of the screen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Australian Rules Colloquial</em> (of a manager, coach, etc.) to take (a player) off the field after they have made an error.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="anUzGCxODi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq688"> to be drawn or hauled along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq929"> to trail on the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq076"> to move heavily or with effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq405"> to proceed or pass with tedious slowness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq103"> to use a drag or grapnel; dredge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq762"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to inhale on a cigarette, pipe, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rzQHTgh1o4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq698"> something used by or for dragging as a dragnet or a dredge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq655"> a grapnel, net, or other apparatus dragged through water in searching, as for dead bodies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq432"> a heavy harrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq280"> (formerly) a four-horse passenger coach with seats inside and on top.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq339"> a metal shoe to receive a wheel of heavy wagons and serve as a wheel lock on steep grades.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq229"> anything that retards progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq919"> act of dragging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq792"> slow, laborious movement or procedure; retardation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq235"> the force due to the relative airflow exerted on an aeroplane or other body tending to reduce its forward motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq255"> the clothes typically worn by one sex, when worn by the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq816"> a form of musical, variety, or other entertainment performed by drag queens or drag kings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq270"> <em class="label">Music</em> a drum pattern in which the beat is preceded by two or more grace notes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq092"> the scent or trail of a fox, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq079"> something, as aniseed, dragged over the ground to leave an artificial scent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq428"> a hunt with such a scent.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Angling</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq586"> a brake on a fishing reel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq023"> the sideways pull on a fishing line as caused by a cross-current.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq168"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> somebody or something that is extremely boring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a puff or a pull on a cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq391"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a prison sentence of three months’ duration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq848"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a street.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq772"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021844" href="entry://drag%20race%23bigmac000021844"><strong>drag race</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="l6PaZwXgAx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq387"> of or relating to drag (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100461" href="#mq816">21</a>): <em class="example">a drag show.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="QnxKNbhETd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq571"> <strong class="phr">drag in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq482"> to haul in.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq263"> to introduce, as an irrelevant matter.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq838"> <strong class="phr">drag on</strong>, to pass tediously: <em class="example">the days dragged on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">drag one’s feet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq23"> to deliberately go slowly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq324"> to procrastinate.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">drag out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq755"> to haul out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq927"> to protract: <em class="example">to drag out the proceedings.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq81"> <strong class="phr">drag through the mud </strong>(or <strong class="phr">dirt</strong>), to ruin the reputation of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq315"> <strong class="phr">have drag</strong>, <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to have influence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>draggen</em>, from Old Norse <em>draga</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragcar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561298240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragcar</span></header><div>/ˈdrægka/ (<em>say</em> 'dragkah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq70">a car designed to compete in drag racing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519394291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragee</span></header><div>/draˈʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> drah'zhay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">a small, hard, bead-shaped sweet, sometimes medicated.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dragée</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: dredged]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draggle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draggle</span><z><span target_id="k7hk4mg2bV">v.t.</span><span target_id="OmVWLpGm5x">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrægəl/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">draggled</strong>, <strong class="bold">draggling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="k7hk4mg2bV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> to soil by dragging over damp ground or in the mud.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OmVWLpGm5x">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq909"> to hang trailing; become draggled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq526"> to follow slowly; straggle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100461" href="entry://drag%23bigmac000100461"><span class="smallcaps">drag</span></a> + <em>-le</em>, frequentative suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draggletail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draggletail</span></header><div>/ˈdrægəlteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhltayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a bedraggled or untidy person; slut; slattern.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draggletailed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draggletailed</span></header><div>/ˈdrægəlteɪld/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhltayld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">having the garments draggled as from trailing in the wet and dirt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draghound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draghound</span></header><div>/ˈdræghaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'draghownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a hound trained to follow a drag or artificial scent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragline</span></header><div>/ˈdræglaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dragluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021846" href="entry://dragrope%23bigmac000021846"><strong>dragrope</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq327"> a type of excavating equipment which casts a rope-hung bucket a considerable distance, collects the material by pulling the bucket towards itself on the ground by a second rope, elevates the bucket and dumps the material where required.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draglink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draglink</span></header><div>/ˈdræglɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'draglingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">a link for connecting the cranks of two shafts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragnet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dragnet" src="word_pronunciations/07250.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrægnɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'dragnet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq173"> a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> anything that serves to catch or drag in, as a police system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragoman</span></header><div>/ˈdrægəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dragomans</strong>, <strong class="bold">dragomen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">(in Middle Eastern countries) a professional interpreter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Late Greek <em>dragoumanos</em>, from Arabic <em>targumān</em> interpreter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon</span><z><span target_id="ohhaMTyc5s">n.</span><span target_id="O9CujYJluR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dragon" src="word_pronunciations/07252.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ohhaMTyc5s"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> a mythical monster variously represented, generally in the European tradition as a huge winged reptile with crested head and terrible claws, and often spouting fire, but in the Eastern tradition as powerful but beneficent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq641"> <em class="label">Rare</em> a huge serpent or snake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">Bible</em> a large serpent, a crocodile, a great marine animal, or a jackal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq486"> a fierce, violent person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq008"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq183"> a severely watchful woman.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq373"> a formidable woman.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq328"> any of the small flying lizards of the Asian region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq863"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040599" href="entry://komodo%20dragon%23bigmac000040599"><strong>komodo dragon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq49"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083875" href="entry://water%20dragon%23bigmac000083875"><strong>water dragon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq223"> any of various lizards of the family Agamidae, as the frillneck lizard, <em>Chlamydosaurus kingii</em> of northern Australia, or the bearded dragon, <em>Amphibolurus barbatus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq892"> any of the economically prosperous, newly industrialised countries and economic regions of Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O9CujYJluR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">chase the dragon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to smoke heroin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>draco</em>, from Greek <em>drakōn</em> serpent] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dragoness</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dragonish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DRAM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DRAM</span><z><span target_id="LeebZkiIBu">n.</span><span target_id="DRqJYLx1XN">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DRAM" src="word_pronunciations/07263.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdi ræm/ (<em>say</em> 'dee ram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LeebZkiIBu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022536" href="entry://dynamic%20random%20access%20memory%23bigmac000022536"><strong>dynamic random access memory</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DRqJYLx1XN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq623"> of or relating to dynamic random access memory.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dram</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drama</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drama" src="word_pronunciations/07262.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdramə/ (<em>say</em> 'drahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq836"> a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> <em class="label">TV</em> a program, either a one-off or part of a series, which is of a similar nature: <em class="example">hospital drama; </em><em class="example">police drama.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq472"> the branch of literature having such compositions as its subject; dramatic art or representation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq783"> that art which deals with plays from their writing to their final production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq249"> any series of events having dramatic interest or results.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin: a play, from Greek <em>drama</em> deed, action, play (especially tragedy)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac320664629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramality</span></header><div>/drəˈmæləti/ (<em>say</em> druh'maluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dramalities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a television show or series that combines elements of scripted drama with the unscripted actuality of a reality show.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021864" href="entry://drama%23bigmac000021864"><span class="smallcaps">drama</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102391" href="entry://reality%23bigmac000102391"><span class="smallcaps">reality</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramamine</span></header><div>/ˈdræməmin/ (<em>say</em> 'dramuhmeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">a synthetic antihistamine, used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramatic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dramatic" src="word_pronunciations/07259.mp3"></audio></span>/drəˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> druh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> of or relating to the drama.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> employing the form or manner of the drama.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq010"> characteristic of or appropriate to the drama; involving conflict or contrast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq390"> showy; ostentatious: <em class="example">a dramatic display of indignation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq201"> sudden and marked: <em class="example">a dramatic rise in unemployment.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="vs">dramatical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dramatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramatics</span></header><div>/drəˈmætɪks/ (<em>say</em> druh'matiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq055"> (<em>construed as singular or plural</em>) the art of producing or acting dramas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) dramatic productions, especially by amateurs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq112"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) dramatic behaviour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramatisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramatisation</span></header><div>/dræmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dramuhtuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq825"> the act of dramatising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq735"> construction or representation in dramatic form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq249"> a dramatised version, of another form of literature or of historic facts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dramatization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramatise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramatise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dramatise" src="word_pronunciations/07260.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdræmətaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'dramuhtuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dramatised</strong>, <strong class="bold">dramatising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> to put into dramatic form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> to express or represent dramatically: <em class="example">he dramatises his woes.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dramatize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dramatiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramatist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramatist</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dramatist" src="word_pronunciations/07261.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdræmətəst/ (<em>say</em> 'dramuhtuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; a playwright.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramaturge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramaturge</span></header><div>/ˈdræmətɜdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dramuhterj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> a consultant to a theatre company for the selection, editing and researching of drama scripts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021869" href="entry://dramatist%23bigmac000021869"><strong>dramatist</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dramaturgist</strong>, <strong class="vs">dramaturg</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>dramatourge</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramaturgy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramaturgy</span></header><div>/ˈdræmətɜdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'dramuhterjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> the science of dramatic composition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> the dramatic art.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq217"> dramatic representation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>drāmatourgia</em> composition of dramas, from <em>drama</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021864" href="entry://drama%23bigmac000021864"><span class="smallcaps">drama</span></a> + <em>-ourgia</em>, combining form from <em>ergon</em> work] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dramaturgic</strong> /dræməˈtɜdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> dramuh'terjik), <strong>dramaturgical</strong> /dræməˈtɜdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> dramuh'terjikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drank</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drank" src="word_pronunciations/07265.mp3"></audio></span>/dræŋk/ (<em>say</em> drangk) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">past tense and former past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104453" href="entry://drink%23bigmac000104453"><strong>drink</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dransfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dransfield</span></header><div>/ˈdrænzfild/ (<em>say</em> 'dranzfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michael</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">1948–73, Australian poet; works include <em>Streets of the Long Voyage</em> (1970) and <em>Drug Poems</em> (1972).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drape</span><z><span target_id="sU7hBaCHI3">v.t.</span><span target_id="6QUzNBpeG0">v.i.</span><span target_id="iSmbOE87vX">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drape" src="word_pronunciations/07268.mp3"></audio></span>/dreɪp/ (<em>say</em> drayp) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">draped</strong>, <strong class="bold">draping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sU7hBaCHI3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq318"> to cover or hang with cloth or some fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq519"> to adjust (hangings, clothing, etc.) in graceful folds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq708"> to position in a casual manner: <em class="example">he draped his legs over the arms of the chair.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6QUzNBpeG0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq345"> to fall in folds, as drapery.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iSmbOE87vX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq728"> manner or style of hanging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq452"> (<em>plural</em>) curtains.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>draper</em>, from <em>drap</em> cloth, from Late Latin <em>drappus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draper</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draper" src="word_pronunciations/07267.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdreɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'draypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">a dealer in textiles and cloth goods, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French, variant of French <em>drapier</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Draper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Draper</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Draper" src="word_pronunciations/07267.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdreɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'draypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Daniel James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">1810–66, Australian Methodist ecclesiastic, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drapery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drapery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drapery" src="word_pronunciations/07266.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdreɪpəri/ (<em>say</em> 'draypuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">draperies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> cloths or textile fabrics collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> the business of a draper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq892"> coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of some fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Art</em> hangings, clothing, etc., so arranged as represented in sculpture or painting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>draperie</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>draperied</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drastic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drastic" src="word_pronunciations/07269.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdræstɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'drastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">severe or forceful; extreme.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>drastikos</em> efficacious] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drastically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drat</span><z><span target_id="TnnNyCTc6z">v.t.</span><span target_id="B9zmkRAIe0">interj.</span></z></header><div>/dræt/ (<em>say</em> drat) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TnnNyCTc6z"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> (<strong class="bold">dratted</strong>, <strong class="bold">dratting</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to confound; to damn.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="B9zmkRAIe0">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq126"> (a mild exclamation of vexation.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <em>’od rot </em>(<em>it</em>), from the phrase <em>God rot </em>(<em>it</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dratted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dratted</span></header><div>/ˈdrætəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dratuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">confounded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draught
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draught</span><z><span target_id="DPoIszlaJs">n.</span><span target_id="irq1OHlQ7p">adj.</span><span target_id="PNoDAyjKgX">v.t.</span><span target_id="MJZ2zorFQB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draught" src="word_pronunciations/07273.mp3"></audio></span>/draft/ (<em>say</em> drahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DPoIszlaJs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> a current of air, especially in a room, chimney, stove, or any enclosed space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> a device for regulating the flow of air in a stove, fireplace, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the fullness of a sail created by the sail-maker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq361"> an act of drawing or pulling, or that which is drawn; a pull; haul.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq476"> an animal, or team of animals used to pull a load.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq642"> the drawing of a liquid from its receptacle, as of ale from a cask.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq024"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024863" href="entry://draught%20beer%23bigmac000024863"><strong>draught beer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq547"> drinking, or a drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq923"> an amount drunk as a continuous act.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq899"> a dose of medicine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq387"> a catch or take of fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq497"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq436"> the action of displacing water with a vessel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq392"> the depth of water a vessel needs to float it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq372"> Also, <strong class="vs">draughtsman</strong>. one of the pieces in the game of draughts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq453"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23bigmac000100971"><strong>draft</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23mq704">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23mq242">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="irq1OHlQ7p">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq157"> being on draught; drawn as required: <em class="example">draught ale.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq384"> used or suited for drawing loads.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PNoDAyjKgX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq061"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23bigmac000100971"><strong>draft</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23mq976">14</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23mq382">15</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MJZ2zorFQB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq985"> <strong class="phr">feel the draught</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be harmed by conditions becoming unfavourable to one’s affairs.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">draft</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>draht</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23bigmac000100971"><span class="smallcaps">draft</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100971" href="entry://draft%23bigmac000100971"><strong>draft</strong></a> but note that Australian English is tending to follow American usage and to replace <em>draught</em> with <em>draft</em>, whatever the meaning.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draughtboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draughtboard</span></header><div>/ˈdraftbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'drahftbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a board marked off into sixty-four squares of two alternating colours, on which draughts and chess are played.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draughtsboard</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draughts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac496341216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draughts</span></header><div>/drafts/ (<em>say</em> drahfts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">a game played by two people each with twelve pieces on a chequered board; chequers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from obsolete use <em>draught</em> a chess move, from the drawing across of the chess piece]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draughtsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draughtsman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draughtsman" src="word_pronunciations/07271.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraftsmən/ (<em>say</em> 'drahftsmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">draughtsmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089359" href="entry://draftsman%23bigmac000089359"><strong>draftsman</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq054"> one of the pieces used in draughts, usually a small coloured disc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; <em>draught’s</em> (genitive case) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>draughtsmanship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089359" href="entry://draftsman%23bigmac000089359"><strong>draftsman</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draughty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draughty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draughty" src="word_pronunciations/07272.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrafti/ (<em>say</em> 'drahftee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">draughtier</strong>, <strong class="bold">draughtiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">characterised by or causing draughts of air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095919" href="entry://draught%23bigmac000095919"><span class="smallcaps">draught</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>draughtiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drava
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drava</span></header><div>/ˈdravə/ (<em>say</em> 'drahvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">a river flowing from southern Austria, along a portion of the boundary between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube. About 724 km.</span></div> German, <strong>Drau</strong> /draʊ/ (<em>say</em> drow). Also, <strong class="vs">Drave</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawback</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawback" src="word_pronunciations/07274.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔbæk/ (<em>say</em> 'drawbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> a hindrance or disadvantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> an amount paid back from a charge made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> <em class="label">Government</em> refund of excise or import duty, as when imported goods are re-exported. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090572" href="entry://rebate%23bigmac000090572"><strong>rebate<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq123"> the full inhalation of tobacco smoke into the lungs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawbar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawbar</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔba/ (<em>say</em> 'drawbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> a metal bar which connects a steam engine to the tender, or the two bogies of some electric locomotives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> a metal bar which attaches a moving vehicle to anything it draws behind it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawbore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawbore</span><z><span target_id="q2uwK50jV4">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZlH8mdDGHn">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɔbɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'drawbaw) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="q2uwK50jV4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> (<strong class="bold">drawbored</strong>, <strong class="bold">drawboring</strong>) to bore a hole (in a tenon) slightly out of alignment, so that when a pin is driven in, the morticed and tenoned parts are drawn snugly together.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZlH8mdDGHn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq180"> a hole thus made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawcard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawcard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawcard" src="word_pronunciations/07276.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔkad/ (<em>say</em> 'drawkahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">a person, act, entertainment, occasion, etc., that can be relied upon to produce a large attendance; crowd puller.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawee" src="word_pronunciations/07277.mp3"></audio></span>/drɔˈi/ (<em>say</em> draw'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">a person on whom an order, draft, or bill of exchange is drawn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawer" src="word_pronunciations/07278.mp3"></audio></span>/drɔ/ (<em>say</em> draw) a sliding compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to get access to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq017"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawer" src="word_pronunciations/07278.mp3"></audio></span>/drɔ/ (<em>say</em> draw) (<em>plural</em>) a garment for the lower part of the body, with a separate portion for each leg; underpants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq832"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawer" src="word_pronunciations/07279.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔə/ (<em>say</em> 'drawuh) someone or something that draws.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq779"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawer" src="word_pronunciations/07279.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔə/ (<em>say</em> 'drawuh) <em class="label">Finance</em> someone who draws an order, draft, or bill of exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq107"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawer" src="word_pronunciations/07279.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔə/ (<em>say</em> 'drawuh) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a tapster.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawing" src="word_pronunciations/07283.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drawing), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawing" src="word_pronunciations/07284.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drawring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> the act of a person or thing that draws.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> representation by lines; delineation of form without reference to colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq407"> a sketch, plan, or design, especially one made with pen, pencil, or crayon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq932"> the art of making these.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawknife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawknife</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔnaɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'drawnuyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drawknives</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a knife with a handle at each end at right angles to the blade, used by drawing over a surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawl</span><z><span target_id="0JsTrfFusJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="RiPN0EsLW5">v.t.</span><span target_id="YBzhyT8w6N">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawl" src="word_pronunciations/07285.mp3"></audio></span>/drɔl/ (<em>say</em> drawl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0JsTrfFusJ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq572"> to speak with slow, lingering utterance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RiPN0EsLW5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq443"> to say or utter with slow, lingering utterance: <em class="example">he drawled his reply.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YBzhyT8w6N">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq834"> the act or utterance of someone who drawls.</span></div><div class="etym"> [apparently a frequentative form related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101551" href="entry://draw%23bigmac000101551"><span class="smallcaps">draw</span></a>. Compare Dutch <em>dralen</em> loiter] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drawler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drawling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drawlingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drawly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawn</span><z><span target_id="GRLSZwgwEz">v.</span><span target_id="tY155pIi9G">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawn" src="word_pronunciations/07286.mp3"></audio></span>/drɔn/ (<em>say</em> drawn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="GRLSZwgwEz"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101551" href="entry://draw%23bigmac000101551"><strong>draw</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tY155pIi9G">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq089"> haggard; tired; tense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq193"> pulled together; closed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq379"> equal in score, as a game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq079"> eviscerated, as a fowl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq175"> (of a weapon) unsheathed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawnet</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔnɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'drawnet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a net with a drawstring in various weights and meshes, used for trapping animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawplate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawplate</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'drawplayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">a die plate with conical holes through which to draw wire and thus to regulate its size and shape.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawshave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawshave</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔʃeɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'drawshayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021895" href="entry://drawknife%23bigmac000021895"><strong>drawknife</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawsheet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawsheet</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔʃit/ (<em>say</em> 'drawsheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">a sheet that can be pulled from under a patient in bed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawstring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawstring</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔstrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drawstring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">a string, cord, etc., which tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, etc., when one or both ends are pulled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawtube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawtube</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔtjub/ (<em>say</em> 'drawtyoohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a tube sliding within another tube, as the tube carrying the eyepiece in a microscope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dray<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="QHCrJCrtlR">n.</span><span target_id="mGeqxQNdre">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dray" src="word_pronunciations/07289.mp3"></audio></span>/dreɪ/ (<em>say</em> dray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QHCrJCrtlR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> a two-wheeled horse-drawn cart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq644"> a sledge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mGeqxQNdre">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq004"> to convey on a dray.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>draye</em> sledge without wheels. Compare Old English <em>dræg-</em> in <em>drægnett</em> dragnet, from Old English <em>dragan</em> draw]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dray<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dray" src="word_pronunciations/07289.mp3"></audio></span>/dreɪ/ (<em>say</em> dray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021950" href="entry://drey%23bigmac000021950"><strong>drey</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drayage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drayage</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'drayij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq207"> conveyance by dray.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq151"> a charge made for it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drayhorse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drayhorse</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪhɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'drayhaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">a strong carthorse; a powerful horse used to draw a dray.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drayman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drayman</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪmən/ (<em>say</em> 'draymuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">draymen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">a man who drives a dray.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drayton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drayton</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪtn/ (<em>say</em> 'draytn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michael</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">1563–1631, English pastoral poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dread</span><z><span target_id="269aLWuPDo">v.t.</span><span target_id="1LJVdNnvHA">v.i.</span><span target_id="I5u1uw5avx">n.</span><span target_id="5drpVgShTK">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dread" src="word_pronunciations/07291.mp3"></audio></span>/drɛd/ (<em>say</em> dred) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="269aLWuPDo"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> to fear greatly; be in shrinking apprehension or expectation of: <em class="example">to dread death.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq023"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to hold in respectful awe.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1LJVdNnvHA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq417"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to be in great fear.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I5u1uw5avx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq559"> terror or apprehension as to something future; great fear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq164"> deep awe or reverence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq173"> a person or thing dreaded.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5drpVgShTK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq804"> greatly feared; frightful; terrible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq910"> held in awe; revered.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drede</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>drǣdan</em>, aphetic variant of <em>adrǣdan</em>, <em>ondrǣdan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreamboat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreamboat</span></header><div>/ˈdrimboʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dreemboht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> an overwhelmingly attractive person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq250"> anything greatly desired.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreamcast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac754533603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreamcast</span><z><span target_id="mHjiV7wpbI">n.</span><span target_id="7cUl0xSkYO">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrimkast/ (<em>say</em> 'dreemkahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mHjiV7wpbI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac883263001" href="entry://fancast%23bigmac883263001"><strong>fancast</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac883263001" href="entry://fancast%23mq598">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7cUl0xSkYO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq146"> (<strong class="bold">dreamcast</strong>, <strong class="bold">dreamcasting</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac883263001" href="entry://fancast%23bigmac883263001"><strong>fancast</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac883263001" href="entry://fancast%23mq544">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dream cast</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreamcatcher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac647923782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreamcatcher</span></header><div>/ˈdrimkætʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dreemkachuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">an artefact hung above a bed or cradle, comprising a net stretched on a ring with feathers hanging from it; in the childhood tradition of some Native Americans, the net is said to catch bad dreams which later melt in the sunlight, while the good dreams pass through and travel down the feathers to the sleeper below.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreaming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreaming</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dreaming" src="word_pronunciations/07292.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrimɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dreeming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> <strong>the</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">the Dreamtime</strong>. (in Aboriginal mythology) the time in which the earth received its present form and in which the patterns and cycles of life and nature were initiated; alcheringa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq235"> a division of an Aboriginal people, based on allegiance to a totemic ancestor: <em class="example">honey ant Dreaming.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq920"> traditional history and culture: <em class="example">Bombay Dreaming.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreamland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreamland</span></header><div>/ˈdrimlænd/ (<em>say</em> 'dreemland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">the land of imagination or fancy; the region of reverie.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreamlike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48739137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreamlike</span></header><div>/ˈdrimlaɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dreemluyk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> vague in shape, as or as if in a dream: <em class="example">a dreamlike apparition.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> strange in appearance; surreal: <em class="example">a painting with a dreamlike quality.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreams
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreams</span></header><div>/drimz/ (<em>say</em> dreemz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a dark plain, <em>Lacus Somniorum</em>, in the first quadrant of the face of the moon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreamscape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888605289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreamscape</span></header><div>/ˈdrimskeɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'dreemskayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">an imaginary and often surreal landscape or environment, as might be experienced in a dream.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104785" href="entry://dream%23bigmac000104785"><span class="smallcaps">dream</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065814" href="entry://-scape%23bigmac000065814"><span class="smallcaps">-scape</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreamt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreamt</span></header><div>/drɛmt/ (<em>say</em> dremt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104785" href="entry://dream%23bigmac000104785"><strong>dream</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreamtime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreamtime</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dreamtime" src="word_pronunciations/07293.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrimtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'dreemtuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq31">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100463" href="entry://Dreaming%23bigmac000100463"><strong>Dreaming</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100463" href="entry://Dreaming%23mq251">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreamy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dreamy" src="word_pronunciations/07294.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrimi/ (<em>say</em> 'dreemee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dreamier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dreamiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> full of dreams; characterised by or causing dreams.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq251"> of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq271"> vague; dim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> soothing; quiet; gentle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> marvellous; extremely pleasing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104785" href="entry://dream%23bigmac000104785"><span class="smallcaps">dream</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreamily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreaminess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac948418076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drear</span></header><div>/drɪə/ (<em>say</em> drear) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021918" href="entry://dreary%23bigmac000021918"><strong>dreary</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dreary" src="word_pronunciations/07296.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'drearree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">drearier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dreariest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> causing sadness or gloom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq851"> dull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> sad; sorrowful.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Poetic</em>, <strong class="vs">drear</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>drery</em>, Old English <em>drēorig</em> gory, cruel, sad] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drearily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreariness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreck</span></header><div>/drɛk/ (<em>say</em> drek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">trash; rubbish; junk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yiddish <em>drek</em>; related to German <em>Dreck</em> filth; compare Old English <em>threax</em> excrement] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drecky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991532291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dree</span></header><div>/dri/ (<em>say</em> dree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">suffering; grief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old English <em>dreoghan</em> to endure or suffer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dreg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dreg</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dreg" src="word_pronunciations/07300.mp3"></audio></span>/drɛg/ (<em>say</em> dreg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a small remnant or quantity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>dregg</em> dreg] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dreggy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dregs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dregs</span><z><span target_id="u61zLHlPxN">pl. n.</span><span target_id="pxUMe01SoP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dregs" src="word_pronunciations/07299.mp3"></audio></span>/drɛgz/ (<em>say</em> dregz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="u61zLHlPxN"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> sediment of wine or other drink; lees; grounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq533"> any waste or worthless residue.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pxUMe01SoP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq922"> <strong class="phr">the dregs </strong>(<strong class="phr">of society</strong>), a person or a class of people considered to be low or despicable, especially irretrievably immoral.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102186" href="entry://dreg%23bigmac000102186"><span class="smallcaps">dreg</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreibund
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreibund</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪbʊnt/ (<em>say</em> 'druyboont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, formed in 1882 and continuing until the withdrawal of Italy in May, 1915.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>drei</em> three + <em>Bund</em> alliance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreiser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreiser</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪsə/ (<em>say</em> 'druysuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Theodore</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">1871–1945, US naturalistic novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drench
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drench</span><z><span target_id="pMNdsSTQIv">v.t.</span><span target_id="PdXSlOGPOk">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drench" src="word_pronunciations/07301.mp3"></audio></span>/drɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> drench) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pMNdsSTQIv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> to wet thoroughly; steep; soak: <em class="example">garments drenched with rain; </em><em class="example">swords drenched in blood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> to administer a draught of medicine to (an animal), by mouth into the stomach: <em class="example">to drench a horse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq270"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to cause to drink.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PdXSlOGPOk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq784"> the act of drenching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq154"> something that drenches: <em class="example">a drench of rain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq620"> a preparation for drenching or steeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a large drink or draught.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq404"> a draught of medicine, especially one administered to an animal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drenche</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>drencan</em>, causative of <em>drincan</em> drink] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drencher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drenthe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drenthe</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'drentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a province of the eastern Netherlands. 2663 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Assen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress</span><z><span target_id="61HA1trgup">n.</span><span target_id="pdVtsvP8iY">adj.</span><span target_id="QJBg0kUeRk">v.t.</span><span target_id="BVGN7nQ57u">v.i.</span><span target_id="7GMYedLFG3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dress" src="word_pronunciations/07310.mp3"></audio></span>/drɛs/ (<em>say</em> dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="61HA1trgup"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> a one-piece outer garment worn by women and girls, comprising a skirt and bodice, with or without sleeves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> clothing; apparel; garb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> fine clothes; formal costume: <em class="example">full dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq469"> outer covering, as the plumage of birds.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pdVtsvP8iY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq463"> of or for a dress or dresses: <em class="example">dress fabric.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq047"> of or for a formal occasion: <em class="example">a dress suit; </em><em class="example">a dress uniform.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dressed</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">drest</strong>; <strong class="bold">dressing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QJBg0kUeRk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq112"> to equip with clothing, ornaments, etc.; deck; attire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq337"> to put formal or evening clothes on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq220"> to arrange a display in; ornament or adorn: <em class="example">to dress a shop window.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq214"> to prepare (fowl, game, skins, fabrics, timber, stone, ore, etc.) by special processes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq327"> to comb out and do up (hair).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq313"> to cultivate (land, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq651"> to treat (wounds or sores).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq568"> to make straight; bring (troops) into line: <em class="example">to dress ranks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BVGN7nQ57u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq809"> to clothe or attire oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq353"> to clothe oneself in formal or evening clothes: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’d dress for dinner every night and dine by candlelight</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq663"> to come into line, as troops.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7GMYedLFG3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">dress down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq360"> to scold severely; upbraid and rebuke.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq354"> to dress more casually than might be expected for a particular occasion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">dress on the left</strong>, (of males) to have the genitals positioned at the inside top of the left trouser leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq042"> <strong class="phr">dress on the right</strong>, (of males) to have the genitals positioned at the inside top of the right trouser leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq644"> <strong class="phr">dress ship</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> to decorate a ship by hoisting lines of flags running the full length of the ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq056"> <strong class="phr">dress up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq091"> to put on best clothes.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq250"> to put on fancy dress, costume, or guise.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq134"> to make something seem more desirable by cosmetic means: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Sure they’ve dressed it up with lots of trade-offs, and that doesn’t surprise me too much</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dres</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>dresser</em> arrange, from Latin <em>dīrectus</em> straight. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089722" href="entry://direct%23bigmac000089722"><span class="smallcaps">direct</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dressage" src="word_pronunciations/07303.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛsaʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dresahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">the art and training of a horse in obedience, deportment, and responses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, training]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dresser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dresser<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dresser" src="word_pronunciations/07304.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dresuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> someone who dresses: <em class="example">a snappy dresser.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> someone employed to help to dress actors, etc., at a theatre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq448"> any of several tools or devices used in dressing materials, as a hammer used to dress lead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> an assistant to a surgeon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq130"> a window-dresser.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq752"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021939" href="entry://dressing%20table%23bigmac000021939"><strong>dressing table</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021939" href="entry://dressing%20table%23mq310">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087664" href="entry://dress%23bigmac000087664"><span class="smallcaps">dress</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dresser<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dresser" src="word_pronunciations/07305.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dresuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> a sideboard with a set of shelves and drawers for dishes and cooking utensils.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq988"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a table or sideboard on which food is dressed for serving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dressour</em>, from Old French <em>dresseur</em>, from <em>dresser</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087664" href="entry://dress%23bigmac000087664"><span class="smallcaps">dress</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dressing" src="word_pronunciations/07308.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> the act of someone or something that dresses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq038"> that with which something is dressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq124"> a sauce for food: <em class="example">salad dressing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq291"> stuffing for a fowl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq326"> an application for a wound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq670"> manure, compost, or other fertilisers for land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq955"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Architecture</em> worked or dressed stones, especially those around window or door openings or at the angle of a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq521"> the grooming of a horse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressmaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressmaker</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛsmeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dresmaykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">someone whose occupation is the making of women’s dresses, coats, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dressmaking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dressy" src="word_pronunciations/07309.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛsi/ (<em>say</em> 'dresee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dressier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dressiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> smart; stylish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> suitable for formal occasions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq100"> excessively elaborate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087664" href="entry://dress%23bigmac000087664"><span class="smallcaps">dress</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dressily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dressiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LIruN9PNTn">n.</span><span target_id="3mfq4Z17jJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="2XrQJItrst">v.i.</span><span target_id="lDDJVfVhtL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drill" src="word_pronunciations/07318.mp3"></audio></span>/drɪl/ (<em>say</em> dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LIruN9PNTn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq023"> a tool or machine for making cylindrical holes, especially by rotation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq776"> training in formal marching or other precise military or naval movements.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq628"> an exercise in such training: <em class="example">gun drill.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq635"> any strict, methodical training, instrument, or exercise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> correct procedure; routine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq880"> a gastropod, <em>Urosalpinx cinerea</em>, destructive to oysters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq524"> any similar gastropod, as those of the Australian genus <em>Morula</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq681"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac677868491" href="entry://drill%20music%23bigmac677868491"><strong>drill music</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3mfq4Z17jJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq079"> to pierce or bore a hole in (anything).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq693"> to make (a hole) by boring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq994"> <em class="label">Military</em> to instruct and exercise in formation marching and movement, the carrying of arms during formal marching, and the formal handling of arms for ceremonies and guard work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq089"> to impart (knowledge) by strict training or discipline.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2XrQJItrst">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq271"> to pierce or bore with a drill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq971"> to go through exercise in military or other training.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lDDJVfVhtL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq406"> <strong class="phr">drill down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq365"> to undertake a deep analysis of a text, set of data, issue, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq247"> <em class="label">Internet</em> to navigate from more general to more specific information through menus, links, data structures, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>drillen</em> bore, drill] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drillable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>driller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Ps1CtN86Nq">n.</span><span target_id="oNcSIRxX89">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drill" src="word_pronunciations/07319.mp3"></audio></span>/drɪl/ (<em>say</em> dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ps1CtN86Nq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq559"> a small furrow made in the soil in which to sow seeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq966"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066728" href="entry://seed%20drill%23bigmac000066728"><strong>seed drill</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq676"> a row of seeds or plants thus sown.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oNcSIRxX89">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq777"> to sow (seed) or raise (crops) in drills.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq615"> to plant (ground) in drills.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>driller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drill" src="word_pronunciations/07320.mp3"></audio></span>/drɪl/ (<em>say</em> dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">a strong twilled cotton fabric.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021974" href="entry://drilling%23bigmac000021974"><span class="smallcaps">drilling<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drill" src="word_pronunciations/07318.mp3"></audio></span>/drɪl/ (<em>say</em> dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">a rainforest-dwelling monkey, <em>Mandrillus leucophaeus</em>, of equatorial west Africa, smaller than the closely related mandrill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [early modern English, perhaps from a native African language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drillhole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112923007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drillhole</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪlhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'drilhohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> a hole made for drilling purposes, as for a well, mine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> a hole made by a drill.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drill hole</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drilling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drilling<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'driling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">the act of a person or thing that drills.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021970" href="entry://drill%23bigmac000021970"><span class="smallcaps">drill<sup>1</sup></span></a> (verb) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drilling<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'driling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087665" href="entry://drill%23bigmac000087665"><strong>drill<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Drillich</em> ticking, from Latin <em>trilix</em> with three threads]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drillmaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drillmaster</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪlmastə/ (<em>say</em> 'drilmahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> someone who trains others in anything, especially in a mechanical or repetitious manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq831"> <em class="label">Military</em> an instructor in marching, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drily</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drily" src="word_pronunciations/07321.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'druylee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088743" href="entry://dryly%23bigmac000088743"><strong>dryly</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drin</span></header><div>/drin/ (<em>say</em> dreen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a river flowing from southern Kosovo through northern Albania into the Adriatic. 290 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drina</span></header><div>/ˈdrinə/ (<em>say</em> 'dreenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">a river in southern Europe, flowing along the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina north to the Sava River. 257 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinkable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinkable</span><z><span target_id="NO2nGaNKEl">adj.</span><span target_id="ORNUjWtuPg">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dringkuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NO2nGaNKEl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> able to be drunk; suitable for drinking.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ORNUjWtuPg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq748"> (<em>usually plural</em>) something drinkable; a liquid for drinking.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drinkability</strong> /drɪŋkəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> dringkuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinker</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dringkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> someone who drinks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> Also, <strong class="vs">heavy drinker</strong>. someone who drinks alcoholic liquors habitually or to excess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq012"> a drinking trough.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinkies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac584045544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinkies</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkiz/ (<em>say</em> 'dringkeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">a social gathering, as after work, for the purpose of sharing a few drinks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104453" href="entry://drink%23bigmac000104453"><span class="smallcaps">drink</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac480438550" href="entry://-ies%23bigmac480438550"><span class="smallcaps">-ies<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296421982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> the act of swallowing liquid; imbibing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> the taking of alcoholic drink to excess, especially regularly: <em class="example">his drinking is a problem.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinkware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519842837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinkware</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'dringkwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">vessels produced from glass, ceramics, etc., from which one can drink.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drinkwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drinkwater</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dringkwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">1882–1937, English poet, dramatist, and critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driography</span></header><div>/draɪˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> druy'ogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">a process of lithographic printing in which special inks are used, and water completely dispensed with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="entry://dry%23bigmac000088409"><span class="smallcaps">dry</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031359" href="entry://-graphy%23bigmac000031359"><span class="smallcaps">-graphy</span></a>, after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095301" href="entry://lithography%23bigmac000095301"><span class="smallcaps">lithography</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip</span><z><span target_id="c5LC2LwYpW">v.i.</span><span target_id="0GigjsJlkD">v.t.</span><span target_id="HrGWSSMoYc">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drip" src="word_pronunciations/07325.mp3"></audio></span>/drɪp/ (<em>say</em> drip) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dripped</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="bold">dript</strong>; <strong class="bold">dripping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="c5LC2LwYpW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> to let fall drops; shed drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> to fall in drops, as a liquid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0GigjsJlkD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq982"> to let fall in drops.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HrGWSSMoYc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq107"> the act of dripping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq261"> the liquid that drips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq393"> the sound made by the fall of liquid drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac515079792" href="entry://drip%20transfusion%23bigmac515079792"><strong>drip transfusion</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq753"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq242"> a projecting part of a cornice or the like, so shaped as to throw off rainwater and thus protect the parts below.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq389"> a projecting metal strip or a groove having the same function.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Geology</em> an overhanging rocky ledge from which surface water drips to the ground below.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dull or boring person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Gee, I dunno, what makes you such a drip?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq646"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq589"> stylish clothing, accessories, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq049"> a stylish bearing: <em class="example">exuding drip.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>dryppe</em>, Old English <em>dreopan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drest</span></header><div>/drɛst/ (<em>say</em> drest) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087664" href="entry://dress%23bigmac000087664"><strong>dress</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drew</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drew" src="word_pronunciations/07311.mp3"></audio></span>/dru/ (<em>say</em> drooh) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101551" href="entry://draw%23bigmac000101551"><strong>draw</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drewe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drewe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Drewe" src="word_pronunciations/07288.mp3"></audio></span>/dru/ (<em>say</em> drooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">born 1943, Australian journalist and writer; works include the novel <em>The Savage Crows</em> (1976), the short-story collection <em>The Body Surfers</em> (1983), and the novel <em>The Drowner</em> (1996).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Robert Drewe</strong> was born in Melbourne and grew up in coastal Perth. He joined the <em>West Australian</em> as a reporter in 1961, was literary editor for the <em class="label">Australian</em> from 1971 to 1974, and has won two Walkley Awards for journalism. His novels and short stories have been widely translated and have been adapted for film, television, radio and the theatre. <em>The Bay of Contented Men</em> (1989) won the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize and <em>The Drowner</em> won the Premier’s prize for fiction in every state. Non-fiction works include <em>The Shark Net</em> (2000), a memoir of Perth stalked by a serial killer in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He has also written plays, screenplays and film criticism and edited two international anthologies of stories.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drey" src="word_pronunciations/07289.mp3"></audio></span>/dreɪ/ (<em>say</em> dray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">the nest of squirrels or possums.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dray</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreyer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreyer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dreyer" src="word_pronunciations/07314.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'druyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Carl Theodore</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">1889–1968, Danish film director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreyfus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreyfus</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪfəs/ (<em>say</em> 'drayfuhs), /ˈdraɪ-/ (<em>say</em> 'druy-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> <strong>Alfred</strong>, 1859–1935, French army officer, convicted of treason in 1894 and 1899, but proved innocent in 1906; as he was Jewish, this raised issues of anti-Semitism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq122"> <strong>George</strong>, born 1928 in Germany, Australian musician, composer and conductor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreyfuss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac385228560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreyfuss</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪfəs/ (<em>say</em> 'drayfuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard Stephen</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">born 1947, US film actor; Academy Award for best actor for <em>The Goodbye Girl</em> (1977).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dribble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dribble</span><z><span target_id="k5bVUe4n4v">v.i.</span><span target_id="hJTaWbZEpu">v.t.</span><span target_id="iwoIlA0bZ0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dribble" src="word_pronunciations/07312.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dribuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dribbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dribbling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="k5bVUe4n4v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq435"> to drivel; slaver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Soccer</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to advance a ball by a series of short kicks or pushes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq250"> <em class="label">Basketball</em> to move about a court while bouncing a ball.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hJTaWbZEpu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq136"> to let fall in drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq545"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Soccer</em>, <em class="label">Hockey</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to move (the ball) along by a rapid succession of short kicks, pushes, or hits.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Basketball</em> to bounce a ball.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iwoIlA0bZ0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq110"> a small trickling stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq013"> a drop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq444"> a small quantity of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq709"> <em class="label">Sport</em> the act of dribbling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [frequentative of obsolete <em>drib</em> drip, in some senses influenced by <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087666" href="entry://drivel%23bigmac000087666"><span class="smallcaps">drivel</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dribbler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dribbly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driblet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driblet</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪblət/ (<em>say</em> 'dribluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> a small portion or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> a small or petty sum.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dribblet</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087560" href="entry://dribble%23bigmac000087560"><span class="smallcaps">dribble</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dried
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dried</span><z><span target_id="HRGciz67vZ">v.</span><span target_id="GoOqUtNlv8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dried" src="word_pronunciations/07313.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪd/ (<em>say</em> druyd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="HRGciz67vZ"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="entry://dry%23bigmac000088409"><strong>dry</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GoOqUtNlv8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">dried out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq701"> (of land) completely parched: <em class="example">the plain was dried out during the drought.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq640"> (of people in rural or outback areas) afflicted by drought so extreme that they must leave their land.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drier</span><z><span target_id="490gcF9BKa">adj.</span><span target_id="rli1GkmeHG">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drier" src="word_pronunciations/07314.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'druyuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="490gcF9BKa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq644"> Also, <strong class="vs">dryer</strong>. comparative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="entry://dry%23bigmac000088409"><strong>dry</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rli1GkmeHG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq851"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022140" href="entry://dryer%23bigmac000022140"><strong>dryer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driest</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of driest" src="word_pronunciations/07315.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪəst/ (<em>say</em> 'druyuhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">superlative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="entry://dry%23bigmac000088409"><strong>dry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drift</span><z><span target_id="h3Iq388eY6">n.</span><span target_id="dxRhQC7021">v.i.</span><span target_id="acYyNhHK4H">v.t.</span><span target_id="FcwhcCUGE0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drift" src="word_pronunciations/07317.mp3"></audio></span>/drɪft/ (<em>say</em> drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h3Iq388eY6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Navigation</em> movement or course under the impulse of water currents, wind, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq295"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> a broad and shallow current which advances at a rate of 15 to 25 km a day, like that which crosses the middle Atlantic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the direction and distance that a ship is carried by a current at sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> deviation of an aircraft from a set course, due to crosswinds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq140"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq420"> a sideways movement of a motor vehicle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq435"> <em class="label">Motor Racing</em> a controlled four-wheel slide on a bend in which all wheels point straight ahead relative to the car.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq397"> the course of anything; tendency; aim: <em class="example">the drift of an argument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Gunnery</em> the extent to which a projectile is driven off course by crosswinds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq614"> something driven, or formed by driving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq400"> a heap of any matter driven together: <em class="example">a drift of sand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq451"> a deposit of detritus.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq055"> the deposit of a continental ice sheet.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq732"> the state or process of being driven.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq320"> Also, <strong class="vs">drift bolt</strong>. a tapering steel rod, used to bring two holes into alignment for riveting or bolting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq525"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> a secondary tunnel between two main tunnels or shafts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq592"> <em class="label">Mining</em> an approximately horizontal passageway in underground mining, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dxRhQC7021">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq207"> to be carried along by currents of water or air, or by the force of circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq251"> to wander aimlessly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq872"> Also, <strong class="vs">drift out</strong>. (of odds) to lengthen.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="acYyNhHK4H">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq951"> to carry along: <em class="example">the current drifted the boat to sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq403"> to carry along into heaps: <em class="example">snow drifted by the wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Motor Racing</em> to drive (a vehicle) so that it performs a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="#bigmac000098174">drift</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="#mq435">6b</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq093"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> to move (sheep) from one paddock to another, ensuring that ewes which have freshly lambed are left behind undisturbed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FcwhcCUGE0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq991"> <strong class="phr">drift off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq810"> to wander away from a group gradually and without drawing attention to oneself.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq292"> to lose concentration, as just before sleep or before losing consciousness.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">get </strong>(or <strong class="phr">catch</strong>)<strong class="phr"> someone’s drift</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to understand someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drift</em> act of driving, verbal abstract from Old English <em>drīfan</em> drive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driftage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driftage</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪftɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'driftij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq420"> the action or amount of drifting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> drifted matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq231"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the amount of deviation from a ship’s course due to leeway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq092"> windage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drifter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drifter</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪftə/ (<em>say</em> 'driftuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> someone or something that drifts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shiftless person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq525"> a fishing boat that uses a driftnet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drifters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507816366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drifters</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪftəz/ (<em>say</em> 'driftuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">US rhythm and blues group, formed in 1953 by Clyde McPhatter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drifting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113819270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drifting</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪftɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drifting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a style of motor vehicle racing which features the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="entry://drift%23bigmac000098174">drift</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="entry://drift%23mq435">6b</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drift racing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driftnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driftnet</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪftnɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'driftnet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a fine-mesh fishing net, weighted at the bottom, and supported with floats at the top, which drifts with the tide or current; banned by some countries because of the hazard they present to dolphins, sea turtles, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>driftnetting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driftwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driftwood</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of driftwood" src="word_pronunciations/07316.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɪftwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'driftwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">wood floating on, or cast ashore by, the water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drifty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drifty</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪfti/ (<em>say</em> 'driftee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">driftier</strong>, <strong class="bold">driftiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">of the nature of, or characterised by, drifts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="entry://drift%23bigmac000098174"><span class="smallcaps">drift</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droll</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of droll" src="word_pronunciations/07334.mp3"></audio></span>/droʊl/ (<em>say</em> drohl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">amusingly odd; comical; waggish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>drôle</em>, from Middle Dutch <em>drolle</em> little man] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drollness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drolly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drollery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drollery</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊləri/ (<em>say</em> 'drohluhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drolleries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> something amusingly odd or funny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> a jest; a facetious tale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq258"> droll quality; humour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq113"> the action or behaviour of a buffoon or wag; jesting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132173895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drom</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'drom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Romani English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">the path that the Romani take as they travel around.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>dromos</em> course]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dromaeosaur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835874995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dromaeosaur</span></header><div>/drəˈmiəsɔ/ (<em>say</em> druh'meeuhsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">any of various cretaceous dinosaurs of the family Dromaeosauridae, small, fast, bipedal hunters closely related to birds.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061332" href="entry://raptor%23bigmac000061332"><strong>raptor<sup>1</sup></strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">dromaeosaurid</strong>, <strong class="vs">dromaeosaurus</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>Dromaeosaurus</em>, from Greek <em>dromaios</em> swift + <em>-saurus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065638" href="entry://-saurus%23bigmac000065638"><span class="smallcaps">-saurus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drome</span></header><div>/droʊm/ (<em>say</em> drohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">an aerodrome.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">’drome</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drôme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drôme</span></header><div>/droʊm/ (<em>say</em> drohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a department in south-eastern France. 6560 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Valence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dromond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dromond</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'dromuhnd), /ˈdrʌm-/ (<em>say</em> 'drum-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a large, fast-sailing vessel of the Middle Ages.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dromon</em>, from Late Latin <em>dromo</em>, from Late Greek <em>dromōn</em> light vessel, from Greek <em>dromos</em> a running]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dromos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dromos</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒmɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'dromos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> a passage or entrance-way, as to an ancient subterranean tomb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq936"> a racecourse or track in ancient Greece.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drone" src="word_pronunciations/07337.mp3"></audio></span>/droʊn/ (<em>say</em> drohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> the male of the honey bee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq590"> someone who lives on the labour of others; an idler; a sluggard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq837"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq364"> an unmanned aerial vehicle, used for military purposes in situations where manned flight is considered too risky or difficult: <em class="example">military drone.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq570"> a remotely controlled aerial device used for various purposes: <em class="example">ag drone; </em><em class="example">surf drone; </em><em class="example">film drone.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq255"> a similar device designed to go underwater.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq385"> a metal lure used in trolling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>dron</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>drowne</em>; early Middle English <em>dron</em>, Old English <em>dran</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dronish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="mTJK6beuBZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="Wtmb6qNHwL">v.t.</span><span target_id="bL5fe1oDOH">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drone" src="word_pronunciations/07338.mp3"></audio></span>/droʊn/ (<em>say</em> drohn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">droned</strong>, <strong class="bold">droning</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mTJK6beuBZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq076"> to make a dull, continued, monotonous sound; hum; buzz.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> to speak in a monotonous tone.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Wtmb6qNHwL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq159"> to say in a dull, monotonous tone.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bL5fe1oDOH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq040"> a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq790"> the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq598"> a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq402"> a monotonous tone; a humming; a buzzing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq229"> a monotonous speaker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="#bigmac000022034"><span class="smallcaps">drone<sup>1</sup></span></a>; related to Middle English <em>droun</em> roar] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>droning</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>droningly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drongo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drongo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drongo" src="word_pronunciations/07339.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɒŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dronggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drongos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070615" href="entry://spangled%20drongo%23bigmac000070615"><strong>spangled drongo</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> any of various insectivorous birds of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, usually black in colour, with long forked tails.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malagasy]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drongo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drongo" src="word_pronunciations/07340.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɒŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dronggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drongos</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq277"> a slow-witted or stupid person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> a raw recruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Drongo</em>, the name of a racehorse in the early 1920s which never won a race]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dronie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac942895882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dronie</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊni/ (<em>say</em> 'drohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">an aerial selfie using a drone camera.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><span class="smallcaps">dron(e<sup>1</sup>)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac649150373" href="entry://selfie%23bigmac649150373"><span class="smallcaps">(self)ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droob</span></header><div>/drub/ (<em>say</em> droohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> a minute portion of anything: <em class="example">he didn’t get a droob.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> a weak, ineffectual or slow-witted person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? US <em>droop</em> a fool] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drooby</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droog</span></header><div>/drug/ (<em>say</em> droohg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a hooligan; bludger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian <em>drug</em> friend; <em>droog</em> was used to mean a gang member in <em>A Clockwork Orange</em>, a novel by Anthony Burgess in which the characters spoke in a Russian-based argot, published in 1962 but popularised by the film of the same name released in 1971]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drool</span><z><span target_id="vdlIk0iceS">n.</span><span target_id="78kPAyZCuJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="S58y9qjv6s">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drool" src="word_pronunciations/07341.mp3"></audio></span>/drul/ (<em>say</em> droohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vdlIk0iceS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq023"> saliva flowing from the mouth or mucus from the nose.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="78kPAyZCuJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq266"> to produce drool.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="S58y9qjv6s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">drool over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to show excessive pleasure at (something or the prospect of something).</span></div><div class="etym"> [contraction of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087666" href="entry://drivel%23bigmac000087666"><span class="smallcaps">drivel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droop</span><z><span target_id="6elECK5Crg">v.i.</span><span target_id="YVtBT06UZ2">v.t.</span><span target_id="PP64ypkJyZ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of droop" src="word_pronunciations/07342.mp3"></audio></span>/drup/ (<em>say</em> droohp) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6elECK5Crg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> to sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness or exhaustion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> to sink; descend, as the sun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq829"> to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> to lose spirit or courage.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YVtBT06UZ2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq578"> to let sink or drop.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PP64ypkJyZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq660"> the condition or action of drooping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq127"> a flap on an aeroplane; aileron.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>droupe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old Norse <em>drūpa;</em> related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102465" href="entry://drop%23bigmac000102465"><span class="smallcaps">drop</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drooping</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>droopingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>droopy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropkick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888180654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropkick</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒpkɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dropkik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">an obnoxious person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>drop kick and punt</em> cunt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droplet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droplet</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒplət/ (<em>say</em> 'dropluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a little drop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dripolator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dripolator</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪpəleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dripuhlaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a coffee-making machine in which water is heated to form steam which passes through a filtering funnel containing coffee grounds, the coffee collecting beneath.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055508" href="entry://percolator%23bigmac000055508"><span class="smallcaps">percolator</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dripping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dripping</span><z><span target_id="NoAXy9j4q3">n.</span><span target_id="tOAuyqYmRJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dripping" src="word_pronunciations/07324.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɪpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'driping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NoAXy9j4q3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq335"> the act of anything that drips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq771"> (<em>often plural</em>) the liquid that drips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq067"> fat exuded from meat in cooking and used as shortening, for making gravy, or for basting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq560"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac199466852" href="entry://drip%20vaping%23bigmac199466852"><strong>drip vaping</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tOAuyqYmRJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq833"> <strong class="phr">dripping wet</strong>, very wet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drippy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drippy</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪpi/ (<em>say</em> 'dripee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">(of a person) colourless; insipid; stupid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098175" href="entry://drip%23bigmac000098175"><span class="smallcaps">drip</span></a> + <em>-p-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dripstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dripstone</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪpstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dripstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq633"> calcium carbonate, CaCO<sub>3</sub>, occurring in the form of stalactites and stalagmites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq370"> a rock face that allows water to seep through it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driptorch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac890752865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driptorch</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪptɔtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'driptawch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">a firefighting tool, used to set fire to vegetation, as for back-burning or hazard reduction, consisting of a fuel canister, a spout with a loop to prevent fire coming back into the canister, a valve to allow air into the canister while fuel is escaping from the spout, and a wick from which the fire is ignited as it drops onto the ground.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drivable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac965836250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drivable</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪvəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'druyvuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">(of a vehicle) still able to be driven, as after a collision.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">driveable</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>drivability</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drivel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drivel</span><z><span target_id="ZzvgEt5OCg">v.i.</span><span target_id="mZmcvH6S7n">n.</span><span target_id="9SZnpHMOuz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drivel" src="word_pronunciations/07327.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɪvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'drivuhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZzvgEt5OCg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">drivelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">driveled</strong>; <strong class="bold">drivelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">driveling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq644"> to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> to issue like spittle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq169"> to talk childishly or idiotically.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mZmcvH6S7n">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq773"> idiotic, or silly talk; twaddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq343"> any display of sentimentality.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9SZnpHMOuz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq999"> <strong class="phr">drivelling idiot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a very stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dryvele</em>, <em>drevel</em>(<em>en</em>), Old English <em>dreflian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>driveller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driven</span><z><span target_id="aKKVlpJq3p">v.</span><span target_id="gKKXJefUWe">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɪvən/ (<em>say</em> 'drivuhn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="aKKVlpJq3p"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103273" href="entry://drive%23bigmac000103273"><strong>drive</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gKKXJefUWe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq858"> pursuing a goal with relentless determination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq675"> extremely ambitious.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driver</span><z><span target_id="yDPf4s3SCu">n.</span><span target_id="K1jVrm57DS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of driver" src="word_pronunciations/07328.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yDPf4s3SCu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> someone or something that drives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> someone who drives an animal or animals, a vehicle, etc.; coachman, drover, chauffeur, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq217"> someone whose job is to drive and control railway engines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq303"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a part that transmits force or motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Computers</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019973" href="entry://device%20driver%23bigmac000019973"><strong>device driver</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq961"> a golf club with a long shaft, used for making long shots, as from the tee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq974"> a strap through which the hand is passed to hold hand shears when shearing sheep.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="K1jVrm57DS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">in the driver’s seat</strong>, in control or in charge of an operation, activity, project, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>driverless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drivetime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drivetime</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪvtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'druyvtuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">a division in the programming of radio broadcasting covering the late afternoon when many listeners are driving home from work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drivetrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141793603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drivetrain</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪvtreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'druyvtrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac223111852" href="entry://drive%20train%23bigmac223111852"><strong>drive train</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driveway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driveway</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of driveway" src="word_pronunciations/07329.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪvweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'druyvway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> a passage along which vehicles may be driven, especially outside a private house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> the area in the front of a service station adjacent to the fuel pumps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driving</span><z><span target_id="STskg0j18T">v.</span><span target_id="ZfATlnmn84">adj.</span><span target_id="yEZEQblOVd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of driving" src="word_pronunciations/07331.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'druyving) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="STskg0j18T"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103273" href="entry://drive%23bigmac000103273"><strong>drive</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZfATlnmn84">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq981"> energetic or active: <em class="example">a driving personality.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq195"> violent; having tremendous force: <em class="example">a driving storm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq746"> relaying or transmitting power: <em class="example">the driving engine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq655"> rhythmic; urgent; in a fast tempo: <em class="example">a driving beat.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yEZEQblOVd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">driving force</strong>, the agent initiating or maintaining activity in an enterprise: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Democracy’s driving force is the socio-capitalism of the West.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drizzle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drizzle</span><z><span target_id="hnK62qXhaj">v.i.</span><span target_id="ZR0uJ0xUp7">v.t.</span><span target_id="dHS0SLcaX6">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drizzle" src="word_pronunciations/07332.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɪzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'drizuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">drizzled</strong>, <strong class="bold">drizzling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hnK62qXhaj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZR0uJ0xUp7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq194"> <em class="label">Cookery</em> to pour (viscous liquid) in a thin stream: <em class="example">to drizzle the oil over the salad.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dHS0SLcaX6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq255"> a very light rain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq476"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> precipitation consisting of numerous, minute droplets of water less than 0.5 mm in diameter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq689"> <em class="label">Cookery</em> a small amount of viscous liquid poured over something: <em class="example">a drizzle of oil.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [frequentative form of rare Middle English <em>dresen</em>, Old English <em>drēosan</em> to fall] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drizzly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DRM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac67723465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DRM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq176">digital rights management.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drogher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drogher</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊgə/ (<em>say</em> 'drohguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a slow sailing vessel with a barge-like deck, designed for transporting goods in sheltered or inland waterways: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>sent to learn the river and the work, / wrestling, or coaxing, a fifty-foot sternwheel drogher / under tons of logs along channels never deeper / than two fathom</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">droger</strong>, <strong class="vs">droguer</strong>. <div class="etym">[Dutch <em>droger</em>, literally, dryer (i.e. of herring), from <em>drogen</em> to dry] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>droghing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drogue</span></header><div>/droʊg/ (<em>say</em> drohg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> a bucket-like contrivance used as a sea anchor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Aerospace</em> a small parachute used to pull out the main canopy of a parachute brake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? based on <em>drug</em>, dialect variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100461" href="entry://drag%23bigmac000100461"><span class="smallcaps">drag</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232777287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droid</span></header><div>/drɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> droyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">(in science fiction) an android.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of droit" src="word_pronunciations/07333.mp3"></audio></span>/drɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> droyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> a legal right or claim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq349"> that to which one has a legal right or claim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> <em class="label">Finance</em> duty; custom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq302"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the body of rules constituting the law.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Roman <em>dērectum</em>, from Latin <em>dīrectum</em> right, properly neuter of Latin <em>dīrectus</em> straight. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089722" href="entry://direct%23bigmac000089722"><span class="smallcaps">direct</span></a> (adjective)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droplight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droplight</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒplaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dropluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">an electric lamp connected with a fixture above by a tube or wire which enables it to be brought down to a lower level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropline</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒplaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dropluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Angling</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">a long line set diagonally between the surface and the bottom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropout</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dropout" src="word_pronunciations/07344.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɒpaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dropowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> someone who decides to opt out of conventional society, a given social group or an educational institution: <em class="example">student dropouts became more numerous in the sixties.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq440"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> a drop kick made from a defending player’s quarter line or goal line after the ball has crossed the try line or has been touched down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq700"> <em class="label">Photography</em> a high-contrast line print.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq363"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a loss of information stored on magnetic tape files, caused by dust or lint specks, or by a damaged or imperfect tape.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq597"> (of tape-recording) a similarly caused brief loss of or reduction in the sound recorded.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq990"> the interruption of the connection as from one mobile phone to another phone, or a computer to the internet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drop-out</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droppie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droppie</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒpi/ (<em>say</em> 'dropee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">a drop kick.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropping</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'droping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq554"> the act of someone or something that drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq361"> that which drops or falls in drops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq910"> (<em>plural</em>) dung of animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropseed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropseed</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒpsid/ (<em>say</em> 'dropseed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">any of four main species of slender, short-lived perennial grasses of the widely distributed genus <em>Sporobolus</em>, as fairy grass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413219311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropship</span><z><span target_id="NpWBKV0Kgj">v.t.</span><span target_id="ErnkFnYfto">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɒpʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'dropship) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dropshipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">dropshipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NpWBKV0Kgj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq597"> (of a wholesaler or manufacturer) to deliver (a product) directly to a customer who has purchased the item through a third party.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ErnkFnYfto">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq315"> (of a wholesaler or manufacturer) to engage in the practice of dropshipping.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drop-ship</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropshipping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416462286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropshipping</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒpʃɪpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dropshiping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a practice by which a wholesaler or manufacturer sends a product directly to a customer at the request of a third party who advertises and sells the product but does not stock it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drop shipping</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dropshipper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropsical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropsical</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒpsɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dropsikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">of, like, or affected with dropsy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dropsically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac921443754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropstone</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒpstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dropstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a piece of stone which differs in type and size from the stones around it, and which has been carried into its current location by glacial ice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropsy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dropsy" src="word_pronunciations/07347.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɒpsi/ (<em>say</em> 'dropsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in a serous cavity or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English (<em>y</em>)<em>dropesie</em>, from Old French <em>idropisie</em>, from Latin <em>hydrōpsis</em>, from Greek <em>hydrōps</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dropsical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dropsied</strong> /ˈdrɒpsid/ (<em>say</em> 'dropseed), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droshky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droshky</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒʃki/ (<em>say</em> 'droshkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">droshkies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> a light, low, four-wheeled, open vehicle, used in Russia, in which the passengers sit astride or sideways on a long, narrow bench.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> any of various other vehicles, as the ordinary carriage, used elsewhere.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drosky</strong> /ˈdrɒski/ (<em>say</em> 'droskee). <div class="etym">[Russian <em>drozhki</em>, diminutive of <em>drogi</em> wagon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drosometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drosometer</span></header><div>/drɒˈsɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> dro'somuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">an instrument for measuring the amount of dew formed on a surface.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>drosos</em> dew + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drosophila
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drosophila</span></header><div>/drəˈsɒfələ/ (<em>say</em> druh'sofuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drosophilae</strong> /drəˈsɒfəli/ (<em>say</em> druh'sofuhlee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a fly of the genus <em>Drosophila</em>, especially <em>D. melanogaster</em>, which is widely used in laboratory studies of heredity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>droso</em>(<em>s</em>) dew + <em>philos</em> loving]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dross</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dross" src="word_pronunciations/07349.mp3"></audio></span>/drɒs/ (<em>say</em> dros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> a waste product taken off molten metal during smelting, essentially metallic in character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> waste matter; refuse: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Behind the bar stood a giant screen composed of large pearl shells from which all the dross had been removed and the screen itself fashioned into the likeness of an oyster shell.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">arthur upfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>drōs</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drossy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drossiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drott
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drott</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drott" src="word_pronunciations/07350.mp3"></audio></span>/drɒt/ (<em>say</em> drot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> a multipurpose implement for use as a scoop, hoe, jaws, etc., for attachment to an excavator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> an excavator with such an attachment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought</span><z><span target_id="SjtBT9H07Y">n.</span><span target_id="djEXrxaGWL">adj.</span><span target_id="4xXDtrqzL3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drought" src="word_pronunciations/07351.mp3"></audio></span>/draʊt/ (<em>say</em> drowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SjtBT9H07Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> prolonged dry weather; lack of rain in a region, especially such as would affect the growth of crops or deplete reserves of water for industrial or domestic use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> scarcity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq845"> a prolonged lack of something specified: <em class="example">a footballer going through a scoring drought.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="djEXrxaGWL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq048"> characterised by recurring drought conditions: <em class="example">a drought area.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4xXDtrqzL3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq051"> <strong class="phr">break the drought</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq965"> to end a drought.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq004"> to bring to an end a period in which a particular commodity has been in short supply.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>drought</em>(<em>h</em>), etc., Old English <em>drugaþ</em>, related to <em>drȳge</em> dry] </div><div class="backshade">Australia’s rainfall patterns are among the most erratic in the world due to persistent high pressure systems over most of Australia. <strong>Drought</strong> tends to occur when high pressure systems are more extensive than usual and rain-bearing systems are excluded. One of the strongest influences on Australia’s variable rainfall patterns is El Niño, understanding of which gives at least some predictability of drought for the purposes of contingency action and drought relief. Many of the droughts in the eastern and northern parts of the continent are due to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon. The other influence is the Indian Ocean Dipole. Australia’s large area contains many different climate zones so that at any one time different parts can be affected by different climate extremes: in 2010 while most of Australia had above average rainfall, south-western Australia had its driest year on record. From April 2012 to November 2013 long-term rainfall deficiency records showed that in inland eastern Australia, SA away from the coastal fringe, the southern and central NT, and areas extending from the western Gascoyne east to the Eucla region of WA received less than 80 per cent of the long-term average rainfall for the period. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023457" href="entry://El%20Ni%C3%B1o%23bigmac000023457"><strong>El Niño</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac102624271" href="entry://El%20Ni%C3%B1o-Southern%20Oscillation%23bigmac102624271"><strong>El Niño-Southern Oscillation</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac856945269" href="entry://Indian%20Ocean%20Dipole%23bigmac856945269"><strong>Indian Ocean Dipole</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droughted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droughted</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'drowtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">subjected to drought conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Droughtie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742284228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Droughtie</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊti/ (<em>say</em> 'drowtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">a Droughtmaster.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Droughtmaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Droughtmaster</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊtmastə/ (<em>say</em> 'drowtmahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">one of a breed of cattle, half Brahman and half Shorthorn/Devon, bred to withstand heat and drought conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droughtproof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232928416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droughtproof</span><z><span target_id="KRVhqu0Buy">v.t.</span><span target_id="o22zcEHRFc">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdraʊtpruf/ (<em>say</em> 'drowtproohf) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KRVhqu0Buy"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> to ensure a supply of drinking water for: <em class="example">to droughtproof the city.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="o22zcEHRFc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq790"> designed so as to be unaffected by drought: <em class="example">a droughtproof garden.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>droughtproofing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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droughty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">droughty</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊti/ (<em>say</em> 'drowtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">droughtier</strong>, <strong class="bold">droughtiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> dry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> lacking rain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drouthy</strong> /ˈdraʊθi/ (<em>say</em> 'drowthee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drouin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drouin</span></header><div>/ˈdruən/ (<em>say</em> 'droohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">a town in southern central Victoria, west of Warragul; site of one of Australia’s largest milk products factories.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826462591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drouth</span></header><div>/draʊθ/ (<em>say</em> drowth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> a drought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq703"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> thirst.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old English <em>drugaþ</em>, related to <em>drȳge</em> dry] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drouthy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drove<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drove" src="word_pronunciations/07353.mp3"></audio></span>/droʊv/ (<em>say</em> drohv) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103273" href="entry://drive%23bigmac000103273"><strong>drive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drove<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Ygzq8Sbh34">n.</span><span target_id="6aCkz3Z8i8">v.t.</span><span target_id="uCuwxYa6UN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drove" src="word_pronunciations/07354.mp3"></audio></span>/droʊv/ (<em>say</em> drohv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ygzq8Sbh34"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq521"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq962"> Also, <strong class="vs">drove chisel</strong>. a stonemason’s chisel, used in making drove work.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq959"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022081" href="entry://drove%20work%23bigmac000022081"><strong>drove work</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq910"> a road along which animals are driven.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6aCkz3Z8i8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">droved</strong>, <strong class="bold">droving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq421"> to herd (cattle or sheep) over long distances, to market or to better pasture, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it was not unusual for cattle to be droved in easy stages right across the north of Australia</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coralie and leslie rees</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq230"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> to work or smooth (stone, etc.) as with a stonemason’s drove.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uCuwxYa6UN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq379"> <strong class="phr">in droves</strong>, in large numbers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>drāf</em> act of driving, herd, company. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103273" href="entry://drive%23bigmac000103273"><span class="smallcaps">drive</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>droving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drover</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drover" src="word_pronunciations/07352.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdroʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'drohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">someone who drives cattle, sheep, etc., to market, usually over long distances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091514" href="entry://drove%23bigmac000091514"><span class="smallcaps">drov(e)<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drown</span><z><span target_id="afbtHexRvX">v.i.</span><span target_id="yGT4kSGFw1">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drown" src="word_pronunciations/07355.mp3"></audio></span>/draʊn/ (<em>say</em> drown) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="afbtHexRvX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> to be suffocated by immersion in water or other liquid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yGT4kSGFw1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq752"> to suffocate (a person, etc.) by immersion in water or other liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq759"> to destroy; get rid of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq141"> to flood; inundate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq913"> to overwhelm as by a flood; overpower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq352"> to make inaudible; muffle; obscure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of obsolete <em>drunken</em>, Old English <em>druncnian</em>; Middle English <em>drounne</em> shows loss of <em>c</em> between the nasals; length of nasal later shifted to vowel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drowning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drowning</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drowning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> suffocation by immersion in water or other liquid: <em class="example">death by drowning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> an instance of this: <em class="example">three drownings marred the holiday season.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drowse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drowse</span><z><span target_id="WXQYSXP6XP">v.i.</span><span target_id="Gez7SOAheL">v.t.</span><span target_id="SAkdMnCchR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drowse" src="word_pronunciations/07356.mp3"></audio></span>/draʊz/ (<em>say</em> drowz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">drowsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">drowsing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WXQYSXP6XP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> to be sleepy; be half asleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq591"> to be dull or sluggish.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Gez7SOAheL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq977"> to make sleepy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq939"> to pass or spend (time) in drowsing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SAkdMnCchR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq280"> a sleepy condition; state of being half asleep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>drūsian</em> droop, become sluggish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drowsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drowsy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drowsy" src="word_pronunciations/07357.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraʊzi/ (<em>say</em> 'drowzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">drowsier</strong>, <strong class="bold">drowsiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> inclined to sleep; half asleep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> marked by or resulting from sleepiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq365"> dull; sluggish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq283"> inducing sleepiness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022083" href="entry://drowse%23bigmac000022083"><span class="smallcaps">drows(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drowsily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drowsiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drub</span><z><span target_id="Kw7u2yi0P3">v.t.</span><span target_id="iuI9qtvxMB">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drub" src="word_pronunciations/07358.mp3"></audio></span>/drʌb/ (<em>say</em> drub) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Kw7u2yi0P3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">drubbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">drubbing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq340"> to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq205"> to defeat decisively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq465"> to stamp (the feet).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iuI9qtvxMB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq422"> a blow with a stick or the like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>daraba</em> to beat (with reference to bastinado)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drubber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drubbing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drubbing</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌbɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drubing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> a beating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> a decisive defeat: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘If we’ve played better I can’t remember,’ Ryan said of his team’s nine-try drubbing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drugget
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drugget</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌgət/ (<em>say</em> 'druguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">a rug made of coarse hair with cotton or jute.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>droguet</em>, from <em>drogue</em> drug, cheap article]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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druggie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">druggie</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌgi/ (<em>say</em> 'drugee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">someone who takes drugs habitually.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">druggo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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druggist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">druggist</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌgəst/ (<em>say</em> 'druguhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">a pharmacist; dispensing chemist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drugola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drugola</span></header><div>/drʌgˈoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> drug'ohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">a bribe in the form of drugs rather than money.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088742" href="entry://drug%23bigmac000088742"><span class="smallcaps">drug</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093811" href="entry://payola%23bigmac000093811"><span class="smallcaps">(pay)ola</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drugstore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drugstore</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌgstɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'drugstaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a chemist’s shop where cigarettes, light meals, etc., are also sold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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druthers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">druthers</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌðəz/ (<em>say</em> 'drudhuhz) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">have one’s druthers</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">to have one’s preference.</span></div><div class="etym"> [contracted form of <em>I’d rather</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Druze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac650396821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Druze</span></header><div>/druz/ (<em>say</em> droohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Druze</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Druzes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">a member of a religious and political group founded in the 11th century, living mainly in Syria and Lebanon; of Islamic origin, but regarded as heretical by most of the Islamic community.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Druse</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>Durūz</em>, from the name of one of their founders, Muhammad Ibn Ismail el-<em>Darazi</em>, died 1019]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dry" src="word_pronunciations/07376.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪ/ (<em>say</em> druy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">1815–69, Australian politician; premier of Tasmania 1866–69.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryad</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'druyuhd), /-æd/ (<em>say</em> -ad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often upper case</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dryads</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dryades</strong> /ˈdraɪədiz/ (<em>say</em> 'druyuhdeez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">in Greek mythology, a deity or nymph of the woods; a nymph supposedly residing in trees or presiding over woods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Dryas</em> (plural <em>Dryades</em>), from Greek, from <em>drys</em> tree, oak] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dryadic</strong> /draɪˈædɪk/ (<em>say</em> druy'adik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryblow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryblow</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪbloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'druybloh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">to separate gold from other material by winnowing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry blow</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dryblowing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryblower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryblower</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪbloʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'druyblohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> a miner employing the method of dryblowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> a device used for dryblowing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drycleaners
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drycleaners</span></header><div>/draɪˈklinəz/ (<em>say</em> druy'kleenuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a business where clothes, etc., are dry-cleaned.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cleaners</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryer</span><z><span target_id="Sovj6VEqha">n.</span><span target_id="nsgnd9aikL">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dryer" src="word_pronunciations/07374.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'druyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Sovj6VEqha"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq880"> someone or something that dries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq993"> any substance added to paints, varnishes, etc., to make them dry quickly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> a mechanical contrivance for removing moisture.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nsgnd9aikL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq491"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021958" href="entry://drier%23bigmac000021958"><strong>drier</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> There is some variation between the spellings <em>dryer</em> and <em>drier</em>, but on the whole <em>drier</em> is limited to the comparative form of the adjective <em>dry</em> whereas <em>dryer</em> is the agent noun formed from the verb <em>dry</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894088246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryland</span><z><span target_id="Wk0FWbzyaj">adj.</span><span target_id="f4bFRT6qLc">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdraɪlænd/ (<em>say</em> 'druyland) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Wk0FWbzyaj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> of or relating to land which is often dry, especially land having sandy soil.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f4bFRT6qLc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq127"> Also, <strong class="vs">drylands</strong>. such a tract of land.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dryly" src="word_pronunciations/07375.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'druylee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">in a dry or sarcastic manner: <em class="example">she smiled dryly at his witticism.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drily</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drysuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507591551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drysuit</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪsut/ (<em>say</em> 'druysooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">a form of wetsuit which is designed to keep the body dry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drywall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac217198440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drywall</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪwɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'druywawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057265" href="entry://plasterboard%23bigmac000057265"><strong>plasterboard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac563818742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ds</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">darmstadtium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DS</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">dal segno.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DSB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825345399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DSB</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">deadly semen build-up.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DSc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DSc</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq817">Doctor of Science.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DSC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DSC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq136">Distinguished Service Cross.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DSD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac410276696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DSD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq756">Defence Signals Directorate.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac995516686" href="entry://Australian%20Signals%20Directorate%23bigmac995516686"><strong>Australian Signals Directorate</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dse</span></header><div>/di ɛs ˈi/ (<em>say</em> dee es 'ee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">a measure of the carrying capacity of land in terms of the number of sheep it can support.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DSE</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>d</em>(<em>ry</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>heep</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>quivalent</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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druid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">druid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of druid" src="word_pronunciations/07362.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdruəd/ (<em>say</em> 'droohuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> one of an order of priests among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> a member of one of several modern movements to revive druidism, which meet seasonally in special costume to conduct their ceremonies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq188"> an official at an eisteddfod.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>druide</em>, from Latin <em>druidae</em>, plural] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>druidess</strong> /ˈdruədɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'droohuhdes), <em>feminine noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>druidic</strong> /druˈɪdɪk/ (<em>say</em> drooh'idik), <strong>druidical</strong> /druˈɪdɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> drooh'idikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drumbeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drumbeat</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌmbit/ (<em>say</em> 'drumbeet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">the sound or rhythm of a drum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drumfire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drumfire</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌmfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'drumfuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drumhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drumhead</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌmhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'drumhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> the membrane stretched upon a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> the top part of a capstan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drumlin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drumlin</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌmlən/ (<em>say</em> 'drumluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a long narrow or oval hill of unstratified glacial drift smoothly rounded by the movement of glacier ice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <em>drumling</em>, diminutive of Gaelic <em>drum</em> long, narrow hill, ridge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drumlinoid</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drummer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drummer</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌmə/ (<em>say</em> 'drumuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq469"> someone who plays a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a commercial traveller or travelling salesman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq132"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073888" href="entry://swagman%23bigmac000073888"><strong>swagman</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq633"> a learner, or the slowest shearer, in a shearing gang.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq032"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drummer</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">drummers</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">pig drummer</strong>. any of a number of sound-producing fish of the family Kyphosidae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093921" href="entry://drum%23bigmac000093921"><span class="smallcaps">drum<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-m-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022109" href="#mq032">5</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drummond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drummond</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'drumuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> <strong>James</strong>, 1784–1863, Australian government naturalist and botanist, born in Scotland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> <strong>Sir Peter Roy Maxwell</strong>, 1894–1945, Australian-born air-marshal of the Royal Air Force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq747"> <strong>Stanley Gillick</strong>, 1884–1943, Australian Methodist minister; founder of the Royal Far West Children’s Health Scheme in 1925.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drummy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drummy</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌmi/ (<em>say</em> 'drumee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">drummier</strong>, <strong class="bold">drummiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> sounding hollow when tapped or struck: <em class="example">animals dislike drummy ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> (of a cement or plaster surface) not bonded to the substrate and so sounding hollow when tapped or struck.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093921" href="entry://drum%23bigmac000093921"><span class="smallcaps">drum<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-m-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drumstick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drumstick</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drumstick" src="word_pronunciations/07364.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrʌmstɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'drumstik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq074"> a stick for beating a drum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq017"> the lower part of the leg of a cooked chicken, duck, turkey, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drumsticks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drumsticks</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drumsticks" src="word_pronunciations/07363.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrʌmstɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'drumstiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a shrub, <em>Isopogon anemonifolius</em>, with stiff flat segmented leaves, and round yellow globular flower heads maturing to cones; common in sandy soils in NSW and southern Qld.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the resemblance of the cones to drumstick (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022112" href="entry://drumstick%23mq074">1</a>) heads]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drunkard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drunkard</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌŋkəd/ (<em>say</em> 'drungkuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">someone who is frequently drunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drunken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drunken</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌŋkən/ (<em>say</em> 'drungkuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq157"> intoxicated; drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> given to drunkenness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq599"> relating to, proceeding from, or marked by intoxication: <em class="example">a drunken quarrel.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090060" href="entry://drunk%23bigmac000090060"><span class="smallcaps">drunk</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023696" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023696"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drunkenly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drunkenness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drupaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drupaceous</span></header><div>/druˈpeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> drooh'payshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> producing drupes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drupe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drupe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drupe" src="word_pronunciations/07367.mp3"></audio></span>/drup/ (<em>say</em> droohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a fruit, as the peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin (epicarp), a (generally) pulpy and succulent layer (mesocarp), and a hard and woody inner shell or stone (endocarp) which encloses usually a single seed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>drūpa</em> drupe, Latin <em>drūpa</em>, <em>druppa</em> overripe olive, from Greek <em>dryppa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drupelet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drupelet</span></header><div>/ˈdruplət/ (<em>say</em> 'droohpluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drupel</strong> /ˈdrupəl/ (<em>say</em> 'droohpuhl).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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druse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">druse</span></header><div>/druz/ (<em>say</em> droohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq263"> a crust of small crystals lining the sides of a cavity, usually of the same minerals as in the enclosing rock.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq246"> a cavity of this sort.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a mass of small crystals of sodium oxalate which forms around some plant cells.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from German <em>Druse</em> weathered ore]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drusus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drusus</span></header><div>/ˈdrusəs/ (<em>say</em> 'droohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Nero Claudius</strong> (‘<em>Germanicus</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">38–9 BC, Roman general; father of Claudius I and Germanicus Caesar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dub<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dub" src="word_pronunciations/07380.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌb/ (<em>say</em> dub) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dubbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dubbing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: <em class="example">the king dubbed him knight.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> to invest with any dignity or title; style; name; call: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>there were whole areas, dubbed ‘parishes’ on the government maps, where the people grew up godless, the children never saw a school, and the blasphemies and curses were shocking</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq407"> to strike, cut, rub, etc., in order to make smooth, or of an equal surface: <em class="example">to dub leather; </em><em class="example">to dub timber.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq076"> to dress (a fly) for fishing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dubben</em>, Old English <em>dubbian</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dub<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="kVJE0y55Rf">v.t.</span><span target_id="mJGdy97ZIP">v.i.</span><span target_id="Cpybwbi8Rx">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dub" src="word_pronunciations/07381.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌb/ (<em>say</em> dub) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dubbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dubbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kVJE0y55Rf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq222"> to thrust; poke.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mJGdy97ZIP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq653"> to make a thrusting movement.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Cpybwbi8Rx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq747"> a thrust; poke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq617"> a drumbeat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101101" href="#bigmac000101101"><span class="smallcaps">dub<sup>1</sup></span></a>. Compare Low German <em>dubben</em> thrust, beat]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dub<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="Dfrv6gdmma">v.t.</span><span target_id="YGdiddWD9I">n.</span><span target_id="yZyRK3ZeHS">adj.</span><span target_id="9M1pUUBWoX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dub" src="word_pronunciations/07380.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌb/ (<em>say</em> dub) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Dfrv6gdmma"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dubbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dubbing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> to change the soundtrack of (a film or videotape), as in substituting a dialogue in another language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq145"> to add new sounds on to (an existing recording).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq230"> to transfer recorded sound on to (a new record or tape); rerecord.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YGdiddWD9I">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq890"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022189" href="entry://dubbing%23bigmac000022189"><strong>dubbing<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq808"> an instrumental version of a Jamaican reggae song emphasising drums and bass as well as a variety of production effects, often used as a backing for toasting, the Jamaican precursor of rap.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yZyRK3ZeHS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq760"> of or relating to dub.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9M1pUUBWoX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq37"> <strong class="phr">dub over</strong>, to add a new soundtrack over (an existing one).</span></div><div class="etym"> [short for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac504528866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dub<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dub" src="word_pronunciations/07380.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌb/ (<em>say</em> dub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a toilet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened pronunciation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084085" href="entry://WC%23bigmac000084085"><span class="smallcaps">WC</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac187719921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dub<sup>5</sup></span><z><span target_id="zGvH7NknAc">n.</span><span target_id="TsOzEtak4N">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dub" src="word_pronunciations/07380.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌb/ (<em>say</em> dub) <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zGvH7NknAc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> a ride obtained from being dubbed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TsOzEtak4N">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq799"> (<strong class="bold">dubbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dubbing</strong>) to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq106">21</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq211">29</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq421">28</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a>; 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Dubai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387782904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dubai</span></header><div>/duˈbaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dooh'buy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">one of the seven states comprising the United Arab Emirates; a city-state on the Persian Gulf. 3900 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubbin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubbin</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbən/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a preparation of oil and tallow used for softening and waterproofing leather.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dubbing</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101101" href="entry://dub%23bigmac000101101"><span class="smallcaps">dub<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101101" href="entry://dub%23mq407">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubbing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubbing<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʌbɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dubing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">the conferring of knighthood; accolade.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubbing<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʌbɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dubing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> alteration of, or addition to, the soundtrack of a film, or other recording.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> a record or tape made from an existing recording, not from an original source of sound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubbo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubbo</span><z><span target_id="SOeNvZLwxZ">adj.</span><span target_id="YELnILF8Ly">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duboh) <em class="label">Chiefly NSW Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SOeNvZLwxZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> stupid; imbecilic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YELnILF8Ly">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq362"> an idiot or imbecile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096566" href="entry://Dubbo%23bigmac000096566"><span class="smallcaps">Dubbo</span></a> viewed as a typical home town for a country bumpkin] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Note that the use of terms which are based on the derogatory stereotyping of a place or a particular group of people are likely to cause offence.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dubbo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dubbo</span></header><div>/ˈdʌboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">a city in eastern central NSW, on the Macquarie River.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Dubbo</strong> district lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. Pastoralists were in the area from 1824 and the town grew around a store opened on the banks of the Macquarie River in 1841 by Jean Serisier to serve drovers on the stock route from Qld south to Victoria. The Commercial Hotel, the town’s second, was built in 1859. The former Dubbo Gaol was built in 1876 and closed in 1966; it is now a museum. The Western Plains Zoo opened in 1977, the first major zoo built in Australia for 60 years, and the first in Australia to adopt the open-range principle. The city has grown rapidly since the 1960s as a commercial, industrial and transport centre for the region.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dubček
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dubček</span></header><div>/ˈdubtʃɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'doohbchek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alexandr</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">1921–92, Czechoslovak politician; first secretary and liberal reformer of the Communist Party 1968–69; chairman of parliament 1989–92.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubersome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubersome</span></header><div>/ˈdjubəsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohbuhsuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">doubtful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubiety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubiety</span></header><div>/djuˈbaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'buyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dubieties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq395"> doubtfulness; doubt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> a matter of doubt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dubiosity</strong> /djubiˈɒsəti/ (<em>say</em> dyoohbee'osuhtee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dubious" src="word_pronunciations/07379.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjubiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohbeeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq262"> doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: <em class="example">a dubious question.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq118"> of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: <em class="example">a dubious transaction; </em><em class="example">a dubious compliment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq836"> of uncertain outcome: <em class="example">in dubious battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq374"> wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dubiōsus</em> doubtful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dubiously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dubiousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubitable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubitable</span></header><div>/ˈdjubətəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohbuhtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">able or liable to be doubted; doubtful; uncertain.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dubitably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubitation</span></header><div>/djubəˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dyoohbuh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">doubt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dubitātio</em>, from <em>dubitāre</em> doubt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubitative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubitative</span></header><div>/ˈdjubətətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohbuhtuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> doubting; doubtful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> expressing doubt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dubitātīvus</em> doubtful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dubitatively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubnium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271782050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubnium</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbniəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dubneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a synthetic radioactive element.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Db; <em>atomic number</em>: 105. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Dubn</em>(<em>a</em>), city in Russia which was the location of the atomic research centre where it was first identified in the 1970s + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DSM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DSM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq144">Distinguished Service Medal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DSO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DSO</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq259">Distinguished Service Order.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DSpC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac851164270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DSpC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq682">Defence Space Command.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DST
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac953666946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DST</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq885">Daylight Saving Time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DTD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158732729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DTD</span></header><div>/di ti ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> dee tee 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">a file which defines the mark-up tags associated with a document, as with SGML, XML, etc., so that they can be interpreted by an application.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>ocument</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>ype</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>efinition</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dtella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dtella</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dtella" src="word_pronunciations/07377.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'deluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">any of a number of species of Australian gecko, especially <em>Gehyra variegata</em>, an agile variety, grey or brown with paler spots, found mostly in western and central Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tree dtella</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DTF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac686807746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DTF</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">(an abbreviation, originally in digital messaging, used to indicate willingness to engage in sexual activity.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>own</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>o</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>uck</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DTh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DTh</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq702">Doctor of Theology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">D Theology</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DTP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DTP</span></header><div>/di ti ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> dee tee 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094691" href="entry://desktop%20publishing%23bigmac000094691"><strong>desktop publishing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DTs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DTs<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DTs" src="word_pronunciations/06016.mp3"></audio></span>/di ˈtiz/ (<em>say</em> dee 'teez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011471" href="entry://delirium%20tremens%23bigmac000011471"><strong>delirium tremens</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DT</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac133385170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DTs<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DTs" src="word_pronunciations/06016.mp3"></audio></span>/di ˈtiz/ (<em>say</em> dee 'teez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571898497" href="entry://dick%20togs%23bigmac571898497"><strong>dick togs</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DTV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac760547801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DTV</span></header><div>/di ti ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> dee tee 'vee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac321728697" href="entry://digital%20TV%23bigmac321728697"><strong>digital TV</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Du.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Du.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq012">Dutch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duad</span></header><div>/ˈdjuæd/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">a group of two.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022177" href="entry://dual%23bigmac000022177"><span class="smallcaps">dual</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022514" href="entry://dyad%23bigmac000022514"><span class="smallcaps">dyad</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual</span><z><span target_id="BAOSoeyG27">adj.</span><span target_id="ioWD7YApQA">n.</span><span target_id="5ECK6G9Isu">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dual" src="word_pronunciations/07378.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjuəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BAOSoeyG27"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> of or relating to two.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> composed or consisting of two parts; twofold; double: <em class="example">dual ownership; </em><em class="example">dual controls on a plane.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq223"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (in some languages) designating a number category which implies two persons or things.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ioWD7YApQA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq404"> the dual number. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022177" href="#bigmac000022177"><strong>dual</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022177" href="#mq223">3</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq981"> a form indicating the dual number, as Greek <em>anthropō</em> two men, nominative dual of <em>anthrōpos</em> man (compare <em>anthrōpoi</em> three or more men), or Old English <em>git</em> ‘you two’ as contrasted with <em>gē</em>, ‘you’ referring to three or more.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5ECK6G9Isu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq313"> (<strong class="bold">dualled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dualling</strong>) <em>Originally British English</em> to convert (a road) into a dual carriageway.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>duālis</em> containing two] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duala</span></header><div>/dʊˈalə/ (<em>say</em> doo'ahluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021600" href="entry://Douala%23bigmac000021600"><strong>Douala</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dualism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dualism</span></header><div>/ˈdjuəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> a theory holding that there are two, and only two, basic and irreducible principles, as mind and body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq142"> <em class="label">Theology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq991"> the doctrine that there are two independent divine beings or eternal principles, one good and the other evil.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq910"> the belief that a human being embodies two parts, such as body and soul.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq526"> the concept that Christ continues a human and a divine nature.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Law</em> the theory that international law and municipal law are distinct and independent legal orders, neither of which has any authority over the rules of the other.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047772" href="entry://monism%23bigmac000047772"><strong>monism</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dualist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dualistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dualistic</span></header><div>/djuəˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuh'listik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> dual.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dualistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duality</span></header><div>/djuˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dualities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">dual state or quality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duathlon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac567554793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duathlon</span></header><div>/djuˈæθlɒn/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'athlon), /-lən/ (<em>say</em> -luhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">an athletic contest comprising two events, cycling and running.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022177" href="entry://dual%23bigmac000022177"><span class="smallcaps">du(al)</span></a> + Greek <em>athlon</em> contest]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dubrovnik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dubrovnik</span></header><div>/dʊˈbrɒvnɪk/ (<em>say</em> doo'brovnik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">a seaport in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic.</span></div> Former Italian name (until 1918), <strong>Ragusa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dubstep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac776504163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dubstep</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbstɛp/ (<em>say</em> 'dubstep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">a genre of electronic dance music with strong bass lines and drum patterns; originating in London in the late 1990s.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022187" href="entry://dub%23bigmac000022187"><span class="smallcaps">dub<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac391611215" href="entry://2-step%20garage%23bigmac391611215"><span class="smallcaps">(2-)step (garage)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dubuffet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dubuffet</span></header><div>/dybyˈfeɪ/ (<em>say</em> doohbooh'fay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean</strong> /ʒɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhon), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">1901–1985, French painter and sculptor, influenced by the paintings of children and psychotics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dubya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400712243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dubya</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbjə/ (<em>say</em> 'dubyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a nickname for US president George W <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094354" href="entry://Bush%23bigmac000094354"><strong>Bush</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [representation of a Texan pronunciation of the letter <em>W</em>, the initial of his middle name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ducal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducal</span></header><div>/ˈdjukəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">of or relating to a duke.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>ducālis</em>, from <em>dux</em> leader. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100265" href="entry://duke%23bigmac000100265"><span class="smallcaps">duke<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ducally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ducat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducat</span></header><div>/ˈdʌkət/ (<em>say</em> 'dukuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> any of various gold coins formerly in wide use in European countries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> an old silver coin of varying value; an old Venetian money of account.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from Italian <em>ducato</em> a coin (originally one issued in 1140 by Roger II of Sicily as Duke of Apulia), also duchy, from <em>duc</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100265" href="entry://duke%23bigmac000100265"><span class="smallcaps">duke<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duce</span></header><div>/ˈdutʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohchay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Il</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">Benito Mussolini, after he assumed this title as leader of Fascist Italy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duchamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duchamp</span></header><div>/dyˈʃɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> dooh'shon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marcel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">1887–1968, French pioneer of modern art.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duchesne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duchesne</span></header><div>/djuˈkeɪn/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'kayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mary Frances Wiseman Little</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">1932–96, Australian ballerina and teacher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duchess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duchess</span><z><span target_id="0STnJ5XUWs">n.</span><span target_id="v1n48AcJMA">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duchess" src="word_pronunciations/07383.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌtʃɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'duches), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duchess" src="word_pronunciations/07382.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌtʃəs/ (<em>say</em> 'duchuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0STnJ5XUWs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> the wife or widow of a duke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> (formerly) a woman who held in her own right the sovereignty or titles of a duchy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq300"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman of showy demeanour or appearance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="v1n48AcJMA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq323"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lavish entertainment on someone in order to gain favour, or to distract their attention from the reality of the situation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>duchesse</em>, from French, from <em>duc</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100265" href="entry://duke%23bigmac000100265"><span class="smallcaps">duke<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duchesse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duchesse</span><z><span target_id="jz6Y4yFAdc">adj.</span><span target_id="Dkhy6ZCE0r">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duchesse" src="word_pronunciations/07383.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌtʃɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'duches), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duchesse" src="word_pronunciations/07382.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌtʃəs/ (<em>say</em> 'duchuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jz6Y4yFAdc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> (of a dressing table, chest of drawers, etc.) with a swing mirror.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dkhy6ZCE0r">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq354"> such a piece of furniture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq467"> <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021939" href="entry://dressing%20table%23bigmac000021939"><strong>dressing table</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021939" href="entry://dressing%20table%23mq310">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duchy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duchy" src="word_pronunciations/07384.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌtʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'duchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duchies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">the territory ruled by a duke or duchess.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>duche</em>, from Old French, from <em>duc</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100265" href="entry://duke%23bigmac000100265"><span class="smallcaps">duke<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duckbill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duckbill</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duckbill" src="word_pronunciations/07385.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌkbɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dukbil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057344" href="entry://platypus%23bigmac000057344"><strong>platypus</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duck-billed platypus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duckboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duckboard</span></header><div>/ˈdʌkbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'dukbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a board, or a section or structure of boarding, laid as a floor or track over wet or muddy ground: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Once when we were in Flanders a visiting brass hat stepped off some duckboards and went up to his chest in mud.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lawson glassop</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>. </em><span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A trench with duckboards and offshoot shelters near Prouville, France, 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/duckboard_H04534.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Members of an Australian field artillery brigade passing along a duckboard track over mud and water in the devastated Chateau Wood, a portion of one of the battlegrounds in the Ypres area. Photographed by Frank Hurley, October 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/duckboard_E01220.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022207" href="entry://duck%23bigmac000022207"><span class="smallcaps">duck<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23bigmac000091635"><span class="smallcaps">board</span></a>; originally in plural form, describing boarding used in World War I as a means for troops to pass over wet or muddy ground in the battlefields and trenches of the Western Front]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duckhawk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duckhawk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duckhawk" src="word_pronunciations/07386.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌkhɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'dukhawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq503"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac21763966" href="entry://Australian%20hobby%23bigmac21763966"><strong>Australian hobby</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq319"> the American subspecies of the peregrine falcon, <em>Falco peregrinus anatum</em>; formerly common but now endangered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duhamel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duhamel</span></header><div>/dʊaˈmɛl/ (<em>say</em> dooah'mel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges</strong> /ʒɔʒ/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">1884–1966, French novelist, poet, and essayist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duhig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duhig</span></header><div>/ˈdjuɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">1871–1965, Australian prelate, born in Ireland; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane 1917–65.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DUI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DUI</span></header><div>/di ju ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee yooh 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">a charge made by police against a person who is observed to be driving under the influence of alcohol.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>riving</em>)<em> u</em>(<em>nder the</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>nfluence</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duigan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duigan</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪgən/ (<em>say</em> 'duyguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> <strong>John</strong>, born 1949, Australian film director, producer, writer and actor, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> <strong>John Robertson</strong>, 1882–1951, Australian pioneer aviator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq637"> <strong>Reginald</strong>, 1888–1966, brother of John Robertson; Australian pioneer aviator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duiker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duiker</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'duykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duikers</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">duiker</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">any of the small African antelopes with spike-like horns (usually on the males only), which plunge through and under bushes instead of leaping over them and which are included in two genera, <em>Cephalophus</em> and <em>Sylvicapra</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duyker</strong>, <strong class="vs">duikerbok</strong> /ˈdaɪkəbɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'duykuhbok). <div class="etym">[Afrikaans, from Dutch: diver]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duisburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duisburg</span></header><div>/ˈdysbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'doohsberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq500">a city in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in western North Rhine-Westphalia, at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers; the largest river port in Europe; formerly the two cities of Duisburg and Hamborn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dukas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dukas</span></header><div>/dyˈka/ (<em>say</em> dooh'kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">1865–1935, French composer, best known for <em>The Sorcerer’s Apprentice</em> (1897).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duke<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duke" src="word_pronunciations/07413.mp3"></audio></span>/djuk/ (<em>say</em> dyoohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> a sovereign prince, the ruler of a small state called a duchy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> (in Britain) a nobleman of the highest rank after that of a prince and ranking next above marquess.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq816"> a nobleman of corresponding rank in certain other countries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>duc</em>, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>dux</em> duke, from Latin: leader]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duke<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="9PnEqbjbmS">n.</span><span target_id="UrwZ3zEIRP">v.t.</span><span target_id="BEaxPdUgmZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="UA2ihnIZkF">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duke" src="word_pronunciations/07414.mp3"></audio></span>/duk/ (<em>say</em> doohk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9PnEqbjbmS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> a fist.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UrwZ3zEIRP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq314"> to punch; hit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq722"> to pay up (money).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BEaxPdUgmZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq466"> to engage in a fight or competition.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UA2ihnIZkF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq676"> <strong class="phr">duke it out</strong>, to fight or compete until a decisive result is obtained or until a predetermined time limit has been reached and a winner declared.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq538"> <strong class="phr">put up your dukes</strong>, (an encouragement to begin a fight.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dook</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain; ? rhyming slang <em>Duke of Yorks</em> forks, fists]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dukhobors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dukhobors</span></header><div>/ˈdukoʊbɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'doohkohbawz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a Russian Christian religious group, with members being mainly peasants, dating from the 18th century. A number of them, under persecution, migrated to Canada in 1899.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Doukhobors</strong>. <div class="etym">[Russian <em>Dukhobortsy</em> spirit wrestlers, contenders against the Holy Spirit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dukkah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138614966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dukkah</span></header><div>/ˈdʊkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dookuh), /ˈdukə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohkuh), /ˈdʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dukuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">an Egyptian spice blend made from selected toasted nuts and seeds, usually with hazelnuts or chickpeas as a base.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dukka</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dukkha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194029287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dukkha</span></header><div>/ˈdʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dukuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Buddhism</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">the intense unease and dissatisfaction which arises from an imperfect state of being.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Pali, from Sanskrit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DUKW
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477273768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DUKW</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of DUKW" src="word_pronunciations/07389.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌk/ (<em>say</em> duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022210" href="entry://duck%23bigmac000022210"><strong>duck<sup>4</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DUL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac464685273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DUL</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq186">drained upper limit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dulac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dulac</span></header><div>/dyˈlak/ (<em>say</em> dooh'lahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Germaine</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">1882–1942, French film director and theorist, noted especially for her abstract and surrealist films.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dulcet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dulcet</span><z><span target_id="lphlh5ROOe">adj.</span><span target_id="RSZZU0siwB">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dulcet" src="word_pronunciations/07415.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌlsət/ (<em>say</em> 'dulsuht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lphlh5ROOe"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> agreeable to the feelings, the eye, or, especially, the ear; pleasing; soothing; melodious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> sweet to the taste or smell.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RSZZU0siwB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq600"> an organ stop resembling the dulciana, but an octave higher.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>doucet</em>, from Old French, diminutive of <em>dous</em> sweet, from Latin <em>dulcis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dulciana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dulciana</span></header><div>/dʌlsiˈanə/ (<em>say</em> dulsee'ahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">an organ stop having metal pipes, and giving thin, incisive, somewhat string-like tones.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>dulcis</em> sweet]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dulcify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dulcify</span></header><div>/ˈdʌlsəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dulsuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dulcified</strong>, <strong class="bold">dulcifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> to sweeten.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>dulcificāre</em>, from Latin <em>dulci-</em> sweet + <em>-ficāre</em> make] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dulcification</strong> /dʌlsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dulsuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dulcimer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dulcimer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dulcimer" src="word_pronunciations/07416.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌlsəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'dulsuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq528"> a trapezoidal zither with metal strings struck by light hammers; cymbalo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> <em class="label">US</em> a modern folk instrument related to the guitar and plucked with the fingers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>dowcemer</em>, from Old French <em>doulcemer</em>, variant of <em>doulcemele</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dulcinea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dulcinea</span></header><div>/dʌlsəˈniə/ (<em>say</em> dulsuh'neeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">a ladylove; a sweetheart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Dulcinea</em> (from Spanish <em>dulce</em>, from Latin <em>dulcis</em> sweet), name given by Don Quixote to his peasant ladylove in the romance by Cervantes, 1547–1616, Spanish novelist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duckling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duckling</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duckling" src="word_pronunciations/07387.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌklɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dukling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a young duck.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022207" href="entry://duck%23bigmac000022207"><span class="smallcaps">duck<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042745" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042745"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duckmanton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duckmanton</span></header><div>/dʌkˈmæntən/ (<em>say</em> duk'mantuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Talbot Sydney</strong> /ˈtɔlbət/ (<em>say</em> 'tawlbuht), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">1921–95, Australian media administrator; general manager of the ABC 1965–82.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duckshit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700578487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duckshit</span></header><div>/ˈdʌkʃɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dukshit) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">holy snapping duckshit!</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly Qld Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">(an exclamation of great surprise, astonishment, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duckshove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duckshove</span><z><span target_id="EhDp0OK4re">v.i.</span><span target_id="gVUWX36yQ6">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌkʃʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'dukshuv) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">duckshoved</strong>, <strong class="bold">duckshoving</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EhDp0OK4re">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> to use unfair methods; to be unscrupulous in dealings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> to evade one’s proper responsibilities by passing them to someone else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq798"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010492" href="entry://cabman%23bigmac000010492">cabman</a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010492" href="entry://cabman%23mq963">1</a>) to solicit passengers along the roadside, rather than waiting in turn at a rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq273"> <em class="label">Marbles</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac678872393" href="entry://phernudge%23bigmac678872393"><strong>phernudge</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gVUWX36yQ6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq528"> to evade: <em class="example">to duckshove the issue.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? from children’s game in which a <em>duck</em> or stone is used to supplant another such marker] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duckshover</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duckshoving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ducktail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducktail</span></header><div>/ˈdʌkteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'duktayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq973"> the tail feathers of a duck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> the swept up hair at the back of the head where hair combed back on each side meets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duckweed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duckweed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duckweed" src="word_pronunciations/07388.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌkwid/ (<em>say</em> 'dukweed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> any member of the family Araceae, especially of the genus <em>Lemna</em>, comprising small aquatic plants which float free on still water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> a native weed, <em>Hydrocotyle tripartita</em>, with small leaves and creeping stems, especially troublesome on lawns; waterweed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duck weed</strong>. <div class="etym">[so called because it is eaten by ducks]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ducky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducky</span><z><span target_id="RAGczm3ViA">adj.</span><span target_id="g3HfzdTU1P">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌki/ (<em>say</em> 'dukee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RAGczm3ViA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq206"> dear; darling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> satisfactory; fine.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="g3HfzdTU1P">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq341"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duckies</strong>) darling; dear; pet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duckie</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022207" href="entry://duck%23bigmac000022207"><span class="smallcaps">duck<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duco</span><z><span target_id="WrKnE4Tep3">n.</span><span target_id="z5w39b0MGI">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duco" src="word_pronunciations/07393.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjukoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WrKnE4Tep3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> a type of paint, especially as applied to the body work of a motor vehicle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="z5w39b0MGI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq661"> (<strong class="bold">ducoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">ducoing</strong>) to spray or otherwise coat (a vehicle) with duco.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ducoing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duct</span><z><span target_id="7XUp6CaTvi">n.</span><span target_id="P2FGSECER2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duct" src="word_pronunciations/07395.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌkt/ (<em>say</em> dukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7XUp6CaTvi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq442"> any tube, canal, or conduit by which fluid or other substances are conducted or conveyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq172"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a pipe for enclosing electric cables.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="P2FGSECER2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq346"> to convey by means of a duct or ducts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>ductus</em> leading, conduct, conduit] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ducted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ductless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ductile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ductile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ductile" src="word_pronunciations/07394.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌktaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'duktuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq597"> capable of being drawn out into wire or threads, as gold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq818"> able to stand deformation under a load without fracture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq463"> capable of being moulded or shaped; plastic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq482"> susceptible; compliant; tractable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ductil</em>, from Latin <em>ductilis</em> that may be led] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ductility</strong> /dʌkˈtɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duk'tiluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dud</span><z><span target_id="Mp0eC0CivV">n.</span><span target_id="BaxkkK7OhD">adj.</span><span target_id="rAFdiDUd68">v.t.</span><span target_id="MoQTn46fTa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dud" src="word_pronunciations/07399.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌd/ (<em>say</em> dud) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mp0eC0CivV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> any thing or person that proves a failure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> <em class="label">Military</em> a shell, bomb, projectile, etc., that fails to explode after being fired.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BaxkkK7OhD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq915"> useless; defective.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rAFdiDUd68">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq318"> (<strong class="bold">dudded</strong>, <strong class="bold">dudding</strong>) to trick; cheat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MoQTn46fTa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">dud up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq799"> to cause (someone) to fail.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq134"> to misinform (someone) deliberately.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dudde</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022232" href="entry://duds%23bigmac000022232"><span class="smallcaps">duds</span></a>) with the idea of something of little worth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dudding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dudder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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due
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">due</span><z><span target_id="1JEkpu5AU3">adj.</span><span target_id="RUoAD7ykiW">n.</span><span target_id="t6zwwl14oN">adv.</span><span target_id="q3dcmRbAMP">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of due" src="word_pronunciations/07402.mp3"></audio></span>/dju/ (<em>say</em> dyooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1JEkpu5AU3"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> immediately payable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq867"> owing, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq972"> rightful; proper; fitting: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He said his government was following due process. ‘Due process is sometimes slow process, but that is the nature of our system,’ he said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq042"> adequate; sufficient: <em class="example">a due margin for delay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq105"> attributable, as to a cause: <em class="example">a delay due to an accident.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq393"> under engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RUoAD7ykiW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq448"> that which is due or owed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq753"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a payment due, as a charge, a fee, a membership subscription, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="t6zwwl14oN">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq324"> directly or straight: <em class="example">he sailed due east.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> duly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="q3dcmRbAMP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq711"> <strong class="phr">due to</strong>, owing to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">give someone their due</strong>, to ascribe proper credit to someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq733"> <strong class="phr">one’s due</strong>, what one has earned or merited.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dew</em>, from Old French <em>deü</em>, originally past participle of <em>devoir</em>, from Latin <em>dēbēre</em> owe] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> A traditional convention limits <em>due to</em> to noun phrases, as in <em>a breakdown due to a power failure</em>, but the expression is now interchangeable with <em>owing to</em> and thus used more widely.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duecento
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duecento</span></header><div>/duəˈtʃɛntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> doohuh'chentoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">the 13th century, used commonly with reference to Italian art and literature of that period.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dugento</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian, shortened form of <em>mille duecento</em> one thousand two hundred]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duel</span><z><span target_id="hlawkzbp5C">n.</span><span target_id="nwIBTzug8j">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duel" src="word_pronunciations/07400.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjuəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hlawkzbp5C"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq639"> any contest between two persons or parties.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nwIBTzug8j">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq890"> (<strong class="bold">duelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">dueled</strong>; <strong class="bold">duelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">dueling</strong>) to fight in a duel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>duellum</em> a combat between two; in Latin a poetic variant of <em>bellum</em>; associated by folk etymology with Latin <em>duo</em> two] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dueller</strong>, <strong>duellist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duello
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duello</span></header><div>/djuˈɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'eloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duellos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq905"> the practice or skill of duelling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq092"> the code of rules regulating it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duenna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duenna</span></header><div>/djuˈɛnə/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'enuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> (in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or protector of a young woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> a governess; chaperone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>dueña</em>, from Latin <em>domina</em> mistress]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duero</span></header><div>/ˈdweɪroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dwayroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">Spanish name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021719" href="entry://Douro%23bigmac000021719"><strong>Douro</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duet" src="word_pronunciations/07401.mp3"></audio></span>/djuˈɛt/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'et) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a musical composition for two voices or performers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>duetto</em>, diminutive of <em>duo</em> two] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duettist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dufay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dufay</span></header><div>/dyˈfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dooh'fuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Guillaume</strong> /giˈjɒm/ (<em>say</em> gee'yom), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">c. 1400–74, French musician and composer of the early Renaissance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duff<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="EN0gqZA5Zd">n.</span><span target_id="mHFySD2gZm">v.t.</span><span target_id="bdy3isXObC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duff" src="word_pronunciations/07405.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌf/ (<em>say</em> duf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EN0gqZA5Zd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq150"> <em class="label">British</em> a flour pudding boiled, or sometimes steamed, in a bag, as plum duff.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mHFySD2gZm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq491"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make pregnant.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bdy3isXObC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq318"> <strong class="phr">up the duff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq094"> pregnant.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq351"> ruined; broken.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097938" href="entry://dough%23bigmac000097938"><span class="smallcaps">dough</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duff<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duff" src="word_pronunciations/07406.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌf/ (<em>say</em> duf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> a ground surface consisting of matted peaty materials in forested soils.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> coal dust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? figurative use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088410" href="#bigmac000088410"><span class="smallcaps">duff<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duff<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duff" src="word_pronunciations/07407.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌf/ (<em>say</em> duf) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq250"> to steal (cattle, sheep, etc.), usually altering brands in the process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq899"> to recondition or change the appearance of (especially old or stolen goods).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq619"> to pasture (stock, as cattle, horses, etc.) on land which is not one’s own.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022244" href="entry://duffer%23bigmac000022244"><span class="smallcaps">duffer<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duffing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duff<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="mJ3JVTcyj3">v.t.</span><span target_id="ahtjbkMZIC">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duff" src="word_pronunciations/07405.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌf/ (<em>say</em> duf) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mJ3JVTcyj3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to strike (a ball) clumsily by hitting the ground behind the ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to fail to play (a shot) successfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause to fail; mishandle: <em class="example">to duff the campaign.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ahtjbkMZIC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> unsuccessful; failed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098013" href="entry://duffer%23bigmac000098013"><span class="smallcaps">duffer<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac072470661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duff<sup>5</sup></span></header><div>/dʌf/ (<em>say</em> duf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">an unattractive, overweight female friend of a good-looking woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>umb</em>)<em> u</em>(<em>gly</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>at</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>riend</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duffel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duffel</span></header><div>/ˈdʌfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dufuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a coarse woollen cloth having a thick nap.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duffle</strong>. <div class="etym">[after <em>Duffel</em>, town near the province Antwerp, N Belgium]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duffer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duffer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duffer" src="word_pronunciations/07403.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌfə/ (<em>say</em> 'dufuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> someone who steals cattle, sheep, etc., especially by altering the brand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq627"> <em class="label">British Obsolete Colloquial</em> a pedlar, especially one who sells cheap, flashy goods as valuable items under false pretences.</span></div><div class="etym"> [19th-century British thieves’ slang]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duffer<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="BicfBZQlWR">n.</span><span target_id="pgQWPCGCuz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duffer" src="word_pronunciations/07404.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌfə/ (<em>say</em> 'dufuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BicfBZQlWR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> (<em>humorous</em>) a foolish person: <em class="example">you’re a silly duffer!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq358"> a plodding, stupid, or incompetent person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq478"> a shaft yielding no payable ore.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq241"> a mine, claim, etc., producing little or no payable ore.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pgQWPCGCuz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">duffer out</strong>, (of a mine) to cease to be productive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <em>duff</em> (obsolete) worthless thing; ? from Scottish <em>duffar</em>, <em>duffart</em>, <em>dowfart</em> a stupid, inactive fellow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duffield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duffield</span></header><div>/ˈdʌfild/ (<em>say</em> 'dufeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Walter Geoffrey</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">1879–1929, Australian astronomer; founding director of the Mount Stromlo Observatory, 1924.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duffin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac837839846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duffin</span></header><div>/ˈdʌfən/ (<em>say</em> 'dufuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">a small pastry baked in a muffin tin or in the shape of a doughnut, often with a sweet filling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103132" href="entry://doughnut%23bigmac000103132"><span class="smallcaps">d(oughnut)</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048565" href="entry://muffin%23bigmac000048565"><span class="smallcaps">(m)uffin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dufy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dufy</span></header><div>/dyˈfi/ (<em>say</em> dooh'fee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Raoul</strong> /raˈul/ (<em>say</em> rah'oohl), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">1877–1953, French Fauvist painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dug<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dug" src="word_pronunciations/07411.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌg/ (<em>say</em> dug) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104527" href="entry://dig%23bigmac000104527"><strong>dig<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac279019125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dug<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dug" src="word_pronunciations/07411.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌg/ (<em>say</em> dug) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095876" href="entry://dig%23bigmac000095876"><strong>dig<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dug<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dug" src="word_pronunciations/07412.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌg/ (<em>say</em> dug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">the breast, udder or nipple of a female.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Swedish <em>dägga</em>, Danish <em>dægge</em> suckle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dugan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dugan</span></header><div>/ˈdugən/ (<em>say</em> 'doohguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> <strong>Darcy Ezekiel</strong>, 1920–91, Australian criminal, noted for many jail escapes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> <strong>Sir Winston Joseph</strong> (<em>1st Baron Dugan of Victoria and of Lurgan</em>), 1877–1951, Australian army officer and administrator, born in Ireland; governor of SA 1934–39 and Victoria 1939–49.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dugento
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dugento</span></header><div>/duˈgɛntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dooh'gentoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022233" href="entry://duecento%23bigmac000022233"><strong>duecento</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dugite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dugite</span></header><div>/ˈdjugaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohguyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">a medium-sized, venomous snake, <em>Pseudonaja affinis</em>, of central and western areas of Australia, related to the common brown snake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Noongar <em>dukayj</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dugong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dugong</span></header><div>/ˈdjugɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohgong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">an aquatic herbivorous mammal, <em>Dugong dugon</em>, of the order Sirenia, having forelimbs adapted as flippers, no hind limbs, and a horizontal lobed tail; found in shallow waters of tropical seas off the coasts of East Africa, northern Australia, the Philippines and other South Pacific islands; sea cow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay <em>dūyong</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dugout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dugout</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dugout" src="word_pronunciations/07410.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌgaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dugowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq433"> a rough shelter or dwelling formed by an excavation in the ground or in the face of a bank, especially when part of military earthworks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq874"> an opal mine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq729"> such a mine converted into living quarters.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq130"> Also, <strong class="vs">dugout canoe</strong>. a boat made by hollowing out a log.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022251" href="entry://dug%23bigmac000022251"><span class="smallcaps">dug<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104719" href="entry://out%23bigmac000104719"><span class="smallcaps">out</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104337" href="#mq130">3</a> US (1720s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac038305392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duh</span></header><div>/dɜ/ (<em>say</em> der) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019690" href="entry://der%23bigmac000019690"><strong>der</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumfriesshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556844694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumfriesshire</span></header><div>/dʌmˈfrizʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> dum'freezshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a former county in southern Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dumfries</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dummy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dummy</span><z><span target_id="z0Hro0EPPO">n.</span><span target_id="T8pzRFZ8x9">adj.</span><span target_id="jU4enqxkBP">v.t.</span><span target_id="kGCYqB3Too">v.i.</span><span target_id="VJveFWl4Ep">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dummy" src="word_pronunciations/07422.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌmi/ (<em>say</em> 'dumee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z0Hro0EPPO"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dummies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> an imitation or copy of something, as for display, to indicate appearance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044919" href="entry://mannequin%23bigmac000044919"><strong>mannequin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044919" href="entry://mannequin%23mq552">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq822"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stupid person; dolt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq151"> someone who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq555"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq865"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (especially in buying land) someone ostensibly acting on their own behalf while actually acting as an agent for others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq624"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac793691180" href="entry://dummy%20bidder%23bigmac793691180"><strong>dummy bidder</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq917"> (in bridge) the declarer’s partner whose hand is exposed and played by the declarer.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq519"> the cards so exposed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq401"> a game so played.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq606"> an imaginary player represented by an exposed hand which is played by and serves as partner to one of the players.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq785"> Also, <strong class="vs">dummy teat</strong>. a rubber teat given to a baby to suck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq931"> a new fence post put in alongside an old one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Printing</em> sheets folded and made up to show the size, shape, form, sequence, and general style of a contemplated piece of printing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq866"> Also, <strong class="vs">dummy pass</strong>. <em class="label">Football</em> a feigned or pretended pass intended to deceive an opponent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq674"> the open car in a cable tram which has the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104588" href="entry://grip%23bigmac000104588">grip</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104588" href="entry://grip%23mq347">10</a>) and in which the driver sits, as if he were controlling some means of propulsion as an engine; usually a closed car towed behind makes up the set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq758"> a machine which is <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022282" href="entry://dumb%23bigmac000022282">dumb</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022282" href="entry://dumb%23mq453">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">NZ Prison Colloquial</em> a punishment cell; digger.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="T8pzRFZ8x9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq389"> acting for others while ostensibly acting for oneself, especially in buying land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq355"> counterfeit; sham; imitation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq324"> (of ammunition) not equipped with a destructive missile, and used chiefly in military training.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Cards</em> played with a dummy.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq826"> of or relating to a new fence post put in alongside an old one.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dummied</strong>, <strong class="bold">dummying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jU4enqxkBP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq979"> to prepare a dummy of (a book, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kGCYqB3Too">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Football</em> to make a dummy pass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq463"> to put in dummy fence posts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq005"> to act as a dummy (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087687" href="#mq555">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VJveFWl4Ep">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq212"> <strong class="phr">sell someone the dummy</strong>, <em class="label">Football</em> to deceive one’s opponent into thinking that one is about to make a pass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq958"> <strong class="phr">spit the dummy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq737"> to give up or opt out of a contest or the like before there is reasonable cause to do so.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq409"> to throw a tantrum.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022282" href="entry://dumb%23bigmac000022282"><span class="smallcaps">dum(b)</span></a> + <em>-m-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dummying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dummying</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmiɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dumeeing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">the practice of acquiring land while concealing the purchase by acting through a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087687" href="entry://dummy%23bigmac000087687">dummy</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087687" href="entry://dummy%23mq555">5</a>), often a family member, in order to evade laws limiting the amount of property which could be held by an individual.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dummyism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac647372386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dummyism</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmiɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dumeeizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the practice of buying up land by means of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087687" href="entry://dummy%23bigmac000087687">dummy</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087687" href="entry://dummy%23mq555">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumortierite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumortierite</span></header><div>/duˈmɔtiəˌraɪt/ (<em>say</em> dooh'mawteeuh.ruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a mineral, aluminium borosilicate, used in making refractories.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Eugène <em>Dumortier</em>, 19th-century French palaeontologist. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumper</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumper" src="word_pronunciations/07423.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌmpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> someone or something that dumps.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq650"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> a wave which, in shallow water, instead of breaking evenly from the top, crashes violently down, throwing surfers to the bottom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq724"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a tip truck.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpish</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmpɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">depressed; sad.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dumpishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumpishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpling</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumpling" src="word_pronunciations/07424.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> a rounded mass of steamed dough (often served with stewed meat, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq350"> a kind of pudding consisting of a wrapping of dough enclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq728"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060684" href="entry://quenelle%23bigmac000060684"><strong>quenelle</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin obscure; ? from <em>lumpling</em> (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103400" href="entry://lump%23bigmac000103400"><span class="smallcaps">lump<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042745" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042745"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>1</sup></span></a>) with <em>d-</em> by dissimilation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumps</span><z><span target_id="QUi13q4qaP">pl. n.</span><span target_id="anx5bgOWkn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumps" src="word_pronunciations/07425.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌmps/ (<em>say</em> dumps) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="QUi13q4qaP">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> a dull, gloomy state of mind.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="anx5bgOWkn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">down in the dumps</strong>, in a dull or depressed state of mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [early Modern English <em>dump</em> a slow dance, sad tune. Compare Middle Dutch <em>domp</em> haze]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpster</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmstə/ (<em>say</em> 'dumstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">a large metal receptacle for garbage, designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for removal and disposal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpty</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmpti/ (<em>say</em> 'dumptee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dumpties</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">an outside toilet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumpty-doo</strong>. <div class="etym">[probably jocular formation on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022363" href="entry://dunny%23bigmac000022363"><span class="smallcaps">dunny</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumpy" src="word_pronunciations/07426.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌmpi/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dumpier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dumpiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">short and stout; squat: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She saw only a dumpy little structure with a pitched roof like a common outhouse.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022306" href="entry://dumpling%23bigmac000022306"><span class="smallcaps">dumpling</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumpily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumpiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac368647934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumpy" src="word_pronunciations/07426.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌmpi/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dumpier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dumpiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">(of a place, building, etc.) wretched in appearance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102469" href="entry://dump%23bigmac000102469"><span class="smallcaps">dump<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102469" href="entry://dump%23mq595">24</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumpiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpy<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumpy" src="word_pronunciations/07426.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌmpi/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dumpier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dumpiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">dejected; sulky.</span></div><div class="etym"> [early Modern English <em>dump</em> a slow dance, sad tune + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumpily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumpiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dun<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="S6jNMPPTmA">v.t.</span><span target_id="ITDYptS9xD">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dun" src="word_pronunciations/07437.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌn/ (<em>say</em> dun) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S6jNMPPTmA"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> (<strong class="bold">dunned</strong>, <strong class="bold">dunning</strong>) to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>interfering with his ordinary routine and dunning him at intervals for royalties that had already been paid, perhaps more than once.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">vance palmer</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1954</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ITDYptS9xD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq684"> someone who duns; an importunate creditor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq774"> a demand for payment, especially a written one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of obsolete <em>dun</em> din, from Old Norse <em>duna</em> boom, roar]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dun<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="gf8neWLaER">adj.</span><span target_id="l6Ol6qv3Ti">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dun" src="word_pronunciations/07438.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌn/ (<em>say</em> dun) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gf8neWLaER"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> dull or greyish brown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> dark; gloomy.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l6Ol6qv3Ti">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq531"> dun colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq166"> a mayfly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq203"> a dun fly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq570"> a dun-coloured horse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dun</em>(<em>ne</em>), Old English <em>dunn</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac682092933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dun<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dun" src="word_pronunciations/07137.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌn/ (<em>say</em> dun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">(in the highlands of Scotland, or in Ireland) a hillfort or fortress.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Irish and Gaelic. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100899" href="entry://town%23bigmac000100899"><span class="smallcaps">town</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunalley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunalley</span></header><div>/dʌˈnæli/ (<em>say</em> du'nalee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">a town in south-eastern Tasmania; fishing, cannery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dulia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dulia</span></header><div>/ˈdjuliə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Theology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God and friends of God.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091500" href="entry://hyperdulia%23bigmac000091500"><strong>hyperdulia</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041548" href="entry://latria%23bigmac000041548"><strong>latria</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin, from Greek <em>douleia</em> servitude, service]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dull
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dull</span><z><span target_id="3FoWOQg36a">adj.</span><span target_id="mcn6W1loPq">v.t.</span><span target_id="oY1TCjn8ED">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dull" src="word_pronunciations/07417.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌl/ (<em>say</em> dul) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3FoWOQg36a"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> slow of understanding; obtuse; stupid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> lacking keenness of perception in the senses or feelings; insensible; unfeeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq758"> not intense or acute: <em class="example">a dull pain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq991"> slow in motion or action; not brisk; sluggish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq509"> listless; spiritless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq872"> causing ennui or depression; tedious; uninteresting: <em class="example">a dull sermon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq780"> not sharp; blunt: <em class="example">a dull knife.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq443"> having very little depth of colour; lacking in richness or intensity of colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq442"> not bright, intense, or clear; dim: <em class="example">a dull day; </em><em class="example">a dull sound.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mcn6W1loPq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq861"> to make dull.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="oY1TCjn8ED">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq975"> to become dull.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dul</em>, <em>dull</em>; related to Old English <em>dol</em> foolish, stupid, German <em>toll</em> mad] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dullish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dullness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dullard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dullard</span></header><div>/ˈdʌləd/ (<em>say</em> 'duluhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a dull or stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022274" href="entry://dull%23bigmac000022274"><span class="smallcaps">dull</span></a> (adjective) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003646" href="entry://-ard%23bigmac000003646"><span class="smallcaps">-ard</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dulles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dulles</span></header><div>/ˈdʌləs/ (<em>say</em> 'duluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Foster</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">1888–1959, US politician; secretary of state 1953–59.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dullsville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dullsville</span></header><div>/ˈdʌlsvɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dulsvil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">an activity or place which is boring or tedious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022274" href="entry://dull%23bigmac000022274"><span class="smallcaps">dull</span></a> + <em>-s-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082867" href="entry://-ville%23bigmac000082867"><span class="smallcaps">-ville</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dulse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dulse</span></header><div>/dʌls/ (<em>say</em> duls) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">coarse, edible, red seaweed, <em>Rhodymenia palmata</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Gaelic <em>duileasg</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duly" src="word_pronunciations/07418.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjuli/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> in a due manner; properly; fitly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> in due season; punctually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq498"> adequately.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duma</span></header><div>/ˈduma/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in Russia prior to 1917) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> a council or official assembly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> (<em>upper case</em>) an elective legislative assembly, constituting the lower house of parliament, which was established in 1905 by Nicholas II.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">douma</strong>. <div class="etym">[Russian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumaresq
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumaresq</span></header><div>/djuˈmɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'merik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">a device which gauges the rate at which an enemy ship, missile, etc., is moving.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after its inventor, JS <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096568" href="entry://Dumaresq%23bigmac000096568"><span class="smallcaps">Dumaresq</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumaresq
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumaresq</span></header><div>/djuˈmɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'merik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">a river which forms part of the NSW-Qld border; rises in the Great Dividing Range and flows west to join the Macintyre River.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in 1827 by its discoverer Allan Cunningham after the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022280" href="entry://Dumaresq%20family%23bigmac000022280"><span class="smallcaps">Dumaresq family</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumas</span></header><div>/dyˈma/ (<em>say</em> dooh'mah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> <strong>Alexandre</strong> /alɛkˈsɒ̃drə/ (<em>say</em> ahlek'sondruh) (<em>Dumas père</em>), 1802–70, French novelist and dramatist best known for historical novels including <em>The Three Musketeers</em> (1844) and <em>The Count of Monte Cristo</em> (1844).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> <strong>Alexandre</strong> (<em>Dumas fils</em>), 1824–95, French dramatist and novelist; son of Alexandre; best known for <em>La Dame aux Camélias</em> (novel, 1848; play, 1852).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb</span><z><span target_id="7yn3hU9htB">adj.</span><span target_id="7Xvyt8Gb8W">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumb" src="word_pronunciations/07421.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌm/ (<em>say</em> dum) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7yn3hU9htB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> without the power of speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq838"> bereft of the power of speech temporarily: <em class="example">dumb with astonishment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq847"> that does not speak or is little addicted to speaking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq108"> made, done, etc., without speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq688"> lacking some usual property, characteristic, etc.: <em class="example">dumb ague.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq453"> of or relating to a machine which cannot operate independently but is reliant on a computerised machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq261"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> stupid; dull-witted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> unpleasing; disagreeable: <em class="example">homework is so dumb.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7Xvyt8Gb8W">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq284"> <strong class="phr">dumb down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq814"> to put (information) in simpler terms, as for a less informed audience: <em class="example">to dumb down a lecture.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq427"> to remove all features that might indicate intelligence or cleverness from, so as not to intimidate others.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq850"> to cause (a group, country, etc.) to become less informed or less intelligent: <em class="example">calculators have been blamed for dumbing down maths students.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old English, related to German <em>dumm</em> stupid] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumbly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumbness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The use of this term (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022282" href="#mq869">1</a>) is now usually regarded as offensive. Alternative terms such as <em>speech-impaired</em> are in current use.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumbarton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumbarton</span></header><div>/dʌmˈbatn/ (<em>say</em> dum'bahtn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">a town in Scotland in West Dunbartonshire on the river Clyde; ship-building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumbass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855907002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumbass</span><z><span target_id="xrrmXYp4X1">n.</span><span target_id="Tyz6cSrJzq">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌmæs/ (<em>say</em> 'dumas) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xrrmXYp4X1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> a very stupid or foolish person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Tyz6cSrJzq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq915"> stupid; foolish: <em class="example"> a dumbass idea.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022282" href="entry://dumb%23bigmac000022282"><span class="smallcaps">dumb</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004134" href="entry://ass%23bigmac000004134"><span class="smallcaps">ass<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumbbell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumbbell</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumbbell" src="word_pronunciations/07419.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌmbɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'dumbel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> a gymnasium hand apparatus made of wood or metal, consisting of two balls joined by a bar-like handle, used as weights, usually in pairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022287" href="entry://dumbcluck%23bigmac000022287"><strong>dumbcluck</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumbcluck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumbcluck</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmklʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'dumkluk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">a fool; idiot.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumbbell</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumbfound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumbfound</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dumbfound" src="word_pronunciations/07420.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌmfaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'dumfownd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">to strike dumb with amazement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumfound</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022282" href="entry://dumb%23bigmac000022282"><span class="smallcaps">dumb</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098555" href="entry://confound%23bigmac000098555"><span class="smallcaps">confound</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumbfounder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dumbfounded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumbo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumbo</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dumboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dumbos</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the name of the flying elephant in the Walt Disney film <em>Dumbo</em> (1941)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumbstruck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626439364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumbstruck</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmstrʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'dumstruk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">shocked into speechlessness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumfries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumfries</span></header><div>/dʌmˈfriz/ (<em>say</em> dum'freez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a town in southern Scotland on the river Nith; administrative centre of Dumfries and Galloway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunant</span></header><div>/dynɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> doohnon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Henri</strong> /ʒɒ̃ ɒ̃ˈri/ (<em>say</em> zhon on'ree), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">1828–1910, Swiss founder of the International Red Cross; Nobel Peace prize 1901.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunaway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunaway</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnəweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dunuhway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Dorothy</strong>)<strong> Faye</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">born 1941, US actor; films include <em>Bonnie and Clyde</em> (1967) and <em>Network</em> (1976), for which she won the Academy Award for best actress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunbar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunbar</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnba/ (<em>say</em> 'dunbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">a ship bound for Sydney from Plymouth, England, wrecked at the Gap outside Sydney Harbour in 1857, with 120 lives lost.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunbartonshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunbartonshire</span></header><div>/dʌnˈbatənʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> dun'bahtuhnshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a former county in western Scotland; since 1996 divided between East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire unitary districts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dunbarton</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duncan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duncan</span></header><div>/ˈdʌŋkən/ (<em>say</em> 'dungkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Isadora</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">1878–1927, US dancer and choreographer whose free style, based on natural movements, influenced the development of modern dance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dunce" src="word_pronunciations/07429.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌns/ (<em>say</em> duns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a dull-witted or stupid person; a dolt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the name <em>Duns</em> in John <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022370" href="entry://Duns%20Scotus%23bigmac000022370"><span class="smallcaps">Duns Scotus</span></a>, whose system was attacked as foolish by the humanists]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dune</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dune" src="word_pronunciations/07430.mp3"></audio></span>/djun/ (<em>say</em> dyoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Middle Dutch, related to Old English <em>dūn</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021748" href="entry://down%23bigmac000021748"><span class="smallcaps">down<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunefield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac95881950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunefield</span></header><div>/ˈdjunfild/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohnfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">an area covered by sand dunes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunera</span></header><div>/dəˈnɪərə/ (<em>say</em> duh'nearruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a British troopship on which over 2000 men of German and Austrian origin who were living in the UK, many being Jewish refugees from Nazism, along with several hundred German and Italian prisoners of war and a small number of Nazi sympathisers, were brought from Britain to Australia during World War II; physical conditions and ill-treatment on the ship led to a court martial of officers.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac453225656" href="entry://Dunera%20Boys%23bigmac453225656"><strong>Dunera Boys</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunfermline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunfermline</span></header><div>/dʌnˈfɜmlən/ (<em>say</em> dun'fermluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">a town in eastern Scotland, in south-western Fife; burial place of many Scottish kings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dung</span><z><span target_id="SeMSTNFBRS">n.</span><span target_id="CDWkokkxqu">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dung" src="word_pronunciations/07433.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> dung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SeMSTNFBRS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> manure; excrement, especially of animals.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CDWkokkxqu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq613"> to manure (ground) with, or as with, dung.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dunge</em>, Old English <em>dung</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dungy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac34274010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dung</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dung" src="word_pronunciations/07433.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> dung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac26639403" href="entry://Nguyen%20Tan%20Dung%23bigmac26639403"><strong>Nguyen Tan Dung</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dungaree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dungaree</span></header><div>/dʌŋgəˈri/ (<em>say</em> dungguh'ree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> a coarse cotton fabric of Indian origin, used especially for sailors’ clothing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> (<em>plural</em>) work clothes, overalls, etc., made of this fabric.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (obsolete) <em>dungrī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dungeness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dungeness</span></header><div>/dʌndʒəˈnɛs/ (<em>say</em> dunjuh'nes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a headland in Kent, on the southern coast of England; lighthouse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dungeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dungeon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dungeon" src="word_pronunciations/07432.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'dunjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">any dark, small prison or cell, especially underground.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>donjon</em>, from Late Latin <em>dominio</em> dominion, tower, from Latin <em>dominus</em> master, lord]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dungheap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dungheap</span></header><div>/ˈdʌŋhip/ (<em>say</em> 'dungheep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">a pile of dung; dunghill.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dung heap</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunghill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunghill</span></header><div>/ˈdʌŋhɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dunghil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> a heap of dung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> a mean or vile place, abode, condition, or person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dungog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dungog</span></header><div>/ˈdʌngɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'dungog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a town and shire in eastern NSW on the Williams River; dairying, agricultural area.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunhill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunhill</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnhɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dunhil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Thomas Peel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">1876–1957, Australian surgeon; surgeon to the British monarch, 1919–57.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunite</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dunuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">an igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine with accessory pyroxene and chromite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Mt <em>Dun</em> near Nelson, NZ, where it was first identified]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunk</span><z><span target_id="h0w3DyD4hg">v.t.</span><span target_id="Oi0TTC8pzq">v.i.</span><span target_id="pQEz2I9I4y">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dunk" src="word_pronunciations/07434.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> dungk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="h0w3DyD4hg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> to dip (biscuits, etc.) into coffee, milk, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq689"> to submerge briefly in water or any other liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq589"> to immerse in liquid: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So she … dunked herself down to the neck with a gasp of shock at the coldness, and an involuntary laugh.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq248"> <em class="label">Basketball</em> to push (the ball) down through the basket, by jumping so high and so close to the ring that the hand can reach above the ring to achieve this.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Oi0TTC8pzq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq168"> to dip biscuits, etc., into coffee, etc.: <em class="example">you don’t dunk, do you?</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pQEz2I9I4y">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq807"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090261" href="entry://slam%20dunk%23bigmac000090261"><strong>slam dunk</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US (1920s), from German <em>dunken</em>, variant of <em>tunken</em> dip] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dunker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dunking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dunk" src="word_pronunciations/07434.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> dungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bill</strong> (<em>Edgar William Dunk</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">born 1938, Australian professional golfer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunkel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995039380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunkel</span><z><span target_id="IexhTd9tCx">adj.</span><span target_id="uvlT6T8Ixk">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʊŋkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'doongkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IexhTd9tCx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> of or relating to a dark lager with a smooth malty flavour.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uvlT6T8Ixk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq447"> such a beer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: dark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunker</span></header><div>/ˈdʌŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dungkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">a popular name for a member of the German Baptist Brethren, now chiefly in America, characterised by their Baptist practices, opposition to legal oaths and military service and by simplicity of life.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dunkard</strong> /ˈdʌŋkəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dungkuhd). <div class="etym">[variant of <em>Tunker</em>, from German, from <em>tunken</em> dip; with reference to baptism by immersion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunkerque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunkerque</span></header><div>/dɜnˈkɛək/ (<em>say</em> dern'kairk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">French name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022351" href="entry://Dunkirk%23bigmac000022351"><strong>Dunkirk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunkirk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunkirk</span></header><div>/dʌnˈkɜk/ (<em>say</em> dun'kerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a seaport in northern France; scene of the evacuation under German fire of the British Expeditionary Force of over 330 000 soldiers, 29 May–4 June 1940.</span></div> French, <strong>Dunkerque</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunlin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunlin</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnlən/ (<em>say</em> 'dunluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">a widely distributed sandpiper, <em>Calidris alpina</em>, which breeds in northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and which has been seen on rare occasions in Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect variant of <em>dunling</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022314" href="entry://dun%23bigmac000022314"><span class="smallcaps">dun<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042745" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042745"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunlop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunlop</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnlɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'dunlop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">a pressed Scottish cheese, creamy white in colour and having a mild flavour and creamy texture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Dunlop</em>, a parish in south-western Scotland, where originally made]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunlop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunlop</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnlɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'dunlop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>Ernest</strong>)<strong> Edward</strong> (‘<em>Weary</em>’), 1907–93, Australian surgeon; noted for heroic service to fellow prisoners-of-war under the Japanese in World War II; Australian of the Year 1976.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> <strong>Ian</strong>, 1927–2021, Australian director of anthropological documentary films, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq940"> <strong>James</strong>, 1793–1848, Scottish astronomer in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq261"> <strong>John Boyd</strong>, 1840–1921, Scottish veterinary surgeon; manufactured the first pneumatic tyres.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dunn" src="word_pronunciations/07137.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌn/ (<em>say</em> dun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Max</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">1895–1963, Australian journalist and poet, born in Ireland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunnage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunnage</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dunij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> baggage or personal effects: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>four trackers who would carry out the detective work and carry the dunnage and perhaps their masters as well when swamps and creeks were to be crossed.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq245"> loose material laid beneath or wedged between such items as cargo, machine parts, etc., to prevent injury from water or chafing: <em class="example">dried brush for dunnage.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>dunnetjes</em> loosely together]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunnart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunnart</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dunnart" src="word_pronunciations/07435.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌnat/ (<em>say</em> 'dunaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">any of the narrow-footed carnivorous dasyurids of genus <em>Sminthopsis</em>, being a small nocturnal marsupial resembling a mouse and feeding on small insects, ground-dwelling invertebrates and even small lizards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Noongar <em>danart</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dunne" src="word_pronunciations/07137.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌn/ (<em>say</em> dun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> <strong>Clare</strong>, born 1937 in Ireland, Australian television and radio producer, writer, and reporter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> <strong>Frank</strong>, 1897–1937, Australian cartoonist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunno</span></header><div>/dəˈnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'noh), /dʌˈnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> du'noh) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> (<em>in representations of speech</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">contraction of <em>don’t know</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunnock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunnock</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnək/ (<em>say</em> 'dunuhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033556" href="entry://hedge%20sparrow%23bigmac000033556"><strong>hedge sparrow</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022314" href="entry://dun%23bigmac000022314"><span class="smallcaps">dun<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051721" href="entry://-ock%23bigmac000051721"><span class="smallcaps">-ock</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunny</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dunny" src="word_pronunciations/07436.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'dunee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dunnies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> an outside toilet, found in unsewered areas, usually at some distance from the house it serves and consisting of a small shed furnished with a lavatory seat placed over a sanitary can: <em class="example">all alone like a country dunny.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq838"> a toilet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq521"> a sanitary can.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of British dialect <em>dunnakin</em>, from <em>dannaken</em>, from <em>danna</em> dung + <em>ken</em> place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunois</span></header><div>/dyˈnwa/ (<em>say</em> dooh'nwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean</strong> /ʒɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhon), <strong>Comte de</strong> (‘<em>Bastard of Orleans</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">c. 1403–68, French military leader, relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunolly</span></header><div>/dəˈnɒli/ (<em>say</em> duh'nolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">a town in central Victoria; agricultural and mining area.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Dunolly</em> Castle in Scotland]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunphy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861023413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunphy</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnfi/ (<em>say</em> 'dunfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Myles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">1891–95, Australian conservationist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunrossil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunrossil</span></header><div>/dʌnˈrɒsəl/ (<em>say</em> dun'rosuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Viscount</strong> (<em>William Shepherd Morrison</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">1893–1961, British politician, born in Scotland; governor-general of Australia 1960–61.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunsany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunsany</span></header><div>/dʌnˈseɪni/ (<em>say</em> dun'saynee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett</strong>, <strong>18th Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">1878–1957, Irish dramatist and writer of tales.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunsinane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunsinane</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnsəneɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dunsuhnayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a hill in central Scotland, north-east of Perth; a ruined fort on its summit is traditionally called Macbeth’s Castle. 308 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunstable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunstable</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnstəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dunstuhbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">1380–1453, English composer, mathematician and astrologer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunstall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579803355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunstall</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnstl/ (<em>say</em> 'dunstl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jason Hadfield</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">born 1964, Australian Rules football player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunstan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunstan</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnstən/ (<em>say</em> 'dunstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq335"> <strong>Sir Albert Arthur</strong>, 1882–1950, Australian state Country Party politician; premier of Victoria 1935–43, 1943–45.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> <strong>Don</strong>(<strong>ald</strong>)<strong> Allan</strong>, 1926–99, Australian state Labor politician, born in Fiji; premier of SA 1967–68, 1970–79.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq834"> (<strong>John</strong>)<strong> Keith</strong>, 1925–2013, Australian journalist and author.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Don Dunstan</strong> entered the SA House of Assembly in 1953. Having been premier in 1967–68, he was leader of the opposition in 1968–70 and became premier again when the Labor Party was re-elected in 1970. In his second term in office, Dunstan showed that there were important policy areas under state control where major reforms could be effected. His government oversaw the introduction of much progressive legislation, particularly in the areas of consumer protection, Aboriginal rights, industrial relations and environmental conservation. SA’s electoral laws and constitution were also reformed.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunwich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunwich</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dunich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a town on the western side of North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay, Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duo" src="word_pronunciations/07441.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjuoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duos</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dui</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duo" src="word_pronunciations/07440.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjui/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> <em class="label">Music</em> a duet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> a pair of singers, entertainers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq235"> any pair of people: <em class="example">an odd duo.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin: two]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq145">a word element meaning ‘two’, as in <em>duologue</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, combining form of <em>duo</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duologue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duologue</span></header><div>/ˈdjuəlɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuhlog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> a conversation between two persons; a dialogue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq974"> a dramatic performance or piece in the form of a dialogue limited to two speakers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022375" href="entry://duo-%23bigmac000022375"><span class="smallcaps">duo-</span></a> + <em>-logue</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047858" href="entry://monologue%23bigmac000047858"><span class="smallcaps">monologue</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duopoly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duopoly</span></header><div>/djuˈɒpəli/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'opuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> a market situation where two competing sellers hold control over a product or service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq105"> a situation in which two people or two groups dominate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022375" href="entry://duo-%23bigmac000022375"><span class="smallcaps">duo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047892" href="entry://monopoly%23bigmac000047892"><span class="smallcaps">(mono)poly</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duopolistic</strong> /djuɒpəˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> dyoohopuh'listik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duopolist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duopsony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duopsony</span></header><div>/djuˈɒpsəni/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'opsuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duopsonies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a market situation where two rival buyers control the demand for a product or service.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022375" href="entry://duo-%23bigmac000022375"><span class="smallcaps">duo-</span></a> + Greek <em>opsōnia</em> purchase of victuals, catering]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duotone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duotone</span><z><span target_id="Hf14beyU4U">adj.</span><span target_id="hC1xaMUvrW">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdjuətoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuhtohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Hf14beyU4U"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> of or relating to a halftone illustration printed in two colours from two plates made from the same original but usually with different screen angles.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hC1xaMUvrW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq057"> such an illustration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq169"> the process by which such an illustration is made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dup.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dup.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq721">duplicate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dupain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dupain</span></header><div>/djuˈpeɪn/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'payn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Max</strong>(<strong>well</strong>)<strong> Spencer</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">1911–92, Australian photographer, painter, writer, and critic.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong> Max Dupain</strong> studied art at the Julian Ashton School and began his photographic career working in the commercial studio of Sydney pictorialist photographer Cecil Bostock (1884–1939). In 1934 he set up his own studio and subsequently held a number of solo exhibitions and produced his iconic images of bodies sculpted by light and shadow, including <em>Sunbaker</em> (1937), his best-known work. He served as a camouflage officer with the RAAF during World War II. His later work included landscapes and industrial architecture. His work was commissioned for a number of books and is represented in the national gallery and most state galleries. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duparc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duparc</span></header><div>/dyˈpak/ (<em>say</em> dooh'pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henri</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">1848–1933, French composer, remembered mainly for his songs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dupatta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160348881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dupatta</span></header><div>/dʒuˈpʌtə/ (<em>say</em> jooh'putuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">(in South Asia) a doubled or two-layered length of cloth, worn by women as a scarf, veil, or shoulder wrap.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dupe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dupe<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="AJVHEQAdAJ">n.</span><span target_id="KXZVg058QI">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dupe" src="word_pronunciations/07442.mp3"></audio></span>/djup/ (<em>say</em> dyoohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AJVHEQAdAJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> a person who is imposed upon or deceived; a gull.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KXZVg058QI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq062"> (<strong class="bold">duped</strong>, <strong class="bold">duping</strong>) to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Old French: <em>duppe</em>, contraction of <em>de huppe</em> of a hoopoe, the bird being characterised as extremely stupid.] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dupable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dupability</strong> /djupəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> dyoohpuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac153378385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dupe<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/djup/ (<em>say</em> dyoohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">something which serves as a replacement for another, often less accessible, item: <em class="example">a dupe perfume; </em><em class="example">a destination dupe.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095674" href="entry://duplicate%23bigmac000095674"><span class="smallcaps">duplicate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dupery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dupery</span></header><div>/ˈdjupəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duperies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> the act or practice of duping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq786"> the state of someone who is duped.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duple</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duple" src="word_pronunciations/07444.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjupəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">double; twofold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>duplus</em> double]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durante</span></header><div>/djuˈrænti/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'rantee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jimmy</strong> (<em>James Francis Durante</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">1893–1980, US film comedian and nightclub performer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duras</span></header><div>/ˈdyra/ (<em>say</em> 'doohrah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marguerite</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">pen-name of Marguerite Donnadieu, 1914–96, French writer, born in French Indochina; works include the screenplay for the film <em>Hiroshima mon amour</em> (1960) and the short novel <em>The Lover</em> (1984).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duration</span><z><span target_id="P7Oa01RIVS">n.</span><span target_id="BiOjnVl5qY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duration" src="word_pronunciations/07449.mp3"></audio></span>/djuˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="P7Oa01RIVS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> continuance in time: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He began to impose suspensions, usually of short duration</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq693"> the length of time anything continues: <em class="example">to impose restrictions for the duration of the games.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BiOjnVl5qY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq629"> <strong class="phr">for the duration</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq417"> for a long time; for as long as something takes: <em class="example">he realised she might be sick for a long time and that he would have to be there to help for the duration.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq216"> (with particular reference to World War II) as long as the war continues.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Late Latin <em>dūrātio</em>, from Latin <em>dūrāre</em> to last]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durative</span></header><div>/ˈdjurətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohruhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">denoting a verb aspect, as in Russian, expressing uncompleted or continued action, etc. Compare English <em>beat</em> (which implies duration or continued action) with <em>strike</em>; also <em>walk</em>, durative, with <em>step</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durazzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durazzo</span></header><div>/duˈratsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dooh'rahtsoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091984" href="entry://Durr%C3%ABs%23bigmac000091984"><strong>Durrës</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durban
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durban</span></header><div>/ˈdɜbən/ (<em>say</em> 'derbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">a seaport in the eastern part of the Republic of South Africa, in the province KwaZulu-Natal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durbar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durbar</span></header><div>/ˈdɜba/ (<em>say</em> 'derbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in India before 1947) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> the court of an Indian ruler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> a public audience or levee held by an Indian prince or a British governor or viceroy; an official reception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq256"> the hall or place of audience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> the audience itself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindustani, Persian <em>darbār</em> court]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durbin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durbin</span></header><div>/ˈdɜbən/ (<em>say</em> 'derbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Deanna</strong> (born <em>Edna Mae Durbin</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq246">1921–2013, US singer and film actor; movie debut aged fourteen in <em>Three Smart Girls</em> (1936).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dürer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dürer</span></header><div>/ˈdyrə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Albrecht</strong> /ˈalbrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'ahlbrekt), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">1471–1528, German painter and engraver, noted especially for his woodcuts and copper engravings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duress</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duress" src="word_pronunciations/07450.mp3"></audio></span>/djuˈrɛs/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'res) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> constraint; compulsion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> forcible restraint of liberty; imprisonment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Law</em> such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>duresse</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>dūritia</em> hardness, austerity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durex</span></header><div>/ˈdjurɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohreks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq931"> Also, <strong class="vs">durex tape</strong>. <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072165" href="entry://sticky%20tape%23bigmac000072165"><strong>sticky tape</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq977"> <em class="label">British</em> a condom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac526733096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durga</span></header><div>/ˈdɜgə/ (<em>say</em> 'derguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">(in Hinduism) the goddess of war, sometimes regarded as malignant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <em>durgā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105988754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durham<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʌrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'duruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Judith</strong> (born <em>Judith Mavis Cock</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">1943–2022, Australian pop and folk singer; member of the Seekers.</span></div> See the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066743" href="entry://Seekers%23bigmac000066743"><strong>Seekers</strong></a>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durham<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdʌrəm/ (<em>say</em> 'duruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a city in north-eastern England, administrative centre of Durham; university founded 1832.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durian</span></header><div>/ˈdjuriən/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq204"> the edible fruit, with a hard, prickly rind and a distinctive flavour and smell, of a tree, <em>Durio zibethinus</em>, of south-eastern Asia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> the tree itself.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">durion</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay, from <em>duri</em> thorn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durif
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895113520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durif</span></header><div>/djuˈrɪf/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'rif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> a red grape variety, discovered near the southern French town of Montpellier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> a wine made from this grape, usually tannic with a spicy flavour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Plant <em>Durif</em>, named by François <em>Durif</em>, the botanist at the University of Montpellier who discovered it in 1880]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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during
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">during</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of during" src="word_pronunciations/07451.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjurɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohring) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> throughout the continuance of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> in the course of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French <em>durer</em>, from Latin <em>dūrāre</em> endure]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durkheim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durkheim</span></header><div>/ˈdɜkhaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'derkhuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Emile</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">1858–1917, French sociologist and philosopher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durmast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durmast</span></header><div>/ˈdɜmast/ (<em>say</em> 'dermahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a European oak, <em>Quercus petraea</em>, with a heavy, elastic wood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>dur</em> (? erroneous for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022314" href="entry://dun%23bigmac000022314"><span class="smallcaps">dun<sup>2</sup></span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045434" href="entry://mast%23bigmac000045434"><span class="smallcaps">mast<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durobby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durobby</span></header><div>/djuˈrɒbi/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'robee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063828" href="entry://robby%23bigmac000063828"><strong>robby</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dupleix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dupleix</span></header><div>/dyˈplɛks/ (<em>say</em> dooh'pleks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph François</strong> /ʒoʊzɛf frɒ̃ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> zhohzef fron'swah), <strong>Marquis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">1697–1763, French colonial governor in India 1742–54.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplet</span></header><div>/ˈdjuplət/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a pair of electrons, shared between two atoms, forming a covalent bond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Music</em> a group of two notes which are to be played in the time of three notes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022391" href="entry://duple%23bigmac000022391"><span class="smallcaps">dupl(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplex</span><z><span target_id="lrhPzDbzqw">adj.</span><span target_id="0V1f35BkmJ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duplex" src="word_pronunciations/07443.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjuplɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpleks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lrhPzDbzqw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> twofold; double.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> including two identical working parts in a single framework, though one could operate alone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq325"> denoting or relating to a system of telegraphic or radio communication for sending two messages simultaneously in opposite directions over a single wire or communications channel.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0V1f35BkmJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq072"> a T-bar lift with two parallel sets of towing cables and T-bars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq133"> a building consisting of two separate dwellings, arranged either on each storey of a two-storey building, or as a pair of semidetached cottages.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: literally, twofold; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087688" href="#mq133">5</a> US (1920s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplexer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplexer</span></header><div>/ˈdjuplɛksə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpleksuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a radio system which permits simultaneous transmission and reception of signals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplicate</span><z><span target_id="LV80qUmP7q">adj.</span><span target_id="QvPIIw7TAV">n.</span><span target_id="GNobZopj7L">v.t.</span><span target_id="XIj2NerBaV">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LV80qUmP7q"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duplicate" src="word_pronunciations/07445.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjupləkət/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpluhkuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> exactly like or corresponding to something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq068"> double; consisting of or existing in two corresponding parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq096"> <em class="label">Cards</em> denoting a game in which a team tries for the best result on hands also played by competing partnerships: <em class="example">duplicate bridge.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QvPIIw7TAV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duplicate" src="word_pronunciations/07445.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjupləkət/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpluhkuht) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq209"> a copy exactly like an original.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq200"> anything corresponding in all respects to something else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq733"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a duplicate game.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GNobZopj7L">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duplicate" src="word_pronunciations/07446.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjupləkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpluhkayt) (<strong class="bold">duplicated</strong>, <strong class="bold">duplicating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq344"> to make an exact copy of; repeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq177"> to double; make twofold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq635"> to reproduce by asexual means, as by cloning.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XIj2NerBaV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq520"> <strong class="phr">in duplicate</strong>, in two copies, exactly alike.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>duplicātus</em>, past participle, doubled] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duplicative</strong> /ˈdjupləkətɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpluhkuhtiv), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplication</span></header><div>/djupləˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dyoohpluh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> the act of duplicating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> the state of being duplicated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> a duplicate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplicator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplicator</span></header><div>/ˈdjupləkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpluhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a machine for making multiple copies of printed or handwritten documents by means of an inking apparatus and a specially prepared master copy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duplicating machine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplicity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplicity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duplicity" src="word_pronunciations/07447.mp3"></audio></span>/djuˈplɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'plisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duplicities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> the quality or state of being double: <em class="example">the duplicity of Saturn’s rings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq086"> <em class="label">Law</em> the inclusion of more than one claim, charge or defence in pleading, formerly regarded as a defect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>duplicitas</em> doubleness, from Latin <em>duplex</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087688" href="entry://duplex%23bigmac000087688"><span class="smallcaps">duplex</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duplicitous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dupré
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dupré</span></header><div>/dyˈpreɪ/ (<em>say</em> dooh'pray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> <strong>Jules</strong> /ʒyl/ (<em>say</em> zhoohl), 1812–89, French landscape painter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq880"> <strong>Marcel</strong>, 1886–1971, French organist and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duquesne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duquesne</span></header><div>/dyˈkeɪn/ (<em>say</em> dooh'kayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Abraham</strong>, <strong>Marquis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">1610–88, French naval commander.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dur<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/djuə/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">major.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac065118602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dur<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dɜ/ (<em>say</em> der) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019690" href="entry://der%23bigmac000019690"><strong>der</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dura</span></header><div>/ˈdjurə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022409" href="entry://dura%20mater%23bigmac000022409"><strong>dura mater</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dural</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durable</span><z><span target_id="vnf30laJt6">adj.</span><span target_id="1F4tRxpbfx">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of durable" src="word_pronunciations/07448.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjurəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vnf30laJt6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> having the quality of lasting or enduring; not easily worn out, decayed, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq480"> of or relating to goods which will be good for some time, as opposed to those intended to be used or consumed immediately.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1F4tRxpbfx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq889"> (<em>plural</em>) goods which are durable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>dūrābilis</em> lasting, from <em>dūrāre</em> endure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>durability</strong> /djurəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> dyoohruh'biluhtee), <strong>durableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>durably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durack<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdjuræk/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fanny</strong> (<em>Sarah Durack</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">1889–1956, Australian swimmer; first Australian woman to win an Olympic gold medal (1912).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durack<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdjuræk/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">a river in northern WA in the Kimberley region which rises in the central plateau and flows first northward and then north-east into Cambridge Gulf. 230 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091110" href="entry://Durack%20family%23bigmac000091110"><span class="smallcaps">Durack family</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duralumin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duralumin</span></header><div>/djuˈræljəmən/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'ralyuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">an alloy comparable in strength and hardness to soft steel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; <em>dur-</em> from <em>Düren</em>, Germany, where first produced + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001998" href="entry://aluminium%23bigmac000001998"><span class="smallcaps">alumin(ium)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durance</span><z><span target_id="UlUmUkSzou">n.</span><span target_id="3SEo1jH2oY">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdjurəns/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UlUmUkSzou"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq406"> forced confinement; imprisonment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Reformations rarely, if ever, commence within prison walls; and reformation the more tardily begins in proportion to the length of durance.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">oliné keese</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1859</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3SEo1jH2oY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">in durance vile</strong>, imprisoned.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from Middle French: duration, from <em>durer</em>, from Latin <em>dūrāre</em> to last]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durance</span></header><div>/dyˈrɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> dooh'rons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a river rising in the Alpine region of southern France and flowing south-west to the Rhône. 304 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durango
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durango</span></header><div>/djʊˈræŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dyoo'ranggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> a state in northern central Mexico. 123 181 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Durango.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> Also, <strong class="vs">Victoria de Durango</strong>. a city in north-western central Mexico, capital of Durango state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durra</span></header><div>/ˈdʌrə/ (<em>say</em> 'duruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq176">a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia, etc.; Indian millet; guinea corn.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doura</strong>, <strong class="vs">dourah</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic <em>dhura</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durrell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durrell</span></header><div>/ˈdʌrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'duruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lawrence George</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">1912–90, English novelist and poet, born in India; noted for the novels of the ‘Alexandria Quartet’ (1957–60).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dürrenmatt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dürrenmatt</span></header><div>/ˈdyrənmat/ (<em>say</em> 'doohruhnmaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Friedrich</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">1921–90, Swiss novelist and playwright.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durrës
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durrës</span></header><div>/ˈdurəs/ (<em>say</em> 'doohruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">a seaport in western Albania, on the Adriatic; important ancient city.</span></div> Italian, <strong>Durazzo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durry</span></header><div>/ˈdʌri/ (<em>say</em> 'duree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">durries</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a cigarette.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from (<em>Bull</em>)<em> Dur</em>(<em>ham</em>), a brand of tobacco, + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durst</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of durst" src="word_pronunciations/07452.mp3"></audio></span>/dɜst/ (<em>say</em> derst) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">a past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089406" href="entry://dare%23bigmac000089406"><strong>dare</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durule</span></header><div>/ˈdjurul/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohroohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076632" href="entry://time-release%20capsule%23bigmac000076632"><strong>time-release capsule</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dury</span></header><div>/ˈdjuri/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ian</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">1942–2000, British rock’n’roll singer and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duse</span></header><div>/ˈduzeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohzay), /djuz/ (<em>say</em> dyoohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eleonora</strong> /eɪleɪɒˈnɔrə/ (<em>say</em> aylayo'nawruh) (<em>Signora Checchi</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">1859–1924, Italian tragic actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dushanbe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac422066770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dushanbe</span></header><div>/duʃænˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> doohshan'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">the capital city of Tajikistan, in the western part.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Stalinabad</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Dyushambe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusk</span><z><span target_id="8B19Haqi0Y">n.</span><span target_id="kO7551YVH0">adj.</span><span target_id="fbYRrH89hQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="d0vuLgcpL3">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dusk" src="word_pronunciations/07455.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌsk/ (<em>say</em> dusk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8B19Haqi0Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> partial darkness; a state between light and darkness; twilight; shade; gloom. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Dusk, Lake Macquarie NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Piers Laverty&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+dusk.JPG"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> the darker stage of twilight.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kO7551YVH0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq095"> dark; tending to darkness.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fbYRrH89hQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq749"> to become dusk; darken.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="d0vuLgcpL3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq517"> to make dark.</span></div><div class="etym"> [metathetic variant of Old English <em>dux</em>, <em>dox</em> dark, distantly related to Latin <em>fuscus</em> dark brown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duskish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusky</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dusky" src="word_pronunciations/07454.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌski/ (<em>say</em> 'duskee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">duskier</strong>, <strong class="bold">duskiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq874"> somewhat dark; dark-coloured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> (of a person) having dark skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq011"> deficient in light; dim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq186"> gloomy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022432" href="entry://dusk%23bigmac000022432"><span class="smallcaps">dusk</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duskily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duskiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dusserah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413925269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dusserah</span></header><div>/ˈdʌʃərə/ (<em>say</em> 'dushuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a Hindu festival in honour of Durga (in eastern India) and Rama (in northern India), celebrated on the tenth and final day of Navratri.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dashera</strong>, <strong class="vs">Dassera</strong>, <strong class="vs">Dussehra</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>daśahrā</em>, from <em>daś</em> ten + <em>ahar</em> day]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dustbin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dustbin</span><z><span target_id="gIGETR723n">n.</span><span target_id="0Hj1DOwS22">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌstbɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dustbin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gIGETR723n"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac029388427" href="entry://rubbish%20bin%23bigmac029388427">rubbish bin</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac029388427" href="entry://rubbish%20bin%23mq549">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0Hj1DOwS22">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq468"> <strong class="phr">the dustbin of history</strong>, those aspects of history deemed not worth remembering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dustcart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dustcart</span></header><div>/ˈdʌstkat/ (<em>say</em> 'dustkaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029488" href="entry://garbage%20truck%23bigmac000029488"><strong>garbage truck</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dustcoat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dustcoat</span></header><div>/ˈdʌstkoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dustkoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a long, light overgarment worn to protect clothing from dust.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">duster</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusted</span></header><div>/ˈdʌstəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dustuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">(of a miner) affected by silicosis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duster</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duster" src="word_pronunciations/07458.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌstə/ (<em>say</em> 'dustuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq931"> someone or something that dusts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq991"> a cloth, brush, etc., for removing dust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq697"> a felt pad mounted on a wooden block, used in schools for cleaning the blackboard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq163"> an apparatus for sprinkling dust or powder on something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq425"> <em class="label">US</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq563"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022440" href="entry://dustcoat%23bigmac000022440"><strong>dustcoat</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq94"> Also, <strong class="vs">duster coat</strong>. a loose-fitting, lightweight coat worn by women, especially in summer.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusthole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusthole</span></header><div>/ˈdʌsthoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dust-hohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">a dusty location.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusting</span></header><div>/ˈdʌstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dusting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> a light coating, as of powder: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Yelonda duly appeared as a dusting of lights on the plain ahead.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kenneth cook</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1961</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq558"> the cleaning practice of removing dust from furniture, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq036"> the practice of coating something or someone with a light covering of a powdered substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq897"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a beating; thrashing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dustman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dustman</span></header><div>/ˈdʌstmən/ (<em>say</em> 'dustmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dustmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029487" href="entry://garbageman%23bigmac000029487"><strong>garbageman</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dustpan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dustpan</span></header><div>/ˈdʌstpæn/ (<em>say</em> 'dustpan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">a shovel-like utensil with a short handle into which dirt, refuse, etc., is swept for removal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dustproof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dustproof</span></header><div>/ˈdʌstpruf/ (<em>say</em> 'dustproohf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">impervious to dust.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusty</span><z><span target_id="6QfO9HqGFa">adj.</span><span target_id="5MuOXC4GQc">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌsti/ (<em>say</em> 'dustee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6QfO9HqGFa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">dustier</strong>, <strong class="bold">dustiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> filled, covered, or clouded with dust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> of the nature of dust; powdery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq148"> of the colour of dust; grey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq695"> out of sorts.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq735"> hungover.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5MuOXC4GQc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq671"> <strong class="phr">not so </strong>(or <strong class="phr">too</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dusty</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not too bad; quite good.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089179" href="entry://dust%23bigmac000089179"><span class="smallcaps">dust</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dustily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dustiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dusty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dusty</span></header><div>/ˈdʌsti/ (<em>say</em> 'dustee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Slim</strong> (born <em>David Gordon Kirkpatrick</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">1927–2003, Australian country-music singer, guitarist, and composer; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Slim Dusty</strong> was born at Kempsey, NSW. He adopted that name at the age of 11, vowing to escape a life of milking cows by becoming a country-music entertainer. His first hit, ‘The Pub With No Beer’ (1957), was in the Australian hit parade for six months, and became the first Australian gold record as well as the first Australian song to enter the charts in England. Dusty released more than 100 albums, received 36 Golden Guitar awards and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dutch</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> duch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">wife.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022202" href="entry://duchess%23bigmac000022202"><span class="smallcaps">duchess</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch</span><z><span target_id="KPhSpebg8r">adj.</span><span target_id="8aaHZEYrAU">n.</span><span target_id="1GgGYoAVmI">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> duch) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KPhSpebg8r"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands, or their country or language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8aaHZEYrAU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq785"> the people of the Netherlands collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq185"> a Germanic language, the language of the Netherlands.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1GgGYoAVmI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">go Dutch</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have each person pay their own expenses. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US; from the thrifty habits of early Dutch and German immigrants]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq369"> <strong class="phr">in dutch with</strong>, in trouble or disfavour with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>dutsch</em> German, Dutch; related to German <em>deutsch</em>, German, from Old High German <em>diutise</em> of the people, translation of Latin <em>vulgāris</em> vernacular]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duteous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duteous</span></header><div>/ˈdjutiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohteeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">dutiful; obedient; submissive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>duteously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>duteousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duterreau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duterreau</span></header><div>/ˈdjutəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtuhroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Benjamin</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">1767–1851, English artist in Australia, pioneer painter of historical events.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duterte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257054150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duterte</span></header><div>/duˈtɜteɪ/ (<em>say</em> dooh'tertay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rodrigo Roa</strong> (<em>Rody</em>, ‘<em>Digong</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">born 1945, Philippine politician; president 2016–22.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dutiable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dutiable</span></header><div>/ˈdjutiəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohteeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">subject to duty, as imported goods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dutiful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dutiful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dutiful" src="word_pronunciations/07464.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjutəfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtuhfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq790"> performing the duties required of one; obedient: <em class="example">a dutiful child.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> required by duty; proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty: <em class="example">dutiful attention.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dutifully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dutifulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutton</span></header><div>/ˈdʌtn/ (<em>say</em> 'dutn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq777"> <strong>Francis Stacker</strong>, 1816–77, Australian politician, born in Germany; premier of SA 1863 and 1865.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq034"> <strong>Geoffrey Piers Henry</strong>, 1922–98, Australian writer and editor, author of the verse collection <em>Antipodes in Shoes</em> (1958).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq752"> <strong>H</strong>(<strong>enry</strong>)<strong> Orlando</strong>, 1894–1962, Australian sculptor, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq386"> <strong>Peter Craig</strong>, born 1970, Australian federal Liberal politician; became leader of the opposition in 2022.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq961"> <strong>William Pelham</strong>, 1811–78, Australian sea-captain and pioneer whaler.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Geoffrey Dutton</strong> interrupted his studies at Adelaide University to become an RAAF pilot in World War II. He graduated from Oxford University in 1949 and returned to Australia to lecture in English at Adelaide University. In 1962 he resigned in order to pursue a career as a writer. His more than 50 published books include works of history, poetry, including the verse collection <em>Antipodes in Shoes</em> (1958), fiction, biography and travel.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duty</span><z><span target_id="Odx5vdJsPz">n.</span><span target_id="GZOZBWRfVk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of duty" src="word_pronunciations/07465.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdjuti/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Odx5vdJsPz"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> that which one is bound to do by moral or legal obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq551"> the binding or obligatory force of that which is morally right; moral obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq039"> action required by one’s position or occupation; office; function: <em class="example">the duties of a soldier; </em><em class="example">the duties of a clergyman.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq930"> the conduct due to a superior; homage; respect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq214"> an act of respect, or an expression of respectful consideration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq018"> a specific or <em>ad valorem</em> levy imposed by law on the import, export, sale, or manufacture of goods, the transference of property, the legal recognition of deeds and documents, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq131"> a payment, service, etc., imposed and enforceable by law or custom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq063"> the amount of work done by an engine per unit amount of fuel consumed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq010"> the measure of effectiveness of any machine.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> the amount of water necessary to provide for the crop in a given area.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="GZOZBWRfVk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq561"> <strong class="phr">bounden duty</strong>, a solemn obligation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">call of duty</strong>, an obligation consequent on one’s job, position, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">do duty for</strong>, to be a substitute for; serve the same function as.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq263"> <strong class="phr">off duty</strong>, not at work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq244"> <strong class="phr">on duty</strong>, at work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>duete</em>, from Anglo-French, from <em>du</em>, <em>due</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101172" href="entry://due%23bigmac000101172"><span class="smallcaps">due</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duumvir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duumvir</span></header><div>/ˈdjuəmvɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuhmvear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">duumvirs</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">duumviri</strong> /ˈdjuəmvɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuhmvearree))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">a member of a duumvirate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, backformation from <em>duum virum</em>, genitive plural, of two men]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duumvirate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duumvirate</span></header><div>/djuˈʌmvərət/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'umvuhruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> a union of two holders of the same office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> the office or government of two such persons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022488" href="entry://duumvir%23bigmac000022488"><span class="smallcaps">duumvir</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004320" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004320"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duvalier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duvalier</span></header><div>/dyvalˈjeɪ/ (<em>say</em> doohvahl'yay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> <strong>Dr François</strong> /frɒ̃ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> fron'swah) (‘<em>Papa Doc</em>’), 1907–71, dictator of Haiti 1957–71.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> <strong>Jean-Claude</strong> /ʒɒ̃-ˈkloʊd/ (<em>say</em> zhon-'klohd) (‘<em>Baby Doc</em>’), 1951–2014, son of François, Haitian politician; president 1971–86.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duvall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac343888069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duvall</span></header><div>/duˈvæl/ (<em>say</em> dooh'val) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert Selden</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">born 1931, US film actor; films include <em>Apocalypse Now</em> (1979) and <em>Tender Mercies</em> (1983), for the latter of which he won the Academy Award for best actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dweeb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dweeb</span></header><div>/dwib/ (<em>say</em> dweeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">a person who is despised as lacking vigour or personal style.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US slang: fool] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dweebish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dweebishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dweebishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwell</span><z><span target_id="o4FNWpAUDj">v.i.</span><span target_id="MAYCLUwpZ3">n.</span><span target_id="YPhSaBAnHN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dwell" src="word_pronunciations/07470.mp3"></audio></span>/dwɛl/ (<em>say</em> dwel) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="o4FNWpAUDj"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dwelt</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dwelled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dwelling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq363"> to abide as a permanent resident.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> to continue for a time.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MAYCLUwpZ3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Machinery</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq643"> a pause occurring regularly when a machine is in operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq262"> a flat part on a cam which, during part of the cycle, keeps a part in a specific position.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YPhSaBAnHN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">dwell on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to linger over in thought, speech, or writing; to emphasise: <em class="example">to dwell upon a subject; </em><em class="example">to dwell on a point in argument.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dwellen</em> delay, linger, abide, Old English <em>dwellan</em>, <em>dwelian</em> hinder, delay] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dweller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwelling</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dwelling" src="word_pronunciations/07469.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdwɛlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dweling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> a place of residence or abode; a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> a room or suite of rooms designed to be used as a separate domicile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> continued or habitual residence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwelt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwelt</span></header><div>/dwɛlt/ (<em>say</em> dwelt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089176" href="entry://dwell%23bigmac000089176"><strong>dwell</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwine</span></header><div>/dwaɪn/ (<em>say</em> dwuyn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">dwined</strong>, <strong class="bold">dwining</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">to waste away; fade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>dwīnan</em> languish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwt</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq217">pennyweight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>, for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019518" href="entry://denarius%23bigmac000019518"><span class="smallcaps">denarius</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019518" href="entry://denarius%23mq200">2</a>) + <em>wt</em> weight]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dy</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">dysprosium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyad</span><z><span target_id="wZRLQVt2Fx">n.</span><span target_id="tlYBJU6tmk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaɪæd/ (<em>say</em> 'duyad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wZRLQVt2Fx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq071"> a group of two; a couple.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Biology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq405"> a secondary morphological unit, consisting of two monads: <em class="example">chromosome dyad.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq464"> the double chromosomes resulting from the splitting of a tetrad.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq649"> <em class="label">Chemistry Obsolete</em> an element, atom, or group having a valency of two.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tlYBJU6tmk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq559"> dyadic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diad</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>dyas</em>, from Greek <em>dyas</em> the number two]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyak</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪæk/ (<em>say</em> 'duyak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018765" href="entry://Dayak%23bigmac000018765"><strong>Dayak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyarchy</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪaki/ (<em>say</em> 'duyahkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dyarchies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020194" href="entry://diarchy%23bigmac000020194"><strong>diarchy</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dyarchic</strong> /daɪˈakɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'ahkik), <strong>dyarchical</strong> /daɪˈakɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> duy'ahkikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyason
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyason</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edward Clarence Evelyn</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">1886–1949, Australian engineer, stockbroker and economist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dybbuk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dybbuk</span></header><div>/ˈdɪbʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'dibook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dybbuks</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dybbukim</strong> /dəˈbukɪm/ (<em>say</em> duh'boohkim))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">(in Jewish folklore) the malevolent spirit of a dead person which may enter the body of a living person and which requires exorcism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>dibbūk</em>, from <em>dābaḳ</em> to cling, cleave]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dycon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac350522969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dycon</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪkɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'duykon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">an <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090739" href="entry://icon%23bigmac000090739">icon</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090739" href="entry://icon%23mq586">4</a>) of the lesbian community.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dykon</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089087" href="entry://dyke%23bigmac000089087"><span class="smallcaps">dyke<sup>2</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090739" href="entry://icon%23bigmac000090739"><span class="smallcaps">icon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dye</span><z><span target_id="rpFCtyWsE6">n.</span><span target_id="9BhseN3eME">v.t.</span><span target_id="XhuzIES8Ec">v.i.</span><span target_id="WpgdN7p57f">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dye" src="word_pronunciations/07472.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ/ (<em>say</em> duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rpFCtyWsE6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> a colouring material or matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq202"> a liquid containing colouring matter for imparting a particular hue to cloth, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq229"> colour or hue, especially as produced by dyeing.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">dyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dyeing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9BhseN3eME">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq624"> to colour or stain; treat with a dye; colour (cloth, etc.) by soaking in a liquid containing colouring matter: <em class="example">to dye cloth red.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq158"> to impart (colour) by means of a dye.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XhuzIES8Ec">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq027"> to impart colour, as a dye: <em class="example">this brand dyes well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq734"> to become coloured when treated with a dye: <em class="example">this cloth dyes easily.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WpgdN7p57f">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq494"> <strong class="phr">of the deepest </strong>(or <strong class="phr">blackest</strong>)<strong class="phr"> dye</strong>, of the worst kind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089177" href="#mq861">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089177" href="#mq229">3</a> (noun): Middle English <em>die</em>, Old English <em>dēag</em>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089177" href="#mq624">4</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089177" href="#mq734">7</a> (verb) Middle English <em>dien</em>, Old English <em>dēagian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dyed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dyer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac82635005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dye</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dye" src="word_pronunciations/06688.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪ/ (<em>say</em> duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Shane</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">born 1966, NZ champion jockey in Australia and Hong Kong.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyeing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyeing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dyeing" src="word_pronunciations/07473.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'duying) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">process of colouring fibres, yarns, or fabrics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyeline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyeline</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'duyluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a proof produced by photographic means.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyelot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861233588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyelot</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪlɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'duylot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a batch of yarn or fabric which is dyed as one processing, and which therefore has consistency of colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dyer" src="word_pronunciations/06798.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> <strong>Bob</strong> (<em>Robert Neal Dyer</em>), 1900–84, Australian radio and television quiz personality, born in the US.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq027"> <strong>Jack</strong> (<em>John Raymond Dyer</em>), 1913–2003, Australian Rules football player; noted as a ruckman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyestuff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyestuff</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪstʌf/ (<em>say</em> 'duystuf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a material yielding, or used as, a dye.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duvet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duvet</span></header><div>/ˈduveɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohvay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021498" href="entry://doona%23bigmac000021498"><strong>doona</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, down]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duvetyn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duvetyn</span></header><div>/ˈdjuvətən/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohvuhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">a napped fabric, in a twilled or plain weave, of cotton, wool, silk, or rayon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duvetine</strong>, <strong class="vs">duvetyne</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from <em>duvet</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022491" href="entry://duvet%23bigmac000022491"><span class="smallcaps">duvet</span></a> + <em>-yn</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dux</span><z><span target_id="NmZtf1sLNT">n.</span><span target_id="H4fWr6ZSok">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dux" src="word_pronunciations/07467.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌks/ (<em>say</em> duks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NmZtf1sLNT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> the top pupil academically in some division of a school.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="H4fWr6ZSok">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq911"> to come first in academic examinations ahead of (all others): <em class="example">to dux the class.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: leader]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duyfken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135752421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duyfken</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊfkən/ (<em>say</em> 'dowfkuhn), /ˈdʌvkən/ (<em>say</em> 'duvkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">a Dutch ship under the command of Willem Jansz which landed at Cape York and charted the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula in 1606; first recorded visit to Australia by Europeans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duyker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duyker</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'duykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022261" href="entry://duiker%23bigmac000022261"><strong>duiker</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DV<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq735">Deo volente.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac573346487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DV<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="IKP0nigJeM">n.</span><span target_id="mNsYCDfv1A">adj.</span></z></header><div>/di ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> dee 'vee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IKP0nigJeM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> domestic violence.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mNsYCDfv1A">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq372"> of or relating to domestic violence: <em class="example">a DV fatality.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DVD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac767801778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DVD</span><z><span target_id="4twxieBHwI">n.</span><span target_id="75Mw9pvCql">adj.</span></z></header><div>/di vi ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> dee vee 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4twxieBHwI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> a high-capacity optical disc, usually 12 cm in diameter, used to store, in digital form, audio, video or text data, especially films, television shows, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> the technology related to this storage.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="75Mw9pvCql">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq699"> relating to or utilising this technology: <em class="example">a DVD movie.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digital versatile disc</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally <em>d</em>(<em>igital</em>)<em> v</em>(<em>ideo</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>isc</em>), later <em>d</em>(<em>igital</em>)<em> v</em>(<em>ersatile</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>isc</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DVI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140183013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DVI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq139">Disaster Victim Identification.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dvina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dvina</span></header><div>/dvjɪˈna/ (<em>say</em> dvyi'nah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> a river rising in western Russia, flowing into Belarus then north-west through Latvia to the Baltic at Riga. 1021 km. Latvian, <strong>Daugava</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> Also, <strong class="vs">Northern Dvina</strong>. a river in northern Russia in Europe, flowing north-west to <strong>Dvina Bay</strong> (Gulf of Archangel), an arm of the White Sea. About 756 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dvořák
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dvořák</span></header><div>/ˈdvɔʒak/ (<em>say</em> 'dvawzhahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Antonin</strong> /ˈantɒnjin/ (<em>say</em> 'ahntonyeen), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">1841–1904, Czech composer; best known for his Symphony No. 9 <em>From the New World</em> (1893).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DVR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558186784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DVR</span></header><div>/di vi ˈa/ (<em>say</em> dee vee 'ah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">an electronic device which records video in a digital format, allowing capture and playback to and from a disk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>igital</em>)<em> v</em>(<em>ideo</em>)<em> r</em>(<em>ecorder</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DVT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112037216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DVT</span></header><div>/di vi ˈti/ (<em>say</em> dee vee 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac482882917" href="entry://deep%20vein%20thrombosis%23bigmac482882917"><strong>deep vein thrombosis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DVWP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242390016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DVWP</span></header><div><div class="chunk">(<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">God willing and weather permitting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DV &amp; WP</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>D</em>(<em>eo</em>)<em> v</em>(<em>olente</em>) God willing + <em>w</em>(<em>eather</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>ermitting</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DW
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575802337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DW</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq621">data warehouse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwale</span></header><div>/dweɪl/ (<em>say</em> dwayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">the deadly nightshade, <em>Atropa belladonna</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Scandinavian. Compare Danish <em>dvale</em>, sleep, torpor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194349282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwang</span></header><div>/dwæŋ/ (<em>say</em> dwang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Building Trades</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">a short piece of timber fixed horizontally between vertical framing members, to which lining materials may be attached.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarf</span><z><span target_id="rj1w7vpA4k">n.</span><span target_id="P7YDfvNvwo">adj.</span><span target_id="jpDFJaIroe">v.t.</span><span target_id="03WDfoZqN9">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dwarf" src="word_pronunciations/07468.mp3"></audio></span>/dwɔf/ (<em>say</em> dwawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rj1w7vpA4k"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dwarfs</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dwarves</strong> /dwɔvz/ (<em>say</em> dwawvz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> a person suffering from a genetic condition resulting in short stature, especially a person with achondroplasia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> any human being much below the ordinary stature or size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq922"> an animal or plant much below the ordinary size of its kind or species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq646"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq382"> (in Norse mythology) one of a race of small humanoid beings of short stature, famed as skilful miners and smiths and generally represented with long beards.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq821"> (in fantasy literature) any similar being.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq376"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022504" href="entry://dwarf%20star%23bigmac000022504"><strong>dwarf star</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="P7YDfvNvwo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq040"> of unusually small stature or size; diminutive.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jpDFJaIroe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq840"> to cause to appear or seem small in size, extent, character, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq194"> to make dwarf or dwarfish; prevent the due development of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="03WDfoZqN9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq606"> to become stunted or smaller.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dwerf</em>, Old English <em>dweorg</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The first plural form given, <em>dwarfs</em>, has the greatest frequency and acceptability. However, the occurrence of the form <em>dwarves</em> is increasing.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarfish</span></header><div>/ˈdwɔfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dwawfish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">like a dwarf; below the ordinary stature or size; diminutive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dwarfishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dwarfishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarfism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarfism</span></header><div>/ˈdwɔfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dwawfizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">the pathological condition of being a dwarf.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyewood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyewood</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'duywood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">any wood yielding a colouring matter used for dyeing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyfed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyfed</span></header><div>/ˈdʌvɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'duved) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a former county in south-western Wales; replaced in 1996 by several unitary authorities. 5762 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dying</span><z><span target_id="xHSBrhhXLE">adj.</span><span target_id="YjrzrwauHh">n.</span><span target_id="SdPMn7iyP3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dying" src="word_pronunciations/07473.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'duying) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xHSBrhhXLE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> ceasing to live; approaching death: <em class="example">a dying man.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> relating to or associated with death: <em class="example">a dying hour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq654"> given, uttered, or manifested just before death: <em class="example">dying words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq333"> drawing to a close: <em class="example">the dying year.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YjrzrwauHh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq874"> death.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SdPMn7iyP3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">be dying for</strong>, to desire or want keenly or greatly: <em class="example">I’m dying for a drink.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">be dying to</strong>, to desire or want keenly to: <em class="example">I’m dying to see Venice.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyirbal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyirbal</span><z><span target_id="wvvTJby9Cm">n.</span><span target_id="YGWvrxUYJK">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʒɪəbal/ (<em>say</em> 'jearbahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wvvTJby9Cm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area of northern coastal Qld from around Tully to Innisfail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq99"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YGWvrxUYJK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq330"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Djirbal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyke<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="VfWVH5jhZn">n.</span><span target_id="GKjf1qaDXs">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dyke" src="word_pronunciations/07475.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VfWVH5jhZn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> an embankment for restraining the waters of the sea or a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq740"> a ditch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq753"> a ridge or bank of earth as thrown up in excavating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq305"> a causeway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq853"> an obstacle; barrier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq245"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a tabular body of igneous rock which cuts across the structure of adjacent rocks or cuts massive rocks; formed by intrusion of magma.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq847"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a toilet.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GKjf1qaDXs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dyked</strong>, <strong class="bold">dyking</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq641"> to furnish or drain with a dyke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq073"> to enclose, restrain, or protect by a dyke: <em class="example">to dyke a tract of land.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dike</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>dik</em> ditch, wall, from Old English <em>dīc</em> trench. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103750" href="entry://ditch%23bigmac000103750"><span class="smallcaps">ditch</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dyker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyke<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dyke" src="word_pronunciations/07474.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪk/ (<em>say</em> duyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">a lesbian.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dike</strong>. <div class="etym">[from US slang <em>dike</em>, <em>dike out</em> dress up, i.e., (of a woman) to dress up like a man; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089591" href="entry://deck%23bigmac000089591"><span class="smallcaps">deck</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089591" href="entry://deck%23mq975">14</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dykey</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dykon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac267374288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dykon</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪkɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'duykon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac350522969" href="entry://dycon%23bigmac350522969"><strong>dycon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dylan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dylan</span></header><div>/ˈdɪlən/ (<em>say</em> 'diluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bob</strong> (born <em>Robert Allen Zimmerman</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">born 1941, US folk and rock composer, singer and musician; one of the most influential of pop figures, especially as a protest singer during the 1960s; Nobel prize for literature 2016.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyn.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyn.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq607">dyne.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyna-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyna-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq763">a word element referring to power, as in <em>dynameter</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dynam-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>dynamis</em> power, <em>dynasthai</em> be able]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynameter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynameter</span></header><div>/daɪˈnæmətə/ (<em>say</em> duy'namuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022533" href="entry://dyna-%23bigmac000022533"><span class="smallcaps">dyna-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>; or shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022545" href="entry://dynamometer%23bigmac000022545"><span class="smallcaps">dynamometer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamic</span><z><span target_id="FSqwMHJYGh">adj.</span><span target_id="4pnZluJwfG">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dynamic" src="word_pronunciations/07477.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈnæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> duy'namik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FSqwMHJYGh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq503"> <em class="label">Physics</em> of or relating to force not in equilibrium (opposed to <em>static</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> relating to dynamics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq267"> relating to or characterised by energy or effective action; active; forceful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq380"> full of energy and enthusiasm: <em class="example">a dynamic personality.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4pnZluJwfG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq684"> a particular state of social or personal interaction: <em class="example">the interesting dynamic between actor and audience.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dynamical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dynamikos</em> powerful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dynamically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dynamics" src="word_pronunciations/07476.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪˈnæmɪks/ (<em>say</em> duy'namiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the branch of mechanics concerned with those forces which cause or affect the motion of bodies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq513"> the science or principles of forces acting in any field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq055"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) the forces, physical or moral, at work in any field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq414"> <em class="label">Music</em> variations in the volume of sound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dynamism" src="word_pronunciations/07478.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪnəmɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> the force or active principle on which a thing, person or movement operates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> the doctrine that all things are essentially active.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamite</span><z><span target_id="MahMHU6jsk">n.</span><span target_id="Pq47CSGZLj">v.t.</span><span target_id="4lmA0gsxHr">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dynamite" src="word_pronunciations/07479.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MahMHU6jsk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> a high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with some absorbent substance such as kieselguhr.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> anything or anyone potentially dangerous and liable to cause trouble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> anything or anyone exceptional.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Pq47CSGZLj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dynamited</strong>, <strong class="bold">dynamiting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq065"> to blow up, shatter, or destroy with dynamite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq592"> to mine or charge with dynamite.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4lmA0gsxHr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq650"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of exceptional quality; excellent: <em class="example">a dynamite new album.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022539" href="entry://dynamism%23bigmac000022539"><span class="smallcaps">dynam(ism)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dynamitic</strong> /daɪnəˈmɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> duynuh'mitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamiter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamiter</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnəmaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhmuytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">someone who uses dynamite, especially for revolutionary purposes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dynamitist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dynamo" src="word_pronunciations/07480.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dynamos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> any rotating machine in which mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy, especially a direct current generator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a forceful, energetic person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <em>dynamoelectric machine</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq254">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022533" href="entry://dyna-%23bigmac000022533"><strong>dyna-</strong></a>, as in <em>dynamometer</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamoelectric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamoelectric</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪnəmoʊəˈlɛktrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duynuhmohuh'lektrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">relating to the conversion of mechanical energy into electric energy, or vice versa: <em class="example">a dynamoelectric machine.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dynamoelectrical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamometer</span></header><div>/daɪnəˈmɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> duynuh'momuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> a device for measuring force or power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac924379490" href="entry://engine%20dynamometer%23bigmac924379490"><strong>engine dynamometer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022543" href="entry://dynamo-%23bigmac000022543"><span class="smallcaps">dynamo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dynamometry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamometry</span></header><div>/daɪnəˈmɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> duynuh'momuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">the study or practice of the construction or use of dynamometers.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dynamometric</strong> /ˌdaɪnəmoʊˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .duynuhmoh'metrik), <strong>dynamometrical</strong> /ˌdaɪnəmoʊˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .duynuhmoh'metrikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamotor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamotor</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnəmoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhmohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a machine which combines both motor and generator action in one magnetic field either with two armatures or with one armature having two separate windings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022533" href="entry://dyna-%23bigmac000022533"><span class="smallcaps">dyna-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048316" href="entry://motor%23bigmac000048316"><span class="smallcaps">motor</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynast</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnəst/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuhst), /ˈdɪnæst/ (<em>say</em> 'dinast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">a ruler or potentate, especially a hereditary ruler.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dynastēs</em>, from Greek <em>dynastēs</em> lord, chief, ruler, from <em>dynasthai</em> to be powerful]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynasty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dynasty" src="word_pronunciations/07481.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪnəsti/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuhstee), <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> /ˈdaɪnəsti/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhstee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dynasties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> a sequence of rulers from the same family or stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq493"> the rule of such a sequence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq764"> a sequence of important powerful or wealthy people from the one family.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>dynastie</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dynastic</strong> /dəˈnæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> duh'nastik), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-), <strong>dynastical</strong> /dəˈnæstɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> duh'nastikuhl), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dynastically</strong> /dəˈnæstɪkli/ (<em>say</em> duh'nastiklee), /daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> duy-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynatron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynatron</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnətrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'duynuhtron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">a radio valve consisting of three electrodes, in which as the plate voltage increases there is a decrease in the plate current because of emission of electrons from the plate; once frequently used as an oscillator in radios.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075775" href="entry://tetrode%23bigmac000075775"><strong>tetrode</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022533" href="entry://dyna-%23bigmac000022533"><span class="smallcaps">dyna-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac101559761" href="entry://-tron%23bigmac101559761"><span class="smallcaps">-tron</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac740451526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyno</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duynoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dynos</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac924379490" href="entry://engine%20dynamometer%23bigmac924379490"><strong>engine dynamometer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dys-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dys-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq797">a prefix, especially medical, indicating difficulty, poor condition, as in <em>dysphoria</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: hard, bad, unlucky]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dysart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dysart</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪsat/ (<em>say</em> 'duysaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a town in central eastern Qld, north-east of Clermont; coalmining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysarthria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysarthria</span></header><div>/dɪsˈaθriə/ (<em>say</em> dis'ahthreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">impaired intelligibility due to the breakdown of one or more aspects of speech, as respiration, phonation, resonance and prosody, as a result of impaired innervation of muscles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + Greek <em>arthron</em> joint]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyscalculia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyscalculia</span></header><div>/ˌdɪskælˈkjuliə/ (<em>say</em> .diskal'kyoohleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">severe impairment of the ability to make arithmetical calculations, as a result of a brain disorder or injury.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095458" href="entry://calculate%23bigmac000095458"><span class="smallcaps">calcul(ate)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dyscalculic</strong> /dɪskælˈkjulɪk/ (<em>say</em> diskal'kyoohlik), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyschronic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac781271037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyschronic</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkrɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'kronik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">occurring out of its proper or regular time: <em class="example">a style of music described as dyschronic.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dyschronism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysentery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysentery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dysentery" src="word_pronunciations/07483.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪsəntri/ (<em>say</em> 'disuhntree), <em class="label">Originally US</em> /-tɛri/ (<em>say</em> -teree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhoea that becomes mucous and haemorrhagic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dysenteria</em>, from Greek; replacing Middle English <em>dissenterie</em>, from Old French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dysenteric</strong> /dɪsənˈtɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> disuhn'terik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation /ˈdɪsəntɛri/ is considered by some to be not standard in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysfunction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysfunction</span><z><span target_id="3hzQr0cknI">n.</span><span target_id="MACSzT1M8H">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis'fungkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3hzQr0cknI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> malfunctioning, as of a structure of the body.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MACSzT1M8H">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq770"> to cease to function as would be considered usual; suffer a breakdown.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysfunctional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac494980173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysfunctional</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> dis'fungkshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> not functioning properly or normally: <em class="example">a dysfunctional engine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> not functioning in a way that conforms behaviourally, socially, etc., to accepted norms: <em class="example">a dysfunctional family; </em><em class="example">a dysfunctional relationship.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dysfunctionality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dysfunctionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysgenic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysgenic</span></header><div>/dɪsˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'jenik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">relating to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced (opposed to <em>eugenic</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac787568948" href="entry://-genic%23bigmac787568948"><span class="smallcaps">-genic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysgenics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysgenics</span></header><div>/dɪsˈdʒɛnɪks/ (<em>say</em> dis'jeniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">the study of the operation of factors that cause degeneration in offspring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024766" href="entry://eugenics%23bigmac000024766"><span class="smallcaps">(eu)genics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysgeusia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac330768321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysgeusia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈgjuziə/ (<em>say</em> dis'gyoohzeeuh), /-siə/ (<em>say</em> -seeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a distortion or alteration of the sense of taste.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">parageusia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysgraphia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysgraphia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈgræfiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'grafeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">impairment in the ability to write.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031346" href="entry://graph-%23bigmac000031346"><span class="smallcaps">graph-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyskinesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122699988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyskinesia</span></header><div>/dɪskaɪˈniʒə/ (<em>say</em> diskuy'neezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">any of various disorders characterised by involuntary repetitive movements.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>dyskinesia</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <em>kinēsis</em> movement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysrhythmia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac596650827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysrhythmia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈrɪðmiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'ridhmeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">an abnormal or disordered rhythm, as of the electrical activity in the brain.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dysrhythmic</strong>, <strong>dysrhythmical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysthymia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac645944308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysthymia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈθaɪmiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'thuymeeuh), /dɪsˈθɪmiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'thimeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">a mild form of depression characterised by a chronic inability to get pleasure out of life, usually accompanied by irregularities in the patterns of eating and sleeping, chronic tiredness, and low self-esteem; persistent depressive disorder.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dysthymic disorder</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + Greek <em>-thymia</em> mindedness, from <em>thymos</em> mind] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dysthymic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dystocia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dystocia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈtoʊkiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'tohkeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">slow or difficult labour or delivery.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dystokia</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>dystokia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dystopia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589813181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dystopia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈtoʊpiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'tohpeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">an imaginary world in which everything is as bad as it can possibly be (opposed to <em>utopia</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081858" href="entry://Utopia%23bigmac000081858"><span class="smallcaps">(U)topia</span></a>, antonym for <em>utopia</em>, as if it were <em>*eutopia</em> good place (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024743" href="entry://eu-%23bigmac000024743"><span class="smallcaps">eu-</span></a>); coined by JS Mill, 1806–73] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dystopian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dystrophin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192196644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dystrophin</span></header><div>/dɪsˈtroʊfən/ (<em>say</em> dis'trohfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq65">a cytoplasmic protein important in the maintenance of muscular structure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dystrophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dystrophy</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstrəfi/ (<em>say</em> 'distruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">any abnormal bodily condition caused by lack of nutrition, especially degeneration of the muscles.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048825" href="entry://muscular%20dystrophy%23bigmac000048825"><strong>muscular dystrophy</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">dystrophia</strong> /dɪsˈtroʊfiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'trohfeeuh). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078260" href="entry://-trophy%23bigmac000078260"><span class="smallcaps">-trophy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dystrophic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysuria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysuria</span></header><div>/dɪsˈjʊəriə/ (<em>say</em> dis'yoouhreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">difficult or painful urination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek <em>dysouria</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456689739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyula</span><z><span target_id="4Klf4K1ZKy">n.</span><span target_id="QYtFw5DL1W">adj.</span></z></header><div>/diˈulə/ (<em>say</em> dee'oohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4Klf4K1ZKy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq879"> a western African people living mainly in Côte d’Ivoire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Dyula</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Dyulas</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq639"> the language of this people, belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QYtFw5DL1W">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Jula</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyushambe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyushambe</span></header><div>/djʊˈʃambi/ (<em>say</em> dyoo'shahmbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac422066770" href="entry://Dushanbe%23bigmac422066770"><strong>Dushanbe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dzerzhinsky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dzerzhinsky</span></header><div>/dzɪəˈʒinski/ (<em>say</em> dzear'zheenskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Feliks Edmundovich</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">1877–1926, Polish-born organiser and head of the Soviet Cheka.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac779594579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dzo</span></header><div>/zoʊ/ (<em>say</em> zoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086709" href="entry://zo%23bigmac000086709"><strong>zo</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dso</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dzongkha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550420098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dzongkha</span></header><div>/ˈzɒŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'zongkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Bhutan and Nepal; the official language of Bhutan.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dzongka</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dzugashvili
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dzugashvili</span></header><div>/dʒʊgaʃˈvili/ (<em>say</em> joogahsh'veelee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091063" href="entry://Stalin%23bigmac000091063"><strong>Stalin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dzungaria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dzungaria</span></header><div>/dʒʊŋˈgɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> joong'gairreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">a region of western China, between the Altai Mountains and the Tien Shan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dzus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac842454482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dzus</span></header><div>/zus/ (<em>say</em> zoohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">of or relating to any of various fasteners with a slotted head and spiral slot in the shank, allowing it to be tightened or loosened over a heavy wire by one quarter turn: <em class="example">Dzus button; </em><em class="example">Dzus latch; </em><em class="example">Dzus bolt.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the inventor, William <em>Dzus</em>, in the 1930s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyslalia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyslalia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈleɪliə/ (<em>say</em> dis'layleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">defective articulation due to faulty learning or structural abnormalities of the speech organs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>dys-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <em>lālia</em> talking]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyslectic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyslectic</span><z><span target_id="GdjQpyqM37">n.</span><span target_id="oIBj5liNKf">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɪsˈlɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'lektik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GdjQpyqM37"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq994"> someone who suffers from dyslexia.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oIBj5liNKf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq496"> suffering from dyslexia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dyslexic</strong> /dɪsˈlɛksɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'leksik).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyslexia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyslexia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dyslexia" src="word_pronunciations/07484.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈlɛksiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'lekseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">impairment in reading ability, often associated with other disorders especially in writing and coordination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042292" href="entry://lexis%23bigmac000042292"><span class="smallcaps">lex(is)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyslogistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyslogistic</span></header><div>/dɪsləˈdʒɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> disluh'jistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">conveying disapproval or censure; opprobrious; not eulogistic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099214" href="entry://eulogistic%23bigmac000099214"><span class="smallcaps">(eu)logistic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dyslogistically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysmenorrhoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysmenorrhoea</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dysmenorrhoea" src="word_pronunciations/07485.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˌmɛnəˈriə/ (<em>say</em> dis.menuh'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">painful menstruation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dysmenorrhea</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046144" href="entry://meno-%23bigmac000046144"><span class="smallcaps">meno-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064400" href="entry://-rrhoea%23bigmac000064400"><span class="smallcaps">-rrhoea</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysmorphia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac269644870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysmorphia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈmɔfiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'mawfeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a part of the body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + Greek <em>morphē</em> form, shape + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dysmorphic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyson</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪsən/ (<em>say</em> 'duysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> <strong>Edward George</strong>, 1865–1931, Australian journalist, novelist and short-story writer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> <strong>Will</strong>(<strong>iam Henry</strong>), 1880–1938, brother of Edward George, Australian satirical cartoonist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyspareunia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyspareunia</span></header><div>/dɪspəˈruniə/ (<em>say</em> dispuh'roohneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">painful intercourse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + Greek <em>pareunos</em> bedfellow + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyspepsia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyspepsia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dyspepsia" src="word_pronunciations/07486.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpɛpsiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'pepseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">unsettled or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to <em>eupepsia</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dyspepsy</strong> /dɪsˈpɛpsi/ (<em>say</em> dis'pepsee). <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyspeptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyspeptic</span><z><span target_id="feyGbUW96q">adj.</span><span target_id="qUAIqdIm3L">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dyspeptic" src="word_pronunciations/07487.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˈpɛptɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'peptik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="feyGbUW96q"><em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">dyspeptical</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq189"> relating to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> morbidly gloomy or pessimistic.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qUAIqdIm3L">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq219"> a person subject to or suffering from dyspepsia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dyspeptically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysphagia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysphagia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfeɪdʒiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'fayjeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">difficulty in swallowing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055990" href="entry://-phage%23bigmac000055990"><span class="smallcaps">-phag(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dysphagic</strong> /dɪsˈfædʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'fajik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysphasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysphasia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfeɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> dis'fayzhuh), /-ˈfeɪziə/ (<em>say</em> -'fayzeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003229" href="entry://aphasia%23bigmac000003229"><strong>aphasia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056051" href="entry://-phasia%23bigmac000056051"><span class="smallcaps">-phasia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysphemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysphemia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfimiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'feemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">disturbance of phonation, articulation or hearing due to psychological disorders.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: ill language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysphemism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysphemism</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsfəmɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'disfuhmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> the substitution of a harsh, disparaging or offensive expression for a mild or agreeable one (opposed to <em>euphemism</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> the expression so substituted: <em class="example">‘dead meat ticket’ is a dysphemism for ‘identity disc’.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysphonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysphonia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> dis'fohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">disturbance of the normal functioning in the production of sound by the vocal organs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: roughness of sound] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dysphonic</strong> /dɪsˈfɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'fonik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysphoria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysphoria</span></header><div>/dɪsˈfɔriə/ (<em>say</em> dis'fawreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: agitation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dysphoric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysplasia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysplasia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpleɪʒə/ (<em>say</em> dis'playzhuh), /-ˈpleɪziə/ (<em>say</em> -'playzeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">abnormal development of bodily parts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from <em>dys-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <em>-plasia</em>, from Greek <em>plasis</em> a shaping] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dysplastic</strong> /dɪsˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'plastik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyspnoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyspnoea</span></header><div>/dɪspˈniə/ (<em>say</em> disp'neeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">difficult or laboured breathing (opposed to <em>eupnoea</em>).</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">dyspnea</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>dyspnoia</em> difficulty of breathing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dyspnoeal</strong>, <strong>dyspnoeic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyspraxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac942116087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyspraxia</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpræksiə/ (<em>say</em> dis'prakseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq254"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003417" href="entry://apraxia%23bigmac000003417"><strong>apraxia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> Also, <strong class="vs">developmental dyspraxia</strong>. motor difficulties caused by perceptual problems, resulting from the failure of the neurons in the brain to develop correctly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>dys-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022551" href="entry://dys-%23bigmac000022551"><span class="smallcaps">dys-</span></a> + <em>praxia</em> doing, action] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dyspraxic</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysprosium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysprosium</span></header><div>/dɪsˈproʊsiəm/ (<em>say</em> dis'prohseeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">a rare-earth metallic element found in small amounts in certain minerals together with other rare earths.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Dy; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 162.50; <em>atomic number</em>: 66. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>dysprositos</em> hard to get at]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cybercast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac200691012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cybercast</span><z><span target_id="SlJNy9jhXS">v.i.</span><span target_id="ONTvkzJoVs">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsaɪbəkast/ (<em>say</em> 'suybuhkahst) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SlJNy9jhXS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> (<strong class="bold">cybercast</strong>, <strong class="bold">cybercasting</strong>) to broadcast over the internet, often in real time.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ONTvkzJoVs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq496"> such a broadcast.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cybercaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cybercasting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dangar family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dangar family</span></header><div>/ˈdæŋga/ (<em>say</em> 'danggah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian family noted for pastoral and political activities. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq631"> <strong>Henry</strong>, 1796–1861, surveyor, pastoralist and politician, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq129"> his brother, <strong>Thomas</strong>, 1807–78, politician, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq578"> <strong>Thomas Gordon Gibbons</strong>, 1829–90, son of Thomas, pastoralist and politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq037"> <strong>Henry Carey</strong>, 1830–1917, son of Henry, barrister and conservative politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq049"> <strong>Frederick Holkham</strong>, 1831–1921, son of Henry, merchant and financier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq320"> <strong>Albert Augustus</strong>, 1840–1913, son of Henry, pastoralist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darius I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darius I</span></header><div>/dəˈraɪəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'ruyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Darius Hystaspis</em>, ‘<em>Darius the Great</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">550?–486? BC, king of Persia 521–486 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darius II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darius II</span></header><div>/dəˈraɪəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'ruyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">died 404 BC, king of Persia 424–404 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darius III
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darius III</span></header><div>/dəˈraɪəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'ruyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">died 330 BC, king of Persia 336–330 BC; defeated by Alexander the Great.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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David I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">David I</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">1084–1153, king of Scotland 1124–53.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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David II
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">David II</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">1324–71, king of Scotland 1329–71.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac735981034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">gliomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">gliomata</strong> /glaɪˈohmətə/ (<em>say</em> gluy'ohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">a brain tumour originating in the brain stem, usually occurring in children; highly malignant.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DIPG</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dimitrios I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dimitrios I</span></header><div>/diˈmitriəs/ (<em>say</em> dee'meetreeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Dimitrios Papadopoulos</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">1914–91, Turkish-born archbishop; Eastern Orthodox patriarch 1972–91.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'oh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac741788597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’oh</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of d’oh" src="word_pronunciations/07089.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊ/ (<em>say</em> doh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">(a self-reprimanding grunt used when one has done something stupid.)</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019690" href="entry://der%23bigmac000019690"><strong>der</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac038305392" href="entry://duh%23bigmac038305392"><strong>duh</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[as used by Homer Simpson of <em>The Simpsons</em> television cartoon] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The pronunciation of <em>d’oh</em> is difficult to convey in the conventional manner used by <em>Macquarie</em>. The vowel sound is a glide from /ɒ/ to /ʊ/ and there is a glottal stop at the end. It is said in quite a high monotone, with an optional accompanying slap to the forehead.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domain Name System
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac531046585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domain Name System</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a system for naming internet-connected devices or services which adopts a hierarchy of discrete types of information to provide a unique location.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DNS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Downer family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Downer family</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Downer family" src="word_pronunciations/07215.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'downuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian family of politicians. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq686"> <strong>Sir John William</strong>, 1843–1915, state politician; premier of SA 1885–87; 1892–93.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> his son, <strong>Sir Alexander Russell</strong>, 1910–81, barrister, federal Liberal politician and diplomat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq365"> <strong>Alexander John Gosse</strong>, born 1951, son of Sir Alexander, federal Liberal politician; leader of the opposition 1994–95; minister for foreign affairs 1996–2007.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duffy family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duffy family</span></header><div>/ˈdʌfi/ (<em>say</em> 'dufee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian political and legal family. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> <strong>Sir Charles Gavan</strong>, 1816–1903, Irish patriot and politician; premier of Victoria 1871–72.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> his son, <strong>John Gavan</strong>, 1844–1917, born in Ireland; politician and prominent member of the Roman Catholic Church</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq283"> <strong>Sir Frank Gavan</strong>, 1852–1936, brother of John Gavan, barrister, born in Ireland; chief justice of the High Court 1930–35.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> <strong>Sir Charles Leonard Gavan</strong>, 1882–1961, son of Sir Frank Gavan, judge and lecturer in law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dulhunty family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dulhunty family</span></header><div>/dəlˈhʌnti/ (<em>say</em> duhl'huntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian pioneering family in NSW. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> <strong>John</strong>, died 1828, surgeon and farmer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> his son, <strong>Robert Venour</strong>, 1802–53, grazier; originally squatted on land near the present city of Dubbo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq747"> <strong>John Allan</strong>, 1911–94, great-grandson of Robert; geologist, lecturer and explorer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumaresq family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumaresq family</span></header><div>/djuˈmɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'merik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian family prominent in a variety of spheres. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> <strong>Henry</strong>, 1792–1838, soldier, private secretary to Governor Darling and one of the pioneers of the New England district.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> his brother, <strong>William John</strong>, 1793–1868, soldier, civil engineer and politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq035"> <strong>Edward</strong>, 1802–1906, brother of Henry and William; engineer; appointed surveyor general in 1825.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq744"> <strong>John Saumarez</strong>, 1873–1922, grandson of William John, naval officer; naval commander during World War I; appointed commander of the Australian fleet in 1919. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Captain John Dumaresq in his cabin aboard HMAS &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Sydney&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt;, January 1919. He commanded the &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Sydney&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt; from 1917 to 1919.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Dumaresq%20family_EN0168.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>John Saumarez Dumaresq</strong> was born in Sydney but brought up in Britain. He entered the Royal Navy in 1886 as a 13-year-old cadet and served with distinction in the Battle of Jutland (May/June 1916). In 1917 he was transferred on loan to the Royal Australian Navy as captain of HMAS <em>Sydney</em>. There he was able to pioneer the use of an aircraft launching platform on the decks to dispatch planes to drive off German zeppelins which at the time were bombing the British fleet in the North Sea. Dumaresq commanded the <em>Sydney</em> until early 1919, when he was given command of the Australian fleet with the rank of commodore.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duncan I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duncan I</span></header><div>/ˈdʌŋkən/ (<em>say</em> 'dungkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">died 1040, king of Scotland 1034–40, murdered by Macbeth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Durack family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Durack family</span></header><div>/ˈdjuræk/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an Australian pastoralist family, prominent in various spheres. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> <strong>Michael</strong>, 1808–53, born in Ireland and emigrated to Australia in 1853.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq514"> his brother, <strong>Jeremiah</strong> (‘<em>Darby</em>’), 1819–73, born in Ireland, emigrated to Australia and settled near Goulburn, NSW, in 1849.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq289"> <strong>Patrick</strong>, 1834–98, son of Michael, established a cattle station on Cooper Creek in western Qld and later, in 1882, took up land on the Ord River in WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq233"> <strong>Michael</strong>, 1845–95, brother of Patrick, with him established a cattle station on Cooper Creek in western Qld; later took up land on the Ord River in WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq741"> <strong>Michael Patrick</strong>, 1865–1950, son of Patrick, pastoralist, businessman, and politician in WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq321"> <strong>John Wallace</strong>, 1867–1936, brother of Michael Patrick, pastoralist in WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq201"> <strong>Dame Mary</strong>, 1913–94, daughter of Michael Patrick, Australian author; wrote a history of the family, <em>Kings in Grass Castles</em> (1959).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq751"> <strong>Elizabeth</strong>, 1916–2000, sister of Mary, Australian painter and illustrator; specialised in landscapes of the Kimberley region, WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust sheet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust sheet</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst ʃit/ (<em>say</em> 'dust sheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022441" href="entry://dust%20cover%23bigmac000022441"><strong>dust cover</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022441" href="entry://dust%20cover%23mq547">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unbelieve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac106656355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unbelieve</span></header><div>/ʌnbəˈliv/ (<em>say</em> unbuh'leev) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">unbelieved</strong>, <strong class="bold">unbelieving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088565" href="entry://disbelieve%23bigmac000088565"><strong>disbelieve</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D, d
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D, d</span></header><div>/di/ (<em>say</em> dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">D’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Ds</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">d’s</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ds</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> the fourth letter of the English alphabet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq186"> (used as a symbol) the fourth in order; the fourth in a series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq653"> the second degree of the scale of C, or the fourth degree of the scale of A minor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq180"> a written or printed note representing this tone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq532"> a key, string, or pipe producing this note in a tuned instrument.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq544"> (in solmisation) the second note of the scale, called <em>re</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [the fourth letter of the Roman alphabet, corresponding to Greek <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019394" href="entry://delta%23bigmac000019394"><span class="smallcaps">delta</span></a> and Phoenician and Hebrew <em>daleth</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shandy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shandy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shandy" src="word_pronunciations/20762.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃændi/ (<em>say</em> 'shandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">-dies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">a mixed drink of beer with lemonade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018508" href="entry://shandygaff%23bigmac000018508"><span class="smallcaps">shandygaff</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-clean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-clean</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dry-clean" src="word_pronunciations/07372.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪ-ˈklin/ (<em>say</em> druy-'kleen) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">to clean (garments, etc.) with chemical solvents rather than water.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drycleaner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bombers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac082480062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bombers</span></header><div>/ˈbɒməz/ (<em>say</em> 'bomuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq727"> <strong>the</strong>, the AFL team of the Victorian suburb Essendon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">Dons</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corner store
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corner store</span></header><div>/kɔnə ˈstɔ/ (<em>say</em> kawnuh 'staw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">a small local shop selling a range of goods for domestic consumption.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">corner shop</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA and SA</em>, <strong class="vs">deli</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em>, <strong class="vs">milk bar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dagwood sandwich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dagwood sandwich</span></header><div>/ˌdægwʊd ˈsænwɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> .dagwood 'sanwich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">a large sandwich, with a number of different fillings, and sometimes more than two slices of bread.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dagwood</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Dagwood</em> Bumstead, the hero of a US comic strip <em>Blondie</em> who was given to making sandwiches of this type]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance floor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704745335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance floor</span></header><div>/ˈdæns flɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'dans flaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a special area with a prepared surface for dancing, as in a restaurant, hall, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dancefloor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danish blue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danish blue</span></header><div>/deɪnɪʃ ˈblu/ (<em>say</em> daynish 'blooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a blue veined cheese originally made in Denmark.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">danablu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danish pastry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danish pastry</span></header><div>/deɪnɪʃ ˈpeɪstri/ (<em>say</em> daynish 'paystree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">a confection of sweet yeast dough containing egg and milk, cut into crescents, turnovers, triangles, etc., and filled with almond paste, apple, apricots, lemon curd, sweetened cream cheese, etc., before cooking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Danish</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark'un
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark’un</span></header><div>/ˈdakən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Wharf Labourer Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">a 24-hour shift.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">darkun</strong>. <div class="etym">[altered form of <em>dark one</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dash cam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac721588414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dash cam</span></header><div>/ˈdæʃ kæm/ (<em>say</em> 'dash kam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a camera installed on the dashboard of a motor vehicle, designed to video the road ahead, in particular to provide evidence in the event of an accident.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dashcam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day trading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931886290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day trading</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ treɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'day trayding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">the buying and subsequent selling of stocks or shares on the same day or during the same trading session.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">daytrading</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>day trader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day wear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749364949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day wear</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ wɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'day wair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac516729407" href="entry://casual%20wear%23bigmac516729407"><strong>casual wear</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">daywear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deal breaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac383575412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deal breaker</span></header><div>/ˈdil breɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'deel braykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> a demand issued during negotiations on an agreement, contract, etc., which is of such a nature as to cause the whole negotiation to be cancelled. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac609911332" href="entry://deal%20maker%23bigmac609911332"><strong>deal maker</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac609911332" href="entry://deal%20maker%23mq475">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq846"> anything which is a deterrent against venturing into a personal arrangement, agreement, relationship, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deal-breaker</strong>, <strong class="vs">dealbreaker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deal maker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609911332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deal maker</span></header><div>/ˈdil meɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'deel maykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> a person who is skilled in negotiating deals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq475"> a particular offer which clinches a deal. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac383575412" href="entry://deal%20breaker%23bigmac383575412"><strong>deal breaker</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac383575412" href="entry://deal%20breaker%23mq855">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deal-maker</strong>, <strong class="vs">dealmaker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac946560194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death bird</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ bɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'deth berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac881379073" href="entry://bird%20of%20death%23bigmac881379073"><strong>bird of death</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deathbird</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac692640418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death care</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ kɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'deth kair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">services or products provided for the burial or cremation of a deceased person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deathcare</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-beard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac037151436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-beard</span></header><div>/di-ˈbɪəd/ (<em>say</em> dee-'beard) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> to remove a growth of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101112" href="entry://beard%23bigmac000101112">beard</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101112" href="entry://beard%23mq848">1</a>) from, as with a razor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> to remove the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101112" href="entry://beard%23bigmac000101112">beard</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101112" href="entry://beard%23mq418">2</a>) from (a mussel).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">debeard</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-sea</span></header><div>/ˈdip-si/ (<em>say</em> 'deep-see) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">of, relating to, or in the deeper parts of the sea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deepsea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital TV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac321728697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital TV</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ti ˈvi/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl tee 'vee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">the technology of sending and receiving television images and sound as digitally-encoded signals.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac194613512" href="entry://HDTV%23bigmac194613512"><strong>HDTV</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac522282909" href="entry://SDTV%23bigmac522282909"><strong>SDTV</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">digital television</strong>, <strong class="vs">DTV</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt bike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901722656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt bike</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt baɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dert buyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">a motorbike designed for cross-country conditions, built with a high engine and exhaust system, often of especially light construction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dirtbike</strong>, <strong class="vs">trail bike</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disco dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disco dancing</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskoʊ dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'diskoh dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq395"> Also, <strong class="vs">disco</strong>. dancing, often improvised, performed to disco music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq354"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> recreational, non-Aboriginal dancing; whitefella dancing. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093910" href="entry://dancing%23bigmac000093910"><strong>dancing</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093910" href="entry://dancing%23mq880">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dish pig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac802111277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dish pig</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃ pɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'dish pig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">an employee in a cafe or restaurant who does the washing up.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dishpig</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101130" href="entry://dish%23bigmac000101130"><span class="smallcaps">dish</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101130" href="entry://dish%23mq887">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090121" href="entry://pig%23bigmac000090121"><span class="smallcaps">pig<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090121" href="entry://pig%23mq756">5</a>); from the notion that this is considered the most menial task]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doberman pinscher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doberman pinscher</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Doberman pinscher" src="word_pronunciations/07064.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊbəmən ˈpɪntʃə/ (<em>say</em> dohbuhmuhn 'pinchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">one of a breed of large smooth-coated terriers, usually black-and-tan or brown, with long forelegs, and wide hindquarters.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Doberman</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Ludwig <em>Dobermann</em>, 19th-century German dog breeder + German <em>Pinscher</em> terrier]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggie mackerel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac18321770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggie mackerel</span></header><div>/dɒgi ˈmækərəl/ (<em>say</em> dogee 'makuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070630" href="entry://Spanish%20mackerel%23bigmac000070630"><strong>Spanish mackerel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070630" href="entry://Spanish%20mackerel%23mq134">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doggy mackerel</strong>, <strong class="vs">doggie</strong>, <strong class="vs">doggy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog paddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog paddle</span><z><span target_id="rNhZQzUbo4">n.</span><span target_id="yp7QBDGAL6">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dog paddle" src="word_pronunciations/07091.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒg pædl/ (<em>say</em> 'dog padl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rNhZQzUbo4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq953"> a simple, very slow swimming stroke, in which the arms and legs are flicked below water.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yp7QBDGAL6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq870"> (<strong class="bold">dog paddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dog paddling</strong>) to perform this swimming stroke.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dogpaddle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogtooth violet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogtooth violet</span></header><div>/ˌdɒgtuθ ˈvaɪələt/ (<em>say</em> .dogtoohth 'vuyuhluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> a bulbous plant, <em>Erythronium dens-canis</em>, of Europe, bearing purple flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq293"> any of several American plants of the same genus.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog’s-tooth violet</strong>, <strong class="vs">dogviolet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do-hickey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do-hickey</span></header><div>/ˈdu-hɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'dooh-hikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">any device or gadget, the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten; doodad.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dohickey</strong>, <strong class="vs">doohickie</strong>. <div class="etym">[? <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021480" href="entry://doodad%23bigmac000021480"><span class="smallcaps">do(odad)</span></a> + <em>hickey</em> an unspecified object]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do-it-yourself
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do-it-yourself</span></header><div>/du-ət-jəˈsɛlf/ (<em>say</em> dooh-uht-yuh'self) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">of or designed for use by amateurs without special training: <em class="example">a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DIY</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>do-it-yourselfer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doll's house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doll’s house</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlz haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dolz hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> a toy house for dolls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq970"> a small, pretty house, built in a conventional style.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">dollhouse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolly pot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolly pot</span></header><div>/ˈdɒli pɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'dolee pot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> a tub in which a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101131" href="entry://dolly%23bigmac000101131">dolly</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101131" href="entry://dolly%23mq482">6b</a>) is used.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq666"> a steel mortar in which gold-bearing quartz is crushed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dollypot</strong>, <strong class="vs">dolly tub</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domremy-la-Pucelle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domremy-la-Pucelle</span></header><div>/dɒ̃reɪmi-la-pyˈsɛl/ (<em>say</em> donraymee-lah-pooh'sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">a village in north-eastern France; birthplace of Joan of Arc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Domremy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donegal beard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac219710963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donegal beard</span></header><div>/dɒnəgəl ˈbɪəd/ (<em>say</em> donuhguhl 'beard) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac709826634" href="entry://chin%20curtain%20beard%23bigmac709826634"><strong>chin curtain beard</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Donegal</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091966" href="entry://Donegal%23bigmac000091966"><span class="smallcaps">Donegal</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101112" href="entry://beard%23bigmac000101112"><span class="smallcaps">beard</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donets Basin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donets Basin</span></header><div>/ˌdɒnɛts ˈbeɪsən/ (<em>say</em> .donets 'baysuhn), /daˌnjɛts/ (<em>say</em> dah.nyets) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">an area south of the Donets River, in Eastern Ukraine and south-western Russia; important coalmining region and industrial area. 24 994 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Donbass</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doppler transducer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240717181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doppler transducer</span></header><div>/dɒplə trænsˈdjusə/ (<em>say</em> dopluh trans'dyoohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a handheld ultrasound device which measures changes in the nature and frequency in the flow of blood in a blood vessel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doppler transducer</strong>, <strong class="vs">doppler</strong>. <div class="etym">[See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac50126275" href="entry://doppler%23bigmac50126275"><span class="smallcaps">doppler</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-bank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-bank</span><z><span target_id="zMpxJMojme">v.t.</span><span target_id="GMDsHernbm">n.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈbæŋk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'bangk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zMpxJMojme"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq409"> to double (an order for goods, etc.) in error.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq065"> Also, <strong class="vs">double</strong>. <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> (of two people) to attack together: <em class="example">let’s go and double-bank that fella.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq291"> to harness a second team of draught animals to (a wagon, plough, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GMDsHernbm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq421">28</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep vein thrombosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac482882917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep vein thrombosis</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a thrombosis occurring in a non-superficial vein, usually in the thigh or calf, which can dislodge from the vein wall and travel to the lungs, causing a life-threatening pulmonary embolism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deep venous thrombosis</strong>, <strong class="vs">DVT</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De La Warr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De La Warr</span></header><div>/də lə ˈwɛə/ (<em>say</em> duh luh 'wair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas West</strong>, <strong>Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">1577–1618, first English colonial governor of Virginia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Delaware</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-risk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac324338020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-risk</span></header><div>/di-ˈrɪsk/ (<em>say</em> dee-'risk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq706"> to remove or reduce risk from: <em class="example">to de-risk your superannuation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> (of a bank or other financial institution) to deny or limit services to (a customer).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">derisk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-risking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac566668718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-risking</span></header><div>/di-ˈrɪskɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dee-'risking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> the practice of removing or reducing risk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> a practice of a bank or other financial institution of denying or limiting services to a customer, especially a business, who is considered to be at risk of money laundering or financing terrorism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">derisking</strong>, <strong class="vs">debanking</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desktop publishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desktop publishing</span></header><div>/dɛsktɒp ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> desktop 'publishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">the process of using a computer, especially a microcomputer, to produce fully designed camera-ready copy for printing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DTP</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>desktop publisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Des Prés
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Des Prés</span></header><div>/deɪ ˈpreɪ/ (<em>say</em> day 'pray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Josquin</strong> /ʒɒsˈkæ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhos'kan), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">1445?–1521, Flemish composer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Deprés</strong>, <strong class="vs">Deprez</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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device driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">device driver</span></header><div>/dəˈvaɪs draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuys druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a program that enables the operating system of a computer to recognise peripheral devices, such as modems, printers, mouses, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">driver</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dial-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516094524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dial-up</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəl-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhl-up) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">able to be accessed by telephone line: <em class="example">a dial-up connection to the internet; </em><em class="example">a dial-up health service.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dialup</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialysis machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialysis machine</span></header><div>/daɪˈæləsəs məʃin/ (<em>say</em> duy'aluhsuhs muhsheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">an apparatus in which dialysis is performed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dialyser</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick pointers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac752452273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick pointers</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk pɔɪntəz/ (<em>say</em> 'dik poyntuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">a close-fitting, nylon, legless swimming costume designed for men.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac317905048" href="entry://speedos%23bigmac317905048"><strong>speedos</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">dick pokers</strong>, <strong class="vs">DPs</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick stickers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac14373000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick stickers</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk stɪkəz/ (<em>say</em> 'dik stikuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly NSW Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a close-fitting, nylon, legless swimming costume designed for men.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac317905048" href="entry://speedos%23bigmac317905048"><strong>speedos</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">dickstickers</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick togs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac571898497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick togs</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk tɒgz/ (<em>say</em> 'dik togz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Qld Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">a close-fitting, nylon, legless swimming costume designed for men.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac317905048" href="entry://speedos%23bigmac317905048"><strong>speedos</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">DTs</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dicky seat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791049731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dicky seat</span></header><div>/ˈdɪki sit/ (<em>say</em> 'dikee seet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">a small additional seat at the outside or back of a vehicle; rumble seat.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dicky</strong>, <strong class="vs">dickey seat</strong>, <strong class="vs">dickie seat</strong>. <div class="etym">[application of <em>Dicky</em>, diminutive of <em>Dick</em>, proper name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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die-casting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">die-casting</span><z><span target_id="BGKiKOpbVe">n.</span><span target_id="NmdA4uXZg3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaɪ-kastɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'duy-kahsting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BGKiKOpbVe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq685"> a process in which molten metal is forced into metallic moulds under hydraulic pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq871"> an article made by this process.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NmdA4uXZg3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq411"> Also, <strong class="vs">diecast</strong>. of or relating to this process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diesel oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diesel oil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diesel oil" src="word_pronunciations/06683.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdizəl ɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhl oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">the oil which remains after petrol and kerosene have been distilled from crude petroleum; used as a fuel for diesel engines and for carburetting water gas; distillate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diesel</strong>, <strong class="vs">dieseline</strong>, <strong class="vs">gas oil</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital object identifier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac973721035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital object identifier</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a tag comprising a prefix unique to the registrant and a suffix unique to the work, which is part of an international standard for identification of published material online, enabling online publishing with the protection of copyright.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DOI</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down payment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down payment</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of down payment" src="word_pronunciations/07208.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊn ˈpeɪmənt/ (<em>say</em> down 'paymuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">the initial deposit on a purchase made on an instalment plan or mortgage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">downpayment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down rock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac853908151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down rock</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊn rɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'down rok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">a form of breakdancing with manoeuvres performed on the ground, rather than standing up, with the hands, shoulders, back and head acting as the main contact points to the ground.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">downrock</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag race</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drag race" src="word_pronunciations/07248.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdræg reɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'drag rays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a race between cars starting from a standstill, the winner being the car that can accelerate fastest.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">drag</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>drag racing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drag racer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draught horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draught horse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of draught horse" src="word_pronunciations/07270.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraft hɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'drahft haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a strong heavily built horse, 15 hands or over in height, used for pulling heavy loads.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draughthorse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dream world
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dream world</span></header><div>/ˈdrim wɜld/ (<em>say</em> 'dreem werld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">the world of fancy, rather than of objective reality.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dreamworld</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dresden china
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dresden china</span></header><div>/ˌdrɛzdən ˈtʃaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> .drezduhn 'chuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a delicate porcelain ware made in the town of Meissen, near Dresden.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dresden</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing table
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing table</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dressing table" src="word_pronunciations/07307.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛsɪŋ teɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dresing taybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <strong class="vs">duchesse</strong>. a piece of bedroom furniture, consisting of a table or stand, usually with drawers and a mirror; dresser.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq249"> a small desk-like table, with drawers beneath often screened by curtains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac677868491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill music</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪl mjuzik/ (<em>say</em> 'dril myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a genre of popular music which is similar to hip-hop in tempo and song structure but which has violent lyrics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drill</strong>, <strong class="vs">drill rap</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553613294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip line</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪp laɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'drip luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq074"> Also, <strong class="vs">dripline</strong>. a pipe or hose which has small holes at regular intervals, allowing water to leak out slowly, used in drip irrigation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> Also, <strong class="vs">tree drip line</strong>. the ground directly beneath the outermost edge of a tree canopy, where rainwater drips.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip vaping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac199466852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip vaping</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪp veɪpɪŋn/ (<em>say</em> 'drip vayping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">the practice of applying small amounts of e-liquid directly to the coil inside an e-cigarette, thus bypassing the filter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dripping</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive-in drive-out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac438454111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive-in drive-out</span></header><div>/ˌdraɪv-ɪn draɪv-ˈaʊt/ (<em>say</em> .druyv-in druyv-'owt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">of or relating to a position, especially in the mining industry, in which an employee drives from a city or regional centre to a remote area to work for several consecutive days, then drives back.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DIDO</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive train
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac223111852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive train</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv treɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv trayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a motor vehicle propulsion system, including the clutch, gear box, drive shaft, axle, differential and, in back-wheel drive vehicles, the axle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drivetrain</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac963369854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop zone</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'drop zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> the place where skydivers, parachutists, etc., are intended to land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq483"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the designated place on a golf course where play must be resumed after the ball has been lost for any of various reasons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dropzone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought lot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac584087763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought lot</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt lɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt lot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">a type of sacrifice paddock in which livestock are kept with provisions of water and feed, the confinement allowing the stock to maintain their condition while pasture paddocks can recover more quickly and erosion damage can be minimised in periods of drought.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">droughtlot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duck face
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac045580692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck face</span></header><div>/ˈdʌk feɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'duk fays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">a facial expression produced by pushing the lips together and forward, in a style similar to a pout; popular in selfies posted by women.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duckface</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the perceived similarity of the protruding lips to a duck’s beak]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dude bro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac215211811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dude bro</span></header><div>/ˈdud broʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohd broh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">a man who displays an overt masculinity, adopting conventionally masculine dress style and behaviour, and attitudes which are characterised as sexist and homophobic.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dudebro</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb fuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927109557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb fuck</span></header><div>/ˈdʌm fʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'dum fuk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a very foolish, ignorant person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumbfuck</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dumb-fuck</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb phone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194667729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb phone</span></header><div>/ˈdʌm foʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dum fohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">a mobile phone which is capable only of voice calling and text messaging.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumbphone</strong>. <div class="etym">[play on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac440723570" href="entry://smartphone%23bigmac440723570"><span class="smallcaps">smartphone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb waiter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb waiter</span></header><div>/dʌm ˈweɪtə/ (<em>say</em> dum 'waytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> a small stand placed near a dining table.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq077"> <em class="label">British</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041703" href="entry://lazy%20Susan%23bigmac000041703"><strong>lazy Susan</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq597"> a conveyor consisting of a framework with shelves, drawn up and down in a shaft.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumbwaiter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dura mater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dura mater</span></header><div>/djurə ˈmatə/ (<em>say</em> dyoohruh 'mahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003497" href="entry://arachnoid%23bigmac000003497"><strong>arachnoid</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003497" href="entry://arachnoid%23mq141">3</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056485" href="entry://pia%20mater%23bigmac000056485"><strong>pia mater</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">dura</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin: literally, hard mother]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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durum wheat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">durum wheat</span></header><div>/ˈdjurəm wit/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohruhm weet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">a species or variety of wheat, <em>Triticum durum</em>, the flour from which is largely used for pasta because the gluten protein in it is strong but not elastic and does not interfere with the process of rolling into thin sheets.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">durum</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>dūrus</em> hard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust mite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac879123871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust mite</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst maɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dust muyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">a microscopic arachnid which lives in house dust, and which leaves droppings which are likely to cause an allergic reaction in some people.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dustmite</strong>, <strong class="vs">house dust mite</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fair dinkum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fair dinkum</span><z><span target_id="E9Qk58Yjgn">adj.</span><span target_id="lMF1cWvJUK">adv.</span><span target_id="3DYN9DNnUy">interj.</span><span target_id="51H5pw7XI7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fair dinkum" src="word_pronunciations/08783.mp3"></audio></span>/fɛə ˈdɪŋkəm/ (<em>say</em> fair 'dingkuhm) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="E9Qk58Yjgn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> true; genuine: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Uluru … the highlight of a patriotic pilgrimage to our harsh yet spectacular interior, which every fair dinkum Aussie is expected to make at least once in their lifetime.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catherine lumby</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> in earnest: <em class="example">to be fair dinkum about an issue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq112"> typically Australian: <em class="example">fair dinkum blokes and sheilas</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="lMF1cWvJUK">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq292"> well and truly: <em class="example">to be fair dinkum drunk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq801"> truly: <em class="example">I’ll go. Fair dinkum I will.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="3DYN9DNnUy">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq147"> Also, <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <strong class="vs">true dinks</strong>. (an assertion of truth or genuineness): <em class="example">It’s true, mate. Fair dinkum!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="51H5pw7XI7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">be fair dinkum</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>about</em>) to be in earnest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>If he’s fair dinkum about what he’s been saying about petrol prices he can establish (his own) commission of inquiry.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dinkum</strong>, <strong class="vs">fair dink</strong>. <div class="etym">[from north Lincolnshire dialect (recorded 1881), meaning ‘fair play’, brought to Australia by white settlers, referring to work required to be done, with the notion that the amount should be fair and just. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088678" href="entry://dinkum%23bigmac000088678"><span class="smallcaps">dinkum</span></a>.] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fair dinkumness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fancast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac883263001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fancast</span><z><span target_id="UxG56gBm8B">n.</span><span target_id="5u2UorirQH">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈfænkast/ (<em>say</em> 'fankahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UxG56gBm8B"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> a list of actors chosen by an enthusiastic devotee of a book, comic, etc., to play roles if a film version of the book, etc., were to be made.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5u2UorirQH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq544"> (<strong class="bold">fancast</strong>, <strong class="bold">fancasting</strong>) to select (actors) for such a list.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fantasy cast</strong>, <strong class="vs">dreamcast</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098749" href="entry://fan%23bigmac000098749"><span class="smallcaps">fan<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101243" href="entry://cast%23bigmac000101243"><span class="smallcaps">cast</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101243" href="entry://cast%23mq397">15</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fancasting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fancaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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folder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">folder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of folder" src="word_pronunciations/09400.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfoʊldə/ (<em>say</em> 'fohlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> someone or something that folds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq154"> a folded printed sheet, as a circular or a timetable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq494"> an outer cover, usually a folded sheet of light cardboard, for papers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq9"> Also, (<em>in some operating systems</em>), <strong class="vs">directory</strong>. <em class="label">Computers</em> a defined area on a computer disk used to store files; directory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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g'day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">g’day</span><z><span target_id="HGphPOETZD">interj.</span><span target_id="3UdLjsKOcp">phr.</span></z></header><div>/gəˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> guh'day) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="HGphPOETZD"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> (an informal friendly greeting used during the day or night.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3UdLjsKOcp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq14"> <strong class="phr">say g’day</strong>, to greet someone: <em class="example">I said g’day to him.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gooday</strong>, <strong class="vs">gidday</strong>, <strong class="vs">day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inland dotterel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac543753550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inland dotterel</span></header><div>/ɪnlænd ˈdɒtərəl/ (<em>say</em> inland 'dotuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">a medium-sized plover, <em>Charadrius australis</em>, buff-coloured with dark-brown flecks and a black band over the crown and neck; found in open arid country in inland Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dotterel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jerba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jerba</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɜbə/ (<em>say</em> 'jerbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">an island off the coast of Tunisia; the lotus-eaters’ island of Greek mythology. 513 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Djerba</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jinn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jinn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jinn" src="word_pronunciations/10153.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɪn/ (<em>say</em> jin) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">jinnee</strong>, <em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">jinns</strong> <em>for def. 2</em>)<br/> <em class="label">Islamic Mythology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> a class of spirits lower than the angels, capable of appearing in human and animal forms, and influencing humankind for good and evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) a spirit of this class.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">djinn</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic, plural of <em>jinnī</em> a demon. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029912" href="entry://genie%23bigmac000029912"><span class="smallcaps">genie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jukun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417048867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jukun</span><z><span target_id="X83Sn60YAD">n.</span><span target_id="0Xzaew2Wd3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʒukʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'joohkoon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X83Sn60YAD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> an Australian Aboriginal people of the area around Broome, WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq861"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0Xzaew2Wd3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq131"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Djugun</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Londonderry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Londonderry</span></header><div>/ˈlʌndəndɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'lunduhnderee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> Also, <strong class="vs">Derry</strong>. a county in north-western Northern Ireland, no longer an administrative region; replaced in 1973 by several unitary districts, including that of Derry. 2108 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq343"> Also, <strong class="vs">Derry</strong>. a seaport in north-western Northern Ireland, in Londonderry; centre of political and religious conflict in the 1960s and 1970s.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq140"> <strong>Cape</strong>, a promontory in north-eastern WA, lying north-west of Joseph Bonaparte Gulf.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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negationism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac182176332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">negationism</span></header><div>/nəˈgeɪʃənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> nuh'gayshuhnizuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">a denial of the facts of history, often using unsupported or false evidence, and illogical reasoning.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">denialism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>negationist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phernudge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac678872393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phernudge</span></header><div>/fəˈnʌdʒ/ (<em>say</em> fuh'nuj) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">phernudged</strong>, <strong class="bold">phernudging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Marbles</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">to play one’s shot improperly by edging one’s shooter over the line.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">crib</strong>, <strong class="vs">duckshove</strong>, <strong class="vs">fnudge</strong>, <strong class="vs">fudge</strong>, <strong class="vs">lag</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028824" href="entry://fudge%23bigmac000028824"><span class="smallcaps">fudge<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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robby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">robby</span></header><div>/ˈrɒbi/ (<em>say</em> 'robee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">a handsome tree, <em>Syzygium moorei</em>, of the Tweed and Richmond rivers area of northern NSW, with showy red flowers and large, rounded, cream-coloured fruit; watermelon tree; coolamon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">durobby</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scene dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scene dock</span></header><div>/ˈsin dɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'seen dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">a place for storing theatrical scenery, near or beneath the stage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dock</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seed drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seed drill</span></header><div>/ˈsid drɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'seed dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a machine for sowing in rows and for covering the seeds when sown.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drill</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tammar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tammar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tammar" src="word_pronunciations/22871.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtæmə/ (<em>say</em> 'tamuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">a small scrub wallaby, <em>Macropus eugenii</em>, of south and south-western Australia and offshore islands.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dama</strong>. <div class="etym">[Noongar <em>damar</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Taoism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Taoism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Taoism" src="word_pronunciations/22895.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dowizuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Taoism" src="word_pronunciations/22896.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtaʊɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'towizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq382"> a philosophical system developed by Laozi, c.604–c.531 BC, Chinese philosopher, advocating a discipline of nonintervention with the course of nature and of absolute sincerity and honesty, whereby the disciple can attain a state of harmony with Tao.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> a system of religious belief founded upon the teachings of Laozi but incorporating in its present form elements drawn from several other, especially animistic, sources, including sorcery and pantheism. It is one of the principal religions of China.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Daoism</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074806" href="entry://Tao%23bigmac000074806"><span class="smallcaps">Tao</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Taoist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Taoistic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unbrand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249470699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unbrand</span></header><div>/ʌnˈbrænd/ (<em>say</em> un'brand) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq44"> (of a manufacturer, designer, etc.) to contract (a celebrity, television program, etc.) to avoid being associated with one’s products as their image is viewed as incompatible with the desired product image.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> Also, <strong class="vs">debrand</strong>. to remove the code installed in (a mobile phone) by the supplier, in order to access a greater range of options.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>unbranding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unfriend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac778200990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unfriend</span></header><div>/ʌnˈfrɛnd/ (<em>say</em> un'frend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">to delete (someone) as a friend from a site on a social network.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">defriend</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>unfriended</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>unfriending</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zo</span></header><div>/zoʊ/ (<em>say</em> zoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">zos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">a hybrid of the yak and common cattle developed in Tibet (now the Xizang AR).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">zho</strong>, <strong class="vs">dso</strong>, <strong class="vs">dzo</strong>. <div class="etym">[Tibetan]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benin</span></header><div>/bəˈnin/ (<em>say</em> buh'neen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic, bordered by Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso and Niger; a French colony before independence in 1960. 112 622 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: French, also indigenous languages, especially of the Niger-Congo family. <em>Currency</em>: CFA franc. <em>Capital</em>: Porto-Novo.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Dahomey</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Beninese</strong> /bɛnəˈniz/ (<em>say</em> benuh'neez), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodecanese Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodecanese Islands</span></header><div>/ˌdoʊdɛkəniz ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> .dohdekuhneez 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, off the south-western coast of Turkey; part of the Southern Sporades; belonging to Italy 1911–45. 2681 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Rhodes.</span></div> Modern Greek, <strong>Dhodhekánisos</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gdańsk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gdańsk</span></header><div>/gəˈdænsk/ (<em>say</em> guh'dansk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">a seaport, formerly a member of the Hanseatic League, in northern Poland; Solidarity trade union movement began in shipyards here, 1980.</span></div> German, <strong>Danzig</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Germany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Germany</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɜməni/ (<em>say</em> 'jermuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">a republic in central Europe, bounded by the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands; united under Prussian leadership in 1871, partitioned in late 1940s during Allied occupation after World War II; reunified October 1990. 357 041 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: German. <em>Currency</em>: euro (formerly, deutschmark). <em>Capital</em>: Berlin.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Federal Republic of Germany</strong>. German, <strong>Deutschland</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022716" href="entry://East%20Germany%23bigmac000022716"><strong>East Germany</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084514" href="entry://West%20Germany%23bigmac000084514"><strong>West Germany</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hiiumaa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hiiumaa</span></header><div>/ˈhiuma/ (<em>say</em> 'heeoohmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">an island in the Baltic, west of and belonging to Estonia. 966 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Danish, <strong>Dagö</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jakarta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jakarta</span></header><div>/dʒəˈkatə/ (<em>say</em> juh'kahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">a seaport in and the capital of Indonesia, on the north-western coast of Java.</span></div> Former spelling, <strong>Djakarta</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Batavia</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Jakartan</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Jakartan</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jambi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jambi</span></header><div>/ˈdʒæmbi/ (<em>say</em> 'jambee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> a province in western Indonesia, in central Sumatra. 44 800 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> Also, <strong class="vs">Telanaipura</strong>. a port in western Indonesia, the capital of this province. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Djambi</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Junggar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Junggar</span></header><div>/ˈdʒʌŋga/ (<em>say</em> 'junggah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">an arid basin in western China, in northern Xinjiang Uygur between the Altai Mountains and the Tien Shan.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Dzungaria</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pernik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pernik</span></header><div>/ˈpɛənɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'pairnik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a town in western Bulgaria.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Dimitrovo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tartu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tartu</span></header><div>/ˈtatu/ (<em>say</em> 'tahtooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">a town in eastern Estonia.</span></div> German, <strong>Dorpat</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Yurev</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yogyakarta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yogyakarta</span></header><div>/dʒɒgdʒəˈkatə/ (<em>say</em> jogjuh'kahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a city in Indonesia in southern central Java.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Djokjakarta</strong>, <strong class="vs">Jokyakarta</strong>, <strong class="vs">Jogjakarta</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babushka doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babushka doll</span></header><div>/bəˈbʊʃkə dɒl/ (<em>say</em> buh'booshkuh dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">a doll whose hollow body contains replicas of itself, graduated in size so that each fits inside the next largest one; matryoshka doll; Russian doll.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baby daddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac321947217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baby daddy</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbi dædi/ (<em>say</em> 'baybee dadee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baby daddies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">the biological father of one’s child.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baby-doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac722656750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baby-doll</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbi-dɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'baybee-dol) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">of or relating to a style of women’s clothing which features flounces, frills, puffs, etc., and which is reminiscent of the clothing that dolls traditionally wore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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back door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back door</span><z><span target_id="ZfWE1Y5csH">n.</span><span target_id="sc4sS65eok">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bæk ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> bak 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZfWE1Y5csH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> a door at the rear of a building.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sc4sS65eok">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq343"> <strong class="phr">by </strong>(or <strong class="phr">through</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the back door</strong>, secretly; by hidden, obscure or dishonourable means.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backing dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backing dog</span></header><div>/ˈbækɪŋ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'baking dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a sheepdog that will run across the backs of sheep to aid mustering or droving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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back-seat driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">back-seat driver</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of back-seat driver" src="word_pronunciations/01642.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌbæk-sit ˈdraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> .bak-seet 'druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> a passenger in a motor vehicle who offers unsolicited advice to the driver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> someone who gives advice or orders in matters which are not their responsibility.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>back-seat driving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bad debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576727627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad debt</span></header><div>/bæd ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> bad 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> a debt that cannot be recovered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> (in conservative politics) government expenditure on recurring items, such as health, education, etc., where no outlay can be recovered. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac970806453" href="entry://good%20debt%23bigmac970806453"><strong>good debt</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bad hair day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bad hair day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> a day on which one’s hair is persistently uncontrollable and unattractive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> a day on which one is disgruntled and nothing seems to go in one’s favour: <em class="example">having a bad hair day, are we?</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baker's dozen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baker’s dozen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baker’s dozen" src="word_pronunciations/01709.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪkəz ˈdʌzən/ (<em>say</em> baykuhz 'duzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">thirteen, reckoned as a dozen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baking dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130554199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baking dish</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪkɪŋ dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bayking dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">a dish in which food is placed to be put into an oven for baking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balfour Declaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balfour Declaration</span></header><div>/ˈbælfə dɛkləreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'balfuh dekluhrayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a statement by the British government in 1917 of its support for the establishment of ‘a national home’ in Palestine for the Jewish people, providing that the rights of existing non-Jewish communities be safeguarded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballet dancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballet dancer</span></header><div>/ˈbæleɪ ˌdænsə/ (<em>say</em> 'balay .dansuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a male or female dancer trained in ballet techniques.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balloon drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861473182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balloon drop</span></header><div>/bəˈlun drɒp/ (<em>say</em> buh'loohn drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">the release of multiple air-filled balloons from a net hanging from a ceiling, especially as part of a celebratory social event.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballroom dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballroom dancing</span></header><div>/bɔlrum ˈdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bawlroohm 'dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">the dancing of certain formal dances, as the tango, foxtrot, etc., in formal evening dress, either in competition or for pleasure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bang's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bang’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'bangz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102084" href="entry://brucellosis%23bigmac000102084"><strong>brucellosis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after BLF <em>Bang</em>, 1848–1932, Danish biologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bank draft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bank draft</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋk draft/ (<em>say</em> 'bangk drahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">a draft drawn by one bank on another, payable on demand or at a specified future date.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banker's draft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banker’s draft</span></header><div>/bæŋkəz ˈdraft/ (<em>say</em> bangkuhz 'drahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005578" href="entry://bank%20draft%23bigmac000005578"><strong>bank draft</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbie doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443352146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbie doll</span></header><div>/ˈbabi dɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbee dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">a woman who is superficially attractive in a conventional way, especially with blue eyes and blonde hair, but who lacks intelligence or personality.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac385592001" href="entry://Ken%20doll%23bigmac385592001"><strong>Ken doll</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[trademark for a popular female doll]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barclay de Tolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barclay de Tolly</span></header><div>/bakli də ˈtɒli/ (<em>say</em> bahklee duh 'tolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Prince Mikhail</strong> /ˈmɪkaɪˌil/ (<em>say</em> 'mikuy.eel), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">1716–1818, Russian field marshal; commander-in-chief against Napoleon in 1812.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barcoo dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barcoo dog</span></header><div>/baku ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> bahkooh 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">a device made with tins or tin lids, which produces a loud noise and is used to drive sheep, goats, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095170" href="entry://Barcoo%23bigmac000095170"><span class="smallcaps">Barcoo</span></a>, associated with the improvised practices of the outback]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barefoot doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barefoot doctor</span></header><div>/bɛəfʊt ˈdɒktə/ (<em>say</em> bairfoot 'doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">a member of a community, especially in a rural area of a developing country, who is trained as a medical auxiliary, providing first aid, dispensing medications, and assisting with basic health care.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>chìjiǎo yīshēng</em>, from <em>chìjiǎo</em> barefoot + <em>yīshēng</em> doctor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barking deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac464958409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barking deer</span></header><div>/bakɪŋ ˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> bahking 'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048753" href="entry://muntjac%23bigmac000048753"><strong>muntjac</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048753" href="entry://muntjac%23mq557">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barn dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barn dance</span></header><div>/ˈban dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'bahn dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> any of various old-time dances in a common form of which couples arranged in a circle dance together until on a given signal all the females move from their present partner to the next male and dance with him.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> a gathering for such dancing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barn doors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barn doors</span></header><div>/ˈban dɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'bahn dawz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">the metal shutter controls on the front of lights used for filming.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barossa Deutsch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac692931010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barossa Deutsch</span></header><div>/bərɒsə ˈdɔɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> buhrosuh 'doych) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a variety of German spoken in the Barossa Valley, which was settled in the early 1840s by refugees, mainly from Silesia and Prussia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096141" href="entry://Barossa%20Valley%23bigmac000096141"><span class="smallcaps">Barossa (Valley)</span></a> + German <em>Deutsch</em> the German language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barossa Deutsche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113445199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barossa Deutsche</span></header><div>/bərɒsə ˈdɔɪtʃə/ (<em>say</em> buhrosuh 'doychuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">the German settlers in the Barossa Valley, and their descendants, especially the speakers of Barossa Deutsch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096141" href="entry://Barossa%20Valley%23bigmac000096141"><span class="smallcaps">Barossa (Valley)</span></a> + German <em>Deutsche</em> German people]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrier Daily Truth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrier Daily Truth</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">an Australian newspaper published in Broken Hill, NSW, since 1908; published by the trade union council in Broken Hill, and supported by union dues.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrier draw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac6447563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrier draw</span></header><div>/ˈbæriə drɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bareeuh draw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Trotting</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">the allocation of positions at the barrier for the horses in a race.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bass drum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bass drum</span></header><div>/beɪs ˈdrʌm/ (<em>say</em> bays 'drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a musical instrument, the largest of the drum family, having a cylindrical body and one or two membranes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bastille Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bastille Day</span></header><div>/bæsˈtil deɪ/ (<em>say</em> bas'teel day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">14 July, a national holiday of the French republic commemorating the fall of the Bastille.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batwing doors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batwing doors</span></header><div>/bætwɪŋ ˈdɔz/ (<em>say</em> batwing 'dawz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">a set of swinging doors which are hinged on either side of the door frame so that they open out from the centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bay duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac917063218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bay duck</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪ dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'bay duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq73">any of various species of diving duck, such as the pochard, which live principally on lakes, ponds and sheltered bays, and which feed primarily on aquatic vegetation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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b/d
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">b/d</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Accounting</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">brought down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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B-double
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac815985144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B-double</span></header><div>/bi-ˈdʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> bee-'dubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a road vehicle comprising a prime mover with two trailers behind.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">B-double truck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beach drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac011975421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beach drift</span></header><div>/bitʃ ˈdrɪft/ (<em>say</em> beech 'drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">the transfer of sand from a beach along the coast as a result of the action of wind and waves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bearded dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bearded dragon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bearded dragon" src="word_pronunciations/01982.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪədəd ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> bearduhd 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> an agamid, or dragon lizard, <em>Pogona barbatus</em>, of Australia, possessing an erectable frill or beard about the neck; bearded lizard; frilled lizard; jew lizard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> any lizard of the Australian mainland genus <em>Pogona</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq154"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028652" href="entry://frillneck%20lizard%23bigmac000028652"><strong>frillneck lizard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beardmore Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beardmore Dam</span></header><div>/bɪədmɔ ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> beardmaw 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">a dam on the Balonne River, Qld; supplies water for irrigation. 15 m high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bêche-de-mer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bêche-de-mer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bêche-de-mer" src="word_pronunciations/03438.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛʃ-də-ˈmɛə/ (<em>say</em> besh-duh-'mair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> an edible holothurian, especially a sea cucumber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq580"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007468" href="entry://Bislama%23bigmac000007468"><strong>Bislama</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006190" href="entry://Beach-la-mar%23bigmac000006190"><span class="smallcaps">Beach-la-mar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belly dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belly dance</span></header><div>/ˈbɛli dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'belee dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">a solo dance of Middle Eastern origin performed by a woman, stressing movements of the abdominal muscles.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>belly dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>belly dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benoît de Sainte-Maure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benoît de Sainte-Maure</span></header><div>/bɛnˈwa də sæ̃t-ˌmɔ/ (<em>say</em> ben'wah duh sant-.maw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">fl. 12th century, French poet; author of the <em>Roman de Troie</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beta decay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beta decay</span></header><div>/ˈbitə dəˌkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuh duh.kay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">a radioactive transformation in which beta particles are emitted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beta diversity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441702060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beta diversity</span></header><div>/ˈbitə dəvɜsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuh duhversuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beta diversities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">a measure of the differences in biodiversity which are found when comparing the biodiversity of one particular area or ecosystem with another; can be expressed by the number of species found in one ecosystem but not the other.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac838455865" href="entry://alpha%20diversity%23bigmac838455865"><strong>alpha diversity</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biblical diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274916253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biblical diet</span></header><div>/bɪblɪkəl ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> biblikuhl 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">a strict vegan diet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [with reference to the <em class="label">Bible</em>: Genesis 1:29 ‘And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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big data
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac422128188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">big data</span></header><div>/bɪg ˈdeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> big 'daytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> a data set that is extremely large so that it can be mined for patterns, trends and associations, as in relation to human behaviour online.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> a method used to examine such a data set.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Big Day Out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270363737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Big Day Out</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">a music festival held annually from 1992–97, 1999–2014; regularly held in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast, and Auckland, NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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big dipper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">big dipper</span></header><div>/bɪg ˈdɪpə/ (<em>say</em> big 'dipuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007211" href="entry://roller-coaster%23bigmac000007211"><strong>roller-coaster</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007211" href="entry://roller-coaster%23mq868">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq576"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stretch of road which has a steep incline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Big Dipper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Big Dipper</span></header><div>/bɪg ˈdɪpə/ (<em>say</em> big 'dipuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">→ the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085978" href="entry://Plough%23bigmac000085978"><strong>Plough</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Dipper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billet-doux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billet-doux</span></header><div>/bɪleɪ-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> bilay-'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">billets-doux</strong> /bɪleɪ-ˈduz/ (<em>say</em> bilay-'doohz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">a love-letter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, sweet note]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Billy Dunn nail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac116518757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Billy Dunn nail</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">a rock used to hold corrugated iron, etc., in place on a roof.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binary digit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binary digit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binary digit" src="word_pronunciations/02340.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪnəri ˌdɪdʒət/ (<em>say</em> 'buynuhree .dijuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a single digit in a binary number.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binge-drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499651771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binge-drink</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒ-drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'binj-dringk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">binge-drank</strong>, <strong class="bold">binge-drunk</strong>, <strong class="bold">binge-drinking</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">to consume an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">binge drink</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binge drinking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367774947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binge drinking</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒ drɪŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'binj dringking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> a pattern of alcohol consumption in which a person punctuates periods of total abstinence with sessions in which alcohol is consumed to the point of intoxication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> a similar pattern in which the drinking lasts for some days. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099338" href="entry://bender%23bigmac000099338"><strong>bender</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099338" href="entry://bender%23mq306">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>binge drinker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>binge drink</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binomial distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binomial distribution</span></header><div>/baɪˌnoʊmiəl dɪstrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> buy.nohmeeuhl distruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Statistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">a distribution giving the probability of obtaining a specified number of successes in a set of trials where each trial can end in either a success or a failure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biochemical oxygen demand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827430246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biochemical oxygen demand</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">the amount of oxygen aerobic microorganisms need to decompose organic pollutants in water or waste; used as an index of the degree of organic pollution in water.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BOD Also, <strong class="vs">biological oxygen demand</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biolistic particle delivery system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac237749754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biolistic particle delivery system</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'listik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac247595033" href="entry://gene%20gun%23bigmac247595033"><strong>gene gun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biological oxygen demand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac711159249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biological oxygen demand</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac827430246" href="entry://biochemical%20oxygen%20demand%23bigmac827430246"><strong>biochemical oxygen demand</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biometric data
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac79194028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biometric data</span></header><div>/baɪəˌmɛtrɪk ˈdeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> buyuh.metrik 'daytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">biological data, especially that identifying aspects of the face which cannot be altered and which can be scanned and matched to a passport.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bird dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bird dog</span></header><div>/ˈbɜd dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'berd dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032169" href="entry://gundog%23bigmac000032169"><strong>gundog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bird of death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac881379073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bird of death</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">a bird perceived to be an omen of death.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bird of ill omen</strong>, <strong class="vs">death bird</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bird's-foot delta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bird’s-foot delta</span></header><div>/bɜdz-fʊt ˈdɛltə/ (<em>say</em> berdz-foot 'deltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">a delta formed by the outgrowth of fingers or pairs of natural levees at the mouth of river distributaries making a bird’s-foot shape, as typified by the Mississippi delta.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black Death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black Death</span></header><div>/blæk ˈdɛθ/ (<em>say</em> blak 'deth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">bubonic plague, which spread over Europe in the 14th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black diamond</span></header><div>/blæk ˈdaɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> blak 'duymuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011361" href="entry://carbonado%23bigmac000011361"><strong>carbonado</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011361" href="entry://carbonado%23mq852">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> (<em>plural</em>) coal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black disease</span></header><div>/ˈblæk dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'blak duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">an acute, often fatal disease of sheep caused by general toxaemia from <em>Clostridium novyi</em>, an anaerobic organism which multiplies in the liver in areas damaged by the common liver fluke.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black drummer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black drummer</span></header><div>/blæk ˈdrʌmə/ (<em>say</em> blak 'drumuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">black drummer</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">black drummers</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063870" href="entry://rock%20blackfish%23bigmac000063870"><strong>rock blackfish</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black duck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of black duck" src="word_pronunciations/02435.mp3"></audio></span>/blæk ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> blak 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac843810386" href="entry://Pacific%20black%20duck%23bigmac843810386"><strong>Pacific black duck</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black-letter day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black-letter day</span></header><div>/blæk-ˈlɛtə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> blak-'letuh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">an unlucky day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blast hole drilling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac945975254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blast hole drilling</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">the activity of drilling holes in rock, coal seams, etc., often to a predetermined depth and pattern, to achieve the maximum effect in the blast area.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blast hole driller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blind date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac526544967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blind date</span></header><div>/blaɪnd ˈdeɪt/ (<em>say</em> bluynd 'dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> a social engagement whereby a person partners another to an event or outing, although the two have not previously met.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> either of the people participating in such an arrangement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US colloquialism (1920s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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block diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">block diagram</span></header><div>/ˈblɒk daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'blok duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> <em class="label">Electronics</em>, <em class="label">Engineering</em> a diagram which shows the interconnections between the parts of a system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a drawing in three dimensions to show the structural relationships between rocks below the surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570421902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood diamond</span></header><div>/ˈblʌd daɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'blud duymuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">a rough diamond that is sourced by unscrupulous or illicit means in an area where there is military conflict, the sale of which is then used to perpetuate the conflict, as a diamond mined in an area of Africa controlled by forces or factions opposed to the recognised government and used to fund military action in opposition to that government.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">conflict diamond</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the notion that the diamond is tainted by the blood of people who have died in the conflict]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood donor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood donor</span></header><div>/ˈblʌd doʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'blud dohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> someone who gives blood for a blood bank or transfusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq463"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a wharf labourer who supplements a gang as required; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044576" href="entry://make-up%23bigmac000044576">make-up</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044576" href="entry://make-up%23mq064">9</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blood doping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac129963580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blood doping</span></header><div>/ˈblʌd doʊpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blud dohping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">the practice of increasing the number of red blood cells in the body to improve sporting performance, either by transfusion of stored blood or by hormone treatment which causes the body to increase its own production of red blood cells; banned by sports associations internationally.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blood doper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blot drawing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blot drawing</span></header><div>/ˈblɒt drɔ-ɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blot drawing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">a technique of using any fortuitous blot made on paper as a basis for imaginative pictorial composition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bois de Boulogne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bois de Boulogne</span></header><div>/ˌbwa də ˈbulɒnjə/ (<em>say</em> .bwah duh 'boohlonyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a park in western Paris.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bois-le-Duc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bois-le-Duc</span></header><div>/bwa-lə-ˈdʊk/ (<em>say</em> bwah-luh-'dook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068095" href="entry://%27s%20Hertogenbosch%23bigmac000068095"><strong>’s Hertogenbosch</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bombay duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bombay duck</span></header><div>/bɒmbeɪ ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> bombay 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">a dried fish (the bummalo), eaten as a savoury with curries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bone-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bone-dry</span></header><div>/boʊn-ˈdraɪ/ (<em>say</em> bohn-'druy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">dry as a bone; very dry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonnet drama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10621484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonnet drama</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnət dramə/ (<em>say</em> 'bonuht drahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Film</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">a period piece set in a time when women wore bonnets, such as the adaptations of Jane Austen novels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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book debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">book debt</span></header><div>/ˈbʊk dɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'book det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">a debt due in connection with the carrying on of a profession, trade or business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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book designer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">book designer</span></header><div>/ˈbʊk dəzaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'book duhzuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a graphic designer who specialises in the design of covers and page layouts for books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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books closing date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">books closing date</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">the date on which a company closes its books to determine those shareholders registered for a dividend, new issue, etc.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025053" href="entry://ex%20date%23bigmac000025053"><strong>ex date</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borderline personality disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211059670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borderline personality disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a psychological disorder characterised by an uncertainty about the validity of one’s own feelings and beliefs, often as a result of an environment in childhood in which one’s feelings and beliefs were constantly devalued or invalidated, and resulting in unstable personal relationships, impulsivity, and self-damaging behaviour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bore drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bore drain</span></header><div>/ˈbɔ dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'baw drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">(in outback areas) a drain carrying water from an artesian bore to wherever it may be needed for sheep, cattle, irrigation, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bore stream</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botanical district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192641449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botanical district</span></header><div>/bəˌtænɪkəl ˈdɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> buh.tanikuhl 'distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a biogeographical region characterised by distinctive flora.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Botany Bay dozen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Botany Bay dozen</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Convict Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a punishment consisting of twenty-five lashes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096242" href="entry://Botany%20Bay%23bigmac000096242"><span class="smallcaps">Botany Bay</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottle department
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottle department</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtl dəpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'botl duhpahtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a section of a hotel or store which sells bottles and cans of drink for customers to take away and consume off the premises.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bottle shop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottle-drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottle-drive</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtl-draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'botl-druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">the collection of saleable empty bottles to raise money for a particular cause.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottom drawer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottom drawer</span></header><div>/bɒtəm ˈdrɔ/ (<em>say</em> botuhm 'draw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030550" href="entry://glory%20box%23bigmac000030550"><strong>glory box</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottom-dweller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac147157713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottom-dweller</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtəm-dwɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhm-dweluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq58"> a creature that lives on the bottom of an ocean, lake, pond, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who is at the bottom of civilised society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bouches-du-Rhône
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bouches-du-Rhône</span></header><div>/buʃ-dy-ˈroʊn/ (<em>say</em> boohsh-dooh-'rohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">a department in south-eastern France. 5247 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Marseilles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boulder Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boulder Dam</span></header><div>/boʊldə ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> bohlduh 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034962" href="entry://Hoover%20Dam%23bigmac000034962"><strong>Hoover Dam</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bounce-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616041991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bounce-down</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊns-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bowns-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005440" href="entry://ball-up%23bigmac000005440"><strong>ball-up</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blow-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blow-dry</span><z><span target_id="kNu25BtkvX">v.t.</span><span target_id="GBtOCWzA7f">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbloʊ-draɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloh-druy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kNu25BtkvX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> (<strong class="bold">blow-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">blow-drying</strong>) to style hair by brushing it into shape while drying it with a blow dryer.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GBtOCWzA7f">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq403"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blow-dries</strong>) an instance of blow-drying: <em class="example">a wash and blow-dry.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blowdry</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blow dryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blow dryer</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊ draɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'bloh druyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">a handheld machine which blows out warm air and is used to dry the hair.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blow drier</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blowering Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blowering Dam</span></header><div>/blaʊərɪŋ ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> blowuhring 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">a dam on the Tumut River in southern NSW; used for hydro-electricity and irrigation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blow-up doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac111820847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blow-up doll</span></header><div>/bloʊ-ʌp ˈdɒl/ (<em>say</em> bloh-up 'dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">a life-sized inflatable doll designed as a substitute for a sexual partner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue cattle dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue cattle dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004623" href="entry://Australian%20cattle%20dog%23bigmac000004623"><strong>Australian cattle dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244550527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue day</span></header><div>/blu ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a day when one feels depressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq293"> a day when the weather is fine and the sky is blue and cloudless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue devil</span></header><div>/blu ˈdɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a blue-tinged spiny plant, <em>Eryngium rostratum</em>, common on tableland areas of NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue devils
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue devils</span></header><div>/blu ˈdɛvəlz/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'devuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> low spirits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011471" href="entry://delirium%20tremens%23bigmac000011471"><strong>delirium tremens</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue duck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blue duck" src="word_pronunciations/02620.mp3"></audio></span>/blu ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> a NZ native mountain duck, <em>Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus</em>; whio.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> <em class="label">Chiefly NZ Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq183"> a baseless rumour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq168"> a failure.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue screen of death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac900042553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue screen of death</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a crash of the Microsoft Windows operating system, a blue screen being the result.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boat-deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boat-deck</span></header><div>/ˈboʊt-dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'boht-dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">the top deck of a ship where the small boats are carried.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boat drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boat drill</span></header><div>/ˈboʊt drɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'boht dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">a practising of procedures for entering lifeboats undertaken by the crew and passengers of a ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobby-dazzler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobby-dazzler</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bobby-dazzler" src="word_pronunciations/02679.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒbi-ˈdæzlə/ (<em>say</em> bobee-'dazluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">an excellent thing or person: <em class="example">you little bobby-dazzler.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ruby-dazzler</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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body double
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085850648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">body double</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdi dʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bodee dubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">a person whose body or body part is filmed in place of that of an actor or personality, especially in a nude scene.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072273" href="entry://body%23bigmac000072273"><span class="smallcaps">body</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq549">17</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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body dysmorphic disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99091806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">body dysmorphic disorder</span></header><div>/dɪsˈmɔfɪk/ (<em>say</em> dis'mawfik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">a syndrome in which a person becomes obsessively preoccupied with their physical appearance, discovering minor imperfections, either imagined or real, which they struggle to overcome, as by repeated cosmetic surgery procedures.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BDD Also, <strong class="vs">body dysphoria</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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body dysphoria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac380062491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">body dysphoria</span></header><div>/bɒdi dɪsˈfɔriə/ (<em>say</em> bodee dis'fawreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac99091806" href="entry://body%20dysmorphic%20disorder%23bigmac99091806"><strong>body dysmorphic disorder</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bogor Declaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac433562549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bogor Declaration</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgɔ dɛkləˌreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgaw dekluh.rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">a UN declaration of international goals in relation to land rights, land management, and sustainable development, resulting from a UN Interregional Meeting of Experts held in Bogor, Indonesia, in 1996.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boil-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boil-down</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪl-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'boyl-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">the process of boiling to liberate oil, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boileau-Despréaux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boileau-Despréaux</span></header><div>/ˌbwaloʊ-deɪpreɪˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .bwahloh-daypray'oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Nicolas</strong> /nikoʊˈla/ (<em>say</em> neekoh'lah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">1636–1711, French critic and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boiling-down works
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boiling-down works</span></header><div>/bɔɪlɪŋ-ˈdaʊn ˌwɜks/ (<em>say</em> boyling-'down .werks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>sometimes construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> a place where old or useless livestock are processed into products as soap, animal food, fertiliser, etc., or where whales, seals, etc., are boiled down to recover their oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> the equipment for this process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brittle bone disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brittle bone disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a condition occurring in fetuses and young children in which the bones are so brittle that they break very easily causing permanent disabilities; osteogenesis imperfecta.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brittle bone syndrome</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broken-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broken-down</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broken-down" src="word_pronunciations/03107.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbroʊkən-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'brohkuhn-down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq983"> shattered or collapsed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> having given way to despair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq326"> unserviceable (of machinery, electronic equipment, etc.).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brown dog tick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993566705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brown dog tick</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a tick found mainly in inland areas of Qld, WA, NSW and Victoria; carries a wide range of infectious diseases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brown dwarf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac972621728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brown dwarf</span></header><div>/braʊn ˈdwɔf/ (<em>say</em> brown 'dwawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">an astronomical body which is not of sufficient mass and temperature to produce hydrogen fusion and become a star: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Astronomers found weather similar to that on Jupiter in the atmospheres of brown dwarfs – ‘failed stars’ not massive enough to burn brightly but larger than planets.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brown's dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brown’s dock</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brown’s dock" src="word_pronunciations/03146.mp3"></audio></span>/braʊnz ˈdɒk/ (<em>say</em> brownz 'dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">a native perennial, <em>Rumex brownii</em>, with a long, narrow seed head and small red hooked fruits, found in the higher rainfall areas of Australia, especially as a weed in lawns.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">swamp dock</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brunette Downs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brunette Downs</span></header><div>/bruˌnɛt ˈdaʊnz/ (<em>say</em> brooh.net 'downz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">a pastoral property in the NT on the Barkly Tableland. 12 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brush discharge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brush discharge</span></header><div>/brʌʃ dɪsˈtʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> brush dis'chahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electricity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac681960808" href="entry://corona%20discharge%23bigmac681960808"><strong>corona discharge</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brush</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Buddha Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac857050080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Buddha Day</span></header><div>/ˈbʊdə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'booduh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082611" href="entry://Vesak%23bigmac000082611"><strong>Vesak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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budget deficit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac525216403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">budget deficit</span></header><div>/bʌdʒət ˈdɛfəsət/ (<em>say</em> bujuht 'defuhsuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">the difference between a government’s revenue and its expenditure, the revenue coming mainly from taxes and the expenditure relating to government spending on health, education, defence, infrastructure, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buffer distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buffer distance</span></header><div>/ˈbʌfə ˌdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> 'bufuh .distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">the minimum distance which when added to the radius of safety of a nuclear explosion implies no more than a specified risk from fallout, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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build-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">build-down</span></header><div>/ˈbɪld-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bild-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">a process for reducing the general store of weapons, especially nuclear weapons, held by the US and Russia by removing a number of older weapons for each new one that is deployed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US; by analogy with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093963" href="entry://build-up%23bigmac000093963"><span class="smallcaps">build-up</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bullock dray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bullock dray</span></header><div>/ˈbʊlək dreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'booluhk dray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">a dray formerly used for the transport of heavy loads, as wool, mining machinery, etc., and drawn by a team of bullocks.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bullock cart</strong>, <strong class="vs">bullock wagon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bullock driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250201251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bullock driver</span></header><div>/ˈbʊlək draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'booluhk druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">the driver of a bullock team.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bullocker</strong>, <strong class="vs">bullock-puncher</strong>, <strong class="vs">bullocky</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bullock driving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bum-dial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac858256106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bum-dial</span><z><span target_id="pWXLGiWGhQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="kQFAUpfIuY">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌm-daɪəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bum-duyuhl) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pWXLGiWGhQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> (<strong class="bold">bum-dialled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">bum-dialed</strong>; <strong class="bold">bum-dialling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">bum-dialing</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac309024531" href="entry://butt-dial%23bigmac309024531"><strong>butt-dial</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac309024531" href="entry://butt-dial%23mq532">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kQFAUpfIuY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq050"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac309024531" href="entry://butt-dial%23bigmac309024531"><strong>butt-dial</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac309024531" href="entry://butt-dial%23mq288">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bum-dialling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bun doughnut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624215478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bun doughnut</span></header><div>/ˈbʌn doʊnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'bun dohnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac027870525" href="entry://hair%20doughnut%23bigmac027870525"><strong>hair doughnut</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Burdekin duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114067287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Burdekin duck</span></header><div>/bɜdəkən ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> berduhkuhn 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac953907989" href="entry://radjah%20shelduck%23bigmac953907989"><strong>radjah shelduck</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq504"> <em class="label">Chiefly Qld Colloquial</em> corned beef.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bureau de change
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bureau de change</span></header><div>/bjuroʊ də ˈʃɒ̃ʒ/ (<em>say</em> byoohroh duh 'shonzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">an office where foreign monies are exchanged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burr-daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burr-daisy</span></header><div>/bɜ-ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> ber-'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">burr-daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">any plant of the genus <em>Calotis</em>, which bears heads of fruit with barbed awns. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Purple burr-daisy, Paroo-Darling National Park NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© J. Doyle/NPWS, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/burr-daisy.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">daisy-burr</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Burrendong Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Burrendong Dam</span></header><div>/bʌrəndɒŋ ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> buruhndong 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">a dam on the Macquarie River, NSW, at Wellington. 76 m high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Burrinjuck Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Burrinjuck Dam</span></header><div>/bʌrəndʒʌk ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> buruhnjuk 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a dam on the Murrumbidgee River, NSW, used for irrigation and hydro-electricity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bovine viral diarrhoea virus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac96586879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bovine viral diarrhoea virus</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac161201984" href="entry://bovine%20pestivirus%23bigmac161201984"><strong>bovine pestivirus</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: BVDV Also, <strong class="vs">bovine viral diarrhea virus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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box-dropper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac710392728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">box-dropper</span></header><div>/ˈbɒks-drɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'boks-dropuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">a computer hardware company that delivers a product but does not install it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boxing Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boxing Day</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boxing Day" src="word_pronunciations/02925.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'boksing day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">the day after Christmas Day, observed as a holiday.</span></div><div class="etym"> [traditionally the day on which Christmas boxes or presents were given to employees]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boxing Day tsunami
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac581378876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boxing Day tsunami</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac878062750" href="entry://Asian%20tsunami%23bigmac878062750"><strong>Asian tsunami</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brain damage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac805349535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brain damage</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪn dæmɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'brayn damij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">injury to the brain causing impairment of functions, often permanently.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>brain-damaged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brain dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brain dead</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪn dɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'brayn ded) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> having no further electrical activity in the brain as evidenced by an electroencephalograph, even though other organs such as the heart or lungs may still be functioning. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089239" href="entry://neo-mort%23bigmac000089239"><strong>neo-mort</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very stupid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brain-dead</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brain death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac939734285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brain death</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪn dɛθ/ (<em>say</em> 'brayn deth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">the irreversible loss of function in the upper brain as a result of severe damage caused by trauma, stroke, haemorrhage or lack of oxygen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brain drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brain drain</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪn dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'brayn drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">the steady flow of trained professionals and talented people away from the country of their birth because of the lack of opportunity there.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brain dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac147045382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brain dump</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪn dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'brayn dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">the transfer of a large amount of information from one person to another, or to a document, as in giving an explanation of a job, system, procedure, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brake disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brake disc</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪk dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'brayk disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">the disc on which the brake pads act in a disc brake system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brake drum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brake drum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brake drum" src="word_pronunciations/02962.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪk drʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'brayk drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">the steel or cast-iron drum attached to the wheel hub or propeller shaft of a motor vehicle, etc., against which the brake lining is forcefully applied to arrest its turning when the brake is operated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Branch Davidian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406792745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Branch Davidian</span><z><span target_id="pVCzcphveh">n.</span><span target_id="EC5RUJHN7x">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bræntʃ dəˈvɪdiən/ (<em>say</em> branch duh'videeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pVCzcphveh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> a member of a US sect which is an offshoot of the Seventh-day Adventists. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083410" href="entry://Waco%23bigmac000083410"><strong>Waco</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EC5RUJHN7x">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq980"> of or relating to this religious group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breaker-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breaker-down</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkə-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'braykuh-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Timber Industry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a person operating a breakdown saw.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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break of day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">break of day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">dawn; daybreak: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So early in the morning, Before the break of day.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, old bush songs</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breech delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breech delivery</span></header><div>/britʃ dəˈlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> breech duh'livuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">delivery of a breech birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brewer's droop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brewer’s droop</span></header><div>/bruəz ˈdrup/ (<em>say</em> broohuhz 'droohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">alcoholically induced sexual impotence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickwall defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickwall defence</span></header><div>/brɪkwɔl dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> brikwawl duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Sport</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">an impenetrable defence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridge deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridge deck</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒ dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'brij dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> the deck of a ship on which the bridge is located.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq013"> a small transverse deck on a pleasure boat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bright's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bright’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪts dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'bruyts duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">a disease of the kidneys characterised by albuminuria and heightened blood pressure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Richard <em>Bright</em>, 1789–1858, English physician, who described it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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British disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">British disease</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtɪʃ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'british duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">active unionism, especially industrial action, seen as corrupting the workforce: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The British disease, scourge of employers throughout the world, is on the wane – at least in the country that gave it its name.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bush dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bush dance</span></header><div>/ˈbʊʃ dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'boosh dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a dance held in traditional Australian bush style with appropriate country music and dancing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bush dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bush doof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac526456854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bush doof</span></header><div>/bʊʃ ˈdʊf/ (<em>say</em> boosh 'doof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">an outdoor dance party, usually held in a remote location, and featuring electronic music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102192" href="entry://bush%23bigmac000102192"><span class="smallcaps">bush<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110482466" href="entry://doof%23bigmac110482466"><span class="smallcaps">doof</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Butoh dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac247016564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Butoh dance</span></header><div>/ˈbutoʊ dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtoh dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">a contemporary Japanese dance-theatre form which uses the body to convey emotional states, employing grotesquerie, playfulness, metaphor, and ritual to push aside social conventions to reveal authentic feeling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of Japanese <em>Ankoku-Butoh</em> dance of darkness] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Butoh dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butt-dial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac309024531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butt-dial</span><z><span target_id="3JF3Q5EA0L">v.i.</span><span target_id="y0UCltHEBk">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌt-daɪəl/ (<em>say</em> 'but-duyuhl) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3JF3Q5EA0L">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> (<strong class="bold">butt-dialled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">butt-dialed</strong>; <strong class="bold">butt-dialling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">butt-dialing</strong>) to pocket-dial from a back trouser pocket.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y0UCltHEBk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq288"> an instance of such a pocket-dial.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bum dial</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>butt-dialling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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button day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">button day</span></header><div>/ˈbʌtn deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'butn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">a day on which buttons or badges are sold to raise money for a charity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Byelgorod-Dnestrovski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Byelgorod-Dnestrovski</span></header><div>/ˈbjɛlgərət-dnɪˈstrɔfski/ (<em>say</em> 'byelguhruht-dni'strawfskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093073" href="entry://Belgorod-Dnestrovski%23bigmac000093073"><strong>Belgorod-Dnestrovski</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cadaver dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53243526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cadaver dog</span></header><div>/kəˈdævə dɒg/ (<em>say</em> kuh'davuh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a police dog trained to sniff out a decomposing corpse, even when buried or under water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cage dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac360597823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cage dive</span><z><span target_id="i4Dk5YUMez">v.i.</span><span target_id="DjbMvdOfuG">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkeɪdʒ daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'kayj duyv) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="i4Dk5YUMez"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq473"> to engage in cage diving.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DjbMvdOfuG">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq684"> an instance of cage diving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cage diving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897119258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cage diving</span></header><div>/ˈkeɪdʒ daɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kayj duyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">an activity in which a person with scuba apparatus is lowered into the ocean in a protective cage to safely observe sharks or other potentially dangerous marine life.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cage diver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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caisson disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">caisson disease</span></header><div>/ˈkeɪsən dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'kaysuhn duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006663" href="entry://bends%23bigmac000006663"><strong>bends</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Calderón de la Barca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Calderón de la Barca</span></header><div>/ˌkældəroʊn də la ˈbakə/ (<em>say</em> .kalduhrohn duh lah 'bahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pedro</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">1600–81, Spanish dramatist and poet; author of <em>Life is a Dream</em> (1635).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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calendar day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">calendar day</span></header><div>/kæləndə ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> kaluhnduh 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">the period from one midnight to the following one.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">a movement formed in Britain in 1958 to protest the proliferation, testing, etc., of nuclear weapons.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CND</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Camp David
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac82270490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Camp David</span></header><div>/kæmp ˈdeɪvɪd/ (<em>say</em> kamp 'dayvid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">the official country residence of the US president, situated about 100 km from the White House in the Catoctin Mountains, Maryland; established in 1942.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in 1953 by President Eisenhower after his grandson]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Camp Delta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64393647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Camp Delta</span></header><div>/kæmp ˈdɛltə/ (<em>say</em> kamp 'deltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; constructed in 2002 for prisoners from the 2001–02 war in Afghanistan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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camp dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">camp dog</span></header><div>/ˈkæmp dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'kamp dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">a dog, often a dingo cross, which lives in an Aboriginal camp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Canary Island date palm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac852642196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Canary Island date palm</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq14">a large date palm, <em>Phoenix canariensis</em>, with a solid trunk covered with diamond-shaped ridges, a large crown, and yellow-to-orange fruit; introduced into streets and parks of Sydney in the early 1900s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Canberra Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478001124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Canberra Day</span></header><div>/ˈkænbrə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kanbruh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">12 March, the anniversary of the founding of Canberra; commemorated as a public holiday in the ACT on the third Monday of March since 1981; forms part of the annual <strong>Canberra Festival</strong>, a community arts festival founded in 1951.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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can-do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">can-do</span></header><div>/kæn-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> kan-'dooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">typified by the belief that a successful outcome will come from a determined effort: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He said there was a real ‘can-do attitude’ in Geneva following the Wyoming talks where the US and the Soviet Union put the whole arms agenda back on track.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cash desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cash desk</span></header><div>/ˈkæʃ dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> 'kash desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a desk in a shop, restaurant, or the like, where money is received from customers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cash discount
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cash discount</span></header><div>/kæʃ ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> kash 'diskownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> a term of sale by which the seller deducts a percentage from the bill if the purchaser pays within a stipulated period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> the amount deducted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cassar-Daley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac551930207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cassar-Daley</span></header><div>/ˈkæsə-deɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'kasuh-daylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Troy</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">born 1969, Australian country singer and songwriter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Castellammare di Stabia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Castellammare di Stabia</span></header><div>/kastələˌmareɪ di ˈstabjə/ (<em>say</em> kahstuhluh.mahray dee 'stahbyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a seaport in Italy, in Campania, on the Bay of Naples; site of Roman town, Stabiae, destroyed by Vesuvius eruption of AD 79.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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casual day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac944137689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">casual day</span></header><div>/ˈkæʒjuəl deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kazhyoohuhl day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA and WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq14">a day at school on which pupils are permitted to wear casual clothes rather than uniform, usually as a fundraising exercise.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac466820550" href="entry://free%20dress%20day%23bigmac466820550"><strong>free dress day</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048569" href="entry://mufti%20day%23bigmac000048569"><strong>mufti day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048569" href="entry://mufti%20day%23mq446">1</a>); <em class="label">Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac198615811" href="entry://out-of-uniform%20day%23bigmac198615811"><strong>out-of-uniform day</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">casual clothes day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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casual dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">casual dress</span></header><div>/kæʒjuəl ˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> kazhyoohuhl 'dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">dress which is not formal but suitable for a relaxed occasion or activity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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casualty department
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993770910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">casualty department</span></header><div>/ˈkæʒjəlti dəpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'kazhyuhltee duhpahtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac432692509" href="entry://emergency%20department%23bigmac432692509"><strong>emergency department</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">casualty</strong>, <strong class="vs">casualty ward</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat distribution system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac781776013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat distribution system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">a supposed force or power used by stray cats to find a home, choosing an owner by following them home, appearing on their doorstep, etc., as opposed to being chosen by the person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105396680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat door</span></header><div>/ˈkæt dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'kat daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac313766326" href="entry://cat%20flap%23bigmac313766326"><strong>cat flap</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Catherine de' Medici
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22470300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Catherine de’ Medici</span></header><div>/ˈkæθrən də mɛˈditʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'kathruhn duh me'deechee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045880" href="entry://Medici%20family%23bigmac000045880"><strong>Medici family</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Catherine de Médicis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Catherine de Médicis</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪdisis/ (<em>say</em> 'maydeesees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045880" href="entry://Medici%20family%23bigmac000045880"><strong>Medici family</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cathode dark space
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cathode dark space</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017510" href="entry://Crookes%20dark%20space%23bigmac000017510"><strong>Crookes dark space</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cathodic dark space</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat scratch disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac887330501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat scratch disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a condition in humans caused by a bacterium, <em>Bartonella henselae</em>, carried by cats and entering the body through a scratch on the skin, causing fever and headache, swollen glands and occasionally a rash.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cat scratch fever</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cattle dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cattle dog<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈkætl dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'katl dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">one of several breeds of dog bred and trained to watch and tend cattle.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac848171879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cattle dog<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈkætl dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'katl dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">a catalogue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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causal loop diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171354061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">causal loop diagram</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">(in system dynamics) a diagram showing the relationships between parts of a system, the whole comprising a causal loop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cave dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895462904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cave dive</span><z><span target_id="ebnThfpoBN">v.i.</span><span target_id="OzhDn2RETV">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈkeɪv daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'kayv duyv) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ebnThfpoBN"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> to engage in cave diving.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OzhDn2RETV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq519"> an instance of cave diving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cave diving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897686795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cave diving</span></header><div>/ˈkeɪv daɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kayv duyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">underwater diving in caves, often with the aid of specialised equipment.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cave diver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cave-dweller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cave-dweller</span></header><div>/ˈkeɪv-dwɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'kayv-dweluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012090" href="entry://caveman%23bigmac000012090"><strong>caveman</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012090" href="entry://caveman%23mq601">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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canine distemper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac73313338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">canine distemper</span></header><div>/ˈkeɪnaɪn dɪstɛmpə/ (<em>say</em> 'kaynuyn distempuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">a highly contagious disease of carnivores caused by a paramyxovirus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Canning's little dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Canning’s little dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048611" href="entry://mulgara%23bigmac000048611"><strong>mulgara</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Alfred <em>Canning</em>, 1861–1936, surveyor and explorer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cant dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cant dog</span></header><div>/ˈkænt dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'kant dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">a wooden lever with a movable iron hook near the lower end, used for grasping and canting or turning over logs, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cape doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cape doctor</span></header><div>/keɪp ˈdɒktə/ (<em>say</em> kayp 'doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">a strong south-easterly wind which blows in the Cape Town region of South Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cape Dutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cape Dutch</span></header><div>/keɪp ˈdʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> kayp 'duch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001016" href="entry://Afrikaans%23bigmac000001016"><strong>Afrikaans</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capital distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capital distribution</span></header><div>/ˌkæpətl dɪstrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> .kapuhtl distruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">the issue of bonus shares to shareholders in a company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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capping day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000004862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">capping day</span></header><div>/ˈkæpɪŋ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kaping day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">the day of student festivities on which a capping ceremony is performed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Captain Cook Graving Dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Captain Cook Graving Dock</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a dry dock in Sydney Harbour, NSW, south-east of the Harbour Bridge, built 1941–44; one of the largest in the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon dating</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of carbon dating" src="word_pronunciations/03683.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkabən deɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kahbuhn dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088760" href="entry://radiocarbon%20dating%23bigmac000088760"><strong>radiocarbon dating</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon dioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon dioxide</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of carbon dioxide" src="word_pronunciations/03684.mp3"></audio></span>/kabən daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> kahbuhn duy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a colourless, odourless, incombustible gas, CO<sub>2</sub>, used extensively in industry as dry ice, and in fizzy drinks, fire-extinguishers, etc. It is present in the atmosphere and is formed during respiration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon dioxide fixation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519784686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon dioxide fixation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">the process by which carbon dioxide in the air is broken down, usually in photosynthesis, into organic materials available to the plant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon dioxide laser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon dioxide laser</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">a device using contained carbon dioxide gas to produce a laser beam with shallow penetration and minimal heat production, that is used as a cutting implement in various medical treatments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon dioxide snow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon dioxide snow</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">carbon dioxide, CO<sub>2</sub>, solidified under great pressure; dry ice. It is used as a refrigerant because it passes directly from a solid to a gas, absorbing a great amount of heat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carbon disulphide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carbon disulphide</span></header><div>/ˌkabən daɪˈsʌlfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> .kahbuhn duy'sulfuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a colourless flammable liquid, CS<sub>2</sub>, used as a solvent in the rubber and plastic industries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">carbon disulfide</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cardiovascular disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac596893791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cardiovascular disease</span></header><div>/ˌkadioʊˈvæskjələ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> .kahdeeoh'vaskyuhluh duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> any of a range of conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels: <em class="example">atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> these conditions considered collectively: <em class="example">cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Australia.</em></span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CVD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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career diplomat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">career diplomat</span></header><div>/kəˌrɪə ˈdɪpləmæt/ (<em>say</em> kuh.rear 'dipluhmat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a diplomat who has trained for and made a career of diplomacy, as opposed to one who has been appointed for distinguished service in some other field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cargo deadweight mass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cargo deadweight mass</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">the mass of the cargo on a ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carpe diem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carpe diem</span></header><div>/kapə ˈdiəm/ (<em>say</em> kahpuh 'deeuhm) <div class="def"><span id="mq535">enjoy the present day (trusting as little as possible to the future).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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carriage driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac418271781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">carriage driving</span></header><div>/ˈkærɪdʒ draɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'karij druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">the sport of driving a horse and carriage for pleasure or in competition.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>carriage driver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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c/d
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac593036356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">c/d</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Accounting</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">carry down; carried down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ceiling dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ceiling dog</span></header><div>/ˈsilɪŋ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'seeling dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">a large nail bent twice at right angles in different planes, so that the points at each end are at right angles to each other in plane, and used to hold cross members of a roof together.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog nail</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cellar door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac424228900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cellar door</span></header><div>/sɛlə ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> seluh 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">a part of a winery where wines are available for tasting and purchase by the public.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cellar-door</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cellar dweller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827613735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cellar dweller</span></header><div>/ˈsɛlə dwɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'seluh dweluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">the last-placed team in a sporting competition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the idea that the team is lowest on the ladder] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>cellar-dwelling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cell division
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cell division</span></header><div>/ˈsɛl dəvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'sel duhvizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">the division of a cell in reproduction or growth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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census day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210023725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">census day</span></header><div>/ˈsɛnsəs deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'sensuhs day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">(in a university, college, etc.) the day on which a student becomes liable for fees for courses in which they have enrolled, this being the last day on which it is possible to withdraw from a course without this being noted on their academic record.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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central business district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac290344238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">central business district</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012128" href="entry://CBD%23bigmac000012128"><strong>CBD<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Central Daylight Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419335134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Central Daylight Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq44">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac73399565" href="entry://Australian%20Central%20Daylight%20Time%23bigmac73399565"><strong>Australian Central Daylight Time</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CDT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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certificate of deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">certificate of deposit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a short-term, negotiable, interest-bearing note acknowledging indebtedness, issued mainly by trading banks and merchant banks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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C14 dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798757473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">C14 dating</span></header><div>/si fɔtin ˈdeɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> see fawteen 'dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088760" href="entry://radiocarbon%20dating%23bigmac000088760"><strong>radiocarbon dating</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">C14-dating</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chafing dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chafing dish</span></header><div>/ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'chayfing dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">a dish placed over a flame for cooking or keeping food warm at the table.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chain digger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676180022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chain digger</span></header><div>/ˈtʃeɪn dɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'chayn diguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">an attachment to a backhoe comprising a number of scoops on a revolving track.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chain drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chain drive</span></header><div>/ˈtʃeɪn draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'chayn druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq252"> transmission of power by means of an endless chain moving between sprocket-wheels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> the endless chain itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chain-driven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chain-driven</span></header><div>/ˈtʃeɪn-drɪvən/ (<em>say</em> 'chayn-drivuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">driven by chain drive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chamber drama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac241843620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chamber drama</span></header><div>/ˈtʃeɪmbə dramə/ (<em>say</em> 'chaymbuh drahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">a film which is inexpensive to produce, often set in a single location and with a small cast.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chamber piece</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Champion de Crespigny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Champion de Crespigny</span></header><div>/ˌtʃæmpiən də krɛsˈpinji/ (<em>say</em> .champeeuhn duh kres'peenyee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Constantine Trent</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">1882–1952, Australian medical practitioner, service in World War I and II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chanson de geste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chanson de geste</span></header><div>/ʃɒ̃ˌsɒ̃ də ˈʒɛst/ (<em>say</em> shon.son duh 'zhest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">one of a class of old French epic poems, celebrating the deeds of heroic or historic figures.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: song of heroic deeds]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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charge-coupled device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">charge-coupled device</span></header><div>/ˌtʃadʒ-kʌpəld dəˈvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> .chahj-kupuhld duh'vuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a form of integrated circuit used for storing and processing electric charges, e.g. as a light-sensitive target in many television cameras.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Charles Darwin University
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367628190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Charles Darwin University</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a university in the NT, with its main campus in Darwin, and other campuses in Alice Springs, Palmerston, and Katherine, formed in 2004 by the amalgamation of the Northern Territory University (NTU) with the Centralian College of Alice Springs; the NTU had been formed in 1989 by the amalgamation of the University College of the Northern Territory and the Darwin Institute of Technology.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CDU</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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check dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac167873653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">check dam</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɛk dæm/ (<em>say</em> 'chek dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">a small barrier built across a channel or ditch to restrict the flow of water and prevent erosion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chef de mission
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac279658004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chef de mission</span></header><div>/ʃɛf də ˈmɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> shef duh 'mishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chefs de mission</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> (in diplomacy) the head of a diplomatic representation of a country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq193"> the head of an organisation represented at an international event: <em class="example">the AOC’s chef de mission at the Olympics.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French: head of mission]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chef de partie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856597031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chef de partie</span></header><div>/ʃɛf də paˈti/ (<em>say</em> shef duh pah'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chefs de partie</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">a chef in a large kitchen who is responsible for a particular area of production, as roasts, grills, vegetables, sauces, etc.; station chef.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chef-d'oeuvre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chef-d’oeuvre</span></header><div>/ʃɛf-ˈdɜvrə/ (<em>say</em> shef-'dervruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chefs-d’oeuvre</strong> /ʃɛf-ˈdɜvrə/ (<em>say</em> shef-'dervruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a masterpiece, especially of an author, painter, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: principal work]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chemin de fer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chemin de fer</span></header><div>/ʃəmæn də ˈfɜ/ (<em>say</em> shuhman duh 'fer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a variation of baccarat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: railway]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chequebook diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac636636095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chequebook diplomacy</span></header><div>/tʃɛkbʊk dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> chekbook duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">the conduct of diplomatic associations at a national level by offering money in exchange for support.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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CHESS depository interest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac255331097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">CHESS depository interest</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">a type of security available in the Australian Stock Exchange, used to allow international companies to trade on the local market and make share transfers through the paperless settlement system.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CDI [<em>C</em>(<em>learing</em>)<em> H</em>(<em>ouse</em>)<em> E</em>(<em>lectronic</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>ub-register</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>ystem</em>) (the computer system used by the Australian Stock Exchange) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094723" href="entry://depository%23bigmac000094723"><span class="smallcaps">depository</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104591" href="entry://interest%23bigmac000104591"><span class="smallcaps">interest</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104591" href="entry://interest%23mq684">6</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chest day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac963588626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chest day</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɛst deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'chest day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">an exercise session in which one focuses on increasing strength in one’s upper body, especially the chest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chest of drawers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chest of drawers</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">a piece of furniture consisting of a set of drawers fitted into a frame, used for storing clothing, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cheval-de-frise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cheval-de-frise</span></header><div>/ʃəvæl-də-ˈfriz/ (<em>say</em> shuhval-duh-'freez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chevaux-de-frise</strong> /ʃəvoʊ-də-ˈfriz/ (<em>say</em> shuhvoh-duh-'freez))<br/> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">an obstacle of projecting spikes or barbed wire used to close a gap to the enemy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, horse of Friesland, a province in the northern Netherlands]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chicken dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac527034682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chicken dance</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɪkən dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'chikuhn dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a dance in which synchronised dancers imitate the movements of a chicken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> the music to which such a dance is performed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [performed to a version of the song known as the <em>Chicken Dance</em>, <em>Bird Song</em> or <em>Birdie Song</em> (1957) by Swiss accordionist Werner Thomas]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chocolate drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516971525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chocolate drive</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɒklət draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'chokluht druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">a fundraiser in which chocolate confectionery bought in bulk at a discount is sold in individual packets at an increased price, the profits going to support a cause or charity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chocolate drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chocolate drop</span></header><div>/ˈtʃɒklət drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'chokluht drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a dark-skinned person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Chrétien de Troyes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Chrétien de Troyes</span></header><div>/kreɪtiæ̃ də ˌtrwa/ (<em>say</em> krayteean duh .trwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">c.1140–c.1191, French poet; introduced the concepts of courtly love and romance to the Arthurian legend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christlich-Demokratische Union
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christlich-Demokratische Union</span></header><div>/ˌkrɪstlɪk-dɛmoʊˌkratɪʃə uniˈoʊn/ (<em>say</em> .kristlik-demoh.krahtishuh oohnee'ohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Union of the Federal Republic of Germany, a right-wing political organisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">CDU/CSU</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christmas Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac838655795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christmas Day</span></header><div>/krɪsməs ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> krismuhs 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">the day on which the birth of Christ is celebrated; 25 December for Western Christians, as Catholics and Protestants, 6 or 7 January for Eastern Christians, as members of the Orthodox Church and Copts; often observed as an occasion for gifts, greetings, and family celebrations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Christmas disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac41024500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Christmas disease</span></header><div>/ˈkrɪsməs dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'krismuhs duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">haemophilia B.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032448" href="entry://haemophilia%23bigmac000032448"><strong>haemophilia</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after Stephen <em>Christmas</em>, a ten-year-old boy in England in whom the distinct variety of haemophilia was diagnosed in the 1950s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chrome dome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110406884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chrome dome</span></header><div>/ˈkroʊm doʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'krohm dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> a shiny bald head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> a man with such a head.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US slang <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013610" href="entry://chrome%23bigmac000013610"><span class="smallcaps">chrome</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021396" href="entry://dome%23bigmac000021396"><span class="smallcaps">dome</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021396" href="entry://dome%23mq881">8</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chronic dose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chronic dose</span></header><div>/krɒnɪk ˈdoʊs/ (<em>say</em> kronik 'dohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a radiation dose absorbed more than 24 hours after a nuclear explosion, from which biological recovery may be possible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac26874496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">a lung disease in which the airways are partially and progressively obstructed as a result of lung damage, as from cigarette smoking, inhaling irritants, etc., resulting in shortness of breath, with two of the most common types being emphysema and chronic bronchitis.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: COPD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">the church of the Mormons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cill Dara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cill Dara</span></header><div>/kɪl ˈdʌrə/ (<em>say</em> kil 'duruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092270" href="entry://Kildare%23bigmac000092270"><strong>Kildare</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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circadian desynchronisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775320807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">circadian desynchronisation</span></header><div>/sɜˌkeɪdiən ˌdisɪnkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ser.kaydeeuhn .deesinkruhnuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">a physical dysfunctionality caused by the separation of the body’s circadian rhythms from the external stimuli of the physical world, as experienced by shiftworkers, travellers, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">circadian desynchronization</strong>, <strong class="vs">circadian dyschronism</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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circling disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">circling disease</span></header><div>/ˈsɜklɪŋ dəˌziz/ (<em>say</em> 'serkling duh.zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">a fatal infectious bacterial disease of cattle and sheep which damages the nervous system and often causes the afflicted animal to walk in circles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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circulating decimal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">circulating decimal</span></header><div>/ˌsɜkjəleɪtɪŋ ˈdɛsəməl/ (<em>say</em> .serkyuhlayting 'desuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a recurring decimal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Città del Vaticano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Città del Vaticano</span></header><div>/tʃɪˈta dɛl vatiˈkanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> chi'tah del vahtee'kahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082234" href="entry://Vatican%20City%23bigmac000082234"><strong>Vatican City</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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city desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">city desk</span></header><div>/sɪti ˈdɛsk/ (<em>say</em> sitee 'desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq111"> <em class="label">British</em> the section of a newspaper handling financial news.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> <em class="label">US</em> the section of a newspaper handling local news.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ciudad de México
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ciudad de México</span></header><div>/sjuˈðað deɪ ˈmɛhikoʊ/ (<em>say</em> syooh'dhahdh day 'meheekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092432" href="entry://Mexico%20City%23bigmac000092432"><strong>Mexico City</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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civil day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">civil day</span></header><div>/ˈsɪvəl deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'sivuhl day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23bigmac000089286"><strong>day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23mq989">3d</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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civil defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">civil defence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of civil defence" src="word_pronunciations/04398.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪvəl dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> sivuhl duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">the emergency measures to be taken by an organised body of civilian volunteers for the protection of life and property in the case of a natural disaster or an attack or invasion by an enemy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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civil disobedience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">civil disobedience</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of civil disobedience" src="word_pronunciations/04399.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪvəl dɪsəˈbidiəns/ (<em>say</em> sivuhl disuh'beedeeuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">a refusal, usually on political grounds, to obey laws, pay taxes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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class distinction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">class distinction</span></header><div>/klas dəsˈtɪŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> klahs duhs'tingkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> awareness of differences between social classes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq819"> criteria used in distinguishing between social classes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clay delving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac319246241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clay delving</span></header><div>/ˈkleɪ dɛlvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'klay delving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">the process of digging down to a layer of clay beneath the upper soil using an implement fitted with one or more tines which break up the clay and bring it back into the upper soil; used to improve soil quality, particularly in sandy soil which repels water.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>clay-delved</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Clean Development Mechanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20201763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Clean Development Mechanism</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">an arrangement under the Kyoto Protocol whereby industrialised countries invest in projects that reduce emissions in developing countries as an alternative to the more costly undertaking of reducing emissions on their own.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac955150482" href="entry://Joint%20Implementation%23bigmac955150482"><strong>Joint Implementation</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: CDM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clean dirt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac824140640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clean dirt</span></header><div>/klin ˈdɜt/ (<em>say</em> kleen 'dert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> uncontaminated soil, as used for clean fill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dirt that one has acquired on one’s body or clothes through healthy activities such as gardening, sport, outdoor play, etc.: <em class="example">a bit of good clean dirt never hurt anyone.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clever dick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clever dick</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of clever dick" src="word_pronunciations/04494.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈklɛvə dɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'klevuh dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">a conceited, smug person, who displays prowess at the expense of others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climate change denier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac846477792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climate change denier</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac394281461" href="entry://climate%20sceptic%23bigmac394281461"><strong>climate sceptic</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">climate denier</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>climate change denial</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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co-drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">co-drive</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊ-draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'koh-druyv) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">co-drove</strong>, <strong class="bold">co-driven</strong>, <strong class="bold">co-driving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">to share the driving with another, as in a motor race.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>co-driver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coeliac disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coeliac disease</span></header><div>/ˈsiliæk dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'seeleeak duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">a congenital disorder characterised by diarrhoea due to intolerance of the bowels to gluten.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">celiac disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Coeur de Lion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Coeur de Lion</span></header><div>/kɜ də liˈɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> ker duh lee'on) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a name given to Richard I of England.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: lion heart]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coffee date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203506455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coffee date</span></header><div>/ˈkɒfi deɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'kofee dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a short meeting during which the participants socialise over a cup of coffee, etc., to assess the prospects of a romantic relationship.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>coffee dating</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coffin dodger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967987261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coffin dodger</span></header><div>/ˈkɒfən dɒdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'kofuhn dojuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">an old person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cognitive dissonance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cognitive dissonance</span></header><div>/kɒgnətɪv ˈdɪsənəns/ (<em>say</em> kognuhtiv 'disuhnuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">an inconsistency between the different ideas and beliefs that a person holds, leading to a feeling of discomfort or anxiety.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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collateral damage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874531861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">collateral damage</span></header><div>/kəlætərəl ˈdæmɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> kuhlatuhruhl 'damij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">unintended destruction or injury, especially unintended civilian casualties in a military operation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We regret any harm to the civilian populace and we try very hard to try to minimise any collateral damage</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US Military, used especially during the Gulf War (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032110" href="entry://Gulf%20War%23mq858">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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colonial dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">colonial dollar</span></header><div>/kəˌloʊniəl ˈdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> kuh.lohneeuhl 'doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094004" href="entry://holey%20dollar%23bigmac000094004"><strong>holey dollar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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colony collapse disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac198255678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">colony collapse disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a disease of honey bees, thought to be caused by a paralysis virus to which the bees become susceptible as a result of poor nutrition, exposure to pesticides and fungicides, changing climate, etc.; adults die in large numbers usually away from the hive.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CCD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Colorado Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Colorado Desert</span></header><div>/kɒləradoʊ ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> koluhrahdoh 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">an arid region in the US, in south-eastern California, including the Salton Sink. About 5200 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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command-driven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">command-driven</span></header><div>/kəˈmænd-drɪvən/ (<em>say</em> kuh'mand-drivuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">(of a computer) operated by giving specific commands keyed in on a keyboard rather than by selecting options from a menu (opposed to <em>menu-driven</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Commemoration Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac500308403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Commemoration Day</span></header><div>/kəmɛməˈreɪʃən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> kuhmemuh'rayshuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059252" href="entry://Proclamation%20Day%23bigmac000059252"><strong>Proclamation Day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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commercial dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac573245601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">commercial dance</span></header><div>/kəmɜʃəl ˈdæns/ (<em>say</em> kuhmershuhl 'dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">a dance style similar to jazz dance performed to commercial music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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common bile duct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac887321000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">common bile duct</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq51">the duct which is common to the cystic duct (coming from the gall bladder) and the hepatic duct (coming from the liver), which can be blocked by gallstones coming from the liver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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common denominator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">common denominator</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of common denominator" src="word_pronunciations/04848.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒmən dəˈnɒməneɪtə/ (<em>say</em> komuhn duh'nomuhnaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> an integer, usually the least, divisible by all the denominators of a set of fractions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq581"> an interest, belief, etc., shared by a group of people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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common sea dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923773685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">common sea dragon</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac142780635" href="entry://weedy%20sea%20dragon%23bigmac142780635"><strong>weedy sea dragon</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">common seadragon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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community detention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac942766563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">community detention</span></header><div>/kəmjunəti dəˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhmyoohnuhtee duh'tenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq44">an arrangement by which illegal migrants are able to live and work within the community while their applications for asylum are being processed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>community detainee</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climate denier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac875291792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climate denier</span></header><div>/klaɪmət dəˈnaɪə/ (<em>say</em> kluymuht duh'nuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac394281461" href="entry://climate%20sceptic%23bigmac394281461"><strong>climate sceptic</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>climate denial</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climate diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522259162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climate diet</span></header><div>/ˈklaɪmət daɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'kluymuht duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">a diet based on the avoidance of foods whose production contributes to climate change, such as food which has been transported a great distance, meat from ruminant animals which produce methane, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">low-carbon diet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climate doomism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac824293328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climate doomism</span></header><div>/klaɪmət ˈdumɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> kluymuht 'doohmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac290169636" href="entry://doomism%23bigmac290169636"><strong>doomism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clinical depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629392130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clinical depression</span></header><div>/klɪnɪkəl dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> klinikuhl duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">chronic depression that affects one’s ability to function in daily life, often accompanied by such symptoms as sleeping disorders, reduced or increased appetite, restlessness and irritability, and physical symptoms that do not respond to usual treatment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clog dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clog dance</span></header><div>/ˈklɒg dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'klog dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">a dance performed with clogs to beat time to the music.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>clogdancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>clogdancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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close-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">close-down</span></header><div>/ˈkloʊz-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'klohz-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> a general stoppage of work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> the end of a period of broadcasting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [derived from phrasal verb <em>close down</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="entry://close%23bigmac000102302"><span class="smallcaps">close</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102302" href="entry://close%23mq390">57</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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closet drama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">closet drama</span></header><div>/ˈklɒzət dramə/ (<em>say</em> 'klozuht drahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">drama written to be read but not to be performed on the stage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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closet drinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac196394017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">closet drinker</span></header><div>/klɒzət ˈdrɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> klozuht 'dringkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a person who conceals their excessive consumption of alcohol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clothes dryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clothes dryer</span></header><div>/ˈkloʊðz draɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'klohdhz druyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014366" href="entry://clothes%20horse%23bigmac000014366">clothes horse</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014366" href="entry://clothes%20horse%23mq713">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> a heated cabinet or machine for drying clothes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">clothes drier</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clover disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac404642978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clover disease</span></header><div>/ˈkloʊvə dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'klohvuh duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq459"> an acute photosensitisation of white or light-skinned animals feeding on leguminous plants, such as clover; trifoliosis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> (in sheep) infertility caused by the consumption of clovers containing a high level of oestrogenic compounds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clown dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac533797600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clown dance</span></header><div>/ˈklaʊn dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'klown dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a form of hip-hop dancing in which dancers paint their faces and perform exaggerated clown-like movements.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>clown dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>clown dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clumsy duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clumsy duck</span></header><div>/klʌmzi ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> klumzee 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">an application made to an officer of the court, usually the attorney general, that a bill of indictment not be signed; no bill application.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coast daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352098350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coast daisy</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊst deɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'kohst dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">coast daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac637059754" href="entry://white%20arctotis%23bigmac637059754"><strong>white arctotis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coast disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coast disease</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊst dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'kohst duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">a disease of sheep and cattle brought about by a deficiency of certain minerals in the diet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coast sickness</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cockatoo Island Naval Dockyard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cockatoo Island Naval Dockyard</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">a naval dockyard in Sydney Harbour, established in the 1850s, now also a submarine base.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cocktail dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac405038331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocktail dress</span></header><div>/ˈkɒkteɪl drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'koktayl dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a formal dress suitable to wear to a cocktail party, usually short and often black.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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code debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829021950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">code debt</span></header><div>/ˈkoʊd dɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'kohd det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac394285950" href="entry://technical%20debt%23bigmac394285950"><strong>technical debt</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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co-dependent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585438652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">co-dependent</span><z><span target_id="ZisgHkl7Wy">adj.</span><span target_id="b7W44oR4TP">n.</span></z></header><div>/koʊ-dəˈpɛndənt/ (<em>say</em> koh-duh'penduhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZisgHkl7Wy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> reliant on another to the extent that independent action is no longer possible.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b7W44oR4TP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq367"> a person with such reliance on another.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">codependent</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>co-dependency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Despite the fact that, in Australian English, the spelling <em>dependant</em> has historically been more common than <em>dependent</em> for the noun, there is little evidence for the spelling <em>co-dependant</em> for this noun (def. 2).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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compact disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">compact disc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of compact disc" src="word_pronunciations/04878.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒmpækt ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> kompakt 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012139" href="entry://CD%23bigmac000012139"><strong>CD<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">compact disk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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compact disc player
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">compact disc player</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012142" href="entry://CD%20player%23bigmac000012142"><strong>CD player</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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complying development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356827840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">complying development</span></header><div>/kəmplaɪɪŋ dəˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> kuhmpluying duh'veluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">a residential, commercial, or industrial development which, because it complies with specified criteria, can be fast-tracked by a council and does not need a full development application.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Conan Doyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Conan Doyle</span></header><div>/koʊnən ˈdɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> kohnuhn 'doyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">→ Sir Arthur Conan <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021792" href="entry://Doyle%23bigmac000021792"><strong>Doyle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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conflict diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac109167258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">conflict diamond</span></header><div>/ˈkɒnflɪkt daɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'konflikt duymuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac570421902" href="entry://blood%20diamond%23bigmac570421902"><strong>blood diamond</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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consumer durables
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">consumer durables</span></header><div>/kənˌsjumə ˈdjurəbəlz/ (<em>say</em> kuhn.syoohmuh 'dyoohruhbuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">consumer goods of a permanent nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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content delivery network
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac880154816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">content delivery network</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">a decentralised infrastructure in which computing resources, as data and applications, are stored at the most efficiently accessed point depending on the geographical location of the user, the origin of the webpage, and a content delivery server.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CDN</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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context diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335839231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">context diagram</span></header><div>/ˈkɒntɛkst daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'kontekst duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a diagram that provides a model of a whole system by representing it as one process with inputs or outputs from external entities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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continental defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continental defence</span></header><div>/kɒntənɛntəl dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> kontuhnentuhl duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a policy which holds that national defence is best conducted from within one’s own borders (opposed to <em>forward defence</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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continental delicatessen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac376794130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continental delicatessen</span></header><div>/ˌkɒntənɛntəl dɛləkəˈtɛsən/ (<em>say</em> .kontuhnentuhl deluhkuh'tesuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019352" href="entry://delicatessen%23bigmac000019352"><strong>delicatessen</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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continental divide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continental divide</span></header><div>/ˌkɒntənɛntəl dəˈvaɪd/ (<em>say</em> .kontuhnentuhl duh'vuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">the line along which the waterways in a continent divide with one set flowing in one direction and the others in the opposite direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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continental drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continental drift</span></header><div>/ˌkɒntənɛntəl ˈdrɪft/ (<em>say</em> .kontuhnentuhl 'drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a theory concerning the movement of the continents away from an original single landmass to their present position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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contra deal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">contra deal</span></header><div>/ˈkɒntrə dil/ (<em>say</em> 'kontruh deel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">an agreement involving an exchange of goods or services, rather than money.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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converter dolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188764460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">converter dolly</span></header><div>/kənvɜtə ˈdɒli/ (<em>say</em> kuhnvertuh 'dolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101131" href="entry://dolly%23bigmac000101131">dolly</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101131" href="entry://dolly%23mq513">3</a>) which uses sensors to determine the direction in which the first trailer in a truck combination is moving, and then uses a steering control to bring the second trailer into line with the first; used in an A-double.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cool drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac077597565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cool drink</span></header><div>/kul ˈdrɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> koohl 'dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070013" href="entry://soft%20drink%23bigmac000070013"><strong>soft drink</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070013" href="entry://soft%20drink%23mq763">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Coonalpyn Downs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Coonalpyn Downs</span></header><div>/kuˈnælpən/ (<em>say</em> kooh'nalpuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">a region in SA, near the Victorian border; formerly the Ninety-Mile Desert, converted to agricultural land by the use of trace elements from 1949.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Copeton Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Copeton Dam</span></header><div>/koʊptən ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> kohptuhn 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">a dam in northern NSW, on the Gwydir River; source of water for domestic, stock and irrigation purposes. About 113 m in height and 1484 m in length.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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copy desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">copy desk</span></header><div>/ˈkɒpi dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> 'kopee desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">the desk in a newspaper office at which news stories, etc., are edited and prepared for printing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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core dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac23075848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">core dump</span></header><div>/ˈkɔ dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'kaw dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> a file containing the contents of memory, usually written when a process is aborted, and used for diagnostic purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> the writing of such a file.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">memory dump</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corona discharge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681960808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corona discharge</span></header><div>/kəroʊnə ˈdɪstʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> kuhrohnuh 'dischahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electricity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">a discharge, frequently luminous, at the surface of a conductor, or between two conductors of the same transmission line, accompanied by ionisation of the surrounding atmosphere and power loss; brush discharge.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">corona</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coronary heart disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coronary heart disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a heart condition caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries which can result in a heart attack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corps de ballet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corps de ballet</span></header><div>/ˌkɔ də ˈbæleɪ/ (<em>say</em> .kaw duh 'balay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">the dancers in a ballet company who perform as a group and have no solo parts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corps diplomatique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corps diplomatique</span></header><div>/ˌkɔ dɪploʊməˈtik/ (<em>say</em> .kaw diplohmuh'teek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">the whole body of ambassadors and their staffs accredited to a state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corpus delicti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corpus delicti</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of corpus delicti" src="word_pronunciations/05453.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌkɔpəs dəˈlɪktaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .kawpuhs duh'liktuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq483"> the body of essential facts constituting a criminal offence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a shapely young woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: body of the transgression]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Corse-du-Sud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Corse-du-Sud</span></header><div>/kɔs-dy-ˈsʊd/ (<em>say</em> kaws-dooh-'sood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">a department of France, in Corsica. 4014 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Ajaccio.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cosmic dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cosmic dust</span></header><div>/kɒzmɪk ˈdʌst/ (<em>say</em> kozmik 'dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">fine particles of interstellar matter, usually forming clouds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Costa del Sol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Costa del Sol</span></header><div>/kɒstə dɛl ˈsɒl/ (<em>say</em> kostuh del 'sol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">a coastal region in southern Spain, extending along the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Almeria; holiday resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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costume designer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">costume designer</span></header><div>/ˈkɒstjum dəzaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'kostyoohm duhzuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a person who designs costumes for the theatre, film, television, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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costume drama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">costume drama</span></header><div>/ˈkɒstjum dramə/ (<em>say</em> 'kostyoohm drahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">a play in which the characters wear costumes from a former age.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">costume piece</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cot death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cot death</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cot death" src="word_pronunciations/05508.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒt dɛθ/ (<em>say</em> 'kot deth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">the sudden and apparently inexplicable death of a child while sleeping.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073182" href="entry://sudden%20infant%20death%20syndrome%23bigmac000073182"><strong>sudden infant death syndrome</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Côte d'Ivoire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Côte d’Ivoire</span></header><div>/koʊt dɪˈvwa/ (<em>say</em> koht di'vwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">a republic on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso; a province of French West Africa before independence in 1960. 322 462 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: French, also African languages such as Akan, Dyula and Senufo. <em>Currency</em>: CFA franc. <em>Capital</em>: Abidjan (legislative). <em>Capital designate</em>: Yamoussoukro (administrative).</span></div> Formerly (until 1986), <strong>the Ivory Coast</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Côte-d'Or
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Côte-d’Or</span></header><div>/koʊt-ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> koht-'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a department of eastern central France. 8787 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Dijon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cough drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cough drop</span></header><div>/ˈkɒf drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'kof drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016779" href="entry://cough%20lolly%23bigmac000016779"><strong>cough lolly</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fool, simpleton.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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countervailing duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">countervailing duty</span></header><div>/ˌkaʊntəveɪlɪŋ ˈdjuti/ (<em>say</em> .kowntuhvayling 'dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">countervailing duties</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">a duty to prevent the dumping of goods by imposing a duty on the importer equal to the exporter’s government subsidy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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country dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">country dance</span></header><div>/ˈkʌntri dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'kuntree dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a type of folk dance, usually of rural origin, as one in which partners in a group start by facing each other in two lines.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>country dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coup de foudre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4392502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coup de foudre</span></header><div>/ku də ˈfudrə/ (<em>say</em> kooh duh 'foohdruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">coups de foudre</strong> /ku də ˈfudrə/ (<em>say</em> kooh duh 'foohdruh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">love at first sight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: bolt of lightning]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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coup de grâce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac976756951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">coup de grâce</span></header><div>/ku də ˈgras/ (<em>say</em> kooh duh 'grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">coups de grâce</strong> /ku də ˈgras/ (<em>say</em> kooh duh 'grahs))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq323"> a death-blow, as a bullet in the head to make sure the person being executed is dead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> a finishing stroke.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: grace-stroke]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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court dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">court dress</span></header><div>/ˈkɔt drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'kawt dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">the formal costume worn on state or ceremonial occasions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Court of Disputed Returns
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Court of Disputed Returns</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">a court assembled expressly for the purpose of hearing and determining electoral disputes, with authority to invalidate parliamentary elections and order new elections.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cover defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cover defence</span></header><div>/ˈkʌvə dəfɛns/ (<em>say</em> 'kuvuh duhfens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">the movement of certain players diagonally across the field behind the play in anticipation of being able to prevent the ball moving deeper into their half.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cover drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cover drive</span></header><div>/ˈkʌvə draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'kuvuh druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">(in cricket) a drive which sends the ball towards or past cover point.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crab dilly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687902061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crab dilly</span></header><div>/ˈkræb dɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'krab dilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">crab dillies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">a trap used to catch crabs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crack den
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac828160977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crack den</span></header><div>/ˈkræk dɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'krak den) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac025027675" href="entry://crack%20house%23bigmac025027675"><strong>crack house</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac894481668" href="entry://crack%20cocaine%23bigmac894481668"><span class="smallcaps">crack (cocaine)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019516" href="entry://den%23bigmac000019516"><span class="smallcaps">den</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019516" href="entry://den%23mq27">4</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cracker dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac450063820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cracker dust</span></header><div>/ˈkrækə dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'krakuh dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac732534926" href="entry://crusher%20dust%23bigmac732534926"><strong>crusher dust</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crane driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac654130051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crane driver</span></header><div>/ˈkreɪn draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'krayn druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq55">a person who operates a crane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crash diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac050174999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crash diet</span></header><div>/kræʃ ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> krash 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">an extreme dieting regime designed for very quick weight loss.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crash dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crash dive</span></header><div>/ˈkræʃ daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'krash duyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack on the surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crash-dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crash-dive</span></header><div>/ˈkræʃ-daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'krash-duyv) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">crash-dived</strong>, <strong class="bold">crash-diving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">(of a submarine) to dive rapidly at a steep angle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crate digging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101758862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crate digging</span></header><div>/ˈkreɪt dɪgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'krayt diging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">the practice of searching for rare and valuable vinyl records in second-hand shops, markets, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that old vinyl records are often presented for sale in milk <em>crates</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crème de cacao
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617855629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crème de cacao</span></header><div>/krɛm də kəˈkeɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> krem duh kuh'kayoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">a chocolate liqueur made from chocolate extract, vanilla, vodka, and sugar syrup.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crème de cassis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac314144861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crème de cassis</span></header><div>/krɛm də kaˈsis/ (<em>say</em> krem duh kah'sees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq33">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac825473540" href="entry://cassis%23bigmac825473540"><strong>cassis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crème de la crème
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crème de la crème</span></header><div>/krɛm də la ˈkrɛm/ (<em>say</em> krem duh lah 'krem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">the very best; the flower; the choicest part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crème de menthe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crème de menthe</span></header><div>/krɛm də ˈmɒnθ/ (<em>say</em> krem duh 'month) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">a green-coloured liqueur flavoured with mint.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crepe de Chine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crepe de Chine</span></header><div>/kreɪp də ˈʃin/ (<em>say</em> krayp duh 'sheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">a light, soft silk or rayon fabric with minute surface irregularities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">crepe de chine</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: China crepe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease</span></header><div>/krɔɪtsfɛlt-ˈjakəp dəziz/ (<em>say</em> kroytsfelt-'yahkuhp duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">a rare, fatal brain disease caused by a slow virus and characterised by increasing dementia, impaired and disturbed vision, twitching and loss of control of physical functions.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: CJD [named after HG <em>Creutzfeldt</em>, 1883–1964, and AM <em>Jakob</em>, 1884–1931, the German physicians who first described it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crib docket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac087848877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crib docket</span></header><div>/ˈkrɪb dɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'krib dokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">(especially at a mine, steelworks, etc.) a voucher for a meal in the staff canteen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cri de coeur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cri de coeur</span></header><div>/kri də ˈkɜ/ (<em>say</em> kree duh 'ker) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">a cry from the heart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cri du chat syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac397811781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cri du chat syndrome</span></header><div>/kri du ˈʃa/ (<em>say</em> kree dooh 'shah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">a rare genetic disorder caused by an anomaly on chromosome 5, resulting in a range of physical and mental abnormalities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>cri du chat</em> literally, cry of the cat, from the thin high-pitched cry of babies with this disorder]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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critical damping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">critical damping</span></header><div>/ˌkrɪtɪkəl ˈdæmpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .kritikuhl 'damping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">damping such that a system reaches equilibrium after an initial displacement in the shortest possible time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Croix de Guerre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Croix de Guerre</span></header><div>/krwa də ˈgɛə/ (<em>say</em> krwah duh 'gair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a French military award for heroism in battle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Crookes dark space
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Crookes dark space</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">the dark space in a vacuum tube between the cathode and the negative glow, occurring when pressure is very low.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Crookes space</strong>, <strong class="vs">cathode dark space</strong>, <strong class="vs">cathodic dark space</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Sir William <em>Crookes</em>, 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crop duster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac494179849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crop duster</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒp dʌstə/ (<em>say</em> 'krop dustuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> a person who works in crop dusting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> an aircraft designed for crop dusting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crop dusting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crop dusting</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒp dʌstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'krop dusting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> the spraying of insecticides or fungicides on crops, usually by an aeroplane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the practice of releasing a silent fart while walking close to another person or group of people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099821" href="entry://crop%23bigmac000099821"><span class="smallcaps">crop</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094831" href="entry://dusting%23bigmac000094831"><span class="smallcaps">dusting</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017515" href="#mq289">2</a> US slang (early 2000s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross-dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross-dress</span></header><div>/krɒs-ˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> kros-'dres) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">to adopt a manner of dress typical of the opposite sex.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>cross-dressing</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross-dresser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac721953218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross-dresser</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒs-drɛsə/ (<em>say</em> 'kros-dresuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">a transvestite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cross-drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cross-drive</span></header><div>/ˈkrɒs-draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'kros-druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">a drive at right angles to the main drive, usually short and serving various purposes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crush depth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac891922171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crush depth</span></header><div>/ˈkrʌʃ dɛpθ/ (<em>say</em> 'krush depth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a depth in the ocean at which the water pressure is great enough to cause an object, such as a submarine, to implode or be crushed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crusher dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac732534926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crusher dust</span></header><div>/ˈkrʌʃə dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'krushuh dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">crushed debris from mining operations, quarries, etc., used in bricks or concrete slabs, or as a road surface.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cracker dust</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crustal deformation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413607726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crustal deformation</span></header><div>/krʌstl difɔˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> krustl deefaw'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">the displacement of part of the earth’s crust as a result of tectonic plate movement, volcanic activity, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crystal detector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crystal detector</span></header><div>/krɪstl dəˈtɛktə/ (<em>say</em> kristl duh'tektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">a device used in early radio receiving apparatus for rectifying the alternating currents, consisting essentially of a crystal, as of galena or carborundum, permitting a current to pass freely in one direction only.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cuckoo-dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518447850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cuckoo-dove</span></header><div>/ˈkʊku-dʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'kookooh-duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">any of various pigeons superficially resembling cuckoos, such as the <strong>brown cuckoo-dove</strong>, <em>Macropygia phasianella</em>, of east coast Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cue dot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cue dot</span></header><div>/ˈkju dɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'kyooh dot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">a spot mechanically scraped onto a frame of a film, to indicate that the film is about to end.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cul-de-sac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cul-de-sac</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cul-de-sac" src="word_pronunciations/05879.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌl-də-sæk/ (<em>say</em> 'kul-duh-sak), /ˈkʊl-/ (<em>say</em> 'kool-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq865"> a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> a saclike cavity, tube, or the like, open only at one end, as the caecum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq202"> <em class="label">Military</em> the situation of a military force hemmed in on all sides except behind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq210"> a predicament from which there is no escape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: bottom of sack]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cullinan diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cullinan diamond</span></header><div>/ˈkʌlənən daɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> 'kuluhnuhn duymuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a diamond mined in South Africa in 1905 and believed to be the largest uncut diamond in the world; cut into a number of stones which form part of the British crown jewels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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culpable driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">culpable driving</span></header><div>/kʌlpəbəl ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> kulpuhbuhl 'druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a statutory offence, varying from one jurisdiction to another, but generally involving the driving of a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner, or under the influence of drugs or alcohol, resulting in the death or serious injury of another person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cumberland disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac489115300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cumberland disease</span></header><div>/ˈkʌmbələnd dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'kumbuhluhnd duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002902" href="entry://anthrax%23bigmac000002902"><strong>anthrax</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002902" href="entry://anthrax%23mq293">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [from its first appearance in Australia in the NSW County of <em>Cumberland</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cupboard drinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac682567084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cupboard drinker</span></header><div>/kʌbəd ˈdrɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> kubuhd 'dringkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac196394017" href="entry://closet%20drinker%23bigmac196394017"><strong>closet drinker</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cup Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cup Day</span></header><div>/ˈkʌp deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kup day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">the day on which the Melbourne Cup is run, usually regarded as a semi-official festival day throughout Australia, traditionally the first Tuesday in November.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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current density
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">current density</span></header><div>/ˈkʌrənt dɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'kuruhnt densuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">current densities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">the rate of flow in amperes per unit of cross-sectional area at a given place in a conductor, or more generally, current per unit area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cushing's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335695327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cushing’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈkʊʃɪŋz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'kooshingz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a condition in which the pituitary gland releases too much of the hormone ACTH; characterised by such symptoms as rapid weight gain, excessive sweating, thinning of the skin, and abnormal hair growth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [first described in 1932 by Harvey Williams <em>Cushing</em>, 1869–1939, US neurosurgeon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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customs duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">customs duty</span></header><div>/ˈkʌstəmz djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'kustuhmz dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">customs duties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">a duty imposed by law on imported or, less commonly, exported goods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cyclical deficit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac611979134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cyclical deficit</span></header><div>/ˌsɪkləkəl ˈdɛfəsət/ (<em>say</em> .sikluhkuhl 'defuhsuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">a budget deficit which increases in times of economic slowdown and decreases in times of economic growth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cyrano de Bergerac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cyrano de Bergerac</span></header><div>/sɪranoʊ də ˈbɛəʒərak/ (<em>say</em> sirahnoh duh 'bairzhuhrahk), /səˌranoʊ də ˈbɜʒəræk/ (<em>say</em> suh.rahnoh duh 'berzhuhrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Savinien</strong> /saviˈnjæ̃/ (<em>say</em> sahvee'nyan), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">1619–55, French soldier, duellist, and romantic writer; hero of play of the same name (1897) by French dramatist Edmond Rostand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cytotoxic drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cytotoxic drug</span></header><div>/ˌsaɪtoʊtɒksɪk ˈdrʌg/ (<em>say</em> .suytohtoksik 'drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">any pharmacological preparation that inhibits the proliferation of cells within the body, commonly used in the treatment of cancer by chemotherapy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dabbling duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac564681434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dabbling duck</span></header><div>/ˈdæblɪŋ dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'dabling duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">any of various ducks of the tribe Anatini, such as teal, widgeon, shovelers, etc., that feed by dabbling on the surface of the water or up-ending to reach aquatic vegetation.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac605985123" href="entry://diving%20duck%23bigmac605985123"><strong>diving duck</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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da capo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">da capo</span></header><div>/da ˈkapoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dah 'kahpoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">(a musical direction) from the beginning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daddy Cool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daddy Cool</span></header><div>/dædi ˈkul/ (<em>say</em> dadee 'koohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">Australian rock group, formed in 1970, featuring lead singer Ross Wilson; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daddy-long-legs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daddy-long-legs</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daddy-long-legs" src="word_pronunciations/06025.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdædi-ˈlɒŋ-lɛgz/ (<em>say</em> .dadee-'long-legz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">daddy-long-legs</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq237"> a small web-spinning spider of the family Pholcidae, with long, thin legs, frequently found indoors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> <em class="label">British</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017182" href="entry://cranefly%23bigmac000017182"><strong>cranefly</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq833"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035245" href="entry://house%20centipede%23bigmac000035245"><strong>house centipede</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033116" href="entry://harvestman%23bigmac000033116"><strong>harvestman</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daddy-o
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daddy-o</span></header><div>/ˈdædi-oʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dadee-oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> father.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq510"> (a term of address to any man, especially an older man.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daddy stitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac332837442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daddy stitch</span></header><div>/ˈdædi stɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dadee stich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac951035725" href="entry://husband%20stitch%23bigmac951035725"><strong>husband stitch</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daddy track
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308153669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daddy track</span></header><div>/ˈdædi træk/ (<em>say</em> 'dadee trak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a career path restricted by one’s role as a father, viewed by management as an impediment to workforce participation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dad humour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac230904867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dad humour</span></header><div>/ˈdæd hjumə/ (<em>say</em> 'dad hyoohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">a style of humour characterised by heavy-handed literalness, bad puns, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dad humor</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018398" href="entry://dad%23bigmac000018398"><span class="smallcaps">dad</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102562" href="entry://humour%23bigmac000102562"><span class="smallcaps">humour</span></a>; from the style of humour jokingly attributed to fathers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dad joke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119845998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dad joke</span></header><div>/ˈdæd dʒoʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'dad johk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq3">a joke which is representative of dad humour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dad 'n' Dave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dad ’n’ Dave<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/dæd ən ˈdeɪv/ (<em>say</em> dad uhn 'dayv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">of or relating to anything amusingly or ludicrously countrified.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from two bush characters in the writings of Steele Rudd]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac492229306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dad ’n’ Dave<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/dæd ən ˈdeɪv/ (<em>say</em> dad uhn 'dayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> a shave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Rare</em> a grave.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daft Punk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac014361264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daft Punk</span></header><div>/daft ˈpʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> dahft 'pungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">French electronic music duo, formed in 1993.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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da Gama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">da Gama</span></header><div>/də ˈgamə/ (<em>say</em> duh 'gahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vasco</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029348" href="entry://Gama%23bigmac000029348"><strong>Gama</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dagger orchid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dagger orchid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dagger orchid" src="word_pronunciations/06031.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdægər ɔkəd/ (<em>say</em> 'daguhr awkuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">an epiphytic orchid, <em>Dockrillia pugioniformis</em>, often forming large masses on trees in coastal forests of NSW and southern Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dag picker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dag picker</span></header><div>/ˈdæg pɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dag pikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">a shedhand who sorts wool from dags.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dag boy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dag tag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac418372170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dag tag</span></header><div>/ˈdæg tæg/ (<em>say</em> 'dag tag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq766"> a tag on a shirt, jumper, etc., which is accidentally left sticking up so that it is visible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq66"> an overly elaborate signature, sign-off or logo at the end of an online communication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dagwood dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac205064435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dagwood dog</span></header><div>/dægwʊd ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> dagwood 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006065" href="entry://battered%20sav%23bigmac000006065"><strong>battered sav</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Da Hinggan Ling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Da Hinggan Ling</span></header><div>/da ˈhɪŋgan ˈlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dah 'hinggahn 'ling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031492" href="entry://Greater%20Khingan%20Range%23bigmac000031492"><strong>Greater Khingan Range</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daily double
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daily double</span></header><div>/deɪli ˈdʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> daylee 'dubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">two selected races on the one program on which a starting price <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987">double</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq965">24</a>) is conducted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daily Telegraph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10947792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daily Telegraph</span></header><div>/deɪli ˈtɛləgræf/ (<em>say</em> daylee 'teluhgraf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">an Australian daily newspaper published in Sydney, NSW, founded in 1879; from 1936 to 1972 owned by Frank Packer’s Australian Consolidated Press; from 1972 owned by News Ltd, now News Corporation; in 1990 merged with the afternoon paper the <em>Daily Mirror</em> and for a period published twice daily;</span></div> Formerly (1990–96), <strong>Daily Telegraph-Mirror</strong>. Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">Tele</strong> /ˈtɛli/ (<em>say</em> 'telee).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daintree National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101383043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daintree National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">a national park in north-eastern Qld, covering the Mossman Gorge and Cape Tribulation areas in two sections; part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area. About 73 500 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daintree ulcer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993197877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daintree ulcer</span></header><div>/deɪntri ˈʌlsə/ (<em>say</em> dayntree 'ulsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac153309106" href="entry://Buruli%20ulcer%23bigmac153309106"><strong>Buruli ulcer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from its prevalence in the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096506" href="entry://Daintree%23bigmac000096506"><span class="smallcaps">Daintree<sup>2</sup></span></a> region]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairy butter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairy butter</span></header><div>/ˈdɛəri bʌtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dairree butuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">home-made butter (as distinct from factory-made).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dal segno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dal segno</span></header><div>/dæl ˈsɛnjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dal 'senyoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">(a musical direction) go back to the sign and repeat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daly Waters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daly Waters</span></header><div>/deɪli ˈwɔtəz/ (<em>say</em> daylee 'wawtuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">a small township in northern central NT on the Stuart Highway; a former staging post on the Overland Telegraph Line.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daly-Wilson Big Band
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daly-Wilson Big Band</span></header><div>/deɪli-ˈwɪlsən/ (<em>say</em> daylee-'wilsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">an Australian swing band, formed in 1969.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damage control
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac379347821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damage control</span></header><div>/ˈdæmɪdʒ kəntroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'damij kuhntrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq287"> measures to limit damage, as during or after a disaster: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a number of cars had been damaged by falling trees, with 10 emergency crews called in from Dubbo and Warren to assist in the damage control</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> attempts to mitigate the unpleasant consequence of an event, action, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">damage limitation</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally US military]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damaged goods
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac215344517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damaged goods</span></header><div>/dæmɪdʒd ˈgʊdz/ (<em>say</em> damijd 'goodz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> goods which are damaged, as in transit, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person whose personality is irreparably harmed by some previous traumatic experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq187"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman whose reputation has been harmed by previous sexual experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq91"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person whose reputation has been tarnished: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I am damaged goods,’ said Mackenzie, who is suing … in a wrongful-termination lawsuit. ‘In short, I am blackballed.’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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da man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac891844011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">da man</span></header><div>/də ˈmæn/ (<em>say</em> duh 'man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">a man recognised as holding a position of power, or as being pre-eminent in his field.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Black English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damara sheep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac947973923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damara sheep</span></header><div>/dəmarə ˈʃip/ (<em>say</em> duhmahruh 'sheep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Damara sheep</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">one of a short-haired breed of cleanskin sheep, usually black, white and brown with a distinctive fat tail; farmed for its lean meat and its ability to survive in a harsh environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damascus steel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damascus steel</span></header><div>/dəmæskəs ˈstil/ (<em>say</em> duhmaskuhs 'steel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">a kind of steel with a wavy or variegated pattern, originally made in the Middle East, chiefly at Damascus, and used for making sword blades.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damask rose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damask rose</span></header><div>/dæməsk ˈroʊz/ (<em>say</em> damuhsk 'rohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">a fragrant pink rose, <em>Rosa damascena</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dame school
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dame school</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪm skul/ (<em>say</em> 'daym skoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">(formerly) a small school for young children, run by a woman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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da Messina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">da Messina</span></header><div>/da mɛˈsinə/ (<em>say</em> dah me'seenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003130" href="entry://Antonello%20da%20Messina%23bigmac000003130"><strong>Antonello da Messina</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dame's violet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dame’s violet</span></header><div>/deɪmz ˈvaɪələt/ (<em>say</em> daymz 'vuyuhluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">a branched herb, <em>Hesperis matronalis</em>, with scented white or violet flowers, native to Europe and Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Damien de Veuster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Damien de Veuster</span></header><div>/damjæ̃ də vɜsˈtɛə/ (<em>say</em> dahmyan duh vers'tair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph</strong> (‘<em>Father Damien</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai, Hawaii.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damnatio memoriae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac234834720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damnatio memoriae</span></header><div>/dæmnatioʊ məˈmɔriaɪ/ (<em>say</em> damnahteeoh muh'mawreeuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">(in ancient Rome) a dishonour accorded by the Senate to traitors and any other who brought shame on Rome which involved erasing the memory of the persons in question as by removing their names from monuments, their faces from statues, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: damnation of the memory (i.e. remembrance of someone)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairy factory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairy factory</span></header><div>/ˈdɛəri fæktri/ (<em>say</em> 'dairree faktree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">a building, often a farmers’ cooperative, where dairy produce is processed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairy farm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairy farm</span></header><div>/ˈdɛəri fam/ (<em>say</em> 'dairree fahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">a farm devoted chiefly to the production of milk and milk products.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dairy farmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dairy farming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dairy-free
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac677463224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dairy-free</span></header><div>/dɛəri-ˈfri/ (<em>say</em> dairree-'free) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">of, relating to, or designating food that is prepared without the use of any dairy products.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DF</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daisy burr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daisy burr</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪzi bɜ/ (<em>say</em> 'dayzee ber) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010133" href="entry://burr-daisy%23bigmac000010133"><strong>burr-daisy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daisy bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daisy bush</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daisy bush" src="word_pronunciations/06043.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪzi bʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dayzee boosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052097" href="entry://olearia%23bigmac000052097"><strong>olearia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daisy chain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daisy chain</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪzi tʃeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dayzee chayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> a garland of daisies joined together by interlinked stems.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> a series of interconnected things: <em class="example">a daisy chain of repeated pleas and counter-pleas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq071"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a group of men joined in sodomy such that each is both an active and passive participant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq178"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any group sex act.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daisy cutter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daisy cutter</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪzi kʌtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dayzee kutuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> (in cricket, football, tennis, etc.) a ball which, after being struck or kicked skims along near the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq139"> a large anti-personnel bomb which explodes on impact and throws out a spray of shrapnel, clearing the ground for several hundred metres around the impact site but leaving little or no crater; originally designed to create helicopter landing areas in areas of dense vegetation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daisy gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daisy gun</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪzi gʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'dayzee gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006151" href="entry://BB%20gun%23bigmac000006151"><strong>BB gun</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daisy wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daisy wheel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daisy wheel" src="word_pronunciations/06044.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪzi wil/ (<em>say</em> 'dayzee weel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">a disc with multiple segments bearing raised characters on its circumference, used in some typewriters, printers, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the fancied likeness to the petals of a daisy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dakin's solution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dakin’s solution</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪkənz səˌluʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'daykuhnz suh.loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">a liquid antiseptic, an approximately neutral solution containing about 0.5 per cent of sodium hypochlorite, used in treating infected wounds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after HD <em>Dakin</em>, 1880–1952, English chemist, the originator]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalai Lama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalai Lama</span></header><div>/dælaɪ ˈlamə/ (<em>say</em> daluy 'lahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> the Grand Lama, formerly the chief pontiff and governmental ruler of Tibet (now the Xizang Autonomous Region) believed to be a reincarnation of previous Dalai Lamas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> the 14th Dalai Lama (<em>Tenzin Gyatso</em>), born 1935, who fled to India in 1959 following Chinese occupation of Tibet (now the Xizang Autonomous Region); awarded the Nobel Peace prize 1989.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tibetan <em>dalai</em> literally, ocean + <em>lama</em> priest]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dalgona coffee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac630697372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dalgona coffee</span></header><div>/dælˈgoʊnə kɒfi/ (<em>say</em> dal'gohnuh kofee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">a beverage, originally of South Korea, comprising a milk base topped with a mixture of instant coffee, sugar and boiling water which is whipped to a thick, frothy consistency.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Korean <em>dalgona</em> sweet made from melted sugar and sodium bicarbonate + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014755" href="entry://coffee%23bigmac000014755"><span class="smallcaps">coffee</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalhousie Springs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140396814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalhousie Springs</span></header><div>/dælhaʊzi ˈsprɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> dalhowzee 'springz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a complex of more than 80 mound springs in northern SA which discharge water from the Great Artesian Basin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalkeith tractor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac606234727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalkeith tractor</span></header><div>/ˌdælkiθ ˈtræktə/ (<em>say</em> .dalkeeth 'traktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Perth Region Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq71">a four-wheel drive vehicle owned by someone living in an urban area and rarely, if ever, used for off-road driving.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac474543648" href="entry://Balmain%20bulldozer%23bigmac474543648"><strong>Balmain bulldozer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Sydney Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac75716568" href="entry://Bronte%20buggy%23bigmac75716568"><strong>Bronte buggy</strong></a>; <em class="label">Adelaide Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac828850135" href="entry://Burnside%20bus%23bigmac828850135"><strong>Burnside bus</strong></a>; <em class="label">Sydney Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac108242540" href="entry://Double%20Bay%20tractor%23bigmac108242540"><strong>Double Bay tractor</strong></a>; <em class="label">Brisbane Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac293158937" href="entry://Kenmore%20tractor%23bigmac293158937"><strong>Kenmore tractor</strong></a>; <em class="label">Sydney Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac781514911" href="entry://Mosman%20tractor%23bigmac781514911"><strong>Mosman tractor</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac937770889" href="entry://Toorak%20tractor%23bigmac937770889"><strong>Toorak tractor</strong></a>; <em class="label">Sydney Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac360942412" href="entry://Turramurra%20tractor%23bigmac360942412"><strong>Turramurra tractor</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Dalkeith diesel</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the affluent Perth suburb of <em>Dalkeith</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dalley-Scarlett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dalley-Scarlett</span></header><div>/ˈdæli-skalət/ (<em>say</em> 'dalee-skahluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">1887–1959, Australian musician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dampier Land
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dampier Land</span></header><div>/ˈdæmpiə lænd/ (<em>say</em> 'dampeeuh land) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">the historical name for the land forming a large peninsula between Roebuck Bay and King Sound in north-western WA.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018520" href="entry://Dampier%23bigmac000018520"><span class="smallcaps">Dampier<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damping-off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damping-off</span></header><div>/ˌdæmpɪŋ-ˈɒf/ (<em>say</em> .damping-'of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a disease of plants, especially seedlings, caused by various fungi, mainly <em>Pythium debaryanum</em>, which spread rapidly under conditions of excessive moisture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damp-proof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damp-proof</span><z><span target_id="sGL6UcPjm4">adj.</span><span target_id="toYtcUElLZ">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdæmp-pruf/ (<em>say</em> 'damp-proohf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sGL6UcPjm4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> resistant to damp.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="toYtcUElLZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq903"> to make resistant to damp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damp squib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damp squib</span></header><div>/dæmp ˈskwɪb/ (<em>say</em> damp 'skwib) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101893" href="entry://squib%23bigmac000101893"><strong>squib</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101893" href="entry://squib%23mq200">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dampwood termite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119948016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dampwood termite</span></header><div>/dæmpwʊd ˈtɜmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> dampwood 'termuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a species of termite which lives in rotting logs or patches of rotting wood in dead or live trees.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac557860476" href="entry://drywood%20termite%23bigmac557860476"><strong>drywood termite</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac986497691" href="entry://subterranean%20termite%23bigmac986497691"><strong>subterranean termite</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damsel fly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damsel fly</span></header><div>/ˈdamzəl flaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahmzuhl fluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">any of the more fragile insects of the order Odonata, distinguished from the dragonflies by having the wings closed while at rest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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damson cheese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">damson cheese</span></header><div>/ˈdæmzən tʃiz/ (<em>say</em> 'damzuhn cheez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">a thick, viscous conserve made of pulped and sieved damsons and sugar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dam wall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344025341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dam wall</span></header><div>/dæm ˈwɔl/ (<em>say</em> dam 'wawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095343" href="entry://dam%23bigmac000095343"><strong>dam<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095343" href="entry://dam%23mq817">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Da Nang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Da Nang</span></header><div>/da ˈnæŋ/ (<em>say</em> dah 'nang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">a seaport and former US military base in Vietnam.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Tourane</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance band
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance band</span></header><div>/ˈdæns bænd/ (<em>say</em> 'dans band) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a band which plays music for dancing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance caller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931853445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance caller</span></header><div>/ˈdæns kɔlə/ (<em>say</em> 'dans kawluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a person who calls out the directions for moves in a square dance, bush dance, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dance calling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604302511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance card</span></header><div>/ˈdæns kad/ (<em>say</em> 'dans kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">(formerly) a printed card used at a formal dance or ball containing a list of dances and space for the woman holding the card to enter the names of those wishing to dance with her.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dance-card</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance diva
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac442843978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance diva</span></header><div>/ˈdæns divə/ (<em>say</em> 'dans deevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a distinguished female singer of dance music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658809985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance drug</span></header><div>/ˈdæns drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'dans drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a drug such as ecstasy or other amphetamines, taken to enhance the experience at a dance party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance fitness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac414190577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance fitness</span></header><div>/ˈdæns fɪtnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dans fitnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a fitness program that combines aerobics with a style of dance, especially one that is vigorous and popular.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance hall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance hall</span></header><div>/ˈdæns hɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dans hawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a large public hall in which dances may be held.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance hat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac957570586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance hat</span></header><div>/ˈdæns hæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dans hat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">a hat or headdress, often conical and decorated with string, emu feathers, etc., worn by some Indigenous peoples as part of ceremonial dress.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dancing hat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance mix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance mix</span></header><div>/ˈdæns mɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'dans miks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a recording of a song with extended instrumental sections, designed for dancing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac592881913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance music</span></header><div>/ˈdæns mjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dans myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">any of various genres of pop music with a strong beat, designed for dancing at nightclubs, dance parties, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance of death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance of death</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a symbolic dance, in which Death, the chief dancer dressed as a skeleton, leads people to their graves.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">danse macabre</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance-off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac564664428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance-off</span></header><div>/ˈdæns-ɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'dans-of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">a dancing competition, usually the last event in a round or series, which determines the winner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance party</span></header><div>/ˈdæns pati/ (<em>say</em> 'dans pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dance parties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> an entertainment involving a large space for dancing, dance music, and usually a lightshow, and at which amphetamines are often taken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq060"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088566" href="entry://disco%23bigmac000088566">disco</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088566" href="entry://disco%23mq421">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance pill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889873918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance pill</span></header><div>/ˈdæns pɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dans pil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac359075711" href="entry://party%20pill%23bigmac359075711"><strong>party pill</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance-punk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114329249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance-punk</span></header><div>/dæns-ˈpʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> dans-'pungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">a genre of popular music of the late 1970s which was in the style of punk but which had a stronger beat suitable for dancing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dance theatre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac295243923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dance theatre</span></header><div>/ˈdæns θɪətə/ (<em>say</em> 'dans theartuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a modern stage work, more experimental and avant-garde than traditional ballet and with a greater emphasis on the dramatic content.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dancing hat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac129831034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dancing hat</span></header><div>/ˈdænsɪŋ hæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dansing hat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac957570586" href="entry://dance%20hat%23bigmac957570586"><strong>dance hat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandelion clock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandelion clock</span></header><div>/ˈdændilaɪən klɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'dandeeluyuhn klok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">the seed head of the dandelion. It is said that the number of puffs needed to blow all the seeds off will give the hour of the day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dandenong Ranges
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dandenong Ranges</span></header><div>/dændənɒŋ ˈreɪndʒəz/ (<em>say</em> danduhnong 'raynjuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">a low-lying range of hills, east of Melbourne, Victoria. Highest peak, Mount Dandenong, 634 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Dandenongs</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Dandenong Ranges</strong> lie in territory traditionally inhabited by the Boonwurrung and Wuywurrung peoples. The area was explored by botanist Daniel Bunce in the 1840s and by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1853. Large-scale logging took place from the 1850s to 1930; fruit growing in the area began in the 1890s. From the 1870s Melbourne residents began visiting the area for recreation. The Ferntree Gully section of the national park was made a reserve in 1882; in 1987 it was combined with the Sherbrooke Forest and Doongalla Reserve to form the Dandenong Ranges National Park. A narrow-gauge railway from Ferntree Gully to Gembrook operated from 1900 to 1954 and now carries the <em>Puffing Billy</em> tourist train. The road to the summit of Mount Dandenong was made trafficable for coaches in 1904 and the first motor coaches made the ascent in 1922. Silvan Reservoir was built in 1932 to supply water to the high eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Sculptor William Ricketts bought land at Monbulk in 1935 and sculpted interpretations of Aboriginal culture. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dandie Dinmont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dandie Dinmont</span></header><div>/ˌdændi ˈdɪnmɒnt/ (<em>say</em> .dandee 'dinmont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">one of a breed of small terriers with a long body, short legs, and a pepper or mustard-coloured coat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Dandie</em> (Andrew) <em>Dinmont</em>, in Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Guy Mannering’, said to own the progenitors]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandy-brush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandy-brush</span></header><div>/ˈdændi-brʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dandee-brush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a stiff brush used for grooming horses, made of split whalebone, vegetable fibre, or the like.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dandy roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dandy roll</span></header><div>/ˈdændi roʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dandee rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Printing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a wire mesh cylinder in a paper-making machine which implants a permanent pattern in the paper.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dandy roller</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danger money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danger money</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪndʒə mʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'daynjuh munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">payment over and above normal wages for work where there is some risk involved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danger noodle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac077437562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danger noodle</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪndʒə nudəl/ (<em>say</em> 'daynjuh noohduhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">a snake, especially one which is venomous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dangerous driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158995596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dangerous driving</span></header><div>/deɪndʒərəs ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> daynjuhruhs 'druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">the statutory offence of driving on a road or road-related area at a speed that is furious, negligent or reckless and in a manner that is dangerous to the public.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danger place
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac750850887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danger place</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪndʒə pleɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'daynjuh plays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a site visited only for ceremonial purposes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danger Point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danger Point</span></header><div>/deɪndʒə ˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> daynjuh 'poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a headland on the boundary between Qld and NSW.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by Captain James Cook in 1770 after he encountered a dangerous reef in the area]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dangling participle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dangling participle</span></header><div>/ˌdæŋglɪŋ ˈpatəsɪpəl/ (<em>say</em> .danggling 'pahtuhsipuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">a participle which appears to be related grammatically to a word it was not intended to modify, as <em>coming</em> in: <em class="example">coming round the corner, the church sprang into view.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">misrelated participle</strong>, <strong class="vs">hanging participle</strong>, <strong class="vs">unattached participle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dangly bits
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac678633717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dangly bits</span></header><div>/ˈdæŋgli bɪts/ (<em>say</em> 'dangglee bits) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">the male genitalia.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac876202088" href="entry://pink%20bits%23bigmac876202088"><strong>pink bits</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daniell cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daniell cell</span></header><div>/ˈdænjəl sɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'danyuhl sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a primary cell producing approximately 1.1 volts, consisting of a zinc anode standing in dilute sulphuric acid, and a copper cathode standing in copper sulphate, the two electrolytes being separated by a porous pot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John <em>Daniell</em>, 1790–1845, English physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danish ballhead cabbage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877579624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danish ballhead cabbage</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">a variety of cabbage suited to cool climates producing large, round blue-green heads.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ballhead cabbage</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danish sandwich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danish sandwich</span></header><div>/deɪnɪʃ ˈsænwɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> daynish 'sanwich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052377" href="entry://open%20sandwich%23bigmac000052377"><strong>open sandwich</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danish West Indies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danish West Indies</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082981" href="entry://Virgin%20Islands%23bigmac000082981"><strong>Virgin Islands</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082981" href="entry://Virgin%20Islands%23mq550">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Danon disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995269379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Danon disease</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪnən dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'daynuhn duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a metabolic disorder with symptoms of early-age onset of muscle weakness and heart disease, and some learning problems and mental retardation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [first described by US neurologist Moris <em>Danon</em> in 1981]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dano-Norwegian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dano-Norwegian</span></header><div>/ˌdeɪnoʊ-nɔˈwidʒən/ (<em>say</em> .daynoh-naw'weejuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008339" href="entry://Bokm%C3%A5l%23bigmac000008339"><strong>Bokmål</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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danse macabre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">danse macabre</span></header><div>/dans məˈkab/ (<em>say</em> dahns muh'kahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018544" href="entry://dance%20of%20death%23bigmac000018544"><strong>dance of death</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dapple-bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dapple-bay</span></header><div>/dæpəl-ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dapuhl-'bay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">of a bay colour with ill-defined mottling of a darker shade.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dapple-grey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dapple-grey</span></header><div>/dæpəl-ˈgreɪ/ (<em>say</em> dapuhl-'gray) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">grey with ill-defined mottling of a darker shade.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dapto briefcase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286910300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dapto briefcase</span></header><div>/dæptoʊ ˈbrifkeɪs/ (<em>say</em> daptoh 'breefkays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">a cask of wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Dapto</em>, a town near Wollongong, NSW + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009343" href="entry://briefcase%23bigmac000009343"><span class="smallcaps">briefcase</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dapto dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dapto dog</span></header><div>/dæptoʊ ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> daptoh 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085545" href="entry://wog%23bigmac000085545"><strong>wog<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang; from <em>Dapto</em>, a town near Wollongong, NSW, with a greyhound racing track]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daren't
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daren’t</span></header><div>/dɛənt/ (<em>say</em> dairnt), /ˈdɛərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dairruhnt) <div class="def"><span id="mq508">contraction of <em>dare not</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dargo High Plains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dargo High Plains</span></header><div>/ˈdagoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dahgoh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">plains located in northern central Gippsland, Victoria, in the southern part of the Australian Alps; forestry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac796469116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark cell</span></header><div>/dak ˈsɛl/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a prison cell without light, in which a convict was placed for solitary confinement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark constellation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac072032429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark constellation</span></header><div>/dak kɒnstəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dahk konstuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">(in some cultures, such as that of Indigenous Australians and the Inca) one of various figures perceived in the night sky which are composed of dark spaces.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dark cloud constellation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dark Continent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dark Continent</span></header><div>/dak ˈkɒntənənt/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'kontuhnuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>The</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">Africa, so called when most of the continent was unexplored by Europeans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark cutter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064014949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark cutter</span></header><div>/dak ˈkʌtə/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'kutuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> an animal which is stressed, as by ill-health, at the time of slaughter, resulting in the production of dark cutting meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> the carcass of such an animal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark cutting meat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac538607055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark cutting meat</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">meat that does not brighten in colour when it is cut and exposed to air; linked with stress to the live animal, and the resultant mobilisation of glycogen in the muscle tissue, prior to slaughter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark fibre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac665957067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark fibre</span></header><div>/ˈdak faɪbə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk fuybuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">the portion of an optical fibre network that is not in use, often leased to companies or individuals for private use; valued for its faster speed and higher capacity than standard networks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098697" href="entry://dark%23bigmac000098697"><span class="smallcaps">dark</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098697" href="entry://dark%23mq240">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026410" href="entry://fibre%20optics%23bigmac000026410"><span class="smallcaps">fibre (optics)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark glasses
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark glasses</span></header><div>/dak ˈglasəz/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'glahsuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> glasses with lenses heavily tinted to reduce the amount of light passing through them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq622"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073419" href="entry://sunglasses%23bigmac000073419"><strong>sunglasses</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark-haired
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829189208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark-haired</span></header><div>/ˈdak-hɛəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk-haird) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">having dark-coloured hair.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark horse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark horse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dark horse" src="word_pronunciations/06085.mp3"></audio></span>/dak ˈhɔs/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'haws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> a racehorse, competitor, etc., about whom little is known or who unexpectedly wins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> a person whose capabilities may be greater than they are known to be.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark kitchen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac387928938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark kitchen</span></header><div>/dak ˈkɪtʃən/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'kichuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a commercial kitchen in which the food made is to fill orders placed through a food delivery app or website, the kitchen not being attached to a restaurant.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">virtual kitchen</strong>, <strong class="vs">cloud kitchen</strong>, <strong class="vs">ghost kitchen</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark lantern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark lantern</span></header><div>/ˈdak læntən/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk lantuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">a lantern whose light can be obscured by a dark slide or cover at the opening.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark matter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296891120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark matter</span></header><div>/ˈdak mætə/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk matuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">theoretically postulated matter of unknown nature that comprises ninety per cent or more of the total mass of the universe and that accounts for the fact that the density of the universe appears to exceed the value that would have been accorded it on the basis of visible matter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark microscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark microscope</span></header><div>/dak ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'muykruhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000079096" href="entry://ultramicroscope%23bigmac000079096"><strong>ultramicroscope</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dark-field microscope</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225947474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark money</span></header><div>/ˈdak mʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">political funding given to non-profit organisations which are not required to disclose their donors, the funding channelled in this way being used to influence political outcomes beneficial to the original donors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark pattern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac976402916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark pattern</span></header><div>/ˈdak pætn/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk patn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">any of various tactics employed on websites or in apps to induce a user to spend more money than intended, or to provide personal information, such as sites preselecting check boxes which unknowingly sign up the user to an ongoing subscription, being unable to find the option to cancel a subscription, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark pool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977363905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark pool</span></header><div>/dak ˈpul/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'poohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">an informal market in which buyers and sellers trade directly, usually executing large securities trades which would incur increased costs if transacted within the organised securities market, and serve to unbalance that market.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark-skinned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac90613614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark-skinned</span></header><div>/ˈdak-skɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk-skind) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">having dark-coloured skin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark social
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac338473755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark social</span></header><div>/dak ˈsoʊʃəl/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'sohshuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> the sharing of data through private social network services, such as direct messaging or closed groups, which cannot be tracked through analytics (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022335" href="entry://analytics%23mq360">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> the channel of communication through which this data is shared.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark star</span></header><div>/dak ˈsta/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'stah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq074">a star which cannot be seen directly and the presence of which is deduced as from its radio emissions, its gravitational effects, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark state
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac088327418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark state</span></header><div>/dak ˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac867956207" href="entry://deep%20state%23bigmac867956207"><strong>deep state</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark tourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344670295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark tourism</span></header><div>/dak ˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> dahk 'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">tourism directed towards sites of death and disaster, often for the purpose of remembrance or education.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grief tourism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dark tourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark web
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301549344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark web</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dark web" src="word_pronunciations/25170.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdak wɛb/ (<em>say</em> 'dahk web) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">the data available on the web which cannot be accessed by general search engines (opposed to the <em>clear web</em>), requiring specific software or authorisation for access, usually because the content is illegal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dark-winged fungus gnat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac944622688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dark-winged fungus gnat</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">a gnat, <em>Bradysia coprophilia</em>, with a grey-black body and shiny black head, the larvae of which can injure the roots of plants; a common problem of greenhouse crops where high moisture and heat occur.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fungus gnat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling clover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling clover</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Darling clover" src="word_pronunciations/06088.mp3"></audio></span>/dalɪŋ ˈkloʊvə/ (<em>say</em> dahling 'klohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a herbaceous Australian species, <em>Trigonella suavissima</em>, found in inland areas; a sweet-smelling, clover-like plant which is useful fodder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the <em>Darling</em> River (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096518" href="entry://Darling%23bigmac000096518"><span class="smallcaps">Darling<sup>2</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling Downs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling Downs</span></header><div>/dalɪŋ ˈdaʊnz/ (<em>say</em> dahling 'downz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a fertile area in south-eastern Qld about 160 km west of Brisbane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by Allan Cunningham, who explored the area, after Sir Ralph <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103274" href="entry://Darling%23bigmac000103274"><span class="smallcaps">Darling<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade"> The <strong>Darling Downs</strong> are watered by the Condamine River and lie just west of the Great Dividing Range, stretching across lands traditionally inhabited mainly by the Barunggam and Manandjali peoples. Grasslands on the Downs’ black-soil plains impressed Allan Cunningham, the first European explorer, in 1827, and the Leslies, the first pastoral settlers in 1840. Although originally settled as a sheep-raising district, the Downs region is now principally a grain-growing area with wheat the most important crop. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling Downs dunnart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling Downs dunnart</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041385" href="entry://larapinta%23bigmac000041385"><strong>larapinta</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling lily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling lily</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Darling lily" src="word_pronunciations/06089.mp3"></audio></span>/dalɪŋ ˈlɪli/ (<em>say</em> dahling 'lilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Darling lilies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a handsome fragrant lily, <em>Crinum flaccidum</em>, found along the inland watercourses of northern and central Australia; Murray lily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the <em>Darling</em> River (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096518" href="entry://Darling%23bigmac000096518"><span class="smallcaps">Darling<sup>2</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling pea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling pea</span><z><span target_id="0vAaHx6zae">n.</span><span target_id="FFujfSEzsY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Darling pea" src="word_pronunciations/06090.mp3"></audio></span>/dalɪŋ ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> dahling 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0vAaHx6zae"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> any of a number of herbs of the genus <em>Swainsona</em>, especially <em>S. galegifolia</em> and <em>S. greyana</em>, with red-purple flowers, widespread especially in inland areas of Australia and frequently the cause of stock poisoning. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Darling pea, Paroo-Darling National Park NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© J. Doyle/NPWS, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/darling+pea+680.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FFujfSEzsY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq538"> <strong class="phr">get the Darling pea</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become insane or behave strangely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the <em>Darling</em> River (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096518" href="entry://Darling%23bigmac000096518"><span class="smallcaps">Darling<sup>2</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling Range</span></header><div>/dalɪŋ ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> dahling 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a scarp east of Perth, WA, running roughly parallel to the coast for about 300 km, from the Moore River in the north to Brunswick Junction in the south. Highest peak, 582 m.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Darling Range</strong> stretches across lands traditionally inhabited by the Yuat, Wajuk and Pinjarup peoples. It is a fault rather than a true range, and marks a long fracture in the earth’s surface between the younger sediments of the coastal region and older rocks inland. The first European to cross the range was Robert Dale in 1830. Bauxite deposits in the area, especially near Jarrahdale, have been mined since 1963.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling River Run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac9530137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling River Run</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a driving route following the course of the Darling River from Walgett in northern NSW, south to Wentworth, at the confluence of the Darling and Murray rivers, and passing through the former river ports of Bourke, Louth, Wilcannia, Menindee and Pooncarie. 2740 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling shower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling shower</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Darling shower" src="word_pronunciations/06091.mp3"></audio></span>/dalɪŋ ˈʃaʊə/ (<em>say</em> dahling 'showuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">a dust storm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the <em>Darling</em> River (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096518" href="entry://Darling%23bigmac000096518"><span class="smallcaps">Darling<sup>2</sup></span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darling whaler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darling whaler</span></header><div>/dalɪŋ ˈweɪlə/ (<em>say</em> dahling 'wayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084601" href="entry://whaler%23bigmac000084601"><strong>whaler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084601" href="entry://whaler%23mq730">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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darning needle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">darning needle</span></header><div>/ˈdanɪŋ nidəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dahning needuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a long needle with a large eye used in darning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darran Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darran Range</span></header><div>/dærən ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> daruhn 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">a mountain range in NZ, in southern South Island. Highest peak, Mount Tutoko, 276 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dartmouth Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dartmouth Dam</span></header><div>/datməθ ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> dahtmuhth 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a dam in north-eastern Victoria, on the Mitta Mitta River; 180 m in height and 670 m in length.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwin Festival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac908047947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin Festival</span></header><div>/ˈdawən fɛstəvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dahwuhn festuhvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">an arts and culture festival held annually in Darwin in August since 1978, featuring opera, cabaret, dance, music, film, comedy, and visual arts, and incorporating music and dance from Indigenous, Indonesian and Pacific Islander communities.</span></div> Formerly (1978–93), <strong>Bougainvillea Festival</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwin glass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac39640697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin glass</span></header><div>/dawən ˈglas/ (<em>say</em> dahwuhn 'glahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">a naturally occurring glass found in Tasmania, in an area south of Queenstown; fragments are scattered over a large area and derive from a layer buried below peat and sediments which are possibly part of an impact crater.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Mount <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096523" href="entry://Darwin%23bigmac000096523"><span class="smallcaps">Darwin<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096523" href="entry://Darwin%23mq289">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwin rig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin rig</span></header><div>/ˈdawən rɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'dahwuhn rig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075650" href="entry://Territory%20rig%23bigmac000075650"><strong>Territory rig</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwin River Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin River Dam</span></header><div>/dawən ˈrɪvə/ (<em>say</em> dahwuhn 'rivuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">a dam in NT, storage for Darwin’s water supply; 30.5 m in height.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwin shuffle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349675334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin shuffle</span></header><div>/dawən ˈʃʌfəl/ (<em>say</em> dahwuhn 'shufuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">a tax avoidance scheme in which stamp duty on securities held in one state could be avoided by registering the securities in another, the rate of transfer being less that the rate of tax within the state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Darwin stubby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Darwin stubby</span></header><div>/dawən ˈstʌbi/ (<em>say</em> dahwuhn 'stubee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Darwin stubbies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> (formerly) an 80 oz bottle of beer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> a 2.25 litre bottle of beer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Darwin stubbie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DASH diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401058360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DASH diet</span></header><div>/ˈdæʃ daɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'dash duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">a diet which emphasises fresh fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, unprocessed grains, fish, poultry and nuts, and limits saturated fats, sodium, sugars and red meat, with the aim of reducing blood pressure, LDL and cardiovascular disease risk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>ietary</em>) <em>a</em>(<em>pproaches to</em>) <em>s</em>(<em>top</em>) <em>h</em>(<em>ypertension</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102081" href="entry://diet%23bigmac000102081"><span class="smallcaps">diet<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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database language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">database language</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtəbeɪs læŋgwɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhbays langgwij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">a computer language which is suitable for use in a database, such as SQL.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data broker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac69658681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data broker</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə broʊkə/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh brohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">a person or organisation engaged by a client to search for information using digitally stored resources such as the internet, specific databases, digitised texts and documents, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>data brokerage</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data bus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data bus</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə bʌs/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh bus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a main connecting channel or path for transferring data between sections of a computer system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data cap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609744562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data cap</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə kæp/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a limit imposed by a service provider on the amount of data transferred to a digital device.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data capture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data capture</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə kæptʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh kapchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">the conversion of information into machine-readable form.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data conversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac965909847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data conversion</span></header><div>/deɪtə kənˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> daytuh kuhn'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq11">the conversion of data from one format to another, as from SGML to HTML.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data cube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac973900543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data cube</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə kjub/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh kyoohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">a multidimensional representation of a data set, extending a two-dimensional table with additional dimensions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data warehouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28814287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data warehouse</span></header><div>/deɪtə ˈwɛəhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> daytuh 'wairhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">a database in which data collected from several operational systems is integrated and stored in such a way that it can be easily retrieved and analysed.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DW <div class="deriv">–<strong>data warehousing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date line</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of date line" src="word_pronunciations/06109.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪt laɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dayt luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> a line in a letter, newspaper article, or the like, giving the date (and often the place) of origin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> Also, <strong class="vs">International Date Line</strong>. a line, theoretically coinciding with the meridian of 180° from Greenwich, England, the regions on either side of which are counted as differing by one day in their calendar dates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date loaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date loaf</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪt loʊf/ (<em>say</em> 'dayt lohf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">date loaves</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a cake into which dates are baked, made in a loaf-shaped tin and usually served sliced with butter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date night
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502538648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date night</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪt naɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dayt nuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">a social outing which a couple, especially a couple with children, arrange so that they can go out together.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date palm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date palm</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪt pam/ (<em>say</em> 'dayt pahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">the species of palm, <em>Phoenix dactylifera</em>, which bears dates, having a stem up to 18 m high terminating in a crown of pinnate leaves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date plum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date plum</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪt plʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'dayt plum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a small tree from China and the Himalayan region, <em>Diospyros lotus</em>, family Ebenaceae, having small yellow or bluish fruit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date rape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date rape</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪt reɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'dayt rayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">rape by someone with whom one has gone on a date.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date stamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date stamp</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪt stæmp/ (<em>say</em> 'dayt stamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a device for stamping dates, especially on postal matter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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date syrup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980048704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">date syrup</span></header><div>/deɪt ˈsɪrəp/ (<em>say</em> dayt 'siruhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">a syrup made from pureed dates which are boiled and then strained in muslin, the liquid being reduced to the thickness of honey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dating service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dating service</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtɪŋ sɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dayting servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">an organisation which introduces single men and women to each other with a view to helping them find a companion, lover, or spouse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dating site
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434650639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dating site</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtɪŋ saɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dayting suyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a website set up for the purpose of facilitating meetings between people who are looking for a potential partner for a relationship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dative bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dative bond</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtɪv bɒnd/ (<em>say</em> 'daytiv bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">a chemical bond of the covalent type in which the electrons forming the bond are donated by the one atom; coordinate bond.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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datum plane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">datum plane</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtəm pleɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuhm playn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a plane, level, line, etc., from which heights and depths are calculated or measured.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">datum level</strong>, <strong class="vs">datum line</strong>, <strong class="vs">datum point</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daughter board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daughter board</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daughter board" src="word_pronunciations/06118.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔtə bɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'dawtuh bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048269" href="entry://motherboard%23bigmac000048269"><strong>motherboard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daughter-in-law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daughter-in-law</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daughter-in-law" src="word_pronunciations/06119.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔtər-ɪn-lɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'dawtuhr-in-law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">daughters-in-law</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">the wife of one’s son or daughter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daughterless technology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac376523425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daughterless technology</span></header><div>/dɔtələs tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> dawtuhluhs tek'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a procedure for eliminating a pest animal by introducing a species-specific modified gene into the male of the species which in their female offspring reduces fertility or survival, thus gradually driving the pest species to extinction; developed as a means to eliminate carp from Australian waterways.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daughter product
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daughter product</span></header><div>/ˈdɔtə prɒdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'dawtuh produkt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">radioactive decay product.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dauphin Map
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dauphin Map</span></header><div>/doʊˈfæ̃ mæp/ (<em>say</em> doh'fan map) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">a map of the world, copied, but with French names, from a Portuguese original some time in the 16th century as a gift to the Dauphin of France; it has been suggested by some that it may show, besides other parts of the country, the first representation of the east coast of Australia as mapped Portuguese navigator Cristavão de Mendonça in about 1521–22; the original was lost in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.</span></div> <div class="backshade">When the <strong>Dauphin Map</strong> is studied with interpretative data, and redrawn with allowances for magnetic variation and navigational and cartographic errors, it bears some similarity to the area stretching from near Geraldton, WA, around the northern and eastern coasts, to Warrnambool, Victoria. It was at one time suggested that the map includes the first representation of the east coast of Australia as mapped by the Portuguese navigator Cristavão de Mendonça in around 1521–22. The French copy of the map was made as a gift to the Dauphin of France. The original was lost in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dave Clark Five
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dave Clark Five</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">British pop group, formed in 1963.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davenport Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davenport Range</span></header><div>/dævənpɔt ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> davuhnpawt 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">a mountain range in south-eastern NT, south of Tennant Creek. About 89 km in length.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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David Murrays
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac227843514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">David Murrays</span></header><div>/deɪvəd ˈmʌriz/ (<em>say</em> dayvuhd 'mureez) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">no David Murrays</strong>, <em class="label">SA Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq78">no worries.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101409" href="entry://worry%23bigmac000101409"><strong>worry</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101409" href="entry://worry%23mq415">14</a>). <div class="etym">[rhyming slang; from <em>David Murray’s</em>, a furniture store in Adelaide, SA]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davidson's plum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617218213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davidson’s plum</span></header><div>/deɪvədsənz ˈplʌm/ (<em>say</em> dayvuhdsuhnz 'plum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">a medium rainforest tree, <em>Davidsonia pruriens</em>, with a large deep purple berry with pulpy, bitter red flesh; used to make jam and wine, and to provide colouring and flavouring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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da Vinci
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">da Vinci</span></header><div>/də ˈvɪntʃi/ (<em>say</em> duh 'vinchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042094" href="entry://Leonardo%20da%20Vinci%23bigmac000042094"><strong>Leonardo da Vinci</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davis Cup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davis Cup</span></header><div>/deɪvəs ˈkʌp/ (<em>say</em> dayvuhs 'kup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> an annual men’s tennis competition between national teams.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> the trophy for this competition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after US tennis player Dwight F <em>Davis</em> who in 1900 donated a cup for men’s international team competition] </div><div class="backshade">The <strong>Davis Cup</strong>, officially known as the International Lawn Tennis Association Challenge Trophy, was established in 1900. For 70 years participation was open only to amateurs, and challenging nations contested an elimination series for the right to play the cup holder. Australia (including a NZ player) first won the cup in 1907 and retained it until 1912. The golden age of Australian tennis, however, commenced in 1950 when Australia won the cup in New York, winning a further 14 times in the next two decades. This dominance declined in the 1970s. Australia won the cup twice in the 1980s and again in 1999 and 2003, making a total of 28 wins overall, the second highest number behind the US.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davis Strait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davis Strait</span></header><div>/deɪvəs ˈstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dayvuhs 'strayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">a strait between Canada and Greenland, connecting Baffin Bay and the Atlantic. 320–800 km wide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091943" href="entry://Davis%23bigmac000091943"><span class="smallcaps">Davis<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davy Jones
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davy Jones</span><z><span target_id="G3Rtg5BWY8">n.</span><span target_id="adJM5k5lH7">phr.</span></z></header><div>/deɪvi ˈdʒoʊnz/ (<em>say</em> dayvee 'johnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G3Rtg5BWY8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> the spirit of the sea; the sailors’ devil.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="adJM5k5lH7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq928"> <strong class="phr">Davy Jones’s locker</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq203"> the ocean’s bottom, especially as the grave of all who perish at sea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq111"> the ocean.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Davy lamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Davy lamp</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪvi læmp/ (<em>say</em> 'dayvee lamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">an early safety lamp for miners.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir Humphry <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018752" href="entry://Davy%23bigmac000018752"><span class="smallcaps">Davy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dawn chorus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dawn chorus</span></header><div>/dɔn ˈkɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> dawn 'kawruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">the sound of many birds singing at dawn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dawn patrol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac873414805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dawn patrol</span></header><div>/ˈdɔn pətroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dawn puhtrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> a patrol, as by a military or paramilitary group, conducted at dawn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> early morning surfing when the waves are ideal and the beach deserted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dawn service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dawn service</span></header><div>/ˈdɔn sɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dawn servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">a commemorative ceremony held at dawn on Anzac Day in many locations in Australia and NZ and elsewhere, sometimes including a parade (<strong>dawn parade</strong>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dawson Creek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dawson Creek</span></header><div>/dɔsən ˈkrik/ (<em>say</em> dawsuhn 'kreek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a town in western Canada, at the south-eastern terminus of the Alaska Highway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dawson's burrowing bee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342773149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dawson’s burrowing bee</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">one of the largest of Australia’s native bees, <em>Amegilla dawsoni</em>, each female bee laying its eggs in a single burrow in a claypan although there may be thousands of such burrows in the same area; found in north-western Western Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day bed</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ bɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'day bed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> a couch which can be converted to a bed as required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> chaise longue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day blindness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day blindness</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ blaɪndnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'day bluyndnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033741" href="entry://hemeralopia%23bigmac000033741"><strong>hemeralopia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day bug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac846933901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day bug</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ bʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'day bug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">a day student at a boarding school.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">day scrag</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day care</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ kɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'day kair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">care and supervision of young children or elderly people given daily by trained staff.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day care centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day care centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">a place where children and elderly or disabled people may go for social activities during the day.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">day centre</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data dictionary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540231783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data dictionary</span></header><div>/deɪtə ˈdɪkʃənri/ (<em>say</em> daytuh 'dikshuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">a dictionary in which metadata is recorded against each attribute of a database.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac438015440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data dump</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">the supply of an excessive amount of information at the same time, especially an amount requiring a considerable time to process: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The file, which appears to be related to alcohol issues, comes after a data dump on Thursday named ”abortions.csv”.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">canberra times</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2022</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">info dump</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data-free
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143917552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data-free</span></header><div>/deɪtə-ˈfri/ (<em>say</em> daytuh-'free) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">without the usual charge for the download of data onto a digital device.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data glasses
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469531704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data glasses</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə glasəz/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh glahsuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq434"> spectacles adapted to be computer monitors which generate the images seen in virtual reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> spectacles fitted with a device which allows the wearer to see the real world while at the same time accessing digital data through a dedicated section of the lens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data glove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417647342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data glove</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə glʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh gluv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">a glove-like input device, used in virtual reality, in which sensors capture the movement of the fingers and hand, these movements being translated into software commands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data-handling system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data-handling system</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə-hændlɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh-handling .sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a system consisting of electronic or electromechanical units which automatically measure certain quantities at a number of points, and transmit the resultant data to a central location for display or for automatic processing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data haven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac51797031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data haven</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə heɪvən/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh hayvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">a digital data storage device, offering complete privacy, especially from government regulation, by means of data encryption and location in a state which does not have laws allowing legal access.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data hygiene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac812122932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data hygiene</span></header><div>/deɪtə ˈhaɪdʒin/ (<em>say</em> daytuh 'huyjeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">the practices associated with maintaining the integrity of data, as by keeping it up to date, removing duplications and errors, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data journalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac765214313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data journalism</span></header><div>/deɪtə ˈdʒɜnəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> daytuh 'jernuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">journalism which relies on the interpretation of numerical data, often presented as graphs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>data journalist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data matrix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277358250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data matrix</span></header><div>/deɪtə ˈmeɪtrɪks/ (<em>say</em> daytuh 'maytriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">data matrixes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">data matrices</strong> /deɪtə ˈmeɪtrəsiz/ (<em>say</em> daytuh 'maytruhseez))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq28">a rectangular array of data, whether numbers, images, etc., to be used in computation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data mining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620313861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data mining</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə maɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh muyning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">the process of analysing data for known and unknown data patterns.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data packet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data packet</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə pækət/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh pakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053736" href="entry://packet%23bigmac000053736"><strong>packet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053736" href="entry://packet%23mq541">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data processing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data processing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of data processing" src="word_pronunciations/06104.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdeɪtə ˌproʊsɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh .prohsesing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004798" href="entry://automatic%20data%20processing%23bigmac000004798"><strong>automatic data processing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data recorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844182544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data recorder</span></header><div>/deɪtə rəˈkɔdə/ (<em>say</em> daytuh ruh'kawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">a device which automatically records information, as specific vehicle performance parameters, cockpit conversations in an aircraft, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data recovery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac125457307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data recovery</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə rəkʌvəri/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh ruhkuvuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> the recovery of data, as from a data recorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the recovery of data which was stored on out-of-date computers or on computers which have crashed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data retrieval
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac675903321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data retrieval</span></header><div>/deɪtə rəˈtrivəl/ (<em>say</em> daytuh ruh'treevuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">the finding of required information from all the data stored in a database.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data shadow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862411663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data shadow</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə ʃædoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh shadoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">the traceable record created by the use of digital devices, as swipe cards, mobile phones, the internet, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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data smog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac283831077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">data smog</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪtə smɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'daytuh smog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">electronic information obtained by someone, as by emails, internet searches, etc., which, by its volume, impairs their ability to respond competently to the information.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day coach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day coach</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ koʊtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'day kohch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">an ordinary railway passenger coach, as distinguished from a sleeper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daydream Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daydream Island</span></header><div>/ˌdeɪdrim ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> .daydreem 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">one of the Molle Islands within the Great Barrier Reef, Qld; a major tourist resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day-glo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day-glo</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ-gloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'day-gloh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">fluorescent in daylight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day hospital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac572174155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day hospital</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ hɒspətl/ (<em>say</em> 'day hospuhtl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a service offered by a hospital which patients can access during the day, returning to their own homes at night.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day job
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac175634462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day job</span><z><span target_id="ppKkXL84No">n.</span><span target_id="EaPvWOd8qF">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdeɪ dʒɒb/ (<em>say</em> 'day job) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ppKkXL84No"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> one’s daily employment and primary source of income.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EaPvWOd8qF">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">don’t give up your day job</strong>, (an expression of veiled criticism of a performance, product, etc., implying that it will never be good enough to make money.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day labour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day labour</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ leɪbə/ (<em>say</em> 'day laybuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">work, generally unskilled, paid for by the day.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">day labor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day labourer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day labourer</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ leɪbərə/ (<em>say</em> 'day laybuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">an unskilled worker paid by the day.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">day laborer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Day-Lewis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Day-Lewis</span></header><div>/deɪ-ˈluəs/ (<em>say</em> day-'loohuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq001"> <strong>Cecil</strong>, 1904–72 English poet and novelist; poet laureate 1968–72.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> his son, <strong>Daniel Michael Blake</strong>, born 1957, British-Irish actor; films include <em>My Left Foot</em> (1989), <em>There Will Be Blood</em> (2007) and <em>Lincoln</em> (2012), for all of which he won the Academy Award for best actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daylight factor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daylight factor</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪlaɪt fæktə/ (<em>say</em> 'dayluyt faktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">the intensity of light on a horizontal surface inside a building, expressed as a fraction of the intensity when the same horizontal surface is in the open under a sky of uniform brightness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daylight robbery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daylight robbery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daylight robbery" src="word_pronunciations/06127.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪlaɪt ˈrɒbəri/ (<em>say</em> dayluyt 'robuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">a shameless attempt to rob, overcharge, or cheat someone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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daylight saving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">daylight saving</span><z><span target_id="mVAd8dFG3O">n.</span><span target_id="2yKZjNZpew">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of daylight saving" src="word_pronunciations/06128.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈseɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .dayluyt 'sayving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mVAd8dFG3O"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> a system of reckoning time one or more hours later than the standard time for a country or community, usually used during summer months to give more hours of daylight to the working day.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2yKZjNZpew">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq590"> Also, <strong class="vs">daylight-saving</strong>. of or relating to such a system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daylight Saving Time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620765654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daylight Saving Time</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">the time of day established by instituting daylight saving, often set an hour before local standard time.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DST</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day-nighter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101979606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day-nighter</span></header><div>/deɪ-ˈnaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> day-'nuytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">a match in one-day cricket that begins in the afternoon and ends late at night.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day nursery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day nursery</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ nɜsri/ (<em>say</em> 'day nersree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a centre for the daytime care of children up to two years of age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874636902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day off</span></header><div>/deɪ ˈɒf/ (<em>say</em> day 'of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">a day’s leave from work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Day of Judgement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Day of Judgement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">(in religious belief) the day of the Last Judgement, at the end of the world; doomsday.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Day of Judgment</strong>, <strong class="vs">Judgement Day</strong>, <strong class="vs">Judgment Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Day of Mourning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709043546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Day of Mourning</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> a day of protest held on 26 January 1938, the 150th anniversary of the landing of Governor Philip at Sydney Cove, when Aboriginal groups organised a rally in Sydney to call attention to the mistreatment and loss of lands suffered by Indigenous people since then and to contrast with the conventional Australia Day celebrations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> any of various similar days held subsequently, as the re-enactment of the original day of protest held on its 60th anniversary, 26 January 1998.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day of reckoning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day of reckoning</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> the time when one has to pay for one’s actions, fulfil one’s obligations, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq532"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018787" href="entry://Day%20of%20Judgement%23bigmac000018787"><strong>Day of Judgement</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day one
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day one</span></header><div>/deɪ ˈwʌn/ (<em>say</em> day 'wun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">the first day of a new enterprise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day patient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day patient</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ peɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> 'day payshuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">a patient requiring hospitalisation only during the day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day pupil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day pupil</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ pjupəl/ (<em>say</em> 'day pyoohpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a pupil who lives at home but attends a boarding school.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day school
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day school</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ skul/ (<em>say</em> 'day skoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> a school for pupils living outside the school (distinguished from <em>boarding school</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> a school held in the daytime (distinguished from <em>night school</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq379"> a school held on weekdays (distinguished from <em>Sunday school</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day scrag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac630188939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day scrag</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ skræg/ (<em>say</em> 'day skrag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac846933901" href="entry://day%20bug%23bigmac846933901"><strong>day bug</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day shift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day shift</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ ʃɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'day shift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> a work period during the day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> the group of workers working this shift.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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days of grace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">days of grace</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">days (commonly three) allowed by law or custom for payment after a bill or note falls due.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day spa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971534656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day spa</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ spa/ (<em>say</em> 'day spah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">an establishment which offers health and beauty treatments on a daily basis only.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac964955517" href="entry://destination%20spa%23bigmac964955517"><strong>destination spa</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day student
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335569293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day student</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ stjudənt/ (<em>say</em> 'day styoohduhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq0">a person who attends a school, university, etc., but who does not board there.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day surgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac738605659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day surgery</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ sɜdʒəri/ (<em>say</em> 'day serjuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq12"> a surgical facility at a hospital or in a doctor’s rooms for procedures which do not involve overnight hospitalisation of the patients.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq143"> a procedure undergone at such a facility.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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day-to-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">day-to-day</span></header><div>/ˈdeɪ-tə-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'day-tuh-day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">ordinary; happening every day: <em class="example">a day-to-day occurrence.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Daytona Beach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Daytona Beach</span></header><div>/deɪˌtoʊnə ˈbitʃ/ (<em>say</em> day.tohnuh 'beech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">a seaside resort town in the US, in north-eastern Florida; annual car races.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dazzle painting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046059155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dazzle painting</span></header><div>/ˈdæzəl peɪntiɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dazuhl paynting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">a form of ship camouflage, used especially in WWI, in which vessels were painted in large geometric patterns in contrasting colours, in an attempt to make the ships difficult to target accurately.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dazzle camouflage</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d.b.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d.b.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq663">double-breasted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dB drag racing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac662659984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dB drag racing</span></header><div>/di bi ˈdræg reɪsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dee bee 'drag raysing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a competition in which competitors attempt to produce the loudest decibel reading from a car’s sound system, the vehicle being required to travel 20 feet (approximately 6 m), controlled by the competitor who stands outside the sealed car with a remote-control mechanism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018805" href="entry://dB%23bigmac000018805"><span class="smallcaps">dB</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021844" href="entry://drag%20race%23bigmac000021844"><span class="smallcaps">drag rac(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dB drag race</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dB drag racer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D. Bib.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D. Bib.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq346">Douay Bible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D/C
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D/C</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq661">direct current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D-day</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of D-day" src="word_pronunciations/06015.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdi-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dee-day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> <em class="label">Military</em> the day, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a previously planned attack, especially the day (6 June 1944) of the Allied invasion of Normandy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> the day on which an important event or activity takes place: <em class="example">Tuesday is D-day for students sitting for the exam.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>D</em> for <em>Day</em>, military code-name for a day on which an operation is set to begin and from which all other dates are reckoned, as <em>D minus 1</em>, the day before]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DD cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac911105156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DD cream</span></header><div>/di ˈdi krim/ (<em>say</em> dee 'dee kreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">a light foundation cream which is a combination of BB cream and CC cream.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac063721078" href="entry://AA%20cream%23bigmac063721078"><strong>AA cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac145902732" href="entry://BB%20cream%23bigmac145902732"><strong>BB cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac911661150" href="entry://CC%20cream%23bigmac911661150"><strong>CC cream</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac991567684" href="entry://EE%20cream%23bigmac991567684"><strong>EE cream</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<em>d</em>(<em>aily</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>efence</em>)<em> cream</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-ball line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-ball line</span></header><div>/dɛd-ˈbɔl laɪn/ (<em>say</em> ded-'bawl luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">a line not more than 22 m behind the goal line at each end, running parallel to it, beyond which the ball passes out of play.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-beat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459141664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-beat</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd-bit/ (<em>say</em> 'ded-beet) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq7">of or relating to an escapement or controlling device in which there is no recoil of the moving part from the shock of contact with the locking device, as in a clock, inverter, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23bigmac000089684"><span class="smallcaps">dead</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23mq401">10b</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104699" href="entry://beat%23bigmac000104699"><span class="smallcaps">beat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead cat bounce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955954068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead cat bounce</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">the slight recovery that a market often experiences before relapsing into a prolonged slump.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the image of a dead cat hit by a vehicle which leaps into the air on impact as if alive, only to fall back onto the road]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead centre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead centre" src="word_pronunciations/06138.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd ˈsɛntə/ (<em>say</em> ded 'sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> (in a reciprocating engine or pump) either of two positions of the crank in which the connecting rod has no power to turn it, occurring when the crank and connecting rod are in the same plane, at each end of a stroke. <strong>Top dead centre</strong> (or <strong>inner dead centre</strong>) is the position of the piston when it is at the top of its stroke; <strong>bottom dead centre</strong> (or <strong>outer dead centre</strong>) is the position of the piston at the bottom of its stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq160"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a stationary centre which holds the work to be turned, as the tailstock of a lathe. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089541" href="entry://centre%23bigmac000089541"><strong>centre</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089541" href="entry://centre%23mq227">11a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq639"> <strong>the dead centre</strong>, the point exactly in the middle of something: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Someone threw a peanut. It bounced grotesquely from the dead centre of Mr. Manning-Everett’s bald head, and a shout of laughter went up.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">eleanor dark</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq281"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018841" href="entry://dead%20heart%23bigmac000018841"><strong>dead heart</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-centre</span><z><span target_id="kNfjQn8cNP">adj.</span><span target_id="tMnjxdaLDA">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead-centre" src="word_pronunciations/06145.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd-ˈsɛntə/ (<em>say</em> ded-'sentuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kNfjQn8cNP"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq931"> completely on target.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="tMnjxdaLDA">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq029"> right in the middle; accurately.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead cert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac179809570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead cert</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈsɜt/ (<em>say</em> ded 'sert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">a certainty: <em class="example">a dead cert to win.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead draw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead draw</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈdrɔ/ (<em>say</em> ded 'draw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bowls</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a bowl which finishes exactly at the jack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac147074352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead drop</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'ded drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> a secret spot where messages or other items can be left by a person, for collection by another, without the two meeting, used especially by spies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> an instance of such a drop or collection.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac440919541" href="entry://live%20drop%23bigmac440919541"><strong>live drop</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">dead letter drop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead duck</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> ded 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> a person lacking good prospects, especially as a result of their own mistakes or miscalculations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq916"> something useless, or worthless, or utterly without promise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadeye Dick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635872498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadeye Dick</span></header><div>/dɛdaɪ ˈdɪk/ (<em>say</em> deduy 'dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a person with good eyesight, especially in aiming, shooting, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23bigmac000089684"><span class="smallcaps">dead</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089684" href="entry://dead%23mq597">16</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089517" href="entry://eye%23bigmac000089517"><span class="smallcaps">eye</span></a> + <em>Dick</em>, shortened form of Richard, a man’s name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead finish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead finish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead finish" src="word_pronunciations/06140.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd ˈfɪnɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> ded 'finish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> a prickly shrub of spreading habit, <em>Acacia tetragonophylla</em>, with yellow flowers and needle-like leaves; native to north-western WA; karara.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> any of various similar trees or shrubs that form an impenetrable thicket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> the limit or extreme point (of endurance, success, etc.).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead fly biscuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac439415390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead fly biscuit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018055" href="entry://currant%20luncheon%23bigmac000018055"><strong>currant luncheon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead freight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead freight</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈfreɪt/ (<em>say</em> ded 'frayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">the sum paid for that part of a vessel not occupied by cargo when the whole vessel is chartered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadly treadly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115856622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadly treadly</span></header><div>/dɛdli ˈtrɛdli/ (<em>say</em> dedlee 'tredlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac884250477" href="entry://treadly%23bigmac884250477"><strong>treadly</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead man</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd mæn/ (<em>say</em> 'ded man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">any of various objects, as a tree or a log fixed in the ground, used as an anchor in fencing, bridge-building, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead man's grave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac946089997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead man’s grave</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030256" href="entry://gilgai%23bigmac000030256"><strong>gilgai</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead man's handle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead man’s handle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a handle for controlling the speed of an electric train or other vehicle which requires the constant pressure of the driver’s hand to maintain the power supply.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead man’s brake</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead man's pedal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead man’s pedal</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a pedal which operates in the same way as a dead man’s handle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead man's zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac288993679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead man’s zone</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">the area of a fire which presents the most danger in the event of a change of wind direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead march
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead march</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd matʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'ded mahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">a piece of solemn music for a funeral procession, especially one played at a military funeral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead marine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead marine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead marine" src="word_pronunciations/06144.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd məˈrin/ (<em>say</em> ded muh'reen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">a bottle which has contained beer, whisky, etc., but is now empty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>dead marine</em> a sailor who is insensible as a result of intoxication]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead meat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead meat</span><z><span target_id="SZqJRLBdRU">n.</span><span target_id="fkudiqYYmI">phr.</span></z></header><div>/dɛd ˈmit/ (<em>say</em> ded 'meet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SZqJRLBdRU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq791"> (in the meat trade) the carcasses of slaughtered animals, as distinct from live animals yet to be slaughtered for meat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fkudiqYYmI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq203"> <strong class="phr">be dead meat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq344"> to be facing certain death.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq192"> to be in a great deal of trouble.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead meat ticket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead meat ticket</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036184" href="entry://identity%20disc%23bigmac000036184"><strong>identity disc</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead men's fingers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead men’s fingers</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> the gills of a lobster or crab.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> the soft coral, <em>Alcyonium digitatum</em>, of European coastal waters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq403"> any of various species of orchid, especially the European <em>Orchis latifolia</em> and <em>O. maculata</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead man’s fingers</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead nettle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead nettle</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd nɛtl/ (<em>say</em> 'ded netl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">any plant of the genus <em>Lamium</em>, superficially like the nettle in appearance, but stingless.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumb nettle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead point</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> ded 'poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100694" href="entry://dead%20centre%23bigmac000100694"><strong>dead centre</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100694" href="entry://dead%20centre%23mq460">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100694" href="entry://dead%20centre%23mq160">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead reckoning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead reckoning</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈrɛkənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ded 'rekuhning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Navigation</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> the calculation of a ship’s or aircraft’s position without astronomical observations, by means of the distances travelled on the various courses with corrections for drift or leeway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq233"> position as so calculated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead rent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead rent</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd rɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'ded rent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">the minimum rent payable under a mining lease, whether or not the mine is worked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead rubber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371181416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead rubber</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈrʌbə/ (<em>say</em> ded 'rubuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sport</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a match whose outcome is immaterial in terms of an overall competition, because the result of that competition has already been determined.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dead Sea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dead Sea</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> ded 'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a salt lake between Israel and Jordan; the lowest lake in the world. 74 km long; 16 km wide; 394 m below sea level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dead Sea scrolls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dead Sea scrolls</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">a collection of ancient Hebrew and Aramaic scriptural manuscripts dating from 2nd century BC to AD 70, found in caves north-west of the Dead Sea in 1947 and 1952.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead shore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead shore</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> ded 'shaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">an upright supporting prop or beam.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead space
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead space</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈspeɪs/ (<em>say</em> ded 'spays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> an area within the maximum range of a weapon, radar, or observer, which cannot be covered by fire or observation from a particular position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq471"> an area or zone which is within range of a radio transmitter, but in which a signal is not received.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq157"> the volume of space about and around a gun or guided missile system into which it cannot fire because of mechanical or electronic limitations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead hand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead hand</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈhænd/ (<em>say</em> ded 'hand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> an oppressive and retarding influence: <em class="example">the dead hand of the law.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048209" href="entry://mortmain%23bigmac000048209"><strong>mortmain</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq778"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> an expert at doing something.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead hang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac067230493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead hang</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd hæŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ded hang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">an exercise or position held in which a person hangs by their hands from an overhead horizontal bar, rings, etc., usually with the feet off the floor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead heart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead heart</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead heart" src="word_pronunciations/06141.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd ˈhat/ (<em>say</em> ded 'haht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">the arid central regions of Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead centre</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead heat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead heat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead heat" src="word_pronunciations/06142.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd ˈhit/ (<em>say</em> ded 'heet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">a heat or race in which two or more competitors finish together.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-heat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-heat</span></header><div>/dɛd-ˈhit/ (<em>say</em> ded-'heet) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">(sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to achieve a dead heat in a competition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead ice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead ice</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈaɪs/ (<em>say</em> ded 'uys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">the ice in a glacier which has ceased to move.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead in bed syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585585993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead in bed syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">a rare syndrome affecting young people with type 1 diabetes, in which death occurs unexpectedly during sleep, thought to be caused in part by hypoglycaemia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DIB Also, <strong class="vs">dead-in-bed syndrome</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead jaw syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac184017085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead jaw syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">osteonecrosis of the jaw, causing the jaw to feel heavy and numb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead leg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466289107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead leg</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈlɛg/ (<em>say</em> ded 'leg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">temporary loss of sensation in a leg, as a result of a sharp blow to a muscle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead length
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead length</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd lɛŋθ/ (<em>say</em> 'ded length) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bowls</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">a bowl which stops level with the jack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead letter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead letter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dead letter" src="word_pronunciations/06143.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛd ˈlɛtə/ (<em>say</em> ded 'letuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq319"> a law, ordinance, etc., which has lost its force, though not formally repealed or abolished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq989"> a letter which lies unclaimed for a certain time at a post office, or which, because of faulty address, etc., cannot be delivered.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dead-letter</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead letter drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999592046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead letter drop</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac147074352" href="entry://dead%20drop%23bigmac147074352"><strong>dead drop</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead-letter drop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-letter office
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-letter office</span></header><div>/dɛd-ˈlɛtər ɒfəs/ (<em>say</em> ded-'letuhr ofuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">a special division or department of the post office which handles dead letters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead load
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead load</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd loʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'ded lohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a load that is permanent and immovable, as the weight of a bridge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead loss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead loss</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈlɒs/ (<em>say</em> ded 'los) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> a complete failure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq061"> a person or thing that is totally worthless, hopeless, or inefficient.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadly nightshade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadly nightshade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadly nightshade" src="word_pronunciations/06152.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛdli ˈnaɪt-ʃeɪd/ (<em>say</em> dedlee 'nuyt-shayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq055"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006566" href="entry://belladonna%23bigmac000006566"><strong>belladonna</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007659" href="entry://black%20nightshade%23bigmac000007659"><strong>black nightshade</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadly semen build-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac577916551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadly semen build-up</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">a condition supposed to occur in men who have not had sexual activity for some time and thought to cause loss of creativity, increased irritability and lack of focus.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DSB Also, <strong class="vs">deadly sperm build-up</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadly sin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadly sin</span></header><div>/dɛdli ˈsɪn/ (<em>say</em> dedlee 'sin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099899" href="entry://seven%20deadly%20sins%23bigmac000099899"><strong>seven deadly sins</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090775" href="entry://mortal%20sin%23bigmac000090775"><strong>mortal sin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead spot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107878140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead spot</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd spɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'ded spot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac071421079" href="entry://dead%20zone%23bigmac071421079"><strong>dead zone</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac071421079" href="entry://dead%20zone%23mq379">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093742" href="entry://black%20spot%23bigmac000093742"><strong>black spot</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093742" href="entry://black%20spot%23mq054">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-stick landing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-stick landing</span></header><div>/ˌdɛd-stɪk ˈlændɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .ded-stik 'landing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">a landing made with a dead engine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead stock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead stock</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> /ˈdɛd stɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'ded stok) farming equipment, as distinct from livestock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> /dɛd ˈstɒk/ (<em>say</em> ded 'stok) stock in a business enterprise which is no longer saleable, and is to be written off.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead time</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd taɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'ded tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electricity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">(in a circuit) the interval time after the circuit has responded to a stimulus during which it cannot respond to a second stimulus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119281143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-tree</span></header><div>/dɛd-ˈtri/ (<em>say</em> ded-'tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">available in printed as opposed to digital form: <em class="example">a dead-tree format; </em><em class="example">a dead-tree edition.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead-un
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead-un</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd-ən/ (<em>say</em> 'ded-uhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> a dead person or animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a racehorse which is a loser, especially one which is deliberately made to lose.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead ’un</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead water</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> ded 'wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">water which impedes the movement of a ship, comprising a layer of fresh or brackish water, as from a rapidly melting glacier, on top of a denser layer of salt water; the ship’s propeller creates turbulence between the two layers but achieves little purchase.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead weight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead weight</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈweɪt/ (<em>say</em> ded 'wayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq493"> the heavy, unrelieved weight of anything inert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq905"> a heavy or oppressive burden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq189"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the difference in weight, displacement, etc., between a ship or other vehicle when loaded and when empty. <em>Abbrev.</em>: dwt</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadweight mass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadweight mass</span></header><div>/ˈdɛdweɪt mæs/ (<em>say</em> 'dedwayt mas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">the deadweight tonnage, measured in tonnes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadweight tonnage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadweight tonnage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deadweight tonnage" src="word_pronunciations/06156.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛdweɪt tʌnɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dedwayt tunij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">the mass of the cargo, fuel, potable water, boiler feed water, ballast, stores, crew, gear, etc., on a ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead white male
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421381722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead white male</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">a dead Caucasian male writer, seen as being preferenced by the community in terms of the respect accorded to him by virtue of his gender and ethnicity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead white Caucasian male</strong>. <div class="etym">[US English (1980s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deadwood fence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deadwood fence</span></header><div>/dɛdwʊd ˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> dedwood 'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">a fence built of rough logs, fallen branches, etc., heaped together.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead wool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead wool</span></header><div>/dɛd ˈwʊl/ (<em>say</em> ded 'wool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">wool collected in the paddock from dead sheep, of lower quality than plucked wool.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dead zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac071421079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dead zone</span></header><div>/ˈdɛd zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'ded zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq908"> an area in an ocean, lake, etc., which is depleted of oxygen to a level in which life is difficult to maintain; often due to pollution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq583"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a place or time in which there is little activity: <em class="example">the office is a dead zone over Christmas.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq379"> Also, <strong class="vs">dead spot</strong>, <strong class="vs">black spot</strong>. an area where a mobile phone or internet-enabled device does not receive a signal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deafening silence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deafening silence</span></header><div>/dɛfənɪŋ ˈsaɪləns/ (<em>say</em> defuhning 'suyluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">a silence which is so complete as to be noticeable, especially one caused by embarrassment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deaf-mute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deaf-mute</span><z><span target_id="gO4zc8Jute">n.</span><span target_id="MztDn9kYHS">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deaf-mute" src="word_pronunciations/06159.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛf-ˈmjut/ (<em>say</em> def-'myooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gO4zc8Jute"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> a person who is deaf and dumb, especially one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MztDn9kYHS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq362"> incapable of hearing or speaking.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This term is now rare and may be considered offensive.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deakin University
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deakin University</span></header><div>/dikən junəˈvɜsəti/ (<em>say</em> deekuhn yoohnuh'versuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">a university with campuses in Geelong, Warrnambool and Melbourne, Victoria, opened in 1975.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dealer's shoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac743907730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dealer’s shoe</span></header><div>/diləz ˈʃu/ (<em>say</em> deeluhz 'shooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a device which holds multiple decks of cards, used in casinos to expedite play and remove the possibility of the dealer cheating.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dealing shoe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deal toy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488808142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deal toy</span></header><div>/ˈdil tɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deel toy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">a customised memento, such as a trophy or plaque, given at the close of a financial deal brought about by an investment bank or other financial institution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dear John
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dear John</span></header><div>/dɪə ˈdʒɒn/ (<em>say</em> dear 'jon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">a letter to a lover ending a relationship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dear Leader
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac155714067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dear Leader</span></header><div>/dɪə ˈlidə/ (<em>say</em> dear 'leeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac308223986" href="entry://Supreme%20Leader%23bigmac308223986"><strong>Supreme Leader</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac308223986" href="entry://Supreme%20Leader%23mq776">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac80053892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death bag</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ bæg/ (<em>say</em> 'deth bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">a cask of cheap wine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death bell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death bell</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ bɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'deth bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">the bell that announces a death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death bone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac880986696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death bone</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ boʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'deth bohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac895860505" href="entry://pointing%20bone%23bigmac895860505"><strong>pointing bone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death bowling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757050402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death bowling</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ boʊlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'deth bohling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">bowling in the final overs of a limited-overs game, requiring exceptional skill in preventing the batters from scoring runs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>death bowler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death cap mushroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death cap mushroom</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">a poisonous mushroom, <em>Amanita phalloides</em>, with a smooth, yellowish-green to olive-brown cap, a white stem with a membranous skirt, and a cuplike structure at the base of the stem.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">death cap</strong>, <strong class="vs">deathcap mushroom</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death cell</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ sɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'deth sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">a building or part of a prison in which persons condemned to death await execution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death certificate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death certificate</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ səˌtɪfəkət/ (<em>say</em> 'deth suh.tifuhkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">a certificate issued compulsorily on the death of each person, signed by a qualified medical practitioner to certify death and its cause if known.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death cleaning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251944094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death cleaning</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ klinɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'deth kleening) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">the act of organising one’s home and its contents, including the discarding of unwanted possessions, as part of preparation for death, with the aim of relieving loved ones of the task after one has died.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death cult
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401062175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death cult</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ kʌlt/ (<em>say</em> 'deth kult) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">a sectarian group who have the stated aim of killing those who do not share their religious views.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death cup mushroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death cup mushroom</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018908" href="entry://death%20cap%20mushroom%23bigmac000018908"><strong>death cap mushroom</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">death cup</strong>, <strong class="vs">deathcup mushroom</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death doula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100949829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death doula</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ dulə/ (<em>say</em> 'deth doohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a person who provides physical, emotional and informational support to a dying person, and to their relatives and friends.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">death walker</strong>, <strong class="vs">death midwife</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098195" href="entry://death%23bigmac000098195"><span class="smallcaps">death</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac162483792" href="entry://doula%23bigmac162483792"><span class="smallcaps">doula</span></a>, the support provided being seen as similar to that provided by a doula or midwife during the birthing process]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death duty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of death duty" src="word_pronunciations/06169.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɛθ djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'deth dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">a tax paid upon the inheritance of property.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death freckle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac598568129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death freckle</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ frɛkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'deth frekuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">a skin cancer symptom, lesion or discolouration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US colloquialism (1960s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death in custody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775394272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death in custody</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deaths in custody</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a death, frequently a suicide, which occurs while the person is in the custody of the police or is being held in a prison or other place of detention.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death knell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death knell</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ nɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'deth nel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq663"> death bell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq042"> the harbinger of the death or destruction of a person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq346"> anything which precipitates the end of a plan or action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death knock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death knock</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ nɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'deth nok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> (in superstition) a series of three knocks with no apparent source, thought to be a sign of an impending death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq664"> (in journalism) a visit from a reporter to the residence of someone who has recently been bereaved in order to obtain an interview or footage for a story, usually because the way in which the person has died is newsworthy.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq404"> a visit from a police officer to a residence to inform the occupants of the death of a relative; the occupants usually being unaware of the death at the time.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the end; the last minute.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac033604552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death machine</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ məʃin/ (<em>say</em> 'deth muhsheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">a computerised machine which administers lethal drugs intravenously on command by a person seeking euthanasia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death march
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10650718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death march</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ matʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'deth mahch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a forced march, as of prisoners, in which many people die from illness and deprivation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death mask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death mask</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ mask/ (<em>say</em> 'deth mahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a cast of a person’s face taken after death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathmatch wrestling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac231321657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathmatch wrestling</span></header><div>/dɛθmætʃ ˈrɛslɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dethmach 'resling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a form of professional wrestling which involves a higher risk of injury, using more dangerous props such as barbed wire used instead of ring ropes, and weapons, glass etc., within the ring.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deathmatch wrestler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death metal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436797544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death metal</span></header><div>/dɛθ ˈmɛtl/ (<em>say</em> deth 'metl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a form of heavy metal featuring lyrics concerned with macabre subjects such as cannibalism and mutilation and featuring blasphemous and obscene texts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death midwife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac396509398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death midwife</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ mɪdwaɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'deth midwuyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100949829" href="entry://death%20doula%23bigmac100949829"><strong>death doula</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death notice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac590537020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death notice</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ noʊtəs/ (<em>say</em> 'deth nohtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a public announcement, as in a newspaper, of the death of a person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death penalty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death penalty</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ pɛnəlti/ (<em>say</em> 'deth penuhltee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">the sentence of death as given to a convicted criminal; capital punishment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Death Railway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac460692865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Death Railway</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ reɪlweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deth raylway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac386088547" href="entry://Thai%E2%80%93Burma%20Railway%23bigmac386088547"><strong>Thai–Burma Railway</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the high number of deaths in the forced labour force engaged in its construction]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death rate</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ reɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deth rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048192" href="entry://mortality%20rate%23bigmac000048192"><strong>mortality rate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death rattle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death rattle</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ rætəl/ (<em>say</em> 'deth ratuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">a sound sometimes produced in the throat immediately before death, caused by the passage of air through collected mucus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death ray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death ray</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ reɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deth ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">a ray fired from a weapon that causes immediate death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death row
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death row</span></header><div>/dɛθ ˈroʊ/ (<em>say</em> deth 'roh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">the group of cells in which condemned prisoners are kept, especially in the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death seat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death seat</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ sit/ (<em>say</em> 'deth seet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> the front passenger seat in a car.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> (in a trotting race) a position on the outside of the leader, from which it is very hard to win.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death sentence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death sentence</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ sɛntəns/ (<em>say</em> 'deth sentuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">a sentence of death, as in some judicial systems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death's-head
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death’s-head</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθs-hɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'deths-hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a human skull, especially as a symbol of mortality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death's-head moth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death’s-head moth</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθs-hɛd mɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'deths-hed moth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">a European hawkmoth, <em>Acherontia atropos</em>, having markings on the back of the thorax resembling a human skull.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death squad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac902503104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death squad</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ skwɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'deth skwod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">an armed squad that carries out unlawful killings for political reasons, often with unofficial support of the government.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death stare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac246495727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death stare</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ stɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'deth stair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">a sustained, unblinking gaze infused with hostility or contempt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death threat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death threat</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ θrɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'deth thret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">a threat of death, especially as part of terrorisation or blackmailing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death toll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death toll</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ toʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'deth tohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">the number of people killed, especially in accidents, natural disasters, etc., at or over a given time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Death Valley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Death Valley</span></header><div>/dɛθ ˈvæli/ (<em>say</em> deth 'valee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">an arid basin in eastern California; lowest land in the Western Hemisphere, 84 m below sea level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death walker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac966507135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death walker</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ wɔkə/ (<em>say</em> 'deth wawkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100949829" href="entry://death%20doula%23bigmac100949829"><strong>death doula</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death warrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death warrant</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ wɒrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'deth woruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq867"> an official order authorising the execution of the sentence of death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> anything which ends hope, expectation, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deathwatch beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deathwatch beetle</span></header><div>/dɛθwɒtʃ ˈbitl/ (<em>say</em> dethwoch 'beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">any of certain woodboring beetles of the family Anobiidae which infest timbers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the belief that the ticking sound, made by the beetle tapping its head against wood to attract a mate, was an omen of death]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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death zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394252089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">death zone</span></header><div>/ˈdɛθ zoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'deth zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">an altitude above which the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life; thought to be approximately 8000 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Debbie Downer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400796275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Debbie Downer</span></header><div>/dɛbi ˈdaʊnə/ (<em>say</em> debee 'downuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a person who habitually takes a negative point of view, thereby affecting the mood of others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [name of a character appearing in US comedy television show <em>Saturday Night Live</em> from 2004]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debenture stock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debenture stock</span></header><div>/dəˈbɛntʃə stɒk/ (<em>say</em> duh'benchuh stok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a total amount borrowed by a corporation from a number of lenders, and treated as a single stock rather than as a number of separate loans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debil-debil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debil-debil</span></header><div>/ˈdɛbəl-dɛbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'debuhl-debuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">an evil spirit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from ‘devil-devil’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debil-debil country
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debil-debil country</span></header><div>/ˈdɛbəl-dɛbəl ˌkʌntri/ (<em>say</em> 'debuhl-debuhl .kuntree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">harsh terrain not easily traversed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debit card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debit card</span></header><div>/ˈdɛbət kad/ (<em>say</em> 'debuht kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a plastic card, issued by a bank or other financial institution, which allows the holder to obtain cash and purchase goods and services, the cost of which is then withdrawn directly from the holder’s bank account.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017294" href="entry://credit%20card%23bigmac000017294"><strong>credit card</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debris flow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827847430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debris flow</span></header><div>/ˈdɛbri floʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'debree floh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a moving slurry of soil mixed with trees, rock fragments, etc., that are in its path, generated when a hillside becomes saturated with water, as from heavy rain or melting snow, and collapses; mudflow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Brosses
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac231921627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Brosses</span></header><div>/də ˈbrɒs/ (<em>say</em> duh 'bros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">1709–77, French historian; published <em>Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes</em> (History of Voyages to the Southern Lands) in 1756.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt finance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839335167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt finance</span></header><div>/dɛt ˈfaɪnæns/ (<em>say</em> det 'fuynans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">money obtained by going into debt to an external lender, such as a bank, building society or credit union.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac394622966" href="entry://equity%20finance%23bigmac394622966"><strong>equity finance</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt load
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243674977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt load</span></header><div>/ˈdɛt loʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'det lohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">the amount of debt which a company is carrying.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt loading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757233165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt loading</span></header><div>/dɛt ˈloʊdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> det 'lohding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> the strategy of deliberately increasing the debt load of a company in order to take advantage of the protection provided by bankruptcy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq166"> a tax avoidance strategy in which a company’s debt is shifted from a country with a low taxation rate to a country with a high taxation rate, so as to reduce the amount of tax paid at the high end of the scale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt of honour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt of honour</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a debt which is not legally recoverable, as a gambling debt.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">debt of honor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt relief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac153166370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt relief</span></header><div>/ˈdɛt rəlif/ (<em>say</em> 'det ruhleef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">the reduction of the burden of debt on an individual, organisation or country, usually by means of a program of adjustment of finances and consolidation of loans in negotiation with creditors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt trap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac066987592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt trap</span></header><div>/ˈdɛt træp/ (<em>say</em> 'det trap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq991">a situation in which a person enters into a level of debt that is impossible to repay, usually because high interest repayments make it impossible to pay off the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059110" href="entry://principal%23bigmac000059110">principal</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059110" href="entry://principal%23mq720">11</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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debt-trap diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac935094999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">debt-trap diplomacy</span></header><div>/dɛt-træp dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> det-trap duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">a strategy, employed by a country or other institution, of lending to a foreign nation in order to increase political leverage, as by imposing conditions which the borrower is unable to fulfil, thereby forcing them to accept political or economic concessions in lieu of repayment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Burgh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Burgh</span></header><div>/də ˈbɜg/ (<em>say</em> duh 'berg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernest Macartney</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">1863–1929, Australian engineer, born in Ireland; chief engineer of many of the reservoirs used for water supply in NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Castella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Castella</span></header><div>/di kæsˈtɛlə/ (<em>say</em> dee kas'teluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>François</strong>)<strong> Robert</strong> (‘<em>Deek</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">born 1957, Australian marathon runner; Commonwealth Games gold medallist; Australian of the Year 1983.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Robert de Castella</strong> won his first marathon in 1979. He ran the marathon in the 1980 Olympics, finishing tenth, and in 1981 won the Fukuoka marathon in Japan. He won the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games marathons, the Boston marathon in 1983, and held the world marathon record from 1981 to 1984. He competed in three more Olympics – 1984, 1988 and 1992 – but never won Olympic gold. He retired from the sport in 1993.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deception Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deception Bay</span></header><div>/dəˌsɛpʃən ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh.sepshuhn 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a bay and resort on Qld’s south-eastern coast, north of Moreton Bay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deceptive marketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac688092814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deceptive marketing</span></header><div>/dəsɛptɪv ˈmakətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhseptiv 'mahkuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">a marketing practice which falsely represents goods or services in some way, as by implying that they are of a particular standard, quality, grade, or value when they are not, or that they are recommended by certain people of influence when they are not.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal classification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal classification</span></header><div>/ˌdɛsəməl klæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .desuhmuhl klasuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">(in libraries) a system of classifying books into ten main subject-classes, with further subdivision by tens in these classes, the divisions being represented by the numbers of a decimal system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal comma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal comma</span></header><div>/dɛsəməl ˈkɒmə/ (<em>say</em> desuhmuhl 'komuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">the decimal marker used instead of the decimal point in Continental Europe, officially recommended for Australian use between 1974 and 1979.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal currency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal currency</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decimal currency" src="word_pronunciations/06229.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛsəməl ˈkʌrənsi/ (<em>say</em> desuhmuhl 'kuruhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">decimal currencies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> the monetary system introduced into Australia in 1966, consisting of 100 cents to the dollar, replacing pounds, shillings and pence as the units of currency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq897"> any similar monetary system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal fraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal fraction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decimal fraction" src="word_pronunciations/06230.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛsəməl ˈfrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> desuhmuhl 'frakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">a fraction whose denominator is some power of ten, usually indicated by a dot (the <strong>decimal point</strong>) written before the numerator, as 0.4 = ⁴⁄₁₀ and 0.126 = ¹²⁶⁄₁₀₀₀.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal number</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decimal number" src="word_pronunciations/06231.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɛsəməl ˈnʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> .desuhmuhl 'numbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">any finite or infinite string of digits containing a decimal point: <em class="example">1.0, 5.23, 3.14159… are decimal numbers.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal place
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal place</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decimal place" src="word_pronunciations/06232.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛsəməl ˈpleɪs/ (<em>say</em> desuhmuhl 'plays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> the position of a digit to the right of a decimal point: <em class="example">in 9.623, 3 is in the third decimal place.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq471"> the number of digits to the right of a decimal point: <em class="example">9.623 is a number in three decimal places.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal point</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decimal point" src="word_pronunciations/06233.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛsəməl ˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> desuhmuhl 'poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">(in the decimal system) a dot preceding the fractional part of a number.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decimal system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decimal system</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsəməl sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'desuhmuhl sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">any system of counting or measurement whose units are powers of ten.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decision fatigue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac198628884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decision fatigue</span></header><div>/dəˈsɪʒən fətig/ (<em>say</em> duh'sizhuhn fuhteeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">impairment of one’s judgement after a long period of decision-making, resulting in poor-quality decisions and poor impulse control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decision-maker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac834468377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decision-maker</span></header><div>/dəˈsɪʒən-meɪkə/ (<em>say</em> duh'sizhuhn-maykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> a person with the power or authority to make major decisions, as in government, administration, business, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq635"> a person who has the ability to arrive at a firm decision, usually in a short space of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decision-making
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518301200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decision-making</span><z><span target_id="KZdLruk6Ty">n.</span><span target_id="ZqeY5kKoms">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dəˈsɪʒən-meɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'sizhuhn-mayking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KZdLruk6Ty"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> the process by which a person arrives at a decision, blending knowledge, experience and intuition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> the making of major decisions, as in the area of government, administration, business, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZqeY5kKoms">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq323"> of, relating to, or conducive to the process of decision-making.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decision theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242846585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decision theory</span></header><div>/dəˈsɪʒən θɪəri/ (<em>say</em> duh'sizhuhn thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">the branch of mathematics that deals with the making of decisions and development of strategies when analysing a situation which involves only one party.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac640922754" href="entry://game%20theory%23bigmac640922754"><strong>game theory</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deck cargo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deck cargo</span></header><div>/ˈdɛk kagoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dek kahgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">cargo carried on an open deck of a ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deck head
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deck head</span></header><div>/ˈdɛk hɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'dek hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">the underneath of any deck in the compartment below.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deck officer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deck officer</span></header><div>/ˈdɛk ɒfəsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dek ofuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">a ship’s officer concerned with navigation, stowage of cargo, etc., as distinct from other officers such as engineer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deck quoit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deck quoit</span></header><div>/ˈdɛk kɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dek koyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">one of a set of rope or rubber rings thrown in any of various games known as <strong>deck quoits</strong>, as on the deck of a ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deck tennis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deck tennis</span></header><div>/ˈdɛk tɛnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dek tenuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">any of several games adapted from tennis for playing in the confined space of a ship’s deck.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Declaration of Independence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Declaration of Independence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq973"> the public act by which the Second American Continental Congress, on 4 July 1776, declared the American colonies to be free and independent of Great Britain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> the document embodying it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declaration of interests
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742865603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declaration of interests</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Government</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">the requirement that members of parliament publicly disclose their financial interests.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Declaration of Rights
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Declaration of Rights</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">English History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">the statement of rights and liberties of the people accepted by William and Mary on taking the throne in 1688.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declaration of the poll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33230426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declaration of the poll</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">the official declaration of the result of a parliamentary election.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declaration of war
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declaration of war</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">the public proclamation by the government of a country that it is at war with another country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declaration vote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac373679091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declaration vote</span></header><div>/dɛkləˈreɪʃən voʊt/ (<em>say</em> dekluh'rayshuhn voht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a vote cast by a person whose name cannot be found on the electoral roll at a polling booth, or who is already crossed off as having voted, but who nonetheless insists on their right to vote and fills out an identification form.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac773276700" href="entry://ordinary%20vote%23bigmac773276700"><strong>ordinary vote</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from the process of the voter making a signed declaration on the envelope in which their vote is sealed that they are entitled to vote]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declarative memory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac674819125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declarative memory</span></header><div>/dəˈklærətɪv mɛmri/ (<em>say</em> duh'klaruhtiv memree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac447094361" href="entry://explicit%20memory%23bigmac447094361"><strong>explicit memory</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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declared institution vote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac644433331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">declared institution vote</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac413904591" href="entry://hospital%20vote%23bigmac413904591"><strong>hospital vote</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decompression chamber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decompression chamber</span></header><div>/dikəmˈprɛʃən tʃeɪmbə/ (<em>say</em> deekuhm'preshuhn chaymbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">a chamber in which the pressure can be varied, in which persons who have been subjected to abnormal pressure remain while returning gradually to atmospheric pressure; hyperbaric chamber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decompression sickness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decompression sickness</span></header><div>/dikəmˈprɛʃən sɪknəs/ (<em>say</em> deekuhm'preshuhn siknuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006663" href="entry://bends%23bigmac000006663"><strong>bends</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deconstructed coffee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926440213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deconstructed coffee</span></header><div>/dikənstrʌktəd ˈkɒfi/ (<em>say</em> deekuhnstruktuhd 'kofee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">coffee served in three containers, one with warm milk, one with water, and the third with espresso coffee, so that the drinker can mix to their own taste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deconstructionist theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556807253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deconstructionist theory</span></header><div>/dikənstrʌkʃənəst ˈθɪəri/ (<em>say</em> deekuhnstrukshuhnuhst 'thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq77">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac470466034" href="entry://deconstructionism%23bigmac470466034"><strong>deconstructionism</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decorator colour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decorator colour</span></header><div>/ˈdɛkəreɪtə kʌlə/ (<em>say</em> 'dekuhraytuh kuluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a colour which is considered fashionable for an interior decoration design.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">decorator color</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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decree nisi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">decree nisi</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of decree nisi" src="word_pronunciations/06261.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˌkri ˈnaɪsaɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh.kree 'nuysuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a conditional decree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dedicated server
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905090332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dedicated server</span></header><div>/dɛdəkeɪtəd ˈsɜvə/ (<em>say</em> deduhkaytuhd 'servuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">a computer which is set aside for a particular purpose or a particular user, especially one which is leased by a web hosting service to a client for their requirements only, and not shared with others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dedication of way
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dedication of way</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">express or implied opening of a way on private land to public use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deed poll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deed poll</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deed poll" src="word_pronunciations/06271.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdid poʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'deed pohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">a deed in the form of a declaration to all the world of the grantor’s act and intention, as, for example, to change their name.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deemed interest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deemed interest</span></header><div>/dimd ˈɪntrəst/ (<em>say</em> deemd 'intruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">the amount of income earned according to the deeming rate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deeming rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deeming rate</span></header><div>/ˈdimɪŋ reɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'deeming rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">a government-imposed rate of interest which is calculated on money above $2000 held in cash and non-interest or low-interest accounts, used in assessing income under the pension income test.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deemed rate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-bosomed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-bosomed</span></header><div>/ˈdip-bʊzəmd/ (<em>say</em> 'deep-boozuhmd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">having large breasts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep brain stimulation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac403987815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep brain stimulation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">a surgical treatment for Parkinson’s disease in which an implanted brain pacemaker is used to stimulate areas of the brain.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DBS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep clean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620796721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep clean</span><z><span target_id="wCHvUNwFEh">v.t.</span><span target_id="qDsNu9SBnx">n.</span></z></header><div>/dip ˈklin/ (<em>say</em> deep 'kleen) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wCHvUNwFEh"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> Also, <strong class="vs">deep-clean</strong>. to clean and sanitise (a bathroom, house, business premises, etc.) thoroughly and completely.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qDsNu9SBnx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq042"> such a cleaning.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deep cleaning</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>deep cleaner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac786584156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep dive</span></header><div>/ˈdip daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'deep duyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">a comprehensive analysis or investigation of an issue or topic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-dyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-dyed</span></header><div>/ˈdip-daɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'deep-duyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">thoroughgoing; unmitigated: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His better side was that … deep-dyed insults embarrassed him.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas keneally</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep fat fryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac081658993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep fat fryer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019141" href="entry://deep%20fryer%23bigmac000019141"><strong>deep fryer</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deep fat frier</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep freeze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep freeze</span><z><span target_id="nfX87l6KWB">n.</span><span target_id="FJRD531oQY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deep freeze" src="word_pronunciations/06274.mp3"></audio></span>/dip ˈfriz/ (<em>say</em> deep 'freez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nfX87l6KWB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> a locker or compartment in a refrigerator in which food can be quickly frozen and stored at a very low temperature; freezer.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FJRD531oQY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq101"> <strong class="phr">give someone the deep freeze</strong>, to ignore or act coldly towards someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> <strong class="phr">put into deep freeze</strong>, to hold over until a much later date.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-freeze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-freeze</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deep-freeze" src="word_pronunciations/06276.mp3"></audio></span>/dip-ˈfriz/ (<em>say</em> deep-'freez) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deep-froze</strong>, <strong class="bold">deep-frozen</strong>, <strong class="bold">deep-freezing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">to store or freeze in a deep freeze.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-fried ice cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793259087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-fried ice cream</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac201752073" href="entry://fried%20ice%20cream%23bigmac201752073"><strong>fried ice cream</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-fry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-fry</span></header><div>/dip-ˈfraɪ/ (<em>say</em> deep-'fruy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">deep-fried</strong>, <strong class="bold">deep-frying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">to fry in a sufficient quantity of fat or oil to cover the food being cooked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep fryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep fryer</span></header><div>/dip ˈfraɪə/ (<em>say</em> deep 'fruyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a cooking vessel which is large and deep enough to contain sufficient fat for deep-frying, and usually a wire-mesh basket for holding the food being cooked.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deep frier</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep green
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac029720832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep green</span></header><div>/dip ˈgrin/ (<em>say</em> deep 'green) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> of a rich, dark shade of green.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Politics</em> of or relating to an unwavering supporter of the green movement who puts ecological issues before all others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep ground
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep ground</span></header><div>/dip ˈgraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> deep 'grownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">an underground lode, not outcropping on the surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep history
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac805618615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep history</span></header><div>/dip ˈhɪstri/ (<em>say</em> deep 'histree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> early prehistory: <em class="example">the deep history of the earth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq704"> the period extending from the first appearance of humans to the beginning of recorded history, often used in reference to peoples prior to contact with colonial settlers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356654790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep house</span></header><div>/dip ˈhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> deep 'hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a type of house music with smooth, rolling basslines and soulful vocals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep knees bend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep knees bend</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Weightlifting</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a lift in which the contestant stands holding the barbell across the back of the shoulders, then squats until the tops of the thighs are parallel with the floor, before straightening up.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-laid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-laid</span></header><div>/ˈdip-leɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'deep-layd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">carefully, cunningly, or secretly made: <em class="example">deep-laid plot.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep learning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac817392760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep learning</span></header><div>/dip ˈlɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> deep 'lerning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">a form of machine learning in which computers use artificial neural networks to automatically detect structures and information in data.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep link
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac109225451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep link</span></header><div>/dip ˈlɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> deep 'lingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a hyperlink which goes to a page beyond the home page of the linked site, thus accessing relevant material more directly.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deep linking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-link
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94904443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-link</span></header><div>/ˈdip-lɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'deep-lingk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">to link by a deep link.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep litter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep litter</span></header><div>/dip ˈlɪtə/ (<em>say</em> deep 'lituh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103224" href="entry://litter%23bigmac000103224">litter</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103224" href="entry://litter%23mq773">6a</a>) for animals and poultry formed on a dry limed sawdust base, into which droppings, feed spills, etc., are trampled, and naturally disinfected.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep mid-off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep mid-off</span></header><div>/dip mɪd-ˈɒf/ (<em>say</em> deep mid-'of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043338" href="entry://long-off%23bigmac000043338"><strong>long-off</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep mid-on
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep mid-on</span></header><div>/dip mɪd-ˈɒn/ (<em>say</em> deep mid-'on) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043339" href="entry://long-on%23bigmac000043339"><strong>long-on</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deep North
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deep North</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Deep North" src="word_pronunciations/06275.mp3"></audio></span>/dip ˈnɔθ/ (<em>say</em> deep 'nawth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">Queensland, often so called on analogy with the Deep South, because of supposed conservative and racially intolerant attitudes, especially throughout the 1980s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deep Purple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deep Purple</span></header><div>/dip ˈpɜpəl/ (<em>say</em> deep 'perpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">British heavy rock group, first formed in 1968; founded by Jonathon (<em>Jon</em>) Lord, 1941-2012, keyboard player and co-writer of many songs including <em>Smoke on the Water</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-rooted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-rooted</span></header><div>/ˈdip-rutəd/ (<em>say</em> 'deep-roohtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">deeply rooted; firmly implanted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep sea perch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926003503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep sea perch</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">deep sea perch</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">deep sea perches</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac898357977" href="entry://orange%20roughy%23bigmac898357977"><strong>orange roughy</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-seated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-seated</span></header><div>/ˈdip-sitəd/ (<em>say</em> 'deep-seetuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">firmly implanted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep sewerage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac695676017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep sewerage</span></header><div>/dip ˈsuərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> deep 'soohuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">the sewerage system (as opposed to a <em>septic tank</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep sinking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac200506248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep sinking</span></header><div>/ˈdip ˌsɪŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'deep .singking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Goldmining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a form of goldmining in which mines are driven deep into the earth seeking gold in long-buried water courses.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deep leading</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>deep sinker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-six
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac743549633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-six</span></header><div>/dip-ˈsɪks/ (<em>say</em> deep-'siks) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">to get rid of or destroy: <em class="example">to deep-six the documents.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <em>six</em> feet being the traditional depth of a grave, or from the practice of a burial at sea being in water of a depth of at least <em>six</em> fathoms]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-sleep therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-sleep therapy</span></header><div>/dip-ˈslip θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> deep-'sleep theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a therapy, now discredited, for psychiatric disorders which relies on heavy sedation for long periods of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deep South
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deep South</span></header><div>/dip ˈsaʊθ/ (<em>say</em> deep 'sowth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> the south-eastern part of the US, especially those states which formed the original Confederate States of America in the Civil War.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq803"> (<em>also lower case</em>) the south-eastern states of the US regarded as an area of racial intolerance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep space
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep space</span></header><div>/dip ˈspeɪs/ (<em>say</em> deep 'spays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">anywhere outside the solar system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep state
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac867956207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep state</span></header><div>/dip ˈsteɪt/ (<em>say</em> deep 'stayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">a secret organisation alleged to exist within a state’s bureaucracy, intelligence agencies and security forces, aiming to control and subvert democratic processes and institutions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dark state</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep structure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep structure</span></header><div>/ˈdip strʌktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'deep strukchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> (in transformational grammar) the grammatical relationships inherent in the elements of a phrase or sentence though not immediately apparent from the surface structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> the real nature of a problem or situation, as opposed to its superficial appearance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep thinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371583160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep thinker</span></header><div>/dip ˈθɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> deep 'thingkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> someone who is inclined to consider all things very carefully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a person who enlisted late in the course of the war. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083653" href="entry://war%20baby%23bigmac000083653"><strong>war baby</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083653" href="entry://war%20baby%23mq390">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep throat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac542635888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep throat</span></header><div>/dip ˈθroʊt/ (<em>say</em> deep 'throht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> a person who anonymously leaks information about the misconduct of other members of their organisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> (<em>taboo</em>) fellatio, especially when the entire erection is taken into the mouth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Deep Throat</em> (1972), a pornographic movie about fellatio; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac542635888" href="#mq238">1</a> originally with reference to the principal informant for the <em>Washington Post</em> exposure of the Watergate scandal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-throat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac571165003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-throat</span></header><div>/dip-ˈθroʊt/ (<em>say</em> deep-'throht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">to perform fellatio on.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>deep-throating</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep-throated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep-throated</span></header><div>/dip-ˈθroʊtəd/ (<em>say</em> deep-'throhtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">low and rich in sound: <em class="example">a deep-throated call.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep web
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac036113644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep web</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of deep web" src="word_pronunciations/25170.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdip wɛb/ (<em>say</em> 'deep web) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">the body of data available on the web which is not accessible through general search engines, but which may be accessed directly through specific web pages, as entries in an online telephone directory, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deep well injection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45914503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deep well injection</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a method of disposing of liquid pollutants by injecting them into geological formations deep in the earth which are sealed by impermeable strata, the insertion point being plugged by concrete.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deer mouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deer mouse</span></header><div>/ˈdɪə maʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dear mows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">any of several species of mice, family Cricetidae, especially the widely distributed white-footed mouse, <em>Peromyscus leucopus</em>, of North America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deer park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deer park</span></header><div>/ˈdɪə pak/ (<em>say</em> 'dear pahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">a park in which deer are kept.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de facto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de facto</span><z><span target_id="Mn93Quq3Cv">adj.</span><span target_id="ryO1ucu64I">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of de facto" src="word_pronunciations/06135.mp3"></audio></span>/di ˈfæktoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dee 'faktoh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of de facto" src="word_pronunciations/06133.mp3"></audio></span>/də/ (<em>say</em> duh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of de facto" src="word_pronunciations/06134.mp3"></audio></span>/deɪ/ (<em>say</em> day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Mn93Quq3Cv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> in fact; in reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq182"> actually existing, whether with or without right. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019302" href="entry://de%20jure%23bigmac000019302"><strong>de jure</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq823"> of or relating to a situation in which two people live together in a marriage-like relationship, although not legally married: <em class="example">a de facto relationship.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ryO1ucu64I">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq774"> Also, <strong class="vs">de facto wife</strong>. a woman who lives with someone as their wife, but is not married to them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq786"> Also, <strong class="vs">de facto husband</strong>. a man who lives with someone as their husband, but is not married to them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: from the fact]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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default summons
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">default summons</span></header><div>/dəˈfɔlt sʌmənz/ (<em>say</em> duh'fawlt sumuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">a summary method in certain inferior courts for the recovery of a debt or liquidated demand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DEFCON 1
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046121580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DEFCON 1</span><z><span target_id="5CuQIjX6aQ">n.</span><span target_id="sML3MLW20b">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dɛfkɒn ˈwʌn/ (<em>say</em> defkon 'wun) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5CuQIjX6aQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> the highest level of intensity, ferocity, anger, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sML3MLW20b">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq510"> extremely fierce: <em class="example">a DEFCON 1 stare.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">defcon 1</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Def</em>(<em>ence Readiness</em>)<em> Con</em>(<em>dition</em>), the US military alert system which has five levels, the highest being 1]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defect notice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defect notice</span></header><div>/ˈdifɛkt noʊtəs/ (<em>say</em> 'deefekt nohtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">an official notice to a driver that their vehicle is defective, indicating the time by which repairs should be made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defence mechanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defence mechanism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of defence mechanism" src="word_pronunciations/06291.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈfɛns ˌmɛkənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'fens .mekuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq053"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> organic activity, as the formation of an antitoxin, as a defensive measure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq585"> <em class="label">Psychoanalysis</em> an unconscious process such as repression which protects the ego from awareness of unacceptable or painful ideas and impulses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defence of justification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac206299765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defence of justification</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac895375988" href="entry://defence%20of%20truth%23bigmac895375988"><strong>defence of truth</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">justification defence</strong>, <strong class="vs">justification</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defence of truth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895375988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defence of truth</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">a legal defence in which a person, company, etc., accused of defamation can claim that the statements made were statements of fact.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">truth defence</strong>, <strong class="vs">truth</strong>, <strong class="vs">defence of justification</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defence service home
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defence service home</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">a home purchased under a government scheme which provides assistance to returned services personnel or their dependants; first scheme of this type introduced in 1918.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">war service home</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defence service loan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defence service loan</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">the government-sponsored loan by which the purchase of a defence service home is financed.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">war service loan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Defence Signals Directorate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178599575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Defence Signals Directorate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac995516686" href="entry://Australian%20Signals%20Directorate%23bigmac995516686"><strong>Australian Signals Directorate</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DSD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Defence Space Command
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac021278760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Defence Space Command</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">the Australian space force, with membership from all arms of the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Public Service; established in 2022.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DSpC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Defender of the Faith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Defender of the Faith</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">(one of the titles of English sovereigns, originally conferred on Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1521 for his pamphlet attacking Luther and later withdrawn, but restored by Parliament.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Fidei Defensor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defensive driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defensive driver</span></header><div>/dəˈfɛnsɪv ˌdraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> duh'fensiv .druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">a driver of a motor vehicle who has a non-aggressive attitude, and so drives safely.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defensive homicide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49772726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defensive homicide</span></header><div>/dəfɛnsɪv ˈhɒməsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duhfensiv 'homuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">(formerly, in Victoria) an indictable offence whereby a person kills another in circumstances where they believe their own life is threatened by the victim.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferred delivery share
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferred delivery share</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a share which can be sold only on the understanding that buyers must accept a delay in delivery of scrip, due to reconstruction of the company’s share capital.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: dd Also, <strong class="vs">deferred share</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferred dividend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferred dividend</span></header><div>/dəfɜd ˈdɪvədɛnd/ (<em>say</em> duhferd 'divuhdend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">a dividend to which the holder of a company share is not entitled before a certain lapse of time, unless ordinary shareholders receive more than the stated rate of dividend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deferred share
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deferred share</span></header><div>/dəfɜd ˈʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> duhferd 'shair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019200" href="entry://deferred%20delivery%20share%23bigmac000019200"><strong>deferred delivery share</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq237"> a share which entitles the holder to a deferred dividend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deficiency disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deficiency disease</span></header><div>/dəˈfɪʃənsi dəziz/ (<em>say</em> duh'fishuhnsee duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">an illness due to an insufficient supply of one or more essential dietary constituents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deficiency payment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deficiency payment</span></header><div>/dəˈfɪʃənsi peɪmənt/ (<em>say</em> duh'fishuhnsee paymuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073074" href="entry://subsidy%23bigmac000073074"><strong>subsidy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deficiency payments scheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deficiency payments scheme</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">a plan for support of the price of a produce (especially by government).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deficit financing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874226747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deficit financing</span></header><div>/ˌdɛfəsət ˈfaɪnænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .defuhsuht 'fuynansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">a practice which enables a government Treasury to make payments when its receipts fail to cover expenditures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deficit hawk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac186608439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deficit hawk</span></header><div>/ˈdɛfəsət hɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'defuhsuht hawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">a politician, political adviser, commentator, etc., who favours policies which keep government budgets low, usually through cuts to public spending.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">deficit scold</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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defining clause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">defining clause</span></header><div>/dəˌfaɪnɪŋ ˈklɔz/ (<em>say</em> duh.fuyning 'klawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062991" href="entry://restrictive%20clause%23bigmac000062991"><strong>restrictive clause</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deflationary spiral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac632502578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deflationary spiral</span></header><div>/dəfleɪʃənri ˈspaɪrəl/ (<em>say</em> duhflayshuhnree 'spuyruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a decline in prices which prompts consumers to delay spending which in turn prompts a further decline in prices and a contraction of asset values.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Def Leppard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749326205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Def Leppard</span></header><div>/dɛf ˈlɛpəd/ (<em>say</em> def 'lepuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">English hard-rock group, formed in 1977.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Forest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Forest</span></header><div>/də ˈfɒrəst/ (<em>say</em> duh 'foruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lee</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">1873–1961, US inventor; patented first triode valve.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Garis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Garis</span></header><div>/də ˈgærəs/ (<em>say</em> duh 'garuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>C</strong>(<strong>lement</strong>)<strong> J</strong>(<strong>ohn</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">1884–1926, Australian financier and author; works include <em>Ambition Run Mad</em> (1914) and <em>Victories of Failure</em> (1925).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Gennes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Gennes</span></header><div>/də ˈʒɛn/ (<em>say</em> duh 'zhen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre-Gilles</strong> /piɛə-ˈʒil/ (<em>say</em> peeair-'zheel), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">1932–2007, French physicist; Nobel prize for physics 1991.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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degree of freedom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">degree of freedom</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> <em class="label">Statistics</em> the number of independent random variables that together make up a statistic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq652"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> the number of independent ways a body can be displaced.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the number of independent ways in which a molecule can possess energy, e.g. translation, vibration, or rotation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> the least number of variables which must be determined in order to define the state of a system in the phase rule.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Grey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Grey</span></header><div>/də ˈgreɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh 'gray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">a river in north-western WA, which begins where the Oakover and Nullagine rivers join east of Port Hedland, and flows west into the Indian Ocean. About 190 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Groen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Groen</span></header><div>/də ˈgroʊən/ (<em>say</em> duh 'grohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alma Margaret</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">born 1941, Australian playwright, born in NZ; author of <em>The Rivers of China</em> (1988); received the Patrick White Literary Award 1998.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Groot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Groot</span></header><div>/də ˈgrut/ (<em>say</em> duh 'grooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Francis Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">1888–1969, born in Ireland, antique dealer and member of the New Guard.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Francis de Groot</strong> is remembered for his disruption of the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. He did this in dramatic style, arriving uniformed on horseback and slashing the ceremonial ribbon with his sabre before the NSW premier, Jack Lang, could cut it with scissors to declare the bridge open. This was done as a public protest against Lang. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049933" href="entry://New%20Guard%23bigmac000049933"><strong>New Guard</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Groot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Groot</span></header><div>/də ˈgrut/ (<em>say</em> duh 'grooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Huig</strong> /hɜɪk/ (<em>say</em> herik) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031851" href="entry://Grotius%23bigmac000031851"><strong>Grotius</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Havilland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Havilland</span></header><div>/də ˈhævələnd/ (<em>say</em> duh 'havuhluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> <strong>Sir Geoffrey</strong>, 1882–1965, British aircraft designer and manufacturer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> <strong>Dame Olivia Mary</strong>, 1916–2020, US film actor, born in Japan, sister of Joan Fontaine; films include <em>Gone with the Wind</em> (1939) and <em>Snake Pit</em> (1948).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-ice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-ice</span></header><div>/di-ˈaɪs/ (<em>say</em> dee-'uys) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">de-iced</strong>, <strong class="bold">de-icing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">to free or keep free of ice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-icer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-icer</span></header><div>/di-ˈaɪsə/ (<em>say</em> dee-'uysuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a mechanical or exhaust-heat device preventing or removing ice formation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-identification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272797613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-identification</span></header><div>/ˌdi-aɪdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dee-uydentuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">(in data collection and storage) a process used to prevent someone’s personal identity, details, etc., from being revealed, the removal or alteration of personal identifiers from information ensuring privacy if the data is breached or shared.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-identify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac594261535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-identify</span></header><div>/di-aɪˈdɛntəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dee-uy'dentuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">to subject (data) to the process of de-identification.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-influencing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507234134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-influencing</span></header><div>/di-ˈɪnfluənsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dee-'infloohuhnsing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">(of a social media influencer) the practice of advising followers to avoid, stop using, etc., particular products or services.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>de-influencer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-isolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085573751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-isolate</span><z><span target_id="vxTLJPXkvf">v.t.</span><span target_id="udAunSiOmq">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/di-ˈaɪsəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> dee-'uysuhlayt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">de-isolated</strong>, <strong class="bold">de-isolating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vxTLJPXkvf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> to bring out of isolation; remove from the confinement of isolation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="udAunSiOmq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq864"> to come out of isolation: <em class="example">to de-isolate after seven days.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-isolation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550698194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-isolation</span></header><div>/di-aɪsəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee-uysuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> (in a hospital or other medical facility) the act of ending a contagious patient’s period of complete separation from others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> the act of permitting a person who has tested positive to COVID-19 to end their period of isolation (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038538" href="entry://isolation%23mq279">3</a>) within a home or other contained space.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Jong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Jong</span></header><div>/də ˈjɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh 'yong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sarah</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">born 1952, Australian composer for theatre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de jure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de jure</span></header><div>/deɪ ˈdʒʊəreɪ/ (<em>say</em> day 'joouhray), /di ˈdʒʊəri/ (<em>say</em> dee 'joouhree) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">by right; according to law.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102250" href="entry://de%20facto%23bigmac000102250"><strong>de facto</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102250" href="entry://de%20facto%23mq182">2</a>). <div class="etym">[Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Klerk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Klerk</span></header><div>/də ˈklɜk/ (<em>say</em> duh 'klerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>F</strong>(<strong>rederik</strong>)<strong> W</strong>(<strong>illem</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">1936–2021, South African National Party politician; executive state president 1989–94; deputy president 1994–97; shared Nobel Peace prize 1993 (with Nelson Mandela) for his work towards ending apartheid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delagoa Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delagoa Bay</span></header><div>/dɛləgoʊə ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> deluhgohuh 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">→ Bay of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043539" href="entry://Louren%C3%A7o%20Marques%23bigmac000043539"><strong>Lourenço Marques</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de la Hunty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de la Hunty</span></header><div>/də lə ˈhʌnti/ (<em>say</em> duh luh 'huntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Shirley</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">→ Shirley <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072675" href="entry://Strickland%23bigmac000072675"><strong>Strickland</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de la Mare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de la Mare</span></header><div>/də la ˈmɛə/ (<em>say</em> duh lah 'mair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Walter John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">1873–1956, English poet and novelist, known particularly for his children’s verse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De La Salle Brothers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De La Salle Brothers</span></header><div>/də lə ˈsal/ (<em>say</em> duh luh 'sahl) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a Roman Catholic religious order of laymen, founded in France in 1684 for the education of the poor.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <em class="label">British</em>, <strong class="vs">Christian Brothers</strong>; <em class="label">British</em>, <strong class="vs">Brothers of the Christian Schools</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Saint John Baptist <em>de La Salle</em>, 1651–1719, French educator who founded the order]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Laurentiis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Laurentiis</span></header><div>/di ləˈrɛntəs/ (<em>say</em> dee luh'rentuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dino</strong> (<em>Agostino De Laurentiis</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">1919–2010, Italian film producer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delayed feedback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delayed feedback</span></header><div>/dəleɪd ˈfidbæk/ (<em>say</em> duhlayd 'feedbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">the return of part of the output of an electronic system to its input with a deliberate time delay; may be used for echo effects in music.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019325" href="entry://delayed%20auditory%20feedback%23bigmac000019325"><strong>delayed auditory feedback</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delayed neutron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delayed neutron</span></header><div>/dəleɪd ˈnjutrɒn/ (<em>say</em> duhlayd 'nyoohtron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a neutron, resulting from a nuclear fission, which is emitted after a measurable lapse of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delaying tactic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delaying tactic</span></header><div>/dəˈleɪɪŋ tæktɪk/ (<em>say</em> duh'laying taktik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an action taken to avoid the immediate occurrence of something undesirable that one perceives to be about to happen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stalling tactic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delay line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delay line</span></header><div>/dəˈleɪ laɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'lay luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electronics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a device which introduces a delay into a signal path.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delegated legislation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delegated legislation</span></header><div>/ˌdɛləgeɪtəd ˌlɛdʒəsˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .deluhgaytuhd .lejuhs'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">subordinate legislation of an essentially subsidiary or procedural character, the power of enactment of which is delegated to the executive by the parliament in order to lessen the amount of work the parliament has to deal with.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Lesseps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Lesseps</span></header><div>/də ˈlɛsəps/ (<em>say</em> duh 'lesuhps) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042159" href="entry://Lesseps%23bigmac000042159"><strong>Lesseps</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delhi belly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delhi belly</span></header><div>/ˈdɛli bɛli/ (<em>say</em> 'delee belee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">diarrhoea, as suffered by a traveller in India.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delian League
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delian League</span></header><div>/diliən ˈlig/ (<em>say</em> deeleeuhn 'leeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">an alliance of ancient Greek states, established in 478 BC to carry on the war against Persia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deliberative vote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deliberative vote</span></header><div>/dəˌlɪbərətɪv ˈvoʊt/ (<em>say</em> duh.libuhruhtiv 'voht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">the ordinary vote of a member of a committee or meeting, as distinct from the casting vote of a chairman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deli meat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac031089514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deli meat</span></header><div>/ˈdɛli mit/ (<em>say</em> 'delee meet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">a cold, usually processed, meat product, such as salami, ham, pastrami, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [traditionally sold at a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019345" href="entry://deli%23bigmac000019345"><span class="smallcaps">deli</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delirium tremens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delirium tremens</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of delirium tremens" src="word_pronunciations/06362.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˌlɪəriəm ˈtrɛmənz/ (<em>say</em> duh.learreeuhm 'tremuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">a violent restlessness due to excessive indulgence in alcohol, characterised by trembling, terrifying visual hallucinations, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: trembling delirium]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De L'Isle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De L’Isle</span></header><div>/də ˈlaɪl/ (<em>say</em> duh 'luyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>1st Viscount</strong> (<em>William Philip Sidney</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">1909–1991, English politician; governor-general of Australia 1961–65.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delivery month
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962306302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delivery month</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪvəri mʌnθ/ (<em>say</em> duh'livuhree munth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">in the futures market, a specified month during which actual delivery of a commodity may be made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delivery room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delivery room</span></header><div>/dəˈlɪvri rum/ (<em>say</em> duh'livree roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">a room in a hospital where babies are delivered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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della Francesca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">della Francesca</span></header><div>/dɛlə franˈtʃɛska/ (<em>say</em> deluh frahn'cheskah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056625" href="entry://Piero%20della%20Francesca%23bigmac000056625"><strong>Piero della Francesca</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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della Robbia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">della Robbia</span></header><div>/dɛlə ˈrɒbiə/ (<em>say</em> deluh 'robeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063825" href="entry://Robbia%23bigmac000063825"><strong>Robbia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delmarva Peninsula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delmarva Peninsula</span></header><div>/dɛlˌmavə pəˈnɪnʃələ/ (<em>say</em> del.mahvuh puh'ninshuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">a peninsula in the north-eastern US between Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic. About 290 km long, 115 km at widest part.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Del</em>(<em>aware</em>)<em> Mar</em>(<em>yland</em>)<em> V</em>(<em>irgini</em>)<em>a</em>, the three states on the peninsula]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delmonico steak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delmonico steak</span></header><div>/dɛlˌmɒnɪkoʊ ˈsteɪk/ (<em>say</em> del.monikoh 'stayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a small piece of steak, often boned, cut from the front end of the beef short loin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">club steak</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Lorenzo <em>Delmonico</em>, 1813–81, New York restaurateur]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delphic oracle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delphic oracle</span></header><div>/dɛlfɪk ˈɒrəkəl/ (<em>say</em> delfik 'oruhkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">(in Ancient Greece) the oracle of the temple of Apollo at Delphi which often gave ambiguous answers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delphi method
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac018312875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delphi method</span></header><div>/ˈdɛlfi mɛθəd/ (<em>say</em> 'delfee methuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">a technique for pooling ideas and information provided by experts in a structured way in order to arrive at a collective opinion about future possibilities, and thus improve decision-making.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Delphi technique</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019389" href="entry://Delphi%23bigmac000019389"><span class="smallcaps">Delphi</span></a> (with reference to the oracle there) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104130" href="entry://method%23bigmac000104130"><span class="smallcaps">method</span></a>; developed for the US military in the mid-20th century] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Delphi methodology</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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del Sarto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">del Sarto</span></header><div>/dɛl ˈsatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> del 'sahtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002490" href="entry://Andrea%20del%20Sarto%23bigmac000002490"><strong>Andrea del Sarto</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delta blues
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delta blues</span></header><div>/dɛltə ˈbluz/ (<em>say</em> deltuh 'bloohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">an early form of blues originating in the Mississippi basin, in which the singing is usually accompanied by solo guitar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delta connection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delta connection</span></header><div>/dɛltə kəˈnɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> deltuh kuh'nekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">a form of three-phase circuit arrangement in which three line conductors are connected to terminals of three circuit elements linked to form a triangle or capital delta, Δ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delta iron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delta iron</span></header><div>/dɛltə ˈaɪən/ (<em>say</em> deltuh 'uyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">the allotropic form of iron consisting of body-centred cubic crystals which, when pure, exists between approximately 1400°C and the melting point.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delta ray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delta ray</span></header><div>/ˈdɛltə reɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'deltuh ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">slow electrons knocked out of atoms by fast-moving ionised particles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Delta variant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609983604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Delta variant</span></header><div>/ˈdɛltə vɛəriənt/ (<em>say</em> 'deltuh vairreeuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac281911815" href="entry://Delta%23bigmac281911815"><strong>Delta<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">delta variant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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delta wing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">delta wing</span></header><div>/ˈdɛltə wɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'deltuh wing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> a type of aircraft wing shaped like a large triangle, that is, like the Greek letter Δ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> an aircraft with such wings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Maistre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Maistre</span></header><div>/də ˈmeɪstrə/ (<em>say</em> duh 'maystruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roy</strong> (<em>Leroy Leveson Laurent Joseph de Maistre</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">1894–1968, Australian painter; pioneer of post-impressionism and cubism in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demand bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demand bill</span></header><div>/dəˈmænd bɪl/ (<em>say</em> duh'mand bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">a bill of exchange, note, etc., payable on demand or presentation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demand draft</strong>, <strong class="vs">demand note</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demand curve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac733946259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demand curve</span></header><div>/dəˈmænd kɜv/ (<em>say</em> duh'mand kerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq70">the graphical depiction of the relationship between demand and price showing the quantities of a commodity a consumer would be willing to buy at various prices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demand feeding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demand feeding</span></header><div>/dəˈmænd fidɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'mand feeding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">the breast or bottle feeding of a baby when it cries, rather than according to a set routine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demand-pull inflation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demand-pull inflation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of demand-pull inflation" src="word_pronunciations/06380.mp3"></audio></span>/dəmænd-ˌpʊl ɪnˈfleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhmand-.pool in'flayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095218" href="entry://inflation%23bigmac000095218"><strong>inflation</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095218" href="entry://inflation%23mq946">2b</a>).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016696" href="entry://cost-push%20inflation%23bigmac000016696"><strong>cost-push inflation</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demand response
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac504121488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demand response</span></header><div>/dəmænd rəˈspɒns/ (<em>say</em> duhmand ruh'spons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">the reduction or shifting of electricity use by the consumer so as to avoid high charges during peak periods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demarcation dispute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demarcation dispute</span></header><div>/dimaˈkeɪʃən dəspjut/ (<em>say</em> deemah'kayshuhn duhspyooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a dispute between trade unions over the division of types of work carried out by the members of different unions, or over the right to represent particular employees.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dementia praecox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dementia praecox</span></header><div>/dəˌmɛnʃiə ˈprikɒks/ (<em>say</em> duh.mensheeuh 'preekoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">a form of insanity usually occurring or beginning at puberty and characterised by introversion, dissociation, and odd, distorted behaviour; one of the schizophrenic reactions beginning at puberty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: precocious insanity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demerara sugar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demerara sugar</span></header><div>/dɛmərɛərə ˈʃʊgə/ (<em>say</em> demuhrairruh 'shooguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">a white cane sugar treated with molasses to produce large, slightly sticky, pale-brown crystals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coffee sugar</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Demerara</em>, Guyana, where it was originally chiefly produced]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demerit point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demerit point</span></header><div>/diˈmɛrət pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> dee'meruht poynt), /də-/ (<em>say</em> duh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">one of a set number of points which can be lost for driving offences, the loss of the total resulting in disqualification from driving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Mestre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Mestre</span></header><div>/də ˈmɛstrə/ (<em>say</em> duh 'mestruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Prosper</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">1793–1844, Australian merchant, born in the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demi chef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629958109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demi chef</span></header><div>/ˈdɛmi ʃɛf/ (<em>say</em> 'demee shef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac856597031" href="entry://chef%20de%20partie%23bigmac856597031"><strong>chef de partie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demilitarised zone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demilitarised zone</span></header><div>/diˈmɪlətəraɪzd ˌzoʊn/ (<em>say</em> dee'miluhtuhruyzd .zohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">a defined area in which the stationing or concentrating of military forces, or the retention or establishment of military installations of any description, is prohibited.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">demilitarized zone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Mille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Mille</span></header><div>/də ˈmil/ (<em>say</em> duh 'meel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cecil B</strong>(<strong>lount</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">1881–1959, US film producer and director; best known for his spectacular films based on the Bible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-mining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac956400714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-mining</span></header><div>/di-ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dee-'muyning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">the neutralising of unexploded landmines including detection and controlled detonation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>de-miner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demi-sec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demi-sec</span></header><div>/dɛmi-ˈsɛk/ (<em>say</em> demee-'sek) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">(of champagne) half-dry (indicating the dosage of liqueur added as a sweetening agent prior to final corkage).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: half-dry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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democracy sausage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855949381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">democracy sausage</span></header><div>/dəmɒkrəsi ˈsɒsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> duhmokruhsee 'sosij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">a sausage sandwich (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac641482686" href="entry://sausage%20sandwich%23mq609">2</a>) which a voter can obtain at a polling booth on polling day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Democratic Labor Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Democratic Labor Party</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">an Australian political party, conservative in policy, formed in 1957 as a result of a split in the Australian Labor Party; dissolved in 1978 in all states except Victoria; re-established in other states from 2006 onwards; in 2013 changed the spelling of its name to <strong>Democratic Labour Party</strong>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DLP <div class="backshade">The principal aim of the <strong>DLP</strong> was to keep the ALP out of office unless the latter confronted the communist threat that the DLP perceived in domestic and foreign affairs. Although it did not win any lower-house seats, the DLP held the balance of power in the Senate, with a peak of five representatives in 1970, and its disciplined direction of supporters’ preferences helped keep the ALP out of power until 1972. The DLP’s influence waned with the recovery of the ALP under Gough Whitlam and in 1978 it was disbanded in all states except Victoria. The party’s position as the third force in Australian politics was gradually taken over by the Australian Democrats, and then by the Australian Greens. In 2006 the DLP re-emerged on the political landscape when it won a seat in the Victorian Legislative Council and re-established branches in all the states. In the federal election of 2010, DLP candidate John Madigan was elected to represent Victoria in the Senate but in 2014 he resigned from the party and became an independent senator.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Democratic Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Democratic Party</span></header><div>/dɛməˈkrætɪk pati/ (<em>say</em> demuh'kratik pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">one of the two major national political parties in the US; originally established as the Democratic-Republican party in 1832, renamed in 1840; having a generally liberal ideology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Democratic People’s Republic of Korea</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051132" href="entry://North%20Korea%23bigmac000051132"><strong>North Korea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Democratic-Republican Party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Democratic-Republican Party</span></header><div>/dɛməˌkrætɪk-rəˈpʌbləkən ˌpati/ (<em>say</em> demuh.kratik-ruh'publuhkuhn .pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a US political party with an anti-federalist stance, established in 1832 and led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; later reformed and renamed the Democratic Party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Democratic Yemen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Democratic Yemen</span></header><div>/dɛməˌkrætɪk ˈjɛmən/ (<em>say</em> demuh.kratik 'yemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">a country on the southern Arabian peninsula.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demolition derby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demolition derby</span></header><div>/dɛməlɪʃən ˈdɜbi/ (<em>say</em> demuhlishuhn 'derbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">demolition derbies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">a form of car racing in which old stock cars are made to collide frequently until nearly all are eliminated by damage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonstration school
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonstration school</span></header><div>/dɛmənˈstreɪʃən skul/ (<em>say</em> demuhn'strayshuhn skoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">a primary or secondary school where student teachers observe lessons conducted by teachers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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demonstrative pronoun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240271417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">demonstrative pronoun</span></header><div>/dəmɒnstrətɪv ˈproʊnaʊn/ (<em>say</em> duhmonstruhtiv 'prohnown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">a pronoun, the function of which is to point out the noun or pronoun it replaces, as <em>this</em>, <em>these</em>, <em>that</em> and <em>those</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deng Xiaoping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deng Xiaoping</span></header><div>/ˌdʌŋ ʃjaʊˈpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .dung shyow'ping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">1904–97, Chinese politician; appointed a vice-chairman of the Communist Party in 1977 from which time became effectively the leader of the country; known as the paramount leader until his death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Den Haag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Den Haag</span></header><div>/dɛn ˈhak/ (<em>say</em> den 'hahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">→ The <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092109" href="entry://Hague%23bigmac000092109"><strong>Hague</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denial Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denial Bay</span></header><div>/dənaɪəl ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> duhnuyuhl 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">an inlet which is the seaport of Ceduna on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deo gratias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deo gratias</span></header><div>/ˌdeɪoʊ ˈgratias/ (<em>say</em> .dayoh 'grahteeahs) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq770">thanks be to God.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deo volente
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deo volente</span></header><div>/ˌdeɪoʊ vəˈlɛnti/ (<em>say</em> .dayoh vuh'lentee) <div class="def"><span id="mq331">God willing (it); if God wills it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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department head
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110511111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">department head</span></header><div>/dəpatmənt ˈhɛd/ (<em>say</em> duhpahtmuhnt 'hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Government</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">the senior executive officer, or secretary, of a public service department, responsible for advising the relevant government minister.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">permanent head</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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department store
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">department store</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of department store" src="word_pronunciations/06445.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈpatmənt stɔ/ (<em>say</em> duh'pahtmuhnt staw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">a large retail shop selling a variety of goods in different departments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1840s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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departure tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">departure tax</span></header><div>/dəˈpatʃə tæks/ (<em>say</em> duh'pahchuh taks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">a government tax imposed on people leaving a country to go overseas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dependent clause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dependent clause</span></header><div>/dəˈpɛndənt klɔz/ (<em>say</em> duh'penduhnt klawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073045" href="entry://subordinate%20clause%23bigmac000073045"><strong>subordinate clause</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dependent variable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dependent variable</span></header><div>/dəˌpɛndənt ˈvɛəriəbəl/ (<em>say</em> duh.penduhnt 'vairreeuhbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a variable in an equation or statement the value of which varies according to the value of one or a number of independent variables.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depleted uranium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac449188728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depleted uranium</span></header><div>/dəplitəd juˈreɪniəm/ (<em>say</em> duhpleetuhd yooh'rayneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">uranium in which the percentage fraction by weight of the isotope U-235 is less than 0.711%, that is, less than that occurring in nature; the by-product of enriched uranium after its use as a fuel in a nuclear reactor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deportation order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac11219557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deportation order</span></header><div>/dipɔˈteɪʃən ɔdə/ (<em>say</em> deepaw'tayshuhn awduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a direction given by a court, judge, or government minister that a person should be expelled from a country, usually because of criminal convictions, irregularities in passports or other documents, or because they are regarded as a threat to the nation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deposit receipt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deposit receipt</span></header><div>/dəˈpɒzət rəsit/ (<em>say</em> duh'pozuht ruhseet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">a written acknowledgement by a bank that it has received from a person named a specified sum as a deposit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deposit slip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deposit slip</span></header><div>/dəˈpɒzət slɪp/ (<em>say</em> duh'pozuht slip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">a printed form filled in by a depositor when they pay an amount of money into an account at a bank or other financial institution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depression glass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac427285348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depression glass</span></header><div>/dəˈprɛʃən glas/ (<em>say</em> duh'preshuhn glahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">pressed or moulded glass, usually coloured brightly in green, red, blue or amber, to disguise its poor quality; typically produced in the early 1930s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depression room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250332773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depression room</span></header><div>/dəˈprɛʃən rum/ (<em>say</em> duh'preshuhn roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">an extremely messy room, especially a bedroom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the room’s disorder seen as a sign of lack of motivation and possible <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087316" href="entry://depression%23bigmac000087316"><span class="smallcaps">depression</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depression spectrum disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac258318026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depression spectrum disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">a unipolar depressive illness in which a family history of both depression in female relatives and alcoholism in male relatives is thought to be significant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de profundis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de profundis</span></header><div>/deɪ prəˈfʊndɪs/ (<em>say</em> day pruh'foondis) <div class="def"><span id="mq408">out of the depths (of sorrow, despair, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deptford pink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deptford pink</span></header><div>/dɛptfəd ˈpɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> deptfuhd 'pingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">an annual plant, <em>Dianthus armeria</em>, found in Europe and Asia and having pale-red flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Niro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391635242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Niro</span></header><div>/də ˈnɪəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh 'nearroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq25">born 1943, US film actor; Academy Award for best actor for both <em>Raging Bull</em> (1980) and <em>The Godfather Part II</em> (1974); other films include <em>Taxi Driver</em> (1976) and <em>Goodfellas</em> (1990).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Denmark Strait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Denmark Strait</span></header><div>/dɛnmak ˈstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> denmahk 'strayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a strait between Iceland and Greenland. 209 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de novo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de novo</span></header><div>/di ˈnoʊvoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dee 'nohvoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">from the beginning; anew.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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density current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793082127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">density current</span></header><div>/ˈdɛnsəti kʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'densuhtee kuruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a current, as in a liquid or a gas, which is kept flowing by gravity acting on small differences in density, as those created by differences in temperature, salinity and turbidity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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density stratification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55806950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">density stratification</span></header><div>/dɛnsəti strætəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> densuhtee stratuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">the layering of liquids or gases into densities ranging from high to low, most commonly caused by the action of temperature, as for example in a body of water heated at the surface by the sun where the layer at the top is the least dense and the layer at the bottom is the most dense.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental care tourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac831318662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental care tourism</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">tourism which includes dental treatment as part of a holiday to a country where such treatment is cheaper than in one’s home country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental chair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28036695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental chair</span></header><div>/dɛntl ˈtʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> dentl 'chair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq53">a chair in which a dental patient sits, specially constructed so as to recline back, giving the dentist easier access to the patient’s mouth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dentist chair</strong>, <strong class="vs">dentist’s chair</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac968476150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental dam</span></header><div>/dɛntl ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> dentl 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> a small sheet of latex used during dental surgery as a barrier to the unwanted passage of any item down the throat of the patient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> such a sheet used as a barrier against sexually transmitted disease during oral sex.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental floss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental floss</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntl flɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'dentl flos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq737">soft, waxed thread used for cleaning between the teeth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">floss</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental hygiene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308414458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental hygiene</span></header><div>/dɛntl ˈhaɪdʒin/ (<em>say</em> dentl 'huyjeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq84">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac436235214" href="entry://oral%20hygiene%23bigmac436235214"><strong>oral hygiene</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental hygienist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408125121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental hygienist</span></header><div>/dɛntl haɪˈdʒinəst/ (<em>say</em> dentl huy'jeenuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">a person who assists a dentist in the execution of ancillary procedures and treatments, especially focusing on the education of patients in dental care.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental practitioner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417374515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental practitioner</span></header><div>/dɛntl prækˈtɪʃənə/ (<em>say</em> dentl prak'tishuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">someone engaged in the practice of dentistry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental surgeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac922848315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental surgeon</span></header><div>/ˈdɛntl sɜdʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'dentl serjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a dentist, especially one qualified to perform oral surgical procedures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dental technician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dental technician</span></header><div>/dɛntl tɛkˈnɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dentl tek'nishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">someone who makes dental prostheses, as false teeth, caps for teeth, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dentist chair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac182618811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dentist chair</span></header><div>/dɛntəst ˈtʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> dentuhst 'chair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28036695" href="entry://dental%20chair%23bigmac28036695"><strong>dental chair</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dentist’s chair</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descriptive grammar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descriptive grammar</span></header><div>/dəˈskrɪptɪv græmə/ (<em>say</em> duh'skriptiv gramuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">a grammar based on observed usage rather than on prescriptive rules (opposed to <em>prescriptive grammar</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert bandicoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert bandicoot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desert bandicoot" src="word_pronunciations/06513.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɛzət ˈbændikut/ (<em>say</em> .dezuht 'bandeekooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">a long-nosed bandicoot, <em>Perameles eremiana</em>, of Australian arid central regions, now probably extinct.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert boot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert boot</span></header><div>/ˈdɛzət but/ (<em>say</em> 'dezuht booht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a type of soft, ankle-high, lace-up boot, made of suede with a hard, ridged sole often of rubber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert chat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert chat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desert chat" src="word_pronunciations/06514.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛzət ˈtʃæt/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'chat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030186" href="entry://gibberbird%23bigmac000030186"><strong>gibberbird</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert fig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac537005277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert fig</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈfɪg/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'fig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac840650372" href="entry://rock%20fig%23bigmac840650372"><strong>rock fig</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert island</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">a small, remote and uninhabited tropical island: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Fending for yourself on a desert island would not be like this: there would be mangoes, breadfruit, milk from coconuts, and fish from the coral reef.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">shirley hazzard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert lemon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert lemon</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈlɛmən/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'lemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">a tree of arid regions, <em>Eremocitrus glauca</em>, with small, acid fruit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desert lime</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert oak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert oak</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desert oak" src="word_pronunciations/06515.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛzət ˈoʊk/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'ohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> a tree, <em>Allocasuarina decaisneana</em>, of central and north-western Australia, with timber very resistant to attack by termites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> any other tree of dry areas with oak-like timber, as <em>Acacia coriacea</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert pea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert pea</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'pee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072872" href="entry://Sturt%27s%20desert%20pea%23bigmac000072872"><strong>Sturt’s desert pea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert poison bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993808007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert poison bush</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac955489525" href="entry://heart-leaf%20poison%20bush%23bigmac955489525"><strong>heart-leaf poison bush</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert quandong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac78676271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert quandong</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈkwɒndɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'kwondong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104278" href="entry://quandong%23bigmac000104278"><strong>quandong</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104278" href="entry://quandong%23mq986">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert raisin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac422730854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert raisin</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈreɪzən/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'rayzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac498710884" href="entry://bush%20tomato%23bigmac498710884"><strong>bush tomato</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert rat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert rat</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈræt/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'rat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> any of various rodents living in desert regions, as the gerbil, the jerboa, and the kangaroo rat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> a member of the various Allied forces who fought in the desert campaigns in North Africa, 1941–42, especially one who assisted in the defence of Tobruk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019790" href="#mq579">2</a> from the divisional sign, a jerboa (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039012" href="entry://jerboa%23mq539">2</a>), of the British 7th armoured division]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert rat-kangaroo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert rat-kangaroo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of desert rat-kangaroo" src="word_pronunciations/06516.mp3"></audio></span>/dɛzət ˈræt-kæŋgəˌru/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'rat-kangguh.rooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a small marsupial, <em>Caloprymnus campestris</em>, of the western plains region of Qld, now probably extinct.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert rose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert rose</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈroʊz/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'rohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072873" href="entry://Sturt%27s%20desert%20rose%23bigmac000072873"><strong>Sturt’s desert rose</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Desert Storm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Desert Storm</span></header><div>/dɛzət ˈstɔm/ (<em>say</em> dezuht 'stawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">the military codename for the attack on Iraq by the allied forces in January 1991 during the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032110" href="entry://Gulf%20War%23bigmac000032110">Gulf War</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032110" href="entry://Gulf%20War%23mq858">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desert varnish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac627455550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desert varnish</span></header><div>/ˈdɛzət vanɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dezuht vahnish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">a dark coating, composed principally of fine-grained clay minerals, found on rocks or stone in arid regions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depth charge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depth charge</span></header><div>/ˈdɛpθ tʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'depth chahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> a bomb dropped or thrown into the water from a ship or aeroplane which explodes on reaching a certain depth, used to destroy submarines, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> a similar device used in excavation for bridges, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq666"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac536674302" href="entry://depth%20charger%23bigmac536674302"><strong>depth charger</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depth charger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac536674302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depth charger</span></header><div>/ˈdɛpθ tʃadʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'depth chahjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">a glass of beer with a shot of spirits or liqueur added to it.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">depth charge</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depth finder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560021054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depth finder</span></header><div>/ˈdɛpθ faɪndə/ (<em>say</em> 'depth fuynduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac443721492" href="entry://depth%20sounder%23bigmac443721492"><strong>depth sounder</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depth of field
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depth of field</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Optics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">the range of distances along the axis of a camera or other optical instrument, in which an object will produce a reasonably clear image.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">depth of focus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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depth sounder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443721492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">depth sounder</span></header><div>/ˈdɛpθ saʊndə/ (<em>say</em> 'depth sownduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">a device for estimating the depth of water beneath a vessel by emitting sonic waves and measuring the time it takes for their echoes to return from the sea floor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">depth finder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Quincey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Quincey</span></header><div>/də ˈkwɪnsi/ (<em>say</em> duh 'kwinsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">1785–1859, English essayist; author of <em>Confessions of an English Opium Eater</em> (1821).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de rerum natura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de rerum natura</span></header><div>/deɪ ˌrɛərəm naˈtura/ (<em>say</em> day .rairruhm nah'toohrah) <div class="def"><span id="mq927">concerning the nature of things.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de rigueur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de rigueur</span></header><div>/də rɪˈgɜ/ (<em>say</em> duh ri'ger) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">strictly required, as by etiquette or usage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derived unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derived unit</span></header><div>/dəraɪvd ˈjunət/ (<em>say</em> duhruyvd 'yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">any unit derived from primary units of length, time, mass, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dermal filler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac063811074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dermal filler</span></header><div>/dɜməl ˈfɪlə/ (<em>say</em> dermuhl 'filuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026609" href="entry://filler%23bigmac000026609"><strong>filler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026609" href="entry://filler%23mq436">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dernier cri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dernier cri</span></header><div>/ˌdɛənjeɪ ˈkri/ (<em>say</em> .dairnyay 'kree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">the latest fashion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: the last cry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Rougemont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Rougemont</span></header><div>/də ˈruʒmɒnt/ (<em>say</em> duh 'roohzhmont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">1847–1921, Australian adventurer and lecturer, probably born in Paris; on his own admission reputed to have been ‘the greatest liar on earth’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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derring-do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">derring-do</span></header><div>/ˌdɛrɪŋ-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> .dering-'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">daring deeds; heroic daring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>dorryng don</em> daring to do; erroneously taken as noun phrase by English poet Edmund Spenser, c. 1552–99]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derwent duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derwent duck</span></header><div>/dɜwənt ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> derwuhnt 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">a convict at Hobart on the river Derwent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096538" href="entry://Derwent%23bigmac000096538"><span class="smallcaps">Derwent</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022209" href="entry://duck%23bigmac000022209"><span class="smallcaps">duck<sup>3</sup></span></a> from the clothes such people wore]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Derwent smelt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Derwent smelt</span></header><div>/dɜwənt ˈsmɛlt/ (<em>say</em> derwuhnt 'smelt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Derwent smelt</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Derwent smelts</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">a fish, <em>Lovettia sealii</em>, endemic in northern and eastern Tasmanian waters, which spawns in freshwater rivers but spends most of its life in the sea, growing to a length of 6 cm; it is often used for whitebait.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Desaix de Veygoux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Desaix de Veygoux</span></header><div>/dəˌseɪ də veɪˈgu/ (<em>say</em> duh.say duh vay'gooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis Charles Antoine</strong> /lui ʃal ɒ̃ˈtwan/ (<em>say</em> loohee shahl on'twahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">1768–1800, French general.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desalination plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161461267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desalination plant</span></header><div>/disæləˈneɪʃən plænt/ (<em>say</em> deesaluh'nayshuhn plant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a plant for the production of drinking water or for water suitable for agricultural irrigation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descriptive clause
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descriptive clause</span></header><div>/dəˈskrɪptɪv klɔz/ (<em>say</em> duh'skriptiv klawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">a relative clause, in English writing usually set off in commas, which describes or supplements, but does not identify, the antecedent; nonrestrictive clause. In ‘this year, <em>which has been dry</em>, is bad for crops’ the italicised part is a descriptive clause (opposed to <em>restrictive clause</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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descriptive geometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">descriptive geometry</span></header><div>/dəˌskrɪptɪv dʒiˈɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> duh.skriptiv jee'omuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> the theory of making projections of any accurately defined figure such that from them can be deduced not only its projective, but also its metrical properties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq583"> geometry in general, treated by means of projections.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Sica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Sica</span></header><div>/də ˈsikə/ (<em>say</em> duh 'seekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vittorio</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">1901–74, Italian film director and actor; exponent of neo-realist cinema; several of the films he directed, including <em>Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow</em> (<em>Ieri, Oggi e Domani</em>, 1963), won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desi chickpea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91635699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desi chickpea</span></header><div>/deɪsi ˈtʃɪkpi/ (<em>say</em> daysee 'chikpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">a variety of chickpea, hardy and drought-tolerant, with small, angular brown seeds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>desi</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013117" href="entry://chickpea%23bigmac000013117"><span class="smallcaps">chickpea</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designated driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33460104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designated driver</span></header><div>/ˌdɛzɪgneɪtəd ˈdraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> .dezignaytuhd 'druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">a member of a group of people attending a social event at which alcohol will be drunk, who agrees to drink little or no alcohol and to be responsible for driving the other members home safely.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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design debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac248556979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">design debt</span></header><div>/dəˈzaɪn dɛt/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuyn det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac394285950" href="entry://technical%20debt%23bigmac394285950"><strong>technical debt</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designer drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designer drug</span></header><div>/dəˈzaɪnə drʌg/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuynuh drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">a synthetically-produced drug, the chemical structure of which differs in minor detail from an illegal drug (especially cocaine or heroin) which it is intended to imitate so as to produce a specific effect on the central nervous system, the new substance being not specifically proscribed by law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designer gene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac878441070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designer gene</span></header><div>/dəˈzaɪnə dʒin/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuynuh jeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">a gene created or modified by genetic engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designer lifestyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac713868958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designer lifestyle</span></header><div>/dəzaɪnə ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhzuynuh 'luyfstuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a lifestyle marked by fashionable luxury: <em class="example">a stylish apartment providing a designer lifestyle.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designer steroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac49114423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designer steroid</span></header><div>/dəzaɪnə ˈstɛrɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> duhzuynuh 'steroyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a steroid designed to evade drug testers, as THG and DMT.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designer stubble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961685015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designer stubble</span></header><div>/dəzaɪnə ˈstʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> duhzuynuh 'stubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">stubble on a man’s face, kept very short in a fashionable style: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Heinsbroek, a swashbuckling entrepreneur with designer stubble, had been at loggerheads with the more conservative Bomhoff</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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designer vagina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac052949318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">designer vagina</span></header><div>/dəzaɪnə vəˈdʒaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> duhzuynuh vuh'juynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081943" href="entry://vagina%23bigmac000081943">vagina</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081943" href="entry://vagina%23mq998">3</a>) which has been reshaped by labiaplasty or vaginoplasty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desire line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604622239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desire line</span></header><div>/dəˈzaɪə laɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'zuyuh luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">a well-worn track across an open space, made by pedestrians, cyclists, etc., following what they perceive to be the most direct route, sometimes in preference to an established path; goat track.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desire path</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desk bombing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550504797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desk bombing</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsk bɒmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'desk boming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">(in a shared office space) the act of approaching a colleague at their desk unannounced and without prior arrangement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desk-bombing</strong>. <div class="etym">[modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac128192729" href="entry://photobomb%23bigmac128192729"><span class="smallcaps">photobombing</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>desk bomber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desk-bound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac629166862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desk-bound</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsk-baʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'desk-bownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">employed in a job that keeps one at one’s desk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087550" href="entry://desk%23bigmac000087550"><span class="smallcaps">desk</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093974" href="entry://-bound%23bigmac000093974"><span class="smallcaps">-bound<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desk jockey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158533579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desk jockey</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsk dʒɒki/ (<em>say</em> 'desk jokee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">an office worker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desk study
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac215520618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desk study</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsk stʌdi/ (<em>say</em> 'desk studee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">desk studies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a piece of research in which existing information is analysed, rather than primary data being collected and analysed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desktop study</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desktop study
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac666628924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desktop study</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsktɒp stʌdi/ (<em>say</em> 'desktop studee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">desktop studies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac215520618" href="entry://desk%20study%23bigmac215520618"><strong>desk study</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desk wallah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desk wallah</span></header><div>/ˈdɛsk wɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'desk woluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">someone who works at a desk, especially a government official or bureaucrat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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desmodromic valve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">desmodromic valve</span></header><div>/ˌdɛzmədrɒmɪk ˈvælv/ (<em>say</em> .dezmuhdromik 'valv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a valve allowing fuel to pass into a combustion engine which is mechanically shut as well as opened.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>desmos</em> band, chain, ligament + Greek <em>dromos</em> a running + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Des Moines
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Des Moines</span></header><div>/dəˈmɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'moyn), /-ˈmɔɪnz/ (<em>say</em> -'moynz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> a city in the US, the capital of Iowa, in the central part, on the Des Moines River.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq062"> a river flowing from south-western Minnesota, south-east through Iowa to the Mississippi. About 853 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Soto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Soto</span></header><div>/də ˈsoʊtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh 'sohtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hernando</strong> /hɛəˈnændoʊ/ (<em>say</em> hair'nandoh) or <strong>Fernando</strong> /fɛəˈnændoʊ/ (<em>say</em> fair'nandoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">1500?–42, Spanish soldier-explorer in America; reached the Mississippi River, 1541.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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despotic monarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574922121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">despotic monarchy</span></header><div>/dəsˌpɒtɪk ˈmɒnəki/ (<em>say</em> duhs.potik 'monuhkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac888337181" href="entry://absolute%20monarchy%23bigmac888337181"><strong>absolute monarchy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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des res
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac260214907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">des res</span></header><div>/dɛz ˈrɛz/ (<em>say</em> dez 'rez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">a desirable residence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dessert bowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122907582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dessert bowl</span></header><div>/dəˈzɜt boʊl/ (<em>say</em> duh'zert bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac77238292" href="entry://dessert%20plate%23bigmac77238292"><strong>dessert plate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dessert plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77238292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dessert plate</span></header><div>/dəˈzɜt pleɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh'zert playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a deep plate used to hold a serving of dessert.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dessert bowl</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dessert wine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268248007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dessert wine</span></header><div>/dəˈzɜt waɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'zert wuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">a sweetish wine thought suitable to serve with dessert.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de stijl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de stijl</span></header><div>/də ˈstaɪl/ (<em>say</em> duh 'stuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">of or relating to the ideas, particularly those concerning neoplasticism, propounded in <em>de Stijl</em>, a Dutch periodical, 1917–1928, which had influences on the Bauhaus movement and on commercial art.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch: the style]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destination marketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac537020250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destination marketing</span></header><div>/dɛstəneɪʃən ˈmakətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> destuhnayshuhn 'mahkuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">the marketing of a particular destination to potential tourists, as by focusing on special features such as its unique environment, a special event, cultural or sporting opportunities, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destination spa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964955517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destination spa</span></header><div>/dɛstəˈneɪʃən spa/ (<em>say</em> destuh'nayshuhn spah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070555" href="entry://spa%23bigmac000070555">spa</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070555" href="entry://spa%23mq38">4</a>) with facilities to accommodate visitors, to allow them to undergo a comprehensive health program.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destination thriller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac601921712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destination thriller</span></header><div>/dɛstəneɪʃən ˈθrɪlə/ (<em>say</em> destuhnayshuhn 'thriluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">a mystery novel, film, etc., with a particularly attractive or interesting setting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destination tourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458532082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destination tourism</span></header><div>/dɛstəneɪʃən ˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> destuhnayshuhn 'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">tourism to locations which have developed and promoted unique features to attract tourists.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>destination tourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destination wedding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371688450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destination wedding</span></header><div>/dɛstəneɪʃən ˈwɛdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> destuhnayshuhn 'weding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">a wedding to which the wedding party and guests need to travel a considerable distance, usually in a location considered a holiday destination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de-stress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac760491882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de-stress</span><z><span target_id="adAaLLpDse">v.i.</span><span target_id="kbb4JTU9WU">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/di-ˈstrɛs/ (<em>say</em> dee-'stres) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="adAaLLpDse"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> to relieve oneself of feelings of stress or anxiety; relax.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kbb4JTU9WU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq134"> to remove stress and anxiety from: <em class="example">to de-stress your life.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>de-stressing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destructive distillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destructive distillation</span></header><div>/dəˌstrʌktɪv dɪstəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duh.struktiv distuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">the destruction or decomposition of a substance, as wood, coal, etc., by heat in a closed vessel, and the collection of the volatile matters evolved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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destruct system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">destruct system</span></header><div>/dəˈstrʌkt sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'strukt sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">a system within a missile or similar vehicle which, when operated by external command or preset internal means, destroys that vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detached retina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816843513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detached retina</span></header><div>/dətætʃt ˈrɛtənə/ (<em>say</em> duhtacht 'retuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">a condition in which the retina comes away from the back of the eye, potentially resulting in blindness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">retinal detachment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detail drawing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detail drawing</span></header><div>/diteɪl ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> deetayl 'drawing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">a drawing, on a relatively large scale, of a part of a building, machine, etc., with dimensions or other information for use in construction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detection dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac209517702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detection dog</span></header><div>/dəˈtɛkʃən dɒg/ (<em>say</em> duh'tekshuhn dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069751" href="entry://sniffer%20dog%23bigmac000069751"><strong>sniffer dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detective fiction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac65571745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detective fiction</span></header><div>/dətɛktɪv ˈfɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhtektiv 'fikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">a fiction genre comprising writing generally based on a plot involving a detective solving a crime and unmasking the culprit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detention centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detention centre</span></header><div>/dəˈtɛnʃən sɛntə/ (<em>say</em> duh'tenshuhn sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">an institution for holding people in custody, as one used to confine illegal immigrants, or certain categories of criminal offenders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detonating gas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detonating gas</span></header><div>/ˈdɛtəneɪtɪŋ ˌgæs/ (<em>say</em> 'detuhnayting .gas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023292" href="entry://electrolytic%20gas%23bigmac000023292"><strong>electrolytic gas</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detox centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detox centre</span></header><div>/ˈditɒks sɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'deetoks sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019909" href="entry://detoxification%20centre%23bigmac000019909"><strong>detoxification centre</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detox diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac543663067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detox diet</span></header><div>/ˈditɒks daɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'deetoks duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a short-term diet designed to eliminate toxins from the body, supposedly allowing the body systems to operate more efficiently.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detoxification centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detoxification centre</span></header><div>/ˌditɒksəfəˈkeɪʃən sɛntə/ (<em>say</em> .deetoksuhfuh'kayshuhn sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a centre for the purpose of supervising people in their withdrawal from addictive drugs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">detox centre</strong>, <strong class="vs">detoxication centre</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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detoxing gear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">detoxing gear</span></header><div>/diˈtɒksɪŋ gɪə/ (<em>say</em> dee'toksing gear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">a mechanism on a motor vehicle designed to reduce the level of toxins in the exhaust.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de trop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de trop</span></header><div>/də ˈtroʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh 'troh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> in the way; not wanted; superfluous: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I do not want to suggest you are in any way </em>de trop<em>,’ said his host</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> inappropriate; out of place.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, of too much]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deua National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deua National Park</span></header><div>/ˈdjuə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">a national park proclaimed in 1979 and located near Batemans Bay, NSW. 122 032 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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deuterium oxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">deuterium oxide</span></header><div>/djuˌtɪəriəm ˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> dyooh.tearreeuhm 'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033511" href="entry://heavy%20water%23bigmac000033511"><strong>heavy water</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deutsche Demokratische Republik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deutsche Demokratische Republik</span></header><div>/dɔɪtʃə dɛməˈkratɪʃə reɪpʊˈblik/ (<em>say</em> doychuh demuh'krahtishuh raypoo'bleek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022716" href="entry://East%20Germany%23bigmac000022716"><strong>East Germany</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deutsches Reich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deutsches Reich</span></header><div>/ˈdɔɪtʃəs ˈraɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'doychuhs 'ruyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">former official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092061" href="entry://Germany%23bigmac000092061"><strong>Germany</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Deux-Sèvres
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Deux-Sèvres</span></header><div>/dɜ-ˈsɛvrə/ (<em>say</em> der-'sevruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a department in western France. 6055 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Niort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Valera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Valera</span></header><div>/də vəˈlɪərə/ (<em>say</em> duh vuh'learruh), /-ˈlɛərə/ (<em>say</em> -'lairruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eamon</strong> /ˈeɪmən/ (<em>say</em> 'aymuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">1882–1975, Irish politician; president of Sinn Fein (1917); formed Fianna Fáil party (1927); prime minister of Ireland 1937–48, 1951–54, 1957–59; president 1959–73.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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de Valois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">de Valois</span></header><div>/də ˈvælwa/ (<em>say</em> duh 'valwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Ninette</strong> (born <em>Edris Stannus</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">1898–2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer; a founder of the Royal Ballet (as the Vic-Wells Ballet Company) in 1931.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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developmental disability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">developmental disability</span></header><div>/dəˌvɛləpmɛntəl dɪsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duh.veluhpmentuhl disuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">developmental disabilities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">a chronic disability which is attributable to a long-term mental or physical impairment or combination of both which results in substantial functional limitations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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developmental dyspraxia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac402647641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">developmental dyspraxia</span></header><div>/dəˌvɛləpmɛntəl dɪsˈpræksiə/ (<em>say</em> duh.veluhpmentuhl dis'prakseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac942116087" href="entry://dyspraxia%23bigmac942116087"><strong>dyspraxia</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac942116087" href="entry://dyspraxia%23mq739">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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developmentally delayed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">developmentally delayed</span></header><div>/dəˌvɛləpmɛntəli dəˈleɪd/ (<em>say</em> duh.veluhpmentuhlee duh'layd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">(of children) not disabled but merely slower to develop than normal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil take the hindmost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil take the hindmost</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac157135009" href="entry://miss%20and%20out%23bigmac157135009"><strong>miss and out</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the phrase (<em>the</em>)<em> devil take the hindmost</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086941" href="entry://hindmost%23bigmac000086941"><span class="smallcaps">hindmost</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086941" href="entry://hindmost%23mq164">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devo max
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467858929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devo max</span></header><div>/divoʊ ˈmæks/ (<em>say</em> deevoh 'maks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly British Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">the transfer of power from a central government to a regional government to a point just short of full independence, usually implying full fiscal autonomy but not independence in defence or foreign affairs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099065" href="entry://devolution%23bigmac000099065"><span class="smallcaps">devo(lution)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099065" href="entry://devolution%23mq182">6</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045663" href="entry://maximum%23bigmac000045663"><span class="smallcaps">max(imum)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devon Rex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac807674308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devon Rex</span></header><div>/dɛvən ˈrɛks/ (<em>say</em> devuhn 'reks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">a breed of rex cat, fine-boned and small to medium in size, with a wedge-shaped head, large wide ears, and a rippling curly coat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devonshire cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devonshire cream</span></header><div>/dɛvənʃə ˈkrim/ (<em>say</em> devuhnshuh 'kreem), /-ʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> -shear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014376" href="entry://clotted%20cream%23bigmac000014376"><strong>clotted cream</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devonshire tea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devonshire tea</span></header><div>/dɛvənʃə ˈti/ (<em>say</em> devuhnshuh 'tee), /-ʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> -shear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a light meal of scones, jam and cream, usually served with tea.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">British</em>, <strong class="vs">cream tea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Vries
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Vries</span></header><div>/də ˈvris/ (<em>say</em> duh 'vrees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hugo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">1848–1935, Dutch botanist; developed mutation theory of evolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dewar flask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dewar flask</span></header><div>/ˈdjuə flask/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohuh flahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">a double-walled silvered-glass flask in which the space between the walls is evacuated, used for storing liquids at a low temperature, especially liquid air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir James <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020022" href="entry://Dewar%23bigmac000020022"><span class="smallcaps">Dewar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Wet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Wet</span></header><div>/də ˈvɛt/ (<em>say</em> duh 'vet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Christian Rudolph</strong> /ˌkrɪstian ˈrudɒlf/ (<em>say</em> .kristeeahn 'roohdolf), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">1854–1922, Boer general and politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dewey decimal classification system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dewey decimal classification system</span></header><div>/ˈdjui/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019024" href="entry://decimal%20classification%23bigmac000019024"><strong>decimal classification</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dewey decimal system</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Melvil <em>Dewey</em>, 1851–1931, US librarian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dewey decimal number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac183636344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dewey decimal number</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">the number allocated in a library to a book, CD, DVD, ebook, etc., in the Dewey decimal classification system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Witt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Witt</span></header><div>/də ˈvɪt/ (<em>say</em> duh 'vit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jan</strong> /jɒn/ (<em>say</em> yon), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">1625–72, Dutch politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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De Witts Land
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">De Witts Land</span></header><div>/də ˈwɪts/ (<em>say</em> duh 'wits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> a district in WA, inland from Roebourne.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> (formerly) the name given on early Dutch charts to an area of land on the western coast of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DEW line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DEW line</span></header><div>/ˈdju laɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dyooh luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a network of radar stations north of the Arctic Circle that provides the US government and its allies with advance warning of the approach of hostile aircraft, missiles, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>istant</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>arly</em>)<em> w</em>(<em>arning</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d.f.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d.f.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq527">dead freight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D/F
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D/F</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq946">direction finding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d-glucose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d-glucose</span></header><div>/di-ˈglukoʊz/ (<em>say</em> dee-'gloohkohz), /-oʊs/ (<em>say</em> -ohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020047" href="entry://dextroglucose%23bigmac000020047"><strong>dextroglucose</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d.h.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d.h.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq777">dead heat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dharug National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dharug National Park</span></header><div>/daˈrug/ (<em>say</em> dah'roohg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">a national park near Gosford, NSW, proclaimed in 1967; contains rock engravings of the Dharug people. 14 850 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dhobi mark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dhobi mark</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊbi ˌmak/ (<em>say</em> 'dohbee .mahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">South Asian English</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> a mark placed on laundry by a dhobi to identify its owner; laundry mark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a signature on a cheque or document.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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developmentally disabled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">developmentally disabled</span></header><div>/dəˌvɛləpmɛntəli dɪsˈeɪbəld/ (<em>say</em> duh.veluhpmentuhlee dis'aybuhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">suffering from a developmental disability.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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development impact bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac818443590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">development impact bond</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a form of bond (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100361" href="entry://bond%23mq530">11</a>) which provides a new source of finance for the achievement of social outcomes in developing countries.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DIB Also, <strong class="vs">social development bond</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil-devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil-devil</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəl-dɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhl-devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018946" href="entry://debil-debil%23bigmac000018946"><strong>debil-debil</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [reduplication of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101633" href="entry://devil%23bigmac000101633"><span class="smallcaps">devil</span></a> indicating intensity, magnitude]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil facial tumour disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477993997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil facial tumour disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">a contagious and usually fatal tumour resulting in lesions on the face, affecting the Tasmanian devil; first identified in 1996 since when the condition has become widespread, Tasmanian devils having low resistance to the disease because of a lack of genetic diversity in the population.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DFTD Also, <strong class="vs">devil facial tumor disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil-may-care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil-may-care</span></header><div>/ˌdɛvəl-meɪ-ˈkɛə/ (<em>say</em> .devuhl-may-'kair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">reckless; careless; happy-go-lucky.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil-on-horseback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil-on-horseback</span></header><div>/ˌdɛvəl-ɒn-ˈhɔsbæk/ (<em>say</em> .devuhl-on-'hawsbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a stoned prune wrapped in bacon and grilled, sometimes served on toast as an hors d’oeuvre.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002559" href="entry://angel-on-horseback%23bigmac000002559"><strong>angel-on-horseback</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil-on-the-coals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil-on-the-coals</span></header><div>/ˌdɛvəl-ɒn-ðə-ˈkoʊlz/ (<em>say</em> .devuhl-on-dhuh-'kohlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">a small, thin, quickly made damper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil ray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil ray</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəl reɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhl ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019975" href="entry://devilfish%23bigmac000019975"><strong>devilfish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019975" href="entry://devilfish%23mq897">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's claw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s claw</span></header><div>/dɛvəlz ˈklɔ/ (<em>say</em> devuhlz 'klaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">any of the herbaceous shrubs of the family Martyniaceae, as <em>Proboscidea louisiana</em>, an American species with woody fruit tapering to a curved beak about 15 cm long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's dandruff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac691270404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s dandruff</span></header><div>/dɛvəlz ˈdændrʌf/ (<em>say</em> devuhlz 'dandruf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">cocaine, in powdered form.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's darning needle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s darning needle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021839" href="entry://dragonfly%23bigmac000021839"><strong>dragonfly</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's food cake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s food cake</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a rich, chocolate cake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devils Gate Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devils Gate Dam</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a dam on the Forth River, Tasmania, used for hydro-electricity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's grip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s grip</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəlz grɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhlz grip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a serious defect in conformation in sheep, appearing as a depression immediately behind the withers, and associated with short yolk-stained wool of poor character; the condition sometimes extends down behind the shoulderblades and even right round the girth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's guts
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s guts</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəlz gʌts/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhlz guts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021249" href="entry://dodder%20laurel%23bigmac000021249"><strong>dodder laurel</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">devil’s twine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devil's Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devil’s Island</span></header><div>/dɛvəlz ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> devuhlz 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">one of the Safety Islands, off the coast of French Guiana; former French penal colony.</span></div> French, <strong>Île du Diable</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Devils Marbles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Devils Marbles</span></header><div>/dɛvəlz ˈmabəlz/ (<em>say</em> devuhlz 'mahbuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">an unusual collection of granite boulders occurring in an area south of Tennant Creek near the Davenport Range in the NT; of spiritual significance to the local Aboriginal people.</span></div> Warumungu, <strong>Karlukarlu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's punchbowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s punchbowl</span></header><div>/dɛvəlz ˈpʌntʃboʊl/ (<em>say</em> devuhlz 'punchbohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">a deep hollow in a hillside.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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devil's twine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000019989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">devil’s twine</span></header><div>/ˈdɛvəlz twaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'devuhlz twuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">any of the tangled, slender, semi-parasitic vines of the genus <em>Cassytha</em>, especially <em>Cassytha pubescens</em>, a twining vine, apparently leafless, but with small leaves, white flowers, and globose fruit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">devil’s guts</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Hondt system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Hondt system</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnt sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dont sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">a type of proportional representation voting system that tends to favour large parties at the expense of smaller ones.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Victor <em>d’Hondt</em>, Belgian mathematician of the late 19th century]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhu'l-Hijja
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhu’l-Hijja</span></header><div>/ðul-ˈhɛdʒə/ (<em>say</em> dhoohl-'hejuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">(in the Islamic calendar) the twelfth month of the year.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dhu'l-Qa'dah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dhu’l-Qa‘dah</span></header><div>/ðul-ˈkʌdə/ (<em>say</em> dhoohl-'kuduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">(in the Islamic calendar) the eleventh month of the year.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabetes insipidus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122447981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabetes insipidus</span></header><div>/daɪəbitiz ɪnˈsɪpədəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuhbeeteez in'sipuhduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><strong>diabetes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq64">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: insipid diabetes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diabetes mellitus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac963036258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diabetes mellitus</span></header><div>/daɪəbitiz məˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuhbeeteez muh'luytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><strong>diabetes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq560">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diadem spider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diadem spider</span></header><div>/daɪədɛm ˈspaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> duyuhdem 'spuyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">the common garden spider, <em>Araneus diademata</em>, of Europe and North Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagnostic imaging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagnostic imaging</span></header><div>/daɪəgˌnɒstɪk ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duyuhg.nostik 'imijing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">the preparation of images of internal organs or parts of the body as by X-ray or CAT scan to assist in the diagnosis of a disease or condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diagonal cloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diagonal cloth</span></header><div>/daɪˌægənəl ˈklɒθ/ (<em>say</em> duy.aguhnuhl 'kloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">a twilled fabric with a diagonal weave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialect geography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialect geography</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəlɛkt dʒiˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhlekt jee'ogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">the study of the geographical distribution of the distinctive features of a dialect or dialects; linguistic geography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialectical materialism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialectical materialism</span></header><div>/daɪəˌlɛktɪkəl məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duyuh.lektikuhl muh'tearreeuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">the political, economic and social theory developed chiefly by Karl Marx, combining elements of traditional materialist philosophy and his interpretation of the method of Hegelian dialectic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dialectical materialist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dial indicator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dial indicator</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəl ɪndəkeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhl induhkaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">an instrument in which small displacements of a plunger are indicated on a dial.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dial gauge</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialling code
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialling code</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəlɪŋ koʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhling kohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003655" href="entry://area%20code%23bigmac000003655"><strong>area code</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dial code</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialogue box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920550830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialogue box</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəlɒg bɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhlog boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">a small rectangular window displayed on a computer screen for providing information or from which the user can select functions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialogue circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135495092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialogue circle</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəlɒg sɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhlog serkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac958910060" href="entry://yarning%20circle%23bigmac958910060"><strong>yarning circle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dialogue partner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549843378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dialogue partner</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəlɒg patnə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhlog pahtnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a country with which an association of countries engages in consultative discussion on topics of shared interest, even though the country is not a full member of the association.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dial tone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dial tone</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪəl toʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhl tohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">the sound which a functioning telephone makes, indicating that the user may dial a number.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diammonium phosphate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac562830211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diammonium phosphate</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəmoʊniəm ˈfɒsfeɪt/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhmohneeuhm 'fosfayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">a water-soluble ammonium phosphate salt, (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub>, formed when a solution of phosphoric acid is added to ammonia; a common fertiliser more alkaline than monoammonium phosphate; also used as a fire retardant.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DAP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamondback moth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamondback moth</span></header><div>/daɪməndbæk ˈmɒθ/ (<em>say</em> duymuhndbak 'moth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">a moth, <em>Plutella maculipennis</em>, the male of which has diamond-shaped yellow spots on the wing; the larvae breed on leaves of Cruciferae and are therefore a major pest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond beetle</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmənd bitl/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">one of the weevil genus, <em>Entimus</em>, of Brazil, noted for its iridescent colouration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond bird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diamond bird" src="word_pronunciations/06633.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪmənd bɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">any of various pardalotes having distinctive diamond-like markings, as the spotted pardalote.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond drill</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmənd drɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">a drill having a hollow, cylindrical bit set with diamonds, used for obtaining cores of rock samples for geological or mineralogical examination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond dust</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmənd dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">pulverised diamonds, used as an abrasive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond firetail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond firetail</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diamond firetail" src="word_pronunciations/06634.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪmənd ˈfaɪəteɪl/ (<em>say</em> duymuhnd 'fuyuhtayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a small endemic Australian finch, <em>Stagonopleura guttata</em>, brownish above with a conspicuous crimson rump and prominent white spotting on the flanks; spotted-sided finch.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diamond sparrow</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond fish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond fish</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmənd fɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd fish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diamond fish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">diamond fishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019975" href="entry://devilfish%23bigmac000019975"><strong>devilfish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019975" href="entry://devilfish%23mq897">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond point</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmənd pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq043"> a tool tipped with diamond, used in engraving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq023"> (<em>plural</em>) the set of points where two lines of rails intersect obliquely without communicating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond python
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond python</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diamond python" src="word_pronunciations/06635.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪmənd ˈpaɪθən/ (<em>say</em> duymuhnd 'puythuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">a large Australian python, <em>Morelia spilotes</em>, greenish-black in colour with yellow diamond spots on the sides; diamond snake. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© A. Marshall/NPWS, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/diamond+python.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond saw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond saw</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmənd sɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd saw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">a circular saw, with carbonados set in its perimeter used for cutting stone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond snake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond snake</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diamond snake" src="word_pronunciations/06636.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪmənd sneɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd snayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020170" href="entry://diamond%20python%23bigmac000020170"><strong>diamond python</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond sparrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond sparrow</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪmənd spæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duymuhnd sparoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020166" href="entry://diamond%20firetail%23bigmac000020166"><strong>diamond firetail</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diamond turn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620288903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diamond turn</span></header><div>/daɪmənd ˈtɜn/ (<em>say</em> duymuhnd 'tern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq84">a turn made by motor vehicles at an intersection in which the vehicles turn right along a curve that keeps the centre of the intersection to the left, thus allowing approaching vehicles to turn right across the intersection simultaneously.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Díaz-Canel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac236695752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Díaz-Canel</span></header><div>/ˌdiaz-kəˈnɛl/ (<em>say</em> .deeahz-kuh'nel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Miguel</strong> (<em>Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">born 1960, Cuban politician; became president in 2018.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diaz del Castillo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diaz del Castillo</span></header><div>/ˌdiaθ dɛl kasˈtiljoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .deeahth del kahs'teelyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bernal</strong> /bɛəˈnal/ (<em>say</em> bair'nahl), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">1492–1581, Spanish soldier-historian of the conquest of Mexico.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diaz de Vivar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diaz de Vivar</span></header><div>/ˌdiaθ də viˈva/ (<em>say</em> .deeahth duh vee'vah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rodrigo</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">→ El <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013768" href="entry://Cid%23bigmac000013768"><strong>Cid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazo compound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazo compound</span></header><div>/daɪˈæzoʊ ˌkɒmpaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> duy'azoh .kompownd), /daɪˈeɪzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duy'ayzoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">an organic compound containing the univalent –N=N– group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diazonium salt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diazonium salt</span></header><div>/daɪəˌzoʊniəm ˈsɒlt/ (<em>say</em> duyuh.zohneeuhm 'solt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">any salt of the general formula R-N<sup>2+</sup>, where R is an aromatic or aliphatic group; an important intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dibber dobber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac008568521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dibber dobber</span></header><div>/ˈdɪbə dɒbə/ (<em>say</em> 'dibuh dobuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>especially with children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021204" href="entry://dobber%23bigmac000021204"><strong>dobber</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dibber-dobber</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Iberville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Iberville</span></header><div>/dibɛəˈvil/ (<em>say</em> deebair'veel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre le Moyne</strong> /piˌɛə lə ˈmwan/ (<em>say</em> pee.air luh 'mwahn), <strong>Sieur</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">1661–1706, French naval officer, born in Canada; founder of the first Louisiana settlement (1699).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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di Buoninsegna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">di Buoninsegna</span></header><div>/di bwoʊnənˈsɛnjə/ (<em>say</em> dee bwohnuhn'senyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022197" href="entry://Duccio%20di%20Buoninsegna%23bigmac000022197"><strong>Duccio di Buoninsegna</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dichromic vision
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dichromic vision</span></header><div>/daɪˌkroʊmɪk ˈvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> duy.krohmik 'vizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">colour-blindness in which only two of the three primary colours are perceived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick bathers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac403449314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick bathers</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk beɪðəz/ (<em>say</em> 'dik baydhuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a close-fitting, nylon, legless swimming costume designed for men.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick cheese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac153131272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick cheese</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk tʃiz/ (<em>say</em> 'dik cheez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">a build-up of smegma, dried semen, etc., on or around the penis or beneath the foreskin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099597" href="entry://dick%23bigmac000099597"><span class="smallcaps">dick<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099597" href="entry://dick%23mq307">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089021" href="entry://cheese%23bigmac000089021"><span class="smallcaps">cheese<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089021" href="entry://cheese%23mq714">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick-nose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac183856883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick-nose</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk-noʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'dik-nohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> a person who wears a mask (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089876" href="entry://mask%23mq555">9b</a>) pulled beneath their nose, rendering it ineffective at minimising the spread of airborne diseases, such as COVID-19.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> a foolish or objectionable person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dick nose</strong>. <div class="etym">[def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac183856883" href="#mq064">1</a> from the resemblance of the nose overhanging the mask to a penis]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick pic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac038592599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick pic</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk pɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dik pik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">a photograph of one’s penis, usually intended to be sent to a sexual partner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099597" href="entry://dick%23bigmac000099597"><span class="smallcaps">dick<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099597" href="entry://dick%23mq307">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056504" href="entry://pic%23bigmac000056504"><span class="smallcaps">pic<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dick trick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac433057624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dick trick</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk trɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dik trik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">a manipulation of the penis as part of a performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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di Cosimo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">di Cosimo</span></header><div>/di ˈkɒzimoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dee 'kozeemoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056626" href="entry://Piero%20di%20Cosimo%23bigmac000056626"><strong>Piero di Cosimo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dictation test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53330141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dictation test</span></header><div>/dɪkˈteɪʃən tɛst/ (<em>say</em> dik'tayshuhn test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">a test in a European language used by the Australian government from 1902–58 as a device in assessing intended immigrants, with the purpose of excluding non-European migrants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didge man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac563227756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didge man</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒ mæn/ (<em>say</em> 'dij man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171264826" href="entry://didj%20man%23bigmac171264826"><strong>didj man</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didj man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171264826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didj man</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒ mæn/ (<em>say</em> 'dij man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a man who plays the didgeridoo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">didge man</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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didn't
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">didn’t</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of didn’t" src="word_pronunciations/06676.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪdənt/ (<em>say</em> 'diduhnt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of didn’t" src="word_pronunciations/06675.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪdən/ (<em>say</em> 'diduhn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">contraction of <em>did not</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diego Garcia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac749132795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diego Garcia</span></header><div>/diˌeɪgoʊ gaˈsiə/ (<em>say</em> dee.aygoh gah'seeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">an atoll in the Chagos Archipelago in the central part of Indian Ocean, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory; site of US-British military and naval base established 1973.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diégo-Suarez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diégo-Suarez</span></header><div>/djeɪgoʊ-sʊaˈrɛz/ (<em>say</em> dyaygoh-sooah'rez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">a seaport in northern Madagascar; former French naval base.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dielectric constant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dielectric constant</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəlɛktrɪk ˈkɒnstənt/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhlektrik 'konstuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055704" href="entry://permittivity%23bigmac000055704"><strong>permittivity</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055704" href="entry://permittivity%23mq919">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dielectric heating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dielectric heating</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəlɛktrɪk ˈhitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhlektrik 'heeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a form of heating in which a nonconductor is heated by being subjected to an alternating electric field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dielectric strength
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dielectric strength</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəlɛktrɪk ˈstrɛŋθ/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhlektrik 'strength) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">the maximum voltage that can be applied to a unit thickness of a dielectric material without causing electrical breakdown.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dien Bien Phu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dien Bien Phu</span></header><div>/djɛn bjɛn ˈfu/ (<em>say</em> dyen byen 'fooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a village in north-eastern Vietnam; the site of a French military post besieged and captured by the Vietminh in 1954.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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die-off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918581835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">die-off</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪ-ɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'duy-of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> the simultaneous death of large numbers of plants or animals in the wild.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac304652894" href="entry://Jarisch-Herxheimer%20reaction%23bigmac304652894"><strong>Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diesel cycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diesel cycle</span></header><div>/ˈdizəl saɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhl suykuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">an engine cycle, usually four strokes, as intake, compression, power, and exhaust, in which ignition occurs at constant pressure, and heat is rejected at constant volume.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diesel dyke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diesel dyke</span></header><div>/ˈdizəl daɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhl duyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">an aggressive, physically large lesbian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diesel-fired
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128856607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diesel-fired</span></header><div>/ˈdizəl-faɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'deezuhl-fuyuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">using diesel oil as a fuel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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die-sinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">die-sinker</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪ-sɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'duy-singkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">an engraver of dies for stamping or embossing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>die-sinking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dies Irae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dies Irae</span></header><div>/dieɪz ˈɪəreɪ/ (<em>say</em> deeayz 'earray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">a medieval Latin hymn about the Day of Judgement (commonly ascribed to Thomas of Celano, a Franciscan of the first half of the 13th century), sung or recited in the Mass for the dead.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin: day of wrath (the first words of the hymn)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dies non
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dies non</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪiz ˈnoʊn/ (<em>say</em> .duyeez 'nohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">a day on which no courts can be held or no legal business transacted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>dies nōn </em>(<em>jūridicus</em>) a day not juridical]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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die-stamping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">die-stamping</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪ-stæmpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'duy-stamping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq982">the process by which a design is inked and raised in relief simultaneously.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dietary fibre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dietary fibre</span></header><div>/daɪətri ˈfaɪbə/ (<em>say</em> duyuhtree 'fuybuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">those parts of food which are not digested in the stomach and small intestine by normal digestive acids and enzymes but which pass to the large intestine and contribute substantially to the bulk of the faeces which is excreted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diet chart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diet chart</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪət tʃat/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuht chaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">a chart listing the number of kilojoules in specified quantities of foods, and sometimes recommending certain combinations and quantities of foods to be eaten when on a diet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diet patch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac898849189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diet patch</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪət pætʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuht pach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104833" href="entry://patch%23bigmac000104833">patch</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104833" href="entry://patch%23mq955">11</a>) impregnated with ingredients such as guarana, chromium, hydroxycitric acid, and bladderwrack, which are claimed to be effective in causing weight loss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102081" href="entry://diet%23bigmac000102081"><span class="smallcaps">diet<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104833" href="entry://patch%23bigmac000104833"><span class="smallcaps">patch</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104833" href="entry://patch%23mq955">11</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diet pill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391565030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diet pill</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪət pɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuht pil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">any of various drugs intended for use to help reduce weight, as by suppressing appetite, stimulating fluid loss, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">slimming pill</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential calculus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential calculus</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfərɛnʃəl ˈkælkjələs/ (<em>say</em> .difuhrenshuhl 'kalkyuhluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">the branch of mathematics which studies the properties and applications of derivatives and differentials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential coefficient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential coefficient</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfərɛnʃəl koʊəˈfɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> .difuhrenshuhl kohuh'fishuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019717" href="entry://derivative%23bigmac000019717"><strong>derivative</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019717" href="entry://derivative%23mq147">7a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential gear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential gear</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfərɛnʃəl ˈgɪə/ (<em>say</em> .difuhrenshuhl 'gear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Machinery</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089190" href="entry://differential%23bigmac000089190"><strong>differential</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089190" href="entry://differential%23mq159">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> any of various analogous arrangements of gears.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential rate</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfərɛnʃəl ˈreɪt/ (<em>say</em> .difuhrenshuhl 'rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">a special lower rate, as one charged by one of two or more competing businesses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential thermometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential thermometer</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfərɛnʃəl θəˈmɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> .difuhrenshuhl thuh'momuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a thermometer with two linked bulbs, for measuring changes in temperature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential toll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392042071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential toll</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfərɛnʃəl ˈtoʊl/ (<em>say</em> .difuhrenshuhl 'tohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">a toll paid for road usage in a system in which different rates are paid at different times of the day or by different classes of vehicle.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>differential tolling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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differential windlass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">differential windlass</span></header><div>/ˌdɪfərɛnʃəl ˈwɪndləs/ (<em>say</em> .difuhrenshuhl 'windluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq318">a windlass with a barrel composed of two parts of different diameter, its power being determined by the difference in the two diameters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffraction grating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffraction grating</span></header><div>/dəˈfrækʃən ˌgreɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh'frakshuhn .grayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a band of equidistant parallel lines (from 4000 to 12 000 or more to the centimetre), ruled on a surface of glass or polished metal, used for obtaining optical spectra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diffusion pump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diffusion pump</span></header><div>/dəˈfjuʒən pʌmp/ (<em>say</em> duh'fyoohzhuhn pump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a pump for obtaining a high vacuum in which mercury or oil is forced through an orifice; gas molecules from the vessel to be exhausted diffuse through the mercury or oil vapour around the orifice and are entrained by the issuing jet; condensation pump.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digestive biscuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digestive biscuit</span></header><div>/dəˌdʒɛstɪv ˈbɪskət/ (<em>say</em> duh.jestiv 'biskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a biscuit made from wholemeal flour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digger's hat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digger’s hat</span></header><div>/ˈdɪgəz hæt/ (<em>say</em> 'diguhz hat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087639" href="entry://slouch%20hat%23bigmac000087639"><strong>slouch hat</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087639" href="entry://slouch%20hat%23mq309">1b</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digger hat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digger's speedwell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digger’s speedwell</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of digger’s speedwell" src="word_pronunciations/06708.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɪgəz ˈspidwɛl/ (<em>say</em> .diguhz 'speedwel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">a soft-wooded shrub with purplish-blue flowers, <em>Parahebe perfoliata</em>, characterised by stem-clasping leaves, common especially in tableland areas of eastern Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">digger’s delight</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the erroneous supposition that it grows only on auriferous soil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digger wasp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digger wasp</span></header><div>/ˈdɪgə wɒsp/ (<em>say</em> 'diguh wosp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">any of the solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae which excavate holes in the ground and provision them with caterpillars, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digging stick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digging stick</span></header><div>/ˈdɪgɪŋ stɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'diging stik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">a specially shaped stick used traditionally by Aboriginal women for digging for roots, yams, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digiscope camera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508437282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digiscope camera</span></header><div>/dɪdʒiskoʊp ˈkæmrə/ (<em>say</em> dijeeskohp 'kamruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a digital camera fitted to a spotting scope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital badge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac661062204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital badge</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈbædʒ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'baj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">a digital award issued to someone who has successfully gained a micro-credential, which can be displayed online.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital broadcasting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac551908291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital broadcasting</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈbrɔdkastɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'brawdkahsting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">broadcasting by the use of digitally compressed signals which are decoded by a specifically designed receiver (opposed to <em>analog broadcasting</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital camera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac963546703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital camera</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈkæmrə/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'kamruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">a camera which records images using electronic image sensors and captures them as digital files to be stored on a computer or displayed on a screen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital cinematography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac427191603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital cinematography</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl sɪnəməˈtɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl sinuhmuh'togruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">cinematography in which images are captured digitally.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digital cinematographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital clock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital clock</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈklɒk/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'klok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">a clock which uses a digital display to represent the time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital computer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital computer</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl kəmˈpjutə/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl kuhm'pyoohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">a type of computer in which data is entered as discrete units of information, usually as numbers, characters, etc., represented by on-off states of voltages.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002394" href="entry://analog%20computer%23bigmac000002394"><strong>analog computer</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital controller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital controller</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl kənˈtroʊlə/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl kuhn'trohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016106" href="entry://control%20computer%23bigmac000016106"><strong>control computer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital currency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac946164689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital currency</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈkʌrənsi/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'kuruhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">digital currencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">a form of currency that is electronically created and stored, and exchanged over the internet, often in restricted contexts, as a bitcoin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">internet currency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital data storage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac080772310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital data storage</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">a standard magnetic-tape format for storing digital data.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DDS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital detox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac532881012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital detox</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈditɒks/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'deetoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a period during which an individual refrains from using digital devices, to reduce dependency, promote good health, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac933963281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital device</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl dəˈvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl duh'vuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019972" href="entry://device%23bigmac000019972"><strong>device</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019972" href="entry://device%23mq085">8</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital display
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital display</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl dəˈspleɪ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl duh'splay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a display in which information is represented in digital rather than analog form; readout.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital disruption
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac364799595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital disruption</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl dɪsˈrʌpʃən/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl dis'rupshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">the impact of digital technology in making established industries and products obsolete.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital divide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac446228631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital divide</span></header><div>/ˌdɪdʒətəl dəˈvaɪd/ (<em>say</em> .dijuhtuhl duh'vuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">the social and economic gap between those who have access to computer technology and those who do not.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital fingerprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac051108257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital fingerprint</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈfɪŋgəprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'fingguhprint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> a digitised image of a fingerprint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq613"> the particular digital information that constitutes a web browser identification, as information about cookies, plug-ins, etc., which can be traced to the user.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digital fingerprinting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital footprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac334577028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital footprint</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈfʊtprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'footprint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq096">the data which users of digital services leave behind them, which can be collected as information about their habits, interests, etc., as in vetting, surveillance, marketing, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital identity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994218706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital identity</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl aɪˈdɛntəti/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl uy'dentuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">digital identities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">an online identity adopted by a person, organisation, or device.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital immigrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac77649084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital immigrant</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈɪməgrənt/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'imuhgruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">a person who has acquired the skills to deal with digital technology in their adult life.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac770903017" href="entry://digital%20native%23bigmac770903017"><strong>digital native</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital key
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119788696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital key</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈki/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'kee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac173582353" href="entry://authentication%20key%23bigmac173582353"><strong>authentication key</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dignity suit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595311608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dignity suit</span></header><div>/ˈdɪgnəti sut/ (<em>say</em> 'dignuhtee sooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">adaptive clothing in the form of a jumpsuit (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039487" href="entry://jumpsuit%23mq964">2</a>) elasticised at the waist, with a zip at the back to prevent the wearer from undressing, especially as designed for people living with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dig Tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33614137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dig Tree</span></header><div>/ˈdɪg tri/ (<em>say</em> 'dig tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">a coolibah tree on the banks of Cooper Creek in south-western Qld, where a base camp for the Burke and Wills expedition (1860–61) was set up; when abandoned, ‘dig’ was carved into its trunk above food buried in case of Burke and Wills’ return; now part of the <strong>Dig Tree Reserve</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dijon mustard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac65083555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dijon mustard</span></header><div>/diʒɒn ˈmʌstəd/ (<em>say</em> deezhon 'mustuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a yellow mustard made without the seed husk, the many varieties of which are variously flavoured with, for example, green peppercorns, white wine, verjuice, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em> Dijon</em>, a town in E France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dik-dik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dik-dik</span></header><div>/ˈdɪk-dɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dik-dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dik-diks</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">dik-dik</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">any diminutive antelope of the genus <em>Madoqua</em>, native to eastern and south-western Africa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? a Cushitic language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilatancy theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilatancy theory</span></header><div>/daɪˈleɪtənsi θɪəri/ (<em>say</em> duy'laytuhnsee thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a theory for predicting earthquakes which depends upon measurements of wave motions set up when rocks dilate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dill-brain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889666776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dill-brain</span></header><div>/ˈdɪl-breɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dil-brayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">a stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020453" href="entry://dill%23bigmac000020453"><span class="smallcaps">dill<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102009" href="entry://brain%23bigmac000102009"><span class="smallcaps">brain</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dill-brained</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dill cucumber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dill cucumber</span></header><div>/dɪl ˈkjukʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> dil 'kyoohkumbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020457" href="entry://dill%20pickle%23bigmac000020457"><strong>dill pickle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dill Macky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020455"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dill Macky</span></header><div>/ˈdɪl mæki/ (<em>say</em> 'dil makee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Marcus</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">1849–1913, Irish-born Presbyterian minister in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dillon bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dillon bush</span></header><div>/ˈdɪlən bʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'diluhn boosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050270" href="entry://nitre%20bush%23bigmac000050270"><strong>nitre bush</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Wembawemba <em>diling</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dill pickle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dill pickle</span></header><div>/dɪl ˈpɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> dil 'pikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">a pickled cucumber flavoured with dill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dill water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dill water</span></header><div>/ˈdɪl wɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dil wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">a medicinal drink prepared from dill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dilly pot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991636855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dilly pot</span></header><div>/ˈdɪli pɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'dilee pot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">a wire frame with netting on the bottom in which bait is put to attract a crab which is then hauled up in the mesh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dime novel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dime novel</span></header><div>/daɪm ˈnɒvəl/ (<em>say</em> duym 'novuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">a cheap and usually sensational novel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimension stone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimension stone</span></header><div>/dəˈmɛnʃən stoʊn/ (<em>say</em> duh'menshuhn stohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">stone cut to size for use in building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Di Meola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Di Meola</span></header><div>/di miˈoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> dee mee'ohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Al</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">born 1954, US guitarist and composer; developed jazz-rock fusion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimethyl sulphide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254869698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimethyl sulphide</span></header><div>/daɪmɛθəl ˈsʌlfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duymethuhl 'sulfuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">a gas, (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>S, with a disagreeable odour that can be detected in the cooking of vegetables such as cabbage and beetroot, and in some seafoods, produced by bacteria and phytoplankton; the most abundant naturally produced sulphur compound in the atmosphere; thought to potentially play a role in climate change; methylthiomethane.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DMS Also, <strong class="vs">dimethyl sulfide</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimethyl sulphoxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac734401934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimethyl sulphoxide</span></header><div>/daɪmɛθəl sʌlˈfɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> duymethuhl sul'foksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">a colourless liquid, (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO, used as a solvent and as a preservative in vitrification; used medicinally as a treatment for cystitis.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DMSO Also, <strong class="vs">dimethyl sulfoxide</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diminished responsibility
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diminished responsibility</span></header><div>/dəˌmɪnɪʃt rəspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> duh.minisht ruhsponsuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">limitation of a person’s criminal responsibility in killing or being a party to the killing of another on the ground of mental weakness or abnormality; not available as a mitigating factor in all jurisdictions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diminished seventh chord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diminished seventh chord</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">(in music) a diminished triad with an added diminished seventh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diminishing returns
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diminishing returns</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diminishing returns" src="word_pronunciations/06744.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˌmɪnɪʃɪŋ rəˈtɜnz/ (<em>say</em> duh.minishing ruh'ternz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> the decreasing profit, output, gain, etc., that beyond a certain point is the inevitable result, despite the continued effort, resources, etc., put in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Economics</em> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041648" href="entry://law%20of%20diminishing%20returns%23bigmac000041648"><strong>law of diminishing returns</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital movie camera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672969871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital movie camera</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">a movie camera used for digital cinematography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital native
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac770903017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital native</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈneɪtɪv/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'naytiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> a person who grows up using digital media and communications systems, and thus has complete familiarity with them. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac77649084" href="entry://digital%20immigrant%23bigmac77649084"><strong>digital immigrant</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> a company which is established in a digital environment as opposed to a bricks-and-mortar company which has transitioned into the digital environment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Marc Prensky, US educator, in 2001]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital nomad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130867669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital nomad</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈnoʊmæd/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'nohmad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">a person who uses communications technology to make it possible for them to carry on their work in whatever location they happen to be, in contrast with the previous custom of working regular hours in a fixed office.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital nomad visa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672610641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital nomad visa</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">a temporary visa which allows the holder to stay in a country for a period of time while working remotely from their country of employment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital object
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac176763251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital object</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈɒbdʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'objekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">an entity which exists in digital form as a document, image, video, application, website, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital photography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac026104250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital photography</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl fəˈtɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl fuh'togruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">photography which uses a digital camera.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>digital photographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital publishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128420577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital publishing</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'publishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac022043289" href="entry://e-publishing%23bigmac022043289"><strong>e-publishing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital radio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac530792533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital radio</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈreɪdioʊ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'raydeeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">a transmission system for digital broadcasting, providing enhanced sound quality and greater flexibility in programming, and additional information in the form of text on a screen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital recording
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital recording</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl rəˈkɔdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl ruh'kawding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> a recording method in which the sound (the audio wave form) is sampled at regular frequent intervals, usually between 40 000 and 50 000 times per second, and each sample is assigned a numerical value, usually expressed in binary notation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> a recording produced by the process of digital recording.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital rights management
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142671835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital rights management</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> the control of the use of digital media so as to prevent any use not authorised by the provider of content, particularly the infringement of copyright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">Computers</em> any technology which provides this control.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DRM</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital tattoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac777280630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital tattoo</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl tæˈtu/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl ta'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">the information which is traceable online about an individual’s interests, purchasing patterns, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020401" href="entry://digital%23bigmac000020401"><span class="smallcaps">digital</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018123" href="entry://tattoo%23bigmac000018123"><span class="smallcaps">tattoo<sup>2</sup></span></a>, from the notion that the information is permanently recorded]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital thermometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac381893281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital thermometer</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl θəˈmɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl thuh'momuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a thermometer which displays the temperature in an LCD readout.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital versatile disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac854709433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital versatile disc</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac767801778" href="entry://DVD%23bigmac767801778"><strong>DVD</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital wallet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac201838880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital wallet</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈwɒlət/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'woluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq577"> a device with a software component that enables a user to make a variety of electronic payments to a vendor, as by a credit or debit card.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq674"> a solid-state storage device for digitised data, such as images, which require a lot of space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq735"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac73283770" href="entry://e-wallet%23bigmac73283770"><strong>e-wallet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital watch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital watch</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈwɒtʃ/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'woch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">a watch which uses a digital display to represent the time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital watermark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac982057248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital watermark</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈwɔtəmak/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'wawtuhmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">a copyright notice or other verification which is embedded in digital audio, video or images, which may or may not be visible or audible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digital zoom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388625934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digital zoom</span></header><div>/dɪdʒətəl ˈzum/ (<em>say</em> dijuhtuhl 'zoohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Photography</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">a zoom system in which a portion of the image is enlarged digitally in order to make the subject appear closer, but with the disadvantage of a reduction in picture quality.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac815656849" href="entry://optical%20zoom%23bigmac815656849"><strong>optical zoom</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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digit grass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac627797468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">digit grass</span></header><div>/ˈdɪdʒət gras/ (<em>say</em> 'dijuht grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a summer-growing perennial grass, <em>Digitaria eriatha</em>, grown as a drought-tolerant pasture; native to South Africa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the genus name <em>Digitaria</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dining room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dining room</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum/ (<em>say</em> 'duyning roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">a room in which dinner and other meals are taken.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dining suite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac792999267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dining suite</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnɪŋ swit/ (<em>say</em> 'duyning sweet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">a table and matching set of chairs, used for dining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dining table
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dining table</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnɪŋ teɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyning taybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">a table on which meals, especially the more formal meals, are served.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinky-di
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinky-di</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dinky-di" src="word_pronunciations/06759.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪŋki-daɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkee-duy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088678" href="entry://dinkum%23bigmac000088678"><strong>dinkum</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088678" href="entry://dinkum%23bigmac000088678"><span class="smallcaps">dinkum</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinky-double
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178034438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinky-double</span><z><span target_id="RVhgsyGljJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="G3FVidjaX3">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪŋki-dʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dingkee-dubuhl) <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RVhgsyGljJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> (<strong class="bold">dinky-doubled</strong>, <strong class="bold">dinky-doubling</strong>) to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G3FVidjaX3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq170"> a ride obtained from being dinky-doubled.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq106">21</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq211">29</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq421">28</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021636" href="entry://double-dink%23bigmac000021636"><strong>double-dink</strong></a>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23bigmac000021674"><strong>doubler</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner camp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602232088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner camp</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə kæmp/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh kamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> the place where stock drovers take a midday break for lunch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> the break itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> the lunch itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner dance</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">a social function at which dinner is served and dancing takes place.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dinner-dance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner jacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner jacket</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə dʒækət/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh jakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">a jacket worn by men on formal or semi-formal occasions, lacking the tails of a tail coat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner napkin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner napkin</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə næpkən/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh napkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067554" href="entry://serviette%23bigmac000067554"><strong>serviette</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac852570401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner party</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə pati/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dinner parties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">a social gathering in someone’s home at which dinner is served.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac636037085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner roll</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə roʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a small bread roll.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner service</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə sɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020534" href="entry://dinner%20set%23bigmac000020534"><strong>dinner set</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner set
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner set</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə sɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh set) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a set of matching china or pottery items, such as plates, bowls, cups and saucers, etc., for use in serving meals at the table.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dinner service</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner suit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner suit</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə sut/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh sooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">a man’s suit for formal evening wear, usually black and consisting of a dinner jacket and matching trousers.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021944" href="entry://dress%20suit%23bigmac000021944"><strong>dress suit</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dinner table
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dinner table</span></header><div>/ˈdɪnə teɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dinuh taybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020525" href="entry://dining%20table%23bigmac000020525"><strong>dining table</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dinosaur Cove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349752470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dinosaur Cove</span></header><div>/daɪnəsɔ ˈkoʊv/ (<em>say</em> duynuhsaw 'kohv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a cove on the southern coast of Victoria, near Cape Otway, the cliffs of which contain rock layers with dinosaur fossils.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Inzeo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Inzeo</span></header><div>/dɪnˈdzeɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> din'dzayoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> <strong>Piero</strong>, 1923–2014, Italian show-jumping rider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq547"> his brother, <strong>Raimondo</strong>, 1925–2013, Italian show-jumping rider.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dio Cassius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dio Cassius</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪoʊ ˈkæsiəs/ (<em>say</em> .duyoh 'kaseeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">c. AD 155–c.230, Roman historian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diodorus Siculus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diodorus Siculus</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪədɔrəs ˈsɪkjuləs/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhdawruhs 'sikyoohluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">late 1st century BC, Greek historian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dimissory letter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dimissory letter</span></header><div>/dəˈmɪsəri ˌlɛtə/ (<em>say</em> duh'misuhree .letuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a letter issued by a bishop, abbot, etc., permitting a subject to be ordained by another bishop.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dimissorial letter</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>dymyssories</em> (plural), from Latin (<em>litterae</em>)<em> dīmissōriae</em> dimissory (letter), from <em>dīmissus</em>, past participle, sent away]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dim-out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dim-out</span></header><div>/ˈdɪm-aʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dim-owt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">a reduction or concealment of night lighting, as of a city, a ship, etc., to make it less visible from the air or sea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dim sim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dim sim</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dim sim" src="word_pronunciations/06740.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪm ˈsɪm/ (<em>say</em> dim 'sim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">a dish of Chinese origin, made of seasoned meat wrapped in thin dough and steamed or fried.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098865" href="entry://dim%20sum%23bigmac000098865"><strong>dim sum</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[possibly from Taishanese (Yue dialect spoken in Taishan, Guangdong) <em>diim syiim</em>, or a related language (compare Hokkien <em>tiám-sim</em>, Hakka <em>tiám-sîm</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dim sum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dim sum</span></header><div>/dɪm ˈsʊm/ (<em>say</em> dim 'soom), /ˈsʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'sum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">(in Chinese cookery) individual servings of food, as offered during yum cha.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003414" href="entry://yum%20cha%23bigmac000003414"><strong>yum cha</strong></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020497" href="entry://dim%20sim%23bigmac000020497"><strong>dim sim</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Cantonese <em>dímsām</em>, literally, to touch the heart, from <em>dím</em> touch + <em>sām</em> heart]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Di Natale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac407514784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Di Natale</span></header><div>/di nəˈtali/ (<em>say</em> dee nuh'tahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">born 1970, Australian federal politician; federal leader of the Australian Greens 2015–2020.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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din-din
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">din-din</span></header><div>/ˈdɪn-dɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'din-din) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>with children</em>) (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">dinner.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">din-dins</strong>. <div class="etym">[reduplicated shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093892" href="entry://dinner%23bigmac000093892"><span class="smallcaps">dinner</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'Indy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’Indy</span></header><div>/dæ̃ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> dan'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vincent</strong> /væ̃ˈsɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> van'son), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">1851–1931, French composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ding-dong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ding-dong</span><z><span target_id="M1KQQtyaX1">n.</span><span target_id="dKfwORTkSZ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɪŋ-dɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ding-dong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M1KQQtyaX1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq110"> the sound of a bell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> any similar sound of repeated strokes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq436"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a loud and vigorous argument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq121"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a foolish, stupid or clumsy person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dKfwORTkSZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq577"> repeated in succession or alternation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq793"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> vigorously fought, especially with alternating success: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The final quarter was a ding-dong battle. Twice the Dockers drew level and twice the Kangaroos established a two-goal lead.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ding-dong theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864563607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ding-dong theory</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋ-dɒŋ θɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ding-dong thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">a theory of the origin of language which holds that speech arose because humans had a natural tendency to produce noises, which could later be associated with meanings.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac156506172" href="entry://bow-wow%20theory%23bigmac156506172"><strong>bow-wow theory</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac356393052" href="entry://la-la%20theory%23bigmac356393052"><strong>la-la theory</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac45254514" href="entry://yo-heave-ho%20theory%23bigmac45254514"><strong>yo-heave-ho theory</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ding fucking dong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62743736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ding fucking dong</span></header><div><div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">(an ironic exclamation of feigned delight meant to convey exasperation, disapproval, contempt, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ding Ling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ding Ling</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋ lɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ding ling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Jiang Weizhi</em> /dʒiˈʌŋ weɪdʒə/ (<em>say</em> jee'ung wayjuh)), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">1904–86, Chinese novelist and short-story writer and champion of women’s rights; noted for the novel <em>The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River</em> (1948).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingo's breakfast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingo’s breakfast</span></header><div>/dɪŋgoʊz ˈbrɛkfəst/ (<em>say</em> dinggohz 'brekfuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010211" href="entry://bushman%27s%20breakfast%23bigmac000010211"><strong>bushman’s breakfast</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dingo stiffener
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724583976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dingo stiffener</span></header><div>/ˈdɪŋgoʊ stɪfənə/ (<em>say</em> 'dinggoh stifuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">someone who is employed to hunt and kill dingoes; dingo trapper; dingo scalper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dining boom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac952431317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dining boom</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnɪŋ bum/ (<em>say</em> 'duyning boohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">the growth of Australian agribusiness, particularly in response to a growing middle class in Asia requiring a better quality of food, as meat and dairy products, fresh produce, processed food, wine, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [by contrast with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac950016167" href="entry://mining%20boom%23bigmac950016167"><span class="smallcaps">mining boom</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dining car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dining car</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnɪŋ ka/ (<em>say</em> 'duyning kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">a carriage on a passenger train with restaurant or cafeteria-style facilities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">restaurant car</strong>. <div class="etym">[US (1830s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dining hall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dining hall</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪnɪŋ hɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyning hawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">a large room, as at a college or other institution where dinner and other meals are eaten.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct bill</span><z><span target_id="R5PhfYBGnk">v.t.</span><span target_id="IezuLj66mD">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈbɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'bil) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="R5PhfYBGnk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> to invoice (Medicare) for payment in accordance with the system of direct billing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IezuLj66mD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq413"> to invoice Medicare for payment in accordance with the system of direct billing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct billing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct billing</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈbɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'biling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">a system established as part of the Medicare health insurance scheme by which medical practitioners invoice Medicare for payment of services delivered to patients, as opposed to invoicing the patients.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct carving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct carving</span></header><div>/dəˌrɛkt ˈkavɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh.rekt 'kahving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">the art of carving directly in stone or wood without a finished model as a guide or template.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct current
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct current</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of direct current" src="word_pronunciations/06784.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˌrɛkt ˈkʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> duh.rekt 'kuruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Electricity</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a substantially steady current in one direction in a circuit; a continuous stream of electrons through a conductor.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001958" href="entry://alternating%20current%23bigmac000001958"><strong>alternating current</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: DC, d.c.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct debit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct debit</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈdɛbət/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'debuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq258">(in banking) an entry which is generated electronically by a registered user as some insurance companies or government agencies, etc., and which is debited directly to the customer’s account as a paperless item.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct-debit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct-debit</span></header><div>/dərɛkt-ˈdɛbət/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt-'debuht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">(in banking) to generate a direct debit to (an account).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct democracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127437886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct democracy</span></header><div>/dərɛkt dəˈmɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt duh'mokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">direct democracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">a form of democracy in which issues are decided by a direct vote of all the members of the community (opposed to <em>representative democracy</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct drill</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈdrɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'dril) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">to sow a crop (in a paddock) using the system of direct drilling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct-drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977525466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct-drill</span></header><div>/dərɛkt-ˈdrɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt-'dril) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">of or relating to a piece of machinery which is used in direct drilling: <em class="example">a direct-drill seeder.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct drill farming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct drill farming</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a type of conservation farming which makes use of direct drilling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct drilling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct drilling</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'driling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">a crop establishment system in which seed is sown directly into undisturbed soil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct fire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct fire</span></header><div>/dəˌrɛkt ˈfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> duh.rekt 'fuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">gunfire delivered on a target, using the target itself as a point of aim for either the gun or the director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct heating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct heating</span></header><div>/dəˌrɛkt ˈhitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duh.rekt 'heeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">the heating of a room by means of a heat source within that room.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct instruction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961805430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct instruction</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt in'strukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a teaching method in which a course is presented in manageable units, progress through the course framework and delivery being strictly controlled with the completion of all units delivering the skill set required.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac031979924" href="entry://explicit%20instruction%23bigmac031979924"><strong>explicit instruction</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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directional selection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443496867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">directional selection</span></header><div>/dərɛkʃənəl səˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhrekshuhnuhl suh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a mode of natural selection which favours organisms having a particular response to the environment, that response eventually becoming fixed in the genetic material of the population.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac350362264" href="entry://balancing%20selection%23bigmac350362264"><strong>balancing selection</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac117399448" href="entry://purifying%20selection%23bigmac117399448"><strong>purifying selection</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direction-finder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direction-finder</span></header><div>/dəˈrɛkʃən-faɪndə/ (<em>say</em> duh'rekshuhn-fuynduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a contrivance on a radio receiver usually based on a loop antenna rotating on a vertical axis, which ascertains the direction of incoming radio waves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct labour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct labour</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈleɪbə/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'laybuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">the direct employment of labour in the building industry by the promoter of the work instead of through a contractor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">direct labor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct mail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct mail</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈmeɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'mayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">the system of marketing goods and services by mailing material direct to potential customers, as by using sales letters, postcards, leaflets, brochures, booklets, catalogues or journals.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>direct mailer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Diomede Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Diomede Islands</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪəmid ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> .duyuhmeed 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">two islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary between the US and Russia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dionysius of Halicarnassus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dionysius of Halicarnassus</span></header><div>/daɪəˌnɪsiəs əv hæləkaˈnæsəs/ (<em>say</em> duyuh.niseeuhs uhv haluhkah'nasuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">died 7? BC, Greek rhetorician and historian in Rome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dip circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dip circle</span></header><div>/ˈdɪp sɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dip serkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020618" href="entry://dip%20needle%23bigmac000020618"><strong>dip needle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dip. Lib.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dip. Lib.</span></header><div>/dɪp ˈlɪb/ (<em>say</em> dip 'lib) <div class="def"><span id="mq551">Diploma in Librarianship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomatic corps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomatic corps</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diplomatic corps" src="word_pronunciations/06777.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪpləˈmætɪk kɔ/ (<em>say</em> dipluh'matik kaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">the entire body of diplomats accredited to a particular nation, usually residing in the capital city of that country.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diplomatic body</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomatic immunity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomatic immunity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diplomatic immunity" src="word_pronunciations/06778.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɪpləmætɪk əˈmjunəti/ (<em>say</em> .dipluhmatik uh'myoohnuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">diplomatic immunities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">the immunity from local jurisdiction, taxation, etc., which is the privilege of official representatives of a foreign state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diplomatic service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac803881963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diplomatic service</span></header><div>/dɪpləˈmætɪk sɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> dipluh'matik servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">the public service members of the Department of Foreign Affairs who train for and serve in Australian diplomatic missions overseas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dip needle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dip needle</span></header><div>/ˈdɪp nidl/ (<em>say</em> 'dip needl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">an instrument for measuring <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23bigmac000104889">dip</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104889" href="entry://dip%23mq747">27</a>) consisting of a magnetised needle suspended on a horizontal pivot and a counter arm to control the sensitivity and position of the needle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dip circle</strong>, <strong class="vs">dipping needle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipole moment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipole moment</span></header><div>/daɪpoʊl ˈmoʊmənt/ (<em>say</em> duypohl 'mohmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">a physical quantity which determines the moment or torque experienced by a dipole when placed in an electric or magnetic field.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dip-pen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dip-pen</span></header><div>/ˈdɪp-pɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'dip-pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">a pen designed to be dipped into ink, as opposed to a fountain pen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipping needle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipping needle</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpɪŋ nidl/ (<em>say</em> 'diping needl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020618" href="entry://dip%20needle%23bigmac000020618"><strong>dip needle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipping tobacco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463411326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipping tobacco</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpɪŋ təbækoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'diping tuhbakoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">a form of tobacco which the user takes as a pinch placed between the lower or upper lip and the gums where it remains for up to half-an-hour, the saliva carrying the nicotine to be absorbed by the blood vessels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dippy dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993156799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dippy dog</span></header><div>/ˈdɪpi dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'dipee dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006065" href="entry://battered%20sav%23bigmac000006065"><strong>battered sav</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dipsogenic diabetes insipidus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962572064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dipsogenic diabetes insipidus</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093">diabetes</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq64">2</a>) resulting from a defect in or damage to the thirst mechanism located in the hypothalamus, resulting in abnormal thirst and fluid intake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dip switch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dip switch</span></header><div>/ˈdɪp swɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dip swich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">a switch that lowers the beams of a vehicle’s headlights.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dipper switch</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct mailing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac633940341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct mailing</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈmeɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'mayling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">the process of using direct mail.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">direct marketing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct marketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac807550706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct marketing</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈmakətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'mahkuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">a marketing technique in which the producer bypasses retailers and sells directly to the customer by such means as door-to-door selling, home parties, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">direct selling</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>direct marketer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct method
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct method</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈmɛθəd/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'methuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">a method of teaching a foreign language without reference to the learner’s native tongue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct object
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct object</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈɒbdʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'objekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">(in English and some other languages) the person or thing upon which the action of the verb is expended or towards which it is directed, in English expressed by a noun or pronoun without a preposition and generally coming after the verb: <em>he hit the horse</em> has <em>the horse</em> as the direct object.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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director-general
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">director-general</span></header><div>/dərɛktə-ˈdʒɛnrəl/ (<em>say</em> duhrektuh-'jenruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">the permanent head in certain government departments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Director of Public Prosecutions
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Director of Public Prosecutions</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">the head of a government authority with responsibility for prosecution policy and process. The institution exists at the federal level and in certain state jurisdictions in Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DPP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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director's chair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac035766601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">director’s chair</span></header><div>/dəˈrɛktəz tʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> duh'rektuhz chair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a simple collapsible chair consisting of a frame with a cloth seat and back.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the use of this style of chair by film directors while on the set]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct painting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct painting</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'paynting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001731" href="entry://alla%20prima%23bigmac000001731"><strong>alla prima</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct report
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342698142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct report</span></header><div>/dərɛkt rəˈpɔt/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt ruh'pawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">an employee whose position at work is directly below that of another person, usually a manager, with the employee being managed by that person.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac499863572" href="entry://indirect%20report%23bigmac499863572"><strong>indirect report</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct sale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac85376312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct sale</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈseɪl/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'sayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">a sale made by the process of direct marketing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct selling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac440197287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct selling</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈsɛlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'seling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac807550706" href="entry://direct%20marketing%23bigmac807550706"><strong>direct marketing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>direct seller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct speech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct speech</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈspitʃ/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'speech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">the speech or writing of another quoted verbatim.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037059" href="entry://indirect%20speech%23bigmac000037059"><strong>indirect speech</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct taxation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct taxation</span></header><div>/dərɛkt tækˈseɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt tak'sayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">the levying of a compulsory monetary contribution such as income tax, demanded by a government for its support and levied directly on the persons who will bear the burden of it (opposed to <em>indirect taxation</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">direct tax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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direct wave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">direct wave</span></header><div>/dərɛkt ˈweɪv/ (<em>say</em> duhrekt 'wayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031904" href="entry://ground%20wave%23bigmac000031904"><strong>ground wave</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">direct ray</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dire Straits
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dire Straits</span></header><div>/daɪə ˈstreɪts/ (<em>say</em> duyuh 'strayts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">British rock group, formed in 1977, featuring lead singer and guitarist Mark Knopfler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dirk Hartog Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dirk Hartog Island</span></header><div>/dɜk ˈhatɒg/ (<em>say</em> derk 'hahtog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a long narrow island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of WA at the entrance to Shark Bay. 77 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dirk Hartog's Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac96171903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dirk Hartog’s Plate</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac620755180" href="entry://Hartog%20Plate%23bigmac620755180"><strong>Hartog Plate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt bin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac153489224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt bin</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt bɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dert bin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac029388427" href="entry://rubbish%20bin%23bigmac029388427">rubbish bin</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac029388427" href="entry://rubbish%20bin%23mq549">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt digging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac442639753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt digging</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt dɪgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dert diging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">research into the past life of a political candidate in order to find something discreditable about them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the phrase <em>dig the dirt on someone</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100425" href="entry://dirt%23bigmac000100425"><span class="smallcaps">dirt</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100425" href="entry://dirt%23mq880">9</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt-dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac425224695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt-dive</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt-daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'dert-duyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">a formation skydiving team’s rehearsal on the ground.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt dossier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac770713498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt dossier</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt dɒsiə/ (<em>say</em> 'dert doseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac192801500" href="entry://dirt%20file%23bigmac192801500"><strong>dirt file</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt farm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac698436216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt farm</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt fam/ (<em>say</em> 'dert fahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a small landholding worked by a farmer, usually without the assistance of hired labour.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dirt farmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt file
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192801500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt file</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt faɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dert fuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a collection of information about a person, group, etc., which would be detrimental to the subject if revealed: <em class="example">to compile a dirt file on a politician.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dirt dossier</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt money</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt mʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'dert munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> a disability allowance paid to a worker for working in especially dirty conditions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> very little money; underpayment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt-poor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac537579693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt-poor</span></header><div>/dɜt-ˈpɔ/ (<em>say</em> dert-'paw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">extremely poor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US 1930s; from the link between poverty and dirty living conditions]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt riding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276448262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt riding</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt raɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dert ruyding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq70">the sport of riding a dirt bike in cross-country conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt road
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt road</span></header><div>/dɜt ˈroʊd/ (<em>say</em> dert 'rohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">an unsealed road, especially a gravel road.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dirt track</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt track
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt track</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> /ˈdɜt træk/ (<em>say</em> 'dert trak) an oval or circular track surfaced with cinders, used for motorcycle speedway racing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq466"> /dɜt ˈtræk/ (<em>say</em> dert 'trak) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020682" href="entry://dirt%20road%23bigmac000020682"><strong>dirt road</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirt work
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975635905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirt work</span></header><div>/ˈdɜt wɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'dert werk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">the preliminary work in construction which involves cleaning and levelling, digging trenches, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518032011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty bomb</span></header><div>/ˈdɜti bɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'dertee bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq94">a bomb employing a conventional explosive, such as dynamite, with radioactive material sufficient to contaminate the immediate vicinity of the explosion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty chai latte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac078016016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty chai latte</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">chai latte with an additional shot of coffee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty clothes basket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20918795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty clothes basket</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014362" href="entry://clothes%20basket%23bigmac000014362"><strong>clothes basket</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014362" href="entry://clothes%20basket%23mq649">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty dancing</span></header><div>/ˌdɜti ˈdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .dertee 'dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">a form of dancing to pop music in the style of the mambo, especially featuring close gyratory hip contact.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">touch dancing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty dog</span></header><div>/dɜti ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> an unprincipled person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> a lecherous male.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty float
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty float</span></header><div>/ˈdɜti floʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dertee floht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a devaluation or revaluation of a currency brought about by a government intervention in the international money market, as by buying or selling foreign exchange.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty ginger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac010537980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty ginger</span></header><div>/dɜti ˈdʒɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'jinjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">a chai latte with a shot of espresso and ginger, ground or syrup, added to taste.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dirty ginger chai latte</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty gypsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676509352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty gypsy</span></header><div>/dɜti ˈdʒɪpsi/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'jipsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dirty gypsies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac078016016" href="entry://dirty%20chai%20latte%23bigmac078016016"><strong>dirty chai latte</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See the note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064075" href="entry://Romani%23bigmac000064075"><strong>Romani</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dirty Half-mile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dirty Half-mile</span></header><div>/ˌdɜti haf-ˈmaɪl/ (<em>say</em> .dertee hahf-'muyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sydney Region Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">Kings Cross, Sydney, NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty ice cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty ice cream</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">ice cream made by small local manufacturers and sold by vendors on the streets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty kitchen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty kitchen</span></header><div>/ˌdɜti ˈkɪtʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dertee 'kichuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a kitchen for everyday use or use by maids, as opposed to a kitchen used for show or by the owner of the house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty look
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty look</span></header><div>/dɜti ˈlʊk/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'look) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">an angry or sullen expression: <em class="example">she gave him a dirty look.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty martini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac280157953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty martini</span></header><div>/dɜti maˈtini/ (<em>say</em> dertee mah'teenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">a martini to which a small amount of olive brine or olive juice has been added.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty old man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty old man</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a mature or elderly man of a lecherous disposition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty realism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962784659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty realism</span></header><div>/dɜti ˈriəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'reeuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">fiction writing which deliberately flouts social niceties.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dirty realist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty talk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac054599392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty talk</span><z><span target_id="UfxIompAaA">n.</span><span target_id="WdiEnyLoMn">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɜti tɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'dertee tawk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UfxIompAaA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> sexually explicit speech, especially as intended to arouse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WdiEnyLoMn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq909"> to engage in such talk.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dirty-talk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty tricks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty tricks</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dirty tricks" src="word_pronunciations/06802.mp3"></audio></span>/dɜti ˈtrɪks/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'triks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> underhand activities designed to discredit or smear a political opponent: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Labor frontbencher Wayne Swan has accused the Government of lowering the tone of debate and of ‘dirty tricks’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2004</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq409"> any similar activities designed to undermine a competitor in business, sport, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty weekend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac098649551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty weekend</span></header><div>/dɜti wikˈɛnd/ (<em>say</em> dertee week'end) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a weekend spent with a lover in sensual delight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty wind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty wind</span></header><div>/dɜti ˈwɪnd/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'wind) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089246" href="entry://backwind%23bigmac000089246"><strong>backwind</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty word
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty word</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dirty word" src="word_pronunciations/06804.mp3"></audio></span>/dɜti ˈwɜd/ (<em>say</em> dertee 'werd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> a vulgar word.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> something one does not mention because it is as objectionable as if it were a vulgar word: <em class="example">work is a dirty word around here.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dirty work
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dirty work</span><z><span target_id="94EOAxVeOe">n.</span><span target_id="MMX4CS9BLv">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɜti wɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'dertee werk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="94EOAxVeOe"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> work of an unusually dirty or offensive nature for which employees are paid a special rate as compensation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> an activity which is dishonest or illegal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘We need to think about Saddam Hussein using al-Qaeda to do his dirty work, to not leave fingerprints behind,’ Bush said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MMX4CS9BLv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq403"> <strong class="phr">do someone’s dirty work</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take over an unpleasant, dishonest or illegal task for another person usually without reward or thanks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disability insurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disability insurance</span></header><div>/dɪsəˈbɪləti ɪnʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> disuh'biluhtee inshawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a type of insurance where a policy remains in full force without payment of additional premiums if the holder becomes totally or permanently disabled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disabled toilet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac303417116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disabled toilet</span></header><div>/dɪsˈeɪbəld tɔɪlət/ (<em>say</em> dis'aybuhld toyluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a toilet unit which is large enough to allow wheelchair access and which has various disability aids to facilitate use.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac691170584" href="entry://ambulant%20toilet%23bigmac691170584"><strong>ambulant toilet</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaster capitalism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553736021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaster capitalism</span></header><div>/dəˈzastə kæpətəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duh'zahstuh kapuhtuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">the practice of taking advantage of a widespread and serious disaster, such as flood, fire, pandemic, war, etc., especially for financial gain or, of a government, to introduce privatisation, deregulation and legislation to their advantage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaster porn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac454303946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaster porn</span></header><div>/dəzastə ˈpɔn/ (<em>say</em> duhzahstuh 'pawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">media coverage of disasters which is seen as seeking to satisfy the pleasure that viewers take in seeing other people’s misfortunes, as by constantly repeating the screening of an event, often without commentary or context.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disaster pornography</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disaster tourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac684702710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disaster tourism</span></header><div>/dəzastə ˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duhzahstuh 'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">tourism directed towards sites of death and disaster, motivated by morbid curiosity.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disaster tourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc brake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc brake</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsk breɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'disk brayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">a brake, commonly used on the road wheels of motor vehicles and the landing wheels of aircraft, in which friction is obtained by the action of pads on a flat disc attached to the rotating part to be slowed down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc golf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac174611236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc golf</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsk gɒlf/ (<em>say</em> 'disk golf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a sport resembling golf in which a frisbee is thrown around a set course.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc harrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc harrow</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsk hæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'disk haroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000106239" href="entry://disc%20plough%23bigmac000106239"><strong>disc plough</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Disciples of Christ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Disciples of Christ</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">a denomination of Christians, founded in the US in the early part of the 19th century by Alexander Campbell (1788–1866), which, seeking the unity of all Christians, rejects all creeds, accepts the Bible as a sufficient rule of faith and practice, and administers baptism by immersion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc jockey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc jockey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disc jockey" src="word_pronunciations/06831.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɪsk dʒɒki/ (<em>say</em> 'disk jokee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020753" href="entry://DJ%23bigmac000020753"><strong>DJ</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020753" href="entry://DJ%23mq407">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disclosing tablet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disclosing tablet</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkloʊzɪŋ ˌtæblət/ (<em>say</em> dis'klohzing .tabluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a dental preparation taken to reveal <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057248" href="entry://plaque%23bigmac000057248">plaque</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057248" href="entry://plaque%23mq037">4</a>) left on a tooth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disco ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac615103451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disco ball</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskoʊ bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'diskoh bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac554788194" href="entry://mirror%20ball%23bigmac554788194"><strong>mirror ball</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq557"> a small version of a mirror ball used as a personal adornment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088566" href="entry://disco%23bigmac000088566"><span class="smallcaps">disco</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000104076"><span class="smallcaps">ball<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disco biscuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173267026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disco biscuit</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskoʊ bɪskət/ (<em>say</em> 'diskoh biskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974"><a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23bigmac000022863">ecstasy</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23mq332">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disco music
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disco music</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskoʊ mjuzɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'diskoh myoohzik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">music characterised by insistent rhythm, suitable for use in discos.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discount broker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discount broker</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskaʊnt broʊkə/ (<em>say</em> 'diskownt brohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">a merchant who cashes bills of exchange at a discount, or lends money at a discount on securities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discounted cash flow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discounted cash flow</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">the current value of all the future cash to be generated by a development project.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discount house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discount house</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskaʊnt ˌhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'diskownt .hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> the place of business of a discount broker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> Also, <strong class="vs">discount store</strong>. a store selling practically all its merchandise at a price often considerably below the usual or advertised retail price.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discount rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discount rate</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskaʊnt reɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'diskownt rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">rate of interest charged by a banker for discounting bills of exchange.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discourse marker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110761715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discourse marker</span></header><div>/ˈdɪskɔs makə/ (<em>say</em> 'diskaws mahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a word, phrase or utterance that is used to organise discourse into segments that the listener can follow, as <em>just for a start</em>, <em>in any event</em>, <em>finally</em>, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Discovery Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Discovery Bay</span></header><div>/dəsˌkʌvri ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> duhs.kuvree 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">a large bay on the southern coast of Australia which straddles the border between Victoria and SA. 80 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Discovery Inlet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Discovery Inlet</span></header><div>/dəsˌkʌvri ˈɪnlət/ (<em>say</em> duhs.kuvree 'inluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">an inlet of the Ross Sea, Antarctica.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discovery method
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discovery method</span></header><div>/dəsˈkʌvri mɛθəd/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kuvree methuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq765">a teaching method in which learners are encouraged to arrive at concepts or principles from their own involvement in a task, without prior instruction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc plough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc plough</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsk plaʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'disk plow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a plough which turns the earth by means of a set of rotating curved discs which cut through the soil and scoop it up as they rotate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disc harrow</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discretionary income
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac677298256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discretionary income</span></header><div>/dəsˌkrɛʃənri ˈɪnkʌm/ (<em>say</em> duhs.kreshuhnree 'inkum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">income which is above that needed for subsistence and which may be spent at the earner’s discretion.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020951" href="entry://disposable%20income%23bigmac000020951"><strong>disposable income</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discretionary trust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discretionary trust</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkrɛʃənri trʌst/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreshuhnree trust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">a trust in which the trustees have absolute discretion as to the application of the trust capital and income (opposed to a <em>fixed trust</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discretion statement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discretion statement</span></header><div>/dɪsˈkrɛʃən ˌsteɪtmənt/ (<em>say</em> dis'kreshuhn .staytmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">(formerly) a sealed statement lodged by a petitioner for a divorce asking the court to exercise its discretion in their favour and to grant a divorce notwithstanding their own admitted adultery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc sport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac693731524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc sport</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsk spɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'disk spawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">any sport using a frisbee, as ultimate, disc golf, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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discussion group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac781041187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">discussion group</span></header><div>/dəsˈkʌʃən grup/ (<em>say</em> duhs'kushuhn groohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">a group of people who meet regularly to take part in an organised discussion on a topic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disc wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disc wheel</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsk wil/ (<em>say</em> 'disk weel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a spokeless vehicular wheel, especially on motor cars, having a heavy, circular disc of pressed steel mounted on the hub and supporting the tyre rim on its outer edge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disease modifying therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac822722075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disease modifying therapy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036506" href="entry://immunotherapy%23bigmac000036506"><strong>immunotherapy</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disease-modifying therapy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disgorgement power
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064477630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disgorgement power</span></header><div>/dɪsˈgɔdʒmənt paʊə/ (<em>say</em> dis'gawjmuhnt powuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">the power to oblige a respondent in a proceeding to pay back the amount obtained as a result of non-compliance with securities law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishcloth gourd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishcloth gourd</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃklɒθ gʊəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dishkloth goouhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043384" href="entry://loofah%23bigmac000043384"><strong>loofah</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043384" href="entry://loofah%23mq505">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dish drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62745631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dish drain</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃ dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dish drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">a drain or gutter which is curved like a dish; designed to entrap water flow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dish drainer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac151680149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dish drainer</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃ dreɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'dish draynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020862" href="entry://dish%20rack%23bigmac000020862"><strong>dish rack</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishonest trader
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105743408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishonest trader</span></header><div>/dɪsˌɒnəst ˈtreɪdə/ (<em>say</em> dis.onuhst 'trayduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">a company or individual seller who attempts to deceive the customer or buyer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dish rack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dish rack</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃ ræk/ (<em>say</em> 'dish rak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">a rack for holding plates and other crockery, especially for draining after washing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dish drainer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dishwasher-proof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dishwasher-proof</span></header><div>/ˈdɪʃwɒʃə-pruf/ (<em>say</em> 'dishwoshuh-proohf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">able to withstand washing in a dishwasher without suffering any damage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disk drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disk drive</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsk draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'disk druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a device that enables data to be read from or recorded onto a disk, using an access mechanism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disk operating system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disk operating system</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021573" href="entry://DOS%23bigmac000021573"><strong>DOS</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disk pack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disk pack</span></header><div>/ˈdɪsk pæk/ (<em>say</em> 'disk pak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">(in computers) a set of magnetic disks, which revolve at high speed and act as a memory unit providing large storage and fast access.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disk storage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disk storage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disk storage" src="word_pronunciations/06832.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsk ˈstɔrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> disk 'stawrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">a method of high-speed bulk storage of computer programs and data, whereby they are stored on a rotating circular plate coated with a magnetic material, as iron oxide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dismal Swamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dismal Swamp</span></header><div>/ˌdɪzməl ˈswɒmp/ (<em>say</em> .dizmuhl 'swomp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">a marshy grassland area on the Atlantic coast of the US, in south-eastern Virginia and north-eastern North Carolina. About 60 km long, 16 to 24 km wide.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Great Dismal Swamp</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dismounted drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dismounted drill</span></header><div>/dɪsˌmaʊntəd ˈdrɪl/ (<em>say</em> dis.mowntuhd 'dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">drill (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021970" href="entry://drill%23bigmac000021970"><strong>drill<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021970" href="entry://drill%23mq203">2</a>) performed by infantry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorderly conduct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorderly conduct</span></header><div>/dɪsˌɔdəli ˈkɒndʌkt/ (<em>say</em> dis.awduhlee 'kondukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">any of various petty misdemeanours, generally including nuisances, breaches of the peace, offensive or immoral conduct in public, etc., which disturb public order.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009171" href="entry://breach%20of%20the%20peace%23bigmac000009171"><strong>breach of the peace</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorderly house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorderly house</span></header><div>/dɪsˌɔdəli ˈhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> dis.awduhlee 'hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> a house of prostitution; brothel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> a gambling place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disorderly person
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disorderly person</span></header><div>/dɪsˌɔdəli ˈpɜsən/ (<em>say</em> dis.awduhlee 'persuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">a person guilty of disorderly conduct or of separate offences as loitering in public, vagrancy, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispatchable power
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488110780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispatchable power</span></header><div>/dəspætʃəbəl ˈpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> duhspachuhbuhl 'powuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">electricity which is available to a power grid system to service the needs of the market; usually coming from generators which can be switched on or off as the demand varies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispatch box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispatch box</span></header><div>/dəsˈpætʃ bɒks/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pach boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">a sealed and locked box in which confidential government papers are carried by special messengers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispatch case
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispatch case</span></header><div>/dəsˈpætʃ keɪs/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pach kays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009343" href="entry://briefcase%23bigmac000009343"><strong>briefcase</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispatch money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac271002093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispatch money</span></header><div>/dəsˈpætʃ mʌni/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pach munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Shipping</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a payment made by an owner to a charterer if a ship completes loading or unloading before the stipulated time allowed in the charter party as compensation to the charterer for expenses incurred in saving the time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispatch note
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispatch note</span></header><div>/dəsˈpætʃ noʊt/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pach noht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> a notification sent in advance of a parcel to notify the recipient of its pending arrival.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> a document attached to a parcel to be sent abroad, containing details of the contents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispatch rider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispatch rider</span></header><div>/dəsˈpætʃ raɪdə/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pach ruyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">an official messenger, especially military, who carries dispatches by motorcycle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispersed settlement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102550041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispersed settlement</span></header><div>/dɪspɜst ˈsɛtlmənt/ (<em>say</em> disperst 'setlmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a pattern of settlement in which people live in scattered dwellings rather than in a cluster around a central point, sometimes because of the nature of the terrain, or the culture of the community, or the existence of poor soil and limited water supplies.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac830680916" href="entry://nucleated%20settlement%23bigmac830680916"><strong>nucleated settlement</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disperse phase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disperse phase</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɜs feɪz/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pers fayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">that stage of a colloidal solution in which the particles are suspended.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dispersion medium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dispersion medium</span></header><div>/dəsˈpɜʒən ˌmidiəm/ (<em>say</em> duhs'perzhuhn .meedeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">the solvent in a colloidal solution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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displaced person
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">displaced person</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of displaced person" src="word_pronunciations/06945.mp3"></audio></span>/dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜsən/ (<em>say</em> dis.playst 'persuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">a civilian who is involuntarily outside the national boundaries of their country.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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displacement hull
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">displacement hull</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt hʌl/ (<em>say</em> dis'playsmuhnt hul) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a hull designed to pass through the water, rather than to skim over the surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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displacement ton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">displacement ton</span></header><div>/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt tʌn/ (<em>say</em> dis'playsmuhnt tun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077023" href="entry://ton%23bigmac000077023"><strong>ton<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077023" href="entry://ton%23mq710">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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display cabinet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620361328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">display cabinet</span></header><div>/dəˈspleɪ kæbənət/ (<em>say</em> duh'splay kabuhnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a cabinet with shelves and glass doors, so that objects placed on the shelves are viewable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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display case
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">display case</span></header><div>/dəˈspleɪ keɪs/ (<em>say</em> duh'splay kays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a case, either standalone or built in to a piece of furniture, which has a glass exterior so that objects within can be viewed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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display home
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813543818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">display home</span></header><div>/dəˈspleɪ hoʊm/ (<em>say</em> duh'splay hohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">a house that has been built for display purposes so that viewers, after inspection, might choose to enter a contract to have a similar house built for them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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display village
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac189109605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">display village</span></header><div>/dəˈspleɪ vɪlɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> duh'splay vilij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">a collection of display homes, featuring different styles of homes in one location.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disposable income
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disposable income</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of disposable income" src="word_pronunciations/06950.mp3"></audio></span>/dəsˌpoʊzəbəl ˈɪnkʌm/ (<em>say</em> duhs.pohzuhbuhl 'inkum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">that part of a person’s income which remains after the deduction of income tax, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disposable nappy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disposable nappy</span></header><div>/dəspoʊzəbəl ˈnæpi/ (<em>say</em> duhspohzuhbuhl 'napee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">a commercially-made nappy in which a soft absorbent lining is attached to a fitted plastic covering, the nappy being thrown away after use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disposals store
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disposals store</span></header><div>/dəsˈpoʊzəlz stɔ/ (<em>say</em> duhs'pohzuhlz staw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003829" href="entry://army%20surplus%20store%23bigmac000003829"><strong>army surplus store</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disposal store</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disruptive design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392980190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disruptive design</span></header><div>/dɪsˌrʌptɪv dəˈzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> dis.ruptiv duh'zuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">an intervention in an existing product, service or system to redesign it to produce a more positive outcome, particularly one creating positive social change.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>disruptive designer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disruptive discharge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disruptive discharge</span></header><div>/dɪsˌrʌptɪv ˈdɪstʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> dis.ruptiv 'dischahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">the sudden and large increase in current through an insulating medium due to complete failure of the medium under electrostatic stress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disruptive innovation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac197409585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disruptive innovation</span></header><div>/dɪsˌrʌptɪv ɪnəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dis.ruptiv inuh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Business</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">an innovation which creates a new market which eventually destroys a previously existing market by replacing established businesses, products, etc., with new ones.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disruptive technology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac884691042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disruptive technology</span></header><div>/dɪsˌrʌptɪv tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> dis.ruptiv tek'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">a technology which renders an existing technology outmoded, and ultimately replaces it, causing radical change in a particular area of business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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disseminated sclerosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">disseminated sclerosis</span></header><div>/dəˌsɛməneɪtəd skləˈroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> duh.semuhnaytuhd skluh'rohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048688" href="entry://multiple%20sclerosis%23bigmac000048688"><strong>multiple sclerosis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dissociative identity disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac242508567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dissociative identity disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">a rare psychotic disorder in which the patient develops several distinct, independent personalities which emerge at different times; multiple personality disorder.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DID Also, <strong class="vs">dissociative disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distaff side
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distaff side</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstaf saɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'distahf suyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">the female side of a family.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distal trisomy 15q
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac745952975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distal trisomy 15q</span></header><div>/fɪftin ˈkju/ (<em>say</em> fifteen 'kyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac873494127" href="entry://trisomy%2015%23bigmac873494127"><strong>trisomy 15</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distal trisomy 10q
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac916456956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distal trisomy 10q</span></header><div>/tɛn ˈkju/ (<em>say</em> ten 'kyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac135531663" href="entry://trisomy%2010%23bigmac135531663"><strong>trisomy 10</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distance learning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac285468797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distance learning</span></header><div>/dɪstəns ˈlɜnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> distuhns 'lerning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq32">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac629556409" href="entry://distance%20education%23bigmac629556409"><strong>distance education</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distance receptor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distance receptor</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstəns rəsɛptə/ (<em>say</em> 'distuhns ruhseptuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075269" href="entry://teleceptor%23bigmac000075269"><strong>teleceptor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distant signal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distant signal</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstənt sɪgnəl/ (<em>say</em> 'distuhnt signuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">a railway caution signal fixed at braking distance from a home signal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distant work
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distant work</span></header><div>/dɪstənt ˈwɜk/ (<em>say</em> distuhnt 'werk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">work which is not performed at a fixed working place, and for travelling to which employees may be paid additional amounts to compensate for the inconvenience and expense involved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distortion box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distortion box</span></header><div>/dəsˈtɔʃən bɒks/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tawshuhn boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">an electronic device which distorts amplified sound and is used for special effects in some modern music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distress beacon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac811078921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distress beacon</span></header><div>/dɪstrɛs ˈbikən/ (<em>say</em> distres 'beekuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">an electronic device which, when activated in an emergency, assists rescuers in their search to locate those in distress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distress call
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distress call</span></header><div>/dəsˈtrɛs kɔl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tres kawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> an international code sign indicating that the sender is in danger or difficulty, as <em>Mayday</em> or <em>SOS</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> any communication indicating distress: <em class="example">the police sent out a distress call for blood donors.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distress rocket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distress rocket</span></header><div>/dəsˈtrɛs rɒkət/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tres rokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a rocket used to make a distress signal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distress signal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distress signal</span></header><div>/dəsˈtrɛs sɪgnəl/ (<em>say</em> duhs'tres signuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">a signal by persons in danger summoning aid and indicating their position by rocket, radio code, flag, or any other means.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributed database
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855485962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributed database</span></header><div>/dɪstrɪbjətəd ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> distribyuhtuhd 'daytuhbays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">a database, the various sections of which are located in more than one computer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributed denial of service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905490561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributed denial of service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac265313938" href="entry://denial-of-service%20attack%23bigmac265313938"><strong>denial-of-service attack</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DDoS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributed ledger technology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac023835795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributed ledger technology</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac775240861" href="entry://blockchain%23bigmac775240861"><strong>blockchain</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac775240861" href="entry://blockchain%23mq569">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributed object
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac910580015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributed object</span></header><div>/dɪstrɪbjutəd ˈɒbdʒɛkt/ (<em>say</em> distribyoohtuhd 'objekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a digital object which is located in part on a number of sites connected via a network.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributed system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac351468599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributed system</span></header><div>/dɪstrɪbjutəd ˈsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> distribyoohtuhd 'sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">an application which makes use of computers located in different places but connected by a network to perform a single task or set of related tasks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distribution curve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distribution curve</span></header><div>/dɪstrəˈbjuʃən kɜv/ (<em>say</em> distruh'byoohshuhn kerv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">the curve or line of a graph whose axes or data are based upon a specific frequency distribution.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087988" href="entry://frequency%20distribution%23bigmac000087988"><strong>frequency distribution</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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distributive justice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119702520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">distributive justice</span></header><div>/dəstrɪbjətɪv ˈdʒʌstəs/ (<em>say</em> duhstribyuhtiv 'justuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">a concept of justice which requires there to be a fundamental fairness in the allocation of wealth and power in a society so that there is no individual whose basic material needs are unmet.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac794403628" href="entry://commutative%20justice%23bigmac794403628"><strong>commutative justice</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac787999737" href="entry://social%20justice%23bigmac787999737"><strong>social justice</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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District Court
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">District Court</span></header><div>/dɪstrɪkt ˈkɔt/ (<em>say</em> distrikt 'kawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq899"> (in NSW, Qld, SA, and WA) the intermediate level of court in the justice system. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016917" href="entry://County%20Court%23bigmac000016917"><strong>County Court</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> (in NZ) a court with jurisdiction over limited civil matters and less serious criminal offences, as well as summary and committal proceedings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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district fire control centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac634446631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">district fire control centre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">the administrative and operational base of the NSW Rural Fire Service in a particular rural fire district or zone.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DFCC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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district hospital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">district hospital</span></header><div>/dɪstrɪkt ˈhɒspɪtl/ (<em>say</em> distrikt 'hospitl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">a hospital, usually metropolitan, which serves the needs of a particular locality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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district nurse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">district nurse</span></header><div>/dɪstrɪkt ˈnɜs/ (<em>say</em> distrikt 'ners) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">a state-registered nurse appointed to visit and look after the health of people in a certain area, especially mothers and babies, the old and sick.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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District of Columbia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">District of Columbia</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">an area in the eastern United States coextensive with the federal capital, Washington; governed by the US Congress. 179 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DC</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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district school
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">district school</span></header><div>/ˈdɪstrɪkt skul/ (<em>say</em> 'distrikt skoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Tasmania</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">a state school in a rural area which provides both primary and secondary education.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly SA and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003658" href="entry://area%20school%23bigmac000003658"><strong>area school</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">also Qld</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012314" href="entry://central%20school%23bigmac000012314"><strong>central school</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015904" href="entry://consolidated%20school%23bigmac000015904"><strong>consolidated school</strong></a>; <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em>also </em>(<em>formerly</em>)<em class="label"> Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac363730220" href="entry://high%20top%23bigmac363730220"><strong>high top</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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district surveyor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">district surveyor</span></header><div>/dɪstrɪkt səˈveɪə/ (<em>say</em> distrikt suh'vayuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">an officer, usually a qualified surveyor, employed by the government to supervise all survey work in a specified district.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Distrito Federal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Distrito Federal</span></header><div>/dɪsˌtritoʊ feɪdeɪˈral/ (<em>say</em> dis.treetoh fayday'rahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> a district in southern central Brazil, containing Brasília. 5814 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> any of various districts around the capital cities of other Latin American countries, similarly federally administered.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese and Spanish: Federal District]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditransitive verb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416874647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditransitive verb</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪtrænzətɪv ˈvɜb/ (<em>say</em> .duytranzuhtiv 'verb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a verb which takes a subject and two objects, one being direct or primary and the other being indirect or secondary.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac246006750" href="entry://monotransitive%20verb%23bigmac246006750"><strong>monotransitive verb</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditto marks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditto marks</span></header><div>/ˈdɪtoʊ maks/ (<em>say</em> 'ditoh mahks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">two small marks (”) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditty bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditty bag</span></header><div>/ˈdɪti bæg/ (<em>say</em> 'ditee bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a bag used by sailors to hold personal effects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the Manchester material <em>dittis</em> from which it was made]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ditty-box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ditty-box</span></header><div>/ˈdɪti-bɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'ditee-boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a small box used as a ditty bag.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diurnal parallax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diurnal parallax</span></header><div>/daɪˌɜnəl ˈpærəlæks/ (<em>say</em> duy.ernuhl 'paruhlaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054312" href="entry://parallax%23bigmac000054312"><strong>parallax</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054312" href="entry://parallax%23mq235">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diurnal range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac795777677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diurnal range</span></header><div>/daɪɜnəl ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> duyernuhl 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures in one day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diva house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585643698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diva house</span></header><div>/ˈdivə haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'deevuh hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">a type of house music with upbeat chord progressions, long piano or synthesiser breaks, and soulful vocals, usually performed by females.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">handbag house</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dive bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658421724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dive bar</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪv ba/ (<em>say</em> 'duyv bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> <em class="label">US</em> a neighbourhood bar, usually cheap and somewhat rundown, but often a favourite haunt of locals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> an upmarket version of this, with decor designed to capture the ambience of US bars of the early 20th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dive-bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dive-bomb</span><z><span target_id="iPG3dX1K0p">v.t.</span><span target_id="Se6TUnplBx">v.i.</span><span target_id="v8iIiqf2Mv">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdaɪv-bɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'duyv-bom) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iPG3dX1K0p"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to bomb by diving at a steep angle so that the pilot sights the target through the gun sights and releases the bombs just before pulling out.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Se6TUnplBx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq388"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23bigmac000103605"><strong>bomb</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23mq389">18b</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v8iIiqf2Mv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq059"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23bigmac000103605"><strong>bomb</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23mq415">9b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dive-bomber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dive-bomber</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪv-bɒmə/ (<em>say</em> 'duyv-bomuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">an aeroplane of the pursuit type which drops its bombs while diving at the target.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dive boot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac334138487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dive boot</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪv but/ (<em>say</em> 'duyv booht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">an item of footwear worn by skindivers, scuba divers, surfers, etc., for foot protection.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bootie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dive flag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308970356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dive flag</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪv flæg/ (<em>say</em> 'duyv flag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">a flag flown from a vessel to indicate that a diver is below.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diver's cramps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diver’s cramps</span></header><div>/daɪvəz ˈkræmps/ (<em>say</em> duyvuhz 'kramps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006663" href="entry://bends%23bigmac000006663"><strong>bends</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversionary therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversionary therapy</span></header><div>/dəˈvɜʒənri θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> duh'verzhuhnree theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a method of therapy which aims at providing mental diversion or relaxation for a patient.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diversity visa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac976929325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diversity visa</span></header><div>/dəˈvɜsəti vizə/ (<em>say</em> duh'versuhtee veezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">a United States visa allocated to up to 55 000 immigrants annually, selected by lottery; intended to diversify the immigrant population in the United States by selecting applicants from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States in the previous five years.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diverted profits tax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408070143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diverted profits tax</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">a levy imposed on company profits before they are diverted to a tax haven.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divided carriageway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac611252588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divided carriageway</span></header><div>/dəˌvaɪdəd ˈkærɪdʒweɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh.vuyduhd 'karijway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021131" href="entry://divided%20road%23bigmac000021131"><strong>divided road</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divided road
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divided road</span></header><div>/dəˌvaɪdəd ˈroʊd/ (<em>say</em> duh.vuyduhd 'rohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a major road on which the lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions are separated by a strip of grass, trees, etc.; dual carriageway; divided carriageway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dividend cover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dividend cover</span></header><div>/ˈdɪvədɛnd kʌvə/ (<em>say</em> 'divuhdend kuvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">the number of times that the declared dividend is covered by a company’s net profit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dividend imputation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561885353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dividend imputation</span></header><div>/dɪvədɛnd ɪmpjuˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> divuhdend impyooh'tayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq82">a taxation system designed to avoid a double taxation on company profits both at the corporate and at the individual level, by allowing the individual to claim the tax on dividends already paid by the company; franking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dividend rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dividend rate</span></header><div>/ˈdɪvədɛnd reɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'divuhdend rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">the dividend shown as a percentage of the par value.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dividend stripping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dividend stripping</span></header><div>/ˈdɪvədɛnd strɪpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'divuhdend striping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">the practice of purchasing shares in a private company with the intention of declaring dividends from the company’s accumulated profits to the new shareholder, and then selling the shares in the company once the dividend has been paid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dividend warrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dividend warrant</span></header><div>/ˈdɪvədɛnd wɒrənt/ (<em>say</em> 'divuhdend woruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">an order issued by a company in favour of a shareholder for payment of the dividend due.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dividend yield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dividend yield</span></header><div>/ˈdɪvədɛnd jild/ (<em>say</em> 'divuhdend yeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">the dividend shown as a percentage of the last sale price.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divi-divi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divi-divi</span></header><div>/dɪvi-ˈdɪvi/ (<em>say</em> divee-'divee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq652"> a shrub or small tree, <em>Caesalpinia coriaria</em>, of tropical America, the astringent pods of which are much used in tanning and dyeing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq228"> the pods of this plant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Carib]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divine office
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divine office</span></header><div>/dəˌvaɪn ˈɒfəs/ (<em>say</em> duh.vuyn 'ofuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104680" href="entry://office%23bigmac000104680"><strong>office</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104680" href="entry://office%23mq691">12b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divine right of kings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divine right of kings</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">a belief formerly held that a king’s right to rule derives directly from God, not from the people, and that he should therefore be obeyed in all things.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divine service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divine service</span></header><div>/dəˈvaɪn sɜvəs/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyn servuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a service in a Christian church.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diving beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diving beetle</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪvɪŋ bitl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyving beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">any of the predacious beetles that constitute the family Dytiscidae, adapted for swimming and diving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diving bell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diving bell</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diving bell" src="word_pronunciations/07045.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaɪvɪŋ bɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'duyving bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a hollow vessel filled with air under pressure, in which persons may work under water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diving board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diving board</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪvɪŋ bɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'duyving bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">a plank or board placed beside or projecting over a swimming pool from which swimmers may dive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diving duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac605985123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diving duck</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪvɪŋ dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'duyving duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">any of various ducks of the tribe Aythini, including sea ducks, bay ducks and mergansers, that feed by diving underneath the surface of the water.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac564681434" href="entry://dabbling%20duck%23bigmac564681434"><strong>dabbling duck</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diving petrel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diving petrel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of diving petrel" src="word_pronunciations/07046.mp3"></audio></span>/daɪvɪŋ ˈpɛtrəl/ (<em>say</em> duyving 'petruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">any of various short-winged, black and white, pelagic birds of the genus <em>Pelecanoides</em>, family Procellariidae, especially the <strong>common diving petrel</strong>, <em>P. urinatrix</em>, a small, short-tailed bird, with brown eyes, black beak and cobalt blue legs, common in south-eastern Australian seas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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diving suit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">diving suit</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪvɪŋ sut/ (<em>say</em> 'duyving sooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a watertight garment, consisting of a rubber or metal body covering and a helmet with an air-supply line attached, worn by divers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">diving dress</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divining rod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divining rod</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of divining rod" src="word_pronunciations/07047.mp3"></audio></span>/dəˈvaɪnɪŋ ˌrɒd/ (<em>say</em> duh'vuyning .rod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a rod used in divining, especially a forked stick, commonly of hazel, said to tremble or move when held over a spot where water, metal, etc., is underground.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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division of powers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac60826933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">division of powers</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Government</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">the formal division of legislative powers between the national and state or regional governments in a federal political system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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division sign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">division sign</span></header><div>/dəˈvɪʒən saɪn/ (<em>say</em> duh'vizhuhn suyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">the symbol (÷) placed between two expressions, denoting division of the first by the second.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divorce gene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac8983302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divorce gene</span></header><div>/dəˈvɔs dʒin/ (<em>say</em> duh'vaws jeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a gene in the human genome which controls how the brain reacts to vasopressin; men with a variant of this gene are thought to not receive the full benefit of released vasopressin after sexual intercourse and thus may have a lowered motivation towards a social bonding with their partner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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divvy van
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359524143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">divvy van</span></header><div>/ˈdɪvi væn/ (<em>say</em> 'divee van) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq642">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053775" href="entry://paddy%20wagon%23bigmac000053775"><strong>paddy wagon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [short for <em>divisional van</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D layer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac453726823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D layer</span></header><div>/ˈdi leɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'dee layuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">the innermost layer of the ionosphere, 50–90 km above the surface of the earth; absorbs high-frequency radio waves particularly during the day.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023181" href="entry://E%20layer%23bigmac000023181"><strong>E layer</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027181" href="entry://F%20layer%23bigmac000027181"><strong>F layer</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d-meth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac376666408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d-meth</span></header><div>/ˈdi-mɛθ/ (<em>say</em> 'dee-meth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102607" href="entry://ice%23bigmac000102607"><strong>ice</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102607" href="entry://ice%23mq892">8</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNA barcode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac195528538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNA barcode</span></header><div>/ˌdi ɛn eɪ ˈbakoʊd/ (<em>say</em> .dee en ay 'bahkohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">an identification tool consisting of a short genetic marker which is sufficient to establish an organism’s DNA, against which a DNA sample can be compared for matching purposes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>DNA barcoding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNA fingerprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNA fingerprint</span></header><div>/di ɛn eɪ ˈfɪŋgəprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> dee en ay 'fingguhprint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029891" href="entry://genetic%20fingerprint%23bigmac000029891"><strong>genetic fingerprint</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNA fingerprinting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac7865083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNA fingerprinting</span></header><div>/di ɛn eɪ ˈfɪŋgəprɪntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dee en ay 'fingguhprinting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029892" href="entry://genetic%20fingerprinting%23bigmac000029892"><strong>genetic fingerprinting</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNA hybridisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130710096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNA hybridisation</span></header><div>/di ɛn eɪ haɪbrədaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dee en ay huybruhduy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Genetics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq36">a technique for estimating the degree of relatedness of two organisms by taking duplex DNA from one source, heating it and allowing it to hybridise with a similarly treated duplex DNA (<strong>DNA-DNA hybridisation</strong>) or RNA (<strong>RNA-DNA hybridisation</strong>), the length of time taken to hybridise being the indicator of the degree of compatibility of the two strands.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DNA hybridization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNA malware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac223679807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNA malware</span></header><div>/di ɛn eɪ ˈmælwɛə/ (<em>say</em> dee en ay 'malwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a form of malware, produced by resequencing DNA so that, when analysed by a gene sequencer, the output becomes a code that takes control of the computer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DNA virus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac7116968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DNA virus</span></header><div>/ˌdi ɛn eɪ ˈvaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> .dee en ay 'vuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a virus which has DNA as its genetic material, as herpes, cowpox, and smallpox.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac454606982" href="entry://RNA%20virus%23bigmac454606982"><strong>RNA virus</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D-notice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D-notice</span></header><div>/ˈdi-noʊtəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dee-nohtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">an official notice sent to the media prohibiting the publication of certain material considered to be in breach of national security.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>D</em>(<em>efence</em>)-<em>notice</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dobber-in
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864423999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dobber-in</span></header><div>/dɒbər-ˈɪn/ (<em>say</em> dobuhr-'in) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dobbers-in</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021204" href="entry://dobber%23bigmac000021204"><strong>dobber</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dobell's solution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dobell’s solution</span></header><div>/doʊbɛlz səˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> dohbelz suh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">a clear solution of sodium borate, sodium bicarbonate, phenol, and glycerol, used as an antiseptic and astringent for the nose and throat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after HB <em>Dobell</em>, 1828–1917, English physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dobos torte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac290975365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dobos torte</span></header><div>/dɒbɒʃ ˈtɔt/ (<em>say</em> dobosh 'tawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">a layer cake, made up of sponge layers separated by jam and buttercream, usually chocolate-flavoured, and topped with caramel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the name of the Hungarian confectioner, József C <em>Dobos</em>, who devised it in the 1880s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dock dues
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dock dues</span></header><div>/ˈdɒk djuz/ (<em>say</em> 'dok dyoohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">payments for use of a dock; dockage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doer-upper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac741519695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doer-upper</span></header><div>/duər-ˈʌpə/ (<em>say</em> doohuhr-'upuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac790805947" href="entry://fixer-upper%23bigmac790805947"><strong>fixer-upper</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doer upper</strong>, <strong class="vs">doer-upperer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doesn't
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doesn’t</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of doesn’t" src="word_pronunciations/07086.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌzənt/ (<em>say</em> 'duzuhnt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">contraction of <em>does not</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog boot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac543318867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog boot</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg but/ (<em>say</em> 'dog booht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq77">a leather covering designed to protect a dog’s paws from harsh terrain or to cover an injury.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog shoe</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogbox carriage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogbox carriage</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgbɒks kærɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogboks karij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a railway carriage in which there is no access by corridor from one passenger compartment to another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog cafe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac963009968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog cafe</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg kæfeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dog kafay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">a cafe which allows patrons to be accompanied by their dogs, usually at outside tables, and often provides water for the dogs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog catcher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog catcher</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg kætʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog kachuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">a local government employee whose task is to round up stray dogs and take them to the local pound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-collar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-collar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dog-collar" src="word_pronunciations/07093.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒg-kɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog-koluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> a collar to identify or control a dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a clerical collar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq518"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013429" href="entry://choker%23bigmac000013429">choker<sup>1</sup></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013429" href="entry://choker%23mq122">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog days
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog days</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg deɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'dog dayz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> a sultry part of the summer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> (<em>singular</em>) a particularly hot day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Latin <em>diēs caniculārēs</em>; so called from their association in the Northern Hemisphere with the time of the heliacal rising of one of the Dog Stars]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-fancier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-fancier</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg-fænsiə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog-fanseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> a breeder or seller of dogs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> an expert or connoisseur of dogs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog fence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog fence</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg fɛns/ (<em>say</em> 'dog fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac097684969" href="entry://dingo%20fence%23bigmac097684969"><strong>dingo fence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog fennel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog fennel</span></header><div>/dɒg ˈfɛnəl/ (<em>say</em> dog 'fenuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045712" href="entry://mayweed%23bigmac000045712"><strong>mayweed</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog fever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac900225799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog fever</span></header><div>/dɒg ˈfivə/ (<em>say</em> dog 'feevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">a mild form of influenza.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variation on <em>the dog’s disease</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101858" href="entry://dog%27s%20disease%23bigmac000101858"><span class="smallcaps">dog’s disease</span></a>.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog fox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog fox</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg fɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'dog foks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">a male fox.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dogger Bank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dogger Bank</span></header><div>/dɒgə ˈbæŋk/ (<em>say</em> doguh 'bangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">an extensive shoal in the North Sea, about 113 km east of northern England; fishing grounds; battles between the British and German navies occurred in January 1915 and February 1916 during World War I. 11–37 m deep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggie bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggie bag</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgi bæg/ (<em>say</em> 'dogee bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">a bag provided by a restaurant or the like, for carrying home leftovers, as for a dog.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doggy bag</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docking saw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docking saw</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkɪŋ sɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'doking saw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">a motorised circular saw fitted to a bench, and used in a sawmill to cut across logs of timber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dock labourer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dock labourer</span></header><div>/ˈdɒk leɪbərə/ (<em>say</em> 'dok laybuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021218" href="entry://docker%23bigmac000021218"><strong>docker<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dock laborer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctor fish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctor fish</span></header><div>/ˈdɒktə fɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'doktuh fish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">doctor fish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">doctor fishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> a small toothless fish, <em>Garra rufa</em>, of the Middle East, commonly used in fish spas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075442" href="entry://tench%23bigmac000075442"><strong>tench</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctor flannel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597421579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctor flannel</span></header><div>/ˈdɒktə flænəl/ (<em>say</em> 'doktuh flanuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a lightweight wool flannel made in Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doctor’s flannel</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doctor of Philosophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doctor of Philosophy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">a higher university degree awarded for original research in various subjects.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PhD, DPhil, DPh</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doctor of the Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doctor of the Church</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">one of the few teachers, as St Augustine, recognised as having a major formative influence on Christian thinking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doctor shopping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949835850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doctor shopping</span></header><div>/ˈdɒktə ʃɒpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'doktuh shoping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">the practice of going from one doctor to another, especially to obtain supplies of drugs beyond what one doctor would normally prescribe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doctors' Reform Society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doctors’ Reform Society</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a medico-political organisation of doctors formed in Australia in 1975; its primary concern is for reform in certain areas of health care.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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documentary bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">documentary bill</span></header><div>/ˌdɒkjumɛntri ˈbɪl/ (<em>say</em> .dokyoohmentree 'bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">a bill of exchange to which are attached various documents, as a policy of insurance, invoice, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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documentary credit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">documentary credit</span></header><div>/ˌdɒkjumɛntri ˈkrɛdət/ (<em>say</em> .dokyoohmentree 'kreduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a credit established by a banker at the request of an importer, under which the banker’s name is used as drawee of bills of exchange covering the cost of goods sold to the importer, such bills to be accompanied by shipping documents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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documentation linguistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359162681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">documentation linguistics</span></header><div>/dɒkjumɛnˌteɪʃən lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> dokyoohmen.tayshuhn ling'gwistiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">a branch of linguistics which specialises in researching, processing, and archiving linguistic and cultural data, covering audio, video, film, photographic, and textual materials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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docu-short
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561441920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">docu-short</span></header><div>/ˈdɒkju-ʃɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'dokyooh-shawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a documentary of brief duration, especially one under 25 minutes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021241" href="entry://documentary%23bigmac000021241"><span class="smallcaps">docu(mentary)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101945" href="entry://short%23bigmac000101945"><span class="smallcaps">short</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101945" href="entry://short%23mq913">9</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodder laurel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodder laurel</span></header><div>/dɒdə ˈlɒrəl/ (<em>say</em> doduh 'loruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">a twining plant of the genus <em>Cassytha</em>, with slender, yellowish stems and small rounded fruit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodge City
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodge City</span></header><div>/dɒdʒ ˈsɪti/ (<em>say</em> doj 'sitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a town in the US in south-western Kansas, on the Arkansas River; an important frontier town and railhead on the old Santa Fe route.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dodge tide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dodge tide</span></header><div>/ˈdɒdʒ taɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'doj tuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">a tide during which, as a result of a particular combination of gravitational forces, the level of the water remains somewhere about its midpoint for an unusually long period of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dodgy Brothers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac410793095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dodgy Brothers</span></header><div>/ˈdɒdʒi brʌðəz/ (<em>say</em> 'dojee brudhuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a company, operation, etc., which is unreliable and possibly underhand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the name of a comedy act first appearing in the 1980s television series <em>Australia – You’re Standing In It</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do-drop-in
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac219918330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do-drop-in</span></header><div>/ˈdu-drɒp-ɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dooh-drop-in) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">a person who is always welcome, even if visiting unexpectedly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog walker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816131583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog walker</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg wɔkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog wawkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a person employed to take a pet dog for a walk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog whisperer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac40875315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog whisperer</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg wɪspərə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog wispuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">a person who can control a dog by means of unspoken communication.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dog whispering</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog whistle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876984085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog whistle</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg wɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dog wisuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a whistle that produces a sound so high-pitched that dogs are able to hear it while humans cannot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-whistle politics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4760435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-whistle politics</span></header><div>/dɒg-wɪsəl ˈpɒlətɪks/ (<em>say</em> dog-wisuhl 'poluhtiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">politics characterised by <a data-mq-recid="bigmac586378378" href="entry://dog%20whistling%23bigmac586378378">dog whistling</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac586378378" href="entry://dog%20whistling%23mq259">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog whistling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac586378378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog whistling</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg wɪslɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dog wisling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> the summoning of a dog using a dog whistle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Politics</em> the making of a public statement designed to appeal to a particular group of voters while drawing no response from the rest of the electorate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac586378378" href="#mq259">2</a> with reference to the selective signalling of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac876984085" href="entry://dog%20whistle%23bigmac876984085"><span class="smallcaps">dog whistle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doi Moi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac675111106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doi Moi</span></header><div>/dɔɪ ˈmɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> doy 'moy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">a political reform movement in Vietnam aimed at liberalising trade and growth, in reaction to the central planning of the Communist Party.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Vietnamese: reconstruction]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dojo mat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac916474284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dojo mat</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊdʒoʊ mæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dohjoh mat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">a padded mat on which martial arts are performed in practice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolby system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolby system</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dolby system" src="word_pronunciations/07107.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒlbi sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'dolbee sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">either of two systems, Dolby A and Dolby B, by means of which noise is reduced in recording and playback of magnetic tapes; Dolby A treats all sections of the sound spectrum while Dolby B treats only the high frequency end of the spectrum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolce vita
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolce vita</span></header><div>/dɒltʃeɪ ˈvitə/ (<em>say</em> dolchay 'veetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">sweet life; life dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dole bludger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dole bludger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dole bludger" src="word_pronunciations/07109.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdoʊl blʌdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohl blujuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> someone who is unemployed and lives on social security benefits without making proper attempts to find employment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq508"> any person on social security benefits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dole diary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac639740497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dole diary</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊl daɪri/ (<em>say</em> 'dohl duyree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">the diary which a person on employment benefits keeps to record their attempts to obtain work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dole queue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301155341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dole queue</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊl kju/ (<em>say</em> 'dohl kyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a queue formed by people waiting to receive a government handout, usually because economic circumstances have deprived them of a job.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollar diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollar diplomacy</span></header><div>/dɒlə dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> doluh duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> diplomacy dictated by financial interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> diplomacy in the field of foreign relations employing financial means to increase another country’s security, or increase political power in another country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq771"> a government policy of promoting the business interests of its citizens in other countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollar shop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac689215892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollar shop</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlə ʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'doluh shop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710083550" href="entry://%242%20shop%23bigmac710083550"><strong>$2 shop</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dollar spot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dollar spot</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlə spɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'doluh spot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">a disease of turf grasses, appearing as small dollar-shaped, yellowish patches caused by a soil-inhabiting fungus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolly catch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolly catch</span></header><div>/ˈdɒli kætʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'dolee kach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">(in cricket) a simple, easily taken catch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolly mixture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolly mixture</span></header><div>/ˈdɒli mɪkstʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dolee mikschuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">a variety of miniature sweets designed for children.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-sitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936065576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-sitter</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg-sɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog-situh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">a person who looks after a dog in the owner’s absence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dog-sitting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog sled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac633315908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog sled</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg slɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'dog sled) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq526"> Also, <strong class="vs">dog sledge</strong>. a sled drawn by dogs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069375" href="entry://sled%23bigmac000069375"><strong>sled</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069375" href="entry://sled%23mq657">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog sledding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac309997384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog sledding</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg slɛdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dog sleding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> travelling across the snow on a sled pulled by dogs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq957"> this form of travel as a competitive sport.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> a similar sporting activity on dirt tracks, using a dog team to draw a wheeled gig or scooter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog's mercury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog’s mercury</span></header><div>/dɒgz ˈmɜkjəri/ (<em>say</em> dogz 'merkyuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">a euphorbiaceous creeping perennial, <em>Mercuralis perennis</em>, with small unisexual flowers; common in woods of Europe and south-western Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog spike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog spike</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg spaɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dog spuyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a heavy nail which spikes a rail to a sleeper in the permanent way.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog nail</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog squad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382253614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog squad<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒg skwɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'dog skwod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq56"> a police unit with dogs trained for police work such as apprehending criminals, drug detection, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> a similar unit in other organisations such as customs, rescue operations, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23mq465">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071417" href="entry://squad%23bigmac000071417"><span class="smallcaps">squad</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog squad<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈdɒg skwɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'dog skwod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">undercover police.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23mq632">12</a>) (an informer) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071417" href="entry://squad%23bigmac000071417"><span class="smallcaps">squad</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog's tail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog’s tail</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgz teɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dogz tayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">any grass of the European genus <em>Cynosurus</em>, the species of which have the spikes fringed on one side only, especially <em>C. cristatus</em> (<strong>crested dog’s tail</strong>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog’s-tail grass</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dog Star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dog Star</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg sta/ (<em>say</em> 'dog stah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069016" href="entry://Sirius%23bigmac000069016"><strong>Sirius<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog stiffener
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog stiffener</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg stɪfənə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog stifuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a professional shooter employed to kill dingoes and wild dogs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog's tongue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog’s tongue</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dog’s tongue" src="word_pronunciations/07092.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒgz tʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dogz tung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035227" href="entry://hound%27s%20tongue%23bigmac000035227"><strong>hound’s tongue</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog's-tooth grass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog’s-tooth grass</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgz-tuθ ˌgras/ (<em>say</em> 'dogz-toohth .grahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016770" href="entry://couch%23bigmac000016770"><strong>couch<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog surfing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac936921339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog surfing</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg sɜfɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dog serfing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">the sport of boardriding accompanied by one’s dog, the dog balancing at the front of the board.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog tag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog tag</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg tæg/ (<em>say</em> 'dog tag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> a disc, attached to a dog collar, on which are marked the name of the dog and the contact details of the owner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036184" href="entry://identity%20disc%23bigmac000036184"><strong>identity disc</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq490"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac388806575" href="entry://dog%20licence%23bigmac388806575"><strong>dog licence</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac388806575" href="entry://dog%20licence%23mq834">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-tired
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-tired</span></header><div>/dɒg-ˈtaɪəd/ (<em>say</em> dog-'tuyuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">very tired.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogtooth tuna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogtooth tuna</span></header><div>/dɒgtuθ ˈtjunə/ (<em>say</em> dogtoohth 'tyoohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dogtooth tuna</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">dogtooth tunas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">a white-fleshed tuna, <em>Gymnosarcha nuda</em>, of northern Australian waters.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog trailer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog trailer</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg treɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog trayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">a trailer of large capacity towed behind a truck, as for carrying ore.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067253" href="entry://semitrailer%23bigmac000067253"><strong>semitrailer</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog trapper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac427673595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog trapper</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg træpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog trapuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">a person employed to trap dingoes and wild dogs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac673043902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog tree</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg tri/ (<em>say</em> 'dog tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">a tree on which a dog trapper strings the carcasses of wild dogs as trophies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-tucker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-tucker</span><z><span target_id="SGOzSMBCNb">n.</span><span target_id="riwzXAbBmb">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdɒg-tʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog-tukuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SGOzSMBCNb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> meat used for dog food.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="riwzXAbBmb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq689"> (of a sheep) fit only to be used as dog food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doggy do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103483404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doggy do</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgi du/ (<em>say</em> 'dogee dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">canine excrement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">doggy doo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog howler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac794097330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog howler</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg haʊlə/ (<em>say</em> 'dog howluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">a person who can howl like a wild dog and so encourage them to draw close to a trap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog in the manger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog in the manger</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">a person who churlishly prevents others from using something, despite having no need for it themself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Aesop’s fable about a dog lying in a manger of hay and snarling at the ox who wanted to eat the hay, although, as the ox pointed out, he could not eat it himself]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog Latin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog Latin</span></header><div>/dɒg ˈlætn/ (<em>say</em> dog 'latn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">mongrel or spurious Latin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dogleg fence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dogleg fence</span></header><div>/dɒglɛg ˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> dogleg 'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> a fence in which the top rail rests on crossed timber supports or on uprights with V-shaped notches cut into their tops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq489"> a single fence consisting of logs interlaced on a zigzag course.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog licence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac388806575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog licence</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg laɪsəns/ (<em>say</em> 'dog luysuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> a licence to own a dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> Also, <strong class="vs">dog tag</strong>. <em class="label">Australian History</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a certificate issued to some Aboriginal people, exempting them from the laws which prevented Aboriginal people from buying alcohol; issued in most states until the 1960s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog nail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog nail</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg neɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dog nayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021319" href="entry://dog%20spike%23bigmac000021319"><strong>dog spike</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq511"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012168" href="entry://ceiling%20dog%23bigmac000012168"><strong>ceiling dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog net
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog net</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg nɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'dog net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">a fence which keeps out dogs, especially dingoes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dog on the Tuckerbox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dog on the Tuckerbox</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">a bronze monument of a dog on a marble pedestal situated near Gundagai, NSW, on the Hume Highway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do-gooder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do-gooder</span></header><div>/ˈdu-gʊdə/ (<em>say</em> 'dooh-gooduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">a well-intentioned, but often clumsy social reformer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US (1920s), from the phrase <em>to do good</em> but with disparaging intent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog-proof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog-proof</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg-prʊf/ (<em>say</em> 'dog-proof) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">of or relating to fences, barriers, etc., designed to keep out dingoes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog psychiatry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac176319041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog psychiatry</span></header><div>/dɒg saɪˈkaɪətri/ (<em>say</em> dog suy'kuyuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">the study of abnormal behaviour in a dog.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dog psychiatrist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog run</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg rʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'dog run) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">a long wire stretched from one point to another, to which a dog’s chain is attached allowing it a certain amount of freedom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog's breakfast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog’s breakfast</span></header><div>/dɒgz ˈbrɛkfəst/ (<em>say</em> dogz 'brekfuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">a mess; a confused state of affairs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dog’s dinner</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog's cock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog’s cock</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgz kɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'dogz kok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">an exclamation mark.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈdɒgz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'dogz duhzeez) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">the dog’s disease</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq974"> a cold; influenza: <em class="example">she’s got the dog’s disease.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> whatever infectious ailment is current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog shark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog shark</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg ʃak/ (<em>say</em> 'dog shahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021284" href="entry://dogfish%23bigmac000021284"><strong>dogfish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog shift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac982767542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog shift</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg ʃɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'dog shift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021335" href="entry://dogwatch%23bigmac000021335"><strong>dogwatch</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021335" href="entry://dogwatch%23mq788">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dog shoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac580947091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dog shoe</span></header><div>/ˈdɒg ʃu/ (<em>say</em> 'dog shooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac543318867" href="entry://dog%20boot%23bigmac543318867"><strong>dog boot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolly mop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolly mop</span></header><div>/ˈdɒli mɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'dolee mop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">a dish mop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolly's law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac117287744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolly’s law</span></header><div>/ˈdɒliz lɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'doleez law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NSW</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">a law providing penalties for cyberbullying, such as sending abusive or sustained unwanted messages, and posting threatening or hurtful content on social media platforms, online forums, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Amy ‘<em>Dolly</em>’ Everett, an Australian girl who suicided in 2018 after sustained cyberbullying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dolly Varden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dolly Varden</span></header><div>/dɒli ˈvadn/ (<em>say</em> dolee 'vahdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> a style of brightly flowered print gown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> a broad-brimmed, flower-trimmed hat, formerly worn by women.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq202"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012751" href="entry://char%23bigmac000012751"><strong>char<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after a character in Dickens’ <em>Barnaby Rudge</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolly wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac943298275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolly wheel</span></header><div>/ˈdɒli wil/ (<em>say</em> 'dolee weel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac093948269" href="entry://jockey%20wheel%23bigmac093948269"><strong>jockey wheel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolman sleeve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolman sleeve</span></header><div>/dɒlmən ˈsliv/ (<em>say</em> dolmuhn 'sleev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a sleeve tapering to the wrist from a wide armhole, used in women’s clothes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolphin kick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolphin kick</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlfən kɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dolfuhn kik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">a kick, usually performed in the butterfly stroke, in which the legs are held together and moved up and down by bending and straightening them at the knee twice in quick succession.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dolphin striker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dolphin striker</span></header><div>/ˈdɒlfən straɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'dolfuhn struykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099866" href="entry://martingale%23bigmac000099866"><strong>martingale</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099866" href="entry://martingale%23mq775">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d.o.m.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d.o.m.</span></header><div>/di oʊ ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> dee oh 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">dirty old man.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domain name
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342759849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domain name</span></header><div>/dəˈmeɪn neɪm/ (<em>say</em> duh'mayn naym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">the name of a server connected to the internet comprising the name of the host, followed by the domain, such as commercial, academic, news, etc., followed by the country of origin with the exception of the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domain Name Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac085787352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domain Name Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">the software which connects domain names to IP addresses, enabling them to be located by anyone accessing the internet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domenico Veneziano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domenico Veneziano</span></header><div>/dəˈmɛnɪkoʊ vɛnɛtsiˈanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> duh'menikoh venetsee'ahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">c. 1400–61, northern Italian painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Domesday Book
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Domesday Book</span></header><div>/ˈdumzdeɪ bʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmzday book) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a record of a survey of the lands of England made by order of William the Conqueror about 1086, giving ownership, extent, value, etc., of the properties.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Doomsday Book</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic diva
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac390855815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic diva</span></header><div>/dəmɛstɪk ˈdivə/ (<em>say</em> duhmestik 'deevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">a woman who is regarded as an authority in household matters, as cooking, decorating, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic fowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888003940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic fowl</span></header><div>/dəˌmɛstɪk ˈfaʊl/ (<em>say</em> duh.mestik 'fowl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102410" href="entry://chicken%23bigmac000102410"><strong>chicken</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102410" href="entry://chicken%23mq603">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic help
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic help</span></header><div>/dəˌmɛstɪk ˈhɛlp/ (<em>say</em> duh.mestik 'help) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq270"> a person hired to provide assistance in the house, especially with cleaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> the assistance provided.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>domestic helper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic law
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103858831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic law</span></header><div>/dəˈmɛstɪk lɔ/ (<em>say</em> duh'mestik law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> the body of law relating to the internal affairs of a country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> one of the laws within this body of law.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037936" href="entry://international%20law%23bigmac000037936"><strong>international law</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic partnership
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac339925474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic partnership</span></header><div>/dəmɛstɪk ˈpatnəʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> duhmestik 'pahtnuhship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac436488302" href="entry://civil%20partnership%23bigmac436488302"><strong>civil partnership</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic relationship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac713251572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic relationship</span></header><div>/dəmɛstɪk rəˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> duhmestik ruh'layshuhnship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">a personal relationship between two adults in which each one provides a personal or financial commitment and support of a domestic nature for the benefit of the other, thus including a civil partnership or civil union but not a legal marriage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domestic science
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domestic science</span></header><div>/dəˌmɛstɪk ˈsaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> duh.mestik 'suyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091395" href="entry://home%20economics%23bigmac000091395"><strong>home economics</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominant seventh chord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominant seventh chord</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">(in music) a major triad with an added minor seventh, often used as a dominant chord.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">seventh chord</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dominant story
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac548495411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dominant story</span></header><div>/dɒmənənt ˈstɔri/ (<em>say</em> domuhnuhnt 'stawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">the key features and experiences shaping the history of an individual, organisation, place, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dominican Republic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dominican Republic</span></header><div>/dəˌmɪnɪkən rəˈpʌblɪk/ (<em>say</em> duh.minikuhn ruh'publik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">a republic in the West Indies, occupying the eastern part of Hispaniola, an island between Cuba and Puerto Rico; a Spanish colony before independence in 1844; occupied by US military forces 1916–24. 48 422 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Spanish. <em>Currency</em>: Dominican peso. <em>Capital</em>: Santo Domingo.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Santo Domingo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dominion Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dominion Day</span></header><div>/dəˈmɪnjən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> duh'minyuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">(in Canada) a legal holiday, 1 July, celebrating Canada’s formation as a dominion on 1 July 1867.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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domino theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">domino theory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of domino theory" src="word_pronunciations/07133.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒmənoʊ θɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'domuhnoh thearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">a theory that a particular political development or event in one country will lead to its repetition in others, as a Communist takeover of one South-East Asian country leading to a similar takeover of neighbouring countries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac449429104" href="entry://domino%20effect%23bigmac449429104"><span class="smallcaps">domino effect</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Do Muoi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Do Muoi</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊ mɔɪi/ (<em>say</em> 'doh moyee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">1917–2018, Vietnamese independence fighter and politician; chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) 1988–91; general secretary of the Communist Party (and therefore one of the leaders of the country) 1991–97.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doncaster Handicap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doncaster Handicap</span></header><div>/ˈdɒnkastə ˌhændikæp/ (<em>say</em> 'donkahstuh .handeekap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">a horserace run annually since 1866 at Randwick racecourse, Sydney, in autumn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donegal Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donegal Bay</span></header><div>/dɒnəgəl ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> donuhguhl 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">a bay between counties Donegal and Sligo, Ireland. About 48 km across.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doner kebab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doner kebab</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnə kəˌbæb/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuh kuh.bab), /ˈdɒnə/ (<em>say</em> 'donuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a dish consisting of slices of meat, usually lamb, cut from a vertical spit, and served with onion, tomato, etc., usually on Lebanese bread.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Turkish, from <em>döner</em> turning, revolving + <em>kebap</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102661" href="entry://kebab%23bigmac000102661"><span class="smallcaps">kebab</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Don Juan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Don Juan</span></header><div>/dɒn ˈwan/ (<em>say</em> don 'wahn), /ˈdʒuən/ (<em>say</em> 'joohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> a legendary Spanish nobleman of dissolute habits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> a man who seduces women; rake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey-deep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey-deep</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋki-dip/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee-deep) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">donkey-deep in</strong>, <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">deeply immersed in or very knowledgeable about.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey dick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560656031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey dick</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋki dɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> a large penis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> a man with such a penis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey drop</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋki drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">(in cricket) a slow, high ball which looks easy to hit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey jacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey jacket</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋki dʒækət/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee jakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> a hip-length thick jacket, in the style of a reefer, but usually with a leather or imitation leather panel across the shoulders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062065" href="entry://reefer%23bigmac000062065"><strong>reefer<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062065" href="entry://reefer%23mq150">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey-lick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey-lick</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋki-lɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee-lik) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">to defeat (an opponent) with ease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">donkey-wallop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey orchid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey orchid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donkey orchid" src="word_pronunciations/07139.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒŋki ɔkəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee awkuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">a terrestrial orchid, <em>Diuris longifolia</em>, with yellow and brown flowers, widespread in southern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey vote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey vote</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of donkey vote" src="word_pronunciations/07140.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɒŋki voʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee voht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq009"> in a compulsory preferential system of voting, a vote in which the voter’s apparent order of preference among the candidates listed on the ballot paper corresponds with the order in which the names appear in the list, so that the voter is probably not expressing any preference at all.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> the proportion of such votes to the total ballot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the idea that a voter behaving in such a way is a stupid person or <em>donkey</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donkey work
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donkey work</span></header><div>/ˈdɒŋki wɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'dongkee werk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">drudgery; hard, tedious work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donna Buang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donna Buang</span></header><div>/dɒnə bjuˈæŋ/ (<em>say</em> donuh byooh'ang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a mountain in the Great Dividing Range east of Melbourne, Victoria. 1243 m.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Donnybrook sandstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac809264004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Donnybrook sandstone</span></header><div>/dɒnibrʊk ˈsændstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> doneebrook 'sandstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a sandstone with varying colours and rich texture; used as a building material and for pavers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096555" href="entry://Donnybrook%23bigmac000096555"><span class="smallcaps">Donnybrook</span></a> where the stone is quarried]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donor bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donor bond</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnə bɒnd/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuh bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103088" href="entry://semipolar%20bond%23bigmac000103088"><strong>semipolar bond</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donor card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donor card</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnə kad/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnuh kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">a card carried by someone who has given permission for their body to be used for transplant surgery after their death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donor conception
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697116273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donor conception</span></header><div>/doʊnə kənˈsɛpʃən/ (<em>say</em> dohnuh kuhn'sepshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">(in assisted reproduction) the use of sperm, ova or embryos which have been provided by a donor to initiate a pregnancy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Don Quixote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Don Quixote</span></header><div>/dɒn kiˈoʊti/ (<em>say</em> don kee'ohtee), /kiˈhoʊteɪ/ (<em>say</em> kee'hohtay), /ˈkwɪksət/ (<em>say</em> 'kwiksuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">the hero of a romance (1605 and 1615) by Cervantes, who was inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical ideals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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don't
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">don’t</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of don’t" src="word_pronunciations/07135.mp3"></audio></span>/doʊnt/ (<em>say</em> dohnt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">contraction of <em>do not</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donut ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac736364901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donut ball</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnʌt bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnut bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac419011841" href="entry://doughnut%20ball%23bigmac419011841"><strong>doughnut ball</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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donut peach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac978168350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">donut peach</span></header><div>/doʊnʌt ˈpitʃ/ (<em>say</em> dohnut 'peech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac308853984" href="entry://doughnut%20peach%23bigmac308853984"><strong>doughnut peach</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doobie Brothers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doobie Brothers</span></header><div>/ˈdubi brʌðəz/ (<em>say</em> 'doohbee brudhuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">US rock group, formed in 1970.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doof stick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac357794630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doof stick</span></header><div>/ˈdʊf stɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'doof stik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">a long pole topped by a placard, decoration, etc., used as a location marker for a group of friends at a dance or music festival.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac110482466" href="entry://doof%23bigmac110482466"><span class="smallcaps">doof</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101925" href="entry://stick%23bigmac000101925"><span class="smallcaps">stick<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doomsday Book
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doomsday Book</span></header><div>/ˈdumzdeɪ bʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmzday book) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021399" href="entry://Domesday%20Book%23bigmac000021399"><strong>Domesday Book</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomsday clock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomsday clock</span></header><div>/ˈdumzdeɪ klɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmzday klok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">a notional clock on which there is a certain amount of time in which to remove nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear war, before the inevitable destruction of the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doomsday prepper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac028439606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doomsday prepper</span></header><div>/ˈdumzdeɪ prɛpə/ (<em>say</em> 'doohmzday prepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac941085131" href="entry://prepper%23bigmac941085131"><strong>prepper</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doona day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434756159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doona day</span></header><div>/ˈdunə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'doohnuh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068571" href="entry://sickie%23bigmac000068571"><strong>sickie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door bitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac893920163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door bitch</span></header><div>/ˈdɔ bɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'daw bich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">a woman employed at a club or similar venue to screen potential customers, as for legal drinking age, appropriate dress, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door charge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac670272161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door charge</span></header><div>/ˈdɔ tʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'daw chahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">an admission fee, especially to a concert held in a venue not designed for public entertainment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do-or-die
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336091837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do-or-die</span></header><div>/du-ɔ-ˈdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> dooh-aw-'duy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq7">very serious or dangerous; desperate: <em class="example">a do-or-die situation.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door prize</span></header><div>/ˈdɔ praɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'daw pruyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">a prize awarded at a social gathering to the person who holds the winning door ticket.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lucky door prize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door rate</span></header><div>/ˈdɔ reɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'daw rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060945" href="entry://rack%20rate%23bigmac000060945"><strong>rack rate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door sausage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967032648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door sausage</span></header><div>/ˈdɔ sɒsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'daw sosij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110618584" href="entry://draft%20snake%23bigmac110618584"><strong>draft snake</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door snake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac822857339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door snake</span></header><div>/ˈdɔ sneɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'daw snayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110618584" href="entry://draft%20snake%23bigmac110618584"><strong>draft snake</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doorstop interview
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doorstop interview</span></header><div>/dɔstɒp ˈɪntəvju/ (<em>say</em> dawstop 'intuhvyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">an interview conducted with a politician or public figure as they are entering or leaving a building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door ticket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door ticket</span></header><div>/ˈdɔ tɪkət/ (<em>say</em> 'daw tikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a numbered ticket issued to or purchased by each member of a social gathering and normally used in determining the winner of the door prize.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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door-to-door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">door-to-door</span></header><div>/ˈdɔ-tə-dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'daw-tuh-daw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq275"> direct from one specified point to another: <em class="example">door-to-door delivery.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq327"> making direct contact with customers or the like in their homes: <em class="example">a door-to-door salesperson.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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do-over
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac005103388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">do-over</span></header><div>/ˈdu-oʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'dooh-ohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> a renovation of a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> the activity of cleaning and restoring order to a home, room, garden, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac026853084" href="entry://mulligan%23bigmac026853084"><strong>mulligan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac026853084" href="entry://mulligan%23mq109">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doo-wop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32448181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doo-wop</span></header><div>/ˈdu-wɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'dooh-wop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">a form of popular music, originally with harmonised singing of nonsense words put to a rhythm-and-blues melody.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative; popularised in the 1950s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dopamine decor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac606096603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dopamine decor</span></header><div>/doʊpəmin ˈdeɪkɔ/ (<em>say</em> dohpuhmeen 'daykaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">a style of interior decoration which features bright colours and bold patterns, thought by some to stimulate the brain and improve mood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac649389519" href="entry://dopamine%23bigmac649389519"><span class="smallcaps">dopamine</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019096" href="entry://decor%23bigmac000019096"><span class="smallcaps">decor</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dopamine dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308070163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dopamine dressing</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊpəmin drɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohpuhmeen dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">the practice of wearing bright colours in an extroverted style in order to lift one’s spirits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac649389519" href="entry://dopamine%23bigmac649389519"><span class="smallcaps">dopamine</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021934" href="entry://dressing%23bigmac000021934"><span class="smallcaps">dressing</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021934" href="entry://dressing%23mq669">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dope fiend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927605709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dope fiend</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊp find/ (<em>say</em> 'dohp feend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac240902075" href="entry://drug%20fiend%23bigmac240902075"><strong>drug fiend</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dope sickness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac058388746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dope sickness</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊp sɪknəs/ (<em>say</em> 'dohp siknuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and anxiety, experienced upon withdrawal from an opioid, especially from heroin.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dope-sick</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doppelganger domain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac069586466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doppelganger domain</span></header><div>/ˈdɒpəlgæŋə dəmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dopuhlganguh duhmayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Internet</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a false domain name that closely resembles a legitimate domain name, created to take advantage of people making mistakes in entering the intended domain name so that they end up on the false site rather than the real site; typically the same as the legitimate name but missing the dot between the host and the domain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doppio movimento
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doppio movimento</span></header><div>/ˌdɒpioʊ muvəˈmɛntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .dopeeoh moohvuh'mentoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">(a musical direction) twice as fast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doppler radar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doppler radar</span></header><div>/ˌdɒplə ˈreɪda/ (<em>say</em> .dopluh 'raydah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">a radar system which differentiates between fixed and moving targets by detecting the apparent change in frequency of the reflected wave due to motion of the target or the observer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac50126275" href="entry://doppler%23bigmac50126275"><span class="smallcaps">doppler</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Doppler ultrasound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800512141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Doppler ultrasound</span></header><div>/dɒplə ˈʌltrəsaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> dopluh 'ultruhsownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq87">an ultrasound test for the flow of blood in a blood vessel using a handheld transducer passed lightly over the skin, as for detecting deep vein thrombosis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac50126275" href="entry://doppler%23bigmac50126275"><span class="smallcaps">doppler</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorade vent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac630658431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorade vent</span></header><div>/dɔreɪd ˈvɛnt/ (<em>say</em> dawrayd 'vent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq60">an air vent, as on a boat, in which the outlet is raised and curved so as to prevent rain from entering the duct.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dorade box</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Dorade</em>, the name of a yacht designed in the US in 1929 with such vents]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorcas society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorcas society</span></header><div>/ˈdɔkəs səsaɪəti/ (<em>say</em> 'dawkuhs suhsuyuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">a society of women of a church whose work it is to provide clothing for the poor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorchester Labourers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorchester Labourers</span></header><div>/dɔtʃəstə ˈleɪbərəz/ (<em>say</em> dawchuhstuh 'laybuhruhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076969" href="entry://Tolpuddle%20Martyrs%23bigmac000076969"><strong>Tolpuddle Martyrs</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorian mode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorian mode</span></header><div>/dɔriən ˈmoʊd/ (<em>say</em> dawreeuhn 'mohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">a scale, represented by the white keys of a keyboard instrument, beginning on D.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormant partner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406186090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormant partner</span></header><div>/dɔmənt ˈpatnə/ (<em>say</em> dawmuhnt 'pahtnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068739" href="entry://silent%20partner%23bigmac000068739"><strong>silent partner</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dormitory town
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac040170536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dormitory town</span></header><div>/ˈdɔmətri taʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dawmuhtree town) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a settlement comprising principally people who commute to another city or town for work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorothy Dixer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorothy Dixer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dorothy Dixer" src="word_pronunciations/07159.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌdɒrəθi ˈdɪksə/ (<em>say</em> .doruhthee 'diksuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a question asked in parliament specifically to allow a propagandist reply by a minister.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Dorothy Dix</em>, pen-name of American journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer, 1870–1951, who wrote a column of advice to people with emotional problems; it was thought that she wrote her more intriguing letters herself]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorothy dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac854761133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorothy dollar</span></header><div>/ˈdɒrəθi dɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'doruhthee doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac391298551" href="entry://pink%20dollar%23bigmac391298551"><strong>pink dollar</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac284933799" href="entry://friend%20of%20Dorothy%23bigmac284933799"><span class="smallcaps">friend of Dorothy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorre Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138032327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorre Island</span></header><div>/dɔr ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> dawr 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">one of the islands comprising the Bernier and Dorre Island Nature Reserve in Shark Bay, WA.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Peter <em>Dorre</em>, in 1616, the pilot of the Dutch vessel, The Eendracht]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorrigo daisy bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac451965399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorrigo daisy bush</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">a rare plant, <em>Olearia flocktoniae</em>, with white daisy-like flowers, found only around the Dorrigo plateau in disturbed margins of rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dorrigo daisy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorrigo National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94834975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorrigo National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">a national park in eastern NSW, near the town of Dorrigo and including the Dorrigo Ranges; created as a fauna and flora reserve in 1927; part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage area. 11 902 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorrigo Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorrigo Range</span></header><div>/dɒrigoʊ ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> doreegoh 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">a ridge extending from the highest point in the New England Range in northern NSW almost to the sea near Coffs Harbour. Highest peak, 1600 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dorsal fin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dorsal fin</span></header><div>/ˈdɔsəl fɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dawsuhl fin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">the fin generally developed on the back of aquatic vertebrates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dorset Horn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dorset Horn</span></header><div>/dɔsət ˈhɔn/ (<em>say</em> dawsuht 'hawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">one of a British breed of horned short wool sheep, popular in Australia for crossing with the Merino for fat lamb raising.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091968" href="entry://Dorset%23bigmac000091968"><span class="smallcaps">Dorset</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dosette box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160974542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dosette box</span></header><div>/doʊˈsɛt bɒks/ (<em>say</em> doh'set boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a container with separate compartments into which allocated doses of a medication may be placed, to assist an individual patient in correct self-medicating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dos Passos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dos Passos</span></header><div>/dɒs ˈpæsəs/ (<em>say</em> dos 'pasuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Roderigo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">1896–1970, US social novelist and playwright, author of the trilogy <em>USA</em> (1930–36).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac005985420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot ball</span></header><div>/ˈdɒt bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dot bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">a delivery from which no runs are scored.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from being marked with a dot in the scorebook]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot commerce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac416382912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot commerce</span></header><div>/dɒt ˈkɒmɜs/ (<em>say</em> dot 'komers) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">commercial activities conducted via the internet or other electronic communications systems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot-gov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243088437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot-gov</span></header><div>/dɒt-ˈgʌv/ (<em>say</em> dot-'guv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq29">an organisation with a government domain name.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot map
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac746891779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot map</span></header><div>/ˈdɒt mæp/ (<em>say</em> 'dot map) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">a type of thematic map in which dots mark locations where a phenomenon occurs, a cluster of such dots indicating an intensity of occurrence and vice versa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot-matrix printer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot-matrix printer</span></header><div>/dɒt-ˈmeɪtrɪks ˌprɪntə/ (<em>say</em> dot-'maytriks .printuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">a printer which composes each character out of a series of dots produced by a stylus which moves across the paper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot painting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985701032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot painting</span></header><div>/ˈdɒt peɪntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dot paynting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq682"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac839917263" href="entry://dot%20art%23bigmac839917263"><strong>dot art</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> a picture in the style of dot art.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dot painter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dot point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac455048993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dot point</span></header><div>/ˈdɒt pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'dot poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac701662268" href="entry://bullet%20point%23bigmac701662268"><strong>bullet point</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douay Bible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douay Bible</span></header><div>/dueɪ ˈbaɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> doohay 'buybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">an English translation of the Bible, from the Latin Vulgate, prepared by Roman Catholic scholars, the Old Testament being published at Douay (Douai) in France, in 1609–10, and the New Testament at Rheims, in 1582.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Douay Version</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-B
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458925100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-B</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'bee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a double B♭ bass tuba, used in brass bands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-banked
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-banked</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-bæŋkt/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-bangkt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> having two rowers at each oar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq495"> having two tiers of oars, one above the other, in ancient vessels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq757"> carrying guns on two decks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bar</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈba/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a double vertical line on a stave indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-barrelled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-barrelled</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-bærəld/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-baruhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> having two barrels, as a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> serving a double purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq486"> (of a surname) having two elements hyphenated.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">double-barreled</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double bass" src="word_pronunciations/07174.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl ˈbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> Also, <strong class="vs">string bass</strong>. the largest instrument of the violin family, having four strings and played resting vertically on the floor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016061" href="entry://contrabass%23bigmac000016061"><strong>contrabass</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-dink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-dink</span><z><span target_id="ZJRQpfoA24">v.t.</span><span target_id="63hdCrwvhk">n.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈdɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'dingk) <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria and Tasmania</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZJRQpfoA24">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="63hdCrwvhk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq899"> a ride obtained from being double-dinked.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq211">29</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq342">30</a>); <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088677" href="entry://dink%23bigmac000088677"><strong>dink<sup>1</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac657868424" href="entry://dinky%23bigmac657868424"><strong>dinky<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178034438" href="entry://dinky-double%23bigmac178034438"><strong>dinky-double</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021457" href="entry://donkey%23bigmac000021457"><strong>donkey<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><strong>double</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq421">28</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq162">38</a>); <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021674" href="entry://doubler%23bigmac000021674"><strong>doubler</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac187719921" href="entry://dub%23bigmac187719921"><strong>dub<sup>5</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double dip</span><z><span target_id="hLghjlUc2t">v.i.</span><span target_id="ryODVSvVnD">n.</span><span target_id="dsbcegYftu">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdɪp/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'dip) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hLghjlUc2t"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> to draw income from two sources, sometimes illegally, in Australia especially to receive two types of retirement benefit from public funds as by receiving tax concessions on superannuation savings and then disposing of the superannuation proceeds in such as way as to be eligible for a whole or part age pension.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> to use the same implement or food item with which one has already taken and eaten food from a dish for general consumption to dip into the food again.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ryODVSvVnD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq216"> a payment derived from double dipping (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021639" href="#mq875">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq434"> an advantage gained by unfairly participating twice.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dsbcegYftu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq935"> of or relating to double dipping.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double-dip</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>double dipping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>double dipper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-dip recession
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac189368418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-dip recession</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-dɪp rəˈsɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-dip ruh'seshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">an economic recession characterised by a brief recovery after which there is renewed decline, especially as indicated by the gross domestic product of a country falling back into the negative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double dissolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double dissolution</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double dissolution" src="word_pronunciations/07177.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl dɪsəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl disuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Government</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">(in Australia) the simultaneous dissolving by the governor or governor-general of both houses of parliament, prior to the calling of a general election, used as a means of resolving the situation where the upper house either consistently fails to pass legislation passed by the lower house or consistently amends it in a way unacceptable to the lower house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double doughnut day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac996916683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double doughnut day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a day on which zero cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 and zero COVID-19-related deaths are recorded in a region.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double donut day</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> from the fact that both counts are zero + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac400685744" href="entry://doughnut%20day%23bigmac400685744"><span class="smallcaps">doughnut day</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516514611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-down</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> (in blackjack) a doubling of one’s original bet, placed after receiving the first two cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> a repetition of an opinion, statement, strategy, etc., often after encountering initial opposition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double drummer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double drummer</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdrʌmə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'drumuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">a black or dark-brown cicada with clear orange markings, <em>Thopha saccata</em>, having a heavy, thickset body and, in the male, large swollen drum covers; Union Jack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-dutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-dutch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double-dutch" src="word_pronunciations/07184.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl-ˈdʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'duch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">nonsense; gibberish; incomprehensible speech.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-dyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-dyed</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-daɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-duyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> dyed twice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq028"> deeply imbued with guilt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-faced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-faced</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-feɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-fayst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> practising duplicity; hypocritical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> having two faces or aspects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-fault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-fault</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈfɔlt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'fawlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">(in tennis) two serving faults in succession, resulting in a point being awarded to the receiver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-bass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-bass</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-beɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-bays) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">of or relating to that member of any family of musical instruments which is below the bass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bassoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bassoon</span></header><div>/dʌbəl bəˈsun/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl buh'soohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a bassoon an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon; the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the oboe class; contrabassoon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-bass viol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-bass viol</span></header><div>/ˌdʌbəl-beɪs ˈvaɪɒl/ (<em>say</em> .dubuhl-bays 'vuyol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a six-stringed musical instrument tuned an octave below the bass viol; an ancestor of the modern double bass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Double Bay tractor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108242540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Double Bay tractor</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sydney Region Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">a four-wheel drive vehicle owned by someone living in an urban area and rarely, if ever, used for off-road driving.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac474543648" href="entry://Balmain%20bulldozer%23bigmac474543648"><strong>Balmain bulldozer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Sydney Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac75716568" href="entry://Bronte%20buggy%23bigmac75716568"><strong>Bronte buggy</strong></a>; <em class="label">Adelaide Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac828850135" href="entry://Burnside%20bus%23bigmac828850135"><strong>Burnside bus</strong></a>; <em class="label">Perth Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac606234727" href="entry://Dalkeith%20tractor%23bigmac606234727"><strong>Dalkeith tractor</strong></a>; <em class="label">Brisbane Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac293158937" href="entry://Kenmore%20tractor%23bigmac293158937"><strong>Kenmore tractor</strong></a>; <em class="label">Sydney Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac781514911" href="entry://Mosman%20tractor%23bigmac781514911"><strong>Mosman tractor</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac937770889" href="entry://Toorak%20tractor%23bigmac937770889"><strong>Toorak tractor</strong></a>; <em class="label">Sydney Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac360942412" href="entry://Turramurra%20tractor%23bigmac360942412"><strong>Turramurra tractor</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from the affluent Sydney suburb of <em>Double Bay</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bed</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈbɛd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a bed large enough for two people to sleep in.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bill</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈbɪl/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">a program, especially at a cinema, on which there are two main items.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double billing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double billing</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈbɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'biling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">equal billing given to two performers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bind</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈbaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'buynd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a situation which presents alternatives which are equally unattractive: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Women are caught in an enveloping double bind when they devote their entire lives to their families: their ‘selves’ are constructed on this premise, yet their ‘selves’ are threatened when they do it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double black diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac746253691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double black diamond</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac465711418" href="entry://double%20diamond%23bigmac465711418"><strong>double diamond</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac465711418" href="entry://double%20diamond%23mq41">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double blind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double blind</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈblaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bluynd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a stratagem employed in an experiment in which neither the subject nor the person carrying out the test is aware of the particulars of the test items, thus avoiding bias on either side.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bluff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bluff</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈblʌf/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bluf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">a cover for masking action or purpose, consisting of two separate stratagems or decoys, one of which is intended to be discovered, thereby giving greater chance of success to the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bogey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102636761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bogey</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bohgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">double bogeys</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Golf</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a score on an individual hole of two strokes more than par.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072275" href="entry://bogey%23bigmac000072275"><span class="smallcaps">bogey<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-bogey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac631925604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-bogey</span><z><span target_id="biQsNypDuS">v.i.</span><span target_id="JnULzMWy1l">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'bohgee) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">double-bogeyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">double-bogeying</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Golf</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="biQsNypDuS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> to score a double bogey: <em class="example">she double-bogeyed on the ninth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JnULzMWy1l">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq917"> to score a double bogey on (a hole): <em class="example">she double-bogeyed the ninth.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072275" href="entry://bogey%23bigmac000072275"><span class="smallcaps">bogey<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double boiler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double boiler</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈbɔɪlə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'boyluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">a pair of interlocking pans, the bottom one containing water which while boiling gently heats the food in the upper pan.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double saucepan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bond</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈbɒnd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">two covalent bonds linking two atoms of a molecule together, characteristic of the alkenes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-breasted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-breasted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double-breasted" src="word_pronunciations/07183.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌbəl-brɛstəd/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-brestuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">(of a garment) overlapping sufficiently to form two thicknesses of considerable width on the breast.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068935" href="entry://single-breasted%23bigmac000068935"><strong>single-breasted</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-brick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257416088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-brick</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈbrɪk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'brik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">of a building in which each apparently single wall is actually two brick walls with a small cavity between them, providing additional strength, insulation, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double bunger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double bunger</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈbʌŋə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'bunguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">an extremely loud, large bunger (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010004" href="entry://bunger%23bigmac000010004"><strong>bunger<sup>1</sup></strong></a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-bunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-bunk</span><z><span target_id="ltc8zkJLkq">v.i.</span><span target_id="4lARsoPq9a">n.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈbʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'bungk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ltc8zkJLkq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> to sleep two to a single bed.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4lARsoPq9a">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq679"> two single beds mounted one above the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-charge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac059625110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-charge</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈtʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'chahj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">double-charged</strong>, <strong class="bold">double-charging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">to charge for the same item twice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-check
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-check</span><z><span target_id="R6bjNnVFbw">v.t.</span><span target_id="PnBXuIpKaB">v.i.</span><span target_id="16m5Pu5ePO">n.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈtʃɛk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'chek) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="R6bjNnVFbw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> to check (something) twice or again; recheck.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PnBXuIpKaB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq287"> to check twice or again; recheck: <em class="example">I’ll just double-check.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="16m5Pu5ePO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq102"> an instance of this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double chin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double chin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double chin" src="word_pronunciations/07175.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl ˈtʃɪn/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'chin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a fold of fat beneath the chin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-click
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac843904875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-click</span><z><span target_id="P2BqzQyefl">v.i.</span><span target_id="iN3R8JVOB0">n.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈklɪk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'klik) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="P2BqzQyefl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> to activate a computer function by pressing the mouse button twice in rapid succession: <em class="example">double-click on the icon.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iN3R8JVOB0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq637"> such an activation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double cloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double cloth</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈklɒθ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'kloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a fabric woven of two sets of yarns, as double-faced coating or Jacquard blanket.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double concerto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double concerto</span></header><div>/dʌbəl kənˈtʃɜtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl kuhn'chertoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a concerto in which there are two solo instruments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double convict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac477287066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double convict</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈkɒnvɪkt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'konvikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a convict sentenced anew for an offence committed in the colonies; usually given more severe treatment as a consequence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>double-convicted</strong>, <strong>doubly-convicted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-cross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-cross</span><z><span target_id="fihz6q15Zb">v.t.</span><span target_id="qU1h0OMG9k">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double-cross" src="word_pronunciations/07188.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl-ˈkrɒs/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'kros) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fihz6q15Zb"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq697"> to prove treacherous to; betray.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qU1h0OMG9k">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq481"> Also, <strong class="vs">double cross</strong>. such a betrayal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British thieves’ slang <em>on the cross</em> dishonestly; thus, in horseracing or boxing, a deal in which a person agreed to lose, but then proceeded to win, defrauding those backing the original deal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>double-crosser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-cut roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac834320603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-cut roll</span></header><div>/ˌdʌbəl-kʌt ˈroʊl/ (<em>say</em> .dubuhl-kut 'rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a bread roll cut through three times, giving room for two layers of filling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-d
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac156568525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-d</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Politics Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">a double dissolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double dagger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double dagger</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdægə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'daguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a mark (‡) used for references, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-dak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94802830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-dak</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈdæk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'dak) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">double-dakked</strong>, <strong class="bold">double-dakking</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq92">to pull down the trousers and underpants of (someone) as a prank.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq112">45</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac639507805" href="entry://dak%23bigmac639507805"><span class="smallcaps">dak</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac945861816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double date</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdeɪt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">a date (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101200" href="entry://date%23bigmac000101200"><strong>date<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101200" href="entry://date%23mq78">6</a>) involving two groups of two people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac830314702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-date</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈdeɪt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'dayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">double-dated</strong>, <strong class="bold">double-dating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">(of two couples) to go out socially together.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-dealing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-dealing</span><z><span target_id="8ImlkHau0F">n.</span><span target_id="0OLkxsAb0x">adj.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈdilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'deeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8ImlkHau0F"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> duplicity.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0OLkxsAb0x">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq892"> using duplicity; treacherous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>double-dealer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-decker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-decker</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈdɛkə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'dekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as a ship with two decks above the waterline, or a bus or train having two floors for passengers.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>double-deck</strong>, <strong>double-decker</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-declutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-declutch</span><z><span target_id="5hZahRsiMh">v.i.</span><span target_id="4S2xJp1ded">n.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-diˈklʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-dee'kluch) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5hZahRsiMh"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> to change gear, by moving first into neutral and then into the desired gear, releasing the clutch-pedal between each movement, a manoeuvre necessary in a crash gearbox.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4S2xJp1ded">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq726"> an act or instance of double-declutching.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double-shuffle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double decomposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double decomposition</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˌdikɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl .deekompuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a chemical reaction between two compounds in which both decompose and two new compounds are formed; metathesis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double denim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac047679954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double denim</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdɛnəm/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'denuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a style of dress comprising a denim shirt or jacket worn with denim pants or a denim skirt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac465711418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double diamond</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdaɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'duymuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> <em class="label">Military</em> a shoulder flash shaped like two overlapping diamonds side by side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> a World War II commando.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq41"> Also, <strong class="vs">double black diamond</strong>. <em class="label">Skiing</em> the symbol of two black diamonds side by side, used to mark an extremely advanced ski trail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double digits
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964699963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double digits</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdɪdʒəts/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'dijuhts) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">a number in the range of 10 to 99.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>double-digit</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double feature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double feature</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈfitʃə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'feechuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">a cinema program in which two full-length films are shown.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double first
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double first</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈfɜst/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'ferst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> first class honours degree at a university, gained in two subjects.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq481"> someone who has achieved this.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double flat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double flat</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈflæt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'flat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> a symbol on a music score that lowers a note by two semitones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq236"> a note marked and affected by this symbol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double fleece
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double fleece</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈflis/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'flees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> a fleece of wool consisting of two years’ growth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021654" href="entry://double%20fleecer%23bigmac000021654"><strong>double fleecer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double fleecer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double fleecer</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈflisə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'fleesuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a sheep carrying two years’ growth of fleece.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double glazing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double glazing</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈgleɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'glayzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">glazing in which two layers of glass are separated by a dead air space.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>double-glazed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double handling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132705248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double handling</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈhændlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'handling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">the processing of data, such as orders, subscriptions, invoices, etc., twice, as in an accounting office and then again in a distribution office, rather than providing one access point in a data system for all transactions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double happy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double happy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double happy" src="word_pronunciations/07178.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl ˈhæpi/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'hapee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">a firecracker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-headed hawk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-headed hawk</span></header><div>/ˌdʌbəl-hɛdəd ˈhɔk/ (<em>say</em> .dubuhl-heduhd 'hawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">the eastern Australian hawkmoth, <em>Coequosa triangularis</em>, whose large green larva appears to possess a second head at its posterior end.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-header
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-header</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double-header" src="word_pronunciations/07186.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl-ˈhɛdə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'heduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> a double-headed coin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> a double amount or serving (especially two standard nips of spirits).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq209"> an ice-cream cone designed to carry two scoops of ice cream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq326"> a train pulled by two locomotives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq082"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a fixture at which two games of equal interest are played.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq661"> a concert at which two acts or artists of equal standing perform.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double helical gear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double helical gear</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034015" href="entry://herringbone%20gear%23bigmac000034015"><strong>herringbone gear</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double helix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double helix</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈhilɪks/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'heeliks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">any two interlocking spirals, especially the structure of DNA where two chains are held together by hydrogen bonds in a double spiral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-hung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-hung</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-hʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-hung) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">(of a window) having two sashes, each balanced by sash cords and weights in order to move up and down to open and close the window.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double image
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double image</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈɪmɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'imij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">(in cases of diplopia) that which is seen when the images from the two eyes cannot be united.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double Irish Dutch sandwich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518830237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double Irish Dutch sandwich</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">the avoidance of tax liability by using payments between related entities in a corporate structure to shift taxable income from a high income-tax country to a low one; requires one offshore subsidiary company in a tax haven.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double jabbed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac256734629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double jabbed</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdʒæbd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'jabd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac819371565" href="entry://double%20vaxxed%23bigmac819371565"><strong>double vaxxed</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double-jabbed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double jeopardy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double jeopardy</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈdʒɛpədi/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'jepuhdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">prosecution twice for the same offence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-jointed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-jointed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double-jointed" src="word_pronunciations/07187.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl-ˈdʒɔɪntəd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'joyntuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">having unusually flexible joints which enable the appendages and spine to curve in extraordinary ways.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-knot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975286828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-knot</span><z><span target_id="LEB4H43vYx">n.</span><span target_id="F6b6px8BPU">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈnɒt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'not) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LEB4H43vYx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> a bow with the two loops tied in a hitch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="F6b6px8BPU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq159"> (<strong class="bold">double-knotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">double-knotting</strong>) to tie (shoelaces, etc.) in a double-knot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-lock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-lock</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈlɒk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'lok) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">to turn a key in a lock twice, so as to shoot a second bolt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double sharp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double sharp</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈʃap/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'shahp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> a symbol on a music score that raises a note by two semitones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> a note marked and affected by this symbol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-shuffle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-shuffle</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈʃʌfəl/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'shufuhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021634" href="entry://double-declutch%23bigmac000021634"><strong>double-declutch</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-spread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-spread</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈsprɛd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'spred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">a pair of facing pages of a book, magazine, or the like, viewed as a whole.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double-page spread</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double staircase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991575674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double staircase</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl stɛəkeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl stairkays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq112">a formal staircase with sets of stairs which meet on a common landing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double standard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double standard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double standard" src="word_pronunciations/07179.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl ˈstændəd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'standuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> any rule, judgement, principle, etc., which permits greater freedom to one person or group than to another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq487"> a moral code more lenient towards men than towards women: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A further instance of discrimination was the double standard applied to the sexual behaviour of male and female service personnel.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double star</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl sta/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl stah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">two stars so near to each other in the sky that they appear as one under certain conditions; <strong>optical double stars</strong> are two stars at greatly different distances but nearly in line with each other and the observer; <strong>physical double stars</strong> or <strong>binary stars</strong> are a physical system whose two components are in nearly the same line of sight and at the same distance from the observer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-stop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-stop</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈstɒp/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'stop) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">double-stopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">double-stopping</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">to play simultaneously two stopped notes (on a stringed instrument).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double tails
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double tails</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double tails" src="word_pronunciations/07180.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌbəl teɪlz/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl taylz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">any plant of the orchid genus <em>Diuris</em>, a group largely restricted to Australia, characterised by long lateral sepals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double take
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double take</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double take" src="word_pronunciations/07181.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌbəl teɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl tayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">a second look, either literal or figurative, given to a person, event, etc., whose significance is suddenly understood: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The 23-year-old did a double take when she saw the whopping gratuity on the bill for three Long Island ice teas.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-take
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467337771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-take</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈteɪk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'tayk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq31">to be surprised into reconsidering one’s judgement: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’ve often said that I’m a conservative, but not a right-winger – which makes people double-take sometimes.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">robert manne</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-team
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48141326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-team</span><z><span target_id="g0zH9Zg46d">v.t.</span><span target_id="tElPH8iljs">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈtim/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'teem) (in team sports) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="g0zH9Zg46d">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> to use two players to play defensively on (one opponent).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tElPH8iljs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq88"> to play in this fashion.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac21117872" href="entry://triple-team%23bigmac21117872"><strong>triple-team</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-throw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-throw</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈθroʊ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'throh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">(of a switch) capable of engaging with two alternative sets of fixed contacts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double time</span><z><span target_id="1IYeBWgVmA">n.</span><span target_id="RTciY3DpAj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of double time" src="word_pronunciations/07182.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌbəl ˈtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1IYeBWgVmA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq179"> double wages paid to persons who remain at work on certain occasions, such as public holidays, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">US Army</em> the fastest rate of marching troops, a slow jog in which 180 paces are taken in a minute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq321"> a slow running pace used by troops in step.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RTciY3DpAj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq749"> <strong class="phr">in double time</strong>, with speed; quickly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-time</span><z><span target_id="WY5Kw7KvMM">v.t.</span><span target_id="hybxuPTPix">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'tuym) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">double-timed</strong>, <strong class="bold">double-timing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WY5Kw7KvMM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> to march (troops) in double time.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hybxuPTPix">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq067"> to march in double time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq394"> to proceed quickly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-tongue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-tongue</span><z><span target_id="dfpwpFI4vV">v.i.</span><span target_id="14f8oqXiaq">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-tʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-tung) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">double-tongued</strong>, <strong class="bold">double-tonguing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dfpwpFI4vV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> to employ double-tonguing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="14f8oqXiaq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq16"> to employ double-tonguing in playing (a passage of music).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-tongued
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-tongued</span></header><div>/ˈdʌbəl-tʌŋd/ (<em>say</em> 'dubuhl-tungd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">deceitful.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-tonguing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac524794517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-tonguing</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈtʌŋɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'tunging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq65">a technique used in playing the flute and similar instruments whereby the tip of the tongue and the top of the tongue are used alternately in a double action to articulate the notes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double vaxxed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819371565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double vaxxed</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈvækst/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'vakst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">having had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double-vaxxed</strong>, <strong class="vs">double jabbed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double wedding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double wedding</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈwɛdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'weding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">a wedding ceremony in which two couples are married at the same time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double yellow dot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac90796850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double yellow dot</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Squash</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">a standard match or competition ball that has a slow bounce.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac2048879" href="entry://yellow%20dot%23bigmac2048879"><strong>yellow dot</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">double dot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double magnum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double magnum</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈmægnəm/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'magnuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">a wine bottle four times the normal size.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double majority
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127954464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double majority</span></header><div>/dʌbəl məˈdʒɒrəti/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl muh'joruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">double majorities</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Politics</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq891"> (in Australia) a referendum in which success is determined by achieving a majority of votes overall, and separate majorities in a majority of states.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> a similar referendum in other countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-minded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-minded</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈmaɪndəd/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'muynduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">wavering or undecided in mind.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>double-mindedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double negative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549544860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double negative</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈnɛgətɪv/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'neguhtiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Grammar</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a combination of two negative elements in a construction intended to reinforce the negative, as in <em>I don’t know nothing</em>, or to produce a qualified positive, as in <em>She is not unattractive</em>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Double negatives turn up in expressions phrased to have a calculated effect, such as <em>she is not unattractive</em>, in which one negative is meant to more or less cancel out the other. This use is to be distinguished from non-standard double negatives in sentences like <em>I don’t know nothing</em> in which the repetition of the negative item is intended to emphasise or reinforce the negation.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double option
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double option</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈɒpʃən/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'opshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a privilege consisting of a put and a call combined, giving the holder the right, at their option, either of delivering a certain amount of stock, etc., at a specified price, or of buying a certain amount of stock, etc., at another specified price within a stipulated period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-page spread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-page spread</span></header><div>/ˌdʌbəl-peɪdʒ ˈsprɛd/ (<em>say</em> .dubuhl-payj 'spred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021682" href="entry://double-spread%23bigmac000021682"><strong>double-spread</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-park</span><z><span target_id="1JSKu7sUqI">v.t.</span><span target_id="Pcms2oRrMT">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈpak/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'pahk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1JSKu7sUqI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> to park (a motor vehicle) alongside another, making a double row alongside the kerb.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Pcms2oRrMT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq054"> to park a motor vehicle in this manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq405"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have two beverages, especially of alcohol, in one’s possession at the same time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double patenting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac326786004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double patenting</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈpeɪtəntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'paytuhnting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">the invalid patenting of two claims for the identical invention, or of an obvious variation of an existing claim held by the same person or company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double plugger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac445087395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double plugger</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈplʌgə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'pluguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">a thong with two plugs keeping the straps attached to the base.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double pneumonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double pneumonia</span></header><div>/dʌbəl njuˈmoʊnjə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl nyooh'mohnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">pneumonia affecting both lungs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-quick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-quick</span><z><span target_id="5Z7IFaeZdI">adj.</span><span target_id="vBVJGkN1rQ">adv.</span><span target_id="ICuWXxPsRU">n.</span></z></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈkwɪk/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'kwik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5Z7IFaeZdI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> very quick or rapid.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="vBVJGkN1rQ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq725"> in a quick or rapid manner.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ICuWXxPsRU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq037"> double time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double quotation mark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513755419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double quotation mark</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">either of the pair of quotation marks (“) or (’’).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double quote</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double quote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622130837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double quote</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈkwoʊt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'kwoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac513755419" href="entry://double%20quotation%20mark%23bigmac513755419"><strong>double quotation mark</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double reed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac957678705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double reed</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈrid/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'reed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">a wind instrument that employs two <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104360" href="entry://reed%23bigmac000104360">reeds</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104360" href="entry://reed%23mq822">6b</a>) placed together which vibrate when air is blown across or through them, as the oboe or bassoon.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac444889075" href="entry://single%20reed%23bigmac444889075"><strong>single reed</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-reed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-reed</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈrid/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'reed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">of or relating to wind instruments producing sounds through two reeds fastened and beating together, as the oboe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double refraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double refraction</span></header><div>/dʌbəl rəˈfrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl ruh'frakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">the separation of a ray of light into two unequally refracted rays, as in passing through certain crystals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double room</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈrum/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">a bedroom for two people, usually with a double bed, in a motel, hotel, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double salt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double salt</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈsɒlt/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'solt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">a salt which crystallises as a single substance, but when dissolved ionises as two distinct salts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double saucepan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double saucepan</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈsɔspən/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'sawspuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021622" href="entry://double%20boiler%23bigmac000021622"><strong>double boiler</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double scull
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double scull</span></header><div>/dʌbəl ˈskʌl/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl 'skul) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a rowing boat built to accommodate two rowers, each with two oars.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101566" href="entry://pair%23bigmac000101566"><strong>pair</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101566" href="entry://pair%23mq466">9</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down beat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down beat</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊn bit/ (<em>say</em> 'down beet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> a downward movement of the conductor’s baton indicating the first beat of the bar in a piece of music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq836"> the first beat of a bar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down-bow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down-bow</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊn-boʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'down-boh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">(in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke bringing the tip of the bow towards the strings, indicated in scores by the symbol ⊓ (opposed to <em>up-bow</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac12077593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down day</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊn deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'down day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">a day on which the market trend, in relation to the previous day or period, is lower at the high end and lower at the low end.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac273464959" href="entry://up%20day%23bigmac273464959"><strong>up day</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac521173294" href="entry://inside%20day%23bigmac521173294"><strong>inside day</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac141470414" href="entry://outside%20day%23bigmac141470414"><strong>outside day</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Downing Street
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Downing Street</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊnɪŋ strit/ (<em>say</em> 'downing street) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> a short street in Westminster, London; location of the usual residence of the British prime minister (No. 10) and other important government offices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> the British prime minister and cabinet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down quark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672280249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down quark</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊn kwak/ (<em>say</em> 'down kwahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">a quark with a charge of -1/3 e.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac333332368" href="entry://quantum%20chromodynamics%23bigmac333332368"><strong>quantum chromodynamics</strong></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac592400236" href="entry://up%20quark%23bigmac592400236"><strong>up quark</strong></a>. <em>Symbol</em>: d</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down-railer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down-railer</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊn-reɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'down-rayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">a surfboard with the edges turned down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Down syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Down syndrome</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Down syndrome" src="word_pronunciations/07209.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdaʊn sɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'down sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">a genetic condition resulting from a third chromosome on the 21st chromosomal pairing, characterised by varying degrees of intellectual and physical impairment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Down’s syndrome</strong>. <div class="etym">[from John Langdon-<em>Down</em>, 1828–96, English physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down-the-line shooting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down-the-line shooting</span></header><div>/ˌdaʊn-ðə-laɪn ˈʃutɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .down-dhuh-luyn 'shoohting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">a form of trapshooting in which five or more shooters stand in a line firing in turn at the targets as they are released.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downtown fiction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac684686202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downtown fiction</span></header><div>/daʊntaʊn ˈfɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> downtown 'fikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">fiction writing which dwells on terms and actions considered not in keeping with social niceties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Down Under
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac303566551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Down Under</span><z><span target_id="CmY1AHzYZc">n.</span><span target_id="tj6UxDNYVN">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Down Under" src="word_pronunciations/07213.mp3"></audio></span>/daʊn ˈʌndə/ (<em>say</em> down 'unduh) (<em>also lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CmY1AHzYZc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq339"> <em class="label">NZ</em> New Zealand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq125"> Australia and New Zealand considered broadly as a region.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tj6UxDNYVN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq601"> Also, <strong class="vs">Down-Under</strong>. of or relating to Australia or New Zealand or both: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Aussie Stampede was proposed as a Down Under version of Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede at Dollywood in Tennessee</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that, from a Northern Hemisphere viewpoint, Australia and New Zealand are situated on the underside of the globe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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down-value
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">down-value</span></header><div>/daʊn-ˈvælju/ (<em>say</em> down-'valyooh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">down-valued</strong>, <strong class="bold">down-valuing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">to reduce in value.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downward dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac526675759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downward dog</span></header><div>/daʊnwəd ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> downwuhd 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Yoga</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">a pose in which a person starting from a base position of hands and knees on the floor, lifts the body up so that the arms and legs are straight and making an inverted V shape.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">downward-facing dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downy Japanese maple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac93877317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downy Japanese maple</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq824">a small tree, a variety of Japanese maple, <em>Acer japonicum</em>, the new leaves of which are covered with white hairs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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downy mildew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">downy mildew</span></header><div>/daʊni ˈmɪldju/ (<em>say</em> downee 'mildyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">fungi belonging to the family Peronosporaceae, all of which are obligate parasites of vascular plants, as <em>Plasmopara viticola</em>, downy mildew of grapes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowry death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac318513824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowry death</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊri dɛθ/ (<em>say</em> 'dowree deth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">the death of a woman caused by violence or harassment by her husband or his family over disputes related to dowry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowsing rod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowsing rod</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊzɪŋ rɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'dowzing rod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021150" href="entry://divining%20rod%23bigmac000021150"><strong>divining rod</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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d'oyley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">d’oyley</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of d’oyley" src="word_pronunciations/07106.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdɔɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'doylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021340" href="entry://doily%23bigmac000021340"><strong>doily</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">d’Oyley</strong>. <div class="etym">[erron. variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021340" href="entry://doily%23bigmac000021340"><span class="smallcaps">doily</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-yolker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-yolker</span></header><div>/dʌbəl-ˈjoʊkə/ (<em>say</em> dubuhl-'yohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">an egg having two yolks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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double-zero option
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">double-zero option</span></header><div>/ˌdʌbəl-zɪəroʊ ˈɒpʃən/ (<em>say</em> .dubuhl-zearroh 'opshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">(during the Cold War era) a proposal for the reduction of nuclear weapons with the ultimate aim of there being no intermediate nuclear missiles held by NATO or the Soviet Union in Europe.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094482" href="entry://zero%20option%23bigmac000094482"><strong>zero option</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubtful debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubtful debt</span></header><div>/daʊtfəl ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> dowtfuhl 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">a debt which is treated as a possible future loss and provided for by setting aside an amount out of profits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doubting Thomas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doubting Thomas</span></header><div>/daʊtɪŋ ˈtɒməs/ (<em>say</em> dowting 'tomuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">someone who refuses to believe without proof.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076185" href="entry://Thomas%23bigmac000076185"><span class="smallcaps">Thomas<sup>1</sup></span></a>, the apostle who doubted Christ’s resurrection]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughnut ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419011841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughnut ball</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnʌt bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnut bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a doughnut made in a ball shape, often with a sweet filling in the centre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">donut ball</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughnut bun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac318720162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughnut bun</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnʌt bʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnut bun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098421" href="entry://bun%23bigmac000098421">bun</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098421" href="entry://bun%23mq414">2</a>) in which the hair is pulled through the centre of a doughnut-shaped support and then arranged over the support and caught underneath it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughnut day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400685744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughnut day</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊnʌt deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dohnut day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">a day on which zero cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 are recorded in a region.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">donut day</strong>. <div class="etym">[so called from the resemblance of a <em>doughnut</em> to the numeral zero]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doughnut peach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308853984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doughnut peach</span></header><div>/doʊnʌt ˈpitʃ/ (<em>say</em> dohnut 'peech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac491542913" href="entry://angel%20peach%23bigmac491542913"><strong>angel peach</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">donut peach</strong>, <strong class="vs">flat peach</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douglas fir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douglas fir</span></header><div>/dʌgləs ˈfɜ/ (<em>say</em> dugluhs 'fer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">a coniferous tree, <em>Pseudotsuga menziesii</em> or <em>P. glauca</em>, of western North America, often over 60 m high, and yielding a strong, durable timber.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Douglas pine</strong>, <strong class="vs">Douglas spruce</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after David <em>Douglas</em>, 1798–1834, Scottish botanist and traveller]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douglas-Home
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douglas-Home</span></header><div>/dʌgləs-ˈhjum/ (<em>say</em> dugluhs-'hyoohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Alexander Frederick</strong> (<em>Alec</em>, formerly <em>14th Earl of Home</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">1903–95, British politician; renounced his title to sit in House of Commons; prime minister 1963–64.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Douglas Scale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Douglas Scale</span></header><div>/ˈdʌgləs skeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'dugluhs skayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">the international sea and swell scale.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the originator, Sir Henry Percy <em>Douglas</em>, 1876–1939, director of British Naval Meteorological Service]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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doum-palm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">doum-palm</span></header><div>/ˈdum-pam/ (<em>say</em> 'doohm-pahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">any African palm of the genus <em>Hyphaene</em> which has branched stems and fan-shaped leaves, especially the Egyptian <em>H. thebaica</em> with a hard wood used for making implements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dove colour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dove colour</span></header><div>/ˈdʌv kʌlə/ (<em>say</em> 'duv kuluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">a warm grey with a slight purplish or pinkish tint.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dove color</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dove-coloured</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dover's powder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dover’s powder</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊvəz paʊdə/ (<em>say</em> 'dohvuhz powduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a medicinal powder containing ipecacuanha and opium, formerly used as an anodyne, diaphoretic, and antispasmodic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Dr Thomas <em>Dover</em>, 1660–1742, English physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowager's hump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowager’s hump</span></header><div>/daʊədʒəz ˈhʌmp/ (<em>say</em> dowuhjuhz 'hump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085052" href="entry://widow%27s%20hump%23bigmac000085052"><strong>widow’s hump</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dowel screw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dowel screw</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊəl skru/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuhl skrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a wood screw with a thread at each end, used especially for picture frames.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dower house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dower house</span></header><div>/ˈdaʊə haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dowuh hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq633"> a house set apart for a widow, often a small house on her deceased husband’s estate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> any small house, once on the estate of a country-house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dow Jones index
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dow Jones index</span></header><div>/ˌdaʊ ˈdʒoʊnz/ (<em>say</em> .dow 'johnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">an index of ordinary share prices on the US share market, based on the daily average price of selected lists of industrial, railroad and utility companies in the US.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dow-Jones index</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after CH <em>Dow</em> (died 1902) and ED <em>Jones</em> (died 1920), American financial statisticians]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D'Oyly Carte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D’Oyly Carte</span></header><div>/ˌdɔɪli ˈkat/ (<em>say</em> .doylee 'kaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">1844–1901, English theatrical producer, best known for his productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas; founded the Savoy Theatre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dozer hat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac723285779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dozer hat</span></header><div>/ˈdoʊzə hæt/ (<em>say</em> 'dohzuh hat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq95">a baby’s hat with no band and a floppy brim.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draco lizard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draco lizard</span></header><div>/ˌdreɪkoʊ ˈlɪzəd/ (<em>say</em> .draykoh 'lizuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">any of the lizards of the genus <em>Draco</em>, especially <em>D. volans</em>, the flying dragon of the Malay Peninsula, which has winglike membranes enabling it to glide from tree to tree, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draft card
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draft card</span></header><div>/ˈdraft kad/ (<em>say</em> 'drahft kahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">a card officially notifying someone of their liability for conscription into the armed forces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draft dodger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draft dodger</span></header><div>/ˈdraft dɒdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'drahft dojuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">someone who evades or attempts to evade conscription into the armed forces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drafting gate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drafting gate</span></header><div>/ˈdraftɪŋ geɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'drahfting gayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074066" href="entry://swing%20gate%23bigmac000074066"><strong>swing gate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drafting race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drafting race</span></header><div>/ˈdraftɪŋ reɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'drahfting rays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">a narrow race leading to a drafting yard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drafting yard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drafting yard</span></header><div>/ˈdraftɪŋ jad/ (<em>say</em> 'drahfting yahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">a yard in which sheep or cattle are sorted.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drafting pen</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draft stopper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac734843695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draft stopper</span></header><div>/ˈdraft stɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'drahft stopuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110618584" href="entry://draft%20snake%23bigmac110618584"><strong>draft snake</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">draught stopper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draft tube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draft tube</span></header><div>/ˈdraft tjub/ (<em>say</em> 'drahft tyoohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">the flared passage leading vertically from a water turbine to its tailrace.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag coefficient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac903499368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag coefficient</span></header><div>/dræg koʊəˈfɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> drag kohuh'fishuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">(in fluid dynamics) the number which represents the resistance of an object to flow in a fluid environment such as air or water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag hunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag hunt</span></header><div>/ˈdræg hʌnt/ (<em>say</em> 'drag hunt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a hunt with a drag or artificial scent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag king
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac374416528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag king</span></header><div>/ˈdræg kɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drag king) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">a person, especially a woman, who dresses as a male, often adopting an exaggerated style of masculine clothing and behaviour, usually for the purposes of entertainment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon boat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon boat</span></header><div>/ˈdrægən boʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhn boht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a traditional long narrow Chinese boat with a prow in the shape of a dragon’s head, propelled by several rowers; now used in festivals and dragon boat races.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>lóngchuán</em>, from <em>lóng</em> dragon + <em>chuán</em> boat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon dance</span></header><div>/ˈdrægən dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhn dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a traditional Chinese dance performed by a group of dancers wearing the costume of a dragon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>wǔlóng</em>, from <em>wǔ</em> dance + <em>lóng</em> dragon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon fruit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac807974354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon fruit</span></header><div>/ˈdrægən frut/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhn frooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac25655300" href="entry://pitaya%23bigmac25655300"><strong>pitaya</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac25655300" href="entry://pitaya%23mq718">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon lady
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456706261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon lady</span></header><div>/ˈdrægən leɪdi/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhn laydee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dragon ladies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">an overbearing woman in a position of power in politics or business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon's blood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon’s blood</span></header><div>/ˈdrægənz blʌd/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhnz blud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> a red resin exuding from the fruit of species of <em>Daemonorops</em>, as <em>D. draco</em>, palms of the Malay Archipelago, formerly used in medicine, but now chiefly in the preparation of varnishes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq489"> any of various similar resins from other trees.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon's teeth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105575859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon’s teeth</span></header><div>/ˈdrægənz tiθ/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhnz teeth) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">NSW</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a road marking comprising a row of small triangular shapes, a pair of such rows along either edge of a roadway indicating a school zone where vehicles must slow to 40 km/h at specified times.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragon tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragon tree</span></header><div>/ˈdrægən tri/ (<em>say</em> 'draguhn tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">a tree, <em>Dracaena draco</em>, of the Canary Islands, yielding a variety of dragon’s blood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dragoon bird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dragoon bird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dragoon bird" src="word_pronunciations/07253.mp3"></audio></span>/drəˈgun bɜd/ (<em>say</em> druh'goohn berd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050411" href="entry://noisy%20pitta%23bigmac000050411"><strong>noisy pitta</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from its erect posture]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag queen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436664075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag queen</span></header><div>/ˈdræg kwin/ (<em>say</em> 'drag kween) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a person, especially a man, who dresses as a female, often adopting a flamboyant style of clothing and behaviour, usually for the purposes of entertainment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag-race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag-race</span></header><div>/ˈdræg-reɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'drag-rays) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">drag-raced</strong>, <strong class="bold">drag-racing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">to race cars to see which can accelerate most rapidly from a standing start.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drag strip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drag strip</span></header><div>/ˈdræg strɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'drag strip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a straight piece of road suitable for drag racing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drainage district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498913222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drainage district</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪnɪdʒ dɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'draynij distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">a swampy area of land in which channels are cut to drain the water away.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drained upper limit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac933726294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drained upper limit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">the measure of the amount of water a soil is able to hold after drainage has ceased.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac563011734" href="entry://crop%20lower%20limit%23bigmac563011734"><strong>crop lower limit</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: DUL</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draining-board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draining-board</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪnɪŋ-bɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'drayning-bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">a gently sloping board, etc., usually having runnels, beside a sink on which crockery is placed after washing to dry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draining pen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draining pen</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪnɪŋ pɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'drayning pen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">a pen where sheep which have just been dipped stand until the surplus dip has drained back into the reservoir.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drake-Brockman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drake-Brockman</span></header><div>/ˌdreɪk-ˈbrɒkmən/ (<em>say</em> .drayk-'brokmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> <strong>Edmund Alfred</strong>, 1884–1949, Australian soldier, judge and federal politician; served in World War I including at Gallipoli. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Brigadier General Edmund Drake-Brockman, commander of the 4th Brigade, AIF, painted by George Bell in France in 1918.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Drake-Brockman_ART00096.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq508"> his father, <strong>Frederick Slade</strong>, 1857–1917, Australian surveyor and explorer in WA, especially in the Kimberley region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq642"> <strong>Henrietta Frances York</strong>, 1901–68, Australian author and playwright; works include the play <em>Men Without Wives</em> (1938) and the collection of short stories <em>Sydney or the Bush</em> (1948).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Edmund Drake-Brockman</strong> was born in Busselton, WA. His mother was the former Grace Bussell, heroine of the 1875 <em>Georgette</em> shipwreck. Drake-Brockman joined the AIF as a major in the 11th Battalion, which he commanded during the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. After recovering from serious wounds received there in July 1915, he subsequently served on the Western Front in command of the 16th Battalion at Pozières in August 1916, Bullecourt in April 1917, Hamel in July 1918 and Amiens in August 1918. For his war service he was made a Companion of St Michael and St George (1915) and received the Distinguished Service Order (1918). In 1919 he was elected to the federal parliament as a senator for WA, holding his seat until 1926; in 1927 he was appointed a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drake Passage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drake Passage</span></header><div>/dreɪk ˈpæsɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> drayk 'pasij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">a strait between Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands, connecting the Pacific Ocean with the south Atlantic Ocean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drake stone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drake stone</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪk stoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'drayk stohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac11391994" href="entry://skimming%20stone%23bigmac11391994"><strong>skimming stone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drama queen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drama queen</span></header><div>/ˈdramə kwin/ (<em>say</em> 'drahmuh kween) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a person who regularly over-reacts to minor problems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drama theatre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac312531185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drama theatre</span></header><div>/ˈdramə θɪətə/ (<em>say</em> 'drahmuh theartuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a theatre designed for the production of plays and other such theatrical performances.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac474675292" href="entry://lyric%20theatre%23bigmac474675292"><strong>lyric theatre</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drama therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901083479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drama therapy</span></header><div>/ˈdramə θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'drahmuh theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">the use of drama to promote healing or wellbeing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramatic irony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramatic irony</span></header><div>/drəˌmætɪk ˈaɪrəni/ (<em>say</em> druh.matik 'uyruhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038362" href="entry://irony%23bigmac000038362"><strong>irony<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038362" href="entry://irony%23mq409">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dream Factory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dream Factory</span></header><div>/ˈdrim fæktri/ (<em>say</em> 'dreem faktree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">Hollywood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dreaming track
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595836794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dreaming track</span></header><div>/ˈdrimɪŋ træk/ (<em>say</em> 'dreeming trak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">(among Aboriginal people) a trail with religious significance; songline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dream team
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac402841896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dream team</span></header><div>/ˈdrim tim/ (<em>say</em> 'dreem teem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">(in sport, business, etc.) a team whose members are highly skilled and work well together, and which is therefore extremely competitive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dredging machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dredging machine</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ məʃin/ (<em>say</em> 'drejing muhsheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088698" href="entry://dredge%23bigmac000088698"><strong>dredge<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088698" href="entry://dredge%23mq212">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drenching-gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drenching-gun</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛntʃɪŋ-gʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'drenching-gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">a device for administering a drench to animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress circle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dress circle" src="word_pronunciations/07302.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛs sɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dres serkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> a circular or curving division of seats in a theatre, cinema, etc., usually the first gallery above the floor, originally set apart for spectators in evening dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> an area of prime real estate, usually with a spectacular view.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress clip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967982068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress clip</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs klɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'dres klip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a piece of jewellery designed to be clipped to a dress, often to the neckline, straps, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress coat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress coat</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs koʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dres koht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">a man’s close-fitting evening coat, with open front and with the skirts cut away over the hips.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress code
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191789031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress code</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs koʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'dres kohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a set of conventions relating to what is considered appropriate clothing for specific circumstances, usually indicated by such designations as formal, smart casual, casual, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac34611119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress-down</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dres-down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">of or relating to a work day, event, etc., for which one dresses casually: <em class="example">dress-down Friday.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [derived from phrasal verb <em>dress down</em>. (See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087664" href="entry://dress%23bigmac000087664"><span class="smallcaps">dress</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087664" href="entry://dress%23mq354">18b</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressed weight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressed weight</span></header><div>/drɛst ˈweɪt/ (<em>say</em> drest 'wayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">the weight of a carcass when skin and offal are removed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing-down</span></header><div>/drɛsɪŋ-ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> dresing-'down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> a severe reprimand; scolding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> a thrashing; beating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing floor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing floor</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛsɪŋ flɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'dresing flaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">the place where ore is sorted on the floor of a mine; a strake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing-gown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing-gown</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dressing-gown" src="word_pronunciations/07306.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɛsɪŋ-gaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'dresing-gown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a loose gown or robe generally worn over night attire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing-room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing-room</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛsɪŋ-rum/ (<em>say</em> 'dresing-roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">a room for use in getting dressed, especially backstage in a theatre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing shed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920443037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing shed</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛsɪŋ ʃɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'dresing shed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a small building, often with toilet facilities, at a beach, playing field, etc., for use when changing clothes; changing shed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing station
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing station</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛsɪŋ steɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'dresing stayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">a post or centre close to the combat area, which gives first aid to the wounded. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Australian soldiers receiving treatment at a field dressing station at Gallipoli, 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/dressing%20station_H00362.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;An advanced army dressing station, Gaza, Palestine, March 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/dressing%20station_H00792.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dressing-ups
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac943203328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dressing-ups</span></header><div>/drɛsɪŋ-ˈʌps/ (<em>say</em> dresing-'ups) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac285917713" href="entry://dress-ups%23bigmac285917713"><strong>dress-ups</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress parade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress parade</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs pəreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'dres puhrayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">a ceremonial parade at which dress uniforms are worn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress rehearsal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress rehearsal</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs rəhɜsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dres ruhhersuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">a rehearsal of a play in costume and with scenery, properties, and lights arranged and operated as for a performance; the final rehearsal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill rap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152823504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill rap</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪl ræp/ (<em>say</em> 'dril rap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac677868491" href="entry://drill%20music%23bigmac677868491"><strong>drill music</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill sergeant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill sergeant</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪl sadʒənt/ (<em>say</em> 'dril sahjuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">a sergeant specially employed in instructing drill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill stem test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill stem test</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">a test of the productive capacity of an oil or gas well when still full of drilling mud.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill string
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill string</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪl strɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dril string) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">the assemblage of equipment for drilling comprising items as rods, bits, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill team
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill team</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪl tim/ (<em>say</em> 'dril teem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">a team of people trained in ceremonial drill for exhibitions, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drink drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drink drive</span><z><span target_id="GTMZZ2D1Xu">adj.</span><span target_id="4Lx3Tt1g5V">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋk draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'dringk druyv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GTMZZ2D1Xu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> of or relating to the driving of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol: <em class="example">a drink drive offence.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4Lx3Tt1g5V">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq674"> (<strong class="bold">drink drove</strong>, <strong class="bold">drink driven</strong>, <strong class="bold">drink driving</strong>) to drive while in an intoxicated state.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drink-drive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drink driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drink driving</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drink driving" src="word_pronunciations/07322.mp3"></audio></span>/drɪŋk ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> dringk 'druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">the driving of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drink-driving</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>drink driver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking fountain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking fountain</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ faʊntən/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking fowntuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Tasmania</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">a small fountain which ejects a jet of water into the drinker’s mouth.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Especially NSW and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009717" href="entry://bubbler%23bigmac000009717"><strong>bubbler</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac515530942" href="entry://bubble%20tap%23bigmac515530942"><strong>bubble tap</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac727729065" href="entry://drinking%20tap%23bigmac727729065"><strong>drinking tap</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially ACT</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028173" href="entry://fountain%23bigmac000028173"><strong>fountain</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028173" href="entry://fountain%23mq349">7</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083882" href="entry://water%20fountain%23bigmac000083882"><strong>water fountain</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking house</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">a building principally used to provide accommodation for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking problem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839247195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking problem</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ prɒbləm/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking probluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">a tendency to drink too much alcohol, to the extent that it has a deleterious effect on one’s life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking school
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac850097656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking school</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ skul/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking skoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">a group of people who drink together in a hotel, etc., usually matching drink for drink.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking session
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac738220214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking session</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ sɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking seshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">a sustained period of consuming alcoholic drinks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking song
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking song</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ sɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking song) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a hearty song, often in praise of liquor, suitable to be sung by a group engaged in friendly drinking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking tap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac727729065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking tap</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ tæp/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking tap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">a small fountain which ejects a jet of water into the drinker’s mouth.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Especially NSW and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009717" href="entry://bubbler%23bigmac000009717"><strong>bubbler</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac515530942" href="entry://bubble%20tap%23bigmac515530942"><strong>bubble tap</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021988" href="entry://drinking%20fountain%23bigmac000021988"><strong>drinking fountain</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially ACT</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028173" href="entry://fountain%23bigmac000028173"><strong>fountain</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028173" href="entry://fountain%23mq349">7</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083882" href="entry://water%20fountain%23bigmac000083882"><strong>water fountain</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">drink tap</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drinking water
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drinking water</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ wɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dringking wawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">water suitable to be drunk by humans without boiling first.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drink safe precinct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac857559094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drink safe precinct</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Qld</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">an area which is closely monitored by police and security officers, provided with good public transport and traffic control, and attended by a coordinated network of community groups.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: DSP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drink tap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac488565531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drink tap</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋk tæp/ (<em>say</em> 'dringk tap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac727729065" href="entry://drinking%20tap%23bigmac727729065"><strong>drinking tap</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drink waiter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drink waiter</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪŋk weɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'dringk waytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">a waiter who serves beer, wine, etc., at tables in a hotel or restaurant.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drinks waiter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip coffee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip coffee</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪp kɒfi/ (<em>say</em> 'drip kofee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">coffee prepared by having boiling water pass down through finely ground coffee beans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramatic soprano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramatic soprano</span></header><div>/drəˌmætɪk səˈpranoʊ/ (<em>say</em> druh.matik suh'prahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">a soprano with a large, untiring voice best suited to those female roles of grand opera which require greatest stamina and dramatic expressiveness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dramatis personae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dramatis personae</span></header><div>/ˌdræmətɪs pɜˈsoʊnaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .dramuhtis per'sohnuy) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq011"> the persons or characters in a drama.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> the people who are the key figures in any situation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drang nach Osten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drang nach Osten</span></header><div>/ˈdraŋ nak ˈɒstən/ (<em>say</em> 'drahng nahk 'ostuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">(formerly) the German imperialistic foreign policy of extending influence to the east and south.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: drive to the east]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drape shape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac675612232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drape shape</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪp ʃeɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'drayp shayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a garment design which allows it to hang loosely over the body or part of the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drape suit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac002122067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drape suit</span></header><div>/ˈdreɪp sut/ (<em>say</em> 'drayp sooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">a style of men’s suit of the 1930s in which the cut is full, creating drapes at the sides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draught beer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000024863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draught beer</span></header><div>/draft ˈbɪə/ (<em>say</em> drahft 'bear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq035">beer drawn from a cask or keg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draught snake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827349837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draught snake</span></header><div>/ˈdraft sneɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'drahft snayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110618584" href="entry://draft%20snake%23bigmac110618584"><strong>draft snake</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dravet syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac275324559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dravet syndrome</span></header><div>/ˈdræveɪ sɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'dravay sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">a form of epilepsy that begins in infancy and is debilitating, intractable, and characterised by frequent and severe seizures.</span></div><div class="etym"> [first described by French physician, Charlotte <em>Dravet</em> in 1978]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawbar trailer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798474271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawbar trailer</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔba treɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'drawbah trayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021331" href="entry://dog%20trailer%23bigmac000021331"><strong>dog trailer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawing board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawing board</span><z><span target_id="4nZuLJWJjD">n.</span><span target_id="jFl6RsS7kL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawing board" src="word_pronunciations/07280.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ bɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'drawing bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4nZuLJWJjD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> a rectangular board to which paper can be affixed for drawing on.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jFl6RsS7kL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq467"> <strong class="phr">back to the drawing board</strong>, back to the basic essentials; back to the planning stage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">on the drawing board</strong>, in preparation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawing paper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawing paper</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ peɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'drawing paypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">a rough-surfaced paper, particularly suited to pencil, crayon or charcoal drawing, as its surface gives a grained effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawing pin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawing pin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawing pin" src="word_pronunciations/07282.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ pɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'drawing pin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">a short broad-headed tack designed to be pushed in by the thumb; thumbtack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawing room
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawing room</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drawing room" src="word_pronunciations/07281.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ rum/ (<em>say</em> 'drawing roohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq789"> a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors; a living room.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> (formerly) a formal reception, especially one held by a monarch or member of the nobility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq886"> <em class="label">US</em> (formerly) a private compartment in a railway carriage, usually luxurious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of obsolete <em>withdrawing room</em>, originally a private room attached to a more public area, providing a place to withdraw to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawings-back
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawings-back</span></header><div>/drɔ-ɪŋz-ˈbæk/ (<em>say</em> drawingz-'bak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088937" href="entry://forcings-back%23bigmac000088937"><strong>forcings-back</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawn-out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac279057230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawn-out</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔn-aʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'drawn-owt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">prolonged: <em class="example">drawn-out negotiations.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drawn-thread work
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drawn-thread work</span></header><div>/drɔn-ˈθrɛd wɜk/ (<em>say</em> drawn-'thred werk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">ornamental work done by drawing threads from a fabric, the remaining portions usually being formed into lacelike patterns by needlework.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drawn work</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draw shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575531803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draw shot</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔ ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'draw shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a bowl played so as to cause minimal disturbance to the bowls already at the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a leg glance with a slight pulling action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq96"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a controlled hook shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq321"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> a shot played so as to cause the cue ball to recoil after a momentary pause on impact with another ball.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draw table
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draw table</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔ teɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'draw taybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">a table with one or more leaves which slide out to form an extension.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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draw-well
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">draw-well</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔ-wɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'draw-wel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">a well from which water is drawn by a bucket suspended by a rope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress shield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress shield</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs ʃild/ (<em>say</em> 'dres sheeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a pad worn under the arms beneath the clothing to keep perspiration from showing or staining.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress shoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac616409459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress shoe</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs ʃu/ (<em>say</em> 'dres shooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">a shoe of a style appropriate to be worn with formal clothing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress suit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress suit</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs sut/ (<em>say</em> 'dres sooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a man’s suit, usually black, for formal evening wear, especially one with a tail coat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress uniform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress uniform</span></header><div>/drɛs ˈjunəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> dres 'yoohnuhfawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">the special outfit worn by the military at functions and parades.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dress-ups
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac285917713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dress-ups</span></header><div>/ˈdrɛs-ʌps/ (<em>say</em> 'dres-ups) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">a children’s game in which the participants put on adult or theatrical clothing: <em class="example">to play dress-ups.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dressing-ups</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dr Google
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac260679783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dr Google</span></header><div>/dɒktə ˈgugəl/ (<em>say</em> doktuh 'goohguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">the internet as a source of medical information.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dr Hook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dr Hook</span></header><div>/dɒktə ˈhʊk/ (<em>say</em> doktuh 'hook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">US country-rock group, formed in 1969.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dried beef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dried beef</span></header><div>/draɪd ˈbif/ (<em>say</em> druyd 'beef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006433" href="entry://beef%20jerky%23bigmac000006433"><strong>beef jerky</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dried fruit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dried fruit</span></header><div>/draɪd ˈfrut/ (<em>say</em> druyd 'frooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">fruit, such as raisins, sultanas, apricots, apples, which has been dried.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drift bolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drift bolt</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪft boʊlt/ (<em>say</em> 'drift bohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="entry://drift%23bigmac000098174"><strong>drift</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="entry://drift%23mq320">13</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drift bottle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac292597295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drift bottle</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪft bɒtl/ (<em>say</em> 'drift botl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">a bottle released into a body of water to indicate the path of a current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drift ice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drift ice</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪft aɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'drift uys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">detached floating ice in masses which drift with the wind or ocean currents, as in the polar seas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drift mining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drift mining</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪft maɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drift muyning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">mining by means of horizontal or slightly inclined tunnels or drifts, as against the use of vertical shafts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drift sail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drift sail</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪft seɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'drift sayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a sail dropped in the sea and used as a sea anchor, to help lessen the drift of a ship in a storm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drift snorkelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac737588088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drift snorkelling</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪft snɔkəlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drift snawkuhling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">the recreational practice of snorkelling while floating with the tide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill hall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912412586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill hall</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪl hɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'dril hawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq641"> a large room where the military practise drill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq056"> a building containing such a room.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drill press
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drill press</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪl prɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'dril pres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">a machine tool for boring holes with a drill or drills.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driver reviver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac959850970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driver reviver</span></header><div>/draɪvə rəˈvaɪvə/ (<em>say</em> druyvuh ruh'vuyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> a roadside stop offering a place for a driver to pause for a rest, and sometimes a small range of drinks, food, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> the community program which offers such rest sites, usually during holiday seasons, in an effort to reduce the number of road accidents.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">driver reviver station</strong>, <strong class="vs">driver reviver stop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driver's licence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driver’s licence</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪvəz ˌlaɪsəns/ (<em>say</em> 'druyvuhz .luysuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">a permit, issued by a licensing authority, allowing one to drive certain vehicles on public roads.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive shaft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive shaft</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv ʃaft/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv shahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">any rotating shaft that transmits power from an engine to that part which is to be driven, as wheels, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive-stun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac453574177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive-stun</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv-stʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv-stun) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">drive-stunned</strong>, <strong class="bold">drive-stunning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">to apply an unloaded stun gun to (a person), making contact with their body so as to administer an electric shock sufficient to cause pain but not to immobilise them; therefore used for pain compliance rather than immobilisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drive-fire</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This is sometimes incorrectly spelt or said as <em>dry-stun</em>, a form which has developed from a mishearing of the standard term. Similarly, the variant form <em>drive-fire</em> is sometimes incorrectly spelt or said as <em>dry-fire</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive system</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a system of felling trees in which one tree, when felled, initiates a chain reaction which brings down a number of trees.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive-through
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac341396592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive-through</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv-θru/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv-throoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">of or relating to a fast food outlet, bank, etc., the goods or services of which can be accessed by a driver who remains seated in a motor vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive tree</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv tri/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">the tree which when felled will bring down all the other trees in a drive system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driving test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driving test</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪvɪŋ tɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'druyving test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">a test of the fitness and ability of a person to drive a vehicle on public roads.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driving wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driving wheel</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪvɪŋ wil/ (<em>say</em> 'druyving weel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a main wheel which communicates motion to others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> one of the propelling wheels of a locomotive; any wheel used to transform the force of the locomotive cylinder into tractive effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq120"> one of the road wheels of a motor vehicle which transmits the drive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drogue target
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drogue target</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊg tagət/ (<em>say</em> 'drohg tahguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">a fabric cone or sleeve used as an airborne towed target.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone camera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac747760031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone camera</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊn kæmrə/ (<em>say</em> 'drohn kamruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a camera mounted on a drone (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq570">3b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739350635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone gun</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊn gʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'drohn gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac149037893" href="entry://anti-drone%20gun%23bigmac149037893"><strong>anti-drone gun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone highway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877238366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone highway</span></header><div>/droʊn ˈhaɪweɪ/ (<em>say</em> drohn 'huyway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">an air corridor assigned for the passage of drones (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq837">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone light show
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140151831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone light show</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">an aerial display produced by multiple illuminated drones (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq570">3b</a>) which have been programmed to perform choreographed movements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone parenting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560670952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone parenting</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊn pɛərəntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drohn pairruhnting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a style of child rearing in which parents pay constant attention to the wishes and inclinations of their child, taking their lead from the child rather than giving direction.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drone parent</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone pipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac613497626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone pipe</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊn paɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'drohn puyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020304" href="entry://didgeridoo%23bigmac000020304"><strong>didgeridoo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697701919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone race</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊn reɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'drohn rays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a race for drones (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq570">3b</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drone racing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drone racer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone soccer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac573404226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone soccer</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊn sɒkə/ (<em>say</em> 'drohn sokuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">an aerial team sport played with drones, with two teams of up to five players each, one player on each team aiming to score by flying through the opponent’s goal posts, the remaining players either assisting their scorer or preventing their opponent’s scorer from scoring.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone surfing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894703824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone surfing</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊn sɜfɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drohn serfing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a sport in which a person stands on a board, as a surfboard or snowboard, while holding on to a long cord attached to a drone (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq570">3b</a>) which pulls the rider along over water or snow.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drone surfer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drone swarm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac465051753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drone swarm</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊn swɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'drohn swawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">a group of drones (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq837">3</a>) which are operated as a unit to accomplish an objective, such as location, survey, attack, etc., each drone operator being in communication with the others, and able to make adjustments in response to new information.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drool factor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458371888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drool factor</span></header><div>/ˈdrul fæktə/ (<em>say</em> 'droohl faktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">an element in a product which creates an immediate positive response in the potential buyer; used as a marketing tool.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drooping sedge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drooping sedge</span></header><div>/drupɪŋ ˈsɛdʒ/ (<em>say</em> droohping 'sej) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006781" href="entry://Bergalia%20tussock%23bigmac000006781"><strong>Bergalia tussock</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Droop quota
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597802928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Droop quota</span></header><div>/ˈdrup kwoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> 'droohp kwohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a method of calculating the number of votes necessary for the election of a candidate under the single transferable vote system of proportional representation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Droop formula</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after HR <em>Droop</em>, an English barrister who suggested such a system in 1868]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop bear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac567735248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop bear</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp bɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'drop bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">an imaginary koala thought of as having an aggressive nature, which supposedly drops out of a tree onto unsuspecting people below.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034955" href="entry://hoop%20snake%23bigmac000034955"><strong>hoop snake</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop ceiling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop ceiling</span></header><div>/drɒp ˈsilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> drop 'seeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a false ceiling suspended below the real ceiling for acoustic or architectural reasons or to give space for service pipes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop curtain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop curtain</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp kɜtn/ (<em>say</em> 'drop kertn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a theatre curtain which is lowered into position from the flies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac654415316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-dead</span><z><span target_id="DOIXzWplNh">adv.</span><span target_id="o9LOAvtUpZ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-dɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-ded) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="DOIXzWplNh"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier): <em class="example">drop-dead gorgeous.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="o9LOAvtUpZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq535"> extremely attractive: <em class="example">a drop-dead hunk.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-down menu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac66524171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-down menu</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-daʊn mɛnju/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-down menyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059999" href="entry://pull-down%20menu%23bigmac000059999"><strong>pull-down menu</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drop-down</strong>, <strong class="vs">dropdown menu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-forge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-forge</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-fɔdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-fawj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">drop-forged</strong>, <strong class="bold">drop-forging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">to forge by the impact of a falling mass or weight, the hot piece of metal usually being placed between dies and subjected to the blow of a drop hammer or the like.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drop-forging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop goal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop goal</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp goʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'drop gohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026496" href="entry://field%20goal%23bigmac000026496"><strong>field goal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop hammer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop hammer</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp hæmə/ (<em>say</em> 'drop hamuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">an apparatus for forging, etc., in which a heavy weight is made to drop on the metal to be worked, which is placed on an anvil or in dies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-in
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918908981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-in</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-ɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-in) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq5"> <em class="label">Skateboarding</em> a manoeuvre in which the rider enters a ramp from the top.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq21"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who arrives to visit unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [derived from phrasal verb <em>drop in</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102465" href="entry://drop%23bigmac000102465"><span class="smallcaps">drop</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102465" href="entry://drop%23mq933">61</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-in centre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-in centre</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-ɪn sɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-in sentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">a community centre for the use of those who may need support on a casual basis, as latchkey children, the unemployed, etc., and where company, food, entertainment, etc., are provided.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-in wicket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac530632663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-in wicket</span></header><div>/drɒp-ɪn ˈwɪkət/ (<em>say</em> drop-in 'wikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085023" href="entry://wicket%23bigmac000085023">wicket</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085023" href="entry://wicket%23mq074">6b</a>) which is grown elsewhere and then cut, rolled and dropped into place as required for a cricket match.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop kick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop kick</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drop kick" src="word_pronunciations/07343.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdrɒp kɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'drop kik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Football</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> a kick which connects with the ball just as it rises from the ground after being dropped by the kicker, typically imparting a backwards spin to the ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq593"> (in non-technical use) a drop-punt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-kick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-kick</span><z><span target_id="ueJslb7Xh3">v.t.</span><span target_id="tZKpV3Xp5J">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-kɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-kik) <br/><em>verb</em> <em class="label">Football</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ueJslb7Xh3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> to give a drop kick to (a ball).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tZKpV3Xp5J">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq758"> to execute a drop kick.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drop-kicker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop leaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop leaf</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp lif/ (<em>say</em> 'drop leef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">an extension attached to the end or side of a table and folded vertically when not needed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drop-leaf</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip-dry</span><z><span target_id="3xlOBTmtpg">adj.</span><span target_id="20qlniF02A">n.</span><span target_id="8wVgkDWOzT">v.t.</span><span target_id="mweZtlvHTO">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɪp-draɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'drip-druy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3xlOBTmtpg"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> (of a fabric) drying in its desired shape, when hung dripping wet after being rinsed.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="20qlniF02A">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"><span id="mq079"> a garment which dries in this way.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">drip-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">drip-drying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8wVgkDWOzT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq497"> to hang a fabric article after rinsing, while still dripping wet, and allow it to dry and assume its desired shape with no ironing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mweZtlvHTO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq880"> (of a fabric) to dry in this way.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip-feed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip-feed</span><z><span target_id="A5VpUvHcy4">n.</span><span target_id="cAby4rkIHv">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɪp-fid/ (<em>say</em> 'drip-feed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A5VpUvHcy4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> a supply of a liquid delivered drop by drop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq372"> a tube which supplies blood, plasma, saline or sugar solutions, usually intravenously, to a patient.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq985"> the substance thus administered.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq401"> a supply of information delivered in small amounts but at constant intervals.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cAby4rkIHv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">drip-fed</strong>, <strong class="bold">drip-feeding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq522"> to supply (a liquid) drop by drop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq785"> to feed by a drip-feed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq151"> to supply (information) in such a fashion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip filter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819994022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip filter</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪp fɪltə/ (<em>say</em> 'drip filtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> a method of making coffee in which hot water is passed over ground coffee beans held in a filter, the resulting liquid being caught in a jug supporting the filter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> a device for making coffee in this way.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip irrigation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip irrigation</span></header><div>/ˌdrɪp ɪrəˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .drip iruh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">the process of irrigating by allowing water to leak slowly from pipes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip painting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip painting</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪp peɪntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drip paynting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> a painting technique used especially in action painting whereby the artist uses calligraphic movements to manipulate colour as it is dripped or poured onto the painting surface.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq972"> a painting so executed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dripping pan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dripping pan</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪpɪŋ pæn/ (<em>say</em> 'driping pan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">a pan used under roasting meat to receive the dripping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip pricing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac875278735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip pricing</span></header><div>/drɪp ˈpraɪsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> drip 'pruysing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">a marketing strategy in which an initial price is pitched very low, the consumer or purchaser finding, only as the deal nears completion, that there are additional surcharges or fees incurred incrementally.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip ring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip ring</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪp rɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drip ring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a ring of rubber, leather, etc., on the shaft of an oar or paddle to prevent water running on to the handles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip transfusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac515079792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip transfusion</span></header><div>/drɪp trænsˈfjuʒən/ (<em>say</em> drip trans'fyoohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq31">the injection of small but regular amounts of fluid containing nutrients or drugs into the veins of a patient, especially after surgery</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drip vape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476322519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drip vape</span></header><div>/ˈdrɪp veɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'drip vayp) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">drip vaped</strong>, <strong class="bold">drip vaping</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">to smoke an e-cigarette by drip vaping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive belt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac591675499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive belt</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv bɛlt/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv belt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a belt that transmits the drive from a propelling agent, such as an engine, to the part being propelled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive-by shooting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac435796903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive-by shooting</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv-baɪ ˌʃutɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv-buy .shoohting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">the shooting at a person from a moving vehicle with intent to wound or kill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive-by-wire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420555402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive-by-wire</span></header><div>/draɪv-baɪ-ˈwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> druyv-buy-'wuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">a control system for a motor vehicle which is operated entirely by electronic controls, thus eliminating intermediate mechanical linkages.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drive by wire</strong>. <div class="etym">[modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027576" href="entry://fly-by-wire%23bigmac000027576"><span class="smallcaps">fly-by-wire</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive-fire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475131575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive-fire</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪv-faɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv-fuyuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">drive-fired</strong>, <strong class="bold">drive-firing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac453574177" href="entry://drive-stun%23bigmac453574177"><strong>drive-stun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drive-in
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drive-in</span><z><span target_id="UZ8x4iRn3H">n.</span><span target_id="nYPfo4r7i0">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of drive-in" src="word_pronunciations/07326.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪv-ɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'druyv-in) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UZ8x4iRn3H"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> a cinema so designed that patrons drive in to a large area in front of an outdoor screen and view the film while seated in their cars.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nYPfo4r7i0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq252"> (of any shop, food outlet, etc.) catering for customers in cars.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driven snow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac186358882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driven snow</span></header><div>/drɪvən ˈsnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> drivuhn 'snoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">snow which has piled up, usually under the force of the wind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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driver fatigue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac438386804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">driver fatigue</span></header><div>/draɪvə fəˈtig/ (<em>say</em> druyvuh fuh'teeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">the experience that a driver has of feeling overwhelmingly sleepy while at the wheel, usually as a result of physical and psychological causes, such as sleep deprivation or boredom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop meter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop meter</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp mitə/ (<em>say</em> 'drop meetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103240" href="entry://dosimeter%23bigmac000103240"><strong>dosimeter</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103240" href="entry://dosimeter%23mq658">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop net
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115835537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop net</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp nɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'drop net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> a fishing net consisting of two hoops joined by a cylindrical or cone-shaped net bag, the top of which is open while the bottom rests on the floor of the river, lake, etc.; dilly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq47"> a net which can be thrown or dropped over an animal to catch it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop noseband
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop noseband</span></header><div>/drɒp ˈnoʊzbænd/ (<em>say</em> drop 'nohzband) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">that part of a bridle which goes over the nose and below the bit, preventing a horse from opening its mouth too far.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-off
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-off</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-ɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-of) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> a decline in performance, numbers, value, etc.: <em class="example">a drop-off in sales; </em><em class="example">a drop-off in attendances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> an underwater cliff.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dropping flock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dropping flock</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒpɪŋ flɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'droping flok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">a flock of ewes in lamb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-punt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-punt</span><z><span target_id="pVXLYMBKc6">n.</span><span target_id="V1vsCApVhQ">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-pʌnt/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-punt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pVXLYMBKc6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> a punt kick executed so that the football moves through the air with a backwards end-over-end spin, as a drop kick.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="V1vsCApVhQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq867"> to kick (a football) thus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-rail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-rail</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-reɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-rayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">a makeshift farm gate, a pole slotted into both gate posts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop scene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop scene</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp sin/ (<em>say</em> 'drop seen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022041" href="entry://drop%20curtain%23bigmac000022041"><strong>drop curtain</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> a final scene in an act or play.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop scone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop scone</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp skɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'drop skon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056708" href="entry://pikelet%23bigmac000056708"><strong>pikelet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop sheet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac492204836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop sheet</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp ʃit/ (<em>say</em> 'drop sheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">a large piece of cloth, plastic, etc., designed to cover a floor and furnishings while the room is being painted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop shipment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop shipment</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp ʃɪpmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'drop shipmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">an order delivered directly to the customer or retailer although invoiced to the wholesaler or middleman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop shot</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'drop shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> shot made in a shot tower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> a stroke which causes a ball to fall abruptly after clearing the net.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq596"> a ball so played.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop tank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop tank</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp tæŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'drop tangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a tank, usually for extra fuel, which can be dropped from an aircraft after the contents have been used.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop test</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp tɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'drop test) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">the dropping of a faulty piece of equipment, usually electronic, either accidentally or on purpose, in a supposed last-ditch attempt to fix it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop-top car
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac24326787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop-top car</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp-tɒp ka/ (<em>say</em> 'drop-top kah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq52">a convertible (opposed to <em>tin-top car</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drop window
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drop window</span></header><div>/ˈdrɒp wɪndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'drop windoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">a sash-window descending completely into a space below the sill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Droste-Hülshoff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Droste-Hülshoff</span></header><div>/ˈdrɔstə-ˈhylshɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'drawstuh-'hoohlshof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Annette von</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">1797–1848, German poet and prose writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought baby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac181457471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought baby</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt beɪbi/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt baybee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">drought babies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">a child born in a period of drought, especially one who has never seen rain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought-breaking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac464275575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought-breaking</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt-breɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt-brayking) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">sufficient to break a drought: <em class="example">drought-breaking rains.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug lab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac948893864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug lab</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg læb/ (<em>say</em> 'drug lab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">an illegal laboratory for the manufacture of recreational drugs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug lord
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug lord</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg lɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'drug lawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">a person whose wealth and power comes from running a large drug-dealing organisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug mule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac950423592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug mule</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg mjul/ (<em>say</em> 'drug myoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048602" href="entry://mule%23bigmac000048602"><strong>mule<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048602" href="entry://mule%23mq493">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug of dependence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug of dependence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">any drug which tends to produce in the person taking it an appetite or need for it in further regular quantities, as nicotine, heroin, alcohol, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug-related
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835610326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug-related</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg-rəleɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'drug-ruhlaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">caused by or related to the consumption of illegal drugs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug running
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac661458555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug running</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg rʌnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drug runing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">the smuggling of illegal drugs into a country.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drug runner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug snob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac133093726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug snob</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg snɒb/ (<em>say</em> 'drug snob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">a recreational drug taker who favours one drug and is scornful of those who take a different drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug squad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac772796630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug squad</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg skwɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'drug skwod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">that section of the police force which is engaged in the detection and prevention of drug trafficking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug tourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac949439919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug tourism</span></header><div>/drʌg ˈtʊərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> drug 'toouhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">tourism in which people travel to locations where recreational drugs are readily available.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drug tourist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug trafficking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392235257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug trafficking</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg træfəkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drug trafuhking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">trade in illegal drugs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drug trafficker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum brake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum brake</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌm breɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'drum brayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">a brake, the operation of which involves a brake drum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drumhead court martial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drumhead court martial</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a court martial held (originally round an upturned drum for a table) for the summary trial of charges of offences committed during military operations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum kit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum kit</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌm kɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'drum kit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">a set of percussion instruments, usually bass drum, side-drum, tom-toms, high hat and cymbals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac509173325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum line</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌm laɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'drum luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a shark trap comprising a floating drum with a line to anchor it to the seabed and another line and baited hook to catch a shark; often located near popular swimming spots to reduce the number of sharks in the vicinity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum machine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum machine</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌm məʃin/ (<em>say</em> 'drum muhsheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">an electronic device which synthesises a variety of standard rhythmic drum patterns; beatbox.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rhythm machine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum-major
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum-major</span></header><div>/drʌm-ˈmeɪdʒə/ (<em>say</em> drum-'mayjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">a person (in the army usually of the rank of sergeant major) in command of a corps of drums, who also commands both the band and corps of drums on parade.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum-majorette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum-majorette</span></header><div>/ˌdrʌm-meɪdʒəˈrɛt/ (<em>say</em> .drum-mayjuh'ret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">a girl who marches in front of a band in a parade twisting a baton.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought bus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac18388566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought bus</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt bʌs/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt bus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq52">a mobile government office for the processing of applications under the Australian government EC assistance scheme.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought declaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac282419594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought declaration</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt dɛkləreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt dekluhrayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq11">an EC declaration in response to a drought.</span></div> <div class="backshade">In Australia, areas of land are officially declared drought-stricken through a <strong>drought declaration</strong> from the relevant state government. To be eligible for such a declaration, certain criteria must be met, depending on whether the use of the land is for livestock, agriculture or other. In Qld for instance, local drought committees will advise the state government that drought should be declared in an area or a shire when there has been a rainfall deficiency in the previous 12 months, such as would not normally occur in a ten-year period. Other factors considered are the number of livestock with access to the land, the presence of other factors such as pest infestations or dead plant matter and the farmers’ response and reasonable attempts to work around the problem. Continuing failed wet seasons in Qld saw that state have a record high 86.1 per cent of drought-declared land in late 2015.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought-declared
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144184575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought-declared</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt-dəklɛəd/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt-duhklaird) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">officially deemed to be so severely affected by drought as to warrant an EC declaration by the Australian government.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought-feed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought-feed</span><z><span target_id="G0x50exUNN">n.</span><span target_id="yJnySFrFTj">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdraʊt-fid/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt-feed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G0x50exUNN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> Also, <strong class="vs">survival level feeding</strong>. a basic drought survival ration fed to stock once or twice a week, the object of which is to save all the stock, not to fatten some and starve others.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yJnySFrFTj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq192"> (<strong class="bold">drought-fed</strong>, <strong class="bold">drought-feeding</strong>) to feed (stock) this ration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought-stricken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac764930127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought-stricken</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt-strɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt-strikuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq45">severely affected by drought.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drought-tolerant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drought-tolerant</span></header><div>/ˈdraʊt-tɒlərənt/ (<em>say</em> 'drowt-toluhruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> (of varieties of plants, especially cereals) developed to withstand drought conditions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> (of breeds of cattle) bred to have greater resistance to drought conditions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drought-resistant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drove work
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drove work</span></header><div>/ˈdroʊv wɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'drohv werk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">the surface of stone worked with a drove.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drowned valley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drowned valley</span></header><div>/draʊnd ˈvæli/ (<em>say</em> drownd 'valee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">a submerged valley, flooded by sea or lake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug cheat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28574951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug cheat</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg tʃit/ (<em>say</em> 'drug cheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a person who takes banned substances to improve their sporting performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug checking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac527815323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug checking</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg tʃɛkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'drug cheking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac581669040" href="entry://pill%20testing%23bigmac581669040"><strong>pill testing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drug check</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>drug checker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug cook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac714506449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug cook</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg kʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'drug kook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a person who manufactures recreational drugs in a drug lab.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug dealer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac487609127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug dealer</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg dilə/ (<em>say</em> 'drug deeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">a person who sells illegal drugs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>drug dealing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac537410558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug design</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg dəzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'drug duhzuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">the process of inventing a new medication based on the analysis of the biomolecule to be targeted by the drug.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rational drug design</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813188388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug dog</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'drug dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">a sniffer dog trained to detect by smell the presence of hidden illegal drugs, as at a popular music venue, airport, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635843308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug driving</span></header><div>/drʌg ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> drug 'druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">the driving of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drug-driving</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>drug driver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug fiend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac240902075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug fiend</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg find/ (<em>say</em> 'drug feend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq34">a person who is addicted to drugs, especially narcotics.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dope fiend</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug-fucked
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157992167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug-fucked</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg-fʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'drug-fukt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> under the influence of recreational drugs: <em class="example">most of the people at the party were completely drug-fucked.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq694"> permanently affected by former, especially long-term, use of illicit drugs: <em class="example">a drug-fucked old hippie.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drug house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac449238202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drug house</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌg haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'drug hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac025027675" href="entry://crack%20house%23bigmac025027675"><strong>crack house</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drug den</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drummond Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drummond Range</span></header><div>/drʌmənd ˈreɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> drumuhnd 'raynj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">a mountain range in central Qld, an offshoot of the Great Dividing Range. Highest peak over 610 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drum roll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac196880294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drum roll</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌm roʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'drum rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq30">a flourish made by producing a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104516" href="entry://roll%23bigmac000104516">roll</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104516" href="entry://roll%23mq659">57</a>) on a drum or a number of drums.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drunk tank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac667148603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drunk tank</span></header><div>/ˈdrʌŋk tæŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'drungk tangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a cell in a police station in which an intoxicated person is confined until they have sobered up, usually the following morning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drury Lane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drury Lane</span></header><div>/drʊəri ˈleɪn/ (<em>say</em> droouhree 'layn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">a street in central London, famous for its theatres.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry battery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry battery</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ bætri/ (<em>say</em> 'druy batree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">a dry cell, or voltaic battery consisting of a number of dry cells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry brushing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac084097453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry brushing</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ brʌʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'druy brushing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">the practice of lightly exfoliating one’s skin while dry with a coarse brush, especially with bristles of natural fibres, to remove dead skin cells and improve circulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry camp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac12852342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry camp</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ kæmp/ (<em>say</em> 'druy kamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq32">an Aboriginal settlement in which alcohol is banned.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="entry://dry%23bigmac000088409"><span class="smallcaps">dry</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="entry://dry%23mq773">23</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088115" href="entry://camp%23bigmac000088115"><span class="smallcaps">camp<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088115" href="entry://camp%23mq461">5</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry cell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry cell</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ sɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'druy sel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a primary cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste or is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing from its original position.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-cleaning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-cleaning</span></header><div>/draɪ-ˈklinɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druy-'kleening) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq709"> the process of cleaning (garments, etc.) with chemical solvents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> the articles cleaned by this process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-cure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700144178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-cure</span></header><div>/draɪ-ˈkjuə/ (<em>say</em> druy-'kyoohuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dry-cured</strong>, <strong class="bold">dry-curing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">to cure (fresh ham) by rubbing it with a mixture of salt and other ingredients, and leaving it to age.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dry-curing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>dry-cured</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry deposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac134202586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry deposition</span></header><div>/draɪ dɛpəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> druy depuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">the process by which atmospheric gases and particles are transferred to the earth’s surface by air turbulence.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac436398319" href="entry://wet%20deposition%23bigmac436398319"><strong>wet deposition</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry diggings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac448805630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry diggings</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ dɪgɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'druy digingz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">localities where goldmining is carried out without water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry distillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry distillation</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ dɪstəˌleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'druy distuh.layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070339" href="entry://destructive%20distillation%23bigmac000070339"><strong>destructive distillation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry dock</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dry dock" src="word_pronunciations/07368.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdraɪ dɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'druy dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq902"> a basin-like structure from which the water can be removed after the entrance of a ship, used when making repairs on a ship’s bottom, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq228"> a floating structure which may be partially submerged to permit a vessel to enter, and then raised to lift the vessel out of the water for repairs, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-dock</span><z><span target_id="va5oX2mFfE">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZrXRqPkX77">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdraɪ-dɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'druy-dok) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="va5oX2mFfE"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> to place in a dry dock.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZrXRqPkX77">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq758"> to go into dry dock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry farming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry farming</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈfamɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druy 'fahming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">a mode of farming practised in regions of slight or insufficient rainfall, depending largely upon tillage methods which render the soil more receptive of moisture and reduce evaporation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dry farmer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-fire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac052434555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-fire</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ-faɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'druy-fuyuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dry-fired</strong>, <strong class="bold">dry-firing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac453574177" href="entry://drive-stun%23bigmac453574177"><strong>drive-stun</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [erroneous variant <em>dry</em> from <em>drive</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry firefighting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991011973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry firefighting</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈfaɪəfaɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druy 'fuyuhfuyting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">a method of fighting bushfires in which the fire is contained without the use of water, as by back-burning or the creation of firebreaks ahead of the fire front.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Traditional firefighting relies on the use of water. <strong>Dry firefighting</strong> uses alternative methods in order to preserve water for other uses, particularly in areas of drought or water scarcity. In essence, dry firefighting removes the fuel that fires require. One method is back-burning, where a track or cleared path is created around a fire and new, controlled fires lit to burn back to the original fire, containing it and reducing the available fuel as they burn. In Australia, back-burning often occurs as a preventive measure in areas that are dry or otherwise combustible. This type of measure is quite often undertaken before the high season for fires starts. Another form of dry firefighting is to make a control line ahead of a fire by removing leaves, shrubs or even trees.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry flood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac569130742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry flood</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ flʌd/ (<em>say</em> 'druy flud) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">the flowing of water into drought-affected land, the water having spread from higher land that has received substantial rainfall.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dry flooding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry fly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry fly</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ flaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'druy fluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">a lure resembling a fly, which floats on the water, and is used in fishing, especially for trout and salmon.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dry-fly</strong> /ˈdraɪ-flaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'druy-fluy), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-fry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-fry</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ-fraɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'druy-fruy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dry-fried</strong>, <strong class="bold">dry-frying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054105" href="entry://pan-fry%23bigmac000054105"><strong>pan-fry</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry goods
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry goods</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ gʊdz/ (<em>say</em> 'druy goodz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">textile fabrics and related articles of trade, as distinct from groceries, hardware, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry grocery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac978518916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry grocery</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈgroʊsəri/ (<em>say</em> druy 'grohsuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">a commodity sold by a grocer which is in a packet, jar, or tin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry horrors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225424744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry horrors</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈhɒrəz/ (<em>say</em> druy 'horuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq966"> delirium tremens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> a drought.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry hump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514257464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry hump</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈhʌmp/ (<em>say</em> druy 'hump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq023"> an act of sexual intercourse that is simulated or mutually unsatisfying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq673"> a disappointment or failure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry root</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry ice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry ice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dry ice" src="word_pronunciations/07369.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪ ˈaɪs/ (<em>say</em> druy 'uys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">solid carbon dioxide, having a temperature of minus 78°C at atmospheric pressure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drying oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drying oil</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪɪŋ ɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'druying oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">an animal or vegetable oil which hardens to a tough film when a thin layer is exposed to the air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry kiln
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry kiln</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈkɪln/ (<em>say</em> druy 'kiln) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">an oven for the controlled drying of cut wood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry kitchen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311400645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry kitchen</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ kɪtʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'druy kichuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a kitchen within the house where food which does not require messy preparation can be cooked and served.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac026548027" href="entry://wet%20kitchen%23bigmac026548027"><strong>wet kitchen</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryland farming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59643623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryland farming</span></header><div>/draɪlænd ˈfamɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druyland 'fahming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a method of cultivation of land which receives little rainfall, as by careful selection of crops and the leaving of stubble on the ground to provide nutrients and preserve water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dryland salinity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885437435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dryland salinity</span></header><div>/draɪlænd səˈlɪnəti/ (<em>say</em> druyland suh'linuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq80">the presence of high levels of salt in soil occurring in farming areas where the water balance has been changed causing a rise in the watertable that bring salts to the surface, resulting in the death of plants and soil organisms.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Dryland salinity</strong> is due to a build-up of salt levels in the soil caused not by irrigation but by tree clearing and land-use changes in Australia over the past 200 years. The removal of trees and ground cover through common agricultural practices has caused groundwater levels to rise, dissolving the salt stored in the underlying soil and rock and discharging salty groundwater to the soil surface. Perennial plants are crucial for maintaining a water balance in the landscape. Their extensive root systems harvest the water for plant growth or return the water to the atmosphere through evaporation and transpiration. Planting trees and increasing water use efficiency in pasture and cropping systems are being used to treat the problem of dryland salinity.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry lightning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac341732652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry lightning</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druy 'luytning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">lightning that is not accompanied by rain and so is more likely to initiate a bushfire.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac99836006" href="entry://dry%20thunderstorm%23bigmac99836006"><strong>dry thunderstorm</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry macular degeneration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac090868650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry macular degeneration</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874"></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac585893203" href="entry://macular%20degeneration%23bigmac585893203"><strong>macular degeneration</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry martini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry martini</span></header><div>/draɪ maˈtini/ (<em>say</em> druy mah'teenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098377" href="entry://martini%23bigmac000098377"><strong>martini</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry measure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry measure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dry measure" src="word_pronunciations/07370.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪ ˈmɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> druy 'mezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">the system of units of capacity formerly used in Britain, Australia and the US for measuring dry commodities, as grain, fruit, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry mill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac293435431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry mill</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ mɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'druy mil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">a timber mill which processes rough sawn, dried timber into boards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry mouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac940378777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry mouth</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈmaʊθ/ (<em>say</em> druy 'mowth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac711968308" href="entry://xerostomia%23bigmac711968308"><strong>xerostomia</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry mouth syndrome</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry Slutzkin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry Slutzkin</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈslʌtskən/ (<em>say</em> druy 'slutskuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069556" href="entry://Slutzkin%23bigmac000069556"><strong>Slutzkin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069556" href="entry://Slutzkin%23mq065">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry socket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry socket</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈsɒkət/ (<em>say</em> druy 'sokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a painful tooth socket which has become infected and inflamed after the extraction of the tooth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry stage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac705458370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry stage</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ steɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'druy stayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">a section of a journey, especially when droving, where groundwater is not to be found.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry track</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-stone wall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-stone wall</span></header><div>/ˌdraɪ-stoʊn ˈwɔl/ (<em>say</em> .druy-stohn 'wawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">a rubble or stone wall built without mortar.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry wall</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry storm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac972602687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry storm</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈstɔm/ (<em>say</em> druy 'stawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">a storm which produces wind, clouds, thunder and lightning, etc., but no rain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-stun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112665266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-stun</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ-stʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'druy-stun) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dry-stunned</strong>, <strong class="bold">dry-stunning</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac453574177" href="entry://drive-stun%23bigmac453574177"><strong>drive-stun</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry-fire</strong>. <div class="etym">[erroneous variant <em>dry</em> from <em>drive</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry thunderstorm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99836006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry thunderstorm</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈθʌndəstɔm/ (<em>say</em> druy 'thunduhstawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a thunderstorm in which the rain hits a layer of very dry air causing it to evaporate before it reaches the ground, but nevertheless producing lightning that can be a major cause of bushfires.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dry Tortugas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dry Tortugas</span></header><div>/draɪ tɔˈtugəz/ (<em>say</em> druy taw'toohguhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">a group of ten small islands at the northern entrance to the Gulf of Mexico; a part of Florida; the site of Fort Jefferson.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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drywood termite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557860476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">drywood termite</span></header><div>/draɪwʊd ˈtɜmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> druywood 'termuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq58">a species of termite which lives in living wood from which it obtains water, thus needing no contact with the soil or any other source of moisture.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac119948016" href="entry://dampwood%20termite%23bigmac119948016"><strong>dampwood termite</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac986497691" href="entry://subterranean%20termite%23bigmac986497691"><strong>subterranean termite</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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D-shackle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac562900054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">D-shackle</span></header><div>/ˈdi-ʃækəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dee-shakuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq84">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067762" href="entry://shackle%23bigmac000067762">shackle</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067762" href="entry://shackle%23mq668">3</a>) with straight sides, having the shape of the letter D.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual carriageway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual carriageway</span></header><div>/djuəl ˈkærɪdʒweɪ/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuhl 'karijway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021131" href="entry://divided%20road%23bigmac000021131"><strong>divided road</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual citizenship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602983697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual citizenship</span></header><div>/djuəl ˈsɪtəzənʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuhl 'situhzuhnship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">the holding of concurrent citizenship of two nations, either original or acquired.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dual nationality</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual-flush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac996243352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual-flush</span></header><div>/djuəl-ˈflʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuhl-'flush) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">of or relating to a toilet which allows the user to select a long flush or a short flush, thus saving water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual-key
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210353244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual-key</span></header><div>/djuəl-ˈki/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuhl-'kee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> of or relating to a dwelling with a small common-entry lobby with two doors leading off it, each separately keyed, one providing access to a self-contained accommodation unit with kitchen and laundry facilities, and the other to a non-self-contained unit typically used for short-term accommodation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> of or relating to the system of ownership or leasing under which such a property is held: <em class="example">a dual-key unit.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dual Monarchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dual Monarchy</span></header><div>/ˌdjuəl ˈmɒnəki/ (<em>say</em> .dyoohuhl 'monuhkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">the kingdom of Austria-Hungary, 1867–1918.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual nationality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597451112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual nationality</span></header><div>/djuəl næʃəˈnæləti/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuhl nashuh'naluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac602983697" href="entry://dual%20citizenship%23bigmac602983697"><strong>dual citizenship</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual occupancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356914845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual occupancy</span></header><div>/djuəl ˈɒkjəpənsi/ (<em>say</em> dyoouhl 'okyuhpuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dual occupancies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">the erection on a single block of land of two separate dwellings, each with unit title.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual-purpose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual-purpose</span></header><div>/djuəl-ˈpɜpəs/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuhl-'perpuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> serving two functions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq623"> (of sheep) bred and selected for the economic production of both wool and mutton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq570"> (of cattle) bred for the production of beef and milk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dual till
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149738886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dual till</span></header><div>/djuəl ˈtɪl/ (<em>say</em> dyoohuhl 'til) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a system of financial management in which part of the income-providing activity is subject to government regulatory procedure and part is not.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Du Barry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Du Barry</span></header><div>/dju ˈbæri/ (<em>say</em> dyooh 'baree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Comtesse</strong> (born <em>Marie Jeanne Bécu</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">1746–93, mistress of Louis XV of France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dub-dub-dub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac212556613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dub-dub-dub</span></header><div>/dʌb-dʌb-ˈdʌb/ (<em>say</em> dub-dub-'dub) <div class="def"><span id="mq816">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac141253455" href="entry://dub-a-dub-dub%23bigmac141253455"><strong>dub-a-dub-dub</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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du Bellay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">du Bellay</span></header><div>/dy bɛˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> dooh be'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joachim</strong> /ʒoʊəˈʃæ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhohuh'shan), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq331">1522–60, French poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dublin core
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac560704059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dublin core</span></header><div>/dʌblən ˈkɔ/ (<em>say</em> dubluhn 'kaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">a standardised minimal set of metadata elements for use in library catalogues to assign to information resources on the internet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [initiated at a library conference in Dublin, Ohio, US, in 1995]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Du Cane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Du Cane</span></header><div>/dju ˈkeɪn/ (<em>say</em> dyooh 'kayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">1825–89, English politician; governor of Tasmania 1868–74.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duccio di Buoninsegna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duccio di Buoninsegna</span></header><div>/duˌtʃoʊ di bwoʊnənˈsɛnjə/ (<em>say</em> dooh.choh dee bwohnuhn'senyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">c.1255–c.1319, Italian painter in Siena.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duces tecum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duces tecum</span></header><div>/dutʃiz ˈteɪkəm/ (<em>say</em> doohcheez 'taykuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">an order to someone to appear in court bringing with them certain documents; they are liable to a penalty if they fail to do so.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>sub poenā dūcēs tēcum</em> under penalty, you shall bring with you]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55548031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duchenne muscular dystrophy</span></header><div>/duˈʃɛn/ (<em>say</em> dooh'shen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">a type of muscular dystrophy caused by a genetic mutation which prevents production of the protein dystrophin, causing muscles to deteriorate and break down; the most frequently occurring, and one of the most rapidly progressing types of muscular dystrophy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Guillaume Benjamin Amand <em>Duchenne</em>, 1806–75, French neurologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duchesse lace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duchesse lace</span></header><div>/ˈdʌtʃɛs leɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'duches lays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a fine bobbin lace of Flemish origin featuring delicate floral designs joined by bobbin-made brides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duchesse set
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duchesse set</span></header><div>/ˈdʌtʃɛs sɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'duches set) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">a matching set, usually three in number, of doilies to go under the usual accessories as brush, trinket box, etc., on the top of a duchesse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duchess potatoes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac252606303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duchess potatoes</span></header><div>/ˌdʌtʃɛs pəˈteɪtoʊz/ (<em>say</em> .duches puh'taytohz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">potato mashed with butter, egg yolk, milk and seasonings, piped into rosettes and lightly browned under a griller before serving.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duchesse potatoes</strong>. <div class="etym">[? created by the <em>Duchess</em> of Bedford, wife of the Regent of France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duck Creek Mountain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duck Creek Mountain</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096071" href="entry://Alstonville%23bigmac000096071"><strong>Alstonville</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duck, duck, goose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161722215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck, duck, goose</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">a variant of chasey in which the players sit in a circle, the player in the centre tapping each one on the head while saying ‘duck’, but when the call changes to ‘goose’ the player so nominated chases the centre player who tries to return to the circle to take the vacant place; if this happens the pursuer becomes the centre player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ducking stool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducking stool</span></header><div>/ˈdʌkɪŋ stul/ (<em>say</em> 'duking stoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">a stool or chair in which offenders were formerly punished by being tied and plunged into water.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017831" href="entry://cucking%20stool%23bigmac000017831"><strong>cucking stool</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duck press
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540581750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck press</span></header><div>/ˈdʌk prɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'duk pres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq92">a device made from brass or other heavy-weight metal employing a disc and a turning screw, used to squeeze all juices and marrow out of a roast duck carcass, the juices being added to a wine reduction as a sauce for the sliced duck meat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry needling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac087876319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry needling</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈnidlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druy 'needling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a treatment for muscle pain which involves the insertion of an acupuncture or hypodermic needle into a trigger point with the aim of releasing the tension in the muscle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry nurse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry nurse</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ nɜs/ (<em>say</em> 'druy ners) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">a nurse who takes care of a child but does not breastfeed it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-nurse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-nurse</span></header><div>/draɪ-ˈnɜs/ (<em>say</em> druy-'ners) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">dry-nursed</strong>, <strong class="bold">dry-nursing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">to act as a dry nurse to.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry pan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry pan</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ pæn/ (<em>say</em> 'druy pan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065379" href="entry://sanitary%20can%23bigmac000065379"><strong>sanitary can</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry plate</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ pleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'druy playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">a glass plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatine, upon which a negative or positive can be produced by exposure (as in a camera) and development.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry point</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'druy poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> a stout, sharp-pointed needle used for ploughing into copper plates to produce furrows with raised edges that print with a fuzzy, velvety black.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> the process of engraving in this way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq409"> an engraving so made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry rations
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378261355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry rations</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈræʃənz/ (<em>say</em> druy 'rashuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">food carried in a desiccated form to be reconstituted with water at need.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac604443732" href="entry://wet%20rations%23bigmac604443732"><strong>wet rations</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-retch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac207735775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-retch</span></header><div>/draɪ-ˈrɛtʃ/ (<em>say</em> druy-'rech) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">to go through the motion of vomiting although one’s stomach has nothing left in it to bring up.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry retch</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>dry-retching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-root
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac972385964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-root</span></header><div>/draɪ-ˈrut/ (<em>say</em> druy-'rooht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq651"> to engage in sexual activities while fully clothed; indulge in frottage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq986"> to insert and rub the penis between the thighs or breasts of a partner, without ejaculating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088409" href="entry://dry%23bigmac000088409"><span class="smallcaps">dry</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101421" href="entry://root%23bigmac000101421"><span class="smallcaps">root<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101421" href="entry://root%23mq608">23</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry rot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry rot</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈrɒt/ (<em>say</em> druy 'rot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq482"> a decay of seasoned timber causing it to become brittle and to crumble to a dry powder, due to various fungi.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq892"> any of various diseases of plants in which the dead tissue is dry, caused in timber by <em>Merulius lacrymans</em>, in potatoes by <em>Fusarium caeruleum</em>, and in swedes, turnips, etc., by <em>Phoma lingam</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry run</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dry run" src="word_pronunciations/07371.mp3"></audio></span>/draɪ ˈrʌn/ (<em>say</em> druy 'run) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> a test exercise or rehearsal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> a military exercise in which live ammunition is not used.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq885"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) sexual intercourse which does not result in ejaculation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry sclerophyll forest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac832856757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry sclerophyll forest</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">an open forest (usually of eucalypts) with an understorey of hard-leaved shrubs that have adapted to dry conditions.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac713220316" href="entry://wet%20sclerophyll%20forest%23bigmac713220316"><strong>wet sclerophyll forest</strong></a>. <div class="backshade">In <strong>dry sclerophyll forests</strong>, the canopy of eucalypts is 10–30 metres tall and has a hard-leaved understorey. These forests are extremely diverse in plant species and adapted to extended periods without rain. In sclerophyllous plants, it is the lignin in the leaves that accounts for their hardness and resistance to wilting.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry scoop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac511365767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry scoop</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ skup/ (<em>say</em> 'druy skoohp) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">to engage in dry scooping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry scooping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502064037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry scooping</span></header><div>/draɪ ˈskupɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druy 'skoohping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">the practice of ingesting powdered pre-workout supplements or protein powder without mixing with water or milk as directed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Drysdale River National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Drysdale River National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">a national park proclaimed in 1974 and located near Wyndham, WA. 448 260 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry season
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000106356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry season</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ sizən/ (<em>say</em> 'druy seezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">the period of an annual cycle in the tropics when there is little rainfall and the days are hot and sunny, usually as a result of the change in the prevailing winds.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000110094" href="entry://wet%20season%23bigmac000110094"><strong>wet season</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry shampoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798084315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry shampoo</span></header><div>/draɪ ʃæmˈpu/ (<em>say</em> druy sham'pooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">a hair product in powder or spray form, designed to be used as a cleaning agent without water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-shell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-shell</span></header><div>/draɪ-ˈʃɛl/ (<em>say</em> druy-'shel) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">to collect shells from reefs exposed at low tide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-shod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-shod</span></header><div>/ˈdraɪ-ʃɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'druy-shod) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">having or keeping the shoes dry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dry-ski training
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dry-ski training</span></header><div>/draɪ-ˈski ˌtreɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> druy-'skee .trayning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">pre-season training for skiing on a matting or plastic surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duck's breakfast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac109302719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck’s breakfast</span></header><div>/dʌks ˈbrɛkfəst/ (<em>say</em> duks 'brekfuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq98">a drink of water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duck’s dinner</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duck's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825748240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈdʌks dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'duks duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">short stature; having short legs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duck tape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac43858171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duck tape</span></header><div>/ˈdʌk teɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'duk tayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac159974031" href="entry://duct%20tape%23bigmac159974031"><strong>duct tape</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [a mispronunciation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duckworth-Lewis system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac729371406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duckworth-Lewis system</span></header><div>/dʌkwɜθ-luəs ˈsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> dukwerth-loohuhs 'sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a mathematical system used to determine the winning score in a rain-interrupted one-day match, calculated on the number of overs remaining and the number of wickets that have fallen when rain interruptions occur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [invented by English statistician Frank <em>Duckworth</em> and English mathematician Tony <em>Lewis</em>; first used in 1997]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ducted heating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ducted heating</span></header><div>/dʌktəd ˈhitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duktuhd 'heeting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">a system of heating in which hot air is circulated through the building by means of ducts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ductless gland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ductless gland</span></header><div>/dʌktləs ˈglænd/ (<em>say</em> duktluhs 'gland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">a gland which possesses no excretory duct, but whose secretion is absorbed directly into the blood or lymph, as the thyroid, adrenals, pituitary gland, and parathyroids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duct tape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac159974031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duct tape</span></header><div>/ˈdʌkt teɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'dukt tayp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">strong adhesive tape for electrical and other purposes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dud-dropper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dud-dropper</span></header><div>/ˈdʌd-drɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dud-dropuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068255" href="entry://shoddy%20dropper%23bigmac000068255"><strong>shoddy dropper</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dud-dropping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dude ranch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dude ranch</span></header><div>/dud ˈræntʃ/ (<em>say</em> doohd 'ranch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">a ranch operated also as a holiday resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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due diligence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac204924331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">due diligence</span></header><div>/dju ˈdɪlədʒəns/ (<em>say</em> dyooh 'diluhjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">the process of acquiring objective and reliable information on a person or a company as required, especially before a commercial acquisition: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In November, CBH entered a memorandum of understanding to undertake a due diligence process before deciding whether to buy the zinc, lead and silver mine.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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due process
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac515668690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">due process</span></header><div>/dju ˈproʊsɛs/ (<em>say</em> dyooh 'prohses) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">the proper legal procedures which enshrine the rights of an individual, and which should not be tampered with, especially by governments.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">due process of law</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Du Faur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Du Faur</span></header><div>/dju ˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> dyooh 'faw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frederick Eccleston</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">1832–1915, Australian draftsman and businessman, born in London; noted patron of the arts and exploration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duffel bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duffel bag</span></header><div>/ˈdʌfəl bæg/ (<em>say</em> 'dufuhl bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a cylindrical canvas bag used for carrying personal effects.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duffle bag</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duffel coat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duffel coat</span></header><div>/ˈdʌfəl koʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'dufuhl koht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a heavy woollen coat, knee-length or three-quarter-length, usually with a hood and toggles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duffle coat</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Du Guesclin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Du Guesclin</span></header><div>/dy geɪˈklæ̃/ (<em>say</em> dooh gay'klan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bertrand</strong> /bɛəˈtrɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> bair'tron), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">c. 1320–80, French military leader, constable of France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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du jour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466357782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">du jour</span></header><div>/də ˈʒʊə/ (<em>say</em> duh 'zhoouh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>placed after the noun</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> (of a dish) recommended or specially available on a certain day in a restaurant: <em class="example">the fish du jour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> currently and often briefly fashionable or popular: <em class="example">the club du jour among the fashionable crowd.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French: of the day] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> A common but irregular variant is <em>de jour</em> which derives from the pronunciation.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dukan diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510051707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dukan diet</span></header><div>/ˈdukən daɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'doohkuhn duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a diet that is high in protein and extremely low in carbohydrates, the sources of protein being also low in fat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [devised by French nutritionist, Pierre <em>Dukan</em>, and published in 2000]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duke of Kent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duke of Kent</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">rent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dulce de leche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522077726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dulce de leche</span></header><div>/dʊlseɪ deɪ ˈlɛtʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> doolsay day 'lechay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a thick milk-based sauce or spread prepared by slowly heating sweetened milk until the sugar is caramelised and the milk is much reduced.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: literally, sweet (candy) of milk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dull-witted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244034713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dull-witted</span></header><div>/dʌl-ˈwɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> dul-'wituhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">stupid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Du Maurier family
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Du Maurier family</span></header><div>/dju ˈmɒrieɪ/ (<em>say</em> dyooh 'moreeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> an English literary and theatrical family. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> <strong>George Louis Palmella Busson</strong>, 1834–96, Paris-born illustrator and novelist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> his son, <strong>Sir Gerald</strong>, 1873–1934, actor and theatrical manager.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq040"> <strong>Daphne</strong>, 1903–89, granddaughter of George, romantic novelist best known for <em>Rebecca</em> (1938) and <em>My Cousin Rachel</em> (1951).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumbarton Oaks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumbarton Oaks</span></header><div>/dʌmbatn ˈoʊks/ (<em>say</em> dumbahtn 'ohks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">an estate in the US in Washington DC; the site of the conferences in 1944 which laid the foundation for the establishment of the United Nations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb barge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967239123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb barge</span></header><div>/dʌm ˈbadʒ/ (<em>say</em> dum 'bahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">a barge for the transportation of cargo, which does not have its own engine but is towed or pushed by another power-driven vessel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb Dora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb Dora</span></header><div>/dʌm ˈdɔrə/ (<em>say</em> dum 'dawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">a dull or stupid girl or woman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb nettle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac291359683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb nettle</span></header><div>/dʌm ˈnɛtl/ (<em>say</em> dum 'netl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018864" href="entry://dead%20nettle%23bigmac000018864"><strong>dead nettle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb piano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb piano</span></header><div>/dʌm piˈænoʊ/ (<em>say</em> dum pee'anoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">a small and silent keyboard instrument with neither hammers nor strings, intended for practice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumb show
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumb show</span></header><div>/ˈdʌm ʃoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dum shoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in the early English drama.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> gesture without speech.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dummy bidder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac793691180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dummy bidder</span></header><div>/dʌmi ˈbɪdə/ (<em>say</em> dumee 'biduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">someone who poses as a genuine buyer at an auction but in fact is only bidding in order to move the bidding up.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dummy bidding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dummy half
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dummy half</span></header><div>/dʌmi ˈhaf/ (<em>say</em> dumee 'hahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">(in Rugby League) the player who acts as a half, gathering and distributing the ball after it has been played following a tackle, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dummy run
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dummy run</span></header><div>/dʌmi ˈrʌn/ (<em>say</em> dumee 'run) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">a trial; an exploratory attempt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dummy spit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac476323789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dummy spit</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmi spɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'dumee spit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a childish display of exasperation or bad temper; tantrum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dumont d'Urville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dumont d’Urville</span></header><div>/ˌdjumɒnt ˈdɜvɪl/ (<em>say</em> .dyoohmont 'dervil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jules Sébastien César</strong> /dʒulz səˌbæstiən seɪˈza/ (<em>say</em> joohlz suh.basteeuhn say'zah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">1790–1842, French navigator and naval officer; carried out expeditions in the area of Australia and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dump bin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dump bin</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmp bɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'dump bin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq578"> (in a shop) a bin or receptacle in which miscellaneous goods, such as mixed remaindered books, are placed, so that customers may rummage through them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq988"> (in a bookshop) a freestanding display unit in which copies of a particular book or those from a particular publisher may be prominently displayed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq115"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069226" href="entry://skip%23bigmac000069226"><strong>skip<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069226" href="entry://skip%23mq544">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dump cake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac291168438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dump cake</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmp keɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dump kayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a cake which is prepared by combining the ingredients directly in the cake tin or dish in which it is to be baked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dump chook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152969396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dump chook</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmp tʃʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'dump chook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac415231100" href="entry://Australian%20white%20ibis%23bigmac415231100"><strong>Australian white ibis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so named from its habit of rummaging in garbage dumps for food]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumped wool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumped wool</span></header><div>/dʌmpt ˈwʊl/ (<em>say</em> dumpt 'wool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a package of wool compressed tightly for shipment and held by metal bands or wires.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumping cash security
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumping cash security</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">a cash deposit required to be placed with customs by an Australian importer when it is considered likely that the goods are being dumped in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumping ground
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac435628856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumping ground</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmpɪŋ graʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'dumping grownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq28"> an area of land designated for the dumping of rubbish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> a place where unwanted people, projects, etc., can be manoeuvred so as not to get in the way of others: <em class="example">Australia as a dumping ground for the poor of England.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpling soup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277914204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpling soup</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmplɪŋ sup/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpling soohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> soup consisting largely of chicken or vegetable stock and small dumplings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068390" href="entry://short%20soup%23bigmac000068390"><strong>short soup</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dump point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac305298547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dump point</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmp pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'dump poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a location at which the local council has made provision for the emptying of wastewater tanks from motorhomes, caravans, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">RV dump point</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dump rake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dump rake</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmp reɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'dump rayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">a power-driven or tractor-drawn rake which gathers hay into windrows or heaps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpster diving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558739191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpster diving</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmstə daɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dumstuh duyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">the salvaging of household food items from the stock which has been thrown away by a shop, supermarket, etc., into a dumpster.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>dumpster diver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpster fire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826547681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpster fire</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmpstə faɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpstuh fuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">a situation which has become a disaster or embarrassment, usually through mismanagement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bin fire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dump truck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dump truck</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmp trʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'dump truk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076743" href="entry://tip%20truck%23bigmac000076743"><strong>tip truck</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dumpy level
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dumpy level</span></header><div>/ˈdʌmpi lɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dumpee levuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level mounted under and parallel to a telescope, the latter being rigidly attached to its supports.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunbar number
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138208995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunbar number</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnba nʌmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'dunbah numbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">the theorised maximum number of individuals with whom a person is able to maintain social relationships of some stability, usually considered to be around 150.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dunbar’s number</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Robin <em>Dunbar</em>, born 1947, British anthropologist who proposed the theory]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunce's cap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunce’s cap</span></header><div>/ˈdʌnsəz kæp/ (<em>say</em> 'dunsuhz kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">a tall paper cone, formerly put on the head of a slow or lazy student.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dunce cap</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dundalk Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dundalk Bay</span></header><div>/dʌndɔk ˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> dundawk 'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a small bay on the eastern coast of County Louth, Republic of Ireland. About 11 km across.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dundas Strait
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dundas Strait</span></header><div>/dʌndæs ˈstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> dundas 'strayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a strait lying between Melville Island and the Cobourg Peninsula, NT.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dundee cake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac489198584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dundee cake</span></header><div>/dʌndi ˈkeɪk/ (<em>say</em> dundee 'kayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">a butter cake flavoured with lemon rind, chopped almonds, dried fruit, etc., and usually decorated with almonds pressed into the top.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022329" href="entry://Dundee%23bigmac000022329"><span class="smallcaps">Dundee</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dune buggy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dune buggy</span></header><div>/ˈdjun bʌgi/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohn bugee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006179" href="entry://beach%20buggy%23bigmac000006179"><strong>beach buggy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dune country
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443358703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dune country</span></header><div>/ˈdjun kʌntri/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohn kuntree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">sandy coastal country, with varied but fragile vegetation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunera Boys
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac453225656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunera Boys</span></header><div>/dəˈnɪərə bɔɪz/ (<em>say</em> duh'nearruh boyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">the Germans and Austrians classified as enemy aliens, who arrived on the <em>Dunera</em> in 1940 and were interned at Hay, NSW; many later settled in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dun fly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dun fly</span></header><div>/ˈdʌn flaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'dun fluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a dun-coloured artificial fishing fly attached to the leader to mimic the larval stage of certain flies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dungaree settler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dungaree settler</span></header><div>/ˌdʌŋgəri ˈsɛtlə/ (<em>say</em> .dungguhree 'setluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a small farmer in the early Australian colonial period who was too poor to wear anything but faded blue Indian cotton garments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dung beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dung beetle</span></header><div>/ˈdʌŋ bitl/ (<em>say</em> 'dung beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> any of various scarabaeid beetles that feed upon or breed in dung, as the sacred Egyptian scarab <em>Scarabaeus sacer</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq611"> any of various African beetle species introduced into Australia in pastoral and urban areas as a means of managing the dung from introduced stock, or the droppings from pets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq14"> any of various Australian native beetle species that make use of the fibrous dung produced by kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dung puncher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dung puncher</span></header><div>/ˈdʌŋ pʌntʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'dung punchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">an active male homosexual.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunk Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunk Island</span></header><div>/dʌŋk ˈaɪlənd/ (<em>say</em> dungk 'uyluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">an island off the north-eastern coast of Qld, north of Townsville and south of Cairns; national park and major tourist resort.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by Captain James Cook after George Montagu <em>Dunk</em>, Earl of Halifax]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dún na nGall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dún na nGall</span></header><div>/ˌdun nə ˈŋaʊl/ (<em>say</em> .doohn nuh 'ngowl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091966" href="entry://Donegal%23bigmac000091966"><strong>Donegal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dunnet Head
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dunnet Head</span></header><div>/dʌnət ˈhɛd/ (<em>say</em> dunuht 'hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">a promontory forming the most northerly point of Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunny budgie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac56194936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunny budgie</span></header><div>/ˈdʌni bʌdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'dunee bujee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a blowfly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunny can
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunny can</span></header><div>/ˈdʌni kæn/ (<em>say</em> 'dunee kan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065379" href="entry://sanitary%20can%23bigmac000065379"><strong>sanitary can</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunny cart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunny cart</span></header><div>/ˈdʌni kat/ (<em>say</em> 'dunee kaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065380" href="entry://sanitary%20cart%23bigmac000065380"><strong>sanitary cart</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunny diver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac758969529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunny diver</span></header><div>/ˈdʌni daɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'dunee duyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a plumber.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunny man
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunny man</span></header><div>/ˈdʌni mæn/ (<em>say</em> 'dunee man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065382" href="entry://sanitary%20man%23bigmac000065382"><strong>sanitary man</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dunny paper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558471679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dunny paper</span></header><div>/ˈdʌni peɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dunee paypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">toilet paper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duns Scotus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duns Scotus</span></header><div>/dʌnz ˈskoʊtəs/ (<em>say</em> dunz 'skohtuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">c.1265–c.1308, Irish or Scottish scholastic theologian and Franciscan priest in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duntroon Military College
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duntroon Military College</span></header><div>/dʌnˈtrun/ (<em>say</em> dun'troohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a military training college at Duntroon, ACT, established 1911; tertiary academic functions transferred to the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1986.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Royal Military College</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duo hoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac707139030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duo hoe</span></header><div>/ˈdjuoʊ hoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohoh hoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">a hoe with two sides, having a rake or fork on one side, and a blade on the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duplessis-Mornay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duplessis-Mornay</span></header><div>/dyplɛsi-mɔˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> doohplesee-maw'nay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103579" href="entry://Mornay%23bigmac000103579"><strong>Mornay</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duple time
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duple time</span></header><div>/ˈdjupəl taɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpuhl tuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">(of music) rhythm characterised by two beats to the bar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplex soil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac209424413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplex soil</span></header><div>/djuplɛks ˈsɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> dyoohpleks 'soyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">a soil profile in which the topsoil and the sub-soil have significantly different textures, as loam over clay, which inhibits water flow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duplicating paper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duplicating paper</span></header><div>/ˈdjupləkeɪtɪŋ ˌpeɪpə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohpluhkayting .paypuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">paper specially treated or prepared for use in a duplicator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Du Pré
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Du Pré</span></header><div>/dju ˈpreɪ/ (<em>say</em> dyooh 'pray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jacqueline</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">1945–87, English cellist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duran Duran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duran Duran</span></header><div>/djuˈræn djuˈræn/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'ran dyooh'ran) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">British pop group, formed in 1980, featuring lead singer Simon Le Bon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duration cottage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac514767816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duration cottage</span></header><div>/djuˈreɪʃən kɒtɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'rayshuhn kotij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">a house built with Australian Commonwealth funding during World War II for the temporary housing of war workers; usually made of cheap materials such as fibro and not intended as a permanent dwelling.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">duration home</strong>, <strong class="vs">duration house</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the phrase <em>for the duration</em> with reference to World War II]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duress button
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac703406272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duress button</span></header><div>/djuˈrɛs bʌtn/ (<em>say</em> dyooh'res butn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">a button, usually located on a wall or a desk, which, when pressed, activates a duress alarm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusky moorhen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusky moorhen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dusky moorhen" src="word_pronunciations/07453.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌski ˈmɔhɛn/ (<em>say</em> duskee 'mawhen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">a rail, <em>Gallinula tenebrosa</em>, brownish black with white patches on the tail coverts and a red frontal shield, found mainly in swamps and parklands of eastern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusky morwong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac555486433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusky morwong</span></header><div>/dʌski ˈmɔwɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> duskee 'mawwong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">a brownish-grey fish, <em>Dactylophora nigricans</em>, endemic to Australia and occurring in temperate southern waters from south-eastern to south-western Australia; strongfish; tilliwarti.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust bag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac736100931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust bag</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst bæg/ (<em>say</em> 'dust bag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">a cloth bag for collecting dust in a vacuum cleaner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust bath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust bath</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst baθ/ (<em>say</em> 'dust bahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> the practice adopted by a bird of forcing dust through its feathers, as a control against parasites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> a similar application of dust by some mammals, as the elephant, chinchilla and llama.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust bowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust bowl</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst boʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dust bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">an area of sparse vegetation subject to dust storms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dust Bowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dust Bowl</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst boʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'dust bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a popular name for an area of the US, in the southern central part, that was denuded of topsoil during the droughts of the mid 1930s. About 388 500 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust box
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554160848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust box</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst bɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'dust boks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq645"> a container for rubbish, particularly one that is box-shaped with a lid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> a box or tray filled with dirt for chickens to use for a dust bath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust bunny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac285626695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust bunny</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst bʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'dust bunee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">a collection of dust, fluff, etc., found under furniture or in the corner of a room.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust cover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust cover</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst kʌvə/ (<em>say</em> 'dust kuvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> Also, <strong class="vs">dust sheet</strong>. a large cloth or sheet placed over furniture to protect it from dust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022446" href="entry://dust%20jacket%23bigmac000022446"><strong>dust jacket</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust devil</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst dɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'dust devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">a miniature whirlwind of considerable intensity that picks up dust and rubbish and carries it some distance into the air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust jacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust jacket</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dust jacket" src="word_pronunciations/07456.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌst dʒækət/ (<em>say</em> 'dust jakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038732" href="entry://jacket%23bigmac000038732"><strong>jacket</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038732" href="entry://jacket%23mq531">3</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dust cover</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust shot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust shot</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst ʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'dust shot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">the smallest size of shot for a shotgun.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust squall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust squall</span></header><div>/dʌst skwɔl/ (<em>say</em> dust skwawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">a squall which throws up a great deal of dust.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust storm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust storm</span></header><div>/ˈdʌst stɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'dust stawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">a storm of wind which raises dense masses of dust into the air, as in a desert region.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dust-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dust-up</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of dust-up" src="word_pronunciations/07457.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʌst-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'dust-up) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">a commotion; fight; scuffle: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was sitting behind those rocks under the bluff and that blighter Edmund had a dust-up with her terrier. I had to go and separate them.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch oven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch oven</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dutch oven" src="word_pronunciations/07461.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌtʃ ˈʌvən/ (<em>say</em> duch 'uvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq211"> a large, heavy pot with a close-fitting lid used for slow cooking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> a metal utensil, open in front, for roasting before an open fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq457"> a brick oven in which the walls are preheated for cooking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq224"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the act of breaking wind while in bed, and then pulling the bedding over another’s head.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch reach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac262173373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch reach</span></header><div>/ˈdʌtʃ ritʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'duch reech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">(of the occupant of a vehicle) the act of opening a vehicle door with the hand furthest from the door, requiring a partial turn of the body, which increases the likelihood of sighting an approaching cyclist, motorcyclist or pedestrian, thus diminishing the chances of dooring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from the practice being long-established in the Netherlands]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch Reformed Church
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch Reformed Church</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">any of the three Calvinist Churches in South Africa to which most Afrikaans-speaking people belong.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch rub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423437225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch rub</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈrʌb/ (<em>say</em> duch 'rub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac891050299" href="entry://noogie%23bigmac891050299"><strong>noogie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch rush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch rush</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈrʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> duch 'rush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">a widespread horsetail, <em>Equisetum hyemale</em>, the long, scarcely branched siliceous stems of which were formerly used for scouring pots and pans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch straight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac573645886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch straight</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> duch 'strayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Poker</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac372665529" href="entry://skip%20straight%23bigmac372665529"><strong>skip straight</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch tilt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016820617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch tilt</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈtɪlt/ (<em>say</em> duch 'tilt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac713521137" href="entry://Dutch%20angle%23bigmac713521137"><strong>Dutch angle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch treat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch treat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dutch treat" src="word_pronunciations/07462.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌtʃ ˈtrit/ (<em>say</em> duch 'treet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">a meal or entertainment in which each person pays for themself.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dutch shout</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch uncle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch uncle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dutch uncle" src="word_pronunciations/07463.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌtʃ ˈʌŋkəl/ (<em>say</em> duch 'ungkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">someone who offers concerned and disinterested advice at length: <em class="example">he talked to me like a Dutch uncle.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? from the stereotype of the Dutch and Germans as being sober and severe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch West Indies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch West Indies</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049819" href="entry://Netherlands%20Antilles%23bigmac000049819"><strong>Netherlands Antilles</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch wife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch wife</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈwaɪf/ (<em>say</em> duch 'wuyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">a bolster or wicker frame used as a support under one’s upper knee while sleeping on one’s side, especially in certain tropical countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duty-bound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duty-bound</span></header><div>/ˈdjuti-baʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtee-bownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">morally obliged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duty-free
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duty-free</span></header><div>/djuti-ˈfri/ (<em>say</em> dyoohtee-'free) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">free of customs duty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duty-free shop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duty-free shop</span></header><div>/ˌdjuti-ˈfri ʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> .dyoohtee-'free shop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a shop, often at an airport, where duty-free goods can be bought.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duty of care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102597866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duty of care</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq33">a legal obligation to avoid causing harm to another person by the exercise of reasonable care to avoid foreseeable injury to that person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duty officer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duty officer</span></header><div>/ˈdjuti ɒfəsə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtee ofuhsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">the officer rostered to be on duty at a particular time and place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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duty solicitor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">duty solicitor</span></header><div>/ˈdjuti səlɪsətə/ (<em>say</em> 'dyoohtee suhlisuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a solicitor rostered to attend a court in order to advise or represent persons without legal representation who are due to appear in court that day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Duyfken Point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Duyfken Point</span></header><div>/daɪfkən ˈpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> duyfkuhn 'poynt), /dufkən/ (<em>say</em> doohfkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">a cape in north-western Qld, on the Cape York Peninsula west of Weipa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in 1802 by Matthew Flinders after the Dutch ship <a data-mq-recid="bigmac135752421" href="entry://Duyfken%23bigmac135752421"><span class="smallcaps">Duyfken</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DV & WP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac966996622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DV &amp; WP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq932">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac242390016" href="entry://DVWP%23bigmac242390016"><strong>DVWP</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DVD player
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac663891137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DVD player</span></header><div>/di vi ˈdi pleɪə/ (<em>say</em> dee vee 'dee playuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">a device which plays back the data on a DVD.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DVD recorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac362942199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DVD recorder</span></header><div>/di vi ˈdi rəkɔdə/ (<em>say</em> dee vee 'dee ruhkawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">a device that records digital data onto a DVD.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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DVD rot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac487313368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">DVD rot</span></header><div>/di vi di ˈrɒt/ (<em>say</em> dee vee dee 'rot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">corrosion of the data-carrying layer of a DVD caused by oxidation of the aluminium in it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dvorak scale of intensity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124974831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dvorak scale of intensity</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">a scale from 1 to 8 used to indicate the intensity of a tropical cyclone, based on the Dvorak technique.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dvorak technique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149985214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dvorak technique</span></header><div>/dəˌvɔræk tɛkˈnik/ (<em>say</em> duh.vawrak tek'neek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">a methodology for estimating the intensity of a tropical cyclone, based on the visual patterns in visible and infrared satellite images, such patterns changing in a predictable fashion as the cyclone strengthens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [devised between 1969 and 1984 by US meteorologist Vernon <em>Dvorak</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarf cassowary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac21980967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarf cassowary</span></header><div>/dwɔf ˈkæsəwəri/ (<em>say</em> dwawf 'kasuhwuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">a small cassowary, <em>Casuarius bennetti</em>, of New Guinea and adjacent islands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarf cypress pine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316383923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarf cypress pine</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac888450380" href="entry://South%20Esk%20pine%23bigmac888450380"><strong>South Esk pine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarf mallow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarf mallow</span></header><div>/dwɔf ˈmæloʊ/ (<em>say</em> dwawf 'maloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">a European herb, <em>Malva neglecta</em>, with roundish leaves and small pinkish white flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarf planet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac663436593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarf planet</span></header><div>/dwɔf ˈplænət/ (<em>say</em> dwawf 'planuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq65">a celestial body in orbit around the sun which exerts sufficient gravity on itself to achieve a rounded shape but which has not cleared the neighbourhood of its orbit of asteroids, comets and space debris, and is not a satellite of a planet or other non-stellar body.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095954" href="entry://Pluto%23bigmac000095954"><strong>Pluto<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarf star
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarf star</span></header><div>/ˈdwɔf sta/ (<em>say</em> 'dwawf stah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a star of relatively small volume and low luminosity, but often of high density.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwarf tossing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac50231845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwarf tossing</span></header><div>/ˈdwɔf tɒsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'dwawf tosing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a party activity, bar-room contest, etc., to see who can toss a dwarf the furthest; now illegal in many countries.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">midget tossing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwelling house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwelling house</span></header><div>/ˈdwɛlɪŋ haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'dweling hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a house occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a residence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dwelling place
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dwelling place</span></header><div>/ˈdwɛlɪŋ pleɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'dweling plays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">a place of residence or abode.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dwyer-Gray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dwyer-Gray</span></header><div>/dwaɪə-ˈgreɪ/ (<em>say</em> dwuyuh-'gray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edmund</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">1870–1945, Australian journalist and state Labor politician, born in Ireland; premier of Tasmania 1939.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyb dyb dyb, dob dob dob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac986348365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyb dyb dyb, dob dob dob</span></header><div>/dɪb dɪb dɪb dɒb dɒb ˈdɒb/ (<em>say</em> dib dib dib dob dob 'dob) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq21">(an exclamation used by Scouts to exhort each other to do their best.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>d</em>(<em>o</em>)<em> y</em>(<em>our</em>)<em> b</em>(<em>est</em>) + <em>d</em>(<em>o</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>ur</em>)<em> b</em>(<em>est</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dye bomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604499470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dye bomb</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪ bɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'duy bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">a security device comprising a cylindrical casing containing a liquid dye, and a detonator which is set off by the triggering of an alarm, the dye thereby staining the product and rendering it useless, as money in an ATM.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyed-in-the-wool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyed-in-the-wool</span></header><div>/ˌdaɪd-ɪn-ðə-ˈwʊl/ (<em>say</em> .duyd-in-dhuh-'wool) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">through-and-through; complete; inveterate: <em class="example">a dyed-in-the-wool Liberal.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [originally referring to the fact that wool dyed in its raw state, before being spun into thread or yarn, proved to be more evenly and permanently coloured]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyer's greenweed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyer’s greenweed</span></header><div>/daɪəz ˈgrinwid/ (<em>say</em> duyuhz 'greenweed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">a small shrub, <em>Genista tinctoria</em>, with yellow flowers and yielding a yellow dye, widespread in rough grassland in Europe and western Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dyer's rocket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dyer’s rocket</span></header><div>/daɪəz ˈrɒkət/ (<em>say</em> duyuhz 'rokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a biennial herb, <em>Reseda luteola</em>, with long spikes of yellowish or green flowers, widespread in Europe and western Asia and formerly cultivated for a yellow dye it contains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamic metamorphism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac529052286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamic metamorphism</span></header><div>/daɪnæmɪk mɛtəˈmɔfɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> duynamik metuh'mawfizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">the changes which occur in rocks as a result of deformation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dusty miller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dusty miller</span></header><div>/dʌsti ˈmɪlə/ (<em>say</em> dustee 'miluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> a creeping perennial herb, <em>Cerastium tomentosum</em>, covered with dense white hairs, native to south-eastern Europe, and commonly grown in rock gardens; snow-in-summer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> any of certain unrelated species with foliage bearing white hairs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch baby pancake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576123614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch baby pancake</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">a small pancake made in a skillet and baked in an oven until it is brown and puffed slightly with raised sides, the centre being filled with sweet or savoury mixes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dutch baby</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch barn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch barn</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈban/ (<em>say</em> duch 'bahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">a steel-framed building without walls and with a curved roof, often used for storing hay on farms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch cap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch cap</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈkæp/ (<em>say</em> duch 'kap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020189" href="entry://diaphragm%23bigmac000020189"><strong>diaphragm</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020189" href="entry://diaphragm%23mq181">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch cheese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch cheese</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈtʃiz/ (<em>say</em> duch 'cheez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> a small, globular, hard cheese made from skim milk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> cottage cheese.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch clover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch clover</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈkloʊvə/ (<em>say</em> duch 'klohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">the common white clover.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch courage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch courage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Dutch courage" src="word_pronunciations/07460.mp3"></audio></span>/dʌtʃ ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> duch 'kurij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">courage inspired by alcoholic drink.</span></div><div class="etym"> [derisive use from the enmity between the English and the Dutch in the 17th century]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac446003609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch disease</span></header><div>/ˈdʌtʃ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'duch duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">an economic pattern in which a resources boom which has led to a leap in mineral exports and a sharp appreciation in the exchange rate produces a contraction in the industrial sector because the higher currency value makes it uncompetitive, so that when the resources boom finishes the economy is left with a severely reduced industrial base; Gregory thesis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the experience of the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s after the discovery of a large natural gas deposit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch doll</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈdɒl/ (<em>say</em> duch 'dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a jointed wooden doll.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch door</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> duch 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101896" href="entry://stable%20door%23bigmac000101896"><strong>stable door</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch gold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch gold</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ ˈgoʊld/ (<em>say</em> duch 'gohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as a cheap imitation of gold leaf.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dutch foil</strong>, <strong class="vs">Dutch leaf</strong>, <strong class="vs">Dutch metal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch Guiana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch Guiana</span></header><div>/dʌtʃ giˈanə/ (<em>say</em> duch gee'ahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073763" href="entry://Suriname%23bigmac000073763"><strong>Suriname</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch hoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac68121546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch hoe</span></header><div>/ˈdʌtʃ hoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'duch hoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">a hoe with a single, upward-facing blade that slides through weeds; used for working between plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutchman's pipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutchman’s pipe</span></header><div>/dʌtʃmənz ˈpaɪp/ (<em>say</em> duchmuhnz 'puyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">a climbing vine, <em>Aristolochia macrophylla</em>, with large leaves and flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dutch New Guinea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dutch New Guinea</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038285" href="entry://Irian%20Jaya%23bigmac000038285"><strong>Irian Jaya</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamic similarity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000022538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamic similarity</span></header><div>/daɪˌnæmɪk sɪməˈlærəti/ (<em>say</em> duy.namik simuh'laruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">dynamic similarities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">a principle whereby model aeroplanes, ships, and hydraulic structures are operated for test purposes under conditions exactly simulating full-scale performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dynamite fishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac302671654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dynamite fishing</span></header><div>/daɪnəmaɪt ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> duynuhmuyt 'fishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac088495433" href="entry://blast%20fishing%23bigmac088495433"><strong>blast fishing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Dyson sphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac655099364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Dyson sphere</span></header><div>/ˈdaɪsən sfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'duysuhn sfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">an artificial sphere around a sun at the radius of a planetary orbit consisting of a shell of solar collectors and habitats that create a huge living space and gather enormous amounts of energy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally proposed in 1959 by British-born US physicist Freeman <em>Dyson</em>, 1923–2020, as a way for an advanced civilisation to utilise all of the energy radiated by the sun]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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dysplastic naevus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac12497254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">dysplastic naevus</span></header><div>/dɪsplæstɪk ˈnivəs/ (<em>say</em> displastik 'neevuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a type of mole that shares some of the features of an early melanoma.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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face-downwards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137067374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">face-downwards</span></header><div>/feɪs-ˈdaʊnwədz/ (<em>say</em> fays-'downwuhdz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">lying on the ground, floor, etc., with the front of the body downwards: <em class="example">the climber had fallen face-downwards on the rock.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">face-downward</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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factitious disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325648493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">factitious disease</span></header><div>/fækˈtɪʃəs dəziz/ (<em>say</em> fak'tishuhs duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">a syndrome in which a parent deliberately causes symptoms and signs of illness in a child as a device to gain attention for themself from medical professionals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">factitious disease by proxy</strong>, <strong class="vs">factitious disorder by proxy</strong>, <strong class="vs">Munchausen syndrome by proxy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fairbairn Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fairbairn Dam</span></header><div>/fɛəbɛən ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> fairbairn 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">a dam in central eastern Qld, on the Nogoa River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fair do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fair do</span></header><div>/fɛə ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> fair 'dooh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>interjection</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025553" href="entry://fair%20go%23bigmac000025553"><strong>fair go</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fairy dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353471742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fairy dust</span></header><div>/ˈfɛəri dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'fairree dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">a supposed substance with magical properties which helps one’s wishes come true or brings good fortune.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pixie dust</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Falkland Islands Dependencies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Falkland Islands Dependencies</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">a group of islands in the southern Atlantic and Graham Land in Antarctica, all of which formed part of the Falkland Islands colony until March 1962 when the South Shetland Islands, South Orkney Islands and Graham Land were made into a separate colony, British Antarctic Territory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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falling disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac886864705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">falling disease</span></header><div>/ˈfɔlɪŋ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'fawling duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a disease of cattle and sheep caused by copper deficiency, characterised by seasonal onset and sudden death.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fallow deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fallow deer</span></header><div>/ˈfæloʊ dɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'faloh dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">a deer, <em>Dama dama</em>, of Europe and Asia, with a fallow or yellowish coat; widely introduced elsewhere including Australia where there are small populations in all states except WA and NT.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025649" href="entry://fallow%23bigmac000025649"><span class="smallcaps">fallow<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019156" href="entry://deer%23bigmac000019156"><span class="smallcaps">deer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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false dawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">false dawn</span></header><div>/fɔls ˈdɔn/ (<em>say</em> fawls 'dawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> zodiacal light appearing before sunrise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> a sign of promise, ultimately not realised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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false dichotomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265997826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">false dichotomy</span></header><div>/fɔls daɪˈkɒtəmi/ (<em>say</em> fawls duy'kotuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020254" href="entry://dichotomy%23bigmac000020254">dichotomy</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020254" href="entry://dichotomy%23mq007">2</a>) which is not a true division, particularly because there are more alternatives than two, or because the two divisions overlap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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family day care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">family day care</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">child care in the home of an officially approved carer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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family doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">family doctor</span></header><div>/fæmli ˈdɒktə/ (<em>say</em> famlee 'doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">a general practitioner, especially considered as the consultant and adviser of a family.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fancy dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fancy dress</span></header><div>/fænsi ˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> fansee 'dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> dress chosen in accordance with the wearer’s fancy, for wear at a ball or the like, as that characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq693"> any bizarre or unusual costume.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fancy-dress ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fancy-dress ball</span></header><div>/ˌfænsi-drɛs ˈbɔl/ (<em>say</em> .fansee-dres 'bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a ball at which fancy dress is worn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fancy-dress party
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fancy-dress party</span></header><div>/ˌfænsi-drɛs ˈpati/ (<em>say</em> .fansee-dres 'pahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">fancy-dress parties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">a party which people attend in fancy dress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fan dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fan dance</span></header><div>/ˈfæn dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'fan dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">an erotic dance in which large, often feathered, fans are used to reveal and conceal the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fan delta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fan delta</span></header><div>/ˈfæn dɛltə/ (<em>say</em> 'fan deltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">a partially submerged alluvial fan at the mouth of a river.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Faraday disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Faraday disc</span></header><div>/ˈfærədeɪ dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'faruhday disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034842" href="entry://homopolar%20generator%23bigmac000034842"><strong>homopolar generator</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Michael <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025791" href="entry://Faraday%23bigmac000025791"><span class="smallcaps">Faraday</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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farmer's dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128803305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">farmer’s dinner</span></header><div>/faməz ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> fahmuhz 'dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a dinner held in a rural district to mark the end of a productive season.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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farm management deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac317172459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">farm management deposit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">an allocation of the pre-tax income of a farmer that has been generated during a profitable year, put aside as a long-term deposit under an Australian government scheme that provides tax benefits for such deposits, the aim being to provide a means of cash flow in future lean years.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FMD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fashion designer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fashion designer</span></header><div>/ˈfæʃən dəzaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'fashuhn duhzuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">someone who designs clothes for the commercial fashion market.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fast day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fast day</span></header><div>/ˈfast deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'fahst day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">a day on which fasting is observed, especially such a day appointed by some ecclesiastical or civil authority.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fat day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac981977426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fat day</span></header><div>/ˈfæt deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'fat day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq139">a day on which a person feels unusually bloated or overweight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Father's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Father’s Day</span></header><div>/ˈfaðəz deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'fahdhuhz day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">in many countries, a day set aside annually for the honouring of fathers, as by gifts or acts of grateful affection given by each person towards their father; observed in Australia on the first Sunday in September.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Fathers’ Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Father's Day massacre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac650508602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Father’s Day massacre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac522597452" href="entry://Milperra%20massacre%23bigmac522597452"><strong>Milperra massacre</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fatigue dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fatigue dress</span></header><div>/fəˈtig drɛs/ (<em>say</em> fuh'teeg dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">a soldier’s uniform for fatigue duty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fatty degeneration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fatty degeneration</span></header><div>/fæti dədʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> fatee duhjenuh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">deterioration of the cells of the body accompanied by the formation of fat globules within the diseased cells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feast day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feast day</span></header><div>/ˈfist deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'feest day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> a day on which a religious feast is celebrated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049158" href="entry://name-day%23bigmac000049158"><strong>name-day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049158" href="entry://name-day%23mq451">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Feast of Dedication
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Feast of Dedication</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Judaism</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032893" href="entry://Hanukkah%23bigmac000032893"><strong>Hanukkah</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feather duster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feather duster</span></header><div>/fɛðə ˈdʌstə/ (<em>say</em> fedhuh 'dustuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a brush of feathers, used for dusting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feature double
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feature double</span></header><div>/fitʃə ˈdʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> feechuh 'dubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987">double</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq965">24</a>) conducted on two major horseraces, not necessarily run on the same day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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federal district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">federal district</span></header><div>/fɛdərəl ˈdɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> feduhruhl 'distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a district in which the national government of a country is situated, especially one in Latin America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feline distemper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac204504253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feline distemper</span></header><div>/filaɪn dɪsˈtɛmpə/ (<em>say</em> feeluyn dis'tempuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac772973008" href="entry://feline%20infectious%20enteritis%23bigmac772973008"><strong>feline infectious enteritis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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felo-de-se
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">felo-de-se</span></header><div>/filoʊ-di-ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> feeloh-dee-'see), /fɛloʊ-/ (<em>say</em> feloh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">felones-de-se</strong> /fɛloʊniz-di-ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> felohneez-dee-'see) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">felos-de-se</strong> /filoʊz-di-ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> feelohz-dee-'see), /fɛloʊz-/ (<em>say</em> felohz-))<br/> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> someone who commits suicide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq835"> suicide.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-Latin: a felon with respect to oneself]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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female urination device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964886272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">female urination device</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a funnel-shaped device, made from plastic or cardboard, designed to facilitate female urination, as when bushwalking, by channelling the urine away from the body and outside the clothing.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FUD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fer-de-lance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fer-de-lance</span></header><div>/fɜ-də-ˈlæns/ (<em>say</em> fer-duh-'lans), /-ˈlans/ (<em>say</em> -'lahns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a large, very venomous snake, <em>Trimeresurus atrox</em>, of tropical America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, iron (head) of a lance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fermi-Dirac statistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fermi-Dirac statistics</span></header><div>/ˌfɜmi-dəræk stəˈtɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> .fermee-duhrak stuh'tistiks), /ˌfɛəmi-/ (<em>say</em> .fairmee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">the branch of quantum statistics used with systems of identical particles whose wave function changes sign if any two particles are interchanged.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Enrico <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026251" href="entry://Fermi%23bigmac000026251"><span class="smallcaps">Fermi</span></a> and Paul <em>Dirac</em>, 1902–84, English physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fernando de Noronha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fernando de Noronha</span></header><div>/fɜˌnændu di noʊˈroʊnja/ (<em>say</em> fer.nandooh dee noh'rohnyah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">an island in the southern Atlantic, about 114 km east of the easternmost tip of Brazil; a Brazilian penal colony. 26 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fete day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fete day</span></header><div>/ˈfeɪt deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'fayt day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">a festival day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fetopelvic disproportion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fetopelvic disproportion</span></header><div>/ˌfitoʊpɛlvɪk dɪsprəˈpɔʃən/ (<em>say</em> .feetohpelvik dispruh'pawshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">a condition in which an unborn baby’s head will not fit through the mother’s pelvis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">foetopelvic disproportion</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fever dream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780949058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fever dream</span></header><div>/ˈfivə drim/ (<em>say</em> 'feevuh dreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">an emotionally intense and often disturbing dream caused by a fever or by overheating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fid. Def.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fid. Def.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq925">Fidei Defensor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fiddle-de-dee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fiddle-de-dee</span></header><div>/fɪdl-di-ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> fidl-dee-'dee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">nonsense.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fidei Defensor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fidei Defensor</span></header><div>/ˌfɪdeɪ diˈfɛnsɔ/ (<em>say</em> .fiday dee'fensaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019186" href="entry://Defender%20of%20the%20Faith%23bigmac000019186"><strong>Defender of the Faith</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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field day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">field day</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of field day" src="word_pronunciations/09041.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfild deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'feeld day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> a day devoted to outdoor activities or sports.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> a day on which a hunt meets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq968"> a day when explorations, investigations by a society, etc., are carried on in the field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq275"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq463"> a day on which military or civil security operations in the field are practised.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq103"> a day of display of manoeuvres, techniques, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq387"> an exhibition of farming techniques, machinery, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq773"> a day or occasion of unrestricted enjoyment, amusement, success, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The phonies and the poseurs have had a field day.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">suzy jarratt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the mid-18th century, referring to a day of display of military manoeuvres in an open field, designed to impress high-ranking officers and visitors]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fifth disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac385835330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fifth disease</span></header><div>/ˈfɪfθ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'fifth duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq28">a common childhood disease caused by a parvovirus, resulting in red flushed cheeks, paleness around the mouth and a red patchy rash on the arms and legs; slapped cheek disease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from its being <em>fifth</em> in frequency of rash-producing childhood diseases]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fighting drunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fighting drunk</span><z><span target_id="dGCdQPWHv4">adj.</span><span target_id="iUVSGVIAgF">n.</span></z></header><div>/faɪtɪŋ ˈdrʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> fuyting 'drungk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dGCdQPWHv4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> excessively pugnacious while drunk.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iUVSGVIAgF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq144"> a person in such a state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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financial institutions duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">financial institutions duty</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">financial institutions duties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">a tax on receipts by financial institutions, such as banks, credit unions, etc.; abolished on introduction of the GST.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: FID</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fin de siècle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fin de siècle</span></header><div>/fæn də siˈɛklə/ (<em>say</em> fan duh see'ekluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> end of the century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> a period comparatively free from social and moral traditions or conventions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fin-de-siècle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fin-de-siècle</span></header><div>/fæn-də-siˈɛklə/ (<em>say</em> fan-duh-see'ekluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> of or relating to the period at the close of a century, especially the end of the 19th century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq930"> decadent, especially in artistic tastes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fine dining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac634369862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine dining</span></header><div>/faɪn ˈdaɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> fuyn 'duyning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a style of eating at a restaurant which offers a formal decor and service and a cuisine that is upmarket and out of the ordinary.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>fine-dining</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fine-draw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine-draw</span></header><div>/faɪn-ˈdrɔ/ (<em>say</em> fuyn-'draw) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">fine-drew</strong>, <strong class="bold">fine-drawn</strong>, <strong class="bold">fine-drawing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Sewing</em> to sew together or up so finely or nicely that the joining is not noticeable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> to draw out to extreme fineness, tenuity, or subtlety.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fine-drawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine-drawn</span></header><div>/faɪn-ˈdrɔn/ (<em>say</em> fuyn-'drawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness: <em class="example">a fine-drawn wire; </em><em class="example">a fine-drawn distinction.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Finke desert race
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac288347898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Finke desert race</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">an off-road motor-vehicle race from Alice Springs to the Finke River and back, held annually since 1976; originally only motorcycles, now also cars and motorised buggies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fior di latte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac788776008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fior di latte</span></header><div>/fiɔ də ˈlateɪ/ (<em>say</em> feeaw duh 'lahtay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a mozzarella made from cream scooped from fresh cow’s milk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, flower of milk, cream]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fire Danger Index
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac881579717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fire Danger Index</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq967"> a warning system which indicates the level of bushfire threat on any given day, based on the forecast weather conditions, and divided into six categories: low-moderate, high, very high, severe, extreme, and catastrophic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq53"> a visual representation of these categories comprising a semicircle divided into a number of coloured segments with the rating indicated. <em>Abbrev.</em>: FDI</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Fire Danger Index</strong> is a warning system for the threat of bushfire on any given day. The index was devised in the 1960s and combines a record of dryness, based on rainfall and evaporation, with meteorological variables for wind speed, temperature and humidity. The level of fire danger is commonly displayed at the entrance to parklands, national parks and rural areas of Australia in the form of a sign with a range across six levels from ‘low-moderate’ to ‘catastrophic’. The higher the danger of fire is, the more restrictions are in place around camping sites and walking tracks and in relation to water usage. These signs are updated at different regular periods depending on the state.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire-direction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire-direction</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪə-dərɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuh-duhrekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">tactical supervision of artillery fire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fire drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fire drill</span></header><div>/ˈfaɪə drɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'fuyuh dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq418"> a practice drill for firefighters, the passengers and crew of a ship, etc., to accustom them to their duties in case of fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq335"> a drill for pupils in a school, employees in a factory, etc., to train them how to leave the building in case of fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq030"> (especially in traditional Aboriginal use) a fire-making tool comprising a hardwood stick which is held vertically between the palms and a softwood stick with a hollow, the base of the hardwood stick being turned rapidly in the hollow in order to create friction to spark flames.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first-day cover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first-day cover</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of first-day cover" src="word_pronunciations/09146.mp3"></audio></span>/fɜst-deɪ ˈkʌvə/ (<em>say</em> ferst-day 'kuvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">an envelope bearing a newly issued stamp, posted and cancelled on the day of issue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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first-degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">first-degree</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of first-degree" src="word_pronunciations/09147.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfɜst-dəgri/ (<em>say</em> 'ferst-duhgree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">of a degree which is at the extreme end of a scale, either as the lowest (<em>first-degree burn</em>) or the highest (<em>first-degree murder</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fiscal drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fiscal drag</span></header><div>/fɪskəl ˈdræg/ (<em>say</em> fiskuhl 'drag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009012" href="entry://bracket%20creep%23bigmac000009012"><strong>bracket creep</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fischer-Dieskau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fischer-Dieskau</span></header><div>/fɪʃə-ˈdiskaʊ/ (<em>say</em> fishuh-'deeskow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dietrich</strong> /ˈditrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'deetrik), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">1925–2012, German baritone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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five-day week
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">five-day week</span></header><div>/faɪv-deɪ ˈwik/ (<em>say</em> fuyv-day 'week) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">an arrangement of ordinary hours of work in which the work is performed on five days, Monday to Friday.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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five-finger discount
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">five-finger discount</span></header><div>/faɪv-fɪŋgə ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> fuyv-fingguh 'diskownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">stealing; shoplifting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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5:2 diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac615159650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">5:2 diet</span></header><div>/faɪv:tu ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> fuyv:tooh 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">a dieting regime in which the person dieting eats normally (about 2000 calories a day) for five days and reduces their intake to 500 calories per day for two days in the week.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fixed deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fixed deposit</span></header><div>/fɪkst dəˈpɒzət/ (<em>say</em> fikst duh'pozuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a deposit with a financial institution for a fixed term and receiving a fixed rate of interest, typically a debenture with a finance company or an interest-bearing deposit with a bank, building society, or credit union.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fizzy drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac925659179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fizzy drink</span></header><div>/ˈfɪzi drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'fizee dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070013" href="entry://soft%20drink%23bigmac000070013"><strong>soft drink</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070013" href="entry://soft%20drink%23mq763">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flag day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flag day</span></header><div>/ˈflæg deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'flag day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">a day on which money is collected for charity by the sale of small flags.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flagrante delicto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flagrante delicto</span></header><div>/fləˌgrænti dəˈlɪktoʊ/ (<em>say</em> fluh.grantee duh'liktoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">in the very act: <em class="example">to be caught flagrante delicto.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: the transgression blazing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flash drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac169814552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flash drive</span></header><div>/ˈflæʃ draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'flash druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac570039329" href="entry://USB%20drive%23bigmac570039329"><strong>USB drive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fl dr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fl dr</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq974">fluid drachm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fleur-de-lis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fleur-de-lis</span></header><div>/flɜ-də-ˈli/ (<em>say</em> fler-duh-'lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">fleurs-de-lis</strong> /flɜ-də-ˈliz/ (<em>say</em> fler-duh-'leez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq590"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq620"> a device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq190"> the distinctive bearing of the royal family of France.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> the iris (flower or plant).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: lily flower; replacing Middle English <em>flour-de-lys</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flexi-disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flexi-disc</span></header><div>/ˈflɛksi-dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'fleksee-disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a musical recording made on a flexible piece of plastic, often as a promotional item.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">flexi</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flight deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flight deck</span></header><div>/ˈflaɪt dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'fluyt dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> the compartment of an aeroplane where the controls are situated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and take-off of aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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floating dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">floating dock</span></header><div>/floʊtɪŋ ˈdɒk/ (<em>say</em> flohting 'dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">a floating structure which may be lowered in the water to admit a ship and then raised to leave the ship dry for repairs, etc.; a floating dry dock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flock dot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flock dot</span></header><div>/ˈflɒk dɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'flok dot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a pattern of dots or figures not woven but fastened to cloth with adhesive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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floppy disk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">floppy disk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of floppy disk" src="word_pronunciations/09297.mp3"></audio></span>/flɒpi ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> flopee 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a flexible magnetically coated disk used for storing data; diskette.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flower-de-luce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flower-de-luce</span></header><div>/flaʊə-də-ˈlus/ (<em>say</em> flowuh-duh-'loohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Poetic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027238" href="entry://fleur-de-lis%23bigmac000027238"><strong>fleur-de-lis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq486"> the lily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [old variant of <em>fleur-de-lis</em> influenced by <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102711" href="entry://flower%23bigmac000102711"><span class="smallcaps">flower</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flowering dogwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flowering dogwood</span></header><div>/flaʊərɪŋ ˈdɒgwʊd/ (<em>say</em> flowuhring 'dogwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">a deciduous shrub, <em>Cornus florida</em>, native to the eastern US, widely planted for its pink and white flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluid drachm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluid drachm</span></header><div>/fluəd ˈdræm/ (<em>say</em> floohuhd 'dram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a unit of capacity in the imperial system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce or approximately 3.552 × 10<sup>-3</sup> litres.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: fl dr</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluid drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluid drive</span></header><div>/ˈfluəd draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'floohuhd druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">a device for transmitting torque from one shaft to another, especially for providing a smooth coupling between the engine of a motor vehicle and the transmission; consists of two vaned rotors in a sealed casing filled with oil. The driven rotor transmits its momentum to oil which in turn drives the second rotor; hydraulic torque converter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fluid flywheel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluid dynamics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac918117441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluid dynamics</span></header><div>/fluəd daɪˈnæmɪks/ (<em>say</em> floohuhd duy'namiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a branch of fluid mechanics that deals with liquids and gases in motion, encompassing various subdisciplines such as aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fluorine dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fluorine dating</span></header><div>/ˈflʊərin deɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'floouhreen dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">a method of determining the age of objects of plant or animal origin by means of their content of fluorine absorbed from surrounding groundwater.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flux density
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flux density</span></header><div>/ˈflʌks dɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'fluks densuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">flux densities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">the magnetic or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fly door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fly door</span></header><div>/ˈflaɪ dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'fluy daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200095" href="entry://screen%20door%23bigmac000200095"><strong>screen door</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">flywire door</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flying doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flying doctor</span></header><div>/flaɪɪŋ ˈdɒktə/ (<em>say</em> fluying 'doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a medical practitioner operating in connection with an aerial service, and providing medical aid to remote parts of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Flying Doctor Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Flying Doctor Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064374" href="entry://Royal%20Flying%20Doctor%20Service%23bigmac000064374"><strong>Royal Flying Doctor Service</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flying dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flying dragon</span></header><div>/flaɪɪŋ ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> fluying 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027605" href="entry://flying%20lizard%23bigmac000027605"><strong>flying lizard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flying-duck orchid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flying-duck orchid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flying-duck orchid" src="word_pronunciations/09369.mp3"></audio></span>/flaɪɪŋ-ˈdʌk ɔkəd/ (<em>say</em> fluying-'duk awkuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">a terrestrial orchid, <em>Caleana major</em>, of eastern Australia, characterised by flowers resembling a duck in flight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Flying Dutchman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Flying Dutchman</span></header><div>/ˌflaɪɪŋ ˈdʌtʃmən/ (<em>say</em> .fluying 'duchmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> a legendary spectral Dutch ship supposedly seen, especially near the Cape of Good Hope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq149"> the captain of this ship, supposedly condemned to sail the sea, beating against the wind, till Judgement Day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq484"> a class of yacht.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flywire door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flywire door</span></header><div>/flaɪwaɪə ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> fluywuyuh 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">a light door frame across which flywire is stretched, hung just next to and outside the main door, to keep out flies when the main door is open.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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folding doors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">folding doors</span></header><div>/ˌfoʊldɪŋ ˈdɔz/ (<em>say</em> .fohlding 'dawz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">a set of doors hinged together to fold flat against one another when opened.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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folk dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">folk dance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of folk dance" src="word_pronunciations/09406.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfoʊk dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'fohk dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> a traditional dance performed and passed down from generation to generation by the common people of a particular community, country, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> a piece of music for such a dance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>folk dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>folk dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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food desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac056665372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">food desert</span></header><div>/fud ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> foohd 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">any populated area where obtaining fresh foods is made difficult due to a lack of supermarkets, grocery stores, or other retailers selling affordable and nutritious food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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food diary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac005127897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">food diary</span></header><div>/ˈfud daɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'foohd duyuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a diary of one’s food intake, often kept as part of a health program.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foot drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foot drop</span></header><div>/ˈfʊt drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'foot drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">a weakness in the positioning of the front part of the foot, causing fatigue in walking, and brought on by a range of conditions that may be anatomical, muscular, or nervous in origin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">foot flop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foot-in-mouth disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foot-in-mouth disease</span></header><div>/ˌfʊt-ɪn-ˈmaʊθ dəˌziz/ (<em>say</em> .foot-in-'mowth duh.zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a propensity to say injudicious things.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">foot-in-the-mouth disease</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac800279562" href="entry://foot-in-mouth%23bigmac800279562"><span class="smallcaps">foot-in-mouth</span></a> with punning reference to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027791" href="entry://foot-and-mouth%20disease%23bigmac000027791"><span class="smallcaps">foot-and-mouth disease</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forceps delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forceps delivery</span></header><div>/ˈfɔsəps dəlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> 'fawsuhps duhlivuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">a delivery of a baby in which the emerging head is grasped with forceps.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forcing dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forcing dog</span></header><div>/ˈfɔsɪŋ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'fawsing dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">a dog skilled in moving stock in the direction it wishes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foreign debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459080019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foreign debt</span></header><div>/fɒrən ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> foruhn 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">the amount that must be borrowed to offset a shortfall in a nation’s current account, that is, a difference between export income and import spending.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac367652558" href="entry://national%20debt%23bigmac367652558"><strong>national debt</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forest devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forest devil</span></header><div>/fɒrəst ˈdɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> foruhst 'devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a mechanical device, powered by people or horses, used to pull out trees and stumps.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fork dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fork dinner</span></header><div>/ˈfɔk dɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'fawk dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">a dinner comprising fork dishes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fork dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fork dish</span></header><div>/ˈfɔk dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'fawk dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">a dish, especially a savoury one, designed to be eaten with a fork.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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formal dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">formal dress</span></header><div>/fɔməl ˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> fawmuhl 'dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">attire suitable for a formal occasion as an evening dress, dinner suit, military dress uniform, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fort-de-France
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fort-de-France</span></header><div>/fɔ-də-frɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> faw-duh-frons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">a seaport in and the capital of Martinique, in the Windward Islands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fort Denison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fort Denison</span></header><div>/fɔt ˈdɛnəsən/ (<em>say</em> fawt 'denuhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">a small island in Sydney Harbour, NSW; used as a prison in the early colony; fort built 1857.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019557" href="entry://Denison%23bigmac000019557"><span class="smallcaps">Denison</span></a>] </div><div class="backshade"> From the earliest days of the penal colony, the rocky island that is now the location of <strong> Fort Denison </strong> was a place of imprisonment and punishment, earning it the name ‘Pinchgut’. The circular tower, constructed of sandstone quarried at Neutral Bay, was built in the late 1850s to defend Sydney from possible attack by warships. Fort Denison operates as a navigational facility, with tide gauge, channel markers, foghorn and beacon, and since 1992 has been managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fort Dundas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fort Dundas</span></header><div>/fɔt ˈdʌndæs/ (<em>say</em> fawt 'dundas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">a military settlement on Melville Island, off the NT coast, established in 1824; abandoned in 1829.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forward defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forward defence</span></header><div>/fɔwəd dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> fawwuhd duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">a defence policy which holds that the enemy should be stopped as far away from one’s own territory as possible, and preferably with the help of allies (opposed to <em>continental defence</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">forward presence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forward delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forward delivery</span></header><div>/fɔwəd dəˈlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> fawwuhd duh'livuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">delivery (of parcels, goods, etc.) at a future date.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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foster-daughter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">foster-daughter</span></header><div>/ˈfɒstə-dɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'fostuh-dawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">a girl brought up like one’s own daughter, though not such by birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Foundation Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Foundation Day</span></header><div>/faʊnˈdeɪʃən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> fown'dayshuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac491801591" href="entry://Western%20Australia%20Day%23bigmac491801591"><strong>Western Australia Day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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four-dimensional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">four-dimensional</span></header><div>/fɔ-dəˈmɛnʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> faw-duh'menshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">exhibiting or requiring four dimensions for unique determination, especially the three spatial dimensions and the fourth temporal dimension.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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four-dimensional continuum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">four-dimensional continuum</span></header><div>/fɔ-dəˌmɛnʃənəl kənˈtɪnjuəm/ (<em>say</em> faw-duh.menshuhnuhl kuhn'tinyoohuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016050" href="entry://continuum%23bigmac000016050"><strong>continuum</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016050" href="entry://continuum%23mq287">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fourpenny dark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac235078809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fourpenny dark</span></header><div>/fɔpəni ˈdak/ (<em>say</em> fawpuhnee 'dahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">cheap alcoholic liquor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>fourpenny</em> of the value of four pence (the original charge per glass) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098697" href="entry://dark%23bigmac000098697"><span class="smallcaps">dark</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098697" href="entry://dark%23mq276">20</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fourth dimension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fourth dimension</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fourth dimension" src="word_pronunciations/09581.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔθ dəˈmɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> fawth duh'menshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">the dimension of time, which is required in addition to the three dimensions of space, in order to locate a point in space-time.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>fourth-dimensional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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four-wheel drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">four-wheel drive</span><z><span target_id="AlhnRUjmKq">n.</span><span target_id="kofwS7tjR5">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of four-wheel drive" src="word_pronunciations/09578.mp3"></audio></span>/fɔ-wil ˈdraɪv/ (<em>say</em> faw-weel 'druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AlhnRUjmKq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> a system which allows for all four wheels of a motor vehicle to be connected to the source of power, for the purpose of traversing rough terrain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq972"> a motor vehicle which has such a system. <em>Abbrev.</em>: 4WD, 4 × 4</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kofwS7tjR5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq428"> (of a vehicle) having such a system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq153"> suitable for, or involving, four-wheel drive vehicles: <em class="example">a four-wheel drive track; </em><em class="example">a four-wheel drive trip.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>four-wheel driving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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FPV drone racing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac755098110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">FPV drone racing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">drone racing in which the person controlling the drone has a first-person view.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fractal dimension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fractal dimension</span></header><div>/fræktəl dəˈmɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> fraktuhl duh'menshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">a measurement of the irregularity of a fractal. Such a measurement results in a dimension which does not necessarily have to be a whole number and which is greater than the apparent (or topological) dimension, so that a fractal which appears to be an irregular line will have a dimension greater than one, and a fractal that appears to be an irregular plane will have a dimension greater than two, and so on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fractional distillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fractional distillation</span></header><div>/frækʃənəl dɪstəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> frakshuhnuhl distuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">a process in which the components of a liquid mixture, as crude petroleum, are separated by distilling the mixture at different temperatures and condensing the components separately.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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franked dividend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648236567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">franked dividend</span></header><div>/fræŋkt ˈdɪvədɛnd/ (<em>say</em> frangkt 'divuhdend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">a dividend paid out of company profits on which the full corporate tax has been paid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fraunhofer diffraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fraunhofer diffraction</span></header><div>/ˌfraʊnhoʊfə dəˈfrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> .frownhohfuh duh'frakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">the class of diffraction phenomena in which both the light source and the receiving screen are effectively at an infinite distance from the diffracting system, in practice involving the use of parallel beams of light.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028583" href="entry://Fresnel%20diffraction%23bigmac000028583"><strong>Fresnel diffraction</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after Joseph von <em>Fraunhofer</em>, 1787–1826, German optician and physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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freckled duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">freckled duck</span></header><div>/frɛkəld ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> frekuhld 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">an endemic Australian duck, <em>Stictonetta naevosa</em>, found in permanent freshwater creeks or swamps throughout Australia, especially in the Murray-Darling Basin and in south-western WA, and thought to be closely related to swans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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freeboard deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">freeboard deck</span></header><div>/ˈfribɔd dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'freebawd dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">the lowest continuous deck of a vessel; the deck below which bulkheads are watertight, and from which freeboard is measured.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free diver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free diver</span></header><div>/ˈfri daɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'free duyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">a diver who does not use any artificial breathing apparatus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>free diving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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freedom day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac238262003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">freedom day</span></header><div>/ˈfridəm deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'freeduhm day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">a notional day on which most or all restrictions in place because of COVID-19 are lifted, usually when a specified percentage of a population has been vaccinated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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free dress day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466820550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">free dress day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a day at school on which pupils are permitted to wear casual clothes rather than uniform, usually as a fundraising exercise.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac944137689" href="entry://casual%20day%23bigmac944137689"><strong>casual day</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048569" href="entry://mufti%20day%23bigmac000048569"><strong>mufti day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048569" href="entry://mufti%20day%23mq446">1</a>); <em class="label">Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac198615811" href="entry://out-of-uniform%20day%23bigmac198615811"><strong>out-of-uniform day</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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freeze-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">freeze-dry</span></header><div>/ˈfriz-draɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'freez-druy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">freeze-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">freeze-drying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">to dry (food, blood, serum, etc.) while frozen and under high vacuum, as for prolonged storage.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>freeze-drying</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fremantle doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fremantle doctor</span></header><div>/frimæntəl ˈdɒktə/ (<em>say</em> freemantuhl 'doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">(in Perth, WA, especially the eastern suburbs) a strong, cool, south-westerly sea breeze, which blows after a hot day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the coastal city of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096670" href="entry://Fremantle%23bigmac000096670"><span class="smallcaps">Fremantle<sup>2</sup></span></a> which is within the south-western metropolitan area of Perth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French doors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French doors</span></header><div>/frɛntʃ ˈdɔz/ (<em>say</em> french 'dawz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a pair of doors, often glazed, hinged to the doorjambs and opening in the middle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">french doors</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French dressing</span></header><div>/frɛntʃ ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> french 'dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a salad dressing prepared from oil, vinegar, salt, spices, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frequency distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frequency distribution</span></header><div>/ˈfrikwənsi dɪstrəˌbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'freekwuhnsee distruh.byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">a listing of several measurement categories, or classes, with the number of times each was observed.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059214" href="entry://probability%20distribution%23bigmac000059214"><strong>probability distribution</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fresnel diffraction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fresnel diffraction</span></header><div>/ˌfrɛznəl dəˈfrækʃən/ (<em>say</em> .freznuhl duh'frakshuhn), /ˌfreɪnəl/ (<em>say</em> .fraynuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">the class of diffraction phenomena in which the light source or the receiving screen (or both) are at finite distances from the diffracting system.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028377" href="entry://Fraunhofer%20diffraction%23bigmac000028377"><strong>Fraunhofer diffraction</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after Augustin Jean <em>Fresnel</em>, 1788–1827, French physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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friction drum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">friction drum</span></header><div>/ˈfrɪkʃən drʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'frikshuhn drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a type of drum which has a stick attached to the drum membrane, and which is made to sound by rubbing the stick.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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friend of Dorothy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac284933799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">friend of Dorothy</span></header><div>/ˈdɒrəθi/ (<em>say</em> 'doruhthee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">a male homosexual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the character <em>Dorothy</em> in <em>The Wizard of Oz</em>, played by Judy Garland, a gay icon, in the 1939 film version]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frilled dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frilled dragon</span></header><div>/frɪld ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> frild 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028652" href="entry://frillneck%20lizard%23bigmac000028652"><strong>frillneck lizard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fringe dweller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fringe dweller</span></header><div>/ˈfrɪndʒ dwɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'frinj dweluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> a person who lives, usually in miserable conditions, on the fringe of a town or settlement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq546"> a person who adheres to a group, etc., in order to benefit from the social advantages or prestige which naturally accrue to that group.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>fringe-dwelling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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front door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac52135141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">front door</span><z><span target_id="BGsx2sprwY">n.</span><span target_id="lb7aHq5LLw">phr.</span></z></header><div>/frʌnt ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> frunt 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BGsx2sprwY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> the door which offers the main point of entry into a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> the place where the public can gain information about an organisation, particularly its products and services.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq358"> <em class="label">Internet</em> the home page of a website.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lb7aHq5LLw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq321"> <strong class="phr">shut the front door</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq811"> an exclamation directed at a person to stop them talking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq234"> an exclamation of astonishment, disbelief, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a polite way of saying <em>shut the fuck up</em>]</div></span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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front-drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac8158780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">front-drive</span></header><div>/ˈfrʌnt-draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'frunt-druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac401251992" href="entry://front-wheel%20drive%23bigmac401251992"><strong>front-wheel drive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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front-wheel drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401251992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">front-wheel drive</span></header><div>/frʌnt-wil ˈdraɪv/ (<em>say</em> frunt-weel 'druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> a vehicle propulsion method in which the engine power is transmitted to the front wheels (opposed to <em>rear-wheel drive</em> and <em>four-wheel drive</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq673"> a vehicle with such a propulsion system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">front-drive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frozen dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516512715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frozen dinner</span></header><div>/froʊzən ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> frohzuhn 'dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">a pre-packaged and frozen meal which is reheated for consumption.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fruit-dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac818853917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fruit-dove</span></header><div>/ˈfrut-dʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'frooht-duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">any of various pigeons of the genus <em>Ptilinopus</em>, of Australasia and Pacific islands, which feed largely on fruit, as the <strong>superb fruit-dove</strong>, <em>P. superbus</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fruits de mer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac849109277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fruits de mer</span></header><div>/frui də ˈmɛə/ (<em>say</em> froohee duh 'mair) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">(in French cookery) mixed seafood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: fruits of the sea]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fuddy-duddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fuddy-duddy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fuddy-duddy" src="word_pronunciations/09749.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfʌdi-dʌdi/ (<em>say</em> 'fudee-dudee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">fuddy-duddies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a fussy, stuffy, or old-fashioned person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They were real fuddy-duddies and didn’t like her talkin’ to anyone.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full dress</span></header><div>/fʊl ˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> fool 'dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> a uniform worn on ceremonial or formal occasions, with all appropriate accoutrements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> ceremonial or formal evening attire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full-dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full-dress</span></header><div>/ˈfʊl-drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'fool-dres) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> denoting, relating to, or requiring full dress: <em class="example">a full-dress occasion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq869"> formal and of some importance</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full-dress rehearsal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac818722116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full-dress rehearsal</span></header><div>/fʊl-drɛs rəˈhɜsəl/ (<em>say</em> fool-dres ruh'hersuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> a rehearsal for a theatrical performance in which the players are required to wear full costume.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq934"> an undertaking seen as the model for some larger undertaking: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Australian Corps, under General Monash, undertook at Hamel what was a full-dress rehearsal on a small scale for a major offensive.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, guide to australian war memorial</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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functional disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">functional disease</span></header><div>/ˈfʌŋkʃənəl dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'fungkshuhnuhl duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a disease in which there is an abnormal change in the function of an organ, but no structural alteration in the tissues involved (opposed to <em>organic disease</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">functional disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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functional disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617088851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">functional disorder</span></header><div>/ˈfʌŋkʃənəl dɪsɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'fungkshuhnuhl disawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028941" href="entry://functional%20disease%23bigmac000028941"><strong>functional disease</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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funded debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">funded debt</span></header><div>/ˈfʌndəd dɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'funduhd det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a government debt, not repayable before twelve months, for the repayment of which a sinking fund has been established.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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funeral director
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">funeral director</span></header><div>/ˈfjunrəl dərɛktə/ (<em>say</em> 'fyoohnruhl duhrektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027624" href="entry://undertaker%23bigmac000027624"><strong>undertaker</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027624" href="entry://undertaker%23mq522">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1880s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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furious driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac117308111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">furious driving</span></header><div>/fjuriəs ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> fyoohreeuhs 'druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">the offence of driving in a fashion that endangers the life or person of a passenger or any other person who might be expected to be on the road.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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furry dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac674563965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">furry dance</span></header><div>/ˈfʌri dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'furee dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a traditional Cornish dance performed by girls and young women to the accompaniment of fiddles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Cornish <em>furry</em> feast, fair + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099793" href="entry://dance%23bigmac000099793"><span class="smallcaps">dance</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>furry dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>furry dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Galapagos Duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Galapagos Duck</span></header><div>/gəˌlæpəgəs ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> guh.lapuhguhs 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">Australian jazz group, formed in 1968.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Galentine's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681034375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Galentine’s Day</span></header><div>/ˈgæləntaɪnz deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'galuhntuynz day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a day on which female friends celebrate their friendship with one another, as by spending time together, giving tokens of affection, etc., originally 13 February but often celebrated on Valentine’s Day.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Galentines Day</strong>, <strong class="vs">Galentines</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029199" href="entry://gal%23bigmac000029199"><span class="smallcaps">gal<sup>1</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac064243646" href="entry://Valentine%27s%20Day%23bigmac064243646"><span class="smallcaps">Valentine’s Day</span></a>, coined in the US comedy television series <em>Parks and Recreation</em> in 2010]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gamma diversity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419963586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gamma diversity</span></header><div>/ˈgæmə dəvɜsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'gamuh duhversuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">gamma diversities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">the overall biodiversity exhibited in a large region with several different ecosystems; can be expressed by giving the number of species not found in all the component ecosystems, stating in which ecosystems they are found.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac838455865" href="entry://alpha%20diversity%23bigmac838455865"><strong>alpha diversity</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac441702060" href="entry://beta%20diversity%23bigmac441702060"><strong>beta diversity</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gang De
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gang De</span></header><div>/gʌŋ ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> gung 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060261" href="entry://Pu-yi%23bigmac000060261"><strong>Pu-yi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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garbage disposal unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">garbage disposal unit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">an electric device fitted into a kitchen sink which grinds food waste into a form in which it can be disposed down the wastewater system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gibson Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gibson Desert</span></header><div>/gɪbsən ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> gibsuhn 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">an area of high plain in eastern central WA bounded by Lakes Hopkins and Macdonald to the east and Lake Disappointment in the west; constitutes the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve. 1.74 million ha.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Alfred <em>Gibson</em> who died on Ernest Giles’ 1874 expedition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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girl dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413021536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">girl dinner</span></header><div>/ˈgɜl dɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'gerl dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a simple meal involving minimal preparation or cooking, such as cheese, biscuits and olives, or leftover chicken and bread, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Giro d'Italia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672310756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Giro d’Italia</span></header><div>/ˌdʒɪəroʊ dəˈtaliə/ (<em>say</em> .jearroh duh'tahleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">a long-distance cycling race held annually in Italy and in some areas of contiguous countries; commenced in 1909.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, tour of Italy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Glenbawn Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Glenbawn Dam</span></header><div>/glɛnbɔn ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> glenbawn 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">a dam in eastern NSW, on the Hunter River, 10 km north of Aberdeen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Glen Davis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Glen Davis</span></header><div>/glɛn ˈdeɪvəs/ (<em>say</em> glen 'dayvuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">a town in eastern NSW, near Lithgow; formerly, site of production of crude oil and petrol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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global dimming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193986681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">global dimming</span></header><div>/gloʊbəl ˈdɪmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> glohbuhl 'diming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">the gradual reduction in the level of energy from the sun reaching the earth’s surface as a result of reflection from increasing amounts of particulate matter, such as soot, dust, etc., in the atmosphere.</span></div> <div class="backshade">In the complex of factors affecting the environment, some contrary effects occur. <strong>Global dimming</strong> is the result of microscopic particles in the air called aerosol reflecting sunlight back to space. The particles also act as a base for condensation leading to cloud formation, this causing more reflectivity. They can last up to ten days in the atmosphere before being washed out by rain. The net effect is to create haze and a fall in surface temperatures mitigating the warming that would otherwise have occurred with increasing greenhouse gases. The term ‘global dimming’ was coined in the 1990s. Efforts by industrialised nations since then to combat air pollution in the troposphere have led to predictable increases in temperature due to clearer skies. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac173474461" href="entry://air%20pollution%23bigmac173474461"><strong>air pollution</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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global distillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac847830351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">global distillation</span></header><div>/gloʊbəl dɪstəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> glohbuhl distuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">the continuous transfer of chemical pollutants which vaporise in equatorial regions and are borne by atmospheric currents towards colder regions north and south where they are deposited in rain or snow in a process resembling distillation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glow discharge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glow discharge</span></header><div>/gloʊ ˈdɪstʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> gloh 'dischahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">a discharge of electricity through a low-pressure gas which is usually luminous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glutamate dehydrogenase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glutamate dehydrogenase</span></header><div>/ˌglutəmeɪt ˌdihaɪˈdrɒdʒəneɪz/ (<em>say</em> .gloohtuhmayt .deehuy'drojuhnayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a key enzyme in the assimilation and removal of ammonia, which catalyses the oxidation of glutamic acid to ammonia and alpha-ketoglutaric acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Godefroy de Bouillon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Godefroy de Bouillon</span></header><div>/ˌgoʊdfrwa də buˈjɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> .gohdfrwah duh booh'yon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">c. 1060–1100, French crusader.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold coin donation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac211237863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold coin donation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a donation which is either a one-dollar or two-dollar coin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold-digger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold-digger</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊld-dɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'gohld-diguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> someone who digs or seeks for gold in a goldfield.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a woman who exploits personal attractiveness for financial gain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold-digging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold-digging</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊld-dɪgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'gohld-diging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> the work of digging for gold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> (<em>plural</em>) a region where digging or seeking for gold, especially by placer mining, is carried on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold disc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gold disc" src="word_pronunciations/10298.mp3"></audio></span>/goʊld ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> gohld 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">a musical recording that is certified as having sold a certain number of copies, a gold-covered disc, formerly a record (<strong>gold record</strong>), being produced as recognition of this and presented to artists and other people involved in its production and promotion; in Australia, awarded by ARIA for 35 000 sales.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gold dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gold dust</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊld dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'gohld dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> gold in fine particles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq315"> cocaine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq705"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> heroin.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030807" href="#mq626">2</a> from the high cost of buying the drug, and its powdered form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Golden Delicious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Golden Delicious</span></header><div>/goʊldən dəˈlɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn duh'lishuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">a variety of large, yellow-skinned apple derived from a chance hybrid produced in West Virginia in the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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golden dewdrops
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac264469177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">golden dewdrops</span></header><div>/goʊldən ˈdjudrɒps/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn 'dyoohdrops) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a shrub of the verbena family, <em>Duranta erecta</em>, with pale purplish-blue flowers forming golden berries; native to the Americas and naturalised in tropical and subtropical Australia; the leaves, fruit, and bark are poisonous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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garbage dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac332499251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">garbage dump</span></header><div>/ˈgabɪdʒ dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'gahbij dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">a location, usually a landfill site, where garbage collected from urban areas is taken and dumped.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">garbage tip</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gas discharge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029590"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gas discharge</span></header><div>/gæs ˈdɪstʃadʒ/ (<em>say</em> gas 'dischahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">the passage of current between two electrodes in an evacuated tube, often accompanied by the emission of light.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gaseous diffusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gaseous diffusion</span></header><div>/gæsiəs dəˈfjuʒən/ (<em>say</em> gaseeuhs duh'fyoohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">the gradual permeation of the molecules of one substance by the molecules of a gas, as a result of random molecular movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gateway drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac217065660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gateway drug</span></header><div>/ˈgeɪtweɪ drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'gaytway drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">a drug which supposedly leads to the use of and dependency on a more addictive or dangerous drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gaussian distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gaussian distribution</span></header><div>/ˈgaʊsiən dɪstrəˌbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'gowseeuhn distruh.byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051065" href="entry://normal%20distribution%23bigmac000051065"><strong>normal distribution</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gay panic defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798446415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gay panic defence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">(formerly) a legal defence in which a person accused of assault or murder claims to have acted in a fit of temporary insanity brought about by a panic reaction to feeling threatened by the victim’s homosexual advances.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gender diverse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac035255882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gender diverse</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɛndə dəvɛrs/ (<em>say</em> 'jenduh duhvers) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq599"> having, or composed of, a range of genders: <em class="example">a gender diverse board.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac841436616" href="entry://genderqueer%23bigmac841436616"><strong>genderqueer</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gender-diverse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gender dysphoria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901868521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gender dysphoria</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɛndə dɪsfɔriə/ (<em>say</em> 'genduh disfawreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a psychiatric disorder affecting people whose sense of their own gender contradicts their biological sex, giving rise to depression, low self-esteem, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GD Also, <strong class="vs">gender identity disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gender identity disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac215681579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gender identity disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac901868521" href="entry://gender%20dysphoria%23bigmac901868521"><strong>gender dysphoria</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GID</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gene doping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48484955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gene doping</span></header><div>/ˈdʒin doʊpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'jeen dohping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">a form of gene therapy designed to enhance athletic performance; banned by international sporting associations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gene drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557698808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gene drive</span></header><div>/ˈdʒin draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'jeen druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">the practice of engineering a particular inheritance of genes in a population by adding, suppressing or modifying genes to force a desired trait through the population.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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generation debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac126168958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">generation debt</span></header><div>/dʒɛnəreɪʃən ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> jenuhrayshuhn 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">generation Y viewed as living beyond their means to support their current lifestyle, without consideration of their future financial situation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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genetic drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac894237471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">genetic drift</span></header><div>/dʒəˌnɛtɪk ˈdrɪft/ (<em>say</em> juh.netik 'drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">a significant change in gene frequency in a population, occurring not as a result of selection, emigration or immigration, but from random causes affecting the alleles concerned.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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geodesic dome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">geodesic dome</span></header><div>/dʒioʊˌdɛsɪk ˈdoʊm/ (<em>say</em> jeeoh.desik 'dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">a dome constructed from a latticework of polygons whose sides are parts of geodesic lines so that the pressure load is shared evenly throughout the structure, having the advantage that the larger the dome, the stronger it is.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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geographic determinism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">geographic determinism</span></header><div>/dʒiəˌgræfɪk dəˈtɜmənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> jeeuh.grafik duh'termuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">the doctrine which regards geographical conditions as the determining or moulding agency of group life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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German Democratic Republic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">German Democratic Republic</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">(formerly) the official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022716" href="entry://East%20Germany%23bigmac000022716"><strong>East Germany</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GDR</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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germinal disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">germinal disc</span></header><div>/dʒɜmənəl ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> jermuhnuhl 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007782" href="entry://blastodisc%23bigmac000007782"><strong>blastodisc</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gestational diabetes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gestational diabetes</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">the development of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093">diabetes</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq560">1</a>) in a pregnant woman who was not previously diabetic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gestational diabetes insipidus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac983788559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gestational diabetes insipidus</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq714">a form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093">diabetes</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq64">2</a>) occurring during pregnancy, resulting from the production of an enzyme by the placenta which destroys ADH in the mother.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Golden Dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Golden Dragon</span></header><div>/goʊldən ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> gohlduhn 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wreck of the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032101" href="entry://Gulden%20Draak%23bigmac000032101"><strong>Gulden Draak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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good day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">good day</span></header><div><div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq433"> /gʊd ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> good 'day) (a rather formal expression used at a meeting or a parting during the day.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq910"> /gə ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> guh 'day) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029769" href="entry://g%27day%23bigmac000029769"><strong>g’day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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good debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970806453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">good debt</span></header><div>/ˈgʊd dɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'good det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">(in conservative politics) government expenditure, as on large infrastructure projects, where the ultimate benefit to the community and the economy outweighs the initial cost.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac576727627" href="entry://bad%20debt%23bigmac576727627"><strong>bad debt</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac576727627" href="entry://bad%20debt%23mq699">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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good hair day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac759211100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">good hair day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> a day on which one’s hair sits properly and looks glossy and well-tended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> a day on which everything goes well.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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government dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">government dollar</span></header><div>/gʌvənmənt ˈdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> guvuhnmuhnt 'doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094004" href="entry://holey%20dollar%23bigmac000094004"><strong>holey dollar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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GPS drone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420822781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">GPS drone</span></header><div>/dʒi pi ˈɛs droʊn/ (<em>say</em> jee pee 'es drohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a drone (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq570">3b</a>) equipped with a GPS system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Graduation Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Graduation Day</span></header><div>/grædʒuˈeɪʃən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> grajooh'ayshuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">the day on which graduands have their degrees conferred.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grand duchess
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grand duchess</span></header><div>/græn ˈdʌtʃəs/ (<em>say</em> gran 'duchuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> the wife or widow of a grand duke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> a woman who rules a grand duchy in her own right.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> a daughter of a tsar or of a tsar’s son.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grand duchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grand duchy</span></header><div>/græn ˈdʌtʃi/ (<em>say</em> gran 'duchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grand duke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grand duke</span></header><div>/græn ˈdjuk/ (<em>say</em> gran 'dyoohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> a son of a tsar or of a tsar’s son.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grande dame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grande dame</span></header><div>/grɒ̃d ˈdam/ (<em>say</em> grond 'dahm), /grɒn ˈdam/ (<em>say</em> gron 'dahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">a woman, usually mature or elderly, of great prestige or magnificence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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graphic designer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac661932371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">graphic designer</span></header><div>/græfɪk dəˈzaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> grafik duh'zuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">a designer, as of advertisements, book and magazine covers and pages, etc., who uses print styles, other typographical symbols, images, page layout, etc., as design elements.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>graphic design</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Grateful Dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Grateful Dead</span></header><div>/ˌgreɪtfəl ˈdɛd/ (<em>say</em> .graytfuhl 'ded) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">US rock group, formed in 1966.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Graves' disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Graves’ disease</span></header><div>/ˈgreɪvz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'grayvz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">a disease characterised by an enlarged thyroid, rapid pulse, and increased basal metabolism due to excessive thyroid secretion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after RJ <em>Graves</em>, 1796–1853, Irish physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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graving dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">graving dock</span></header><div>/ˈgreɪvɪŋ dɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'grayving dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022138" href="entry://dry%20dock%23bigmac000022138"><strong>dry dock</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088527" href="entry://grave%23bigmac000088527"><span class="smallcaps">grave<sup>4</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098360" href="entry://dock%23bigmac000098360"><span class="smallcaps">dock<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gravity dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gravity dam</span></header><div>/ˈgrævəti dæm/ (<em>say</em> 'gravuhtee dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">a dam which retains the water and resists its pressure by the weight of the retaining wall.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gravy day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391186105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gravy day</span></header><div>/ˈgreɪvi deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'grayvee day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">21 December.</span></div><div class="etym"> [in reference to this date in the lyrics of <em>How to Make Gravy</em> (1996) by Australian singer Paul <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090910" href="entry://Kelly%23bigmac000090910"><span class="smallcaps">Kelly</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Dane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Dane</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Great Dane" src="word_pronunciations/10507.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪt ˈdeɪn/ (<em>say</em> grayt 'dayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">one of a breed of large, powerful, short-haired dogs, somewhat resembling the mastiff.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Depression</span></header><div>/greɪt dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> grayt duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019672" href="entry://Depression%23bigmac000019672"><strong>Depression</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Dismal Swamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Dismal Swamp</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020899" href="entry://Dismal%20Swamp%23bigmac000020899"><strong>Dismal Swamp</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guardian dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac809794832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guardian dog</span></header><div>/ˈgadiən dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'gahdeeuhn dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac021640642" href="entry://livestock%20guardian%20dog%23bigmac021640642"><strong>livestock guardian dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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guerilla dining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669006985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">guerilla dining</span></header><div>/gərɪlə ˈdaɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> guhriluh 'duyning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">dining at a restaurant that has been set up temporarily in an unused space such as a car park, beach, rooftop or a private home, etc., customers being alerted by word of mouth to the location.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">guerrilla dining</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Guillaume de Lorris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Guillaume de Lorris</span></header><div>/giˌjoʊm də lɒˈris/ (<em>say</em> gee.yohm duh lo'rees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043469" href="entry://Lorris%23bigmac000043469"><strong>Lorris</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gulden Draak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gulden Draak</span></header><div>/gʊldən ˈdrak/ (<em>say</em> goolduhn 'drahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">a Dutch vessel which was wrecked on the south-western coast of WA on 28 April 1656; 118 sailors were drowned and only seven of the 69 who made it to shore reached Batavia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Golden Dragon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gum-digger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gum-digger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gum-digger" src="word_pronunciations/10677.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgʌm-dɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'gum-diguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> <em class="label">NZ</em> someone who is employed digging up fossilised kauri gum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dentist.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>gum-digging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gunboat diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gunboat diplomacy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gunboat diplomacy" src="word_pronunciations/10685.mp3"></audio></span>/gʌnboʊt dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> gunboht duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">diplomacy or foreign affairs in conjunction with the use or threat of military force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Guy Fawkes Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Guy Fawkes Day</span></header><div>/gaɪ ˈfɔks/ (<em>say</em> guy 'fawks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">5 November, the anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, celebrated in Britain by fireworks, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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haemorrhagic disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540778377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haemorrhagic disease</span></header><div>/hɛməˈrædʒɪk dəziz/ (<em>say</em> hemuh'rajik duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">any disease that causes excessive internal bleeding.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hemorrhagic disease</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032438" href="entry://haemo-%23bigmac000032438"><strong>haemo-</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ha-ha duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ha-ha duck</span></header><div>/ˈha-ha ˌdʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'hah-hah .duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040617" href="entry://kookaburra%23bigmac000040617"><strong>kookaburra</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040617" href="entry://kookaburra%23mq225">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ha-ha pigeon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hair doughnut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac027870525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hair doughnut</span></header><div>/ˈhɛə doʊnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'hair dohnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">a doughnut-shaped sponge or similar material used as the support for a doughnut bun or similar updo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bun doughnut</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hair dryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hair dryer</span></header><div>/ˈhɛə draɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'hair druyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a machine for drying hair.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hair dusting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac670042992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hair dusting</span></header><div>/ˈhɛə dʌstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'hair dusting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">a hairdressing technique for removing split ends without losing hair length by slicing off the tips that sit up from an extended strand of hair.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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halcyon days
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">halcyon days</span></header><div>/hælsiən ˈdeɪz/ (<em>say</em> halseeuhn 'dayz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> days of fine and calm weather about the winter solstice, when the halcyon was anciently believed to brood; especially the seven days before and as many after the winter solstice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq684"> days of peace and tranquillity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Greek <em>alcyonides hemērai</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-day</span></header><div>/haf-ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> hahf-'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032609" href="entry://half-holiday%23bigmac000032609"><strong>half-holiday</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-dead</span></header><div>/ˈhaf-dɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'hahf-ded) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">very tired; exhausted.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">half dead</strong> /haf ˈdɛd/ (<em>say</em> hahf 'ded).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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half-dozen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">half-dozen</span><z><span target_id="Thyoenwk1p">adj.</span><span target_id="7JmMe1PqeS">n.</span></z></header><div>/haf-ˈdʌzən/ (<em>say</em> hahf-'duzuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Thyoenwk1p"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> six: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>yellow newspapered shelves holding a half-dozen pairs of dust-laden women’s shoes</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">serge liberman</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7JmMe1PqeS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq802"> six: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Unarmed, they had been shot, a half-dozen in a group</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">olaf ruhen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ham-deluxe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ham-deluxe</span></header><div>/hæm-dəˈlʌks/ (<em>say</em> ham-duh'luks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">a lean cut of pork from which the bone, rind and skin is removed, the ham being cured, cooked and smoked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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great divide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">great divide</span></header><div>/greɪt dəˈvaɪd/ (<em>say</em> grayt duh'vuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> separation between life and death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> a crucial stage; crisis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Divide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Divide</span></header><div>/greɪt dəˈvaɪd/ (<em>say</em> grayt duh'vuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">the continental divide of North America; the Rocky Mountains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Dividing Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Dividing Range</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">the eastern highlands of Australia, watershed to rivers flowing east and west, extending from Cape York Peninsula down the eastern coast to western Victoria. Highest peak (Australia’s highest mountain) Mount Kosciuszko, 2228 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dividing Range</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Great Dividing Range</strong> was formed in a series of slow uplifts which raised great sections of the eastern part of the continent. It separates the dry interior from the wetter eastern and southern coastal plains. The steepest slopes are on the eastern side and to the west is a series of tablelands, including the Atherton and Buckland tablelands in Qld and the New England tableland on the Qld–NSW border. The range reaches its greatest height in the Australian Alps on the NSW–Victorian border, the location of Mount Kosciuszko; in other parts it is little more than a ridge. The first known crossing of the range by Europeans was in 1813, when Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth reached the western slopes of the Blue Mountains, inland from Sydney.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Dog</span></header><div>/greɪt ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> grayt 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">the constellation Canis Major.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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greatest common divisor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">greatest common divisor</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015268" href="entry://common%20factor%23bigmac000015268"><strong>common factor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Indian Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Indian Desert</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075856" href="entry://Thar%23bigmac000075856"><strong>Thar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Sandy Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Sandy Desert</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a large, extremely arid desert area in northern inland WA south of the Kimberley region and north of the Tropic of Capricorn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Great Victoria Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Great Victoria Desert</span></header><div>/vɪkˈtɔriə/ (<em>say</em> vik'tawreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">a large desert area north of the Nullarbor Plain extending from Lake Barlee, WA, across north-western SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Grecian delight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Grecian delight</span></header><div>/griʃən dəˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> greeshuhn duh'luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078640" href="entry://Turkish%20delight%23bigmac000078640"><strong>Turkish delight</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green dinosaur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac992380067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green dinosaur</span></header><div>/grin ˈdaɪnəsɔ/ (<em>say</em> green 'duynuhsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac483703805" href="entry://idiot%20fruit%23bigmac483703805"><strong>idiot fruit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green dragon</span></header><div>/grin ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> green 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">an American herb, <em>Arisaema dracontium</em>, with a greenish or whitish spathe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green drought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac177570396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green drought</span></header><div>/ˈgrin draʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'green drowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">a drought in which a little rain has produced some superficial greening of the country but no adequate fodder or water for crops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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green duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">green duck</span></header><div>/grin ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> green 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a young duckling about ten weeks old and weighing about 2 kg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey divorce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac201278867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey divorce</span></header><div>/greɪ dəˈvɔs/ (<em>say</em> gray duh'vaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">the formal separation of an older married couple, usually in their 50s or over, especially after having been together for many years.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">silver divorce</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grey duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grey duck</span></header><div>/ˈgreɪ dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'gray duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">any of several ducks in which certain immature or female plumages are predominantly grey, as the gadwall, <em>Anas strepera</em>, and the pintail, <em>A. acuta</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grievance day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grievance day</span></header><div>/ˈgrivəns deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'greevuhns day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">(in parliamentary procedure) a day set aside regularly for the discussion of constituents’ problems.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grievance debate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grievance debate</span></header><div>/ˈgrivəns dəbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'greevuhns duhbayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">(in parliamentary procedure) debate on grievance day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gross domestic income
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac385862789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gross domestic income</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">the total income derived from the gross domestic product.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GDI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gross domestic product
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gross domestic product</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">an estimate of the total value of all legal goods and services produced in a country in a specified time, usually a year.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: GDP</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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groundhog day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac407212306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">groundhog day</span></header><div>/ˈgraʊndhɒg deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'grownd-hog day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">a situation in which events are or appear to be continually repeated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the US film <em>Groundhog Day</em> (1993) in which the main character finds himself repeatedly reliving a particular day, namely Groundhog Day (celebrated on 2 February in parts of the US and Canada as the first day of spring, from the notion that this is the day that groundhogs emerge from winter hibernation)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hand-deliver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927047735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hand-deliver</span></header><div>/hænd-dəˈlɪvə/ (<em>say</em> hand-duh'livuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq67">to deliver personally or by messenger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hand-drawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962411440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hand-drawn</span></header><div>/ˈhænd-drɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'hand-drawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">(of an illustration, frame in an animation series, etc.) drawn by hand.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">hand drawn</strong> /hænd ˈdrɔn/ (<em>say</em> hand 'drawn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hand-me-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hand-me-down</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hand-me-down" src="word_pronunciations/10847.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhænd-mi-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'hand-mee-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">an article of clothing handed down or acquired second-hand.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">reach-me-down</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hands-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac863930893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hands-down</span></header><div>/ˈhændz-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'handz-down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">clear and easily victorious: <em class="example">a hands-down winner.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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HANS device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498677908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">HANS device</span></header><div>/ˈhænz dəvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'hanz duhvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Motor Racing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">a U-shaped restraining device which is worn around the neck of a racing car driver and secured to the helmet, the arms of which sit over the pectoral muscles of the chest; designed to restrict head and neck movement in the event of a crash and minimise whiplash.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>h</em>(<em>ead</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>nd</em>)<em> n</em>(<em>eck</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>upport</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019972" href="entry://device%23bigmac000019972"><span class="smallcaps">device</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hansen's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hansen’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈhænsənz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'hansuhnz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042126" href="entry://leprosy%23bigmac000042126"><strong>leprosy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Gerhard Henrik Armauer <em>Hansen</em>, 1841–1912, Norwegian physician who discovered leprosy-causing <em>Mycobacterium leprae</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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happy dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141243743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">happy dust</span></header><div>/ˈhæpi dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'hapee dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">cocaine, morphine or any mind-altering drug in powdered form.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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haram dingo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836350372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haram dingo</span></header><div>/haˌram ˈdɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> hah.rahm 'dinggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">someone who puts haram food such as tomato sauce on halal food.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000139" href="entry://haram%23bigmac100000139"><span class="smallcaps">haram</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101082" href="entry://dingo%23bigmac000101082"><span class="smallcaps">dingo</span></a> used as an epithet for an Anglo-Australian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard disk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard disk</span></header><div>/had ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> hahd 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a rigid magnetic storage disk with a high recording density, providing fast access to a large amount of stored data.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hard disc</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard disk recorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475256045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard disk recorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a device that records digital data directly onto a hard disk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard doer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard doer</span></header><div>/had ˈduə/ (<em>say</em> hahd 'doohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101766" href="entry://hard%20case%23bigmac000101766"><strong>hard case</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101766" href="entry://hard%20case%23mq029">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard drinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard drinker</span></header><div>/had ˈdrɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> hahd 'dringkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">someone who drinks alcohol persistently and to excess.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard drive</span></header><div>/ˈhad draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'hahd druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a computer disk drive for a hard disk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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harlequin duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">harlequin duck</span></header><div>/halɛkwən ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> hahlekwuhn 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">a small North American diving duck, <em>Histrionicus histrionicus</em>, in which the male is bluish grey, marked with black, white, and chestnut.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hauts-de-Seine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hauts-de-Seine</span></header><div>/oʊ-də-ˈseɪn/ (<em>say</em> oh-duh-'sayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a department in northern central France. 176 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Nanterre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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HCG diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384667022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">HCG diet</span></header><div>/eɪtʃ si ˈdʒi daɪət/ (<em>say</em> aych see 'jee duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a diet based on the ingestion of human chorionic gonadotropin, supposedly to suppress appetite and, combined with a very low calorie intake, to stimulate the conversion of body fat to energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heading dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heading dog</span></header><div>/ˈhɛdɪŋ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'heding dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a dog trained to head off and stop livestock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hearing dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hearing dog</span></header><div>/ˈhɪərɪŋ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'hearring dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a dog which is trained to aid people with a hearing disability by alerting them to such noises as the doorbell or the telephone ringing, fire or burglar alarms, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heart disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heart disease</span></header><div>/ˈhat dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'haht duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">any condition of the heart which impairs its functioning.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heat death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heat death</span></header><div>/ˈhit dɛθ/ (<em>say</em> 'heet deth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">(of the universe) the proposition that the universe will come to an end when all its components are at the same temperature, the entropy of the universe will then be at a maximum and its available energy nil. This follows from the second law of thermodynamics if the universe is considered a closed system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heat dome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac698770333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heat dome</span></header><div>/ˈhit doʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'heet dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">an area of high pressure in which rising hot air is compressed, causing it to heat further and in turn increase the pressure, resulting in the heat being unable to escape from that area for a number of days.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heavy-duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heavy-duty</span></header><div>/ˈhɛvi-djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'hevee-dyoohtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> sturdy; durable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> having a high import or export tax rate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hector's dolphin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac439689900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hector’s dolphin</span></header><div>/ˈhɛktəz dɒlfən/ (<em>say</em> 'hektuhz dolfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a small dolphin, <em>Cephalorphyncus hectori</em>, found only in the coastal waters of NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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he'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">he’d</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of he’d" src="word_pronunciations/11095.mp3"></audio></span>/hid/ (<em>say</em> heed) <div class="chunk">contraction of: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> he had.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> he would.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hedonic demand theory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac543067922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hedonic demand theory</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac254494834" href="entry://hedonic%20regression%23bigmac254494834"><strong>hedonic regression</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heeling dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heeling dog</span></header><div>/ˈhilɪŋ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'heeling dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033568" href="entry://heeler%23bigmac000033568"><strong>heeler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033568" href="entry://heeler%23mq167">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hegelian dialectic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hegelian dialectic</span></header><div>/həˌgeɪliən daɪəˈlɛktɪk/ (<em>say</em> huh.gayleeuhn duyuh'lektik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">(in Hegelianism) the pattern or mechanism of development by inner conflict, the scheme of which is <em>thesis</em>, <em>antithesis</em>, and <em>synthesis</em> (that is, an original tendency, its opposing tendency, and their unification in a new movement).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heifer dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heifer dust</span></header><div>/ˈhɛfə dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'hefuh dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">nonsense; rubbish.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009892" href="entry://bulldust%23bigmac000009892"><strong>bulldust</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heir-designate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heir-designate</span></header><div>/ɛə-ˈdɛzɪgnət/ (<em>say</em> air-'dezignuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">a person who has been designated as another’s heir.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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help desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac220709923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">help desk</span></header><div>/ˈhɛlp dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> 'help desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">a service providing assistance or guidance within a company or organisation, especially in relation to the use of computers and other technical equipment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">helpdesk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hepatitis D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac060369504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hepatitis D</span></header><div>/hɛpətaɪtəs ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> hepuhtuytuhs 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a form of hepatitis caused by the Delta agent which is transmitted by infected body fluids and which can only be caught by someone who already has hepatitis B.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">hep D</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hep D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac327500025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hep D</span></header><div>/hɛp ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> hep 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac060369504" href="entry://hepatitis%20D%23bigmac060369504"><strong>hepatitis D</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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herbes de Provence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac294578360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">herbes de Provence</span></header><div>/ɛəb də prəˈvɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> airb duh pruh'vons) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac609141185" href="entry://herbs%20of%20Provence%23bigmac609141185"><strong>herbs of Provence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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herringbone dairy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">herringbone dairy</span></header><div>/ˈhɛrɪŋboʊn dɛəri/ (<em>say</em> 'heringbohn dairree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a dairy so arranged that the cows stand obliquely on either side of a central passage for milking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hertzsprung-Russell diagram</span></header><div>/ˌhɜtsprʌŋ-ˈrʌsəl daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> .hertsprung-'rusuhl duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a graph in which the absolute luminosity of a star is plotted against its spectral type (an indication of its temperature). The theory of stellar evolution has been derived from these diagrams.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: H-R diagram [named after Ejnar <em>Hertzsprung</em>, 1873–1967, Danish astronomer, and Henry Norris <em>Russell</em>, 1877–1957, US astronomer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hey-diddle-diddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hey-diddle-diddle<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7NEqtL0LZC">n.</span><span target_id="Ct43T8yIQ6">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˌheɪ-dɪdl-ˈdɪdl/ (<em>say</em> .hay-didl-'didl) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7NEqtL0LZC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> the middle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ct43T8yIQ6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq114"> <strong class="phr">through the hey-diddle-diddle</strong>, <em class="label">Football</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> between the goalposts; a goal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hey-diddle-diddle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˌheɪ-dɪdl-ˈdɪdl/ (<em>say</em> .hay-didl-'didl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">an act of urination.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang: <em>piddle</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hi-diddle-diddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hi-diddle-diddle<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˌhaɪ-dɪdl-ˈdɪdl/ (<em>say</em> .huy-didl-'didl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100649" href="entry://hey-diddle-diddle%23bigmac000100649"><strong>hey-diddle-diddle<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hi-diddle-diddle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˌhaɪ-dɪdl-ˈdɪdl/ (<em>say</em> .huy-didl-'didl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034150" href="entry://hey-diddle-diddle%23bigmac000034150"><strong>hey-diddle-diddle<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high day</span></header><div>/ˈhaɪ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'huy day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> a holy or festal day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034149" href="entry://heyday%23bigmac000034149"><strong>heyday</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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high definition television
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac011709680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">high definition television</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">a television format, primarily for digital transmission, that provides a higher vertical resolution than standard definition television and a wider aspect ratio of the screen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">HDTV</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hip dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297407088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hip dip</span></header><div>/ˈhɪp dɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'hip dip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">an indentation where the hip meets the thigh; violin hip.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hip-drop tackle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595238155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hip-drop tackle</span></header><div>/ˈhɪp-drɒp tækəl/ (<em>say</em> 'hip-drop takuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby League</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">an illegal tackle in which a player drops their entire body weight onto the legs, ankles, or feet of an opponent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hip drop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hippy-dippy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac653119069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hippy-dippy</span></header><div>/ˈhɪpi-dɪpi/ (<em>say</em> 'hipee-dipee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">excessively idealistic or unconventional.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hippie-dippie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hodgkin's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hodgkin’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈhɒdʒkənz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'hojkuhnz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac604822016" href="entry://Hodgkin%20lymphoma%23bigmac604822016"><strong>Hodgkin lymphoma</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: HD Also, <strong class="vs">Hodgkin disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hog deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335620474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hog deer</span></header><div>/ˈhɒg dɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'hog dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">the smallest of the six species of deer in Australia, <em>Axis procinus</em>, being reddish-brown in colour and about the size of a sheep; native to South Asia, introduced to Wilson’s Promontory in Victoria by the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria in the 1860s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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holey dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">holey dollar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of holey dollar" src="word_pronunciations/11383.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊli ˈdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> hohlee 'doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">a silver dollar from which the centre had been punched, both pieces remaining in currency as coins.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088243" href="entry://dump%23bigmac000088243"><strong>dump<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088243" href="entry://dump%23mq970">2</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">holy dollar</strong>, <strong class="vs">colonial dollar</strong>, <strong class="vs">government dollar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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holy day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">holy day</span></header><div>/ˈhoʊli deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'hohlee day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">a consecrated day or religious festival, especially one other than Sunday.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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holy dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">holy dollar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of holy dollar" src="word_pronunciations/11383.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊli ˈdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> hohlee 'doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094004" href="entry://holey%20dollar%23bigmac000094004"><strong>holey dollar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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holy door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac059751526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">holy door</span></header><div>/ˈhoʊli dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'hohlee daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a door into a Catholic church, following on a tradition established by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300, in association with Holy Year, in which the passing over the threshold of the holy door symbolises passing into the presence of God.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>porta sanctus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Holy Innocents' Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Holy Innocents’ Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">28 December, a day of Christian religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod’s order; Childermas. Matthew 2:16.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home-deliver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home-deliver</span><z><span target_id="S6O6QQdqVb">v.t.</span><span target_id="dbsBbEtrJ9">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/hoʊm-dəˈlɪvə/ (<em>say</em> hohm-duh'livuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="S6O6QQdqVb"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq439"> to deliver (goods, etc.) to the purchaser’s home.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dbsBbEtrJ9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq375"> to offer a service whereby goods are delivered to the purchaser’s home.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>home-delivery</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home delivery</span></header><div>/hoʊm dəˈlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> hohm duh'livuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> a service which provides for goods, etc., to be delivered to a customer’s home.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq265"> the delivery of a child in the home of the mother, rather than in hospital.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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home detention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680232094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">home detention</span></header><div>/hoʊm dəˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> hohm duh'tenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">a sentence or part of a sentence that is served within the confines or surrounds of one’s home instead of in an institution; monitored by an electronic monitoring system and often subject to curfews and random drug and alcohol testing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">house detention</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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homing device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">homing device</span></header><div>/ˈhoʊmɪŋ dəvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'hohming duhvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, aeroplane, etc., which aims it towards its objective.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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honours degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">honours degree</span></header><div>/ˈɒnəz dəgri/ (<em>say</em> 'onuhz duhgree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">an academic degree obtained with honours.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">honors degree</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hookworm disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hookworm disease</span></header><div>/ˈhʊkwɜm dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'hookwerm duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">hookworm infestation of the intestine resulting in anaemia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hooley dooley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac306041483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hooley dooley</span></header><div>/huli ˈduli/ (<em>say</em> hoohlee 'doohlee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">(an exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hoover Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hoover Dam</span></header><div>/huvə ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> hoohvuh 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a large dam in the US, on the Colorado River, in south-eastern Nevada and north-western Arizona; the highest dam in the world. 222 m high; 360 m long.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Boulder Dam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hors de combat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hors de combat</span></header><div>/ˌɔ də ˈkɒmbæt/ (<em>say</em> .aw duh 'kombat) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> out of the fight; disabled; no longer able to fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> unable to act, participate, etc., because of illness; laid low.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hors d'oeuvre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hors d’oeuvre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hors d’oeuvre" src="word_pronunciations/11509.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔ ˈdɜv/ (<em>say</em> aw 'derv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">an appetiser, canapé or savoury, served with cocktails, before a meal, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: aside from (the main body of the) work]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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horse drafting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac795922226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">horse drafting</span></header><div>/ˈhɔs ˌdraftɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'haws .drahfting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">separating a horse or horses from a herd; under competitive conditions, a popular rural sport.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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horse-drawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114069615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">horse-drawn</span></header><div>/ˈhɔs-drɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'haws-drawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">(of a vehicle) pulled along by a horse: <em class="example">a horse-drawn carriage.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">horsedrawn</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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horse-duffer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">horse-duffer</span></header><div>/ˈhɔs-dʌfə/ (<em>say</em> 'haws-dufuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">someone who steals horses.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>horse-duffing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac593498786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot desk</span></header><div>/ˈhɒt dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> 'hot desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a work station used for hot-desking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot-desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac606003784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot-desk</span></header><div>/ˈhɒt-dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> 'hot-desk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">to engage in hot-desking.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot-desking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378091368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot-desking</span></header><div>/ˈhɒt-dɛskɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'hot-desking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq901">the sharing of a desk between a number of employees, especially those whose job takes them out of the office on a regular basis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot dog<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="k23e5YdNK8">n.</span><span target_id="IaF7hpcgaE">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hot dog" src="word_pronunciations/11538.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhɒt dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'hot dog), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hot dog" src="word_pronunciations/11539.mp3"></audio></span>/hɒt ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> hot 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k23e5YdNK8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> a hot frankfurt or sausage served in a split roll with mustard or sauce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> a short surfboard designed to turn quickly back and forth across the wave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq634"> <em class="label">US</em> an expert.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="IaF7hpcgaE">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq257"> <em class="label">US</em> (an exclamation indicating enthusiasm, admiration, surprise, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hot-dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">hotdog</strong>. <div class="etym">[def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090522" href="#mq494">1</a> from <em>dog</em>, obsolete US slang for a sausage, with reference to suspicions about the source of the meat]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac354701729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot dog<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/hɒt ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> hot 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">a galaxy which is extremely bright but shrouded in dust with a mass that is concentrated in the black hole at the centre; possibly an early stage of galaxy evolution.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103260" href="entry://hot%23bigmac000103260"><span class="smallcaps">hot</span></a> + <em>d</em>(<em>ust-</em>)<em>o</em>(<em>bscured</em>)<em> g</em>(<em>alaxy</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot-dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856564497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot-dog</span></header><div>/ˈhɒt-dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'hot-dog) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">hot-dogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">hot-dogging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">to perform rapid and difficult manoeuvres with quick changes of direction, while riding a surfboard, skateboard, ski, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hotdog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot-dogging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot-dogging</span></header><div>/hɒt-ˈdɒgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> hot-'doging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a type of competition snow skiing, where points are awarded according to the class and degree of difficulty of the jumps, rather than according to time taken; free style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hôtel des Invalides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hôtel des Invalides</span></header><div>/oʊtɛl deɪz æ̃vaˈlid/ (<em>say</em> ohtel dayz anvah'leed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">the site in Paris of Napoleon’s tomb; originally a hospital for invalided veterans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hound-dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hound-dog</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊnd-dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'hownd-dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102541" href="entry://hound%23bigmac000102541"><strong>hound<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102541" href="entry://hound%23mq521">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hourglass diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac42202205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hourglass diet</span></header><div>/aʊəglas ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> owuhglahs 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">a diet which emphasises the avoidance of foods which create high energy, as carbohydrates, and the favouring of foods containing essential nutrients, as lean proteins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the diagrammatic representation of the diet in the shape of an hourglass, with foods to be favoured grouped in a wide section at the top, foods to be avoided in a wide section at the bottom, and foods of medium value in a narrow section in the middle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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house detention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac958934057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house detention</span></header><div>/haʊs dəˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> hows duh'tenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac680232094" href="entry://home%20detention%23bigmac680232094"><strong>home detention</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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house dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676343143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house dress</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊs drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'hows dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a simple dress or a housecoat, especially as worn within the home or for housework.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">housedress</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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house dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac154466227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">house dust</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊs dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'hows dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">the dust which can accumulate inside a house and which contains such items as soil tracked in, shed human skin, animal fur, decomposing insects, food debris, lint, etc.; can support the house dust mite which is implicated in the occurrence of certain allergies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">household dust</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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House of Delegates
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">House of Delegates</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">the lower house of the General Assembly in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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housing development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">housing development</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊzɪŋ dəvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'howzing duhveluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a group of houses, units, etc., and their associated services, planned and built in accordance with a single master plan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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how-do-you-do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">how-do-you-do</span><z><span target_id="x1JmrJTZqh">interj.</span><span target_id="xBFRBmgSPF">n.</span></z></header><div>/haʊ-də-jə-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> how-duh-yuh-'dooh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="x1JmrJTZqh"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> (a form of greeting.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xBFRBmgSPF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq092"> a difficult or embarrassing situation: <em class="example">a fine how-do-you-do.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">how-de-do</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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H-R diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">H-R diagram</span></header><div>/eɪtʃ-ˈa daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> aych-'ah duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hubli-Dharwar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hubli-Dharwar</span></header><div>/ˈhubli-dawa/ (<em>say</em> 'hoohblee-dahwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">a city in India, in western Karnataka.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hull-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hull-down</span></header><div>/ˈhʌl-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'hul-down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq055"> (of a ship) with its hull hidden by the waves or horizon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> (of a tank) with its body concealed and only its turret showing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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human devastation syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac796117411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">human devastation syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">the set of long-term effects on the health and wellbeing of a child who has witnessed the atrocities of war.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: HDS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hume Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342495646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hume Dam</span></header><div>/hjum ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> hyoohm 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">a reservoir on the Murray River east of Albury-Wodonga, downstream of the confluence of the Murray and Mitta Mitta rivers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Hamilton <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035462" href="entry://Hume%23bigmac000035462"><span class="smallcaps">Hume</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hump day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac279863248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hump day</span></header><div>/ˈhʌmp deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'hump day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">Wednesday.</span></div><div class="etym"> [viewed as the peak or hump of the working or school week]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Humpty Doo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Humpty Doo</span></header><div>/ˌhʌmpti ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> .humptee 'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">a town in the northern NT, south-east of Darwin; formerly, site of experimental rice farm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hundred Days
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hundred Days</span></header><div>/hʌndrəd ˈdeɪz/ (<em>say</em> hundruhd 'dayz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">the period between 20 March 1815, when Napoleon entered Paris after escaping from Elba, to 29 June 1815, when he abdicated after the battle of Waterloo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hunky-dory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hunky-dory</span></header><div>/hʌŋki-ˈdɔri/ (<em>say</em> hungkee-'dawree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">perfectly all right, satisfactory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>hunk</em> goal, home (in games), from Dutch <em>honk</em>, from Middle Dutch <em>honc</em> hiding place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Huntington's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Huntington’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈhʌntɪŋtənz dəˌziz/ (<em>say</em> 'huntingtuhnz duh.zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a hereditary neurological disease, characterised by involuntary jerky movements (chorea) sometimes gradually replaced by spasms and twisting movements, impaired speech and progressive mental deterioration.</span></div> Also, (<em>formerly</em>), <strong class="vs">Huntington’s chorea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hurricane deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hurricane deck</span></header><div>/ˈhʌrəkən dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'huruhkuhn dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a light upper deck on passenger steamers, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hyde-Dunn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hyde-Dunn</span></header><div>/haɪd-ˈdʌn/ (<em>say</em> huyd-'dun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">English-born Baha’i follower; with his wife, Clara, the founder of the faith in Australia in 1920.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hyperfocal distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hyperfocal distance</span></header><div>/ˌhaɪpəfoʊkəl ˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> .huypuhfohkuhl 'distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">the distance in front of a camera lens beyond which all objects are in focus, for a given f number.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ice doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac948405778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ice doctor</span></header><div>/ˈaɪs dɒktə/ (<em>say</em> 'uys doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac088367816" href="entry://icefall%20doctor%23bigmac088367816"><strong>icefall doctor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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icefall doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac088367816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">icefall doctor</span></header><div>/ˈaɪsfɔl dɒktə/ (<em>say</em> 'uysfawl doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">a person engaged to identify, secure, and rope a route from a base camp to a mountain summit in the Himalayas, before each climbing season begins.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ice doctor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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I'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">I’d</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of I’d" src="word_pronunciations/11741.mp3"></audio></span>/aɪd/ (<em>say</em> uyd) <div class="def"><span id="mq145">contraction of <em>I would</em> or <em>I had</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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identity disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">identity disc</span></header><div>/aɪˈdɛntəti dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> uy'dentuhtee disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">a small disc worn at all times, especially by soldiers, for the purpose of identification, as in the event of death or injury in battle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">identity tag</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Île de France
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Île de France</span></header><div>/il də ˈfrɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> eel duh 'frons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> a region and former province in northern France, including Paris and the region around it. 12 011 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092416" href="entry://Mauritius%23bigmac000092416"><strong>Mauritius</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Île du Diable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Île du Diable</span></header><div>/il dy diˈablə/ (<em>say</em> eel dooh dee'ahbluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019987" href="entry://Devil%27s%20Island%23bigmac000019987"><strong>Devil’s Island</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ill-defined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ill-defined</span></header><div>/ˈɪl-dəfaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'il-duhfuynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">badly or weakly defined; unclear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ill-discipline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac792466461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ill-discipline</span></header><div>/ɪl-ˈdɪsəplən/ (<em>say</em> il-'disuhpluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">lack of self-discipline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ill-disciplined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac739985323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ill-disciplined</span></header><div>/ɪl-ˈdɪsəplənd/ (<em>say</em> il-'disuhpluhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq860"> relating to or showing lack of self-discipline: <em class="example">an ill-disciplined response to provocation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq145"> not subjected to discipline: <em class="example">an ill-disciplined child.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ill-disposed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ill-disposed</span></header><div>/ˈɪl-dɪspoʊzd/ (<em>say</em> 'il-dispohzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">unsympathetic; unfriendly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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impact driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">impact driver</span></header><div>/ˈɪmpækt draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'impakt druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">a screwdriver so designed that a sharp tap on its handle rotates the blade, used to tighten screws or allen keys or to dislodge very tight screws.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inbreeding depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521140924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inbreeding depression</span></header><div>/ɪnbridɪŋ dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> inbreeding duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">the lowered fitness or vigour of inbred individuals compared with their non-inbred counterparts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Independence Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Independence Day</span></header><div>/ɪndəˈpɛndəns deɪ/ (<em>say</em> induh'penduhns day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">(in the US) 4 July, a holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in-depth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in-depth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of in-depth" src="word_pronunciations/11989.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɪn-dɛpθ/ (<em>say</em> 'in-depth) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">with thorough coverage: <em class="example">an in-depth discussion; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>Lacking in-depth surveys, we can only guess at the cause.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">suzy jarratt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian Desert</span></header><div>/ɪndiən ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> indeeuhn 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075856" href="entry://Thar%23bigmac000075856"><strong>Thar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Indian Ocean Dipole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856945269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Indian Ocean Dipole</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">an irregularly occurring cycle of warm and cool waters in the western and eastern parts of the Indian Ocean, which has the effect of determining whether moisture-laden winds are carried across parts of central and southern Australia.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IOD <div class="backshade"><strong>The Indian Ocean Dipole</strong> has been a major factor in the severest droughts in Australia’s history. In an IOD negative phase, there are cooler than normal waters west of Australia in the western Indian Ocean, and warmer than normal waters to the north in the Timor Sea in the eastern Indian Ocean. The winds that are generated pick up ocean moisture and deliver wet conditions to the southern part of Australia. In an IOD positive phase, with warmer than normal waters west and cooler waters to the north, winds are weaker and drier and there is a decrease in rainfall over parts of central and southern Australia. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023457" href="entry://El%20Ni%C3%B1o%23bigmac000023457"><strong>El Niño</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac102624271" href="entry://El%20Ni%C3%B1o-Southern%20Oscillation%23bigmac102624271"><strong>El Niño-Southern Oscillation</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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indicator diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">indicator diagram</span></header><div>/ˈɪndəkeɪtə daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'induhkaytuh duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a graphical representation of the pressure and volume changes of the working fluid within the cylinder of a reciprocating engine or pump as obtained with an indicator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in-draught
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in-draught</span></header><div>/ˈɪn-draft/ (<em>say</em> 'in-drahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> a draught or drawing inward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> an inward flow or current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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induced drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">induced drag</span></header><div>/ɪnˌdjust ˈdræg/ (<em>say</em> in.dyoohst 'drag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">(in aerodynamics) that part of drag which is caused by lift.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial democracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial democracy</span></header><div>/ɪnˌdʌstriəl dəˈmɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> in.dustreeuhl duh'mokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">industrial democracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">an organisational system in which democratic principles are extended so as to provide opportunities for workers to participate in the decision-making process within their work environment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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industrial design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">industrial design</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of industrial design" src="word_pronunciations/12168.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˌdʌstriəl dəˈzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> in.dustreeuhl duh'zuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">the designing of objects for manufacture.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>industrial designer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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infectious disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">infectious disease</span></header><div>/ɪnˌfɛkʃəs dəˈziz/ (<em>say</em> in.fekshuhs duh'zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq255"> a disease caused by germs, as bacteria or filterable viruses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> any disease, produced by the action of a microorganism in the body, which may or may not be contagious.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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infill development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac219821183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">infill development</span></header><div>/ˌɪnfɪl dəˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> .infil duh'veluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">the development of small sites in established suburbs for medium-density housing so as to achieve a more efficient use of existing urban infrastructure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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international dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac186168039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">international dancing</span></header><div>/ɪntəˈnæʃnəl dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> intuh'nashnuhl dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">a form of dance which has its origins in the traditional ethnic dancing of many countries, usually performed in circle formation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International Date Line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International Date Line</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018706" href="entry://date%20line%23bigmac000018706"><strong>date line</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018706" href="entry://date%20line%23mq360">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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internationalised domain name
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124060850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">internationalised domain name</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">an internet domain name which is, wholly or in part, in a language-specific alphabet or writing system, as Arabic, Chinese, etc., encoded in Unicode and presented in a sequence of characters that matches the name of the site to the system in which it resides, each version being registered as a separate domain name.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">internationalized domain name</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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intra-uterine device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intra-uterine device</span></header><div>/ɪntrə-ˈjutəraɪn dəvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> intruh-'yoohtuhruyn duhvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">a contraceptive device, usually made of metal, inserted into the uterus.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: IUD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Invasion Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac758731234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Invasion Day</span></header><div>/ɪnˈveɪʒən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> in'vayzhuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">Australia Day, viewed by Indigenous people and their supporters as a commemoration of the impact of the arrival of the Europeans on the Indigenous people, and their language and culture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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investor state dispute
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173000176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">investor state dispute</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">a dispute between a foreign investor and a nation state in which the investor is allowed, usually in the provisions of a trade treaty, direct redress against the state rather than through the established court system of the state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ipse dixit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ipse dixit</span></header><div>/ɪpseɪ ˈdɪksət/ (<em>say</em> ipsay 'diksuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">an assertion without proof: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>you have to take my conclusion as an </em>ipse dixit<em>, rather than as a theorem.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joseph furphy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1903</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: he himself said it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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iris diaphragm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">iris diaphragm</span></header><div>/ˈaɪrəs daɪəfræm/ (<em>say</em> 'uyruhs duyuhfram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">a composite diaphragm with a central aperture readily adjustable for size, used to regulate the amount of light admitted to a lens or optical system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">iris</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Iron Duke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Iron Duke</span></header><div>/aɪən ˈdjuk/ (<em>say</em> uyuhn 'dyoohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091095" href="entry://Wellington%23bigmac000091095"><strong>Wellington<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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IV drug user
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">IV drug user</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">an intravenous drug user.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">IVDU</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jackknife dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jackknife dive</span></header><div>/ˈdʒæknaɪf daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'jaknuyf duyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">a dive in the process of which the body bends so that the hands briefly touch or nearly touch the toes; pike dive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jam doughnut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac238292779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jam doughnut</span></header><div>/dʒæm ˈdoʊnʌt/ (<em>say</em> jam 'dohnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">a rounded doughnut enclosing a filling of jam.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">jam donut</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em>, <strong class="vs">Berliner</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jane Doe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513063123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jane Doe</span></header><div>/dʒeɪn ˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> jayn 'doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> (a name used in legal proceedings for an unknown or unidentified female, or for a female whose name cannot be revealed.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> (a name used for an unidentified female corpse, as in a morgue.)</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039235" href="entry://John%20Doe%23bigmac000039235"><strong>John Doe</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jaques-Dalcroze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jaques-Dalcroze</span></header><div>/ʒak-dalˈkroʊz/ (<em>say</em> zhahk-dahl'krohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Emile</strong> /eɪˈmil/ (<em>say</em> ay'meel), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">1865–1950, Swiss composer and inventor of eurhythmics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Javan rusa deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Javan rusa deer</span></header><div>/dʒavən ˈrusə/ (<em>say</em> jahvuhn 'roohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">a type of deer, <em>Cervus timorensis</em>, native to various parts of insular South-East Asia, and now common in those parts of Australia into which it has been introduced.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Javan deer</strong>, <strong class="vs">rusa deer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jazz dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac882753675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jazz dance</span></header><div>/dʒæz ˈdæns/ (<em>say</em> jaz 'dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq86">a style of dancing performed to lively popular music, usually more innovative and less formal than classical ballet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">jazz ballet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jean de Meung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jean de Meung</span></header><div>/ʒɒ̃ də ˈmæ̃/ (<em>say</em> zhon duh 'man) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Jean Clopinel</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">?1250–?1305, French poet who wrote a continuation of the <em>Roman de la Rose</em> following the part written by Guillaume de Lorris.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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in flagrante delicto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">in flagrante delicto</span></header><div>/ɪn fləˌgrænti dəˈlɪktoʊ/ (<em>say</em> in fluh.grantee duh'liktoh) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq337"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027047" href="entry://flagrante%20delicto%23bigmac000027047"><strong>flagrante delicto</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq391"> in the act of having sexual intercourse.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">in flagrante</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102646" href="entry://in%23bigmac000102646"><span class="smallcaps">in<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027047" href="entry://flagrante%20delicto%23bigmac000027047"><span class="smallcaps">flagrante delicto</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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info dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac055790607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">info dump</span></header><div>/ˈɪnfoʊ dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> ínfoh dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac438015440" href="entry://data%20dump%23bigmac438015440"><strong>data dump</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">infodump</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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infra dig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">infra dig</span></header><div>/ɪnfrə ˈdɪg/ (<em>say</em> infruh 'dig) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">beneath one’s dignity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation Latin <em>infrā dignitātem</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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infrared drone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac098992264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">infrared drone</span></header><div>/ˈɪnfrərɛd droʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'infruhred drohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac602635757" href="entry://thermal%20drone%23bigmac602635757"><strong>thermal drone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inner-directed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inner-directed</span></header><div>/ˈɪnə-dərɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> 'inuh-duhrektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">guided by one’s own set of values rather than external pressures.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>inner-direction</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Innocents' Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Innocents’ Day</span></header><div>/ˈɪnəsənts deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'inuhsuhnts day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034694" href="entry://Holy%20Innocents%27%20Day%23bigmac000034694"><strong>Holy Innocents’ Day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inside day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521173294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inside day</span></header><div>/ˈɪnsaɪd deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'insuyd day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">a day on which the market trend, in relation to the previous day or period, is lower at the high end and higher at the low end.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac141470414" href="entry://outside%20day%23bigmac141470414"><strong>outside day</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac273464959" href="entry://up%20day%23bigmac273464959"><strong>up day</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac12077593" href="entry://down%20day%23bigmac12077593"><strong>down day</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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intellectually disabled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intellectually disabled</span></header><div>/ɪntəˌlɛktʃuəli dɪsˈeɪbəld/ (<em>say</em> intuh.lekchoohuhlee dis'aybuhld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">having learning and developmental deficiencies as a result of impaired or faulty development of the brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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intelligent design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac313658887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intelligent design</span></header><div>/ɪntɛlədʒənt dəˈzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> inteluhjuhnt duh'zuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq28">the theory that postulates that features of the universe can only be explained by the existence of a conscious intelligent cause rather than by the undirected process of natural selection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inter-dominion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inter-dominion</span></header><div>/ɪntə-dəˈmɪnjən/ (<em>say</em> intuh-duh'minyuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">(of diplomatic relations, sporting contests, etc.) involving different countries in the Commonwealth of Nations, especially Australia and NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Inter-Dominion Championship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Inter-Dominion Championship</span></header><div>/ɪntə-dəˌmɪnjən ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> intuh-duh.minyuhn 'champeeuhnship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">an annual trotting race with entries from both Australia and NZ, started in 1936; held alternately in the two countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interference drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interference drag</span></header><div>/ɪntəˈfɪərəns dræg/ (<em>say</em> intuh'fearruhns drag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">additional drag due to interaction of two aerodynamic bodies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inter-house deadlock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inter-house deadlock</span></header><div>/ˌɪntə-haʊs ˈdɛdlɒk/ (<em>say</em> .intuh-hows 'dedlok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">the cessation of legislative proceedings when agreement cannot be reached between the two houses in a bicameral parliament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interior decorator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interior decorator</span></header><div>/ɪnˌtɪəriə ˈdɛkəreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> in.tearreeuh 'dekuhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a person whose occupation is planning the decoration, furnishings, draperies, etc., of homes, rooms, or offices.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>interior decoration</strong> /ɪnˌtɪəriə dɛkəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> in.tearreeuh dekuh'rayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interior designer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interior designer</span></header><div>/ɪnˌtɪəriə dəˈzaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> in.tearreeuh duh'zuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037848" href="entry://interior%20decorator%23bigmac000037848"><strong>interior decorator</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> someone who plans and supervises the execution and furnishing of architectural interiors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interior drainage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interior drainage</span></header><div>/ɪnˌtɪəriə ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> in.tearreeuh 'draynij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">a drainage system whose waters do not flow to the sea either above or below ground, but evaporate within the land area.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">internal drainage</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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interminable debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">interminable debt</span></header><div>/ɪntɜmənəbəl ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> intermuhnuhbuhl 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">a debt without maturity date.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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internal drainage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">internal drainage</span></header><div>/ɪnˌtɜnəl ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> in.ternuhl 'draynij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037850" href="entry://interior%20drainage%23bigmac000037850"><strong>interior drainage</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jib door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jib door</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɪb dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'jib daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a door built flush with the wall in order to be as inconspicuous as possible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jim-dandy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648795845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jim-dandy</span><z><span target_id="X4AvXQFZ5m">adj.</span><span target_id="QrrzfZ7Jh5">n.</span></z></header><div>/dʒɪm-ˈdændi/ (<em>say</em> jim-'dandee) <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X4AvXQFZ5m">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> fine or wonderful: <em class="example">to be just jim-dandy.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QrrzfZ7Jh5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq290"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">jim-dandies</strong>) a fine or wonderful specimen of its kind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Jim</em>, nickname for <em>James</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099503" href="entry://dandy%23bigmac000099503"><span class="smallcaps">dandy<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jiménez de Cisneros
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jiménez de Cisneros</span></header><div>/hiˌmeɪnɛθ deɪ θizˈneɪroʊs/ (<em>say</em> hee.mayneth day theez'nayrohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Francisco</strong> /franˈθiskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> frahn'theeskoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">1436–1517, Spanish cardinal, statesman, and grand inquisitor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ximenes</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ximenez</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jock dolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872032703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jock dolly</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɒk dɒli/ (<em>say</em> 'jok dolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">a male who has some sporting prowess but who presents himself more in the style of a metrosexual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039187" href="entry://jock%23bigmac000039187"><span class="smallcaps">jock</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039187" href="entry://jock%23mq030">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101131" href="entry://dolly%23bigmac000101131"><span class="smallcaps">dolly</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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John Doe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">John Doe</span></header><div>/dʒɒn ˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> jon 'doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> (a name used in legal proceedings for an unknown or unidentified male, or for a male whose name cannot be revealed.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> (a name used for an unidentified male corpse, as in a morgue.)</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac513063123" href="entry://Jane%20Doe%23bigmac513063123"><strong>Jane Doe</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from the fictitious characters used in the debate over the Acts of Ejectment during the reign of Edward III, in which John Doe was the hypothetical landowner who leased land to a certain Richard Roe, who took the land as his own and evicted John Doe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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John Dory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">John Dory</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of John Dory" src="word_pronunciations/12876.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɒn ˈdɔri/ (<em>say</em> jon 'dawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">John Dory</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">John Dories</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">a species of bottom-dwelling marine fish, <em>Zeus faber</em>, common in European and Australian waters; an important food fish; dory.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104084" href="entry://dory%23bigmac000104084"><span class="smallcaps">dory<sup>2</sup></span></a> with name <em>John</em> jocularly prefixed] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Johne's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Johne’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈjoʊniz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'yohneez duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a chronic diarrhoeal disease of cattle and sheep caused by infection with an organism related to the tubercle bacillus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after HA <em>Johne</em>, 1839–1910, German scientist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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John of Damascus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">John of Damascus</span></header><div>/ˈdəmæskəs/ (<em>say</em> 'duhmaskuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">675?–749, Syrian theologian; a leading figure in the defence of icons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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joie de vivre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">joie de vivre</span></header><div>/ʒwa də ˈvivrə/ (<em>say</em> zhwah duh 'veevruh), /ʒwa də ˈviv/ (<em>say</em> zhwah duh 'veev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">joy of living.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, joy of living]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Juan de Fuca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Juan de Fuca</span></header><div>/dʒuən də ˈfjukə/ (<em>say</em> joohuhn duh 'fyoohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">a strait between Vancouver Island and north-western Washington. About 160 km long; 24–32 km wide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Judgement Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Judgement Day</span></header><div>/ˈdʒʌdʒmənt deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'jujmuhnt day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018787" href="entry://Day%20of%20Judgement%23bigmac000018787"><strong>Day of Judgement</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Judgment Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Julius Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Julius Dam</span></header><div>/dʒuliəs ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> joohleeuhs 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a dam in north-western Qld, on the Leichhardt River; water supply for Mount Isa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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juridical days
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">juridical days</span></header><div>/dʒuˈrɪdɪkəl deɪz/ (<em>say</em> jooh'ridikuhl dayz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">the days in court on which law is administered; days on which the court can lawfully sit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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justification defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac321900274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">justification defence</span></header><div>/dʒʌstəfəˈkeɪʃən dəfɛns/ (<em>say</em> justuhfuh'kayshuhn duhfens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac895375988" href="entry://defence%20of%20truth%23bigmac895375988"><strong>defence of truth</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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juvenile delinquent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">juvenile delinquent</span></header><div>/dʒuvənaɪl dəˈlɪŋkwənt/ (<em>say</em> joohvuhnuyl duh'lingkwuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">a child or young adolescent given to antisocial behaviour, as vandalism, arson, etc., and beyond parental control.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British English (early 1800s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>juvenile delinquency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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juvenile diabetes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac663126141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">juvenile diabetes</span></header><div>/ˌdʒuvənaɪl daɪəˈbitiz/ (<em>say</em> .joohvuhnuyl duyuh'beeteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">type 1 diabetes.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><strong>diabetes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq560">1</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kangaroo dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac824987840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kangaroo dance</span></header><div>/kæŋgəˈru dæns/ (<em>say</em> kangguh'rooh dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">an Aboriginal dance in which the movements of the kangaroo are imitated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kangaroo dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kangaroo dog</span></header><div>/kæŋgəˈru dɒg/ (<em>say</em> kangguh'rooh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">a dog bred for kangaroo hunting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kangaroo drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kangaroo drive</span></header><div>/kæŋgəˈru draɪv/ (<em>say</em> kangguh'rooh druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">an organised expedition to hunt for and shoot kangaroos, usually conducted at night, with the aid of spotlights.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kapil Dev
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kapil Dev</span></header><div>/ˌkæpəl ˈdɛv/ (<em>say</em> .kapuhl 'dev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">born 1959, Indian cricketer; in 1992 became first to have taken 400 wickets and scored 4000 runs in Test cricket.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kavir Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kavir Desert</span></header><div>/kaˌvɪə ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> kah.vear 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018683" href="entry://Dasht-e-Kavir%23bigmac000018683"><strong>Dasht-e-Kavir</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kawasaki disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785923218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kawasaki disease</span></header><div>/kawəˈsaki dəziz/ (<em>say</em> kahwuh'sahkee duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">a rare autoimmune disease of small children, causing blood vessel inflammation in many organs in the body.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Kawasaki syndrome</strong>, <strong class="vs">lymph node syndrome</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Tomisaku <em>Kawasaki</em>, 1925–2020, Japanese paediatrician who first described it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kaz Daği
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kaz Daği</span></header><div>/ˈkaz ˈdajə/ (<em>say</em> 'kahz 'dahyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036157" href="entry://Ida%23bigmac000036157"><strong>Ida</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036157" href="entry://Ida%23mq006">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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K-drama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac260213316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">K-drama</span></header><div>/ˈkeɪ-dramə/ (<em>say</em> 'kay-drahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> a television drama produced in South Korea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> such programs collectively.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">K-Drama</strong>, <strong class="vs">Kdrama</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040636" href="entry://Korean%23bigmac000040636"><span class="smallcaps">K(orean)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021864" href="entry://drama%23bigmac000021864"><span class="smallcaps">drama</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Keepit Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Keepit Dam</span></header><div>/kipət ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> keepuht 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">a dam on the Namoi River, NSW, used for stock and domestic purposes, irrigation and hydro-electricity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ken doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac385592001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ken doll</span></header><div>/ˈkɛn dɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'ken dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">a man who is superficially attractive in a conventional way but who lacks intelligence or personality.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac443352146" href="entry://Barbie%20doll%23bigmac443352146"><strong>Barbie doll</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[trademark for a popular male doll]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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keto diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877056857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">keto diet</span></header><div>/ˈkitoʊ daɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'keetoh duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">a diet which is high in fat and low in carbohydrates, causing the body to respond as if to starvation by forcing the liver to use fatty acids instead of sugars for energy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ketogenic diet</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac280436085" href="entry://ketogenic%23bigmac280436085"><span class="smallcaps">keto(genic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102081" href="entry://diet%23bigmac000102081"><span class="smallcaps">diet<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kewpie doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kewpie doll</span></header><div>/ˈkjupi dɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'kyoohpee dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a small garish doll, often made of plastic and fixed to the end of a cane; given as a prize at a carnival.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">kewpie</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally US trademark; diminutive of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017983" href="entry://Cupid%23bigmac000017983"><span class="smallcaps">Cupid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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killer diller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac79884857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">killer diller</span></header><div>/kɪlə ˈdɪlə/ (<em>say</em> kiluh 'diluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">someone who is sensational or attention-getting in appearance or behaviour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Killiecrankie diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac919704240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Killiecrankie diamond</span></header><div>/kɪlɪkræŋki ˈdaɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> kilikrangkee 'duymuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq10">a type of colourless topaz found near Killiecrankie on Flinders Island, used as a gemstone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiln-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiln-dry</span></header><div>/ˈkɪln-draɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kiln-druy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">kiln-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">kiln-drying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">to dry in a kiln.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kimberley disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kimberley disease</span></header><div>/ˈkɪmbəli dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'kimbuhlee duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093650" href="entry://walkabout%20disease%23bigmac000093650"><strong>walkabout disease</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kim Dae-jong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855294174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kim Dae-jong</span></header><div>/kɪm deɪ-ˈdʒɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> kim day-'jong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">1925–2009, South Korean politician; president 1998–2003; Nobel Peace prize 2000.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Kim Dae Jong</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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king dory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac969969370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">king dory</span></header><div>/kɪŋ ˈdɔri/ (<em>say</em> king 'dawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">king dory</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">king dories</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">a species of bottom-dwelling marine fish, <em>Cyttus traversi</em>, found over continental shelves around Australia, New Zealand, and Africa.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kiss of death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kiss of death</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">any act, fact, influence, relationship, etc., which proves disastrous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Biblical, from the kiss given by Judas Iscariot to Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Matthew 26:48–50.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knee-deep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knee-deep</span></header><div>/ˈni-dip/ (<em>say</em> 'nee-deep) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq067"> so deep as to reach the knees: <em class="example">the snow lay knee-deep.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> submerged or covered by something having such depth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knee drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knee drop</span></header><div>/ˈni drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'nee drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a manoeuvre in which one’s opponent is lifted and dropped onto one’s own bent knee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knock-down, drag-out
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knock-down, drag-out</span></header><div>/ˈnɒk-daʊn ˌdræg-aʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'nok-down .drag-owt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">characterised by unrestrained violence: <em class="example">it was a knock-down, drag-out fight.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">knockdown, dragout</strong>. <div class="etym">[US colloquial phrase (1820s) <em>to knock down and drag out</em> meaning ‘to vanquish utterly’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knockout drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knockout drop</span></header><div>/ˈnɒkaʊt drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'nokowt drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">a sedative pill, often added to a drink.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">knock-drop</strong>. <div class="etym">[US slang (1890s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knuckle dragger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac666276284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knuckle dragger</span></header><div>/ˈnʌkəl drægə/ (<em>say</em> 'nukuhl draguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">a stupid person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [an allusion to a primate, walking upright but with knuckles close to the ground] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>knuckle-dragging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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komodo dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">komodo dragon</span></header><div>/kəˌmoʊdoʊ ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> kuh.mohdoh 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a giant monitor, <em>Varanus komodoensis</em>, of the island of Komodo in Indonesia: up to 3.5 m long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Koombooloomba Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Koombooloomba Dam</span></header><div>/kʊmbəˌlʊmbə ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> koombuh.loombuh 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a reservoir in north-eastern Qld, west of Tully.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kra-Dai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844386201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kra-Dai</span><z><span target_id="GnCL3VtVSy">n.</span><span target_id="8810ls3BAe">adj.</span></z></header><div>/kra-ˈdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> krah-'duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GnCL3VtVSy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq386"> a family of tonal languages of South-East Asia, including Thai, Lao and Shan. </span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8810ls3BAe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq344"> of or relating to the Kra-Dai languages.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Tai-Kadi</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lachrymal duct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lachrymal duct</span></header><div>/ˈlækrəməl dʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'lakruhmuhl dukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075145" href="entry://tear%20duct%23bigmac000075145"><strong>tear duct</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lactate dehydrogenase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lactate dehydrogenase</span></header><div>/ˌlækteɪt dihaɪˈdrɒdʒəneɪz/ (<em>say</em> .laktayt deehuy'drojuhnayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">an enzyme existing in multiple forms which catalyses the oxidation of lactate to pyruvic acid used in diagnosis of myocardial infarction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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la-di-da
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">la-di-da</span><z><span target_id="Hodbls9Osf">adj.</span><span target_id="cxeVQWNHU0">n.</span></z></header><div>/la-di-ˈda/ (<em>say</em> lah-dee-'dah) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Hodbls9Osf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> affectedly pretentious, especially in manner, speech, or bearing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cxeVQWNHU0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq940"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) the toilet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lah-di-dah</strong>. <div class="etym">[imitative of intonation of affected speech] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>la-di-dady</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lady Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040992"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lady Day</span></header><div>/ˈleɪdi deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'laydee day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> the feast of the Annunciation, 25 March.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq795"> one of various days celebrated in honour of the Virgin Mary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lah-di-dah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lah-di-dah</span></header><div>/la-di-ˈda/ (<em>say</em> lah-dee-'dah) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099431" href="entry://la-di-da%23bigmac000099431"><strong>la-di-da</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lake District
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lake District</span></header><div>/ˈleɪk dɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'layk distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">a picturesque mountainous region with many lakes, in north-western England; national park.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Lakeland</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lake-dweller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lake-dweller</span></header><div>/ˈleɪk-dwɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'layk-dweluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">an inhabitant of a lake-dwelling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lake-dwelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lake-dwelling</span></header><div>/ˈleɪk-dwɛlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'layk-dweling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a dwelling, especially of prehistoric times, built on piles or other support over the water of a lake.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lamber-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lamber-down</span></header><div>/læmə-ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> lamuh-'down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">a person, often a shanty keeper, who entices paid-up workers to drink.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lambing down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac302126266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lambing down</span></header><div>/læmɪŋ ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> laming 'down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a drinking spree on the proceeds of a job, as at the end of a shearing season.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102956" href="entry://lamb%23bigmac000102956"><strong>lamb</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102956" href="entry://lamb%23mq448">7b</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lambing-down shop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417316445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lambing-down shop</span></header><div>/læmɪŋ-ˈdaʊn ʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> laming-'down shop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008168" href="entry://shanty%23bigmac000008168"><strong>shanty<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008168" href="entry://shanty%23mq370">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laughing turtle-dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac719611696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laughing turtle-dove</span></header><div>/lafɪŋ ˈtɜtl-dʌv/ (<em>say</em> lahfing 'tertl-duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">an African dove, <em>Spilopelia senegalensis</em>, introduced into Perth in the late 19th century and now well established in south-western WA.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">laughing dove</strong>, <strong class="vs">Senegal turtle-dove</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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law of diminishing returns
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">law of diminishing returns</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">the theory or principle that constant increases in input or production will eventually result in progressively smaller increases in output or profit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lay day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lay day</span></header><div>/ˈleɪ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'lay day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> one of a certain number of days allowed by a charter party for loading or unloading a vessel without demurrage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq821"> a rest day, as in cricket, sailing, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lay-down misère
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac302972416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lay-down misère</span></header><div>/leɪ-daʊn məˈzɛə/ (<em>say</em> lay-down muh'zair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> <em class="label">Cards</em> a misère hand played with all cards exposed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a certainty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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l.c.d.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">l.c.d.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq253">lowest common denominator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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L-dopa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">L-dopa</span></header><div>/ɛl-ˈdoʊpə/ (<em>say</em> el-'dohpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq029">a drug, L-dihydroxyphenylalanine, used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">levodopa</strong>. <div class="etym">[See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040829" href="entry://L-%23bigmac000040829"><span class="smallcaps">L-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090347" href="entry://dopa%23bigmac000090347"><span class="smallcaps">dopa</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lead dioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac21879006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lead dioxide</span></header><div>/lɛd daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> led duy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq90">an oxide of lead, PbO<sub>2</sub>; used as the cathode in a lead-acid battery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leading dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leading dog</span></header><div>/ˈlidɪŋ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'leeding dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">a dog trained to run at the head of a mob of sheep and keep them steady.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leafy sea dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac738237337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leafy sea dragon</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a sea dragon (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066411" href="entry://sea%20dragon%23mq041">2</a>), <em>Phycodurus eques</em>, inhabiting shallow waters along the southern and western coasts of Australia; the state faunal (marine) emblem of SA.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">leafy seadragon</strong>, <strong class="vs">leafy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leather dyke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac095085163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leather dyke</span></header><div>/ˈlɛðə daɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'ledhuh duyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">a lesbian who likes to dress in leather.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Leconte de Lisle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Leconte de Lisle</span></header><div>/ləkɒ̃t də ˈlil/ (<em>say</em> luhkont duh 'leel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles Marie</strong> /ʃal maˈri/ (<em>say</em> shahl mah'ree), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">1818–94, French poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Le Duc Tho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Le Duc Tho</span></header><div>/leɪ dʊk ˈtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> lay dook 'toh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">1911–90, Vietnamese politician who negotiated the ceasefire between North Vietnam and the US (1973); refused Nobel Peace prize 1973.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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left-hand drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">left-hand drive</span></header><div>/lɛft-hænd ˈdraɪv/ (<em>say</em> left-hand 'druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> an arrangement of a motor vehicle in which the steering wheel and other controls are fitted on the left-hand side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> a vehicle with a left-hand drive steering system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legacy data
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475520943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legacy data</span></header><div>/ˈlɛgəsi deɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'leguhsee daytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">data which is held in a legacy software system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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leg day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac686803662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">leg day</span></header><div>/ˈlɛg deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'leg day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">an exercise session in which one focuses on increasing strength in one’s lower body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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legionnaire's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">legionnaire’s disease</span></header><div>/lidʒəˈnɛəz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> leejuh'nairz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">a disease caused by an aerobic bacterium, <em>Legionella pneumophila</em>, which, in its severe form, causes a high fever and pneumonia; sometimes circulated in air-conditioning systems.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">legionnaires’ disease</strong>. <div class="etym">[so named because the organism was first isolated, in 1978, after a group of US ex-servicemen contracted the disease at an American Legion conference]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lemon delicious pudding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac965749739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lemon delicious pudding</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">a steamed pudding made with beaten flour, sugar and eggs flavoured with lemon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lemon delicious</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lemon dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115558593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lemon dressing</span></header><div>/lɛmən ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> lemuhn 'dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">a dressing made from lemon juice mixed with olive oil and seasoned to taste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lame duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lame duck</span></header><div>/leɪm ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> laym 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> a person or thing that is disabled, helpless, ineffective, or inefficient: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Frank Harland … one of your father’s lame ducks, a painter, though he’s never got anywhere.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> a public official or elected office holder who is weakened in power or authority, as one approaching the end of their term of office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from 18th-century London Stock Exchange describing a person not settling their account on settlement day or someone financially crippled and unable to pay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lamington drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac575331204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lamington drive</span></header><div>/ˈlæmɪŋtən draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'lamingtuhn druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">a fundraiser in which lamingtons bought in bulk at a discount are sold in individual packets at an increased price, the profits going to support a cause or charity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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land degradation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88071138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">land degradation</span></header><div>/ˈlænd dɛgrədeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'land degruhdayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">the process by which the value of land for agriculture is reduced, as by erosion, salinity, overcropping, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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langue de chat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac503426444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">langue de chat</span></header><div>/lɒ̃g də ˈʃa/ (<em>say</em> longg duh 'shah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">langues de chat</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a small sweet spatulate biscuit fancifully thought to resemble a cat’s tongue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, cat’s tongue]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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langue d'oc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">langue d’oc</span></header><div>/lɒŋgə ˈdɒk/ (<em>say</em> longguh 'dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> the Romance language of medieval southern France; Occitan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq69"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059660" href="entry://Proven%C3%A7al%23bigmac000059660"><strong>Provençal</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059660" href="entry://Proven%C3%A7al%23mq174">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French: ‘<em>oc</em>’ language, i.e., the language in which <em>oc</em> (from Latin <em>hoc</em>) ‘yes’ was used. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041309" href="entry://langue%20d%27o%C3%AFl%23bigmac000041309"><span class="smallcaps">langue d’oïl</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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langue d'oïl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">langue d’oïl</span></header><div>/lɒŋgə dɒˈil/ (<em>say</em> longguh do'eel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">the French of medieval northern France which has developed into standard modern French.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French: ‘<em>oïl</em>’ language, i.e., the language in which <em>oïl</em> (from Latin <em>hoc ile</em>) ‘yes’ was used. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041308" href="entry://langue%20d%27oc%23bigmac000041308"><span class="smallcaps">langue d’oc</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lao People’s Democratic Republic</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092306" href="entry://Laos%23bigmac000092306"><strong>Laos</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lap dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64930730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lap dance</span></header><div>/ˈlæp dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'lap dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">an erotic dance or striptease performed while sitting on the lap of a customer.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>lap dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lap dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lap-dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac329490264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lap-dance</span></header><div>/ˈlæp-dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'lap-dans) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">to perform a lap dance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Larry Dooley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Larry Dooley</span></header><div>/læri ˈduli/ (<em>say</em> laree 'doohlee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">give someone Larry Dooley</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">to give someone a beating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? alteration of the name <em>Larry Foley</em>, 1849–1917, Australian boxer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laser designation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laser designation</span></header><div>/ˌleɪzə dɛzəgˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .layzuh dezuhg'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">a system by which a bomber pilot directs a laser beam along which a bomb travels to its target up to 20 km away.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>laser-designated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laser disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laser disc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of laser disc" src="word_pronunciations/13347.mp3"></audio></span>/leɪzə ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> layzuh 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052479" href="entry://optical%20disc%23bigmac000052479"><strong>optical disc</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">laser disk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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laser video disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">laser video disc</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a laser disc on which visual images are digitally encoded for playback on a television set.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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last day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">last day</span></header><div>/last ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> lahst 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> the final day spent at a place, institution, school, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> (<em>also upper case</em>) the day on which the world ends.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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last-ditch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">last-ditch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of last-ditch" src="word_pronunciations/13359.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlast-dɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'lahst-dich) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> made in or as a final and desperate effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq685"> fought with desperate and uncompromising spirit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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late developer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac534435247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">late developer</span></header><div>/leɪt dəˈvɛləpə/ (<em>say</em> layt duh'veluhpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq72">a person whose underachievement at one stage of their life is followed by later success.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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latent defect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">latent defect</span></header><div>/leɪtənt ˈdifɛkt/ (<em>say</em> laytuhnt 'deefekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">a hidden defect which could not have been discovered by reasonable examination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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latissimus dorsi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac404606094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">latissimus dorsi</span></header><div>/læˌtɪsɪməs ˈdɔsi/ (<em>say</em> la.tisimuhs 'dawsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">one of a pair of broad muscles, located on either side of the back, running from under the arm to the waist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: the broadest (muscle) of the back]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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latter-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">latter-day</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of latter-day" src="word_pronunciations/13382.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlætə-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'latuh-day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> of a latter or more advanced day or period, or modern: <em class="example">latter-day problems.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq944"> of the concluding or final days of the world.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Latter-day Saint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Latter-day Saint</span></header><div>/lætə-deɪ ˈseɪnt/ (<em>say</em> latuh-day 'saynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048138" href="entry://Mormon%23bigmac000048138"><strong>Mormon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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little black dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac748419200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">little black dress</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a simple short black dress regarded as suitable for most semi-formal occasions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LBD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little Desert</span></header><div>/lɪtl ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> litl 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">an area in western Victoria, extending from the SA border to Dimboola; semi-arid and sandy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by early pioneers to describe the unsuitability of its soil for agriculture]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little Desert National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little Desert National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a national park established in 1955 in central western Victoria, near Dimboola. 132 000 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little Digger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little Digger</span></header><div>/lɪtl ˈdɪgə/ (<em>say</em> litl 'diguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">→ William Morris <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090806" href="entry://Hughes%23bigmac000090806"><strong>Hughes</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little Diomede
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little Diomede</span></header><div>/lɪtl ˈdaɪəmid/ (<em>say</em> litl 'duyuhmeed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">an island in Bering Strait; the smaller of the two Diomede Islands administered by the US. About 10 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little Dipper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac116301559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little Dipper</span></header><div>/lɪtl ˈdɪpə/ (<em>say</em> litl 'dipuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">a star group in Ursa Minor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Dipper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Little Dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Little Dog</span></header><div>/lɪtl ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> litl 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011038" href="entry://Canis%20Minor%23bigmac000011038"><strong>Canis Minor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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littoral drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac931360770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">littoral drift</span></header><div>/lɪtərəl ˈdrɪft/ (<em>say</em> lituhruhl 'drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">the process by which sand or other material is moved along a shoreline by waves hitting the beach obliquely.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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live drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac440919541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">live drop</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪv drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'luyv drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a brief meeting of two individuals, usually spies, to exchange messages or other items.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac147074352" href="entry://dead%20drop%23bigmac147074352"><strong>dead drop</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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livestock guardian dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac021640642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">livestock guardian dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">one of a breed of dog, such as the maremma sheepdog, trained to live with a group of livestock animals in order to protect them from predators.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LGD Also, <strong class="vs">guardian dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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living dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259621892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">living dead</span></header><div>/lɪvɪŋ ˈdɛd/ (<em>say</em> living 'ded) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac800000656" href="entry://undead%23bigmac800000656"><strong>undead</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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living death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">living death</span></header><div>/lɪvɪŋ ˈdɛθ/ (<em>say</em> living 'deth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">a life without any hope of happiness; an utterly wretched existence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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living document
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602098234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">living document</span></header><div>/ˈlɪvɪŋ dɒkjəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'living dokyuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a document that is intended to be subject to constant revision and updating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Livingstone daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Livingstone daisy</span></header><div>/lɪvɪŋstən ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> livingstuhn 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Livingstone daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">a prostrate annual plant, <em>Dorotheanthus bellidiformis</em>, with somewhat crystalline stems and brightly coloured daisy-like flowers which open only in bright sunshine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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load displacement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">load displacement</span></header><div>/ˈloʊd dɪsˌpleɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'lohd dis.playsmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">the amount of water displaced by a ship when it is fully loaded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loaded displacement mass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loaded displacement mass</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">the mass of a ship when it is loaded, measured in tonnes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loaded displacement tonnage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loaded displacement tonnage</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">the mass of a ship when it is loaded, measured in tons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loading dose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679761006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loading dose</span></header><div>/ˈloʊdɪŋ doʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'lohding dohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">an initial dose of a drug which is higher than subsequent doses, intended to rapidly achieve a therapeutic concentration in the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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locky d
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac304314226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">locky d</span></header><div>/lɒki ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> lokee 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">lockdown (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac461354967" href="entry://lockdown%23mq880">6</a>) resulting from COVID-19.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Locky D</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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loco disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">loco disease</span></header><div>/ˈloʊkoʊ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'lohkoh duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> <em class="label">US</em> a disease affecting the brain of animals, caused by eating locoweed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> a similar disease suffered by sheep which have eaten any of several toxic species of the Darling Pea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Leonardo da Vinci
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Leonardo da Vinci</span></header><div>/liəˈnadoʊ də ˈvɪntʃi/ (<em>say</em> leeuh'nahdoh duh 'vinchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, mathematician, and scientist; painted the <em>Mona Lisa</em> c. 1503–05.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Leonardesque</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lesser Dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lesser Dog</span></header><div>/lɛsə ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> lesuh 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011038" href="entry://Canis%20Minor%23bigmac000011038"><strong>Canis Minor</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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let-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">let-down</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of let-down" src="word_pronunciations/13542.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɛt-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'let-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> disillusionment or disappointment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> (in breastfeeding) the release of milk to the ducts beneath the areola, brought about by the secretion of oxytocin by the pituitary gland, which is activated by sucking or, sometimes, emotional factors.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">letdown</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liberal democracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liberal democracy</span></header><div>/lɪbrəl dəˈmɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> libruhl duh'mokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">liberal democracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">a form of democracy in which majority rule is qualified by respect for certain liberal rights, such as freedom of speech, assembly, and religious beliefs, the right to private property and to privacy, and legal process rights.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Libyan Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Libyan Desert</span></header><div>/lɪbjən ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> libyuhn 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a part of the Sahara west of the Nile, in eastern Libya, western Egypt, and north-western Sudan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lic'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lic’d</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq850">licensed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lie detector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lie detector</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪ dətɛktə/ (<em>say</em> 'luy duhtektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">an instrument, as a polygraph, for recording a person’s involuntary physiological responses while under interrogation as an indication of the veracity of any statements made.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lie-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lie-down</span></header><div>/laɪ-ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> luy-'down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">a rest taken while lying down: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This nation was built on a cup of tea, a Bex, and a good lie-down.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>in non-standard use</em>), <strong class="vs">lay-down</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lifestyle dividend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac206438238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lifestyle dividend</span></header><div>/laɪfstaɪl ˈdɪvədɛnd/ (<em>say</em> luyfstuyl 'divuhdend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a benefit to people which is not monetary but which comes from something which improves lifestyle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lifestyle drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599755177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lifestyle drug</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪfstaɪl drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'luyfstuyl drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq25">a prescription medicine that is used not to cure illness but to enhance the wellbeing of the healthy by improving looks, sexual performance, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light displacement mass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light displacement mass</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">the mass of a ship when it is empty, measured in tonnes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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light displacement tonnage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">light displacement tonnage</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">the mass of a ship when it is empty, measured in tons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">light ship weight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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limb difference
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac238053062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">limb difference</span></header><div>/lɪm ˈdɪfrəns/ (<em>say</em> lim 'difruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a condition in which one’s limb is partially or completely absent or is malformed, congenitally or through surgery or trauma.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>limb different</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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limited-slip differential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">limited-slip differential</span></header><div>/lɪmətəd-ˌslɪp dɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/ (<em>say</em> limuhtuhd-.slip difuh'renshuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq972">an automotive differential designed to limit the difference in rotational speed when one wheel has less traction than the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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limp-dick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac529974612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">limp-dick</span></header><div>/ˈlɪmp-dɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'limp-dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">a weak-willed, ineffectual man.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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line drawing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">line drawing</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪn drɔ-ɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'luyn drawing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a drawing made using only lines to provide both outline and gradations in tone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liquid crystal display
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liquid crystal display</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041711" href="entry://LCD%23bigmac000041711"><strong>LCD<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041711" href="entry://LCD%23mq992">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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liquid diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622116723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">liquid diet</span></header><div>/lɪkwəd ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> likwuhd 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a diet restricted to food in liquid form, often imposed as part of the recovery from a major operation or serious illness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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logical design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">logical design</span></header><div>/lɒdʒɪkəl dəˈzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> lojikuhl duh'zuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">the design of a digital computer or other digital equipment out of logical elements.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>logic designer</strong>, <strong>logical designer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long day care
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long day care</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">child care provided for a period of at least 8 hours per day for 48 or more weeks per year, designed to suit working parents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long-day plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac304897369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long-day plant</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ-deɪ plænt/ (<em>say</em> 'long-day plant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">a plant which requires a comparatively short period of darkness in a 24-hour period to initiate flowering, typically flowering in late spring or early summer as the length of the nights shortens and hours of daylight lengthen.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac22152889" href="entry://short-day%20plant%23bigmac22152889"><strong>short-day plant</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long-distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long-distance</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ-dɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> 'long-distuhns) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> extending or travelling over an extensive area of time or space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq130"> (of telephone calls) between distant points; trunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long division
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long division</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ dəvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'long duhvizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">an algorithm for dividing one number by a second, in which the first step consists of obtaining the first digit of the quotient and the partial remainder by repeated trials. At each step the next digit of the quotient and the partial remainder are derived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long doughnut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac549076576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long doughnut</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ doʊnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'long dohnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">a long sweet bun split along its length and filled with jam and cream.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long-drawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long-drawn</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ-drɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'long-drawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> drawn out; prolonged: <em class="example">a long-drawn narrative.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Rare</em> long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100929123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long drink</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'long dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">an alcoholic beverage in which there is a high proportion of mixer to alcohol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long-drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac329097875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long-drop</span></header><div>/ˈlɒŋ-drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'long-drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">a pit toilet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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longshore drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac534496428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">longshore drift</span></header><div>/lɒŋʃɔ ˈdrɪft/ (<em>say</em> longshaw 'drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">the movement of sand, sediment, etc., in longshore currents, in extreme weather events causing major reshaping of a beach.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The process by which sediment such as sand and shells move along the linear coast of a beach is known as <strong>longshore drift</strong>. Waves approach the beach at a particular angle and sand and other sediment is pushed up the beach at that same angle. It then drifts back straight down the beach face but is again pushed up by the next wave at that wave’s angle. By this means, a slow crawl of sediment moves along the beach.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long-tailed duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac002587717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long-tailed duck</span></header><div>/lɒŋ-teɪld ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> long-tayld 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a lively, voluble sea duck, <em>Clangula hyemalis</em>, of northern regions; oldsquaw; oldwife.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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long-tailed dunnart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335757170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">long-tailed dunnart</span></header><div>/lɒŋ-teɪld ˈdʌnat/ (<em>say</em> long-tayld 'dunaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a rare dunnart, <em>Sminthopsis longicaudata</em>, with a tail longer than its body; found in the Gibson Desert and in the Young Range of WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lope de Vega
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lope de Vega</span></header><div>/loʊpeɪ deɪ ˈveɪga/ (<em>say</em> lohpay day 'vaygah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Lope Félix de Vega Carpio</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">1562–1635, Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lou Gehrig's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac73724970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lou Gehrig’s disease</span></header><div>/lu ˈgeɪrɪgz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> looh 'gayrigz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac4779913" href="entry://ALS%23bigmac4779913"><strong>ALS</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Lou Gehrig</em>, 1903–41, US baseballer, who suffered from the disease]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Louis II de Bourbon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Louis II de Bourbon</span></header><div>/ˈlui/ (<em>say</em> 'loohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015631" href="entry://Cond%C3%A9%23bigmac000015631"><strong>Condé</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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love drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980864916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">love drug</span></header><div>/ˈlʌv drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'luv drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23bigmac000022863"><strong>ecstasy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022863" href="entry://ecstasy%23mq332">5</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the release from sexual inhibition which it provides]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lovey-dovey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lovey-dovey</span></header><div>/ˈlʌvi-dʌvi/ (<em>say</em> 'luvee-duvee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">affectionate, often noticeably so in public.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low calorie diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac236106140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low calorie diet</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac340674671" href="entry://LCD%23bigmac340674671"><strong>LCD<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low-carbon diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927023513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low-carbon diet</span></header><div>/loʊ-kabən ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> loh-kahbuhn 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac522259162" href="entry://climate%20diet%23bigmac522259162"><strong>climate diet</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">low carbon diet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low-doc loan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac412756898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low-doc loan</span></header><div>/loʊ-dɒk ˈloʊn/ (<em>say</em> loh-dok 'lohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq942">a loan from a lending institution, such as a bank, for which minimal documentation of the borrower’s ability to service the loan is required.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac494827597" href="entry://no-doc%20loan%23bigmac494827597"><strong>no-doc loan</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">lo-doc loan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low dose pill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low dose pill</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a contraceptive pill which has the active agents in smaller quantities than is usual or than was previously thought to be required.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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low-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">low-down</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of low-down" src="word_pronunciations/13927.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈloʊ-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'loh-down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">low; dishonourable; mean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lower deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lower deck</span></header><div>/loʊə ˈdɛk/ (<em>say</em> lohuh 'dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the deck below a main deck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Navy</em> junior sailors collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lowest common denominator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lowest common denominator</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015265" href="entry://common%20denominator%23bigmac000015265"><strong>common denominator</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> the least worthy of the goals, values, opinions, etc., which are held in common by a group of people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq484"> the group of people who hold the least worthy of goals, values, opinions, etc., in a society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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l.s.d.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">l.s.d.</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of l.s.d." src="word_pronunciations/13949.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛl ɛs ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> el es 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> pounds, shillings, and pence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>librae</em>, <em>solidi</em>, <em>denarii</em> (Roman coinage)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lucid dream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac591893120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lucid dream</span></header><div>/ˈlusəd drim/ (<em>say</em> 'loohsuhd dreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">a dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>lucid dreaming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>lucid dreamer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lucky dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lucky dip</span></header><div>/ˈlʌki dɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'lukee dip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> (at a fair, party, etc.) a large barrel or the like in which prizes are hidden in sawdust, etc., from which participants select one article.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq765"> the act of dipping into such a barrel and selecting an article.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq219"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a chance; an undertaking of uncertain outcome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lucky door prize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lucky door prize</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021512" href="entry://door%20prize%23bigmac000021512"><strong>door prize</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lumpy skin disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148696627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lumpy skin disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">an infectious disease of cattle, often transmitted by insects; characterised by fever, inflammatory nodules on the skin, depression, and reduction in milk production and abortion in pregnant animals.</span></div><div class="etym"> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LSD [so called from the appearance of nodules on the animal’s skin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lyme disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194114559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lyme disease</span></header><div>/ˈlaɪm dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'luym duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">a disease caused by a bacterium, <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em>, transmitted by the bites of various ticks; early symptoms include a skin rash, painful joints, fever, fatigue, and meningitis, with late infection causing intermittent or chronic arthritis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Lyme</em>, a town in southern Connecticut, US, in which it was discovered]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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macho dancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">macho dancer</span></header><div>/ˈmʌtʃoʊ ˌdænsə/ (<em>say</em> 'muchoh .dansuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a young man who dances in shows at nightclubs, etc., usually wearing very little clothing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mad cow disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac195269452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mad cow disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">a fatal virus disease of cattle which attacks the nervous system, and which can cross-infect humans; bovine spongiform encephalopathy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Madre de Dios
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Madre de Dios</span></header><div>/ˌmadrə də ˈdiɒs/ (<em>say</em> .mahdruh duh 'deeos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a river in north-eastern South America, rising in the south-east of Peru and flowing north-east to the Beni in Bolivia. 965 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Magen David
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Magen David</span></header><div>/ˌmɔgən ˈdeɪvəd/ (<em>say</em> .mawguhn 'dayvuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071762" href="entry://Star%20of%20David%23bigmac000071762"><strong>Star of David</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew: literally, shield of David]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maggot debridement therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac408464099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maggot debridement therapy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac345839388" href="entry://larval%20therapy%23bigmac345839388"><strong>larval therapy</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MDT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic declination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic declination</span></header><div>/mægˌnɛtɪk dɛkləˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> mag.netik dekluh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095079" href="entry://declination%23bigmac000095079"><strong>declination</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095079" href="entry://declination%23mq478">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">magnetic variation</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic dipole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic dipole</span></header><div>/mægˌnɛtɪk ˈdaɪpoʊl/ (<em>say</em> mag.netik 'duypohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> a current loop or combination of microscopic current loops which forms a two-pole magnet and tends to align itself with a magnetic field.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> a pair of magnetic poles having equal strength and opposite polarity, that is, north and south.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic disk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic disk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of magnetic disk" src="word_pronunciations/14094.mp3"></audio></span>/mægˌnɛtɪk ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> mag.netik 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020887" href="entry://disk%23bigmac000020887"><strong>disk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic drum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic drum</span></header><div>/mægˌnɛtɪk ˈdrʌm/ (<em>say</em> mag.netik 'drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">(formerly) a memory unit for computers, consisting of a rapidly spinning cylinder on which information was recorded by magnetising the surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic flux density
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic flux density</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">magnetic flux densities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">the strength of a magnetic field at a given point, the SI unit for which is the tesla.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">magnetic induction field</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mail driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac111874621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mail driver</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪl draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'mayl druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">someone who drives a vehicle carrying the mail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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main deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">main deck</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪn dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'mayn dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">the upper deck in a vessel with two decks, and usually the second deck down in a vessel with more than two decks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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main drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342687009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">main drag</span></header><div>/meɪn ˈdræg/ (<em>say</em> mayn 'drag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">the main road of a town, shopping centre, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maître d'
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maître d’</span></header><div>/meɪtrə ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> maytruh 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044539" href="entry://ma%C3%AEtre%20d%27h%C3%B4tel%23bigmac000044539"><strong>maître d’hôtel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maître d'hôtel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maître d’hôtel</span></header><div>/meɪtrə doʊˈtɛl/ (<em>say</em> maytruh doh'tel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq065"> a steward or butler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> a head waiter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq622"> (of foods) with a sauce of melted butter, minced parsley, and lemon juice or vinegar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: master of a house]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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major-domo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">major-domo</span></header><div>/meɪdʒə-ˈdoʊmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> mayjuh-'dohmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">major-domos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq570"> a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq031"> a steward or butler.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>mayordomo</em>, or Italian <em>maggiordomo</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>mājor domūs</em> chief officer of the house]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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make-do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">make-do</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪk-du/ (<em>say</em> 'mayk-dooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">of a temporary or substitute nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Makybe Diva
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac563772715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Makybe Diva</span></header><div>/məˈkaɪbi divə/ (<em>say</em> muh'kuybee deevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">a champion Australian racehorse, bred in Britain; won the Melbourne Cup 2003, 2004, 2005.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Ma</em>(<em>ureen</em>)<em>, Ky</em>(<em>lie</em>)<em>, Be</em>(<em>linda</em>)<em>, Di</em>(<em>ane and</em>)<em> Va</em>(<em>nessa</em>), given names of employees of the horse’s owner]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mal de mer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mal de mer</span></header><div>/mæl də ˈmɛə/ (<em>say</em> mal duh 'mair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">seasickness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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male-dominated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">male-dominated</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪl-dɒməneɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'mayl-domuhnaytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">of or relating to a social environment, function, role, etc., which is controlled by and reserved for men.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">male dominated</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mallee dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac925099941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mallee dragon</span></header><div>/mæli ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> malee 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">a small ground-dwelling lizard, <em>Ctenophorus fordi</em>, with brownish-black and cream markings; found in the south-eastern mallee of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maltese dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maltese dog</span></header><div>/ˌmɔltiz ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> .mawlteez 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">one of a breed of toy dogs, with long silky coats, often white in colour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Maltese</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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managing director
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">managing director</span></header><div>/ˌmænədʒɪŋ dəˈrɛktə/ (<em>say</em> .manuhjing duh'rektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a director of a company who is also its chief full-time executive employee.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">MD</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mandarin duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mandarin duck</span></header><div>/mændərən ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> manduhruhn 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a crested duck, <em>Aix galericulata</em>, native to south-eastern Siberia, Korea, Japan and China, and commonly kept in captivity for their beautiful variegated plumage of purple, green, chestnut and white.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mandatory detention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210457310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mandatory detention</span></header><div>/mændətri dəˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> manduhtree duh'tenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">incarceration of an offender or deemed offender which is obligatory rather than resting with the judgement of a court or other official body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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M & D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783373700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">M &amp; D</span></header><div>/ɛm ən ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> em uhn 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a person suspected of malingering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notation used by medical officers, <em>M &amp; D</em> meaning ‘medicine and duty’, that is, that the soldier should be given some medicine and sent back to carry on, interpreted to mean that there was nothing really wrong with the man reporting sick]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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manganese dioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">manganese dioxide</span></header><div>/mæŋgəˌniz daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> mangguh.neez duy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">a heavy black powder, MnO<sub>2</sub>, occurring naturally as pyrolusite; used as a source of metallic manganese, as an oxidising agent, and as a catalyst.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">manganese peroxide</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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manic depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">manic depression</span></header><div>/ˌmænɪk dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> .manik duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac631253509" href="entry://bipolar%20disorder%23bigmac631253509"><strong>bipolar disorder</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">manic-depression</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>manic depressive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>manic depressive</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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man-on-man defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382035641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">man-on-man defence</span></header><div>/mæn-ɒn-mæn dəˈfens/ (<em>say</em> man-on-man duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sport</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">(in team sports) a strategy in which each player follows their allotted opponent closely to prevent them receiving or passing the ball.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">man-to-man defense</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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man-to-man defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac72348311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">man-to-man defence</span></header><div>/mæn-tə-mæn dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> man-tuh-man duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac382035641" href="entry://man-on-man%20defence%23bigmac382035641"><strong>man-on-man defence</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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man with the donkey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328810036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">man with the donkey</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">→ John Simpson <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040341" href="entry://Kirkpatrick%23bigmac000040341"><strong>Kirkpatrick<sup>1</sup></strong></a>. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick (who enlisted as John Simpson), of the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, known as &amp;#8216;the man with the donkey&amp;#8217;. He is seen here working in Shrapnel Gully at Anzac Cove, with a wounded soldier on his donkey in May 1915 shortly before his death. The donkey, known as &amp;#8216;Duffy&amp;#8217;, was one of the favourites of the Indian mule drivers and was taken by them at the evacuation of Anzac.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/man%20with%20the%20donkey_A03114.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Studio portrait of Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick taken before the war when he was a shipâ€™s fireman. Born in Durham, England, he enlisted as Private John Simpson in the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance on 25 August 1914 and was killed in action at Gallipoli on 19 May 1915 by which time he had become famous for using a donkey to carry wounded soldiers, being known as &amp;#8216;the man with the donkeyâ€™.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/man%20with%20the%20donkey_A02826.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Man with the Donkey</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Māori dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Māori dog</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Māori dog" src="word_pronunciations/14274.mp3"></audio></span>/maɔri ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> mahawree 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> the extinct Polynesian dog of NZ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq328"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040771" href="entry://kuri%23bigmac000040771"><strong>kuri<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mar del Plata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mar del Plata</span></header><div>/ˈma dɛl ˈplatə/ (<em>say</em> 'mah del 'plahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">a town in eastern Argentina.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mariage de convenance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mariage de convenance</span></header><div>/mariˌaʒ də kɒ̃vəˈnɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> mahree.ahzh duh konvuh'nons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045261" href="entry://marriage%20of%20convenience%23bigmac000045261"><strong>marriage of convenience</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Marion Dufresne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Marion Dufresne</span></header><div>/mariˌɒ̃ djuˈfreɪn/ (<em>say</em> mahree.on dyooh'frayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marc-Joseph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">1724–1772, French explorer in Australian and NZ waters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Martin du Gard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Martin du Gard</span></header><div>/maˌtæ̃ dy ˈga/ (<em>say</em> mah.tan dooh 'gah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roger</strong> /rɒˈʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ro'zhay), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">1881–1958, French novelist; noted for <em>Les Thibault</em> (1922–40); Nobel prize for literature 1937.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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masked devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579773658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">masked devil</span></header><div>/maskt ˈdɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> mahskt 'devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">a type of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031588" href="entry://greengrocer%23bigmac000031588">greengrocer</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031588" href="entry://greengrocer%23mq076">3</a>), found along the east coast of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mass defect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mass defect</span></header><div>/ˈmæs difɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'mas deefekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the total mass of its constituent particles, due to the loss of mass as binding energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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match-of-the-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">match-of-the-day</span></header><div>/mætʃ-əv-ðə-ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> mach-uhv-dhuh-'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq301"> the most important match (usually of football) played on a particular day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> the match being covered by a radio or television station on a particular day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mater Dolorosa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mater Dolorosa</span></header><div>/meɪtə dɒləˈroʊsə/ (<em>say</em> maytuh doluh'rohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">the mother of Christ sorrowing for her son, especially as represented in art.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: sorrowful mother]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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maternity dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">maternity dress</span></header><div>/məˈtɜnəti drɛs/ (<em>say</em> muh'ternuhtee dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">a full dress, often adjustable in girth, designed to be worn by pregnant women.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mato Grosso do Sul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mato Grosso do Sul</span></header><div>/matoʊ grɒsoʊ doʊ ˈsʊl/ (<em>say</em> mahtoh grosoh doh 'sool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">a state in eastern Brazil. 357 472 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Campo Grande.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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matryoshka doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508834044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">matryoshka doll</span></header><div>/mætriˈɒʃkə dɒl/ (<em>say</em> matree'oshkuh dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105109" href="entry://babushka%20doll%23bigmac000105109"><strong>babushka doll</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian <em>matryoshka</em> literally, little mother]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mauvais quart d'heure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mauvais quart d’heure</span></header><div>/moʊveɪ ka ˈdɜ/ (<em>say</em> mohvay kah 'der) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a brief time during which one has been embarrassed or unsettled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, literally, a bad quarter of an hour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution</span></header><div>/ˌmækswəl-ˌbɒltzmən dɪstrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> .makswuhl-.boltzmuhn distruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">a statistical equation for expressing the velocities of particles or their energies in a gas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after James <em>Maxwell</em>, 1831–79, Scottish physicist and Ludwig <em>Boltzmann</em>, 1844–1906, Austrian physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Maxwell Davies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac386683342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Maxwell Davies</span></header><div>/ˌmækswəl ˈdeɪviz/ (<em>say</em> .makswuhl 'dayveez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Peter </strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">→ Sir Peter Maxwell <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018744" href="entry://Davies%23bigmac000018744"><strong>Davies</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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May Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">May Day</span></header><div>/ˈmeɪ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'may day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">the first day of May, long celebrated with various festivities, as the crowning of the May queen, dancing round the maypole, etc., and, in recent years, often marked by labour rallies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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May-December romance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac058115508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">May-December romance</span></header><div>/meɪ-dəsɛmbə ˈroʊmæns/ (<em>say</em> may-duhsembuh 'rohmans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">a relationship between two people in which there is a considerable age difference.</span></div><div class="etym"> Also, <strong class="vs">May-December relationship</strong>, <strong class="vs">May-September romance.</strong> [the months representing the seasons of spring (<em>May</em>) and winter (<em>December</em>) as they fall in the northern hemisphere, with May representing the younger partner and December representing the older partner]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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m.d.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">m.d.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">right hand.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>mano destra</em>; in French music, French <em>main droite</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mean deviation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mean deviation</span></header><div>/min diviˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> meen deevee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">the average of the absolute values of a set of deviations from an accepted norm in a statistical distribution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mean distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mean distance</span></header><div>/min ˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> meen 'distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, called the semi-major axis, and used in stating the size of an orbit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mean solar day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mean solar day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23bigmac000089286"><strong>day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23mq079">3b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mechanical doping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac704264068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mechanical doping</span></header><div>/məˈkænɪkəl doʊpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> muh'kanikuhl dohping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">the use of a small motor secreted on a racing bicycle, used as a means of cheating.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">motorised doping</strong>, <strong class="vs">motor doping</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mechanical drawing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mechanical drawing</span></header><div>/məˌkænɪkəl ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> muh.kanikuhl 'drawing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">drawing, as of machinery, done with the aid of rulers, scales, compasses, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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median lethal dose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">median lethal dose</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">the dose of ionising radiation, or a chemical, which would kill 50 per cent of a large batch of organisms within a specified period.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: LD-50</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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medical detection dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac987715572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">medical detection dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a detection dog trained to respond to body odours which are indicative of the presence of cancer, the effects of diabetes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mediterranean diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709782854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mediterranean diet</span></header><div>/mɛdətəreɪniən ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> meduhtuhrayneeuhn 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq18">the diet typical of a number of Mediterranean countries, in particular Crete, much of Greece, and southern Italy, which emphasises fresh fruit, olive oil instead of dairy products, plenty of fish but little meat, and moderate wine consumption; placed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2010.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mega-dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mega-dollar</span><z><span target_id="u61NcpXWHw">adj.</span><span target_id="5jvFQqHnXm">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmɛgə-dɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'meguh-doluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="u61NcpXWHw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq826"> having, costing, or involving a large sum of money.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5jvFQqHnXm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq115"> (<em>plural</em>) a large sum of money.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">megadollar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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megaphone diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac307509939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">megaphone diplomacy</span></header><div>/ˌmɛgəfoʊn dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> .meguhfohn duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">the diplomatic strategy of talking freely in public forums about an issue in order to persuade people to accept a particular point of view.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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melancholic depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac650773035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">melancholic depression</span></header><div>/mɛlənˌkɒlɪk dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> meluhn.kolik duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045988" href="entry://melancholia%23bigmac000045988"><strong>melancholia</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045988" href="entry://melancholia%23mq225">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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memory dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac721316573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">memory dump</span></header><div>/ˈmɛmri dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'memree dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac23075848" href="entry://core%20dump%23bigmac23075848"><strong>core dump</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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menacing driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437006066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">menacing driving</span></header><div>/mɛnəsɪŋ ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> menuhsing 'druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">an offence punishable in law whereby one driver of a vehicle threatens another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ménière's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ménière’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈmɛniɛəz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'meneeairz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">a disease of the internal ear characterised by deafness, vertigo and tinnitus with occasional nausea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Ménière’s syndrome</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Prosper <em>Ménière</em>, 1799–1862, French physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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meningococcal disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731232613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">meningococcal disease</span></header><div>/mənɪndʒəˈkɒkəl dəˌziz/ (<em>say</em> muhninjuh'kokuhl duh.zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a serious form of meningitis, sometimes also involving septicaemia, caused by the meningococcal bacterium, <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em>, marked by its rapid onset from flu-like symptoms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental defective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental defective</span></header><div>/mɛntl dəˈfɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> mentl duh'fektiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Psychiatry</em> someone who is mentally deficient.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> a very stupid person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental deficiency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental deficiency</span></header><div>/mɛntl dəˈfɪʃənsi/ (<em>say</em> mentl duh'fishuhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mental deficiencies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">the condition of someone who is mentally deficient.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975382892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental disease</span></header><div>/ˈmɛntl dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'mentl duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac975382893" href="entry://mental%20illness%23bigmac975382893"><strong>mental illness</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental health day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816202771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental health day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> a day of sick leave granted to an employee to alleviate work-related stress or other mental health issues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq703"> (<em>humorous</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068571" href="entry://sickie%23bigmac000068571"><strong>sickie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mentally deficient
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mentally deficient</span></header><div>/mɛntəli dəˈfɪʃənt/ (<em>say</em> mentuhlee duh'fishuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">characterised by subnormal intelligence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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menu-driven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">menu-driven</span></header><div>/ˈmɛnju-drɪvən/ (<em>say</em> 'menyooh-drivuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">of or relating to a computer or computerised device which the user operates by selection, one option at a time, from a limited set of options presented (opposed to <em>command-driven</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mesonephric duct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102949970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mesonephric duct</span></header><div>/mɛsoʊˌnɛfrɪk ˈdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> mesoh.nefrik 'dukt), /miz-/ (<em>say</em> meez-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq65">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac410981868" href="entry://Wolffian%20duct%23bigmac410981868"><strong>Wolffian duct</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mess deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mess deck</span></header><div>/ˈmɛs dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'mes dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">the deck where the crew of a ship eat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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metal detector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">metal detector</span></header><div>/ˈmɛtl dətɛktə/ (<em>say</em> 'metl duhtektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">an electronic device used to detect the presence of metal objects, either handheld as for detecting objects buried in sand, or fixed as at airports for screening passengers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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metal detectorist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac435309259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">metal detectorist</span></header><div>/mɛtl dəˈtɛktərəst/ (<em>say</em> metl duh'tektuhruhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac353813260" href="entry://detectorist%23bigmac353813260"><strong>detectorist</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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metalflake duco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">metalflake duco</span></header><div>/mɛtəlfleɪk ˈdjukoʊ/ (<em>say</em> metuhlflayk 'dyoohkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">a type of duco in which is embedded small flakes of metal which reflect the light.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mic drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac658981358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mic drop</span><z><span target_id="3fnu2XwRU0">n.</span><span target_id="XuUz0iJzCT">interj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmaɪk drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'muyk drop) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3fnu2XwRU0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq289"> the act of dropping a microphone from one’s extended arm to signify the end of a speech, performance, etc., which the holder believes to be irrefutable or unmatchable.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq894"> a hand gesture representing such a drop.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="XuUz0iJzCT">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq348"> (an exclamation indicating that an argument, discussion, performance, etc., has come to an end and cannot, according to the speaker, be refuted or matched.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Michaelmas daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Michaelmas daisy</span></header><div>/mɪkəlməs ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> mikuhlmuhs 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Michaelmas daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">any of a number of plants of the genus <em>Aster</em>, with many cultivated varieties and hybrids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mickey Doolan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mickey Doolan</span></header><div>/mɪki ˈdulən/ (<em>say</em> mikee 'doohluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021487" href="entry://doolan%23bigmac000021487"><strong>doolan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mickey drip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475599567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mickey drip</span></header><div>/mɪki ˈdrɪp/ (<em>say</em> mikee 'drip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">a Roman Catholic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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middle distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">middle distance</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> midl 'distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> (in painting, etc.) the space between the foreground and the background or distance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq764"> a division of competitive running, usually ranging from 800 to 1500 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Middle Dutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Middle Dutch</span></header><div>/mɪdl ˈdʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> midl 'duch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">the Dutch language from about 1100 to about 1500.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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midsummer disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">midsummer disease</span></header><div>/mɪdˈsʌmə dəziz/ (<em>say</em> mid'sumuh duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090786" href="entry://amoebic%20meningitis%23bigmac000090786"><strong>amoebic meningitis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mies van der Rohe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mies van der Rohe</span></header><div>/ˈmis væn dɜ ˈroʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'mees van der 'rohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ludwig</strong> /ˈlʊdvɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'loodvig), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">1886–1969, US architect, born in Germany; pioneer of modern architecture of a functional, pure geometrical style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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milkshake duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289557005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">milkshake duck</span></header><div>/mɪlkʃeɪk ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> milkshayk 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">a person who is initially viewed positively by the media but is then discovered to have something questionable about them which causes a sharp decline in their popularity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from an internet meme started in 2016 by an Australian cartoonist who posted a tweet about a duck supposedly made famous for its adorable nature and habit of drinking milkshakes, but which is almost immediately discovered to be racist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Millennium Development Goals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac52673483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Millennium Development Goals</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq128">a set of eight goals adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2000 with the overall aim of aiding the world’s most needy countries; goals relate to poverty reduction, health and education improvements, development assistance, and environmental sustainability; target date of 2015 for achievement of the goals.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The eight <strong>Millennium Development Goals</strong> are: to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; to achieve universal primary education; to promote gender equality and empower women; to reduce child mortality; to improve maternal health; to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; to ensure environmental sustainability; and to develop a global partnership for development. These measurable goals and a specific time target make progress assessable. In 2008 at the halfway point to 2015, AusAid, Australia’s lead agency in the global push to end poverty, presented the challenges still ahead: one billion people in extreme poverty; 75 million children not in school; ten million children dying each year; 550 000 women dying yearly from treatable complications of pregnancy and birth; and over 33 million people infected with HIV/AIDS, two million of them dying each year; and half the developing world without sanitation. The final Millennium Development Goals Report in 2015 claimed the program had achieved the most successful anti-poverty push in history: from a base of 1990, the number of people in extreme poverty had declined by more than half, the proportion of undernourished people was down by almost half, primary school enrolment in developing regions had reached 91 per cent, the under-five mortality rate had declined by more than half, and people lacking access to improved sources of water was down by half.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mimetic diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mimetic diagram</span></header><div>/məˈmɛtɪk daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> muh'metik duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">an animated diagram indicating by coloured lights, recorders, and other devices, the state of a large industrial process or other complicated operation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mind dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac015155576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mind dog</span></header><div>/ˈmaɪnd dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'muynd dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac762510136" href="entry://psychiatric%20assistance%20dog%23bigmac762510136"><strong>psychiatric assistance dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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miner's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">miner’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈmaɪnəz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'muynuhz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">a disease of the lungs, as silicosis, attributed to working as a miner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mini-drama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac497398424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mini-drama</span></header><div>/ˈmɪni-dramə/ (<em>say</em> 'minee-drahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> a short television dramatic production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097911" href="entry://miniseries%23bigmac000097911"><strong>miniseries</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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minnie daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000107996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">minnie daisy</span></header><div>/ˈmɪni deɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'minee dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">minnie daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a small perennial plant, <em>Minuria leptophylla</em>, with white, pink, or purple daisy flowers; native to arid regions of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mirabile dictu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mirabile dictu</span></header><div>/mɪˌrabəleɪ ˈdɪktu/ (<em>say</em> mi.rahbuhlay 'diktooh) <div class="def"><span id="mq174">strange to say; marvellous to relate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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miracle drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac083518423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">miracle drug</span></header><div>/ˈmɪrəkəl drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'miruhkuhl drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac726201191" href="entry://wonder%20drug%23bigmac726201191"><strong>wonder drug</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mirror dory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mirror dory</span></header><div>/mɪrə ˈdɔri/ (<em>say</em> miruh 'dawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mirror dory</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">mirror dories</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">a species of bottom-dwelling marine fish, <em>Zenopsis nebulosus</em>, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans and having mirror-like scaleless skin.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mitchell-Delbridge system
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265529204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mitchell-Delbridge system</span></header><div>/mɪtʃəl-ˈdɛlbrɪdʒ sɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> michuhl-'delbrij sistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a set of symbols used for the phonemic transcription of Australian English; widely used in speech pathology clinics; used in the <em>Macquarie Dictionary</em>.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac628559230" href="entry://HCE%20system%23bigmac628559230"><strong>HCE system</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after Alex <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089704" href="entry://Mitchell%23bigmac000089704"><span class="smallcaps">Mitchell<sup>1</sup></span></a> and Arthur <em>Delbridge</em>, 1921–2014, Australian linguist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mixed drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac497540293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mixed drink</span></header><div>/mɪkst ˈdrɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> mikst 'dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">an alcoholic drink consisting of a number of different beverages, commonly a spirit and a soft drink.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mobile drug testing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac906853911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mobile drug testing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">a system in which any police officer travelling in a motor vehicle is able to pull over another vehicle and subject the driver to an oral fluid drug test.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MDT</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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modern dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">modern dance</span></header><div>/mɒdn ˈdæns/ (<em>say</em> modn 'dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a form of dance originating in ballet and incorporating many of its movements, but disregarding some of its conventions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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modern-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">modern-day</span></header><div>/ˈmɒdən-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'moduhn-day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">of the present; current: <em class="example">he’s a modern-day Robin Hood.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mohave Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mohave Desert</span></header><div>/moʊˌhavi ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> moh.hahvee 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047601" href="entry://Mojave%20Desert%23bigmac000047601"><strong>Mojave Desert</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mohenjo-Daro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mohenjo-Daro</span></header><div>/məhɛnˌdʒoʊ-ˈdaroʊ/ (<em>say</em> muhhen.joh-'dahroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">an archaeological site in south-eastern Pakistan, near the river Indus; the centre of an ancient Indus civilisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mohorovicic discontinuity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mohorovicic discontinuity</span></header><div>/moʊhəˌroʊvətʃɪtʃ dɪskɒntənˈjuəti/ (<em>say</em> mohhuh.rohvuhchich diskontuhn'yoohuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">the dividing line between the earth’s crust and mantle where an abrupt change occurs in the velocity of earthquake waves.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">moho</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after A <em>Mohorovičić</em>, 1857–1936, Yugoslavian geologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mojave Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mojave Desert</span></header><div>/moʊˌhavi ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> moh.hahvee 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a desert in southern California; part of the Great Basin. About 38 850 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Mohave Desert</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Moko disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102276113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Moko disease</span></header><div>/ˈmoʊkoʊ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'mohkoh duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">a bacterial disease of bananas causing wilt at all growth stages.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Moko</em> a Trinidadian variety of plantain which was extremely susceptible to the disease]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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molecular distillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">molecular distillation</span></header><div>/məlɛkjələ dɪstəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> muhlekyuhluh distuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">vacuum distillation in which the mean free path of the distillate molecules is of the same order as the distance between the heating and condensing surfaces; used for isotope separation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Molosser dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138748134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Molosser dog</span></header><div>/məˈlɒsə dɒg/ (<em>say</em> muh'losuh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">any large, heavy-boned dog, such as the mastiff, bull terrier, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Molossus dog</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Molossia</em>, a district of the ancient country Epirus in NW Greece, where such dogs were bred in classical antiquity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Molossus dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac997448464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Molossus dog</span></header><div>/məˈlɒsəs dɒg/ (<em>say</em> muh'losuhs dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac138748134" href="entry://Molosser%20dog%23bigmac138748134"><strong>Molosser dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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monkey dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac090412091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">monkey dust</span></header><div>/ˈmʌŋki dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'mungkee dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a synthetic drug of the cathinone class, which can cause excessive stimulation, paranoia and hallucinations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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monsoon drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">monsoon drain</span></header><div>/mɒnˈsun dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> mon'soohn drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Singaporean and Malaysian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a large open drain to clear water during heavy rains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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monstera deliciosa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">monstera deliciosa</span></header><div>/mɒnˌstɪərə dəlɪsiˈoʊsə/ (<em>say</em> mon.stearruh duhlisee'ohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq057"> a plant of the genus <em>Monstera</em>, native to tropical America but widely grown elsewhere, having large, deeply incised and perforated leaves and an edible fruit; fruit salad plant; Mexican breadfruit; Swiss cheese plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq330"> the elongate, conical fruit of this plant, which has a thick rind and pulpy, sweet-smelling flesh; ceriman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mont-de-piété
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mont-de-piété</span></header><div>/mɒnt-də-piˈeɪteɪ/ (<em>say</em> mont-duh-pee'aytay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">monts-de-piété</strong> /mɒnt-də-piˈeɪteɪ/ (<em>say</em> mont-duh-pee'aytay))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a public pawnbroking establishment for lending money on reasonable terms, especially to the poor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>monte di pietà</em>, literally, mountain (fund) of pity]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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moon daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">moon daisy</span></header><div>/ˈmun deɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'moohn dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">moon daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a perennial composite herb, <em>Chrysanthemum leucanthemum</em>, with single capitula having yellow disc florets and white ray florets; a grassland species of Europe and Asia now introduced elsewhere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Moreton Bay District
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Moreton Bay District</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">the settled, south-eastern section of modern Qld so-called before the creation of the separate colony in 1859.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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morning dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">morning dress</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of morning dress" src="word_pronunciations/15179.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɔnɪŋ drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'mawning dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">formal dress used in daytime, as at weddings, etc., consisting for men typically of morning coat, light-grey striped trousers, a light-coloured top-hat, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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morris dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">morris dance</span></header><div>/ˈmɒrəs dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'moruhs dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">a folk dance, performed by persons in costume, often representing personages of the Robin Hood legend, formerly common in England, especially in May Day festivities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">morris</strong>. <div class="etym">[late Middle English <em>moreys daunce</em> Moorish dance] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>morris dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>morris dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mortgage debenture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mortgage debenture</span></header><div>/mɔgɪdʒ dəˈbɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> mawgij duh'benchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018944" href="entry://debenture%23bigmac000018944"><strong>debenture</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018944" href="entry://debenture%23mq991">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mother's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mother’s Day</span></header><div>/ˈmʌðəz deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'mudhuhz day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">in many countries, a day set aside annually for the honouring of mothers, as by gifts or acts of grateful affection given by each person towards their mother; observed in Australia, the US, etc. on the second Sunday in May and in Britain on the fourth Sunday of Lent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Mothers’ Day</strong>; <em class="label">British</em>, <strong class="vs">Mothering Sunday</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motor doping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac017235967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motor doping</span></header><div>/ˈmoʊtə doʊpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'mohtuh dohping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac704264068" href="entry://mechanical%20doping%23bigmac704264068"><strong>mechanical doping</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motor drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motor drive</span></header><div>/ˈmoʊtə draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'mohtuh druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">the mechanical system, including an electric motor, used to operate a machine or machines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motorised doping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157278684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motorised doping</span></header><div>/ˈmoʊtəraɪzd doʊpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'mohtuhruyzd dohping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac704264068" href="entry://mechanical%20doping%23bigmac704264068"><strong>mechanical doping</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motor neurone disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motor neurone disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">a disease of the motor neurons of the spinal cord, in which the nerve cells atrophy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">MND</strong>, <strong class="vs">motor neuron disease</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In general, the spelling <em>neuron</em> has gained precedence over <em>neurone</em> in Australian English. However, corpus evidence indicates that the spelling <em>neurone</em> remains much more frequent in the particular case of the name of this disease.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mountain daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mountain daisy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mountain daisy" src="word_pronunciations/15259.mp3"></audio></span>/maʊntən ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> mowntuhn 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mountain daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">a montane and sub-alpine daisy of the genus <em>Celmisia</em>, as <em>C. coriacea</em> of NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mountain devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mountain devil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mountain devil" src="word_pronunciations/15260.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmaʊntən dɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'mowntuhn devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq690"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076222" href="entry://thorny%20devil%23bigmac000076222"><strong>thorny devil</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> a woody shrub, <em>Lambertia formosa</em>, of sandstone areas of NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq870"> a small doll-like figure with a body usually of wool wound around pipe cleaners and a head formed from the woody fruit of <em>Lambertia formosa</em> which fancifully resembles the head of the Devil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mountain dew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mountain dew</span></header><div>/maʊntən ˈdju/ (<em>say</em> mowntuhn 'dyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> Scotch whisky.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq274"> any whisky, especially when illicitly distilled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mount Desert Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mount Desert Island</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">an island off the coast of Maine. 279 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mounted drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mounted drill</span></header><div>/maʊntəd ˈdrɪl/ (<em>say</em> mowntuhd 'dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">military drill performed when mounted on horses or in vehicles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mouse deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mouse deer</span></header><div>/ˈmaʊs dɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'mows dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013073" href="entry://chevrotain%23bigmac000013073"><strong>chevrotain</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mouse-driven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mouse-driven</span></header><div>/ˈmaʊs-drɪvən/ (<em>say</em> 'mows-drivuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">(of a computer) operated by means of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101388" href="entry://mouse%23bigmac000101388">mouse</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101388" href="entry://mouse%23mq587">5</a>) rather than a keyboard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mouse-dun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mouse-dun</span></header><div>/ˈmaʊs-dʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'mows-dun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">dark brownish grey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mousseline de laine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mousseline de laine</span></header><div>/musəˌlin də ˈleɪn/ (<em>say</em> moohsuh.leen duh 'layn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019313" href="entry://delaine%23bigmac000019313"><strong>delaine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, woollen muslin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mousseline de soie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mousseline de soie</span></header><div>/musəˌlin də ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> moohsuh.leen duh 'swah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">a thin, stiff silk or rayon fabric.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, literally, silken muslin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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moveable dwelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac595880811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">moveable dwelling</span></header><div>/muvəbəl ˈdwɛlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> moohvuhbuhl 'dweling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">a dwelling that is designed to be moveable, whether on its own wheels or by being transported on another vehicle.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac071856513" href="entry://registrable%20moveable%20dwelling%23bigmac071856513"><strong>registrable moveable dwelling</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac624704611" href="entry://unregistrable%20moveable%20dwelling%23bigmac624704611"><strong>unregistrable moveable dwelling</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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moveable dwelling park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac686240271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">moveable dwelling park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Qld</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac007702439" href="entry://manufactured%20home%20estate%23bigmac007702439"><strong>manufactured home estate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muck-up day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muck-up day</span></header><div>/ˈmʌk-ʌp deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'muk-up day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">the last day of attendance at high school, traditionally a day of student pranks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mud dauber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mud dauber</span></header><div>/ˈmʌd dɔbə/ (<em>say</em> 'mud dawbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">any of certain wasps of the families Eumenidae, Vesipidea and Sphecidae, which construct mud cells for their larvae and provision them with insects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muff-diver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muff-diver</span></header><div>/ˈmʌf-daɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'muf-duyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a person who practises cunnilingus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>muff-diving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mufti day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mufti day</span></header><div>/ˈmʌfti deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'muftee day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> a day at school on which pupils are permitted to wear casual clothes rather than uniform, usually as a fundraising exercise. Compare <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac944137689" href="entry://casual%20day%23bigmac944137689"><strong>casual day</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac466820550" href="entry://free%20dress%20day%23bigmac466820550"><strong>free dress day</strong></a>; <em class="label">Eastern States</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac198615811" href="entry://out-of-uniform%20day%23bigmac198615811"><strong>out-of-uniform day</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq970"> a similar day for staff at an office to wear casual clothes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mule deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mule deer</span></header><div>/ˈmjul dɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'myoohl dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">a deer, <em>Odocoileus hemionus</em>, with large ears, common in western North America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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multiple personality disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">multiple personality disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac242508567" href="entry://dissociative%20identity%20disorder%23bigmac242508567"><strong>dissociative identity disorder</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mung dal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac172862769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mung dal</span></header><div>/ˈmʌŋ dal/ (<em>say</em> 'mung dahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">(in Indian cookery) dal made from skinned, split mung beans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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municipal district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">municipal district</span></header><div>/mjuˌnɪsəpəl ˈdɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> myooh.nisuhpuhl 'distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">(in Tasmania) an area of land delineated for the purposes of local government; three such areas, Hobart, Launceston, and Glenorchy, are also cities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Murray-Darling Basin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349482762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Murray-Darling Basin</span></header><div>/mʌri-dalɪŋ ˈbeɪsən/ (<em>say</em> muree-dahling 'baysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">the area of land drained by the Murray and Darling rivers and their tributaries, covering 1.06 million km<sup>2</sup> and including large parts of NSW, Victoria and southern Qld, all the ACT, and a small part of eastern SA.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Murray-Darling Basin</strong> extends from Roma, Qld, south through NSW to Goolwa, SA, taking in almost one-seventh of the Australian continent, including extensive wetlands. It is one of the largest river systems in the world, and one of the driest. The long-term productivity and sustainability of the Murray-Darling Basin is under threat from over-allocated water resources, salinity and climate change. Rainfall measured over the Murray-Darling Basin has been decreasing since 2001 and there has been a general drying off of the catchment and reduced run-off resulting in record low river flows and dam levels. Diversion of the Murray-Darling waters to storage and irrigation systems from the early 1900s enabled the productivity of the land to be massively increased, creating Australia’s most important agricultural area, producing over one-third of Australia’s food supply. However, over-allocation of water and inappropriate land use practices have had damaging environmental consequences. These include increased salinity and a severely reduced and regulated river flow which prevents the natural seasonal flooding essential for the maintenance of wetlands, river red gum forests and the lower lakes of the system, all of which are important wildlife refuges. In mid-2015, Basin storage stood at 46 per cent of its 22 214 gigalitres total capacity.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muscle dysmorphia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac864370097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muscle dysmorphia</span></header><div>/mʌsəl dɪsˈmɔfiə/ (<em>say</em> musuhl dis'mawfeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">a mental disorder, more common in men than women, in which a person is convinced that they are not sufficiently muscular, this belief leading to distorted eating habits and obsessive exercise regimes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Muscovy duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Muscovy duck</span></header><div>/mʌskəvi ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> muskuhvee 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a large, crested, neotropical duck, <em>Cairina moschata</em>, which has been widely domesticated. When wild it is glossy black with a large white patch on each wing and fleshy, red caruncles on the face.</span></div><div class="etym"> [erroneous variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048875" href="entry://musk%20duck%23bigmac000048875"><span class="smallcaps">musk duck</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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muscular dystrophy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">muscular dystrophy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of muscular dystrophy" src="word_pronunciations/15408.mp3"></audio></span>/mʌskjələ ˈdɪstrəfi/ (<em>say</em> muskyuhluh 'distruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">a disease of unknown origin which produces a progressive muscular deterioration and wasting, robbing the muscles of all vitality until the patient is completely helpless.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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music drama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">music drama</span></header><div>/ˈmjuzɪk dramə/ (<em>say</em> 'myoohzik drahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq081"> that form of opera, as conceived by Richard Wagner, in which the music is used to develop the drama in a symphonic manner, without the use of formal divisions, repeats, etc., and in which themes, characters, etc., are introduced by means of a leitmotiv.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq33"> an opera in which the music and drama are unified and other traditional aspects, such as vocal display, are subjugated to that purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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musk deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">musk deer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of musk deer" src="word_pronunciations/15424.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌsk dɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'musk dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">any of various small, hornless deer of the family Moschidae, especially <em>Moschus moschiferus</em>, of mountainous taiga regions of central Asia, the male of which secretes musk and has large canine teeth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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musk duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">musk duck</span></header><div>/ˈmʌsk dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'musk duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> an endemic Australian, stiff-tailed duck, <em>Biziura lobata</em>, the drake of which has a large lobe of skin hanging below the bill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048823" href="entry://Muscovy%20duck%23bigmac000048823"><strong>Muscovy duck</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named from the distinct odour of musk emitted by males]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mycotic dermatitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mycotic dermatitis</span></header><div>/maɪˌkɒtɪk dɜməˈtaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> muy.kotik dermuh'tuytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043819" href="entry://lumpy%20wool%23bigmac000043819"><strong>lumpy wool</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Na-Dene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Na-Dene</span></header><div>/nə-ˈdin/ (<em>say</em> nuh-'deen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a Native American linguistic phylum including Haida, Tlingit, and Athabascan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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name-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">name-day</span></header><div>/ˈneɪm-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'naym-day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> Also, <strong class="vs">ticket day</strong>. the day on which buying stockbrokers pass to selling brokers the names of the purchasers of the stocks since the last settlement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> the celebration of the feast day of the saint whose name one bears.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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name-drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">name-drop</span></header><div>/ˈneɪm-drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'naym-drop) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">name-dropped</strong>, <strong class="bold">name-dropping</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">to mention casually in conversation the names of prominent people as though they are personal friends, in order to impress.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>name-dropper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>name-dropping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nanda Devi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nanda Devi</span></header><div>/nʌndə ˈdivi/ (<em>say</em> nunduh 'deevee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">a peak of the Himalayas in northern India, in Uttar Pradesh. 7821 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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narcissistic personality disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac37976540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">narcissistic personality disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">a personality disorder characterised by an excessive sense of self-importance and a lack of empathy with others, combined with a conviction of having a special role in life entitling one to associated prestige and the admiration of others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nasal dilator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac260237746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nasal dilator</span></header><div>/neɪzəl daɪˈleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> nayzuhl duy'laytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq738"> a flat adhesive spring that is attached to the outside of the nose to open the nostrils.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> a U-shaped metal spring that is inserted into the nostril to enable the interior of the nose to be examined by a doctor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nasi dagang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nasi dagang</span></header><div>/ˌnʌsi ˈdʌgʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> .nusee 'dugung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in Malay cookery) a cooked mixture of ordinary and glutinous rice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay <em>nasi</em> cooked rice + <em>dagang</em> foreign]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Capital District
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Capital District</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">a province of PNG in the south-eastern part. 240 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Port Moresby.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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national debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367652558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">national debt</span></header><div>/næʃnəl ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> nashnuhl 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">the financial indebtedness of a country in respect of money borrowed for national purposes, as opposed to the personal liabilities of its inhabitants.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac459080019" href="entry://foreign%20debt%23bigmac459080019"><strong>foreign debt</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nationale Front der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nationale Front der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">the National Front of the German Democratic Republic, a combination of political organisations which issue a joint program before elections.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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National Sorry Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac870607278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">National Sorry Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac879268985" href="entry://Sorry%20Day%23bigmac879268985"><strong>Sorry Day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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native dandelion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">native dandelion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of native dandelion" src="word_pronunciations/15550.mp3"></audio></span>/neɪtɪv ˈdændilaɪən/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'dandeeluyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086224" href="entry://yam%20daisy%23bigmac000086224"><strong>yam daisy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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native daphne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac496625379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">native daphne</span></header><div>/neɪtɪv ˈdæfni/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'dafnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq65">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057087" href="entry://pittosporum%23bigmac000057087"><strong>pittosporum</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057087" href="entry://pittosporum%23mq423">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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native dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">native dog</span></header><div>/neɪtɪv ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> naytiv 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101082" href="entry://dingo%23bigmac000101082"><strong>dingo</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101082" href="entry://dingo%23mq189">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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natural disaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac526968298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">natural disaster</span></header><div>/nætʃərəl dəˈzastə/ (<em>say</em> nachuhruhl duh'zahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">a natural event, such as an earthquake, flood, cyclone, bushfire, tsunami, etc., which causes great damage, injury or loss of life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Natural Disasters Organisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469322003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Natural Disasters Organisation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049428" href="entry://Emergency%20Management%20Australia%23bigmac000049428"><strong>Emergency Management Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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n.d.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">n.d.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq974"> no date.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> not dated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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N Dak.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">N Dak.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq175">North Dakota.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ND</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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N'Djamena
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac963436390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">N’Djamena</span></header><div>/əndʒaˈmeɪnə/ (<em>say</em> uhnjah'maynuh), /ɛndʒəˈminə/ (<em>say</em> enjuh'meenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">a city in and the capital of Chad, in the south-western part.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Fort Lamy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Negara Brunei Darussalam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac237960626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Negara Brunei Darussalam</span></header><div>/nəˌgarə ˌbrunaɪ ˌdarʊsaˈlam/ (<em>say</em> nuh.gahruh .broohnuy .dahroosah'lahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">official name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091814" href="entry://Brunei%23bigmac000091814"><strong>Brunei</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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neg driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac891412063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">neg driving</span></header><div>/nɛg ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> neg 'druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq112">the motoring offence of negligent driving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nem. diss.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nem. diss.</span></header><div>/nɛm ˈdɪs/ (<em>say</em> nem 'dis) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">no-one dissenting; unanimously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>nēmine dissentiente</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Neo-Darwinism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Neo-Darwinism</span></header><div>/nioʊ-ˈdawənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> neeoh-'dahwuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Darwin, especially Weismann, who hold that natural selection accounts for evolution and deny the inheritance of acquired characteristics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806261482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nephrogenic diabetes insipidus</span></header><div>/nɛfroʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ (<em>say</em> nefroh'jenik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093">diabetes</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq64">2</a>) resulting from kidney damage leading to an inability to respond to ADH.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Newcastle disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Newcastle disease</span></header><div>/ˈnjukasəl dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'nyoohkahsuhl duhzeez), /ˈnjukæs-/ (<em>say</em> 'nyoohkas-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">a specific, virus-induced disease of chickens, etc., marked by loss of egg production in old birds and by paralysis in chickens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Deal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Deal</span></header><div>/nju ˈdil/ (<em>say</em> nyooh 'deel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> the program of the US Democratic party under President Franklin D. Roosevelt that sought to bring economic relief to the US after the Depression of the 1930s by means such as public works on a broad scale, aid to industry, price supports for farmers, dole payments to the unemployed, and social welfare programs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> the period of the Roosevelt administration.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>New Dealer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Delhi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Delhi</span></header><div>/nju ˈdɛli/ (<em>say</em> nyooh 'delee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091949" href="entry://Delhi%23bigmac000091949"><strong>Delhi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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New Year's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">New Year’s Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">in many countries, the first day of the calendar year; 1 January.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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next door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac671292315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">next door</span><z><span target_id="9EtkkzhK4S">adv.</span><span target_id="dAE988qgI7">n.</span><span target_id="g02Pgzs4hy">phr.</span></z></header><div>/nɛkst ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> nekst 'daw) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="9EtkkzhK4S"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> at, in, or to the next house, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> near by; in close proximity: <em class="example">next door in Coolangatta, petrol is cheaper.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dAE988qgI7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the person or persons living next door: <em class="example">next door says that it’s going to rain.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g02Pgzs4hy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq932"> <strong class="phr">the boy </strong>(or <strong class="phr">girl</strong>)<strong class="phr"> next door</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq221"> a boy (or girl), often associated with one’s family circle, whose virtues or attractions tend to be overlooked.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq401"> an unsophisticated, wholesome boy (or girl).</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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next-door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">next-door</span></header><div>/ˈnɛkst-dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'nekst-daw), /nɛkst-ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> nekst-'daw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq449">dwelling in or occupying the next house, flat, shop, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nguyen Tan Dung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac26639403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nguyen Tan Dung</span></header><div>/nəˌwiən tan ˈdʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> nuh.weeuhn tahn 'dung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">born 1949, Vietnamese politician; prime minister 2006–16.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nightcliff gardener's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac071589350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nightcliff gardener’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈnaɪtklɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'nuytklif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NT</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac92342882" href="entry://melioidosis%23bigmac92342882"><strong>melioidosis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Nightcliff</em>, a suburb of Darwin with muddy soil associated with the disease]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nine day wonder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nine day wonder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">an event, etc., that arouses great but short-lived popular interest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nine days’ wonder</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from a Middle English proverb that a novelty attracts attention for only nine days]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ninety Mile Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ninety Mile Desert</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">the name commonly given to a region in south-east SA, between The Coorong and the border of Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nitrogen dioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nitrogen dioxide</span></header><div>/naɪtrədʒən daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> nuytruhjuhn duy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a dark-brown toxic gas, NO<sub>2</sub>, used as a nitrating and oxidising agent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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no-doc loan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac494827597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">no-doc loan</span></header><div>/noʊ-dɒk ˈloʊn/ (<em>say</em> noh-dok 'lohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq52">a loan from a lending institution, such as a bank, for which no evidence is required of the borrower’s ability to service the loan, other than the borrower’s warranty.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac412756898" href="entry://low-doc%20loan%23bigmac412756898"><strong>low-doc loan</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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no doubt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">no doubt</span></header><div>/noʊ ˈdaʊt/ (<em>say</em> noh 'dowt) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">certainly or almost certainly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>No doubt, it’s very charming out in the sun, / But there are other things, you know.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kenneth slessor</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nom de guerre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nom de guerre</span></header><div>/nɒm də ˈgɛə/ (<em>say</em> nom duh 'gair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">an assumed name; pseudonym.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: war name; from the once normal practice of anyone entering the French army in assuming a name, especially one reflecting the device on their shields]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nom de plume
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nom de plume</span></header><div>/nɒm də ˈplum/ (<em>say</em> nom duh 'ploohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055331" href="entry://pen-name%23bigmac000055331"><strong>pen-name</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined in English from French <em>nom</em> name + <em>de</em> of, from + <em>plume</em> quill, pen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nominal damages
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nominal damages</span></header><div>/nɒmənəl ˈdæmɪdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> nomuhnuhl 'damijuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a token amount awarded as compensation for the technical infringement of a right where no actual loss or harm has been suffered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nominative determinism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac029545782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nominative determinism</span></header><div>/nɒmənətɪv dəˈtɜmənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> nomuhnuhtiv duh'termuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">the idea that one’s path in life is determined by one’s name, as in the case of <em>Burns</em>, the name of a firefighter, or <em>Plant</em>, the name of a botanist or gardener.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-deciduous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328482558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-deciduous</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəˈsɪdʒuəs/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'sijoohuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq67">not deciduous.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-decisive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597141201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-decisive</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəˈsaɪsɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'suysiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">not decisive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-decisively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507079305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-delivery</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəˈlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'livuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">non-deliveries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> lack of delivery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq211"> failure to deliver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-democratic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac730625964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-democratic</span></header><div>/nɒn-dɛməˈkrætɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-demuh'kratik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> not democratic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> not advocating or upholding democracy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-democratically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-denominational
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-denominational</span></header><div>/ˌnɒn-dənɒməˈneɪʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> .non-duhnomuh'nayshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">not belonging to or identified with any particular denomination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-detachable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467030911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-detachable</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəˈtætʃəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'tachuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">not detachable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-deterrent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251755581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-deterrent</span><z><span target_id="kCXZvL7Jck">adj.</span><span target_id="qy2EM7SbnM">n.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-dəˈtɛrənt/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'teruhnt), /-ˈtɜ-/ (<em>say</em> -'ter-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kCXZvL7Jck"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq611"> not deterrent.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qy2EM7SbnM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq606"> something that is not a deterrent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-diegetic sound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604262693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-diegetic sound</span></header><div>/nɒn-daɪəˈdʒɛtɪk saʊnd/ (<em>say</em> non-duyuh'jetik sownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Film</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">a sound component of a film which does not belong to the world being depicted by the film, as a commentary, a film score, unrealistic sound effects, etc. (opposed to <em>diegetic sound</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-diplomatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359828605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-diplomatic</span></header><div>/nɒn-dɪpləˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-dipluh'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq75">not diplomatic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-diplomatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-directional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367420438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-directional</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəˈrɛkʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'rekshuhnuhl), /-daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">not directional.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-directive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac916936311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-directive</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəˈrɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'rektiv), /-daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">not directive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-dirigible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac220828141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-dirigible</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈdɪrədʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-'diruhjuhbuhl), /nɒn-dəˈrɪdʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'rijuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">not able to be controlled, directed, or steered: <em class="example">non-dirigible wheels.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-disciplinary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac120218166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-disciplinary</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈdɪsəplənri/ (<em>say</em> non-'disuhpluhnree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq77">not disciplinary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-disclosure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000050591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-disclosure</span><z><span target_id="q8CmEpWKkf">n.</span><span target_id="U7kIQxetcq">adj.</span></z></header><div>/nɒn-dɪsˈkloʊʒə/ (<em>say</em> non-dis'klohzhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q8CmEpWKkf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> the deliberate keeping to oneself of information which is confidential or private in nature, or which one does not wish to reveal even though there is an obligation to do so: <em class="example">taxpayers should be aware of the penalties for non-disclosure of offshore income.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="U7kIQxetcq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq666"> of, relating to, or requiring non-disclosure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311374063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-discrimination</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> non-duhskrimuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">the practice or policy of not discriminating against someone, especially on the grounds of race, colour, sex, age, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-discriminatory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502300129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-discriminatory</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəsˈkrɪmənətəri/ (<em>say</em> non-duhs'krimuhnuhtuhree), /-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">not discriminatory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-disposable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac905617879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-disposable</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəsˈpoʊzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-duhs'pohzuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">not disposable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-disposal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac324532545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-disposal</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəsˈpoʊzəl/ (<em>say</em> non-duhs'pohzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> lack of disposal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq527"> failure to dispose of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-distinctive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160717398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-distinctive</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəsˈtɪŋktɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-duhs'tingktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">not distinctive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-distinctively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428156028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-distribution</span></header><div>/nɒn-dɪstrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> non-distruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq908"> lack of distribution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> failure to distribute.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-distributive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac352691402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-distributive</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəsˈtrɪbjətɪv/ (<em>say</em> non-duhs'tribyuhtiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">not distributive.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-distributively</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-divergence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819292019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-divergence</span></header><div>/nɒn-daɪˈvɜdʒəns/ (<em>say</em> non-duy'verjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> lack of divergence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> failure to diverge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-divergent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259114401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-divergent</span></header><div>/nɒn-daɪˈvɜdʒənt/ (<em>say</em> non-duy'verjuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">not divergent.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-divergently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-divisible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac665149086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-divisible</span></header><div>/nɒn-dəˈvɪzəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-duh'vizuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">not divisible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-dogmatic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829212084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-dogmatic</span></header><div>/nɒn-dɒgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> non-dog'matik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">not dogmatic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>non-dogmatically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-drinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac346467771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-drinker</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈdrɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> non-'dringkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a person who does not drink alcoholic beverages.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nondrinker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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obs doc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274842629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">obs doc</span></header><div>/ɒbz ˈdɒk/ (<em>say</em> obz 'dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac989881327" href="entry://ob%20doc%23bigmac989881327"><strong>ob doc</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">obs-doc</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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observation deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498049716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">observation deck</span></header><div>/ɒbzəˈveɪʃən dɛk/ (<em>say</em> obzuh'vayshuhn dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a platform, usually with a rail, low wall, etc., constructed on a building, lookout, etc., to allow people to view the sights to the best advantage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">viewing deck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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obsessive-compulsive disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac109283177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">obsessive-compulsive disorder</span></header><div>/əbsɛsɪv-kəmˈpʌlsɪv dɪsɔdə/ (<em>say</em> uhbsesiv-kuhm'pulsiv disawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a disorder of the mind in which the sufferer has intrusive irrational thoughts and engages in repetitive rituals to find temporary relief.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ocean dumping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac72960946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ocean dumping</span></header><div>/ˈoʊʃən dʌmpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'ohshuhn dumping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">the dumping into the ocean of waste, such as sewage, radioactive materials, and effluent from ships.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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o.d.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">o.d.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq485">overdose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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O/D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">O/D</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> on demand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> overdraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq453"> overdrawn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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O'Donoghue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">O’Donoghue</span></header><div>/oʊˈdɒnəhju/ (<em>say</em> oh'donuhhyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lowitja</strong> (<em>Lois</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">1932–2024, Australian activist for Indigenous rights; foundation chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 1989–96; Australian of the Year 1984.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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O'Dowd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">O’Dowd</span></header><div>/oʊˈdaʊd/ (<em>say</em> oh'dowd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bernard Patrick</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">1866–1953, Australian radical activist; poet and author of the poem <em>The Bush</em> (1912).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Bernard O’Dowd</strong> was born in Beaufort, Victoria, and spent his working life in Melbourne as Supreme Court librarian and, later, as parliamentary draftsman. He published many volumes of verse, including <em>Dominions of Boundary</em> (1907) and <em>The Bush</em> (1912). He also wrote essays; in <em>Poetry Militant</em> (1909) he expounded his theory that poets should work for the progress of humanity and that the true subjects of poetry were politics, religion, sex, science and social reform.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oeil-de-boeuf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oeil-de-boeuf</span></header><div>/ɜjə-də-ˈbɜf/ (<em>say</em> eryuh-duh-'berf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">oeils-de-boeuf</strong> /ɜjə-də-ˈbɜf/ (<em>say</em> eryuh-duh-'berf))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: eye of ox, bull’s eye]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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off-duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac248200285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">off-duty</span></header><div>/ˈɒf-djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'of-dyoohtee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">not at work: <em class="example">an off-duty policeman.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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offshore detention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249443489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">offshore detention</span></header><div>/ɒfʃɔ dəˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> ofshaw duh'tenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq673">the detaining of asylum seekers who have arrived in Australian waters by boat at a location away from the Australian mainland, while their applications for asylum are being processed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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okey-doke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac987906546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">okey-doke</span></header><div>/oʊki-ˈdoʊk/ (<em>say</em> ohkee-'dohk) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">yes; all right.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">okey-dokey</strong>. <div class="etym">[rhyming reduplication of <em>okay</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Old Dart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Old Dart</span></header><div>/oʊld ˈdat/ (<em>say</em> ohld 'daht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018663" href="entry://Dart%23bigmac000018663"><strong>Dart<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359211523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old duck</span></header><div>/oʊld ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> ohld 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>sometimes derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">an old woman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old Dutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old Dutch</span></header><div>/oʊld ˈdʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> ohld 'duch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> wife.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq007"> cleaning woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022202" href="entry://duchess%23bigmac000022202"><span class="smallcaps">duchess</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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old-time dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac221578746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">old-time dancing</span></header><div>/ˌoʊld-taɪm ˈdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .ohld-tuym 'dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">a genre of traditional dancing, including square dances and round dances in which most people could participate, viewed as being in opposition to the modern ballroom dancing of the 1930s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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olive drab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">olive drab</span></header><div>/ɒləv ˈdræb/ (<em>say</em> oluhv 'drab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> a deep yellowish green.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq538"> woollen cloth of this colour used for US army uniforms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Olympic Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac578161826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Olympic Dam</span></header><div>/əlɪmpɪk ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> uhlimpik 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a small town in eastern central SA; site of a copper-uranium mine, the largest in the world, opened in 1988.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one-day</span></header><div>/ˈwʌn-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'wun-day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">of or relating to that which lasts one day: <em class="example">a one-day journey.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one-day cricket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one-day cricket</span></header><div>/wʌn-deɪ ˈkrɪkət/ (<em>say</em> wun-day 'krikuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">a form of cricket in which there are a limited number of overs to be completed in a specified amount of time, each side having one innings, so that the game can be completed in one day.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">limited-overs cricket</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac264594020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-driver</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈdraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> non-'druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a person who is not a driver of a motor vehicle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nondriver</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-durable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955981890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-durable</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈdjurəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-'dyoohruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq988">not durable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-dutiable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920118457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-dutiable</span></header><div>/nɒn-ˈdjutiəbəl/ (<em>say</em> non-'dyoohteeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq16">not dutiable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nord-Pas-de-Calais
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nord-Pas-de-Calais</span></header><div>/ˌnɔə-pa-də-kaˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> .nawuh-pah-duh-kah'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">an administrative region in northern France. 12 414 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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normal distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">normal distribution</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of normal distribution" src="word_pronunciations/15824.mp3"></audio></span>/nɔməl dɪstrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> nawmuhl distruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a form of statistical distribution in which the highest frequency is at the mean score, or in which the mean, median and mode are equal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Gaussian distribution</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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normalised difference vegetation index
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac230865483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">normalised difference vegetation index</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac007304202" href="entry://NDVI%23bigmac007304202"><strong>NDVI</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">normalized difference vegetation index</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Norman door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac024033107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Norman door</span></header><div>/nɔmən ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> nawmuhn 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> a badly designed door which does not give the user any guidance on how to open it, whether to push or pull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq160"> any object or device which causes a doubt in the mind of the user as to how to approach using it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Don <em>Norman</em>, US author of <em>The Design of Everyday Things</em> (1988)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Dakota
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Dakota</span></header><div>/nɔθ dəˈkoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> nawth duh'kohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a state in the northern central United States. 183 022 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Bismarck.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: N Dak. <div class="deriv">–<strong>North Dakotan</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Notre Dame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Notre Dame</span></header><div>/ˌnɒtrə ˈdam/ (<em>say</em> .notruh 'dahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> a famous early Gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163); damaged by fire in 2019, with the spire and much of the roof destroyed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac206259289" href="entry://University%20of%20Notre%20Dame%20Australia%23bigmac206259289"><strong>University of Notre Dame Australia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nubian Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nubian Desert</span></header><div>/njubiən ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> nyoohbeeuhn 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">an arid region in the north-eastern Sudan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuclear deterrent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59221862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuclear deterrent</span></header><div>/njukliə dəˈtɛrənt/ (<em>say</em> nyoohkleeuh duh'teruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a nuclear arms arsenal held by a nation, alliance, etc., regarded as inhibiting other nations from attacking with their own nuclear weapons because the response would be devastating.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>nuclear deterrence</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nuclear disarmament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac249838989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nuclear disarmament</span></header><div>/njukliə dɪsˈaməmənt/ (<em>say</em> nyoohkleeuh dis'ahmuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">the dismantling of nuclear weapons, especially those of major military powers, often coupled with attempts to prevent an increase in the number of nuclear-armed countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nui Dat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nui Dat</span></header><div>/ˈnui dæt/ (<em>say</em> 'noohee dat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">an area in the southern part of Vietnam, east of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), within the Phuoc Tuy province of the former South Vietnam; Australian forces based here from 1966 during the Vietnam War succeeded in gaining control of the central part of the province and securing the route to Saigon.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091319" href="entry://Long%20Tan%23bigmac000091319"><strong>Long Tan</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nunc Dimittis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nunc Dimittis</span></header><div>/nʊŋk dəˈmɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> noongk duh'mituhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> the canticle of Simeon (Luke 2:29–32), beginning ‘Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq762"> a musical setting of this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq073"> (<em>often lower case</em>) permission to depart; dismissal; departure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin; the first words as given in the Vulgate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nylon disgusters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac546159370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nylon disgusters</span></header><div>/naɪlɒn dɪsˈgʌstəz/ (<em>say</em> nuylon dis'gustuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a close-fitting, nylon, legless swimming costume designed for men.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac317905048" href="entry://speedos%23bigmac317905048"><strong>speedos</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ob doc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989881327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ob doc</span></header><div>/ɒb ˈdɒk/ (<em>say</em> ob 'dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">a documentary in which events unfold naturally rather than according to direction or a script, and are recorded by a camera observing what happens.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ob-doc</strong>, <strong class="vs">obs doc</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <em>observational documentary</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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obiter dictum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">obiter dictum</span></header><div>/ˌoʊbɪtə ˈdɪktəm/ (<em>say</em> .ohbituh 'diktuhm), /ˌɒbɪtə/ (<em>say</em> .obituh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">obiter dicta</strong> /ˈdɪktə/ (<em>say</em> 'diktuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> an incidental opinion; a passing remark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Law</em> an opinion by a judge in deciding a case, upon a matter not essential to the decision, and therefore not binding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: (something) said by the way]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one-dayer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac869954099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one-dayer</span></header><div>/wʌn-ˈdeɪə/ (<em>say</em> wun-'dayuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a one-day game.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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one-dimensional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac433632766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">one-dimensional</span></header><div>/wʌn-dəˈmɛnʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> wun-duh'menshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> having one dimension only.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> lacking depth and complexity, as a character in a novel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq402"> lacking variety: <em class="example">a one-dimensional batting style.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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opal dirt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac080071406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">opal dirt</span></header><div>/ˈoʊpəl dɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'ohpuhl dert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a soft, light-coloured, clayey layer of earth in which opals may be found.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open day</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of open day" src="word_pronunciations/16235.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈoʊpən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'ohpuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">a day on which certain institutions, as schools, are open to members of the public and special activities, exhibitions, etc., are arranged for their entertainment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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open door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">open door</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of open door" src="word_pronunciations/16236.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊpən ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> ohpuhn 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> the policy of admitting all nations to a country upon equal terms, especially for trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> free admission or access; admission to all upon equal terms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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operative date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">operative date</span></header><div>/ˈɒprətɪv deɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'opruhtiv dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">the date upon which the provisions of a contract, award, or agreement come into force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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opium den
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">opium den</span></header><div>/ˈoʊpiəm dɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'ohpeeuhm den) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">a place where opium can be bought and smoked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oppositional defiant disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105274210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oppositional defiant disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a behavioural disorder, usually in children, characterised by a pattern of hostility, defiance and disobedience.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ODD Also, <strong class="vs">oppositional defiance disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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optical disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">optical disc</span></header><div>/ɒptɪkəl ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> optikuhl 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">any disc storage medium in which digitally-encoded data is read by laser beam.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">laser disc</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">optical disk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Opus Dei
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Opus Dei</span></header><div>/ˌoʊpəs ˈdeɪi/ (<em>say</em> .ohpuhs 'dayee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">an international Roman Catholic organisation, including both priests and laypeople, which aims to demonstrate and promote Christian principles; founded in Spain in 1928.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: work of God]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oral fluid drug test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac375774998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oral fluid drug test</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">a test administered by a police officer to the driver of a motor vehicle to determine whether the driver has taken illicit drugs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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order of the day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">order of the day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> (in a legislative body) a program of business set down for discussion on a particular day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq595"> <em class="label">Military</em> specific commands, instructions, or notices issued by a commanding officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq113"> (<em>humorous</em>) a plan for the day’s activities, as a family picnic, journey, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ore dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ore dressing</span></header><div>/ˈɔ drɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'aw dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">the art of separating the valuable minerals from an ore without chemical changes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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organ donor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994973411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">organ donor</span></header><div>/ˈɔgən doʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'awguhn dohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23bigmac000021473">donor</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23mq271">2b</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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organic disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">organic disease</span></header><div>/ɔˌgænɪk dəˈziz/ (<em>say</em> aw.ganik duh'zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">a disease in which there is a structural alteration (opposed to <em>functional disease</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orphan disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac517571018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orphan disease</span></header><div>/ɔfən dəˈziz/ (<em>say</em> awfuhn duh'zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">a rare disease with numbers of sufferers too low to attract the interest of the pharmaceutical companies for whom development of treatments would not be profitable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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orphan drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac870409282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">orphan drug</span></header><div>/ɔfən ˈdrʌg/ (<em>say</em> awfuhn 'drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">a medicine, vaccine, etc., which is intended to treat an orphan disease, and which, because it is not commercially viable, often requires special dispensation from regulation and government support to ensure its production.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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other-directed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">other-directed</span></header><div>/ˈʌðə-dərɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> 'udhuh-duhrektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">guided by a set of values that is derived from current trends or outward influences rather than from within oneself.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>other-directedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>other-direction</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palentine's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac773109322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palentine’s Day</span></header><div>/ˈpæləntaɪnz deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'paluhntuynz day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">a day in which friends celebrate their friendship with each other, as by spending time together, giving tokens of affection, etc., originally 13 February but often celebrated on Valentine’s Day.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Palentines Day</strong>, <strong class="vs">Palentines</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104765" href="entry://pal%23bigmac000104765"><span class="smallcaps">pal</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac064243646" href="entry://Valentine%27s%20Day%23bigmac064243646"><span class="smallcaps">Valentine’s Day</span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac681034375" href="entry://Galentine%27s%20Day%23bigmac681034375"><span class="smallcaps">Galentine’s Day</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Paleo diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac313980745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Paleo diet</span></header><div>/ˈpeɪlioʊ daɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'payleeoh duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">a diet which relies on the consumption of foods which our Paleolithic ancestors might have eaten, that is, food gained from hunting and gathering, as meats, fish, nuts, leafy greens, vegetables and seeds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Palaeo diet</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053923" href="entry://Paleolithic%23bigmac000053923"><span class="smallcaps">Paleolithic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102081" href="entry://diet%23bigmac000102081"><span class="smallcaps">diet<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palma de Mallorca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palma de Mallorca</span></header><div>/pamə deɪ malˈjɔka/ (<em>say</em> pahmuh day mahl'yawkah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053971" href="entry://Palma%23bigmac000053971"><strong>Palma<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palme d'Or
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palme d’Or</span></header><div>/pam ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> pahm 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">the major prize at the Cannes Film Festival, awarded for best film overall.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Golden Palm</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: Golden Palm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Panama disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393198436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Panama disease</span></header><div>/ˈpænəma dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'panuhmah duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">a disease of banana plants, being a form of wilt (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085190" href="entry://wilt%23bigmac000085190"><strong>wilt<sup>3</sup></strong></a>) which attacks the roots and which is resistant to fungicide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pancake Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pancake Day</span></header><div>/ˈpænkeɪk deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pankayk day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq879"> Shrove Tuesday, on which pancakes were and are traditionally eaten as the last eggs to be consumed before Lent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a remote or improbable time: <em class="example">she won’t be back till next Pancake Day.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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panda diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420464323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">panda diplomacy</span></header><div>/pændə dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> panduh duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">diplomacy between China and other countries, facilitated by the gift of a panda.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pane de casa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638799196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pane de casa</span></header><div>/pænə də ˈkasə/ (<em>say</em> panuh duh 'kahsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a traditional Italian bread with a crunchy crust and a chewy texture.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pane di casa</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian <em>pane di casa</em> bread of the house]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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panic disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874007162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">panic disorder</span></header><div>/ˈpænɪk dɪsˌɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'panik dis.awduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">a disorder characterised by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms such as laboured breathing, palpitations, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pantomime dame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pantomime dame</span></header><div>/pæntəmaɪm ˈdeɪm/ (<em>say</em> pantuhmuym 'daym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">a coarse, ludicrous female character in a pantomime, traditionally played by a man.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paper daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paper daisy</span></header><div>/ˈpeɪpə deɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'paypuh dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">paper daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">any of many species of daisy, especially species of the genera <em>Helichrysum</em> and <em>Helipterum</em>, with radiating, usually white or yellow, petal-like bracts which are dry and papery; everlasting daisy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">paperdaisy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paradise duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paradise duck</span></header><div>/ˈpærədaɪs dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'paruhduys duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a large strikingly coloured shelduck, <em>Tadorna variegata</em>, native to NZ; putangitangi.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">paradise shelduck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pariah dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac690144426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pariah dog</span></header><div>/pəˈraɪə dɒg/ (<em>say</em> puh'ruyuh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">a semi-domesticated or feral dog common in villages throughout northern Africa and the Balkans eastwards to South-East Asia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pariah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Parkinson's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Parkinson’s disease</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Parkinson’s disease" src="word_pronunciations/16805.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpakənsənz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'pahkuhnsuhnz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq464">a form of paralysis characterised by tremor, muscular rigidity, and weakness of movement; paralysis agitans; shaking palsy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Parkinsonism</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after James <em>Parkinson</em>, 1755–1824, English physician who first described it] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Parkinsonian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parliamentary democracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parliamentary democracy</span></header><div>/paləˌmɛntri dəˈmɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> pahluh.mentree duh'mokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">parliamentary democracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">a system of government based on the regular election by citizens of representatives to parliament, and on the maintenance of democratic practices in the operation of parliament.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paroo dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paroo dog</span></header><div>/paru ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> pahrooh 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">a rattle, sometimes made up of tobacco-tin lids, which, when shaken, frightens sheep into movement or prevents them from straying.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097322" href="entry://Paroo%23bigmac000097322"><span class="smallcaps">Paroo</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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partial denture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac052156949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">partial denture</span></header><div>/paʃəl ˈdɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> pahshuhl 'denchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019607" href="entry://denture%23bigmac000019607"><strong>denture</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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partial derivative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">partial derivative</span></header><div>/paʃəl dəˈrɪvətɪv/ (<em>say</em> pahshuhl duh'rivuhtiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">a derivative of a function of several variables with respect to one of the variables, the other variables being regarded as constant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pas de Calais
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pas de Calais</span></header><div>/pa də kaˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> pah duh kah'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">→ Strait(s) of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094161" href="entry://Dover%23bigmac000094161"><strong>Dover</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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out-of-date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">out-of-date</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of out-of-date" src="word_pronunciations/16409.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaʊt-əv-deɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'owt-uhv-dayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> (of a previous style or fashion) obsolete.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> (of a ticket, etc.) no longer valid.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">out of date</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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out-of-doors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">out-of-doors</span></header><div>/ˈaʊt-əv-dɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'owt-uhv-dawz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">outdoor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">out-of-door</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the phrase <em>out of doors</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095070" href="entry://door%23bigmac000095070"><span class="smallcaps">door</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095070" href="entry://door%23mq530">11</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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out-of-uniform day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac198615811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">out-of-uniform day</span></header><div>/aʊt-əv-ˈjunəfɔm deɪ/ (<em>say</em> owt-uhv-'yoohnuhfawm day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Eastern States</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a day at school on which pupils are permitted to wear casual clothes rather than uniform, usually as a fundraising exercise.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em>, <em class="label">SA and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac944137689" href="entry://casual%20day%23bigmac944137689"><strong>casual day</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac466820550" href="entry://free%20dress%20day%23bigmac466820550"><strong>free dress day</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048569" href="entry://mufti%20day%23bigmac000048569"><strong>mufti day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048569" href="entry://mufti%20day%23mq446">1</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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outside day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141470414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">outside day</span></header><div>/ˈaʊtsaɪd deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'owtsuyd day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a day on which the market trend, in relation to the previous day or period, is higher at the high end and lower at the low end.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac521173294" href="entry://inside%20day%23bigmac521173294"><strong>inside day</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac273464959" href="entry://up%20day%23bigmac273464959"><strong>up day</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac12077593" href="entry://down%20day%23bigmac12077593"><strong>down day</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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overshot dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac086985586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">overshot dam</span></header><div>/ˈoʊvəʃɒt dæm/ (<em>say</em> 'ohvuhshot dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098812" href="entry://weir%23bigmac000098812"><strong>weir</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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owner-driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">owner-driver</span></header><div>/oʊnə-ˈdraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> ohnuh-'druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">a driver of a transport vehicle as a truck, taxi, etc., who also owns the vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxeye daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxeye daisy</span></header><div>/ɒksaɪ ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> oksuy 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">oxeye daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a perennial daisy, <em>Chrysanthemum leucanthemum</em>, introduced from North America and now a weed of the northern tablelands of NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ozone depleting substance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456417457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ozone depleting substance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">a chemical, used in fumigation, refrigeration, food treatment, etc., which, if it escapes into the atmosphere, has the ability to reduce the levels of ozone.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: ODS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ozone depletion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243670532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ozone depletion</span></header><div>/oʊzoʊn dəˈpliʃən/ (<em>say</em> ohzohn duh'pleeshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a decline in the amount of ozone in the earth’s stratosphere.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Ozone depletion</strong> occurs in the stratosphere in response to the breakdown of compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons containing chlorine or bromine which destroy ozone molecules. Destruction of stratospheric ozone molecules leads to a thinning of the ozone layer, the layer which prevents harmful ultraviolet radiation from reaching earth. Thinning over Antarctica was first reported by the British Antarctic Survey in 1985. That ‘ozone hole’ was a massive seasonal loss of ozone (up to 2.5 trillion kilograms each year). Ozone levels have been measured in Australia since 1956 by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology. The research is now conducted by the Bureau of Meteorology as part of Global Atmosphere Watch, the international monitoring and research program of the World Meteorological Organisation. Measurements are taken each day of the amount of ozone in a column of air above ozone-monitoring stations. The contribution of Australia and NZ to global monitoring is vital since it is in this region that first signs of ozone recovery are expected to be made. Prospects for the long-term recovery of the ozone layer are good. Non-essential consumption of major ozone depleting substances ceased for developed countries in 1996, and for developing countries in 2010. In 2013 the body of the United Nations charged with helping developing countries to phase out ozone-depleting substances announced US$380 million funding to China to eliminate HCFCs by 2030. Scientists predict that if the international community continues to comply with the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer should recover to pre-1980 levels between 2050 and 2065. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac255524617" href="entry://ozone%20depletion%20potential%23bigmac255524617"><strong>ozone depletion potential</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ozone depletion potential
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac255524617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ozone depletion potential</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq29">the ratio of the impact on ozone of a chemical compared to the impact of a similar mass of CFC-11.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013377" href="entry://chlorofluorocarbon%23bigmac000013377"><strong>chlorofluorocarbon</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: ODP <div class="backshade">Chlorine and bromine which deplete ozone in the stratosphere are released from compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), halons, methyl bromide, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform. These compounds are released at the earth’s surface from a number of industrial, domestic, and agricultural processes. While these chemicals are stable in the troposphere, they degrade under ultraviolet light in the stratosphere; the chlorine and bromine subsequently released accelerate the destruction of ozone beyond that occurring naturally. The <strong>ozone depletion potential</strong> of these compounds is rated according to how much the breakdown of that substance can destroy ozone as compared to that of CFC-11 whose ODP is defined as 1.0. For example the ODPs of halons range up to 10. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) containing no chlorine have an ODP of zero. HCFCs (the class of chemicals being used to replace CFCs) have ODPs ranging from 0.01 up to 1.0. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac243670532" href="entry://ozone%20depletion%23bigmac243670532"><strong>ozone depletion</strong></a>; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053674" href="entry://ozone%20layer%23bigmac000053674"><strong>ozone layer</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pacific black duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac843810386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pacific black duck</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">a duck, <em>Anas superciliosa</em>, mottled brown in colour with a black crown, two black facial stripes, a lead-grey bill and an iridescent speculum on the upper wing, found from southern Indonesia eastwards throughout Australia, New Guinea, NZ and Pacific islands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pacific Decadal Oscillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac414233330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pacific Decadal Oscillation</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">the pattern of alternating levels of atmospheric pressure centred over the mid-latitude Pacific basin and detected as warm or cool surface water in the Pacific Ocean affecting weather in adjacent regions.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PDO</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pacific Dunlop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac860312555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pacific Dunlop</span></header><div>/pəˌsɪfɪk ˈdʌnlɒp/ (<em>say</em> puh.sifik 'dunlop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq476">an international marketing company, with major interests in tyres, batteries, cables, sporting goods, etc.; its Australian operation originated in 1893 with the establishment of a branch of the British company Dunlop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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package deal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">package deal</span></header><div>/ˈpækɪdʒ dil/ (<em>say</em> 'pakij deel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">an agreement in which acceptance of any of the parts of a proposal is contingent upon acceptance of the whole: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You get the package deal – death, cremation and your ashes scattered over Sydney. All in one hit.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david ireland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pack drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pack drill</span><z><span target_id="egtvlIbsvF">n.</span><span target_id="izrgXBGqXl">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpæk drɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'pak dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="egtvlIbsvF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> a period of parade-ground marching, with a heavy pack, ordered as a military punishment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="izrgXBGqXl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq534"> <strong class="phr">no names, no pack drill</strong>, <em class="label">Originally Military</em> (an expression meaning that if the person responsible for some mishap is not named, then there will be no punishment meted out.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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packet data
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac117611481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">packet data</span></header><div>/pækət ˈdeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> pakuht 'daytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">a unit of data travelling along a network path as a single package.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paddle doping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac061720545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paddle doping</span></header><div>/ˈpædl doʊpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'padl dohping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">(in table tennis) the use of speed glue to stick the rubber layer to a paddle to improve its performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Paget's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Paget’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈpædʒəts dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'pajuhts duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> a chronic disorder, <em>osteitis deformans</em>, in which the bones are enlarged, deformed, and weakened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq605"> cancer of the breast, involving nipple and associated ducts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir James <em>Paget</em>, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Painted Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Painted Desert</span></header><div>/peɪntəd ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> payntuhd 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">a dry, barren region in north-eastern Arizona named for its brilliant coloured rocks. About 20 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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palais de danse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">palais de danse</span></header><div>/ˌpæleɪ də ˈdæns/ (<em>say</em> .palay duh 'dans), /ˈdans/ (<em>say</em> 'dahns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">palais de danse</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">a dance hall, especially a large and ornately decorated one.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac99231053" href="entry://Trocadero%23bigmac99231053"><strong>Trocadero</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">palais</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pas-de-Calais
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pas-de-Calais</span></header><div>/pa-də-kaˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> pah-duh-kah'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">a department in northern France. 6750 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Arras.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pas de deux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pas de deux</span></header><div>/pa də ˈdɜ/ (<em>say</em> pah duh 'der) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pas de deux</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> a dance by two persons, especially in ballet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> a relationship or activity involving two persons, parties, countries, etc., especially one which is problematic or volatile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, step for two]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pas de trois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac812310048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pas de trois</span></header><div>/pa də ˈtwa/ (<em>say</em> pah duh 'twah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> a dance by three persons, especially in ballet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> a relationship or activity involving three persons, parties, countries, etc., especially one which is problematic or volatile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, step for three]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paso doble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paso doble</span></header><div>/pæsə ˈdoʊbleɪ/ (<em>say</em> pasuh 'dohblay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">paso dobles</strong> /pæsə ˈdoʊbleɪz/ (<em>say</em> pasuh 'dohblayz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> a ballroom dance in fast duple time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> the music for such a dance, deriving from the quick march often played at the commencement of a bullfight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: literally, double step]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pass degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pass degree</span></header><div>/ˈpas dəgri/ (<em>say</em> 'pahs duhgree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">(in universities) a degree conferred without honours.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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passive design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac024924398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">passive design</span></header><div>/pæsɪv dəˈzaɪn/ (<em>say</em> pasiv duh'zuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">a style of architecture which utilises natural energy sources, orientation, insulation, building materials, etc., in such a way as to reduce or eradicate the need for mechanical systems for heating and cooling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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passive drinking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33206858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">passive drinking</span></header><div>/pæsɪv ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> pasiv 'dringking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">the flow-on of harmful effects from a person who has consumed too much alcohol to others connected to that person, as injuries from abuse or drink driving, financial constraints, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054713" href="entry://passive%20smoking%23bigmac000054713"><span class="smallcaps">passive smoking</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pâté de foie gras
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pâté de foie gras</span></header><div>/ˌpæteɪ də ˌfwa ˈgra/ (<em>say</em> .patay duh .fwah 'grah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">a paste made with the livers of specially fattened geese.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: pâté of fat liver]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pays de la Loire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pays de la Loire</span></header><div>/peɪi də la ˈlwa/ (<em>say</em> payee duh lah 'lwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">an administrative region in western France comprising the departments of Loire-Atlantique, Vendée, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, and Sarthe. 32 608 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Nantes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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p/d
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">p/d</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq503">post dated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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p.d.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">p.d.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> per diem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> potential difference.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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p-dichlorobenzene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">p-dichlorobenzene</span></header><div>/pi-daɪˌklɔroʊˈbɛnzin/ (<em>say</em> pee-duy.klawroh'benzeen), /-bɛnˈzin/ (<em>say</em> -ben'zeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054278" href="entry://paradichlorobenzene%23bigmac000054278"><strong>paradichlorobenzene</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PDB</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peace dividend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac003774112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peace dividend</span></header><div>/ˈpis dɪvədɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'pees divuhdend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">a saving in a country’s defence budget accompanying the end of a conflict or following the institution of a successful disarmament program.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peaceful dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peaceful dove</span></header><div>/ˈpisfəl dʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'peesfuhl duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021722" href="entry://dove%23bigmac000021722"><strong>dove<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021722" href="entry://dove%23mq854">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Peak District
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Peak District</span></header><div>/ˈpik dɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'peek distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">an area of Derbyshire, in central England, around High Peak, 636 m; a national park.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Peak Downs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Peak Downs</span></header><div>/pik ˈdaʊnz/ (<em>say</em> peek 'downz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a pastoral and mining district in central Qld, west of Rockhampton.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pear drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pear drop</span></header><div>/ˈpɛə drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'pair drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> a pear-shaped pendant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> a fruit-flavoured sweet in the shape of a pear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peau de soie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peau de soie</span></header><div>/poʊ də ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> poh duh 'swah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a fancy reversible silk cloth made on a satin base, having a ribbed appearance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pebble dash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pebble dash</span></header><div>/ˈpɛbəl dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'pebuhl dash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">a type of finish used on external walls, formed by throwing or pressing small stones into plaster while it is still plastic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal safety device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac597636289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal safety device</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac403832523" href="entry://personal%20alarm%23bigmac403832523"><strong>personal alarm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal tracking device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac203984966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal tracking device</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">a device attached to a person, as a parolee, dementia sufferer, disabled person, etc., which uses GPS to pinpoint their location.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PTD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Perthes' disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Perthes’ disease</span></header><div>/ˈpɜθiz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'pertheez duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">aseptic necrosis of the head of the femur, most common in boys aged five to ten years.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Georg Clemens <em>Perthes</em>, 1869–1927, German physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pesticide drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac653090155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pesticide drift</span></header><div>/ˈpɛstəsaɪd drɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'pestuhsuyd drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac485769542" href="entry://spray%20drift%23bigmac485769542"><strong>spray drift</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Petri dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Petri dish</span></header><div>/ˈpitri dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'peetree dish), /ˈpɛtri dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'petree dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a shallow, circular dish, usually of glass, used especially for growing bacteria, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after JR <em>Petri</em>, 1852–1922, German biologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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petticoat discipline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132301832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">petticoat discipline</span></header><div>/pɛtikoʊt ˈdɪsəplən/ (<em>say</em> peteekoht 'disuhpluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">the dressing of a male child in female attire as a punishment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">petticoat punishment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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phantom race day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210949112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">phantom race day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> a race meeting at which no races are run but the facilities of the racecourse are open and bets can be placed on races at other racecourses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq781"> a meeting at which phantom races are run.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">phantom race meet</strong>, <strong class="vs">phantom race meeting</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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physical distancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac097023544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">physical distancing</span></header><div>/fɪzəkəl ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> fizuhkuhl 'distuhnsing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac150566931" href="entry://social%20distancing%23bigmac150566931"><strong>social distancing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piccaninny daylight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piccaninny daylight</span></header><div>/pɪkənɪni ˈdeɪlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> pikuhninee 'dayluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">the faint light immediately preceding sunrise: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They could sleep here, and be in camp at piccaninny daylight, just after dawn.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ion l idriess</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1953</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">piccaninny dawn</strong>. <div class="etym">[from Portuguese <em>pequeninno</em> small; used by the British (after their association with the Portuguese in the West Indies) in colonial Australia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Picnic Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Picnic Day</span></header><div>/ˈpɪknɪk deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'piknik day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">a holiday in addition to public holidays, awarded to a union or employees of a firm, notionally for them to enjoy a picnic together but not always so utilised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pico della Mirandola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pico della Mirandola</span></header><div>/ˌpikoʊ dɛlə miˈrandoʊla/ (<em>say</em> .peekoh deluh mee'rahndohlah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Count Giovanni</strong> /dʒəˈvani/ (<em>say</em> juh'vahnee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">1463–94, Italian humanist and Neoplatonist philosopher; his <em>900 Conclusions in Every Kind of Science</em> was banned by Pope Innocent VIII.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pico de Teide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pico de Teide</span></header><div>/ˌpikoʊ deɪ ˈtɛɪdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> .peekoh day 'teiday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075251" href="entry://Teide%23bigmac000075251"><strong>Teide</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pi Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac67420366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pi Day</span></header><div>/ˈpaɪ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'puy day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">14 March, regarded as an unofficial day of celebration for the concept of pi.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the US method of writing the date with the month first and the day second, <em>pi</em> being 3.14]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pi-dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pi-dog</span></header><div>/ˈpaɪ-dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'puy-dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060279" href="entry://pye-dog%23bigmac000060279"><strong>pye-dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pièce de résistance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pièce de résistance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pièce de résistance" src="word_pronunciations/17343.mp3"></audio></span>/piˌɛs də rəˈzɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> pee.es duh ruh'zistuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> the principal dish of a meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq784"> the principal event, incident, article, etc., of a series.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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piece-dyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">piece-dyed</span></header><div>/ˈpis-daɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'pees-duyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">dyed after weaving (opposed to <em>yarn-dyed</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pie-dish beetle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pie-dish beetle</span></header><div>/ˌpaɪ-dɪʃ ˈbitl/ (<em>say</em> .puy-dish 'beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">any of several large dark beetles of the Australian subfamily Helaeinae, found in arid inland areas, having a dish-shaped body with a characteristic flange around the outer margin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pierce's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac099725914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pierce’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈpɪəsəz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'pearsuhz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">xylella when found in grapevines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Newton B <em>Pierce</em>, US plant pathologist, who identified the pathogen in California grapevines in 1892]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Piero della Francesca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Piero della Francesca</span></header><div>/ˌpjɛroʊ dɛlə franˈtʃɛska/ (<em>say</em> .pyeroh deluh frahn'cheskah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">1420?–92, Italian Renaissance painter, whose major undertaking was a fresco cycle in the Church of San Francesco in Arezzo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peeping drone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac059026578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peeping drone</span></header><div>/pipɪŋ ˈdroʊn/ (<em>say</em> peeping 'drohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">a drone used to spy on others for purposes of voyeurism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055171" href="entry://peeping%20Tom%23bigmac000055171"><span class="smallcaps">peeping Tom</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><span class="smallcaps">drone<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq570">3b</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Peking duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac612979041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Peking duck</span></header><div>/pikɪŋ ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> peeking 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">(in Chinese cookery) a dish consisting of small pancakes wrapped around pieces of crisp roast duck skin and spring onions, cucumber and hoisin sauce, the flesh of the duck being traditionally served separately.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055198" href="entry://Peking%23bigmac000055198"><span class="smallcaps">Peking</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pelvic inflammatory disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pelvic inflammatory disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a disease characterised by inflammation of the female pelvic organs, especially the fallopian tubes, as a result of bacterial infection.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PID</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pen drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32006623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pen drive</span></header><div>/ˈpɛn draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'pen druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">a USB drive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pennsylvania Dutch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59724217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pennsylvania Dutch</span></header><div>/pɛnsəlveɪniə ˈdʌtʃ/ (<em>say</em> pensuhlvayneeuh 'duch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq956"> the descendants of 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from south-western Germany.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> a German dialect spoken mainly in eastern Pennsylvania, developed from the language of these settlers.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Pennsylvania-Dutch</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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penny dreadful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">penny dreadful</span></header><div>/pɛni ˈdrɛdfəl/ (<em>say</em> penee 'dredfuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">a piece of cheap popular sensational literature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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People for Nuclear Disarmament
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">People for Nuclear Disarmament</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">an Australian peace movement with autonomous groups in each state; formed in the early 1980s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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per diem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">per diem</span><z><span target_id="4gjyHa3pNd">adv.</span><span target_id="asIkDijUHa">n.</span></z></header><div>/pɜ ˈdiəm/ (<em>say</em> per 'deeuhm) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="4gjyHa3pNd"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq254"> each day, or by the day: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I lead a dog’s life – why, even a navvy works only for a fixed number of hours per diem! My days have neither beginning nor end.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="asIkDijUHa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq317"> a daily allowance, usually for living expenses while travelling in connection with one’s work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Père David's deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Père David’s deer</span></header><div>/pɛə daˈvidz/ (<em>say</em> pair dah'veedz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">a large grey deer, <em>Elaphurus davidianus</em>, living in captivity as descendants of a herd kept in the Imperial hunting park near Beijing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Father A <em>David</em>, died 1900, French missionary]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pérez de Cuéllar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pérez de Cuéllar</span></header><div>/ˈpɛrəz də ˌkweɪjə/ (<em>say</em> 'peruhz duh .kwayyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Javier</strong> /ˈhavjɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'hahvyair), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">1920–2020, Peruvian diplomat; secretary-general of the UN 1981–91.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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periodic detainee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">periodic detainee</span></header><div>/pɪəriˌɒdɪk ˌditeɪˈni/ (<em>say</em> pearree.odik .deetay'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">someone who is sentenced to spend each weekend in jail for a certain length of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peripheral device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peripheral device</span></header><div>/pəˈrɪfərəl dəvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> puh'rifuhruhl duhvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">a device attached to a computer which transfers information to or from the computer, as a printer, scanner, keyboard, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">peripheral</strong>, <strong class="vs">peripheral unit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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persistent depressive disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861353020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">persistent depressive disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac645944308" href="entry://dysthymia%23bigmac645944308"><strong>dysthymia</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PDD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272618534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal development</span></header><div>/pɜsənəl dəˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> persuhnuhl duh'veluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">the development of one’s talents and potential, especially one’s physical, social and emotional skills.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal flotation device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac584769304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal flotation device</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042455" href="entry://life%20jacket%23bigmac000042455"><strong>life jacket</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PFD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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personal mobility device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac247008325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">personal mobility device</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">(in some legislation) a device assisted by an electric motor for propulsion, such as a segway, electric scooter or electric skateboard, but not including motorised wheelchairs, mobility scooters or e-bikes.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PMD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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police dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">police dog</span></header><div>/pəˈlis dɒg/ (<em>say</em> puh'lees dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">any dog used or trained to assist the police.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polka dot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polka dot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of polka dot" src="word_pronunciations/17751.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɒlkə dɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'polkuh dot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> a dot or round spot (printed, woven, or embroidered) repeated to form a pattern on a textile fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> a pattern of, or a fabric with such dots.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polka-dot jersey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac356670760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polka-dot jersey</span></header><div>/ˈpɒlkə-dɒt dʒɜzi/ (<em>say</em> 'polkuh-dot jerzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">(in the Tour de France) the jersey worn by the King of the Mountains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Poll Dorset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516955654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Poll Dorset</span></header><div>/poʊl ˈdɔsət/ (<em>say</em> pohl 'dawsuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">one of a Dorset Horn breed of sheep, bred in Australia in the mid-1900s to be without horns, producing fine short wool and lean meat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polling day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polling day</span></header><div>/ˈpoʊlɪŋ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pohling day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">the day appointed for the recording of votes in an election.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pompano dolphinfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158274133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pompano dolphinfish</span></header><div>/pɒmpanoʊ ˈdɒlfənfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> pompahnoh 'dolfuhnfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">pompano dolphinfishes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">pompano dolphinfish</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac305625754" href="entry://dolphinfish%23bigmac305625754"><strong>dolphinfish</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pompano dolphin</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057995" href="entry://pompano%23bigmac000057995"><span class="smallcaps">pompano</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac305625754" href="entry://dolphinfish%23bigmac305625754"><span class="smallcaps">dolphinfish</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ponce de León
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ponce de León</span></header><div>/pɒns də ˈliən/ (<em>say</em> pons duh 'leeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Juan</strong> /hwan/ (<em>say</em> hwahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">c.1460–1521, Spanish explorer; responsible for the European discovery of Florida in 1513.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ponta Delgada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ponta Delgada</span></header><div>/ˌpɒntə dɛlˈgadə/ (<em>say</em> .pontuh del'gahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a seaport in the Azores, on south-western São Miguel island; commercial centre of the Azores.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poop deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poop deck</span></header><div>/ˈpup dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'poohp dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">a raised deck built on the stern of a ship above the main deck.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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population density
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac226854391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">population density</span></header><div>/pɒpjəˈleɪʃən dɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> popyuh'layshuhn densuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">population densities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">the number of people per unit of land, often expressed as a ratio.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Dalrymple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Dalrymple</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈdælrɪmpəl/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'dalrimpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">the entrance to the Tamar River estuary on the northern coast of Tasmania.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Alexander <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018485" href="entry://Dalrymple%23bigmac000018485"><span class="smallcaps">Dalrymple<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Darwin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Darwin</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈdawən/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'dahwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">the harbour of Darwin, NT (which stands on its northern shore).</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Charles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018668" href="entry://Darwin%23bigmac000018668"><span class="smallcaps">Darwin<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Davey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Davey</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈdeɪvi/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'dayvee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">a large isolated inlet in south-western Tasmania, at the entrance to Bathurst Harbour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Douglas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Douglas</span></header><div>/pɔt ˈdʌgləs/ (<em>say</em> pawt 'dugluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">a township in north-eastern Qld; seaport for Mossman and district.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong> Port Douglas </strong> lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Djabuganjdji people. The port came into existence in 1877 to serve inland goldfields. In 1880 the population of Port Douglas, swollen by gold-seekers on the move, reached 8000, and it was the chief town in north Qld until gold production dwindled after 1886. It competed for the railway to inland areas but lost out to Cairns, which became the terminus when the line was built in 1891. Cairns prospered and Port Douglas continued to decline. Business largely shifted to Mossman after a bad cyclone in 1911. Sugar from the district was shipped from Port Douglas until 1958. From the 1970s the old port began to develop as a tourist resort, with tourism now the main industry. It is a departure point for cruises to the Great Barrier Reef and for tours to the rainforest of Daintree National Park.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Port Phillip District
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Port Phillip District</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">the name given to the administrative division of NSW that became the separate colony of Victoria in 1851.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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positive discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">positive discrimination</span></header><div>/ˌpɒzətɪv dəskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .pozuhtiv duhskrimuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">discrimination which works actively to favour a previously disadvantaged group in society, or to further the interests of one group of people as opposed to another.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">reverse discrimination</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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postcode discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac827271181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">postcode discrimination</span></header><div>/poʊstkoʊd dəskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> pohstkohd duhskrimuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">discrimination against someone because of where they live, especially with relation to employment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac786810046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post driver</span></header><div>/ˈpoʊst draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'pohst druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac093353879" href="entry://pole%20driver%23bigmac093353879"><strong>pole driver</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-hole digger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-hole digger</span></header><div>/ˈpoʊst-hoʊl dɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'pohst-hohl diguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a power driven auger on a vertical shaft or spindle, for digging holes in which to set posts, especially for a fence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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postnatal depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">postnatal depression</span></header><div>/poʊstˌneɪtl dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> pohst.naytl duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">a severe depression, often long-lasting, sometimes experienced by women after childbirth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">PND</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Piero di Cosimo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Piero di Cosimo</span></header><div>/ˌpjɛroʊ di ˈkɒzimoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .pyeroh dee 'kozeemoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">c. 1462–1521?, Italian painter, known for his mythological scenes such as the <em>Death of Procis</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pig dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pig dog</span></header><div>/ˈpɪg dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'pig dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> a dog trained to seek and hold wild pigs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq868"> a bull terrier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq14"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (a term of abuse for a person.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pig drummer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pig drummer</span></header><div>/ˈpɪg drʌmə/ (<em>say</em> 'pig drumuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022109" href="entry://drummer%23bigmac000022109"><strong>drummer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022109" href="entry://drummer%23mq032">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pike dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pike dive</span></header><div>/ˈpaɪk daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'puyk duyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038741" href="entry://jackknife%20dive%23bigmac000038741"><strong>jackknife dive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pile driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pile driver</span></header><div>/ˈpaɪl draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'puyl druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> a machine for driving down piles (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056724" href="entry://pile%23bigmac000056724"><strong>pile<sup>2</sup></strong></a>), usually a tall framework in which a heavy weight of iron is raised between guides to a height, as by steam, and then allowed to fall upon the head of the pile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a powerful blow of the fist, or a forceful kick, stroke, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">piledriver</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>pile driving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pile-dwelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pile-dwelling</span></header><div>/ˈpaɪl-dwɛlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'puyl-dweling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a dwelling supported on piles so as to be raised above the ground or water; a lake-dwelling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ping-pong diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac836101456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ping-pong diplomacy</span></header><div>/pɪŋ-pɒŋ dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> ping-pong duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq786">diplomacy between China and other countries, facilitated by the organisation of ping-pong games in both countries; refers especially to the exchange of players between China and the US in the early 1970s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pink dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac391298551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pink dollar</span></header><div>/pɪŋk ˈdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> pink 'doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> <strong>the</strong>, (in marketing) the collective spending power of the homosexual community.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq930"> (<em>plural</em>) the discretionary spending of homosexuals.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">Dorothy dollar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pitch-dark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pitch-dark</span></header><div>/ˈpɪtʃ-dak/ (<em>say</em> 'pich-dahk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">black or dark as pitch.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pitch-black</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pixie dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac831378170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pixie dust</span></header><div>/ˈpɪksi dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'piksee dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac353471742" href="entry://fairy%20dust%23bigmac353471742"><strong>fairy dust</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plain dealing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plain dealing</span></header><div>/pleɪn ˈdilɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> playn 'deeling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">honesty; straightforwardness.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>plain-dealer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plasma display
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac70514010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plasma display</span></header><div>/ˈplæzmə dəspleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'plazmuh duhsplay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">a system for illuminating tiny coloured fluorescent lights in a plasma display panel, each set of three having one red, one green and one blue, to produce a pixel and from many pixels to form an image; used for television screens, computer screens, etc., to replace the cathode-ray tube.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plasma display panel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac720579343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plasma display panel</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">a panel with numerous cells filled with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057254" href="entry://plasma%23bigmac000057254">plasma</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057254" href="entry://plasma%23mq987">5</a>) which is activated by passing an electronic current through it to produce light photons which are then amplified by the phosphorus material on the inside wall of the cell.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac70514010" href="entry://plasma%20display%23bigmac70514010"><strong>plasma display</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plasma dome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac670343372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plasma dome</span></header><div>/ˈplæzmə doʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'plazmuh dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq87">a dome-shaped ceiling which comprises a plasma screen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plastic deformation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plastic deformation</span></header><div>/plæstɪk ˌdifɔˈmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> plastik .deefaw'mayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a permanent change in the shape of a piece of metal as a result of a mechanical stress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plat du jour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plat du jour</span></header><div>/pla də ˈʒʊə/ (<em>say</em> plah duh 'zhoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">a dish recommended or specially available on a certain day in a restaurant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: dish of the day]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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platinum disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">platinum disc</span></header><div>/plætənəm ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> platuhnuhm 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">a musical recording that is certified as having sold a certain number of copies, a platinum-covered disc, formerly a record (<strong>platinum record</strong>), being produced as recognition of this and presented to artists and other people involved in its production and promotion; in Australia, awarded by ARIA for 70 000 sales.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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platypus fungal disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac660015532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">platypus fungal disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac671171722" href="entry://mucormycosis%23bigmac671171722"><strong>mucormycosis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plausible deniability
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac606919250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plausible deniability</span></header><div>/plɔzəbəl dənaɪəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> plawzuhbuhl duhnuyuh'biluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">a carefully crafted situation in which a member of government can safely deny any direct or exact knowledge of, and therefore any association with, any illegal or unpopular activity carried out by servants of the government, in the event that these activities become public.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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play date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac797730385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">play date</span></header><div>/ˈpleɪ deɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'play dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">an arrangement made between two or more families with young children to meet at a certain location, as the home of one of the families or a park, in order for the children to play together.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">playdate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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playground duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672116368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">playground duty</span></header><div>/ˈpleɪgraʊnd djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'playgrownd dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">the rostered time a teacher spends supervising students in a school playground.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Especially SA</em>, <strong class="vs">yard duty</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pleasant dreams
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127401719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pleasant dreams</span></header><div>/plɛzənt ˈdrimz/ (<em>say</em> plezuhnt 'dreemz) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac954765176" href="entry://sweet%20dreams%23bigmac954765176"><strong>sweet dreams</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plum duff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plum duff</span></header><div>/plʌm ˈdʌf/ (<em>say</em> plum 'duf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">a kind of flour pudding containing raisins or currants, steamed, or boiled in a cloth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">plumduff</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plunge dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plunge dip</span></header><div>/ˈplʌndʒ dɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'plunj dip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">a long narrow trough through which sheep are swum in a chemical solution to destroy external parasites.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pneumatic drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pneumatic drill</span></header><div>/njuˌmætɪk ˈdrɪl/ (<em>say</em> nyooh.matik 'dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a hard rock, or road, drill which is operated by compressed air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pocket-dial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac653276459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pocket-dial</span><z><span target_id="8XChTRlYDR">v.t.</span><span target_id="Gu9G6qBAGi">v.i.</span><span target_id="RqUV134unP">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpɒkət-daɪəl/ (<em>say</em> 'pokuht-duyuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">pocket-dialled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">pocket-dialed</strong>; <strong class="bold">pocket-dialling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">pocket-dialing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8XChTRlYDR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq291"> to unintentionally call (someone) from a mobile phone by accidentally activating the speed-dial function while the phone is in one’s pocket, as by sitting down, bumping into something, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Gu9G6qBAGi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq878"> to make such an unintended call.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RqUV134unP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq312"> such an unintended call.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pocket-dialling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poddy-dodger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poddy-dodger</span></header><div>/ˈpɒdi-dɒdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'podee-dojuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">someone who steals unbranded calves.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>poddy-dodging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poet's day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poet’s day</span></header><div>/ˈpoʊəts deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pohuhts day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">Friday, the day on which people often leave work a little early.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>p</em>(<em>iss</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>ff</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>arly,</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>omorrow’s</em>)<em> S</em>(<em>aturday</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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point-device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">point-device</span><z><span target_id="vFfHhSRTWY">adv.</span><span target_id="vz5hoJzMsC">adj.</span></z></header><div>/pɔɪnt-dəˈvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> poynt-duh'vuys) <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="vFfHhSRTWY">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq586"> completely; perfectly; exactly.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vz5hoJzMsC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq753"> perfect; precise; scrupulously nice or neat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>at poynt devys</em> (compare Old French or Anglo-French <em>devis</em> devised, arranged). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101339" href="entry://point%23bigmac000101339"><span class="smallcaps">point<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019995" href="entry://devise%23bigmac000019995"><span class="smallcaps">devise</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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point distant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">point distant</span></header><div>/pɔɪnt ˈdɪstənt/ (<em>say</em> poynt 'distuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a place of work to which a council worker, labourer, etc., is required to go which is not a headquarters or temporary headquarters, and which has no amenities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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point duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">point duty</span></header><div>/ˈpɔɪnt djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'poynt dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">traffic control by a police officer at a road junction, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pointing device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556309229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pointing device</span></header><div>/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ dəvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'poynting duhvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">an input interface which allows the user to control a computer cursor as by a touchpad, joystick, trackball, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Poisson distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Poisson distribution</span></header><div>/ˌpwʌsɒn dɪstrəˈbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> .pwuson distruh'byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a limiting form of the binomial probability distribution for small values of the probability of success and for large numbers of trials. It is particularly useful in industrial quality-control work and in radiation and bacteriological problems.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Siméon Denis <em>Poisson</em>, 1781–1840, French mathematician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poker dice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poker dice</span></header><div>/ˈpoʊkə daɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'pohkuh duys) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq163"> dice marked on their faces with symbols representing the six highest playing cards instead of spots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> any of various gambling games played with such dice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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polar distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">polar distance</span></header><div>/poʊlə ˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> pohluh 'distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000014692" href="entry://codeclination%23bigmac000014692"><strong>codeclination</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pole dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413722836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pole dancing</span></header><div>/ˈpoʊl dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'pohl dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> erotic dancing performed by a scantily clad woman around a pole, as in a nightclub, bar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq849"> a form of exercise based on the use of a pole for a mix of dance moves, gymnastics, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>pole dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pole driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac093353879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pole driver</span></header><div>/ˈpoʊl draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'pohl druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">a tool used for driving poles, posts, etc., into the ground.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">post driver</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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postnuptial depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336532152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">postnuptial depression</span></header><div>/poʊstnʌpʃəl dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> pohstnupchuhl duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq99">a syndrome affecting some newlyweds in which the buoyed-up state of the lead-up to the wedding is followed by a significant let-down afterwards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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post-traumatic stress disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">post-traumatic stress disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">a mental disorder occurring after a traumatic event which is outside an individual’s normal experience, characterised by such symptoms as withdrawal, depression, an inclination to relive the traumatic experiences, and a sensitivity to sudden stimuli such as loud noises.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PTSD Also, <strong class="vs">post traumatic stress disorder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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potassium dichromate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">potassium dichromate</span></header><div>/pəˌtæsiəm daɪˈkroʊmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> puh.taseeuhm duy'krohmayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">an orange-red crystalline compound, K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, used in dyeing, photography, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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potential difference
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">potential difference</span></header><div>/pətɛnʃəl ˈdɪfrəns/ (<em>say</em> puhtenshuhl 'difruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">the difference in potential between two points, defined as the work performed when unit positive charge is moved from one point to the other; voltage drop.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: p.d.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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potential divider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">potential divider</span></header><div>/pətɛnʃəl dəˈvaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> puhtenshuhl duh'vuyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083257" href="entry://voltage%20divider%23bigmac000083257"><strong>voltage divider</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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potluck dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac228040140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">potluck dinner</span></header><div>/pɒtlʌk ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> potluk 'dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a dinner organised as a social event, fundraiser, etc., to which everyone who comes makes a contribution, either cooked at the venue or prepared before arrival.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pott's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pott’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈpɒts dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'pots duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">caries of the bodies of the vertebrae, often resulting in marked curvature of the spine, and usually associated with a tuberculosis infection.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Percival <em>Pott</em>, 1714–88, English surgeon, who described it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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power-dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">power-dive</span><z><span target_id="wMoO2Omhst">n.</span><span target_id="jfbOdMrSf4">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpaʊə-daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'powuh-duyv) <em class="label">Aeronautics</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wMoO2Omhst">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> a steep dive by an aircraft with engines at full power.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jfbOdMrSf4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq453"> (<strong class="bold">power-dived</strong>, <strong class="bold">power-diving</strong>) to perform a power-dive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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power dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872763442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">power dressing</span></header><div>/ˈpaʊə drɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'powuh dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">a style of dressing, especially of women in business, politics, etc., adopted to project an image of power and efficiency.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>power dresser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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power drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">power drill</span></header><div>/ˈpaʊə drɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'powuh dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a drill operated by a motor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prairie dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prairie dog</span></header><div>/ˈprɛəri dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'prairree dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">any of certain gregarious burrowing rodents (genus <em>Cynomys</em>) of North American prairies, which utter a bark-like cry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prairie dogging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac703337562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prairie dogging</span></header><div>/ˈprɛəri dɒgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'prairree doging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">the practice of office workers in a cube farm raising their heads over the top of cubicle divides in response to a noise or to listen to someone speaking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative of the behaviour of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058603" href="entry://prairie%20dog%23bigmac000058603"><span class="smallcaps">prairie dog</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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predatory driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac183210104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">predatory driving</span></header><div>/ˈprɛdətəri draɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'preduhtuhree druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">driving in deliberate pursuit of another person as a form of harassment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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premenstrual dysphoric disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839690440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">premenstrual dysphoric disorder</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq137">a severe form premenstrual syndrome characterised by the inclusion of depression and anxiety, the symptoms often disruptive to daily functioning but ending shortly after the start of menstruation.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PMDD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prescription drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prescription drug</span></header><div>/prəˈskrɪpʃən drʌg/ (<em>say</em> pruh'skripshuhn drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">a drug which is available only on prescription.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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presentation day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac547354308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">presentation day</span></header><div>/prɛzənˈteɪʃən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> prezuhn'tayshuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070806" href="entry://speech%20day%23bigmac000070806"><strong>speech day</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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present-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">present-day</span></header><div>/ˈprɛzənt-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'prezuhnt-day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">current.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pressure drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pressure drag</span></header><div>/ˈprɛʃə dræg/ (<em>say</em> 'preshuh drag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">that part of the drag due to the resolved component of the pressure normal to the surface of a moving body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prestige dialect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prestige dialect</span></header><div>/ˌprɛstiʒ ˈdaɪəlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> .presteezh 'duyuhlekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">the dialect of a given language which is held to be most suitable for serious purposes, as formal speeches, classical drama, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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promenade deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">promenade deck</span></header><div>/ˈprɒmənad dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'promuhnahd dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">a deck on a liner for use as a promenade by the passengers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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property developer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927017715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">property developer</span></header><div>/ˈprɒpəti dəvɛləpə/ (<em>say</em> 'propuhtee duhveluhpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">a person or company that buys a real estate with the intention of improving it or adding to its value for future resale, especially by large-scale development.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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psychiatric service dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac479664521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">psychiatric service dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac762510136" href="entry://psychiatric%20assistance%20dog%23bigmac762510136"><strong>psychiatric assistance dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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PTSD dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac677238391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">PTSD dog</span></header><div>/pi ti ɛs ˈdi dɒg/ (<em>say</em> pee tee es 'dee dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac447727973" href="entry://PTSD%20assistance%20dog%23bigmac447727973"><strong>PTSD assistance dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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PTSD service dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac681498887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">PTSD service dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac447727973" href="entry://PTSD%20assistance%20dog%23bigmac447727973"><strong>PTSD assistance dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public domain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public domain</span></header><div>/pʌblɪk dəˈmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> publik duh'mayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq339"> the status of a writing in which no copyright subsists.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> the status of an invention which has not been patented or where the patent has expired.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public domain software
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public domain software</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">computer software which may be freely used and copied.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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public interest defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac833433919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">public interest defence</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a legal defence in which a person, company, etc., accused of defamation, can claim that the statements made concerned material of public interest, and that they reasonably believed that the publication of the material was in the public interest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pull date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pull date</span></header><div>/ˈpʊl deɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'pool dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">the date after which a consumer commodity should no longer be sold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pull-down menu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pull-down menu</span></header><div>/ˈpʊl-daʊn mɛnju/ (<em>say</em> 'pool-down menyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a computer menu which is instantly accessible and which leaves the screen exactly as it was once an option has been chosen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drop-down menu</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the notion that accessing the menu is comparable to pulling down a physical screen which then rolls back leaving the previous screen in view]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pullorum disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pullorum disease</span></header><div>/pʊˈlɔrəm dəziz/ (<em>say</em> poo'lawruhm duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">an egg-transmitted bacterial disease of poultry, frequently a cause of heavy death losses in very young chickens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>pullorum</em>, genitive plural of Latin <em>pullus</em> cockerel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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punch-drunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punch-drunk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of punch-drunk" src="word_pronunciations/18526.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpʌntʃ-drʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'punch-drungk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> having cerebral concussion so that one’s movements resemble those of a drunken person, a condition sometimes found in boxers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dull-witted; stupid or dazed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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punitive damages
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">punitive damages</span></header><div>/pjunətɪv ˈdæmɪdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> pyoohnuhtiv 'damijuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025073" href="entry://exemplary%20damages%23bigmac000025073"><strong>exemplary damages</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pupil-free day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac159922002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pupil-free day</span></header><div>/pjupəl-ˈfri deɪ/ (<em>say</em> pyoohpuhl-'free day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq919">a designated day of the school year on which students do not attend school, and teaching staff are involved in planning, organising, and training.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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push dagger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522930389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">push dagger</span></header><div>/ˈpʊʃ dægə/ (<em>say</em> 'poosh daguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq7">a short knife with a handle in the shape of a T, designed to be grasped to enable the user to push the knife into an opponent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">push knife</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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put-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">put-down</span></header><div>/ˈpʊt-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'poot-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a rebuke; insult; humiliation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>even if the work is considered to be ‘intelligent’ – how insidious a put-down, implying that such a quality is rare in women’s writing – it is still primarily a ‘women’s book’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">putdown</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Puvis de Chavannes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Puvis de Chavannes</span></header><div>/pyvi də ʃaˈvan/ (<em>say</em> poohvee duh shah'vahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre Cécile</strong> /piˌɛə seɪˈsil/ (<em>say</em> pee.air say'seel), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">1824–98, French painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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preventative detention order
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046692220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">preventative detention order</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">an order to detain a person in police custody for a specified period of time to prevent suspected terrorist activity or to prevent the loss of vital evidence after an attack.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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price discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">price discrimination</span></header><div>/ˈpraɪs dəskrɪməˌneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'pruys duhrimuh.nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">the selling of identical goods to different buyers at different prices.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prie-dieu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prie-dieu</span></header><div>/ˈpri-djɜ/ (<em>say</em> 'pree-dyer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">prie-dieux</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">prie-dieus</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: pray God]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prima donna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prima donna</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of prima donna" src="word_pronunciations/18163.mp3"></audio></span>/primə ˈdɒnə/ (<em>say</em> preemuh 'donuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of prima donna" src="word_pronunciations/18162.mp3"></audio></span>/prɪmə/ (<em>say</em> primuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">prima donnas</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> a first or principal female singer of an operatic company; diva</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a temperamental, petulant person; diva.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: first lady]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Prince of Darkness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Prince of Darkness</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">the devil; Satan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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principal in the first degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359870937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">principal in the first degree</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">a person who commits an offence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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principal in the second degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311460609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">principal in the second degree</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">a person who is present at a crime, giving assistance to the principal in the first degree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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printer's devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">printer’s devil</span></header><div>/prɪntəz ˈdɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> printuhz 'devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101633" href="entry://devil%23bigmac000101633"><strong>devil</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101633" href="entry://devil%23mq186">7</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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print on demand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142667114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">print on demand</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">a system of supplying a publication to a customer on request by instant printing from a digitally-stored file.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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private detective
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac224598558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">private detective</span></header><div>/praɪvət dəˈtɛktɪv/ (<em>say</em> pruyvuht duh'tektiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a detective who is not in the police force but who, as an individual or as someone attached to a detective agency, is employed to investigate a crime or puzzling circumstance, or to report on the activities of specified people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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probability distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">probability distribution</span></header><div>/prɒbəˈbɪləti dɪstrəˌbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> probuh'biluhtee distruh.byoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">a listing of several measurement categories, or classes, with the probability of the observation of each.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087988" href="entry://frequency%20distribution%23bigmac000087988"><strong>frequency distribution</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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probate duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">probate duty</span></header><div>/ˈproʊbeɪt djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'prohbayt dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">probate duties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">a tax on the gross value of the property of the deceased testator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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product disclosure statement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128047440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">product disclosure statement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">the document provided to investors considering a financial product, as insurance, superannuation, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: PDS</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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profile drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">profile drag</span></header><div>/ˈproʊfaɪl dræg/ (<em>say</em> 'prohfuyl drag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aerodynamics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">the drag of a body, excluding that due to lift, comprising the sum of the form drag (which depends on the shape of the body) and the skin friction (which depends on the nature of its surface); head resistance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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progressive dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">progressive dinner</span></header><div>/prəgrɛsɪv ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> pruhgresiv 'dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a dinner party, usually to raise funds for charity, where each course is served at a different house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prole drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22163536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prole drift</span></header><div>/ˈproʊl drɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'prohl drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">the tendency of a low socio-economic group to adopt particular upmarket products and styles, thus eroding the market status of these commodities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059373" href="entry://prole%23bigmac000059373"><span class="smallcaps">prole</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="entry://drift%23bigmac000098174"><span class="smallcaps">drift</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radiometric dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radiometric dating</span></header><div>/ˌreɪdioʊˌmɛtrɪk ˈdeɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .raydeeoh.metrik 'dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">determining the age of a rock or mineral by measuring the ratios of certain radioactive isotopes contained in the specimen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rag doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac801920550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rag doll</span></header><div>/ˈræg dɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'rag dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">a doll sewn from leftover pieces of fabric and other sewing materials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ranch dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac199062330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ranch dressing</span></header><div>/ræntʃ ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ranch 'dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a salad dressing made from buttermilk or sour cream, salt, garlic, onion, herbs and spices, usually black pepper, paprika and ground mustard seed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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random drug test
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac496804089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">random drug test</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">a test to detect the presence of drugs in someone’s system, usually by saliva, blood or urine sampling, applied to randomly selected motorists, athletes, workers, etc.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RDT <div class="deriv">–<strong>random drug testing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rap dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac788563771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rap dance</span><z><span target_id="tIW4tLppsa">n.</span><span target_id="zsAv1Qw3mA">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rap dance" src="word_pronunciations/18918.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈræp dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'rap dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tIW4tLppsa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061307" href="entry://rap%20dancing%23bigmac000061307"><strong>rap dancing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zsAv1Qw3mA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq317"> (<strong class="bold">rap danced</strong>, <strong class="bold">rap dancing</strong>) to dance in this style.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>rap dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rap dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rap dancing</span></header><div>/ˈræp dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'rap dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">a form of street dancing, related to breakdancing, using very jerky movements of the body.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rap dance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ratio decidendi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ratio decidendi</span></header><div>/ˌreɪʃioʊ deɪsəˈdɛndaɪ/ (<em>say</em> .raysheeoh daysuh'denduy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> the decision in a case and the facts material to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> the principle upon which a case is decided.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: reason for deciding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rational drug design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac870182654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rational drug design</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac537410558" href="entry://drug%20design%23bigmac537410558"><strong>drug design</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rational design</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ration day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac11620452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ration day</span></header><div>/ˈræʃən deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'rashuhn day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> the day appointed for the distribution of supplies under a system of rationing, as during wartime or when employees on a rural property, plantation, etc., are provided with rations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> (formerly in Australia) the day appointed for the distribution of free rations to the Aboriginal people living on a rural property: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>On the day after my arrival, it was Ration Day – the Sunday morning handout of free rations to the Aborigines.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank clune</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1947</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ratoon stunting disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac771759861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ratoon stunting disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">a bacterial disease of sugar cane causing stunted growth; first discovered in Qld in 1944–45 and especially noticeable in crops at the ratoon stage.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RSD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rayleigh disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rayleigh disc</span></header><div>/ˈreɪli dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'raylee disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">a small disc hung by a fine thread in the path of a soundwave so that the extent to which the disc is deflected is a measure of the intensity of the soundwave.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061474" href="entry://Rayleigh%20criterion%23bigmac000061474"><span class="smallcaps">Rayleigh criterion</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Raynaud's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Raynaud’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈreɪnoʊz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'raynohz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a syndrome characterised by pallor and cyanosis of the digits, usually precipitated by cold, with subsequent engorgement and pain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Raynaud’s phenomenon</strong>, <strong class="vs">Raynaud’s syndrome</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Maurice <em>Raynaud</em>, 1834–81, French physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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razzle-dazzle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">razzle-dazzle</span></header><div>/ˈræzəl-dæzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'razuhl-dazuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq386"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> noisy and showy display; razzamatazz.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excitement; stimulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq738"> a type of merry-go-round comprising a wooden platform suspended from a pole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US English colloquialism (1880s); ? reduplication of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018803" href="entry://dazzle%23bigmac000018803"><span class="smallcaps">dazzle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reach-me-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reach-me-down</span></header><div>/ˈritʃ-mi-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'reech-mee-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032806" href="entry://hand-me-down%23bigmac000032806"><strong>hand-me-down</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reactive dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reactive dye</span></header><div>/riˌæktɪv ˈdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ree.aktiv 'duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">dye which adheres to fibre by means of chemical interaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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read dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263914374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">read dating</span></header><div>/ˈrid deɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'reed dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a form of speed dating in which the participants display a list of their favourite books underneath their name tag in order to facilitate the identification of a common interest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reading desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reading desk</span></header><div>/ˈridɪŋ dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> 'reeding desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq870"> a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041858" href="entry://lectern%23bigmac000041858"><strong>lectern</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rear-drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac929580375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rear-drive</span></header><div>/ˈrɪə-draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'rear-druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac655388613" href="entry://rear-wheel%20drive%23bigmac655388613"><strong>rear-wheel drive</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Puy-de-Dôme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Puy-de-Dôme</span></header><div>/pwi-də-ˈdoʊm/ (<em>say</em> pwee-duh-'dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> a department in southern central France. 8003 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Clermont-Ferrand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> a mountain in central France. 1465 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Puy de Sancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Puy de Sancy</span></header><div>/pwi də sɒ̃ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> pwee duh son'see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">a mountain in southern central France; the highest peak of the Monts Dorés. 1886 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pye-dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pye-dog</span></header><div>/ˈpaɪ-dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'puy-dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac690144426" href="entry://pariah%20dog%23bigmac690144426"><strong>pariah dog</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq950"> any mongrel dog.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pi-dog</strong>. <div class="etym">[Anglo-Indian; ? alteration of <em>pariah dog</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Qattara Depression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Qattara Depression</span></header><div>/kətarə dəˈprɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuhtahruh duh'preshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">an arid basin in the Libyan Desert in north-western Egypt. 18 000 km<sup>2</sup>. Lowest point 133 m below sea level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Q-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac902967207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Q-day</span></header><div>/ˈkju-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kyooh-day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">a theoretical point in time at which quantum computers will become large-scale enough to enable the decryption of public key encryption algorithms, including those which currently protect sensitive information relating to banking, intelligence, national security, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098408" href="entry://quantum%23bigmac000098408"><span class="smallcaps">q(uantum)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23bigmac000089286"><span class="smallcaps">day</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Quai d'Orsay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Quai d’Orsay</span></header><div>/keɪ dɔˈseɪ/ (<em>say</em> kay daw'say) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are the department of foreign affairs and other government offices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq598"> the French foreign office, or the government in general.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, quay of Orsay (a French general)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quantum dot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac695804314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quantum dot</span></header><div>/kwɒntəm ˈdɒt/ (<em>say</em> kwontuhm 'dot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a small particle of semiconductor material, as cadmium selenide, which is so confined that the removal or addition of a single electron can be detected; fluorescent versions are designed for use in displays for computers and mobile phones, and as inks; nanocrystal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quarter-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quarter-day</span></header><div>/ˈkwɔtə-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'kwawtuh-day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">one of the four days, regarded as marking off the quarters of the year, on which tenancies begin and end, quarterly payments fall due, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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queen dowager
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">queen dowager</span></header><div>/kwin ˈdaʊədʒə/ (<em>say</em> kween 'dowuhjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">the widow of a king.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quit claim deed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quit claim deed</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">the legal instrument effecting a quit claim (distinguished from <em>warranty deed</em>).</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083731" href="entry://warranty%23bigmac000083731"><strong>warranty</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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QX disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac647332064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">QX disease</span></header><div>/kʊu ˈɛks dəziz/ (<em>say</em> kyooh 'eks duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">an often fatal disease of Sydney rock oysters, caused by the parasite <em>Marteilia sydneyi</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">QX</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097412" href="entry://Queensland%23bigmac000097412"><span class="smallcaps">Q(ueensland)</span></a> <em>X</em> unknown + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020816" href="entry://disease%23bigmac000020816"><span class="smallcaps">disease</span></a>; so-called as the first mortalities were identified in oysters grown in SE Qld in the 1960s, at which time the cause was not known]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac319267789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a highly infectious calicivirus that is believed to be specific to rabbits, causing death in infected animals within 30 to 40 hours; rabbit calicivirus.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RHDV Also, <strong class="vs">rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032438" href="entry://haemo-%23bigmac000032438"><strong>haemo-</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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raccoon dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">raccoon dog</span></header><div>/rəˈkun dɒg/ (<em>say</em> ruh'koohn dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">a small wild dog, <em>Nyctereutes procyonoides</em>, of eastern Asia, and introduced into Europe for fur-farming, having dark marks around the eyes that give it some resemblance to a raccoon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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race day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687270794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">race day</span></header><div>/ˈreɪs deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'rays day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">a day on which horse or dog races are held.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">raceday</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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racial discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434173583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">racial discrimination</span></header><div>/reɪʃəl dəskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> rayshuhl duhskrimuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">discrimination against someone because of their race.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radar detector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radar detector</span></header><div>/ˈreɪda dətɛktə/ (<em>say</em> 'raydah duhtektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">an illegal device which detects the presence of a police radar trap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radioactive decay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401204688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radioactive decay</span></header><div>/reɪdioʊˌæktɪv dəˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> raydeeoh.aktiv duh'kay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation so as to achieve a stable atomic nucleus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radiocarbon dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radiocarbon dating</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of radiocarbon dating" src="word_pronunciations/18828.mp3"></audio></span>/reɪdioʊˌkabən ˈdeɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> raydeeoh.kahbuhn 'dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">the determination of the age of objects of plant or animal origin by means of their content of radioactive carbon.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">carbon dating</strong>, <strong class="vs">C14 dating</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radio direction-finder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radio direction-finder</span></header><div>/reɪdioʊ dəˈrɛkʃən-faɪndə/ (<em>say</em> raydeeoh duh'rekshuhn-fuynduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020651" href="entry://direction-finder%23bigmac000020651"><strong>direction-finder</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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radio doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">radio doctor</span></header><div>/ˈreɪdioʊ dɒktə/ (<em>say</em> 'raydeeoh doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> a doctor in the outback who works in conjunction with the flying doctor service and who gives diagnosis and assistance over a two-way radio.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> a doctor employed to do night and weekend calls for other doctors, and who works from a car in radio contact with a central control.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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relational database
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">relational database</span></header><div>/rəˌleɪʃənəl ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> ruh.layshuhnuhl 'daytuhbays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">a computer database in which the data is so arranged that it can be accessed at several different points or by combining a number of different criteria for searching, thus allowing for greater flexibility in retrieving and manipulating the data.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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relative dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119465178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">relative dating</span></header><div>/ˈrɛlətɪv deɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'reluhtiv dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a system of dating objects from the strata of rocks in which they are found, the lower strata antedating the ones closer to the surface.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac122466387" href="entry://absolute%20dating%23bigmac122466387"><strong>absolute dating</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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relative density
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">relative density</span></header><div>/rɛlətɪv ˈdɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> reluhtiv 'densuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">relative densities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070762" href="entry://specific%20gravity%23bigmac000070762"><strong>specific gravity</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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repeating decimal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">repeating decimal</span></header><div>/rəˌpitɪŋ ˈdɛsəməl/ (<em>say</em> ruh.peeting 'desuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088761" href="entry://recurring%20decimal%23bigmac000088761"><strong>recurring decimal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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representative democracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">representative democracy</span></header><div>/ˌrɛprəzɛntətɪv dəˈmɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> .repruhzentuhtiv duh'mokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">representative democracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">a form of democracy in which the people do not exercise power directly but elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf (opposed to <em>direct democracy</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rescue dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac796437965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rescue dog</span></header><div>/ˈrɛskju dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'reskyooh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> a dog trained to rescue people from hazardous situations, as a St Bernard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq803"> a dog which has been rescued from a situation of neglect or homelessness and given a new home.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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responsive web design
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac665888554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">responsive web design</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a web design which can automatically adapt, as by resizing, or by employing panning or scrolling, to accommodate a range of digital devices with different screen sizes and shapes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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restitutionary damages
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac238722281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">restitutionary damages</span></header><div>/ˌrɛstətjuʃənəri ˈdæmədʒəz/ (<em>say</em> .restuhtyoohshuhnuhree 'damuhjuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a monetary remedy paid by a person convicted of a crime to the victim of the crime.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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retinal detachment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac626968960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">retinal detachment</span></header><div>/ˌrɛtənəl dəˈtætʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> .retuhnuhl duh'tachmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac816843513" href="entry://detached%20retina%23bigmac816843513"><strong>detached retina</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reverse discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143416773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reverse discrimination</span></header><div>/rəˌvɜs dəskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> ruh.vers duhskrimuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058267" href="entry://positive%20discrimination%23bigmac000058267"><strong>positive discrimination</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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revolving door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">revolving door</span></header><div>/rəvɒlvɪŋ ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> ruhvolving 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq402"> a series of doors arranged radially round a pivot, to prevent draughts while revolving to allow people passage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq403"> (in figurative use) a situation in which the same events recur over and over: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Griffith University emeritus professor Patrick Weller said Australia is too trigger happy in replacing prime ministers, which has led to a revolving door of political leadership.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sydney morning herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2018</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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revolving door syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872819374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">revolving door syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a situation in which what is thought of as a remedy or solution merely precipitates the original condition again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ribbon development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ribbon development</span></header><div>/ˈrɪbən dəvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'ribuhn duhveluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">the unplanned building of houses, etc., along main roads leading out of large towns.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ride or die
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac224045178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ride or die</span><z><span target_id="QHKb2WCTn9">n.</span><span target_id="1pzP9CjpvQ">adj.</span></z></header><div><em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QHKb2WCTn9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> someone or something that can be depended upon beyond any doubt: <em class="example">he’s my ride or die.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1pzP9CjpvQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq483"> Also, <strong class="vs">ride-or-die</strong>. of or relating to such a person or thing: <em class="example">ride or die lipstick.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ridgy-didge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ridgy-didge</span></header><div>/ˈrɪdʒi-ˌdɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'rijee-.dij) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">true; correct; genuine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ridge</strong>, <strong class="vs">ridgie-didge</strong>. <div class="etym">[elaboration of <em>ridgy</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063506" href="entry://ridge%23bigmac000063506"><span class="smallcaps">ridge<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Riggs' disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Riggs’ disease</span></header><div>/ˈrɪgz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'rigz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060310" href="entry://pyorrhoea%23bigmac000060310"><strong>pyorrhoea</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John M <em>Riggs</em>, 1810–85, US dentist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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right-hand drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac226963182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">right-hand drive</span></header><div>/raɪt-hænd ˈdraɪv/ (<em>say</em> ruyt-hand 'druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> the arrangement of a motor vehicle in which the steering wheel and other controls are fitted on the right-hand side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq626"> a vehicle with a right-hand drive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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right to disconnect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac899908326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">right to disconnect</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">a law which grants employees the right to not work or be contacted about work during non-work hours.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RTD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rear-wheel drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac655388613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rear-wheel drive</span></header><div>/rɪə-wil ˈdraɪv/ (<em>say</em> rear-weel 'druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> a vehicle propulsion method in which the engine power is transmitted to the rear wheels (opposed to <em>front-wheel drive</em> and <em>four-wheel drive</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq693"> a vehicle with such a propulsion system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rear-drive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reasonable doubt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac910561434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reasonable doubt</span></header><div>/rizənəbəl ˈdaʊt/ (<em>say</em> reezuhnuhbuhl 'dowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">sufficient evidence to lead an ordinary person to believe that the defendant may not have committed the offence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reckless driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac004209961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reckless driving</span></header><div>/rɛkləs ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> rekluhs 'druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">driving which involves speeding, not adhering to street signs, running red lights, driving a car that is not safe, driving in an aggressive manner, or in a manner dangerous for the conditions; a category of dangerous driving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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recombinant DNA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac351298415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">recombinant DNA</span></header><div>/riˌkɒmbənənt ˌdi ɛn ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> ree.kombuhnuhnt .dee en 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">an artificially produced form of DNA achieved by joining fragments of DNA molecules obtained from different organisms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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recreational drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac787655467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">recreational drug</span></header><div>/rɛkrieɪʃənəl ˈdrʌg/ (<em>say</em> rekreeayshuhnuhl 'drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq58">a drug taken, often illegally, for relaxation and enjoyment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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recurring decimal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">recurring decimal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of recurring decimal" src="word_pronunciations/19123.mp3"></audio></span>/rəˌkɜrɪŋ ˈdɛsəməl/ (<em>say</em> ruh.kerring 'desuhmuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">a decimal which eventually recurs. The recurring digits are indicated by a bar or dots above them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-barred dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac991811176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-barred dragon</span></header><div>/rɛd-bad ˈdrægən/ (<em>say</em> red-bahd 'draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">a lizard, <em>Ctenophorus vadnappa</em>, the male of which is marked with distinctive orange to red stripes; found in SA in the northern Flinders Ranges and west of Marree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red deer</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> red 'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a species of deer, <em>Cervus elaphus</em>, native to the forests of Eurasia, northern Africa, and North America to northern Mexico, formerly very abundant in England, and introduced into Australia where two populations exists in the Grampians and in southern Qld inland from the Sunshine Coast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Red Deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Red Deer</span></header><div>/ˈrɛd dɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'red dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> a river rising in south-western Alberta in western Canada, flowing south into the South Saskatchewan River. About 620 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> a river in western Canada, flowing east into Lake Winnipegosis through Red Deer Lake. About 225 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Red Delicious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac599523084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Red Delicious</span></header><div>/rɛd dəˈlɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> red duh'lishuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">a sweet, red-skinned variety of eating apple, originally cultivated in the US state of Iowa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red dwarf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac953640987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red dwarf</span></header><div>/rɛd ˈdwɔf/ (<em>say</em> red 'dwawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">a type of small, relatively cool, very faint star.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-letter day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-letter day</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of red-letter day" src="word_pronunciations/19144.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛd-ˈlɛtə deɪ/ (<em>say</em> red-'letuh day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a memorable or especially happy occasion: <em class="example">a red-letter day for someone.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the practice, begun in the 15th century, of printing the dates of saints’ days and feast days in red in Christian church calendars, other days being printed in black]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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red-light district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">red-light district</span></header><div>/rɛd-ˈlaɪt dɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> red-'luyt distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a neighbourhood with many brothels, sometimes, especially formerly, indicated by red lights.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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re-dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">re-dress</span><z><span target_id="NJzatikAMq">v.t.</span><span target_id="OQhZDU1NxS">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˌri-ˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> .ree-'dres) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NJzatikAMq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> to dress (someone or something) again.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OQhZDU1NxS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq749"> to get dressed again.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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referable dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac947552034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">referable dam</span></header><div>/rəfɜrəbəl ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> ruhferruhbuhl 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">a dam (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095343" href="entry://dam%23bigmac000095343"><strong>dam<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095343" href="entry://dam%23mq568">2</a>) which has been assessed as likely to put people at risk if it fails, and which is then routinely monitored by government officials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reflux disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32842736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reflux disease</span></header><div>/ˈriflʌks dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'reefluks duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac178892617" href="entry://gastro-oesophageal%20reflux%20disease%23bigmac178892617"><strong>gastro-oesophageal reflux disease</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">reflux oesophagitis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Reggio di Calabria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Reggio di Calabria</span></header><div>/ˈrɛdʒoʊ di kaˈlabria/ (<em>say</em> 'rejoh dee kah'lahbreeah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">a seaport in southern Italy, on the Strait of Messina; destructive earthquake, 1908.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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regional dialect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">regional dialect</span></header><div>/ˈridʒənəl daɪəlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'reejuhnuhl duyuhlekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">a dialect of a given language spoken in certain countries or parts of a country only.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069894" href="entry://social%20dialect%23bigmac000069894"><strong>social dialect</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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registrable moveable dwelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac071856513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">registrable moveable dwelling</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">a moveable dwelling as a motor vehicle, caravan, etc., requiring registration for use on public roads.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac624704611" href="entry://unregistrable%20moveable%20dwelling%23bigmac624704611"><strong>unregistrable moveable dwelling</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rough diamond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rough diamond</span></header><div>/rʌf ˈdaɪmənd/ (<em>say</em> ruf 'duymuhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> an uncut diamond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq260"> a person without refinement of manner, but having an essentially good or likeable personality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rough-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rough-dry</span><z><span target_id="49aNm816nq">v.t.</span><span target_id="RjUkeOz3HP">adj.</span></z></header><div>/rʌf-ˈdraɪ/ (<em>say</em> ruf-'druy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="49aNm816nq"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq682"> (<strong class="bold">rough-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">rough-drying</strong>) to dry (clothes, etc.) after washing, without smoothing, ironing, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RjUkeOz3HP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq627"> dry but unironed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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round dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">round dance</span></header><div>/ˈraʊnd dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'rownd dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> a dance performed by couples, each following a revolving pattern of steps, as a waltz.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq111"> a dance with the dancers arranged in or moving about in a circle or ring.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>round dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roxby Downs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roxby Downs</span></header><div>/ˌrɒksbi ˈdaʊnz/ (<em>say</em> .roksbee 'downz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">an area in central southern SA, with large deposits of copper and uranium.</span></div> <div class="backshade">In 1976 a major mineral deposit was discovered at Olympic Dam, on <strong>Roxby Downs</strong> station, in territory traditionally inhabited by the Kokatha people. The deposit contains the world’s largest known uranium resource, estimated at 500 000 tonnes, as well as copper, gold and silver. Preliminary mining began in 1981. The area was the focus of onsite protests against uranium mining in 1983–84, particularly after the Australian government gave approval for the sale of uranium overseas. In 1985 it was decided to proceed with mine development, but at half the scale originally intended. In 1987 the purpose-built township of Roxby Downs was set up for the Olympic Dam mine workforce. Mining proper commenced in 1988, with a major expansion in 1997. Andamooka, to the north-east, has been an important opal field since 1930.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Royal Flying Doctor Service
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Royal Flying Doctor Service</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">an aerial medical service providing medical and, in some States, dental relief to people in remote areas of Australia; originated in 1927 by John Flynn and supported by the Australian Inland Mission; first flight made in 1928.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RFDS <div class="backshade">The <strong>Royal Flying Doctor Service</strong> grew out of an idea put to the Reverend John Flynn of the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) in 1917 by medical student Clifford Peel (a member of the Australian Flying Corps who was killed a few days before the end of World War I). The AIM established the Aerial Medical Service at Cloncurry, Qld, and began flights in May 1928. Initially, people in very remote places still had no way of contacting the service so, at the instigation of Flynn, electrical engineer Alfred Traegar developed a pedal-powered two-way radio. From 1929 Traegar travelled to remote areas to install pedal radios and instruct in their use. Outback homesteads were supplied with a standard RFDS medical chest, and consultations and prescriptions for treatment were conducted over the radio. In 1930 the service went national. It became the Flying Doctor Service in 1942 and received its ‘Royal’ prefix in 1955. Today the RFDS operates from a network of more than 20 bases around Australia, with communication now mainly by telephone or high-frequency radio.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rubber duckie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rubber duckie</span></header><div>/rʌbə ˈdʌki/ (<em>say</em> rubuh 'dukee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a small inflated rubber boat usually with a powerful outboard motor and often used for surf rescue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rubble drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rubble drain</span></header><div>/ˈrʌbəl dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'rubuhl drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a trench with rubble at the bottom and filled with porous soil such that effluents, liquids, etc., may filter through it and be dispersed into the soil below.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rub-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rub-down</span></header><div>/ˈrʌb-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'rub-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045398" href="entry://massage%23bigmac000045398"><strong>massage</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045398" href="entry://massage%23mq990">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ruby-dazzler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ruby-dazzler</span><z><span target_id="AOb8cQpa66">n.</span><span target_id="tsgso6URVz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/rubi-ˈdæzlə/ (<em>say</em> roohbee-'dazluh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AOb8cQpa66">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008199" href="entry://bobby-dazzler%23bigmac000008199"><strong>bobby-dazzler</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tsgso6URVz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq599"> excellent.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ruddy duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844761718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ruddy duck</span></header><div>/rʌdi ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> rudee 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">a North and Central American rufous-bodied diving duck, <em>Oxyura jamaicensis</em>, which holds its tail up at an angle when swimming; pintail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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run-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">run-down</span><z><span target_id="CpmLzkDiFn">adj.</span><span target_id="hCVkAysZHa">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CpmLzkDiFn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of run-down" src="word_pronunciations/19948.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌn-ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> run-'down) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> in a poor or deteriorated state of health; depressed, sick or tired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> fallen into disrepair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq830"> (of a spring-operated watch or clock) not running because not wound.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hCVkAysZHa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq504"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of run-down" src="word_pronunciations/19947.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrʌn-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'run-down) a cursory review or summary of points of information: <em class="example">this brief run-down of past events will bring you up to date.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rundown</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rural delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac859591830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rural delivery</span></header><div>/rurəl dəˈlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> roohruhl duh'livuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq62">(in New Zealand) a system for delivering mail and other items to country areas.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: RD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rusa deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rusa deer</span></header><div>/ˈrusə dɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'roohsuh dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038925" href="entry://Javan%20rusa%20deer%23bigmac000038925"><strong>Javan rusa deer</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rusa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Russian doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Russian doll</span></header><div>/rʌʃən ˈdɒl/ (<em>say</em> rushuhn 'dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105109" href="entry://babushka%20doll%23bigmac000105109"><strong>babushka doll</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Russian dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Russian dressing</span></header><div>/rʌʃən ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> rushuhn 'dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">a sharp-tasting mayonnaise dressing prepared by the addition of chopped pickles, chilli sauce, pimentos, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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RV dump point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac015701942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">RV dump point</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac305298547" href="entry://dump%20point%23bigmac305298547"><strong>dump point</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064676" href="entry://RV%23bigmac000064676"><span class="smallcaps">RV<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac305298547" href="entry://dump%20point%23bigmac305298547"><span class="smallcaps">dump point</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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safe-deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">safe-deposit</span><z><span target_id="V4Gk3bnHvw">n.</span><span target_id="IUGyLWsCMU">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of safe-deposit" src="word_pronunciations/20019.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈseɪf-dəpɒzət/ (<em>say</em> 'sayf-duhpozuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V4Gk3bnHvw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> a building containing safes, strongrooms, etc., where valuables may be stored.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IUGyLWsCMU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq882"> providing safekeeping for valuables: <em class="example">a safe-deposit box.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ring dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ring dollar</span></header><div>/ˈrɪŋ dɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'ring doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094004" href="entry://holey%20dollar%23bigmac000094004"><strong>holey dollar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rio de Janeiro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rio de Janeiro</span></header><div>/rioʊ di dʒəˈnɪəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> reeoh dee juh'nearroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">a seaport in and the former capital of Brazil, in the south-eastern part.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Rio</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Río de la Plata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Río de la Plata</span></header><div>/rioʊ də la ˈplatə/ (<em>say</em> reeoh duh lah 'plahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">→ River <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057294" href="entry://Plate%23bigmac000057294"><strong>Plate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Río de Oro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Río de Oro</span></header><div>/rioʊ deɪ ˈoʊroʊ/ (<em>say</em> reeoh day 'ohroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">(formerly) the southern part of Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rio Grande do Norte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rio Grande do Norte</span></header><div>/riu ˈgrɒ̃di du ˈnɔti/ (<em>say</em> reeooh 'grondee dooh 'nawtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a state of north-eastern Brazil. 53 014 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Natal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rio Grande do Sul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rio Grande do Sul</span></header><div>/riu ˈgrɒ̃di du ˈsul/ (<em>say</em> reeooh 'grondee dooh 'soohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">a state of Brazil, in the southernmost part of the country. 282 183 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Pôrto Alegre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rising damp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rising damp</span></header><div>/raɪzɪŋ ˈdæmp/ (<em>say</em> ruyzing 'damp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">dampness in the walls and plaster of a building caused by salt-laden water seeping up from the foundations which eventually causes the plaster to flake and the brick and stone walls to crumble.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">SA</em>, <strong class="vs">salt damp</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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risk disclosure statement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742020193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">risk disclosure statement</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq35">a statement made by an agent to clients of the risks attendant on various financial transactions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac935370267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock doctor</span></header><div>/ˈrɒk dɒktə/ (<em>say</em> 'rok doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a geologist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock dove</span></header><div>/ˈrɒk dʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'rok duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">a widespread pigeon, <em>Columba livia</em>, the ancestor of most domestic pigeons, having variable plumage but most commonly a dark bluish-grey head, neck, and chest with glossy iridescent neck feathers and two thick dark wing bars; originally native to Eurasia and northern Africa, but now common as feral birds in cities and towns worldwide where it is commensal with humans; feral pigeon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roe Botanical District
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617009053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roe Botanical District</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097064" href="entry://Mallee%20Region%23bigmac000097064"><strong>Mallee Region</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097064" href="entry://Mallee%20Region%23mq819">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in honour of John Septimus <em>Roe</em>, who explored the area in 1848]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Roger de Coverley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac668137541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Roger de Coverley</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq66">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac933642488" href="entry://Sir%20Roger%20de%20Coverley%23bigmac933642488"><strong>Sir Roger de Coverley</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roller derby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roller derby</span></header><div>/ˈroʊlə dɜbi/ (<em>say</em> 'rohluh derbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">roller derbies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a race on rollerskates between two teams, each of which has one skater who attempts to break through to the finish line while the rest impede the opposing team, usually by means of legitimate body contact.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roller door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac880557164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roller door</span></header><div>/ˈroʊlə dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'rohluh daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">a large flexible door, as on a garage, warehouse, etc., which opens by being rolled up around a shaft attached to its upper edge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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roo dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">roo dog</span></header><div>/ˈru dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'rooh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039714" href="entry://kangaroo%20dog%23bigmac000039714"><strong>kangaroo dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rope-dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rope-dance</span></header><div>/ˈroʊp-dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'rohp-dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a performance as of dancing, walking, etc., on a tightrope.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>rope-dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ross Dependency
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ross Dependency</span></header><div>/rɒs dəˈpɛndənsi/ (<em>say</em> ros duh'penduhnsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">an area of Antarctica, proclaimed a British settlement in 1923, and since then administered by NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rostov-on-Don
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rostov-on-Don</span></header><div>/ˌrɒstɒf-ɒn-ˈdɒn/ (<em>say</em> .rostof-on-'don) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">a seaport in southern Russia in Europe, on the river Don, near the Sea of Azov.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Rostov na Donu</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Rostov</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Rouget de Lisle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Rouget de Lisle</span></header><div>/ruˌʒeɪ də ˈlil/ (<em>say</em> rooh.zhay duh 'leel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Claude Joseph</strong> /kloʊd ʒoʊˈzɛf/ (<em>say</em> klohd zhoh'zef), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">1766–1836, French soldier who wrote the <em>Marseillaise</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Rouget de l’Isle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Bartholomew's Day massacre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Bartholomew’s Day massacre</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">the mass killing of French Protestants (Huguenots) begun in Paris on 24 August 1572, in the reign of Charles IX.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St David's
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St David’s</span></header><div>/sənt ˈdeɪvədz/ (<em>say</em> suhnt 'dayvuhdz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">a town in south-western Wales, in Pembrokeshire; noted for its medieval cathedral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St David's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St David’s Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">1 March, celebrated in honour of St David, the patron saint of Wales.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St David's Head
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St David’s Head</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">a promontory of Pembrokeshire; the westernmost point of Wales.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St-Denis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St-Denis</span></header><div>/sæ̃-dəˈni/ (<em>say</em> san-duh'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq497"> an industrial suburb of Paris in northern France, previously a separate town; noted for medieval abbey church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq909"> the capital of the French overseas department of Réunion, in the northern part.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Saint-Denis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St George's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St George’s Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">23 April, which commemorates St George, the patron saint of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Patrick's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Patrick’s Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">17 March, celebrated in honour of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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saint's day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">saint’s day</span></header><div>/ˈseɪnts deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'saynts day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a day in the Christian church calendar set apart for the commemoration of a particular saint.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Valentine's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Valentine’s Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac064243646" href="entry://Valentine%27s%20Day%23bigmac064243646"><strong>Valentine’s Day</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">St Valentines Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Vincent de Paul Society
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Vincent de Paul Society</span></header><div>/sənt ˌvɪnsənt də ˈpɔl/ (<em>say</em> suhnt .vinsuhnt duh 'pawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">a charitable organisation associated with the Roman Catholic Church; originated in Paris in 1833, founded in Australia in 1854.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Saint <em>Vincent de Paul</em>, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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St Vitus dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">St Vitus dance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of St Vitus dance" src="word_pronunciations/21928.mp3"></audio></span>/sənt vaɪtəs ˈdæns/ (<em>say</em> suhnt vuytuhs 'dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>in non-technical use</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac935420490" href="entry://Sydenham%27s%20chorea%23bigmac935420490"><strong>Sydenham’s chorea</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">St Vitus’s dance</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>St Vitus</em> legendary Christian martyr, venerated for his gift of healing, practised especially on those who danced before his image at his festival]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salad days
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salad days</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of salad days" src="word_pronunciations/20048.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsæləd deɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'saluhd dayz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">days of youthful inexperience.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Shakespeare’s <em>Antony and Cleopatra</em> (Act I: Scene 5): ‘My salad days, When I was green in judgement, cold in blood’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salad dodger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac29513560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salad dodger</span></header><div>/ˈsæləd dɒdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'saluhd dojuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">an overweight person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salad dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salad dressing</span></header><div>/ˈsæləd drɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'saluhd dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">a dressing for a salad, as French dressing, mayonnaise, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salon des refusés
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac98783598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salon des refusés</span></header><div>/sælɒ̃ deɪ refjuˈzeɪ/ (<em>say</em> salon day refjooh'zay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a showing of works that have been rejected by the selection panel for a particular art exhibition, usually at another location than that of the main exhibition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: exhibition of rejects; from the <em>Salon des Refusés</em> set up for showing works rejected from the Paris Salon, in particular the Salon of 1863 which rejected paintings by Manet and Whistler]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salt damp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191390291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salt damp</span></header><div>/ˈsɒlt dæmp/ (<em>say</em> 'solt damp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063711" href="entry://rising%20damp%23bigmac000063711"><strong>rising damp</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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salt dome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">salt dome</span></header><div>/ˈsɒlt doʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'solt dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">(in sedimentary rocks) a domelike anticline having a core of rock salt which was forced upwards from an underlying bed of salt when in the plastic state under pressure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">salt plug</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sand-dab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sand-dab</span></header><div>/ˈsænd-dæb/ (<em>say</em> 'sand-dab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">any of several flatfishes used as food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sand dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sand dollar</span></header><div>/ˈsænd dɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'sand doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">any of various flattened, burrowing sea urchins, especially <em>Echinarachnius parma</em>, which live on sandy sea floors in temperate and tropical waters of the Northern Hemisphere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sand drawing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311449927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sand drawing</span></header><div>/ˈsænd drɔ-ɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'sand drawing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac191679480" href="entry://sand%20art%23bigmac191679480"><strong>sand art</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac191679480" href="entry://sand%20art%23mq587">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq524"> Also, <strong class="vs">sand story</strong>. an instance of sand art (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac191679480" href="entry://sand%20art%23mq1">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac191679480" href="entry://sand%20art%23mq587">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sand dune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sand dune</span></header><div>/ˈsænd djun/ (<em>say</em> 'sand dyoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022332" href="entry://dune%23bigmac000022332"><strong>dune</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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San Diego
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">San Diego</span></header><div>/sæn diˈeɪgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> san dee'aygoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a seaport in the US, in south-western California; naval and marine base.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sangre de Cristo Mountains</span></header><div>/ˌsæŋgrə də ˈkrɪstoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .sanggruh duh 'kristoh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">a range of the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. Highest peak: Blanca Peak, 4364 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sanitary disposal bin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac765951266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sanitary disposal bin</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">a bin for the disposal of used sanitary napkins and tampons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sanitary bin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santa Cruz de Tenerife</span></header><div>/sæntə ˌkruz də tɛnəˈrif/ (<em>say</em> santuh .kroohz duh tenuh'reef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">the capital of the Canary Islands; a seaport on Tenerife island; resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santa Rosa de Copán
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santa Rosa de Copán</span></header><div>/ˌsantə ˌroʊsə deɪ koʊˈpan/ (<em>say</em> .sahntuh .rohsuh day koh'pahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016268" href="entry://Cop%C3%A1n%23bigmac000016268"><strong>Copán</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santiago de Cuba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santiago de Cuba</span></header><div>/santiˌagoʊ deɪ ˈkubə/ (<em>say</em> sahntee.ahgoh day 'koohbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a seaport in south-eastern Cuba; naval battle, 1898.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santo Domingo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santo Domingo</span></header><div>/ˌsæntoʊ dəˈmɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .santoh duh'minggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq787"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091965" href="entry://Dominican%20Republic%23bigmac000091965"><strong>Dominican Republic</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq141"> the capital of the Dominican Republic on the southern coast; the first European settlement in America (1496).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santos-Dumont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santos-Dumont</span></header><div>/sɒ̃tɒs-dyˈmɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> sontos-dooh'mon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alberto</strong> /alˈbɛətoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ahl'bairtoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">1873–1932, Brazilian inventor of dirigibles and aeroplanes, in France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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São Paulo de Loanda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">São Paulo de Loanda</span></header><div>/saʊ ˈpaʊloʊ də luˌændə/ (<em>say</em> sow 'powloh duh looh.anduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043692" href="entry://Luanda%23bigmac000043692"><strong>Luanda</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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satellite dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">satellite dish</span></header><div>/ˈsætəlaɪt dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'satuhluyt dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">a concave dish-shaped reflector designed to receive and focus electromagnetic energy forming a radio, television or microwave signal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sausage dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sausage dog</span></header><div>/ˈsɒsɪdʒ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'sosij dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018387" href="entry://dachshund%23bigmac000018387"><strong>dachshund</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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saw doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140381840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">saw doctor</span></header><div>/ˈsɔ dɒktə/ (<em>say</em> 'saw doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">a person who repairs and sharpens saws.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scab duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac653203274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scab duty</span></header><div>/ˈskæb djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'skab dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">the task of picking up litter in the school grounds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065743" href="entry://scab%23bigmac000065743"><span class="smallcaps">scab</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065743" href="entry://scab%23mq971">6</a>), although reanalysed by some teachers as <em>s</em>(<em>chool</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>leanliness</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>nd</em>)<em> b</em>(<em>eautification</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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school day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac543840315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">school day</span></header><div>/ˈskul deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'skoohl day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> a day on which schools are open for pupils to attend, excluding holidays and weekends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq613"> the period of the day during which pupils attend school: <em class="example">the school day runs from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Scottish dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac869207221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Scottish dancing</span></header><div>/skɒtɪʃ ˈdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> skotish 'dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">various traditional dances, as jigs, reels, etc., as developed in Scotland; usually performed in groups of four couples.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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screen door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000200095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">screen door</span></header><div>/skrin ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> skreen 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a door fitted with a flyscreen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fly door</strong>, <strong class="vs">flywire door</strong>, <strong class="vs">wire door</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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screen dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac153700350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">screen dump</span></header><div>/ˈskrin dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'skreen dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">a screen capture saved into a program for editing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scrub-dash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scrub-dash</span></header><div>/ˈskrʌb-dæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'skrub-dash) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">to ride at speed through the scrub, especially to round up scrubbers.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066290" href="entry://scrubber%23bigmac000066290"><strong>scrubber<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066290" href="entry://scrubber%23mq733">1</a>). <div class="deriv">–<strong>scrub-dasher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scrub-dashing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scuba-dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103002189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scuba-dive</span></header><div>/ˈskubə-daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'skoohbuh-duyv) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">scuba-dived</strong>, <strong class="bold">scuba-diving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">to go on an underwater dive using a scuba apparatus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098179" href="entry://scuba%23bigmac000098179"><span class="smallcaps">scuba</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086924" href="entry://dive%23bigmac000086924"><span class="smallcaps">dive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seizure service dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac235362335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seizure service dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac681631133" href="entry://seizure%20dog%23bigmac681631133"><strong>seizure dog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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selective deafness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171694413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">selective deafness</span></header><div>/səlɛktɪv ˈdɛfnəs/ (<em>say</em> suhlektiv 'defnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">the apparent inability to hear that which one does not wish to hear.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-debasement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610611037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-debasement</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈbeɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'baysmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">debasement of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-deceived
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-deceived</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈsivd/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'seevd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">deceived by oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-deception
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-deception</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈsɛpʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'sepshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">the act or fact of deceiving oneself.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">self-deceit</strong> /sɛlf-dəˈsit/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'seet). <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-deceptive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-declared
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118529873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-declared</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈklɛəd/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'klaird) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">of or relating to someone who openly claims to belong to a particular category: <em class="example">Mary was a self-declared feminist.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-defeating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-defeating</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈfitɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'feeting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">(of an action, plan, argument, or the like) having inherent defects or contradictions which serve to frustrate or nullify the original purpose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-defence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of self-defence" src="word_pronunciations/20564.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛlf-dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> the act of defending one’s own person, reputation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Law</em> the use of reasonable force against an attacker, constituting a defence in criminal law and tort.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-defensive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-defining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104846040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-defining</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈfaɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'fuyning) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">defining oneself or itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-definition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553258306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-definition</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dɛfəˈnɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-defuh'nishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">definition of oneself or itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-degradation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac529367521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-degradation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dɛgrəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-degruh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">degradation of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-delusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac62108398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-delusion</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈluʒən/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'loohzhuhn), /-ˈljuʒən/ (<em>say</em> -'lyoohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq86">the act of deluding oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-denial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-denial</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈnaɪəl/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'nuyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">the sacrifice of one’s own desires; unselfishness.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-denying</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>self-denyingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-deprecating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-deprecating</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈdɛprəkeɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-'depruhkayting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">modest; understating one’s worth.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-deprecatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>self-deprecation</strong> /ˌsɛlf-dɛprəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .self-depruh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-depreciation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53893352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-depreciation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəpriʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-duhpreeshee'ayshuhn), /-prisi-/ (<em>say</em> -preesee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq45">a lowering in estimation of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-deprivation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac847306362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-deprivation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dɛprəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-depruh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq11">deprivation of oneself by oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-described
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac3750058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-described</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈskraɪbd/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'skruybd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">described in a specified way by oneself (with the implication that the description might not be accurate): <em class="example">a self-described entrepreneur.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-destroyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac869754315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-destroyed</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈstrɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'stroyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq47">destroyed by the actions of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-destruction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-destruction</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈstrʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'strukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">the destruction of oneself or itself; suicide.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-destructive</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-determination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-determination</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of self-determination" src="word_pronunciations/20565.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛlf-dəˌtɜməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-duh.termuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> the determining by a people or nationality of the form of government it shall have, without reference to the wishes of any other nation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-determined</strong> /sɛlf-dəˈtɜmənd/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'termuhnd), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>self-determining</strong> /sɛlf-dəˈtɜmənɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'termuhning), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scuba diving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scuba diving</span></header><div>/ˈskubə ˌdaɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'skoohbuh .duyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">underwater diving with the aid of scuba apparatus.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>scuba diver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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S Dak.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">S Dak.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq220">South Dakota.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea-dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea-dog</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sea-dog" src="word_pronunciations/20449.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsi-dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'see-dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a sailor, especially one of long experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032934" href="entry://harbour%20seal%23bigmac000032934"><strong>harbour seal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea dragon</span></header><div>/ˈsi drægən/ (<em>say</em> 'see draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021838" href="entry://dragonet%23bigmac000021838"><strong>dragonet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021838" href="entry://dragonet%23mq208">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq041"> any of various fish of the pipefish family, especially the <em>Phycodurus eques</em> and the <em>Phyllopteryx taeniolatus</em> of Australian shores; related to the seahorse but without a prehensile tail.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">seadragon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sea duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sea duck</span></header><div>/ˈsi dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'see duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">any diving duck living principally on salt waters and feeding on molluscs, such as scoters and eiders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seahorse dad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac445591733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seahorse dad</span></header><div>/ˈsihɔs dæd/ (<em>say</em> 'seehaws dad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a transgender man who gives birth after transitioning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called because male seahorses give birth to their young]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seborrhoeic dermatitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac659868357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seborrhoeic dermatitis</span></header><div>/sɛbəˌriɪk dɜməˈtaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> sebuh.reeik dermuh'tuytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">a pathological condition of the skin in which a waxy exudate, sometimes with inflammation, forms dandruff on the scalp or similar flakes on the skin surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Secchi disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac546293257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Secchi disc</span></header><div>/ˈsɛki dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'sekee disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">a disc used to gauge water clarity by measuring the depth at which it is no longer visible from the surface.</span></div><div class="etym"> [created in 1865 by Pietro Angelo <em>Secchi</em>, Italian astronomer, 1818–78]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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secondary dwelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579903850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">secondary dwelling</span></header><div>/sɛkəndri ˈdwɛlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> sekuhndree 'dweling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">a self-contained dwelling which is not the main property on a single block but an extension to the primary dwelling or a freestanding building with separate access, as a granny flat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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second-degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">second-degree</span></header><div>/ˈsɛkənd-dəgri/ (<em>say</em> 'sekuhnd-duhgree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">of a degree which is next in seriousness to the first-degree, either more serious, as <em>second-degree burns</em> or less serious, as <em>second-degree murder</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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second-degree murder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">second-degree murder</span></header><div>/sɛkənd-dəgri ˈmɜdə/ (<em>say</em> sekuhnd-duhgree 'merduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044956" href="entry://manslaughter%23bigmac000044956"><strong>manslaughter</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044956" href="entry://manslaughter%23mq085">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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security door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">security door</span></header><div>/səˈkjurəti dɔ/ (<em>say</em> suh'kyoohruhtee daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">a lockable exterior door, usually constructed of a metal frame and grille with a flyscreen, providing security while still allowing air to circulate inside the house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seif-dune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seif-dune</span></header><div>/ˈseɪf-djun/ (<em>say</em> 'sayf-dyoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">(in deserts, especially the Sahara) a ridge of blown sand, sometimes several kilometres long, stretching across the desert in the direction of the prevailing wind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>seif</em> from Arabic: sword]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seine-Saint-Denis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seine-Saint-Denis</span></header><div>/seɪn-sæ̃-dəˈni/ (<em>say</em> sayn-san-duh'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">a department in northern France, north-east of Paris. 236 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Bobigny.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seizure response dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582287434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seizure response dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac681631133" href="entry://seizure%20dog%23bigmac681631133"><strong>seizure dog</strong></a>.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SRD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac972546966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-development</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'veluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">the extending or improving of one’s own abilities: <em class="example">a course on self-development.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-devotion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-devotion</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈvoʊʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'vohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">devotion of oneself; self-sacrifice.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-devotional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-diagnose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135904076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-diagnose</span></header><div>/sɛlf-daɪəgˈnoʊz/ (<em>say</em> self duyuhg'nohz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">self-diagnosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">self-diagnosing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq53">to decide on a diagnosis for one’s illness, without advice from a medical professional.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>self-diagnosis</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-diagnosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977464051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-diagnosis</span></header><div>/sɛlf-daɪəgˈnoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> self duyuhg'nohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> the practice of forming one’s own opinion of the cause of one’s illness or complaint.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> such a diagnosis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-direct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac346554816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-direct</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'rekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq10">to determine the course of (one’s learning, care, investments, etc.) for oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-directed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac743378305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-directed</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈrɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'rektuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">managed by an individual or group within a structure created by that individual or group with goals and methods autonomously established.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-directing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393562041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-directing</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈrɛktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'rekting), /-daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">directing oneself or itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-disapproval
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498172253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-disapproval</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dɪsəˈpruvəl/ (<em>say</em> self-disuh'proohvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">disapproval of oneself by oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-discipline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-discipline</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈdɪsəplən/ (<em>say</em> self-'disuhpluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-disciplined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac168982020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-disciplined</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈdɪsəplənd/ (<em>say</em> self-'disuhpluhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">subject to self-discipline.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-discovery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac695025042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-discovery</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəsˈkʌvri/ (<em>say</em> self-duhs'kuvree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">the act of finding out what one’s nature, ability, etc., truly is.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-disgust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550239158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-disgust</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəsˈgʌst/ (<em>say</em> self-duhs'gust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">disgust of oneself or one’s own actions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-disparagement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac355990048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-disparagement</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəsˈpærɪdʒmənt/ (<em>say</em> self-duhs'parijmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">disparagement of oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-disparaging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac88010214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-disparaging</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəsˈpærɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> self-duhs'parijing), /-dɪs-/ (<em>say</em> -dis-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">disparaging oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-display
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac237079322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-display</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dəˈspleɪ/ (<em>say</em> self-duh'splay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">action or behaviour designed to call attention to oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-dissatisfaction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac448174895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-dissatisfaction</span></header><div>/self-dɪssætəsˈfækʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-dissatuhs'fakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">dissatisfaction with oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-dissatisfied
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac469243335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-dissatisfied</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dɪsˈsætəsfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> self-dis'satuhsfuyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">dissatisfied with oneself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-dissolution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113048758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-dissolution</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dɪsəˈluʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-disuh'loohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">dissolution of oneself or itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-distrust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-distrust</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dɪsˈtrʌst/ (<em>say</em> self-dis'trust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">lack of confidence in oneself, one’s abilities, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-doubt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac154116058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-doubt</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈdaʊt/ (<em>say</em> self-'dowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq14">a lack of confidence in one’s own abilities, beliefs, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-dramatisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac111791809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-dramatisation</span></header><div>/sɛlf-dræmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> self-dramuhtuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq69">dramatisation of oneself.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">self-dramatization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac67701471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-drive</span></header><div>/ˈsɛlf-draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'self-druyv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> of or relating to a hired vehicle which is to be driven by the hirer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq552"> of or relating to a trip taken in such a vehicle: <em class="example">a self-drive tour.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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self-driven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac531846334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">self-driven</span></header><div>/sɛlf-ˈdrɪvən/ (<em>say</em> self-'drivuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">driven by oneself or itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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selfie drone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac638622977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">selfie drone</span></header><div>/sɛlfi ˈdroʊn/ (<em>say</em> selfee 'drohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">a drone (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq570">3b</a>) which is equipped with a camera so that it can take, from the air, photographs and videos of the owner posing or performing various actions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Senegal turtle-dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac109900153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Senegal turtle-dove</span></header><div>/sɛnəgal ˈtɜtl-dʌv/ (<em>say</em> senuhgahl 'tertl-duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac719611696" href="entry://laughing%20turtle-dove%23bigmac719611696"><strong>laughing turtle-dove</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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senior debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac863821632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">senior debt</span></header><div>/sinjə ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> seenjuh 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">a form of borrowed finance which has the highest priority in the ranking of claims for repayment in the case of default, liquidation, etc.; usually in the form of a bank loan and with secure collateral, as a first mortgage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sense datum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sense datum</span></header><div>/ˈsɛns deɪtəm/ (<em>say</em> 'sens daytuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">sense data</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Psychology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">any experiential factor that results from the action of a stimulus on a sense organ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sensory deprivation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sensory deprivation</span></header><div>/sɛnsəri dɛprəˈveɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> sensuhree depruh'vayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the blocking of normal input to all the human senses, used in psychological experimentation and in the torture of political prisoners.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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service dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">service dress</span></header><div>/ˈsɜvəs drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'servuhs dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">the ordinary dress for members of the armed forces, as opposed to full dress, battledress, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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serving dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac486080332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">serving dish</span></header><div>/ˈsɜvɪŋ dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'serving dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">a large dish suitable for holding food being served at a table.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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session drinking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac555661837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">session drinking</span></header><div>/ˈsɛʃən drɪŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'seshuhn dringking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">the consuming of alcoholic drinks over a lengthy period of time without a break.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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set designer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000109078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">set designer</span></header><div>/ˈsɛt dəzaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'set duhzuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a designer who specialises in creating theatrical sets.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>set designing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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set-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">set-down</span></header><div>/ˈsɛt-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'set-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> stop at which to alight from a bus, tram, etc.: <em class="example">first set-down Market Street.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq993"> a brief landing made by an aeroplane at an airport en route to its destination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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settled district
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac185343921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">settled district</span></header><div>/ˈsɛtəld dɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'setuhld distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">(in colonial times) an area of Australia where small farming by freeholders, and later by selectors, was authorised by government.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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settling day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">settling day</span></header><div>/ˈsɛtlɪŋ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'setling day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">a day fixed for the settling of accounts and completion of transactions, especially with respect to bookmakers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seven deadly sins
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seven deadly sins</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth; in 2008 supplemented by a further seven sins of polluting, genetic engineering, obscene riches, taking drugs, abortion, paedophilia, and causing social injustice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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seventeen-door sedan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">seventeen-door sedan</span></header><div>/ˌsɛvəntin-dɔ səˈdæn/ (<em>say</em> .sevuhnteen-daw suh'dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065380" href="entry://sanitary%20cart%23bigmac000065380"><strong>sanitary cart</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Seventh-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Seventh-day</span></header><div>/ˈsɛvənθ-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'sevuhnth-day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">designating certain Christian denominations who make Saturday their chief day of rest and religious observance: <em class="example">Seventh-day Baptists.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Seventh-Day</strong>, <strong class="vs">Seventh Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sex drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sex drive</span></header><div>/ˈsɛks draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'seks druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">the physical appetite for sex.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sexual discrimination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac277526855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sexual discrimination</span></header><div>/ˌsɛkʃuəl dəskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .sekshoohuhl duhskrimuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">discrimination against someone because of their gender.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sexually transmitted debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123956281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sexually transmitted debt</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a debt which results from a legal responsibility which has been transferred from one sexual partner to another, often because of the great influence one has over the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sexually transmitted disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sexually transmitted disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071898" href="entry://STD%23bigmac000071898"><strong>STD<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sgian-dubh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac812896728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sgian-dubh</span></header><div>/skiən-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> skeeuhn-'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">a dirk traditionally carried by a Highlanders in their stocking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Gaelic <em>sgian</em> knife + <em>dhu</em> black]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shaggy dog story
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shaggy dog story</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">a generally long and involved funny story whose humour lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of its conclusion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shaker dryblower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shaker dryblower</span></header><div>/ˌʃeɪkə draɪˈbloʊə/ (<em>say</em> .shaykuh druy'blohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a machine used in goldmining which combines the agitating function of the shaker with the winnowing function of the dryblower.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shark cage diving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac548987954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shark cage diving</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">the activity of cage diving with the purpose of observing sharks.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>shark cage diver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shasta daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shasta daisy</span></header><div>/ʃæstə ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> shastuh 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shasta daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a perennial herb, <em>Chrysanthemum maximum</em>, with large white flowers often 10 cm in diameter usually borne singly on long leafless peduncles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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she'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">she’d</span></header><div>/ʃid/ (<em>say</em> sheed) <div class="chunk">contraction of: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> she had.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq714"> she would.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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she-devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac96997963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">she-devil</span></header><div>/ˈʃi-dɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'shee-devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">an evil woman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sheep dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sheep dip</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sheep dip" src="word_pronunciations/20802.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃip dɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'sheep dip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq813"> a lotion or wash applied to the fleece or skin of sheep to kill vermin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq650"> a deep trough containing such a liquid through which sheep are driven.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq970"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> cheap alcohol, especially whisky.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>sheep dipping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shepherd dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shepherd dog</span></header><div>/ˈʃɛpəd dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'shepuhd dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067997" href="entry://sheepdog%23bigmac000067997"><strong>sheepdog</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shirt dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac46657020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shirt dress</span></header><div>/ˈʃɜt drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'shert dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">a dress resembling a shirt, ranging in style from a large loose shirt to something more tailored and gathered at the waist.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">shirtdress</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shoddy dropper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoddy dropper</span></header><div>/ˈʃɒdi drɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'shodee dropuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">a travelling pedlar of cheap goods.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dud dropper</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099366" href="entry://shoddy%23bigmac000099366"><span class="smallcaps">shoddy</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088740" href="entry://dropper%23bigmac000088740"><span class="smallcaps">dropper</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>shoddy dropping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shopper docket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac189653223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shopper docket</span></header><div>/ˈʃɒpə dɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'shopuh dokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">a voucher, usually one of several printed on the reverse of a cash register receipt, entitling the bearer to some benefit, such as a discount at a retail outlet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short-dated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short-dated</span></header><div>/ˈʃɔt-deɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'shawt-daytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">having little time to run.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short-day plant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22152889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short-day plant</span></header><div>/ˈʃɔt-deɪ plænt/ (<em>say</em> 'shawt-day plant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq59">a plant which requires a comparatively long period of darkness in a 24-hour period to initiate flowering; typically flowering in late summer or autumn as the nights lengthen and the daylight hours decrease.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac304897369" href="entry://long-day%20plant%23bigmac304897369"><strong>long-day plant</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short division
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short division</span></header><div>/ʃɔt dəˈvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> shawt duh'vizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">arithmetic division in which all working out is done mentally and not written down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shuttle diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shuttle diplomacy</span></header><div>/ʃʌtl dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> shutl duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq896">a form of diplomacy in which a mediator travels between the parties or countries in an international dispute, in order to effect a reconciliation or settlement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sicilian defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac095231681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sicilian defence</span></header><div>/səˈsɪliən dəfɛns/ (<em>say</em> suh'sileeuhn duhfens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chess</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">a first move in response to the first player’s opening gambit, popular because it is considered aggressive and often leading to success.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by English chess master Jacob Henry Sarratt, 1772–1819]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side delivery rake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side delivery rake</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">a mechanical hay rake which pushes the mown hay to one side to form windrows.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side dish</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪd dɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'suyd dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">a dish served in addition to the principal dish of a course.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side-dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side-dress</span></header><div>/saɪd-ˈdrɛs/ (<em>say</em> suyd-'dres) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">to give (plants, etc.) fertiliser by working it into the soil along the side of a row.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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side-drum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">side-drum</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪd-drʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'suyd-drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a small double-headed drum, traditionally carried at the side, having snares across the lower head to produce a rattling or reverberating effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sidereal day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sidereal day</span></header><div>/saɪˌdɪəriəl ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> suy.dearreeuhl 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23bigmac000089286"><strong>day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23mq337">3e</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sign digit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sign digit</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪn dɪdʒət/ (<em>say</em> 'suyn dijuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">a zero or figure one preceding a number stored in a computer to show whether the number is positive or negative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silent disco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac652877043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silent disco</span></header><div>/saɪlənt ˈdɪskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> suyluhnt 'diskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a disco in which all the participants wear wireless headphones to hear the music, thus eliminating noise pollution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silk department
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silk department</span><z><span target_id="FwWP6p5099">adj.</span><span target_id="SAjS66e9E1">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsɪlk dəpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'silk duhpahtmuhnt) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FwWP6p5099">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> top quality: <em class="example">that girl is silk department.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SAjS66e9E1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq165"> an easy, pleasant job that is often well-paid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the silk</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silver divorce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac986143394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silver divorce</span></header><div>/sɪlvə dəˈvɔs/ (<em>say</em> silvuh duh'vaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac201278867" href="entry://grey%20divorce%23bigmac201278867"><strong>grey divorce</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silver dory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901138952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silver dory</span></header><div>/sɪlvə ˈdɔri/ (<em>say</em> silvuh 'dawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">silver dory</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">silver dories</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">a species of bottom-dwelling marine fish, <em>Cyttus australis</em>, found over the continental shelf around Australia.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Simpson Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Simpson Desert</span></header><div>/sɪmsən ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> simsuhn 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">a large arid area covering about 77 000 km<sup>2</sup> in the south-eastern NT and parts of Qld and SA.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Simpson Desert</strong> extends across territory traditionally inhabited by the Wangganguru people. The first European to sight it was Charles Sturt in 1845. The desert’s southern edge was crossed by William Poeppel’s party while surveying the South Australian/Northern Territory border in 1879–80. Geologist CT Madigan made aerial surveys of the desert in 1929, and in 1939 became the first European to cross its centre. This expedition was the last major Australian exploration to make use of camels. The desert was crossed for the second time in 1962, this time by four-wheel drive vehicles, but was not crossed on foot until 1973. The discovery of oil and gas on the southern edge of the Simpson in 1966 led to the development of the Moomba gas field in the 1970s.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Simpson Desert National Park
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Simpson Desert National Park</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq257">a national park west of Birdsville, Qld, established in 1967; 1 012 000 ha; extends into SA as the <strong>Simpson Desert Conservation Park</strong>. 688 140 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sine die
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sine die</span></header><div>/saɪni ˈdaɪi/ (<em>say</em> suynee 'duyee), /sineɪ ˈdieɪ/ (<em>say</em> seenay 'deeay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq340">without fixing a day for future action or meeting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Singapore daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac596863204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Singapore daisy</span></header><div>/sɪŋəpɔ ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> singuhpaw 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Singapore daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">a mat-forming perennial herb, <em>Sphagneticola trilobata</em>, with long wide leaves and single yellow daisy-like flowers; introduced as an ornamental and now a weed in coastal northern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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single-decker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">single-decker</span></header><div>/sɪŋgəl-ˈdɛkə/ (<em>say</em> singguhl-'dekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a bus, tram, or the like without an upper deck.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021633" href="entry://double-decker%23bigmac000021633"><strong>double-decker</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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single desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac699580625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">single desk</span></header><div>/sɪŋgəl ˈdɛsk/ (<em>say</em> singguhl 'desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">(in international trade) a sole agency for the sale of a commodity: <em class="example">a single desk for wheat.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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single dot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac637735770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">single dot</span></header><div>/ˈsɪŋgəl dɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'singguhl dot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Squash</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac2048879" href="entry://yellow%20dot%23bigmac2048879"><strong>yellow dot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Siraj-ud-daula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Siraj-ud-daula</span></header><div>/səˌradʒ-ʊd-ˈdaʊlə/ (<em>say</em> suh.rahj-ood-'dowluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">1728?–57, Indian leader who resisted British colonisation in India; ordered the Black Hole of Calcutta; defeated by Robert Clive in 1757.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Surajah Dowlah</strong> /səˌradʒə ˈdaʊlə/ (<em>say</em> suh.rahjuh 'dowluh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sir Roger de Coverley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac933642488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sir Roger de Coverley</span></header><div>/ˈkʌvəli/ (<em>say</em> 'kuvuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">an English country dance performed by two facing rows of dancers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Roger de Coverley</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the name of a character in Addison and Steele’s <em>The Spectator</em> (1711–14)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sit-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sit-down</span><z><span target_id="YZlWIfgYKv">n.</span><span target_id="WShtCR7eUX">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈsɪt-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'sit-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YZlWIfgYKv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> a sit-down strike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> a period or instance of sitting for rest, relaxation, talk, etc.: <em class="example">they had a pleasant half-hour’s sit-down together.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq166"> a meeting or conference called especially to sort out problems between two parties in conflict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq040"> an organised passive protest in which demonstrators sit down in a public place in order to draw attention to their cause.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WShtCR7eUX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq252"> (of a meal) served to guests seated at a table.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009807" href="entry://buffet%23bigmac000009807"><strong>buffet<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009807" href="entry://buffet%23mq868">5</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sit-down money
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sit-down money</span></header><div>/ˈsɪt-daʊn mʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'sit-down munee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">unemployment benefits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sit-down strike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sit-down strike</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sit-down strike" src="word_pronunciations/21113.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌsɪt-daʊn ˈstraɪk/ (<em>say</em> .sit-down 'struyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">a strike during which workers refuse either to leave their place of employment or to work or to allow others to work until the strike is settled.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sit-down</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sitting duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sitting duck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sitting duck" src="word_pronunciations/21117.mp3"></audio></span>/sɪtɪŋ ˈdʌk/ (<em>say</em> siting 'duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq486"> any particularly easy mark to shoot at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person, organisation, etc., vulnerable to attack, takeover, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Six-Day War
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Six-Day War</span></header><div>/sɪks-deɪ ˈwɔ/ (<em>say</em> siks-day 'waw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a war fought for six days in June 1967 in which Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria and occupied the Gaza Strip, the Sinai, Jerusalem, the West Bank of the Jordan and the Golan Heights.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sixty-four dollar question
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sixty-four dollar question</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">the crucial, decisive, or fundamental issue of a matter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sixty-four thousand dollar question</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after the final prize in the US radio quiz game <em>Take It or Leave It</em> (1941–48), the variant being a later adaptation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skimming device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110117793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skimming device</span></header><div>/ˈskɪmɪŋ dəvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'skiming duhvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a card reader used for card skimming.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">skimmer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skin-deep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skin-deep</span><z><span target_id="NLuyVi1j8C">adj.</span><span target_id="Z4VcB1O2Ye">adv.</span></z></header><div>/skɪn-ˈdip/ (<em>say</em> skin-'deep) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NLuyVi1j8C"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> superficial; slight: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Such capers as the elder girl cut were only skin-deep; they were on the surface of her character, had no real roots in her</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Z4VcB1O2Ye">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq489"> slightly; superficially.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skin depth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skin depth</span></header><div>/ˈskɪn dɛpθ/ (<em>say</em> 'skin depth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq672">the effective depth to which an alternating current, especially at radiofrequencies, penetrates the conductor in the skin effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skin friction drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skin friction drag</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">aerodynamic resistance due to the tangential forces of moving air on the surface of a body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skinny-dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skinny-dip</span><z><span target_id="HvS95dsjzC">v.i.</span><span target_id="8KZINPVKO8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of skinny-dip" src="word_pronunciations/21157.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈskɪni-dɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'skinee-dip) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HvS95dsjzC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> (<strong class="bold">skinny-dipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">skinny-dipping</strong>) to swim in the nude.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8KZINPVKO8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq173"> a nude swim.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>skinny-dipper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skip distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skip distance</span></header><div>/ˈskɪp dɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> 'skip distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">the minimum distance from a radio transmitter at which waves reflected from the ionosphere can be detected.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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skull-drag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac473579588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">skull-drag</span></header><div>/ˈskʌl-dræg/ (<em>say</em> 'skul-drag) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">to pull along forcibly by the head.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slam dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slam dancing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slam dancing" src="word_pronunciations/21198.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈslæm dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'slam dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">a style of dancing to heavy metal or similar forms of rock music in which the dancers deliberately crash into each other.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>slam dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slam dunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slam dunk</span><z><span target_id="mYwP83mNgJ">n.</span><span target_id="4UPU1Ogsrz">v.i.</span><span target_id="aBemy29EUz">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/slæm ˈdʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> slam 'dungk) <em class="label">Basketball</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mYwP83mNgJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq273"> a particularly forceful shot in which a player jumps up at the basket and thrusts the ball down through it with one or both hands.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4UPU1Ogsrz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq879"> to perform such a shot.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aBemy29EUz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq229"> to thrust (the ball) through the basket in this manner.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>slam-dunking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slapped cheek disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac330096098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slapped cheek disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac385835330" href="entry://fifth%20disease%23bigmac385835330"><strong>fifth disease</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sled dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64695132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sled dog</span></header><div>/ˈslɛ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'sled dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq26">a dog bred and trained to pull a dog sled.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sleddog</strong>, <strong class="vs">sledge dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sleep debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac015352619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sleep debt</span></header><div>/ˈslip dɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'sleep det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">the difference between the amount of sleep someone actually has, and the amount of sleep that it would be beneficial for them to have.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sleeping-draught
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sleeping-draught</span></header><div>/ˈslipɪŋ-draft/ (<em>say</em> 'sleeping-drahft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">a drink containing a drug which induces sleep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slide didgeridoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac096593719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slide didgeridoo</span></header><div>/slaɪd dɪdʒəriˈdu/ (<em>say</em> sluyd dijuhree'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac987874613" href="entry://didjeribone%23bigmac987874613"><strong>didjeribone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sliding door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac978464723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sliding door</span></header><div>/slaɪdɪŋ ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> sluyding 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq73">a door designed to open by sliding sideways.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sliding doors moment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac974647395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sliding doors moment</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a moment in which a seemingly inconsequential action or choice leads to a future event which would have otherwise not come to pass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the sideways movement of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac978464723" href="entry://sliding%20door%23bigmac978464723"><span class="smallcaps">sliding door</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Slieve Donard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Slieve Donard</span></header><div>/sliv ˈdɒnad/ (<em>say</em> sleev 'donahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">the highest peak of Northern Ireland, in the south-eastern part, in the Mourne Mountains. 853 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slime dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579271045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slime dump</span></header><div>/ˈslaɪm dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'sluym dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a dump of wet mine tailings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slipped disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slipped disc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slipped disc" src="word_pronunciations/21261.mp3"></audio></span>/slɪpt ˈdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> slipt 'disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">a protrusion of an intervertebral disc, often responsible for pain in the back radiating down the back of the leg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slippery dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slippery dip</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slippery dip" src="word_pronunciations/21262.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈslɪpri dɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'slipree dip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">Qld and ACT</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">a piece of playground equipment with an inclined smooth slope for children to slide down.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly WA</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101240" href="entry://slide%23bigmac000101240"><strong>slide</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101240" href="entry://slide%23mq294">10</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac616367183" href="entry://slippery%20slide%23bigmac616367183"><strong>slippery slide</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slit drum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328809917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slit drum</span></header><div>/ˈslɪt drʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'slit drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">a percussion instrument comprising a piece of bamboo or wood into which one or more slits have been carved, causing it to produce a resonant sound when struck with a stick or stamped on.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sluggish cognitive tempo disorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436059516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sluggish cognitive tempo disorder</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">a proposed disorder characterised by drowsiness, lethargy, daydreaming, mental confusion, and apathy sufficient to cause attentional deficit in children.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slum-dweller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac887756234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slum-dweller</span></header><div>/ˈslʌm-dwɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'slum-dweluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">a person who lives in a slum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slut drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265103856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slut drop</span><z><span target_id="lNM54v8E3W">n.</span><span target_id="N1Wgxl3wC8">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈslʌt drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'slut drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lNM54v8E3W"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq622"> a dance move in which the dancer squats down to a low pose and then immediately rises back up again in one swift, flowing movement.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="N1Wgxl3wC8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq822"> (<strong class="bold">slut dropped</strong>, <strong class="bold">slut dropping</strong>) to perform this dance move.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">slut-drop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smack dab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac070084640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smack dab</span></header><div>/smæk ˈdæb/ (<em>say</em> smak ' dab) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103962" href="entry://smack%23bigmac000103962"><strong>smack<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103962" href="entry://smack%23mq540">12</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">smack-dab</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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small dog syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798084651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">small dog syndrome</span></header><div>/smɔl dɒg ˈsɪndroʊm/ (<em>say</em> smawl dog 'sindrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">the exhibiting of a fearful reaction, as by loud barking, by a small dog when a bigger dog is nearby, often exacerbated by the over-cautious reaction of the small dog’s owner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smart drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac096402941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smart drink</span></header><div>/ˈsmat drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'smaht dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">a drink containing some kind of drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smart drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac109585481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smart drug</span></header><div>/ˈsmat drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'smaht drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a drug which enhances mental performance by improving cognition, memory, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq570"> a drug which targets a specific type of cell, especially a cancer cell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snare drum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snare drum</span></header><div>/ˈsnɛə drʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'snair drum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068604" href="entry://side-drum%23bigmac000068604"><strong>side-drum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sniffer dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sniffer dog</span></header><div>/ˈsnɪfə dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'snifuh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a dog trained to detect by smell the presence of hidden illegal drugs, explosives, bloodstains not visible to the human eye, etc.; detection dog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snow daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snow daisy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snow daisy" src="word_pronunciations/21411.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsnoʊ deɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'snoh dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">snow daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">any of a number of herbs of the Australasian, especially NZ, genus <em>Celmisia</em>, as <em>C. longifolia</em> found at high altitudes in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snow dome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac201233191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snow dome</span></header><div>/ˈsnoʊ doʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'snoh dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> a small, clear, dome-shaped, liquid-filled ornament which contains a miniature scene and tiny white flakes which give the appearance of falling snow when the object is shaken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac860372364" href="entry://snow%20globe%23bigmac860372364"><strong>snow globe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snubfin dolphin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac486697418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snubfin dolphin</span></header><div>/snʌbfɪn ˈdɒlfən/ (<em>say</em> snubfin 'dolfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a species of dolphin, <em>Orcaella heinsohni</em>, with a stubby dorsal fin, a dark dorsal area, lighter body, and white underbelly; found mainly in the waters of northern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soapbox derby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soapbox derby</span></header><div>/soʊpbɒks ˈdabi/ (<em>say</em> sohpboks 'dahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">soapbox derbies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">a race for billycarts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social democracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social democracy</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl dəˈmɒkrəsi/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl duh'mokruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">social democracies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">a belief in, or a social system based on, a limited form of socialism achieved by gradual reform through electoral and parliamentary procedures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Social Democrat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Social Democrat</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ˈdɛməkræt/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl 'demuhkrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a member of any of certain political parties, as in Britain, Germany and elsewhere, generally favouring social justice and gradual reform.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social development bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac147842378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social development bond</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac818443590" href="entry://development%20impact%20bond%23bigmac818443590"><strong>development impact bond</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social dialect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social dialect</span></header><div>/ˈsoʊʃəl daɪəlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'sohshuhl duyuhlekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a dialect of a given language spoken by one social group within the language community.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062274" href="entry://regional%20dialect%23bigmac000062274"><strong>regional dialect</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social differentiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social differentiation</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ˌdɪfərɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl .difuhrenshee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">the state or process by which elements in society possess or develop distinct characteristics, as in the specialisation resulting from division of labour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social disease</span></header><div>/ˈsoʊʃəl dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'sohshuhl duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any venereal disease.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq801"> a disease which is prevalent among members of a particular social group, because factors relating to environment, conditions of work, etc., predispose them to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social disorganisation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social disorganisation</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl dɪsˌɔgənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl dis.awguhnuy'zayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Sociology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> the breaking-up of the structure of a social organisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> the non-existence of a social organisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">social disorganization</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social distance</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ˈdɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl 'distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">the extent to which individuals or groups are removed from or excluded from participating in each other’s life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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social distancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac150566931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">social distancing</span></header><div>/soʊʃəl ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> sohshuhl 'distuhnsing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">(especially in epidemiology) the practice of maintaining a distance, usually specified by a health authority, between individuals, as a means of limiting transmission of an infectious disease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">physical distancing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sodium dichromate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sodium dichromate</span></header><div>/soʊdiəm daɪˈkroʊmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> sohdeeuhm duy'krohmayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">a red, water-soluble, crystalline salt, Na<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O, used as an oxidising agent, in electroplating, and in the manufacture of inks and dyes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sodium bichromate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soft dollars
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soft dollars</span></header><div>/ˈsɒft dɒləz/ (<em>say</em> 'soft doluhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq533">(in finance) payment for brokerage services made other than with money, such as travel and hospitality, or volume payments on top of commissions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soft drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soft drink</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of soft drink" src="word_pronunciations/21464.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɒft drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'soft dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq763"> Also, <strong class="vs">fizzy drink</strong>; <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">SA</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania</em>, <strong class="vs">cool drink</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly Tasmania</em>, <strong class="vs">cordial</strong>, <strong class="vs">fizzy cordial</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq135"> a carbonated, non-alcoholic, highly sweetened and flavoured drink.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq300"> a glass, can, etc., of this drink.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq14"> a non-alcoholic drink, as soda water, fruit juice, etc., especially when drunk instead of alcohol at a social occasion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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software developer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130391909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">software developer</span></header><div>/ˈsɒftwɛə dəvɛləpə/ (<em>say</em> 'softwair duhveluhpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">a computer programmer who translates a specific set of requirements, as from an individual or organisational client, into program specifications and ultimately programs with supporting documentation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soi-disant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soi-disant</span></header><div>/swa-diˈzɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> swah-dee'zon) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq766"> calling oneself thus; self-styled: <em class="example">a soi-disant marquess.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq624"> so-called or pretended: <em class="example">a soi-disant science.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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solar day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">solar day</span></header><div>/soʊlə ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> sohluh 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23bigmac000089286"><strong>day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089286" href="entry://day%23mq862">3c</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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some day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">some day</span></header><div>/ˈsʌm deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'sum day) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">at an indefinite future time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Somoza Debayle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Somoza Debayle</span></header><div>/səˈmoʊsa dəˈbeɪl/ (<em>say</em> suh'mohsah duh'bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anastasio</strong> /ænəsˈtasioʊ/ (<em>say</em> anuhs'tahseeoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">1925–80, Nicaraguan politician; president 1967–72, 1974–79; virtual dictator from 1967 until resignation in 1979 after defeat in civil war.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sorry Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac879268985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sorry Day</span></header><div>/ˈsɒri deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'soree day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">26 May, a day designated in Australia for the community to acknowledge the impact of the past practice of the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families; first held in 1998.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">National Sorry Day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soul-destroying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soul-destroying</span></header><div>/ˈsoʊl-dəstrɔɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'sohl-duhstroying) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">(of a job, way of life, etc.) demoralising, dispiriting, usually because of the drudgery or monotony involved: <em class="example">the soul-destroying tasks of a production-line worker.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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soupe du jour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">soupe du jour</span></header><div>/sup də ˈʒʊə/ (<em>say</em> soohp duh 'zhoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">the variety of soup being served in a restaurant on a particular day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: soup of the day]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Dakota
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Dakota</span></header><div>/saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> sowth duh'kohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a state in the northern central US; a part of the Midwest. 199 730 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Pierre.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: S Dak. <div class="deriv">–<strong>South Dakotan</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South Downs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South Downs</span></header><div>/saʊθ ˈdaʊnz/ (<em>say</em> sowth 'downz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">a range of low hills in southern England extending from Dorset to Sussex.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Southern Downs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac868636944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Southern Downs</span></header><div>/sʌðən ˈdaʊnz/ (<em>say</em> sudhuhn 'downz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">a region in south-eastern Qld, comprising the south-eastern part of the Darling Downs and including the town of Warwick.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sovereign debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac457330640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sovereign debt</span></header><div>/sɒvrən ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> sovruhn 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">the total amount owed to the holders of sovereign bonds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sovereign default
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac32779443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sovereign default</span></header><div>/sɒvrən dəˈfɔlt/ (<em>say</em> sovruhn duh'fawlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">the default of a government on a sovereign debt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spangled drongo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spangled drongo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spangled drongo" src="word_pronunciations/21636.mp3"></audio></span>/spæŋgəld ˈdrɒŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> spangguhld 'dronggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">a glossy black, green-spotted, migratory bird, <em>Dicrurus bracteatus</em>, found throughout insular South-East Asia, New Guinea, some Pacific islands and north-eastern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish dancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish dancer</span></header><div>/spænɪʃ ˈdænsə/ (<em>say</em> spanish 'dansuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">cancer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spar deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spar deck</span></header><div>/ˈspa dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'spah dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">the upper deck of a vessel, extending from stem to stern.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spasmodic dysphonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009370219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spasmodic dysphonia</span></header><div>/spæzmɒdɪk dɪsˈfoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> spazmodik dis'fohneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">a disorder of the muscles of the larynx in which the muscles spasm and prevent the vocal cords from vibrating, thus causing interruptions in voice production.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070694" href="entry://spasmodic%23bigmac000070694"><span class="smallcaps">spasmodic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022571" href="entry://dysphonia%23bigmac000022571"><span class="smallcaps">dysphonia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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special delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">special delivery</span></header><div>/spɛʃəl dəˈlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> speshuhl duh'livuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a delivery of mail outside normal hours, on payment of an extra fee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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special drawing rights
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">special drawing rights</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">credits which central banks in the Western world extend to each other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stamp duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stamp duty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stamp duty" src="word_pronunciations/21972.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈstæmp djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'stamp dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">stamp duties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">a duty imposed on a number of commercial and financial transactions, and certain legal instruments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standard definition television
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110017009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standard definition television</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a digital television format which displays greater resolution than standard analogue television, but does not provide the higher screen resolution of high definition television or the wider screen aspect ratio.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">SDTV</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standard deviation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standard deviation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of standard deviation" src="word_pronunciations/21982.mp3"></audio></span>/stændəd diviˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> standuhd deevee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">the square root of the average of the squares of a set of deviations about an arithmetic mean; the root mean square of the deviations of a set of values.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standard drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122649591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standard drink</span></header><div>/stændəd ˈdrɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> standuhd 'dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">an alcoholic drink containing 10 grams of alcohol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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standing desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436372207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">standing desk</span></header><div>/ˈstændɪŋ dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> 'standing desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">a desk which is raised to a height so that the person using it can stand, the desk being fixed at that height or being adjustable to the height required for sitting or standing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stand-up drinking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135407749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stand-up drinking</span></header><div>/ˈstænd-ʌp drɪŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'stand-up dringking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">the practice of consuming a beverage in a licensed venue while standing rather than seated.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stand up drinking</strong>, <strong class="vs">vertical drinking</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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staple diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">staple diet</span></header><div>/steɪpəl ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> staypuhl 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">those foods which are the major constituents of the diet of a community.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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star drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">star drift</span></header><div>/ˈsta drɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'stah drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a very slow motion common to a number of fixed stars in the same part of the heavens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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star dropper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac547886104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">star dropper</span></header><div>/ˈsta drɒpə/ (<em>say</em> 'stah dropuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq040">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088740" href="entry://dropper%23bigmac000088740">dropper</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088740" href="entry://dropper%23mq102">3</a>) which is star-shaped in cross-section.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Star of David
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Star of David</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a figure which is star-shaped with six points, formed of two equilateral triangles interlaced, one being inverted, used as a symbol of Judaism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Magen David</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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star picket driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac734245493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">star picket driver</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">a pole driver adapted for use on star pickets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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starvation diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">starvation diet</span></header><div>/staˈveɪʃən daɪət/ (<em>say</em> stah'vayshuhn duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">a diet containing so little nutriment as to cause or be likely to cause slow starvation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">starvation rations</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stat dec
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stat dec</span></header><div>/stæt ˈdɛk/ (<em>say</em> stat 'dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102755" href="entry://statutory%20declaration%23bigmac000102755"><strong>statutory declaration</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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statutory declaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">statutory declaration</span></header><div>/ˌstætʃətri dɛkləˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .stachuhtree dekluh'rayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a written statement declared before, and witnessed by, an authorised official, as a justice of the peace, etc., but not sworn on oath and therefore not recognised as evidence in a court of law.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102754" href="entry://affidavit%23bigmac000102754"><strong>affidavit</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">stat dec</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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statutory reserve deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">statutory reserve deposit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">the minimum deposit which each trading bank is required to maintain with the Reserve Bank.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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steak diane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">steak diane</span></header><div>/steɪk daɪˈæn/ (<em>say</em> stayk duy'an) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">pan-fried steak served with a highly flavoured sauce, usually including cream, pepper and garlic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Steely Dan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Steely Dan</span></header><div>/stili ˈdæn/ (<em>say</em> steelee 'dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">US soft rock group, formed in 1972.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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step-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">step-down</span><z><span target_id="x962e0FadY">adj.</span><span target_id="2cA8BcWI41">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈstɛp-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'step-down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="x962e0FadY"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> converting from a higher to a lower voltage: <em class="example">a step-down transformer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq307"> decreasing in intensity, severity, strength, etc., in small increments: <em class="example">a step-down approach.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2cA8BcWI41">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq221"> an instance of such a decrease in intensity, severity, strength, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stepdown</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stern door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stern door</span></header><div>/ˈstɜn dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'stern daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">the large, strong, mechanically-operated water-tight door at the stern of a vehicle-deck ship giving vehicular access by a ramp from the shore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sticky date pudding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac893766968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sticky date pudding</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a moist dessert cake made with chopped dates, served with a butterscotch sauce.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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specific learning difficulty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">specific learning difficulty</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">specific learning difficulties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a specific or particular deficiency of perception or cognition, as dyslexia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spectrum disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac779624251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spectrum disease</span></header><div>/ˈspɛktrəm dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'spektruhm duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">an illness displaying a broad range of symptoms, both chronic and short-lived, both mild and severe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speech day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speech day</span></header><div>/ˈspitʃ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'speech day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">an annual ceremony at a school, attended by parents, when speeches are made and prizes distributed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">presentation day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speed dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac996625061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speed dating</span></header><div>/ˈspid deɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'speed dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a dating procedure in which a number of men and women are given a set period of time in which to make conversation with each other, each person changing partners at the end of the allotted time, in the hope of finding a compatible partner.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>speed dater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speed dealer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434645256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speed dealer</span></header><div>/ˈspid dilə/ (<em>say</em> 'speed deeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> a person who sells amphetamines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> (<em>plural</em>) wraparound sunglasses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speed dial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac345876821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speed dial</span></header><div>/ˈspid daɪəl/ (<em>say</em> 'speed duyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">a feature of some phones in which telephone numbers are entered into the memory to be accessed and dialled by pressing one button on the phone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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speed-dial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac172796190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">speed-dial</span><z><span target_id="oYWWq9T0Mn">adj.</span><span target_id="tgrMajEUxo">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈspid-daɪəl/ (<em>say</em> 'speed-duyuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oYWWq9T0Mn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq34"> of or relating to speed dial.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tgrMajEUxo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq537"> (<strong class="bold">speed-dialled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">speed-dialed</strong>; <strong class="bold">speed-dialling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="bold">speed-dialing</strong>) to telephone (someone) using a speed-dial facility.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spencer Davis Group
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spencer Davis Group</span></header><div>/spɛnsə ˈdeɪvəs/ (<em>say</em> spensuh 'dayvuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">British rhythm and blues group, formed in 1963.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sperm donor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac059115447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sperm donor</span></header><div>/ˈspɜm doʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'sperm dohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23bigmac000021473">donor</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021473" href="entry://donor%23mq375">2c</a>) of sperm for assisted reproduction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spin doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac165479889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spin doctor</span></header><div>/ˈspɪn dɒktə/ (<em>say</em> 'spin doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">someone who practises spin control, especially for another person such as a political candidate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spin controller</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101865" href="entry://spin%23bigmac000101865"><span class="smallcaps">spin<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101865" href="entry://spin%23mq972">28</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103987" href="entry://doctor%23bigmac000103987"><span class="smallcaps">doctor</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spin-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spin-dry</span><z><span target_id="Vsy43WGpu8">v.t.</span><span target_id="GVQHSFigAs">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spin-dry" src="word_pronunciations/21752.mp3"></audio></span>/spɪn-ˈdraɪ/ (<em>say</em> spin-'druy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Vsy43WGpu8"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">spin-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">spin-drying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> to dry (laundry) by spinning it in a tub so that the moisture is extracted by centrifugal force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to isolate (an alcoholic) in a detox unit for a short period of time.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GVQHSFigAs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq841"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">spin-dries</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a short period spent by an alcoholic in a detox unit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spin-dryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spin-dryer</span></header><div>/spɪn-ˈdraɪə/ (<em>say</em> spin-'druyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">a machine for spin-drying laundry, often forming part of an automatic washing machine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spin-drier</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spiny daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336307815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spiny daisy</span></header><div>/spaɪni ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> spuynee 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">spiny daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a daisy, <em>Acanthocladium dockeri</em>, a low, rigid, pale-grey bush with small, bright yellow flowers; native to Australia and previously thought to be extinct, but now part of a conservation and recovery program.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spitting distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spitting distance</span></header><div>/ˈspɪtɪŋ dɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> 'spiting distuhns) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">within spitting distance</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">at a very short distance: <em class="example">to live within spitting distance of the train station.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sponge-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sponge-down</span></header><div>/ˈspʌndʒ-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'spunj-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a wash in a small amount of water, especially with a sponge or face washer, rather than by immersion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spoon drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spoon drain</span></header><div>/ˈspun dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'spoohn drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">an open drain for storm water, in the form of a shallow trough.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sport drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985088279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sport drink</span></header><div>/ˈspɔt drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'spawt dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac119642566" href="entry://sports%20drink%23bigmac119642566"><strong>sports drink</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sports day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sports day</span></header><div>/ˈspɔts deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'spawts day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a day when a school or the like holds athletic contests.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sports diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311039545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sports diplomacy</span></header><div>/spɔts dəˈploʊməsi/ (<em>say</em> spawts duh'plohmuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a method of strengthening a relationship between countries by exploiting a shared enthusiasm of sport to transcend political and cultural differences.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sports drink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac119642566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sports drink</span></header><div>/ˈspɔts drɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'spawts dringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">a drink which contains sugars, salts and water; designed to rehydrate the body during or after periods of intense physical exertion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sport drink</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spotted deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac584362258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spotted deer</span></header><div>/spɒtəd ˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> spotuhd 'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013327" href="entry://chital%23bigmac000013327"><strong>chital</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Indian spotted deer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spotted dick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spotted dick</span></header><div>/spɒtəd ˈdɪk/ (<em>say</em> spotuhd 'dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing currants, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spotted dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spotted dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spotted dog</span></header><div>/spɒtəd ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> spotuhd 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018483" href="entry://Dalmatian%23bigmac000018483">Dalmatian</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018483" href="entry://Dalmatian%23mq351">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071283" href="entry://spotted%20dick%23bigmac000071283"><strong>spotted dick</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spotted turtle-dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spotted turtle-dove</span></header><div>/spɒtəd ˈtɜtl-dʌv/ (<em>say</em> spotuhd 'tertl-duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a small, common dove, <em>Spilopelia chinensis</em>, native to Asia and introduced into Australia, pale brown underneath and dark brown above, with a black nape marked with white spots; spotted dove.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spray dip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spray dip</span></header><div>/ˈspreɪ dɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'spray dip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">a method of showering sheep with a sheep dip to control or destroy external parasites.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spray drift
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac485769542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spray drift</span></header><div>/ˈspreɪ drɪft/ (<em>say</em> 'spray drift) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">the movement of pesticide particles carried through the air by wind to a site other than that intended; the particles often harmful to nearby crops, natural environments, and human and animal health.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pesticide drift</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071309" href="entry://spray%23bigmac000071309"><span class="smallcaps">spray<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098174" href="entry://drift%23bigmac000098174"><span class="smallcaps">drift</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spray drifting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spray-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac576657001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spray-dry</span></header><div>/ˈspreɪ-draɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'spray-druy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">spray-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">spray-drying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">to submit to the process of spray-drying.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac284286324" href="entry://spray-drying%23bigmac284286324"><span class="smallcaps">spray-drying</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spray-dried</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spray-drier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spray-drying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac284286324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spray-drying</span></header><div>/spreɪ-ˈdraɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> spray-'druying) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a method of drying foodstuffs, ceramic powders, etc., by spraying a slurry of the base material into a stream of hot air which draws the water from the particles evenly, producing a powder of uniform particle size.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spring dead spot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spring dead spot</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq423">a disease of lawn grasses, appearing as circular bleached patches, and caused by a soil-inhabiting fungus which attacks the root system of the grass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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square dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">square dance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of square dance" src="word_pronunciations/21903.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈskwɛə dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'skwair dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a dance, as a quadrille, by couples arranged in a square or in some set form.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>square dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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square-dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">square-dance</span></header><div>/ˈskwɛə-dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'skwair-dans) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">square-danced</strong>, <strong class="bold">square-dancing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">to perform or take part in a square dance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>square-dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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square deal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">square deal</span></header><div>/skwɛə ˈdil/ (<em>say</em> skwair 'deel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> a mutually fair and honest arrangement or attitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> a distribution of cards according to the rules of a game, without cheating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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square-drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">square-drive</span><z><span target_id="M1Sw9WId3m">n.</span><span target_id="Xi8GYh2KxH">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈskwɛə-draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'skwair-druyv) <em class="label">Cricket</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M1Sw9WId3m">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103273" href="entry://drive%23bigmac000103273">drive</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103273" href="entry://drive%23mq569">25</a>) square of the wicket, towards point.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Xi8GYh2KxH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq736"> (<strong class="bold">square-drove</strong>, <strong class="bold">square-driven</strong>, <strong class="bold">square-driving</strong>) to drive (a ball) in this direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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square-law detector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">square-law detector</span></header><div>/skwɛə-ˈlɔ dəˌtɛktə/ (<em>say</em> skwair-'law duh.tektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">an electronic circuit which produces an output proportional to the square of its input voltage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stack dating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac175429749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stack dating</span></header><div>/ˈstæk deɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'stak dayting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">the practice of arranging a number of short, informal dates with different people in order to assess each as a prospect for a romantic relationship. </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stage direction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stage direction</span></header><div>/ˈsteɪdʒ dəˌrɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'stayj duh.rekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating actions or movements of the performers, or requirements for the settings, costumes, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stage dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stage dive</span></header><div>/ˈsteɪdʒ daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'stayj duyv) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">to dive from the stage into the audience in a mosh pit.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105156" href="entry://crowd-surfing%23bigmac000105156"><strong>crowd-surfing</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>stage diving</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>stage diver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stage door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stage door</span></header><div>/steɪdʒ ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> stayj 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">a door at the back or side of a theatre, used by performers and other authorised theatre personnel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stage-door johnny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stage-door johnny</span></header><div>/ˌsteɪdʒ-dɔ ˈdʒɒni/ (<em>say</em> .stayj-daw 'jonee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a man who loiters near a stage door in the hope of escorting one of the female performers after the show.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stock dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stock dove</span></header><div>/ˈstɒk dʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'stok duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">a wild pigeon of Europe, <em>Columba oenas</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stock-driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stock-driver</span></header><div>/ˈstɒk-draɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'stok-druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022080" href="entry://drover%23bigmac000022080"><strong>drover</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stone-dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stone-dead</span></header><div>/stoʊn-ˈdɛd/ (<em>say</em> stohn-'ded) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">completely lifeless; utterly dead.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stone-deaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stone-deaf</span></header><div>/stoʊn-ˈdɛf/ (<em>say</em> stohn-'def) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">completely deaf.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stop door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stop door</span></header><div>/ˈstɒp dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'stop daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200095" href="entry://screen%20door%23bigmac000200095"><strong>screen door</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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storage device
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">storage device</span></header><div>/ˈstɔrɪdʒ dəvaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'stawrij duhvuys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">the memory of a computer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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storm door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">storm door</span></header><div>/ˈstɔm dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'stawm daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">an outer or additional door for protection against inclement weather, as during the winter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stott Despoja
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac409381257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stott Despoja</span></header><div>/stɒt ˈdɛspɔɪjə/ (<em>say</em> stot 'despoyyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Natasha Jessica</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">born 1969, Australian federal politician; leader of the Australian Democrats 2001–02.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stranger danger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac910634716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stranger danger</span></header><div>/ˈstreɪndʒə deɪndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'straynjuh daynjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">the danger that lies in talking to strangers, an awareness of which is inculcated into small children.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stratford de Redcliffe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stratford de Redcliffe</span></header><div>/strætfəd də ˈrɛdklɪf/ (<em>say</em> stratfuhd duh 'redklif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Stratford Canning</strong>, <strong>1st Viscount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">1786–1880, English diplomat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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straw director
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac404078039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">straw director</span></header><div>/strɔ daɪˈrɛktə/ (<em>say</em> straw duy'rektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">a director of a straw company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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street dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">street dancing</span></header><div>/ˈstrit dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'street dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a form of dancing originating in the urban, often ghetto, streets of the US, involving for the most part solo routines of gymnastic movement performed to recorded music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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street directory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac517116263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">street directory</span></header><div>/ˈstrit dərɛktri/ (<em>say</em> 'street duhrektree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a book of maps showing the streets, roads, and public buildings of a particular urban area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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striking distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac492184907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">striking distance</span><z><span target_id="UqtY82Z5QX">n.</span><span target_id="Pcp9gVvi3o">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈstraɪkɪŋ dɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> 'struyking distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UqtY82Z5QX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> the distance within which it is possible to strike a blow.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Pcp9gVvi3o">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">within striking distance</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq512"> <em class="label">Military</em> within range of an enemy so as to make an attack possible.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq622"> within easy reach; nearby.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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structural deficit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac425444237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">structural deficit</span></header><div>/strʌktʃərəl ˈdɛfəsət/ (<em>say</em> strukchuhruhl 'defuhsuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">a budget deficit that is the result of fundamental changes in the economy and that will not change as economic cycles change, such as increased expenditure on health caused by an aging population.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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structured deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac748926551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">structured deposit</span></header><div>/strʌktʃəd dəˈpɒzət/ (<em>say</em> strukchuhd duh'pozuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Finance</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">the combination of a fixed deposit and an investment product, the returns being dependent on the investment product.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Stuart Diver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac175777439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Stuart Diver</span></header><div>/stjuət ˈdaɪvə/ (<em>say</em> styoohuht 'duyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">a survivor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang; after the sole survivor of a landslide at Thredbo, NSW, 1997]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Student's t distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Student’s t distribution</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Statistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">a continuous distribution which approximates the normal distribution for a small population.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">t distribution</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Student</em>, pen-name of WS Gosset, 1876–1937, British statistician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stumpy-tailed cattle dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349845687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stumpy-tailed cattle dog</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">a relatively rare Australian cattle dog with a red, blue, or mottled blue coat and a stump tail.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stumpy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stunt double
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289224984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stunt double</span></header><div>/ˈstʌnt dʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'stunt dubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">someone who is paid to perform hazardous or acrobatic feats, especially one who replaces a film actor in scenes requiring such feats.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072852" href="entry://stunt%23bigmac000072852"><span class="smallcaps">stunt<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23bigmac000100987"><span class="smallcaps">double</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100987" href="entry://double%23mq549">17</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sun-dried
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sun-dried</span></header><div>/ˈsʌn-draɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'sun-druyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> dried in the sun, as bricks, raisins, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq011"> dried up or withered by the sun.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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super department
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac313086062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">super department</span></header><div>/ˈsupə dəpatmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'soohpuh duhpahtmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">a large government department which draws together the functions of a number of smaller departments.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">superdepartment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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super-duper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">super-duper</span></header><div>/supə-ˈdupə/ (<em>say</em> soohpuh-'doohpuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">extremely fine, great, pleasing, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [reduplication of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037740" href="entry://super%23bigmac000037740"><span class="smallcaps">super</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037740" href="entry://super%23mq476">9</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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support dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac628467727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">support dog</span></header><div>/səˈpɔt dɒg/ (<em>say</em> suh'pawt dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">a dog trained to assist a person in a home environment, as by picking things up, opening and closing doors, wardrobes, etc., barking to indicate danger, and providing companionship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Surajah Dowlah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Surajah Dowlah</span></header><div>/səˌradʒə ˈdaʊlə/ (<em>say</em> suh.rahjuh 'dowluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069014" href="entry://Siraj-ud-daula%23bigmac000069014"><strong>Siraj-ud-daula</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surface dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surface dressing</span></header><div>/sɜfəs ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> serfuhs 'dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> a method of repairing roads by spreading chippings or gravel over a coat of hot tar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> the dressing applied.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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surfing dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac397803155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">surfing dog</span></header><div>/sɜfɪŋ ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> serfing 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a dog which takes part in dog surfing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Survival Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270494010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Survival Day</span></header><div>/səˈvaɪvəl deɪ/ (<em>say</em> suh'vuyvuhl day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">Australia Day, 26 January, viewed by Indigenous people and their supporters as a commemoration of the enduring ability of the Indigenous community to survive after the arrival of the Europeans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sustainable development
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sustainable development</span></header><div>/səsteɪnəbəl dəˈvɛləpmənt/ (<em>say</em> suhstaynuhbuhl duh'veluhpmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">economic development designed to meet present needs while also taking into account future costs, particularly impacts on the environment and depletion of natural resources: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The single most important factor in achieving sustainable development in Australia would be to increase efficiency in the production and consumption of energy</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tasmanian country</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="backshade">The three basic principles of the concept of <strong>sustainable development</strong> are intergenerational equity, the precautionary principle and biodiversity conservation. Combined they aim to reduce adverse environmental impacts of economic and social activities while continuing to allow the sustainable, equitable development of societies. Wide acknowledgement of the desirability of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the environment of the future began only in the late 1980s. In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) produced a blueprint for a response to environmental problems. Also in that year came Australia’s National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). A number of initiatives have been developed in Australia. Under the <em>Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999</em> (EPBC Act), statutory requirements are made of Commonwealth organisations to report on their environmental performance and how they meet and advance the principles of ecologically sustainable development. Sustainability indicators relating economic, social and environmental factors have been developed to provide information on how any sector is performing in achieving the goals of sustainable development.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swallow dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swallow dive</span></header><div>/ˈswɒloʊ daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'swoloh duyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">a dive in which the diver while in the air assumes a position with arms outstretched to the side, legs straight and together.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swamp dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swamp dock</span></header><div>/ˈswɒmp dɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'swomp dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq350">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009618" href="entry://Brown%27s%20dock%23bigmac000009618"><strong>Brown’s dock</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swan dive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501209366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swan dive</span></header><div>/ˈswɒn daɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'swon duyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">a type of dive where the diver stretches the arms out from the sides, bringing the arms together above the head before entering the water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Swan River daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Swan River daisy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Swan River daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">a herbaceous plant, <em>Brachycome iberidifolia</em>, of western Australia, often cultivated for its attractive flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swan's-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swan’s-down</span></header><div>/ˈswɒnz-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'swonz-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> a fine, soft, thick woollen cloth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">swandown</strong>, <strong class="vs">swansdown</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sweet dreams
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac954765176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sweet dreams</span></header><div>/swit ˈdrimz/ (<em>say</em> sweet 'dreemz) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">good night.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pleasant dreams</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swing door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swing door</span></header><div>/swɪŋ ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> swing 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq572">a door that opens on being pushed or pulled from either side and swings shut by itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sword dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sword dance</span></header><div>/ˈsɔd dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'sawd dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">any of various dances performed with a sword in the hand or in which swords are laid on the ground and danced around.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sword of Damocles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sword of Damocles</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">an immediate threat or danger, especially in otherwise favourable circumstances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the Greek legend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018512" href="entry://Damocles%23bigmac000018512"><span class="smallcaps">Damocles</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swung dash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac033422782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swung dash</span></header><div>/swʌŋ ˈdæʃ/ (<em>say</em> swung 'dash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> a curved dash (~) used: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> (as a space-saving measure in printed texts such as dictionaries, indexes, etc.) to indicate the repetition of a word which has previously been spelt out, as in <em>bush</em>, followed by ~ <em>breakfast</em>, ~ <em>hut</em>, <em>~ tucker</em>, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq507"> (in a website address) to indicate omission of the home directory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq225"> (in a mathematical context) to mean ‘approximately’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tax-deductible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tax-deductible</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tax-deductible" src="word_pronunciations/22976.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtæks-dədʌktəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'taks-duhduktuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">of or relating to any expense, loss, etc., which can be legally claimed as a deduction from taxable income.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tax deduction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac938791763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tax deduction</span></header><div>/ˈtæks dədʌkʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'taks duhdukshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">an amount subtracted from an individual’s or a company’s total income to determine their taxable income, covering approved expenses incurred in the course of earning an income or running a business, such as rent, salaries, equipment and administrative costs.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac108660206" href="entry://tax%20rebate%23bigmac108660206"><strong>tax rebate</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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taxi dancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">taxi dancer</span></header><div>/ˈtæksi dænsə/ (<em>say</em> 'taksee dansuh), /dansə/ (<em>say</em> dahnsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">a woman employed in a dance hall, etc., to dance with patrons, who pay a stipulated amount for each dance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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t distribution
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">t distribution</span></header><div>/ˈti dɪstrəbjuʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'tee distruhbyoohshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Statistics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072821" href="entry://Student%27s%20t%20distribution%23bigmac000072821"><strong>Student’s t distribution</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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team driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466120518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">team driving</span></header><div>/ˈtim draɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'teem druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq307"> (in long-distance road transport) the practice of multiple drivers taking shifts in driving the same truck or bus, allowing the vehicle to be driven without interruption.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq079"> <em class="label">Harness Racing</em> the practice of running a number of horses from the same stable in a race in an attempt to influence the outcome, especially by employing tactics such as blocking other horses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tear duct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tear duct</span></header><div>/ˈtɪə dʌkt/ (<em>say</em> 'tear dukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a short tube in the inner corner of the lower eyelid which drains tears away into the nose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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technical debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394285950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">technical debt</span></header><div>/tɛknɪkəl ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> teknikuhl 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">the outstanding development work involved in completing or tidying up code written at speed for quick results, and which, as a result, is functional but in need of modification.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">code debt</strong>, <strong class="vs">design debt</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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technical drawing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">technical drawing</span></header><div>/ˌtɛknɪkəl ˈdrɔ-ɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .teknikuhl 'drawing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">the study of the drawing of plans and designs for use in manufacture, building, construction, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tech drawing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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technology doping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac833536242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">technology doping</span></header><div>/tɛkˈnɒlədʒi doʊpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> tek'noluhjee dohping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">the practice of using sports equipment improved by technological advances, as a high-performance swimsuit, to gain a competitive advantage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Te Deum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Te Deum</span></header><div>/teɪ ˈdeɪəm/ (<em>say</em> tay 'dayuhm), /ti ˈdiəm/ (<em>say</em> tee 'deeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> an ancient Latin hymn of praise, in the form of a psalm, sung regularly at matins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> a musical setting of the hymn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq634"> a service of thanksgiving in which this hymn forms a prominent part.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, first two words of the hymn, meaning ’Thee, God’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Teilhard de Chardin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Teilhard de Chardin</span></header><div>/teɪˌja də ʃaˈdæ̃/ (<em>say</em> tay.yah duh shah'dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">1881–1955, French philosopher, theologian, and palaeontologist who attempted to reconcile the opposing claims of evolution and Christianity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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telephone directory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">telephone directory</span></header><div>/ˈtɛləfoʊn dərɛktəri/ (<em>say</em> 'teluhfohn duhrektuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a book listing names, addresses and telephone numbers of the telephone subscribers of a particular city or region.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">telephone book</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ten Days on the Island
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ten Days on the Island</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">an arts and cultural festival held annually in various parts of Tasmania in March since 2001, featuring music, dance, visual arts, theatre, literature, food, and film.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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term day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">term day</span></header><div>/ˈtɜm deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'term day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">a fixed or appointed day, as for the payment of money due; a quarter-day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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term deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508582354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">term deposit</span></header><div>/ˈtɜm dəpɒzət/ (<em>say</em> 'term duhpozuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">a deposit held in a bank for a fixed term.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Territoire de Belfort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Territoire de Belfort</span></header><div>/tɛriˌtwa də bɛlˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> teree.twah duh bel'faw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091763" href="entry://Belfort%23bigmac000091763"><strong>Belfort</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091763" href="entry://Belfort%23mq730">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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test-drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac929237069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">test-drive</span></header><div>/ˈtɛst-draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'test-druyv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">test-drove</strong>, <strong class="bold">test-driven</strong>, <strong class="bold">test-driving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq198"> to drive (a vehicle) in order to test its performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) to operate (a device, mechanism, appliance, etc.) in order to test its performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thanksgiving Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thanksgiving Day</span></header><div>/θænksˈgɪvɪŋ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> thanks'giving day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">(in the US) an annual festival in acknowledgement of divine favour, usually held on the fourth Thursday of November.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Thanksgiving</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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therapeutic blood donor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac513106747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">therapeutic blood donor</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a person who is required, as a treatment for a disease such as haemochromatosis, to have blood removed, which they do by becoming a blood donor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thérèse de Lisieux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thérèse de Lisieux</span></header><div>/təreɪz də lizˈjɜ/ (<em>say</em> tuhrayz duh leez'yer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (‘<em>Little Flower of Jesus</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">1873–97, French Carmelite nun; noted for her autobiography <em>The Story of a Soul</em> (1897).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sturm und Drang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sturm und Drang</span></header><div>/ˈʃtʊəm ʊnt ˈdraŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'shtoouhm oont 'drahng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> a period in German literature, about 1770–90, marked by young writers claiming importance for feeling and intuition against the prevailing rationalism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq349"> (<em>often lower case</em>) tempestuous struggle: <em class="example">he liked the Sturm und Drang of politics.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [German, literally, <em>storm and stress</em>; capitalised form from the German convention of capitalising nouns]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sturt's desert pea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sturt’s desert pea</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">an Australian plant, <em>Swainsona formosa</em>, with brilliant scarlet and black flowers, found in inland desert country; the floral emblem of SA.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Sturt’s pea</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Charles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093536" href="entry://Sturt%23bigmac000093536"><span class="smallcaps">Sturt</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sturt's desert rose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sturt’s desert rose</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">a shrub of inland Australia, <em>Gossypium sturtianum</em>, with attractive mauve flowers; the floral emblem of the NT.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Charles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093536" href="entry://Sturt%23bigmac000093536"><span class="smallcaps">Sturt</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sturts Stony Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sturts Stony Desert</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">an area in north-eastern SA, lying between Cooper Creek and Diamantina River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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subscriber trunk dialling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">subscriber trunk dialling</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">a system for making long-distance calls in which the subscriber dials the required number direct, rather than going through an operator.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: STD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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subsistence diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501904045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">subsistence diet</span></header><div>/sʌbsɪstəns ˈdaɪət/ (<em>say</em> subsistuhns 'duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a diet which provides basic sustenance but little over and above that.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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succinate dehydrogenase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">succinate dehydrogenase</span></header><div>/ˌsʌkəneɪt dihaɪˈdrɒdʒəneɪz/ (<em>say</em> .sukuhnayt deehuy'drojuhnayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">a key enzyme in the citric acid cycle catalysing the oxidation of succinic acid to fumaric acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sudden cardiac death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210850912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sudden cardiac death</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">death from cardiac malfunction, with abrupt loss of consciousness as a preliminary symptom.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: SCD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sudden death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac45674072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sudden death</span></header><div>/sʌdn ˈdɛθ/ (<em>say</em> sudn 'deth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> a death occurring suddenly and unexpectedly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> a form of play, such as an extra game, used to decide the winner of a tied contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq359"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dynamite.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sudden-death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sudden-death</span></header><div>/ˈsʌdn-dɛθ/ (<em>say</em> 'sudn-deth) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">of or relating to a method of resolving a contest which has resulted in a tie by a simpler win-or-lose form of the game, as one extra hole in golf, or one spin in two-up: <em class="example">sudden-death play-off.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sudden infant death syndrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sudden infant death syndrome</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">a syndrome leading to death in babies up to about two years old, the mechanisms of which are not yet understood but have been variously linked with excessive heat or cold, respiratory ailments giving rise to difficulty in breathing, the failure of the involuntary breathing process during sleep, and other such possible causes; cot death.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">SIDS</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sugar daddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sugar daddy</span></header><div>/ˈʃʊgə dædi/ (<em>say</em> 'shooguh dadee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">sugar daddies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">a rich middle-aged or old man who lavishes money and gifts on a young woman or man in return for sex or companionship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US slang (1920s); <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073211" href="entry://sugar%23bigmac000073211"><span class="smallcaps">sugar</span></a> (play on defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073211" href="entry://sugar%23mq028">3</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073211" href="entry://sugar%23mq671">4</a>) + US slang <em>daddy</em> an older man]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sugar diabetes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac154368658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sugar diabetes</span></header><div>/ʃʊgə daɪəˈbitiz/ (<em>say</em> shooguh duyuh'beeteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><strong>diabetes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq560">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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suicide door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac117917375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">suicide door</span></header><div>/ˈsuəsaɪd dɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'soohuhsuyd daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq28">a rear-hinged car door.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the notion that, if not closed properly, it opens easily from the force of the wind created by the speeding car]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sulpha drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sulpha drug</span></header><div>/ˈsʌlfə drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'sulfuh drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">one of a group of compounds containing the group –SO<sub>2</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>, used as antibacterials in treatment of various diseases, wounds, burns, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sulpha</strong>, <strong class="vs">sulfa drug</strong>, <strong class="vs">sulfa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sulphur dioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sulphur dioxide</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sulphur dioxide" src="word_pronunciations/22493.mp3"></audio></span>/sʌlfə daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> sulfuh duy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">a colourless gas or liquid with a strong pungent odour which is non-combustible and is soluble in water, ether and alcohol; it is used as an oxidising and reducing agent, and for various industrial uses; when dissolved in water it gives sulphurous acid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sulfur dioxide</strong>. <div class="backshade">Ninety-nine per cent of <strong>sulphur dioxide</strong> in air is caused by human activity in which sulphur is burnt creating an oxide. The gas is one of the air pollutants that can affect human health and cause acid rain. However, in Australia, it is generally at an acceptably low level in urban areas. Sulphur dioxide is most commonly produced in the processing of materials such as coal, oil and gas for the generation of electricity. It is also present in vehicle emissions. However, implementation of fuel quality standards in Australia has successively reduced the contribution of sulphur dioxide from this source. Leaded petrol was phased out in 2002. The sulphur content in diesel in 1999 was 1300 parts per million, down to 10 parts per million in 2009. ABS statistics for 2009 showed the percentage of sulphur dioxide due to vehicle exhausts was very small (between 1 and 2 per cent). Generally, the highest concentrations of sulphur dioxide in the air are found around petrol refineries, chemical manufacturing industries, mineral ore processing plants and power stations. However, a specific example of sulfur dioxide affecting air quality in residential areas in 2015 involved the burning of sulphur-based fuel by cruise ships berthed in White Bay, Sydney. The movement of the cruise ship terminal from Barangaroo, which was not in such close proximity to a residential area, was deemed a severe public health failure by relevant authorities.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sun dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sun dance</span></header><div>/ˈsʌn dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'sun dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">a religious ceremony associated with the sun, practised by Native Americans of the Plains, consisting of dancing attended with various symbolic rites, commonly including self-torture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sunday driver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sunday driver</span></header><div>/sʌndeɪ ˈdraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> sunday 'druyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq724">a driver whose poor driving is attributed to their not getting enough practice in ordinary traffic conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sun disc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sun disc</span></header><div>/ˈsʌn dɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'sun disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> the disc of the sun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> a figure or representation of this, especially in religious symbolism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sun-drenched
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sun-drenched</span></header><div>/ˈsʌn-drɛntʃt/ (<em>say</em> 'sun-drencht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">exposed to intense light and heat from the sun: <em class="example">the sun-drenched beaches of the Gold Coast.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sydney Dance Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sydney Dance Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">a ballet and modern dance company based in Sydney, NSW, noted for its staging of original works; founded in 1969.</span></div> Formerly (until 1979), <strong>The Dance Company (NSW)</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sydney Ducks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sydney Ducks</span></header><div>/sɪdni ˈdʌks/ (<em>say</em> sidnee 'duks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a name given to a group of Sydney migrants on the Californian goldfields in the late 1840s. The ‘Ducks’, a small number of whom were ex-convicts, were suspected of many crimes and one of them, John Jenkins, was the first man to be hanged by a lynch court in 1851.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Sydney coves</strong>. <div class="etym">[so named from their clothing. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022209" href="entry://duck%23bigmac000022209"><span class="smallcaps">duck<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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synthetic drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac762222856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">synthetic drug</span></header><div>/sɪnˌθɛtɪk ˈdrʌg/ (<em>say</em> sin.thetik 'drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> a drug which is made in a laboratory rather than extracted from a natural source.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> such a drug which mimics the effects of an illegal drug such as cocaine or marijuana.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Syr Darya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Syr Darya</span></header><div>/sɪə daˈja/ (<em>say</em> sear dah'yah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a river in central Asia, flowing from the Tien Shan Mountains north-west through Kazakhstan to the Aral Sea. About 2093 km.</span></div> Ancient name, <strong>Jaxartes</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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system dynamics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731395133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">system dynamics</span></header><div>/sɪstəm daɪˈnæmɪks/ (<em>say</em> sistuhm duy'namiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a way of understanding and representing the changes taking place in a complex system over time in which elements are interdependent, interacting, and creating circular causality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tabes dorsalis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tabes dorsalis</span></header><div>/teɪbiz dɔˈsaləs/ (<em>say</em> taybeez daw'sahluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043164" href="entry://locomotor%20ataxia%23bigmac000043164"><strong>locomotor ataxia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin: tabes of the back]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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table dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac569427459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">table dancing</span></header><div>/ˈteɪbəl dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'taybuhl dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">erotic dancing performed on a table, as in a bar, club, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>table dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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table d'hôte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">table d’hôte</span><z><span target_id="vMxUJi6rHl">n.</span><span target_id="051wajFOVA">adj.</span></z></header><div>/tablə ˈdoʊt/ (<em>say</em> tahbluh 'doht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vMxUJi6rHl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">tables d’hôte</strong> /tabləz ˈdoʊt/ (<em>say</em> tahbluhz 'doht)) a meal of prearranged courses served at a fixed time and price, for diners at a hotel or restaurant.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="051wajFOVA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq557"> (of a menu) offering a limited range of dishes chosen by the restaurateur, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: the host’s table]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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table drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac325229951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">table drain</span></header><div>/ˈteɪbəl dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'taybuhl drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">a shallow gutter running along the edge of a flat surface, as a roadway, sports oval, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tag dag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466480145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tag dag</span></header><div>/ˈtæg dæg/ (<em>say</em> 'tag dag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">someone with the tag of their shirt, etc., sticking up above the collar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tailings dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac815315324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tailings dam</span></header><div>/ˈteɪlɪŋz dæm/ (<em>say</em> 'taylingz dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq20">a dam used to store tailings left over from processes such as mining, oil extraction, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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take-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">take-down</span></header><div>/ˈteɪk-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'tayk-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq703"> the action of causing someone to be humbled or disadvantaged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> a fraudulent transaction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Talavera de la Reina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Talavera de la Reina</span></header><div>/talaˌveɪrə də la ˈreɪnə/ (<em>say</em> tahlah.vayruh duh lah 'raynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">a town in central Spain, on the river Tagus; British and Spanish defeat of the French, 1809.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tanami Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tanami Desert</span></header><div>/tænəmaɪ ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> tanuhmuy 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">an arid region in the western central NT; site of the <strong>Tanami Wildlife Sanctuary</strong>, covering over 3 750 000 ha, the control of which was returned to the traditional Aboriginal owners in the early 1980s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tap dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tap dance</span></header><div>/ˈtæp dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'tap dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out by the toe or heel.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>tap dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tap dancing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tap-dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tap-dance</span></header><div>/ˈtæp-dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'tap-dans) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">tap-danced</strong>, <strong class="bold">tap-dancing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">to perform a tap dance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>tap-dancer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tape deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tape deck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tape deck" src="word_pronunciations/22898.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈteɪp dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'tayp dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> a tape recorder without built-in amplifiers or speakers, used as a component in a high fidelity sound system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq561"> <em class="label">Computers</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044403" href="entry://magnetic%20tape%20unit%23bigmac000044403"><strong>magnetic tape unit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tape drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tape drive</span></header><div>/ˈteɪp draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'tayp druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq112">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044403" href="entry://magnetic%20tape%20unit%23bigmac000044403"><strong>magnetic tape unit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tardive dyskinesia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac220266314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tardive dyskinesia</span></header><div>/tadɪv dɪskaɪˈniʒə/ (<em>say</em> tahdiv diskuy'neezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">a disorder of movement characterised by abnormal uncontrollable movements of the mouth, lips, tongue, and jaws; associated with the long-term use of antipsychotic medication.</span></div><div class="etym"> [a rare variant <em>tardive</em> of French <em>tardif</em> late + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac122699988" href="entry://dyskinesia%23bigmac122699988"><span class="smallcaps">dyskinesia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tasmanian devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tasmanian devil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Tasmanian devil" src="word_pronunciations/22939.mp3"></audio></span>/tæzˌmeɪniən ˈdɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> taz.mayneeuhn 'devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae, <em>Sarcophilus harrisii</em>, of Tasmania having a black coat with white markings; the state faunal emblem of Tasmania; ursine dasyure. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Tasmanian+devil_1.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Tasmanian devil</strong> disappeared from the Australian mainland with the arrival of the dingo, but persisted in Tasmania. Today the species is under threat from devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), a fatal infectious cancer spread among the devils through biting and from sharing the same food. Lesions around the face and head develop into large tumours which make eating difficult and infected animals usually die within 3–8 months as a result of starvation and the breakdown of body functions. The first reports of the disease were in 1992. In the ten years from 1996 to 2006 there was a 90 per cent decline in average spotlighting sightings in the north-eastern region and a drop of 41 per cent across Tasmania. In 2012, 28 disease-free Tasmanian devils were translocated to Maria Island off Tasmania’s east coast to provide a disease-free population, in the hope of reintroducing them into Tasmania.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thermal diffusion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thermal diffusion</span></header><div>/θɜməl dəˈfjuʒən/ (<em>say</em> thermuhl duh'fyoohzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a method of separating the constituents of fluid, as isotopes, due to diffusion along a temperature gradient within the fluid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thermal dot printer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thermal dot printer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076002" href="entry://thermal%20printer%23bigmac000076002"><strong>thermal printer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thermal drone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602635757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thermal drone</span></header><div>/ˈθɜməl droʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'thermuhl drohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">a drone (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23bigmac000022034"><strong>drone<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022034" href="entry://drone%23mq570">3b</a>) equipped with a camera which detects heat, temperature and infrared radiation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In a first for our team, we deployed a thermal drone to visualise and geolocate post-burn hot spots, which assisted our crews with safe and effective mop-up operations</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">coastcommunitynews.com.au</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2021</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">infrared drone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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they'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">they’d</span></header><div>/ðeɪd/ (<em>say</em> dhayd) <div class="chunk">the contraction of: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> they had.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq783"> they would.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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third degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">third degree</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of third degree" src="word_pronunciations/23269.mp3"></audio></span>/θɜd dəˈgri/ (<em>say</em> therd duh'gree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">bullying or torture in questioning a person in order to extort information or a confession: <em class="example">to give someone the third degree.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; perhaps from <em>third degree</em>, the highest rank in freemasonry, achieved only after a series of exacting tests]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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third-degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">third-degree</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of third-degree" src="word_pronunciations/23274.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈθɜd-dəgri/ (<em>say</em> 'therd-duhgree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">of a degree which is at the extreme end of a scale, either as the lowest (<em>third-degree murder</em>) or the highest (<em>third-degree burns</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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third dimension
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">third dimension</span></header><div>/θɜd dəˈmɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> therd duh'menshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">the dimension of thickness or depth in solid objects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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third-party property damage insurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac423717961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">third-party property damage insurance</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">a form of insurance which covers the owner or driver of a vehicle for the damage which the vehicle insured might cause to someone else’s vehicle or property.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thoracic duct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thoracic duct</span></header><div>/θəræsɪk ˈdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> thuhrasik 'dukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thorny devil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thorny devil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of thorny devil" src="word_pronunciations/23290.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈθɔni dɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'thawnee devuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a spiny agamid lizard, <em>Moloch horridus</em>, occurring in lowland as well as mountain regions of southern, central and western Australia; moloch; mountain devil.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">thorn devil</strong>, <strong class="vs">thorn lizard</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thousand island dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thousand island dressing</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">a salad dressing consisting of mayonnaise with chilli sauce, green pepper, cream or milk, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Thousand Islands</em>, a group of about 1500 islands in southern Canada and the northern US]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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three-day night
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">three-day night</span></header><div>/θri-deɪ ˈnaɪt/ (<em>say</em> three-day 'nuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">a night full of excitement, danger, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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three-day sickness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac583475054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">three-day sickness</span></header><div>/θri-deɪ ˈsɪknəs/ (<em>say</em> three-day 'siknuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac389458303" href="entry://bovine%20ephemeral%20fever%23bigmac389458303"><strong>bovine ephemeral fever</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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three-decker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">three-decker</span></header><div>/θri-ˈdɛkə/ (<em>say</em> three-'dekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq772"> any vessel, etc., having three decks, tiers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> one of a class of sailing warships which carried guns on three decks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq470"> a novel published in three volumes (especially in the 19th century).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq395"> anything having three layers, levels, tiers, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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three-dimensional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">three-dimensional</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of three-dimensional" src="word_pronunciations/23312.mp3"></audio></span>/θri-dəˈmɛnʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> three-duh'menshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> having or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as height and breadth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq371"> realistic; lifelike.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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three-dog night
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">three-dog night</span></header><div>/ˈθri-dɒg ˌnaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'three-dog .nuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a very cold night.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the practice of bushmen sleeping with their dogs for warmth: the colder the night, the more dogs needed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thumb drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac791563526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thumb drive</span></header><div>/ˈθʌm draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'thum druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac570039329" href="entry://USB%20drive%23bigmac570039329"><strong>USB drive</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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thumbs down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">thumbs down</span></header><div>/θʌmz ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> thumz 'down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq130"> a gesture made by pointing the thumb of one hand downward, symbolising defeat or, in Roman times, death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> rejection, disapproval, especially of a proposal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A compromise plan on digital broadcasting seems set to win support in the Senate after more radical proposals by Labor and the Australian Democrats got the thumbs down.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">thumbs-down</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tic douloureux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tic douloureux</span></header><div>/tɪk duləˈrɜ/ (<em>say</em> tik doohluh'rer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">trifacial or trigeminal neuralgia; paroxysmal darting pain and muscular twitching in the face which may be evoked by rubbing certain points of the face.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: painful tic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ticket day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ticket day</span></header><div>/ˈtɪkət deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'tikuht day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049158" href="entry://name-day%23bigmac000049158"><strong>name-day</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049158" href="entry://name-day%23mq933">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tie-dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tie-dye</span><z><span target_id="4H8NYxPu9h">v.t.</span><span target_id="MQJuMF1P44">n.</span></z></header><div>/taɪ-ˈdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> tuy-'duy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4H8NYxPu9h"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> (<strong class="bold">tie-dyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">tie-dyeing</strong>) to create a variegated pattern in the dyeing of fabric by tying off various sections.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MQJuMF1P44">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq934"> the fabric so produced: <em class="example">a community of people wearing tie-dye.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tierra del Fuego
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tierra del Fuego</span></header><div>/tiɛrə dɛl ˈfweɪgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> tee-eruh del 'fwaygoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a group of islands at the southern tip of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan, and belonging partly to Argentina (2091 km<sup>2</sup>), and partly to Chile (50 251 km<sup>2</sup>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tile drain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540470240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tile drain</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪl dreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'tuyl drayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">a drain lined with tiles to prevent the entry of soil and clay which would otherwise fill it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time deposit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time deposit</span></header><div>/ˈtaɪm dəpɒzət/ (<em>say</em> 'tuym duhpozuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a deposit that can be withdrawn by the depositor only after the depositor has given advance notice, or after a period of time agreed upon has elapsed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time division multiplex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time division multiplex</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a technique whereby two or more signals are formed into a single composite signal for transmitting over a link, and are recovered at the receiving end of the link.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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time-of-day tolling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac644896332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">time-of-day tolling</span></header><div>/ˌtaɪm-əv-deɪ ˈtoʊlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .tuym-uhv-day 'tohling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a system of road tolls in which different tolls are charged at different times of the day, the higher tolls being charged at periods of greatest congestion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tin disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tin disease</span></header><div>/ˈtɪn dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'tin duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq222">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076707" href="entry://tin%20plague%23bigmac000076707"><strong>tin plague</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tin dish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac961463998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tin dish</span></header><div>/tɪn ˈdɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> tin 'dish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Goldmining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104775" href="entry://pan%23bigmac000104775"><strong>pan<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104775" href="entry://pan%23mq958">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tinned dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tinned dog</span></header><div>/tɪnd ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> tind 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">canned meat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tirso de Molina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tirso de Molina</span></header><div>/ˈtɪəsoʊ deɪ moʊˈlinə/ (<em>say</em> 'tearsoh day moh'leenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Gabriel Téllez</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">1571?–1648, Spanish dramatist, author of <em>El Burlador de Sevilla</em> (1630), which created the character of Don Juan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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title deed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">title deed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of title deed" src="word_pronunciations/23453.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtaɪtl did/ (<em>say</em> 'tuytl deed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">a deed or document containing or constituting evidence of ownership.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tl;dr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac852722853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tl;dr</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq147">(an indication from the reader to a writer that the text is considered too long and therefore has not been read).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tldr</strong>, <strong class="vs">TL;DR</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally an SMS code for <em>too long; didn’t read</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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TMJ dysfunction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">TMJ dysfunction</span></header><div>/ti ɛm ˌdʒeɪ dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/ (<em>say</em> tee em .jay dis'fungkshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint attributed to tension or faulty articulation, which causes such symptoms as dizziness, headaches, ringing in the ears, pain in the neck and shoulders, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093655" href="entry://TMJ%23bigmac000093655"><span class="smallcaps">TMJ</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022555" href="entry://dysfunction%23bigmac000022555"><span class="smallcaps">dysfunction</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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to-die-for
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac096406103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">to-die-for</span></header><div>/tə-ˈdaɪ-fɔ/ (<em>say</em> tuh-'duy-faw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">extremely desirable: <em class="example">the biggest to-die-for hunk at school; </em><em class="example">that outfit is to-die-for.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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to-do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">to-do</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of to-do" src="word_pronunciations/23466.mp3"></audio></span>/tə-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> tuh-'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">to-dos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">bustle; fuss: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>On the night Laura learned that her friend had again met the loathly ‘Jim’, there was a great to-do.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tolerable daily intake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac478192873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tolerable daily intake</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">an estimate of the quantity of a particular substance in food or water which can be ingested each day over a lifetime without posing a significant risk to health; used of contaminants, rather than deliberately added substances.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac113210381" href="entry://acceptable%20daily%20intake%23bigmac113210381"><strong>acceptable daily intake</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: TDI</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ton Duc Thang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ton Duc Thang</span></header><div>/tɒn dʊk ˈθæŋ/ (<em>say</em> ton dook 'thang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">1888–1980, Vietnamese politician; president of Vietnam 1976–80.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tone-deaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tone-deaf</span></header><div>/ˈtoʊn-dɛf/ (<em>say</em> 'tohn-def) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq952"> unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical notes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq700"> insensitive or lacking in perception, especially in relation to social issues or public opinion: <em class="example">a tone-deaf comment; </em><em class="example">a tone-deaf apology.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>tone-deafness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tonnage deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tonnage deck</span></header><div>/ˈtʌnɪdʒ dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'tunij dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">the upper deck in all ships which have less than three decks, the second deck from below in other ships.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Toolangi delight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53044204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Toolangi delight</span></header><div>/tuˌlæŋi dəˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> tooh.langee duh'luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">a round potato with purple skin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Toolangi</em>, site of a potato breeding centre, north-east of Melbourne]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac776229099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top deck</span></header><div>/ˈtɒp dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'top dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a blonde who is not naturally so and who therefore has dark pubic hair.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the chocolate with two layers, brown chocolate underneath and white chocolate on top]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top dog</span></header><div>/tɒp ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> top 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the leader; the boss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> (in a sawpit) the person who is above the log working the top end of the saw.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top dollar</span></header><div>/tɒp ˈdɒlə/ (<em>say</em> top 'doluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">the maximum amount of money as a purchase price: <em class="example">I’ll pay you top dollar if you sell to me.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top-dollar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top-dollar</span></header><div>/ˈtɒp-dɒlə/ (<em>say</em> 'top-doluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">very expensive: <em class="example">top-dollar water views.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac555472627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top-down</span></header><div>/tɒp-ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> top-'down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">produced, controlled, or directed by those highest in a hierarchy.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac158051452" href="entry://bottom-up%23bigmac158051452"><strong>bottom-up</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top drawer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top drawer</span></header><div>/tɒp ˈdrɔ/ (<em>say</em> top 'draw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">the highest level, especially of social class.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top-drawer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149237802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top-drawer</span></header><div>/ˈtɒp-drɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'top-draw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">belonging or relating to the highest level, especially of social class: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And Archy was bloody near top-drawer quality, wasn’t he?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">jack bennett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top-dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top-dress</span></header><div>/ˈtɒp-drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'top-dres) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">to apply a top dressing to (land).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">top dress</strong>, <strong class="vs">topdress</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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top dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">top dressing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of top dressing" src="word_pronunciations/23540.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɒp drɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'top dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> a dressing of manure, soil, fertiliser, etc., on the surface of lawns, crops, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> the action of someone who top-dresses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq361"> a top layer of gravel, crushed rock, etc., on a roadway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq614"> any superficial treatment or surface covering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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torpedo-boat destroyer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">torpedo-boat destroyer</span></header><div>/tɔˈpidoʊ-ˌboʊt dəˈstrɔɪə/ (<em>say</em> taw'peedoh-.boht duh'stroyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a vessel somewhat larger than the ordinary torpedo boat, designed for the destruction of enemy torpedo boats, or as a more powerful form of torpedo boat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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total depravity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">total depravity</span></header><div>/toʊtl dəˈprævəti/ (<em>say</em> tohtl duh'pravuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq130">(in certain theological doctrines) the absolute unfitness of humankind, due to original sin, for the moral purposes of its being, until born again through the influence of the Spirit of God.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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touch dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">touch dancing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of touch dancing" src="word_pronunciations/23598.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtʌtʃ dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'tuch dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006309" href="entry://dirty%20dancing%23bigmac000006309"><strong>dirty dancing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tour de force
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tour de force</span></header><div>/tʊə də ˈfɔs/ (<em>say</em> toouh duh 'faws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq229"> a display of great talent, creativity, etc.: <em class="example">a tour de force of filmmaking.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tour de France
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20655277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tour de France</span></header><div>/tʊə də ˈfrɒ̃s/ (<em>say</em> toouh duh 'frons) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a long-distance cycling race held annually in France; covers approximately 4800 km; commenced in 1903.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tour d'horizon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac891137696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tour d’horizon</span></header><div>/tʊə dɒrəˈzɒn/ (<em>say</em> toouh doruh'zon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">tours d’horizon</strong> /tʊə dɒrəˈzɒn/ (<em>say</em> toouh doruh'zon))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a broad, general survey or summary of the main current features of a situation, issue, policy, theory, etc., especially one given as a background briefing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, tour of the horizon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toxic debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437953513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toxic debt</span></header><div>/tɒksɪk ˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> toksik 'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a debt which, although initially established as a legitimate business transaction, proves subsequently, as a result of change in the fiscal environment, to be financially worthless to the lending body, as the subprime loans which precipitated the global financial crisis in 2008.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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toy dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">toy dog</span></header><div>/ˈtɔɪ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'toy dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq199">a very small dog, either a lapdog, or a version of a hunting or working dog, bred down in size, often to create a pet dog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tracker dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac863935719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tracker dog</span></header><div>/ˈtrækə dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'trakuh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">a dog trained to follow the tracks of fugitives, missing people, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trackie daks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121621542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trackie daks</span></header><div>/ˈtræki dæks/ (<em>say</em> 'trakee daks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">tracksuit pants.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">trackie dacks</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trade discount
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trade discount</span></header><div>/treɪd ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (<em>say</em> trayd 'diskownt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">a deduction from list prices made to members of the same or allied types of business, or by a wholesaler to a retailer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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traffic dome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">traffic dome</span></header><div>/ˈtræfɪk doʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'trafik dohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">a small raised circular device in a carriageway, used as a guide to control turning traffic; fried egg; silent cop; silent bobby.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tran Duc Luong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac251699169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tran Duc Luong</span></header><div>/tran dʊk ˈlʊəŋ/ (<em>say</em> trahn dook 'loouhng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">born 1937, Vietnamese politician; president of Vietnam 1997–2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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transfer balance debit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac459581165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">transfer balance debit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">a transfer of funds out of a transfer balance account.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trauma dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac503396917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trauma dump</span><z><span target_id="1ARTysufu8">n.</span><span target_id="kOqgBKGMuv">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtrɔmə dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'trawmuh dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1ARTysufu8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> an instance of trauma dumping.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kOqgBKGMuv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq484"> to engage in trauma dumping.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trauma dumping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac659142699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trauma dumping</span></header><div>/ˈtrɔmə dʌmpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'trawmuh dumping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">the act of sharing intense, emotional and traumatic experiences with someone else without their consent, prior warning, or consideration of their capacity to handle such information.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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traveller's diarrhoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac196764840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">traveller’s diarrhoea</span></header><div>/trævləz daɪəˈriə/ (<em>say</em> travluhz duyuh'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">a common diarrhoea affecting travellers usually caused by ingesting contaminated food or drink.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: TD Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">traveler’s diarrhea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tree diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tree diagram</span></header><div>/ˈtri daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'tree duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> a diagrammatic visualisation of the hierarchical relationships between items occurring in a cluster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> an illustration of the genealogical relationships between languages of one family.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq201"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> a diagram representing the grammatical relationships between the words of a sentence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tree doctor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107706250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tree doctor</span></header><div>/ˈtri dɒktə/ (<em>say</em> 'tree doktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">a tree surgeon or arborist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tree dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tree dragon</span></header><div>/ˈtri drægən/ (<em>say</em> 'tree draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038769" href="entry://jacky%20lizard%23bigmac000038769"><strong>jacky lizard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tree drip line
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac607169426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tree drip line</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac553613294" href="entry://drip%20line%23bigmac553613294"><strong>drip line</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac553613294" href="entry://drip%20line%23mq047">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tree dtella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862908726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tree dtella</span></header><div>/ˈtri dɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'tree deluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022171" href="entry://dtella%23bigmac000022171"><strong>dtella</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trickle-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac446009705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trickle-down</span></header><div>/ˈtrɪkəl-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'trikuhl-down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">permeating slowly from the top echelons of a society, community, organisation, etc., to the lowest or most marginal: <em class="example">trickle-down politics; </em><em class="example">trickle-down feminism.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tristan da Cunha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tristan da Cunha</span></header><div>/trɪstən də ˈkunə/ (<em>say</em> tristuhn duh 'koohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">a group of volcanic islands in the southern Atlantic, belonging to Great Britain. About 130 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trolley dolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac299562558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trolley dolly</span></header><div>/ˈtrɒli dɒli/ (<em>say</em> 'trolee dolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a female flight attendant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tropical dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tropical dress</span></header><div>/ˈtrɒpɪkəl drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'tropikuhl dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">a uniform worn by members of the armed forces serving in tropical regions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trou-de-loup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trou-de-loup</span></header><div>/tru-də-ˈlu/ (<em>say</em> trooh-duh-'looh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">trous-de-loups</strong> /tru-də-ˈlu/ (<em>say</em> trooh-duh-'looh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq989">a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the centre, rows of which are dug in front of a position to hinder an enemy’s approach, formerly especially used against cavalry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: wolf hole]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tru dat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775506825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tru dat</span></header><div>/ˈtru dæt/ (<em>say</em> 'trooh dat) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac083413542" href="entry://true%20dat%23bigmac083413542"><strong>true dat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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true dat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac083413542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">true dat</span></header><div>/ˈtru dæt/ (<em>say</em> 'trooh dat) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">(an exclamation indicating that something is to be believed.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tru dat</strong>. <div class="etym">[Black English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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true dinks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac425094798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">true dinks</span></header><div>/tru ˈdɪŋks/ (<em>say</em> trooh 'dingks) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Especially Victoria Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq31">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104086" href="entry://fair%20dinkum%23bigmac000104086"><strong>fair dinkum</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104086" href="entry://fair%20dinkum%23mq147">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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truffle dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10710111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truffle dog</span></header><div>/ˈtrʌfəl dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'trufuhl dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">a dog trained to sniff out truffles under the ground so that they can be dug out.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trust deed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trust deed</span></header><div>/ˈtrʌst did/ (<em>say</em> 'trust deed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">the legal document which appoints trustees and defines their power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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truth defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac274796845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truth defence</span></header><div>/ˈtruθ dəfɛns / (<em>say</em> 'troohth duhfens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac895375988" href="entry://defence%20of%20truth%23bigmac895375988"><strong>defence of truth</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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truth drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truth drug</span></header><div>/ˈtruθ drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'troohth drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">sodium pentothal when used as a mild anaesthetic to render a person incapable of answering questions untruthfully.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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truth or dare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872776308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">truth or dare</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq178">a game in which a player must choose between truthfully answering a personal question from another player or carrying out a challenge issued by them.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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try diver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349384542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">try diver</span></header><div>/ˈtraɪ daɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'truy duyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pearling</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">a learner diver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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T-shirt dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac517174305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">T-shirt dress</span></header><div>/ˈti-ʃɜt drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'tee-shert dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">a dress made from T-shirt material that sits above the knee, resembling an over-sized T-shirt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tube dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac111901486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tube dress</span></header><div>/ˈtjub drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'tyoohb dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a dress which is an extended boob tube, either tight-fitting for the total length or tight-fitting at the top with a fuller skirt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tufted deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483203145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tufted deer</span></header><div>/tʌftəd ˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> tuftuhd 'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a small deer, <em>Elaphodus cephalophus</em>, of China and Tibet (Xizang AR), having minute horns and a tuft of hair on the head.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tulip dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac580895436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tulip dress</span></header><div>/ˈtjuləp drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'tyoohluhp dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">a slimline dress with a tapered skirt slightly flared at the waist, resembling a tulip before the flower fully opens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tumble-dry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac776009033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tumble-dry</span></header><div>/tʌmbəl-ˈdraɪ/ (<em>say</em> tumuhl-'druy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">tumble-dried</strong>, <strong class="bold">tumble-drying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">to dry (clothes) in a tumble dryer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tumble dryer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tumble dryer</span></header><div>/ˈtʌmbəl draɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'tumbuhl druyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a type of clothes dryer in which a rotating barrel tumbles the clothes in warm air.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tumble drier</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tunnel diode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tunnel diode</span></header><div>/tʌnəl ˈdaɪoʊd/ (<em>say</em> tunuhl 'duyohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a semiconductor which has a negative resistance over part of its operating range as a result of the tunnel effect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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turkey nest dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">turkey nest dam</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102458" href="entry://tank%23bigmac000102458">tank</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102458" href="entry://tank%23mq271">4</a>) which is built on flat country where there is no natural run-off; the walls are built up above ground level and the tank filled with water, usually from a bore or nearby creek.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">turkey’s nest dam</strong>, <strong class="vs">turkey nest</strong>, <strong class="vs">turkey’s nest</strong>, <strong class="vs">turkey nest tank</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Turkish delight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Turkish delight</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Turkish delight" src="word_pronunciations/23999.mp3"></audio></span>/tɜkɪʃ dəˈlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> terkish duh'luyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a cubed, gelatine-stiffened confection covered with icing sugar.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Grecian delight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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turtle-dove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">turtle-dove</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of turtle-dove" src="word_pronunciations/24020.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈtɜtl-dʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'tertl-duv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq326"> a small, slender dove, <em>Streptopelia turtur</em>, having a long, graduated tail which is conspicuous in flight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac719611696" href="entry://laughing%20turtle-dove%23bigmac719611696"><strong>laughing turtle-dove</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq162"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071293" href="entry://spotted%20turtle-dove%23bigmac000071293"><strong>spotted turtle-dove</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">turtledove</strong>, <strong class="vs">turtle dove</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078697" href="entry://turtle%23bigmac000078697"><span class="smallcaps">turtle<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021722" href="entry://dove%23bigmac000021722"><span class="smallcaps">dove<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unregistrable moveable dwelling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624704611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unregistrable moveable dwelling</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">a moveable dwelling that is constructed on a chassis or in prefabricated sections, and that, once installed, is freestanding.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac071856513" href="entry://registrable%20moveable%20dwelling%23bigmac071856513"><strong>registrable moveable dwelling</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Unter den Linden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Unter den Linden</span></header><div>/ʊntə dɛn ˈlɪndən/ (<em>say</em> oontuh den 'linduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">a street in Berlin, formerly noted for its cafes, shops, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: under the lime trees]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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up day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac273464959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">up day</span></header><div>/ˈʌp deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'up day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">a day on which the market trend, in relation to the previous day or period, is higher at the top end and higher at the bottom end.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac12077593" href="entry://down%20day%23bigmac12077593"><strong>down day</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac521173294" href="entry://inside%20day%23bigmac521173294"><strong>inside day</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac141470414" href="entry://outside%20day%23bigmac141470414"><strong>outside day</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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upper deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">upper deck</span></header><div>/ʌpə ˈdɛk/ (<em>say</em> upuh 'dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">the highest continuous deck above the main deck.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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upside down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">upside down</span><z><span target_id="wE5r0pXapB">adj.</span><span target_id="0d2DiRTqsB">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of upside down" src="word_pronunciations/24423.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> .upsuyd 'down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wE5r0pXapB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, (<em>when preposed</em>), <strong class="vs">upside-down</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> with the upper part undermost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> in complete disorder; topsy-turvy.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0d2DiRTqsB">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq045"> in or into a condition with the upper part undermost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq054"> in or into a state of complete disorder.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of Middle English <em>up so down</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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upside-down cake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">upside-down cake</span></header><div>/ʌpsaɪd-ˈdaʊn keɪk/ (<em>say</em> upsuyd-'down kayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">a sponge cake baked with fruit in syrup at the bottom, but turned over before serving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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up-to-date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">up-to-date</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of up-to-date" src="word_pronunciations/24383.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʌp-tə-deɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'up-tuh-dayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> extending to the present time; including the latest facts: <em class="example">an up-to-date record.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> in accordance with the latest or newest standards, ideas, or style; modern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> (of persons, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in information, ideas, methods, style, etc.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">up to date</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>up-to-dateness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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urad dal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac315556261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">urad dal</span></header><div>/ˈjuræd dal/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohrad dahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007618" href="entry://black%20gram%23bigmac000007618"><strong>black gram</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>uṛad</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ursine dasyure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ursine dasyure</span></header><div>/ˌɜsaɪn ˈdæsijʊə/ (<em>say</em> .ersuyn 'daseeyoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074953" href="entry://Tasmanian%20devil%23bigmac000074953"><strong>Tasmanian devil</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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USB data blocker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac530292349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">USB data blocker</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">a USB port firewall, isolating the USB device from the data on it to prevent the copying of data from the device.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">USB blocker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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USB drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570039329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">USB drive</span></header><div>/ju ɛs ˈbi draɪv/ (<em>say</em> yooh es 'bee druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a small portable data storage device that plugs into the USB port of a computer; memory stick.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">USB</strong>, <strong class="vs">USB stick</strong>, <strong class="vs">flash drive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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use-by date
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">use-by date</span><z><span target_id="swNItG5Lxv">n.</span><span target_id="7atNTl7bk4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of use-by date" src="word_pronunciations/24472.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjuz-baɪ deɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohz-buy dayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="swNItG5Lxv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> the date by which the manufacturer of a product recommends that it should be used, usually stamped onto the packaging. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059998" href="entry://pull%20date%23bigmac000059998"><strong>pull date</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the time at which an item, as clothing, furniture, etc., is considered to be only fit to be discarded.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7atNTl7bk4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq900"> <strong class="phr">past one’s use-by date</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> past the time in which one is considered useful, employable, etc.: <em class="example">he’s well past his use-by date as a broadcaster.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vacuum distillation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vacuum distillation</span></header><div>/vækjum dɪstəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> vakyoohm distuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq216">the process of distillation carried out under a reduced pressure, thus depressing the boiling point of the substance to be distilled and enabling the process to be carried out at a reduced temperature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Val-de-Marne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Val-de-Marne</span></header><div>/val-də-ˈman/ (<em>say</em> vahl-duh-'mahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">a department in northern France, south-east of Paris. 244 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Créteil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Val-d'Oise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Val-d’Oise</span></header><div>/val-ˈdwaz/ (<em>say</em> vahl-'dwahz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a department in northern France, north of Paris. 1248 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Pontoise.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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valedictory dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">valedictory dinner</span></header><div>/væləˌdɪktəri ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> valuh.diktuhree 'dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq152">a farewell dinner, especially for students finishing their final year at secondary school.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">valete dinner</strong> /vəˌleɪteɪ ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> vuh.laytay 'dinuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Valentine's Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064243646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Valentine’s Day</span></header><div>/ˈvæləntaɪnz deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'valuhntuynz day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">14 February, when tokens of affection or valentines are given.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081974" href="entry://Valentine%23bigmac000081974"><strong>Valentine</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">St Valentine’s Day</strong>, <strong class="vs">Valentines Day</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> There is a common mispronunciation of the name of this day leading to the misspelling <em>Valentimes Day</em>. This is possibly the result of mishearing combined with a lack of knowledge of St Valentine.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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valet de chambre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000081985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">valet de chambre</span></header><div>/væleɪ də ˈʃɒmbrə/ (<em>say</em> valay duh 'shombruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">valets de chambre</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081983" href="entry://valet%23bigmac000081983"><strong>valet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081983" href="entry://valet%23mq483">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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TV dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">TV dinner</span></header><div>/ˌti vi ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> .tee vee 'dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">a pre-packaged meal, especially one intended to be consumed while watching television.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Twaddell degree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Twaddell degree</span></header><div>/twəˈdɛl dəgri/ (<em>say</em> twuh'del duhgree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">a unit on an arbitrary scale ranging from 0 to 200 for indicating the specific gravity of liquids; distilled water has a specific gravity of zero.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: °Tw. <div class="etym">[named after W <em>Twaddell</em>, died c. 1840, Scottish inventor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tween deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210703951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tween deck</span></header><div>/ˈtwin dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'tween dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> an intermediate deck in a sailing ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq793"> the low-ceilinged space immediately below the main deck created by the tween deck; used for storage and for cheap accommodation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Twelfth day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Twelfth day</span></header><div>/twɛlfθ ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> twelfth 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">the twelfth day after Christmas, 6 January, on which the Christian festival of the Epiphany is celebrated, formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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twist drill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">twist drill</span></header><div>/ˈtwɪst drɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'twist dril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">a drill with one or more deep spiral grooves in the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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two-dimensional
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">two-dimensional</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of two-dimensional" src="word_pronunciations/24068.mp3"></audio></span>/tu-dəˈmɛnʃənəl/ (<em>say</em> tooh-duh'menshuhnuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq640">having two dimensions, as height and width.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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2, 4-D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">2, 4-D</span></header><div>/tu fɔ-ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> tooh faw-'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, usually used in the form of butyl esters as a weedkiller.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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type 1 diabetes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297430934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">type 1 diabetes</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><strong>diabetes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq560">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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type 2 diabetes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22461587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">type 2 diabetes</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><strong>diabetes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq560">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ugly duckling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ugly duckling</span></header><div>/ʌgli ˈdʌklɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> uglee 'dukling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">an unattractive or unpromising child who becomes a beautiful or much admired adult.</span></div><div class="etym"> [name of a story by Hans Christian Andersen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Uncle David
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892230382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Uncle David</span></header><div>/ʌŋkəl ˈdeɪvəd/ (<em>say</em> ungkuhl 'dayvuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq227">a fifty-dollar note.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the picture of <em>David</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099186" href="entry://Unaipon%23bigmac000099186"><span class="smallcaps">Unaipon</span></a> which appears on the note]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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under-declare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94762153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">under-declare</span></header><div>/ʌndə-dəˈklɛə/ (<em>say</em> unduh-duh'klair) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">under-declared</strong>, <strong class="bold">under-declaring</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">to fail to declare the full value of to an authorised authority: <em class="example">to under-declare your income.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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unfair dismissal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94832881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">unfair dismissal</span></header><div>/ʌnˌfɛə dɪsˈmɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> un.fair dis'misuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq15">the dismissal of an employee, as by sacking, making redundant, or forcing them to resign, in violation of their contract or agreement, and in a manner which is harsh and unreasonable.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac59557998" href="entry://wrongful%20dismissal%23bigmac59557998"><strong>wrongful dismissal</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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uniform dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121129520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">uniform dressing</span></header><div>/ˈjunəfɔm drɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohnuhfawm dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">a fashion in which one’s wardrobe largely contains multiple identical items or items which are very similar in appearance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>uniform dresser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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union delegate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">union delegate</span></header><div>/ˈjunjən dɛləgət/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohnyuhn deluhguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">a trade union official elected to represent employees in a place of work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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universal donor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">universal donor</span></header><div>/junəvɜsəl ˈdoʊnə/ (<em>say</em> yoohnuhversuhl 'dohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">a blood donor whose blood is of a group that may be transfused to persons of other groups.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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universe of discourse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000080578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">universe of discourse</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Logic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">the complex of objects or facts which are capable of being treated by a given technical language or part of a language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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valete dinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118325988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">valete dinner</span></header><div>/vəˌleɪteɪ ˈdɪnə/ (<em>say</em> vuh.laytay 'dinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq715">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081986" href="entry://valedictory%20dinner%23bigmac000081986"><strong>valedictory dinner</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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valley of death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac879189392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">valley of death</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">valleys of death</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a period of decline in an organisation or business, leading to eventual closure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [with reference to the description of the poem <em>The Charge of the Light Brigade</em> by Alfred, Lord <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075488" href="entry://Tennyson%23bigmac000075488"><span class="smallcaps">Tennyson</span></a>, about the Battle of Balaclava in 1854]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van de Graaff generator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van de Graaff generator</span></header><div>/væn də graf ˈdʒɛnəreɪtə/ (<em>say</em> van duh grahf 'jenuhraytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">an electrostatic generator in which a high potential is developed in a metal conductor by accumulating the charge from a high-speed belt; often used as a particle accelerator.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after RJ <em>Van de Graaff</em>, 1901–67, US physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van der Post
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van der Post</span></header><div>/ˈvæn də poʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'van duh pohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Laurens Jan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">1906–96, South African soldier, traveller and writer; works include <em>The Lost World of the Kalahari</em> (1958).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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van der Sluys
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">van der Sluys</span></header><div>/ˈvæn də slus/ (<em>say</em> 'van duh sloohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henry</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">→ Roy <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062586" href="entry://Rene%23bigmac000062586"><strong>Rene</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van der Waals' forces
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van der Waals’ forces</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq506">weak attractive forces between atoms or molecules.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082077" href="entry://Van%20der%20Waals%27%20equation%23bigmac000082077"><span class="smallcaps">Van der Waals’ equation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van Diemen Gulf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van Diemen Gulf</span></header><div>/væn ˈdimən/ (<em>say</em> van 'deemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">a large inlet in the north-western NT, with Cobourg Peninsula to the north and Melville Island at its entrance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van Diemen's Land
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van Diemen’s Land</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">the name originally given to Tasmania by Abel Tasman in 1642.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Anthony <em>Van Diemen</em>, Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1636]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Van Diemen's Land Company
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Van Diemen’s Land Company</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">an Australian agricultural company formed by a London syndicate in 1825, investing in livestock breeding in northern Tasmania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vapour density
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vapour density</span></header><div>/ˈveɪpə dɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'vaypuh densuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">vapour densities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> the mass which a unit volume of a vapour would possess if it could exist as an ideal gas at 0°C at a pressure of 760 mm of mercury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> the ratio of the mass of a given volume of a gas to an equal volume of hydrogen under the same conditions of temperature and pressure.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vapor density</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vasco da Gama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vasco da Gama</span></header><div>/ˌvæskoʊ də ˈgamə/ (<em>say</em> .vaskoh duh 'gahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029348" href="entry://Gama%23bigmac000029348"><strong>Gama</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vascular dementia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648821801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vascular dementia</span></header><div>/væskjələ dəˈmɛnʃə/ (<em>say</em> vaskyuhluh duh'menshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">a dementia associated with problems of circulation of blood to the brain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vas deferens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vas deferens</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of vas deferens" src="word_pronunciations/24584.mp3"></audio></span>/væs ˈdɛfərɛnz/ (<em>say</em> vas 'defuhrenz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">vasa deferentia</strong> /ˌveɪsə dɛfəˈrɛnʃiə/ (<em>say</em> .vaysuh defuh'rensheeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">the deferent duct of the testicle which transports the sperm from the epididymis to the penis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: vessel carrying down]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vat dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vat dye</span></header><div>/ˈvæt daɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'vat duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">any of a group of insoluble dyes which are applied to fabrics by first reducing them to alkali-soluble leuco bases. After dyeing, the insoluble dye is regenerated in the fibres of the material by oxidisation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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V-Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">V-Day</span></header><div>/ˈvi-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'vee-day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">a day nominated to celebrate victory, as in V-E Day or V-J Day in World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vee Dub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac740555224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vee Dub</span></header><div>/vi ˈdʌb/ (<em>say</em> vee 'dub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a Volkswagen car.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the initials VW]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vehicle deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vehicle deck</span></header><div>/ˈviɪkəl dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'veeikuhl dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">a long deck within a ship intended for direct access of vehicles to the shore via a ramp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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venereal disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">venereal disease</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of venereal disease" src="word_pronunciations/24637.mp3"></audio></span>/vəˈnɪəriəl dəziz/ (<em>say</em> vuh'nearreeuhl duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq664">any of those diseases which are transmitted by sexual intercourse with an infected person, especially syphilis and gonorrhoea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Venn diagram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Venn diagram</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Venn diagram" src="word_pronunciations/24643.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvɛn daɪəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'ven duyuhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Logic</em>, <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">a diagram which represents sets of elements as circles whose overlap indicates the overlap of the sets.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after John <em>Venn</em>, 1834–1923, English logician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ventouse delivery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406785591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ventouse delivery</span></header><div>/ˈvɛntuz dəlɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> 'ventoohz duhlivuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">an instrumental delivery of a baby using a vacuum attachment to the head.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027874" href="entry://forceps%20delivery%23bigmac000027874"><strong>forceps delivery</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[obsolete surgical term <em>ventuse</em> a cupping glass; Old French, from Italian, from Latin <em>ventosa</em>, from <em>ventus</em> wind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Venus de Milo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Venus de Milo</span></header><div>/vinəs də ˈmaɪloʊ/ (<em>say</em> veenuhs duh 'muyloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a Greek statue of antiquity portraying Venus in marble, found in 1820 on Melos and now in the Louvre, Paris.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Venus of Melos</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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verbal diarrhoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296516695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">verbal diarrhoea</span></header><div>/ˌvɜbəl daɪəˈriə/ (<em>say</em> .verbuhl duyuh'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">a tendency to talk too much; talkativeness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">verbal diarrhea</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vertical drinking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac673965010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vertical drinking</span></header><div>/ˈvɜtɪkəl drɪŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'vertikuhl dringking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac135407749" href="entry://stand-up%20drinking%23bigmac135407749"><strong>stand-up drinking</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vertical consumption</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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very low calorie diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac912078348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">very low calorie diet</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac598763135" href="entry://VLCD%23bigmac598763135"><strong>VLCD</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Via Dolorosa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Via Dolorosa</span></header><div>/ˌviə dɒləˈroʊsə/ (<em>say</em> .veeuh doluh'rohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">the route taken by Christ to the place of crucifixion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, literally: sorrowful road]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Victoria de Durango
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Victoria de Durango</span></header><div>/vɪkˌtɔriə də djuˈræŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> vik.tawreeuh duh dyooh'ranggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091982" href="entry://Durango%23bigmac000091982"><strong>Durango</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091982" href="entry://Durango%23mq730">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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video disco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">video disco</span></header><div>/ˈvɪdioʊ dɪskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'videeoh diskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">a disco at which videos of bands and recording artists are played.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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video display unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac703323102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">video display unit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083061" href="entry://visual%20display%20unit%23bigmac000083061"><strong>visual display unit</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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video drone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835016326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">video drone</span></header><div>/ˈvɪdioʊ droʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'vidioh drohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">an unmanned aerial vehicle used to make aerial video recordings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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video on demand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300325465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">video on demand</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> a pay TV system whereby the viewer can select the video of their choice whenever they wish to view it. <em>Abbrev.</em>: VOD</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq383"> such a video.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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viewing deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac151911563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">viewing deck</span></header><div>/vjuɪŋ ˈdɛk/ (<em>say</em> vyoohing 'dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac498049716" href="entry://observation%20deck%23bigmac498049716"><strong>observation deck</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">viewing platform</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Villard de Honnecourt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Villard de Honnecourt</span></header><div>/vila də ɒnˈkʊə/ (<em>say</em> veelah duh on'koouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">fl. c. 1225–35, French architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Viña del Mar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Viña del Mar</span></header><div>/ˌvinja dɛl ˈma/ (<em>say</em> .veenyah del 'mah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">a city and seaside resort in central Chile.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vincent de Paul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vincent de Paul</span></header><div>/ˌvɪnsənt də ˈpɔl/ (<em>say</em> .vinsuhnt duh 'pawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest; founder of two charitable orders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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viola da braccio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">viola da braccio</span></header><div>/vioʊlə də ˈbratʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> veeohluh duh 'brahcheeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">an old musical instrument of the viol family, held against the shoulder like a violin, superseded by the modern viola.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, viol for the arm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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viola da gamba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">viola da gamba</span></header><div>/vioʊlə də ˈgæmbə/ (<em>say</em> veeohluh duh 'gambuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq127"> an old musical instrument of the viol family, superseded by the modern cello, held between the knees and having a range approximately that of the cello; bass viol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> an organ stop of 8-foot pitch giving a string-like tone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, viol for the leg]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Waitangi Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac167070835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Waitangi Day</span></header><div>/waɪˈtæŋi deɪ/ (<em>say</em> wuy'tangee day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">a NZ public holiday, 6 February, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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walkabout disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">walkabout disease</span></header><div>/ˈwɔkəbaʊt dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'wawkuhbowt duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">a fatal liver disease of horses, suspected to be caused by eating some forms of crotalaria; Kimberley disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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walking dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac902708492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">walking dead</span></header><div>/wɔkɪŋ ˈdɛd/ (<em>say</em> wawking 'ded) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac800000656" href="entry://undead%23bigmac800000656"><strong>undead</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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walking distance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac444486562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">walking distance</span></header><div>/ˈwɔkɪŋ dɪstəns/ (<em>say</em> 'wawking distuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">a distance that can be comfortably walked, usually within a specified or assumed time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wall of death
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac782202665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wall of death</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">a manoeuvre in a mosh pit where the crowd divides into two, the halves separating and turning to face each other before running at each other and colliding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Walther von der Vogelweide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Walther von der Vogelweide</span></header><div>/ˈvaltə fɒn dɜ ˈfoʊgəlvaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'vahltuh fon der 'fohguhlvuyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">c.1170–c.1230, German lyric poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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war dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">war dance</span></header><div>/ˈwɔ dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'waw dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq686"> (in certain tribal cultures) a dance preliminary to a warlike excursion or in celebration of a victory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a morale-raising dance, etc., performed before commencement of play or in celebration of victory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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war dead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">war dead</span></header><div>/ˈwɔ dɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'waw ded) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">those killed in a war.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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war dialling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac959592987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">war dialling</span></header><div>/ˈwɔ daɪəlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'waw duyuhling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">the use of a modem programmed to generate telephone numbers automatically and dial them, in order to establish the contact number for responding computers, fax machines, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [popularised in the movie <em>War Games</em> (1983)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>war dialler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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war driving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac165329785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">war driving</span></header><div>/ˈwɔ draɪvɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'waw druyving) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">the practice of cruising around in a moving vehicle, light plane, etc., using a laptop or PDA to locate wireless networks, as a preliminary to hacking into them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac959592987" href="entry://war%20dialling%23bigmac959592987"><span class="smallcaps">war (dialling)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008869" href="entry://driving%23bigmac000008869"><span class="smallcaps">driving</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>war driver</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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warp drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac766202056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">warp drive</span></header><div>/ˈwɔp draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'wawp druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">a device which propels a spaceship at speeds faster than light.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Warragamba Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Warragamba Dam</span></header><div>/wɒrəgæmbə ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> woruhgambuh 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">a dam across the Warragamba River, west of Sydney, completed in 1960; largest source of Sydney’s water supply. 116 m high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wash-dirt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276433327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wash-dirt</span></header><div>/ˈwɒʃ-dɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'wosh-dert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Goldmining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">auriferous gravel or soil rich enough to pay for washing.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104843" href="entry://paydirt%23bigmac000104843"><strong>paydirt</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104843" href="entry://paydirt%23mq121">2</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">washing stuff</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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washing day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">washing day</span></header><div>/ˈwɒʃɪŋ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'woshing day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083768" href="entry://washday%23bigmac000083768"><strong>washday</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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washing dolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">washing dolly</span></header><div>/ˈwɒʃɪŋ dɒli/ (<em>say</em> 'woshing dolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101131" href="entry://dolly%23bigmac000101131"><strong>dolly</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101131" href="entry://dolly%23mq626">6a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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waste dump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac213583337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">waste dump</span></header><div>/ˈweɪst dʌmp/ (<em>say</em> 'wayst dump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">a location for the disposal of unwanted material, especially the by-product of a commercial process: <em class="example">nuclear waste dump; </em><em class="example">mine waste dump; </em><em class="example">chemical waste dump.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wasting disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac248841847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wasting disease</span></header><div>/ˈweɪstɪŋ dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'waysting duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">any of various diseases of humans and animals resulting in a gradual loss of muscle and fat tissue and general debilitation; caused by infection, trace element deficiencies, improper diet, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water decaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456220628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water decaf</span></header><div>/wɔtə ˈdikæf/ (<em>say</em> wawtuh 'deekaf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> a tea or coffee which has been decaffeinated using a water solvent on the leaves or beans before drying or roasting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq817"> a cup of such tea or coffee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water decaffeination
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac370059456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water decaffeination</span></header><div>/wɔtə dikæfəˈneɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> wawtuh deekafuh'nayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">a decaffeination process using water rather than a chemical solvent to extract the caffeine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water diabetes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780281993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water diabetes</span></header><div>/wɔtə daɪəˈbitiz/ (<em>say</em> wawtuh duyuh'beeteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23bigmac000020093"><strong>diabetes</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020093" href="entry://diabetes%23mq64">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Virginia deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Virginia deer</span></header><div>/vədʒɪniə ˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> vuhjineeuh 'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084903" href="entry://white-tailed%20deer%23bigmac000084903"><strong>white-tailed deer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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visual display unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">visual display unit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a computer terminal or monitor which displays information on a screen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">video display unit</strong>, <strong class="vs">visual display terminal</strong>, <strong class="vs">VDU</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vital dye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vital dye</span></header><div>/vaɪtl ˈdaɪ/ (<em>say</em> vuytl 'duy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq024">a dye capable of penetrating living cells without any immediate adverse effects, thus facilitating observation with a microscope.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vital stain</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitamin D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitamin D</span></header><div>/vaɪtəmən ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> vuytuhmuhn 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">any of the several fat-soluble antirachitic vitamins D<sub>1</sub>, D<sub>2</sub>, D<sub>3</sub>, found in milk and fish-liver oils, especially cod and halibut, or obtained by irradiating provitamin D with ultraviolet light.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitamin D1
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitamin D<sub>1</sub></span></header><div>/vaɪtəmən di ˈwʌn/ (<em>say</em> vuytuhmuhn dee 'wun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a mixture of lumisterol and calciferol, obtained by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitamin D2
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitamin D<sub>2</sub></span></header><div>/vaɪtəmən di ˈtu/ (<em>say</em> vuytuhmuhn dee 'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010679" href="entry://calciferol%23bigmac000010679"><strong>calciferol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vitamin D3
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vitamin D<sub>3</sub></span></header><div>/vaɪtəmən di ˈθri/ (<em>say</em> vuytuhmuhn dee 'three) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">the naturally occurring D-vitamin, found in fish-liver oils, differing from vitamin D<sub>2</sub> by slight structural differences in the molecule; cholecalciferol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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VJ Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">VJ Day</span></header><div>/vi ˈdʒeɪ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> vee 'jay day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac270868790" href="entry://VP%20Day%23bigmac270868790"><strong>VP Day</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">V-J Day</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>V</em>(<em>ictory over</em>)<em> J</em>(<em>apan</em>)<em> Day</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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void deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">void deck</span></header><div>/ˈvɔɪd dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'voyd dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Singaporean English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the unenclosed ground floor of a high-rise block of flats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voir dire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voir dire</span></header><div>/vwa ˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> vwah 'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> <em class="label">Law</em> a hearing by the judge from which the jury is excluded, conducted in the course of, but apart from, the main trial, in order to settle a question raised by either party concerning any fact which has to be assumed for the purposes of the trial proper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> an oath administered to a proposed witness or juror by which they are sworn to speak the truth in an examination to ascertain their competence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq987"> the preliminary examination of a prospective witness or juror touching their competence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq645"> (in criminal law) statements made to a judge as to the character or previous convictions of a prisoner, after they have been convicted or pleaded guilty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-French, from <em>voir</em> true, truly + <em>dire</em> say]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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volcanic dyke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac714969790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">volcanic dyke</span></header><div>/vɒlkænɪk ˈdaɪk/ (<em>say</em> volkanik 'duyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">a hard, narrow mass of cooled magma intruded into other rocks, and often exposed by erosion of surrounding softer materials.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020434" href="entry://dyke%23bigmac000020434"><strong>dyke<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020434" href="entry://dyke%23mq245">6</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voltage divider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voltage divider</span></header><div>/ˈvɒltɪdʒ dəvaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'voltij duhvuyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">a resistor (or series of resistors) with either a fixed or adjustable tapping allowing a voltage to be obtained which is a fraction of the total voltage across the resistor (or series of resistors).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">potential divider</strong>, <strong class="vs">potentiometer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voltage drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voltage drop</span></header><div>/ˈvɒltɪdʒ drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'voltij drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058421" href="entry://potential%20difference%23bigmac000058421"><strong>potential difference</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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von Recklinghausen's disease of multiple neurofibromatosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac876937687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">von Recklinghausen’s disease of multiple neurofibromatosis</span></header><div>/ˈrɛklɪŋˌhaʊzənz/ (<em>say</em> 'rekling.howzuhnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">a congenital disorder resulting from the pressure on nerves from lumps in the nerve sheath, characterised by multiple light-brown marks on the skin and soft fatty lumps beneath it, sometimes associated with nerve damage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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voodoo doll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800000667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">voodoo doll</span></header><div>/ˈvudu dɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'voohdooh dol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">(in voodoo) a doll thought to represent the spirit of a specific person and supposedly used to influence that person or, with the application of pins stuck into it, to inflict harm on that person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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VP Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac270868790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">VP Day</span></header><div>/vi ˈpi deɪ/ (<em>say</em> vee 'pee day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">15 August 1945 (in the US, 2 September 1945), the day of victory over Japan for the Allies in World War II.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">V-P Day</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly British</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">VJ Day</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>V</em>(<em>ictory in the</em>)<em> P</em>(<em>acific</em>)<em> Day</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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waggle dance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac689312642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">waggle dance</span></header><div>/ˈwægəl dæns/ (<em>say</em> 'waguhl dans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a figure-eight dance performed by a honey bee at the hive or nest to indicate to other bees the direction and distance to a source of pollen, nectar or water, and a possible new nest site.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-deserved
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac170057955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-deserved</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-dəzɜvd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-duhzervd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">rightfully entitled to or earned.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well deserved</strong> /wɛl dəˈzɜvd/ (<em>say</em> wel duh'zervd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-developed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac731466369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-developed</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-dəvɛləpt/ (<em>say</em> wel-'duhveluhpt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> developed skilfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> having a full figure.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well developed</strong> /wɛl dəˈvɛləpt/ (<em>say</em> wel duh'veluhpt).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-directed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687398969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-directed</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-dərɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-duhrektuhd), /-daɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -duy-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq13">aimed or conducted skilfully.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well directed</strong> /wɛl dəˈrɛktəd/ (<em>say</em> wel duh'rektuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-disguised
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac42611074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-disguised</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-dəsgaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-duhsguyzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq48">disguised skilfully.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well disguised</strong> /wɛl dəsˈgaɪzd/ (<em>say</em> wel duhs'guyzd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-disposed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-disposed</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-dəspoʊzd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-duhspohzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq327"> rightly or properly disposed; well-meaning.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> favourably or kindly disposed: <em class="example">well-disposed hearts.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well disposed</strong> /wɛl dəsˈpoʊzd/ (<em>say</em> wel duhs'pohzd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-done
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-done</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-dʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-dun) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> cooked thoroughly, especially of beef.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq234"> performed satisfactorily, or excellently.</span></div> Also, (<em>in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well done</strong> /wɛl ˈdʌn/ (<em>say</em> wel 'dun).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-drawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac223521533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-drawn</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-drɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-drawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq711">drawn skilfully.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well drawn</strong> /wɛl ˈdrɔn/ (<em>say</em> wel 'drawn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-dressed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-dressed</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-drɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-drest) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">wearing clothes that are smart, fit well, and are suitable for the occasion.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well dressed</strong> /wɛl ˈdrɛst/ (<em>say</em> wel 'drest).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-dried
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609831021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-dried</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-draɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-druyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq97">dried thoroughly.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well dried</strong> /wɛl ˈdraɪd/ (<em>say</em> wel 'druyd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-drilled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac758440927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-drilled</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-drɪld/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-drild) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq25"> drilled skilfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> extensively trained or disciplined.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well drilled</strong> /wɛl ˈdrɪld/ (<em>say</em> wel 'drild).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-to-do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-to-do</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of well-to-do" src="word_pronunciations/25223.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɛl-tə-du/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-tuh-dooh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of well-to-do" src="word_pronunciations/25224.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛl-tə-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> wel-tuh-'dooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq871"> having a sufficiency of means for comfortable living, well-off, or prosperous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> characterised by or showing a comfortable sufficiency of means, or prosperity: <em class="example">well-to-do circumstances.</em></span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well to do</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of well-to-do" src="word_pronunciations/25224.mp3"></audio></span>/wɛl tə ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> wel tuh 'dooh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Welsh dresser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Welsh dresser</span></header><div>/wɛlʃ ˈdrɛsə/ (<em>say</em> welsh 'dresuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">a sideboard having drawers or compartments below and open shallow shelves above.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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West Dunbartonshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac906794535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">West Dunbartonshire</span></header><div>/wɛst dʌnˈbatənʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> west dun'bahtuhnshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">an administrative district in western Scotland; part of the former county of Dunbartonshire; became part of Strathclyde in 1975; made a unitary district in 1996. 162 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Dumbarton.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Desert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798718962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Desert</span></header><div>/wɛstən ˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> westuhn 'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a large desert region in the west of Australia, covering western SA, the western NT, and much of inland WA and including the Gibson Desert, the Great Sandy Desert, and the Great Victoria Desert, associated with the culture of the Aboriginal peoples who inhabit it.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084494" href="entry://Western%20Desert%20language%23bigmac000084494"><strong>Western Desert language</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Desert cultural bloc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac382550683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Desert cultural bloc</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">a large region in central Australia, stretching from the Nullarbor in the south to the Kimberley in the north, inhabited by Indigenous groups all speaking dialects of the Western Desert Language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Desert language
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Desert language</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a group of closely related dialects or languages from the Western Desert area of Australia; Wati.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The term <strong>Western Desert</strong> has been adopted as a cover term for a group of closely related languages which include Luritja, Nyangumarta, Pintupi, Pitjantjatjara, Walmajarri and Warlpiri, among others. If these languages are taken to be dialects of a single Western Desert language, the speakers of the language live across well over a million square kilometres, making it the largest in extent of Australia’s Indigenous languages.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western District
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western District</span></header><div>/wɛstən ˈdɪstrɪkt/ (<em>say</em> westuhn 'distrikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">an area in the south-western corner of Victoria, extending west from Port Phillip to the SA border and from the south coast north to the Grampians.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> The <strong>Western District</strong> takes in territory traditionally inhabited by a number of Aboriginal groups, including the Djargurdwurung, Wathawurung, Giraiwurung and Gunditjmara peoples. European whalers and sealers operated in the area from the late 18th century. Matthew Flinders charted the coastline in 1802, the year that the French explorer Nicholas Baudin undertook a similar task. In 1834 the Henty brothers settled in the Portland district, the region’s first permanent European settlement. Shortly after, John Batman landed in the Geelong district and negotiated the ‘purchase’ of much of that area, with the first settlers here arriving in 1836–37. Most of the Western District was settled by squatters who took up large holdings in the late 1830s and throughout the 1840s. Townships followed pastoral settlement. In the 1850s Victoria’s gold rush brought prosperity to the ports of Geelong, Port Fairy and Warrnambool, and farmers and pastoralists enjoyed larger markets and inflated prices for their produce. The mansions associated with the modern Western District ‘squattocracy’ date from the boom years of the 1870s and 1880s. The late 19th century marked the start of dairying, now the major industry in the area from Warrnambool to Colac, the ongoing timber industry in the Otway Range and the subdivision of large pastoral runs for closer settlement. In more recent years tourism has become particularly important along the Otway Range and Bellarine Peninsula coastlines. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Western Division
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Western Division</span></header><div>/wɛstən dəˈvɪʒən/ (<em>say</em> westuhn duh'vizhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq872">a region in NSW making up over 40 per cent of the state; problems with settlement had led to the establishment of an Act in 1901 providing for a special type of land tenure and currently there are over 30 million hectares held under perpetual lease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water diviner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water diviner</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of water diviner" src="word_pronunciations/25087.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɔtə dəvaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuh duhvuynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">someone who uses a divining rod to discover water in the ground.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">waterfinder</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water dog</span></header><div>/ˈwɔtə dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuh dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">a dog accustomed to or delighting in the water, or trained to go into the water to retrieve game.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water dragon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of water dragon" src="word_pronunciations/25080.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɔtə drægən/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuh draguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">any of various species of robust, agamid lizards of genus <em>Physignathus</em>, found throughout Australia, generally close to water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">water goanna</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water dropping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463269005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water dropping</span></header><div>/ˈwɔtə drɒpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuh droping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">the process of dropping large quantities of water onto a fire from an aircraft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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water dropwort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">water dropwort</span></header><div>/ˈwɔtə ˌdrɒpwɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuh .dropwert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">any of several perennial umbelliferous herbs of the genus <em>Oenanthe</em>, as <em>O. fistulosa</em>, a plant of wet places in Europe and south-west Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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watered-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">watered-down</span></header><div>/wɔtəd-ˈdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> wawtuhd-'down) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> made weaker, less effective, by or as by the addition of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> made less strong, as of successive versions of reports, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Wattle Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Wattle Day</span></header><div>/ˈwɒtl deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'wotl day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">an Australian commemorative day held on either 1 August or 1 September in which the wattle, flowering at the beginning of spring, is celebrated as a national symbol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weapon debris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weapon debris</span></header><div>/wɛpən dəˈbri/ (<em>say</em> wepuhn duh'bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">the residue of a nuclear weapon after it has exploded, that is, the materials used for the casing, and other components of the weapon, plus unexpended plutonium or uranium, together with fission products.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weapon of mass destruction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac168164245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weapon of mass destruction</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">weapons of mass destruction</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a biological, chemical or nuclear weapon capable of killing a great number of people.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: WMD</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weather deck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weather deck</span></header><div>/ˈwɛðə dɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'wedhuh dek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a ship’s deck which is exposed to the weather.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weather derivative
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac755902012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weather derivative</span></header><div>/wɛðə dəˈrɪvətɪv/ (<em>say</em> wedhuh duh'rivuhtiv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">a form of insurance to protect against weather-related losses for farmers, based on a variable such as extreme temperature or rainfall, with the insured receiving a fixed sum if the variable falls outside of the set variable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">weather certificate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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we'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">we’d</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of we’d" src="word_pronunciations/25143.mp3"></audio></span>/wid/ (<em>say</em> weed) <div class="def"><span id="mq296">contraction of <em>we had</em>, <em>we should</em> or <em>we would</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wedding dress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wedding dress</span></header><div>/ˈwɛdɪŋ drɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'weding dres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">a dress, usually white and floor-length, often having a train, worn by a bride at her wedding.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wedding gown</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weed hygiene declaration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac94045236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weed hygiene declaration</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">a document which provides a statement from a supplier on the weed-free status of the supplied product, material, item, etc., and which authorises the receiver to refuse to take delivery if there is weed contamination or to take precautions to prevent the spread of weeds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weedy sea dragon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142780635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weedy sea dragon</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066411" href="entry://sea%20dragon%23bigmac000066411">sea dragon</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066411" href="entry://sea%20dragon%23mq041">2</a>), <em>Phyllopteryx taeniolatus</em>, with bright colouring, inhabiting kelp habitats in southern Australian waters; common sea dragon; the state faunal (marine) emblem of Victoria.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">weedy seadragon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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weight density
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">weight density</span></header><div>/ˈweɪt ˌdɛnsəti/ (<em>say</em> 'wayt .densuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">weight densities</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq913">the weight of a body per unit volume.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Weil's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac541010263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Weil’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈvaɪlz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'vuylz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a bacterial infection caused by the leptospirosis bacterium which is spread by the urine of rats, typically infecting water in caves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Adolf <em>Weil</em>, 1848–1916, German physician who first described it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-defended
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac364848464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-defended</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-dəfɛndəd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-duhfenduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">defended skilfully.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well defended</strong> /wɛl dəˈfɛndəd/ (<em>say</em> wel duh'fenduhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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well-defined
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac158907124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">well-defined</span></header><div>/ˈwɛl-dəfaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'wel-duhfuynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">clearly expressed or marked.</span></div> Also, (<em>especially in predicative use</em>), <strong class="vs">well defined</strong> /wɛl dəˈfaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> wel duh'fuynd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet deposition
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436398319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet deposition</span></header><div>/wɛt dɛpəˈzɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> wet depuh'zishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">the process by which atmospheric gases and particles are transferred to the earth’s surface by being mixed with water vapour in the air which is then condensed into precipitation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet dock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet dock</span></header><div>/ˈwɛt dɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'wet dok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">a basin into which vessels enter and in which the water is kept at one level by dock gates, irrespective of outside tides.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet dream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet dream</span></header><div>/wɛt ˈdrim/ (<em>say</em> wet 'dreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">(of a male) a sexually exciting dream, resulting in a nocturnal emission.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wet macular degeneration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac010540123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wet macular degeneration</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543"></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac585893203" href="entry://macular%20degeneration%23bigmac585893203"><strong>macular degeneration</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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what-d'ye-call-it
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">what-d’ye-call-it</span></header><div>/ˈwɒt-dʒə-kɔl-ət/ (<em>say</em> 'wot-juh-kawl-uht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">(a name used in place of one temporarily forgotten): <em class="example">please pass me the what-d’ye-call-it.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">what-d’ye-m’-call-it</strong> /ˈwɒt-dʒə-mə-kɔl-ət/ (<em>say</em> 'wot-juh-muh-kawl-uht), <strong class="vs">whatchamacallit</strong> /ˈwɒtʃaməkɔlət/ (<em>say</em> 'wochamuhkawluht).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wheeler-dealer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wheeler-dealer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wheeler-dealer" src="word_pronunciations/25283.mp3"></audio></span>/wilə-ˈdilə/ (<em>say</em> weeluh-'deeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> someone in a position of power who controls and directs the actions of others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq023"> someone who actively pursues their own advancement by moving constantly from one profitable business transaction to another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shaped by euphony, from <em>wheel and deal</em> (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084645" href="entry://wheel%23bigmac000084645"><span class="smallcaps">wheel</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084645" href="entry://wheel%23mq936">31</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whisky dick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac765514256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whisky dick</span></header><div>/ˈwɪski dɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'wiskee dik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">erectile dysfunction induced by excessive alcohol consumption.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whisky drinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whisky drinker</span></header><div>/ˈwɪski drɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'wiskee dringkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a cherrynose cicada.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whist drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whist drive</span></header><div>/ˈwɪst draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'wist druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">a series of games of whist played by a number of sets of partners at different tables, winning pairs moving to the next table at the end of each game.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whistling duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whistling duck</span></header><div>/ˈwɪslɪŋ dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'wisling duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">any of various ducks of the subfamily Dendrocygninae, which make a whistling sound rather than quacking, as the two Australian birds, the <strong>wandering whistling duck</strong>, <em>Dendrocygna arcuata</em>, and the endemic, <strong>plumed whistling duck</strong>, <em>D. eytoni</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white dragon tree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000110106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white dragon tree</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a small spreading tree, <em>Sesbania formosa</em>, with fishbone-like leaves and large white pea-flowers hanging in clusters; found in watercourses in the far north of Australia; swamp corkwood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white drugs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508953185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white drugs</span></header><div>/waɪt ˈdrʌgz/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'drugz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">a category of highly addictive drugs, as heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called because most drugs in the category are white in colour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white dwarf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white dwarf</span></header><div>/waɪt ˈdwɔf/ (<em>say</em> wuyt 'dwawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq465">a small star with low luminosity, a high surface temperature and a diameter similar to that of the earth; the remnant of a red giant that has used up its nuclear fuel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whitefella dancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac555656968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whitefella dancing</span></header><div>/ˈwaɪtfɛlə dænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'wuytfeluh dansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">dancing that is not traditional, ceremonial dancing.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020758" href="entry://disco%20dancing%23bigmac000020758"><strong>disco dancing</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white muscle disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac223146173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white muscle disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">a sometimes lethal muscular dystrophy occurring in calves and lambs as a result of selenium deficiency; the muscles appear pale on post-mortem examination.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white spot disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac118097492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white spot disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">a highly contagious viral disease of decapod crustaceans, as prawns, crabs, yabbies, and lobsters.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: WSD Also, <strong class="vs">white spot syndrome</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the appearance of diseased prawns with white spots]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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white-tailed deer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">white-tailed deer</span></header><div>/ˌwaɪt-teɪld ˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> .wuyt-tayld 'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">a common American deer, <em>Odocoileus virginianus</em>, with numerous subspecies ranging from southern Canada south to Bolivia, having a tail with a white underside.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">whitetail</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Whitmore's disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac58889397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Whitmore’s disease</span></header><div>/ˈwɪtmɔz dəziz/ (<em>say</em> 'witmawz duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac92342882" href="entry://melioidosis%23bigmac92342882"><strong>melioidosis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Alfred <em>Whitmore</em>, 1876–1946, British pathologist who identified the disease in Burma in 1911]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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who'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">who’d</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of who’d" src="word_pronunciations/25385.mp3"></audio></span>/hud/ (<em>say</em> hoohd) <div class="def"><span id="mq236">contraction of <em>who would</em> or <em>who had</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whoop-de-do
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whoop-de-do</span></header><div>/wʊp-di-ˈdu/ (<em>say</em> woop-dee-'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> a hump of earth, usually one in a series forming an obstacle on a BMX track.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq19"> a similar obstacle in an off-road car race.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">whoop de doo</strong>, <strong class="vs">whoopy-do</strong>, <strong class="vs">whoop</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wild dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac589472339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wild dog</span></header><div>/waɪld ˈdɒg/ (<em>say</em> wuyld 'dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq205"> a canine animal of a species which is thought of generally as not domesticated, as the dingo, jackal, coyote, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> a domestic dog which has become feral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Wilson Dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Wilson Dam</span></header><div>/wɪlsən ˈdæm/ (<em>say</em> wilsuhn 'dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a power dam on the Tennessee River, in north-western Alabama; a part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. About 1402 m long; 42 m high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wind-down
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700707061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wind-down</span></header><div>/ˈwaɪnd-daʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'wuynd-down) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> a gradual slowing down of one’s regular pursuits or activities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq641"> a slowing down of business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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window-dresser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">window-dresser</span></header><div>/ˈwɪndoʊ-drɛsə/ (<em>say</em> 'windoh-dresuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">a person employed to dress the windows of a shop, or arrange in them attractive displays of goods for sale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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window-dressing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">window-dressing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of window-dressing" src="word_pronunciations/25477.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪndoʊ-drɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'windoh-dresing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq098"> the act or fact of preparing a display in a shopwindow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> the presentation of the most favourable aspect of something, especially when unpleasant facts are concealed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we eat more than we need, and what we admire in women is a seductive window-dressing of stored fat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wing dam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wing dam</span></header><div>/ˈwɪŋ dæm/ (<em>say</em> 'wing dam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031930" href="entry://groyne%23bigmac000031930"><strong>groyne</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wing-ding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wing-ding</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wing-ding" src="word_pronunciations/25497.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɪŋ-dɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'wing-ding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">a wild party.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wire door
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac467564997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wire door</span></header><div>/waɪə ˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> wuyuh 'daw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000200095" href="entry://screen%20door%23bigmac000200095"><strong>screen door</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wireline drilling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wireline drilling</span></header><div>/ˌwaɪəlaɪn ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .wuyuhluyn 'driling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">the drilling of boreholes with a steel cable attached to the core barrel; the cable or wireline enables the rock core to be extracted without removing the drill rods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Wolffian duct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac410981868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Wolffian duct</span></header><div>/wʊlfiən ˈdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> woolfeeuhn 'dukt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq93">an organ found in embryonic mammals, persisting as the ureter in females, and the urinogenital duct in males of lower vertebrates and as the genital duct in males of higher vertebrates; mesonephric duct.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac855904419" href="entry://Wolffian%20body%23bigmac855904419"><span class="smallcaps">Wolffian body</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wolf warrior diplomacy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac684120141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wolf warrior diplomacy</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a perceived diplomatic strategy of China in which criticism from another country is met with an immediate response, retaliation, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the 2015 Chinese action and war film <em>Wolf Warrior</em>, in which China’s national interests are aggressively defended by the state’s military special forces]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wonder drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac726201191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wonder drug</span></header><div>/ˈwʌndə drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'wunduh drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">a drug which is believed to make a dramatic improvement in a patient’s condition.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">miracle drug</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wood duck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wood duck</span></header><div>/ˈwʊd dʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'wood duk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq615"> an endemic Australian duck, <em>Chenonetta jubata</em>, with a dark maned head, common on wetlands throughout southern Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq5"> the North American duck, <em>Aix sponsa</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq270"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a customer, as at a used-car saleyard, who is easily persuaded to make a purchase, especially of inferior goods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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woodpeckers' day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">woodpeckers’ day</span></header><div>/ˈwʊdpɛkəz deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'woodpekuhz day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">the day reserved for hearing the cases of people who are pleading guilty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [the majority of criminals appearing in court on this day are ‘nodding the head’ that is, pleading guilty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wool-sorters' disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wool-sorters’ disease</span></header><div>/ˌwʊl-sɔtəz dəˈziz/ (<em>say</em> .wool-sawtuhz duh'zeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">pulmonary anthrax in humans caused by inhaling the spores of <em>Bacillus anthracis</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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work for the dole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac206627145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">work for the dole</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">(in Australia) a scheme whereby unpaid community work may, under certain conditions, be required of or offered to recipients of unemployment benefits as a means of providing work experience and improving their employment prospects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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working day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">working day</span></header><div>/ˈwɜkɪŋ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'werking day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq981"> the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> a day ordinarily given to working (opposed to <em>holiday</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq036"> the daily period of hours for working.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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working dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484130273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">working dog</span></header><div>/ˈwɜkɪŋ dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'werking dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a dog trained to assist in rural activities such as the protecting, tending and working of stock.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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working drawing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">working drawing</span></header><div>/ˈwɜkɪŋ ˌdrɔ-ɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'werking .drawing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a drawing, as of the whole or part of a structure or machine, made to scale and in such detail with regard to dimensions, etc., as to form a guide for the workers in the construction of the object.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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workplace diversity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac27968268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">workplace diversity</span></header><div>/wɜkpleɪs dəˈvɜsɪti/ (<em>say</em> werkplays duh'versuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">diversity in terms of representation of minority groups in a workplace, as achieved by programs practising affirmative action.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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World Youth Day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac654694348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">World Youth Day</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">a gathering of young people of the Roman Catholic religion to celebrate their faith, held annually within dioceses and on an international basis every two or three years at different cities around the world; instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1984.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wrist drop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wrist drop</span></header><div>/ˈrɪst drɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'rist drop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing it to droop, due to injuries or some poisons, as lead or arsenic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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writing desk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">writing desk</span></header><div>/ˈraɪtɪŋ dɛsk/ (<em>say</em> 'ruyting desk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> a piece of furniture with a surface for writing upon, usually with drawers and pigeonholes to hold writing materials, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> a portable case for holding writing materials and affording, when opened, a surface for writing upon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wrongful dismissal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59557998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wrongful dismissal</span></header><div>/rɒŋfəl dɪsˈmɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> rongfuhl dis'misuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">the dismissal of an employee for reasons which are unlawful, as discrimination on the basis of race or religion, objection to the employee’s union activities, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac94832881" href="entry://unfair%20dismissal%23bigmac94832881"><strong>unfair dismissal</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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x-div.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">x-div.</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">ex dividend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yam daisy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yam daisy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yam daisy" src="word_pronunciations/25751.mp3"></audio></span>/jæm ˈdeɪzi/ (<em>say</em> yam 'dayzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">yam daisies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">a herb, <em>Microseris scapigera</em>, family Compositae, with a yellow flower and a root traditionally used as food by Aboriginal people; native dandelion; myrrnong.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blackfellow’s yam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Yankee Doodle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Yankee Doodle</span></header><div>/jæŋki ˈdudl/ (<em>say</em> yangkee 'doohdl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">an English song taken over by the American troops during the American War of Independence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yard dog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac820551013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yard dog</span></header><div>/ˈjad dɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'yahd dog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq347"> a working dog, usually a kelpie or border collie, trained to work sheep within the confines of a yard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a man of slovenly habits and coarse behaviour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yard duty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac079680623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yard duty</span></header><div>/ˈjad djuti/ (<em>say</em> 'yahd dyoohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">yard duties</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Especially SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac672116368" href="entry://playground%20duty%23bigmac672116368"><strong>playground duty</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yarn-dyed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yarn-dyed</span></header><div>/ˈjan-daɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'yahn-duyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">(of fabrics) woven from yarns previously dyed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yellow dot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac2048879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yellow dot</span></header><div>/ˈjɛloʊ dɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'yeloh dot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Squash</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">a ball used in squash that has slightly more bounce than a double yellow dot.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac90796850" href="entry://double%20yellow%20dot%23bigmac90796850"><strong>double yellow dot</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">single dot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yellow dwarf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522046145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yellow dwarf</span></header><div>/jɛloʊ ˈdwɔf/ (<em>say</em> jeloh 'dwawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">yellow dwarfs</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">yellow dwarves</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">a small main-sequence star, such as the sun around which the earth orbits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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you'd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">you’d</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of you’d" src="word_pronunciations/25822.mp3"></audio></span>/jud/ (<em>say</em> yoohd), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of you’d" src="word_pronunciations/25821.mp3"></audio></span>/jəd/ (<em>say</em> yuhd) <div class="def"><span id="mq872">contraction of <em>you had</em> or <em>you would</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yo-yo diet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac548511575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yo-yo diet</span><z><span target_id="QOIB9zJZWy">n.</span><span target_id="mkRlRcR7Rr">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈjoʊ-joʊ daɪət/ (<em>say</em> 'yoh-yoh duyuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QOIB9zJZWy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq138"> any diet in which rapid weight loss alternates with rapid weight gain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mkRlRcR7Rr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq876"> to diet in such a way.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>yo-yo dieter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>yo-yo dieting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zebra chip disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac102890867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zebra chip disease</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">a disease of plants, caused by the bacterium <em>Candidatus Liberibacter solancearum</em>; spread by a psyllid which lives on tomatoes and potatoes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">zebra chip</strong>. <div class="etym">[named from the characteristic black stripe it causes in potatoes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zener diode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zener diode</span></header><div>/zɛnə ˈdaɪoʊd/ (<em>say</em> zenuh 'duyohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">a diode which has a stable Zener voltage which is used for a reference.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Clarence Melvin <em>Zener</em>, 1905–93, US physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cuvilliés
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cuvilliés</span></header><div>/ˈkyviljeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'koohveelyay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>François de</strong> /frɒ̃ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> fron'swah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">1695–1768, a baroque architect of French origin who worked mainly in Bavaria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fénelon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fénelon</span></header><div>/feɪnəˈlɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> faynuh'lon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>François de Salignac de La Mothe</strong> /frɒ̃ˌswa də salinˌjak də la ˈmɒt/ (<em>say</em> fron.swah duh sahleen.yahk duh lah 'mot), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">1651–1715, French theologian and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ferrer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ferrer</span></header><div>/ˈfɛrə/ (<em>say</em> 'feruh), /fəˈrɜ/ (<em>say</em> fuh'rer) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> <strong>José</strong> (<em>José Vincente Ferrer de Otero y Cintron</em>), 1912–92, US film and theatre actor, director and producer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> <strong>Mel</strong>(<strong>chior</strong>)<strong> Gaston</strong>, 1917–2008, US film actor and dancer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Fouqué
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Fouqué</span></header><div>/fuˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> fooh'kay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Friedrich Heinrich Karl</strong> /ˌfridrɪk hainrɪk ˈkal/ (<em>say</em> .freedrik haheenrik 'kahl) (<em>Baron de La Motte-Fouqué</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq620">1777–1843, German novelist and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Francia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Francia</span></header><div>/ˈfransjə/ (<em>say</em> 'frahnsyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>José Gaspar Rodriguez de</strong> /hoʊˌseɪ gasˌpa rɒˈdrigeɪθ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> hoh.say gahs.pah ro'dreegayth day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">1766–1840, politician and dictator of Paraguay 1814–40.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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FTP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac057295795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">FTP</span><z><span target_id="SqssTKqtuX">n.</span><span target_id="suEVG8bnGc">adj.</span><span target_id="6jcF5Xr9eq">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ɛf ti ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> ef tee 'pee) <em class="label">Computers</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SqssTKqtuX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq309"> a protocol for the transfer of files from one computer to another via a communications network.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq31"> a computer program which uses this protocol to transfer files.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="suEVG8bnGc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq90"> of or relating to this protocol: <em class="example">an FTP server.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6jcF5Xr9eq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq366"> (<strong class="bold">FTPed</strong>, <strong class="bold">FTPing</strong>) to transfer (data) by this means.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ftp</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>f</em>(<em>ile</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>ransfer</em>)<em> p</em>(<em>rotocol</em>)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> There is some variation in the spelling of the inflected verb forms, possibly because they have come into use relatively recently. This is especially so in the lower case variation, so the <em>ftp’ed</em> and <em>ftp’ing</em> are in evidence, along with, to a lesser degree, <em>ftped</em> and <em>ftping</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gatún Lake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gatún Lake</span></header><div>/gaˌtun ˈleɪk/ (<em>say</em> gah.toohn 'layk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">an artificial lake in the Canal Zone, part of the Panama Canal, created by <strong>Gatún Dam</strong>. 425 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gibberbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gibberbird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gibberbird" src="word_pronunciations/10117.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɪbəbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'gibuhberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">a small, ground-dwelling insectivorous bird, <em>Ashbyia lovensis</em>, inhabiting the stony arid interior of Australia; desert chat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030185" href="entry://gibber%23bigmac000030185"><span class="smallcaps">gibber<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089669" href="entry://bird%23bigmac000089669"><span class="smallcaps">bird<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Goya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Goya</span></header><div>/ˈgɔɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'goyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Francisco de</strong> (<em>Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">1746–1828, Spanish painter and engraver; much of his work depicts cruelty of war, in particular, the invasion of Spain by Napoleon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ignatius of Loyola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ignatius of Loyola</span></header><div>/ɪgˌneɪʃəs əv lɔɪˈoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> ig.nayshuhs uhv loy'ohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Iñigo López de Recalde</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">1491–1556, Spanish soldier and priest; founder of the Jesuit order.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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John XXII
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">John XXII</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of John XXII" src="word_pronunciations/12879.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɒn/ (<em>say</em> jon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Jacques Duèse</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">1244?–1334, pope 1316–34.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Josephine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Josephine</span></header><div>/ˈdʒoʊsəfin/ (<em>say</em> 'johsuhfeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Joséphine de Beauharnais</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">1763–1814, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kerouac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kerouac</span></header><div>/ˈkɛrʊæk/ (<em>say</em> 'kerooak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jack</strong> (<em>Jean-Louis Lefris de Kérouac</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">1922–69, US beat novelist of French-Canadian parentage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zero-day
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac493841505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zero-day</span></header><div>/ˈzɪəroʊ-deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'zearroh-day) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">of or relating to a flaw in an application for which there is no patch available: <em class="example">a zero-day vulnerability.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Zhu De
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Zhu De</span></header><div>/dʒu ˈdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> jooh 'day) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">1886–1976, Chinese soldier; leader of the Communist army during the 1930s and 1940s.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Chu Teh</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zinc dust
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zinc dust</span></header><div>/ˈzɪŋk dʌst/ (<em>say</em> 'zingk dust) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">finely divided zinc used as a pigment in protective paints for iron and steel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zip drive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490673687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zip drive</span></header><div>/ˈzɪp draɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'zip druyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">a small portable disk drive used for backing up and archiving files.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zirconium dioxide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac123728919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zirconium dioxide</span></header><div>/zɜkoʊniəm daɪˈɒksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> zerkohneeuhm duy'oksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a white crystalline oxide of zirconium, ZrO<sub>2</sub>, occurring naturally as a rare mineral.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac470199001" href="entry://cubic%20zirconia%23bigmac470199001"><strong>cubic zirconia</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zombie debt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac331121980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zombie debt</span></header><div>/ˈzɒmbi dɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'zombee det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">a debt long forgotten which is suddenly made urgent again because it is pursued by a debt collector.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zombie drug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244542444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zombie drug</span></header><div>/ˈzɒmbi drʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'zombee drug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">any of various designer drugs which put the person taking them into a trance-like state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zone defence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac624407394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zone defence</span></header><div>/zoʊn dəˈfɛns/ (<em>say</em> zohn duh'fens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Basketball</em>, <em class="label">Australian Rules</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">a strategy in which an area is defended rather than a particular player (opposed to <em>man-on-man defence</em>), especially by crowding it with players so as to prevent a lead (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102975" href="entry://lead%23bigmac000102975"><strong>lead<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102975" href="entry://lead%23mq196">29</a>) into open space.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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zymotic disease
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">zymotic disease</span></header><div>/zaɪˈmɒtɪk dəziz/ (<em>say</em> zuy'motik duhzeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq026">an infectious disease, as smallpox, typhoid fever, etc., which was regarded as due to the presence in the body of a morbific principle acting in a manner analogous to fermentation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balboa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balboa</span></header><div>/bælˈboʊə/ (<em>say</em> bal'bohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vasco Núñez de</strong> /væskoʊ ˈnunjɛz deɪ/ (<em>say</em> vaskoh 'noohnyez day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer; responsible for the European discovery of the Pacific Ocean in 1513.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balzac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balzac</span></header><div>/ˈbælzæk/ (<em>say</em> 'balzak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Honoré de</strong> /ˈɒnəreɪ də/ (<em>say</em> 'onuhray duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">1799–1850, French novelist; author of the collection of novels <em>La Comédie Humaine</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banville</span></header><div>/bɒ̃ˈvil/ (<em>say</em> bon'veel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Théodore Faullain de</strong> /teɪɒˌdɔ foʊˈlæ̃ də/ (<em>say</em> tayo.daw foh'lan duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">1823–91, French poet and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barros
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barros</span></header><div>/baˈruʃ/ (<em>say</em> bah'roohsh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>João de</strong> /ˈʒwɒ̃ də/ (<em>say</em> 'zhwon duh) (‘<em>the Portuguese Livy</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">1496–1570, Portuguese historian noted for his history of the Portuguese in the East Indies, <em>Décadas da Ásia</em> (1552–1615).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cloots
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cloots</span></header><div>/klɒts/ (<em>say</em> klots) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce</strong> /ʒɒ̃ baˌtist dy val-də-ˈgras/ (<em>say</em> zhon bah.teest dooh vahl-duh-'grahs), <strong>Baron de</strong> (‘<em>Anacharsis Clootz</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Cruz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Cruz</span></header><div>/kruθ/ (<em>say</em> kroohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> <strong>Penélope</strong>, born 1974, Spanish film actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq412"> <strong>Ramón de la</strong> /raˈmoʊn də la/ (<em>say</em> rah'mohn duh lah), 1731–94, Spanish playwright.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lapdog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lapdog</span></header><div>/ˈlæpdɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'lapdog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq170"> a pet dog small enough to lie on one’s lap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> a person who, through admiration for or infatuation with a superior, unthinkingly endorses their every act.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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La Pérouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">La Pérouse</span></header><div>/la pəˈruz/ (<em>say</em> lah puh'roohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean François de Galaup</strong> /ʒɒ̃ frɒ̃ˌswa də gaˈloʊ/ (<em>say</em> zhon fron.swah duh gah'loh), <strong>Comte de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">1741–88, French-born explorer and navigator in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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La Plata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">La Plata</span></header><div>/la ˈplatə/ (<em>say</em> lah 'plahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> a seaport in eastern Argentina.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> <strong>Río de la Plata</strong> → River <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057294" href="entry://Plate%23bigmac000057294"><strong>Plate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Louis I
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Louis I</span></header><div>/ˈlui/ (<em>say</em> 'loohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Louis le Débonnaire</em>’, ‘<em>Louis the Pious</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">778–840, king of France and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814–840; son of Charlemagne.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Louis XII
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Louis XII</span></header><div>/ˈlui/ (<em>say</em> 'loohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Père du Peuple</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">1462–1515, king of France 1498–1515.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Machiavelli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Machiavelli</span></header><div>/mækiəˈvɛli/ (<em>say</em> makeeuh'velee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Niccoló di Bernardo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">1469–1527, Italian statesman and writer on government; author of the political treatise <em>The Prince</em> (1513).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Malherbe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Malherbe</span></header><div>/malˈɛəb/ (<em>say</em> mahl'airb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>François de</strong> /frɒ̃ˈswa də/ (<em>say</em> fron'swah duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">1555–1628, French poet and critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mercier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mercier</span></header><div>/mɛəsiˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> mairsee'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Désiré Joseph</strong> /deɪˌzireɪ ʒoʊˈzɛf/ (<em>say</em> day.zeeray zhoh'zef), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">1851–1926, Belgian cardinal and symbol of Belgian resistance to Germany in World War I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mobutu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mobutu</span></header><div>/məˈbutu/ (<em>say</em> muh'boohtooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sese Seko</strong> /ˌsɛseɪ ˈsɛkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .sesay 'sekoh) (<em>Joseph Désiré</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">1930–97, Congolese army officer; in 1965 became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo which was renamed Zaire in 1971; deposed in 1997.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Monge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Monge</span></header><div>/mɒ̃ʒ/ (<em>say</em> monzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gaspard</strong> /gasˈpa/ (<em>say</em> gahs'pah) (<em>Comte de Péluse</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">1746–1818, French mathematician; founder of descriptive geometry, which represents three-dimensional solids on a two-dimensional plane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Montcalm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Montcalm</span></header><div>/ˈmɒntkam/ (<em>say</em> 'montkahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis Joseph</strong> /lui ʒoʊˈzɛf/ (<em>say</em> loohee zhoh'zef), <strong>Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Véran</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">1712–59, French general; defeated by the British under Wolfe at Quebec in 1759.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Narváez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Narváez</span></header><div>/naˈvaɛθ/ (<em>say</em> nah'vaheth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pánfilo de</strong> /ˈpanfiloʊ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pahnfeeloh day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">c. 1478–1528, Spanish soldier and adventurer in America.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nerval
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nerval</span></header><div>/nɜˈval/ (<em>say</em> ner'vahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gérard de</strong> /ʒeɪˈra də/ (<em>say</em> zhay'rah duh) (<em>Gérard Labrunie</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">1808–55, French poet, critic, and essayist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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PDF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148657331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">PDF</span><z><span target_id="6lVZ5NOYNj">n.</span><span target_id="MAbDM4yoiK">adj.</span><span target_id="0cqw1ZmLRL">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/pi di ˈɛf/ (<em>say</em> pee dee 'ef) <em class="label">Computers</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6lVZ5NOYNj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq899"> a format in which documents may be saved and sent to others for viewing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq708"> a document in this format.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MAbDM4yoiK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq16"> of or relating to this format or a file stored in this format.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0cqw1ZmLRL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq669"> (<strong class="bold">PDFed</strong>, <strong class="bold">PDFing</strong>) to save (an electronic document) in this format.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pdf</strong>; (<em>in filenames</em>), <strong class="vs">.pdf</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>p</em>(<em>ortable</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>ocument</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>ormat</em>)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> There is some variation in the spelling of the inflected verb forms, possibly because they have come into use relatively recently. This is especially so in the lower case variation, so that <em>pdf’ed</em> and <em>pdf’ing</em> are in evidence, along with, to a lesser degree, <em>pdfed</em> and <em>pdfing</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Plata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Plata</span></header><div>/ˈplatə/ (<em>say</em> 'plahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Río de la</strong> /ˈrioʊ də la/ (<em>say</em> 'reeoh duh lah) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">→ River <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057294" href="entry://Plate%23bigmac000057294"><strong>Plate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Quirós
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Quirós</span></header><div>/ˈkwirɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'kweeros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pedro Fernández de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">1565–1615, Spanish navigator, born in Portugal; made an unsuccessful attempt to find the Great South Land.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Robespierre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Robespierre</span></header><div>/ˈroʊbzpiɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'rohbzpeeair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maximilien François Marie Isidore de</strong> /maksiˌmiljæ̃ frɒ̃ˌswa maˌri iziˈdɔə də/ (<em>say</em> mahksee.meelyan fron.swah mah.ree eezee'dawuh duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">1758–94, French lawyer and revolutionary leader; established the extremist group the Reign of Terror in France 1793–94; guillotined after a coup d’état in 1794.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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San Martín
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">San Martín</span></header><div>/san maˈtin/ (<em>say</em> sahn mah'teen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>José de</strong> /hoʊˈseɪ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> hoh'say day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">1778–1850, South American patriot, general and politician, born in Argentina; won independence from Spain for Chile and Peru.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santillana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santillana</span></header><div>/santiˈljanə/ (<em>say</em> sahntee'lyahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marqués de</strong> /maˈkeɪθ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> mah'kayth day) (<em>Iñigo López de Mendoza</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">1398–1458, Spanish poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sismondi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sismondi</span></header><div>/sɪsˈmɒndi/ (<em>say</em> sis'mondee), /sismɒ̃ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> seesmon'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de</strong> /ʒɒ̃ ʃal leɪɒˌna siˈmɒ̃d də/ (<em>say</em> zhon shahl layo.nah see'mond duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">1773–1842, Swiss historian and economist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Staël
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Staël</span></header><div>/stal/ (<em>say</em> stahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anne Louise Germaine Necker</strong> /an luiz ʒɛəˌmeɪn nɛˈkɛə/ (<em>say</em> ahn looheez zhair.mayn ne'kair), <strong>Madame de</strong> (<em>Baronne de Staël-Holstein</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">1766–1817, French writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sully
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sully</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Sully" src="word_pronunciations/22492.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsʌli/ (<em>say</em> 'sulee), /syˈli/ (<em>say</em> sooh'lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maximilien de Béthune</strong> /maksimilˌiæ̃ də beɪˈtyn/ (<em>say</em> mahkseemeel.eean duh bay'toohn), <strong>Duc de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">1560–1641, French statesman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Torquemada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Torquemada</span></header><div>/tɔkəˈmadə/ (<em>say</em> tawkuh'mahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tomás de</strong> /toʊˈmas deɪ/ (<em>say</em> toh'mahs day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">1420–98, Spanish Dominican monk, and first Spanish inquisitor-general.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Torres
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Torres</span></header><div>/ˈtɒrəz/ (<em>say</em> 'toruhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Luis Váez de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">fl. 1605–07, Spanish navigator who sailed with Pedro Fernández de Quirós in search of Terra Australis Incognita in 1605. His navigation through the strait between New Guinea and Australia earned him the honour of the strait being named after him.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Valle Inclán
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Valle Inclán</span></header><div>/ˈbaljeɪ inˈklan/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlyay een'klahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ramón del</strong> /raˈmɒn dɛl/ (<em>say</em> rah'mon del), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">1870–1936, Spanish novelist and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vauban
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vauban</span></header><div>/voʊˈbɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> voh'bon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sébastien le Prestre de</strong> /seɪbasˌtiæ̃ lə ˈprɛtrə də/ (<em>say</em> saybahs.teean luh 'pretruh duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heli-ski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heli-ski</span></header><div>/ˈhɛli-ski/ (<em>say</em> 'helee-skee) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">heli-ski’d</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">heli-skied</strong>, <strong class="bold">heli-skiing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq99">to ski from the top of a mountain, to which access is gained by helicopter, to the bottom where the helicopter waits to provide the return trip to the summit.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>heli-skier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>heli-skiing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ID
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ID</span><z><span target_id="HOnA8MZ3yk">n.</span><span target_id="n7Ws9k9dNK">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/aɪ ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> uy 'dee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HOnA8MZ3yk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> documentation providing personal details, such as name, address, date of birth, etc., used to verify the identity, age, etc., of a person: <em class="example">you need ID to open a bank account.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> an identification of a person: <em class="example">to get a positive ID.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="n7Ws9k9dNK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq321"> (<strong class="bold">ID’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">ID’ing</strong>) to identify (a person).</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090741" href="entry://identification%23bigmac000090741"><span class="smallcaps">id(entification)</span></a>, treated as an initialism]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jetski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac124750886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jetski</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɛtˌski/ (<em>say</em> 'jet.skee) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">jetski’d</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">jetskied</strong>, <strong class="bold">jetskiing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">to ride a jet ski.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">jet-ski</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>jetskier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kondo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328683548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kondo</span></header><div>/ˈkɒndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'kondoh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">Kondo’d</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Kondoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">Kondoing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">to reorganise (a home, office, etc.) in a minimalist way; declutter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">kondo</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Marie <em>Kondo</em>, born 1984, Japanese organiser and author who designed the KonMari method of personal organisation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Me Too
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046989494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Me Too</span><z><span target_id="BMCcAhf6qV">adj.</span><span target_id="hzji80kPtC">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/mi ˈtu/ (<em>say</em> mee 'tooh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BMCcAhf6qV"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> of or relating to the Me Too movement: <em class="example">Me Too posts on social media.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq732"> of or relating to an accusation of sexual harassment or sexual assault, especially as having occurred at some time in the past and which has since remained undisclosed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hzji80kPtC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq335"> (<strong class="bold">Me Tooed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Me Too’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">Me Tooing</strong>) to accuse (someone) of having committed sexual harassment or sexual assault, especially in the past: <em class="example">to be Me Tooed.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">me too</strong>, <strong class="vs">Me-Too</strong>, <strong class="vs">me-too</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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OD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">OD<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="en5T5YuW1v">n.</span><span target_id="DTsprs4d60">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of OD" src="word_pronunciations/16075.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊ ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> oh 'dee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="en5T5YuW1v">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> an overdose, especially of an injected addictive drug, as heroin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> (<em>humorous</em>) a surfeit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DTsprs4d60">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">OD’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">OD’ing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq322"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to give oneself an overdose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq880"> (<em>humorous</em>) (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to consume something to excess; have a surfeit: <em class="example">I OD’d on ice cream.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053274" href="entry://overdose%23bigmac000053274"><span class="smallcaps">o(ver)d(ose)</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">OD<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq455">Old Dutch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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OK
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">OK</span><z><span target_id="8uDN4vPuYi">adj.</span><span target_id="mPuM6b6G2O">adv.</span><span target_id="qh7EiU42MN">v.t.</span><span target_id="2maIpoO6H9">n.</span><span target_id="Xs3bdaDQuf">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of OK" src="word_pronunciations/16140.mp3"></audio></span>/oʊˈkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> oh'kay) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8uDN4vPuYi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23bigmac000102364"><strong>okay</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23mq594">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23mq771">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="mPuM6b6G2O">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq619"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23bigmac000102364"><strong>okay</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23mq076">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qh7EiU42MN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq465"> (<strong class="bold">OK’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">OK’ing</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23bigmac000102364"><strong>okay</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23mq755">6</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2maIpoO6H9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq943"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">OK’s</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23bigmac000102364"><strong>okay</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23mq421">7</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="Xs3bdaDQuf">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq728"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23bigmac000102364"><strong>okay</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102364" href="entry://okay%23mq716">8</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">o.k.</strong>, <strong class="vs">ok</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac814469377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reno</span><z><span target_id="QQP9xt5IDR">n.</span><span target_id="GsnG6AOaz1">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈrɛnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'renoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QQP9xt5IDR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a renovation of a house, unit, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GsnG6AOaz1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq159"> (<strong class="bold">renoing</strong>, <strong class="bold">reno’d</strong>) to renovate (a house, unit, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac353268415" href="entry://renovation%23bigmac353268415"><span class="smallcaps">renovation</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac353268415" href="entry://renovation%23mq680">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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RSVP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">RSVP</span><z><span target_id="d0PKmPybyS">v.i.</span><span target_id="fJ1KvBZobY">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of RSVP" src="word_pronunciations/19894.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌar ɛs vi ˈpi/ (<em>say</em> .ahr es vee 'pee) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> (an initialism used on invitations requesting a reply, usually by a specified date.)</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="d0PKmPybyS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq806"> (<strong class="bold">RSVP’d</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">RSVPed</strong>, <strong class="bold">RSVPing</strong>) to reply to an invitation: <em class="example">have you RSVP’d to the wedding invitation yet?</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fJ1KvBZobY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq880"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">RSVPs</strong>) a reply to an invitation: <em class="example">how many RSVPs have we received so far?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>répondez s’il vous plaît</em> please reply]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ski</span><z><span target_id="Ljcn0oyAO9">n.</span><span target_id="K5tf1uC6J2">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ski" src="word_pronunciations/21174.mp3"></audio></span>/ski/ (<em>say</em> skee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ljcn0oyAO9"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">skis</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> one of a pair of long, slender pieces of hard wood, metal, or plastic, one fastened to each shoe, used for travelling or gliding over snow, and often (especially as a sport) down slopes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> a waterski.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="K5tf1uC6J2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">ski’d</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">skied</strong>, <strong class="bold">skiing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq487"> to travel on or use skis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq885"> to waterski.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Norwegian, variant of <em>skid</em>, from Old Norse <em>skīð</em> billet of wood, snowshoe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tally-ho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tally-ho</span><z><span target_id="dvx6J2IfDO">n.</span><span target_id="DApyUE6r8D">interj.</span><span target_id="bhLwFeTvKK">v.t.</span><span target_id="4IRdJ3OM7z">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/tæli-ˈhoʊ/ (<em>say</em> talee-'hoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dvx6J2IfDO"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">tally-hos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> a mail coach or a four-in-hand pleasure coach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> a cry of ‘tally-ho’.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="DApyUE6r8D">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"><span id="mq250"> (a hunter’s cry on catching sight of the fox.)</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">tally-hoed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">tally-ho’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">tally-hoing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bhLwFeTvKK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq467"> to arouse (hounds in hunting, etc.) by crying ‘tally-ho’.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4IRdJ3OM7z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq730"> to utter a cry of ‘tally-ho’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>taiaut</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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waterski
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">waterski</span><z><span target_id="1N2qgWaZen">n.</span><span target_id="JUTNLpcAWy">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of waterski" src="word_pronunciations/25090.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwɔtəˌski/ (<em>say</em> 'wawtuh.skee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1N2qgWaZen"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> a type of ski used for gliding over water.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JUTNLpcAWy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq466"> (<strong class="bold">waterski’d</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">waterskied</strong>, <strong class="bold">waterskiing</strong>) to glide over water on waterskis by grasping a rope towed by a speedboat or an aerial cable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wee<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="fmqdR0DtMW">adj.</span><span target_id="SYGoEOvUQY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wee" src="word_pronunciations/25196.mp3"></audio></span>/wi/ (<em>say</em> wee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fmqdR0DtMW"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> (<strong class="bold">weer</strong>, <strong class="bold">weest</strong>) little; very small: <em class="example">just a wee bit, thanks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="SYGoEOvUQY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq264"> <strong class="phr">the wee </strong>(<strong class="phr">small</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hours</strong>, the hours immediately following midnight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>we</em>, variant of <em>wei</em> (small) quantity, Old English <em>wēg</em> weight, amount]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wee<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="wicjBZ08GF">n.</span><span target_id="yO7cpttXX3">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wee" src="word_pronunciations/25196.mp3"></audio></span>/wi/ (<em>say</em> wee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wicjBZ08GF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> urine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yO7cpttXX3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq313"> (<strong class="bold">wee’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">wee’ing</strong>) to urinate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yo-yo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yo-yo</span><z><span target_id="WdQXleI4Qw">n.</span><span target_id="zToKWEqZqV">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of yo-yo" src="word_pronunciations/25838.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈjoʊ-joʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'yoh-yoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WdQXleI4Qw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">yo-yos</strong>) a toy, consisting of a round, flat-sided block of wood, plastic, etc., with a groove round the edge, in which a string is wound. The yo-yo is spun out and reeled in by the string, one end of which remains attached to the finger.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zToKWEqZqV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq351"> (<strong class="bold">yo-yoed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">yo-yo’d</strong>, <strong class="bold">yo-yoing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">yo-yo’ing</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to repeatedly change from one position to another; fluctuate: <em class="example">the price of petrol continued to yo-yo.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">yoyo</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark; originally Tagalog <em>yo yo</em>, literally, come back, the name of a toy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ball-up
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ball-up</span></header><div>/ˈbɔl-ʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'bawl-up) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> Also, <em class="label">WA</em>, <strong class="vs">bounce-down</strong>. <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> the bouncing of the ball by the field umpire to restart play after the ball has been smothered in a pack.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq354"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089317" href="entry://balls-up%23bigmac000089317"><strong>balls-up</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batten<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DlmniblGyn">v.i.</span><span target_id="wXArE2TPVu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batten" src="word_pronunciations/01929.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætn/ (<em>say</em> 'batn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DlmniblGyn"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> to become fat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wXArE2TPVu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">batten on</strong>, to live in luxury or prosper at the expense of (others).</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably Old Norse <em>batna</em> improve, from <em>bati</em> change for the better. Compare Old English <em>bet</em> better]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batten<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="GQ7gJLeGDd">n.</span><span target_id="VzolJhgVW5">v.t.</span><span target_id="uj1iGlnv16">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batten" src="word_pronunciations/01930.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætn/ (<em>say</em> 'batn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GQ7gJLeGDd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> a light strip of wood usually having an oblong cross-section and used to fasten main members of a structure together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq062"> a thin strip of wood inserted in a sail to keep it flat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq819"> a strip of wood, as one used to secure the edges of a tarpaulin over a hatchway.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VzolJhgVW5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq629"> to furnish with battens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq730"> Also, <strong class="vs">batten down</strong>. <em class="label">Nautical</em> to fasten (as hatches) with battens and tarpaulins.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uj1iGlnv16">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq590"> <strong class="phr">batten down </strong>(<strong class="phr">the hatches</strong>), (<em>sometimes humorous</em>) to prepare for imminent difficulty: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ever since the reaction which followed the reforming emperor, Joseph II, especially after Metternich battened down the hatches post-Napoleon, music became the one art not curtailed in Austria by official dictate.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter porter</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087930" href="entry://baton%23bigmac000087930"><span class="smallcaps">baton</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battered sav
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battered sav</span></header><div>/bætəd ˈsæv/ (<em>say</em> batuhd 'sav) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">a saveloy cooked in batter, often sold on a stick with tomato sauce.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dagwood dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">pluto pup</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em>, <strong class="vs">dippy dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belfort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belfort</span></header><div>/bɛlˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> bel'faw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> Also, <strong class="vs">Territoire de Belfort</strong>. a department in eastern France. 609 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq158"> a fortress town in and the capital of this department, strategically situated on a pass between the Vosges and Jura mountains; siege 1870–71; fortifications here formed the final point of the Western Front in World War I; battle in 1944 during World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black lung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac471293272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black lung</span></header><div>/blæk ˈlʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> blak 'lung) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac623459974" href="entry://coal%20worker%27s%20pneumoconiosis%23bigmac623459974"><strong>coal worker’s pneumoconiosis</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">black lung disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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black spot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">black spot</span></header><div>/ˈblæk spɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'blak spot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> any of various fungal infections causing black spots on plant foliage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq152"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac674570678" href="entry://ascochyta%20blight%23bigmac674570678"><strong>ascochyta blight</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> any dangerous or difficult place where accidents frequently occur, especially on a road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq648"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac071421079" href="entry://dead%20zone%23bigmac071421079"><strong>dead zone</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac071421079" href="entry://dead%20zone%23mq379">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq054"> Also, <strong class="vs">dead spot</strong>. an area on the screen of a television, laptop, mobile phone, etc., in which pixels are damaged, the pixels appearing black and obscuring the image displayed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blackspot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blast fishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac088495433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blast fishing</span></header><div>/blast ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> blahst 'fishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">the catching of fish by letting off explosives in the water, thus killing or stunning the fish which then float to the surface where they are easily collected.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dynamite fishing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockchain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775240861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockchain</span></header><div>/ˈblɒktʃeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'blokchayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> Also, <strong class="vs">blockchain technology</strong>, <strong class="vs">distributed ledger technology</strong>. a software system for providing a decentralised record of transactions, as on a stock exchange, or of a product supply chain, in which each participant keeps a record of all transactions ever made which is updated through peer-to-peer verification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> a particular instance of such a distributed system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blue waffle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507371534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blue waffle</span></header><div>/blu ˈwɒfəl/ (<em>say</em> blooh 'wofuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">a fictional disease, purported to be a severe sexually transmitted vaginal infection.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blue waffle disease</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the purported blue or purple colour of the affected genitalia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bors</span></header><div>/bɔs/ (<em>say</em> baws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Arthurian Legend</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> <strong>Sir</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">Sir Bors de Ganis</strong>. a knight of the Round Table, nephew of Lancelot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> an illegitimate son of King Arthur.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bovine pestivirus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161201984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bovine pestivirus</span></header><div>/boʊvaɪn ˈpɛstivaɪrəs/ (<em>say</em> bohvuyn 'pesteevuyruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a cattle virus causing symptoms of fever, diarrhoea and a cough.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bovine viral diarrhoea virus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakdancing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakdancing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakdancing" src="word_pronunciations/03003.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkdænsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'braykdansing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">the performance of breakdance; breaking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">break dancing</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> While the terms <em>breakdance</em>, <em>breakdancing</em> and <em>breakdancer</em> are widely used, <em>break</em>, <em>breaking</em> and <em>breaker</em> are the preferred terms by the individuals or groups who engage in the practice.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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briefcase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">briefcase</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of briefcase" src="word_pronunciations/03059.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrifkeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'breefkays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">a flat, rectangular case of leather or other material used for carrying documents, books, manuscripts, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dispatch case</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brunei
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brunei</span></header><div>/ˈbrunaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'broohnuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> Also, <strong class="vs">Brunei Darussalam</strong>. a sultanate in the western Pacific, on the north-west coast of the island of Borneo, bordered by the Malaysian state of Sarawak; a British protectorate before independence in 1984. 5765 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Malay, also Chinese and English. <em>Currency</em>: Brunei dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Bandar Seri Begawan. Official name, <strong>Negara Brunei Darussalam</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005504" href="entry://Bandar%20Seri%20Begawan%23bigmac000005504"><strong>Bandar Seri Begawan</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bruneian</strong> /bruˈnaɪən/ (<em>say</em> brooh'nuyuhn), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bullet point
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac701662268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bullet point</span></header><div>/ˈbʊlət pɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'booluht poynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> an item of text introduced by a bullet punctuation mark (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102140" href="entry://bullet%23bigmac000102140"><strong>bullet</strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102140" href="entry://bullet%23mq512">3</a>), usually one in a list of such pieces of text, presented in this way so as to summarise or give emphasis to the main points in a document.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq841"> a bullet punctuation mark.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dot point</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bunker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bunker</span><z><span target_id="8les5Nzhfc">n.</span><span target_id="BphhOE7x6W">v.t.</span><span target_id="GvWB1jp5dW">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bunker" src="word_pronunciations/03286.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bungkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8les5Nzhfc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> a chest or box; a large bin or receptacle: <em class="example">a coal bunker.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq50"> a fortified shelter, often underground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq532"> a heavily defended position or point of view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq848"> a building, as a company headquarters, for which permission to enter can be obtained only with difficulty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq207"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a shallow excavation, usually at the side of a green, which has been nearly filled with sand and which serves as a hazard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq581"> a compartment for fuel on ships.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq597"> oil carried as fuel on oil-burning ships.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq425"> Also, <strong class="vs">grain bunker</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104760" href="entry://pad%23bigmac000104760"><strong>pad<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104760" href="entry://pad%23mq575">15</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BphhOE7x6W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq400"> to refuel (a ship).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq838"> <em class="label">Golf</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq680"> to drive (a ball) into a bunker.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq031"> to impede or trap (as in a sand trap).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq986"> to defend (an institution) vigorously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq270"> to store grain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GvWB1jp5dW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq500"> (of a ship) to refuel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq215"> Also, <strong class="vs">bunker down</strong>. to retreat from the outside world to a place of isolation: <em class="example">the players bunkered in their hotel after the crushing defeat.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; ? Scottish <em>bunkart</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Burj Khalifa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac323421529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Burj Khalifa</span></header><div>/bɜdʒ kaˈlifa/ (<em>say</em> berj kah'leefah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">an office and residential building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed in 2010; including its spire, the highest building in the world. 828 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Burj Dubai</strong>. <div class="etym">[Arabic: Khalifa tower; named after <em>Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan</em>, born 1948, emir of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arabs Emirates at the time of the tower’s completion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Buruli ulcer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac153309106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Buruli ulcer</span></header><div>/bəruli ˈʌlsə/ (<em>say</em> buhroohlee 'ulsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">a skin disease caused by a mycobacterial infection, characterised by progressive ulceration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bairnsdale ulcer</strong>, <strong class="vs">Daintree ulcer</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Buruli</em> county in Uganda because of the prevalence of the disease there in the 1960s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bushman's breakfast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bushman’s breakfast</span></header><div>/bʊʃmənz ˈbrɛkfəst/ (<em>say</em> booshmuhnz 'brekfuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">attention to various basic needs upon waking, as a drink of water, urination, a wash, taking in one’s surroundings, but not usually including eating.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dingo’s breakfast</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bush tomato
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498710884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bush tomato</span></header><div>/bʊʃ təˈmatoʊ/ (<em>say</em> boosh tuh'mahtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bush tomatoes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> a small Australian desert shrub, <em>Solanum centrale</em>, with grey to green leaves, blue flowers and edible fruit which is left to dry on the bush to be harvested in autumn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> the raisin-like fruit of this plant, which turns from green to yellow when ripe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">kutjera</strong>, <strong class="vs">desert raisin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Canis Major
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Canis Major</span></header><div>/keɪnəs ˈmeɪdʒə/ (<em>say</em> kaynuhs 'mayjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Canis Majoris</strong> /məˈdʒɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> muh'jawruhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">a southern constellation containing Sirius, the brightest of the stars.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Great Dog</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin: the greater dog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Canis Minor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000011038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Canis Minor</span></header><div>/keɪnəs ˈmaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> kaynuhs 'muynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Canis Minoris</strong> /maɪˈnɔrəs/ (<em>say</em> muy'nawruhs))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">a constellation near Orion, in the Northern Hemisphere; contains Procyon, the brightest star in the constellation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Little Dog</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin: the lesser dog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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herbs of Provence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609141185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">herbs of Provence</span></header><div><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">the herbs associated with Provençale cuisine, typically a mix of thyme, rosemary, sage, basil, oregano, lavender leaves and fennel seeds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">herbes de Provence</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Heron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac39021409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Heron<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈhɪərɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'hearron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq49">a class of small sailing boat, made from foam fibreglass or plywood with built-in or fitted buoyancy tanks giving it a high level of stability.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Heron dinghy</strong>. <div class="etym">[named by Jack Holt, 1912–95, UK designer of sailing dinghies]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Heron<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈhɪərɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'hearron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033981" href="entry://Hero%23bigmac000033981"><strong>Hero</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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herringbone gear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">herringbone gear</span></header><div>/ˈhɛrɪŋboʊn gɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'heringbohn gear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">a helical gear with V-shaped teeth, one half of each tooth forming part of a right-handed helix and the other half forming part of a left-handed helix.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">double helical gear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hodgkin lymphoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac604822016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hodgkin lymphoma</span></header><div>/hɒdʒkən lɪmˈfoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> hojkuhn lim'fohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq898">a form of cancer involving the lymph nodes, distinguished from non-Hodgkin lymphoma by the appearance of a specific lymphocyte (the Reed-Sternberg cell); symptoms sometimes include swellings, usually painless, of the lymph nodes, especially those in the neck.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: HL Also, <strong class="vs">Hodgkin’s lymphoma</strong>, <strong class="vs">Hodgkin’s disease</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Thomas <em>Hodgkin</em>, 1798–1866, English physician who first described the disease]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hostess gown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000035161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hostess gown</span></header><div>/ˈhoʊstɛs gaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'hohstes gown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">a full-length semi-formal dress, especially worn when entertaining at home; an informal evening dress.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hostess dress</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hot rocks technique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac712877417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hot rocks technique</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">a method of creating an artificial source of geothermal energy by pumping cold surface water, under pressure, into hot dry granite rocks 3 to 5 km underground which heat the water before it is returned to the surface.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac14086739" href="entry://geothermal%20energy%23bigmac14086739"><strong>geothermal energy</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">hot dry rocks technique</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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howdy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">howdy</span></header><div>/ˈhaʊdi/ (<em>say</em> 'howdee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">(an exclamation of greeting.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">howdy-do</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the phrase <em>how do you do?</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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husband stitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac951035725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">husband stitch</span></header><div>/ˈhʌzbənd stɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'huzbuhnd stich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">an unnecessary additional suture in the repair of a woman’s perineum after an episiotomy or perineal tear during childbirth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">daddy stitch</strong>. <div class="etym">[so called because the smaller opening supposedly makes sex more pleasurable for the <em>husband</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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idiot fruit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483703805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">idiot fruit</span></header><div>/ˈɪdiət frut/ (<em>say</em> 'ideeuht frooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">a 20 to 30 m evergreen tree, <em>Idiospermum australiense</em>, with cream-to-rose coloured flowers and large, poisonous seeds; native to rainforests of northern Qld, it is the only member of the <em>Idiospermum</em> genus, considered to be one of the most primitive genera of flowering plants, at about 120 million years old.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ribbonwood</strong>, <strong class="vs">green dinosaur</strong>. <div class="etym">[? from genus name <em>Idiospermum</em>; from <em>idiosyncrasy</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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International System of Units
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000037941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">International System of Units</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">an internationally recognised system of metric units, now adopted as the basis of Australia’s metric system, in which the seven base units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole and candela.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046567" href="entry://metric%20system%23bigmac000046567"><strong>metric system</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: SI Also, <strong class="vs">Système International d’Unités</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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intimacy coordinator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378484012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">intimacy coordinator</span></header><div>/ˈɪntəməsi koʊˌɔdəneɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'intuhmuhsee koh.awduhnaytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a person appointed in a film, television or stage production to supervise and sometimes choreograph scenes containing nudity or sexual activity, the role intended to protect the actor or actors involved, especially from sexual harassment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">intimacy director</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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IUCN Red List
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359861982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">IUCN Red List</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">a listing of biological species ranking their conservation status, produced by the IUCN with the aim of highlighting those threatened with extinction; first formulated in 1963; current system of criteria adopted in 1994.</span></div> Official name, <strong>IUCN Red List of Threatened Species</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Red List</strong>, <strong class="vs">Red Data List</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jacket</span><z><span target_id="xoQQa8P0gc">n.</span><span target_id="4U69iTIfLL">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jacket" src="word_pronunciations/12751.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒækət/ (<em>say</em> 'jakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xoQQa8P0gc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> a short coat, in various forms, worn by both men and women.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq851"> something designed to be fastened about the body for other purpose than clothing: <em class="example">a life jacket.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq531"> Also, <strong class="vs">dust jacket</strong>. a detachable paper cover, usually illustrated in colour, for protecting the binding of a book; dust cover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq213"> the skin of a potato.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq567"> the outer casing or covering of a boiler, pipe, tank, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq221"> the natural coat of certain animals.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4U69iTIfLL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq320"> to cover with a jacket.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>iaquet</em>, from Old French <em>jaquete</em>, diminutive of <em>jaque</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038720" href="entry://jack%23bigmac000038720"><span class="smallcaps">jack<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jacketed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>jacketless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Jerez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Jerez</span></header><div>/hɛˈrɛθ/ (<em>say</em> he'reth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a town in south-western Spain; noted for its sherry.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Xeres</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Jerez de la Frontera</strong> /də la froʊnˈteɪrə/ (<em>say</em> duh lah frohn'tayruh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jockey wheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac093948269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jockey wheel</span></header><div>/ˈdʒɒki wil/ (<em>say</em> 'jokee weel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">an auxiliary wheel attached to car trailers and caravans to support the A-frame and to assist in hand manoeuvring, and removed after connecting the trailer or caravan to a vehicle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dolly wheel</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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koplo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999644041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">koplo</span></header><div>/ˈkɒploʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'koploh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a style of dangdut characterised by simpler chord progressions and a faster beat than usual.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dangdut koplo</strong>. <div class="etym">[Javanese: stupid (as if on drugs)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lammas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lammas</span></header><div>/ˈlæməs/ (<em>say</em> 'lamuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> <em class="label">Christianity</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq995"> (formerly) August 1 observed as a church festival when the bread from the new harvest was blessed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> (formerly) August 1, observed as the Feast of St Peter’s Chains, celebrating the saint’s escape from prison.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> (in Scotland) a quarter-day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq534"> → (in Wicca, neo-paganism, etc.) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac592335292" href="entry://Lughnasadh%23bigmac592335292"><strong>Lughnasadh</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Lammas Day</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>hlafmaesse</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043070" href="entry://loaf%23bigmac000043070"><span class="smallcaps">loaf<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086932" href="entry://mass%23bigmac000086932"><span class="smallcaps">mass<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fixer-upper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac790805947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fixer-upper</span></header><div>/fɪksər-ˈʌpə/ (<em>say</em> fiksuhr-'upuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a house, car, etc., which is in need of considerable renovation or repair.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fixer upper</strong>, <strong class="vs">fixer-upperer</strong>, <strong class="vs">doer-upper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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floss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">floss</span><z><span target_id="2pSuNIooC2">n.</span><span target_id="pv0S9XoA8g">v.t.</span><span target_id="Z8jyeVFj2Y">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of floss" src="word_pronunciations/09306.mp3"></audio></span>/flɒs/ (<em>say</em> flos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2pSuNIooC2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> Also, <strong class="vs">floss silk</strong>. the cottony fibre yielded by the silk-cotton trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq126"> Also, <strong class="vs">floss silk</strong>. silk filaments with little or no twist, used in weaving as brocade or in embroidery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq817"> Also, <strong class="vs">floss silk</strong>. any silky filamentous matter, as the silk of maize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq231"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019583" href="entry://dental%20floss%23bigmac000019583"><strong>dental floss</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq576"> a snack food, popular in Singapore and Malaysia, prepared from dried shredded meat or seafood: <em class="example">chicken floss; </em><em class="example">pork floss; </em><em class="example">sotong floss.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq854"> <strong>the floss</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">the floss dance</strong>. a vigorous dance in which a person swings both their arms left and back either side of the torso and then right and back either side of the torso; both arms crossing the front of the body to change direction, and the hips always moving in the opposite direction to the arms.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pv0S9XoA8g">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq195"> to clean between (the teeth) with dental floss: <em class="example">she flosses her teeth daily.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Z8jyeVFj2Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq658"> to use dental floss to clean between the teeth: <em class="example">to floss every night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq999"> to dance the floss (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103485" href="#mq854">6</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [perhaps Old Norse; compare modern Icelandic <em>flos</em> nap of cloth; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103485" href="#mq854">6</a> from the similarity of the arm movement to the to-and-fro action used when flossing the teeth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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flow chart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">flow chart</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of flow chart" src="word_pronunciations/09318.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfloʊ tʃat/ (<em>say</em> 'floh chaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a diagram showing the step-by-step operation of a system.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">flow diagram</strong>, <strong class="vs">flow sheet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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forcings-back
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">forcings-back</span></header><div>/fɔsɪŋz-ˈbæk/ (<em>say</em> fawsingz-'bak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a children’s game in which each team must remain behind a ball being kicked between them, the object being to kick the ball so far that the opposing team is forced further and further back.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">drawings-back</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fraternal twin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fraternal twin</span></header><div>/frətɜnəl ˈtwɪn/ (<em>say</em> fruhternuhl 'twin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">one of twins produced from two different eggs, each fertilised by a different sperm.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dizygotic twin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fried ice cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac201752073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fried ice cream</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a ball of ice cream, covered in breadcrumbs, deep-fried in hot oil and served as a dessert; common in westernised Asian restaurants.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">deep-fried ice cream</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frillneck lizard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frillneck lizard</span></header><div>/ˌfrɪlnɛk ˈlɪzəd/ (<em>say</em> .frilnek 'lizuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> Also, <strong class="vs">bicycle lizard</strong>. an agamid or dragon lizard, <em>Chlamydosaurus kingii</em>, of northern Australia possessing a large, ruff-like, erectable frill behind the head and using hind legs for propulsion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq712"> (frequently, but incorrectly) the bearded dragon, <em>Amphibolurus barbatus</em>, of which the beard or frill is comparatively small.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">frilled lizard</strong>, <strong class="vs">frill-necked lizard</strong>, <strong class="vs">frilled dragon</strong>, <strong class="vs">bearded dragon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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genderqueer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac841436616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">genderqueer</span><z><span target_id="kS8r0WmsIa">adj.</span><span target_id="SVpqICWBZe">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈdʒɛndəkwɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'jenduhkwear) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kS8r0WmsIa"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> Also, <strong class="vs">gender diverse</strong>. of or relating to, or designating a person who does not identify as either male or female or who feels that they are a little bit of both, and therefore not fully the stereotype of either gender.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SVpqICWBZe">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq995"> such a person.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac348425987" href="entry://transgender%23bigmac348425987"><strong>transgender</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac538829746" href="entry://cisgender%23bigmac538829746"><strong>cisgender</strong></a>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: GQ</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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genetic fingerprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">genetic fingerprint</span></header><div>/dʒəˌnɛtɪk ˈfɪŋgəprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> juh.netik 'fingguhprint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">the particular genetic code which identifies an individual.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029892" href="entry://genetic%20fingerprinting%23bigmac000029892"><strong>genetic fingerprinting</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">DNA fingerprint</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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genetic fingerprinting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000029892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">genetic fingerprinting</span></header><div>/dʒəˌnɛtɪk ˈfɪŋgəprɪntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> juh.netik 'fingguhprinting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">a process by which the genetic code of the DNA in human organic material such as skin, hair, blood, semen, etc., found at the scene of a crime is matched against the DNA of a suspect, thus, because of the uniqueness of each person’s genetic code, establishing whether the suspect was or was not present.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">DNA fingerprinting</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grandad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grandad</span></header><div>/ˈgrændæd/ (<em>say</em> 'grandad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq654">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031267" href="entry://grandfather%23bigmac000031267"><strong>grandfather</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grand-dad</strong>, <strong class="vs">granddad</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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granddaughter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">granddaughter</span></header><div>/ˈgrændɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'grandawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">a daughter of one’s son or daughter.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grand-daughter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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granddog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac794703374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">granddog</span></header><div>/ˈgrændɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'grandog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a pet dog of one’s son or daughter, often which one cares for while the owner is away.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">grand-dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gulp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gulp</span><z><span target_id="vKEQQRVTuX">v.i.</span><span target_id="KuVj05wwO7">v.t.</span><span target_id="CJ0Offnh1P">n.</span><span target_id="FvGDdP4LUO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gulp" src="word_pronunciations/10674.mp3"></audio></span>/gʌlp/ (<em>say</em> gulp) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vKEQQRVTuX"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> to gasp or choke as when taking large draughts of liquids.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KuVj05wwO7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq798"> Also, <strong class="vs">gulp down</strong>. to swallow eagerly, or in large draughts or pieces.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CJ0Offnh1P">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq326"> the act of gulping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq038"> the amount swallowed at one time; mouthful.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FvGDdP4LUO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">gulp down</strong>, to suppress or choke back: <em class="example">to gulp down a sob.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gulpe</em>(<em>n</em>). Compare Dutch <em>gulpen</em> gulp, Norwegian <em>glupa</em> swallow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gulper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gundog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gundog</span></header><div>/ˈgʌndɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'gundog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a trained dog which accompanies hunters when they shoot game, especially game birds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gun dog</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hainan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hainan</span></header><div>/haɪˈnæn/ (<em>say</em> huy'nan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">an island in the South China Sea; a province of China from which it is separated by <strong>Hainan Strait</strong> (24 km wide); formerly part of Guangdong province. About 34 188 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Haikou.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Hainan Dao</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hartog Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac620755180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hartog Plate</span></header><div>/hatɒg ˈpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> hahtog 'playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a pewter plate left nailed to a post on Dirk Hartog Island during the visit of the Dutch ship <em>Eendracht</em>, captained by Dirk Hartog, to the western coast of Australia in 1616; inscribed with the date of the ship’s arrival; replaced with another plate by Willem de Vlamingh in 1697; the original is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dirk Hartog’s Plate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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heart-leaf poison bush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955489525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">heart-leaf poison bush</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">any of various woody perennial shrubs of the genus <em>Gastrolobium</em>, with rigid greyish-green leaves and red-to-purplish pea-shaped flowers; native to tropical Australia and poisonous to stock.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desert poison bush</strong>; <em class="label">WA</em>, <strong class="vs">wallflower poison bush</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hedonic regression
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254494834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hedonic regression</span></header><div>/hɛdɒnɪk rəˈgrɛʃən/ (<em>say</em> hedonik ruh'greshuhn), /hi-/ (<em>say</em> hee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Economics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">a method of estimating the value of a product by reducing its appeal to its component features, each feature then being given a contributing value; used in real estate appraisals where features such as aesthetic appeal, location, environment, etc., are influential in determining the price and thus need to be included in the valuation along with basics such as size of the property, age, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">hedonic demand theory</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033562" href="entry://hedonic%23bigmac000033562"><span class="smallcaps">hedonic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099038" href="entry://regression%23bigmac000099038"><span class="smallcaps">regression</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cassis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac825473540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cassis</span></header><div>/kaˈsis/ (<em>say</em> kah'sees) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">a blackcurrant-flavoured liqueur.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">crème de cassis</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: blackcurrant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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casual wear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516729407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">casual wear</span></header><div>/ˈkæʒjuəl wɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'kazhyoohuhl wair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">clothing suitable for wearing for informal or everyday occasions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">casualwear</strong>, <strong class="vs">day wear</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cat flap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac313766326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cat flap</span></header><div>/ˈkæt flæp/ (<em>say</em> 'kat flap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a small swinging panel at the bottom of a door which allows a cat to enter and exit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cat door</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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CBD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">CBD<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of CBD" src="word_pronunciations/03921.mp3"></audio></span>/si bi ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> see bee 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">that area of a city in which the major business offices are located.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">central business district</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac057914589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">CBD<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of CBD" src="word_pronunciations/03921.mp3"></audio></span>/si bi ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> see bee 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a component of the cannabis plant, used in medicine, especially as an analgesic and for reducing seizures.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011044" href="entry://cannabidiol%23bigmac000011044"><span class="smallcaps">c(anna)b(i)d(iol)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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CD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">CD<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZFbQ7Oqm4D">n.</span><span target_id="rJlc37gf9M">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of CD" src="word_pronunciations/03923.mp3"></audio></span>/si ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> see 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZFbQ7Oqm4D"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> a disc, usually 12 cm in diameter, on which digitally-encoded information is stored, which can then be read by a laser beam and transmitted to a playback system, computer or television set.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rJlc37gf9M">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq862"> of or relating to a CD.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">compact disc</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>c</em>(<em>ompact</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>isc</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">CD<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq229"> corps diplomatique.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq780"> Certificate of Deposit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq405"> Civil Defence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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CD player
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">CD player</span></header><div>/si ˈdi pleɪə/ (<em>say</em> see 'dee playuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">a device designed for playing CDs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">compact disc player</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cert<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cert" src="word_pronunciations/04003.mp3"></audio></span>/sɜt/ (<em>say</em> sert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">a certainty.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dead cert</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac840595976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cert<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cert" src="word_pronunciations/04003.mp3"></audio></span>/sɜt/ (<em>say</em> sert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a certificate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100220556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chana</span></header><div>/ˈtʃʌnə/ (<em>say</em> 'chunuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq266">a dull yellow variety of chickpea, sold dried and split, and commonly used in Indian cooking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">channa</strong>, <strong class="vs">chana dal</strong>, <strong class="vs">channa dal</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>canā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chin curtain beard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709826634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chin curtain beard</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">a style of beard where the facial hair extends from the ears down, along the jawline, covering the chin completely.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac402277671" href="entry://chinstrap%20beard%23bigmac402277671"><strong>chinstrap beard</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">Donegal beard</strong>, <strong class="vs">Lincoln beard</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chital</span></header><div>/ˈtʃitl/ (<em>say</em> 'cheetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">chitals</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">chital</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">a deer, <em>Axis axis</em>, of India and Sri Lanka, with a yellowish-brown coat with white spots; the first species of deer to be introduced into Australia, initially in NSW in the early 1800s, but later also in Victoria and Qld; spotted deer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chital deer</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>cītal</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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civil partnership
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436488302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">civil partnership</span></header><div>/sɪvəl ˈpatnəʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> sivuhl 'pahtnuhship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">a legal agreement relating to a domestic relationship, entered into consensually by two people who are not in a prohibited relationship with each other, as, for example, by either one being already married, and with various rights attached.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">domestic partnership</strong>, <strong class="vs">registered relationship</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climate sceptic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394281461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climate sceptic</span></header><div>/klaɪmət ˈskɛptɪk/ (<em>say</em> kluymuht 'skeptik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">someone who does not believe in or is extremely doubtful about the reality of climate change, especially global warming, or who, while accepting that climate change occurs, does not believe that human activity is a significant factor or that climate change is such as to warrant it taking a prior place among environmental issues and measures.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac983486408" href="entry://climate%20change%20believer%23bigmac983486408"><strong>climate change believer</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">climate change denier</strong>, <strong class="vs">climate change sceptic</strong>, <strong class="vs">climate denier</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>climate scepticism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="backshade"><div class="p0">Climate change has occurred in the past, such as in the ice ages and in episodic cooling of the atmosphere following volcanic eruptions. There is no suggestion that human activity could have had any influence in these previous periods of change.</div><div class="p1">In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, recorded temperatures have increased more rapidly than in any previous time. This has led many to speculate that human activity is involved in the causation (that is, they accept the notion of anthropogenic climate change).</div><div class="p1">Those who consider the changes in climate are split between climate change believers, who maintain that climate change is occurring and that the change is being caused by human activity, and so-called <strong>climate sceptics</strong>.</div><div class="p1">Climate sceptics fall into two groups – one believing that climate change is occurring but is not caused by human activity, and the other believing that climate change is not occurring at all and that the data is being fabricated by scientists.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clothes basket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clothes basket</span></header><div>/ˈkloʊðz baskət/ (<em>say</em> 'klohdhz bahskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> Also, <strong class="vs">dirty clothes basket</strong>. a basket in which soiled clothes are stored before washing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> a basket in which washing is carried to and from a clothes line, dryer, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">laundry basket</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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clotted cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">clotted cream</span></header><div>/klɒtəd ˈkrim/ (<em>say</em> klotuhd 'kreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">cream, skimmed off the top of very rich milk after it has been let stand, then gently heated.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Devonshire cream</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cocky's joy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cocky’s joy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cocky’s joy" src="word_pronunciations/04641.mp3"></audio></span>/kɒkiz ˈdʒɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> kokeez 'joy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">golden syrup; treacle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cocky’s delight</strong>, <strong class="vs">bullocky’s joy</strong>, <strong class="vs">bullocky’s delight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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COD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">COD</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> cash on delivery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq334"> <em class="label">US</em> collect on delivery.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">c.o.d</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cofferdam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000014772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cofferdam</span></header><div>/ˈkɒfədæm/ (<em>say</em> 'kofuhdam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq840">a watertight enclosure constructed in rivers, etc., and then pumped dry so that bridge foundations, etc., may be constructed in the open.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coffer</strong>, <strong class="vs">coffer dam</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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colonial goose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">colonial goose</span></header><div>/kəˌloʊniəl ˈgus/ (<em>say</em> kuh.lohneeuhl 'goohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a shoulder or leg of mutton, boned, stuffed with seasoned breadcrumbs, and roasted.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">colonial duck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Congo colours
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Congo colours</span></header><div>/ˈkɒŋgoʊ ˌkʌləz/ (<em>say</em> 'konggoh .kuluhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">a group of azo dyes derived from benzidine which will dye cotton and other vegetable fibres without the aid of a mordant.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Congo colors</strong>, <strong class="vs">Congo dyes</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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corrida
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64992861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">corrida</span></header><div>/kɒˈridə/ (<em>say</em> ko'reeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a bullfighting event.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">corrida de toros</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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crack house
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac025027675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">crack house</span></header><div>/ˈkræk haʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'krak hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">a place where illegal drugs are manufactured, bought, sold, stored or used, especially one vacant or squalid in appearance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">crack den</strong>, <strong class="vs">drug house</strong>, <strong class="vs">trap house</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac894481668" href="entry://crack%20cocaine%23bigmac894481668"><span class="smallcaps">crack (cocaine)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102543" href="entry://house%23bigmac000102543"><span class="smallcaps">house<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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currant luncheon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">currant luncheon</span></header><div>/kʌrənt ˈlʌntʃən/ (<em>say</em> kuruhnt 'lunchuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a biscuit with dried fruit sandwiched between two thin layers of sweet pastry; garibaldi.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fruit slice</strong>; <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">dead fly biscuit</strong>, <strong class="vs">fly cemetery</strong>, <strong class="vs">fly pie</strong>, <strong class="vs">squashed fly biscuit</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Falun Gong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac692572840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Falun Gong</span></header><div>/falʊn ˈgɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> fahloon 'gong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">a religious movement based on a combination of spiritual discipline (developed from Buddhism and Taoism), the practice of physical exercises (qi gong), and the recognition of the authority of its founder, Li Hongzhi; founded in China in 1992; now outlawed in China and based in the US.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Falun Dafa</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fatigue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fatigue</span><z><span target_id="KxHcSeXZ8P">n.</span><span target_id="TYviXSYWGA">v.t.</span><span target_id="NuwgPVPe5Z">v.i.</span><span target_id="ZIjcPKaSDN">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fatigue" src="word_pronunciations/08883.mp3"></audio></span>/fəˈtig/ (<em>say</em> fuh'teeg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KxHcSeXZ8P"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> weariness from bodily or mental exertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq407"> a cause of weariness; labour; exertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq4"> (<em>usually with a modifier</em>) a reduced capacity to respond in an appropriate way to a specified need, duty, etc., due to prolonged and repeated exposure to the same situation or emotion, or to messages of exhortation on the issue, etc.: <em class="example">compassion fatigue; </em><em class="example">safe-sex fatigue; </em><em class="example">commemoration fatigue.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq413"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> temporary diminution of the excitability or functioning of organs, tissues, or cells after excessive exertion or stimulation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Mechanics</em> the weakening of material subjected to stress, especially a continued series of stresses.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq555"> Also, <strong class="vs">fatigue duty</strong>. <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq797"> labour of a generally non-military kind done by soldiers, such as cleaning up an area, or digging drainage ditches, or raking up leaves.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq267"> the state of being engaged in such labour: <em class="example">on fatigue.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq464"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025942" href="entry://fatigue%20dress%23bigmac000025942"><strong>fatigue dress</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fatigued</strong>, <strong class="bold">fatiguing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TYviXSYWGA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq037"> to weary with bodily or mental exertion; exhaust the strength of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NuwgPVPe5Z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq822"> to grow weary as a result of exertion; tire.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZIjcPKaSDN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq727"> of or relating to fatigue: <em class="example">fatigue detail.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>fatiguer</em>, from Latin <em>fatīgāre</em> tire] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fatigueless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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feather worm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">feather worm</span></header><div>/ˈfɛðə wɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'fedhuh werm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025785" href="entry://fan%20worm%23bigmac000025785"><strong>fan worm</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">feather-duster worm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fidget toy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac955448818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fidget toy</span></header><div>/ˈfɪdʒət tɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'fijuht toy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">a small handheld device with moving parts, buttons, etc., designed to keep one’s hands busy and ease restlessness and stress, thus inducing better powers of concentration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">fidget device</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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filler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">filler</span></header><div>/ˈfɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'filuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> someone or something that fills.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> a thing or quantity of a material put in to fill something, or to fill in a gap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq895"> a liquid, paste, or paint-like substance used to fill in pores or cracks before painting or varnishing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq436"> Also, <strong class="vs">dermal filler</strong>. a cosmetic preparation which is injected into the skin to reduce the depth of wrinkles or to increase the fullness of lips, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq619"> a solid substance added to plastics, paints and elastomers either to modify their properties or reduce their cost; an extender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq030"> the tobacco forming the body of a cigar, as distinguished from the wrapper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq791"> a food item regarded as having the capacity to satisfy hunger, as bread, potatoes, dumplings, etc., whether or not nutritious, tasty, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> an article, photograph, etc., used to fill a vacant space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq658"> <em class="label">Media</em> a small and usually inexpensive program used to fill in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq816"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a sheet or plate inserted in a gap between two structural members.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq437"> an implement used in filling, as a funnel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101000" href="entry://fill%23bigmac000101000"><span class="smallcaps">fill</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="zveKGEMESk">adj.</span><span target_id="S1pTNY0zOG">adv.</span><span target_id="K8phLXN5qp">v.i.</span><span target_id="ucs5LG6Va5">v.t.</span><span target_id="xpmVSZFqO6">n.</span><span target_id="jg2zW4RnTE">interj.</span><span target_id="4FltNi0xWV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fine" src="word_pronunciations/09102.mp3"></audio></span>/faɪn/ (<em>say</em> fuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zveKGEMESk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">finer</strong>, <strong class="bold">finest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq566"> of the highest or of very high grade or quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq230"> free from imperfections or impurities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq897"> (of weather) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq613"> sunny.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq603"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> without rain.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq867"> choice, excellent, or admirable: <em class="example">a fine sermon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq406"> consisting of minute particles: <em class="example">fine sand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq769"> very thin or slender: <em class="example">fine thread.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq205"> keen or sharp, as a tool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a hull form) of a low block coefficient with pointed bow and stern (opposed to <em>bull</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq033"> delicate in texture: <em class="example">fine linen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq065"> delicately fashioned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq201"> highly skilled or accomplished: <em class="example">a fine musician.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq868"> characterised by or affecting refinement or elegance: <em class="example">a fine lady.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq388"> polished or refined: <em class="example">fine manners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq023"> ornate or elegant: <em class="example">fine writing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq394"> delicate or subtle: <em class="example">a fine distinction.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq743"> showy or smart; smartly dressed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq490"> good-looking or handsome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq604"> (of gold, silver, etc.) having a high proportion of pure metal, or having the proportion as specified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq663"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> towards fine leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq521"> in good health; well: <em class="example">I’m feeling fine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq329"> acceptable; satisfactory: <em class="example">if you haven’t got any butter, margarine will be fine.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="S1pTNY0zOG">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq770"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in a fine manner; excellently or very well; elegantly; delicately; with nicety.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> in such a way that the driven ball barely touches the object ball in passing.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fined</strong>, <strong class="bold">fining</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="K8phLXN5qp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq855"> to become fine or finer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq703"> Also, <strong class="vs">fine down</strong>. to become fine or clear; clarify: <em class="example">the cider will fine if it is left to stand.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ucs5LG6Va5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq177"> to make fine or finer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq450"> to clarify (wines or spirits) by fining.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xpmVSZFqO6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq697"> (<em>plural</em>) the extremely small particles which may be present in a powder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq977"> very small material produced in breaking large lumps, as of ore or coal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq511"> in general, the smallest particles of coal or mineral in any classification process or sample of ore material.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="jg2zW4RnTE">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="30"><span id="mq16"> (an exclamation of approval, agreement, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4FltNi0xWV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="31"><span id="mq660"> <strong class="phr">fine down</strong>, to become more elegantly slim: <em class="example">her figure will fine down as she gets older.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">fine up</strong>, (of weather) to become fine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fin</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>fīnis</em> end, limit, boundary]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="VTqb5y1vCx">n.</span><span target_id="aUZtaAlEwz">v.t.</span><span target_id="YBdjibyQ9z">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fine" src="word_pronunciations/09103.mp3"></audio></span>/faɪn/ (<em>say</em> fuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VTqb5y1vCx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> a sum of money exacted as a penalty for an offence or dereliction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq939"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq963"> (formerly) a fee paid by a feudal tenant to the landlord, as on the renewal of tenure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq899"> (formerly) a sum of money paid by a tenant on the commencement of the tenancy so that the rent may be small or nominal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq690"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a penalty of any kind.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aUZtaAlEwz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq126"> (<strong class="bold">fined</strong>, <strong class="bold">fining</strong>) to subject to a fine, or pecuniary penalty; punish by a fine.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YBdjibyQ9z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">in fine</strong>, finally; in short.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>fin</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>fīnis</em> boundary, end, Medieval Latin settlement, fine]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000026673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fine<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fine" src="word_pronunciations/09104.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfineɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'feenay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> the end of a repeated section of a musical composition, whether <em>da capo</em> or <em>dal segno</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> the end of a composition comprising several movements.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: end]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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larval therapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac345839388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">larval therapy</span></header><div>/ˈlavəl θɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'lahvuhl theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq16">the use of sterile maggots to clean necrotic tissue from a wound to initiate the healing process.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">maggot therapy</strong>, <strong class="vs">maggot debridement therapy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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LD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">LD</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> lethal dose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> Low Dutch.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">L.D.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Li Bo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Li Bo</span></header><div>/ˈli ˈboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'lee 'boh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">c. 700–762, Chinese lyric poet.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Li Po</strong>, <strong class="vs">Li Tai Po</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Li Dai Bo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lipstick lesbian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac656701083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lipstick lesbian</span></header><div>/ˈlɪpstɪk lɛzbiən/ (<em>say</em> 'lipstik lezbeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">a lesbian who wears conventional women’s clothing and make-up.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lipstick dyke</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Lourenço Marques
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Lourenço Marques</span></header><div>/ləˈrɛnsoʊ maks/ (<em>say</em> luh'rensoh mahks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq563"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac36827654" href="entry://Maputo%23bigmac36827654"><strong>Maputo</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> <strong>Bay of</strong>, Also, <strong class="vs">Delagoa Bay</strong>. an inlet of the Indian Ocean in southern Mozambique. 86 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Luanda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Luanda</span></header><div>/luˈændə/ (<em>say</em> looh'anduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">a seaport in and the capital of Angola.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Loanda</strong>, <strong class="vs">São Paulo de Loanda</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lurgy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lurgy</span></header><div>/ˈlɜgi/ (<em>say</em> 'lergee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> an imaginary disease thought of as being highly infectious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq533"> any illness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lurgi</strong>, <strong class="vs">the dreaded lurgy</strong>, <strong class="vs">the dreaded lurgi</strong>. <div class="etym">[coined by British comedian Spike Milligan, 1919–2002]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mabo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mabo</span><z><span target_id="tSF279k58C">n.</span><span target_id="oQpgDHHkTH">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈmaboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'mahboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tSF279k58C"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq176"> Also, <strong class="vs">Mabo judgement</strong>, <strong class="vs">Mabo decision</strong>. the 1992 decision of the High Court of Australia overturning the concept that Australia was terra nullius at the time of British settlement and ruling that Indigenous interests in land and water survived the assertion of sovereignty by the Crown, these interests only being extinguished by later actions of the Crown granting land to other persons or dedicating the land or water to uses inconsistent with continued Indigenous access and use; confirmed by the federal <em>Native Title Act 1993</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075620" href="entry://terra%20nullius%23bigmac000075620"><strong>terra nullius</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> the philosophy upon which this judgement was based.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oQpgDHHkTH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq091"> of or relating to this judgement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Edward Koiki (Eddie) <em>Mabo</em>, 1936–92, a Torres Strait Islander whose action in the High Court claiming title for his people to Murray (Mer) Island led to the decision] </div><div class="backshade">Edward Koiki (Eddie) <strong>Mabo</strong> (1936–92) was born on Mer (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait. In 1959 he moved to Townsville, Qld, where he became a leader within the local Torres Strait Islander community and a defender of Torres Strait Islanders’ rights, along with his wife, (Ernestine) Bonita <strong>Mabo</strong> (c.1943–2018). In 1982 he and four other Torres Strait Islanders began legal proceedings to claim traditional ownership of their land. The case went through long hearings in the Qld Supreme Court and the High Court, before the 1992 decision of the latter. The Mabo decision led to the federal <em>Native Title Act 1993</em> to establish processes to deal with claims such as the one in the Mabo case. Under this Act, native title was extinguished when the Crown made lawful valid grants of land or waters; examples include freehold titles such as private homes and farms. It was left to the courts to decide whether native title survived the grant of pastoral leases, and consequently there was strong opposition from pastoral interests who feared claims over leases. These fears were realised in the 1996 Wik judgement by the High Court, which found that native title rights could co-exist with the rights of pastoralists. In response, the Howard government passed the <em>Native Title Amendment Act 1998</em> which provided for the states to effectively extinguish by legislation native title over pastoral leases.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic tape unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic tape unit</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">a device which runs magnetic tape which provides information for, or which is provided by information from, a computer.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">magnetic tape drive</strong>, <strong class="vs">tape unit</strong>, <strong class="vs">tape drive</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magnetic variation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magnetic variation</span></header><div>/mægˌnɛtɪk vɛəriˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> mag.netik vairree'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095079" href="entry://declination%23bigmac000095079"><strong>declination</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095079" href="entry://declination%23mq478">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">magnetic declination</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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magpie clothing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">magpie clothing</span></header><div>/ˈmægpaɪ kloʊðɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'magpuy klohdhing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq364">black and yellow convict’s clothing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">magpie dress</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the black and yellow pattern similar to the black and white of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044423" href="entry://magpie%23bigmac000044423"><span class="smallcaps">magpie</span></a> when contrasted with the plain yellow of the canary (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098785" href="entry://canary%23bigmac000098785"><span class="smallcaps">canary<sup>1</sup></span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098785" href="entry://canary%23mq265">4</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mallee Region
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mallee Region</span></header><div>/ˈmæli ridʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'malee reejuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq904"> a region in north-western Victoria characterised by mallee; bounded by the Murray and Wimmera rivers. 44 000 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq819"> Also, <strong class="vs">Roe Botanical District</strong>. a region similarly characterised by mallee, in southern WA, extending from the plains of Esperance along the coast to the Great Victoria Desert.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Mallee</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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marriage of convenience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">marriage of convenience</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">a marriage of expediency, usually for money or position.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mariage de convenance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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melancholia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">melancholia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of melancholia" src="word_pronunciations/14566.mp3"></audio></span>/mɛlənˈkoʊliə/ (<em>say</em> meluhn'kohleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq225"> Also, <strong class="vs">melancholic depression</strong>. a mental disorder characterised by a profound lack of energy, especially in the morning, and loss of pleasure in one’s usual interests and pursuits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> a feeling of deep sadness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000045991" href="entry://melancholy%23bigmac000045991"><span class="smallcaps">melancholy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mental illness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac975382893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mental illness</span></header><div>/mɛntl ˈɪlnəs/ (<em>say</em> mentl 'ilnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">any disorder of the mind which causes a person to behave, think or feel so abnormally as to cause suffering to themself or others.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mental disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Michaelmas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Michaelmas</span></header><div>/ˈmɪkəlməs/ (<em>say</em> 'mikuhlmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a Christian festival celebrated on 29 September in honour of the archangel Michael.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Michaelmas Day</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English (<em>Sanct</em>)<em> Michaeles masse</em> (St) Michael’s mass]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Milperra massacre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522597452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Milperra massacre</span></header><div>/mɪlˌpɛrə ˈmæsəkə/ (<em>say</em> mil'peruh 'masuhkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">a fight with firearms between members of the rival motorcycle gangs, the Bandidos and the Comancheros, occurring in the Sydney suburb of Milperra in 1984, resulting in seven deaths.</span></div> Also, (<em>from the date on which it occurred</em>), <strong class="vs">Father’s Day massacre</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mirror ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554788194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mirror ball</span></header><div>/ˈmɪrə bɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'miruh bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">a ball made up of mirror segments, used to create lighting effects in discos, nightclubs, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">disco ball</strong>, <strong class="vs">mirrorball</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mortality rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mortality rate</span></header><div>/mɔˈtæləti reɪt/ (<em>say</em> maw'taluhtee rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">the rate at which members of a given population die, usually expressed as a ratio of deaths to total population.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">death rate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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multiple sclerosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">multiple sclerosis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of multiple sclerosis" src="word_pronunciations/15361.mp3"></audio></span>/mʌltəpəl skləˈroʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> multuhpuhl skluh'rohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a disease of the nervous system, usually progressive, characterised by remissions and exacerbations, and caused by plaques of demyelisation of the white matter of the nervous system.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: MS Also, <strong class="vs">disseminated sclerosis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nay Pyi Taw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813713067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nay Pyi Taw</span></header><div>/neɪ pi ˈtɔ/ (<em>say</em> nay pee 'taw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">the capital city of Myanmar, in the southern part, to the north of Yangon; capital moved from Yangon to this newly constructed city in 2006.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Naypyitaw</strong>, <strong class="vs">Nay Pyi Daw</strong>, <strong class="vs">Naypyidaw</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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NDVI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac007304202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">NDVI</span></header><div>/ɛn di vi ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> en dee vee 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">an index which monitors the amount of photosynthetic activity in plants, used as a measure of vegetation density and condition.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">normalised difference vegetation index</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>n</em>(<em>ormalised</em>) <em>d</em>(<em>ifference</em>) <em>v</em>(<em>egetation</em>) <em>i</em>(<em>ndex</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Netherlands New Guinea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Netherlands New Guinea</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038285" href="entry://Irian%20Jaya%23bigmac000038285"><strong>Irian Jaya</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dutch New Guinea</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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non-Hodgkin lymphoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144373009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">non-Hodgkin lymphoma</span></header><div>/nɒn-hɒdʒkən lɪmˈfoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> non-hojkuhn lim'fohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a form of cancer involving the lymph nodes, distinguished from Hodgkin lymphoma by the absence of a specific lymphocyte (the Reed-Sternberg cell); characterised by swollen lymph nodes and abdomen, fatigue, weight loss, chest pain, shortness of breath, and a tendency to bleed or bruise easily.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma</strong>, <strong class="vs">non-Hodgkin’s disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nutbush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac556049795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nutbush</span></header><div>/ˈnʌtbʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'nutboosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a linedance in which a set series of steps is executed, the dancers turning in the same direction by ninety degrees at the end of the steps, then clapping once before repeating the steps, and so on; originating in Australia and performed to the song <em>Nutbush City Limits</em> (1973) by Tina Turner.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">nutbush dance</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oral hygiene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac436235214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oral hygiene</span></header><div>/ɒrəl ˈhaɪdʒin/ (<em>say</em> oruhl 'huyjeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">the maintenance of good practices with regard to nutrition, teeth cleaning, etc., so as to avoid dental decay and other dental problems.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dental hygiene</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pachuca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pachuca</span></header><div>/paˈtʃukə/ (<em>say</em> pah'choohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a city in central Mexico; capital of Hidalgo state; silver mines.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Pachuca de Soto</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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packet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">packet</span><z><span target_id="Vh3J8RLAaj">n.</span><span target_id="BDT9w0vm2B">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of packet" src="word_pronunciations/16608.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpækət/ (<em>say</em> 'pakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Vh3J8RLAaj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq013"> a small pack or package of anything, originally of letters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> a definite quantity or measure of something wrapped and retailed: <em class="example">a packet of biscuits.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq541"> Also, <strong class="vs">data packet</strong>. <em class="label">Computers</em> one of several units of data, each including a destination address, into which a message may be divided before being sent over a network link, the components being reassembled at the receiving end to form the original message.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> Also, <strong class="vs">packet boat</strong>. a ship that carries mail, passengers, and goods regularly on a fixed route.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large sum of money: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’ve cost you a packet over the years.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">olaf ruhen</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq430"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a heavy or forceful blow, injury, setback, or the like: <em class="example">he’s caught a packet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BDT9w0vm2B">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq660"> to bind up in a package or parcel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [diminutive of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102190" href="entry://pack%23bigmac000102190"><span class="smallcaps">pack<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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paddy wagon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">paddy wagon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of paddy wagon" src="word_pronunciations/16618.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpædi wægən/ (<em>say</em> 'padee waguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">a closed police vehicle used for conveying prisoners.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">paddy-wagon</strong>; <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">black maria</strong>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">divvy van</strong>. <div class="etym">[US; ? special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087263" href="entry://Paddy%23bigmac000087263"><span class="smallcaps">Paddy</span></a>, from the prevalence of Irishmen in the US police force]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pan-fry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pan-fry</span></header><div>/ˈpæn-fraɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'pan-fruy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">pan-fried</strong>, <strong class="bold">pan-frying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">to fry in a very small amount of fat or oil.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dry-fry</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Paraíba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Paraíba</span></header><div>/paraˈiba/ (<em>say</em> pahrah'eebah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> a state of north-eastern Brazil, situated on the Atlantic. 56 371 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: João Pessoa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> Also, <strong class="vs">Paraíba do Sul</strong>. a river in south-eastern Brazil which flows south-west and then north-east to the Atlantic near Campos. 1060 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq745"> Also, <strong class="vs">Paraíba do Norte</strong>. a river in north-eastern Brazil which flows north-east and east to the Atlantic. 386 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq623"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092226" href="entry://Jo%C3%A3o%20Pessoa%23bigmac000092226"><strong>João Pessoa</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Parkes radio telescope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Parkes radio telescope</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">a powerful radio telescope, with subsidiary telescope, located at an observatory north of Parkes in western NSW, opened in 1961; forms part of the Australia Telescope.</span></div> Wiradjuri, <strong>Murriyang</strong>. Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">the Dish</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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parrot fever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">parrot fever</span></header><div>/ˈpærət fivə/ (<em>say</em> 'paruht feevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059770" href="entry://psittacosis%23bigmac000059770"><strong>psittacosis</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">parrot disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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party pill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359075711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">party pill</span></header><div>/ˈpati pɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'pahtee pil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a recreational drug containing a legal synthetic drug which mimics the effects of banned drugs such as ecstasy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dance pill</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pearler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pearler<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpɜlə/ (<em>say</em> 'perluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> Also, <strong class="vs">pearl diver</strong>. a person who dives for pearls as an occupation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> a boat used in seeking for pearls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq687"> someone who trades in pearls.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055032" href="entry://pearl%23bigmac000055032"><span class="smallcaps">pearl<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac581537211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pearler<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="UH9TZrbs0A">n.</span><span target_id="HL8smFPsxi">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈpɜlə/ (<em>say</em> 'perluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UH9TZrbs0A"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq244"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046955" href="entry://purler%23bigmac000046955"><strong>purler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046955" href="entry://purler%23mq632">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HL8smFPsxi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq050"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046955" href="entry://purler%23bigmac000046955"><strong>purler</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046955" href="entry://purler%23mq771">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pearl faker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328292213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pearl faker</span></header><div>/ˈpɜl feɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'perl faykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">(in the pearling industry) a person who prepares pearls for sale as by removing the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103163" href="entry://skin%23bigmac000103163">skin</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103163" href="entry://skin%23mq425">5</a>) to remove outer discolouration or other blemishes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pearl doctor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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peg leg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">peg leg</span></header><div>/ˈpɛg lɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'peg leg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> an artificial leg, usually one of wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> Also, <strong class="vs">peg-leg disease</strong>. <em class="label">Chiefly NT</em> a disease in cattle caused by phosphorus deficiency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq320"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011086" href="entry://can%20opener%23bigmac000011086"><strong>can opener</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011086" href="entry://can%20opener%23mq586">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pica<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pica" src="word_pronunciations/17354.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpaɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'puykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Printing</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a size of type equivalent to 12 point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> the depth of this type size (4.2175176 mm) as a unit of linear measurement for type, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Anglo-Latin: book of rules for church services, apparently the same word as Latin <em>pīca</em> magpie. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056590" href="entry://pie%23bigmac000056590"><span class="smallcaps">pie<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pica<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pica" src="word_pronunciations/17355.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpaɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'puykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">an eating disorder characterised by a desire to eat non-nutritive substances such as clay, chalk, dirt, glass, bricks, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pica disorder</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>pica</em> magpie, a bird that is reputed to eat anything]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pipedream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pipedream</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pipedream" src="word_pronunciations/17464.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpaɪpdrim/ (<em>say</em> 'puypdreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a futile hope, far-fetched fancy, or fantastic story: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Of all the plans he had had after Hester’s death, one remained constantly in his mind. To find that girl he had spent half a night with in a motel in Newcastle. Of course, it was a pipe dream</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ricki francis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pipe dream</strong>. <div class="etym">[so called in reference to the thoughts of opium smokers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pitch-black
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pitch-black</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pitch-black" src="word_pronunciations/17496.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɪtʃ-blæk/ (<em>say</em> 'pich-blak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">very black or dark.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">pitch-dark</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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playdough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">playdough</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of playdough" src="word_pronunciations/17596.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpleɪdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'playdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">a soft, non-toxic preparation of coloured dough, designed for children’s modelling.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">play dough</strong>. <div class="etym">[from trademark <em>Play-Doh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plonk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plonk<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="sizB4oasNg">v.t.</span><span target_id="mdwJqs6rdC">v.i.</span><span target_id="dKKU5fL8vZ">n.</span><span target_id="0wk2SQTOgc">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plonk" src="word_pronunciations/17642.mp3"></audio></span>/plɒŋk/ (<em>say</em> plongk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sizB4oasNg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> Also, <strong class="vs">plonk down</strong>. to place or drop heavily or suddenly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Shadow followed at a distance, plonked himself down, head on paws, and ears pricked, on John’s tatty, green bedside mat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">carole-elise grongard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mdwJqs6rdC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq167"> Also, <strong class="vs">plonk down</strong>. to drop heavily or suddenly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dKKU5fL8vZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq815"> the act or sound of plonking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq95"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac250574829" href="entry://plonk%20horse%23bigmac250574829"><strong>plonk horse</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0wk2SQTOgc">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq223"> with a plonking sound: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Plonk goes a kellick. Plonk goes a dirty big sinker.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nino culotta (john o’grady)</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plonk<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plonk" src="word_pronunciations/17643.mp3"></audio></span>/plɒŋk/ (<em>say</em> plongk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">any alcoholic liquor, especially cheap wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? World War I military; variant of French (<em>vin</em>)<em> blanc</em> white (wine)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Plough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Plough</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Plough" src="word_pronunciations/17647.mp3"></audio></span>/plaʊ/ (<em>say</em> plow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">a group of seven stars in the constellation of Ursa Major.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Charles’s Wain</strong>, <strong class="vs">the Big Dipper</strong>, <strong class="vs">the Dipper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pointing bone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac895860505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pointing bone</span></header><div>/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ boʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'poynting bohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">(in tribal Aboriginal culture) any of variously sized and variously shaped bones used in the procedure of pointing the bone.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100439" href="entry://bone%23bigmac000100439"><strong>bone</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100439" href="entry://bone%23mq873">33a</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">death bone</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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prepper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac941085131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">prepper</span></header><div>/ˈprɛpə/ (<em>say</em> 'prepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> a person who does preparation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> Also, <strong class="vs">doomsday prepper</strong>. a person who expects that civilisation will end in their lifetime and who prepares for it in various ways, as by building a bunker, stockpiling food, anticipating the failure of the financial system, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq844"> a person who expects that the Second Coming and the Tribulation will happen in their lifetime and who prepares for it in various ways, as by doing good deeds, adhering to the Ten Commandments, converting non-believers to the Christian faith, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058829" href="entry://prep%23bigmac000058829"><span class="smallcaps">prep</span></a> + <em>-p-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Provençal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Provençal</span><z><span target_id="dhsLoM76VR">adj.</span><span target_id="F2gPF5b8sb">n.</span></z></header><div>/prɒvɒ̃ˈsal/ (<em>say</em> provon'sahl), /prɒvənˈsal/ (<em>say</em> provuhn'sahl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dhsLoM76VR"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> Also, <strong class="vs">Provençale</strong>. of or relating to Provence, its people, their language or their cuisine.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F2gPF5b8sb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq843"> a native or inhabitant of Provence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq174"> Also, <strong class="vs">langue d’oc</strong>. a Romance language of south-eastern France, formerly widely spoken and written, now still in use in some rural areas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>Provence</em>, from Latin <em>prōvincia</em> province]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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purpose-built
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">purpose-built</span></header><div>/ˈpɜpəs-bɪlt/ (<em>say</em> 'perpuhs-bilt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">created or developed to suit a specified use.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">purpose-designed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quandong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quandong</span><z><span target_id="CeaI6HrvtL">n.</span><span target_id="mCPkcPVFRG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quandong" src="word_pronunciations/18669.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkwɒndɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'kwondong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CeaI6HrvtL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> Also, <strong class="vs">native peach</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq340"> Also, <strong class="vs">desert quandong</strong>. a tree, <em>Santalum acuminatum</em>, of semi-arid regions of Australia, bearing a bright red, edible drupaceous fruit the seed of which (<strong>quandong nut</strong>) has an edible kernel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq970"> the fruit, or the seed or nut of this tree.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac337287193" href="entry://blue%20quandong%23bigmac337287193"><strong>blue quandong</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq417"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac412892904" href="entry://hard%20quandong%23bigmac412892904"><strong>hard quandong</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) a person who exploits or cadges off another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq225"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a stupid person, especially a country bumpkin.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mCPkcPVFRG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq726"> <strong class="phr">have the quandongs</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> to be stupid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">quondong</strong>; <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">quandang</strong>. <div class="etym">[Wiradjuri <em>guwandhang</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quoit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quoit</span><z><span target_id="JIlbt8atY8">n.</span><span target_id="Okpx6ZFLNG">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quoit" src="word_pronunciations/18767.mp3"></audio></span>/kɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> koyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JIlbt8atY8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> Also, <strong class="vs">deck quoit</strong>. a flattish ring of iron or some other material thrown in play to encircle a peg stuck in the ground or to come as close to it as possible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq620"> (<em>plural construed as singular</em>) the game so played.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq797"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq872"> the anus.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq295"> the buttocks.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Okpx6ZFLNG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq986"> to throw as or like a quoit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coit</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>coyte</em>; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rack rate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rack rate</span></header><div>/ˈræk reɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'rak rayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">an undiscounted hotel accommodation charge (opposed to <em>corporate rate</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">door rate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ratbite fever
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ratbite fever</span></header><div>/rætbaɪt ˈfivə/ (<em>say</em> ratbuyt 'feevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a relapsing fever, widely distributed geographically, caused by infection with a spirillum transmitted by rats.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ratbite disease</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ratio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ratio</span><z><span target_id="31NAgAFGVQ">n.</span><span target_id="OJskmJLniS">v.i.</span><span target_id="uEK4FgO67G">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ratio" src="word_pronunciations/18965.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈreɪʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'raysheeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="31NAgAFGVQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ratios</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> Also, <strong class="vs">direct ratio</strong>. the relation between two similar magnitudes in respect to the number of times the first contains the second: <em class="example">the ratio of 5 to 2, which may be written 5:2, or 5/2.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq681"> proportional relation; rate; quotient of two numbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq310"> <em class="label">Finance</em> the relative value of gold and silver in a bimetallic currency system, fixed by the government of a country.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq630"> <strong>the ratio</strong>, (on social media) the number of times a post, tweet, etc., has been replied to in relation to the number of times it has been shared, liked, etc.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">ratioed</strong>, <strong class="bold">ratioing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OJskmJLniS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq846"> to express as a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061399" href="#bigmac000061399">ratio</a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061399" href="#mq892">1</a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061399" href="#mq681">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061399" href="#mq630">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a post, tweet, etc.) to receive disproportionately more replies than likes, shares, etc., usually indicating strong disagreement with or objection to the message: <em class="example">it’s easy to see why it got ratioed.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uEK4FgO67G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq521"> to express (data) as a ratio.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: reckoning, relation, reason]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rawdog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac882820412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rawdog</span></header><div>/ˈrɔdɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'rawdog) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">rawdogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">rawdogging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> to undertake a (long-haul flight) with no electronic entertainment, devices or reading material, as film, music, games, laptops, books, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> (of a male) to engage in sexual intercourse with (someone) without a condom. </span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq515"> to undertake (an activity) without preparation or something that is usually present.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">raw dog</strong>, <strong class="vs">raw-dog</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>rawdogger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rawdogging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac312507539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rawdogging</span></header><div>/ˈrɔdɒgɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'rawdoging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> the act of undertaking a long-haul flight with no electronic entertainment, devices or reading material, as film, music, games, laptops, books, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> (of a male) the act of having sexual intercourse with someone without a condom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq415"> the act of undertaking an activity without preparation or something that is usually present.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">raw dogging</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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recd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">recd</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq770">received.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rec’d</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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relative permittivity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000062450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">relative permittivity</span></header><div>/rɛlətɪv pɜməˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> reluhtiv permuh'tivuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">the ratio of the capacitance of a capacitor when its plates are separated by the given dielectric, to the capacitance when its plates are separated by air.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dielectric constant</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Revelation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Revelation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Revelation" src="word_pronunciations/19543.mp3"></audio></span>/rɛvəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> revuh'layshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Revelations</strong>, <strong class="vs">Revelation of St John the Divine</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ringdove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ringdove</span></header><div>/ˈrɪŋdʌv/ (<em>say</em> 'ringduv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq87"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085679" href="entry://woodpigeon%23bigmac000085679"><strong>woodpigeon</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085679" href="entry://woodpigeon%23mq109">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> Also, <strong class="vs">ringed turtle-dove</strong>. a small dove, <em>Streptopelia decaocto</em>, with a black half-ring around the neck, widespread throughout Eurasia, and introduced into Japan and the United States.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104473" href="entry://ring%23bigmac000104473"><span class="smallcaps">ring<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021722" href="entry://dove%23bigmac000021722"><span class="smallcaps">dove<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ringer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ringer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ringer" src="word_pronunciations/19671.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɪŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'ringuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> someone or something that rings, encircles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> a quoit or horseshoe so thrown as to encircle a peg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq433"> the throw itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq041"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac709887129" href="entry://boxer%23bigmac709887129"><strong>boxer<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac709887129" href="entry://boxer%23mq580">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq685"> a stockworker; a cattle drover: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But the ordinary stockman, the ringers, rarely got good horses.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wendy lowenstein and morag loh</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104473" href="entry://ring%23bigmac000104473"><span class="smallcaps">ring<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ringer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ringer" src="word_pronunciations/19672.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɪŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'ringuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq026"> someone or something that rings a bell, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an athlete, horse, etc., entered in a competition under false representations as to identity or ability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq701"> Also, <strong class="vs">dead ringer</strong>, <strong class="vs">dead ring</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person or thing that closely resembles another: <em class="example">he was a dead ringer for the local policeman.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104474" href="entry://ring%23bigmac000104474"><span class="smallcaps">ring<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ringer<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ringer" src="word_pronunciations/19673.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɪŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'ringuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> the fastest shearer of a group: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Billy May stood for the fashion and ‘talent,’ being the ‘Ringer,’ or fastest shearer of the whole assembly, and as such truly admirable and distinguished.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1865</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> any person of outstanding competence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>ringer</em> anything superlatively good]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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robodebt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac034370535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">robodebt</span></header><div>/ˈroʊboʊdɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'rohbohdet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">a debt owed to the government by a present or past welfare recipient, arising from an overpayment of benefits calculated by an automated process which compares the recipient’s income as stated by them to the government with their income as recorded by the taxation authority, a notice of discrepancy being automatically generated.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">robo-debt</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac723362354" href="entry://robo-%23bigmac723362354"><span class="smallcaps">robo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098197" href="entry://debt%23bigmac000098197"><span class="smallcaps">debt</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rock fig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac840650372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rock fig</span></header><div>/rɒk ˈfɪg/ (<em>say</em> rok 'fig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">a lithophytic tree or shrub, <em>Ficus platypoda</em>, with oval to round figs in pale shades ranging from red to yellow; endemic to central and northern Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">desert fig</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rubbish tip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac646908157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rubbish tip</span></header><div>/ˈrʌbɪʃ tɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'rubish tip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq49">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100793" href="entry://tip%23bigmac000100793"><strong>tip<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100793" href="entry://tip%23mq892">10</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">rubbish dump</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sambar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sambar<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sambar" src="word_pronunciations/20090.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsæmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'sambuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">sambars</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">sambar</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> a medium-to-large deer, <em>Rusa unicolor</em>, having three-pointed antlers, native to India and South-East Asia, and introduced to southern Australia in the 1860s.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq637"> any of various related deer of insular South-East Asia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">samba deer</strong>, <strong class="vs">sambur</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>sāmbar</em>, <em>sāmbhar</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac567746516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sambar<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈsæmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'sambuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a southern Indian condiment made from dal, vegetables, tamarind, and spices, usually eaten with idlis and dosas.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sambhar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Tamil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santa Cruz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santa Cruz</span></header><div>/sæntə ˈkruz/ (<em>say</em> santuh 'kroohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> one of the Santa Barbara Islands, off the south-western coast of California.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq590"> Also, <strong class="vs">Santa Cruz de la Sierra</strong>. a town in eastern Bolivia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq825"> a province of southern Argentina. 243 943 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Rio Gallegos.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq507"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064947" href="entry://St%20Croix%23bigmac000064947"><strong>St Croix</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064947" href="entry://St%20Croix%23mq251">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Santiago
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Santiago</span></header><div>/sæntiˈagoʊ/ (<em>say</em> santee'ahgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">the capital of Chile, in the central part.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Santiago de Chile</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scaup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000065871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scaup</span></header><div>/ˈskɔp/ (<em>say</em> 'skawp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq608">any of certain diving ducks of the genus <em>Aythya</em>, especially the <strong>greater scaup</strong>, <em>A. marila</em>, of Europe and America.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">scaup duck</strong>. <div class="etym">[compare British dialect (northern) <em>scaup</em>, <em>scalp</em> oyster or mussel bed (on which scaups feed)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scoff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scoff<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="97irwHB8lV">n.</span><span target_id="NetINfCURq">v.i.</span><span target_id="aeb2hmTXY3">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scoff" src="word_pronunciations/20331.mp3"></audio></span>/skɒf/ (<em>say</em> skof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="97irwHB8lV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq745"> an expression of mockery, derision, or derisive scorn; a jeer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq057"> an object of mockery or derision.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NetINfCURq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq837"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to speak derisively; mock; jeer.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aeb2hmTXY3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq199"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to deride.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>scof</em>, from Scandinavian; compare obsolete Danish <em>skof</em> mockery] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scoffer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scoffing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>scoffingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scoff<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="foCin0HvOD">v.t.</span><span target_id="7hVLTSupz0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scoff" src="word_pronunciations/20332.mp3"></audio></span>/skɒf/ (<em>say</em> skof) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="foCin0HvOD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> Also, <strong class="vs">scoff down</strong>. to eat (food) greedily and quickly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I scoffed tins of bully beef and they let me, because I was starving</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7hVLTSupz0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq207"> food.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">scarf</strong>. <div class="etym">[Afrikaans <em>schoft</em> meal, from Dutch: quarter (of the day)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scouring rush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scouring rush</span></header><div>/ˈskaʊrɪŋ rʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'skowring rush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> Also, <strong class="vs">Dutch rush</strong>. a widespread plant, <em>Equisetum hyemale</em>, family Equisetaceae, having long, scarcely branched stems which were formerly used for scouring and polishing pots and pans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> any of several other plants of the genus <em>Equisetum</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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semipolar bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">semipolar bond</span></header><div>/ˌsɛmipoʊlə ˈbɒnd/ (<em>say</em> .semeepohluh 'bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">a valency bond in which two electrons are donated by one atom to another atom which requires both of them to complete its octet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">coordinate covalent bond</strong>, <strong class="vs">donor bond</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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's Hertogenbosch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">’s Hertogenbosch</span></header><div>/s hɛəˈtoʊkənbɔs/ (<em>say</em> s hair'tohkuhnbaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a town in the southern Netherlands; birthplace of Hieronymus Bosch.</span></div> French, <strong>Bois-le-Duc</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Den Bosch</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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short soup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">short soup</span></header><div>/ˈʃɔt sup/ (<em>say</em> 'shawt soohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">a Chinese soup consisting largely of chicken stock and small dumplings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dumpling soup</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sight bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sight bill</span></header><div>/ˈsaɪt bɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'suyt bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a bill of exchange payable on presentation, without any days of grace.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">sight draft</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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silent partner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">silent partner</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of silent partner" src="word_pronunciations/21023.mp3"></audio></span>/saɪlənt ˈpatnə/ (<em>say</em> suyluhnt 'pahtnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">a partner taking no active or public part in the conduct of a business.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dormant partner</strong>, <strong class="vs">sleeping partner</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sled</span><z><span target_id="5cLTFwUKUo">n.</span><span target_id="SaoHSv1hwS">v.i.</span><span target_id="SZLwxmMzde">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sled" src="word_pronunciations/21227.mp3"></audio></span>/slɛd/ (<em>say</em> sled) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5cLTFwUKUo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> a vehicle mounted on runners for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> a sledge, especially a small one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq568"> a small vehicle of this kind used in tobogganing, etc.; a toboggan.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq657"> Also, <strong class="vs">dog sled</strong>, <strong class="vs">prowler sled</strong>, <strong class="vs">sleigh</strong>. an apparatus used in strength training, consisting of a steel tray or frame on runners about 1 m long, on which disc-shaped weights are placed, the apparatus operated by either pushing or pulling a vertical handle attached to each runner, or by pulling a strap attached to the base of the sled.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sledded</strong>, <strong class="bold">sledding</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SaoHSv1hwS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq255"> to ride or be carried on a sled.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SZLwxmMzde">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq037"> to convey on a sled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>sledde</em>, from Middle Flemish or Middle Low German]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slow</span><z><span target_id="mTu3iX2hW0">adj.</span><span target_id="mWxugQOY5K">adv.</span><span target_id="1W54ud9Zgf">v.t.</span><span target_id="acZIJLhCRE">v.i.</span><span target_id="Ie6rISLIQv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slow" src="word_pronunciations/21298.mp3"></audio></span>/sloʊ/ (<em>say</em> sloh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mTu3iX2hW0"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> taking or requiring a comparatively long time for moving, going, acting, occurring, etc.; not fast, rapid or swift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> leisurely; gradual, as change, growth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq011"> sluggish in nature, disposition, or function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq375"> dull of perception or understanding, as a person, the mind, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq635"> burning or heating with little speed or intensity, as a fire or an oven.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq382"> slack, as trade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq022"> showing a time earlier than the correct time, as a clock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq828"> passing heavily, or dragging, as time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq878"> not progressive; behind the times.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq786"> dull, humdrum, uninteresting or tedious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Photography</em> (of film) requiring a long exposure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Sport</em> (of a pitch, track, court, etc., or its surface) tending to slow down movement, as of a ball.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="mWxugQOY5K">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq604"> in a slow manner; slowly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1W54ud9Zgf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq805"> to make slow or slower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq028"> Also, <strong class="vs">slow up</strong>. to retard; reduce the speed of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="acZIJLhCRE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq994"> Also, <strong class="vs">slow down</strong>. to become slow or slower; slacken in speed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ie6rISLIQv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq385"> <strong class="phr">slow to</strong>, not prompt, readily disposed, or in haste to: <em class="example">slow to anger; </em><em class="example">slow to take offence.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>slāw</em> sluggish, dull. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069498" href="entry://sloth%23bigmac000069498"><span class="smallcaps">sloth</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slowly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slowness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>slowish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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smackdown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311879244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">smackdown</span></header><div>/ˈsmækdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'smakdown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> a beating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> a humiliating defeat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq922"> a confrontation between rivals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> a rebuff or rebuke.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">smack down</strong>. <div class="etym">[US campus slang (1990s); also the name of a televised wrestling show, <em>WWE Smackdown</em>, first broadcast 1999]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snake-oil salesman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553905214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snake-oil salesman</span></header><div>/ˈsneɪk-ɔɪl seɪlzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'snayk-oyl saylzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">a swindler; confidence trickster.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">snake-oil doctor</strong>, <strong class="vs">snake-oil merchant</strong>, <strong class="vs">goanna-oil salesman</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the stereotype of the travelling salesman who sold <em>snake oil</em> as an all-purpose remedy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sod<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="XFMkNruIfV">n.</span><span target_id="5mEyynGmSa">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sod" src="word_pronunciations/21460.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒd/ (<em>say</em> sod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XFMkNruIfV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> a piece (usually square or oblong) cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the roots of grass, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> the surface of the ground, especially when covered with grass; turf; sward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq841"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq696"> a damper.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq792"> Also, <strong class="vs">sod damper</strong>, <strong class="vs">soddy damper</strong>. a damper which is doughy or fails to rise from being badly cooked.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5mEyynGmSa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq425"> (<strong class="bold">sodded</strong>, <strong class="bold">sodding</strong>) to cover with sods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German <em>sode</em> turf]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sod<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="HytbDfIFaV">n.</span><span target_id="HeD6RvpgaA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sod" src="word_pronunciations/21461.mp3"></audio></span>/sɒd/ (<em>say</em> sod) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HytbDfIFaV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a sodomite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> a disagreeable person.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HeD6RvpgaA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq783"> <strong class="phr">sod it</strong>, (a strong exclamation of annoyance, disgust, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> <strong class="phr">sod off</strong>, (<em>used in the imperative as an offensive dismissal</em>) to go away.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish cream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish cream</span></header><div>/spænɪʃ ˈkrim/ (<em>say</em> spanish 'kreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">a stirred egg custard with gelatine, flavourings and whipped egg whites folded in before allowing to set.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">spanish delight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spanish mackerel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spanish mackerel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Spanish mackerel" src="word_pronunciations/21639.mp3"></audio></span>/spænɪʃ ˈmækərəl/ (<em>say</em> spanish 'makuhruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Spanish mackerel</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Spanish mackerels</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> Also, <strong class="vs">Spaniard</strong>. the narrow-barred mackerel, <em>Scomberomorus commerson</em>, found from Fiji to the east coast of Africa, and along both the east and west coasts of Australia; a valuable food fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> Also, <strong class="vs">school mackerel</strong>, <strong class="vs">spotted mackerel</strong>, <strong class="vs">doggie mackerel</strong>. a small mackerel, <em>S. queenslandicus</em>, which school in surface waters and are found in bays and estuaries along the east coast of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq360"> any of various scombroid marine food fishes found elsewhere, as the European <em>Pneumatophorus colias</em>, or <em>Scomberomorus maculatus</em>, of the American Atlantic coast.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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squatter's chair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">squatter’s chair</span></header><div>/ˈskwɒtəz tʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'skwotuhz chair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">an easy chair, used especially in rural and tropical areas, with wide arms and pieces extending forward at each side from the frame over which the legs can be comfortably draped; verandah chair.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">squatter’s delight</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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squib
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">squib</span><z><span target_id="LePydjtzuG">n.</span><span target_id="gTxtzSpOlI">v.i.</span><span target_id="po3AW7pB3S">v.t.</span><span target_id="oMjQX8BV1d">phr.</span></z></header><div>/skwɪb/ (<em>say</em> skwib) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LePydjtzuG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> a short witty or sarcastic saying or writing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq360"> a firework consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, which burns with a hissing noise terminated usually by a slight explosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq773"> any firework.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq058"> a pyrotechnic device used to fire the igniter in a rocket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq200"> Also, <strong class="vs">damp squib</strong>. any plan, project, etc., which does not eventuate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq244"> a mean or paltry person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’re a squib, if ever there was one, Roie.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Racing</em> a horse, dog, etc., which lacks stamina.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq729"> <em class="label">Theatre</em>, <em class="label">Film</em> a fake gunshot wound.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">squibbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">squibbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gTxtzSpOlI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq569"> to write squibs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq212"> to shoot a squib.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq275"> to go off with a small, sharp sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq293"> to move swiftly and irregularly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq969"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to behave in a fearful or cowardly manner; back down: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’ll probably squib out of it at the last moment.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kylie tennant</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="po3AW7pB3S">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq460"> to assail in squibs or lampoons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq382"> to toss, shoot, or utilise as a squib.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq023"> to withdraw from, usually through fear.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oMjQX8BV1d">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">squib on</strong>, to desert or betray in order to preserve one’s own safety.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stonecutter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stonecutter</span></header><div>/ˈstoʊnkʌtə/ (<em>say</em> 'stohnkutuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq414"> Also, <strong class="vs">stone-dresser</strong> /ˈstoʊn-drɛsə/ (<em>say</em> 'stohn-dresuh). someone who cuts or carves stone in preparation for building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq771"> a machine for cutting or dressing stone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stormwater channel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stormwater channel</span></header><div>/ˈstɔmwɔtə tʃænəl/ (<em>say</em> 'stawmwawtuh chanuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">an artificial passage for stormwater and floodwater; floodway.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">stormwater canal</strong>, <strong class="vs">stormwater drain</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Supreme Leader
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac308223986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Supreme Leader</span></header><div>/səprim ˈlidə/ (<em>say</em> suhpreem 'leeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq578"> the political and religious leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq495"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac988481685" href="entry://Paramount%20Leader%23bigmac988481685"><strong>Paramount Leader</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq776"> Also, <strong class="vs">Dear Leader</strong>. the head of state of North Korea, especially as applied to Kim Jong-il.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sydenham's chorea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac935420490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sydenham’s chorea</span></header><div>/ˌsɪdənəmz kɔˈriə/ (<em>say</em> .siduhnuhmz kaw'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq519">an acute disease especially common among children and often associated with rheumatic fever, characterised by irregular, involuntary and uncontrollable movements in the face or extremities.</span></div> Also, (<em>in non-technical use</em>), <strong class="vs">St Vitus dance</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after T <em>Sydenham</em>, 1624–89, English physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tabla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tabla</span></header><div>/ˈtæblə/ (<em>say</em> 'tabluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> a set of two hand drums used in North Indian music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq761"> Also, <strong class="vs">tabla dayan</strong>. the cylindrical wooden member of this set, played with the right hand.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac330818408" href="entry://tabla%20bayan%23bigmac330818408"><strong>tabla bayan</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>tablā</em>, from Arabic <em>ṭabla</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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taekwondo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">taekwondo</span></header><div>/taɪkwɒnˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> tuykwon'doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">a Korean martial art, similar to karate.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tae kwon do</strong>. <div class="etym">[Korean: literally, foot, hand, way]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tape unit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tape unit</span></header><div>/ˈteɪp junət/ (<em>say</em> 'tayp yoohnuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044403" href="entry://magnetic%20tape%20unit%23bigmac000044403"><strong>magnetic tape unit</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tape drive</strong>, <strong class="vs">tape deck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tax lurk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tax lurk</span></header><div>/ˈtæks lɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'taks lerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">a scheme or trick by which one avoids paying tax.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tax dodge</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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teething problems
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">teething problems</span></header><div>/ˈtiðɪŋ prɒbləmz/ (<em>say</em> 'teedhing probluhmz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> the symptoms, such as pain, sleeplessness and irritability, suffered by some babies during teething.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> difficulties, usually temporary, which occur during the initial stages of an enterprise.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">teething difficulties</strong>, <strong class="vs">teething troubles</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Teide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Teide</span></header><div>/ˈteɪdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'tayday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pico de</strong> /ˈpikoʊ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'peekoh day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 3715 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Pico de Tenerife</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Territory rig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Territory rig</span></header><div>/ˈtɛrətri rɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'teruhtree rig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NT Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">the style of dress which men adopt in the Northern Territory on official occasions, comprising long trousers and collared long-sleeved shirt, barong, batik shirt, etc., with tie and jacket optional.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Darwin rig</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thai–Burma Railway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac386088547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thai–Burma Railway</span></header><div>/ˌtaɪ--bɜmə ˈreɪlweɪ/ (<em>say</em> .tuy–bermuh 'raylway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">a railway from Nong Pladuk, west of Bangkok, Thailand, to Thanbyuzayat, south of the port of Moulmein in Burma (now Myanmar), built in 1942–43 by Asian labourers and Allied prisoners of war under Japanese command; approximately 90 000 Asian workers and 12 400 Allied prisoners of war died during its construction; originally 415 km long; about a quarter remains operative.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Burma–Thailand Railway</strong>; <em>unofficially</em>, <strong class="vs">Death Railway</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Thar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Thar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Thar" src="word_pronunciations/22936.mp3"></audio></span>/ta/ (<em>say</em> tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq235">an extensive desert region on the border of Pakistan and India, east of the river Indus. About 258 980 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Great Indian Desert</strong>, <strong class="vs">Indian Desert</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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3D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">3D</span><z><span target_id="EqXFISQnWG">adj.</span><span target_id="tDpToS5l7j">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of 3D" src="word_pronunciations/00007.mp3"></audio></span>/θri ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> three 'dee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EqXFISQnWG"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> three-dimensional: <em class="example">3D films.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tDpToS5l7j">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq323"> a three-dimensional form or appearance.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">3-D</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tinker's cuss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tinker’s cuss</span></header><div>/tɪŋkəz ˈkʌs/ (<em>say</em> tingkuhz 'kus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">something worthless or trivial: <em class="example">his opinion is not worth a tinker’s cuss.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tinker’s damn</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tin plague
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tin plague</span></header><div>/ˈtɪn pleɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'tin playg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq406">an allotropic change which occurs to white tin, at low temperatures, causing it to change into the grey, powdery form.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">tin disease</strong>, <strong class="vs">tin pest</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tip truck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tip truck</span></header><div>/ˈtɪp trʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'tip truk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">a truck whose body can be tilted to discharge the contents.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dump truck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tolpuddle Martyrs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tolpuddle Martyrs</span></header><div>/ˌtɒlpʌdl ˈmatəz/ (<em>say</em> .tolpudl 'mahtuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">a name given to six men from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who were transported to Australia in 1834 for unlawfully administering oaths of loyalty to a union which they had formed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Dorchester Labourers</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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treadly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac884250477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">treadly</span></header><div>/ˈtrɛdli/ (<em>say</em> 'tredlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">treadlies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">a bicycle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">treadle</strong>, <strong class="vs">deadly treadly</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ida
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000036157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ida</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ida" src="word_pronunciations/07634.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'uyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> <strong>Mount</strong>, the highest mountain of Crete. 2456 m. Modern Greek, <strong>Idhi</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> a peak in north-western Turkey, overlooking the site of ancient Troy and the Aegean. 1771 m. Turkish, <strong>Kaz Daği</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Irian Jaya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Irian Jaya</span></header><div>/ɪriən ˈdʒaɪə/ (<em>say</em> ireeuhn 'juyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">an Indonesian province, comprising the western part of the island of New Guinea. 421 981 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Jayapura.</span></div> English, <strong>West Irian</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Netherlands New Guinea</strong>, <strong class="vs">Dutch New Guinea</strong>, <strong class="vs">Irian Barat</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Irianese</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Kildare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Kildare</span></header><div>/kɪlˈdɛə/ (<em>say</em> kil'dair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a county in eastern Republic of Ireland, in Leinster. 1694 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>County town</em>: Naas.</span></div> Irish, <strong>Cill Dara</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Laos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Laos</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Laos" src="word_pronunciations/13913.mp3"></audio></span>/laʊs/ (<em>say</em> lows), /ˈleɪɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'layos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a republic in South-East Asia, bordered by China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar; a kingdom within French Indochina before independence in 1949; a socialist republic since 1975. 236 800 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Lao, also French and indigenous languages, such as Hmong. <em>Currency</em>: kip. <em>Capital</em>: Vientiane.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Lao People’s Democratic Republic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mauritius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mauritius</span></header><div>/məˈrɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> muh'rishuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">a republic, consisting of the island of Mauritius, and several other islands, in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar; uninhabited before becoming a Dutch, French, then a British colony, settled mainly from East Africa and India, before independence in 1968; a republic since 1992. 2040 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English, also French and Creole. <em>Currency</em>: Mauritian rupee. <em>Capital</em>: Port Louis.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Île de France</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Mauritian</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Mexico City
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Mexico City</span></header><div>/mɛksikoʊ ˈsɪti/ (<em>say</em> mekseekoh 'sitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">the capital of Mexico, in the central part. About 2255 m above sea level.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>Ciudad de México</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Nepal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Nepal</span></header><div>/nəˈpɔl/ (<em>say</em> nuh'pawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a republic in southern Asia, in the Himalayas, between India and China; formerly (until 2008), a kingdom. 145 391 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Nepalese, also other Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman languages. <em>Currency</em>: Nepalese rupee. <em>Capital</em>: Kathmandu.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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North Korea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">North Korea</span></header><div>/nɔθ kəˈriə/ (<em>say</em> nawth kuh'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">a republic in north-eastern Asia, occupying the northern part of the Korean peninsula, bordered by China and South Korea; a socialist republic since 1948. 120 538 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Korean. <em>Currency</em>: North Korean won. <em>Capital</em>: Pyongyang.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Democratic People’s Republic of Korea</strong>. Korean, <strong>Choson</strong>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040635" href="entry://Korea%23bigmac000040635"><strong>Korea</strong></a>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>North Korean</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Oaxaca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Oaxaca</span></header><div>/wəˈhaka/ (<em>say</em> wuh'hahkah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq442"> a mountainous state in southern Mexico. 93 952 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Oaxaca de Juárez.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> a city in southern Mexico; capital of Oaxaca state. Official name, <strong>Oaxaca de Juárez</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Palma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palma<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpalmə/ (<em>say</em> 'pahlmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ricardo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">1833–1919, Peruvian writer.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Palma<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpalmə/ (<em>say</em> 'pahlmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on western Majorca.</span></div> Official Spanish name, <strong>Palma de Mallorca</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Panama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Panama<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpænəma/ (<em>say</em> 'panuhmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq537"> a republic in Central America, at the southern end of the Isthmus of Panama; a Spanish colony before independence in 1821 as part of Gran Colombia; declared separate independence in 1903 with US support. 77 082 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Spanish, also creoles and Native American languages. <em>Currency</em>: balboa. <em>Capital</em>: Panama City.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq177"> <strong>Isthmus of</strong>, an isthmus separating North and South America. Least width, 50 km. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Isthmus of Darien</strong>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Panamanian</strong> /pænəˈmeɪniən/ (<em>say</em> panuh'mayneeuhn), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Panama<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈpænəma/ (<em>say</em> 'panuhmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often lower case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054056" href="entry://Panama%20hat%23bigmac000054056"><strong>Panama hat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Pine Gap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000056839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Pine Gap</span></header><div>/paɪn ˈgæp/ (<em>say</em> puyn 'gap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">a joint US-Australian defence space research facility near Alice Springs in the NT, operated by the CIA.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap</strong>. <div class="backshade">The <strong>Pine Gap</strong> defence and space-research facility was established in 1967. The details of its functions have never been made public, but the Australian Government cites its main roles as the collection of intelligence and the provision of ballistic missile early warning.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Plate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Plate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Plate" src="word_pronunciations/17581.mp3"></audio></span>/pleɪt/ (<em>say</em> playt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>River</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">an estuary on the south-eastern coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the rivers Uruguay and Paraná; British naval victory over a German battleship, 1939. About 298 km.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>Río de la Plata</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Puebla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Puebla</span></header><div>/ˈpwɛbla/ (<em>say</em> 'pweblah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> a state in southern central Mexico; dormant volcanoes Popocatépetl and Ixtaccihuatl. 33 902 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq401"> a town in southern central Mexico, the capital of this state. Full name, <strong>Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Somalia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Somalia</span></header><div>/səˈmaliə/ (<em>say</em> suh'mahleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a republic on the north-eastern coast of Africa, bordered by Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti; formed by the uniting of the former protectorates of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland in 1960. 637 657 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Somali, also Arabic, English and Italian. <em>Currency</em>: Somali shilling. <em>Capital</em>: Mogadishu.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Somali Democratic Republic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Somalian</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wompoo pigeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wompoo pigeon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wompoo pigeon" src="word_pronunciations/25581.mp3"></audio></span>/wɒmpu ˈpɪdʒən/ (<em>say</em> wompooh 'pijuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">a large, strikingly coloured pigeon of eastern Australia and New Guinea, <em>Ptilinopus magnificus</em>, having deep gurgling notes in its call; bubbly Jock; bubbly Mary.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wompoo fruit-dove</strong>. <div class="etym">[? Australian Aboriginal; imitative of its booming call]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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writedown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">writedown</span></header><div>/ˈraɪtdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'ruytdown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Accounting</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">the recording of the decline in the net realisable value of non-depreciable assets (as inventories, marketable securities, and land) below the value recorded in the account books.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">write-down</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yarning circle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac958910060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yarning circle</span></header><div>/ˈjanɪŋ sɜkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'yahning serkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (especially in traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> a gathering of people who sit in a circle to listen and learn from others and to share their experiences, views and ideas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> a place where such a gathering is held.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dialogue circle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Congo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Congo</span></header><div>/ˈkɒŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'konggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq927"> a republic in central Africa in the basin of the Congo River with a short Atlantic coastline; a Belgian colony before independence in 1960. 2 344 885 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: French, Kongo, Lingala, and over 200 Sudanic and Bantu languages. <em>Currency</em>: Congolese franc. <em>Capital</em>: Kinshasa. Official name, <strong>Democratic Republic of the Congo</strong>. Formerly (1885–1908), <strong>Congo Free State</strong>; (1908–60), <strong>Belgian Congo</strong>; (1971–97), <strong>Zaire</strong>, <strong>Zaïre</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> a republic in western central Africa with a short Atlantic coast; a territory within French Equatorial Africa before independence in 1960. 342 000 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Kongo, Lingala, French, and local Bantu languages. <em>Currency</em>: CFA franc. <em>Capital</em>: Brazzaville. Official name, <strong> Republic of the Congo</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Middle Congo</strong>, <strong class="vs">Congo-Brazzaville</strong>, <strong class="vs">the Congo</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq531"> Also, <strong class="vs">Zaire</strong>, <strong class="vs">Zaïre</strong>. a river in central Africa, rising in the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and flowing in a northerly arc to the Atlantic. 4800 km.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Congolese</strong> /kɒŋgəˈliz/ (<em>say</em> kongguh'leez), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Copán
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Copán</span></header><div>/koʊˈpan/ (<em>say</em> koh'pahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a town in western Honduras; the site of extensive Mayan ruins.</span></div> Full name, <strong>Santa Rosa de Copán</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Greater Khingan Range
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Greater Khingan Range</span></header><div>/ˈkɪŋgan/ (<em>say</em> 'kinggahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">a mountain range in north-eastern China, in the northern part of Nei Monggol Autonomous Region.</span></div> Chinese, <strong>Da Hinggan Ling</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Hague
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Hague</span></header><div>/heɪg/ (<em>say</em> hayg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>The</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">a city in western Netherlands, near the North Sea; seat of the government, royal residence, and International Court of Justice.</span></div> Dutch, <strong>Den Haag</strong>, <strong>’s Gravenhage</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trisomy 15
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac873494127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trisomy 15</span></header><div>/ˌtraɪsəmi fɪfˈtin/ (<em>say</em> .truysuhmee fif'teen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq025">a chromosomal abnormality causing developmental impairment, intellectual disability, and physical abnormalities particularly of the head and face, caused by the presence of three q or long arms on the fifteenth chromosome of human DNA, rather than the normal two.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">distal trisomy 15q</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077890" href="entry://tri-%23bigmac000077890"><span class="smallcaps">tri-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070194" href="entry://somatic%20cell%23bigmac000070194"><span class="smallcaps">som(atic cell)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a> + 15]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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trisomy 10
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135531663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">trisomy 10</span></header><div>/ˌtraɪsəmi ˈtɛn/ (<em>say</em> .truysuhmee 'ten) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a chromosomal abnormality causing developmental problems and mental impairment, caused by the presence of three arms on the 10th chromosome of human DNA, rather than the normal two.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">distal trisomy 10q</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077890" href="entry://tri-%23bigmac000077890"><span class="smallcaps">tri-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070194" href="entry://somatic%20cell%23bigmac000070194"><span class="smallcaps">som(atic cell)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a> + 10]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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2D
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac013043074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">2D</span></header><div>/tu ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> tooh 'dee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">two-dimensional.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">2-D</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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$2 shop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac710083550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">$2 shop</span></header><div>/tu ˈdɒlə ʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> tooh 'doluh shop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">a shop which sells a wide range of inexpensive goods.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">two-dollar shop</strong>, <strong class="vs">dollar shop</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the original premise that nothing in the shop had a price higher than $2]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tyrian purple
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tyrian purple</span></header><div>/ˌtɪriən ˈpɜpəl/ (<em>say</em> .tireeuhn 'perpuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">a highly prized purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish. It was later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthesised, and it has been displaced by other synthetic dyes.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048769" href="entry://murex%23bigmac000048769"><strong>murex</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048769" href="entry://murex%23mq506">1</a>). Also, <strong class="vs">Tyrian dye</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vandyke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vandyke<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/vænˈdaɪk/ (<em>say</em> van'duyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Anthony</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">1599–1641, Flemish painter living in England.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Van Dyke</strong>, <strong class="vs">Van Dyct</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vandyke<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="cF4rIkBKzB">n.</span><span target_id="fPbQfpVhjl">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/vænˈdaɪk/ (<em>say</em> van'duyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cF4rIkBKzB"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082081" href="entry://Vandyke%20beard%23bigmac000082081"><strong>Vandyke beard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq091"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082083" href="entry://Vandyke%20collar%23bigmac000082083"><strong>Vandyke collar</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fPbQfpVhjl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq626"> (<em>lower case</em>) (<strong class="bold">vandyked</strong>, <strong class="bold">vandyking</strong>) to cut or shape (material) with deep points.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Sir Anthony <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082079" href="#bigmac000082079"><span class="smallcaps">Vandyke<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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vertical blinds
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">vertical blinds</span></header><div>/vɜtɪkəl ˈblaɪndz/ (<em>say</em> vertikuhl 'bluyndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">blinds which consist of a number of strips of a stiff fabric hung vertically, which can be adjusted as with venetian blinds to let in more or less light.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">vertical drapes</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vesak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vesak</span></header><div>/ˈvɛsak/ (<em>say</em> 'vesahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">a major Buddhist festival celebrating the life, enlightenment and death of the Buddha; held on the day of the first full moon of the fifth month (falling in May or June according to whether the solar or lunar calendar is followed).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Wesak</strong>, <strong class="vs">Vaisakha</strong>, <strong class="vs">Vesakha</strong>, <strong class="vs">Visakha</strong>, <strong class="vs">Buddha Day</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit <em>vaiśākh</em> name of the fifth month]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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videodisc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">videodisc</span></header><div>/ˈvɪdioʊˌdɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'videeoh.disk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">a video recording made on an optical disc for playback on television.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">video laser disc</strong>, <strong class="vs">videodisk</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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waist-high
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">waist-high</span></header><div>/ˈweɪst-haɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'wayst-huy) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">reaching as high as the waist: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He turned from the road into the tall scrub, forced his way through waist-high undergrowth of stunted wilga</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">waist-deep</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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washday
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">washday</span></header><div>/ˈwɒʃdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'woshday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">the day set apart in a household for washing clothes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">washing day</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Washington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Washington<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'woshingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> <strong>Denzel Hayes</strong>, born 1954, US film actor; Academy Awards for best supporting actor for <em>Glory</em> (1989) and for best actor for <em>Training Day</em> (2001).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq404"> <strong>George</strong>, 1732–99, US general and first president of the US, 1789–97.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Washington<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'woshingtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> Also, <strong class="vs">Washington, DC</strong>. the capital of the US on the Potomac between Maryland and Virginia; coextensive with the District of Columbia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq112"> a state in the north-western US, on the Pacific coast. 176 379 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Olympia. <em>Abbrev.</em>: Wash.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whacko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whacko<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/wæˈkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> wa'koh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">(an expression denoting pleasure, delight, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">whacko-the-diddle-oh</strong> /wækoʊ-ðə-ˈdɪdl-oʊ/ (<em>say</em> wakoh-dhuh-'didl-oh), <strong class="vs">whacko-the-did</strong>, <strong class="vs">whacko-the-chook</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103868" href="entry://whack%23bigmac000103868"><span class="smallcaps">whack<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whacko<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈwækoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'wakoh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083407" href="entry://wacko%23bigmac000083407"><strong>wacko<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whoopsie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132753618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whoopsie</span><z><span target_id="7x0V1A8J8V">n.</span><span target_id="8uMLHRvOfk">interj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwʊpsi/ (<em>say</em> 'woopsee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7x0V1A8J8V">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq884"> a blunder; mistake.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="8uMLHRvOfk">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq305"> Also, <strong class="vs">whoopsie-daisy</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084986" href="entry://whoops%23bigmac000084986"><strong>whoops</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">whoopsy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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widow's hump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">widow’s hump</span></header><div>/wɪdoʊz ˈhʌmp/ (<em>say</em> widohz 'hump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">a hump at the base of the back of the neck, occurring in elderly women.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">dowager’s hump</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Wik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac525753146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Wik</span><z><span target_id="dhoNocmJAj">n.</span><span target_id="joLydRVSWk">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Wik" src="word_pronunciations/25416.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪk/ (<em>say</em> wik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dhoNocmJAj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> Also, <strong class="vs">Wik judgement</strong>, <strong class="vs">Wik decision</strong>. a 1996 judgement of the High Court of Australia, ruling that native title can coexist with pastoral leases.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="joLydRVSWk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq850"> of or relating to this decision.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the <em>Wik</em> people of the Cape York Peninsula, Qld, who, along with the Thayorre people, made a native title claim to land on which there were pastoral leases in existence] </div><div class="backshade">The <em>Native Title Act 1993</em>, passed in the wake of the Mabo judgement, left to the courts the decision as to whether native title survived the grant of pastoral leases, and consequently there was strong opposition from the pastoral interest who feared claims over leases. These fears were realised when the <strong>Wik</strong> people, along with the Thayorre people, made a native-title claim to land on which there were pastoral leases in existence and the High Court found in their favour, in judging that native title-rights could coexist with the rights of pastoralists. In response, the Howard government passed the <em>Native Title Amendment Act 1998</em> which provided for the states and territories to effectively extinguish by legislation native title over pastoral leases.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wilt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wilt<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="FR9uHqAhQm">v.i.</span><span target_id="ofGjxHMOA6">v.t.</span><span target_id="WahfryLKgZ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wilt" src="word_pronunciations/25457.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪlt/ (<em>say</em> wilt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FR9uHqAhQm"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq513"> to lose strength, vigour, assurance, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ofGjxHMOA6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq246"> to cause to wilt.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WahfryLKgZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq750"> the act of wilting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq145"> a spell of depression, lassitude, or dizziness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect variant of <em>wilk</em> wither, itself variant of <em>welk</em>, Middle English <em>welken</em>. Compare Dutch and German <em>welken</em> wither] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wilting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wilt<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wilt" src="word_pronunciations/25458.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪlt/ (<em>say</em> wilt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">second person singular of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088915" href="entry://will%23bigmac000088915"><strong>will<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wilt<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wilt" src="word_pronunciations/25457.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪlt/ (<em>say</em> wilt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> <em class="label">Botany</em> any of various plant diseases in which the leaves droop, become flaccid and then dry, usually because water cannot pass through the plant, as that caused by fungus of the genus <em>Verticillium</em> in potatoes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq403"> a highly infectious disease in certain caterpillars, which causes their bodies to liquefy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">wilt disease</strong>. <div class="etym">[special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085189" href="#bigmac000085189"><span class="smallcaps">wilt<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Spoleto Festival
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac58796024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Spoleto Festival</span></header><div>/spəˈlɛtoʊ fɛstəvəl/ (<em>say</em> spuh'letoh festuhvuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq262"> a music and opera festival, featuring also dance and theatre, held each summer in the town of Spoleto in the Umbria region of central Italy since 1958. Official name, <strong>Festival of Two Worlds</strong>. Italian, <strong>Festival dei Due Mondi</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq750"> a similar festival held annually in Charleston, South Carolina, US, founded in 1977 as a associated event with the Italian festival.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq1"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac95421148" href="entry://Melbourne%20International%20Arts%20Festival%23bigmac95421148"><strong>Melbourne International Arts Festival</strong></a>, founded in 1986 as an associated event with the Italian and US Spoleto festivals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Sri Lanka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Sri Lanka</span></header><div>/ʃri ˈlæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> shree 'langkuh), /ʃri ˈlaŋkə/ (<em>say</em> shri 'lahngkuh), /sri/ (<em>say</em> sree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">a republic in southern Asia, consisting of one large island and several smaller ones in the Indian Ocean, east of the southern tip of India; a British colony (Ceylon) before independence in 1948; a socialist republic since 1970; intermittent civil war due to insurgency by Tamil separatist movement from 1983 to 2009 when government forces won decisive military victory over the separatists. 65 610 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Sinhalese, also Tamil and English. <em>Currency</em>: Sri Lankan rupee. <em>Capital</em>: Sri Jayawardenepura (legislative); Colombo (administrative and commercial).</span></div> Official name, <strong>Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka</strong>. Formerly (until 1972), <strong>Ceylon</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Sri Lankan</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Suriname
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Suriname</span></header><div>/surəˈnam/ (<em>say</em> soohruh'nahm), /-ˈnæm/ (<em>say</em> -'nam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">a republic on the north-east coast of South America, bordered by French Guiana, Brazil and Guyana; a British, then a Dutch colony before independence in 1975. 163 820 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Dutch, also Hindi, Javanese, Sranan (an English-based creole), and various Native American languages. <em>Currency</em>: Suriname dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Paramaribo.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Dutch Guiana</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Surinam</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Surinamese</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tasmania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tasmania</span></header><div>/tæzˈmeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> taz'mayneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">an island state off the south-eastern coast of mainland Australia; one of the six states of Australia. 67 800 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Hobart.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Van Diemen’s Land</strong>. Palawa kani, <strong>lutruwita</strong>. <em>Abbrev.</em>: Tas. <div class="etym">[named, in 1855, after Abel <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093545" href="entry://Tasman%23bigmac000093545"><span class="smallcaps">Tasman<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Tlaxcala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Tlaxcala</span></header><div>/tlasˈkala/ (<em>say</em> tlahs'kahlah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> the smallest state of Mexico, in the eastern central part. 3914 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Tlaxcala. Official name, <strong>Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq487"> the capital of this state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Toluca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Toluca</span></header><div>/tɒˈluka/ (<em>say</em> to'loohkah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> a town in southern central Mexico. Official name, <strong>Toluca de Lerdo</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> <strong>Nevado de</strong>, a volcano in Mexico state near Toluca. 4577 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Vatican City
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Vatican City</span></header><div>/vætɪkən ˈsɪti/ (<em>say</em> vatikuhn 'sitee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">an independent state within the city of Rome, on the right bank of the Tiber; established in 1929, it is ruled by the pope and includes St Peter’s church and the Vatican. 44 ha.</span></div> Italian, <strong>Città del Vaticano</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Virgin Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Virgin Islands</span></header><div>/vɜdʒən ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> verjuhn 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq807"> a group of islands in the West Indies east of Puerto Rico, forming the eastern extremity of the Greater Antilles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> a group of these islands forming an unincorporated territory of the United States, including St Thomas, St John, and St Croix: purchased from Denmark 1917. 345 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English and Virgin Islands Creole. <em>Capital</em>: Charlotte Amalie. Official name, <strong>Virgin Islands of the United States</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Danish West Indies</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq704"> the remaining thirty-six of these islands, an administrative territory formerly part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands. 173 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English and Virgin Islands Creole. <em>Capital</em>: Road Town. <em>Abbrev.</em>: VI Official name, <strong>British Virgin Islands</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Weyden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000084581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Weyden</span></header><div>/ˈweɪdən/ (<em>say</em> 'wayduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rogier van der</strong> /roʊˈkiə vɒn dɛə/ (<em>say</em> roh'keeuh von dair), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">1399?–1464, Flemish painter.</span></div> French, <strong>Roger de la Pasture</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Windward Islands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Windward Islands</span></header><div>/wɪndwəd ˈaɪləndz/ (<em>say</em> windwuhd 'uyluhndz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> an island group in the West Indies, comprising the southern part of the Lesser Antilles; includes Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent, and Grenada.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq708"> a group of islands in the South Pacific, forming part of French Polynesia. 1194 km<sup>2</sup>. French, <strong>Îles de Vent</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Youth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519455901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Youth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Youth" src="word_pronunciations/25833.mp3"></audio></span>/juθ/ (<em>say</em> yoohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Isle of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">an island in the Caribbean, south of and belonging to Cuba. 3061 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Spanish, <strong>Isla de la Juventud</strong>. Formerly (until 1978), <strong>Isle of Pines</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedrock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedrock</span><z><span target_id="b9jjbN5SvP">n.</span><span target_id="e4bxG4CGFv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedrock" src="word_pronunciations/02035.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdrɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bedrok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b9jjbN5SvP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Geology</em> unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> any firm foundation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e4bxG4CGFv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq292"> <strong class="phr">get down to bedrock</strong>, to come to the essentials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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better
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">better<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Hy4UA55Wuu">adj.</span><span target_id="nujUKrOf3o">adv.</span><span target_id="6l7X53NhdB">v.t.</span><span target_id="2CflgQQ9FQ">n.</span><span target_id="iuRtLb5Ft6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of better" src="word_pronunciations/02237.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛtə/ (<em>say</em> 'betuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Hy4UA55Wuu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>comparative of <strong>good</strong></em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> of superior quality or excellence: <em class="example">a better position.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> of superior value, use, fitness, desirability, acceptableness, etc.: <em class="example">a better time for action.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq152"> larger; greater: <em class="example">the better part of a lifetime.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq985"> improved in health; healthier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq341"> completely recovered in health; well.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="nujUKrOf3o">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> (<em>comparative of <strong>well</strong></em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq379"> in a more excellent way or manner: <em class="example">to behave better.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq639"> to a superior degree: <em class="example">nature does it better.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq198"> more: <em class="example">better than a kilometre to town.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6l7X53NhdB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq312"> to make better; improve; increase the good qualities of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq127"> to improve upon; surpass; exceed: <em class="example">they bettered working conditions.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2CflgQQ9FQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq275"> that which has superior excellence, etc.: <em class="example">the better of two choices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq937"> (<em>usually plural</em>) one’s superior in wisdom, wealth, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I say they are our equals, maybe, but not our betters.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iuRtLb5Ft6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">better off</strong>, in better circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq915"> <strong class="phr">better oneself</strong>, to improve one’s social standing, education, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq917"> <strong class="phr">do no better than to …</strong>, to be well-advised to …</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">get the better of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq754"> to prove superior to: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Two can play at that game,’ he said, settling himself back in the cab, ‘and I’ll get the better of you, clever as you are – and you are clever,’ he went on</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">fergus hume</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1898</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq158"> to overcome: <em class="example">to allow one’s imagination to get the better of one’s judgement.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">go one better</strong>, to improve on a result, offer, etc., with something superior: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He has twice finished runner-up, and is determined to go one better this year.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from cards, particularly poker, where, to continue betting, a player must raise the stake]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq769"> <strong class="phr">had better</strong>, would be wiser, safer, etc., to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq716"> <strong class="phr">no better than one ought to </strong>(or <strong class="phr">should</strong>)<strong class="phr"> be</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) (of a woman) of doubtful morals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq676"> <strong class="phr">one’s better half</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s spouse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq373"> <strong class="phr">think better of</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq592"> to reconsider and decide more wisely about.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq899"> to think more favourably of.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bettre</em>, Old English <em>betera</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">better<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of better" src="word_pronunciations/02237.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛtə/ (<em>say</em> 'betuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">someone who bets.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bettor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bidding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bidding</span><z><span target_id="JvlENconT8">n.</span><span target_id="OtzC0oKxHZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bidding" src="word_pronunciations/02278.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'biding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JvlENconT8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> a bid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> bids collectively, or as a sequence: <em class="example">the bidding was slow.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OtzC0oKxHZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq643"> <strong class="phr">do someone’s bidding</strong>, to carry out someone’s orders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bizzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bizzo</span><z><span target_id="9DuNMeSEva">n.</span><span target_id="YSoPem8sPz">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bizoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9DuNMeSEva">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq834"> associated items, ideas, talks, writing, etc.: <em class="example">politics, and all that bizzo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq005"> any object or device for which one does not know the correct name.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq766"> business: <em class="example">mind your own bizzo!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YSoPem8sPz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">do the bizzo</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq139"> to perform up to expectation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq742"> to complete a task or project.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [respelling of first syllable of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102196" href="entry://business%23bigmac000102196"><span class="smallcaps">business</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blatt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blatt</span><z><span target_id="WYhS50siWN">n.</span><span target_id="OxsoUKoKVq">phr.</span></z></header><div>/blæt/ (<em>say</em> blat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WYhS50siWN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> a printed sheet as a daily communiqué, a set of instructions, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OxsoUKoKVq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq669"> <strong class="phr">the daily blatts</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the daily newspapers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Blatt</em> leaf]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleed</span><z><span target_id="bT84ejS4jt">v.i.</span><span target_id="TbQDQbgWki">v.t.</span><span target_id="bkr8N7idMx">n.</span><span target_id="71vmEAiOzj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bleed" src="word_pronunciations/02526.mp3"></audio></span>/blid/ (<em>say</em> bleed) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bled</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bleed" src="word_pronunciations/02525.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛd/ (<em>say</em> bled), <strong class="bold">bleeding</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bT84ejS4jt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq971"> to lose blood, from the body or internally from the vascular system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> to be severely wounded or die, as in battle: <em class="example">bled for the cause.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq130"> to cause blood to flow, especially surgically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq483"> (of blood, etc.) to flow out.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq368"> to exude sap, juice, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq880"> (of colour in dyeing) to run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq077"> to feel pity, sorrow, or anguish: <em class="example">a nation bleeds for its dead heroes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq812"> <em class="label">Printing</em> to run off the edges of a printed page, either by design or through mutilation caused by too close trimming.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TbQDQbgWki">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq020"> to cause to lose blood, especially surgically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq249"> to lose or emit, as blood or dye, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq756"> to drain; draw sap, liquid, etc., from.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq254"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq919"> to obtain, especially unscrupulously or in excessive amounts: <em class="example">the treasurer was bleeding money from the account.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq657"> to obtain something from, especially unscrupulously or in excessive amount: <em class="example">the treasurer was bleeding the account.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq022"> to remove the air from (a hydraulic brake system).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq195"> to permit (printed illustrations or ornamentation) to run off the page or sheet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq751"> to trim the margin of (a book or sheet) so closely as to mutilate the text or illustration.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bkr8N7idMx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq80"> a bleeding from part of the body: <em class="example">the doctor suspected that she had an internal bleed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq842"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a sheet or page margin trimmed in this way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq611"> a part thus trimmed off.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="71vmEAiOzj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">bleed out</strong>, (of a person or animal) to lose enough blood to bring about death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">bleed someone dry</strong>, to extort money from someone to the point where they have no resources left.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">bleed through</strong>, (of paints or dyes) to become mixed so that one colour shows through the other.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blede</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>blēdan</em>, from <em>blōd</em> blood]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blessing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blessing</span><z><span target_id="0Nub4P5tRR">n.</span><span target_id="H5vqx8Ok1k">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessing" src="word_pronunciations/02535.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blesing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0Nub4P5tRR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> the act or words of someone who blesses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> a special favour, mercy, or benefit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq765"> a favour or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq479"> the invoking of God’s favour upon a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq554"> praise; devotion; worship.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="H5vqx8Ok1k">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq034"> <strong class="phr">blessing in disguise</strong>, a misfortune which subsequently turns out to have unexpected advantages. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the poem <em>Reflections on a Flower Garden</em> (1746) by James Harvey which has the lines ‘E’en crosses from his sovereign hand / Are blessings in disguise’]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boil<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="G6XPJfDKGm">v.i.</span><span target_id="7Dvczm6Afr">v.t.</span><span target_id="wfLlrpJZTO">n.</span><span target_id="E6LMYkrIhI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boil" src="word_pronunciations/02723.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> boyl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="G6XPJfDKGm"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> to change from liquid to gaseous state, producing bubbles of gas that rise to the surface of the liquid, agitating it as they rise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq533"> to be in a similarly agitated state: <em class="example">the sea was boiling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq578"> to be agitated by angry feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq314"> to contain, or be contained in, a liquid that boils: <em class="example">the pot is boiling; </em><em class="example">the meat is boiling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq341"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to feel very hot.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7Dvczm6Afr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq157"> to cause to boil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq436"> to cook by boiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq242"> to separate (sugar, salt, etc.) from something containing it by heat.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wfLlrpJZTO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq201"> the act of boiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq720"> the state or condition of boiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq220"> the agitated flow of silt, etc., into an excavation due to the pressure of water in the surrounding earth.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E6LMYkrIhI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq194"> <strong class="phr">boil down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq423"> to reduce by boiling.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq894"> to boil (the carcasses of animals) so as to extract the fat.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq774"> to shorten; abridge.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq830"> <strong class="phr">boil down to</strong>, to be in essence: <em class="example">it all boils down to this.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">boil over</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq005"> to overflow while boiling.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq514"> to be unable to suppress excitement, anger, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq082"> <strong class="phr">boil up</strong>, to make tea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq74"> <strong class="phr">off the boil</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq294"> (of a liquid) cooled so as not to boil.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq246"> no longer ready to engage effectively or enthusiastically in an activity or undertaking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq70"> lacking excitement or dynamism.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq21"> ceasing to command attention, interest, or enthusiasm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq224"> <strong class="phr">on the boil</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq299"> (of a liquid) in a simmering state leading up to boiling.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq497"> about to happen; imminent.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boile</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>boillir</em>, from Latin <em>bullīre</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boiled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boiling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boil<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boil" src="word_pronunciations/02724.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> boyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a painful, suppurating, inflammatory sore forming a central core, caused by microbic infection, <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>; a furuncle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bule</em>, Old English <em>bȳl</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979567671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boil<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/bɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> boyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">an outcrop of rock, especially one indicating a stratum of rich ore beneath the ground.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Cornish dialect <em>boil</em>, from Cornish <em>beuhyle</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolt<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="w6ghzIgjpy">n.</span><span target_id="iHqatZPLfA">v.t.</span><span target_id="z6H9cZrxEl">v.i.</span><span target_id="DxSdUeYlkz">adv.</span><span target_id="YZStV1hnfB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bolt" src="word_pronunciations/02736.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊlt/ (<em>say</em> bohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w6ghzIgjpy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq435"> a movable bar which when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> the part of a lock which is protruded from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq413"> a strong metal pin, often with a head at one end and with a screw thread at the other to receive a nut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq309"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq952"> a woven length of cloth.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq368"> a roll of wallpaper.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq462"> the uncut edge of a sheet folded to make a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq665"> a sudden swift motion or escape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq535"> any sudden dash, run, flight, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq506"> a jet of any liquid, especially molten glass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq143"> an arrow, especially one for a crossbow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq402"> a rod or bar which closes the breech of a rifle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq969"> a shaft of lightning; a thunderbolt.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iHqatZPLfA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq683"> to fasten with or as with bolts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq016"> to shoot; discharge (a missile).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq856"> to blurt; utter hastily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq403"> to swallow (one’s food) hurriedly or without chewing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq043"> to make (cloth, wallpaper, etc.) into bolts.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="z6H9cZrxEl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq259"> to run away in alarm and uncontrollably, especially of horses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq407"> <em class="label">US</em> to desert a political party, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> (of a convict) to escape from custody.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq252"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to abscond in order to evade one’s debt or to escape with illegal gains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq927"> to leave, usually in a hurry.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="DxSdUeYlkz">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq606"> suddenly; with sudden meeting or collision.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YZStV1hnfB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq879"> <strong class="phr">bolt from </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out of</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the blue</strong>, a sudden and entirely unexpected occurrence. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a reference to a bolt of lightning coming out of a blue sky, something that is both shocking and without warning. The phrase first appeared in print in Thomas Carlyle’s <em>The French Revolution</em>, 1837.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">bolt upright</strong>, stiffly upright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq787"> <strong class="phr">do the bolt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to run away, especially when caught committing a misdemeanour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq612"> <strong class="phr">have shot one’s bolt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have reached the limit of one’s endurance or effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq527"> <strong class="phr">shoot one’s bolt</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq383"> to do one’s utmost.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq173"> (<em>taboo</em>) to ejaculate prematurely.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boltless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolt<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bolt" src="word_pronunciations/02736.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊlt/ (<em>say</em> bohlt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">to sift through a cloth or sieve.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boult</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>bult</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>bulter</em> sift, from Middle Dutch <em>buitelen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bounce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bounce</span><z><span target_id="PR37bjZ77Z">v.i.</span><span target_id="pevc3Logpc">v.t.</span><span target_id="JMo1f4Dilw">n.</span><span target_id="5Jkec8Uwbx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bounce" src="word_pronunciations/02876.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊns/ (<em>say</em> bowns) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bounced</strong>, <strong class="bold">bouncing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PR37bjZ77Z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> to move with a bound, and rebound, as a ball: <em class="example">a ball bounces back from the wall.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> to burst ebulliently (<em>into</em> or <em>out of</em>): <em class="example">to bounce into and out of a room.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq582"> to boast; show off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of cheques) to be dishonoured; to be returned unpaid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq258"> (of electronic mail) to return to the sender when not received at the intended address.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pevc3Logpc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq196"> to cause to bound or rebound: <em class="example">to bounce a ball; </em><em class="example">to bounce a child on one’s knee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq280"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> to bounce (the ball) high, as at the beginning of the game and to restart it in a ball-up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to eject or discharge summarily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to persuade (someone) by bluff: <em class="example">they bounced him into signing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to arrest.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JMo1f4Dilw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq086"> a rebound or bound: <em class="example">catch the ball on the first bounce.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq741"> a sudden spring or leap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq683"> impudence; bluster; swagger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq393"> ability to bounce; resilience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq556"> <strong>the bounce</strong>, <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> the starting of the game by the field umpire bouncing the ball high.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq333"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005440" href="entry://ball-up%23bigmac000005440"><strong>ball-up</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq423"> Also, <strong class="vs">bounce of the ball</strong>. <em class="label">Sport</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq942"> a bounce from which the ball can take off in an unexpected direction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq81"> good luck: <em class="example">they had the bounce of the ball.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5Jkec8Uwbx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq896"> <strong class="phr">bounce back</strong>, to recover health, prosperity, form, etc., after a temporary setback: <em class="example">to bounce back after a bout of illness.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq273"> <strong class="phr">bounce down</strong>, <em class="label">WA Australian Rules</em> to perform a ball-up (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005440" href="entry://ball-up%23mq852">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq330"> <strong class="phr">bounce off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq308"> to rebound away from.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq656"> to outline (an idea, proposal, etc.) to, in order to get a reaction.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">bouncing off the walls</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> overexcited.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bunsen</em> thump, from Low German. Compare Dutch <em>bonzen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boy</span><z><span target_id="pTGos37xKi">n.</span><span target_id="xFA8hFvVU0">interj.</span><span target_id="muqTxZ1Hba">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boy" src="word_pronunciations/02937.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> boy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pTGos37xKi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> a male child or young person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq200"> one’s male child; son.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq046"> a young man who lacks maturity, vigour, judgement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq264"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008969" href="entry://boyfriend%23bigmac000008969">boyfriend</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008969" href="entry://boyfriend%23mq115">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq394"> a young male servant; page.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq593"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq630"> <em class="label">British Obsolete</em> a male servant, assistant, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq300"> (formerly, during the colonial period in India, Africa, etc.) an indigenous male servant, working as a butler, waiter, houseboy, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Asian English</em> a young man employed as a servant, waiter, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq57"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007561" href="entry://black%20boy%23bigmac000007561"><strong>black boy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007561" href="entry://black%20boy%23mq741">3</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> heroin.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="xFA8hFvVU0">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq102"> Also, <strong class="vs">oh boy</strong>, <strong class="vs">boy oh boy</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq787"> (an exclamation indicating surprise, delight, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq030"> (an exclamation indicating dismay, trepidation, etc.)</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="muqTxZ1Hba">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq935"> <strong class="phr">boys with their toys</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) men who are obsessed with machines, especially motor vehicles, speedboats, etc., that are high performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq506"> <strong class="phr">have the boy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to take heroin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq184"> <strong class="phr">the boy next door</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq542"> a boy who lives in an adjacent house or apartment.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq145"> a stereotype of a young man who is straightforward, loyal and dependable.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">the boys</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq714"> a group of adult male friends: <em class="example">down the pub with the boys.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq139"> a group of workmen: <em class="example">tell the boys to start at 7 a.m. tomorrow.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq995"> one’s colleagues in a group that is exclusively male, as a sporting team, work group, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">the boys in blue</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the police force.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, ? an aphetic form of Anglo-French <em>embuié</em> fettered, from Old French <em>boie</em>, from Latin <em>boia</em> fetter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breaking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breaking</span><z><span target_id="bZ6dMYDBUA">n.</span><span target_id="XFalID4DC2">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brayking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bZ6dMYDBUA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> (in the history of English and of some other languages) the change of a vowel to diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants; e.g., in Old English, the change of <em>-a-</em> to <em>-ea-</em> and of <em>-e-</em> to <em>-eo-</em> before preconsonantal <em>-r-</em> or <em>-l-</em> and before <em>-h-</em>, as in <em>earm</em> (arm) developed from <em>arm</em> and <em>eorthe</em> (earth) from <em>erthe</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq490"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009198" href="entry://breakdancing%23bigmac000009198"><strong>breakdancing</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XFalID4DC2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq172"> <strong class="phr">the breaking day</strong>, the dawn or early part of the day.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brick venereal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac938474763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brick venereal</span><z><span target_id="43oXLgH9Nm">adj.</span><span target_id="c88kmtsLy3">phr.</span></z></header><div>/brɪk vəˈnɪəriəl/ (<em>say</em> brik vuh'nearreeuhl) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>)<div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="43oXLgH9Nm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq449"> of or relating to brick veneer buildings, especially houses, viewed as representing unattractive suburban sprawl: <em class="example">brick venereal project homes.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="c88kmtsLy3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq79"> <strong class="phr">brick venereal disease</strong>, the proliferation of such houses: <em class="example">the area has been afflicted by brick venereal disease.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broad</span><z><span target_id="I4kpMLOGfE">adj.</span><span target_id="zQ4Jm0nO3x">adv.</span><span target_id="HJZMCqaNHi">n.</span><span target_id="es08iNhoLb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broad" src="word_pronunciations/03098.mp3"></audio></span>/brɔd/ (<em>say</em> brawd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="I4kpMLOGfE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> of great breadth: <em class="example">a broad river; </em><em class="example">a broad plain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> of great extent; large: <em class="example">the broad expanse of ocean.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq643"> widely diffused; open; full: <em class="example">broad sunshine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq309"> not limited or narrow; liberal: <em class="example">broad experience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq527"> of extensive range or scope: <em class="example">broad sympathies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq005"> main or general: <em class="example">the broad outlines of a subject.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq422"> plain or clear: <em class="example">a broad hint.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq402"> bold; plain-spoken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq555"> indelicate; indecent: <em class="example">a broad joke.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq386"> (of conversation) rough; coarse; rustic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq519"> unconfined; free; unrestrained: <em class="example">broad mirth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq464"> (of pronunciation) strongly dialectal: <em class="example">broad Scots.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq651"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> (of a transcription) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq730"> phonemic.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq341"> representing some phonemes by the same symbol, their difference being indicated by diacritics. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049275" href="entry://narrow%23bigmac000049275"><strong>narrow</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049275" href="entry://narrow%23mq926">10</a>).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq676"> (of wools) strong for their quality number, or for their type.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="zQ4Jm0nO3x">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> fully: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But though he was tired and sore, and his head felt like lead, he could not but keep broad awake.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HJZMCqaNHi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq956"> the broad part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">British</em> a shallow lake, especially one in East Anglia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) a woman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="es08iNhoLb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq290"> <strong class="phr">in broad daylight</strong>, in the full light of day, when people are about: <em class="example">to commit a crime in broad daylight.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brood</em>, Old English <em>brād</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>broadish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>broadly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buckle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buckle</span><z><span target_id="DrAmynB2X3">n.</span><span target_id="Hem3xKLlWK">v.t.</span><span target_id="FmD6bRY1oX">v.i.</span><span target_id="MqMzIxsJDA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bukuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DrAmynB2X3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq624"> a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, used for fastening together two loose ends, as of a belt or strap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> any similar contrivance used for such a purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq198"> an ornament of metal, beads, etc., of similar appearance.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq322"> a bend, bulge, or kink, as in a saw blade.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">buckled</strong>, <strong class="bold">buckling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Hem3xKLlWK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq234"> to fasten with a buckle or buckles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq673"> to bend and shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; warp; curl.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FmD6bRY1oX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq744"> to bend, warp, or give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq973"> to grapple; contend.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MqMzIxsJDA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq902"> <strong class="phr">buckle </strong>(<strong class="phr">down</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to</strong>, to set to work at with vigour: <em class="example">they buckled down to the job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq522"> <strong class="phr">buckle to</strong>, to resume efforts in the face of difficulty: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And it was no easy thing to buckle to again, now that she was ‘getting on’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq478"> <strong class="phr">buckle under</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq880"> to yield; give way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq433"> to give in; despair: <em class="example">he buckled under to the pressure.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">buckle up</strong>, to fix one’s seatbelt in position.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bocle</em>, from French <em>boucle</em> buckle, boss of a shield, from Latin <em>buccula</em>, diminutive of <em>bucca</em> cheek, mouth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backflip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backflip</span><z><span target_id="fSsSvnwvOd">n.</span><span target_id="IoEGBXHuxJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="eN8MlzVG45">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækflɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'bakflip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fSsSvnwvOd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> a somersault performed backwards with a springing motion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> any sudden backwards movement through the air involving a revolution in position: <em class="example">the truck did a backflip and landed upside down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a complete reversal in opinion or policy, especially in official policy.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IoEGBXHuxJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">backflipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">backflipping</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq842"> to perform a backwards springing somersault.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq514"> to turn backwards and upside down in the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq238"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make a complete reversal in opinion or policy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eN8MlzVG45">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq626"> <strong class="phr">do backflips</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to show excitement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baggy green
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202722680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baggy green</span><z><span target_id="sOAz1j7NLQ">n.</span><span target_id="Ex3ThKwtWm">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bægi ˈgrin/ (<em>say</em> bagee 'green) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sOAz1j7NLQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq833"> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the cap worn by members of the Australian national cricket team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a cricketer in the Australian national cricket team.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ex3ThKwtWm">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq482"> <strong class="phr">don </strong>(or <strong class="phr">wear</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the baggy green</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to represent Australia at Test cricket.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the baggy green cap</strong>. <div class="etym">[Australian English (1980s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bundle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bundle</span><z><span target_id="hW2ioBlizH">n.</span><span target_id="PM6wAyF7wi">v.t.</span><span target_id="IOTEQfNJQW">v.i.</span><span target_id="pYyIO8n7zH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bundle" src="word_pronunciations/03276.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌndl/ (<em>say</em> 'bundl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hW2ioBlizH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> a group loosely held together: <em class="example">a bundle of hay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> something wrapped for carrying; package.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq554"> a number of things considered together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq677"> <em class="label">Biology</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082201" href="entry://vascular%20bundle%23bigmac000082201"><strong>vascular bundle</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq740"> <em class="label">British Textiles</em> a measure of cloth, equal to 60 000 yards of linen yarn, or 20 hanks of cotton cloth.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bundled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bundling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PM6wAyF7wi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq539"> to tie or wrap in a bundle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq946"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to include (software) with computer hardware at the same price.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq630"> to include (one or more extra items) with an item at the same price: <em class="example">to bundle the CD with the book.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="IOTEQfNJQW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq159"> to sleep or lie in the same bed without undressing, especially of lovers.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pYyIO8n7zH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq810"> <strong class="phr">bundle off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">out</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq553"> to send hurriedly or unceremoniously.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq980"> to go hurriedly or unceremoniously.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">bundle out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq836"> to defeat swiftly, as in a competition: <em class="example">Tasmania was bundled out for 150 in the first innings.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq233"> to cause to depart with undue haste.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq991"> <strong class="phr">bundle up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq985"> to dress (someone) snugly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Dolour was bundled up in her old rain-spotted winter coat</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq949"> to collect in a bundle or bundles: <em class="example">let’s bundle up the newspapers for recycling.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq063"> to dress warmly: <em class="example">they bundled up before going out into the cold.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq165"> <strong class="phr">drop one’s bundle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to give up, especially out of a sense of despair or inadequacy. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> possibly short for the cant expression <em>drop one’s bundle and run</em>, the bundle being stolen goods]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq798"> (<strong class="phr">little</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bundle of joy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) a baby.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bundel</em>, from Middle Dutch <em>bondel</em>; related to Old English <em>byndele</em> a binding together] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bundler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bundling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bush week
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bush week</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bush week" src="word_pronunciations/03349.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊʃ wik/ (<em>say</em> 'boosh week) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">what do you think this is – bush week?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">(an ironic query indicating that the speaker thinks they are being duped or imposed upon in some way.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bushweek</strong>. <div class="etym">[from an exhibition of farm products and carnival which was first held in Sydney in 1920]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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calm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">calm</span><z><span target_id="0r0SRIKl4C">adj.</span><span target_id="92j5YkFQeg">n.</span><span target_id="37paccwRI9">v.t.</span><span target_id="GL99v97MIm">v.i.</span><span target_id="uhuz9bvhAG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of calm" src="word_pronunciations/03532.mp3"></audio></span>/kam/ (<em>say</em> kahm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0r0SRIKl4C"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq655"> without rough motion; still: <em class="example">a calm sea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq454"> not windy; of Beaufort scale force nil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq033"> free from excitement or passion; tranquil: <em class="example">a calm face; </em><em class="example">a calm voice; </em><em class="example">a calm manner.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="92j5YkFQeg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq566"> freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq877"> absence of wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq821"> freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquillity; serenity.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="37paccwRI9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq479"> to make calm: <em class="example">to calm fears; </em><em class="example">to calm an excited dog.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GL99v97MIm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq562"> to become calm.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uhuz9bvhAG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq901"> <strong class="phr">calm down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq858"> to become calm.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq105"> to make calm.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>calme</em>, from Old French, from Italian <em>calma</em> quiet time; sense development from ‘heat of the day’ (compare Spanish and Portuguese <em>calma</em> heat of the day) to ‘time for resting, quiet’; from Late Latin, blend of Greek <em>kauma</em> burning heat and Latin <em>calēre</em> be hot] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>calmly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>calmness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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can
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">can<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Oiy2y6kKFU">mod. v.</span><span target_id="tFcm7gIq2U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of can" src="word_pronunciations/03623.mp3"></audio></span>/kæn/ (<em>say</em> kan), <em>weak form</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of can" src="word_pronunciations/03624.mp3"></audio></span>/kən/ (<em>say</em> kuhn), <em>if followed by k or g</em> /kəŋ/ (<em>say</em> kuhng) <div abbr="mod. v." class="chunk" id="Oiy2y6kKFU"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>modal</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> to know how to: <em class="example">he can speak Chinese.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> to be able to; have the strength, means, authority to: <em class="example">I can’t reach the top shelf; </em><em class="example">can you help me?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq454"> to have permission to: <em class="example">you can go now; </em><em class="example">can I speak to you a moment?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq288"> (used with verbs of perception, etc.): <em class="example">I can hear music.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq428"> (referring to a possible event or situation): <em class="example">the desk can go here and the lamp can go there; </em><em class="example">we can have another meeting next week; </em><em class="example">you can go by bus or by train; </em><em class="example">you can’t get blood from a stone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq239"> to happen or be true on certain occasions or in certain instances: <em class="example">it can get lonely in the evenings; </em><em class="example">excessive thirst can be a symptom of diabetes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq687"> (used in requests): <em class="example">can you help me with this?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq497"> (used in emphatic commands): <em class="example">you can mind your own business!; </em><em class="example">he can get rooted!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tFcm7gIq2U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq358"> <strong class="phr">can do</strong>, (an exclamation indicating that a request can be satisfactorily met.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">no can do</strong>, (an exclamation indicating that a request cannot be satisfactorily met.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>cann</em>, <em>can</em>, 1st and 3rd person singular present indicative (past <em>cūthe</em>) of <em>cunnan</em> know (how to). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039938" href="entry://ken%23bigmac000039938"><span class="smallcaps">ken</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089849" href="entry://uncouth%23bigmac000089849"><span class="smallcaps">uncouth</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Some purists sharply distinguish the meanings of <em>can</em> from those of <em>may</em>. But these days <em>may</em> occurs much less frequently than <em>can</em>, with <em>can</em> taking over some of the senses that used to be claimed for <em>may</em>.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">can<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="bHKAC3nPRa">n.</span><span target_id="ERfCZ8pNd0">v.t.</span><span target_id="blHCZDcwn3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of can" src="word_pronunciations/03627.mp3"></audio></span>/kæn/ (<em>say</em> kan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bHKAC3nPRa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> a container, sometimes sealed, usually for a liquid and made of aluminium or sheet iron coated with tin or other metal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076664" href="entry://tin%23bigmac000076664">tin</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076664" href="entry://tin%23mq865">5</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq190"> the contents of a can.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq753"> a drinking vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq253"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac029388427" href="entry://rubbish%20bin%23bigmac029388427">rubbish bin</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac029388427" href="entry://rubbish%20bin%23mq549">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq347"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a set of earphones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a toilet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq738"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq645"> <em class="label">Navy</em> a depth charge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq888"> <strong>the can</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq400"> jail.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq838"> the blame for something: <em class="example">to take the can.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq889"> dismissal.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ERfCZ8pNd0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">canned</strong>, <strong class="bold">canning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq416"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq101"> to put in a container, usually sealed for preservation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq408"> to withhold or suppress: <em class="example">to can the report.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq734"> <em class="label">Film</em> to complete: <em class="example">to can the main scenes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to dismiss; fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq840"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to criticise harshly: <em class="example">to can a performance</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="blHCZDcwn3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq842"> <strong class="phr">can it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be or become silent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq812"> <strong class="phr">can of worms</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a situation, problem, etc., bristling with difficulties. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1960s); with reference to the opening of a container of worms such as used by fishers]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq355"> <strong class="phr">carry the can</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be held to account as the person responsible. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? of military origin, referring to the person chosen to collect a container of beer for their group, and then take it back when empty]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq564"> <strong class="phr">in the can</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq864"> (of a film) ready for distribution; filmed, developed, and edited.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq680"> completed; made final.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">kick the … can</strong>, to stir up a predictable reaction of fear and resentment in the community against a particular group ideology, usually to discredit a political opponent: <em class="example">to kick the communist can.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>canne</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cede
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000012165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cede</span><z><span target_id="yqB01yyFwZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="afB212sWgS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cede" src="word_pronunciations/03927.mp3"></audio></span>/sid/ (<em>say</em> seed) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yqB01yyFwZ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> (<strong class="bold">ceded</strong>, <strong class="bold">ceding</strong>) to yield or formally resign and surrender to another; make over, as by treaty: <em class="example">to cede territory.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="afB212sWgS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq004"> <strong class="phr">cede defeat</strong>, to acknowledge that one has been defeated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>cēdere</em> go, withdraw, yield, grant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fail</span><z><span target_id="f9DllyGMnf">v.i.</span><span target_id="FYnwijGPuf">v.t.</span><span target_id="Id1pnXugwm">n.</span><span target_id="h1FcMxzw39">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fail" src="word_pronunciations/08781.mp3"></audio></span>/feɪl/ (<em>say</em> fayl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="f9DllyGMnf"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> to come short or be wanting in action, detail, or result; disappoint or prove lacking in what is attempted, expected, desired, or approved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> to be or become deficient or lacking; fall short; be insufficient or absent: <em class="example">our supplies failed.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq366"> to fall off; dwindle; pass or die away.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq654"> to lose strength or vigour; become weaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq495"> to become unable to meet one’s engagements, especially one’s debts or business obligations; become insolvent or bankrupt.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FYnwijGPuf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq017"> to neglect to perform or observe: <em class="example">he failed to come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq659"> to prove of no use or help to, as some expected or usual resource: <em class="example">his friends failed him; </em><em class="example">words failed her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq122"> to take (an examination, etc.) without passing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq115"> to declare (a person) unsuccessful in a test, course of study, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq352"> to declare (a vehicle, train, etc.) unroadworthy.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Id1pnXugwm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq965"> an examination score which is classified as a failure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq644"> <em class="label">Computers</em> the failure of a piece of software, especially when resulting in the collapse of a system or network.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq466"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an instance of failing: <em class="example">a memory fail.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="h1FcMxzw39">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">never fail to disappoint</strong>, to be always a disappointment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">without fail</strong>, for certain; with certainty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>faile</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>faillir</em>, from variant of Latin <em>fallere</em> deceive, disappoint] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>failed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fight</span><z><span target_id="BQ3JUGJL3O">n.</span><span target_id="Z84kHXh7Mn">v.i.</span><span target_id="ns4dOqTBto">v.t.</span><span target_id="jsWLJ62aON">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fight" src="word_pronunciations/09059.mp3"></audio></span>/faɪt/ (<em>say</em> fuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BQ3JUGJL3O"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> a battle or combat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> any quarrel, contest, or struggle.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq952"> ability or inclination to fight: <em class="example">there was no fight left in him; </em><em class="example">to show fight.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">fought</strong>, <strong class="bold">fighting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Z84kHXh7Mn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq767"> to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an adversary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq122"> to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something: <em class="example">to fight to the death.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ns4dOqTBto">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq632"> to contend with in battle or combat; war against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq678"> to contend with or against in any manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq525"> to carry on (a battle, duel, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq144"> to maintain (a cause, quarrel, etc.) by fighting or contending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq680"> to make (one’s way) by fighting or striving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq816"> to cause or set (a boxer, dog, etc.) to fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq257"> to manage or manoeuvre (troops, ships, guns, planes, etc.) in battle.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jsWLJ62aON">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq196"> <strong class="phr">fight down</strong>, to repress or overcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq166"> <strong class="phr">fight it out</strong>, to struggle till a decisive result is obtained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq413"> <strong class="phr">fight like Kilkenny cats</strong>, to fight ferociously. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from the ancient town of <em>Kilkenny</em> in south-eastern Ireland where a fable relates that the cats fought till only their tails were left]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq366"> <strong class="phr">fight off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq816"> to struggle against; drive away: <em class="example">to fight off the enemy.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq170"> to take measures against; ward off: <em class="example">to fight off the flu.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq356"> <strong class="phr">fight shy of</strong>, to deliberately refrain from becoming involved with (a person, affair, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq756"> <strong class="phr">take up the fight</strong>, to be energetic in opposition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>fe</em>(<em>o</em>)<em>htan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fightable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>fighting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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commerce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">commerce</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of commerce" src="word_pronunciations/04828.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkɒmɜs/ (<em>say</em> 'komers) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries (<strong>foreign commerce</strong>) or between different parts of the same country (<strong>domestic commerce</strong> or <strong>internal commerce</strong>); trade; business.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> social relations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq344"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq372"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> intellectual interchange.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>commercium</em> trade]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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common factor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">common factor</span></header><div>/kɒmən ˈfæktə/ (<em>say</em> komuhn 'faktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">an integer which is an exact divisor of two or more given integers. The <strong>highest common factor</strong> (or <strong>greatest common divisor</strong>) is the largest factor of a set of integers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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continuum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">continuum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of continuum" src="word_pronunciations/05259.mp3"></audio></span>/kənˈtɪnjuəm/ (<em>say</em> kuhn'tinyoohuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">continuums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">continua</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of continuum" src="word_pronunciations/05260.mp3"></audio></span>/kənˈtɪnjuə/ (<em>say</em> kuhn'tinyoohuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> a continuous extent, series, or whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the continuum, the set of all real numbers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq287"> <strong>four-dimensional continuum</strong>, <em class="label">Physics</em> (in the theory of relativity) the three dimensions of space and the dimension of time considered together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cool</span><z><span target_id="fzUZlV9RkB">adj.</span><span target_id="zcnjzczou1">n.</span><span target_id="RPB0wozzgO">v.i.</span><span target_id="3WBJDEJyaQ">v.t.</span><span target_id="prASGsTSCS">interj.</span><span target_id="mcf352vlgs">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cool" src="word_pronunciations/05354.mp3"></audio></span>/kul/ (<em>say</em> koohl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fzUZlV9RkB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> moderately cold; neither warm nor very cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq495"> imparting or permitting a sensation of moderate coldness: <em class="example">a cool dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq171"> not excited; calm; unmoved; not hasty; deliberate; aloof.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq617"> deficient in ardour or enthusiasm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq486"> lacking in cordiality: <em class="example">a cool reception.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq395"> calmly audacious or impudent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq523"> (of colours) with green, blue, or violet predominating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq277"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification: <em class="example">a cool thousand.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Jazz</em> restrained and relaxed (opposed to <em>hot</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq038"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> smart; up-to-date; fashionable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq565"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> attractive; excellent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> all right; okay: <em class="example">don’t worry, it’s cool.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zcnjzczou1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq188"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> composure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq871"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> detachment; rejection of involvement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq916"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> sophistication and stylishness: <em class="example">the very essence of cool.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq868"> <strong>the cool</strong>, that which is cool; the cool part or quality of a place, time of day, etc.: <em class="example">the cool of the evening; </em><em class="example">to sit in the cool for a while.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RPB0wozzgO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq368"> to become cool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq053"> to become less ardent, cordial, etc.; become more moderate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq099"> (of prices, a market, etc.) to go down: <em class="example">housing markets are cooling.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3WBJDEJyaQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq033"> to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq222"> to lessen the ardour or intensity of; allay; calm; moderate.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="prASGsTSCS">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq144"> (an expression of understanding and agreement.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq943"> (an expression of admiration, pleasure, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mcf352vlgs">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">be cool with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be happy to accommodate or go along with (a request, suggestion, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">cool it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to control one’s temper; calm down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq281"> <strong class="phr">cool off </strong>(or <strong class="phr">down</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq927"> to undergo a gradual reduction in temperature.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq822"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become calmer, less angry, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">cool one’s heels</strong>, to be kept waiting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">keep </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stay</strong>)<strong class="phr"> cool</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to refrain from losing one’s temper or from panicking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">lose </strong>(or <strong class="phr">blow</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s cool</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq094"> <strong class="phr">play it cool</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be cautious and shrewd; keep composure under difficult circumstances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>cōl</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094087" href="entry://cold%23bigmac000094087"><span class="smallcaps">cold</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093908" href="entry://chill%23bigmac000093908"><span class="smallcaps">chill</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>coolly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>coolness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cruet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cruet</span><z><span target_id="gESqiEGdZC">n.</span><span target_id="hxtP5IpDb7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of cruet" src="word_pronunciations/05826.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkruət/ (<em>say</em> 'kroohuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gESqiEGdZC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> a set, on a stand, of containers for salt, pepper, and mustard or for vinegar and oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq391"> an individual container.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq336"> any of the contents.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq149"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> one of the vessels used in the celebration of the mass for holding wine or water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq148"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq376"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> testicles.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hxtP5IpDb7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq127"> <strong class="phr">do </strong>(or <strong class="phr">flip</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s cruet</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of <em>crue</em> pitcher, pot, of Germanic origin; compare German <em>Krug</em> pot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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cy pres
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000018293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">cy pres</span></header><div>/si ˈpreɪ/ (<em>say</em> see 'pray) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq577"> as near as practicable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> <strong>doctrine of cy pres</strong>, an equitable doctrine (applicable only to cases of charitable trusts or donations) which, in place of an impossible or illegal condition, limitation, or object, allows the nearest practicable one to be substituted.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">cypres</strong>. <div class="etym">[late Anglo-French: as nearly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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choke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">choke</span><z><span target_id="VpYxuMBSgT">v.t.</span><span target_id="mlcqvPkMKv">v.i.</span><span target_id="DwNbHwtKJw">n.</span><span target_id="y5iOmWsLsB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of choke" src="word_pronunciations/04257.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃoʊk/ (<em>say</em> chohk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">choked</strong>, <strong class="bold">choking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="VpYxuMBSgT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq177"> to stop the breath of, by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle; suffocate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> to stop, as the breath or utterance, by or as by strangling or stifling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq634"> to check or stop the growth, progress, or action of: <em class="example">to choke off discussion.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq374"> to stop by filling; obstruct; clog; congest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq420"> to suppress, as a feeling or emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq849"> to fill chock-full.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq203"> to enrich the fuel mixture of (an internal-combustion engine) by diminishing the air supply to the carburettor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq470"> to stop the forward movement of (a load) by strapping it down tightly: <em class="example">to choke the load.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mlcqvPkMKv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq343"> to suffer strangling or suffocation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq891"> to be obstructed or clogged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq822"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to lose one’s confidence when close to victory.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DwNbHwtKJw">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq837"> the act or sound of choking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq277"> (in internal-combustion engines) the mechanism by which the air supply to a carburettor is diminished or stopped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq260"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> any such mechanism which, by blocking a passage, regulates the flow of air, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq036"> a narrowed part, as in a chokebore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq567"> a narrowed part of a river where the banks are closer to each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq797"> the filamentous, inedible centre of the head of an artichoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq263"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a coil or inductor which allows direct currents to pass freely through but impedes the passage of alternating currents by an amount which increases with the frequency of the alternating current.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="y5iOmWsLsB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">choke back</strong>, to suppress: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The electricians, solid, practical chaps, choked back slightly indulgent smiles when I discussed some of the problems with them.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq568"> <strong class="phr">choke down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq796"> to suppress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq767"> to bring down (a wild horse, steer, etc.) by roping it around the neck.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq544"> to swallow with difficulty: <em class="example">they choked down the unpalatable mess.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">choke up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq831"> to be temporarily overcome, as with emotion: <em class="example">he choked up as soon as the music started.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq622"> to overcome, as with emotion: <em class="example">his words choked me up; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>Standing on the platform Robbie felt too choked up to say goodbye</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lawrie bruce</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>choke</em>(<em>n</em>), <em>cheke</em>(<em>n</em>), aphetic variants of Middle English <em>achoke</em>(<em>n</em>), <em>acheke</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>acēocian</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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chow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chow<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chow" src="word_pronunciations/04289.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃaʊ/ (<em>say</em> chow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">one of a Chinese breed of dogs of medium size, with a thick, even coat of brown or black hair and a black tongue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">chow chow</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110698501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chow<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="HJGKyhHaU9">n.</span><span target_id="AckQmmQuBj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chow" src="word_pronunciations/04289.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃaʊ/ (<em>say</em> chow) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HJGKyhHaU9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq471"> food: <em class="example">let’s go to the fish and chip shop for some chow.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AckQmmQuBj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq699"> <strong class="phr">chow down</strong>, to eat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Chinese Pidgin English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093748" href="entry://chow-chow%23bigmac000093748"><span class="smallcaps">chow-chow</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000013528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">chow<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of chow" src="word_pronunciations/04289.mp3"></audio></span>/tʃaʊ/ (<em>say</em> chow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013525" href="entry://chou%20moellier%23bigmac000013525"><strong>chou moellier</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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circumstance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">circumstance</span><z><span target_id="KPaXrX0Ebs">n.</span><span target_id="8vhJwTbvOB">v.t.</span><span target_id="bjX8iWJzLb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of circumstance" src="word_pronunciations/04378.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɜkəmstæns/ (<em>say</em> 'serkuhmstans), /-stans/ (<em>say</em> -stahns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KPaXrX0Ebs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> a condition, with respect to time, place, manner, agent, etc., which accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> (<em>usually plural</em>) the existing condition or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent: <em class="example">forced by circumstances to do a thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq204"> an unessential accompaniment of any fact or event; a secondary or accessory matter; a minor detail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq649"> (<em>plural</em>) the condition or state of a person with respect to material welfare: <em class="example">a family in reduced circumstances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq378"> an incident or occurrence: <em class="example">his arrival was a fortunate circumstance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq780"> detailed or circuitous narration; specification of particulars.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq532"> ceremonious accompaniment or display: <em class="example">pomp and circumstance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq949"> (in functional grammar) the constituent of a clause which notes how, when, where, or why an action happens or happened; in <em>I’ll do it in the morning</em>, <em>in the morning</em> is the circumstance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8vhJwTbvOB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">circumstanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">circumstancing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq336"> to place in particular circumstances or relations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to furnish with details.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq401"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to control or guide by circumstances.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bjX8iWJzLb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq455"> <strong class="phr">depend on circumstances</strong>, to be not assured to the extent that other factors may have an effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq551"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">under</strong>)<strong class="phr"> no circumstances</strong>, never; regardless of events.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">under</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the circumstances</strong>, because of the conditions; such being the case.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>circumstantia</em>, plural, surrounding conditions]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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climb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">climb</span><z><span target_id="wBKShReerS">v.i.</span><span target_id="AittBZ7rz0">v.t.</span><span target_id="D5Phw4O4Rp">n.</span><span target_id="4wIUg8t8Ho">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of climb" src="word_pronunciations/04509.mp3"></audio></span>/klaɪm/ (<em>say</em> kluym) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wBKShReerS"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> to mount or ascend, especially by using both hands and feet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> to rise slowly by, or as by, continued effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq597"> to move or progress in a specified direction, especially with some effort, or by using both hands and feet; clamber: <em class="example">to climb along a branch; </em><em class="example">to climb through a window; </em><em class="example">to climb over people to get to one’s seat.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq579"> to slope upward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq385"> to ascend by twining or by means of tendrils, adhesive tissues, etc., as a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq908"> to rise, or attempt to rise, in social position.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AittBZ7rz0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq941"> to ascend, go up, or get to the top of, especially by the use of hands and feet.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D5Phw4O4Rp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq839"> a climbing; an ascent by climbing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq769"> a place to be climbed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4wIUg8t8Ho">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">climb down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq852"> to descend, especially by using both hands and feet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq244"> to withdraw from an untenable position; retract an indefensible argument: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I must climb down gracefully, he told himself.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>climben</em>, Old English <em>climban</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>climbable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Columbia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000015085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Columbia</span></header><div>/kəˈlʌmbiə/ (<em>say</em> kuh'lumbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> a city in the US, the capital of South Carolina, in the central part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> <strong>District of</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091958" href="entry://District%20of%20Columbia%23bigmac000091958"><strong>District of Columbia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq591"> America, or the United States, especially as a feminine personification.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq001"> the mothership of the Apollo 11 space flight to the moon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq553"> a crewed orbiter used from 1981 in the US space shuttle program; in 2003 seven astronauts were killed when the Columbia exploded while re-entering the earth’s atmosphere.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Christopher <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093547" href="entry://Columbus%23bigmac000093547"><span class="smallcaps">Columbus</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Columbian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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comfort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">comfort</span><z><span target_id="JhDqUY7kJh">v.t.</span><span target_id="3IyMV18Nhk">n.</span><span target_id="mXv1CWDeqf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of comfort" src="word_pronunciations/04803.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈkʌmfət/ (<em>say</em> 'kumfuht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JhDqUY7kJh"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> to soothe when in grief; console; cheer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> to make physically comfortable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq681"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to aid; encourage.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3IyMV18Nhk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq577"> relief in affliction; consolation; solace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq090"> the feeling of relief or consolation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq222"> a person or thing that affords consolation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq494"> a cause or matter of relief or satisfaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq953"> a state of ease, with freedom from pain and anxiety, and satisfaction of bodily wants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq690"> that which promotes such a state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">US</em> a comforter; bedspread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> strengthening aid; assistance.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mXv1CWDeqf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq133"> <strong class="phr">draw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">take</strong>)<strong class="phr"> comfort from</strong>, to find relief from anxiety or distress in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq112"> <strong class="phr">give comfort</strong>, (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to provide relief from pain or anguish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>conforte</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>conforter</em>, from Latin <em>confortāre</em> strengthen] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>comforting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>comfortingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>comfortless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>comfortlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>comfortlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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French
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000028502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/frɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> french) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> <strong>Charles</strong>, 1842–1933, Australian entomologist, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq480"> <strong>Jackie</strong> (<em>Jacqueline Anne French</em>), born 1953, Australian author of children’s fiction and gardening guides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq528"> <strong>Leonard William</strong>, 1928–2017, Australian painter, noted for his abstract portrayal of religious themes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq504"> <strong>Robert Shenton</strong>, born 1947, Australian judge; chief justice of the High Court 2008–17.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Leonard French</strong> was born in Brunswick, Victoria, and began his career at the age of 15 as a sign-writer in Melbourne. He taught drawing and design at Melbourne Technical College three years later. He travelled to Europe in 1949 and returned to paint two murals in Melbourne, followed by the <em>Genesis</em> series in 1961 and the <em>Campion</em> series in 1962 for which he received the Blake Prize for religious art. French made the transition from painting to stained glass and completed the ceiling of the great hall of the National Gallery of Victoria and windows for the National Library of Australia and Monash University.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">French<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="rJEFtJhoQ5">adj.</span><span target_id="8SPOYQp37W">n.</span><span target_id="m7u8ETzrnQ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/frɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> french) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rJEFtJhoQ5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq133"> of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dirty; obscene: <em class="example">a French joke.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8SPOYQp37W">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq684"> the people of France collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq591"> a Romance language, the language of France, official also in Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq982"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) mild swearwords: <em class="example">pardon my French.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="m7u8ETzrnQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq061"> <strong class="phr">do French</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to engage in oral sex.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>Frencisc</em>, from <em>Franca</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028346" href="entry://Frank%23bigmac000028346"><span class="smallcaps">Frank</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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fresco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">fresco</span><z><span target_id="FPvBuFuvC3">n.</span><span target_id="82Kzc0d1a8">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of fresco" src="word_pronunciations/09658.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈfrɛskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'freskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FPvBuFuvC3"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">frescoes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">frescos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> the art of painting on fresh lime plaster, as on a wall or ceiling, so that the pigments are absorbed (<strong>true fresco</strong>), or, less properly, on dried plaster (<strong>dry fresco</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> a picture or design so painted.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="82Kzc0d1a8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq904"> (<strong class="bold">frescoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">frescoing</strong>) to paint in fresco.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: cool, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087388" href="entry://fresh%23bigmac000087388"><span class="smallcaps">fresh</span></a>; of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>frescoer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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frost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">frost</span><z><span target_id="6ui6sWnrUv">n.</span><span target_id="GiiNqQXjFM">v.t.</span><span target_id="A51pJmqhVU">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of frost" src="word_pronunciations/09719.mp3"></audio></span>/frɒst/ (<em>say</em> frost) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6ui6sWnrUv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq594"> the atmospheric condition which causes the freezing of water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> <strong>degrees of frost</strong>, degrees below freezing point: <em class="example">we had ten degrees of frost (i.e., -10°C).</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq189"> a covering of minute ice needles, formed from the atmosphere at night on cold surfaces when the dewpoint is below freezing point (<strong>white frost</strong> or <strong>hoarfrost</strong>). Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007615" href="entry://black%20frost%23bigmac000007615"><strong>black frost</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq255"> the act or process of freezing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq704"> crushed glass of paper thickness, used for decorative purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq174"> a coolness between persons; an icy manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something which is received coldly; a failure: <em class="example">the picnic was a dead frost.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a swindle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GiiNqQXjFM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq838"> to cover with frost.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq837"> to give a frost-like surface to (glass, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq300"> to ice (a cake, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="A51pJmqhVU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq671"> Also, <strong class="vs">frost up</strong>. to freeze or become hardened with frost.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>frost</em>, <em>forst</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100966" href="entry://freeze%23bigmac000100966"><span class="smallcaps">freeze</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>frostless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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full monty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac680197337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">full monty</span><z><span target_id="1aRIeRvE87">n.</span><span target_id="0x0oqntZyn">phr.</span></z></header><div>/fʊl ˈmɒnti/ (<em>say</em> fool 'montee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1aRIeRvE87">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> everything; the full extent: <em class="example">we don’t want half the story – give us the full monty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> a striptease ending in complete nudity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq683"> a state of complete nudity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0x0oqntZyn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq535"> <strong class="phr">go </strong>(or <strong class="phr">do</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the full monty</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq741"> to do something to the fullest possible extent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq575"> to perform a striptease ending in complete nudity.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; defs 2, 3, and 4b popularised by the British film <em>The Full Monty</em> (1997)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gather</span><z><span target_id="rVaGYMfuLP">v.t.</span><span target_id="4qAicA8YFl">v.i.</span><span target_id="d74nJTHaYy">n.</span><span target_id="FcRBfKNnPz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gather" src="word_pronunciations/09983.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgæðə/ (<em>say</em> 'gadhuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rVaGYMfuLP"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq252"> to bring (persons, animals, or things) together into one company or aggregate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq231"> to get together from various places or sources; collect gradually.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq892"> to learn or infer from observation: <em class="example">I gather that he’ll be leaving.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq410"> to pick (any crop or natural yield) from its place of growth or formation: <em class="example">to gather grain; </em><em class="example">to gather fruit; </em><em class="example">to gather flowers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq977"> to wrap or draw around or close to someone or something: <em class="example">to gather a person into one’s arms.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq278"> to pick up piece by piece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq856"> to attract: <em class="example">to gather a crowd.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq777"> to take by selection from among other things; sort out; cull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq390"> Also, <strong class="vs">gather up</strong>. to assemble or collect (one’s energies or oneself) as for an effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq417"> to contract (the brow) into wrinkles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq238"> to draw up (cloth) on a thread in fine folds or puckers by running a thread through.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Bookbinding</em> to assemble (the printed sheets of a book) in their proper sequence to be bound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq166"> to increase (speed, etc.), as a moving vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq644"> <em class="label">Football</em> to pick (the ball) up from the ground, or catch it in the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq637"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to gain (way) from a dead stop or extremely slow speed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4qAicA8YFl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq540"> Also, <strong class="vs">gather together</strong>. to come together or assemble: <em class="example">to gather round a fire; </em><em class="example">to gather in crowds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq000"> to collect or accumulate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq854"> to grow as by accretion; increase.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq161"> to come to a head, as a sore in suppurating.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="d74nJTHaYy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq053"> a drawing together; contraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq256"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a fold or pucker in gathered cloth, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FcRBfKNnPz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq658"> <strong class="phr">be gathered to one’s fathers</strong>, to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">gather dust</strong>, to lie unused or untouched.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gader</em>(<em>en</em>), Old English <em>gaderian</em>, from <em>geador</em> together. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076915" href="entry://together%23bigmac000076915"><span class="smallcaps">together</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gatherable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gatherer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gauntlet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gauntlet<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="KhtAHj0FBo">n.</span><span target_id="EkhquYT5im">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gauntlet" src="word_pronunciations/09987.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɔntlət/ (<em>say</em> 'gawntluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KhtAHj0FBo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, to protect the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> a glove with a cuff-like extension for the wrist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq605"> the cuff itself.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EkhquYT5im">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq877"> <strong class="phr">take up the gauntlet</strong>, to accept a challenge, originally to a duel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">throw down the gauntlet</strong>, to extend a challenge, originally to a duel. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007811" href="entry://gauntlet%23mq877">4</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007811" href="entry://gauntlet%23mq425">5</a> from medieval times when a knight would challenge another to fight by throwing his mailed glove to the ground, the other accepting the challenge by taking the glove up from the ground]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>gantelet</em>, diminutive of <em>gant</em> glove, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gauntlet<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="wdbDxTnWH9">n.</span><span target_id="11NR3C4dAe">v.t.</span><span target_id="BgTluLhiek">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gauntlet" src="word_pronunciations/09988.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɔntlət/ (<em>say</em> 'gawntluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wdbDxTnWH9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq380"> a section of interlaced railway or tramway tracks.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="11NR3C4dAe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq777"> to lay down as a gauntlet: <em class="example">to gauntlet tracks.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BgTluLhiek">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">run the gauntlet</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq628"> (of a person) to be forced to run between two rows of soldiers who strike at them with switches or other weapons as they pass (formerly a common military punishment).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq247"> to expose oneself to possible attack in order to achieve a goal.</span></div></span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">gantlet</strong>. <div class="etym">[alteration by association with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007811" href="#bigmac000007811"><span class="smallcaps">gauntlet<sup>1</sup></span></a> of earlier <em>gantlope</em>, from Swedish <em>gatlopp</em>, literally, lane run, from <em>gata</em> way, lane + <em>lopp</em> a running course, with reference to the military punishment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gerygone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac93249861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gerygone</span></header><div>/dʒəˈrɪgəni/ (<em>say</em> juh'riguhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq154">any of various birds of the genus <em>Gerygone</em>, family Pardalotidae, of Australia, New Guinea, NZ, some Pacific islands and parts of Asia, as the <strong>dusky gerygone</strong>, <em>G. tenebrosa</em>, endemic to coastal north-western Australia; formerly known as warblers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>gērygonē</em> born of sound]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985267542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glim</span><z><span target_id="IkPnMuyC99">n.</span><span target_id="Ida6mZtR0D">phr.</span></z></header><div>/glɪm/ (<em>say</em> glim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IkPnMuyC99"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a light, as a candle, lamp, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ida6mZtR0D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">douse the glim</strong>, <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> to put out a light.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British thieves’ slang <em>glim</em> candle, or other light]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Gloucester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gloucester<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈglɒstə/ (<em>say</em> 'glostuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Prince Henry William Frederick Albert</strong>, <strong>Duke of</strong> (<em>Earl of Ulster</em>, <em>Baron Culloden</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">1900–74, son of George V, governor-general of Australia 1945–47, born in England.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gloucester<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈglɒstə/ (<em>say</em> 'glostuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq291"> a city in south-western England; port on the Severn; administrative centre of Gloucestershire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq853"> a town and shire in north-eastern NSW, west-south-west of Taree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq624"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092071" href="entry://Gloucestershire%23bigmac000092071"><strong>Gloucestershire</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac493437096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Gloucester<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈglɒstə/ (<em>say</em> 'glostuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">a type of mild, cream-coloured cheese, either <strong>single Gloucester</strong> with an open, soft texture, or <strong>double Gloucester</strong> with a close, crumbly texture and superior flavour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096718" href="#bigmac000096718"><span class="smallcaps">Gloucester<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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glove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">glove</span><z><span target_id="lVa6SZoAqW">n.</span><span target_id="5hH02bjExy">v.t.</span><span target_id="UBimGvwb2r">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of glove" src="word_pronunciations/10231.mp3"></audio></span>/glʌv/ (<em>say</em> gluv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lVa6SZoAqW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> a covering for the hand, made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008945" href="entry://boxing%20glove%23bigmac000008945"><strong>boxing glove</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5hH02bjExy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">gloved</strong>, <strong class="bold">gloving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq140"> to cover with or as with a glove; provide with gloves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq992"> to serve as a glove for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq507"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq388"> (of the person batting) to play (a ball) off the batting glove.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq397"> (of the wicketkeeper) to catch or stop (a ball).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq659"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> (of the catcher) to catch or stop (a ball).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UBimGvwb2r">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq872"> <strong class="phr">take off the gloves</strong>, to become overly aggressive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq895"> <strong class="phr">take up the glove</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007811" href="entry://gauntlet%23bigmac000007811"><strong>gauntlet<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007811" href="entry://gauntlet%23mq877">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq718"> <strong class="phr">throw down the glove</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007811" href="entry://gauntlet%23bigmac000007811"><strong>gauntlet<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007811" href="entry://gauntlet%23mq425">5</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>glōf</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gloveless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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goby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">goby</span></header><div>/ˈgoʊbi/ (<em>say</em> 'gohbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">goby</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">gobies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> any member of the Gobiidae, a family of marine (mainly coastal) and freshwater fishes, mostly small and having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disc that enables them to cling to rocks, as the <strong>flathead goby</strong>, <em>Glossogobius giurus</em>, of eastern Australia and elsewhere, and the <strong>desert goby</strong>, <em>Chlamydogobius eremius</em>, of the Lake Eyre basin in SA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq980"> any member of the closely related family, Eleotridae, in which the pelvic fins are separate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>gōbius</em>, <em>cōbius</em>, from Greek <em>kōbios</em> kind of fish] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gourami
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gourami</span></header><div>/ˈgʊərəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'goouhruhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">gourami</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">gouramis</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> a large, air-breathing nest-building, freshwater Asian fish, <em>Osphronemus goramy</em>, highly prized for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq685"> any of a number of smaller, air-breathing, nest-building, Asian fishes (genera <em>Trichogaster</em>, <em>Colisa</em>, and <em>Trichopsis</em>) widely cultivated in home aquariums, as the <strong>dwarf gourami</strong>, <em>Colisa lalia</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">gouramy</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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grave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grave<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7tbpetsH2k">n.</span><span target_id="989ncWmh0q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10489.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪv/ (<em>say</em> grayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7tbpetsH2k"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> an excavation made in the earth to receive a dead body in burial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> any place of interment; a tomb or sepulchre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq976"> any place that becomes the receptacle of what is dead, lost or past: <em class="example">the grave of dead reputations.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq741"> death: <em class="example">O grave, where is thy victory?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="989ncWmh0q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq064"> <strong class="phr">dig one’s own grave</strong>, to cause one’s own downfall or ruin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq890"> <strong class="phr">from the cradle to the grave</strong>, from birth to death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq374"> <strong class="phr">have one foot in the grave</strong>, to be infirm, old, or near death.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq189"> <strong class="phr">turn in one’s grave</strong>, (of a dead person) to be likely to have been offended or horrified by a modern event or events.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>græf</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031416" href="#bigmac000031416"><span class="smallcaps">grave<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grave<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="YAf9JoZSY9">adj.</span><span target_id="tGB3edfTkN">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YAf9JoZSY9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">graver</strong>, <strong class="bold">gravest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10491.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪv/ (<em>say</em> grayv) dignified; sedate; serious; earnest; solemn: <em class="example">a grave person; </em><em class="example">grave thoughts; </em><em class="example">grave ceremonies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10491.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪv/ (<em>say</em> grayv) weighty, momentous, or important: <em class="example">grave responsibilities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq879"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10491.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪv/ (<em>say</em> grayv) important or critical; involving serious issues: <em class="example">a grave situation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq494"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10490.mp3"></audio></span>/grav/ (<em>say</em> grahv) <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq662"> of a vowel or syllable in certain languages, such as ancient Greek, spoken on a low pitch or falling pitch: <em class="example">a grave syllable.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq920"> of an accent (‘) which may in ancient Greek indicate a syllable or vowel of particular pitch pattern, in Italian and English a vowel irregularly stressed or pronounced, as in <em>libertà</em> or <em>belovèd</em>, in French a vowel of a particular quality, <em>père</em>, father, etc.: <em class="example">a grave accent.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq084"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10491.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪv/ (<em>say</em> grayv) <em class="label">Rare</em> (of colours) dull; sombre.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tGB3edfTkN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq702"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10490.mp3"></audio></span>/grav/ (<em>say</em> grahv) <em class="label">Phonetics</em> the grave accent (‘).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>gravis</em> heavy] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>gravely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>graveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grave<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10489.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪv/ (<em>say</em> grayv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">graved</strong>, <strong class="bold">graved</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">graven</strong>, <strong class="bold">graving</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq786"> to incise or engrave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq358"> to impress deeply: <em class="example">to grave words of wisdom in your mind.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>grave</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>grafan</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095684" href="#bigmac000095684"><span class="smallcaps">grave<sup>1</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101008" href="entry://groove%23bigmac000101008"><span class="smallcaps">groove</span></a>, and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031445" href="entry://gravure%23bigmac000031445"><span class="smallcaps">gravure</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grave<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of grave" src="word_pronunciations/10489.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪv/ (<em>say</em> grayv) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">graved</strong>, <strong class="bold">graving</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">to clean (a ship’s hull or a ship) by burning or scraping off accretions and paving it over with pitch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin obscure; ? from Old French <em>grève</em> shore]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">grave<sup>5</sup></span></header><div>/ˈgraveɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'grahvay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq522">(a musical direction) slowly; solemnly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin <em>gravis</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099104" href="#bigmac000099104"><span class="smallcaps">grave<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>grave</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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graze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">graze<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="A6LOcFiMvI">v.i.</span><span target_id="rtWHqoVbF0">v.t.</span><span target_id="Wg4sKOUi2T">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of graze" src="word_pronunciations/10497.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪz/ (<em>say</em> grayz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">grazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">grazing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="A6LOcFiMvI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> to feed on growing herbage, as cattle, sheep, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> (of humans) to eat frequently in small amounts of whatever food is available; snack.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rtWHqoVbF0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq687"> to feed on (growing grass).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq022"> to put cattle, sheep, etc., to feed on (grass, pasture, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq501"> to put (cattle, sheep, etc.) to feed on pasture.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Wg4sKOUi2T">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">graze back </strong>(or <strong class="phr">down</strong>), to crop (growth on a paddock) by putting cattle, etc. to graze on it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>grase</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>grasian</em>, from <em>græs</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102464" href="entry://grass%23bigmac000102464"><span class="smallcaps">grass<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">graze<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="HrOQDmETQt">v.t.</span><span target_id="acLZuVPZAO">v.i.</span><span target_id="KHQxvr2UxT">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of graze" src="word_pronunciations/10498.mp3"></audio></span>/greɪz/ (<em>say</em> grayz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">grazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">grazing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HrOQDmETQt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> to touch or rub lightly in passing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq066"> to scrape the skin from (the leg, arm, etc.); abrade.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="acLZuVPZAO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq815"> to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KHQxvr2UxT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq592"> a grazing; a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq836"> a slight scratch in passing; abrasion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ground
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ground<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="rcFuKX6wP2">n.</span><span target_id="KblPt7wJTr">adj.</span><span target_id="t5liqnjRF0">v.t.</span><span target_id="SECc6f0ctv">v.i.</span><span target_id="6Lh2LKatGM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ground" src="word_pronunciations/10605.mp3"></audio></span>/graʊnd/ (<em>say</em> grownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rcFuKX6wP2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> the earth’s solid surface; firm or dry land: <em class="example">fall to the ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq615"> earth or soil: <em class="example">stony ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq098"> land having a special character: <em class="example">rising ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq248"> (<em>often plural</em>) a tract of land occupied, or appropriated to a special use: <em class="example">hospital grounds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq886"> (<em>often plural</em>) the foundation or basis on which a theory or action rests; motive; reason: <em class="example">grounds for a statement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq874"> a field of study; topic for discussion; subject of a discourse: <em class="example">the inquiry covered a great deal of ground; </em><em class="example">the conversation touched on delicate ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq743"> the underlying or main surface or background, in painting, decorative work, lace, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq691"> (<em>plural</em>) dregs or sediment: <em class="example">coffee grounds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq757"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001720" href="entry://earth%23bigmac000001720"><strong>earth</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001720" href="entry://earth%23mq126">10</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">Music</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031859" href="entry://ground%20bass%23bigmac000031859"><strong>ground bass</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq066"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031857" href="entry://groundage%23bigmac000031857"><strong>groundage</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KblPt7wJTr">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq225"> situated on or at, or adjacent to, the surface of the earth: <em class="example">the ground floor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq328"> relating to the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq549"> <em class="label">Military</em> operating on land: <em class="example">ground forces.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="t5liqnjRF0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq099"> to lay or set on the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq333"> to place on a foundation; found; fix firmly; settle or establish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq668"> to instruct in elements or first principles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq840"> to furnish with a ground or background on decorative work, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq717"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> to establish an earth for (a circuit, device, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq896"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to run aground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq939"> to prevent (an aircraft or a pilot) from flying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq651"> to restrict, or withdraw privileges from.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SECc6f0ctv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq273"> to come to or strike the ground.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6Lh2LKatGM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq397"> <strong class="phr">break new ground</strong>, to achieve what has not been achieved before.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">common ground</strong>, matters on which agreement exists.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq747"> <strong class="phr">cover new ground</strong>, to handle new subject matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq405"> <strong class="phr">cover the ground</strong>, to deal with the main points if not the fine details of a subject, plan, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq822"> <strong class="phr">cut the ground from under someone’s feet</strong> or <strong class="phr">cut the ground from under someone</strong>, to anticipate the arguments, plans, etc., of another, to their disadvantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">down to the ground</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> completely, entirely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq346"> <strong class="phr">gain ground</strong>, to advance; make progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">get off the ground</strong>, to become a viable project.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq722"> <strong class="phr">give ground</strong>, to give way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq423"> <strong class="phr">go over old ground</strong>, to repeat information that is already well known.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="34"> <span id="mq634"> <strong class="phr">go to ground</strong>, to withdraw from public attention and live quietly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq277"> <strong class="phr">have one’s feet on the ground</strong>, to be sensible and level-headed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq441"> <strong class="phr">hold </strong>(or <strong class="phr">stand</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s ground</strong>, to maintain one’s position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq675"> <strong class="phr">lose ground</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq185"> to lose what one has gained; retreat; give way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq745"> to become less well known or accepted.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">on the ground</strong>, at the location where something is occurring, rather than at some remote post: <em class="example">our reporter on the ground.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq78"> <strong class="phr">on the grounds that</strong>, for the reason that.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq017"> <strong class="phr">run into the ground</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq612"> to drive (a vehicle), often without proper maintenance, until it is worn out and beyond repair.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq695"> to exhaust (someone) by making them overly busy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq578"> <strong class="phr">run to ground</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq481"> to hunt down; track down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq030"> to pursue (an animal) to its burrow or hole.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq861"> <strong class="phr">shift one’s ground</strong>, to take another position or defence in an argument or situation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>grund</em> bottom, ground, earth, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000031856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ground<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Ndhpgpha41">v.</span><span target_id="phHy1HWrNV">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ground" src="word_pronunciations/10606.mp3"></audio></span>/graʊnd/ (<em>say</em> grownd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="Ndhpgpha41"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102256" href="entry://grind%23bigmac000102256"><strong>grind</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="phHy1HWrNV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq666"> reduced to fine particles or dust by grinding: <em class="example">finely ground pepper.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq809"> having the surface abraded or roughened by or as by grinding: <em class="example">ground glass.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq876"> minced, as of meat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102256" href="entry://grind%23bigmac000102256"><span class="smallcaps">grind</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gubernaculum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gubernaculum</span></header><div>/gjubəˈnækjələm/ (<em>say</em> gyoohbuh'nakyuhluhm), /gu-/ (<em>say</em> gooh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">a guiding structure, especially <strong>gubernaculum dentis</strong>, a connective tissue band joining the sac of an unerupted tooth with the gum, and <strong>gubernaculum testis</strong>, a cord in the fetus between the epididymis and the bottom of the scrotum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: helm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gun</span><z><span target_id="0n9TbEMD3r">n.</span><span target_id="ZBh31d0Fmw">v.i.</span><span target_id="zTPxmU5OzX">v.t.</span><span target_id="xOXT3YkPHk">adj.</span><span target_id="zSXFB0LB43">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gun" src="word_pronunciations/10697.mp3"></audio></span>/gʌn/ (<em>say</em> gun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0n9TbEMD3r"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> a weapon comprising a metallic tube, with its stock or carriage and attachments, from which heavy missiles are thrown by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> any portable firearm, as a rifle, revolver, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq931"> a long-barrelled cannon, having a flat trajectory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq194"> any similar device for projecting something: <em class="example">a nail gun; </em><em class="example">a cement gun.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq315"> a member of a shooting party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a champion, especially in shearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq619"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large surfboat for riding big waves.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq945"> (<em>often plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a biceps, especially one developed, as in bodybuilding.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">gunned</strong>, <strong class="bold">gunning</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZBh31d0Fmw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq172"> to hunt with a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq446"> to shoot with a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq735"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a motor vehicle) to take off at great speed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zTPxmU5OzX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq105"> to feed fuel to (an engine), suddenly and quickly resulting in a sudden increase in speed: <em class="example">to gun an engine.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xOXT3YkPHk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> of or relating to someone who is expert: <em class="example">gun shearer; </em><em class="example">gun drover.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zSXFB0LB43">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">beat </strong>(or <strong class="phr">jump</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the gun</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq830"> (of a competitor in a race) to begin before the starting gun has fired.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq636"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to begin prematurely; be overeager.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq997"> <strong class="phr">carry </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hold</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(<strong class="phr">big</strong>)<strong class="phr"> guns</strong>, to be in a powerful or strong position.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq050"> <strong class="phr">go great guns</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em> or <em>with</em>) to be successful. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> of naval origin from the late 18th to early 20th century, referring to cannon fire]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">gun down</strong>, to shoot with a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq059"> <strong class="phr">gun for</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq221"> to seek (a person) with the intention to harm or kill.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq592"> to hold a grudge against: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They were gunning for him for a long time over his articles</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq197"> to concentrate one’s efforts on achieving: <em class="example">to gun for the top job.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq541"> to support (someone) wholeheartedly: <em class="example">to gun for her friend in the race.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq126"> <strong class="phr">have the guns for</strong>, to have the ability to do.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq037"> <strong class="phr">in the gun</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in trouble; the object of criticism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">stick to one’s guns</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to maintain one’s position in an argument, etc., against opposition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>gunne</em>, <em>gonne</em>, apparently shortened form of <em>Gunilda</em> name for engine of war, from Old Norse <em>Gunnhildr</em>, female given name consisting of <em>gunn</em>(<em>r</em>) war and <em>hildr</em> war]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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gurgler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">gurgler</span><z><span target_id="5WatH99VmX">n.</span><span target_id="REgiUn3Qhq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of gurgler" src="word_pronunciations/10699.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈgɜglə/ (<em>say</em> 'gergluh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5WatH99VmX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq645"> a plughole.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="REgiUn3Qhq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq278"> <strong class="phr">down the gurgler</strong>, ruined; irretrievably lost or destroyed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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homework
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">homework</span><z><span target_id="xorsvqpGH3">n.</span><span target_id="Jj6J0dTEHt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of homework" src="word_pronunciations/11408.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhoʊmwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'hohmwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xorsvqpGH3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> the part of a lesson or lessons prepared outside school hours.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Jj6J0dTEHt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">do one’s homework</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to undertake preparatory work for a meeting, interview, discussion, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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honour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">honour</span><z><span target_id="H2dqyem4WO">n.</span><span target_id="mdQN3wf1Ub">v.t.</span><span target_id="aXyc4PbsXI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of honour" src="word_pronunciations/11454.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒnə/ (<em>say</em> 'onuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H2dqyem4WO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq793"> high public esteem; fame; glory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> credit or reputation for behaviour that is becoming or worthy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq367"> a source of credit or distinction: <em class="example">to be an honour to one’s family.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq033"> high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: <em class="example">to be held in honour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq500"> such respect manifested: <em class="example">to be received with honour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq849"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a mark or observance of public respect: <em class="example">he was buried with full military honours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq904"> something conferred on someone as a mark of distinction, especially an official award for achievement, community service, or bravery which confers rank or membership of an order: <em class="example">she received an honour for services to the Aboriginal community; </em><em class="example">there are several ranks of knighthood in the imperial system of honours.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq826"> a special privilege or favour: <em class="example">I have the honour of acknowledging your letter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq180"> (<em>upper case</em>) (preceded by <em>His</em>, <em>Her</em>, etc.) (a deferential title, especially of certain judges.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq978"> high-minded character or principles; fine sense of one’s obligations: <em class="example">a man of honour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq780"> (<em>plural</em>) (in universities) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq352"> scholastic or academic achievement in a degree examination higher than that required for a pass degree.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq831"> the grade of scholarship achieved: <em class="example">first-class honours.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq833"> the course of study.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq396"> chastity or purity in a woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> any one of the five highest ranking cards in each suit; for scoring purposes, any one of the highest cards of the trump suit or any one of the four aces at no trump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq000"> <em class="label">Whist</em> any of the four highest trump cards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq471"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the preference of teeing off before the other players or side, given after the first hole to the player or players who won the previous hole.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mdQN3wf1Ub">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq589"> to hold in honour or high respect; revere.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq680"> to treat with honour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq619"> to confer honour or distinction upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq623"> to worship (the Supreme Being).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq870"> to show a courteous regard for: <em class="example">to honour an invitation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq507"> to accept and pay (a cheque, etc.) when due.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq855"> to accept the validity of (a document, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aXyc4PbsXI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq967"> <strong class="phr">do honour to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq836"> to show respect to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq295"> to be a credit to.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq865"> <strong class="phr">do the honours</strong>, to act or preside as host.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq15"> <strong class="phr">honour bright</strong>, (an exclamation conveying an assurance that one is to be trusted.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq084"> <strong class="phr">on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s honour</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq215"> (an expression acknowledging personal responsibility for one’s actions.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq982"> (an expression pledging one’s reputation as to the truthfulness of a statement, etc.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq593"> (an expression promising obedience or good behaviour.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq072"> <strong class="phr">your honour</strong>, (a form of address in court to a judge or magistrate.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">honor</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>onor</em>, <em>honour</em>, <em>honor</em>, from Old French <em>onur</em>, from Latin <em>honor</em> honour, repute] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>honourer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>honourless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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horn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">horn</span><z><span target_id="oUTIvwHIF9">n.</span><span target_id="XJDV4cVGyo">v.t.</span><span target_id="jyrBrKdHUl">adj.</span><span target_id="Y0XLPpRoXe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of horn" src="word_pronunciations/11497.mp3"></audio></span>/hɔn/ (<em>say</em> hawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oUTIvwHIF9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> a hard, projected, often curved and pointed, hollow and permanent growth (usually one of a pair, a right and a left) on the head of certain mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, antelopes, etc. (<strong>true horn</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq773"> each of the pair of solid, deciduous, usually branched bony growths, or antlers, on the head of a deer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq394"> some similar growth, as the tusk of a narwhal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq050"> a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of a horn, as a feeler, tentacle, crest, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq114"> the substance, consisting largely of keratin, of which true horns are composed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq534"> any similar substance, as that of hoofs, nails, corns, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq718"> an article made of horn, as a thimble, a spoon, or a shoehorn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq908"> any horn-like projection or extremity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq631"> something formed from or resembling the hollow horn of an animal: <em class="example">a drinking horn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq950"> a part like a horn of an animal attributed to deities, demons, etc.: <em class="example">the devil’s horn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the imaginary projection on a cuckold’s brow (suggested by the horn-like growths of capons caused by implanting their cut-off spurs in their combs as a sign of their castration).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq708"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq178"> an erect penis.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq527"> sexual excitement.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq201"> <em class="label">Music</em> a wind instrument, originally formed from the hollow horn of an animal but now usually made of brass or other metal or material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq988"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a trumpet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a saxophone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a French horn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq668"> an instrument for sounding a warning signal: <em class="example">a car horn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a local projecting balance on the control surfaces of an aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq660"> <em class="label">Radio</em> a tube of varying cross-section used in some loud-speakers to couple the diaphragm to the sound transmitting space.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq507"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078769" href="entry://tweeter%23bigmac000078769"><strong>tweeter<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq377"> the high protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle; the pommel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq255"> one of the extremities of the crescent moon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq644"> a symbol of power, as in the Bible: <em class="example">a horn of salvation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq305"> each of the alternatives of a dilemma.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XJDV4cVGyo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq046"> to butt or gore with the horns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq514"> to furnish with horns.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jyrBrKdHUl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq887"> made of horn.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Y0XLPpRoXe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="28"><span id="mq74"> <strong class="phr">blow one’s own horn</strong>, to praise oneself. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from medieval times when heralds blew trumpets or horns to announce the arrival of royalty, with the notion that if respectful attention was not forthcoming, then it would be necessary to blow the trumpet oneself]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq896"> <strong class="phr">draw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pull</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s horns in</strong>, to economise; reduce one’s activities; retreat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq881"> <strong class="phr">horn in</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) to thrust oneself forward obtrusively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq805"> <strong class="phr">lock horns with</strong>, to engage in a struggle or dispute with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>horn</em>(<em>e</em>), Old English <em>horn</em>; distantly related to Latin <em>cornu</em>, Greek <em>keras</em> horn] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>horned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hornless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hose</span><z><span target_id="RnQCnJP0ir">n.</span><span target_id="7WwDHdeupT">v.t.</span><span target_id="jFsizlGtSw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hose" src="word_pronunciations/11523.mp3"></audio></span>/hoʊz/ (<em>say</em> hohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RnQCnJP0ir"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> a flexible tube for conveying water, etc., to a desired point: <em class="example">a garden hose.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">hose</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">hosen</strong>) (<em>construed as plural</em>) an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stockings, tights, pantihose, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq347"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">hose</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">hosen</strong>) (<em>construed as plural</em>) a garment for the legs and thighs, as tights or breeches, formerly worn by men.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq184"> a sheath, or sheathing part, as that enclosing the kernel of grain.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7WwDHdeupT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq541"> (<strong class="bold">hosed</strong>, <strong class="bold">hosing</strong>) to water, wash, or drench by means of a hose.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="jFsizlGtSw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq345"> <strong class="phr">hose down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq091"> to clean by hosing.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq265"> to restrain; reduce the fervour of: <em class="example">they will have to hose down the hotheads in the group.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq152"> to resolve (a dispute) before trouble ensues.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq675"> to reduce the importance of; play down.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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howl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">howl</span><z><span target_id="StW8OaTTQZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="TkBQiKf1Hh">v.t.</span><span target_id="5X5TumUepA">n.</span><span target_id="fERbgdVwMb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of howl" src="word_pronunciations/11589.mp3"></audio></span>/haʊl/ (<em>say</em> howl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="StW8OaTTQZ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq344"> to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq361"> to utter a similar cry in distress, pain, rage, etc.; wail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq740"> to make a sound like an animal howling: <em class="example">the wind is howling.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TkBQiKf1Hh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq466"> to utter with howls.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5X5TumUepA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq894"> the cry of a dog, wolf, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq307"> a cry or wail, as of pain or rage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq521"> a sound like wailing: <em class="example">the howl of the wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq772"> a loud scornful laugh or yell.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fERbgdVwMb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq015"> <strong class="phr">howl down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq527"> to ridicule or abuse (a speaker).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq693"> to protest (a suggestion) vociferously so that it is abandoned.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>houle</em>. Compare German <em>heulen</em>; imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hunker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hunker</span></header><div>/ˈhʌŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'hungkuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">hunker down</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> to squat (close to the ground) with the body leaning forward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq108"> to withdraw from the outside world to a place of safety and seclusion: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As Australians hunkered down, stayed home and socially distanced, those on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis have been paying the price in stress and sickness.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2020</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [US, dating back to early 1700s <em>hunk</em>, perhaps a nasalised variant of <em>huck</em> haunch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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inflation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">inflation</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of inflation" src="word_pronunciations/12243.mp3"></audio></span>/ɪnˈfleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> in'flayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq721"> undue expansion or increase of the currency of a country, especially by the issuing of paper money not redeemable in specie.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq685"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq687"> a substantial rise of prices caused by an undue expansion in paper money or bank credit.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq946"> <strong>demand-pull inflation</strong>, inflation occurring when total demand increases beyond existing supply at the existing price level.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq749"> <strong>cost-push inflation</strong>, inflation occurring when total supply falls below existing demand at the existing price level, usually as a result of increases in the cost of production for whatever reason.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq098"> the act of inflating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq209"> the state of being inflated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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irony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">irony<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of irony" src="word_pronunciations/12654.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈaɪrəni/ (<em>say</em> 'uyruhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ironies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq557"> a figure of speech or literary device in which the literal meaning is the opposite of that intended, especially, as in the Greek sense, when the locution understates the effect intended, employed in ridicule or merely playfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> an ironic utterance or expression.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq602"> simulated ignorance in discussion (<strong>Socratic irony</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq409"> the quality or effect, or implication of a speech or situation in a play or the like understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters of the piece (<strong>dramatic irony</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq998"> an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq213"> an ironic quality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>īrōnīa</em>, from Greek <em>eirōneia</em> dissimulation, understatement]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">irony<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈaɪəni/ (<em>say</em> 'uyuhnee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">consisting of, containing, or resembling iron.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>yrony</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102717" href="entry://iron%23bigmac000102717"><span class="smallcaps">iron</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hard yards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac574821943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hard yards</span><z><span target_id="SsACr2tP6m">pl. n.</span><span target_id="VkJPFyMINY">phr.</span></z></header><div>/had ˈjadz/ (<em>say</em> hahd 'yahdz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="SsACr2tP6m">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> the part of any enterprise, project, etc., which is difficult and discouraging.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VkJPFyMINY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">do </strong>(or <strong class="phr">put in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the hard yards</strong>, to do the work necessary to achieve a goal: <em class="example">he did the hard yards necessary for success.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Harry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac261381262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Harry<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Harry" src="word_pronunciations/10958.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæri/ (<em>say</em> 'haree) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">do the Harry</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">to run away or leave promptly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang <em>do a Harold Holt</em> do a bolt. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac117606992" href="entry://Harold%20Holt%23bigmac117606992"><span class="smallcaps">Harold Holt</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac906497523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Harry<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Harry" src="word_pronunciations/10958.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæri/ (<em>say</em> 'haree) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">by the living Harry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">(an emphatic mock oath intended to convey a serious conviction.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [British English <em>old Harry</em> a nickname for the devil]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac664087933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Harry<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Harry" src="word_pronunciations/10958.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæri/ (<em>say</em> 'haree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Prince</strong> (<em>Henry Charles Albert David</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">born 1984, younger son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac375550247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Harry<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Harry" src="word_pronunciations/10958.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhæri/ (<em>say</em> 'haree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>J</strong>(<strong>ann</strong>)<strong> S</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">1939–2015, Australian poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hatch<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="diPdon9dVP">v.t.</span><span target_id="6RvuiNAtrE">v.i.</span><span target_id="ha3uJ9liVt">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hatch" src="word_pronunciations/10981.mp3"></audio></span>/hætʃ/ (<em>say</em> hach) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="diPdon9dVP"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq325"> to bring forth (young) from the egg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq753"> to cause young to emerge from (the egg).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq866"> to contrive; devise; concoct: <em class="example">to hatch a plot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6RvuiNAtrE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq199"> to be hatched.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ha3uJ9liVt">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq663"> the act of hatching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq553"> that which is hatched, as a brood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hacche</em>, related to Middle High German <em>hecken</em> to reproduce and German (<em>aus</em>)<em>hecken</em> in the sense of def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033152" href="#mq866">3</a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hatcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hatch<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="7Wb9vKOx4U">n.</span><span target_id="s1FGuvCEtK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hatch" src="word_pronunciations/10982.mp3"></audio></span>/hætʃ/ (<em>say</em> hach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7Wb9vKOx4U"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> a cover for an opening in a ship’s deck, a floor, a roof, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> the opening itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq164"> (<em>often plural</em>) a hatchway.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq321"> a ship’s deck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq343"> the lower half of a divided door.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq616"> a wicket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq609"> an opening in a wall, especially one between a kitchen and dining room, through which food is served.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s1FGuvCEtK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq146"> <strong class="phr">down the hatch</strong>, (an interjection urging someone to drink up.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq460"> <strong class="phr">under hatches</strong>, below the ship’s deck.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>hacche</em>, Old English <em>hæcc</em> grating, hatch]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hatch<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="qi2bwjIadw">v.t.</span><span target_id="6TR8008xjg">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hatch" src="word_pronunciations/10983.mp3"></audio></span>/hætʃ/ (<em>say</em> hach) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qi2bwjIadw"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq294"> to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6TR8008xjg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq579"> a shading line in drawing or engraving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq112"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac546171923" href="entry://hash%23bigmac546171923"><strong>hash<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac546171923" href="entry://hash%23mq251">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>hacher</em> chop, hash, hatch. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093643" href="entry://hash%23bigmac000093643"><span class="smallcaps">hash<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hatchet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hatchet</span><z><span target_id="jfXFk9aI8G">n.</span><span target_id="8M0Y5GeiMk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hatchet" src="word_pronunciations/10980.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈhætʃət/ (<em>say</em> 'hachuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jfXFk9aI8G"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> a small, short-handled axe for use with one hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> a tomahawk.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8M0Y5GeiMk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">bury the hatchet</strong>, to make peace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq731"> <strong class="phr">dig up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">take up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the hatchet</strong>, to prepare for war. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099689" href="entry://hatchet%23mq715">3</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099689" href="entry://hatchet%23mq731">4</a> refer to a Native American custom of formalising the end of hostilities by burying the weapons, particularly tomahawks (hatchets), of the opposing chiefs. The digging up again of the hatchets signalled the renewal of aggression.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French <em>hachette</em>, diminutive of <em>hache</em> axe, of Germanic origin; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032373" href="entry://hack%23bigmac000032373"><span class="smallcaps">hack<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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haterade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862622193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">haterade</span><z><span target_id="fUNi1Tagdz">n.</span><span target_id="v0UqGwUFSf">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈheɪtəreɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'haytuhrayd) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fUNi1Tagdz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> a notional drink made from resentment and bitterness.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="v0UqGwUFSf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq214"> <strong class="phr">drink the haterade</strong>, to indulge in a negative, envious and critical outburst.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088653" href="entry://hate%23bigmac000088653"><span class="smallcaps">hate</span></a> and <em>Gatorade</em>, a brand of sports drink]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hear</span><z><span target_id="x0tScuhW3z">v.t.</span><span target_id="KW0eyJweXt">v.i.</span><span target_id="k97MXRvWRV">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hear" src="word_pronunciations/11072.mp3"></audio></span>/hɪə/ (<em>say</em> hear) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">heard</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of hear" src="word_pronunciations/11073.mp3"></audio></span>/hɜd/ (<em>say</em> herd), <strong class="bold">hearing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x0tScuhW3z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> to perceive by the ear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq982"> to listen to: <em class="example">to refuse to hear a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq002"> to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: <em class="example">to hear news.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq381"> to be among the audience at or of: <em class="example">to hear an opera.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq009"> to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to, as a sovereign, a teacher, an assembly, or a judge does.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq425"> to listen to with favour, assent, or compliance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq266"> to understand the meaning or intent of: <em class="example">I hear what you’re saying.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> to understand: <em class="example">to hear a language but not talk it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KW0eyJweXt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq497"> to have perception of sound by the ear; have the sense of hearing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq170"> to listen or take heed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq304"> to receive information by the ear or otherwise: <em class="example">to hear from a friend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq768"> to listen with favour or assent: <em class="example">he would not hear of it.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="k97MXRvWRV">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq195"> (<strong class="phr">do</strong>)<strong class="phr"> hear tell</strong>, to be aware that people are saying: <em class="example">I do hear tell that they are lovers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq003"> <strong class="phr">hear, hear</strong>, (an exclamation of agreement, support, assent, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">hear out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq635"> to listen to (someone who is speaking) until they have finished what they are saying.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq68"> to listen to (what someone is saying) until they have finished.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq235"> <strong class="phr">hear things</strong>, to imagine noises; hallucinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">hear voices</strong>, to be subject to a hallucinatory experience in which it seems that unseen people are talking, usually either addressing or talking about the hearer, sometimes with explicit messages and instructions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">let’s hear it for …!</strong>, (an encouragement to others to cheer or applaud ….)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>here</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>hēran</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hearer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hexameter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000034127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hexameter</span><z><span target_id="8AvgMyPesg">n.</span><span target_id="ERHRh8c38P">adj.</span></z></header><div>/hɛkˈsæmətə/ (<em>say</em> hek'samuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8AvgMyPesg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> the dactylic verse of six feet, of Greek and Latin epic and other poetry (<strong>dactylic hexameter</strong>), in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> any hexameter verse.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ERHRh8c38P">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq168"> consisting of six metrical feet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>hexametros</em> of six measures] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>hexametric</strong> /hɛksəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> heksuh'metrik), <strong>hexametrical</strong> /hɛksəˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> heksuh'metrikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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hindmost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">hindmost</span><z><span target_id="L0ANlklCWu">adj.</span><span target_id="kOFAbmCX8y">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈhaɪndmoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'huyndmohst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="L0ANlklCWu"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> Also, <strong class="vs">hindermost</strong> /ˈhaɪndəmoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'huynduhmohst). farthest behind; nearest the rear; last.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kOFAbmCX8y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq164"> (<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> devil take the hindmost</strong>, those in the rear must look after themselves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jot</span><z><span target_id="v7SPKYh6I8">n.</span><span target_id="kixPXm77mo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jot" src="word_pronunciations/12899.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒɒt/ (<em>say</em> jot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v7SPKYh6I8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> the least part of something; a little bit: <em class="example">I don’t care a jot.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kixPXm77mo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq356"> (<strong class="bold">jotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">jotting</strong>) <strong class="phr">jot down</strong>, to write or mark down briefly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>iōta</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093690" href="entry://iota%23bigmac000093690"><span class="smallcaps">iota</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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jubilee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">jubilee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of jubilee" src="word_pronunciations/12917.mp3"></audio></span>/dʒubəˈli/ (<em>say</em> joohbuh'lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the 25th (<strong>silver jubilee</strong>), 50th (<strong>golden jubilee</strong>), or 60th or 75th (<strong>diamond jubilee</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq962"> the completion of the 50th year of any continuous course or period, as of existence or activity, or its celebration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> an appointed year (or other period) now ordinarily every 25th year, in which remission from the penal consequences of sin is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts; Holy Year.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq887"> (among the ancient Hebrews) a year to be observed every 50th year (see Leviticus 25), and to be announced by the blowing of trumpets, during which the fields were to be left untilled, alienated lands to be restored, and Hebrew bondmen to be set free.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq416"> any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq723"> rejoicing or jubilation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>jubile</em>, from French, from Late Latin <em>jūbilaeus</em>, from Greek <em>iōbēlaios</em>, from Hebrew <em>yōbēl</em> ram, ram’s horn (used as a trumpet; compare Leviticus 25: 9)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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justice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">justice</span><z><span target_id="rWD42Wm3aM">n.</span><span target_id="4JM7NAmBRg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of justice" src="word_pronunciations/12971.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈdʒʌstəs/ (<em>say</em> 'justuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rWD42Wm3aM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: <em class="example">to uphold the justice of a cause.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason: <em class="example">to complain with justice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq182"> the moral principle determining just conduct.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq658"> conformity to this principle as manifested in conduct; just conduct, dealing, or treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq786"> the requital of desert as by punishment or reward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq394"> the maintenance or administration of law, as by judicial or other proceedings: <em class="example">a court of justice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq954"> judgement of persons or causes by judicial process: <em class="example">to administer justice in a community.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq512"> a judicial officer; a judge or magistrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq344"> (<em>upper case</em>) (the title of the judges in the superior state courts and in the federal courts of Australia.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4JM7NAmBRg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq154"> <strong class="phr">do justice to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq943"> to render or concede what is due to (a person or thing, merits, intentions, etc.); treat or judge fairly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq939"> to exhibit (oneself) in a just light, as in doing something.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq888"> to show just appreciation of (something) by action.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq472"> <strong class="phr">swift justice</strong>, retribution inflicted almost immediately after wrongdoing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>justise</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>justitia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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kip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kip<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="dRFA3OCO2i">n.</span><span target_id="Edq00tJuIZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kip" src="word_pronunciations/13124.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪp/ (<em>say</em> kip) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dRFA3OCO2i">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> a sleep or nap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq402"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a lodging house.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Edq00tJuIZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq132"> (<strong class="bold">kipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">kipping</strong>) <strong class="phr">kip down</strong>, to go to bed; sleep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier, a brothel; compare Danish <em>kippe</em> a low tavern]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kip<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kip" src="word_pronunciations/13125.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪp/ (<em>say</em> kip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">a small thin piece of wood used for spinning coins in two-up; bat; kylie.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? British dialect <em>kep</em> to throw up into the air]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kip<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kip" src="word_pronunciations/13126.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪp/ (<em>say</em> kip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a unit of force in the imperial system, equal to 1000 lbf or approximately 4448 newtons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040193" href="entry://kilo-%23bigmac000040193"><span class="smallcaps">ki(lo)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090068" href="entry://pound%23bigmac000090068"><span class="smallcaps">p(ound)<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000040328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kip<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kip" src="word_pronunciations/13124.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪp/ (<em>say</em> kip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq429"> the hide of a young or small beast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq435"> a bundle or set containing a definite number of such hides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [of uncertain origin; for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040328" href="#mq435">2</a> compare Middle Dutch <em>kip</em>, <em>kijp</em> ? from <em>kippa</em> bundle]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac154675160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">kip<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of kip" src="word_pronunciations/13124.mp3"></audio></span>/kɪp/ (<em>say</em> kip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq429">the principal monetary unit of Laos.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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knuckle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">knuckle</span><z><span target_id="mNS10Cpltq">n.</span><span target_id="pPUMPDkwQb">v.t.</span><span target_id="6QFBd9sGrj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of knuckle" src="word_pronunciations/13181.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnʌkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'nukuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mNS10Cpltq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq660"> a joint of a finger, especially one of the joints at the roots of the fingers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq248"> a joint of meat, consisting of the parts about the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq498"> an angle between two members or surfaces of a vessel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq582"> a cylindrical projecting part on a hinge, through which an axis or pin passes; the joint of a hinge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq013"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="entry://jack%23bigmac000102114"><strong>jack<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102114" href="entry://jack%23mq260">6b</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pPUMPDkwQb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">knuckled</strong>, <strong class="bold">knuckling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq238"> to assault, with fists or knuckledusters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq158"> to press or touch with the knuckles: <em class="example">to knuckle one’s brow in respect.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6QFBd9sGrj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq035"> <strong class="phr">go the knuckle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fight; punch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq011"> <strong class="phr">knuckle down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq908"> to hold the knuckles close to the ground in playing marbles.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq542"> to apply oneself vigorously or earnestly, as to a task.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq269"> <strong class="phr">knuckle over</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fall over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq515"> <strong class="phr">knuckle under</strong>, to yield or submit. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the obsolete use of <em>knuckle</em> to apply to the protuberance of any joint, at the finger, elbow or knee. Thus, <em>knuckling</em> referred to bending the knee, as in submission.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq476"> <strong class="phr">near </strong>(or <strong class="phr">close to</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the knuckle</strong>, (of a remark, joke, etc.) near the limit of what is permitted or acceptable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>knokel</em>; related to German <em>Knöchel</em>, diminutive of <em>Knochen</em> bone]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nth</span><z><span target_id="nQi2YmsUM2">adj.</span><span target_id="dYIlAVjqjc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nth" src="word_pronunciations/15887.mp3"></audio></span>/ɛnθ/ (<em>say</em> enth) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nQi2YmsUM2"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> denoting the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dYIlAVjqjc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq539"> <strong class="phr">the nth degree </strong>(or <strong class="phr">power</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq204"> a high (sometimes, any) degree or power.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq338"> the utmost extent.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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odd jobs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622815104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">odd jobs</span><z><span target_id="isz3Mnw1iH">pl. n.</span><span target_id="tlIAbBffWU">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ɒd ˈdʒɒbz/ (<em>say</em> od 'jobz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="isz3Mnw1iH"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq387"> work which encompasses a variety of different, usually small tasks.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tlIAbBffWU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq856"> <strong class="phr">do odd jobs</strong>, to be employed doing casual work of this nature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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off-chance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">off-chance</span><z><span target_id="LUOzWuwdPw">n.</span><span target_id="B3E3JD8MUf">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of off-chance" src="word_pronunciations/16087.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈɒf-tʃæns/ (<em>say</em> 'of-chans), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of off-chance" src="word_pronunciations/16088.mp3"></audio></span>/-tʃans/ (<em>say</em> -chahns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LUOzWuwdPw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> a remote chance or possibility.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="B3E3JD8MUf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">do something on the off-chance</strong>, to embark on a course of action casually setting aside the odds against its completion: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I am writing this on the off chance of getting it posted, for I suppose it will be a long time before we can write again.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patsy adam-smith</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oil</span><z><span target_id="6XyUmmatJF">n.</span><span target_id="yLz2l8DS7N">v.t.</span><span target_id="2xke9rEFoy">adj.</span><span target_id="g4VSBUU2Eo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of oil" src="word_pronunciations/16138.mp3"></audio></span>/ɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> oyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6XyUmmatJF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> any of a large class of hydrocarbons or esters typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether and other organic solvents, but not in water, which are used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq900"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055932" href="entry://petroleum%23bigmac000055932"><strong>petroleum</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055932" href="entry://petroleum%23mq908">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq065"> some substance of oily consistency.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq808"> <em class="label">Painting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq169"> an oil colour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq250"> an oil painting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq191"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> flattery; bribery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yLz2l8DS7N">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq051"> to smear, lubricate, or supply with oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq543"> to bribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq991"> to make unctuous or smooth, as in speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq312"> to convert (butter, etc.) into oil by melting.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2xke9rEFoy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq743"> relating to or resembling oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq411"> concerned with the production or use of oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq229"> obtained from oil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq643"> using oil, especially as a fuel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="g4VSBUU2Eo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq740"> <strong class="phr">burn the midnight oil</strong>, to stay up late at night to study, work, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq25"> <strong class="phr">oil the squeaky wheel</strong>, to give attention to the person or group that is most demanding and vociferous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq803"> <strong class="phr">oil up</strong>, to give information to; advise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq841"> <strong class="phr">pour oil on troubled waters</strong>, to reconcile people who might otherwise have had a clash of interests, points of view, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally from Roman author Pliny (1st century AD) who wrote of contemporary seamen using oil to calm the waves. The idea probably entered English through the Venerable Bede’s <em class="label">Ecclesiastical History</em> of 731 (translated in 1565) in which a young priest uses a cruse of oil given to him by Saint Aidan to calm the stormy seas on his return from accompanying a bride to King Oswin.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq296"> <strong class="phr">strike oil</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq62"> to discover a source of oil.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq232"> to enter a period of prosperity.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq544"> <strong class="phr">the good </strong>(or <strong class="phr">straight</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">dinkum</strong>)<strong class="phr"> oil</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> correct (and usually profitable) information, often to be used in confidence; the drum: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Now, everyone keep quiet about this ore caper – if we get the good oil we’ll divvy it up</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bluey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq907"> <strong class="phr">the oil</strong>, <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> the truth; correct or significant information.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>olie</em>, <em>oile</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>oleum</em> (olive) oil] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Oil</strong> is one of the world’s principal fossil fuel resources. Two-thirds of known reserves are in the Middle East. Since the finding of oil in the North Sea in the early 1970s, technology has enabled pumping of oil from offshore reserves both there and from north of Alaska. Since then oil discoveries have been very small reserves, of the order of only 50 million barrels. Currently the world uses about 84 million barrels a day. A rough estimate is that the planet uses two barrels of oil a day for every barrel discovered. Australia’s transport system is heavily dependent on oil and its requirements continue to rise; in 2001 Australia was 85 per cent self-sufficient in oil, in 2009 this had slumped to 66 per cent, and in 2015, consuming three times as much oil as it produced, was increasingly reliant on oil imports. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac103485509" href="entry://peak%20oil%23bigmac103485509"><strong>peak oil</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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olden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000052034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">olden</span><z><span target_id="tLusIu5afQ">adj.</span><span target_id="vFW8rdu7Bx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of olden" src="word_pronunciations/16156.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈoʊldən/ (<em>say</em> 'ohlduhn), /ˈoʊldn/ (<em>say</em> 'ohldn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tLusIu5afQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> old.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> of old; ancient: <em class="example">in olden times.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq530"> of or relating to former times.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vFW8rdu7Bx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq453"> <strong class="phr">the olden days</strong>, past times: <em class="example">people travelled by horse and cart in the olden days.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104686" href="entry://old%23bigmac000104686"><span class="smallcaps">old</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023695" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023695"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oreo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac133491859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oreo</span></header><div>/ˈɒrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'oreeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">oreo</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">oreos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq68">any of various species of marine fish of the family Oreosomatidae, especially the <strong>black oreo dory</strong>, <em>Allocyttus niger</em>, a greyish black fish with large eyes; mostly found in the Southern Hemisphere.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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oxer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000053595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">oxer</span></header><div>/ˈɒksə/ (<em>say</em> 'oksuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">an obstacle in steeplechasing, horse-jumping trials, etc., consisting of a hedge bordered by rails, as a <strong>double oxer</strong> or <strong>reversed oxer</strong>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053583" href="entry://ox%23bigmac000053583"><span class="smallcaps">ox</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pants
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pants</span><z><span target_id="bg1AsDCCzk">pl. n.</span><span target_id="1Sf7CzGZ6n">v.t.</span><span target_id="6cSVtOizI0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pants" src="word_pronunciations/16722.mp3"></audio></span>/pænts/ (<em>say</em> pants) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="bg1AsDCCzk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq707"> trousers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq878"> underpants, especially women’s.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1Sf7CzGZ6n">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq137"> to thrash someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq613"> to forcibly remove the pants from (someone) as a joke, as humiliation or as an informal punishment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6cSVtOizI0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq251"> <strong class="phr">be caught with one’s pants down</strong>, to be caught unexpectedly and ill-prepared.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">by the seat of one’s pants</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq614"> without the benefit of prior instruction.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq172"> deprived of the technical aids usually available, as in the case of an aircraft pilot with faulty instruments.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">get into someone’s pants</strong>, to have sexual intercourse with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq999"> <strong class="phr">pants down</strong>, easily; totally; completely: <em class="example">to win pants down.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq108"> <strong class="phr">… the pants off someone</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) (used after a verb, as an intensifier): <em class="example">to beat the pants off Nan at chess; </em><em class="example">that lecturer bores the pants off me; </em><em class="example">I’ll sue the pants off him!</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">wear the pants</strong>, to be the dominant partner in a relationship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054151" href="entry://pantaloons%23bigmac000054151"><span class="smallcaps">pantaloons</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104781" href="#mq137">3</a> from the phrase <em>beat the pants off</em> (see def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104781" href="#mq108">9</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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partial fractions
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000054577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">partial fractions</span></header><div>/paʃəl ˈfrækʃənz/ (<em>say</em> pahshuhl 'frakshuhnz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Algebra</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">the simple rational functions into which a given rational function may be resolved, their sum being equal to the given rational function. The process of resolution is known as <strong>partial fraction decomposition</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lolly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lolly</span><z><span target_id="RkIy066sfj">n.</span><span target_id="E1NPvI11O9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lolly" src="word_pronunciations/13843.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɒli/ (<em>say</em> 'lolee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RkIy066sfj"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">lollies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> any small confection, typically one of those designed for children.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> <em class="label">British</em> a flavoured frozen confection on a stick.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq386"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> an easy catch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq308"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq99"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a person who is easy to trick or overpower.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E1NPvI11O9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">do one’s lolly</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095740" href="entry://lollipop%23bigmac000095740"><span class="smallcaps">lolli(pop)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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luck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">luck</span><z><span target_id="Ypt3LFuY6c">n.</span><span target_id="e6oBGsKVNz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of luck" src="word_pronunciations/13956.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌk/ (<em>say</em> luk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ypt3LFuY6c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> that which happens to a person, either good or bad, as if by chance, in the course of events: <em class="example">to have good luck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq865"> good fortune; advantage or success considered as the result of chance: <em class="example">to wish someone luck.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="e6oBGsKVNz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq986"> <strong class="phr">bad </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tough</strong>)<strong class="phr"> luck</strong>, (<em>sometimes ironic</em>) (an exclamation of sympathy to someone in misfortune.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq224"> <strong class="phr">be in luck</strong>, to experience good fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">be out of luck</strong>, to experience a frustration of one’s wishes, expectations, or needs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq505"> <strong class="phr">down on one’s luck</strong>, in poor or unfortunate circumstances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">good luck</strong>, (an exclamation conveying the good wishes of the speaker.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq805"> <strong class="phr">half your luck</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating envy at someone else’s good luck.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq519"> <strong class="phr">here’s luck</strong>, (an expression of goodwill, especially as a toast.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq511"> <strong class="phr">in luck’s way</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> lucky.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq923"> <strong class="phr">just one’s luck</strong>, typical of one’s luck, regarded as invariably bad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">luck out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq349"> to run out of luck; experience misfortune.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq626"> to come into luck; experience good fortune.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">no such luck</strong>, (<em>usually ironic</em>) unfortunately not.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq887"> <strong class="phr">one’s luck is in</strong>, one is experiencing a continued run of good fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">out of luck</strong>, unlucky.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">push one’s luck</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq551"> to try for some gain over and above what one has already achieved in the hope one’s luck will hold good: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Don’t push your luck too far, Gant.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">len riley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq469"> to take a risk by doing something that is proscribed or considered improper, too difficult, etc.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq107"> <strong class="phr">the devil’s own luck</strong> or <strong class="phr">the luck of the devil</strong>, unusually good fortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq441"> <strong class="phr">the luck of the draw</strong>, the outcome of chance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq968"> <strong class="phr">the luck of the Irish</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq517"> good luck, popularly associated with a connection with magic beings of Celtic tradition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq112"> good and bad luck mixed, from the observation of Irish history in which good fortune has been followed by extreme misfortune.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">try one’s luck</strong>, to make an attempt in the hope that success or good fortune will be the outcome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">worse luck</strong>, (an exclamation expressing disappointment): <em class="example">I just missed the flight, worse luck!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lucke</em>, from Middle Dutch <em>luk</em>, related to Old Norse <em>lykka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lug<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="41wdYOZg6d">v.t.</span><span target_id="PtJ4s9DzXl">v.i.</span><span target_id="OZ9q3D21Cl">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lug" src="word_pronunciations/13963.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌg/ (<em>say</em> lug) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">lugged</strong>, <strong class="bold">lugging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="41wdYOZg6d">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> to pull along or carry with force or effort.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PtJ4s9DzXl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq709"> to pull; tug.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq470"> (of a horse) to race erratically, hanging in to the rails.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OZ9q3D21Cl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq088"> an act of lugging; a forcible pull; a haul.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lugg</em>(<em>e</em>), from Scandinavian; compare Swedish <em>lugga</em> pull by the hair]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lug<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="tvCjUVTTKJ">n.</span><span target_id="oKAugCpXLQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lug" src="word_pronunciations/13964.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌg/ (<em>say</em> lug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tvCjUVTTKJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq133"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an ear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> one of the earflaps of a cap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq668"> a projecting piece by which anything is held or supported.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq992"> a leather loop hanging down from a saddle, through which a shaft is passed for support.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oKAugCpXLQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq262"> <strong class="phr">blow down someone’s lug</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to harangue someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">lug it</strong>, <em class="label">Music Colloquial</em> to play ensemble music which is unfamiliar by drawing on improvisation and other musicianship skills.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043754" href="#bigmac000043754"><span class="smallcaps">lug<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lug<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lug" src="word_pronunciations/13963.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌg/ (<em>say</em> lug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043766" href="entry://lugsail%23bigmac000043766"><strong>lugsail</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043766" href="entry://lugsail%23bigmac000043766"><span class="smallcaps">lugsail</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lug<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lug" src="word_pronunciations/13963.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌg/ (<em>say</em> lug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043768" href="entry://lugworm%23bigmac000043768"><strong>lugworm</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; compare Irish Gaelic <em>lurg</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lunch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lunch</span><z><span target_id="BUrr2CLkgY">n.</span><span target_id="pvTS3uYnTP">adj.</span><span target_id="0K1LB5mlfi">v.i.</span><span target_id="eRUiFCiN6k">v.t.</span><span target_id="6e4fhVNJvu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lunch" src="word_pronunciations/13986.mp3"></audio></span>/lʌntʃ/ (<em>say</em> lunch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BUrr2CLkgY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq202"> a meal taken at midday or shortly after; luncheon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> a snack or light meal taken at any time of day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> lunchtime or a lunch hour.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pvTS3uYnTP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq548"> of or relating to lunch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0K1LB5mlfi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq172"> to eat lunch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eRUiFCiN6k">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq188"> to entertain (someone) to lunch.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6e4fhVNJvu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq098"> <strong class="phr">do lunch</strong>, to have lunch with someone, especially as a social or business occasion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq592"> <strong class="phr">drop </strong>(or <strong class="phr">open</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s lunch</strong>, to fart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq415"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s lunch</strong>, to vomit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq706"> <strong class="phr">out to lunch</strong>, eccentric; not in touch with reality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043835" href="entry://luncheon%23bigmac000043835"><span class="smallcaps">luncheon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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lying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lying<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="RdsMSq1fn9">v.</span><span target_id="Gqxe5lZB1X">n.</span><span target_id="jBNYz1cOnL">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lying" src="word_pronunciations/14012.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'luying) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="RdsMSq1fn9"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103055" href="entry://lie%23bigmac000103055"><strong>lie<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Gqxe5lZB1X">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq966"> the telling of lies; untruthfulness.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="jBNYz1cOnL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq261"> that lies; untruthful; false.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">lying<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="0LqM2VMjUJ">v.</span><span target_id="KRbuXB5wKe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of lying" src="word_pronunciations/14013.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlaɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'luying) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="0LqM2VMjUJ"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102338" href="entry://lie%23bigmac000102338"><strong>lie<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="KRbuXB5wKe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq301"> <strong class="phr">take lying down</strong>, to submit to without resistance or protest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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marketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">marketing</span><z><span target_id="ee1zOBz4y0">n.</span><span target_id="BMEcQyz1v2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of marketing" src="word_pronunciations/14324.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmakətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'mahkuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ee1zOBz4y0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> the total process whereby goods and services are put on to the market, usually encompassing market research, advertising and promotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq477"> the act of buying or selling in a market.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BMEcQyz1v2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq311"> <strong class="phr">do the marketing</strong>, (<em>dated</em>) to shop for food and daily necessities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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martini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">martini</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of martini" src="word_pronunciations/14371.mp3"></audio></span>/maˈtini/ (<em>say</em> mah'teenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq190">any of various cocktails made with gin and vermouth and sometimes other ingredients, classically a <strong>dry martini</strong>, made largely of gin with a quarter or less of dry vermouth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; perhaps from <em>Martini</em>, a brand of Italian vermouth made by Martini and Rossi, Italian winemakers; however, there is an earlier form <em>Martinez</em>, the name of a city in California]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mercury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000046247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mercury</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mercury" src="word_pronunciations/14641.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɜkjəri/ (<em>say</em> 'merkyuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">mercuries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a heavy, silver-white metallic element, remarkable for its fluidity at ordinary temperatures; quicksilver. <em>Symbol</em>: Hg; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 200.59; <em>atomic number</em>: 80; <em>density</em>: 13.546 at 20°C.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq281"> mercury as used in a thermometer to measure temperature.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq335"> the temperature as recorded by such a thermometer: <em class="example">the mercury reached 40°C today.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq774"> a preparation of mercury (metal) used in medicine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq184"> a messenger, or carrier of news (sometimes used as the name of a newspaper or periodical).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq353"> any herb of the euphorbiaceous genus <em>Mercurialis</em>, as <em>M. perennis</em> (<strong>dog’s mercury</strong>), a poisonous weed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046248" href="entry://Mercury%23bigmac000046248"><span class="smallcaps">Mercury<sup>1</sup></span></a>; Middle English, from Latin <em>Mercurius</em>; alchemists used the sign of the planet to represent the metal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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middle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">middle</span><z><span target_id="eons5hNnbd">adj.</span><span target_id="DLweqiHdhl">n.</span><span target_id="8FUSfQ6RJI">v.t.</span><span target_id="NYjLU5gS7s">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of middle" src="word_pronunciations/14781.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'midl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eons5hNnbd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> equally distant from extremes or limits: <em class="example">the middle point of a line.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> intervening or intermediate: <em class="example">the middle distance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq104"> medium: <em class="example">a man of middle size.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq078"> (<em>upper case</em>) (in the history of a language) intermediate between periods classified as Old and New or Modern: <em class="example">Middle English.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq354"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> (in some languages) denoting a voice of verb inflection, in which the subject is represented as acting on or for itself, in contrast to the active voice in which the subject acts, and the passive, in which the subject is acted upon, as in Greek <em>graphomai</em> ‘I write for myself’, <em>graphō</em> ‘I write’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq670"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <em class="label">Geology</em> denoting the division intermediate between the Upper and Lower divisions of a period, system, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq400"> <em class="label">Rare</em> at or near its middle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DLweqiHdhl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq579"> the point, part, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq325"> the waist, or middle part of the human body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq546"> something intermediate; a mean.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8FUSfQ6RJI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">middled</strong>, <strong class="bold">middling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq720"> to place in the middle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to hit (the ball) squarely in the centre of the racquet, bat, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Chiefly Nautical</em> to fold in half.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NYjLU5gS7s">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq437"> <strong class="phr">in the middle</strong>, at the centre of a group, or halfway between two reference points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">in the middle of doing something</strong>, to be very busy or preoccupied with doing something: <em class="example">in the middle of doing a jigsaw puzzle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq870"> <strong class="phr">in the middle of things</strong>, deeply involved in a project, activity, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>middel</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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milk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">milk</span><z><span target_id="GJG06SIlcJ">n.</span><span target_id="qSRBEaQlFi">v.t.</span><span target_id="egPpjTjIoj">v.i.</span><span target_id="BdNUaE828F">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of milk" src="word_pronunciations/14831.mp3"></audio></span>/mɪlk/ (<em>say</em> milk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GJG06SIlcJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> an opaque white or bluish white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young, and, in the case of the cow and some other animals, used by humans for food or as a source of dairy products.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq446"> any liquid resembling this, as the liquid within a coconut, the juice or sap (latex) of certain plants, the liquid obtained by crushing parts of plants as beans or nuts or tubers, or various pharmaceutical preparations.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qSRBEaQlFi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq443"> to press or draw milk by hand or machine from the udder of (a cow or other animal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq595"> to draw venom from (a spider, snake, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq171"> to extract (the sap) from certain plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq824"> to extract something as if by milking; siphon: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As he hasn’t any credit at the pubs, after his benders he will, if given the opportunity, milk a car battery and drink the fluid.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">arthur upfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq856"> to produce as a response; elicit: <em class="example">to milk applause from an audience; </em><em class="example">to milk a penalty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq415"> to seek to gain advantage from; exploit: <em class="example">to milk the situation for sympathy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq318"> to acquire easily: <em class="example">to milk runs from the bowler.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="egPpjTjIoj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq211"> to yield milk, as a cow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq239"> to milk a cow or other animal.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BdNUaE828F">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">cry over spilt milk</strong>, to lament something which cannot be changed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq462"> <strong class="phr">give milk</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to lactate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">milk of human kindness</strong>, tender emotions, especially pity. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Macbeth</em> (Act I: Scene 13–14) in which Lady Macbeth criticises her husband thus: ‘Yet I do fear thy nature, It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq083"> <strong class="phr">milk someone dry</strong>, to take from someone all their money, ideas, etc., for one’s own benefit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">milk the till</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to steal money from a cash register.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>milc</em>, <em>meolc</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Minamata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac608720167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Minamata</span></header><div>/mɪnəˈmatə/ (<em>say</em> minuh'mahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">a city in south-western Japan, on a bay on the west coast of Kyushu island; industrial pollution of the bay by chemical wastewater from the 1930s onwards led to cases of severe mercury poisoning known as <strong>Minamata disease</strong>.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The poisoning of the waters of <strong>Minamata</strong> by mercury from the wastewater of the town’s Chisso chemical plant is a vivid example of the interconnectedness of humans and their environment. From 1932 to the 1950s, effluent from the production of plastics fed into the relatively closed water system of Minamata Bay. The heavy metal mercury fixed in the tissues of smaller sea creatures and then concentrated further in the fish that ate them. Subsequent ingestion of fish and shellfish by the people of the fishing hamlets around the bay led to the neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning with symptoms of ataxia, numbness, muscle weakness, and damage to vision, hearing and speech. In extreme cases, the poisoning led to insanity, paralysis, coma and death. The 2001 official government figure for those with Minamata disease was 2265 victims of whom 1784 had died. In 2010, a settlement was reached to compensate victims still to be certified.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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motherboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">motherboard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of motherboard" src="word_pronunciations/15228.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈmʌðəbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'mudhuhbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">a printed circuit board plugged into the back of a computer into which other boards (<strong>daughter boards</strong>) can be slotted so that the computer can operate an optional range of peripherals.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">mother board</strong>, <strong class="vs">baseboard</strong>, <strong class="vs">mainboard</strong>, <strong class="vs">backplane board</strong>, <strong class="vs">system board</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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mow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mow<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="hPG3Ero3sX">v.t.</span><span target_id="kIluAVjqZG">v.i.</span><span target_id="NRVky2Q4xn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mow" src="word_pronunciations/15289.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊ/ (<em>say</em> moh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">mowed</strong>, <strong class="bold">mown</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">mowed</strong>, <strong class="bold">mowing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hPG3Ero3sX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq609"> to cut grass, grain, etc., from.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kIluAVjqZG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq989"> to cut down grass, grain, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NRVky2Q4xn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq230"> <strong class="phr">mow down</strong>, to cut down, destroy, or kill indiscriminately or in great numbers, as soldiers in battle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mowe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>māwan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mow<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mow" src="word_pronunciations/15289.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊ/ (<em>say</em> moh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq846"> a heap or pile of hay or of sheaves of grain in a barn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>mowe</em>, Old English <em>mūga</em>, <em>mūha</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">mow<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of mow" src="word_pronunciations/15289.mp3"></audio></span>/moʊ/ (<em>say</em> moh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048464" href="entry://mowe%23bigmac000048464"><strong>mowe</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nana<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="gTukKZzs2E">n.</span><span target_id="clhCnyJ0td">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈnanə/ (<em>say</em> 'nahnuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gTukKZzs2E">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> a banana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq084"> a men’s hairstyle, briefly popular in the 1920s, in which the hair was worn long at the sides and very short at the back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq270"> an idiot; fool.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="clhCnyJ0td">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq621"> <strong class="phr">do one’s nana</strong>, to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">off one’s nana</strong>, mentally unhinged, especially temporarily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099921" href="entry://banana%23bigmac000099921"><span class="smallcaps">banana<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000049168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nana<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈnænə/ (<em>say</em> 'nanuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049184" href="entry://nanna%23bigmac000049184"><strong>nanna</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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needs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">needs</span></header><div>/nidz/ (<em>say</em> needz) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">needs must</strong>, (an expression indicating necessity): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>bards, like birds, tho’ scant of words, needs must sing as nature taught ’em.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> <strong class="phr">needs must </strong>(<strong class="phr">when the Devil drives</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation expressing acceptance of unpleasant decisions forced upon one by circumstances.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>needes</em>, Old English <em>nēdes</em>, originally genitive of <em>nēd</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104223" href="entry://need%23bigmac000104223"><span class="smallcaps">need</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nine</span><z><span target_id="XSY79Dlq8C">n.</span><span target_id="ZGIGptH8Wx">adj.</span><span target_id="ss27z3HRy5">pron.</span><span target_id="pvY9EddTtj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nine" src="word_pronunciations/15739.mp3"></audio></span>/naɪn/ (<em>say</em> nuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XSY79Dlq8C"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> a cardinal number, eight plus one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq093"> a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq085"> a set of nine persons or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq664"> a team of baseball players.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq454"> a playing card with nine pips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq072"> Also, <strong class="vs">niner</strong>. a small keg of beer (a firkin), formerly approximately 9 gallons, now 40.5 litres.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZGIGptH8Wx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq802"> amounting to nine in number: <em class="example">nine apples.</em></span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="ss27z3HRy5">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq314"> nine people or things: <em class="example">sleeps nine; </em><em class="example">give me nine.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pvY9EddTtj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq945"> <strong class="phr">dressed </strong>(<strong class="phr">up</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to the nines</strong>, smartly dressed or overdressed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A new Flanagan, too – dressed up to the nines, … with gold watch-chain and the suave veneer of a man even now practised in the art of democratic politics.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">brian penton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1934</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from earlier phrase <em>to the nines</em> meaning ‘superlatively well’; ? with numerological significance]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq799"> <strong class="phr">the nine to five</strong>, the daily grind of work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>nigen</em>, variant of <em>nigon</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>novem</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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nineteen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">nineteen</span><z><span target_id="lhP7m3MSTE">n.</span><span target_id="bMVP9h0Ybs">adj.</span><span target_id="cymLDMWt62">pron.</span><span target_id="5lzgKuv0ye">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nineteen" src="word_pronunciations/15737.mp3"></audio></span>/naɪnˈtin/ (<em>say</em> nuyn'teen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of nineteen" src="word_pronunciations/15736.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈnaɪntin/ (<em>say</em> 'nuynteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lhP7m3MSTE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> a cardinal number, ten plus nine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bMVP9h0Ybs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq859"> amounting to nineteen in number.</span></div> <div abbr="pron." class="chunk" id="cymLDMWt62">–<em class="pos">pronoun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq874"> nineteen people or things.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5lzgKuv0ye">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq386"> <strong class="phr">talk nineteen to the dozen</strong>, to talk very quickly or excitedly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>nintene</em>, representing an unrecorded variant of Old English <em>nigontȳne</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>nineteenth</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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limit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">limit</span><z><span target_id="3YTQwNJFaK">n.</span><span target_id="O0jwQffTx0">v.t.</span><span target_id="Gnz9pYJNp0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of limit" src="word_pronunciations/13671.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɪmət/ (<em>say</em> 'limuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3YTQwNJFaK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq809"> the final or furthest bound or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: <em class="example">the limit of vision.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> a boundary or bound, as of a country, tract, district, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq409"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an area or region within boundaries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq427"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq972"> (of a function at a point) a number such that the value of the function can be made arbitrarily close to this number by restricting its argument to be sufficiently near the point.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq834"> (of a sequence to infinity) a number such that the elements of the sequence eventually approach it in value.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq049"> <em class="label">Gambling</em> the maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="O0jwQffTx0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq760"> (sometimes followed by <em>to</em>) to restrict by or as by fixing limits: <em class="example">to limit questions to twenty-five words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq387"> to confine or keep within limits: <em class="example">to limit expenditures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq784"> <em class="label">Law</em> to fix or assign definitely or specifically.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Gnz9pYJNp0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq404"> <strong class="phr">the </strong>(<strong class="phr">dizzy or giddy</strong>)<strong class="phr"> limit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something that exasperates to an intolerable degree: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Ain’t it the dizzy limit, Es, the way life turns out?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lymyte</em>, from Old French <em>limite</em>, from Latin <em>līmes</em> boundary] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>limitable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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linen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">linen</span><z><span target_id="l5VuCBffHc">n.</span><span target_id="STIi3uR8yv">adj.</span><span target_id="25HNV4Mdtj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of linen" src="word_pronunciations/13683.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈlɪnən/ (<em>say</em> 'linuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l5VuCBffHc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> fabric woven from flax yarns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> household articles, as sheets, tablecloths, etc., made of linen or some substitute, as cotton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> shirts and underwear, made of linen or a substitute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq167"> yarn made of flax fibre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq592"> thread made of flax yarns.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="STIi3uR8yv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq153"> made of linen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="25HNV4Mdtj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq549"> <strong class="phr">wash one’s dirty linen in public</strong>, to discuss disagreeable personal affairs in public.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>lin</em>(<em>n</em>)<em>en</em> (noun and adjective), Old English <em>linnen</em>, <em>līnen</em> (adjective), from <em>līn</em> linen + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023695" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023695"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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linguistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000042762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">linguistics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of linguistics" src="word_pronunciations/13693.mp3"></audio></span>/lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> ling'gwistiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq291">the science of language, including among its fields phonetics, phonemics, morphology, and syntax, and having as principal divisions <strong>descriptive linguistics</strong>, which seeks to describe and to develop explanatory models for languages as they exist, and <strong>comparative linguistics</strong> (or <strong>historical linguistics</strong>), which deals with linguistic change, especially by the study of data taken from various languages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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petty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000055953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">petty<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="HI0Vh5FmRl">adj.</span><span target_id="351bdl5QpU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of petty" src="word_pronunciations/17253.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɛti/ (<em>say</em> 'petee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HI0Vh5FmRl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">pettier</strong>, <strong class="bold">pettiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> of small importance; trifling; trivial: <em class="example">petty grievances.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq376"> having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: <em class="example">petty minds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq948"> mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: <em class="example">a petty revenge.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="351bdl5QpU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq89"> <strong class="phr">the petty detail</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), trivial and boring circumstances or considerations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>pety</em>, from Old French <em>petit</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055898" href="entry://petit%23bigmac000055898"><span class="smallcaps">petit</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pettily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>pettiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540855284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">petty<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of petty" src="word_pronunciations/17253.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpɛti/ (<em>say</em> 'petee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq753">petrol.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plank</span><z><span target_id="eiYG0s0A4I">n.</span><span target_id="8rao28erR0">v.t.</span><span target_id="EkXW1mzJY8">v.i.</span><span target_id="oWimVqPbVG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plank" src="word_pronunciations/17563.mp3"></audio></span>/plæŋk/ (<em>say</em> plangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eiYG0s0A4I"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq062"> a long, flat piece of timber thicker than a board.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> timber in such pieces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq318"> something to stand on or to cling to for support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq319"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> a policy which is a key part of a political party’s platform.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq227"> <em class="label">Yoga</em>, <em class="label">Pilates</em> a pose in which the person faces towards the floor, with the arms extended stiffly and the body in one line from head to toe.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8rao28erR0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq156"> to lay, cover, or furnish with planks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq957"> <em class="label">US</em> to cook (and usually to serve) meat or fish on a special wooden board of well-seasoned hardwood, of long or oval shape.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EkXW1mzJY8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq348"> to engage in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057218" href="entry://planking%23bigmac000057218">planking</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057218" href="entry://planking%23mq257">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oWimVqPbVG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq312"> <strong class="phr">plank down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq116"> to lay or put down.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq680"> to pay out.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">walk the plank</strong>, to be compelled, as by pirates, to walk to one’s death by stepping off a plank extending from a ship’s side over the water.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>planke</em>, from Old North French, from Latin <em>planca</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057189" href="entry://planch%23bigmac000057189"><span class="smallcaps">planch</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>planker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plughole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plughole</span><z><span target_id="YkDPbXuen2">n.</span><span target_id="xnlMPPFuiC">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈplvghoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'plvghohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YkDPbXuen2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> a hole, especially in a bath, basin, etc., through which water drains when the plug is removed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xnlMPPFuiC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">down the plughole</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> wasted (as effort, money, etc.); ruined.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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plumb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">plumb</span><z><span target_id="pMH2U6Q38h">n.</span><span target_id="Z1aZHK4ilK">adj.</span><span target_id="0CtJsUG1Qt">adv.</span><span target_id="941zxbHQL6">v.t.</span><span target_id="hF1yWJbSpc">v.i.</span><span target_id="6gw9x2BGI8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of plumb" src="word_pronunciations/17657.mp3"></audio></span>/plʌm/ (<em>say</em> plum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pMH2U6Q38h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq644"> a small mass of lead or heavy material, used for various purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> the position of a plumbline when freely suspended; the perpendicular.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Z1aZHK4ilK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">plum</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq885"> true according to a plumbline; perpendicular.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> downright or absolute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq920"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of a person batting) standing directly in front of the wicket and thus leg before wicket or potentially leg before wicket.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="0CtJsUG1Qt">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> Also, <strong class="vs">plum</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq662"> in a perpendicular or vertical direction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq162"> exactly, precisely, or directly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The woman raised her head again, with the same cunning which had shown itself once before, plumb in the middle of her honesty.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1957</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> completely or absolutely.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="941zxbHQL6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq612"> to test or adjust by a plumbline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq520"> to make vertical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq233"> to sound (the ocean, etc.) with, or as with, a plumbline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq906"> to measure (depth) by sounding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq382"> to sound the depths of, or penetrate to the bottom of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq855"> to seal with lead.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hF1yWJbSpc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq801"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to work as a plumber.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6gw9x2BGI8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">out of plumb</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq409"> not perpendicular.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq892"> not functioning properly.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq333"> <strong class="phr">plumb the depths</strong>, to sink to the lowest level: <em class="example">a show that plumbed the depths of tastelessness.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>plumbe</em>, from Old French <em>plomb</em>, from Latin <em>plumbum</em> lead] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>plumbness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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poi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poi<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poi" src="word_pronunciations/17718.mp3"></audio></span>/pɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> poy), /ˈpoʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'pohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hawaiian]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000057660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">poi<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of poi" src="word_pronunciations/17718.mp3"></audio></span>/pɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> poy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">a small light ball on a string, used by Māori women in ceremonial dances as the <strong>poi dance</strong>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Māori]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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pool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000058058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pool<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pool" src="word_pronunciations/17810.mp3"></audio></span>/pul/ (<em>say</em> poohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> a small body of standing water; pond.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq567"> a puddle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq181"> any small collection of liquid on a surface: <em class="example">a pool of blood.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq349"> a still, deep place in a stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq230"> a swimming pool.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>pōl</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">pool<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="yDzbVAlSsI">n.</span><span target_id="v1FH7CfKWc">v.t.</span><span target_id="iOUTphrvZ3">v.i.</span><span target_id="HLmyVILhi3">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of pool" src="word_pronunciations/17811.mp3"></audio></span>/pul/ (<em>say</em> poohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yDzbVAlSsI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> an association of competitors who agree to control the production, market, and price of a commodity for mutual benefit, although they appear to be rivals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq861"> <em class="label">Chiefly US Finance</em> a combination of persons to manipulate one or more securities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq928"> a combination of interests, funds, etc., for common advantage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq210"> the combined interests or funds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq943"> a facility or service that is shared by a number of people: <em class="example">a typing pool.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq290"> the persons or parties involved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq487"> the stakes in certain games.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq040"> Also, <strong class="vs">pocket billiards</strong>. any of various games played on a billiard table in which the object is to drive all the balls into the pockets with the cue ball.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq139"> the total amount staked by a combination of betters, as on a race, to be awarded to the successful better or betters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq876"> the combination of such betters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq907"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> a match in which each teammate successively plays against each member of the opposite team.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="v1FH7CfKWc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq884"> to put (interests, money, etc.) into a pool, or common stock or fund, as for a financial venture, according to agreement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq383"> to form a pool of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq555"> to make a common interest of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iOUTphrvZ3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq738"> to enter into or form a pool.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="HLmyVILhi3">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq352"> <strong class="phr">dirty pool</strong>, dishonest, unethical, or improper practices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq246"> <strong class="phr">pool on</strong>, to inform on; dob in.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>poule</em>, literally, hen; probably at first slang for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088775" href="entry://booty%23bigmac000088775"><span class="smallcaps">booty<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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power
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">power</span><z><span target_id="juolA3Z1vi">n.</span><span target_id="HxisLnckXX">v.t.</span><span target_id="76rWwJEd4U">v.i.</span><span target_id="zcD8EAkBlD">adj.</span><span target_id="7AaunRR4oO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of power" src="word_pronunciations/17967.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'powuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="juolA3Z1vi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq044"> ability to do or act; capability of doing or effecting something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq189"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a particular faculty of body or mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq162"> political or national strength: <em class="example">the balance of power in Europe.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq234"> great or marked ability to do or act; strength; might; force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq617"> the possession of control or command over others; dominion; authority; ascendancy or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq628"> political ascendancy or control in the government of a country, etc.: <em class="example">the party in power.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq984"> legal ability, capacity, or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq121"> delegated authority; authority vested in a person or persons in a particular capacity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq084"> a written statement, or document, conferring legal authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq512"> someone or something that possesses or exercises authority or influence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq855"> a state or nation having international authority or influence: <em class="example">the great powers of the world.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq266"> a military or naval force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq482"> (<em>often plural</em>) a deity or divinity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq937"> <em class="label">Theology</em> a member of the sixth order of angels. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23bigmac000101128"><strong>angel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101128" href="entry://angel%23mq197">1a</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large number or amount.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq986"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the time rate of transferring or transforming energy; work done, or energy transferred, per unit of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq569"> mechanical energy, as distinguished from hand labour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq446"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the rate, per unit of time, at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit; the SI unit of power is the watt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq995"> electric current, especially as supplied to domestic and commercial customers by an energy provider: <em class="example">the power’s off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq790"> a particular form of energy: <em class="example">nuclear power; </em><em class="example">electrical power.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the product obtained by multiplying a quantity by itself one or more times: <em class="example">4 is the second, 8 the third power of 2.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq700"> <em class="label">Optics</em> the magnifying capacity of a microscope, telescope, etc., expressed as ratio of diameter of image to object.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HxisLnckXX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq614"> to supply with electricity or other means of power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq717"> (of an engine, etc.) to provide the force or motive power to operate (a machine): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>his father gave him an ingenious toy boat. Cheap and simple, it was powered by steam.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="76rWwJEd4U">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq354"> to move with a surge of power: <em class="example">to power past an opponent.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zcD8EAkBlD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq23"> providing electricity: <em class="example">power cord; </em><em class="example">power cable.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq730"> operated using a power source and mechanism, in addition to the usual manual labour, the source being electricity, compressed air, internal combustion engines or the like: <em class="example">power tool; </em><em class="example">power saw; </em><em class="example">power drill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq623"> associated with a managerial or executive style: <em class="example">power dressing; </em><em class="example">power lunch.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7AaunRR4oO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq353"> <strong class="phr">power down</strong>, to switch off a computer or peripheral device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">power one’s way</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to draw on reserves of strength and energy to gain a victory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">the power behind the throne</strong>, the person who is really in control, although appearing to defer to someone else.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq085"> <strong class="phr">the powers that be</strong>, those in authority. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the New Testament (Romans 13:1): ‘Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.’]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">power up</strong>, to switch on a computer or peripheral device.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>poër</em> from Anglo-French, properly infinitive, be able, from Vulgar Latin <em>potēre</em>, for Latin <em>posse</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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puff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">puff</span><z><span target_id="iR76CLDT8P">n.</span><span target_id="zJoQCAavy5">v.i.</span><span target_id="gi3Yz6Esjb">v.t.</span><span target_id="E2eRMjVYF4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of puff" src="word_pronunciations/18496.mp3"></audio></span>/pʌf/ (<em>say</em> puf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iR76CLDT8P"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq143"> an abrupt emission of air, vapour, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> a single inhalation and exhalation, as of a cigarette.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq331"> the sound of an abrupt emission of air, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq735"> a small quantity of vapour, smoke, etc., emitted at one blast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq693"> an inflated or distended part of a thing; a swelling; a protuberance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq623"> a commendation, especially an exaggerated one, of a book, an actor’s performance, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq774"> inflated or exaggerated praise, especially as uttered or written from interested motives.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq009"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058515" href="entry://powder%20puff%23bigmac000058515"><strong>powder puff</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq016"> a form of light pastry with a filling of cream, jam, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq265"> a cylindrical roll of hair.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zJoQCAavy5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq312"> to blow with short, quick blasts, as the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq638"> to be emitted in a puff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq499"> to emit a puff or puffs; to breathe quick and hard, as after violent exertion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq045"> to go with puffing or panting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq142"> to emit puffs or whiffs of vapour or smoke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq834"> to move with such puffs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq723"> to take puffs at a cigar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq554"> (of an auctioneer’s accomplice) to make artificial bids at an auction in order to inflate the price of an object.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gi3Yz6Esjb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq901"> to send forth (air, vapour, etc.) in short quick blasts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq315"> to drive or impel by puffing, or with a short quick blast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq346"> to smoke (a cigar, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq897"> to inflate or distend, especially with air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq100"> to inflate with pride, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq398"> to praise in exaggerated language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq227"> to advertise with exaggerated commendation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq841"> to arrange in puffs, as the hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq461"> to artificially inflate the price of (an object being auctioned), as by having an accomplice in the audience who makes false bids.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E2eRMjVYF4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq908"> <strong class="phr">out of puff</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> out of breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq399"> <strong class="phr">puff out</strong>, to extinguish with a puff; blow out: <em class="example">to puff out a light.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq54"> <strong class="phr">puff the magic dragon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to smoke marijuana. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US, from the song title <em>Puff the Magic Dragon</em> (1963) made popular buy US folk trio, Peter, Paul and Mary]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq063"> <strong class="phr">puff up</strong>, to become inflated or distended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">the puffs</strong>, <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> a disease of animals caused by transferring from a temperate to a tropical climate and associated with excessive loss of chloride from persistent sweating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>pyff</em>; of imitative origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quadrophony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quadrophony</span></header><div>/kwɒˈdrɒfəni/ (<em>say</em> kwo'drofuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> quadraphonic sound reproduction, as </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> <strong>discrete system quadrophony</strong>, a system in which the signals for the rear speakers derive ultimately from separate microphones and there are at least four truly separate sound sources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> <strong>matrix system quadrophony</strong>, a system in which the signals for the rear speakers are not truly separate, but derive from those for the front speakers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">quadraphony</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quince
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quince</span><z><span target_id="VDFNcqkUnp">n.</span><span target_id="T2zvUuBVit">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quince" src="word_pronunciations/18742.mp3"></audio></span>/kwɪns/ (<em>say</em> kwins) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VDFNcqkUnp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> the hard, yellowish, acid fruit of a small, hardy tree, <em>Cydonia oblonga</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq031"> the tree itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq990"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a male homosexual.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="T2zvUuBVit">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq605"> <strong class="phr">do one’s quince</strong>, to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">get on someone’s quince</strong>, to annoy or irritate someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>qwince</em>, apparently originally plural, taken as singular, of Middle English <em>quyne</em>, <em>coyn</em>, from Old French <em>cooin</em>, from Latin <em>cotōneum</em>, for <em>cydōnium</em>, from Greek <em>kydōnion</em> quince, literally, (apple) of <em>Cydonia</em> (ancient city of Crete)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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quits
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">quits</span><z><span target_id="ummtjBQpmv">adj.</span><span target_id="E5mSAD62OQ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of quits" src="word_pronunciations/18759.mp3"></audio></span>/kwɪts/ (<em>say</em> kwits) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ummtjBQpmv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> on equal terms by repayment or retaliation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="E5mSAD62OQ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq895"> <strong class="phr">bet double or quits</strong>, to make a bet, usually to cover a preceding lost bet, so that if the bet is lost, the better forfeits twice the stake, but if it is won, the previous debt is discharged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq434"> <strong class="phr">call it quits</strong>, to abandon an activity, relationship, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104290" href="entry://quit%23bigmac000104290"><span class="smallcaps">quit</span></a>, adjective (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104290" href="entry://quit%23bigmac000104290"><span class="smallcaps">quit</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104290" href="entry://quit%23mq982">9</a>); <em>-s</em> of uncertain origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rabbit hole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac033351556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rabbit hole</span><z><span target_id="2kv6aLwET4">n.</span><span target_id="rlw6k38kDC">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈræbət hoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'rabuht hohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2kv6aLwET4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> the hole in the ground which leads to a rabbit’s warren.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> an extensive deviation from an initial point of research or interest, especially on the internet, resulting from encountering and searching on a series of tangential pieces of information.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rlw6k38kDC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq509"> <strong class="phr">down the rabbit hole </strong>(<strong class="phr">of</strong>), to enter a period of chaos and confusion (caused by the thing or event specified). <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> a reference to <em>Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland</em> (1865) by Lewis Carroll, in which Alice, in pursuit of the White Rabbit, falls after it down a rabbit hole and arrives in Wonderland]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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reach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reach<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="QJ68VrV6xI">v.t.</span><span target_id="Lfbh4PilwK">v.i.</span><span target_id="clLdzCZvR7">n.</span><span target_id="IIQBKwvmEu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of reach" src="word_pronunciations/18998.mp3"></audio></span>/ritʃ/ (<em>say</em> reech) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QJ68VrV6xI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> to get to, or get as far as, in moving, going, travelling, etc.: <em class="example">the boat reached the shore.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq573"> to come to or arrive at in some course of progress, action, etc.: <em class="example">his letter reached me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq269"> to succeed in touching or seizing with an outstretched hand, a pole, etc.: <em class="example">to reach a book on a high shelf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq033"> to stretch or hold out; extend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq145"> to stretch or extend so as to touch or meet: <em class="example">the bookcase reaches the ceiling.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq569"> to establish communication with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq256"> to amount to, as in the sum or total: <em class="example">the cost will reach millions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq103"> to penetrate to (a point, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq793"> to succeed in striking or hitting, as with a weapon or missile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq935"> to succeed in influencing, impressing, interesting, convincing, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Lfbh4PilwK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq617"> to make a stretch, as with the hand or arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq331"> to become outstretched, as the hand or arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq533"> to make a movement or effort as if to touch or seize something: <em class="example">to reach for a weapon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq492"> to extend in operation or effect: <em class="example">power that reaches throughout the land.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq267"> to stretch in space; extend in direction, length, distance, etc.: <em class="example">a coat reaching to the knee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq697"> to extend or continue in time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq245"> to penetrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq200"> to sail on a reach.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq758"> to sail with the wind from somewhere near abeam, that is, neither ahead nor dead astern.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="clLdzCZvR7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq216"> the act of reaching: <em class="example">to make a reach for a weapon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq518"> the extent or distance of reaching: <em class="example">within reach of his voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq990"> range of effective action, power, or capacity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq455"> the capacity of a media outlet to display advertising, measured usually in terms of readership or viewer or listener ratings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq594"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq453"> the length of the arm from the armpit to the finger tips.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Boxing</em> the distance between the finger tips of the outstretched arm, across the chest to the finger tips of the other arm.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq938"> a continuous stretch or extent of something: <em class="example">a reach of woodland.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq189"> a level portion of a canal, between locks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq497"> a portion of a river between bends: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Fat’s house was built on the upper reaches of the creek, and from his position Clarrie had a good view of the township.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wal watkins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a point of sailing where the wind is coming from within a few points of abeam. In a <strong>close reach</strong> the wind is forward of the beam; in a <strong>broad reach</strong> it is abaft the beam; in a <strong>beam reach</strong> it is abeam or nearly so; in a <strong>head reach</strong> it is very nearly dead ahead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq254"> the pole connecting the rear axle of a wagon to the transverse bar or bolster over the front axle supporting the wagon bed.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IIQBKwvmEu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq882"> <strong class="phr">reach out</strong>, to attempt to connect with other people, in particular to ask for help in a time of emotional distress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq293"> <strong class="phr">reach out to</strong>, to contact (other people), especially with the intention of providing support or assistance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">reach someone down something</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fetch something for someone from a high location: <em class="example">reach me down that book on the top shelf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq942"> <strong class="phr">reach to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq264"> to get or come to (a specified place, person, condition, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq252"> to amount to: <em class="example">sums reaching to a considerable total.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="33"> <span id="mq69"> <strong class="phr">within reach</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq132"> near to hand.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq291"> able to be accomplished.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>reche</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>rǣcan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>reacher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>reachable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">reach<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of reach" src="word_pronunciations/18998.mp3"></audio></span>/ritʃ/ (<em>say</em> reech) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063049" href="entry://retch%23bigmac000063049"><strong>retch</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063049" href="entry://retch%23mq124">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063049" href="entry://retch%23bigmac000063049"><span class="smallcaps">retch</span></a>); now chiefly British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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river
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">river<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="PzL7JYPPIf">n.</span><span target_id="6I516CKW5k">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of river" src="word_pronunciations/19711.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'rivuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PzL7JYPPIf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> a defined watercourse of considerable size and length, whether flowing or dry according to the seasons, and whether a single channel or a number of diverging or converging channels. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Nymboida River, Nymboida National Park, NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Louise Kelly&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+river.JPG"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> such a watercourse, especially when flowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq365"> a similar stream of something other than water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq685"> any abundant stream or copious flow: <em class="example">rivers of lava; </em><em class="example">a river of blood.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6I516CKW5k">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq737"> <strong class="phr">sell down the river</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to betray; deceive: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Don’t trust anybody in authority because they’ll sell you down the river.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the movement of slaves in America down the Mississippi from the tobacco fields in the north to harsher treatment on the cotton or sugar plantations of the south, often having been traded at the slave market at the mouth of the river at New Orleans]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>riv</em>(<em>i</em>)<em>ere</em>, from Latin <em>rīpa</em> bank]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">river<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈraɪvə/ (<em>say</em> 'ruyvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">a person who rives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063734" href="entry://rive%23bigmac000063734"><span class="smallcaps">rive</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rogation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000063971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rogation</span></header><div>/roʊˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> roh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (<strong>Rogation Days</strong>) before Ascension Day.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>rogacio</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>n</em>, from Latin <em>rogātio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rolling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rolling</span><z><span target_id="HWx1TBtkZ7">n.</span><span target_id="1fokOJ81zb">adj.</span><span target_id="2GkyH8sgYS">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈroʊlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'rohling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HWx1TBtkZ7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> the action, motion, or sound of anything that rolls.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1fokOJ81zb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq334"> that rolls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq283"> rising and falling in gentle slopes, as land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> moving in undulating billows, as clouds or waves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq156"> rocking or swaying from side to side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq867"> turning or folding over, as a collar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq729"> producing a deep, continuous sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq659"> Also, <strong class="vs">rolling in money</strong>, <strong class="vs">rolling in it</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very rich.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2GkyH8sgYS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq541"> <strong class="phr">rolling drunk</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very drunk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095679" href="#mq092">1</a> (noun): <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104516" href="entry://roll%23bigmac000104516"><span class="smallcaps">roll</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095679" href="#mq334">2</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095679" href="#mq659">8</a> (adjective): <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104516" href="entry://roll%23bigmac000104516"><span class="smallcaps">roll</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rooster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000064135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rooster</span><z><span target_id="uQNXACOxWT">n.</span><span target_id="F3hm4mR8sW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rooster" src="word_pronunciations/19814.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈrustə/ (<em>say</em> 'roohstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uQNXACOxWT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> the male of the domestic fowl; cock.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="F3hm4mR8sW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq491"> <strong class="phr">rooster one day, feather duster the next</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression indicating that a person who was once powerful and influential can quickly become someone of no account.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104520" href="entry://roost%23bigmac000104520"><span class="smallcaps">roost</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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rum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rum<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rum" src="word_pronunciations/19944.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌm/ (<em>say</em> rum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> an alcoholic spirit distilled from molasses or some other sugarcane product.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">US</em> alcoholic drink in general; intoxicating liquor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? shortened form of obsolete <em>rumbullion</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">rum<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="uOUDiw976A">adj.</span><span target_id="ekZewHphjc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of rum" src="word_pronunciations/19945.mp3"></audio></span>/rʌm/ (<em>say</em> rum) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uOUDiw976A">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">rummy</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> odd, strange, or queer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq493"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> good or fine.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ekZewHphjc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq448"> <strong class="phr">rum do</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly Tasmania</em> a lively party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq046"> <strong class="phr">rum go</strong>, harsh or unfair treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq748"> <strong class="phr">rum ’un</strong>, See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac747617056" href="entry://rum%27un%23bigmac747617056"><strong>rum’un</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British slang (18th century): odd, eccentric, queer, from earlier (16th century) <em>rum</em> (also <em>rome</em>, <em>room</em>) good, excellent; ultimate origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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say
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">say</span><z><span target_id="tdQSY4nSFP">v.t.</span><span target_id="DqLQH01aHR">v.i.</span><span target_id="QW9DqMoixK">n.</span><span target_id="U51rhXLXTK">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of say" src="word_pronunciations/20223.mp3"></audio></span>/seɪ/ (<em>say</em> say) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">says</strong> /sɛz/ (<em>say</em> sez), <strong class="bold">said</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of say" src="word_pronunciations/20036.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛd/ (<em>say</em> sed), <strong class="bold">saying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tdQSY4nSFP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> to utter or pronounce; speak.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq970"> to express in words; state; declare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq792"> to state as an opinion, or with assurance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq178"> to recite or repeat: <em class="example">to say one’s prayers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq907"> to assume as a hypothesis or an estimate: <em class="example">to learn in, say, ten lessons.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq618"> to report or allege; maintain: <em class="example">people say he will resign.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DqLQH01aHR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq999"> to speak; declare; express an opinion.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QW9DqMoixK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq181"> what a person says or has to say.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq412"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the right or opportunity to say, speak or decide: <em class="example">to have a say.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq005"> turn to say something: <em class="example">it is now my say.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="U51rhXLXTK">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq062"> <strong class="phr">have the last say</strong>, to have the final authority: <em class="example">the treasurer has the last say on a budget of this size.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq462"> <strong class="phr">I’ll say!</strong>, (an exclamation of strong endorsement of what has just been said.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq380"> <strong class="phr">I say</strong>, (an exclamation to attract attention or to express surprise, protest, joy, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq341"> <strong class="phr">just sayin’</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a tag added to the end of a negative or insulting remark to soften the impact on the listener.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">say the first thing that comes into one’s mind </strong>(or <strong class="phr">head</strong>), to speak thoughtlessly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq951"> <strong class="phr">say what one thinks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to speak candidly, especially in the face of opposition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq339"> <strong class="phr">that is to say</strong>, in other words; otherwise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq455"> <strong class="phr">what do you say to …?</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> would you like …?: <em class="example">what do you say to an ice cream?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq15"> <strong class="phr">what say we … ?</strong>, (a phrase used to suggest an activity): <em class="example">what say we have a picnic?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>secgan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scone</span><z><span target_id="9FzkKeYM20">n.</span><span target_id="EbXaff1tX4">v.t.</span><span target_id="BlFDmJBBSb">phr.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9FzkKeYM20"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scone" src="word_pronunciations/20334.mp3"></audio></span>/skɒn/ (<em>say</em> skon), <em class="label">Especially US</em> /skoʊn/ (<em>say</em> skohn) a light plain cake, quickly made, containing very little fat, either baked in a very hot oven or cooked on a hot plate or griddle (<strong>drop scone</strong>), usually eaten split open and spread with butter, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq104"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scone" src="word_pronunciations/20334.mp3"></audio></span>/skɒn/ (<em>say</em> skon) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the head.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EbXaff1tX4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq945"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scone" src="word_pronunciations/20334.mp3"></audio></span>/skɒn/ (<em>say</em> skon) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to strike a person, especially on the head.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BlFDmJBBSb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scone" src="word_pronunciations/20334.mp3"></audio></span>/skɒn/ (<em>say</em> skon) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq868"> <strong class="phr">do one’s scone</strong>, to lose one’s temper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq602"> <strong class="phr">off one’s scone</strong>, mad; insane.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Dutch <em>schoon</em>(<em>brōt</em>) fine bread. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100166" href="entry://sheen%23bigmac000100166"><span class="smallcaps">sheen</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102093" href="entry://bread%23bigmac000102093"><span class="smallcaps">bread</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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screen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">screen</span><z><span target_id="YqnYt9GDXi">n.</span><span target_id="rMbzGoz3vN">v.t.</span><span target_id="x9mYjRURC6">v.i.</span><span target_id="j3sWNf8QvB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of screen" src="word_pronunciations/20378.mp3"></audio></span>/skrin/ (<em>say</em> skreen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YqnYt9GDXi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> a covered frame or the like, movable or fixed, serving as a shelter, partition, etc.: <em class="example">a firescreen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> an ornamental partition of wood, stone, etc., as in a church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq282"> something affording a surface for displaying films, slides, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq585"> films collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq167"> (in a television set, VDU, etc.) the end of a cathode-ray tube on which the visible image is formed, usually framed in the casing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq493"> (<em>plural</em>) digital devices, especially handheld, such as tablets, smartphones and game consoles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq111"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094751" href="entry://sightscreen%23bigmac000094751"><strong>sightscreen</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq852"> anything that shelters, protects, or conceals: <em class="example">a screen of secrecy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq220"> a sheet of fine wire mesh, as one set in a frame and fitted to a door or window to keep out insects: <em class="example">window screens.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq135"> a sieve or riddle, as for grain, sand, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq285"> <em class="label">Military</em> a body of personnel sent out to cover the movement of an army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Navy</em> a protective formation of small vessels, as destroyers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq611"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a shield designed to prevent interference between various effects: <em class="example">electric screens.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq788"> <em class="label">Photoengraving</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq093"> a transparent plate containing two sets of the fine parallel lines, one crossing the other, used in the halftone process.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq017"> a plastic sheet containing a special optical pattern for converting a continuous tone original into a series of dots of differing size.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rMbzGoz3vN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq026"> to shelter, protect, or conceal with, or as with, a screen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq212"> to sift by passing through a screen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq766"> to project (pictures, etc.) on a screen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq251"> to photograph with a film camera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq843"> to provide with a screen or screens.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq806"> to adapt (a story, play, etc.) for presentation, as a film.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq586"> to check the loyalty, character, ability, etc., of applicants, employees, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq735"> to subject (a population) to medical testing so as to identify individuals with a specific complaint or pathological condition: <em class="example">to screen the community for cancer.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="x9mYjRURC6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="23"><span id="mq348"> to be projected, or suitable for projection, on a screen.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="j3sWNf8QvB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq31"> <strong class="phr">drop off the screen</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq711"> (of text, image, etc.) to appear to fall below the bottom of the screen of a computer monitor.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq459"> to disappear from a social milieu.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq71"> <strong class="phr">on screen</strong>, on the screen of a computer monitor: <em class="example">to read the document on screen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq823"> <strong class="phr">screen off</strong>, to conceal or shut off behind a screen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq556"> <strong class="phr">the big screen</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq201"> the screen in a cinema, in comparison with a television screen: <em class="example">we should try to see this film on the big screen.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq48"> cinema in general, as opposed to television: <em class="example">this film role marks the actor’s transition to the big screen after years on television.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>scren</em>(<em>e</em>), from Old French <em>escren</em>, variant of <em>escrime</em>, of Germanic origin; compare German <em>Schirm</em> screen, shade, umbrella] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>screenable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>screener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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scrum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scrum<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="H0MKea500t">n.</span><span target_id="FAIE3ycBpv">v.i.</span><span target_id="s5UKxv1R6u">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scrum" src="word_pronunciations/20415.mp3"></audio></span>/skrʌm/ (<em>say</em> skrum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H0MKea500t"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> a method of restarting play after a rule infringement, in which the opposing forwards pack together and push in formation, heads down, in an attempt to gain ground, while the ball is thrown in and the hookers attempt to kick it back to their teammates. It may be called for by the referee (<strong>set scrum</strong>), or it may form spontaneously (<strong>loose scrum</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq622"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> the formation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq743"> a crowd of disorderly people or things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq302"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579603001" href="entry://stand-up%20meeting%23bigmac579603001"><strong>stand-up meeting</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FAIE3ycBpv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">scrummed</strong>, <strong class="bold">scrumming</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq524"> to form a scrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq682"> to play as a member of a scrum.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s5UKxv1R6u">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq669"> <strong class="phr">scrum down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> to form a scrum.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of police) to meet to arrange consistency in the evidence they present to a court.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066309" href="entry://scrummage%23bigmac000066309"><span class="smallcaps">scrummage</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160758128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">scrum<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of scrum" src="word_pronunciations/20415.mp3"></audio></span>/skrʌm/ (<em>say</em> skrum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">a threepenny bit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, from British English <em>thrum</em> three pence]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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season
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000066525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">season</span><z><span target_id="HBlEI2Fs6c">n.</span><span target_id="Njjknk3IdG">v.t.</span><span target_id="NpNcWbDTrX">v.i.</span><span target_id="2srJNqyt5V">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of season" src="word_pronunciations/20483.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsizən/ (<em>say</em> 'seezuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HBlEI2Fs6c"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq385"> one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), astronomically beginning each at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> a period of the year characterised by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq119"> the period of the year when something is best or available: <em class="example">the avocado season.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq641"> a period of the year marked by certain conditions, festivities, activities, etc.: <em class="example">the cricket season; </em><em class="example">a dull season in trade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq344"> a set number of episodes in a television, podcast, etc., series, usually played at regular intervals across a specific period of time, and followed by a hiatus before the release of the following set.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq184"> any period of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq477"> a suitable, proper, fitting, or right time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq049"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> the oestrus period in female stock; time for mating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq268"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066530" href="entry://season%20ticket%23bigmac000066530"><strong>season ticket</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq255"> <strong>the season</strong>, the period of peak activity in a cyclical industry, such as the sugar industry.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Njjknk3IdG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq575"> to heighten or improve the flavour of (food) by adding condiments, spices, herbs, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq095"> to give relish or a certain character to: <em class="example">conversation seasoned with wit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq985"> to mature, ripen, or condition by exposure to suitable conditions or treatment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq690"> to prepare (timber) for use by drying and hardening it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq325"> to accustom or harden: <em class="example">troops seasoned by battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq000"> to moderate, alleviate, or temper: <em class="example">to season one’s admiration.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NpNcWbDTrX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq519"> to become seasoned, matured, hardened, or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="2srJNqyt5V">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq201"> <strong class="phr">declare open season on</strong>, to mark out for attack by anybody: <em class="example">the media declared open season on the hapless entrepreneur.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq459"> <strong class="phr">in good season</strong>, sufficiently early.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq648"> <strong class="phr">in season</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq475"> in the time or state for use, eating, hunting, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq687"> at the right time; opportunely.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq493"> (of female animals) at a stage of sexual receptivity in the oestrous cycle; in heat.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq409"> <strong class="phr">out of season</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq244"> not in the time or state for use, eating, hunting, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq463"> not at the right time.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>seson</em>(<em>e</em>), from Old French <em>seson</em>, from Latin <em>satio</em> (time of) sowing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>seasoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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sell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">sell</span><z><span target_id="L57cBKslIl">v.t.</span><span target_id="QRYJHf1XLd">v.i.</span><span target_id="vHdSxL7zpL">n.</span><span target_id="MtsujblCar">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of sell" src="word_pronunciations/20587.mp3"></audio></span>/sɛl/ (<em>say</em> sel) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">sold</strong>, <strong class="bold">selling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="L57cBKslIl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq423"> to give up or make over for a consideration; dispose of to a purchaser for a price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> to deal in; keep for sale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq703"> to act as a dealer in or seller of: <em class="example">he sells insurance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq377"> to facilitate or induce the sale of: <em class="example">the package sells the product.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq201"> to induce or attempt to induce purchasers for: <em class="example">he used to be a good actor, but now he is selling soap on television.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq896"> to cause to be accepted: <em class="example">to sell an idea to the public.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq875"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cheat or hoax.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QRYJHf1XLd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq787"> to sell something; engage in selling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq693"> to be on sale; find purchasers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq363"> to win acceptance, approval, or adoption.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vHdSxL7zpL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq022"> an act of selling or salesmanship. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033002" href="entry://hard%20sell%23bigmac000033002"><strong>hard sell</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070031" href="entry://soft%20sell%23bigmac000070031"><strong>soft sell</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq818"> a hoax or deception.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq387"> a disappointment.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MtsujblCar">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq040"> <strong class="phr">be sold on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be very enthusiastic about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">sell dearly</strong>, to part with after great and protracted resistance: <em class="example">to sell one’s life dearly.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq734"> <strong class="phr">sell down the river</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to betray; deceive: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Don’t trust anybody in authority because they’ll sell you down the river.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>. </em><div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the movement of slaves in America down the Mississippi from the tobacco fields in the north to harsher treatment on the cotton or sugar plantations of the south, often having been traded at the slave market at the mouth of the river at New Orleans]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq470"> <strong class="phr">sell for</strong>, to be purchasable for the price of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq574"> <strong class="phr">sell off</strong>, to sell at reduced prices, or with some other inducement for quick sale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">sell one’s body</strong>, to work as a sex worker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq281"> <strong class="phr">sell out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq752"> to dispose entirely of (goods or a particular product) by selling; have none left of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to abandon one’s principles, beliefs, lifestyle, etc., motivated by self-interested or monetary considerations rather than idealistic concerns.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq665"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to betray.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq561"> <strong class="phr">sell up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq675"> to liquidate by selling the assets of.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq080"> to sell a business.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>selle</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>sellan</em> give, deliver up, sell] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sellable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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settle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">settle<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TOQHQFKb4c">v.t.</span><span target_id="2h8QC135I8">v.i.</span><span target_id="Laep8f4nSc">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of settle" src="word_pronunciations/20708.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɛtl/ (<em>say</em> 'setl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">settled</strong>, <strong class="bold">settling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TOQHQFKb4c">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> to appoint or fix definitely; agree upon (a time, price, conditions, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> to place in a desired position or in order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq014"> to pay (a bill, account due, or the like).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq859"> to close (an account) by payment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq554"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq486"> to furnish (a place) with inhabitants or settlers: <em class="example">the north side of the river was soon settled.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq547"> to provide with a place to live: <em class="example">he settled two of his sons across the river.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq688"> to establish in a way of life, a business, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq893"> to bring to rest; quiet (the nerves, stomach, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to cause to cease from opposition or annoyance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq656"> to make stable; place on a permanent basis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq054"> to cause (a liquid) to deposit dregs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq029"> to cause (dregs, etc.) to sink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq059"> to cause to sink down gradually; make firm or compact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq098"> to close up; dispose of finally: <em class="example">to settle an estate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq140"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq305"> to secure (property, title, etc.) on or to a person by formal or legal process.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq120"> to terminate (legal proceedings) by mutual consent of the parties.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2h8QC135I8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq326"> Also, <strong class="vs">settle up</strong>. to make a financial arrangement; pay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq829"> to take up residence in a new country or place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq676"> to come to rest, as from flight: <em class="example">a bird settled on a bough.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq742"> to come to rest in a particular place: <em class="example">a cold settles in one’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq439"> to sink down gradually; subside.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq786"> to become clear, by the sinking of particles, as a liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq701"> to sink to the bottom, as sediment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq573"> to become firm or compact, as the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq902"> <em class="label">Law</em> (of the parties in a dispute) to come to a compromise before or during the course of a hearing: <em class="example">to settle out of court.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Laep8f4nSc">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="24"><span id="mq507"> <strong class="phr">settle down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq877"> to come to a rest; become calm or composed.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq016"> to apply oneself to serious work.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq082"> to set oneself to a regular way of life, especially upon marrying.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">settle in</strong>, to move into a new home, job, relationship, environment, etc., and adapt oneself to the new circumstances or surroundings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">settle on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), to decide on; arrange: <em class="example">to settle on a plan of action.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq310"> <strong class="phr">settle, petal</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a catchphrase intended as a humorous request to calm down, addressed to someone who is creating a disturbance, becoming overexcited or upset, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq188"> <strong class="phr">settle with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq889"> to pay one’s debts to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq158"> to come to an agreement with.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>setlan</em>, from <em>setl</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067620" href="#bigmac000067620"><span class="smallcaps">settle<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000067620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">settle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of settle" src="word_pronunciations/20709.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɛtl/ (<em>say</em> 'setl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">a long seat or bench, usually wooden and with arms and high back.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>setl</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101751" href="entry://sit%23bigmac000101751"><span class="smallcaps">sit</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shoe</span><z><span target_id="6ICG3SopGz">n.</span><span target_id="ydhwLCLXzS">v.t.</span><span target_id="ebMV9rxZTY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shoe" src="word_pronunciations/20882.mp3"></audio></span>/ʃu/ (<em>say</em> shooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6ICG3SopGz"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">shoes</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">shoon</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> an external covering, traditionally of leather, for the human foot, consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq845"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089405" href="entry://boot%23bigmac000089405"><strong>boot<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089405" href="entry://boot%23mq013">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq571"> some thing or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq413"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac743907730" href="entry://dealer%27s%20shoe%23bigmac743907730"><strong>dealer’s shoe</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq126"> a horseshoe, or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq164"> a ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq523"> the part of a brake mechanism fitting into the drum and expanded outwardly to apply the friction lining to the drum rim for stopping or slowing a car, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq386"> the outer casing of a pneumatic tyre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq207"> a drag or skid for a wheel of a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq011"> a part having a larger area than the end of an object on which it fits, serving to disperse or apply its thrust.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq004"> the sliding contact by which an electric locomotive takes its current from the conductor rail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> the bearing surface or area of contact of a roof truss, girder, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq022"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq420"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071328" href="entry://springboard%23bigmac000071328">springboard</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071328" href="entry://springboard%23mq737">4</a>) especially if fitted with an iron tip.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq366"> the iron tip itself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq687"> a band of iron on the bottom of the runner of a sledge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ydhwLCLXzS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">shod</strong>, <strong class="bold">shoeing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq997"> to provide or fit with a shoe or shoes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq385"> to protect or arm at the point, edge, or face with a ferrule, metal plate, or the like.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ebMV9rxZTY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq522"> <strong class="phr">in someone’s shoes</strong>, in the position or situation of another: <em class="example">I shouldn’t like to be in his shoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq123"> <strong class="phr">know where the shoe pinches</strong>, to know the cause or real meaning of trouble, misfortune, sorrow, etc., especially from personal experience.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq668"> <strong class="phr">put one’s shoes under someone’s bed</strong>, (<em>dated</em>) (<em>euphemistic</em>) (of a man) to sleep with someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq924"> <strong class="phr">the shoe drops</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the moment of crisis arrives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>shoo</em>, Old English <em>scōh</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shower<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="C1Ldj2Z3gN">n.</span><span target_id="L40la5bKul">v.t.</span><span target_id="314nX8dPzK">v.i.</span><span target_id="uFuPjd9jww">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shower" src="word_pronunciations/20939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'showuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C1Ldj2Z3gN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> a brief fall of rain, hail, sleet or snow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> a similar fall, as of sparks or bullets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq714"> a large supply or quantity: <em class="example">a shower of questions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq941"> a party to which people bring presents for a specified recipient. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac825344954" href="entry://baby%20shower%23bigmac825344954"><strong>baby shower</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac439867612" href="entry://bridal%20shower%23bigmac439867612"><strong>bridal shower</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq336"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq070"> an apparatus for spraying water for bathing, usually set overhead above a bath or in a shower recess.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq692"> a washing of the body in the water sprayed from such an apparatus.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dust storm: <em class="example">Wilcannia shower.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Physics</em> a group of high-energy particles which originate from one fast particle, from cosmic radiation, or from an accelerator.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq810"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076347" href="entry://throwover%23bigmac000076347"><strong>throwover</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq009"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> an incompetent group or person.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="L40la5bKul">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq927"> to wet with a shower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq315"> to pour (something) down in a shower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq155"> to bestow liberally or lavishly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="314nX8dPzK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq705"> to rain in a shower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq606"> (of a person) to take a shower (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102490" href="#mq692">5b</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uFuPjd9jww">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq602"> <strong class="phr">… didn’t come down in the last shower</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression used to indicate that someone is not naive or gullible.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>shour</em>, Old English <em>scūr</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>showery</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac441082041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shower<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈʃoʊwə/ (<em>say</em> 'shohwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">one who or that which shows.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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shutter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">shutter</span><z><span target_id="LeLNZwR2fR">n.</span><span target_id="4vjuXZBTvR">v.t.</span><span target_id="50bX1w883A">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of shutter" src="word_pronunciations/20968.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʃʌtə/ (<em>say</em> 'shutuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LeLNZwR2fR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> a hinged or otherwise movable cover for a window.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq716"> a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq515"> someone or something that shuts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq108"> <em class="label">Photography</em> a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose a plate or film.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4vjuXZBTvR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq874"> to close or provide with shutters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq106"> to close (a business, organisation, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="50bX1w883A">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">put up </strong>(or <strong class="phr">draw</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the shutters</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq023"> to close a business, organisation, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq318"> to retire from work.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq129"> to block out or ignore interruptions in order to focus attention on a specific task, outcome, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq633"> to withdraw to a private and secure place, as from public scrutiny.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq458"> to cease communicating: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After a short adjournment, the Commissioner put up the shutters on this issue.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray farquhar</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101789" href="entry://shut%23bigmac000101789"><span class="smallcaps">shut</span></a> + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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simmer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000068861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">simmer</span><z><span target_id="DyFz8URtBQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="mONg3ZnlSp">v.t.</span><span target_id="yO0dzbOOFi">n.</span><span target_id="XU06M4jJ4t">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of simmer" src="word_pronunciations/21057.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪmə/ (<em>say</em> 'simuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DyFz8URtBQ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> (of food) to cook in a liquid just below the boiling point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq295"> to make a gentle murmuring sound, as liquids just below the boiling point.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq917"> to be in a state of subdued activity, excitement, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mONg3ZnlSp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq643"> to cook (food) in a liquid just below the boiling point.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yO0dzbOOFi">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq479"> state or process of simmering.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XU06M4jJ4t">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq421"> <strong class="phr">simmer down</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become calm or calmer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>simber</em>, Middle English <em>simper</em>; origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>simmering</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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slough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slough<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tvELNJk2fq">n.</span><span target_id="t9pwSjWmqO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slough" src="word_pronunciations/21293.mp3"></audio></span>/slaʊ/ (<em>say</em> slow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tvELNJk2fq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> a piece of soft, muddy ground; a hole full of mire, as in a road; marsh; swamp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq229"> a condition of degradation, embarrassment, or helplessness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq550"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a cell.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="t9pwSjWmqO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq453"> <strong class="phr">slough of despond</strong>, a state of great despondency. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the name of the boggy slough in John Bunyan’s <em>The Pilgrim’s Progress</em> (1678) into which Christian fell and began to sink because of the burden on his back]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq543"> <strong class="phr">slough someone up</strong>, <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to lock someone in a cell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>slōh</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sloughy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">slough<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="6o3Zj8rg29">n.</span><span target_id="MvT0nmkKew">v.i.</span><span target_id="cqlSrwNSHE">v.t.</span><span target_id="peglPBT40W">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of slough" src="word_pronunciations/21294.mp3"></audio></span>/slʌf/ (<em>say</em> sluf), /slɒf/ (<em>say</em> slof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6o3Zj8rg29"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> the skin of a snake, especially the outer skin which is shed periodically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> a mass or layer of dead tissue which separates from the surrounding or underlying tissue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq883"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> a discard.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="MvT0nmkKew">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq508"> to be shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq711"> to cast off a slough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq532"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> to separate from the sound flesh, as a slough.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="cqlSrwNSHE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq298"> to shed as or like a slough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Bridge</em> to dispose of (a losing card).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="peglPBT40W">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq217"> <strong class="phr">slough off</strong>, to cast off.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>slugh</em>(<em>e</em>), <em>slouh</em> skin covering, related to German <em>Schlauch</em> hose] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>sloughy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Slutzkin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000069556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Slutzkin</span></header><div>/ˈslʌtskən/ (<em>say</em> 'slutskuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> either of two schemes aimed at reducing tax liability </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq065"> <strong>dry Slutzkin</strong>, a tax-avoidance scheme that was widespread in Australia in the mid-1970s by which a company reduced its taxation liability by purchasing another company which had a large amount of accumulated profits, that company then declaring a large tax-free dividend which absorbed all of the cash in the company and being subsequently sold off at a much lower price (because of the depletion of cash), the loss being claimed by the original company as a deduction against tax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> <strong>wet Slutzkin</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008769" href="entry://bottom-of-the-harbour%20scheme%23bigmac000008769"><strong>bottom-of-the-harbour scheme</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Slutzkin</em>, name of litigants in a 1977 court case concerning company taxation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snatch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snatch</span><z><span target_id="V40WL24VGJ">v.i.</span><span target_id="vQgi2xRAME">v.t.</span><span target_id="RPz2ogZuWF">n.</span><span target_id="tzssqNk76p">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snatch" src="word_pronunciations/21381.mp3"></audio></span>/snætʃ/ (<em>say</em> snach) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="V40WL24VGJ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> to make a hurried, jerky movement at the beginning of a stroke.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vQgi2xRAME">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq775"> to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp: <em class="example">he snatched the glass from my hand; </em><em class="example">she snatched her coat up and ran out.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq842"> to take, get, secure, etc., suddenly or hastily.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq949"> to rescue or save by prompt action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq874"> to recover (a vehicle that is stuck) by means of a snatch strap.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RPz2ogZuWF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq277"> the act of snatching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq537"> a sudden motion to seize something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq511"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a robbery by a quick seizing of goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq760"> a bit, scrap, or fragment of something: <em class="example">snatches of conversation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq027"> a brief spell of effort, activity, or any experience: <em class="example">to work in snatches.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq323"> a brief period of time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq891"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq549"> the vagina and external female genitalia.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq493"> women regarded as sex objects: <em class="example">to get some snatch.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq247"> <em class="label">Weightlifting</em> a lift where the barbell is lifted from the floor to a position above the head with arms locked, in one swift, smooth movement.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tzssqNk76p">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">snatch it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to die.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">snatch one’s time</strong> or <strong class="phr">snatch it</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave a job, collecting wages due for time worked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">snatch defeat from the jaws of victory</strong>, (<em>ironic</em>) to lose just when victory seemed certain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">snatch victory from the jaws of defeat</strong>, to achieve a sudden and unexpected success.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>snacchen</em>, variant of earlier <em>snecchen</em>; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>snatcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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snow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snow<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="eICu60UrQB">n.</span><span target_id="mjBsVfN6eL">v.i.</span><span target_id="V9KKcHq0Sr">v.t.</span><span target_id="9FSXJi3eCU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of snow" src="word_pronunciations/21417.mp3"></audio></span>/snoʊ/ (<em>say</em> snoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eICu60UrQB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> the aqueous vapour of the atmosphere precipitated in partially frozen crystalline form and falling to the earth in white flakes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> these flakes as forming a layer on the ground, etc. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Snow, Perisher Valley, Snowy Mountains NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Victoria Nash&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+snow.JPG"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq987"> the fall of these flakes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq046"> something resembling snow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq698"> the white hair of age.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq034"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> white blossoms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> the white colour of snow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> carbon dioxide snow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq926"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a powdered form of a drug, usually cocaine but sometimes heroin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq011"> white spots on a television screen caused by a weak signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq771"> an opaque liquid used in correcting typescript.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq980"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069820" href="entry://snow%20pudding%23bigmac000069820"><strong>snow pudding</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq335"> <strong>the snow</strong>, snowfields, usually developed for recreational use: <em class="example">are you going to the snow this year?</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mjBsVfN6eL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq593"> (of snow) to fall: <em class="example">it snowed last night.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq685"> to descend like snow.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="V9KKcHq0Sr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq656"> to let fall as or like snow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq486"> to overwhelm (someone) with facts and information in an attempt to distract attention from some aspect of the situation.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9FSXJi3eCU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq883"> <strong class="phr">be snowed under</strong>, to be overcome by something, as work: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Oh, he was sick of the war! He wanted the cargo steamers back; he didn’t want to be snowed under by forms and more government forms.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kylie tennant</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq850"> <strong class="phr">it’s snowing down south</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a euphemistic expression pointing out that someone’s underwear is showing.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq013"> <strong class="phr">snow in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">over</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">under</strong>), to cover, obstruct, isolate, etc., with snow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>snaw</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac095179589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">snow<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/snoʊ/ (<em>say</em> snoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">a small sailing vessel, similar to a brig, with a mainmast, foremast, and trysail mast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>snauw</em>, of unknown origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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South
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">South</span><z><span target_id="oURlodiNj0">n.</span><span target_id="RtvtzDv3jD">adj.</span><span target_id="vfJc656h1c">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of South" src="word_pronunciations/21609.mp3"></audio></span>/saʊθ/ (<em>say</em> sowth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oURlodiNj0"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> <em class="label">Qld</em> the southern states of Australia, especially Victoria and NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq341"> a quarter or territory located in a southern direction.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RtvtzDv3jD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq14"> (<em>also lower case</em>) designating the southern part of a region, nation, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vfJc656h1c">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq317"> <strong class="phr">down South</strong>, in or to the South: <em class="example">they decided to move down South.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spend</span><z><span target_id="mtMKzU9gHU">v.t.</span><span target_id="37mDDJAOIn">v.i.</span><span target_id="x41S4B29R7">n.</span><span target_id="UPwHs5MSaN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spend" src="word_pronunciations/21723.mp3"></audio></span>/spɛnd/ (<em>say</em> spend) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spent</strong>, <strong class="bold">spending</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mtMKzU9gHU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq004"> to employ (labour, thought, words, time, etc.) on some object, in some proceeding, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq739"> to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq929"> to use up, consume, or exhaust: <em class="example">the storm had spent its fury.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq509"> to give (one’s blood, life, etc.) for some cause.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="37mDDJAOIn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq502"> to spend money, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq966"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to be used up.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="x41S4B29R7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq433"> a disbursement of money: <em class="example">a big spend.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UPwHs5MSaN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq581"> <strong class="phr">spend down</strong>, to keep spending until all one’s money runs out or a limit is reached: <em class="example">to spend down one’s savings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq785"> <strong class="phr">spend up big</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to spend a lot of money: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And locking West Australians into their own state means they are spending up big on new cars and houses, producing yet another river of cash via stamp and transfer duties.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">watoday</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2021</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>spende</em>, Old English <em>spendan</em>, from Latin <em>expendere</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025171" href="entry://expend%23bigmac000025171"><span class="smallcaps">expend</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spendable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spindle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spindle</span><z><span target_id="2nXJoF84jM">n.</span><span target_id="8n0djGO1Cg">adj.</span><span target_id="vj7BcMx622">v.t.</span><span target_id="WVLdS9Pv2u">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spindle" src="word_pronunciations/21756.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspɪndl/ (<em>say</em> 'spindl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2nXJoF84jM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering towards each end, used in spinning by hand to twist into thread the fibres drawn from the mass on the distaff, and to wind the thread on as it is spun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> the rod on a spinning wheel by which the thread is twisted and on which it is wound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq651"> one of the rods of a spinning machine which bear the bobbins on which the thread is wound as it is spun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq148"> any rod or pin suggestive of a spindle used in spinning, as one which turns round or on which something turns; an axle, axis, or shaft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq260"> either of the two shaft-like parts in a lathe which support the work to be turned, one (<strong>live spindle</strong>) rotating and imparting motion to the work, and the other (<strong>dead spindle</strong>) not rotating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq696"> a small axis, arbor, or mandrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq012"> a measure of length of yarn, varying according to the material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq878"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035723" href="entry://hydrometer%23bigmac000035723"><strong>hydrometer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the fine threads of achromatic material arranged within the cell, during mitosis, in a fusiform manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq893"> a short turned or circular ornament, as in a baluster or stair rail.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8n0djGO1Cg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq472"> of or resembling spindles.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq789"> <em class="label">US</em> denoting the maternal line of descent; distaff: <em class="example">the spindle side of the house.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spindled</strong>, <strong class="bold">spindling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vj7BcMx622">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq999"> to fit with a spindle or spindles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq149"> to give the form of a spindle to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WVLdS9Pv2u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete </em>(<em>except in the US</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq179"> to shoot up, or grow, into a long, slender stalk or stem, as a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq344"> to grow tall and slender, often disproportionately so.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>spindel</em>, Old English <em>spinel</em>, from <em>spinnan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101865" href="entry://spin%23bigmac000101865"><span class="smallcaps">spin<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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spiral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spiral<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Ry38S7GHJk">n.</span><span target_id="mTMPT9O6HA">adj.</span><span target_id="FW98bgx29Q">v.i.</span><span target_id="ZW249p8XMC">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spiral" src="word_pronunciations/21774.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspaɪrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'spuyruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ry38S7GHJk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> a plane curve traced by a point which runs continuously round and round a fixed point or centre while constantly receding from or approaching it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq164"> a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq855"> a spiral or helical object, formation, or form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq751"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033670" href="entry://helix%23bigmac000033670"><strong>helix</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq133"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a manoeuvre in which an aeroplane descends in a helix of small pitch and large radius, with the angle of incidence within that of the normal flight range.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Economics</em> a reciprocal interaction of price and cost changes forming an overall economic change upwards (<strong>inflationary spiral</strong>) or downwards (<strong>deflationary spiral</strong>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mTMPT9O6HA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq905"> resembling or arranged in a spiral or spirals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq604"> (of a curve) like a spiral.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq875"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033633" href="entry://helical%23bigmac000033633"><strong>helical</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">spiralled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">spiraled</strong>; <strong class="bold">spiralling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">spiraling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FW98bgx29Q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq301"> to take a spiral form or course.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to move an aeroplane through a spiral course.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZW249p8XMC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq205"> to cause to take a spiral form or course.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>spīrālis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>spirally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000071058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">spiral<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of spiral" src="word_pronunciations/21774.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈspaɪrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'spuyruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">relating to or of the nature of a spire; spire-like; tall and tapering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003710" href="entry://spire%23bigmac000003710"><span class="smallcaps">spir(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stare</span><z><span target_id="La3MdK2k2i">v.i.</span><span target_id="kyb3RoBQmp">v.t.</span><span target_id="rq15UiyLyn">n.</span><span target_id="3dcFbJxydB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stare" src="word_pronunciations/22004.mp3"></audio></span>/stɛə/ (<em>say</em> stair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">stared</strong>, <strong class="bold">staring</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="La3MdK2k2i">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> to gaze fixedly, especially with the eyes wide open.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq644"> to stand out boldly or obtrusively to view.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq381"> (of hair, feathers, etc.) to stand on end; bristle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kyb3RoBQmp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq114"> to stare at.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq403"> to put, bring, etc., by staring: <em class="example">to stare one out of countenance.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rq15UiyLyn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq047"> a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open: <em class="example">the banker greeted him with a glassy stare.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3dcFbJxydB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq826"> <strong class="phr">stare someone down</strong>, to gaze imperiously or angrily at a person with whom one is seeking an ascendancy, until they look away in defeat or discomfort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq021"> <strong class="phr">stare someone in the face</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq690"> to be inescapably obvious.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq296"> to be impending and require immediate action.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq270"> <strong class="phr">stare someone out</strong>, to gaze fixedly at someone until they look away.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>starian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>starer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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starving
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501045802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">starving</span><z><span target_id="TORysLuuDS">v.</span><span target_id="Q9fDyzPbCN">adj.</span><span target_id="8YRSYnec2X">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈstavɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'stahving) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="TORysLuuDS"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq394"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101911" href="entry://starve%23bigmac000101911"><strong>starve</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Q9fDyzPbCN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq663"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> extremely hungry.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8YRSYnec2X">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq690"> <strong class="phr">starving hungry</strong>, extremely hungry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq725"> <strong class="phr">starving to death</strong>, extremely hungry.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>starvingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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stump
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">stump</span><z><span target_id="wix5Hsda73">n.</span><span target_id="0GtkltceCk">v.t.</span><span target_id="q64n9nYfhx">v.i.</span><span target_id="tcziQwJwnA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of stump" src="word_pronunciations/22348.mp3"></audio></span>/stʌmp/ (<em>say</em> stump) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wix5Hsda73"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and the branches have been removed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq001"> the part of a limb of the body remaining after the rest has been amputated or cut off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq945"> a part of a broken or decayed tooth left in the gum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq410"> a short remnant of a pencil, candle, cigar, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq017"> any basal part remaining after the main or more important part has been removed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq092"> a wooden post, usually resting on a brick or stone pad, used as a pier for a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq412"> <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NT</em> one of the tall wooden supports by which a highset building is elevated above the ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq973"> a wooden or artificial leg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq617"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a leg: <em class="example">to stir one’s stumps.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq366"> a short, stumpy person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq963"> a heavy step or gait, as of a wooden-legged or lame person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq545"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> the platform or place of political speech-making: <em class="example">to go on the stump.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq166"> an instrument consisting of a short, thick, roll of paper or soft leather, or a bar of rubber or other soft material, usually cut to a blunt point at each end, used for rubbing the lights and shades in crayon drawing or charcoal drawing, or for otherwise altering the effect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq801"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> each of the three upright sticks which, with the two bails laid on the top of them, form a wicket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq303"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Cricket</em> the end of a day’s play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq101"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> union dues.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0GtkltceCk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq875"> to reduce to a stump; truncate; lop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq659"> to clear of stumps, as land.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq502"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to stub, as one’s toe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq728"> to nonplus, embarrass, or render completely at a loss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> to make political speeches in or to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq175"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> (of the wicketkeeper) to put (the person batting) out by knocking down a stump or by dislodging a bail with the ball held in the hand, at a moment when the person batting is out of their ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq930"> to tone or modify (crayon drawings, etc.) by means of a stump (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101991" href="#mq166">13</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">NT</em> to set (a house) on stumps.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="q64n9nYfhx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq297"> to walk heavily or clumsily, as if with a wooden leg: <em class="example">the sailor stumped across the deck.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq547"> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> to make speeches in an election campaign.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tcziQwJwnA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="27"><span id="mq152"> <strong class="phr">draw </strong>(or <strong class="phr">pull</strong>)<strong class="phr"> stumps</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> to cease play.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">get up on the stump</strong>, to address a public meeting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq510"> <strong class="phr">pull up stumps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave a place or discontinue an activity, employment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">stump up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to pay up or hand over money required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq171"> <strong class="phr">up stumps</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to leave a place, organisation, etc. and move to a new one, especially to leave one’s place of residence to move to a new one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>stomp</em>, related to German <em>Stumpf</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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swamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swamp<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="MioKYMcHqf">n.</span><span target_id="BWr9Hzsy0a">v.t.</span><span target_id="AMm4D0qt4G">v.i.</span><span target_id="1mZBxqVmP6">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of swamp" src="word_pronunciations/22671.mp3"></audio></span>/swɒmp/ (<em>say</em> swomp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MioKYMcHqf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> a piece or tract of wet, spongy land, often intermittently covered by stagnant water. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Swamp, Gwydir Wetlands NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Daryl Albertson&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+swamp.JPG"/></span> </span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq371"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a tract of soft, wet ground having a growth of certain kinds of trees, but unfit for cultivation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a situation or environment which is troublesome, especially one in which there is some wrongdoing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BWr9Hzsy0a">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq881"> to flood or drench with water or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq099"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to sink or fill (a boat) with water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq246"> to plunge or sink in or as in a swamp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq257"> to overwhelm; dominate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>(at Christmas time) the vestiges of cultural heritage are all but swamped by tawdry commercial activity</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hugh mackay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq184"> to render helpless.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="AMm4D0qt4G">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq394"> to fill with water and sink, as a boat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq954"> to sink or stick in or as in a swamp.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1mZBxqVmP6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq653"> <strong class="phr">drain the swamp</strong>, <em class="label">Politics Colloquial</em> to remove corruption from government, a political party, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of Middle English <em>sompe</em> swamp, probably influenced by Low German <em>swampen</em> to quake and Middle High German <em>swamp</em> sponge, fungus. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073362" href="entry://sump%23bigmac000073362"><span class="smallcaps">sump</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">swamp<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/swɒmp/ (<em>say</em> swomp) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq417"> to act as an assistant to a bullock-driver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> to travel on foot beside a bullock team, carrier’s wagon, etc., on which one’s swag, gear, etc., is being carried, giving assistance if needed to the driver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073904" href="entry://swamper%23bigmac000073904"><span class="smallcaps">swamper</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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syllogism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">syllogism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of syllogism" src="word_pronunciations/22749.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'siluhjizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> <em class="label">Logic</em> an argument with two premises and a conclusion. Both the premises of a <strong>categorical syllogism</strong> are categorical propositions, containing just three distinct terms between them, e.g. <em>all men are mortal</em> (major premise), <em>Socrates is a man</em> (minor premise), therefore <em>Socrates is mortal</em> (conclusion); at least one premise in a <strong>hypothetical syllogism</strong> is a hypothetical proposition, e.g. <em>if Smith is eligible to vote he is a citizen</em> (major premise), <em>Smith is eligible to vote</em> (minor premise), <em>therefore Smith is a citizen</em> (conclusion); at least one premise in a <strong>disjunctive syllogism</strong> is a disjunctive proposition, e.g. <em>either Smith is out of town or he is ill</em> (major premise), <em>Smith is not ill</em> (minor premise), <em>therefore he is out of town</em> (conclusion).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq565"> deductive reasoning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>syllogismus</em>, from Greek <em>syllogismos</em> replacing Middle English <em>silogime</em>, from French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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terrapin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000075621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">terrapin</span></header><div>/ˈtɛrəpɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'teruhpin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> any of various edible North American freshwater or tidewater turtles of the family Emydidae, especially any of those constituting the genus <em>Malacylemmys</em> (<strong>diamondback terrapins</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> any of various similar turtles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Algonquian, diminutive of <em>torope</em>, <em>torupe</em> tortoise]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Three Gorges
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac493234708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Three Gorges</span></header><div>/θri ˈgɔdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> three 'gawjuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">a series of canyons on the Chang (Yangtze) River in China; site of the <strong>Three Gorges Dam</strong> project, creating a huge reservoir allowing shipping to the interior of China and providing power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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throat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">throat</span><z><span target_id="sIdqpp43R0">n.</span><span target_id="3OR5XJKlRX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of throat" src="word_pronunciations/23325.mp3"></audio></span>/θroʊt/ (<em>say</em> throht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sIdqpp43R0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs; the fauces, pharynx, and oesophagus; the larynx and trachea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq446"> the front of the neck below the chin and above the collarbones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq475"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050358" href="entry://nock%23bigmac000050358"><strong>nock</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050358" href="entry://nock%23mq722">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3OR5XJKlRX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">cut one’s </strong>(<strong class="phr">own</strong>)<strong class="phr"> throat</strong>, to pursue a course of action which is injurious or ruinous to oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq086"> <strong class="phr">have someone </strong>(or <strong class="phr">something</strong>)<strong class="phr"> by the throat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have complete control over, or be in complete command of (a person or situation).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq306"> <strong class="phr">jump down someone’s throat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deliver a strong verbal attack on someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">ram </strong>(or <strong class="phr">thrust</strong>)<strong class="phr"> something down someone’s throat</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to force something on someone’s attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq489"> <strong class="phr">stick in one’s throat</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq877"> to be difficult to express or utter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq339"> to be difficult to resign oneself to.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>þrote</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076330" href="entry://throttle%23bigmac000076330"><span class="smallcaps">throttle</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>throatless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tintack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tintack</span><z><span target_id="zjw30Cdc9s">n.</span><span target_id="gNk96eigUw">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈtɪntæk/ (<em>say</em> 'tintak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zjw30Cdc9s"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> a short nail made of tin-plated iron.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gNk96eigUw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">get down to tintacks</strong>, to deal with essentials: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Anyway, let’s get down to tintacks. You all refuse to work after nine?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john morrison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076664" href="entry://tin%23bigmac000076664"><span class="smallcaps">tin</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102446" href="entry://tack%23bigmac000102446"><span class="smallcaps">tack<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ton<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ton" src="word_pronunciations/23528.mp3"></audio></span>/tʌn/ (<em>say</em> tun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> a unit of mass in the imperial system equal to 2240 lb (<strong>long ton</strong>), or approximately 1016 kg, and, in the US, 2000 lb (<strong>short ton</strong>), or approximately 907 kg.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq464"> a unit of freight equal to 1000 kg or, formerly 40 cubic feet (<strong>freight ton</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> a unit of displacement of ships in the imperial system equal to 35 cubic feet of salt water (<strong>displacement ton</strong> or <strong>shipping ton</strong>), or approximately 0.99 cubic metres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq975"> a unit of internal capacity of ships in the imperial system, equal to 100 cubic feet, or approximately 2.83 cubic metres (<strong>gross ton</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq383"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077061" href="entry://tonne%23bigmac000077061"><strong>tonne</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a heavy weight: <em class="example">that book weighs a ton.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq372"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very many; a good deal: <em class="example">tons of things to see.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078536" href="entry://tun%23bigmac000078536"><span class="smallcaps">tun</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Ton</em> is commonly confused with the metric measure <em>tonne</em> (pronounced <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ton" src="word_pronunciations/23521.mp3"></audio></span>/tɒn/).</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ton<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ton" src="word_pronunciations/23528.mp3"></audio></span>/tʌn/ (<em>say</em> tun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq339"> a score of a hundred.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> a speed of a hundred miles an hour, especially on a motorcycle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077023" href="#bigmac000077023"><span class="smallcaps">ton<sup>1</sup></span></a> applied to quantities of one hundred]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wire</span><z><span target_id="CSyhmat4MP">n.</span><span target_id="dqtN0v5UlZ">adj.</span><span target_id="s6cZD5YckV">v.t.</span><span target_id="1aNx5jYEKL">v.i.</span><span target_id="N9N6RJHpqW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wire" src="word_pronunciations/25511.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'wuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CSyhmat4MP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq292"> a piece of slender, flexible metal, ranging from a thickness that can be bent by the hand only with some difficulty down to a fine thread, and usually circular in section.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> such pieces as a material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq774"> a length of such material used as a conductor of electricity, usually insulated in a flex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq574"> a crosswire or crosshair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq321"> a barbed-wire fence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq571"> a long wire or cable used in a telegraph, telephone, or cable system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq154"> a hidden electronic device designed to enable conversations conducted by the wearer to be heard covertly by others: <em class="example">the agent got the information by wearing a wire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq490"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a telegram.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> the telegraphic system: <em class="example">to send a message by wire.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq561"> (<em>plural</em>) a system of wires by which puppets are moved.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq484"> a metallic string of a musical instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq039"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> one of the extremely long, slender, wire-like filaments or shafts of the plumage of various birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq544"> a metal device used to snare rabbits, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq439"> <em class="label">US Horseracing Colloquial</em> the finish line originally indicated by a wire stretched over the track.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dqtN0v5UlZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq212"> made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq125"> wire-like.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wired</strong>, <strong class="bold">wiring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="s6cZD5YckV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq399"> to furnish with a wire or wires.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq743"> to install an electric system of wiring, as for lighting, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq473"> to fasten or bind with wire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq278"> to put on a wire, as beads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq347"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to send by telegraph, as a message.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq266"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to send a telegraphic message to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq761"> to snare by means of a wire or wires.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq255"> <em class="label">Croquet</em> to arrange (a ball) in such a manner that it will rest behind an arch and thus prevent a shot which would be successful.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1aNx5jYEKL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq083"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> to send a telegraphic message; telegraph.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="N9N6RJHpqW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">go </strong>(<strong class="phr">down</strong>)<strong class="phr"> to the wire</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq509"> (of competitors) to be evenly matched until the very end.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq877"> (of a competition) to involve competitors who are evenly matched until the end: <em class="example">that race will go to the wire.</em></span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from US and Canadian English. See def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104028" href="entry://wire%23mq439">14</a>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq923"> <strong class="phr">have </strong>(or <strong class="phr">get</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s wires crossed</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become confused; misunderstand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">pull wires</strong>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to exert hidden influence; pull strings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="29"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">take to the wire</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of one competitor, team, etc.) to push (opponents) to their very limit: <em class="example">Norths will take Souths to the wire this Saturday.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq922"> <strong class="phr">under the wire</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> at the very last minute; in the nick of time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>wīr</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wolf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wolf</span><z><span target_id="8XTQsGxqia">n.</span><span target_id="RAwmOo1zAA">v.t.</span><span target_id="8c6g2GAC9p">v.i.</span><span target_id="qIoeNGb2p8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wolf" src="word_pronunciations/25569.mp3"></audio></span>/wʊlf/ (<em>say</em> woolf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8XTQsGxqia"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">wolves</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wolf" src="word_pronunciations/25570.mp3"></audio></span>/wʊlvz/ (<em>say</em> woolvz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> any of various wild members of the dog family, especially the <strong>grey wolf</strong>, <em>Canis lupus</em>, of Eurasia and North America, a large, highly social animal occupying a wide variety of habitats and hunting in packs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq353"> the fur of such an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq008"> some wolf-like animal not of the dog family, as the Tasmanian wolf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Entomology</em> the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq173"> any of various rapacious fishes, as the pike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq820"> a cruelly rapacious person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a man who is boldly flirtatious or amorous towards many women.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq657"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq772"> the harsh discord heard in certain chords of keyboard instruments, especially the organ, when tuned to some system of unequal temperament.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq929"> a chord or interval in which such a discord appears.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq179"> Also, <strong class="vs">wolf note</strong>. (in bowed instruments) a discordant or false vibration in a string due to a defect in structure or adjustment of the instrument.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RAwmOo1zAA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq220"> (often followed by <em>down</em>) to eat ravenously.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8c6g2GAC9p">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq027"> to hunt for wolves.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qIoeNGb2p8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq960"> <strong class="phr">cry wolf</strong>, to give a false alarm, often as a habitual way of getting attention. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the fable of the shepherd boy who enjoyed the consternation he created by crying ‘wolf’ when in fact there was none. When a wolf really did appear, no-one heeded his cries for help and he was eaten.]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq402"> <strong class="phr">keep the wolf from the door</strong>, to ward off or keep away poverty or hunger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq161"> <strong class="phr">wolf in sheep’s clothing</strong>, someone who hides hostile or malicious intentions behind a harmless appearance. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the New Testament (Matthew 7:15); from Christ’s warning against hypocrites: ‘Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.’]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wulf</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wonder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wonder</span><z><span target_id="O7q9GvDfwO">v.i.</span><span target_id="iIK2vBRVIC">v.t.</span><span target_id="xuOedDyDQ0">n.</span><span target_id="1lfkM5WAQr">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wonder" src="word_pronunciations/25584.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈwʌndə/ (<em>say</em> 'wunduh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="O7q9GvDfwO"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> to think or speculate curiously: <em class="example">to wonder about a thing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq984"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to be affected with wonder; marvel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iIK2vBRVIC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq620"> to be curious about; be curious to know: <em class="example">to wonder what happened.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq269"> to be in doubt about: <em class="example">I wonder if she’ll come.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq594"> to be surprised at: <em class="example">I wonder that you went.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xuOedDyDQ0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq787"> something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration: <em class="example">it is a wonder he declined such an offer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq552"> the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq803"> a miracle, or miraculous deed or event.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1lfkM5WAQr">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq392"> <strong class="phr">nine day wonder</strong>, a subject of general surprise and interest for a short time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq484"> <strong class="phr">no wonder</strong>, (it is) not at all surprising (that).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">small wonder</strong>, (it is) hardly surprising (that): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Small wonder, then, that Mrs Hableton should condense all her knowledge of the male sex into the one bitter aphorism, ‘Men is brutes’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">fergus hume</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1898</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq56"> (<strong class="phr">will</strong>)<strong class="phr"> wonders never cease</strong>, (<em>sometimes ironic</em>) (an exclamation to indicate astonishment.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wundor</em> marvel (noun)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wonderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wondering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wondering</span><z><span target_id="mf5u48r0Cc">adj.</span><span target_id="NywiWFRiEZ">n.</span><span target_id="ZRiOwpUIeE">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwʌndərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'wunduhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mf5u48r0Cc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> expressing admiration or amazement; marvelling.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NywiWFRiEZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq741"> the act or process of expressing amazement or curiosity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZRiOwpUIeE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq271"> <strong class="phr">… won’t die wondering</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> … will make an attempt to do something regardless of the outcome.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085614" href="entry://wonder%23bigmac000085614"><span class="smallcaps">wonder</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wonderingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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worse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">worse</span><z><span target_id="qMq4ycXMvb">adj.</span><span target_id="xuec6R2l7C">n.</span><span target_id="MfDzD8rNf1">adv.</span><span target_id="5PeZ1kHpYo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of worse" src="word_pronunciations/25654.mp3"></audio></span>/wɜs/ (<em>say</em> wers) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qMq4ycXMvb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>comparative of <strong>bad</strong></em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> bad or ill in a greater or higher degree; inferior in excellence, quality, or character.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq354"> more faulty, unsatisfactory, or objectionable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq513"> more unfavourable or injurious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq714"> in poorer condition or health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq4"> more unpleasant or disagreeable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq666"> more unsuccessful, ineffective, or unskilful.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xuec6R2l7C">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq223"> that which is worse.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="MfDzD8rNf1">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq482"> in a more disagreeable, evil, wicked, severe, or disadvantageous manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq360"> with more severity, intensity, etc.; in a greater degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq390"> in a less satisfactory, complete or effective manner.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5PeZ1kHpYo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq828"> <strong class="phr">… could do worse</strong>, (someone) is making a reasonable choice although not the best.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq728"> <strong class="phr">do no worse than to …</strong>, to be well-advised to …</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">for the worse</strong>, so as to deteriorate: <em class="example">a change for the worse.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq846"> <strong class="phr">go from bad to worse</strong>, to deteriorate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq650"> <strong class="phr">none the worse for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq763"> not harmed by.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq862"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> positively benefited by.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq475"> <strong class="phr">the worse for wear</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq863"> showing signs of considerable wear; shabby or worn out.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drunk.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq661"> <strong class="phr">worse off</strong>, in worse circumstances; poorer; less fortunate or well placed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>wyrsa</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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yeast cake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">yeast cake</span></header><div>/ˈjist keɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'yeest kayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">living yeast cells compressed with a little starch into a small cake. In <strong>dried yeast cake</strong>, yeasts are inactive; in a <strong>compressed yeast cake</strong> they are active and the product is perishable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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victory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000082766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">victory</span><z><span target_id="THtvMPyhEv">n.</span><span target_id="lajXrpi0uA">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of victory" src="word_pronunciations/24767.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈvɪktəri/ (<em>say</em> 'viktuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of victory" src="word_pronunciations/24768.mp3"></audio></span>/-tri/ (<em>say</em> -tree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="THtvMPyhEv"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">victories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> the ultimate and decisive superiority in a battle or any contest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> a success or triumph won over the enemy in battle or war, or an engagement ending in such a triumph: <em class="example">naval victories.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq256"> any success or successful performance achieved over an adversary or opponent, opposition, difficulties, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lajXrpi0uA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq458"> <strong class="phr">snatch defeat from the jaws of victory</strong>, (<em>ironic</em>) to lose just when victory seemed certain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq998"> <strong class="phr">snatch victory from the jaws of defeat</strong>, to achieve a sudden and unexpected success.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>victorie</em>, from Latin <em>victōria</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>victoryless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wag<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="4hz4PYnPRq">v.t.</span><span target_id="EGj3EuloP6">v.i.</span><span target_id="CFjNAqUKBd">n.</span><span target_id="AujbPVvznJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wag" src="word_pronunciations/24964.mp3"></audio></span>/wæg/ (<em>say</em> wag) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">wagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">wagging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4hz4PYnPRq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> to move from side to side, forwards and backwards, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: <em class="example">the dog wagged its tail.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq373"> to move (the tongue) in talking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq511"> to shake (a finger) at someone, especially in reproval, reproach, or admonition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq423"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be absent from (school, etc.) without permission: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>two seven-year-olds wagging school had climbed through a fence into a suburban gully and found a slave camp – that is what the newspapers called it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EGj3EuloP6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq099"> to be moved from side to side or one way and the other, especially rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or the tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq906"> (of the tongue) to move busily, especially in idle or indiscreet talk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq064"> to get along; travel; proceed: <em class="example">how the world wags.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq341"> to totter or sway.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CFjNAqUKBd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq847"> the act of wagging.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AujbPVvznJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq954"> <strong class="phr">the tail wags</strong>, <em class="label">Cricket</em> the lower-order batters perform well.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq835"> <strong class="phr">the tail wags the dog</strong>, the less significant element directs the outcome for the whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq285"> <strong class="phr">wag it</strong> or <strong class="phr">play the wag</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deliberately stay away from school, work, etc., without permission: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A document, frequently forged, providing an alibi for when you’d wagged it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wagge</em>, from Old Norse <em>vaga</em> wag, waddle; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083432" href="#mq423">4</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083432" href="#mq285">12</a> from the sense of ‘wander off’, ‘depart’]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wag<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="JVmL8dTw48">n.</span><span target_id="5qXXvXBtAy">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wag" src="word_pronunciations/24965.mp3"></audio></span>/wæg/ (<em>say</em> wag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JVmL8dTw48"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> a humorous person; joker.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5qXXvXBtAy">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq279"> <strong class="phr">play the wag</strong>, to entertain with jokes, silly antics, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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whammy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">whammy</span><z><span target_id="2VPAPjR5om">n.</span><span target_id="nqCy0FZRbk">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈwæmi/ (<em>say</em> 'wamee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2VPAPjR5om">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">whammies</strong>) a forceful influence, spell, etc.: <em class="example">the witch’s whammy immobilised him.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="nqCy0FZRbk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq683"> <strong class="phr">double whammy</strong>, a surprising and unexpected event, either especially fortunate or unfortunate, which happens in two stages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq273"> <strong class="phr">triple whammy</strong>, a double whammy in three stages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq149"> <strong class="phr">quadruple whammy</strong>, a double whammy in four stages.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084607" href="entry://wham%23bigmac000084607"><span class="smallcaps">wham</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084607" href="entry://wham%23mq448">3</a>) (since one of the ways of casting a spell was to pound the fist into the palm of the hand) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>; popularised by the comic strip <em>L’il Abner</em>, created by US cartoonist Al Capp, 1909–79, in the 1950s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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wick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wick<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="f9S63jNwM1">n.</span><span target_id="fjGmqbqHTx">v.i.</span><span target_id="k2wQT9oBtG">v.t.</span><span target_id="T3xvO3zwyD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wick" src="word_pronunciations/25416.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪk/ (<em>say</em> wik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f9S63jNwM1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, or the like serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be burnt at its top end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the penis.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fjGmqbqHTx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq893"> (of a liquid) to pass by capillary action, especially through an absorbent textile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq806"> (of a material) to absorb moisture through capillary action.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="k2wQT9oBtG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq088"> to draw (liquid) away by capillary action.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="T3xvO3zwyD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">dip one’s wick</strong>, (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq070"> <strong class="phr">get on someone’s wick</strong>, to irritate someone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>wicke</em>, <em>weke</em>, Old English <em>wice</em>, <em>wēoc</em>(<em>e</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>wickless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000085019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">wick<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="u3cSn0a8iK">n.</span><span target_id="DSysnMvNan">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of wick" src="word_pronunciations/25416.mp3"></audio></span>/wɪk/ (<em>say</em> wik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="u3cSn0a8iK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Curling</em> a narrow opening in the field, bounded by other players’ stones.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DSysnMvNan">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> (of a ball) to bounce off another ball.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; earlier <em>inwick</em> to drive a stone through an opening]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baba</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Baba" src="word_pronunciations/01815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) <em class="label">Singaporean and Malaysian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a male Straits-born Chinese person.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000229" href="entry://Nyonya%23bigmac100000229"><strong>Nyonya</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Malay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babi</span><z><span target_id="NPDGtE9VO9">n.</span><span target_id="iLhV5c58vO">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Babi" src="word_pronunciations/01816.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NPDGtE9VO9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> a member of the Babi Faith.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iLhV5c58vO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq281"> relating to the Babi Faith or a Babi.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babu</span></header><div>/ˈbabu/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> (a form of address for any man, placed either before or after a name): <em class="example">babu Kachru; </em><em class="example">Kachru babu.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> an office worker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) an educated Indian, especially a Bengali.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baboo</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>bābū</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>babuism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baby</span><z><span target_id="S6DkiFo7hC">n.</span><span target_id="s8pEr6uUA0">adj.</span><span target_id="n5Ywbv4jgh">v.t.</span><span target_id="VHcsftBJt0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baby" src="word_pronunciations/01629.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪbi/ (<em>say</em> 'baybee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="S6DkiFo7hC"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">babies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> an infant; young child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> a young animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq807"> the youngest member of a family, group, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq760"> a childish person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq531"> a small bottle of wine, usually a quarter size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq432"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an invention, creation, or project of which one is particularly proud or for which one has a special responsibility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq814"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something regarded with affection, especially something which is admired.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq692"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (often used as a form of address) a lover or spouse.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="s8pEr6uUA0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq639"> of, like, or suitable for a baby: <em class="example">baby clothes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq622"> infantile; babyish: <em class="example">a baby face.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq110"> comparatively small: <em class="example">baby carrots; </em><em class="example">a baby grand.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="n5Ywbv4jgh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq218"> (<strong class="bold">babied</strong>, <strong class="bold">babying</strong>) to treat like a young child; pamper.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VHcsftBJt0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq634"> <strong class="phr">leave someone holding the baby</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to abandon someone with a problem or responsibility not rightly theirs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq698"> <strong class="phr">make babies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq337"> <strong class="phr">throw the baby out with the bathwater</strong>, to toss out what is valued along with what is considered to be rubbish. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a translation of a German proverb]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>babi</em>, <em>babee</em>, diminutive of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104411" href="entry://babe%23bigmac000104411"><span class="smallcaps">babe</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>babyhood</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bib.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bib.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> Bible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> Biblical.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bibb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bibb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bibb" src="word_pronunciations/02263.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪb/ (<em>say</em> bib) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq079">1810–62, Australian architect, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac635102331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boba</span></header><div>/ˈboʊbə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac049557912" href="entry://bubble%20tea%23bigmac049557912"><strong>bubble tea</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Mandarin <em>bōbà</em>, from Cantonese <em>bōba</em> tapioca pearls, from <em>bō</em> ball (from English <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000104076"><span class="smallcaps">ball<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <em>ba</em> chief, top]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubo</span></header><div>/ˈbjuboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">buboes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek <em>boubōn</em>, literally, groin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Babar" src="word_pronunciations/01815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097877" href="entry://Baber%23bigmac000097877"><strong>Baber</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of babel" src="word_pronunciations/01624.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq559"> a confused mixture of sounds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq734"> a scene of noise and confusion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104414" href="entry://Babel%23bigmac000104414"><span class="smallcaps">Babel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Babel" src="word_pronunciations/01624.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">an ancient city (Babylon) where the people began the building of a tower (<strong>Tower of Babel</strong>) intended to reach heaven; in order to prevent this, God confused the language of the builders so that they could not understand each other. Genesis 11: 4–9.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>Bābel</em> Babylon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baber</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Baber" src="word_pronunciations/01815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Zahir ed-Din Mohammed</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq515">1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Babar</strong>, <strong class="vs">Babur</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac903504312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babka</span></header><div>/ˈbabkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbkuh), /ˈbæbkə/ (<em>say</em> 'babkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">a sweet bread, often braided and glazed, containing fillings such as dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon, cheese and chocolate; krantz cake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Polish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baboo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac882932827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baboo</span></header><div>/ˈbabu/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq156">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005029" href="entry://babu%23bigmac000005029"><strong>babu</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babul</span></header><div>/baˈbul/ (<em>say</em> bah'boohl), /ˈbabul/ (<em>say</em> 'bahboohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> any of several trees of the genus <em>Vachellia</em>, which yield a gum, especially <em>V. nilotica</em> of India, a prickly evergreen tree with yellow flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq466"> the gum, pods, or bark of such a tree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>babūl</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babur</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Babur" src="word_pronunciations/01815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097877" href="entry://Baber%23bigmac000097877"><strong>Baber</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barby</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barby" src="word_pronunciations/01816.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac948343198" href="entry://barbie%23bigmac948343198"><strong>barbie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bebel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000016264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bebel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bebel" src="word_pronunciations/01624.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ferdinand August</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">1840–1913, German socialist and writer; co-founder of German Social Democrat party (1869).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tone</span><z><span target_id="Ih3KoC8HXa">n.</span><span target_id="USyJ58RPaM">v.t.</span><span target_id="8UNvDd4TmZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="UHnHglUyiZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tone" src="word_pronunciations/23513.mp3"></audio></span>/toʊn/ (<em>say</em> tohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ih3KoC8HXa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: <em class="example">shrill tones.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq837"> quality or character of sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq617"> vocal sound; the sound made by vibrating muscular bands in the larynx.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq001"> a particular quality, way of sounding, modulation, or intonation of the voice as expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit, etc.: <em class="example">a tone of command.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq042"> an accent peculiar to a person, people, locality, etc., or a characteristic mode of sounding words in speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq573"> stress of voice on a syllable of a word.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> a vowel pitch or pitch modulation that distinguishes a particular phoneme in a tonal language, as in Chinese.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq083"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq733"> an interval equivalent to two semitones; a whole tone.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq228"> any of the nine plainsong melodies or tunes, to which the psalms are sung (called <strong>Gregorian tones</strong>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq827"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104533" href="entry://note%23bigmac000104533"><strong>note</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq798"> a variety of colour; a tint; a shade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq615"> hue; that distinctive quality by which colours differ from one another in addition to their differences indicated by chroma, tint, shade; a slight modification of a given colour: <em class="example">green with a yellowish tone; </em><em class="example">a light tone; </em><em class="example">dull tone.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq181"> <em class="label">Art</em> the prevailing effect of harmony of colour and values.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq347"> the state of tension or firmness proper to the organs or tissues of the body.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq987"> that state of the body or of an organ in which all its animal functions are performed with healthy vigour.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq600"> healthy sensitivity to stimulation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq767"> normal healthy condition of the mind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq232"> a particular state or temper of the mind; spirit, character, or tenor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq734"> prevailing character or style, as of manners or morals.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq509"> style, distinction, or elegance.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">toned</strong>, <strong class="bold">toning</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="USyJ58RPaM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="17"><span id="mq471"> to sound with a particular tone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq959"> to give the proper tone to (a musical instrument).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq749"> to modify the tone or general colouring of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq364"> to give the desired tone to (a painting, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq844"> <em class="label">Photography</em> to change the colour of (a print), usually by chemical means.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq388"> to render (as specified) in tone or colouring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq019"> to modify the tone or character of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq052"> to give physical or mental tone to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8UNvDd4TmZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="25"><span id="mq944"> to take on a particular tone; assume colour or tint.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="UHnHglUyiZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq422"> <strong class="phr">tone down</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq357"> <em class="label">Painting</em> to subdue; make (a colour) less intense in hue.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq306"> to lower the strength, intensity, etc., of; soften; moderate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq235"> to become softened or moderated.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq684"> <strong class="phr">tone </strong>(<strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> with</strong>, to harmonise with in tone or colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq080"> <strong class="phr">tone up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq587"> to give a higher or stronger tone to.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq386"> to make stronger or more vigorous: <em class="example">walking tones up the muscles.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq611"> to gain in tone or strength.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Medieval Latin <em>tonus</em>, from Greek <em>tonos</em> tension, pitch, key] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>toneless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tonelessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tonelessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tough</span><z><span target_id="QOOLd7LnFE">adj.</span><span target_id="GgKh7sG1G4">adv.</span><span target_id="1t6z02SgdH">n.</span><span target_id="0su04wnKUF">interj.</span><span target_id="d4YnEhB5Ez">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tough" src="word_pronunciations/23608.mp3"></audio></span>/tʌf/ (<em>say</em> tuf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QOOLd7LnFE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> not easily broken or cut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq160"> not brittle or tender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq264"> difficult to masticate, as food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq930"> of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq648"> capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq195"> not easily influenced, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq708"> hardened; incorrigible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq480"> difficult to perform, accomplish, or deal with; hard, trying, or troublesome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq541"> hard to bear or endure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq485"> vigorous; severe; violent: <em class="example">a tough struggle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq722"> rough, disorderly, or rowdyish.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="GgKh7sG1G4">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> aggressively; threateningly: <em class="example">to act tough.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1t6z02SgdH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq394"> a ruffian; a rowdy.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="0su04wnKUF">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq999"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of contemptuous lack of concern.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="d4YnEhB5Ez">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">be tough on</strong>, to make demands of: <em class="example">to be tough on oneself.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq75"> <strong class="phr">do it tough</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to experience hardship and deprivation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq624"> <strong class="phr">get tough</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq131"> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to deal harshly or strictly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq024"> to become hardened or inured.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq215"> <strong class="phr">hang tough</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to persevere against the odds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq573"> <strong class="phr">tough it out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to maintain an unyielding or unrepentant attitude throughout an episode, despite all criticism or blame: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>By attempting to tough it out, Senator Crossin gave mileage to political opponents looking for a counter to the storm created by the Peter Reith telecard issue.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>tōh</em>. Compare Dutch <em>taai</em>, German <em>zähe</em>, <em>zäh</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>toughly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>toughness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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track
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">track<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="d3kxdIBfDU">n.</span><span target_id="FBoZXb8Fl4">v.t.</span><span target_id="q7FstC8q9D">v.i.</span><span target_id="30X5zrmQ8v">adj.</span><span target_id="1rMloMfG4D">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of track" src="word_pronunciations/23655.mp3"></audio></span>/træk/ (<em>say</em> trak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="d3kxdIBfDU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> a road, path, or trail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> the structure of rails, sleepers, etc., on which a railway train or the like runs; a railway line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq915"> the mark, or series of marks, left by anything that has passed along.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq572"> (<em>especially plural</em>) a footprint or other mark left by an animal, a person, or a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq118"> a rough roadway or path, as one made or beaten by the feet of humans or animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq569"> a line of travel or motion: <em class="example">the track of a bird.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq252"> a route, usually only roughly defined, as one used for droving: <em class="example">the Birdsville Track.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq495"> an endless jointed metal band which is driven by the wheels of a tracklaying vehicle to enable it to move, or pull loads, over rough ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq236"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the path of an ionised particle which has been made visible in a cloud chamber or on a photographic emulsion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq476"> a course followed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq406"> a course of action or conduct; a method of proceeding: <em class="example">to go on in the same track year after year.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq872"> a path or course made or laid out for some particular purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq426"> a course laid out for running or racing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq358"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq381"> the sports which are performed on a track, collectively; athletics.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq043"> both track and field sports as a whole.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq160"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> the measured distance at the ground line, between the centres of wheels on the same axis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq696"> the distance between the port and starboard wheels of an undercarriage, or the distance between the centres of the port and starboard legs of multi-wheel landing gears.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq097"> the projection of an aircraft’s flight path on the surface of the earth.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq400"> one of the distinct sections of a CD, DVD, etc., containing a piece, or section of music, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq773"> one of the bands of material recorded lengthwise beside other such bands on magnetic tape, hence <em>2-track tape recorder</em>, <em>8-track tape recorder</em>, etc., referring to the number of tracks they can record and <em>half-track recording</em>, <em>quarter-track recording</em>, etc., referring roughly to the fraction of the width of the magnetic tape taken up by each track.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq796"> (<em>plural</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">track marks</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> scars or marks on the arms or legs caused by habitual use of a hypodermic needle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> a prison warder who will carry contraband messages or goods out of or into a prison for a prisoner.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FBoZXb8Fl4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq342"> to follow up or pursue the tracks, traces, or footprints of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq229"> to hunt by following the tracks of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq297"> to follow the course of, as by radar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq304"> to follow (a track, course, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq887"> <em class="label">Military</em> to keep a target-locating instrument or a weapon pointing continuously at (a moving target).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="26"> <span id="mq489"> to follow the progress of: <em class="example">to track the changes to the data.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq036"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq651"> <em class="label">US</em> to make a track of footprints upon (a floor, etc.).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq398"> to make a track with (earth, snow, etc., carried on the feet) in walking.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq676"> <em class="label">US Railways</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq732"> to furnish with a track or tracks, as for trains.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq937"> to have (a certain distance) between wheels, runners, rails, etc.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="q7FstC8q9D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="29"><span id="mq233"> to follow up a track or trail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="30"> <span id="mq838"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq967"> to run in the same track, as the wheels of a vehicle.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq778"> to be in alignment, as one gearwheel with another.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="31"> <span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> (of the camera) to move bodily in any direction while in operation. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098733" href="entry://pan%23bigmac000098733"><strong>pan<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="32"> <span id="mq674"> to make one’s way.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="30X5zrmQ8v">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="33"><span id="mq809"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> relating to those sports performed on a running track (contrasted with <em>field</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1rMloMfG4D">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="34"><span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">down the track</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq279"> into the future: <em class="example">success is a long way down the track.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq135"> along a path of progress: <em class="example">two years down the track and we’re beginning to make a profit.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="35"> <span id="mq238"> <strong class="phr">go down the same track</strong>, to follow the same course of action or pattern of behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="36"> <span id="mq864"> <strong class="phr">in one’s tracks</strong>, just where one is standing: <em class="example">the shock stopped him in his tracks.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="37"> <span id="mq750"> <strong class="phr">in the tracks of</strong>, following; pursuing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="38"> <span id="mq207"> <strong class="phr">keep track of</strong>, to follow the course or progress of; keep sight or knowledge of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="39"> <span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">lose track of</strong>, to fail to keep informed on or in view; fail to stay in touch with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="40"> <span id="mq294"> <strong class="phr">make tracks</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to leave or depart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="41"> <span id="mq802"> <strong class="phr">off the beaten track</strong>, secluded, unusual, or little known.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="42"> <span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">off the track</strong>, away from the subject in hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="43"> <span id="mq563"> <strong class="phr">on the track of</strong>, pursuing; on the scent of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="44"> <span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">on the </strong>(<strong class="phr">wallaby</strong>)<strong class="phr"> track</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on the move; itinerant, most frequently with reference to a swagman, seasonal worker, etc. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> Australian English (1860s); from the notion of travelling on foot through the outback as though following a track made by wallabies]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="45"> <span id="mq989"> <strong class="phr">on track</strong>, proceeding on a course leading to the successful accomplishment of a goal: <em class="example">on track for a new world record; </em><em class="example">on track to meet profit forecasts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="46"> <span id="mq250"> <strong class="phr">run off the track</strong>, <em class="label">Horseracing</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> to run wide at a turn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="47"> <span id="mq427"> <strong class="phr">stop in one’s tracks</strong>, to come abruptly to a halt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="48"> <span id="mq430"> <strong class="phr">the right track</strong>, the right idea, plan, interpretation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="49"> <span id="mq373"> <strong class="phr">the wrong side of the tracks</strong>, an area regarded as socially unacceptable because of the poverty and lack of respectability of the inhabitants. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally US; from the notion that one side of the railway line was where the wealthy lived while the other side was where the poor people lived]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="50"> <span id="mq755"> <strong class="phr">the wrong track</strong>, the wrong idea, plan, interpretation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="51"> <span id="mq860"> <strong class="phr">track down</strong>, to catch or find, after pursuit or searching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="52"> <span id="mq894"> <strong class="phr">track in</strong>, <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> to move the camera towards the subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="53"> <span id="mq978"> <strong class="phr">track out</strong>, <em class="label">Film</em>, <em class="label">TV</em> to move the camera away from the subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="54"> <span id="mq395"> <strong class="phr">track square</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>with</em>) to keep company with someone, in a situation where the expected outcome is marriage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="55"> <span id="mq432"> <strong class="phr">track with</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep company with (a member of the opposite sex).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>trak</em>, from Old French <em>trac</em>, ? of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000077434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">track<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of track" src="word_pronunciations/23655.mp3"></audio></span>/træk/ (<em>say</em> trak) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">to tow (a boat), especially from a river bank.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>trekken</em> to pull]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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transformer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">transformer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of transformer" src="word_pronunciations/23710.mp3"></audio></span>/trænsˈfɔmə/ (<em>say</em> trans'fawmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> someone or something that transforms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq473"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> an electric device, without continuously moving parts, which by electromagnetic induction transforms electric energy from one or more circuits to one or more circuits at the same frequency, usually with changed values of voltage and current; especially one for transforming a comparatively small alternating current of higher voltage into a larger current of lower voltage (<strong>step-down transformer</strong>), or, conversely, a current of lower voltage into one of higher voltage (<strong>step-up transformer</strong>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq323"> a toy which is designed to change shape, as from a robot into a motor vehicle or space craft.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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triphenylmethane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">triphenylmethane</span></header><div>/traɪˌfɛnəlˈmiθeɪn/ (<em>say</em> truy.fenuhl'meethayn), /-ˌfinəl-/ (<em>say</em> -.feenuhl-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a colourless, crystalline organic compound, (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>CH, from which many dyes (the <strong>triphenylmethane dyes</strong>) are formally derived.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tube</span><z><span target_id="JX799QXqf4">n.</span><span target_id="sCunZmEj4K">v.t.</span><span target_id="hEytCQiX3p">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tube" src="word_pronunciations/23945.mp3"></audio></span>/tjub/ (<em>say</em> tyoohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JX799QXqf4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> a hollow usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used for conveying or containing fluids, and for other purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> a small, collapsible, metal or plastic cylinder closed at one end and having the open end provided with a cap, for holding paint, toothpaste, or other semiliquid substance to be squeezed out by pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a can or bottle of beer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq056"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> any hollow, cylindrical vessel or organ: <em class="example">the bronchial tubes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq611"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> the hollow of a wave as it breaks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq794"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025647" href="entry://fallopian%20tube%23bigmac000025647"><strong>fallopian tube</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq180"> <em class="label">Botany</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq665"> any hollow, elongated body or part.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq695"> the united lower portion of a gamopetalous corolla or a gamosepalous calyx.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq170"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq062"> the London underground railway system: <em class="example">delays on the tube.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq937"> Also, <strong class="vs">tube train</strong>. a railway train running as part of this system.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq911"> one of the tunnels through which these trains pass.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq987"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082032" href="entry://valve%23bigmac000082032"><strong>valve</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000082032" href="entry://valve%23mq832">7</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq443"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075330" href="entry://telescope%23bigmac000075330"><strong>telescope</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq225"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a television set.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="sCunZmEj4K">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">tubed</strong>, <strong class="bold">tubing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq584"> to furnish with a tube or tubes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq775"> to convey or enclose in a tube.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq931"> to form in the shape of a tube; make like a tube.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hEytCQiX3p">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq867"> <strong class="phr">go down the tube</strong>(<strong class="phr">s</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to suffer a defeat; fail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq357"> <strong class="phr">have one’s tubes tied</strong>, <em class="label">Medicine</em> (of a woman) to be made sterile by blocking of the fallopian tubes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>tubus</em> pipe] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tubeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>tubelike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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tur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac751446226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">tur</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of tur" src="word_pronunciations/22970.mp3"></audio></span>/tɔ/ (<em>say</em> taw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">a pulse, <em>Cajanus cajan</em>, yielding small yellow lentils (<strong>tur dal</strong>), commonly used in Indian cookery; arhar; pigeon pea.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">toor</strong>, <strong class="vs">tuvar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>tuar</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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'tween
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000078767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">’tween</span><z><span target_id="JiCaGPWdvf">prep.</span><span target_id="DqXVLL8wOG">phr.</span></z></header><div>/twin/ (<em>say</em> tween) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="JiCaGPWdvf"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> between.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="DqXVLL8wOG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq953"> <strong class="phr">’tween decks</strong>, the space just below the main deck of a sailing ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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upper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">upper</span><z><span target_id="Hcx96Rcrje">adj.</span><span target_id="eEQBEiFizp">n.</span><span target_id="O7aOQxQxDd">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of upper" src="word_pronunciations/24412.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈʌpə/ (<em>say</em> 'upuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Hcx96Rcrje"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> higher (than something implied) or highest, as in place, or position, or in a scale: <em class="example">the upper slopes of a mountain; </em><em class="example">upper register of a voice.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq357"> occupying or consisting of high or rising ground, or farther into the interior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq958"> forming the higher of a pair of corresponding things or sets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq938"> (of a surface) facing upwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq659"> superior, as in rank, dignity, or station.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq862"> higher or highest in respect of wealth, rank, office, birth, influence, etc.: <em class="example">the upper classes; </em><em class="example">the upper orders.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq322"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Geology</em> denoting a later division of a period, system, or the like: <em class="example">the Upper Devonian.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eEQBEiFizp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq856"> anything which is higher (than another, as of a pair) or highest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq426"> the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the vamp and quarters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq811"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stimulant, as amphetamine, etc.: <em class="example">uppers and downers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a pleasant or exhilarating experience.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O7aOQxQxDd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq746"> <strong class="phr">be </strong>(<strong class="phr">down</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on one’s uppers</strong>, <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> to be reduced to poverty or want.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103966" href="entry://up%23bigmac000103966"><span class="smallcaps">up</span></a> + <em>-p-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024339" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024339"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>4</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubby</span></header><div>/ˈbʌbi/ (<em>say</em> 'bubee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bubbies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009705" href="entry://bub%23bigmac000009705"><strong>bub<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009705" href="entry://bub%23mq871">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Buber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Buber</span></header><div>/ˈbubə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Martin</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">1878–1965, Jewish theologian and existentialist philosopher, born in Austria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bubka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac798616544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bubka</span></header><div>/ˈbʊbkə/ (<em>say</em> 'boobkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sergei</strong> /ˈsɜdʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'serjay), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">born 1964, Ukrainian athlete, noted as a world champion pole vaulter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bublé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac960249524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bublé</span></header><div>/ˈbubleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohblay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michael Steven</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">born 1975, Canadian jazz singer and songwriter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burbs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac230593348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burbs</span></header><div>/bɜbz/ (<em>say</em> berbz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">the suburbs of a city.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">’burbs</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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busby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">busby</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of busby" src="word_pronunciations/03338.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌzbi/ (<em>say</em> 'buzbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">busbies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> a tall fur hat with a coloured bag hanging from the top over the right side, worn by hussars, etc., in the British Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq719"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006265" href="entry://bearskin%23bigmac000006265"><strong>bearskin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006265" href="entry://bearskin%23mq212">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; ? a proper name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Busby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Busby</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Busby" src="word_pronunciations/03338.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌzbi/ (<em>say</em> 'buzbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> <strong>James</strong>, 1801–71, Scottish viticulturist and administrator in Australia and NZ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> his father, <strong>John</strong>, 1765–1857, English-born Australian civil engineer; constructed <strong>Busby’s Bore</strong> which served Sydney with water 1830–58.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babaco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babaco</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of babaco" src="word_pronunciations/01620.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈbakoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'bahkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">the seedless, five-sided fruit of the hybrid <em>Carica pentagonia</em>, similar to the pawpaw and originally from Ecuador; Kiwi star.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babble</span><z><span target_id="rGMjeQrXuD">v.i.</span><span target_id="1zhLFPfSc9">v.t.</span><span target_id="iZ5RDCMfw0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of babble" src="word_pronunciations/01623.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'babuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">babbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">babbling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rGMjeQrXuD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> to utter words imperfectly or indistinctly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> to talk idly, irrationally, or foolishly; chatter: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Macauley let her babble on as though he didn’t hear.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">d’arcy niland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq028"> to make a continuous murmuring sound: <em class="example">a babbling brook.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1zhLFPfSc9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq104"> to utter incoherently or foolishly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq978"> to reveal foolishly or thoughtlessly: <em class="example">he babbled the whole secret.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iZ5RDCMfw0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq366"> inarticulate speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq608"> idle, irrational or foolish talk; chatter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq537"> a murmuring sound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>babele</em>(<em>n</em>); of imitative origin. Compare Icelandic <em>babla</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>babbly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babism</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'baybizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005025" href="entry://Babi%20Faith%23bigmac000005025"><strong>Babi Faith</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baboon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000083681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baboon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baboon" src="word_pronunciations/01627.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈbun/ (<em>say</em> buh'boohn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baboon" src="word_pronunciations/01626.mp3"></audio></span>/bæˈbun/ (<em>say</em> ba'boohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">any of various large, terrestrial monkeys, of the genera <em>Papio</em> and <em>Theropithecus</em>, of Africa and Arabia, with a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>babewyne</em>, from Old French <em>babouin</em> stupid person] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baboonish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagboy</span></header><div>/ˈbægbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bagboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">a bookmaker’s clerk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balboa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac711474053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balboa</span></header><div>/bælˈboʊə/ (<em>say</em> bal'bohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">the principal monetary unit of Panama.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Vasco Núñez de <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093549" href="entry://Balboa%23bigmac000093549"><span class="smallcaps">Balboa</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bamboo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bamboo</span><z><span target_id="ASDxNmsPRk">n.</span><span target_id="5AzM6jlU8f">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bamboo" src="word_pronunciations/01749.mp3"></audio></span>/bæmˈbu/ (<em>say</em> bam'booh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ASDxNmsPRk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bamboos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> any of the woody or tree-like mostly tropical and subtropical grasses of the genus <em>Bambusa</em> and allied genera.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq547"> the hollow woody stem of such a plant, used for building purposes and for making furniture, poles, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5AzM6jlU8f">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq589"> made with bamboo: <em class="example">bamboo ladder.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bambus</em>, from Dutch <em>bamboes</em>, from Malay <em>bambu</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banaba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banaba</span></header><div>/ˈbanaba/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnahbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">an island in western Kiribati; phosphate mining. 6 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Ocean Island</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangbu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104257"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangbu</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋbu/ (<em>say</em> 'bangbooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq031">a city in eastern China, in Anhui province.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Pang-fou</strong>, <strong class="vs">Pangpu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baobab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baobab</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baobab" src="word_pronunciations/01803.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪoʊbæb/ (<em>say</em> 'bayohbab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008138" href="entry://boab%23bigmac000008138"><strong>boab</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>bahobab</em>; probably from a central African language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barbel" src="word_pronunciations/01814.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> a slender feeler appended near the mouth of certain fishes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq139"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barbel</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">barbels</strong>) any of various cyprinoid fishes of the genus <em>Barbus</em>, especially <em>B. barbus</em>, of Europe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barbelle</em>, from Old French <em>barbel</em>, from Late Latin <em>barbellus</em>, diminutive of <em>barbus</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005660" href="#mq139">2</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barber</span><z><span target_id="ddw5FugRHr">n.</span><span target_id="R2XXDbHWJd">v.i.</span><span target_id="7f2eL6uNqf">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barber" src="word_pronunciations/01815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ddw5FugRHr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> someone whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, especially men, and to shave or trim the beard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq803"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a cold, keen, cutting wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq530"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a shearer.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="R2XXDbHWJd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq746"> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> to steal from residential premises.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7f2eL6uNqf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq136"> to trim or dress the beard and hair of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barbour</em>, from Anglo-French, from Latin <em>barba</em> beard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bebop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bebop</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bebop" src="word_pronunciations/02008.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbibɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'beebop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">a style of jazz composition and performance characterised by dissonant harmony, complex rhythmic devices, and experimental, often bizarre, instrumental effects.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bop</strong>, <strong class="vs">rebop</strong>. <div class="etym">[fanciful coinage] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bebopper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beeby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beeby</span></header><div>/ˈbibi/ (<em>say</em> 'beebee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir George Stephenson</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">1869–1942, Australian barrister, politician and author.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bemba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bemba</span><z><span target_id="FgXoNcI2Eu">n.</span><span target_id="TVH5n5xla5">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'bembuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FgXoNcI2Eu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> a Bantu people of Africa, living in north-eastern Zambia and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Bemba</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Bembas</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq470"> the language spoken by these people, belonging to the Niger-Congo family.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TVH5n5xla5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biber</span></header><div>/ˈbibə/ (<em>say</em> 'beebuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Heinrich Ignaz Franz von</strong> /ˌhaɪnrɪk ˌɪnjats ˈfrants/ (<em>say</em> .huynrik .inyahts 'frahnts), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">1644–1704, Bohemian composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibl.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> biblical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq356"> bibliographical.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bible</span><z><span target_id="umlxTiiXF7">n.</span><span target_id="VqMkyAPGFj">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bible" src="word_pronunciations/02261.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'buybuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="umlxTiiXF7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq031"> <strong>the</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq953"> the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq616"> the Old Testament only.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> a copy of the text of these writings: <em class="example">an old, worn Bible.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq241"> (<em>often lower case</em>) the sacred writings of any religion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq013"> (<em>lower case</em>) any book accepted as authoritative: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Our bible is the </em>Macquarie Dictionary<em>. If you visit either chamber you will see that the </em>Macquarie Dictionary<em> is a permanent fixture of the Hansard tables.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bernie harris</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1995</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VqMkyAPGFj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq118"> (<em>lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a procedure, practice, etc.) recognised as correct; established: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>it’s been absolute bible to grab a stack of takeaway fish and chips … and have a picnic under the Harbour Bridge.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">urban list</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2022</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bibul</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>biblia</em>, from Greek: plural of <em>biblion</em>, diminutive of <em>biblos</em> book]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilbo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilbo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɪlboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bilboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bilboes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly used to confine the feet of prisoners.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilbo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɪlboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bilboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bilboes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">(formerly) a sword noted for the flexibility of its blade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>Bilbo sword</em>, sword of <em>Bilbao</em>, a seaport in N Spain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilby</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bilby" src="word_pronunciations/02311.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlbi/ (<em>say</em> 'bilbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bilbies</strong>)<br/> either of the rabbit-eared bandicoots of the genus <em class="label">Macrotis</em>, of the regions west of the Australian Great Dividing Range: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> the <strong>greater bilby</strong>, <em>Macrotis lagotis</em>; dalgite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq182"> Also, <em class="label">SA</em>, <strong class="vs">pinkie</strong>. the <strong>lesser bilby</strong>, <em>Macrotis leucura</em>, now thought to be extinct; yallara.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yuwaalaraay <em>bilbi</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimbo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimbo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bimbo" src="word_pronunciations/02336.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪmboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bimboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> an attractive but unintelligent young woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a male homosexual.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US colloquialism (early 1900s) for ‘an inconsequential person’; ? from Italian: a baby boy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobby<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bobby" src="word_pronunciations/02680.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒbi/ (<em>say</em> 'bobee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bobbies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a police officer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <em>Bobby</em>, for Sir <em>Robert</em> Peel]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobby<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bobby" src="word_pronunciations/02680.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒbi/ (<em>say</em> 'bobee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bobbies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> <em class="label">Chiefly WA Colloquial</em> a small beer glass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq592"> the contents of such a glass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>bobby</em> small]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bombe" src="word_pronunciations/02744.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒm/ (<em>say</em> bom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> a sweet usually made in a round mould, with an outer layer of plain ice cream and a filling of a softer iced mixture of different flavour often with other ingredients, such as fruit, nuts, liqueur, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> the circular mould or dish for containing such a sweet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23bigmac000103605"><span class="smallcaps">bomb</span></a>; from its shape]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombo</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bomboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">cheap wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: drink (in children’s speech)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booby<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booby" src="word_pronunciations/02779.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbubi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boobies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> a stupid or awkward person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq586"> the worst student, player, etc., of a group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq063"> any of various large, robust seabirds, closely related to gannets, having long wings and wedge-shaped tails, and which plunge into the sea to catch prey, as the <strong>brown booby</strong>, <em>Sula leucogaster</em>, of tropical seas and northerly parts of the Australian coastline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Spanish <em>bobo</em> fool, from Latin <em>balbus</em> stammering] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boobyish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac8788078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booby<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booby" src="word_pronunciations/02779.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbubi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boobies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac212486176" href="entry://boob%23bigmac212486176"><strong>boob<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac780210295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booby<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbubi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boobies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac402618084" href="entry://boo-boo%23bigmac402618084"><strong>boo-boo<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bribe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bribe</span><z><span target_id="Y0XV1UxOfB">n.</span><span target_id="lHGgrE6eK1">v.t.</span><span target_id="HFVBqyDDei">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bribe" src="word_pronunciations/03046.mp3"></audio></span>/braɪb/ (<em>say</em> bruyb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y0XV1UxOfB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> anything of value, as money or preferential treatment, privilege, etc., given or promised for corrupt behaviour in the performance of official or public duty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq074"> anything given or serving to persuade or induce.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq992"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> a length of damaged woollen fabric removed from a piece of cloth.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bribed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bribing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lHGgrE6eK1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq668"> to give or promise a bribe to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq682"> to influence or corrupt by a bribe.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HFVBqyDDei">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq001"> to give bribes; practise bribery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; compare Old French <em>bribe</em> piece of bread given to a beggar, <em>briber</em> beg] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bribable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bribability</strong> /ˌbraɪbəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> .bruybuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>briber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubal</span></header><div>/ˈbjubəl/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohbuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a large antelope, one of the hartebeests, <em>Alcelaphus buselaphus</em>, of northern Africa.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bubalis</strong> /ˈbjubələs/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohbuhluhs). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>būbalus</em> an ox-like antelope, from Greek <em>boubalos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubba</span></header><div>/ˈbʌbə/ (<em>say</em> 'bubuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009705" href="entry://bub%23bigmac000009705"><strong>bub<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009705" href="entry://bub%23mq871">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bomber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bomber</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bomber" src="word_pronunciations/02741.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒmə/ (<em>say</em> 'bomuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq630"> someone who throws or places bombs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> an aeroplane used to carry and drop bombs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac318686694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombie<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɒmi/ (<em>say</em> 'bomee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac904466386" href="entry://bommie%23bigmac904466386"><strong>bommie<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac380496944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɒmi/ (<em>say</em> 'bomee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac553691567" href="entry://bommie%23bigmac553691567"><strong>bommie<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bomby</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonbon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonbon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonbon" src="word_pronunciations/02749.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒnbɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bonbon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> a fondant, fruit, or nut centre dipped in fondant or chocolate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> a piece of confectionery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq395"> a small firework made from a paper roll twisted at each end and containing a gift, joke, motto, etc., which makes a loud report when pulled sharply at both ends.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bon bon</strong>, <strong class="vs">bon-bon</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonobo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac730033378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonobo</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnəboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bonuhboh), /bəˈnoʊboʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'nohboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">a chimpanzee, <em>Pan paniscus</em>, found in humid forests of the Congo region, and forming communities which are female-centred and typified by the frequency of sexual encounters engaged in freely between all adults; pygmy chimpanzee.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German, from an unidentified language within the Congo region]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brisb.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brisb.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq381">Brisbane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brumby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brumby</span><z><span target_id="J7ALxzgMpU">n.</span><span target_id="J7DARyY8eS">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brumby" src="word_pronunciations/03156.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrʌmbi/ (<em>say</em> 'brumbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J7ALxzgMpU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> a wild horse, especially one descended from runaway stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the one thing in a group that is faulty or otherwise no good.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J7DARyY8eS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq230"> wild; untamed: <em class="example">brumby cattle.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; ? from Lieutenant <em>Brumby</em> a NSW horse-breeder of the early 1800s, whose abandoned horses ran wild after he sailed to Van Diemen’s Land, giving rise to a word in a pidgin used by white and black pastoral workers in NSW and Qld, and thence accredited to Aboriginal languages by white people and to English by Aboriginal people]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brumby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brumby</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brumby" src="word_pronunciations/03156.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrʌmbi/ (<em>say</em> 'brumbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> <strong>Colin</strong>, 1933–2018, Australian composer and academic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> <strong>John Mansfield</strong>, born 1953, Australian state Labor politician; premier of Victoria 2007–10.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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btdubs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac171226923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">btdubs</span></header><div>/bi ti ˈdʌbz/ (<em>say</em> bee tee 'dubz) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">(a realisation in speech of the abbreviation <a data-mq-recid="bigmac133970821" href="entry://BTW%23bigmac133970821"><strong>BTW</strong></a>.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubble</span><z><span target_id="wZ0S1JQpxy">n.</span><span target_id="Vua2km0gfQ">v.i.</span><span target_id="rpbOAPRXPX">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bubble" src="word_pronunciations/03178.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bubuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wZ0S1JQpxy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> a small globule of gas in or rising through a liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> a small globule of gas in a thin liquid envelope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq132"> a globule of air or gas, or a globular vacuum, in a solid substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq544"> a large bubble (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009709" href="#mq132">3</a>) in which a sterile environment is maintained for a person suffering from SCID.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq875"> Also, <strong class="vs">travel bubble</strong>. a zone comprising two or more countries or states between which people can travel without border restrictions, such as the need to quarantine, especially as established by various governments during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic: <em class="example">a trans-Tasman bubble; </em><em class="example">a border bubble.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq323"> (especially during a pandemic) a designated group of people, as a family, share household, sporting group, etc., who are free to associate with each other, generally without having to adhere to the usual disease-control regulations, such as physical distancing, limiting the size of gatherings, etc., within the group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq064"> an environment or situation within which people are connected by virtue of common interests, seemingly unconcerned about and unaffected by events taking place outside: <em class="example">Canberra bubble; </em><em class="example">love bubble.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq582"> anything that lacks firmness, substance, or permanence; a delusion; a worthless, deceptive matter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq681"> an inflated speculation, especially if fraudulent.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq293"> the act or sound of bubbling.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bubbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bubbling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Vua2km0gfQ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq546"> to send up bubbles; effervesce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq693"> to flow or run with a gurgling noise; gurgle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) to perform the act of bubbling (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac043202380" href="entry://bubbling%23bigmac043202380"><strong>bubbling</strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac043202380" href="entry://bubbling%23mq841">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rpbOAPRXPX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq649"> to cause to bubble; make (bubbles) in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq978"> to subject (an image) to the process of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac043202380" href="entry://bubbling%23bigmac043202380">bubbling</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac043202380" href="entry://bubbling%23mq169">2</a>): <em class="example">to bubble a photo.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq709"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to cheat; deceive; swindle (as with a bubble def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009709" href="#mq681">9</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bobel</em>, related to Middle Dutch <em>bobbel</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102151" href="entry://burble%23bigmac000102151"><span class="smallcaps">burble</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bubbling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bubblingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubbly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubbly</span><z><span target_id="KwtJV3sg2J">adj.</span><span target_id="xTOyrZvp1i">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bubbly" src="word_pronunciations/03181.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌbli/ (<em>say</em> 'bublee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KwtJV3sg2J"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bubblier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bubbliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq309"> containing bubbles; bubbling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> sparkling and effervescent: <em class="example">a bubbly personality.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xTOyrZvp1i">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq557"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> champagne.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bubbliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bulbil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bulbil</span></header><div>/ˈbʌlbɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bulbil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq076"> a little bulb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> a small aerial bulb growing in the axils of leaves, as in the tiger lily, or replacing flower buds, as in the common onion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>bulbillus</em>, diminutive of Latin <em>bulbus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088429" href="entry://bulb%23bigmac000088429"><span class="smallcaps">bulb</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bulbul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bulbul</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bulbul" src="word_pronunciations/03231.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊlbʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'boolbool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq55"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac736953507" href="entry://red-whiskered%20bulbul%23bigmac736953507"><strong>red-whiskered bulbul</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> any bird of the tropical Asian family Pycnonotidae, much referred to in Persian poetry, and noted as songsters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>bulbul</em>, from Persian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumble</span><z><span target_id="KYWADKlj1X">v.i.</span><span target_id="BHMnSuQB6q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bumble" src="word_pronunciations/03267.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌmbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bumbuhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KYWADKlj1X"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> (<strong class="bold">bumbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bumbling</strong>) to proceed clumsily or inefficiently: <em class="example">to bumble along.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BHMnSuQB6q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq249"> <strong class="phr">bumble one’s way through</strong>, to mismanage: <em class="example">the government bumbled its way through crisis after crisis.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098205" href="entry://bungle%23bigmac000098205"><span class="smallcaps">bungle</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101989" href="entry://stumble%23bigmac000101989"><span class="smallcaps">stumble</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumboy</span></header><div>/ˈbʌmbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bumboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> (<em>taboo</em>) (<em>derogatory</em>) a male homosexual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq529"> a follower or employee who is obsequious and servile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097798" href="entry://bum%23bigmac000097798"><span class="smallcaps">bum<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23bigmac000104547"><span class="smallcaps">boy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bunuba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac783953692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bunuba</span><z><span target_id="zSxxt9ek0x">n.</span><span target_id="D4X6YFxooV">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʊnuba/ (<em>say</em> 'boonoohbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zSxxt9ek0x"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq179"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area of the Kimberley region north of Fitzroy Crossing, WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="D4X6YFxooV">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq550"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Punuba</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burble</span><z><span target_id="amvhZmwkjv">v.t.</span><span target_id="cU3nKndGqM">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of burble" src="word_pronunciations/03299.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'berbuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="amvhZmwkjv"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">burbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">burbling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq689"> to make a bubbling sound; bubble.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq430"> to speak quickly and unclearly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq664"> to speak incoherently or inconsequentially.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cU3nKndGqM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq185"> a bubbling or gentle gush.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq793"> a flow of excited, unclear speech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq827"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the breakdown of smooth airflow around a wing at a high angle of incidence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably imitative] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>burbling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burbot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burbot</span></header><div>/ˈbɜbət/ (<em>say</em> 'berbuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">burbot</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">burbots</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq157">a freshwater fish of the cod family, <em>Lota lota</em>, of Europe, Asia, and North America, with an elongated body and a barbel on the lower jaw.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>borbot</em>, from French <em>borbote</em> (apparently from Latin <em>barba</em> beard)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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busbar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">busbar</span></header><div>/ˈbʌsba/ (<em>say</em> 'busbah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> an electrical conductor having low resistance connecting several like points in an electrical system, frequently used to supply power to various points.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a group of such electrical conductors providing a communication path within a computer or between two or more computerised devices.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">buzz bar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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busboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac481021841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">busboy</span></header><div>/ˈbʌsbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'busboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq50">a waiter’s helper in a restaurant, club, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098113" href="entry://omnibus%23bigmac000098113"><span class="smallcaps">(omni)bus</span></a> (meaning ‘all-purpose’) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23bigmac000104547"><span class="smallcaps">boy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barber</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barber" src="word_pronunciations/01815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Samuel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">1910–81, US composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbet</span></header><div>/ˈbabət/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> any of numerous tropical birds of the families Megalaimidae, Lybiidae and Ramphastidae, most of which are brightly coloured and large-headed, and have bristles at the base of the bill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq363"> a medium-sized water dog with a woolly curly coat, bred in France originally as a working dog but later as a pet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, masculine diminutive of <em>barbe</em> beard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac948343198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barbie" src="word_pronunciations/01816.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq617">a barbecue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barby</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barbie" src="word_pronunciations/01816.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Klaus</strong> (‘<em>the Butcher of Lyons</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">1913–91, German Nazi leader; head of the Gestapo in Lyons, France, 1942–44.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bauble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bauble</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bauble" src="word_pronunciations/01944.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔbl/ (<em>say</em> 'bawbl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> a cheap but showy piece of ornament; trinket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq945"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac049776994" href="entry://Christmas%20bauble%23bigmac049776994"><strong>Christmas bauble</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq680"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a jester’s staff, often with a carved head, carried as a mock emblem of office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>babel</em>, from Old French: toy, probably from <em>bel</em>, from Latin <em>bellus</em> pretty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benbow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benbow</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'benboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">1653–1702, English admiral.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berber</span><z><span target_id="KbofJZx9HN">n.</span><span target_id="F2EpdzVFjU">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɜbə/ (<em>say</em> 'berbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KbofJZx9HN"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> a member of a group of North African peoples living in Barbary and the Sahara.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> the Afro-Asiatic languages of the Berbers, spoken from Tunisia west to the Atlantic and in the Sahara, including Kabyle, Tuareg, and other languages.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="F2EpdzVFjU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq639"> of or relating to the Berbers or their language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq797"> of or relating to a traditional hand-woven carpet made by the Berber people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq260"> of or relating to a mat, rug, carpet, etc., characterised by a loop pile construction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>barbar</em>, from Greek <em>barbaros</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005653" href="entry://barbarous%23bigmac000005653"><span class="smallcaps">barbarous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac534363983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibber</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbə/ (<em>say</em> 'bibuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">a steady drinker; tippler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bieber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac534386601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bieber</span></header><div>/ˈbibə/ (<em>say</em> 'beebuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Justin Drew</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">born 1994, Canadian pop singer and songwriter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bilbao
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bilbao</span></header><div>/bɪlˈbaʊ/ (<em>say</em> bil'bow), /bɪlˈbeɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bil'bayoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">a seaport in northern Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimeby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371687406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimeby</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪməbaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'buymuhbuy) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">eventually.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bimebye</strong>. <div class="etym">[alteration of <em>by and by</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobber</span></header><div>/ˈbɒbə/ (<em>say</em> 'bobuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq258"> someone or something that bobs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> a fishing bob.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq003"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any of various motorcycles with the front fender removed, the back fender made smaller, and other non-essential parts removed to reduce weight in order to optimise speed and performance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobbin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobbin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bobbin" src="word_pronunciations/02677.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒbən/ (<em>say</em> 'bobuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a reel, cylinder, or spool upon which yarn or thread is wound, as used in spinning, machine sewing, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bobine</em>, from <em>bobiner</em> to wind up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobble</span><z><span target_id="HEOM3AgFMW">n.</span><span target_id="Uc6iIjXbOA">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bobuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HEOM3AgFMW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq549"> a small pendant ball, usually of wool, for trimming scarves or other garments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq495"> any small ball which dangles or bobs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Uc6iIjXbOA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq576"> (<strong class="bold">bobbled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bobbling</strong>) to bob up and down repeatedly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [frequentative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102482" href="entry://bob%23bigmac000102482"><span class="smallcaps">bob<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102482" href="entry://bob%23mq296">8</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobcat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobcat<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bobcat" src="word_pronunciations/02681.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒbkæt/ (<em>say</em> 'bobkat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a medium-sized American wild cat, <em>Lynx rufus</em>, with a spotted grey, brown or red coat, ranging from southern Canada through the western US to Mexico.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008213" href="entry://bobtail%23bigmac000008213"><span class="smallcaps">bob(tail)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100984" href="entry://cat%23bigmac000100984"><span class="smallcaps">cat<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobcat<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bobcat" src="word_pronunciations/02681.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒbkæt/ (<em>say</em> 'bobkat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac862628080" href="entry://skid-steer%20loader%23bigmac862628080"><strong>skid-steer loader</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bobcat</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobuck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bobuck" src="word_pronunciations/02684.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊbʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'bohbuk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">a brush-tailed possum of eastern mainland Australia, <em>Trichosurus caninus</em>, inhabiting high country and closely related to the common brush-tailed possum, <em>T. vulpecula</em>; mountain possum.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? a NSW Aboriginal language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bombay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bombay</span><z><span target_id="8UlPJonbSf">n.</span><span target_id="EbJAiKrO0y">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bɒmˈbeɪ/ (<em>say</em> bom'bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8UlPJonbSf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104958" href="entry://Mumbai%23bigmac000104958"><strong>Mumbai</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EbJAiKrO0y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq133"> of or relating to a mild to hot Indian dish using a mixture of foods, especially vegetables and seafoods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombed</span></header><div>/bɒmd/ (<em>say</em> bomd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq703">heavily under the influence of drugs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bombed out</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baalbek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baalbek</span></header><div>/ˈbalbɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlbek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">a town in eastern Lebanon, of importance in Phoenician and Roman times and now famous for its Roman ruins.</span></div> Ancient Greek, <strong>Heliopolis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babbage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babbage</span></header><div>/ˈbæbɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'babij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq320"> <strong>Benjamin Herschel</strong>, 1815–78, Australian explorer and engineer, born in England; led expeditions within SA in the 1850s.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> <strong>Charles</strong>, 1792–1871, English mathematician; pioneer of calculating machines.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babbitt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babbitt</span><z><span target_id="vp4fwDDs9H">n.</span><span target_id="BgAvYBzCtX">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæbət/ (<em>say</em> 'babuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vp4fwDDs9H"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104402" href="entry://babbitt%20metal%23bigmac000104402"><strong>babbitt metal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> a bearing or lining of babbitt metal.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BgAvYBzCtX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq924"> to line, face or furnish with babbitt metal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babbitt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babbitt</span></header><div>/ˈbæbət/ (<em>say</em> 'babuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> a conformist and complacent middle-class businessman, especially of the American Midwest region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> (<em>also lower case</em>) a self-satisfied person who conforms readily to middle-class ideas and ideals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after George <em>Babbitt</em>, title character of a novel by US author Sinclair Lewis (1922)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babbler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babbler<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of babbler" src="word_pronunciations/01621.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæblə/ (<em>say</em> 'babluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> someone or something that babbles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> any of several noisy, gregarious, insectivorous birds of the family Pomatostomidae, common in scrub and open forest of Australia, as the <strong>grey-crowned babbler</strong>, <em>Pomatostomus temporalis</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> any of numerous other tropical and subtropical birds of the family Timaliidae, many of which have noisy, babbling calls.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babbler<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of babbler" src="word_pronunciations/01622.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæblə/ (<em>say</em> 'babluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq379">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104410" href="entry://babbling%20brook%23bigmac000104410"><strong>babbling brook</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babinda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babinda</span></header><div>/bəˈbɪndə/ (<em>say</em> buh'binduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq326">a town in northern Qld in the shire of Mulgrave; a centre for the sugar industry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yidiny <em>binda</em> waterfall]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babyish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac139895616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babyish</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'baybeeish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> of or relating to a baby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> infantile: <em class="example">babyish behaviour.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq150"> extremely unsophisticated; excessively silly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104471" href="entry://baby%23bigmac000104471"><span class="smallcaps">baby</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038451" href="entry://-ish%23bigmac000038451"><span class="smallcaps">-ish<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>babyishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>babyishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babylon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babylon</span></header><div>/ˈbæbəlɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'babuhlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq595"> an ancient city of south-western Asia, on the river Euphrates, noted for its magnificence and culture; the capital of Babylonia and later of the Chaldean Empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> <strong>Hanging Gardens of</strong>, its gardens, probably built in the form of a tower or pyramid; one of the Seven Wonders of the World.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq230"> a city regarded as overly rich, luxurious, and corrupt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek, from Akkadian <em>Bāb Ilu</em> the gate of the god <em>Il</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babysit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babysit</span><z><span target_id="hFBcoKyBFo">v.i.</span><span target_id="lThvPkTCTl">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of babysit" src="word_pronunciations/01628.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪbisɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'baybeesit) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">babysat</strong>, <strong class="bold">babysitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hFBcoKyBFo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily absent.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lThvPkTCTl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq652"> to mind (a child).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq604"> to look after (something) while the owners are away: <em class="example">we babysat the house while they were in Sydney.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>babysitting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballbag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac335497430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballbag</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlbæg/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlbag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> a bag in which to carry balls, as golf balls, basketballs, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq544"> Also, <strong class="vs">ballsack</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the scrotum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq430"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a support worn by men to protect the genitals during athletic or sporting activities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq693"> Also, <strong class="vs">ballsack</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a man regarded as stupid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bambara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bambara</span><z><span target_id="gJaxD7G1QV">n.</span><span target_id="Zwj0tnLy5t">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bamˈbarə/ (<em>say</em> bahm'bahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gJaxD7G1QV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> a people of western Africa living mainly in Mali.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq829"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Bambara</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Bambaras</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq271"> their language, a Mande language of the Niger-Congo family.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Zwj0tnLy5t">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bambino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bambino</span></header><div>/bæmˈbinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bam'beenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bambini</strong> /bæmˈbini/ (<em>say</em> bam'beenee) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bambinos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq863"> a child or baby.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> an image of the infant Jesus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, diminutive of <em>bambo</em> simple, silly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac173605601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barback</span></header><div>/ˈbabæk/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">a person employed to assist a bartender, as by setting out or clearing away glasses, restocking fridges, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bar-back</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839681836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbary</span></header><div>/ˈbabəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">a region in northern Africa, extending from west of Egypt to the Atlantic, and including the former Barbary States.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005658"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbate</span></header><div>/ˈbabeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">bearded; having a hairy tuft or tufts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>barbātus</em> bearded]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbell</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barbell" src="word_pronunciations/01813.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> an apparatus used in weightlifting, consisting of a steel bar, about 2 m long, to the ends of which disc-shaped weights are attached.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq41"> a straight metal bar with a bead on each end, used in body piercing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbera</span></header><div>/baˈbɛərə/ (<em>say</em> bah'bairruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph Roland</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">1911–2006, US cartoon film producer with William Hanna.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107536809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbola</span></header><div>/baˈboʊlə/ (<em>say</em> bah'bohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a decorative craft in which flowers and fruit are modelled in a plastic paste and then coloured.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barbola work</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark modelled on <em>barbotine</em> a type of clay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barbour" src="word_pronunciations/01815.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">c. 1316–95, Scottish poet; author of the national epic <em>The Brus</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbuda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbuda</span></header><div>/baˈbudə/ (<em>say</em> bah'boohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091691" href="entry://Antigua%20and%20Barbuda%23bigmac000091691"><strong>Antigua and Barbuda</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbule</span></header><div>/ˈbabjul/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> a little barb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq029"> one of the small processes fringing the barbs of a feather.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>barbula</em>, diminutive of <em>barba</em> beard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barraba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barraba</span></header><div>/ˈbærəbə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">a town and shire in northern NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bazball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac814482653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bazball</span></header><div>/ˈbæzbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'bazbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">an aggressive style of play, especially of the batting side.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after NZ former cricketer Brendon Barrie (<em>Baz</em>) McCullum (born 1981), who, as coach of the England test team from 2022, trained the team to play in such a manner]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beanbag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beanbag</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beanbag" src="word_pronunciations/01975.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbinbæg/ (<em>say</em> 'beenbag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> a small cloth bag filled with beans, used as a toy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> a large triangular cushion used as a chair, filled with pellets of synthetic material, as expanded polystyrene, which yields to accommodate the shape of the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq036"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac874383963" href="entry://beanbag%20round%23bigmac874383963"><strong>beanbag round</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beatbox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac554450864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beatbox</span><z><span target_id="syyU8KmYOt">n.</span><span target_id="b63NqdDEtH">v.i.</span><span target_id="Pby1IrHOpn">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbitbɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'beetboks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="syyU8KmYOt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022106" href="entry://drum%20machine%23bigmac000022106"><strong>drum machine</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="b63NqdDEtH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq843"> to imitate the sounds and rhythms produced by a drum machine with the voice.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Pby1IrHOpn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq291"> of or relating to music produced using a drum machine.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beat box</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bebeeru
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bebeeru</span></header><div>/bəˈbɪəru/ (<em>say</em> buh'bearrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031592" href="entry://greenheart%23bigmac000031592"><strong>greenheart</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031592" href="entry://greenheart%23mq161">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>bibirū</em>, from Carib]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellboy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bellboy" src="word_pronunciations/02135.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛlbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'belboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">a young employee in a hotel who carries luggage, runs errands, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1860s); <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104722" href="entry://bell%23bigmac000104722"><span class="smallcaps">bell<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23bigmac000104547"><span class="smallcaps">boy</span></a>, as originally summoned by a bell]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berbera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berbera</span></header><div>/ˈbɜbərə/ (<em>say</em> 'berbuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">a seaport in the northern Somali Democratic Republic, on the Gulf of Aden; formerly capital of British Somaliland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac586877795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betback</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtbæk/ (<em>say</em> 'betbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a bet placed by a bookmaker with another bookmaker to cover projected losses on a race.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibasic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibasic</span></header><div>/baɪˈbeɪsɪk/ (<em>say</em> buy'baysik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">dibasic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibelot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibelot</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bibloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [19th-century French (also <em>bimbelot</em>), apparently one of a group of words referring to something small]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biblio-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biblio-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a word element meaning: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq006"> book, as in <em>bibliophile</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> Bible, as in <em>bibliolatry</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>biblion</em> book]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biblist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biblist</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbləst/ (<em>say</em> 'bibluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> someone who regards the Bible as the only rule of faith.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> a biblicist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilobed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilobed</span></header><div>/baɪˈloʊbd/ (<em>say</em> buy'lohbd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">divided into or having two lobes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bimberi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bimberi</span></header><div>/bɪmˈbɛri/ (<em>say</em> bim'beree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">the highest peak in the ACT in the <strong>Bimberi Range</strong> south-west of Canberra. 1910 m.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bimberi Peak</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biobank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac332236746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biobank</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊbæŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohbangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">an agency which controls a biobanking system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blabber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blabber</span><z><span target_id="bnTXA0VKlg">n.</span><span target_id="H1GOgYKxeB">v.t.</span><span target_id="DpHQIAQPBd">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblæbə/ (<em>say</em> 'blabuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bnTXA0VKlg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq925"> someone who blabs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="H1GOgYKxeB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq344"> to reveal thoughtlessly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="DpHQIAQPBd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq343"> to talk or chatter indiscreetly and thoughtlessly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blubber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blubber</span><z><span target_id="woSk36SB2T">n.</span><span target_id="TNlW14yQ3a">v.i.</span><span target_id="KqhvLIGOdT">v.t.</span><span target_id="kB221hGUZd">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blubber" src="word_pronunciations/02613.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌbə/ (<em>say</em> 'blubuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="woSk36SB2T"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the fat found between the skin and muscle of whales and other cetaceans, from which oil is made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq190"> the act of blubbering.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TNlW14yQ3a">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq205"> to weep, usually noisily and with contorted face.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KqhvLIGOdT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq734"> to say while weeping: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘I love him,’ blubbered Ellen.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gb lancaster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1933</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq140"> to disfigure with weeping.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kB221hGUZd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq640"> swollen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bluber</em> (noun), <em>blubren</em> (verb); apparently imitative. Compare German <em>blubbern</em> bubble] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blubberer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blubbering</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blubberingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boabdil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boabdil</span></header><div>/ˈboʊæbdəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohabduhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>abu-Abdallah</em>, ‘<em>El Chicho</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">died 1492?, last Moorish king of Granada, 1482–92.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobbery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobbery</span></header><div>/ˈbɒbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bobuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> commotion; fuss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> Also, <strong class="vs">bobbery pack</strong>. a pack of hunting dogs of various breeds.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bobberie</strong>. <div class="etym">[British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobsled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobsled</span></header><div>/ˈbɒbslɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bobsled) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">bobsledded</strong>, <strong class="bold">bobsledding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008210" href="entry://bobsleigh%23bigmac000008210"><strong>bobsleigh</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobstay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobstay</span></header><div>/ˈbɒbsteɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bobstay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">a rope, chain, or rod from the outer end of the bowsprit to the cutwater, holding the bowsprit in.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102482" href="entry://bob%23bigmac000102482"><span class="smallcaps">bob<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101916" href="entry://stay%23bigmac000101916"><span class="smallcaps">stay<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobtail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobtail</span><z><span target_id="appbxcZNMb">n.</span><span target_id="Zq6OkjJy7x">adj.</span><span target_id="tMfSfXyNdt">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒbteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bobtayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="appbxcZNMb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> a short or docked tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> a bobtailed animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq997"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008214" href="entry://bobtail%20lizard%23bigmac000008214"><strong>bobtail lizard</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Zq6OkjJy7x">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq423"> bobtailed; cut short.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tMfSfXyNdt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq641"> to cut short the tail of; dock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087949" href="entry://bob%23bigmac000087949"><span class="smallcaps">bob<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102448" href="entry://tail%23bigmac000102448"><span class="smallcaps">tail<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bombala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bombala</span></header><div>/bɒmˈbalə/ (<em>say</em> bom'bahluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">a town in south-eastern NSW; sheep and cattle grazing, sawmilling, trout fishing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombard</span><z><span target_id="dFm7L1PVQu">v.t.</span><span target_id="2XyROVxZA2">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dFm7L1PVQu"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bombard" src="word_pronunciations/02739.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒmˈbad/ (<em>say</em> bom'bahd) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> to attack or batter with artillery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq173"> to attack with bombs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Physics</em> to direct a constant stream of particles towards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq873"> to assail vigorously: <em class="example">bombard someone with questions.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2XyROVxZA2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq628"> /ˈbɒmbad/ (<em>say</em> 'bombahd) the earliest kind of cannon, originally throwing stone balls.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bombarde</em>, from Old French: cannon, from Latin <em>bombus</em> a booming noise.] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bombardment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombast</span><z><span target_id="v4QS15v5h4">n.</span><span target_id="Y5uEsuCjzk">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bombast" src="word_pronunciations/02740.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒmbæst/ (<em>say</em> 'bombast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v4QS15v5h4"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> high-sounding and often insincere words; verbiage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Y5uEsuCjzk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> bombastic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bombace</em>, from French, from Late Latin <em>bombax</em> cotton, for Latin <em>bombyx</em> silkworm, silk, from Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bomblet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac219163401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bomblet</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmlət/ (<em>say</em> 'bomluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">one of the smaller bombs released from a cluster bomb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombora</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bombora" src="word_pronunciations/02742.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒmˈbɔrə/ (<em>say</em> bom'bawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> a submerged reef of rocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> a dangerous current over a reef.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Dharug; said to be the name of a current off Dobroyd Head, Port Jackson]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boobook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boobook</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boobook" src="word_pronunciations/02776.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbubʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'boohbook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> a small owl, <em>Ninox boobook</em>, brownish, with white-spotted back and wings and large dark patches behind the eyes; widely distributed in Australia, New Guinea, NZ and adjacent islands; southern boobook. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/boobook.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> any of various owls of the genus <em>Ninox</em>, of Asia, New Guinea, and Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boobook owl</strong>. <div class="etym">[Dharug <em>bug-bug</em> or <em>bubug</em>, of imitative origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bossboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bossboy</span></header><div>/ˈbɒsbɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bosboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">the supervisor of a labour force, as in South Africa, PNG.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourbon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourbon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bourbon" src="word_pronunciations/02890.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜbən/ (<em>say</em> 'berbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">a kind of whisky distilled from a mash containing 51 per cent or more maize.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bourbon whisky</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally the whisky produced in <em>Bourbon</em> County, Kentucky]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bourbon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourbon</span><z><span target_id="464PoUw1uc">n.</span><span target_id="wDyxECjH6U">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɔˌbɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'baw.bon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="464PoUw1uc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> a member of the last house of the French royalty, or of any of its branches, as the royal family of Spain.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wDyxECjH6U">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq978"> of or relating to the house or its members: <em class="example">the Bourbon kings.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bourbonism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Bourbonist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brabant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brabant</span></header><div>/brəˈbænt/ (<em>say</em> bruh'bant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> a former duchy in western Europe; now divided between Belgium and the Netherlands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq247"> a former province in central Belgium. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac91803" href="entry://Flemish%20Brabant%23bigmac91803"><strong>Flemish Brabant</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac244469195" href="entry://Walloon%20Brabant%23bigmac244469195"><strong>Walloon Brabant</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq248"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091628" href="entry://North%20Brabant%23bigmac000091628"><strong>North Brabant</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brabham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brabham</span></header><div>/ˈbræbəm/ (<em>say</em> 'brabuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Jack</strong> (<em>John Arthur Brabham</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">1926–2014, Australian racing car driver and designer; triple world champion; Australian of the Year 1966.</span></div> <div class="backshade">After serving as an air force mechanic in World War II, <strong>Jack Brabham</strong> began his career racing midget cars in 1947. Successful in local competition, he moved to Europe in 1955 and joined the Cooper team, with which he won his first two Formula One world titles in 1959 and 1960. In association with the Australian company Repco Limited, he developed the Repco-Brabham car and with it won many championships from 1963, including his third world championship in 1966. After winning the South African Grand Prix in 1970, Brabham retired from motor racing.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bramble
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bramble</span><z><span target_id="AZgLahCubA">n.</span><span target_id="3Z96jrCNBD">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bramble" src="word_pronunciations/02965.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbræmbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'brambuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AZgLahCubA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq341"> the common blackberry, <em>Rubus fruticosus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq259"> any plant of the genus <em>Rubus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq060"> any rough prickly shrub.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3Z96jrCNBD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq800"> (<strong class="bold">brambled</strong>, <strong class="bold">brambling</strong>) to gather blackberries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>bræmbel</em>, <em>brembel</em>, variant of <em>bræmel</em>, <em>brēmel</em>, from <em>brōm</em> broom] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brambly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bribery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bribery</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bruybuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">briberies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">the act or practice of giving or accepting bribes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brubeck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brubeck</span></header><div>/ˈbrubɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'broohbek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dave</strong> (<em>David Warren Brubeck</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">1920–2012, US jazz pianist and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baseband
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baseband</span><z><span target_id="70Kd25uJWw">n.</span><span target_id="NL5o1QgG7m">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbeɪsbænd/ (<em>say</em> 'baysband) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="70Kd25uJWw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> the frequency band containing all the frequencies of the modulating signals present in a broadcast signal.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NL5o1QgG7m">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq347"> of or relating to or employing baseband: <em class="example">a baseband network.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baseborn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baseborn</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsbɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'baysbawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> of humble birth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> born out of wedlock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq790"> base in nature; mean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathrobe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathrobe</span></header><div>/ˈbaθroʊb/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthrohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a loose garment, often long, for wear in going to and from a bath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bayberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bayberry</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'bayberee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bayberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> any of certain North American shrubs or trees of the genus <em>Myrica</em>, as wax myrtle <em>M. cerifera</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> the berry of such a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq214"> a West Indian tree, <em>Pimenta racemosa</em>, whose leaves are used in making bay rum; pimento.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088380" href="entry://bay%23bigmac000088380"><span class="smallcaps">bay<sup>4</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006850" href="entry://berry%23bigmac000006850"><span class="smallcaps">berry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beanball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964904206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beanball</span></header><div>/ˈbinbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'beenbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Baseball Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a ball directed towards the body, especially the head, of the batter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bearable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bearable</span></header><div>/ˈbɛərəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bairruhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">capable of being borne or endured.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bearableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bearably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beatable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac659070876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beatable</span></header><div>/ˈbitəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> able to be beaten: <em class="example">butter soft enough to be beatable.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> (of an opponent) of such quality or strength as to make it possible to defeat them: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So for me, I definitely think he’s beatable and like I said, my turn will come, but the 400’s not my priority.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">abc</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2003</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> able to be overcome: <em class="example">a beatable drug addiction.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedbound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac133067481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedbound</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdbaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bedbownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">restricted or confined to one’s bed, as through ill health.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beddable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beddable</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'beduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">sexually attractive; suitable for taking to bed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088696" href="entry://bed%23bigmac000088696"><span class="smallcaps">bed</span></a> + <em>-d-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beerbohm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beerbohm</span></header><div>/ˈbɪəboʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'bearbohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Max</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">1872–1956, English author and caricaturist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belabour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belabour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belabour" src="word_pronunciations/02110.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈleɪbə/ (<em>say</em> buh'laybuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belabour" src="word_pronunciations/02111.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq121"> to beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> to assail persistently, as with ridicule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq895"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to labour at.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">belabor</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellbird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bellbird" src="word_pronunciations/02134.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛlbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'belberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq075"> Also, <strong class="vs">bell miner</strong>. a yellowish-green honeyeater, <em>Manorina melanophrys</em>, with a distinctive, tinkling, bell-like call, found especially near water in wooded coastal and mountain areas from southern Qld to Victoria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac226668546" href="entry://crested%20bellbird%23bigmac226668546"><strong>crested bellbird</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq527"> a NZ honeyeater, <em>Anthornis melanura</em>; mocker; korimako; makomako.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellbird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bellbird" src="word_pronunciations/02134.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛlbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'belberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">a town in central eastern NSW, near Cessnock; site of 1923 mine explosion which killed 21 miners.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibingka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibingka</span></header><div>/bɪˈbɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> bi'bingkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in Philippine cookery) a rice cake made of ground glutinous rice, with butter, cottage cheese, and salted egg, cooked on coals in rounds of banana leaf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biblical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biblical</span></header><div>/ˈbɪblɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'biblikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> of or in the Bible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> in accord with the Bible.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biblically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliog.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliog.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> bibliographer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> bibliography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibulous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibulous</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbjələs/ (<em>say</em> 'bibyuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq246"> in the habit of alcoholic drinking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq744"> absorbent; spongy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bibulus</em> freely drinking] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibulously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibulousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biddable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biddable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biddable" src="word_pronunciations/02277.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪdəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'biduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq328"> willing to do what is asked; obedient; docile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> <em class="label">Cards</em> adequate to bid upon: <em class="example">a biddable hand at bridge.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103861" href="entry://bid%23bigmac000103861"><span class="smallcaps">bid</span></a> + <em>-a-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biddability</strong> /bɪdəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> biduh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biddably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilabial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilabial</span><z><span target_id="lKQfyeAqnB">adj.</span><span target_id="8PfRgsKrrF">n.</span></z></header><div>/baɪˈleɪbiəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'laybeeuhl) <em class="label">Phonetics</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lKQfyeAqnB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> pronounced with the two lips brought close together or touching. In the English bilabial consonants <em>p</em>, <em>b</em>, and <em>m</em>, the lips touch; in the bilabial <em>w</em>, they do not.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8PfRgsKrrF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq674"> a bilabial speech sound.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilberry</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bilbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bilberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq725"> any of several shrubs of the genus <em>Vaccinium</em>, bearing black edible fruits and differing from blueberries in that the berries grow singly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq668"> the fruit of this plant; blaeberry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bil</em> (from Scandinavian; compare Dan <em>bölle</em> bilberry) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006850" href="entry://berry%23bigmac000006850"><span class="smallcaps">berry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubbler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubbler</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bubbler" src="word_pronunciations/03177.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌblə/ (<em>say</em> 'bubluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially NSW and Qld</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">a small fountain which ejects a jet of water into the drinker’s mouth: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>All you had to do was turn the tap and bend your pursed lips to the bubbler.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">clive james</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac515530942" href="entry://bubble%20tap%23bigmac515530942"><strong>bubble tap</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021988" href="entry://drinking%20fountain%23bigmac000021988"><strong>drinking fountain</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac727729065" href="entry://drinking%20tap%23bigmac727729065"><strong>drinking tap</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially ACT</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania and WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028173" href="entry://fountain%23bigmac000028173"><strong>fountain</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028173" href="entry://fountain%23mq349">7</a>); <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083882" href="entry://water%20fountain%23bigmac000083882"><strong>water fountain</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubonic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubonic</span></header><div>/bjuˈbɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> byooh'bonik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> of or relating to a bubo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq997"> accompanied by or affected with buboes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bugaboo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bugaboo</span></header><div>/ˈbʌgəbu/ (<em>say</em> 'buguhbooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bugaboos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">some imaginary thing that causes fear or worry; a bugbear; a bogy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>bug</em> hobgoblin + <em>-a-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099326" href="entry://boo%23bigmac000099326"><span class="smallcaps">boo<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099326" href="entry://boo%23mq266">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bugbear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bugbear</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bugbear" src="word_pronunciations/03219.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌgbɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'bugbair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq041"> any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq243"> a continuing cause of irritation or annoyance: <em class="example">the misuse of the apostrophe has always been her bugbear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq953"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a goblin thought to eat up naughty children.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete <em>bug</em> hobgoblin + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101753" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101753"><span class="smallcaps">bear<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bulblet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac684024040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bulblet</span></header><div>/ˈbʌlblət/ (<em>say</em> 'bulbluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">a small bulb that develops from a parent bulb.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088429" href="entry://bulb%23bigmac000088429"><span class="smallcaps">bulb</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042171" href="entry://-let%23bigmac000042171"><span class="smallcaps">-let</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bulbous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bulbous</span></header><div>/ˈbʌlbəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bulbuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq211"> bulb-shaped; bulging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> having, or growing from, bulbs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bulbaceous</strong> /bʌlˈbeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> bul'bayshuhs).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bullbat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bullbat</span></header><div>/ˈbʊlbæt/ (<em>say</em> 'boolbat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">the common nighthawk, <em>Chordeiles minor</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumboat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumboat</span><z><span target_id="X8atvQNR3d">n.</span><span target_id="4dIQkTbsJs">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌmboʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'bumboht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X8atvQNR3d"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq095"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a boat used in peddling provisions and small wares among vessels lying in port or offshore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq788"> a cart, usually horse-drawn, carrying illegal liquor for sale in remote bush areas.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq908"> the liquor thus sold.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4dIQkTbsJs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq923"> of or relating to a person associated with a bumboat: <em class="example">bumboat man; </em><em class="example">bumboat woman.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bum</em>, variant of Dutch <em>boom</em>(<em>scip</em>) wooden ship + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100178" href="entry://boat%23bigmac000100178"><span class="smallcaps">boat</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bumboatman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bunbury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bunbury</span></header><div>/ˈbʌnbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bunbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">a city and major port in south-western WA, south of Perth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Lieutenant <em>Bunbury</em>, an explorer of the area in 1836] </div><div class="backshade">From 1829 pioneer farmers began to settle on land in an area then known as Port Leschenault, traditionally inhabited by the Kaniyang people. A temporary military camp was established in 1830, and the township of <strong>Bunbury</strong> was founded in 1836. American whalers provided a market for the early settlers, but when a government wharfage charge caused them to change anchorage, development slowed until the railway from Boyanup opened in 1891 to bring timber to the port. Bunbury is now a major industrial centre and seaport handling heavy metals mined from the region’s rich mineral sands, alumina from its bauxite deposits, and agricultural produce. It is also a popular holiday destination.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Burbage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Burbage</span></header><div>/ˈbɜbɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'berbij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">1567?–1619, English actor; associate of Shakespeare.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buyback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buyback</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪbæk/ (<em>say</em> 'buybak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> an act or instance of buying back something previously sold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> an agreement between two participants, especially in the money or stock market, whereby the first party sells securities to the second party and at the same time undertakes to buy them back at a specified price at some agreed time in the future.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">buy-back</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buzzbox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114337630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buzzbox</span></header><div>/ˈbʌzbɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'buzboks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">a small, low-powered car.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babefest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac914697923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babefest</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbfɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'baybfest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a place or event at which there are many sexually attractive people.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac357178812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babester</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbstə/ (<em>say</em> 'baybstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq30">a boyfriend.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babirusa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babirusa</span></header><div>/ˈbabɪrusə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbiroohsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">babirusas</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">babirusa</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">an Indonesian swine, <em>Babyrousa babyrussa</em>; the upper tusks of the male grow upwards, piercing the snout and curving back towards the eyes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">babiroussa</strong>, <strong class="vs">babirussa</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay: literally, pig deer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babushka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babushka</span></header><div>/bəˈbʊʃkə/ (<em>say</em> buh'booshkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> a woman’s headscarf, often triangular, with the ends tied under the chin or at the back of the neck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> a Russian grandmother.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian: literally, grandmother]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babycino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac841800966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babycino</span></header><div>/beɪbiˈtʃinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> baybee'cheenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">a drink for children made from frothed milk with flavourings such as syrups, marshmallows, or chocolate sprinkled on top.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">babyccino</strong>, <strong class="vs">babychino</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104471" href="entry://baby%23bigmac000104471"><span class="smallcaps">baby</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011263" href="entry://cappuccino%23bigmac000011263"><span class="smallcaps">(cappuc)cino</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babymoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac566684114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babymoon</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbimun/ (<em>say</em> 'baybeemoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq609"> the first few weeks after a baby is born, arranged to be without the stress of day-to-day living occasioned by such activities as cooking, cleaning, entertaining, shopping, etc., in order to focus on the necessary adjustments to parenthood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> a short holiday taken just before the birth of a baby to allow the expecting parents to have time to themselves and enjoy some relaxation in preparation for the life-changing event.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102525" href="entry://honeymoon%23bigmac000102525"><span class="smallcaps">honeymoon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babytalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac947248712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babytalk</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbitɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'baybeetawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005051" href="entry://baby%20talk%23bigmac000005051"><strong>baby talk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backbite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backbite</span><z><span target_id="3zrmP7HueY">v.t.</span><span target_id="p28poyleiS">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backbite" src="word_pronunciations/01645.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækbaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbuyt) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">backbit</strong>; <strong class="bold">backbitten</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="bold">backbit</strong>; <strong class="bold">backbiting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3zrmP7HueY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> to attack the character or reputation of secretly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="p28poyleiS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq378"> to denigrate or malign someone in their absence.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backbiter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backbiting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backbone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backbone</span><z><span target_id="nCVVQmSQ9g">n.</span><span target_id="zbk0i9BNgl">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backbone" src="word_pronunciations/01647.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækboʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nCVVQmSQ9g"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> the spinal or vertebral column; the spine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> something resembling a backbone in appearance, position, or function.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq344"> strength of character; resolution.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq392"> a series of high-speed connections that forms a major pathway within a telecommunications or computer network.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="zbk0i9BNgl">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq801"> <strong class="phr">see someone’s backbone</strong>, <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to flog someone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq590"> <strong class="phr">to the backbone</strong>, in all respects: <em class="example">loyal to the backbone.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backboned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backboneless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailable</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪləbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> capable of being set free on bail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> admitting of bail: <em class="example">a bailable offence.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bankable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bankable</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> receivable by a bank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> (of a performer) successful enough to guarantee that a project will be profitable by virtue of their ability to attract an audience.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bankbook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bankbook</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋkbʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkbook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a book held by a depositor in which a bank enters a record of their account; a bank passbook or a series of bank statements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barabbas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barabbas</span></header><div>/bəˈræbəs/ (<em>say</em> buh'rabuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">a condemned robber released instead of Jesus. Mark 15:6–11; John 18:40.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbados
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbados</span></header><div>/baˈbeɪdɒs/ (<em>say</em> bah'baydos), /-doʊs/ (<em>say</em> -dohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">an island republic in the West Indies, north-east of Trinidad; a British colony before independence in 1966; a republic since 2021. 430 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: English, also an English-based creole. <em>Currency</em>: Barbados dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Bridgetown.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Barbadian</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbaric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbaric</span></header><div>/baˈbærɪk/ (<em>say</em> bah'barik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> relating to or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilised, uncouth or cruel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq259"> (of art and culture) crude and vigorous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barbarik</em>, from Latin <em>barbaricus</em>, from Greek <em>barbarikos</em> foreign, barbaric] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barbarically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbecue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbecue</span><z><span target_id="hwvM6z2hcJ">n.</span><span target_id="RhQq7CVTLu">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barbecue" src="word_pronunciations/01810.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabəkju/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhkyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hwvM6z2hcJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> a metal frame for cooking meat, etc., above an open fire of coals, wood, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The barbecue may be elaborate and permanent or merely a few loose bricks with a wire grid atop them.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nancy keesing</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> an often portable fireplace containing this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq686"> a meal of meat cooked in this way: <em class="example">we’ll have a barbecue for dinner tonight instead of a roast.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq601"> a rack or spit on which large animals as pig, lamb, etc., are roasted whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq761"> a social occasion, usually outdoors, where barbecued food is served: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Wils, Minister of Information, gave an official barbecue to foster goodwill among his department employees.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">glenda adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RhQq7CVTLu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq719"> (<strong class="bold">barbecued</strong>, <strong class="bold">barbecuing</strong>) to cook on a barbecue: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>How about we barbecue that useless old Jock tonight?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barbeque</strong>, <strong class="vs">bar-b-q</strong>, <strong class="vs">BBQ</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish <em>barbacoa</em>, from Haitian <em>barboka</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The alternative spelling <em>barbeque</em> is much more widely used in Australia than in the US or the UK.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbeque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbeque</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barbeque" src="word_pronunciations/01810.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabəkju/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhkyooh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099379" href="entry://barbecue%23bigmac000099379"><strong>barbecue</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barberry</span></header><div>/ˈbabəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> a shrub of the genus <em>Berberis</em>, especially <em>B. vulgaris</em> often cultivated as a hedge plant or an ornamental.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq056"> its red, elongated, acid fruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barbere</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>barbaris</em>, <em>berberis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbette</span></header><div>/baˈbɛt/ (<em>say</em> bah'bet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> a platform or mound of earth within a fortification, from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Navy</em> an armoured cylinder to protect a turret on a warship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, feminine diminutive of <em>barbe</em> beard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbican
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbican</span></header><div>/ˈbabəkən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">an outwork of a castle or fortified place.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>barbacane</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>barbicana</em>; origin obscure, ? from Persian <em>barbār khānāh</em> house on the wall]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbicel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbicel</span></header><div>/ˈbabəsɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhsel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">one of the minute processes fringing the barbules of certain feathers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>barbicella</em>, diminutive of Latin <em>barba</em> beard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbital</span></header><div>/ˈbabətæl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhtal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005677" href="entry://barbitone%23bigmac000005677"><strong>barbitone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4756897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbound</span></header><div>/ˈbabaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">North Coast NSW</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq498">cut off by floods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><span class="smallcaps">bar<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq740">8</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093974" href="entry://-bound%23bigmac000093974"><span class="smallcaps">-bound<sup>1</sup></span></a>; from a period before bridges were constructed when travellers crossed at the bar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbusse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbusse</span></header><div>/baˈbys/ (<em>say</em> bah'boohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henri</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">1873–1935, French journalist and author, best known for his war novel <em>Le Feu</em> (1916).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbwire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbwire</span><z><span target_id="lvdl4l2Ydq">n.</span><span target_id="rJWpKsTWUn">adj.</span></z></header><div>/babˈwaɪə/ (<em>say</em> bahb'wuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lvdl4l2Ydq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103724" href="entry://barbed%20wire%23bigmac000103724"><strong>barbed wire</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rJWpKsTWUn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq258"> made from barbed wire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bareback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bareback</span><z><span target_id="u82YEwWfdm">adv.</span><span target_id="W9UifCTADF">adj.</span><span target_id="XUuo3gWK7r">v.i.</span><span target_id="wTeZ23PJqc">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bareback" src="word_pronunciations/01823.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛəbæk/ (<em>say</em> 'bairbak) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="u82YEwWfdm"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> without a saddle: <em class="example">we rode bareback.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="W9UifCTADF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"><span id="mq901"> Also, <strong class="vs">barebacked</strong>. (of a horse) ridden without a saddle.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XUuo3gWK7r">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq623"> (of a male) to engage in sexual intercourse without a condom.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wTeZ23PJqc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq023"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac882820412" href="entry://rawdog%23bigmac882820412"><strong>rawdog</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac882820412" href="entry://rawdog%23mq269">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>barebacker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnabas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnabas</span></header><div>/ˈbanəbəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnuhbuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">the surname of the Cyprian Levite Joseph, an apostle and companion of Paul. Acts 4:36, 37.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baseball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baseball</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baseball" src="word_pronunciations/01880.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪsbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'baysbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq548"> a game played with a wooden bat and a hard ball, by two opposing teams of nine players, each team batting and fielding alternately, and each batter having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq370"> the ball used in playing this game.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>baseballer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilobate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilobate</span></header><div>/baɪˈloʊbeɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'lohbayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq726">having or divided into two lobes, as a leaf.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bilobed</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimbette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac840615009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimbette</span></header><div>/bɪmˈbɛt/ (<em>say</em> bim'bet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">an adolescent <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090355" href="entry://bimbo%23bigmac000090355">bimbo</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090355" href="entry://bimbo%23mq159">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biphobia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac121059024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biphobia</span></header><div>/baɪˈfoʊbiə/ (<em>say</em> buy'fohbeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq484"> a fear of bisexuals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> entrenched prejudice against bisexuals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007459" href="entry://bisexual%23bigmac000007459"><span class="smallcaps">bi(sexual)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007459" href="entry://bisexual%23mq648">5</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056184" href="entry://phobia%23bigmac000056184"><span class="smallcaps">phobia</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biphobic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdbath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdbath</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdbaθ/ (<em>say</em> 'berdbahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq373"> a vessel for water which birds may bathe in, often in a garden.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a quick washing of the body performed with a small amount of water, as at a wash basin, bucket, etc.; strip bath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bistable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bistable</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪsteɪbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'buystaybuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Electronics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">(of a type of switching circuit) that switches between two stable states.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blamable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blamable</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪməbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'blaymuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">deserving blame; censurable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blameable</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>blamableness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blamably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blobfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107341241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blobfish</span></header><div>/ˈblɒbfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blobfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blobfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blobfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a slimy, pink fish, <em>Psychrolutes marcidus</em>, living in deep waters off the southern Australian coast, capable of withstanding pressure at depths of up to 1 km.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512200763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowback</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊbæk/ (<em>say</em> 'blohbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> (in an internal-combustion engine, boiler, etc.) a situation in which a gas moves or expands in the opposite direction to usual, as through the escape of pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq567"> <em class="label">Originally US</em> an unintended consequence, especially of a military or political manoeuvre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq854"> any unexpected and unpleasant consequence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blubbery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blubbery</span></header><div>/ˈblʌbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'blubuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> having a lot of blubber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> resembling blubber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq880"> blubbered; disfigured; swollen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluebell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluebell</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluebell" src="word_pronunciations/02639.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblubɛl/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohbel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> any Australian or NZ herb of the genus <em>Wahlenbergia</em>, family Campanulaceae, chiefly of southern temperate regions, having blue bell-shaped flowers, as the Australian bluebell, <em>W. trichogyna</em>, of temperate mainland Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> any herb of the genus <em>Campanula</em>, family Campanulaceae, of northern temperate regions and tropical mountains, having similar flowers, as the harebell, <em>C. rotundifolia</em>, of northern temperate regions; campanula.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq089"> any of various plants of the lily family bearing blue, more or less bell-shaped flowers, especially the wood hyacinth, <em>Hyacinthoides nonscripta</em> (syn. <em>Scilla nonscripta</em>), of Europe and parts of Africa.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluebush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluebush</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluebush" src="word_pronunciations/02643.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblubʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohboosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">any of a number of herbaceous shrubs of the genus <em>Maireana</em> with blue-grey appearance, found on dry and often saline inland plains of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatbill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatbill</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtbɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtbil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq663"> either of two Australasian birds of the genus <em>Machaerirhynchus</em>, family Dicuridae, having boat-shaped bills, as the <strong>yellow-breasted boatbill</strong>, <em>M. flaviventer</em>, of Cape York, New Guinea and nearby islands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> a tropical American bird, <em>Cochlearius cochlearia</em>, resembling a heron but with a large, wide bill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobbinet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobbinet</span></header><div>/bɒbəˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> bobuh'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">lacelike fabric of hexagonal mesh, made on a lace machine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>bobbin-net</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008194" href="entry://bobbin%23bigmac000008194"><span class="smallcaps">bobbin</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100967" href="entry://net%23bigmac000100967"><span class="smallcaps">net<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobolink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobolink</span></header><div>/ˈbɒbəlɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'bobuhlingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a common North American gregarious songbird, <em>Dolichonyx oryzivorus</em>, which winters in South America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>Bob o’ Lincoln</em>, supposed to be the bird’s call]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobwhite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac485551493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobwhite</span></header><div>/ˈbɒbwaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bobwuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">any quail of the genus <em>Colinus</em> of North and Central America, such as the <strong>northern bobwhite</strong>, <em>C. virginianus</em>, bred as a game bird.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bobwhite quail</strong>. <div class="etym">[imitative of the bird’s call]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boggabri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boggabri</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boggabri" src="word_pronunciations/02709.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒgəbraɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'boguhbruy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">any of several rather weedy herbs of inland Australia, as fat hen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096226" href="entry://Boggabri%23bigmac000096226"><span class="smallcaps">Boggabri</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boggabri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boggabri</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boggabri" src="word_pronunciations/02709.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒgəbraɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'boguhbruy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">a town in north-eastern NSW; pastoral and grazing district.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Gamilaraay: place of creeks]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombload
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombload</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmloʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bomlohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">the load of bombs carried by an aeroplane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombsies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac195322786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombsies</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'bomseez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">(in the game of marbles) the tactic of dropping a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068282" href="entry://shooter%23bigmac000068282">shooter</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068282" href="entry://shooter%23mq51">5</a>) directly onto the target marble.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombsite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombsite</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bomsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">the remains of a building which has been destroyed by a bomb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombycid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombycid</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmbəsɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bombuhsid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">any of the Bombycidae, the family of moths that includes the silkworm moths.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bombyx</em> silkworm (from Greek) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036151" href="entry://-id%23bigmac000036151"><span class="smallcaps">-id<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boobhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boobhead</span></header><div>/ˈbubhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'boohbhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Prison Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a recidivist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008497" href="entry://boob%23bigmac000008497"><span class="smallcaps">boob<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033307" href="entry://-head%23bigmac000033307"><span class="smallcaps">-head<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac772653192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootable</span></header><div>/ˈbutəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">(of a computer drive) capable of responding to a boot-up command.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100441" href="entry://boot%23bigmac000100441"><span class="smallcaps">boot<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099535" href="entry://-able%23bigmac000099535"><span class="smallcaps">-able</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borbidge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borbidge</span></header><div>/ˈbɔbɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawbij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq239">born 1954, Australian state National Party politician; premier of Qld 1996–98.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxboard</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'boksbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">a thin, tough board made from wood and wastepaper pulp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braeburn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926473054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braeburn</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪbɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'braybern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">a variety of eating apple, orange red with stripes and a creamy, juicy flesh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Braeburn</em> Orchard, Nelson, NZ, where the variety was first developed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainbow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac002783722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainbow</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnboʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'braynboh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> a process, using transgenes and fluorescent proteins, by which the individual neurons in a brain can be distinguished by colour, enabling observation of their activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> an image resulting from this process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102009" href="entry://brain%23bigmac000102009"><span class="smallcaps">brain</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061137" href="entry://rainbow%23bigmac000061137"><span class="smallcaps">rainbow</span></a>, from the colourful results of the process]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadbin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadbin</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdbɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bredbin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a bin for containing bread.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickbat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickbat</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkbæt/ (<em>say</em> 'brikbat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> a piece of broken brick, especially one used as a missile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> any rocklike missile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq863"> an unkind remark; caustic criticism: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There have been times when it has been the ‘in-thing’ to kick Ernie – he deserves many of the brickbats too</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bert newton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brisbane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brisbane<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrɪzbən/ (<em>say</em> 'brizbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> <strong>Katharine Elizabeth</strong>, born 1932 in Singapore, Australian drama critic; active supporter of Australian playwrights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> <strong>Sir Thomas Makdougall</strong>, 1773–1860, British army officer and administrator; governor of NSW 1821–25.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brisbane<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrɪzbən/ (<em>say</em> 'brizbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> the capital of Qld, in the south-east of the state, on the Brisbane River, some 20 km inland from Moreton Bay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> a river in south-eastern Qld, rising east of Kingaroy and flowing south-east to Moreton Bay; flows through the city of Brisbane. 344 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir Thomas <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009397" href="#bigmac000009397"><span class="smallcaps">Brisbane<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Brisbane</strong> is built on lands traditionally inhabited by the Yagara people. The city began as a penal outpost which operated from 1824 to 1839 for the punishment of reoffending convicts. Free settlement began in 1842 and the town grew rapidly, influenced by the pastoral development of the Darling Downs, the need for port facilities, and gold discoveries. Named the capital of the new colony of Queensland in 1859, it continued to expand and was proclaimed a city in 1902. During World War II, Brisbane was the headquarters of the Allied High Command in the south-west Pacific under General Douglas MacArthur. In the postwar years the city developed into a large, modern metropolis and cultural centre, hosting a number of major sporting and cultural events including the 1982 Commonwealth Games and Expo 88. After Expo 88 the site of the exhibitions on the southern bank of the Brisbane River was developed as the South Bank Parklands and became one of Brisbane’s most popular tourist attractions. South Bank is also a noted cultural and education precinct, being the site of many institutions including the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, the Queensland Museum, the Queensland Art Gallery and the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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browbeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">browbeat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of browbeat" src="word_pronunciations/03137.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraʊbit/ (<em>say</em> 'browbeet) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">browbeat</strong>, <strong class="bold">browbeaten</strong>, <strong class="bold">browbeating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brumbies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac806216662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brumbies</span></header><div>/ˈbrʌmbiz/ (<em>say</em> 'brumbeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">Brumby</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> <strong>the</strong>, the Australian Capital Territory Rugby Union team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq248"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubaline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubaline</span></header><div>/ˈbjubəlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohbuhluyn), /-lin/ (<em>say</em> -leen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> (of antelopes), resembling or like the bubal, as the hartebeests, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq317"> relating to or resembling the true buffaloes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubbling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac043202380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubbling</span><z><span target_id="2qYEaNRhew">v.</span><span target_id="RffcD8msev">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌblɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bubling) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="2qYEaNRhew"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> present participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009709" href="entry://bubble%23bigmac000009709"><strong>bubble</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RffcD8msev">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq169"> the process of taking a photograph, typically of someone in minimal clothing, and using an application to overlay the exposed parts of the body with transparent circles, the clothed parts being overlaid with opaque colour to give the illusion that the person behind the colour layer is naked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) the act of urinating into one’s own mouth, performed by males as a prank.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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budburst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">budburst</span></header><div>/ˈbʌdbɜst/ (<em>say</em> 'budberst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">(of grape vines, etc.) the time in spring when the vine leafs out.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bullboar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100697738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bullboar</span></header><div>/ˈbʊlbɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'boolbaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a thick spicy sausage made from beef and pork.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102280" href="entry://bull%23bigmac000102280"><span class="smallcaps">bull<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008144" href="entry://boar%23bigmac000008144"><span class="smallcaps">boar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bullyboy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bullyboy</span><z><span target_id="M7rxZ6TVZC">n.</span><span target_id="bTAeen6Bzh">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʊlibɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'booleeboy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M7rxZ6TVZC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> a ruffian who practises intimidation, usually on behalf of another person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bTAeen6Bzh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq752"> of or relating to a bullyboy: <em class="example">bullyboy tactics.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buncombe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buncombe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of buncombe" src="word_pronunciations/03288.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌŋkəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bungkuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010015" href="entry://bunkum%23bigmac000010015"><strong>bunkum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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burberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">burberry</span></header><div>/ˈbɜbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'berbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">a waterproof gaberdine raincoat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bushbaby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bushbaby</span></header><div>/ˈbʊʃbeɪbi/ (<em>say</em> 'booshbaybee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bushbabies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">any of the small nocturnal primates of the family Galagidae, of sub-Saharan Africa, having large eyes, strong hind limbs, and long tails; galago.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bushbuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac303863784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bushbuck</span></header><div>/ˈbʊʃbʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'booshbuk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bushbucks</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">bushbuck</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">a small antelope, <em>Tragelaphus scriptus</em>, of southern Africa, having a reddish coat with white stripes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102192" href="entry://bush%23bigmac000102192"><span class="smallcaps">bush<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099468" href="entry://buck%23bigmac000099468"><span class="smallcaps">buck<sup>1</sup></span></a>, translation of Afrikaans <em>boschbok</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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busybody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">busybody</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of busybody" src="word_pronunciations/03380.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪzibɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bizeebodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">busybodies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">a person who pries into and meddles in the affairs of others.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buzzbomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buzzbomb</span></header><div>/ˈbʌzbɒm/ (<em>say</em> 'buzbom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098437" href="entry://V-1%23bigmac000098437"><strong>V-1</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babbittry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babbittry</span></header><div>/ˈbæbətri/ (<em>say</em> 'babuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> the condition or quality of being a Babbitt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq856"> the group of people who manifest the qualities of being a Babbitt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baboonery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baboonery</span></header><div>/bəˈbunəri/ (<em>say</em> buh'boohnuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> foolish and stupid behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Art</em> grotesque or absurd ornamentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq404"> <em class="label">Rare</em> the habitat of a colony of baboons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083681" href="entry://baboon%23bigmac000083681"><span class="smallcaps">baboon</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23bigmac000024465"><span class="smallcaps">-ery</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babylonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babylonia</span></header><div>/bæbəˈloʊniə/ (<em>say</em> babuh'lohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq535">an ancient empire in south-western Asia, in the lower Tigris-Euphrates valley; period of greatness c. 1900–539 BC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backbench
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backbench</span><z><span target_id="vGX8G9UYCI">n.</span><span target_id="PHHqUTzxAc">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backbench" src="word_pronunciations/01644.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækbɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbench) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vGX8G9UYCI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> Also, <strong class="vs">back bench</strong>. the non-office-holding parliamentary members of a political party who by tradition occupy the seats at the back of the legislature, behind the front benches where the ministers and members of the shadow cabinet sit: <em class="example">the Labor backbench gave her hearty applause.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PHHqUTzxAc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq241"> of or relating to the backbench.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backboard</span></header><div>/ˈbækbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> a board placed at or forming the back of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> a board worn to support or straighten the back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Basketball</em> the board fixed behind the basket.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bamboozle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bamboozle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bamboozle" src="word_pronunciations/01748.mp3"></audio></span>/bæmˈbuzəl/ (<em>say</em> bam'boohzuhl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bamboozled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bamboozling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> to deceive by trickery; impose upon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> to perplex; mystify: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Occasionally, by accident, some fact out of a quite different set of occurrences would get through to them and they would be utterly bamboozled.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david malouf</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [18th century; probably British thieves’ slang] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bamboozlement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bamboozler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandbrake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandbrake</span></header><div>/ˈbændbreɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bandbrayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a braking device consisting of a band which tightens round a moving wheel or drum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baneberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baneberry</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪnbri/ (<em>say</em> 'baynbree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baneberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> any herb of the ranunculaceous genus <em>Actaea</em>, of northern temperate and arctic regions, bearing nauseous, poisonous berries, especially <em>A. spicata</em>, herb Christopher.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq361"> the berry of any such plant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbarian</span><z><span target_id="ryQCv12AoL">n.</span><span target_id="qpQcKMdm0U">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barbarian" src="word_pronunciations/01809.mp3"></audio></span>/baˈbɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> bah'bairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ryQCv12AoL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> a person belonging to a non-literate culture regarded as uncivilised, especially any of the ancient European peoples other than the Greeks and Romans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> an ignorant and uncouth person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qpQcKMdm0U">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq708"> belonging to a culture regarded as uncivilised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq223"> ignorant and uncouth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>barbarien</em>, from Latin <em>barbaria</em> barbarous country] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barbarianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbarise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbarise<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="7r9p3X1ZIS">v.t.</span><span target_id="ON3i4wKS8R">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbabəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhruyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">barbarised</strong>, <strong class="bold">barbarising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7r9p3X1ZIS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> to make barbarous or crude; to corrupt.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ON3i4wKS8R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq890"> to become barbarous.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barbarize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>barbarisation</strong> /babəræɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> bahbuhrai'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac577859517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbarise<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbabəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">barbarised</strong>, <strong class="bold">barbarising</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac437902251" href="entry://barberise%23bigmac437902251"><strong>barberise</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>barbarised</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbarism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbarism</span></header><div>/ˈbabərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq318"> the state or condition of being barbarian or barbarous: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>revulsed by the barbarism of colonial, especially rural or small-town colonial mores.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> an act or product typical of barbarians.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq082"> a linguistic usage considered to be erroneous, ignorant and threatening to the purity of a particular standard or style of language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbarity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbarity</span></header><div>/baˈbærəti/ (<em>say</em> bah'baruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barbarities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq066"> the state or condition of being barbarian or barbarous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq386"> a barbarous act or product, especially an instance of cruelty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq990"> crudity of style, taste, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbarous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbarous</span></header><div>/ˈbabərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq677"> relating to or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilised, uncouth or cruel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> stylistically unacceptable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>barbarus</em>, from Greek <em>barbaros</em> foreign, non-Greek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barbarously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barbarousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barberise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437902251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barberise</span></header><div>/ˈbabəraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">barberised</strong>, <strong class="bold">barberising</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">to cut the hair of (someone), usually to crop it extremely short, as was done to convicts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barbarise</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>barberised</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbitone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbitone</span></header><div>/ˈbabətoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhtohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq716">a drug, diethylbarbituric acid, formerly used as a sedative; veronal; barbital.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005679" href="entry://barbituric%20acid%23bigmac000005679"><span class="smallcaps">barbituric acid</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052221" href="entry://-one%23bigmac000052221"><span class="smallcaps">-one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barebelly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barebelly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barebelly" src="word_pronunciations/01824.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛəbɛli/ (<em>say</em> 'bairbelee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barebellies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">a sheep with bare belly and legs, as a result of defective wool growth; rosella.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bluebelly</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>barebellied</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barenboim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barenboim</span></header><div>/ˈbærənbɔɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnboym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Daniel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baseboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baseboard</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'baysbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> a board forming the base of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq567"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048269" href="entry://motherboard%23bigmac000048269"><strong>motherboard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq975"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069244" href="entry://skirting%20board%23bigmac000069244"><strong>skirting board</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069244" href="entry://skirting%20board%23mq723">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">base board</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bathsheba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bathsheba</span></header><div>/bæθˈʃibə/ (<em>say</em> bath'sheebuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">wife of Uriah the Hittite, loved by David; later, David’s wife and mother of Solomon. II Samuel. 11, 12.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Battarbee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Battarbee</span></header><div>/ˈbætəbi/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Reginald Ernest</strong> (‘<em>Rex</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">1893–1973, Australian painter; noted for watercolours of central Australia; teacher of Albert Namatjira.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Battersby
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Battersby</span></header><div>/ˈbætəzbi/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhzbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Agnes</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">1928–2009, Australian arts administrator; chief executive officer of the Australia Council 1973–81.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachball</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'beechbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">a large, inflated, brightly coloured ball for playing with on a beach.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beach ball</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bearbrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bearbrass</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəbras/ (<em>say</em> 'bairbrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">the name given by John Batman to the settlement which became Melbourne.</span></div><div class="etym"> [thought to have been derived from a local Aboriginal name for the area]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bebeerine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bebeerine</span></header><div>/bəˈbɪərin/ (<em>say</em> buh'bearreen), /-raɪn/ (<em>say</em> -ruyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">an alkaloid resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006313" href="entry://bebeeru%23bigmac000006313"><span class="smallcaps">bebeer(u)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beelzebub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beelzebub</span></header><div>/biˈɛlzibʌb/ (<em>say</em> bee'elzeebub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq364"> the devil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> a devil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq205"> (in Milton’s <em>Paradise Lost</em>) one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan himself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally with reference to Beelzebub, ‘the prince of the devils’ Matthew 12:24; from Hebrew <em>Ba‘al-zebub</em> Philistine god, II Kings 1:2 (? meaning ‘lord of flies’)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beersheba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beersheba</span></header><div>/bɪəˈʃibə/ (<em>say</em> bear'sheebuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">a town in southern Israel, near the southern extremity of biblical Palestine; nearby battle between Allied and Turkish forces occurred on 31 October 1917 during World War I; the Australian Light Horse charge led to Allied victory here. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;An Australian Light Horse bivouac at Wadi Saba in the Beersheba area, 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Beersheba_H03828.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Bridge at Sheria (Beersheba) destroyed by the Australian Light Horse.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Beersheba_J06580.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Members of the Australian Light Horse with their horses on 1 November 1917, the morning after they charged Beersheba and captured the town from the Turkish forces.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Beersheba_P02041.010.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The burial place for the 31 Australians who fell during the taking of Beersheba, located among eucalyptus trees which were specifically planted.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Beersheba_J01160.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917, painted by George Lambert in 1920. Lambert&amp;#8217;s work depicts the impact of men and horses on the Turkish troops and trenches. A tangled mass of horses and soldiers is shown against a backdrop of barren and undulating landscape. The buildings of the town are just visible on the horizon at left.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Beersheba_ART02811.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018530" href="entry://Dan%23bigmac000018530"><strong>Dan<sup>2</sup></strong></a>. <div class="backshade">The Battle of <strong>Beersheba</strong> was part of an Allied advance north from the Sinai Peninsula with the aim of taking first Gaza and then Jerusalem and driving the Turkish forces out of Palestine. Crucial to the operation was the capture of the heavily fortified desert town of Beersheba, with its vital wells. After attempts by British infantry failed to break the Turkish defences, on 31 October 1917 Lieutenant General Harry Chauvel gave the order for the 500-strong brigade of the Australian Light Horse to charge the Turkish trenches. Galloping headlong, and using their bayonets as swords, the light horsemen overwhelmed the Turkish forces. Victory at Beersheba enabled the Allies to break the Turkish defensive line near Gaza one week later, on 7 November, and to enter Jerusalem on 9 December.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellyband
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellyband</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlibænd/ (<em>say</em> 'beleeband) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a band worn about the belly, as of a harnessed horse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benbecula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benbecula</span></header><div>/bɛnˈbɛkjʊlə/ (<em>say</em> ben'bekyooluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">an island of the Outer Hebrides. 93 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benchbook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757202168"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benchbook</span></header><div>/ˈbɛntʃbʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'benchbook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac54390949" href="entry://bench%20book%23bigmac54390949"><strong>bench book</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berberine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berberine</span></header><div>/ˈbɜbərin/ (<em>say</em> 'berbuhreen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a widely distributed alkaloid, C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>19</sub>NO<sub>5</sub>, found in the barberry and a considerable number of plants whose extracts have a yellow colour and a bitter taste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biblicist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biblicist</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbləsəst/ (<em>say</em> 'bibluhsuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> an adherent of the letter of the Bible; a fundamentalist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq894"> a biblical scholar.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biblicism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilabiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilabiate</span></header><div>/baɪˈleɪbieɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'laybeeayt), /-ət/ (<em>say</em> -uht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">two-lipped, as a corolla.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilirubin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilirubin</span></header><div>/bɪliˈrubən/ (<em>say</em> bilee'roohbuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">the major bile pigment, orange in colour, a breakdown product from haemoglobin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billabong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billabong</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billabong" src="word_pronunciations/02317.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'biluhbong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> an anabranch in which the water has stopped flowing and which is characterised by occasional swamps, waterholes and watered patches, the river sometimes flowing again and replenishing the water supply in flood time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> a waterhole in such an anabranch, ranging in size from a small pool to a long stretch of still water comprising the anabranch with one end silted up. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Billabong, border of NSW/Vic.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Jan Tent&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+billabong.JPG"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [Wiradjuri: literally, a watercourse which runs only after rain, from <em>bila</em> river + <em>-bang</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billboard<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billboard" src="word_pronunciations/02318.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'bilbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034501" href="entry://hoarding%23bigmac000034501"><strong>hoarding<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034501" href="entry://hoarding%23mq890">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088395" href="entry://bill%23bigmac000088395"><span class="smallcaps">bill<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088395" href="entry://bill%23mq509">4</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23bigmac000091635"><span class="smallcaps">board</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billboard<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billboard" src="word_pronunciations/02318.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'bilbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">a projection placed abaft the cathead, for the bill or fluke of an anchor to rest on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087201" href="entry://bill%23bigmac000087201"><span class="smallcaps">bill<sup>3</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087201" href="entry://bill%23mq238">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23bigmac000091635"><span class="smallcaps">board</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bingeable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac723931990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bingeable</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'binjuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> (of a television series or podcast) having multiple episodes or parts that can be watched or listened to in immediate succession.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> engaging or desirable enough to encourage consumption in a short period of time, especially of episodes of a television series or podcast, or of food.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdbrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428624585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdbrain</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdbreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'berdbrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007393" href="entry://bird%20brain%23bigmac000007393"><strong>bird brain</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackball</span><z><span target_id="GdvdqRy1Cf">v.t.</span><span target_id="os81lrCo8p">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackball" src="word_pronunciations/02468.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'blakbawl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GdvdqRy1Cf"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> to ostracise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq986"> to vote against.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq247"> to reject (a candidate) by placing a black ball in the ballot box.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="os81lrCo8p">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq711"> an adverse vote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq225"> a black ball placed in a ballot box signifying a negative vote.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq917"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a hard, round, black sweet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq523"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088986" href="entry://humbug%23bigmac000088986"><strong>humbug</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088986" href="entry://humbug%23mq836">5</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blackballer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackbird</span><z><span target_id="wxAtrA0lr7">n.</span><span target_id="QvYH7gb8Wf">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackbird" src="word_pronunciations/02472.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'blakberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wxAtrA0lr7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq599"> a Eurasian songbird of the thrush family, <em>Turdus merula</em>, introduced into south-eastern Australia and NZ, the male of which is all black with a yellow beak and eye-ring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> any of various related birds of the genus <em>Turdus</em>, having black plumage in the male.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq573"> any of various unrelated birds having black plumage, especially the various American birds of the tribe Icterini, family Fringillidae, as the <strong>red-winged blackbird</strong>, <em>Agelaius phoeniceus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq842"> (formerly) a Pacific islander kidnapped and transported as a slave labourer. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104872" href="entry://blackbirding%23bigmac000104872"><strong>blackbirding</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QvYH7gb8Wf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq745"> (formerly) to kidnap (a Pacific islander) to be transported and used as a slave labourer. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104872" href="entry://blackbirding%23bigmac000104872"><strong>blackbirding</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackbuck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackbuck</span></header><div>/ˈblækˌbʌk/ (<em>say</em> 'blak.buk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blackbucks</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">blackbuck</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a common antelope of India, <em>Antilope cervicapra</em>, of medium size and blackish brown colour, with spiral horns; Indian antelope; sasin.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">black buck</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackburn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackburn</span></header><div>/ˈblækbɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'blakbern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> <strong>Sir Charles Bickerton</strong>, 1874–1972, Australian physician, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> <strong>Elizabeth Helen</strong>, born 1948, Australian biochemist, based in the US; shared the Nobel prize for medicine in 2009 for her pioneering study of telomeres.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq660"> <strong>James</strong>, 1803–54, Australian architect and engineer, born in England; transported to Tasmania 1833, granted free pardon 1841.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackbutt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackbutt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackbutt" src="word_pronunciations/02474.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækbʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'blakbut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">any of several Australian species of <em>Eucalyptus</em>, especially <em>E. pilularis</em>, with dark bark at the base of their trunks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23bigmac000088544"><span class="smallcaps">black</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090632" href="entry://butt%23bigmac000090632"><span class="smallcaps">butt<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bladebone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bladebone</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪdboʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'blaydbohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007725" href="entry://blade%23bigmac000007725"><strong>blade</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007725" href="entry://blade%23mq097">6</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blaeberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaeberry</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'blaybuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blaeberries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq214">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007169" href="entry://bilberry%23bigmac000007169"><strong>bilberry</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blaberie</em>; from Old English <em>blæ-</em> blue + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006850" href="entry://berry%23bigmac000006850"><span class="smallcaps">berry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodbath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodbath</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodbath" src="word_pronunciations/02578.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdbaθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bludbahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq282"> a massacre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a game played with great ferocity and outbreaks of violence between the players.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq371"> <em class="label">Business</em> a heavy financial loss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq426"> <em class="label">Politics</em> a heavy defeat in an election.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104903" href="entry://blood%23bigmac000104903"><span class="smallcaps">blood</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099712" href="entry://bath%23bigmac000099712"><span class="smallcaps">bath</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bluebeard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bluebeard</span></header><div>/ˈblubɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohbeard) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> (in folklore) a villainous man who marries and murders several wives; in a popular version his seventh wife finds in a forbidden room the bodies of the other six.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq541"> any man alleged to have murdered a number of his wives or other women.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq791"> any man with a reputation as a lover.</span></div><div class="etym"> [popularised by the French writer Charles Perrault, 1628–1703, in <em>Contes du Temps</em> (1697) in which the character, the Chevalier Raoul, is Bluebeard, but based on a more ancient legend]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluebelly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluebelly</span></header><div>/ˈblubɛli/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohbelee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bluebellies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005709" href="entry://barebelly%23bigmac000005709"><strong>barebelly</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blueberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blueberry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blueberry" src="word_pronunciations/02641.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblubəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blueberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq107"> any of several shrubs of the genus <em>Vaccinium</em> section <em>Cyanococcus</em>, bearing black or dark-blue edible berries and differing from bilberries in that the berries grow in long clusters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> the fruit of this plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq665"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007169" href="entry://bilberry%23bigmac000007169"><strong>bilberry</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq764"> any of various unrelated species with blue fruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="entry://blue%23bigmac000104917"><span class="smallcaps">blue</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006850" href="entry://berry%23bigmac000006850"><span class="smallcaps">berry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bobadilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bobadilla</span></header><div>/boʊbaˈdiljə/ (<em>say</em> bohbah'deelyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Francisco de</strong> /franˈθiskoʊ deɪ/ (<em>say</em> frahn'theeskoh day), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">died 1502, Spanish colonial governor in the West Indies; sent Columbus back to Spain in chains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobsleigh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobsleigh</span><z><span target_id="imL5lquqa6">n.</span><span target_id="7pr4utruBj">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bobsleigh" src="word_pronunciations/02682.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒbsleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bobslay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="imL5lquqa6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> a racing sledge carrying two or more people, having two sets of runners, one at the back and one at the front.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> (formerly) a sleigh formed of two short sledges coupled one behind the other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq279"> either of these two short sledges.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7pr4utruBj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq763"> to ride on a bobsleigh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087949" href="entry://bob%23bigmac000087949"><span class="smallcaps">bob<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069404" href="entry://sleigh%23bigmac000069404"><span class="smallcaps">sleigh</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodyboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodyboard</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdibɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeebawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">a short surfboard, usually ridden lying down.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bodyboarder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bodyboarding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadbill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadbill</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broadbill" src="word_pronunciations/03094.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɔdbɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdbil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> any of various birds with a broad bill, as the scaup, shoveler, and spoonbill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> any of various passerine birds of the African and Asian families Eurylaimidae and Calyptomenidae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq219"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074116" href="entry://swordfish%23bigmac000074116"><strong>swordfish</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadbrim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadbrim</span><z><span target_id="P3q3SreRlo">n.</span><span target_id="vwISS1voqf">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɔdbrɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdbrim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="P3q3SreRlo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> a hat with a broad brim, as that worn by Quakers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq185"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> a Friend or Quaker.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vwISS1voqf">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq501"> of or relating to a hat with a broad brim.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>broadbrimmed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubblegum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubblegum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bubblegum" src="word_pronunciations/03176.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌbəlgʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'bubuhlgum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">a type of chewing gum which can be blown into bubbles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bubble gum</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buckboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buckboard</span></header><div>/ˈbʌkbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'bukbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> <em class="label">US</em> a light four-wheeled carriage in which a long elastic board or lattice frame is used in place of body and springs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq777"> <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> (especially formerly) a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081848" href="entry://utility%23bigmac000081848">utility</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081848" href="entry://utility%23mq659">4a</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the design in which a stout, springy plank was laid on the bare bolsters of a wagon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buckyball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac317344497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buckyball</span></header><div>/ˈbʌkibɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'bukeebawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac574734879" href="entry://buckminsterfullerene%23bigmac574734879"><strong>buckminsterfullerene</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac574734879" href="entry://buckminsterfullerene%23bigmac574734879"><span class="smallcaps">buck(minsterfullerene)</span></a> + <em>-y-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000104076"><span class="smallcaps">ball<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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buckytube
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac315432868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">buckytube</span></header><div>/ˈbʌkiˌtjub/ (<em>say</em> 'bukee.tyoohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac002225738" href="entry://nanotube%23bigmac002225738"><strong>nanotube</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Buckytube</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac317344497" href="entry://buckyball%23bigmac317344497"><span class="smallcaps">bucky(ball)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac002225738" href="entry://nanotube%23bigmac002225738"><span class="smallcaps">(nano)tube</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bujumbura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac354703733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bujumbura</span></header><div>/budʒəmˈbʊərə/ (<em>say</em> boohjuhm'boouhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">capital of Burundi in the south-western part, on Lake Tanganyika.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Usumbura</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumblebee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumblebee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bumblebee" src="word_pronunciations/03266.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌmbəlbi/ (<em>say</em> 'bumbuhlbee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> Also, <strong class="vs">humblebee</strong>. any of various large, hairy social bees of the family Bombidae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bumblebee</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bumblebees</strong>) an Australian gobiid fish, <em>Lindemanella iota</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bumble</em> meaning ’buzz’ + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088697" href="entry://bee%23bigmac000088697"><span class="smallcaps">bee<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection for def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009947" href="#mq344">2</a>, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumbledom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumbledom</span></header><div>/ˈbʌmbəldəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bumbuhlduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a petty officiousness in a minor office.</span></div><div class="etym"> [after <em>Bumble</em> in Dickens’ <em>Oliver Twist</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bundaberg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bundaberg</span></header><div>/ˈbʌndəbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'bunduhberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">a city in south-eastern Qld, on the Burnett River; major sugarcane growing area.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Bundaberg</strong> district, traditionally inhabited by the Goreng Goreng people, was explored by Henry Russell in 1842 and at first surveyed unfavourably. Timber-getters J and G Stewart, who explored the area in 1866, planted the first sugar cane. A timber mill was built in 1868 and the settlement developed as a port. Sugarcane cultivation was established during the 1870s. As the industry expanded, many sugar mills were built in the 1880s–90s, as well as a rum distillery. Bundaberg is now at the centre of a major sugar-producing area and is also known for its rum and market-gardening produce.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Babylonian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Babylonian</span><z><span target_id="o3cqz4IgKc">adj.</span><span target_id="1JOGsVA5l0">n.</span></z></header><div>/bæbəˈloʊniən/ (<em>say</em> babuh'lohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="o3cqz4IgKc"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> relating to Babylon or Babylonia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq122"> sinful.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1JOGsVA5l0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq991"> an inhabitant of ancient Babylonia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> a language of Babylonia, especially the Semitic language of the Akkadian group.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babysitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babysitter</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪbisɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'baybeesituh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">a person who minds a child or family while the parents are away, as for an evening, holiday, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backblocks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backblocks</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backblocks" src="word_pronunciations/01646.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækblɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbloks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq149"> remote, sparsely inhabited inland country, behind the blocks close to permanent water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the outer suburbs of a city.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backblock</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backblocker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backburner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backburner</span><z><span target_id="AttRoBc1jW">n.</span><span target_id="CYFZVRM5Lx">v.t.</span><span target_id="vism9e1xbR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backburner" src="word_pronunciations/01649.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækbɜnə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbernuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AttRoBc1jW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> the rear burner of a stove, often used to keep food warm.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CYFZVRM5Lx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq068"> to take no further action on for the time being.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vism9e1xbR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq363"> <strong class="phr">on the backburner</strong>, accorded the lowest priority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq800"> <strong class="phr">put on the backburner</strong>, to take no further action on for the time being; postpone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bainbridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac177547748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bainbridge</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪnbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'baynbrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Beryl Margaret</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">1932–2010, English novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balbriggan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balbriggan</span></header><div>/bælˈbrɪgən/ (<em>say</em> bal'briguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">a kind of unbleached cotton originally made at Balbriggan, in Ireland, used especially in underwear, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balibuntal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balibuntal</span></header><div>/bæliˈbʌntl/ (<em>say</em> balee'buntl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">a fine straw of very close weave, used for hats.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Baliuag buntal</em>, a weave of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010026" href="entry://buntal%23bigmac000010026"><span class="smallcaps">buntal</span></a> originating from Baliuag in Bulacan, Philippine Islands]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balikbayan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balikbayan</span><z><span target_id="IB9obWY6Ci">n.</span><span target_id="CZTo69nAQA">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bʌlikˈbajʌn/ (<em>say</em> buleek'bahyun) <em class="label">Philippine English</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IB9obWY6Ci">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> a Filipino residing abroad who comes home to visit.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CZTo69nAQA">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq568"> being or relating to a balikbayan: <em class="example">a balikbayan relative.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog <em>balik</em> return + <em>bayan</em> country]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballbuster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac567335465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballbuster</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlbʌstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlbustuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac422411483" href="entry://ballbreaker%23bigmac422411483"><strong>ballbreaker</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baranbinya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac591148474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baranbinya</span></header><div>/ˈbærənbɪnjə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnbinyuh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac889239689" href="entry://Barranbinya%23bigmac889239689"><strong>Barranbinya</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombardon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombardon</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmbədən/ (<em>say</em> 'bombuhduhn), /bɒmˈbadn/ (<em>say</em> bom'bahdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq853"> a bass reedstop of the organ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq986"> a large, deep-toned, valved brass instrument not unlike a tuba.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>bombardone</em>, from <em>bombardo</em> cannon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombasine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombasine</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmbəzin/ (<em>say</em> 'bombuhzeen), /bɒmbəˈzin/ (<em>say</em> bombuh'zeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">a fine-twilled fabric with a silk warp and worsted weft, formerly much used (in black) for mourning.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bombazine</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>bombasin</em>, from Late Latin <em>bombasīnum</em>, from <em>bombax</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099355" href="entry://bombast%23bigmac000099355"><span class="smallcaps">bombast</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099355" href="entry://bombast%23mq833">2</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000027292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombastic</span></header><div>/bɒmˈbæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> bom'bastik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">(of speech, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; turgid.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bombastical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bombastically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombmaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac757825529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombmaker</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmˌmeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bom.maykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">someone who constructs a bomb or bombs, especially a member of a terrorist organisation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bomb maker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombproof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombproof</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmpruf/ (<em>say</em> 'bomproohf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">strong enough to resist the impact and explosive force of bombs or shells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombsight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombsight</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bomsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">an aiming instrument used to tell when to drop a bomb from an aircraft so that it will hit a specified target.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boneblack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boneblack</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnblæk/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnblak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">a black carbonaceous substance obtained by calcining bones in closed vessels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boobialla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boobialla</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boobialla" src="word_pronunciations/02775.mp3"></audio></span>/bubiˈælə/ (<em>say</em> boohbee'aluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">any of several species of <em>Myoporum</em>, especially <em>M. insulare</em> which is often grown as a hedge; native juniper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from a language recorded at Oyster Bay, Tasmania (probably Paredarerme) <em>bubiala</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookbuild
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac221484096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookbuild</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkbɪld/ (<em>say</em> 'bookbild) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">an instance of bookbuilding.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">book build</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BookTuber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac888045364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BookTuber</span></header><div>/ˈbʊktjubə/ (<em>say</em> 'booktyoohbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a person who creates videos consisting of reviews and commentary relating to books, and uploads them to YouTube.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">booktuber</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootblack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootblack</span></header><div>/ˈbutblæk/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtblak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a person whose occupation it is to shine shoes, boots, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootbrush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac699401855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootbrush</span></header><div>/ˈbutbrʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtbrush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">one of a range of brushes designed for cleaning and polishing shoes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bourguiba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourguiba</span></header><div>/bʊəˈgibə/ (<em>say</em> boouh'geebuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Habib Ben Ali</strong> /hæˈbib/ (<em>say</em> ha'beeb), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">1903–2000, leader of the Tunisian independence movement; president of Tunisia 1957–87; deposed in bloodless coup.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowerbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowerbird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowerbird" src="word_pronunciations/02901.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊəbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuhberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq246"> any of various birds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, of Australia and New Guinea, the males of which build bower-like structures and decorate them with bright objects to attract females for mating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who collects small, decorative, but useless objects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brambling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brambling</span></header><div>/ˈbræmblɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brambling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq531">a finch, <em>Fringilla montifringilla</em>, which breeds in northern parts of Europe and Asia and migrates southward in winter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bramling</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009569" href="entry://broom%23bigmac000009569"><span class="smallcaps">broom</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009569" href="entry://broom%23mq235">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042745" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042745"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakable</span><z><span target_id="3TcLswRdGO">adj.</span><span target_id="zk0TK3BfRR">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbreɪkəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'braykuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3TcLswRdGO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> capable of being broken.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zk0TK3BfRR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq672"> an item, especially of china, which can be easily broken.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breakability</strong> /breɪkəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> braykuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakbeat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac703781526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakbeat</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkbit/ (<em>say</em> 'braykbeet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> a syncopated electronic drum pattern repeated in a loop and used in dance music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq39"> a type of very fast dance music evolving out of hip-hop, but having more complex beat patterns and much sampling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadband
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadband</span><z><span target_id="JDpVfdBUcc">n.</span><span target_id="7vzycnedC9">adj.</span><span target_id="WBN03F9qaT">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɔdbænd/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdband) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JDpVfdBUcc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> high-speed internet access having a bandwidth sufficient to carry multiple voice, video and data channels simultaneously.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7vzycnedC9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq888"> (of an electronic device or circuit) capable of functioning over a wide range of frequencies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq428"> of or relating to internet broadband access.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WBN03F9qaT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq582"> to link to a broadband network: <em class="example">to broadband the office.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102075" href="entry://broad%23bigmac000102075"><span class="smallcaps">broad</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005497" href="entry://band%23bigmac000005497"><span class="smallcaps">band<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broadbent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broadbent</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdbɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdbent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jim</strong> (<em>Harry Frank Broadbent</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">1910–58, Australian aviator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbarossa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbarossa</span></header><div>/babəˈrɒsə/ (<em>say</em> bahbuh'rosuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028395" href="entry://Frederick%20Barbarossa%23bigmac000028395"><strong>Frederick Barbarossa</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: red beard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbellate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbellate</span></header><div>/ˈbabəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhlayt), /-lət/ (<em>say</em> -luht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">having short, stiff hairs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>barbella</em> (diminutive of Latin <em>barbula</em> little beard) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbershop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac507124953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbershop</span></header><div>/ˈbabəʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhshop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac205535888" href="entry://barber%20shop%23bigmac205535888"><strong>barber shop</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbiecore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac853014558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbiecore</span></header><div>/ˈbabikɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbeekaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">a fashion characterised by an all-pink colour palette, especially bright pink.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>Barbie</em> trademark for a popular female doll + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac503634015" href="entry://-core%23bigmac503634015"><span class="smallcaps">-core</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barbirolli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barbirolli</span></header><div>/babəˈroʊli/ (<em>say</em> bahbuh'rohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq374">1899–1970, British conductor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bargeboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bargeboard</span></header><div>/ˈbadʒbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'bahjbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">an overhanging board along the projecting sloping edge of a gable roof.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basketball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basketball</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basketball" src="word_pronunciations/01897.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaskətbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahskuhtbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq238"> a game played by two teams of five players each, in which points are scored by throwing the ball through the elevated baskets at the opponents’ end of a rectangular court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> the large round inflated ball used in this game.</span></div><div class="etym"> [name coined in 1891 by US sports coach, James Naismith at the YMCA College at Springfield, Massachusetts] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basketballer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batdambang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batdambang</span></header><div>/ˈbætəmbæŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhmbang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac91754" href="entry://Battambang%23bigmac91754"><strong>Battambang</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Battambang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Battambang</span></header><div>/ˈbætəmbæŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhmbang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">a city in western Cambodia; second largest city in the country.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Batdambang</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Battenberg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Battenberg</span></header><div>/ˈbætnbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'batnberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048395" href="entry://Mountbatten%23bigmac000048395"><strong>Mountbatten</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beatboxing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac455308797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beatboxing</span></header><div>/ˈbitbɒksɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beetboksing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">a style of vocalisation in the hip-hop genre, which imitates the sounds and rhythms produced by a drum machine.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beatboxer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedchamber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedchamber</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdtʃeɪmbə/ (<em>say</em> 'bedchaymbuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006389" href="entry://bedroom%23bigmac000006389"><strong>bedroom</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006389" href="entry://bedroom%23mq032">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beefburger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beefburger</span></header><div>/ˈbifbɜgə/ (<em>say</em> 'beefberguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032718" href="entry://hamburger%23bigmac000032718"><strong>hamburger</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellyboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellyboard</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlibɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'beleebawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">the principal board of a billycart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beribboned
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beribboned</span></header><div>/bəˈrɪbənd/ (<em>say</em> buh'ribuhnd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">adorned with ribbons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bessarabia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bessarabia</span></header><div>/bɛsəˈreɪbiə/ (<em>say</em> besuh'raybeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">a region in south-eastern Europe, mainly in Moldova; formerly a province of Romania (1918–40). About 44 300 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bessarabian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliopegy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliopegy</span></header><div>/bɪbliˈɒpədʒi/ (<em>say</em> biblee'opuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">the art of binding books.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007040" href="entry://biblio-%23bigmac000007040"><span class="smallcaps">biblio-</span></a> + Greek <em>-pēgia</em>, from <em>pēgnynai</em> fasten]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliopole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliopole</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbliəpoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bibleeuhpohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq702">a bookseller, especially a dealer in books unique for their rarity, artistic format, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bibliopolist</strong> /bɪbliˈɒpələst/ (<em>say</em> biblee'opuhluhst). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>bibliopōla</em>, from Greek <em>bibliopōlēs</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliopolic</strong> /bɪbliəˈpɒlɪk/ (<em>say</em> bibleeuh'polik), <strong>bibliopolical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliopolism</strong> /bɪbliˈɒpəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> biblee'opuhlizuhm), <strong>bibliopoly</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billbergia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billbergia</span></header><div>/bɪlˈbɜdʒə/ (<em>say</em> bil'berjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">any stemless perennial plant of the genus <em>Billbergia</em>, family Bromeliaceae, of South and Central America, many of which, such as <em>B. nutans</em>, are popular indoor and garden plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; named after Gustaf Johan <em>Billberg</em>, 1772–1844, Swedish botanist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biobanking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676175244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biobanking</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊbæŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohbangking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">a credit system by which developers can build on environmentally sensitive land, provided they offset the damage done in that location by protecting plants and animals elsewhere.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadboard</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'bredbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">a wooden board on which bread is sliced.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breastbone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breastbone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breastbone" src="word_pronunciations/03014.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛstboʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'brestbohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072105" href="entry://sternum%23bigmac000072105"><strong>sternum</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac191662273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathable</span></header><div>/ˈbriðəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'breedhuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq98"> able to be breathed without causing discomfort or damage to the lungs: <em class="example">breathable air.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> allowing air to pass through: <em class="example">breathable fabric; </em><em class="example">breathable paint.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breathability</strong> /briðəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> breedhuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brisbanite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brisbanite</span><z><span target_id="KkEO0dQ8EM">n.</span><span target_id="7vYwFxtKX5">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɪzbənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'brizbuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KkEO0dQ8EM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> someone who was born in Brisbane, or who has come to regard it as their home town.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7vYwFxtKX5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq888"> of or relating to the city of Brisbane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadbrush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac225817541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadbrush</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdbrʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdbrush) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">wide-ranging and general in treatment: <em class="example">a broadbrush policy outline.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broodbitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broodbitch</span></header><div>/ˈbrudbɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'broohdbich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a bitch kept for breeding purposes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bubonocele
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bubonocele</span></header><div>/bjuˈbɒnəsil/ (<em>say</em> byooh'bonuhseel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">an inguinal hernia, especially one in which the protrusion of the intestine is limited to the region of the groin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>boubōn</em> groin + <em>kēlē</em> tumour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bulbaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bulbaceous</span></header><div>/bʌlˈbeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> bul'bayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009858" href="entry://bulbous%23bigmac000009858"><strong>bulbous</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumbailiff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumbailiff</span></header><div>/bʌmˈbeɪlɪf/ (<em>say</em> bum'baylif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">(formerly) a bailiff or underbailiff employed in serving writs, making arrests, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [17th century; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097798" href="entry://bum%23bigmac000097798"><span class="smallcaps">bum<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005284" href="entry://bailiff%23bigmac000005284"><span class="smallcaps">bailiff</span></a>; from their habit of approaching from behind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bumblefoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bumblefoot</span></header><div>/ˈbʌmbəlfʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'bumbuhlfoot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">a swelling on the feet of turkeys and fowls where the infection <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> enters through an abrasion.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bumble foot</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butterball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butterball</span></header><div>/ˈbʌtəbɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'butuhbawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> the bufflehead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fat, round person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq508"> a small round butterscotch lolly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babaganoush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac842539970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babaganoush</span></header><div>/babəgəˈnʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> bahbuhguh'noosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq420">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac049196015" href="entry://baba%20ganoush%23bigmac049196015"><strong>baba ganoush</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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babelicious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac39209128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">babelicious</span></header><div>/beɪbəˈlɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> baybuh'lishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">sexually attractive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104411" href="entry://babe%23bigmac000104411"><span class="smallcaps">babe</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019353" href="entry://delicious%23bigmac000019353"><span class="smallcaps">delicious</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backbencher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backbencher</span></header><div>/ˈbækbɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbenchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">a member of a lower house of parliament who is not a minister or shadow minister.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backbreaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backbreaker</span></header><div>/ˈbækbreɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbraykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> a physically exhausting task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq443"> a wrestling hold in which the victim’s body is bent backwards over the opponent’s knee or shoulder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baffleboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baffleboard</span></header><div>/ˈbæfəlbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'bafuhlbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">a board on which a loudspeaker is mounted in order to improve the low frequency section of the sound it produces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballbreaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac422411483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballbreaker</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlbreɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlbraykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>usually used by men</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> a difficult situation or task.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq762"> a dominating woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq350"> a hard taskmaster.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ballbuster</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bambocciade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bambocciade</span></header><div>/ˈbæmbətʃad/ (<em>say</em> 'bambuhchahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">a painting of rustic and grotesque scenes, especially of a vulgar nature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bambochade</em>, Italian <em>bambocciata</em>, from <em>bamboccio</em>, child, simpleton, puppet, from <em>bambo</em>, silly; nickname of the Dutch painter Pieter van Laer, 1592–1642]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bannockburn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bannockburn</span></header><div>/ˈbænəkbɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhkbern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">a village in central Scotland, near the town of Stirling; site of the victory of the Scots (1314) under Robert the Bruce over the English, which assured the independence of Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barberising
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964800921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barberising</span></header><div>/ˈbabəraɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhruyzing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">the work of a barber.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barbarising</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitterbark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitterbark</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bitterbark" src="word_pronunciations/02410.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtəbak/ (<em>say</em> 'bituhbahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a tree of inland Australia, <em>Alstonia constricta</em>, with bark which may be used in a tonic preparation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitterbush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitterbush</span></header><div>/ˈbɪtəbʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bituhboosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000049415" href="entry://native%20willow%23bigmac000049415"><strong>native willow</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackbeard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackbeard</span></header><div>/ˈblækbɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blakbeard) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">→ Edward <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075105" href="entry://Teach%23bigmac000075105"><strong>Teach</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackberry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackberry" src="word_pronunciations/02469.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'blakbuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackberry" src="word_pronunciations/02470.mp3"></audio></span>/-bri/ (<em>say</em> -bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blackberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> the fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of <em>Rubus fruticosus</em> and other species of the genus <em>Rubus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> the plant bearing this fruit; the bramble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blakeberie</em>, Old English <em>blace berian</em> (plural)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackboard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackboard" src="word_pronunciations/02473.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'blakbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">a smooth dark board, used in schools, etc., for writing or drawing on with chalk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blightbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blightbird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blightbird" src="word_pronunciations/02538.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblaɪtbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'bluytberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">(in Australia and New Zealand) the silvereye</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called because it sometimes damages ripening fruit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blogebrity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419853460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blogebrity</span></header><div>/blɒgˈɛbrəti/ (<em>say</em> blog'ebruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blogebrities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> the fame which accrues to a blogger whose blog has attracted much attention on the internet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> a blogger who has achieved such fame.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodborne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac92704260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodborne</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdbɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'bludbawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> (of a pathogen) transported in the blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq956"> (of a disease) transmitted from one person to another by contact with the blood of the person who already has the disease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blood-borne</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bloomsbury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bloomsbury</span></header><div>/ˈblumzbəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohmzbuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a district in central London which contains the British Museum and part of the University of London.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluebonnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluebonnet</span></header><div>/ˈblubɒnət/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohbonuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">an endemic Australian parrot, <em>Northiella haematogaster</em>, predominantly brown, with a blue face and yellow and red underparts; found in semi-arid woodlands of south-eastern Australia and the Nullarbor Plain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blue bonnet</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluebottle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluebottle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluebottle" src="word_pronunciations/02642.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblubɒtl/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohbotl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> a hydrozoan of genus <em>Physalia</em> found in warm seas and having an elongated, deep blue, gas-filled bladder typically up to 13 cm long, from which trail numerous tentacles, extending many metres in length and capable of inflicting a painful sting. It is actually a group of individual organisms specialised for particular purposes such as feeding, inflating the bladder, reproduction, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> any of several large, metallic blue and green flies of the dipterous family Calliphoridae; the larvae of some are parasites of domestic animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobblehead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac831240493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobblehead</span></header><div>/ˈbɒbəlhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bobuhlhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">a figurine, usually of a famous person or an animal, which has a disproportionately large head, the head being connected to the body by a spring so that it bobs up and down and wobbles from side to side.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bobble head</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bobbysoxer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bobbysoxer</span></header><div>/ˈbɒbisɒksə/ (<em>say</em> 'bobeesoksuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">an adolescent or teenage girl.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bombardier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bombardier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bombardier" src="word_pronunciations/02738.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒmbəˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> bombuh'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> <em class="label">Army</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq190"> a non-commissioned officer of the lowest rank in an artillery regiment of the Australian Army; equivalent in rank to leading seaman in the Royal Australian Navy and corporal in the Royal Australian Air Force.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq311"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: BDR</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq382"> an officer of similar rank in any other army.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq485"> the member of an aircraft bomber crew who operates the bomb release mechanism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq839"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an artilleryman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bomboniera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bomboniera</span></header><div>/bɒmbəˈnɛərə/ (<em>say</em> bombuh'nairruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bomboniere</strong> /bɒmbəˈnɛəri/ (<em>say</em> bombuh'nairree) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bombonieras</strong> /bɒmbəˈnɛərəz/ (<em>say</em> bombuh'nairruhz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">a gift for the guests at a wedding, christening, etc., often accompanied by coloured sugared almonds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: candy box]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonkbuster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676420725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonkbuster</span></header><div>/ˈbɒŋkbʌstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bongkbustuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a popular novel featuring many sexual exploits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100053" href="entry://bonk%23bigmac000100053"><span class="smallcaps">bonk</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007896" href="entry://blockbuster%23bigmac000007896"><span class="smallcaps">(block)buster</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookbinder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookbinder</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkbaɪndə/ (<em>say</em> 'bookbuynduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">someone whose business or work is the binding of books.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bookbinding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookmobile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookmobile</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkməbil/ (<em>say</em> 'bookmuhbeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">a truck or trailer equipped to serve as a mobile lending library.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bountiable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bountiable</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊntiəbəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bownteeuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">of or relating to goods on which a government bounty can be claimed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandyball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandyball</span></header><div>/ˈbrændibɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'brandeebawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">a small, round, brandy-coloured sweet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barbiturate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barbiturate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barbiturate" src="word_pronunciations/01817.mp3"></audio></span>/baˈbɪtʃərət/ (<em>say</em> bah'bichuhruht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barbiturate" src="word_pronunciations/01818.mp3"></audio></span>/-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">any of various derivatives of barbituric acid, used in general anaesthesia and for the treatment of epilepsy; addictive if taken regularly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barranbinya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889239689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barranbinya</span><z><span target_id="oRcfVylSPZ">n.</span><span target_id="DryF71tcUQ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbærənbɪnjə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnbinyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oRcfVylSPZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area around the Darling River north and west of Bourke, NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DryF71tcUQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq519"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Baranbinya</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bashibazouk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bashibazouk</span></header><div>/bæʃibəˈzuk/ (<em>say</em> basheebuh'zoohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">one of a class of irregular mounted troops in the 19th-century Turkish military service.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish <em>başıbozuk</em> irregular soldier, literally, broken-headed (from <em>baş</em> head + <em>bozuk</em> broken), referring to their reputation for being undisciplined and brutal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baylebridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baylebridge</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlbrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'baylbrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">pen-name of Charles William Blocksidge, 1883–1942, Australian poet; works include his collection of sonnets <em>Love Redeemed</em> (1934).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachcomber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachcomber</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beachcomber" src="word_pronunciations/01962.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitʃkoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> 'beechkohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq368"> someone who lives by gathering articles along beaches, as from wreckage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq283"> a vagrant of the beach or coast, especially a white person in South Pacific regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq718"> a long wave rolling in from the ocean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beannabeola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beannabeola</span></header><div>/bjʊnəˈbjoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> byoonuh'byohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Twelve Bens </strong>(<strong>or Pins</strong>)<strong> of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">a group of low mountains in the Republic of Ireland, in north-western County Galway. Highest peak, Benbarn, 730 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beaverboard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beaverboard</span></header><div>/ˈbivəbɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'beevuhbawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">a light, stiff sheeting made of wood fibre and used in building, especially for partitions, temporary structures, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaverbrook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaverbrook</span></header><div>/ˈbivəbrʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'beevuhbrook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>William</strong>)<strong> Max</strong>(<strong>well</strong>)<strong> Aitken</strong>, <strong>1st Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">1879–1964, Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellybutton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellybutton</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlibʌtn/ (<em>say</em> 'beleebutn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">the navel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">belly button</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biblioclasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac746830748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biblioclasm</span></header><div>/ˈbɪblioʊklæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bibleeohklazuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">the destruction of books, especially books of religious significance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007040" href="entry://biblio-%23bigmac000007040"><span class="smallcaps">biblio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036131" href="entry://iconoclasm%23bigmac000036131"><span class="smallcaps">(icono)clasm</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biblioclast</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliolatry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliolatry</span></header><div>/bɪbliˈɒlətri/ (<em>say</em> biblee'oluhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">excessive reverence for the Bible.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007040" href="entry://biblio-%23bigmac000007040"><span class="smallcaps">biblio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211401954" href="entry://-latry%23bigmac211401954"><span class="smallcaps">-latry</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliolater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliolatrous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliomancy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbliəmænsi/ (<em>say</em> 'bibleeuhmansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">divination by means of a book, as the Bible, opened at random at some verse taken as significant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007040" href="entry://biblio-%23bigmac000007040"><span class="smallcaps">biblio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliomania
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliomania</span></header><div>/bɪbliəˈmeɪniə/ (<em>say</em> bibleeuh'mayneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq413">an enthusiasm for collecting books, especially rare or valuable ones.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007040" href="entry://biblio-%23bigmac000007040"><span class="smallcaps">biblio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044873" href="entry://-mania%23bigmac000044873"><span class="smallcaps">-mania</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliomaniac</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliomaniacal</strong> /ˌbɪbliəməˈnaɪəkəl/ (<em>say</em> .bibleeuhmuh'nuyuhkuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliophile</span></header><div>/ˈbɪbliəfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bibleeuhfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">a lover of books.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bibliophil</strong> /ˈbɪbliəfɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bibleeuhfil), <strong class="vs">bibliophilist</strong> /bɪbliˈɒfələst/ (<em>say</em> biblee'ofuhluhst). <div class="etym">[French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007040" href="entry://biblio-%23bigmac000007040"><span class="smallcaps">biblio-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056103" href="entry://-phile%23bigmac000056103"><span class="smallcaps">-phile</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliophilism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliophilistic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliotheca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliotheca</span></header><div>/ˌbɪbliəˈθikə/ (<em>say</em> .bibleeuh'theekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq370"> a collection of books; library.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq811"> a printed catalogue of books.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: library, from Greek <em>bibliothēkē</em>, from <em>biblio-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007040" href="entry://biblio-%23bigmac000007040"><span class="smallcaps">biblio-</span></a> + <em>thēkē</em> case]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicarbonate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000025654"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicarbonate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicarbonate" src="word_pronunciations/02265.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈkabənət/ (<em>say</em> buy'kahbuhnuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicarbonate" src="word_pronunciations/02266.mp3"></audio></span>/-neɪt/ (<em>say</em> -nayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a salt of carbonic acid, containing the hydrogen carbonate ion (HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>); an acid carbonate, as <em>sodium bicarbonate</em>, NaHCO<sub>3</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billabonger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac134382024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billabonger</span></header><div>/ˈbɪləbɒŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'biluhbonguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">a swagman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007193" href="entry://billabong%23bigmac000007193"><span class="smallcaps">billabong</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofeedback
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofeedback</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biofeedback" src="word_pronunciations/02355.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌbaɪoʊˈfidbæk/ (<em>say</em> .buyoh'feedbak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">a psychological technique by which persons learn to control their bodily, especially autonomic, responses initially using instruments to monitor changes in pulse rate, blood pressure, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biorobotics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac854715113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biorobotics</span></header><div>/baɪoʊrəˈbɒtɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyohruh'botiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">an area of robotics which deals with the integration of robots and living organisms, either by making robots simulate the behaviour of such organisms, or by incorporating living material in a robot, or by giving a living organism some of the features and abilities of robots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063847" href="entry://robotics%23bigmac000063847"><span class="smallcaps">robotics</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biorobotic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birobidzhan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birobidzhan</span></header><div>/birəbiˈdʒan/ (<em>say</em> beeruhbee'jahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093167" href="entry://Jewish%20Autonomous%20Region%23bigmac000093167"><strong>Jewish Autonomous Region</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockbuster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockbuster</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blockbuster" src="word_pronunciations/02559.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɒkbʌstə/ (<em>say</em> 'blokbustuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> an aerial bomb containing high explosives and usually weighing several tonnes, used in World War II as a large-scale demolition bomb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq888"> anything large and spectacular, as a lavish theatrical production, impressive political campaign, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I have just had a real blockbuster of a paper accepted but the title was rejected.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank moorhouse</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blockbusting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodmobile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodmobile</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdməbil/ (<em>say</em> 'bludmuhbeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">a vehicle containing medical equipment for receiving blood donations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blunderbuss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blunderbuss</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blunderbuss" src="word_pronunciations/02654.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌndəbʌs/ (<em>say</em> 'blunduhbus) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq022"> a stupid blundering person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of Dutch <em>donderbus</em>, from <em>donder</em> thunder + <em>buss</em> gun, originally box]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatbuilder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatbuilder</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtbɪldə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtbilduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">a person whose trade is building boats.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boatbuilding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolingbroke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolingbroke</span></header><div>/ˈbɒlɪŋbrʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'bolingbrook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">surname of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033816" href="entry://Henry%20IV%23bigmac000033816"><strong>Henry IV</strong></a> of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonbonnière
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonbonnière</span></header><div>/ˌbɒnbɒniˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> .bonbonee'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq164"> a box of chocolates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq452"> a small ornate dish for serving chocolates, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borborygmus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac900178512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borborygmus</span></header><div>/bɔbəˈrɪgməs/ (<em>say</em> bawbuh'rigmuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">borborygmi</strong> /bɔbəˈrɪgmi/ (<em>say</em> bawbuh'rigmee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a rumbling or gurgling caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">borborygm</strong>, <strong class="vs">borborygmy</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, from Greek <em>borborygmos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>borborygmic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottlebrush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottlebrush</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bottlebrush" src="word_pronunciations/02856.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtlbrʌʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'botlbrush) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq628"> a brush for cleaning bottles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq124"> any species of the Australian genus <em>Callistemon</em>, with flower spikes resembling cylindrical brushes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq368"> a member of other related, and occasionally unrelated, species with similar flowers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boysenberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boysenberry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boysenberry" src="word_pronunciations/02935.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔɪzənbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'boyzuhnberee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boysenberry" src="word_pronunciations/02936.mp3"></audio></span>/-bri/ (<em>say</em> -bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boysenberries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq165"> a red blackberry-like fruit with a sweet-tart flavour similar to that of raspberries; developed by crossing various species of <em>Rubus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq643"> the low, trailing plant, <em>Rubus ursinus</em> (dewberry) x <em>Rubus ideus</em> (European raspberry), which produces this fruit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after R <em>Boysen</em>, 20th-century US botanist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brandenburg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brandenburg</span></header><div>/ˈbrændənbɜg/ (<em>say</em> 'branduhnberg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq649"> a state in north-eastern Germany (formerly in East Germany); formerly an electorate, it became the principal province of the kingdom of Prussia in the 18th century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq492"> a town in north-eastern Germany, the former capital of the Prussian province of Brandenburg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadbasket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadbasket</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdbaskət/ (<em>say</em> 'bredbahskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> a basket for containing bread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the stomach.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breechblock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breechblock</span></header><div>/ˈbritʃblɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'breechblok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">a movable piece of metal which closes the breech end of the barrel in certain firearms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breezeblock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breezeblock</span></header><div>/ˈbrizblɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'breezblok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a light brick compounded of coke cinders and concrete.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brindabella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brindabella</span></header><div>/brɪndəˈbɛlə/ (<em>say</em> brinduh'beluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a drink of rum followed by a beer chaser.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Brindabella</em>, the name of a range of mountains and (formerly) a sheep station near Canberra]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bristlebird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bristlebird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bristlebird" src="word_pronunciations/03084.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪsəlbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'brisuhlberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">any of three species of red-brown medium-sized, ground-dwelling endemic Australian birds of the genus <em>Dasyornis</em>, which run fast but have feeble powers of flight and which have strongly developed sensory bristles around the nostrils.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brobdingnag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brobdingnag</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒbdɪŋnæg/ (<em>say</em> 'brobdingnag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">the region in Swift’s <em>Gulliver’s Travels</em> where everything was of enormous size.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Brobdingnagian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Brobdingnagian</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bulbiferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bulbiferous</span></header><div>/bʌlˈbɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> bul'bifuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">producing bulbs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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butcherbird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">butcherbird</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of butcherbird" src="word_pronunciations/03386.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊtʃəbɜd/ (<em>say</em> 'boochuhberd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq383"> any of several birds of the genus <em>Cracticus</em>, of Australia and New Guinea, as the <strong>grey butcherbird</strong>, <em>Cracticus torquatus</em>, or the <strong>pied butcherbird</strong>, <em>C. nigrogularis</em>, noted for its melodious call with birds often taking it in turns to sing and imitate each other.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq821"> any of various shrikes of the genus <em>Lanius</em>, as the common European species <em>L. excubitor</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094092" href="entry://butcher%23bigmac000094092"><span class="smallcaps">butcher<sup>1</sup></span></a>, from their habit of impaling prey on spikes or thorns + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089669" href="entry://bird%23bigmac000089669"><span class="smallcaps">bird<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backbreaking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backbreaking</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backbreaking" src="word_pronunciations/01648.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækbreɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakbrayking) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">extremely arduous; physically exhausting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachcombing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac881372124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachcombing</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃkoʊmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beechkohming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">the practice of searching for and collecting items of value or interest along the seashore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliography</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bibliography" src="word_pronunciations/02262.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪbliˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> biblee'ogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bibliographies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> a complete or selective list of literature on a particular subject.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> a list of works by a given author.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> a list of source materials used or consulted in the preparation of a work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq974"> the systematic description, history, classification, etc., of books and other written or printed works.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliographic</strong> /ˌbɪbliəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> .bibleeuh'grafik), <strong>bibliographical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioavailable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac679598263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioavailable</span></header><div>/baɪoʊəˈveɪləbəl/ (<em>say</em> buyohuh'vayluhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> of or relating to a chemical, especially a toxin, which can be absorbed by an organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Pharmacology</em> of or relating to that portion of a medication which is taken up by the body when not administered intravenously.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioavailability</strong> /baɪoʊəveɪləˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> buyohuhvayluh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioturbation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539345324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioturbation</span></header><div>/baɪoʊtɜˈbeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> buyohter'bayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">the disturbing and reworking of soil or sediment on land or the sea floor by organisms living in it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blabbermouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blabbermouth</span></header><div>/ˈblæbəmaʊθ/ (<em>say</em> 'blabuhmowth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blabbermouths</strong> /ˈblæbəmaʊðz/ (<em>say</em> 'blabuhmowdhz))<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">someone who talks too much or who talks indiscreetly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackbirding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackbirding</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackbirding" src="word_pronunciations/02471.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækbɜdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blakberding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">(in the 19th century, in Australia, British Colombia, and areas of the South Pacific, as Fiji and Samoa) the practice of procuring Pacific Islanders (known as Kanakas) as labourers, often by kidnapping them or by the use of force; many worked in Queensland on sugar plantations; the practice was ended in Australia by Commonwealth legislation in 1904.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blackbirder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodybuilding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodybuilding</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bodybuilding" src="word_pronunciations/02693.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdibɪldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeebilding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq318"> Also, <strong class="vs">body training</strong>. the performance of regular exercises designed to increase the power and size of the body’s muscles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> the practice of manufacturing or modifying motor vehicle bodies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">body building</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bodybuilder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonnyclabber
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonnyclabber</span></header><div>/ˈbɒniklæbə/ (<em>say</em> 'boneeklabuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">sour, thick milk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Irish Gaelic <em>bainne clabair</em>, literally, milk of the clabber (i.e. ? the churn-dasher)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookbuilding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac288228027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookbuilding</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkbɪldɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bookbilding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Commerce</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq207">a process for raising capital for a company in which securities are offered to investors within a price range, the investors making an offer within that range and the final price being announced after all the bids are in.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">book building</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brindleberry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140911454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brindleberry</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪndlbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'brindlberee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">the fruit of the tropical tree <em>Garcinia cambogia</em>, the rind of which contains the fruit acid, hydroxycitric acid, which is used as a seasoning and as an aid to weight loss; native to India and South-East Asia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliographer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliographer</span></header><div>/bɪbliˈɒgrəfə/ (<em>say</em> biblee'ogruhfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">someone occupied with or expert in bibliography.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bibliograph</strong> /ˈbɪbliəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'bibleeuhgraf). <div class="etym">[Greek <em>bibliographos</em> book-writer + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bibliotherapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac511250991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bibliotherapy</span></header><div>/bɪbliəˈθɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> bibleeuh'theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">the use of reading to promote healing or wellbeing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007040" href="entry://biblio-%23bigmac000007040"><span class="smallcaps">biblio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075956" href="entry://therapy%23bigmac000075956"><span class="smallcaps">therapy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bibliotherapist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocompatible
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257073621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocompatible</span></header><div>/baɪoʊkəmˈpætəbəl/ (<em>say</em> buyohkuhm'patuhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094005" href="entry://compatible%23bigmac000094005"><strong>compatible</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094005" href="entry://compatible%23mq491">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq770"> not causing a toxic or injurious response.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biocompatibility</strong> /baɪoʊkəmpætəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> buyohkuhmpatuh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodegradable
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodegradable</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biodegradable" src="word_pronunciations/02354.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌbaɪoʊdəˈgreɪdəbəl/ (<em>say</em> .buyohduh'grayduhbuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">capable of being decomposed by the action of living organisms, especially of bacteria: <em class="example">a biodegradable detergent.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biodegradability</strong> /baɪoʊdəgreɪdəˈbɪləti/ (<em>say</em> buyohduhgrayduh'biluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biodegradation</strong> /baɪoʊˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> buyoh.degruh'dayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouillabaisse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouillabaisse</span></header><div>/ˈbujəbeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'boohyuhbays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a stew or thick soup made of several kinds of fish and shellfish cooked in water or white wine, with oil and tomatoes, flavoured with garlic, saffron and other herbs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Provençal <em>bouiabaisso</em>, from <em>boui</em> boil + <em>abaisso</em> (go) down]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadcrumbing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac317789831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadcrumbing</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdkrʌmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bredkruming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> the act of coating an item of food with breadcrumbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> the practice of sending flirtatious text messages which are intended to keep alive the romantic hopes of the receiver without any intention on the part of the sender of forming a real relationship.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac317789831" href="#mq065">2</a> from the notion of leading someone on romantically being equated with laying a trail of breadcrumbs, as in the fairytale of Hansel and Gretel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brookeborough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brookeborough</span></header><div>/ˈbrʊkbərə/ (<em>say</em> 'brookbuhruh), /-brə/ (<em>say</em> -bruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Basil Stanlake Brooke</strong>, <strong>1st Viscount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">1888–1973, Northern Irish politician; prime minister of Northern Ireland 1943–63.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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B
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> boron.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> bay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq813"> (of pencils) black.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq520"> Bible</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq624"> British.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq291"> Brotherhood.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac642863647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq911">designating a B blood group.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007940" href="entry://blood%20group%23bigmac000007940"><strong>blood group</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ba
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ba</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">barium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backache</span></header><div>/ˈbækeɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bakayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">an ache in one’s back.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backcast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac073442049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backcast</span><z><span target_id="baGi4dy5i0">v.t.</span><span target_id="8hnGfjj2x0">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækkast/ (<em>say</em> 'bakkahst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="baGi4dy5i0"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> (<strong class="bold">backcast</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">backcasted</strong>, <strong class="bold">backcasting</strong>) to identify a desirable outcome and then work backwards to identify the steps needed to achieve it.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8hnGfjj2x0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq224"> an outcome and the steps required to achieve it, identified by backcasting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq306"> a backward swing of a fishing rod before casting forwards: <em class="example">snagged a branch on the backcast.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backcasting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backcaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backchannel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac54289515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backchannel</span><z><span target_id="Gdmu4G2O9Y">n.</span><span target_id="F0XGtOrEnk">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæktʃænəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bakchanuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Gdmu4G2O9Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq8"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac34023297" href="entry://back%20channel%23bigmac34023297"><strong>back channel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Telecommunications</em> (in an asymmetric communications system) a low-speed channel in which data moves in the opposite direction to the main channel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq729"> <em class="label">Politics</em> an unofficial means of communication which circumvents official channels, especially as used for the purpose of informal or secret discussions or negotiations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq760"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> (in a conversation) the phatic response to the principal speaker.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="F0XGtOrEnk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">backchannelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="bold">backchanneled</strong>; <strong class="bold">backchannelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="bold">backchanneling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq352"> to operate a backchannel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq496"> to communicate by means of a backchannel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq865"> to communicate on a digital device with others, indicating immediate responses to a speaker, performer, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backchannelling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backchanneller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backchat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backchat</span><z><span target_id="3Umxkd4f7b">n.</span><span target_id="5AGCshJDb2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backchat" src="word_pronunciations/01650.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæktʃæt/ (<em>say</em> 'bakchat) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3Umxkd4f7b">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq722"> impertinent talk; answering back.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5AGCshJDb2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq920"> (<strong class="bold">backchatted</strong>, <strong class="bold">backchatting</strong>) to reply impertinently or insolently to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [perhaps a British military colloquialism of the early 1900s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backcloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backcloth</span></header><div>/ˈbækklɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakkloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005097" href="entry://backdrop%23bigmac000005097"><strong>backdrop</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backcomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backcomb</span></header><div>/ˈbækkoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'bakkohm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100163" href="entry://tease%23bigmac000100163"><strong>tease</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100163" href="entry://tease%23mq667">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backcross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backcross</span><z><span target_id="CWtRveGtCN">v.t.</span><span target_id="AV7YwXS6Nz">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækkrɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'bakkros) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CWtRveGtCN"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq950"> to cross (a hybrid of the first generation) with either of its parents, or a member of the parental stock.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AV7YwXS6Nz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq535"> an instance of such crossing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq782"> an individual produced by such crossing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backdate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backdate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backdate" src="word_pronunciations/01651.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækdeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bakdayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">backdated</strong>, <strong class="bold">backdating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">to date (something) earlier; apply retrospectively: <em class="example">we shall backdate the pay rise.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backdoor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backdoor</span></header><div>/ˈbækdɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakdaw) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> secret; clandestine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> (of a procedure) alternative and not thought to be usually available: <em class="example">the backdoor method of getting a commission.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backdown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backdown</span></header><div>/ˈbækdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bakdown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">the withdrawal of an earlier claim or demand: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the return to work was not a backdown, although the AWU had originally wanted up to 80 new maintenance positions provided.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backdrop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backdrop</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backdrop" src="word_pronunciations/01652.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækdrɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'bakdrop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">the painted curtain or hanging at the back of a theatrical set; backcloth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backed</span></header><div>/bækt/ (<em>say</em> bakt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> having a back: <em class="example">a high-backed chair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> having backing: <em class="example">a government-backed measure.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac437927250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backender</span></header><div>/bækˈɛndə/ (<em>say</em> bak'enduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq318">a house in which what was intended to be the back half was constructed first, comprising a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, with the option of extending at the front to include a dining room, lounge room and more bedrooms as finances permitted.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backer</span></header><div>/ˈbækə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> someone who backs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> someone who has a bet on the outcome of a race, especially a horserace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq207"> someone who provides financial support for a venture, especially a theatrical production.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backfall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backfall</span></header><div>/ˈbækfɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'bakfawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> that which falls back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> a fall in which a wrestler is thrown on their back.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backfatter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backfatter</span></header><div>/ˈbækfætə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakfatuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq700">a pig whose carcase carries a high proportion of fat to lean meat, thus rendering it suitable only for smallgoods.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backfill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backfill</span><z><span target_id="Iq9CHAhTqw">n.</span><span target_id="HrFfNDC4Gf">v.i.</span><span target_id="qzwLG5kuu8">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækfɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bakfil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Iq9CHAhTqw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> the material used to refill an excavation or support the roof of a worked mine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq621"> sand or earth placed behind timber, steel, or concrete linings in mine shafts or tunnels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq520"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> material used to refill an excavation after the drain pipe, conduit, etc., for which it was required has been installed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HrFfNDC4Gf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq546"> to fill a cavity with backfill.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qzwLG5kuu8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq153"> to fill (an excavation, etc.) with backfill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backfire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backfire</span><z><span target_id="PhG7dTqGgx">v.i.</span><span target_id="UhOzFDbtBm">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backfire" src="word_pronunciations/01653.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˈfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> bak'fuyuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PhG7dTqGgx"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">backfired</strong>, <strong class="bold">backfiring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> (of an internal-combustion engine) to have a premature explosion in the cylinder or in the admission or exhaust passages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> to check a forest or prairie fire by burning off an area in advance of it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq378"> to bring results opposite to those planned: <em class="example">the plot backfired.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UhOzFDbtBm">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq616"> (in an internal-combustion engine) premature ignition of fuel, resulting in loss of power and loud explosive sound in the manifold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq020"> an explosion coming out of the breech of a firearm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq626"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a fire deliberately started in front of a forest or prairie fire in order to check it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BA<sup>1</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq696">Bachelor of Arts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Baccalaureus Artium</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483946595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BA<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq748">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac849333085" href="entry://building%20application%23bigmac849333085"><strong>building application</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baa</span><z><span target_id="ymgTstJh7R">v.i.</span><span target_id="FbJcvsi7Xf">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baa" src="word_pronunciations/01875.mp3"></audio></span>/ba/ (<em>say</em> bah) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ymgTstJh7R"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> (<strong class="bold">baaed</strong>, <strong class="bold">baaing</strong>) (of a sheep) to bleat.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FbJcvsi7Xf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq873"> the bleating of a sheep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baagandji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baagandji</span></header><div>/ˈbagəndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahguhnjee) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105229" href="entry://Paakantji%23bigmac000105229"><strong>Paakantji</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baal</span></header><div>/bal/ (<em>say</em> bahl) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq420"> not.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq650"> no.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dharug <em>bial</em> not, no]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baal</span></header><div>/bal/ (<em>say</em> bahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Baalim</strong> /ˈbalɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlim))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshipped with much sensuality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> a solar deity, the chief god of the Phoenicians.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> any false god.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>ba’al</em> lord; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104397" href="#mq627">3</a> from the Old Testament condemnation of Baal worship as being unfaithful to the Israelites’ covenant relationship with Yahweh] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Baalism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Baalist</strong>, <strong>Baalite</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baas</span></header><div>/bas/ (<em>say</em> bahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">South African</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">sir; boss.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101374" href="entry://boss%23bigmac000101374"><span class="smallcaps">boss<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bab</span></header><div>/bæb/ (<em>say</em> bab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104410" href="entry://babbling%20brook%23bigmac000104410"><strong>babbling brook</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BAC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BAC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq611">blood alcohol concentration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bacall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bacall</span></header><div>/bəˈkɔl/ (<em>say</em> buh'kawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lauren</strong> (born <em>Betty Joan Perske</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">1924–2014, US film and stage actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baccalao
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac8021331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baccalao</span></header><div>/bakəˈlaʊ/ (<em>say</em> bahkuh'low) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">(in Portuguese cookery) a salted and dried cod which is soaked over a long period in several changes of water before cooking.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bacalhau</strong>, <strong class="vs">baccala</strong>. <div class="etym">[Portuguese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baccalaureate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baccalaureate</span></header><div>/bækəˈlɔriət/ (<em>say</em> bakuh'lawreeuht), /-ˈlɒriət/ (<em>say</em> -'loreeuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq301"> the bachelor’s degree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> (in France) the first grade of university examination, taken by high-school pupils.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq645"> (<em>also upper case</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac223257736" href="entry://International%20Baccalaureate%23bigmac223257736"><strong>International Baccalaureate</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac223257736" href="entry://International%20Baccalaureate%23mq492">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>baccalaureātus</em>, from <em>baccalaureus</em> (as if from Latin <em>bacca</em> berry + <em>laureus</em> of laurel), variant of <em>baccalārius</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104425" href="entry://bachelor%23bigmac000104425"><span class="smallcaps">bachelor</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baccalaurean</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baccarat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baccarat</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baccarat" src="word_pronunciations/01630.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækəra/ (<em>say</em> 'bakuhrah), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baccarat" src="word_pronunciations/01631.mp3"></audio></span>/bækəˈra/ (<em>say</em> bakuh'rah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a gambling card game played by a banker and two or more punters.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baccara</strong>. <div class="etym">[French; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baccate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baccate</span></header><div>/ˈbækeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bakayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq014"> berry-like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq983"> bearing berries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>baccātus</em> berried]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacchanal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacchanal</span><z><span target_id="nqr0JXCweh">n.</span><span target_id="R5GkcVVRFq">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacchanal" src="word_pronunciations/01632.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækənal/ (<em>say</em> 'bakuhnahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nqr0JXCweh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> a follower of Bacchus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> a drunken reveller.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq627"> an occasion of drunken revelry; an orgy.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="R5GkcVVRFq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq707"> relating to Bacchus; bacchanalian.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bacchānālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacchanalia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacchanalia</span></header><div>/bækəˈnaliə/ (<em>say</em> bakuh'nahleeuh), /-ˈneɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -'nay-) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">a drunken orgy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Bacchanalia</em>, the Roman festival in honour of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005059" href="entry://Bacchus%23bigmac000005059"><span class="smallcaps">Bacchus</span></a>, marked by orgiastic rites; Latin, neuter plural of <em>bacchānālis</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104421" href="entry://bacchanal%23bigmac000104421"><span class="smallcaps">bacchanal</span></a> (adjective)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacchanalian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacchanalianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacchant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacchant</span></header><div>/ˈbækənt/ (<em>say</em> 'bakuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bacchants</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bacchantes</strong> /bəˈkæntiz/ (<em>say</em> buh'kanteez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq868"> a priest, priestess or votary of Bacchus; a bacchanal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> a drunken reveller.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bacchans</em>, present participle, celebrating the festival of Bacchus] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacchantic</strong> /bəˈkæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'kantik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacchante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacchante</span></header><div>/bəˈkænti/ (<em>say</em> buh'kantee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a female bacchant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>bacchans</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088608" href="entry://bacchant%23bigmac000088608"><span class="smallcaps">bacchant</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacchic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacchic</span></header><div>/ˈbækɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bakik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> relating to or in honour of Bacchus; connected with bacchanalian rites or revelries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> jovial; riotously or jovially intoxicated; drunken.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacchius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacchius</span></header><div>/ˈbækiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bakeeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bacchii</strong> /ˈbækiˌi/ (<em>say</em> 'bakee.ee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">a metrical foot in classical prosody of three syllables, the first short (or unaccented) and the other two long (or stressed).</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>bakkheios </em>(<em>pous</em>) bacchic foot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bacchus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bacchus</span></header><div>/ˈbækəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bakuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">the god of wine.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020563" href="entry://Dionysus%23bigmac000020563"><strong>Dionysus</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Latin, from Greek <em>Bakchos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacci-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacci-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq622">a word element meaning ‘berry’, as in <em>bacciform</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, combining form of <em>bacca</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacciferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacciferous</span></header><div>/bækˈsɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> bak'sifuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq439">bearing or producing berries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>baccifer</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacciform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacciform</span></header><div>/ˈbæksəfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'baksuhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">berry-shaped.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baccivorous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baccivorous</span></header><div>/bækˈsɪvərəs/ (<em>say</em> bak'sivuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">feeding on berries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baccy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baccy</span></header><div>/ˈbæki/ (<em>say</em> 'bakee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">tobacco.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bacco</strong>. <div class="etym">[abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076872" href="entry://tobacco%23bigmac000076872"><span class="smallcaps">tobacco</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bach</span><z><span target_id="H5lmKZB90Z">n.</span><span target_id="VWFwbe3ccL">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bach" src="word_pronunciations/01634.mp3"></audio></span>/bætʃ/ (<em>say</em> bach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H5lmKZB90Z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq024"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bachelor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> <em class="label">NZ </em>(<em>North Island</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq803"> a weekend cottage or house, usually at the beach.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq730"> any shack.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VWFwbe3ccL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq121"> Also, <strong class="vs">batch</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to keep house alone or with a companion when neither is accustomed to housekeeping: <em class="example">she was baching with a friend at North Sydney.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104425" href="entry://bachelor%23bigmac000104425"><span class="smallcaps">bachelor</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bach.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bach.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq112">bachelor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bacharach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466872748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bacharach</span></header><div>/ˈbækəræk/ (<em>say</em> 'bakuhrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Burt Freeman</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">1928–2023, US composer of pop songs, many with lyricist Hal David.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bachelorise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bachelorise</span></header><div>/ˈbætʃələraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bachuhluhruyz) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">bachelorised</strong>, <strong class="bold">bachelorising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104422" href="entry://bach%23bigmac000104422"><strong>bach</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bachelorize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bachli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bachli</span></header><div>/ˈbækli/ (<em>say</em> 'baklee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Douglas William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">1922–2000, Australian golfer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bachmann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bachmann</span></header><div>/ˈbakmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ingeborg</strong> /ˈɪŋəbɔg/ (<em>say</em> 'inguhbawg), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">1926–73, Austrian writer best known for her lyric poetry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacillary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacillary</span></header><div>/bəˈsɪləri/ (<em>say</em> buh'siluhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> of or like a bacillus; rod-shaped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq443"> characterised by bacilli.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bacillar</strong> /bəˈsɪlə/ (<em>say</em> buh'siluh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacilliform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacilliform</span></header><div>/bəˈsɪləfɔm/ (<em>say</em> buh'siluhfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">rod-shaped.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacillus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacillus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacillus" src="word_pronunciations/01635.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsɪləs/ (<em>say</em> buh'siluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bacilli</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacillus" src="word_pronunciations/01636.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsɪlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> buh'siluy), /-li/ (<em>say</em> -lee))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq408"> any of the group of rod-shaped bacteria which produce spores in the presence of free oxygen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> any of the rod-shaped or cylindrical bacteria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, diminutive of <em>baculus</em> rod]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacitracin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacitracin</span></header><div>/bæsəˈtreɪsən/ (<em>say</em> basuh'traysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">an antibiotic effective against diseases caused by certain bacteria, viruses and rickettsia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104427" href="entry://bacillus%23bigmac000104427"><span class="smallcaps">baci(llus)</span></a> + (Margaret) <em>Trac</em>(<em>y</em>) name of American patient in whose tissues such bacteria were first identified + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backfoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backfoot</span></header><div>/ˈbækfʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'bakfoot) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">to put at a disadvantage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac930596661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backform</span></header><div>/ˈbækfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'bakfawm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq94">to create (a neologism) by backformation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">back-form</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backformation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backformation</span></header><div>/ˈbækfɔmeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'bakfawmayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> the formation of a new word by morphological shortening, in reverse of the normal process of derivation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq729"> a word formed in this way, as <em>edit</em> from <em>editor</em>, <em>donate</em> from <em>donation</em>, <em>laze</em> from <em>lazy</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">back-formation</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Some people disparage such formations, especially the newer ones, but there are many such formations which have been accepted, newer ones being <em>televise</em> and <em>commentate</em>, older ones being <em>donate</em>, <em>swindle</em> and <em>reminisce</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backgammon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backgammon</span><z><span target_id="wXu7FwA1NG">n.</span><span target_id="md1lg8rVYh">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backgammon" src="word_pronunciations/01654.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækgæmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bakgamuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backgammon" src="word_pronunciations/01655.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˈgæmən/ (<em>say</em> bak'gamuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wXu7FwA1NG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> a game played by two people at a board with pieces moved in accordance with throws of dice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> a victory at this game, especially one resulting in a tripled score.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="md1lg8rVYh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq112"> to defeat at backgammon, especially to win a triple score over.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104432" href="entry://back%23bigmac000104432"><span class="smallcaps">back<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029390" href="entry://gammon%23bigmac000029390"><span class="smallcaps">gammon<sup>1</sup></span></a>; game so called because the pieces often go back and re-enter]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backgrounder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backgrounder</span></header><div>/ˈbækgraʊndə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakgrownduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq717"> a document, especially one supplied to a politician, the media, etc., designed to give broad information on a topic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq427"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088165" href="entry://beast%23bigmac000088165">beast</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088165" href="entry://beast%23mq603">2</a>) which is selected for backgrounding. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101687" href="entry://background%23bigmac000101687"><strong>background</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101687" href="entry://background%23mq481">10</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backhand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backhand</span><z><span target_id="LnBrjfOjm9">n.</span><span target_id="phyYnLEubI">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backhand" src="word_pronunciations/01658.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækhænd/ (<em>say</em> 'bakhand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LnBrjfOjm9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq040"> the hand turned backwards in making a stroke, as in tennis.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq790"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq598"> a stroke, as in tennis, by a right-handed player facing the net, from the left of the body (or the reverse for a left-handed player).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq402"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a delivery of a bowl by a right-handed player in a left-hand direction with the bias inwards (or the reverse for a left-handed player).</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq229"> writing which slopes backwards or to the left.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="phyYnLEubI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq182"> backhanded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">Surfing</em> of or relating to a surfing manoeuvre in which the surfer’s back is to the wave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backhanded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backhanded</span></header><div>/bækˈhændəd/ (<em>say</em> bak'handuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> performed with the hand turned backwards, crosswise, or in any oblique direction, or with the back of the hand in the direction of the stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq964"> sloping to the left: <em class="example">backhanded writing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq378"> oblique or opposite in meaning; indirect: <em class="example">a backhanded compliment.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq184"> (of a rope) twisted in the opposite way from the usual or right-handed method.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backhandedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backhandedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backhander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backhander</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backhander" src="word_pronunciations/01657.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækhændə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakhanduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> a backhanded blow or stroke: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Donnelly unleashed a backhander that slammed his wife against the sink.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">joan m bean</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an indirectly insulting remark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq010"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bribe: <em class="example">she slipped the witness a backhander.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Backhaus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Backhaus</span></header><div>/ˈbækhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'bakhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wilhelm</strong> /ˈvɪlhɛlm/ (<em>say</em> 'vilhelm), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">1884–1969, German concert pianist best known for his interpretation of the works of Beethoven and Brahms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backheel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac769804544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backheel</span><z><span target_id="njin9g1Xx4">n.</span><span target_id="fv4VT9afN7">adj.</span><span target_id="EKyT7GFMHY">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækhil/ (<em>say</em> 'bakheel) <em class="label">Soccer</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="njin9g1Xx4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> a technique of hitting the ball with the back of the heel.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fv4VT9afN7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq607"> of or relating to such a technique.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="EKyT7GFMHY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq905"> to pass (the ball) using this technique.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backhoe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backhoe</span></header><div>/ˈbækhoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakhoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">a small tractor (usually with rubber wheels) with a hydraulically operated scoop at the back for digging trenches, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backhold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac733028856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backhold</span></header><div>/ˈbækhoʊld/ (<em>say</em> 'bakhohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">a style of traditional Celtic wrestling, originating in Scotland, in which the wrestlers grip each other around the waist with the right hand under the opponent’s left arm and the chin resting on the opponent’s right shoulder, the winner breaking his opponent’s hold or causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than his feet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Scottish backhold</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backhouse</span></header><div>/ˈbækhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'bakhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">an outdoor toilet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Backhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Backhouse</span></header><div>/ˈbækhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'bakhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> <strong>Alfred Paxton</strong>, 1851–1939, Australian judge, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> <strong>James</strong>, 1794–1869, English-born Quaker missionary in Australia; a noted naturalist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backing</span><z><span target_id="EDjqPJMSgw">n.</span><span target_id="q5xlM2HSHP">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backing" src="word_pronunciations/01659.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'baking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EDjqPJMSgw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> aid or support of any kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> supporters or backers collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq955"> that which forms the back or is placed at or attached to the back of anything to support or strengthen it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq631"> the coating on the base of photographic film as opposed to the emulsion side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq039"> musical background for a singer.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="q5xlM2HSHP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq883"> providing a backing: <em class="example">a backing plate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq365"> of, relating to, or designating an instrumentalist or singer who provides an accompaniment to a lead instrumentalist or singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backlash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backlash</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backlash" src="word_pronunciations/01660.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæklæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'baklash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> any sudden, violent, or unexpected reaction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> an antagonistic political or social reaction, sometimes sudden and violent, to a previous action construed as a threat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq197"> the jarring reaction, or the play, between loosely fitting or worn parts of a machine or mechanical device.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq083"> <em class="label">Angling</em> a tangled line on a reel, caused by a faulty cast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Canoeing</em> a wave rising against the current as against a fixed obstacle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backless</span></header><div>/ˈbækləs/ (<em>say</em> 'bakluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq191"> without a back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq096"> (of a dress) cut low at the back.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backlight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac4100110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backlight</span><z><span target_id="6r9xfCc4gq">n.</span><span target_id="C5jcOVy0r9">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæklaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bakluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6r9xfCc4gq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> light that illuminates the subject of a photograph, film, etc., from behind.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C5jcOVy0r9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq145"> (<strong class="bold">backlit</strong>, <strong class="bold">backlighting</strong>) to illuminate in such a way.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backlist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac492446647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backlist</span></header><div>/ˈbæklɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'baklist) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">a list of works a publisher has already published.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backlit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac724875206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backlit</span></header><div>/ˈbæklɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'baklit) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">illuminated from behind: <em class="example">backlit clouds glowing at dusk.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backload
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac69269106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backload</span><z><span target_id="4R6GZ9jeGl">v.t.</span><span target_id="KFvjxjLEd8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækloʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'baklohd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4R6GZ9jeGl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq500"> to transport (cargo, passengers, etc.) on a return trip from a major destination: <em class="example">to backload cargo from America into Australian ports.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KFvjxjLEd8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq470"> of or relating to such cargo, passengers, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backloading</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backlog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backlog</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backlog" src="word_pronunciations/01661.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæklɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'baklog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> an accumulation of business resources, stock, etc., acting as a reserve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> an accumulation of work, correspondence, etc., awaiting attention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq865"> a log at the back of a fire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backmarker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backmarker</span></header><div>/ˈbækmakə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakmahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">the competitor in a handicap race who starts in the rearmost position; the competitor on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102239" href="entry://scratch%23bigmac000102239">scratch</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102239" href="entry://scratch%23mq069">23</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backmask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac078418695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backmask</span></header><div>/ˈbækmask/ (<em>say</em> 'bakmahsk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">to record (a sound or message) backwards onto a track.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backmasking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backmost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backmost</span></header><div>/ˈbækmoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'bakmohst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">farthest to the back.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backorder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490546154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backorder</span><z><span target_id="DiUAeXNmqB">n.</span><span target_id="ZnaIoR7U6u">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DiUAeXNmqB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq132"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac756084054" href="entry://back%20order%23bigmac756084054"><strong>back order</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZnaIoR7U6u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq697"> to place a back order for (a publication).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backpack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backpack</span><z><span target_id="lhktxxohZI">n.</span><span target_id="VOmi6Prvgt">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backpack" src="word_pronunciations/01640.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækpæk/ (<em>say</em> 'bakpak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lhktxxohZI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> a light, strong bag designed to be carried on the back.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> portable equipment carried on the back, as television or film cameras, or firefighting, hiking, camping equipment, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VOmi6Prvgt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq160"> to travel from place to place, carrying one’s possessions in a backpack.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (early 1900s); <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102208" href="entry://back%23bigmac000102208"><span class="smallcaps">back<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102190" href="entry://pack%23bigmac000102190"><span class="smallcaps">pack<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backpacking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backpacker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backpacker</span></header><div>/ˈbækpækə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakpakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">a traveller who carries their personal belongings in a backpack, and usually stays in lower priced accommodation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backrest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backrest</span></header><div>/ˈbækrɛst/ (<em>say</em> 'bakrest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">a support for the back, as in a vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backronym
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac59223994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backronym</span></header><div>/ˈbækrənɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'bakruhnim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq5">an abbreviation which, after its creation, is viewed as an acronym, a meaningful phrase being constructed to fit the initial letters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102208" href="entry://back%23bigmac000102208"><span class="smallcaps">back<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-r-</em> + <em>-onym</em>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074305" href="entry://synonym%23bigmac000074305"><span class="smallcaps">synonym</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backroom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backroom" src="word_pronunciations/01662.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækrum/ (<em>say</em> 'bakroohm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">doing or relating to important work behind the scenes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backrower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac74570337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backrower</span></header><div>/bækˈroʊə/ (<em>say</em> bak'rohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby Football</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a player in the back row.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">back-rower</strong>, <strong class="vs">back rower</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backrun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac781170601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backrun</span></header><div>/ˈbækrʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'bakrun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">the previous issues of a journal, periodical, etc., leading up to its most recent publication.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Backs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Backs</span></header><div>/bæks/ (<em>say</em> baks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">the grounds behind the colleges at Cambridge through which the river Cam flows, famous for their beauty.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backscatter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101710"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backscatter</span><z><span target_id="kx6rZ0uABh">n.</span><span target_id="HSfrQEysCr">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækskætə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakskatuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kx6rZ0uABh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> Also, <strong class="vs">backscattering</strong>. the deflection of waves or particles through angles greater than 90° by an obstacle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> the waves or particles so deflected.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HSfrQEysCr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq509"> (of an obstacle) to deflect (particles or waves) through angles greater than 90°.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backsheesh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backsheesh</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backsheesh" src="word_pronunciations/01713.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækʃiʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'baksheesh), /bækˈʃiʃ/ (<em>say</em> bak'sheesh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005320" href="entry://baksheesh%23bigmac000005320"><strong>baksheesh</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">backshish</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backshore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac535200997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backshore</span></header><div>/ˈbækʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakshaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">the part of a beach above the normal spring high tides, usually dry except in exceptional circumstances.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backside</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backside" src="word_pronunciations/01663.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˈsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> bak'suyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq051"> the back part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq605"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the buttocks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backsight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backsight</span></header><div>/ˈbæksaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'baksuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Surveying</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq503"> a sight on a previously occupied instrument station.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> the reading on a levelling staff that is held on a point of known elevation, used in computing the elevation of the levelling instrument.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backslapping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backslapping</span><z><span target_id="w4hdvit0bh">n.</span><span target_id="pZFjsOFOmp">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækslæpɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakslaping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="w4hdvit0bh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq604"> hearty fraternisation, especially between men.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pZFjsOFOmp">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq496"> jovial and friendly.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backslapper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backslash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac370039366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backslash</span></header><div>/ˈbækslæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakslash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">a short diagonal line (\), either printed or on a computer screen; slosh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backslide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backslide</span><z><span target_id="rHGipW9iNr">v.i.</span><span target_id="eS0QDiKkxI">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backslide" src="word_pronunciations/01664.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækslaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'baksluyd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backslide" src="word_pronunciations/01665.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˈslaɪd/ (<em>say</em> bak'sluyd) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rHGipW9iNr"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq027"> (<strong class="bold">backslid</strong>, <strong class="bold">backslidden</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">backslid</strong>, <strong class="bold">backsliding</strong>) to relapse into error or sin.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eS0QDiKkxI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq948"> an act or instance of backsliding.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backslider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backsliding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backspace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backspace</span></header><div>/ˈbækspeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'bakspays) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">backspaced</strong>, <strong class="bold">backspacing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">(in keyboarding) to move back in the text one space at a time, by depressing a particular key.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backspin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backspin</span></header><div>/ˈbækspɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bakspin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">reverse spinning of a ball causing it to bounce backwards or stop in the shortest possible time, as in golf or tennis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backsplash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backsplash</span></header><div>/ˈbæksplæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'baksplash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> the splash caused by the blade of an oar entering the water too slowly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq601"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071122" href="entry://splashback%23bigmac000071122"><strong>splashback</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backspring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backspring</span></header><div>/ˈbæksprɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakspring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">a rope leading from a point forward on a ship to a point aft on the quay, or vice versa, to prevent the moored ship surging ahead or astern.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstab</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backstab" src="word_pronunciations/01666.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækstæb/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstab) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">backstabbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">backstabbing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">to do harm to (someone), especially someone defenceless or unsuspecting, as by making a treacherous attack on their reputation.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">back-stab</strong>, <strong class="vs">back stab</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the phrase <em>stab someone in the back</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101895" href="entry://stab%23bigmac000101895"><span class="smallcaps">stab</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101895" href="entry://stab%23mq491">16</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backstabber</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstage</span><z><span target_id="Ojt7kLNhm6">adv.</span><span target_id="ffThgDoqBa">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Ojt7kLNhm6"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backstage" src="word_pronunciations/01667.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˈsteɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> bak'stayj) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq044"> out of the view of the audience in a theatre; in the wings or dressing rooms, or behind the backdrop or back flats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> towards the rear of the stage; upstage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> behind the scenes; in private.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ffThgDoqBa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq520"> /ˈbæksteɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstayj) situated, occurring, etc., backstage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstairs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstairs</span><z><span target_id="0uKP2HrBd1">n.</span><span target_id="mB8JFE6ask">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0uKP2HrBd1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq862"> /bækˈstɛəz/ (<em>say</em> bak'stairz) a secondary staircase, originally for servants.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mB8JFE6ask">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq206"> /ˈbækstɛəz/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstairz) Also, <strong class="vs">backstair</strong>. indirect; underhand; clandestine: <em class="example">backstairs gossip.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstay</span></header><div>/ˈbæksteɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a supporting or checking piece in a mechanism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a stay leading from a mast backwards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstitch</span><z><span target_id="F0KScxxiSm">n.</span><span target_id="WXazKZzv8C">v.i.</span><span target_id="9zteEMGOQl">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbækstɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F0KScxxiSm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> stitching or a stitch in which the thread doubles back each time on the preceding stitch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WXazKZzv8C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq556"> to make such stitches.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9zteEMGOQl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq884"> to sew by backstitch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstop</span><z><span target_id="AiRXRjTK1p">n.</span><span target_id="hGiTuz8OuY">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backstop" src="word_pronunciations/01668.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækstɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AiRXRjTK1p"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> <em class="label">Sport</em> a person, screen, or fence placed to prevent a ball going too far.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq842"> a person who or a thing which is relied on for assistance when all else fails: <em class="example">I have $500 as a backstop.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq330"> <em class="label">Rowing</em> a wooden block at the bow end of the seat slide, that prevents the seat running off the runners.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq722"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085024" href="entry://wicketkeeper%23bigmac000085024"><strong>wicketkeeper</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hGiTuz8OuY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq736"> (<strong class="bold">backstopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">backstopping</strong>) to act as a backstop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstory
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367389874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstory</span></header><div>/ˈbækstɔri/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">backstories</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> the background to a film, play, or computer game, which gives insight into the plot or characterisation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> the background information about any person or event in the news.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstrap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac1724938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstrap</span></header><div>/ˈbækstræp/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstrap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">the trimmed eye of the middle loin of lamb, free of bone, gristle, and fat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstreet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstreet</span><z><span target_id="acteHptgfF">n.</span><span target_id="ZKBfIevyWl">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backstreet" src="word_pronunciations/01669.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækstrit/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstreet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="acteHptgfF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> a small, unimportant street.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZKBfIevyWl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq709"> illegal, illicit or improper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backstroke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backstroke</span><z><span target_id="8zFzKSskIF">n.</span><span target_id="RzQu1Xz0Lp">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backstroke" src="word_pronunciations/01670.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækstroʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstrohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8zFzKSskIF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq926"> a backhanded stroke.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq953"> a blow or stroke in return; recoil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq413"> a swimming stroke in which the swimmer is on their back performing a flutter-kick and rotating the arms alternately backwards.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq620"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a stroke played with the player’s weight on the foot nearer the stumps.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RzQu1Xz0Lp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq877"> (<strong class="bold">backstroked</strong>, <strong class="bold">backstroking</strong>) to swim using backstroke.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backstroker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backsword
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backsword</span></header><div>/ˈbæksɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'baksawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> a sword with only one sharp edge; broadsword.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq776"> a cudgel with a basket hilt, used like a foil in fencing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>backswordsman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backtrack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backtrack<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backtrack" src="word_pronunciations/01671.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæktræk/ (<em>say</em> 'baktrak) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> to return over the same course or route.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> to withdraw from an undertaking, position, etc.; pursue a reverse policy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (early 1800s); <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104432" href="entry://back%23bigmac000104432"><span class="smallcaps">back<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089592" href="entry://track%23bigmac000089592"><span class="smallcaps">track<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backtracker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backtrack<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backtrack" src="word_pronunciations/01672.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæktræk/ (<em>say</em> 'baktrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">a minor road in worse condition than the main road and passing through less populated areas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102208" href="entry://back%23bigmac000102208"><span class="smallcaps">back<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089592" href="entry://track%23bigmac000089592"><span class="smallcaps">track<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backup</span><z><span target_id="p18NJR8tBq">n.</span><span target_id="UpFUfHoNp7">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backup" src="word_pronunciations/01673.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'bakup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="p18NJR8tBq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> support given subsequently; corroboration: <em class="example">backup to the doctors’ warnings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq494"> a pent-up accumulation, especially of a liquid: <em class="example">the backup of flood water.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> a reserve supply or resource; a second means of support.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq730"> <em class="label">Computers</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq801"> the process of copying data to a tape, CD-ROM, etc., so that a version is available if the original data is lost, corrupted, etc.: <em class="example">to do the daily backup.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq302"> the data so copied: <em class="example">to retrieve files from the backup.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq410"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the presswork on the reverse side of a printed sheet.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UpFUfHoNp7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq529"> of or relating to support given subsequently or that which so supports: <em class="example">a backup campaign.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq30"> <em class="label">Computers</em> of or relating to the process of backing up: <em class="example">a backup tape.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">back-up</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backward</span><z><span target_id="bMIRcC4PpS">adj.</span><span target_id="ZugWAVnjPe">adv.</span><span target_id="FAgi99D4bJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backward" src="word_pronunciations/01675.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bakwuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bMIRcC4PpS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> Also, <strong class="vs">backwards</strong>. directed towards the back or past: <em class="example">a backward glance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> Also, <strong class="vs">backwards</strong>. reversed; returning: <em class="example">a backward movement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq466"> behind in growth, progress, or development: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We have seen that in the nineteenth century, with comparatively backward farming techniques, it was even more difficult for a small farmer to take root and survive in the Australian west.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">russel ward</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq795"> behind in growth, or the ability to learn: <em class="example">a backward child; </em><em class="example">a backward reader.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq232"> reluctant; hesitating; bashful: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Eh, lass, a Bodice carelessly open’d up / Can tempt a backward Gallant</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kenneth slessor</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="ZugWAVnjPe">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq406"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101186" href="entry://backwards%23bigmac000101186"><strong>backwards</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FAgi99D4bJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq679"> <strong class="phr">not backward in coming forward</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> pushy or brash.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bakward</em>, from <em>bak</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102208" href="entry://back%23bigmac000102208"><span class="smallcaps">back<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083667" href="entry://-ward%23bigmac000083667"><span class="smallcaps">-ward</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backwardly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>backwardness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backwardation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backwardation</span></header><div>/bækwəˈdeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> bakwuh'dayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">the position in a futures market where the more distantly traded contracts are selling at a discount to the nearer dated contracts.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016001" href="entry://contango%23bigmac000016001"><strong>contango</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backwash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backwash</span><z><span target_id="eU2SFVGE5l">n.</span><span target_id="fKkP3o0Z91">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backwash" src="word_pronunciations/01676.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækwɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bakwosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eU2SFVGE5l"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the water thrown back by a motor, oars or paddlewheels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> the air which flows back from the propellers of an aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq316"> a condition lasting after the event which caused it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq646"> water running down the beach towards the surf after a wave has broken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq772"> the water which is backwashed from a swimming pool.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fKkP3o0Z91">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq157"> to remove the oil from (combed wool).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq031"> to send the water of (a swimming pool) through its filtering system in a reverse direction, so as to clean the filters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq145"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to empty back into a container liquid which has been taken from it into the mouth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backwasher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backwasher</span></header><div>/ˈbækwɒʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakwoshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a machine for washing wool after it has been carded.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backwater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backwater" src="word_pronunciations/01677.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq179"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> water held or forced back, as by a dam, flood, tide, or current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq624"> a body of stagnant water connected to a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq343"> a place or state considered to be stagnant or backward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq013"> a quiet, peaceful place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq927"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089244" href="entry://backwash%23bigmac000089244"><strong>backwash</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089244" href="entry://backwash%23mq313">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backwind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backwind</span></header><div>/ˈbækwɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bakwind) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq875">the turbulent air flowing off a sail; dirty wind.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backwoods
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backwoods</span><z><span target_id="tQTMlgg5yX">pl. n.</span><span target_id="yin6SR4Bup">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backwoods" src="word_pronunciations/01678.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækwʊdz/ (<em>say</em> 'bakwoodz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="tQTMlgg5yX"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101671" href="entry://back%20country%23bigmac000101671"><strong>back country</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq087"> any unfamiliar or unfrequented area: <em class="example">the backwoods of English literature.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yin6SR4Bup">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">backwood</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq586"> of or relating to the backwoods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq758"> rustically unsophisticated and uncouth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backwoodsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backwoodsman</span></header><div>/ˈbækwʊdzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bakwoodzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">backwoodsmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> a man living in the backwoods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq425"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a rustic and unsophisticated man.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099623" href="entry://backwoods%23bigmac000099623"><span class="smallcaps">backwoods</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backyard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backyard</span><z><span target_id="C3wQ08ei6Y">n.</span><span target_id="EIAX1Jv7zo">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of backyard" src="word_pronunciations/01679.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˈjad/ (<em>say</em> bak'yahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C3wQ08ei6Y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> an area, often of some size with gardens and lawn, at the back of a building, usually a house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq371"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> one’s own neighbourhood, community, or society: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>we go home to watch television documentaries on New Guinea or Patagonia, without realising that cultures just as rich and fascinating could be observed in our own backyard.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kathleen hunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EIAX1Jv7zo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq142"> of or relating to a tradesperson whose small or part-time business is conducted from their place of residence: <em class="example">a backyard motor mechanic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq384"> illegal, illicit, improper or unqualified: <em class="example">backyard abortionist.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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backyarder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">backyarder</span></header><div>/bækˈjadə/ (<em>say</em> bak'yahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq550"> an abortionist without recognised medical training.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> a person who carries on business in the backyard of their home.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac397042123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacn" src="word_pronunciations/01683.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'baykuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">electronic messages that are not unsolicited, coming as they do from a service to which the receiver has subscribed, but are of such little interest that they are rarely read.</span></div><div class="etym"> [a contraction of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097807" href="entry://bacon%23bigmac000097807"><span class="smallcaps">bacon</span></a>, from the notion that <em>bacn</em> is better than unsolicited mail (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070607" href="entry://spam%23bigmac000070607"><span class="smallcaps">spam</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070607" href="entry://spam%23mq527">2</a>) but not as good as personal email, with humorous reference to the fact that the meat <em>bacon</em> is better than the tinned meat <em>spam</em> (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070607" href="entry://spam%23bigmac000070607"><span class="smallcaps">spam</span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070607" href="entry://spam%23mq205">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac784841748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacne</span></header><div>/ˈbækni/ (<em>say</em> 'baknee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">acne occurring on one’s back.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">backne</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102208" href="entry://back%23bigmac000102208"><span class="smallcaps">back<sup>1</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088218" href="entry://acne%23bigmac000088218"><span class="smallcaps">acne</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacon</span><z><span target_id="tpYUigtkeW">n.</span><span target_id="35ikmzUk4z">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacon" src="word_pronunciations/01683.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'baykuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tpYUigtkeW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> meat from the back and sides of the pig, salted and dried or smoked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> meat such as turkey, beef, chicken, etc., which is salted and dried or smoked in the style of bacon (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097807" href="#mq361">1</a>): <em class="example">turkey bacon.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="35ikmzUk4z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq662"> <strong class="phr">bring home the bacon</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq192"> to support a family; provide for material needs.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq880"> to succeed in a specific task.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> early 20th-century British slang; figurative use]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">save someone’s bacon</strong>, to save someone from a dangerous or awkward situation. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> originally with <em>bacon</em> referring to the body; ? from the days when heretics were burnt at the stake]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin, cognate with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102208" href="entry://back%23bigmac000102208"><span class="smallcaps">back<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bacon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bacon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bacon" src="word_pronunciations/01683.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪkən/ (<em>say</em> 'baykuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> <strong>Francis</strong> (<em>Baron Verulam</em>, <em>Viscount St Albans</em>), 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher and politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> <strong>Francis</strong>, 1909–92, British painter noted for his grotesquely distorted figures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq428"> <strong>Jim</strong> (<em>James Alexander Bacon</em>), 1950–2004, Australian state Labor politician; premier of Tasmania 1998–2004.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq381"> <strong>Roger</strong> (<em>Friar Bacon</em>, ‘<em>the Admirable Doctor</em>’), c. 1214–94, English philosopher, scientist and Franciscan monk; author of <em>Opus Maius</em>, an encyclopedia of all the sciences of his age.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baconer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baconer</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪkənə/ (<em>say</em> 'baykuhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">a pig carrying the proportion of lean and fat meat which will render its carcase suitable for curing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baconian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baconian</span><z><span target_id="gdOR5trELr">adj.</span><span target_id="QlbIWKUMr6">n.</span></z></header><div>/beɪˈkoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> bay'kohneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gdOR5trELr"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> of or relating to Francis Bacon or his doctrines.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QlbIWKUMr6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq755"> an adherent of Baconian philosophy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacopa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821377719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacopa</span></header><div>/bəˈkoʊpə/ (<em>say</em> buh'kohpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">any of various plants of the genus <em>Bacopa</em>, especially <em>B. monnieri</em>, used in Ayurvedic herbal medicine to improve memory.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bact.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bact.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq843">bacteriology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Badawi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Badawi</span></header><div>/bəˈdawi/ (<em>say</em> buh'dahwee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">born 1939, Malaysian politician; prime minister 2003–09.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baddest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510626940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baddest</span></header><div>/ˈbædəst/ (<em>say</em> 'baduhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">superlative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098380" href="entry://bad%23bigmac000098380"><strong>bad<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098380" href="entry://bad%23mq95">14</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098380" href="entry://bad%23mq581">15</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baddie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baddie</span></header><div>/ˈbædi/ (<em>say</em> 'badee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a bad person, especially a villain in a story, play or film.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baddy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098380" href="entry://bad%23bigmac000098380"><span class="smallcaps">bad<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-d-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baddish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baddish</span></header><div>/ˈbædɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'badish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">fairly bad.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bade" src="word_pronunciations/01688.mp3"></audio></span>/bæd/ (<em>say</em> bad) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103861" href="entry://bid%23bigmac000103861"><strong>bid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baden</span></header><div>/ˈbadn/ (<em>say</em> 'bahdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091726" href="entry://Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg%23bigmac000091726"><strong>Baden-Württemberg</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bader
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bader</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayduh), /ˈbadə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Douglas Robert Stuart</strong> (‘<em>Tin-Legs</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">1910–82, British fighter pilot in World War II; lost both legs in a flying accident in 1931.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badge</span><z><span target_id="Scw6aL1iu9">n.</span><span target_id="2vTyVC383v">v.t.</span><span target_id="4zj6sPaKTR">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of badge" src="word_pronunciations/01690.mp3"></audio></span>/bædʒ/ (<em>say</em> baj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Scw6aL1iu9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> a mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq048"> any emblem, token, or distinctive mark.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2vTyVC383v">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq63"> (<strong class="bold">badged</strong>, <strong class="bold">badging</strong>) to mark with an insignia or brand: <em class="example">to badge a website.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="4zj6sPaKTR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq466"> <strong class="phr">badge of honour</strong>, evidence of an action for which one has earned respect, and of which one is consequently proud: <em class="example">he regarded his arrest at the demonstration as a badge of honour.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bage</em>, <em>bagge</em>; origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>badging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badger</span><z><span target_id="es8IfCnOHV">n.</span><span target_id="THnhzlJhxK">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of badger" src="word_pronunciations/01689.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbædʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'bajuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="es8IfCnOHV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> any of the various burrowing carnivorous mammals of the Mustelidae, as <em>Meles meles</em>, a European species, and <em>Taxidea taxus</em>, a similar American species.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> the fur of this mammal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq469"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> (erroneously) a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101108" href="entry://bandicoot%23bigmac000101108">bandicoot</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101108" href="entry://bandicoot%23mq788">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Tasmania</em> a wombat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq048"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061389" href="entry://ratel%23bigmac000061389"><strong>ratel</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq234"> a brush, especially a paintbrush, of badger’s hair.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="THnhzlJhxK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq708"> to harass; torment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bageard</em>, ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087921" href="entry://badge%23bigmac000087921"><span class="smallcaps">badge</span></a> (with allusion to white mark on head) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003646" href="entry://-ard%23bigmac000003646"><span class="smallcaps">-ard</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Badger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Badger</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Badger" src="word_pronunciations/01689.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbædʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'bajuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Geoffrey Malcolm</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">1916–2002, Australian chemist and academic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badging</span></header><div>/ˈbædʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bajing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">the decorating of a motor vehicle with the insignia of the brand or model name.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Badham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Badham</span></header><div>/ˈbædəm/ (<em>say</em> 'baduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">1813–84, Australian classical scholar, born in England; professor of classics and logic at the University of Sydney 1867–84.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badinage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badinage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of badinage" src="word_pronunciations/01691.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbædənaʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'baduhnahzh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of badinage" src="word_pronunciations/01692.mp3"></audio></span>/-adʒ/ (<em>say</em> -ahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">light, playful banter or raillery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>badiner</em> jest, from <em>badin</em> fool, from Provençal, from <em>badar</em> gape, from Late Latin <em>badāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badlands
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badlands</span></header><div>/ˈbædlændz/ (<em>say</em> 'badlandz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a barren area in which soft rock strata are eroded into varied, fantastic forms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the French translation, <em>Mauvaises Terres pour traverser</em>, of the Native American name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badly</span><z><span target_id="2tNKnz8tDs">adv.</span><span target_id="PnoZSh24Aa">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of badly" src="word_pronunciations/01693.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbædli/ (<em>say</em> 'badlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="2tNKnz8tDs"><em class="pos">adverb</em> (<strong class="bold">worse</strong>, <strong class="bold">worst</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> in a bad manner; ill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> very much: <em class="example">to need badly; </em><em class="example">to want badly.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PnoZSh24Aa">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">badly off</strong>, poor; impoverished: <em class="example">the Smiths are very badly off.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq964"> <strong class="phr">badly off for</strong>, badly supplied with: <em class="example">the school is badly off for money.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badminton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badminton</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of badminton" src="word_pronunciations/01694.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbædmɪntən/ (<em>say</em> 'badmintuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">a game, similar to lawn tennis, but played with a high net and shuttlecock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Badminton</em>, village in Gloucestershire, England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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badmouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">badmouth</span></header><div>/ˈbædmaʊθ/ (<em>say</em> 'badmowth) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">to speak unfavourably of, to criticise with malice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally Black English; translation of Mande <em>da-juga</em> or Hausa <em>mugum-baki</em> slander, abuse (literally, bad mouth)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Badoglio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Badoglio</span></header><div>/baˈdoʊljoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bah'dohlyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pietro</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq641">1871–1956, Italian general; prime minister following Mussolini’s downfall, 1943–44; arranged armistice with the Allies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Badtjala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac728902216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Badtjala</span><z><span target_id="ZhC1QQz3Cd">n.</span><span target_id="wlybn06h9Z">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌdʒələ/ (<em>say</em> 'bujuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZhC1QQz3Cd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> an Australian Aboriginal people of Fraser Island and nearby parts of mainland Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq445"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wlybn06h9Z">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq302"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac087894145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bae</span></header><div>/beɪ/ (<em>say</em> bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq401"> a girlfriend or boyfriend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> (an affectionate form of address to one’s girlfriend or boyfriend.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [? shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104411" href="entry://babe%23bigmac000104411"><span class="smallcaps">babe</span></a>, producing the backronym <em>b</em>(<em>efore</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>nyone</em>)<em> e</em>(<em>lse</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baeda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baeda</span></header><div>/ˈbidə/ (<em>say</em> 'beeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006357" href="entry://Bede%23bigmac000006357"><strong>Bede</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baedeker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baedeker</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪdəkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayduhkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">any of the series of guidebooks for travellers issued by the German publisher Karl Baedeker, 1801–59, and his successors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Baer" src="word_pronunciations/01827.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛə/ (<em>say</em> bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Karl Ernst von</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">1792–1876, Estonian biologist; a pioneer of embryology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baez</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪɛz/ (<em>say</em> 'buyez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">born 1941, US folk singer and musician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baff</span><z><span target_id="XySght6hir">v.i.</span><span target_id="yTOJ73svJA">n.</span></z></header><div>/bæf/ (<em>say</em> baf) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XySght6hir"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> to strike the ground with a golf club in making a stroke.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yTOJ73svJA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq834"> a baffing stroke, unduly lofting the ball.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baffin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baffin</span></header><div>/ˈbæfən/ (<em>say</em> 'bafuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">1584–1622, English navigator who explored arctic North America searching for the North-West Passage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baffle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baffle</span><z><span target_id="dXCQWGvWBA">v.t.</span><span target_id="fiaiuwFZo9">v.i.</span><span target_id="GhA6pGzKHU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baffle" src="word_pronunciations/01696.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bafuhl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">baffled</strong>, <strong class="bold">baffling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dXCQWGvWBA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> to thwart or frustrate disconcertingly; baulk; confuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq697"> to puzzle or mystify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq673"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of the wind, current, etc.) to force (a ship, etc.) to take a variable course by being greatly changeable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq450"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to hoodwink; cheat.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fiaiuwFZo9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq458"> to struggle ineffectually, as a ship in a gale.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GhA6pGzKHU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq074"> an artificial obstruction for checking or deflecting a flow, as of gases (as in a boiler), sounds (as in a radio), air as in a paraglider, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq740"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a baulk or check; perplexity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bafflement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baffler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baffling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bafflingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baffled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac75927509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baffled</span><z><span target_id="y9fO8lCQm5">v.</span><span target_id="fjB0aX4K2N">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæfəld/ (<em>say</em> 'bafuhld) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="y9fO8lCQm5"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq232"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099166" href="entry://baffle%23bigmac000099166"><strong>baffle</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fjB0aX4K2N">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq540"> equipped with a baffle (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099166" href="entry://baffle%23mq074">6</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq401"> mystified; puzzled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baffy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baffy</span></header><div>/ˈbæfi/ (<em>say</em> 'bafee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baffies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">a short wooden golf club (now little used) having a deeply pitched face, for lofting the ball.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from Old French <em>baffe</em> a blow with the back of the hand (? imitative of the sound) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BAFTA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BAFTA</span></header><div>/ˈbæftə/ (<em>say</em> 'baftuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">British Academy of Film and Television Arts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagasse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagasse</span></header><div>/bəˈgæs/ (<em>say</em> buh'gas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">crushed, juiceless remains of sugar cane after sugar-making, used to produce paper, electricity, fertiliser, etc.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">North Coast NSW</em>, <strong class="vs">magasse</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Provençal <em>bagasso</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagatelle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagatelle</span></header><div>/bægəˈtɛl/ (<em>say</em> baguh'tel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> something of little value.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq810"> <em class="label">British</em> a game played on a board having at one end holes into which balls are to be struck with a cue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq796"> a short and light musical composition, usually for the piano.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>bagattella</em>, diminutive of <em>baga</em>, <em>baca</em> berry]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bagdad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bagdad</span></header><div>/ˈbægdæd/ (<em>say</em> 'bagdad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091727" href="entry://Baghdad%23bigmac000091727"><strong>Baghdad</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bagehot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bagehot</span></header><div>/ˈbædʒət/ (<em>say</em> 'bajuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Walter</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq432">1826–77, English economist and literary critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagel</span><z><span target_id="8xqiss2tli">n.</span><span target_id="I2IZ0CFumI">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbeɪgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bayguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8xqiss2tli"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> a small ring-shaped, hard roll, made of dough.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em>etc. Colloquial</em> a set which one loses without winning a single game.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="I2IZ0CFumI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq555"> <em class="label">Tennis</em>, <em>etc. Colloquial</em> to win a set from (an opponent) without them taking a single game.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yiddish <em>beygel</em>; defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005240" href="#mq679">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005240" href="#mq555">3</a> from the zero score which is reminiscent of the hole in the centre of a bagel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagful</span></header><div>/ˈbægfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bagfool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bagfuls</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bagsful</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">as much as a bag will hold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baggage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baggage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baggage" src="word_pronunciations/01697.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbægɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bagij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq969"> luggage, especially as for transportation in bulk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> any luggage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq499"> the portable equipment of an army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq061"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a pert or impudent young woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq328"> emotions, beliefs, etc., retained from previous experience, especially as influencing one’s behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bagage</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagged</span></header><div>/bægd/ (<em>say</em> bagd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">compelled to undergo a breathalyser test.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baggies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baggies</span></header><div>/ˈbægiz/ (<em>say</em> 'bageez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">trousers, slacks, jeans, etc., with wide legs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005246" href="entry://baggy%23bigmac000005246"><span class="smallcaps">bagg(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036240" href="entry://-ies%23bigmac000036240"><span class="smallcaps">-ies<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteraemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteraemia</span></header><div>/bæktəˈrimiə/ (<em>say</em> baktuh'reemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">the presence (for transient periods) of harmful bacteria in the blood.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bacteremia</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005174" href="entry://bacteria%23bigmac000005174"><span class="smallcaps">bacter(ia)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000858" href="entry://-aemia%23bigmac000000858"><span class="smallcaps">-aemia</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098786" href="entry://ae%23bigmac000098786"><strong>ae<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteri-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteri-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq876">a word element meaning ‘bacteria’ or ‘bacterial’.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bacter-</strong>, <strong class="vs">bacterio-</strong>, <strong class="vs">bactero-</strong>. <div class="etym">[combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102361" href="entry://bacterium%23bigmac000102361"><span class="smallcaps">bacterium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteria</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacteria" src="word_pronunciations/01684.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˈtɪəriə/ (<em>say</em> bak'tearreeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">bacterium</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq665">a group of prokaryotes which are among the structurally simplest living organisms, exhibiting a wide range of genetic and metabolic variation and occurring in a wide range of habitats, various species of which are concerned in fermentation and putrefaction, the production of disease, and the fixing of atmospheric nitrogen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>baktērion</em>, diminutive of <em>baktron</em> stick] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacterial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacterially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> There is some evidence from verb agreement and the use of <em>a bacteria</em> that this word is increasingly taken as a singular form. However, some writers continue to hold that <em>bacteria</em> is the plural form of the singular <em>bacterium</em>, which is still used as the singular in scientific writing.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bactericide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bactericide</span></header><div>/bækˈtɪərəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> bak'tearruhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq094">any agent which can kill bacteria.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bacteriocide</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005173" href="entry://bacteri-%23bigmac000005173"><span class="smallcaps">bacteri-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013770" href="entry://-cide%23bigmac000013770"><span class="smallcaps">-cide</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bactericidal</strong> /bækˌtɪərəˈsaɪdl/ (<em>say</em> bak.tearruh'suydl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacterin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacterin</span></header><div>/ˈbæktərən/ (<em>say</em> 'baktuhruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">a vaccine prepared from dead or attenuated bacteria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteriochlorophyll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteriochlorophyll</span></header><div>/bækˌtɪərioʊˈklɒrəfɪl/ (<em>say</em> bak.tearreeoh'kloruhfil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq319">a green substance similar to chlorophyll, found in certain photosynthetic bacteria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteriol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteriol.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq979">bacteriology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteriology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteriology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacteriology" src="word_pronunciations/01685.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˌtɪəriˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> bak.tearree'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">the branch of microbiology that deals with the identification of bacteria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bacterio-</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005173" href="entry://bacteri-%23bigmac000005173"><span class="smallcaps">bacteri-</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacteriological</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacteriologically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacteriologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteriolysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteriolysis</span></header><div>/bækˌtɪəriˈɒləsəs/ (<em>say</em> bak.tearree'oluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq314">disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bacterio-</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005173" href="entry://bacteri-%23bigmac000005173"><span class="smallcaps">bacteri-</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044027" href="entry://-lysis%23bigmac000044027"><span class="smallcaps">-lysis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacteriolytic</strong> /bækˌtɪəriəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> bak.tearreeuh'litik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteriophage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteriophage</span></header><div>/bækˈtɪəriəfeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> bak'tearreeuhfayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">a virus that is specifically parasitic on bacteria, especially one that destroys bacteria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bacterio-</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005173" href="entry://bacteri-%23bigmac000005173"><span class="smallcaps">bacteri-</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055990" href="entry://-phage%23bigmac000055990"><span class="smallcaps">-phage</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteriostasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteriostasis</span></header><div>/bækˌtɪəriəˈsteɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> bak.tearreeuh'staysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">the inhibition of the multiplication of bacteria not proceeding to their destruction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bacterio-</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005173" href="entry://bacteri-%23bigmac000005173"><span class="smallcaps">bacteri-</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071791" href="entry://stasis%23bigmac000071791"><span class="smallcaps">stasis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bacteriostatic</strong> /bækˌtɪəriəˈstætɪk/ (<em>say</em> bak.tearreeuh'statik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteriotoxic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteriotoxic</span></header><div>/bækˌtɪəriəˈtɒksɪk/ (<em>say</em> bak.tearreeuh'toksik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> harmful to bacteria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> caused by toxins of bacterial origin.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bacteriotoxin</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacterium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacterium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bacterium" src="word_pronunciations/01686.mp3"></audio></span>/bækˈtɪəriəm/ (<em>say</em> bak'tearreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq517">the singular of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005174" href="entry://bacteria%23bigmac000005174"><strong>bacteria</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005174" href="entry://bacteria%23bigmac000005174"><span class="smallcaps">bacteria</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bactero-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bactero-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq248">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005173" href="entry://bacteri-%23bigmac000005173"><strong>bacteri-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bacteroid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bacteroid</span><z><span target_id="LQ0JZ7J1XP">n.</span><span target_id="hVLCI2hmxx">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæktərɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'baktuhroyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LQ0JZ7J1XP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq141"> any of various minute rodlike or branched organisms, many of which are bacteria, as in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hVLCI2hmxx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq811"> resembling bacteria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bactria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bactria</span></header><div>/ˈbæktriə/ (<em>say</em> 'baktreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">an ancient country in western Asia between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush mountains.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bactrian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baculiform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baculiform</span></header><div>/bəˈkjuləfɔm/ (<em>say</em> buh'kyoohluhfawm), /ˈbækjələ-/ (<em>say</em> 'bakyuhluh-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">(of a biological organism) rod-shaped.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>baculum</em> rod + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028009" href="entry://-form%23bigmac000028009"><span class="smallcaps">-form</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Badakhshan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Badakhshan</span></header><div>/bədækˈʃan/ (<em>say</em> buhdak'shahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq368">an autonomous republic within Tajikistan; a mountainous region; formerly the <strong>Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region</strong> in the Tajik SSR within the Soviet Union. <em>Capital</em>: Khorog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagging<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbægɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'baging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">woven material, as of hemp or jute, for bags.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagging<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbægɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'baging) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">severe, especially sarcastic, criticism: <em class="example">he gave me a bagging this morning over my smelly feet.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baggy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baggy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baggy" src="word_pronunciations/01698.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbægi/ (<em>say</em> 'bagee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">baggier</strong>, <strong class="bold">baggiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">bag-like; hanging loosely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089725" href="entry://bag%23bigmac000089725"><span class="smallcaps">bag</span></a> + <em>-g-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baggily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bagginess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baghdad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baghdad</span></header><div>/ˈbægdæd/ (<em>say</em> 'bagdad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">the capital of Iraq, in the central part of the country, on the Tigris River.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bagdad</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baghouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac187210315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baghouse</span></header><div>/ˈbæghaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'baghows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq841">a device consisting of a structure containing a number of filter bags which extract dust or other particulates from the exhaust gases produced in an industrial process before the gases are discharged into the atmosphere.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bag house</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bagman" src="word_pronunciations/01699.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbægmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bagmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bagmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> a swagman; tramp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq745"> a mounted swagman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> a male itinerant of the Depression of the 1930s: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Later as a bagman on the roads in the Depression he was active in the Unemployed Workers’ Movement</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">wendy lowenstein and morag loh</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq674"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a travelling pedlar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq793"> a person who takes money for a bookmaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq450"> a person who is an intermediary in the handling of a bribe, either paying money out to or collecting money from the people involved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagoong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagoong</span></header><div>/ˈbaguɔŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahgoohawng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in Philippine cookery) shrimp or fish paste, used as an accompaniment to green mangoes or as a condiment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bagot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bagot</span></header><div>/ˈbægət/ (<em>say</em> 'baguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Captain Charles Harvey</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">1788–1880, Irish-born politician, pastoralist and mine-owner in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagpipes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagpipes</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bagpipes" src="word_pronunciations/01700.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbægpaɪps/ (<em>say</em> 'bagpuyps) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">a reed instrument consisting of a melody pipe and one or more accompanying drone pipes protruding from a windbag into which the air is blown by the mouth or a bellows.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baggepipe</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bagpipe</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bagpiper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bagration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bagration</span></header><div>/baˈgratiɒn/ (<em>say</em> bah'grahteeon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pyotr Ivanovich</strong> /pjɔtrə ɪˈvanəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> pyawtruh i'vahnuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">1765–1812, Russian general; conducted 1812 campaign against Napoleon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bags
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bags</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bags" src="word_pronunciations/01701.mp3"></audio></span>/bægz/ (<em>say</em> bagz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bagsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bagsing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">(usually in children’s speech) to make a claim for: <em class="example">I bags sitting on the outside.</em></span></div> Also, <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <strong class="vs">bar</strong>. <div class="etym">[third person singular of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089725" href="entry://bag%23bigmac000089725"><span class="smallcaps">bag</span></a> to put into a bag (as of a hunting trophy), used for all persons]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagswinger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagswinger</span></header><div>/ˈbægswɪŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'bagswinguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq597"> a streetwalking female sex worker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq640"> a bookmaker’s change clerk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baguette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baguette</span></header><div>/bæˈgɛt/ (<em>say</em> ba'get) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq360"> a gem cut in a long, rectangular shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq015"> this shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq669"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a small, convex, semicircular moulding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq485"> a long slender white bread loaf with a crisp crust and tapering ends.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baguet</strong>. <div class="etym">[French: wand, rod, from Italian <em>bacchetta</em>, diminutive of <em>bacchio</em>, from Latin <em>baculum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baguio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baguio</span></header><div>/ˈbægioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bageeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">a town in the Philippines on Luzon; summer capital. 1511 m high.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bagworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bagworm</span></header><div>/ˈbægwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'bagwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">the caterpillar of any moth of the Psychidae which constructs a bag of silk, leaves, etc., in which it lives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bah" src="word_pronunciations/01875.mp3"></audio></span>/ba/ (<em>say</em> bah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">(an expression of contempt, frustration, impatience, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bahada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91264510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bahada</span></header><div>/bəˈhadə/ (<em>say</em> buh'hahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geography</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq355">a gently sloping sedimentary deposit at the foot of a desert mountain range occurring when several alluvial fans join together.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bajada</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish: descent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bahadur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bahadur</span></header><div>/bəˈhadə/ (<em>say</em> buh'hahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">(a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of officers and public figures in India.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>bahādur</em> hero, from Persian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bahamas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091728"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bahamas</span></header><div>/bəˈhaməz/ (<em>say</em> buh'hahmuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">a parliamentary state consisting of about 700 islands (29 inhabited) in the West Indies; main islands are New Providence and Grand Bahama; British colony before independence in 1973. 13 939 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: English. <em>Currency</em>: Bahamian dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Nassau.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Commonwealth of The Bahamas</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Bahama Islands</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bahamian</strong> /bəˈheɪmiən/ (<em>say</em> buh'haymeeuhn), /-ˈha-/ (<em>say</em> -'hah-), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baharat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac877118888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baharat</span></header><div>/bahaˈrat/ (<em>say</em> bahhah'raht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a spice mix which is a blend of sweet and smoky flavours, as paprika, cumin, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic: spices]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bahasa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bahasa</span></header><div>/bəˈhazə/ (<em>say</em> buh'hahzuh), /bəˈhasə/ (<em>say</em> buh'hahsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000023" href="entry://Bahasa%20Indonesia%23bigmac100000023"><strong>Bahasa Indonesia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000024" href="entry://Bahasa%20Malaysia%23bigmac100000024"><strong>Bahasa Malaysia</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay: language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bahia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bahia</span></header><div>/bəˈhiə/ (<em>say</em> buh'heeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">a state in eastern Brazil, on the Atlantic coast. 559 951 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Salvador.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bahrain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bahrain</span></header><div>/baˈreɪn/ (<em>say</em> bah'rayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">an Arab sheikhdom consisting of about 35 islands in the mid-Persian Gulf; a British Protected State before independence in 1971. 678 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Arabic, also English. <em>Currency</em>: Bahraini dinar. <em>Capital</em>: Manama.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bahrein</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bahraini</strong>, <strong>Bahreini</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baht
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115564563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baht</span></header><div>/bat/ (<em>say</em> baht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> the principal monetary unit of Thailand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq642"> a coin of this value.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baikal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baikal</span></header><div>/baɪˈkæl/ (<em>say</em> buy'kal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">a lake in Russia in south-eastern Siberia; the deepest freshwater lake in the world. About 31 494 km<sup>2</sup>; about 1620 m deep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bail<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="whn1NMAotI">n.</span><span target_id="qXXX7DAnPb">v.t.</span><span target_id="3JspBvsoRH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bail" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="whn1NMAotI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> (in criminal proceedings) the release of a prisoner from legal custody into the custody of persons acting as sureties, undertaking to produce the prisoner to the court at a later date or forfeit the security deposited as a condition of the release.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq374"> property given as security that a person released on bail will appear in court at the appointed time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq954"> the person acting as surety or providing security for a person released on bail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq477"> the position or privilege of being bailed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qXXX7DAnPb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq912"> Also, <strong class="vs">bail out</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq621"> to grant or to obtain the liberty of (a person under arrest) on security given for their appearance when required, as in court for trial.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq267"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to save (someone) who is under threat.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq508"> to deliver possession of (goods, etc.) for storage, hire, or other special purpose, without transfer of ownership.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3JspBvsoRH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq601"> <strong class="phr">jump bail</strong>, to forfeit one’s bail by absconding or failing to appear in court at the appointed time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq875"> <strong class="phr">stand </strong>(or <strong class="phr">go</strong>)<strong class="phr"> bail for</strong>, to supply bail for (someone).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bayle</em>, from Old French <em>bail</em> control, <em>baillier</em> deliver, from Latin <em>bāiulāre</em> carry]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac286083158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bail<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="LwrZzYHlvd">v.t.</span><span target_id="15jy2DPav2">v.i.</span><span target_id="VpyQuop7dz">n.</span><span target_id="1GiR6Q8GlB">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bail" src="word_pronunciations/01705.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bailed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bailing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LwrZzYHlvd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> to remove (water) especially from a boat, as with a bucket or a can.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="15jy2DPav2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq891"> to remove water in this manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq155"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq884"> to depart, leave: <em class="example">come on, let’s bail.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq123"> to withdraw from or fail to honour a commitment, agreement, social engagement, etc.; renege: <em class="example">we had plans for tonight, but she bailed; </em><em class="example">don’t bail on me this time.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VpyQuop7dz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq133"> a bucket or other vessel for bailing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1GiR6Q8GlB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq253"> <strong class="phr">bail out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq209"> to empty (a boat) of water by dipping: <em class="example">to bail out a boat.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq369"> to make a parachute jump from a plane.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq281"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to abandon a dangerous position or course.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq291"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to withdraw from a commitment, agreement, etc.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bale</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>bayle</em>, from Old French <em>baille</em> bucket, from Vulgar Latin <em>bājula</em> vessel]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bail<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="WDBNOmGzzq">n.</span><span target_id="xwxMhHIYm8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bail" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WDBNOmGzzq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq351"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> either of the two small bars or sticks laid across the tops of the stumps which form the wicket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> a bar for separating horses in a stable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq749"> Also, <strong class="vs">bails</strong>. a framework for securing a cow’s head during milking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq887"> Also, <strong class="vs">bail rod</strong>, <strong class="vs">paper bail</strong>. (in a typewriter) the rod which holds paper in place.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xwxMhHIYm8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">bail up</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq884"> to bring (a wild pig, etc.) to bay with dogs: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It would bail him up, as a cattle dog bails up a goanna.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq297"> to secure the head of (a cow) in a bail.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq401"> to hold up and rob: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They bailed up all the banker’s clerks / And robbed them of their gold</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, australian bush ballads</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq827"> to delay (someone) unnecessarily, as in conversation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>her nickname was Eyeball-to-Eyeball because of her habit of bailing up honourable gentlemen and asking them questions which they did not like.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="e"><span id="mq971"> (of wild animals, especially pigs) to halt at bay.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="f"><span id="mq067"> (of a cow) to go into a bail: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The old lady called out, ‘Bail up, bail up,’ and the cows seemed to understand.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baile</em>, from Old French <em>bail</em>(<em>e</em>) barrier]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bail<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bail" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> the semicircular handle of a kettle or pail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq587"> a hoop-like support, as for a wagon cover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq18"> <em class="label">Jewellery</em> a connecting loop of metal, as for attaching a pendant to a chain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bale</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>beyl</em>, probably from Old Norse <em>beygla</em> bending, hoop, guard of sword handle. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102478" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000102478"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bail</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bail" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Murray</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">born 1941, Australian novelist; works include <em>Homesickness</em> (1980) and <em>Eucalyptus</em> (1998) which received the 1999 Miles Franklin Award.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailee</span></header><div>/beɪˈli/ (<em>say</em> bay'lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">someone to whom goods are delivered in bailment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac691351660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">a device, as a bucket, can, etc., for bailing out water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baler</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac286083158" href="entry://bail%23bigmac286083158"><span class="smallcaps">bail<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">a ball which strikes or removes the bails without disturbing the stumps.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005272" href="entry://bail%23bigmac000005272"><span class="smallcaps">bail<sup>3</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005272" href="entry://bail%23mq351">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailey</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'baylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baileys</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">(formerly) the wall of defence about the outer court of a feudal castle, or the outer court itself (still used in some proper names, as in the <em>Old Bailey</em>, London).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baily</em>; variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005272" href="entry://bail%23bigmac000005272"><span class="smallcaps">bail<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bailey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bailey</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'baylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> <strong>Bert</strong> (<em>Albert Edward Bailey</em>), 1868–1953, Australian actor, born in NZ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> <strong>Judy</strong>, born 1935, Australian jazz pianist and composer, born in NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailie</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'baylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">a Scottish municipal officer or magistrate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bailli</em>, from Old French, variant of <em>baillif</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005284" href="entry://bailiff%23bigmac000005284"><span class="smallcaps">bailiff</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailiff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailiff</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bailiff" src="word_pronunciations/01703.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪləf/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluhf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> an officer employed by a sheriff to serve writs and summonses, execute processes, make arrests, fulfil court orders, collect payments of judgement debts, etc.; sheriff’s officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq042"> (formerly, in Britain) a person charged with the local administration of justice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq792"> an overseer of a landed estate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baillif</em>, from Old French, from <em>baillir</em> govern]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailiwick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailiwick</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪliwɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bayleewik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq681"> the office or jurisdiction of a person such as a sheriff.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> a person’s area of skill, work, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005283" href="entry://bailie%23bigmac000005283"><span class="smallcaps">bailie</span></a> + <em>wick</em> office (Middle English <em>wike</em>, Old English <em>wīce</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baillieu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac968694098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baillieu</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlju/ (<em>say</em> 'baylyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ted</strong> (<em>Edward Norman Baillieu</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">born 1953, Australian state Liberal politician; premier of Victoria  2010–13.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailment</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'baylmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> the act of bailing a prisoner or accused person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq822"> the act of delivering property, etc., as surety.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailor</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluh), /-ˈlɔ/ (<em>say</em> -'law) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">someone who delivers goods, etc., in bailment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailout</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'baylowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">a loan or similar financial aid designed to rescue a business or group of businesses from difficulties.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bail-out</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bails
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000076153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bails</span></header><div>/beɪlz/ (<em>say</em> baylz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005272" href="entry://bail%23bigmac000005272"><strong>bail<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005272" href="entry://bail%23mq749">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq369"> <strong>the bails</strong>, the milking shed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq845"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087547" href="entry://dairy%23bigmac000087547"><strong>dairy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087547" href="entry://dairy%23mq958">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bailsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bailsman</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'baylzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bailsmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq285">someone who gives bail or security.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; <em>bail’s</em> (genitive case) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bainimarama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac043128844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bainimarama</span></header><div>/baɪniməˈrama/ (<em>say</em> buyneemuh'rahmah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frank</strong> (<em>Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">born 1954, Fijian military leader and politician; led a coup in 2006 that resulted in his becoming acting president 2006–07; prime minister 2007–2022.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baint</span></header><div>/beɪnt/ (<em>say</em> baynt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> (<em>in representations of British dialect</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">the negative form of the verb <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><strong>be</strong></a> in the present tense: <em class="example">I baint goin’ to do it; </em><em class="example">them ’osses baint no good.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect, contraction of <em>be not</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><span class="smallcaps">be</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bainton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bainton</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪntən/ (<em>say</em> 'bayntuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edgar Leslie</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">1880–1956, British-born pianist, composer and conductor in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bairam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bairam</span></header><div>/baɪˈræm/ (<em>say</em> buy'ram), /ˈbaɪræm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">either of two Muslim festivals, <strong>lesser Bairam</strong>, immediately after Ramadan, and <strong>greater Bairam</strong>, 70 days after it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Turkish <em>bairam</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baird</span></header><div>/bɛəd/ (<em>say</em> baird) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq956"> <strong>John Logie</strong> /ˈloʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'lohgee), 1888–1946, Scottish inventor; demonstrated the first television transmitter in 1926.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> <strong>Michael Bruce</strong> (<em>Mike</em>), born 1968, Australian state Liberal politician; premier of NSW 2014–17.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bairn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bairn</span></header><div>/bɛən/ (<em>say</em> bairn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">a child.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish, from Old English <em>bearn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bairnsdale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bairnsdale</span></header><div>/ˈbɛənzdeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bairnzdayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a town in eastern Victoria, on the Mitchell River.</span></div><div class="etym"> [corruption of <em>Bernisdale</em>, a village on the Isle of Skye] </div><div class="backshade">The <strong>Bairnsdale</strong> district is in territory traditionally inhabited by the Ganay people. Early European settlers, mostly pastoralists, arrived in the 1840s. Surveyed in 1862, the town developed as a river port for the pastoral, farming and timber industries of the region as well as for the Omeo goldfields. River trade came to an end after the railway opened in 1888. Being near the lakes and wilderness region of East Gippsland, Bairnsdale is now a major tourist centre and also supports the vegetable-growing, wool, cattle, dairying and timber industries of the area.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baited
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baited</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'baytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> (of a hook or trap) prepared with bait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq515"> (of a hook) having had the bait taken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq895"> (of meat, etc.) poisoned or drugged.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baitfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac55308146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baitfish</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪtfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'baytfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baitfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">baitfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">small fish, such as pilchards and sardines, which are used as bait for catching bigger fish.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baitlayer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baitlayer</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪtleɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'baytlayuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">a cook.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baitworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baitworm</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪtwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'baytwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">a sand-dwelling marine polychaete, <em>Australonereis ehlersi</em>, up to 10 cm in length, characterised by a prominent blood vessel running down the middle of its back.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baize</span><z><span target_id="3xhkOAmCEH">n.</span><span target_id="X5WqZEsgaU">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baize" src="word_pronunciations/01708.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪz/ (<em>say</em> bayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3xhkOAmCEH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq234"> a soft, usually green, woollen fabric resembling felt, used chiefly for the tops of billiard and card tables.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="X5WqZEsgaU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq451"> (<strong class="bold">baized</strong>, <strong class="bold">baizing</strong>) to cover or line with baize.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bays</em>, from French <em>baies</em>, plural, from <em>bai</em> bay-coloured, from Latin <em>badius</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bajada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac973485023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bajada</span></header><div>/bəˈhadə/ (<em>say</em> buh'hahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac91264510" href="entry://bahada%23bigmac91264510"><strong>bahada</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bake</span><z><span target_id="2naJY4nCQ2">v.t.</span><span target_id="6cwAuu4ZdL">v.i.</span><span target_id="RzAhTfssu7">n.</span><span target_id="CY29CstNKE">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bake" src="word_pronunciations/01710.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪk/ (<em>say</em> bayk) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">baked</strong>, <strong class="bold">baking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2naJY4nCQ2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq434"> to cook by dry heat in an oven, under coals, or on heated metals or stones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq976"> to harden by heat.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6cwAuu4ZdL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq105"> to bake bread, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq617"> to become baked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq395"> to become very hot, especially by sunbathing.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RzAhTfssu7">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq707"> an instance of baking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq618"> the produce of a session of baking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq150"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a severe criticism or rebuke.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="CY29CstNKE">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq950"> <strong class="phr">bake off</strong>, to take part in a baking competition.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bake</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bacan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baked
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510848991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baked</span><z><span target_id="F2GivCDaUm">v.</span><span target_id="6N7TTz5Gnk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/beɪkt/ (<em>say</em> baykt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="F2GivCDaUm"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005303" href="entry://bake%23bigmac000005303"><strong>bake</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="6N7TTz5Gnk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq116"> roasted: <em class="example">baked potatoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq349"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> under the influence of recreational drugs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bakehouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bakehouse</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪkhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'baykhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005313" href="entry://bakery%23bigmac000005313"><strong>bakery</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bakelite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bakelite</span><z><span target_id="KFA3Dhvfye">n.</span><span target_id="8XRUeh1ilo">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'baykuhluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KFA3Dhvfye"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq264"> a thermosetting plastic derived by heating phenol or cresol with formaldehyde and ammonia under pressure, used for making radio cabinets, telephone receivers, electric insulators, and moulded plastic ware.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8XRUeh1ilo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq533"> made of this plastic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; named after its inventor, LH <em>Baekeland</em>, 1863–1944, Belgian-US chemist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baker</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'baykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> someone who bakes; someone who makes and sells bread, cake, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> a bread carter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baker</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'baykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> <strong>John</strong>, 1813–72, Australian politician and pastoralist, born in England; premier of SA 1857.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> <strong>Reginald Leslie</strong> (‘<em>Snowy</em>’), 1884–1953, Australian all-round sportsman and film star; lived in the US from 1920.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq787"> <strong>Sir Richard Chaffey</strong>, 1841–1911, Australian politician and pastoralist; president of the SA Legislative Council 1893–1900; first president of the Senate 1901–06.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq851"> <strong>Richard Thomas</strong>, 1854–1941, Australian botanist, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq518"> <strong>Sidney John</strong>, 1912–76, Australian linguist and writer, born in NZ; author of <em>The Australian Language</em> (1945).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bakery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bakery</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪkəri/ (<em>say</em> 'baykuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bakeries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> a building or room to bake in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq495"> a baker’s shop.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bakehouse</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bakhtaran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bakhtaran</span></header><div>/ˈbaktəran/ (<em>say</em> 'bahktuhrahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">a city in western Iran.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Kermanshah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baking</span><z><span target_id="TP13BkQFXG">n.</span><span target_id="w9py8HVw30">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bayking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TP13BkQFXG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> the act of someone or something that bakes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> the quantity baked at one time; a batch.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w9py8HVw30">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq338"> very hot; sweltering: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a pleasure after working in the baking sun.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">colleen mccullough</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baklava
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baklava</span></header><div>/ˈbækləvə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakluhvuh), /ˈba-/ (<em>say</em> 'bah-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">a Middle Eastern dessert made from filo pastry layered with chopped walnuts, and soaked in a honey and sugar syrup.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baksheesh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baksheesh</span><z><span target_id="LJybEojMnh">n.</span><span target_id="M4uwdoH2ac">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baksheesh" src="word_pronunciations/01713.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbækʃiʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'baksheesh), /bækˈʃiʃ/ (<em>say</em> bak'sheesh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LJybEojMnh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq578"> (in South and South-West Asia) a charitable gift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq875"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq311"> a tip or gratuity.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq427"> a bribe.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="M4uwdoH2ac">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq968"> to give a charitable gift or gratuity (to).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bakshish</strong>, <strong class="vs">backsheesh</strong>, <strong class="vs">backshish</strong>. <div class="etym">[Anglo-Indian military slang; Persian <em>bakshīsh</em>, from <em>bakshīdan</em> give]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bakst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bakst</span></header><div>/bakst/ (<em>say</em> bahkst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Leon Nikolayevich</strong> /ˌliɒn nɪkəˈlaɪəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> .leeon nikuh'luyuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">1866–1924, Russian painter and stage-designer; worked with Diaghilev.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baku
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baku</span></header><div>/baˈku/ (<em>say</em> bah'kooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">the capital city of the republic of Azerbaijan, on the Caspian Sea; a seaport and oil-producing centre.</span></div> Azerbaijani, <strong>Baky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bakunin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bakunin</span></header><div>/bəˈkunən/ (<em>say</em> buh'koohnuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mikhail Aleksandrovich</strong> /ˈmɪkaɪˌil æləkˈsændrəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'mikuy.eel aluhk'sandruhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">1814–76, Russian anarchist and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bakya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bakya</span><z><span target_id="f0CWmnZyYd">adj.</span><span target_id="mBhTeVMYWi">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bʌˈkja/ (<em>say</em> bu'kyah) <em class="label">Philippine English</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f0CWmnZyYd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> common; lowbrow: <em class="example">this is truly bakya entertainment.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="mBhTeVMYWi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq789"> <strong class="phr">the bakya crowd</strong>, the common people; the masses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog <em>bakya</em> wooden clogs formerly worn by the common people]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bal</span><z><span target_id="hVs5pI6LPR">n.</span><span target_id="W9bFF69edB">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bæl/ (<em>say</em> bal) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hVs5pI6LPR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq902"> a mine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> a collection of mines.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="W9bFF69edB">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq465"> <strong class="phr">scatter the bal</strong>, to close down the mines and dispose of the plant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Cornish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bal.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bal.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq100">balance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bala
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bala</span></header><div>/ˈbælə/ (<em>say</em> 'baluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">a lake in Gwynedd; the largest natural lake in Wales. 6 km long.</span></div> Welsh, <strong>Llyn Tegid</strong> /hlɪn ˈteɪgɪd/ (<em>say</em> hlin 'taygid).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balaclava
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balaclava</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balaclava" src="word_pronunciations/01715.mp3"></audio></span>/bæləˈklavə/ (<em>say</em> baluh'klahvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">a knitted woollen hood that covers the whole head except for the face, originally worn by soldiers in the Crimean War.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">balaclava helmet</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096120" href="entry://Balaklava%23bigmac000096120"><span class="smallcaps">Balaklava</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096120" href="entry://Balaklava%23mq271">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baladon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232495413"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baladon</span></header><div>/ˈbaladən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlahduhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac336884453" href="entry://Balardung%23bigmac336884453"><strong>Balardung</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balakirev
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balakirev</span></header><div>/baˈlakərəf/ (<em>say</em> bah'lahkuhruhf), /bæləˈkɪərəf/ (<em>say</em> baluh'kearruhf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mily Alexeyevich</strong> /ˌmili æləkˈseɪjəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> .meelee aluhk'sayyuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">1837–1910, Russian nationalist composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balaklava
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balaklava</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Balaklava" src="word_pronunciations/01715.mp3"></audio></span>/bæləˈklavə/ (<em>say</em> baluh'klahvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> Also, <strong class="vs">Balaclava</strong>. a seaport in the southern Crimea, on the Black Sea; scene of the charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War, 1854; now part of Sevastopol.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq992"> a town in south-eastern SA, north of Adelaide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balalaika
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balalaika</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balalaika" src="word_pronunciations/01716.mp3"></audio></span>/bæləˈlaɪkə/ (<em>say</em> baluh'luykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq910">a Russian musical instrument with a triangular body and guitar-like neck, and usually three strings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balance</span><z><span target_id="87MALaO1SK">n.</span><span target_id="ijGLasGl9u">v.t.</span><span target_id="I2Yq774BGy">v.i.</span><span target_id="T1o6CKo26n">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balance" src="word_pronunciations/01718.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæləns/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="87MALaO1SK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq243"> an instrument for weighing, typically a bar poised or swaying on a central support according to the weights borne in scales (pans) suspended at the ends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> power to decide as by a balance; authoritative control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq218"> a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq454"> mental steadiness; habit of calm behaviour, judgement, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq916"> harmonious arrangement or adjustment, especially in the arts of design.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq558"> the relationship of alcohol, acid and tannin distinguishable in the flavour of a wine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq742"> something used to produce equilibrium; a counterpoise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq502"> the act of balancing; comparison as to weight, amount, importance, etc.; estimate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq654"> the remainder or rest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq453"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq167"> equality between the totals of the two sides of an account.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq872"> the difference between the debit total and the credit total of an account.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq258"> unpaid difference represented by the excess of debits over credits.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq955"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> an adjustment of accounts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq143"> a wheel which oscillates against the tension of a hairspring for regulating the beats of a watch or clock.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq251"> <em class="label">Dancing</em> a balancing movement.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">balanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">balancing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ijGLasGl9u">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq941"> to weigh in a balance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq975"> to estimate the relative weight or importance of; compare: <em class="example">balance probabilities.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq025"> to serve as a counterpoise to; counterbalance; offset.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq006"> to bring to or hold in equilibrium; poise: <em class="example">to balance a book on one’s head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq356"> to arrange, adjust, or proportion the parts of symmetrically.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq922"> to be equal or proportionate to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq778"> to add up the two sides of (an account) and determine the difference.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq871"> to make the necessary entries in (an account) so that the sums of the two sides will be equal.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq123"> to settle by paying what remains due on an account; equalise or adjust.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq598"> <em class="label">Dancing</em> to move in rhythm to and from: <em class="example">to balance one’s partner.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="I2Yq774BGy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="22"><span id="mq021"> to have an equality or equivalence in weight, parts, etc.; be in equilibrium: <em class="example">the account doesn’t balance; </em><em class="example">do these scales balance?</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq540"> <em class="label">Accounting</em> to reckon or adjust accounts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="24"> <span id="mq244"> to waver, hesitate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="25"> <span id="mq501"> <em class="label">Dancing</em> to move forwards and backwards, or in opposite directions; set.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="T1o6CKo26n">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="26"><span id="mq178"> <strong class="phr">balance the books</strong>, <em class="label">Accounting</em> to achieve a situation where the debit total of an account equals the credit total.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="27"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s balance</strong>, to fall over as a result of failing to maintain the equilibrium of one’s body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="28"> <span id="mq990"> <strong class="phr">on the balance of probabilities</strong>, in all probability or likelihood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>bilanx</em> having two scales] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balanceable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Balance" src="word_pronunciations/01718.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæləns/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">the zodiacal constellation or sign Libra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balanced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac66484443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balanced</span></header><div>/ˈbælənst/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhnst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> having a balance; having weight evenly distributed or being in good proportion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq29"> (of a discussion, opinion, etc.) taking everything into account in a fair, well-judged way; not biased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq214"> (of a budget) having expenditure no greater than income or revenue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq411"> (of a diet) having different kinds of food in the correct proportion to maintain health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq513"> (of electric signals or circuitry) symmetrical with respect to a reference point, usually earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balancer</span></header><div>/ˈbælənsə/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhnsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq866"> someone or something that balances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq864"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032701" href="entry://halter%23bigmac000032701"><strong>halter<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq928"> an acrobat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq981"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a fraudulent bookmaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149546916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balancer</span></header><div>/ˈbælənsə/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhnsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq67">one of a breed of cattle developed by crossing a Gelbvieh with a Hereford, Murray Grey, or Angus; characterised by fast growth, muscle with added fat, and easy calving.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balanchine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balanchine</span></header><div>/ˈbæləntʃin/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhncheen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George</strong> (born <em>Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">1904–83, Russian-born choreographer; in the US 1933–83.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balanda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balanda</span></header><div>/ˈbʌləndə/ (<em>say</em> 'buluhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly NT Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq780">a non-Aboriginal person of European descent.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084823" href="entry://whitefella%23bigmac000084823"><strong>whitefella</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">ballanda</strong>, <strong class="vs">balander</strong>, <strong class="vs">ballander</strong>. <div class="etym">[Northern Australian languages, especially Yolngu, from Macassarese or Malay <em>bĕlanda</em> Hollander, European]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balanitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balanitis</span></header><div>/bælənˈaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> baluhn'uytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">inflammation of the glans penis or glans clitoridis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>balan</em>(<em>os</em>) acorn + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balardung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac336884453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balardung</span><z><span target_id="TMPIusBO8v">n.</span><span target_id="1TojaZjTEM">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaladʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlahdoong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TMPIusBO8v"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area north-west of Northam in south-western WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq435"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1TojaZjTEM">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq650"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Baladon</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balas</span></header><div>/ˈbæləs/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhs), /ˈba-/ (<em>say</em> 'bah-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">a rose red variety of spinel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">balas ruby</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old French <em>balais</em>, from Arabic <em>balakhsh</em> kind of ruby, from Persian <em>Badakhshān</em>, a province where found]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balata</span></header><div>/bəˈlatə/ (<em>say</em> buh'lahtuh), /ˈbælətə/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> the dried juice or gum (<strong>balata gum</strong>) obtained from the bully tree, <em>Manilkara bidentata</em>, used as a substitute for gutta-percha and in making chewing gum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq822"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009940" href="entry://bully%20tree%23bigmac000009940"><strong>bully tree</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [American Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balayage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188429524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balayage</span></header><div>/ˈbæliaʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'baleeahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">(in hairdressing) the process by which lightener is applied to hair in one of three paint designs, a single, slant or a V, using a sweeping motion from thin at the roots to thick at the edges, to create highlights.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balcon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balcon</span></header><div>/ˈbælkən/ (<em>say</em> 'balkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michael</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">1896–1977, British film producer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balcony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balcony</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balcony" src="word_pronunciations/01719.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbælkəni/ (<em>say</em> 'balkuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">balconies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> a balustraded or raised and railed platform projecting from the wall of a building.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> (in some cinemas and theatres) the highest gallery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>balcone</em>, from <em>balco</em> scaffold, of Germanic origin. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099086" href="entry://baulk%23bigmac000099086"><span class="smallcaps">baulk</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099086" href="entry://baulk%23mq806">10</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balconied</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bald
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bald</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bald" src="word_pronunciations/01721.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔld/ (<em>say</em> bawld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> lacking hair on some part of the scalp: <em class="example">a bald head; </em><em class="example">a bald person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq311"> destitute of some natural growth or covering: <em class="example">a bald mountain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq514"> (of tyres) having the rubber tread worn off.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq786"> bare; plain; unadorned: <em class="example">a bald prose style.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq541"> open; undisguised: <em class="example">a bald lie.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq061"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> having white on the head: <em class="example">a bald eagle.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>balled</em>, from obsolete <em>ball</em> white spot (compare Welsh <em>bali</em> whiteness) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022894" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022894"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balding</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baldish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baldly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baldness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldachin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldachin</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldəkən/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlduhkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a fixed canopy, of metal, wood, or stone, above the isolated high altar of a church or above a tomb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq430"> a portable canopy carried in religious processions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>baldaquin</em>, from Italian <em>baldacchino</em>, originally, silk from Baghdad, from <em>Baldacco</em> Baghdad]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balder</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (‘<em>Balder the Good</em>’), <em class="label">Scandinavian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">the son of Odin, and one of the chief deities; god of the summer sun.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Baldr</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balderdash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balderdash</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldədæʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlduhdash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> idle, ill-informed talk; rubbish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq339"> a senseless jumble of words; nonsense.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq586"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a mixture of spirits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balderstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balderstone</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldəstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlduhstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir James Schofield</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">1921–2014, Australian grazier and business executive.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ball
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ball</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ball" src="word_pronunciations/01738.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔl/ (<em>say</em> bawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq781"> <strong>Lucille</strong>, 1910–89, US film and television comic actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq225"> <strong>Murray Hone</strong>, 1939–2017, NZ cartoonist; noted works include the <em>Footrot Flats</em> comic series.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq685"> <strong>Percival</strong>, 1845–1900, English-born sculptor in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq164"> <strong>Syd</strong>(<strong>ney</strong>), 1933–2017, Australian painter and printmaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac46192820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balla</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a very rich man.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baller</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally Black English for a successful drug dealer, ultimately from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000104076"><span class="smallcaps">ball<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23mq283">12</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballad</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballad" src="word_pronunciations/01726.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæləd/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> a simple narrative poem, often of popular origin, composed in short stanzas, especially one of romantic character and adapted for singing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas, all sung to the same melody.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq542"> the musical setting for a ballad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq848"> a style of pop song with a romantic or sentimental theme, often narrative in form and usually sung at a relatively slow tempo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>balade</em>, from Old French, from Provençal <em>balada</em> dance, from <em>balar</em> dance, from Late Latin <em>ballāre</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballade</span></header><div>/bæˈlad/ (<em>say</em> ba'lahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> a poem consisting commonly of three stanzas having an identical rhyme scheme, followed by an envoy. The same last line is used for each of the stanzas and envoy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq749"> <em class="label">Music</em> a composition in free style and romantic mood, often for solo piano or for orchestra.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005381" href="entry://ballad%23bigmac000005381"><span class="smallcaps">ballad</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balladeer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balladeer</span></header><div>/bæləˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> baluh'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a composer or singer of ballads.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">balladist</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balladry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balladry</span></header><div>/ˈbælədri/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhdree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> ballad poetry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq650"> the writing or singing of ballads.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballahoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballahoo</span></header><div>/bæləˈhu/ (<em>say</em> baluh'hooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ballahoo</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ballahoos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029521" href="entry://garfish%23bigmac000029521"><strong>garfish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029521" href="entry://garfish%23mq251">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">balloo</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ballan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ballan</span></header><div>/bəˈlæn/ (<em>say</em> buh'lan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">a town in southern central Victoria, east of Ballarat; former goldmining area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ballance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ballance</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Ballance" src="word_pronunciations/01718.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæləns/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq937">1839–93, NZ Liberal politician, born in Northern Ireland; prime minister 1891–93.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballanda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897586371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballanda</span></header><div>/ˈbʌləndə/ (<em>say</em> 'buluhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005336" href="entry://balanda%23bigmac000005336"><strong>balanda</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ballander</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballarat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballarat</span></header><div>/bæləˈræt/ (<em>say</em> baluh'rat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">a cat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096122" href="entry://Ballarat%23bigmac000096122"><span class="smallcaps">Ballarat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ballarat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ballarat</span></header><div>/ˈbæləræt/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhrat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">a city in southern Victoria, west of Melbourne; site of extensive goldfields after 1851 discovery of gold; site of the Eureka Stockade in 1854.</span></div> Formerly (still sometimes used officially), <strong>Ballaarat</strong>. <div class="etym">[? Australian Aboriginal] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Ballarat</strong> stands on land traditionally inhabited by the Wathawurung people. Pioneer squatters took up runs in the area from 1838 on the shores of what is now Lake Wendouree. The discovery of gold in 1851 led to the settlement’s rapid development from a tent town in 1854 to a prosperous city with many grand buildings by 1870. When shallow gold deposits dwindled in the 1860s, deeper lodes were mined by large companies until the 1870s, with the last company mine closing in 1918. Ballarat is now Victoria’s second largest city (after Melbourne) and a major administrative, service, manufacturing, winegrowing and tourist centre. The Art Gallery of Ballarat, founded in 1884, is the oldest regional art gallery in Australia and has a major collection. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024809" href="entry://Eureka%20Stockade%23bigmac000024809"><strong>Eureka Stockade</strong></a>. <div class="p0">In 2016 Ballarat became the focus of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Ballarat survivors travelled to Rome to hear the evidence of Cardinal George Pell on the cover-up by the Catholic Church of the activities of paedophile priests in the diocese.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ballard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac726515647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ballard</span></header><div>/ˈbælad/ (<em>say</em> 'balahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>J</strong>(<strong>ames</strong>)<strong> G</strong>(<strong>raham</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">1930–2009, British novelist; works include <em>Empire of the Sun</em> (1984).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballart</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballart" src="word_pronunciations/01727.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbælat/ (<em>say</em> 'balaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">any species of the Australian parasitic shrubs or trees of the genus <em>Exocarpos</em>, characterised by an enlarged succulent pedicel, and fruit which is edible in some species.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ballee</strong>, <strong class="vs">ballot</strong>. <div class="etym">[Wembawemba <em>balaad</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballast</span><z><span target_id="Ge7bgUsLqr">n.</span><span target_id="CAZkZ8FaAA">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballast" src="word_pronunciations/01728.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæləst/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ge7bgUsLqr"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> any heavy material carried by a ship or boat for ensuring proper stability, so as to avoid capsizing and to secure the greatest effectiveness of the propelling power.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> something heavy, as bags of sand, placed in the car of a balloon for control of altitude or, less frequently, of attitude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq453"> anything that gives mental, moral, or political stability or steadiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq984"> gravel, broken stone, slag, etc., placed between and under railway sleepers to give stability, provide drainage, and distribute the load.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq697"> a mixture of small stones and sand, used as a building material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a part of an electrical circuit which regulates the current automatically under changing circumstances of voltage, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CAZkZ8FaAA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq698"> to furnish with ballast: <em class="example">to ballast a ship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq311"> to give steadiness to; keep steady.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle Low German; compare Old Danish <em>barlast</em> (from <em>bar</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101120" href="entry://bare%23bigmac000101120"><span class="smallcaps">bare<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>last</em> load)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballcock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballcock</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlkɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlkok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">a device for regulating the supply of water in a tank, cistern, or the like, consisting essentially of a valve which opens and shuts with the rise and fall of a hollow floating ball connected to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballee</span></header><div>/ˈbæli/ (<em>say</em> 'balee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005394" href="entry://ballart%23bigmac000005394"><strong>ballart</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac552144694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baller</span><z><span target_id="V82eTbTSpK">n.</span><span target_id="WtSU6fzjW8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɔlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawluh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V82eTbTSpK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac46192820" href="entry://balla%23bigmac46192820"><strong>balla</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WtSU6fzjW8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq448"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac874694519" href="entry://ballsy%23bigmac874694519"><strong>ballsy</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac874694519" href="entry://ballsy%23mq729">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballerina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballerina</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballerina" src="word_pronunciations/01729.mp3"></audio></span>/bæləˈrinə/ (<em>say</em> baluh'reenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ballerinas</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq058"> a female ballet dancer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq285"> the principal female dancer in a ballet company.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baldessin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baldessin</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">1939–78, Australian painter, sculptor and printmaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldfish</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawldfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baldfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">baldfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq133">an Australian deep-sea fish, <em>Rouleina eucla</em>, lacking scales on the head.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldhead</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bawld-hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">someone who has a bald head.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac792954673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldie</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldi/ (<em>say</em> 'bawldee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005355" href="entry://baldy%23bigmac000005355"><strong>baldy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldmoney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldmoney</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldmʌni/ (<em>say</em> 'bawldmunee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070981" href="entry://spignel%23bigmac000070981"><strong>spignel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldoo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baldoo" src="word_pronunciations/01720.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔlˈdu/ (<em>say</em> bawl'dooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">an annual herb, <em>Atriplex lindleyi</em>, family Chenopodiaceae, of drier parts of Australia, where it and other saltbushes provide much of the food for grazing animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baldovinetti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baldovinetti</span></header><div>/ˌbaldoʊvɪˈnɛti/ (<em>say</em> .bahldohvi'netee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alessio</strong> /aˈlɛsioʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'leseeoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">1425–99, Italian painter and mosaicist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldpate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldpate</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldpeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawldpayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">someone who has a bald head.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>baldpated</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldric</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawldrik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bawdrik</em> girdle, of Germanic origin, replacing Middle English <em>baudry</em>, from Old French, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baldwin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baldwin</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldwən/ (<em>say</em> 'bawldwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq113"> <strong>Stanley</strong> (<em>Earl Baldwin of Bewdley</em>), 1867–1947, British politician; prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq709"> <strong>James Arthur</strong>, 1924–87, US novelist and essayist; noted for his involvement in the civil rights movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldy</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldi/ (<em>say</em> 'bawldee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baldies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq489"> (a term of address, often derogatory, to a bald or balding person.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq814"> a bald or balding person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac50642757" href="entry://white-headed%20pigeon%23bigmac50642757"><strong>white-headed pigeon</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq281"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac128894996" href="entry://Hereford%23bigmac128894996"><strong>Hereford<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq828"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac399037912" href="entry://baldchin%20groper%23bigmac399037912"><strong>baldchin groper</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq597"> (formerly) a coin with Edward VII on the obverse, traditionally used in the game of two-up.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baldie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baldyhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baldyhead</span></header><div>/ˈbɔldihɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bawldeehed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084830" href="entry://white-fronted%20chat%23bigmac000084830"><strong>white-fronted chat</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bale<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="WYRtO0JWxV">n.</span><span target_id="3Pg8lfGB3b">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bale" src="word_pronunciations/01723.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WYRtO0JWxV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq911"> a large bundle or package prepared for storage or transportation, especially one closely compressed and secured by cords, wires, hoops or the like, sometimes with a wrapping: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The sale of the first few bales of fine Merino wool from Sydney made more inevitable a rapid dispossession of the Aboriginal through wide areas of the colony</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3Pg8lfGB3b">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq754"> (<strong class="bold">baled</strong>, <strong class="bold">baling</strong>) to make into bales.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>balle</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bale<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bale" src="word_pronunciations/01724.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq997"> evil; harm; misfortune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq460"> woe; misery; sorrow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>balu</em>, <em>bealo</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac787882824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bale<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bale" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq904">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac286083158" href="entry://bail%23bigmac286083158"><strong>bail<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac215337148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bale<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bale" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005270" href="entry://bail%23bigmac000005270"><strong>bail<sup>4</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bale</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bale" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>A</strong>(<strong>lice</strong>)<strong> M</strong>(<strong>arian</strong>)<strong> E</strong>(<strong>llen</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">1875–1955, Australian painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bâle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bâle</span></header><div>/bal/ (<em>say</em> bahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091745" href="entry://Basel%23bigmac000091745"><strong>Basel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baleen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baleen</span></header><div>/bəˈlin/ (<em>say</em> buh'leen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084598" href="entry://whalebone%23bigmac000084598"><strong>whalebone</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084598" href="entry://whalebone%23mq950">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>balene</em>, from Old French <em>baleine</em>, from Latin <em>balaena</em> whale]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balefire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balefire</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'baylfuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> a bonfire or signal fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq857"> a funeral pyre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>balefyre</em>, Old English <em>bǣlfyr</em>, from <em>bǣl</em> bonfire + <em>fȳr</em> fire]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baleful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baleful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baleful" src="word_pronunciations/01722.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪlfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baylfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> wretched; sorrowful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bealofull</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balefully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balefulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac443523733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baler<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> someone or something that bales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq160"> Also, <strong class="vs">hay baler</strong>. a machine for securing hay into bales, working in a continuous process as it moves along the paddock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005357" href="entry://bale%23bigmac000005357"><span class="smallcaps">bale<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac952876149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baler<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq162">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac691351660" href="entry://bailer%23bigmac691351660"><strong>bailer<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balfe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balfe</span></header><div>/bælf/ (<em>say</em> balf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michael William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">1808–70, Irish composer; best known for his opera <em>The Bohemian Girl</em> (1843).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balfour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balfour</span></header><div>/ˈbælfə/ (<em>say</em> 'balfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arthur James</strong> (<em>1st Earl of Balfour</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">1848–1930, British Conservative politician and writer; prime minister 1902–05.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac12447736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balga</span></header><div>/ˈbælgə/ (<em>say</em> 'balguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031391" href="entry://grass%20tree%23bigmac000031391"><strong>grass tree</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031391" href="entry://grass%20tree%23mq955">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Noongar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bali</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bali" src="word_pronunciations/01838.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbali/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">an island province of Indonesia, east of Java. 5560 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Denpasar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balial</span></header><div>/ˈbæliəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baleeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">of or relating to hats made from balibuntal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Baliuag</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005371" href="entry://balibuntal%23bigmac000005371"><span class="smallcaps">balibuntal</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balinese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balinese</span><z><span target_id="gTG0hkIESv">adj.</span><span target_id="0nDu7GmTuE">n.</span></z></header><div>/baləˈniz/ (<em>say</em> bahluh'neez) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gTG0hkIESv"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq200"> of or relating to Bali, its people, or their language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0nDu7GmTuE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq600"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Balinese</strong>) a native or inhabitant of Bali.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq500"> the Balinese people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq232"> the language of Bali, an Indonesian language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balintawak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balintawak</span></header><div>/ˌbalɪntʌˈwak/ (<em>say</em> .bahlintu'wahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a traditional Philippine woman’s costume consisting of a thin blouse with wide sleeves and a tubular skirt, worn with a shoulder kerchief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baliol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baliol</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪliəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bayleeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96; puppet of Edward I of England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balisage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balisage</span></header><div>/ˈbæləsaʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhsahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">the marking of a route by a system of dim beacon lights, enabling vehicles to be driven under blackout conditions at near day-time speeds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>baliser</em> to place beacons, from <em>balise</em> beacon, from Portuguese <em>baliza</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balisong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac92401218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balisong</span></header><div>/ˈbælisɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'baleesong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a butterfly knife.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balk" src="word_pronunciations/01948.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔk/ (<em>say</em> bawk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq941">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099086" href="entry://baulk%23bigmac000099086"><strong>baulk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balkan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balkan</span><z><span target_id="axn3zSiAjw">adj.</span><span target_id="46bbhrRnkM">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɔlkən/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlkuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="axn3zSiAjw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq033"> relating to the Balkan Peninsula.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> relating to the Balkan Mountains.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="46bbhrRnkM">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq953"> <strong>the Balkans</strong>, the Balkan States or the Balkan Peninsula.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balkanise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balkanise</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlkənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlkuhnuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">Balkanised</strong>, <strong class="bold">Balkanising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> to divide (a region) into small states hostile to one another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq822"> to divide into small divisions or segments hostile to each other: <em class="example">to Balkanise the internet.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Balkanize</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the concept of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093068" href="entry://Balkan%20States%23bigmac000093068"><span class="smallcaps">Balkan States</span></a> as having a long history of conflict between each other] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Balkanisation</strong> /bɔlkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> bawlkuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balkhash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balkhash</span></header><div>/bælˈkæʃ/ (<em>say</em> bal'kash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">a salt lake in Kazakhstan, in the eastern part. 18 427 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ballesteros
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ballesteros</span></header><div>/bæləˈstɪərɒs/ (<em>say</em> baluh'stearros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Severiano</strong> /sɛˌvɛriˈanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> se.veree'ahnoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">1957–2011, Spanish golfer; a British Open and US Masters champion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballet" src="word_pronunciations/01730.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'balay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq039"> a spectacular entertainment, often designed to tell a story, and rendered by a company of professional dancers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq723"> the style of dancing employed in such a performance, using an elaborate formal technique and characterised by grace and precision of movement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq448"> the music for a ballet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq397"> the choreography of a ballet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq134"> a dance interlude in an operatic or dramatic performance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq715"> a company of dancers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>balletto</em>, diminutive of <em>ballo</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005380" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000005380"><span class="smallcaps">ball<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balletic</strong> /bæˈlɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> ba'letik), /bə-/ (<em>say</em> buh-), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balletically</strong> /bæˈlɛtɪkli/ (<em>say</em> ba'letiklee), /bə-/ (<em>say</em> buh-), <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balletcore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac567217243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balletcore</span></header><div>/ˈbæleɪkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'balaykaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a fashion characterised by attire typically worn by ballet dancers in training or performance, such as ballet shoes, leg warmers, leotards, tutus, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005404" href="entry://ballet%23bigmac000005404"><span class="smallcaps">ballet</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac503634015" href="entry://-core%23bigmac503634015"><span class="smallcaps">-core</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balletomane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balletomane</span></header><div>/ˈbælətəmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhtuhmayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">a ballet enthusiast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballflower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballflower</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlflaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlflowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">a medieval architectural ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the three (or four) petals of which form a cup around it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballhuggers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac883686496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballhuggers</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlhʌgəz/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlhuguhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a close-fitting, nylon, legless swimming costume designed for men.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac317905048" href="entry://speedos%23bigmac317905048"><strong>speedos</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Ballina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Ballina</span></header><div>/ˈbælənə/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a town and shire on the North Coast of NSW, at the mouth of the Richmond River.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Ballina</strong> district lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Bundjalung people. From 1851 a settlement, originally known as Deptford, developed from cedar-cutters’ camps in the area. Gold was mined intermittently from the beach sands between the 1860s and around 1900. Sugar cane was planted in the area in the early 1860s and a mill opened in 1865. To prevent shipping losses, a new port entrance and breakwaters were built and improved from the late 1890s to the 1930s. Since the 1960s, Ballina has seen rapid growth as a major holiday resort and retirement location. Other sources of revenue are fishing, boatbuilding and servicing the sugarcane, fruit, dairy and beef industries of the surrounding region.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballista
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballista</span></header><div>/bəˈlɪstə/ (<em>say</em> buh'listuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ballistae</strong> /bəˈlɪsti/ (<em>say</em> buh'listee) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">ballistas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq978">an ancient military engine for hurling stones or other missiles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>ballein</em> throw]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballistic</span><z><span target_id="W7MWv0aCDJ">adj.</span><span target_id="O1pCWD7Nkv">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballistic" src="word_pronunciations/01731.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'listik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="W7MWv0aCDJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq730"> of or relating to ballistics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq102"> relating to projectiles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq190"> relating to an instrument, as a ballistic galvanometer, for measuring the effect of a transient source of energy or an impact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq005"> of or relating to the motion of projectiles proceeding under no power and acted on only by gravitational force, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq14"> (of a textile, fabric, etc.) capable of resisting penetration by a bullet: <em class="example">a vest made of ballistic cloth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="O1pCWD7Nkv">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq770"> <strong class="phr">go ballistic</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become extremely angry.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005411" href="entry://ballista%23bigmac000005411"><span class="smallcaps">ballist(a)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballistics</span></header><div>/bəˈlɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> buh'listiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">the science or study of the motion of projectiles, such as bullets, shells, bombs, rockets, etc., proceeding under no power and acted upon only by gravitational forces and the resistance of the medium through which they pass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005412" href="entry://ballistic%23bigmac000005412"><span class="smallcaps">ballistic</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>ballistician</strong> /bæləˈstɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> baluh'stishuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballkid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac502986286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballkid</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlkɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlkid) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Tennis</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">a person whose task is to retrieve balls and supply them to the server.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballocks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballocks</span></header><div>/ˈbɒləks/ (<em>say</em> 'boluhks) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100180" href="entry://bollocks%23bigmac000100180"><strong>bollocks</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballonet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballonet</span></header><div>/bæləˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> baluh'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">an air or gasbag compartment in a balloon, etc., used to control buoyancy and maintain shape.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>ballonnet</em>, diminutive of <em>ballon</em> balloon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balloo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balloo</span></header><div>/bæˈlu/ (<em>say</em> ba'looh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">balloo</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">balloos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029521" href="entry://garfish%23bigmac000029521"><strong>garfish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029521" href="entry://garfish%23mq251">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ballahoo</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balloon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balloon</span><z><span target_id="XhYFxRDRm3">n.</span><span target_id="jOnt2uhO0E">v.i.</span><span target_id="68gRpGiTho">v.t.</span><span target_id="FBqa0aDhGI">adj.</span><span target_id="5u6O57KuBJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balloon" src="word_pronunciations/01732.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlun/ (<em>say</em> buh'loohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XhYFxRDRm3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> a usually spherical bag made of some material impermeable to gas and filled with some gas lighter than air, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere, and in the large forms having a car or compartment attached for passengers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq084"> an inflatable rubber bag, usually brightly coloured, used for decoration and as a children’s toy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq484"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a round-bottomed flask.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq728"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005423" href="entry://balloon%20glass%23bigmac000005423"><strong>balloon glass</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq285"> (in drawings and cartoons) a balloon-shaped figure enclosing words represented as issuing from the mouth of the speaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq411"> a kick or stroke which sends a ball high into the air.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jOnt2uhO0E">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq469"> to go up or ride in a balloon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq473"> Also, <strong class="vs">balloon out</strong>. to swell or puff out like a balloon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq023"> (of an aeroplane) to rise up in the air, especially as the result of a hard bounce on landing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="68gRpGiTho">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq069"> to fill with air; inflate or distend (something) like a balloon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq528"> to send (a ball) high into the air.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FBqa0aDhGI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq878"> puffed out like a balloon: <em class="example">balloon sleeves.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5u6O57KuBJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">burst someone’s balloon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to destroy someone’s daydream or fantasy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">the balloon’s gone up</strong>, (<em>humorous</em>) a moment of crisis has been reached when disaster seems imminent. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the defensive barrage balloons used in World War I]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>ballone</em>, augmentative of <em>balla</em> ball]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballooner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballooner</span></header><div>/bəˈlunə/ (<em>say</em> buh'loohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">a large, well-rounded headsail or staysail.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballot<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="K5QdOtyLEk">n.</span><span target_id="CneoK0tmFR">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballot" src="word_pronunciations/01733.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbælət/ (<em>say</em> 'baluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K5QdOtyLEk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq499"> a ticket or paper used in voting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> the number of votes cast or recorded: <em class="example">a large ballot.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq142"> Also, <strong class="vs">secret ballot</strong>. the system or practice of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or voting machines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq834"> franchise: <em class="example">to give the ballot to 18-year-olds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq723"> a small ball used in voting or drawing lots.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CneoK0tmFR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">balloted</strong>, <strong class="bold">balloting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq554"> to vote by ballot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq901"> to draw lots: <em class="example">to ballot for places.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>ballotta</em> lot, diminutive of <em>balla</em> ball; from the practice of using different coloured balls, white and black, to indicate the choice of a candidate in an election] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balloter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballot<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballot" src="word_pronunciations/01733.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbælət/ (<em>say</em> 'baluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005394" href="entry://ballart%23bigmac000005394"><strong>ballart</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballotin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac113353174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballotin</span></header><div>/ˈbælətən/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq045">a decorative cardboard box for packaging loose chocolates, confectionery, etc., typically with flaps at the top which fold over the contents, secured by a sticker or ribbon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>ballot</em> small package + <em>-in</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037164" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037164"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballotine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac631880069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballotine</span></header><div>/bæləˈtin/ (<em>say</em> baluh'teen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq165">a dish comprising meat or boned fish which is stuffed and tied into a bundle before being poached or braised.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ballotin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballottement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballottement</span></header><div>/bəˈlɒtmənt/ (<em>say</em> buh'lotmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq399"> a method of diagnosing pregnancy by the rebound of a fetal part displaced from its position by a sudden push with the examining finger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> a similar method employed in testing for a floating kidney, movable abdominal tumours, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: a tossing, from <em>ballotter</em> toss as a ball]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballpark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballpark</span><z><span target_id="yFpfh0CaVt">n.</span><span target_id="WjbTKBbDqL">adj.</span><span target_id="tyBSXLaP56">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballpark" src="word_pronunciations/01734.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔlpak/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlpahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yFpfh0CaVt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> <em class="label">US</em> a park in which games, especially baseball, are played.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="WjbTKBbDqL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq590"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> broadly estimated: <em class="example">a ballpark figure.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tyBSXLaP56">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq141"> <strong class="phr">in the ballpark</strong>, within acceptable limits; relatively close to a desired target.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq876"> <strong class="phr">off the ballpark</strong>, unofficially; at a guess.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballpen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballpen</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlpɛn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlpen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005435" href="entry://ballpoint%20pen%23bigmac000005435"><strong>ballpoint pen</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballpoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac002924780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballpoint</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballpoint" src="word_pronunciations/01735.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔlpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlpoynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005435" href="entry://ballpoint%20pen%23bigmac000005435"><strong>ballpoint pen</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballroom</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlrum/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">a large room in a private residence, hotel, etc., in which dances are held.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballsack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac970574613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballsack</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlsæk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlsak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac335497430" href="entry://ballbag%23bigmac335497430"><strong>ballbag</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac335497430" href="entry://ballbag%23mq544">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac335497430" href="entry://ballbag%23mq693">4</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874694519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballsy</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlzi/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">ballsier</strong>, <strong class="bold">ballsiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq729"> Also, <strong class="vs">baller</strong>. courageous: <em class="example">a ballsy thing to do.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq868"> masculine: <em class="example">a ballsy female voice.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balltearer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balltearer</span></header><div>/ˈbɔltɛərə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawltairruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq705"> an especially successful song, show, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq515"> anything which arouses deep admiration or intense excitement: <em class="example">the Collingwood grand final was a balltearer of a match.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bally
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bally</span><z><span target_id="lAvAUCq326">adj.</span><span target_id="m0K5wFXH2C">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæli/ (<em>say</em> 'balee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lAvAUCq326">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq759"> confounded (used humorously or for emphasis).</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="m0K5wFXH2C">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq443"> very.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? originally euphemistic for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089424" href="entry://bloody%23bigmac000089424"><span class="smallcaps">bloody</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballyhoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballyhoo</span><z><span target_id="axwfcNXbGb">n.</span><span target_id="9FYHQYZ8Qd">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ballyhoo" src="word_pronunciations/01737.mp3"></audio></span>/bæliˈhu/ (<em>say</em> balee'hooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="axwfcNXbGb"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">ballyhoos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> a clamorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq564"> clamour or outcry.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9FYHQYZ8Qd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq330"> (<strong class="bold">ballyhooed</strong>, <strong class="bold">ballyhooing</strong>) to advertise by sensational methods.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (early 20th century) from circus spruikers; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ballyhooly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ballyhooly</span></header><div>/bæliˈhuli/ (<em>say</em> balee'hoohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">commotion; noise.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087998" href="entry://ballyhoo%23bigmac000087998"><span class="smallcaps">ballyhoo</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balm" src="word_pronunciations/01742.mp3"></audio></span>/bam/ (<em>say</em> bahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus <em>Commiphora</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098842" href="entry://balsam%23bigmac000098842"><strong>balsam</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098842" href="entry://balsam%23mq470">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq024"> a plant or tree yielding such a substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq816"> any aromatic or fragrant ointment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq201"> aromatic fragrance; sweet smell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq001"> any of various aromatic plants, especially of the genus <em>Melissa</em>, as <em>M. officinalis</em>, a lemon-scented perennial herb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq344"> anything which heals, soothes, or mitigates pain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>basme</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>balsamum</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098842" href="entry://balsam%23bigmac000098842"><span class="smallcaps">balsam</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balmacaan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balmacaan</span></header><div>/bælməˈkan/ (<em>say</em> balmuh'kahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a loose, full overcoat originally of rough woollen cloth with raglan sleeves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Balmacaan</em>, an estate near Balmoral, Scotland]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balmain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balmain</span></header><div>/bælˈmeɪn/ (<em>say</em> bal'mayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">1762–1803, Scottish-born surgeon and magistrate, arriving in Australia with the First Fleet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balmoral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balmoral</span></header><div>/bælˈmɒrəl/ (<em>say</em> bal'moruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> a kind of brimless cap of Scottish origin with a flat top projecting all round the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq169"> a kind of laced shoe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq339"> a coloured woollen petticoat formerly worn under a looped-up skirt.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005450" href="entry://Balmoral%23bigmac000005450"><span class="smallcaps">Balmoral</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balmoral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balmoral</span></header><div>/bælˈmɒrəl/ (<em>say</em> bal'moruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">a castle in Scotland, near the village of Braemar; a royal summer residence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balmy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balmy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balmy" src="word_pronunciations/01741.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbami/ (<em>say</em> 'bahmee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">balmier</strong>, <strong class="bold">balmiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq301"> mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: <em class="example">balmy weather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant: <em class="example">balmy leaves.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq564"> producing balm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq002"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088002" href="entry://barmy%23bigmac000088002"><strong>barmy</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098841" href="entry://balm%23bigmac000098841"><span class="smallcaps">balm</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balmily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balminess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balnarring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balnarring</span></header><div>/bælˈnærɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bal'naring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a beach resort on the southern coast of the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balneal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balneal</span></header><div>/ˈbælniəl/ (<em>say</em> 'balneeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">of or relating to baths or bathing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>balne</em>(<em>um</em>) bath + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balneology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balneology</span></header><div>/ˌbælniˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .balnee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">the study professing the efficacy of baths and bathing in therapeutics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>balne</em>(<em>um</em>) bath + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balneological</strong> /bælniəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> balneeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balneologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baloney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baloney</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baloney" src="word_pronunciations/01743.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈloʊni/ (<em>say</em> buh'lohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">nonsense; insincere or idle talk; eyewash; waffle: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Baloney,’ she said weakly, no conviction about it.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boloney</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008367" href="entry://bologna%20sausage%23bigmac000008367"><span class="smallcaps">bologna (sausage)</span></a>, US slang (1920s) for an unskilled prize-fighter; hence US slang ‘nonsense’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balonne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balonne</span></header><div>/bəˈlɒn/ (<em>say</em> buh'lon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">a river in south-eastern Qld; a continuation of the Condamine River, it flows south-west until it forms anabranches and joins the Darling River system.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balranald
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balranald</span></header><div>/bælˈrænəld/ (<em>say</em> bal'ranuhld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">a town and shire in south-western NSW on the Murrumbidgee River; sheep and cattle grazing area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balsa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balsa</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balsa" src="word_pronunciations/01746.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔlsə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> a tree, <em>Ochroma lagopus</em>, of the family Malvaceae, of tropical America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq445"> the extremely light wood of this tree, formerly used in life-preservers, rafts, etc., now much used in crafts; balsawood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq473"> a raft made of balsa (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005454" href="#mq445">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq682"> any raft.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: raft]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balsam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balsam</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balsam" src="word_pronunciations/01744.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔlsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlsuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balsam" src="word_pronunciations/01745.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒl-/ (<em>say</em> 'bol-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq470"> any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially of the genus <em>Commiphora</em>, as the balm of Gilead (<strong>balsam of Mecca</strong>). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098841" href="entry://balm%23bigmac000098841"><strong>balm</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098841" href="entry://balm%23mq166">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq801"> a similar product (<strong>balsam of Peru</strong> and <strong>balsam of Tolu</strong>) yielded by the trees, <em>Myroxylon pereirae</em> and <em>M. balsamum</em> of Central and South America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq256"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052110" href="entry://oleoresin%23bigmac000052110"><strong>oleoresin</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052110" href="entry://oleoresin%23mq893">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq169"> any of certain transparent turpentines, as Canada balsam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq782"> a plant or tree yielding a balsam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq901"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005455" href="entry://balsam%20fir%23bigmac000005455"><strong>balsam fir</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq679"> any of various plants of the genus <em>Impatiens</em>, as <em>I. balsamina</em>, a common garden annual and <em>I. sultanii</em>, a common garden perennial with red, pink or white flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq958"> any aromatic ointment, whether for ceremonial or medicinal use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq471"> any healing or soothing agent or agency.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English, from Latin <em>balsamum</em>, from Greek <em>balsamon</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balsamaceous</strong> /bɔlsəˈmeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> bawlsuh'mayshuhs), /bɒl-/ (<em>say</em> bol-), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balsamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balsamic</span></header><div>/bælˈsæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> bal'samik), /bɔl-/ (<em>say</em> bawl-), /bɒl-/ (<em>say</em> bol-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">of, like, or containing balsam.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>balsamically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balsamiferous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balsamiferous</span></header><div>/bɔlsəˈmɪfərəs/ (<em>say</em> bawlsuh'mifuhruhs), /bɒl-/ (<em>say</em> bol-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">yielding balsam.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098842" href="entry://balsam%23bigmac000098842"><span class="smallcaps">balsam</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036244" href="entry://-iferous%23bigmac000036244"><span class="smallcaps">-iferous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balsawood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balsawood</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlsəwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlsuhwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq683">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005454" href="entry://balsa%23bigmac000005454"><strong>balsa</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005454" href="entry://balsa%23mq445">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balson</span></header><div>/ˈbɔlsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bawlsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ralph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">1890–1964, Australian abstract painter, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balt</span></header><div>/bɔlt/ (<em>say</em> bawlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> a member of any of the Baltic-speaking peoples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> (<em>lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) an immigrant to Australia from any of the countries of central or eastern Europe, especially in the period immediately following World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balthazar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balthazar</span></header><div>/ˈbælθəza/ (<em>say</em> 'balthuhzah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">a large bottle of wine used mainly for display purposes, and having a capacity of 16 normal bottles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Balthazar</em> (son of Nebuchadnezzar and king of Babylonia), who was described drinking wine at a great feast (Daniel 5.1)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balthazar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balthazar</span></header><div>/ˈbælθəza/ (<em>say</em> 'balthuhzah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> (according to Christian tradition) one of the Magi who paid homage to the infant Jesus; the others were Melchior and Caspar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq133"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006629" href="entry://Belshazzar%23bigmac000006629"><strong>Belshazzar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Balthus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980539205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Balthus</span></header><div>/ˈbæltʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'baltoos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Balthazar Klossowski</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">1908–2001, Polish-born French figurative painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baltic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baltic</span><z><span target_id="cWroB6GxrJ">adj.</span><span target_id="mN9C7tZ85t">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɔltɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawltik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cWroB6GxrJ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> of or relating to the Baltic Sea or the countries on its shores.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> of or relating to the Baltic States.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq709"> of or relating to the Baltic languages.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mN9C7tZ85t">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq569"> a subgroup of the Indo-European language family, consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian and Old Prussian.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>Balticum</em>, ? from Latin <em>balteus</em> belt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baltimore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baltimore</span></header><div>/ˈbɔltəmɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawltuhmaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">a seaport in the US in northern Maryland.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir George <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010821" href="entry://Calvert%23bigmac000010821"><span class="smallcaps">Calvert</span></a>, 1st Baron <em>Baltimore</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baluchi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baluchi</span><z><span target_id="WFH9q7b3m1">n.</span><span target_id="hOAfJdsAul">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈlutʃi/ (<em>say</em> buh'loohchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WFH9q7b3m1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq556"> a Muslim people living in Baluchistan, an arid mountainous region in southern Asia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Baluchis</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Baluchi</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq874"> the Iranian language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="hOAfJdsAul">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baluchistan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baluchistan</span></header><div>/bəˈlutʃəstan/ (<em>say</em> buh'loohchuhstahn), /-stæn/ (<em>say</em> -stan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq532"> an arid mountainous region in southern Asia, in south-east Iran and north-western Pakistan, bordering on the Arabian Sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> a province in south-western Pakistan; formerly a territory of British India. 347 190 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Quetta.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Balochistan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balun</span></header><div>/ˈbælən/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">a device for coupling unbalanced or mismatched lines, as television antennas, to balanced and matched terminations.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bal</em>(<em>anced</em>), <em>un</em>(<em>balanced</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baluster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baluster</span></header><div>/ˈbæləstə/ (<em>say</em> 'baluhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq779">one of a series of short pillar-like supports (usually of stone) for a railing or coping, as of a parapet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>balustre</em>, from Italian <em>balaust</em>(<em>r</em>)<em>o</em>, from Latin <em>balaustium</em>, from Greek <em>balaustion</em> pomegranate flower]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balustrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balustrade</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of balustrade" src="word_pronunciations/01747.mp3"></audio></span>/bæləˈstreɪd/ (<em>say</em> baluh'strayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> a railing or coping with the row of balusters supporting it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> a low wall or screen, especially of glass, along the edge of a staircase, balcony, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balustraded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>balustrading</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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balut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">balut</span></header><div>/bʌˈlut/ (<em>say</em> bu'looht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in Philippine cookery) a boiled duck egg in which the embryo is just starting to form, considered a delicacy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432252077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bam</span><z><span target_id="U1wzZCclEC">n.</span><span target_id="t8d1WRwS2o">interj.</span></z></header><div>/bæm/ (<em>say</em> bam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U1wzZCclEC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq977"> an imitation of the sound of a blow.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="t8d1WRwS2o">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq182"> (an expression signifying a sudden occurrence.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bamaga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bamaga</span></header><div>/ˈbæməgə/ (<em>say</em> 'bamuhguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">a settlement in the far north of Qld, on Cape York Peninsula just south of Cape York; the most northern airport on mainland Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bamako
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac660962392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bamako</span></header><div>/bæməˈkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bamuh'koh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">the capital of Mali, in the south-western part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bamyili
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bamyili</span></header><div>/bamˈjɪli/ (<em>say</em> bahm'yilee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096153" href="entry://Barunga%23bigmac000096153"><strong>Barunga</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ban
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ban<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="3jmDFKwVDB">v.t.</span><span target_id="A6N9Cz0yNu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ban" src="word_pronunciations/01801.mp3"></audio></span>/bæn/ (<em>say</em> ban) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3jmDFKwVDB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">banned</strong>, <strong class="bold">banning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> to prohibit; interdict: <em class="example">to ban a meeting; </em><em class="example">to ban a book.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq179"> to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq399"> to curse; execrate.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A6N9Cz0yNu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq560"> an authoritative interdiction or condemnation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq227"> informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq081"> a prohibition by law or decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq963"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a formal ecclesiastical denunciation; excommunication.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a malediction; curse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>banna</em> forbid, curse, related to Old English <em>bannan</em> summon]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ban<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of ban" src="word_pronunciations/01802.mp3"></audio></span>/bæn/ (<em>say</em> ban) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> a public proclamation or edict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq062"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq184"> (in feudal times) the summons of the sovereign’s vassals for military service.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq814"> the whole body liable to this summons.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English (<em>ge</em>)<em>ban</em>(<em>n</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac871142646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bana</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bana" src="word_pronunciations/01793.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbænə/ (<em>say</em> 'banuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eric</strong> (born <em>Eric Banadinovich</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">born 1968, Australian film and television actor, noted for the films <em>Chopper</em> (2000), <em>Black Hawk Down</em> (US, 2001) and <em>Munich</em> (US, 2005), as well as for television comedies.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Eric Bana</strong> was born in Melbourne and began working as a stand-up comedian in 1991. Appearances on the television shows <em>Full Frontal</em> (1993–96), his own <em>Eric Bana Show Live</em> (1997) and the drama series <em>Something in the Air</em> (2000) followed. His portrayal of killer Mark Read in the feature film <em>Chopper</em> (2000) won him the AFI Award for Best Actor, and marked the start of his international career. Subsequent films include <em>Troy</em> (US, 2004), <em>Romulus, My Father</em> (2007), and <em>Star Trek</em> (US, 2009).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banal" src="word_pronunciations/01750.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnal/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banal" src="word_pronunciations/01751.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪnəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baynuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">hackneyed; trite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Old French <em>ban</em>, of Germanic origin: proclamation, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087489" href="entry://ban%23bigmac000087489"><span class="smallcaps">ban<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>banality</strong> /bəˈnæləti/ (<em>say</em> buh'naluhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>banally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bananacue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bananacue</span></header><div>/bəˈnanəkju/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahnuhkyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a roast or deep-fried banana on a stick, typically sold as a snack by hawkers in the Philippines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099921" href="entry://banana%23bigmac000099921"><span class="smallcaps">banana<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099379" href="entry://barbecue%23bigmac000099379"><span class="smallcaps">(barbe)cue</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bananaland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac719865633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bananaland</span></header><div>/bəˈnanəlænd/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahnuhland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">Queensland.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bananalander</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banausic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banausic</span></header><div>/bəˈnɔsɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'nawsik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> suitable for manual workers; uncultivated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> materialistic; utilitarian.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>banausikos</em> for mechanics]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banca</span></header><div>/ˈbaŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahngkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a type of canoe used in the Philippines, with or without an outrigger, and sometimes with an engine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Mexican Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bancannia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bancannia</span></header><div>/bænˈkænjə/ (<em>say</em> ban'kanyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">an inland lake in western NSW; not connected with any river system but formed by drainage run-off. About 13 km long and 5 km wide.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bancanya</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bancassurance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac395993669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bancassurance</span></header><div>/bæŋkəˈʃɔrəns/ (<em>say</em> bangkuh'shawruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">a package of financial services offered by banks and fulfilling both banking and insurance needs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banchan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac622465250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banchan</span></header><div>/ˈbæntʃæn/ (<em>say</em> 'banchan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">(in Korean cookery) any of various side dishes, especially of vegetables, served as part of a meal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Korean]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bancks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bancks</span></header><div>/bæŋks/ (<em>say</em> bangks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">1889–1952, Australian cartoonist; creator of the comic strip <em>Ginger Meggs</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banco</span><z><span target_id="3ej7Z8XhTY">interj.</span><span target_id="XQ3pJqR9wT">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæŋkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkoh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="3ej7Z8XhTY"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> (the call of a player in certain games of chance, such as baccarat, indicating a desire to bet against the bank.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XQ3pJqR9wT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq372"> <strong class="phr">in banco</strong> or <strong class="phr">in banc</strong>, <em class="label">Law</em> sitting as a full court or full bench.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>banco</em> bank]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bancroft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bancroft</span></header><div>/ˈbænkrɒft/ (<em>say</em> 'bankroft) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> <strong>Anne</strong> (born <em>Anna-Maria Louisa Italiano</em>), 1931–2005, US film actor; films include <em>The Miracle Worker</em> (1962) for which she won the Academy Award for best actress, and <em>The Graduate</em> (1967).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq987"> <strong>Bronwyn</strong>, born 1958, Australian artist; noted for contemporary fabric designs based on her Aboriginal heritage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq678"> <strong>Joseph</strong>, 1836–94, Australian scientist, born in England; conducted medical and agricultural research.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq243"> his son, <strong>Thomas Lane</strong>, 1860–1933, Australian medical scientist, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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band
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">band<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="YzoHQA6DjF">n.</span><span target_id="slNnSK0xQa">v.t.</span><span target_id="lQi5zHgm0M">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of band" src="word_pronunciations/01772.mp3"></audio></span>/bænd/ (<em>say</em> band) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YzoHQA6DjF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq669"> a company of persons associated or acting together; company, party or troop.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq294"> a group of animals.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> a company of musicians constituted according to the kind of music played, usually playing for performance or as an accompaniment to dancing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Anthropology</em> a group, often a family group, within a tribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq918"> a cluster of locusts at the nymph stage; can combine with other bands to form larger bands several kilometres wide.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="slNnSK0xQa">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq785"> to unite in a group, troop, company or confederacy.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="lQi5zHgm0M">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq039"> <strong class="phr">band together</strong>, to unite; form a group; confederate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq752"> <strong class="phr">beat the band</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to exceed or surpass everyone else: <em class="example">I have known big eaters, but you beat the band.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bande</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">band<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="6JJ3Br8sVg">n.</span><span target_id="2uJcyoSRXq">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of band" src="word_pronunciations/01772.mp3"></audio></span>/bænd/ (<em>say</em> band) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6JJ3Br8sVg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> any strip that contrasts with its surroundings in colour, texture or material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq129"> a thin, flat strip of some material for binding, confining, reinforcing, trimming, or some other purpose: <em class="example">hatband; </em><em class="example">rubber band.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq215"> (<em>plural</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101999" href="entry://brace%23bigmac000101999"><strong>brace</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101999" href="entry://brace%23mq283">8</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq959"> a strip, as of colour or decorative work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq657"> a ring, especially one which is wide and flat: <em class="example">a plain wedding band.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a stratum of stone, containing ore or similar valuable material, especially opal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq747"> the high, falling or flat collar or ruff commonly worn by men and women in the 17th century in western Europe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq640"> (<em>plural</em>) a form of collar from the front of which hang two square-ended strips of white linen, often worn as part of academic, legal or clerical dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq018"> <em class="label">Radio</em> a range of frequencies lying between any two well-defined limits.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2uJcyoSRXq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq585"> to mark or fasten with a band or bands; stripe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bande</em>, from French, ultimately related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005498" href="#bigmac000005498"><span class="smallcaps">band<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">band<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of band" src="word_pronunciations/01772.mp3"></audio></span>/bænd/ (<em>say</em> band) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq137"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> anything which binds the person or the limbs; a shackle, manacle, or fetter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> an obligation; bond: <em class="example">the nuptial bands.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>band</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Band
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Band</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Band" src="word_pronunciations/01772.mp3"></audio></span>/bænd/ (<em>say</em> band) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">Canadian rock group, formed in the late 1950s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banda</span></header><div>/ˈbændə/ (<em>say</em> 'banduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Hastings</strong>)<strong> Kamuzu</strong> /kaˈmuzu/ (<em>say</em> kah'moohzooh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">1902?–97, Malawi politician; prime minister of Malawi (then Nyasaland) from 1963 when it became independent; president of Malawi 1966–94.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandage</span><z><span target_id="Ju74KH01e2">n.</span><span target_id="0eCs1I1Ryb">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandage" src="word_pronunciations/01756.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bandij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ju74KH01e2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq993"> a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, hold a dressing in place, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0eCs1I1Ryb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq236"> (<strong class="bold">bandaged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bandaging</strong>) to bind or cover with a bandage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>bande</em> band] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bandager</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bandaged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandaid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandaid</span><z><span target_id="aDxRVhj2wX">n.</span><span target_id="40ncUEyRu5">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbændeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bandayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aDxRVhj2wX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> a light adhesive dressing for covering superficial wounds.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="40ncUEyRu5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq442"> palliative; superficially helpful and short-term.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandana</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandana" src="word_pronunciations/01757.mp3"></audio></span>/bænˈdænə/ (<em>say</em> ban'danuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> a large coloured handkerchief or scarf with spots or figures, usually white on a red or blue background.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq888"> any large handkerchief.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bandanna</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindustani; compare Hindi <em>bāmdhnū</em> tie-dying]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bandaranaike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bandaranaike</span></header><div>/bændərəˈnaɪəkə/ (<em>say</em> banduhruh'nuyuhkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sirimavo</strong> /sɪriˈmavoʊ/ (<em>say</em> siree'mahvoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">1916–2000, Sri Lankan politician; prime minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1960–65, 1970–77; 1994–2000; the world’s first woman prime minister.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandeau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandeau</span></header><div>/bænˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ban'doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bandeaux</strong> /bænˈdoʊz/ (<em>say</em> ban'dohz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> a band worn about or on the head; a headband; a fillet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> a strapless brassiere or top, usually made from elastic material.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, diminutive of <em>bande</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005497" href="entry://band%23bigmac000005497"><span class="smallcaps">band<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banded</span></header><div>/ˈbændəd/ (<em>say</em> 'banduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> striped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq801"> fastened (as with a band).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Mining</em> of or relating to a stratum of stone containing valuable material, especially opal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bandello
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bandello</span></header><div>/banˈdɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> bahn'deloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Matteo</strong> /maˈteɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> mah'tayoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">c. 1485–1561, Italian short-story writer; his work was used as source material by many later writers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banderol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banderol</span></header><div>/ˈbændəroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'banduhrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> a small flag or streamer with a forked end borne on a lance, at a masthead, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> a narrow scroll, especially one bearing an inscription.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq610"> a sculptured band adapted to receive an inscription.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">banderole</strong>, <strong class="vs">bannerol</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Italian <em>banderola</em> small banner, from <em>bandiera</em> banner]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandido
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac169732405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandido</span></header><div>/bænˈdidoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ban'deedoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">a bandit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US, from Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bandido
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980203190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bandido</span></header><div>/bænˈdidoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ban'deedoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">a member of a motorcycle organisation founded in the US in 1966, with clubs in several countries; Australian club founded in 1983 as a breakaway group of the Comancheros; some members of the organisation associated with lawless behaviour and organised crime.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac169732405" href="entry://bandido%23bigmac169732405"><span class="smallcaps">bandido</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac916212536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandie" src="word_pronunciations/01770.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændi/ (<em>say</em> 'bandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac852899215" href="entry://bandy%23bigmac852899215"><strong>bandy<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac297956731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banding</span></header><div>/ˈbændɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'banding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq589">the act of playing music in a band, usually a brass band.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandit" src="word_pronunciations/01762.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændət/ (<em>say</em> 'banduht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> a robber, especially one who robs by violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> an outlaw.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq523"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052223" href="entry://one-armed%20bandit%23bigmac000052223"><strong>one-armed bandit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>bandito</em>, from <em>bandire</em> proscribe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banditry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banditry</span></header><div>/ˈbændətri/ (<em>say</em> 'banduhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> the work or practice of bandits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> bandits collectively; banditti.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banditti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac290945555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banditti</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banditti" src="word_pronunciations/01763.mp3"></audio></span>/bænˈditi/ (<em>say</em> ban'deetee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) bandits, or (in Australian history) bushrangers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) a gang of bandits or (in Australian history) bushrangers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>banditi</em> bandits]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bandjalang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bandjalang</span></header><div>/ˈbʌndʒəlʌŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bunjuhlung) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105215" href="entry://Bundjalung%23bigmac000105215"><strong>Bundjalung</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandleader
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700499641"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandleader</span></header><div>/ˈbændlidə/ (<em>say</em> 'bandleeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">someone who conducts a musical band, especially a dance band playing jazz or swing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bandler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bandler</span></header><div>/ˈbændlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bandluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Faith Ida Lessing</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq232">1918–2015, Australian author; co-founder of the Aboriginal Australian Fellowship in 1956; author of <em>Welou, My Brother</em> (1984).</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Faith Bandler</strong> was born at Tumbulgum, Murwillumbah, NSW. Long active in demanding improved conditions for her people, she played a key role in the 1967 referendum that achieved full citizenship rights for Indigenous Australians. In 1970–73 she served as general secretary of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and from 1972 was active in the Women’s Electoral Lobby. Works by Bandler include <em>Wacvie</em> (1977), <em>Marani in Australia</em> (1980, with Len Fox) and <em>The Time was Ripe</em> (1983, again with Fox). Bandler was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2009.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandmaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandmaster</span></header><div>/ˈbændmastə/ (<em>say</em> 'bandmahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq330">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac492532464" href="entry://band%20leader%23bigmac492532464"><strong>band leader</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandmate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac107209932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandmate</span></header><div>/ˈbændmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bandmayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">a fellow member of a band (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033302" href="entry://band%23bigmac000033302"><strong>band<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033302" href="entry://band%23mq501">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">band mate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandog</span></header><div>/ˈbændɒg/ (<em>say</em> 'bandog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a dog bred as a guard dog, especially from such breeds as mastiff, Rottweiler, pit bull terrier, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>band-dogge</em>, from <em>band</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005498" href="entry://band%23bigmac000005498"><span class="smallcaps">band<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <em>dogge</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101079" href="entry://dog%23bigmac000101079"><span class="smallcaps">dog</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandolier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandolier</span></header><div>/bændəˈlɪə/ (<em>say</em> banduh'lear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">a broad belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers, and having a number of small loops or pockets, each containing a cartridge or cartridges.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bandoleer</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>bandoulière</em>, from Spanish <em>bandolera</em>, from <em>banda</em> band, sash, from Italian, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandoneon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac693706189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandoneon</span></header><div>/bænˈdoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> ban'dohneeuhn), /bændɒnˈjɒn/ (<em>say</em> bandon'yon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq575">a large accordion with three rows of buttons placed to facilitate the playing of chords; associated with the tango.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>bandoneón</em>, from German <em>Band</em>(<em>s Akkord</em>)<em>ion</em>, Heinrich <em>Band</em> being a teacher and dealer who popularised the instrument in the 1850s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandore</span></header><div>/bænˈdɔ/ (<em>say</em> ban'daw), /ˈbændɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bandaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq007">an old musical stringed instrument resembling the lute or the guitar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>bandurria</em>, variant of <em>pandora</em>, from Late Latin <em>pandūra</em>, from Greek <em>pandoura</em>, musical instrument with three strings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandsaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandsaw</span></header><div>/ˈbændsɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bandsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">a power saw consisting of an endless toothed steel band coupled to, and driven around the circumferences of, two wheels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandsman</span></header><div>/ˈbændzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bandzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bandsmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">a man who plays in a musical band, especially a brass band.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; <em>band’s</em> (genitive case) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandstand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandstand</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandstand" src="word_pronunciations/01764.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændstænd/ (<em>say</em> 'bandstand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a platform, for band performances, often roofed when outdoors.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandstone</span></header><div>/ˈbændstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bandstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">ferruginous and siliceous rock found in thin hard layers just above or below workable seams of opal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bandt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac526058032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bandt</span></header><div>/bænt/ (<em>say</em> bant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> <strong>Adam Paul</strong>, born 1972, Australian federal politician; became federal leader of the Australian Greens in 2020.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> <strong>Lew</strong>(<strong>is</strong>)<strong> Thornett</strong>, 1910–87, Australian automotive engineer; designed the first utility vehicle in 1933.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq983"> <strong>Ros</strong>(<strong>alie</strong>)<strong> Edith</strong>, born 1951, Australian composer and musical performer; pioneer of sound installations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bandung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bandung</span></header><div>/bænˈdʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> ban'doong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">a city in Indonesia, in western Java.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangeta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangeta</span></header><div>/banˈgɛtə/ (<em>say</em> bahn'getuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">a mountain in eastern PNG, in Morobe Province. 4121 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banggarla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banggarla</span><z><span target_id="PdAMgV6PRv">n.</span><span target_id="MYPmUw6LfN">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʌŋgələ/ (<em>say</em> 'bungguhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PdAMgV6PRv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq089"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area south of Lake Torrens to the Gawler Ranges, SA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq138"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MYPmUw6LfN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq249"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Parnkalla</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac099865735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banging</span><z><span target_id="xPb5ywRBaN">adj.</span><span target_id="jSnKHMNPNx">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæŋɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'banging) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xPb5ywRBaN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> (of music) having a loud, constant rhythm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> excellent; fabulous: <em class="example">a banging time; </em><em class="example">a banging dress.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="jSnKHMNPNx">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq134"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">a banging good time.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangka</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bangka" src="word_pronunciations/01784.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq594">an island in Indonesia, east of Sumatra; tin mines. 11 914 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Chief town</em>: Pangkalpinang.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Banka</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangkok
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangkok</span></header><div>/bæŋˈkɒk/ (<em>say</em> bang'kok), /ˈbæŋkɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">the capital and principal port of Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River.</span></div> Thai, <strong>Krung Thep</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac475375122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangla</span></header><div>/ˈbʌŋglə/ (<em>say</em> 'bunggluh), /ˈbæŋglə/ (<em>say</em> 'banggluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006692" href="entry://Bengali%23bigmac000006692"><strong>Bengali</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006692" href="entry://Bengali%23mq536">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>bamglā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangladesh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangladesh</span></header><div>/bʌŋgləˈdɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> bunggluh'desh), /bæŋgləˈdɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> banggluh'desh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">a republic in southern Asia, on the Bay of Bengal and mainly surrounded by Indian territory; was the province of East Pakistan from 1947 until Indian-backed secession in 1971. 143 998 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Bengali. <em>Currency</em>: taka. <em>Capital</em>: Dhaka.</span></div> Official name, <strong>People’s Republic of Bangladesh</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bangladeshi</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bangle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bangle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bangle" src="word_pronunciations/01776.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bangguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq211"> a bracelet in the form of a ring, without a clasp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> an ornamental anklet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (Braj Bhasa dialect) <em>bamgrī</em> bracelet of glass or lac]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangor</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋgɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'banggaw), /-gə/ (<em>say</em> -guh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> a town in Wales, in Gwynedd, on the Menai Strait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> a town in south-eastern Northern Ireland, in County Down.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bangover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac40480364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bangover</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋoʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'bangohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">a sore neck, headache, aches and pains, etc., resulting from headbanging to music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033311" href="entry://headbanging%23bigmac000033311"><span class="smallcaps">headbanging</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095335" href="entry://hangover%23bigmac000095335"><span class="smallcaps">hangover</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bangtail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bangtail</span><z><span target_id="jsWg9SSjK6">n.</span><span target_id="0P7sH2Bxzi">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæŋteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bangtayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jsWg9SSjK6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> a docked tail.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> an animal with a docked tail, especially a horse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0P7sH2Bxzi">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq531"> to bang (horses or cattle), as in a bangtail muster.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bang</em> (nasal variant of <em>bag</em> cut) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102448" href="entry://tail%23bigmac000102448"><span class="smallcaps">tail<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangui
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac671803064"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangui</span></header><div>/baŋˈgi/ (<em>say</em> bahng'gee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">the capital of the Central African Republic, in the south-western part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangweulu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangweulu</span></header><div>/bæŋwiˈulu/ (<em>say</em> bangwee'oohlooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a shallow lake and swamp in north-eastern Zambia; David Livingstone was responsible for its European discovery in 1868; place of his death in 1873. 9840 km<sup>2</sup>; about 80 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banian</span></header><div>/ˈbænjən/ (<em>say</em> 'banyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq985"> a loose shirt, jacket or gown worn in India.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> a Hindu trader or merchant of the Bania caste who abstain from eating flesh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq632"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088000" href="entry://banyan%23bigmac000088000"><strong>banyan</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese, probably from Arabic <em>banyān</em>, from Gujarati <em>vāniyo</em> merchant, from Sanskrit <em>vanij</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banish" src="word_pronunciations/01780.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbænɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'banish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> to condemn to exile; expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq699"> to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away: <em class="example">to banish sorrow.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>banysshe</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>baniss-</em>, stem of <em>banir</em>, from Late Latin <em>bannīre</em> proclaim; of Germanic origin and related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087489" href="entry://ban%23bigmac000087489"><span class="smallcaps">ban<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>banisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>banishment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banister
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banister</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banister" src="word_pronunciations/01781.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbænəstə/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> one of the supports of a stair rail, either plain or resembling a pillar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> (<em>often plural</em>) a stair rail and its supports.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bannister</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005469" href="entry://baluster%23bigmac000005469"><span class="smallcaps">baluster</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banjax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac58017941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banjax</span></header><div>/ˈbændʒæks/ (<em>say</em> 'banjaks) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Chiefly Irish English Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">to ruin or spoil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dublin slang; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banjaxed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac445395482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banjaxed</span><z><span target_id="8vGVY0xDLN">v.</span><span target_id="IV1LcZmLhH">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbændʒækst/ (<em>say</em> 'banjakst) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="8vGVY0xDLN">–<em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq518"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac58017941" href="entry://banjax%23bigmac58017941"><strong>banjax</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IV1LcZmLhH">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq253"> not in working order; broken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq615"> intoxicated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banjima
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac489292469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banjima</span></header><div>/ˈbʌndʒəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'bunjuhmuh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054178" href="entry://Panyjima%23bigmac000054178"><strong>Panyjima</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banjo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banjo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banjo" src="word_pronunciations/01782.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændʒoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'banjoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">banjos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment, and played with the fingers or a plectrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq575"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shovel or spade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq833"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a frying pan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq305"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a shoulder of mutton.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Tin Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq816"> a hole in the ground shaped like the musical instrument and lined with a bag, in which tin was cleaned by scooping water over it: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>After a quick dekko, Finbar retrieves his clothes, skirts the creekside banjo, and heads for town.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david foster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq393"> a V-shaped wooden box used for a similar purpose; V-box.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq596"> the housing of the differential in a rear-wheel drive motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq655"> a fitting used to readily connect and disconnect a hose or pipe to a piece of fixed equipment, as a petrol pipe to a carburettor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally Black English. Compare Kimbundu (a Bantu language of Angola) <em>inbanza</em> stringed musical instrument; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094186" href="#mq575">2</a> from the similarity in shape] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>banjoist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac032902025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandura</span></header><div>/bænˈdurə/ (<em>say</em> ban'doohruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a traditional Ukrainian chordophone.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bandurist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandwagon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandwagon</span><z><span target_id="LeTlcTmM8d">n.</span><span target_id="0iDNlOzLGz">v.i.</span><span target_id="NNfK9PdjE0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bandwagon" src="word_pronunciations/01765.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbændwægən/ (<em>say</em> 'bandwaguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LeTlcTmM8d"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> <em class="label">US</em> a wagon often elaborately decorated, used to transport musicians, as at the head of a procession or parade.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0iDNlOzLGz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq623"> to shift allegiance to a popular group or winning side, abandoning them as they lose favour in order to join the next successful group.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NNfK9PdjE0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq713"> <strong class="phr">climb </strong>(or <strong class="phr">jump</strong>)<strong class="phr"> on the bandwagon</strong>, to join the winning side; take advantage of a popular movement or fashion; follow the crowd. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US; with reference to 19th-century election rallies, particularly in the southern states, which were often publicised by a procession through town headed by a bandwagon carrying a band and the candidate. As the bandwagon wound through the streets, local leaders would climb on board to show their support.]</div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bandwagoning</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bandwagoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bandwidth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bandwidth</span></header><div>/ˈbændwɪdθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bandwidth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq626"> the difference between the upper and lower frequencies of a band (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005497" href="entry://band%23bigmac000005497"><strong>band<sup>2</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005497" href="entry://band%23mq018">9</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq679"> <em class="label">Telecommunications</em> the volume of information per unit of time that a transmission medium such as a cable is capable of carrying, usually measured in bits per second.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq867"> sufficient staff to be able to deal effectively with a task: <em class="example">the bandwidth to bundle a new project.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bandywallop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bandywallop</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bandywallop" src="word_pronunciations/01769.mp3"></audio></span>/bændiˈwɒləp/ (<em>say</em> bandee'woluhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">an imaginary remote Australian town: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘He’s the beltman of the Bandywallop Beach Brigade,’ said a different kind of husky voice beside him.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">je macdonnell</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bane</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bane" src="word_pronunciations/01773.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪn/ (<em>say</em> bayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq496"> that which causes death or destroys life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq023"> a deadly poison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq894"> a person or thing that ruins or destroys: <em class="example">he was the bane of her life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq435"> ruin; destruction; death.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bana</em> slayer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baneful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baneful</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪnfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baynfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">destructive; pernicious; poisonous: <em class="example">a baneful superstition; </em><em class="example">baneful herbs.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>banefully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005541"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banff</span></header><div>/bænf/ (<em>say</em> banf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq946"> a town in the Rocky Mountains, in Alberta, Canada, in the <strong>Banff National Park</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq252"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091094" href="entry://Banffshire%23bigmac000091094"><strong>Banffshire</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banffshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banffshire</span></header><div>/ˈbænfʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'banfshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq458">a former county in north-eastern Scotland; now part of Aberdeenshire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banfield</span></header><div>/ˈbænfild/ (<em>say</em> 'banfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>E</strong>(<strong>dmund</strong>)<strong> J</strong>(<strong>ames</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">1852–1923, Australian writer and naturalist, born in England; author of <em>The Confessions of a Beachcomber</em> (1908).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bangalay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bangalay</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋgəleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bangguhlay), /bæŋˈgæli/ (<em>say</em> bang'galee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">a tree, <em>Eucalyptus botryoides</em>, family Myrtaceae, of NSW and eastern Victoria, growing near the coast, and yielding durable red timber; bastard mahogany.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dharawal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bangalore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bangalore</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋgəlɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bangguhlaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac409420297" href="entry://Bengaluru%23bigmac409420297"><strong>Bengaluru</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bangalow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005549"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bangalow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bangalow" src="word_pronunciations/01775.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋgəloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bangguhloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a slender palm tree, <em>Archontophoenix cunninghamiana</em>, of NSW and Qld, sometimes growing in clumps in areas near the coast; piccabeen.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bangalow palm</strong>. <div class="etym">[Dharawal <em>banggala</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bange</span><z><span target_id="lzH7RWzW5p">v.i.</span><span target_id="dyPbhPwFzk">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbændʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'banjee) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lzH7RWzW5p"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> (<strong class="bold">bangied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bangying</strong>) to rest; relax.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dyPbhPwFzk">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq053"> a rest.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">banje</strong>. <div class="etym">[British dialect <em>benge</em> to lounge around]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banjoing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banjoing</span></header><div>/ˈbændʒoʊɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'banjohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq861">the process of mining by means of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094186" href="entry://banjo%23bigmac000094186">banjo</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094186" href="entry://banjo%23mq332">5</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banjolele
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banjolele</span></header><div>/ˌbændʒəˈleɪli/ (<em>say</em> .banjuh'laylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">a small ukulele with four strings, having a banjo-type body and a ukulele neck.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094186" href="entry://banjo%23bigmac000094186"><span class="smallcaps">banjo</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000079034" href="entry://ukulele%23bigmac000079034"><span class="smallcaps">(uku)lele</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banjul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac850002277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banjul</span></header><div>/ˈbandʒʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnjool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">a port in and the capital of Gambia, at the mouth of the Gambia River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banka</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Banka" src="word_pronunciations/01784.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005554" href="entry://Bangka%23bigmac000005554"><strong>Bangka</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bankhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bankhead</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋkhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tallulah</strong> /təˈlulə/ (<em>say</em> tuh'loohluh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">1902–65, US stage and film actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banking<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="aLuGbits5h">n.</span><span target_id="60vFgtnkcO">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bangking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aLuGbits5h"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> the business of a bank or banker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq94"> the activity of someone who holds an account with a bank, as withdrawing or depositing money, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="60vFgtnkcO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq494"> relating to a bank or banking.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banking<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbæŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bangking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073514" href="entry://superelevation%23bigmac000073514"><strong>superelevation</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banknote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banknote</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banknote" src="word_pronunciations/01786.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋknoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'bangknoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a promissory note, payable on demand, issued by a central bank and intended to circulate as money.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bankroll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bankroll</span><z><span target_id="6hln1tUAwd">n.</span><span target_id="YyfMBUoxgS">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bankroll" src="word_pronunciations/01787.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋkroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6hln1tUAwd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq340"> a roll of money notes.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YyfMBUoxgS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq511"> to provide funds for; act as backer for: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The Marandoo saga has sent all the wrong signals to people who might bankroll other big projects.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bankrupt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bankrupt</span><z><span target_id="OlNgM5wTL2">n.</span><span target_id="lZ6Zci8Htv">adj.</span><span target_id="quLCKBWsqE">v.t.</span><span target_id="h3wfRiKfzZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bankrupt" src="word_pronunciations/01788.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋkrʌpt/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkrupt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OlNgM5wTL2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> <em class="label">Law</em> a person who upon their own petition or that of their creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court, and whose property is therefore to be administered by a trustee for the benefit of the creditors in accordance with bankruptcy legislation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Beamish was forced to declare himself a bankrupt; and in a few days the Family Hotel, with all its contents would be put up at public auction.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1917</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> any insolvent debtor; one unable to satisfy any just claims made upon them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq043"> a person completely depleted of some human quality or resource: <em class="example">a moral bankrupt.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lZ6Zci8Htv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq956"> <em class="label">Law</em> subject to having (one’s) property administered by a trustee in accordance with bankruptcy legislation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq319"> completely depleted of some human quality or resource: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Their policies are bankrupt,’ said Shigeru Okazaki, a political analyst at UBS Warburg.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq059"> relating to bankrupts.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="quLCKBWsqE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq441"> to make bankrupt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In the most scathing attack on Jackson by a prominent Democrat, Mr Koch claimed his policies would bankrupt America ‘in just three weeks’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="h3wfRiKfzZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq16"> <strong class="phr">go bankrupt</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq355"> to submit oneself to being declared officially bankrupt.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq897"> to become insolvent and unable to pay one’s debts.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>banqueroute</em>, from Italian <em>bancarotta</em> bankruptcy, from <em>banca</em> bank + <em>rotta</em>, past participle feminine of <em>rompere</em> break (the last part of the word being changed to <em>-rupt</em> by association with Latin <em>ruptus</em>, past participle of <em>rumpere</em> break) (from the notion that the medieval Italian moneychanger broke his dealing bench when he went out of business)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bankruptcy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bankruptcy</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋkrʌpsi/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkrupsee), /-rəp-/ (<em>say</em> -ruhp-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bankruptcies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> the state of being or becoming bankrupt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> complete depletion of some human quality or resource.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Law</em> the statutory process in accordance with which the property of a bankrupt is administered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banks</span></header><div>/bæŋks/ (<em>say</em> bangks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq865"> <strong>Donald Oscar</strong>, 1923–1980, Australian composer; co-founder of the Australian Musical Association in London.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> <strong>Sir Joseph</strong>, 1743–1820, born in England, explorer and botanist in Australia; accompanied Captain James Cook on the <em>Endeavour</em> 1768–71; personal collection of journals known as <strong>Banks Papers</strong>.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Educated at Harrow and Eton, <strong>Joseph Banks</strong> developed an early passion for botany. He made an extensive natural-history collection in Newfoundland and Labrador in 1766, and returned from his 1768–71 voyage on the <em>Endeavour</em> with a large number of specimens. Banks came to be regarded as an authority on natural history, especially after 1778 when he became president of the Royal Society, a position he held until his death. In 1779 he recommended Botany Bay for a proposed penal settlement. Although Banks published little, he was a prolific writer, corresponding with the early governors of the Australian colonies and with their botanists.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banksia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banksia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banksia" src="word_pronunciations/01789.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋksiə/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">any plant of the Australian genus <em>Banksia</em> comprising shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and dense cylindrical heads of flowers, sometimes called a bottlebrush. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Adrik Kemp&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+banksia.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, named after Sir Joseph <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005594" href="entry://Banks%23bigmac000005594"><span class="smallcaps">Banks</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bankside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bankside</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋksaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bangksuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">a former theatrical district in London, along the south bank of the Thames; site of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bankster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac269678777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bankster</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋkstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq282">a member of the finance industry, especially a banker, who engages in financial practices which are illegal, dishonest, immoral, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087880" href="entry://banker%23bigmac000087880"><span class="smallcaps">banker<sup>1</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029442" href="entry://gangster%23bigmac000029442"><span class="smallcaps">gangster</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bankstown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bankstown</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋkstaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkstown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq160">a city in NSW in the Sydney metropolitan area; important industrial centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banksy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac711566836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banksy</span></header><div>/ˈbæŋksi/ (<em>say</em> 'bangksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">born 1974?, a British graffitist, street artist and film director, especially noted for satirical works commenting on political and social issues; the name Banksy concealing an anonymous identity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banlon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banlon</span></header><div>/ˈbænlɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'banlon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">a soft, textured synthetic yarn, as used for underclothes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark, after J <em>Ban</em>(<em>croft</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051491" href="entry://nylon%23bigmac000051491"><span class="smallcaps">(ny)lon</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banner</span><z><span target_id="dhQxDGWkOC">n.</span><span target_id="hvz1iC4yT2">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banner" src="word_pronunciations/01793.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbænə/ (<em>say</em> 'banuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dhQxDGWkOC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq658"> an ensign or the like bearing some device or motto, as one borne in processions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> a piece of cloth, attached by one side to a pole or staff, formerly used as the standard of a sovereign, lord, or knight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq008"> anything displayed as a profession of principles: <em class="example">the banner of freedom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a square flag bearing heraldic devices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq986"> <em class="label">Journalism</em> a headline which extends across the width of the newspaper, usually at the top of the first page.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq554"> Also, <strong class="vs">web banner</strong>. <em class="label">Internet</em> a large rectangular section on a webpage, often for branding or advertising purposes.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="hvz1iC4yT2">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq820"> <strong class="phr">raise one’s banner</strong>, to assert oneself, especially in the pursuit of one’s rights.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>banere</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>bandum</em> standard; of Germanic origin (compare Gothic <em>bandwo</em> sign)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bannered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banneret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banneret</span></header><div>/ˈbænərət/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhruht), /-ərɛt/ (<em>say</em> -uhret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> a knight who could bring a company of followers into the field under his own banner and who was in this way superior to other knights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq037"> a rank of knighthood; knight banneret.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq220"> a bannerette.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baneret</em>, from Old French, from <em>banere</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087926" href="entry://banner%23bigmac000087926"><span class="smallcaps">banner</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bannerette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bannerette</span></header><div>/ˌbænəˈrɛt/ (<em>say</em> .banuh'ret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a small banner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French, diminutive of <em>banere</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087926" href="entry://banner%23bigmac000087926"><span class="smallcaps">banner</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bannerman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bannerman</span></header><div>/ˈbænəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">1851–1930, Australian cricketer, born in England; noted Test batsman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bannerol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005606"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bannerol</span></header><div>/ˈbænəroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005517" href="entry://banderol%23bigmac000005517"><strong>banderol</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bannister
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bannister</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bannister" src="word_pronunciations/01781.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbænəstə/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005561" href="entry://banister%23bigmac000005561"><strong>banister</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bannister
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bannister</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bannister" src="word_pronunciations/01781.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbænəstə/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Roger Gilbert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">1929–2018, English athlete; first person to run a mile in under four minutes (1954).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bannock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bannock</span></header><div>/ˈbænək/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">a flat Scottish cake made of oatmeal or barley meal, commonly baked on a griddle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>bannuc</em> bit, small piece, of Celtic origin.]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bannon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bannon</span></header><div>/ˈbænən/ (<em>say</em> 'banuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">1943–2015, Australian state Labor politician; premier of SA 1982–92.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banns
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banns</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banns" src="word_pronunciations/01794.mp3"></audio></span>/bænz/ (<em>say</em> banz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">notice of an intended marriage, formerly required by English law to be given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bans</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <em>bans</em>, plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087489" href="entry://ban%23bigmac000087489"><span class="smallcaps">ban<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banquet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banquet</span><z><span target_id="DXu13H9EVm">n.</span><span target_id="XrV5hOsnTc">v.i.</span><span target_id="mNOTBk7tOY">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banquet" src="word_pronunciations/01795.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæŋkwət/ (<em>say</em> 'bangkwuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DXu13H9EVm"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq905"> a formal and ceremonious meal, often one given to celebrate an event or to honour a person.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> (in a restaurant) a meal consisting of a fixed number of set dishes eaten communally.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">banqueted</strong>, <strong class="bold">banqueting</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XrV5hOsnTc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq122"> to partake in a banquet.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="mNOTBk7tOY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq796"> to give (someone) a banquet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>banchetto</em> table, sumptuous meal, diminutive of <em>banco</em> bench, table] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>banqueter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banquette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banquette</span></header><div>/bæŋˈkɛt/ (<em>say</em> bang'ket) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> <em class="label">Fortifications</em> a platform inside a parapet or trench, for soldiers to stand on when firing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq756"> a built-in upholstered seat, as in a cafe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq857"> <em class="label">Southern US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054902" href="entry://pavement%23bigmac000054902"><strong>pavement</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bans
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bans</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bans" src="word_pronunciations/01794.mp3"></audio></span>/bænz/ (<em>say</em> banz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005612" href="entry://banns%23bigmac000005612"><strong>banns</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banshee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banshee</span></header><div>/ˈbænʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'banshee), /bænˈʃi/ (<em>say</em> ban'shee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a supernatural being in Irish and Scottish mythology supposedly giving warning by its wails of an approaching death in the family.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Irish Gaelic <em>bean sīdhe</em> woman of the fairies]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bant</span></header><div>/bænt/ (<em>say</em> bant) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">to reduce weight by banting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095190" href="entry://banting%23bigmac000095190"><span class="smallcaps">banting</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bantam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bantam</span><z><span target_id="hZzsLsHTbx">n.</span><span target_id="mtjJuDc62K">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bantam" src="word_pronunciations/01797.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæntəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bantuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hZzsLsHTbx"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a domestic fowl of any of certain varieties or breeds characterised by very small size.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq071"> a small person, especially a quarrelsome one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq216"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005621" href="entry://bantamweight%23bigmac000005621"><strong>bantamweight</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mtjJuDc62K">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq684"> (of persons) small, especially small and quarrelsome.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Bantam</em>, a village in W Java, from where the fowls were thought to have originally come]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bantam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bantam</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bantam" src="word_pronunciations/01797.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæntəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bantuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a village in western Java; first Dutch settlement in the East Indies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bantamweight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bantamweight</span><z><span target_id="y17yha5Z0o">n.</span><span target_id="45ztOZOck0">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bantamweight" src="word_pronunciations/01796.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæntəmweɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bantuhmwayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="y17yha5Z0o"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq199"> (in men’s boxing) a weight division between 52 and 56 kg (in the amateur ranks) or between 52.163 and 53.523 kg (in the professional ranks).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq522"> (in women’s boxing) a weight division between 48 and 51 kg (in the amateur ranks) or between 50.80 and 52.62 kg (in the professional ranks).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq630"> a boxer of this weight class.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="45ztOZOck0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq029"> relating or belonging to this weight division.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banteng
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banteng</span></header><div>/ˈbæntɛŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'banteng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bantengs</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">banteng</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">a bovine, <em>Bos javanicus</em>, wild in parts of south-eastern Asia and similar in size to the water buffalo; sometimes domesticated, the domesticated breed being also known as <strong>Bali cattle</strong> and introduced to Australia from Bali as part of the Port Essington settlement in 1849; now feral in parts of northern Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">banteng cattle</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banter</span><z><span target_id="wsAocwdoT2">n.</span><span target_id="vt5rnliK4f">v.t.</span><span target_id="iWXt4oTCWv">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banter" src="word_pronunciations/01798.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæntə/ (<em>say</em> 'bantuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wsAocwdoT2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> playfully teasing language; good-humoured raillery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vt5rnliK4f">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq135"> to address with banter; chaff.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iWXt4oTCWv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq627"> to use banter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>banterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bantering</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>banteringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banting</span></header><div>/ˈbæntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'banting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">a method of reducing one’s weight, based upon a high protein and low fat and carbohydrate diet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after William <em>Banting</em>, 1797–1878, English dietitian] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bantingism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banting</span></header><div>/ˈbæntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'banting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Frederick Grant</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">1891–1941, Canadian physiologist; discovered the insulin treatment for diabetes with Charles Best and John Macleod; shared Nobel prize for medicine with Macleod, 1923.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bantling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bantling</span></header><div>/ˈbæntlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bantling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">a young child; brat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Bänkling</em> bastard. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087495" href="entry://bench%23bigmac000087495"><span class="smallcaps">bench</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042745" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042745"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bantock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac719006368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bantock</span></header><div>/ˈbæntɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bantok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Granville</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">1868–1946, English composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Banton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac337122400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Banton</span></header><div>/ˈbæntən/ (<em>say</em> 'bantuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bernie</strong> (<em>Bernard Douglas Banton</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">1946–2007, Australian factory worker, trade union representative, and campaigner for compensation for workers suffering asbestos-related conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bantu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bantu</span><z><span target_id="0SvkLXpkpw">n.</span><span target_id="I3itUWjKLL">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbæntu/ (<em>say</em> 'bantooh), /bænˈtu/ (<em>say</em> ban'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0SvkLXpkpw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> a principal linguistic family of Africa belonging to the Niger-Congo group; its languages are prevalent from the Equator to South Africa, and include Swahili, Tswana, Zulu, Xhosa, Lingala, Luganda, and Kongo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> any of the peoples who speak these languages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Bantu</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Bantus</strong>) a member of these peoples.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq347"> <em class="label">South African</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) a black person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="I3itUWjKLL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq944"> of or relating to the Bantu languages or peoples.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>bantu</em>, consisting of the plural prefix <em>ba-</em> and the stem <em>-ntu</em> ‘person’. Compare Zulu <em>abantu</em>, Swahili <em>watu</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Within South Africa, this word is regarded as extremely offensive, particularly when used to refer to an individual person. It is not considered such outside South Africa where it continues to be used for the language group and for the people collectively.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bantustan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bantustan</span></header><div>/ˈbæntustan/ (<em>say</em> 'bantoohstahn), /-stæn/ (<em>say</em> -stan), /ˈbantu-/ (<em>say</em> 'bahntooh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">(formerly, in South Africa) an area set up for black African people as a self-contained and theoretically self-governing settlement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bantu Homeland</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banyalla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banyalla</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banyalla" src="word_pronunciations/01799.mp3"></audio></span>/bænˈjælə/ (<em>say</em> ban'yaluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq107">a small tree, <em>Pittosporum bicolor</em>, of NSW, Tasmania and Victoria, growing in wet forest gullies, and yielding a hard, durable wood; cheesewood; tallowwood; waddywood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banyan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banyan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of banyan" src="word_pronunciations/01800.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbænjæn/ (<em>say</em> 'banyan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq472"> any of various figs of India and Indonesia, especially <em>Ficus benghalensis</em>, which send out adventitious roots to the ground, sometimes causing the tree to spread over a wide area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq815"> <em class="label">Navy Colloquial</em> a party, picnic, barbecue, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">banian</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally a particular tree under which <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005560" href="entry://banian%23bigmac000005560"><span class="smallcaps">banian</span></a> traders had built a pagoda]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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banzai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">banzai</span><z><span target_id="fgYlY51L16">interj.</span><span target_id="5ovygrumMI">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bænˈzaɪ/ (<em>say</em> ban'zuy) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="fgYlY51L16"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> (a Japanese complimentary salutation or patriotic shout, as in honour of the emperor, meaning: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq763"> long life.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq910"> forward; attack.)</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5ovygrumMI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq286"> (of an attack by Japanese soldiers, bombers, etc., in World War II) carried out in the knowledge that, in so doing, death was inevitable, but preferable to the acceptance of defeat: <em class="example">banzai attack; </em><em class="example">banzai charge.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> reckless; suicidal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese: literally, (may you live) ten thousand years, from <em>ban</em> ten thousand + <em>zai</em> years]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bao
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac210387832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bao</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bao" src="word_pronunciations/02871.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊ/ (<em>say</em> bow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq4">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac19665958" href="entry://steamed%20bun%23bigmac19665958"><strong>steamed bun</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baozi</strong> /baʊˈzi/ (<em>say</em> bow'zee). <div class="etym">[Mandarin <em>bāo</em> (and <em>bāozi</em>, with suffix meaning ’small’); compare Cantonese <em>bāau</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac127998690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baob</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪɒb/ (<em>say</em> 'bayob) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008138" href="entry://boab%23bigmac000008138"><strong>boab</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baoding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baoding</span></header><div>/baʊˈdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bow'ding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq847">a city in north-eastern China in the northern part of Hebei province.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Paoting</strong>, <strong class="vs">Pao-ting</strong>, <strong class="vs">Tsingyuan</strong>, <strong class="vs">Ch’ing-yüan</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baotou
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baotou</span></header><div>/baʊˈtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bow'toh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">a city in northern China in Nei Monggol on the Yellow River.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Paotow</strong>, <strong class="vs">Pao-t’ou</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bap</span></header><div>/bæp/ (<em>say</em> bap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq678"> Also, <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <strong class="vs">Scotch bun</strong>. a large, soft bread roll, topped with flour; originally Scottish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a breast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bap.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bap.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq462">baptised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baptise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baptise</span><z><span target_id="LMSyxZR2bg">v.t.</span><span target_id="bu5cbvOsvo">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baptise" src="word_pronunciations/01804.mp3"></audio></span>/bæpˈtaɪz/ (<em>say</em> bap'tuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">baptised</strong>, <strong class="bold">baptising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LMSyxZR2bg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> to immerse in water, or sprinkle or pour water on, in the Christian rite of baptism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> to cleanse spiritually; initiate or dedicate by purifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> to christen.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="bu5cbvOsvo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq563"> to administer baptism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baptize</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>baptise</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>baptiser</em>, from Late Latin <em>baptízāre</em>, from Greek <em>baptizein</em> immerse] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baptiser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baptism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baptism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baptism" src="word_pronunciations/01805.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæptɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'baptizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> any similar ceremony or action of initiation, dedication, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>baptismal</strong> /bæpˈtɪzməl/ (<em>say</em> bap'tizmuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baptismally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baptist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baptist</span></header><div>/ˈbæptəst/ (<em>say</em> 'baptuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq909"> a member of a Christian denomination which maintains that baptism (usually implying immersion) should follow only upon a personal profession of Christian faith.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> someone who baptises.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baptistery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baptistery</span></header><div>/ˈbæptəstri/ (<em>say</em> 'baptuhstree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baptisteries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> a building, or a part of a church, in which baptism is administered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> (in Baptist Churches) a tank containing water for baptism by immersion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>baptistērium</em>, from Greek <em>baptistērion</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bar.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bar.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq832"> barometer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> barrister.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bara</span></header><div>/ˈbarə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Theda</strong> /ˈθidə/ (<em>say</em> 'theeduh) (born <em>Theodosia Goodman</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">1890–1955, US actor, especially in silent films; gave currency to the term ‘vamp’.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barak</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barak" src="word_pronunciations/01852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærək/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">1824–1903, Australian painter and spokesperson for and informant on the customs and culture of the Indigenous peoples of central and south-west Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barangaroo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149089796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barangaroo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bəˌraŋgəˈru/ (<em>say</em> buh.rangguhrooh), /ˈbarənˌgaru/ (<em>say</em> 'bahruhn.gahrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">?–1791, a Kameraigal woman, the wife of Bennelong.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621545934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barangaroo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bəˌraŋgəˈru/ (<em>say</em> buh.rangguhrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">an area of commercial redevelopment in the eastern part of Darling Harbour, Sydney, previously mainly a docks area including the Hungry Mile.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in 2007 after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac149089796" href="#bigmac149089796"><span class="smallcaps">Barangaroo<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barangay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barangay</span><z><span target_id="80NDGpPHBT">n.</span><span target_id="bsVGwinwmn">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bʌrʌŋˈgaɪ/ (<em>say</em> burung'guy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="80NDGpPHBT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> the smallest unit of political organisation in the Philippines.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bsVGwinwmn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq854"> of or relating to such a unit: <em class="example">barangay captain; </em><em class="example">barangay officials.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baranggay</strong>. <div class="etym">[Ilocano <em>baranggáy</em> community]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baranova
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964297774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baranova</span></header><div>/bəˈranəvə/ (<em>say</em> buh'rahnuhvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Irina</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">1919–2008, Russian-born ballet dancer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barassi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barassi</span><z><span target_id="acpNwYrVmR">n.</span><span target_id="AucBZPTKGn">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈræsi/ (<em>say</em> buh'rasee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="acpNwYrVmR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq474"> <strong>Ron</strong>(<strong>ald</strong>)<strong> Dale</strong>, 1936–2023, Australian Rules footballer and coach; noted as a ruck-rover; first life member of the VFL.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="AucBZPTKGn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq591"> <strong class="phr">the Barassi Line</strong>, an imaginary line dividing those areas of Australia where Australian Rules football is the dominant code from the areas where Rugby League and Rugby Union are played. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> coined by historian Ian Turner in 1978 Ron Barassi Memorial Lecture]</div></span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Ron Barassi</strong> began his football career playing for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After more than 200 games for the club, he moved to Carlton as captain and coach in 1965. He led Carlton to the VFL premiership in 1968 before retiring from the game in 1971. Returning to coach North Melbourne in 1973, he led the side to victory in 1975 and 1977. Barassi moved back to his old club, Melbourne, as coach from 1981 to 1985, and coached the Sydney Swans from 1993 to 1995.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barathea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barathea</span><z><span target_id="nvHNKo1Cck">n.</span><span target_id="dEPr3CQGL6">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bærəˈθiə/ (<em>say</em> baruh'theeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nvHNKo1Cck"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> a fine fabric made of silk warp and woollen weft, or sometimes of cotton with wool or rayon, and used for men’s and women’s suits.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dEPr3CQGL6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq541"> made of this fabric.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barb<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="R1MqOJ6JIG">n.</span><span target_id="6dNtxZMcpl">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barb" src="word_pronunciations/01820.mp3"></audio></span>/bab/ (<em>say</em> bahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="R1MqOJ6JIG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> a point or pointed part projecting backwards from a main point, as of a fishhook, an arrowhead, or a fence wire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq044"> a sharp or unkind implication in a remark; cutting comment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> a beard-like growth or part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> one of the processes attached to the rachis of a feather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq633"> any of a large number of small, cyprinoid fishes of the genera <em>Barbus</em> or <em>Puntius</em>, widely cultivated for home aquariums.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq492"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> a small protuberance under the tongue in horses and cattle, especially when inflamed and swollen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq656"> a linen covering for the throat and breast, formerly worn by women mourners, and now by nuns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a beard.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6dNtxZMcpl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq966"> to furnish with a barb or barbs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barbe</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>barba</em> beard] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barbed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barb<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barb" src="word_pronunciations/01820.mp3"></audio></span>/bab/ (<em>say</em> bahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> one of a breed of horses developed in North Africa, related to the Arabian horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq605"> one of a breed of domestic pigeons, similar to the carriers or homers, having a short broad bill, originally from Barbary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq010"> one of a breed of black cattle dogs closely related to the kelpie.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>barbe</em>, from Italian <em>barbero</em> of Barbary, a country of N Africa]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barca</span></header><div>/ˈbakə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> a politically influential family of ancient Carthage. Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged to it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018308" href="entry://Cyrenaica%23bigmac000018308"><strong>Cyrenaica</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barcaldine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barcaldine</span></header><div>/baˈkɔldən/ (<em>say</em> bah'kawlduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a town and shire in central Qld; sheep and beef cattle; a focal point for the 1891 Shearers’ Strike and so associated with the start of the Australian Labor Party.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Barcaldine</em> in south-western Scotland]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barcarolle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barcarolle</span></header><div>/bakəˈroʊl/ (<em>say</em> bahkuh'rohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> a piece of music composed in the style of such songs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barcarole</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>barcarolle</em>, from Italian <em>barcar</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>ola</em> boatman’s song, from <em>barcar</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>olo</em> a boatman, from <em>barca</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005795" href="entry://barque%23bigmac000005795"><span class="smallcaps">barque</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barcelona
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barcelona</span></header><div>/basəˈloʊnə/ (<em>say</em> bahsuh'lohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">a large seaport in north-eastern Spain, on the Mediterranean; capital of Catalonia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BArch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BArch</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq594">Bachelor of Architecture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barchan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barchan</span></header><div>/ˈbakæn/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">a crescent-shaped sand dune with the horns pointing downwind, the profile being asymmetric with the gentler slope on the convex side, and the steeper slope on the concave or leeward side.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barchane</strong>, <strong class="vs">barkhan</strong>. <div class="etym">[Russian <em>barkhán</em>, ? from a Turkic language] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barchanoid</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barclay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barclay</span></header><div>/ˈbakleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahklay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>David</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq401">1804?–84, Australian watchmaker and silversmith, born in Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barcode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429570603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barcode</span><z><span target_id="ANCAHPLRDg">n.</span><span target_id="syyhrCxvPK">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barcode" src="word_pronunciations/01806.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbakoʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ANCAHPLRDg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq964"> a product code containing information about prices, destinations, etc., which is in the form of a series of bars of varying thickness, designed to be read by an optical scanner.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="syyhrCxvPK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq51"> (<strong class="bold">barcoded</strong>, <strong class="bold">barcoding</strong>) to identify by means of a barcode.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bar code</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>barcoding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barcoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barcoo</span><z><span target_id="VJJrXgLWJR">n.</span><span target_id="yCwiyYe7IM">phr.</span></z></header><div>/baˈku/ (<em>say</em> bah'kooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VJJrXgLWJR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq239"> an inland river of south-western Qld, which flows from south-east of Blackall in a south-westerly direction to join with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek. 550 km.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yCwiyYe7IM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq097"> <strong class="phr">the Barcoo</strong> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095171" href="entry://Barcoo%20spews%23bigmac000095171"><strong>Barcoo spews</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named by EBC Kennedy in 1846; Bidjara people at the junction of the Barcoo and Alice rivers gave <em>Barka Amoo</em>, literally, ‘two rivers’, in response to Kennedy’s questioning, which Kennedy erroneously translated as ‘Barcoo River’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005702"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bard<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bard" src="word_pronunciations/01822.mp3"></audio></span>/bad/ (<em>say</em> bahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> a member of the order of poets in the ancient and medieval Celtic societies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> a member of the revived order of Welsh poets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> any poet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Celtic (compare Irish Gaelic <em>bard</em>, Welsh <em>bardd</em>), whence also Latin <em>bardus</em>, Greek <em>bardos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bardic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bard<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="dwnJontvL8">n.</span><span target_id="n7SyYJh8Gh">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bard" src="word_pronunciations/01822.mp3"></audio></span>/bad/ (<em>say</em> bahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dwnJontvL8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> any of various pieces of defensive armour for a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq423"> a slice of bacon or pork fat placed on meat or game before roasting.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="n7SyYJh8Gh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq998"> to caparison with bards (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005703" href="#mq890">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq554"> to cover or thread meat with bards (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005703" href="#mq423">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>barde</em>, from Arabic <em>bardha‘ah</em> pack saddle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bard" src="word_pronunciations/01822.mp3"></audio></span>/bad/ (<em>say</em> bahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">Shakespeare.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bardee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac243848089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bardee</span></header><div>/ˈbadi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098634" href="entry://bardi%23bigmac000098634"><strong>bardi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bardi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bardi</span><z><span target_id="DsSlzjN64I">n.</span><span target_id="yJtGnAQkyd">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbadi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DsSlzjN64I"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bardies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq688"> Also, <strong class="vs">bardi grub</strong>. an edible wood-boring grub, <em>Bardistus cibarius</em>, or its larvae, principally used as bait for freshwater fish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> the larva or pupa of any of numerous species of moth, such as <em>Trictena argentata</em>, principally used as bait for freshwater fish.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yJtGnAQkyd">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq700"> <strong class="phr">starve the bardies</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an exclamation of surprise or disgust.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bardee</strong>, <strong class="vs">bardy</strong>, <strong class="vs">bardie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Noongar and Wirangu <em>bardi</em>, Kaurna <em>barti</em>, Banggarla <em>parti</em>, Wangganguru and Diyari <em>pardi</em>, Adnyamathanha <em>varti</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bardi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bardi</span><z><span target_id="JsCn7W9Irn">n.</span><span target_id="0K3Nm9muxX">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbadi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JsCn7W9Irn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area north of Broome and on Sunday Island, at the mouth of King Sound, WA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0K3Nm9muxX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq865"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Bardi</strong> people have been described as people of the sea, since dugongs, turtles and other marine life provided a high proportion of their diet. After pearling began at Broome in the 1890s, many Bardi worked as deckhands and divers, often in harsh conditions under duress. Bardi people currently live at Djarindjin-Lombadina and One Arm Point on the Dampier Peninsula and are owners of a resort on Cape Leveque. The Nyulnyul language is closely related.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bardie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac051177544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bardie</span></header><div>/ˈbadi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098634" href="entry://bardi%23bigmac000098634"><strong>bardi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bardo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac053044976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bardo</span></header><div>/ˈbadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq513"> (in Tibetan Buddhism) an intermediate state entered into between death and rebirth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq673"> any state of removal from one’s normal way of life, as in meditation or in a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089071" href="entry://retreat%23bigmac000089071">retreat</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089071" href="entry://retreat%23mq807">5</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tibetan: transition]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bardolatry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bardolatry</span></header><div>/baˈdɒlətri/ (<em>say</em> bah'doluhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">excessive adulation of Shakespeare.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104977" href="entry://Bard%23bigmac000104977"><span class="smallcaps">Bard</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211401954" href="entry://-latry%23bigmac211401954"><span class="smallcaps">-latry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bardot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bardot</span></header><div>/baˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bah'doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Brigitte</strong> /briˈʒit/ (<em>say</em> bree'zheet), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">born 1934, French film actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bardsley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bardsley</span></header><div>/ˈbadzli/ (<em>say</em> 'bahdzlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Warren</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">1882–1954, Australian cricketer, noted as a batsman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bardy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac585067896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bardy</span></header><div>/ˈbadi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bardies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098634" href="entry://bardi%23bigmac000098634"><strong>bardi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bare<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="tJHRxlz1fo">adj.</span><span target_id="F1sRYrZ0my">v.t.</span><span target_id="Lr5qWdVbw4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bare" src="word_pronunciations/01827.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛə/ (<em>say</em> bair) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tJHRxlz1fo"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">barer</strong>, <strong class="bold">barest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> without covering or clothing; naked or nude: <em class="example">bare knees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> with the head uncovered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq410"> without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: <em class="example">bare walls.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq851"> open to view; unconcealed; undisguised.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq235"> unadorned; bald; plain: <em class="example">the bare facts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq707"> napless or threadbare.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="F1sRYrZ0my">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq721"> (<strong class="bold">bared</strong>, <strong class="bold">baring</strong>) to make bare.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Lr5qWdVbw4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq10"> <strong class="phr">the bare necessities</strong>, provisions or facilities that are scarcely or just sufficient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bær</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bareness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bare<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bare" src="word_pronunciations/01827.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛə/ (<em>say</em> bair) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101237" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101237"><strong>bear<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barefaced
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barefaced</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barefaced" src="word_pronunciations/01825.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛəfeɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'bairfayst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> with the face uncovered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq314"> undisguised; boldly open; bold-faced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> shameless; impudent; audacious; bold-faced: <em class="example">a barefaced lie.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>barefacedly</strong> /ˈbɛəˌfeɪsədli/ (<em>say</em> 'bair.faysuhdlee), /-ˌfeɪstli/ (<em>say</em> -.faystlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barefacedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barefoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barefoot</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəfʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'bairfoot) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">with the feet bare.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barefooted</strong> /ˈbɛəfʊtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bairfootuhd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barehanded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000039394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barehanded</span></header><div>/bɛəˈhændəd/ (<em>say</em> bair'handuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> with hands uncovered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> with hands alone; unaided by tools or weapons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barehander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac569084536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barehander</span></header><div>/bɛəˈhændə/ (<em>say</em> bair'handuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a person employed to maintain overhead transmission wires, moving along the live wires with the protection of a stainless steel fibre suit that creates an electrostatic field around the wearer, similar to that in a Faraday cage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bareheaded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bareheaded</span></header><div>/bɛəˈhɛdəd/ (<em>say</em> bair'heduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">with the head uncovered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bareilly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bareilly</span></header><div>/bəˈreɪli/ (<em>say</em> buh'raylee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a city in northern India, in western central Uttar Pradesh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barelegged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barelegged</span></header><div>/bɛəˈlɛgəd/ (<em>say</em> bair'leguhd), /-ˈlɛgd/ (<em>say</em> -'legd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">with bare legs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barely
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005712"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barely</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barely" src="word_pronunciations/01826.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛəli/ (<em>say</em> 'bairlee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq476"> only; just; no more than: <em class="example">she is barely sixteen.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> without disguise or concealment; openly: <em class="example">a question barely put.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barera</span></header><div>/bəˈrɛərə/ (<em>say</em> buh'rairruh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095935" href="entry://Burarra%23bigmac000095935"><strong>Burarra</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baresark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baresark</span><z><span target_id="czJQtSHiyi">n.</span><span target_id="AFQZ7uM3TJ">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛəsak/ (<em>say</em> 'bairsahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="czJQtSHiyi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> a berserker.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="AFQZ7uM3TJ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq989"> without armour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation variant of <em>berserk</em> taken as <em>bare</em> + <em>serk</em> sark, shirt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barf</span><z><span target_id="GdAZZpjAcz">v.i.</span><span target_id="GuDXQMmE6E">n.</span></z></header><div>/baf/ (<em>say</em> bahf) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="GdAZZpjAcz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> to vomit.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GuDXQMmE6E">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq852"> an act or instance of vomiting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US; imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barfi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac68023720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barfi</span></header><div>/ˈbafi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">an Indian sweet made from milk, sugar and cardamom, shaped as a square or a diamond.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>barfī</em>, from Persian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bargara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bargara</span></header><div>/bəˈgarə/ (<em>say</em> buh'gahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">a town in south-eastern Qld, on the coast near Bundaberg.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barge</span><z><span target_id="XPR1BjEmdM">n.</span><span target_id="IxPkON693o">v.t.</span><span target_id="E0IJwiJLiY">v.i.</span><span target_id="yqykinQnN8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barge" src="word_pronunciations/01830.mp3"></audio></span>/badʒ/ (<em>say</em> bahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XPR1BjEmdM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq271"> a large flat-bottomed vessel, usually moved by towing, used for transporting freight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> a ceremonial vessel of state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq154"> a naval boat reserved for a flag officer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq485"> any old or unwieldy boat.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq698"> a cumbersome surfboard.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">barged</strong>, <strong class="bold">barging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IxPkON693o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq464"> to transport by barge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="E0IJwiJLiY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq177"> to move aggressively or with undue energy (<em>into</em>, <em>through</em>, <em>past</em>, etc.) often knocking others out of the way: <em class="example">to barge through a crowd.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yqykinQnN8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq897"> <strong class="phr">barge in</strong>, to intrude clumsily, as unexpectedly into a room or a social situation: <em class="example">the door opened and George barged in.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq891"> <strong class="phr">barge into</strong>, to bump or collide with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>bāris</em>, from Greek: (Egyptian) boat or barge]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bargee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bargee</span></header><div>/baˈdʒi/ (<em>say</em> bah'jee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq440"> one of the crew of a barge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq733"> someone who has charge of a barge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barham</span></header><div>/ˈbærəm/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhm), /ˈbarəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bahruhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a town in NSW on the Murray River near the NSW-Victorian border; agricultural and fruit-growing district.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bari</span></header><div>/ˈbari/ (<em>say</em> 'bahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a seaport in south-eastern Italy, in Apulia, on the Adriatic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bariatrician
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214112567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bariatrician</span></header><div>/bæriəˈtrɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> bareeuh'trishuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">a person whose special field is bariatrics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bariatrics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac182731950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bariatrics</span></header><div>/bæriˈætrɪks/ (<em>say</em> baree'atriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">the branch of medical science concerned with the causes and treatment of obesity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005778" href="entry://baro-%23bigmac000005778"><span class="smallcaps">bar(o)-</span></a> + Greek <em>iātrikos</em> of medicine + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036140" href="entry://-ics%23bigmac000036140"><span class="smallcaps">-ics</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bariatric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baric</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baric" src="word_pronunciations/01853.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'barik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">of or relating to weight, especially that of the atmosphere.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>baros</em> weight + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137284668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barie</span><z><span target_id="6XspgJwgVt">v.t.</span><span target_id="AgbuW6kRgT">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbari/ (<em>say</em> 'bahree) <em class="label">NSW</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6XspgJwgVt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> (<strong class="bold">baried</strong>, <strong class="bold">barieing</strong>) to convey as a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AgbuW6kRgT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq731"> a ride obtained from being baried.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly South Coast Qld and North Coast NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><strong>bar<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq106">21</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq211">29</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barilla</span></header><div>/bəˈrɪlə/ (<em>say</em> buh'riluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> either of two European saltworts, <em>Salsola kali</em> and especially <em>S. soda</em>, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> the alkali obtained from the ashes of these and certain other maritime plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>barrilla</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barista
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac677661341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barista</span></header><div>/bəˈrɪstə/ (<em>say</em> buh'ristuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baristas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">baristi</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">a person trained in the preparation of espresso coffee and other espresso-based beverages such as cappuccino, cafe latte, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barista-ing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barit.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barit.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq365">baritone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barite</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bairruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005882" href="entry://barytes%23bigmac000005882"><strong>barytes</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baritone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baritone</span><z><span target_id="A0uKWF1iZh">n.</span><span target_id="08qWU0iNLi">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baritone" src="word_pronunciations/01831.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærətoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhtohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A0uKWF1iZh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq108"> a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> a singer with such a voice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq005"> a large, valved brass instrument, slightly smaller in bore than a euphonium, used chiefly in military bands.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq193"> an instrument of a range between tenor and bass, as a baritone saxophone.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="08qWU0iNLi">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq839"> of or relating to the baritone; having the compass of a baritone.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barytone</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>barytonos</em> deep sounding]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barium</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barium" src="word_pronunciations/01834.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛəriəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bairreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element occurring in combination chiefly as barytes or as witherite.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Ba; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 137.34; <em>atomic number</em>: 56; <em>density</em>: 3.5 at 20°C. <div class="etym">[New Latin; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005882" href="entry://barytes%23bigmac000005882"><span class="smallcaps">bar(ytes)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bark<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="mvl6hV0HEw">n.</span><span target_id="kIw8GnFUrX">v.i.</span><span target_id="7SXPkASM7I">v.t.</span><span target_id="0LaZ2X5X9X">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bark" src="word_pronunciations/01836.mp3"></audio></span>/bak/ (<em>say</em> bahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mvl6hV0HEw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> the abrupt, explosive cry of a dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> a similar sound made by another animal or by a person.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kIw8GnFUrX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq744"> to utter an abrupt, explosive cry or a series of such cries, as a dog.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq380"> to make a similar sound: <em class="example">the big guns barked.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq479"> to speak or cry out sharply or gruffly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq526"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to advertise a cheap show at its entrance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq098"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to vomit.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7SXPkASM7I">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq594"> to utter or give forth with a bark: <em class="example">he barked an order.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="0LaZ2X5X9X">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq347"> <strong class="phr">bark up the wrong tree</strong>, to mistake one’s object; assail or pursue the wrong person or purpose. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (1830s); from the practice of using dogs to hunt raccoons at night. Dogs chased the prey up a tree, then waited at the base, barking, for the hunters. A dog who made a mistake in the dark or had been outwitted by a raccoon was found to be barking up the wrong tree.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>berke</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>beorcan</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bark<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="EFpfbX0HbY">n.</span><span target_id="fMTJ5TwRqs">adj.</span><span target_id="tVkeBzCS9W">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bark" src="word_pronunciations/01837.mp3"></audio></span>/bak/ (<em>say</em> bahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EFpfbX0HbY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq974"> the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself and occurring outside the vascular cambium. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A young eucalyptus shedding its bark.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Henry Hawthorne&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+bark.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq574"> <em class="label">Tanning</em> a mixture of oak and hemlock barks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq829"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074725" href="entry://tanbark%23bigmac000074725"><strong>tanbark</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="fMTJ5TwRqs">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq689"> made of, or with the use of, bark: <em class="example">bark shingles.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tVkeBzCS9W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq335"> to strip off the bark of; peel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq871"> to remove a circle of bark from; ringbark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq494"> to cover or enclose with bark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq205"> to treat with a bark infusion; tan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq441"> to rub off the skin of: <em class="example">to bark one’s shins.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Scandinavian; compare Danish <em>bark</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bark<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bark" src="word_pronunciations/01836.mp3"></audio></span>/bak/ (<em>say</em> bahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005795" href="entry://barque%23bigmac000005795"><strong>barque</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barkada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac845567598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barkada</span></header><div>/baˈkadə/ (<em>say</em> bah'kahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq796">(in the Philippines) a student organisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog: group of friends]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barkeep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barkeep</span></header><div>/ˈbakip/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkeep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043880" href="entry://barman%23bigmac000043880"><strong>barman</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barkeeper</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barkentine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barkentine</span></header><div>/ˈbakəntin/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkuhnteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005796" href="entry://barquentine%23bigmac000005796"><strong>barquentine</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000092140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barker</span></header><div>/ˈbakə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> an animal or person that barks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq062"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who stands before a shop, nightclub, etc., calling passers-by to enter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq438"> something that makes a barking sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>) a revolver.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100018" href="entry://bark%23bigmac000100018"><span class="smallcaps">bark<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barker</span></header><div>/ˈbakə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq935"> <strong>Collet</strong>, 1786–1831, British soldier, explorer, and administrator in Australia; explored parts of SA.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq590"> <strong>Frederic</strong>, 1808–82, Australian Anglican ecclesiastic, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq253"> <strong>Ronnie</strong> (<em>Ronald William George Barker</em>), 1929–2005, English comic radio and television actor and writer; with Ronnie Corbett noted for the television sketch show <em>The Two Ronnies</em> (1971–87).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq047"> <strong>Tom</strong>, 1887–1970, trade union leader, born in England; active in NZ, Australia, South America, the former Soviet Union, and Britain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barkhan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barkhan</span></header><div>/baˈkan/ (<em>say</em> bah'kahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005690" href="entry://barchan%23bigmac000005690"><strong>barchan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barkindji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac60754138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barkindji</span></header><div>/ˈbagəndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahguhnjee) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq60">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105229" href="entry://Paakantji%23bigmac000105229"><strong>Paakantji</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barnacle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barnacle<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barnacle" src="word_pronunciations/01841.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbanəkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnuhkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq042"> any of certain crustaceans of the group Cirripedia, as the <strong>goose barnacles</strong>, stalked species which cling to ship bottoms and floating timber, and the <strong>rock barnacles</strong>, species which attach themselves to marine rocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> a thing or person that clings tenaciously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq372"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005759" href="entry://barnacle%20goose%23bigmac000005759"><strong>barnacle goose</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>bernacle</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>bernicla</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barnacled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barnacle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barnacle" src="word_pronunciations/01841.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbanəkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnuhkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">an instrument with two hinged branches for pinching the nose of an unruly horse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bernacle</em>, from Old French <em>bernac</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnard</span></header><div>/ˈbanad/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq660"> <strong>Bob</strong> (<em>Robert Graeme Barnard</em>), 1933–2022, Australian jazz trumpeter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> <strong>Christiaan Neethling</strong> /ˌkrɪstiən ˈniθlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> .kristeeuhn 'neethling), 1922–2001, South African surgeon; performed the first human heart transplant, in 1967.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq498"> <strong>Marjorie Faith</strong>, 1897–1987, Australian writer and historian. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Marjorie Barnard&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/marjorie+barnard.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005761" href="entry://Barnard%20Eldershaw%23bigmac000005761"><strong>Barnard Eldershaw</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnardo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnardo</span></header><div>/bəˈnadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dr Thomas John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq158">1845–1905, British philanthropist who founded homes for destitute children in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnaul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnaul</span></header><div>/bɜnaˈul/ (<em>say</em> bernah'oohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">a city in southern Russia, in Asia, on the Ob River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnes</span></header><div>/banz/ (<em>say</em> bahnz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq715"> <strong>George</strong>, 1927–2000, Australian welterweight boxer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq438"> <strong>Jimmy</strong> (born <em>James Dixon Swan</em>, ‘<em>Barnesy</em>’), born 1955 in Scotland, Australian rock singer; helped form the group Cold Chisel, later solo career; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq838"> <strong>Julian Patrick</strong>, born 1946, English writer; novels include <em>The Sense of an Ending</em> (2011) which won the Man Booker Prize.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq267"> <strong>Keith</strong>, 1934–2024, Australian Rugby League player, born in Wales.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq743"> <strong>Sid</strong>(<strong>ney</strong>)<strong> G</strong>(<strong>eorge</strong>), 1916–73, Australian Test cricketer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnet</span></header><div>/baˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> bah'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James Johnstone</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">1827–1904, Australian architect, born in Scotland; Colonial Architect 1865–90.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnett</span></header><div>/baˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> bah'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq246"> <strong>Colin James</strong>, born 1950, Australian state Liberal politician; premier of WA 2008–17.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> <strong>Percy Neville</strong>, 1881–1953, Australian author and book-plate authority, born in NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barneveldt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barneveldt</span></header><div>/ˈbɔnəvɛlt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawnuhvelt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052035" href="entry://Oldenbarneveldt%23bigmac000052035"><strong>Oldenbarneveldt</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barney</span><z><span target_id="6XG50dW0G6">n.</span><span target_id="FOVrKr4aXZ">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barney" src="word_pronunciations/01842.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbani/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6XG50dW0G6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> an argument; fight: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There was no barney in the bar because there was a fight in the backyard, and that claimed the attention of all the customers.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1907</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq310"> humbug; cheating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq442"> an unfair contest or prize fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq449"> a spree.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FOVrKr4aXZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq379"> to argue or fight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barney</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barney" src="word_pronunciations/01842.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbani/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">1792–1862, English-born engineer in Australia; converted Pinchgut to a fort; responsible for the building of Circular Quay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barnstorm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barnstorm</span><z><span target_id="e83Wd7pWtg">v.i.</span><span target_id="u0cGtbAIo2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barnstorm" src="word_pronunciations/01843.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbanstɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnstawm) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="e83Wd7pWtg"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> to conduct a vigorous political campaign in rural regions, making many stops and frequent speeches: <em class="example">both candidates went barnstorming for the farm vote.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> (of an aviator in the early years of aviation) to fly from one country show or fair to the next, making a living by taking passengers for short joy flights.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="u0cGtbAIo2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq900"> to canvass (a region or group) by such a campaign: <em class="example">the candidate barnstormed New South Wales.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US theatrical colloquialism, meaning ‘to take a show through rural districts’; literally, to storm the barns] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barnstormer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barnstorming</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barnum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barnum</span></header><div>/ˈbanəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Phineas T</strong>(<strong>aylor</strong>) /ˈfɪniəs/ (<em>say</em> 'fineeuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">1810–91, US showman; created ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ (1871) and, with JA Bailey, founded the Barnum and Bailey Circus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barnyard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barnyard</span><z><span target_id="z362FSGTaS">n.</span><span target_id="qwAKLLuVhg">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbanjad/ (<em>say</em> 'bahnyahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="z362FSGTaS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq718"> a yard next to a barn.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qwAKLLuVhg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq847"> found in a barnyard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq452"> appropriate to a barnyard: <em class="example">barnyard behaviour.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baro-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baro-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq138">a word element meaning ‘weight’, ‘pressure’, as in <em>barogram</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combining form representing Greek <em>baros</em> weight]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barocchio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barocchio</span></header><div>/bəˈrɒkjoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'rokyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102487" href="entry://Vignola%23bigmac000102487"><strong>Vignola</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baroda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baroda</span></header><div>/bəˈroʊdə/ (<em>say</em> buh'rohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> a former native state in western India, now part of Gujarat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092937" href="entry://Vadodara%23bigmac000092937"><strong>Vadodara</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barogram
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barogram</span></header><div>/ˈbærəgræm/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhgram) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">a record traced by a barograph or similar instrument.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barograph</span></header><div>/ˈbærəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">an automatic recording barometer.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>barographic</strong> /bærəˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> baruh'grafik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baroja
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baroja</span></header><div>/baˈroʊhə/ (<em>say</em> bah'rohhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pio</strong> /ˈpioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'peeoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq710">1872–1956, Spanish novelist; best known for his 22-volume cycle of novels <em>Memoirs of a Man of Action</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barolo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barolo</span></header><div>/bəˈroʊloʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'rohloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">a red wine made in the district of Barolo in Italy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac233806475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barking</span><z><span target_id="vnx4uQa2mV">n.</span><span target_id="rP25ValPHP">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbakɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vnx4uQa2mV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq153"> the act or sound of a dog which barks.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="rP25ValPHP">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq40"> <strong class="phr">barking mad</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> insane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barkly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barkly</span></header><div>/ˈbakli/ (<em>say</em> 'bahklee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">1815–98, British administrator in Australia; governor of Victoria 1856–63.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barklya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161098348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barklya</span></header><div>/ˈbakliə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a medium-sized tree of the rainforest of north-eastern NSW, <em>Barklya syringifolia</em>, with dark-green heart-shaped leaves and orange to apricot flowers resembling clusters of bottlebrushes; crown of gold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barky</span></header><div>/ˈbaki/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">barkier</strong>, <strong class="bold">barkiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">consisting of or containing bark; covered with or resembling bark.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barlach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barlach</span></header><div>/ˈbalak/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernst Heinrich</strong> /ɛənst ˈhaɪnrɪk/ (<em>say</em> airnst 'huynrik), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">1870–1938, German expressionist sculptor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barlee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barlee</span></header><div>/ˈbaˌli/ (<em>say</em> 'bah.lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">a large, usually dry lake in south-western WA, south east of Mount Magnet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barley<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barley" src="word_pronunciations/01838.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbali/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> a widely distributed cereal plant of the genus <em>Hordeum</em>, whose awned flowers grow in tightly bunched spikes, with three small additional spikes at each node.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq128"> the grain of this plant, used as food, and in the making of beer and whisky.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barly</em>, Old English <em>bærlīc</em>; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005755" href="entry://barn%23bigmac000005755"><span class="smallcaps">barn<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barley<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barley" src="word_pronunciations/01838.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbali/ (<em>say</em> 'bahlee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria Colloquial</em> (<em>among children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">(a call to indicate that one is safe during a chasing game.)</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac212272684" href="entry://bars%23bigmac212272684"><strong>bars</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005639" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000005639"><strong>bar<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac370696584" href="entry://barleys%23bigmac370696584"><strong>barleys</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[British dialect (northern), ? from French <em>parlez</em> parley]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barleycorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barleycorn</span></header><div>/ˈbalikɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'bahleekawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq309"> barley, or a grain of barley.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a measure equal to one third of an inch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060675" href="entry://John%20Barleycorn%23bigmac000060675"><strong>John Barleycorn</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barleys
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac370696584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barleys</span></header><div>/ˈbaliz/ (<em>say</em> 'bahleez), <em>Perth Region also</em> /ˈbaˈliz/ (<em>say</em> 'bah'leez) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Chiefly WA and SA</em>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>among children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">(a call to indicate that one is safe during a chasing game.)</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac212272684" href="entry://bars%23bigmac212272684"><strong>bars</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005639" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000005639"><strong>bar<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104024" href="entry://barley%23bigmac000104024"><strong>barley<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barm" src="word_pronunciations/01742.mp3"></audio></span>/bam/ (<em>say</em> bahm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">a froth of yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>berme</em>, Old English <em>beorma</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barmaid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barmaid</span></header><div>/ˈbameɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bahmayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">a woman who serves drinks in a bar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000043880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barman</span></header><div>/ˈbamən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">a man who serves drinks in a bar; bartender.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barmecidal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barmecidal</span></header><div>/ˈbaməsaɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahmuhsuydl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">of benefits, imagined or illusory.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barmecide</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the name of a member of a Persian family who gave a beggar a pretended feast with empty dishes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barmera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barmera</span></header><div>/ˈbamərə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahmuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">a town in south-eastern SA, on the shore of Lake Bonney; irrigation area; fruit and grazing district.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Australian Aboriginal; <em>Barmeedjie</em> the name of the local Aboriginal people]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barmi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac959216222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barmi</span></header><div>/ˈbami/ (<em>say</em> 'bahmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104550" href="entry://bar%20mitzvah%23bigmac000104550"><strong>bar mitzvah</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barr</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barr" src="word_pronunciations/01875.mp3"></audio></span>/ba/ (<em>say</em> bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq299"> <strong>Andrew James</strong>, born 1973, Australian Labor politician; became chief minister of the ACT in 2014.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> <strong>Margaret</strong>, 1904–91, Australian choreographer and teacher of modern dance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barra</span></header><div>/ˈbærə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">a barramundi.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barra</span></header><div>/ˈbærə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">an island of the Outer Hebrides. 901 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrack<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="bsjmlbaPXt">n.</span><span target_id="NBa8OkZl8k">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrack" src="word_pronunciations/01852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærək/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bsjmlbaPXt"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> a building or range of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq686"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> accommodation of a similar kind for the temporary housing of convicts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq665"> any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NBa8OkZl8k">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq044"> to house (people, especially soldiers) in barracks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>baraque</em>, from Italian <em>baracca</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrack<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="85ijO88S8n">v.t.</span><span target_id="9K6h2ejQaW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrack" src="word_pronunciations/01852.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærək/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="85ijO88S8n"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq963"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to jeer at; shout derisively at (a player, team, etc.).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9K6h2ejQaW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq329"> <strong class="phr">barrack for</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq322"> to support; shout encouragement and approval for: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>They know who to barrack for in sport and music and what they should be proud of.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">bob ellis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to agitate for: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We oughtn’t to barrack for the spending of public money.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">vance palmer</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [? Irish dialect <em>barrack</em> to brag, boast of fighting powers] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barracker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barracoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac965180656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barracoon</span></header><div>/bærəˈkun/ (<em>say</em> baruh'koohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (formerly) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">a barracks for the temporary confinement of slaves, prisoners, convicts, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Catalan <em>barraca</em> hut]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barracouta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barracouta</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barracouta" src="word_pronunciations/01854.mp3"></audio></span>/bærəˈkutə/ (<em>say</em> baruh'koohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barracouta</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">barracoutas</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq304"> Also, <strong class="vs">couta</strong>. an elongated, cold water, sport and food fish, <em>Thyrsites atun</em>, widespread in southern seas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> a long, raised bread loaf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005803" href="entry://barracuda%23bigmac000005803"><span class="smallcaps">barracuda</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barracuda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barracuda</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barracuda" src="word_pronunciations/01855.mp3"></audio></span>/bærəˈkudə/ (<em>say</em> baruh'koohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barracuda</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">barracudas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">any of various species of elongated, predacious, tropical and subtropical marine fishes of the family Sphyraenidae, some of which are used extensively for food; sea pike.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from West Indian] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrage</span><z><span target_id="2aGKIpDay0">n.</span><span target_id="eVLcWmYvsT">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrage" src="word_pronunciations/01856.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæraʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'barahzh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrage" src="word_pronunciations/01857.mp3"></audio></span>/-adʒ/ (<em>say</em> -ahj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2aGKIpDay0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Military</em> a barrier of artillery fire used to prevent the enemy from advancing, to enable troops behind it to operate with a minimum of casualties, or to cut off the enemy’s retreat in one or more directions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> any similar defensive device, as a balloon barrage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq343"> a sustained attack: <em class="example">a barrage of empty bottles raining down; </em><em class="example">a barrage of questions.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq754"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> an artificial obstruction in a watercourse to increase the depth of the water, facilitate irrigation, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq681"> <em class="label">Fencing</em> a tie in a bout.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eVLcWmYvsT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq065"> (<strong class="bold">barraged</strong>, <strong class="bold">barraging</strong>) to cut off by or subject to a barrage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>barrer</em> (verb) bar. Compare French phrase <em>tir de barrage</em> barrage fire]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrallier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrallier</span></header><div>/bəˈreɪliə/ (<em>say</em> buh'rayleeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Francis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">1773–1853, English-born explorer in Australia 1800–03.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barramundi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barramundi</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barramundi" src="word_pronunciations/01858.mp3"></audio></span>/bærəˈmʌndi/ (<em>say</em> baruh'mundee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barramundi</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">barramundis</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> a large, silvery-grey food fish of excellent quality, <em>Lates calcarifer</em>, found in coastal rivers and estuaries of tropical northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific; giant perch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> a primitive freshwater fish of the genus <em>Scleropages</em> of northern Australia; saratoda.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? a central Qld Aboriginal language] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barranquilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barranquilla</span></header><div>/bʌrənˈkiljə/ (<em>say</em> buruhn'keelyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">a port in northern Colombia, on the Magdalena River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrator</span></header><div>/ˈbærətə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">someone who commits barratry.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barrater</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>baratour</em>, from Old French <em>barateor</em> fraudulent dealer, from <em>barater</em> exchange, cheat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barratry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barratry</span></header><div>/ˈbærətri/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Law</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq524"> a wrongful act of a ship’s master or crew at the expense of the owner or charterer, reckoned as one of the perils of the seas in marine insurance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> the common-law offence of exciting and maintaining suits and quarrels; abolished in some states of Australia but still technically an offence in NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq949"> the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferments or of offices of state.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barratrie</em>, from Old French <em>baraterie</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005808" href="entry://barrator%23bigmac000005808"><span class="smallcaps">barrator</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barratrous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barratrously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrault</span></header><div>/baˈroʊ/ (<em>say</em> bah'roh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean-Louis</strong> /ʒɒ̃-luˈi/ (<em>say</em> zhon-looh'ee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">1910–94, French actor, director and mime.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barre" src="word_pronunciations/01875.mp3"></audio></span>/ba/ (<em>say</em> bah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">a rail fixed at approximately hip height along a wall, used for balance in ballet practice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: bar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barre</span></header><div>/ˈbareɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mohamed Siad</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">1921–95, Somalian soldier and politician; president of Somalia from 1970 to 1991 when ousted in coup.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barred
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barred</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barred" src="word_pronunciations/01822.mp3"></audio></span>/bad/ (<em>say</em> bahd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> provided with one or more bars: <em class="example">a barred gate.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq257"> striped; streaked: <em class="example">barred fabrics.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barometer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barometer" src="word_pronunciations/01845.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈrɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> buh'romuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq521"> an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, thus determining height, weather changes, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq358"> anything that indicates changes: <em class="example">the barometer of public opinion.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005778" href="entry://baro-%23bigmac000005778"><span class="smallcaps">baro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barometric</strong> /bærəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> baruh'metrik), <strong>barometrical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barometrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barometry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baron</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baron" src="word_pronunciations/01848.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærən/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> a man holding a peerage of the lowest titular rank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> a feudal tenant-in-chief holding lands directly from a king.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq132"> a man who made his money in a specified industry; magnate: <em class="example">a squatter baron; </em><em class="example">beer baron.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq507"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005788" href="entry://baron%20of%20beef%23bigmac000005788"><strong>baron of beef</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin <em>barō</em> man, free man, vassal; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100260" href="#mq132">3</a> US (1890s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baronage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baronage</span></header><div>/ˈbærənɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> the whole body of barons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq584"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100183" href="entry://barony%23bigmac000100183"><strong>barony</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baroness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baroness</span></header><div>/ˈbærənɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq334"> the wife of a baron.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> a woman holding a baronial title in her own right.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baronet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baronet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baronet" src="word_pronunciations/01846.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærənət/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baronet" src="word_pronunciations/01847.mp3"></audio></span>/-nɛt/ (<em>say</em> -net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">a member of a British hereditary order of honour, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by <em>Sir</em> before the name, and <em>Baronet</em>, usually abbreviated to <em>Bart</em>., after: <em class="example">Sir Thomas Mitchell, Bart.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baronetage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baronetage</span></header><div>/ˈbærənətɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnuhtij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq609"> the order of baronets; baronets collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005787" href="entry://baronetcy%23bigmac000005787"><strong>baronetcy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baronetcy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baronetcy</span></header><div>/ˈbærənətsi/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnuhtsee), /-ˈnɛtsi/ (<em>say</em> -'netsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baronetcies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">the rank or patent of a baronet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barong<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bəˈrɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'rong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a large broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moro people of the Philippines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from an indigenous language; probably related to Malay <em>parang</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac579752514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barong<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bəˈrɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'rong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a traditional Philippine man’s long-sleeved shirt, often with embroidery on the front, collar, and cuffs, worn on formal occasions.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barong Tagalog</strong> /bəˈrɒŋ təˈgalɒg/ (<em>say</em> buh'rong tuh'gahlog). <div class="etym">[Tagalog <em>barò</em> garment]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baronial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baronial</span></header><div>/bəˈroʊniəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'rohneeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq608"> relating to a baron, a barony, or to the order of barons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq170"> befitting a baron; grand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barony</span></header><div>/ˈbærəni/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">baronies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> the rank or dignity of a baron.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq553"> the domain of a baron.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baronie</em>, from Old French, from <em>baron</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100260" href="entry://baron%23bigmac000100260"><span class="smallcaps">baron</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baroque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baroque</span><z><span target_id="7mHdZfUSNh">adj.</span><span target_id="dMLXRMKr6X">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baroque" src="word_pronunciations/01849.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈrɒk/ (<em>say</em> buh'rok), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baroque" src="word_pronunciations/01850.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈroʊk/ (<em>say</em> buh'rohk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7mHdZfUSNh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> <em class="label">Art</em> of or relating to a style developed in Italy in the 16th century, characterised by the use of asymmetry, florid illusionism, direct imagery and lavish ornamentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq971"> <em class="label">Music</em> of or relating to the ornate style of composition of the 17th and early 18th centuries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq859"> extravagantly ornamented.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq12"> (of a pearl) irregularly shaped.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dMLXRMKr6X">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq173"> the baroque style or period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq306"> a work in the baroque style.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Portuguese <em>barroco</em> irregular]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baroscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baroscope</span></header><div>/ˈbærəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">an instrument showing roughly the variations in atmospheric pressure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005778" href="entry://baro-%23bigmac000005778"><span class="smallcaps">baro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066121" href="entry://-scope%23bigmac000066121"><span class="smallcaps">-scope</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baroscopic</strong> /bærəˈskɒpɪk/ (<em>say</em> baruh'skopik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barostat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barostat</span></header><div>/ˈbærəstæt/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhstat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">a device for maintaining a constant pressure, especially in aircraft, to compensate for variation of atmospheric pressure with altitude.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005778" href="entry://baro-%23bigmac000005778"><span class="smallcaps">baro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071793" href="entry://-stat%23bigmac000071793"><span class="smallcaps">-stat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barotrauma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barotrauma</span></header><div>/bærəˈtrɔmə/ (<em>say</em> baruh'trawmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">injury to the eardrum or Eustachian tube caused by a difference between atmospheric pressure and the pressure in the middle ear.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005778" href="entry://baro-%23bigmac000005778"><span class="smallcaps">baro-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077751" href="entry://trauma%23bigmac000077751"><span class="smallcaps">trauma</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barotse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barotse</span><z><span target_id="zUgE4rXSom">n.</span><span target_id="XjvyVq0DPq">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈrɒtsi/ (<em>say</em> buh'rotsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zUgE4rXSom"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> a people of central Africa, living mainly in south-western Zambia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Barotse</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Barotses</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XjvyVq0DPq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to the Barotse.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barouche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barouche</span></header><div>/bəˈruʃ/ (<em>say</em> buh'roohsh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq878"> <em class="label">SA</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100594" href="entry://trolley%23bigmac000100594"><strong>trolley</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100594" href="entry://trolley%23mq045">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> a four-wheeled carriage having a seat outside for the driver, seats inside for two couples facing each other and a folding hood.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Barutsche</em>, from Italian <em>biroccio</em>, from Latin <em>birotus</em> two-wheeled]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barque</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barque" src="word_pronunciations/01851.mp3"></audio></span>/bak/ (<em>say</em> bahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on all but the aftermost mast, which is fore-and-aft rigged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq075"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> any boat or sailing vessel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bark</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English; from Late Latin <em>barca</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barquentine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barquentine</span></header><div>/ˈbakəntin/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkuhnteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the other masts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">barquantine</strong>, <strong class="vs">barkentine</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005795" href="entry://barque%23bigmac000005795"><span class="smallcaps">barque</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009360" href="entry://brigantine%23bigmac000009360"><span class="smallcaps">(briga)ntine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barquisimeto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barquisimeto</span></header><div>/bʌkisiˈmɛtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bukeesee'metoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">a town in western Venezuela.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrelful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrelful</span></header><div>/ˈbærəlfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhlfool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barrelfuls</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">as much as a barrel will hold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barren
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barren</span><z><span target_id="8ftURTGb7J">adj.</span><span target_id="elLwxQEUsj">n.</span><span target_id="ufgrLQK06U">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barren" src="word_pronunciations/01861.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærən/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8ftURTGb7J"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq007"> incapable of producing, or not producing, offspring; sterile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq156"> unproductive; unfruitful: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a man from back country who had once worked a barren and hopeless holding that he had tried to milk with half a dozen windmills.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thea astley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> destitute of interest or attraction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq799"> mentally unproductive; dull; stupid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq608"> not producing results; fruitless: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>barren years and bitter</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">adam lindsay gordon</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="elLwxQEUsj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq188"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">US</em> relatively infertile, level or slightly rolling land, usually having sandy soil and few trees: <em class="example">the famous pine barrens of America.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ufgrLQK06U">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq695"> <strong class="phr">barren of</strong>, lacking in: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>To the daughters of Eve, who toil and spin, Barren of worth</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">adam lindsay gordon</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barein</em>, from Old French <em>baraine</em>, of pre-Latin origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barrenly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barrenness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrès
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrès</span></header><div>/baˈrɛs/ (<em>say</em> bah'res) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maurice</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, politician and ardent nationalist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrett</span></header><div>/ˈbærət/ (<em>say</em> 'baruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> <strong>Charles Leslie</strong>, 1879–1959, Australian journalist and naturalist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq309"> <strong>Franklyn</strong> (born <em>Walter Franklyn Brown</em>), 1873–1964, English-born film director and cinematographer in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq879"> <strong>Sir James William</strong>, 1862–1945, Australian ophthalmologist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq961"> <strong>Ray</strong>(<strong>mond Charles</strong>), 1927–2009, Australian stage, film and television actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac5871122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrette</span></header><div>/bəˈrɛt/ (<em>say</em> buh'ret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">a metal or plastic clasp for fastening hair in position, usually comprising two parts joined with a hinge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barretter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barretter</span></header><div>/ˈbærɛtə/ (<em>say</em> 'baretuh), /bəˈrɛtə/ (<em>say</em> buh'retuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">an electronic device, based on a resistor whose resistance increases with temperature, formerly used as a voltage regulator and as a detector of radio waves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005808" href="entry://barrator%23bigmac000005808"><span class="smallcaps">barrator</span></a>, in the sense ‘exchanges’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barricade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barricade</span><z><span target_id="T9rF43z1kn">n.</span><span target_id="JGBRnu2vj2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barricade" src="word_pronunciations/01862.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærəkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhkayd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barricade" src="word_pronunciations/01863.mp3"></audio></span>/bærəˈkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> baruh'kayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T9rF43z1kn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> any barrier or obstruction to passage: <em class="example">a barricade of rubbish.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JGBRnu2vj2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">barricaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">barricading</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq093"> to obstruct or block with a barricade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq083"> to shut in and defend with or as with a barricade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, probably from Provençal <em>barricada</em> a barricade, originally made of casks filled with earth, from <em>barrica</em> cask] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barricader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrie</span></header><div>/ˈbæri/ (<em>say</em> 'baree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir J</strong>(<strong>ames</strong>)<strong> M</strong>(<strong>atthew</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">1860–1937, Scottish playwright, novelist and short-story writer; author of <em>Peter Pan</em> (1904).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrier" src="word_pronunciations/01865.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæriə/ (<em>say</em> 'bareeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> anything built or serving to bar passage, as a stockade or fortress, or a railing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq314"> any natural bar or obstacle: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson had found a way over the blue barrier that had pinned the settlers to the coast.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hugh atkinson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq853"> anything that restrains or obstructs progress, access, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There is an invisible barrier that stops me from doing harm to Serena.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">glenda adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq617"> a limit or boundary of any kind: <em class="example">the barriers of caste.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq920"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> the portion of the polar ice cap of Antarctica extending many kilometres out beyond land, and resting in places on the ocean bottom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq541"> <em class="label">Oceanography</em> a bar formed offshore by the action of waves and currents, separated from the mainland by lagoons or marshes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq067"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a gate which keeps horses in line before the start of a race: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Needs Must was left at the barrier and The Gannet took the lead.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ross fitzgerald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq382"> (<em>plural</em>) the palisades or railing surrounding the ground where tourneys and jousts were carried on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barrere</em>, from Anglo-French, from <em>barre</em> bar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrine</span></header><div>/bəˈrin/ (<em>say</em> buh'reen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">a crater lake in the Atherton Tableland, Qld. 104 ha.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672859655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barring</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barring" src="word_pronunciations/01867.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbarɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahring) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">excepting; except for: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a disciplined Hawke machine was already at work, and barring bad luck and bad management, Hawke would be the Leader by February.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrington</span></header><div>/ˈbærɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'baringtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George</strong> (<em>George Waldron</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">1755?–1804, British pickpocket, transported to Australia in 1790; pardoned in 1796 to become chief constable of Parramatta.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barringtonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barringtonia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barringtonia" src="word_pronunciations/01866.mp3"></audio></span>/bærɪŋˈtoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> baring'tohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">a tree, <em>Barringtonia asiatica</em>, of tropical sea beaches in Asia, tropical Australia and the western Pacific. The hard fruit and seeds are often found on eastern Australian beaches.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Daines <em>Barrington</em>, 1727–1800, English naturalist + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087703" href="entry://-ia%23bigmac000087703"><span class="smallcaps">-ia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrio</span></header><div>/ˈbærioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bareeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barrios</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> (in Spain and countries colonised by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq961"> <em class="label">US</em> a Spanish-speaking neighbourhood in a city.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq168"> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> a village.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: district of a town]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac993391981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrique</span></header><div>/bæˈrik/ (<em>say</em> ba'reek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Winemaking</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq79">a wooden barrel with a capacity of 225 litres.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrister
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrister<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrister" src="word_pronunciations/01868.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærəstə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">a legal practitioner whose main function is to act as an advocate in court.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; English legal word (1540s) based on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000104542"><span class="smallcaps">bar<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104542" href="entry://bar%23mq535">13</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrister<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrister" src="word_pronunciations/01869.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærəstə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">a tropical climber, <em>Mezoneurum scortechinii</em>, of eastern Australia, with strong recurved prickles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barron<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barron" src="word_pronunciations/01848.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærən/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Harry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">1847–1921, English-born soldier and administrator in Australia; governor of Tasmania 1909–13.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barron<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barron" src="word_pronunciations/01848.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærən/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">a river in north-eastern Qld, rising in the eastern Atherton Tableland and flowing into Trinity Bay. 160 km; hydro-electricity station at <strong>Barron Falls</strong> 16 km from its mouth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bartholomew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bartholomew<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/baˈθɒləmju/ (<em>say</em> bah'tholuhmyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">one of the Apostles. Mark 3:18.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bartholomew<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/baˈθɒləmju/ (<em>say</em> bah'tholuhmyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wayne</strong> (‘<em>Rabbit</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq769">born 1955, Australian surfer; world champion 1978.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bartizan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bartizan</span></header><div>/batəˈzæn/ (<em>say</em> bahtuh'zan), /ˈbatəzən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtuhzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a small overhanging turret on a wall or tower.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009141" href="entry://brattishing%23bigmac000009141"><span class="smallcaps">brattishing</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bartizaned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bartlett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bartlett<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbatlət/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> <strong>Andrew</strong>, born 1964, federal politician; Australian Democrats party leader 2002–04; Australian Greens senator 2017–18.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq80"> <strong>David John</strong>, born 1968, Australian state Labor politician; premier of Tasmania 2008–11.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq316"> <strong>Kevin</strong>, born 1940, Australian racing driver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq570"> <strong>Kevin</strong>, born 1947, Australian Rules player, noted as a rover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq390"> <strong>Norman</strong>, 1908–92, Australian writer and journalist, born in Wales; wrote <em>Land of the Lotus Eaters</em> (1959). <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Norman Bartlett&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/norman+bartlett.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bartlett<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbatlət/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">a large, yellow, juicy variety of pear.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bartlett pear</strong>. <div class="etym">[named by Enoch <em>Bartlett</em>, 1779–1860, American merchant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bartók
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bartók</span></header><div>/ˈbatɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Béla</strong> /ˈbeɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluh), /ˈbɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'beluh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">1881–1945, Hungarian composer whose music was influenced by Hungarian folk songs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bartoli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bartoli</span></header><div>/ˈbatəli/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cecilia</strong> /tʃəˈtʃiljə/ (<em>say</em> chuh'cheelyuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">born 1966, Italian mezzo-soprano opera singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bartolommeo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bartolommeo</span></header><div>/batɒləˈmeɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bahtoluh'mayoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fra</strong> /fra/ (<em>say</em> frah) (<em>Baccio della Porta</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">1475–1517, a leading Italian painter of the Florentine school.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barton</span></header><div>/ˈbatn/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq531"> <strong>Sir Edmund</strong>, 1849–1920, Australian politician; first prime minister 1901–03.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq002"> <strong>Gordon Page</strong>, 1929–2005, Australian businessman and political activist, born in Indonesia; a founder of the Australia Party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq542"> <strong>William</strong>, born 1981, Australian musician, noted as a didgeridoo player.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Born in Sydney, <strong>Edmund Barton</strong> practised as a barrister before entering the NSW Legislative Assembly in 1879 as a member for the university. He later became speaker of the house (1883–87) and attorney-general (1891–95). Barton became an avowed federalist. He was a key figure in the formulation of the draft Constitution Bill and led the NSW campaign to have this draft approved by referendum. In 1900 he led a delegation to London to discuss the Commonwealth Bill and, on the passing of the bill and his return to Australia, was invited to form a ministry. He became prime minister and minister for external affairs when the Commonwealth was inaugurated on 1 January 1901. Barton’s two years as prime minister were occupied with establishing the public service and High Court, and implementing an immigration policy based on excluding non-Europeans. He was knighted in 1902. In 1903 he resigned to become a foundation member of the newly established High Court, on which he sat until his death. His judgements generally favoured the balanced sharing of powers between the Commonwealth and the states while maintaining the autonomy of the latter.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac656018307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barty</span></header><div>/ˈbati/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ash</strong>(<strong>leigh</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">born 1996, Australian tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 2021.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baruch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baruch<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbarʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'bahrook), /ˈbɛərʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'bairrook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the Book of Baruch included in the Old Testament in some versions of the Bible. Jeremiah 32–13.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baruch<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bəˈruk/ (<em>say</em> buh'roohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bernard Mannes</strong> /ˈmænəs/ (<em>say</em> 'manuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">1870–1965, US politician and financier; economic adviser to Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barunga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barunga</span></header><div>/bəˈrʊŋgə/ (<em>say</em> buh'roongguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">a settlement in northern central NT, south-east of Katherine; Aboriginal festival of dancing, sport, arts and crafts, held annually in June.</span></div> Formerly (until 1965), <strong>Beswick Creek</strong>; (until 1984), <strong>Bamyili</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barunggam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac636954030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barunggam</span><z><span target_id="fb6RZxyXZF">n.</span><span target_id="Vp0WiqqNeQ">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbarʊŋgʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'bahroonggum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fb6RZxyXZF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq986"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area around the Condamine River, southern Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq510"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Vp0WiqqNeQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq423"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barwell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barwell</span></header><div>/ˈbawəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahwuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Henry Newman</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">1877–1959, Australian lawyer and Liberal politician; premier of SA 1920–24.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barwick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barwick</span></header><div>/ˈbawɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bahwik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Garfield Edward John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">1903–97, Australian lawyer and Liberal politician; federal attorney-general 1958–64, chief justice of the High Court 1964–81.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Garfield Barwick</strong> practised law before being elected to the House of Representatives in 1958 as the member for Parramatta, NSW. His abilities led to his being appointed attorney-general after only nine months in parliament. As minister for external affairs (1961–64) he sought to strengthen the American alliance and was an advocate for Australian involvement in the Vietnam War. During his time as chief justice the High Court tended to favour the strengthening of federal government powers at the expense of those of the states. Barwick played a controversial role during the 1975 constitutional crisis, when he advised Sir John Kerr on the governor-general’s constitutional power to dismiss a prime minister.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barwon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barwon</span></header><div>/ˈbawən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> a river in NSW which is part of the Darling River and forms a section of the border between NSW and Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq928"> a river in Victoria rising in the Otway Range and flowing into the sea at Barwon Heads. 120 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barycentre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barycentre</span></header><div>/ˈbærisɛntə/ (<em>say</em> 'bareesentuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100690" href="entry://centre%20of%20mass%23bigmac000100690"><strong>centre of mass</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>bary</em>(<em>s</em>) heavy + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089541" href="entry://centre%23bigmac000089541"><span class="smallcaps">centre</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baryon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baryon</span></header><div>/ˈbæriən/ (<em>say</em> 'bareeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq049">one of the group of elementary particles consisting of nucleons and hyperons.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>bary</em>(<em>s</em>) heavy + <em>-on</em> (modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023308" href="entry://electron%23bigmac000023308"><span class="smallcaps">electron</span></a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baryonic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baryshnikov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baryshnikov</span></header><div>/bəˈrɪʃnəkɒf/ (<em>say</em> buh'rishnuhkof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mikhail Nikolaievich</strong> /ˈmɪkaɪˌil nɪkəˈlaɪəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'mikuy.eel nikuh'luyuhvich) (<em>Misha</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">born 1948, Russian ballet dancer in the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098666"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrow<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ZrXXa9dvnz">n.</span><span target_id="AfFg2r1j1x">v.t.</span><span target_id="TCVu0be4hL">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrow" src="word_pronunciations/01870.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'baroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ZrXXa9dvnz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq501"> a pushcart or horse-drawn cart used by street vendors, especially those selling fruit and vegetables.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq181"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084649" href="entry://wheelbarrow%23bigmac000084649"><strong>wheelbarrow</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084649" href="entry://wheelbarrow%23mq016">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084649" href="entry://wheelbarrow%23mq905">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq270"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032766" href="entry://handbarrow%23bigmac000032766"><strong>handbarrow</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032766" href="entry://handbarrow%23mq303">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="AfFg2r1j1x">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq786"> to carry or transport in a barrow.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="TCVu0be4hL">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq763"> <strong class="phr">push one’s barrow</strong>, to campaign vigorously in one’s own interest.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq901"> <strong class="phr">push someone’s barrow</strong>, to take up someone’s cause.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barewe</em>, Old English <em>bearwe</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrow<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrow" src="word_pronunciations/01871.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'baroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq029"> an ancient or prehistoric burial mound; a tumulus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq560"> a hill (now chiefly in placenames).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>berwe</em>, Old English <em>beorg</em> hill, mound]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005847"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrow<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrow" src="word_pronunciations/01872.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'baroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a castrated male pig.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>barow</em>, Old English <em>bearg</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrow<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barrow" src="word_pronunciations/01870.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'baroh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">(of a shedhand who is learning to become a shearer) to finish shearing a sheep left partly shorn by a shearer at the end of a shearing run, often under instruction from a professional shearer, as a way of learning the trade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; compare Gaelic <em>bearradh</em> shearing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barrower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barrowing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barrowman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrow<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barrow" src="word_pronunciations/01870.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'baroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">1817–74, Australian journalist, politician, and ecclesiastic, born in England; in 1858 founded the <em>South Australian Advertiser</em>, later to become the <em>Adelaide Advertiser</em>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barrow<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Barrow" src="word_pronunciations/01870.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'baroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a mountain in north-eastern Tasmania, near Launceston. 1415 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barrowman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barrowman</span></header><div>/ˈbæroʊmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'barohman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barrowmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">a man who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a barrow or cart; costermonger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389475065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barry<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbæri/ (<em>say</em> 'baree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barries</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">an error, mistake, or poor performance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, from <em>Barry</em> Crocker, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068246" href="entry://shocker%23bigmac000068246"><span class="smallcaps">shocker</span></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068246" href="entry://shocker%23mq542">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068246" href="entry://shocker%23mq140">3</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512583859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barry<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbæri/ (<em>say</em> 'baree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">barries</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">a male, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socio-economic background, viewed as uncultured.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28636597" href="entry://bennie%23bigmac28636597"><strong>bennie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23bigmac000008275"><strong>bogan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23mq708">1</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac719695306" href="entry://boonie%23bigmac719695306"><strong>boonie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac36607936" href="entry://Charlene%23bigmac36607936"><strong>Charlene</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac427999671" href="entry://Charmaine%23bigmac427999671"><strong>Charmaine</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110750160" href="entry://cogger%23bigmac110750160"><strong>cogger</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23bigmac000026227"><strong>feral<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23mq11">10</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23bigmac000088031"><strong>bevan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23mq748">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710586866" href="entry://bev-chick%23bigmac710586866"><strong>bev-chick</strong></a>; <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac636081796" href="entry://bog%23bigmac636081796"><strong>bog<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac473146523" href="entry://booner%23bigmac473146523"><strong>booner</strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac572473136" href="entry://charnie%20bum%23bigmac572473136"><strong>charnie bum</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac663762242" href="entry://chigger%23bigmac663762242"><strong>chigger<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Riverina</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac298812509" href="entry://gullie%23bigmac298812509"><strong>gullie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Melbourne Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579498092" href="entry://mocca%23bigmac579498092"><strong>mocca</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac902735888" href="entry://scozzer%23bigmac902735888"><strong>scozzer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084515" href="entry://westie%23bigmac000084515"><strong>westie</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[from the male given name <em>Barry</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barry</span></header><div>/ˈbæri/ (<em>say</em> 'baree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> <strong>Sir Charles</strong>, 1795–1860, English architect; designed the British Houses of Parliament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq073"> <strong>Sir Redmond</strong>, 1813–80, Australian judge, born in Ireland.</span></div> <div class="backshade">After being admitted to the Irish Bar, <strong>Redmond Barry</strong> immigrated to Sydney in 1839. In 1851 he became Victoria’s first solicitor-general and in 1852 was appointed to the Supreme Court, a position he held until his death. Barry made a significant contribution to the development of Victoria’s legal code. He was also one of the founders of the University of Melbourne, becoming its first chancellor when it opened in 1855. Twice knighted, he acted as governor for 11 days in 1875. Barry is best remembered as the judge who presided over the trial of the bushranger Ned Kelly and sentenced him to hang.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bars
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac212272684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bars</span></header><div>/baz/ (<em>say</em> bahz) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>among children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">(a call to indicate that one is safe during a chasing game.)</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005639" href="entry://bar%23bigmac000005639"><strong>bar<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104024" href="entry://barley%23bigmac000104024"><strong>barley<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly WA and SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac370696584" href="entry://barleys%23bigmac370696584"><strong>barleys</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barsac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barsac</span></header><div>/baˈsæk/ (<em>say</em> bah'sak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">a sweet white table wine made in the Bordeaux district of France.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Barsac</em>, a town in the district where this wine is made]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bart.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bart.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq480">Baronet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bartend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac288424195"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bartend</span></header><div>/ˈbatɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtend) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">to work as a bartender.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bartender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bartender</span></header><div>/ˈbatɛndə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtenduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">a barman or barmaid.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bartending</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barth</span></header><div>/bat/ (<em>say</em> baht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq98"> <strong>John Simmons</strong>, born 1930, US novelist; works include <em>The Sot-Weed Factor</em> (1960).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq555"> <strong>Karl</strong>, 1886–1968, Swiss Protestant theologian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barthes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barthes</span></header><div>/bat/ (<em>say</em> baht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roland Gérard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">1915–80, French literary and social critic; influential in the development of structuralism and semiotics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basement" src="word_pronunciations/01881.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪsmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'baysmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq965"> a storey of a building partly or wholly underground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq012"> the portion of a structure which supports those portions which come above it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq497"> the substructure of a columnar or arched construction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq346"> <em class="label">Geology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq912"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005902" href="entry://basement%20complex%23bigmac000005902"><strong>basement complex</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq108"> an underlying complex of rocks that behaves as a unit mass and is not deformed during folding of the overlying material.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basenji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basenji</span></header><div>/bəˈsɛndʒi/ (<em>say</em> buh'senjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">a small smooth-haired dog of an African breed, having a chestnut or black coat, characterised by its inability to bark.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Lingala: literally, from the bush, from Swahili <em>washenzi</em> savage, worthless]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bases
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bases<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'bayseez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005946" href="entry://basis%23bigmac000005946"><strong>basis</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bases<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsəz/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104567" href="entry://base%23bigmac000104567"><strong>base<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bashan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bashan</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪʃæn/ (<em>say</em> 'bayshan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a fertile region east of the Jordan in ancient Palestine; famous for its cattle and sheep.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bashaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bashaw</span></header><div>/bəˈʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> buh'shaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> (formerly) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054655" href="entry://pasha%23bigmac000054655"><strong>pasha</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq074"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an important personage; bigwig.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish <em>bāsha</em>, variant of <em>pāsha</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000054655" href="entry://pasha%23bigmac000054655"><span class="smallcaps">pasha</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basher</span></header><div>/ˈbæʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bashuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">someone who severely criticises, ridicules, or actively opposes a particular group or thing: <em class="example">bourgeois basher; </em><em class="example">Christian basher.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103960" href="entry://bash%23bigmac000103960"><span class="smallcaps">bash</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103960" href="entry://bash%23mq772">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bashful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bashful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bashful" src="word_pronunciations/01884.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæʃfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bashfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> uncomfortably diffident or shy; timid and easily embarrassed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> indicative of, accompanied with, or proceeding from bashfulness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete verb <em>bash</em> (aphetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102257" href="entry://abash%23bigmac000102257"><span class="smallcaps">abash</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028852" href="entry://-ful%23bigmac000028852"><span class="smallcaps">-ful</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bashfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bashfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bashing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bashing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bashing" src="word_pronunciations/01885.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bashing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> a beating: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There’s a boy called Tom Quodling that I gave a bashing to, because he wouldn’t give up a marble that he said he would if I won, and I did.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq044"> exposure to rough treatment or exacting conditions: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His thighs took a bashing in the scrub.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thea astley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq506"> excessive attention, exposure or use: <em class="example">that song’s had a bashing on air lately.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq148"> activity evincing hostility towards a group thought to be behaving in an undesirable way: <em class="example">union bashing.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103960" href="entry://bash%23bigmac000103960"><span class="smallcaps">bash</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bashir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bashir</span></header><div>/bəˈʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> buh'shear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> <strong>Dame Marie Roslyn</strong>, born 1930, Australian physician noted for work in children’s and adolescents’ psychiatry and mental health services; governor of NSW 2001–14.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> <strong>Omar Hassan Ahmad al-</strong>, born 1944, Sudanese army officer and politician; became head of state of Sudan in 1989 after leading a coup; president 1993 to 2019 when he was ousted in a military coup.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bashkortostan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bashkortostan</span></header><div>/bæʃˈkɔtəstan/ (<em>say</em> bash'kawtuhstahn), /-stæn/ (<em>say</em> -stan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq124">a federal republic within Russia, in the eastern central part; formerly the <strong>Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic</strong> within Russia in the Soviet Union, established as the first autonomous republic in 1919. 143 600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Ufa.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bashkiria</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basho</span></header><div>/ˈbaʃoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahshoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Matsuo Munefusa</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">1644–94, Japanese poet; often considered the greatest writer of haiku.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac855195381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq018">a combining form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100507" href="entry://base%23bigmac000100507"><strong>base<sup>2</sup></strong></a> or <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005946" href="entry://basis%23bigmac000005946"><strong>basis</strong></a>, as in <em>basilect</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basic</span><z><span target_id="3HfNjrF9mX">adj.</span><span target_id="FSyfzlKp4u">n.</span><span target_id="YQkAwYxUeq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basic" src="word_pronunciations/01888.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'baysik), <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> /ˈbæsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'basik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3HfNjrF9mX"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: <em class="example">a basic principle; </em><em class="example">a basic ingredient.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq817"> (of manufactured commodities) equipped with essential components, without optional extras.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq982"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq746"> relating to, of the nature of, or containing a base.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq637"> not having all of the hydroxyls of the base replaced by the acid group, or having the metal or its equivalent united partly to the acid group and partly to oxygen.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq654"> alkaline.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq219"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> denoting, relating to, or made by a steelmaking process in which the furnace is lined with a basic or non-siliceous material, principally burnt magnesite and a small amount of ground basic slag, to aid in sintering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq851"> (of rocks) having relatively little silica.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq820"> <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq759"> primary: <em class="example">basic training.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq199"> <em class="label">US</em> receiving basic training: <em class="example">a basic airman.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq747"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> ordinary; plain. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061383" href="entry://ratchet%23bigmac000061383"><strong>ratchet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000061383" href="entry://ratchet%23mq810">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FSyfzlKp4u">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq304"> something that is basic or essential.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YQkAwYxUeq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq980"> <strong class="phr">back to basics</strong>, back to first principles; back to the origins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104567" href="entry://base%23bigmac000104567"><span class="smallcaps">bas(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036037" href="entry://-ic%23bigmac000036037"><span class="smallcaps">-ic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BASIC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BASIC</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of BASIC" src="word_pronunciations/01888.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'baysik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">a relatively simple computer language for both numerical and non-numerical applications.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Basic</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>b</em>(<em>eginner’s</em>)<em> a</em>(<em>ll-purpose</em>)<em> s</em>(<em>ymbolic</em>)<em> i</em>(<em>nstruction</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>ode</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basically
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basically</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsɪkli/ (<em>say</em> 'baysiklee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">fundamentally.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005917" href="entry://basic%23bigmac000005917"><span class="smallcaps">basic</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043946" href="entry://-ly%23bigmac000043946"><span class="smallcaps">-ly</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basicity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basicity</span></header><div>/beɪˈsɪsəti/ (<em>say</em> bay'sisuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq350"> the state of being a base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq147"> the power of an acid to react with bases, dependent on the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms of the acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basidiomycete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005924"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basidiomycete</span></header><div>/bəˌsɪdioʊmaɪˈsit/ (<em>say</em> buh.sideeohmuy'seet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq256">a basidiomycetous organism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>Basidiomycētes</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005927" href="entry://basidium%23bigmac000005927"><span class="smallcaps">basidium</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048987" href="entry://-mycetes%23bigmac000048987"><span class="smallcaps">-mycetes</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basidiomycetous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005925"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basidiomycetous</span></header><div>/bəˌsɪdioʊmaɪˈsitəs/ (<em>say</em> buh.sideeohmuy'seetuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">belonging or relating to the Basidiomycetes, a large class of fungi which bear their sexual spores, basidiospores, on a basidium, including the smuts, rusts, mushrooms, puffballs, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basidiospore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basidiospore</span></header><div>/bəˈsɪdioʊˌspɔ/ (<em>say</em> buh'sideeoh.spaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">a sexually produced spore borne on a basidium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basidium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basidium</span></header><div>/bəˈsɪdiəm/ (<em>say</em> buh'sideeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">basidia</strong> /bəˈsɪdiə/ (<em>say</em> buh'sideeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">a special form of sporophore, characteristic of basidiomycetous fungi, on which the sexual spores are borne, usually at the tips of slender projections.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005946" href="entry://basis%23bigmac000005946"><span class="smallcaps">bas(is)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036213" href="entry://-idium%23bigmac000036213"><span class="smallcaps">-idium</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basidial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basie</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsi/ (<em>say</em> 'baysee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong> (‘<em>Count</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">1904–84, US jazz composer, pianist and band leader.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basifixed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basifixed</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsifɪkst/ (<em>say</em> 'bayseefikst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">attached at or by the base, as of anthers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104567" href="entry://base%23bigmac000104567"><span class="smallcaps">base<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089369" href="entry://fixed%23bigmac000089369"><span class="smallcaps">fixed</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basil<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basil" src="word_pronunciations/01893.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bazuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">any of various herbs of the genus <em>Ocimum</em>, family Labiatae, of tropical and subtropical regions, having aromatic leaves used in cookery, as <strong>sweet basil</strong>, <em>O. basilicum</em>, of tropical Asia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>basile</em>, from Old French, from Latin: shortened form of <em>basilicum</em>, from Greek <em>basilikon</em> (neuter) literally, royal]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basil<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basil" src="word_pronunciations/01893.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bazuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">the finished dressed leather obtained from sheep skin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare French <em>basane</em> a type of sheep skin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Basil" src="word_pronunciations/01893.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bazuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (‘<em>Basil the Great</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">329?–379, bishop of Caesarea, in Asia Minor.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Basilius</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basilan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basilan</span></header><div>/bæˈsilæn/ (<em>say</em> ba'seelan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> the main island in a group of islands in the Philippines, south-west of Mindanao. 1282 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> a town on Basilan Island.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basilar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basilar</span></header><div>/ˈbæsələ/ (<em>say</em> 'basuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> relating to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> basal.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">basilary</strong> /ˈbæsələri/ (<em>say</em> 'basuhluhree). <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>basilāris</em>, ? irregularly formed adjective from Latin <em>basis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basilect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basilect</span></header><div>/ˈbæsəlɛkt/ (<em>say</em> 'basuhlekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">the social dialect of a given language which is judged to be least prestigious.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000488" href="entry://acrolect%23bigmac000000488"><strong>acrolect</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac855195381" href="entry://basi-%23bigmac855195381"><span class="smallcaps">basi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac673231535" href="entry://-lect%23bigmac673231535"><span class="smallcaps">-lect</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basilectal</strong> /bæsəˈlɛktəl/ (<em>say</em> basuh'lektuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basilic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basilic</span></header><div>/bəˈsɪlɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'silik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq724"> kingly; royal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> of a basilica.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">basilican</strong> /bəˈsɪlɪkən/ (<em>say</em> buh'silikuhn), <strong class="vs">basilical</strong> /bəˈsɪlɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'silikuhl). <div class="etym">[French <em>basilique</em>, from Latin <em>basilicus</em>, from Greek <em>basilikos</em> kingly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basilica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basilica</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basilica" src="word_pronunciations/01889.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsɪlɪkə/ (<em>say</em> buh'silikuh), /-ˈzɪl-/ (<em>say</em> -'zil-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> (in Roman times) a large rectangular building, typically with an aisle on either side of its long nave, and often with an apse at one or both ends; used as a meeting place and for the dispensing of justice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq190"> an early or medieval Christian church with a ground plan similar to or derived from that of the Roman basilica.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq564"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq501"> one of the seven main Roman Catholic churches of Rome accorded certain ceremonial privileges.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq931"> any of various other Roman Catholic churches accorded similar privileges.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>basilike</em>, feminine of <em>basilikos</em> royal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basilicata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basilicata</span></header><div>/bəsɪləˈkatə/ (<em>say</em> buhsiluh'kahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">a region in southern Italy. 9987 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Potenza.</span></div> Ancient, <strong>Lucania</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basilisk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basilisk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basilisk" src="word_pronunciations/01891.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæsəlɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'basuhlisk), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basilisk" src="word_pronunciations/01892.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæz-/ (<em>say</em> 'baz-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> a tropical American lizard of the genus <em>Basiliscus</em>, of the family Iguanidae, with a crest on the back of the head and along the back and tail. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian Reptile Park&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/basilisk.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq993"> a kind of ancient brass cannon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq312"> a legendary reptile, the glance and breath of which could kill.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>basiliscus</em>, from Greek <em>basiliskos</em>, a type of snake, a basilisk, literally, a little king, so called after a small crown-like mark on its head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basilius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basilius</span></header><div>/bəˈsɪlɪəs/ (<em>say</em> buh'silears), /-ˈzɪl-/ (<em>say</em> -'zil-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005932" href="entry://Basil%23bigmac000005932"><strong>Basil</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basin" src="word_pronunciations/01894.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪsən/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> a circular container of greater width than depth, contracting towards the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq082"> a sink; washbasin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq331"> a small circular container of approximately equal width and depth, used chiefly for mixing, cooking, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq150"> any container of similar shape.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq618"> the quantity held by such a container.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq203"> a natural or artificial hollow place containing water, especially one in which ships are docked.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq771"> <em class="label">Geology</em> an area in which the strata dip from the margins towards a common centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq347"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq968"> a hollow or depression in the earth’s surface, wholly or partly surrounded by higher land: <em class="example">ocean basin; </em><em class="example">lake basin; </em><em class="example">river basin.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq888"> the tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq233"> a concave concrete structure built as a track for skateboarding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bacin</em>, from Late Latin <em>bachínus</em>, from <em>bacca</em> water vessel] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basined</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basinet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basinet</span></header><div>/ˈbæsənət/ (<em>say</em> 'basuhnuht), /-ˌnɛt/ (<em>say</em> -.net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">a steel globe-shaped medieval military cap or helmet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bacinet</em>, diminutive of <em>bacin</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005941" href="entry://basin%23bigmac000005941"><span class="smallcaps">basin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basinful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basinful</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsənfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuhnfool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> as much as a basin contains.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a superabundance of trouble, distress, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basis" src="word_pronunciations/01895.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪsəs/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bases</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basis" src="word_pronunciations/01896.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪsiz/ (<em>say</em> 'bayseez))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> the bottom or base of anything, or that on which it stands or rests.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> a groundwork or fundamental principle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq182"> the principal constituent; a fundamental ingredient.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104567" href="entry://base%23bigmac000104567"><span class="smallcaps">base<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BASIX
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431368803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BASIX</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'baysiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NSW</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a building protocol for ensuring less use of potable water and less greenhouse gas emissions by setting energy and water reduction targets for houses and units.</span></div><div class="etym"> [acronym from <em>Building Sustainability Index</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barysphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barysphere</span></header><div>/ˈbærəsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012351" href="entry://centrosphere%23bigmac000012351"><strong>centrosphere</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012351" href="entry://centrosphere%23mq119">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>bary</em>(<em>s</em>) heavy + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070920" href="entry://-sphere%23bigmac000070920"><span class="smallcaps">-sphere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baryta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baryta</span></header><div>/bəˈraɪtə/ (<em>say</em> buh'ruytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> barium oxide, BaO.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> (in phrases) barium: <em class="example">carbonate of baryta.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005882" href="entry://barytes%23bigmac000005882"><span class="smallcaps">barytes</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>barytic</strong> /bəˈrɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'ritik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barytes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barytes</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barytes" src="word_pronunciations/01874.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈraɪtiz/ (<em>say</em> buh'ruyteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq946">a common mineral, barium sulphate, BaSO<sub>4</sub>, the principal ore of barium, occurring in tabular crystals; heavy spar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: weight]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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barytone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005883"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barytone<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="8YZ5tdXQgy">n.</span><span target_id="blHcjpVCT0">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barytone" src="word_pronunciations/01831.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærətoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhtohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8YZ5tdXQgy"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> Also, <strong class="vs">baryton</strong>. a form of bass viol having sympathetic strings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq103"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005731" href="entry://baritone%23bigmac000005731"><strong>baritone</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="blHcjpVCT0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq730"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005731" href="entry://baritone%23bigmac000005731"><strong>baritone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">barytone<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="ku4KxbxRRy">adj.</span><span target_id="TfLCOlCvU8">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of barytone" src="word_pronunciations/01831.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbærətoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'baruhtohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ku4KxbxRRy"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> (in classical Greek) having a grave accent on the last syllable.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TfLCOlCvU8">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq174"> a barytone word.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>barytonos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Barzun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Barzun</span></header><div>/ˈbazən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jacques</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">1907–2012, US historian, critic and educationist, born in France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BAS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac591443299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BAS</span></header><div>/bæz/ (<em>say</em> baz), /bæs/ (<em>say</em> bas), /bi eɪ ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> bee ay 'es) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac159392960" href="entry://business%20activity%20statement%23bigmac159392960"><strong>business activity statement</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac590915948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basa</span></header><div>/ˈbasə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">basa</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">basas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">a catfish, <em>Pangasius bocourti</em>, native to the Mekong River delta and the Chao Phraya River basin in South-East Asia; prized as a food fish.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Vietnamese] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basal</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> of, at, or forming the base.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq376"> fundamental: <em class="example">basal characteristics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq184"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq045"> relating to a standard level of activity of an organism as present during total rest: <em class="example">the basal rate.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq428"> sufficient to maintain this level: <em class="example">basal energy requirements.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104567" href="entry://base%23bigmac000104567"><span class="smallcaps">bas(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basalt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basalt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basalt" src="word_pronunciations/01879.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæsɔlt/ (<em>say</em> 'basawlt), /ˈbæsɒlt/ (<em>say</em> 'basolt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq053">the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of plagioclase and pyroxene, and often displaying a columnar structure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>basaltes</em> a dark, hard marble of Ethiopia] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basaltic</strong> /bəˈsɔltɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'sawltik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basaltware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basaltware</span></header><div>/ˈbæsəltwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'basuhltwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">unglazed stoneware developed by Josiah Wedgwood, usually black, with a dull gloss.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bascule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bascule</span></header><div>/ˈbæskjul/ (<em>say</em> 'baskyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (<strong>bascule bridge</strong>) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: a seesaw, replacing <em>bacule</em>, apparently from <em>ba</em>(<em>ttre</em>) strike + <em>cul</em> the posterior]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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based
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac053792799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">based</span><z><span target_id="lrUXykEFUv">v.</span><span target_id="ulxkacvYUW">adj.</span><span target_id="sKZDnKUxP9">interj.</span></z></header><div>/beɪst/ (<em>say</em> bayst) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="lrUXykEFUv"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104567" href="entry://base%23bigmac000104567"><strong>base<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ulxkacvYUW">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> good; great; excellent: <em class="example">his politics are based; </em><em class="example">this app is based.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="sKZDnKUxP9">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq432"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an expression of satisfaction, approval, agreement, enthusiasm, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basedow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basedow</span></header><div>/ˈbæsədoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'basuhdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Herbert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq562">1881–1933, Australian geologist, explorer and Independent parliamentarian in SA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basel</span></header><div>/ˈbazəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> Also, <strong class="vs">Basel-Landschaft</strong>. a canton in north-western Switzerland. 428 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> Also, <strong class="vs">Basel-Stadt</strong>. a city in north-eastern Switzerland on the Rhine, on the borders of France and Germany; formerly part of Basel canton, now itself an independent canton. 37 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> French, <strong>Bâle</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Basle</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baseless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baseless</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsləs/ (<em>say</em> 'baysluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">having no base; without foundation; groundless: <em class="example">a baseless claim.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baseline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baseline</span><z><span target_id="4S1qk4f6tp">n.</span><span target_id="rwFkYxioRa">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbeɪslaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'baysluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4S1qk4f6tp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> a line at the base of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq644"> a basic standard or level, usually regarded as a reference point for comparison: <em class="example">baseline data.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq573"> <em class="label">Surveying</em> an accurately measured line forming one side of a triangle or system of triangles from which all other sides are computed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq141"> <em class="label">International Law</em> the line from which the breadth of a coastal state’s territorial sea is measured (normally, the low-water line).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq557"> <em class="label">Tennis</em> a line at the end of the court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq365"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> a line joining bases.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rwFkYxioRa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq664"> essential; basic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baseman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac608459147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baseman</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsmən/ (<em>say</em> 'baysmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">basemen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Baseball</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a player assigned to cover one of the bases.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>basewoman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bask</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bask" src="word_pronunciations/01899.mp3"></audio></span>/bask/ (<em>say</em> bahsk) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq694"> to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth: <em class="example">to bask in the sunshine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq688"> to enjoy a pleasant situation: <em class="example">she basked in royal favour.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baske</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old Norse <em>baðask</em> bathe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baskerville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baskerville</span></header><div>/ˈbæskəvɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'baskuhvil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> <strong>John</strong>, 1706–75, English typographer who gave his name to a style of type.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq104"> <strong>Margaret Francis Ellen</strong>, 1861–1930, Australian sculptor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basket</span><z><span target_id="i8eEmD8yzY">n.</span><span target_id="iOzFrrCCJw">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basket" src="word_pronunciations/01898.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaskət/ (<em>say</em> 'bahskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="i8eEmD8yzY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq626"> a receptacle made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material, woven together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq148"> a container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc.; punnet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq592"> the contents of a basket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq127"> anything like a basket in shape or use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq317"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> a perforated metal or wire cap over the top end of a downpipe to keep out leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq495"> <em class="label">Basketball</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> a short open net, suspended before the backboard, through which the ball must pass to score points.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq499"> a score, counting one point on a free throw and two or three for a field goal.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq156"> <em class="label">Economics</em> a list of retail goods from which the consumer price index is calculated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq696"> <em class="label">Finance</em> a group of currencies or investments: <em class="example">a basket of five leading currencies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq609"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) bastard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq950"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the male genitalia held by underpants and trousers as though in a basket: <em class="example">he adjusted his basket before leaving.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iOzFrrCCJw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq225"> (of a meal) carried or served in a basket: <em class="example">basket lunch; </em><em class="example">basket supper.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basketful</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basketless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basketry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basketry</span></header><div>/ˈbaskətri/ (<em>say</em> 'bahskuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> basketwork; baskets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> the art or process of making baskets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basketweaver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basketweaver</span></header><div>/ˈbaskətwivə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahskuhtweevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq161"> a craftsperson who makes baskets and other objects from osier, straw, raffia or other pliable materials.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a person whose advocacy of a simple life is linked with a naive view of society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basketwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104577"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basketwork</span></header><div>/ˈbaskətwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'bahskuhtwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> the craft of making baskets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq762"> work of the basket kind or weave; wickerwork; interwoven work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basle</span></header><div>/bal/ (<em>say</em> bahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091745" href="entry://Basel%23bigmac000091745"><strong>Basel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basophile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basophile</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsəfaɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuhfuyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a cell, especially a white blood cell, having an affinity for basic dyes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">basophil</strong> /ˈbeɪsəfɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuhfil). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005917" href="entry://basic%23bigmac000005917"><span class="smallcaps">bas(ic)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056103" href="entry://-phile%23bigmac000056103"><span class="smallcaps">-phile</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>basophilic</strong>, <strong>basophilous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basotho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basotho</span></header><div>/bəˈsutu/ (<em>say</em> buh'soohtooh), /-ˈsoʊtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> -'sohtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>singular</em> <strong class="bold">Mosotho</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">a subgroup of the Sotho people, living mainly in Lesotho.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Basuto</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basque</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basque" src="word_pronunciations/01900.mp3"></audio></span>/bask/ (<em>say</em> bahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> a woman’s close-fitting bodice, sometimes having an extension over the hips.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq354"> this extension or skirt hanging from the waistline of a garment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq127"> a band of tightly knitted ribbing on the lower edge and cuffs of a jumper, cardigan, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005958" href="entry://Basque%23bigmac000005958"><span class="smallcaps">Basque</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basque</span><z><span target_id="VZdGXXBUJI">n.</span><span target_id="FDdnuBVlbe">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Basque" src="word_pronunciations/01899.mp3"></audio></span>/bask/ (<em>say</em> bahsk), /bæsk/ (<em>say</em> bask) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VZdGXXBUJI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> one of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the western Pyrenees region of Spain and France.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> their language, not known to be linguistically related to any other language.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FDdnuBVlbe">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq317"> of or relating to the Basques or their language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>Vasco</em> inhabitant of <em>Vasconia</em> Gascony, a former province in south-western France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basra</span></header><div>/ˈbæzrə/ (<em>say</em> 'bazruh), /ˈbazrə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahzruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">a river port in south-eastern Iraq, north of the Persian Gulf.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Busra</strong>, <strong class="vs">Busrah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bass<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="KAie8DWNoU">adj.</span><span target_id="YrzswVCw1I">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bass" src="word_pronunciations/01904.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪs/ (<em>say</em> bays) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KAie8DWNoU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq136"> low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range: <em class="example">a bass voice; </em><em class="example">a bass singer; </em><em class="example">a bass instrument.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> of or relating to the lowest part in harmonised music: <em class="example">the bass part.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YrzswVCw1I">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq167"> the bass part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq919"> a bass voice, singer, or instrument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100507" href="entry://base%23bigmac000100507"><span class="smallcaps">base<sup>2</sup></span></a> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100507" href="entry://base%23bigmac000100507"><span class="smallcaps">base<sup>2</sup></span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100507" href="entry://base%23mq300">11</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bass<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bass" src="word_pronunciations/01905.mp3"></audio></span>/bæs/ (<em>say</em> bas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bass</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">basses</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> an Australian freshwater fish of genus <em>Percalates</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq194"> elsewhere, any of the spiny-finned sea fish of the family Serranidae, or similar fish of other families.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of British dialect <em>barse</em>, from Old English <em>bærs</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bass" src="word_pronunciations/01905.mp3"></audio></span>/bæs/ (<em>say</em> bas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq018"> <strong>George</strong>, 1771–1803?, English naval surgeon, explorer and naturalist in Australia; with Matthew Flinders, explored the south-eastern coastline, circumnavigating Tasmania and becoming the first Europeans to discover Bass Strait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> <strong>Thomas Dwyer</strong> (<em>Tom</em>), 1916–2010, Australian sculptor.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>George Bass</strong> arrived in Sydney in 1795. He joined Matthew Flinders in the coastal exploration of Lake Illawarra and Port Hacking, attempted to cross the Blue Mountains and confirmed the existence of coal south of Sydney. While exploring the south coast of Victoria in 1798, he deduced that Van Diemen’s Land was an island and proved it a year later with Flinders. In 1800 Bass left the navy on medical grounds and went into business bringing goods from London to Sydney. He left Sydney for South America on a trading venture in 1803 and disappeared.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bassano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bassano</span></header><div>/bəˈsanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'sahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jacopo da</strong> (<em>Giacomo da Ponte</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">1510–92, Italian painter of the Venetian school.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Bassano</em>, in northern Italy, his native town]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basser</span></header><div>/ˈbæsə/ (<em>say</em> 'basuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Adolph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">1887–1964, Australian businessman and philanthropist, born in Poland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basset<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basset" src="word_pronunciations/01901.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæsət/ (<em>say</em> 'basuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">a long-bodied, short-legged dog resembling a dachshund but larger and heavier.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">basset hound</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, originally diminutive of <em>bas</em> low]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basset<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="pLr24jxtNp">n.</span><span target_id="ye4dAlhwhh">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of basset" src="word_pronunciations/01901.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæsət/ (<em>say</em> 'basuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pLr24jxtNp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq770"> an outcrop, as at the edge of a geological stratum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq165"> the shallow or rise side of a working.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ye4dAlhwhh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq394"> (<strong class="bold">basseted</strong>, <strong class="bold">basseting</strong>) to emerge as an outcrop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? French: something low. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005970" href="#bigmac000005970"><span class="smallcaps">basset<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basseterre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basseterre</span></header><div>/basˈtɛə/ (<em>say</em> bahs'tair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">a seaport in the West Indies; the capital of the island of St Kitts and of the federation of St Kitts and Nevis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bastin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bastin</span></header><div>/ˈbæstən/ (<em>say</em> 'bastuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henri</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq043">1896–1979, Australian painter and opal miner, born in Belgium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastinado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastinado</span><z><span target_id="q2vUKf5jUm">n.</span><span target_id="4uHQ7y8YAu">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/bæstəˈnadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bastuh'nahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q2vUKf5jUm"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bastinadoes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> a blow or a beating with a stick, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet, or on the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq274"> a stick or cudgel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4uHQ7y8YAu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq751"> (<strong class="bold">bastinadoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bastinadoing</strong>) to beat with a stick, etc., especially on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>bastonada</em>, from <em>baston</em> stick]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basting</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'baysting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> sewing with loose or temporary stitches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq753"> (<em>plural</em>) the stitches taken, or the threads used.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005989" href="entry://baste%23bigmac000005989"><span class="smallcaps">bast(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bastion" src="word_pronunciations/01911.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæstiən/ (<em>say</em> 'basteeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq242"> a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification, forming an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> a fortified place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq855"> any person or object which affords support or defence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>bastione</em>, from <em>bastire</em> build] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bastioned</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastnaesite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastnaesite</span></header><div>/ˈbæstnəsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bastnuhsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">a fluorocarbonate of the cerium metals (CeF)CO<sub>3</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bastnäsite</strong>, <strong class="vs">bastnasite</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <em>Bastnäs</em>, a mine in Sweden + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bastyan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bastyan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bastyan" src="word_pronunciations/01911.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæstiən/ (<em>say</em> 'basteeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lieutenant General Sir Edric Montague</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">1903–80, English-born soldier; governor of SA 1961–68; governor of Tasmania 1968–73.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basuto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basuto</span></header><div>/bəˈsutoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'soohtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005956" href="entry://Basotho%23bigmac000005956"><strong>Basotho</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq467"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000067570" href="entry://Sesotho%23bigmac000067570"><strong>Sesotho</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq561"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070355" href="entry://Sotho%23bigmac000070355"><strong>Sotho</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Basutoland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Basutoland</span></header><div>/bəˈsutoʊlænd/ (<em>say</em> buh'soohtohland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042155" href="entry://Lesotho%23bigmac000042155"><strong>Lesotho</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bataán
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bataán</span></header><div>/bəˈtæn/ (<em>say</em> buh'tan), /-ˈtan/ (<em>say</em> -'tahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq240">a peninsula in the Philippines, in western Luzon, where the US and Philippine forces surrendered to the Japanese during World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batavia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batavia</span></header><div>/bəˈteɪviə/ (<em>say</em> buh'tayveeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq635"> a former Dutch name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092214" href="entry://Jakarta%23bigmac000092214"><strong>Jakarta</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> a Dutch ship wrecked in 1629 on a reef of the Houtman Abrolhos; commanded by François Pelsaert.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Batavian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batch<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="v8pLnk1wr3">n.</span><span target_id="iDUomGjFpr">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batch" src="word_pronunciations/01912.mp3"></audio></span>/bætʃ/ (<em>say</em> bach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="v8pLnk1wr3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq711"> a quantity or a number taken together; a group: <em class="example">a batch of prisoners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation or that quantity produced by one operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> the quantity of bread made at one baking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Mining</em> the quantity of ore sent to the surface by a working party.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iDUomGjFpr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq544"> to put into batches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq602"> <em class="label">Computers</em> to process (data or programs) by batch processing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>batche</em>, Old English <em>gebæc</em> baking, from <em>bacan</em> bake]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batch<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batch" src="word_pronunciations/01912.mp3"></audio></span>/bætʃ/ (<em>say</em> bach) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104422" href="entry://bach%23bigmac000104422"><strong>bach</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104422" href="entry://bach%23mq121">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batchelor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batchelor<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Batchelor" src="word_pronunciations/01633.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætʃələ/ (<em>say</em> 'bachuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Egerton Lee</strong> /ˈɛdʒətn/ (<em>say</em> 'ejuhtn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">1865–1911, Australian Labor Party federal politician.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batchelor<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Batchelor" src="word_pronunciations/01633.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætʃələ/ (<em>say</em> 'bachuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a town in the NT, established for people working at Rum Jungle uranium mine south of Darwin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batcher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batcher</span></header><div>/ˈbætʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bachuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq301">someone who prepares batches, especially of concrete.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bate" src="word_pronunciations/01913.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪt/ (<em>say</em> bayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bated</strong>, <strong class="bold">bating</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> to moderate or restrain (the breath): <em class="example">to wait with bated breath.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> to lessen; abate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [aphetic variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103598" href="entry://abate%23bigmac000103598"><span class="smallcaps">abate</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bassey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac164427875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bassey</span></header><div>/ˈbæsi/ (<em>say</em> 'basee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Shirley Veronica</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">born 1937, Welsh singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bassinet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bassinet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bassinet" src="word_pronunciations/01902.mp3"></audio></span>/bæsəˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> basuh'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a basket in which a baby sleeps; Moses basket.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bassinette</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, diminutive of <em>bassin</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005941" href="entry://basin%23bigmac000005941"><span class="smallcaps">basin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bassist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bassist</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪsəst/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a bass player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bassline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac254492492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bassline</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪslaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'baysluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq31">the line of notes in a piece of music which is fundamental to the sequence of chord progressions and which is usually played by the bass instrument such as, in pop and jazz, the bass guitar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basso</span></header><div>/ˈbæsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'basoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bassos</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bassi</strong> /ˈbæsi/ (<em>say</em> 'basee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">someone who sings bass; a bass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Late Latin <em>bassus</em> low]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bassoon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bassoon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bassoon" src="word_pronunciations/01903.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsun/ (<em>say</em> buh'soohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> a double-reed woodwind instrument, the bass of the oboe class, having a wooden tubular body doubled back on itself and a curved metallic crook and mouthpiece.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> a reed stop on the organ having a tone resembling that of the bassoon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>basson</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bassoonist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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basswood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">basswood</span></header><div>/ˈbæswʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'baswood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> any of the Australian species of <em>Tieghemopanax</em> and their timber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq326"> a North American linden, especially <em>Tilia americana</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq291"> its wood, much used for furniture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bast</span></header><div>/bæst/ (<em>say</em> bast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056175" href="entry://phloem%23bigmac000056175"><strong>phloem</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq187"> the inner bark of the lime and other trees, used in making matting, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bæst</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac355267986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bast</span></header><div>/ˈbæst/ (<em>say</em> 'bast) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Egyptian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">an Egyptian goddess and protector deity, represented with the head of a cat or lion and often associated with Sekhmet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastardise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000048406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastardise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bastardise" src="word_pronunciations/01907.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbastədaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bahstuhduyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bastardised</strong>, <strong class="bold">bastardising</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> to debase; adulterate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In such circumstances, where a word has become so bastardized, it is often advisable to stop using it altogether lest the serious import it originally carried becomes confused with the trite usage it has developed.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq222"> to seek to humiliate, as part of initiation into a regiment, college, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq796"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to prove or declare to be a bastard.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bastardize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bastardisation</strong> /ˌbastədaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .bahstuhduy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastardly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastardly</span></header><div>/ˈbastədli/ (<em>say</em> 'bahstuhdlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> bastard; baseborn.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> worthless; spurious; counterfeit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> mean; despicable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastardry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastardry</span></header><div>/ˈbastədri/ (<em>say</em> 'bahstuhdree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">obnoxious and unpleasant behaviour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastardy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastardy</span></header><div>/ˈbastədi/ (<em>say</em> 'bahstuhdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bastardies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq409"> the condition of a bastard; illegitimacy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the act of begetting a bastard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baste<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baste" src="word_pronunciations/01909.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪst/ (<em>say</em> bayst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">basted</strong>, <strong class="bold">basting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">to sew with temporary stitches, as a garment in the first stages of making; tack.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bastir</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baste<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baste" src="word_pronunciations/01910.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪst/ (<em>say</em> bayst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">basted</strong>, <strong class="bold">basting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">to moisten (meat, etc.) while cooking, with dripping, butter, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? French; compare Old French <em>basser</em> soak, moisten] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>baster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baste<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baste" src="word_pronunciations/01909.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪst/ (<em>say</em> bayst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">basted</strong>, <strong class="bold">basting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq808"> to denounce or scold vigorously.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old Norse <em>beysta</em> beat, thresh]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bastia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bastia</span></header><div>/basˈtja/ (<em>say</em> bahs'tyah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq446">a seaport on the north-eastern coast of Corsica; the former capital of Corsica.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bastille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac640608473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bastille</span></header><div>/bæsˈtil/ (<em>say</em> bas'teel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">a tower, as of a castle; a small fortress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from <em>bastir</em> build]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bastille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bastille</span></header><div>/bæsˈtil/ (<em>say</em> bas'teel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">a fortress in Paris, used as a prison, built in the 14th century and destroyed 14 July 1789.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, from <em>bastir</em> build]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bateau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bateau</span></header><div>/bæˈtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ba'toh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bateaus</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bateaux</strong> /bæˈtoʊz/ (<em>say</em> ba'tohz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> a light boat, especially one having a flat bottom and tapering ends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> a pontoon of a floating bridge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; in Old French <em>batel</em>. Compare Medieval Latin <em>batellus</em>, diminutive of <em>bat</em>(<em>t</em>)<em>us</em> boat, probably from Old English <em>bāt</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bateria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac18143033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bateria</span></header><div>/bæˈtɛriə/ (<em>say</em> ba'tereeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">the musical ensemble which provides the accompaniment to a South American <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099013" href="entry://carnival%23bigmac000099013">carnival</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099013" href="entry://carnival%23mq547">5</a>): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You can dance and drink along with the revellers and watch the show put on by the bateria, the army of percussionists who pound out the mesmerising samba beat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bates
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bates</span></header><div>/beɪts/ (<em>say</em> bayts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> <strong>Sir Alan Arthur</strong>, 1934–2003, British stage and film actor; films include <em>Zorba the Greek</em> (1964) and <em>The Fixer</em> (1968).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> <strong>Daisy May</strong>, 1863–1951, Australian social worker, born in Ireland; noted for her work with Aboriginal people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq683"> <strong>H</strong>(<strong>erbert</strong>)<strong> E</strong>(<strong>rnest</strong>), 1905–74, British short-story writer and novelist.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Daisy Bates</strong> began to study the kinship, language and rites of the Indigenous people near Broome, WA, in 1901. Although she lacked formal training, in 1904 the WA government appointed her to research the state’s Aboriginal peoples. In about 1910 she joined an anthropological expedition to the north-west, during which she nursed sick and elderly Aboriginal people. In 1912 she established the first of the isolated camps for which she later became renowned. Her anthropological work was poorly received within the profession, but she also wrote numerous newspaper articles about Aboriginal life and her descriptions of deprivation and hardship prompted government medical assistance. An autobiography covering part of Bates’ life was published as <em>The Passing of the Australian Aborigines</em>(1938).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batfish</span></header><div>/ˈbætfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'batfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">batfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">batfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq886"> any of various crescent-shaped marine and estuarine fishes of the families Ephippidae and Monodactylidae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> any of the flat-bodied marine fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, as <em>Ogcocephalus vespertilio</em>, common along the southern Atlantic coast of the US.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098767" href="entry://bat%23bigmac000098767"><span class="smallcaps">bat<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><span class="smallcaps">fish<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batfowl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batfowl</span></header><div>/ˈbætfaʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'batfowl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light, then taking them in a net.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099711" href="entry://bat%23bigmac000099711"><span class="smallcaps">bat<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028237" href="entry://fowl%23bigmac000028237"><span class="smallcaps">fowl</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>batfowler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bath<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bath" src="word_pronunciations/01920.mp3"></audio></span>/baθ/ (<em>say</em> bahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">a city in south-western England, in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary district, Somerset, on the river Avon; mineral springs; Roman ruins.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bath<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bath" src="word_pronunciations/01920.mp3"></audio></span>/baθ/ (<em>say</em> bahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Order of the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq966">an order of knighthood founded in 1725.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathchair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathchair</span></header><div>/ˈbaθtʃɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthchair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq692">a type of invalid’s wheelchair.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathe</span><z><span target_id="iLjXxS5xpg">v.t.</span><span target_id="dsCEY27Dc0">v.i.</span><span target_id="bYrMZFNkK4">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bathe" src="word_pronunciations/01915.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪð/ (<em>say</em> baydh) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bathed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bathing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iLjXxS5xpg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq558"> to immerse in water or other liquid for cleansing, refreshment, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> to wet; wash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq896"> to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq631"> to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq014"> to cover or surround with anything like water.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dsCEY27Dc0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq469"> to take a bath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq898"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> to swim for pleasure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq081"> to be covered or surrounded as if with water.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bYrMZFNkK4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq531"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> the act of bathing, as in the sea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bathien</em>, Old English <em>baþian</em>, from <em>bæþ</em> bath] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bather</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathers</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bathers" src="word_pronunciations/01914.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪðəz/ (<em>say</em> 'baydhuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074046" href="entry://swimming%20costume%23bigmac000074046"><strong>swimming costume</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathhouse</span></header><div>/ˈbaθhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a house or building for bathing or one containing dressing-rooms for bathers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batho-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batho-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq391">a word element meaning ‘deep’, as in <em>batholith</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bathy-</strong>. <div class="etym">[combining form representing Greek <em>bathys</em> deep]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batholith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006026"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batholith</span></header><div>/ˈbæθəlɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhlith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a large body of igneous rock, bounded by irregular, cross-cutting surfaces or fault planes, and believed to have crystallised at a considerable depth below the earth’s surface.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">batholite</strong> /ˈbæθəlaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhluyt), <strong class="vs">bathylith</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006025" href="entry://batho-%23bigmac000006025"><span class="smallcaps">batho-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042915" href="entry://-lith%23bigmac000042915"><span class="smallcaps">-lith</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>batholithic</strong>, <strong>batholitic</strong> /bæθəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> bathuh'litik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathometer</span></header><div>/bəˈθɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> buh'thomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Oceanography</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">a device for ascertaining the depth of water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bathymeter</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bathometric</strong> /bæθəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> bathuh'metrik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bathometry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathos</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bathos" src="word_pronunciations/01916.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪθɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'baythos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> a ludicrous descent from the elevated to the commonplace; anticlimax.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> triteness or triviality in style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq151"> insincere pathos; sentimentality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: depth] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bathetic</strong> /bəˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'thetik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathplug
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathplug</span></header><div>/ˈbaθplʌg/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthplug) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq950"> a plug, usually of rubber or plastic, used as a stopper to prevent water from running out of a bath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq347"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101752" href="entry://bastard%23bigmac000101752">bastard</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101752" href="entry://bastard%23mq901">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathroom</span></header><div>/ˈbaθrum/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq885"> a room fitted with a bath or a shower (or both), and sometimes with a toilet and washbasin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq775"> a room fitted with a toilet.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq901"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) a toilet.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baths
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baths</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baths" src="word_pronunciations/01922.mp3"></audio></span>/baðz/ (<em>say</em> bahdhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> a public swimming pool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac192185014" href="entry://ocean%20pool%23bigmac192185014"><strong>ocean pool</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> a building containing apartments for washing or bathing, or fitted up for bathing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a town or location with such facilities.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathtime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac557094450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathtime</span><z><span target_id="EJwxfegHSM">n.</span><span target_id="7dCq4nl9sy">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaθtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthtuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EJwxfegHSM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq906"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac439853391" href="entry://bath%20time%23bigmac439853391"><strong>bath time</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7dCq4nl9sy">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq290"> of or relating to bath time: <em class="example">bathtime toys; </em><em class="example">bathtime rituals.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathtub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathtub</span></header><div>/ˈbaθtʌb/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthtub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq101">a tub to wash oneself in, especially one forming a permanent fixture in a bathroom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bathurst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bathurst<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbæθəst/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henry</strong>, <strong>3rd Earl</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">1762–1834, British politician; colonial secretary 1812–27.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bathurst<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbæθəst/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">a city in central eastern NSW, on the Macquarie River; former goldmining centre; oldest Australian inland town.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Henry, 3rd Earl <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090837" href="#bigmac000090837"><span class="smallcaps">Bathurst<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="backshade">The site for <strong>Bathurst</strong> was selected by Governor Macquarie in 1815 on land traditionally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people, and so is Australia’s oldest inland town. In its early years, the settlement was used for experimental farming and was the starting point for inland exploration. Following the discovery of gold in 1851, Bathurst grew rapidly and became a major commercial centre serving the area’s rich pastoral industry. Other industries developed after World War II, including food canning, furniture manufacture, winegrowing and engineering. Bathurst’s Mount Panorama motor-racing circuit opened in 1938. The Bathurst campus is the headquarters of Charles Sturt University.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathwater</span><z><span target_id="OS6IzLHbpp">n.</span><span target_id="OiEm8GqVt6">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaθwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahthwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OS6IzLHbpp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq359"> water in a bathtub to be used for bathing.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="OiEm8GqVt6">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq026"> <strong class="phr">throw the baby out with the bathwater</strong>, to toss out what is valued along with what is considered to be rubbish. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? a translation of a German proverb]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathy-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259288394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathy-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq70">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006025" href="entry://batho-%23bigmac000006025"><strong>batho-</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathylith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathylith</span></header><div>/ˈbæθəlɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhlith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006026" href="entry://batholith%23bigmac000006026"><strong>batholith</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathymeter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathymeter</span></header><div>/bəˈθɪmətə/ (<em>say</em> buh'thimuhtuh), /ˈbæθəmitə/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhmeetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006027" href="entry://bathometer%23bigmac000006027"><strong>bathometer</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bathymetric</strong> /ˌbæθəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .bathuh'metrik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bathymetry</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathypelagic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800420325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathypelagic</span></header><div>/bæθipəˈlædʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> batheepuh'lajik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq80">of, relating to, or inhabiting the bathypelagic zone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac259288394" href="entry://bathy-%23bigmac259288394"><span class="smallcaps">bathy-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055206" href="entry://pelagic%23bigmac000055206"><span class="smallcaps">pelagic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathyscaphe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathyscaphe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bathyscaphe" src="word_pronunciations/01918.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæθəskeɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhskayf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a small submarine for deep-sea exploration and research, having a spherical cabin on its underside.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bathyscaph</strong> /ˈbæθəskæf/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhskaf). <div class="etym">[French, from Greek <em>bathys</em> deep + <em>skaphos</em> ship; coined in 1947 by Swiss scientist Auguste Picard]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathyscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac701349991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathyscope</span></header><div>/ˈbæθəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq148">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac300631107" href="entry://aquascope%23bigmac300631107"><strong>aquascope</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bathysphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bathysphere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bathysphere" src="word_pronunciations/01919.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbæθəsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'bathuhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">a spherical diving apparatus from which to study deep-sea life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac259288394" href="entry://bathy-%23bigmac259288394"><span class="smallcaps">bathy-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070920" href="entry://-sphere%23bigmac000070920"><span class="smallcaps">-sphere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batik</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batik" src="word_pronunciations/01924.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbatɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtik), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batik" src="word_pronunciations/01923.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'batik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> a method of printing cloth by applying wax to the fabric in a desired pattern, thus sealing it off from the dye.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> the fabric so decorated.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="vs">battik</strong>. <div class="etym">[Javanese]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batista
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batista</span></header><div>/bəˈtistə/ (<em>say</em> buh'teestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fulgencio</strong> /fulˈgɛnsioʊ/ (<em>say</em> foohl'genseeoh) (<em>Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">1901–73, Cuban military leader; president of Cuba 1940–44, 1952–59.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batiste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batiste</span></header><div>/bəˈtist/ (<em>say</em> buh'teest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a fine, delicate fabric of plain weave.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>Baptiste</em>, name of the alleged first maker]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batlow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batlow</span></header><div>/ˈbætloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'batloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">a town in the shire of Tumut in NSW; fruit growing.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> The <strong>Batlow</strong> area lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Ngarigo people. In 1853 an alluvial goldfield was discovered here and the town, known first as Reedy Creek, grew as a supply base. Settlers soon followed. Fruit growing, especially apples, began in the late 19th century, with major orchards developed in 1908–15. The first coolstores in NSW opened here in 1923, and cider manufacturing began in the 1930s. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batman" src="word_pronunciations/01925.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætmən/ (<em>say</em> 'batmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">batmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">a soldier assigned to an army officer as a servant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bât</em> pack saddle, (from Old French <em>bast</em>, from Late Latin <em>bastum</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>; compare <em>bat horse</em> a horse carrying baggage for a military officer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batman</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Batman" src="word_pronunciations/01925.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætmən/ (<em>say</em> 'batmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">1801–39, Australian pioneer; explored and settled the Port Phillip area and was the first European to realise the potential of the site of Melbourne.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The son of a convict, <strong>John Batman</strong> was born in Parramatta and went to Tasmania in 1821 as a grazier, becoming known for the capture of the bushranger Mathew Brady. In 1834 Batman formed the Port Phillip Association with Joseph Gellibrand and others to seek grazing land and settle the Port Phillip area on the mainland. He made a treaty on behalf of the association, known as <strong>Batman’s treaty</strong>, with some local Aboriginal people in an attempt to rent their land (near the present site of Melbourne), the treaty being later nullified by the NSW governor.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batmi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac192196314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batmi</span></header><div>/ˈbætmi/ (<em>say</em> 'batmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091326" href="entry://bat%20mitzvah%23bigmac000091326"><strong>bat mitzvah</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baton</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baton" src="word_pronunciations/01926.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætn/ (<em>say</em> 'batn), /bəˈtɒn/ (<em>say</em> buh'ton) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> a staff, club, or truncheon, especially as a mark of office or authority.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq044"> <em class="label">Music</em> the wand used by a conductor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq351"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a sinister ordinary cut off at each end, borne in England as a mark of bastardy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq163"> <em class="label">Athletics</em> (in relay racing) a metal or wooden tube, handed on by one relay runner to the next.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq047"> a staff carried and twirled by a drum-major or drum-majorette.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, replacing obsolete <em>baston</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>bastum</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batphone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac486315292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batphone</span></header><div>/ˈbætfoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'batfohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac401931556" href="entry://bat%20phone%23bigmac401931556"><strong>bat phone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batrachian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batrachian</span><z><span target_id="DZVaJllGwU">adj.</span><span target_id="98rDRK8CzS">n.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈtreɪkiən/ (<em>say</em> buh'traykeeuhn) <em class="label">Zoology</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DZVaJllGwU">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> of or relating to the Batrachia, a term formerly applied to the Amphibia, though sometimes restricted to the frogs and toads.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="98rDRK8CzS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq458"> an amphibian, especially a frog or toad.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>batrachos</em> frog + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087704" href="entry://-ian%23bigmac000087704"><span class="smallcaps">-ian</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bats
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bats</span></header><div>/bæts/ (<em>say</em> bats) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">mad; crazy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from phrase <em>bats in the belfry</em>, see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098767" href="entry://bat%23bigmac000098767"><span class="smallcaps">bat<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098767" href="entry://bat%23mq279">5</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batsman</span></header><div>/ˈbætsmən/ (<em>say</em> 'batsmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">batsmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> a player whose role is to strike the ball with the bat or whose turn it is to do this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq172"> a player whose strength lies in batting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; <em>bat’s</em> (genitive case) (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099711" href="entry://bat%23bigmac000099711"><span class="smallcaps">bat<sup>1</sup></span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099711" href="entry://bat%23mq959">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>batsmanship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batswoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac666241402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batswoman</span></header><div>/ˈbætswʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'batswoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">batswomen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">a female batter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batt<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batt" src="word_pronunciations/01940.mp3"></audio></span>/bæt/ (<em>say</em> bat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">a rectangular sheet of matted fibreglass, cottonwool, etc., used for insulating houses, filling quilts, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bat</strong>. <div class="etym">[special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099711" href="entry://bat%23bigmac000099711"><span class="smallcaps">bat<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490974816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batt<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bæt/ (<em>say</em> bat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">a battalion.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battalion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battalion</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battalion" src="word_pronunciations/01928.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈtæljən/ (<em>say</em> buh'talyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> <em class="label">Military</em> a ground-force unit composed of three or more companies or similar units.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq867"> an army in battle array.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq929"> (<em>often plural</em>) a large number; force.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bataillon</em>, from Italian <em>battaglione</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battels
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battels</span></header><div>/ˈbætəlz/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">(at Oxford University) the account of a member of a college for living expenses incurred.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from obsolete <em>battle</em> to feed, fatten, of unknown origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battement</span></header><div>/batˈmɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> baht'mon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq434">(in ballet) a movement in which one leg is extended one or more times forwards, backwards or sideways from the body.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batten</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Batten" src="word_pronunciations/01926.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætn/ (<em>say</em> 'batn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Gardner</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">1909–82, NZ pilot; made record Australia-to-England solo flight 1937.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Jean Batten</strong> showed an early interest in flying. By 1932, encouraged by a flight with Charles Kingsford Smith in England, she had gained both private and commercial flying licences. She made her first solo flight from England to Australia in 1934, breaking Amy Johnson’s record, and the following year became the first woman to fly from England to Brazil. In 1936 she flew from London to NZ, establishing a record that remained unbroken for 44 years, and created a further record with the return flight from Australia to England. During World War II she gave up flying, eventually becoming a recluse. She died in obscurity in Majorca.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batter<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="yeu4SQQejA">v.t.</span><span target_id="xZoOzjVqJE">v.i.</span><span target_id="onp2YecIEY">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batter" src="word_pronunciations/01933.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætə/ (<em>say</em> 'batuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yeu4SQQejA"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> to beat persistently or hard; pound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq058"> to damage by beating or hard usage.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="xZoOzjVqJE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq020"> to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="onp2YecIEY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq214"> <em class="label">Printing</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq095"> a damaged spot on the face of type or a plate.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq988"> the resulting defect in print.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>batere</em>(<em>n</em>); frequentative of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099711" href="entry://bat%23bigmac000099711"><span class="smallcaps">bat<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099711" href="entry://bat%23mq133">14</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>batterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batter<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="15TNoiJSzM">n.</span><span target_id="uUtiiLh18M">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batter" src="word_pronunciations/01934.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætə/ (<em>say</em> 'batuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="15TNoiJSzM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> a mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cookery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uUtiiLh18M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq036"> to coat with batter: <em class="example">we battered the fish before cooking them.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>bater</em>, noun use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006061" href="#bigmac000006061"><span class="smallcaps">batter<sup>1</sup></span></a>, but compare Old French <em>bature</em> beating]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batter<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batter" src="word_pronunciations/01933.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætə/ (<em>say</em> 'batuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> someone or something that bats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> <em class="label">Cricket</em>, <em class="label">Baseball</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> a player whose role is to strike the ball with the bat or whose turn it is to do this.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batter<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="M2dhWdZbl9">v.i.</span><span target_id="MeuJedKxPR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batter" src="word_pronunciations/01933.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætə/ (<em>say</em> 'batuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="M2dhWdZbl9"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> (of walls, etc.) to slope backwards from the base.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MeuJedKxPR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq945"> the receding slope, usually decreasing in thickness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq421"> <em class="label">Mining</em> the high, sloping wall of an open pit mine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batter<sup>5</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of batter" src="word_pronunciations/01933.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætə/ (<em>say</em> 'batuh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">on the batter</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">working as a sex worker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from obsolete British slang <em>batter</em> to work as a prostitute, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006061" href="#bigmac000006061"><span class="smallcaps">batter<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Battersea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Battersea</span></header><div>/ˈbætəsi/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">a district in the south-western London borough of Wandsworth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battery</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">batteries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) <em class="label">Electricity</em> either of two chemical cells or groups of cells: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq591"> one which produces electrical energy; primary cell.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq889"> one which stores electrical energy; accumulator storage cell.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq095"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq214"> a set or series of similar machines, parts, or the like, as a group of boilers.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Mining</em> a set of stamps for crushing rock.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq981"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) a group of similar items to be used together: <em class="example">a battery of psychological tests.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq587"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) an imposing or impressive group of people: <em class="example">a battery of experts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq81"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) a group of prize animals, as racehorses, stud cattle, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq725"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) a large number of cages in which chickens, etc., are reared for intensive productivity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq987"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) <em class="label">Military</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq067"> a parapet or fortification equipped with artillery: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Governor Lachlan Macquarie strengthened the battery at Dawes Point and reconstructed Fort Phillip, adding a powder-magazine</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">al grassby and marji hill</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq278"> two or more pieces of artillery used for combined action.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq154"> a tactical unit of artillery, usually consisting of four guns together with the personnel, equipment, etc. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A battery of the Honourable Artillery Company attached to the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade in Palestine, March 1918. The gun crews are crouched between their 13-pounder quick-fire field guns and a cactus hedge.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/battery_B01471.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq544"> the personnel or complement of officers and soldiers attached to it.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq867"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) <em class="label">Navy</em> a group of guns on, or the whole armament of, a vessel of war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq487"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree) <em class="label">Music</em> the percussion section of an orchestra.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq692"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree) the act of beating or battering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq755"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01931.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəri/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battery" src="word_pronunciations/01932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætri/ (<em>say</em> 'batree) <em class="label">Law</em> unlawful and intentional interference with the person of another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>batterie</em>, from <em>battre</em> beat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battik</span></header><div>/ˈbatɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006043" href="entry://batik%23bigmac000006043"><strong>batik</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batting</span></header><div>/ˈbætɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bating) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> the act or manner of using a bat in a ball game.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq433"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006053" href="entry://batt%23bigmac000006053"><strong>batt<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battle</span><z><span target_id="zAudkZBCsa">n.</span><span target_id="yPlOiP0L5d">v.i.</span><span target_id="OM9mALHmxo">v.t.</span><span target_id="xXVVkitpjS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battle" src="word_pronunciations/01939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætl/ (<em>say</em> 'batl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zAudkZBCsa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq873"> a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing forces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq472"> any extended or intense fight, struggle or contest: <em class="example">the battle between sandminers and conservationists; </em><em class="example">a rap battle.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq758"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a battalion.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">battled</strong>, <strong class="bold">battling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="yPlOiP0L5d">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq358"> to engage in battle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq209"> to struggle; strive: <em class="example">to battle for freedom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq654"> to live the life of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103876" href="entry://battler%23bigmac000103876">battler</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103876" href="entry://battler%23mq589">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OM9mALHmxo">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq493"> to fight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq856"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to obtain (food, shelter, employment, etc.) by the use of one’s wits: <em class="example">she battled a loaf of bread.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xXVVkitpjS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq426"> <strong class="phr">battle on</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq433"> to continue to struggle for existence.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq26"> to maintain one’s efforts to do or achieve something despite setbacks: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>they had taken jobs here and there to help build up another mob and had battled on into the Territory against pleuro, fever and shortage of hands.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary durack</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq445"> <strong class="phr">battle one’s way through</strong>, to force a path through: <em class="example">I battled my way through the surf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">battle through</strong>, to struggle on despite hardship: <em class="example">I know things are hard but we have to battle through.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq617"> <strong class="phr">join battle</strong>, (of armies) to engage in close fighting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq610"> <strong class="phr">on the battle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> working as a sex worker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bataile</em>, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin <em>*battālia</em>, from Late Latin <em>battuālia</em> gladiatorial exercises]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Battle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Battle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Battle" src="word_pronunciations/01939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætl/ (<em>say</em> 'batl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kathleen Deanne</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">born 1948, US soprano opera singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battleaxe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battleaxe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battleaxe" src="word_pronunciations/01936.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætəlæks/ (<em>say</em> 'batuhlaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq209"> an axe for use as a weapon of war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq029"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a domineering woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq470"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006073" href="entry://battleaxe%20block%23bigmac000006073"><strong>battleaxe block</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">battleax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battledress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battledress</span></header><div>/ˈbætldrɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'batldres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">a simple, tough uniform without ornamental features, as worn by soldiers in battle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battlefield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battlefield</span></header><div>/ˈbætlfild/ (<em>say</em> 'batlfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> the field or ground on which a battle is fought.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq51"> any sphere in which conflict occurs: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The sexual battlefield was barbed with more than just wire.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">battleground</strong> /ˈbætlgraʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'batlgrownd).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battlefront
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10650481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battlefront</span></header><div>/ˈbætlfrʌnt/ (<em>say</em> 'batlfrunt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq7">a front line of battle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battleline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battleline</span></header><div>/ˈbætlˌlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'batl.luyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> the place where opposing ground forces are engaged in battle: <em class="example">the battleline was only five kilometres away.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042727" href="entry://line%20of%20battle%23bigmac000042727"><strong>line of battle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battlement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battlement</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of battlement" src="word_pronunciations/01937.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbætlmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'batlmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">an indented parapet, having a series of openings, originally for shooting through; a crenellated upper wall.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>batelment</em>, ? from Old French <em>bastiller</em> fortify] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>battlemented</strong> /ˈbætlməntəd/ (<em>say</em> 'batlmuhntuhd), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battleship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battleship</span></header><div>/ˈbætlʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'batlship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">one of a class of warships which are the most heavily armoured and equipped with the most powerful armaments. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Troops of an Australian battalion on the deck of the British battleship &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Prince of Wales&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt; in the harbour of Lemnos, an island in the northern Aegean, on 24 April 1915. The troops were being transported to the Gallipoli landing.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/battleship_A01829.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac866998645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battology</span></header><div>/bæˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> ba'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">tedious and unnecessary repetition of words and phrases in speech or writing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>battologia</em>, from <em>battos</em> a stammerer + <em>-logia</em> speaking] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>battologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>battological</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>battologically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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battue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">battue</span></header><div>/bæˈtu/ (<em>say</em> ba'tooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq675"> the beating or driving of game from cover, to be killed by sportsmen.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq080"> a hunt of this kind.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq078"> indiscriminate slaughter of defenceless or unresisting crowds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, properly feminine past participle of <em>battre</em> beat]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batty</span></header><div>/ˈbæti/ (<em>say</em> 'batee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">battier</strong>, <strong class="bold">battiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq126"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crazy; silly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> of or like a bat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098767" href="entry://bat%23bigmac000098767"><span class="smallcaps">bat<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115463470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batty</span></header><div>/ˈbæti/ (<em>say</em> 'batee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rosie</strong> (<em>Rosemary Anne Batty</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">born 1962, Australian campaigner against domestic violence, born in England; Australian of the Year 2015.</span></div> <div class="backshade">In 2014, <strong>Rosie Batty’s</strong> 11-year-old son, Luke Batty, was murdered by his father Greg Anderson who was Rosie’s estranged partner. Following the murder of her son, she became an advocate for domestic violence victims making many media and public speaking appearances to bring attention to the issue and call for systemic changes in government processes relating to the protection of women and children. In late 2014, Batty established the Luke Batty Foundation to assist women and children affected by domestic violence.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Battye
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Battye</span></header><div>/ˈbæti/ (<em>say</em> 'batee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James Sykes</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">1871–1954, Australian librarian and historian; Public Librarian of WA 1894–1954.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac613409457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batu</span></header><div>/ˈbatu/ (<em>say</em> 'bahtooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq343">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102607" href="entry://ice%23bigmac000102607"><strong>ice</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102607" href="entry://ice%23mq892">8</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Bahasa Indonesia]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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batucada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac200391017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">batucada</span></header><div>/batuˈkadə/ (<em>say</em> bahtooh'kahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a form of improvised samba, originating in urban Brazil.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Batumi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Batumi</span></header><div>/baˈtumi/ (<em>say</em> bah'toohmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq081">a seaport in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094384" href="entry://Georgia%23bigmac000094384">Georgia</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094384" href="entry://Georgia%23mq053">1</a>), on the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea; capital of the autonomous republic of Adzharia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Batum</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BAU
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac324819154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BAU</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq082">business as usual.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baud</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of baud" src="word_pronunciations/01945.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔd/ (<em>say</em> bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">a unit for measuring the speed with which electronic data is transmitted, especially in computers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after JME <em>Baudot</em>, 1845–1903, French engineer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baudelaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baudelaire</span></header><div>/boʊdəˈlɛə/ (<em>say</em> bohduh'lair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre Charles</strong> /piˌɛə ʃal/ (<em>say</em> pee.air shahl), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">1821–67, French poet and critic, author of <em>Les Fleurs du Mal</em> (1857).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baudin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baudin</span></header><div>/boʊˈdæ̃/ (<em>say</em> boh'dan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Nicolas Thomas</strong> /nɪkɒˌla tɒˈma/ (<em>say</em> niko.lah to'mah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">c. 1754–1803, French navigator and explorer; led a French expedition to survey the coastline of Australia (New Holland) 1800–03.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bauer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bauer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bauer" src="word_pronunciations/02902.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ferdinand Lukas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">1760–1826, Austrian painter; botanical artist on Matthew Flinders’ expedition to Australia in 1801.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bauera
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac846193039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bauera</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bauera" src="word_pronunciations/01946.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊərə/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a shrub belonging to the endemic Australian genus <em>Bauera</em>, often cultivated for its nodding pink flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from FL <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006099" href="entry://Bauer%23bigmac000006099"><span class="smallcaps">Bauer</span></a> and his brother Franz, 1758–1840, botanical artists]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bauhaus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bauhaus</span><z><span target_id="W1THFxtg5R">n.</span><span target_id="e9jgZNexBC">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaʊhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'bowhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="W1THFxtg5R"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> a school of design established in Weimar in Germany in 1918 by Walter Gropius to create a functional experimental architecture, utilising all the resources of art, science, and technology.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="e9jgZNexBC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq293"> of or relating to this school of design.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: building house; coined by Walter Gropius in 1919]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bauhinia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bauhinia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bauhinia" src="word_pronunciations/01947.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊˈhɪniə/ (<em>say</em> boh'hineeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">any shrub or tree of the genus <em>Bauhinia</em>, family Fabaceae, of tropical regions, now widely cultivated for their variously coloured flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; named after Caspar or Gaspard <em>Bauhin</em>, 1560–1624, and his brother, Jean <em>Bauhin</em>, 1541–1613, Swiss botanists; the two lobes of the leaf exemplify the two brothers]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac565018627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baul</span></header><div>/ˈba-ʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">one of a group of wandering mystic minstrels in Bengal, belonging to a movement begun in ancient times; influential in the work of Rabindranath Tagore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bauld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bauld</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bauld" src="word_pronunciations/01721.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔld/ (<em>say</em> bawld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alison</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">born 1944, Australian composer, especially of works for the theatre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baume
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baume</span></header><div>/boʊm/ (<em>say</em> bohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eric</strong> (<em>Frederick Ehrenfried Baume</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">1900–67, NZ-born journalist, war correspondent, radio and television commentator in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baumé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac446227208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baumé</span></header><div>/ˈboʊmeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohmay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a unit of measurement in the Baumé scale: <em class="example">0.1 Baumé.</em></span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: °Bé, °B Also, <strong class="vs">Baume</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Antoine <em>Baumé</em>, 1728–1804, French pharmacist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bautzen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bautzen</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊtsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bowtsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">a town in south-eastern Germany (formerly in East Germany), on the river Spree; site of Napoleon’s victory over the Prussians and Russians, 1813.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bauxite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bauxite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bauxite" src="word_pronunciations/01949.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔksaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawksuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq618">a rock, the principal ore of aluminium, consisting chiefly of aluminium oxide or hydroxide with various impurities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Les <em>Baux</em>, in southern France + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bavadra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bavadra</span></header><div>/bəˈvændrə/ (<em>say</em> buh'vandruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Timoci</strong> (‘<em>Doc</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">1934–89, Fijian politician; elected prime minister in 1987 as head of multiracial coalition; deposed in the same year by coup that re-established power of the ethnic Fijians.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bavaria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bavaria</span></header><div>/bəˈvɛəriə/ (<em>say</em> buh'vairreeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq911">a state in southern Germany (formerly in West Germany); formerly a kingdom. 70 549 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Munich.</span></div> German, <strong>Bayern</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bavarian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101905679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bavarian</span><z><span target_id="HeCyXOaC1k">adj.</span><span target_id="voZb5jBxVu">n.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈvɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> buh'vairreeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="HeCyXOaC1k"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> of or relating to Bavaria.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="voZb5jBxVu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq280"> a native or inhabitant of Bavaria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> a Germanic language spoken in Bavaria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bavarois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bavarois</span></header><div>/bævaˈrwa/ (<em>say</em> bavah'rwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105114" href="entry://Bavarian%20cream%23bigmac000105114"><strong>Bavarian cream</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: Bavarian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bavette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac462755431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bavette<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/baˈvɛti/ (<em>say</em> bah'vetee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq567"> a type of pasta in the form of long, ribbon-like pieces, similar to but thinner than tagliatelle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq490"> a dish of such pasta often served with a pesto sauce.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, plural of <em>bavetta</em>, little thread, filament]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508699150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bavette<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bæˈvɛt/ (<em>say</em> ba'vet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq477">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac241439903" href="entry://flap%20steak%23bigmac241439903"><strong>flap steak</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bavin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bavin</span></header><div>/ˈbævən/ (<em>say</em> 'bavuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Thomas Rainsford</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">1874–1941, Australian judge and Progressive Party (later Country Party) politician, born in NZ; premier of NSW 1927–30.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bawd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bawd</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bawd" src="word_pronunciations/01945.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔd/ (<em>say</em> bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq639"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> a procuress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq932"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> a female prostitute.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq916"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a pimp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bawde</em>, ? from French <em>baud</em> merry, bold, of Germanic origin; compare Old English <em>bald</em> bold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bawdry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bawdry</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdri/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> promiscuous sexual behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq488"> indecent or lewd talk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100908" href="entry://bawd%23bigmac000100908"><span class="smallcaps">bawd</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064678" href="entry://-ry%23bigmac000064678"><span class="smallcaps">-ry</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bawdy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bawdy</span><z><span target_id="VzA7xj7a3R">adj.</span><span target_id="M5j8t786CY">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bawdy" src="word_pronunciations/01952.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VzA7xj7a3R"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq337"> (<strong class="bold">bawdier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bawdiest</strong>) rollickingly vulgar; lewd.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="M5j8t786CY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq975"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006112" href="entry://bawdry%23bigmac000006112"><strong>bawdry</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bawdily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bawdiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bawl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bawl</span><z><span target_id="4F4bc9ZFf6">v.i.</span><span target_id="Hb6Ztem35y">v.t.</span><span target_id="VgciSMCm9D">n.</span><span target_id="FH7VODrjKz">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bawl" src="word_pronunciations/01953.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔl/ (<em>say</em> bawl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="4F4bc9ZFf6"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> to cry loudly and vigorously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq992"> to cry out loudly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Hb6Ztem35y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq483"> to utter or proclaim by outcry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq718"> to call (wares) for sale.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VgciSMCm9D">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq440"> a loud shout; a wail; an outcry.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FH7VODrjKz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">bawl out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq303"> to yell out loudly.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq954"> to scold: <em class="example">to bawl out the children.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bawl</em>(<em>en</em>), probably from Medieval Latin <em>baulāre</em> bark as a dog; but compare Icelandic <em>baula</em> low as a cow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bawler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bax</span></header><div>/bæks/ (<em>say</em> baks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Arnold Edward Trevor</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">1883–1953, English neo-romantic composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baxter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baxter</span></header><div>/ˈbækstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bakstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq283"> <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>John</strong>)<strong> Philip</strong>, 1905–89, English-born nuclear engineer and chemist in Australia; chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission 1956–72.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq051"> <strong>Rodney James</strong>, born 1940, Australian physicist and academic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bay<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bay" src="word_pronunciations/01955.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪ/ (<em>say</em> bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> a recess or inlet in the shore of a sea or lake between two capes or headlands, not as large as a gulf but larger than a cove.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills or woods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">US</em> an arm of a prairie, extending into woods, and partly surrounded by them.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baye</em>, from Old French <em>baie</em>, from Late Latin <em>baia</em>, of uncertain origin]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bay<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bay" src="word_pronunciations/01956.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪ/ (<em>say</em> bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq935"> the part of a window included between two mullions.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq687"> a recessed space projecting outwards from the line of a wall, as to contain a window.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq299"> a bay window.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq887"> a space or division of a wall, building, etc., between two vertical architectural features or members.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq652"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq21"> a unit of shelving, either single-sided or double-sided.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq291"> the aisle between parallel shelvings as in a library.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq932"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq846"> any portion of an aeroplane set apart by two successive bulkheads or other bracing members.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq011"> a compartment in an aircraft: <em class="example">a bomb bay; </em><em class="example">an engine bay.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq497"> a section of seating in an entertainment venue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq453"> a compartment, as in a barn for storing hay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq961"> a recess or marked-out area set back from the general flow of traffic beside a road or in a car park, one of a number of such spaces allocated to individual vehicles for parking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq458"> the forward part of a ship between decks on either side, formerly often used as a hospital.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>baee</em> an opening, from Late Latin <em>batāre</em> gape]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bay<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="l9g80AQHel">n.</span><span target_id="W0KsVpYosw">v.i.</span><span target_id="ajv3dsogeu">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bay" src="word_pronunciations/01957.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪ/ (<em>say</em> bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l9g80AQHel"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> a deep, prolonged bark, as of a hound or hounds in hunting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> a stand made by a hunted animal to face or repel pursuers, or of a person forced to face a foe or difficulty: <em class="example">to stand at bay; </em><em class="example">be brought to bay.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq446"> the position of the pursuers or foe thus kept off.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W0KsVpYosw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq704"> to bark, especially with a deep prolonged sound, as a hound in hunting.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ajv3dsogeu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq095"> to beset with deep prolonged barking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq962"> to express by barking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq551"> to bring to or hold at bay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>baye</em>(<em>n</em>), aphetic variant of <em>abay</em>, from Old French <em>abaier</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bay<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bay" src="word_pronunciations/01958.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪ/ (<em>say</em> bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq055"> the European laurel, <em>Laurus nobilis</em>, the leaves of which are used in cooking; sweet bay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq835"> a West Indian tree, <em>Pimenta racemosa</em>, whose leaves are used in making bay rum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq771"> any of various laurel-like trees.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq338"> any of several magnolias.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq884"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Archaic</em> an honorary garland or crown bestowed for victory or excellence: <em class="example">to wear the bays.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>baie</em>, from Latin <em>bāca</em>, <em>bacca</em> berry]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bay<sup>5</sup></span><z><span target_id="DZJIJsjbIV">n.</span><span target_id="APeD6ZvsfY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bay" src="word_pronunciations/01959.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪ/ (<em>say</em> bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DZJIJsjbIV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> a reddish-brown colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq902"> a bay horse or animal.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="APeD6ZvsfY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq521"> (of horses, etc.) of the colour bay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bai</em>, from Latin <em>badius</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac377422865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bay</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bay" src="word_pronunciations/01955.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪ/ (<em>say</em> bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Australian History</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">the convict settlement at Botany Bay, NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baya</span></header><div>/ˈbiwa/ (<em>say</em> 'beewah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq528">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac330818408" href="entry://tabla%20bayan%23bigmac330818408"><strong>tabla bayan</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>bāyām</em> left]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bayan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac313480751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bayan</span></header><div>/beɪˈjan/ (<em>say</em> bay'yahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq717">a Russian style of button accordion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after the 12th century Russian bard <em>Boyan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bayard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bayard<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/baˈja/ (<em>say</em> bah'yah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre du Terrail</strong> /piˌɛə dʊ tɛˈraɪ/ (<em>say</em> pee.air doo te'ruy), <strong>Chevalier de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">c. 1473–1524, the heroic French knight ‘without fear and without reproach’.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bayard<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbeɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bayuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">a magical legendary horse in medieval chivalric romances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bai</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006117" href="entry://bay%23bigmac000006117"><span class="smallcaps">bay<sup>5</sup></span></a> + <em>-ard</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003646" href="entry://-ard%23bigmac000003646"><span class="smallcaps">-ard</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BBC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BBC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq902">British Broadcasting Corporation.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Colloquial</em>, <strong class="vs">the Beeb</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BBL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac110884185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BBL<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bi bi ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> bee bee 'el) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">a type of buttocks lift where the lift or shaping effect is created by using fat taken from another part of the body, as opposed to synthetic products.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Brazilian butt lift</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>B</em>(<em>razilian</em>) <em>b</em>(<em>utt</em>) <em>l</em>(<em>ift</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142701094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BBL<sup>2</sup></span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq906">Big Bash League.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BBQ
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BBQ</span><z><span target_id="3w5T3plq7k">n.</span><span target_id="zIsSNPmDvT">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of BBQ" src="word_pronunciations/01810.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbabəkju/ (<em>say</em> 'bahbuhkyooh), /ˈbi bi kju/ (<em>say</em> 'bee bee kyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3w5T3plq7k"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq335"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099379" href="entry://barbecue%23bigmac000099379"><strong>barbecue</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099379" href="entry://barbecue%23mq251">1</a>–<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099379" href="entry://barbecue%23mq761">5</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zIsSNPmDvT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq108"> (<strong class="bold">BBQed</strong>, <strong class="bold">BBQing</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099379" href="entry://barbecue%23bigmac000099379"><strong>barbecue</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099379" href="entry://barbecue%23mq719">6</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">b.b.q</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BBT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112649971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BBT</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac467296961" href="entry://bovine%20theileriosis%23bigmac467296961"><strong>bovine theileriosis</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac467296961" href="entry://bovine%20theileriosis%23mq698">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>b</em>(<em>enign</em>)<em> b</em>(<em>ovine</em>)<em> t</em>(<em>heileriosis</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq712">before Christ: <em class="example">Julius Caesar invaded Britain first in 55 BC.</em></span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <strong>BC</strong> is written after the date. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098280" href="entry://AD%23bigmac000098280"><strong>AD<sup>1</sup></strong></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015267" href="entry://Common%20Era%23bigmac000015267"><strong>Common Era</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BCA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BCA</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> Business Council of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> Bush Church Aid Society.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bcc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bcc</span></header><div>/bi si ˈsi/ (<em>say</em> bee see 'see) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> blind carbon copy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq224"> (in emails) blind courtesy copy.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">b.c.c.</strong></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BCC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac763020564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BCC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq782">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac382934129" href="entry://basal%20cell%20carcinoma%23bigmac382934129"><strong>basal cell carcinoma</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BCE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BCE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq282">before the Common Era: <em class="example">50 BCE.</em></span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015267" href="entry://Common%20Era%23bigmac000015267"><strong>Common Era</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BCG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BCG</span></header><div>/bi si ˈdʒi/ (<em>say</em> bee see 'jee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a strain of attenuated bovine tubercle bacilli, used in immunisation against tuberculosis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104427" href="entry://bacillus%23bigmac000104427"><span class="smallcaps">b(acillus)</span></a> <em>C</em>(<em>almette-</em>)<em>G</em>(<em>uérin</em>), after French microbiologist Leon Charles Albert Calmette (1863–1933) and French veterinarian Camille Guérin (1872–1961), who discovered it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bch</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq884">beach.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BCh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BCh</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq101">Bachelor of Surgery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Baccalaureus Chīrurgiae</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BChD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BChD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq984">Bachelor of Dental Surgery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Baccalaureus Chīrurgiae Dentālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BChE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BChE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq938">Bachelor of Chemical Engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bcm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bcm</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq536">bank cubic metre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BCOF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BCOF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq588">British Commonwealth Occupation Force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BCom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BCom</span></header><div>/bi ˈkɒm/ (<em>say</em> bee 'kom) <div class="def"><span id="mq018">Bachelor of Commerce.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">BComm</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BCV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac737801523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BCV</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq807">(an acronym used to indicate the time before the pandemic COVID-19.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">BC</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>b</em>(<em>efore</em>)<em> c</em>(<em>orona</em>)<em>v</em>(<em>irus</em>), humorous play on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006155" href="entry://BC%23bigmac000006155"><span class="smallcaps">BC</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq833">Bachelor of Divinity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bayer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bayer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bayer" src="word_pronunciations/03414.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Johann</strong> /ˈjoʊhan/ (<em>say</em> 'yohhahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">1572–1625, German astronomer; named several southern constellations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bayern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bayern</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪɜn/ (<em>say</em> 'buyern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091756" href="entry://Bavaria%23bigmac000091756"><strong>Bavaria</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bayesian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac947877752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bayesian</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪziən/ (<em>say</em> 'bayzeeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">of or relating to Bayes’ theorem.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bayle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bayle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bayle" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">1647–1706, French philosopher and critic, noted for his <em>Dictionnaire historique et critique</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baylis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baylis</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪləs/ (<em>say</em> 'bayluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lilian M</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">1874–1937, theatrical manager of the Old Vic and Sadlers Wells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Baynton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Baynton</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪntən/ (<em>say</em> 'bayntuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Barbara Jane</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">1857–1929, Australian author; wrote <em>Bush Studies</em> (1902).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bayonet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bayonet</span><z><span target_id="tuR6qpmzfU">n.</span><span target_id="masyXRwUS8">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bayonet" src="word_pronunciations/01954.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbeɪnət/ (<em>say</em> 'baynuht), /ˈbeɪənət/ (<em>say</em> 'bayuhnuht), /beɪəˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> bayuh'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tuR6qpmzfU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> a stabbing or slashing instrument of steel, made to be attached to or at the muzzle of a rifle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="masyXRwUS8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq642"> (<strong class="bold">bayoneted</strong>, <strong class="bold">bayoneting</strong>) to kill or wound with a bayonet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>baïonette</em>, from <em>Bayonne</em>, in France, where such weapons were first manufactured]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bayonne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bayonne</span></header><div>/baˈjɒn/ (<em>say</em> bah'yon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">a seaport in south-western France, in Gascony in Pyrénées-Atlantique department.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bayou
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bayou</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪju/ (<em>say</em> 'buyyooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bayous</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">(in the southern US) an arm or outlet of a lake, river, etc., especially one which is stagnant or marshy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Cajun, from Choctaw <em>bayuk</em> small stream]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bayreuth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bayreuth</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪrɔɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'buyroyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">a town in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in northern Bavaria: music festivals founded by Richard Wagner.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bayside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac292592184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bayside</span><z><span target_id="Dsvx2Op2nQ">adj.</span><span target_id="Dx66EqVItx">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbeɪsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'baysuyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Dsvx2Op2nQ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq143"> at the edge of a bay: <em class="example">a bayside suburb.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Dx66EqVItx">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq23"> along the edge of a bay: <em class="example">to drive bayside.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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baza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923957806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">baza</span></header><div>/ˈbæzə/ (<em>say</em> 'bazuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">any of various small hawks of the genus <em>Aviceda</em>, ranging from Africa, through South-East Asia to Australasia, such as <strong>Jerdon’s baza</strong>, <em>A. jerdoni</em>, of the eastern Himalayas, or the <strong>Pacific baza</strong>, <em>A. subcristata</em>, an uncommon resident of eastern and northern Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>bāz</em>, from Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bazaar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bazaar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bazaar" src="word_pronunciations/01960.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈza/ (<em>say</em> buh'zah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> a marketplace or quarter containing shops, especially in the Middle East.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> any place where miscellaneous goods are sold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq995"> a sale of miscellaneous articles, as for some charitable purpose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bazar</em>, from Arabic, from Persian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bazillion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885363985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bazillion</span></header><div>/bəˈzɪljən/ (<em>say</em> buh'zilyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a very large number.</span></div><div class="etym"> [fanciful prefix <em>baz-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104144" href="entry://million%23bigmac000104144"><span class="smallcaps">(m)illion</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bazillionth</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bazin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bazin</span></header><div>/baˈzæ̃/ (<em>say</em> bah'zan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>René François Nicolas Marie</strong> /rəˌneɪ frɒ̃ˌswa nɪkoʊˌla maˈri/ (<em>say</em> ruh.nay fron.swah nikoh.lah mah'ree), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">1853–1932, French novelist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bazooka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bazooka</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bazooka" src="word_pronunciations/01961.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈzukə/ (<em>say</em> buh'zoohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq135">a cylindrical rocket-launcher, an individual infantry weapon that fires a rocket capable of penetrating several centimetres of armour plate, used to destroy tanks and other armoured military vehicles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bazoo</em>, from Dutch <em>bazuin</em> trumpet; originally the name of a trombone-like musical instrument]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bazookaman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bazookaman</span></header><div>/bəˈzukəmæn/ (<em>say</em> buh'zoohkuhman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Military</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">the soldier with the special duty of firing the bazooka.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bazooma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac020919139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bazooma</span></header><div>/bəˈzumə/ (<em>say</em> buh'zoohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a female breast.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bazoom</strong>. <div class="etym">[alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008695" href="entry://bosom%23bigmac000008695"><span class="smallcaps">bosom</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BBA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BBA</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq610">Bachelor of Business Administration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BDD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33791006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BDD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq44">body dysmorphic disorder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bdellium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bdellium</span></header><div>/ˈdɛliəm/ (<em>say</em> 'deleeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain plants, as of the genus <em>Commiphora</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq961"> a plant yielding it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq385"> a substance mentioned in the Bible, variously interpreted to mean gum resin, carbuncle, crystal, or pearl.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin (Vulgate) (Genesis 2:12 and Numbers 11:7), from Greek <em>bdellion</em>, translating Hebrew <em>b’dōlakh</em>; replacing Middle English <em>bdelyum</em> (Wyclif)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bdge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bdge</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq067">bridge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BDR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac358818756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BDR</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Australian Army</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq582">bombardier.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BDS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BDS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq403">Bachelor of Dental Surgery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BDSc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BDSc</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq789">Bachelor of Dental Science.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BDSM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac971891813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BDSM</span></header><div>/bi di ɛs ˈɛm/ (<em>say</em> bee dee es 'em) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq197"> sexual practice involving bondage, domination and sadomasochism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> the subculture which adopts these sexual practices.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>b</em>(<em>ondage and discipline</em>), <em>d</em>(<em>omination and submission</em>), <em>s</em>(<em>adism</em>), <em>m</em>(<em>asochism</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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be-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">be-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq365">a prefix of western Germanic origin, meaning ‘about’, ‘around’, ‘all over’, and hence having an intensive and often disparaging force, much used as an English formative of verbs (and their derivatives), as in <em>besiege</em>, <em>becloud</em>, <em>bedaub</em>, <em>beplaster</em>, <em>bepraise</em>, and often serving to form transitive verbs from intransitives or from nouns or adjectives, as in <em>begrudge</em>, <em>belabour</em>, <em>befriend</em>, <em>belittle</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English, unstressed form of <em>bī</em> by]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Be
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Be</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">beryllium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BE</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> British English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> Black English.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq548"> Bachelor of Engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beach</span><z><span target_id="piDqQYwGxJ">n.</span><span target_id="C9VpKNGVVH">v.t.</span><span target_id="Uud8MWBgey">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beach" src="word_pronunciations/01964.mp3"></audio></span>/bitʃ/ (<em>say</em> beech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="piDqQYwGxJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq689"> the sand or loose water-worn pebbles of the seashore.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq487"> that part of the shore of the sea, or of a large river or lake, washed by the tide or waves. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Seven Mile Beach, Illawarra NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Ron Besdansky&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/ozpic+beach.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq578"> <strong>the beach</strong>, the seaside as a place of recreation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>A lot of people in the city go to the beach on a day like today.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim winton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq930"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac739650437" href="entry://beach%20volleyball%23bigmac739650437"><strong>beach volleyball</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="C9VpKNGVVH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to run or haul up (a ship or boat) on the beach.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Uud8MWBgey">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq216"> <strong class="phr">on the beach</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq065"> without a job.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq101"> without money.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [? from Old English <em>bece</em> brook, with sense ‘pebbly course of stream’, hence ‘shingle’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beach</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beach" src="word_pronunciations/01964.mp3"></audio></span>/bitʃ/ (<em>say</em> beech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">1850–1935, Australian sculler, born in England; world champion seven times from 1884.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachcomb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac130408735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachcomb</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃkoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'beechkohm) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">to engage in beachcombing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beacher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beacher</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'beechuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> a wave which carries a surfer to the beach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a miner who works the black iron sands of a beach.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachfront
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachfront</span><z><span target_id="rp6DrlZaXM">n.</span><span target_id="taWxZytjxS">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbitʃfrʌnt/ (<em>say</em> 'beechfrunt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rp6DrlZaXM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq787"> land fronting onto a beach.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="taWxZytjxS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq656"> located on land fronting onto a beach: <em class="example">a beachfront mansion.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachgoer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac673847824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachgoer</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃgoʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'beechgohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">a person who goes to the beach, especially regularly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachhead</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beachhead" src="word_pronunciations/01963.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitʃhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'beechhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">the area of lodgement which is the first objective of a military force landing on an enemy shore.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beachley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac155836999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beachley</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃli/ (<em>say</em> 'beechlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Layne Collette</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq69">born 1972, Australian surfer; world champion seven times 1998–2003, 2006.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachmaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac43375909"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachmaster</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃmastə/ (<em>say</em> 'beechmahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq540"> a naval officer assigned to a stretch of shore to supervise the landing of troops or supplies.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq740"> a dominant breeding male seal who controls a territory, such as a beach, with its breeding females, by show of superior strength.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beaker</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beaker" src="word_pronunciations/01969.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbikə/ (<em>say</em> 'beekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq016"> a large drinking vessel with a wide mouth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> the contents of a beaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq387"> a flat-bottomed cylindrical vessel usually having a pouring lip, used in laboratories.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>biker</em>, from Old Norse <em>bikarr</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>bicarium</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057047" href="entry://pitcher%23bigmac000057047"><span class="smallcaps">pitcher<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac009736986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaker</span></header><div>/ˈbikə/ (<em>say</em> 'beekuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">of or relating to the Bell Beaker people: <em class="example">Beaker culture; </em><em class="example">Beaker artefacts; </em><em class="example">Beaker people.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beal</span></header><div>/bil/ (<em>say</em> beel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009876" href="entry://bull%23bigmac000009876"><strong>bull<sup>6</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beale</span></header><div>/bil/ (<em>say</em> beel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Octavius Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq579">1850–1930, Australian piano manufacturer, born in Ireland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beam</span><z><span target_id="l9MJuf7lXD">n.</span><span target_id="tNoGwQOefk">v.t.</span><span target_id="dVMqx541L4">v.i.</span><span target_id="BAGYyoxpZN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beam" src="word_pronunciations/01972.mp3"></audio></span>/bim/ (<em>say</em> beem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="l9MJuf7lXD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq347"> a thick, long piece of timber, shaped for structural use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq994"> a similar piece of metal, stone, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq020"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> one of the main horizontal supporting members in a building or the like, as for supporting a roof or floor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Shipbuilding</em> one of the strong transverse pieces of timber or metal stretching across a ship to support the deck, hold the sides in place, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq641"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq992"> the side of a vessel, or the direction at right angles to the keel, with reference to the wind, sea, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq969"> the greatest breadth of a ship.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq604"> the widest part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq817"> an oscillating lever of a steam engine, transferring the motion from piston rod to crankshaft.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq176"> a roller or cylinder in a loom, on which the warp is wound before weaving.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq567"> a similar cylinder on which cloth is wound as it is woven.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq680"> the transverse bar of a balance from the ends of which the scales or pans are suspended.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq027"> a ray, or bundle of parallel rays, of light or other radiation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq462"> the angle at which a microphone or loudspeaker functions best.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq095"> the cone-shaped range of effective use of a microphone or loudspeaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq695"> a gleam; suggestion: <em class="example">a beam of hope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> a signal transmitted along a narrow course, used to guide pilots through darkness, bad weather, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="tNoGwQOefk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq128"> to emit in or as in beams or rays.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Radio</em> to transmit (a signal) on a narrow beam.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dVMqx541L4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq848"> to emit beams, as of light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq656"> to look or smile radiantly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BAGYyoxpZN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="18"><span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">broad in the beam</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a person) very wide across the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="19"> <span id="mq979"> <strong class="phr">fly </strong>(or <strong class="phr">ride</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the beam</strong>, <em class="label">Radio</em>, <em class="label">Aeronautics</em> to be guided by a radio beam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="20"> <span id="mq670"> <strong class="phr">off </strong>(<strong class="phr">the</strong>)<strong class="phr"> beam</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq804"> not on the course indicated by a radio beam.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq270"> wrong; incorrect; out of touch with the situation.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq983"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> crazy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="21"> <span id="mq268"> <strong class="phr">on the beam</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> at right angles with the keel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq061"> on the course indicated by a radio beam.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq486"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> just right; exact; correct; in touch with the situation.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beem</em>, Old English <em>bēam</em> tree, piece of wood, ray of light] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beamed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beamless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beamer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beamer</span></header><div>/ˈbimə/ (<em>say</em> 'beemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">a full toss, usually fast, which goes towards the head of the person batting.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beam ball</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beamie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac738216858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beamie</span></header><div>/ˈbimi/ (<em>say</em> 'beemee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Qld Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">a children’s ball game played underneath a highset house, the thrower pitching the ball to hit a beam and return; if the thrower misses the beam the other player claims the ball.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098568" href="entry://beam%23bigmac000098568"><span class="smallcaps">beam</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098568" href="entry://beam%23mq020">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beaming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beaming</span></header><div>/ˈbimɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beeming) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">radiant; bright; cheerful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beamingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beamon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac566208544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beamon</span></header><div>/ˈbɛmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bemuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bob</strong> (<em>Robert Beamon</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">born 1946, US athlete, noted for the long jump; held world record 1968–91.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beamwidth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beamwidth</span></header><div>/ˈbimwɪdθ/ (<em>say</em> 'beemwidth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">a measurement of the area in which a directional transmitting device is effective, commonly taken to be the angle formed by the transmitter and any two points equidistant from it, at which the power received is half the maximum value receivable at that distance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beamy</span></header><div>/ˈbimi/ (<em>say</em> 'beemee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">beamier</strong>, <strong class="bold">beamiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> emitting beams, as of light; radiant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq231"> broad in the beam, as a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> having antlers, as a stag.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bean</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bean" src="word_pronunciations/01978.mp3"></audio></span>/bin/ (<em>say</em> been) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles Edwin Woodrow</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">1879–1968, Australian journalist and historian; as official war historian compiled and partly wrote the 12-volume <em>Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–18</em> (1921–42). <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Captain CEW Bean standing on a pyramid in Egypt on New Year&amp;#8217;s Day 1915. Beneath him is Mena Camp.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Bean_G01658.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Australian war correspondent CEW Bean, painted by George Lambert in 1924 after his return from accompanying the 1919 Australian Historical Mission to Gallipoli. The mission was headed by Bean. The portrait depicts Bean wearing an army greatcoat and holding a pencil and notebook.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Bean_ART07545.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Charles Bean</strong> was born in Bathurst, NSW and worked as a lawyer before joining the <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em> as a journalist. As the official war correspondent, and holding the honorary rank of captain, Bean accompanied the Australian troops throughout the entire course of World War I, from the landing at Anzac Cove to the breaking of the Hindenburg Line, frequently visiting the front line to witness battles first hand. In 1919 he was appointed official historian by the Commonwealth government, and contracted to write a six-volume history of the AIF at Gallipoli and in France and to edit a further five volumes by other writers – the history was finally published in 12 volumes, with Bean writing the last, summary volume. This work did much to create the Anzac legend. His other works include <em>In Your Hands Australians</em> (1919), <em>War Aims of a Plain Australian</em> (1943), <em>Anzac to Amiens</em> (1946), <em>Gallipoli Mission</em> (1948) and <em>Two Men I Knew</em> (1957), as well as three books on outback life, based on his early articles. Bean also played a key role in the establishment of the Australian War Memorial.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaney</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beaney" src="word_pronunciations/01977.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbini/ (<em>say</em> 'beenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James George</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">1828–91, English surgeon and politician in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beanfeast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beanfeast</span></header><div>/ˈbinfist/ (<em>say</em> 'beenfeest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">a festivity; celebration; a lavish feast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the annual feast given in the 1800s by British employers to their employees, at which a bean dish was a specialty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beanie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beanie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beanie" src="word_pronunciations/01977.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbini/ (<em>say</em> 'beenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">a small close-fitting knitted cap, often having a pompom or other decoration on top.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104658" href="entry://bean%23bigmac000104658"><span class="smallcaps">bean</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104658" href="entry://bean%23mq090">5</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beano</span></header><div>/ˈbinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'beenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">a beanfeast: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>An’ then we ’as a beano up at Mar’s – A slap-up feed, wiv wine an’ two big geese.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1915</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beanpole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beanpole</span></header><div>/ˈbinpoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'beenpohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> a tall pole for a bean plant to climb on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a tall, lanky person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beanstalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beanstalk</span></header><div>/ˈbinstɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'beenstawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> the stem of a bean plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq509"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006232" href="entry://beanpole%23bigmac000006232"><strong>beanpole</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006232" href="entry://beanpole%23mq220">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beachmere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beachmere</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃmɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'beechmear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a town in south-eastern Qld on Moreton Bay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachwear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac718869266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachwear</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'beechwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">clothing suitable for wearing at the beach.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beachworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beachworm</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'beechwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq901"> any of various polychaetous annelids of the family Onuphidae, especially the kingworm and the slimy, that live in sandy beaches, and can be attracted to the surface by the stimulus of food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq992"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030169" href="entry://giant%20beachworm%23bigmac000030169"><strong>giant beachworm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beacon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beacon</span><z><span target_id="oLpAXiIPD9">n.</span><span target_id="RU4IbrdIHJ">v.t.</span><span target_id="PntJaF1SGz">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beacon" src="word_pronunciations/01965.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbikən/ (<em>say</em> 'beekuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oLpAXiIPD9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> a guiding or warning signal, such as a fire, especially one on a pole, tower, hill, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> a tower or hill used for such purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq333"> a lighthouse, signal buoy, etc., on a coast or over dangerous spots at sea to warn and guide vessels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq913"> a radio beacon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq285"> any person, thing, or act that warns or guides.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RU4IbrdIHJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq197"> to serve as a beacon to; guide: <em class="example">the kindly light that beacons me on.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq839"> to furnish or mark with beacons.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="PntJaF1SGz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq076"> to serve or shine as a beacon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beken</em>, Old English <em>bēac</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>n</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beaconless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaconsfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaconsfield<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbikənzfild/ (<em>say</em> 'beekuhnzfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>1st Earl of</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020967" href="entry://Disraeli%23bigmac000020967"><strong>Disraeli</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaconsfield<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbikənzfild/ (<em>say</em> 'beekuhnzfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a town in northern Tasmania, on the Tamar River; goldmining; 2006 mining accident in which one miner died and two were rescued after fourteen days.</span></div> Formerly (until 1870), <strong>Cabbage Tree Hill</strong>; (1870–79), <strong>Brandy Creek</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006199" href="#bigmac000006199"><span class="smallcaps">Beaconsfield<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bead</span><z><span target_id="C0OIRzjIqX">n.</span><span target_id="5xsGUFhrtR">v.t.</span><span target_id="G1zse5pSzS">v.i.</span><span target_id="PMMTnFp6Dj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bead" src="word_pronunciations/01967.mp3"></audio></span>/bid/ (<em>say</em> beed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="C0OIRzjIqX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> a small ball of glass, pearl, wood, etc., with a hole through it, strung with others like it, and used as an ornament or in a rosary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> (<em>plural</em>) a necklace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq392"> (<em>plural</em>) a rosary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq517"> any small globular or cylindrical body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq354"> a bubble rising through effervescent liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq126"> a mass of such bubbles on the surface of a liquid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq288"> a drop of liquid: <em class="example">beads of sweat; </em><em class="example">beads of dew.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq264"> the front sight of a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq630"> <em class="label">US</em> aim: <em class="example">to take a bead on a target.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq404"> Also, <strong class="vs">beading</strong>. <em class="label">Architecture</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq984"> a narrow convex moulding, usually more or less semicircular in section.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq499"> any of various pieces similar in some sections to this type of moulding.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq795"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> a globule of borax or some other flux, supported on a platinum wire, in which a small amount of some substance is heated in a flame as a test for its constituents, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq563"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> the rounded mass of refined metal obtained by cupellation.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5xsGUFhrtR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq753"> to ornament with beads.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="G1zse5pSzS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq097"> to form beads; form in beads or drops.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="PMMTnFp6Dj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq814"> <strong class="phr">say </strong>(or <strong class="phr">tell</strong>)<strong class="phr"> </strong>(or <strong class="phr">count</strong>)<strong class="phr"> one’s beads</strong>, to say prayers and count them off by means of the beads on the rosary.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bede</em> prayer, rosary bead, aphetic variant of <em>ibed</em>, Old English <em>gebed</em> prayer] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beaded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beadlike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beadhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beadhouse</span></header><div>/ˈbidhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'beed-hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">(formerly) an almshouse whose beneficiaries were required to pray for the founder.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bedehouse</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098567" href="entry://bead%23bigmac000098567"><span class="smallcaps">bead</span></a> (in obsolete sense ‘prayer’) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102543" href="entry://house%23bigmac000102543"><span class="smallcaps">house<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beading</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beading" src="word_pronunciations/01966.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbidɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beeding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq486"> material composed of or adorned with beads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> narrow lacelike trimming.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq821"> narrow openwork trimming through which ribbon may be run.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq785"> a narrow ornamental strip of wood used on walls, furniture, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq400"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098567" href="entry://bead%23bigmac000098567"><strong>bead</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098567" href="entry://bead%23mq404">10</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beadle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beadle</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> /ˈbidl/ (<em>say</em> 'beedl) <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> a parish officer having various subordinate duties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> /bəˈdɛl/ (<em>say</em> buh'del) Also, <strong class="vs">bedel</strong>, <strong class="vs">bedell</strong>. in universities, an official bearing a mace on ceremonial occasions, formerly one who marshalled academic processions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [south-eastern Middle English <em>bedel</em>, Old English <em>bydel</em> court official, herald]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beadledom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beadledom</span></header><div>/ˈbidldəm/ (<em>say</em> 'beedlduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq609">a stupid show or exercise of authority, as by subordinate officials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beadman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac740507693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beadman</span></header><div>/ˈbidmən/ (<em>say</em> 'beedmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Darren</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">born 1965, Australian champion jockey; has twice ridden the winner of the Melbourne Cup.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beadroll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beadroll</span></header><div>/ˈbidroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'beedrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq714"> a list of persons to be prayed for, formerly used in the Roman Catholic Church.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq589"> any list or catalogue.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098567" href="entry://bead%23bigmac000098567"><span class="smallcaps">bead</span></a> (in obsolete sense ‘prayer’) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104516" href="entry://roll%23bigmac000104516"><span class="smallcaps">roll</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104516" href="entry://roll%23mq286">38</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beadsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beadsman</span></header><div>/ˈbidzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'beedzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beadsmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> a man who prays for someone else, as a duty, and especially when paid for it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> a male inmate of a poorhouse.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bedesman</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098567" href="entry://bead%23bigmac000098567"><span class="smallcaps">bead</span></a> (in obsolete sense ‘prayer’) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beadswoman</strong> /ˈbidzwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'beedzwoomuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beadwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beadwork</span></header><div>/ˈbidwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'beedwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> ornamental work made of or with beads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> beading.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beady
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beady</span></header><div>/ˈbidi/ (<em>say</em> 'beedee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">beadier</strong>, <strong class="bold">beadiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq530"> beadlike; small, globular, and glittering: <em class="example">beady eyes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq921"> covered with or full of beads.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beagle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beagle" src="word_pronunciations/01968.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbigəl/ (<em>say</em> 'beeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">one of a breed of small hounds with short legs and drooping ears, used especially in hunting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>begle</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beagle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beagle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beagle" src="word_pronunciations/01968.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbigəl/ (<em>say</em> 'beeguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>HMS</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">a British ship much used for surveying in the Southern Hemisphere; used in the investigation of Australia’s north-western coastline, and Bass Strait; Charles Darwin was the official scientist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beak<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beak" src="word_pronunciations/01970.mp3"></audio></span>/bik/ (<em>say</em> beek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq726"> the horny bill of a bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> the membranous mouthparts of the platypus and protruding jaws of certain whales and dolphins.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq335"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person’s nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq991"> anything beak-like or ending in a point, as the lip of a pitcher or a beaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq258"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a narrowed or prolonged tip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq934"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a powerful construction of metal, or of timber sheathed with metal forming a part of the bow of many older-type warships, for ramming an enemy’s ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq654"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> a little pendent fillet, with a channel behind it forming a drip and preventing water from trickling down the faces of lower architectural members.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beke</em>, from Old French <em>bec</em>, from Latin <em>beccus</em>, of Celtic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beaked</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beakless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beaky</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beak<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beak" src="word_pronunciations/01971.mp3"></audio></span>/bik/ (<em>say</em> beek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> a magistrate; judge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq932"> schoolmaster.</span></div><div class="etym"> [16th-century British thieves’ slang <em>beck</em> constable; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bear</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bear" src="word_pronunciations/01827.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛə/ (<em>say</em> bair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093723" href="entry://Great%20Bear%23bigmac000093723"><strong>Great Bear</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bearcat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244339463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bearcat</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəkæt/ (<em>say</em> 'bairkat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007287" href="entry://binturong%23bigmac000007287"><strong>binturong</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beard</span><z><span target_id="vR4jWhFpcS">n.</span><span target_id="eHNSSY6MHc">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beard" src="word_pronunciations/01985.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪəd/ (<em>say</em> beard) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vR4jWhFpcS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq848"> the growth of hair on the face of an adult male, sometimes exclusive of the moustache.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> a tuft, growth, or part resembling or suggesting a human beard, as the tuft of long hairs on the lower jaw of a goat, or a cluster of fine, hair-like feathers at the base of the beak of certain birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq853"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a tuft or growth of awns or the like, as in wheat, barley, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq263"> a barb or catch on an arrow, fishhook, knitting needle, crochet hook, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq183"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the part of a type which connects the face with the shoulder of the body; the neck.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq166"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who accompanies someone of the opposite sex to a social function, for the purpose of concealing the latter’s homosexuality.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eHNSSY6MHc">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq557"> to seize, or pull the beard of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq101"> to oppose boldly; defy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq397"> to supply with a beard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>berd</em>, Old English <em>beard</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bearded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beardless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beardlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beardie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beardie<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beardie" src="word_pronunciations/01984.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪədi/ (<em>say</em> 'beardee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">a variety of sheepdog with very long hair; bearded collie.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beardie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beardie" src="word_pronunciations/01984.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪədi/ (<em>say</em> 'beardee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beardie</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">beardies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042743" href="entry://ling%23bigmac000042743"><strong>ling<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042743" href="entry://ling%23mq716">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beardsley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beardsley</span></header><div>/ˈbɪədzli/ (<em>say</em> 'beardzlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Aubrey Vincent</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">1872–98, English illustrator, noted for his black-and-white Art Nouveau style drawings.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beardy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beardy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beardy" src="word_pronunciations/01984.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪədi/ (<em>say</em> 'beardee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beardies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">any plant of the terrestrial orchid genus <em>Calochilus</em> of Australia, NZ, and New Caledonia, with a labellum covered with long, dense, bright red hairs; Father Christmas.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beard orchid</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bearer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bearer</span></header><div>/ˈbɛərə/ (<em>say</em> 'bairruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq430"> a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq825"> (formerly, in the colonial period in India, Africa, etc.) an indigenous servant of a European person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq601"> <em class="label">Indian English</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq421"> a domestic servant.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq255"> a waiter.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq294"> someone who presents an order for money or goods.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq985"> a beam of wood which is of suitable strength and thickness to carry weight, as of flooring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq127"> a tree or plant that yields fruit or flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq309"> the holder of rank or office.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq026"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053954" href="entry://pallbearer%23bigmac000053954"><strong>pallbearer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101237" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101237"><span class="smallcaps">bear<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bearing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bearing</span><z><span target_id="dztYLOq7I9">n.</span><span target_id="9uXZHBsAyi">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bearing" src="word_pronunciations/01986.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bairring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dztYLOq7I9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> the manner in which one bears or carries oneself, including posture, gestures, etc.: <em class="example">a person of dignified bearing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq468"> the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: <em class="example">a tree past bearing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq782"> that which is produced; a crop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq926"> the act of enduring or capacity to endure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq232"> (sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) reference, relation, or relevance: <em class="example">some bearing on the problem.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq861"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq530"> a supporting part, as in a structure.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq407"> the contact area between a load-carrying member and its support.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq828"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a part in which a journal, pivot, or the like, turns or moves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq755"> <em class="label">Geography</em> a horizontal angle measured from 0° to 90° fixing the direction of a line with respect to either the north or south direction. <strong>True bearings</strong> are referred to the true north direction, <strong>magnetic bearings</strong> to magnetic north (or south).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq230"> (<em>often plural</em>) direction or relative position, determined by reference to known points: <em class="example">the pilot took his bearings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> any single device on a coat of arms; a charge.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9uXZHBsAyi">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq583"> <strong class="phr">get one’s bearings</strong>, to establish one’s position in or as in relation to one’s environment, circumstances, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq272"> <strong class="phr">lose one’s bearings</strong>, to become lost, especially by losing one’s sense of relative position in or as in a particular environment, set of circumstances, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101237" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101237"><span class="smallcaps">bear<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bearish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bearish</span></header><div>/ˈbɛərɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bairrish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> like a bear; rough; burly; morose; rude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq055"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> unfavourable and tending to cause a decline in price.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bearishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bearishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bearpit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bearpit</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəpɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bairpit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> an arena for fierce political debate, as a parliament or a council chamber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq322"> any scene of fierce competition, as a sporting arena, the floor of the stock exchange, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the past sense of <em>bearpit</em> as a place set apart for the sport of bear-baiting, also used for other rough sports]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bearskin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bearskin</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəskɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bairskin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> the skin or pelt of a bear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> a tall black fur cap worn ceremonially by some regiments of soldiers, especially in Britain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq455"> a coarse, shaggy woollen cloth for overcoats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beast</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beast" src="word_pronunciations/01990.mp3"></audio></span>/bist/ (<em>say</em> beest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq354"> any animal except a human being, especially a large four-footed animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq603"> a single cow, steer, bullock, etc., raised for meat production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq646"> the animal nature common to humans and non-humans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq959"> a coarse, filthy, or otherwise beast-like human.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq542"> (<em>upper case</em>) <em class="label">Bible</em> Antichrist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq314"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an impressive motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq36"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who performs a spectacular feat; daredevil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq083"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who is of an intimidatingly large stature.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beste</em>, from Old French, from Late Latin <em>besta</em>, variant of Latin <em>bestia</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The term <em>cattle</em> has no general singular form and so <em>beast</em> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088165" href="#mq603">2</a>) has been used to fulfil this function.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beastie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beastie</span></header><div>/ˈbisti/ (<em>say</em> 'beestee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">an animal, especially an insect: <em class="example">a strange little beastie with red spots.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beastings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beastings</span></header><div>/ˈbistɪŋs/ (<em>say</em> 'beestings) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006458" href="entry://beestings%23bigmac000006458"><strong>beestings</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beastly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beastly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beastly" src="word_pronunciations/01989.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbistli/ (<em>say</em> 'beestlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">beastlier</strong>, <strong class="bold">beastliest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> of or like a beast; bestial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> nasty; disagreeable.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beastliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beaten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beaten</span><z><span target_id="KMejKFc5iS">adj.</span><span target_id="XZlP64HzQR">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbitn/ (<em>say</em> 'beetn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KMejKFc5iS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq094"> having undergone blows; hammered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq782"> defeated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq736"> exhausted.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="XZlP64HzQR">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq715"> <strong class="phr">the beaten track</strong>, the path that is much used and therefore well trodden and obvious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104699" href="entry://beat%23bigmac000104699"><span class="smallcaps">beat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beater" src="word_pronunciations/02226.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitə/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> a person or thing that beats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> an implement or device for beating something: <em class="example">an egg beater.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Hunting</em> someone who rouses game from cover.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beatific
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beatific</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beatific" src="word_pronunciations/01991.mp3"></audio></span>/biəˈtɪfɪk/ (<em>say</em> beeuh'tifik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> bestowing blessedness or beatitude: <em class="example">a beatific gesture.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq008"> blissful: <em class="example">a beatific vision; </em><em class="example">a beatific smile.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>beātificus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beatifically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beatification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beatification</span></header><div>/biˌætəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> bee.atuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> the act of beatifying.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq469"> the state of being beatified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq672"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> the official act of the pope whereby a deceased person is declared to be beatified, a necessary preliminary to being canonised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beatify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beatify</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beatify" src="word_pronunciations/01992.mp3"></audio></span>/biˈætəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> bee'atuhfuy) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">beatified</strong>, <strong class="bold">beatifying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq518"> to make blissfully happy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq110"> <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed, and thus entitled to specific religious honour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>béatifier</em>, from Latin <em>beātificāre</em> make happy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beatitude
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beatitude</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beatitude" src="word_pronunciations/01993.mp3"></audio></span>/biˈætətjud/ (<em>say</em> bee'atuhtyoohd), /-tʃud/ (<em>say</em> -choohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq120"> (<em>often upper case</em>) <em class="label">Christianity</em> any one of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Christ in the Sermon on the Mount, as ‘Blessed are the poor’.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>beātitūdo</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beatles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beatles</span></header><div>/ˈbitlz/ (<em>say</em> 'beetlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">British band, formed in 1959, generally considered one of the most popular and influential of pop groups; members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr; before 1962 the group included Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best.</span></div> See John <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042068" href="entry://Lennon%23bigmac000042068"><strong>Lennon</strong></a>, Paul <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044100" href="entry://McCartney%23bigmac000044100"><strong>McCartney</strong></a>, George <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033083" href="entry://Harrison%23bigmac000033083"><strong>Harrison</strong></a>, Ringo <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000071763" href="entry://Starr%23bigmac000071763"><strong>Starr</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beatnik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beatnik</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beatnik" src="word_pronunciations/01994.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitnɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'beetnik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq836"> a member of the beat generation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq203"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who avoids traditional conventions of behaviour, dress, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006273" href="entry://beat%20generation%23bigmac000006273"><span class="smallcaps">beat (generation)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac043734054" href="entry://-nik%23bigmac043734054"><span class="smallcaps">-nik</span></a> by analogy with <em>sputnik</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaton</span></header><div>/ˈbitn/ (<em>say</em> 'beetn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Cecil Walter Hardy</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">1904–80, English photographer and designer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beatrice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beatrice</span></header><div>/ˈbiətrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'beeuhtruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">(in Dante’s <em>Vita Nuova</em> and <em>Commedia Divina</em>) a symbolic figure developed from the woman of Dante’s love on earth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beatrix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beatrix</span></header><div>/ˈbiətrɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'beeuhtriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">born 1938, queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to her abdication in 2013.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beattie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac321617129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beattie</span></header><div>/ˈbiti/ (<em>say</em> 'beetee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Peter Douglas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">born 1952, Australian state Labor politician; premier of Qld 1998–2007.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beatty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beatty</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq764"> /ˈbiti/ (<em>say</em> 'beetee) <strong>David</strong> (<em>1st Earl of the North Sea and of Brooksby</em>), 1871–1936, British admiral during World War I.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> /ˈbeɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'baytee) <strong>Warren</strong> (<em>Warren Beaty</em>), born 1937, US film actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beau</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beau" src="word_pronunciations/02005.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beaus</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beau" src="word_pronunciations/02006.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊz/ (<em>say</em> bohz) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">beaux</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beau" src="word_pronunciations/02005.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beau" src="word_pronunciations/02006.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊz/ (<em>say</em> bohz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> a boyfriend or lover of a girl or woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq209"> an escort of a girl or woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a dandy; fop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, noun use of <em>beau</em> (earlier <em>bel</em>) handsome, from Latin <em>bellus</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098051" href="entry://belle%23bigmac000098051"><span class="smallcaps">belle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaudesert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096169"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaudesert</span></header><div>/boʊˈdɛzət/ (<em>say</em> boh'dezuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">a town and shire in south-eastern Qld in the Logan River valley.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaufort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaufort</span></header><div>/ˈboʊfət/ (<em>say</em> 'bohfuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">a town in central Victoria, west of Melbourne.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Sir Francis <em>Beaufort</em>, 1774–1857, British admiral]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaujolais
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaujolais</span></header><div>/boʊʒɒˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> bohzho'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq645"> a light red or white wine from the Beaujolais region of south-western France, in Burgundy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> (in unofficial use) a similar light red wine.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098273" href="entry://champagne%23bigmac000098273"><strong>champagne</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaumarchais
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaumarchais</span></header><div>/boʊmaˈʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> bohmah'shay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre Augustin Caron de</strong> /piɛə oʊguˈstæ̃ kaˈrɒ̃ də/ (<em>say</em> peeair ohgooh'stan kah'ron duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq284">1732–99, French dramatist, best known for <em>The Barber of Seville</em> and <em>The Marriage of Figaro</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaumont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaumont<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊmɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'bohmont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Francis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">1584–1616, English dramatist; collaborated with John Fletcher.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaumont<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊmɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'bohmont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq376">a town in the US, in south-eastern Texas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaune</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beaune" src="word_pronunciations/02758.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊn/ (<em>say</em> bohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">a town in eastern France, in Côte d’Or department; an important wine-trading centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaurepaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaurepaire</span></header><div>/ˈboʊrəpɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohruhpair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> <strong>Dame Beryl Edith</strong>, 1923–2018, Australian community worker and Liberal Party activist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq622"> her father-in-law, <strong>Sir Frank</strong> (<em>Francis Joseph Edmund Beaurepaire</em>), 1891–1956, Australian Olympic swimmer and industrialist.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Frank Beaurepaire</strong> won his first Victorian swimming title at the age of 14. He competed in the London Olympic Games of 1908 but, as in subsequent Olympics, did not win first place in any event. In 1910 he set twelve Australian and four world records and won seven English titles. In the 1920s Beaurepaire established a tyre business and in the 1940s began producing electric cables. He became a Melbourne city councillor in 1928 and was later lord mayor (1940–42). He was knighted in 1942 and served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1942–52).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beaut</span><z><span target_id="icf6dmN7GF">adj.</span><span target_id="M2wXSKKt0J">adv.</span><span target_id="V4NS9wOIWU">interj.</span><span target_id="LGZHkeGLBv">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beaut" src="word_pronunciations/02004.mp3"></audio></span>/bjut/ (<em>say</em> byooht) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="icf6dmN7GF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> fine; good: <em class="example">a beaut car; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>Hughie’s beaut, thought the boy, feeling a surge of affection for Hughie</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">randolph stow</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1965</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="M2wXSKKt0J">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq305"> excellently: <em class="example">she danced beaut.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="V4NS9wOIWU">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq881"> Also, <strong class="vs">you beaut</strong>. (an exclamation of approval, delight, enthusiasm, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LGZHkeGLBv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq001"> Also, <strong class="vs">beauty</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq556"> something successful or highly valued.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq834"> a pleasant, agreeable, trustworthy person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq718"> (<em>ironic</em>) a person who has done something despicable.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1860s); shortened form of <em>beauty</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beautness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beauteous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beauteous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beauteous" src="word_pronunciations/01998.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbjutiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohteeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">beautiful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beauteously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beauteousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beautiful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beautiful</span><z><span target_id="eJB0xYzJum">adj.</span><span target_id="UUnyAqTb2l">interj.</span><span target_id="xGPS7XJkxX">n.</span><span target_id="YLTlpVOAAJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beautiful" src="word_pronunciations/02000.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbjutəfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohtuhfool), /-fəl/ (<em>say</em> -fuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eJB0xYzJum"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> having or exhibiting beauty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq301"> very pleasant: <em class="example">a beautiful meal.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq975"> perfect: <em class="example">a beautiful example.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="UUnyAqTb2l">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq802"> (an exclamation of approval, delight, enthusiasm, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xGPS7XJkxX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq440"> <strong>the beautiful</strong>, an aesthetic or philosophical concept of beauty.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YLTlpVOAAJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq313"> <strong class="phr">the beautiful people</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq147"> a fashionable social set of wealthy, well-groomed, usually young people.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq422"> hippies.</span></div></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beautifully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beautify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beautify</span><z><span target_id="JFQjA7IU1F">v.t.</span><span target_id="nYf7rfadpA">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beautify" src="word_pronunciations/02001.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbjutəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohtuhfuy) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">beautified</strong>, <strong class="bold">beautifying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JFQjA7IU1F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> to decorate, adorn or make more beautiful: <em class="example">a plan to beautify the city.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nYf7rfadpA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq768"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to become beautiful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101129" href="entry://beauty%23bigmac000101129"><span class="smallcaps">beauty</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029109" href="entry://-fy%23bigmac000029109"><span class="smallcaps">-fy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beautification</strong> /bjutəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> byoohtuhfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beautifier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beauvoir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beauvoir</span></header><div>/boʊˈvwa/ (<em>say</em> boh'vwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Simone de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">1908–86, French existentialist novelist, essayist and feminist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beaux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beaux</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beaux" src="word_pronunciations/02005.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beaux" src="word_pronunciations/02006.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊz/ (<em>say</em> bohz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">a plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098569" href="entry://beau%23bigmac000098569"><strong>beau</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaux</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beaux" src="word_pronunciations/02005.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cecilia</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">1863–1942, US academic portrait painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beaver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beaver</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beaver" src="word_pronunciations/02007.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbivə/ (<em>say</em> 'beevuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bruce</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">1928–2004, Australian poet and novelist; collections of poems include <em>Letters to Live Poets</em> (1966) and <em>Lauds and Plaints</em> (1967–72).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beazley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beazley</span></header><div>/ˈbizli/ (<em>say</em> 'beezlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kim Christian</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq905">born 1948, Australian federal Labor politician; leader of the opposition 1996–2001, 2005–06; governor of WA 2018–22.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BEc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BEc</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq016">Bachelor of Economics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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becalm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">becalm</span></header><div>/bəˈkam/ (<em>say</em> buh'kahm), /biˈkam/ (<em>say</em> bee'kahm) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> (<em>usually in past participle</em>) to halt (a ship, etc.) through lack of wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> to calm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088114" href="entry://calm%23bigmac000088114"><span class="smallcaps">calm</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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became
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">became</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of became" src="word_pronunciations/02011.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈkeɪm/ (<em>say</em> buh'kaym) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006341" href="entry://become%23bigmac000006341"><strong>become</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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because
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">because</span><z><span target_id="DkMcDf3vsl">conj.</span><span target_id="mnki4z2o3A">interj.</span><span target_id="FnwlGEhiGo">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of because" src="word_pronunciations/02013.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈkɔz/ (<em>say</em> buh'kawz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of because" src="word_pronunciations/02014.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈkɒz/ (<em>say</em> -'koz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of because" src="word_pronunciations/02012.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="DkMcDf3vsl"><em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq079"> for the reason that; due to the fact that: <em class="example">the game was abandoned because it rained.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (followed by a reason which is given elliptically to be understood in the context of a shared understanding between the speaker and the listener): <em class="example">because reasons; </em><em class="example">because because; </em><em class="example">because yay; </em><em class="example">because want.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="mnki4z2o3A">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an emphatic enforcement of a command): <em class="example">Do it! Why? Because!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FnwlGEhiGo">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq957"> <strong class="phr">because of</strong>, by reason of; on account of: <em class="example">the game was abandoned because of rain.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bi cause</em> by cause; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088695" href="#mq553">2</a> a doge usage. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac610329916" href="entry://doge%23bigmac610329916"><span class="smallcaps">doge<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beccafico
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beccafico</span></header><div>/bɛkəˈfikoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bekuh'feekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beccaficos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">any of several small European birds, especially the garden warbler, <em>Sylvia hortensis</em>, esteemed as a delicacy in Italy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: <em>becca</em>(<em>re</em>) peck + <em>fico</em> fig]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bechance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bechance<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="1bLR09iXlA">v.i.</span><span target_id="U370IUwED5">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈtʃæns/ (<em>say</em> buh'chans), /-ˈtʃans/ (<em>say</em> -'chahns) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bechanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">bechancing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1bLR09iXlA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq795"> to happen; chance.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="U370IUwED5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq413"> to befall; happen to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090112" href="entry://chance%23bigmac000090112"><span class="smallcaps">chance</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac489399982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bechance<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bəˈtʃæns/ (<em>say</em> buh'chans), /-ˈtʃans/ (<em>say</em> -'chahns) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">by chance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>be-</em>, from Middle English <em>bi</em> by + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090112" href="entry://chance%23bigmac000090112"><span class="smallcaps">chance</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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becloud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">becloud</span></header><div>/bəˈklaʊd/ (<em>say</em> buh'klowd), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> to darken or obscure with clouds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> to make confused: <em class="example">becloud the argument.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104733" href="entry://cloud%23bigmac000104733"><span class="smallcaps">cloud</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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become
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">become</span><z><span target_id="mDSg0Ufkd5">cop. v.</span><span target_id="Uw2BlhBJxt">v.t.</span><span target_id="xbTpZFtE0T">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of become" src="word_pronunciations/02017.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈkʌm/ (<em>say</em> buh'kum), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of become" src="word_pronunciations/02018.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">became</strong>, <strong class="bold">become</strong>, <strong class="bold">becoming</strong>)<div abbr="cop. v." class="chunk" id="mDSg0Ufkd5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>copular</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq425"> to come or grow to be: <em class="example">she became tired.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq105"> to develop into: <em class="example">she became a director.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Uw2BlhBJxt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq888"> to befit; suit: <em class="example">that dress becomes you.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xbTpZFtE0T">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq593"> <strong class="phr">become of</strong>, to be the fate of: <em class="example">what will become of him?</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>becume</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>becuman</em> come about, happen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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becoming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">becoming</span><z><span target_id="xdUy0LqsaO">adj.</span><span target_id="IKY6kY7VWP">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of becoming" src="word_pronunciations/02019.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈkʌmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'kuming), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of becoming" src="word_pronunciations/02020.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xdUy0LqsaO"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq615"> attractive: <em class="example">a becoming dress.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> suitable; proper: <em class="example">a becoming sentiment.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IKY6kY7VWP">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq362"> any process of change.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Aristotelianism</em> any change involving realisation of potentialities, as a movement from the lower level of potentiality to the higher level of actuality.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>becomingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>becomingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BEcon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BEcon</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq920">Bachelor of Economics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BEd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BEd</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq569">Bachelor of Education.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BED
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979910034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BED</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq660">binge eating disorder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedad</span></header><div>/biˈdæd/ (<em>say</em> bee'dad) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Irish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq651">(an exclamation expressing vehement affirmation.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [corruption of <em>by dad</em>, or <em>by God</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedaub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedaub</span></header><div>/bəˈdɔb/ (<em>say</em> buh'dawb), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> to daub all over; besmear; soil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq813"> to ornament gaudily or excessively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093629" href="entry://daub%23bigmac000093629"><span class="smallcaps">daub</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedazzle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedazzle</span></header><div>/bəˈdæzəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'dazuhl), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bedazzled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bedazzling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq152"> to blind or confuse by dazzling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> to decorate (clothing or accessories) with eye-catching embellishments, such as rhinestones, sequins, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018803" href="entry://dazzle%23bigmac000018803"><span class="smallcaps">dazzle</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bedazzlement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedclothes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedclothes</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdkloʊðz/ (<em>say</em> 'bedklohdhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">coverings for a bed; sheets, blankets, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedcover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedcover</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdkʌvə/ (<em>say</em> 'bedkuvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006400" href="entry://bedspread%23bigmac000006400"><strong>bedspread</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedding</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedding" src="word_pronunciations/02023.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> blankets, sheets, for a bed; bedclothes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq195"> litter; straw, etc., as a bed for animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq804"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> foundation or bottom layer of any kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq152"> <em class="label">Geology</em> arrangement of rocks in strata.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beddoes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beddoes</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'bedohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas Lovell</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">1803–49, English dramatist and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bede
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bede</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bede" src="word_pronunciations/01967.mp3"></audio></span>/bid/ (<em>say</em> beed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (‘<em>the Venerable Bede</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian; wrote earliest history of England.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Baeda</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedeck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedeck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedeck" src="word_pronunciations/02024.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈdɛk/ (<em>say</em> buh'dek), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedeck" src="word_pronunciations/02025.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">to deck out; showily adorn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089591" href="entry://deck%23bigmac000089591"><span class="smallcaps">deck</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bedecking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedeguar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedeguar</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdɪgə/ (<em>say</em> 'bediguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">a mossy growth on the stems of roses, caused by gall.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bédeguar</em>, from Persian <em>bādāwar</em> brought by the wind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedehouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedehouse</span></header><div>/ˈbidhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'beed-hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006204" href="entry://beadhouse%23bigmac000006204"><strong>beadhouse</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedel</span></header><div>/bəˈdɛl/ (<em>say</em> buh'del) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006206" href="entry://beadle%23bigmac000006206"><strong>beadle</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006206" href="entry://beadle%23mq528">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BEChem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BEChem</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq339">Bachelor of Chemical Engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bechstein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108444547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bechstein</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkstaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bekstuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Carl</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">1826–1900, piano manufacturer; founded a piano manufacturing company in Berlin in 1853.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bechuana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bechuana</span></header><div>/bɛkjuˈanə/ (<em>say</em> bekyooh'ahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Bechuana</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Bechuanas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095577" href="entry://Tswana%23bigmac000095577"><strong>Tswana</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095577" href="entry://Tswana%23mq157">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bechuanaland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bechuanaland</span></header><div>/bɛkjuˈanəlænd/ (<em>say</em> bekyooh'ahnuhland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091798" href="entry://Botswana%23bigmac000091798"><strong>Botswana</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beck" src="word_pronunciations/02016.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛk/ (<em>say</em> bek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jeff</strong> (<em>Geoffrey Arnold Beck</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">1944–2023, British rock guitarist and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Becke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Becke</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Becke" src="word_pronunciations/02016.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛk/ (<em>say</em> bek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis</strong> (born <em>George Lewis Becke</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">1855–1913, Australian writer of short stories and novels. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Louis Becke&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/louis+becke.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beckenham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006331"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beckenham</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkənəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bekuhnuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a district of the south-eastern outer London borough of Bromley.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Becker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Becker</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bekuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Boris</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">born 1967, German tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990; the first unseeded player and the youngest male (17 years, 7 months) to win at Wimbledon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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becket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">becket</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkət/ (<em>say</em> 'bekuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> any of various contrivances for holding spars, etc., in position, as a short rope with a knot at one end which can be secured in a loop at the other end.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq778"> a loop or ring of rope forming a handle, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq431"> a fitting on a pulley block for securing a rope.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beckett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beckett</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkət/ (<em>say</em> 'bekuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> <strong>Clarice Marjoribanks</strong>, 1887–1935, Australian painter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> <strong>Samuel</strong>, 1906–89, Irish author and playwright, writing in French and English; wrote <em>Waiting for Godot</em> (1952); Nobel prize for literature 1969.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beckettian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104377944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beckettian</span></header><div>/bəˈkɛtiən/ (<em>say</em> buh'keteeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq539">characterised by the qualities that pervade the works of Samuel Beckett, that is, black humour, absurdity, bleakness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beckford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beckford</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bekfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq825">1759–1844, English writer, best known for his romance <em>The History of the Caliph Vathek</em> (1786).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beckham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53308785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beckham</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bekuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq740"> <strong>David Robert Joseph</strong> (‘<em>Becks</em>’), born 1975, English soccer player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq256"> his wife, <strong>Victoria</strong> (born <em>Victoria Caroline Adams</em>), born 1974, English fashion designer and pop singer; formerly a member of the Spice Girls (‘Posh Spice’).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beckmann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beckmann</span></header><div>/ˈbɛkmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bekmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Max</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">1884–1950, German expressionist painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beckon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beckon</span><z><span target_id="OEKBRN3K8M">v.t.</span><span target_id="wHq8uuUmgx">v.i.</span><span target_id="OltkQjUdOU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beckon" src="word_pronunciations/02015.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛkən/ (<em>say</em> 'bekuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OEKBRN3K8M"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq163"> to lure; entice.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="wHq8uuUmgx">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq536"> to make a summoning gesture.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OltkQjUdOU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq105"> a beckoning.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beknen</em>, Old English <em>bēcnan</em>, from <em>bēacen</em> sign. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006198" href="entry://beacon%23bigmac000006198"><span class="smallcaps">beacon</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beckoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Becky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774199095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Becky</span></header><div>/ˈbɛki/ (<em>say</em> 'bekee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">(a term used predominantly by members of the incel community to refer to a woman of average appearance, whom they view as being sexually promiscuous but only interested in men who are of average or above average attractiveness, thus making the woman unattainable to them.)</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac171880971" href="entry://Stacy%23bigmac171880971"><strong>Stacy</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac699817143" href="entry://Chad%23bigmac699817143"><strong>Chad<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedesman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedesman</span></header><div>/ˈbidzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'beedzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bedesmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006209" href="entry://beadsman%23bigmac000006209"><strong>beadsman</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bedeswoman</strong> /ˈbidzwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'beedzwoomuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedevil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedevil</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedevil" src="word_pronunciations/02026.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈdɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'devuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedevil" src="word_pronunciations/02027.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bedevilled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">bedeviled</strong>; <strong class="bold">bedevilling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">bedeviling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq913"> to treat diabolically; torment maliciously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq132"> to possess as with a devil; bewitch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq337"> to confound; muddle; spoil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101633" href="entry://devil%23bigmac000101633"><span class="smallcaps">devil</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bedevilment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bedeviller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedevilled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980977996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedevilled</span><z><span target_id="kDFRp3x6em">v.</span><span target_id="1j64YtUiC4">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈdɛvəld/ (<em>say</em> buh'devuhld) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="kDFRp3x6em"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq266"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100154" href="entry://bedevil%23bigmac000100154"><strong>bedevil</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1j64YtUiC4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq448"> constantly harassed: <em class="example">bedevilled by bad luck.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedew</span></header><div>/bəˈdju/ (<em>say</em> buh'dyooh), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">to wet with or as with dew.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020019" href="entry://dew%23bigmac000020019"><span class="smallcaps">dew</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedfellow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedfellow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedfellow" src="word_pronunciations/02028.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdfɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bedfeloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq916"> a sharer of one’s bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq984"> a sexual partner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq547"> close companion: <em class="example">politics makes strange bedfellows.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bedford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bedford</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bedfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq370"> <strong>Jean Gladys Agnes</strong>, born 1946, Australian writer, especially of short stories.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq631"> (<strong>George</strong>)<strong> Randolph</strong>, 1868–1941, Australian writer and state Labor politician. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Randolph Bedford&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;Image courtesy of the State Library of Victoria.&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Randolph+Bedford.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bedfordshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bedfordshire</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdfədʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'bedfuhdshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">a county in central England. 1225 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Bedford.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: Beds. Also, <strong class="vs">Bedford</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac393575522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedform</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'bedfawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq84">the shape of the surface of a sediment, dune, riverbed, etc., produced by the flow of air or water over it, as wind, waves, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedhead</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bed-hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq198"> the support for the bed frame which is at the head of the bed, usually larger than the support at the bottom and often decorated or fitted with lights, alcoves, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> a similar piece of furniture which stands at the head of a bed but is not attached to it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedhop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac649437451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedhop</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdhɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'bed-hop) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">bedhopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">bedhopping</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq756">to move from one sexual partner to another in quick succession; be sexually promiscuous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bedhopper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bedhopping</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedight</span></header><div>/bəˈdaɪt/ (<em>say</em> buh'duyt), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bedight</strong>, <strong class="bold">bedight</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bedighted</strong>, <strong class="bold">bedighting</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">to deck out; array.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020400" href="entry://dight%23bigmac000020400"><span class="smallcaps">dight</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bedivere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bedivere</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdəvɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'beduhvear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir</strong>, <em class="label">Arthurian Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">the knight who brought the dying King Arthur to the barge in which the three queens bore him to the Isle of Avalon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedizen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedizen</span></header><div>/bəˈdaɪzən/ (<em>say</em> buh'duyzuhn), /-ˈdɪzən/ (<em>say</em> -'dizuhn), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">to dress or adorn gaudily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + obsolete <em>dizen</em> deck out, dress (something up), from Old English <em>dis-</em> bunch of flax (as on a distaff)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bedizenment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedjacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedjacket</span></header><div>/ˈbɛddʒækət/ (<em>say</em> 'bedjakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">a jacket of wool or warm material worn in bed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedlam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedlam</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedlam" src="word_pronunciations/02029.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdləm/ (<em>say</em> 'bedluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq021"> a scene of wild uproar and confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an institution for the insane; lunatic asylum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq118"> <em class="label">Qld</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005236" href="entry://British%20bulldog%23bigmac000005236"><strong>British bulldog</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bedlem</em>, alteration of <em>Bethlehem</em>, from the former Royal Bethlehem Hospital, an institution for the insane in SE London]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedlamite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedlamite</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdləmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bedluhmuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">an insane person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedlamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedlamp</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdlæmp/ (<em>say</em> 'bedlamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">a lamp designed to stand beside the bed or to be attached to or fitted into the bedhead.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedmate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedmate</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bedmayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq624">someone who shares a bed with another.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bedouin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bedouin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bedouin" src="word_pronunciations/02030.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛduən/ (<em>say</em> 'bedoohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> an Arab of the desert, in Asia or Africa; nomadic Arab.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq646"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) a nomad; wanderer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Arabic <em>badawīyīn</em>, plural of <em>badawī</em> desert dweller]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedourie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedourie</span></header><div>/bəˈdaʊri/ (<em>say</em> buh'dowree), /bəˈdʊəri/ (<em>say</em> buh'doouhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">a camp oven used in the bush, the lid of which serves as a frying pan.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Bedourie</em>, town in Qld]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedstraw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedstraw</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdstrɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bedstraw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">any plant of the genus <em>Galium</em>, family Rubiaceae, so named from the former use of some species as straw for beds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedtime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedtime</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'bedtuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">time to go to bed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedward
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedward</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdwəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bedwuhd) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">to bed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bedwards</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedwarmer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedwarmer</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdwɔmə/ (<em>say</em> 'bedwawmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq037">a device for warming a bed, especially a long-handled metal container for hot coals which could be inserted into the bed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedwear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac149637782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedwear</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'bedwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">clothing suitable for wearing to bed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedwetter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac231797373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedwetter</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdwɛtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bedwetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> a person, especially a child, who habitually urinates while sleeping.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq526"> Also, <strong class="vs">pants-wetter</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who is excessively nervous, timid, fearful, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedwetting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006407"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedwetting</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedwetting" src="word_pronunciations/02021.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdwɛtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bedweting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq947">urination while sleeping; nocturnal enuresis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bed wetting</strong>, <strong class="vs">bed-wetting</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beeb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beeb</span></header><div>/bib/ (<em>say</em> beeb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">the BBC.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beech</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beech" src="word_pronunciations/02041.mp3"></audio></span>/bitʃ/ (<em>say</em> beech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> any tree of the genus <em>Fagus</em>, of temperate regions, having a smooth grey bark, and bearing small edible triangular nuts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> the wood of such a tree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq434"> any species of the genus <em>Nothofagus</em> of southern temperate regions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq001"> any of certain unrelated species thought to be similar in appearance or timber, as the <strong>white beech</strong>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beche</em>, Old English <em>bēce</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beechen</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beecham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beecham</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃəm/ (<em>say</em> 'beechuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq696">1879–1961, English orchestral conductor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beeching
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beeching</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beeching) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, <strong>Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq300">1913–85, British industrialist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beechnut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beechnut</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃnʌt/ (<em>say</em> 'beechnut) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beechwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beechwood</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'beechwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq587">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006415" href="entry://beech%23bigmac000006415"><strong>beech</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006415" href="entry://beech%23mq758">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beechworth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beechworth</span></header><div>/ˈbitʃwɜθ/ (<em>say</em> 'beechwerth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a town in north-eastern Victoria; former goldmining centre.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Beechworth</strong> stands on land traditionally inhabited by the Waveroo people. After the discovery of gold in the area in 1852, the newly established township of Beechworth grew rapidly into an important administrative centre, with the area’s population peaking at some 22 500 by 1857 and including the largest Chinese population in Victoria outside of Melbourne until the early 20th century. From 1873 to 1900 the town gradually declined as gold finds dwindled and it was bypassed by the railway line. Beechworth is one of Victoria’s best-preserved gold towns, with tourism now its main source of revenue.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beedi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac861455520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beedi</span></header><div>/ˈbidi/ (<em>say</em> 'beedee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a cheap cigarette made from tobacco twisted in a tobacco leaf.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bidi</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>bīrī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beef
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beef</span><z><span target_id="mrqtr6s1cP">n.</span><span target_id="qQRgcXsjfn">v.i.</span><span target_id="oeoNBUrBPN">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beef" src="word_pronunciations/02043.mp3"></audio></span>/bif/ (<em>say</em> beef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mrqtr6s1cP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> the flesh of an animal of the genus <em>Bos</em>, used for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq458"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beeves</strong> /bivz/ (<em>say</em> beevz)) a bull, cow, or steer, especially if intended for meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq531"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> brawn; muscular strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq486"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> weight, as of human flesh: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>significant numbers are overweight if not positively obese: ‘beef to the ankles’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nancy keesing</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq013"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beefs</strong>) <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> a complaint.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qQRgcXsjfn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq890"> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> to complain; grumble.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="oeoNBUrBPN">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq941"> <strong class="phr">beef it out</strong>, to utter or sing in a loud voice: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>an’ Ginger Mick, ’Oo’s my best-man, ’e ups an’ beefs it out. ‘I will!’ ’e ’owls</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj dennis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1915</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq547"> <strong class="phr">beef it out with</strong>, to engage in a physical or verbal contest with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq083"> <strong class="phr">beef up</strong>, to strengthen; make more worthy of attention or interest as by increasing the volume, length, dramatic interest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The big romance and shock story-lines are the latest in moves to beef up the show – and its ratings.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>boef</em>, from Latin <em>bōs</em> ox] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beefless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beefalo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beefalo</span></header><div>/ˈbifəloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'beefuhloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq775">one of a breed of beef cattle interbred with buffalo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedpan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedpan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedpan" src="word_pronunciations/02031.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdpæn/ (<em>say</em> 'bedpan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq836"> a shallow toilet pan for use by persons confined to bed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq154"> a warming pan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedplate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedplate</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bedplayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a plate, platform, or frame supporting the lighter parts of a machine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedpost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedpost</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdpoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'bedpohst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">one of the upright supports of a bedstead.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedraggled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac184363232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedraggled</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedraggled" src="word_pronunciations/02032.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈdrægəld/ (<em>say</em> buh'draguhld), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedraggled" src="word_pronunciations/02033.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">wet and dishevelled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedrail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedrail</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdreɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bedrayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">a board connecting the headboard and footboard along the side of a bed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedridden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedridden</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedridden" src="word_pronunciations/02034.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdrɪdn/ (<em>say</em> 'bedridn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">confined to bed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant (by confusion with past participle) of <em>bedrid</em>, obsolete, bedridden, from Middle English <em>bedrede</em>, Old English <em>bedreda</em>, <em>-rida</em> literally, bed-rider]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedroom</span><z><span target_id="8eu0Y4TbiI">n.</span><span target_id="JviNc7LsqB">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedroom" src="word_pronunciations/02036.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdrum/ (<em>say</em> 'bedroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8eu0Y4TbiI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> a room set aside to sleep in.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JviNc7LsqB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq661"> of or relating to sexually explicit scenes in a film, play, etc., usually taking place in a bedroom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beds.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beds.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq879">Bedfordshire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedsheet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedsheet</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdʃit/ (<em>say</em> 'bedsheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068023" href="entry://sheet%23bigmac000068023"><strong>sheet<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068023" href="entry://sheet%23mq433">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedside</span><z><span target_id="bm9IDZp7kI">n.</span><span target_id="YB9x2KmblR">adj.</span><span target_id="cyhkcTMFLp">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛdsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bedsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bm9IDZp7kI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> the side of a bed, especially as the place of one in attendance on the sick.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="YB9x2KmblR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq950"> at or for a bedside: <em class="example">a bedside cabinet.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cyhkcTMFLp">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq730"> <strong class="phr">bedside manner</strong>, the way in which a medical professional treats a patient who is confined to bed, at its best soothing and inspiring confidence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedsit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920416753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedsit</span></header><div>/bɛdˈsɪt/ (<em>say</em> bed'sit), /ˈbɛdsɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bedsit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006395" href="entry://bedsitter%23bigmac000006395"><strong>bedsitter</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedsitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedsitter</span></header><div>/bɛdˈsɪtə/ (<em>say</em> bed'situh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090079" href="entry://studio%20apartment%23bigmac000090079"><strong>studio apartment</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bed-sitting room</strong>, <strong class="vs">bedsit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedsock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedsock</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdsɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bedsok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a sock, especially woollen, made to be worn in bed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bed-sock</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedsore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedsore</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdsɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bedsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">a pressure sore due to prolonged confinement in bed, as in a long illness.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedspace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedspace</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdspeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'bedspays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> the accommodation available at a hotel, hospital, prison, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq874"> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> lodging in a dormitory or shared room of a boarding house, without provision of meals.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088696" href="entry://bed%23bigmac000088696"><span class="smallcaps">bed</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101665" href="entry://space%23bigmac000101665"><span class="smallcaps">space</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedspacer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedspacer</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdspeɪsə/ (<em>say</em> 'bedspaysuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">someone who lodges in a dormitory or shared room of a boarding house but does not take meals there.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000043" href="entry://bedspace%23bigmac100000043"><span class="smallcaps">bedspace</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedspread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedspread</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedspread" src="word_pronunciations/02037.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdsprɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bedspred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">an outer covering, usually decorative, for a bed.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bedcover</strong>. <div class="etym">[US (1840s); perhaps from Dutch <em>beddesprei</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedspring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedspring</span></header><div>/ˈbɛdsprɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bedspring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">one of a set of springs for the support of a mattress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bedstead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006402"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bedstead</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bedstead" src="word_pronunciations/02038.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛdstɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bedsted) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq959">the framework of a bed supporting the springs and a mattress.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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befog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">befog</span></header><div>/bəˈfɒg/ (<em>say</em> buh'fog), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">befogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">befogging</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">to involve in fog or obscurity; confuse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027677" href="entry://fog%23bigmac000027677"><span class="smallcaps">fog<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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befool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">befool</span></header><div>/bəˈful/ (<em>say</em> buh'foohl), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> to fool; deceive; dupe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq923"> to treat as a fool.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089706" href="entry://fool%23bigmac000089706"><span class="smallcaps">fool<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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before
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">before</span><z><span target_id="oLT6uyWbI8">adv.</span><span target_id="Y36DB4XIw9">prep.</span><span target_id="8SvukeK4sg">conj.</span><span target_id="ySNymBHZaS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of before" src="word_pronunciations/02060.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈfɔ/ (<em>say</em> buh'faw), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of before" src="word_pronunciations/02061.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="oLT6uyWbI8"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> in front; in advance; ahead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> in time preceding; previously.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq844"> earlier or sooner: <em class="example">begin at noon, not before.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="Y36DB4XIw9">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq475"> in front of; ahead of; in advance of: <em class="example">before the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq516"> previously to; earlier than: <em class="example">before the war.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq267"> ahead of; in the future of; awaiting: <em class="example">the golden age is before us.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq175"> in preference to; rather than: <em class="example">they would die before yielding.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq949"> in precedence of, as in order or rank: <em class="example">we put freedom before fame.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq704"> in the presence or sight of: <em class="example">before an audience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq076"> under the jurisdiction or consideration of: <em class="example">before a magistrate.</em></span></div> <div abbr="conj." class="chunk" id="8SvukeK4sg">–<em class="pos">conjunction</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq643"> previously to the time when: <em class="example">before we go.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq281"> sooner than; rather than: <em class="example">I will die before I submit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq196"> as a condition under which: <em class="example">students must achieve an exam result of at least 80 per cent before they will be considered for entry into the program.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ySNymBHZaS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">before the wind</strong>, <em class="label">Nautical</em> blown along by the wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq087"> <strong class="phr">the before times</strong>, the period before a momentous event or change.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>before</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>beforan</em>, from <em>be</em> by + <em>foran</em> before]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beforehand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beforehand</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beforehand" src="word_pronunciations/02058.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈfɔhænd/ (<em>say</em> buh'fawhand), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beforehand" src="word_pronunciations/02059.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq250">in anticipation; in advance; ahead of time.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beforetime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beforetime</span></header><div>/bəˈfɔtaɪm/ (<em>say</em> buh'fawtuym), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">formerly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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befoul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">befoul</span></header><div>/bəˈfaʊl/ (<em>say</em> buh'fowl), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">to make foul; defile; sully.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bi-foulen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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befriend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">befriend</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of befriend" src="word_pronunciations/02062.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈfrɛnd/ (<em>say</em> buh'frend), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of befriend" src="word_pronunciations/02063.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">to act as a friend to; aid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028625" href="entry://friend%23bigmac000028625"><span class="smallcaps">friend</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>befriender</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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befuddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000073286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">befuddle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of befuddle" src="word_pronunciations/02064.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈfʌdl/ (<em>say</em> buh'fudl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of befuddle" src="word_pronunciations/02065.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">befuddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">befuddling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq713"> to make stupidly drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq618"> to confuse, as with glib argument.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093897" href="entry://fuddle%23bigmac000093897"><span class="smallcaps">fuddle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beg</span><z><span target_id="4sTCTNpNcd">v.t.</span><span target_id="9VL3YLJ4TR">v.i.</span><span target_id="R1h8JATZPG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beg" src="word_pronunciations/02082.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛg/ (<em>say</em> beg) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">begged</strong>, <strong class="bold">begging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4sTCTNpNcd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq486"> to ask for in charity; ask as alms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq171"> to ask for, or of, with humility or earnestness, or as a favour: <em class="example">to beg forgiveness; </em><em class="example">to beg him to forgive me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq237"> to assume or demand permission (to say or do something): <em class="example">to beg to differ; </em><em class="example">to beg to point out an error.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="9VL3YLJ4TR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq499"> to ask alms or charity; live by asking alms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq606"> (sometimes followed by <em>for</em>) to ask humbly or earnestly: <em class="example">to beg for help.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="R1h8JATZPG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq764"> <strong class="phr">beg off</strong>, to excuse oneself from: <em class="example">to beg off going to the pictures.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq084"> <strong class="phr">beg the question</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq382"> to assume something which supports a point of view, even though this assumption may not be proven: <em class="example">saying that criminal parents produce criminal children begs the question of the influence of heredity on the development of a child.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq948"> to prompt or raise the question: <em class="example">saying that women should be paid to stay at home begs the question of who is to fund it.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq441"> to evade the point at issue.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq040"> <strong class="phr">beg yours</strong> or <strong class="phr">beg your pardon</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq169"> (an exclamation of polite apology.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq670"> (a request for the repetition of something not clearly heard.)</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq328"> <strong class="phr">go begging</strong>, to be unwanted; be unclaimed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>At the foot of the hill, the felled timber goes begging, none of it useful.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david foster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beggen</em>, Old English <em>bedecian</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Corpus evidence shows that the use of the phrase <em>to beg the question</em> to mean ‘raise the question’ or ‘evade the question’ (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104715" href="#mq948">7b</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104715" href="#mq441">7c</a>) is gaining increased currency. The phrase is a translation of the Latin <em>petitio principii</em> meaning ‘a claiming of the principle’ which is the description given by Aristotle to the logical fallacy of basing an argument on an unproved assumption (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104715" href="#mq382">7a</a>). However, the English <em>begging</em> does not normally have the same extension of meaning that the Latin <em>petitio</em> had, leading to a reinterpretation of the phrase.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bega
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bega</span></header><div>/ˈbigə/ (<em>say</em> 'beeguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq178"> a town on the coast of southern NSW; agricultural and dairy industry, particularly cheese manufacturing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq25"> a river in southern NSW which rises in the Great Dividing Range and flows east to the sea at Tathra. 85 km.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Australian Aboriginal; ? Dyirringany (southern NSW language): beautiful or large camping ground] </div><div class="backshade">The first inhabitants of the <strong>Bega</strong> area were Yuin people. The site of the town was first laid out in 1851 on a large cattle run named ‘Biggah’ and was later moved to the flood-free south bank of the Bega River. With the large cattle runs and rich farming in the surrounding region, the town experienced rapid growth, spurred by the construction of a wharf at nearby Tathra in the 1860s. Dairying became Bega’s most important industry from the 1880s, when wheat crops suffered rust damage. It is now particularly well known for cheese manufacturing.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begad</span></header><div>/biˈgæd/ (<em>say</em> bee'gad) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">British Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq755">(an exclamation expressing vehemence, assertion, etc.)</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006345" href="entry://bedad%23bigmac000006345"><strong>bedad</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[altered form of <em>by God</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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began
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">began</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of began" src="word_pronunciations/02066.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈgæn/ (<em>say</em> buh'gan), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of began" src="word_pronunciations/02067.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq164">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094798" href="entry://begin%23bigmac000094798"><strong>begin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begat</span></header><div>/bəˈgæt/ (<em>say</em> buh'gat), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">a past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006486" href="entry://beget%23bigmac000006486"><strong>beget</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beget
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beget</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beget" src="word_pronunciations/02068.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈgɛt/ (<em>say</em> buh'get), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beget" src="word_pronunciations/02069.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">begat</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">begot</strong>; <strong class="bold">begat</strong>, <strong class="bold">begotten</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">begot</strong>; <strong class="bold">begetting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to father (a child).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> to cause; produce as an effect.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>begete</em>(<em>n</em>), from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104528" href="entry://get%23bigmac000104528"><span class="smallcaps">get<sup>1</sup></span></a>; replacing Old English <em>begitan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>begetter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beggarly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beggarly</span></header><div>/ˈbɛgəli/ (<em>say</em> 'beguhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">like or befitting a beggar; wretchedly poor; mean.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beggarliness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beggary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beggary</span></header><div>/ˈbɛgəri/ (<em>say</em> 'beguhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq660"> the condition of utter poverty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq921"> beggars collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beghard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beghard</span></header><div>/ˈbɛgəd/ (<em>say</em> 'beguhd), /bəˈgad/ (<em>say</em> buh'gahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a member of a former Christian brotherhood in Flanders in the 13th century, living in the manner of the Beguines.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Beguin</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>Beghardus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begin</span><z><span target_id="YRlaCgZ7jB">v.i.</span><span target_id="M4HFJtc72W">v.t.</span><span target_id="3OeD2UnKlb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begin" src="word_pronunciations/02071.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈgɪn/ (<em>say</em> buh'gin) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">began</strong>, <strong class="bold">begun</strong>, <strong class="bold">beginning</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="YRlaCgZ7jB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> to enter upon an action; take the first step; commence; start.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> to come into existence; arise; originate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="M4HFJtc72W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq021"> to take the first step in; set about; start; commence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq866"> to originate; be the originator of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="3OeD2UnKlb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq788"> <strong class="phr">to begin with</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq124"> in the first place; firstly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>To begin with, Australia has four parties, not two.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john douglas pringle</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1958</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq565"> as a start: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>On the night of HIS arrival we will have, let me see, a clear soup to begin with.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beginne</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>beginnan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Begin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Begin</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪgən/ (<em>say</em> 'bayguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Menachem Wolfovitch</strong> /məˈnakəm/ (<em>say</em> muh'nahkuhm), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">1913–92, Israeli politician, born in Poland; militant Zionist leader in 1940s independence struggle; prime minister 1977–83.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beefcake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beefcake</span></header><div>/ˈbifkeɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'beefkayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq059"> photographs of attractive men, posed so as to display their bodies and emphasise their sex appeal, as in magazines, newspapers, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq047"> men’s bodies viewed as sex objects suitable for such photographs.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098029" href="entry://cheesecake%23bigmac000098029"><strong>cheesecake</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098029" href="entry://cheesecake%23mq997">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beefeater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beefeater</span></header><div>/ˈbifitə/ (<em>say</em> 'beefeetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> someone who eats beef.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> a yeoman of the guard or a warder of the Tower of London.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq774"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> an Englishman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beefer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beefer</span></header><div>/ˈbifə/ (<em>say</em> 'beefuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">an animal bred for beef.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beefmaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beefmaster</span></header><div>/ˈbifmastə/ (<em>say</em> 'beefmahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">one of a breed of cattle which is a three-way cross of Brahman (zebu), Hereford, and Shorthorn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beefsteak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beefsteak</span></header><div>/ˈbifsteɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'beefstayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a prime slice of beef for grilling or frying, as fillet, rump, sirloin, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beefwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beefwood</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beefwood" src="word_pronunciations/02042.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbifwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'beefwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">any of several unrelated Australian trees with red-coloured timber, especially <em>Casuarina stricta</em> and <em>Grevillea striata</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beefy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beefy</span></header><div>/ˈbifi/ (<em>say</em> 'beefee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">beefier</strong>, <strong class="bold">beefiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">fleshy; brawny; solid; heavy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beefiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beehive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beehive</span><z><span target_id="QdG9lT3uQj">n.</span><span target_id="TLqzte2ZxB">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beehive" src="word_pronunciations/02044.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbihaɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'beehuyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QdG9lT3uQj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> an artificial shelter for a nest of bees; traditionally dome-shaped in the style of the natural nest of the honey bee, but now more commonly box-shaped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq511"> a nest of bees in the wild, whether in the style of the honey bee or shaped to fit into a hollow tree or log in the style of the Australian native bee.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq632"> a crowded, busy place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq705"> a hat, house, or other object shaped like a traditional beehive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq052"> a woman’s hairdo in which the hair is piled high on top of the head in the shape of a domed beehive.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TLqzte2ZxB">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq953"> dome-shaped, like a traditional beehive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088697" href="entry://bee%23bigmac000088697"><span class="smallcaps">bee<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101072" href="entry://hive%23bigmac000101072"><span class="smallcaps">hive</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beehive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beehive</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beehive" src="word_pronunciations/02044.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbihaɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'beehuyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">Parliament House, Wellington, NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beekeeper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beekeeper</span></header><div>/ˈbikipə/ (<em>say</em> 'beekeepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq701">someone who keeps bees; an apiarist.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beemaster</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>beekeeping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beemer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac801833485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beemer</span></header><div>/ˈbimə/ (<em>say</em> 'beemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq010">a BMW car.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beenleigh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beenleigh</span></header><div>/binˈli/ (<em>say</em> been'lee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">a town in south-eastern Qld; rum distilling, sugarcane industry.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> The <strong>Beenleigh</strong> area lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the Yagara people. In 1864 Robert Johnston settled here to grow sugar and arrowroot. The first sugar mill was built in 1867 and at the height of the sugar industry, in the 1880s, there were 14 mills near the town and 30 in the district; only one, at Rocky Point, Woongoolba, survives. The distillery, built in 1883, has Australia’s oldest operating still, dating from 1864, and makes rum from local sugar.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beep</span><z><span target_id="1B9F7705BD">n.</span><span target_id="GTtYuZoMqN">v.t.</span><span target_id="KJconRVGCN">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beep" src="word_pronunciations/02048.mp3"></audio></span>/bip/ (<em>say</em> beep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1B9F7705BD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> the sound made by a horn on a car or other vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq655"> a short, high-pitched sound often electronically produced.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GTtYuZoMqN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq147"> to make (something) emit a beep, as in blowing a car horn.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="KJconRVGCN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq672"> to emit a beep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq281"> to blow a car horn.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bip</strong>. <div class="etym">[imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beeper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beeper</span></header><div>/ˈbipə/ (<em>say</em> 'beepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a pager.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beerenauslese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beerenauslese</span></header><div>/bɛərənˈɒzleɪz/ (<em>say</em> bairruhn'ozlayz), /-aʊsˈleɪzə/ (<em>say</em> -ows'layzuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">(of wine) made from specially selected berries.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Beeren</em> berries + <em>auslesen</em> to select]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beertail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570869308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beertail</span></header><div>/ˈbɪəteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'beartayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a mixed alcoholic drink based on beer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088390" href="entry://beer%23bigmac000088390"><span class="smallcaps">beer</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087820" href="entry://cocktail%23bigmac000087820"><span class="smallcaps">(cock)tail<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beery</span></header><div>/ˈbɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bearree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">beerier</strong>, <strong class="bold">beeriest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> of, relating to, or resembling beer; characterised by beer, as in taste or smell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> affected by the drinking of beer: <em class="example">a beery grin.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beeriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beginner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beginner</span></header><div>/bəˈgɪnə/ (<em>say</em> buh'ginuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">someone who has recently begun to learn a skill; novice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begird
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begird</span></header><div>/bəˈgɜd/ (<em>say</em> buh'gerd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">begirt</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">begirded</strong>, <strong class="bold">begirding</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">to gird about; encompass; surround.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>begirden</em>, Old English <em>begyrdan</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088407" href="entry://gird%23bigmac000088407"><span class="smallcaps">gird<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begob</span></header><div>/bəˈgɒb/ (<em>say</em> buh'gob) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006498" href="entry://begorrah%23bigmac000006498"><strong>begorrah</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">begobs</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begone" src="word_pronunciations/02072.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈgɒn/ (<em>say</em> buh'gon), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begone" src="word_pronunciations/02073.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">go away! depart!</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><span class="smallcaps">be</span></a> (imper.) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089572" href="entry://gone%23bigmac000089572"><span class="smallcaps">gone</span></a>; originally a two word statement <em>be gone!</em>. Compare <em>be off!</em>. See also <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102176" href="entry://beware%23bigmac000102176"><span class="smallcaps">beware</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begonia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begonia" src="word_pronunciations/02074.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈgoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> buh'gohneeuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begonia" src="word_pronunciations/02075.mp3"></audio></span>/-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">any plant of the tropical genus <em>Begonia</em>, including species much cultivated for their handsome, succulent, often varicoloured leaves and waxy flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Michel <em>Bégon</em>, 1638–1710, French patron of science]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begorrah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begorrah</span></header><div>/bəˈgɒrə/ (<em>say</em> buh'goruh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Irish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">(a mild oath.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">begorra</strong>. <div class="etym">[euphemistic modification of <em>by god</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begot</span></header><div>/bəˈgɒt/ (<em>say</em> buh'got), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006486" href="entry://beget%23bigmac000006486"><strong>beget</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begotten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begotten</span></header><div>/bəˈgɒtn/ (<em>say</em> buh'gotn), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006486" href="entry://beget%23bigmac000006486"><strong>beget</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begpacking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac746807324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begpacking</span></header><div>/ˈbɛgpækɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'begpaking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">begging or busking for money while travelling; the money being usually used to fund further travel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beg-packing</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104715" href="entry://beg%23bigmac000104715"><span class="smallcaps">beg</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102190" href="entry://pack%23bigmac000102190"><span class="smallcaps">pack<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>, modelled on <em>backpacking</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>begpacker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begrime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begrime</span></header><div>/bəˈgraɪm/ (<em>say</em> buh'gruym), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">begrimed</strong>, <strong class="bold">begriming</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">to make grimy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031768" href="entry://grime%23bigmac000031768"><span class="smallcaps">grime</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begrudge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006503"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begrudge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begrudge" src="word_pronunciations/02076.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈgrʌdʒ/ (<em>say</em> buh'gruj), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begrudge" src="word_pronunciations/02077.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">begrudged</strong>, <strong class="bold">begrudging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq412"> to be discontented at seeing (a person) have (something): <em class="example">to begrudge someone their good fortune.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: <em class="example">to begrudge him the money he earned.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099931" href="entry://grudge%23bigmac000099931"><span class="smallcaps">grudge</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>begrudger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>begrudging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>begrudgingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beguile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beguile</span><z><span target_id="1beNop39L0">v.t.</span><span target_id="MffMGFjR3v">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beguile" src="word_pronunciations/02078.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈgaɪl/ (<em>say</em> buh'guyl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beguile" src="word_pronunciations/02079.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1beNop39L0"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">beguiled</strong>, <strong class="bold">beguiling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> to influence by guile; mislead; delude.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq483"> to charm or divert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq063"> to while away (time) pleasantly.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="MffMGFjR3v">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq903"> <strong class="phr">beguile someone of something</strong>, to take something away from someone by artful tactics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089833" href="entry://guile%23bigmac000089833"><span class="smallcaps">guile</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beguilement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beguiler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beguiling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beguilingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beguin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beguin</span></header><div>/ˈbɛgɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'begin), /beɪˈgæ̃/ (<em>say</em> bay'gan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006491" href="entry://Beghard%23bigmac000006491"><strong>Beghard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beguine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beguine</span></header><div>/bəˈgin/ (<em>say</em> buh'geen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq666"> a South American dance in bolero rhythm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq648"> a modern social dance based on the beguine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq970"> music for either of these dances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Creole French: feminine form of <em>béguin</em> flirtation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beguine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beguine</span></header><div>/ˈbɛgin/ (<em>say</em> 'begeen), /bɛˈgin/ (<em>say</em> be'geen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">a member of a Roman Catholic sisterhood founded at Liège in the 12th century.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>begyne</em> from Old French <em>béguine</em> from Lambert le <em>Bègue</em> (i.e. Stammerer), founder of the order]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begum</span></header><div>/ˈbigəm/ (<em>say</em> 'beeguhm), /ˈbeɪgəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bayguhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in India) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> a Muslim woman ruler.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq404"> a high-ranking Muslim woman, often a widow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>begam</em>, from Turkic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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begun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">begun</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begun" src="word_pronunciations/02080.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈgʌn/ (<em>say</em> buh'gun), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of begun" src="word_pronunciations/02081.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094798" href="entry://begin%23bigmac000094798"><strong>begin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behalf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behalf</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behalf" src="word_pronunciations/02083.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhaf/ (<em>say</em> buh'hahf), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behalf" src="word_pronunciations/02084.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq006"> <strong class="phr">on someone’s behalf</strong>, Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="phr">in someone’s behalf</strong>. in someone’s interest; in aid of someone: <em class="example">to increase one’s efforts on someone’s behalf.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq938"> <strong class="phr">on behalf of</strong>, Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="phr">in behalf of</strong>. <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq189"> as a representative of: <em class="example">to accept the prize on behalf of the team.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq078"> in the interest of; in aid of: <em class="example">to work on behalf of the poor.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>behalve</em> beside, in Old English a phrase, <em>be healfe </em>(<em>him</em>) by (his) side; later used as noun by confusion with Middle English <em>on his halve</em> on his side. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101021" href="entry://half%23bigmac000101021"><span class="smallcaps">half</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Behan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Behan</span></header><div>/ˈbiən/ (<em>say</em> 'beeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Brendan Francis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq196">1923–64, Irish revolutionary and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beery</span></header><div>/ˈbɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bearree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wallace</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">1886–1949, US film actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beestings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beestings</span></header><div>/ˈbistɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'beestingz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">colostrum, especially of a cow.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beastings</strong>, <strong class="vs">biestings</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>bȳsting</em>, from <em>bēost</em> beestings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beeswax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beeswax</span><z><span target_id="Oe3dKe4JyT">n.</span><span target_id="LBEFQP8QTC">v.t.</span><span target_id="6mRevfCyw0">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbizwæks/ (<em>say</em> 'beezwaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Oe3dKe4JyT"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> the wax secreted by bees, of which they construct their honeycomb; wax.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="LBEFQP8QTC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq460"> to rub, polish, or treat with beeswax.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6mRevfCyw0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq421"> <strong class="phr">mind one’s own beeswax</strong>, (often imperative) to stay out of someone else’s concerns. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> with <em>beeswax</em> a humorous alternative to <em>business</em>]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq139"> <strong class="phr">none of someone’s beeswax</strong>, not involving someone and therefore of no concern to them.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bees’-wax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beeswing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beeswing</span></header><div>/ˈbizwɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beezwing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq551">a thin film formed on port and some other wines after long keeping.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beeswinged</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beet" src="word_pronunciations/02052.mp3"></audio></span>/bit/ (<em>say</em> beet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq118"> any of various biennial plants of the genus <em>Beta</em>, whose varieties include the red beet, which has a fleshy edible root, and the sugar beet, which yields sugar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> the root of such a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq848"> the leaves served as a salad or cooked vegetable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>bēte</em>, from Latin <em>bēta</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beetfly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beetfly</span></header><div>/ˈbitflaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'beetfluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq386">a dipterous insect, <em>Pegomya nyoscyami</em> var. <em>betae-curt</em>, a very common pest of beet and other root crops; mangold fly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beethoven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beethoven</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪtˌhoʊvən/ (<em>say</em> 'bayt.hohvuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ludwig van</strong> /ˈludvɪg væn/ (<em>say</em> 'loohdvig van), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">1770–1827, German composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beeton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beeton</span></header><div>/ˈbitn/ (<em>say</em> 'beetn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Isabella Mary</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">1836–65, English cookery writer, best known for <em>Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management</em> (1859–60).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beetson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beetson</span></header><div>/ˈbitsən/ (<em>say</em> 'beetsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arthur Henry</strong> (<em>Artie</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">1945–2011, Australian Rugby League player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beeves
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beeves</span></header><div>/bivz/ (<em>say</em> beevz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087219" href="entry://beef%23bigmac000087219">beef</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087219" href="entry://beef%23mq458">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beezer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac303857867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beezer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbizə/ (<em>say</em> 'beezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> the nose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq757"> the head.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008916" href="entry://bowsprit%23bigmac000008916"><span class="smallcaps">bowsprit</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac672183612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beezer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbizə/ (<em>say</em> 'beezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">a BSA motorcycle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [spoken pronunciation <em>BSA</em>, abbreviation of Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, the British company which manufactured these motorcycles]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BEF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac925444211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BEF</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq372"> bovine ephemeral fever.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq412"> British Expeditionary Force.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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befall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">befall</span><z><span target_id="CEEWlk5Lqs">v.i.</span><span target_id="ej9vb7Ux51">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ixy6u9X9o5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of befall" src="word_pronunciations/02054.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈfɔl/ (<em>say</em> buh'fawl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of befall" src="word_pronunciations/02055.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">befell</strong>, <strong class="bold">befallen</strong>, <strong class="bold">befalling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CEEWlk5Lqs">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> to happen or occur.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ej9vb7Ux51">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq361"> to happen to.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ixy6u9X9o5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq995"> <strong class="phr">befall to</strong>, <em class="label">Archaic</em> to come to as by right.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>befallen</em>, Old English <em>befeallan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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befit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">befit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of befit" src="word_pronunciations/02056.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈfɪt/ (<em>say</em> buh'fit), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of befit" src="word_pronunciations/02057.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">befitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">befitting</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq499">to be fitting or appropriate for; be suited to: <em class="example">his clothes befit the occasion.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089640" href="entry://fit%23bigmac000089640"><span class="smallcaps">fit<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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befitting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">befitting</span></header><div>/bəˈfɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'fiting), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">fitting; proper.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>befittingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behave</span><z><span target_id="2PpJwXP23z">v.i.</span><span target_id="FAXquGdAKT">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behave" src="word_pronunciations/02085.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈheɪv/ (<em>say</em> buh'hayv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behave" src="word_pronunciations/02086.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2PpJwXP23z"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">behaved</strong>, <strong class="bold">behaving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> to conduct oneself or itself; act: <em class="example">the ship behaves well.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq184"> to act in a socially acceptable manner: <em class="example">did the child behave?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="FAXquGdAKT">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq061"> <strong class="phr">behave oneself</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq425"> to conduct oneself in a specified way.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq013"> to conduct oneself properly.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English, apparently from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101305" href="entry://have%23bigmac000101305"><span class="smallcaps">have</span></a> hold oneself a certain way]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behaviour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behaviour</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behaviour" src="word_pronunciations/02089.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈheɪvjə/ (<em>say</em> buh'hayvyuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behaviour" src="word_pronunciations/02090.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> manner of behaving or acting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq493"> <em class="label">Psychology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq274"> the actions or activities of the individual as matters of psychological study.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq416"> the pattern of such activities.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> the activity or pattern of activities of any organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq927"> the action of any material: <em class="example">the behaviour of tin under heat.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">behavior</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>behavioural</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>behaviourally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behaviourism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104716"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behaviourism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behaviourism" src="word_pronunciations/02087.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈheɪvjəˌrɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> buh'hayvyuh.rizuhm), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behaviourism" src="word_pronunciations/02088.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">the study in humans and animals of externally observable behavioural responses as functions of environmental stimuli; mental states are either ignored or redefined in stimulus/response terms.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">behaviorism</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>behaviourist</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behead</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behead" src="word_pronunciations/02091.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhɛd/ (<em>say</em> buh'hed), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behead" src="word_pronunciations/02092.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">to cut off the head of; kill or execute by decapitation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>biheveden</em>, Old English <em>beheafdian</em>, from <em>be-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> (with privative force) + <em>hēafod</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089619" href="entry://head%23bigmac000089619"><span class="smallcaps">head</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beheading</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beheld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beheld</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beheld" src="word_pronunciations/02093.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhɛld/ (<em>say</em> buh'held), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beheld" src="word_pronunciations/02094.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006520" href="entry://behold%23bigmac000006520"><strong>behold</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behemoth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behemoth</span></header><div>/bəˈhiməθ/ (<em>say</em> buh'heemuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> <em class="label">Bible</em> an animal, perhaps the hippopotamus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq572"> a huge and powerful person, animal, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>behēmōth</em>, plural (intensive form) of <em>behēmah</em> beast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behest</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behest" src="word_pronunciations/02095.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhɛst/ (<em>say</em> buh'hest), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behest" src="word_pronunciations/02096.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">bidding or injunction; mandate or command.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>behǣs</em> promise]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behind</span><z><span target_id="2e9c0vQMu0">prep.</span><span target_id="gFRx5hhfhs">adv.</span><span target_id="glb7EpeOwW">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behind" src="word_pronunciations/02099.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhaɪnd/ (<em>say</em> buh'huynd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behind" src="word_pronunciations/02100.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="2e9c0vQMu0"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> at the back of; at the rear of: <em class="example">behind the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> after; later than: <em class="example">behind schedule.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq981"> less advanced than; inferior to: <em class="example">behind his class in mathematics.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq434"> on the farther side of; beyond: <em class="example">behind the mountain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq943"> supporting; promoting: <em class="example">a millionaire is behind the project.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq522"> hidden or unrevealed by: <em class="example">malice lay behind the smile.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="gFRx5hhfhs">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq825"> at or towards the back; in the rear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq791"> in a place, state or stage already passed: <em class="example">he left his wallet behind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq979"> remaining; in reserve: <em class="example">greater support is behind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq836"> in arrears; behindhand: <em class="example">behind with the rent.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq315"> slow, as a watch or clock.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="glb7EpeOwW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq574"> the buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq805"> <em class="label">Australian Rules</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq879"> a score of one point achieved by putting the ball between a goal post and a behind post.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq934"> a score of one point achieved by putting the ball between the goal posts as a result of any action other than a kick by a player of the scoring team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq896"> a score of one point achieved by the ball hitting a goal post.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>behinden</em>, Old English <em>behindan</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034357" href="entry://hind%23bigmac000034357"><span class="smallcaps">hind<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behindhand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behindhand</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behindhand" src="word_pronunciations/02097.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhaɪndhænd/ (<em>say</em> buh'huynd-hand), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behindhand" src="word_pronunciations/02098.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> late.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq962"> behind in progress; backward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq554"> in arrears: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Debbie, I’m a business man, and I know you can’t get behindhand in money matters and pull up again just when you want to</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ada cambridge</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1904</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Behistun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Behistun</span></header><div>/beɪhɪsˈtun/ (<em>say</em> bayhis'toohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">a ruined town in western Iran, near which is a cliff with an inscription of Darius I, carved in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian cuneiform, describing his attainment of the Persian throne; instrumental in the decipherment of cuneiform.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bisutun</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Behn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Behn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Behn" src="word_pronunciations/01773.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪn/ (<em>say</em> bayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Aphra</strong> /ˈæfrə/ (<em>say</em> 'afruh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">1640–89, English dramatist, novelist and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behold</span><z><span target_id="98nLakkEuB">v.t.</span><span target_id="kC4xEmHKpb">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behold" src="word_pronunciations/02103.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhoʊld/ (<em>say</em> buh'hohld), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behold" src="word_pronunciations/02104.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="98nLakkEuB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq603"> (<strong class="bold">beheld</strong>, <strong class="bold">beholding</strong>) to observe; look at; see.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="kC4xEmHKpb">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq100"> look! see!</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beholde</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>behaldan</em> keep] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beholder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beholden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beholden</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beholden" src="word_pronunciations/02101.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhoʊldn/ (<em>say</em> buh'hohldn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beholden" src="word_pronunciations/02102.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">under an obligation; indebted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006520" href="entry://behold%23bigmac000006520"><span class="smallcaps">behold</span></a> in obsolete sense ‘detain, retain’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behoof
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behoof</span></header><div>/biˈhʊf/ (<em>say</em> bee'hoof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq424">use; advantage; benefit: <em class="example">on my behoof.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>behove</em>, Old English <em>behōf</em> profit, need]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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behove
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">behove</span><z><span target_id="ylrnClt6fD">v.t.</span><span target_id="I4n2a5k3LO">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behove" src="word_pronunciations/02105.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈhoʊv/ (<em>say</em> buh'hohv), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of behove" src="word_pronunciations/02106.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">behoved</strong>, <strong class="bold">behoving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ylrnClt6fD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> to be needful or proper for or incumbent on (now only in impersonal use): <em class="example">it behoves me to see him.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="I4n2a5k3LO">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq901"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to be needful, proper, or due (in impersonal use).</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">behoove</strong> /bəˈhuv/ (<em>say</em> buh'hoohv). <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>behove</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>behōfian</em> need. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006522" href="entry://behoof%23bigmac000006522"><span class="smallcaps">behoof</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Behrens
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Behrens</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrəns/ (<em>say</em> 'beruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Peter</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">1868–1940, German architect and industrial designer who influenced Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Behring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Behring</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bering) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> <strong>Emil von</strong> /ˈeɪmil fɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'aymeel fon), 1854–1917, German physician, bacteriologist and pioneer immunologist; Nobel prize for medicine 1901.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> <strong>Vitus</strong> → Vitus <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006798" href="entry://Bering%23bigmac000006798"><strong>Bering</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beige
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beige</span><z><span target_id="VplQM06iHj">n.</span><span target_id="EpQPRnZn1z">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beige" src="word_pronunciations/02107.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪʒ/ (<em>say</em> bayzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VplQM06iHj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> a very light-brown colour, as of undyed wool; a light grey with brownish tinge.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EpQPRnZn1z">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq355"> of this colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> characterless and dull; lacking any noteworthy feature: <em class="example">a beige performance.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beigli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610630933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beigli</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪgli/ (<em>say</em> 'bayglee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">(in Hungarian cookery) a roulade with walnut or poppy-seed paste filling; cooked for special occasions, as Christmas, Easter, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hungarian (<em>mákos</em>)<em> bejgli</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beignet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beignet</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪnjeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'baynyay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cookery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">a fritter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beijing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beijing</span></header><div>/beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bay'jing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">the capital of the People’s Republic of China, in the north-eastern part; forms a separate municipality as a national central city. 16 800 km<sup>2</sup> (municipality).</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Peking</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beijinger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac338332097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beijinger</span></header><div>/beɪˈdʒɪŋə/ (<em>say</em> bay'jinguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq486">a native or inhabitant of Beijing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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being
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">being</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of being" src="word_pronunciations/02108.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbiɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beeing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq245"> existence, as opposed to non-existence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq855"> conscious existence; life: <em class="example">the aim of our being.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq429"> mortal existence; lifetime.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq170"> substance or nature: <em class="example">of such a being as to arouse fear.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq766"> something that exists: <em class="example">beings on a strange planet.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq367"> a living thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq938"> a human being; person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq105"> (<em>upper case</em>) God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq655"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq658"> that which has actuality either materially or in idea.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq607"> absolute existence in a complete or perfect state, lacking no essential characteristic; essence.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><span class="smallcaps">be</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beira
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091760"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beira</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪərə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">a seaport in Mozambique.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beirut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beirut</span></header><div>/beɪˈrut/ (<em>say</em> bay'rooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Béjart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Béjart</span></header><div>/beɪˈʒa/ (<em>say</em> bay'zhah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maurice</strong> /mɔˈris/ (<em>say</em> maw'rees), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">1928–2007, French dancer and choreographer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bejesus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bejesus</span><z><span target_id="wxzwkE8Pww">interj.</span><span target_id="qNMKs0aWzZ">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈdʒizəz/ (<em>say</em> buh'jeezuhz), /-ˈdʒeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> -'jay-) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="wxzwkE8Pww">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq962"> (an exclamation of astonishment, disgust, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="qNMKs0aWzZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq258"> <strong class="phr">knock the bejesus out of</strong>, to destroy the self-confidence of or defeat utterly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq056"> <strong class="phr">scare the bejesus out of</strong>, to frighten or startle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>be-</em>, from Middle English <em>bi</em> by + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094294" href="entry://Jesus%23bigmac000094294"><span class="smallcaps">Jesus</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bejewel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bejewel</span></header><div>/bəˈdʒuəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'joohuhl), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bejewelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">bejeweled</strong>; <strong class="bold">bejewelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">bejeweling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">to adorn with or as with jewels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039084" href="entry://jewel%23bigmac000039084"><span class="smallcaps">jewel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bel" src="word_pronunciations/01704.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪl/ (<em>say</em> bayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq943">a deity of the Babylonians and Assyrians, god of the earth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Bēlus</em>, from Greek <em>Belos</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104397" href="entry://Baal%23bigmac000104397"><span class="smallcaps">Baal</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belacan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000046"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belacan</span></header><div>/bəˈlʌtʃʌn/ (<em>say</em> buh'luchun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">(in Malay cookery) a pungent shrimp paste, used to flavour soups, sauces and rice dishes; terasi.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blachan</strong>. <div class="etym">[Malay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belafonte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belafonte</span></header><div>/bɛləˈfɒnti/ (<em>say</em> beluh'fontee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Harry</strong> (<em>Harold George Bellanfanti Jr</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">1927–2023, US singer, film actor and activist; popularised Jamaican calypso music in the 1950s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belah</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belah" src="word_pronunciations/02113.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbilə/ (<em>say</em> 'beeluh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belah" src="word_pronunciations/02112.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈla/ (<em>say</em> buh'lah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq143">a tree, <em>Casuarina cristata</em>, of dry temperate eastern Australia, forming an important part of the vegetation in some inland areas.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">belar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Wiradjuri <em>bilar</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac343570357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belar</span></header><div>/ˈbilə/ (<em>say</em> 'beeluh), /bəˈlə/ (<em>say</em> buh'luh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq122">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006536" href="entry://belah%23bigmac000006536"><strong>belah</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belarus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belarus</span></header><div>/bɛləˈrus/ (<em>say</em> beluh'roohs), /bɛləˈrʊs/ (<em>say</em> beluh'roos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">a republic in eastern Europe bordered by Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine; a constituent republic of the Soviet Union 1922–91, known as the <strong>Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic</strong>. 207 600 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Belarusian and Russian. <em>Currency</em>: Belarusian rouble. <em>Capital</em>: Minsk.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Belorussia</strong>, <strong class="vs">Byelorussia</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belarusian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac139124612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belarusian</span><z><span target_id="5b3CFHAKWh">n.</span><span target_id="PdqeeBsnr7">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bɛləˈrusiən/ (<em>say</em> beluh'roohseeuhn), /-ˈrʌʃən/ (<em>say</em> -'rushuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5b3CFHAKWh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> a person native to or living in Belarus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> the language of the people of Belarus, a Slavonic language closely related to Russian.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PdqeeBsnr7">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq594"> of or relating to Belarus, its people, or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Belorussian</strong>, <strong class="vs">Byelorussian</strong>, <strong class="vs">White Russian</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belated</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belated" src="word_pronunciations/02114.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈleɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> buh'laytuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belated" src="word_pronunciations/02115.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">coming or being late or too late.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102759" href="entry://late%23bigmac000102759"><span class="smallcaps">lat(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022892" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022892"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>belatedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>belatedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belau</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlaʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'below) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">a former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053910" href="entry://Palau%23bigmac000053910"><strong>Palau</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belay</span><z><span target_id="MoT0dP4xpE">v.t.</span><span target_id="XoyDxB3ZYN">v.i.</span><span target_id="K0pdb41bgf">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belay" src="word_pronunciations/02116.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> buh'lay), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belay" src="word_pronunciations/02117.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">belayed</strong>, <strong class="bold">belaying</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MoT0dP4xpE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq441"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod inserted in a holder so that both ends of the rod are clear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> to secure (a rope or person) by a turn of rope round a rock or piton.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="XoyDxB3ZYN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq738"> (<em>used chiefly in the imperative</em>) to stop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq213"> to make a rope fast.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K0pdb41bgf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq638"> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> a knot or turn of rope round a rock or piton by which a climbing rope is held secure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>belegge</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>belecgan</em> cover. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103607" href="entry://lay%23bigmac000103607"><span class="smallcaps">lay<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belch</span><z><span target_id="O2ARPfAzlk">v.i.</span><span target_id="Tec2pgIY2K">v.t.</span><span target_id="IRr2VIjrI5">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belch" src="word_pronunciations/02118.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛltʃ/ (<em>say</em> belch) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="O2ARPfAzlk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq792"> to eject wind spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eructate; burp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq651"> to emit contents violently, as a gun, geyser, or volcano.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq320"> to issue spasmodically; gush forth.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Tec2pgIY2K">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq205"> to eject spasmodically or violently; give forth.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IRr2VIjrI5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq820"> a belching; eructation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq248"> a burst of flame, smoke, gas, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>belche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old English <em>bealcian</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>belcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beldam
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000023552"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beldam</span></header><div>/ˈbɛldæm/ (<em>say</em> 'beldam) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> a grandmother.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beldame</strong> /ˈbɛldam/ (<em>say</em> 'beldahm). <div class="etym">[Middle English: grandmother, from <em>bel-</em> (from Old French: <em>bel</em>, <em>belle</em> fair) used like <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101177" href="entry://grand%23bigmac000101177"><span class="smallcaps">grand</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101177" href="entry://grand%23mq328">12</a>) + <em>dam</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100215" href="entry://dame%23bigmac000100215"><span class="smallcaps">dame</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beleaguer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beleaguer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beleaguer" src="word_pronunciations/02119.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈligə/ (<em>say</em> buh'leeguh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beleaguer" src="word_pronunciations/02120.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> to surround with an army: <em class="example">to beleaguer the city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> to beset with troubles and annoyances.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>belegeren</em>, from <em>be-</em> about + <em>leger</em> camp] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beleaguerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beleaguered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac010245404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beleaguered</span><z><span target_id="SGVw7lfbl0">v.</span><span target_id="0NInAdxDry">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈligəd/ (<em>say</em> buh'leeguhd), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="SGVw7lfbl0"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq637"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103507" href="entry://beleaguer%23bigmac000103507"><strong>beleaguer</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0NInAdxDry">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq436"> surrounded by hostile forces: <em class="example">the beleaguered city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq288"> oppressed by problems that threaten one’s position, role, status, prospects, etc.: <em class="example">the beleaguered minister.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belém
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belém</span></header><div>/bəˈlæ̃/ (<em>say</em> buh'lan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">a seaport in northern Brazil, on the Pará River.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Pará</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belemnite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belemnite</span></header><div>/ˈbɛləmnaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'beluhmnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq956">a small conical fossil, consisting of the internal calcareous rod of extinct cephalopod molluscs allied to the cuttlefish; a thunderstone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>belemnon</em> dart + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belfast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belfast</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlfast/ (<em>say</em> 'belfahst), /bɛlˈfast/ (<em>say</em> bel'fahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> a seaport in and the capital of Northern Ireland, in Belfast unitary district; the centre of Irish Protestantism; shipbuilding and linen industry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq799"> former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099321" href="entry://Port%20Fairy%23bigmac000099321"><strong>Port Fairy</strong></a>, until 1886.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belfie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac743390092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belfie</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlfi/ (<em>say</em> 'belfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">a photograph taken by a person of their own buttocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010331" href="entry://buttock%23bigmac000010331"><span class="smallcaps">b(uttock</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup>)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac649150373" href="entry://selfie%23bigmac649150373"><span class="smallcaps">(s)elfie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belfry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006547"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belfry</span><z><span target_id="XRdYaQUpRm">n.</span><span target_id="kWbx6VYW38">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belfry" src="word_pronunciations/02121.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛlfri/ (<em>say</em> 'belfree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XRdYaQUpRm"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">belfries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq924"> a belltower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> that part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq869"> a frame of timberwork which may sustain a bell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq053"> (formerly) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq191"> a watchtower.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq248"> a movable tower for attacking fortifications.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="kWbx6VYW38">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq349"> <strong class="phr">have bats in the belfry</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to have mad notions; be crazy or peculiar. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> ? from colloquial use of <em>belfry</em> to mean ‘head’; ? alliterative likening of the confused behaviour of a person to the panicked flight of bats from a church tower when disturbed by the ringing of the bells]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>belfray</em>, dissimilated variant of <em>berfrey</em>, from Old French <em>berfrei</em>, of Germanic origin; altered by association with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104722" href="entry://bell%23bigmac000104722"><span class="smallcaps">bell<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belg.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006548"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belg.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq897"> Belgian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> Belgium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belgian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belgian</span><z><span target_id="Lbq3l30DwR">n.</span><span target_id="xOiPAgq7Xk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛldʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'beljuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Lbq3l30DwR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> a native or inhabitant of Belgium.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xOiPAgq7Xk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq000"> of or relating to Belgium.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027220" href="entry://Flemish%23bigmac000027220"><strong>Flemish</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083589" href="entry://Walloon%23bigmac000083589"><strong>Walloon</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belgium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belgium</span></header><div>/ˈbɛldʒəm/ (<em>say</em> 'beljuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> a kingdom in north-western Europe, on the North Sea; independent since 1830; a leader of post-war European international cooperation. 30 519 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Dutch/Flemish, French and German. <em>Currency</em>: euro (formerly, Belgian franc). <em>Capital</em>: Brussels.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq072"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006553" href="entry://Belgium%20sausage%23bigmac000006553"><strong>Belgium sausage</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belgrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belgrade</span></header><div>/bɛlˈgreɪd/ (<em>say</em> bel'grayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">the capital of Serbia, and formerly of Yugoslavia, on the Danube.</span></div> Serbian, <strong>Beograd</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belgrano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006554"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belgrano</span></header><div>/bɛlˈgranoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bel'grahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Manuel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq059">1770–1820, Argentine revolutionary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belgravia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belgravia</span></header><div>/bɛlˈgreɪviə/ (<em>say</em> bel'grayveeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">a fashionable district in London, adjoining Hyde Park.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Belgravian</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belial</span></header><div>/ˈbiliəl/ (<em>say</em> 'beeleeuhl), /bəˈlaɪəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'luyuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> (in the Bible and rabbinical commentary) worthlessness, wickedness, or destruction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq632"> (in Milton’s <em>Paradise Lost</em>) the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>belī-ya‘al</em> worthlessness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belie" src="word_pronunciations/02126.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlaɪ/ (<em>say</em> buh'luy), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belie" src="word_pronunciations/02127.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">belied</strong>, <strong class="bold">belying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> to misrepresent: <em class="example">her face belied her thoughts.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq296"> to show to be false: <em class="example">his trembling belied his calm words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq172"> to prove false to; fail to justify: <em class="example">to belie one’s faith.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq406"> to lie about; slander.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>belye</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>belēogan</em>, from <em>be-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>lēogan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103055" href="entry://lie%23bigmac000103055"><span class="smallcaps">lie<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>belier</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belief
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belief</span><z><span target_id="zLFNRnp25n">n.</span><span target_id="ysePw45mQn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belief" src="word_pronunciations/02122.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlif/ (<em>say</em> buh'leef), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belief" src="word_pronunciations/02123.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zLFNRnp25n"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq311"> that which is believed; an accepted opinion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq775"> conviction of the truth or reality of a thing, based upon grounds insufficient to afford positive knowledge: <em class="example">statements unworthy of belief.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq194"> confidence; faith; trust: <em class="example">children’s belief in their parents.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq099"> a religious tenet or tenets: <em class="example">the Christian belief.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ysePw45mQn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq587"> <strong class="phr">beggar belief</strong>, to cause astonishment to the point of disbelief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bilēve</em> (with <em>-ē-</em> from verb); replacing early Middle English <em>bilēafe</em>; replacing Old English <em>gelēafa</em>, related to German <em>Glaube</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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believe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">believe</span><z><span target_id="BJLDnx7DId">v.t.</span><span target_id="z8ndmqeBKG">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of believe" src="word_pronunciations/02124.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈliv/ (<em>say</em> buh'leev), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of believe" src="word_pronunciations/02125.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BJLDnx7DId"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">believed</strong>, <strong class="bold">believing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq211"> to have belief in: <em class="example">to believe a person.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> to think: <em class="example">I believe she has left the city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq226"> to credit; accept as true: <em class="example">to believe a story.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="z8ndmqeBKG">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq663"> <strong class="phr">believe in</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq182"> to have confidence in; trust; rely through faith on: <em class="example">I believe in you implicitly.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq282"> to be persuaded of the truth or existence of: <em class="example">he still believes in Santa Claus.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq243"> to accept or agree with (a doctrine, principle, system, etc.): <em class="example">I don’t believe in private education.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq749"> <strong class="phr">believe you me</strong>, (an emphatic expression preceding a statement, meaning that the listener should take the speaker’s word for what is being asserted.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bileve</em>(<em>n</em>), from <em>bi-</em> + <em>lēven</em>, Old English (Anglian) <em>lēfan</em>; replacing Old English (<em>ge</em>)<em>līefan</em>, related to German <em>glauben</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>believer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>believing</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>believingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>believable</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>believably</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>believability</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006558"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belike</span></header><div>/bəˈlaɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'luyk) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">very likely; perhaps; probably.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103073" href="entry://like%23bigmac000103073"><span class="smallcaps">like<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belinsky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belinsky</span></header><div>/bəˈlɪnski/ (<em>say</em> buh'linskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vissarion Grigorievich</strong> /ˌviˈsariɒn griˈgɔriəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> .vee'sahreeon gree'gawreeuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">1811–48, Russian literary and social critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belisarius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belisarius</span></header><div>/bɛləˈsɛərɪəs/ (<em>say</em> beluh'sairrears) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">AD 505?–565, general of the Eastern Roman Empire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belitong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belitong</span></header><div>/bɪˈlitɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> bi'leetong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007207" href="entry://Billiton%23bigmac000007207"><strong>Billiton</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belittle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belittle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belittle" src="word_pronunciations/02128.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlɪtl/ (<em>say</em> buh'litl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belittle" src="word_pronunciations/02129.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">belittled</strong>, <strong class="bold">belittling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">to make little or less important; depreciate; disparage: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She was disturbed, too, to find her confessor belittling the worth of her confession</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1780s), literally, to reduce in size, then to disparage; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103225" href="entry://little%23bigmac000103225"><span class="smallcaps">little</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belize
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belize</span></header><div>/bəˈliz/ (<em>say</em> buh'leez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> a parliamentary state in Central America, on the Caribbean and bordered by Mexico and Guatemala; a British colony before independence in 1981; sovereignty disputed by Guatemala. 22 965 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English and Spanish, also an English-based creole and Mayan languages. <em>Currency</em>: Belize dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Belmopan. Formerly, <strong class="vs">British Honduras</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq359"> a city in Belize, a port on the Caribbean coast; the capital until 1973.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Belizean</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bell</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bell" src="word_pronunciations/02137.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛl/ (<em>say</em> bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> <strong>Alexander Graham</strong>, 1847–1922, US scientist, born in Scotland; invented the telephone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> <strong>Archibald</strong>, 1804–83, Australian explorer and pastoralist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq938"> <strong>Sir Francis Henry Dillon</strong>, 1851–1936, NZ politician, prime minister 1925.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq710"> <strong>George Frederick Henry</strong>, 1878–1966, Australian painter, art critic and educationist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq644"> <strong>Graeme Emerson</strong>, 1914–2012, Australian jazz pianist and band leader; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1997.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq381"> <strong>John Anthony</strong>, born 1940, Australian actor and theatrical director, noted for Shakespeare productions.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>John Bell</strong> was born in Maitland, NSW. He joined the Old Tote Theatre Company in 1963. The next year he was awarded a scholarship from the British Council, and spent five years in England with the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1970 he became the co-founder and artistic director of Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, where he directed many new Australian works including plays by David Williamson and Peter Kenna. As an actor he is known for major dramatic roles, including the leads in <em>King Lear</em>, <em>Macbeth</em>, <em>Cyrano de Bergerac</em> and <em>Uncle Vanya</em>. In 1990 he formed the Bell Shakespeare Company (later Bell Shakespeare), performing and touring his own productions of Shakespeare’s plays. He retired as artistic director of the company in 2015. Bell also appeared in the Australian films <em>Break of Day</em> (1977) and <em>Far East</em> (1982). His book <em>On Shakespeare</em> was published in 2011.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belladonna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belladonna</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belladonna" src="word_pronunciations/02133.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛləˈdɒnə/ (<em>say</em> beluh'donuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> a poisonous plant, <em>Atropa belladonna</em>, of the family Solanaceae; deadly nightshade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq021"> either of two drugs, atropine and hyoscyamine, obtained from this plant, and used as a cardiac or respiratory stimulant, or an antispasmodic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, fair lady]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellamy</span></header><div>/ˈbɛləmi/ (<em>say</em> 'beluhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq826"> <strong>David James</strong>, 1933–2019, British botanist, author and broadcaster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq262"> <strong>Edward</strong>, 1850–98, US author, best known for <em>Looking Backward</em> (1888), a critique of US capitalism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellatrix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellatrix</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlətrɪks/ (<em>say</em> 'beluhtriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">a blue-white star in the constellation Orion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bellātrīx</em> a female warrior; supposedly a translation of Arabic <em>al najīd</em>, of uncertain meaning]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellay</span></header><div>/bɛˈleɪ/ (<em>say</em> be'lay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joachim du</strong> /ʒoʊaˈʃæ̃ dy/ (<em>say</em> zhohah'shan dooh) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">→ Joachim <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095512" href="entry://du%20Bellay%23bigmac000095512"><strong>du Bellay</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellcote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellcote</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlkoʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'belkoht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq306">a framework in a roof from which bells are hung.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belle" src="word_pronunciations/02137.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛl/ (<em>say</em> bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">a woman or girl admired for her beauty; a reigning beauty.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, feminine of <em>beau</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098569" href="entry://beau%23bigmac000098569"><span class="smallcaps">beau</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belleek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belleek</span></header><div>/bəˈlik/ (<em>say</em> buh'leek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq600">a fragile, ornamental porcelain with a bright lustre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Belleek</strong>, <strong class="vs">Belleek ware</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after <em>Belleek</em>, village in Northern Ireland]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellerophon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellerophon</span></header><div>/bəˈlɛrəfən/ (<em>say</em> buh'leruhfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Greek Legend</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">a hero of Corinth who, on the winged horse Pegasus, slew the monster Chimera.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellette</span></header><div>/bɛˈlɛt/ (<em>say</em> be'let) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Mary</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">1909–91, Australian painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellflower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellflower</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlflaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'belflowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq832">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010901" href="entry://campanula%23bigmac000010901"><strong>campanula</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellhop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellhop</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlhɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'belhop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006569" href="entry://bellboy%23bigmac000006569"><strong>bellboy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellicose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellicose</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bellicose" src="word_pronunciations/02138.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛləkoʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'beluhkohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">inclined to war; warlike; pugnacious.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bellicōsus</em>, from <em>bellum</em> war] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bellicosely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bellicosity</strong> /bɛləˈkɒsəti/ (<em>say</em> beluh'kosuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac432935378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belter</span></header><div>/ˈbɛltə/ (<em>say</em> 'beltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq15"> something worthy of admiration, especially for fast and dazzling performances.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq951"> a singer who adopts vocal belting as their style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq98"> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> a pitch in such condition as to favour the person batting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beltie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892138738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beltie</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlti/ (<em>say</em> 'beltee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq903">a belted Galloway.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belting</span></header><div>/ˈbɛltɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'belting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq758"> material for belts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> belts collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq209"> a belt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq975"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac202207849" href="entry://vocal%20belting%23bigmac202207849"><strong>vocal belting</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq562"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a thrashing or beating.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beltman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beltman</span></header><div>/ˈbɛltmən/ (<em>say</em> 'beltmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beltmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">the member of a surf-lifesaving team who wears the belt attached to the surf-line and swims to the rescue of a person in difficulties.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beltway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac682773084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beltway</span><z><span target_id="hMzyuBlYXG">n.</span><span target_id="eBDUB49u9Q">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛltweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'beltway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hMzyuBlYXG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq436"> <strong>the</strong>, the US political system, in particular the political world of Washington DC, comprising politicians, lobbyists, officials, and advisers, and viewed as insular and self-serving.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eBDUB49u9Q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq536"> <strong class="phr">in</strong>(<strong class="phr">side</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the Beltway</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> in the political arena.</span></div><div class="etym"> [with reference to <em>Capitol Beltway</em>, a ring-road that encircles Washington, DC]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beluga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beluga</span></header><div>/bəˈlugə/ (<em>say</em> buh'loohguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq683"> Also, <strong class="vs">beluga whale</strong>. the white whale, a cetacean, <em>Delphinapterus leucas</em>, chiefly arctic, having a rounded head, and white in colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq885"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq729"> Also, <strong class="vs">beluga sturgeon</strong>, <strong class="vs">great sturgeon</strong>. a white sturgeon, <em>Huso huso</em>, of the Caspian and the Black Sea, yielding caviar and isinglass.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq249"> Also, <strong class="vs">beluga caviar</strong>. caviar yielded from roe of this fish.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian <em>bielukha</em>, from <em>bielo-</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belut</span></header><div>/bəˈlut/ (<em>say</em> buh'looht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">the one-gilled eel, <em>Fluta alba</em>, found in Asian rice fields but introduced into Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belvedere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belvedere</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlvədɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'belvuhdear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq712">an upper storey or any structure or building designed to afford a fine view.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: beautiful view]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belvedere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac347249233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belvedere</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlvədɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'belvuhdear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">the Vatican art gallery in Rome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belvoir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belvoir<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɛlvwa/ (<em>say</em> 'belvwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085539" href="entry://Wodonga%23bigmac000085539"><strong>Wodonga</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac180199544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belvoir<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɛlvwa/ (<em>say</em> 'belvwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq43">a theatre company based at the <strong>Belvoir St Theatre</strong> in Sydney; originated in the 1984 movement to save the theatre of the Nimrod Theatre Company which was to be disbanded.</span></div> Formerly (until 2010), <strong>Company B Belvoir</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belyando
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belyando</span></header><div>/bɛlˈjændoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bel'yandoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">a river in central Qld, rising in the Drummond Range and flowing north into the Suttor River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BEM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006637"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BEM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq614">British Empire Medal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bema</span></header><div>/ˈbimə/ (<em>say</em> 'beemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bemata</strong> /ˈbimətə/ (<em>say</em> 'beemuhtuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq356"> a rostrum from which ancient Greek orators made speeches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq918"> <em class="label">Greek Orthodox Church</em> the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: step, platform]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bemedalled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401359247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bemedalled</span></header><div>/bəˈmɛdld/ (<em>say</em> buh'medld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq619">adorned with medals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bemire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bemire</span></header><div>/bəˈmaɪə/ (<em>say</em> buh'muyuh), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bemired</strong>, <strong class="bold">bemiring</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> to soil with mire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq882"> to sink in mire.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000047181" href="entry://mire%23bigmac000047181"><span class="smallcaps">mire</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bemoan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bemoan</span><z><span target_id="pp3XaKe5vr">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZuGWdTqL1F">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bemoan" src="word_pronunciations/02155.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈmoʊn/ (<em>say</em> buh'mohn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bemoan" src="word_pronunciations/02156.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pp3XaKe5vr"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> to moan over; bewail; lament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq873"> to express pity for.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZuGWdTqL1F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq949"> to lament; mourn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087829" href="entry://moan%23bigmac000087829"><span class="smallcaps">moan</span></a>; replacing Middle English <em>bemene</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bemænan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bemoaner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bemuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bemuse</span></header><div>/bəˈmjuz/ (<em>say</em> buh'myoohz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bemused</strong>, <strong class="bold">bemusing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">to confuse; stupefy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His two days without sleep … had now begun to transform his lightheadedness into a fatigue which bemused him like a drug.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048828" href="entry://muse%23bigmac000048828"><span class="smallcaps">muse</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bemusement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bemused
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bemused</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bemused" src="word_pronunciations/02157.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈmjuzd/ (<em>say</em> buh'myoohzd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bemused" src="word_pronunciations/02158.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> confused; muddled; stupefied.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq851"> lost in thought; preoccupied.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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ben
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ben<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bɛn/ (<em>say</em> ben) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq954"> a tree, <em>Moringa oleifera</em>, of Arabia, India, and elsewhere, bearing a winged seed which yields an oil (<strong>oil of ben</strong>), used in extracting flower perfumes, lubricating delicate machinery, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq912"> the seed of such a tree.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>bān</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">ben<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bɛn/ (<em>say</em> ben) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">a mountain peak.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Scottish Gaelic <em>beann</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellyflop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac498562980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellyflop</span><z><span target_id="6YPygmwiTZ">n.</span><span target_id="440lSPFBBJ">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛliflɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'beleeflop) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6YPygmwiTZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006618" href="entry://belly%20flop%23bigmac000006618"><strong>belly flop</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="440lSPFBBJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq731"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac234793774" href="entry://belly-flop%23bigmac234793774"><strong>belly-flop</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellyland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000047008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellyland</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlilænd/ (<em>say</em> 'beleeland) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq505">to land an aircraft without undercarriage, on the belly of the fuselage.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bellylanding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellytank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac311271333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellytank</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlitæŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'beleetangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">the tank holding water, foam, etc., on the underside of a helitanker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belmondo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belmondo</span></header><div>/bɛlˈmɒndoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bel'mondoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean-Paul Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">1933–2021, French film actor; films include <em>A Bout de Souffle</em> (1960) and <em>Borsalino</em> (1970).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belmont
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belmont</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlmɒnt/ (<em>say</em> 'belmont) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq005"> a town in NSW on Lake Macquarie near Newcastle; timber industry and coal mining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq540"> a racecourse in Perth, WA.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belmopan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belmopan</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlməpæn/ (<em>say</em> 'belmuhpan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">the capital of Belize, about 80 km inland; founded in 1970.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac773826189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Belo" src="word_pronunciations/02141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'beloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Carlos Filipe Ximenes</strong> /ˈkalɒs fiˈlipeɪ ʃəˈmɛnɛz/ (<em>say</em> 'kahlos fee'leepay shuh'menez), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">born 1948, Timorese Roman Catholic bishop and promoter of independence for Timor-Leste; shared 1996 Nobel Peace prize with Jose Ramos-Horta.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belomancy</span></header><div>/ˈbɛləmænsi/ (<em>say</em> 'beluhmansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">divination using arrows.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Greek <em>belomantia</em>, from <em>belos</em> arrow + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belong</span><z><span target_id="ZaNODAmo4e">v.i.</span><span target_id="tmpNTdIwN0">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belong" src="word_pronunciations/02147.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'long), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belong" src="word_pronunciations/02148.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ZaNODAmo4e"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq448"> to be usually or rightly placed: <em class="example">the knives belong in the drawer.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> to have the proper social qualifications: <em class="example">he doesn’t belong.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq737"> to be proper or due.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tmpNTdIwN0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq110"> <strong class="phr">belong to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq287"> to bear a relation to as a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc.: <em class="example">to belong to the soccer club.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq342"> to be the property of: <em class="example">the book belongs to him.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq465"> to be an appurtenance, adjunct, or part of: <em class="example">that lid belongs to this jar.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="d"><span id="mq134"> to be a property, function, or concern of: <em class="example">attributes which belong to nature.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>belonge</em>(<em>n</em>), from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>longen</em> belong (adjective), aphetic variant of dialect <em>along</em>, Old English <em>gelang</em> belonging to]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belonga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136997151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belonga</span></header><div>/bəˈlɒŋə/ (<em>say</em> buh'longuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq996">(a representation in writing of pidgin English, indicating possession): <em class="example">horse belonga you.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belonging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belonging</span></header><div>/bəˈlɒŋɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'longing), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq602"> relationship; affinity: <em class="example">a sense of belonging.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> (<em>plural</em>) possessions; goods; personal effects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belorussia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belorussia</span></header><div>/ˌbjɛloʊˈrʌʃə/ (<em>say</em> .byeloh'rushuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090399" href="entry://Belarus%23bigmac000090399"><strong>Belarus</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Belorussian</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beloved
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beloved</span><z><span target_id="wOmRCxoBPU">adj.</span><span target_id="9eEKiGbvyn">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beloved" src="word_pronunciations/02149.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlʌvəd/ (<em>say</em> buh'luvuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beloved" src="word_pronunciations/02151.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈlʌvd/ (<em>say</em> -'luvd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beloved" src="word_pronunciations/02150.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wOmRCxoBPU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> greatly loved; dear to the heart.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="9eEKiGbvyn">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq507"> someone who is greatly loved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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below
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">below</span><z><span target_id="6Ic8hdeJhN">adv.</span><span target_id="hPIbqc8B7T">prep.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of below" src="word_pronunciations/02152.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈloʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'loh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of below" src="word_pronunciations/02153.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="6Ic8hdeJhN"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq574"> in or to a lower place; lower down; beneath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq407"> on or to a lower floor; downstairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq620"> at a later point on a page or in writing: <em class="example">see the statistics below.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq617"> in a lower rank or grade: <em class="example">she was demoted to the class below.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq772"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> on earth: <em class="example">poor mortals here below.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> in hell or the infernal regions.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="hPIbqc8B7T">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq519"> lower down than: <em class="example">below the knee.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq688"> lower in rank, degree, amount, rate, etc., than: <em class="example">below cost.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq351"> too low or base to be worthy of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq842"> downstream of: <em class="example">below the bridge.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bilooghe</em> by low. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101107" href="entry://low%23bigmac000101107"><span class="smallcaps">low<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belsen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belsen</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlsən/ (<em>say</em> 'belsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">a village in north-western Germany (formerly in West Germany); the site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bergen-Belsen</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belshazzar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belshazzar</span></header><div>/bɛlˈʃæzə/ (<em>say</em> bel'shazuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">son of Nebuchadnezzar, and king of Babylonia. Daniel 5.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Balthazar</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hebrew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beltana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beltana</span></header><div>/bɛlˈtænə/ (<em>say</em> bel'tanuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">a small town in eastern SA north-north-west of Port Augusta; pastoral district, formerly camel depot used by explorers and construction workers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Kuyani]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beltane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beltane</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlteɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'beltayn), /-tən/ (<em>say</em> -tuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> an ancient Celtic festival observed on May Day in Scotland and Ireland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq47"> (in Wicca, neo-paganism, etc.) one of the four greater sabbats, celebrating the beginning of summer, held on or near 31 October in the Southern Hemisphere and 30 April in the Northern Hemisphere. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac246166646" href="entry://Imbolc%23bigmac246166646"><strong>Imbolc</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac784197897" href="entry://Samhain%23bigmac784197897"><strong>Samhain</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac592335292" href="entry://Lughnasadh%23bigmac592335292"><strong>Lughnasadh</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Beltaine</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle Scottish, from Gaelic <em>bealltainn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belligerence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belligerence</span></header><div>/bəˈlɪdʒərəns/ (<em>say</em> buh'lijuhruhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq496"> warlike nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> the state or act of carrying on war; warfare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq047"> the state of being actually at war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq126"> an attitude of aggression or argumentativeness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">belligerency</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belligerent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belligerent</span><z><span target_id="j2qCu0fPIs">adj.</span><span target_id="LOLB2Ch6V3">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belligerent" src="word_pronunciations/02139.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ (<em>say</em> buh'lijuhruhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="j2qCu0fPIs"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq761"> warlike; given to waging war.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> waging war; engaged in war: <em class="example">the belligerent powers.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq249"> relating to war, or to those engaged in war: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>On the one hand the Aborigines were British subjects; at the same time they had been dealt with on occasion ‘avowedly upon the principle of enforcing belligerent rights against a public enemy’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq916"> aggressive; argumentative: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>For Sweeney and Nimmo this reaction was understandable, for they were new to industrial relations and unused to the belligerent coloratura of union rhetoric.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LOLB2Ch6V3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq297"> a state or nation at war, or a member of the military forces of such a state.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>belligerans</em>, present participle] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>belligerently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellingen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellingen</span></header><div>/ˈbɛləndʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'beluhnjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">a town and shire in north-eastern NSW; dairy and beef cattle and fruit-growing district.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellinger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellinger</span></header><div>/ˈbɛləndʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'beluhnjuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq454">a river in north-eastern NSW flowing from the New England and Dorrigo National Parks to join the Kalang River and thence the Pacific ocean. 115 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellingshausen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006588"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellingshausen</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlɪŋzhaʊzən/ (<em>say</em> 'belingz-howzuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Fabian Gottlieb von</strong> /ˌfabian ˈgɒtlip fɒn/ (<em>say</em> .fahbeeahn 'gotleep fon), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">1778–1852, Russian explorer and commander of the first expedition to circumnavigate Antarctica.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006589"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellini</span></header><div>/bəˈlini/ (<em>say</em> buh'leenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vincenzo</strong> /vinˈtʃɛntsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> veen'chentsoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">1801–35, Italian composer of opera, known especially for <em>Norma</em> (1831).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellman</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlmən/ (<em>say</em> 'belmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bellmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">(formerly) a man who carried or rang a bell, especially a town crier or watchman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Belloc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006598"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Belloc</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlək/ (<em>say</em> 'beluhk), /-ɒk/ (<em>say</em> -ok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hilaire</strong> /hɪˈlɛə/ (<em>say</em> hi'lair), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">1870–1953, British author, poet, and Roman Catholic polemicist, born in France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellona
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006599"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellona</span></header><div>/bəˈloʊnə/ (<em>say</em> buh'lohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Roman Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">the goddess of war (sister or wife of Mars).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellow</span><z><span target_id="WK2QuoYwmi">v.i.</span><span target_id="jfMM3rCJW3">v.t.</span><span target_id="JvO4uJkGjU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bellow" src="word_pronunciations/02141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'beloh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WK2QuoYwmi"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq958"> to make a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq737"> to roar; bawl: <em class="example">bellowing with rage.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="jfMM3rCJW3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq409"> to utter in a loud deep voice: <em class="example">to bellow forth an answer.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JvO4uJkGjU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq780"> the act or sound of bellowing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>belwe</em>(<em>n</em>), apparently blend of Old English <em>bellan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100006" href="entry://bell%23bigmac000100006"><span class="smallcaps">bell<sup>2</sup></span></a> and <em>bylgan</em> bellow] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bellower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bellow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006600"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bellow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bellow" src="word_pronunciations/02141.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'beloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saul</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">1915–2005, US novelist and playwright, born in Canada; Nobel prize for literature 1976.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellows
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006601"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellows</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bellows" src="word_pronunciations/02140.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛloʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'belohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>construed as singular or plural</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> an instrument or machine for producing a strong current of air, as for a draught for a fire or sounding an organ or other musical instrument, consisting essentially of an air chamber which can be expanded to draw in air through a valve and contracted to expel the air through a tube or tubes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq269"> anything resembling or suggesting a bellows, as the collapsible part of a camera or enlarger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>belwes</em>, plural, Old English <em>belg</em> shortened form of <em>blǣst-belg</em> blast-bag; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100999" href="entry://belly%23bigmac000100999"><span class="smallcaps">belly</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellowser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac856233008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellowser</span></header><div>/ˈbɛloʊzə/ (<em>say</em> 'belohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Australian History Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">a sentence of transportation for life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [figurative use of British dialect (Yorkshire) <em>bellowser</em> a violent blow sufficient to take away one’s breath]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellpull
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellpull</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlpʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'belpool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">a rope or handle for sounding a bell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellpush
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellpush</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlpʊʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'belpoosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq462">a button for operating an electric bell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellringer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006605"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellringer</span></header><div>/ˈbɛlrɪŋə/ (<em>say</em> 'belringuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq920"> someone who rings church bells.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq818"> a performer playing musical handbells.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bellringing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belltower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belltower</span></header><div>/ˈbɛltaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'beltowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010899" href="entry://campanile%23bigmac000010899"><strong>campanile</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellwether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellwether</span><z><span target_id="L8Xn9DjcOt">n.</span><span target_id="Z0AfbCO9Dq">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛlwɛðə/ (<em>say</em> 'belwedhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L8Xn9DjcOt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq466"> a wether or other male sheep which leads the flock, on which a bell is hung to facilitate tracking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq160"> a person whom others follow blindly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq367"> a social group which is the leader in a particular trend, thus indicating directions for the future for the mass of people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Z0AfbCO9Dq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq725"> of or relating to such a group: <em class="example">a bellwether electorate.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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belly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">belly</span><z><span target_id="7fikBtkRT8">n.</span><span target_id="TPyurAVIAF">v.i.</span><span target_id="zllH7DqDMI">v.t.</span><span target_id="Yqf5KiWBM5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of belly" src="word_pronunciations/02143.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛli/ (<em>say</em> 'belee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7fikBtkRT8"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bellies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq495"> the front or underpart of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq892"> the stomach with its adjuncts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq457"> appetite for food; gluttony.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq794"> the womb.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq266"> the inside or interior of anything: <em class="example">the belly of a ship.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq810"> a protuberant or bulging surface of anything: <em class="example">the belly of a flask.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq418"> <em class="label">Archery</em> the curved inner side of the bow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq989"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the fleshy part of a muscle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq562"> Also, <strong class="vs">belly cut</strong>. <em class="label">Timber Industry</em> a cut or scarf made in a tree on the side it is expected to fall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq292"> the front, inner, or undersurface or part (opposed to <em>back</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq835"> (<em>plural</em>) belly-wool of sheep: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So – apart from the first rough division into ‘locks’, ‘bellies’ and ‘fleeces’ – the fleece itself now lies subdivided into three parts</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">c.e.w. bean</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1910</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq117"> <em class="label">Music</em> the front surface of a violin or similar instrument, bearing the strings.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bellied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bellying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TPyurAVIAF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq224"> to swell out.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="zllH7DqDMI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq827"> to cause to bulge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq558"> to shear the wool from the belly of the sheep, before shearing the main fleece.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Yqf5KiWBM5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="16"><span id="mq637"> <strong class="phr">go belly up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to fail: <em class="example">the business went belly up after devaluation.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bely</em>, Old English <em>belig</em> bag, skin, variant of <em>belg</em>, whence <em>bellow</em>(<em>s</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bellyache
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bellyache</span><z><span target_id="J4eW2cSMJF">n.</span><span target_id="Of3JXy5MTE">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bellyache" src="word_pronunciations/02142.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛlieɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'beleeayk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="J4eW2cSMJF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq375"> a pain in the stomach, especially colic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> a cause of discontent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq807"> a complaint.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Of3JXy5MTE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq760"> (<strong class="bold">bellyached</strong>, <strong class="bold">bellyaching</strong>) to complain or grumble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US slang (1880s)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bellyacher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bellyaching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benadryl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benadryl</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnədrɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhdril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">an antihistamine drug, diphenhydramine hydrochloride, used to treat allergies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benalla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benalla</span></header><div>/bəˈnælə/ (<em>say</em> buh'naluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq280">a city in north-eastern Victoria; commercial and farming centre; gliding centre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benares
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benares</span></header><div>/bəˈnarəz/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahruhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092947" href="entry://Varanasi%23bigmac000092947"><strong>Varanasi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benaud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benaud</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'benoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richie</strong> (<em>Richard Benaud</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">1930–2015, Australian Test cricketer and journalist.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Richie Benaud</strong> was born in Sydney, NSW, and first played for Australia in the 1951–52 series against the West Indies. A leg spinner and capable batsman, Benaud played in 63 Tests, 28 as captain, and was the first Australian to take 200 wickets and score 2000 runs in Test cricket. As captain of Australia in 1958–61 he never lost a series. After his retirement from Test cricket in 1964 he worked as a cricket journalist and broadcaster and wrote several books, including <em>Anything but…an Autobiography</em> (1995).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bench
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bench</span><z><span target_id="ELritwpVUY">n.</span><span target_id="X9hWd2aRJI">adj.</span><span target_id="uzKhXSPAWj">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bench" src="word_pronunciations/02160.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> bench) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ELritwpVUY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq050"> a long seat with or without a back to accommodate several people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> a seat on which members sit in a house of parliament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq877"> a seat occupied by a person in their official capacity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq403"> the strong work table of a carpenter, mechanic, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq764"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040368" href="entry://kitchen%20bench%23bigmac000040368"><strong>kitchen bench</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq519"> a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, especially at a dog show.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq557"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006817" href="entry://berm%23bigmac000006817"><strong>berm</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006817" href="entry://berm%23mq520">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq867"> <em class="label">Mining</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq336"> a step or working elevation in a mine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq217"> a shelf formed in working an open excavation on more than one level.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq442"> <em class="label">Physical Geography</em> a flat, terrace-like tract of land on a valley slope above the stream bed, or along a coast above the level of sea or lake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq286"> <strong>the bench</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq617"> the position or office of a judge: <em class="example">appointed to the bench.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq682"> the body of persons sitting as judges.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq783"> <em class="label">Sport</em> the reserve players present at a game.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X9hWd2aRJI">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq765"> (of tools) attached to or used on a bench: <em class="example">bench drill.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uzKhXSPAWj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq368"> to furnish with benches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq290"> to seat on a bench.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq281"> to place in exhibition: <em class="example">to bench a dog.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq497"> <em class="label">Sport</em> to relegate to the bench.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq364"> <em class="label">Weightlifting</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006656" href="entry://bench%20press%23bigmac000006656"><strong>bench press</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006656" href="entry://bench%20press%23mq268">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq880"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to string along (a romantic partner), never making any commitment but at the same time appearing to be emotionally engaged.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>benc</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098274" href="entry://bank%23bigmac000098274"><span class="smallcaps">bank<sup>2</sup></span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005568" href="entry://bank%23bigmac000005568"><span class="smallcaps">bank<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benchless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benchman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006655"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benchman</span></header><div>/ˈbɛntʃmən/ (<em>say</em> 'benchmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">benchmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">the operator working the sawbench of a mill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benchmark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090512"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benchmark</span><z><span target_id="SzgBCIOaAc">n.</span><span target_id="O8T2zAPSgx">adj.</span><span target_id="YjcUFfjSxG">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benchmark" src="word_pronunciations/02159.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛntʃmak/ (<em>say</em> 'benchmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SzgBCIOaAc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> <em class="label">Surveying</em> a point of known elevation, usually a mark cut into some durable material, as stone or a concrete post with a bronze plate, to serve as a reference point in running a line of levels for the determination of elevations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq407"> a point of reference from which quality, excellence, quantity, etc., is measured: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He looked to be about forty-five – a lot younger than my father, whom I always used as a benchmark for the years.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">t.a.g. hungerford</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="O8T2zAPSgx">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq769"> of or relating to, or resulting in a benchmark.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="YjcUFfjSxG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq312"> to set a benchmark for: <em class="example">this case will benchmark all future judgements in the wages area.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benchmarking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353420461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benchmarking</span></header><div>/ˈbɛntʃmakɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'benchmahking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq220">the practice whereby companies compare their performance in a variety of different management and manufacturing fields with that of other companies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benchtop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benchtop</span><z><span target_id="fESbznviLz">n.</span><span target_id="JjrtV3rW1r">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛntʃtɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'benchtop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fESbznviLz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> a flat surface, especially in a kitchen, workshop, etc., usually comprising a piece of thick wood or a sheet of stainless steel to provide a durable work area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq258"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac214492540" href="entry://countertop%23bigmac214492540"><strong>countertop</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JjrtV3rW1r">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq845"> of or relating to something designed to fit into or sit on a benchtop, as a cooktop, computer, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bendee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bendee</span></header><div>/ˈbɛndi/ (<em>say</em> 'bendee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">a tree of Qld and the NT, <em>Acacia catenulata</em>, which grows in stony, shallow soil and which has a deeply-fluted trunk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Australian Aboriginal; (? Qld language)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bender</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bender" src="word_pronunciations/02161.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛndə/ (<em>say</em> 'benduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq939"> someone or something that bends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a heavy bout of alcoholic consumption to the point of intoxication, usually lasting several days and involving loss of control: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Of course, he’ll booze any time, but he gets on a proper bender every few months</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq081"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a session or period of excessive indulgence, especially of something harmful: <em class="example">a gambling bender; </em><em class="example">a drug bender. </em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq231"> an imaginary character who has supernatural powers to summon an element to their defence: <em class="example">fire bender; </em><em class="example">water bender.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104735" href="entry://bend%23bigmac000104735"><span class="smallcaps">bend<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099338" href="#mq306">2</a> originally US (1840s) ? <em>bend the elbow</em> (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104735" href="entry://bend%23bigmac000104735"><span class="smallcaps">bend<sup>1</sup></span></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104735" href="entry://bend%23mq233">19</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bendigo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bendigo</span></header><div>/ˈbɛndəgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'benduhgoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq146">a city in central Victoria; major commercial centre; pastoral and manufacturing industries.</span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Bendigo</strong> area is in territory traditionally inhabited by the Djadjawurung people. The city owes its development to the discovery of payable gold on a sheep run in 1851. This subsequently became Victoria’s greatest goldfield, producing 205 882 170 grams in 1856, its peak year. Development of quartz-reef mining from 1870 generated new wealth, which led to further growth of the city. Large-scale mining ceased in 1954. The town’s unusual name was that of a local prize-fighter who was nicknamed Bendigo after a famous British boxer of the time, William Abednego Thompson. In 1885 the city was officially named Sandhurst, but Bendigo was restored by popular demand in 1891. Tourism is now an important industry, based on the gold-rush legacy and the attractions of the surrounding wine-producing region. It also remains a major commercial centre, with pastoral and manufacturing industries. The Bendigo Art Gallery, established in 1887, is one of the oldest and largest regional galleries in Australia and has a major collection.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bendjedid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bendjedid</span></header><div>/bɛndʒəˈdid/ (<em>say</em> benjuh'deed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Chadli</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">1929–2012, Algerian army officer and politician; fought for independence from France; president of Algeria 1979–91.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bends
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bends</span></header><div>/bɛndz/ (<em>say</em> bendz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">a disorder involving the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and caused by a too rapid decrease in the pressure to which the body is subjected, sometimes fatal if untreated; found in divers who have surfaced too quickly, pilots of unpressurised aircraft, workers in compressed air, etc., and characterised by pains in the lungs, the limbs and joints, and the adoption of a bent position; decompression sickness; caisson disease.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104735" href="entry://bend%23bigmac000104735"><span class="smallcaps">bend<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bendy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bendy</span></header><div>/ˈbɛndi/ (<em>say</em> 'bendee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bendier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bendiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> liable to bend; pliable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq904"> designed to bend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq703"> full of twists or bends; winding: <em class="example">a bendy road.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bendiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bene-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bene-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq488">a word element meaning ‘well’, as in <em>benediction</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, combining form of <em>bene</em> (adverb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beneath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006668"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beneath</span><z><span target_id="sz33oZvN1E">adv.</span><span target_id="wrtrgUnNBh">prep.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beneath" src="word_pronunciations/02163.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈniθ/ (<em>say</em> buh'neeth), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beneath" src="word_pronunciations/02164.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="sz33oZvN1E"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> below; in a lower place, position, state, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq461"> underneath: <em class="example">the heaven above and the earth beneath.</em></span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="wrtrgUnNBh">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq500"> below; under: <em class="example">beneath the same roof.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq537"> farther down than; underneath; lower in place than.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq778"> lower down on a slope than: <em class="example">beneath the crest of a hill.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq878"> inferior in position, power, etc., to: <em class="example">a captain is beneath a major.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq669"> unworthy of; below the level or dignity of: <em class="example">beneath contempt.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>benethe</em>, Old English <em>beneoþan</em>, from <em>be</em> by + <em>neoþan</em> below]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benedict
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac760818910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benedict</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnədɪkt/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhdikt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq116"> <strong>Saint</strong>, 480?–543?, Italian monk; founded the Benedictine order.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq907"> the name adopted by 16 popes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benedictine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257386067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benedictine</span></header><div>/ˌbɛnəˈdɪktin/ (<em>say</em> .benuh'dikteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benedictine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099170"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benedictine</span><z><span target_id="jnJBpYkirh">n.</span><span target_id="uSa34bCRpS">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˌbɛnəˈdɪktin/ (<em>say</em> .benuh'dikteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jnJBpYkirh"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq247"> a member of an order of Christian monks founded at Monte Cassino, between Rome and Naples, by St Benedict about AD 530, or of various congregations of nuns following his rule. The rules of the order (<strong>Benedictine rule</strong>) enjoined silence and useful employment when not in divine service.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="uSa34bCRpS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq621"> relating to St Benedict or to an order following his rule.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bénédictin</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benediction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benediction</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benediction" src="word_pronunciations/02165.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnəˈdɪkʃən/ (<em>say</em> benuh'dikshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> the act of uttering a blessing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq403"> the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of Christian worship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq264"> a short service of Christian worship centring on a solemn blessing with the Eucharistic bread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq040"> a ceremony by which things are set aside for sacred uses, as a church, vestments, bells, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq152"> the advantage conferred by blessing; a mercy or benefit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>benedictio</em>, from <em>benedīcere</em> bless, speak well of] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benedictional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benedictory</strong> /bɛnəˈdɪktəri/ (<em>say</em> benuh'diktuhree), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benedictus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benedictus</span></header><div>/bɛnəˈdɪktəs/ (<em>say</em> benuh'diktuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Christianity</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> the short canticle or hymn beginning in Latin ‘Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini’, and in English ‘Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq760"> the canticle or hymn beginning in Latin ‘Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel’, and in English ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq292"> a musical setting of either of these canticles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: past participle, blessed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benefaction
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benefaction</span></header><div>/bɛnəˈfækʃən/ (<em>say</em> benuh'fakshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> the act of conferring a benefit; doing good.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq017"> the benefit conferred; charitable donation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>benefactio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benefactor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benefactor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benefactor" src="word_pronunciations/02166.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛnəfæktə/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhfaktuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benefactor" src="word_pronunciations/02167.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnəˈfæktə/ (<em>say</em> benuh'faktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> someone who confers a benefit; kindly helper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq931"> someone who makes a bequest or endowment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benefactress</strong>, <em>feminine noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benefice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benefice</span><z><span target_id="IBvhxubXMs">n.</span><span target_id="IqnAqfWnv4">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛnəfəs/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhfuhs) <em class="label">Christian Church</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IBvhxubXMs">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> a church office which yields an income to its holder; an ecclesiastical living.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq352"> the revenue itself.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IqnAqfWnv4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq796"> (<strong class="bold">beneficed</strong>, <strong class="bold">beneficing</strong>) to invest with a benefice or ecclesiastical living.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin <em>beneficium</em> benefit, favour]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beneficence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beneficence</span></header><div>/bəˈnɛfəsəns/ (<em>say</em> buh'nefuhsuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq121"> beneficent act or gift; benefaction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French, from Latin <em>beneficentia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beneficent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beneficent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beneficent" src="word_pronunciations/02168.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnɛfəsənt/ (<em>say</em> buh'nefuhsuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beneficently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beneficial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beneficial</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beneficial" src="word_pronunciations/02169.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> benuh'fishuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq737"> helpful in the meeting of needs: <em class="example">a beneficial association.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq562"> involving the personal enjoyment of proceeds: <em class="example">a beneficial owner.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>beneficiālis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beneficially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beneficialness</strong>, <strong>beneficiality</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beneficiary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beneficiary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beneficiary" src="word_pronunciations/02170.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnəˈfɪʃəri/ (<em>say</em> benuh'fishuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beneficiaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq114"> someone who receives benefits, profits, or advantages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Law</em> a person designated as the recipient of funds or other property under a trust, will, insurance policy, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq508"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> the holder of a benefice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beneficiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac778839819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beneficiate</span></header><div>/bɛnəˈfɪʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> benuh'fisheeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">beneficiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">beneficiating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">to dress or process (ores) as by reducing the size of the pieces or removing unwanted constituents, thereby improving overall quality.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>beneficiation</strong> /bɛnəˌfɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> benuh.fishee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beneficiation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beneficiation</span></header><div>/ˌbɛnəfɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .benuhfishee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq493"> the dressing or processing of ores to regulate the size of the product, remove unwanted constituents and improve the quality, purity or assay grade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq847"> concentration or other preparation of ore for smelting by drying, flotation, or magnetic separation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benefit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benefit</span><z><span target_id="7JCwxIgaPp">n.</span><span target_id="a0eMceKeD9">v.t.</span><span target_id="nK6A87j6Kr">v.i.</span><span target_id="Dr916q6DXZ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benefit" src="word_pronunciations/02171.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛnəfət/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhfuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7JCwxIgaPp"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> an act of kindness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq406"> anything that is for the good of a person or thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq890"> a theatrical performance or other public entertainment to raise money for a worthy purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq104"> a payment or other assistance given by an insurance company, mutual benefit society, or public agency.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq83"> a beneficial outcome: <em class="example">ease of transport as a benefit of working close to home.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">benefited</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">benefitted</strong>, <strong class="bold">benefiting</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">benefitting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="a0eMceKeD9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq379"> to do good to; be of service to.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nK6A87j6Kr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq730"> to gain advantage; make improvement.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Dr916q6DXZ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq4"> <strong class="phr">have the benefit of</strong>, to gain an advantage from: <em class="example">to have the benefit of the experience of others.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [partial Latinisation of Middle English <em>benfet</em>, from Anglo-French, from Latin <em>benefactum</em>, from <em>bene</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006667" href="entry://bene-%23bigmac000006667"><span class="smallcaps">bene-</span></a> + <em>factum</em> thing done. See and compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102382" href="entry://fact%23bigmac000102382"><span class="smallcaps">fact</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benelux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benelux</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnəlʌks/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhluks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq844"> a customs union (since 1 January, 1948) of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, now part of the European Union.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> these countries collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beneš
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beneš</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnɛʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'benesh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eduard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">1884–1948, Czechoslovakian patriot and politician; president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benét
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benét</span></header><div>/bəˈneɪ/ (<em>say</em> buh'nay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Stephen Vincent</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">1898–1943, US poet; best known for <em>John Brown’s Body</em>, his long poem on the American Civil War.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benevento
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benevento</span></header><div>/bɛnəˈvɛntoʊ/ (<em>say</em> benuh'ventoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq936">a city in southern Italy; site of the Arch of Trajan.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benevolence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benevolence</span></header><div>/bəˈnɛvələns/ (<em>say</em> buh'nevuhluhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> desire to do good for others; goodwill; charitableness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq059"> an act of kindness; charitable gift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq971"> (in England in medieval times) a forced contribution to the sovereign.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benevolent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benevolent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benevolent" src="word_pronunciations/02172.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnɛvələnt/ (<em>say</em> buh'nevuhluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq535"> desiring to do good for others.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq839"> intended for benefits rather than profit: <em class="example">a benevolent institution.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>benevolens</em> well-wishing; replacing Middle English <em>benyvolent</em>, from Old French <em>benivolent</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benevolently</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BEng
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BEng</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq277">Bachelor of Engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bengal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bengal</span></header><div>/bɛnˈgɔl/ (<em>say</em> ben'gawl), /bɛŋˈgɔl/ (<em>say</em> beng'gawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq597"> a former province in north-eastern India; in 1947 divided into <strong>East Bengal</strong> (now Bangladesh) and <strong>West Bengal</strong> (in India).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq438"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac760949624" href="entry://Bay%20of%20Bengal%23bigmac760949624"><strong>Bay of Bengal</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bengalese</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bengali
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bengali</span><z><span target_id="Tzn8fn9bF2">n.</span><span target_id="2dSZeR55Pz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bɛnˈgɔli/ (<em>say</em> ben'gawlee), /bɛŋ-/ (<em>say</em> beng-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tzn8fn9bF2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> a native or inhabitant of Bengal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq536"> Also, <strong class="vs">Bangla</strong>. an Indo-European language spoken in Bangladesh, north eastern India, and Nepal, related to Assamese and Oriya; an official language of India.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2dSZeR55Pz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq990"> of or relating to Bengal, its inhabitants, or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bengaline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bengaline</span></header><div>/ˈbɛŋgəlin/ (<em>say</em> 'bengguhleen), /bɛŋgəˈlin/ (<em>say</em> bengguh'leen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">a corded fabric resembling poplin but with heavier cords; it may be silk or rayon with worsted cord.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bengaluru
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac409420297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bengaluru</span></header><div>/bɛŋgəˈluru/ (<em>say</em> bengguh'loohrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a city in southern India, the capital of Karnataka (formerly Mysore) state, in the south-eastern part.</span></div> Formerly (until 2006), <strong>Bangalore</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beni</span></header><div>/ˈbɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'benee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a river flowing from western Bolivia north-east to the Madeira River. About 965 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benighted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benighted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benighted" src="word_pronunciations/02173.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnaɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> buh'nuytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq398"> intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>None of these was considered worthy of attention, so long as government and the churches saw Aboriginal nomadism as a benighted form of existence.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cd rowley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq418"> overtaken by darkness or night.</span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <em>benight</em> (verb), from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000050131" href="entry://night%23bigmac000050131"><span class="smallcaps">night</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benightedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benign
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006699"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benign</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benign" src="word_pronunciations/02174.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnaɪn/ (<em>say</em> buh'nuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq676"> of a kind disposition; kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq429"> showing or caused by gentleness or kindness: <em class="example">a benign smile.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq578"> favourable; propitious: <em class="example">benign planets.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq335"> (of weather) salubrious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> not malignant: <em class="example">a benign tumour.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>benigne</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>benignus</em> kind] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benignly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In their adjectival forms <em>benign</em> and <em>malign</em>, <em>benignant</em> and <em>malignant</em> seem to make up a pair of well-matched antonyms. But <em>malign</em> alone has verb senses; and modern medical use tends to oppose <em>malignant</em> (of a tumour, etc.) to <em>benign</em> rather than to <em>benignant</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benignant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benignant</span></header><div>/bəˈnɪgnənt/ (<em>say</em> buh'nignuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq900"> kind, especially to inferiors; gracious.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> exerting a good influence; beneficial.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> benign.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006699" href="entry://benign%23bigmac000006699"><span class="smallcaps">benign</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044664" href="entry://malignant%23bigmac000044664"><span class="smallcaps">malignant</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benignancy</strong> /bəˈnɪgnənsi/ (<em>say</em> buh'nignuhnsee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benignantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benigni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484478971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benigni</span></header><div>/bəˈninji/ (<em>say</em> buh'neenyee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Roberto</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq983">born 1952, Italian film actor and director, noted for comedy; Academy Award for best actor for <em>Life is Beautiful</em> (La vita è bella) (1998).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benignity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006701"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benignity</span></header><div>/bəˈnɪgnəti/ (<em>say</em> buh'nignuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">benignities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> the quality of being benign; propitiousness; kindness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq827"> a good deed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benison
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006704"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benison</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhsuhn), /-zən/ (<em>say</em> -zuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">benediction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>benisoun</em>, from Old French <em>beneison</em>, from Latin <em>benedictio</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benjamin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benjamin<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɛndʒəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'benjuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">the youngest and favourite son of Jacob by Rachel, and brother of Joseph.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006706"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benjamin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɛndʒəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'benjuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> <strong>Arthur Leslie</strong>, 1893–1960, Australian pianist, composer and conductor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> <strong>Phyllis Jean</strong>, 1907–96, Australian Labor politician in Tasmania; first woman in Australia to lead an Upper House.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benne</span></header><div>/ˈbɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'benee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq730">the sesame, <em>Sesamum indicum</em>, from the seeds of which a fixed oil (<strong>oil of benne</strong> or <strong>benne oil</strong>) is expressed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bennelong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bennelong</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnəlɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhlong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">1764?–1813, an Aboriginal man captured by Governor Phillip in 1789 and installed with his family in a hut in Sydney.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Bennelong</strong> was a member of the Wangal band of the Eora people. The aim of the governor in capturing him was to learn about Aboriginal people, their customs and language. Bennelong quickly learned to speak English and acquired a taste for European food and alcohol. He escaped in 1790 and was involved in a skirmish during which Governor Phillip was speared, but he rejoined the European settlement in 1791. In 1792 Phillip took him to England, arriving in 1793. Bennelong was presented to King George III. During his stay of almost two years he suffered from homesickness and the cold. On his return to Sydney in 1795, he became an alcoholic and quarrelsome, and died an outcast from both Aboriginal and European societies.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bennet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bennet</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnət/ (<em>say</em> 'benuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000033890" href="entry://herb%20bennet%23bigmac000033890"><strong>herb bennet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bennett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bennett</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnət/ (<em>say</em> 'benuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq768"> <strong>Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd</strong>, 1872–1960, Australian medical practitioner in NZ; during World War I became the first female commissioned officer in the British Army.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq2"> <strong>Alan</strong>, born 1934, English dramatist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq538"> (<strong>Enoch</strong>)<strong> Arnold</strong>, 1867–1931, English novelist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq066"> <strong>Donald Clifford Tyndall</strong>, 1910–86, Australian air force officer in Britain; leader of the Pathfinder squadron during World War II.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq992"> <strong>George</strong>, 1804–93, Australian physician and naturalist, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq462"> (<strong>Henry</strong>)<strong> Gordon</strong>, 1887–1962, Australian soldier, serving in World War I and World War II.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq168"> (<strong>Ida</strong>)<strong> Isobel</strong>, 1909–2008, Australian marine biologist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq698"> <strong>Mary Montgomerie</strong>, 1881–1961, Australian teacher and Indigenous rights advocate, born in England; wrote <em>The Australian Aboriginal as a Human Being</em> (1930).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq577"> <strong>Naftali</strong> /næfˈtali/ (<em>say</em> naf'tahlee), born 1972, Israeli politician; prime minister 2021–22.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq613"> <strong>Tony</strong> (<em>Anthony Dominick Benedetto</em>), 1926–2023, US singer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq802"> <strong>Wayne James</strong>, born 1950, Australian Rugby League player and coach.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betony</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtəni/ (<em>say</em> 'betuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq750"> a plant, <em>Stachys</em> (formerly <em>Betonica</em>) <em>officinalis</em>, of the mint family, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> any of various similar plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>betoni</em>(<em>ca</em>); replacing Middle English <em>beteine</em>, from Old French; replacing Old English <em>betonice</em>, from Late Latin (as above)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betook</span></header><div>/bəˈtʊk/ (<em>say</em> buh'took), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq870">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006915" href="entry://betake%23bigmac000006915"><strong>betake</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betray</span><z><span target_id="j6RnCVeLiT">v.t.</span><span target_id="ujzAnq0go5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betray" src="word_pronunciations/02232.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈtreɪ/ (<em>say</em> buh'tray), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betray" src="word_pronunciations/02233.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="j6RnCVeLiT"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq581"> to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> to be disloyal to; disappoint the hopes or expectations of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq147"> to deceive; mislead.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq445"> to seduce and desert.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq469"> to be unfaithful in keeping or upholding: <em class="example">to betray a trust.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq272"> to reveal or disclose in violation of confidence: <em class="example">to betray a secret.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq594"> to reveal unconsciously (something one would preferably conceal).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq495"> to show; exhibit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ujzAnq0go5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq702"> <strong class="phr">betray oneself</strong>, to reveal one’s real character, plans, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq450"> <strong class="phr">betray the hopes of</strong>, to deceive in a way that shatters the expectations of: <em class="example">to betray the hopes of millions.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bitraien</em>, from <em>bi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>traien</em>, from Old French <em>traïr</em>, from Latin <em>trādere</em> give over] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>betrayal</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>betrayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betroth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betroth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betroth" src="word_pronunciations/02234.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈtroʊð/ (<em>say</em> buh'trohdh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betroth" src="word_pronunciations/02236.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈtroʊθ/ (<em>say</em> -'trohth), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betroth" src="word_pronunciations/02235.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq017"> (of a man) to promise to marry (a woman).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> to arrange for the marriage of; affiance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>betrouthen</em>, variant of <em>betreuthien</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>treuthe</em>, Old English <em>trēowþ</em> pledge. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078283" href="entry://troth%23bigmac000078283"><span class="smallcaps">troth</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100612" href="entry://truth%23bigmac000100612"><span class="smallcaps">truth</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betrothal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betrothal</span></header><div>/bəˈtroʊðəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'trohdhuhl), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">the act or ceremony of betrothing; engagement.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">betrothment</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betrothed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betrothed</span><z><span target_id="NBA8ljC1NA">adj.</span><span target_id="nYBX8XhkyD">n.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈtroʊðd/ (<em>say</em> buh'trohdhd), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NBA8ljC1NA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq473"> engaged to be married.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nYBX8XhkyD">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq459"> an engaged person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Betsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac943688016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Betsy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɛtsi/ (<em>say</em> 'betsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq360">(a popular name for one’s favourite gun.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (early 1850s)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac399900151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Betsy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɛtsi/ (<em>say</em> 'betsee) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">heavens to Betsy</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq731">(an exclamation of surprise, alarm, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1910s); origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bettelheim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bettelheim</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtəlhaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'betuhlhuym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bruno</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">1903–90, US psychologist and educationist, born in Austria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betterment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betterment</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtəmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'betuhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq577"> improvement.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <em class="label">Law</em> an improvement of real property, other than mere repairs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Betterton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006947"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Betterton</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtətən/ (<em>say</em> 'betuhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">1635?–1710, English actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Betti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006948"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Betti</span></header><div>/ˈbɛti/ (<em>say</em> 'betee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ugo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq118">1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006949"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betting</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'beting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq804"> the act or process of making bets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq867"> bets collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bettong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bettong</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'betong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq670">any of various small nocturnal marsupials of the genus <em>Bettongia</em>, and related genera, which resemble a small wallaby with brown-grey fur above and white below, as the woylie or the eastern bettong.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dharug <em>badang</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bettor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bettor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bettor" src="word_pronunciations/02237.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛtə/ (<em>say</em> 'betuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006945" href="entry://better%23bigmac000006945"><strong>better<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac933374086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betty</span></header><div>/ˈbɛti/ (<em>say</em> 'betee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">a girl or woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally US (1970s), from the character <em>Betty</em> Rubble in the popular animated cartoon <em>The Flintstones</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betulaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betulaceous</span></header><div>/bɛtjuˈleɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> betyooh'layshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">belonging to the Betulaceae, a family of trees and shrubs including the birch, alder, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>betula</em> birch + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091200" href="entry://-aceous%23bigmac000091200"><span class="smallcaps">-aceous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benz<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bɛnz/ (<em>say</em> benz), /bɛnts/ (<em>say</em> bents) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Karl Friedrich</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">1844–1929, German engineer who pioneered the development of the internal-combustion engine and the car.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac296670513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benz<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bɛnz/ (<em>say</em> benz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Asian English Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a Mercedes Benz car.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzaldehyde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzaldehyde</span></header><div>/bɛnˈzældəhaɪd/ (<em>say</em> ben'zalduhhuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">an aldehyde, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CHO, obtained from natural oil of bitter almonds or other oils, or produced artificially, used in dyes, as a flavouring agent, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzamine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzamine</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzəmin/ (<em>say</em> 'benzuhmeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024747" href="entry://eucaine%23bigmac000024747"><strong>eucaine</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024747" href="entry://eucaine%23mq841">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzedrine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzedrine</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzədrən/ (<em>say</em> 'benzuhdruhn), /-drin/ (<em>say</em> -dreen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002253" href="entry://amphetamine%23bigmac000002253"><strong>amphetamine</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzene</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benzene" src="word_pronunciations/02180.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛnzin/ (<em>say</em> 'benzeen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benzene" src="word_pronunciations/02181.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnˈzin/ (<em>say</em> ben'zeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a colourless, volatile, flammable, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, obtained chiefly from coal tar, and used as a solvent and in chemical synthesis.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006735" href="entry://benz-%23bigmac000006735"><span class="smallcaps">benz-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023866" href="entry://-ene%23bigmac000023866"><span class="smallcaps">-ene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzfuran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzfuran</span></header><div>/bɛnzˈfjuræn/ (<em>say</em> benz'fyoohran) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq409">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000016794" href="entry://coumarone%23bigmac000016794"><strong>coumarone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzidine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzidine</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzədin/ (<em>say</em> 'benzuhdeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">a carcinogenic, aromatic, diamine compound, NH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>, used in the manufacture of certain dyes, as Congo red.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006735" href="entry://benz-%23bigmac000006735"><span class="smallcaps">benz-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036152" href="entry://-id%23bigmac000036152"><span class="smallcaps">-id<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benzine" src="word_pronunciations/02182.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛnzin/ (<em>say</em> 'benzeen), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benzine" src="word_pronunciations/02183.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnˈzin/ (<em>say</em> ben'zeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq047"> a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid, a mixture of various hydrocarbons, obtained in the distillation of petroleum, and used in cleaning, dyeing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq913"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000055929" href="entry://petrol%23bigmac000055929"><strong>petrol</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006735" href="entry://benz-%23bigmac000006735"><span class="smallcaps">benz-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac835082446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzo</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'benzoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">the amphetamine benzedrine, used as a recreational drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006745"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzo-</span></header><div><div class="chunk">a combining form: </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> meaning ‘relating to or derived from benzene’.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq889"> designating the presence of benzoic acid, as in <em>benzocaine</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">benz-</strong>. <div class="etym">[from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093996" href="entry://benzoin%23bigmac000093996"><span class="smallcaps">benzoin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzoate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzoate</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzoʊeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'benzohayt), /-ət/ (<em>say</em> -uht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">a salt or ester of benzoic acid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006745" href="entry://benzo-%23bigmac000006745"><span class="smallcaps">benzo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004319" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004319"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzodiazepine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzodiazepine</span></header><div>/ˌbɛnzoʊˈdaɪæzəpin/ (<em>say</em> .benzoh'duyazuhpeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">any of a class of heterocyclic drugs with a seven-membered ring containing two nitrogen atoms, which is the base from which various tranquillising drug preparations are made, such as Valium.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006745" href="entry://benzo-%23bigmac000006745"><span class="smallcaps">benzo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020086" href="entry://di-%23bigmac000020086"><span class="smallcaps">di-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099873" href="entry://az-%23bigmac000099873"><span class="smallcaps">az-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024115" href="entry://ep-%23bigmac000024115"><span class="smallcaps">ep-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzoin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzoin</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'benzoyn), /ˈbɛnzoʊən/ (<em>say</em> 'benzohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq762"> a balsamic resin obtained from species of <em>Styrax</em>, especially <em>S. benzoin</em>, a tree of Java, Sumatra, etc., and used in perfumery, medicine, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> any plant of the lauraceous genus <em>Lindera</em> (also known as <em>Benzoin</em>) which includes the spicebush and other aromatic plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq741"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> an aromatic ketone, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CHOHCOC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>; bitter almond-oil camphor.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>benjoin</em>, from French, through Spanish or Portuguese, from Arabic <em>lubān jāwi</em> incense of Java (<em>lu-</em> apparently taken as ‘the’)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzol</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benzol" src="word_pronunciations/02184.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛnzɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'benzol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">crude industrial benzene.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">benzole</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzoline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzoline</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzəlin/ (<em>say</em> 'benzuhleen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq872"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006740" href="entry://benzene%23bigmac000006740"><strong>benzene</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq374"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006744" href="entry://benzine%23bigmac000006744"><strong>benzine</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">benzolin</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzophenone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzophenone</span></header><div>/ˌbɛnzoʊfəˈnoʊn/ (<em>say</em> .benzohfuh'nohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">an aromatic ketone, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>COC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006745" href="entry://benzo-%23bigmac000006745"><span class="smallcaps">benzo-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056063" href="entry://phen-%23bigmac000056063"><span class="smallcaps">phen-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052221" href="entry://-one%23bigmac000052221"><span class="smallcaps">-one</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzoquinone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006753"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzoquinone</span></header><div>/ˌbɛnzoʊkwəˈnoʊn/ (<em>say</em> .benzohkwuh'nohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060776" href="entry://quinone%23bigmac000060776"><strong>quinone</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060776" href="entry://quinone%23mq506">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzoyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzoyl</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzoʊəl/ (<em>say</em> 'benzohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">the hypothetical radical C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CO, derived from benzoic acid.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzpyrene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzpyrene</span></header><div>/bɛnzˈpaɪrin/ (<em>say</em> benz'puyreen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>12</sub>, occurring in minute quantities in coal tar; a carcinogenic constituent of tobacco smoke.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006735" href="entry://benz-%23bigmac000006735"><span class="smallcaps">benz-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060326" href="entry://pyrene%23bigmac000060326"><span class="smallcaps">pyrene</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bennie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28636597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bennie</span></header><div>/ˈbɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'benee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">a male, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socio-economic background, viewed as uncultured.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac512583859" href="entry://barry%23bigmac512583859"><strong>barry<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23bigmac000008275"><strong>bogan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23mq708">1</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac719695306" href="entry://boonie%23bigmac719695306"><strong>boonie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac36607936" href="entry://Charlene%23bigmac36607936"><strong>Charlene</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac427999671" href="entry://Charmaine%23bigmac427999671"><strong>Charmaine</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110750160" href="entry://cogger%23bigmac110750160"><strong>cogger</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23bigmac000026227"><strong>feral<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23mq11">10</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23bigmac000088031"><strong>bevan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23mq748">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710586866" href="entry://bev-chick%23bigmac710586866"><strong>bev-chick</strong></a>; <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac636081796" href="entry://bog%23bigmac636081796"><strong>bog<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac473146523" href="entry://booner%23bigmac473146523"><strong>booner</strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac572473136" href="entry://charnie%20bum%23bigmac572473136"><strong>charnie bum</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac663762242" href="entry://chigger%23bigmac663762242"><strong>chigger<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Riverina</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac298812509" href="entry://gullie%23bigmac298812509"><strong>gullie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Melbourne Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579498092" href="entry://mocca%23bigmac579498092"><strong>mocca</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac902735888" href="entry://scozzer%23bigmac902735888"><strong>scozzer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084515" href="entry://westie%23bigmac000084515"><strong>westie</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bennington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bennington</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'beningtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">a town in the US, in south-western Vermont; the site of a British defeat in the War of American Independence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006714"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benny</span></header><div>/ˈbɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'benee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">a benzedrine pill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benny</span></header><div>/ˈbɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'benee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jack</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">1894–1974, US comedian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benson</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bensuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eva</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq762">c. 1885–1949, Australian sculptor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bent<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="mjBzVSRbn3">adj.</span><span target_id="8vOrlCY811">n.</span><span target_id="6UDalWZvNb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bent" src="word_pronunciations/02177.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnt/ (<em>say</em> bent) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mjBzVSRbn3"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> curved; crooked: <em class="example">a bent stick; </em><em class="example">a bent finger.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq240"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> dishonest; corrupt: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We’d done it all before; the security guard paid off, out the back having a smoke, the bent coppers taking their cut, but this time something went wrong.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy hewett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not true; misconstrued.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq579"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> diverging from what is considered to be normal or conservative behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq603"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) homosexual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq774"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> stolen: <em class="example">to sell bent goods.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq411"> <em class="label">Music</em> (of a tone) slightly altered from the pitch of the diatonic scale: <em class="example">a bent note.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq600"> (of a diver) suffering from the bends.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8vOrlCY811">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq085"> bent state or form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq054"> direction taken; inclination; leaning; bias: <em class="example">a bent for painting.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq703"> capacity of endurance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq022"> <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em> a transverse frame of a bridge or a building, designed to support either vertical or horizontal loads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq905"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone who diverges from the orthodox patterns of society, as a homosexual, a taker of illegal drugs, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6UDalWZvNb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq483"> <strong class="phr">bent on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), set on: <em class="example">bent on having fun; </em><em class="example">bent upon escape.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104735" href="entry://bend%23bigmac000104735"><span class="smallcaps">bend<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bent<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bɛnt/ (<em>say</em> bent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006723" href="entry://bent%20grass%23bigmac000006723"><strong>bent grass</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq176"> a stalk of such grass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq015"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> any stiff grass or sedge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>beonet</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bent</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bent" src="word_pronunciations/02177.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛnt/ (<em>say</em> bent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq733"> <strong>Andrew</strong>, 1790–1851, Australian printer, born in England; published several early newspapers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> <strong>Ellis</strong>, 1783–1815, English barrister in Australia; judge-advocate of NSW under Governor Macquarie, with whom he clashed over the right of emancipists to practise law.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq092"> his brother, <strong>Jeffery Hart</strong>, 1780–1852, English judge in Australia; like his brother, clashed with Macquarie and was dismissed from office in 1816.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq479"> <strong>Sir Thomas</strong>, 1838–1909, Australian Reform Party politician; premier of Victoria 1904–09.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bentham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bentham</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnθəm/ (<em>say</em> 'benthuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq171"> <strong>Jeremy</strong>, 1748–1832, English jurist and utilitarian philosopher who proposed that only actions which promoted human happiness be considered good.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq087"> his nephew, <strong>George</strong>, 1800–84, English botanist, author of seven-volume <em>Flora Australiensis</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benthamism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benthamism</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnθəmɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'benthuhmizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">the variety of utilitarianism put forth by Jeremy Bentham, characterised especially by the principle of the greatest happiness (good) for the greatest number.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Benthamite</strong> /ˈbɛnθəmaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'benthuhmuyt), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benthos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benthos</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnθɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'benthos) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">the animals and plants that live on the floor of the sea or lakes; zoobenthos.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">benthon</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek: depth (of the sea)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>benthic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bentinck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bentinck</span></header><div>/ˈbɛntɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'bentingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Cavendish</strong>, <strong>Lord</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq699">1774–1839, British soldier and administrator; governor-general of India 1828–35.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bentley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bentley</span></header><div>/ˈbɛntli/ (<em>say</em> 'bentlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq324"> <strong>Edmund Clerihew</strong>, 1875–1956, English journalist and novelist; wrote <em>Trent’s Last Case</em> (1913) and invented the clerihew.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> <strong>Richard</strong>, 1662–1742, British classical scholar and critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bentonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bentonite</span></header><div>/ˈbɛntənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bentuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq520">a clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash, having the ability to absorb large quantities of water and to expand to several times its normal volume; used as a fining agent in wine, and as a drilling mud in oil exploration.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bentonitic clay</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Fort <em>Benton</em>, Montana]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bentwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bentwood</span><z><span target_id="3pctaowOX0">n.</span><span target_id="rGh6TBVE7p">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛntwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bentwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3pctaowOX0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq134"> wood steamed and bent for use in furniture.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rGh6TBVE7p">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq544"> of or denoting such furniture.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benue</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnʊeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'benooay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> a state of south-eastern Nigeria. 45 174 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Makurdi.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> a river in western Africa, flowing from Cameroon west to the river Niger in Nigeria. About 1287 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benumb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benumb</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benumb" src="word_pronunciations/02178.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnʌm/ (<em>say</em> buh'num), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of benumb" src="word_pronunciations/02179.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> to make numb; deprive of sensation: <em class="example">benumbed by cold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> to render inactive; stupefy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>benome</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>benumen</em>, past participle of <em>beniman</em> deprive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Benxi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Benxi</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'benzhee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">a city in China in Liaoning province.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Pen-ch’i</strong>, <strong class="vs">Penki</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benz-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benz-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq772">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006745" href="entry://benzo-%23bigmac000006745"><strong>benzo-</strong></a>, chiefly used before vowels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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benzyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006757"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">benzyl</span></header><div>/ˈbɛnzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'benzuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">the organic group, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>, formally derived from toluene.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006735" href="entry://benz-%23bigmac000006735"><span class="smallcaps">benz-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086405" href="entry://-yl%23bigmac000086405"><span class="smallcaps">-yl</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beograd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beograd</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪoʊgræd/ (<em>say</em> 'bayohgrad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094147" href="entry://Belgrade%23bigmac000094147"><strong>Belgrade</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beowulf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beowulf</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪəwʊlf/ (<em>say</em> 'bayuhwoolf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq625"> an Old English alliterative epic poem of the early 8th century; the best known example of Old English literature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq471"> the hero of this poem who defeats a monster called Grendel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bequeath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bequeath</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bequeath" src="word_pronunciations/02185.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈkwið/ (<em>say</em> buh'kweedh), /-ˈkwiθ/ (<em>say</em> -'kweeth) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> <em class="label">Law</em> to dispose by last will of (personal property, especially money).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> to hand down; pass on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq785"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to commit; entrust.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bequethe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>becweþan</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>cweþan</em> say] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bequeathal</strong> /bəˈkwiðəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'kweedhuhl), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bequest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bequest</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bequest" src="word_pronunciations/02187.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈkwɛst/ (<em>say</em> buh'kwest), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bequest" src="word_pronunciations/02188.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> <em class="label">Law</em> a disposition in a will concerning personal property, especially money.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> a legacy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>biqueste</em>, Old English <em>gequis</em>, related to Gothic <em>gakwiss</em> consent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac926990233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beral</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beral" src="word_pronunciations/02203.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'beruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dame Valerie</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">born 1946, Australian-born epidemiologist in Britain, noted for work on women’s health, especially breast cancer research.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Béranger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Béranger</span></header><div>/beɪrɒ̃ˈʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> bayron'zhay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre Jean de</strong> /piˈɛə ˌʒɒ̃ də/ (<em>say</em> pee'air .zhon duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">1780–1857, French poet, many of whose songs and poems have become part of the French folk tradition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berar</span></header><div>/bɛˈra/ (<em>say</em> be'rah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq844">a former division of the Central Provinces in central India; now part of Madhya Pradesh.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of berate" src="word_pronunciations/02189.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈreɪt/ (<em>say</em> buh'rayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">berated</strong>, <strong class="bold">berating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">to scold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090823" href="entry://rate%23bigmac000090823"><span class="smallcaps">rate<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berceuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006768"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berceuse</span></header><div>/bɜˈsɜz/ (<em>say</em> ber'serz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">berceuses</strong> /bɜˈsɜz/ (<em>say</em> ber'serz))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">a cradlesong; lullaby.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berchtesgaden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berchtesgaden</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəktəsgadn/ (<em>say</em> 'bairktuhsgahdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">a town in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in southern Bavaria; site of the fortified mountain chalet of Adolf Hitler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berdyaev
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berdyaev</span></header><div>/bɛəˈdjajɪf/ (<em>say</em> bair'dyahyif) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Nikolas</strong> (<em>Nikolai Aleksandrovich Berdyaev</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq367">1874–1948, Russian idealistic religious philosopher.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bereave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bereave</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bereave" src="word_pronunciations/02190.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈriv/ (<em>say</em> buh'reev), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bereave" src="word_pronunciations/02191.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bereaved</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bereft</strong>, <strong class="bold">bereaving</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq008"> (<em>usually in passive</em>) to deprive ruthlessly, especially of hope, joy, etc.: <em class="example">bereft of all their lands.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq064"> (<em>usually in passive</em>) to make desolate through loss, especially by death: <em class="example">bereaved of their mother.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq248"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to take away by violence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bereve</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>berēafian</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>rēafian</em> rob] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bereavement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bereft
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bereft</span><z><span target_id="E206g7ynlr">v.</span><span target_id="dpfAqDSP8B">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bereft" src="word_pronunciations/02192.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈrɛft/ (<em>say</em> buh'reft) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="E206g7ynlr"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq129"> past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006771" href="entry://bereave%23bigmac000006771"><strong>bereave</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dpfAqDSP8B">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq463"> suffering loss; deprived of possession: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Not wholly bereft of her rational mind, Mrs Roxburgh would have expected disgust to protect her, yet knew too well that loathing can feed a fever</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq654"> lacking: <em class="example">bereft of meaning.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berehulak
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Berejiklian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143680087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berejiklian</span></header><div>/bɛrəˈdʒɪkliən/ (<em>say</em> beruh'jikleeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gladys</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq781">born 1970, Australian state Liberal politician; premier of NSW 2017–2021.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berenice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berenice</span></header><div>/bɛrəˈnaɪsi/ (<em>say</em> beruh'nuysee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">born AD 28, a Jewish princess who gained the love of the Emperor Titus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berenson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berenson</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrənsən/ (<em>say</em> 'beruhnsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bernard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">1865–1959, US historian and critic of Italian Renaissance art, born in Lithuania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beresford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beresford</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrəsfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'beruhsfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bruce</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">born 1940, Australian film and opera director; films include <em>Breaker Morant</em> (1980) and <em>Driving Miss Daisy</em> (US, 1989), which won the Academy Award for best picture.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Bruce Beresford</strong> began his career producing short documentaries for the British Film Institute Production Board (1966–70). Returning to Australia in 1971, his first features, <em>The Adventures of Barry McKenzie</em> (1972) and <em>Barry McKenzie Holds His Own</em> (1974), established his reputation as a director. Beresford gained wide recognition in the late 1970s and early 1980s with <em>Don’s Party</em> (1976), <em>The Getting of Wisdom</em> (1977) and <em>Breaker Morant</em> (1980). From 1983 Beresford continued his directorial career in the US, his most notable films including <em>Tender Mercies</em> (1983) and <em>Driving Miss Daisy</em> (1989). More recently he has directed opera, including <em>Rigoletto</em> for the Los Angeles Opera in 2000 and <em>A Streetcar Named Desire</em> for Opera Australia in 2007. He also directed the Australian film <em>Mao’s Last Dancer</em> (2009).</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beresk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beresk</span></header><div>/bəˈrɛsk/ (<em>say</em> buh'resk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">berserk.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">beresque</strong>. <div class="etym">[popularised by Dorrie Evans, a character in the 1972–77 television serial <em>Number 96</em>, in the catchphrase ‘It’s enough to drive a body beresk’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beret</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beret" src="word_pronunciations/02193.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'beray), /bəˈreɪ/ (<em>say</em> buh'ray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">a soft, round, peakless cap that fits closely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from French dialect (Béarn) <em>berreto</em>, from Gallo-Roman <em>birretum</em> cap, from Late Latin <em>birrum</em> cloak]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berezina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berezina</span></header><div>/bɛrəˈzinə/ (<em>say</em> beruh'zeenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">a river in Belarus, flowing south-east to the river Dnieper; crossed with heavy losses by Napoleon’s army during the retreat of 1812. About 563 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berg<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bɜg/ (<em>say</em> berg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq860">an iceberg.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berg<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bɜg/ (<em>say</em> berg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">(in South Africa) a mountain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berg</span></header><div>/bɛəg/ (<em>say</em> bairg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alban</strong> /ˈælbən/ (<em>say</em> 'albuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">1885–1935, Austrian composer; developed with Schönberg and Webern the twelve-tone system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bergamask
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac874785090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bergamask</span></header><div>/ˈbɜgəmask/ (<em>say</em> 'berguhmahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006782" href="entry://bergamasque%23bigmac000006782"><strong>bergamasque</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bergamasque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bergamasque</span></header><div>/ˈbɜgəmask/ (<em>say</em> 'berguhmahsk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">a rustic dance based on a regular sequence of chords, with improvised melodies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bergamask</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian, <em>Bergamesco</em> from <em>Bergamo</em>, a city in N Italy]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bergamo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergamo</span></header><div>/bəˈgamoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'gahmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">a city in northern Italy, in Lombardy; capital of Bergamo province.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berganza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berganza</span></header><div>/bɜˈgænzə/ (<em>say</em> ber'ganzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Teresa</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">born 1935, Spanish mezzo-soprano.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bergdama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergdama</span></header><div>/bɜgˈdamə/ (<em>say</em> berg'dahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018497" href="entry://Damara%23bigmac000018497"><strong>Damara</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bergen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac497688969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergen<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜgən/ (<em>say</em> 'berguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Candice</strong> (born <em>Olga Mallsnerd</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">born 1946, US film and television actor; films include <em>Gandhi</em> (1982); noted for the television comedy series <em>Murphy Brown</em> (1988–98).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergen<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜgən/ (<em>say</em> 'berguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">a seaport in south-western Norway, on the Atlantic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berger</span></header><div>/ˈbɜgə/ (<em>say</em> 'berguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hans</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">1873–1941, German psychiatrist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bergerac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergerac</span></header><div>/bɛəʒəˈrak/ (<em>say</em> bairzhuh'rahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018306" href="entry://Cyrano%20de%20Bergerac%23bigmac000018306"><strong>Cyrano de Bergerac</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bergman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergman</span></header><div>/ˈbɜgmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bergmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq095"> (<strong>Ernst</strong>)<strong> Ingmar</strong>, 1918–2007, Swedish film director; films include <em>The Seventh Seal</em> (1956) and <em>Persona</em> (1966).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> <strong>Ingrid</strong>, 1915–82, Swedish stage and film actor in Hollywood and Europe; Academy Award for best actress for both <em>Gaslight</em> (1944) and <em>Anastasia</em> (1956); other films include <em>Casablanca</em> (1942).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bergonzi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergonzi</span></header><div>/bɜˈgɒnzi/ (<em>say</em> ber'gonzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Carlo</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">1924–2014, Italian operatic tenor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bergoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bergoo</span></header><div>/ˈbɜgu/ (<em>say</em> 'bergooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010078" href="entry://burgoo%23bigmac000010078"><strong>burgoo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bergson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergson</span></header><div>/ˈbɜgsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bergsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henri</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">1859–1941, French philosopher and writer; Nobel prize for literature 1927.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bergsonian</strong> /bɜgˈsoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> berg'sohneeuhn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bergsonism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bergsonism</span></header><div>/ˈbɜgsənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bergsuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">a doctrine of creative evolution put forward by French philosopher and writer Henri Bergson, 1859–1941, emphasising duration as the central fact of experience and an <em>élan vital</em> (vital drive) as an original life-force essentially governing all organic processes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beria</span></header><div>/ˈbɛriə/ (<em>say</em> 'bereeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lavrenti Pavlovich</strong> /lævˌrɛnti ˈpævləvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> lav.rentee 'pavluhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">1899–1953, Georgian-born Soviet leader and head of the secret police; executed for treason.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bering</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bering), /ˈbɛərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bairring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vitus</strong> /ˈvitəs/ (<em>say</em> 'veetuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq287">1681–1741, Danish navigator and explorer of the northern Pacific for Russia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Behring</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berio</span></header><div>/ˈbɛərioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bairreeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Luciano</strong> /luˈtʃanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> looh'chahnoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">1925–2003, Italian modernist composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of berk" src="word_pronunciations/02196.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜk/ (<em>say</em> berk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">a stupid person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">birk</strong>, <strong class="vs">burk</strong>, <strong class="vs">burke</strong>. <div class="etym">[rhyming slang, <em>Berkshire Hunt</em> cunt]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berkeleian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berkeleian</span><z><span target_id="QSzDR02oU4">adj.</span><span target_id="1fsazlpu3g">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbakliən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahkleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QSzDR02oU4"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> relating to George Berkeley, or to his philosophy.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1fsazlpu3g">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq445"> someone who holds Berkeley’s system of idealism; someone who denies the existence of a material world.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Berkeleianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berkeley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berkeley<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> /ˈbɜkli/ (<em>say</em> 'berklee) <strong>Busby</strong> (born <em>William Berkeley Enos</em>), 1895–1976, US choreographer best known for his Hollywood musical extravaganzas in the 1930s.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq569"> /ˈbakli/ (<em>say</em> 'bahklee) <strong>George</strong>, 1685–1753, Irish bishop and empiricist philosopher.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq833"> /ˈbakli/ (<em>say</em> 'bahklee) <strong>Sir Lennox Randall Francis</strong>, 1903–89, English composer.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berkeley<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜkli/ (<em>say</em> 'berklee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq889">a town in the US, in western California, on San Francisco Bay; University of California, founded 1868.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berkelium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berkelium</span></header><div>/bəˈkiliəm/ (<em>say</em> buh'keeleeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Bk; <em>atomic number</em>: 97. <div class="etym">[from <em>Berkeley</em>, a university in the US where first identified + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berko</span></header><div>/ˈbɜkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'berkoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">berserk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>berk-</em> (syncopated variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095849" href="entry://berserk%23bigmac000095849"><span class="smallcaps">berserk</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berks.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berks.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq213">Berkshire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berkshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berkshire</span></header><div>/ˈbakʃɪə / (<em>say</em> 'bahkshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> a county in southern England, no longer functioning as an administrative region; county council replaced in 1998 by several unitary districts, including that of <strong>West Berkshire</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq424"> one of a breed of black pigs with white markings on the feet (originally from Berkshire).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berlage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berlage</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəlʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bairlukuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hendrikus Petrus</strong> /ˈhɛndrɪkəs ˈpɛtrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'hendrikuhs 'petruhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">1856–1934, Dutch architect, noted for the Amsterdam Bourse and the Municipal Museum in The Hague.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berley</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of berley" src="word_pronunciations/02197.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜli/ (<em>say</em> 'berlee) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010096" href="entry://burley%23bigmac000010096"><strong>burley</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>berleying</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berlichingen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berlichingen</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəlɪkɪŋən/ (<em>say</em> 'bairlikinguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Götz von</strong> /gɜts fɒn/ (<em>say</em> gerts fon), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">1480–1562, German robber baron, the subject of a play by Goethe.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berlin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berlin</span></header><div>/bɜˈlɪn/ (<em>say</em> ber'lin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> large four-wheeled closed carriage hung between two perches, having two interior seats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> berline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq899"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006815" href="entry://berlin%20wool%23bigmac000006815"><strong>berlin wool</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091775" href="entry://Berlin%23bigmac000091775"><span class="smallcaps">Berlin<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berlin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berlin<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bɜˈlɪn/ (<em>say</em> ber'lin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> <strong>Irving</strong> (born <em>Israel Isidore Baline</em>), 1888–1989, US songwriter, born in Russia; composed over 1000 songs including <em>White Christmas</em>, which won an Academy Award in 1942.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq196"> <strong>Sir Isaiah</strong>, 1909–97, British philosopher and historian, born in Latvia.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berlin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bɜˈlɪn/ (<em>say</em> ber'lin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq433">the largest city in Germany, in the central part, also forming a state; capital of the former kingdom of Prussia from 1701; capital of unified Germany 1871–1945; divided 1945–90 into US, British, and French sectors (West Berlin) and a Soviet sector (East Berlin); in 1991 became capital of reunified Germany.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac498328604" href="entry://West%20Berlin%23bigmac498328604"><strong>West Berlin</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac188699068" href="entry://East%20Berlin%23bigmac188699068"><strong>East Berlin</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berline</span></header><div>/bɜˈlin/ (<em>say</em> ber'leen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">a saloon car with a movable glass partition behind the driver’s seat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091775" href="entry://Berlin%23bigmac000091775"><span class="smallcaps">Berlin<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berliner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac967436337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berliner<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bɜˈlɪnə/ (<em>say</em> ber'linuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq196"> a native or inhabitant of Berlin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> <em class="label">Chiefly SA</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac238292779" href="entry://jam%20doughnut%23bigmac238292779"><strong>jam doughnut</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq839"> Also, <strong class="vs">Berliner sausage</strong>. a sausage made from coarsely chopped, cured lean pork.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091775" href="entry://Berlin%23bigmac000091775"><span class="smallcaps">Berlin<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac594814423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berliner<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜlənə/ (<em>say</em> 'berluhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Emile</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq721">1851–1929, US inventor, born in Germany; invented the gramophone (1887) and furthered the development of the telephone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berlinguer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berlinguer</span></header><div>/bɛəlɪŋˈgwɛə/ (<em>say</em> bairling'gwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Enrico</strong> /ɛnˈrikoʊ/ (<em>say</em> en'reekoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq279">1922–84, Italian politician; Communist Party leader 1972–84.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berlioz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berlioz</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəlioʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'bairleeohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis Hector</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">1803–69, French composer noted for his large-scale Romantic orchestral compositions and his opera <em>Les Troyens</em> (1856–59).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berlusconi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berlusconi</span></header><div>/ˌbɜləsˈkoʊni/ (<em>say</em> .berluhs'kohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Silvio</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">1936–2023, Italian media magnate and politician; founded the Forza Italia political party; prime minister 1994–95, 2001–06; 2008–11.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berm</span></header><div>/bɜm/ (<em>say</em> berm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> Also, <strong class="vs">berme</strong>. <em class="label">Fortifications</em> a narrow terrace between the rampart and moat; bench.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> the ledge or shoulder alongside a road.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq237"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a strip of grass between a roadway and footpath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq607"> <em class="label">Geology</em> a nearly horizontal portion of a beach formed by the deposit of material by wave action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq798"> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> the flat space which separates a mound from its ditch, or a spoil heap from its trench.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq139"> an embankment on a motocross track.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>berme</em>, from Middle Dutch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bermejo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bermejo</span></header><div>/bɛəˈmeɪhoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bair'mayhoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a river in northern Argentina, flowing south-east to the Paraguay River. About 1609 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bermondsey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bermondsey</span></header><div>/ˈbɜməndzi/ (<em>say</em> 'bermuhndzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a district of the southern inner London borough of Southwark.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bermuda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bermuda</span></header><div>/bəˈmjudə/ (<em>say</em> buh'myoohduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq047">a group of islands in the Atlantic, about 930 km east of North Carolina, US; British colony since 1684. 52 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: English. <em>Currency</em>: Bermuda dollar. <em>Capital</em>: Hamilton.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Bermudas</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bermudan</strong>, <strong>Bermudian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bern</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bern" src="word_pronunciations/03322.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜn/ (<em>say</em> bern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> the capital of Switzerland, in the north-western part.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq848"> a canton in western Switzerland. 6051 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Bern.</span></div> French, <strong>Berne</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bernese</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernadette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernadette</span></header><div>/bɜnəˈdɛt/ (<em>say</em> bernuh'det) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Marie Bernarde Soubirous</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">1844–1879, French visionary of Lourdes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernadotte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernadotte</span></header><div>/ˈbɜnədɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'bernuhdot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> <strong>Jean Baptiste Jules</strong> /ʒɒ̃ batist ˈʒul/ (<em>say</em> zhon bahteest 'zhoohl), 1764–1844, French marshal under Napoleon; king of Sweden and Norway, 1818–44, as Charles XIV.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq019"> <strong>Count Folke</strong> /ˈfɒlkə/ (<em>say</em> 'folkuh), 1895–1948, Swedish diplomat; United Nations mediator for Palestine, assassinated by Israeli extremists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernanos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernanos</span></header><div>/bɛənəˈnoʊs/ (<em>say</em> bairnuh'nohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges</strong> /ʒɔʒ/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">1888–1948, French novelist and polemicist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernard<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bəˈnad/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq606"> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Bernard of Menthon</em>), 923–1008, French monk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq182"> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Bernard of Cluny</em>), fl. 1140, French monk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq715"> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Bernard of Clairvaux</em>, ‘<em>the Mellifluous Doctor</em>’), 1090?–1153, French monk, preacher, and mystical writer; founder of the reformed and stricter Cistercian order.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006829"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernard<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜnəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bernuhd), /bəˈnad/ (<em>say</em> buh'nahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Claude</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">1813–78, French physiologist noted for his pioneering work in experimental physiology and pharmacology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernardine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernardine</span><z><span target_id="4uY232ldeS">adj.</span><span target_id="LmIlU3fJNE">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɜnədin/ (<em>say</em> 'bernuhdeen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4uY232ldeS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> of or relating to St Bernard of Clairvaux.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq838"> of or relating to the Cistercians.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LmIlU3fJNE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq715"> a Cistercian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernays
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernays</span></header><div>/ˈbɜneɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bernayz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lewis Adolphus</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">1831–1908, Australian public servant, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berndt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berndt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Berndt" src="word_pronunciations/03321.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜnt/ (<em>say</em> bernt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq096"> <strong>Catherine Helen</strong>, 1919–94, Australian anthropologist, born in NZ; noted for work on Australian Aboriginal societies, in collaboration with her husband.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq096"> her husband, <strong>Ronald Murray</strong>, 1916–90, Australian anthropologist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Berne" src="word_pronunciations/03322.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜn/ (<em>say</em> bern) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq393">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091776" href="entry://Bern%23bigmac000091776"><strong>Bern</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berners
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berners</span></header><div>/ˈbɜnəz/ (<em>say</em> 'bernuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lord</strong> (<em>Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq742">1883–1950, English composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernhardi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernhardi</span></header><div>/bɛənˈhadi/ (<em>say</em> bairn'hahdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Friedrich AJ von</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq691">1849–1930, German general.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bertrand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006856"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bertrand</span></header><div>/ˈbɜtrənd/ (<em>say</em> 'bertruhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Edwin</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">born 1946, Australian yachtsman; captained <em>Australia II</em> in the successful 1983 America’s Cup challenge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berwald
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berwald</span></header><div>/ˈbɛəvalt/ (<em>say</em> 'bairvahlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Franz Adolf</strong> /frants ˈadɒlf/ (<em>say</em> frahnts 'ahdolf), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq883">1796–1868, Swedish Romantic composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berwickshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berwickshire</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrɪkʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'berikshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">a former county of south-eastern Scotland; now part of Scottish Borders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beryl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beryl</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beryl" src="word_pronunciations/02203.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'beruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> a mineral, beryllium aluminium silicate, Be<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub>, usually green (but also blue, rose, white, and golden) and either opaque or transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine; the principal ore of beryllium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq060"> pale bluish green; sea green.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>bēryllus</em>, from Greek <em>bēryllos</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beryline</strong> /ˈbɛrəlin/ (<em>say</em> 'beruhleen), /-laɪn/ (<em>say</em> -luyn), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beryllium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beryllium</span></header><div>/bəˈrɪliəm/ (<em>say</em> buh'rileeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a steel grey, divalent, hard, light, metallic element. Its chief use is in copper alloys not subject to fatigue, used for springs and contacts.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Be; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 9.0122; <em>atomic number</em>: 4; <em>density</em>: 1.8 at 20°C. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104736" href="entry://beryl%23bigmac000104736"><span class="smallcaps">beryl</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038665" href="entry://-ium%23bigmac000038665"><span class="smallcaps">-ium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berzelius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berzelius</span></header><div>/bəˈziliəs/ (<em>say</em> buh'zeeleeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Baron Jöns Jakob</strong> /jɜns ˈjakɒb/ (<em>say</em> yerns 'yahkob), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">1779–1848, Swedish chemist who introduced the present system of chemical symbols.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bes</span></header><div>/bɛs/ (<em>say</em> bes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Egyptian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">an ancient god of music and pleasure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Besançon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Besançon</span></header><div>/bəzæ̃ˈsɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> buhzan'son) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">a city in eastern France, on the river Doubs, capital of Doubs department; Roman ruins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Besant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006863"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Besant</span></header><div>/ˈbɛzənt/ (<em>say</em> 'bezuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Annie</strong> (born <em>Annie Wood</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq259">1847–1933, British social and political reformer and theosophist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beseech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beseech</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beseech" src="word_pronunciations/02204.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsitʃ/ (<em>say</em> buh'seech), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beseech" src="word_pronunciations/02205.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">besought</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">beseeched</strong>, <strong class="bold">beseeching</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> to implore urgently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq995"> to beg eagerly for; solicit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>biseche</em>(<em>n</em>), from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>sechen</em>, Old English <em>sēcan</em> seek] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beseecher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beseechingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beseeching</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beseechingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beseem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beseem</span><z><span target_id="2EmC7OZNMZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="hn9TyeoZ8Q">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈsim/ (<em>say</em> buh'seem), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2EmC7OZNMZ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> to be fit for or worthy of.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hn9TyeoZ8Q">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq648"> to be seemly or fitting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100456" href="entry://seem%23bigmac000100456"><span class="smallcaps">seem</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beset</span><z><span target_id="gEXRkvrGzh">v.t.</span><span target_id="m5is7xz2au">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beset" src="word_pronunciations/02206.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsɛt/ (<em>say</em> buh'set), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beset" src="word_pronunciations/02207.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="gEXRkvrGzh"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">beset</strong>, <strong class="bold">besetting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq400"> to attack on all sides; assail: <em class="example">the Greeks beset the city of Troy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> to repeatedly cause difficulty or danger to; harass: <em class="example">the problems that beset the community.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="m5is7xz2au">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq447"> assailed from all sides; surrounded: <em class="example">beset by enemies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq441"> troubled repeatedly; harassed: <em class="example">beset by financial difficulties.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq405"> (of a ship) trapped in ice.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>besette</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>besettan</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>settan</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101750" href="entry://set%23bigmac000101750"><span class="smallcaps">set</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>besetment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besetting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besetting</span></header><div>/bəˈsɛtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> buh'seting), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">constantly attacking, tempting, etc.: <em class="example">our besetting sins.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beshrew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beshrew</span></header><div>/bəˈʃru/ (<em>say</em> buh'shrooh), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq212">to curse; invoke evil upon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beshrewen</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>shrew</em> (obsolete verb) curse. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095424" href="entry://shrew%23bigmac000095424"><span class="smallcaps">shrew</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beside</span><z><span target_id="HkSk4OOaLA">prep.</span><span target_id="Ynr3XNWjaR">adv.</span><span target_id="JtoDzeuqM5">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beside" src="word_pronunciations/02210.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> buh'suyd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beside" src="word_pronunciations/02211.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="HkSk4OOaLA"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> by or at the side of; near: <em class="example">sit down beside me.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq413"> compared with.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq399"> <em class="label">Rare</em> over and above; in addition to; besides.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq996"> apart from; not connected with: <em class="example">beside the point; </em><em class="example">beside the question.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Ynr3XNWjaR">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq120"> in addition; besides.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="JtoDzeuqM5">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq474"> <strong class="phr">beside oneself</strong>, out of one’s senses through strong emotion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>be sīdan</em> by side; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095850" href="#mq474">6</a> from the obsolete use of <em>beside</em> to mean ‘outside of’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besides
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besides</span><z><span target_id="tBnneYLH8D">adv.</span><span target_id="RcjMw4tFNB">prep.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of besides" src="word_pronunciations/02208.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsaɪdz/ (<em>say</em> buh'suydz), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of besides" src="word_pronunciations/02209.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="tBnneYLH8D"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq946"> moreover.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq299"> in addition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> otherwise; else.</span></div> <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="RcjMw4tFNB">–<em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq552"> over and above; in addition to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq717"> other than; except.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095850" href="entry://beside%23bigmac000095850"><span class="smallcaps">beside</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064692" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064692"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besiege
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besiege</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of besiege" src="word_pronunciations/02212.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsidʒ/ (<em>say</em> buh'seej), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of besiege" src="word_pronunciations/02213.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">besieged</strong>, <strong class="bold">besieging</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq729"> to attempt to overcome by siege.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq763"> to crowd round.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq986"> to assail or ply, as with requests, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English makeover of <em>assiege</em> from Old French, with <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> substituted for first syllable] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>besiegement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>besieger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beslan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617764952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beslan</span></header><div>/ˈbɛslən/ (<em>say</em> 'besluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">a town in southern Russia, in the republic of North Ossetia; terrorist attack on school 2004.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besmear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006868"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besmear</span></header><div>/bəˈsmɪə/ (<em>say</em> buh'smear), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq268"> to smear over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq633"> to sully; soil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bismeren</em>, Old English <em>besmerian</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069608" href="entry://smear%23bigmac000069608"><span class="smallcaps">smear</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besmirch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besmirch</span></header><div>/bəˈsmɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> buh'smerch), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq388"> to soil; stain, as with soot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> to detract from the honour of: <em class="example">to besmirch one’s name.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernhardt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernhardt</span></header><div>/ˈbɜnhat/ (<em>say</em> 'bernhaht), /ˈbɛənhat/ (<em>say</em> 'bairnhaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sarah</strong> (born <em>Rosine Bernard</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq261">1845–1923, French tragic actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernina</span></header><div>/bəˈninə/ (<em>say</em> buh'neenuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq210">a mountain peak (4052 m) in south-eastern Switzerland, the highest peak of the Bernina Alps in the Rhaetian Alps, traversed by the <strong>Bernina Pass</strong> (2329 m high), leading to northern Italy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernini</span></header><div>/bɜˈnini/ (<em>say</em> ber'neenee), /bɛə-/ (<em>say</em> bair-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Giovanni Lorenzo</strong> /dʒəˈvani loʊˈrɛntsoʊ/ (<em>say</em> juh'vahnee loh'rentsoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">1598–1680, Italian sculptor, architect and painter of the baroque era.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bernstein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bernstein</span></header><div>/ˈbɜnstaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bernstuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Leonard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">1918–90, US conductor and composer; works include <em>Candide</em> (1956) and <em>West Side Story</em> (1957).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berri
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090400"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berri</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Berri" src="word_pronunciations/02200.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'beree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">a town and irrigation district in south-eastern SA on the Murray River; winery, distillery, canneries.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> Charles Sturt, on his 1830 expedition down the Murray River, was the first European to explore the <strong>Berri</strong> district, traditionally inhabited by the Meru people. The Berri Irrigation Area was proclaimed in 1910 and the town founded in 1911. A distillery established in 1918 to make spirits from waste dried fruit became a cooperative winery and distillery in 1922; now known as Berri Estates, it is the largest winery in Australia. The area is also known for citrus fruit. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berried
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berried</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrid/ (<em>say</em> 'bereed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> covered with berries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> of or like a berry; baccate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq413"> (of lobsters, etc.) having eggs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berrigan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berrigan</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrigən/ (<em>say</em> 'bereeguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">an evergreen tree, <em>Eremophila longifolia</em>, with narrow tapering leaves and pink tubular flowers; native to arid regions of Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berrigan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berrigan</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrəgən/ (<em>say</em> 'beruhguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">a town in south-western NSW; centre of irrigation area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berrima
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berrima</span></header><div>/ˈbɛrəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'beruhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a town in central eastern NSW, south-west of Sydney; historic buildings.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Berrima</strong> stands on land traditionally inhabited by the Gundungurra people. Sited on the Sydney-to-Goulburn road, built in 1836, the town grew in importance, acquiring many substantial buildings, until the district court moved to Goulburn in 1850. Development ceased altogether when the railway bypassed it in 1867. Now heritage-listed, Berrima is the only example in NSW of a preserved Georgian village. Major buildings include the jail, constructed in 1835–39. It was in use until 2011.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berruguete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berruguete</span></header><div>/bɛəruˈgɛteɪ/ (<em>say</em> bairrooh'getay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq223"> <strong>Alonso</strong>, c. 1489–1561, Spanish artist, noted for his religious paintings and sculptures; brought Italian High Renaissance style to Spain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq190"> his father, <strong>Pedro</strong>, c. 1450–1508, Spanish artist, considered Spain’s first great Renaissance painter; noted for his <em>Auto da Fé</em> in the Prado Museum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berry</span><z><span target_id="uTKsjnYk1K">n.</span><span target_id="pe0XUfL1HA">v.i.</span><span target_id="RGgC8Npr6K">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of berry" src="word_pronunciations/02200.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'beree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uTKsjnYk1K"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">berries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> any small, (usually) stoneless and juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the gooseberry, strawberry, holly berry, rosehip, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq474"> a dry seed or kernel, as of wheat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq098"> a knob on a swan’s bill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq793"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a simple fruit having a pulpy pericarp in which the seeds are embedded, as the grape, gooseberry, currant, tomato, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq198"> one or all of the eggs of the lobster or crayfish.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="pe0XUfL1HA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">berried</strong>, <strong class="bold">berrying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq861"> to bear or produce berries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq372"> to gather berries.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RGgC8Npr6K">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq37"> <strong class="phr">in berry</strong>, (of a female lobster or crayfish) carrying young.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English <em>berie</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>berryless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Berry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berry<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Berry" src="word_pronunciations/02200.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'beree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> <strong>Alexander</strong>, 1781–1873, Scottish-born businessman and settler in Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> <strong>Chuck</strong> (<em>Charles Edward Anderson Berry</em>), 1926–2017, US rock guitarist, singer, and composer; one of the most influential rock musicians.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq222"> <strong>Sir Graham</strong>, 1822–1904, British-born merchant and politician in Australia; premier of Victoria 1875, 1877–80, 1880–81.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq039"> <strong>Kevin</strong>, born 1945, Australian swimmer; Olympic gold medallist.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Berry<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Berry" src="word_pronunciations/02200.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'beree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq233">a town on the southern coast of NSW, near Nowra.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Alexander <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006851" href="#bigmac000006851"><span class="smallcaps">Berry<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bersanding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bersanding</span></header><div>/bɜˈsʌndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> ber'sunding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">the principal ceremony of a Malay wedding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berserk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berserk</span><z><span target_id="w0oLj6pCnl">adj.</span><span target_id="xWPWH2h3hh">n.</span><span target_id="BRHf5dnFAh">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of berserk" src="word_pronunciations/02201.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈzɜk/ (<em>say</em> buh'zerk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w0oLj6pCnl"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> violently and destructively frenzied.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xWPWH2h3hh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq531"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087936" href="entry://berserker%23bigmac000087936"><strong>berserker</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="BRHf5dnFAh">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq012"> <strong class="phr">go berserk</strong>, to behave in an emotional and extravagant fashion, as from anger or grief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [partially from Old Norse <em>berserkr</em>, with nominative suffix dropped, partially backformation of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087936" href="entry://berserker%23bigmac000087936"><span class="smallcaps">berserker</span></a>, as though <em>berserk</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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berserker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">berserker</span></header><div>/bəˈzɜkə/ (<em>say</em> buh'zerkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">a Norse warrior of great strength and courage, who fought with frenzied fury in battle; baresark.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old Norse <em>berserkr</em> wild warrior; origin uncertain, probably <em>ber-</em>, stem of <em>bjŏrn</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101753" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101753"><span class="smallcaps">bear<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>serkr</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065520" href="entry://sark%23bigmac000065520"><span class="smallcaps">sark</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bertha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bertha</span></header><div>/ˈbɜθə/ (<em>say</em> 'berthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a kind of collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as on a low-necked dress.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>berthe</em>, from <em>Berthe</em> Bertha, mother of Charlemagne, noted for her modesty]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bertha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac956579492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bertha</span></header><div>/ˈbɜθə/ (<em>say</em> 'berthuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105455" href="entry://Big%20Bertha%23bigmac000105455"><strong>Big Bertha</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bertolucci
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bertolucci</span></header><div>/bɜtəˈlutʃi/ (<em>say</em> bertuh'loohchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bernardo</strong> /bɜˈnadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ber'nahdoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">1940–2018, Italian film director; films include <em>The Last Tango in Paris</em> (1972) and <em>The Last Emperor</em> (1988), for which he received an Academy Award for best direction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006870"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besom</span></header><div>/ˈbizəm/ (<em>say</em> 'beezuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq947"> brush or twigs bound together as a broom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq188"> a broom of any kind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>besum</em> broom, rod, Old English <em>besema</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besot</span></header><div>/bəˈsɒt/ (<em>say</em> buh'sot), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">besotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">besotting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> to infatuate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> to make stupid or foolish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq898"> to stupefy with drink.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089946" href="entry://sot%23bigmac000089946"><span class="smallcaps">sot</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besotted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105411"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besotted</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of besotted" src="word_pronunciations/02214.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsɒtəd/ (<em>say</em> buh'sotuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of besotted" src="word_pronunciations/02215.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq158"> filled with foolish love: <em class="example">he was besotted with her.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq647"> stupid or drunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besought</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of besought" src="word_pronunciations/02216.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈsɔt/ (<em>say</em> buh'sawt), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of besought" src="word_pronunciations/02217.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq356">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006864" href="entry://beseech%23bigmac000006864"><strong>beseech</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bespake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bespake</span></header><div>/bəˈspeɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'spayk), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq083">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006875" href="entry://bespeak%23bigmac000006875"><strong>bespeak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bespangle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bespangle</span></header><div>/bəˈspæŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'spangguhl), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bespangled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bespangling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">to adorn with, or as with, spangles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070614" href="entry://spangle%23bigmac000070614"><span class="smallcaps">spangle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bespatter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bespatter</span></header><div>/bəˈspætə/ (<em>say</em> buh'spatuh), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> to soil by spattering; sprinkle with mud, dirty water, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> to slander.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070709" href="entry://spatter%23bigmac000070709"><span class="smallcaps">spatter</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bespeak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bespeak</span><z><span target_id="SPW9O5MCCC">v.t.</span><span target_id="Aducc9pNhV">n.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈspik/ (<em>say</em> buh'speek), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="SPW9O5MCCC"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bespoke</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">Archaic</em>, <strong class="bold">bespake</strong>; <strong class="bold">bespoken</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bespoke</strong>; <strong class="bold">bespeaking</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq679"> to ask for in advance; stipulate: <em class="example">to bespeak a calm hearing; </em><em class="example">to bespeak the reader’s patience.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> to reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for: <em class="example">to bespeak a seat in a theatre.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Poetic</em> to speak to; address: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>So the Great War ended; and the weary nations knelt before the Throne of God and bespoke God as though they never expected to have trouble with Him again.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq574"> to show; indicate: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She had no confidence in the stupid fashion which bespoke mincing and vapidity.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Aducc9pNhV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq336"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> an actor’s benefit performance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bespeken</em>, Old English <em>besprecan</em> speak against, speak of, from <em>be-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>sprecan</em> (for loss of <em>-r-</em> see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101679" href="entry://speak%23bigmac000101679"><span class="smallcaps">speak</span></a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bespeckled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac754512935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bespeckled</span></header><div>/bəˈspɛkəld/ (<em>say</em> buh'spekuhld), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">marked with small spots: <em class="example">a bespeckled egg.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac982889779" href="entry://speckled%23bigmac982889779"><span class="smallcaps">speckled</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bespectacled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bespectacled</span></header><div>/bəˈspɛktəkəld/ (<em>say</em> buh'spektuhkuhld), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">wearing spectacles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bespoke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006877"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bespoke</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bespoke" src="word_pronunciations/02218.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈspoʊk/ (<em>say</em> buh'spohk), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bespoke" src="word_pronunciations/02219.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq105"> made to order: <em class="example">bespoke goods.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> working to order: <em class="example">a bespoke tailor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq075"> previously claimed; spoken for.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq159"> <em class="label">Computers</em> of or relating to an application, system, etc., designed for a specific client to meet their individual needs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bespread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bespread</span></header><div>/bəˈsprɛd/ (<em>say</em> buh'spred), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bespread</strong>, <strong class="bold">bespreading</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq014">to spread over; cover with.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101882" href="entry://spread%23bigmac000101882"><span class="smallcaps">spread</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besprent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besprent</span></header><div>/bəˈsprɛnt/ (<em>say</em> buh'sprent), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Poetic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq444">besprinkled; bestrewed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <em>bespreng</em> (obsolete), Old English <em>besprengan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besprinkle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besprinkle</span></header><div>/bəˈsprɪŋkəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'springkuhl), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">besprinkled</strong>, <strong class="bold">besprinkling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">to sprinkle over with something; bespatter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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besra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac558066295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">besra</span></header><div>/ˈbɛzrə/ (<em>say</em> 'bezruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq208">a small bird of prey, <em>Accipiter virgatus</em>, found in the western Himalayas, south China, the Philippines, and in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">besra sparrowhawk</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>besrā</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bessemer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bessemer</span></header><div>/ˈbɛsəmə/ (<em>say</em> 'besuhmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Henry</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">1813–98, English inventor; developed Bessemer process for producing steel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Best
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Best</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Best" src="word_pronunciations/02225.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛst/ (<em>say</em> best) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> <strong>George</strong>, 1946–2005, Northern Ireland soccer player.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq584"> <strong>Sir John Victor Hall</strong>, 1894–1972, Australian dental surgeon, born in Switzerland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestead</span><z><span target_id="6pAIcn4BHv">v.t.</span><span target_id="XOtEtsuytc">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈstɛd/ (<em>say</em> buh'sted), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6pAIcn4BHv">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> (<strong class="bold">besteaded</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bestead</strong>, <strong class="bold">besteading</strong>) to help; assist; serve; avail.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XOtEtsuytc">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq974"> placed; situated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>stead</em> (verb) help, be of use to, from <em>stead</em> (noun) profit, support]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bester
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bester</span></header><div>/ˈbɛstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bestuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">a fraudulent bookmaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989915114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestest</span></header><div>/ˈbɛstəst/ (<em>say</em> 'bestuhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>in non-standard use</em>) (<em>especially in children’s language</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq930">the very best: <em class="example">the bestest time; </em><em class="example">my bestest friend.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestial</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bestial" src="word_pronunciations/02222.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛstiəl/ (<em>say</em> 'besteeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> of or belonging to a beast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq369"> brutal; inhuman; irrational.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq007"> depravedly sensual; carnal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Latin <em>bestiālis</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bestially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestialise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestialise</span></header><div>/ˈbɛstiəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'besteeuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bestialised</strong>, <strong class="bold">bestialising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">to make bestial.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bestialize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestiality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestiality</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bestiality" src="word_pronunciations/02221.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛstiˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> bestee'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bestialities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq975"> bestial character or conduct; beastliness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> excessive appetites or indulgence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq626"> sexual relations of a human with an animal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestiary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestiary</span></header><div>/ˈbɛstiəri/ (<em>say</em> 'besteeuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bestiaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">a type of book very popular in the Middle Ages, consisting of a collection of moralised fables about natural history objects, mostly animals, modelled on one attributed to an Alexandrian Greek of the 4th century AD.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>bestiārium</em>, properly neuter of Latin <em>bestiārius</em> relating to beasts]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac324673795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestie</span><z><span target_id="OmgUHjFf2U">n.</span><span target_id="n0voQpDSMf">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɛsti/ (<em>say</em> 'bestee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OmgUHjFf2U">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq842"> a best friend.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="n0voQpDSMf">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq50"> <strong class="phr">become besties with</strong>, to form a close friendship with.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestir</span></header><div>/bəˈstɜ/ (<em>say</em> buh'ster), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bestirred</strong>, <strong class="bold">bestirring</strong>)<br/> (<em>generally reflexive</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">to stir up; rouse to action.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bestyrie</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bestyrian</em> heap up]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087556"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bestow" src="word_pronunciations/02223.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈstoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'stoh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bestow" src="word_pronunciations/02224.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> to present as a gift; give; confer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq166"> to dispose of; apply to some use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq091"> to put; stow; deposit; store.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101949" href="entry://stow%23bigmac000101949"><span class="smallcaps">stow</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bestowal</strong>, <strong>bestowment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bestower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestraddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestraddle</span></header><div>/bəˈstrædl/ (<em>say</em> buh'stradl), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bestraddled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bestraddling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq144">to bestride.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072508" href="entry://straddle%23bigmac000072508"><span class="smallcaps">straddle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestrew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestrew</span></header><div>/bəˈstru/ (<em>say</em> buh'strooh), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bestrewed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bestrewn</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bestrewed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bestrewing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> to strew or cover (a surface).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> to strew or scatter about.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq683"> to lie scattered over.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bistrewe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bestrēowian</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestride</span></header><div>/bəˈstraɪd/ (<em>say</em> buh'struyd), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bestrode</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bestrid</strong>, <strong class="bold">bestridden</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bestrid</strong>, <strong class="bold">bestriding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq995"> to get or be astride of; spread the legs on both sides of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq896"> to step over or across.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bestride</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bestrīdan</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>strīdan</em> stride]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bestseller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bestseller</span></header><div>/bɛstˈsɛlə/ (<em>say</em> best'seluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> a book that has a very large sale during a given period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> the author of such a book.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bestselling</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bet.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bet.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq751">between.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beta</span><z><span target_id="tjukg3wMJ3">n.</span><span target_id="zF9Lolt9pE">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beta" src="word_pronunciations/02226.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitə/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tjukg3wMJ3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq654"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006905" href="entry://Beta%23bigmac000006905"><strong>Beta<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> (of a compound) one of the possible positions of substituted atoms or groups.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq225"> (in examinations, etc.) the second highest mark or grade.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="zF9Lolt9pE">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq011"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> denoting or relating to something or someone of lower importance or quality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, from Semitic; compare Hebrew <em>bēth</em> literally, house, originally represented by a pictograph of a house]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beta-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac46612065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beta-</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">a prefixal use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093997" href="entry://beta%23bigmac000093997"><strong>beta</strong></a> designating one of two or more possible allotropes, as in <em>beta-endorphin</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betacarotene
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac840349546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betacarotene</span></header><div>/bitəˈkærətin/ (<em>say</em> beetuh'karuhteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq958">a form of carotene found in fruit and vegetables, popularly believed to help prevent cancer and heart disease.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betaine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betaine</span></header><div>/ˈbiteɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'beetayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">a non-poisonous crystalline substance, (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup>NCH<sub>2</sub>COO<sup>-</sup>, a methylated derivative of glycine which is a sweetish-tasting alkaloid found in sugar beets, cottonseed, the sprouts of wheat and barley.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bēta</em> beet + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037165" href="entry://-ine%23bigmac000037165"><span class="smallcaps">-ine<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betake</span></header><div>/bəˈteɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'tayk), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">betook</strong>, <strong class="bold">betaken</strong>, <strong class="bold">betaking</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em> (<em>generally reflexive</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> to go: <em class="example">he betook himself to the market.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq213"> to resort to; undertake: <em class="example">he betook himself to flight.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102449" href="entry://take%23bigmac000102449"><span class="smallcaps">take</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betatron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betatron</span></header><div>/ˈbitətrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'beetuhtron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">a device based on the principle of the transformer, which accelerates electrons to high energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betcha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac278123560"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betcha</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bechuh) <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq33"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> bet you: <em class="example">betcha I can run faster than you; </em><em class="example">it’ll be late when we get there, I betcha.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq708"> <strong class="phr">you betcha</strong>, absolutely; certainly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">betcher</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac460827348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betel" src="word_pronunciations/02050.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbitl/ (<em>say</em> 'beetl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> Also, <strong class="vs">betel pepper</strong>, <strong class="vs">betel vine</strong>. a tropical Asian climbing pepper plant, <em>Piper betle</em>, with glossy heart-shaped leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> the leaves of this plant, widely used in South and South-East Asia and the Pacific as a mild stimulant, antiseptic and breath freshener.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq988"> a preparation for chewing, usually in the form of a <strong>betel quid</strong>, a packet of betel leaves wrapped around betel nut, slaked lime and sometimes other ingredients, as spices or tobacco; buai.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>betele</em>, earlier <em>vitele</em>, from Malayalam <em>vettila</em>, Tamil <em>vettilei</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Betelgeuse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Betelgeuse</span></header><div>/ˈbitldʒɜz/ (<em>say</em> 'beetljerz), /ˈbitldʒus/ (<em>say</em> 'beetljoohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a bright red star of the first magnitude in the constellation Orion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Arabic <em>bīt al-jauzā</em> the shoulder of the Giant (Orion)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bethany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006926"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bethany</span></header><div>/ˈbɛθəni/ (<em>say</em> 'bethuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">a village on the west bank of the river Jordan near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives; traditional site of Lazarus’ tomb.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bethe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bethe</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'baytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hans Albrecht</strong> /hæns ˈælbrɛkt/ (<em>say</em> hans 'albrekt), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">1906–2005, US physicist, born in Germany; Nobel prize for physics 1967.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bethel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006928"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bethel</span></header><div>/ˈbɛθəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bethuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq144"> a hallowed spot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> <em class="label">British</em> a dissenters’ chapel or meeting house.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a church or chapel for sailors, often afloat in a harbour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hebrew <em>bēth-ēl</em> house of God]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bethel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bethel</span></header><div>/ˈbɛθəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bethuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">an ancient town on the west bank of the river Jordan, important in biblical times.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bethesda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bethesda</span></header><div>/bəˈθɛzdə/ (<em>say</em> buh'thezduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq086">a pool in Jerusalem, believed to have healing powers. John 5:2–4.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bethink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bethink</span><z><span target_id="iCBiqceQey">v.t.</span><span target_id="0CulfrNZjH">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈθɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> buh'thingk), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bethought</strong>, <strong class="bold">bethinking</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iCBiqceQey">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<em>generally reflexive</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> to remember; recall.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> to think; consider.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq044"> to determine; resolve.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq270"> to bear in mind; remember.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0CulfrNZjH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq252"> to consider; meditate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bethenken</em>, Old English <em>bethencan</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>thencan</em> consider]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bethlehem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bethlehem</span></header><div>/ˈbɛθləhəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bethluhhuhm), /-lihɛm/ (<em>say</em> -leehem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">a town on the west bank of the river Jordan, near Jerusalem; birthplace of Jesus and of David.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bethsaida
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bethsaida</span></header><div>/bɛθˈseɪdə/ (<em>say</em> beth'sayduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq552">an ancient town in northern Israel, near the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bethune
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bethune</span></header><div>/bəˈθjun/ (<em>say</em> buh'thyoohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Walter Angus</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">1908–2004, Australian Liberal politician; premier of Tasmania 1969–72.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betide</span><z><span target_id="dWxjqEOkQN">v.t.</span><span target_id="RD21JB9WOU">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betide" src="word_pronunciations/02228.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈtaɪd/ (<em>say</em> buh'tuyd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betide" src="word_pronunciations/02229.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">betided</strong>, <strong class="bold">betiding</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dWxjqEOkQN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> to happen to; befall; come to: <em class="example">woe betide the villain!</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="RD21JB9WOU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq050"> to come to pass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>betide</em>(<em>n</em>), from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>tiden</em>, Old English <em>tīdan</em> betide]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betimes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betimes</span></header><div>/bəˈtaɪmz/ (<em>say</em> buh'tuymz), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq680"> before it is too late; early.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq769"> soon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>betymes</em>, from <em>betime</em> by time + adverb <em>-s</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bêtise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bêtise</span></header><div>/bəˈtiz/ (<em>say</em> buh'teez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq974"> stupidity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq556"> a stupid or foolish act or remark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq250"> a trifle or triviality.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>bête</em> beast]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Betjeman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Betjeman</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtʃəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bechuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq897">1906–84, English poet and writer; poet laureate 1972–84.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betoken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betoken</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betoken" src="word_pronunciations/02230.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈtoʊkən/ (<em>say</em> buh'tohkuhn), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of betoken" src="word_pronunciations/02231.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> to give evidence of; indicate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> to be or give a token of; portend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100819" href="entry://token%23bigmac000100819"><span class="smallcaps">token</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betweenwhiles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betweenwhiles</span></header><div>/bəˈtwinwaɪlz/ (<em>say</em> buh'tweenwuylz), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">in the meantime; in between other activities.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">between-time</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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betyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">betyl</span></header><div>/ˈbɛtl/ (<em>say</em> 'betl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq003">a sacred stone, often standing, trimmed to a conical shape.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beulah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beulah</span></header><div>/ˈbjulə/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">the land of Israel. Isaiah 62:4.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BeV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac20625687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BeV</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq150">billion electron volts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bevan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bevan</span></header><div>/ˈbɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'bevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially Qld Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq634"> a stupid male.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq748"> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) a male, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socio-economic background, viewed as uncultured. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac512583859" href="entry://barry%23bigmac512583859"><strong>barry<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28636597" href="entry://bennie%23bigmac28636597"><strong>bennie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23bigmac000008275"><strong>bogan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23mq708">1</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac719695306" href="entry://boonie%23bigmac719695306"><strong>boonie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac36607936" href="entry://Charlene%23bigmac36607936"><strong>Charlene</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac427999671" href="entry://Charmaine%23bigmac427999671"><strong>Charmaine</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110750160" href="entry://cogger%23bigmac110750160"><strong>cogger</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23bigmac000026227"><strong>feral<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23mq11">10</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710586866" href="entry://bev-chick%23bigmac710586866"><strong>bev-chick</strong></a>; <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac636081796" href="entry://bog%23bigmac636081796"><strong>bog<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac473146523" href="entry://booner%23bigmac473146523"><strong>booner</strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac572473136" href="entry://charnie%20bum%23bigmac572473136"><strong>charnie bum</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac663762242" href="entry://chigger%23bigmac663762242"><strong>chigger<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Riverina</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac298812509" href="entry://gullie%23bigmac298812509"><strong>gullie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Melbourne Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579498092" href="entry://mocca%23bigmac579498092"><strong>mocca</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac902735888" href="entry://scozzer%23bigmac902735888"><strong>scozzer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084515" href="entry://westie%23bigmac000084515"><strong>westie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Bevan</em> a male given name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bevan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bevan</span></header><div>/ˈbɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'bevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Billy</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">1887–1957, Australian actor; appeared in Hollywood silent movie comedies of the 1920s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bevatron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bevatron</span></header><div>/ˈbɛvətrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bevuhtron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq123">a particle accelerator of the synchrotron type, capable of accelerating protons to very high energies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093741" href="entry://billion%23bigmac000093741"><span class="smallcaps">b(illion)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023222" href="entry://electric%23bigmac000023222"><span class="smallcaps">e(lectric)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083250" href="entry://volt%23bigmac000083250"><span class="smallcaps">v(olt)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-a-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac101559761" href="entry://-tron%23bigmac101559761"><span class="smallcaps">-tron</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bevel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bevel</span><z><span target_id="KjJuYbEJro">n.</span><span target_id="QoWegW8xAf">v.t.</span><span target_id="qcqt7v39rn">v.i.</span><span target_id="RQcBEugiwm">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bevel" src="word_pronunciations/02242.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bevuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KjJuYbEJro"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> an adjustable instrument used by woodworkers for laying out angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular inclination.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bevelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">beveled</strong>; <strong class="bold">bevelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">beveling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QoWegW8xAf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq515"> to cut at a bevel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qcqt7v39rn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq235"> to slant at a bevel.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RQcBEugiwm">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq263"> oblique; sloping; slanted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin obscure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>beveller</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beverage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beverage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beverage" src="word_pronunciations/02244.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛvrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bevrij), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beverage" src="word_pronunciations/02243.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛvərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bevuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">any kind of drink, other than water, especially a hot drink or an alcoholic drink: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Apples seem to do well, and so do figs. But peaches are beyond expectation by succeeding well, and no doubt but they will in a few years supply the colonists with a good beverage </em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim flannery</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bevrage</em>, from <em>bevre</em>, from Latin <em>bibere</em> drink]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beveridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beveridge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beveridge" src="word_pronunciations/02244.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛvrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bevrij), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beveridge" src="word_pronunciations/02243.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛvərɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bevuhrij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir William Henry</strong>, <strong>1st Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq277">1879–1963, British economist and social reformer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bevery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bevery</span></header><div>/ˈbɛvəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bevuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq023"> a place where drinks are served.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq492"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069694" href="entry://snack%20bar%23bigmac000069694"><strong>snack bar</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006966" href="entry://beverage%23bigmac000006966"><span class="smallcaps">bev(erage)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024465" href="entry://-ery%23bigmac000024465"><span class="smallcaps">-ery</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bevin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bevin</span></header><div>/ˈbɛvən/ (<em>say</em> 'bevuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernest</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">1881–1951, British trade unionist and Labour politician; foreign minister 1945–51.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bevvy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac566206495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bevvy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bevvy" src="word_pronunciations/02245.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛvi/ (<em>say</em> 'bevee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bevvies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">an alcoholic drink: <em class="example">to down a bevvy or two.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bevvie</strong>, <strong class="vs">bevy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006966" href="entry://beverage%23bigmac000006966"><span class="smallcaps">bev(erage)</span></a> + -<em>v</em>- + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bevy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bevy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bevy" src="word_pronunciations/02245.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛvi/ (<em>say</em> 'bevee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bevies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq694"> a flock of birds, especially larks or quails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> a group, especially of girls or women.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq594"> a large number: <em class="example">a bevy of new companies.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bevey</em>; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bewail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bewail</span><z><span target_id="7XRrl88E8F">v.t.</span><span target_id="ckowfxUI3o">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bewail" src="word_pronunciations/02246.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈweɪl/ (<em>say</em> buh'wayl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bewail" src="word_pronunciations/02247.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7XRrl88E8F"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq850"> to express deep sorrow for; lament.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ckowfxUI3o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq945"> to express grief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100013" href="entry://wail%23bigmac000100013"><span class="smallcaps">wail</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beware</span><z><span target_id="OpOjeiHBKP">v.i.</span><span target_id="2S20rfh2SJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beware" src="word_pronunciations/02248.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈwɛə/ (<em>say</em> buh'wair), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beware" src="word_pronunciations/02249.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) (<em>now only used as imperative or infinitive</em>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OpOjeiHBKP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> to be wary, cautious, or careful: <em class="example">let the buyer beware!; </em><em class="example">beware lest you fall in the trap; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>You want to beware of men who cry.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2S20rfh2SJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq712"> be wary of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>What I was saying was: ‘Beware the dark human impulses, beware what lurks under the surface’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david williamson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1998</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>ben war</em>, <em>be-war</em> from <em>ben</em>, <em>be</em> to be + <em>war</em> careful; ? influenced by Old English <em>warian</em> take care of, guard. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102320" href="entry://be%23bigmac000102320"><span class="smallcaps">be</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102187" href="entry://ware%23bigmac000102187"><span class="smallcaps">ware<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bewdy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bewdy</span><z><span target_id="WdXKOIoUsI">interj.</span><span target_id="Ag23OKMO67">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbjudi/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohdee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="WdXKOIoUsI">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq890"> (an exclamation of approval, delight, etc.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ag23OKMO67">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq797"> <strong class="phr">you bloody bewdy</strong>, (an exclamation of delight, as on receiving good news.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <em>beauty</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bewhiskered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28389086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bewhiskered</span></header><div>/bəˈwɪskəd/ (<em>say</em> buh'wiskuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">wearing whiskers on the cheeks or side of the face.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bewick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bewick</span></header><div>/ˈbjuɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'byoohik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">1753–1828, English wood-engraver and illustrator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac810481966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bff</span></header><div>/bi ɛf ˈɛf/ (<em>say</em> bee ef 'ef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">a close and intimate friend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>b</em>(<em>est</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>riends</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>orever</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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B5
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">B5</span></header><div>/biˈfaɪv/ (<em>say</em> bee'fuyv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq286">an international standard size of paper, 250 × 176 mm, falling between A4 and A5, used for general publications and periodicals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BGL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac016480347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BGL</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq635">blood glucose level.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447553591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bh</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">bohrium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BH
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac847308213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BH</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq262">business hours.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhagwan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac722340571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhagwan</span></header><div>/ˈbagwan/ (<em>say</em> 'bahgwahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hinduism</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> (a form of address to a man revered as a god.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>bhagvān</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhajan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac21236756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhajan</span></header><div>/ˈbadʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'bahjuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> (in Hinduism and Sikhism) the singing of devotional songs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq917"> such a devotional song.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>bhajan</em>, from Sanskrit: adoration, worship]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhaji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac688559952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhaji</span></header><div>/baˈdʒi/ (<em>say</em> bah'jee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (in Indian cuisine) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> a vegetable fritter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq33"> a mildly spiced vegetable dish without sauce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq631"> (in western India) a side dish of green vegetables.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>bhājī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhakta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac169264167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhakta</span></header><div>/ˈbaktə/ (<em>say</em> 'bahktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">(in Hinduism) someone who practises bhakti.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>bhakta</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhakti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac484739500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhakti</span></header><div>/ˈbakti/ (<em>say</em> 'bahktee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Hinduism</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">devotional religious worship, with an emphasis on daily service to a particular deity, saint or guru.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi (from Sanskrit) <em>bhakti</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhang</span><z><span target_id="3K6FCKggzF">n.</span><span target_id="eVZyILCdjj">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bhang" src="word_pronunciations/01778.mp3"></audio></span>/bæŋ/ (<em>say</em> bang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3K6FCKggzF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> the Indian hemp plant; marijuana.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> a preparation of its leaves and tops used in India as an intoxicant and narcotic.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="eVZyILCdjj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq71"> of, relating to, or containing bhang: <em class="example">bhang lassi; </em><em class="example">bhang shop.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bang</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>bhāmg</em> hemp]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhangra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761121657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhangra</span></header><div>/baŋˈra/ (<em>say</em> bahng'rah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">a style of South Asian pop music developed in the 1980s and incorporating elements of Punjab folk music.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bhangra music</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>bhamgṛā</em>, from Punjabi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac321196276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhante</span></header><div>/ˈbænti/ (<em>say</em> 'bantee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">(a respectful form of address for a Buddhist monk in the Theravada tradition): <em class="example">Bhante Wimala from Sri Lanka.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Pali]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bharal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bharal</span></header><div>/ˈbarəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bahruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq264">a wild mountain sheep, <em>Pseudois nayaur</em>, of the rugged mountainous regions of the Himalayas, with hooves ending in a point as an adaptation for climbing rocks, and thick horns swept backwards; blue sheep.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhave</span></header><div>/ˈbaveɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bahvay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vinoba</strong> /vɪˈnoʊbə/ (<em>say</em> vi'nohbuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">1895–1982, Indian land reformer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhavnagar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhavnagar</span></header><div>/bavˈnʌgə/ (<em>say</em> bahv'nuguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">a seaport in southern Gujarat, western India.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bhannagar</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bheesti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bheesti</span></header><div>/ˈbisti/ (<em>say</em> 'beestee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">(in India) a water carrier.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bheesty</strong>, <strong class="vs">bheestie</strong>, <strong class="vs">bhistee</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>bhiśtī</em>, <em>bhīśtī</em>, from Persian <em>bihiśtī</em> water carrier, literally, heavenly, from <em>bihiśt</em> paradise]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhiksu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac700275979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhiksu</span></header><div>/ˈbɪksu/ (<em>say</em> 'biksooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq30">(in Buddhism) a monk living according to the vinaya.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bikshu</strong>, <strong class="vs">bhikhu</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit <em>bhikṣu</em> holy man living on alms]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhiksuni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac40369501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhiksuni</span></header><div>/bɪkˈsuni/ (<em>say</em> bik'soohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">a female Buddhist monastic living according to the vinaya; nun.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bikshuni</strong>, <strong class="vs">bhikkhuni</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit <em>bhikṣuṇī</em> holy woman living on alms]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhil</span></header><div>/bil/ (<em>say</em> beel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">a people of western and central India.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bewigged
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bewigged</span></header><div>/bəˈwɪgd/ (<em>say</em> buh'wigd), /bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">wearing a wig.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bewilder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bewilder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bewilder" src="word_pronunciations/02250.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈwɪldə/ (<em>say</em> buh'wilduh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bewilder" src="word_pronunciations/02251.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104484" href="entry://be-%23bigmac000104484"><span class="smallcaps">be-</span></a> + <em>wilder</em>, origin uncertain, perhaps derived from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100574" href="entry://wild%23bigmac000100574"><span class="smallcaps">wild</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bewildered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bewildering</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bewilderingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bewilderedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bewilderment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bewilderment</span></header><div>/bəˈwɪldəmənt/ (<em>say</em> buh'wilduhmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">bewildered state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bewitch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000017852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bewitch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bewitch" src="word_pronunciations/02252.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈwɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> buh'wich), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bewitch" src="word_pronunciations/02253.mp3"></audio></span>/bi-/ (<em>say</em> bee-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> to affect by witchcraft or magic; throw a spell over.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq779"> to enchant.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bewitcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bewitchment</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bewitchery</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bewitching</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bewitchingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bey" src="word_pronunciations/01955.mp3"></audio></span>/beɪ/ (<em>say</em> bay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">beys</strong>)<br/> (formerly) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> a tribal or provincial leader in the Ottoman empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq728"> a ruler of the former kingdom of Tunis, northern Africa.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq696"> (a title of respect for various Turkish and Egyptian dignitaries.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish <em>beg</em> ruler, governor]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beygel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beygel</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bayguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005240" href="entry://bagel%23bigmac000005240"><strong>bagel</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006977"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beyle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Beyle" src="word_pronunciations/02137.mp3"></audio></span>/bɛl/ (<em>say</em> bel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marie Henri</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072015" href="entry://Stendhal%23bigmac000072015"><strong>Stendhal</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beynon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beynon</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪnən/ (<em>say</em> 'baynuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq739">1925–99, Australian playwright and actor; known especially for <em>The Shifting Heart</em> (1956).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beyoglu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beyoglu</span></header><div>/ˈbɛjɔlu/ (<em>say</em> 'beyawlooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a modern part of Istanbul, in Turkey in Europe, on the Golden Horn.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Pera</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beyoncé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342905504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beyoncé</span></header><div>/biˈɒnseɪ/ (<em>say</em> bee'onsay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Beyoncé Giselle Knowles</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">born 1981, US pop singer, songwriter and actor; formerly the lead singer of girl band Destiny’s Child.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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beyond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">beyond</span><z><span target_id="BeGW6NYzBz">prep.</span><span target_id="tFLTFHuihP">adv.</span><span target_id="cRLIobtCyq">n.</span><span target_id="cZKfvjcAyk">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of beyond" src="word_pronunciations/02255.mp3"></audio></span>/biˈjɒnd/ (<em>say</em> bee'yond) <div abbr="prep." class="chunk" id="BeGW6NYzBz"><em class="pos">preposition</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq926"> on or to the farther side of: <em class="example">beyond the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> farther on than; more distant than: <em class="example">beyond the horizon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq148"> later than: <em class="example">they stayed beyond the time limit.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq034"> outside the understanding, limits, or reach of; past: <em class="example">beyond human comprehension.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq483"> superior to; surpassing; above: <em class="example">wise beyond all others.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq248"> more than; in excess of; over and above.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="tFLTFHuihP">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq828"> farther on or away: <em class="example">as far as the house and beyond.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cRLIobtCyq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq990"> <strong>the beyond</strong>, the life after the present one.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="cZKfvjcAyk">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq625"> <strong class="phr">beyond comprehension</strong>, shocking in its stupidity: <em class="example">it is beyond comprehension that you would drive without a licence.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq142"> <strong class="phr">out beyond</strong>, to or in the remote outback.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>beyonde</em>, Old English <em>begeondan</em>, from <em>be</em> by + <em>geondan</em> beyond]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Beyrouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Beyrouth</span></header><div>/beɪˈrut/ (<em>say</em> bay'rooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091761" href="entry://Beirut%23bigmac000091761"><strong>Beirut</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bezant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006981"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bezant</span></header><div>/ˈbɛzənt/ (<em>say</em> 'bezuhnt), /bəˈzænt/ (<em>say</em> buh'zant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> (in western Europe) the solidus, a gold coin of the Byzantine emperors, widely circulated in Europe during the Middle Ages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq899"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> an ornament in the form of a flat disc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq304"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> a small gold circle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>besant</em>, from Latin <em>Bȳzantius</em> Byzantine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bezel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bezel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bezel" src="word_pronunciations/02256.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɛzəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bezuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq191"> a sloping face or edge of a chisel or other cutting tool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> the upper oblique faces of a brilliant-cut gem.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq379"> the grooved ring or rim holding a gem or watch crystal in its setting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from French, from <em>biais</em> slant. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095593" href="entry://bias%23bigmac000095593"><span class="smallcaps">bias</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Béziers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Béziers</span></header><div>/bɛˈzjeɪ/ (<em>say</em> be'zyay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">a town in south-eastern France, in Hérault department; scene of massacre (1209) during the crusade against the Albigenses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bezique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000045294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bezique</span></header><div>/bəˈzik/ (<em>say</em> buh'zeek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq992">a card game for two or more players, played with 64 cards.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bésigue</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bezoar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bezoar</span></header><div>/ˈbizɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'beezaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, especially ruminants, formerly reputed to be efficacious against poison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a counterpoison or antidote.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic <em>bāzahr</em>, from Persian <em>pādzahr</em> counterpoison]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bezwada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000006985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bezwada</span></header><div>/ˈbeɪzwadə/ (<em>say</em> 'bayzwahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq428">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092962" href="entry://Vijayawada%23bigmac000092962"><strong>Vijayawada</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac427207040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BF</span></header><div>/bi ˈɛf/ (<em>say</em> bee 'ef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq888">boyfriend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [abbreviation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BFD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac040170105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BFD</span></header><div><div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>ironic</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">it doesn’t matter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally SMS code for <em>b</em>(<em>ig</em>)<em> f</em>(<em>ucking</em>)<em> d</em>(<em>eal</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bhindi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac262661784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bhindi</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndi/ (<em>say</em> 'bindee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052009" href="entry://okra%23bigmac000052009"><strong>okra</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi <em>bhinḍī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BHN
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BHN</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq466">Brinell Hardness Number.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhoodan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhoodan</span></header><div>/buˈdan/ (<em>say</em> booh'dahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq054">(in India) a socio-agricultural reform movement, in which landowners gave land to the community, founded by Vinoba Bhave in 1951.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhopal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhopal</span></header><div>/boʊˈpal/ (<em>say</em> boh'pahl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">the capital of Madhya Pradesh, in the western central part; site of a gas leak at Union Carbide Corp. plant in 1984 which killed over 2000.</span></div> <div class="backshade">In 1984, an uncontrolled chemical reaction in the Union Carbide pesticide factory in <strong>Bhopal</strong> caused methyl isocyanate to spew from its tank, wreaking the damage of the world’s worst industrial accident. A 42-tonne chemical cloud covered 77 square kilometres in and around the city of one million. In addition to the more than 2000 people who died immediately, another 15 000 have died in ensuing years. In 1989, the Indian government accepted from Union Carbide a payment of $470 million – a sum which survivors considered grossly insufficient for their suffering. Clean-up of the site was not commenced until 2008, almost a quarter of a century later. Survivors were still at that time claiming from Dow Chemical – which took over Union Carbide in 1999 – for the clean-up, continuing health damages, and for provision of fresh water. The full extent of the environmental damage is not known since funding for an inquiry was terminated by the Indian government in 1996. Legal action is ongoing. A 2012 WikiLeaks report indicated continuing activism regarding the causes of the disaster.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhutan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhutan</span></header><div>/buˈtæn/ (<em>say</em> booh'tan), /-ˈtan/ (<em>say</em> -'tahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a kingdom in central Asia, in the Himalayas, bordered by China and India. 47 000 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Language</em>: Dzongkha, also Nepalese. <em>Currency</em>: ngultrum. <em>Capital</em>: Thimphu.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bhutanese</strong> /butəˈniz/ (<em>say</em> boohtuh'neez), <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bhutto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bhutto</span></header><div>/ˈbutoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq838"> <strong>Benazir</strong> /ˈbɛnəzɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'benuhzear), 1953–2007, Pakistani politician; leader of Pakistan People’s Party; prime minister 1988–90; 1993–96; assassinated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq139"> her father, <strong>Zulfikar Ali</strong> /ˌzulfɪka ˈali/ (<em>say</em> .zoohlfikah 'ahlee), 1928–79, Pakistani politician; president 1971–77; sentenced to death following seizure of power by General Zia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq526">a prefix meaning ‘twice, doubly, two’, as in <em>bilateral</em>, <em>biweekly</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bin-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin, combining form of <em>bis</em> twice, doubly]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bi</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">bismuth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biafra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biafra</span></header><div>/biˈæfrə/ (<em>say</em> bee'afruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">the eastern region of Nigeria; independent 1967–70; overthrown by Nigerian government forces.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Biafran</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bialy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac162416886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bialy</span></header><div>/biˈali/ (<em>say</em> bee'ahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">a dense circular bread roll with a depressed centre, often topped with chopped onion.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yiddish, shortened form of <em>Bialystok</em>, a city in eastern Poland where it was first made]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Białystok
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Białystok</span></header><div>/bjʌˈwɪstɒk/ (<em>say</em> byu'wistok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq389">a city in eastern Poland.</span></div> Russian, <strong>Byelostok</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bianco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bianco</span></header><div>/biˈæŋkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bee'angkoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">(of wine) white.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>bianco</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biangular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biangular</span></header><div>/baɪˈæŋgjələ/ (<em>say</em> buy'anggyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq456">having two angles or corners.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biannual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biannual</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biannual" src="word_pronunciations/02258.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'anyoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">occurring twice a year.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biannually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007096" href="entry://biennial%23bigmac000007096"><strong>biennial</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biannulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biannulate</span></header><div>/baɪˈænjələt/ (<em>say</em> buy'anyuhluht), /-ˌleɪt/ (<em>say</em> -.layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq493">having two rings or ringlike bands, as of colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biarritz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biarritz</span></header><div>/biəˈrɪts/ (<em>say</em> beeuh'rits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq854">a town in south-western France, on the Bay of Biscay; summer resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bias
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bias</span><z><span target_id="PZ77hcfXQ6">n.</span><span target_id="GpR2zdWVwg">adj.</span><span target_id="Btgc6DCZBC">adv.</span><span target_id="pTysDnUw1a">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bias" src="word_pronunciations/02260.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪəs/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PZ77hcfXQ6"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq357"> an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric: <em class="example">to cut cloth on the bias.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq367"> a particular tendency or inclination, especially one which prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>As a historian I know that bias infiltrates our opinions and judgements, unless we are careful.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq287"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq274"> bulge or a greater weight on one side of the bowl, causing it to swerve.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq607"> the swerved course of a bowl, due to shape or weighting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> the voltage applied in an electronic device to govern its operation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GpR2zdWVwg">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq569"> cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="Btgc6DCZBC">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq353"> slantingly; obliquely.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pTysDnUw1a">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq429"> (<strong class="bold">biased</strong>, <strong class="bold">biasing</strong>) to influence, usually unfairly; prejudice; warp: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I do not mean to bias your judgement</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">catherine helen spence</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1867</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>biais</em> slant, probably from Latin <em>biaxius</em> having two axes]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biased
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biased</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪəst/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">having or showing an opinion based on personal prejudice.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biathlete
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac366556958"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biathlete</span></header><div>/baɪˈæθlit/ (<em>say</em> buy'athleet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">a person who competes in biathlons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biathlon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biathlon</span></header><div>/baɪˈæθlɒn/ (<em>say</em> buy'athlon), /-lən/ (<em>say</em> -luhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> a cross-country ski contest combined with rifle marksmanship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq992"> any athletic contest comprising two events, one immediately after the other.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + Greek <em>athlon</em> contest]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biauricular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biauricular</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪɔˈrɪkjələ/ (<em>say</em> .buyaw'rikyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> having two auricles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> relating to the two ears.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biauriculate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biauriculate</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪɔˈrɪkjələt/ (<em>say</em> .buyaw'rikyuhluht), /-ˌleɪt/ (<em>say</em> -.layt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">having two auricles or earlike parts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biaxial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biaxial</span></header><div>/baɪˈæksiəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'akseeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq811"> having two axes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq393"> (of a crystal) having two directions in which no double refraction occurs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biaxially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BIB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac821754237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BIB</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq099">bottled in bond.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BIC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac671156570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BIC</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq896">Barrier Industrial Council.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicameral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicameral</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicameral" src="word_pronunciations/02264.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈkæmərəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'kamuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000080352" href="entry://unicameral%23bigmac000080352"><strong>unicameral</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + Latin <em>camer</em>(<em>a</em>) chamber + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicarb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicarb</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪkab/ (<em>say</em> 'buykahb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069973" href="entry://sodium%20bicarbonate%23bigmac000069973"><strong>sodium bicarbonate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biccy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac421847265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biccy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'bikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biccies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq917">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095595" href="entry://bickie%23bigmac000095595"><strong>bickie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007055"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bice</span></header><div>/baɪs/ (<em>say</em> buys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">blue or green pigment as of carbonates of copper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bis</em>, from Old French: dark-coloured, brownish grey]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicentenary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicentenary</span><z><span target_id="ZvkbzHJ4kS">adj.</span><span target_id="Oe6PSat4y9">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicentenary" src="word_pronunciations/02267.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪsənˈtinəri/ (<em>say</em> buysuhn'teenuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicentenary" src="word_pronunciations/02268.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈtɛnəri/ (<em>say</em> -'tenuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZvkbzHJ4kS"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq168"> of or relating to a 200th anniversary.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Oe6PSat4y9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bicentenaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq933"> a 200th anniversary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq382"> its celebration.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012278" href="entry://centenary%23bigmac000012278"><span class="smallcaps">centenary</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicentennial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicentennial</span><z><span target_id="rQRujZaFWm">adj.</span><span target_id="n3qqNnWNC6">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicentennial" src="word_pronunciations/02269.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪsənˈtɛniəl/ (<em>say</em> buysuhn'teneeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rQRujZaFWm"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq469"> consisting of or lasting 200 years: <em class="example">a bicentennial period.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq706"> recurring every 200 years.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n3qqNnWNC6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq622"> a bicentenary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214819580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicep</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪsɛp/ (<em>say</em> 'buysep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104825" href="entry://biceps%23bigmac000104825"><strong>biceps</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation: assumed singular of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104825" href="entry://biceps%23bigmac000104825"><span class="smallcaps">biceps</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicephalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007059"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicephalous</span></header><div>/baɪˈsɛfələs/ (<em>say</em> buy'sefuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">having two heads.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + Greek <em>kephalē</em> head + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biceps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biceps</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪsɛps/ (<em>say</em> 'buyseps) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a muscle having two heads or origins, especially <strong>biceps brachii</strong>, the muscle on the front of the upper arm, which bends the forearm, and <strong>biceps femoris</strong>, the hamstring muscle on the back of the thigh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: two-headed] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The variant <em>bicep</em> is occasionally found, both as an alternative singular form, and in attributive use: <em>bicep machine</em>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bicheno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bicheno<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɪʃənoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bishuhnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James Ebenezer</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq392">1784–1851, Australian public servant and botanist, born in England.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bicheno<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɪʃənoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bishuhnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">a fishing port and resort on the east coast of Tasmania.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bichir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bichir</span></header><div>/ˈbiʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'beeshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bichir</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bichirs</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a large primitive, bony, freshwater fish, <em>Polypterus bichir</em>, found in the upper Nile and in certain neighbouring waters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Arabic <em>abu shīr</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bichloride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bichloride</span></header><div>/baɪˈklɔraɪd/ (<em>say</em> buy'klawruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq815">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046243" href="entry://mercuric%20chloride%23bigmac000046243"><strong>mercuric chloride</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bichon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac417911678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bichon</span></header><div>/bɪˈʃɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> bi'shon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">one of a Mediterranean breed of toy dogs descended from the barbet, having a tail curved over the back, a coat that is hair rather than fur, a short snout, drop ears, and large, dark eyes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: lapdog]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biddle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biddle</span></header><div>/ˈbɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'bidl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq709">1615–62, English theologian; founder of Unitarianism in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biddy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biddy" src="word_pronunciations/02280.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bidee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biddies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">an old woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Irish English pet-form of the female given name <em>Bridget</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bide</span><z><span target_id="GS9D3zPNq5">v.t.</span><span target_id="nSrh93XwDz">v.i.</span><span target_id="b9DuRWfL8f">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bide" src="word_pronunciations/02282.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪd/ (<em>say</em> buyd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bode</strong>, <strong class="bold">biding</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Archaic</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GS9D3zPNq5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq383"> to endure; bear.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nSrh93XwDz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq343"> to dwell; abide; wait; remain; continue.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="b9DuRWfL8f">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq355"> (<strong class="bold">bided</strong>, <strong class="bold">biding</strong>) <strong class="phr">bide one’s time</strong>, to wait for a favourable opportunity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>biden</em>, Old English <em>bīdan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac559461210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biden</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪdn/ (<em>say</em> 'buydn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joe</strong> (born <em>Joseph Robinette Biden</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">born 1942, US Democrat politician; became 46th president of the US in 2021.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bidet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bidet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bidet" src="word_pronunciations/02281.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbideɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'beeday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">a small low bath, straddled by the user, for washing the external genitals, anus, and surrounding area.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle French: pony]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bidgee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac3160646"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bidgee</span></header><div>/ˈbɪdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'bijee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Riverina Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">the Murrumbidgee River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bidi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac247130241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bidi</span></header><div>/ˈbidi/ (<em>say</em> 'beedee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Indian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac861455520" href="entry://beedi%23bigmac861455520"><strong>beedi</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bidjara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac485936697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bidjara</span><z><span target_id="MbEbYpD9CL">n.</span><span target_id="cawrzzRYj5">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪdʒarə/ (<em>say</em> 'bijahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MbEbYpD9CL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq339"> an Australian Aboriginal people of a region north of Charleville, Qld.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq527"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cawrzzRYj5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq729"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bidyara</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biedermeier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007092"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biedermeier</span></header><div>/ˈbidəmaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'beeduhmuyuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq462"> relating to a conventional style of interior decoration, furniture, etc., common among the middle classes in German-speaking countries during the 19th century.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq402"> conventional in outlook.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Gottlieb <em>Biedermeier</em>, fictitious philistine contributor to 19th-century German literary periodicals]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007093"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biel</span></header><div>/bil/ (<em>say</em> beel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> a town in Switzerland, in northern Bern canton. French, <strong>Bienne</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> <strong>Lake</strong> → Lake of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007095" href="entry://Bienne%23bigmac000007095"><strong>Bienne</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bielefeld
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bielefeld</span></header><div>/ˈbiləfɛlt/ (<em>say</em> 'beeluhfelt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq237">a city in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in north-eastern North Rhine-Westphalia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biennale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biennale</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biennale" src="word_pronunciations/02285.mp3"></audio></span>/biəˈnali/ (<em>say</em> beeuh'nahlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">a major exhibition, as of art, held every two years.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, biennial]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bienne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bienne</span></header><div>/biˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> bee'en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq677"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007093" href="entry://Biel%23bigmac000007093"><strong>Biel</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007093" href="entry://Biel%23mq367">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq755"> <strong>Lake of</strong>, a lake in north-western Switzerland; traces of prehistoric lake dwellings. 42 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> German, <strong>Bielersee</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biennial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biennial</span><z><span target_id="2NZoonkrvs">adj.</span><span target_id="HLlT3Wp3Df">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biennial" src="word_pronunciations/02286.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈɛniəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'eneeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="2NZoonkrvs"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> happening every two years: <em class="example">the biennial Adelaide festival.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> <em class="label">Botany</em> (especially in cool temperate regions) completing the normal term of life in two years, flowering and fruiting in the second year, as parsnip.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HLlT3Wp3Df">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq667"> any event occurring once in two years.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq395"> a biennial plant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007097" href="entry://biennium%23bigmac000007097"><span class="smallcaps">bienni(um)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biennially</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007015" href="entry://biannual%23bigmac000007015"><strong>biannual</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biennium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biennium</span></header><div>/baɪˈɛniəm/ (<em>say</em> buy'eneeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bienniums</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">biennia</strong> /baɪˈɛniə/ (<em>say</em> buy'eneeuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq468">a period of two years.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023951" href="entry://-ennium%23bigmac000023951"><span class="smallcaps">-ennium</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bienvenida
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bienvenida</span></header><div>/bjɛnvɛˈnida/ (<em>say</em> byenve'needah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Philippine English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a welcome party for someone who has just arrived from overseas, joined an organisation, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: welcome]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bienville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bienville</span></header><div>/bjæ̃ˈvil/ (<em>say</em> byan'veel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jean Baptiste Le Moyne</strong> /ʒɒ̃ baˈtist lə ˈmwan/ (<em>say</em> zhon bah'teest luh 'mwahn), <strong>Sieur de</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">1680–1768, French governor of Louisiana; founder of New Orleans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bier" src="word_pronunciations/02287.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪə/ (<em>say</em> bear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">a movable frame or stand on which a corpse, or the coffin containing it, is laid before burial or cremation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bere</em>, Old English <em>bēr</em>, <em>bær</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bieraście
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094617"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bieraście</span></header><div>/bjɛəˈrʌʃjə/ (<em>say</em> byair'rushyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060607" href="entry://Brest%23bigmac000060607"><strong>Brest</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060607" href="entry://Brest%23mq181">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bierce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bierce</span></header><div>/bɪəs/ (<em>say</em> bears) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ambrose Gwinett</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq820">1842–1914?, US author and journalist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bichordal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bichordal</span></header><div>/baɪˈkɔdl/ (<em>say</em> buy'kawdl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq611">of a musical instrument for each note of which there are two strings tuned to the same pitch, as the mandolin, lute, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bichord</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bichromate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bichromate</span></header><div>/baɪˈkroʊmeɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'krohmayt), /-mət/ (<em>say</em> -muht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq879"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000020257" href="entry://dichromate%23bigmac000020257"><strong>dichromate</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> chromate of potassium, K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicipital
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicipital</span></header><div>/baɪˈsɪpətl/ (<em>say</em> buy'sipuhtl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq212"> having two heads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq028"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> relating to the biceps.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>biceps</em> two-headed + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicker</span><z><span target_id="iWMM5Xh5tB">v.i.</span><span target_id="h9POesfR6W">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicker" src="word_pronunciations/02272.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bikuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iWMM5Xh5tB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> to engage in petulant argument; wrangle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq675"> to run rapidly; move quickly; rush; hurry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq089"> to quiver; flicker; glitter.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h9POesfR6W">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq079"> an angry dispute; squabble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>biker</em>(<em>en</em>). Compare Middle Low German <em>bicken</em> prick, thrust] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bickerer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bickie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bickie</span><z><span target_id="nbr6yF1VmH">n.</span><span target_id="s8PCGPMt1S">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'bikee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nbr6yF1VmH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> a biscuit.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s8PCGPMt1S">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">big bickies</strong>, a lot of money. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the notion that the biscuit tin was a time-honoured place to store housekeeping money. The expression was recorded in the 1960s in Kings Cross, Sydney, and was in use by professional punters from about the same time.]</div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bikkie</strong>, <strong class="vs">biccy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicollateral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicollateral</span></header><div>/baɪkəˈlætərəl/ (<em>say</em> buykuh'latuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq001">(of a vascular bundle) having the xylem lined with phloem on both its inner and outer faces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicolour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicolour</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪkʌlə/ (<em>say</em> 'buykuluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">of two colours: <em class="example">a bicolour flower.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bicolor</strong>, <strong class="vs">bicoloured</strong>, <strong class="vs">bicolored</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052998" href="entry://-our%23bigmac000052998"><strong>-our</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biconcave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biconcave</span></header><div>/baɪˈkɒnkeɪv/ (<em>say</em> buy'konkayv), /ˌbaɪkɒnˈkeɪv/ (<em>say</em> .buykon'kayv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">concave on both sides, as a lens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biconvex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biconvex</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biconvex" src="word_pronunciations/02273.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈkɒnvɛks/ (<em>say</em> buy'konveks), /ˌbaɪkɒnˈvɛks/ (<em>say</em> .buykon'veks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">convex on both sides, as a lens.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicorn</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪkɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'buykawn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">having two horns or horn-like parts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bicornuate</strong> /baɪˈkɔnjuət/ (<em>say</em> buy'kawnyoohuht), /-ˌeɪt/ (<em>say</em> -.ayt). <div class="etym">[Latin <em>bicornis</em> two-horned]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicorporal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicorporal</span></header><div>/baɪˈkɔpərəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'kawpuhruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">having two bodies.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bicorporeal</strong> /ˌbaɪkɔˈpɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> .buykaw'pawreeuhl).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicuspid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104826"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicuspid</span><z><span target_id="quKLBotknM">adj.</span><span target_id="JxHhYUxELb">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicuspid" src="word_pronunciations/02274.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈkʌspəd/ (<em>say</em> buy'kuspuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="quKLBotknM"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq064"> Also, <strong class="vs">bicuspidate</strong> /baɪˈkʌspədeɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'kuspuhdayt). having two cusps or points, as certain teeth.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JxHhYUxELb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq238"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> one of eight such teeth in humans, four on each jaw between the cuspid and the first molar teeth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + Latin <em>cuspis</em> point]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicycle</span><z><span target_id="2UnNqHEi9o">n.</span><span target_id="Oa3yEd56wh">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bicycle" src="word_pronunciations/02276.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪsɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'buysikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2UnNqHEi9o"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq801"> a vehicle with two wheels, one in front of the other, and having a saddle-like seat for the rider. It is steered by handlebars and driven by pedals.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="Oa3yEd56wh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq303"> (<strong class="bold">bicycled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bicycling</strong>) to ride a bicycle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>bi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + Greek <em>kyklos</em> circle, wheel] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bicyclist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bicyclic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bicyclic</span></header><div>/baɪˈsaɪklɪk/ (<em>say</em> buy'suyklik), /-ˈsɪklɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'siklik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq930"> consisting of or having two circles, cycles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> <em class="label">Botany</em> in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bicyclical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bid</span><z><span target_id="qEheASheJu">v.t.</span><span target_id="qmWBwtlKI5">v.i.</span><span target_id="RumsiivF5v">n.</span><span target_id="EJ0G7p0H88">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bid" src="word_pronunciations/02283.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪd/ (<em>say</em> bid) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bade</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bid" src="word_pronunciations/02284.mp3"></audio></span>/bæd/ (<em>say</em> bad), <strong class="bold">bad</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bid" src="word_pronunciations/02284.mp3"></audio></span>/bæd/ (<em>say</em> bad) <em>or</em>, <em>in certain contexts</em>, <strong class="bold">bid</strong>; <strong class="bold">bidden</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>in certain contexts</em>, <strong class="bold">bid</strong>; <strong class="bold">bidding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qEheASheJu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> to command; order; direct: <em class="example">bid them depart.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> to say as a greeting or benediction: <em class="example">to bid farewell.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq655"> to invite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq151"> <em class="label">Commerce</em> to offer, as a price at an auction or as terms in a competition to secure a contract.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq516"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to enter a bid of a given quantity or suit; call: <em class="example">to bid two no-trumps.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qmWBwtlKI5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq263"> to make an offer to purchase at a price.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq522"> <em class="label">Cards</em> to make a bid: <em class="example">your turn to bid.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RumsiivF5v">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq725"> the act of someone who bids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq791"> an offer, as at an auction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq831"> the price or terms offered.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq523"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq541"> the number of points or tricks a player undertakes to make.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq977"> the turn of a person to bid.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq564"> an attempt to attain some goal or purpose: <em class="example">a bid for power.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="EJ0G7p0H88">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq910"> <strong class="phr">bid fair to</strong>, to seem likely to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">bid in</strong>, <em class="label">Commerce</em> to overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq987"> <strong class="phr">bid off the wall</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq564"> (in an auction where only one person has made a bid) to pretend to accept a competing bid from a fictional bidder to force the real bidder to go higher or to attract a second genuine bidder.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq648"> such a fictional bid.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq259"> <strong class="phr">bid up</strong>, <em class="label">Commerce</em> to increase (the market price) by increasing bids.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bidde</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English (<em>ge</em>)<em>bidden</em> beg, ask, pray; influenced by Middle English <em>bede</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bēodan</em> offer, proclaim, command] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bidder</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The inflected forms of <em>bid</em> are complicated by the fact that in Middle English two Old English verbs merged (see etymology). 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bidarka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bidarka</span></header><div>/baɪˈdakə/ (<em>say</em> buy'dahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">a sealskin boat used by the Inuit people of Alaska.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bidarkee</strong> /baɪˈdaki/ (<em>say</em> buy'dahkee). <div class="etym">[Russian, diminutive of <em>baidara</em> coracle]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bidault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007083"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bidault</span></header><div>/biˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bee'doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq945">1899–1983, French politician; prime minister 1946, 1949–50; noted for opposition to Algerian independence; charged with treason 1963.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biddell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biddell</span></header><div>/bəˈdɛl/ (<em>say</em> buh'del) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kerrie</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">1948–2014, Australian jazz singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bidden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bidden</span></header><div>/ˈbɪdn/ (<em>say</em> 'bidn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103861" href="entry://bid%23bigmac000103861"><strong>bid</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bierwurst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac712815181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bierwurst</span></header><div>/ˈbɪəvɜst/ (<em>say</em> 'bearverst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">a smoked sausage made from lean pork mince with seasonings such as mustard, coriander, cardamom, juniper, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Bier</em> beer (because it was once made from ham marinated in beer) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086039" href="entry://wurst%23bigmac000086039"><span class="smallcaps">wurst</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biestings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biestings</span></header><div>/ˈbistɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'beestingz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006458" href="entry://beestings%23bigmac000006458"><strong>beestings</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BIF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac195970296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BIF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq105">banded iron formation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac734392374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biface</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'buyfays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq077">a prehistoric stone implement with two faces.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bifacial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bifacial</span></header><div>/baɪˈfeɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'fayshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq936"> having two faces or fronts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> having the opposite surfaces alike.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq311"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having the opposite surfaces unlike, as a leaf.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bifcus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bifcus</span></header><div>/ˈbɪfkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bifkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq263">a black-faced cuckoo-shrike.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the letters BFCS]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biffo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac354904037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biffo</span><z><span target_id="kylLgoDEKI">n.</span><span target_id="8qplSxXgBA">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪfoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bifoh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kylLgoDEKI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq609"> a fistfight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq379"> aggressive behaviour: <em class="example">the biffo of the bearpit.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="8qplSxXgBA">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">go the biffo</strong>, to engage in a fistfight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007104" href="entry://biff%23bigmac000007104"><span class="smallcaps">biff</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bifid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bifid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bifid" src="word_pronunciations/02288.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'buyfuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">cleft into two parts or lobes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bifidus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bifidity</strong> /baɪˈfɪdəti/ (<em>say</em> buy'fiduhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bifidly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bifilar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bifilar</span></header><div>/baɪˈfaɪlə/ (<em>say</em> buy'fuyluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq571">provided or fitted with two filaments or threads.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bifilarly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biflagellate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biflagellate</span></header><div>/baɪˈflædʒəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'flajuhlayt), /-lət/ (<em>say</em> -luht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">having two microscopic whip-like appendages or flagella.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biflex
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biflex</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪflɛks/ (<em>say</em> 'buyfleks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">bent at two places.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bifocal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bifocal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bifocal" src="word_pronunciations/02289.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈfoʊkəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'fohkuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq185"> <em class="label">Chiefly Optics</em> having two foci.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq412"> (of spectacle lenses) having two portions, one for near and the other for far vision.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089551" href="entry://focal%23bigmac000089551"><span class="smallcaps">focal</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bifocals
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244224317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bifocals</span></header><div>/baɪˈfoʊkəlz/ (<em>say</em> buy'fohkuhlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">spectacles with bifocal lenses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bifoliate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bifoliate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bifoliate" src="word_pronunciations/02290.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈfoʊliət/ (<em>say</em> buy'fohleeuht), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bifoliate" src="word_pronunciations/02291.mp3"></audio></span>/-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq621">having two leaves or leaflets.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biform
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biform</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪfɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyfawm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">having or combining two forms, as a centaur, mermaid, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biformed</strong>. <div class="etym">[Latin <em>biformis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bifrost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bifrost</span></header><div>/ˈbivrɒst/ (<em>say</em> 'beevrost) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scandinavian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">the rainbow bridge of the gods from heaven to earth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Icelandic <em>Bifröst</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bifurcate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bifurcate</span><z><span target_id="2ZOmqyxJJV">v.t.</span><span target_id="1r9M4f3iDq">v.i.</span><span target_id="MLypNB2VHv">adj.</span></z></header><div><em>verb</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bifurcate" src="word_pronunciations/02292.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪfəkeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'buyfuhkayt) (<strong class="bold">bifurcated</strong>, <strong class="bold">bifurcating</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2ZOmqyxJJV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> to divide or fork into two branches.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="1r9M4f3iDq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq682"> to separate into two parts.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MLypNB2VHv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq423"> /ˈbaɪfəkət/ (<em>say</em> 'buyfuhkuht), /-keɪt/ (<em>say</em> -kayt) divided into two branches.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>bifurcātus</em>, from Latin <em>bi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <em>furca</em> fork] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bifurcation</strong> /baɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> buyfuh'kayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigamist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigamist</span></header><div>/ˈbɪgəməst/ (<em>say</em> 'biguhmuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a person guilty of bigamy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigamous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigamous</span></header><div>/ˈbɪgəməs/ (<em>say</em> 'biguhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq078"> having two wives or husbands at the same time; guilty of bigamy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq681"> involving bigamy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq878"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> having two mates at one time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>bigamus</em>, from <em>bi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <em>-gamus</em> (from Greek <em>-gamos</em> married)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bigamously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigamy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007116"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigamy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bigamy" src="word_pronunciations/02301.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪgəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'biguhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">the offence of purporting to marry while already legally married to another.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bigamie</em>, from Old French, from <em>bigame</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007115" href="entry://bigamous%23bigmac000007115"><span class="smallcaps">bigamous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bigelow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac627010389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bigelow</span></header><div>/ˈbɪgəloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'biguhloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Kathryn Ann</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">born 1951, US film director and screenwriter; Academy Award for best direction for <em>The Hurt Locker</em> (2008).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400640630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigender</span><z><span target_id="jvsanGf8Lc">n.</span><span target_id="tY26NRxFHj">adj.</span></z></header><div>/baɪˈdʒɛndə/ (<em>say</em> buy'jenduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jvsanGf8Lc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> a gender identity consisting of two genders, either simultaneously or at different times.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tY26NRxFHj">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq127"> of, relating to, or designating a person of this gender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq045"> of or relating to this gender identity: <em class="example">bigender issues.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095417" href="entry://gender%23bigmac000095417"><span class="smallcaps">gender<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biggada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biggada</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biggada" src="word_pronunciations/02302.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪˈgadə/ (<em>say</em> bi'gahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083576" href="entry://wallaroo%23bigmac000083576"><strong>wallaroo</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083576" href="entry://wallaroo%23mq493">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bigge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bigge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bigge" src="word_pronunciations/02306.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪg/ (<em>say</em> big) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq580">1780–1843, English judge; King’s Commissioner in NSW 1819–21.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biggie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biggie</span><z><span target_id="3DEu2iipRT">n.</span><span target_id="94KH4Uv3fI">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bigee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3DEu2iipRT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq090"> (<em>especially with children</em>) anything big in size: <em class="example">look at that dog – he’s a biggie.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> something or someone of major importance, impact, notoriety, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Other biggies on hand for the chew-off included Masters champion Tiger Woods, magazine publisher John F Kennedy Jr, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq58"> <strong>the biggie</strong>, the ultimate or most significant one of a group of like things; the big one: <em class="example">of all her books, this latest looks set to be the biggie.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="94KH4Uv3fI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq219"> <strong class="phr">no biggie</strong>, of little importance or significance; no big deal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bighead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bighead</span></header><div>/ˈbɪghɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bighed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> an inflammatory swelling of the tissues of the head of sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq462"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a conceited person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007132" href="#mq462">2</a> 1840s colloquialism]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bighorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bighorn</span></header><div>/ˈbɪghɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'bighawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bighorn</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bighorns</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">a wild sheep, <em>Ovis canadensis</em>, of south-western Canada, western US and northern Mexico, with large, curving horns.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bighorn sheep</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bight</span><z><span target_id="JgXWYi9N4g">n.</span><span target_id="REaUvnc3Yr">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bight" src="word_pronunciations/02303.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪt/ (<em>say</em> buyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JgXWYi9N4g"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> the part of a rope between the ends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq832"> the loop or bent part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq910"> an inward bend or curve in the shore of a sea or a river.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq864"> a body of water bounded by such a bend; a bay.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="REaUvnc3Yr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq499"> to fasten with a bight of rope.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>byght</em>, Old English <em>byht</em> a bend]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bignonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bignonia</span></header><div>/bɪgˈnoʊniə/ (<em>say</em> big'nohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq760">any plant of the genus <em>Bignonia</em>, or related genera, mostly tropical, much cultivated for their showy trumpet-shaped flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; named after the Abbé <em>Bignon</em>, librarian to Louis XV]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bignoniaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bignoniaceous</span></header><div>/bɪgˌnoʊniˈeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> big.nohnee'ayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq289">belonging or relating to the Bignoniaceae, a family of plants including the trumpet flower, catalpa, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigorexia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac572316222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigorexia</span></header><div>/bɪgəˈrɛksiə/ (<em>say</em> biguh'rekseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq816">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac864370097" href="entry://muscle%20dysmorphia%23bigmac864370097"><strong>muscle dysmorphia</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bigot" src="word_pronunciations/02304.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪgət/ (<em>say</em> 'biguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq048"> a person who is intolerantly convinced of the rightness of a particular creed, opinion, practice, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq392"> <em class="label">Computers</em> someone who is fanatically devoted to a particular computer language, operating system, etc.: <em class="example">a Linux bigot; </em><em class="example">a Java bigot.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French; origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigoted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigoted</span></header><div>/ˈbɪgətəd/ (<em>say</em> 'biguhtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq907"> of or relating to a bigot: <em class="example">bigoted idea.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq854"> of, relating to, or reflecting the opinions or beliefs of a bigot: <em class="example">bigoted remarks.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087939" href="entry://bigot%23bigmac000087939"><span class="smallcaps">bigot</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022894" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022894"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>3</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bigotedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigotry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigotry</span></header><div>/ˈbɪgətri/ (<em>say</em> 'biguhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bigotries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq092"> intolerant attachment to a particular creed, opinion, practice, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq275"> the actions or beliefs of a bigot.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bigwig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bigwig</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bigwig" src="word_pronunciations/02305.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪgwɪg/ (<em>say</em> 'bigwig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a very important person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bihar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bihar</span></header><div>/bɪˈha/ (<em>say</em> bi'hah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq803"> a state in north-eastern India. 173 955 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Patna.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> a town in this state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bihari
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac508459815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bihari</span></header><div>/bɪˈhari/ (<em>say</em> bi'hahree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">any of various related Indo-European languages spoken in Bihar, north-eastern India, related to Assamese, Bengali and Oriya.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bihourly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bihourly</span></header><div>/baɪˈaʊəli/ (<em>say</em> buy'owuhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">occurring every two hours.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bijou
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bijou</span><z><span target_id="eqaoa0yA9U">n.</span><span target_id="s7IWdK4IL6">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbiʒu/ (<em>say</em> 'beezhooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="eqaoa0yA9U"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bijoux</strong> /ˈbiʒuz/ (<em>say</em> 'beezhoohz))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> a jewel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq682"> something small and choice.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="s7IWdK4IL6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq380"> small and choice: <em class="example">bijou cottage.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bijouterie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bijouterie</span></header><div>/biˈʒutəri/ (<em>say</em> bee'zhoohtuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq481"> jewellery, especially handcrafted items using beading, gemstones, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> a piece of jewellery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bikaner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bikaner</span></header><div>/bikəˈnɪə/ (<em>say</em> beekuh'near) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq980"> a former native state in north-western India, in Rajputana, now in Rajasthan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> a city in Rajasthan, former capital of the native state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bike
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bike</span><z><span target_id="GgtklvsiN9">n.</span><span target_id="CKdcHyvQlX">v.i.</span><span target_id="tYiz7HTRF7">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bike" src="word_pronunciations/02307.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GgtklvsiN9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq782"> a bicycle, tricycle, or motorcycle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) a promiscuous woman: <em class="example">the office bike.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="CKdcHyvQlX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq000"> (<strong class="bold">biked</strong>, <strong class="bold">biking</strong>) to ride a bike, as a means of transport or as a sporting activity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="tYiz7HTRF7">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq916"> <strong class="phr">get off one’s bike</strong>, to become angry; lose control of oneself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq283"> <strong class="phr">on your bike</strong>, (an exclamation of dismissal.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007075" href="entry://bicycle%23bigmac000007075"><span class="smallcaps">bicycle</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bikepacking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac021989031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bikepacking</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪkpækɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'buykpaking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">the practice of taking trips by bicycle, carrying all requirements, such as food and water, camping equipment, clothing, etc., enabling longer stays in remote areas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099903" href="entry://bike%23bigmac000099903"><span class="smallcaps">bike</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101706" href="entry://backpack%23bigmac000101706"><span class="smallcaps">(back)pack</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bikepacker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biker</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'buykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">a person who rides a motorbike but who is not necessarily a member of a motorbike gang.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007158" href="entry://bikie%23bigmac000007158"><strong>bikie</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bikeway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bikeway</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪkweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'buykway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">a path or section of a road reserved for the use of bicycle riders; cycleway; cyclepath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bikie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bikie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bikie" src="word_pronunciations/02308.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'buykee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq810">a member of a gang of motorcycle riders.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007156" href="entry://biker%23bigmac000007156"><strong>biker</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bikini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bikini</span><z><span target_id="Y7GNcbl1gK">n.</span><span target_id="0UjM8XjbbS">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bikini" src="word_pronunciations/02309.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈkini/ (<em>say</em> buh'keenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y7GNcbl1gK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> a two-piece swimming costume for women, especially a very brief one.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0UjM8XjbbS">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq215"> (of underpants) very brief.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named in 1946 by French designer Louis Reard after <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007160" href="entry://Bikini%23bigmac000007160"><span class="smallcaps">Bikini</span></a> atoll, from a comparison of the effect the swimming costume would have with the devastating effects of the nuclear explosion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bikini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bikini</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bikini" src="word_pronunciations/02309.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈkini/ (<em>say</em> buh'keenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">an atoll in the northern Pacific, in the Marshall Islands; US atomic bomb tests, 1946–58. 7 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bikkie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bikkie</span></header><div>/ˈbɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'bikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095595" href="entry://bickie%23bigmac000095595"><strong>bickie</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bikky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biko</span></header><div>/ˈbikoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'beekoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Steve</strong> (<em>Stephen Bantu Biko</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">1947–77, South African political activist; co-founded the South African Students’ Organisation in 1969; died in police detention.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bikshu
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac869226293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bikshu</span></header><div>/ˈbɪksu/ (<em>say</em> 'biksooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac700275979" href="entry://bhiksu%23bigmac700275979"><strong>bhiksu</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bikshuni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431050720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bikshuni</span></header><div>/bɪkˈsuni/ (<em>say</em> bik'soohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq736">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac40369501" href="entry://bhiksuni%23bigmac40369501"><strong>bhiksuni</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BIL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac048290852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BIL</span></header><div>/bi aɪ ˈɛl/ (<em>say</em> bee uy 'el), /bɪl/ (<em>say</em> bil) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq876">brother-in-law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilander
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilander</span></header><div>/ˈbɪləndə/ (<em>say</em> 'biluhnduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">a small merchant vessel with two masts, used on canals and along the coast in the Netherlands, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>bijlander</em>, from <em>bij</em> by + <em>land</em> land + <em>-er</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilateral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilateral</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bilateral" src="word_pronunciations/02310.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈlætrəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'latruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq249"> relating to, involving, or affecting two sides or parties.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq282"> <em class="label">Law</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> (of a contract) binding the parties to reciprocal obligations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq134"> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> relating to both sides: <em class="example">bilateral symmetry.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq742"> disposed on opposite sides of an axis; two-sided.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Sociology</em> indicating a line of descent through parents of both sexes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bilateralism</strong>, <strong>bilateralness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bilaterally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bildungsroman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bildungsroman</span></header><div>/ˈbɪldʊŋzroʊˌman/ (<em>say</em> 'bildoongzroh.mahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq648">a novel whose theme is the early growth and development of its main character.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German: literally, education novel]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bile</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bile" src="word_pronunciations/02312.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪl/ (<em>say</em> buyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a bitter yellow or greenish liquid secreted by the liver and aiding in digestion, principally by emulsifying fats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> ill nature; peevishness.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>bīlis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilection</span></header><div>/bəˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> buh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088016" href="entry://bolection%23bigmac000088016"><strong>bolection</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilestone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilestone</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪlstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'buylstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq410">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000029312" href="entry://gallstone%23bigmac000029312"><strong>gallstone</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilge</span><z><span target_id="q9rmafJaKK">n.</span><span target_id="OattX6QfTk">v.i.</span><span target_id="8caJxImxZH">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bilge" src="word_pronunciations/02313.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪldʒ/ (<em>say</em> bilj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="q9rmafJaKK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq538"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq181"> either of the rounded underportions at either side of a ship’s hull.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq112"> the lowest portion of a ship’s interior.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq890"> Also, <strong class="vs">bilge water</strong>. foul water that collects in a ship’s bilge.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> nonsense; rubbish.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq085"> the wider part or belly of a cask.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bilged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bilging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OattX6QfTk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq195"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to spring a leak in the bilge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq354"> to bulge or swell out.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8caJxImxZH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq187"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to break in the bilge of.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilgy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilgy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪldʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'biljee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">smelling like bilge water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilharzia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilharzia</span></header><div>/bɪlˈhaziə/ (<em>say</em> bil'hahzeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> any parasite blood fluke of the family Schistosomidae; a schistosome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq167"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065933" href="entry://schistosomiasis%23bigmac000065933"><strong>schistosomiasis</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Theodor <em>Bilharz</em>, 1829–94, German physician]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilharziasis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilharziasis</span></header><div>/bɪlhaˈzaɪəsəs/ (<em>say</em> bilhah'zuyuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065933" href="entry://schistosomiasis%23bigmac000065933"><strong>schistosomiasis</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bilharziosis</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biliary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biliary</span></header><div>/ˈbɪljəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bilyuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq159"> of bile.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq847"> conveying bile: <em class="example">a biliary duct.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Pathology</em> bilious: <em class="example">biliary colic.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>bīliāris</em>, from Latin <em>bīlis</em> bile]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilinear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilinear</span></header><div>/baɪˈlɪniə/ (<em>say</em> buy'lineeuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq862">(of a function of two variables) linear with respect to each variable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilingual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007185"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilingual</span><z><span target_id="77QR0Ov1E8">adj.</span><span target_id="rEKd3ANq1U">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bilingual" src="word_pronunciations/02314.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈlɪŋgwəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'linggwuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="77QR0Ov1E8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq314"> able to speak two languages with approximately equal facility.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> expressed or contained in two different languages.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rEKd3ANq1U">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq159"> a bilingual person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bilinguis</em> speaking two languages + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bilingually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilingualise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac859121014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilingualise</span></header><div>/baɪˈlɪŋgwəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> buy'linggwuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bilingualised</strong>, <strong class="bold">bilingualising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">to make or cause to become bilingual.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bilingualize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilingualism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilingualism</span></header><div>/baɪˈlɪŋgwəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> buy'linggwuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> habitual use of two languages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq344"> ability in being bilingual.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilious</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bilious" src="word_pronunciations/02315.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪljəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bilyuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq056"> <em class="label">Physiology</em>, <em class="label">Pathology</em> relating to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> peevish; testy; cross.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq371"> sick; nauseated.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq400"> sickly; nauseating: <em class="example">a bilious colour.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bīliōsus</em> full of bile] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biliously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biliousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biliverdin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biliverdin</span></header><div>/bɪliˈvɜdən/ (<em>say</em> bilee'verduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a bile pigment, green in colour, a breakdown product from haemoglobin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilk</span><z><span target_id="BK7IBHgTzI">v.t.</span><span target_id="WhnT3zctpT">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bilk" src="word_pronunciations/02316.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪlk/ (<em>say</em> bilk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BK7IBHgTzI"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq735"> to evade payment of (a debt).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq025"> to defraud; cheat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq221"> to frustrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq797"> to escape from; elude.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WhnT3zctpT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq540"> a trick; a fraud.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq713"> a cheater; a swindler.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bilker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac141955719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bill</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bill" src="word_pronunciations/02332.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪl/ (<em>say</em> bil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">the police.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Old Bill</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain; perhaps a personification of the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052024" href="entry://Old%20Bailey%23bigmac000052024"><span class="smallcaps">Old Bailey</span></a> as <em>Bill Bailey</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billet<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="V916b0pCD8">n.</span><span target_id="Okx1e5STyF">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billet" src="word_pronunciations/02319.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlət/ (<em>say</em> 'biluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="V916b0pCD8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq074"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq082"> lodging for a soldier, especially lodging in private or non-military public buildings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq171"> private, usually unpaid, temporary lodgings arranged for members of a group or team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq324"> someone who is billeted, especially as a member of a visiting group: <em class="example">during the Choral Festival we will have a billet from the country.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq004"> <em class="label">Military</em> an official order, written or verbal, directing the person to whom it is addressed to provide such lodging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq854"> a place assigned, as a berth or the like to a member of a ship’s crew.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq551"> a job or appointment, especially (formerly) that obtained by a convict, often as an indulgence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq931"> a small paper or note in writing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Okx1e5STyF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">billeted</strong>, <strong class="bold">billeting</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq248"> <em class="label">Military</em> to direct (a soldier) by ticket, note, or verbal order, where to lodge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq234"> to provide lodging for; quarter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>billette</em>, from Old French, blend of <em>bille</em> a writing and <em>bullette</em> certificate, from <em>bulle</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098709" href="entry://bull%23bigmac000098709"><span class="smallcaps">bull<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billet<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billet" src="word_pronunciations/02320.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlət/ (<em>say</em> 'biluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq003"> a small thick stick of wood, especially one cut for fuel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq320"> a small cutting of sugar cane used for planting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq536"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a bar or slab of iron or steel, especially when obtained from an ingot by forging, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> one of a series of short rods forming part of a moulding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq434"> a short strap used for connecting various straps and portions of a harness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq441"> a pocket or loop into which the end of a strap is inserted after passing through a buckle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>billette</em>, from Old French <em>billete</em>, diminutive of <em>bille</em> log]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billfish</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bilfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">billfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">billfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">any of various large game fish as the marlin, or the sailfish, in which the upper jaw projects in a long spear-like process.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billfold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billfold</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlfoʊld/ (<em>say</em> 'bilfohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">a wallet or pocketbook.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billhook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billhook</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlhʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'bilhook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">an instrument with a curved, hooked blade for pruning, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bill</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billiard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billiard</span></header><div>/ˈbɪljəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bilyuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq827">of or used in billiards.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billiards
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000061525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billiards</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billiards" src="word_pronunciations/02321.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪljədz/ (<em>say</em> 'bilyuhdz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a game played by two or more persons on a rectangular table enclosed by an elastic ledger or cushion, with balls (<strong>billiard balls</strong>) of ivory or other hard material, driven by means of cues.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>billard</em>, from <em>bille</em> log. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007196" href="entry://billet%23bigmac000007196"><span class="smallcaps">billet<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>billiardist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billing" src="word_pronunciations/02322.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'biling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq045"> the relative position in which a performer or act is listed on handbills, posters, etc.: <em class="example">top billing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> publicity or advertising, especially for consumer goods: <em class="example">advance billing.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq541"> the total business of an advertising agency during a given period.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088395" href="entry://bill%23bigmac000088395"><span class="smallcaps">bill<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Billings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Billings</span></header><div>/ˈbɪliŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'bileengz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Josh</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">pen-name of Henry Wheeler Shaw, 1818–85, US humorist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billingsgate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billingsgate</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlɪŋzgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bilingzgayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">coarse language or abuse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally the kind of language heard at <em>Billingsgate</em>, an area in central London]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Billingsgate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Billingsgate</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlɪŋzgeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bilingzgayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq412">an area in central London on the bank of the Thames, formerly (until 1982) the site of a large fish market.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billion</span><z><span target_id="wYVv3v8THA">n.</span><span target_id="BQisElz2x6">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billion" src="word_pronunciations/02323.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪljən/ (<em>say</em> 'bilyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wYVv3v8THA"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">billions</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>as after a numeral</em>, <strong class="bold">billion</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq376"> (originally US and now in general use in English worldwide) a thousand times a million, or 10<sup>9</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> <em class="label">Obsolescent</em> a million times a million, or 10<sup>12</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq441"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a large amount.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="BQisElz2x6">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq879"> amounting to a billion in number.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: from <em>bi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + (<em>mi</em>)<em>llion</em>, i.e., the second power of one million] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>billionth</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> We associate def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093741" href="#mq625">2</a> with British English, and def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093741" href="#mq376">1</a> with US English. There is a worldwide tendency to standardise on <em>billion</em> meaning ‘a thousand millions’ (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093741" href="#mq376">1</a>) but it is usually safer to write the number out in figures or as a power of ten.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billionaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billionaire</span></header><div>/bɪljəˈnɛə/ (<em>say</em> bilyuh'nair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq634">the owner of a billion dollars, pounds, euros, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1860s); <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093741" href="entry://billion%23bigmac000093741"><span class="smallcaps">billion</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046982" href="entry://millionaire%23bigmac000046982"><span class="smallcaps">(million)aire</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Billiton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Billiton</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlətɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'biluhton), /bɪˈlitən/ (<em>say</em> bi'leetuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq850">an island in Indonesia, south-west of Borneo in the Java Sea. 4833 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Belitong</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billitonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac563209576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billitonite</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlətənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'biluhtuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq927">a form of tektite found on the island of Billiton in Indonesia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Billjim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac524502682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Billjim</span></header><div>/ˈbɪldʒɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'biljim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq520"> an average Australian man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq630"> an Australian soldier of World War I; a digger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of the given names <em>Bill</em> and <em>Jim</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billon</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlən/ (<em>say</em> 'biluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a preponderating admixture of some base metal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq877"> an alloy of silver with copper or the like, used for coins of small denomination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> any coin struck from such an alloy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>bille</em> log]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007216"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billow</span><z><span target_id="Tq23q1sq3y">n.</span><span target_id="sHbFbcAc33">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billow" src="word_pronunciations/02324.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'biloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tq23q1sq3y"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> a great wave or surge of the sea.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq965"> any surging mass: <em class="example">billows of smoke.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sHbFbcAc33">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq572"> to rise or roll in or like billows; surge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably Old Norse <em>bylgja</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billowy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billowy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪloʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'bilohee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">billowier</strong>, <strong class="bold">billowiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">full of billows; surging: <em class="example">billowy flames.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>billowiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billposter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billposter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billposter" src="word_pronunciations/02325.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlpoʊstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bilpohstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">someone who pastes up bills and advertisements.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">billsticker</strong> /ˈbɪlstɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bilstikuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Binet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007273"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Binet</span></header><div>/ˈbineɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'beenay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alfred</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq430">1857–1911, French psychologist; deviser of the Binet intelligence test.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bing</span></header><div>/bɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bing) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">(an exclamation indicating the speed or suddenness of an event): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>if Luther, for instance, chose to ignore the Chinese population of the globe, then bing, there were no Chinese.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative of a bell]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bingara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096198"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bingara</span></header><div>/ˈbɪŋgərə/ (<em>say</em> 'bingguhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">a town in northern NSW, on the Gwydir River; Myall Creek massacre 1838.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089978"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binge</span><z><span target_id="5NDeCCrKaI">n.</span><span target_id="mAl3FhcDnV">v.i.</span><span target_id="4oIUpkpluR">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binge" src="word_pronunciations/02346.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪndʒ/ (<em>say</em> binj) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="5NDeCCrKaI">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> a spree; a period of excessive indulgence, as in eating or drinking.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> an excessive indulgence in anything which gives pleasure: <em class="example">a song binge.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">binged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bingeing</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">binging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mAl3FhcDnV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq264"> to engage in such a binge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="4oIUpkpluR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq792"> to watch or listen to (episodes of a television series, podcast, etc.) one after another, in a short period of time.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect (Lincolnshire) <em>binge</em> to soak, in particular, wood or items made from wood so that the wood swells and the joins are tight; transferred use with the idea that a person becomes soaked in alcohol] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>binger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bingee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac431342807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bingee</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'binjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090357" href="entry://bingy%23bigmac000090357"><strong>bingy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bingen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bingen</span></header><div>/ˈbɪŋən/ (<em>say</em> 'binguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">a town in western Germany (formerly in West Germany), on the Rhine; whirlpool; tourist centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bingeworthy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac366666385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bingeworthy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒwɜði/ (<em>say</em> 'binjwerdhee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">(of a television series, podcast, etc.) engaging enough to motivate consumption of episodes one after another in a short period of time.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">binge-worthy</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bingeworthiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bingey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac676761953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bingey</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'binjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090357" href="entry://bingy%23bigmac000090357"><strong>bingy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bingham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac93769084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bingham</span></header><div>/ˈbɪŋəm/ (<em>say</em> 'binguhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Hiram</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">1875–1956, US academic, explorer, and politician; in 1911 rediscovered the ruins of the Inca settlement at Machu Picchu, Peru.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binghi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binghi</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binghi" src="word_pronunciations/02347.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪŋi/ (<em>say</em> 'bingee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq491"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) an Aboriginal person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Do you think a Binghi livin’ out in the bush in his own style would swap his lot for ours, if he knew the full strength of it?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> (formerly, especially in pidgin) brother.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Awabakal <em>bingay</em> (elder) brother]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bingie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bingie</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'binjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq322">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090357" href="entry://bingy%23bigmac000090357"><strong>bingy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bingle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bingle</span><z><span target_id="Dnzy9dIMqM">n.</span><span target_id="nV49JvvDJf">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bingle" src="word_pronunciations/02348.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪŋgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bingguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dnzy9dIMqM"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> a dent or fracture in a motor vehicle, surfboard, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq708"> a minor accident in a motor vehicle, on a surfboard, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq999"> a fight.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nV49JvvDJf">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq475"> (<strong class="bold">bingled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bingling</strong>) to cause a bingle in (a motor vehicle, surfboard, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bing</em> variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094185" href="entry://bang%23bigmac000094185"><span class="smallcaps">bang<sup>1</sup></span></a> + diminutive suffix <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786571499" href="entry://-le%23bigmac786571499"><span class="smallcaps">-le</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bingo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099255"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bingo</span><z><span target_id="tbugEEZAsI">interj.</span><span target_id="n4RYqg0YzO">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'binggoh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="tbugEEZAsI"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq321"> (an exclamation indicating the speed or suddenness of an event): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He set out to have his big fling … and bingo! he was down for the count.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rodney hall</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq330"> (an exclamation indicating success.)</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="n4RYqg0YzO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq468"> a gambling game in which players put markers on or cross numbers off a card of numbered squares according to the numbers drawn and announced by a caller; housie-housie; lotto; tombola.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq202"> (in the game of Scrabble) the playing of all seven of one’s tiles in a single turn.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1930s); <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007275" href="entry://bing%23bigmac000007275"><span class="smallcaps">bing</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bingy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bingy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'binjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">the stomach; belly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Treat them generously, feed them well, give them a bit of pain-killer or a dose of castor oil when they’ve got a bingee ache, and they’ll do anything in the world for you.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">katharine susannah prichard</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1929</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bingie</strong>, <strong class="vs">bingey</strong>, <strong class="vs">bingee</strong>, <strong class="vs">binjy</strong>. <div class="etym">[Dharug <em>bindhi</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac830946630"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bini</span></header><div>/bəˈni/ (<em>say</em> buh'nee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087769" href="entry://Edo%23bigmac000087769"><strong>Edo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binjy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac419198625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binjy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'binjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090357" href="entry://bingy%23bigmac000090357"><strong>bingy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac378927942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binky</span></header><div>/ˈbɪŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'bingkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">binkies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">a baby’s dummy or teething ring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binnacle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binnacle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binnacle" src="word_pronunciations/02349.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪnəkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'binuhkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq125">a special stand of non-magnetic material built in the hull of a ship for housing the compass and fitted with lights by which the compass can be read at night.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bittacle</em>, from Portuguese <em>bitacola</em>, or from Spanish <em>bitácula</em>, from Latin <em>habitāculum</em> dwelling place]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binnie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac198290354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binnie</span></header><div>/ˈbɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'binee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">a homeless child who sleeps in charity clothing bins.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Binns
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Binns</span></header><div>/bɪnz/ (<em>say</em> binz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Vivienne Joyce</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq633">born 1940, Australian artist; noted for enamels, painting, and her contribution to community arts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billycart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billycart</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billycart" src="word_pronunciations/02327.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlikat/ (<em>say</em> 'bileekaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq184">a small four-wheeled cart, usually homemade, consisting essentially of a box on a bellyboard and steered by ropes attached to its movable front axle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">go-cart</strong>; <em class="label">Especially WA</em>, <strong class="vs">hill trolley</strong>; <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em>, <strong class="vs">soapbox</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007227" href="entry://billy%20goat%23bigmac000007227"><span class="smallcaps">billy (goat)</span></a> male goat + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088415" href="entry://cart%23bigmac000088415"><span class="smallcaps">cart</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billycock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billycock</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlikɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bileekok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial Rare</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq191"> a round, low-crowned, hard felt hat with a turned-up brim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq049"> a bowler hat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of earlier <em>bully-cocked </em>(<em>hat</em>), i.e., a hat cocked in the style of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007750" href="entry://bully%23bigmac000007750"><span class="smallcaps">bully<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007750" href="entry://bully%23mq369">6</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099978" href="entry://cock%23bigmac000099978"><span class="smallcaps">cock<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billyhook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billyhook</span></header><div>/ˈbɪlihʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'bileehook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">the S-shaped hook which holds a billy to the stick which supports it over a fire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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billyo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">billyo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of billyo" src="word_pronunciations/02329.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪlioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bileeoh) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq851"> <strong class="phr">go to billyo</strong>, (an exclamation of dismissal.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq771"> <strong class="phr">like billyo</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq868"> with gusto: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I wanted like billy-o to shake him off, but I didn’t know how.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">d’arcy niland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq348"> with great speed: <em class="example">she rode like billyo.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq321"> <strong class="phr">off to billyo</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq878"> off course; astray; in error.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq257"> a long way away.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">billy-o</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin unknown; ? from <em>Billy</em>, a euphemism for <em>the Devil</em>, substituted in the phrase <em>like the devil</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilocular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilocular</span></header><div>/baɪˈlɒkjələ/ (<em>say</em> buy'lokyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Anatomy</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em>, <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq557">divided into two compartments, or containing two cells internally.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biloculate</strong> /baɪˈlɒkjələt/ (<em>say</em> buy'lokyuhluht), /-ˌleɪt/ (<em>say</em> -.layt). <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + Latin <em>loculus</em> small receptacle (diminutive of <em>locus</em> place) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003471" href="entry://-ar%23bigmac000003471"><span class="smallcaps">-ar<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biloela
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biloela</span></header><div>/bɪləˈwilə/ (<em>say</em> biluh'weeluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq678">a town in central eastern Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biltong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biltong</span></header><div>/ˈbɪltɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'biltong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">(in South Africa) strips of lean meat dried in the open air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bilum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bilum</span></header><div>/ˈbɪləm/ (<em>say</em> 'biluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">a large string bag made by the women of PNG used for carrying goods or as a type of hammock for a baby.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">billum</strong>. <div class="etym">[Tok Pisin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimanous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007239"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimanous</span></header><div>/ˈbɪmənəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bimuhnuhs), /baɪˈmeɪ-/ (<em>say</em> buy'may-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">two-handed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>bimana </em>(<em>animālia</em>) two-handed (animals) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimanual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimanual</span></header><div>/baɪˈmænjuəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'manyoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">involving the use of both hands.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bimanually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimensal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimensal</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bimensal" src="word_pronunciations/02337.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈmɛnsəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'mensuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">occurring once in two months; bimonthly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimestrial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimestrial</span></header><div>/baɪˈmɛstriəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'mestreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> occurring every two months; bimonthly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq219"> lasting two months.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bimestri</em>(<em>s</em>) of two months’ duration + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimetallic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimetallic</span></header><div>/baɪməˈtælɪk/ (<em>say</em> buymuh'talik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> of two metals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq381"> relating to bimetallism.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bimétallique</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimetallism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimetallism</span></header><div>/baɪˈmɛtəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> buy'metuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq854"> the use of two metals, ordinarily gold and silver, at a fixed relative value, as the monetary standard.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq288"> the doctrine or policies supporting such a standard.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bimetallist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007246"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimini</span></header><div>/ˈbɪməni/ (<em>say</em> 'bimuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">a free-standing canopy for the bridge area of a boat which can be solid or canvas and which is designed to protect people from sun or drizzle.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bimini top</strong>. <div class="etym">[probably named after the <em>Bimini</em> Islands of the Bahamas]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimonthly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimonthly</span><z><span target_id="5VGPAarzBK">adj.</span><span target_id="jPIql6bVMv">n.</span><span target_id="chCmJpG7f2">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bimonthly" src="word_pronunciations/02338.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈmʌnθli/ (<em>say</em> buy'munthlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5VGPAarzBK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> occurring every two months.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq854"> occurring twice a month; semi-monthly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jPIql6bVMv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq305"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bimonthlies</strong>) a bimonthly publication.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="chCmJpG7f2">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq524"> every two months.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq814"> twice a month; semi-monthly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bimorph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bimorph</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪmɔf/ (<em>say</em> 'buymawf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq684"> an electronic device consisting of two layers of piezoelectric crystals, which respond to electric current in different ways, one by expanding, and the other by contracting, creating a bending or twisting movement which converts electrical energy to mechanical energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq390"> a similar device in hi-fi pick-ups, etc., which works conversely, mechanical energy from needle vibration being converted to electrical energy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048158" href="entry://-morph%23bigmac000048158"><span class="smallcaps">-morph</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000097955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bin<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="TYy7jIt5Gb">n.</span><span target_id="UtFUxUTXN7">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bin" src="word_pronunciations/02352.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪn/ (<em>say</em> bin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TYy7jIt5Gb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> a box or enclosed space used for storing grain, wool as it is shorn, coal, refuse, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq814"> a container for rubbish or waste material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq073"> a partitioned stand used by a winemaker for storing wine in bottles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq751"> (of wine) a particular bottling, usually of above average quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq977"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a pocket in a garment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq244"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a jail.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="UtFUxUTXN7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">binned</strong>, <strong class="bold">binning</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq768"> to store in a bin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq23"> to throw into a rubbish bin: <em class="example">you should bin stale food.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq186"> to discard as worthless: <em class="example">to bin the campaign strategy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq110"> <em class="label">Sport Colloquial</em> to sin-bin (a player).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>binne</em>, Old English <em>binn</em>(<em>e</em>) crib]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac228040029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bin<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bin" src="word_pronunciations/02352.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪn/ (<em>say</em> bin) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq794">a past tense marker: <em class="example">I bin go.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094771" href="entry://been%23bigmac000094771"><span class="smallcaps">been</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocenology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocenology</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊsəˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .buyohsuh'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq388">the branch of biology or ecology concerned with interaction and relationships within a natural community.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biocoenology</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012256" href="entry://ceno-%23bigmac000012256"><span class="smallcaps">ceno-<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocentrism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac105649258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocentrism</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'sentrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">a view of the world which accords intrinsic value to all forms of life (opposed to <em>anthropocentrism</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biocentric</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biochar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac466152811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biochar</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊtʃa/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohchah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">charcoal produced from the imperfect burning of biomass; able to store carbon dioxide and fertilise the soil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012750" href="entry://char%23bigmac000012750"><span class="smallcaps">char<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biochem.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007300"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biochem.</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈkɛm/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'kem) <div class="def"><span id="mq877">biochemistry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biochemistry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biochemistry</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biochemistry" src="word_pronunciations/02353.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪoʊˈkɛməstri/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'kemuhstree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">the chemistry of living matter.</span></div> <em>Abbrev.</em>: biochem. <div class="deriv">–<strong>biochemical</strong> /baɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'kemikuhl), <strong>biochemic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biochemically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biochemist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biochip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007302"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biochip</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊtʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohchip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq661">a computer chip that operates in combination with living tissue.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocide</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">a substance that is capable of killing living organisms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biocidal</strong> /baɪəˈsaɪdl/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'suydl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioclimatology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007304"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioclimatology</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊklaɪməˈtɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .buyohkluymuh'toluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">the systematic study of the effect of climate on the life and health of animals, especially humans.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioclip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac342020018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioclip</span><z><span target_id="JpXJrbkaPE">n.</span><span target_id="M8NiFO5LTn">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊklɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohklip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JpXJrbkaPE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> a method of harvesting wool from sheep which have been dosed with a hormone which stimulates fleece shedding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> the treatment containing the hormone which produces this result.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="M8NiFO5LTn">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq424"> designating wool harvested in this way.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocomputer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac653021840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocomputer</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊkəmˌpjutə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohkuhm.pyoohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">a hypothetical computer which uses components of biological origin, such as proteins or molecules of DNA, to perform computational functions.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biocomputing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocontrol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac958386153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocontrol</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊkənˈtroʊl/ (<em>say</em> .buyohkuhn'trohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007330" href="entry://biological%20control%23bigmac000007330"><strong>biological control</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioconversion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007305"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioconversion</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊkənˈvɜʒən/ (<em>say</em> .buyohkuhn'verzhuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq626">the conversion of biological waste, etc., into useful products.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocycle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocycle</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪəsaɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhsuykuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">any of the major divisions of the biosphere as fresh water, salt water, or land.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodata
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodata</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊˌdeɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyoh.daytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">biographical information; curriculum vitae.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodefence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac618868173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodefence</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊdəfɛns/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohduhfens) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">measures taken to defend against attack by biological weapons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodegrade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodegrade</span></header><div>/baɪoʊdəˈgreɪd/ (<em>say</em> buyohduh'grayd) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">biodegraded</strong>, <strong class="bold">biodegrading</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">to decompose as a result of the action of living organisms, especially bacteria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodiesel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac239494218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodiesel</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊdizəl/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohdeezuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">a biodegradable fuel, being a methyl ester produced from field crop oils, especially from recycled cooking oil.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac671398986" href="entry://petrodiesel%23bigmac671398986"><strong>petrodiesel</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodiscovery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512098904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodiscovery</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊdəsˈkʌvri/ (<em>say</em> .buyohduhs'kuvree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq91">the pursuit of components in biological materials that have pharmaceutical or nutraceutical benefits.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodiverse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac294701381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodiverse</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜs/ (<em>say</em> .buyohduy'vers), /ˌbaɪoʊdəˈvɜs/ (<em>say</em> .buyohduh'vers) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">exhibiting biodiversity: <em class="example">a biodiverse region.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodiversity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007310"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodiversity</span></header><div>/baɪoʊdəˈvɜsəti/ (<em>say</em> buyohduh'versuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biodiversities</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">the variety of species of plants, animals and microorganisms, their genes, and the ecosystems they comprise, often considered in relation to a particular area: <em class="example">threats to coastal biodiversity.</em></span></div> <div class="backshade">Australia, with a diverse range of biogeographical regions, home to more than a million species of plants and animals, is distinguished as being one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet. Because of Australia’s tectonic history and its geographical isolation for more than 20 million years after the break-up of Gondwana, its divergence of biota is extraordinary. Australia has more species of vascular plants than 94 per cent of countries on the planet, more species of mammals than 93 per cent of countries, more birds than 79 per cent, more amphibians than 95 per cent, and more reptiles than any other country in the world. Australia is also significant in the high percentage of species that are endemic. Endemic species in a country show unique <strong>biodiversity</strong>, shared by no other country on the planet, and are thus an equally important measure of biodiversity as total species numbers. There are more families endemic in Australia than in any other country in the world: seven families of mammals, four of birds and twelve of flowering plants are endemic to Australia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bin-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bin-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq400">a form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><strong>bi-</strong></a>, sometimes used before a vowel, as in <em>binaural</em>, <em>binocular</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bīnī</em> two apiece]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binarism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac811150344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binarism</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪnərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'buynuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> <em class="label">Philosophy</em> a view of the world that presupposes the existence of fixed opposites, as good and evil, male and female, etc., regarded by some as inadequate in dealing with the fluidities and subtleties of difference in reality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq863"> <em class="label">Linguistics</em> the theory that signs hold meaning not just by the relationship between the signifier and the signified, but also by opposition to other signifiers, as <em>sun/moon</em>, <em>man/woman</em>, etc., which form pairs of related meanings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq659"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac395694045" href="entry://gender%20binarism%23bigmac395694045"><strong>gender binarism</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104478" href="entry://binary%23bigmac000104478"><span class="smallcaps">binar(y)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binary</span><z><span target_id="5HZnqWPARC">adj.</span><span target_id="1Ltss2ZSOQ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binary" src="word_pronunciations/02341.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪnəri/ (<em>say</em> 'buynuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5HZnqWPARC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq353"> consisting of, indicating, or involving two.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq513"> inclined to adopt a view which allows only two clear-cut possibilities, and ignores finer categorisation, nuances, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq904"> of or relating to a person who identifies as either male or female.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq534"> using, involving, or expressed in the binary number system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq573"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> having two variables.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1Ltss2ZSOQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">binaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq506"> a whole composed of two.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq806"> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> a binary star.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq540"> (<em>plural</em>) the executable version of a computer program.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bīnārius</em> consisting of two things]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binate</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪneɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'buynayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq200">double; produced or borne in pairs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>bīnātus</em>, from Latin <em>bīnī</em> two at a time] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>binately</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binaural
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binaural</span></header><div>/baɪnˈɔrəl/ (<em>say</em> buyn'awruhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq104"> of, with, or for both ears: <em class="example">binaural hearing; </em><em class="example">a binaural stethoscope.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq792"> having two ears.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Binchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901596774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Binchy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪntʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'binchee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maeve</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">1940–2012, Irish writer of popular fiction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindaas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac602917350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindaas</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndas/ (<em>say</em> 'bindahs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Indian English Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq283">independent; carefree: <em class="example">a bindaas attitude.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Hindi]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bindal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac344985091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bindal</span><z><span target_id="o3mZRHhWZG">n.</span><span target_id="tDg2vecij4">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪndʌl/ (<em>say</em> 'bindul) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="o3mZRHhWZG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area of north Qld around Townsville and Ayr.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq810"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tDg2vecij4">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq829"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binder" src="word_pronunciations/02342.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪndə/ (<em>say</em> 'buynduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq510"> a person or thing that binds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq891"> a detachable cover for loose papers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq235"> someone who binds books; a bookbinder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq879"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq835"> an attachment to a harvester or reaper for binding the cut grain.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq258"> a machine that both cuts and binds grain.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq201"> a wool fibre, one of many which grow obliquely from one staple to another and hold the fleece together.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq604"> <em class="label">Law</em> an informal contract, in force while a more formal document is being drawn up.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq265"> a tie beam, especially in a floor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq567"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a substance used: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq716"> to hold crushed ore dust together before and during sintering or refining.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq501"> to hold metallic powders (mixed sometimes with nonmetals) together after compacting and before sintering in powder metallurgy.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq803"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> a material, as cement, used to join masonry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq116"> (in road construction) a substance with great strength and plasticity, as asphalt, used to seal a road surface and bind the aggregate together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq328"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a solid meal; a feed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq744"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> an authority given by an insurer to an intermediary to enter into contracts of insurance as agent for the insurer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104837" href="entry://bind%23bigmac000104837"><span class="smallcaps">bind</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindery</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪndəri/ (<em>say</em> 'buynduhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">an establishment for binding books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindhi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac106006032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindhi</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndhi/ (<em>say</em> 'bind-hee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac401107910" href="entry://bindi%23bigmac401107910"><strong>bindi<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac9321476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindi<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɪndi/ (<em>say</em> 'bindee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bindies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Eastern Mainland</em>, <em class="label">South-Western WA Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007266" href="entry://bindi-eye%23bigmac000007266"><strong>bindi-eye</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007266" href="entry://bindi-eye%23mq503">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bindy</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac401107910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindi<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɪndi/ (<em>say</em> 'bindee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq979">a decorative round mark on the forehead, worn by Indian women; tika.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bindhi</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>bindī</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindii
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160642543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindii</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndiaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bindeeuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007266" href="entry://bindi-eye%23bigmac000007266"><strong>bindi-eye</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binding</span><z><span target_id="Dzi8cTXiBE">n.</span><span target_id="xbeQRZDt4W">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binding" src="word_pronunciations/02344.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'buynding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Dzi8cTXiBE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq222"> the act of fastening or uniting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq434"> anything that binds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq010"> the covering within which the leaves of a book are bound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq866"> a strip that protects or adorns the edge of cloth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq495"> <em class="label">Skiing</em> a device which holds the ski to the boot with straps and springs in such a way as to release the boot from the ski in a fall.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="xbeQRZDt4W">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq036"> having power to bind or oblige; obligatory: <em class="example">a binding engagement.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bindingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bindingness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindweed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindweed</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪndwid/ (<em>say</em> 'buyndweed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq536"> any of various twining or vine-like plants, especially <em>Convolvulus arvensis</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac508065824" href="entry://sweet%20sarsaparilla%23bigmac508065824"><strong>sweet sarsaparilla</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104837" href="entry://bind%23bigmac000104837"><span class="smallcaps">bind</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084192" href="entry://weed%23bigmac000084192"><span class="smallcaps">weed<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bindy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bindy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndi/ (<em>say</em> 'bindee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bindies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Eastern Mainland</em>, <em class="label">South-Western WA Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq071">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007266" href="entry://bindi-eye%23bigmac000007266"><strong>bindi-eye</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007266" href="entry://bindi-eye%23mq503">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bindi</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bine<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/baɪn/ (<em>say</em> buyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq342"> a twining plant stem, as of the hop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq610"> any bindweed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq437"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085640" href="entry://woodbine%23bigmac000085640"><strong>woodbine<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085640" href="entry://woodbine%23mq163">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085640" href="entry://woodbine%23mq138">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104837" href="entry://bind%23bigmac000104837"><span class="smallcaps">bind</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bine<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/baɪn/ (<em>say</em> buyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly WA Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085641" href="entry://woodbine%23bigmac000085641"><strong>woodbine<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binocular
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binocular</span><z><span target_id="3tlG6qZV2T">adj.</span><span target_id="hmiXGIiDTv">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binocular" src="word_pronunciations/02350.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnɒkjələ/ (<em>say</em> buh'nokyuhluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3tlG6qZV2T"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq091"> involving (the use of) two eyes: <em class="example">binocular vision.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hmiXGIiDTv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq193"> (<em>plural</em>) a double telescope used by both eyes at once; field glasses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104808" href="entry://bin-%23bigmac000104808"><span class="smallcaps">bin-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051777" href="entry://ocular%23bigmac000051777"><span class="smallcaps">ocular</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>binocularity</strong> /bənɒkjəˈlærəti/ (<em>say</em> buhnokyuh'laruhtee), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>binocularly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binomen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binomen</span></header><div>/baɪˈnoʊmən/ (<em>say</em> buy'nohmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">binomens</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">binomina</strong> /baɪˈnoʊmənə/ (<em>say</em> buy'nohmuhnuh))<br/> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq224">a biological name consisting of two terms, denoting respectively genus and species, as <em>Panthera leo</em>, the lion.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>binominal</strong> /baɪˈnɒmənəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'nomuhnuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binomial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binomial</span><z><span target_id="Q8LNa80x61">n.</span><span target_id="rZzCBF6P2L">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of binomial" src="word_pronunciations/02351.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈnoʊmiəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'nohmeeuhl) <em class="label">Mathematics</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Q8LNa80x61">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> an expression which is a sum or difference of two terms, as 3<em>x</em> + 2<em>y</em> and <em>x<sup>2</sup></em> – 4<em>x</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rZzCBF6P2L">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq423"> consisting of or relating to two terms or a binomial.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>binōmius</em> having two terms + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bint</span></header><div>/bɪnt/ (<em>say</em> bint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq698">a woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally World War I military slang, from Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bintje
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac48762782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bintje</span></header><div>/ˈbɪndʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'binjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq68">an oval potato with smooth, pale-yellow skin and yellow flesh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binturong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binturong</span></header><div>/ˈbɪntjərɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bintyuhrong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">a large, arboreal South-East Asian civet, <em>Artictis binturong</em>, with a prehensile tail; bearcat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay <em>binturung</em>, <em>binturun</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binuclear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac094172707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binuclear</span></header><div>/baɪˈnjukliə/ (<em>say</em> buy'nyoohkleeuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007288" href="entry://binucleate%23bigmac000007288"><strong>binucleate</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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binucleate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">binucleate</span></header><div>/baɪˈnjukliˌeɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'nyoohklee.ayt), /-ət/ (<em>say</em> -uht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">having two nuclei, as some cells.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">binuclear</strong>, <strong class="vs">binucleated</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Binya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096199"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Binya</span></header><div>/ˈbɪnjə/ (<em>say</em> 'binyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">a mountain in the Riverina region of NSW, near Griffith. 455 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Binyon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Binyon</span></header><div>/ˈbɪnjən/ (<em>say</em> 'binyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Laurence</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">1869–1943, English poet, translator, and art historian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bio</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'buyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq944">a short biography of an important person, as issued by a press secretary, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007325" href="entry://biography%23bigmac000007325"><span class="smallcaps">biography</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bio-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bio-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq049">a word element meaning ‘life’, ‘living things’, as in <em>biology</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>bios</em> life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioaccumulate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac266893580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioaccumulate</span></header><div>/baɪoʊəˈkjumjəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> buyohuh'kyoohmyuhlayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">bioaccumulated</strong>, <strong class="bold">bioaccumulating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq658">(of a substance, especially a toxin) to remain within an organism, increasing in concentration with repeated doses, as mercury, PCBs, some pesticides, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098867" href="entry://accumulate%23bigmac000098867"><span class="smallcaps">accumulate</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bioaccumulation</strong> /baɪoʊəˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> buyohuh.kyoohmyuh'layshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioactive
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac804713644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioactive</span><z><span target_id="T4t7Qk852m">adj.</span><span target_id="HiqmjfiyMj">n.</span></z></header><div>/baɪoʊˈæktɪv/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'aktiv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="T4t7Qk852m"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq63"> having an effect on living organisms.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HiqmjfiyMj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq628"> a molecule which has a biological effect on an organism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq244"> Also, <strong class="vs">food bioactive</strong>. a component molecule in a food that can promote human growth and development or reduce the risk of disease in addition to having a nutritional value.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioactivity</strong> /baɪoʊækˈtɪvəti/ (<em>say</em> buyohak'tivuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioarchaeology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac922986705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioarchaeology</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊakiˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> .buyohahkee'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">the study of human remains from archaeological sites.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioarchaeological</strong> /ˌbaɪoʊakiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .buyohahkeeuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bioarchaeologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161881058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioart</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊat/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq882"> an art installation which incorporates living material, as cell tissue cultures, biorobotics, artificially produced DNA sequences, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq741"> art which has as its subject biotechnology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioastronautics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioastronautics</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊæstrəˈnɔtɪks/ (<em>say</em> .buyohastruh'nawtiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">the science dealing with the effects of space travel on animals and plants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocapacity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac499401964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocapacity</span></header><div>/baɪoʊkəˈpæsəti/ (<em>say</em> buyohkuh'pasuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">the capacity of an area of land to produce renewable resources and to absorb waste in a sustainable way.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088325" href="entry://capacity%23bigmac000088325"><span class="smallcaps">capacity</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocatalyst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocatalyst</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈkætələst/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'katuhluhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">a substance, especially an enzyme, that initiates or accelerates a biochemical process.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biocellate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biocellate</span></header><div>/baɪˈɒsəleɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'osuhlayt), /-lət/ (<em>say</em> -luht), /baɪoʊˈsɛlət/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'seluht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em>, <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq008">marked with two ocelli or eye-like parts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac337000016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodome</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊdoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohdohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq038"> a large, enclosed, dome-shaped structure containing a self-contained ecosystem or ecosystems.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075624" href="entry://terrarium%23bigmac000075624"><strong>terrarium</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075624" href="entry://terrarium%23mq201">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodynamic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac528265366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodynamic</span></header><div>/baɪoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyohduy'namik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">of or relating to biodynamics.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Rare</em>, <strong class="vs">biodynamical</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biodynamics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biodynamics</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/ (<em>say</em> .buyohduy'namiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activity of living organisms (opposed to <em>biostatics</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq65"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> the methods and practices of biodynamic farming.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioenergy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac747339287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioenergy</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊɛnədʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohenuhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq37">the energy produced in the burning of biomass.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Plant and animal matter, when fossilised, is the source of coal and oil fossil fuels. The same source, but not fossilised, can be used to produce energy. That energy is called biomass energy or <strong>bioenergy</strong>. Solar energy and carbon dioxide which were stored in plants during photosynthesis are released again as energy and CO<sub>2</sub>, in a reverse of photosynthesis when the biomass is burnt. Direct use of biomass occurs in the burning of wood for heating and cooking. Indirect use of biomass occurs when it is converted to a liquid or gas fuel – as in the production of ethanol from sugar crops, biodiesel from vegetable or animal oil, or methane from animal manure. In Australia, the sugar industry uses bagasse (fibrous residue from sugar cane) to produce its own energy with excess sent to the electricity grid. Australia has a wealth of biomass resources and there is growing interest in the potential of burning sugar cane bagasse, wood offcuts, sawdust and woodchips in power stations for bioenergy.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioethanol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac750241671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioethanol</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈɛθənɒl/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'ethuhnol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">ethanol produced from the starch or sugar in various crops, such as corn, for use as a biofuel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioethics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioethics</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊˈɛθɪks/ (<em>say</em> .buyoh'ethiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">the study of ethical implications of medical, biological and environmental research.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioethical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bioethicist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofidelity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac481744081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofidelity</span></header><div>/baɪoʊfəˈdɛləti/ (<em>say</em> buyohfuh'deluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">the quality of being true to life or lifelike in appearance or in responses, as of a dummy used in safety investigations of vehicles.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biofidelic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofilm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac615750070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofilm</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊfɪlm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohfilm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a thin, resilient layer of bacteria and other microorganisms which adheres to a surface.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofilter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac75697939"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofilter</span><z><span target_id="m7q3UnS0hi">n.</span><span target_id="qfgN6K9nIL">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊfɪltə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohfiltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m7q3UnS0hi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> a filter which works by means of biofiltration.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="qfgN6K9nIL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq214"> to subject to biofiltration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofiltration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac892861807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofiltration</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊfɪlˈtreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .buyohfil'trayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq308">a system in which living materials are used to chemically process pollutants, as happens in sand or gravel water filters which provide a site for microorganisms to improve water quality.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Biofiltration</strong> is used to prevent stormwater run-off disgorging into waterways, bringing with it sediments and contaminants that have negative impacts on water quality. Excess nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, when washed into waterways can cause algal blooms which, through reducing the availability of oxygen in the water, kill fish and other organisms. Biofiltration works by channelling stormwater through gently sloping, vegetated areas which filter out sediments and reduce the rate of flow. Water subsequently trickles vertically through the soil where a combination of physical, chemical and biological factors further filters out contaminants. Research indicates that biofiltering stormwater successfully removes more than 90 per cent of heavy metals from water run-off.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioflavonoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioflavonoid</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊˈfleɪvənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> .buyoh'flayvuhnoyd), /ˌbaɪoʊˈflævənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> .buyoh'flavuhnoyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">a flavonoid derived from natural sources; vitamin P.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofraud
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac209224391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofraud</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊfrɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohfrawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq159">the falsification of data in a biological study or survey by deliberately introducing biological material that will skew the results.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofuel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac70786618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofuel</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊfjuəl/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohfyoohuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">a fuel, such as biogas, methane, biodiesel, ethanol, etc., derived from renewable sources such as biological matter.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Biofuel</strong> contrasts with fossil fuel in that it is made from living organic material as opposed to that derived from long-dead organisms. It may be produced from plants or from organic wastes from agriculture, industry or even households. It is argued by biofuel proponents that the carbon emissions produced by burning biofuels do not add to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the way fossil fuels do, as the plant matter used to produce biofuels takes in the same amount of carbon dioxide as it grows as is released when it is burnt. Fossil fuels, on the other hand, release carbon from buried matter that was not part of the current carbon cycle. Biofuels, unlike fossil fuels, are also a renewable energy resource. However, the diverting of crops normally used to feed people to the production of biofuels has resulted in severe disruption to the world’s food supplies.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofumigant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135052324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofumigant</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈfjuməgənt/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'fyoohmuhguhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">a chemical agent occurring naturally in plants and used in the process of biofumigation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biofumigation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac481918339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biofumigation</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊfjuməˈgeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .buyohfyoohmuh'gayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">the suppression of weeds, fungi and insects using the natural chemical agents in selected plants, especially members of the <em>Brassica</em> genus, which are ploughed into the soil so that they can release such agents before a new crop is sown.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biog.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biog.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq626"> biographical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> biography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biogas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biogas</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊˌgæs/ (<em>say</em> 'buyoh.gas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">a gas, mainly methane and carbon dioxide, formed by the digestion by bacteria of biological material or wastes in the absence of oxygen, which can be used as a fuel gas in domestic and commercial applications.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biogenesis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biogenesis" src="word_pronunciations/02356.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌbaɪoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .buyoh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq840"> Also, <strong class="vs">biogeny</strong> /baɪˈɒdʒəni/ (<em>say</em> buy'ojuhnee). the doctrine that living organisms come from other living organisms only.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq312"> the development of living organisms from prior living organisms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biogenetic</strong> /ˌbaɪoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .buyohjuh'netik), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biogenetically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biogeography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biogeography</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biogeography" src="word_pronunciations/02357.mp3"></audio></span>/ˌbaɪoʊdʒiˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> .buyohjee'ogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">the study of the geographical distribution of living things.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biogeographical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biogeographer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biograph</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056577" href="entry://picture%20theatre%23bigmac000056577"><strong>picture theatre</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biograph</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪəgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">a US film production company, founded in 1896; produced many films made by DW Griffith.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biographer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biographer</span></header><div>/baɪˈɒgrəfə/ (<em>say</em> buy'ogruhfuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">a writer of biography.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biographical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biographical</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪəˈgræfɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .buyuh'grafikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> of or relating to a person’s life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> relating to biography.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biographic</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>biographically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biography
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biography</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biography" src="word_pronunciations/02358.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈɒgrəfi/ (<em>say</em> buy'ogruhfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biographies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq386"> a written account of a person’s life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> such writings collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq785"> the study of the lives of individuals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq208"> the art of writing a biography.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>biographia</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biohack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac086855821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biohack<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊhæk/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohhak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq839">a bio-based project undertaken by an amateur scientist as part of DIYbio research, usually with minimal equipment.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac432531955" href="entry://DIYbio%23bigmac432531955"><strong>DIYbio</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032373" href="entry://hack%23bigmac000032373"><span class="smallcaps">hack<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032373" href="entry://hack%23mq272">16</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biohacking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biohacker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148002498"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biohack<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="D1KdTLjPqi">n.</span><span target_id="BuHBS6fQBE">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊhæk/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohhak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="D1KdTLjPqi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq502"> a method for managing one’s own biology, by using measures to improve it, as meditation, nutritional supplements, therapeutic techniques such as aromatherapy, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq716"> a body modification, as for the implementation of cybernetic devices and implants, to extend human capabilities.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="BuHBS6fQBE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq661"> to make such a body modification to: <em class="example">to biohack my hand.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032373" href="entry://hack%23bigmac000032373"><span class="smallcaps">hack<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032373" href="entry://hack%23mq855">17</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biohacking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biohacker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biohacked</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biohazard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac842661307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biohazard</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊhæzəd/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohhazuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">any biological material likely to cause human or animal disease or environmental contamination.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biohazardous</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioherm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac447141852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioherm</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊhɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohherm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq402">a body of rock composed of the calcareous remains of coral, algae, molluscs, and other sedentary marine life.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac803562386" href="entry://biostrome%23bigmac803562386"><strong>biostrome</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + Greek <em>erma</em> sunken rock, reef] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biohermal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioinformatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac145492954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioinformatics</span></header><div>/baɪoʊɪnfəˈmætɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyohinfuh'matiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">a scientific discipline which applies computer science to the analysing of biological data.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037323" href="entry://informatics%23bigmac000037323"><span class="smallcaps">informatics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac188492214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioink</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohingk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq089">any of various materials used to produce live tissue in bioprinting, especially cells within a protective carrying agent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bio-ink</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bioko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bioko</span></header><div>/biˈoʊkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bee'ohkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">an island in the Bight of Biafra, about 40 km west of the Cameroon coast; a province of Equatorial Guinea. 2017 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Malabo.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Fernando Po</strong>, <strong class="vs">Fernando Poo</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Macías Nguema Biyogo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biol.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biol.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> biological.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq387"> biology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biolab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540483765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biolab</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊlæb/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohlab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq478">a laboratory in which the research is focused on biological science, especially in the area of health.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>bio</em>(<em>logical</em>)<em> lab</em>(<em>oratory</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biolistics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac532236922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biolistics</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈlɪstɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'listiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">a genetic engineering technique whereby genetic material is impelled directly into a living cell.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007328" href="entry://biological%23bigmac000007328"><span class="smallcaps">biological</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005416" href="entry://ballistics%23bigmac000005416"><span class="smallcaps">ballistics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biologic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac506166662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biologic</span><z><span target_id="C1WrJqEWu5">adj.</span><span target_id="lwfusdIWTF">n.</span></z></header><div>/baɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'lojik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="C1WrJqEWu5"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007328" href="entry://biological%23bigmac000007328"><strong>biological</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> of or relating to a medicine which is produced from a living organism, as bacteria, yeast and human cells.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lwfusdIWTF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq226"> such a medicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biological
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biological</span><z><span target_id="qYKJRPc5zI">adj.</span><span target_id="zfTXgHQS91">n.</span></z></header><div>/baɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'lojikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qYKJRPc5zI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq561"> Also, <strong class="vs">biologic</strong>. relating to biology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq245"> Also, <strong class="vs">biologic</strong>. of or relating to the products and operations of applied biology: <em class="example">a biological preparation; </em><em class="example">a biological test.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq845"> Also, <strong class="vs">biologic</strong>. (of a person) related by genetic lineage rather than by marriage, adoption, etc.: <em class="example">a biological daughter.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq858"> physiologically of the sex specified: <em class="example">a biological woman.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zfTXgHQS91">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq398"> <em class="label">Biology</em>, <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> any biochemical product, especially serums, vaccines, etc., produced from a biological source.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biologically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biology</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biology" src="word_pronunciations/02360.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> buy'oluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biologies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq123"> the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq456"> the body of knowledge relating to this science.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq789"> the living organisms of a particular region: <em class="example">the biology of the wetlands.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq458"> the characteristic biological features of a particular living organism: <em class="example">the biology of the tapeworm.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq759"> biological agents: <em class="example">to pump nutrients and biology into the soil.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Biologie</em>; equivalent to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioluminescence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioluminescence</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊluməˈnɛsəns/ (<em>say</em> .buyohloohmuh'nesuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">the production of light by living organisms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioluminescent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biolysis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biolysis</span></header><div>/baɪˈɒləsəs/ (<em>say</em> buy'oluhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">dissolution of a living being; death; the destruction of the phenomena of life, especially the chemical decomposition of organic matter.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biolytic</strong> /baɪəˈlɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'litik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomagnification
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomagnification</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊmægnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .buyohmagnuhfuh'kayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq463">the increase in toxicity of a chemical as a result of its progress along a food chain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomagnify
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomagnify</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈmægnəfaɪ/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'magnuhfuy) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">biomagnified</strong>, <strong class="bold">biomagnifying</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq532">(of a toxic substance) to undergo biomagnification.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomarker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316316153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomarker</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊmakə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohmahkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">any molecule, gene, characteristic, etc., specifically associated with a particular disease, the detection of which provides an early indication of the onset or status of the disease.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biosignature</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomass</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊmæs/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohmas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> the quantity of living matter contributed to a given habitat by one or several kinds of organism, and usually expressed as weight for unit area or volume.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq97"> organic matter used as a source of energy, as the residue of farming activity, landfill, compressed household waste, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomaterial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac774276492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomaterial</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊmətɪəriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohmuhtearreeuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq799">a material or substance used to make up part or whole of a bodily structure where it augments or replaces a natural function, being either an organic material, as an autograft, allograft or xenograft used as organ transplant material, or a synthetic material, as that used to make an artificial organ, heart valve, implant, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomathematics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac985174446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomathematics</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊmæθəˈmætɪks/ (<em>say</em> .buyohmathuh'matiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq169">a branch of mathematics that deals with mathematics involved in the representation, treatment and modelling of biological systems.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biomathematical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biomathematician</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biome</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biome" src="word_pronunciations/02361.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪoʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">a major regional ecological community of plants and animals adapted to a particular climate or environment and extending over a large geographical area, as coral reef, tropical rainforest, etc. </span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bi(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac512899824" href="entry://-ome%23bigmac512899824"><span class="smallcaps">-ome</span></a>] </div><div class="backshade"><strong>Biomes</strong> occupy large areas of the earth’s surface and their distribution is a function of geological factors, seasonal insolation changes and global climate patterns. The essential concept of a biome is of a defined community with interaction between vegetation, animal populations and soil. Each biome is identified by its dominant vegetation type (for instance, grassland, monsoon forest or desert) and defined by the associated communities of species adapted to the conditions in which they occur. The particular species within a biome can alter according to local differences such as soil or microclimate. Similarly, a given biome may be composed of different species on different continents.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomechanics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac897045105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomechanics</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊməˈkænɪks/ (<em>say</em> .buyohmuh'kaniks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">the study of mechanical movements of biological organisms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biomechanical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biomechanically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomedical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomedical</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .buyoh'medikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq614"> denoting the biological sciences which relate directly to medicine, as histology, embryology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> of or relating to biomedicine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomedicine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomedicine</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊˌmɛdəsən/ (<em>say</em> 'buyoh.meduhsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">medicine which is concerned with the effects of environment on the human body, especially the different environments which human beings experience as they travel in space.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biometric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac491336467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biometric</span></header><div>/baɪəˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'metrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">of or relating to biometrics: <em class="example">biometric authorisation; </em><em class="example">biometric technology.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biometrical</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>biometrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biometrics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biometrics</span></header><div>/baɪəˈmɛtrɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'metriks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> <em class="label">Biology</em> the application of mathematical-statistical theory to biology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq919"> biometry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biometry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biometry</span></header><div>/baɪˈɒmətri/ (<em>say</em> buy'omuhtree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq432"> the branch of science that deals with the statistical analysis of numerical data relating to living organisms, especially as an indicator of medical conditions.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq301"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the calculation of the probable duration of human life.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac645599619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomics</span></header><div>/baɪˈoʊmɪks/ (<em>say</em> buy'ohmiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq677"> the science that deals with biomes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq451"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) the data relevant to the study of a particular biome.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biomic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomimetics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac512010118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomimetics</span></header><div>/baɪoʊmɪˈmɛtɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyohmi'metiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">a systematic approach to problem-solving in design engineering, etc., that looks to living creatures to provide a model.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomimicry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac185923793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomimicry</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈmɪməkri/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'mimuhkree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">the use of a naturally occurring model as the basis for the design of a manufactured product.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomining
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac208657192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomining</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊmaɪnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohmuyning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">the process of extracting precious and base metals from ore or waste material through the use of microorganisms, which oxidise the metals in water, producing a soluble substance.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biomolecule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac064889058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biomolecule</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈmɒləkjul/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'moluhkyoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">a molecule that is present in an organism, as a protein, carbohydrate, lipid, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bion</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'buyon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">fl. c. 100 BC, Greek bucolic poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bionic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bionic</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bionic" src="word_pronunciations/02363.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈɒnɪk/ (<em>say</em> buy'onik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> of or relating to bionics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq828"> of or relating to body parts or functions replaced or improved by electronic equipment: <em class="example">a bionic hand.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bi(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023311" href="entry://electronic%23bigmac000023311"><span class="smallcaps">(electr)onic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bionics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bionics</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bionics" src="word_pronunciations/02362.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈɒnɪks/ (<em>say</em> buy'oniks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">the study of biological systems as an aid to the development of such electronic or mechanical equipment as artificial limbs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bi(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023327" href="entry://electronics%23bigmac000023327"><span class="smallcaps">(electr)onics</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bionomics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bionomics</span></header><div>/baɪəˈnɒmɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'nomiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq906">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022836" href="entry://ecology%23bigmac000022836"><strong>ecology</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022836" href="entry://ecology%23mq865">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <em>-nomics</em>, as in <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085188" href="entry://economics%23bigmac000085188"><span class="smallcaps">economics</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bionomic</strong>, <strong>bionomical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bionomically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bionomist</strong> /baɪˈɒnəməst/ (<em>say</em> buy'onuhmuhst), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biopanic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac584842459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biopanic</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊˌpænɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'buyoh.panik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">the fear, especially among professional women approaching forty years of age, that they have left the decision to have children too late.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biopesticide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101694542"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biopesticide</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈpɛstəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'pestuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a pesticide derived from natural sources, such as plants, animals or microorganisms, which is non-toxic but controls pests by means of specific biological effect, as by rendering them infertile.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biopesticidal</strong> /baɪoʊˌpɛstəˈsaɪdl/ (<em>say</em> buyoh.pestuh'suydl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biopharmaceutical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522025070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biopharmaceutical</span><z><span target_id="KnqwQV0Vcw">adj.</span><span target_id="miYFO777SQ">n.</span></z></header><div>/baɪoʊfaməˈsjutɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> buyohfahmuh'syoohtikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KnqwQV0Vcw"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq555"> of, relating to, or signifying a medical drug produced using biotechnology.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="miYFO777SQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq698"> such a drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biophilia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac662213213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biophilia</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈfɪliə/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'fileeuh), /-ˈfil-/ (<em>say</em> -'feel-), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq22">the innate positive response of human beings towards living things, determined by a biological need and contributing towards a state of wellbeing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biophilic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biophysical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac654795432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biophysical</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈfɪzɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'fizikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq454"> of or relating to the physical environment which includes the living organisms which inhabit it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq318"> of or relating to biophysics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biophysics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biophysics</span></header><div>/baɪəˈfɪzɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'fiziks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">that branch of science which deals with biological structures and processes in terms of physics.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biophysicist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biopic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biopic</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊˌpɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'buyoh.pik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq030">a film giving an account of a person’s life.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007324" href="entry://biographical%23bigmac000007324"><span class="smallcaps">bio(graphical)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104897" href="entry://picture%23bigmac000104897"><span class="smallcaps">pic(ture)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104897" href="entry://picture%23mq005">7</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biopiracy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac550539920"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biopiracy</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈpaɪrəsi/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'puyruhsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq27">the patenting of genetic materials from plants and other biological resources that have long been identified with, developed and used by, the people to whom these resources are indigenous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biopirate</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioplasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioplasm</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊplæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohplazuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059633" href="entry://protoplasm%23bigmac000059633"><strong>protoplasm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioplastic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac33211489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioplastic</span><z><span target_id="Tk9UJXKMPd">n.</span><span target_id="nFa4A6Uy5s">adj.</span></z></header><div>/baɪoʊˈplæstɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'plastik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Tk9UJXKMPd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq937"> a plastic in the manufacture of which renewable sources such as vegetable oils and corn starch are used, resulting in less involvement of fossil fuels.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nFa4A6Uy5s">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq52"> of, relating to, or made from such a plastic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac098881935"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioprint</span><z><span target_id="E5PsFg9dL7">v.i.</span><span target_id="CkCsOkdm3U">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohprint) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="E5PsFg9dL7"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq259"> to engage in bioprinting.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CkCsOkdm3U">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq887"> a replacement body part produced through bioprinting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioprinting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac536666961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioprinting</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊprɪntɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohprinting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq984">the use of 3D printing technology to produce replacement body parts, such as cells, tissue or organs.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioprinter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioproduct
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac872277559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioproduct</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈprɒdʌkt/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'produkt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq97">a product derived from renewable biological resources.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Bioproducts</strong> or bio-based products are energy, chemicals or other materials derived from renewable biological resources. The CSIRO is spearheading various initiatives to develop more bioproducts to assist Australia’s growing population in developing a sustainable relationship with the environment. For instance, in the face of diminishing mineral resources, seed, leaf and algal-based materials are being used to produce plant oils which in the future will provide more efficient and sustainable products for both industrial and nutritional needs. A specific example is the use of genetic engineering of canola crops to contain long-chain Omega 3 – a product normally sourced from wild fish. This research has potential to alleviate pressures on the fishing industry, both economically and biologically.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioprospect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac671489908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioprospect</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈprɒspɛkt/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'prospekt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq171">to engage in bioprospecting.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioprospecting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108980903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioprospecting</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈprɒspɛktɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'prospekting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">the exploration of a region in search of plant or animal species from which medicinal drugs or other commercially viable products can be produced.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059554" href="entry://prospecting%23bigmac000059554"><span class="smallcaps">prospecting</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bioprospector</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioprosthesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac494071173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioprosthesis</span></header><div>/baɪoʊprɒsˈθisəs/ (<em>say</em> buyohpros'theesuhs), /-prəs-/ (<em>say</em> -pruhs-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bioprostheses</strong> /baɪoʊprɒsˈθisiz/ (<em>say</em> buyohpros'theeseez), /-prəs-/ (<em>say</em> -pruhs-))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq022">an artificial body part, especially a heart valve, made partly or completely from animal tissue.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioprosthetic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biopsy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000044132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biopsy</span><z><span target_id="gmKIIQMdwH">n.</span><span target_id="vXBh9gmbc1">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biopsy" src="word_pronunciations/02364.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪɒpsi/ (<em>say</em> 'buyopsee) <em class="label">Medicine</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gmKIIQMdwH">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq187"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biopsies</strong>) the excision and diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vXBh9gmbc1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq913"> (<strong class="bold">biopsied</strong>, <strong class="bold">biopsying</strong>) to perform a biopsy on.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>biopsie</em>, blend of <em>bio-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> and (<em>aut</em>)<em>opsie</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099421" href="entry://autopsy%23bigmac000099421"><span class="smallcaps">autopsy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biopsychosocial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac093760052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biopsychosocial</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊsaɪkoʊˈsoʊʃəl/ (<em>say</em> .buyohsuykoh'sohshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq441">of or relating to biological, psychological and social factors, especially in relation to medical care.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biopunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac714925363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biopunk</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊpʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohpungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">a subgenre of science fiction in which the consequences of biotechnology, especially genetic engineering, are explored, often in a dystopian setting of the near future.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007367" href="entry://biotechnology%23bigmac000007367"><span class="smallcaps">bio(technology)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099359" href="entry://punk%23bigmac000099359"><span class="smallcaps">punk<sup>2</sup></span></a>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000105061" href="entry://cyberpunk%23bigmac000105061"><span class="smallcaps">cyberpunk</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioreactor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioreactor</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊriæktə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohreeaktuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq784">an apparatus used industrially for biochemical reactions, such as fermentation, or for processing biological materials.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biorefinery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac91991940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biorefinery</span></header><div>/baɪoʊrəˈfaɪnəri/ (<em>say</em> buyohruh'fuynuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biorefineries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a refinery which produces products from biomass, as biofuel, chemicals, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062157" href="entry://refinery%23bigmac000062157"><span class="smallcaps">refinery</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioregion
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122310913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioregion</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊridʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohreejuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac531925107" href="entry://ecoregion%23bigmac531925107"><strong>ecoregion</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioregional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioremediation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac844147153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioremediation</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪoʊrəmidiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .buyohruhmeedee'ayshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq39">a process that uses microorganisms, enzymes, fungi, green plants, etc., to decontaminate the environment.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><div class="p0"><strong>Bioremediation</strong> occurs when contaminated industrial sites and waterways are cleaned up by living organisms such as plants, fungi or microorganisms or their enzymes. Some microorganisms can be used to attack specific contaminants as in the use of bacteria to break down chlorinated pesticides, others are stimulated by the supply of nutrients to consume toxins, such as petroleum products, diesel, gasoline, fuel oils, and many pesticides (including DDT).</div><div class="p1">In relation to the treatment of pesticide residue in Australia, the CSIRO cautions that in order for <strong>bioremediation</strong> to be effective, conditions of soil aeration and nutrient levels must suit the microorganisms being used. If conditions are not right, the bacteria will reproduce slowly and the pesticide breakdown rate will be slow.</div><div class="p1">Bioremediation does not have as big a profile in Australia as it does in the US and in Europe.</div></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioretention
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac283220014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioretention</span></header><div>/baɪoʊrəˈtɛnʃən/ (<em>say</em> buyohruh'tenshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">the removal of pollutants from stormwater by means of vegetation, from large trees to surface plants, that slow and filter the run-off, absorbing the pollutants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biorhythm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007356"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biorhythm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biorhythm" src="word_pronunciations/02365.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪoʊrɪðəm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohridhuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> a theory that our wellbeing is affected by three internal cycles, the physiological, emotional, and intellectual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq845"> (<em>plural</em>) the rhythms themselves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq324"> (<em>plural</em>) the cycle of biological processes, as eating, sleeping, etc., that occur in a living organism at specific intervals of time; circadian rhythms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosafety
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac25922328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosafety</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊseɪfti/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohsayftee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">safety in relation to biohazards.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bio-safety</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioscience
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac846309837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioscience</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊˌsaɪəns/ (<em>say</em> 'buyoh.suyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">the science of biology.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioscientist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioscope</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq190"> <em class="label">Chiefly South African</em> cinema.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> an early form of film projector (about 1900).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq226"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a film, especially a newsreel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioscopy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioscopy</span></header><div>/baɪˈɒskəpi/ (<em>say</em> buy'oskuhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bioscopies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a medical examination of a body to determine if the person is alive or dead.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosecure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac813966622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosecure</span></header><div>/baɪoʊsəˈkjuə/ (<em>say</em> buyohsuh'kyoohuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> free from or not exposed to harmful organisms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq179"> protected against the transmission of harmful organisms, including through bioterrorism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosecurity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac226293050"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosecurity</span></header><div>/baɪoʊsəˈkjurəti/ (<em>say</em> buyohsuh'kyoohruhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> security measures against the transmission of disease to the plants or animals of a particular region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> security measures taken against bioterrorism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosensor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosensor</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊsɛnsə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohsensuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">a device consisting of an electronic chip to which is bonded a protein which reacts to a particular substance, such as pH levels, glucose concentration, etc., which can monitor biological processes in living things.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosignature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac086391370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosignature</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊsɪgnətʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohsignuhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> a substance or phenomenon that can provide evidence of past or present life in a place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac316316153" href="entry://biomarker%23bigmac316316153"><strong>biomarker</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosimilar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac885468900"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosimilar</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈsɪmələ/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'simuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">a generic biological product which is highly similar to, and for practical purposes indistinguishable from, a product which already has approval from the relevant regulatory authority.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosolid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac190702280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosolid</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈsɒləd/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'soluhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a solid end product of the wastewater treatment process, used as a fertiliser in agriculture and forestry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosphere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biosphere" src="word_pronunciations/02366.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪəsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq744">the part of the earth where living organisms are to be found.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biostatics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biostatics</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈstætɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'statiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to <em>biodynamics</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biostatic</strong>, <strong>biostatical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biostrome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac803562386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biostrome</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪəstroʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhstrohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">a sheet or bed of rock composed of fossilised remains of sedentary marine life, as shells, corals, etc.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac447141852" href="entry://bioherm%23bigmac447141852"><strong>bioherm</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + Greek <em>stroma</em> bed] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biostromal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosurgery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac995769135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosurgery</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈsɜdʒəri/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'serjuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq27">the branch of medicine which treats infected or necrotic wounds, especially those infected with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, by the use of living creatures, such as larvae, to clean the wound and help new tissue to grow.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biosurgical</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosynthesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosynthesis</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈsɪnθəsəs/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'sinthuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq005">the synthesis of organic compounds by living organisms.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biosynthetic</strong> /ˌbaɪoʊsɪnˈθɛtɪk/ (<em>say</em> .buyohsin'thetik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosynthesise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839735945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosynthesise</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈsɪnθəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'sinthuhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">biosynthesised</strong>, <strong class="bold">biosynthesising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq695">to produce by biosynthesis.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biosynthesize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biosystem
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609424927"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biosystem</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊsɪstəm/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohsistuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq674"> an interactive group of living things forming an interdependent community.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq961"> a lifelike system that includes at least some living elements as the main entities within the system, or that imitates a living system, as in robotics.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biota
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biota</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biota" src="word_pronunciations/02367.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈoʊtə/ (<em>say</em> buy'ohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Biology</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq386"> the total animal and plant life of a habitat or region, or sometimes an epoch, viewed collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> animal or plant organisms.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>biotē</em> life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac903415174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotech</span><z><span target_id="Qx5V8LPFgX">n.</span><span target_id="yG6ePrCLE8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊtɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohtek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Qx5V8LPFgX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq782"> biotechnology.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yG6ePrCLE8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq716"> of or relating to biotechnology.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotechnology
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotechnology</span></header><div>/baɪoʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> buyohtek'noluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biotechnologies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq464"> <em class="label">US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089128" href="entry://ergonomics%23bigmac000089128"><strong>ergonomics</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq651"> any technology which introduces organisms or parts of organisms into industrial processes, agriculture or pharmacology, or into services such as waste recycling.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biotechnological</strong> /ˌbaɪoʊtɛknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .buyohteknuh'lojikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biotechnologically</strong> /ˌbaɪoʊtɛknəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ (<em>say</em> .buyohteknuh'lojiklee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biotechnologist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="backshade">The essential processes of <strong>biotechnology</strong> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007367" href="#mq651">2</a>) are not new. The making of beer, wine, cheese, bread and yoghurt with microbes is thousands of years old. Today, biotechnology encompasses the use of enzymes and bacteria in the treatment of waste, in industrial and food production, and in the treatment of contaminated sites. In medicine, biotechnology produces drugs and vaccines, such as in the use of bacteria and yeast to produce insulin for diabetics. More controversially, it includes transgenic technology where a gene from one animal or plant cell is transferred into the cell of another.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotecture
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610569275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotecture</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊtɛktʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohtekchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq20">architecture that uses living materials in its construction, as a tree house.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003620" href="entry://architecture%23bigmac000003620"><span class="smallcaps">(archi)tecture</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotemperature
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac631068053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotemperature</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊtɛmprətʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohtempruhchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Ecology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">a mean annual temperature which is calculated by regarding all temperatures below 0°C as 0°C because at below freezing point plants are dormant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioterror
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac340680261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioterror</span><z><span target_id="BMhRxGojOF">n.</span><span target_id="nQMAZI4Nrk">adj.</span></z></header><div>/baɪoʊˈtɛrə/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'teruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="BMhRxGojOF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> the deliberate causing of disease by the use of biological agents as a terrorist tactic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq11"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28708474" href="entry://bioterrorism%23bigmac28708474"><strong>bioterrorism</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="nQMAZI4Nrk">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq102"> of or relating to bioterror: <em class="example">a bioterror attack; </em><em class="example">a bioterror disease.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioterrorism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac28708474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioterrorism</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈtɛrərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'teruhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">terrorism involving the use of biological agents such as bacteria, viruses, etc., that affect humans, domestic animals or food crops.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bioterrorist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotherapeutic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac442841338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotherapeutic</span><z><span target_id="vLtK8CMKgL">adj.</span><span target_id="RUCsGfWCIJ">n.</span></z></header><div>/baɪoʊθɛrəˈpjutɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyohtheruh'pyoohtik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vLtK8CMKgL"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq587"> of or relating to a drug or other therapeutic agent made from a substance produced in the body, such as a hormone, antibody, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RUCsGfWCIJ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq170"> such a therapeutic preparation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotherapeutics
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac2114457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotherapeutics</span></header><div>/baɪoʊθɛrəˈpjutɪks/ (<em>say</em> buyohtheruh'pyoohtiks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq10">the study or development of biotherapeutic treatments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biothreat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac542875358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biothreat</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊθrɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohthret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq606">a threat posed by a harmful biological agent, such as a virus, toxin, etc., especially as dispersed by means of a biological weapon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotic</span></header><div>/baɪˈɒtɪk/ (<em>say</em> buy'otik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">relating to life, especially to the animal and plant life of a region or period.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biotical</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>biōtikos</em> of or relating to life]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biotin" src="word_pronunciations/02368.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪətən/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">a crystalline heterocyclic acid, one of the vitamin B complex factors, found in liver, eggs, yeast, and other foods; vitamin H.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Biotin</em>, from Greek <em>biotē</em> life + <em>-in</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036690" href="entry://-in%23bigmac000036690"><span class="smallcaps">-in<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biotite" src="word_pronunciations/02369.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪətaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhtuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">a very common mineral of the mica group, occurring in dark-brown or green or black sheets and scales, an important constituent of igneous rocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after JB <em>Biot</em>, 1774–1862, French physicist. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biotitic</strong> /baɪəˈtɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'titik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotrophic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568903650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotrophic</span></header><div>/baɪəˈtrɒfɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'trofik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">of, relating to, or designating an organism that is parasitic, especially a fungus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007291" href="entry://bio-%23bigmac000007291"><span class="smallcaps">bio-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078255" href="entry://trophic%23bigmac000078255"><span class="smallcaps">trophic</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biotroph</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biotype
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biotype</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biotype" src="word_pronunciations/02370.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪətaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'buyuhtuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">a group of organisms with the same hereditary characteristics; genotype.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>biotypic</strong> /baɪəˈtɪpɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyuh'tipik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biovolume
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac250668309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biovolume</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊvɒljum/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohvolyoohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">the volume occupied by a particular kind of organism, especially an alga, in a specified area.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biowarfare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac281875678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biowarfare</span></header><div>/baɪoʊˈwɔfɛə/ (<em>say</em> buyoh'wawfair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">warfare which makes use of biological weapons.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biowaste
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac056243374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biowaste</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊweɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohwayst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">waste produced from living organisms or organic matter, such as sewage, food scraps, garden matter, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bioweapon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac99442119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bioweapon</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪoʊwɛpən/ (<em>say</em> 'buyohwepuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq23">a weapon which uses a living organism or its toxic by-product to cause the death of humans or the destruction of crops.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac321108499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bip<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bɪp/ (<em>say</em> bip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">a billion instructions per second.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac511266786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bip<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="XdRqcV0kgb">n.</span><span target_id="W7cv4j8LkG">v.i.</span><span target_id="pQatLIIeoK">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/bɪp/ (<em>say</em> bip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XdRqcV0kgb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> a small sharp noise, usually emitted by an electronic device as a signal that its functioning has terminated or reached some significant stage.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">bipping</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="W7cv4j8LkG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq833"> to emit such a noise.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pQatLIIeoK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq595"> to detect (gold nuggets) using an electronic metal detector.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bipping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biparietal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biparietal</span></header><div>/baɪpəˈraɪətl/ (<em>say</em> buypuh'ruyuhtl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">relating to both parietal bones.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biparous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biparous</span></header><div>/ˈbɪpərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bipuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> bringing forth offspring in pairs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Botany</em> bearing two branches or axes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipartisan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipartisan</span></header><div>/baɪˈpatəzən/ (<em>say</em> buy'pahtuhzuhn), /-zæn/ (<em>say</em> -zan) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">representing, supported, or characterised by two parties, especially political parties.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bipartisanship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipartite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipartite</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bipartite" src="word_pronunciations/02373.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈpataɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'pahtuyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq444"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq431"> being in two corresponding parts: <em class="example">a bipartite contract.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq966"> affecting two parties; bilateral.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq478"> <em class="label">Botany</em> divided into two parts nearly to the base, as a leaf.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bipartītus</em>, past participle, divided into two parts] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bipartitely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bipartition</strong> /ˌbaɪpaˈtɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .buypah'tishuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428751808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipe</span></header><div>/baɪp/ (<em>say</em> buyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">a biplane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biped
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biped</span><z><span target_id="h3ZMb7mXKJ">n.</span><span target_id="VBS18KgMd5">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biped" src="word_pronunciations/02374.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪpɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'buyped) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="h3ZMb7mXKJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> a two-footed animal.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VBS18KgMd5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> Also, <strong class="vs">bipedal</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq227"> having two feet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq251"> standing on two feet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bipēs</em> two-footed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipedal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipedal</span></header><div>/baɪˈpidl/ (<em>say</em> buy'peedl), /baɪˈpɛdl/ (<em>say</em> buy'pedl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007377" href="entry://biped%23bigmac000007377"><strong>biped</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007377" href="entry://biped%23mq227">2</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007377" href="entry://biped%23mq251">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipetalous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipetalous</span></header><div>/baɪˈpɛtələs/ (<em>say</em> buy'petuhluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">(of a flower) having two petals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biphenyl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biphenyl</span></header><div>/baɪˈfɛnəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'fenuhl), /-ˈfinəl/ (<em>say</em> -'feenuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">an aromatic hydrocarbon, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>, composed of two phenyl groups, of which the benzidine dyes are derivatives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipinnate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007381"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipinnate</span></header><div>/baɪˈpɪneɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'pinayt), /-ət/ (<em>say</em> -uht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">pinnate, as a leaf, with the divisions also pinnate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biplane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biplane</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biplane" src="word_pronunciations/02375.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪpleɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'buyplayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq935">an aeroplane or glider with two pairs of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BIPOC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac008402432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BIPOC</span><z><span target_id="oiuSyFohyn">n.</span><span target_id="Yp8WWQoeAR">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaɪpɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'buypok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="oiuSyFohyn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq771"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) someone who is black, Indigenous, or a person of colour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Some examples of everyday comments a BIPOC may hear from strangers and friends…</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">elle australia</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2020</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq196"> (<em>construed as plural</em>) people who are black, Indigenous, or are people of colour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The name comes from Missy’s revelation that she and her fellow BIPOC are largely rendered invisible in Australian media.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">fashion journal</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2020</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Yp8WWQoeAR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq138"> of or relating to people who are black, Indigenous, or are people of colour: <em class="example">a BIPOC writer; </em><em class="example">BIPOC activism.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>B</em>(<em>lack,</em>)<em> I</em>(<em>ndigenous,</em>)<em> </em>(<em>and</em>)<em> P</em>(<em>eople</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>f</em>)<em> C</em>(<em>olour</em>); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac008402432" href="#mq771">1</a> construed as <em>B</em>(<em>lack,</em>)<em> I</em>(<em>ndigenous,</em>)<em> P</em>(<em>erson</em>)<em> o</em>(<em>f</em>)<em> C</em>(<em>olour</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipod</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪpɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'buypod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq871">a two-legged support, as for a machine gun.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057619" href="entry://-pod%23bigmac000057619"><span class="smallcaps">-pod</span></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078130" href="entry://tripod%23bigmac000078130"><span class="smallcaps">tripod</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipolar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipolar</span></header><div>/baɪˈpoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> buy'pohluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq864"> having two poles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq614"> relating to or found at both poles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> <em class="label">Electronics</em> (of transistors) employing both electrons and holes as carriers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq392"> of or relating to bipolar disorder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq942"> suffering bipolar disorder: <em class="example">a bipolar child; </em><em class="example">bipolar patients.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bipolarity</strong> /baɪpəˈlærəti/ (<em>say</em> buypuh'laruhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bipropellant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bipropellant</span></header><div>/baɪprəˈpɛlənt/ (<em>say</em> buypruh'peluhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq105">a liquid rocket propellant in the form of two substances, a fuel and an oxidant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biquadrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biquadrate</span></header><div>/baɪˈkwɒdreɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'kwodrayt), /-rət/ (<em>say</em> -ruht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq415">the fourth power.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biquadratic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biquadratic</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪkwɒdˈrætɪk/ (<em>say</em> .buykwod'ratik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq471">involving the fourth, but no higher, power of the unknown or variable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biracial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac610803511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biracial</span></header><div>/baɪˈreɪʃəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'rayshuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq575"> of, relating to, or consisting of two races.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> (of a person) having parents of two different races.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bi-racial</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060924" href="entry://racial%23bigmac000060924"><span class="smallcaps">racial</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birch</span><z><span target_id="EbD7QiUmp2">n.</span><span target_id="bVqWoxfJtQ">adj.</span><span target_id="ZYv57eq2ak">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birch" src="word_pronunciations/02376.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> berch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EbD7QiUmp2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq719"> any tree or shrub of the genus <em>Betula</em>, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq270"> the wood itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq794"> any of various unrelated trees with similar timbers, such as the Norfolk Island bloodwood <em>Baloghia lucida</em>, and the white birch, <em>Schizomeria ovata</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq500"> <em class="label">NZ</em> any species of <em>Nothofagus</em>, beech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq892"> a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used as a whip.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bVqWoxfJtQ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq811"> of or relating to birch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq326"> consisting or made of birch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZYv57eq2ak">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq917"> to beat or punish with a birch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>birche</em>, Old English <em>bierce</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Birch" src="word_pronunciations/02376.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜtʃ/ (<em>say</em> berch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq148"> (<strong>Louis</strong>)<strong> Charles</strong>, 1918–2009, Australian biologist; wrote <em>Nature and God</em> (1965).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq738"> <strong>John</strong> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091354" href="entry://John%20Birch%20Society%23bigmac000091354"><strong>John Birch Society</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq212"> <strong>Ric</strong>, born 1945, Australian entertainment producer; director of ceremonies for the 2000 Olympic Games held in Sydney.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birchite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birchite</span></header><div>/ˈbɜtʃaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'berchuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a member or follower of the John Birch Society and its principles.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bircher</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Birchism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdcage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdcage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birdcage" src="word_pronunciations/02380.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜdkeɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'berdkayj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq701"> a wicker or wire cage for birds in captivity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> an enclosure on a racecourse where horses are paraded before a race and to which they return after it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq309"> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> a used-car dealer’s display yard, enclosed by a wire fence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq289"> a type of glass playing marble which has an internal pattern of lines resembling a birdcage around a bubble in the centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007399"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birder</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdə/ (<em>say</em> 'berduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq251"> a birdwatcher (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007423" href="entry://birdwatcher%23mq545">1</a>) or ornithologist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq677"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048933" href="entry://muttonbirder%23bigmac000048933"><strong>muttonbirder</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdie</span><z><span target_id="MpgKEc2kMd">n.</span><span target_id="FlZ5ZwhIA8">v.i.</span><span target_id="hW0AZHnCfp">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birdie" src="word_pronunciations/02381.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜdi/ (<em>say</em> 'berdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MpgKEc2kMd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bird; small bird.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Golf</em> a score of one stroke under par on a hole.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">birdied</strong>, <strong class="bold">birdieing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Golf</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FlZ5ZwhIA8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq273"> to score a birdie: <em class="example">she birdied on the ninth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hW0AZHnCfp">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq506"> to score a birdie on (a hole): <em class="example">she birdied the ninth.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birdie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac980289587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birdie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Birdie" src="word_pronunciations/02381.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜdi/ (<em>say</em> 'berdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq798">a nickname sometimes used for William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007424" href="entry://Birdwood%23bigmac000007424"><strong>Birdwood</strong></a>, the commander of the Anzacs at Gallipoli.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac212656943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birding</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'berding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq629"> the catching of birds, especially mutton birds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq720"> the activity of a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007423" href="entry://birdwatcher%23bigmac000007423">birdwatcher</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007423" href="entry://birdwatcher%23mq545">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdlife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac697945828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdlife</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdlaɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'berdluyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">all the birds in a given area living in their natural habitat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdlime
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdlime</span><z><span target_id="2kasl46078">n.</span><span target_id="2sSLb72akF">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɜdlaɪm/ (<em>say</em> 'berdluym) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2kasl46078"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> a sticky material, prepared from holly, mistletoe or other plants and smeared on twigs to catch small birds which light on it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2sSLb72akF">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq486"> (<strong class="bold">birdlimed</strong>, <strong class="bold">birdliming</strong>) to smear or catch with or as with birdlime.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac882933811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdman</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'berdman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">birdmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq41"> a man whose hobby or work involves birds, as an ornithologist, a bird lover, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq537"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> an aviator.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdnesting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac061178002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdnesting</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdnɛstɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'berdnesting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">an arrangement by which divorced or separated parents continue to care for their children in the family home, each parent taking it in turn to live with the children for an agreed period of time.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bird’s nest parenting</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the notion that the parents are like birds taking it in turn to sit on the nest]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac263882623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdo</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'berdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq251">an enthusiastic birdwatcher (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007423" href="entry://birdwatcher%23mq545">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdscape
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac826394342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdscape</span><z><span target_id="ptKecmJzNj">v.t.</span><span target_id="EYzmYdNTm9">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɜdskeɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'berdskayp) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ptKecmJzNj"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> (<strong class="bold">birdscaped</strong>, <strong class="bold">birdscaping</strong>) to design (a garden, park, etc.) employing local native plants so as to attract a variety of birds, particularly those for whom it would originally have been a native habitat.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EYzmYdNTm9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq907"> an environment designed to attract a variety of birds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089669" href="entry://bird%23bigmac000089669"><span class="smallcaps">bird<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041264" href="entry://landscape%23bigmac000041264"><span class="smallcaps">(land)scape</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>birdscaping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>birdscaper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biromantic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac075083472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biromantic</span><z><span target_id="YicVDWa7Hc">n.</span><span target_id="miDqjJ0ps3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/baɪrəˈmæntɪk/ (<em>say</em> buyruh'mantik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YicVDWa7Hc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq956"> a person who experiences romantic desire for people of two genders, especially male and female.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="miDqjJ0ps3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq188"> of or relating to such a person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac009215549" href="entry://aromantic%23bigmac009215549"><span class="smallcaps">a)romantic</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac412083934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birr</span></header><div>/bɜ/ (<em>say</em> ber) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq656">the principal monetary unit of Ethiopia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac232317175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birria</span></header><div>/ˈbɪriə/ (<em>say</em> 'bireeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">a Mexican dish traditionally made from stewed goat or beef, seasoned with chilli and other herbs and spices.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Mexican Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birria
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540215067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birria</span><z><span target_id="jXpaFnWZR2">n.</span><span target_id="wjgYR1IH3Y">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪriə/ (<em>say</em> 'bireeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jXpaFnWZR2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq508"> an Australian Aboriginal people of an area of south-western Qld, around Cooper Creek.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq125"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="wjgYR1IH3Y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq593"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birth</span><z><span target_id="imt9j6bKKK">n.</span><span target_id="If1PzzoCh1">v.i.</span><span target_id="PYLfDNnbCq">v.t.</span><span target_id="9KBQc0TJSS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birth" src="word_pronunciations/02393.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜθ/ (<em>say</em> berth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="imt9j6bKKK"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> the act of bringing forth young; parturition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq123"> the fact of being born: <em class="example">the day of his birth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq634"> lineage; extraction; descent: <em class="example">of Grecian birth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq855"> supposedly natural heritage: <em class="example">a musician by birth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq429"> that which is born.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq170"> any coming into existence; origin: <em class="example">the birth of Protestantism.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="If1PzzoCh1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq766"> to give birth.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PYLfDNnbCq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq367"> to give birth to (a baby).</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9KBQc0TJSS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq573"> <strong class="phr">give birth</strong>, to bring forth young.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq577"> <strong class="phr">give birth to</strong>, to produce (an offspring).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq245"> <strong class="phr">high birth</strong>, high or noble lineage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq88"> <strong class="phr">low birth</strong>, humble parentage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>byrth</em>(<em>e</em>) from probably Old Norse <em>byrð</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthdate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac929023951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthdate</span></header><div>/ˈbɜθdeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'berthdayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">the date on which one was born.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthday
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthday</span><z><span target_id="fkyn56McAC">n.</span><span target_id="oy1svMW2EF">adj.</span><span target_id="pg6IL4Xx84">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birthday" src="word_pronunciations/02388.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜθdeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'berthday) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fkyn56McAC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> the day of a person’s birth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq597"> the time of origin or beginning of a thing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq608"> the anniversary of someone’s birth or of the origin of something.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oy1svMW2EF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq705"> given on, held on, or connected with a birthday.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="pg6IL4Xx84">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq805"> <strong class="phr">birthday boy </strong>(or <strong class="phr">girl</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a child or adult in honour of whose birthday a festivity is being held.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463076111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthing</span><z><span target_id="t0a01hkoUt">n.</span><span target_id="QbqjNlM4zz">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɜθɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'berthing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t0a01hkoUt"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> the process of giving birth.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QbqjNlM4zz">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq143"> of or relating to this process: <em class="example">a birthing chair; </em><em class="example">a birthing pool.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthmark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007444"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthmark</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birthmark" src="word_pronunciations/02389.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜθmak/ (<em>say</em> 'berthmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">a congenital mark on the body.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthplace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthplace</span></header><div>/ˈbɜθpleɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'berthplays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">the place of birth or origin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthrate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birthrate" src="word_pronunciations/02390.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜθreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'berthrayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq836">the proportion of the number of births in a place in a given time to the total population.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthright</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birthright" src="word_pronunciations/02391.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜθraɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'berthruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">any right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthstain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac999247700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthstain</span></header><div>/ˈbɜθsteɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'berthstayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">a stigma associated with one’s ancestry, as, historically, that deriving from being born of convict parents.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthstone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birthstone" src="word_pronunciations/02392.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜθstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'berthstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">a precious stone associated with a person’s month of birth and worn as a lucky charm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birthwort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007449"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birthwort</span></header><div>/ˈbɜθwɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'berthwert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> a plant, <em>Aristolochia clematitis</em>, a native of Europe, said to ease childbirth.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq006"> any of certain other species of the genus <em>Aristolochia</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birtles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birtles</span></header><div>/ˈbɜtlz/ (<em>say</em> 'bertlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> <strong>Bert</strong> (<em>Herbert Victor Birtles</em>), 1900–94, Australian journalist and poet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq927"> <strong>Dora Eileen</strong>, 1903–92, husband of Bert, Australian writer; works include <em>North-West by North</em> (1935).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq195"> <strong>Francis Edwin</strong>, 1881–1941, Australian long-distance cyclist and motorist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birtwistle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birtwistle</span></header><div>/ˈbɜtwɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bertwisuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Harrison</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">1934–2022, English composer; works include the opera <em>Punch and Judy</em> (1968).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biryani
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac324534240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biryani</span></header><div>/bɪrəˈjani/ (<em>say</em> biruh'yahnee), /bɪərˈjani/ (<em>say</em> bearr'yahnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">(in Indian cookery) a dish of seasoned rice with meat, fish or vegetables.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">biriyani</strong>. <div class="etym">[Hindi <em>biryānī</em>, from Persian <em>biryān</em> + Hindi <em>-ī</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac660823035" href="entry://-i%23bigmac660823035"><span class="smallcaps">-i</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007452"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bis" src="word_pronunciations/02405.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪs/ (<em>say</em> bis) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq140"> twice.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> a second time (used, especially in music, to direct a repetition).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BIS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582986405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BIS</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq96">Bank for International Settlements.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdseed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdseed</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdsid/ (<em>say</em> 'berdseed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">small seed, especially that used as food for birds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdsong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000020752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdsong</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdsɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'berdsong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">the tuneful sound made by a bird or birds.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birdsville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birdsville</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdzvɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'berdzvil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq126">a cattle-droving and tourist centre in south-western Qld, at the northern end of the Birdsville Track.</span></div> <div class="backshade">First known as Diamantina Crossing, the settlement of <strong>Birdsville</strong> began in 1882 when a stockmen’s store was established at the convergence of major stock-routes on land traditionally inhabited by the Yarluyandi people. During the 1890s it developed as a frontier town with a few stores and three hotels, serving as a customs post on the Birdsville Track stock-route to SA. After Federation, the customs post was no longer needed and the town declined. In 1923, one of its hotels was converted into a hospital by the Australian Inland Mission. The only hotel still operating is the Birdsville Hotel (built 1885), which serves the several thousand people who gather for the annual Birdsville Races, first held in 1882. </div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birdum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birdum</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdəm/ (<em>say</em> 'berduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">a town in northern central NT, south-east of Katherine; the original southern terminus of the railway from Darwin.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birdwatcher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birdwatcher</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdwɒtʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'berdwochuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> Also, <strong class="vs">birder</strong>. someone who makes a hobby of observing and identifying birds in their natural habitats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq339"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) someone who displays a keen interest in looking at beautiful young women.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>birdwatching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birdwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birdwood</span></header><div>/ˈbɜdwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'berdwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Riddell</strong> (<em>Baron of Anzac and Totnes</em>, ‘<em>Birdie</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq629">1865–1951, British soldier; officer commanding the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Informal portrait of General William Birdwood in his office at Anzac Headquarters, Somme region, France, March 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Birdwood_E00539.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;General William Birdwood taking the salute at a review of Australian troops at Ribemont, Somme region, France, in May 1917, after they had broken through the Hindenburg Line. Birdwood, wearing a slouch hat, is saluting beneath a fluttering Union Jack flag.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Birdwood_E00448.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;General William Birdwood conversing with Anzac pilots inside the hangar at the aerodrome at Minchinhampton, England, in March 1919. General Birdwood is first on the left, facing camera.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Birdwood_D00427.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">Born in India, educated at Sandhurst and commissioned in the British Army, <strong>William Birdwood</strong> served with the Indian Army and was promoted to major general in 1911. In November 1914 he was appointed to command the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. With Major General William Bridges and Colonel Brudenell White, Birdwood planned the pre-dawn landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Remaining with the corps until their evacuation from Gallipoli eight months later, Birdwood, now with the rank of lieutenant general, was an effective and popular leader, winning the affection of the troops by touring the trenches and swimming with them in Anzac Cove. It was he who requested that the position held by the Australians and New Zealanders be known as Anzac and the landing place, as Anzac Cove. Birdwood went on to command the I ANZAC corps on the Western Front (1916–18) and ended the war as commander of the British 5th Army, which in 1918 efficiently followed up the retreating Germans. After touring Australia and NZ in 1920, he commanded the Indian Army until his retirement in 1930. The title ‘Baron of Anzac and Totnes’ was created for him in 1938, ‘Anzac’ being a reference to his command of the Anzac troops and Totnes being his home town in Devon.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birefringence
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007426"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birefringence</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birefringence" src="word_pronunciations/02383.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪrəˈfrɪndʒəns/ (<em>say</em> buyruh'frinjuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">double refraction of light, as exhibited by crystalline minerals especially calcite.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000062218" href="entry://refringence%23bigmac000062218"><span class="smallcaps">refringence</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>birefringent</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bireme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bireme</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪrim/ (<em>say</em> 'buyreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>birēmis</em>, literally, two-oared]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birendra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birendra</span></header><div>/bəˈrɛndrə/ (<em>say</em> buh'rendruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq586">1945–2001, king of Nepal 1972–2001.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biretta
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biretta</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biretta" src="word_pronunciations/02384.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈrɛtə/ (<em>say</em> buh'retuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">a stiff, square cap with three (or four) upright projecting pieces extending from the centre of the top to the edge; worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>berretta</em>, from Latin <em>birrus</em> cap]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biripi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300552822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biripi</span><z><span target_id="VyiFv8pDix">n.</span><span target_id="aSoyYB5DFu">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪrəpi/ (<em>say</em> 'biruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VyiFv8pDix"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq796"> an Australian Aboriginal people of a coastal area around the Hastings and Manning rivers, NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq279"> the language of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aSoyYB5DFu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq371"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birk" src="word_pronunciations/02196.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜk/ (<em>say</em> berk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq039">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006801" href="entry://berk%23bigmac000006801"><strong>berk</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birkenhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007431"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birkenhead<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜkənhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'berkuhnhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frederick Edwin Smith</strong>, <strong>1st Earl of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq365">1872–1930, British lawyer, Conservative politician, and writer.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birkenhead<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɜkənhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'berkuhnhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a port in western England, on the Mersey opposite Liverpool.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birkett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birkett</span></header><div>/ˈbɜkət/ (<em>say</em> 'berkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Norman</strong>, <strong>1st Baron</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">1883–1962, English lawyer and politician.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birl</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birl" src="word_pronunciations/03317.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜl/ (<em>say</em> berl) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq743">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103869" href="entry://burl%23bigmac000103869"><strong>burl<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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birley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">birley</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of birley" src="word_pronunciations/02197.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜli/ (<em>say</em> 'berlee) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010096" href="entry://burley%23bigmac000010096"><strong>burley</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birmingham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birmingham</span></header><div>/ˈbɜmɪŋəm/ (<em>say</em> 'berminguhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">a city in central England, in Birmingham unitary district, in West Midlands, a county in central England; industrial centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Birnie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Birnie</span></header><div>/ˈbɜni/ (<em>say</em> 'bernee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Tessa Daphne</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">1934–2008, Australian pianist, born in NZ.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biro</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biro" src="word_pronunciations/02385.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'buyroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">a ballpoint pen.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; named after László <em>Bíró</em>, 1900–85, Hungarian inventor of the ballpoint pen]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bisayan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac546701395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bisayan</span></header><div>/bɪˈsajən/ (<em>say</em> bi'sahyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091619" href="entry://Visayan%23bigmac000091619"><strong>Visayan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bisayas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bisayas</span></header><div>/biˈsajas/ (<em>say</em> bee'sahyahs) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083009" href="entry://Visayan%20Islands%23bigmac000083009"><strong>Visayan Islands</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biscay
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biscay</span></header><div>/ˈbɪskeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'biskay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq625">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac253507440" href="entry://Bay%20of%20Biscay%23bigmac253507440"><strong>Bay of Biscay</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bischoff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096203"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bischoff</span></header><div>/ˈbɪʃɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'bishof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">a mountain in north-western Tasmania, south-west of Burnie; noted for tin mines. 792 m.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after James <em>Bischoff</em>, chairman of the Van Diemen’s Land Company]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biscotti
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64531244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biscotti</span></header><div>/bɪsˈkɒti/ (<em>say</em> bis'kotee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq647">Italian biscuits, often flavoured with aniseed, hazelnuts or almonds.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian <em>biscotti</em>, plural of <em>biscotto</em> biscuit, literally ‘twice cooked’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biscuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biscuit</span><z><span target_id="kdoQLGNpG3">n.</span><span target_id="mbcGpvx0qv">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biscuit" src="word_pronunciations/02394.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪskət/ (<em>say</em> 'biskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kdoQLGNpG3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq058"> a stiff, sweet mixture of flour, liquid, shortening and other ingredients, shaped into small pieces before baking or sliced after baking.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq187"> a savoury, unleavened similar mixture, rolled, sliced and baked crisp.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq797"> a pale brown colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq306"> pottery after the first baking and before glazing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq819"> a layer of hay, a number of which make up a bale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq934"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066391" href="entry://sea%20biscuit%23bigmac000066391"><strong>sea biscuit</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066391" href="entry://sea%20biscuit%23mq993">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="mbcGpvx0qv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq531"> pale brown.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>besquite</em>, from Old French <em>bescuit</em>, from <em>bes</em> (from Latin <em>bis</em>) twice + <em>cuit</em>, past participle of <em>cuire</em> cook (from Latin <em>coquere</em>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>biscuity</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087940"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bise</span></header><div>/biz/ (<em>say</em> beez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq002">a keen, dry, north wind in Switzerland, southern France, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisect
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisect</span><z><span target_id="GGUAnfnsSl">v.t.</span><span target_id="8kpxL1o4Rk">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bisect" src="word_pronunciations/02395.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈsɛkt/ (<em>say</em> buy'sekt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GGUAnfnsSl"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> to cut or divide into two parts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq435"> <em class="label">Geometry</em> to cut or divide into two equal parts.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8kpxL1o4Rk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq031"> to split into two, as a road; fork.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bisection</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bisectional</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bisectionally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisector
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisector</span></header><div>/baɪˈsɛktə/ (<em>say</em> buy'sektuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Geometry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a line or plane bisecting an angle or line segment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biserrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biserrate</span></header><div>/baɪˈsɛreɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'serayt), /-rət/ (<em>say</em> -ruht) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq584">(of a leaf) doubly serrate; notched like a saw, with the teeth also notched.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biserrula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac946498454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biserrula</span></header><div>/baɪsəˈrulə/ (<em>say</em> buysuh'roohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac115616392" href="entry://Casbah%20biserrula%23bigmac115616392"><strong>Casbah biserrula</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisexual
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisexual</span><z><span target_id="ytCnPTvESC">adj.</span><span target_id="Gc4vrsWDTU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bisexual" src="word_pronunciations/02396.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈsɛkʃuəl/ (<em>say</em> buy'sekshoohuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ytCnPTvESC"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> of both male and female sexes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq160"> combining male and female organs in one individual; hermaphroditic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq264"> exhibiting or relating to bisexuality.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Gc4vrsWDTU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq930"> a person, animal or plant with the reproductive organs of both sexes; hermaphrodite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq648"> a person sexually attracted to people of two particular genders, especially male and female.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bisexualism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bisexually</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisexuality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisexuality</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti/ (<em>say</em> .buysekshooh'aluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">attraction to people of two particular genders as sexual partners, especially male and female.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bishkek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094933"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bishkek</span></header><div>/bɪʃˈkɛk/ (<em>say</em> bish'kek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, in the northern part.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Pishpek</strong>, <strong class="vs">Frunze</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Biškek</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bishop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bishop</span><z><span target_id="4v9cRkAvAu">n.</span><span target_id="aH0RsCezxx">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bishop" src="word_pronunciations/02398.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪʃəp/ (<em>say</em> 'bishuhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4v9cRkAvAu"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> a member of the clergy consecrated for the spiritual direction of a diocese, being in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Greek, and certain other churches a member of the highest order in the ministry. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23bigmac000102180"><strong>order</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102180" href="entry://order%23mq727">16</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq559"> a spiritual overseer in the early Christian church, either of a local church or of a number of churches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq072"> <em class="label">Chess</em> a piece which moves obliquely on squares of the same colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq838"> any of various African birds of the genus <em>Euplectes</em>, such as the <strong>red bishop</strong>, <em>E. orix</em>, a common aviary bird.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq678"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a hot drink made from port wine, oranges, cloves, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="aH0RsCezxx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq336"> <strong class="phr">bury the bishop</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bisc</em>(<em>e</em>)<em>op</em>, from Vulgar Latin (<em>e</em>)<em>biscopus</em>, variant of Latin <em>episcopus</em>, from Greek <em>episkopos</em> overseer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bishop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099171"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bishop</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bishop" src="word_pronunciations/02398.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪʃəp/ (<em>say</em> 'bishuhp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> <strong>John</strong>, 1903–64, Australian musician; professor of music at Adelaide University 1948–64; an originator of the Adelaide Festival of Arts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq390"> <strong>Peter Orlebar</strong>, 1917–2012, Australian physiologist and neurologist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bishopric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bishopric</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bishopric" src="word_pronunciations/02397.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪʃəprɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bishuhprik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq394">the see, diocese, or office of a bishop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bisshoprike</em>, Old English <em>bisceoprīce</em>, from <em>bisceop</em> bishop + <em>rīce</em> dominion]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bisk" src="word_pronunciations/02401.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪsk/ (<em>say</em> bisk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007476" href="entry://bisque%23bigmac000007476"><strong>bisque<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biškek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biškek</span></header><div>/bɪʃˈkɛk/ (<em>say</em> bish'kek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq023">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094933" href="entry://Bishkek%23bigmac000094933"><strong>Bishkek</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bislama
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bislama</span></header><div>/bisləˈma/ (<em>say</em> beesluh'mah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">the dialect of Neo-Melanesian spoken in Vanuatu; Beach-la-mar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006190" href="entry://Beach-la-mar%23bigmac000006190"><span class="smallcaps">Beach-la-mar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bismillah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bismillah</span></header><div>/bɪzˈmɪlə/ (<em>say</em> biz'miluh), /bɪs-/ (<em>say</em> bis-) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">in the name of Allah.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bismuth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bismuth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bismuth" src="word_pronunciations/02399.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪzməθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bizmuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">a brittle, metallic element, having compounds used in medicine.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Bi; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 208.98; <em>atomic number</em>: 83; <em>density</em>: 9.8 at 20°C. <div class="etym">[German, variant of <em>Wismut</em>; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bismuthal</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bismuthic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bismuthic</span></header><div>/bɪzˈmjuθɪk/ (<em>say</em> biz'myoohthik), /-ˈmʌθɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'muthik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq727">of or containing bismuth, especially in the pentavalent state.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bismuthinite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bismuthinite</span></header><div>/bɪzˈmʌθənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> biz'muthuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">a mineral, bismuth sulphide, Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>, occurring in lead-coloured masses; an ore of bismuth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bismuthous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bismuthous</span></header><div>/ˈbɪzməθəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bizmuhthuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">containing trivalent bismuth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisphosphonate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac611396918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisphosphonate</span></header><div>/bɪsˈfɒsfəneɪt/ (<em>say</em> bis'fosfuhnayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">any of a class of drugs which inhibit the resorption of bone, used to treat osteoporosis and other bone fragility disorders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisque<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bisque" src="word_pronunciations/02401.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪsk/ (<em>say</em> bisk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> any smooth, creamy soup.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq812"> a thick soup made of shellfish or game stewed long and slowly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bisk</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisque<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bisque" src="word_pronunciations/02402.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪsk/ (<em>say</em> bisk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a point, extra turn, or the like, allowed to a player as odds in tennis and other games.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisque<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bisque" src="word_pronunciations/02403.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪsk/ (<em>say</em> bisk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq862"> pottery which has been baked but not glazed; biscuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq659"> a variety of white unglazed porcelain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [17th-century French abbreviation. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087497" href="entry://biscuit%23bigmac000087497"><span class="smallcaps">biscuit</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087497" href="entry://biscuit%23mq306">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bissau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac696939488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bissau</span></header><div>/biˈsaʊ/ (<em>say</em> bee'sow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">a seaport in and capital of Guinea-Bissau.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bissao</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bissextile
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bissextile</span><z><span target_id="4itWuVDIAq">adj.</span><span target_id="aGW1e73l4A">n.</span></z></header><div>/bɪˈsɛkstaɪl/ (<em>say</em> bi'sekstuyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4itWuVDIAq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq692"> containing or denoting the extra day of leap year.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aGW1e73l4A">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq643"> a leap year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>bissextīlis </em>(<em>annus</em>) leap year]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bistoury
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bistoury</span></header><div>/ˈbɪstəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bistuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bistouries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">a small, narrow surgical knife.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bistouri</em>, Middle French <em>bistorin</em>, from Upper Italian <em>bistorino</em>, from Italian <em>pistorino</em> relating to <em>Pistoia</em>, a city in N Italy, famed for its cutlery]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bistre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bistre</span></header><div>/ˈbɪstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bistuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq084"> a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, used in pen and wash drawings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq369"> a dark brown colour.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">bister</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>bistre</em>; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bistro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095551"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bistro</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bistro" src="word_pronunciations/02404.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪstroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bistroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bistros</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> a wine bar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq758"> a small casual restaurant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bistro</em>(<em>t</em>), 19th-century Parisian slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisulphate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisulphate</span></header><div>/baɪˈsʌlfeɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'sulfayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">an acidic salt of sulphuric acid, containing the group –HSO<sub>4</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bisulfate</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisulphide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisulphide</span></header><div>/baɪˈsʌlfaɪd/ (<em>say</em> buy'sulfuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021073" href="entry://disulphide%23bigmac000021073"><strong>disulphide</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bisulfide</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitonality
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitonality</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪtoʊˈnæləti/ (<em>say</em> .buytoh'naluhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">the use in a musical composition, etc., of two keys simultaneously.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitser</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bitser" src="word_pronunciations/02416.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtsə/ (<em>say</em> 'bitsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq908">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088543" href="entry://bitzer%23bigmac000088543"><strong>bitzer</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitstock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007499"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitstock</span></header><div>/ˈbɪtstɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bitstok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Machinery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101999" href="entry://brace%23bigmac000101999"><strong>brace</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101999" href="entry://brace%23mq936">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007500"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitt</span><z><span target_id="ydG57y7JdM">n.</span><span target_id="FA9IePTf1t">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bitt" src="word_pronunciations/02417.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪt/ (<em>say</em> bit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ydG57y7JdM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> a strong post of wood or iron projecting (usually in pairs) above the deck of a ship, and used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FA9IePTf1t">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq680"> to put (a cable, etc.) round the bitts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093640" href="entry://bit%23bigmac000093640"><span class="smallcaps">bit<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007501"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitten</span><z><span target_id="uGUTq5qWzo">v.</span><span target_id="cB3OJZ00ew">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪtn/ (<em>say</em> 'bitn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="uGUTq5qWzo"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq505"> a past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101254" href="entry://bite%23bigmac000101254"><strong>bite</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cB3OJZ00ew">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq644"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> tricked; cheated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitter</span><z><span target_id="ICAuxLz75C">adj.</span><span target_id="WkvukEi4Pf">n.</span><span target_id="pSvqIDNNif">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bitter" src="word_pronunciations/02414.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bituh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ICAuxLz75C"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq166"> having a harsh, disagreeable taste, like that of quinine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> hard to bear; grievous; distressful: <em class="example">a bitter sorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq171"> causing pain; piercing; stinging: <em class="example">bitter cold.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq369"> characterised by intense animosity: <em class="example">bitter hatred.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq734"> harsh; sarcastic; cutting: <em class="example">bitter words.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WkvukEi4Pf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq882"> that which is bitter; bitterness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> a lager or ale type of beer brewed with additional hops for extra bitterness.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pSvqIDNNif">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq229"> to make bitter.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>biter</em>; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101254" href="entry://bite%23bigmac000101254"><span class="smallcaps">bite</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bitterish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bitterly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bitterness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bittercress
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007504"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bittercress</span></header><div>/ˈbɪtəkrɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'bituhkres) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> any herb of the genus <em>Cardamine</em>, cosmopolitan but concentrated in cool and temperate regions, as the hairy bittercress, <em>C. hirsuta</em>, probably originally of Europe, now widespread as a weed, and <em>C. tenuifolia</em>, a perennial herb of NSW, SA, Tasmania and Victoria.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq503"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000074056" href="entry://swinecress%23bigmac000074056"><strong>swinecress</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bittern
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bittern<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bittern" src="word_pronunciations/02411.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtən/ (<em>say</em> 'bituhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq542">any of several small or medium-sized wading birds of the tribe Botaurini, family Ardeidae, closely related to herons and egrets, as the <strong>little bittern</strong>, <em>Ixobrychus minutus</em>, widely distributed across Eurasia and Africa; an annual migrant to southern Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bitter</em>, <em>botor</em>, from Old French <em>butor</em>; origin uncertain. Compare Latin <em>būtio</em> bittern]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bittern<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bittern" src="word_pronunciations/02411.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtən/ (<em>say</em> 'bituhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">a bitter, oily liquid remaining as a by-product of salt-making after the salt has crystallised out of sea water or brine, used as a source of bromine, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect variant of <em>bittering</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099885" href="entry://bitter%23bigmac000099885"><span class="smallcaps">bitter</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitters
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000038987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitters</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bitters" src="word_pronunciations/02413.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtəz/ (<em>say</em> 'bituhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> a spirituous or other drink in which bitter herbs or roots are steeped.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq026"> a liquid, usually alcoholic, impregnated with a bitter medicine, as gentian, quassia, etc., used as a stomachic, tonic, or the like.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq726"> bitter medicinal substances in general, as quinine, gentian, etc.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bittersweet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bittersweet</span><z><span target_id="IC5CVlf1kS">n.</span><span target_id="cnvlJrYI7M">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IC5CVlf1kS"><em class="pos">noun</em> /ˈbɪtəswit/ (<em>say</em> 'bituhsweet) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq839"> the woody nightshade, <em>Solanum dulcamara</em>, a climbing or trailing solanaceous plant with scarlet berries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq840"> any climbing plant of the genus <em>Celastrus</em>, with orange capsules opening to expose red-coated seeds, especially <em>Celastrus scandens</em>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cnvlJrYI7M">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bittersweet" src="word_pronunciations/02412.mp3"></audio></span>/bɪtəˈswit/ (<em>say</em> bituh'sweet) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq647"> both bitter and sweet to the taste.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq816"> at once causing happiness and causing distress: <em class="example">a bittersweet romance.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitterwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitterwood</span></header><div>/ˈbɪtəwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bituhwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq696"> any tree of the tropical genus <em>Picrasma</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq605"> the bitter wood of this tree, from which a substitute for quassia is prepared.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitty</span></header><div>/ˈbɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'bitee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> scrappy; disjointed; not unified.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq316"> (of a liquid) containing bits of skin, sediment, etc.: <em class="example">bitty milk; </em><em class="example">bitty paint.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitumen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104859"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitumen</span><z><span target_id="MP9SSOLGmb">n.</span><span target_id="sr3t3kYIcX">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bitumen" src="word_pronunciations/02415.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtʃəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bichuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="MP9SSOLGmb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, etc., consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, and used in surfacing roads, roofing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq532"> <strong>the bitumen</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq447"> a tarred or sealed road.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq649"> any bituminised area.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq166"> a brown tar or asphalt-like substance used in painting.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="sr3t3kYIcX">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq104"> <strong class="phr">hit the bitumen</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to set out on a journey by car, motorcycle, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bithumen</em> mineral pitch, from Latin <em>bitumen</em>; ? of Celtic origin; compare Middle Irish <em>bethe</em> box (tree), Welsh <em>bedw</em> birch, a source of tar] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bituminoid</strong> /bəˈtʃumənɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> buh'choohmuhnoyd), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bitumen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac166258090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bitumen</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bitumen" src="word_pronunciations/02415.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtʃəmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bichuhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq292">the Stuart Highway between Alice Springs and Darwin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [specific use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104859" href="entry://bitumen%23bigmac000104859"><span class="smallcaps">bitumen</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104859" href="entry://bitumen%23mq447">2a</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitumenise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac518491473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitumenise</span></header><div>/bəˈtʃumənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> buh'choohmuhnuyz), /ˈbɪtʃə-/ (<em>say</em> 'bichuh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bitumenised</strong>, <strong class="bold">bitumenising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq32">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007513" href="entry://bituminise%23bigmac000007513"><strong>bituminise</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bitumenize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bitumenisation</strong> /bəˌtʃumənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> buh.choohmuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bituminise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bituminise</span></header><div>/bəˈtʃumənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> buh'choohmuhnuyz), /ˈbɪtʃə-/ (<em>say</em> 'bichuh-) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bituminised</strong>, <strong class="bold">bituminising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">to treat with bitumen, especially of road surfacing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bitumenise</strong>, <strong class="vs">bituminize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bituminisation</strong> /bəˌtʃumənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> buh.choohmuhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bituminous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bituminous</span></header><div>/bəˈtjumənəs/ (<em>say</em> buh'tyoohmuhnuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">of, like, or containing bitumen: <em class="example">bituminous shale.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitzer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitzer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bitzer" src="word_pronunciations/02416.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪtsə/ (<em>say</em> 'bitsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> a mongrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq040"> any contrivance the parts of which come from miscellaneous sources, as a bike, billycart, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq924"> an animal or person of mixed stock: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>However, it soon grew into a monstrous mastiff, a bitzer showing unmistakable traces of Siberian wolf-hound, not to mention Alaskan malamute.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bitser</strong>. <div class="etym">[informal pronunciation of <em>bits of</em>, as in <em>bits of this and bits of that</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biuret
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biuret</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪjurɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'buyyoohret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">an organic compound, NH<sub>2</sub>CONHCONH<sub>2</sub>, formed by heating urea. In strongly alkaline solution, it gives a violet colour when copper sulphate is added (the <strong>biuret reaction</strong>), and is therefore used as a test for protein.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German <em>Biuret</em>; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000081701" href="entry://-uret%23bigmac000081701"><span class="smallcaps">-uret</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisulphite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisulphite</span></header><div>/baɪˈsʌlfaɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'sulfuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq161">an acidic salt of sulphurous acid, containing the group –HSO<sub>3</sub>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bisulfite</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bisutun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bisutun</span></header><div>/bisʊˈtun/ (<em>say</em> beesoo'toohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006518" href="entry://Behistun%23bigmac000006518"><strong>Behistun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bisymmetrical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bisymmetrical</span></header><div>/ˌbaɪsəˈmɛtrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> .buysuh'metrikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Botany</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">having two planes of symmetry at right angles to each other.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bisymmetric</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bisymmetrically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bisymmetry</strong> /baɪˈsɪmətri/ (<em>say</em> buy'simuhtree), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitartrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitartrate</span></header><div>/baɪˈtatreɪt/ (<em>say</em> buy'tahtrayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq745">a tartrate in which only one of the acid hydrogens of tartaric acid is replaced by a metal or other cation; an acid tartrate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitchin'
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140504624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitchin’</span></header><div>/ˈbɪtʃən/ (<em>say</em> 'bichuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">excellent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bitchin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitchy</span></header><div>/ˈbɪtʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'bichee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">malicious; disagreeable.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitcoin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac889846518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitcoin</span></header><div>/ˈbɪtkɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bitkoyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a unit of digital currency in the Bitcoin online payment system, introduced in 2009.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007488" href="entry://bit%23bigmac000007488"><span class="smallcaps">bit<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093953" href="entry://coin%23bigmac000093953"><span class="smallcaps">coin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biter</span><z><span target_id="fYiyX6l0BZ">n.</span><span target_id="7HWaWonmNx">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'buytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="fYiyX6l0BZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq240"> someone or something that bites.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq884"> an animal or child given to biting.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7HWaWonmNx">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq759"> <strong class="phr">the biter bit</strong>, (an expression of satisfaction that someone who has done something, usually unpleasant, to another, has had the same thing done to them.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitey</span></header><div>/ˈbaɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'buytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>with children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">any animal, insect, etc., which is likely to bite and cause pain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bitie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bithynia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bithynia</span></header><div>/bəˈθɪniə/ (<em>say</em> buh'thineeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">an ancient country in north-western Asia Minor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biting</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biting" src="word_pronunciations/02408.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'buyting) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> nipping; keen: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The eyelids were driven together, and the face stung by the swift and biting spray.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">marcus clarke</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1874</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq718"> cutting; sarcastic: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But with such a merry twinkle in her eye, Richard, that it took away anything that might have sounded sharp or biting.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry handel richardson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1925</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bitingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitmap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac394267312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitmap</span><z><span target_id="Bv963mGgrP">n.</span><span target_id="h9UAH40AF6">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪtmæp/ (<em>say</em> 'bitmap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Bv963mGgrP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq94"> a computer graphics image consisting of rows and columns of dots stored as bits.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="h9UAH40AF6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq091"> (<strong class="bold">bitmapped</strong>, <strong class="bold">bitmapping</strong>) to create a bitmap of.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bitmapping</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bitmoji
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac456532678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bitmoji</span></header><div>/ˈbɪtmoʊdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'bitmohjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">an emoji or avatar (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004857" href="entry://avatar%23mq815">3</a>) personalised to look like oneself.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bitolj
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bitolj</span></header><div>/ˈbitɔljə/ (<em>say</em> 'beetawlyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">a town in North Macedonia; under Turkish rule 1382–1913.</span></div> Turkish, <strong>Monastir</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Bitola</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bivalent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bivalent</span><z><span target_id="IfXwJDMuHb">adj.</span><span target_id="LJJFklCB1e">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bivalent" src="word_pronunciations/02421.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈveɪlənt/ (<em>say</em> buy'vayluhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IfXwJDMuHb"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq456"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> having a valency of two.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq533"> <em class="label">Biology</em> relating to composites of two similar or identical chromosomes, or chromosome sets.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LJJFklCB1e">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Biology</em> a bivalent pair or set of chromosomes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bivalence</strong>, <strong>bivalency</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bivalve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bivalve</span><z><span target_id="hJgdDc4jfG">n.</span><span target_id="PLJmye7YyF">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bivalve" src="word_pronunciations/02422.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaɪvælv/ (<em>say</em> 'buyvalv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hJgdDc4jfG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> a mollusc having two shells hinged together, as the oyster, clam, mussel; lamellibranch.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="PLJmye7YyF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq847"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having two valves, as a seed case.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> having two shells, usually united by a hinge.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bivalvular</strong> /baɪˈvælvjulə/ (<em>say</em> buy'valvyoohluh), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bivoltine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac145926841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bivoltine</span></header><div>/baɪˈvɒltin/ (<em>say</em> buy'volteen) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq76">(of an organism) having two broods or generations in a year.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bivoltin</em>, from <em>bi-</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104806" href="entry://bi-%23bigmac000104806"><span class="smallcaps">bi-</span></a> + Italian <em>volta</em> time, instance, from Latin <em>voltere</em> to turn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bivouac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bivouac</span><z><span target_id="3yBAFSb0my">n.</span><span target_id="WcSrIJfSAC">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bivouac" src="word_pronunciations/02423.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɪvəwæk/ (<em>say</em> 'bivuhwak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3yBAFSb0my"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> a temporary camp, especially a military one, made out in the open with little or no equipment.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WcSrIJfSAC">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq038"> (<strong class="bold">bivouacked</strong>, <strong class="bold">bivouacking</strong>) to sleep out; make a bivouac.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, probably from German dialect <em>Biwache</em>. Compare German <em>Beiwacht</em> patrol]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bivvy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007520"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bivvy</span><z><span target_id="vPnYLAdY6X">n.</span><span target_id="QocnicF29R">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɪvi/ (<em>say</em> 'bivee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vPnYLAdY6X">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bivvies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq744"> a bivouac.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq848"> a small tent.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QocnicF29R">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq208"> (<strong class="bold">bivvied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bivvying</strong>) to bivouac.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bivy</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007519" href="entry://bivouac%23bigmac000007519"><span class="smallcaps">biv(ouac)</span></a> + <em>-v-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biweekly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biweekly</span><z><span target_id="lg4dSB2vM6">adj.</span><span target_id="IaIVNwFMs0">n.</span><span target_id="C9SdoDAMfA">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of biweekly" src="word_pronunciations/02424.mp3"></audio></span>/baɪˈwikli/ (<em>say</em> buy'weeklee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="lg4dSB2vM6"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> occurring every two weeks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq348"> occurring twice a week; semiweekly.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IaIVNwFMs0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq068"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">biweeklies</strong>) a periodical issued every two weeks.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="C9SdoDAMfA">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq568"> every two weeks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq684"> twice a week.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> <em>Biweekly</em> traditionally means ‘every two weeks’ and <em>semiweekly</em> ‘twice a week’. But there is an increasing tendency, with consequent confusion, to take <em>biweekly</em> to mean ‘twice a week’.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Biya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Biya</span></header><div>/ˈbijə/ (<em>say</em> 'beeyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">born 1933, Cameroon politician; became president in 1982.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biyearly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biyearly</span><z><span target_id="JWEJkg9ACx">adj.</span><span target_id="kruB332qbe">adv.</span></z></header><div>/baɪˈjɪəli/ (<em>say</em> buy'yearlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="JWEJkg9ACx"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007096" href="entry://biennial%23bigmac000007096"><strong>biennial</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="kruB332qbe">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq553"> twice yearly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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biz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098210"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">biz</span><z><span target_id="B6PEnrpYFC">n.</span><span target_id="xfd7QJ6NuH">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bɪz/ (<em>say</em> biz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B6PEnrpYFC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> business: <em class="example">big biz; </em><em class="example">show biz.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="xfd7QJ6NuH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq275"> <strong class="phr">what’s the biz?</strong>, what is the latest news?</span></div><div class="etym"> [short for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102196" href="entry://business%23bigmac000102196"><span class="smallcaps">business</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bizarre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bizarre</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bizarre" src="word_pronunciations/02425.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈza/ (<em>say</em> buh'zah) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq459">singular in appearance, style, or general character; whimsically strange; odd.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: odd, from Spanish <em>bizarro</em> brave, ? from Basque <em>bizar</em> beard] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bizarrely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bizarreness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bizerte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bizerte</span></header><div>/bɪˈzɜtə/ (<em>say</em> bi'zertuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">a seaport in northern Tunisia.</span></div> Ancient name, <strong>Hippo Zarytus</strong>. Also, <strong class="vs">Bizerta</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bizoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac717274625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bizoid</span></header><div>/ˈbɪzɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bizoyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">a businessperson, especially one who fits a conventional mould.</span></div><div class="etym"> [respelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102196" href="entry://business%23bigmac000102196"><span class="smallcaps">bus(iness)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000002503" href="entry://android%23bigmac000002503"><span class="smallcaps">(andr)oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BJD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac17095817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BJD</span></header><div>/bi dʒeɪ ˈdi/ (<em>say</em> bee jay 'dee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">bovine Johne’s disease.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000039236" href="entry://Johne%27s%20disease%23bigmac000039236"><strong>Johne’s disease</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Björk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac965350575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Björk</span></header><div>/bjɔk/ (<em>say</em> byawk), /bjɜk/ (<em>say</em> byerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>Björk Guðmundsdóttir</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq800">born 1965, Icelandic singer, songwriter and actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Björling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Björling</span></header><div>/ˈbjɜlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'byerling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jussi</strong> /ˈjusi/ (<em>say</em> 'yoohsee) (<em>Johan Jonaton Björling</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">1911–60, Swedish operatic tenor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Björnson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Björnson</span></header><div>/ˈbjɜnsən/ (<em>say</em> 'byernsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Björnstjerne</strong> /ˈbjɜnstjɛənə/ (<em>say</em> 'byernstyairnuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq375">1832–1910, Norwegian poet, novelist, and dramatist; Nobel prize for literature 1903.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac742467711"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bk</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq43">berkelium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bl.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bl.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq856"> barrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099172" href="entry://blessed%23bigmac000099172">blessed</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099172" href="entry://blessed%23mq909">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BL</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq041">Bachelor of Law.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blab</span><z><span target_id="2FYxN6DiWL">v.t.</span><span target_id="VAT1B2sD30">v.i.</span><span target_id="4UaA3dTiBp">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blab" src="word_pronunciations/02426.mp3"></audio></span>/blæb/ (<em>say</em> blab) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blabbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blabbing</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="2FYxN6DiWL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq934"> to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="VAT1B2sD30">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq752"> to talk or chatter indiscreetly and thoughtlessly.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq081"> to let out a secret; tell tales; talk.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4UaA3dTiBp">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq073"> idle, indiscreet chattering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq439"> a person who blabs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blabbe</em> (noun), of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blaccent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac057323299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaccent</span></header><div>/ˈblæksɛnt/ (<em>say</em> 'blaksent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq066">an accent characteristic of African Americans.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac408186320" href="entry://Black%20American%23bigmac408186320"><span class="smallcaps">Black (American)</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102769" href="entry://accent%23bigmac000102769"><span class="smallcaps">accent</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102769" href="entry://accent%23mq139">6</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blachan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blachan</span></header><div>/bəˈlʌtʃʌn/ (<em>say</em> buh'luchun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq932">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac100000046" href="entry://belacan%23bigmac100000046"><strong>belacan</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Black
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Black</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Black" src="word_pronunciations/02490.mp3"></audio></span>/blæk/ (<em>say</em> blak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq950"> <strong>Cilla</strong> (born <em>Priscilla Maria Veronica White</em>), 1943–2015, English pop singer and entertainer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> <strong>Conrad Moffat</strong>, born 1944, Canadian financier and media company owner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq590"> <strong>Dorrit</strong> (<em>Dorothea Foster Black</em>), 1891–1951, Australian painter and printmaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq145"> <strong>George</strong>, one of the leaders of the Ballarat Reform League, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq455"> <strong>John McConnell</strong>, 1855–1951, Australian botanist, born in Scotland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq945"> <strong>Thomas Campbell</strong>, English aviator, won 1934 Melbourne Centenary Air Race, London to Melbourne, with CWA Scott.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackall<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈblækɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'blakawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Samuel Wensley</strong> /ˈwɛnzli/ (<em>say</em> 'wenzlee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq891">1809–71, British administrator; governor of Qld 1868–71.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackall<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈblækɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'blakawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">a town and shire in central western Qld on the Barcoo River.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after SW <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007539" href="#bigmac000007539"><span class="smallcaps">Blackall<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackamoor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackamoor</span></header><div>/ˈblækəmɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'blakuhmaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> a dark-skinned person of Africa or of African descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq625"> any dark-skinned person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>black Moor</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackcap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackcap</span></header><div>/ˈblækkæp/ (<em>say</em> 'blakkap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq635"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084869" href="entry://white-naped%20honeyeater%23bigmac000084869"><strong>white-naped honeyeater</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq230"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007622" href="entry://black-headed%20honeyeater%23bigmac000007622"><strong>black-headed honeyeater</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq298"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac292282907" href="entry://strong-billed%20honeyeater%23bigmac292282907"><strong>strong-billed honeyeater</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq630"> any of various European birds having the top of the head black, as the black-headed warbler, <em>Sylvia atricapilla</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq813"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> the black raspberry, <em>Rubus occidentalis</em>, or its fruit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackcurrant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackcurrant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackcurrant" src="word_pronunciations/02475.mp3"></audio></span>/blækˈkʌrənt/ (<em>say</em> blak'kuruhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq658"> the small, black edible fruit of the shrub <em>Ribes nigrum</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> the shrub itself.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackdamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007584"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackdamp</span></header><div>/ˈblækdæmp/ (<em>say</em> 'blakdamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">air in which the oxygen has been replaced by carbon dioxide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blacken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blacken</span><z><span target_id="pl8AGkvudh">v.t.</span><span target_id="rq92Qe4iOM">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblækən/ (<em>say</em> 'blakuhn) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blackened</strong>, <strong class="bold">blackening</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="pl8AGkvudh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> to make black; darken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq469"> to speak evil of; defame.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="rq92Qe4iOM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq859"> to grow or become black.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blackened</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blackener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blacket</span></header><div>/ˈblækət/ (<em>say</em> 'blakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edmund Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">1817–83, Australian architect, born in England; noted for his Sydney churches, the cathedral in Goulburn, and buildings at the University of Sydney, especially the Great Hall.</span></div> <div class="backshade"> <strong>Edmund Blacket</strong> was born in Surrey, England, and trained there as an engineer, draftsman and surveyor before emigrating to Australia in 1842. He set up in private practice in Sydney as an architect with commissions from Bishop Broughton, the first Anglican bishop in Australia, to design a large number of churches. He was appointed colonial architect in 1849, but resigned in 1854 to begin his great work, the University of Sydney’s Great Hall – a scaled-down version of that at Westminster, London. Blacket’s designs are mainly in the Gothic style and include the completion of St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney, and the Sydney churches of St Marks, Darling Point, and St Thomas’s, North Sydney. His work outside Sydney includes St John’s, Wollombi, St Saviour’s Cathedral, Goulburn and St Peter’s, East Maitland. Although he specialised in church architecture, Blacket also designed public and private buildings, including the Water Police Office and Court, Phillip St, Sydney and the grand barn at Tocal Homestead, north of Maitland, NSW.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackett</span></header><div>/ˈblækət/ (<em>say</em> 'blakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Patrick Maynard Stuart</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq776">1897–1974, English physicist; noted for his discovery of the positron.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000003509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackface</span></header><div>/ˈblækfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'blakfays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq955"> an entertainer whose face, hands, etc., are blackened in imitation of a black-skinned person.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq486"> the make-up for such an entertainer or performer.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq553"> <em class="label">Printing</em> bold face type.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackfella
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackfella</span><z><span target_id="tR5phNRT4X">n.</span><span target_id="QaUnSd4LgF">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblækfɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'blakfeluh) <em class="label">Chiefly Aboriginal English</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tR5phNRT4X">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> an Indigenous Australian: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He had fair hair and fair skin, but really, he was a white blackfella.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sally morgan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1987</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QaUnSd4LgF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq628"> of or relating to or characteristic of an Indigenous Australian: <em class="example">blackfella business; </em><em class="example">blackfella talk.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blackfulla</strong>, <strong class="vs">blackfeller</strong>, <strong class="vs">blackfellow</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackfellow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac162300754"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackfellow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackfellow" src="word_pronunciations/02478.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækfɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'blakfeloh), /ˈblækfɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'blakfeluh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq659">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094016" href="entry://blackfella%23bigmac000094016"><strong>blackfella</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blackfeller</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackfish</span></header><div>/ˈblækfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blakfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blackfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blackfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> any of various dark-coloured Australian fishes as the luderick, the rock blackfish, or the river blackfish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007714" href="entry://black%20whale%23bigmac000007714"><strong>black whale</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackfishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac578840611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackfishing</span></header><div>/ˈblækfɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blakfishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq951">the practice of a white person pretending to be a person of colour on social media, often for financial gain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on <em>catfishing</em> (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098902" href="entry://catfish%23bigmac000098902"><span class="smallcaps">catfish</span></a>), from the deception practised]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackfoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackfoot</span><z><span target_id="lRzHGbueiV">n.</span><span target_id="MzQHQ736oX">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblækfʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'blakfoot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lRzHGbueiV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> a Native American people of the Great Plains of the US.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq651"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Blackfoot</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Blackfeet</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq742"> any of the Algonquian languages spoken by these people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="MzQHQ736oX">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [translation of Blackfoot <em>siksíka</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackfriars
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackfriars</span></header><div>/ˈblækfraɪəz/ (<em>say</em> 'blakfruyuhz), /-ˈfraɪəz/ (<em>say</em> -'fruyuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a district of central London.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackguard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackguard</span><z><span target_id="cswxwO3YJw">n.</span><span target_id="eThmTERLzB">v.t.</span><span target_id="tqFHiYWLX5">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackguard" src="word_pronunciations/02480.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblægad/ (<em>say</em> 'blagahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cswxwO3YJw"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq892"> a coarse, despicable person; a scoundrel.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eThmTERLzB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq811"> to revile in scurrilous language.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="tqFHiYWLX5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq326"> to behave like a blackguard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23bigmac000088544"><span class="smallcaps">black</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100801" href="entry://guard%23bigmac000100801"><span class="smallcaps">guard</span></a>, originally the title of various lowly groups of citizens in the 16th century] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blackguardism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackguardly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackguardly</span><z><span target_id="LLm6Rz3yFI">adj.</span><span target_id="TBxjsahEXw">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblægadli/ (<em>say</em> 'blagahdlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LLm6Rz3yFI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq847"> of, like, or befitting a blackguard.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="TBxjsahEXw">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq295"> in the manner of a blackguard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackhead</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackhead" src="word_pronunciations/02481.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'blakhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq125"> a small black-tipped, fatty mass in a follicle, especially of the face.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq268"> any of several birds having a black head, as the scaup.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> a malignant, infectious, protozoan disease of turkeys, chickens, and many wild birds, attacking especially the intestines and liver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackheart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007624"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackheart</span></header><div>/ˈblækhat/ (<em>say</em> 'blakhaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> a plant disease, as of apricot trees, in which internal plant tissues blacken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq606"> a kind of cherry bearing a large, sweet, somewhat heart-shaped fruit with a nearly black skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq485"> an internal browning disorder of pineapples, caused by exposure to less than optimal temperature, and undetectable until the pineapple is cut open.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackheath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096206"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackheath</span></header><div>/blækˈhiθ/ (<em>say</em> blak'heeth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">a town in the Blue Mountains of NSW; a tourist resort.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named thus by Governor Macquarie because of the area’s wild and black appearance]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackhole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac64315035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackhole</span></header><div>/blækˈhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> blak'hohl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">blackholed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blackholing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq751">to cause to disappear, as of an IP address from a server: <em class="example">the IP address was blackholed because of spamming.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007627" href="entry://black%20hole%23bigmac000007627"><span class="smallcaps">black hole<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac312100120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackie</span></header><div>/ˈblæki/ (<em>say</em> 'blakee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq183"> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) (<em>dated</em>) a member of a dark-skinned people, as an Indigenous Australian or a person from Africa or of African descent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq370"> a large dark-coloured yabby. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093844" href="entry://bluey%23bigmac000093844"><strong>bluey</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093844" href="entry://bluey%23mq372">7</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009208" href="entry://greenie%23bigmac000009208"><strong>greenie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009208" href="entry://greenie%23mq161">4</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blacky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blacking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blacking</span></header><div>/ˈblækɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blaking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">any preparation for producing a black coating or finish, as on shoes, stoves, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackjack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackjack</span><z><span target_id="rRz2CfGkke">n.</span><span target_id="aDheq687p2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackjack" src="word_pronunciations/02482.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækdʒæk/ (<em>say</em> 'blakjak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rRz2CfGkke"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq829"> (formerly) a large drinking cup or jug for beer, ale, etc., originally one made of leather coated externally with tar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq283"> the black flag of a pirate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq045"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a thick black bituminous waterproofing compound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq618"> a short club, usually leather covered, consisting of a heavy head and a flexible shaft or strap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq366"> <em class="label">Mineralogy</em> a dark, iron-rich variety of sphalerite; blende.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq055"> caramel, burnt sugar, treacle, black toffee, licorice, or any other dark sweet substance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq952"> <em class="label">Cards</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq630"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090608" href="entry://pontoon%23bigmac000090608"><strong>pontoon<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq779"> the ace of spades.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq905"> a variety of pontoon in which any player may become dealer.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aDheq687p2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq854"> to strike or beat with a blackjack (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104502" href="#mq618">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq304"> to compel by threat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackleg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackleg</span><z><span target_id="QP9GmFM5sv">n.</span><span target_id="5oTKo70E6N">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackleg" src="word_pronunciations/02483.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblæklɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'blakleg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QP9GmFM5sv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq085"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065743" href="entry://scab%23bigmac000065743"><strong>scab</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065743" href="entry://scab%23mq774">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> a swindler, especially in racing or gambling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq448"> <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> an infectious, generally fatal disease of cattle and sheep characterised by painful, gaseous swellings in the muscles, usually of the upper parts of the legs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq090"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> a plant disease, as of cabbage and potato, in which the lower stems turn black and decay.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5oTKo70E6N">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq410"> (<strong class="bold">blacklegged</strong>, <strong class="bold">blacklegging</strong>) to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065743" href="entry://scab%23bigmac000065743">scab</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065743" href="entry://scab%23mq424">9</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blacklist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007642"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blacklist</span><z><span target_id="jh10m4Olab">n.</span><span target_id="M3QHz7cSw9">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blacklist" src="word_pronunciations/02443.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblæklɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'blaklist) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jh10m4Olab"><em class="pos">noun</em> Also, <strong class="vs">black list</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq427"> a list of persons under suspicion, disfavour, censure, etc., or a list of fraudulent or unreliable customers or firms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq056"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac290223292" href="entry://block%20list%23bigmac290223292"><strong>block list</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac290223292" href="entry://block%20list%23mq999">1</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="M3QHz7cSw9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">black-list</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq783"> to put on a blacklist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq541"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac290223292" href="entry://block%20list%23bigmac290223292"><strong>block list</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac290223292" href="entry://block%20list%23mq242">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blacklisted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blacklisting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackly</span></header><div>/ˈblækli/ (<em>say</em> 'blaklee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">darkly; gloomily; wickedly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackmail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackmail</span><z><span target_id="T0CQysUMhf">n.</span><span target_id="I12DM9DQnN">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackmail" src="word_pronunciations/02484.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækmeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'blakmayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="T0CQysUMhf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq147"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq964"> any payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of injurious revelations or accusations.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq814"> the extortion of such payment.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq432"> (formerly) a tribute exacted in the north of England and in Scotland by freebooting chiefs for protection from pillage.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="I12DM9DQnN">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq183"> to extort blackmail from.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23bigmac000088544"><span class="smallcaps">black</span></a> + <em>mail</em> coin, rent (Middle English <em>maille</em>, from Old French)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blackmailer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac272418274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackman</span></header><div>/ˈblækmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'blakman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blackmen</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">an Aboriginal man.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackman</span></header><div>/ˈblækmən/ (<em>say</em> 'blakmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq525"> <strong>Barbara</strong> (born <em>Barbara Patterson</em>), 1928–2024, Australian writer and community worker. <span class="image-container"> <span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Barbara Blackman&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/barbara+blackman.jpg"/></span> </span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> <strong>Charles Raymond</strong>, 1928–2018, Australian painter; works include the ‘Schoolgirl’ series first exhibited in 1953.</span></div> <div class="backshade">After studying at East Sydney Technical College, <strong>Charles Blackman</strong> worked as a newspaper artist for five years before settling in Melbourne in 1952. He held his first one-man exhibition, ‘Schoolgirls’, in 1953. Another major series of paintings in 1957 focused on an Alice in Wonderland theme. In the early 1960s he travelled and exhibited in Europe before returning to Australia. A major retrospective exhibition, ‘Schoolgirls and Angels’, was mounted in 1993 by the National Gallery of Victoria.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackmore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackmore</span></header><div>/ˈblækmɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'blakmaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Maurice Charles Hewlett</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">1906–77, Australian naturopath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098656"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackout</span><z><span target_id="U33P0NLLyD">n.</span><span target_id="rqL5pneGvR">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackout" src="word_pronunciations/02486.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'blakowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="U33P0NLLyD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq798"> the extinguishing of all visible lights in a city, etc., as a wartime protection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq493"> the extinguishing or failure of light as in a power failure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq119"> <em class="label">Theatre</em> the extinguishing of all stage lights.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq289"> temporary loss of consciousness or vision, especially in aviation due to high acceleration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq853"> loss of memory.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq998"> fade-out of radio signals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq390"> the complete stoppage of broadcasting on radio or television, as by natural disaster or by intervention.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq206"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> a party exclusively for Aboriginal people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="rqL5pneGvR">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq885"> of or relating to a blackout.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackpoll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackpoll</span></header><div>/ˈblækpoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'blakpohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a North American warbler, <em>Dendroica striata</em>, the adult male of which has the top of the head black.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackpool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007671"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackpool</span></header><div>/ˈblækpul/ (<em>say</em> 'blakpoohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq353">a seaport and resort in north-western England, in Blackpool unitary district, Lancashire.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackshirt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackshirt</span></header><div>/ˈblækʃɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'blakshert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">a member of a fascist organisation in Europe, such as the Italian fascist militia or the British Union of Fascists.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blacksmith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blacksmith</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blacksmith" src="word_pronunciations/02487.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblæksmɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'blaksmith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">someone who shapes or processes iron or, in the modern era, steel, using a forge, anvil, hammer, etc.; traditionally someone who made horseshoes, hoops for casks, metal tyres for coach wheels, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23bigmac000088544"><span class="smallcaps">black</span></a> (in reference to iron or black metal) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069630" href="entry://smith%23bigmac000069630"><span class="smallcaps">smith</span></a>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084897" href="entry://whitesmith%23bigmac000084897"><span class="smallcaps">whitesmith</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blacksmithing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blacksmithing</span></header><div>/ˈblæksmɪθɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blaksmithing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq663">the buying of a large number of paintings by one artist and selling one at an inflated price by collusion with a purchaser in order to raise the value of the rest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blacksoil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blacksoil</span></header><div>/ˈblæksɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'blaksoyl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">characterised by black soil: <em class="example">blacksoil country.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackspot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac621880722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackspot</span></header><div>/ˈblækspɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'blakspot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093742" href="entry://black%20spot%23bigmac000093742"><strong>black spot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackstone</span></header><div>/ˈblækstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'blakstohn), /-stən/ (<em>say</em> -stuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">1723–80, English judge and jurist, noted for his <em>Commentaries on the Laws of England</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackstrap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007694"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackstrap</span></header><div>/ˈblækstræp/ (<em>say</em> 'blakstrap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq694">a form of molasses, being the end product of the refining process from which no further sugar can be crystallised.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackthorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007700"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackthorn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blackthorn" src="word_pronunciations/02488.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblækθɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'blakthawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq702"> a much-branched thorny shrub, <em>Bursaria spinosa</em>, bearing white flowers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq420"> a similar shrub, <em>Prunus spinosa</em>; sloe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq173"> its wood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blacktop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blacktop</span><z><span target_id="Mjbz33Py0f">n.</span><span target_id="CM4eHEu3RD">adj.</span><span target_id="w3Gd9H0ZU1">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblæktɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'blaktop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mjbz33Py0f"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq940"> a bituminous substance, as asphalt, used for surfacing roads, specifically as a top dressing for concrete roads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq705"> a road surfaced with blacktop.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CM4eHEu3RD">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq268"> of or surfaced with blacktop.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="w3Gd9H0ZU1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq841"> (<strong class="bold">blacktopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">blacktopping</strong>) to surface a road or path with blacktop.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blacktown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blacktown</span></header><div>/ˈblæktaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'blaktown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a city within the western metropolitan area of Sydney, NSW.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Black Town</em>, a settlement established by Governor Macquarie for the purpose of ‘civilising the blacks’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blacktracker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blacktracker</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blacktracker" src="word_pronunciations/02489.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblæktrækə/ (<em>say</em> 'blaktrakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq801">an Aboriginal tracker used by police to track down missing or wanted persons.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">black tracker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackwash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac927900253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackwash</span></header><div>/ˈblækwɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blakwosh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">(in film, TV, theatre, etc.) to cast a black person or a person of colour as (a character who is originally or traditionally white).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23bigmac000088544"><span class="smallcaps">black</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23mq712">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084912" href="entry://whitewash%23bigmac000084912"><span class="smallcaps">(white)wash</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084912" href="entry://whitewash%23mq037">7</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blackwashing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac617840236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackwater</span></header><div>/ˈblækwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'blakwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> water in rivers, waterholes, etc., which is dark-coloured.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq915"> underground water as in underground lakes or rivers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq194"> raw sewage (opposed to <em>greywater</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096208"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackwater</span></header><div>/ˈblækwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'blakwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq923"> a town in central Qld, in the Bowen Basin; coalmining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq696"> a river in the southern Republic of Ireland, flowing south-east to the Atlantic. 161 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackwell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007713"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackwell</span></header><div>/ˈblækwəl/ (<em>say</em> 'blakwuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Elizabeth</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq042">1821–1910, the first woman doctor in the US, born and lived most of her life in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blackwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blackwood</span></header><div>/ˈblækwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'blakwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq885">a tall dense-foliaged wattle, <em>Acacia melanoxylon</em>, found in eastern Australia, especially in Tasmania where it is a valuable timber tree; mudgerabah.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">black wood</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blackwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blackwood</span></header><div>/ˈblækwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'blakwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq305">a river in south-western WA, flowing south-west to the coast near Cape Leeuwin. About 300 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540742217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blad</span></header><div>/blæd/ (<em>say</em> blad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq26">a small brochure or flyer designed to market a product.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008120" href="entry://blurb%23bigmac000008120"><span class="smallcaps">bl(urb)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000591" href="entry://ad%23bigmac000000591"><span class="smallcaps">ad<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bladdernose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bladdernose</span></header><div>/ˈblædənoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'bladuhnohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">the hooded seal, <em>Cystophora cristata</em>, of the northern Atlantic, the male of which has a large, distensible, hood-like sac upon the head; hooded seal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bladderwort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bladderwort</span></header><div>/ˈblædəwɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'bladuhwert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq570">any of various carnivorous herbs of the genera <em>Utricularia</em> and <em>Polypompholyx</em>, family Lentibulariaceae, which trap insects in small bladders.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bladderwrack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bladderwrack</span></header><div>/ˈblædəræk/ (<em>say</em> 'bladuhrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">a branched brown seaweed of the Northern Hemisphere, <em>Fucus vesiculosus</em>, bearing air-bladders; found attached to rocks in the intertidal zone.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blade</span><z><span target_id="JxNMHNkXCI">n.</span><span target_id="qpmwrlch5K">adj.</span><span target_id="cAdQJR86M0">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blade" src="word_pronunciations/02492.mp3"></audio></span>/bleɪd/ (<em>say</em> blayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JxNMHNkXCI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq523"> the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq153"> a sword.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq985"> (<em>plural</em>) handheld shears for shearing sheep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq552"> the leaf of a plant, especially of a grass or cereal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq968"> <em class="label">Botany</em> the broad part of a leaf, as distinguished from the stalk or petiole; lamina.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq097"> a cut of beef adjacent to the shoulderblade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq333"> a thin, flat part of something, as of a bone, an oar, a propeller, a bat, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq375"> a blade-shaped prosthetic leg, adapted for running.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq246"> the adjustable front-end piece of an earthmoving tractor by which the material to be moved is dug up, picked up, pushed over, etc., as required.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq566"> a dashing, swaggering, or rakish young man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> the scapula or shoulderblade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq017"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> the upper surface and edges of the tongue for a short distance back from the tip.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq698"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> rollerblades.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qpmwrlch5K">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq979"> designating a cut of meat taken from the shoulderblade of an animal: <em class="example">blade steak; </em><em class="example">blade veal.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cAdQJR86M0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="15"><span id="mq92"> (<strong class="bold">bladed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blading</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to rollerblade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>blæd</em>, related to Old Norse <em>blað</em> leaf] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bladed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bladeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bladelike</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bladeshearer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007727"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bladeshearer</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪdʃɪərə/ (<em>say</em> 'blaydshearruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">someone who shears sheep with blades.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bladesman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bladesman</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪdzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'blaydzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a person who fights with knives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; <em>blade’s</em> (genitive case) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac059233341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blading</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blayding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">the sport of using rollerblades; rollerblading.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108165749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blag</span><z><span target_id="Vjb44ze6sK">v.t.</span><span target_id="4rQS8nFcvy">n.</span></z></header><div>/blæg/ (<em>say</em> blag) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Vjb44ze6sK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq998"> (<strong class="bold">blagged</strong>, <strong class="bold">blagging</strong>) to talk one’s way into getting or doing (something) without payment or without authorisation; cadge: <em class="example">to blag a ticket to the show; </em><em class="example">she blagged her way into the team’s change room.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4rQS8nFcvy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq636"> such a cadge or deception.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102085" href="entry://blackguard%23bigmac000102085"><span class="smallcaps">blackguard</span></a>, British underworld slang meaning ‘to rob, to deceive or hoax’] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blagger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blagging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blaggard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000074917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaggard</span></header><div>/ˈblægəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blaguhd) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102085" href="entry://blackguard%23bigmac000102085"><strong>blackguard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant based on pronunciation] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blaggardly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blah</span><z><span target_id="ee2IwD6Sks">n.</span><span target_id="GCt1JswQMu">adj.</span><span target_id="eAlxES23gq">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bla/ (<em>say</em> blah) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ee2IwD6Sks">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq073"> high-sounding empty talk; eloquent rubbish.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GCt1JswQMu">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq008"> mediocre; lacklustre.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="eAlxES23gq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq398"> <strong class="phr">blah, blah, blah</strong>, and so on; ad nauseam.</span></div><div class="etym"> [nonsense syllable used to represent unintelligible speech]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blain</span></header><div>/bleɪn/ (<em>say</em> blayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">an inflammatory swelling or sore.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bleine</em>, Old English <em>blegen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blainey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blainey</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'blaynee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Geoffrey Norman</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">born 1930, Australian historian; noted for <em>The Tyranny of Distance</em> (1966).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blair
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blair</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blair" src="word_pronunciations/02508.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛə/ (<em>say</em> blair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq616"> <strong>Harold</strong>, 1924–76, Australian tenor and music teacher.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq023"> <strong>Sir James William</strong>, 1870–1944, Australian lawyer and politician; chief justice of Qld 1925–40; lieutenant-governor of Qld 1940–44.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq467"> <strong>Ron</strong>(<strong>ald</strong>)<strong> Hugh</strong>, born 1942, Australian dramatist; plays include <em>Hamlet on Ice</em> (1971) and <em>The Christian Brothers</em> (1975).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq523"> <strong>Sir Tony</strong> (<em>Anthony Charles Lynton Blair</em>), born 1953, British Labour politician, born in Scotland; prime minister 1997–2007.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Harold Blair</strong> was brought up on an Aboriginal mission station near Ipswich, Qld. After winning a talent competition, he studied at the Melba Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne, and then in the US, where he also toured. In 1951 he joined the ABC Commonwealth Jubilee tour to all Australian capital cities. In 1962 he founded the Harold Blair Aboriginal Children’s Project, which brought Aboriginal children from reserves and missions to Melbourne for holidays. Blair also worked as a high school music teacher in Victoria.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac166593436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blak</span></header><div>/blæk/ (<em>say</em> blak) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">(a respelling of <em>black</em> to mean ‘Indigenous’.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blake</span></header><div>/bleɪk/ (<em>say</em> blayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq571"> <strong>Florence Turner</strong> (born <em>Florence Turner Greaves</em>), 1873–1959, Australian painter; made a bequest of £50 000 to the Art Gallery of NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq571"> <strong>Julia</strong>, born 1936, Australian film and stage actor, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq153"> <strong>Sir Peter James</strong>, 1948–2001, NZ yachtsman; led the team that won the America’s Cup in 1995.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq830"> <strong>William</strong>, 1757–1827, English mystical poet, painter, and engraver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blame
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blame</span><z><span target_id="08riodyUW4">v.t.</span><span target_id="4l35a3vZcg">n.</span><span target_id="bIAk1uab2O">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blame" src="word_pronunciations/02494.mp3"></audio></span>/bleɪm/ (<em>say</em> blaym) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="08riodyUW4"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">blamed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blaming</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> to lay the responsibility of (a fault, error, etc.) on a person: <em class="example">I blame the accident on him.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq789"> to find fault with; censure: <em class="example">I blame you for that.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq994"> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> (<em>as a humorous imperative or optative</em>) to blast: <em class="example">blame my hide if I go.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4l35a3vZcg">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq788"> imputation of fault; censure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq759"> responsibility for a fault, error, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Where do you put the blame?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun herald</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1989</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bIAk1uab2O">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq628"> <strong class="phr">to blame</strong>, responsible for a fault or error; blamable; culpable: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I know myself I am not to blame.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">christina stead</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1944</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blamen</em>, from Old French <em>blasmer</em>, from Late Latin <em>blasphēmāre</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007770" href="entry://blaspheme%23bigmac000007770"><span class="smallcaps">blaspheme</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blamed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blamed</span><z><span target_id="CSJYjWmyYv">adj.</span><span target_id="kqIiJ93XJe">adv.</span></z></header><div>/bleɪmd/ (<em>say</em> blaymd) <em class="label">US Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="CSJYjWmyYv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq237"> confounded.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="kqIiJ93XJe">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq402"> confoundedly; excessively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blameful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blameful</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪmfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'blaymfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq561">deserving blame.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blamefully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blamefulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blameless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blameless</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪmləs/ (<em>say</em> 'blaymluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">free from blame; guiltless.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blamelessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blamelessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blamestorm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac915576622"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blamestorm</span><z><span target_id="OF2F3JOKvV">n.</span><span target_id="3ob1fTKN4a">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbleɪmstɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'blaymstawm) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OF2F3JOKvV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> an intense search for someone to blame for a failure, usually within a business, institution, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3ob1fTKN4a">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq947"> to conduct such an investigation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blamestorming</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blameworthy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blameworthy</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪmwɜði/ (<em>say</em> 'blaymwerdhee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">deserving rebuke or censure.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blameworthiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blamey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blamey</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪmi/ (<em>say</em> 'blaymee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Thomas Albert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq241">1884–1951, Australian soldier; commander of Allied Land Forces in the south-west Pacific under General MacArthur in World War II; first Australian field marshal (1950).</span></div> <div class="backshade"> In World War I <strong>Thomas Blamey</strong> served on the staff of the 1st Australian Division at Gallipoli and in France. Later he was Victoria’s chief commissioner of police (1925–36) and was knighted in 1935. In World War II, Blamey was appointed general officer commanding (GOC), Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, fighting in North Africa and then directing the fighting withdrawal in Greece in 1941. In the south-west Pacific he commanded the operations that repulsed the Japanese in Papua (1942–43) and in 1944–45 he ordered a series of campaigns in Bougainville, New Britain and New Guinea. He represented Australia at the Japanese surrender ceremony in September 1945.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blanc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blanc</span></header><div>/blɒ̃k/ (<em>say</em> blonk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mont</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq206">a mountain on the French-Italian border; the highest peak of the Alps. 4809 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blanch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007744"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blanch</span><z><span target_id="htDa8bBmdK">v.t.</span><span target_id="WCP2XSk2gh">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/blæntʃ/ (<em>say</em> blanch), /blantʃ/ (<em>say</em> blahnch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="htDa8bBmdK"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> to whiten by removing colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq017"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> to whiten or prevent from becoming green by excluding the light (a process applied to the stems or leaves of plants, such as celery, lettuce, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq484"> to remove the skin from (nuts, fruits, etc.) by immersion in boiling water, then in cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq447"> to separate (the grains or strands of rice, macaroni, etc.) by immersing in boiling water, then in cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq903"> to scald (meat, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq960"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> to give a white lustre to (metals), as by means of acids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq627"> to make pale, as with sickness or fear.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="WCP2XSk2gh">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq821"> to become white; turn pale.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blaunche</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>blanchir</em>, from <em>blanc</em> white. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100674" href="entry://blank%23bigmac000100674"><span class="smallcaps">blank</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blancher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blanching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blanche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096211"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blanche</span></header><div>/blæntʃ/ (<em>say</em> blanch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq366">a saline waste in the north-east of SA, sometimes containing water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blanchetown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096212"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blanchetown</span></header><div>/ˈblæntʃtaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'blanchtown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq952">a town in south-eastern SA, on the Murray River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blanchett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac404500763"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blanchett</span></header><div>/ˈblæntʃət/ (<em>say</em> 'blanchuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cate</strong> (<em>Catherine Elise Blanchett</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">born 1969, Australian stage and film actor; films include <em>Oscar and Lucinda</em> (1997), <em>Elizabeth</em> (UK, 1998), <em>The Aviator</em> (US, 2004), for which she won the Academy Award for best supporting actress, and <em>Blue Jasmine</em> (US, 2013), for which she won the Academy Award for best actress; joint artistic director (with her husband Andrew Upton) of the Sydney Theatre Company 2008–13.</span></div> <div class="backshade">After graduating from Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), <strong>Cate Blanchett</strong> established a reputation as an actor with the Sydney Theatre Company and in ABC television dramas. Following her 1997 film debut in <em>Paradise Road</em> and her acclaimed performance in <em>Oscar and Lucinda</em> (1997), her portrayal of the title role in <em>Elizabeth</em> (UK, 1998) gained her international recognition and a number of awards. Since 1999 Blanchett has demonstrated her acting versatility in a variety of film roles, including that of Galadriel in the <em>Lord of the Rings</em> trilogy (US, NZ, 2001–03), screen legend Katharine Hepburn in <em>The Aviator</em> (US, 2004), a portrayal that won her an Academy Award for best actress in a supporting role, the young Bob Dylan in <em>I’m Not There</em> (US, 2007), the title role in Woody Allen’s <em>Blue Jasmine</em> (US, 2013) for which she received the Academy Award for best actress, and the title role in <em>Carol</em> (US, 2015) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for best actress. In 2008 Blanchett and her husband, playwright and stage director Andrew Upton, became co-artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company and in the following period Blanchett performed several major roles for the company, including Blanche in <em>A Streetcar Named Desire</em> in 2009, Yelena in <em>Uncle Vanya</em> in 2010, and Claire in <em>The Maids</em> in 2013. Their joint directorship finished in 2013, with Upton continuing as sole artistic director until 2015. Blanchett was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2017.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blancmange
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007746"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blancmange</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blancmange" src="word_pronunciations/02497.mp3"></audio></span>/bləˈmɒnʒ/ (<em>say</em> bluh'monzh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blancmange" src="word_pronunciations/02498.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈmɒndʒ/ (<em>say</em> -'monj) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a jelly-like preparation of milk thickened with cornflour, gelatine, or the like, and flavoured.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blancmanger</em>, from Old French: literally, white food]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blanco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac304944517"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blanco</span></header><div>/ˈblæŋkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'blangkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">a white or khaki-coloured powder formed into a cake and applied with a brush and water to the webbing of military uniforms to restore its colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bland</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bland" src="word_pronunciations/02500.mp3"></audio></span>/blænd/ (<em>say</em> bland) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq384"> (of a person’s manner) suave; deliberately agreeable or pleasant but often without real feeling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq523"> soothing or balmy, as air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq108"> mild, as food or medicines: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She spooned a mess, soft, sweet, and bland, into the patient’s mouth.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq707"> non-stimulating, as medicines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>blandus</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blandly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blandness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007747"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bland<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bland" src="word_pronunciations/02500.mp3"></audio></span>/blænd/ (<em>say</em> bland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">1789–1868, Australian medical practitioner, born in England; active in gaining representative government for NSW.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bland<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bland" src="word_pronunciations/02500.mp3"></audio></span>/blænd/ (<em>say</em> bland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq385">an area in central western NSW marked by a heavy, fertile kind of soil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007747" href="#bigmac000007747"><span class="smallcaps">Bland<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blandish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007748"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blandish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blandish" src="word_pronunciations/02499.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblændɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blandish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">to treat flatteringly; coax; cajole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blaundysh</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>blandiss-</em>, stem of <em>blandir</em>, from Latin <em>blandīre</em> flatter] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blandisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blandishment
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007749"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blandishment</span></header><div>/ˈblændɪʃmənt/ (<em>say</em> 'blandishmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>often plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">flattering action or speech.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blank
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007751"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blank</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blank" src="word_pronunciations/02507.mp3"></audio></span>/blæŋk/ (<em>say</em> blangk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joost de</strong> /ˈjoʊs də/ (<em>say</em> 'yohs duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq378">1908–68, British ecclesiastic, born in the Netherlands; Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town 1957–63.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blanket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blanket</span><z><span target_id="0zCw2Bw2su">n.</span><span target_id="krE1Uea9Ub">v.t.</span><span target_id="oCnjyjCnGw">adj.</span><span target_id="H9J1aS6fwS">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blanket" src="word_pronunciations/02506.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblæŋkət/ (<em>say</em> 'blangkuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0zCw2Bw2su"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq377"> a large rectangular piece of soft, loosely woven fabric, usually wool, used especially as a bed covering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> a covering for a horse, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq102"> <em class="label">North America</em> the chief garment worn by some Native Americans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq449"> any heavy concealing layer or covering: <em class="example">a blanket of clouds.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq459"> the patch of white over the hindquarters of a Palouse pony.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="krE1Uea9Ub">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq249"> to cover with or as with a blanket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq516"> to toss in a blanket, as for punishment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq350"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> to take the wind out of the sails of (a vessel) by passing to windward of it.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oCnjyjCnGw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq548"> covering or intended to cover a group or class of things, conditions, etc.: <em class="example">a blanket indictment.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="H9J1aS6fwS">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">blanket out</strong>, to obscure, as an image, radio signal, etc., by superimposing an image or signal of greater strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq236"> <strong class="phr">born on the wrong side of the blanket</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> born out of wedlock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>blancquete</em>, diminutive of <em>blanc</em> white] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blanketless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blanketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007758"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blanketing</span></header><div>/ˈblæŋkətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blangkuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> <em class="label">Radio</em> the effect of a signal from a powerful transmitter which interferes with or prevents the reception of other signals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq886"> cloth for making blankets.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq363"> a tossing in a blanket.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blanketleaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007759"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blanketleaf</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blanketleaf" src="word_pronunciations/02505.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblæŋkətlif/ (<em>say</em> 'blangkuhtleef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">a small tree of mountain forests, <em>Bedfordia salicina</em>, family Compositae, found in south-eastern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blankly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007764"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blankly</span></header><div>/ˈblæŋkli/ (<em>say</em> 'blangklee) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq982"> without expression or understanding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> flatly; directly; point-blank.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastogenesis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastogenesis</span></header><div>/ˌblæstoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (<em>say</em> .blastoh'jenuhsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> reproduction by gemmation or budding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> the theory of the transmission of hereditary characters by germ plasm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastoma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371619437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastoma</span></header><div>/blæsˈtoʊmə/ (<em>say</em> blas'tohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blastomas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blastomata</strong> /blæsˈtoʊmətə/ (<em>say</em> blas'tohmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq110">a cancer of primitive or precursor cells, more common in children.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac389435640" href="entry://blast-%23bigmac389435640"><span class="smallcaps">blast-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac16483496" href="entry://-oma%23bigmac16483496"><span class="smallcaps">-oma</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastomere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastomere</span></header><div>/ˈblæstəmɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'blastuhmear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq957">any cell produced during the early stages of cleavage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007778" href="entry://blasto-%23bigmac000007778"><span class="smallcaps">blasto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046262" href="entry://-mere%23bigmac000046262"><span class="smallcaps">-mere</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blastomeric</strong> /ˌblæstəˈmɛrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .blastuh'merik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastopore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastopore</span></header><div>/ˈblæstəpɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'blastuhpaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">the orifice of an archenteron.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007778" href="entry://blasto-%23bigmac000007778"><span class="smallcaps">blasto-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000058146" href="entry://pore%23bigmac000058146"><span class="smallcaps">pore<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blastoporic</strong> /ˌblæstəˈpɒrɪk/ (<em>say</em> .blastuh'porik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastosphere</span></header><div>/ˈblæstəsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'blastuhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq348"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007787" href="entry://blastula%23bigmac000007787"><strong>blastula</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq986"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007780" href="entry://blastocyst%23bigmac000007780"><strong>blastocyst</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007780" href="entry://blastocyst%23mq119">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastula
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastula</span></header><div>/ˈblæstʃələ/ (<em>say</em> 'blaschuhluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blastulae</strong> /ˈblæstʃəˌli/ (<em>say</em> 'blaschuh.lee) <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blastulas</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">an early developmental stage of a metazoan embryo, consisting in typical cases of a hollow sphere formed by a single layer of cells.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, diminutive of Greek <em>blastos</em> sprout, germ] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blastular</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blat</span></header><div>/blæt/ (<em>say</em> blat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq530">loud senseless talk, especially when used to overwhelm the listener.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative; originally used of the cry of a sheep. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101315" href="entry://bleat%23bigmac000101315"><span class="smallcaps">bleat</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BLAT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac397769320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BLAT</span></header><div>/blæt/ (<em>say</em> blat), /bi ɛl eɪ ˈti/ (<em>say</em> bee el ay 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq093">a bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato sandwich.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the initials of the sandwich’s ingredients]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blather</span><z><span target_id="t1qbix9tDf">n.</span><span target_id="FXDPO8ajm8">v.i.</span><span target_id="d7IhqOgjEU">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blather" src="word_pronunciations/02516.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblæðə/ (<em>say</em> 'bladhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="t1qbix9tDf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> foolish talk.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FXDPO8ajm8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq572"> to talk foolishly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="d7IhqOgjEU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq726"> to utter foolishly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blether</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old Norse <em>blaðra</em> talk nonsense]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blatherskite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007791"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blatherskite</span></header><div>/ˈblæðəskaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bladhuhskuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq408">someone given to voluble, empty talk.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blatherskate</strong>, <strong class="vs">bletherskate</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007790" href="entry://blather%23bigmac000007790"><span class="smallcaps">blather</span></a> + <em>skite</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069124" href="entry://skate%23bigmac000069124"><span class="smallcaps">skate<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blattoid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blattoid</span></header><div>/ˈblætɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'blatoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Entomology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">belonging or relating to the order Blattodea, which includes the cockroaches.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Latin <em>blatta</em> cockroach + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051961" href="entry://-oid%23bigmac000051961"><span class="smallcaps">-oid</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blavatsky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blavatsky</span></header><div>/bləˈvætski/ (<em>say</em> bluh'vatskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Madame</strong> (<em>Elena Petrovna Blavatskaya</em>, born <em>Elena Petrovna Hahn</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq540">1831–91, Russian theosophist; principal founder of the Theosophical movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blaxland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blaxland</span></header><div>/ˈblækslənd/ (<em>say</em> 'blaksluhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq067"> <strong>John</strong>, 1769–1845, Australian landowner, merchant and politician, born in England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq136"> his brother, <strong>Gregory</strong>, 1778–1853, Australian explorer and pioneer farmer, born in England; leader of the first expedition to cross the Blue Mountains.</span></div> <div class="backshade">After migrating to Sydney in 1805, <strong>Gregory Blaxland</strong> and his brother became successful speculators and landowners. The aim of Blaxland’s expedition across the Blue Mountains was to expand his land tenure. He settled on land at Brush Farm (near Eastwood) where he successfully established vines and new strains of grass.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blaxploitation
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac353368081"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaxploitation</span><z><span target_id="Y86IAOuO3O">n.</span><span target_id="8ZkLKxWPid">adj.</span></z></header><div>/blæksplɔɪˈteɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> blaksploy'tayshuhn) <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Film</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Y86IAOuO3O">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq611"> the exploitative use of characters drawn from stereotypes of African American society, portraying them as tough, violent action heroes from black ghettos or gangs, who appear to be representing black society in some way, but who are simply providing a vehicle for the reinforcing of negative images of black people.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> an American film genre of the 1970s which produced this type of film.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8ZkLKxWPid">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq983"> of or relating to blaxploitation: <em class="example">a blaxploitation movie; </em><em class="example">blaxploitation music.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088544" href="entry://black%23bigmac000088544"><span class="smallcaps">bla(ck)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000025205" href="entry://exploitation%23bigmac000025205"><span class="smallcaps">(e)xploitation</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blayney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blayney</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'blaynee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">a town and shire in central eastern NSW; abattoir.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blazar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac964833375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blazar</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪza/ (<em>say</em> 'blayzah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq547">a quasar whose stream of extreme luminous radiation is pointing towards the earth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090524" href="entry://blaze%23bigmac000090524"><span class="smallcaps">blaz(e)<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003473" href="entry://-ar%23bigmac000003473"><span class="smallcaps">-ar<sup>3</sup></span></a>, based on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060598" href="entry://quasar%23bigmac000060598"><span class="smallcaps">quasar</span></a>, with <em>blaze</em> indicating the more extreme brightness as seen from the earth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blanquette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blanquette</span></header><div>/blɒŋˈkɛt/ (<em>say</em> blong'ket) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> a white meat stew, usually of veal or chicken, with a white sauce thickened with cream or egg yolks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq464"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a grape variety grown mainly in the Hunter River district of NSW to produce a dry white table wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>blanc</em> white]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blare
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blare</span><z><span target_id="vvPoj5wyfD">v.i.</span><span target_id="MiVsT7Opdd">v.t.</span><span target_id="IF9HPHMG3z">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blare" src="word_pronunciations/02508.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛə/ (<em>say</em> blair) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blared</strong>, <strong class="bold">blaring</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="vvPoj5wyfD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq028"> to emit a loud raucous sound.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="MiVsT7Opdd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq318"> to sound loudly; proclaim noisily.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IF9HPHMG3z">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq756"> a loud raucous noise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq242"> glaring intensity of colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blaren</em>, from Middle Dutch]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blarney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blarney</span><z><span target_id="44XcYleOIv">n.</span><span target_id="ATZTu7qxfe">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blarney" src="word_pronunciations/02509.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblani/ (<em>say</em> 'blahnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="44XcYleOIv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq994"> flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ATZTu7qxfe">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq482"> (<strong class="bold">blarneyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blarneying</strong>) to ply or beguile with blarney; use blarney; wheedle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007767" href="entry://Blarney%20Stone%23bigmac000007767"><span class="smallcaps">Blarney Stone</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blasé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007769"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blasé</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blasé" src="word_pronunciations/02511.mp3"></audio></span>/blaˈzeɪ/ (<em>say</em> blah'zay), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blasé" src="word_pronunciations/02510.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblazeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'blahzay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq032"> indifferent to and bored by pleasures of life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq662"> (sometimes followed by <em>about</em>) unmoved or unperturbed; indifferent: <em class="example">to be blasé about the amount of work to be done.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French, past participle of <em>blaser</em> exhaust, satiate, ? from Dutch <em>blasen</em> blow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blasko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac759619371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blasko</span></header><div>/ˈblæskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'blaskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sarah</strong> (born <em>Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">born 1976, Australian pop singer and songwriter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blaspheme
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaspheme</span><z><span target_id="r6oaH7Nkot">v.t.</span><span target_id="HADV681VYn">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blaspheme" src="word_pronunciations/02512.mp3"></audio></span>/blæsˈfim/ (<em>say</em> blas'feem) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blasphemed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blaspheming</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="r6oaH7Nkot">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq702"> to speak evil of; abuse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="HADV681VYn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq838"> to utter impious words.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>blasphēmāre</em>, from Greek <em>blasphēmein</em> speak ill; replacing Middle English <em>blasfeme</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>blasfemer</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blasphemer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blasphemous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007771"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blasphemous</span></header><div>/ˈblæsfəməs/ (<em>say</em> 'blasfuhmuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blasphemously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blasphemousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blasphemy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blasphemy</span></header><div>/ˈblæsfəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'blasfuhmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blasphemies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq776"> impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq245"> <em class="label">Judaism</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq076"> (in Talmudic law) cursing and reviling the ‘ineffable name’ of the Lord.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq132"> (in later Hebrew history) the violation of religious law by pronouncing one of the four-letter symbols for God rather than using one of the substitute words.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq249"> <em class="label">Theology</em> the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq159"> irreverent behaviour towards anything held sacred.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>blasphēmia</em>, from Greek: slander; replacing Middle English <em>blasfemie</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blass</span></header><div>/blas/ (<em>say</em> blahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wolf</strong>(<strong>gang</strong>)<strong> Francis Otto</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">born 1934 in Germany, Australian winemaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blast</span><z><span target_id="f1dofVgCVL">n.</span><span target_id="RS8MYfCWn3">v.t.</span><span target_id="ycVmMgSM9O">v.i.</span><span target_id="89oRrPeZqW">interj.</span><span target_id="Ey4reGdlSe">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blast" src="word_pronunciations/02514.mp3"></audio></span>/blast/ (<em>say</em> blahst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="f1dofVgCVL"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq426"> a sudden blowing or gust of wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq117"> the blowing of a trumpet, whistle, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq534"> the sound produced by this.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq626"> a forcible stream of air from the mouth, from bellows, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq449"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> air under pressure directed into a blast furnace, cupola, etc., to support combustion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq068"> a jet of exhaust steam directed into a chimney to augment the draught, as in a locomotive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq404"> a draught thus increased.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq465"> <em class="label">Mining</em>, <em class="label">Civil Engineering</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the charge of dynamite or other explosive used at one firing in blasting operations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq966"> the act of exploding; explosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq924"> the forcible movement of air, or the shock wave, caused by an explosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq157"> any pernicious or destructive influence, especially on animals or plants; blight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq397"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq391"> something that is very funny; hoot; laugh: <em class="example">what a blast!</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq809"> an extremely exciting or exhilarating experience.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> severe criticism, especially noisy or choleric.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RS8MYfCWn3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq275"> to blow (a trumpet, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq830"> to cause to shrivel or wither; blight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq546"> to affect with any pernicious influence; ruin; destroy: <em class="example">to blast someone’s hopes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="17"> <span id="mq937"> to tear (rock, etc.) to pieces with an explosive.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="18"> <span id="mq307"> to criticise abusively.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ycVmMgSM9O">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="19"><span id="mq928"> to set off explosives: <em class="example">the excavators have been blasting all morning.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="89oRrPeZqW">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="20"><span id="mq554"> (an exclamation of anger or irritation.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Ey4reGdlSe">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="21"><span id="mq280"> <strong class="phr">blast from the past</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something, such as a song, fashion, etc., which is from the past or reminiscent of the past.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="22"> <span id="mq569"> <strong class="phr">blast off</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq636"> to fire the rockets of a rocket ship, spacecraft, etc., in order to leave a planet’s surface.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq990"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to depart rapidly or immediately.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="23"> <span id="mq760"> <strong class="phr">full blast</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq848"> to or at the loudest volume: <em class="example">she turned the radio up full blast.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq167"> with the utmost energy and vigour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the propaganda machine was operating full blast</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sumner locke elliott</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>blæst</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blast-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac389435640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blast-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq745">variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007778" href="entry://blasto-%23bigmac000007778"><strong>blasto-</strong></a> used before vowels.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blasted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blasted</span></header><div>/ˈblastəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blahstuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq541"> withered; shrivelled; blighted.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq850"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an intensifier used to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>And that blasted, damnable, bloody light in the night.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">kenneth cook</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1961</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq158"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> intoxicated.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastema
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastema</span></header><div>/bləsˈtimə/ (<em>say</em> bluhs'teemuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blastemas</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blastemata</strong> /bləsˈtimətə/ (<em>say</em> bluhs'teemuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">an aggregation of embryonic cells, capable of differentiation into primordia and organs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek: sprout] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blastemic</strong> /bləsˈtɛmɪk/ (<em>say</em> bluhs'temik), /-ˈtimɪk/ (<em>say</em> -'teemik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blaster</span></header><div>/ˈblastə/ (<em>say</em> 'blahstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq910"> <em class="label">Golf</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065336" href="entry://sand%20wedge%23bigmac000065336"><strong>sand wedge</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq497"> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> a weapon, often handheld, that emits powerful bursts of energy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blasto-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blasto-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq870">a word element meaning ‘embryo’ or ‘germ’, as in <em>blastocyst</em>.</span></div> Also, (<em>before vowels</em>), <strong class="vs">blast-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>blastos</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastocoel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastocoel</span></header><div>/ˈblæstəsil/ (<em>say</em> 'blastuhseel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">the cavity of a blastula, arising in the course of cleavage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blastocoele</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastocyst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007780"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastocyst</span></header><div>/ˈblæstəsɪst/ (<em>say</em> 'blastuhsist) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> the germinal vesicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq119"> the vesicular stage in early mammalian development, following cleavage.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastocystosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac505154721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastocystosis</span></header><div>/blæstoʊsɪsˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> blastohsis'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">an illness cause by a microscopic parasite, <em>Blastocystis hominis</em>, which lives in the intestine; symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhoea and nausea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastoderm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastoderm</span></header><div>/ˈblæstədɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'blastuhderm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq490"> the primitive layer of cells which results from the segmentation of the ovum in heavily yolked eggs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq107"> the membrane forming the wall of the blastula, and in most vertebrates enclosing a cavity or a yolk mass.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blastodermic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blastodisc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007782"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blastodisc</span></header><div>/ˈblæstədɪsk/ (<em>say</em> 'blastuhdisk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">the small disc of protoplasm, containing the dividing cells, which appears on the surface of the yolk mass in very heavily yolked eggs, as of birds and reptiles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blimp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blimp<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/blɪmp/ (<em>say</em> blimp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> a small, nonrigid airship, used for military surveillance, scientific applications, the display of advertising and the filming of sporting events. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A Royal Flying Corps (RFC) observation balloon (blimp) hovers close to the ground at the RFC School of Aerial Gunnery, Turnberry, Scotland, 1917.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/blimp1_P00046.074.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq489"> a soundproof cover enclosing a movie camera to obliterate the sound of the mechanism during shooting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [World War I slang; ? from <em>Type B-limp</em>, a classification of nonrigid airship]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blimp<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/blɪmp/ (<em>say</em> blimp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">an elderly person, usually military, with reactionary views.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Colonel <em>Blimp</em>, cartoon character created by David Low, 1891–1963]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blimpish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blimpish</span></header><div>/ˈblɪmpɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blimpish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq980">reactionary and chauvinistic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007852" href="entry://blimp%23bigmac000007852"><span class="smallcaps">blimp<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blindage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blindage</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪndɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bluyndij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq516">a screen or other structure as for protecting soldiers in a trench.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>blinder</em> to armour, from German <em>blinden</em> blind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blinder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000033482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blinder</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪndə/ (<em>say</em> 'bluynduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq494"> a person or thing that blinds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dazzling display of skill, especially at sport: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Even when the fastie took a blinder of a catch on the fence, it only seemed like the law of averages doing the right thing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">w suffield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1983</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq668"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bout of excessive drinking; drinking spree.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blindfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007857"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blindfish</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪndfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bluyndfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blindfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blindfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">any of various small fishes, as of the genus <em>Amblyopsis</em>, having rudimentary functionless eyes; found in subterranean streams.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blindfold
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102396"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blindfold</span><z><span target_id="JFAfoAMAxr">v.t.</span><span target_id="3g9GDCb3ao">n.</span><span target_id="GdOOejNaUv">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blindfold" src="word_pronunciations/02543.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblaɪndfoʊld/ (<em>say</em> 'bluyndfohld) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="JFAfoAMAxr"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq582"> to prevent sight by covering (the eyes); cover the eyes of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq267"> to impair the clear thinking of.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3g9GDCb3ao">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq498"> a bandage over the eyes.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="GdOOejNaUv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq544"> with eyes covered: <em class="example">a blindfold test.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq159"> rash; unthinking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100565" href="entry://blind%23bigmac000100565"><span class="smallcaps">blind</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100958" href="entry://fold%23bigmac000100958"><span class="smallcaps">fold<sup>1</sup></span></a> wrap up; replacing <em>blindfelled</em> struck blind, blinded, from Old English (<em>ge</em>)<em>blindfellian</em> make blind; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102463" href="entry://fell%23bigmac000102463"><span class="smallcaps">fell<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blindside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac103853755"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blindside</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪndsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bluyndsuyd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">blindsided</strong>, <strong class="bold">blindsiding</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> <em class="label">Football</em> to manoeuvre (a player) into a position where an approaching opponent is not visible.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq469"> to surprise with an unforeseen decision, strategy, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blindsided
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10216298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blindsided</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪndsaɪdəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bluyndsuyduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> unable to see what takes place because it happens on one’s blind side.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq190"> caught off guard: <em class="example">the government was blindsided by the revelations.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blindsight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac533513627"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blindsight</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪndsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bluyndsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">the visual awareness which a visually-impaired person has, created by a response to stimuli that falls short of actual sight but which allows the person to sense aspects of visual stimuli such as movement, location, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blindsighted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blindsightedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blindstorey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blindstorey</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪndstɔri/ (<em>say</em> 'bluyndstawree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blindstoreys</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blindstories</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq492">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000078015" href="entry://triforium%23bigmac000078015"><strong>triforium</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blindworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blindworm</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪndwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'bluyndwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq823">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069526" href="entry://slow%20worm%23bigmac000069526"><strong>slow worm</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069526" href="entry://slow%20worm%23mq211">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac800071941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bling</span></header><div>/blɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">showy jewellery, especially when worn in large quantity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bling-bling</strong>. <div class="etym">[US <em>bling</em> flashy, ostentatious, ? from <em>blinger</em> an extreme example of its kind; popularised by US rap singer BG in the song <em>Bling Bling</em> (1999)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007869"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blini</span></header><div>/ˈblini/ (<em>say</em> 'bleenee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">traditional Russian or Polish pancakes made with a yeast dough containing white or buckwheat flour and served with caviar or cheese.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bliny</strong>. <div class="etym">[Russian plural of <em>blin</em> pancake]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blinker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blinker</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blinker" src="word_pronunciations/02545.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɪŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'blingkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037027" href="entry://indicator%20light%23bigmac000037027"><strong>indicator light</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> either of two flaps on a bridle, to prevent a horse from seeing sideways or backwards. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085347" href="entry://winker%23bigmac000085347"><strong>winker</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085347" href="entry://winker%23mq180">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blinkered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007872"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blinkered</span></header><div>/blɪŋkəd/ (<em>say</em> blingkuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> wearing blinkers, as a horse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq081"> having a narrow outlook; lacking perspective: <em class="example">blinkered approach.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blinkhorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blinkhorn</span></header><div>/ˈblɪŋkhɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'blingkhawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Cecil</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">1892–1977, Australian Rugby League player; noted as a winger.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blinking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007874"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blinking</span><z><span target_id="SGkfExX4fP">adj.</span><span target_id="iQVf7BRofq">adv.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blingking) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SGkfExX4fP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq662"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">you’re a blinking genius!</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="iQVf7BRofq">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq537"> (an intensifier): <em class="example">a blinking high wall to have to leap over.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blinkingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blinks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blinks</span></header><div>/blɪŋks/ (<em>say</em> blingks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a small herb with white flowers, <em>Montia fontana</em>, of the family Portulacaceae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104751" href="entry://blink%23bigmac000104751"><span class="smallcaps">blink</span></a>, since flowers do not fully open]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blazer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blazer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blazer" src="word_pronunciations/02517.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbleɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'blayzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> someone or something that blazes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> anything intensely bright or hot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq901"> a lightweight jacket, often brightly coloured, as worn by sportspeople.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq039"> a jacket, usually bearing some badge or crest, as worn by schoolchildren.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blazes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090326"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blazes</span><z><span target_id="kkAuleTOqM">pl. n.</span><span target_id="Slwv7rXPtg">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbleɪzəz/ (<em>say</em> 'blayzuhz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="kkAuleTOqM">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq928"> hell.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Slwv7rXPtg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq517"> <strong class="phr">go to blazes</strong>, (an exclamation of dismissal, contempt, anger, etc.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq273"> (<strong class="phr">in</strong>)<strong class="phr"> the </strong>(<strong class="phr">blue</strong>)<strong class="phr"> blazes</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Well what the blazes do you want to come in here looking like that for</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">lennie lower</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1930</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq678"> <strong class="phr">like blazes</strong>, with great energy or at great speed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blazing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blazing</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blayzing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> burning fiercely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq531"> very hot; scorching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq810"> bright; dazzling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq834"> violently angry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq564"> noticeable as an outstanding example of its kind: <em class="example">a blazing indiscretion.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blazingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blazon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blazon</span><z><span target_id="wJcsLXShz3">v.t.</span><span target_id="KANyXPof1a">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blazon" src="word_pronunciations/02520.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbleɪzən/ (<em>say</em> 'blayzuhn) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wJcsLXShz3"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq695"> to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq103"> to describe in heraldic terminology.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq559"> to depict (heraldic arms, etc.) in proper form and colour.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KANyXPof1a">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq547"> a heraldic shield; armorial bearings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq146"> the heraldic description of armorial bearings.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blason</em>, from Old French: shield, later armorial bearings] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blazoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blazonry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blazonry</span></header><div>/ˈbleɪzənri/ (<em>say</em> 'blayzuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq824"> armorial bearings.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq762"> a description of heraldic devices.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq656"> brilliant decoration or display.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bldg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bldg</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq093">building.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104884"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleach</span><z><span target_id="Aud0ExNhWB">v.t.</span><span target_id="I2qTAAoRi7">v.i.</span><span target_id="xX11FEPeCq">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bleach" src="word_pronunciations/02521.mp3"></audio></span>/blitʃ/ (<em>say</em> bleech) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Aud0ExNhWB"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> to make white, pale, or colourless.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="I2qTAAoRi7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq555"> to become white, pale or colourless.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xX11FEPeCq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq242"> a bleaching agent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq185"> degree of paleness achieved in bleaching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq379"> the act of bleaching.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blechen</em>, Old English <em>blæcean</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bleached</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleacher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleacher</span></header><div>/ˈblitʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bleechuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq120"> someone or something that bleaches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq443"> a vessel used in bleaching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq453"> (<em>usually plural</em>) an uncovered seat or stand for spectators at games.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleak<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bleak" src="word_pronunciations/02522.mp3"></audio></span>/blik/ (<em>say</em> bleek) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq403"> bare, desolate, and windswept: <em class="example">a bleak plain.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq925"> cold and piercing: <em class="example">a bleak wind.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq246"> dreary: <em class="example">a bleak prospect.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bleke</em> pale, blend of <em>bleche</em> (Old English <em>blæc</em>) white, pale, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104884" href="entry://bleach%23bigmac000104884"><span class="smallcaps">bleach</span></a>, and <em>blake</em> (Old English <em>blāc</em>) shining white] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bleakly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bleakness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleak<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bleak" src="word_pronunciations/02522.mp3"></audio></span>/blik/ (<em>say</em> bleek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bleak</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bleaks</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">a small freshwater European fish, <em>Alburnus alburnus</em>, with small, shiny scales.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">common bleak</strong>. <div class="etym">[probably Old Norse <em>bleikja</em>; replacing Old English <em>blæge</em>, dialect <em>blay</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blear
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087944"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blear</span><z><span target_id="1DCPYj9E8x">v.t.</span><span target_id="vn1a3mpGsN">adj.</span></z></header><div>/blɪə/ (<em>say</em> blear) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1DCPYj9E8x"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq656"> to make (the eyes or sight) dim, as with tears or inflammation.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vn1a3mpGsN">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq628"> bleary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq007"> a blur; a bleared state.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blere</em>(<em>n</em>) (originally adjective); origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bleary" src="word_pronunciations/02523.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɪəri/ (<em>say</em> 'blearree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">blearier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bleariest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq389"> (of the eyes) dim from a watery discharge, or from tiredness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq844"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007808" href="entry://bleary-eyed%23bigmac000007808"><strong>bleary-eyed</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq295"> misty; dim; indistinct.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087944" href="entry://blear%23bigmac000087944"><span class="smallcaps">blear</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blearily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bleariness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleat</span><z><span target_id="nUsGtXb0GG">v.i.</span><span target_id="5edgkJjse6">v.t.</span><span target_id="gHf1FbsLHc">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bleat" src="word_pronunciations/02524.mp3"></audio></span>/blit/ (<em>say</em> bleet) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nUsGtXb0GG"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> to cry as a sheep, goat, or calf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq932"> to speak with a bleating sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq883"> to complain; moan.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5edgkJjse6">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq312"> to give forth with a bleat.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gHf1FbsLHc">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq422"> the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq384"> any similar sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq604"> a feeble protest or complaint.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blete</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>blætan</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bleater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bleating</strong></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bleatingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleb</span></header><div>/blɛb/ (<em>say</em> bleb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rare</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq492"> a blister or pustule.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq675"> a bubble.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086971" href="entry://blob%23bigmac000086971"><span class="smallcaps">blob</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blebby</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleeder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007812"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleeder</span></header><div>/ˈblidə/ (<em>say</em> 'bleeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> a person predisposed to bleeding; haemophiliac.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq688"> (a term of abuse.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq492"> any person.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq493"> a beast which, having been immunised against tick fever, is used as a blood reservoir for inoculating other cattle in tick-infested areas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq230"> a racehorse that bleeds or tends to bleed from the nose when galloped, and is therefore by various regulations forbidden to race.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq933"> a resistor which presents an alternative path to an electric current.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq188"> <em class="label">Medicine Colloquial</em> a blood vessel, especially an artery, which has been cut, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleeding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090328"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleeding</span><z><span target_id="dVHWY5lbwX">n.</span><span target_id="TWW70SLhW8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblidɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bleeding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dVHWY5lbwX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq972"> loss of blood: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’ve got to stop the bleeding and apply some heat right away or he’s a goner.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq366"> letting of blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> exuding of sap from a cut.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TWW70SLhW8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq608"> emanating pity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq927"> <em class="label">Chiefly British Colloquial</em> bloody: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Somebody’s making a bleeding fool of hisself,’ he said.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleep</span><z><span target_id="z2MK0fttZD">v.i.</span><span target_id="AuHIPoPua4">n.</span><span target_id="b4ukR3cDqI">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bleep" src="word_pronunciations/02527.mp3"></audio></span>/blip/ (<em>say</em> bleep) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="z2MK0fttZD"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq991"> to emit a high-pitched broken sound, or a radio signal.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AuHIPoPua4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq985"> a single short high-pitched sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq550"> (<em>euphemistic</em>) (a word used to indicate an offensive word which has been censored): <em class="example">what the bleep does she know?</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="b4ukR3cDqI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq81"> <strong class="phr">bleep out</strong>, to censor, especially on radio, words which may give offence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleeper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleeper</span></header><div>/ˈblipə/ (<em>say</em> 'bleepuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq538">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053813" href="entry://pager%23bigmac000053813"><strong>pager</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BLegS
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BLegS</span></header><div>/bi lɛg ˈɛs/ (<em>say</em> bee leg 'es) <div class="def"><span id="mq651">Bachelor of Legal Studies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bleisure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac420282603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bleisure</span></header><div>/ˈblɛʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'blezhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq219">travel that is primarily for business but includes some leisure activities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102196" href="entry://business%23bigmac000102196"><span class="smallcaps">b(usiness)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103032" href="entry://leisure%23bigmac000103032"><span class="smallcaps">leisure</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blemish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000002835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blemish</span><z><span target_id="ozx8hLHL8v">v.t.</span><span target_id="rS9kw4tdE1">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blemish" src="word_pronunciations/02528.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛmɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blemish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ozx8hLHL8v"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq156"> to destroy the perfection of.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rS9kw4tdE1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq310"> a defect; a disfigurement; stain.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blemissh</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>blemiss-</em>, stem of <em>ble</em>(<em>s</em>)<em>mir</em> make livid] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blemished</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blemisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blench
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blench<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blench" src="word_pronunciations/02529.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> blench) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq092">to shrink; flinch; quail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blenchen</em>, Old English <em>blencan</em> deceive] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blencher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blench<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="SICubUOV5p">v.i.</span><span target_id="8K1tY2MITm">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blench" src="word_pronunciations/02529.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛntʃ/ (<em>say</em> blench) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="SICubUOV5p"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> to become pale or white; blanch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8K1tY2MITm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq225"> to make pale or white.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007744" href="entry://blanch%23bigmac000007744"><span class="smallcaps">blanch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blend</span><z><span target_id="ViLxZNgHJm">v.t.</span><span target_id="y4R6QNj77T">v.i.</span><span target_id="0szjsnUtcj">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blend" src="word_pronunciations/02532.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛnd/ (<em>say</em> blend) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ViLxZNgHJm"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq210"> to mix smoothly and inseparably together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq746"> to mix (various sorts or grades) in order to obtain a particular kind or quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq238"> to prepare by such mixture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq871"> to prepare (food) using a blender.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="y4R6QNj77T">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq624"> to mix or intermingle smoothly and inseparably.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq878"> to have no perceptible separation: <em class="example">sea and sky seemed to blend.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0szjsnUtcj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq627"> the act or manner of blending: <em class="example">tea of our own blend.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq669"> a mixture or kind produced by blending.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq198"> <em class="label">Grammar</em> a word made by putting together parts of other words, as <em>motel</em>, from <em>motor</em> and <em>hotel</em>, or <em>brunch</em>, from <em>breakfast</em> and <em>lunch</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blenden</em>, Old English <em>blendan</em>, <em>blandan</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blende
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blende</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blende" src="word_pronunciations/02532.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛnd/ (<em>say</em> blend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq054"> sphalerite; zinc sulphide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> any of certain other sulphides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German, from <em>blenden</em> blind, deceive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blended
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007822"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blended</span></header><div>/ˈblɛndəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blenduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq352"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090329" href="entry://blend%23bigmac000090329"><strong>blend</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq511"> mixed; intermingled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq774"> (of a whisky) consisting either of two or more whiskies, or of a whisky and a neutral spirit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blender
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007824"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blender</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blender" src="word_pronunciations/02531.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛndə/ (<em>say</em> 'blenduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> someone or something that blends.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq623"> an electric device, usually with very rapidly rotating sharp blades in the base of a cylindrical container, used for chopping or pulverising dry ingredients, and for combining and mixing dry and liquid food ingredients; vitamiser.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blenheim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007825"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blenheim</span></header><div>/ˈblɛnəm/ (<em>say</em> 'blenuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">a village in southern Germany (formerly in West Germany), on the Danube; victory of the Duke of Marlborough over the French, 1704.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blennioid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blennioid</span></header><div>/ˈblɛniɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bleneeoyd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> resembling a blenny.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> relating to the blennies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blennorrhagia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blennorrhagia</span></header><div>/blɛnəˈreɪdʒiə/ (<em>say</em> blenuh'rayjeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094188" href="entry://blennorrhoea%23bigmac000094188"><strong>blennorrhoea</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>blennos</em> slime + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063283" href="entry://-rhagia%23bigmac000063283"><span class="smallcaps">-rhagia</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blennorrhoea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blennorrhoea</span></header><div>/blɛnəˈriə/ (<em>say</em> blenuh'reeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq085">an excessive discharge of mucus, especially from the genital organs.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blennorrhea</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>blennos</em> slime + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064400" href="entry://-rrhoea%23bigmac000064400"><span class="smallcaps">-(r)rhoea</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For spelling variation see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571612490" href="entry://oe%23bigmac571612490"><strong>oe</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blenny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blenny</span></header><div>/ˈblɛni/ (<em>say</em> 'blenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blennies</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blenny</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">any of various fishes of Blenniidae and related families, with an elongated tapering body and small pelvic fins inserted farther forward than the pectoral fins.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>blennius</em>, from Greek <em>blennos</em> blenny, originally slime] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blep
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac146699850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blep</span></header><div>/blɛp/ (<em>say</em> blep) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">an action in which an animal’s tongue protrudes partially from the mouth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [onomatopoeic for the sound of the action]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blepharitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blepharitis</span></header><div>/blɛfəˈraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> blefuh'ruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">inflammation of the eyelids.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007831" href="entry://blepharo-%23bigmac000007831"><span class="smallcaps">blephar(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blepharo-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007831"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blepharo-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq234">a word element meaning ‘eyelid’, as in <em>blepharitis</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blephar-</strong>. <div class="etym">[combining form representing Greek <em>blepharon</em> eyelid]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blepharoplasty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blepharoplasty</span></header><div>/ˈblɛfəroʊˌplæsti/ (<em>say</em> 'blefuhroh.plastee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blepharoplasties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> a type of plastic surgery involving the removal of the excess skin and fat which cause bags under the eyes, crow’s-feet, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq868"> an instance of such surgery.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007831" href="entry://blepharo-%23bigmac000007831"><span class="smallcaps">blephar(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057285" href="entry://-plasty%23bigmac000057285"><span class="smallcaps">-plasty</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blepharoplastic</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blepharoptosis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007834"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blepharoptosis</span></header><div>/blɛfərɒpˈtoʊsəs/ (<em>say</em> blefuhrop'tohsuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">a condition in which the upper eyelid falls down so that it covers the cornea.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blériot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007835"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blériot</span></header><div>/ˈblɛrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'blereeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">1872–1936, French aeroplane inventor and aviator; first flight across the English Channel (1909).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007836"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bless</span><z><span target_id="6cTUKwgvoL">v.t.</span><span target_id="OEcPWFxiY5">interj.</span><span target_id="fxihrmWj3Z">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bless" src="word_pronunciations/02536.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛs/ (<em>say</em> bles) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6cTUKwgvoL"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">blessed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blest</strong>, <strong class="bold">blessing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> to consecrate by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq692"> to request of God the bestowal of divine favour on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq139"> to bestow good of any kind upon: <em class="example">a nation blessed with peace.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq024"> to feel thankful or grateful for (something) or grateful to (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq713"> to extol as holy; glorify.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq928"> to protect or guard from evil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq980"> <em class="label">Ecclesiastical</em> to make the sign of the cross over.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="OEcPWFxiY5">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq880"> (an exclamation indicating affection for someone or something seen as endearing.)</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="fxihrmWj3Z">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq453"> <strong class="phr">bless your cotton socks!</strong>, (an exclamation of delighted gratitude.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blessen</em>, Old English <em>blētsian</em>, <em>blēdsian</em> consecrate, originally with blood, from <em>blōd</em> blood]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blessed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099172"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blessed</span><z><span target_id="sG8rBdhVLz">adj.</span><span target_id="QMuLmpzt4t">n.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sG8rBdhVLz"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq949"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02534.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛst/ (<em>say</em> blest) consecrated; sacred; holy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02534.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛst/ (<em>say</em> blest) divinely or supremely favoured; fortunate; happy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq909"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhd) <em class="label">Roman Catholic Church</em> (a title used before the name of a person who has been beatified.) <em>Abbrev.</em>: bl.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02534.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛst/ (<em>say</em> blest) bringing happiness; pleasurable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq877"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02534.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛst/ (<em>say</em> blest) (<em>euphemistic</em>) damned: <em class="example">blessed if I know.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq246"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02534.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛst/ (<em>say</em> blest) (used for emphasis): <em class="example">every blessed penny.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QMuLmpzt4t">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq338"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02533.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɛsəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhd), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blessed" src="word_pronunciations/02534.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛst/ (<em>say</em> blest) those who are blessed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blessedly</strong> /ˈblɛsədli/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blessedness</strong> /ˈblɛsədnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'blesuhdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blessingway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac657985423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blessingway</span></header><div>/ˈblɛsɪŋweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'blesingway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq422"> a celebratory gathering held for a woman expecting a baby, in which the emphasis is on honouring her impending motherhood rather than on the giving of gifts for the baby, as at a baby shower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq330"> a Navajo rite of passage: <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq441"> for a girl transitioning to womanhood at her menarche.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq981"> for an expectant mother.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Navajo <em>hozhoji</em> way of good hope, translated into English as <em>blessing way</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007838"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blest</span><z><span target_id="dkLXG4QAhY">v.</span><span target_id="DZfpVpefMb">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blest" src="word_pronunciations/02534.mp3"></audio></span>/blɛst/ (<em>say</em> blest) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="dkLXG4QAhY"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> a past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007836" href="entry://bless%23bigmac000007836"><strong>bless</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DZfpVpefMb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq638"> blessed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blether
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007839"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blether</span></header><div>/ˈblɛðə/ (<em>say</em> 'bledhuh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq051">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007790" href="entry://blather%23bigmac000007790"><strong>blather</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bletherskate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bletherskate</span></header><div>/ˈblɛðəskeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bledhuhskayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq564">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007791" href="entry://blatherskite%23bigmac000007791"><strong>blatherskite</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bletherskite</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BLEVE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BLEVE</span></header><div>/ˈblɛvi/ (<em>say</em> 'blevee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">an explosion caused by the expanding vapour from boiling liquid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>B</em>(<em>oiling</em>)<em> L</em>(<em>iquid</em>)<em> E</em>(<em>xpanding</em>)<em> V</em>(<em>apour</em>)<em> E</em>(<em>xplosion</em>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blew<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blew" src="word_pronunciations/02537.mp3"></audio></span>/blu/ (<em>say</em> blooh) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101086" href="entry://blow%23bigmac000101086"><strong>blow<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac568103307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blew<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blew" src="word_pronunciations/02537.mp3"></audio></span>/blu/ (<em>say</em> blooh) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007990" href="entry://blow%23bigmac000007990"><strong>blow<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blewits
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blewits</span></header><div>/ˈbluəts/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohuhts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">any of several edible fungi of the genus <em>Lepista</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="entry://blue%23bigmac000104917"><span class="smallcaps">blue</span></a>, because of the colour of the stalk. Compare French <em>bluet</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BLF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BLF</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq846">Builders’ Labourers Federation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bligh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007846"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bligh</span></header><div>/blaɪ/ (<em>say</em> bluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> <strong>Anna Maria</strong>, born 1960, Australian state Labor politician; premier of Qld 2007–12.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq365"> <strong>William</strong>, 1754–1817, English-born naval officer and governor of NSW, 1806–08; captain of HMS <em>Bounty</em> in 1787.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>William Bligh</strong> entered the English navy in 1770 and served in the War of American Independence, the West Indies and in the war against France. When he was appointed governor of NSW in 1805, he was preceded by his reputation for severity, gained as a result of the 1789 mutiny on HMS <em>Bounty</em>. His abrasive manner, authoritarian behaviour and reformist zeal antagonised the officers of the NSW Corps, who saw him as a threat to their illicit activities. His actions in connection with the trial of John Macarthur made the officers fearful for their own safety and Lieutenant Colonel Johnston removed Bligh from office in 1808. On returning to England, Bligh was promoted to rear admiral following the court martial and cashiering of Johnston in 1811.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blight</span><z><span target_id="plCXo1mNl8">n.</span><span target_id="lgxDLO7KfD">v.t.</span><span target_id="OoJk1GvxIK">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blight" src="word_pronunciations/02540.mp3"></audio></span>/blaɪt/ (<em>say</em> bluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="plCXo1mNl8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> a widespread and destructive plant disease, such as <strong>pome fruit blight</strong> or <strong>tomato blight</strong>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> any cause of destruction, ruin, or frustration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq207"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065349" href="entry://sandy%20blight%23bigmac000065349"><strong>sandy blight</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="lgxDLO7KfD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq415"> to cause to wither or decay; blast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq379"> to destroy; ruin; frustrate.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OoJk1GvxIK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq934"> to suffer blight.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blight</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blight" src="word_pronunciations/02540.mp3"></audio></span>/blaɪt/ (<em>say</em> bluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">1913–95, Australian poet; author of <em>A Beachcomber’s Diary</em> (1963).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blighted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac768309738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blighted</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bluytuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq858"> (of a plant) affected with blight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq342"> frustrated; ruined.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq452"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> (of a fertilised ovum) not developing although the gestational sac continues to grow, resulting in a miscarriage either natural or induced.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a euphemism for <em>bloody</em>.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blighter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blighter</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blighter" src="word_pronunciations/02539.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblaɪtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bluytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq588"> any person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>’Might be some poor blighter got lost,’ he said and they climbed a ridge to scout around.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary durack</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> (<em>dated</em>) a despicable person; cad.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088033" href="entry://blight%23bigmac000088033"><span class="smallcaps">blight</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blighty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blighty</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪti/ (<em>say</em> 'bluytee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq547"> <em class="label">British Military Colloquial</em> England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> <em class="label">World War I Colloquial</em> a wound serious enough to get one sent back to England.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blighty</strong>. <div class="etym">[Anglo-Indian, from Hindi <em>bilāyatī</em> (now <em>vilāyatī</em>) foreign, European, from Arabic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blimey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blimey</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪmi/ (<em>say</em> 'bluymee) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">(an exclamation expressing surprise or amazement.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blimy</strong>. <div class="etym">[See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031027" href="entry://gorblimey%23bigmac000031027"><span class="smallcaps">gorblimey</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blinman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096215"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blinman</span></header><div>/ˈblɪnmən/ (<em>say</em> 'blinmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq028">a town in the Flinders Ranges, SA, between Lake Torrens and Lake Frome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blintz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac217068397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blintz</span></header><div>/blɪnts/ (<em>say</em> blints) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq939">a pancake with either a sweet or a savoury filling, and fried or baked.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yiddish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blip
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blip</span><z><span target_id="LoPGMoCjqn">n.</span><span target_id="ViKQOmNiL2">v.i.</span><span target_id="smTlskR6Pj">phr.</span></z></header><div>/blɪp/ (<em>say</em> blip) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LoPGMoCjqn"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of an aeroplane, submarine, or other object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq908"> a brief electronic noise produced by a computer, often accompanied by a visual cue in the form of a flashing spot of light on the screen, which indicates that some process is under way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq674"> a small movement out of an established pattern which is quickly restored.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ViKQOmNiL2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq785"> (<strong class="bold">blipped</strong>, <strong class="bold">blipping</strong>) to make a small noise or flash.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="smTlskR6Pj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq926"> <strong class="phr">blip the throttle</strong>, to depress the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle briefly while the gears are not engaged, causing the engine to speed up and die down in a short burst.</span></div><div class="etym"> [expressive of short, sharp movement]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blipvert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac13162871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blipvert</span></header><div>/ˈblɪpvɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'blipvert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Science Fiction</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq924">a high-speed condensed-image commercial that prevents channel changing and embeds itself into the viewer’s mind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086970" href="entry://blip%23bigmac000086970"><span class="smallcaps">blip</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091226" href="entry://advertisement%23bigmac000091226"><span class="smallcaps">(ad)vert(isement)</span></a>; coined in the television show <em>Max Headroom</em> devised in Britain in the 1980s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bliss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bliss</span><z><span target_id="NaSpaSDmPD">n.</span><span target_id="VFX7dRcGnn">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bliss" src="word_pronunciations/02547.mp3"></audio></span>/blɪs/ (<em>say</em> blis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="NaSpaSDmPD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq052"> lightness of heart; blitheness; gladness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq090"> supreme happiness or delight.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq726"> <em class="label">Theology</em> the joy of heaven.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq417"> a cause of great joy or happiness.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="VFX7dRcGnn">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq132"> <strong class="phr">bliss out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go into a state of euphoria.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blisse</em>, Old English <em>bliss</em>, <em>blīþs</em>, from <em>blīþe</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104893" href="entry://blithe%23bigmac000104893"><span class="smallcaps">blithe</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bliss
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007876"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bliss</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bliss" src="word_pronunciations/02547.mp3"></audio></span>/blɪs/ (<em>say</em> blis) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Arthur</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">1891–1975, English composer; Master of the Queen’s Musick 1953–75.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blissful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blissful</span></header><div>/ˈblɪsfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'blisfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq311">full of, enjoying, or conferring bliss; supremely joyful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blissfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blissfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blister
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blister<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="sAEEqXf0h8">n.</span><span target_id="KzVA5A0yXu">v.t.</span><span target_id="cQHueyS7c9">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blister" src="word_pronunciations/02548.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɪstə/ (<em>say</em> 'blistuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sAEEqXf0h8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq784"> a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq226"> any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a casting or a paint blister.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq274"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007883" href="entry://blister%20pearl%23bigmac000007883"><strong>blister pearl</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq575"> (formerly) a transparent bulge on the fuselage of an aeroplane, usually for mounting a gun.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq372"> a blister plaster.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq218"> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> an unpleasant person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq581"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073359" href="entry://summons%23bigmac000073359">summons</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073359" href="entry://summons%23mq861">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq920"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a summary demand for payment of a debt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq768"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a scathing communication: <em class="example">the boss sent me a blister.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KzVA5A0yXu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq989"> to raise a blister or blisters on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq728"> to apply a blister plaster to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq212"> to subject to burning scorn, sarcasm, or criticism.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cQHueyS7c9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq873"> to rise in blisters; become blistered.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blister</em>, <em>blester</em>, ? from Old French <em>blestre</em> clod, lump (probably of Germanic origin)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blistered</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blistery</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blister<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blister" src="word_pronunciations/02548.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɪstə/ (<em>say</em> 'blistuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">sister.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blistering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blistering</span></header><div>/ˈblɪstərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blistuhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq060"> scorching.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq430"> scathing; caustic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq691"> very fast: <em class="example">a blistering pace.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blisteringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BLit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BLit</span></header><div>/bi ˈlɪt/ (<em>say</em> bee 'lit) <div class="def"><span id="mq765">Bachelor of Literature.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blithe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blithe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blithe" src="word_pronunciations/02550.mp3"></audio></span>/blaɪð/ (<em>say</em> bluydh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> joyous or merry in disposition; glad; cheerful.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> careless; unconcerned: <em class="example">a blithe disregard for consequences.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>blīþe</em> kind, pleasant, joyous] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blithely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blither
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blither</span></header><div>/ˈblɪðə/ (<em>say</em> 'blidhuh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq333">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007790" href="entry://blather%23bigmac000007790"><strong>blather</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blitherer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blithered
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blithered</span></header><div>/ˈblɪθəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blithuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq994">drunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blithering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blithering</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blithering" src="word_pronunciations/02549.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɪðərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blidhuhring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq989"> nonsensical; jabbering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> confounded; blasted.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007790" href="entry://blather%23bigmac000007790"><span class="smallcaps">blather</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blithesome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blithesome</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪðsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bluydhsuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq431">lighthearted; merry; cheerful: <em class="example">a blithesome nature.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blithesomely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blithesomeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BLitt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007888"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BLitt</span></header><div>/bi ˈlɪt/ (<em>say</em> bee 'lit) <div class="def"><span id="mq635">Bachelor of Letters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Baccalaureus Litterārum</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blitz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blitz</span><z><span target_id="1WHH0EfyTz">n.</span><span target_id="FpPQtkLQmM">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blitz" src="word_pronunciations/02551.mp3"></audio></span>/blɪts/ (<em>say</em> blits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="1WHH0EfyTz"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> Also, <strong class="vs">blitzkrieg</strong> /ˈblɪtskrig/ (<em>say</em> 'blitskreeg). <em class="label">Military</em> war waged by surprise, swiftly and violently, as by the use of aircraft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq043"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any swift, vigorous attack on something viewed as a problem, or on those held responsible: <em class="example">a blitz on drink driving.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="FpPQtkLQmM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq021"> to attack with a blitz.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq439"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to deal with vigorously: <em class="example">to blitz the housework.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq188"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to defeat decisively: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she blitzed a world-class field in the 100m breaststroke at last month’s selection trials in Sydney</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2000</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac609137623" href="entry://Blitz%23bigmac609137623"><span class="smallcaps">Blitz</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blitz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac609137623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blitz</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blitz" src="word_pronunciations/02551.mp3"></audio></span>/blɪts/ (<em>say</em> blits) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq302">night air raids by German bombers in World War II on London and other sites in Britain, especially in the period 1940–41.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of German <em>Blitzkrieg</em>, from <em>Blitz</em> lightning + <em>Krieg</em> war]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blixen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blixen</span></header><div>/ˈblɪksən/ (<em>say</em> 'bliksuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Karen</strong> (<em>Baroness Karen Blixen-Finecke</em>, ‘<em>Isak Dinesen</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq878">1885–1962, Danish author; celebrated for her Gothic short stories and her autobiographical <em>Out of Africa</em> (1938).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007907"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockish</span></header><div>/ˈblɒkɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blokish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">like a block; dull; stupid.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blockishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blockishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockout</span></header><div>/ˈblɒkaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'blokowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073452" href="entry://sunscreen%23bigmac000073452"><strong>sunscreen</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073452" href="entry://sunscreen%23mq924">2</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blockout cream</strong>. <div class="etym">[trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blocksidge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blocksidge</span></header><div>/ˈblɒksɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloksij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles William</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">→ William <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006127" href="entry://Baylebridge%23bigmac000006127"><strong>Baylebridge</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blocky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blocky</span><z><span target_id="NuyU99JG92">adj.</span><span target_id="AjzsuvI0oR">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblɒki/ (<em>say</em> 'blokee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="NuyU99JG92"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">blockier</strong>, <strong class="bold">blockiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq498"> like a block in size or shape; chunky.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq624"> (of stock, especially cattle) solid, with good lines; square as opposed to rangy.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AjzsuvI0oR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq149"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blockies</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007905" href="entry://blockie%23bigmac000007905"><strong>blockie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bloemfontein
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bloemfontein</span></header><div>/ˈblumfɒnteɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohmfontayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a city in the central part of the Republic of South Africa; capital of Free State.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blog
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac898314779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blog</span><z><span target_id="gezwSImgb9">n.</span><span target_id="mgbhguuQMZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="HPPxrHMpHA">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/blɒg/ (<em>say</em> blog) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gezwSImgb9"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq647"> a website created by a particular individual to record their opinions, interests, etc., often allowing comment from visitors.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq364"> an online forum.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq295"> a blog devoted to a specific subject: <em class="example">wine blog; </em><em class="example">photography blog.</em></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blogged</strong>, <strong class="bold">blogging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mgbhguuQMZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq925"> to post entries on a blog: <em class="example">to blog all day.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HPPxrHMpHA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq585"> to communicate by means of a blog: <em class="example">to blog a film review.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac517765044" href="entry://web%20log%23bigmac517765044"><span class="smallcaps">web log</span></a>; coined in 1999 by Peter Merholz, US designer, who jokingly reanalysed <em>web log</em> as <em>we blog</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blogger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blogging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloggerati
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac452665979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloggerati</span></header><div>/blɒgəˈrati/ (<em>say</em> bloguh'rahtee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">those who frequently post entries on a blog, especially those seen as influential.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac898314779" href="entry://blog%23bigmac898314779"><span class="smallcaps">blogger</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042910" href="entry://literati%23bigmac000042910"><span class="smallcaps">literati</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blogosphere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac756377914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blogosphere</span></header><div>/ˈblɒgəsfɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'bloguhsfear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq60">blogs, viewed collectively, as creating a world which bloggers inhabit.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blogoverse</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac898314779" href="entry://blog%23bigmac898314779"><span class="smallcaps">blog</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000070920" href="entry://-sphere%23bigmac000070920"><span class="smallcaps">-sphere</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blogoverse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac075578405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blogoverse</span></header><div>/ˈblɒgəvɜs/ (<em>say</em> 'bloguhvers) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq352">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac756377914" href="entry://blogosphere%23bigmac756377914"><strong>blogosphere</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blogroll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428919937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blogroll</span></header><div>/ˈblɒgroʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'blogrohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq387">a list of links to selected blogs, usually displayed in the sidebar of a blog, and indicating the blogger’s personal preferences.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blogspace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac219585283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blogspace</span></header><div>/ˈblɒgspeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'blogspays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq20">a public website where blogs can be added and viewed by the general public.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blois</span></header><div>/blwa/ (<em>say</em> blwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">a town in central France, in Loire-et-Cher department, on the river Loire; historic castle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blok
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blok</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blok" src="word_pronunciations/02562.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒk/ (<em>say</em> blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Aleksandr Aleksandrovich</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq435">1880–1921, Russian poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blokecore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac368021007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blokecore</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊk-kɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'blohk-kaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq073">a unisex fashion characterised by a football team jersey, usually paired with tracksuit pants, jeans or shorts, and sandshoes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099491" href="entry://bloke%23bigmac000099491"><span class="smallcaps">bloke</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac503634015" href="entry://-core%23bigmac503634015"><span class="smallcaps">-core</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blokeish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac202350218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blokeish</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊkɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blohkish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq303">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac136103679" href="entry://blokish%23bigmac136103679"><strong>blokish</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blokette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac181278858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blokette</span></header><div>/bloʊˈkɛt/ (<em>say</em> bloh'ket) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">a woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099491" href="entry://bloke%23bigmac000099491"><span class="smallcaps">bloke</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024736" href="entry://-ette%23bigmac000024736"><span class="smallcaps">-ette</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blokey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac114055068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blokey</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊki/ (<em>say</em> 'blohkee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq030"> illustrative of essential masculinity, especially as defined in a crude and stereotypical way: <em class="example">blokey behaviour is to drink beer and watch the footy.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq926"> exhibiting uncouth masculine behaviour as part of an accepted culture: <em class="example">a blokey office.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blokeyness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blokish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136103679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blokish</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊkɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blohkish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">characteristic of a man: <em class="example">blokish behaviour.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blokeish</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099491" href="entry://bloke%23bigmac000099491"><span class="smallcaps">blok(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038451" href="entry://-ish%23bigmac000038451"><span class="smallcaps">-ish<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blokishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blokishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007918"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blond</span><z><span target_id="J05CkoYTkn">adj.</span><span target_id="zfQZbG5oYd">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blond" src="word_pronunciations/02566.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒnd/ (<em>say</em> blond) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J05CkoYTkn"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> (of a person or a people) having light-coloured hair and skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> (of hair) of a light yellow or golden colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq709"> (of furniture, wood, etc.) light-coloured.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zfQZbG5oYd">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq408"> a blond person, especially male.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Medieval Latin <em>blondus</em> yellow. Compare Old English <em>blondenfeax</em> grey-haired] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blondness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In French, <em>blond</em> is the masculine form, <em>blonde</em> the feminine. Since English does not mark gender on adjectives, there is no reason why <em>blond</em> should not be used for both female and male reference, but many people do use the form <em>blonde</em>, especially when referring to a woman with blond hair.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blizzard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007891"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blizzard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blizzard" src="word_pronunciations/02552.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɪzəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blizuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq951"> a violent windstorm with dry, driving snow and intense cold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq289"> a widespread and heavy snowstorm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US mid-1800s, perhaps from British dialect <em>blizzer</em>, <em>blizzener</em> a blow or flash of light that takes your breath away; sense widened from lightning to storm. Compare Old English <em>blysa</em>, <em>blyse</em> torch, and <em>blysian</em> burn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BLM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac229838382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BLM</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq598">Black Lives Matter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloat</span><z><span target_id="7ahLbKzD8r">v.t.</span><span target_id="inRniUR4uY">v.i.</span><span target_id="229BAH5ZsV">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloat" src="word_pronunciations/02554.mp3"></audio></span>/bloʊt/ (<em>say</em> bloht) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7ahLbKzD8r"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> to make distended, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq336"> to puff up; make vain or conceited.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq680"> to cure (fish) by half-drying, leaving them soft.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="inRniUR4uY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq011"> to become swollen; be puffed out or dilated.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="229BAH5ZsV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq980"> Also, <strong class="vs">bloating</strong>. <em class="label">Veterinary Science</em> (in cattle and other livestock) a distension of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by ravenous eating of green forage, especially legumes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bloat</em> (adjective) swollen, from Middle English <em>blout</em> puffy, from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic <em>blautr</em> soft]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloated
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloated</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloated" src="word_pronunciations/02553.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbloʊtəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blohtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq516"> swollen: <em class="example">bloated features.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq396"> suffering from flatulence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq961"> suffering from excessive size: <em class="example">a bloated bureaucracy.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007892"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloater</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊtə/ (<em>say</em> 'blohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq451"> a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq204"> a mackerel similarly cured.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102261" href="entry://bloat%23bigmac000102261"><span class="smallcaps">bloat</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102261" href="entry://bloat%23mq680">3</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloatware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac76400194"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloatware</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊtwɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'blohtwair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">software that takes up a large amount of memory but has, in proportion to the space it takes up, minimal functionality.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloc
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloc</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloc" src="word_pronunciations/02563.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒk/ (<em>say</em> blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> a group of states or territories united by some common factor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Politics</em> a coalition of factions or parties for a particular measure or purpose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="entry://block%23bigmac000095626"><span class="smallcaps">block</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bloch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bloch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bloch" src="word_pronunciations/02562.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒk/ (<em>say</em> blok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq976"> <strong>Ernest</strong>, 1880–1959, US composer born in Switzerland, best known for his efforts to establish a Jewish musical style.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq701"> <strong>Felix</strong>, 1905–83, Swiss-born US physicist; noted for his work on the magnetic moment of the neutron; Nobel prize for physics 1952.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq021"> <strong>Konrad Emil</strong>, 1912–2000, German-born US biochemist working on fatty acid metabolism; shared Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1942 with Feodor Lymen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockade</span><z><span target_id="jRWLdWwlsM">n.</span><span target_id="bwngDkTDOX">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blockade" src="word_pronunciations/02557.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒˈkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> blo'kayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jRWLdWwlsM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq119"> <em class="label">Navy</em>, <em class="label">Military</em> the shutting up of a place, especially a port, harbour, or part of a coast by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq608"> a similar barricading of a place carried out by any group, usually as a form of protest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Unless the road was blocked by Monday the parents would form a blockade at the site.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">advertiser</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq360"> any obstruction of passage or progress.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="bwngDkTDOX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq658"> (<strong class="bold">blockaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">blockading</strong>) to subject to a blockade.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095626" href="entry://block%23bigmac000095626"><span class="smallcaps">block</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000000647" href="entry://-ade%23bigmac000000647"><span class="smallcaps">-ade<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blockader</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blockage" src="word_pronunciations/02558.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɒkɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'blokij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq057">an obstruction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blocker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007901"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blocker</span></header><div>/ˈblɒkə/ (<em>say</em> 'blokuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> someone or something that blocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007905" href="entry://blockie%23bigmac000007905"><strong>blockie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007905" href="entry://blockie%23mq648">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq868"> <em class="label">Bowls</em> a bowl played to such a position as to make it difficult or impossible for the opponent to play a certain shot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq823"> <em class="label">Football</em> a player whose task is blocking.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq235"> <em class="label">Roller Derby</em> a player whose role it is to block the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac364185616" href="entry://jammer%23bigmac364185616">jammer<sup>3</sup></a> on the opposing team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockfield</span></header><div>/ˈblɒkfild/ (<em>say</em> 'blokfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">an area of large, angular blocks of stone produced by glacial mass movement.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockhead</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blockhead" src="word_pronunciations/02560.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɒkhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'blokhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">a stupid person; dolt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockhole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockhole</span></header><div>/ˈblɒkhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'blokhohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq109">the area on the batting crease where the person batting takes guard, usually in line with the middle stump.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockhouse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blockhouse" src="word_pronunciations/02561.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɒkhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'blokhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq070"> <em class="label">Military</em> a fortified structure with ports or loopholes for gunfire, used against bombs, artillery, and small-arms fire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq636"> (formerly) a building, usually of hewn timber and with a projecting upper storey, having loopholes for musketry.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq003"> a house built on squared logs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blockie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blockie</span></header><div>/ˈblɒki/ (<em>say</em> 'blokee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq648"> Also, <strong class="vs">blocker</strong>. the occupier of a small block of land for rural or agricultural purposes, especially a fruit block.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq167"> <em class="label">Qld</em>, <em class="label">Victoria</em>, <em class="label">Tasmania Colloquial</em> a single circuit of a vehicle around a street block: <em class="example">those kids are out there doing blockies again.</em> Compare <em class="label">WA Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac26444933" href="entry://bog%20lap%23bigmac26444933"><strong>bog lap</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac660455070" href="entry://lappy%23bigmac660455070"><strong>lappy<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blocky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blocking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blocking</span></header><div>/ˈblɒkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> <em class="label">Printing</em> the embossed lettering or ornamentation on the cover of a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a procedure carried out on the bodywork of a vehicle, as painting or cleaning, using a material backed by a flexible rubber block. </span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blonde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007919"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blonde</span><z><span target_id="X4H5HbX0II">n.</span><span target_id="AREGVWZ8Wh">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blonde" src="word_pronunciations/02565.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒnd/ (<em>say</em> blond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X4H5HbX0II"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> a female with light-coloured hair.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="AREGVWZ8Wh">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq940"> (of a female) having light-coloured hair and skin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq196"> (of a female’s hair) light; fair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq825"> (of a beer) straw to medium gold in colour, with moderate bitterness and maltiness; sometimes with the addition of citrus flavours.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blondeness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blonded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365526143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blonded</span></header><div>/ˈblɒndəd/ (<em>say</em> 'blonduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq768">(of hair) turned blond as by bleaching in sunlight, with peroxide, etc.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blonding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blondie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac429691756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blondie</span><z><span target_id="ShwJJjYmPA">adj.</span><span target_id="48YT0d1tSb">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblɒndi/ (<em>say</em> 'blondee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ShwJJjYmPA"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq488"> blond-haired.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="48YT0d1tSb">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq218"> a person with blond hair, especially a woman.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq808"> a rich cake-like biscuit made of flour, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and often nuts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac429691756" href="#mq808">3</a> humorous allusion to a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100034" href="entry://brownie%23bigmac000100034"><span class="smallcaps">brownie</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100034" href="entry://brownie%23mq646">3</a>), without chocolate]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blondie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007921"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blondie</span></header><div>/ˈblɒndi/ (<em>say</em> 'blondee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">US pop group formed in 1975, featuring lead singer Deborah Harry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodcurdling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007936"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodcurdling</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodcurdling" src="word_pronunciations/02579.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdˌkɜdlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blud.kerdling) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">frightening; terrifyingly horrible.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blooded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blooded</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bluduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> (of horses, etc.) derived from ancestors of good blood; having a good pedigree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq220"> having been through battle: <em class="example">blooded troops.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq048"> initiated in the ways of a particular group, organisation, etc., especially by real experiences.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodhound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodhound</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodhound" src="word_pronunciations/02580.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdhaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'blud-hownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq473"> one of a breed of large, powerful dogs with a very acute sense of smell, used for tracking game, human fugitives, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq772"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a detective; sleuth.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">sleuthhound</strong>. <div class="etym">[so termed because the dogs were thought to scent the blood of the fugitive]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodhouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000005489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodhouse</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'blud-hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">a particularly rough hotel, uncomfortable and disorderly.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodless</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodless" src="word_pronunciations/02581.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdləs/ (<em>say</em> 'bludluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq693"> without blood; pale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq134"> free from bloodshed: <em class="example">a bloodless victory.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq742"> spiritless; without energy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> cold-hearted: <em class="example">bloodless charity.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bloodlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bloodlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodletting
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodletting</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdlɛtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bludleting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq162"> the act of letting blood by opening a vein or artery; formerly regarded as a remedy for many illnesses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007959" href="entry://bloodshed%23bigmac000007959"><strong>bloodshed</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodroot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodroot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodroot" src="word_pronunciations/02582.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdrut/ (<em>say</em> 'bludrooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq912"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac749750998" href="entry://meen%23bigmac749750998"><strong>meen</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000077190" href="entry://tormentil%23bigmac000077190"><strong>tormentil</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq499"> a North American plant, <em>Sanguinaria canadensis</em>, with red root and root sap.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloods
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384397717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloods</span></header><div>/blʌdz/ (<em>say</em> bludz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">blood tests: <em class="example">to get your bloods done.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodshed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodshed</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodshed" src="word_pronunciations/02583.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdʃɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bludshed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">destruction of life; slaughter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodshot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007960"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodshot</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodshot" src="word_pronunciations/02584.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'bludshot) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq451">(of the eyes) red from dilated blood vessels.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>blood-shotten</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104903" href="entry://blood%23bigmac000104903"><span class="smallcaps">blood</span></a> + <em>shot</em>(<em>ten</em>), past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101429" href="entry://shoot%23bigmac000101429"><span class="smallcaps">shoot</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodstain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodstain</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdsteɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bludstayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq529">a spot or trace of blood.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodstained
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodstained</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdsteɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bludstaynd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq968"> stained with blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq305"> guilty of bloodshed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodstock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodstock</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodstock" src="word_pronunciations/02585.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdstɒk/ (<em>say</em> 'bludstok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">thoroughbred stock, especially stud horses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodstone</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bludstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">a greenish variety of chalcedony with small blood-like spots of red jasper scattered through it; heliotrope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodstream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodstream</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodstream" src="word_pronunciations/02586.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdstrim/ (<em>say</em> 'bludstreem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq044">the blood flowing through a circulatory system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodsucker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodsucker</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodsucker" src="word_pronunciations/02587.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdsʌkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bludsukuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq539"> any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038769" href="entry://jacky%20lizard%23bigmac000038769"><strong>jacky lizard</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq194"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083652" href="entry://waratah%20anemone%23bigmac000083652"><strong>waratah anemone</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an extortionist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq288"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who sponges on others.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bloodsucking</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bloodsworth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bloodsworth</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdzwəθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bludzwuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">died 1804, Australian convict, master bricklayer, and builder; largely responsible for the erection of the first buildings in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodthirsty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodthirsty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodthirsty" src="word_pronunciations/02588.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdθɜsti/ (<em>say</em> 'bludtherstee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bloodthirstier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bloodthirstiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq814">eager to shed blood; murderous.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bloodthirstily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bloodthirstiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007973"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodwood</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloodwood" src="word_pronunciations/02589.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bludwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">any tree of the genus <em>Corymbia</em>, having characteristic bark of short fibres and transverse cracks, widespread in warmer parts of Australia; many species tend to have an exudation of a reddish colour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloodworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloodworm</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'bludwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq778"> any of various freshwater insect larvae of the genus <em>Chironomus</em>, which live in the muddy sediment of a river bottom, and which are more or less bright red, according to the degree of oxygenation of their environment, to which is related the amount of haemoglobin in them.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq323"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005300" href="entry://baitworm%23bigmac000005300"><strong>baitworm</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloody</span><z><span target_id="XgmPQoJDfj">adj.</span><span target_id="9Q3AVpXFy3">v.t.</span><span target_id="8OD9ViXYjI">adv.</span><span target_id="vZDbCFAeCb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloody" src="word_pronunciations/02591.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bludee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XgmPQoJDfj"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bloodier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bloodiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq999"> stained with blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq292"> attended with bloodshed: <em class="example">a bloody battle.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq615"> inclined to bloodshed.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq962"> of the nature of, or relating to blood; containing or composed of blood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq617"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq58"> (an intensifier signifying approval, as in <em>bloody beauty</em>, or disapproval, as in <em>bloody bastard</em>.)</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq132"> (an infix used as an intensifier): <em class="example">abso-bloody-lutely.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq218"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq067"> (of people) difficult; obstinate; cruel.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq469"> (of events) cruel; unjust; unbearable.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="9Q3AVpXFy3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq103"> (<strong class="bold">bloodied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bloodying</strong>) to stain with blood.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="8OD9ViXYjI">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq921"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> very; extremely: <em class="example">bloody difficult.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="vZDbCFAeCb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq704"> <strong class="phr">bloody Nora!</strong>, (an expression of surprise.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq472"> <strong class="phr">bloody well</strong>, (an intensifier): <em class="example">to bloody well do as you are told.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blody</em>, Old English <em>blōdig</em>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089424" href="#mq617">5</a> compare French <em>sanglant</em>, German <em>blutig</em>, Dutch <em>bloedig</em>, showing analogous use] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bloodily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bloodiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac131297054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blook</span></header><div>/blʊk/ (<em>say</em> blook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">a book created from a blog.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloom<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="DvMpw8dfgD">n.</span><span target_id="FxC4sMnjOT">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloom" src="word_pronunciations/02594.mp3"></audio></span>/blum/ (<em>say</em> bloohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DvMpw8dfgD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq914"> the flower of a plant.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq372"> flowers collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq545"> the state of having the buds opened.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq889"> a flourishing, healthy condition: <em class="example">the bloom of youth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq718"> prime; state of full development; perfection.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq371"> a glow or flush on the cheek indicative of youth and health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq756"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a whitish powdery deposit or coating consisting of minute particles of oxidised pigment, wild yeasts, etc., as on the surface of certain fruits and leaves.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq622"> any similar surface coating or appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq967"> any of certain minerals occurring as a pulverulent encrustation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq789"> a discolouration of water given by the development of certain algae.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq530"> a mass of marine animals, as plankton, jellyfish, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FxC4sMnjOT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq333"> to produce or yield blossoms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq564"> to flourish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq318"> to be in a state of healthy beauty and vigour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="15"> <span id="mq084"> to glow with a warm colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="16"> <span id="mq218"> to reach the stage of full development.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blom</em>(<em>e</em>), from Old Norse <em>blōm</em> flower, <em>blōmi</em> prosperity] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bloomless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007976"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloom<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloom" src="word_pronunciations/02594.mp3"></audio></span>/blum/ (<em>say</em> bloohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">a semi-finished steel ingot rolled to reduced size.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>blōma</em> lump of metal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bloom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bloom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bloom" src="word_pronunciations/02594.mp3"></audio></span>/blum/ (<em>say</em> bloohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq365"> <strong>Claire</strong> (born <em>Patricia Claire Blume</em>), born 1931, British actor of stage, film and television.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq259"> <strong>Orlando Jonathan Blanchard</strong>, born 1977, British film actor; films include the trilogy <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> (2001–03).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloomer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloomer</span></header><div>/ˈblumə/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> a plant which blooms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an embarrassingly foolish mistake; laughable blunder: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>too ashamed to come out and face me after a bloomer like that</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101124" href="entry://bloom%23bigmac000101124"><span class="smallcaps">bloom<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloomers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloomers</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bloomers" src="word_pronunciations/02593.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbluməz/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohmuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women for gymnastics, riding, or other active exercise.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq063"> a woman’s undergarment of similar design.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq992"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq766"> <em class="label">Especially Qld</em>, <em class="label">NSW and WA</em> women’s sports briefs worn over underwear and under a skirt. Compare <em class="label">Chiefly Qld Colloquial</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac474522059" href="entry://bum%20shorts%23bigmac474522059"><strong>bum shorts</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104642" href="entry://runner%23bigmac000104642"><strong>runner</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104642" href="entry://runner%23mq564">23</a>); <em class="label">Especially NSW and ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066342" href="entry://scungies%23bigmac000066342"><strong>scungies</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066342" href="entry://scungies%23mq060">2</a>).</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq415"> a similar but fuller garment, gathered at the waist and thighs, formerly worn by women and girls while playing sport.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [named after US social reformer Amelia Jenks <em>Bloomer</em> (1818–94), who advocated such a garment for women after its introduction in 1851]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blooming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blooming</span></header><div>/ˈblumɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohming) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq511"> in bloom; blossoming; in flower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> glowing as with youthful freshness and vigour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I did think you bright and happy this morning, brighter and happier than I have ever seen you look before, and so I called you blooming, that’s all.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">mary gaunt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1897</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq976"> flourishing; prospering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq154"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>euphemistic</em>) bloody: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>that bloomin’ smell of pisspots and lavender water and old women dying</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloomy</span></header><div>/ˈblumi/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohmee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq737"> covered with blossoms; in full flower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq009"> having a bloom, as fruit. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101124" href="entry://bloom%23bigmac000101124"><strong>bloom<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101124" href="entry://bloom%23mq756">7</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blooper
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blooper</span></header><div>/ˈblupə/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohpuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq330"> a slip of the tongue, especially of a broadcaster, resulting in a humorous or indecorous misreading.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq368"> a similar mishap in film and television production.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq719"> a sail, additional to the usual working sails, and used as an extra spinnaker.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Baseball</em> a ball that falls between an outfielder and an infielder, neither being in a position to catch it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative; originally in reference to a radio receiver that emits <em>bloops</em> (high-pitched sounds) which interfere with nearby receiving sets + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blossom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blossom</span><z><span target_id="7z9V1ik18L">n.</span><span target_id="a0VWf5iJzr">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blossom" src="word_pronunciations/02595.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɒsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'blosuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7z9V1ik18L"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq203"> the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> the flowers of a fruit tree, collectively: <em class="example">apple blossom.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq828"> the state of flowering: <em class="example">the apple tree is in blossom.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="a0VWf5iJzr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq509"> to produce or yield blossoms.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq271"> to reach the stage of full development.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq819"> Also, <strong class="vs">blossom out</strong>. to flourish; develop.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blosme</em>, <em>blossem</em>, Old English <em>blōs</em>(<em>t</em>)<em>m</em>(<em>a</em>) flower] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blossomless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blossomy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blot</span><z><span target_id="PeZ9qrfLFO">n.</span><span target_id="7wM11b49JW">v.t.</span><span target_id="OyH0lnGQ7t">v.i.</span><span target_id="7PXtdmPcsD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blot" src="word_pronunciations/02599.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒt/ (<em>say</em> blot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PeZ9qrfLFO"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq576"> a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> a blemish or reproach on character or reputation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq459"> an erasure or obliteration, as in a writing.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq130"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the anus.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blotted</strong>, <strong class="bold">blotting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7wM11b49JW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq918"> to spot, stain, or bespatter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq774"> to darken; make dim; obscure or eclipse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq713"> to dry with absorbent paper or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq591"> to paint coarsely; daub.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="OyH0lnGQ7t">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq682"> (of ink, etc.) to spread in a stain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq657"> to become blotted or stained: <em class="example">this paper blots easily.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7PXtdmPcsD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq611"> <strong class="phr">blot out</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq215"> to make indistinguishable: <em class="example">cloud blotted out the mountains.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq198"> to destroy; wipe out completely: <em class="example">to blot out a memory.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq119"> <strong class="phr">on the blot</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> sitting down.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blotless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blotch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blotch</span><z><span target_id="PCeemMHPTD">n.</span><span target_id="QDjs8SCqV2">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blotch" src="word_pronunciations/02596.mp3"></audio></span>/blɒtʃ/ (<em>say</em> bloch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PCeemMHPTD"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq145"> a large irregular spot or blot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> any of various moulds, as sooty blotch.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QDjs8SCqV2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq439"> to mark with blotches; blot, spot, or blur.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100587" href="entry://blot%23bigmac000100587"><span class="smallcaps">blot</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094091" href="entry://botch%23bigmac000094091"><span class="smallcaps">botch</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blotchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac777928756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blotchy</span></header><div>/ˈblɒtʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'blochee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">blotchier</strong>, <strong class="bold">blotchiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq544">relating to, marked by, or consisting of blotches.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blotchily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blotchiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blotter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007986"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blotter</span></header><div>/ˈblɒtə/ (<em>say</em> 'blotuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq552"> anything used to absorb excess ink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq722"> a piece, book, or pad of blotting paper.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq28"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a measure of LSD, being a square of absorbent paper impregnated with the drug.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blotto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blotto</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blotto" src="word_pronunciations/02598.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblɒtoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'blotoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq822">under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100587" href="entry://blot%23bigmac000100587"><span class="smallcaps">blot</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100587" href="entry://blot%23mq713">7</a>) + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000086956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blouse</span><z><span target_id="TutBODqhZl">n.</span><span target_id="cd2duF2ZW5">v.i.</span><span target_id="kbMRL7ymFq">v.t.</span><span target_id="7yeeaXeFAM">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blouse" src="word_pronunciations/02600.mp3"></audio></span>/blaʊz/ (<em>say</em> blowz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TutBODqhZl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> a light, loosely fitting bodice or shirt, especially one that is gathered or held in at the waist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> a jockey’s silk jacket.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq597"> a loose upper garment, reaching about to the knees, worn especially by peasants; smock.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq985"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac280564925" href="entry://big%20girl%27s%20blouse%23bigmac280564925"><strong>big girl’s blouse</strong></a>.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bloused</strong>, <strong class="bold">blousing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cd2duF2ZW5">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq521"> to hang loose and full.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="kbMRL7ymFq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq422"> to drape loosely.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq619"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to beat by a very small margin.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="7yeeaXeFAM">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq004"> <strong class="phr">blouse out</strong>, to fill with or as with air.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, ? from Provençal (<em>lano</em>)<em> blouso</em> short (wool)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloused
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloused</span></header><div>/blaʊzd/ (<em>say</em> blowzd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">(of women’s clothes) having fullness above the waistline or belt, especially at the back; blouse-like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086956" href="entry://blouse%23bigmac000086956"><span class="smallcaps">blous(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022894" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022894"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blouser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac018275313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blouser</span></header><div>/ˈblaʊzə/ (<em>say</em> 'blowzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Horseracing Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">a horse which wins a race by a narrow margin, usually coming from behind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086956" href="entry://blouse%23bigmac000086956"><span class="smallcaps">blouse</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086956" href="entry://blouse%23mq619">7</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blouson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blouson</span><z><span target_id="qJb60jKrh8">adj.</span><span target_id="8l3Ea4UgsO">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbluzɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohzon) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qJb60jKrh8"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq267"> (of a dress, jacket, etc.) having a loose-fitting top gathered in at the waist.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="8l3Ea4UgsO">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq585"> a type of women’s blouse, loose fitting and gathered in to the waist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bloviate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac974010472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bloviate</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊvieɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'blohveeayt) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">bloviated</strong>, <strong class="bold">bloviating</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">to speak pompously and excessively.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US Colloquial <em>blow</em> to boast + pseudo-Latin <em>-viate</em>; popularised by US President Warren G Harding in the 1920s] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bloviater</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blow" src="word_pronunciations/02610.mp3"></audio></span>/bloʊ/ (<em>say</em> bloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">1649–1708, English composer and organist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac706568298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowed</span></header><div>/bloʊd/ (<em>say</em> blohd) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq514"> <strong class="phr">… be blowed</strong>, (an expression of dismissive condemnation): <em class="example">study be blowed – let’s go to the beach.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq499"> <strong class="phr">I’ll be blowed</strong>, (an exclamation of surprise.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq70"> (<strong class="phr">I’m</strong>)<strong class="phr"> blowed if …</strong> or (<strong class="phr">I’ll be</strong>)<strong class="phr"> blowed if …</strong>, (an expression of strong negation): <em class="example">I’m blowed if I’m going to apologise.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blower</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'blohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq069"> someone or something that blows.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq669"> a machine for forcing air through a furnace, building, mine, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq943"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a supercharger.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq380"> a whale.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac959014855" href="entry://leaf%20blower%23bigmac959014855"><strong>leaf blower</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq162"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a telephone or, formerly, a speaking tube.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowfish</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'blohfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blowfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">blowfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq627">any of various fishes of the family Tetraodontidae, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with the spines in the skin erected; pufferfish; globefish; sea hedgehog.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowfly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000007996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowfly</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blowfly" src="word_pronunciations/02604.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbloʊflaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'blohfluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blowflies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq638"> any of various true flies, of the order Diptera, family Calliphoridae, which deposit their eggs or larvae on carcasses or meat, or in sores, wounds, etc., especially the <strong>green blowfly</strong>, <em>Lucilia cuprina</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq922"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an officious person, especially one in authority, as a police officer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowgun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowgun</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊgʌn/ (<em>say</em> 'blohgun) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq687">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008009" href="entry://blowpipe%23bigmac000008009"><strong>blowpipe</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008009" href="entry://blowpipe%23mq467">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowhard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac485935268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowhard</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊhad/ (<em>say</em> 'blohhahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq310">a boastful person.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowhole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowhole</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blowhole" src="word_pronunciations/02605.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbloʊhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'blohhohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> an air or gas vent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq045"> either of two nostrils or spiracles, or a single one at the top of the head in whales and other cetaceans, through which they breathe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq842"> a hole in the ice to which whales or seals come to breathe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq693"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a defect in a casting caused by trapped steam or gas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq424"> a hole in a coastal rock formation through which sea water is forced violently up by tide or wave.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowie<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbloʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'blohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq056">a blowfly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I have seen a blowie sit on a tram driver’s nose from Alma Road, Balaclava, all the way to Moreland Road, Coburg.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barry dickins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blowy</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac371740689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbloʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'blohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq019">a blowfish.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac137628910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowie<sup>3</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbloʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'blohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008004" href="entry://blow%20job%23bigmac000008004"><strong>blow job</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bluey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bluey</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bluey" src="word_pronunciations/02650.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblui/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">(a nickname for someone with red hair.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Blue</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluff<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="vSCpEp7V4z">adj.</span><span target_id="aY7CeMkc9g">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluff" src="word_pronunciations/02652.mp3"></audio></span>/blʌf/ (<em>say</em> bluf) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="vSCpEp7V4z"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq779"> somewhat abrupt and unconventional in manner; hearty; frank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq290"> presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq245"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a ship) presenting a broad, flattened front.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aY7CeMkc9g">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq405"> a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Low German <em>blaf</em> flat] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bluffly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bluffness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluff<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="dMxh4NNwlH">v.t.</span><span target_id="R5HAjeNHL1">v.i.</span><span target_id="JJ7iC8T3ti">n.</span><span target_id="dedj2LilPq">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluff" src="word_pronunciations/02653.mp3"></audio></span>/blʌf/ (<em>say</em> bluf) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dMxh4NNwlH"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq657"> to mislead by presenting a bold front: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she had bluffed him into giving her a way out of her dilemma.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq774"> to gain by bluffing: <em class="example">he bluffed his way.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq298"> <em class="label">Poker</em> to deceive by a show of confidence in the strength of one’s cards.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="R5HAjeNHL1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> to present a bold front in order to mislead someone: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He had known Mollie a long time, and my guess was that he knew she wasn’t bluffing.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="JJ7iC8T3ti">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq404"> an act of bluffing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq658"> someone who bluffs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dedj2LilPq">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq882"> <strong class="phr">call someone’s bluff</strong>, to challenge or expose someone’s deception.</span></div><div class="etym"> [in English all senses derive from poker; ? Dutch <em>bluffen</em> boast] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bluffer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluffing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac716001427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluffing</span></header><div>/ˈblʌfɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blufing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> the act of someone who bluffs (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101362" href="entry://bluff%23bigmac000101362"><strong>bluff<sup>2</sup></strong></a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq333"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac412675310" href="entry://spoofing%23bigmac412675310"><strong>spoofing</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac412675310" href="entry://spoofing%23mq570">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bluies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac785960295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bluies</span></header><div>/ˈbluiz/ (<em>say</em> 'blooheez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <strong>the</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq976">the Blue Mountains.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">the Blueys</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluing</span></header><div>/ˈbluɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq517"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="entry://blue%23bigmac000104917"><strong>blue</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104917" href="entry://blue%23mq406">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq267"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008065" href="entry://blueing%23bigmac000008065"><strong>blueing</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluish</span></header><div>/ˈbluɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">somewhat blue.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blueish</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bluishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blum</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blum" src="word_pronunciations/02594.mp3"></audio></span>/blum/ (<em>say</em> bloohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Léon</strong> /leɪˈɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> lay'on), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">1872–1950, French politician and socialist; premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blumpkin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac106775531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blumpkin</span></header><div>/ˈblʌmpkən/ (<em>say</em> 'blumpkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">the act of performing fellatio on a man while he is defecating.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101086" href="entry://blow%23bigmac000101086"><span class="smallcaps">blow<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101086" href="entry://blow%23mq636">11</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102469" href="entry://dump%23bigmac000102469"><span class="smallcaps">dump<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102469" href="entry://dump%23mq14">14</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040219" href="entry://-kin%23bigmac000040219"><span class="smallcaps">-kin</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blumpy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132672163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blumpy</span></header><div>/ˈblʌmpi/ (<em>say</em> 'blumpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq447">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac106775531" href="entry://blumpkin%23bigmac106775531"><strong>blumpkin</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blumpie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blundell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blundell</span></header><div>/ˈblʌndəl/ (<em>say</em> 'blunduhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq978"> <strong>Graeme</strong>, born 1945, Australian film and stage actor and director.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq802"> <strong>James</strong>, born 1964, Australian country music singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blunden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blunden</span></header><div>/ˈblʌndən/ (<em>say</em> 'blunduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edmund Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq229">1896–1974, English poet, writer and critic; his autobiography, <em>Undertones of War</em> was published in 1928.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blunder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095204"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blunder</span><z><span target_id="21STmjF8t2">n.</span><span target_id="txKH5p4zya">v.i.</span><span target_id="7bZHhMHs8C">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blunder" src="word_pronunciations/02655.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌndə/ (<em>say</em> 'blunduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="21STmjF8t2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq569"> a gross or stupid mistake.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="txKH5p4zya">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq259"> to move or act blindly, stupidly, or without direction or steady guidance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq052"> to make a gross or stupid mistake, especially through mental confusion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq875"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> (of a horse) to lose the rhythm of galloping.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7bZHhMHs8C">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq467"> to bungle; botch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq664"> to utter thoughtlessly; blurt out.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>blondren</em>, from Old Norse <em>blunda</em> close one’s eyes] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blunderer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blundering</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blunderingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blunge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008115"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blunge</span></header><div>/blʌndʒ/ (<em>say</em> blunj) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">blunged</strong>, <strong class="bold">blunging</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Pottery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq211">to mix (clay or the like) with water, forming a liquid suspension.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090329" href="entry://blend%23bigmac000090329"><span class="smallcaps">blend</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089636" href="entry://plunge%23bigmac000089636"><span class="smallcaps">plunge</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blunger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099640"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blunt<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ufyPxO7DfN">adj.</span><span target_id="wboUwslK51">v.t.</span><span target_id="ElicZC9pAX">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blunt" src="word_pronunciations/02656.mp3"></audio></span>/blʌnt/ (<em>say</em> blunt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ufyPxO7DfN"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq769"> having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or tip; rounded; not sharp.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq479"> abrupt in address or manner; forthright; plain-spoken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq463"> slow in perception or understanding; dull.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="wboUwslK51">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq415"> to make blunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq180"> to weaken or impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility of.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ElicZC9pAX">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq610"> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> ready money.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bluntly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bluntness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac285427320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blunt<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/blʌnt/ (<em>say</em> blunt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">money.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blunt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blunt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blunt" src="word_pronunciations/02656.mp3"></audio></span>/blʌnt/ (<em>say</em> blunt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anthony Frederick</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq882">1907–83, British art historian whose activities as a spy for the Soviet Union during World War II were revealed in 1979.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blur</span><z><span target_id="il6HjjnB1W">v.t.</span><span target_id="m2tSpjzsfb">v.i.</span><span target_id="VdT0d1GiJT">n.</span><span target_id="KVjRQIMD3v">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blur" src="word_pronunciations/02659.mp3"></audio></span>/blɜ/ (<em>say</em> bler) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">blurred</strong>, <strong class="bold">blurring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="il6HjjnB1W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> to obscure or sully as by smearing with ink, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq414"> to obscure by making confused in form or outline; make indistinct: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There is a small trickle of blood already blurred by rain.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thea astley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq526"> to dim the perception or susceptibility of; make dull or insensible: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The noisy tide of life had carried him past her door, blurred his eyes in the light of his midday sun, deafened his ears.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">gb lancaster</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1933</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="m2tSpjzsfb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq459"> to become indistinct: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The distinction between work and leisure blurred, then vanished.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">blanche d’alpuget</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq720"> to make blurs.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="VdT0d1GiJT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq269"> a smudge or smear which obscures.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq509"> a blurred condition; indistinctness.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KVjRQIMD3v">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq042"> <em class="label">Singaporean and Malaysian English Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq564"> confused: <em class="example">I’m blur about it.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq226"> confusing.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [? variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087944" href="entry://blear%23bigmac000087944"><span class="smallcaps">blear</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blurred</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blurredly</strong> /ˈblɜrədli/ (<em>say</em> 'blerruhdlee), /ˈblɜdli/ (<em>say</em> 'blerdlee), <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blurredness</strong> /ˈblɜrədnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'blerruhdnuhs), /ˈblɜdnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'blerdnuhs), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blurb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blurb</span><z><span target_id="pvuP0xR4L1">n.</span><span target_id="3Y6iXqXEaL">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blurb" src="word_pronunciations/02657.mp3"></audio></span>/blɜb/ (<em>say</em> blerb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pvuP0xR4L1"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq835"> an announcement or advertisement, usually an effusively laudatory one, especially on the jacket flap or back of a book or the cover of a CD, record, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3Y6iXqXEaL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq701"> (<strong class="bold">blurbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blurbing</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to write a blurb for (a book, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [coined by Gelett Burgess, 1866–1951, US humorist and illustrator]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blurry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blurry</span></header><div>/ˈblɜri/ (<em>say</em> 'blerree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq183">indistinct: <em class="example">a blurry image; </em><em class="example">blurry speech.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>blurriness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluecap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008038"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluecap</span></header><div>/ˈblukæp/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohkap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> a year-old salmon, with blue markings on its head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq787"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008098" href="entry://blue%20tit%23bigmac000008098"><strong>blue tit</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq113"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093840" href="entry://blue-bonnet%23bigmac000093840"><strong>blue-bonnet</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blued
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blued</span></header><div>/blud/ (<em>say</em> bloohd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">drunk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluefish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008054"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluefish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluefish" src="word_pronunciations/02644.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblufɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bluefish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bluefishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq329"> an Australian and NZ marine fish, <em>Girella cyanea</em>, of violet-blue colouring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq859"> a predacious marine food fish, <em>Pomatomus saltatrix</em>, bluish or greenish in colour, of the Atlantic coast of the Americas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq016"> any of many diverse kinds of fishes, usually of a bluish colour.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluegill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008058"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluegill</span></header><div>/ˈblugɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohgil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bluegill</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bluegills</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">a freshwater sunfish, <em>Lepomis macrochirus</em>, of the Mississippi and its tributaries, much used for food and important among the smaller game fishes.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluegrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluegrass</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluegrass" src="word_pronunciations/02645.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblugras/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohgrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> any of various grasses with a bluish-green colour belonging to the genus <em>Poa</em> native to North America, as the Kentucky bluegrass, <em>P. pratensis</em>, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq449"> any of various grasses with a bluish-green colour of other unrelated genera, especially <em>Bothriochloa</em> and <em>Dichanthium</em>, as the Queensland bluegrass, valued as pasture grasses.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq017"> music of the south-eastern US, featuring stringed instruments such as the mandolin, fiddle, acoustic guitar, banjo, and double bass.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blue grass</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blueing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008065"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blueing</span></header><div>/ˈbluɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> the process of colouring or tingeing something blue.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq990"> the production of a film of blue oxide on polished steel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq309"> treatment of clothes with blue to increase their whiteness.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bluing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blueish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blueish</span></header><div>/ˈbluɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq556">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008110" href="entry://bluish%23bigmac000008110"><strong>bluish</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluejacket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluejacket</span></header><div>/ˈbludʒækət/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohjakuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> a naval rating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq138"> any sailor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluenose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluenose</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluenose" src="word_pronunciations/02646.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblunoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohnohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bluenose</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bluenoses</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq646">a kind of wrasse, <em>Notolabrus tetricus</em>, common in southern Australian and Tasmanian waters, which grows to a length of 50 cm. The colour varies with growth, adults having two broad bands across the body, bright yellow fins, and chin and throat of deep blue; bluethroat wrasse; bluehead wrasse.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blueprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008082"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blueprint</span><z><span target_id="Ym3psQxoNI">n.</span><span target_id="oYYpz6nr7Z">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blueprint" src="word_pronunciations/02647.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbluprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohprint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ym3psQxoNI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq583"> a process of photographic printing, based on ferric salts, in which the prints are white on a blue ground, used chiefly in making copies of technical drawings, plans, etc.; cyanotype</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq178"> a copy made using this process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq631"> a detailed outline or plan: <em class="example">a blueprint for the invasion.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oYYpz6nr7Z">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq158"> to make a blueprint of.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blues
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blues</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blues" src="word_pronunciations/02649.mp3"></audio></span>/bluz/ (<em>say</em> bloohz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq431"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> despondency; melancholy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq580"> a style of folk music, of African American origin, predominantly melancholy in character and usually performed in slow tempo.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088912" href="entry://blue%20devils%23bigmac000088912"><span class="smallcaps">blue devils</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blues
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac662129090"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blues</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blues" src="word_pronunciations/02649.mp3"></audio></span>/bluz/ (<em>say</em> bloohz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq970"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq336"> <strong>the</strong>, the NSW State of Origin Rugby League team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq627"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq050"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq290"> <strong>the</strong>, the AFL team of the Victorian suburb Carlton.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq651"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq149"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq464"> <strong>the</strong>, an Australian Netball League team of New South Wales.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq245"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq736"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq106"> <strong>the</strong>, the New South Wales men’s cricket team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq649"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluesman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac79844311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluesman</span></header><div>/ˈbluzmæn/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohzman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bluesmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq643">a musician who is an exponent of the blues.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008085" href="entry://blues%23bigmac000008085"><span class="smallcaps">blues</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008085" href="entry://blues%23mq580">2</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blueswoman</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluestocking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluestocking</span><z><span target_id="tvdIlwQpHf">n.</span><span target_id="aeJRIyaAw9">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluestocking" src="word_pronunciations/02648.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblustɒkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohstoking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="tvdIlwQpHf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq150"> a woman who devotes herself to intellectual pursuits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq490"> a member of the London literary circle of the mid-18th century.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="aeJRIyaAw9">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq436"> of or relating to literary or intellectual women.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called because members of this group (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101359" href="#mq490">2</a>) wore blue woollen instead of formal black silk stockings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluestone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluestone</span></header><div>/ˈblustoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq889"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008103" href="entry://blue%20vitriol%23bigmac000008103"><strong>blue vitriol</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> Also, <strong class="vs">Victorian bluestone</strong>. a hard-wearing basalt, medium to coarse grained, of a warm grey with honeycomb veining; used for pavers, coping stones, kerbing and cladding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq069"> <em class="label">SA</em> a variety of slate, pale grey or beige in colour with attractively coloured surfaces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq597"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a grey basalt widely used as a building material.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq809"> <em class="label">US</em> a bluish argillaceous sandstone used for building purposes, flagging, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluesy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008094"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluesy</span></header><div>/ˈbluzi/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bluesier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bluesiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">of or relating to music in a blues style.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluetooth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac136353069"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluetooth</span><z><span target_id="iNGK6xHeWV">n.</span><span target_id="SOcaT9Amwd">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈblutuθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohtoohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iNGK6xHeWV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> Also, <strong class="vs">bluetooth wireless technology</strong>. a short-range radio technology that provides connectivity between mobile phones, mobile computers, portable handheld devices and the internet.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="SOcaT9Amwd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq741"> of or relating to this technology.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; named by the Ericsson inventor for Harald <em>Bluetooth</em>, a Viking king who joined two Scandinavian kingdoms peacefully just as the technology joined telecommunications and computing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluewater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac78445333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluewater</span></header><div>/ˈbluwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohwawtuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">of or relating to the open sea, as opposed to enclosed or sheltered waters: <em class="example">bluewater sailing; </em><em class="example">bluewater craft; </em><em class="example">bluewater charts.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093844"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluey</span><z><span target_id="XoALw6eYTf">adj.</span><span target_id="gaEMiQq5U4">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluey" src="word_pronunciations/02650.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblui/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="XoALw6eYTf"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq757"> somewhat blue; bluish.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gaEMiQq5U4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq120"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073882" href="entry://swag%23bigmac000073882"><strong>swag</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073882" href="entry://swag%23mq689">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq407"> <em class="label">Especially Tasmania</em> a large grey-blue woollen coat or jacket used in cold, wet weather.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq327"> <em class="label">Especially NSW</em>, <em class="label">SA and Tasmania</em> a summons issued for a traffic or parking offence. Compare <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056880" href="entry://pinkie%23bigmac000056880"><strong>pinkie<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000056880" href="entry://pinkie%23mq674">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq311"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008039" href="entry://blue%20cattle%20dog%23bigmac000008039"><strong>blue cattle dog</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq166"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008093" href="entry://blue%20swimmer%23bigmac000008093"><strong>blue swimmer</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008093" href="entry://blue%20swimmer%23mq150">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq372"> a medium-sized bluish yabby. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac312100120" href="entry://blackie%23bigmac312100120"><strong>blackie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac312100120" href="entry://blackie%23mq370">2</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009208" href="entry://greenie%23bigmac000009208"><strong>greenie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009208" href="entry://greenie%23mq161">4</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq100"> a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069445" href="entry://slimy%23bigmac000069445">slimy</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069445" href="entry://slimy%23mq650">5</a>), so called because of the bluish-black spots on the anterior parapodia which emerge first as the worm comes out of the sand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowing</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'blohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq142"> the sound of any vapour or gas issuing from a vent under pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> <em class="label">Metallurgy</em> a disturbance caused by gas or steam blowing through molten metal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq883"> <em class="label">Textiles</em> the process of blowing dry steam through a cloth, to settle the fabric and take the curliness from the yarn.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowlamp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowlamp</span></header><div>/ˈbloʊlæmp/ (<em>say</em> 'blohlamp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq960">a small portable apparatus which gives a hot flame by forcing kerosene under pressure through a small nozzle and burning it in air.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowout</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blowout" src="word_pronunciations/02602.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbloʊaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'blohowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq957"> a rupture of a motor-vehicle tyre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq467"> the blowing of a fuse.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq708"> a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, crude oil or gas from a well, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq873"> <em class="label">Economics</em> an excess on the limits of a budget, usually as a result of inflation: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The blow-out in the budget deficit has blown those numbers right out of the water.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sunday herald sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq294"> <em class="label">Ecology</em> a large hole in a sand dune, formed by wind erosion, which leads to instability and movement in the dune.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq496"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac308904312" href="entry://party%20blower%23bigmac308904312"><strong>party blower</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq155"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq513"> a hairstyle for women achieved by blow-drying hair, shaping it in the process.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq764"> a hairstyle for men characterised by short sideburns and longer sides with a large amount of hair on the crown, usually gelled upwards.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq924"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a big meal or lavish entertainment; spree: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Sometimes after school he would shout half a dozen of us to a cream-cake blow-out in one of the Hurstville teashops.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">clive james</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blow-out</strong>. <div class="etym">[derived from phrasal verb <em>blow out</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101086" href="entry://blow%23bigmac000101086"><span class="smallcaps">blow<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101086" href="entry://blow%23mq612">46</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowpipe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowpipe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blowpipe" src="word_pronunciations/02607.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbloʊpaɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'blohpuyp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq467"> a pipe or tube through which missiles are blown by the breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq192"> a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq618"> <em class="label">Glassblowing</em> a long iron pipe used to gather and blow the viscous glass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq878"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbloʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'blohee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">blowier</strong>, <strong class="bold">blowiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">windy.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac920987982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbloʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'blohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">blowies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq603">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008002" href="entry://blowie%23bigmac000008002"><strong>blowie<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blowzy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blowzy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blowzy" src="word_pronunciations/02609.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblaʊzi/ (<em>say</em> 'blowzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">blowzier</strong>, <strong class="bold">blowziest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq994"> dishevelled; unkempt: <em class="example">blowzy hair.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq665"> red-faced.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blowsy</strong>, <strong class="vs">blowzed</strong> /blaʊzd/ (<em>say</em> blowzd). <div class="etym">[BE obsolete <em>blowze</em> wench, of unknown origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BLT
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac839750739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BLT</span></header><div>/bi ɛl ˈti/ (<em>say</em> bee el 'tee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blub</span></header><div>/blʌb/ (<em>say</em> blub) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">blubbed</strong>, <strong class="bold">blubbing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">to weep; cry noisily.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104916" href="entry://blubber%23bigmac000104916"><span class="smallcaps">blubber</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blucher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blucher</span></header><div>/ˈblutʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq492"> a kind of strong leather half-boot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq080"> a shoe with the vamp continued up beneath the top, which laps over it from the sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Field Marshal von <em>Blücher</em>, 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blücher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blücher</span></header><div>/ˈblutʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bloohchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gebhart Leberecht von</strong> /ˌgɛbhat ˈlɛbərɛkt fɒn/ (<em>say</em> .gebhaht 'lebuhrekt fon), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, known for his victory against Napoleon at Waterloo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bludge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bludge</span><z><span target_id="LFsaAQl6zW">v.i.</span><span target_id="Qk7zCUb7NU">v.t.</span><span target_id="78c4Zucqk2">n.</span><span target_id="dxU2uYRlYg">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bludge" src="word_pronunciations/02615.mp3"></audio></span>/blʌdʒ/ (<em>say</em> bluj) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bludged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bludging</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LFsaAQl6zW">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> to evade responsibilities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> to be idle; do nothing: <em class="example">we spent Saturday just bludging around the house.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq465"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100909" href="entry://pimp%23bigmac000100909"><strong>pimp<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100909" href="entry://pimp%23mq380">4</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Qk7zCUb7NU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq839"> to cadge.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="78c4Zucqk2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq745"> a job which entails next to no work.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq859"> a period of not working or not working conscientiously.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dxU2uYRlYg">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq501"> <strong class="phr">bludge off</strong>, to live at the expense of: <em class="example">to bludge off the state.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq115"> <strong class="phr">bludge on</strong>, to impose on (someone).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq390"> <strong class="phr">bludge on the flag</strong>, <em class="label">World War I</em> to shirk one’s wartime duties and responsibilities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq446"> <strong class="phr">on the bludge</strong>, imposing on others.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090034" href="entry://bludger%23bigmac000090034"><span class="smallcaps">bludger</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bludgeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bludgeon</span><z><span target_id="mutBE8D1G7">n.</span><span target_id="ZrqwjslXDH">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bludgeon" src="word_pronunciations/02614.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌdʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'blujuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mutBE8D1G7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq338"> a short, heavy club with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier than the other.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZrqwjslXDH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq682"> to strike with a bludgeon or some other heavy object.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq656"> to force (someone) into something; bully.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bludgeoner</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bludger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bludger</span></header><div>/ˈblʌdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'blujuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> a person who lives off others; parasite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq144"> a person who is lazy and evades responsibilities.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of 19th-century British thieves’ slang <em>bludgeoner</em> a thug or prostitute’s bully who uses a bludgeon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac413017902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blue<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blue" src="word_pronunciations/02537.mp3"></audio></span>/blu/ (<em>say</em> blooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087227" href="entry://Bluey%23bigmac000087227"><strong>Bluey</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blue<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blue" src="word_pronunciations/02537.mp3"></audio></span>/blu/ (<em>say</em> blooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Billy</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq315">1737?–1834, a boatman thought to have been born in the West Indies; transported to Sydney in 1801, he ran the first ferry service between his own land grant, Blues Point, and Millers Point.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blursed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac458863633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blursed</span></header><div>/blɜsd/ (<em>say</em> blersd), /blɜst/ (<em>say</em> blerst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq363">of or relating to something, especially an image, which simultaneously delights and disturbs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099172" href="entry://blessed%23bigmac000099172"><span class="smallcaps">bl(essed)</span></a> + (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097055" href="entry://cursed%23bigmac000097055"><span class="smallcaps">c)ursed</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blurt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blurt</span><z><span target_id="NvJPZJDheo">v.t.</span><span target_id="G0aPieWftj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of blurt" src="word_pronunciations/02658.mp3"></audio></span>/blɜt/ (<em>say</em> blert) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="NvJPZJDheo"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> to say suddenly or inadvertently.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="G0aPieWftj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq058"> <strong class="phr">blurt out</strong>, to divulge unadvisedly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blurter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blurter</span></header><div>/ˈblɜtə/ (<em>say</em> 'blertuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">the anus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blusher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blusher</span></header><div>/ˈblʌʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'blushuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a brush-on rouge.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">blush</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blushwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac162970412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blushwood</span></header><div>/ˈblʌʃwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'blushwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">an euphorbiaceous tree, <em>Hylandia dockrillii</em>, the berries of which contain a compound, EBC-46, which is active against cancers, cutting off the supply of blood to the cancer and activating the body’s immune system; found in the rainforests of northern Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bluster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008124"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bluster</span><z><span target_id="R1WeJybxJt">v.i.</span><span target_id="REMzLoGTVt">v.t.</span><span target_id="USxnAqgTU4">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bluster" src="word_pronunciations/02661.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈblʌstə/ (<em>say</em> 'blustuh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="R1WeJybxJt"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq303"> to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="REMzLoGTVt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq514"> to force or accomplish by blustering.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="USxnAqgTU4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq336"> boisterous noise and violence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq495"> noisy, empty menaces or protests; inflated talk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Icelandic <em>blāstr</em> blowing] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blusterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blustering</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blustering</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>blusteringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blusterous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac483241229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blusterous</span></header><div>/ˈblʌstərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'blustuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq437"> (of weather) characterised by gusts of wind, rain squalls, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> (of a person) loud and bullying.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008124" href="entry://bluster%23bigmac000008124"><span class="smallcaps">bluster</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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blustery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac132814736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">blustery</span></header><div>/ˈblʌstəri/ (<em>say</em> 'blustuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">(of weather) characterised by gusts of wind, rain squalls, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008124" href="entry://bluster%23bigmac000008124"><span class="smallcaps">bluster</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blvd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blvd</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq265">boulevard.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blyth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blyth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Blyth" src="word_pronunciations/02550.mp3"></audio></span>/blaɪð/ (<em>say</em> bluydh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Arthur</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">1823–91, Australian politician, born in England; premier of SA 1864–65, 1871–72, 1873–75.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Blyton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Blyton</span></header><div>/ˈblaɪtn/ (<em>say</em> 'bluytn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Enid Mary</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">1896–1968, English author, especially of children’s stories.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BME
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BME</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq072"> Also, <strong class="vs">BMechE</strong>. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> Bachelor of Mining Engineering.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BMI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BMI<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bi ɛm ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> bee em 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq631">an Australian metal and mining company; since 1983 a division of Boral.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Blue Metal Industries</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac496476898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BMI<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bi ɛm ˈaɪ/ (<em>say</em> bee em 'uy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq997">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac525472726" href="entry://body%20mass%20index%23bigmac525472726"><strong>body mass index</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BMR
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008130"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BMR</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq487"> Bureau of Mineral Resources.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> basal metabolic rate.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BMus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BMus</span></header><div>/bi ˈmʌs/ (<em>say</em> bee 'mus) <div class="def"><span id="mq630">Bachelor of Music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BMX
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BMX</span><z><span target_id="kYS7aU39qE">adj.</span><span target_id="wJVL2rM8Y0">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of BMX" src="word_pronunciations/02662.mp3"></audio></span>/bi ɛm ˈɛks/ (<em>say</em> bee em 'eks) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kYS7aU39qE"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> of or relating to the racing of small sturdily-built bicycles on circuits presenting a variety of surfaces and terrain.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wJVL2rM8Y0">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq943"> sprint racing for BMX bikes on purpose-built off-road tracks with a variety of bends, jumps, hills and banks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq695"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008133" href="entry://BMX%20bike%23bigmac000008133"><strong>BMX bike</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007075" href="entry://bicycle%23bigmac000007075"><span class="smallcaps">b(icycle)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000048971" href="entry://MX%23bigmac000048971"><span class="smallcaps">MX</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BNPL
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac480218461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BNPL</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq221">buy now pay later.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bo" src="word_pronunciations/02005.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq452">a town in southern central Sierra Leone; administrative headquarters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BO
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BO</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of BO" src="word_pronunciations/02938.mp3"></audio></span>/bi ˈoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bee 'oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq293">body odour, especially due to excessive perspiration.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008137"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boa</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boa" src="word_pronunciations/02676.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boas</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq310"> any of various non-venomous snakes of the family Boidae, notable for their vestiges of hind limbs, as the boa constrictor of the American tropics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq782"> a long, snake-shaped wrap of silk, feathers, or other material, worn about the neck by women.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boab
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boab</span></header><div>/ˈboʊæb/ (<em>say</em> 'bohab) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq568">a large, exceedingly thick-trunked tree of the genus <em>Adansonia</em>, family Malvaceae, native to northern Australia and tropical Africa; bottle tree; sour gourd.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">baobab</strong>; <em class="label">Obsolete</em>, <strong class="vs">baob</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005629" href="entry://baobab%23bigmac000005629"><span class="smallcaps">baobab</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boadicea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boadicea</span></header><div>/boʊədəˈsiə/ (<em>say</em> bohuhduh'seeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq329">died AD 62, queen of the Iceni who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Roman government of Britain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Boudicca</strong> /boʊˈdɪkə/ (<em>say</em> boh'dikuh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008142"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boake</span></header><div>/boʊk/ (<em>say</em> bohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Barcroft Henry Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">1866–92, Australian poet; works collected and published under the title <em>Where the Dead Men Lie, and other Poems</em> (1897).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boanerges
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boanerges</span></header><div>/boʊəˈnɜdʒiz/ (<em>say</em> bohuh'nerjeez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq457"> <em class="label">Bible</em> (<em>construed as plural</em>) surname given by Christ to James and John, explained as meaning ‘sons of thunder’. Mark 3:17.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq568"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) a vociferous preacher or orator.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic: surname equivalent to Hebrew <em>bĕnē regesh</em> ‘sons of thunder’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boar" src="word_pronunciations/02669.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq601"> an uncastrated male pig.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> a wild male pig.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boor</em>, Old English <em>bār</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Board
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Board</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Board" src="word_pronunciations/01945.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔd/ (<em>say</em> bawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Peter</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">1858–1945, Australian educationalist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boarder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boarder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boarder" src="word_pronunciations/02832.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq980"> someone who is supplied with meals and lodging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq255"> Also, <strong class="vs">boarding student</strong>. a pupil who resides at a boarding school during term.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq919"> a person chosen to board an enemy ship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boardercross
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac230506929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boardercross</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdəkrɒs/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduhkros) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq954">a winter-sports competition in which snowboarders race down a cross-country track, being required to go over banks, jumps and other obstacles.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069784" href="entry://snowboard%23bigmac000069784"><span class="smallcaps">(snow)board</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031073" href="entry://cross-country%23bigmac000031073"><span class="smallcaps">cross(-country)</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boardercrosser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boardie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boardie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boardie" src="word_pronunciations/01952.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">an enthusiast for the sport of surfboard riding.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boardies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac244334120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boardies</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdiz/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">board shorts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boarding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boarding</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> wooden boards collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> a structure of boards, as in a fence or a floor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boardman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boardman</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Norman Keith</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq616">born 1926, Australian biochemist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boardrider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boardrider</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdraɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdruyduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">a surfboard rider.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">board rider</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boardriding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac407965979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boardriding</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdraɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdruyding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073735" href="entry://surfing%23bigmac000073735"><strong>surfing</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073735" href="entry://surfing%23mq858">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boardroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boardroom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boardroom" src="word_pronunciations/02667.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔdrum/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq138">a room in which a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23bigmac000091635">board</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23mq985">17</a>) meets to carry out business.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boardsailing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boardsailing</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdseɪlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdsayling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq830">a water sport which involves riding a surfboard to which a sail has been attached; windsurfing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boardsailor</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boardwalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boardwalk</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdwɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdwawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">a footpath or promenade made of boarding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1960s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boarfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008160"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boarfish</span></header><div>/ˈbɔfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boarfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">boarfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">any of various fishes of different genera which have a projecting snout, as <em>Pentaceropsis recurvirostris</em>, found in deep waters around Australia.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boarhound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008161"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boarhound</span></header><div>/ˈbɔhaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bawhownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq064">any of various large dogs used originally for hunting wild boars, especially a dog of a German breed (<strong>German boarhound</strong>) or a Great Dane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boarish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boarish</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq686">swinish; sensual; cruel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boart</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boart" src="word_pronunciations/02870.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔt/ (<em>say</em> bawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008679" href="entry://bort%23bigmac000008679"><strong>bort</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008164"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boas</span></header><div>/boʊæs/ (<em>say</em> bohas) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Abraham Tobias</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">1842–1923, Dutch-born Jewish rabbi in Australia; served the Jewish congregation of Adelaide, SA, 1870–1918.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boast<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ywFgJPPiHY">v.i.</span><span target_id="8tC2uiJXmg">v.t.</span><span target_id="YqYx5c9lHV">n.</span><span target_id="dAmYQt697W">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boast" src="word_pronunciations/02670.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊst/ (<em>say</em> bohst) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ywFgJPPiHY"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq410"> to speak exaggeratedly and objectionably, especially about oneself: <em class="example">to boast about one’s skills.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="8tC2uiJXmg">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq870"> to speak of with excessive pride, vanity, or exultation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq712"> to be proud in the possession of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He now boasts a team of 20 horses and is respected as south-east South Australia’s top trainer.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald-sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Squash</em> to cause (the ball) to bounce off a side wall on its way to the front court wall.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YqYx5c9lHV">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq581"> a thing boasted of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq953"> exaggerated or objectionable speech; bragging.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dAmYQt697W">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq461"> <strong class="phr">boast of</strong>, to lay claim to; claim credit for: <em class="example">he boasted of his success.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bosten</em>; origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boasting</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boastingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boasting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boast<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boast" src="word_pronunciations/02670.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊst/ (<em>say</em> bohst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">to dress or shape (stone, etc.) roughly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boaster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boaster</span></header><div>/ˈboʊstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">a steel chisel with a 50 mm cutting edge for boasting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088017" href="entry://boast%23bigmac000088017"><span class="smallcaps">boast<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boastful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boastful</span></header><div>/ˈboʊstfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohstfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">given to or characterised by boasting.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boastfully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boastfulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boat</span><z><span target_id="nS4ev2ZoTC">n.</span><span target_id="zyZI2yNuHj">v.i.</span><span target_id="rROicUrOwK">v.t.</span><span target_id="ZBfuQfSvo4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boat" src="word_pronunciations/02675.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊt/ (<em>say</em> boht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nS4ev2ZoTC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq180"> a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> a small ship, generally for specialised use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq875"> a small vessel carried for use by a large one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq563"> a ship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq934"> an open dish resembling a boat: <em class="example">a gravy boat.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="zyZI2yNuHj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq131"> to go in a boat.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rROicUrOwK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq846"> to transport in a boat.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ZBfuQfSvo4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq703"> <strong class="phr">burn one’s boats</strong>, to commit oneself; make an irrevocable decision. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the practice of Roman generals invading foreign territory who ordered their own landing craft to be burnt to make retreat by their troops impossible]</div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq682"> <strong class="phr">in the same boat</strong>, faced with the same circumstances, especially unfortunate ones.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boot</em>, Old English <em>bāt</em>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The rule of thumb which determines which is a <em>boat</em> and which is a <em>ship</em> is that a boat can fit onto a ship but a ship cannot fit onto a boat. This simple pronouncement is complicated by a few exceptions to the general rule. For example, submarines, fishing boats, and patrol boats are always <em>boats</em> irrespective of size.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatel</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boatel" src="word_pronunciations/02672.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊˈtɛl/ (<em>say</em> boh'tel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">a hotel beside the water with a marina for people arriving in boats.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">botel</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100178" href="entry://boat%23bigmac000100178"><span class="smallcaps">boat</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099287" href="entry://hotel%23bigmac000099287"><span class="smallcaps">hotel</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boater" src="word_pronunciations/02673.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq369"> someone who is boating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> a straw hat with a flat crown and a flat hard brim.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatful</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtfʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtfool) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq320">as much as a boat will hold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boathook
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boathook</span></header><div>/ˈboʊthʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'boht-hook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">a metal hook fixed to a pole, for pulling or pushing a boat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boathouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boathouse</span></header><div>/ˈboʊthaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'boht-hows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">a building or shed for the storage of boats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatie</span></header><div>/ˈboʊti/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq845"> a person who owns and runs a small craft.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq437"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088910" href="entry://boatrace%23bigmac000088910"><strong>boatrace</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088910" href="entry://boatrace%23mq177">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100178" href="entry://boat%23bigmac000100178"><span class="smallcaps">boat</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boating
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008178"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boating</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">the use of boats, especially for pleasure.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatload
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatload</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtloʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtlohd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq319"> the cargo that a vessel carries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq054"> the cargo that a vessel is capable of carrying.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatman</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boatmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq377">a man skilled in the use of small craft.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boatmanship</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatrace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatrace</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtreɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtrays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> a race between rowing boats.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq161"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a competition between teams of beer drinkers, usually arranged in long lines in which each drinker may begin drinking only after the one immediately in front has finished.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a race in which the result is predetermined or rigged.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq434"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> any situation in which the outcome has been secretly secured.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boat race</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatramp
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac144636845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatramp</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtræmp/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtramp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac11644930" href="entry://boat%20ramp%23bigmac11644930"><strong>boat ramp</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatshed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatshed</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtˌfɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'boht.fed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a place where boats may be bought, hired, refuelled, or repaired.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boatswain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008182"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boatswain</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boatswain" src="word_pronunciations/02674.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq215">a warrant officer on a warship, or a petty officer on a merchant vessel, in charge of rigging, anchors, cables, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bo’s’n</strong>, <strong class="vs">bosun</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, late Old English <em>bātswegen</em> boatman; compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100178" href="entry://boat%23bigmac000100178"><span class="smallcaps">boat</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073890" href="entry://swain%23bigmac000073890"><span class="smallcaps">swain</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boattail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boattail</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohttayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq537">the conical section of a ballistic body that progressively decreases in diameter towards the tail to reduce overall aerodynamic drag.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boaz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boaz</span></header><div>/ˈboʊæz/ (<em>say</em> 'bohaz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Bible</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq141">husband of Ruth. Ruth 2–4.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BOB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac133540405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BOB</span></header><div>/bi oʊ ˈbi/ (<em>say</em> bee oh 'bee), /bɒb/ (<em>say</em> bob) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">brother of the bride.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bocal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac819279961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bocal</span></header><div>/ˈboʊkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017506" href="entry://crook%23bigmac000017506"><strong>crook</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017506" href="entry://crook%23mq135">5</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: jar, bowl, from Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boccaccio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008217"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boccaccio</span></header><div>/bəˈkatʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'kahcheeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Giovanni</strong> /dʒəˈvani/ (<em>say</em> juh'vahnee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq097">1313–75, Italian writer and poet, best known for his <em>Decameron</em> (1353).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bocce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bocce</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bochay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq209">an Italian form of the game of bowls, played outdoors.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: bowls, plural of <em>boccia</em> bowling ball, from Vulgar Latin <em>*bottia</em> round body]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boccherini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boccherini</span></header><div>/bɒkəˈrini/ (<em>say</em> bokuh'reenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Luigi</strong> /luˈidʒi/ (<em>say</em> looh'eejee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">1743–1805, Italian cellist and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boccia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac669550034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boccia</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bochuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a form of bocce using lighter balls coloured red, blue and white, developed for people with disabilities, and often played with some assistance from an official.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: bowling ball]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boccioni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008220"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boccioni</span></header><div>/bɒˈtʃoʊni/ (<em>say</em> bo'chohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Umberto</strong> /ʊmˈbɛətoʊ/ (<em>say</em> oom'bairtoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">1882–1916, Italian futurist painter and sculptor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bocconcini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac178940775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bocconcini</span></header><div>/bɒkənˈtʃini/ (<em>say</em> bokuhn'cheenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">a small fresh cheese of the stretched curd variety, usually packed in its own whey.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: literally, little mouthfuls]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bocelli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac837720301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bocelli</span></header><div>/bɒˈtʃɛli/ (<em>say</em> bo'chelee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Andrea</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">born 1958, Italian tenor; noted as a singer of opera and popular songs.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boche</span><z><span target_id="gUxPzZ2nEj">n.</span><span target_id="cuO0W0mV39">adj.</span></z></header><div>/bɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> bosh) (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gUxPzZ2nEj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">World War I</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> a German, especially a German soldier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq484"> <strong>the Boche</strong>, German soldiers collectively; the German armed forces.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="cuO0W0mV39">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq765"> <em class="label">World War I</em> of or relating to a German soldier: <em class="example">a Boche weapon.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq479"> (<em>dated</em>) German.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bosche</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>boche</em> scoundrel, blockhead, ? alteration of French <em>caboche</em> head, pate, noodle, from dialect stem <em>cab-</em>, from Latin <em>caput</em> head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodgie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100179"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodgie<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="Cwzb6vhUHd">adj.</span><span target_id="XSafMIjr5l">n.</span><span target_id="TnvktJvyR9">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bodgie" src="word_pronunciations/02689.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'bojee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Cwzb6vhUHd">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> Also, <strong class="vs">bodge</strong>. inferior; second-rate: <em class="example">a bodgie job.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> (of names) false; assumed.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XSafMIjr5l">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq302"> a person who has assumed an alias or who is in some way acting under false pretences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq471"> an alias.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq327"> <em class="label">Eastern Mainland</em> a very large playing marble.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TnvktJvyR9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq435"> (<strong class="bold">bodgied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bodgying</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">bodge</strong>, <strong class="vs">bodgie up</strong>. to fix superficially; to remove temporarily any obvious defects.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008232" href="entry://bodger%23bigmac000008232"><span class="smallcaps">bodg(er)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodgie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bodgie" src="word_pronunciations/02689.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'bojee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">(in the 1950s) one of a group of young men usually dressed in an extreme fashion, with tight trousers and slicked-back hair, and given to wild, delinquent behaviour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100179" href="#bigmac000100179"><span class="smallcaps">bodgie<sup>1</sup></span></a>, applied to inferior cloth passed off as imported American cloth after World War II, and then to American accents adopted by this group]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodhi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac67831720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodhi</span></header><div>/ˈboʊdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq740">the awakening that is achieved by a buddha; enlightenment.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <em>bodhi</em> perfect knowledge or wisdom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bodhidharma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088056"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bodhidharma</span></header><div>/ˌboʊdɪˈdamə/ (<em>say</em> .bohdi'dahmuh), /ˌbɒd-/ (<em>say</em> .bod-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq189">6th-century AD Indian Buddhist philosopher and missionary; taught in China from c. 520; considered the founder of Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodhisattva
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodhisattva</span></header><div>/bɒdəˈsætvə/ (<em>say</em> boduh'satvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Buddhism</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq004">an enlightened being who delays entry into nirvana in order to help others to attain enlightenment.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bodhisattva</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit: enlightened being]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodhran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac974030373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodhran</span></header><div>/baʊˈran/ (<em>say</em> bow'rahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">a shallow, handheld drum used in traditional Irish music, having a single goatskin membrane, and being played either with the hand or with both ends of a short stick.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Irish Gaelic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodice</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bodice" src="word_pronunciations/02690.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdəs/ (<em>say</em> 'boduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq670"> the fitted upper part of or body of a woman’s dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq657"> an undergarment covering the upper part of the body, usually of a warm material, worn by very young girls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq603"> a woman’s laced outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq599"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> stays or a corset.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>bodies</em>, plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072273" href="entry://body%23bigmac000072273"><span class="smallcaps">body</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodiless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodiless</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdiləs/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeeluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq114">having no body or material form; incorporeal.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodily
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodily</span><z><span target_id="dXVFtYfyDR">adj.</span><span target_id="CpB2Dq37EF">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bodily" src="word_pronunciations/02691.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdəli/ (<em>say</em> 'boduhlee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="dXVFtYfyDR"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> of or relating to the body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> corporeal or material, in contrast with spiritual or mental.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="CpB2Dq37EF">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq833"> as a whole; without taking apart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000051126"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boding</span><z><span target_id="jvpOAx9siM">n.</span><span target_id="yyMcY0RHSa">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈboʊdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="jvpOAx9siM"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq117"> a foreboding; omen.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="yyMcY0RHSa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq669"> foreboding; ominous.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101367" href="entry://bode%23bigmac000101367"><span class="smallcaps">bode<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bodingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodkin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087950"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodkin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bodkin" src="word_pronunciations/02692.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdkən/ (<em>say</em> 'bodkuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> a small pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> a blunt needle-like instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq742"> a long pin-shaped instrument used by women to fasten up the hair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq856"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a small dagger; a stiletto.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boydekin</em> dagger; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bodleian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008237"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bodleian</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdliən/ (<em>say</em> 'bodleeuhn), /bɒdˈliən/ (<em>say</em> bod'leeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">the chief library of Oxford University, re-established by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bodoni
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bodoni</span></header><div>/bəˈdoʊni/ (<em>say</em> buh'dohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Printing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">a style of type.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Giambattista <em>Bodoni</em>, 1740–1813, Italian printer, who originally designed it]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodycheck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodycheck</span><z><span target_id="s7JMxFp7jk">n.</span><span target_id="BFaSZm0otn">v.i.</span><span target_id="QEPsURJJaT">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒditʃɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeechek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="s7JMxFp7jk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq710"> <em class="label">Lacrosse</em>, <em class="label">Ice Hockey</em>, <em class="label">etc.</em> the blocking of an opponent’s path with one’s body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq981"> <em class="label">Wrestling</em> the act of striking or stopping a moving opponent with the whole body.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BFaSZm0otn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq083"> to perform a bodycheck.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="QEPsURJJaT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq892"> to obstruct.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodycon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac842322181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodycon</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdikɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeekon) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">clinging to the contours of the body; figure-hugging: <em class="example">a bodycon dress.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072273" href="entry://body%23bigmac000072273"><span class="smallcaps">body</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100400" href="entry://contour%23bigmac000100400"><span class="smallcaps">con(tour)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodyguard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodyguard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bodyguard" src="word_pronunciations/02698.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdigad/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeegahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> a personal or private guard, as for a high official.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq413"> a retinue; escort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodyliner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac525358931"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodyliner</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdilaɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeeluynuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac169487579" href="entry://bodysuit%23bigmac169487579"><strong>bodysuit</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac169487579" href="entry://bodysuit%23mq276">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodystocking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodystocking</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdistɒkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeestoking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">a one-piece garment completely covering the torso, worn especially by dancers, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bodysuit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodysuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac169487579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodysuit</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdisut/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeesooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq276"> Also, <strong class="vs">bodyliner</strong>. a form-fitting garment covering the torso, often with sleeves and collar, and with press-studs or hooks at the crotch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq263"> Also, <strong class="vs">full bodysuit</strong>. a tattoo, usually conceived of as a single design, which covers the torso.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq019"> a full-length garment from head to toe, made from spandex or similar material, usually brightly coloured, and allowing the wearer to see and breathe through the material.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bochum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bochum</span></header><div>/ˈboʊkʊm/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkoom) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">a town in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in western North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bock</span></header><div>/bɒk/ (<em>say</em> bok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq705">1790–1855, English-born engraver, portraitist and miniaturist in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bocka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac169074159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bocka</span><z><span target_id="lyEup7fpJv">n.</span><span target_id="y32Kqn3JeK">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bokuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lyEup7fpJv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Victoria Colloquial</em> a haircut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq661"> (among children) a sharp punch on the arm with a knuckle.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="y32Kqn3JeK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq388"> to inflict such a punch on (someone).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bocker</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bocker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac10432014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bocker</span></header><div>/ˈbɒkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bokuh) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac169074159" href="entry://bocka%23bigmac169074159"><strong>bocka</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bocking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bocking</span></header><div>/ˈbɒkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a coarse woollen fabric, resembling baize, formerly used as a floor-covering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Bocking</em>, a village in E England]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Böcklin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Böcklin</span></header><div>/ˈbɜklən/ (<em>say</em> 'berkluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arnold</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq115">1827–1901, Swiss painter of mythological and symbolic subjects.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bockwurst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac062534553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bockwurst</span></header><div>/ˈbɒkwɜst/ (<em>say</em> 'bokwerst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">a thick German pork sausage with a smoky flavour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089331" href="entry://bock%20beer%23bigmac000089331"><span class="smallcaps">bock (beer)</span></a> (traditionally consumed with this type of sausage) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086039" href="entry://wurst%23bigmac000086039"><span class="smallcaps">wurst</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boco<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq635">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008340" href="entry://boko%23bigmac000008340"><strong>boko<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boco<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008341" href="entry://boko%23bigmac000008341"><strong>boko<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008227"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bod</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bod" src="word_pronunciations/02701.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒd/ (<em>say</em> bod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq961"> a person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Those wanting to rush out and do something couldn’t get out the door for bods running in.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david ireland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> a body: <em class="example">he’s got a cute bod!</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072273" href="entry://body%23bigmac000072273"><span class="smallcaps">body</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BOD
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac425006430"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BOD</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq942">biochemical oxygen demand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodacious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodacious</span></header><div>/boʊˈdeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> boh'dayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq370">remarkable; outstanding.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US south and midland d., probably from British dialect (Devon and Cornwall) <em>boldacious</em>, <em>bowlddacious</em> brazen, bold, from blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100544" href="entry://bold%23bigmac000100544"><span class="smallcaps">bold</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100861" href="entry://audacious%23bigmac000100861"><span class="smallcaps">audacious</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bodalla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bodalla</span></header><div>/bəˈdælə/ (<em>say</em> buh'daluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a town in southern NSW near the mouth of the Tuross River; important dairy industry, particularly cheese.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boddy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boddy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boddy" src="word_pronunciations/02700.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bodee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Michael</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq175">1934–2014, Australian playwright; major work <em>The Legend of King O’Malley</em> (1970).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bode
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bode<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="x74pNQ8G7y">v.t.</span><span target_id="jiz0XNBExS">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bode" src="word_pronunciations/02688.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊd/ (<em>say</em> bohd) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">boded</strong>, <strong class="bold">boding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x74pNQ8G7y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> to be an omen of; portend.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> to announce beforehand; predict.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jiz0XNBExS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq390"> to portend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boden</em>, Old English <em>bodian</em> announce, foretell, from <em>boda</em> messenger] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bodement</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bode<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bode" src="word_pronunciations/02688.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊd/ (<em>say</em> bohd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095597" href="entry://bide%23bigmac000095597"><strong>bide</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095597" href="entry://bide%23mq383">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095597" href="entry://bide%23mq343">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodega
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089896"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodega</span></header><div>/bəˈdeɪgə/ (<em>say</em> buh'dayguh), /-ˈdigə/ (<em>say</em> -'deeguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq231"> a storehouse for wine, especially one which is above ground.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq542"> a wineshop, especially one which also sells groceries.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq078"> a wine bar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish, from Latin <em>apothēca</em>, from Greek <em>apothēkē</em> storehouse]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bodensee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bodensee</span></header><div>/ˈboʊdənzeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohduhnzay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">→ Lake <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000015917" href="entry://Constance%23bigmac000015917"><strong>Constance</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bodenwieser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bodenwieser</span></header><div>/ˈboʊdnvaɪsə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohdnvuysuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gertrud</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq067">1890–1959, Austrian naturalistic dancer and choreographer in Australia from 1939; established the <strong>Bodenwieser Ballet</strong> which performed during the 1940s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodger</span><z><span target_id="kDfnuJe4O2">n.</span><span target_id="J9RBllWs86">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒdʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'bojuh) <em class="label">Obsolete</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kDfnuJe4O2">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq821"> a person who has assumed an alias or who is in some way acting under false pretences.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq612"> an alias.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq083"> <em class="label">British</em> a person who makes a mess of something, especially an incompetent tradesman.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="J9RBllWs86">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq229"> worthless; inferior.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq429"> false; fake: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This entailed the addition of as many more bodger votes as possible.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [obsolete British dialect <em>bodge</em> to patch or mend clumsily]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodysurf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodysurf</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdisɜf/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeeserf) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq475">to engage in bodysurfing: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Laughing, they bodysurfed into the beach together in a tangle of legs and arms</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy hewett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bodysurfer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodysurfing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodysurfing</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdiˌsɜfɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bodee.serfing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq052">the sport of swimming in the surf, and especially of riding waves, by holding the body stiff, usually with the arms outstretched, and allowing oneself to be carried along by the force of the water.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">surfing</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodywarmer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac101234890"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodywarmer</span></header><div>/ˈbɒdiwɔmə/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeewawmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">a sleeveless jacket, usually to the hips, often quilted or padded; worn by men or women.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">body warmer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bodywork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bodywork</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bodywork" src="word_pronunciations/02699.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒdiwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'bodeewerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq285"> the outer shell of the body of a vehicle, or its construction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq079"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq682"> any of various treatments or therapies based on massage or manipulation of the body.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq741"> such treatments collectively.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boehm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boehm</span></header><div>/bɜm/ (<em>say</em> berm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Theobald</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">1793?–1881, German flautist and musician; invented the Boehm system.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boeing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000000539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boeing</span></header><div>/ˈboʊɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William E</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq253">1881–1956, US aircraft manufacturer and founder of the Boeing company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boeotia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008269"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boeotia</span></header><div>/biˈoʊʃiə/ (<em>say</em> bee'ohsheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">a district and republic of ancient Greece, north-west of Athens. <em>Capital</em>: Thebes.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Boeotian</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boer</span><z><span target_id="m1aIFCFh7X">n.</span><span target_id="X8XQKRUa7E">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boer" src="word_pronunciations/02669.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="m1aIFCFh7X"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq479"> an Afrikaner.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X8XQKRUa7E">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq830"> of or relating to the Boers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>boer</em> farmer, peasant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boerewors
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac587251478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boerewors</span></header><div>/ˈburəvɔs/ (<em>say</em> 'boohruhvaws) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq34">a traditional South African sausage made from coarsely ground beef and pork seasoned with various spices.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boerwors</strong>. <div class="etym">[Afrikaans <em>boere</em> farmer + <em>wors</em> sausage. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086039" href="entry://wurst%23bigmac000086039"><span class="smallcaps">wurst</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boethius
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boethius</span></header><div>/boʊˈiθiəs/ (<em>say</em> boh'eetheeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anicius Manlius Severinus</strong> /əˌnɪʃəs ˌmænliəs sɛvəˈrinəs/ (<em>say</em> uh.nishuhs .manleeuhs sevuh'reenuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq808">AD 475?–525?, Roman philosopher and politician.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Boece</strong>, <strong class="vs">Boetius</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boff
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac510877152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boff<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bɒf/ (<em>say</em> bof) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Theatre Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> a line in a play, etc., that elicits a strong response from an audience, especially laughter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq952"> a resounding success.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>b</em>(<em>ox</em>)<em> off</em>(<em>ice success</em>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac878887290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boff<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="iIRH2oUYnE">v.t.</span><span target_id="hfsxKWoT2N">n.</span></z></header><div>/bɒf/ (<em>say</em> bof) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iIRH2oUYnE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> to have sexual intercourse with.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hfsxKWoT2N">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq482"> an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009796" href="entry://buff%23bigmac000009796"><span class="smallcaps">buff<sup>2</sup></span></a> hit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boffin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boffin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boffin" src="word_pronunciations/02702.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒfən/ (<em>say</em> 'bofuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., especially a research scientist: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Racing against teams of rival scientists in Japan, America and Europe the Aussie boffins have created a rotary pump which has dramatically reduced the size of artificial hearts.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boffinry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac276450853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boffinry</span></header><div>/ˈbɒfənri/ (<em>say</em> 'bofuhnree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">the particular approach that is characteristic of boffins, usually involving specialised knowledge and complicated and detailed procedures.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boffo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac138821018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boffo</span></header><div>/ˈbɒfoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bofoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Theatre Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq317">very successful and popular.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac510877152" href="entry://boff%23bigmac510877152"><span class="smallcaps">boff<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BOG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac425457218"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BOG</span></header><div>/bi oʊ ˈdʒi/ (<em>say</em> bee oh 'jee), /bɒg/ (<em>say</em> bog) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">brother of the groom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boga
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boga</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq489">a lake and township in northern Victoria, south-east of Swan Hill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogan</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq708"> a person, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socio-economic background, viewed as uncultured; originally typified as wearing a flannelette shirt, black jeans and boots, and having a mullet hairstyle. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac512583859" href="entry://barry%23bigmac512583859"><strong>barry<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28636597" href="entry://bennie%23bigmac28636597"><strong>bennie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac719695306" href="entry://boonie%23bigmac719695306"><strong>boonie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac36607936" href="entry://Charlene%23bigmac36607936"><strong>Charlene</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac427999671" href="entry://Charmaine%23bigmac427999671"><strong>Charmaine</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110750160" href="entry://cogger%23bigmac110750160"><strong>cogger</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23bigmac000026227"><strong>feral<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23mq11">10</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23bigmac000088031"><strong>bevan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23mq748">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710586866" href="entry://bev-chick%23bigmac710586866"><strong>bev-chick</strong></a>; <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac636081796" href="entry://bog%23bigmac636081796"><strong>bog<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac473146523" href="entry://booner%23bigmac473146523"><strong>booner</strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac572473136" href="entry://charnie%20bum%23bigmac572473136"><strong>charnie bum</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac663762242" href="entry://chigger%23bigmac663762242"><strong>chigger<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Riverina</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac298812509" href="entry://gullie%23bigmac298812509"><strong>gullie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Melbourne Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579498092" href="entry://mocca%23bigmac579498092"><strong>mocca</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac902735888" href="entry://scozzer%23bigmac902735888"><strong>scozzer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084515" href="entry://westie%23bigmac000084515"><strong>westie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq210"> a loudmouthed, stupid person; yobbo.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bogon</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin unknown; ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096224" href="entry://Bogan%23bigmac000096224"><span class="smallcaps">Bogan</span></a> as an identifier for the region near the <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096224" href="entry://Bogan%23bigmac000096224"><span class="smallcaps">Bogan</span></a> River; thence in the sense of ‘outback’, ‘makeshift’, etc., as in <em>Bogan shower</em>, <em>Bogan gate</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boganism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boganness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boganity</strong> /boʊˈgænəti/ (<em>say</em> boh'ganuhtee), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bogan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bogan</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq617"> a river which rises near Parkes in western NSW and flows in a north-westerly direction to join the Barwon River near Bourke. 590 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> a local government area in western NSW centred on the town of Nyngan on the Bogan River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bogangar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bogangar</span></header><div>/ˈbɒgənga/ (<em>say</em> 'boguhngah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq877">a town on the far northern coast of NSW, near Kingscliff.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boganise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac348795990"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boganise</span><z><span target_id="0aMNooL7Jt">v.t.</span><span target_id="7FQcSQvUGl">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈboʊgənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguhnuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">boganised</strong>, <strong class="bold">boganising</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="0aMNooL7Jt">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq186"> to make bogan in style, character, or appearance: <em class="example">to boganise one’s accent.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7FQcSQvUGl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq830"> to become bogan in style, character or appearance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boganisation</strong> /boʊgənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> bohguhnuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bogarde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bogarde</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgad/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Dirk</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq732">1921–99, British film actor; films include <em>The Servant</em> (1963) and <em>Death in Venice</em> (1971).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bogart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008280"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bogart</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgat/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Humphrey De Forest</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq879">1899–1957, US film actor, especially noted for his anti-hero roles in gangster and detective films such as <em>The Maltese Falcon</em> (1941) and <em>The Big Sleep</em> (1946).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000072275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogey<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="b9iyo6xqEu">n.</span><span target_id="uldtlLqyEP">v.i.</span><span target_id="aktNTEJuht">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogey" src="word_pronunciations/02706.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <em class="label">Golf</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="b9iyo6xqEu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="1"><span id="mq088"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bogeys</strong>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq820"> a score of one over par.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq941"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> the number of strokes a good player may be reckoned to need to play a certain hole.</span></div></span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bogeyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bogeying</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="uldtlLqyEP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq350"> to score a bogey: <em class="example">he bogeyed on the ninth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aktNTEJuht">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq601"> to score a bogey on (a hole): <em class="example">he bogeyed the ninth.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008283" href="#bigmac000008283"><span class="smallcaps">bogey<sup>4</sup></span></a> thought of as an invincible opponent. Said to have been coined c. 1890 by a Major Wellman, an English golf enthusiast, and suggested to him by <em>The Bogey Man</em>, a popular song]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogey<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="fCZfjgZrL8">v.i.</span><span target_id="dqlaleV8KR">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogey" src="word_pronunciations/02707.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <em class="label">Chiefly Eastern Mainland</em><div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fCZfjgZrL8">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">bogeyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bogeying</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq411"> to wash oneself; bathe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq903"> to swim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq107"> (of an animal) to drink or swim at a waterhole.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dqlaleV8KR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bogeys</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq712"> a bath or shower; a wash.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq595"> a swim.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq153"> Also, <strong class="vs">bogey hole</strong>. a swimming hole.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bogie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Dharug <em>bugi-</em> to bathe or dive]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008282"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogey<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="xAZZTWDYZa">n.</span><span target_id="6VV1SV2Tb4">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogey" src="word_pronunciations/02708.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xAZZTWDYZa">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bogeys</strong>) a piece of dried or semi-dried nasal mucus.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6VV1SV2Tb4">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq337"> (<strong class="bold">bogeyed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bogeying</strong>) to discharge a piece of mucus from the nose.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bogie</strong>, <strong class="vs">boogie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Compare British dialect <em>bug</em>, <em>boggart</em>, <em>boggle</em> mucus, German dialect <em>bögge</em> (dried) mucus]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogey<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogey" src="word_pronunciations/02706.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bogeys</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq268">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087953" href="entry://bogy%23bigmac000087953"><strong>bogy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogeyman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogeyman</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgeeman), /ˈbugimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'boohgeeman), /ˈbʊgimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'boogeeman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bogeymen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> an evil spirit in the guise of a man.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq914"> anything that is persistently frightening.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bogyman</strong>, <strong class="vs">boogieman</strong>. <div class="etym">[<em>bogey</em>, variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087953" href="entry://bogy%23bigmac000087953"><span class="smallcaps">bogy</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogger</span></header><div>/ˈbɒgə/ (<em>say</em> 'boguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Mining</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> a hand-operated shovel powered by compressed air, which picks up ore or mullock and transfers it into a skip at the rear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> someone who shovels away waste material; boodler.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101275" href="entry://bog%23bigmac000101275"><span class="smallcaps">bog<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boggle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boggle<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ShG27NUrK2">v.i.</span><span target_id="6n7F4ZUEew">n.</span><span target_id="ORGSEItDie">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boggle" src="word_pronunciations/02710.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'boguhl) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ShG27NUrK2"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">boggled</strong>, <strong class="bold">boggling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> to take alarm; start with fright.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq139"> to hesitate, as if afraid to proceed; waver.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq967"> to be overwhelmed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The mind boggles at what international tourists staying at city hotels think when they wander in</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1990</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq148"> to dissemble; equivocate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq956"> to be awkward; bungle.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="6n7F4ZUEew">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq436"> the act of shying or taking alarm.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ORGSEItDie">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq335"> <strong class="phr">boggle the mind</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be astonishing: <em class="example">her outfits boggle the mind.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008289" href="#bigmac000008289"><span class="smallcaps">boggle<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boggler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boggle<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boggle" src="word_pronunciations/02710.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'boguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087952" href="entry://bogle%23bigmac000087952"><strong>bogle</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boghole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac994361187"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boghole</span></header><div>/ˈbɒghoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'boghohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq843">a depression in the ground containing boggy soil.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bog-hole</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boghouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boghouse</span></header><div>/ˈbɒghaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'boghows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">a toilet, especially an outside toilet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087951"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogie<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogie" src="word_pronunciations/02711.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq173"> a low truck (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100603" href="entry://truck%23bigmac000100603"><strong>truck<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100603" href="entry://truck%23mq495">7</a>) or trolley.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq113"> one of a pair of pivoted trucks (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100603" href="entry://truck%23bigmac000100603"><strong>truck<sup>1</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100603" href="entry://truck%23mq495">7</a>) supporting a railway locomotive, carriage, tram, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq942"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac581448317" href="entry://bogie%20trailer%23bigmac581448317"><strong>bogie trailer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq891"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac104364628" href="entry://bogie%20truck%23bigmac104364628"><strong>bogie truck</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect; ultimate origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogie" src="word_pronunciations/02712.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008281" href="entry://bogey%23bigmac000008281"><strong>bogey<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008292"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogie<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogie" src="word_pronunciations/02706.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">bogied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bogieing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq750">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008282" href="entry://bogey%23bigmac000008282"><strong>bogey<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogie<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogie" src="word_pronunciations/02706.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq774">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087953" href="entry://bogy%23bigmac000087953"><strong>bogy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087952"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogle</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguhl), /ˈbɒgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'boguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq657">a bogy; a spectre.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boggle</strong>. <div class="etym">[Scottish <em>bogill</em>; ultimate origin unknown. Compare Welsh <em>bygel</em>, Middle English <em>bugge</em> scarecrow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bogle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bogle</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Eric</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">born in Scotland in 1944, Australian contemporary songwriter and singer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BOGOF
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac989413045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BOGOF</span></header><div>/ˈbɒgɒf/ (<em>say</em> 'bogof) <div class="def"><span id="mq174">(in marketing) buy one get one free.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac194277439"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogon</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogative</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq949">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23bigmac000008275"><strong>bogan</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac530256464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogong</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008302" href="entry://bogong%20moth%23bigmac000008302"><strong>bogong moth</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bogotá
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091787"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bogotá</span></header><div>/bɒgəˈta/ (<em>say</em> boguh'tah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq236">the capital of Colombia, in the central part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogtrotter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogtrotter</span></header><div>/ˈbɒgtrɒtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bogtrotuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq405"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) someone from Ireland, especially from a rural area.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq197"> an itinerant labourer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogus" src="word_pronunciations/02714.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq036"> counterfeit; spurious; sham.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq860"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> excellent: <em class="example">it was a bogus adventure.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [18th-century US criminal slang <em>bogus</em> counterfeit coinage. Compare Hausa <em>boko</em> deceit, West African English (Sierra Leone) <em>bogo-bogo</em>, Cajun <em>bogue</em> fake, fraudulent]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bogut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac366949732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bogut</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgət/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Andrew Michael</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq090">born 1984, Australian basketball player in the US.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087953"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bogy" src="word_pronunciations/02715.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bogies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq980"> a hobgoblin; evil spirit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq183"> anything that haunts, frightens or annoys one: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>It gave them leave from the corroding business of being incubi; absolved them from the bogy role.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas keneally</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1972</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq396"> <em class="label">Military Colloquial</em> an unidentified aircraft.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bogey</strong>, <strong class="vs">bogie</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally a name for the devil; ultimate origin unknown. Compare earlier <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087952" href="entry://bogle%23bigmac000087952"><span class="smallcaps">bogle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bogyman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bogyman</span></header><div>/ˈboʊgimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'bohgeeman), /ˈbugimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'boohgeeman), /ˈbʊgimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'boogeeman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bogymen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008286" href="entry://bogeyman%23bigmac000008286"><strong>bogeyman</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bohea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac803151886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bohea</span></header><div>/boʊˈhi/ (<em>say</em> boh'hee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> a type of black tea, regarded as fine quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq463"> a cheap tea made from leaves grown late in the season.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq092"> a beverage made with either of these kinds of tea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Hokkien <em>Bú-î</em> Bohea Hills (Wuyi Mountains) in Fujian, where the tea is grown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bohemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bohemia</span></header><div>/boʊˈhimiə/ (<em>say</em> boh'heemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq741">a social milieu in which a bohemian atmosphere is prevalent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091788" href="entry://Bohemia%23bigmac000091788"><span class="smallcaps">Bohemia</span></a>, because the Romani people were thought to come from there]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bohemia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bohemia</span></header><div>/boʊˈhimiə/ (<em>say</em> boh'heemeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">a region in the Czech Republic, in the western part; in the Middle Ages an independent kingdom, later part of the Austrian Empire (1526–1918). 52 062 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Czech, <strong>Čechy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bohemian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bohemian</span><z><span target_id="DDBr9mE0Z0">n.</span><span target_id="9IXpyDcWjo">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bohemian" src="word_pronunciations/02717.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊˈhimiən/ (<em>say</em> boh'heemeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DDBr9mE0Z0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> a person with artistic or intellectual tendencies or pretensions who lives and acts without regard for conventional rules of behaviour: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I don’t approve of the bohemians: they have dangerous political views and are loose in their morals.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> a Romani person.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9IXpyDcWjo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq598"> relating to or characteristic of bohemians.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091788" href="entry://Bohemia%23bigmac000091788"><span class="smallcaps">Bohemia</span></a>, in medieval times thought of as the original home of the Romani people] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bohemianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bohemian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bohemian</span><z><span target_id="LB0ThKpyoq">n.</span><span target_id="7mXKQqATWP">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bohemian" src="word_pronunciations/02717.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊˈhimiən/ (<em>say</em> boh'heemeeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LB0ThKpyoq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq665"> a native or inhabitant of Bohemia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq520"> the Czech language.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="7mXKQqATWP">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq326"> relating to Bohemia, its people, or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Böhm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008314"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Böhm</span></header><div>/bɜm/ (<em>say</em> berm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Karl</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq016">1894–1981, Austrian conductor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac845914932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boho</span></header><div>/ˈboʊhoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohhoh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq466">bohemian.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bohol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008315"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bohol</span></header><div>/boʊˈhɔl/ (<em>say</em> boh'hawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq358">one of the Philippine islands, in the central part. 3864 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bohr
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008316"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bohr</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bohr" src="word_pronunciations/02669.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Niels</strong> /nils/ (<em>say</em> neels), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq201">1885–1962, Danish physicist; Nobel prize for physics 1922.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bohrium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac23161325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bohrium</span></header><div>/ˈbɔriəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bawreeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq508">a synthetic radioactive element.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: Bh; <em>atomic number</em>: 107. <div class="etym">[named after Niels <em>Bohr</em>, 1885–1962, Danish physicist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bohunk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bohunk</span></header><div>/ˈboʊhʌŋk/ (<em>say</em> 'bohhungk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq688">an unskilled or semiskilled foreign-born labourer, especially one from eastern Europe.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035521" href="entry://hunky%23bigmac000035521"><strong>hunky<sup>2</sup></strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008312" href="entry://Bohemian%23bigmac000008312"><span class="smallcaps">Bo(hemian)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000035508" href="entry://Hungarian%23bigmac000035508"><span class="smallcaps">Hung(arian)</span></a>, with <em>g</em> devoiced]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boiardo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boiardo</span></header><div>/boʊˈjadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh'yahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Matteo Maria</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">1434–94, Italian poet, author of <em>Orlando Innamorato</em> (1487).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bojardo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boiler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boiler</span><z><span target_id="ze44S0eSNJ">n.</span><span target_id="o747wZAluD">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boiler" src="word_pronunciations/02721.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'boyluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ze44S0eSNJ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq893"> a closed vessel together with its furnace, in which steam or other vapour is generated for heating or for driving engines.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq146"> <em class="label">British</em> a stove or kitchen fire for heating water, or the stove and water tank.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq688"> a tank for storing hot water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq845"> a vessel for boiling or heating, especially a copper one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq220"> a fowl which is or appears to be fit to be eaten only when boiled.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq526"> Also, <strong class="vs">old boiler</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) an old woman.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="o747wZAluD">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq163"> <strong class="phr">burst one’s boiler</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq477"> to exert oneself to the point of physical distress.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq126"> to reach the point of extreme frustration.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boilermaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boilermaker</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boilermaker" src="word_pronunciations/02719.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔɪləmeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'boyluhmaykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> a tradesperson who marks out, develops, and fabricates boilers or metal cylinders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> whisky followed by a beer chaser.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boilerplate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac687551511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boilerplate</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪləpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'boyluhplayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq67"> iron of a thickness suited to making boilers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq798"> hackneyed or functional writing that can be re-used in various texts with minimal adjustments.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US; <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008323" href="entry://boiler%23bigmac000008323"><span class="smallcaps">boiler</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008323" href="entry://boiler%23mq893">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101311" href="entry://plate%23bigmac000101311"><span class="smallcaps">plate<sup>1</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101311" href="entry://plate%23mq027">7</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boilersuit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boilersuit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boilersuit" src="word_pronunciations/02720.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔɪləsut/ (<em>say</em> 'boyluhsooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">a one-piece garment of some cheap tough material for rough work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boilover
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boilover</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪloʊvə/ (<em>say</em> 'boylohvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq374"> a sudden conflict between persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq375"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a race or contest won by an outsider.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac968632538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boing</span><z><span target_id="WIIyFV7DQW">n.</span><span target_id="TWBdoE2psE">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/bɔɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> boyng) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WIIyFV7DQW"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq378"> the sound made when something bounces.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TWBdoE2psE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq285"> to bounce, making this sound, as of a ball, hopping animal, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008330"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boise</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'boyzee), /-si/ (<em>say</em> -see) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">a town in the US, the capital of Idaho, in the south-western part.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boisterous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boisterous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boisterous" src="word_pronunciations/02725.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔɪstrəs/ (<em>say</em> 'boystruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq201"> rough and noisy; clamorous; unrestrained.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> (of waves, weather, wind, etc.) rough and stormy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq041"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> rough and massive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boistrous</em>, earlier <em>boistous</em>; origin unknown] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boisterously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boisterousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boito
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008332"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boito</span></header><div>/boʊˈitoʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh'eetoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arrigo</strong> /aˈrigoʊ/ (<em>say</em> ah'reegoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq842">1842–1918, Italian librettist and opera composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bojagi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac829536338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bojagi</span></header><div>/boʊˈdʒagi/ (<em>say</em> boh'jahgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq523">a traditional Korean cloth used for wrapping; traditionally square.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bojardo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bojardo</span></header><div>/boʊˈjadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh'yahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq172">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101403" href="entry://Boiardo%23bigmac000101403"><strong>Boiardo</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bojer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bojer</span></header><div>/ˈboʊjə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Johan</strong> /joʊˈhan/ (<em>say</em> yoh'hahn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq733">1872–1959, Norwegian novelist and playwright.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bokeh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac094720123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bokeh</span></header><div>/ˈboʊkeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkay), /ˈboʊkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Photography</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq460">the aesthetic which governs the creation of deliberately blurry and out-of-focus areas in an image, by means of a particular lens.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese: blur]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bokhara
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008337"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bokhara</span></header><div>/boʊˈkarə/ (<em>say</em> boh'kahruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101437" href="entry://Bukhara%23bigmac000101437"><strong>Bukhara</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bokmål
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bokmål</span></header><div>/ˈbɒkmɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'bokmawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq852">a literary and urban language of Norway, based on Danish; one of the two official written forms of the Norwegian language; Dano-Norwegian.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094435" href="entry://Nynorsk%23bigmac000094435"><strong>Nynorsk</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Norwegian: literally, book language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boko
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boko<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">the nose.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boco</strong>. <div class="etym">[originally US; 19th-century British slang; origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boko<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">an animal which has lost one eye.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boco</strong>. <div class="etym">[? a Qld Aboriginal language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008342"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bola</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bola" src="word_pronunciations/02906.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq638">a weapon used by the indigenous people and gauchos of southern South America, consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, which entangle the victim at which it is thrown.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bolas</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish: a ball, from Latin <em>bulla</em> bubble, round object]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolan</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bolan" src="word_pronunciations/02908.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marc</strong> (born <em>Mark Feld</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">1947–77, British rock singer, guitarist, and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bolar" src="word_pronunciations/02906.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">of or relating to bole or clay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boldrewood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boldrewood</span></header><div>/ˈboʊldəwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlduhwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rolf</strong> (<em>Thomas Alexander Browne</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">1826–1915, English-born Australian novelist; major work <em>Robbery Under Arms</em> published in three volumes in 1888.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bole<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bole" src="word_pronunciations/02729.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊl/ (<em>say</em> bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">the stem or trunk of a tree up to the first branch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>bolr</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bole<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bole" src="word_pronunciations/02729.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊl/ (<em>say</em> bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq008"> any of several varieties of friable earthy clay usually coloured red by iron oxide and consisting essentially of hydrous silicates of aluminium and less often of magnesium.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq003"> a bright red, waxy soil formed by the decomposition of basaltic rocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>bōlus</em>, from Greek <em>bolos</em> clod, limp]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolection
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolection</span></header><div>/boʊˈlɛkʃən/ (<em>say</em> boh'lekshuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Architecture</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">a moulding which projects beyond the surface of the work it decorates.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bilection</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolero
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolero</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bolero" src="word_pronunciations/02728.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlɛəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'lairroh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bolero" src="word_pronunciations/02727.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈlɪəroʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'learroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boleros</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq741"> a lively Spanish dance in three-four time.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq482"> the music for it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq749"> a short jacket ending above or at the waistline.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boletus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boletus</span></header><div>/boʊˈlitəs/ (<em>say</em> boh'leetuhs), /bə-/ (<em>say</em> buh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">any species of the genus <em>Boletus</em>, a group of umbrella-shaped mushrooms in which the stratum of tubes on the underside of the cap is easily separable.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek <em>bōlītēs</em> kind of mushroom]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boleyn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boleyn</span></header><div>/bəˈlɪn/ (<em>say</em> buh'lin), /ˈbʊlɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'boolin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Anne</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England; mother of Elizabeth I.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolger</span></header><div>/ˈbɒldʒə/ (<em>say</em> 'boljuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jim</strong> (<em>James Brendan Bolger</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq527">born 1935, NZ National Party politician; prime minister 1990–97.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolide</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluyd), /-ləd/ (<em>say</em> -luhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; a fireball.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Latin <em>bolis</em> large meteor, from Greek: missile]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolívar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac163293371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolívar</span></header><div>/ˈbɒləva/ (<em>say</em> 'boluhvah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq342">the principal monetary unit of Venezuela.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Simón <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008357" href="entry://Bol%C3%ADvar%23bigmac000008357"><span class="smallcaps">Bolívar</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolívar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolívar</span></header><div>/ˈbɒləva/ (<em>say</em> 'boluhvah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Simón</strong> /siˈmoʊn/ (<em>say</em> see'mohn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">1783–1830, Venezuelan soldier and politician, leader of revolt of South American colonies from Spanish rule; Bolivia named in his honour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008379"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolson</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">a broad and nearly flat mountain-rimmed desert basin with interior drainage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: large purse. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010152" href="entry://burse%23bigmac000010152"><span class="smallcaps">burse</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolsonaro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac942483173"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolsonaro</span></header><div>/bɒlsəˈnaroʊ/ (<em>say</em> bolsuh'nahroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jair Messias</strong> /ʒaɪˈɪə mɛˈsiaz/ (<em>say</em> zhuy'ear me'seeahz), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq068">born 1955, Brazilian politician; president 2019–22.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008380"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolster</span><z><span target_id="KtvHdx0ZQf">n.</span><span target_id="6TT8jSyT9D">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bolster" src="word_pronunciations/02735.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlstə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KtvHdx0ZQf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> a long ornamental pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq820"> something resembling this in form or use.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq816"> a pillow, cushion, or pad.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq584"> a support, as one for a bridge truss.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq618"> a chisel with a 110 mm cutting face.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6TT8jSyT9D">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq370"> to support with or as with a pillow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq819"> Also, <strong class="vs">bolster up</strong>. to prop, support, or uphold (something weak, unworthy, etc.).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bolstre</em>, Old English <em>bolster</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bolsterer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolt</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bolt" src="word_pronunciations/02736.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊlt/ (<em>say</em> bohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Usain St Leo</strong> /juˈseɪn/ (<em>say</em> yooh'sayn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq64">born 1986, Jamaican sprinter; won gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m races at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games; world record holder in both events.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boltcutter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac259445384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boltcutter</span></header><div>/ˈboʊltkʌtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohltkutuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">a powerful hand tool designed to cut through bolts.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boltcutters</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008382"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolte</span></header><div>/ˈbɒlti/ (<em>say</em> 'boltee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Henry Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq601">1908–90, Australian state politician; premier of Victoria 1955–72.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Henry Bolte</strong> was elected to the Victorian parliament in 1947 as the Liberal member for Hampden. In 1953 he became leader of the Liberal Party and after their electoral success of 1955 became premier and treasurer. During his long premiership he came to dominate Victorian politics to an unprecedented extent, pursuing socially conservative policies with an emphasis on economic development and the passing on to the electorate of the fruits of the extended boom of the 1950s and 1960s. His long run of electoral successes was aided by the tendency of the Victorian Labor Party to radicalism and factionalism. One of the controversial actions of the Bolte government was the decision not to commute the death sentence of Ronald Ryan, who in January 1967 became the last person to be hanged in Australia.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008383"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolter</span></header><div>/ˈboʊltə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq455"> someone or something that bolts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> a horse not expected to win: <em class="example">the horse had only a bolter’s chance.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq560"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> an escaped convict.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq878"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> someone who absconds in order to escape debt or escape with illegal gains.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolthead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolthead</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlthɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlt-hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq308"> the head of a bolt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq284"> <em class="label">Chemistry Obsolete</em> a matrass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolthole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolthole</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlthoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlt-hohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">any refuge; place or means of escape: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Every time it all became too much I retreated to my bolt-hole in the Union reading room</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">clive james</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105295"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolton</span></header><div>/ˈboʊltən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohltuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Gatenby</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq041">1922–93, Australian astronomer, born in England; a pioneer of radio astronomy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boltrope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boltrope</span></header><div>/ˈboʊltroʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'bohltrohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a rope or the cordage sewn on the edges of a sail or the like to strengthen it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq419"> a superior grade of rope.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boltzmann
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boltzmann</span></header><div>/ˈbɒltsman/ (<em>say</em> 'boltsmahn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ludwig</strong> /ˈlutvɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'loohtvik), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">1844–1906, Austrian physicist; developed kinetic theory of gases with JC Maxwell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolus</span></header><div>/ˈboʊləs/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Medicine</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq236"> a round mass of medicine, larger than an ordinary pill, forming a dose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq068"> a lump of masticated food which enters the oesophagus at one swallow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek <em>bolos</em> lump]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolwarra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolwarra</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bolwarra" src="word_pronunciations/02737.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒlˈwɒrə/ (<em>say</em> bol'woruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq278">a shrub or small tree, <em>Eupomatia laurina</em>, found in forests of eastern Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolyai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolyai</span></header><div>/ˈboʊljɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlyoy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Janos</strong> /ˈjanəs/ (<em>say</em> 'yahnuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq191">1802–60, Hungarian mathematician, best known for his development of non-Euclidean geometry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolzano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolzano</span></header><div>/boʊlˈtsanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bohl'tsahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">a town in northern Italy, in Trentino-Alto Adige.</span></div> German, <strong>Bozen</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BOM
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac069469327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BOM</span></header><div>/bɒm/ (<em>say</em> bom) <div class="def"><span id="mq602">Bureau of Meteorology.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">BoM</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> Although this abbreviation, with the pronunciation /bɒm/ is commonly used, the Bureau of Meteorology is officially referred to in full.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac519060279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boma</span></header><div>/ˈboʊmə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq78"> an enclosure (as a barrier of thornbushes or a stockade) around a village in central Africa, designed to protect the inhabitants and their livestock from wild animals.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq747"> (in British colonies) an administrative centre, part or all of which had a fortified stockade.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000040679" href="entry://kraal%23bigmac000040679"><strong>kraal</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[Swahili]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolivia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolivia</span></header><div>/bəˈlɪviə/ (<em>say</em> buh'liveeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq267">an inland republic in central South America, bordered by Chile, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina; a Spanish colony before independence in 1825. 1 098 581 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. <em>Currency</em>: boliviano. <em>Capital</em>: Sucre (legal), La Paz (administrative).</span></div> Official name, <strong>Plurinational State of Bolivia</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bolivian</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boliviano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac966494463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boliviano</span></header><div>/bəlɪviˈanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buhlivee'ahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bolivianos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">the principal monetary unit of Bolivia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boll</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boll" src="word_pronunciations/02733.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊl/ (<em>say</em> bohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087154" href="entry://bowl%23bigmac000087154"><span class="smallcaps">bowl<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Böll
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Böll</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Böll" src="word_pronunciations/03317.mp3"></audio></span>/bɜl/ (<em>say</em> berl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Heinrich</strong> /ˈhaɪnrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'huynrik), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">1917–85, German author; Nobel prize for literature 1972.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bollard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bollard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bollard" src="word_pronunciations/02730.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒlad/ (<em>say</em> 'bolahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq324"> a strong post on a kerb or traffic island used as a protection or to prevent vehicles from mounting pavements.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq331"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a vertical post on which hawsers are made fast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq671"> <em class="label">Mountaineering</em> a pillar of snow or ice, used as an anchor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq259"> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> a vertical post, often used as an anchor for ropes, chains, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008350" href="entry://bole%23bigmac000008350"><span class="smallcaps">bole<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003646" href="entry://-ard%23bigmac000003646"><span class="smallcaps">-ard</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bollocks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100180"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bollocks</span><z><span target_id="MY05BaVmXz">pl. n.</span><span target_id="PA1UQuQLJz">v.t.</span><span target_id="fd5ensTJmk">interj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒləks/ (<em>say</em> 'boluhks) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="MY05BaVmXz">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq358"> testicles; balls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq325"> (<em>construed as singular</em>) rubbish; nonsense.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="PA1UQuQLJz">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq008"> (<strong class="bold">bollocksed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bollocksing</strong>) Also, <strong class="vs">bollocks up</strong>. to bungle.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="fd5ensTJmk">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq978"> (a contemptuous exclamation indicating disbelief, dismissal, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">ballocks</strong>, <strong class="vs">bollicks</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>ballokes</em>, Old English <em>beallucas</em> testicles, ? diminutive of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104076" href="entry://ball%23bigmac000104076"><span class="smallcaps">ball<sup>1</sup></span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051721" href="entry://-ock%23bigmac000051721"><span class="smallcaps">-ock</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bollocky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101732"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bollocky</span><z><span target_id="chHkDz3Nj8">adj.</span><span target_id="bIz7I1alDY">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bollocky" src="word_pronunciations/02731.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒləki/ (<em>say</em> 'boluhkee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="chHkDz3Nj8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> naked: <em class="example">stark bollocky.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="bIz7I1alDY">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq243"> <strong class="phr">in the bollocky</strong>, naked.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bollicky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bollworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008363"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bollworm</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq746">any of various moth larvae which attack cotton bolls, as the <strong>pink bollworm</strong>, the larva of a Qld moth, <em>Pectinophora scutigera</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bollywood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac794316959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bollywood</span></header><div>/ˈbɒliwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'boleewood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">the Indian film industry, especially the major part of it which is based in Mumbai (formerly Bombay).</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091791" href="entry://Bombay%23bigmac000091791"><span class="smallcaps">Bombay</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000034651" href="entry://Hollywood%23bigmac000034651"><span class="smallcaps">Hollywood</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bologna
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501907100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bologna</span></header><div>/bəˈlɒnjə/ (<em>say</em> buh'lonyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">a city in northern Italy, in Emilia-Romagna.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bolognese</strong> /bɒlənˈjeɪz/ (<em>say</em> boluhn'yayz), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolognaise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolognaise</span></header><div>/bɒləˈneɪz/ (<em>say</em> boluh'nayz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq829">of or relating to a sauce for pasta, made with minced meat, onions, garlic, tomato paste and seasonings.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bolognese</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>Bolognaise</em> from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac501907100" href="entry://Bologna%23bigmac501907100"><span class="smallcaps">Bologna</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolograph
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolograph</span></header><div>/ˈboʊləgræf/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluhgraf), /-graf/ (<em>say</em> -grahf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq955">a record made by a bolometer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>bolē</em> ray + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031347" href="entry://-graph%23bigmac000031347"><span class="smallcaps">-graph</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bolographic</strong> /boʊləˈgræfɪk/ (<em>say</em> bohluh'grafik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolometer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolometer</span></header><div>/boʊˈlɒmətə/ (<em>say</em> boh'lomuhtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">an electrical resistance element for measuring minute amounts of radiant energy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>bolē</em> ray + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046492" href="entry://-meter%23bigmac000046492"><span class="smallcaps">-meter<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bolometric</strong> /boʊləˈmɛtrɪk/ (<em>say</em> bohluh'metrik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boloney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boloney</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boloney" src="word_pronunciations/01743.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈloʊni/ (<em>say</em> buh'lohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq659"> bologna sausage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq208"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005453" href="entry://baloney%23bigmac000005453"><strong>baloney</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bolshevik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bolshevik</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bolshevik" src="word_pronunciations/02734.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bolshuhvik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Bolsheviks</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Bolsheviki</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq146"> (in Russia, 1903–17) a member of the more radical grouping within the Social Democratic Party who advocated abrupt and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat and formed majority in the party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq553"> (<em>also lower case</em>) a member of a communist party.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq322"> (<em>usually lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a troublemaker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian, from <em>bolshe</em> greater, more, with allusion to the majority (Russian <em>bolshinstvo</em>) of the Russian Social Democratic Party at the 1903 congress]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolshevise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolshevise</span><z><span target_id="7aCLPkP5EX">v.t.</span><span target_id="2V0Cdypg0S">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒlʃəvaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bolshuhvuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bolshevised</strong>, <strong class="bold">bolshevising</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7aCLPkP5EX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq598"> to bring under the influence or domination of bolshevists; render Bolshevik or bolshevistic.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="2V0Cdypg0S">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq659"> (<em>also upper case</em>) to become Bolshevik or bolshevistic; act like a Bolshevik.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bolshevize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>bolshevisation</strong> /ˌbɒlʃəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .bolshuhvuy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolshevism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolshevism</span></header><div>/ˈbɒlʃəvɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bolshuhvizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq159"> the doctrines, methods, or procedure of the Bolsheviks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq076"> the principles or practices of ultraradical socialists or political ultraradicals generally.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolshevist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolshevist</span><z><span target_id="zaMP2lwX9C">n.</span><span target_id="X1tgu2ptrw">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒlʃəvəst/ (<em>say</em> 'bolshuhvuhst) (<em>also upper case</em>)<div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zaMP2lwX9C">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq938"> a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> an ultraradical socialist; any political ultraradical.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="X1tgu2ptrw">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq575"> bolshevistic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolshevistic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008377"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolshevistic</span></header><div>/bɒlʃəˈvɪstɪk/ (<em>say</em> bolshuh'vistik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<em>also upper case</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">relating to or characteristic or suggestive of bolshevists or bolshevism.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bolshie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bolshie</span><z><span target_id="u4jDpVfTLq">n.</span><span target_id="Lpq5NefCGC">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒlʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'bolshee) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="u4jDpVfTLq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq743"> (<em>sometimes upper case</em>) a Bolshevik.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Lpq5NefCGC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq958"> relating to bolshevism.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq511"> obstinate; difficult.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bolshy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bomaderry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bomaderry</span></header><div>/ˈbɒmədɛri/ (<em>say</em> 'bomuhderee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">a town on the Shoalhaven River south of Wollongong in NSW; railway terminus of the Illawarra line.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bommie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac904466386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bommie<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɒmi/ (<em>say</em> 'bomee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> a bombora.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac564127664" href="entry://coral%20bommie%23bigmac564127664"><strong>coral bommie</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bombie</strong>, <strong class="vs">bommy</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008408" href="entry://bombora%23bigmac000008408"><span class="smallcaps">bombora</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553691567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bommie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɒmi/ (<em>say</em> 'bomee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq393"> a defective car.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq629"> a jump into the water, made in a crouched position.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bombie</strong>, <strong class="vs">bommy</strong>. <div class="etym">[def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac553691567" href="#mq393">1</a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23bigmac000103605"><span class="smallcaps">bomb</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23mq648">7</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>; def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac553691567" href="#mq629">2</a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23bigmac000103605"><span class="smallcaps">bomb</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103605" href="entry://bomb%23mq212">9a</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bomoh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100000051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bomoh</span></header><div>/ˈboʊmoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohmoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq100">a Malay traditional healer who prescribes herbal remedies, conducts exorcisms, and administers charms, potions, and talismans.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Malay]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac174336495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bon" src="word_pronunciations/02838.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔn/ (<em>say</em> bawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026018" href="entry://Feast%20of%20Lanterns%23bigmac000026018"><strong>Feast of Lanterns</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026018" href="entry://Feast%20of%20Lanterns%23mq750">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese, originally <em>urabon</em>, from Chinese, ultimately from Sanskrit <em>ullambana</em> literally, hanging upside down, a metaphorical reference to the suffering engendered by physical desires]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonaire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonaire</span></header><div>/bɒnˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> bon'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">an island in the southern West Indies; formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles; in 2010 integrated into the Netherlands as an overseas special municipality. 246 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Chief town</em>: Kralendijk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonanza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonanza</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonanza" src="word_pronunciations/02748.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnænzə/ (<em>say</em> buh'nanzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq218"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq658"> a mine of wealth; good luck.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq370"> any fortunate and profitable occasion.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq487"> <em class="label">US</em> a rich mass of ore, as found in mining.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: fair weather, prosperity, from Latin <em>bonus</em> good]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonapartism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008417"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonapartism</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnəˌpatɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnuh.pahtizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">adherence to Napoleon I or another member of the Bonaparte family, or to their policies.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bonapartist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonaventure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonaventure</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnəvɛntʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bonuhvenchuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> (‘<em>the Seraphic Doctor</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq728">1221–74, Italian scholar, Franciscan monk and mystic.</span></div> Italian, <strong>Bonaventura</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100361"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bond</span><z><span target_id="A06Fv1QO6F">n.</span><span target_id="wco5dtzqpf">v.t.</span><span target_id="fkOWaGktDH">v.i.</span><span target_id="U25OGA7LH5">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bond" src="word_pronunciations/02756.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒnd/ (<em>say</em> bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="A06Fv1QO6F"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq504"> something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq516"> a cord; rope; band; ligament.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq328"> something that unites individual people into a group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq096"> something that constrains a person to a certain line of behaviour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq193"> a bondsman or security.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq203"> a sealed document under which a person or corporation guarantees to pay a stated sum of money on or before a specified day.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq355"> any written obligation under seal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq830"> a written undertaking to work for a specified period, or to pay back an agreed sum of money in default, as a condition for accepting certain scholarships, awards or privileges from an employer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq686"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq457"> a contract under seal to pay a debt, or to pay a sum of money in default of fulfilling some condition.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq337"> an undertaking by an offender to be of good behaviour for a certain period.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq587"> the state of dutiable goods on which the duties are unpaid (especially in phrase <em>in bond</em>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq530"> <em class="label">Finance</em> a fixed-term security, especially one issued by a government or semi-government authority, that pays a fixed rate of interest during its life and repays the principal at maturity. 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Bond
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008422"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bond</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bond" src="word_pronunciations/02756.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒnd/ (<em>say</em> bond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">1938–2015, English-born Australian businessman; Australian of the Year 1977; leader of syndicate which issued successful America’s Cup challenge in 1983; bankrupted in 1992 and convicted of fraud in 1997.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Alan Bond</strong> migrated to Fremantle, WA, in 1951. He began his business career as a sign-writer, setting up his own company at the age of 19. He subsequently diversified into property development, insurance, woodchipping, oil, gas and iron ore. In the 1980s his company acquired interests in media, brewing and retailing. In 1983 the Bond syndicate’s yacht <em>Australia II</em> won the America’s Cup, ending 132 years of US domination of the contest. The Bond Corporation was badly affected by the stock market crash of 1987, and in the early 1990s it began to collapse as bankers started to call in huge loans. In 1997 Bond was imprisoned for corporate fraud of A$1.2 billion. He was released in 2000 after serving four years of a seven-year sentence.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bondage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008423"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bondage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bondage" src="word_pronunciations/02753.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒndɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'bondij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq560"> the state of being bound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq506"> slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq965"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> the convict condition.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq498"> the state of being bound by or subjected to external control.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq172"> a form of sexual play in which a person submits to being bound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq826"> <em class="label">Old English Law</em> tenure of land by villeinage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100361" href="entry://bond%23bigmac000100361"><span class="smallcaps">bond</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001093" href="entry://-age%23bigmac000001093"><span class="smallcaps">-age</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bondaian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008424"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bondaian</span><z><span target_id="lpcL9XBDKv">n.</span><span target_id="ngBvQhAOH3">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bondaian" src="word_pronunciations/02754.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒnˈdaɪən/ (<em>say</em> bon'duyuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lpcL9XBDKv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq562"> a cultural period of Aboriginal development recognised in eastern Australia and reaching a climax about 1600 years BP (it follows the Capertian but overlaps to some extent).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ngBvQhAOH3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq983"> of or relating to the period.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088686" href="entry://Bondi%23bigmac000088686"><span class="smallcaps">Bondi</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bondarchuk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094488"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bondarchuk</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndatʃʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'bondahchook) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sergei</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq055">1920–94, Ukrainian film actor and director of the Soviet era.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonded
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008425"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonded</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bonduhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> secured by or consisting of bonds: <em class="example">bonded debt.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> placed in bond: <em class="example">bonded goods.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq277"> (of textiles) bound by a continuous wad or layer of fibres onto a prepared backing fabric.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq466"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac870444125" href="entry://bottled%20in%20bond%23bigmac870444125"><strong>bottled in bond</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bondholder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008427"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bondholder</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndhoʊldə/ (<em>say</em> 'bond-hohlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq986">a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bondholding</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bondi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bondi</span></header><div>/ˈbʊndi/ (<em>say</em> 'boondee), /ˈbʌndi/ (<em>say</em> 'bundee), /ˈbɒndaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bonduy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq221">a heavy Aboriginal club.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay <em>bundi</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonding</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bonding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq564"> the process, occurring in the first hours and days after birth, which establishes through physical contact the instinctive relationship between parent, especially mother, and child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> any similar relationship in which people establish a strong emotional attachment to each other: <em class="example">male bonding.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100361" href="entry://bond%23bigmac000100361"><span class="smallcaps">bond</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bondmaid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008432"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bondmaid</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndmeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bondmayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq823"> a female slave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq800"> a female bound to service without wages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bondman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bondman</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bondmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bondmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq036"> a male slave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> a man bound to service without wages.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq369"> <em class="label">Old English Law</em> a villein or other unfree tenant.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bondsman</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bondservant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bondservant</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndsɜvənt/ (<em>say</em> 'bondservuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq404"> someone who serves in bondage; a slave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq221"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> an assigned servant bonded to a free settler.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bondsman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bondsman</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndzmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bondzmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bondsmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq227"> <em class="label">Law</em> someone who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq207"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008433" href="entry://bondman%23bigmac000008433"><strong>bondman</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; <em>bond’s</em> (genitive case) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bondwoman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bondwoman</span></header><div>/ˈbɒndwʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bondwoomuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bondwomen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">a female slave.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bondswoman</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bône
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008442"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bône</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bône" src="word_pronunciations/02758.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊn/ (<em>say</em> bohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091688" href="entry://Annaba%23bigmac000091688"><strong>Annaba</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bona</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonecrusher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonecrusher</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnkrʌʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnkrushuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rugby Football Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq679">a heavy tackle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonefish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008450"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonefish</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bonefish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bonefishes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">a marine fish, <em>Albula vulpes</em>, of shallow Australian waters.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonegilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096232"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonegilla</span></header><div>/bɒnəˈgɪlə/ (<em>say</em> bonuh'giluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">a locality in north-eastern Victoria, east of Wodonga; former military base and migrant camp.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonehead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008451"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonehead</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">a stupid, obstinate person; a blockhead.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boneheaded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boneheadedly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boneheadedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonemeal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonemeal</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnmil/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnmeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq607">bones ground to a coarse powder, used as a fertiliser or animal feed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boner</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq857"> someone who, in a slaughterhouse, removes the bones from a carcass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq088"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a mistake: <em class="example">you made a boner that time.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq175"> Also, <strong class="vs">bone</strong>. <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an erect penis.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boneseed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008458"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boneseed</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnsid/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnseed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007496" href="entry://bitou%20bush%23bigmac000007496"><strong>bitou bush</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so named because of the colour and hardness of the seed]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonesetter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008459"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonesetter</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnsɛtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnsetuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">a medical practitioner who treats broken bones and similar disorders without the formal qualifications of a surgeon; an osteopath.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boneshaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boneshaker</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnʃeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnshaykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq591"> an early type of bicycle with solid tyres and no springs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq906"> any uncomfortable bicycle or other badly sprung vehicle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonewood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac359804077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonewood</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq925">a medium-sized evergreen rainforest tree, <em>Emmenosperma alphitonioides</em>, with white flowers and orange fruit; found in Qld and NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boneyard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boneyard</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnjad/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnyahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq873">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000012250" href="entry://cemetery%23bigmac000012250"><strong>cemetery</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonfire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonfire</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonfire" src="word_pronunciations/02759.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒnfaɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'bonfuyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq612"> a large fire in an open place, for entertainment, celebration, or as a signal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq319"> any fire built in the open.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>bonefire</em>; heaps of wood and bones were burnt at certain old festivals]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008464"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bong<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="F6xoazy2n0">v.t.</span><span target_id="IOVx2jddmB">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bong" src="word_pronunciations/02761.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> bong) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="F6xoazy2n0">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq477"> to hit, especially on the head.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IOVx2jddmB">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq541"> a blow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bong<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="PYk0zxvODL">n.</span><span target_id="A72o1FxGfI">phr.</span></z></header><div>/bɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> bong) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PYk0zxvODL">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> a type of water pipe used for smoking marijuana.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="A72o1FxGfI">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq351"> <strong class="phr">bong on</strong>, to engage in a session of smoking marijuana using such a pipe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Thai <em>baung</em> literally, cylindrical wooden tube]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bongaree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096233"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bongaree</span></header><div>/bɒŋgəˈri/ (<em>say</em> bongguh'ree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq660">the main town of Bribie Island, situated on the south-west section of the island north of Brisbane; holiday and tourist resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bongo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008465"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bongo<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bongo" src="word_pronunciations/02760.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bonggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bongos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq503">a large forest-dwelling antelope, <em>Tragelaphus eurycerus</em>, of tropical Africa, of a chestnut colour striped with white, with spiralling horns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Bantu; compare Bangi (a language of the Congo region) <em>mbangani</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008466"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bongo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bongo" src="word_pronunciations/02760.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bonggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bongos</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bongoes</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">one of a pair of small drums, played by beating with the fingers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [American Spanish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bongo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bongo</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bongo" src="word_pronunciations/02760.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒŋgoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bonggoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Omar</strong> (<em>Albert Bernard Bongo</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq560">1935–2009, president of Gabon 1967–2009.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonheur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonheur</span></header><div>/bɒˈnɜ/ (<em>say</em> bo'ner) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Rosa</strong> (<em>Marie Rosalie Bonheur</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">1822–99, French painter of animals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonhomie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008469"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonhomie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonhomie" src="word_pronunciations/02762.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒnˈɒmi/ (<em>say</em> bon'omee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bonhommie</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>bonhomme</em> good man]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boniface
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boniface</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnəfeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'bonuhfays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq610"> name given to nine popes, including <strong>Boniface VIII</strong> (<em>Benedetto Gaetani</em>), c. 1235–1303, Italian ecclesiastic; pope 1294–1303.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq159"> <strong>Saint</strong> (<em>Wynfrith</em>), 680?–755?, English monk who became a missionary in Germany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boning
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac004709153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boning</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq273">(in tribal Aboriginal culture) the pointing of a bone at someone with the intention of bringing about their death.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac257284256" href="entry://singing%23bigmac257284256"><strong>singing</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac257284256" href="entry://singing%23mq631">3</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonington
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008471"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonington</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnɪŋtən/ (<em>say</em> 'boningtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard Parkes</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">1801–28, English landscape painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonito
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonito</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonito" src="word_pronunciations/02763.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈnitoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'neetoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bonito</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bonitos</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq303"> any of several fishes belonging to the tuna family, as <em>Sarda chiliensis australis</em> found along the eastern Australian coast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq654"> any of various other fishes of the genus <em>Sarda</em> as <em>S. sarda</em> of the Atlantic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonjour
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonjour</span><z><span target_id="A4lG7IlJfI">interj.</span><span target_id="hxXdszrGiF">n.</span></z></header><div>/bɒnˈʒʊə/ (<em>say</em> bon'zhoouh), /-ˈʒɔ/ (<em>say</em> -'zhaw) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="A4lG7IlJfI"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq405"> good day; hello.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hxXdszrGiF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq706"> such a greeting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100053"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonk</span><z><span target_id="ewTAYXbDnl">v.t.</span><span target_id="jeP1ul7pLM">v.i.</span><span target_id="AI7fdRoIkZ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonk" src="word_pronunciations/02765.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒŋk/ (<em>say</em> bongk) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ewTAYXbDnl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq869"> to administer a blow to (someone); hit: <em class="example">she bonked her little brother on the head.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq304"> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse with (someone).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jeP1ul7pLM">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq079"> to collide with a thud.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq332"> Also, <strong class="vs">hit the bonk</strong>. <em class="label">Sport</em> (of an athlete) to reach a point of complete physical exhaustion as a result of the depletion of glycogen in the liver and muscles, usually occurring after prolonged exertion as in a marathon.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq454"> (<em>taboo</em>) to have sexual intercourse.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AI7fdRoIkZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq376"> a sharp blow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq464"> (<em>taboo</em>) an act of sexual intercourse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac193048226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonker</span></header><div>/ˈbɒŋkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bongkuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">a very large playing marble.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonkers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonkers</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonkers" src="word_pronunciations/02764.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒŋkəz/ (<em>say</em> 'bongkuhz) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">crazy: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Perhaps I am going bonkers, she thought, perhaps these last terrible months have turned my brain</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dorothy hewett</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1999</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100053" href="entry://bonk%23bigmac000100053"><span class="smallcaps">bonk</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac435066427" href="entry://-ers%23bigmac435066427"><span class="smallcaps">-ers</span></a>, from the idea of derangement caused by a blow to the head]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091793"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonn</span></header><div>/bɒn/ (<em>say</em> bon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">a city in western Germany (formerly in West Germany), in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, on the Rhine; capital of Federal Republic of Germany 1949–91.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonnard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008479"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonnard</span></header><div>/bɒˈna/ (<em>say</em> bo'nah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq998">1867–1947, French painter, noted for paintings of everyday scenes using impressionistic techniques.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonner</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnə/ (<em>say</em> 'bonuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Neville Thomas</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">1922–99, Australian politician; became first Aboriginal person to hold a seat in federal parliament when entered the Senate in 1971; resigned from Liberal Party 1983 and stood unsuccessfully as an independent; Australian of the Year 1978.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Born near Tweed Heads, NSW, <strong>Neville Bonner</strong> had little formal education. He worked as a farm labourer, stockman, carpenter and eventually assistant settlement-overseer on Palm Island, Qld. After moving to Ipswich in 1960, he joined the One People of Australia League, an Aboriginal-rights organisation, and became its Qld president in 1970. He joined the Liberal Party in 1967. Initially filling a casual Senate vacancy in 1971, he subsequently won re-election four times in his own right. After his resignation, he was appointed to the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He was a delegate for Australians for Constitutional Monarchy at the 1998 Constitutional Convention. Bonner was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1984.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087955"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonnet</span><z><span target_id="yRVPq1YsAF">n.</span><span target_id="CTzm2b3bLb">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonnet" src="word_pronunciations/02766.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒnət/ (<em>say</em> 'bonuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yRVPq1YsAF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq022"> a woman’s or child’s outdoor head covering, commonly fitting down over the hair, and often tied under the chin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq291"> <em class="label">Chiefly Scottish</em> a man’s or boy’s cap.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq404"> any of various hoods, covers, or protective devices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq916"> a cowl for a chimney to stabilise the draught.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq223"> a hinged cover over the engine (in some makes over the luggage section) at the front of a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq498"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> an additional piece of canvas laced to the foot (formerly the top) of a jib or other sail.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CTzm2b3bLb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq334"> to crush the hat of (someone) over their eyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq415"> to jeer at; abuse, often by pelting (someone) with mud.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bonet</em>, from Old French: cap (originally its material); ? of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonney
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonney<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bonney" src="word_pronunciations/02767.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒni/ (<em>say</em> 'bonee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq489"> <strong>Charles</strong>, 1813–97, Australian politician and overlander, born in England; first to overland stock along the Murray River to Adelaide.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq948"> <strong>Maude Rose</strong> (‘<em>Lores</em>’), 1897–1994, Australian pioneer aviator, born in South Africa; first woman to fly around Australia (1932).</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonney<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bonney" src="word_pronunciations/02767.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒni/ (<em>say</em> 'bonee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lake</strong>, </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq836"> a lake in south-eastern SA, near the Victorian border.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq227"> a long lake near the southern coast of SA.</span></div><div class="etym"> [both named after Charles <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008482" href="#bigmac000008482"><span class="smallcaps">Bonney<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonny</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonny" src="word_pronunciations/02767.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒni/ (<em>say</em> 'bonee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bonnier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bonniest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq736"> radiant with health; handsome; pretty.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq773"> <em class="label">Scottish</em> fine (often used ironically).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bonnie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>bonie</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008563" href="entry://boon%23bigmac000008563"><span class="smallcaps">boon<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bonnily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bonniness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bono
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac837058303"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bono</span></header><div>/ˈboʊnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (born <em>Paul David Hewson</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">born 1960, Irish rock singer and social activist; lead singer of U2.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonsai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonsai</span><z><span target_id="k6KR5Zl91j">n.</span><span target_id="za2qdH1awq">v.t.</span><span target_id="z647gkBLei">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonsai" src="word_pronunciations/02768.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒnsaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bonsuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="k6KR5Zl91j"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq343"> the practice, originally Chinese and later Japanese, of growing very small examples of trees and shrubs in ornamental pots, by skilful pruning of roots and branches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq052"> a tree or shrub so grown.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="za2qdH1awq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq334"> (<strong class="bold">bonsaied</strong>, <strong class="bold">bonsaiing</strong>) to grow as a bonsai: <em class="example">to bonsai a fig tree.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="z647gkBLei">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq586"> designating a tree grown in this fashion: <em class="example">a bonsai fig.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Japanese <em>bonsai</em>, literally, tray planting, from Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>pén</em> tray + <em>zāi</em> plant, shoot]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonsoir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090594"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonsoir</span></header><div>/bɒnˈswa/ (<em>say</em> bon'swah) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq866">good evening; good night.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bonsoir</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bontodger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac6232773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bontodger</span></header><div>/bɒnˈtɒdʒə/ (<em>say</em> bon'tojuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq60">excellent.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bontoger</strong>, <strong class="vs">bontosher</strong>, <strong class="vs">bontoshter</strong>. <div class="etym">[coined in English meaning ‘always good’, from French <em>bon</em> good + <em>toujours</em> always]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bontozzler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac891792343"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bontozzler</span></header><div>/bɒnˈtɒzlə/ (<em>say</em> bon'tozluh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac6232773" href="entry://bontodger%23bigmac6232773"><strong>bontodger</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac6232773" href="entry://bontodger%23bigmac6232773"><span class="smallcaps">bontodger</span></a>, influenced by ending of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000018803" href="entry://dazzle%23bigmac000018803"><span class="smallcaps">dazzler</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008199" href="entry://bobby-dazzler%23bigmac000008199"><span class="smallcaps">bobby-dazzler</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonus</span><z><span target_id="bD9aduHDpV">n.</span><span target_id="9OJQMniiN5">adj.</span><span target_id="iDEVvd4ItV">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonus" src="word_pronunciations/02770.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bD9aduHDpV"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq019"> something given or paid over and above what is due.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq561"> a sum of money paid to a shareholder, partner, employee, or agent of a company, a returned soldier, etc., over and above the regular dividend or pay.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq151"> <em class="label">Stock Exchange</em> free issue of new shares to an existing shareholder in a company.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq354"> something free added in a corporate sale of securities.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq379"> <em class="label">Insurance</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq881"> dividend.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq480"> free additions to the sum assured. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089344" href="entry://reversionary%20bonus%23bigmac000089344"><strong>reversionary bonus</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038533" href="entry://terminal%20bonus%23bigmac000038533"><strong>terminal bonus</strong></a>.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq253"> a premium paid for a loan, contract, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq153"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a bribe.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq815"> any unsolicited or unexpected gift.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq642"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq806"> (in the game of Scrabble) the playing of all seven of one’s tiles in a single turn.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq521"> (in digital versions of various games such as Monopoly, Texas hold ’em, etc.) the acquisition of additional points for specific moves.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="9OJQMniiN5">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq695"> of or relating to something given as a bonus.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="iDEVvd4ItV">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq321"> (<strong class="bold">bonused</strong>, <strong class="bold">bonusing</strong>) (in various games) to achieve a bonus (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090528" href="#mq642">9</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: (adjective) good] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bonusing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonwick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonwick</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnwɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bonwik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq400">1817–1906, British-born Australian historian and writer of educational works; official archivist of the NSW government 1887–1902.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonxie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008491"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonxie</span></header><div>/ˈbɒŋksi/ (<em>say</em> 'bongksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">(in Shetland) the great skua, <em>Catharacta skua</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain; probably Scandinavian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bony
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bony</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bony" src="word_pronunciations/02771.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊni/ (<em>say</em> 'bohnee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bonier</strong>, <strong class="bold">boniest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> of or like bone.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> full of bones.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq013"> having prominent bones; big-boned.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq986"> emaciated; skeletal: <em class="example asterisk">* <em> the wasted image of Samantha, in a flimsy singlet and baggy trousers which exposed her bony limbs, appeared in national newspapers. </em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1997</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boniness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bonynge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bonynge</span></header><div>/ˈbɒnɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boning) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard Alan</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq846">born 1930, Australian conductor, especially of operatic music; musical director of the Australian Opera 1975–86.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonza
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac928273478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonza</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonza" src="word_pronunciations/02772.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒnzə/ (<em>say</em> 'bonzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq76">a variety of eating apple, bright crimson all over with a crisp, white flesh and a smooth, sweet flavour.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094089"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonze</span></header><div>/bɒnz/ (<em>say</em> bonz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq018">a Buddhist monk, especially of Japan or China.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Portuguese <em>bonzo</em>, from Japanese <em>bonzō</em>, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin <em>fāng zhàng</em> Buddhist monk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bonzer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bonzer</span><z><span target_id="G4UxBCUEWb">adj.</span><span target_id="YLklBuq6J3">n.</span><span target_id="JUrkgNLyQK">adv.</span><span target_id="fMC8S9CFVT">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bonzer" src="word_pronunciations/02772.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒnzə/ (<em>say</em> 'bonzuh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>dated</em>)<div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="G4UxBCUEWb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq646"> excellent; attractive; pleasing: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I’ve got a bonzer little joint not ten minutes from the station.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">john morrison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YLklBuq6J3">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq760"> someone or something with these qualities: <em class="example">the meal was a real bonzer.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="JUrkgNLyQK">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq167"> excellently; pleasingly: <em class="example">the beer went down bonzer.</em></span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="fMC8S9CFVT">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq401"> (an exclamation indicating pleasure, agreement, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bonz</strong>, <strong class="vs">bonze</strong>, <strong class="vs">bonza</strong>, <strong class="vs">boshter</strong>, <strong class="vs">bosker</strong>. <div class="etym">[from NZ English; voiced pronunciation of earlier <em>boncer</em>, <em>bonser</em> adj. ‘excellent’, n. ‘a large and therefore prized marble’, from British dialect <em>boncer</em> large marble, from <em>bouncer</em> something exceptionally large for its kind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boob
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boob<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="bBPjoxXPSp">n.</span><span target_id="F3T0AsFYiG">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boob" src="word_pronunciations/02780.mp3"></audio></span>/bub/ (<em>say</em> boohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="bBPjoxXPSp"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq004"> a fool; a dunce.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq242"> a foolish mistake.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="F3T0AsFYiG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq302"> to blunder; make a mistake.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094734" href="entry://booby%23bigmac000094734"><span class="smallcaps">booby<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boob<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boob" src="word_pronunciations/02781.mp3"></audio></span>/bub/ (<em>say</em> boohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq070">prison.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008504" href="entry://booby%20hatch%23bigmac000008504"><span class="smallcaps">booby hatch</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac212486176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boob<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boob" src="word_pronunciations/02780.mp3"></audio></span>/bub/ (<em>say</em> boohb) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq791">a woman’s breast.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">booby</strong>. <div class="etym">[variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac798013553" href="entry://bub%23bigmac798013553"><span class="smallcaps">bub<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boodie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008505"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boodie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boodie" src="word_pronunciations/02782.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbudi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq963">a burrowing rat-kangaroo, <em>Bettongia lesueur</em>, formerly widespread on the Australian mainland but now confined to four islands off the western coast of Australia; Lesueur’s rat-kangaroo; tungoo; burrowing bettong.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boodie rat</strong>. <div class="etym">[Noongar <em>burdi</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boodle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boodle<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="0uWbPSu04K">n.</span><span target_id="qngCmMtZNE">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbudəl/ (<em>say</em> 'boohduhl) <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0uWbPSu04K">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq568"> a lot, pack, or crowd: <em class="example">the whole boodle.</em> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101847" href="entry://caboodle%23bigmac000101847"><strong>caboodle</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq711"> a bribe or other illicit gain in politics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq328"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043416" href="entry://loot%23bigmac000043416"><strong>loot</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043416" href="entry://loot%23mq730">2</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="qngCmMtZNE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq062"> (<strong class="bold">boodled</strong>, <strong class="bold">boodling</strong>) to obtain money dishonestly, as by corrupt bargains.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>boedel</em>, <em>boel</em> stock, lot] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boodler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008507"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boodle<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Mz5ALIy0eb">n.</span><span target_id="A6GiN0tgVb">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbudəl/ (<em>say</em> 'boohduhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Mz5ALIy0eb"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq775"> broken-up soil, stones or waste material of any kind, to be cleared from a trench, building site, railway line, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="A6GiN0tgVb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq475"> (<strong class="bold">boodled</strong>, <strong class="bold">boodling</strong>) to clear away boodle, usually with a shovel.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boodler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boody
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac175086849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boody</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boody" src="word_pronunciations/02782.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbudi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq472">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac571017989" href="entry://booty%23bigmac571017989"><strong>booty<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Black English, alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072273" href="entry://body%23bigmac000072273"><span class="smallcaps">body</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boofhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008508"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boofhead</span></header><div>/ˈbʊfhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'boofhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq632"> a person with a large head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq544"> a fool.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq997"> an uncouth male.</span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>bufflehead</em> stupid person; name of comic strip character from 1941] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boofheaded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boofheadedness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boofy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac268522726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boofy</span></header><div>/ˈbʊfi/ (<em>say</em> 'boofee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> dull-witted; stupid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq237"> having a muscular or large physique but considered to be lacking in intelligence or personality: <em class="example">boofy boys.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq884"> large, inflated or distended: <em class="example">boofy hair; </em><em class="example">a dress with boofy sleeves.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008508" href="entry://boofhead%23bigmac000008508"><span class="smallcaps">boof(head)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boogaloo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008509"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boogaloo</span></header><div>/ˈbugəlu/ (<em>say</em> 'boohguhlooh), /bugəˈlu/ (<em>say</em> boohguh'looh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a dance similar to the twist.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008514" href="entry://boogie-woogie%23bigmac000008514"><span class="smallcaps">boogie-woogie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac407639249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booger</span></header><div>/ˈbʊgə/ (<em>say</em> 'booguh), /ˈbugə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohguh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq442">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008282" href="entry://bogey%23bigmac000008282"><strong>bogey<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008282" href="entry://bogey%23mq918">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boogie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boogie<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="nP8r18KOyA">v.i.</span><span target_id="PkUtM71TWz">n.</span><span target_id="LsEAlrKSa0">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'boogee), /ˈbugi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohgee) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nP8r18KOyA"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">boogied</strong>, <strong class="bold">boogieing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq706"> to dance to rock music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq122"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to go, especially in a hurry.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PkUtM71TWz">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq956"> a meeting of parachutists.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LsEAlrKSa0">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">let’s boogie</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an interjection uttered as an encouragement to action.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally Black English. Compare Hausa <em>buga</em>, <em>bugi</em> to beat, West African English (Sierra Leone) <em>bogi-</em>(<em>bogi</em>) to dance]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008510"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boogie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbʊgi/ (<em>say</em> 'boogee), /ˈbugi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohgee) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">boogied</strong>, <strong class="bold">boogieing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq826">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008282" href="entry://bogey%23bigmac000008282"><strong>bogey<sup>3</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boogieman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boogieman</span></header><div>/ˈbʊgimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'boogeeman), /ˈbugimæn/ (<em>say</em> 'boohgeeman) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boogiemen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq690">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008286" href="entry://bogeyman%23bigmac000008286"><strong>bogeyman</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boohai
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boohai</span></header><div>/ˈbuhaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohhuy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100511" href="entry://booay%23bigmac000100511"><strong>booay</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boohoo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008516"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boohoo</span><z><span target_id="jnflSIbViZ">v.i.</span><span target_id="j5MlADLphy">n.</span></z></header><div>/buˈhu/ (<em>say</em> booh'hooh) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="jnflSIbViZ"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq281"> (<strong class="bold">boohooed</strong>, <strong class="bold">boohooing</strong>) to weep noisily; blubber.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="j5MlADLphy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq437"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boohoos</strong>) the sound of noisy weeping.</span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac092651127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booka</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bookuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq218">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac684379676" href="entry://buka%23bigmac684379676"><strong>buka</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookazine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac406821127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookazine</span></header><div>/bʊkəˈzin/ (<em>say</em> bookuh'zeen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq244">a type of publication in the format of a magazine, usually with heavier paper, often devoted to a particular subject.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102152" href="entry://book%23bigmac000102152"><span class="smallcaps">book<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044339" href="entry://magazine%23bigmac000044339"><span class="smallcaps">(mag)azine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookcase
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008518"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookcase</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bookcase" src="word_pronunciations/02787.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊkkeɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'bookkays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq395">a set of shelves for books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008522"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookend</span><z><span target_id="sA3zxpNYJi">n.</span><span target_id="vtJY0Qg8hE">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʊkɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'bookend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="sA3zxpNYJi"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> a support placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vtJY0Qg8hE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq51"> to act as a marker at the beginning and end of (a process, activity, etc.): <em class="example">a concert bookended by Beethoven sonatas.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008524"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookie</span></header><div>/ˈbʊki/ (<em>say</em> 'bookee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008534" href="entry://bookmaker%23bigmac000008534"><strong>bookmaker</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booking</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booking" src="word_pronunciations/02788.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'booking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq673"> advance engagement of a place or passage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq348"> an engagement to perform.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102152" href="entry://book%23bigmac000102152"><span class="smallcaps">book<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008530"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bookish" src="word_pronunciations/02789.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊkɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bookish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq049"> given to reading or study.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq530"> more acquainted with books than with real life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq308"> of or relating to books; literary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq552"> stilted; pedantic.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bookishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bookishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookkeeping
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookkeeping</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bookkeeping" src="word_pronunciations/02790.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊkkipɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bookkeeping) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq262">the work or skill of keeping account books or systematic records of money transactions.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bookkeeper</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booklet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booklet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booklet" src="word_pronunciations/02791.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊklət/ (<em>say</em> 'bookluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">a little book, especially one with paper covers; pamphlet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102152" href="entry://book%23bigmac000102152"><span class="smallcaps">book<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042171" href="entry://-let%23bigmac000042171"><span class="smallcaps">-let</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booklouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booklouse</span></header><div>/ˈbʊklaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'booklows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">booklice</strong> /ˈbʊklaɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'bookluys))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">any insect of the order Psocoptera, which damages books by eating away the glue, and is injurious to other products in houses, granaries, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookmaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookmaker</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bookmaker" src="word_pronunciations/02792.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊkmeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bookmaykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq312">a professional betting person, who accepts the bets of others, as on horses in racing.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bookmaking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookman</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bookmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bookmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq533"> a studious or learned man; a scholar.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> a person whose occupation is selling or publishing books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookmark
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookmark</span><z><span target_id="LFyKCBMNkY">n.</span><span target_id="fWCZmvv8gL">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbʊkmak/ (<em>say</em> 'bookmahk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="LFyKCBMNkY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq753"> Also, <strong class="vs">bookmarker</strong>. a strip of cardboard, ribbon, or the like placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq229"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008539" href="entry://bookplate%23bigmac000008539"><strong>bookplate</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq869"> <em class="label">Internet</em> a URL stored in a file by a browser for future reference; favourite.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fWCZmvv8gL">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Internet</em> to store (a URL) in a file for future reference by a browser; favourite.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq545"> to file away in one’s memory for future reference: <em class="example">to bookmark a good idea.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookplate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookplate</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bookplayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq021">a label, bearing the owner’s name, a design, etc., for pasting in a book.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookrack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008540"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookrack</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkræk/ (<em>say</em> 'bookrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> a rack for supporting an open book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> a rack for holding books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookseller
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008543"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookseller</span></header><div>/ˈbʊksɛlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bookseluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq298">a person whose occupation or business is selling books.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bookselling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookshelf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookshelf</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkʃɛlf/ (<em>say</em> 'bookshelf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bookshelves</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq545">a shelf for holding books.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookshop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008544"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookshop</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkʃɒp/ (<em>say</em> 'bookshop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq920">a shop where books are sold.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bookstore</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookstall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008545"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookstall</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkstɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'bookstawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq805"> a stall, especially at a station or airport, where newspapers, magazines, and books are sold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq384"> a stall at which books (usually second-hand) are sold.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookstand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008546"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookstand</span></header><div>/ˈbʊkstænd/ (<em>say</em> 'bookstand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq767"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008540" href="entry://bookrack%23bigmac000008540"><strong>bookrack</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq811"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008545" href="entry://bookstall%23bigmac000008545"><strong>bookstall</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bookworm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008550"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bookworm</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bookworm" src="word_pronunciations/02793.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊkwɜm/ (<em>say</em> 'bookwerm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> any of various insects that feed on books.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> a person closely addicted to reading or study.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bool
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bool</span></header><div>/bul/ (<em>say</em> boohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq098">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009876" href="entry://bull%23bigmac000009876"><strong>bull<sup>6</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boolean
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac252804569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boolean</span></header><div>/ˈbuliən/ (<em>say</em> 'boohleeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq806"> of or relating to Boolean algebra: <em class="example">Boolean logic.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq294"> expressed or executed by means of Boolean algebra: <em class="example">a Boolean equation.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008551" href="entry://Boolean%20algebra%23bigmac000008551"><span class="smallcaps">Boolean algebra</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Booligal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096235"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Booligal</span></header><div>/ˈbulɪgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'boohliguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq793">a small town in south-western NSW, on the Lachlan River, north of Hay.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booliman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac913153815"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booliman</span></header><div>/ˈbʊləmən/ (<em>say</em> 'booluhmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">a policeman.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">booli</strong>, <strong class="vs">bulliman</strong>. <div class="etym">[alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095129" href="entry://policeman%23bigmac000095129"><span class="smallcaps">policeman</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boomer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boomer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boomer" src="word_pronunciations/02797.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbumə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq087"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something large, as a surfing wave.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq707"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> something successful or popular, as a party or song.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq144"> the mature male eastern grey or forester kangaroo, <em>Macropus giganteus</em>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq874"> any large male kangaroo.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq080"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac810595752" href="entry://Australasian%20bittern%23bigmac810595752"><strong>Australasian bittern</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq926"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005037" href="entry://baby%20boomer%23bigmac000005037"><strong>baby boomer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq578"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (a term of address, often derogatory, to an older person by a person of a younger generation, often with the perception that the older person is holding old-fashioned or conservative views which protect their self-interest): <em class="example">OK boomer.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect (Warwickshire); def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094845" href="#mq578">7</a> from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005037" href="entry://baby%20boomer%23bigmac000005037"><span class="smallcaps">baby boomer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boomerang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boomerang</span><z><span target_id="I6OxQDJUeP">n.</span><span target_id="LqEsw0uX9H">v.i.</span><span target_id="pPpkEStKeC">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boomerang" src="word_pronunciations/02796.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbuməræŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohmuhrang), /ˈbʊməræŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boomuhrang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="I6OxQDJUeP"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> a bent or curved piece of hard wood traditionally used by Aboriginal people as a missile in hunting and fighting or as a clap stick; one form can be thrown so as to return to the thrower. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac724635416" href="entry://returning%20boomerang%23bigmac724635416"><strong>returning boomerang</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac607164782" href="entry://non-returning%20boomerang%23bigmac607164782"><strong>non-returning boomerang</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq933"> a scheme, plan, argument, etc., which recoils upon the user.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> that which is expected to be returned by a borrower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq662"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a dishonoured cheque.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq321"> Also, <strong class="vs">boomerang kick</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005483" href="entry://banana%20kick%23bigmac000005483"><strong>banana kick</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="LqEsw0uX9H">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq947"> to return to, or recoil upon, the originator: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The boast boomeranged on Askin.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">suzy jarratt</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1970</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="pPpkEStKeC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq226"> returning; rebounding: <em class="example">a boomerang decision.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? Dharawal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boomeritis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac43315387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boomeritis</span></header><div>/buməˈraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> boohmuh'ruytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">the range of sports-related injuries, such as bursitis, tendonitis, sprains, strains and stress fractures, incurred by baby boomers as they pursue health and physical fitness programs into their old age.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005037" href="entry://baby%20boomer%23bigmac000005037"><span class="smallcaps">(baby) boomer</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boomers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac730011633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boomers</span></header><div>/ˈbuməz/ (<em>say</em> 'boohmuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq077"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq210"> <strong>the</strong>, the Australian international men’s basketball team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq793"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq767"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq030"> <strong>the</strong>, the Melbourne WNBL team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq659"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boomslang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac007060285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boomslang</span></header><div>/ˈbumslæŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohmslang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq789">an arboreal venomous snake of tropical and southern Africa, <em>Dispholidus typus</em>, the bite of which causes internal bleeding resulting in death; scales can range in colour from brown to green to black.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Afrikaans <em>boom</em> tree + <em>slang</em> snake]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boomster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008559"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boomster</span></header><div>/ˈbumstə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohmstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq276">a person who initiates or fosters a mining boom.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac950016167" href="entry://mining%20boom%23bigmac950016167"><span class="smallcaps">(mining) boom</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072056" href="entry://-ster%23bigmac000072056"><span class="smallcaps">-ster</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boomwhacker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac148257922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boomwhacker</span></header><div>/ˈbumwækə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohmwakuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq864">a tuned percussion instrument made from a lightweight plastic tube, usually one of a set with each tube being of a different length and therefore a different pitch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100993" href="entry://boom%23bigmac000100993"><span class="smallcaps">boom<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103868" href="entry://whack%23bigmac000103868"><span class="smallcaps">whack<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008562"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boon<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boon" src="word_pronunciations/02803.mp3"></audio></span>/bun/ (<em>say</em> boohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq485"> a benefit enjoyed; a thing to be thankful for; a blessing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq127"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> that which is asked; a favour sought.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>bōn</em> request, petition]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boon<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boon" src="word_pronunciations/02803.mp3"></audio></span>/bun/ (<em>say</em> boohn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq628">jolly; jovial; convivial: <em class="example">boon companion.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>bon</em>, from Latin <em>bonus</em> good]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093475"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boon" src="word_pronunciations/02803.mp3"></audio></span>/bun/ (<em>say</em> boohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>David Clarence</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq645">born 1960, Australian cricketer; Test batsman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boonah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096236"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boonah</span></header><div>/ˈbunə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq281">a town and shire in south-eastern Qld, south-west of Brisbane.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boonaree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008564"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boonaree</span></header><div>/bunəˈri/ (<em>say</em> boohnuh'ree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq576">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008568" href="entry://boonery%23bigmac000008568"><strong>boonery</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boondie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boondie</span></header><div>/ˈbʊndi/ (<em>say</em> 'boondee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq313"> a small to medium stone that can be thrown. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030185" href="entry://gibber%23bigmac000030185"><strong>gibber<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030185" href="entry://gibber%23mq261">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009388" href="entry://brinnie%23bigmac000009388"><strong>brinnie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Eastern Mainland</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093644" href="entry://connie%23bigmac000093644"><strong>connie<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093644" href="entry://connie%23mq198">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac990571255" href="entry://gonnie%23bigmac990571255"><strong>gonnie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac484113874" href="entry://goolie%23bigmac484113874"><strong>goolie<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786979057" href="entry://ronnie%23bigmac786979057"><strong>ronnie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095421" href="entry://yonnie%23bigmac000095421"><strong>yonnie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq736"> Also, <strong class="vs">sand boondie</strong>. a lump of yellow sand that can be thrown but crumbles on impact.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boondy</strong>. <div class="etym">[Australian Aboriginal; ? a WA language]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boondocks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boondocks</span></header><div>/ˈbundɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'boohndoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq109"> an uninhabited and densely overgrown area, as a swamp, forest, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq131"> a remote suburb or rural area: <em class="example">the firm moved to the boondocks.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Tagalog <em>bundok</em> mountain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boondoggle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088012"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boondoggle</span><z><span target_id="UBT4YTPQXY">n.</span><span target_id="lwCEr9au9L">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbundɒgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'boohndoguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="UBT4YTPQXY"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq732"> an unnecessary and time-wasting activity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq759"> <em class="label">Politics</em> an extravagant project which consumes government funds but is of no real value to the public.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lwCEr9au9L">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) (<strong class="bold">boondoggled</strong>, <strong class="bold">boondoggling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq663"> to fritter away one’s time on work that is unnecessary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq171"> <em class="label">Politics</em> to engage in boondoggling (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088012" href="#mq759">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [originally the plaited leather cord worn around the neck by Boy Scouts, considered to be a pointless handicraft; said to have been coined in 1925 by RH Link, a US scoutmaster] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boondoggler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boondy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac561439454"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boondy</span></header><div>/ˈbʊndi/ (<em>say</em> 'boondee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq817">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008566" href="entry://boondie%23bigmac000008566"><strong>boondie</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boone</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boone" src="word_pronunciations/02803.mp3"></audio></span>/bun/ (<em>say</em> boohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Daniel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq792">1735–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boote
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boote</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boote" src="word_pronunciations/02816.mp3"></audio></span>/but/ (<em>say</em> booht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henry Ernest</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">1865–1949, Australian journalist, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booted
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008579"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booted</span></header><div>/ˈbutəd/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq061"> equipped with boots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq791"> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> (of the tarsus of certain birds) covered with a continuous horny, boot-like sheath.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089405" href="entry://boot%23bigmac000089405"><span class="smallcaps">boot<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000022893" href="entry://-ed%23bigmac000022893"><span class="smallcaps">-ed<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootee</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bootee" src="word_pronunciations/02808.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbuti/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq644">a baby’s knitted shoe.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bootie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boötes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008581"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boötes</span></header><div>/boʊˈoʊtiz/ (<em>say</em> boh'ohteez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>genitive</em> <strong class="bold">Boötis</strong> /boʊˈoʊtɪs/ (<em>say</em> boh'ohtis))<br/> <em class="label">Astronomy</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">a constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Ursa Major, containing the bright reddish star Arcturus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, from Greek: wagoner]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008582"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booth" src="word_pronunciations/02810.mp3"></audio></span>/buð/ (<em>say</em> boohdh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booth" src="word_pronunciations/02809.mp3"></audio></span>/buθ/ (<em>say</em> boohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq917"> a temporary structure of boughs, canvas, boards, etc., as for shelter.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq853"> a stall or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market or fair.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq599"> a small compartment for a telephone, film projector, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq327"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057814" href="entry://polling%20booth%23bigmac000057814"><strong>polling booth</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq793"> an alcove or small compartment in a restaurant, milk bar, etc., with seating arranged on either side of a long table or around three sides.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bōthe</em>, from Scandinavian; compare Danish <em>bod</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Booth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008583"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Booth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Booth" src="word_pronunciations/02810.mp3"></audio></span>/buð/ (<em>say</em> boohdh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Booth" src="word_pronunciations/02809.mp3"></audio></span>/buθ/ (<em>say</em> boohth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> <strong>Charles O’Hara</strong>, 1800–51, Australian army officer and administrator, born in England; commandant of convicts at Port Arthur.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq033"> <strong>William</strong>, 1829–1912, English preacher; founder of the Salvation Army.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boothia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008585"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boothia</span></header><div>/buθiə/ (<em>say</em> boohtheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> an arctic peninsula in northern Canada; northernmost part of the mainland of North America; former location of the north magnetic pole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq352"> <strong>Gulf of</strong>, a gulf between this peninsula and Baffin Island.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300009994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bootie" src="word_pronunciations/02808.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbuti/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008580" href="entry://bootee%23bigmac000008580"><strong>bootee</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq317"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac334138487" href="entry://dive%20boot%23bigmac334138487"><strong>dive boot</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq077"> Also, <strong class="vs">shoe bootie</strong>, <strong class="vs">overshoe</strong>. a protective covering for a shoe, often disposable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq633"> Also, <strong class="vs">shoe bootie</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac841730739" href="entry://ankle%20boot%23bigmac841730739"><strong>ankle boot</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootjack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008586"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootjack</span></header><div>/ˈbutdʒæk/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtjak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq833">a device used to hold a boot while the foot is drawn out of it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootlace
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008587"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootlace</span></header><div>/ˈbutleɪs/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtlays) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq687"> a string or lace for fastening a boot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq000"> (<em>usually plural</em>) strips of skin cut off from sheep by rough shearers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq471"> a shoelace.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootleg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootleg</span><z><span target_id="taEdgb4qCS">n.</span><span target_id="x2gGL0dqXZ">v.t.</span><span target_id="3nlXmm9aAl">v.i.</span><span target_id="1YlxyEgjZO">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bootleg" src="word_pronunciations/02812.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbutlɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtleg) <em class="label">Chiefly US</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="taEdgb4qCS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> something secretly and unlawfully made, sold, or transported, especially alcohol.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq721"> that part of a boot which covers the leg.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bootlegged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bootlegging</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x2gGL0dqXZ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq524"> to deal in (spirits or other goods) illicitly.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3nlXmm9aAl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq526"> to carry goods, as spirits, about secretly for illicit sale.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1YlxyEgjZO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq087"> made, sold, or transported unlawfully.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq059"> unlawful; clandestine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq527"> of or relating to bootlegging.</span></div><div class="etym"> [def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095800" href="#mq721">2</a> original meaning; others arose from the practice of concealing illegal spirits in the bootleg] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bootlegger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac112302461"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootless<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbutləs/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq384">lacking boots.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089405" href="entry://boot%23bigmac000089405"><span class="smallcaps">boot<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042157" href="entry://-less%23bigmac000042157"><span class="smallcaps">-less</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008591"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootless<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bootless" src="word_pronunciations/02813.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbutləs/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq967">without advantage; unavailing; useless.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>bōtlēas</em> unpardonable, from <em>bōt</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089994" href="entry://boot%23bigmac000089994"><span class="smallcaps">boot<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <em>-lēas</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042157" href="entry://-less%23bigmac000042157"><span class="smallcaps">-less</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bootlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bootlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootlicker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootlicker</span></header><div>/ˈbutlɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtlikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">someone who curries favour; a flatterer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootmaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008593"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootmaker</span></header><div>/ˈbutmeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtmaykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">a person whose trade is making or mending boots and shoes; shoemaker.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootprint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac903540906"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootprint</span></header><div>/ˈbutprɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtprint) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq429"> an impression left by the tread of a boot.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027825" href="entry://footprint%23bigmac000027825"><strong>footprint</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000027825" href="entry://footprint%23mq070">10</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boot print</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boots
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008595"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boots</span></header><div>/buts/ (<em>say</em> boohts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boots</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">British</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">a servant, as at a hotel, who cleans shoes, carries luggage, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootscoot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac612107247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootscoot</span></header><div>/ˈbutskut/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtskooht) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq270">to dance in a linedance.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bootscooting</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bootscooter</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootstrap
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootstrap</span><z><span target_id="P3OFfDdOa3">n.</span><span target_id="iX94kQLI86">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bootstrap" src="word_pronunciations/02814.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbutstræp/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtstrap) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="P3OFfDdOa3"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq302"> a loop sewn on the side of a boot to assist in pulling it on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq329"> <em class="label">Computers</em> a program or procedure by which a computer can be made to translate progressively more complex programs.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="iX94kQLI86">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq781"> <strong class="phr">pull oneself up by the bootstraps</strong>, to advance to success solely by one’s own efforts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac473146523"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booner</span></header><div>/ˈbunə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">ACT Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">a person, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socio-economic background, viewed as uncultured.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac512583859" href="entry://barry%23bigmac512583859"><strong>barry<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28636597" href="entry://bennie%23bigmac28636597"><strong>bennie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23bigmac000008275"><strong>bogan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23mq708">1</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac719695306" href="entry://boonie%23bigmac719695306"><strong>boonie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac36607936" href="entry://Charlene%23bigmac36607936"><strong>Charlene</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac427999671" href="entry://Charmaine%23bigmac427999671"><strong>Charmaine</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110750160" href="entry://cogger%23bigmac110750160"><strong>cogger</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23bigmac000026227"><strong>feral<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23mq11">10</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23bigmac000088031"><strong>bevan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23mq748">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710586866" href="entry://bev-chick%23bigmac710586866"><strong>bev-chick</strong></a>; <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac636081796" href="entry://bog%23bigmac636081796"><strong>bog<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac572473136" href="entry://charnie%20bum%23bigmac572473136"><strong>charnie bum</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac663762242" href="entry://chigger%23bigmac663762242"><strong>chigger<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Riverina</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac298812509" href="entry://gullie%23bigmac298812509"><strong>gullie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Melbourne Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579498092" href="entry://mocca%23bigmac579498092"><strong>mocca</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac902735888" href="entry://scozzer%23bigmac902735888"><strong>scozzer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084515" href="entry://westie%23bigmac000084515"><strong>westie</strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boonery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boonery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boonery" src="word_pronunciations/02800.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbunəri/ (<em>say</em> 'boohnuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">booneries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq592">a small, native fodder tree, <em>Heterodendrum oleifolium</em>, of inland Australia.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boonaree</strong>. <div class="etym">[? Gamilaraay <em>bunari</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008569"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boong</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boong" src="word_pronunciations/02802.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> boong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq046"> an Aboriginal person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq963"> <em class="label">NZ</em> a Māori or Pacific Islander.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq316"> any black person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq623"> <em class="label">Rare</em> an indigenous person of some other countries, as PNG, Malaysia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Aboriginal language; origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boongary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boongary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boongary" src="word_pronunciations/02801.mp3"></audio></span>/bunˈgɛəri/ (<em>say</em> boohn'gairree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boongaries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043793" href="entry://Lumholtz%27s%20tree%20kangaroo%23bigmac000043793"><strong>Lumholtz’s tree kangaroo</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Warrgamay <em>bulnggari</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boonie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac719695306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boonie</span></header><div>/ˈbuni/ (<em>say</em> 'boohnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>mildly derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq213">a person, generally from an outer suburb of a city or town and from a lower socio-economic background, viewed as uncultured.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac512583859" href="entry://barry%23bigmac512583859"><strong>barry<sup>2</sup></strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac28636597" href="entry://bennie%23bigmac28636597"><strong>bennie</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23bigmac000008275"><strong>bogan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008275" href="entry://bogan%23mq708">1</a>), <a data-mq-recid="bigmac36607936" href="entry://Charlene%23bigmac36607936"><strong>Charlene</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac427999671" href="entry://Charmaine%23bigmac427999671"><strong>Charmaine</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac110750160" href="entry://cogger%23bigmac110750160"><strong>cogger</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23bigmac000026227"><strong>feral<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000026227" href="entry://feral%23mq11">10</a>); <em class="label">Especially Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23bigmac000088031"><strong>bevan</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088031" href="entry://bevan%23mq748">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac710586866" href="entry://bev-chick%23bigmac710586866"><strong>bev-chick</strong></a>; <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac636081796" href="entry://bog%23bigmac636081796"><strong>bog<sup>3</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac473146523" href="entry://booner%23bigmac473146523"><strong>booner</strong></a>; <em class="label">ACT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac572473136" href="entry://charnie%20bum%23bigmac572473136"><strong>charnie bum</strong></a>; <em class="label">Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac663762242" href="entry://chigger%23bigmac663762242"><strong>chigger<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">Riverina</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac298812509" href="entry://gullie%23bigmac298812509"><strong>gullie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Melbourne Region</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac579498092" href="entry://mocca%23bigmac579498092"><strong>mocca</strong></a>; <em class="label">Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac902735888" href="entry://scozzer%23bigmac902735888"><strong>scozzer</strong></a>; <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000084515" href="entry://westie%23bigmac000084515"><strong>westie</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008565" href="entry://boondocks%23bigmac000008565"><span class="smallcaps">boon(docks)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boonwurrung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac882768207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boonwurrung</span></header><div>/ˈbʊnwʊrʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boonwooroong) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac535585365" href="entry://Bunurong%23bigmac535585365"><strong>Bunurong</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac214293410"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boop</span><z><span target_id="N9swzxrmgr">v.t.</span><span target_id="PSuQll57V9">n.</span><span target_id="0lPDIa5h91">interj.</span></z></header><div>/bup/ (<em>say</em> boohp) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="N9swzxrmgr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq754"> to gently press (a nose, snout, etc.), especially as a sign of affection.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PSuQll57V9">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq257"> such a pressing action.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="0lPDIa5h91">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq823"> (an exclamation made by a person when carrying out a boop.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008571"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boor</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boor" src="word_pronunciations/02804.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boor" src="word_pronunciations/02805.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊə/ (<em>say</em> boouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq293"> a rude or unmannerly person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq883"> (<em>upper case</em>) Boer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Dutch <em>boer</em> peasant, or from Low German <em>būr</em> peasant]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boori
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008572"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boori</span></header><div>/ˈburi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">an Aboriginal person.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boorie</strong>. <div class="etym">[Wiradjuri and neighbouring languages <em>buray</em> boy, child]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boorie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac755490480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boorie</span></header><div>/ˈburi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008572" href="entry://boori%23bigmac000008572"><strong>boori</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boorish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boorish</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrish), /ˈbʊərɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'boouhrish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">of or like a boor; rustic; rude.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boorishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boorishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boorman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008574"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boorman</span></header><div>/ˈbɔmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bawmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">born 1933, British film director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boorowa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boorowa</span></header><div>/ˈbʊrəwə/ (<em>say</em> 'booruhwuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">a town and shire in the south-western slopes region of NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booshit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac140633202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booshit</span></header><div>/ˈbuʃɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'boohshit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> (<em>taboo</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">bullshit.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boost</span><z><span target_id="phMHj8htVR">v.t.</span><span target_id="Aqg8w5JIKh">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boost" src="word_pronunciations/02807.mp3"></audio></span>/bust/ (<em>say</em> boohst) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="phMHj8htVR"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq672"> to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq588"> to advance or aid by speaking well of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq554"> to increase; push up: <em class="example">to boost prices.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq486"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em>, <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> to supercharge.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Aqg8w5JIKh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq755"> an upward shove or push.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq478"> an aid that helps one to rise in the world.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq232"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em>, <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> the difference between the induction pressure in a supercharged internal-combustion engine and the atmospheric pressure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100993" href="entry://boom%23bigmac000100993"><span class="smallcaps">boom<sup>1</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098803" href="entry://hoist%23bigmac000098803"><span class="smallcaps">hoist</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booster</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booster" src="word_pronunciations/02806.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbustə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq691"> someone or something that boosts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> a device connected in series with a current for increasing or decreasing the nominal circuit voltage, or for changing the phase of the voltage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq841"> <em class="label">Aeronautics</em>, <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> a supercharger in an internal-combustion engine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq269"> <em class="label">Astronautics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq715"> a rocket engine used as the main supply of thrust in a missile flight.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq419"> the stage of a missile containing this engine, usually detached at all-burnt.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq978"> <em class="label">Military</em> a high-explosive element sufficiently sensitive to be activated by small explosive elements in a fuse or primer and powerful enough to cause detonation of the main explosive filling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq951"> <em class="label">Pharmaceutical</em> a substance, usually injected, for prolonging a person’s immunity to a specific infection.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boosterism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac596093374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boosterism</span></header><div>/ˈbustərɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'boohstuhrizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq729">the systematic promotion of one’s city, state, or organisation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US <em>booster</em> a fan or supporter + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boosterist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boracite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008611"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boracite</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrəsaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawruhsuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg<sub>6</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>B<sub>14</sub>O<sub>26</sub>, occurring in white or colourless crystals or fine-grained masses, strongly pyroelectric.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>borac-</em>, stem of Medieval Latin <em>borax</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008619" href="entry://borax%23bigmac000008619"><span class="smallcaps">borax<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac956310107"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borack</span></header><div>/ˈbɔræk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008614" href="entry://borak%23bigmac000008614"><strong>borak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008612"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borage" src="word_pronunciations/02823.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒrɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'borij), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borage" src="word_pronunciations/02824.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔ-/ (<em>say</em> 'baw-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq379"> a plant, <em>Borago officinalis</em>, native to southern Europe, with hairy leaves and stems, used in salads and medicinally.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq315"> any of various allied or similar plants.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Anglo-French <em>burage</em>, variant of Old French <em>bourrace</em>, from Medieval Latin <em>burra</em> wool, with reference to the hairs on the leaves]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boraginaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008613"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boraginaceous</span></header><div>/bərædʒəˈneɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> buhrajuh'nayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq713">belonging to the Boraginaceae, or borage family of plants, including borage, bugloss, heliotrope, forget-me-not, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borak
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008614"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borak</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borak" src="word_pronunciations/02825.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔræk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrak) <div abbr="phr." class="chunk"><em class="pos">phrase</em> <strong class="phr">poke borak</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq971">to ridicule: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>‘Garn!’ he cried at last, and his voice was between a whine and a snarl; ‘yer needn’t poke borak!’</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">louis stone</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1911</span>.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">borac</strong>, <strong class="vs">borack</strong>, <strong class="vs">borax</strong>. <div class="etym">[Wathawurung <em>burag</em> no, not]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008615"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boral</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bawruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq339">an Australian company whose interests include building products, transport, mining, and oil and gas exploration; incorporated in 1946; present name since 1964.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borane</span></header><div>/ˈbɔreɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">a hydride of boron, as diborane, B<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borate</span><z><span target_id="S2v2x5pdv0">n.</span><span target_id="fNpHtK2kUU">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɔreɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="S2v2x5pdv0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq607"> a salt of orthoboric acid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> (loosely) a salt of any boric acid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fNpHtK2kUU">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq767"> (<strong class="bold">borated</strong>, <strong class="bold">borating</strong>) to treat with borate, boric acid, or borax.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borax
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008619"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borax<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borax" src="word_pronunciations/02826.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔræks/ (<em>say</em> 'bawraks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a white, crystalline sodium borate, Na<sub>2</sub>B<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub>.10H<sub>2</sub>O, occurring naturally or prepared artificially and used as a flux, a cleansing agent, and in the manufacture of glass, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin, from Arabic <em>būraq</em>, from Persian <em>bōrah</em> (Old Persian <em>bōrak</em>); replacing Middle English <em>boras</em>, from Old French]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac117066139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borax<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borax" src="word_pronunciations/02826.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔræks/ (<em>say</em> 'bawraks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq785">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008614" href="entry://borak%23bigmac000008614"><strong>borak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borazon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borazon</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrəzɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawruhzon), /-zən/ (<em>say</em> -zuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">a very hard substance compounded industrially of boron and nitrogen.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borchert
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008621"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borchert</span></header><div>/ˈbɔkɜt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawkert) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wolfgang</strong> /ˈvɒlfgaŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'volfgahng), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">1921–47, German novelist and essayist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bordeaux
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bordeaux</span></header><div>/bɔˈdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> baw'doh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq841"> a seaport in south-western France, in Gironde department, on the river Garonne; famous wine centre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq672"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) a red, white, or rosé wine produced in this region.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq231"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) (in unofficial use) a similar wine made elsewhere.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> See note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098273" href="entry://champagne%23bigmac000098273"><strong>champagne</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bordelaise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008623"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bordelaise</span></header><div>/bɔdəˈleɪz/ (<em>say</em> bawduh'layz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq682">a brown sauce flavoured with red wine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bordello
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008625"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bordello</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bordello" src="word_pronunciations/02828.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔˈdɛloʊ/ (<em>say</em> baw'deloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq526">a brothel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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border
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087957"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">border</span><z><span target_id="HjhldXAVaj">n.</span><span target_id="HCCKgxNUfq">v.t.</span><span target_id="wc4noNKh4H">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of border" src="word_pronunciations/02832.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="HjhldXAVaj"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq908"> a side, edge, or margin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq603"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq228"> the line that separates one country, state, or province from another; frontier line.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq624"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> the margin of land surveyed and ready for tenure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq979"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq841"> the district or region that lies along the boundary line of a country.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq682"> <em class="label">Australian History</em> the land lying along the boundary of land surveyed and ready for tenure.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq911"> brink; verge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq338"> an ornamental strip or design around the edge of a printed page, a drawing, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq596"> a piece of ornamental trimming around the edge of a garment, cap, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq071"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> a narrow strip of ground in a garden, enclosing a portion of it.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HCCKgxNUfq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq469"> to make a border about; adorn with a border.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq478"> to form a border or boundary to.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq353"> to lie on the border of; adjoin.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="wc4noNKh4H">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq782"> <strong class="phr">border on </strong>(or <strong class="phr">upon</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq146"> to touch or abut at the border.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq253"> to approach closely in character; verge on.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bordure</em>, from Old French, from <em>bord</em> side, edge; of Germanic origin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091635" href="entry://board%23bigmac000091635"><span class="smallcaps">board</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>borderless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Border
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008626"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Border</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Border" src="word_pronunciations/02832.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔdə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Allan Robert</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">born 1955, Australian Test cricketer; noted as a batsman and Test captain; during 1993–2005 held record for world’s highest scoring Test batsman; Australian of the Year 1989.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borderer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008628"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borderer</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdərə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduhruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">someone who dwells on or near the border of a country, region, etc., especially that between England and Scotland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borderland
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borderland</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdəlænd/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduhland) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq618"> land forming a border or frontier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq099"> an uncertain intermediate district, space, or condition.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booty<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booty" src="word_pronunciations/02808.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbuti/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">booties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq697"> that which is seized by violence and robbery: <em class="example">looters with their booty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq366"> a prize or gain, without reference to use of force.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>boyte</em>; compare German <em>Beute</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac571017989"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booty<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booty" src="word_pronunciations/02808.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbuti/ (<em>say</em> 'boohtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq248"> the buttocks: <em class="example">shake your booty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq198"> sexual intercourse.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boody</strong>. <div class="etym">[Black English, alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac486121243" href="entry://botty%23bigmac486121243"><span class="smallcaps">botty</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bootylicious
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac21928742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bootylicious</span></header><div>/butiˈlɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> boohtee'lishuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">(of a woman) sexually attractive.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac571017989" href="entry://booty%23bigmac571017989"><span class="smallcaps">booty<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac867068637" href="entry://-licious%23bigmac867068637"><span class="smallcaps">-licious</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac487832272"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booya</span></header><div>/ˈbujə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohyuh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">interjection</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq752">(an expression of delight, approval, etc.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">booyah</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booyong
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac301214258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booyong</span></header><div>/ˈbujɒŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohyong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000109817" href="entry://tulip%20oak%23bigmac000109817"><strong>tulip oak</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Australian Aboriginal; ? Bundjalung]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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booze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">booze</span><z><span target_id="AuAgvKeXgA">n.</span><span target_id="fc5YHxGZft">v.i.</span><span target_id="XYB8aJT6BK">v.t.</span><span target_id="otpsOnCVoO">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of booze" src="word_pronunciations/02820.mp3"></audio></span>/buz/ (<em>say</em> boohz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="AuAgvKeXgA">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq000"> alcoholic drink.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq582"> a drinking bout; spree.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">boozed</strong>, <strong class="bold">boozing</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="fc5YHxGZft">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq009"> to drink alcohol, especially immoderately: <em class="example">they were boozing all night.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="XYB8aJT6BK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq769"> to drink (alcohol), especially immoderately: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’d only ’ave boozed the lot</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">harold lewis</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1973</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="otpsOnCVoO">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq439"> <strong class="phr">hit the booze</strong>, to drink alcoholic liquor with the intention of getting drunk.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq116"> <strong class="phr">on the booze</strong>, drinking immoderately: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He had plainly been on the booze all night, and a cheesy pallor was added to his dreadful face.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1949</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bouse</em>, from Middle Dutch <em>būsen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boozehound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boozehound</span></header><div>/ˈbuzhaʊnd/ (<em>say</em> 'boohzhownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">a heavy drinker.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">booze hound</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boozer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boozer</span></header><div>/ˈbuzə/ (<em>say</em> 'boohzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> someone who drinks immoderately.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq947"> a hotel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boozeroo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boozeroo</span></header><div>/buzəˈru/ (<em>say</em> boohzuh'rooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">NZ Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> a drinking spree.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq876"> a public house.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boozy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098575"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boozy</span></header><div>/ˈbuzi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">boozier</strong>, <strong class="bold">booziest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq814"> drunken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq899"> addicted to alcohol.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>booziness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bop
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008602"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bop<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="pgageNly0I">n.</span><span target_id="P5XzDPcTJX">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bop" src="word_pronunciations/02822.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒp/ (<em>say</em> bop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pgageNly0I"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq262"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006315" href="entry://bebop%23bigmac000006315"><strong>bebop</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq416"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a popular song, especially one easy to dance to: <em class="example">a successful bop of 2018.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="P5XzDPcTJX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq520"> (<strong class="bold">bopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">bopping</strong>) to dance or move rhythmically to pop or rock music.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000006315" href="entry://bebop%23bigmac000006315"><span class="smallcaps">bebop</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008603"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bop<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bop" src="word_pronunciations/02822.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒp/ (<em>say</em> bop) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bopped</strong>, <strong class="bold">bopping</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">to hit: <em class="example">Jack bopped him on the head.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [imitative]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BOP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008604"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BOP</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of BOP" src="word_pronunciations/02822.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒp/ (<em>say</em> bop) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">(in Australia) the figures issued monthly which reveal by how much, in the month surveyed, the country overall had a trading credit or deficit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000005331" href="entry://balance%20of%20payments%23bigmac000005331"><span class="smallcaps">b(alance) o(f) p(ayments)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bophuthatswana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bophuthatswana</span></header><div>/boʊˈputətˌswanə/ (<em>say</em> boh'poohtuht.swahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq907">a former Bantustan in northern South Africa; abolished in 1993 and included in Northern Province (now Limpopo) in 1994.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bopo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac072713376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bopo</span></header><div>/ˈboʊpoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohpoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">body positivity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000072273" href="entry://body%23bigmac000072273"><span class="smallcaps">bo(dy)</span></a> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089454" href="entry://positive%23bigmac000089454"><span class="smallcaps">po(sitivity)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boppy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boppy</span></header><div>/ˈbɒpi/ (<em>say</em> 'bopee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">(of contemporary dance music) easy to dance to.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008602" href="entry://bop%23bigmac000008602"><span class="smallcaps">bop<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bora
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008608"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bora<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bora" src="word_pronunciations/02827.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔrə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq151">a violent, dry, cold wind on the coasts of the Adriatic, blowing from the north or north-east.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian dialect, from Latin <em>Boreas</em> north wind]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008609"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bora<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bora" src="word_pronunciations/02827.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔrə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq613"> an Aboriginal rite in which boys of pubescent age are initiated into manhood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq044"> Also, <strong class="vs">bora ring</strong>. a sacred piece of ground where certain initiation ceremonies are performed by Aboriginal people.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Gamilaraay <em>buura</em>; literally, at the place of initiation, from <em>buur</em> initiation rite, initiation bell + <em>-a</em> (locative case)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac228773513"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borac</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borac" src="word_pronunciations/02825.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔræk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq550">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008614" href="entry://borak%23bigmac000008614"><strong>borak</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">borack</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boracic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008610"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boracic</span></header><div>/bəˈræsɪk/ (<em>say</em> buh'rasik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq006">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008649" href="entry://boric%23bigmac000008649"><strong>boric</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borges
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008644"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borges</span></header><div>/ˈbɔkˌhɛs/ (<em>say</em> 'bawk.hes) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jorge Luis</strong> /ˌhɔkeɪ luˈis/ (<em>say</em> .hawkay looh'ees), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and critic; wrote the collection of stories <em>Fictions</em> (1944).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borghese
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008645"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borghese</span></header><div>/bɔˈgeɪzeɪ/ (<em>say</em> baw'gayzay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq467">a noble Italian family, originally from the republic of Siena, important in Italian society and politics from the 16th to the early 19th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borglum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008647"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borglum</span></header><div>/ˈbɔgləm/ (<em>say</em> 'bawgluhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>John</strong>)<strong> Gutzon</strong> /ˈgʌtsən/ (<em>say</em> 'gutsuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">1867–1941, US sculptor and painter; famous for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borgnine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008648"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borgnine</span></header><div>/ˈbɔgnin/ (<em>say</em> 'bawgneen), /-naɪn/ (<em>say</em> -nuyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Ernest</strong> (born <em>Ermes Effron Borgnino</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq382">1917–2012, US film actor; Academy Award for best actor for <em>Marty</em> (1955).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boric
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008649"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boric</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq217">of or containing boron.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boracic</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008651"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boride</span></header><div>/ˈbɔraɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bawruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq890">any hard, heat-resistant compound, usually containing two elements only, of which boron is the more electronegative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008652"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boring<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɔrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> the act or process of piercing or perforating.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq730"> the hole so made.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq965"> (<em>plural</em>) the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090567" href="entry://bore%23bigmac000090567"><span class="smallcaps">bore<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008653"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boring<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɔrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawring) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq127">dull; tedious; uninteresting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100080" href="entry://bore%23bigmac000100080"><span class="smallcaps">bore<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037360" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037360"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boringly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boringness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac553746808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bork</span></header><div>/bɔk/ (<em>say</em> bawk) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq513">to cause (something, especially an electronic device or application) to stop working properly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23bigmac000102036"><span class="smallcaps">break</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borked
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac043082445"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borked</span></header><div>/bɔkt/ (<em>say</em> bawkt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">broken: <em class="example">the search function is borked again.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Born
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Born</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Born" src="word_pronunciations/02838.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔn/ (<em>say</em> bawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Max</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq323">1882–1970, British physicist, born in Germany, pioneer in quantum mechanics; Nobel prize for physics 1954.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008659"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borne</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borne" src="word_pronunciations/02838.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔn/ (<em>say</em> bawn) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq858">a past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101237" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101237"><strong>bear<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borneo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008660"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borneo</span></header><div>/ˈbɔnioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawneeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq228">an island in the western Pacific in the Malay Archipelago, divided into Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and Brunei. 751 100 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borneol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008661"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borneol</span></header><div>/ˈbɔniɒl/ (<em>say</em> 'bawneeol) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">terpene alcohol, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>17</sub>OH, closely resembling common camphor, found in concrete masses in the trunk of <em>Dryobalanops aromatica</em>, a large tree of Borneo, Sumatra, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008660" href="entry://Borneo%23bigmac000008660"><span class="smallcaps">Borneo</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000052013" href="entry://-ol%23bigmac000052013"><span class="smallcaps">-ol<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bornholm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bornholm</span></header><div>/ˈbɔnhoʊlm/ (<em>say</em> 'bawnhohlm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq198">a Danish island in the Baltic, south of Sweden. 588 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bornite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bornite</span></header><div>/ˈbɔnaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq119">a common mineral, copper iron sulphide, Cu<sub>5</sub>FeS<sub>4</sub>, characterised by reddish colour on fresh fractures tarnishing to iridescent purple; an important ore of copper; peacock ore.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after I von <em>Born</em>, 1742–91, Austrian mineralogist. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091796"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borno</span></header><div>/bɔˈnu/ (<em>say</em> baw'nooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">a former sultanate in western Africa, south and west of Lake Chad; now a state of north-eastern Nigeria. 116 400 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Capital</em>: Maiduguri.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bornu</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borodin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008664"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borodin</span></header><div>/ˈbɒrədən/ (<em>say</em> 'boruhduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Aleksandr Porfirevich</strong> /ələkˌsandrə pɔfɪəˈjeɪvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> uhluhk.sahndruh pawfear'yayvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">1834–87, Russian Romantic composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borodino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borodino</span></header><div>/bɒrəˈdinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> boruh'deenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq708">a village in western Russia, 113 km west of Moscow; Napoleon’s victory here made possible the capture of Moscow, 1812.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borderline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090111"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borderline</span><z><span target_id="VTq7Df8Edi">adj.</span><span target_id="YYoNIeMiMf">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borderline" src="word_pronunciations/02831.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔdəlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduhluyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="VTq7Df8Edi"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq918"> on or near a border or boundary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq417"> uncertain; indeterminate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq204"> (in examinations, etc.) qualifying or failing to qualify by a narrow margin.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq632"> not quite average, standard, or normal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq328"> verging on indecent or obscene.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq109"> verging on insanity.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq62"> of or relating to borderline personality disorder.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YYoNIeMiMf">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq494"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq754"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac211059670" href="entry://borderline%20personality%20disorder%23bigmac211059670"><strong>borderline personality disorder</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq35"> a person suffering from borderline personality disorder.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq231"> a line that determines or marks a border.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq906"> an indefinite line between two qualities or conditions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borders
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borders</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdəz/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq968">a former administrative region in southern Scotland; replaced in 1996 by Scottish Borders unitary district.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bordertown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096240"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bordertown</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdətaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduhtown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">a town in south-eastern SA near the Victorian border.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bordure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008631"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bordure</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdjʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdyoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Heraldry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">the outer fifth of the shield.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087957" href="entry://border%23bigmac000087957"><span class="smallcaps">border</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bore<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="F3xEK4Mr30">v.t.</span><span target_id="EAgS9zB7aA">v.i.</span><span target_id="PdYePaObsY">n.</span><span target_id="tLL2ezczMO">adj.</span><span target_id="dB0Xx68Ga4">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bore" src="word_pronunciations/02835.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bored</strong>, <strong class="bold">boring</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="F3xEK4Mr30">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq063"> to pierce (a solid substance) or make (a round hole, etc.) with an auger, drill, or other rotated instrument.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq254"> to force by persistent forward thrusting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq946"> <em class="label">Horseracing</em> to push aside persistently; crowd out.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="EAgS9zB7aA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq552"> to make a hole, as with an auger or drill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq824"> to be capable of being pierced with an auger or the like, as a substance.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PdYePaObsY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq941"> a hole made by boring, or as if by boring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq140"> a deep hole of small diameter bored to the aquifer of an artesian basin, through which water rises under hydrostatic pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq884"> the inside diameter of a hollow cylindrical object or device, such as the barrel of a gun, a bearing, the interior chamber of a wind instrument, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="tLL2ezczMO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq968"> of or relating to an artesian bore: <em class="example">a bore system; </em><em class="example">bore water.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="dB0Xx68Ga4">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq094"> <strong class="phr">bore into</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq252"> to pierce as by drilling.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq963"> to attack violently.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq880"> to put great effort into.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq847"> <strong class="phr">bore it up someone</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to upbraid or rebuke someone vehemently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq186"> <strong class="phr">bore it up </strong>(<strong class="phr">you</strong>), <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (an offensive retort expressing contempt, dismissal, etc.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boren</em>, Old English <em>borian</em>, distantly related to Latin <em>forāre</em> pierce]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bore<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="x2tIOJbjKj">v.t.</span><span target_id="PEVY4RZEQC">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bore" src="word_pronunciations/02836.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x2tIOJbjKj"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq837"> (<strong class="bold">bored</strong>, <strong class="bold">boring</strong>) to weary by tedious repetition, dullness, unwelcome attentions, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="PEVY4RZEQC">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq927"> a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq355"> a cause of ennui or annoyance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008632"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bore<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bore" src="word_pronunciations/02837.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq868">an often dangerous wave which rises in front of a flood tide in a narrowing estuary; eagre.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old Norse <em>bāra</em> wave]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008633"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bore<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bore" src="word_pronunciations/02669.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔ/ (<em>say</em> baw) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101237" href="entry://bear%23bigmac000101237"><strong>bear<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boreal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boreal</span></header><div>/ˈbɔriəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bawreeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq705"> relating to the north wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq447"> northern.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq447"> relating to Boreas.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq47"> of or relating to a climate zone characterised by long, snowy winters and short summers.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq689"> of or relating to the taiga.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>boreālis</em>, from <em>Boreas</em> north wind]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boreas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008634"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boreas</span></header><div>/ˈbɔriəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bawreeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Classical Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq336">the north wind, as personified or deified by the Greeks.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bored
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008635"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bored</span><z><span target_id="OUO2K1K35t">adj.</span><span target_id="WqFKPgUCTU">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bored" src="word_pronunciations/01945.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔd/ (<em>say</em> bawd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OUO2K1K35t"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq843"> reduced to a state of tedium.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="WqFKPgUCTU">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq709"> <strong class="phr">be bored with</strong>, to have lost interest in.</span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100080" href="entry://bore%23bigmac000100080"><span class="smallcaps">bore<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The construction <em>bored of</em> as in <em>bored of his studies</em> is increasing in frequency. <em>Bored with</em> would be considered correct, but the analogy with <em>tired of</em> is proving to be overwhelming.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boredom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008636"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boredom</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bawduhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq347">the state or an instance of being bored; tedium; ennui.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100080" href="entry://bore%23bigmac000100080"><span class="smallcaps">bore<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000021391" href="entry://-dom%23bigmac000021391"><span class="smallcaps">-dom</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boree
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008638"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boree</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boree" src="word_pronunciations/02833.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔˈri/ (<em>say</em> baw'ree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">any of several wattle trees as the weeping myall, the bastard myall and the <em>Acacia cana</em> of central and northern Qld.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay <em>buri</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borehole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008639"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borehole</span></header><div>/ˈbɔhoʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'bawhohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq265">a hole bored into the surface of the earth, as for obtaining geological information, or releasing oil, water, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borek
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac104930334"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borek</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrek), /ˈbjurɛk/ (<em>say</em> byoohrek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq893">(in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cookery) a savoury pie made from filo or puff pastry with any of various fillings, such as spinach, cheese, minced meat, potato, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">burek</strong>. <div class="etym">[Turkish <em>börek</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boreout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac753807238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boreout</span></header><div>/ˈbɔraʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">a state of demotivation or dissatisfaction in one’s job, brought about by a lack of interesting work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100080" href="entry://bore%23bigmac000100080"><span class="smallcaps">bore<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010118" href="entry://burnout%23bigmac000010118"><span class="smallcaps">(burn)out</span></a>, modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010118" href="entry://burnout%23bigmac000010118"><span class="smallcaps">burnout</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borer" src="word_pronunciations/02834.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔrə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> someone or something that bores or pierces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq727"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a tool used for boring; an auger.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq319"> <em class="label">Entomology</em> any insect that burrows in trees, fruits, etc., especially any beetle of certain groups.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq384"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> any of various molluscs, etc., that bore into wood, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq832"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> a cyclostome, as a hagfish, that bores into moribund fish to feed on their flesh.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090567" href="entry://bore%23bigmac000090567"><span class="smallcaps">bore<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borerunner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709054596"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borerunner</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrʌnə/ (<em>say</em> 'bawrunuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">a person employed to operate and repair bores and windmills.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borescope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac684836299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borescope</span></header><div>/ˈbɔskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'bawskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">an instrument designed to inspect the inside of a structure, device, etc., through a small hole.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090567" href="entry://bore%23bigmac000090567"><span class="smallcaps">bore<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000066121" href="entry://-scope%23bigmac000066121"><span class="smallcaps">-scope</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008643"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borg</span></header><div>/bɔg/ (<em>say</em> bawg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Björn Rune</strong> /bjɔn ˈrunə/ (<em>say</em> byawn 'roohnuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq327">born 1956, Swedish tennis player; Wimbledon singles champion 1976–80.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008685"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bose</span></header><div>/boʊs/ (<em>say</em> bohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq592"> <strong>Sir Jagadis Chandra</strong> /dʒəgəˌdis ˈtʃandrə/ (<em>say</em> juhguh.dees 'chahndruh), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq940"> <strong>Satyendra Nath</strong> /sæˌtjɛndrə ˈnat/ (<em>say</em> sa.tyendruh 'naht), 1894–1974, Indian physicist; devised, with Einstein, Bose-Einstein statistics.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq904"> <strong>Subhas Chandra</strong> /ˈsubhas/ (<em>say</em> 'soohbhahs), 1897–1945, Indian nationalist; formed anti-British army during World War II.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008687"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosh<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="vpMYnctPya">n.</span><span target_id="6Bgup3SAWh">interj.</span></z></header><div>/bɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> bosh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="vpMYnctPya">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq361"> complete nonsense; absurd or foolish talk or opinions.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="6Bgup3SAWh">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq740"> <em class="label">Chiefly British</em> (an exclamation indicating disbelief.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Ottoman Turkish: empty, vain]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008688"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosh<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> bosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq894">the lower portion of a blast furnace, extending from the widest part to the hearth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare German <em>Böschung</em> slope]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boshter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac729503799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boshter</span></header><div>/ˈbɒʃtə/ (<em>say</em> 'boshtuh) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq593">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087307" href="entry://bonzer%23bigmac000087307"><strong>bonzer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087307" href="entry://bonzer%23bigmac000087307"><span class="smallcaps">bonzer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008689"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosie</span></header><div>/ˈboʊzi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohzee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Cricket Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq521">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088834" href="entry://googly%23bigmac000088834"><strong>googly</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bosey</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after the inventor of the googly, BJT <em>Bosanquet</em>, 1877–1936, English cricketer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosisto
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008690"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosisto</span></header><div>/bəˈzɪstoʊ/ (<em>say</em> buh'zistoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> <strong>Glyn de Villiers</strong>, 1899–1990, Australian lawn bowls champion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq136"> <strong>Joseph</strong>, 1827–98, Australian chemist and politician, born in England; noted for his research work with eucalyptus oils.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008691"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosker</span></header><div>/ˈbɒskə/ (<em>say</em> 'boskuh) <div class="chunk"><em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq076">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087307" href="entry://bonzer%23bigmac000087307"><strong>bonzer</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087307" href="entry://bonzer%23bigmac000087307"><span class="smallcaps">bonzer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008692"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosket</span></header><div>/ˈbɒskət/ (<em>say</em> 'boskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">a grove; a thicket.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bosquet</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>bosquet</em>, from Italian <em>boschetto</em>, diminutive of <em>bosco</em> wood. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102192" href="entry://bush%23bigmac000102192"><span class="smallcaps">bush<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008693"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosky</span></header><div>/ˈbɒski/ (<em>say</em> 'boskee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq542"> woody; covered with bushes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq340"> shady.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bosk</em> (variant of <em>busk</em>, variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102192" href="entry://bush%23bigmac000102192"><span class="smallcaps">bush<sup>1</sup></span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosnia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosnia</span></header><div>/ˈbɒzniə/ (<em>say</em> 'bozneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq163">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001828" href="entry://Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina%23bigmac000001828"><strong>Bosnia and Herzegovina</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosnian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143126029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosnian</span><z><span target_id="qz6BkgVvvB">adj.</span><span target_id="lTtwyvOWhv">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒzniən/ (<em>say</em> 'bozneeuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qz6BkgVvvB"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq377"> of or relating to Bosnia, its inhabitants, or their language.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lTtwyvOWhv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq061"> a native or inhabitant of Bosnia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq025"> the main language of Bosnia, belonging to the South Slavic branch of the Indo-European family; one of the three main versions of the language formerly known as Serbo-Croatian, usually written in Roman rather than Cyrillic characters.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosnich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac521373959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosnich</span></header><div>/ˈbɒznɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'boznich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mark</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq697">born 1972, Australian soccer player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosom</span><z><span target_id="uAJ3jbCENa">n.</span><span target_id="3mcUsBqse1">adj.</span><span target_id="7KpZcO4qNA">v.t.</span><span target_id="1ZArLXHzxW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bosom" src="word_pronunciations/02845.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'boozuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="uAJ3jbCENa"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq788"> the chest or breast of a human being: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>they found the coffin on the floor by the side of the bed, and the Flour lying in it on his back, with his arms folded peacefully on his bosom.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1901</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq66"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq962"> a woman’s breasts; bust: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Her waist was small and her bosom full.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1946</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq445"> a woman’s breast: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>my head is on her shoulder looking down into that long dark crack between those bosoms.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">tim winton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq710"> that part of a garment which covers the breast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq949"> the breast, conceived of as the seat of thought or emotion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq123"> the enclosure formed by the breast and the arms; affectionate embrace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq023"> something likened to the human bosom as a source or place of comfort or security: <em class="example">the bosom of the earth.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3mcUsBqse1">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq377"> of or relating to the bosom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq026"> intimate or confidential: <em class="example">a bosom friend.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="7KpZcO4qNA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq730"> to take to the bosom; embrace; cherish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq485"> to hide from view; conceal.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="1ZArLXHzxW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq893"> <strong class="phr">in the bosom of one’s family</strong>, in domestic surroundings; at home with one’s family.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bōsm</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosomy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosomy</span></header><div>/ˈbʊzəmi/ (<em>say</em> 'boozuhmee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq940">(of a woman) having large or prominent breasts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008696"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boson</span></header><div>/ˈboʊzɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bohzon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">any elementary particle which conforms to Bose-Einstein statistics, such as a photon or meson.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after Satyendra Nath <em>Bose</em>, 1894–1974, Indian physicist + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac624158335" href="entry://-on%23bigmac624158335"><span class="smallcaps">-on</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosphorus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac309306946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosphorus</span></header><div>/ˈbɒsfərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bosfuhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq892">a strait between Europe and Asia, connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara; its strategic importance led to the Dardanelles campaign in World War I. 29 km long. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;The German-Turkish battle cruiser &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Goeben&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt; being escorted down the Bosphorus after being captured by Allied ships in mid-1918. She is flying a white surrender flag on her foremast. The city in the background is Constantinople (now Istanbul).&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Bosphorus_P00689.001.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bosporus</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosporus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008697"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosporus</span></header><div>/ˈbɒspərəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bospuhruhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac309306946" href="entry://Bosphorus%23bigmac309306946"><strong>Bosphorus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosquet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008698"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosquet</span></header><div>/ˈbɒskət/ (<em>say</em> 'boskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq474">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008692" href="entry://bosket%23bigmac000008692"><strong>bosket</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boron
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008665"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boron</span></header><div>/ˈbɔrɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawron) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq566">a nonmetallic element present in borax, etc., and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compound.</span></div> <em>Symbol</em>: B; <em>relative atomic mass</em>: 10.811; <em>atomic number</em>: 5.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boronia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008667"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boronia</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boronia" src="word_pronunciations/02841.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈroʊniə/ (<em>say</em> buh'rohneeuh), /-njə/ (<em>say</em> -nyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">any of a number of Australian shrubs of the genus <em>Boronia</em>, as <em>B. megastigma</em>, with brown flowers and a strong perfume, and <em>B. heterophylla</em>, with rose-pink flowers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [after Italian botanist Francesco <em>Borone</em>, 1769–94]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borosilicate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008670"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borosilicate</span></header><div>/ˌbɔroʊˈsɪləkət/ (<em>say</em> .bawroh'siluhkuht), /-keɪt/ (<em>say</em> -kayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq962">a salt of boric and silicic acids.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borough</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borough" src="word_pronunciations/02842.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʌrə/ (<em>say</em> 'buruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq819"> (in Victoria) an area of land corresponding to a municipality in the other states of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq238"> <em class="label">British</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq144"> an urban community incorporated by royal charter.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq888"> an urban electoral constituency, usually subdivided.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq498"> (formerly) a fortified town, or a town possessing municipal organisation.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq131"> <em class="label">US</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq213"> one of the five administrative divisions of New York City.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq100"> (in certain states) a municipality smaller than a city.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>burgh</em> town, Old English <em>burg</em> stronghold]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borovansky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008673"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borovansky</span></header><div>/bɒrəˈvænski/ (<em>say</em> boruh'vanskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Edouard</strong> or <strong>Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq012">1902–59, Czech-born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer in Australia; established the Melbourne Ballet Studio; a series of companies known as the <strong>Borovansky Ballet</strong> performed from 1940 to 1961 and formed the precursor to the Australian Ballet. </span></div> <div class="backshade">The <strong>Borovansky</strong> ballet companies, which all existed without government or Arts Council grants, perpetuated the Russian tradition of ballet in Australia and provided the founding performers for the Australian Ballet. The first Borovansky company was based in Melbourne and in 1944 accepted the organisational and financial backing of the JC Williamson theatrical organisation, enabling it to offer dancers full-time employment. In 1944 it toured Australia and NZ. The company disbanded in 1947, but in 1950 was re-established in Sydney, giving its first performances in 1951 (at the Empire Theatre). Dame Margot Fonteyn danced with the company on her 1957 tour of Australia. After Borovansky’s death in December 1959, Peggy van Praagh became artistic director, and in this role was instrumental in changing the direction of Australian ballet away from the flamboyant Imperial Russian style towards the more disciplined British tradition. Financial difficulties caused the closure of the company in 1961, but in 1962 van Praagh and most of the dancers reappeared in the form of the government-subsidised Australian Ballet.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borrie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac546939421"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borrie</span></header><div>/ˈbɒri/ (<em>say</em> 'boree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">a piece of excrement.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Lake <em>Borrie</em>, a large settlement pond in the Werribee Sewage Farm, named after EF <em>Borrie</em>, Chief Engineer]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borromini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008674"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borromini</span></header><div>/bɒroʊˈmini/ (<em>say</em> boroh'meenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Francesco</strong> /frænˈtʃɛskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> fran'cheskoh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq543">1599–1667, Italian architect.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008675"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borrow</span><z><span target_id="yyRYC5O9Hs">v.t.</span><span target_id="f1NRoLlWUD">v.i.</span><span target_id="2hQkujboKS">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borrow" src="word_pronunciations/02843.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'boroh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="yyRYC5O9Hs"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq188"> to take or obtain (a thing) on the promise to return it or its equivalent; obtain the temporary use of.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq465"> to get from another or from a foreign source; appropriate or adopt: <em class="example">borrowed words.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq278"> <em class="label">Arithmetic</em> (in subtraction) to take from one denomination to add to the next lower.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="f1NRoLlWUD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq150"> to borrow something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq005"> <em class="label">Golf</em> to play a ball up a hill or a slope, instead of straight across the green, so that the slope will cause the ball to return towards the hole.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2hQkujboKS">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq460"> <em class="label">Golf</em> the allowance made by the golfer for undulations in the putting green.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>borowe</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>borgian</em>, from <em>borg</em> a pledge] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>borrower</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>borrowing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borrow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008676"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borrow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Borrow" src="word_pronunciations/02843.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒroʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'boroh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">1803–81, English traveller, writer, and student of languages, especially Romani.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borsalino
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac128045607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borsalino</span></header><div>/bɔsəˈlinoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bawsuh'leenoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq98">a wide-brimmed men’s felt hat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; named after the maker, the Italian company <em>Borsalino</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borsch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008677"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borsch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of borsch" src="word_pronunciations/02844.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔʃ/ (<em>say</em> bawsh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">a Russian stock soup containing beetroot, served hot or chilled.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">borscht</strong>, <strong class="vs">bortsch</strong>. <div class="etym">[Russian <em>borshch</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borstal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borstal</span><z><span target_id="nLceO3U4EW">n.</span><span target_id="1yhjagVTTF">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɔstl/ (<em>say</em> 'bawstl) <em class="label">British</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="nLceO3U4EW">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq515"> (formerly) a reformatory for young offenders between the ages of 16 and 21.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1yhjagVTTF">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq523"> coming from or related to a borstal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after <em>Borstal</em>, village in Kent, where the first such reformatory was situated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bort
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008679"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bort</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bort" src="word_pronunciations/02870.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔt/ (<em>say</em> bawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq553">flawed, low quality diamonds, and diamond fragments, valuable only for crushing to diamond dust.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boart</strong>, <strong class="vs">bortz</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, Old English <em>gebrot</em> fragment; compare Old French <em>bort</em> bastard] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>borty</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Borthwick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008680"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Borthwick</span></header><div>/ˈbɔθwɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'bawthwik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Patricia</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq398">born 1926, Australian golfer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bortz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008681"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bortz</span></header><div>/bɔts/ (<em>say</em> bawts) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008679" href="entry://bort%23bigmac000008679"><strong>bort</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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borzoi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008682"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">borzoi</span></header><div>/ˈbɔzɔɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawzoy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">borzois</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a large swift dog with a soft coat and long, pointed nose, originally bred in Russia; Russian wolfhound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Russian: literally, swift]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boscage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008683"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boscage</span></header><div>/ˈbɒskɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'boskij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">a mass of growing trees or shrubs; woods, groves, or thickets.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boskage</strong>. <div class="etym">[Middle English, from Old French, from <em>bosc</em>, of Germanic origin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008693" href="entry://bosky%23bigmac000008693"><span class="smallcaps">bosky</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008684"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosch</span></header><div>/bɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> bosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq216"> <strong>George Henry</strong>, 1861–1934, Australian businessman and philanthropist; donated large sums to the University of Sydney.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq596"> <strong>Hieronymus</strong> /hɪəˈrɒnəməs/ (<em>say</em> hear'ronuhmuhs) (born <em>Jheronimus van Aken</em>), 1450?–1516, Dutch painter of bizarre allegorical works.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bosche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac457470841"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bosche</span></header><div>/bɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> bosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) (<em>racist</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008221" href="entry://Boche%23bigmac000008221"><strong>Boche</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [erroneous spelling of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008221" href="entry://Boche%23bigmac000008221"><span class="smallcaps">Boche</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosset
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008703"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosset</span></header><div>/ˈbɒsət/ (<em>say</em> 'bosuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">the rudimentary stub of a horn or antler on a young deer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008699" href="entry://boss%23bigmac000008699"><span class="smallcaps">boss<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024650" href="entry://-et%23bigmac000024650"><span class="smallcaps">-et</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bossiaea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008705"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bossiaea</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bossiaea" src="word_pronunciations/02846.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒsiə/ (<em>say</em> 'boseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq689">any of the small shrubs of the genus <em>Bossiaea</em>, family Fabaceae, of Australia, with yellow pea-like flowers often suffused with red.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bossuet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008708"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bossuet</span></header><div>/bɒˈsweɪ/ (<em>say</em> bo'sway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Jacques Bénigne</strong> /ʒak bɛˈninjə/ (<em>say</em> zhahk be'neenyuh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">1627–1704, French bishop and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bossware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac516971344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bossware</span></header><div>/ˈbɒswɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'boswair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Computers Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq512">software installed on an employee’s computer which allows their employer to remotely monitor and measure activity and productivity, as by logging keystrokes and mouse movement, taking screenshots, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bossy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bossy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɒsi/ (<em>say</em> 'bosee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bossier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bossiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">given to acting like a boss; domineering.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101374" href="entry://boss%23bigmac000101374"><span class="smallcaps">boss<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bossily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bossiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008709"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bossy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbɒsi/ (<em>say</em> 'bosee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">studded with ornamental bosses; projecting as decorative work.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008699" href="entry://boss%23bigmac000008699"><span class="smallcaps">boss<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boston
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091797"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boston</span></header><div>/ˈbɒstən/ (<em>say</em> 'bostuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq490">a city in the US, the capital of Massachusetts, in the eastern part; the largest city and seaport in New England.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Bostonian</strong> /bɒsˈtoʊniən/ (<em>say</em> bos'tohneeuhn), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bosun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008715"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bosun</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bosun" src="word_pronunciations/02849.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq926">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008182" href="entry://boatswain%23bigmac000008182"><strong>boatswain</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boswell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boswell</span></header><div>/ˈbɒzwəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bozwuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq738">1740–95, Scottish author; biographer of Samuel Johnson.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Boswellian</strong> /bɒzˈwɛliən/ (<em>say</em> boz'weleeuhn), <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bot<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bot" src="word_pronunciations/02864.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒt/ (<em>say</em> bot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq725">the bottom; buttocks: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>barnacles on the bot of progress</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david ireland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bot<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="4vdjDkib1L">n.</span><span target_id="HM0sseLaq2">v.t.</span><span target_id="gqfNIgGF9j">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bot" src="word_pronunciations/02865.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒt/ (<em>say</em> bot) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4vdjDkib1L">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> an insect larva infecting the skin, sinuses, nose, eye, stomach, or other parts of animals or humans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq579"> a person who cadges persistently.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq934"> <strong>the bot</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq515"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> tuberculosis, or other chest complaint.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq249"> a minor ailment, as a bad cold.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="HM0sseLaq2">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq658"> (<strong class="bold">botted</strong>, <strong class="bold">botting</strong>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088663" href="entry://cadge%23bigmac000088663"><strong>cadge</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="gqfNIgGF9j">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq852"> <strong class="phr">how’re the bots biting?</strong>, <em class="label">NZ Obsolete</em> (a humorous greeting.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq133"> <strong class="phr">on the bot</strong>, cadging: <em class="example">on the bot for a cigarette.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bott</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin uncertain; probably from Low German]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac108858742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bot<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bot" src="word_pronunciations/02864.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒt/ (<em>say</em> bot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq848">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac521551190" href="entry://web%20crawler%23bigmac521551190"><strong>web crawler</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063845" href="entry://robot%23bigmac000063845"><span class="smallcaps">robot</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000063845" href="entry://robot%23mq200">3</a>)]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac434472511"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bot<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bot" src="word_pronunciations/02864.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒt/ (<em>say</em> bot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq469">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099181" href="entry://bottler%23bigmac000099181"><strong>bottler<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099181" href="entry://bottler%23mq266">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bot.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008718"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bot.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq922"> botanical.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq843"> botanist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq967"> botany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botanical
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008719"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botanical</span><z><span target_id="IAEDTKYPzt">adj.</span><span target_id="F5fA5MKSxh">n.</span></z></header><div>/bəˈtænɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> buh'tanikuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IAEDTKYPzt"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> relating to plants or the study of plants.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="F5fA5MKSxh">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq256"> a substance made from part of a plant, as the bark, roots, etc., used for cosmetic or medicinal purposes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq600"> a part of a plant added to a liquor to impart a flavour: <em class="example">a gin botanical.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">botanic</strong>. <div class="etym">[Medieval Latin <em>botanicus</em> (Greek <em>botanikos</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>botanically</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botanise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botanise</span><z><span target_id="et6XQEkk5S">v.i.</span><span target_id="1a2oMBySHA">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒtənaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhnuyz) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">botanised</strong>, <strong class="bold">botanising</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="et6XQEkk5S">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq050"> to study plants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq967"> to collect specimens for botanical study.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1a2oMBySHA">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq831"> to explore (an area) seeking knowledge of its plant life.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">botanize</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>botaniser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botanist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008721"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botanist</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtənəst/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhnuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq223">someone who is skilled in botany.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botanomancy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botanomancy</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtənəˌmænsi/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhnuh.mansee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">a method of divination entailing the burning of tree branches and leaves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>botanomancie</em>, New Latin <em>botanomantia</em>, from Greek <em>botano-</em>, <em>botane</em> plant + <em>-mantia</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000044800" href="entry://-mancy%23bigmac000044800"><span class="smallcaps">-mancy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botany</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of botany" src="word_pronunciations/02851.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtəni/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">botanies</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq424"> the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq998"> the plant life of an area: <em class="example">the botany of the Simpson Desert.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq583"> the biology of a plant or plant group: <em class="example">the botany of deciduous trees.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq618"> a botanical system or treatise: <em class="example">outlined in 19th-century botanies.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>botan</em>(<em>ic</em>) (see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008719" href="entry://botanical%23bigmac000008719"><span class="smallcaps">botanical</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086191" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086191"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botch</span><z><span target_id="5msCLmtXJE">v.t.</span><span target_id="X6aKKkh2Qx">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of botch" src="word_pronunciations/02852.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒtʃ/ (<em>say</em> boch) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5msCLmtXJE"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) Also, <strong class="vs">botch up</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq349"> to spoil by poor work; bungle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq766"> to do or say in a bungling manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq934"> to mend or patch in a clumsy manner.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X6aKKkh2Qx">–<em class="pos">noun</em> Also, <strong class="vs">botch-up</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq102"> a clumsy or poor piece of work; a bungle: <em class="example">his carpentry was a complete botch.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq747"> a clumsily added part or patch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bocchen</em>; origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>botched</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>botcher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>botchery</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botchy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008725"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botchy</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'bochee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">botchier</strong>, <strong class="bold">botchiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq354">poorly made or done; bungled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botfly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008726"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botfly</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtflaɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'botfluy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">botflies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq637">any of a number of dipterous insects of the families Oestridae and Gastrophilidae, the larvae of which are parasitic in the skin or other parts of animals or humans.</span></div><div class="etym"> [See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090568" href="entry://bot%23bigmac000090568"><span class="smallcaps">bot<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Botha
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094618"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Botha</span></header><div>/ˈbʊətə/ (<em>say</em> 'boouhtuh), /ˈboʊtə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq230"> <strong>Louis</strong> /ˈlui/ (<em>say</em> 'loohee), 1863–1919, South African general and politician; first prime minister of the Union of South Africa 1910–19.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq053"> <strong>P</strong>(<strong>ieter</strong>)<strong> W</strong>(<strong>illem</strong>), 1916–2006, South African politician; prime minister 1978–84, executive state president 1984–89.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Botham
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008729"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Botham</span></header><div>/ˈboʊθəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bohthuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Ian Terence</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq681">born 1955, English cricketer; noted as an all-rounder.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bother
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bother</span><z><span target_id="IzSeDOzVBb">v.t.</span><span target_id="0imwtxvwhP">v.i.</span><span target_id="hk6WYfK4iY">n.</span><span target_id="GbfmW78LTc">interj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bother" src="word_pronunciations/02853.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒðə/ (<em>say</em> 'bodhuh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="IzSeDOzVBb"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq169"> to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>On a day walk one does not want to be bothered preparing elaborate food, but it is a pity to miss the opportunity of boiling the billy</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">paddy pallin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1959</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq895"> to bewilder; confuse.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="0imwtxvwhP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq711"> to trouble oneself.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hk6WYfK4iY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq599"> something bothersome.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq194"> an annoying disturbance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq936"> worried or perplexed state.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq811"> someone who bothers.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="GbfmW78LTc">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq170"> (a mild exclamation of annoyance.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botheration
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008730"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botheration</span><z><span target_id="TC8Pma5eVE">n.</span><span target_id="f9cfTaXUbg">interj.</span></z></header><div>/bɒðəˈreɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> bodhuh'rayshuhn) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TC8Pma5eVE">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq273"> fuss and bother.</span></div> <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="f9cfTaXUbg">–<em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq773"> (an exclamation indicating frustration, vexation, etc.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bothersome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bothersome</span></header><div>/ˈbɒðəsəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bodhuhsuhm) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">troublesome.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bothnia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008731"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bothnia</span></header><div>/ˈbɒθniə/ (<em>say</em> 'bothneeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gulf of</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">an arm of the Baltic, extending north between Sweden and Finland. About 645 km long.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bothsidesism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac817216256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bothsidesism</span></header><div>/boʊθˈsaɪdɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> bohth'suydizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq254">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac591507844" href="entry://false%20balance%23bigmac591507844"><strong>false balance</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bothwell
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bothwell</span></header><div>/ˈbɒθwəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bothwuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq614">a historic town in southern central Tasmania, on the Clyde River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bothy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008733"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bothy</span></header><div>/ˈbɒθi/ (<em>say</em> 'bothee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bothies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq243">a hut or small cottage, especially for lodging farmhands or workers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008582" href="entry://booth%23bigmac000008582"><span class="smallcaps">booth</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boticide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac832811502"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boticide</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtəsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">a preparation used for the killing of bots (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090568" href="entry://bot%23bigmac000090568"><strong>bot<sup>2</sup></strong></a> def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090568" href="entry://bot%23mq131">1</a>), as given to horses.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090568" href="entry://bot%23bigmac000090568"><span class="smallcaps">bot<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090568" href="entry://bot%23mq131">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036003" href="entry://-i-%23bigmac000036003"><span class="smallcaps">-i-<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013770" href="entry://-cide%23bigmac000013770"><span class="smallcaps">-cide</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boticidal</strong> /bɒtəˈsaɪdl/ (<em>say</em> botuh'suydl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botnet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac89235209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botnet</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtnɛt/ (<em>say</em> 'botnet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq473">a collection of zombie PCs infected with software specifically designed to create a network, as for a spam attack.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bot net</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac108858742" href="entry://bot%23bigmac108858742"><span class="smallcaps">bot<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104334" href="entry://network%23bigmac000104334"><span class="smallcaps">net(work)</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botox
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac656397860"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botox</span><z><span target_id="dUa4Gamure">n.</span><span target_id="WGPTXlDKsu">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈboʊtɒks/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtoks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="dUa4Gamure"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq438"> a preparation of botulinum toxin which causes muscle relaxation and paralysis, used for medical and cosmetic purposes, in the latter case to treat wrinkles.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WGPTXlDKsu">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq220"> to apply botox to (a part of the face or body).</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>botoxed</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botryoidal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botryoidal</span></header><div>/ˌbɒtriˈɔɪdl/ (<em>say</em> .botree'oydl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq899">having the form of a bunch of grapes.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">botryoid</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek <em>botryoeidēs</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>botryoidally</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botryose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008737"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botryose</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtrioʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'botreeohs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq593"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008735" href="entry://botryoidal%23bigmac000008735"><strong>botryoidal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq717"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000060911" href="entry://racemose%23bigmac000060911"><strong>racemose</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botrytis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008738"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botrytis</span></header><div>/bəˈtraɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> buh'truytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">an ash-coloured fungus, <em>Botrytis cinerea</em>, which attacks grapes, resulting in a concentration of the sugars, and so cultivated for the production of sweet dessert wines; pourriture noble; noble rot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>botrys</em> cluster of grapes + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bots
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008739"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bots</span></header><div>/bɒts/ (<em>say</em> bots) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>construed as plural</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq136">a disease caused by the attachment of the larvae of botflies to the stomach of a horse.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008726" href="entry://botfly%23bigmac000008726"><span class="smallcaps">botfly</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Botsares
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008740"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Botsares</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtsəriz/ (<em>say</em> 'botsuhreez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Markos</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq973">→ Marco <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101428" href="entry://Bozzaris%23bigmac000101428"><strong>Bozzaris</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botulism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008774"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botulism</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of botulism" src="word_pronunciations/02863.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtʃəlɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'bochuhlizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq455">a disease of the nervous system caused by botulinum developed in spoiled sausage, preserved and other foods eaten by animals and humans, sometimes fatal if untreated.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>botulus</em> sausage + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23bigmac000038479"><span class="smallcaps">-ism</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038479" href="entry://-ism%23mq264">1</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Botvinnik
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000010514"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Botvinnik</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtvɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'botvinik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mikhail Moiseivich</strong> /ˈmɪkaɪˌil mɔɪˈseɪjəvɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'mikuy.eel moy'sayyuhvich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq120">1911–95, Russian chess player; world champion 1948–57; 1958–60; 1961–63.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boucaut
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008775"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boucaut</span></header><div>/ˈboʊkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir James Penn</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq491">1831–1916, Australian politician, born in England; premier of SA 1866–67, 1875–76, 1877–78.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boucher
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008776"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boucher</span></header><div>/buˈʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> booh'shay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>François</strong> /frɒ̃ˈswa/ (<em>say</em> fron'swah), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq332">1703–70, French rococo painter favoured by the court of Louis XV.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boucicault
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008777"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boucicault</span></header><div>/ˈbusəkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohsuhkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Dion</strong> /ˈdaɪən/ (<em>say</em> 'duyuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">1822–90, Irish dramatist and actor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouclé
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008778"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouclé</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouclé" src="word_pronunciations/02866.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbukleɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'boohklay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">yarn with loops, which produces a woven or knitted fabric with rough appearance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boudicca
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008779"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boudicca</span></header><div>/boʊˈdɪkə/ (<em>say</em> boh'dikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008141" href="entry://Boadicea%23bigmac000008141"><strong>Boadicea</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boudoir
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008781"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boudoir</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boudoir" src="word_pronunciations/02867.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbudwa/ (<em>say</em> 'boohdwah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a woman’s bedroom or private room.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bouder</em> pout, sulk]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouffant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouffant</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouffant" src="word_pronunciations/02868.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbufɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> 'boohfon) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq396">puffed out; full, as sleeves, hairstyle, or draperies.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bougainville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008784"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bougainville<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbugæ̃vil/ (<em>say</em> 'boohganveel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Louis Antoine de</strong> /lui ɒ̃ˈtwan də/ (<em>say</em> loohee on'twahn duh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">1729–1811, French explorer and scientist; made the first French voyage around the world.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008785"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bougainville<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊgənvɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'bohguhnvil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq140">the largest of the Solomon Islands in the southern Pacific; with surrounding islands formed the North Solomons Province of PNG; secessionist movement led to civil war in 1990s; establishment as an autonomous region begun after peace agreement of 2001. 10 567 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Administrative Centre</em>: Arawa.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after LA de <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008784" href="#bigmac000008784"><span class="smallcaps">Bougainville<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bougainvillea
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008786"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bougainvillea</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bougainvillea" src="word_pronunciations/02869.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊgənˈvɪliə/ (<em>say</em> bohguhn'vileeuh), /-vɪljə/ (<em>say</em> -vilyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq916">any shrub or spiny climber of the tropical American genus <em>Bougainvillea</em> with brightly coloured bracts, widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical Australia.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after LA de <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008784" href="entry://Bougainville%23bigmac000008784"><span class="smallcaps">Bougainville<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008788"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bough</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bough" src="word_pronunciations/02871.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊ/ (<em>say</em> bow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq475"> a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger of the main branches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> the gallows.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bōg</em>, <em>bōh</em> shoulder, bough] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boughless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bought
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bought</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bought" src="word_pronunciations/02870.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔt/ (<em>say</em> bawt) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq819">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100828" href="entry://buy%23bigmac000100828"><strong>buy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bougie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008790"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bougie<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbuʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohzhee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq824"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq205"> a slender flexible instrument for introduction into passages of the body for dilating or opening, etc.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq362"> a suppository.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq338"> a wax candle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>Bougie</em> Bejaia, a seaport in north-eastern Algeria; centre of wax trade]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac941907707"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bougie<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbuʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohzhee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bougier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bougiest</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>sometimes derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq541">of or relating to the middle class, especially in exhibition of pretentiousness: <em class="example">a bougie restaurant.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bourgie</strong>, <strong class="vs">boujee</strong>. <div class="etym">[short for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100385" href="entry://bourgeois%23bigmac000100385"><span class="smallcaps">bourgeois<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bouguereau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008792"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bouguereau</span></header><div>/bugəˈroʊ/ (<em>say</em> boohguh'roh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Adolphe William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq585">1825–1905, French academic painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouillon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouillon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouillon" src="word_pronunciations/02872.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbujɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'boohyon) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq788">a plain unclarified stock or broth made by boiling beef, veal or chicken in water, with herbs.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, <em>bouillier</em> boil]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boujee
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac031485519"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boujee</span></header><div>/ˈbʊəʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'boouhzhee), /ˈbuʒi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohzhee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq061">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac941907707" href="entry://bougie%23bigmac941907707"><strong>bougie<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Botswana
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091798"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Botswana</span></header><div>/bɒtˈswanə/ (<em>say</em> bot'swahnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">an inland republic in southern Africa, bordered by South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia; a British protectorate before independence in 1966. 582 000 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: English and Tswana. <em>Currency</em>: pula. <em>Capital</em>: Gaborone.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Bechuanaland</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>Botswanan</strong>, <em>noun</em>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bott
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008741"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bott</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bott" src="word_pronunciations/02864.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒt/ (<em>say</em> bot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090568" href="entry://bot%23bigmac000090568"><strong>bot<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botte
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008742"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botte</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of botte" src="word_pronunciations/02864.mp3"></audio></span>/bɒt/ (<em>say</em> bot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Fencing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a thrust or hit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Botticelli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008743"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Botticelli</span></header><div>/bɒtəˈtʃɛli/ (<em>say</em> botuh'chelee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sandro</strong> (<em>Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq166">1447–1510, Florentine Renaissance painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottle</span><z><span target_id="blfMtBqArZ">n.</span><span target_id="RWvxJdpjoy">v.t.</span><span target_id="6DIiyJDcb9">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bottle" src="word_pronunciations/02859.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtl/ (<em>say</em> 'botl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="blfMtBqArZ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> a portable vessel with a neck or mouth, now commonly made of glass, used for holding liquids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq382"> the contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains: <em class="example">a bottle of wine.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq332"> a bottle with a rubber nipple from which a baby sucks milk, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq583"> (in hospitals, etc.) a portable container with a wide tilted neck into which bed-ridden males urinate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq136"> a compressed air cylinder.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq933"> <strong>the bottle</strong>, intoxicating drink.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq211"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> courage: <em class="example">you’ll need a lot of bottle to take them on.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="RWvxJdpjoy">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bottled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bottling</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq084"> to put into or seal in a bottle; to preserve (fruit or vegetables) in bottles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq056"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to knock over (someone) as though they were a bottle: <em class="example">bottle ’im!</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="6DIiyJDcb9">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq792"> <strong class="phr">be full bottle on</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be fully informed on and full of enthusiasm for: <em class="example">to be full bottle on water conservation.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq282"> <strong class="phr">bottle up</strong>, to shut in or restrain closely: <em class="example">to bottle up one’s feelings.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq672"> <strong class="phr">hit the bottle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq800"> to drink heavily; become an alcoholic.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq669"> to be on a drinking spree: <em class="example">they really hit the bottle the night before the wedding.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq633"> <strong class="phr">on the bottle</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq825"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> drinking alcohol heavily and habitually: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He was middle-aged, and there were signs that he was on the bottle.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hyllus maris and sonia borg</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq177"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> on a drinking spree; intoxicated.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq026"> (of babies) feeding on bottled milk (opposed to <em>on the breast</em>): <em class="example">raised on the bottle.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq384"> <strong class="phr">the full bottle</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an expert.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>botel</em>, from Old French <em>botele</em>, from Late Latin <em>butticula</em>, diminutive of <em>buttis</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090634" href="entry://butt%23bigmac000090634"><span class="smallcaps">butt<sup>4</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottleneck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087515"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottleneck</span><z><span target_id="Hw0M3OzdiS">n.</span><span target_id="j7AR96Joc3">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bottleneck" src="word_pronunciations/02857.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtlnɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'botlnek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Hw0M3OzdiS"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq988"> a narrow entrance or passage way.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq362"> a place, or stage in a process, where progress is retarded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq993"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq876"> a narrow part of a road between two wide stretches.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq038"> a congested junction, road, town, etc., fed by several roads, where traffic is likely to be held up.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq565"> a slide made from the neck of a bottle and used for stopping the strings of a steel guitar.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="j7AR96Joc3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq590"> of or relating to the type of guitar played with a <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101240" href="entry://slide%23bigmac000101240">slide</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101240" href="entry://slide%23mq767">17d</a>), or the type of music associated with it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottlenose
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008756"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottlenose</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtlnoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'botlnohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">any of various dolphins, whales, etc., with a bottle-shaped nose.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099181"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottler<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bottler" src="word_pronunciations/02858.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtlə/ (<em>say</em> 'botluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq919"> a person, machine, or firm that puts something in bottles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq266"> Also, <strong class="vs">bottle-oh</strong>, <strong class="vs">bottley</strong>. a spherical glass stopper of a formerly common type of carbonated drink bottle, used as a playing marble; glassie.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac165259823"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottler<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="7xZ1rpDPRy">n.</span><span target_id="KQTRDXtVpY">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bottler" src="word_pronunciations/02858.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtlə/ (<em>say</em> 'botluh) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7xZ1rpDPRy">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq122"> something exciting admiration or approval: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The speech was always a ‘bottler’.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sutton woodfield</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1960</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KQTRDXtVpY">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq864"> Also, <strong class="vs">bottling</strong>. admirable; splendid: <em class="example">a bottler little car.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; ? from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101190" href="entry://bottle%23bigmac000101190"><span class="smallcaps">bottle</span></a> courage; ? from the idea of something being worth bottling, as in <em>your blood’s worth bottling</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottley</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtli/ (<em>say</em> 'botlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq558">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099181" href="entry://bottler%23bigmac000099181"><strong>bottler<sup>1</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099181" href="entry://bottler%23mq266">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008761"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottling</span><z><span target_id="7Y6OefPsj2">n.</span><span target_id="T0rHCs6r1x">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒtlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'botling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7Y6OefPsj2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq111"> the act, process, or business of preserving fruit, etc., in bottles or jars.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="T0rHCs6r1x">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq050"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac165259823" href="entry://bottler%23bigmac165259823"><strong>bottler<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac165259823" href="entry://bottler%23mq864">2</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottlo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac977871113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottlo</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtlˌoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'botl.oh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac367100446" href="entry://bottle-o%23bigmac367100446"><strong>bottle-o</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac367100446" href="entry://bottle-o%23mq421">1</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bottom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bottom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bottom" src="word_pronunciations/02862.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒtəm/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert Godier</strong> (<em>Bob</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">born 1943, Australian crime investigator and journalist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottomless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095765"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottomless</span><z><span target_id="bjPu9eDVlU">adj.</span><span target_id="uQXRVXYz6h">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɒtəmləs/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhmluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="bjPu9eDVlU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq661"> without a bottom.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq422"> immeasurably deep.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq160"> having the bottom part of the body bare by not wearing the pants part of a bikini.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq668"> (in a restaurant, cafe, bar, etc.) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq369"> of or relating to a beverage for which there is no charge for refills: <em class="example">a bottomless cup of coffee; </em><em class="example">bottomless mimosas until 2 p.m.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq299"> of or relating to a meal at which replenishment of a component, usually a beverage, is offered free of charge: <em class="example">a bottomless brunch.</em></span></div></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="uQXRVXYz6h">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq807"> <strong class="phr">bottomless pit</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq82"> a source of never-ending expense.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq10"> (<em>humorous</em>) someone with a stomach which seems never to be full.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq425"> <strong class="phr">the bottomless pit</strong>, hell.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottommost
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008767"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottommost</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtəmmoʊst/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhmmohst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">lowest; at the very bottom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bottomry
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008770"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bottomry</span></header><div>/ˈbɒtəmri/ (<em>say</em> 'botuhmree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq013">a contract, of the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship borrows money to make a voyage, pledging the ship as security.</span></div><div class="etym"> [modelled on Dutch <em>bodemerij</em>, from <em>boden</em> keel of a ship]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac486121243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botty</span></header><div>/ˈbɒti/ (<em>say</em> 'botee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">botties</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>with children</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq597">bottom.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botulinum
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botulinum</span></header><div>/bɒtʃəˈlaɪnəm/ (<em>say</em> bochuh'luynuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">the toxin derived from the <em>Clostridia</em> genus of anaerobic bacteria, causing botulism.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">botulin</strong> /ˈbɒtʃələn/ (<em>say</em> 'bochuhluhn).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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botulinus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008773"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">botulinus</span></header><div>/bɒtʃəˈlinəs/ (<em>say</em> bochuh'leenuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq818">the bacterium <em>Clostridium botulinum</em>, which forms botulinum.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouncing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008817"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouncing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouncing" src="word_pronunciations/02877.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bownsing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq895"> stout, strong, or vigorous: <em class="example">a bouncing baby.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq546"> exaggerated; big; hearty; noisy: <em class="example">a bouncing lie.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouncy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouncy</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊnsi/ (<em>say</em> 'bownsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">bouncier</strong>, <strong class="bold">bounciest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq802"> of or relating to that which bounces, as a ball, a woman’s hair, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq300"> of or relating to that which is suitable to bounce on, as a bed, a chair, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq794"> of a personality which is cheerful and enthusiastic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bound
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089429"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bound<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="LnnAP1OmFe">adj.</span><span target_id="yna0xYNjUu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bound" src="word_pronunciations/02880.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊnd/ (<em>say</em> bownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="LnnAP1OmFe"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> tied; in bonds: <em class="example">a bound prisoner.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq890"> made fast as by a band or bond: <em class="example">bound by one’s word.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq657"> secured within a cover, as a book.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq405"> constipated; costive.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="yna0xYNjUu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq825"> <strong class="phr">bound to</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq561"> under obligation to, legally or morally: <em class="example">in duty bound to help.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq536"> destined or sure to: <em class="example">it is bound to happen.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq080"> determined or resolved to: <em class="example">he is bound to go.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq145"> <strong class="phr">bound to be …</strong>, almost entirely certain to be (as specified): <em class="example">it’s bound to be hot tomorrow.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq559"> <strong class="phr">bound up in </strong>(or <strong class="phr">with</strong>), <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq878"> inseparably connected with.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq664"> having the affections centred in: <em class="example">his life is bound up in his children.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104837" href="entry://bind%23bigmac000104837"><span class="smallcaps">bind</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bound<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="BEa2VTbTSK">v.i.</span><span target_id="Gb60w4HyLd">v.t.</span><span target_id="XXRdARWfXu">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bound" src="word_pronunciations/02881.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊnd/ (<em>say</em> bownd) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="BEa2VTbTSK"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq370"> to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq055"> to rebound, as a ball.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Gb60w4HyLd">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq081"> to cause to bound.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="XXRdARWfXu">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq823"> a leap onwards or upwards; a jump.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq381"> a rebound.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>bondir</em> leap, originally, resound, ? from Latin <em>bombitāre</em> hum] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bounding</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bounding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bound<sup>3</sup></span><z><span target_id="KvCclubDUQ">n.</span><span target_id="l0h29WZAs7">v.t.</span><span target_id="Zq6l2hsDWC">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bound" src="word_pronunciations/02882.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊnd/ (<em>say</em> bownd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="KvCclubDUQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq199"> (<em>usually plural</em>) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq610"> a limiting line, or boundary: <em class="example">the bounds of space and time.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq481"> that which limits, confines, or restrains: <em class="example">within the bounds of reason.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq807"> (<em>plural</em>) territory on or near a boundary: <em class="example">the outer bounds.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="l0h29WZAs7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq964"> to limit as by bounds: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>these have subsequently been eroded into steep-sided valleys, bounded by long narrow spurs and ridges</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, gwinganna</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq375"> to form the boundary or limit of.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Zq6l2hsDWC">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq525"> <strong class="phr">bound on</strong>, to have boundaries on; abut.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq130"> <strong class="phr">out of bounds</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq994"> forbidden for certain persons or the general public to access; outside or beyond some prescribed limit or boundary.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Sport</em> outside the playing area.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> not to be discussed or mentioned: <em class="example">that subject is strictly out of bounds.</em></span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bounde</em>, <em>boune</em>, from Old French <em>bodne</em>, from Late Latin <em>butina</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bounding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bounded</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087397"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bound<sup>4</sup></span><z><span target_id="oLVGT4kniF">adj.</span><span target_id="9UMhzEft3y">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bound" src="word_pronunciations/02883.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊnd/ (<em>say</em> bownd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="oLVGT4kniF"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq381"> (<em>used postpositively</em>) on the way to: <em class="example">homeward bound.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="9UMhzEft3y">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq648"> <strong class="phr">bound for</strong>, on the way to; destined for: <em class="example">bound for Botany Bay.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>boun</em>, from Old Norse <em>būinn</em>, past participle of <em>būa</em> get ready]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boundary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boundary</span><z><span target_id="YBGGr7Jjyz">n.</span><span target_id="0jy1MxZPZC">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boundary" src="word_pronunciations/02878.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊndri/ (<em>say</em> 'bowndree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="YBGGr7Jjyz"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boundaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq208"> something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq014"> <em class="label">Agriculture</em> a fence which serves to indicate the limits of a property.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq393"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq979"> the marked limits of the field within which the game is played.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq659"> the score of four derived from hitting a ball which reaches the boundary.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq957"> the score of six derived from hitting a ball which goes over the boundary before it touches the ground.</span></div></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0jy1MxZPZC">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq233"> <em class="label">Physics</em> surrounding the exterior of a solid or liquid body.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq491"> denoting a boundary.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq969"> situated next to a boundary: <em class="example">the boundary paddock.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089573" href="entry://bound%23bigmac000089573"><span class="smallcaps">bound<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003991" href="entry://-ary%23bigmac000003991"><span class="smallcaps">-ary<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bounden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bounden</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊndən/ (<em>say</em> 'bownduhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq399">morally obligatory (only in the phrase <em>bounden duty</em>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089429" href="entry://bound%23bigmac000089429"><span class="smallcaps">bound<sup>1</sup></span></a>; originally past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104837" href="entry://bind%23bigmac000104837"><span class="smallcaps">bind</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bounder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bounder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bounder" src="word_pronunciations/02879.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊndə/ (<em>say</em> 'bownduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq599">an obtrusive, ill-bred person; a vulgar upstart.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boundless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008830"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boundless</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊndləs/ (<em>say</em> 'bowndluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq020">without bounds; unlimited: <em class="example">his boundless energy amazed them.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boundlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boundlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bounteous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095975"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bounteous</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bounteous" src="word_pronunciations/02884.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊntiəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bownteeuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> giving or disposed to give freely; generously liberal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> freely bestowed; plentiful; abundant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>bounte</em> (earlier variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008832" href="entry://bounty%23bigmac000008832"><span class="smallcaps">bounty</span></a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000053001" href="entry://-ous%23bigmac000053001"><span class="smallcaps">-ous</span></a>; replacing Middle English <em>bontyvous</em>, from Old French <em>bontif</em> benevolent] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bounteously</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bounteousness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bountiful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098354"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bountiful</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bountiful" src="word_pronunciations/02885.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊntəfəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bowntuhfuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq739"> liberal in bestowing gifts, favours, or bounties; munificent; generous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq196"> abundant; ample: <em class="example">a bountiful supply.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bountifully</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bountifulness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bounty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008832"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bounty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bounty" src="word_pronunciations/02886.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊnti/ (<em>say</em> 'bowntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bounties</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> generosity in giving: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>he was the kindest and most generous of men; he kept by his bounty scores of indigent relations.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ethel anderson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1956</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq746"> whatever is given bounteously; a benevolent, generous gift: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>We seem to believe we can continue to live off the bounty of the earth without putting anything back.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">passing show</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1992</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq950"> a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In 1835 a new immigration scheme was introduced which granted settlers bounties to bring out the number of immigrants they required.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anne summers</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1975</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq934"> a sum paid for the killing of an animal declared a pest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The station owners also paid him a bounty of one pound on any dingo scalps.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq513"> an amount paid by a government to a person or company in the private sector to encourage them to produce particular goods that they would not otherwise produce: <em class="example">a bounty to encourage the production of biodiesel.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bounte</em>, from Old French <em>bonte</em>(<em>t</em>), from Latin <em>bonitas</em> goodness]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bounty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008833"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bounty</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bounty" src="word_pronunciations/02886.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊnti/ (<em>say</em> 'bowntee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>HMS</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq813">the ship captained by William Bligh, on which the crew mutinied in 1789.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bourassa
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000104036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourassa</span></header><div>/bʊəˈrasa/ (<em>say</em> boouh'rahsah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong> /rɒˈbɛə/ (<em>say</em> ro'bair), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq546">1933–96, Canadian politician; Liberal Party premier of Quebec 1970–76, 1985–94.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourdon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008837"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourdon</span></header><div>/ˈbɔdn/ (<em>say</em> 'bawdn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq008"> the drone of a bagpipe, or of a monotonous and repetitious ground melody.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq308"> a low-pitched tone; a bass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq897"> an organ stop producing such a tone.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourgeois
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourgeois<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="QFvYgjfhlH">n.</span><span target_id="ZtGIsPum9y">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bourgeois" src="word_pronunciations/02892.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbʊəʒwa/ (<em>say</em> 'boouhzhwah), /ˈbu-/ (<em>say</em> 'booh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QFvYgjfhlH"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bourgeois</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq296"> a member of the middle class.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq739"> a shopkeeper or other trader.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq351"> someone whose outlook is said to be determined by a concern for property values; a capitalist, as opposed to a member of the wage-earning class.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZtGIsPum9y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq477"> belonging to or consisting of the middle class.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq130"> lacking in refinement or elegance; conventional.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq592"> dominated or characterised by a concern for property values or by materialistic pursuits.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103919" href="entry://burgess%23bigmac000103919"><span class="smallcaps">burgess</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098934"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourgeois<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bɜˈdʒɔɪs/ (<em>say</em> ber'joys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Printing Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">a size of type equivalent to 9 point.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? proper name]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boulanger
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000059395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boulanger</span></header><div>/bulɒ̃ˈʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> boohlon'zhay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq458"> <strong>Georges Ernest Jean Marie</strong> /ʒɔʒ ɛəˈnɛst ʒɒ̃ maˈri/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh air'nest zhon mah'ree), 1837–91, French general and politician.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq385"> <strong>Nadia </strong>(<strong>Juliette</strong>) /naˈdja/ (<em>say</em> nah'dyah), 1887–1979, French conductor and composer; teacher of many eminent 20th-century composers.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boulder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008795"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boulder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boulder" src="word_pronunciations/02873.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊldə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq677">a detached and rounded or worn rock, especially a large one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>boulder stone</em>, Middle English <em>bulder-</em>, from Old Norse; compare Swedish dialect <em>buldersten</em> big stone (in a stream)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boulder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boulder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boulder" src="word_pronunciations/02873.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊldə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">a town in southern WA.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096887" href="entry://Kalgoorlie%23bigmac000096887"><strong>Kalgoorlie</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[named after the Great <em>Boulder</em>, an early mine]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouldering
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac735478299"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouldering</span></header><div>/ˈboʊldərɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohlduhring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">the sport of climbing large rocks or artificial climbing walls in difficult formations up to a height of approximately 6 m, without the use of ropes or harnesses, and with minimal other equipment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008799"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boule</span></header><div>/bul/ (<em>say</em> boohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq795">the bowl used in petanque.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boule
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008800"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boule</span></header><div>/ˈbuli/ (<em>say</em> 'boohlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq487">the legislative assembly of modern Greece.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boules
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087238"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boules</span></header><div>/bul/ (<em>say</em> boohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq414">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098814" href="entry://petanque%23bigmac000098814"><strong>petanque</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French; plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008799" href="entry://boule%23bigmac000008799"><span class="smallcaps">boule</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boulevard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008801"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boulevard</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boulevard" src="word_pronunciations/02874.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbuləvad/ (<em>say</em> 'boohluhvahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq224"> a broad avenue of a city, often having trees and used as a promenade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq162"> a street.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boulevarde</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Middle Low German <em>boleverk</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103848" href="entry://bulwark%23bigmac000103848"><span class="smallcaps">bulwark</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> In French this word is spelt <em>boulevard</em>. However, some English writers add a final <em>-e</em>, perhaps believing that this is the correct French form. Thus both forms now exist in Australian English.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boulevardier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008802"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boulevardier</span></header><div>/bulˈvadieɪ/ (<em>say</em> boohl'vahdeeay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq448">someone who frequents boulevards; a pleasure seeker.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouleversement
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouleversement</span></header><div>/bʊlˈvɜsmənt/ (<em>say</em> bool'versmuhnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq497">an overturning; upsetting; confusion; turmoil.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boulez
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boulez</span></header><div>/ˈbulɛz/ (<em>say</em> 'boohlez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">1925–2016, French conductor and composer of modernist music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boulogne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boulogne</span></header><div>/bəˈlɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> buh'loyn), /buˈlɒnjə/ (<em>say</em> booh'lonyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq509">a seaport in northern France, in Pas-de-Calais department.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Boulogne-sur-Mer</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boult
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac867414984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boult</span></header><div>/boʊlt/ (<em>say</em> bohlt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008381" href="entry://bolt%23bigmac000008381"><strong>bolt<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boult
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boult</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boult" src="word_pronunciations/02736.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊlt/ (<em>say</em> bohlt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Adrian </strong>(<strong>Cedric</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">1889–1983, English conductor, and champion of British music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boulter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boulter</span></header><div>/ˈboʊltə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohltuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">a long, stout fishing line with several hooks attached.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <em>bulter</em>, <em>bultey</em>, from Cornish fishing usage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boulton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boulton</span></header><div>/ˈboʊltən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohltuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Matthew</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">1728–1809, English engineer, partner of James Watt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boumédienne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boumédienne</span></header><div>/bumeɪdɪˈɛn/ (<em>say</em> boohmaydi'en) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Houari</strong> /ˈhaʊəri/ (<em>say</em> 'howuhree), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq011">1927–1978, Algerian politician; president 1965–78.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouncer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008814"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouncer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouncer" src="word_pronunciations/02875.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊnsə/ (<em>say</em> 'bownsuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq392"> someone or something that bounces.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq111"> Also, <strong class="vs">baby bouncer</strong>. a spring seat or harness in which a baby may bounce up and down.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq393"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone employed in a place of public resort to eject disorderly persons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq782"> something large of its kind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq846"> an impudent, brash person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a bumper.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouncinette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008816"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouncinette</span></header><div>/baʊnsəˈnɛt/ (<em>say</em> bownsuh'net) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">a metal frame with netting stretched over it and gently sloped so that a baby may recline or bounce on it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourgeoisie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000070629"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourgeoisie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bourgeoisie" src="word_pronunciations/02891.mp3"></audio></span>/bʊəʒwaˈzi/ (<em>say</em> boouhzhwah'zee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq290"> the bourgeois class.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq450"> (in Marxist ideology) the class opposed to the proletariat or wage-earning class.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourgeon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008840"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourgeon</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bourgeon" src="word_pronunciations/03307.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜdʒən/ (<em>say</em> 'berjuhn) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq108">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010061" href="entry://burgeon%23bigmac000010061"><strong>burgeon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bourget
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008842"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourget</span></header><div>/bʊəˈʒeɪ/ (<em>say</em> boouh'zhay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq536">1852–1935, French novelist and critic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourghul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400459858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourghul</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bourghul" src="word_pronunciations/03308.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɜgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'berguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq271">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000010068" href="entry://burghul%23bigmac000010068"><strong>burghul</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bourgogne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008843"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourgogne</span></header><div>/bʊəˈgɒnjə/ (<em>say</em> boouh'gonyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq129">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089921" href="entry://Burgundy%23bigmac000089921"><strong>Burgundy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourguignon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008845"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourguignon</span></header><div>/ˈbʊəginjɒn/ (<em>say</em> 'boouhgeenyon) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">(of meat, eggs, fish or poultry) served with a sauce of red wine, mushrooms and onions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>Bourgogne</em> Burgundy, a region in SE France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000030492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bourn" src="word_pronunciations/02838.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔn/ (<em>say</em> bawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq773"> a bound; limit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq405"> destination; goal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq038"> realm; domain.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bourne</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>borne</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bournemouth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008848"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bournemouth</span></header><div>/ˈbɔnməθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bawnmuhth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq782">a town in England, in Bournemouth unitary district, in south-eastern Dorset.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bournonite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008849"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bournonite</span></header><div>/ˈbɔnənaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bawnuhnuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq669">a mineral sulphide of lead, copper, and antimony; occurring in wheel-shaped twins; wheel ore.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the name of its discoverer, Count <em>Bournon</em> (d. 1825) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038633" href="entry://-ite%23bigmac000038633"><span class="smallcaps">-ite<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourrée
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008850"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourrée</span></header><div>/ˈbʊreɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'booray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> an old French and Spanish dance, resembling a gavotte.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq039"> the music for it.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: literally, a bundle of faggots (from the fact that it was originally danced around a fire of faggots)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bourride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac570349338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bourride</span></header><div>/buˈrid/ (<em>say</em> booh'reed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq676">a Mediterranean fish stew flavoured with garlic, onions, orange peel, and sometimes saffron, and thickened with egg yolk.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bourse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bourse</span></header><div>/bʊəs/ (<em>say</em> boouhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq831"> <strong>the</strong>, the Paris stock exchange.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> (<em>sometimes lower case</em>) a stock exchange, often in a non-English-speaking country: <em class="example">the bourse in Lima was shut.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French: originally, purse, from Late Latin <em>bursa</em>, from Greek <em>byrsa</em> hide]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008852"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouse<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/baʊz/ (<em>say</em> bowz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">boused</strong>, <strong class="bold">bousing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq168">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008911" href="entry://bowse%23bigmac000008911"><strong>bowse</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008853"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouse<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouse" src="word_pronunciations/02820.mp3"></audio></span>/buz/ (<em>say</em> boohz) <div class="chunk"><em>noun</em>, <em>verb </em>(<em>i</em>), <em>verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">boused</strong>, <strong class="bold">bousing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq065">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101192" href="entry://booze%23bigmac000101192"><strong>booze</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boustrophedon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008854"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boustrophedon</span></header><div>/bustrəˈfidn/ (<em>say</em> boohstruh'feedn), /baʊ-/ (<em>say</em> bow-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq297">an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: (adverb) with turning like that of oxen in ploughing]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bousy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008855"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bousy</span></header><div>/ˈbuzi/ (<em>say</em> 'boohzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098575" href="entry://boozy%23bigmac000098575"><strong>boozy</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bout</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bout" src="word_pronunciations/02896.mp3"></audio></span>/baʊt/ (<em>say</em> bowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq903"> a contest, especially a boxing or wrestling match; a trial of strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> a turn at work or any action.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq594"> period; spell: <em class="example">a bout of illness.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of obsolete <em>bought</em> bend, turn, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102478" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000102478"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boutique
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boutique</span><z><span target_id="CS4RA1wZK2">n.</span><span target_id="gJUAambVTq">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boutique" src="word_pronunciations/02895.mp3"></audio></span>/buˈtik/ (<em>say</em> booh'teek) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CS4RA1wZK2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq428"> a small shop selling fashionable or luxury articles.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="gJUAambVTq">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq577"> designed for or directed to a small, specialised, fashionable market: <em class="example">boutique beers.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boutonniere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008862"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boutonniere</span></header><div>/buˌtɒniˈɛə/ (<em>say</em> booh.tonee'air) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">a buttonhole bouquet or flower.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: buttonhole]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bouzouki
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008864"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bouzouki</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bouzouki" src="word_pronunciations/02897.mp3"></audio></span>/bəˈzuki/ (<em>say</em> buh'zoohkee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq371">a stringed instrument from Greece, related to a mandolin, played by plucking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Modern Greek <em>mpouzouki</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bovid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008865"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bovid</span></header><div>/ˈboʊvəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohvuhd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq578">of or relating to the family Bovidae, comprising the hollow-horned ruminants, as the cow, buffalo, antelope, sheep, and goat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bovine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bovine</span><z><span target_id="FKq8uzuNW1">adj.</span><span target_id="K8wB9OOrma">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bovine" src="word_pronunciations/02898.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊvaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bohvuyn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="FKq8uzuNW1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq215"> of or relating to any bovid mammal of the genus <em>Bos</em>, as the cow, buffalo, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> resembling such an animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq582"> stolid; dull.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="K8wB9OOrma">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq602"> a bovine animal.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin <em>bovīnus</em>, from Latin <em>bōs</em> ox] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bovinity</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bovver
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bovver</span></header><div>/ˈbɒvə/ (<em>say</em> 'bovuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq767">rowdiness; violence, especially street violence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100345" href="entry://bother%23bigmac000100345"><span class="smallcaps">bother</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008871"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bow" src="word_pronunciations/02005.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊ/ (<em>say</em> boh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Clara</strong> /ˈklɛərə/ (<em>say</em> 'klairruh) (‘<em>the It Girl</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq849">1905–65, US film star of the 1920s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowdlerise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008873"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowdlerise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowdlerise" src="word_pronunciations/02899.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bowdluhruyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bowdlerised</strong>, <strong class="bold">bowdlerising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">to expurgate prudishly.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bowdlerize</strong>. <div class="etym">[from Thomas <em>Bowdler</em>, who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bowdlerism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bowdlerisation</strong> /ˌbaʊdləraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> .bowdluhruy'zayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bowdleriser</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095720"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowel</span><z><span target_id="RNQloBlI2C">n.</span><span target_id="rd26oJPWdS">v.t.</span><span target_id="b8bp2yOTKW">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowel" src="word_pronunciations/02900.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="RNQloBlI2C"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq112"> <em class="label">Anatomy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq827"> an intestine.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq019"> (<em>usually plural</em>) the parts of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestines or entrails.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> the inward or interior parts: <em class="example">the bowels of the ship.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="rd26oJPWdS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq242"> (<strong class="bold">bowelled</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">boweled</strong>; <strong class="bold">bowelling</strong> <em>or</em>, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="bold">boweling</strong>) <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to disembowel.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="b8bp2yOTKW">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq615"> <strong class="phr">one’s bowels turn to water</strong>, one loses courage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq618"> <strong class="phr">the bowels of compassion</strong>, one’s sense of pity; tender feeling. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from the idea that feelings of sympathy resided in the bowels]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bouel</em>, from Old French <em>boel</em>, from Latin <em>botellus</em>, diminutive of <em>botulus</em> sausage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bowen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008875"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowen<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq194"> <strong>Sir George Ferguson</strong>, 1821–99, Irish-born administrator; first governor of Qld 1859–68, governor of NZ 1868–73, and governor of Victoria 1873–79.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq898"> <strong>John</strong>, 1780–1827, English-born naval officer in Australia; founder of Hobart, Tasmania.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq878"> <strong>Stella Esther Gwendolyn</strong>, 1893–1947, Australian painter and writer in England and France.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowen<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq778">a town and port in northern Qld on Port Denison.</span></div> <div class="backshade">Northern Qld’s oldest town, <strong>Bowen</strong>, was established in 1861 on land traditionally inhabited by the Yuru and Giya people. It began as a port to support the area’s cattle runs and handle produce from the hinterland. Early crops included sugar cane and cotton. In 1984 Bowen was virtually replaced as a port when Abbot Point to its north became the region’s major coal-shipping port. Bowen is best known for its market gardening produce, especially mangoes and tomatoes. Other industries include beef cattle, commercial fishing, a saltworks, aquaculture and tourism.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bowers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008879"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowers</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊəz/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Henry Robertson</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq851">1883–1912, Scottish sailor and officer of marines; a member of Scott’s Antarctic expedition, 1910–12.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008880"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowery</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊəri/ (<em>say</em> 'bowuhree) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">bower-like; containing bowers; shady: <em class="example">a bowery maze.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowfin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008882"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowfin</span></header><div>/ˈboʊfɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bohfin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bowfin</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bowfins</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">a North American freshwater ganoid fish, <em>Amia calva</em>; freshwater dogfish.</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bowrey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008908"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowrey</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊri/ (<em>say</em> 'bowree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> <strong>Bill</strong>, born 1943, Australian tennis player and coach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq949"> his wife, <strong>Lesley</strong> (born <em>Lesley Turner</em>), born 1942, Australian tennis player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowsaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008910"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowsaw</span></header><div>/ˈboʊsɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq419">a saw with a thin blade held taut in a bow-like frame, used especially for cutting curves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008911"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowse</span></header><div>/baʊz/ (<em>say</em> bowz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">bowsed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bowsing</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq636"> to tighten up; secure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq212"> to haul with tackle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008912"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowser</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowser" src="word_pronunciations/02913.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊzə/ (<em>say</em> 'bowzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq565"> a pump at a service station for putting fuel into motor vehicles, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq459"> a tanker used for refuelling aircraft, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bowser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008913"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowser</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bowser" src="word_pronunciations/02913.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbaʊzə/ (<em>say</em> 'bowzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq479">1856–1936, Australian National Party politician; premier of Victoria 1917–18.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowshot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008914"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowshot</span></header><div>/ˈboʊʃɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'bohshot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">the distance a bow sends an arrow.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008915"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowside</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bowsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Rowing</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq804">the starboard side of the boat.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowsprit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008916"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowsprit</span></header><div>/ˈboʊsprɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'bohsprit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">a large spar projecting forward from the stem of a ship or other vessel.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bouspret</em>, from <em>bou</em> bow of a ship + <em>spret</em> (Old English <em>sprēot</em> pole)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowstring
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008917"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowstring</span><z><span target_id="Gvc4NT9mxc">n.</span><span target_id="ZdKXl9x9Hq">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈboʊstrɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohstring) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Gvc4NT9mxc"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> the string of a bow.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ZdKXl9x9Hq">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq462"> (<strong class="bold">bowstringed</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bowstrung</strong>, <strong class="bold">bowstringing</strong>) to strangle with a bowstring or any string or band.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowyang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008922"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowyang</span><z><span target_id="mqk8shTqqB">n.</span><span target_id="1wyabaBFXG">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowyang" src="word_pronunciations/02914.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊjæŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohyang) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="mqk8shTqqB"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq355"> a string or strap round the trouser leg to prevent the turn-up from dragging and to allow freedom of movement when crouching or bending: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>farmers with bow-yangs tied to their trousers so their thick legs looked like sausages with their ends tied off with string.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq436"> (<em>plural</em>) <em class="label">Air Force</em> straps at the ankles and thighs which pull the legs of a pilot into the ejection seat of an aircraft when the ejection mechanism is activated so as to prevent injury to the legs as the pilot clears the cockpit.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="1wyabaBFXG">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq888"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> characterised by attitudes typical of the working class viewed as ignorant and limited: <em class="example">a bowyang mentality.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [British dialect <em>bowy-yanks</em> leather leggings]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowyer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowyer</span></header><div>/ˈboʊjə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq999">a maker or seller of bows.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxcar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008929"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxcar</span></header><div>/ˈbɒkska/ (<em>say</em> 'bokskah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">US Railways</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq884">a large, enclosed and covered freight van.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101987" href="entry://box%23bigmac000101987"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087518" href="entry://car%23bigmac000087518"><span class="smallcaps">car</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087518" href="entry://car%23mq151">3</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxcloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxcloth</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksklɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bokskloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq205">a heavy cloth, usually light brown, used in making warm coats.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008932"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxed</span></header><div>/bɒkst/ (<em>say</em> bokst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">confused; muddled.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095723"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boxer" src="word_pronunciations/02924.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒksə/ (<em>say</em> 'boksuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> someone who boxes; pugilist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq070"> a smooth-coated brown dog of medium size, related to the bulldog and terrier.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq827"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a bowler hat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095722" href="entry://box%23bigmac000095722"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709887129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boxer" src="word_pronunciations/02924.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒksə/ (<em>say</em> 'boksuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Two-up</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq580"> Also, <strong class="vs">ringer</strong>. a ringkeeper (or ringkeeper’s assistant) who is in charge of the box containing the money wagered, and who usually receives a percentage of the winnings: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The spinner threw down the kip, and took his winnings from the boxer – five pounds for himself and ten shillings for the boxer.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">louis stone</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1911</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq900"> the percentage of winnings, usually 20 per cent, paid by the spinner to this person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101987" href="entry://box%23bigmac000101987"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxercise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac160231881"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxercise</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'boksuhsuyz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq569">a form of physical workout combining boxing movements with aerobic exercise, especially using equipment such as boxing gloves, punching bags and skipping-ropes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark; blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095722" href="entry://box%23bigmac000095722"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>2</sup></span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101414" href="entry://exercise%23bigmac000101414"><span class="smallcaps">exercise</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowfishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac490671144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowfishing</span></header><div>/ˈboʊfɪʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohfishing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq831">the practice of fishing using a bow and arrow, usually employing a barbed bow to which a reel may be attached.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101976" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000101976"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>2</sup></span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101976" href="entry://bow%23mq238">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000097843" href="entry://fishing%23bigmac000097843"><span class="smallcaps">fishing</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bowfisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowgada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac012509374"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowgada</span></header><div>/baʊˈgadə/ (<em>say</em> bow'gahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq909">a spreading shrub or low tree, <em>Acacia ramulosa</em> var. <em>linophylla</em>, with yellow flowers in cylindrical clusters forming long, thick, woody pods; widespread in south-central WA and in parts of SA.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowhand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008885"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowhand</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊhænd/ (<em>say</em> 'bowhand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq912">a paddler who kneels or sits in the forward position of a canoe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101977" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000101977"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104990" href="entry://hand%23bigmac000104990"><span class="smallcaps">hand</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008886"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowhead</span></header><div>/ˈboʊhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bohhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq719">a whale, <em>Balaena mysticetus</em>, of arctic seas.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bowie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008887"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowie</span></header><div>/ˈboʊi/ (<em>say</em> 'bohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>David</strong> (born <em>David Robert Jones</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq524">1947–2016, British pop singer and composer; an important influence in experimental rock music.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008889"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowing</span></header><div>/ˈboʊɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">the style in which the bow is used in playing a particular passage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101976" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000101976"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowleg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008893"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowleg</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowleg" src="word_pronunciations/02905.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'bohleg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq068"> outward curvature of the legs causing a separation of the knees when the ankles are close or in contact.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq804"> a leg so curved.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008894"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowler<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowler" src="word_pronunciations/02906.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">a hard felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow brim.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087154" href="entry://bowl%23bigmac000087154"><span class="smallcaps">bowl<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024337" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024337"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008895"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowler<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowler" src="word_pronunciations/02907.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈboʊlə/ (<em>say</em> 'bohluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq333"> someone who bowls (a ball).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq866"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> a member of a team who specialises in bowling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq191"> <em class="label">Gambling Colloquial</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq710"> a commission agent.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq398"> someone who places a bet for another.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095721" href="entry://bowl%23bigmac000095721"><span class="smallcaps">bowl<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bowles
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008897"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowles</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bowles" src="word_pronunciations/02910.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊlz/ (<em>say</em> bohlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq5"> <strong>Paul</strong>, 1910–99, US novelist and short-story writer in Morocco; novels include <em>The Sheltering Sky</em> (1949).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> <strong>William Leslie</strong>, 1885–1954, Australian sculptor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowling</span></header><div>/ˈboʊlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq627"> the act of playing with or at bowls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq960"> the game of bowls.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq104"> <em class="label">Cricket</em> the act of delivering the ball to the person batting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq757"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075504" href="entry://tenpin%20bowling%23bigmac000075504"><strong>tenpin bowling</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowlo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac76129030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowlo</span></header><div>/ˈboʊloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Eastern States Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq132">a bowling club.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowls
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008902"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowls</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bowls" src="word_pronunciations/02910.mp3"></audio></span>/boʊlz/ (<em>say</em> bohlz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq253"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000041641" href="entry://lawn%20bowls%23bigmac000041641"><strong>lawn bowls</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq833"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000011589" href="entry://carpet%20bowls%23bigmac000011589"><strong>carpet bowls</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq050"> skittles, ninepins, or tenpin bowling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bowman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008903"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowman<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈboʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bowmen</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq877"> an archer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> (in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a bow.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101976" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000101976"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008904"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bowman<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbaʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bowmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bowmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101977" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000101977"><strong>bow<sup>3</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101977" href="entry://bow%23mq084">3</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101977" href="entry://bow%23bigmac000101977"><span class="smallcaps">bow<sup>3</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104030" href="entry://man%23bigmac000104030"><span class="smallcaps">man</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bowman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008905"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowman</span></header><div>/ˈboʊmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq275">1784–1846, British-born surgeon, politician and pastoralist in Australia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bowral
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bowral</span></header><div>/ˈbaʊrəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bowruhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq613">a town in central eastern NSW, south-west of Sydney.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Bowral</strong> is built on lands traditionally inhabited by the Dharawal people and in 1823 was granted by Governor Brisbane to surveyor general John Oxley, whose sons developed it as the ‘Wingecarribee’ pastoral property. The township grew in the late 1860s with the opening of the railway. Towards the end of the 19th century it became a fashionable country resort for wealthy Sydney people, and is still a popular retreat for city dwellers. Home to the young Don Bradman and site of the great batsman’s first century, Bowral now hosts the International Cricket Hall of Fame (formerly known as the Bradman Museum), dedicated to Australia’s cricketing history.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boyfriend
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008969"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boyfriend</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boyfriend" src="word_pronunciations/02933.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔɪfrɛnd/ (<em>say</em> 'boyfrend) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq115"> a man with whom one has a steady, romantic relationship.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq395"> any young male friend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1920s)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boyhood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008970"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boyhood</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪhʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'boyhood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq653">the state or period of being a boy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boyish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008971"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boyish</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'boyish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq048">of, like, or befitting a boy; high-spirited.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>boyishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>boyishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boyle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boyle</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boyle" src="word_pronunciations/02723.mp3"></audio></span>/bɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> boyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq362"> <strong>Danny</strong>, born 1956, British film director; Academy Award for best direction for <em>Slumdog Millionaire</em> (2008).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq712"> <strong>Raelene Ann</strong>, born 1951, Australian sprinter; Commonwealth Games gold medallist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq354"> <strong>Robert</strong>, 1627–91, English chemist and physicist; known for his work on the physical properties of gases.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boyleg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac816793533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boyleg</span><z><span target_id="64QURjuRuh">adj.</span><span target_id="IZLOmBxVbR">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbɔɪlɛg/ (<em>say</em> 'boyleg) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="64QURjuRuh"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq929"> of or relating to women’s undergarments or swimsuits which have short leg pieces to cover the tops of the thighs: <em class="example">boyleg briefs.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IZLOmBxVbR">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq666"> this style of underwear or swimsuit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq233"> (<em>plural</em>) a pair of underpants or a swimsuit in this style.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boy-cut</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boylya
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac048268243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boylya</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪljə/ (<em>say</em> 'boylyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boylyas</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">WA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">an Indigenous man thought to have special magical powers; clever man.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Noongar]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boyne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096250"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boyne</span></header><div>/bɔɪn/ (<em>say</em> boyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq932"> a river in eastern Ireland, near which William III defeated James II (1690). 113 km.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq421"> a river in central coastal Qld, rising north of Monto and flowing north to enter the sea near Gladstone. About 120 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boyo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008974"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boyo</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'boyoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq716"> a disorderly or rowdy young man, especially from the country.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq670"> <em class="label">Chiefly Welsh</em>, <em class="label">Irish</em> (a term of address used for a male friend or companion.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Welsh and Irish English, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104547" href="entry://boy%23bigmac000104547"><span class="smallcaps">boy</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051506" href="entry://-o%23bigmac000051506"><span class="smallcaps">-o</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boysie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac125438186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boysie</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'boyzee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq204">excessively masculine in behaviour, dress, speech, etc., in a way that reflects a male stereotype.</span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087811" href="entry://girly%23bigmac000087811"><strong>girly</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087811" href="entry://girly%23mq296">2</a>).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boyz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac317949650"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boyz</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'boyz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq758">(a term for men which emphasises masculine appearance or behaviour.)</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boz
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093557"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boz</span></header><div>/bɒz/ (<em>say</em> boz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq559">the pen-name used by Charles Dickens in his early career as a journalist and in <em>Pickwick Papers</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bozcaada
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008979"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bozcaada</span></header><div>/ˈbɒztʃadə/ (<em>say</em> 'bozchahduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq482">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075463" href="entry://Tenedos%23bigmac000075463"><strong>Tenedos</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bozen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008980"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bozen</span></header><div>/ˈboʊtsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bohtsuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008393" href="entry://Bolzano%23bigmac000008393"><strong>Bolzano</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bozo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bozo</span></header><div>/ˈboʊzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bohzoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly US Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq511">a fool; idiot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown; US slang (1920s), ? from Spanish <em>bozal</em> inexperienced, stupid, foolish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bozzaris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101428"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bozzaris</span></header><div>/boʊˈzærəs/ (<em>say</em> boh'zaruhs), /-za-/ (<em>say</em> -zah-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marco</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">1788?–1823, Greek patriot.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Botsares</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BP
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BP</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq252">before 1950, being the accepted radiocarbon dating reference year: <em class="example">the Bondaian period reached a climax about 1600 years BP.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>B</em>(<em>efore</em>)<em> P</em>(<em>resent</em>)] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> This term belongs to a system of dating used only where large periods of time and imprecise dates have to be indicated, as in geology and archaeology.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BPA
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac042273086"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BPA</span></header><div>/bi pi ˈeɪ/ (<em>say</em> bee pee 'ay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq764">a synthetic oestrogen, used in the production of hard, transparent plastic, which can mimic the body’s hormones and act as an endocrine disrupter; thought to leach into foods stored in tins with a plastic lining; possibly causing conditions ranging from obesity to infertility.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>b</em>(<em>is</em>)<em>p</em>(<em>henol-</em>)<em>A</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BPharm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BPharm</span></header><div>/bi ˈfam/ (<em>say</em> bee 'fahm) <div class="def"><span id="mq279">Bachelor of Pharmacy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BPhil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008984"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BPhil</span></header><div>/bi ˈfɪl/ (<em>say</em> bee 'fil) <div class="def"><span id="mq231">Bachelor of Philosophy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bpm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac901854898"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bpm</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Music</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq188">beats per minute.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac262267245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxers</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksəz/ (<em>say</em> 'boksuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008936" href="entry://boxer%20shorts%23bigmac000008936"><strong>boxer shorts</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxfish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxfish</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksfɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'boksfish) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boxfish</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">boxfishes</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq959"> any of various species of fish of the families Aracanidae and Ostraciidae having a bony carapace and poisonous flesh.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq036"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017046" href="entry://cowfish%23bigmac000017046"><strong>cowfish</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000017046" href="entry://cowfish%23mq820">1</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">box fish</strong>, <strong class="vs">trunkfish</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxhaul
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008941"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxhaul</span></header><div>/ˈbɒkshɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'boks-hawl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq622">to veer (a ship) round on the heel by bracing the head yards aback, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008942"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxing<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boxing" src="word_pronunciations/02926.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒksɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boksing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq469"> the material used to make boxes or casings.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq380"> a box-like enclosure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq830"> the act of putting into or furnishing with a box.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101987" href="entry://box%23bigmac000101987"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008943"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxing<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boxing" src="word_pronunciations/02926.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒksɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'boksing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">the act or art of fighting with the fists, with or without boxing gloves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095722" href="entry://box%23bigmac000095722"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxroom</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksrum/ (<em>say</em> 'boksroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq790">a storage room for pieces of furniture, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxthorn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxthorn</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksθɔn/ (<em>say</em> 'boksthawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">any of several plant species of the genus <em>Lycium</em>, of the family Solanaceae.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxty
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac341279213"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxty</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksti/ (<em>say</em> 'bokstee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">boxties</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq248">(in Irish cookery) a pancake consisting of a mixture of mashed potato and grated potato.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Irish <em>bacstaí</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxwood</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boxwood" src="word_pronunciations/02927.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɒkswʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bokswood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq318"> the hard, fine-grained, compact wood of species of <em>Buxus</em>, especially <em>B. sempervirens</em>, used for wood engravers’ blocks, musical and mathematical instruments, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq302"> the tree or shrub itself.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq884"> any of several trees of the families Celastraceae, Pittosporaceae and others with timber similar to that of box (<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102413" href="entry://box%23bigmac000102413"><strong>box<sup>3</sup></strong></a>), <em>Buxus sempervirens</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boxy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac330013348"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boxy</span></header><div>/ˈbɒksi/ (<em>say</em> 'boksee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">boxier</strong>, <strong class="bold">boxiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq797"> resembling a box in shape; squarish.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq166"> small and cramped: <em class="example">a boxy little room.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101987" href="entry://box%23bigmac000101987"><span class="smallcaps">box<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boyar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100200"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boyar</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'boyuh), /boʊˈja/ (<em>say</em> boh'yah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq101"> a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank depend on state service.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq389"> one of a former privileged class in Romania.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">boyard</strong> /ˈbɔɪəd/ (<em>say</em> 'boyuhd), /boʊˈjad/ (<em>say</em> boh'yahd). <div class="etym">[Russian <em>boyarin</em> lord]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boyce
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boyce</span></header><div>/bɔɪs/ (<em>say</em> boys) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Francis</strong>)<strong> Bertie</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq598">1844–1931, Australian Anglican ecclesiastic and social reformer, born in England.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boycott
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boycott</span><z><span target_id="WRjKcRgZ2D">v.t.</span><span target_id="Ml1jfRX7DQ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of boycott" src="word_pronunciations/02932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔɪkɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'boykot) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WRjKcRgZ2D"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq102"> to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion: <em class="example">to boycott official functions; </em><em class="example">to boycott non-complying companies.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq101"> to abstain from buying or using: <em class="example">to boycott a commercial product.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Ml1jfRX7DQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq821"> the practice of boycotting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq127"> an instance of boycotting.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Captain Charles C <em>Boycott</em>, 1832–97, land agent for the Earl of Erne, County Mayo, Ireland, ostracised by the tenants]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boycott
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boycott</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Boycott" src="word_pronunciations/02932.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbɔɪkɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'boykot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Geoffrey</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq974">born 1940, English cricketer, noted as an opening batsman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boyd
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boyd<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> boyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq853"> <strong>Anne Elizabeth</strong>, born 1946, Australian composer; compositions influenced by Asian and Aboriginal music.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq246"> <strong>Ben</strong>(<strong>jamin</strong>), 1803?–51, Australian banker, whaler and pastoralist, born in England; established whaling station at Twofold Bay, NSW.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq512"> <strong>Russell</strong>, born 1944, Australian cinematographer.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Ben Boyd</strong>, a London stockbroker, arrived in Sydney in 1842 and in the following year opened the Sydney branch of the Bank of Australia, which he had floated in London in 1839. He quickly became a major landholder, with property in the Monaro district and at Port Phillip, and also built a coastal base for his fleet of whalers at Twofold Bay, NSW, which he named Boydtown. Financial difficulties led to the collapse of his bank in 1849; the Twofold Bay settlement was abandoned and Boyd set sail for the Californian goldfields in his last possession, the ship <em>Wanderer</em>. He disappeared on the return voyage to the Pacific when he went ashore in the Solomon Islands.</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boyd<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bɔɪd/ (<em>say</em> boyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a ship seized and burnt by Māori at Whangaroa, NZ, in 1809; 60 people killed; known as the <strong>Boyd massacre</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boydtown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096249"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boydtown</span></header><div>/ˈbɔɪdtaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'boydtown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">a township set up by Benjamin Boyd at Twofold Bay, NSW, in 1843; only ruins remain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Boyer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008968"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Boyer</span></header><div><div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq822"> /bɔɪˈjeɪ/ (<em>say</em> boy'yay), /ˈbɔɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'boyuh) <strong>Charles</strong>, 1899–1978, French romantic film actor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq929"> /ˈbɔɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'boyuh) <strong>Sir Richard James Fildes</strong>, 1891–1961, Australian pastoralist and chairman of the ABC 1945–61.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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boyf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac900673592"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">boyf</span></header><div>/bɔɪf/ (<em>say</em> boyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq346">a boyfriend.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BPPV
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac392844174"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BPPV</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq834">benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bps
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac122913052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bps</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Computers</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq279"> bits per second.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq912"> bytes per second.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bq.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bq.</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq605">becquerel.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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br.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098736"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">br.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq579"> bridge.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq096"> branch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq493"> brown.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq241"> bronze.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Br
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008987"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Br</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq649">bromine.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Br.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008988"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Br.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq861"> Britain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq459"> British.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq514"> Brother.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095724"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bra<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="ANG118zJ55">n.</span><span target_id="57vpO4GQg8">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bra" src="word_pronunciations/02991.mp3"></audio></span>/bra/ (<em>say</em> brah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ANG118zJ55"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq749"> a woman’s undergarment which supports the breasts.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="57vpO4GQg8">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq208"> <strong class="phr">burn one’s bra</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (of a woman) to decide to free oneself from traditional female roles in accordance with feminist views.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brassiere</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102020" href="entry://brassiere%23bigmac000102020"><span class="smallcaps">brassiere</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac522800088"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bra<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bra" src="word_pronunciations/02991.mp3"></audio></span>/bra/ (<em>say</em> brah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq588">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087561" href="entry://bro%23bigmac000087561"><strong>bro</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087561" href="entry://bro%23mq545">1</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [South African English]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braccate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008991"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braccate</span></header><div>/ˈbrækeɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'brakayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq325">having legs covered by feathers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>brac</em>(<em>c</em>)<em>ātus</em> having breeches]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracelet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008993"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracelet</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bracelet" src="word_pronunciations/02939.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪslət/ (<em>say</em> 'braysluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq852"> an ornamental band or circlet for the wrist or arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq642"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a handcuff.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of <em>bracel</em>, from Latin <em>brāchium</em> arm] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>braceleted</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracer<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbreɪsə/ (<em>say</em> 'braysuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq700"> someone or something that braces, binds, or makes firm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq846"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a stimulating drink; tonic.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101999" href="entry://brace%23bigmac000101999"><span class="smallcaps">brace</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008994"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracer<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbreɪsə/ (<em>say</em> 'braysuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archery</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq929">a guard for the left wrist and lower arm worn as a protection against the friction or the catching of the bowstring.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>braser</em>, from Old French <em>brasseüre</em>, from <em>bras</em> arm, from Latin <em>brāchium</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008995"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brach</span></header><div>/brætʃ/ (<em>say</em> brach) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">a bitch of the hound kind.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brachet</strong> /ˈbrætʃət/ (<em>say</em> 'brachuht). <div class="etym">[Middle English <em>braches</em>, plural, from Old French, plural of <em>brachet</em>, diminutive of <em>brac</em>, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087221"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachial</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brachial" src="word_pronunciations/02941.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkiəl/ (<em>say</em> 'braykeeuhl), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brachial" src="word_pronunciations/02942.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbræk-/ (<em>say</em> 'brak-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq643"> belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq453"> belonging to the upper part of such member, from the shoulder to the elbow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq136"> arm-like, as an appendage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>brāchiālis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachialgia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008996"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachialgia</span></header><div>/breɪkiˈældʒə/ (<em>say</em> braykee'aljuh), /bræk-/ (<em>say</em> brak-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq707">pain in the nerves of the upper arm.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachiate</span><z><span target_id="V5QdGclwVI">adj.</span><span target_id="8j6CV9NtFR">v.i.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbreɪkieɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'braykeeayt), /-ət/ (<em>say</em> -uht), /ˈbræk-/ (<em>say</em> 'brak-) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="V5QdGclwVI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq459"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="8j6CV9NtFR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq820"> (<strong class="bold">brachiated</strong>, <strong class="bold">brachiating</strong>) to swing by the arms from branch to branch, as some apes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>brāchiatus</em> armed, from <em>brāchium</em> arm; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000004318" href="entry://-ate%23bigmac000004318"><span class="smallcaps">-ate<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brachiation</strong> /breɪkiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> braykee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachio-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008997"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachio-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq331">a word element meaning ‘arm’, as in <em>brachiopod</em>.</span></div> Also, (<em>before a vowel</em>), <strong class="vs">brachi-</strong>. <div class="etym">[New Latin, combining form representing Latin <em>brāchium</em>, or its source, Greek <em>brachiōn</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachiopod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008998"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachiopod</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkiəpɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'braykeeuhpod), /ˈbræk-/ (<em>say</em> 'brak-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq338">any of the Brachiopoda, a largely extinct phylum of mollusc-like animals, the lamp-shells, having dorsal and ventral shells.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachiosaur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000008999"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachiosaur</span></header><div>/ˈbrækiəsɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'brakeeuhsaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq380">one of the <em>Brachiosaurus</em>, a genus of large dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic period.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachium
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009000"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachium</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkiəm/ (<em>say</em> 'braykeeuhm), /ˈbrækiəm/ (<em>say</em> 'brakeeuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brachia</strong> /ˈbreɪkiə/ (<em>say</em> 'braykeeuh), /ˈbrækiə/ (<em>say</em> 'brakeeuh))</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq249"> the arm as a whole.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq046"> the upper arm, from the shoulder to the elbow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq915"> the part of any limb, as in the wing of a bird, corresponding to the upper arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq369"> an arm-like part or process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: arm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachy-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009001"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachy-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq454">a word element meaning ‘short’, as in <em>brachycephalic</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>brachys</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachycephalic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009002"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachycephalic</span></header><div>/ˌbrækisəˈfælɪk/ (<em>say</em> .brakeesuh'falik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq193">short-headed; having a breadth of head at least four-fifths the length from front to back (opposed to <em>dolichocephalic</em>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brachycephalous</strong> /brækiˈsɛfələs/ (<em>say</em> brakee'sefuhluhs).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachycephaly
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac665046313"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachycephaly</span></header><div>/brækiˈsɛfəli/ (<em>say</em> brakee'sefuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq766">an abnormality of the skull in which the shape of the head is disproportionately wide and flattens towards the top, usually caused by premature fusion of the coronal sutures, or by external deformation occurring during birth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009001" href="entry://brachy-%23bigmac000009001"><span class="smallcaps">brachy-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac155194144" href="entry://-cephaly%23bigmac155194144"><span class="smallcaps">-cephaly</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachycome
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009003"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachycome</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brachycome" src="word_pronunciations/02943.mp3"></audio></span>/brækiˈkoʊmi/ (<em>say</em> brakee'kohmee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq938">any daisy of the large, mostly Australian genus <em>Brachycome</em>, family Compositae, as <em>B. iberidifolia</em>, Swan River daisy, which has flowers of blue to purple, and is cultivated as a garden plant.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachycranic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009004"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachycranic</span></header><div>/brækiˈkreɪnɪk/ (<em>say</em> brakee'kraynik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">short-skulled (opposed to <em>dolichocranic</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachylogy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachylogy</span></header><div>/bræˈkɪlədʒi/ (<em>say</em> bra'kiluhjee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brachylogies</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq421">brevity of diction; a concise or abridged form of expression.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>brachylogia</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009001" href="entry://brachy-%23bigmac000009001"><span class="smallcaps">brachy-</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043237" href="entry://-logy%23bigmac000043237"><span class="smallcaps">-logy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachypterous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009006"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachypterous</span></header><div>/bræˈkɪptərəs/ (<em>say</em> bra'kiptuhruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Ornithology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq548">short-winged.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009001" href="entry://brachy-%23bigmac000009001"><span class="smallcaps">brachy-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059853" href="entry://-pterous%23bigmac000059853"><span class="smallcaps">-pterous</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachytherapy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac63479662"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachytherapy</span></header><div>/brækiˈθɛrəpi/ (<em>say</em> brakee'theruhpee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq923">a form of radiation treatment in which tiny pellets of radioactive material are implanted directly into the organ or tissues affected by the tumour; used for a range of cancers including those of the breast and prostate.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009001" href="entry://brachy-%23bigmac000009001"><span class="smallcaps">brachy-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075956" href="entry://therapy%23bigmac000075956"><span class="smallcaps">therapy</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachyuran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachyuran</span><z><span target_id="qLnu0QsDAq">adj.</span><span target_id="kI72hHb1oK">n.</span></z></header><div>/brækiˈjurən/ (<em>say</em> brakee'yoohruhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="qLnu0QsDAq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq367"> belonging or relating to the Brachyura, a group of stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans with short tails, the common crabs.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="kI72hHb1oK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq150"> a brachyuran crustacean.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brachyurous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009008"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brachyurous</span></header><div>/brækiˈjurəs/ (<em>say</em> brakee'yoohruhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Zoology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq032">short-tailed, as the crabs (opposed to <em>macrurous</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracing</span><z><span target_id="g1BOWjJm5E">adj.</span><span target_id="ydFvdWWlKY">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bracing" src="word_pronunciations/02944.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'braysing) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="g1BOWjJm5E"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq785"> strengthening; invigorating.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ydFvdWWlKY">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq610"> a brace.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq144"> braces collectively.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bracingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009010"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brack</span></header><div>/bræk/ (<em>say</em> brak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<strong>Cecil</strong>)<strong> John</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq632">1920–99, Australian painter; noted for expressionistic, pessimistic works, many concerned with suburbia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009011"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracken</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bracken" src="word_pronunciations/02945.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrækən/ (<em>say</em> 'brakuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq002"> a large, coarse fern, especially <em>Pteridium esculentum</em>, a perennial native which is widespread throughout the higher rainfall areas of Australia.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq449"> a clump of ferns.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>braken</em>, from Scandinavian; compare Swedish <em>bräken</em> fern]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracketing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009013"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracketing</span></header><div>/ˈbrækətɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brakuhting) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq407"> the series of wooden supports, often of fanciful jigsaw form, nailed to the ceiling, joists, and battening to support cornices.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> the use of brackets (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100191" href="entry://bracket%23mq987">6a</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brackish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009014"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brackish</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brackish" src="word_pronunciations/02947.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrækɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'brakish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> slightly salt; having a salty or briny flavour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq505"> distasteful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<em>brack</em> brackish (from Dutch <em>brak</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038451" href="entry://-ish%23bigmac000038451"><span class="smallcaps">-ish<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brackishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bracks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac100599954"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bracks</span></header><div>/bræks/ (<em>say</em> braks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Steve</strong> (<em>Stephen Philip Bracks</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq362">born 1955, Australian state Labor politician; premier of Victoria 1999–2007.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bract
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bract</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bract" src="word_pronunciations/02948.mp3"></audio></span>/brækt/ (<em>say</em> brakt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq009">a specialised leaf or leaf-like part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>bractea</em> thin plate of metal] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bracteal</strong> /ˈbræktiəl/ (<em>say</em> 'brakteeuhl), <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bractless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracteate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009016"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracteate</span><z><span target_id="2EwBHeATcs">n.</span><span target_id="kbt7ZlxJ07">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbræktiət/ (<em>say</em> 'brakteeuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2EwBHeATcs"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq712"> <em class="label">Archaeology</em> a thin ornamental plate of gold or silver.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="kbt7ZlxJ07">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq528"> <em class="label">Botany</em> having bracts.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracteolate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009017"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracteolate</span></header><div>/ˈbræktiələt/ (<em>say</em> 'brakteeuhluht), /-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">having bracteoles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bracteole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009018"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bracteole</span></header><div>/ˈbræktioʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'brakteeohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq554">a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bractlet</strong> /ˈbræktlət/ (<em>say</em> 'braktluht). <div class="etym">[New Latin <em>bracteōla</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brad</span><z><span target_id="zNHsco8O5J">n.</span><span target_id="eCT77Hpkma">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/bræd/ (<em>say</em> brad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zNHsco8O5J"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq015"> a small wire nail with a small symmetrical head, or a head projecting on one side only.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="eCT77Hpkma">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq544"> (<strong class="bold">bradded</strong>, <strong class="bold">bradding</strong>) to turn down (the end of a nail which projects a short way through the work).</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brad</em>, variant of <em>brod</em>, from Old Norse <em>broddr</em> spike]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brad
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac505417108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brad<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/bræd/ (<em>say</em> brad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>also lower case</em>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq230">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac699817143" href="entry://Chad%23bigmac699817143"><strong>Chad<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac734617506"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brad<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bræd/ (<em>say</em> brad) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">British Obsolete Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq000">a £1 note bearing the signature of Sir John Bradbury, issued at the beginning of World War I.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>Bradbury pound</em>, from Sir John <em>Bradbury</em>, secretary to the British Treasury, 1913–19]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bradawl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bradawl</span></header><div>/ˈbrædɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'bradawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Carpentry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">an awl for making small holes in wood for brads, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bradfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009022"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradfield</span></header><div>/ˈbrædfild/ (<em>say</em> 'bradfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Job Crew</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq078">1867–1943, Australian civil engineer; supervising engineer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>JJC Bradfield</strong> was born in Sandgate, Qld. He studied engineering and joined the NSW Department of Public Works in 1891. His design for a cantilever bridge over Sydney Harbour was approved in 1913, but not proceeded with due to World War I. Renewed initiatives for a harbour bridge were begun after the end of the war and Bradfield was responsible for setting the parameters of the tendering process which commenced in 1923. The tender for a single-arch bridge put forward by the English company Dorman Long and Co Ltd was accepted, after which Bradfield and his staff supervised the design and construction process of the bridge up to its completion in 1932. The Bradfield Highway, which is the paved section of the bridge and its approaches, bears his name. Other projects designed by Bradfield include Sydney’s metropolitan railway system, the Story and St Lucia bridges across the Brisbane River, Qld’s Hornibrook Highway and the University of Qld. The merits of his scheme for directing water to inland, arid parts of north-eastern Australia continue to be debated. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009023" href="entry://Bradfield%20Plan%23bigmac000009023"><strong>Bradfield Plan</strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bradford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091803"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradford</span></header><div>/ˈbrædfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'bradfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">an industrial city in northern England, in Bradford unitary district, in West Yorkshire; wool industry centre from 14th century.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bradlaugh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009024"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradlaugh</span></header><div>/ˈbrædlɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bradlaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">1833–91, English social reformer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bradley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009025"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradley</span></header><div>/ˈbrædli/ (<em>say</em> 'bradlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq304">1757–1833, British naval officer; in Australia, assisted in surveying Port Jackson and Broken Bay; surveyed Norfolk Island.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bradman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradman</span></header><div>/ˈbrædmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bradmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Donald George</strong> (‘<em>the Don</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">1908–2001, Australian cricketer; Test captain 1936–48; regarded as Australia’s greatest batsman.</span></div> <div class="backshade">A formidable batsman by the age of 12, <strong>Don Bradman</strong> demonstrated his huge run-scoring capacity early in his career. He began playing Test cricket for Australia in 1928. Bradman’s reputation was firmly established during the 1930 tour of England with his record-breaking score of 974 runs in seven innings. During the 1932–33 English tour of Australia, England’s captain Douglas Jardine lowered Bradman’s ability to score by introducing the controversial ‘bodyline’ bowling tactics. After moving to SA in 1935 for business reasons, Bradman became SA captain and a state selector. He retired from cricket in 1948 with a record Test batting average of 99.94 runs. Bradman was the first Australian cricketer to be knighted (1949). He continued to play a major role in cricket administration until 1972, serving as chairman of the Australian Board of Control for several terms and as a national selector. The Bradman Museum (later renamed the International Cricket Hall of Fame) was opened at Bowral in 1989.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bradshaw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradshaw</span></header><div>/ˈbrædʃɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'bradshaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Richard David</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq195">born 1938, Australian puppeteer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bradshaws
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac046699177"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bradshaws</span></header><div>/ˈbrædʃɔz/ (<em>say</em> 'bradshawz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq514">former name of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac339630058" href="entry://Gwion%23bigmac339630058"><strong>Gwion</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bradshaw figures</strong>, <strong class="vs">Bradshaw paintings</strong>. <div class="etym">[named after Australian pastoralist Joseph <em>Bradshaw</em>, 1854–1916, who was the first European to see and describe them]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brady
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brady</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪdi/ (<em>say</em> 'braydee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq817"> <strong>Edwin James</strong>, 1869–1952, Australian writer, journalist, and newspaper editor, especially noted for his sea ballads.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq678"> <strong>John</strong>, 1800?–71, Irish-born Roman Catholic ecclesiastic in Australia; bishop of Perth 1845–71.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq764"> <strong>Mathew</strong>, 1799–1826, English-born bushranger in Van Diemen’s Land.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Mathew Brady</strong> was transported to Van Diemen’s Land in 1820 for forgery. In 1824, with six others, Brady escaped by boat from Macquarie Harbour. Over the next two years, Brady led a gang of bushrangers in Van Diemen’s Land whose activities seriously impeded settlement. He was captured and executed in 1826.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bradycardia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009030"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bradycardia</span></header><div>/brædəˈkadiə/ (<em>say</em> braduh'kahdeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq623">abnormal slowness of the pulse, usually below 60 beats per minute.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek, combining form of <em>bradys</em> slow + <em>kardia</em> heart]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009031"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brae</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brae" src="word_pronunciations/02985.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪ/ (<em>say</em> bray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a slope; a declivity; a hillside.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bra</em>, from Old Norse <em>brā</em> eyelid, related to Old English <em>brēaw</em> eyebrow, eyelid; German <em>Braue</em> eyebrow]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braemar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009032"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braemar</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪma/ (<em>say</em> 'braymah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">a village in Scotland, in Aberdeenshire; annual Highland games.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009033"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braford</span></header><div>/ˈbrafəd/ (<em>say</em> 'brahfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq811">one of a breed of cattle which is a cross between Brahman (zebu) and Hereford.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brag
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brag</span><z><span target_id="7O6LkcZdBL">v.i.</span><span target_id="2IytQL8SjF">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brag" src="word_pronunciations/02949.mp3"></audio></span>/bræg/ (<em>say</em> brag) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="7O6LkcZdBL"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq992"> (<strong class="bold">bragged</strong>, <strong class="bold">bragging</strong>) to use boastful language; boast: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Those who had more need to brag, or more money to brag with, ordered their clothing from London.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">hugh atkinson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="2IytQL8SjF">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq791"> a boast or vaunt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq220"> a boaster.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bragger</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bragging</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bragging</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>braggingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bragg
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009035"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bragg</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bragg" src="word_pronunciations/02949.mp3"></audio></span>/bræg/ (<em>say</em> brag) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq689"> <strong>Billy</strong> (<em>Stephen William Bragg</em>), born 1957, English folk-rock singer, songwriter and political activist.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> <strong>Sir William Henry</strong>, 1862–1942, British physicist, in Australia 1885–1908; noted for study of crystal structure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq186"> his Australian-born son, <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>William</strong>)<strong> Lawrence</strong>, 1890–1971, British physicist; shared Nobel prize for physics 1915 with his father.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braggadocio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009036"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braggadocio</span></header><div>/brægəˈdoʊtʃioʊ/ (<em>say</em> braguh'dohcheeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">braggadocios</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq226"> empty boasting; bragging.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq459"> a boasting person; a braggart.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Braggadochio</em>, name of a boastful character in Spenser’s <em>Faerie Queene</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braggart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009037"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braggart</span><z><span target_id="X7F1vH4bXk">n.</span><span target_id="OK4jDoFP0q">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrægat/ (<em>say</em> 'bragaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="X7F1vH4bXk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq257"> someone given to bragging.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="OK4jDoFP0q">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq248"> bragging; boastful.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009034" href="entry://brag%23bigmac000009034"><span class="smallcaps">brag</span></a> + <em>art</em>, from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000003646" href="entry://-ard%23bigmac000003646"><span class="smallcaps">-ard</span></a>; compare French (obsolete) <em>bragard</em> boastful] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>braggartism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bragi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009039"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bragi</span></header><div>/ˈbragi/ (<em>say</em> 'brahgee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Scandinavian Mythology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq416">son of Odin, and god of poetry and music; husband of Ithunn.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Brage</strong> /ˈbragə/ (<em>say</em> 'brahguh).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brah
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac709727867"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brah</span></header><div>/bra/ (<em>say</em> brah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098775" href="entry://brother%23bigmac000098775"><strong>brother</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098775" href="entry://brother%23mq36">7a</a>).</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bruh</strong>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098775" href="entry://brother%23bigmac000098775"><span class="smallcaps">brother</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brahe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahe</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brahe" src="word_pronunciations/02991.mp3"></audio></span>/bra/ (<em>say</em> brah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq585"> <strong>May</strong> (born <em>Mary Hanna Dickson</em>), 1884–1956, Australian song composer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq602"> <strong>Tycho</strong> (<em>Tyge Ottesen Brahe</em>), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer and alchemist; known for his comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brahma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brahma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brahma" src="word_pronunciations/02951.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbramə/ (<em>say</em> 'brahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq948">one of a breed of large domestic fowls, of Asian origin, with feathered legs and small wings and tail.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after and shortened form of <em>Brahmaputra</em>, a region in north-eastern India]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brahma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099663"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahma</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brahma" src="word_pronunciations/02951.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbramə/ (<em>say</em> 'brahmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq664"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009041" href="entry://Brahman%23bigmac000009041"><strong>Brahman<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq115"> (in later Hinduism) the personal Creator, one of a trinity together with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer, usually represented holding a goblet, a bow, a sceptre, and the Vedas; seldom worshipped today.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit <em>brahmā</em> the divinity as personified]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brahman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahman<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brahman" src="word_pronunciations/02950.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbramən/ (<em>say</em> 'brahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">(in philosophic Hinduism) the impersonal Supreme Being, the primal source and the Ultimate God of all being; Atman, the World God.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Sanskrit]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100209"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahman<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brahman" src="word_pronunciations/02950.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbramən/ (<em>say</em> 'brahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Brahmans</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq345"> a member of the highest, or priestly, Hindu caste. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091244" href="entry://Kshatriya%23bigmac000091244"><strong>Kshatriya</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091254" href="entry://Vaisya%23bigmac000091254"><strong>Vaisya</strong></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093522" href="entry://Sudra%23bigmac000093522"><strong>Sudra</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq534"> (<em>often lower case</em>) a person of great culture and intellect.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq193"> (<em>often lower case</em>) a snobbish or aloof intellectual.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq399"> one of a breed of cattle originating in India, derived from the zebu, and used widely in Australia for crossbreeding.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Brahmin</strong>. <div class="etym">[Sanskrit <em>brāhmaṇ</em> with the sense of def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100209" href="#mq345">1</a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Brahmanic</strong> /braˈmænɪk/ (<em>say</em> brah'manik), <strong>Brahmanical</strong> /braˈmænɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> brah'manikuhl), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brahmanism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009042"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahmanism</span></header><div>/ˈbramənɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'brahmuhnizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">the religious and social system of the Brahmans and orthodox Hindus, characterised by the caste system and diversified pantheism.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>Brahmanist</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brahmaputra
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009043"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahmaputra</span></header><div>/braməˈputrə/ (<em>say</em> brahmuh'poohtruh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq612">a river flowing from the south-western Xizang AR (Tibet) through north-eastern India, joining the Ganges in Bangladesh to flow into the Bay of Bengal. About 2897 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brahmin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009044"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahmin</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brahmin" src="word_pronunciations/02950.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbramən/ (<em>say</em> 'brahmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq202">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100209" href="entry://Brahman%23bigmac000100209"><strong>Brahman<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brahms
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009045"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahms</span></header><div>/bramz/ (<em>say</em> brahmz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Johannes</strong> /joʊˈhanəs/ (<em>say</em> yoh'hahnuhs), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq488">1833–97, German composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brahui
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463022095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brahui</span><z><span target_id="qd5lzUlQrg">n.</span><span target_id="g4Cev97Anv">adj.</span></z></header><div>/braˈhui/ (<em>say</em> brah'hoohee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qd5lzUlQrg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> a language of the Dravidian family, spoken in Pakistan.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq191"> the people that speak this language.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq596"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">Brahui</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">Brahuis</strong>) a member of this people.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="g4Cev97Anv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq531"> of or relating to this people or their language.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009047"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braid</span><z><span target_id="TUxFe91d9v">v.t.</span><span target_id="cRRR54O1Ty">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of braid" src="word_pronunciations/02952.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪd/ (<em>say</em> brayd) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="TUxFe91d9v"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq295"> to weave together strips or strands of; plait.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq522"> to form by such weaving.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq897"> to bind or confine (the hair) with a band, ribbon, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq105"> to trim (garments) with braid.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="cRRR54O1Ty">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq225"> a braided length, or plait, of hair, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq170"> a narrow band or tape, formed by plaiting or weaving together several strands of silk, cotton, wool, or other material, often with gold or silver wire, used as trimming for garments, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq013"> a band, ribbon, etc., for binding or confining the hair.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>braide</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>bregdan</em> move quickly, move to and fro, weave] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>braider</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braided
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac157674573"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braided</span><z><span target_id="0Z27faIAah">v.</span><span target_id="itsxX7mhxv">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbreɪdəd/ (<em>say</em> 'brayduhd) <div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="0Z27faIAah"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq728"> past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009047" href="entry://braid%23bigmac000009047"><strong>braid</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="itsxX7mhxv">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq372"> (of shallow watercourses) having interconnected channels with intervening shingle bars: <em class="example">a braided river.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braiding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009048"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braiding</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brayding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq151"> braids collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq086"> braided work.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braidwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096252"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braidwood</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪdwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'braydwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq574">a town in south-eastern NSW near the Shoalhaven River; goldmining centre in the late 1800s.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brail</span><z><span target_id="QhDPWpoUiQ">n.</span><span target_id="1xnlmysZ4o">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brail" src="word_pronunciations/02953.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪl/ (<em>say</em> brayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="QhDPWpoUiQ"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq640"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> one of certain ropes made fast to the after leech of a sail, to assist in taking in the sail.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="1xnlmysZ4o">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq509"> Also, <strong class="vs">brail up</strong>. to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq563"> to gather up the sides of (a tent) above ground for ventilation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brayle</em>, from Old French <em>braiel</em> cincture, from Latin <em>brācāle</em> belt, from <em>brācae</em> breeches]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braille
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009051"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braille</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of braille" src="word_pronunciations/02953.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪl/ (<em>say</em> brayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq182">a system of writing or printing for the blind, in which combinations of tangible points are used to represent letters, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after its French inventor Louis <em>Braille</em>, 1809–52]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brailler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009052"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brailler</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'brayluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq496">an electronic machine which can record information keyed into it and emboss braille directly onto paper, or translate braille into typescript when connected to a computer and a printer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009051" href="entry://braille%23bigmac000009051"><span class="smallcaps">braill(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102009"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brain</span><z><span target_id="WPnb3bfddG">n.</span><span target_id="KnPvFjlACS">v.t.</span><span target_id="5aHfPSe8Wu">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brain" src="word_pronunciations/02960.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪn/ (<em>say</em> brayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="WPnb3bfddG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq942"> (<em>sometimes plural</em>) the soft convoluted mass of greyish and whitish nerve tissue which fills the cranium of humans and other vertebrates; centre of sensation, body coordination, thought, emotion, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq653"> <em class="label">Zoology</em> (in many invertebrates) a part of the nervous system more or less corresponding to the brain of vertebrates.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq972"> (<em>usually plural</em>) understanding; intellectual power; intelligence.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq628"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a highly intelligent or well-informed person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq849"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a diminished mental capacity, attributed to a specified cause: <em class="example">chemo brain; </em><em class="example">baby brain; </em><em class="example">preggie brain.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="KnPvFjlACS">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq244"> to dash out the brains of: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>He must get to close quarters with the dog, and chop him in two, or brain him with the axe.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">barbara baynton</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1902</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq200"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to hit (someone) hard, especially about the head; cuff: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>At first it looked as though Stipendiary Larsney would brain him with the water-carafe.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">xavier herbert</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="5aHfPSe8Wu">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq218"> <strong class="phr">blow someone’s brains out</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to shoot someone through the head.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq825"> <strong class="phr">go off one’s brain</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to become frenzied (with worry, anger, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq779"> <strong class="phr">have something on the brain</strong>, to have an obsession about or be preoccupied with something.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq674"> <strong class="phr">pick someone’s brains</strong>, to get the benefit of another person’s work or ideas.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>bregen</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainchild
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009057"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainchild</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brainchild" src="word_pronunciations/02955.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪntʃaɪld/ (<em>say</em> 'braynchuyld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brainchildren</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq436">a product of one’s creative work or thought.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainiac
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac799742351"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainiac</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪniæk/ (<em>say</em> 'brayneeak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq390">a very intelligent person.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <em>Brainiac</em>, an arch-criminal in <em>Superman</em> cartoons from the 1950s]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainless</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnləs/ (<em>say</em> 'braynluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq437">mentally weak; witless; stupid.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>brainlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainpan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009063"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainpan</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnpæn/ (<em>say</em> 'braynpan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">the skull or cranium.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainpower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac328372123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainpower</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnpaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'braynpowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq334">capacity to think; intelligence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainrot
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac135722371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainrot</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnrɒt/ (<em>say</em> 'braynrot) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq720"> content, especially as viewed on a social media platform and for an extended duration, which is considered to be of low quality in terms of intellectual stimulation: <em class="example">to scroll through brainrot until dawn.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq434"> the supposed diminished mental capacity caused by the consumption of such content.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brain rot</strong>. <div class="etym">[from the notion that constant consumption of low-quality online content causes a decline in cognitive ability due to the brain not being stimulated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainsick
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009066"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainsick</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnsɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'braynsik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq173">crazy; mad.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>brainsickly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brainsickness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainstorm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009067"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainstorm</span><z><span target_id="3KMmiLr2wU">n.</span><span target_id="mAVv3zR6tl">v.i.</span><span target_id="Z72br6aqT7">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brainstorm" src="word_pronunciations/02956.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪnstɔm/ (<em>say</em> 'braynstawm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3KMmiLr2wU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> a sudden, violent attack of mental disturbance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq768"> a sudden inspiration, idea, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="mAVv3zR6tl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq476"> to take part in a session of brainstorming.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Z72br6aqT7">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq568"> to use brainstorming as a means to address or solve (a problem, etc.).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainstorming
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009068"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainstorming</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnstɔmɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'braynstawming) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq837">a technique in which a group meets in order to stimulate creative thinking, develop new ideas, devise a solution to a problem, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainteaser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac289830207"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainteaser</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪntizə/ (<em>say</em> 'braynteezuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq693">a mental puzzle.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainwash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009070"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainwash</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnwɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'braynwosh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq137">to indoctrinate by brainwashing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <em>brainwashing</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brainwasher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainwashing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009071"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainwashing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brainwashing" src="word_pronunciations/02957.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪnwɒʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'braynwoshing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">systematic indoctrination that changes or undermines one’s convictions, especially political; menticide.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainwave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009072"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainwave</span><z><span target_id="Le7ceaoXBd">n.</span><span target_id="iBBpa42TYK">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brainwave" src="word_pronunciations/02958.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪnweɪv/ (<em>say</em> 'braynwayv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Le7ceaoXBd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq933"> <em class="label">Physiology</em> a rapid fluctuation of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq794"> a sudden idea or inspiration.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="iBBpa42TYK">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq366"> of or relating to a brainwave.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brain wave</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000105580"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainwork</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪnwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'braynwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq555">constructive thinking (opposed to <em>legwork</em>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brainy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009073"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brainy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brainy" src="word_pronunciations/02959.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'braynee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">brainier</strong>, <strong class="bold">brainiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq357">having brains; intelligent; clever.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>braininess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087961"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braise</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of braise" src="word_pronunciations/02961.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪz/ (<em>say</em> brayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">braised</strong>, <strong class="bold">braising</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq802">to cook (meat or vegetables) by sautéing in fat and then cooking slowly in very little moisture.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>braiser</em>, from <em>braise</em> hot charcoal, live coals; of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braithwaite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braithwaite</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪθweɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'braythwayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Daryl</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq203">born 1949, Australian pop singer; lead singer of the group Sherbet, later solo career; inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2017.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brake<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="0dievdIGao">n.</span><span target_id="OZ5SgooAPY">v.t.</span><span target_id="JZBV3lisj1">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brake" src="word_pronunciations/02963.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪk/ (<em>say</em> brayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="0dievdIGao"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq274"> any mechanical device for arresting the motion of a wheel, a motor, or a vehicle, chiefly by means of friction or pressure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq893"> (<em>plural</em>) the drums, shoes, tubes, levers, etc., making up the brake system.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq559"> a tool or machine for breaking up flax or hemp, to separate the fibre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq901"> a heavy kind of harrow.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq155"> Also, <strong class="vs">break</strong>. → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068283" href="entry://shooting%20brake%23bigmac000068283"><strong>shooting brake</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000068283" href="entry://shooting%20brake%23mq615">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq702"> a brake van.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">braked</strong>, <strong class="bold">braking</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="OZ5SgooAPY">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq568"> to slow or stop the motion of (a wheel, motor vehicle, etc.) as by a brake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq683"> to furnish with brakes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq867"> to process (flax or hemp) by crushing it in a brake.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="JZBV3lisj1">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq884"> to use or apply a brake.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq054"> to run a hoisting machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq193"> to slow down.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch curb, nose ring; flax-brake] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brakeless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009075"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brake<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brake" src="word_pronunciations/02964.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪk/ (<em>say</em> brayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq630">a place overgrown with bushes, shrubs, brambles, or cane; a thicket.</span></div><div class="etym"> [compare Middle Low German <em>brake</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009076"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brake<sup>3</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brake" src="word_pronunciations/02963.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪk/ (<em>say</em> brayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq116">any large or coarse fern, especially <em>Pteridium aquilinum</em> or some allied species.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009011" href="entry://bracken%23bigmac000009011"><span class="smallcaps">bracken</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009077"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brake<sup>4</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brake" src="word_pronunciations/02963.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪk/ (<em>say</em> brayk) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq918">past tense of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23bigmac000102036"><strong>break</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009119"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branle</span></header><div>/ˈbrænəl/ (<em>say</em> 'branuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq964">an early French country dance performed by dancers linked in a circle.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Old French <em>branber</em> to shake]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009120"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branny</span></header><div>/ˈbræni/ (<em>say</em> 'branee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq863">of, containing, or like bran.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Branson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac76173369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Branson</span></header><div>/ˈbrænsən/ (<em>say</em> 'bransuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Richard</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq581">born 1950, English businessman; founded the Virgin group of companies.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009121"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brant</span></header><div>/brænt/ (<em>say</em> brant) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brants</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">brant</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009270" href="entry://brent%23bigmac000009270"><strong>brent</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Branxton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096254"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Branxton</span></header><div>/ˈbræŋkstən/ (<em>say</em> 'brangkstuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a town in the Hunter Valley, NSW, adjacent to the town of Greta; coalmining centre.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braque
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009122"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braque</span></header><div>/brak/ (<em>say</em> brahk), /bræk/ (<em>say</em> brak) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Georges</strong> /ʒɔʒ/ (<em>say</em> zhawzh), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq845">1881–1963, French painter; founder of cubism with Picasso.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brasch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brasch</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brasch" src="word_pronunciations/02973.mp3"></audio></span>/bræʃ/ (<em>say</em> brash) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Reverend Rabbi Rudolph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">1912–2004, Australian rabbi and writer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brasco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac056857695"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brasco</span></header><div>/ˈbræskoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'braskoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq734">a toilet.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brasker</strong>, <strong class="vs">braska</strong>. <div class="etym">[origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brash
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102291"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brash</span><z><span target_id="f1zTJlLOwZ">adj.</span><span target_id="iI9L2aYuEU">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brash" src="word_pronunciations/02973.mp3"></audio></span>/bræʃ/ (<em>say</em> brash) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="f1zTJlLOwZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq605"> impertinent; impudent; forward.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq689"> headlong; hasty; rash.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iI9L2aYuEU">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq953"> loose fragments of rock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq215"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> small fragments of crushed ice collected by winds or currents near the shore.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin obscure] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brashly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brashness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brashy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009125"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brashy</span></header><div>/ˈbræʃi/ (<em>say</em> 'brashee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq734"> loosely fragmented; rubbishy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq214"> brittle; liable to break into fragments.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brasil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009127"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brasil</span></header><div>/braˈzil/ (<em>say</em> brah'zeel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq103">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091806" href="entry://Brazil%23bigmac000091806"><strong>Brazil</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brasília
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brasília</span></header><div>/brəˈzɪliə/ (<em>say</em> bruh'zileeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">a city in and the capital of Brazil, on the central plateau.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brasilin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009128"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brasilin</span></header><div>/ˈbræzələn/ (<em>say</em> 'brazuhluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq859">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009163" href="entry://brazilin%23bigmac000009163"><strong>brazilin</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braşov
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braşov</span></header><div>/braˈʃoʊv/ (<em>say</em> brah'shohv) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq445">a city in central Romania.</span></div> German, <strong>Kronstadt</strong>. Formerly (1950–60), <strong>Stalin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087963"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassage</span></header><div>/ˈbrasɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'brahsij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq328">a charge to cover costs of coining money.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>brasser</em> stir (welded metal), from Latin <em>brace</em> white corn, of Celtic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009129"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassard</span></header><div>/ˈbræsad/ (<em>say</em> 'brasahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq461"> a badge worn round the upper arm.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq168"> Also, <strong class="vs">brassart</strong> /ˈbræsət/ (<em>say</em> 'brasuht). a piece of armour for the arm.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>bras</em> arm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090570"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassed</span><z><span target_id="TtzG4Qe1Ym">adj.</span><span target_id="RISkJP792k">phr.</span></z></header><div>/brast/ (<em>say</em> brahst) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="TtzG4Qe1Ym">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> cheated; defrauded.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="RISkJP792k">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq182"> <strong class="phr">brassed off</strong>, bad-tempered, especially as a result of experiencing disillusionment.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brasserie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009131"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brasserie</span></header><div>/ˈbrasəri/ (<em>say</em> 'brahsuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">a restaurant, especially an informal one.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: brewery, from <em>brasser</em> to brew]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009132"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassey</span></header><div>/ˈbræsi/ (<em>say</em> 'brasee), /ˈbrasi/ (<em>say</em> 'brahsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq186">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009139" href="entry://brassy%23bigmac000009139"><strong>brassy<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branders
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac400632616"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branders</span></header><div>/ˈbrændəz/ (<em>say</em> 'branduhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095438" href="entry://brandings%23bigmac000095438"><strong>brandings</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095438" href="entry://brandings%23bigmac000095438"><span class="smallcaps">brandings</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brandes
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009108"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brandes</span></header><div>/ˈbrandəs/ (<em>say</em> 'brahnduhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>George Morris Cohen</strong> /ˈgeɪɔg ˈmɒris ˈkoʊən/ (<em>say</em> 'gayawg 'morees 'kohuhn), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq965">1842–1927, Danish critic and scholar.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandied
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009109"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandied</span></header><div>/ˈbrændid/ (<em>say</em> 'brandeed) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq187">flavoured with brandy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandies
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac501226084"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandies</span></header><div>/ˈbrændiz/ (<em>say</em> 'brandeez) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac117282783" href="entry://brandy%23bigmac117282783"><strong>brandy<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandings
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095438"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandings</span></header><div>/ˈbrændɪŋz/ (<em>say</em> 'brandingz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> (<em>construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq295">a children’s game in which a ball, usually a tennis ball, is thrown at other players with such force that a red mark appears on the skin.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac117282783" href="entry://brandy%23bigmac117282783"><strong>brandy<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandish</span><z><span target_id="CdPgcsVJhj">v.t.</span><span target_id="IcNUOA3UkZ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brandish" src="word_pronunciations/02969.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrændɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'brandish) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="CdPgcsVJhj"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq653"> to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IcNUOA3UkZ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq002"> a wave or flourish, as of a weapon.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>braundish</em>(<em>en</em>), from Old French <em>brandiss-</em>, stem of <em>brandir</em>, from <em>brand</em> sword; of Germanic origin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009105" href="entry://brand%23bigmac000009105"><span class="smallcaps">brand</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brandisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandist
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac326997866"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandist</span></header><div>/ˈbrændəst/ (<em>say</em> 'branduhst) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq771">unwilling to wear clothes or adopt fashion items that are not identified as products of a specific brand.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandjack
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac348249091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandjack</span></header><div>/ˈbrænddʒæk/ (<em>say</em> 'brandjak) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq372">to engage in brandjacking.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009105" href="entry://brand%23bigmac000009105"><span class="smallcaps">brand</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094003" href="entry://hijack%23bigmac000094003"><span class="smallcaps">(hi)jack</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandjacking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac161915553"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandjacking</span></header><div>/ˈbrænddʒækɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brandjaking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">a type of scam in which the perpetrator adopts the online identity of another person, product, company, etc., often for the purpose of financial gain, damaging a reputation, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009105" href="entry://brand%23bigmac000009105"><span class="smallcaps">brand</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094003" href="entry://hijack%23bigmac000094003"><span class="smallcaps">(hi)jack</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009110"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandling</span></header><div>/ˈbrændlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brandling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq407">a small, reddish brown earthworm, <em>Helodrilus foetidus</em>, with yellow markings, found chiefly in manure heaps, used as a bait in fishing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009105" href="entry://brand%23bigmac000009105"><span class="smallcaps">brand</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042745" href="entry://-ling%23bigmac000042745"><span class="smallcaps">-ling<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brando
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009112"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brando</span></header><div>/ˈbrændoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'brandoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marlon</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">1924–2004, US film actor; films include <em>A Streetcar Named Desire</em> (1951); Academy Award for best actor for both <em>On the Waterfront</em> (1954) and <em>The Godfather</em> (1972).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brandon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brandon</span></header><div>/ˈbrændən/ (<em>say</em> 'branduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq680">a town in north-eastern Qld, near Ayr.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brandt
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009113"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brandt</span></header><div>/brant/ (<em>say</em> brahnt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Willi</strong> /ˈvɪli/ (<em>say</em> 'vilee), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq869">1913–92, German politician; chancellor of West Germany 1969–74; Nobel Peace prize 1971.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087159"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandy<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="szt4E3FMb5">n.</span><span target_id="oB0p3EOG7W">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brandy" src="word_pronunciations/02970.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrændi/ (<em>say</em> 'brandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="szt4E3FMb5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq704"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brandies</strong>) the spirit distilled from the fermented juice of grapes or, sometimes, of apples, peaches, plums, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="oB0p3EOG7W">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq675"> (<strong class="bold">brandied</strong>, <strong class="bold">brandying</strong>) to mix, flavour, or preserve with brandy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <em>brandywine</em>, from Dutch <em>brandewijn</em> burnt (i.e. distilled) wine]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac117282783"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brandy" src="word_pronunciations/02970.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrændi/ (<em>say</em> 'brandee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em>, <em class="label">NT</em>, <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">SA and Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq37">a children’s game in which a ball, usually a tennis ball, is thrown at other players with such force that a red mark appears on the skin.</span></div> Compare <em class="label">Chiefly NSW</em>, <em class="label">ACT and Tasmania</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095438" href="entry://brandings%23bigmac000095438"><strong>brandings</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">brandies</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22621309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brane</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brane" src="word_pronunciations/02960.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪn/ (<em>say</em> brayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Physics</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq886">a multidimensional object with dimensions ranging from zero to nine.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac371874735" href="entry://p-brane%23bigmac371874735"><strong>p-brane</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000046067" href="entry://membrane%23bigmac000046067"><span class="smallcaps">membrane</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brang
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac235318982"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brang</span></header><div>/bræŋ/ (<em>say</em> brang) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<em>in non-standard use</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq928">brought.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brangus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009117"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brangus</span></header><div>/ˈbræŋgəs/ (<em>say</em> 'brangguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">one of a breed of cattle which is about one third Brahman and two thirds Aberdeen Angus.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brangwyn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009118"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brangwyn</span></header><div>/ˈbræŋwən/ (<em>say</em> 'brangwuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Frank</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq359">1867–1956, British painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branks</span></header><div>/bræŋks/ (<em>say</em> brangks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq185">(formerly) a bridle used to punish a scold.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin uncertain]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brakeage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009078"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brakeage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brakeage" src="word_pronunciations/02999.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'braykij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq396"> the action of a brake or set of brakes, as in stopping a vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq476"> brakes collectively.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brakelight
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brakelight</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪklaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'braykluyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq828">a tail-light linked to the brakes of a vehicle so that it shows when they are applied; stoplight.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brakpan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brakpan</span></header><div>/ˈbrækpæn/ (<em>say</em> 'brakpan) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq438">a goldmining town in the Republic of South Africa, in Mpumalanga province.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bramante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009091"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bramante</span></header><div>/ˈbramanteɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'brahmahntay) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Donato</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq772">1444?–1514, Italian High Renaissance architect and painter.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009095"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bran</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bran" src="word_pronunciations/02972.mp3"></audio></span>/bræn/ (<em>say</em> bran) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq480"> the ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour or meal by bolting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq434"> by-products of grain processing used as feed: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>down past the chaff-and-grain store where I was sometimes sent to buy bran and pollard for our hens</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bran
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009096"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bran</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bran" src="word_pronunciations/02972.mp3"></audio></span>/bræn/ (<em>say</em> bran) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq880">a Brython deity, and early mythical king of Britain.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Branagh
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009097"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Branagh</span></header><div>/ˈbrænə/ (<em>say</em> 'branuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Kenneth Charles</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq865">born 1960, British actor, born in Northern Ireland.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branch
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branch</span><z><span target_id="neKTw6Id5Z">n.</span><span target_id="NpKGvKYWpb">v.i.</span><span target_id="f1EdcNQ6wr">v.t.</span><span target_id="Vqr8Cro15q">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of branch" src="word_pronunciations/02966.mp3"></audio></span>/bræntʃ/ (<em>say</em> branch), /brantʃ/ (<em>say</em> brahnch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="neKTw6Id5Z"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq221"> <em class="label">Botany</em> a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant (the ultimate or smaller ramifications being called branchlets, twigs, or shoots).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq993"> a limb, offshoot, or ramification: <em class="example">the branches of a deer’s horns.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq577"> any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: <em class="example">the various branches of learning.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq069"> a local operating division of a company, chain store, library, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq919"> a line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq883"> (in the classification of languages) a subdivision of a family; a group.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq938"> <em class="label">Geography</em> a tributary stream.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq136"> Also, <strong class="vs">branch pipe</strong>. any of various nozzles for a fire hose.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="NpKGvKYWpb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq098"> to put forth branches; spread in branches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq255"> to divide into separate parts or subdivisions; diverge.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="f1EdcNQ6wr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq237"> to divide as into branches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq367"> to adorn with needlework; decorate with embroidery, as in textile fabrics.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="Vqr8Cro15q">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq476"> <strong class="phr">branch out</strong>, to expand in a new direction.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>branche</em>, from Late Latin <em>branca</em> paw, claw] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>branchless</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>branchy</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>branching</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>branching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branchia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009098"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branchia</span></header><div>/ˈbræŋkiə/ (<em>say</em> 'brangkeeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq773">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009099" href="entry://branchiae%23bigmac000009099"><strong>branchiae</strong></a>.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>branchial</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branchiae
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branchiae</span></header><div>/ˈbræŋkii/ (<em>say</em> 'brangkee-ee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq565">the respiratory organs or gills of fishes, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>brachia</em> (singular), from Greek <em>branchia</em> (neuter plural) gills]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branchiate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009100"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branchiate</span></header><div>/ˈbræŋkiət/ (<em>say</em> 'brangkeeuht), /-eɪt/ (<em>say</em> -ayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq307">having branchiae.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branchiopod
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009101"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branchiopod</span></header><div>/ˈbræŋkiəpɒd/ (<em>say</em> 'brangkeeuhpod) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq242">any of the Branchiopoda, a group of crustaceans having branchiae or gills on the feet, as the shield shrimp.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek <em>branchia</em> gills + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000051505" href="entry://-o-%23bigmac000051505"><span class="smallcaps">-o-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057619" href="entry://-pod%23bigmac000057619"><span class="smallcaps">-pod</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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branchlet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009102"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">branchlet</span></header><div>/ˈbræntʃlət/ (<em>say</em> 'branchluht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq805">a small branch.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089657" href="entry://branch%23bigmac000089657"><span class="smallcaps">branch</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000042171" href="entry://-let%23bigmac000042171"><span class="smallcaps">-let</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brancusi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009104"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brancusi</span></header><div>/bræŋˈkuzi/ (<em>say</em> brang'koohzee), /brəŋˈkuʃi/ (<em>say</em> bruhng'koohshee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Constantin</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq091">1876–1957, French sculptor born in Romania, noted for the simplicity of his abstract forms.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brand</span><z><span target_id="EusQwhbcCq">n.</span><span target_id="56IvTCMoSR">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brand" src="word_pronunciations/02971.mp3"></audio></span>/brænd/ (<em>say</em> brand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="EusQwhbcCq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq955"> a trademark or trade name to identify a product, as that of a distributor, or a manufacturer or other producer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq501"> the company identified by such a brand: <em class="example">to battle the big brands.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq934"> an image, name or slogan used to identify a place, event or organisation, especially in a marketing context: <em class="example">to develop Sydney’s brand as a leading global city.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq481"> kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a brand, stamp, trademark, or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq753"> a mark made by burning or otherwise, to indicate kind, grade, make, ownership, etc.: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Then we saw whose cattle they were; they had all Hunter’s and Falkland’s brands on, which showed that they belonged to Banda and Elingamah stations.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">rolf boldrewood</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1888</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq510"> a mark formerly put upon criminals with a hot iron.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq116"> any mark of infamy; a stigma.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq002"> an iron for branding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq738"> a burning or partly burnt piece of wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq342"> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> a torch.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq279"> <em class="label">Archaic or Poetic</em> a sword.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="56IvTCMoSR">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq475"> Also, <strong class="vs">brand up</strong>. to mark with a brand: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When the animals were all broken-in they were branded with a branding iron.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">a.b. facey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1981</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq124"> to mark with infamy; stigmatise: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But she has to be careful because in the hearing of some she only has ‘to utter a tiny word of resentment’ and she is branded a racist.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">geoffrey blainey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1984</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English and Old English; related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100853" href="entry://burn%23bigmac000100853"><span class="smallcaps">burn<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brander</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>branding</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009106"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brand</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brand" src="word_pronunciations/02971.mp3"></audio></span>/brænd/ (<em>say</em> brand) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq875"> <strong>Sir David</strong>, 1912–79, Australian Liberal politician; premier of WA 1959–71.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq065"> <strong>Mona</strong>, 1915–2007, Australian playwright and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brandade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac907083433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brandade</span></header><div>/brɒnˈdad/ (<em>say</em> bron'dahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq735">a savoury dish comprising a puree of a salted or smoked fish with olive oil, garlic, milk, and cream.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brassey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009133"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brassey</span></header><div>/ˈbræsi/ (<em>say</em> 'brasee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Thomas</strong>, <strong>1st Earl</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq950">1836–1918, English administrator; governor of Victoria 1895–1900.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassica
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009134"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassica</span></header><div>/ˈbræsɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'brasikuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq933">any plant of the genus <em>Brassica</em>, native to the Mediterranean region, as cabbage, swede, turnip and mustard.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin: cabbage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassicaceous
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac265482262"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassicaceous</span></header><div>/bræsiˈkeɪʃəs/ (<em>say</em> brasee'kayshuhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq337">of or relating to the <em>Brassica</em> genus, which includes cabbage, broccoli, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009135"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassie</span></header><div>/ˈbræsi/ (<em>say</em> 'brasee), /ˈbrasi/ (<em>say</em> 'brahsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq080">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009139" href="entry://brassy%23bigmac000009139"><strong>brassy<sup>2</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassiere
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102020"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassiere</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brassiere" src="word_pronunciations/02974.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbræziə/ (<em>say</em> 'brazeeuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brassiere" src="word_pronunciations/02975.mp3"></audio></span>/-siə/ (<em>say</em> -seeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095724" href="entry://bra%23bigmac000095724"><strong>bra<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>brassière</em> (now obsolete) a type of short camisole worn as an undergarment, from Middle French <em>bracieres</em> camisole, from Old French: armour for the arms, from <em>bras</em> arm]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassware
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009136"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassware</span></header><div>/ˈbraswɛə/ (<em>say</em> 'brahswair) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq666">articles of brass.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brassy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009138"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassy<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrasi/ (<em>say</em> 'brahsee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">brassier</strong>, <strong class="bold">brassiest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq100"> made of or covered with brass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq566"> resembling brass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq670"> harsh and metallic: <em class="example">brassy tones.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq193"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> brazen; bold.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq673"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>often derogatory</em>) extremely loud or gaudy in behaviour or appearance, especially used of a woman.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090676" href="entry://brass%23bigmac000090676"><span class="smallcaps">brass</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086189" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086189"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brassily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brassiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009139"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brassy<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbræsi/ (<em>say</em> 'brasee), /ˈbrasi/ (<em>say</em> 'brahsee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brassies</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Golf</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">a club (No. 2 wood) with a long shaft and a wooden head.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brassey</strong>, <strong class="vs">brassie</strong>. <div class="etym">[so called because it originally had a brass-plated sole]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brat
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102023"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brat<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brat" src="word_pronunciations/02977.mp3"></audio></span>/bræt/ (<em>say</em> brat) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq465"> (<em>derogatory</em>) a child.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq314"> a badly behaved child: <em class="example">a spoilt brat.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [compare dialect <em>brat</em> rag, trash, Old English <em>bratt</em> cloak]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac081789188"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brat<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/bræt/ (<em>say</em> brat) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">confident and bold, especially when considered unorthodox or uncharacteristic: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>That misogyny speech gives her GOAT Brat status.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">nightly</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2024</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [from the album title <em>Brat</em> (2024) by UK singer Charli XCX; extension of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102023" href="#bigmac000102023"><span class="smallcaps">brat<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bratislava
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bratislava</span></header><div>/brætɪˈslavə/ (<em>say</em> brati'slahvuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq351">the capital of Slovakia, in the western part on the Danube; a former capital of Hungary.</span></div> Hungarian, <strong>Pozsony</strong>. German, <strong>Pressburg</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brattice
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009140"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brattice</span><z><span target_id="qflqojbtcl">n.</span><span target_id="uuANWbH1jP">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrætəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bratuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qflqojbtcl"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq380"> a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth to confine the air and force it into the working faces of a mine.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uuANWbH1jP">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq029"> (<strong class="bold">bratticed</strong>, <strong class="bold">bratticing</strong>) to provide with a brattice; line with planks or cloth.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bretage</em>, from Old French <em>bretesche</em> parapet, ? from Old English <em>brittisc</em> British, i.e., foreign or Celtic (fortification)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brattish
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac134007959"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brattish</span></header><div>/ˈbrætɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bratish) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> resembling or in the manner of a brat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq753"> displaying an insolence regarded as characteristic of an ill-disciplined child.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102023" href="entry://brat%23bigmac000102023"><span class="smallcaps">brat<sup>1</sup></span></a> + <em>-t-</em> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038451" href="entry://-ish%23bigmac000038451"><span class="smallcaps">-ish<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brattishly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brattishness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brattishing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brattishing</span></header><div>/ˈbrætəʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bratuhshing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq383">ornamental work along the cornice or coping of a building.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bratticing</strong>. <div class="etym">[alteration of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009140" href="entry://brattice%23bigmac000009140"><span class="smallcaps">brattice</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000037359" href="entry://-ing%23bigmac000037359"><span class="smallcaps">-ing<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bratwurst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bratwurst</span></header><div>/ˈbrætwɜst/ (<em>say</em> 'bratwerst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq934">a type of German sausage.</span></div><div class="etym"> [German; <em>braten</em> to roast, bake + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086039" href="entry://wurst%23bigmac000086039"><span class="smallcaps">wurst</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braun
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009143"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braun</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Braun" src="word_pronunciations/03150.mp3"></audio></span>/braʊn/ (<em>say</em> brown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Wernher von</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq197">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000083299" href="entry://von%20Braun%23bigmac000083299"><strong>von Braun</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braunite
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009144"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braunite</span></header><div>/ˈbraʊnaɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'brownuyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq867">a mineral, manganese oxide and silicate, Mn<sub>7</sub>SiO<sub>12</sub>, an ore of manganese.</span></div><div class="etym"> [named after AE <em>Braun</em>, 1809–56, German archaeologist]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Braunschweig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Braunschweig</span></header><div>/ˈbraunʃvaɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'brahoohnshvuyk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq294">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091624" href="entry://Brunswick%23bigmac000091624"><strong>Brunswick</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bravado
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009146"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bravado</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bravado" src="word_pronunciations/02978.mp3"></audio></span>/brəˈvadoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bruh'vahdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq881">boasting; swaggering pretence.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>bravada</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101175" href="entry://brave%23bigmac000101175"><span class="smallcaps">brave</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brave
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brave</span><z><span target_id="4R9nYN02dZ">adj.</span><span target_id="L4bzapKhW1">n.</span><span target_id="Aafd1CySvX">v.t.</span><span target_id="gaFsJ7NsXn">v.i.</span><span target_id="s5pBOeJOME">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brave" src="word_pronunciations/02979.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪv/ (<em>say</em> brayv) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="4R9nYN02dZ"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">braver</strong>, <strong class="bold">bravest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq192"> possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq033"> making a fine appearance.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq713"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> excellent; fine; admirable.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="L4bzapKhW1">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq612"> a Native American warrior from one of the peoples of North America.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq617"> <strong>the brave</strong>, brave people collectively.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq065"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a bully.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">braved</strong>, <strong class="bold">braving</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Aafd1CySvX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq646"> to meet or face courageously: <em class="example">to brave misfortunes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq245"> to defy; challenge; dare.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq216"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to make splendid.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="gaFsJ7NsXn">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq750"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to boast; brag.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s5pBOeJOME">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq638"> <strong class="phr">brave it out</strong>, to ignore or defy suspicion, blame, or impudent gossip.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>bravo</em> brave, bold, fine, from Spanish: vicious (first applied to bulls)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bravely</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>braveness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bravery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087669"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bravery</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪvəri/ (<em>say</em> 'brayvuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">braveries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq573"> brave spirit or conduct; courage; valour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq030"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> showiness; splendour; magnificence.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bravo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000090404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bravo<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="0T6NzttJB7">interj.</span><span target_id="SDAYTCRfA5">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bravo" src="word_pronunciations/02980.mp3"></audio></span>/braˈvoʊ/ (<em>say</em> brah'voh) <div abbr="interj." class="chunk" id="0T6NzttJB7"><em class="pos">interjection</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> well done! good!</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="SDAYTCRfA5">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq858"> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bravos</strong>) a shout of ‘bravo!’</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian (properly adjective). See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101175" href="entry://brave%23bigmac000101175"><span class="smallcaps">brave</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bravo<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbravoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'brahvoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bravoes</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">bravos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq706">a daring bandit, assassin or murderer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101175" href="entry://brave%23bigmac000101175"><span class="smallcaps">brave</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bravura
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009147"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bravura</span><z><span target_id="iKXsKHqOGq">n.</span><span target_id="3l3hkGfiO0">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bravura" src="word_pronunciations/02981.mp3"></audio></span>/brəˈvurə/ (<em>say</em> bruh'voohruh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bravura" src="word_pronunciations/02982.mp3"></audio></span>/-ˈvju-/ (<em>say</em> -'vyooh-) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iKXsKHqOGq"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq312"> <em class="label">Music</em> a florid passage or piece, requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> a display of daring; brilliant performance.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3l3hkGfiO0">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq936"> <em class="label">Music</em> spirited; florid; brilliant.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: bravery, spirit]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braw
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009148"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braw</span></header><div>/brɔ/ (<em>say</em> braw), /bra/ (<em>say</em> brah) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Scottish</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq245">fine or fine-looking; excellent.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101175" href="entry://brave%23bigmac000101175"><span class="smallcaps">brave</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brawl
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009149"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brawl<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="OvsXBww4EC">n.</span><span target_id="3e3YIqpSZI">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brawl" src="word_pronunciations/02983.mp3"></audio></span>/brɔl/ (<em>say</em> brawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="OvsXBww4EC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq756"> a noisy quarrel; a squabble: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I had a sixth sense, well developed in many a family brawl, and this sixth sense told me now that Aunt Margaret was enjoying casting me back at my parents.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq937"> a rough, noisy fight, often involving more than two people: <em class="example">a drunken brawl outside the pub.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq323"> a bubbling or roaring noise; a clamour.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="3e3YIqpSZI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq769"> to quarrel angrily, noisily; wrangle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq045"> to make a bubbling or roaring noise, as water flowing over a rocky bed.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brall</em>(<em>en</em>), from <em>brawl</em> brawler, variant of <em>broll</em> brat, contraction of <em>brothel</em> good-for-nothing, from Old English <em>brēothan</em> go to ruin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brawler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088034"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brawl<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brawl" src="word_pronunciations/02983.mp3"></audio></span>/brɔl/ (<em>say</em> brawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq075">an old folk dance of French origin.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brawn
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009150"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brawn</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brawn" src="word_pronunciations/02984.mp3"></audio></span>/brɔn/ (<em>say</em> brawn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> well-developed muscles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq796"> muscular strength.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq816"> meat, especially pork, boiled, pickled, and pressed into a mould.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brawne</em>, from Old French <em>braon</em> roast (noun), of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brawny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009151"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brawny</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔni/ (<em>say</em> 'brawnee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">brawnier</strong>, <strong class="bold">brawniest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq667">muscular; strong.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>brawniness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braxy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009153"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braxy</span><z><span target_id="Sgxx3o0w57">n.</span><span target_id="0ifmj8UtWa">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbræksi/ (<em>say</em> 'braksee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Sgxx3o0w57"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq827"> an acute bacterial disease of sheep involving inflammation of the bowels, usually fatal.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0ifmj8UtWa">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq035"> affected with braxy.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably noun use of adjective, Old English <em>bræcsēoc</em> ill with falling sickness, from <em>bræc</em> rheum + <em>sēoc</em> sick]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bray<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="CF4fkSsyuo">n.</span><span target_id="nt8aUcZ2hH">v.i.</span><span target_id="ed0opHMsMK">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bray" src="word_pronunciations/02985.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪ/ (<em>say</em> bray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="CF4fkSsyuo"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq799"> a harsh, breathy cry, as of the donkey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq870"> any similar loud, harsh sound.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq738"> a harsh, noisy human utterance, as a protest or laugh.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="nt8aUcZ2hH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq013"> to utter a loud, harsh cry as the donkey.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq739"> to make a loud, harsh, disagreeable sound, as a trumpet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq418"> to utter a harsh, noisy sound, as a protest or laugh.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ed0opHMsMK">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq362"> to utter with a loud, harsh sound, like the donkey.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>braye</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>braire</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brayer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009154"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bray<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bray" src="word_pronunciations/02985.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪ/ (<em>say</em> bray) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq309">to pound or crush fine, as in a mortar.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>braye</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>breier</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bray
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009155"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bray</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bray" src="word_pronunciations/02985.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪ/ (<em>say</em> bray) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir John Cox</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq180">1842–94, Australian politician; premier of SA 1881–84.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brayer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009156"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brayer</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'brayuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq596"> an instrument for crushing; a pestle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq085"> <em class="label">Printing</em> a small roller for inking type or plates by hand (usually for making a proof).</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009154" href="entry://bray%23bigmac000009154"><span class="smallcaps">bray<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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braze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009157"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braze<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of braze" src="word_pronunciations/02961.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪz/ (<em>say</em> brayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">brazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">brazing</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> to make of brass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> to cover or ornament with brass, or as if with brass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq738"> to make brass-like.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>bræsian</em>, from <em>bræs</em> brass]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009158"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">braze<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of braze" src="word_pronunciations/02961.mp3"></audio></span>/breɪz/ (<em>say</em> brayz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">brazed</strong>, <strong class="bold">brazing</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq470">to unite (pieces of brass, steel, aluminium, etc.) by heating the parts to be joined and fusing them together with a layer of any one of a range of alloys with a lower melting point than the parts to be joined.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? French <em>braser</em>, from <em>braise</em> live coals. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087961" href="entry://braise%23bigmac000087961"><span class="smallcaps">braise</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brazen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brazen</span><z><span target_id="5umAmaasIK">adj.</span><span target_id="ciTz40OCQ9">v.t.</span><span target_id="YtxDdjaoSb">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brazen" src="word_pronunciations/02986.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪzən/ (<em>say</em> 'brayzuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="5umAmaasIK"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq446"> made of brass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq442"> like brass, as in sound, colour, strength, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq226"> shameless or impudent: <em class="example">brazen effrontery.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="ciTz40OCQ9">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq913"> to make brazen or bold.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="YtxDdjaoSb">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq332"> <strong class="phr">brazen out</strong>, to put a bold face on (one’s misdeeds): <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Chocolate Molly, cornered, attempted to brazen it out.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brasen</em>, Old English <em>bræsen</em>, from <em>bræs</em> brass] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brazenly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brazenness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brazier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brazier<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brazier" src="word_pronunciations/02988.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪziə/ (<em>say</em> 'brayzeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq252">a person who works in brass.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brasiere</em>; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009157" href="entry://braze%23bigmac000009157"><span class="smallcaps">braze<sup>1</sup></span></a> (verb) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036239" href="entry://-ier%23bigmac000036239"><span class="smallcaps">-ier</span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102027"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brazier<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brazier" src="word_pronunciations/02989.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪziə/ (<em>say</em> 'brayzeeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq134">a metal receptacle for holding burning charcoal or other fuel; fire pit.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>brasier</em>, from <em>braise</em> live coals. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087961" href="entry://braise%23bigmac000087961"><span class="smallcaps">braise</span></a>, <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024337" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024337"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brazil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009162"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brazil</span></header><div>/brəˈzɪl/ (<em>say</em> bruh'zil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq669"> Also, <strong class="vs">brazilwood</strong>. a wood from various tropical American trees of the genus <em>Caesalpinia</em> (especially <em>C. echinata</em>) and allied genera, yielding red and purple dyes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq332"> the red dye extracted from it.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq697"> Also, <strong class="vs">brazilwood</strong>. (a former name for <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000065467" href="entry://sappanwood%23bigmac000065467"><strong>sappanwood</strong></a>.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq551"> a brazil nut.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brasile</em>, from Spanish or Portuguese <em>brasil</em>, from Old French <em>brésil</em> reddish-tinted wood, from <em>brèze</em>, <em>braise</em> glowing coals; Brazil was named after the tree]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brazil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091806"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brazil</span></header><div>/brəˈzɪl/ (<em>say</em> bruh'zil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq853">a republic in central and north-eastern South America, the fifth largest country in the world; a Portuguese colony before independence in 1822. 8 511 965 km<sup>2</sup>. <em>Languages</em>: Portuguese and various Native American languages. <em>Currency</em>: real. <em>Capital</em>: Brasília.</span></div> Official name, <strong>Federative Republic of Brazil</strong>. Portuguese, <strong>Brasil</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brazilian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac428818861"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brazilian</span><z><span target_id="QosMrgCSoU">adj.</span><span target_id="zmePQeS0YK">n.</span></z></header><div>/brəˈzɪljən/ (<em>say</em> bruh'zilyuhn) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="QosMrgCSoU"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq620"> of or relating to Brazil or its inhabitants.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zmePQeS0YK">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq204"> a native or inhabitant of Brazil.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq83"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac34071019" href="entry://Brazilian%20wax%23bigmac34071019"><strong>Brazilian wax</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brazilin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009163"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brazilin</span></header><div>/ˈbræzələn/ (<em>say</em> 'brazuhluhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a yellow substance, C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>14</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, from brazil, used as a dye and indicator.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brasilin</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brazilwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009165"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brazilwood</span></header><div>/brəˈzɪlwʊd/ (<em>say</em> bruh'zilwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq718">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009162" href="entry://brazil%23bigmac000009162"><strong>brazil</strong></a> (defs <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009162" href="entry://brazil%23mq669">1</a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009162" href="entry://brazil%23mq697">3</a>).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brazos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brazos</span></header><div>/ˈbrazoʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'brahzohs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">a river in the southern US, flowing from northern Texas south-east to the Gulf of Mexico. 1400 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brazzaville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac143492021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brazzaville</span></header><div>/brazəˈvil/ (<em>say</em> brahzuh'veel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq969">the capital of the Republic of the Congo and former capital of French Equatorial Africa; a port on the river Congo.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BRB
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac076530945"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BRB</span></header><div><div class="chunk"><em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq636">(an abbreviation, originally in digital messaging, of ‘be right back’.)</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brb</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BrE
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac367195483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BrE</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq539">British English.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009167"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breach</span><z><span target_id="hojdntJjx5">n.</span><span target_id="iZ9KSt7qSk">v.t.</span><span target_id="AsbdjgSlNH">v.i.</span><span target_id="IwXaCrM6Kj">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breach" src="word_pronunciations/02992.mp3"></audio></span>/britʃ/ (<em>say</em> breech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="hojdntJjx5"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq698"> the act or result of breaking; a break or rupture.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq034"> a gap made in a wall, dyke, fortification, etc.; rift; fissure.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq741"> an infraction or violation, as of law, trust, faith, promise, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq687"> a severance of friendly relations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq926"> the action of a whale thrusting itself above the water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq011"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> a wound.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="iZ9KSt7qSk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq771"> to make a breach or opening in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq714"> to violate (trust, a law, etc.): <em class="example">to breach someone’s trust; </em><em class="example">to breach the rules.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq614"> to find a way into (a place), especially one which has been barricaded.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq821"> (of an infectious disease) to become evident in (a location), especially one in which standard hygiene regimes have failed.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="AsbdjgSlNH">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq669"> (of an unemployment benefit recipient) to fail to comply with the regulations of an employment service, especially with regard to undertaking specified job searches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq223"> (of a whale) to thrust itself above the water. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Humpback whale breaching, Cape Solander, Kamay Botany Bay National Park NSW.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Wayne Reynolds, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/breach+223.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="IwXaCrM6Kj">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq158"> <strong class="phr">more honoured in the breach </strong>(<strong class="phr">than in the observance</strong>), (of a rule, principle, custom, etc.) more often broken or not observed than adhered to. <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> from Shakespeare’s <em>Hamlet</em> (Act I: Scene 4), in relation to the custom of drunken revelling, with the sense that it was more honourable not to observe this custom than to observe it. The meaning was later changed by popular usage.]</div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>breche</em>, from Old French, of Germanic origin; replacing Middle English <em>bruche</em>, Old English <em>bryce</em>, related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23bigmac000102036"><span class="smallcaps">break</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>breaching</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bread
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009175"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bread</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bread" src="word_pronunciations/02998.mp3"></audio></span>/brɛd/ (<em>say</em> bred) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq662">US pop group, formed in 1968.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadcarter
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac652311404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadcarter</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdkatə/ (<em>say</em> 'bredkahtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq226">(formerly) someone who delivered bread to homes and shops.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bread carter</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadcrumb
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadcrumb</span><z><span target_id="wmlWgGsKAR">n.</span><span target_id="uXyikMZlfm">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɛdkrʌm/ (<em>say</em> 'bredkrum) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wmlWgGsKAR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq747"> (<em>usually plural</em>) a small fragment of bread.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq993"> the soft, spongy inner part of a loaf.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq625"> <em class="label">Internet</em> one of a set of hyperlinks used in breadcrumb navigation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq760"> a text message sent as part of the practice of breadcrumbing.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="uXyikMZlfm">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq623"> to coat (food) with breadcrumbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq286"> to send (someone) text messages as part of the practice of breadcrumbing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadfruit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadfruit</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breadfruit" src="word_pronunciations/02994.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛdfrut/ (<em>say</em> 'bredfrooht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq184"> a large, round, starchy fruit yielded by the tree <em>Artocarpus altilis</em>, of the Pacific islands, etc., much used, baked or roasted, for food.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq809"> the tree bearing this fruit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq623"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq64"> the fruit of various other plants and trees, such as the pandanus, mistakenly so named.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq823"> such a plant or tree.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadhead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac644686123"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadhead</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'bred-hed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq341">a person whose predominant interest is the accumulation of money.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadknife
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009184"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadknife</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdnaɪf/ (<em>say</em> 'brednuyf) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">breadknives</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq534">a knife, usually with a serrated edge, for cutting bread.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadline
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadline</span><z><span target_id="inVWmEjKP0">n.</span><span target_id="LlOgoJdzSt">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breadline" src="word_pronunciations/02995.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛdlaɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'bredluyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="inVWmEjKP0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq633"> <em class="label">US Obsolete</em> a line of needy persons assembled to receive food given as charity.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="LlOgoJdzSt">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq077"> <strong class="phr">on the breadline</strong>, <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq081"> living at subsistence level: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>My father remained poor – a working man, a hawker, a bottle-oh, factory hand, always on the breadline.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank hardy</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1950</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq65"> sustained by public assistance or charity.</span></div> <div class="phr_etym">[<em>Phrase Origin:</em> US (19th century); when the poor could queue at bakeries for free or cheap bread unsold at the end of the day’s business]</div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadmaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac923391019"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadmaker</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdmeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'bredmaykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq481">a domestic appliance for making bread.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadmould
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009186"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadmould</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdmoʊld/ (<em>say</em> 'bredmohld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq192">a black fungus, <em>Rhizopus nigricans</em>, often seen on bread.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009189"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadth</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breadth" src="word_pronunciations/02996.mp3"></audio></span>/brɛdθ/ (<em>say</em> bredth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq286"> <em class="label">Mathematics</em> the measure of the second principal dimension of a surface or solid, the first being length, and the third (in the case of a solid) thickness; width.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq954"> an extent or piece of something as measured by its width, or of definite or full width: <em class="example">a breadth of cloth.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq003"> freedom from narrowness or restraint; liberality: <em class="example">breadth of understanding.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq639"> size in general; extent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq707"> <em class="label">Art</em> broad or general effect due to subordination of details or non-essentials.</span></div><div class="etym"> [earlier <em>breade</em> (Old English <em>brǣdu</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000075810" href="entry://-th%23bigmac000075810"><span class="smallcaps">-th<sup>1</sup></span></a>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100844" href="entry://length%23bigmac000100844"><span class="smallcaps">length</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadthways
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009190"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadthways</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛdθweɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bredthwayz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq583">in the direction of the breadth.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="vs">breadthwise</strong> /ˈbrɛdθwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'bredthwuyz).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breadwinner
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009191"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breadwinner</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breadwinner" src="word_pronunciations/02997.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛdwɪnə/ (<em>say</em> 'bredwinuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq145">someone who earns a livelihood for a family or household.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009193"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakage</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakage" src="word_pronunciations/02999.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'braykij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq076"> an act of breaking; a break.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq448"> the amount or quantity of things broken.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq259"> an allowance or compensation for loss or damage of articles broken in transit or in use.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakaway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakaway</span><z><span target_id="B2NeW24TSA">n.</span><span target_id="UjMaFeynYO">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakaway" src="word_pronunciations/03000.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkəweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'braykuhway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="B2NeW24TSA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq468"> the act of breaking away, becoming separate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq992"> the formation of a splinter group in a political party, or similar group: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>a left-wing breakaway from the Victorian council endured for six years</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ross m martin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1980</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq867"> Also, <em class="label">British</em>, <em class="label">NZ</em>, <strong class="vs">flanker</strong>, <strong class="vs">wing forward</strong>. <em class="label">Rugby Union</em> either of two players who pack down on either side of the back row in a scrum.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq659"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a premature start in racing; break.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq558"> a panic rush of or among a mob of cattle, horses, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq632"> an animal which breaks away from a flock or herd.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq054"> a gully formed by erosion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq797"> <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">NT</em> steep cliffs connecting the old and new plateaus formed by the collapse of a tabletop, mesa or the like.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq239"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028341" href="entry://frangible%23bigmac000028341"><strong>frangible</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028341" href="entry://frangible%23mq735">3</a>).</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UjMaFeynYO">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="10"><span id="mq845"> of or relating to that which has broken away or seeks to break away: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>the trees of my forests and breakaway mountains are feathering / with gold of emergence</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">les a murray</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1982</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq939"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028341" href="entry://frangible%23bigmac000028341"><strong>frangible</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000028341" href="entry://frangible%23mq201">2</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [derived from phrasal verb <em>break away</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23bigmac000102036"><span class="smallcaps">break</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23mq795">88</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakcore
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac524215434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakcore</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkkɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'braykkaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">a genre of electronic dance music with a fast beat, complex beat patterns and much sampling.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac703781526" href="entry://breakbeat%23bigmac703781526"><span class="smallcaps">break(beat)</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac703781526" href="entry://breakbeat%23mq596">1</a>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac503634015" href="entry://-core%23bigmac503634015"><span class="smallcaps">-core</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakdance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009196"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakdance</span><z><span target_id="xK9CQzSJ7e">n.</span><span target_id="g2ED4YDfX3">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakdance" src="word_pronunciations/03002.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkdæns/ (<em>say</em> 'braykdans) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xK9CQzSJ7e"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq899"> a style of acrobatic dancing originally performed by black male street gangs in the US in the 1970s, performed usually on the streets to rap music, and involving spectacular movements such as spinning the body on the ground or floor.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="g2ED4YDfX3">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq97"> (<strong class="bold">breakdanced</strong>, <strong class="bold">breakdancing</strong>) to dance in this style.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">break</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> While the terms <em>breakdance</em>, <em>breakdancing</em> and <em>breakdancer</em> are widely used, <em>break</em>, <em>breaking</em> and <em>breaker</em> are the preferred terms by the individuals or groups who engage in the practice.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakdancer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009197"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakdancer</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakdancer" src="word_pronunciations/03001.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkdænsə/ (<em>say</em> 'braykdansuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq615">a person who is skilled in breakdancing.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">breaker</strong>. <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> While the terms <em>breakdance</em>, <em>breakdancing</em> and <em>breakdancer</em> are widely used, <em>break</em>, <em>breaking</em> and <em>breaker</em> are the preferred terms by the individuals or groups who engage in the practice.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakdown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087805"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakdown</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakdown" src="word_pronunciations/03004.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'braykdown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq774"> a ceasing to function, as of a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq461"> a ceasing to function, as of an organisation or business, especially one that is reliant on machinery.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq758"> a ceasing to function of a motor vehicle.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq59"> an instance of such lack of functionality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq762"> a collapse of negotiations.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq429"> an allocation into smaller units of a larger structure: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The legislation, which allows for voluntary unionism, advocates the breakdown of national awards in favor of shop-floor collective or individual contracts.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">herald-sun</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq567"> a collapse of physical or mental health.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq080"> <em class="label">Chemistry</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000019083" href="entry://decomposition%23bigmac000019083"><strong>decomposition</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq504"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq900"> statistical or other analysis: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>There was no breakdown of individual amounts.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">david ireland</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1971</span>.</em></span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq442"> the statement or report resulting from such an analysis.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq272"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> the sudden formation of a conducting path, as when an insulator fails to withstand the application of a high voltage.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq500"> <em class="label">US</em> a noisy, lively folk dance.</span></div><div class="etym"> [derived from phrasal verb <em>break down</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23bigmac000102036"><span class="smallcaps">break</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23mq505">92</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009201"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breaker<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="3CuiHVMbVd">n.</span><span target_id="H3HK1GrvFJ">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breaker" src="word_pronunciations/03005.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'braykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="3CuiHVMbVd"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq522"> someone or something that breaks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq710"> a wave that breaks or dashes into foam.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq024"> a person who breaks in horses: <em class="example">brumby breaker; </em><em class="example">Breaker Morant.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq245"> <em class="label">Electricity</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000013859" href="entry://circuit%20breaker%23bigmac000013859"><strong>circuit breaker</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq277"> <em class="label">CB Radio</em> a radio operator requesting access to a channel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq488"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009197" href="entry://breakdancer%23bigmac000009197"><strong>breakdancer</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="H3HK1GrvFJ">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq557"> <strong class="phr">breaker, breaker</strong>, <em class="label">CB Radio</em> (a call used by an operator to request access to a channel.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23bigmac000102036"><span class="smallcaps">break</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000024336" href="entry://-er%23bigmac000024336"><span class="smallcaps">-er<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009202"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breaker<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breaker" src="word_pronunciations/03005.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'braykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq650">a small water cask for use in a boat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish: alteration of <em>barrica</em> cask]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Breakers
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac449537766"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Breakers</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkəz/ (<em>say</em> 'braykuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq546"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq164"> <strong>the</strong>, the New Zealand NBL team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq586"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq400"> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq105"> <strong>the</strong>, the New South Wales women’s cricket team.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq860"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakfast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009205"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakfast</span><z><span target_id="ON3JSZbiLH">n.</span><span target_id="hQ0iDd6Lww">v.i.</span><span target_id="6idqZOx3gG">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakfast" src="word_pronunciations/03006.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛkfəst/ (<em>say</em> 'brekfuhst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ON3JSZbiLH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq979"> the first meal of the day; a morning meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq096"> the food eaten at the first meal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq327"> a meal or food in general.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="hQ0iDd6Lww">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq455"> to take breakfast.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="6idqZOx3gG">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq059"> to supply with breakfast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brekfast</em>, from <em>brek</em> break + <em>fast</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098571" href="entry://fast%23bigmac000098571"><span class="smallcaps">fast<sup>2</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>breakfaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakneck
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009214"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakneck</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakneck" src="word_pronunciations/03007.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪknɛk/ (<em>say</em> 'brayknek) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq113">dangerous; hazardous: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>But, about dusk, Mary came galloping home in her usual breakneck fashion.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">henry lawson</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1907</span>.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakout
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098734"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakout</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'braykowt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq544"> an escape, as from prison.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq754"> Also, <strong class="vs">breakout quote</strong>. <em class="label">Journalism</em> a quote taken from an article and set in a larger and often different font from the main text of the article, designed to catch the reader’s attention.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">break-out</strong>. <div class="etym">[derived from phrasal verb <em>break out</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23bigmac000102036"><span class="smallcaps">break</span></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102036" href="entry://break%23mq504">102</a>)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakpoint
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102040"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakpoint</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakpoint" src="word_pronunciations/03008.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkpɔɪnt/ (<em>say</em> 'braykpoynt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq390"> an instruction inserted by a debug program.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> the point in a program at which such an instruction operates.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakthrough
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009219"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakthrough</span><z><span target_id="gtXFZiGHKR">n.</span><span target_id="w8YJOmhxcZ">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakthrough" src="word_pronunciations/03009.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkθru/ (<em>say</em> 'braykthrooh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="gtXFZiGHKR"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq529"> <em class="label">Military</em> a movement or advance all the way through and beyond a defensive system into the unorganised areas in the rear.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq241"> any development, as in science, technology, or diplomacy, which removes a barrier to progress.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq487"> the first important success or achievement of a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq179"> <em class="label">Medicine</em> an infection occurring in a person who has been fully inoculated against that disease.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="w8YJOmhxcZ">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq897"> of or relating to a breakthrough: <em class="example">breakthrough technology; </em><em class="example">a breakthrough role; </em><em class="example">breakthrough cases of COVID-19.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakup
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087858"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakup</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkʌp/ (<em>say</em> 'braykup) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq990">a person who is very amusing and causes others to break up laughing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000021015"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathed</span><z><span target_id="8XL3lRWEzb">v.</span><span target_id="Ff7uEFBpFo">adj.</span></z></header><div><div abbr="v." class="chunk" id="8XL3lRWEzb"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq265"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathed" src="word_pronunciations/03024.mp3"></audio></span>/briðd/ (<em>say</em> breedhd) past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102047" href="entry://breathe%23bigmac000102047"><strong>breathe</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Ff7uEFBpFo">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq082"> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathed" src="word_pronunciations/03024.mp3"></audio></span>/briðd/ (<em>say</em> breedhd) <em class="label">Phonetics</em> without use of the vocal cords; voiceless.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq852"> /brɛθt/ (<em>say</em> bretht) having a breath, as in <em>sweet-breathed</em>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087807"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breather</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breather" src="word_pronunciations/03022.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbriðə/ (<em>say</em> 'breedhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq083"> a pause for rest: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>I think we’ll stop a while and give the old girl a breather.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thea astley</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1974</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq069"> someone who breathes.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000089962"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathing</span></header><div>/ˈbriðɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'breedhing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq082"> the act of one that breathes; respiration.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq199"> a single breath.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq888"> utterance or words.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq495"> gentle blowing, as of wind.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq800"> <em class="label">Phonetics</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq842"> aspiration; pronunciation with reference to the use or omission of an <em>h</em>-sound.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq925"> a sign to indicate this, as in Greek, where ‘ (<strong>rough breathing</strong>) indicates aspiration and ’ (<strong>smooth breathing</strong>) indicates non-aspiration.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq798"> <em class="label">Motor Vehicles</em> the passage of air through an internal combustion engine during its operation.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathless
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094899"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathless</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathless" src="word_pronunciations/03025.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛθləs/ (<em>say</em> 'brethluhs) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq413"> out of breath: <em class="example">the blow left him breathless.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> with the breath held, as in suspense: <em class="example">breathless listeners.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq722"> that takes away the breath: <em class="example">a breathless ride.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq839"> motionless, as the air.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq039"> naive; ingenuous: <em class="example">she writes in a breathless style.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq663"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> dead.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breathlessly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>breathlessness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathtaking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102049"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathtaking</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathtaking" src="word_pronunciations/03026.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brethtayking) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq046">causing amazement: <em class="example">a breathtaking performance.</em></span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breathtakingly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac979150821"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathwork</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛθwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'brethwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq131">any of various therapeutic techniques which involve controlling the way in which one breathes, especially in order to slow one’s heart rate, reduce anxiety or stress, improve one’s sense of wellbeing, etc.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">breath work</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009241"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathy" src="word_pronunciations/03027.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛθi/ (<em>say</em> 'brethee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">breathier</strong>, <strong class="bold">breathiest</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq095">(of the voice) characterised by excessive emission of breath.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breathily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>breathiness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breccia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breccia</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛtʃiə/ (<em>say</em> 'brecheeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">rock composed of angular fragments of older rocks embedded in a matrix.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brecciate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac407483060"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brecciate</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛtʃieɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'brecheeayt) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">brecciated</strong>, <strong class="bold">brecciating</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq887">to form (rock) into breccia.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>brecciation</strong> /brɛtʃiˈeɪʃən/ (<em>say</em> brechee'ayshuhn), <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brecht
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009243"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brecht</span></header><div>/brɛkt/ (<em>say</em> brekt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Bertolt</strong> /ˈbɛətɒlt/ (<em>say</em> 'bairtolt), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq417">1898–1956, German dramatist and poet; noted for his style of epic theatre and themes of greed and corruption in capitalist society; founded Berliner Ensemble theatre company.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brecknockshire
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009244"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brecknockshire</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛknɒkʃɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'breknokshear), /-ʃə/ (<em>say</em> -shuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq507">a former county in southern Wales, now part of Powys. 1898 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Breconshire</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brecon
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009245"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brecon</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛkən/ (<em>say</em> 'brekuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq391">a town in south-eastern Wales; former county town of Brecknockshire.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Brecknock</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bred
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009247"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bred</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bred" src="word_pronunciations/03029.mp3"></audio></span>/brɛd/ (<em>say</em> bred) <div abbr="v." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq502">past tense and past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009259" href="entry://breed%23bigmac000009259"><strong>breed</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Breda
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009248"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Breda</span></header><div>/ˈbridə/ (<em>say</em> 'breeduh), /breɪˈda/ (<em>say</em> bray'dah) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq015">a city in the southern Netherlands.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breech
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087965"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breech</span><z><span target_id="4WoNVVq36T">n.</span><span target_id="nl3UMdh6EJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breech" src="word_pronunciations/03032.mp3"></audio></span>/britʃ/ (<em>say</em> breech) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="4WoNVVq36T"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq371"> the lower part of the trunk of the body behind; the posterior or buttocks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq398"> the hinder or lower part of anything.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq026"> <em class="label">Gunnery</em> the mass of metal behind the bore of a cannon, or the part of a small arm behind the barrel.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> the lowest part of a pulley.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nl3UMdh6EJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq643"> <em class="label">Ordnance</em> to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq757"> to clothe with breeches.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq128"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> to flog on the buttocks.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>breeche</em>, Old English <em>brēc</em> (plural of <em>broc</em>, of Germanic origin) interpreted as a singular form; originally meaning ‘garment covering the loins and thighs’, hence the hind parts of anything]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breechcloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009251"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breechcloth</span></header><div>/ˈbritʃklɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'breechkloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq238">a cloth worn about the breech.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">breechclout</strong> /ˈbritʃklaʊt/ (<em>say</em> 'breechklowt).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breeches
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009253"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breeches</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breeches" src="word_pronunciations/03031.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪtʃəz/ (<em>say</em> 'brichuhz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq810"> a garment worn by men (and by women for riding, etc.), covering the hips and thighs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq578"> trousers.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from Middle English <em>breeche</em>, Old English <em>brēc</em>; plural <em>-es</em> added; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087965" href="entry://breech%23bigmac000087965"><span class="smallcaps">breech</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breeching
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breeching</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'briching), /ˈbritʃɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'breeching) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq984"> the part of the harness which passes around a horse’s breech.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Navy</em> a strong rope fastened to a ship’s side, to check the recoil of a gun or to secure it.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breed</span><z><span target_id="Om9lthEZTr">v.t.</span><span target_id="dfL3twrwTb">v.i.</span><span target_id="H8jiT3CQuT">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breed" src="word_pronunciations/03034.mp3"></audio></span>/brid/ (<em>say</em> breed) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bred</strong>, <strong class="bold">breeding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Om9lthEZTr">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq816"> to produce (offspring).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq280"> to procure by the mating of parents; propagate.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq826"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq741"> to cause to reproduce by controlled pollination.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq495"> to improve by controlled pollination and selection.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq938"> to raise (livestock, etc.).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq556"> to procreate; engender.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq686"> to cause; occasion; produce: <em class="example">dirt breeds disease.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq174"> to be the native place or the source of: <em class="example">stagnant water breeds mosquitoes.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq626"> to produce by training.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="dfL3twrwTb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq398"> to produce offspring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq065"> to be engendered or produced; grow; develop.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq803"> to procure the birth of young, as in raising stock.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H8jiT3CQuT">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq702"> <em class="label">Genetics</em> a relatively homogeneous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq739"> lineage; strain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq326"> sort; kind.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brede</em>(<em>n</em>), Old English <em>brēdan</em> nourish, from <em>brōd</em> brood]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Breede
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Breede</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'brayduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq567">a river in the Republic of South Africa, in the province of Western Cape, flowing south-east into the Indian Ocean. 322 km.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breeder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103105"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breeder</span></header><div>/ˈbridə/ (<em>say</em> 'breeduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq849"> someone or something that breeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq968"> a female animal old enough to be used for breeding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq561"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>humorous</em>) (<em>sometimes derogatory</em>) a heterosexual person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq836"> Also, <strong class="vs">breeder reactor</strong>. <em class="label">Physics</em> a nuclear reactor in which fissile material is used as a source of neutrons to produce more fissile nuclei than are consumed.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breeding
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breeding</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breeding" src="word_pronunciations/03033.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbridɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'breeding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq035"> the act of someone or something that breeds.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq272"> the rearing of livestock to improve their quality or merit.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq765"> <em class="label">Horticulture</em> the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridising.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq304"> nurture; training.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq845"> the results of training as shown in behaviour and manners; good manners: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>In his gentleness, his in-breachable good breeding, he was an example of how ineffectual English Public School education could be in fitting a man for life.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">miles franklin</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1963</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq621"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the production of more fissile material than is consumed in a breeder reactor.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breedism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac976766192"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breedism</span></header><div>/ˈbridɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'breedizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq121">prejudice against animals belonging to a particular breed.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breedist</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breeze
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099819"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breeze</span><z><span target_id="GomPOoXXX8">n.</span><span target_id="ghGzxuq03f">v.i.</span><span target_id="NDLQo0CPhH">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breeze" src="word_pronunciations/03035.mp3"></audio></span>/briz/ (<em>say</em> breez) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="GomPOoXXX8"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq570"> a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq609"> <em class="label">Meteorology</em> any wind of Beaufort scale numbers 2 to 6 inclusive, comprising velocities from 4 to 27 knots, that is, 6 to 49 km/h.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq477"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> an easy task: <em class="example">it’s a breeze.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="ghGzxuq03f">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq659"> (<strong class="bold">breezed</strong>, <strong class="bold">breezing</strong>) <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (sometimes followed by <em>along</em>, <em>in</em>, <em>through</em>, etc.) to move or proceed in a casual, quick, carefree manner: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Lately his friend McBee had reverted to breezing in long after six.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">murray bail</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="NDLQo0CPhH">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq710"> <strong class="phr">bat the breeze</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to engage in idle conversation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq952"> <strong class="phr">bend with the breeze</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to display a weak and vacillating nature.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq794"> <strong class="phr">breeze through</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to perform without effort.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq370"> <strong class="phr">have the breeze up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to be afraid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq857"> <strong class="phr">left swinging </strong>(or <strong class="phr">hanging</strong>)<strong class="phr"> in the breeze</strong>, left with no support, resources, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq790"> <strong class="phr">put the breeze up</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> to make afraid.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish (and Portuguese) <em>briza</em>; ? variant of Italian <em>bisa</em>, <em>bise</em> a north-east wind, transferred on the Atlantic seaboard to mean ‘north-east trade wind’, and thus ‘fresh wind from the sea’, thence, in English to mean ‘gentle wind’]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breezeway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009263"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breezeway</span></header><div>/ˈbrizweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'breezway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq674">a passageway, usually running through a house, such that air may blow through it to cool the building.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1930s) a passage which is floored and roofed over but open at the sides]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breezy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009264"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breezy</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breezy" src="word_pronunciations/03036.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrizi/ (<em>say</em> 'breezee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> (<strong class="bold">breezier</strong>, <strong class="bold">breeziest</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq260"> characterised by breezes; windy.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> fresh; sprightly; cheerful.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breezily</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>breeziness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bregma
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009265"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bregma</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛgmə/ (<em>say</em> 'bregmuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bregmata</strong> /ˈbrɛgmətə/ (<em>say</em> 'bregmuhtuh))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq181">the point of junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Greek: front of the head] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bregmatic</strong> /brɛgˈmætɪk/ (<em>say</em> breg'matik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brekkie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brekkie</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛki/ (<em>say</em> 'brekee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">breakfast.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brekky</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brelfie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac172917447"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brelfie</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛlfi/ (<em>say</em> 'brelfee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq249">a selfie of oneself breastfeeding a baby.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009228" href="entry://breastfeed%23bigmac000009228"><span class="smallcaps">br(eastfeed)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac649150373" href="entry://selfie%23bigmac649150373"><span class="smallcaps">(s)elfie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bremen
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bremen</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪmən/ (<em>say</em> 'braymuhn), /ˈbrɛmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bremuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq233"> a small state in northern Germany (formerly in West Germany). 404 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq480"> the capital of this state; a port on the river Weser; a member of the Hanseatic League.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bremerhaven
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091809"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bremerhaven</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛməhafən/ (<em>say</em> 'bremuhhahfuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq321">a seaport in Germany (formerly in West Germany), in northern Bremen at the mouth of the river Weser.</span></div> Formerly, <strong class="vs">Wesermünde</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bremsstrahlung
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac539893393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bremsstrahlung</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛmstralʊŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'bremstrahloong) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq60"> X-ray radiation produced from the rapid deceleration of electrons as they enter a heavy metal target.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq664"> any radiation produced by change in electron velocity.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bremsstrahlung radiation</strong>. <div class="etym">[German: braking radiation]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brendel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac345426851"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brendel</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛndl/ (<em>say</em> 'brendl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Alfred</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq495">born 1931, Austrian pianist, based in Britain, born in Czechoslovakia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brennan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091145"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brennan</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛnən/ (<em>say</em> 'brenuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq093"> <strong>Christopher John</strong>, 1870–1932, Australian symbolist poet and scholar; works include the collections <em>Poems 1913</em> (1914) and <em>A Chant of Doom, and Other Verses</em> (1918). <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Christopher John Brennan&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Christopher+John+Brennan.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq502"> <strong>Frank Tenison</strong>, born 1954, Australian Roman Catholic priest and lawyer, noted for work on human rights, especially Indigenous rights, and social justice issues.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq063"> <strong>Sir </strong>(<strong>Francis</strong>)<strong> Gerard</strong>, 1928–2022, Australian judge; chief justice of the High Court 1995–98.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq425"> <strong>Niall</strong> /ˈnaɪəl/ (<em>say</em> 'nuyuhl), 1918–2005, Australian writer, historian and lecturer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq722"> <strong>Walter</strong>, 1894–1974, US film actor; noted especially for his roles in Westerns.</span></div> <div class="backshade"><strong>Christopher Brennan</strong> abandoned his vocation for the Catholic priesthood to study classics and philosophy at Sydney University, graduating in 1892. While on a scholarship to Berlin University, he became interested in French symbolist poetry and returned to Sydney in 1894 without completing his doctorate. Working as a librarian, he began writing poetry and published his first two collections in 1897 and 1898. In 1909 he accepted a position as a lecturer in modern literature at Sydney University, eventually becoming associate professor of German and comparative literature.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brent
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brent</span></header><div>/brɛnt/ (<em>say</em> brent) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brents</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">brent</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">any of several species of small, dark-coloured geese of the genus <em>Branta</em>, especially <em>B. bernicla</em>, which breed in high northern latitudes and migrate south in autumn.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">Chiefly US</em>, <strong class="vs">brant</strong>. <div class="etym">[compare Icelandic <em>brandgās</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brentano
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009271"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brentano</span></header><div>/brɛnˈtanoʊ/ (<em>say</em> bren'tahnoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Clemens</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq234">1778–1842, German dramatist, novelist, and poet; with von Arnim published <em>Des Knaben Wunderhorn</em>, a collection of German folk poetry.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brereton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009274"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brereton</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛrətən/ (<em>say</em> 'breruhtuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Le Gay</strong> (<em>John Le Gay Brereton Jr</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq106">1871–1933, Australian scholarly writer and poet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bresaola
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac648030563"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bresaola</span></header><div>/brɛzeɪˈoʊlə/ (<em>say</em> brezay'ohluh), /brəˈzaʊlə/ (<em>say</em> bruh'zowluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq034">(in Italian cuisine) air-dried salted beef which has been aged for up to three months; often flavoured with wine and spices, and a dark purplish-red in colour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Lombard: braised]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brescia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009275"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brescia</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'breshuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq403">a city in northern Italy, in Lombardy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakwall
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac463911029"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakwall</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkwɔl/ (<em>say</em> 'braykwawl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq153">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102041" href="entry://breakwater%23bigmac000102041"><strong>breakwater</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102041"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakwater</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breakwater" src="word_pronunciations/03010.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbreɪkwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'braykwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq397">an artificial barrier, usually made from piled-up rocks, and extending some way out from the shoreline, which breaks the force of waves, as in front of a harbour.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">breakwall</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakweather
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009222"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakweather</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkwɛðə/ (<em>say</em> 'braykwedhuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq763">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085224" href="entry://windbreak%23bigmac000085224"><strong>windbreak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breakwind
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009223"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breakwind</span></header><div>/ˈbreɪkwɪnd/ (<em>say</em> 'braykwind) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq722">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085224" href="entry://windbreak%23bigmac000085224"><strong>windbreak</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brealey
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009224"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brealey</span></header><div>/ˈbrili/ (<em>say</em> 'breelee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Gil</strong>(<strong>bert John</strong>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">1932–2018, Australian film producer and director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087964"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bream</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bream" src="word_pronunciations/03012.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪm/ (<em>say</em> brim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bream</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">breams</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq172"> in Australia, any of various marine sparid fishes of the genera <em>Mylio</em> and <em>Acanthopagrus</em>, highly prized as food and for sport, as the <strong>black bream</strong>, <em>A. australis</em> of eastern Australian waters.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq868"> elsewhere <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq793"> any of various freshwater cyprinoid fishes of the genus <em>Abramis</em>, as <em>A. brama</em> of Europe, with a compressed, deep body.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq445"> any of various related and similar species, as the <strong>white bream</strong>, <em>Blicca bjoerkna</em>.</span></div></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>breme</em>, from Old French <em>bresme</em>, of Germanic origin] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bream
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009225"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bream</span></header><div>/brim/ (<em>say</em> breem) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Julian</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq349">1933–2020, English guitarist and lutenist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Breasley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009226"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Breasley</span></header><div>/ˈbrizli/ (<em>say</em> 'breezlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Arthur Edward</strong> (‘<em>Scobie</em>’), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq855">1914–2006, Australian jockey.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breastfeed
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009228"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breastfeed</span><z><span target_id="nd0r8E347V">v.t.</span><span target_id="5RIbc0BDUI">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breastfeed" src="word_pronunciations/03015.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛstfid/ (<em>say</em> 'brestfeed) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">breastfed</strong>, <strong class="bold">breastfeeding</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="nd0r8E347V">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq862"> to feed (a baby or infant) from the breast (opposed to <em>bottle-feed</em>).</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5RIbc0BDUI">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq414"> to feed a baby or infant in this manner.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq159"> (of a baby or infant) to feed from the breast (opposed to <em>bottle-feed</em>).</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breastfeeding</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breastmilk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac300025378"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breastmilk</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛstmɪlk/ (<em>say</em> 'brestmilk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq510">milk from the breast.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breastpin
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009229"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breastpin</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛstpɪn/ (<em>say</em> 'brestpin) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">a pin worn on the breast or at the throat; a brooch.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breastplate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009230"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breastplate</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breastplate" src="word_pronunciations/03016.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛstpleɪt/ (<em>say</em> 'brestplayt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq366"> armour for the front of the torso.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq624"> part of the harness that runs across a saddle horse’s breast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq737"> a square ornament worn on the breast by the Jewish high priest.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breaststroke
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009231"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breaststroke</span><z><span target_id="btHqAcNKK7">n.</span><span target_id="QojPIzOc57">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breaststroke" src="word_pronunciations/03013.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛststroʊk/ (<em>say</em> 'breststrohk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="btHqAcNKK7"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq452"> a swimming stroke made in the prone position in which both hands move simultaneously forwards, outwards and rearwards from in front of the chest, and the legs move in a frog-like manner.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="QojPIzOc57">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq246"> (<strong class="bold">breaststroked</strong>, <strong class="bold">breaststroking</strong>) to swim using breaststroke.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>breaststroker</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breastwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103735"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breastwork</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛstwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'brestwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Fortifications</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">a defensive work, usually breast high, hastily thrown up.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathalyse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009234"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathalyse</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathalyse" src="word_pronunciations/03021.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛθəlaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'brethuhluyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq179">to administer a breath test to (someone).</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">breathalyze</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breathalyser
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000041079"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breathalyser</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breathalyser" src="word_pronunciations/03020.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛθəlaɪzə/ (<em>say</em> 'brethuhluyzuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq757">a breath-analysing device which contains chemicals in ampoules which react with alcohol and which change colour in proportion to the amount of alcohol in the breath, the variation caused by the reaction being read by photoelectric cells and recorded by means of a galvanometer.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">breathalyzer</strong>. <div class="etym">[blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102045" href="entry://breath%23bigmac000102045"><span class="smallcaps">breath</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000089901" href="entry://analyser%23bigmac000089901"><span class="smallcaps">analyser</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breatharian
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac893000103"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breatharian</span></header><div>/briˈðɛəriən/ (<em>say</em> bree'dhairreeuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq856">a person, usually inspired by religious zeal, who attempts to obtain their nutritional needs from light and air, usually supplemented by small amounts of food and drink.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">lightarian</strong>. <div class="deriv">–<strong>breatharianism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Breslau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009276"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Breslau</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛzlaʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'brezlow) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq953">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000085997" href="entry://Wroclaw%23bigmac000085997"><strong>Wroclaw</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bresson
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087398"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bresson</span></header><div>/brɛˈsɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> bre'son) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Robert</strong> /rɒˈbɛə/ (<em>say</em> ro'bair), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq961">1901–99, French film director.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brest
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000060607"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brest</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brest" src="word_pronunciations/03017.mp3"></audio></span>/brɛst/ (<em>say</em> brest) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq671"> a seaport in north-western France in Brittany.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq181"> a city in south-western Belarus, on the river Bug; formerly in Poland; German-Russian peace treaty 1918. Belarusian, <strong>Bieraście</strong>. Polish, <strong>Brześć nad Bugiem</strong>. Formerly, <strong class="vs">Brest Litovsk</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bretagne
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009277"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bretagne</span></header><div>/brəˈtanjə/ (<em>say</em> bruh'tahnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq604">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091813" href="entry://Brittany%23bigmac000091813"><strong>Brittany<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brethren
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009278"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brethren</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brethren" src="word_pronunciations/03037.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛðrən/ (<em>say</em> 'bredhruhn) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq106"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098775" href="entry://brother%23bigmac000098775"><strong>brother</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> fellow members of a particular group, community, etc., especially of a Christian religious denomination.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq884"> (<em>upper case</em>) → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000057550" href="entry://Plymouth%20Brethren%23bigmac000057550"><strong>Plymouth Brethren</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Breton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009279"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Breton</span><z><span target_id="aWLu7pusMA">n.</span><span target_id="3PjKuAocW8">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɛtn/ (<em>say</em> 'bretn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="aWLu7pusMA"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq263"> a native of Brittany.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq271"> the Celtic language of Brittany.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="3PjKuAocW8">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq606"> relating to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009434" href="entry://Briton%23bigmac000009434"><span class="smallcaps">Briton</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bretonneau
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009281"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bretonneau</span></header><div>/ˌbrɛtɒˈnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> .breto'noh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Pierre</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq299">1778–1862, French surgeon; described typhoid and diphtheria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brett
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac212719555"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brett</span></header><div>/brɛt/ (<em>say</em> bret) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Winemaking</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq874">a yeast, <em>Brettanomyces</em>, which produces an earthy, leathery taste in wine and which, if not controlled, can spoil the wine; regarded as characteristic of European wines.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Breuer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009283"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Breuer</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'broyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Marcel</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq149">1902–81, US architect born in Hungary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Breughel
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009284"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Breughel</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔɪgəl/ (<em>say</em> 'broyguhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098285" href="entry://Brueghel%20family%23bigmac000098285"><strong>Brueghel family</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breve
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009285"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breve</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breve" src="word_pronunciations/03038.mp3"></audio></span>/briv/ (<em>say</em> breev) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq748"> a mark (˘) placed over a vowel to show that it is pronounced short, as in ŭ.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq834"> <em class="label">Law</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq055"> an initial writ.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq434"> a writ, as one issued by a court of law.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq691"> a letter of authority, especially one from a sovereign or the pope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq810"> <em class="label">Music</em> the longest modern note, now seldom used, equivalent to two semibreves.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian, from Latin <em>brevis</em> short]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brevet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099762"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brevet</span><z><span target_id="qSRq3edFxU">n.</span><span target_id="Hu7RShxo3P">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɛvət/ (<em>say</em> 'brevuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qSRq3edFxU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq509"> a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="Hu7RShxo3P">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq895"> (<strong class="bold">brevetted</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">breveted</strong>, <strong class="bold">brevetting</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">breveting</strong>) to appoint or promote by brevet.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from French, diminutive of <em>bref</em> letter. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000094779" href="entry://brief%23bigmac000094779"><span class="smallcaps">brief</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brevi-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009286"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brevi-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq027">a word element meaning ‘short’, as in <em>brevirostrate</em>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin, combining form of <em>brevis</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breviary
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009287"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breviary</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breviary" src="word_pronunciations/03039.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛvjəri/ (<em>say</em> 'brevyuhree), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breviary" src="word_pronunciations/03040.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbri-/ (<em>say</em> 'bree-), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of breviary" src="word_pronunciations/03041.mp3"></audio></span>/-vəri/ (<em>say</em> -vuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">breviaries</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq619"> (in the Roman Catholic Church) a service book including the daily prayers and readings to be read by those in major orders.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> a similar book in some other churches.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>breviārium</em> abridgement, properly neuter of <em>breviārius</em> abridged]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brevier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087808"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brevier</span></header><div>/brəˈvɪə/ (<em>say</em> bruh'vear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Printing Obsolete</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq671">a size of type equivalent to 8 point.</span></div><div class="etym"> [so called from use in printing breviaries; said to be from German: breviary, from French <em>bréviaire</em>, from Latin <em>breviārium</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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breville
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009288"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">breville</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛvəl/ (<em>say</em> 'brevuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq754">a jaffle which is diagonally bisected.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brevirostrate
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009289"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brevirostrate</span></header><div>/ˌbrɛvəˈrɒstreɪt/ (<em>say</em> .brevuh'rostrayt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq457">of birds, having a short beak or bill.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brevity
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009290"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brevity</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brevity" src="word_pronunciations/03042.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɛvəti/ (<em>say</em> 'brevuhtee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brevities</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq700"> shortness of time or duration; briefness: <em class="example">the brevity of human life.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq543"> condensation in speech; conciseness: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>This tendency towards brevity has been a feature of Australian slang for many generations</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">sidney j baker</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1966</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>brevitas</em>, from <em>brevis</em> short]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brew
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099820"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brew</span><z><span target_id="17xzb1A5Ym">v.t.</span><span target_id="lsuLsC9ymT">v.i.</span><span target_id="H0I5CAHyFl">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brew" src="word_pronunciations/03044.mp3"></audio></span>/bru/ (<em>say</em> brooh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="17xzb1A5Ym"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq818"> to make (beer, ale, etc.) from malt, etc., by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq887"> to prepare (a beverage) by or as by brewing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq249"> Also, <strong class="vs">brew up</strong>. to make (a hot beverage) by boiling or infusing: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>she and Brownie sat with the primus brewing up endless cups of coffee</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">criena rohan</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1962</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq720"> to concoct or contrive; bring about: <em class="example">to brew mischief.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="lsuLsC9ymT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq779"> to brew beer, ale, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq617"> (of tea, etc.) to be in preparation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq413"> Also, <strong class="vs">brew up</strong>. to be in preparation; be forming or gathering: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bad storm brewing, too.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">paul collins</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>; </em><em class="example asterisk">* <em>A row is brewing over a Soviet proposal to buy stockpiled Australian wool.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">west australian</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1991</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="H0I5CAHyFl">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq944"> a quantity brewed in a single process.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq872"> a particular brewing or variety of malt liquor.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq597"> a beverage prepared by or as by brewing, as tea or beer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq227"> the process of brewing (especially tea) as a social occasion: <em class="example">let’s have a brew.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq933"> a mixture or combination of elements: <em class="example">his politics are a strange brew of ideas poached from various sources; </em><em class="example">high unemployment and lack of youth facilities have combined to create a dangerous brew.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brewen</em>; Old English <em>brēowan</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009580" href="entry://broth%23bigmac000009580"><span class="smallcaps">broth</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brewer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brewage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094828"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brewage</span></header><div>/ˈbruɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'broohij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq361">a fermented liquor brewed from malt, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brewarrina
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096256"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brewarrina</span></header><div>/brəˈwɒrənə/ (<em>say</em> bruh'woruhnuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq563">a town and shire on the Barwon River in north-western NSW.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brewery
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087453"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brewery</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brewery" src="word_pronunciations/03043.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbruəri/ (<em>say</em> 'broohuhree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">breweries</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq981">an establishment for brewing beer, ale, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brewing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009293"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brewing</span></header><div>/ˈbruɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'broohing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq705"> the act of someone who brews.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq321"> a quantity brewed at once.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brewpub
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac355014818"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brewpub</span></header><div>/ˈbrupʌb/ (<em>say</em> 'broohpub) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq345">a restaurant featuring an onsite brewery.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brewster
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009294"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brewster</span></header><div>/ˈbrustə/ (<em>say</em> 'broohstuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq220"> <strong>Sir David</strong>, 1781–1868, Scottish physicist, noted for experiments in optics; invented kaleidoscope.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq378"> <strong>William</strong>, 1560?–1644, English colonist; leader of the Pilgrims at Plymouth.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brexit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac582228597"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brexit</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛksət/ (<em>say</em> 'breksuht), /ˈbrɛgzət/ (<em>say</em> 'bregzuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq857">the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; a referendum held in June 2016 resulted in a vote in favour of this occurring, with official withdrawal in 2020.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099568" href="entry://British%23bigmac000099568"><span class="smallcaps">British</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099878" href="entry://exit%23bigmac000099878"><span class="smallcaps">exit</span></a>; modelled on <a data-mq-recid="bigmac687378745" href="entry://Grexit%23bigmac687378745"><span class="smallcaps">Grexit</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Brexiteer</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brezhnev
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000093087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brezhnev</span></header><div>/ˈbrɛʒnɛf/ (<em>say</em> 'brezhnef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Leonid Ilyich</strong> /liənɪd ˈɪliɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> leeuhnid 'ileeich), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq915">1906–82, Soviet politician, born in Ukraine; first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, 1964–82; president of the Soviet Union 1977–82.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BRI
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac190797099"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BRI</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq537">Belt and Road Initiative.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Briand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009297"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Briand</span></header><div>/briˈɒ̃/ (<em>say</em> bree'on) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Aristide</strong> /arɪsˈtid/ (<em>say</em> ahris'teed), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq369">1862–1932, French politician; prime minister of France 11 times.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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briar
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009298"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">briar</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of briar" src="word_pronunciations/03045.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'bruyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq397"> the white heath, <em>Erica arborea</em>, of France and Corsica, whose woody root is used for making tobacco pipes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq286"> a pipe made of this or similar wood.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq298"> a prickly shrub or plant, especially the sweetbriar, <em>Rosa rubiginosa</em>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brier</strong>. <div class="etym">[French <em>bruyère</em> heath, from Late Latin derivative of Gallic <em>brūcus</em> heather] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>briary</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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briarwood
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009301"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">briarwood</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪəwʊd/ (<em>say</em> 'bruyuhwood) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq704">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009300" href="entry://briar-root%23bigmac000009300"><strong>briar-root</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brierwood</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BRIC
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac691762827"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BRIC</span><z><span target_id="DP98Q1RbDU">n.</span><span target_id="ZD7xLOiacl">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of BRIC" src="word_pronunciations/03051.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪk/ (<em>say</em> brik) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="DP98Q1RbDU"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq527"> Brazil, Russia, India, and China, considered as a group of countries with emerging strong economies.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="ZD7xLOiacl">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq701"> of or relating to this group of countries.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickfield
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009306"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickfield</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkfild/ (<em>say</em> 'brikfeeld) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq027">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009319" href="entry://brickyard%23bigmac000009319"><strong>brickyard</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickfielder
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009307"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickfielder</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brickfielder" src="word_pronunciations/03049.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪkfildə/ (<em>say</em> 'brikfeelduh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (formerly) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq086"> (in Sydney) <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq76"> a strengthening north-westerly wind which preceded a southerly buster.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq660"> the southerly buster itself.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq545"> (elsewhere in Australia) a hot, dry wind, usually blowing from the north.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from the dust that it picked up as it passed over <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096257" href="entry://Brickfield%20Hill%23bigmac000096257"><span class="smallcaps">Brickfield Hill</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brickhill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brickhill</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkhɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'brikhil) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Paul Chester Jerome</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq087">1916–91, Australian writer; noted for novels about World War II such as <em>The Dam Busters</em> (1951).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009308"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickie</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪki/ (<em>say</em> 'brikee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">a bricklayer.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac349012521" href="entry://bricklayer%23bigmac349012521"><span class="smallcaps">brick(layer)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bricking
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009309"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bricking</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'briking) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq835">the falsification of evidence against someone in order to substantiate a criminal charge.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bricklayer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac349012521"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bricklayer</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkleɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'briklayuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">someone who is employed to do bricklaying or who is skilled in bricklaying.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bricklaying
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009311"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bricklaying</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bricklaying" src="word_pronunciations/03050.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪkleɪɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'briklaying) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq809">the art or occupation of laying bricks in construction.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickmaker
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009312"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickmaker</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkmeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'brikmaykuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq504">a person whose trade is making bricks.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>brickmaking</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickwork
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009317"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickwork</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'brikwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq975">brick construction (as contrasted with that of other materials).</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickworks
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009318"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickworks</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkwɜks/ (<em>say</em> 'brikwerks) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> (<em>sometimes construed as singular</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq225">a place where bricks are made and stored.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brickyard
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009319"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brickyard</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪkjad/ (<em>say</em> 'brikyahd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq652">a place where bricks are stored.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bricolage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009320"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bricolage</span></header><div>/brɪkəˈlaʒ/ (<em>say</em> brikuh'lahzh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq031"> the use of only the materials or tools at hand to create something or achieve a purpose.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq997"> something constructed or composed using only the materials or tools at hand or in a haphazard manner.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: odd-jobbing; see <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000088007" href="entry://bricoleur%23bigmac000088007"><span class="smallcaps">bricoleur</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bricole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088672"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bricole</span></header><div>/brɪˈkoʊl/ (<em>say</em> bri'kohl), /ˈbrɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'brikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq880"> <em class="label">Billiards</em> a shot in which the cue ball strikes the cushion first.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq631"> <em class="label">Royal Tennis</em> a stroke rebounding from the side wall of the court.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq871"> an indirect action or unexpected stroke.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Provençal <em>bricola</em> catapult]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bricoleur
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000088007"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bricoleur</span></header><div>/brɪkəˈlɜ/ (<em>say</em> brikuh'ler) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq993">a person who uses only the tools or materials at hand to achieve a purpose.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: handyman, from <em>bricoler</em> to do odd jobs, from <em>bricole</em> an odd job (originally the rebound of a ball)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridal</span><z><span target_id="IgQs93BwXI">adj.</span><span target_id="j8c43J5DoN">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bridal" src="word_pronunciations/03058.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'bruydl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="IgQs93BwXI"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq020"> of or relating to a bride or a wedding.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="j8c43J5DoN">–<em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq917"> (<em>often plural</em>) a wedding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq119"> a wedding feast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bridale</em>, Old English <em>brȳdealo</em> bride ale, from <em>brȳd</em> bride + <em>ealo</em> ale, feast, associated with adjective suffix <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009322"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bride<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bride" src="word_pronunciations/03054.mp3"></audio></span>/braɪd/ (<em>say</em> bruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq063">a woman newly married, or about to be married.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>brȳd</em>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009323"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bride<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bride" src="word_pronunciations/03054.mp3"></audio></span>/braɪd/ (<em>say</em> bruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq219"> (in needlework, lace-making, etc.) a bar, link, or tie between patterns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq140"> an ornamental bonnet string.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French: bridle, string, tie, of Germanic origin. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099937" href="entry://bridle%23bigmac000099937"><span class="smallcaps">bridle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bride
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009324"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bride</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bride" src="word_pronunciations/03054.mp3"></audio></span>/braɪd/ (<em>say</em> bruyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq577">→ Saint <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009333" href="entry://Bridget%23bigmac000009333"><strong>Bridget</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridegroom
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009325"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridegroom</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bridegroom" src="word_pronunciations/03052.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraɪdgrum/ (<em>say</em> 'bruydgroohm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">a man newly married, or about to be married.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of Middle English <em>bridegome</em>, Old English <em>brȳdguma</em>, from <em>brȳd</em> bride + <em>guma</em> man (distantly related to Latin <em>homo</em>); reinterpreted in the 16th century to be <em>bryd</em> <em>groom</em>. Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031822" href="entry://groom%23bigmac000031822"><span class="smallcaps">groom</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridesmaid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009327"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridesmaid</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bridesmaid" src="word_pronunciations/03053.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'bruydzmayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq873"> a woman who attends the bride at a wedding.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq470"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> someone or something which comes runner-up or is not considered the best.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridezilla
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac217574352"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridezilla</span></header><div>/braɪdˈzɪlə/ (<em>say</em> bruyd'ziluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq288">a bride-to-be who is obsessed with the wedding arrangements, becoming extremely difficult to please and over-stressed in the process.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009322" href="entry://bride%23bigmac000009322"><span class="smallcaps">bride<sup>1</sup></span></a> + (<em>God</em>)<em>zilla</em>, a fictional Japanese monster, the subject of many films since first appearing in <em>Godzilla</em> (1954)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bridge
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac223126242"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bridge</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bridge" src="word_pronunciations/03055.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> brij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Frank</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq038">1879–1941, English composer, conductor and violist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridgehead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103794"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridgehead</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒhɛd/ (<em>say</em> 'brijhed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq336"> a position held on the enemy side of a river or defile, to cover the crossing of friendly troops. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;A column of Australian Light Horse crossing a bridge at Auja Ford in the Jordan Valley in May 1918. In the distance can be seen horsemen descending the steep winding track leading to the bridge. This bridgehead was entrenched and held continuously.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/bridgehead_B00029.jpg"/></span></span></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq229"> any fortified position established in enemy territory, as by parachute troops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq700"> a defensive work covering or protecting the end of a bridge towards the enemy.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridgehouse
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009329"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridgehouse</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒhaʊs/ (<em>say</em> 'brijhows) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq099">a house built at one end of a bridge, as for the purpose of defending it, collecting tolls, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bridges
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099956"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bridges</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒəz/ (<em>say</em> 'brijuhz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq765"> <strong>Robert</strong>, 1844–1930, English poet; poet laureate 1913–30.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq109"> <strong>Roy</strong>(<strong>al</strong>)<strong> Tasman</strong>, 1885–1952, Australian novelist, journalist, and historian.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq818"> <strong>Sir William Throsby</strong>, 1861–1915, Australian soldier, born in Scotland; in 1914 formed the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) which he commanded at the start of World War I; killed at Gallipoli. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Studio portrait of Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Bridges_A02867.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Major General Sir William Bridges (centre front), commandant of the Royal Military College, pictured with military and academic staff at Duntroon in May 1914, before the start of World War I.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Bridges_P00151.006.jpg"/></span><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Major General Sir William Bridges and his staff gathered on a bridge in Egypt in 1915.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Bridges_C05276.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> <div class="backshade">Son of a British naval officer and his Australian wife, <strong>William Bridges</strong> was born in Scotland and educated in England and Canada before joining his family who had settled in Australia. In 1885, he joined the NSW Permanent Forces and later served in South Africa. In 1910 he became the first commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Canberra. Promoted to the rank of major general, in 1914 he organised, named and was given command of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF); he sailed with the first convoy and supervised the training in Egypt. He helped plan the invasion of Gallipoli and landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April with his troops. He became well known for his daily visits to the front line. On 15 May he was shot by a sniper, and died three days later on board a hospital ship. His body was returned to Australia, and is buried in the grounds of Duntroon.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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BRIG
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac038670717"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">BRIG</span></header><div>/brɪg/ (<em>say</em> brig) <div class="chunk"><em class="label">Army</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq591">brigadier.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brigade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087946"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brigade</span><z><span target_id="zgXNc50reE">n.</span><span target_id="hs7Hnaw0Kl">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brigade" src="word_pronunciations/03064.mp3"></audio></span>/brəˈgeɪd/ (<em>say</em> bruh'gayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="zgXNc50reE"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq751"> <em class="label">Military</em> a unit of ground forces originally commanded by a brigadier and larger than a regiment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq549"> a large body of troops.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq228"> a body of individuals organised for a special purpose: <em class="example">a fire brigade; </em><em class="example">a rescue brigade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq694"> in a large hotel or restaurant kitchen, the sous-chefs, cooks, etc., who work under the direction of the chef: <em class="example">the chef’s brigade.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq819"> a group of people characterised by a common feature or behaviour: <em class="example">the beanie brigade; </em><em class="example">the white shoe brigade.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hs7Hnaw0Kl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">brigaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">brigading</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq634"> to form into a brigade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq700"> to group together.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from Italian <em>brigata</em> troop, from <em>brigare</em> strive, contend]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brigadier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009353"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brigadier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brigadier" src="word_pronunciations/03065.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪgəˈdɪə/ (<em>say</em> briguh'dear) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Army</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq623"> a commissioned officer in the Australian Army ranking below major general and above colonel; equivalent in rank to commodore in the Royal Australian Navy and air commodore in the Royal Australian Air Force.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq607"> the rank. <em>Abbrev.</em>: BRIG</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq659"> an officer of similar rank in any other army.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>brigade</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087946" href="entry://brigade%23bigmac000087946"><span class="smallcaps">brigade</span></a>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036239" href="entry://-ier%23bigmac000036239"><span class="smallcaps">-ier</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brigading
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac080990472"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brigading</span></header><div>/brəˈgeɪdɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> bruh'gayding) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq324">the organisation of a concerted effort by a large number of people to effect a particular action or change, as by online voting or reviewing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brigalow
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009355"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brigalow</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brigalow" src="word_pronunciations/03066.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪgəloʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'briguhloh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq421"> a species of <em>Acacia</em>, <em>A. harpophylla</em>, extending over large areas of northern NSW and Qld: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>twelve hundred acres of belah and brigalow, forty feet high and as thick as the hair on a heeler’s back</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">frank dalby davison</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1985</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq563"> <strong>the brigalow</strong>, country where brigalow is the main vegetation.</span></div><div class="etym"> [? Gamilaraay <em>burigal</em>, from <em>buri</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008638" href="entry://boree%23bigmac000008638"><span class="smallcaps">boree</span></a> + plural suffix <em>-gal</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brigand
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009357"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brigand</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brigand" src="word_pronunciations/03067.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪgənd/ (<em>say</em> 'briguhnd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">a bandit; one of a gang of robbers in mountain or forest regions.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brigant</em>, from Old French, from Italian <em>brigante</em>, from <em>brigare</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087946" href="entry://brigade%23bigmac000087946"><span class="smallcaps">brigade</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brigandage
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009358"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brigandage</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪgəndɪdʒ/ (<em>say</em> 'briguhndij) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq450">the practice of being a brigand; plundering.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brigandry</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brigandine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009359"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brigandine</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪgəndin/ (<em>say</em> 'briguhndeen), /-ən/ (<em>say</em> -uhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq069">a flexible body armour of overlapping steel plates riveted to the exterior covering of linen, velvet, leather, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [late Middle English <em>brigandyne</em>, from Old French <em>brigandine</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brigantine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009360"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brigantine</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brigantine" src="word_pronunciations/03068.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪgəntin/ (<em>say</em> 'briguhnteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq443">a two-masted vessel in which the foremast is square-rigged and the mainmast bears a fore-and-aft mainsail and square topsails.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>brigantin</em>, from Italian <em>brigantino</em>, from <em>brigante</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009357" href="entry://brigand%23bigmac000009357"><span class="smallcaps">brigand</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Briggs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac75619657"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Briggs</span></header><div>/brɪgz/ (<em>say</em> brigz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> <strong>Adam</strong>, born 1986, Australian rap musician, actor, and writer.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq550"> <strong>Freda</strong>, 1930–2016, Australian educator, born in England; noted for work on early and primary education and on child abuse prevention.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101183"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bright</span><z><span target_id="RSMYxsT3oq">adj.</span><span target_id="e48TNPj4tq">n.</span><span target_id="pXLqTCltFZ">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bright" src="word_pronunciations/03069.mp3"></audio></span>/braɪt/ (<em>say</em> bruyt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="RSMYxsT3oq"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq743"> radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq955"> filled with light.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq811"> vivid or brilliant, as colour.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq735"> clear or translucent, as liquids.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq431"> radiant or splendid.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq413"> illustrious or glorious, as a period.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq719"> quick-witted or intelligent.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq924"> clever or witty, as a remark.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq786"> animated; lively; cheerful, as a person.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq787"> characterised by happiness or gladness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq139"> favourable or auspicious: <em class="example">bright prospects.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="e48TNPj4tq">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="12"><span id="mq777"> (<em>plural</em>) bright colours, especially in dress fashion.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="13"> <span id="mq222"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> brightness; splendour.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="pXLqTCltFZ">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="14"><span id="mq818"> in a bright manner; brightly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>When the moon has climbed the mountains and the stars are shining bright</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">anon, australian bush ballads</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1955</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>brhyt</em>, <em>beorht</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brightly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bright
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096261"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bright</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Bright" src="word_pronunciations/03069.mp3"></audio></span>/braɪt/ (<em>say</em> bruyt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq167">a town and shire in north-eastern Victoria, on the Ovens River.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brighten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102321"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brighten</span><z><span target_id="cR5OpC0C68">v.i.</span><span target_id="hg9mpfPTnl">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbraɪtn/ (<em>say</em> 'bruytn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="cR5OpC0C68"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq103"> to become bright or brighter: <em class="example">the room brightened once the curtains were drawn.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="hg9mpfPTnl">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq087"> to make bright or brighter: <em class="example">brighten your outfit with a colourful scarf.</em></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brighten up</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101183" href="entry://bright%23bigmac000101183"><span class="smallcaps">bright</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023694" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023694"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>1</sup></span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brightener</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brightness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000032789"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brightness</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪtnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'bruytnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq746"> bright quality.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq527"> the quality of being intelligent or clever.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq081"> luminosity apart from hue; value. Pure white is of maximum brightness and pure black is of zero brightness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq407"> <em class="label">Physics</em> the amount of light that appears to emanate from a body. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043794" href="entry://luminance%23bigmac000043794"><strong>luminance</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000043794" href="entry://luminance%23mq759">2</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq935"> <em class="label">Wool</em> the white colour and light-reflecting power associated with the finer types of wool.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brighton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009362"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brighton</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪtn/ (<em>say</em> 'bruytn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq573">a town in south-eastern England, on the English Channel, in the Brighton and Hove unitary district; seaside resort.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brigid
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009364"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brigid</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒəd/ (<em>say</em> 'brijuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq290">→ Saint <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009333" href="entry://Bridget%23bigmac000009333"><strong>Bridget</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Brigit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brill
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009365"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brill<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/brɪl/ (<em>say</em> bril) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brill</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">brills</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq977">a European flatfish, <em>Scophthalmus rhombus</em>, closely allied to the turbot.</span></div><div class="etym"> [probably from Cornish <em>brȳthel</em> mackerel]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac142486576"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brill<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/brɪl/ (<em>say</em> bril) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq987">excellent: <em class="example">an absolutely brill new song.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101152" href="entry://brilliant%23bigmac000101152"><span class="smallcaps">brilliant</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brillantaisia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac647824967"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brillantaisia</span></header><div>/brɪlənˈteɪsiə/ (<em>say</em> briluhn'tayseeuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq381">an erect branched herb, <em>Brillantaisia lamium</em>, with heart-shaped leaves and purple flowers developing into cigar-shaped pods; native to Africa, it is now a weed in northern Qld.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brillante
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009366"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brillante</span></header><div>/briˈlanteɪ/ (<em>say</em> bree'lahntay) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq088">(a musical direction) brilliantly.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brillante</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bridget
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009333"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bridget</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒət/ (<em>say</em> 'brijuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Saint</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq639">453–523, Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bride</strong>, <strong class="vs">Brigid</strong>, <strong class="vs">Brigit</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bridgetown
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096258"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bridgetown</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒtaʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'brijtown) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq269">a town in south-western WA on the Blackwood River; apple-growing.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bridgewater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096259"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bridgewater</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'brijwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> a town in south-eastern Tasmania on the Derwent River, near Hobart.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq826"> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096481" href="entry://Crafers-Bridgewater%23bigmac000096481"><strong>Crafers-Bridgewater</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridgework
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009335"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridgework</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒwɜk/ (<em>say</em> 'brijwerk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> <em class="label">Dentistry</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq438"> dental bridges collectively.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq022"> any of several different types of dental bridges.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq901"> the building of bridges.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridging
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009336"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridging</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brijing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Building Trades</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq922">a piece or an arrangement of pieces fixed between floor or roof joists to keep them in place.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bridie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009338"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bridie</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪdi/ (<em>say</em> 'bruydee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq231">pen-name of Osborne Henry Mavor, 1888–1951, Scottish physician and dramatist.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099937"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridle</span><z><span target_id="ubksHBOaYf">n.</span><span target_id="dkAqYVboiw">v.t.</span><span target_id="sDhjhKotMD">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bridle" src="word_pronunciations/03058.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraɪdl/ (<em>say</em> 'bruydl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="ubksHBOaYf"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq415"> the part of the harness of a horse, etc., about the head, consisting usually of headstall, bit, and reins, and used to restrain and guide the animal.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq726"> anything that restrains or curbs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq479"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq718"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> a short chain or rope span, both ends of which are made fast.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq788"> a bridling, or drawing up of the head, as in disdain.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bridled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bridling</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="dkAqYVboiw">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq696"> to put a bridle on.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq666"> to control as with a bridle; restrain; curb.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sDhjhKotMD">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq138"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq93"> (sometimes followed by <em>at</em>) to react with anger or resentment: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Many Palestinians want fresh elections and an end to the concentration of power in Arafat’s hands but bridle at any outside interference. </em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">aap news</span>, <span class="smallcaps">2002</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>brīdel</em>, earlier <em>brigdils</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bridler</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bridlepath
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009339"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bridlepath</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪdlpaθ/ (<em>say</em> 'bruydlpahth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq084">a path suitable for use by horseback riders or walkers.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bridle path</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bridport
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096260"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bridport</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪdpɔt/ (<em>say</em> 'bridpawt) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq274">a town on the north-eastern Tasmanian coast, on Anderson Bay.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009341"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brie</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brie" src="word_pronunciations/03063.mp3"></audio></span>/bri/ (<em>say</em> bree) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq117">a kind of salted, white, soft cheese, ripened through bacterial action, waxy to semiliquid, as made in Brie, a district in northern France.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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briefing
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102062"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">briefing</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of briefing" src="word_pronunciations/03060.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrifɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'breefing) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq306"> a short, accurate summary of the details of a plan or operation, as one given to a military unit, crew of an aeroplane, etc., before it undertakes the operation.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq201"> any short statement of essential information.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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briefs
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009344"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">briefs</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of briefs" src="word_pronunciations/03061.mp3"></audio></span>/brifs/ (<em>say</em> breefs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq418">close-fitting, legless underpants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009345"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brier" src="word_pronunciations/03045.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'bruyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq425">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000073990" href="entry://sweetbriar%23bigmac000073990"><strong>sweetbriar</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brier
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009346"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brier</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of Brier" src="word_pronunciations/03045.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraɪə/ (<em>say</em> 'bruyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Percy</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq985">1885–1970, Australian organist and composer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brierley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009347"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brierley</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪəli/ (<em>say</em> 'bruyuhlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Sir Ron</strong>(<strong>ald</strong>)<strong> Alfred</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq483">born 1937, NZ-born businessman.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brig
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009349"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brig</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brig" src="word_pronunciations/03070.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪg/ (<em>say</em> brig) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Nautical</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq135"> a two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq441"> the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined.</span></div><div class="etym"> [shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009360" href="entry://brigantine%23bigmac000009360"><span class="smallcaps">brigantine</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brig.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009350"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brig.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq987"> <em class="label">Military</em> Brigade.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq278"> brigadier.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brilliance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099141"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brilliance</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪljəns/ (<em>say</em> 'brilyuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq941"> great brightness; splendour; lustre.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq788"> remarkable excellence or distinction.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq227"> conspicuous mental ability; marked intelligence or cleverness.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq481"> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032789" href="entry://brightness%23bigmac000032789">brightness</a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000032789" href="entry://brightness%23mq081">3</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq683"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq579"> (of tone) abundance in high harmonics.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq189"> (of style in playing) vivacity; liveliness.</span></div></span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">brilliancy</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brilliant
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101152"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brilliant</span><z><span target_id="sNRfdnm616">adj.</span><span target_id="lt9ne8qaIQ">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brilliant" src="word_pronunciations/03071.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪljənt/ (<em>say</em> 'brilyuhnt) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="sNRfdnm616"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq139"> shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq926"> distinguished; illustrious: <em class="example">a brilliant achievement.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq468"> having or showing great intelligence or mental ability.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq222"> <em class="label">Music</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq055"> (of tone) characterised by the presence of a number of high harmonics.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq464"> (of style in playing) lively; vivacious.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq034"> (of wine) displaying good colour and clarity.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lt9ne8qaIQ">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq410"> a diamond (or other gem) of a particular cut, typically round in outline and shaped like two pyramids united at their bases, the top one cut off near the base and the bottom one close to the apex, with many facets on the slopes.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq186"> this form.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq888"> a printing type (about 3 point).</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>brilliant</em>, present participle of <em>briller</em>, corresponding to Italian <em>brillare</em> shine, sparkle, ? from Late Latin <em>brillāre</em>, from Latin <em>bēryllus</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000104736" href="entry://beryl%23bigmac000104736"><span class="smallcaps">beryl</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brilliantly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brilliantness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brilliantine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009367"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brilliantine</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪljəntin/ (<em>say</em> 'brilyuhnteen) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq391"> a toilet preparation for the hair; hairdressing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq114"> <em class="label">US</em> a dress fabric resembling alpaca.</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (1880s), from French <em>brillantine</em>; originally imported from France]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brim
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099176"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brim</span><z><span target_id="TuQJEcYMGH">n.</span><span target_id="sqL2WuTS0F">v.i.</span><span target_id="5mFf1wa72M">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brim" src="word_pronunciations/03072.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪm/ (<em>say</em> brim) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="TuQJEcYMGH"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq154"> the upper edge of anything hollow; rim: <em class="example">the brim of a cup.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq431"> a projecting edge: <em class="example">the brim of a hat.</em></span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq802"> <em class="label">Obsolete</em> edge or margin.</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">brimmed</strong>, <strong class="bold">brimming</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="sqL2WuTS0F">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq298"> to be full to the brim; to be full to overflowing: <em class="example">a glass brimming with beer; </em><em class="example">His eyes brimmed with tears.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="5mFf1wa72M">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq018"> to fill to the brim.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brimme</em> shore, Old English <em>brim</em> sea. Compare Icelandic <em>brim</em> surf]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brimful
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009368"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brimful</span></header><div>/brɪmˈfʊl/ (<em>say</em> brim'fool) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq484">full to the brim; completely full.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brimstone
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009369"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brimstone</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪmstoʊn/ (<em>say</em> 'brimstohn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq881"> <em class="label">Archaic</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103514" href="entry://sulphur%23bigmac000103514"><strong>sulphur</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> a large yellow European butterfly, <em>Gonepteryx rhamni</em>, of the family Pieridae.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brinston</em>, etc., from <em>brinn</em>(<em>en</em>) burn + <em>ston</em> stone]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brindisi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009370"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brindisi</span></header><div>/brɪnˈdizi/ (<em>say</em> brin'deezee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">a drinking song in an opera.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brindisi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009371"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brindisi</span></header><div>/brɪnˈdizi/ (<em>say</em> brin'deezee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq777">a seaport in south-eastern Italy, in Apulia; an important Roman city and naval base.</span></div> Ancient, <strong>Brundisium</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brindle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009372"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brindle</span><z><span target_id="EgwATohMa9">adj.</span><span target_id="rwLxvjn4Q4">n.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɪndl/ (<em>say</em> 'brindl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="EgwATohMa9"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq780"> grey or tawny with darker streaks or spots.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq297"> (<em>derogatory, racist</em>) (<em>dated</em>) of mixed ancestry; descended partly from dark-skinned and partly from fair-skinned peoples.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="rwLxvjn4Q4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq996"> a brindle colouring.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq615"> an animal of this colour, as a cow, horse, etc.</span></div><div class="etym"> [backformation from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009373" href="entry://brindled%23bigmac000009373"><span class="smallcaps">brindled</span></a>] </div><div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> The use of this word as in def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009372" href="#mq297">2</a> is now considered outdated and offensive.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brindled
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009373"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brindled</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brindled" src="word_pronunciations/03074.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪndld/ (<em>say</em> 'brindld) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq812">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009372" href="entry://brindle%23bigmac000009372"><strong>brindle</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [alteration of <em>brinded</em> streaked, from <em>brended</em>, obsolete past participle of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100853" href="entry://burn%23bigmac000100853"><span class="smallcaps">burn<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brindley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009375"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brindley</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪndli/ (<em>say</em> 'brindlee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>James</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq518">1716–72, English canal engineer.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brine
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009376"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brine</span><z><span target_id="FsdVcle0f0">n.</span><span target_id="3ctP2dkUoE">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brine" src="word_pronunciations/03075.mp3"></audio></span>/braɪn/ (<em>say</em> bruyn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="FsdVcle0f0"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq269"> water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq180"> water strongly salted for pickling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq235"> the sea or ocean.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq997"> the water of the sea.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="3ctP2dkUoE">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq584"> (<strong class="bold">brined</strong>, <strong class="bold">brining</strong>) to treat with or steep in brine.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English; Old English <em>brȳne</em>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brinish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brinicle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac091126923"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brinicle</span></header><div>/ˈbraɪnɪkəl/ (<em>say</em> 'bruynikuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">a hollow tube of ice forming around a downward flow of extremely cold brine of much greater salinity and with a much lower freezing point than the surrounding sea water; occurs as sea ice develops.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009376" href="entry://brine%23bigmac000009376"><span class="smallcaps">brin(e)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036121" href="entry://icicle%23bigmac000036121"><span class="smallcaps">(ic)icle</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brinjal
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009384"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brinjal</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪndʒəl/ (<em>say</em> 'brinjuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Asian English</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq313">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023054" href="entry://eggplant%23bigmac000023054"><strong>eggplant</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Portuguese <em>bringella</em>, from Arabic (<em>al-</em>)<em>bādhinjān</em>, ultimately from Sanskrit <em>vātin-gāna</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brink
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009385"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brink</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brink" src="word_pronunciations/03079.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪŋk/ (<em>say</em> bringk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq699"> the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq517"> any extreme edge; verge.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Scandinavian; compare Danish <em>brink</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brinkley
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac365798061"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brinkley</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪŋkli/ (<em>say</em> 'bringklee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Christie</strong> (born <em>Christine Lee Hudson</em>), </div><div class="def"><span id="mq405">born 1954, US fashion model.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brinkman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009386"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brinkman</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪŋkmən/ (<em>say</em> 'bringkmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brinkmen</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq082">someone who practises brinkmanship.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brinkmanship
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009387"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brinkmanship</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brinkmanship" src="word_pronunciations/03078.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪŋkmənʃɪp/ (<em>say</em> 'bringkmuhnship) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq060">the practice of courting disaster, especially nuclear war, to gain one’s ends.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brinnie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009388"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brinnie</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'brinee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Chiefly Victoria</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq838">(especially formerly) a small stone that can be thrown; pebble: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Brinnie: A stone a bit smaller than a yonnie, used in brinnie fights.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">phillip adams</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1977</span>.</em></span></div> Compare <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030185" href="entry://gibber%23bigmac000030185"><strong>gibber<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000030185" href="entry://gibber%23mq261">2</a>); <em class="label">WA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008566" href="entry://boondie%23bigmac000008566"><strong>boondie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000008566" href="entry://boondie%23mq313">1</a>); <em class="label">Eastern Mainland</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093644" href="entry://connie%23bigmac000093644"><strong>connie<sup>2</sup></strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000093644" href="entry://connie%23mq198">2</a>); <em class="label">WA</em>, <em class="label">NT</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac209086" href="entry://coondie%23bigmac209086"><strong>coondie</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac209086" href="entry://coondie%23mq713">2</a>); <em class="label">Chiefly Qld</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac990571255" href="entry://gonnie%23bigmac990571255"><strong>gonnie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Qld and NSW</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac484113874" href="entry://goolie%23bigmac484113874"><strong>goolie<sup>2</sup></strong></a>; <em class="label">SA</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac786979057" href="entry://ronnie%23bigmac786979057"><strong>ronnie</strong></a>; <em class="label">Especially Victoria</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000095421" href="entry://yonnie%23bigmac000095421"><strong>yonnie</strong></a>. Also, <strong class="vs">brinny</strong>. <div class="etym">[? Australian Aboriginal]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brinsmead
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009389"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brinsmead</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪnzmid/ (<em>say</em> 'brinzmeed) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq519"> <strong>H</strong>(<strong>esba</strong>)<strong> F</strong>(<strong>ay</strong>) (<em>Hesba Fay Brinsmead-Hungerford</em>, ‘<em>Pixie</em>’), 1922–2003, Australian children’s novelist; author of <em>Pastures of the Blue Crane</em> (1964).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq032"> <strong>Horace Clowes</strong>, 1883–1934, Australian soldier and administrator, born in England; served in World War I including at Gallipoli. <span class="image-container"><span class="icon-image"><img data-mq-caption="&lt;p&gt;Lieutenant Colonel Brinsmead (on the left) with General Sir William Riddell Birdwood (on the right) and others inspecting the camp quarters at the Australian aerodrome in Gloucestershire, England, in 1919.&lt;/p&gt;" data-mq-copyright="&lt;p&gt;© Australian War Memorial&lt;/p&gt;" src="images/Brinsmead_D00430.jpg"/></span></span></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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briny
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009390"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">briny</span><z><span target_id="k5yxu0KLX1">adj.</span><span target_id="44B9BKQ34a">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of briny" src="word_pronunciations/03080.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbraɪni/ (<em>say</em> 'bruynee) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="k5yxu0KLX1"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq124"> (<strong class="bold">brinier</strong>, <strong class="bold">briniest</strong>) of or like brine; salty.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="44B9BKQ34a">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq105"> <strong>the briny</strong>, <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the sea.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>brininess</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brio
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009391"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brio</span></header><div>/ˈbrioʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'breeoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">liveliness; spirit; vivacity.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brioche
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009392"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brioche</span></header><div>/ˈbriɒʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'breeosh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq373">a kind of light, sweet bun or roll, raised with eggs and yeast.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>brier</em>, dialect form of <em>broyer</em> knead]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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briolette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009393"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">briolette</span></header><div>/briəˈlɛt/ (<em>say</em> breeuh'let) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq036">a pear-shaped gem having its entire surface cut with triangular facets.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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briquette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009394"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">briquette</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of briquette" src="word_pronunciations/03081.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪˈkɛt/ (<em>say</em> bri'ket) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq900">a moulded block of compacted coal dust, used as a fuel.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">briquet</strong>. <div class="etym">[French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bris
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac775525085"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bris</span></header><div>/brɪs/ (<em>say</em> bris) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq787">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac305780694" href="entry://brit%20milah%23bigmac305780694"><strong>brit milah</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Yiddish]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brisance
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009395"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brisance</span></header><div>/ˈbrizəns/ (<em>say</em> 'breezuhns) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq803">the shattering power of high explosives.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Briseis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009401"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Briseis</span></header><div>/braɪˈsiəs/ (<em>say</em> bruy'seeuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq072">(in the <em>Iliad</em>) a beautiful maiden allotted as booty to Achilles; the cause of his quarrel with Agamemnon.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brisk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009403"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brisk</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brisk" src="word_pronunciations/03083.mp3"></audio></span>/brɪsk/ (<em>say</em> brisk) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq589"> quick and active; lively: <em class="example">a brisk breeze; </em><em class="example">a brisk walk.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq554"> sharp and stimulating: <em class="example">brisk weather.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq922"> (of alcoholic drinks) effervescing vigorously: <em class="example">brisk cider.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [? related to <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009678" href="entry://brusque%23bigmac000009678"><span class="smallcaps">brusque</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>briskish</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>briskly</strong>, <em>adverb</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>briskness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brisket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009404"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brisket</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brisket" src="word_pronunciations/03082.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪskət/ (<em>say</em> 'briskuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq025"> the breast of an animal, or the part of the breast lying next to the ribs.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq409"> this portion used as meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq687"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> the human chest.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brusket</em>, apparently from Old French <em>bruschet</em>, of Germanic origin; compare Low German <em>bröske</em>, Icelandic <em>brjōsk</em> cartilage]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brisling
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009405"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brisling</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪzlɪŋ/ (<em>say</em> 'brizling) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brislings</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">brisling</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq453">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101881" href="entry://sprat%23bigmac000101881"><strong>sprat</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101881" href="entry://sprat%23mq923">1</a>).</span></div> <div class="usage"><strong>Usage:</strong> For variation in the plural inflection, see note at <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000090120" href="entry://fish%23bigmac000090120"><strong>fish<sup>1</sup></strong></a>.</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brissenden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009406"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brissenden</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪsəndən/ (<em>say</em> 'brisuhnduhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq898"> <strong>Alan Theo</strong>, 1932–2020, Australian author and critic.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq415"> <strong>R</strong>(<strong>obert</strong>)<strong> F</strong>(<strong>rancis</strong>), 1928–91, Australian poet, literary editor, and academic.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brissie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac115656678"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brissie</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'brizee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq995">Brisbane.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Brissy</strong>, <strong class="vs">Brizzy</strong>, <strong class="vs">Brizzie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brisso
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac756121985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brisso</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'brizoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq812"> Brisbane.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq296"> a person from Brisbane.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Briso</strong>, <strong class="vs">Brizzo</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bristle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bristle</span><z><span target_id="yiq07bjIaX">n.</span><span target_id="TMHPd0kaUb">v.i.</span><span target_id="x93t09uMOJ">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bristle" src="word_pronunciations/03085.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪsəl/ (<em>say</em> 'brisuhl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="yiq07bjIaX"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq447"> one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially swine, used in making brushes, etc.</span></div><div class="def hyphen" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq577"> any short, stiff hair or hair-like appendage (often used facetiously of human hair).</span></div> –<em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">bristled</strong>, <strong class="bold">bristling</strong>)<div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="TMHPd0kaUb">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq067"> to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq734"> to erect the bristles, as an irritated animal: <em class="example">the dog bristled.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq821"> to be thickly set with something suggestive of bristles: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The contrast of it made Dorahy laugh sourly at the thought of that ten-strong band of yahoos bristling with guns.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">dal stivens</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1986</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq612"> to be visibly roused to anger, hostility, or resistance: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>She had opened a gate and found a black dog bristling at her, growling in the dangerous part of its throat.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">peter carey</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1988</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="x93t09uMOJ">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq083"> to erect like bristles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq229"> to furnish with a bristle or bristles.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq874"> to make bristly: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Bradly glared back, bristling his beard, because of nervousness.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">norman lindsay</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1938</span>.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>bristel</em>, from <em>brist</em> (Old English <em>byrst</em>) + <em>-el</em>, diminutive suffix] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bristly</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bristlegrass
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009408"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bristlegrass</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪsəlgras/ (<em>say</em> 'brisuhlgrahs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq970">any grass of the widespread genus <em>Setaria</em>, and other similar grasses.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bristletail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009409"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bristletail</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪsəlteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'brisuhltayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq685">any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, having long bristle-like caudal appendages.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bristol
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091811"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bristol</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪstl/ (<em>say</em> 'bristl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq174">an industrial city and seaport in south-western England, on the river Avon, near its confluence with the Severn estuary.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bristols
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009414"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bristols</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪstlz/ (<em>say</em> 'bristlz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> <em class="label">British Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq783">breasts.</span></div><div class="etym"> [rhyming slang, <em>Bristol City </em>(<em>Football Club</em>) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000076828" href="entry://titty%23bigmac000076828"><span class="smallcaps">titty</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000064694" href="entry://-s%23bigmac000064694"><span class="smallcaps">-s<sup>3</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brisvegas
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac53684938"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brisvegas</span></header><div>/brɪzˈveɪgəs/ (<em>say</em> briz'vayguhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Originally Qld Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq602">Brisbane.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bris-Vegas</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000096263" href="entry://Brisbane%23bigmac000096263"><span class="smallcaps">Bris(bane)<sup>2</sup></span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000092310" href="entry://Las%20Vegas%23bigmac000092310"><span class="smallcaps">(Las) Vegas</span></a>, partly with ironic reference to Brisbane’s lack of showy opulence (for which Las Vegas is famous), and partly because Brisbane was the first Qld city to have a casino] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Brisvegan</strong>, <em>adjective</em>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009415"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brit<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/brɪt/ (<em>say</em> brit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq895">the young of herring and sprat.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Cornish; related to Welsh <em>brith</em> speckled]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac267182722"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brit<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/brɪt/ (<em>say</em> brit) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq668">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac305780694" href="entry://brit%20milah%23bigmac305780694"><strong>brit milah</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brit
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099566"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brit</span><z><span target_id="iEWXGBAkWv">n.</span><span target_id="t1uOCq9Vv3">adj.</span></z></header><div>/brɪt/ (<em>say</em> brit) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iEWXGBAkWv">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq553"> an English person: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>You’ll make me an honorary Brit., will you?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">cj koch</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1978</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="t1uOCq9Vv3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq544"> British: <em class="example">a Brit accent.</em></span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brit.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096021"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brit.</span></header><div> <div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq034"> Britain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq528"> British.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Britain
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009416"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Britain</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtn/ (<em>say</em> 'britn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq175"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000031478" href="entry://Great%20Britain%23bigmac000031478"><strong>Great Britain</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq218"> <strong>Battle of</strong>, a series of heavy bombing attacks on Britain by the German air force in August–October 1940, repulsed by a small force of Royal Air Force fighters.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>Bretayne</em>, from Old French <em>Bretaigne</em>, from Latin <em>Britannia</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000099568" href="entry://British%23bigmac000099568"><span class="smallcaps">British</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Britannia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000095620"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Britannia</span></header><div>/brəˈtæniə/ (<em>say</em> bruh'taneeuh), /-jə/ (<em>say</em> -yuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq742"> <em class="label">Chiefly Poetic</em> England, Scotland, and Ireland.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq535"> the feminine personification of Great Britain or the British Empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq370"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009417" href="entry://britannia%20metal%23bigmac000009417"><strong>britannia metal</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Britannic
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009418"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Britannic</span></header><div>/brəˈtænɪk/ (<em>say</em> bruh'tanik) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq760"> British: <em class="example">Her Britannic Majesty.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq999"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103819" href="entry://Brythonic%23bigmac000103819"><strong>Brythonic</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Latin <em>Britannicus</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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britches
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099567"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">britches</span><z><span target_id="Z9Yg5fGszu">pl. n.</span><span target_id="ajkJFkrzbw">phr.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of britches" src="word_pronunciations/03031.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪtʃəz/ (<em>say</em> 'brichuhz) <em class="label">Colloquial</em><div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk" id="Z9Yg5fGszu">–<em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq193"> trousers.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="ajkJFkrzbw">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq680"> <strong class="phr">too big for one’s britches</strong>, conceited.</span></div><div class="etym"> [variant of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009253" href="entry://breeches%23bigmac000009253"><span class="smallcaps">breeches</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Briticise
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009419"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Briticise</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtəsaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'brituhsuyz) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) (<strong class="bold">Briticised</strong>, <strong class="bold">Briticising</strong>)<br/> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq344">to assimilate to British culture or usage.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Briticize</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Briticism
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009420"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Briticism</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtəsɪzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'brituhsizuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq485">an English usage peculiar to, or predominantly used by, those living in the British Isles.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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British
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099568"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">British</span><z><span target_id="Y6wbxM2bFd">adj.</span><span target_id="xEu159G4oj">n.</span><span target_id="s4rV36t3iz">phr.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'british) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Y6wbxM2bFd"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq820"> of or relating to Britain and its inhabitants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq173"> of or relating to the Commonwealth of Nations, the former British Empire, or their inhabitants.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq198"> of or relating to the variety of English spoken in Britain, especially the standard English language as spoken in southern England.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq276"> of or relating to the ancient Britons.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq743"> used loosely of mannerisms thought to be English: <em class="example">a frightfully British accent.</em></span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xEu159G4oj">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq263"> the British people collectively.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq947"> the language of the ancient Britons and the languages which developed from it, namely Welsh, Cornish, and Breton.</span></div> <div abbr="phr." class="chunk" id="s4rV36t3iz">–<em class="pos">phrase</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="8"><span id="mq350"> <strong class="phr">best of British </strong>(<strong class="phr">luck</strong>), (an expression of goodwill sometimes implying that the recipient has little chance of success or lucky outcome.)</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>Brytysshe</em>, Old English <em>Bryttisc</em>, from <em>Bryttas</em>, <em>Brettas</em> Britons, from Celtic] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Britisher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>Britishism</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Britishness
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac761919074"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Britishness</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtɪʃnəs/ (<em>say</em> 'britishnuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq214"> the quality of being British.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq426"> the quality found in British behaviours and attitudes of mind, perceived as culturally stereotypical, such as bravery, reserve, etc.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Britomart
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009433"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Britomart</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtəmat/ (<em>say</em> 'brituhmaht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq480">a ship which disappeared while on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria, to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1839, presumed wrecked.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Briton
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009434"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Briton</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtn/ (<em>say</em> 'britn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq828"> a native or inhabitant of Britain, or (formerly) of the British Empire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq245"> one of the Celtic people who in early times occupied the southern part of the island of Britain.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq345"> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> a person who endures pain bravely.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Medieval Latin <em>Brito</em>; replacing Middle English <em>Breton</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>Bretto</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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britska
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009435"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">britska</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtskə/ (<em>say</em> 'britskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq720">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009440" href="entry://britzka%23bigmac000009440"><strong>britzka</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brittany
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000091813"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brittany<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtəni/ (<em>say</em> 'brituhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq155">an administrative region of north-western France forming a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay. 28 334 km<sup>2</sup>.</span></div> French, <strong>Bretagne</strong>.</div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac675182983"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brittany<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtəni/ (<em>say</em> 'brituhnee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq440">one of a breed of medium-sized hunting dogs, with a variegated coat and floppy ears.</span></div><div class="etym"> [from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000091813" href="#bigmac000091813"><span class="smallcaps">Brittany<sup>1</sup></span></a>, where the breed originated]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Britten
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Britten</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtn/ (<em>say</em> 'britn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Benjamin</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq058">1913–76, English composer, pianist, and conductor, noted especially for his operas and choral works.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brittle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009437"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brittle</span><z><span target_id="UJSAnyMZO3">adj.</span><span target_id="Z9NMhT8Cn4">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brittle" src="word_pronunciations/03086.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɪtl/ (<em>say</em> 'britl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="UJSAnyMZO3"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq881"> breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq920"> tense; irritable.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq585"> strained; insincere.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z9NMhT8Cn4">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq530"> a sweet made with treacle and nuts: <em class="example">peanut brittle.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>britel</em>, from Old English <em>brēotan</em> break] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>brittleness</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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britzka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009440"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">britzka</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪtskə/ (<em>say</em> 'britskuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">an open carriage with a calash top.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">britska</strong>, <strong class="vs">britzska</strong>. <div class="etym">[Polish <em>bryczka</em>, diminutive of <em>bryka</em> wagon]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brix
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009441"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brix</span><z><span target_id="qK3MLrbRpC">n.</span><span target_id="0tDrOGa998">adj.</span></z></header><div>/brɪks/ (<em>say</em> briks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="qK3MLrbRpC"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq033"> the concentration of sugar in solution according to the Brix Scale.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="0tDrOGa998">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq619"> denoting or relating to the Brix Scale.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Brix</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brizzo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac536701005"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brizzo</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪzoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'brizoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq595">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac756121985" href="entry://Brisso%23bigmac756121985"><strong>Brisso</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brizzy
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009443"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brizzy</span></header><div>/ˈbrɪzi/ (<em>say</em> 'brizee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac115656678" href="entry://Brissie%23bigmac115656678"><strong>Brissie</strong></a>.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Brizzie</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brno
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000101436"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brno</span></header><div>/ˈbɜnoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'bernoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq749">a city in the Czech Republic in the eastern part; the capital of Moravia; archaeological evidence of Cro-Magnon humans.</span></div> German, <strong>Brünn</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bro
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087561"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bro</span></header><div>/broʊ/ (<em>say</em> broh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq545"> Also, <strong class="vs">bra</strong>. (a form of address, especially between African American men.)</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq911"> a brother.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq887"> a male friend of a male.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq228"> <em class="label">Aboriginal English</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098775" href="entry://brother%23bigmac000098775"><strong>brother</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098775" href="entry://brother%23mq36">7a</a>).</span></div><div class="etym"> [US (Black English); shortened form of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098775" href="entry://brother%23bigmac000098775"><span class="smallcaps">brother</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bro.
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098166"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bro.</span></header><div><div class="chunk">(<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bros</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq272">brother.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">Bro</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broach
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000100985"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broach</span><z><span target_id="lEu3h5UVGG">n.</span><span target_id="fTlcocAE5e">v.t.</span><span target_id="kVOE5FVdlk">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broach" src="word_pronunciations/03087.mp3"></audio></span>/broʊtʃ/ (<em>say</em> brohch) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="lEu3h5UVGG"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq689"> <em class="label">Machinery</em> an elongated and tapered tool with serrations which enlarges a given hole as the tool is pulled through the hole, which may be round, square, etc.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq958"> (in a lock) the pin about which the barrel of the key fits.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq948"> <em class="label">Architecture</em> the projecting corner of the tower of a broach spire.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq814"> a spit for roasting meat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq344"> a gimlet for tapping casks.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="6"> <span id="mq000"> <em class="label">Rare</em> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009550" href="entry://brooch%23bigmac000009550"><strong>brooch</strong></a>.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="fTlcocAE5e">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="7"><span id="mq178"> to enlarge and finish with a broach.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq926"> to tap or pierce: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Does he know how to broach a niner and get the bung in, that’s the point?</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">george johnston</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1964</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="9"> <span id="mq874"> to draw as by tapping: <em class="example">to broach liquor.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq076"> to mention or suggest for the first time: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>Grandma chewed rapidly for a few moments, for she was wondering how to broach a subject that was in her mind.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">ruth park</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1948</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="kVOE5FVdlk">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="11"><span id="mq743"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> (of a ship) to veer to windward so as to be broadside to the wind, thus being at risk of capsizing.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>broche</em>, from Old French, from Latin <em>brocc</em>(<em>h</em>)<em>us</em> projecting] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>broacher</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadacre
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009446"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadacre</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdeɪkə/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdaykuh) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq761">of or relating to land which is used for broadacre farming.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>broadacreage</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadaxe
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009448"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadaxe</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdæks/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdaks) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq080"> a large axe with a broad head, as an axe for hewing timber.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq467"> a battleaxe.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">broadax</strong>.</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadcast
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000102080"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadcast</span><z><span target_id="f4yYGEhZwX">v.t.</span><span target_id="FDFTZe3AeT">v.i.</span><span target_id="iXcHFz7e0G">n.</span><span target_id="Cvld6jm8B3">adj.</span><span target_id="odfyq8ZevX">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broadcast" src="word_pronunciations/03095.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɔdkast/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdkahst) <br/><em>verb</em> (<strong class="bold">broadcast</strong> <em>or</em> <strong class="bold">broadcasted</strong>, <strong class="bold">broadcasting</strong>)<div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="f4yYGEhZwX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq478"> to send (sound and images) by radio or television.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq518"> to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq600"> to spread or disseminate widely: <em class="example">to broadcast gossip.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="FDFTZe3AeT">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq227"> to send sound or images.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq251"> to scatter or disseminate something widely.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="iXcHFz7e0G">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq352"> that which is broadcast.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="7"> <span id="mq719"> <em class="label">TV</em>, <em class="label">Radio</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq152"> the broadcasting of sound and images.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq415"> a radio or television program.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="c"><span id="mq255"> a single period of broadcasting.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="8"> <span id="mq540"> a method of sowing by scattering seed.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="Cvld6jm8B3">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="9"><span id="mq976"> sent out by broadcasting, as sound and images.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="10"> <span id="mq065"> of or relating to broadcasting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="11"> <span id="mq919"> cast abroad or all over an area, as seed sown thus.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="12"> <span id="mq935"> widely spread or disseminated: <em class="example">broadcast discontent.</em></span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="odfyq8ZevX">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="13"><span id="mq697"> so as to reach an indefinite number of radio or television receiving stations or instruments.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="14"> <span id="mq871"> so as to be cast abroad over an area: <em class="example">seed sown broadcast.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102075" href="entry://broad%23bigmac000102075"><span class="smallcaps">broad</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000101243" href="entry://cast%23bigmac000101243"><span class="smallcaps">cast</span></a> (verb)] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>broadcaster</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadcloth
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadcloth</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdklɒθ/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdkloth) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq605">a clothing fabric of cotton, rayon, wool or worsted, which is woven on a wide loom and often given a lustrous finish.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broaden
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009457"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broaden</span><z><span target_id="R7dtMkHChk">v.i.</span><span target_id="GKvXUapegj">v.t.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɔdn/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdn) <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="R7dtMkHChk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq855"> to become broad; widen.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="GKvXUapegj">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq228"> to make broad.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102075" href="entry://broad%23bigmac000102075"><span class="smallcaps">broad</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023694" href="entry://-en%23bigmac000023694"><span class="smallcaps">-en<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broadford
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096266"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broadford</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdfəd/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdfuhd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq714">a town and shire in southern central Victoria, north of Melbourne; sheep and cattle district.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broadhurst
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac152707878"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broadhurst</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdhɜst/ (<em>say</em> 'brawd-herst) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Florence Maud</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq404">1899–1977, Australian painter and textile designer, noted for wallpaper designs; murdered.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009460"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadie</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdi/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq723">a deliberate sideways skid by which a car is turned to travel in the opposite direction.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">broady</strong>; <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em>, <strong class="vs">broggie</strong>. <div class="etym">[<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103296" href="entry://broadside%23bigmac000103296"><span class="smallcaps">broad(side</span></a> <em>skid</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000036235" href="entry://-ie%23bigmac000036235"><span class="smallcaps">-ie</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadleaf
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009462"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadleaf</span><z><span target_id="7NwT4hdPh2">n.</span><span target_id="8qTmenSz7y">adj.</span></z></header><div>/ˈbrɔdlif/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdleef) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="7NwT4hdPh2"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq280"> any of various trees or shrubs having broad leaves, especially one of several cigar tobaccos.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq079"> <em class="label">NZ</em> any of various broadleaved trees or large shrubs of the genus <em>Griselinia</em>, especially <em>G. littoralis</em>; kapuka.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="8qTmenSz7y">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq517"> having broad leaves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadleaved
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009463"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadleaved</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdlivd/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdleevd) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq494">of or relating to trees which have broad rather than needle-shaped leaves.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broadmeadows
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096267"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broadmeadows</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdmɛdoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdmedohz) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq194">a city within Melbourne, Victoria.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broadmoor
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009467"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broadmoor</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdmɔ/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdmaw) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq834">a prison in southern England for mentally ill criminals.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadscale
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009468"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadscale</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdskeɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdskayl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">of or relating to an activity which is carried out on a broad scale.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadsheet
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009470"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadsheet</span><z><span target_id="wJjyUrYeDg">n.</span><span target_id="KptpEES2kL">adj.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broadsheet" src="word_pronunciations/03096.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɔdʃit/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdsheet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="wJjyUrYeDg"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq453"> a sheet of paper, especially of large size, printed on one side only, as for distribution or posting.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq584"> a ballad, song, tract, etc., printed or originally printed on a broadsheet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq344"> a newspaper printed on the standard sheet size of paper, usually giving greater depth of reporting than a tabloid.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="KptpEES2kL">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq462"> (of a ballad) printed or originally printed on a broadsheet.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq487"> relating to or as in a broadsheet.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadside
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000103296"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadside</span><z><span target_id="pZWQMBDlBv">n.</span><span target_id="WnSzHP3XmM">adv.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broadside" src="word_pronunciations/03097.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɔdsaɪd/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdsuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="pZWQMBDlBv"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq600"> <em class="label">Nautical</em> the whole side of a ship above the waterline, from the bow to the quarter: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>The stranded ship had swung round and was lying broadside on to the sea.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">patrick white</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1976</span>.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq858"> <em class="label">Navy</em> <div class="ddef" sensenum="a"><span id="mq957"> all the guns that can be fired to one side of a ship.</span></div> <div class="ddef" sensenum="b"><span id="mq462"> a simultaneous discharge of all the guns on one side of a vessel of war.</span></div></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="3"> <span id="mq669"> any comprehensive attack, as of criticism: <em class="example">a politician’s broadside at the media.</em></span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq152"> → <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009470" href="entry://broadsheet%23bigmac000009470"><strong>broadsheet</strong></a> (def. <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009470" href="entry://broadsheet%23mq453">1</a>).</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="5"> <span id="mq263"> any broad surface or side, as of a house.</span></div> <div abbr="adv." class="chunk" id="WnSzHP3XmM">–<em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="6"><span id="mq049"> broadways.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broadsmith
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096268"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broadsmith</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdsmɪθ/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdsmith) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Harry E</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq033">Australian aircraft company director; designed Australia’s first airliner which was registered in 1922.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadsword
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009473"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadsword</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdsɔd/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdsawd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq255">a straight, broad, flat sword, usually with a basket hilt.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadtail
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009474"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadtail</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdteɪl/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdtayl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Textiles</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq914">the fur or skin of a very young, often prematurely born karakul lamb, having a flat and wavy appearance resembling moiré silk.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadwalk
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009476"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadwalk</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdwɔk/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdwawk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq170">a wide promenade.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadwater
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac257771114"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadwater</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdwɔtə/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdwawtuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq84">a large expanse of shallow estuarine water.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broadway
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009477"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broadway</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdweɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdway) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq759">a street in New York City, famous for its theatres.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broadways
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009478"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broadways</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdweɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdwayz) <div abbr="adv." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adverb</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">(sometimes followed by <em>on</em>) breadthways; along or across the breadth; laterally.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">especially US</em>, <strong class="vs">broadwise</strong> /ˈbrɔdwaɪz/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdwuyz).</div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broady
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac815182087"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broady</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔdi/ (<em>say</em> 'brawdee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq549">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009460" href="entry://broadie%23bigmac000009460"><strong>broadie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000103296" href="entry://broadside%23bigmac000103296"><span class="smallcaps">broad(side</span></a> <em>skid</em>) + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000086190" href="entry://-y%23bigmac000086190"><span class="smallcaps">-y<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brocade
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009480"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brocade</span><z><span target_id="G4yiixXoNI">n.</span><span target_id="aWgG1mYeEX">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brocade" src="word_pronunciations/03099.mp3"></audio></span>/brəˈkeɪd/ (<em>say</em> bruh'kayd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="G4yiixXoNI"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq731"> fabric woven with an elaborate design from any yarn. The right side has a raised effect.</span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="aWgG1mYeEX">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq507"> (<strong class="bold">brocaded</strong>, <strong class="bold">brocading</strong>) to weave with a design or figure.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Spanish <em>brocado</em>, related to Italian <em>broccato</em>, from <em>broccare</em> interweave with gold or silver, from Latin <em>brocc</em>(<em>h</em>)<em>us</em>. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100985" href="entry://broach%23bigmac000100985"><span class="smallcaps">broach</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brocatelle
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009481"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brocatelle</span></header><div>/brɒkəˈtɛl/ (<em>say</em> brokuh'tel) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq334"> a kind of brocade, in which the design is in high relief.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq031"> an ornamental marble with variegated colouring, especially from Italy and Spain.</span></div> Also, <em class="label">US</em>, <strong class="vs">brocatel</strong>. <div class="etym">[French, from Italian <em>broccatello</em>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broccoflower
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac531775752"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broccoflower</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒkoʊflaʊə/ (<em>say</em> 'brokohflowuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq525">a genetic cross between broccoli and cauliflower, with a yellow-green head and a sweeter taste.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broccoli
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009482"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broccoli</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broccoli" src="word_pronunciations/03100.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɒkəli/ (<em>say</em> 'brokuhlee), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broccoli" src="word_pronunciations/03101.mp3"></audio></span>/-laɪ/ (<em>say</em> -luy) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq326"> a plant, <em>Brassica oleracea</em> var. <em>italica</em>, of the mustard family, resembling the cauliflower.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq306"> the green head of this plant used as a vegetable.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">broccoli sprouts</strong>. <div class="etym">[Italian, plural of <em>broccolo</em> sprout, from Latin <em>brocchus</em> projecting]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broccolini
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac913984028"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broccolini</span></header><div>/brɒkəˈlini/ (<em>say</em> brokuh'leenee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq102">a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale, smaller and less fibrous than broccoli or asparagus, with a mild, sweet flavour.</span></div><div class="etym"> [trademark]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broché
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009483"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broché</span></header><div>/ˈbroʊʃeɪ/ (<em>say</em> 'brohshay) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq655">woven with a pattern; brocaded.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, past participle of <em>brocher</em> <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009480" href="entry://brocade%23bigmac000009480"><span class="smallcaps">brocade</span></a> (verb)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brochette
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087565"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brochette</span></header><div>/brɒˈʃɛt/ (<em>say</em> bro'shet) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq461">a skewer or small spit, for use in cookery.</span></div> See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000023715" href="entry://en%20brochette%23bigmac000023715"><strong>en brochette</strong></a>. <div class="etym">[French, diminutive of <em>broche</em> spit. See <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000100985" href="entry://broach%23bigmac000100985"><span class="smallcaps">broach</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brochure
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009484"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brochure</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brochure" src="word_pronunciations/03103.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbroʊʃə/ (<em>say</em> 'brohshuh), <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brochure" src="word_pronunciations/03102.mp3"></audio></span>/brəˈʃʊə/ (<em>say</em> bruh'shoouh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq675">a booklet, or piece of folded paper, containing printed advertising or information.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French, from <em>brocher</em> to stitch (a book)]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009485"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brock</span></header><div>/brɒk/ (<em>say</em> brok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq426">a badger.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, Old English <em>brocc</em>, from Celtic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brock
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009486"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brock</span></header><div>/brɒk/ (<em>say</em> brok) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Peter Geoffrey</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq806">1945–2006, Australian professional racing driver.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brocka
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac555794686"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brocka</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒkə/ (<em>say</em> 'brokuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Lino</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq797">1940–91, Philippine filmmaker and activist for civil rights.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brocken
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009487"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brocken</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒkən/ (<em>say</em> 'brokuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq610">a mountain in central Germany (formerly in East Germany); the highest peak in the Harz Mountains; prominent in German folklore. 1141 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brocket
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brocket</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒkət/ (<em>say</em> 'brokuht) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">brockets</strong> <em>or</em>, <em>especially collectively</em>, <strong class="bold">brocket</strong>)</div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq131"> the male red deer in the second year, with the first growth of straight horns.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq628"> any of four small swamp deer, genus <em>Mazama</em>, of tropical America.</span></div><div class="etym"> [French <em>broquet</em> small horn]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brockman
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009490"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brockman<sup>1</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrɒkmən/ (<em>say</em> 'brokmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>William Locke</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq017">1802–72, pioneer pastoralist and stockbreeder in WA, born in England.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000096270"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brockman<sup>2</sup></span></header><div>/ˈbrɒkmən/ (<em>say</em> 'brokmuhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Mount</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq062">a mountain in north-western WA, to the west of the Hamersley Ranges. 1114 m.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brodo
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac962812412"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brodo</span></header><div>/ˈbroʊdoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'brohdoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq260">(in Italian cookery) a meat or vegetable stock.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Italian: broth]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Brodsky
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000094489"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Brodsky</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒdski/ (<em>say</em> 'brodskee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>Joseph</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq596">1940–96, Russian poet, in the US after exile from the Soviet Union in 1972; Nobel prize for literature 1987.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broflake
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac316160340"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broflake</span></header><div>/ˈbroʊfleɪk/ (<em>say</em> 'brohflayk) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> (<em>derogatory</em>) </div><div class="def"><span id="mq177">a male who is easily offended or upset, especially regarding liberal opinions or attitudes which don’t align with his more conservative ones.</span></div><div class="etym"> [blend of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000087561" href="entry://bro%23bigmac000087561"><span class="smallcaps">bro</span></a> and <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000069803" href="entry://snowflake%23bigmac000069803"><span class="smallcaps">snowflake</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brogan
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009492"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brogan</span></header><div>/ˈbroʊgən/ (<em>say</em> 'brohguhn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq104">a coarse, stout shoe.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Irish Gaelic]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broggie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac540052750"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broggie</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒgi/ (<em>say</em> 'brogee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Especially WA and SA</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq296">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009460" href="entry://broadie%23bigmac000009460"><strong>broadie</strong></a>.</span></div><div class="etym"> [origin unknown]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broglie
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009493"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broglie</span></header><div>/ˈbroʊgli/ (<em>say</em> 'brohglee) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq272"> <strong>duc de Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond</strong>, 1892–1987, French physicist; noted for research into quantum mechanics and wave mechanics; Nobel prize for physics 1929.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq137"> his brother, <strong>duc de Maurice</strong>, 1875–1960, French physicist; noted for research into X-ray spectra.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brogrammer
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac066410810"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brogrammer</span></header><div>/ˈbroʊgræmə/ (<em>say</em> 'brohgramuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Colloquial</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq921">a computer programmer who adopts a macho lifestyle, appearance and manner, in contrast to that of the stereotypical computer geek.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac215211811" href="entry://dude%20bro%23bigmac215211811"><span class="smallcaps">(dude) bro</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000059341" href="entry://programmer%23bigmac000059341"><span class="smallcaps">(pro)grammer</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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brogue
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009494"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brogue<sup>1</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brogue" src="word_pronunciations/03104.mp3"></audio></span>/broʊg/ (<em>say</em> brohg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">a strongly marked, British dialectal accent, now especially the features of the English speech of Ireland.</span></div><div class="etym"> [special use of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009495" href="#bigmac000009495"><span class="smallcaps">brogue<sup>2</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009495"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">brogue<sup>2</sup></span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of brogue" src="word_pronunciations/03105.mp3"></audio></span>/broʊg/ (<em>say</em> brohg) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq422">a strongly made, comfortable type of ordinary shoe, often with decorative perforations on the vamp and upper.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Gaelic <em>bróg</em> shoe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broider
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000087966"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broider</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔɪdə/ (<em>say</em> 'broyduh) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) <em class="label">Archaic</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq684">to embroider.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>broudre</em>(<em>n</em>), from Old French <em>bro</em>(<em>u</em>)<em>der</em>, <em>brosder</em>, of Germanic origin] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>broidery</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broil
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009496"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broil<sup>1</sup></span><z><span target_id="WG5Lby5dql">v.t.</span><span target_id="6ysly7Vc8Y">v.i.</span><span target_id="xZNVzXffF6">n.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broil" src="word_pronunciations/03106.mp3"></audio></span>/brɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> broyl) <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="WG5Lby5dql"><em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq876"> to cook by direct radiant heat, as on a gridiron or griller, or under an electric coil, gas grill or the like; grill.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq946"> to scorch; make very hot: <em class="example asterisk">* <em>His face had a broiled look.</em> <span class="smallcaps">–</span><span class="smallcaps">thomas keneally</span>, <span class="smallcaps">1967</span>.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="6ysly7Vc8Y">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq006"> to be subjected to great heat.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="4"> <span id="mq487"> to burn with impatience, etc.</span></div> <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="xZNVzXffF6">–<em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="5"><span id="mq486"> something broiled.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English <em>brule</em>(<em>n</em>), ? from Anglo-French <em>bruiller</em>, Old French <em>brul</em>(<em>l</em>)<em>er</em> to burn] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>broiling</strong>, <em>noun</em></div><div class="deriv">–<strong>broiled</strong>, <em>adjective</em></div></div></div> <div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000099930"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broil<sup>2</sup></span><z><span target_id="Z1yIgwce4I">n.</span><span target_id="5F36IUGVnB">v.i.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broil" src="word_pronunciations/03106.mp3"></audio></span>/brɔɪl/ (<em>say</em> broyl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="Z1yIgwce4I"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq846"> an angry quarrel or struggle; a disturbance; a tumult.</span></div> <div abbr="v.i." class="chunk" id="5F36IUGVnB">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>i</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq563"> to quarrel; brawl.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Middle English, from Old French <em>brouiller</em> disorder, probably from <em>bro</em>(<em>u</em>) broth, of Germanic origin]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broiler
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009497"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broiler</span></header><div>/ˈbrɔɪlə/ (<em>say</em> 'broyluh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq915"> any device for broiling meats or fish; a grate or pan for broiling.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq680"> a young chicken, twelve to fourteen weeks old, that can be cooked by broiling.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bromotrifluoromethane
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac22907456"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bromotrifluoromethane</span></header><div>/ˌbroʊmoʊˌtraɪˌflʊəroʊˈmiθeɪn/ (<em>say</em> .brohmoh.truy.floouhroh'meethayn) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq821">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac137885448" href="entry://halon%23bigmac137885448"><strong>halon</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bromureide
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009525"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bromureide</span></header><div>/broʊˈmjuriaɪd/ (<em>say</em> broh'myoohreeuyd) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq335">any of a group of organic bromine compounds formerly used as sedatives.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bromwich
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009526"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Bromwich</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒmɪtʃ/ (<em>say</em> 'bromich) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <strong>John Edward</strong>, </div><div class="def"><span id="mq348">1918–99, Australian tennis player; noted as a doubles player.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchi
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009527"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchi</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bronchi" src="word_pronunciations/03116.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɒŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkee) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq902">plural of <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009539" href="entry://bronchus%23bigmac000009539"><strong>bronchus</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009528"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchia</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒŋkiə/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkeeuh) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq316">the ramifications of the bronchi or tubes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [Late Latin, from Greek, from <em>bronchos</em> windpipe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchial
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009529"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchial</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bronchial" src="word_pronunciations/03114.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɒŋkiəl/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkeeuhl) <div abbr="adj." class="chunk"><em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq411">relating to the bronchia or bronchi.</span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009527" href="entry://bronchi%23bigmac000009527"><span class="smallcaps">bronchi</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000001422" href="entry://-al%23bigmac000001422"><span class="smallcaps">-al<sup>1</sup></span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchiole
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009531"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchiole</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒŋkioʊl/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkeeohl) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq247">one of the small subdivisions of a bronchus.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin <em>bronchiolum</em>, from <em>bronchi</em>(<em>a</em>) <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009528" href="entry://bronchia%23bigmac000009528"><span class="smallcaps">bronchia</span></a> + <em>-olum</em> diminutive suffix]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchiolitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009532"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchiolitis</span></header><div>/ˌbrɒŋkioʊˈlaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> .brongkeeoh'luytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq427">an acute viral infection of the lower respiratory tract, occurring mainly in infants.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchitis
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009533"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchitis</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bronchitis" src="word_pronunciations/03115.mp3"></audio></span>/brɒŋˈkaɪtəs/ (<em>say</em> brong'kuytuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq747">an inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin; from <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000009535" href="entry://broncho-%23bigmac000009535"><span class="smallcaps">bronch(o)-</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000038652" href="entry://-itis%23bigmac000038652"><span class="smallcaps">-itis</span></a>] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>bronchitic</strong> /brɒŋˈkɪtɪk/ (<em>say</em> brong'kitik), <em>adjective</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broncho
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009534"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broncho</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of broncho" src="word_pronunciations/03119.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɒŋkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bronchos</strong>)</div><div class="def"><span id="mq111">→ <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000098772" href="entry://bronco%23bigmac000098772"><strong>bronco</strong></a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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broncho-
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009535"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">broncho-</span></header><div> <div class="def"><span id="mq249">a word element meaning ‘bronchial’.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">bronch-</strong>. <div class="etym">[Greek, combining form of <em>bronchos</em> windpipe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchodilator
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009536"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchodilator</span></header><div>/ˌbrɒŋkoʊdaɪˈleɪtə/ (<em>say</em> .brongkohduy'laytuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq142">a drug which causes relaxation of the bronchial muscle, resulting in expansion of the air passages of the bronchi.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchopneumonia
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009537"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchopneumonia</span></header><div>/ˌbrɒŋkoʊnjuˈmoʊnjə/ (<em>say</em> .brongkohnyooh'mohnyuh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq590">inflammation of the bronchia and lungs; a form of pneumonia.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchoscope
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009538"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchoscope</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒŋkəskoʊp/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkuhskohp) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq050">a tubular instrument for examining bronchi and for the removal of foreign bodies therefrom.</span></div> <div class="deriv">–<strong>bronchoscopy</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchospasm
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac384477578"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchospasm</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒŋkəspæzəm/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkuhspazuhm) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> <em class="label">Pathology</em> </div><div class="def"><span id="mq931">a sudden constriction of the walls of the bronchioles, characteristic of asthma, bronchitis and some allergic reactions.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronchus
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000009539"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronchus</span></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bronchus" src="word_pronunciations/03117.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɒŋkəs/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkuhs) <div abbr="n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">bronchi</strong> <span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bronchus" src="word_pronunciations/03116.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɒŋki/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkee))</div><div class="def"><span id="mq501">either of the two main branches of the trachea.</span></div><div class="etym"> [New Latin, from Greek <em>bronchos</em> windpipe]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronco
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac000098772"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronco</span><z><span target_id="IN46sxERuk">n.</span><span target_id="54tCfFfD9x">adj.</span><span target_id="vQ0RxWaS77">v.t.</span></z></header><div><span class="icon-audio"><audio data-mq-title="Pronunciation of bronco" src="word_pronunciations/03119.mp3"></audio></span>/ˈbrɒŋkoʊ/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkoh) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="IN46sxERuk"><em class="pos">noun</em> (<em>plural</em> <strong class="bold">broncos</strong>)<br/> Also, <strong class="vs">bronc</strong>, <strong class="vs">bronk</strong>. </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq597"> <em class="label">Chiefly US</em> a pony or mustang, especially one that is not broken in, or only imperfectly broken in.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq174"> a Percheron-cross bred as a strong horse suitable for cattle branding; cow horse.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="54tCfFfD9x">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="3"><span id="mq816"> of or relating to the roping of cattle as in mustering, branding, etc., while on horseback: <em class="example">bronco yards.</em></span></div> <div abbr="v.t." class="chunk" id="vQ0RxWaS77">–<em class="pos">verb </em>(<em>t</em>) </div><div class="def" sensenum="4"><span id="mq622"> (<strong class="bold">broncoed</strong>, <strong class="bold">broncoing</strong>) to rope (a calf, etc.) while on horseback.</span></div> Also, <strong class="vs">broncho</strong>. <div class="etym">[Spanish: rough, unruly] </div><div class="deriv">–<strong>broncoing</strong>, <em>noun</em></div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Broncos
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac862050972"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">Broncos</span></header><div>/ˈbrɒŋkoʊz/ (<em>say</em> 'brongkohz) <div abbr="pl. n." class="chunk"><em class="pos">plural noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq284"> <strong>the</strong>, the Brisbane Rugby League team.</span></div><div class="def" sensenum="2"> <span id="mq035"> (<em>singular</em>) a member of this team.</span></div> </div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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bronde
<link href="mac.css" rel="stylesheet"><div class="dictentry"><div class="entryPageContent" id="bigmac817699804"><header class="entryHeader"><span class="hw">bronde</span><z><span target_id="N1ZJvX57yF">n.</span><span target_id="DvFJAM31Zb">adj.</span></z></header><div>/brɒnd/ (<em>say</em> brond) <div abbr="n." class="chunk" id="N1ZJvX57yF"><em class="pos">noun</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="1"><span id="mq095"> a hair colour that blends strands of blonde and darker shades of brown.</span></div> <div abbr="adj." class="chunk" id="DvFJAM31Zb">–<em class="pos">adjective</em> </div><div class="def" sensenum="2"><span id="mq348"> of or relating to this hair colour: <em class="example">to create a bronde look.</em></span></div><div class="etym"> [<a data-mq-recid="bigmac000102087" href="entry://brunette%23bigmac000102087"><span class="smallcaps">br(unette)</span></a> + <a data-mq-recid="bigmac000007919" href="entry://blonde%23bigmac000007919"><span class="smallcaps">(bl)onde</span></a>]</div></div></div></div><script src="mac.js"></script>
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Bronhill
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